Hard Rain Page #8

Coasting up in their boats.

PHIL:

No. Someone got him out.

SHERIFF:

Who?

PHIL:

(hesitates)

Maybe Karen.

WAYNE:

Karen? How could she get him out?

You took her out of town.

PHIL:

I -- It --

SHERIFF:

Let's hear it, Phil.

PHIL:

It happened real fast, okay?

EXT. ALLEYWAY

Tom and Karen float down the alley in the car.

KAREN:

You ever been robbed before?

TOM:

No. The scariest thing that ever

happened before was Charlie running

out of donuts.

(off her look)

I've only been doing this for a couple

months.

KAREN:

(not what she wanted

to hear)

Oh.

Silence for a few moments.

KAREN:

What'd you do before this?

TOM:

I, uh... I sold construction

machinery.

(off her look)

I was making good money, it just...

I don't know. It just didn't seem

right for me anymore.

KAREN:

How'd you end up in this?

TOM:

My uncle did me a favor; got me in.

KAREN:

Nice favor. How's he gonna feel after

tonight?

TOM:

My uncle was Charlie -- my partner

in the truck.

KAREN:

Oh, God. I'm sorry.

Tom nods -- so is he.

EXT. SHERIFF'S STATION

Phil climbs into the Sheriff's boat.

WAYNE:

She know karate or something, Phil?

Maybe kung fu? I mean, I can't see

how else she could overpower the

likes of you.

PHIL:

Shut up, Wayne.

SHERIFF:

Shut up, both of you. Let's go find

Karen; see if she's got him.

The Sheriff fires up his engine and heads off, Wayne

following.

EXT. ALLEYWAY

Karen and Tom are still in the car. They freeze at the sound

of engines in the distance. The sounds fade. Tom looks around.

TOM:

God, I wonder whose car this is.

Karen plucks some cassette tapes out of the water.

KAREN:

Well, whoever it is, he listens to

Pat Benatar, Eddie Money and the

soundtrack to "Footloose."

TOM:

Really?

(looks at tapes)

Hold on...

(looks around car)

...I think this is my car from high

school.

Karen laughs. Just then...

THE CAR:

Gets caught on something and stops.

TOM:

Looks like we get out here.

(Karen hesitates)

Come on -- I told your father I'd

have you home by ten.

Karen grins. Just then...

A TRANSFORMER:

down the street explodes.

TOM AND KAREN:

Hear a sparking sound and look over to see...

A TRANSFORMER:

On a telephone/power pole close to them. Rain hits it, causing

the sparking sound. The floodwater is inching up the pole

toward it.

The water will reach the transformer in a matter of seconds.

And while they're staring at that...

ANOTHER TRANSFORMER

At the end of the street explodes as water hits it.

TOM AND KAREN:

Look around -- what to do? Tom points.

TOM:

There!

They climb out of the car and start swimming toward a house.

THE TRANSFORMER:

Water is three inches from the transformer; two inches...

TOM AND KAREN:

Swimming as hard as they can.

THE TRANSFORMER:

One inch from the water...

TOM AND KAREN:

Reach the house. They pull themselves up onto a television

antenna/ladder running up the side of the house. Karen's

feet are still in the water.

TOM:

Get your feet up!

THE TRANSFORMER:

The water is about to touch. There's a sizzling sound.

TOM AND KAREN:

They heave a huge sigh of relief -- but then Tom realizes...

TOM:

Oh, sh*t!

KAREN:

What?

TOM:

(re:
antenna/ladder)

It's metal!

Tom pushes Karen over onto a window ledge. Then, just as

Tom's about to step over...

KENNY:

Comes screaming in on the jet-ski. He dives off the jetski,

gets a hold of Tom and pulls him under.

KENNY AND TOM:

Surface. Kenny is stronger and he has Tom in a tight grip.

One problem -- Kenny doesn't know the danger they're in.

TOM:

We've gotta --!

Kenny shoves Tom underwater.

KENNY:

HEY! I GOT HIM!

