I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Page #13

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68EXT. WOODS TRAIL - NIGHT

Estes, Will, Tyrell, Julie, and Karla walk along a trail through the

heart of the island. The storm has abated for a few minutes.

It's windy, dark, and spooky. The kind of place you'd take people if

you wanted to scare them with a classic ghost story. That is just what

Estes is doing.

ESTES:

He worked here for many years. He

had a nice family. A pretty wife

and two little ones. A boy and a

girl. They'd be about your age, now.

They continue along the path.

Estes looks at them in the dark, slowing for just a second.

ESTES (cont'd)

One day his wife went missing. Maid

found blood all over the honeymoon

suite -- Room 201.

There are strange NOISES out in the woods.

ESTES (cont'd)

Eventually, they found her body.

Pieces. A leg in the swamp. An arm

washed up on Three Mile Beach.

(beat)

And the head they found much later.

A huge branch is blown from a tree and comes crashing down through the

underbrush, scaring them. Estes calmly steps around it.

ESTES (cont'd)

Careful --

JULIE:

(softly)

Did he do it?

ESTES:

People say she was running around on

him. People say he caught her in bed

with other men. People say a lot of

things.

(beat)

He disappeared, taking the two small

ones with him. At least they were

never found.

The winding path leads to a small orchard. They hang on his every

word.

ESTES (cont'd)

We're here.

In the center of the orchard is a cemetery.

They move off the path into the safety of the woods. There seems to be

activity around the place. It's silent and eerie.

Julie stares, fascinated. She is slowly drawn toward the house. Karla

grabs for her arm.

KARLA:

Be careful, Julie.

JULIE:

I've got to see.

She leads, they follow, circling the house. Julie rounds a corner of

the shack and stops. She sees --

TWO TOMBSTONES:

The first stone reads: SARAH WILLIS (birth/death)

The second stone reads: SUSIE WILLIS (birth/death)

Beyond them

A FRESHLY DUG GRAVE

and the group moves slowly toward it. The headstone, partially

obscured by the mound of dirt, comes into view.

The third headstone reads:

JULIE JAMES:

born September 6, 1979

died July 4, 1998

"A Lying Whore"

"A Lying Whore" is scratched with a knife.

KARLA:

(realizing)

...Today's July fourth.

Will goes to comfort Julie --

JULIE:

I'm not dying on this island,

Will.

(louder)

Do you hear me?

Julie shouts into the darkness.

JULIE (cont'd)

You want me, Ben Willis? Come and

get me. I'm right here.

She kicks over her headstone --

JULIE (cont'd)

My grave stays empty!

She looks defiantly down the path.

KARLA:

Julie, the boats are gone, the

phones are down. There's no way off

this place.

JULIE:

Then, we fight --

Will looks around. Estes is gone.

WILL:

Where'd Estes go?

TYRELL:

What is up with that weirdo?

WILL:

I'll go find him.

KARLA:

Why? He can't help us.

WILL:

He's probably the only one who

can help us.

TYRELL:

I'll come with you.

KARLA:

Are you crazy? We're not staying

here on our own.

WILL:

It's okay. He couldn't have gone

far. I'll catch up with you later.

Will disappears into the darkness.

KARLA:

Maybe we should just wait here?

Hide in a tree?

TYRELL:

I'm not hiding up no tree.

(to Julie)

I'm with her. Let's arm ourselves

to the teeth and kick this psycho's

butt.

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69INT. HOTEL KITCHEN - NIGHT

They move cautiously into the kitchen. Blue emergency lights flicker

above them. It's a big room with plenty of nooks and crannies for

somebody to be hiding in.

Tyrell picks up a couple of different knives. He hefts them in his

hand.

TYRELL:

What I need is a gun. Not a steak

knife.

Karla grabs a paring knife --

TYRELL (cont'd)

You gonna clean vegetables? You

gonna stir-fry? You need something

that'll get his attention.

He picks up a huge butcher's knife and cuts the air with it. He then

roughly empties other drawers looking for more weapons.

Karla looks to Julie, something on her mind. Julie catches the look.

KARLA:

(hurt)

I'm your best friend...You could

have told me the truth about what

happened. I would've understood.

JULIE:

(sad)

Karla, I just wanted the whole thing

to be over. I didn't want to involve

anybody else.

KARLA:

It's too late for that.

Julie steps over to Karla.

JULIE:

I'm so sorry. I brought this on

everyone. It's my fault.

Tyrell picks up on the mood swing. He moves closer to them. He's

sympathetic.

TYRELL:

Forget that. You didn't do nothing.

This fisherman's a piece of scum.

(hard for him to admit)

I should've been listening to you...

I'm sorry.

Julie smiles for a second.

TYRELL (cont'd)

Now, let's take a look at the

pantry.

KARLA:

You think that's a good place to

hide?

TYRELL:

I don't know, but I'm starving.

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70EXT. BEACH - NIGHT

Will runs from the trees and finds himself by an old house. He sees

Estes by the ocean, near a boat.

WILL:

Hey Estes.

(beat)

Estes? Where'd you go?

Estes doesn't answer right away -- he keeps his back to Will.

WILL (cont'd)

You abandoning us? How come you

didn't tell us you had a boat?

Estes picks up the boat's oar. He speaks low, almost inaudibly.

ESTES:

This has to end. Now.

WILL:

What -- ?

Estes swings the oar, cracking Will's head hard.

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71INT. HOTEL KITCHEN - NIGHT

Tyrell, Julie, and Karla approach the pantry -- a huge steel door.

72INT. HOTEL KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

Tyrell steps inside.

TYRELL:

Steel door...Food...Perfect.

He starts looking for something to eat --

CLANK. There's a soft CLATTERING from somewhere in the room. Everyone

freezes, staring into the darkness.

Tyrell puts a finger to his lips, then creeps down an aisle,

listening. There's nothing but SILENCE.

He moves toward the first aisle...He jumps out. The aisle is empty.

JULIE AND KARLA:

move down an aisle behind him.

Tyrell ducks around to the second aisle. He slices the air, ready to

pounce. This aisle is empty.

JULIE AND KARLA:

nervously move another aisle down.

Tyrell moves stealthily toward the third aisle...This is it. He lunges

forward into the row...Empty, also.

There's a small SOUND...A MOUSE scampers off under the shelves. Tyrell

turns and smiles at Karla and Julie --

TYRELL:

It's just a --

A ROLLING PIN:

bashes him on the back of the head. Tyrell hits the floor,

unconscious.

JULIE AND KARLA SCREAM

KARLA:

Ty!

A DARK FIGURE jumps down from the shelves. Tyrell puts his arms up --

TYRELL:

(yelling for mercy)

Don't kill me --

JULIE:

Wait, it's Nancy --

Nancy, the bartender steps out of the shadows brandishing her rolling

pin.

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73INT. HOTEL KITCHEN - NIGHT

Tyrell stands at the sink, where Karla holds a towel full of ice to

his head. Nancy, the bartender, looks on apologetically.

NANCY:

I'm sorry, but you could've been

the one doing all of this --

TYRELL:

And so could you -- crazy fool.

NANCY:

You stumbled into my hiding place.

TYRELL:

Must have missed the sign.

NANCY:

Excuse me, but this island didn't

have a murder rate until you people

showed up.

(chilled)

I've never seen a dead body before.

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