Clue Page #11

COP:

(to Plum and Scarlet)

This man's drunk.

Dead drunk.

SCARLET:

Dead right . . .

COP:

(louder, to Motorist)

You're not going to drive home, are you?

PLUM:

He won't be driving home, officer! I promise you that!

SCARLET:

Yeah . . .

COP:

Somebody will give him a lift, huh?

SCARLET:

Oh, we'll . . . we'll . . . get him a car.

PLUM:

A long black car.

SCARLET:

(quickly)

A limousine.

Prof. Plum again lowers Miss Scarlet to the couch.

She gives off a little cry of surprise.

89 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE HALL -- 89

Wadsworth exits the library.

He leans against the door and sighs in thought.

The Cop and Mr. Green enter the Hall.

Wadsworth throws off his thoughts and walks to them.

WADSWORTH:

Officer!

COP:

You're too late--I've seen it all.

All during this conversation, Mr. Green is standing behind the Cop,

looking at Wadsworth. Green looks mystified, but relieved.

WADSWORTH:

You have?

(pause)

I can explain everything.

COP:

You don't have to.

WADSWORTH:

I don't?

COP:

Don't worry!

There's nothing illegal about any of this.

WADSWORTH:

(confused)

Are you sure?

COP:

Of course! This is America.

WADSWORTH:

I see . . .

COP:

(clapping Wadsworth on the shoulder)

It's a free country, don't you know that?

WADSWORTH:

(still doesn't understand)

I didn't know it was THAT free.

The Cop glances back at Mr. Green, who tries to look innocent.

COP:

(to Wadsworth)

May I use your phone now?

WADSWORTH:

Certainly!

The butler leads the Cop to the library once again, and locks it.

The guests start to emerge into the Hall.

GREEN:

Why did you lock him in again?

WADSWORTH:

(whispering)

We haven't finished searching the house, yet.

PLUM:

(whispering)

Well, we're running out of time.

Only fifteen minutes before the police come.

GREEN:

(whispering fiercely)

The police already came!

ALL:

(whispering fiercely)

Shut up!!

WADSWORTH:

Let's get on with it!

YVETTE:

(to Mr. Green)

Monsieur?

The guests again split up to search the house as the music continues.

90 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--KITCHEN -- 90

Col. Mustard and Miss Scarlet enter.

Col. Mustard suddenly opens a door, only to have

an ironing board hit him in the head.

Miss Scarlet opens the door to the freezer. She grasps one of

the meathooks.

It turns in her grip and reveals another secret passage in

the back of the freezer.

She gives a cry of surprise.

SCARLET:

Look!

I can't believe it. I wonder where this one goes.

MUSTARD:

Well, let's find out.

They step in.

91 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE STUDY -- 91

The music still continues.

Col. Mustard and Miss Scarlet swing aside a large painting and

enter the room from the secret passage.

They shrug.

MUSTARD:

Let's try the ball room again.

92 -- INT. ATTIC -- 92

Mr. Green and Yvette are still poking around in the attic.

93 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--CELLAR STEPS--TOP -- 93

The camera reveals a gloved hand pulling a lever down.

All electricity is shut off. The lights go out instantly,

and the music stops.

94 -- INT. CELLAR--BOILER ROOM -- 94

Mrs. Peacock, in the darkness, backs up into the boiler.

She thinks it's a person, perhaps Prof. Plum, and starts

to hit it with her handbag.

PEACOCK:

Ahh!

Don't you touch me!

95 -- INT. SECOND FLOOR--MASTER BEDROOM -- 95

A gust of wind blows in, shutting a door.

Wadsworth yells in fright.

96 -- INT. SECOND FLOOR--BEDROOM -- 96

Mrs. White screams.

97 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--STAIRCASE -- 97

Yvette is descending the stairs quietly.

Mrs. White's scream can still be heard.

98 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--LIBRARY -- 98

The Cop is on the phone.

COP:

Hello? Hello?

99 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--BILLIARD ROOM -- 99

Yvette enters quietly.

An off-screen voice can be heard.

It can't be identified, even as being male or female.

The first line sounds male, the second female.

VOICE:

Shut the door.

Did anyone recognize you?

Suddenly, Yvette's French accent is gone.

YVETTE:

They must have. And not just my face.

They know every inch of my body.

And they're not the only ones . . .

A noose flies onto Yvette's neck!

YVETTE:

(gasping)

It's you!

100 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--LIBRARY -- 100

The Cop is still on the phone.

COP:

(whispering into phone)

There's something funny going on around here.

I don't know what it is . . .

The camera reveals the door handle being silently opened.

COP:

No, I'm not on duty.

But I have a feeling that I'm in danger.

You know that big, ugly house on top--

The lead pipe comes down softly on the phone cradle, cutting the

connection off.

We can see the pipe being raised behind the Cop's head.

COP:

Hello? Hello?

Are you there?

101 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE HALL -- 101

The doorbell is ringing.

102 -- VIEWS OF THE GUESTS' FACES -- 102

103 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE HALL--VIEW OUTSIDE -- 103

The front door opens.

A young woman is outside. She is dressed in a uniform, and

strikes a pose as the door opens.

SINGING TELEGRAM GIRL

(singing)

I . . . am . . . your singing telegram--

The gun fires.

She falls to the ground.

The door slams shut.

104 -- INT. ATTIC--REAR ROOM -- 104

Mr. Green, trying to get out, opens a closet.

Its contents fall on him.

105 -- INT. SECOND FLOOR--BEDROOM -- 105

A jack-in-the-box springs open, frightening Mrs. White.

She screams.

106 -- INT. SECOND FLOOR--MASTER BEDROOM -- 106

Mrs. White's unintelligible yells can be heard.

WADSWORTH:

(yelling)

Shouting!

I'm coming!

I'm just trying to find the door!

Wadsworth enters another part of the Master bedroom.

WADSWORTH:

Coming . . .

He grasps a handle.

WADSWORTH:

What's this?

I'm at the door?

He twists the handle, starting the shower.

He is promptly very wet.

107 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--STAIRCASE -- 107

A very wet Wadsworth sloshes down the steps.

He goes to the entrance to the cellar and pulls up the lever,

restoring electricity to Hill House.

108 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE STUDY -- 108

The record player starts again,

taking several seconds to get up to speed.

109 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE HALL -- 109

The party (minus Yvette) slowly reassembles in the Hall.

The song ends.

110 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--BILLIARD ROOM -- 110

The camera reveals the guests looking in from the Hall.

They see Yvette's corpse sprawled on the pool table,

still with the noose on her neck, and they walk off.

111 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--LIBRARY -- 111

The camera reveals the guests looking in from the Hall.

They see the Cop's corpse hung over a table.

The guests stand at the door.

GREEN:

Two murders.

Prof. Plum enters the library and picks up the lead pipe.

PLUM:

Neither of them shot.

I thought I heard a gun.

WHITE:

I did.

PEACOCK:

So did I.

SCARLET:

I thought I heard the front door slam!

MUSTARD:

Oh, God . . .

The murderer must have run out.

The guests run toward the front door.

112 -- EXT. HILL HOUSE--PORCH -- 112

The guests open the door, seeing the singing telegram girl's body.

It has a bullet hole neatly through the forehead.

WADSWORTH:

Three murders.

GREEN:

Six, all together.

WADSWORTH:

This is getting serious.

They close the door and lock it.

113 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE HALL -- 113

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