Gothika Page #18

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INT. WOODWARD SURVEILLANCE BOOTH

PAN OFF the bank of monitors TO the same two guards we'veseen before. Playing yet another bored card game. The

LIGHT RAPPING on their glass door makes them look up.

GUARD #1

Help you?

TWO OFFICERS stand there. We recognize one of them:

OFFICER TURLINGTON

We're here on Miranda Grey detail.

The Guards shake their heads, chuckle.

GUARD #1

Sixth floor. You can get a couplechairs from the nurses up there.

A pretty decent cup of joe too.

OFFICER TURLINGTON

Thanks, guys.

The Guard points at the bank of monitors.

GUARD #1

Although why the Sheriff is makingyou fellas waste your time isbeside me. We got her right here.

She ain't going no place.

ON MONITOR:

Miranda inside her pristine white cell. Restlesslypacing.

OFFICER TURLINGTON

Looks perfectly harmless, doesn'tshe?

GUARD #1

Don't they all, Officer, don'tthey all?

The men share a chuckle over that one when suddenlyTHUNDER CRACKLES and the power goes out.

No monitors, no radio, no nothing. Pitch black.

GUARD #1

Sh*t. There goes the card game.

Abruptly there's a SERIES OF sharp CLICKS as FOURFLASHLIGHTS come alive.

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INT. MIRANDA'S NEW CELL

The THUNDER outside RATTLES the WINDOW PANE. The onlylight source being the intermittent LIGHTNING as theSTORM RAGES.

She paces in the dark. Sits. Waits.

INT. WOODWARD INSTITUTE - STAIRS - SAME TIME

The two cops use their flashlights to hustle up the stairs.

INT. MIRANDA'S NEW CELL - SAME TIME

Miranda holds her breath, listens. And sure enough,

somebody else is in the room. She looks around.

MIRANDA:

No. No. What do you want -- ?

And now LIGHTNING streaks the room and we see Rachel in

the corner. Staring with her dead eyes. Moving towardsher.

MIRANDA:

I've done everything you've asked

me to. My life is ruined. I

can't take this anymore. I

can't...

(faintly)

You have to step into the light,

Rachel. You don't belong here -you

don't belong...

But it doesn't work. Rachel keeps walking towards her.

Miranda backs up against the wall. Trapped. Fighting

tears -

MIRANDA:

Into the light -

(loudly)

Can somebody come in here? I need

help. Somebody, please!

INT. WOODWARD INSTITUTE - DIFFERENT FLOOR - STAIRS SAME

TIME:

The cops reach the landing where we see other flashlightsdown the corridor. They walk towards them.

IRENE:

And who are you?

(CONTINUED)

95.

CONTINUED:

OFFICER TURLINGTON

Officer Turlington, ma'am. We're

supposed to sit outside MirandaGrey's cell all night.

IRENE:

Knock yourself out. Next floor up.

(loudly)

It's only a power outage, ladies-- let's call it an early night.

The cops head down the corridor.

INT. MIRANDA'S NEW CELL - SAME TIME

Rachel stretches out her arm to Miranda's face -

MIRANDA:

Please don't. Why are you doingthis? It's over. Over and done!

Rachel slowly shakes her head, places her hands onMiranda's eyes and shuts them -

FLASH CUT TO:

MIRANDA'S VISION - ANDREA WHITE

in her school uniform. Staring straight ahead. Now the

image is bathed in a red and blue light and we see herhalf-naked, bruised. Dead.

FLASH CUT TO:

JENNY DIXON:

staring AT us in her school uniform. Now abruptly she isa hellish vision: opening her mouth in agony, alsobathed in the strange red and blue light -

END OF MIRANDA'S VISION.

INT. MIRANDA'S NEW CELL - CONTINUOUS ACTION

Miranda screams at the visions. Rachel holds her steady.

MIRANDA:

Stop it! I don't want to see

this! I can't help you anymore!

Stop it!

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:

Now a heavy RATTLING makes her turn to the door. One of

the HINGES has SHATTERED and the latch itself is half-

pulled from the doorframe. Relentless POUNDING on the

other side.

MIRANDA:

Let me out of here! Let me out!

There's a deafening SOUND like a thousand bells ringingat once and Miranda covers her ears -

Outside WE HEAR MURMURS, YELLS, INSTRUCTIONS -

INT. WOODWARD INSTITUTE - CORRIDOR

The cops arrive to find every door in the corridor flung

open. Confused patients spill out as guards and nursestry to restore order. RADIOS SQUAWK, flashlights beamand FOOTSTEPS fill the dark corridor as patients try to

escape.

EXT. WOODWARD INSTITUTE - VARIOUS SHOTS - NIGHT

FIRE ENGINES and PATROL CARS arrive at the scene, SIRENS

blazing. Sheriff Ryan and additional deputies rush fromtheir cars to contain the breakout. A large SPOTLIGHTcomes to life. We spot Jenna making a run for the gardenwall when the spotlight hits her. Two officers rush

after her.

INT. WOODWARD INSTITUTE

Sheriff Ryan makes his way through the mayhem, past Irenehelping a patient, past nurse Claire cowering in a corner -

SHERIFF RYAN:

Christ Almighty.

Sheriff Ryan hits the stairs.

INT. SIXTH FLOOR CORRIDOR

Officer Turlington runs down the corridor, searchingfrantically with his flashlight -

EXT. WOODWARD INSTITUTE - NIGHT

A car pulls up at the scene. Pete and Parsons step out.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:

PETE:

Miranda...

Pete rushes up the steps -

INT. SIXTH FLOOR CORRIDOR

Officer Turlington looks inside Miranda's cell. Empty.

And as he is about to speak into his walkie he spots her:

Seated by the elevator. Holding a biting block inShelley's mouth as her seizing subsides.

OFFICER:

(into radio)

Sheriff? I have Miss Grey righthere.

He flashes his light at her. Miranda looks back blankly.

OFFICER TURLINGTON

Sorry, we thought you might havemade a run for it.

MIRANDA:

Page Irene ASAP. This patientneeds her meds.

Turlington nods. Miranda looks down at a gratefulShelley, whose head is cradled in her lap. Brushes the

matted hair off her face. Carefully removes the bitingblock, making sure Shelley is alright.

SHELLEY:

(after a beat)

You're gonna get that Pulitzerafter all.

MIRANDA:

Shh, shh, just rest.

SHELLEY:

(sotto, smiling)

I told you I could keep a secret.

INT. REC ROOM - LATER

The patients are all assembled here. Flashlights galore.

Irene and Consuelo do head counts. Guards, officers,

janitors -- everybody. Irene points a finger at Jenna.

(CONTINUED)

98.

CONTINUED:

IRENE:

You have really disappointed metonight, Jenna -

JENNA:

Give me a break. You wouldn't

respect me if I hadn't tried -

Parsons breaks away from Turlington, heads over to Peteand Miranda -

PETE:

Everybody accounted for?

PARSONS:

We're doing the final count. Now

they can't find the Sheriff.

Miranda scans the near-dark room, looking for someone.

Watches Turlington step aside to take a call on hisradio. Parsons regards her with newfound respect:

PARSONS:

Are you alright, Miranda?

MIRANDA:

Fine, Phil. Thanks for asking.

Suddenly all the policemen in the room begin to exit -

PETE:

What's going on, Officer?

OFFICER TURLINGTON

One of your patients is holdingthe Sheriff at gunpoint. She's in

the cafeteria.

Pete glances at Miranda. She knows exactly who it is:

MIRANDA:

Chloe.

Turlington is about to exit when Parsons stops him:

PARSONS:

I think Doctor Grey should be theone to talk to her.

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