Death to Smoochy Page #20

CLOSE ON RANDOLPH'S FINGERS

His knuckles turn white as his fingers start to slip fromthe beam.

ANGLE ON BUGGY:

Still clutching Randolph's ankle, he starts to lose hisgrip. He desperately grabs Randolph's foot, butRandolph's shoe slips off and Buggy begins his longplunge to the next life.

INT. RINK - HIGH OVERHEAD SHOT

Buggy screams the whole way down, still holding ontoRandolph's shoe.

RINK:

Buggy crashes into the middle of the rink, cob-webbingthe ice around him.

116.

CATWALK:

Tommy and his boys runs off to find Sheldon. The COPS

help Randolph off the catwalk. He's a nervous wreck.

COP #1

You okay?

RANDOLPH:

I don't know. I'm kind of f***ed

up in general, so it's hard to

gauge.

They pat the dazed Randolph on the back. He passes out.

RINK:

People continue to run through the rink. Felled

Rhinettes litter the ice like broken dolls. Smoke fills

the air. Sheldon is helping a random woman to her feetas Nora finally reaches him. She embraces him.

NORA:

Burke's with Stokes. He's been in

it all along.

Sheldon looks toward the network box. Beyond it, throughthe smoke, he sees Burke shoving his way through peoplewho jam the exit trying to escape. Sheldon reaches into

his costume and pulls out his gun.

NORA:

No, Sheldon, don't!

Sheldon runs off leaving Nora.

EXIT:

Burke is almost through the cluster of people. He

glances over his shoulder and sees Sheldon headingtoward him. He shoves even harder now and finallygets through.

EXT. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - CONTINUOUS ACTION

Burke makes a run for it down 33rd Street. A moment

later, Sheldon emerges from the building. He sees Burke

in the distance and takes off after him. He's still in

his skates and wearing the partially-blown-off Smoochyhead.

117.

FURTHER DOWN STREET

Burke looks behind and sees the nightmarish image of adisfigured Smoochy chasing after him. He quickly roundsthe corner.

EXT. STREET

A few moments later Sheldon rounds the corner. He looks

down the street and sees no sign of Burke. He notices an

alley by an abandoned building.

EXT. ALLEY - CONTINUOUS ACTION

Sheldon walks slowly into the alley, gun drawn.

Suddenly, Burke jumps out from behind some boxes. He

whacks Sheldon's head with a garbage can lid. The gungoes flying. Burke goes for it, but Sheldon is quicklyon his feet and pounces on him. The two men fight it

out. Burke manages to get on top of Sheldon and startsto strangle him.

BURKE:

You f***ing point a gun at me? A

gun I gave you as a gift?! Where's

your f***ing etiquette?

Just as Sheldon begins to lose consciousness, we hear aGUNSHOT. Burke looks up. Nora stands there, pointingSheldon's gun directly at him.

NORA:

Let him go.

Burke just looks at her.

NORA:

Now. Before I pump one in thatGrecian Formula scalp of yours.

Burke smirks as he releases Sheldon. Sheldon jumps upand takes the gun from Nora. He shakily points it atBurke.

BURKE:

You know something, kid? You've

turned out to be an incredible

pain in the ass.

Burke slowly stands up, brushing off his suit.

SHELDON:

You were behind the Spinner hit,

weren't you?

(CONTINUED)

118.

CONTINUED:

BURKE:

That was a tragic mistake.

(shakes head sadly)

If only one could turn back time...

(beat)

But what the hell, it's just oneless mick in the world.

He laughs.

NORA:

You son-of-a-b*tch.

Sheldon c*cks the gun.

BURKE:

Oh my. What are you gonna do?

Kill me? That wouldn't be verySmoochy-like behavior.

SHELDON:

You're right. There's just onething...

Sheldon tears off the remains of his tattered costume and

steps out of it.

SHELDON:

I'm not Smoochy.

Sheldon is shaking as he extends the gun to Burke's head.

SHELDON:

I finally realized we're living ina different jungle.

Burke suddenly looks fearful, as does Nora.

NORA:

No, Sheldon.

Sheldon closes his eyes as he tries to summon up thecourage to pull the trigger.

NORA:

Sheldon!

Suddenly, there's a voice from behind.

VOICE (O.S.)

Don't do it, Shel.

Sheldon turns around. It's Tommy and her boys.

(CONTINUED)

119.

CONTINUED:

SHELDON:

(sternly)

Stay out of it, Tommy. This is mybusiness.

Tommy walks closer to Sheldon.

TOMMY:

No more killin', Shel. Enough'senough. Don't destroy who you arefor this piece of sh*t. You mean

something to the kids. Don't take

Smoochy away from the kids.

Tommy extends her hand for the gun. Sheldon looks down

at the gun. He can't believe he's even holding it. He

hands it to Tommy.

SHELDON:

I don't know how I got pushed thisfar.

TOMMY:

You're only human, Shel. The

important thing is... you neverwent over the cliff. You're a

good boy. For some of us... it's

too late.

Tommy pats Sheldon's shoulder affectionately.

TOMMY:

We'll take it from here, kid, yourun along with your girl. Get on

with your life.

Sheldon looks over at Burke, who's petrified.

SHELDON:

Tommy, you're not going to -

TOMMY:

Don't worry. Sometimes even a

rat deserves a little mercy.

Sheldon and Nora take a final look at Burke before

walking out of the alley. Burke is wide-eyed with fearas Tommy's boys advance on him. Just as they round thecorner there is the sound of TWO GUNSHOTS. Sheldon looks

at Nora.

NORA:

Bus backfire.

She pats him on the back.

120.

EXT. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - CONTINUOUS ACTION

Stokes finally makes it out of the arena. He runs toward

his waiting limo and hops in the back seat. He barks to

his driver through the glass partition.

STOKES:

Get out of here!

The car doesn't move. Stokes pounds on the partition.

STOKES:

Move this thing!

No response. Stokes frantically pushes the button thatlowers the partition. It slides down.

STOKES:

Are you deaf?! I said -

The driver turns around. Stokes recoils in horror. It's

Takashi. He smiles as the back doors open and theJapanese thugs -- Chick, Sambo and Tobi -- pile in withStokes. They slam the doors shut.

CHICK:

I wish I could tell you it'll bequick and painless, Frank, but youknow how these things go...

Stokes lets out a small whimper. Chick nods to Takashi

who steps on the gas as he sings "Anything Goes" inJapanese.

EXT. TH AVENUE - CONTINUOUS ACTION

The car heads into the night, passing Sheldon and Nora,

who have exited the alley. This will be Frank Stokes'

final limo ride.

EXT. STREET - CONTINUOUS ACTION

Sheldon and Nora pause on the street. Sheldon looks

around him.

SHELDON:

You know, a little grime here andthere doesn't change the fact...

it's still a beautiful city.

He looks at Nora.

(CONTINUED)

121.

CONTINUED:

NORA:

Let's go home, Smoochy. Show's

over.

Sheldon gazes back at her.

SHELDON:

No it's not. It's just beginning.

They kiss passionately as MUSIC SWELLS and the CAMERACRANES HIGH ABOVE the rink.

FADE OUT.

FADE UP ON:

INT. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - ONE YEAR LATER

SUPERIMPOSE:
ONE YEAR LATER

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