Coraline Page #21

The two friends carry the heavy package to the well and

DROP IT DOWN THE HOLE. By the light of a stray moonbeam,

they watch and listen until it makes a muffled splash in

the dark water at the bottom. They slide the well cover

in place.

Still catching his breath, Wybie stands, holding his

injured hand, its glove ripped by the Beldam's claw. He

looks over at Coraline as the scene brightens a little

with moonlight.

WYBIE (CONT’D)

I-I’m really sorry I didn’t believe you

about all this ... evil stuff, Coraline.

Coraline, shoulders rising as she catches her breath,

stands and smiles: he called her by real name for the

first time.

CORALINE:

Why did you change your mind?

He walks over, and takes out an old B&W photo from his

jacket.

WYBIE:

W-well, Gramma showed me this picture,

after I called you crazy?

He hands it to her.

ANGLE ON PHOTO:
two light-skinned black girls - dressed

in old-fashioned clothing - stand in front of the Pink

Palace, before it was divided into apartments. One looks

just like the sweet ghost girl, and holds the DOLL WITH

BUTTON EYES, which looks just like her.

WYBIE (O.C.) (CONT'D)

It’s her and her sister, before she

disappeared.

ANGLE ON WYBIE AND CORALINE. Behind them, blossoms fall

like snow in the orchard.

CORALINE:

The sweet ghost girl.

Wybie's grandmother, loud and worried, calls from the

distance.

WYBIE'S GRANDMOTHER (O.C.)

Wyborne! Come home!!

WYBIE:

(re:
his grandmother)

Oh, man...what am I going to tell her?

She looks up from the photo and smiles.

CORALINE:

Just bring her by the house tomorrow. We

can tell her together.

WYBIE:

We...we can??

CORALINE:

You know, I’m glad you decided to stalk

me.

She gives Wybie a playful punch on the arm and LAUGHS.

WYBIE:

Wasn’t my idea.

The BLACK CAT jumps up on the TREE STUMP and MEROWWS.

Coraline smiles.

We TILT UP to the sky and see the last ropey clouds -

like two clawed hands - clear away from the bright

gibbous moon.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT HOUSE, GARDEN - DAY

One WHITE BALLOON floats against a blue sky with puffy,

white clouds. WE TILT DOWN past more balloons to a TABLE

OF REFRESHMENTS, set up by the front gates.

Coraline picks up a TRAY OF DRINKS and heads out to her

hard-working GUESTS, all wearing garden gloves and

showing signs of having helped plant about TWO HUNDRED

RED TULIPS.

SPINK AND FORCIBLE, along with their DOGS, are set up at

a table below the steps. Empty plant cartons are stacked

nearby along with some garden tools and empty bags of

peat moss.

CORALINE:

Thanks for helping me, Miss Spink, Miss

Forcible.

MISS FORCIBLE:

(straining to see)

Oh, look April - Pink Ladies!

CORALINE:

Actually, it’s just lemonade.

Coraline hands them the beverages, then nods towards the

GREY DOG digging in the flowers.

CORALINE (CONT'D)

How’s Angus doing?

Miss Spink sighs.

MISS SPINK:

Oh, much better, dear... But he can’t

duck his wings forever!

Coraline heads up the steps to find her PARENTS dumping a

heavy bag of PEAT MOSS around the dead-looking tree in

the stone circle.

CHARLIE:

Here comes a burp.

Charlie BURPS.

MEL:

(scolding)

Charlie!

CHARLIE:

Oh, excu-say-moi, but that pizza was

delicious.

Mel SIGHS.

CORALINE:

Cold drinks?

Charlie nods, grabs them for Mel and Wybie.

CHARLIE:

(happily)

Oh yeah, great!

MEL:

(skeptical)

You were right, Coraline. I really hate

dirt, but the tulips look nice.

CORALINE:

Thanks, mom.

Coraline, delighted, moves on.

Coraline comes upon Bobinsky in the bottom of the drained

fish pond. He's stealthily PULLING just-planted tulips

from the dirt there, and putting BEETS in their place.

MR. BOBINSKY (O.S.)

(pulling beets)

Ooo, dret nican…neit, neit…da, da, dat iz

possible.

Coraline CLEARS HER THROAT to get his attention.

CORALINE:

How are the meeshkas, Mr. B?

Surprised and looking very guilty, he tries to cover up

his activities. She smiles and hands him a drink.

MR. BOBINSKY

(smiles)

Dey tell me that you - are saviour,

Caroline. And -- soon as dey are ready --

dey vish to give special tenks-you

performance.

He drains his glass of lemonade. A familiar voice is

heard approaching. Coraline turns and smiles.

WYBIE'S GRANDMOTHER (O.C.)

Wyborne, I know where I'm going-

ANGLE ON Wybie and his GRANDMOTHER as they walk through

the garden gates

WYBIE'S GRANDMOTHER

(CONT'D)

--I grew up here.

Coraline sees them and waves.

CORALINE:

Welcome, Ms. Lovat!

The old lady looks up and smiles.

WYBIE'S GRANDMOTHER

Oh, hello.

CORALINE:

I'm Coraline Jones -- I've got so much to

tell you!

MEL (O.C.)

(background dialog)

Here.

CHARLIE (O.C.)

(background dialog)

Thanks.

MISS SPINK (O.C.)

(background dialog)

Ooo, do you want to pop a little gin in

it dear?

MISS FORCIBLE (O.C.)

(background dialog)

Of course!

CAMERA PULLS UP from the GARDEN, FLIES OVER THE HOUSE and

BOOMS DOWN to the PINK PALACE APARTMENTS SIGN out front.

On top of the sign sits the black cat, who looks right

into camera, blinks, then walks behind the thin post that

holds the sign and DISAPPEARS.

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