Clue Page #8

PLUM:

I will.

MUSTARD:

I will.

GREEN:

No, thank you.

WADSWORTH:

I suggest we all draw lots, for partners.

He takes long matchsticks from near the fireplace.

43 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--KITCHEN -- 43

Wadsworth is using a knife to cut the long matchsticks

into different lengths.

He prepares them in his hand so the matchs' lengths can't be seen.

WADSWORTH:

Ready?

The two shortest together, the next two shortest together. Agreed?

And I suggest the two shortest search the cellar, and so on, up.

The guests approach the butler.

Col. Mustard picks a matchstick. It's relatively short.

Mrs. Peacock picks hers.

Mustard and Peacock compare. His is longer.

Miss Scarlet picks her matchstick with a jerk.

Mr. Green reaches over Miss Scarlet's shoulder and gets his

matchstick. It is one of the uncut sticks.

Col. Mustard and Mr. Green compare. It's not even close.

Yvette selects her stick. It's another long one.

Col. Mustard and Miss Scarlet compare.

They match, putting them together on the ground floor.

Miss Scarlet looks disgusted.

Mrs. White selects hers.

In the background, the party tries to match sticks.

Prof. Plum picks his matchstick.

Wadsworth takes what is left.

Mrs. White steps up to Wadsworth and pairs his matchstick.

They're going to the second floor.

Prof. Plum walks by Yvette and a distraught Mr. Green,

who are going to the attic together.

Plum matches cellar matchsticks with Mrs. Peacock.

PLUM:

It's you and me, honey bunch.

PEACOCK:

Oh, God . . .

44 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE HALL -- 44

We see the party as it splits up.

Wadsworth and Mrs. White start up the stairs,

as do Mr. Green and Yvette.

Prof. Plum and Mrs. Peacock stop, unsure of where to go.

Wadsworth pauses on a step and indicates the door

under the staircase.

WADSWORTH:

The cellar.

Col. Mustard and Miss Scarlet stop in the middle of the Hall.

MUSTARD:

Well, we know what's in the study, we've just come from the

library, and the stranger's locked up in the lounge--

SCARLET:

Let's go look in the billiard room again.

They go to the Billiard Room.

Prof. Plum opens the door to the cellar.

Mrs. Peacock reaches in and turns on the light.

They enter cautiously.

45 -- INT. SECOND FLOOR--HALLWAY -- 45

The storm is still around Hill House,

visible from a second-story window.

Wadsworth and Mrs. White walk down the hallway as

Mr. Green and Yvette start climbing the stairs to the attic.

We hear thunder and rain.

46 -- INT. ATTIC -- 46

Darkness.

We don't know exactly where we are.

Suddenly, a light turns on.

We see Mr. Green and Yvette, at the bottom of the attic staircase.

Both of them are terrified of what may be above them.

Silence.

GREEN:

Do you want to go up in front of me?

YVETTE:

Absolutely no.

GREEN:

I'm sure there's no one up there.

YVETTE:

Zen you go een fron.

GREEN:

All right . . .

Neither move.

We hear nothing but the rain on the roof.

47 -- INT. CELLAR--STAIRCASE -- 47

Darkness.

We barely see Mrs. Peacock and Prof. Plum backlit,

at the top of the stairs.

They edge down.

Mrs. Peacock gasps.

PLUM:

Well . . . Ladies first.

PEACOCK:

No, no. You can go first.

PLUM:

No, no, no, I insist.

PEACOCK:

No, I insist.

PLUM:

Well, what are you afraid of, a fate worse than death?

PEACOCK:

No, just death. Isn't that enough?

48 -- INT. SECOND FLOOR--HALLWAY -- 48

Mrs. White and Wadsworth are at the doors of two adjacent rooms.

They are looking at each other nervously.

WADSWORTH:

Are you going in there?

WHITE:

Yes, are you?

WADSWORTH:

Yes.

Pause.

WADSWORTH:

Right!

WHITE:

Right.

They look in.

WADSWORTH:

Um, I don't see any light switches in there.

WHITE:

Well, neither do I, but there must be switches somewhere.

WADSWORTH:

Shall I come in with you?

WHITE:

No!

(recovers)

I mean . . . no, thank you.

They start into their rooms and then jump out simultaneously,

looking for the other.

49 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--BILLIARD ROOM -- 49

Col. Mustard and Miss Peacock are in back of the corner bar.

They're stooping to look in.

They stand and Col. Mustard indicates the bar's narrow egress.

MUSTARD:

Ladies first.

SCARLET:

No, thanks.

They both head for the exit, and they have to squeeze through--

it's a very tight fit.

Col. Mustard walks past Miss Scarlet,

who is sure to keep him in sight.

He grabs a pool cue from the wall.

She gives a little gasp.

Col. Mustard walks over to the pool table and motions with the

stick to look under it.

They do.

There's nothing there.

50 -- INT. ATTIC-- 50

Mr. Green and Yvette are still where they were;

at the bottom of the steps.

We hear rain.

YVETTE:

Go'n. I be right behind you.

GREEN:

That's why I'm nervous.

YVETTE:

Zen we go togezer.

The two squeeze up the narrow steps.

51 -- INT. CELLAR -- 51

Mrs. Peacock and Prof. Plum are still inching down the stairs.

Mrs. Peacock turns on the lights as Prof. Plum slips on a step.

This frightens Mrs. Peacock, who runs dow the remaining few steps.

PEACOCK:

Stay there!

52 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE HALL--FOYER -- 52

Col. Mustard and Miss Scarlet throw open the closet door.

Nothing there.

53 -- INT. SECOND FLOOR--MASTER BEDROOM -- 53

Wadsworth is wandering in the dark.

WADSWORTH:

(nervously)

If there's anybody in here, just look out!

54 -- INT. SECOND FLOOR--BEDROOM -- 54

Mrs. White is wandering like Wadsworth.

WHITE:

(nervously)

Are you hiding? I'm coming . . .

55 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--BALL ROOM -- 55

Col. Mustard and Miss Scarlet are backlit.

We see the hall behind them.

MUSTARD:

What room's this?

SCARLET:

Search me.

MUSTARD:

All right.

He starts to frisk her.

SCARLET:

(threateningly)

Get your mitts off me.

He does.

56 -- INT. CELLAR -- 56

Mrs. Peacock sees a rat and screams.

The rat crawls away.

Prof. Plum tenses, but starts to look around.

57 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--BALL ROOM -- 57

Col. Mustard flips on the lights, making Miss Scarlet gasp.

MUSTARD:

Nobody here.

SCARLET:

He's behind one of those curtains . . . ?

She points to the curtains at the far end of the Ball room.

MUSTARD:

You look. I'll go search the kitchen.

Col. Mustard leaves.

Miss Scarlet sighs.

She starts to walk--slowly--toward the curtains.

The curtains almost seem to be moving, but it just could

be her imagination.

Then--there is definite movement off to the right.

Scarlet stops in her tracks, trying to scream but unable to.

She continues cautiously.

Scarlet reaches the curtains, pauses . . .

and throws them back, revealing . . .

A broken window with wind blowing in.

58 -- EXT. ROADSIDE -- 58

It is still raining.

We see the Motorist's car on the side of the road.

A cop car pulls up to investigate.

59 -- INT. GROUND FLOOR--THE STUDY -- 59

We see photographs and papers, as well as the tapes of the

conversation Yvette was making earlier.

A gloved hand picks them up.

The hand throws the photos and papers into the fire.

Then the tape goes in. It all burns.

The hand now uses a key to unlock the cupboard with the

weapons. But wasn't that key thrown away?

The weapons are revealed.

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