Hollow Man Page #14

The stately stone house sits on a finely manicured lawn

in one of the nicest neighborhoods in town. Linda's car

is parked on the curb in front.

We break from a typical establishing shot and as the

CAMERA tracks closer to the house, we realize that we are

SEBASTIAN'S POV

We hear breathing and footsteps as we push through some

bushes and head toward a bay window which looks into the

Kramer living room.

Through the glass we see LINDA and MATT seated across

from DR. KRAMER. We can't hear what they're saying but it

certainly looks serious. Kramer puffs on a pipe and

strokes his beard, shaking his head.

Kramer rises and shakes hands with Linda and Matt, and

the three of them head toward the front door.

We move away from the window and track toward the front

door. As the door opens we begin to hear the tail end of

the conversation.

KRAMER:

I'll call General Caster right now and

convene the oversight committee

tomorrow.

LINDA:

Thank you, sir.

MATT:

What do we do in the meantime?

KRAMER:

Just sit tight and wait for my call.

Matt and Linda head down to her car. Kramer heads back

inside.

INT. KRAMER'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Kramer heads back into the living room. His wife appears

a the upstairs railing.

MRS. KRAMER

What was that about?

KRAMER:

Just a little trouble at work.

MRS. KRAMER

You coming up?

KRAMER:

In a minute. I have to make a few

calls.

Mrs. Kramer retreats back to her bedroom as Dr. Kramer

crosses over to the telephone. He picks up the receiver

and starts dialing. In the middle of dialing, the phone

goes dead. He clicks the hookswitch up and down trying to

get a dial tone. Nothing. He checks the connections on

the phone and then follows the wiring to the wall. The

line's plugged in. Weird. He hears a door creak open in

the kitchen.

KRAMER (cont'd)

Hello? Hello?

Kramer crosses to the darkened kitchen. The kitchen door

leading to the backyard is open. Puzzled, he crosses to

it. A wind stirs across the pool and backyard, swirling

dead leaves in small twists of wind. The windchime rings

lightly. Kramer steps out.

EXT. POOL/PATIO, BACKYARD - NIGHT

In the dim spillover light from house, Kramer crosses to

the telephone- box against the back of the house. It Is

open and several of the wires have been pulled. He looks

around, spooked and puffs out a cloud of smoke from his

pipe. For the briefest of instants, Sebastian's face is

visible in the smoke. Kramer jumps back in surprise and

the pipe drops from his mouth. He gives a small sharp

cry, but deep indentations appear across his mouth and

his cries are stifled. In the darkness, we can make out

his form writhing as if possessed. The struggle continues

a beat until Kramer manages to break free.

KRAMER:

Help! HELP! MARTHA! HELP!

As Kramer runs, he looks behind him. But no one's there.

WHAM! Something slams into Kramer and he tumbles, rolling

into the pool. But as he hits water there's not just one

splash, but TWO. In the water next to him is human shaped

AIR-POCKET. It's Sebastian displacing the water. And

because of the water displacement, we can clearly see two

arms pushing Kramer beneath the water's surface.

MARTHA KRAMER opens the bedroom window and looks down at

the pool. All she can see is her husband drowning... his

flailing limbs kicking up a massive air bubble around

him. She races from the window. Kramer kicks and flails

for a few moments and then his limbs stop moving. A

moment later he floats to surface, face down. The AIR

POCKET bobs over to the pool ladder, and rising from the

pool, we see Sebastian's body outlined in sheets of

water. The shape melts away in a cascading waterfall

until all we can see of Sebastian are the hundreds of

tiny droplets still clinging to his body, caught in the

light like twinkling bulbs on a Christmas tree. The shape

disappears into the darkness. A moment later Martha

emerges from the house and sees her husband floating face

down in the pool. She screams.

INT. RECOVERY CHAMBER - DAY

Linda passes by Sebastian's chamber.

SEBASTIAN'S VOICE

What? No good morning for me? Don't

you like me anymore?

LINDA:

Oh, sorry. I...I'm in a hurry.

SEBASTIAN'S VOICE

That's okay. It's going to be busy

day.

INT. LINDA'S OFFICE - DAY

Matt sits across from her, twirling a pen in his hand.

They both stare at the phone.

LINDA:

When did he say held call?

MATT:

He's probably meeting with the

committee trying to figure out what to

do.

LINDA:

I'm gonna call him.

Linda picks up the phone and dials.

LINDA (cont'd)

Yes, Dr. Kramer please. Excuse me?

(inhales sharply - surprised)

When? I'm so sorry.

Linda blanches as she hangs up the phone.

MATT:

What?

LINDA:

He's dead. Drowned in his pool last

night.

Linda picks up the phone again and dials.

LINDA (cont'd)

Yes, General Thompson please. Thank

you.

As she waits the phone line clicks dead.

LINDA (cont'd)

Hello? Hello?

She clicks on the hookswitch.

MATT:

Let me see that.

He tries it too. Same result.

MATT (cont'd)

Intercom's working, but there doesn't

seem to be an outside line.

INT. CORRIDOR/ELEVATOR

They waste no time getting to the elevator. Linda and

Matt step in.

LINDA:

I'll be right back with help.

Linda taps in his floor code.

ELEVATOR (V.0.)

Authorization please.

LINDA:

Foster One Delta Eight Three Five.

ELEVATOR (V.0.)

Authorization invalid. Request denied.

LINDA:

That's a first.

Linda taps the keypad again.

ELEVATOR (V.0.)

Authorization please.

LINDA:

Foster One Delta Eight Three Five.

ELEVATOR (V.0.)

Authorization invalid. Request denied.

MATT:

Let me try mine.

Matt hits buttons on the keypad.

ELEVATOR (V.0.)

Authorization please.

MATT:

Kensington Two Romeo One Five Nine.

ELEVATOR (V.0.)

Authorization invalid. Request denied.

LINDA:

Tell me this isn't happening.

INT. LABORATORY - DAY

Frank, Sarah, Carter and Janice man various work stations

in the lab. Linda and Matt enter.

LINDA:

We've got a problem.

INT. COMPUTER ROOM - NIGHT

Frank's fingers fly over the keyboard.

MATT:

How long before anybody starts looking

for us?

LINDA:

There's no set check in procedure. It

could be weeks.

A graphic of the elevator system pops up on the screen.

Frank highlights the security terminal. Frank hits a few

more keys. The screen reduces to a series of numbers.

LINDA (cont'd)

You think you can got in?

Frank rewrites a few of the numbers.

FRANK:

Already in. It was only a second level

encryption.

The Security System specifications pops up.

JANICE:

Some security system.

FRANK:

Oh the system is fine. It's just I'm

just extraordinary.

Frank types a few more keys, and his eyes widen.

FRANK (cont'd)

But apparently someone is more

extraordinary than me.

MATT:

What is it?

FRANK:

There's nothing wrong with the system.

Our codes have been removed.

MATT:

Removed? By who?

FRANK:

Here's a clue. Only one code remains.

LINDA:

Whose?

FRANK:

Dr. Sebastian Caine.

INT. RECOVERY CHAMBER

The team approaches Sebastian's chamber. Carter pulls on

the pair of thermal goggles dangling from his neck up.

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