Tom comes up, looks over at...

THE TRANSFORMER:

The sizzling is getting louder.

TOM:

We have to --!

Kenny dunks Tom again.

KENNY:

I GOT HIM!

UNDERWATER:

Tom grabs Kenny's arms and pulls himself up fast.

KENNY AND TOM:

Tom's head comes out of the water and slams into Kenny's

chin. Kenny is stunned. Tom gets free of his grasp.

KAREN:

Hurry!

Tom does the backstroke, pulling hard toward Karen.

KENNY:

Still stunned, finally hears the sizzling and looks over

at...

THE TRANSFORMER:

The water touches the outer casing of the transformer.

KENNY:

Starts swimming fast toward...

TOM AND KAREN:

Karen grabs Tom's arm and Tom gets a hold of the windowsill

and pulls himself up.

KENNY:

Grabs onto...

THE TV ANTENNA:

And starts pulling himself out of the water.

THE TRANSFORMER:

Explodes.

KENNY:

Feels pretty pleased with himself until...

THE TV ANTENNA:

Starts dancing with electricity and...

KENNY:

Is hit by the voltage and his teeth clamp shut and his body

goes rigid and his clothes explode in flames.

TOM AND KAREN:

Look away.

THE WATER:

Dead fish start floating to the surface.

KENNY:

Is fried, smoking. He falls off the TV antenna and hits the

water with a loud and ugly hiss. He floats away, his body

shaking spasmodically.

TOM AND KAREN:

Tom hears an engine approaching. He looks around, then smashes

the window with his elbow.

INT. HOUSE

The window glass tumbles in. Tom reaches in, undoes the latch

and slides up the window. He climbs in, straddling the window

sill. The camera moves down Tom's leg to show...

A WOLF TRAP:

Laying on the floor, just below the window.

TOM:

Is oblivious. He starts to put his foot down into the trap.

Just then he knocks...

A POTTED CACTUS:

Off the windowsill. It falls straight down into...

THE WOLF TRAP:

Hitting the trigger. The jaws snap, obliterating the cactus.

TOM:

Jesus Christ!

A SHOTGUN BARREL

Snaps into view, pointing right at Tom's head.

WOMAN (O.S.)

You so much as breathe funny and

your head is going back out that

window without you.

EXT. RESIDENTIAL STREET

Jim drives the boat down the street. Mr. Mehlor is scanning

the water with a flashlight.

MR. MEHLOR

Jim! Over there!

Jim looks over to see...

THE JET-SKI

Floating in the water. And not far from it is...

KENNY:

Still twitching.

OMITTED:

Sequence omitted from original script.

INT. HOUSE - BEDROOM

Doreen holds the shotgun on Tom and Karen as they move away

from the window, hands raised.

DOREEN:

Real slow now. Like you were in a

big jar of molasses. That's it.

They hear footsteps coming down old wood stairs.

MAN (O.S.)

Doreen? You haven't killed anybody,

have you?

DOREEN:

I've got everything under control,

Henry. You go back up.

Henry enters.

HENRY:

Jesus, Doreen, you caught a whole

gang.

EXT. RESIDENTIAL STREET

Jim and Mr. Mehlor pull Kenny into the ski-boat. Kenny is

shivering. Part of his hair has been burned away.

KENNY:

Jesus, God, it hurts!

JIM:

You're gonna be okay, Ken. Mr. Mehlor

knows these things and he thinks

you're gonna be okay.

Mr. Mehlor looks at Jim. Mr. Mehlor knows these things and

he thinks Kenny is going to die.

KENNY:

It hurts!

JIM:

Don't you, Mr. Mehlor? Don't you

think Kenny's gonna be okay?

MR. MEHLOR

Yeah, Kenny. You're gonna be fine.

KENNY:

Jesus, I can't stop shivering.

Mr. Mehlor moves aside. Jim puts his arms around Kenny.

KENNY:

I know you didn't want me to come.

JIM:

You kidding? We couldn't've done

anything without you.

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