Hollow Man Page #17

Sarah pulls out a saline solution I.V. bag and slap it on

the rack. She fumbles with the needle as she tries to

find a vein.

SARAH (cont'd)

Don't move your hand until I got back.

Sarah heads to the door.

FRANK:

Where are you going?

SARAH:

This'll hold him but he needs blood.

FRANK:

But...

SARAH:

Supply is right down the hall. I'll be

two seconds.

FRANK:

Sarah, wait for the others

SARAH:

If I wait, he'll die. Keep pressure on

the wound.

INT. CORRIDOR

Sarah exits the lab. Checks the corridor. Down at the end

of the cramped tunnel is the supply room.

She swallows her fear and heads toward it, all the while

glancing side-to-side and behind her.

INT. SUPPLY ROOM

Spooked, Sarah bursts into the room. She goes to the

supply fridge/freezer, pulls open the door, and sorts

through blood bags.

INT. TUNNEL

Matt and Linda push along the corridor; Matt spraying

with the fire extinguisher in short controlled bursts,

Linda clutching her tranquilizer like a commando.

A noise behind them. Footsteps.

Matt turns to blast with the extinguisher. The white

chemical dust sprays out, outlining a shape in the

tunnel. But it isn't a human shape.

Matt's uniform shreds. Something with fierce sharp claws

fells him. Tearing into his flesh. We see a angry, hungry

face... jabbing for a moment through the lingering fog.

MATT:

Ahh! Sh*t!

Linda tries to get a clear shot off through the smoke.

Matt trips and goes sprawling. Something yelps. A howl.

Linda shoots. Her dart jabs into something which

collapses to the ground. A moment of calm. As the dusty

chemical foam settles, the outline of a great ape

appears, still twitching.

MATT (cont'd)

Karl Three. Nice shot.

LINDA:

He's let the animals out. It wasn't

him we were tracking.

Linda leans against the wall, still clutching her tranq

gun at the ready. The heat is getting to bar. Bar scrubs

are soaked, her hair's a mess. She wipes the sweat from

her brow.

LINDA (cont'd)

You okay?

MATT:

It won't kill me unless it gets

infected. You?

LINDA:

Me .... Don't ask about me. If he

freed all the animals, we could have

dozens running around the lab.

MATT:

So he could be anywhere right now.

Matt sprays the whole tunnel, putting down a gentle cloud

mist. Nothing else appears.

MATT (cont'd)

What do we do?

LINDA:

Get to the lab, lock the goddamn doors

and pray to God Frank can reprogram

the elevator.

INT. SUPPLY ROOM

Sarah finishes collecting blood bags and shuts the door

to the fridge/freezer.

The DOOR SLAMS behind her. She freezes and slowly turns.

SARAH:

Frank?

She eyes the supply room, looking for a sign of movement.

SARAH (cont'd)

(frightened whisper)

Who's there?

She listens. Is that breathing she hears? Now she's

starting to panic.

SARAH (cont'd)

Dr. Caine?

She starts to back away, but she's already in the corner.

She clutches her tranquilizer gun, but there's nothing to

aim at. The vials of blood on the shelf gives her an

idea. She reaches over, grabs a vial and throws it on the

floor. GLASS SHATTERS and BLOOD SMEARS across the

linoleum. Sarah tosses another vial and another. Becoming

more and more hysterical. Splattering more and more

blood. But she runs out of vials. Shaking with fear, she

searches the blood looking for a footprint, or movement.

But there's nothing there. Sarah waits a beat, clutching

the tranquilizer gun. Takes a step. Waits a beat longer.

Finally she relaxes. It was just her imagination. She

heads toward the door when she hears a terrifying whisper

in her ear.

SEBASTIAN'S VOICE

You missed.

Her hair flies up, and she swings against the wall. She

tries to move, but she's pinned there. Her hands

struggling against the force.

SARAH:

Please no. Let me go. Oh god, let me

go.

The arm holding the tranquilizer gun begins to move.

SARAH (cont'd)

What are you doing? No!

Sarah fights, but her arm moves nonetheless

SARAH (cont'd)

Help me! Oh God. Somebody help me!

FRANK!

Slowly, deliberately, her own arm moves down the wall and

around, until the tranquilizer gun points right at her

stomach.

Sarah watches in horror as her own body betrays her.

SARAH (cont'd)

No... please. Don't do this to me.

She struggles, shaking back and forth. Writhing. In

anguish and in fear.

SARAH (cont'd)

What do you want?

SEBASTIAN:

You.

The trigger pulls .... Pop!

A dart explodes from the gun and imbeds in Sarah's

stomach. She whimpers as her eyes glass over. Suddenly

she's released. She stumbles backward and falls lifeless

to the floor. A moment of stillness, all we can hear is

the sound of someone breathing.

On Sarah's face... a slight-indentation runs down her

cheek..

Almost sweet... almost tender. And slight indentation

runs across her breast and strokes down her body. The

sense of violation and vulnerability is awful. Sebastian

sighs.

SEBASTIAN'S VOICE

I've always liked your feistiness.

Sarah's head shifts slightly. Her head shifts violently,

accompanied by the celery crunch of her neck snapping.

Sebastian exhales, his breath filled with the

intoxication of power.

INT. LABORATORY - DAY

Frank applies pressure to the wound, waiting for Sarah to

return. Carter's vital signs are weakening..,.

FRANK:

Sarah! Sarah!

(to Carter)

Goddamnit. Stay with me now. Don't you

let up... Sarah! Sarah!

No response. Frank doesn't know whether to stay or go

after her. He starts toward the door several times but

can't leave Carter. Finally the door opens.

FRANK (cont'd)

Sarah! I'm losing him.

But it's Linda and Matt.

FRANK (cont'd)

Did you see her?

Linda rushes over to check on Carter.

LINDA:

Where is she?

FRANK:

She went to the supply room. Carter

needed blood.

Linda grabs a stethoscope and listens to Carter's heart.

LINDA:

I said no one goes anywhere alone.

FRANK:

She didn't listen.

She-slowly pulls Frank's hand away from the wound.

FRANK (cont'd)

But...

LINDA:

He's dead.

Linda would love to cry about it, but doesn't afford

herself the luxury.

INT. CORRIDOR

The three of them approach the supply room door slowly.

Blood trickles from under the door and bloody footprints

extend down the hallway.

They swing open the door.

The floor is covered in blood and broken glass. But no

body.

INT. CORRIDOR

Sarah, broken, is dragged toward the chair, eerily

jerking down the hallway... seemingly on its own.

INT. CORRIDOR

The three scientists follow the bloody footprints down

the hallway past the empty cages in the tunnel of

habitats.

All clutch their tranquilizer pistols.

The footprints lead past the habitats to Sebastian's

chamber.

They see Sarah's body in the dim light.

LINDA:

Oh god. Sarah!

The group breaks into a run. Linda pushes into the

chamber and falls at Sarah's side. Matt cradles Sarah's

head. They look for some sign of life as Linda fights

back the tears.

LINDA (cont'd)

No...

FRANK:

Her too?

Matt nods. Linda slams the cubicle wall with her fist.

LINDA:

This didn't happen. This hasn't

happened.

MATT:

It happened alright. Now we have to

deal with it.

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