Friday the 13th Page #12

NED:

Ha! You wily oriental! The phone was

"Mr. Watson, come in here, I need you."

"What hath God wrought" was the telegraph.

JACK comes in with his lanterns followed by BILL.

MARCIE:

Last line of Gone With the Wind?

NED:

Frankly, Scarlet, I don't give a damn!

ALICE listens as she washes the dishes. It looks as if things

will be okay.

BRENDA:

Shows how much you know. It's something

about tomorrow.

ALICE:

Tomorrow is another day.

BRENDA:

Right! Right!

MARCIE is finishing up making her green California dip.

Suddenly ALICE cries out. Everybody whips around to see.

ALICE holds up a piece of broken glass--the bottom half of a

bottle. She has cut her finger. It is not a serious cut, but

the blood is visible.

ALICE:

This just plain ain't my day.

BILL reaches into a cupboard and pulls out a BandAid.

MARCIE NED

You okay? Those things can be nasty.

BRENDA:

Wash it out real good.

BILL comes up to ALICE.

BILL:

Lemme see. Doesn't look too bad.

That said, the OTHERS go back to what they were doing.

BILL and ALICE are featured even though we can hear the others.

BILL takes great care and puts the BandAid on ALICE's finger.

They share this moment with soft smiles as the trivia contest

continues.

NED:

Who played the role of Gorgon in Star

Trek?

BILL BRENDA

I don't want you getting Melvin Belli.

hurt.

NED:

ALICE Aaaargh! That my

I was careless. guaranteed winner!

BILL MARCIE

How'd it get in there? Melvin Belli?

ALICE:

Somebody probably dropped

something too hard.

NED:

Alice, you're just lucky there are no

snakes in the dishwater here.

NEDDY is hovering over a bowl of California dip which MARCIE

has just made. He dips a chip as soon as she steps back.

MARCIE:

Soooooeeeeey, piggy, piggy.

Suddenly NED's face goes red. His eyes bulge out. He grabs

his throat and gags. Coughs, can't clear it.

JACK:

What is it?

BILL:

Is it stuck?

NED points to the dip and slumps down on the floor where he

writhes about.

MARCIE ALICE

Help him! Oh, my God!

BILL JACK

Roll him over! Get behind him more.

As BILL and JACK flip him over to try to give him the Heimlich,

NED stops his act and grins from ear to ear. It's a big finish:

NED:

Ta-da!

REACTION SHOTS:
as it sinks in that NED has been putting them on.

JACK:

Not funny, Ned...

BILL stands up, angry, but willing to keep his mouth shut.

MARCIE:

Wait'll you're really in trouble and see

what happens...

NED:

But it's in the brochure! "Camp Crystal

Lake has a full drama program." You

just saw it.

NED tries to laugh it off. They shake their heads. MARCIE

walks away. JACK looks at BILL.

BILL:

Chance to get even?

JACK:

I'll spot you five points.

NED:

Hey, look, I'm sorry. I'll never do it

again.

NED turns and heads for the door. ALICE comes up next to him.

The OTHERS are out of earshot now. BILL and JACK play a little

ping-pong. NED is a little embarrassed by his play-acting

stunt.

NED:

(continuing)

I'm sorry.

ALICE:

Ned? We're gonna be working together

for a while. You're a nice guy without

all the entertainment, okay?

NED relaxes. Nods. He knows what she means. He turns to look

at the others.

NED:

Tell 'em I'm sorry?

ALICE nods.

ALICE:

Sure.

NED:

I'm gonna go lie down and catch some

z's. Today wiped me out.

(pause)

Thanks, Alice.

ALICE:

You're welcome.

The CAMERA stays on ALICE's face as NED exits. In the BG,

MARCIE speaks.

MARCIE:

I hope that's the last time we see the

Camp Crystal Lake Drama Program.

CUT TO:

65 EXT. MAIN CAMP AREA - EVENING

We watch NED come away from the main cabin and walk moodily

toward his cabin.

The CAMERA stays with the troubled child as he stops, leans

down, picks up a pebble and skips it off into the brush. It

cuts through. He flips a few stones in his hand.

NED looks off. Sees something.

WE SEE WHAT HE SEES: a shape--a human shape--standing by a

cabin.

NED walks towards it.

NED:

Hello? Can I help you?

CUT TO:

66 INT. KITCHEN AREA - EVENING

ALICE is just drying her hands. She stands next to a giant

stack of clean dishes and pots.

BRENDA is reading a magazine while picking at some cauliflower

and cucumber slices.

BILL and JACK saunter in.

JACK:

You just had some lucky shots.

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