Ghostbusters Page #6

Outside Ghostbusters HQ

Ecto-1 drives up. Two people ask the tired PETER for autographs.

Ghostbusters HQ; bedroom

The Ghostbusters sleep. Swirl to dream sequence with dream music.

RAY's dream

RAY lies in bed. DREAM GHOST hovers above him and vanishes. Then she disappears. An unseen force unbuckles his belt and unzips his pants. His eyes cross and his head knocks back in pleasure overload.

Ghostbusters HQ; bedroom

RAY falls out of bed.

Outside Ghostbusters HQ

WINSTON ZEDDEMORE, bearing a newspaper ad, looks up at the Ghostbusters logo sign. Wind down Ghostbusters theme.

JANINE's desk

JANINE interviews WINSTON over the job.

JANINE:

Do you believe in UFOs, astral projection, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trans-mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis?

WINSTON:

If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.

A tired PETER and RAY enter.

RAY:

Boy, I've gotta get some sleep. I'm dying.

PETER:

You don't look good.

RAY:

I don't?

PETER:

You've looked better. You didn't used to look like this.

to JANINE

Here's the paper for the woman out in Brooklyn. She paid with Visa.

JANINE:

Here's tonight's worksheet.

RAY:

Oh, great! Two more free repeaters.

JANINE:

This is Winston Zeddemore. He's here about the job.

RAY:

Beautiful. You're hired. Ray Stantz, Pete Venkman. Congratulations. Can you help me, please?

gives WINSTON some traps

Welcome aboard!

Outside Carnegie Hall

DANA and VIOLINIST exit the building.

DANA:

I don't know where they get these guest conductors. Someone should tell him that it's not going to do much good to scream at us in German.

VIOLINIST:

Well, I don't think the man is competent to conduct a major symphony orchestra.

DANA sees PETER

DANA:

Um, could you wait here a minute?

VIOLINIST:

Uh, sure.

DANA:

going to PETER

Dr. Venkman, this is a surprise.

PETER:

That was a wonderful rehearsal.

DANA:

You heard that?

PETER:

Yes. You're the best one in your row.

DANA:

Oh, thank you. You're good. Most people can't hear me with the whole orchestra playing.

PETER:

Hey, I don't have to take this abuse from you. I've got hundreds of people dying to abuse me.

DANA:

I know. You're a big celebrity now. Do you have some information on my case?

PETER:

indicating VIOLINIST

Who's the stiff?

DANA:

The stiff happens to be one of the finest musicians in the world! Now do you have some information for me, please?

PETER:

Sure, but I'd prefer to give it to you in private.

DANA:

Why don't you tell me now?

PETER:

Well, okay. I found the name Zuul for you. The name Zuul refers to a demi-god worshipped around 6000 BC by the - what's that word?

DANA:

Hittites.

PETER:

Hittites, the Mesopotamians and the Sumerians.

DANA:

reading PETER's notes

Zuul was the minion of Gozer. What's Gozer?

PETER:

Gozer was very big in Sumeria. Big guy.

DANA:

Well, what's he doing in my icebox?

PETER:

I'm working on that. If we could get together Thursday night, I'm thinking nine-ish, you know, we could exchange information.

DANA:

I can't see you Thursday, I'm busy!

PETER:

Miss Barrett, you seem to think there is something wrong up here in your mind that says: he enjoys taking his evenings off and spending them with his clients. No. I'm making a special exception in your case. Because... I respect you. It's corny but I respect you as artist. And as a dresser, too! This is a magnificent coordination you have going here today.

DANA:

All right. I'll see you Thursday.

PETER:

I'll bring The Roylance Guide and we'll eat and read!

DANA and VIOLINIST walk off

VIOLINIST:

So! Who the hell was that?

DANA:

Just a friend.

VIOLINIST:

A friend?

DANA:

An old friend.

PETER:

Right, I'll see you Thursday! I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you, sir! And I'm glad you're feeling much better. You're still very pale, though! A little sun...

VIOLINIST:

What's he do?

DANA:

Oh, he's a scientist.

PETER spins around as upbeat music plays

Outside Ghostbusters HQ

We see the building as the music winds down.

Ghostbusters HQ; basement

RAY shows WINSTON ecto-containment unit.

RAY:

This is where we put all the vapors and entities and slimers that we trap. Quite simple, really. Load a trap here, open, unlock the system. Insert the trap, release, close, lock the system. Set your entry grid, neutralize your field andÉ the light is green, the trap is clean. The ghost is incarcerated here in a custom-made storage facility.

JANINE's desk

JANINE:

There's a man from the EPA here to see you. He's waiting in your office.

PETER:

EPA? What's he want?

JANINE:

I don't know. All I do know is that I've been working two weeks without a break and you promised me you'd hire more help.

PETER:

Janine, someone with your qualifications would have no trouble finding a top-flight job in either the food service or housekeeping industries. You gonna answer that?

JANINE:

I've quit better jobs than this.

picks up phone

Ghostbusters! What do you want?!

PETER's office

WALTER PECK stands in wait.

PETER:

Can I help you?

PECK:

I'm Walter Peck. I represent the Environmental Protection Agency, the third district.

PETER:

Great! How's it going down there?

slaps PECK on back

PECK:

Are you Peter Venkman?

PETER:

Yes, I'm Dr. Venkman.

PECK:

Exactly what are you a doctor of, Mr. Venkman?

PETER:

Well, I have PhD's in parapsychology and psychology.

PECK:

I see. And now you catch ghosts?

PETER:

Yeah, you could say that.

PECK:

And how many ghosts have you caught, Mr. Venkman?

PETER:

I'm not at liberty to say.

PECK:

And where do you put these ghosts, once you catch them?

PETER:

In a storage facility.

PECK:

And would this storage facility be located on these premises?

PETER:

Yes.

PECK:

And may I see this storage facility?

PETER:

No.

PECK:

And why not, Mr. Venkman?

PETER:

Because you did not use the magic word.

PECK:

What is the magic word, Mr. Venkman?

PETER:

Please!

PECK:

May I please see the storage facility?

PETER:

Why do you want to see the storage facility?

PECK:

Well, because I'm curious. I want to know more about what you do here! Frankly, there have been a lot of wild stories in the media and we want to assess for any possible environmental impact from your operation! For instance, the presence of noxious, possibly hazardous waste chemicals in your basement! Now you either show me what is down there or I come back with a court order.

PETER:

You go get a court order! And I'll sue your ass for wrongful prosecution.

PECK:

You can have it your way, Mr. Venkman.

Basement

EGON:

I'm worried, Ray. It's getting crowded in there. And all my recent data points to something big on the horizon.

WINSTON:

What do you mean, big?

EGON:

Well. Let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the New York area. According this morning's sample, it would be a Twinkie thirty-five feet long weighing approximately six hundred pounds.

RAY coughs violently

WINSTON:

That's a big Twinkie.

EGON nods and eats his Twinkie.

RAY:

We could be on the verge of a fourfold crossrip! A PKE surge of incredible, even dangerous proportions!

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