Kalifornia Page #19

BRIAN:

Then try again, (it's our only

chance.)

EXT. HOUSE - LATER

Early is leaning on a golf club looking through the telescope.

ADELE (O.S.)

Early?

He pulls his eye away as Adele arrives.

ADELE:

(excited)

Early, Mrs. Musgrave has the most

beautiful little guest house out

back and... well, no one's stayin'

in it... it's just empty. And she

said if me and you wanted to, well

maybe we...

Suddenly, o.s., a scream pierces the moment!

Early and Adele turn toward the doorway to see Mrs. Musgrave

screaming. The older woman's eyes staring past Adele to the

floor nearby. Adele follows the terrified woman's gaze to

find... Mr. Musgrave's body lying on the floor. A bloodied

wound in the back of his head. All of Adele's enthusiasm

drains from her face.

EARLY:

(to Mrs. Musgrave)

Well 'Peaches'... you're a widow

now.

Mrs. Musgrave collapses to the floor.

INT. LIVING ROOM - SHORT WHILE LATER

Brian and Carrie are still cuffed to the piano. Across from

them, Early sits in an overstuffed chair looking through

Carrie's collection of erotic photography.

EARLY:

(to Brian)

Have you seen this one? That don't

leave much to the imagination now

does it?

He looks at another photograph. Confused, he turns it upside

down, stares at it.

INT. THE DEN - SAME TIME

Mrs. Musgrave is laid out on the couch. Adele, deep in

thought, watches over the older woman. Finally Adele reaches

into her purse, pulls out her small potted cactus then walks

across the room to a table. Its top is covered with small

potted cacti. She gently places hers among them.

ON MRS. MUSGRAVE

Mrs. Musgrave begins to regain consciousness. Her eyes open

to find... Adele standing over her. Adele brings her finger

to her lips -- Shhhh.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Early looks through several more photos. He stops on one of

a nude woman's torso. Early looks at it for a moment... then

extends the photo out toward Carrie, comparing it to her.

EARLY:

(smiles and shakes

his head in disbelief)

That's you ain't it?

Carrie doesn't answer him. Then, in the background directly

behind Early... Adele and Mrs. Musgrave quietly appear. Carrie

notices them as they start to cross the hallway to the

kitchen. Early sees Carrie's eyes glance past him. He turns

to see why... when...

CARRIE (O.S.)

You're right Early...

Early stops. Looks back to Carrie. Brian also turns to her

curiously.

CARRIE:

...It is me. Do you like it?

Early looks at the photo again. Adele and Mrs. Musgrave now

cross safely to the kitchen. Carrie eyes meet Early's. He

smiles, pulls the nude photo of her close to his face... and

licks it.

INT. KITCHEN - SAME TIME

Adele quietly opens the back door.

ADELE:

Go on now... please.

Mrs. Musgrave is confused, is it a trick? She looks into

Adele's eyes... and knows it's not. The old lady turns and

walks out into the dark desert. Adele stands at the open

door, watching Mrs Musgrave escape.

ADELE:

(in a whisper)

...Call me.

INT. LIVING ROOM - A MOMENT LATER

Early finishes looking through the photographs. He closes

the cover of the portfolio.

EARLY:

Well they say there's room fur all

kinds in California... and that's

where we're gonna be this time

tomorrow. California.

(beat)

Adele honey?

INT. KITCHEN

EARLY (O.S.)

Adele?

Early enters, and sees Adele standing at the back door. Adele

turns to face him. Early looks past her into the night and

realizes what she's done. He strides across the room pulling

the pistol from his waistband.

AT THE KITCHEN DOOR

Early pushes Adele out of the way.

EARLY:

(shouting)

Peaches! Come on back here. There

ain't nothin' for you to be afraid

of.

EARLY POV - EXT. CACTUS GARDEN

Aside from the occasional pools of light illuminating the

cacti, it's very dark. There's no sign of Mrs. Musgrave.

INT. KITCHEN

He steps outside and starts firing his gun into the

blackness... bullets THUNK into the cacti.

EARLY:

(shouting over the

gunfire)

Nobody wants to hurt you Peaches!

ADELE:

Early! Stop!!

Desperate, Adele grabs a large potted cactus. She rushes

toward Early. Swinging the cactus like an unwieldy bat, she

pummels the side of his head. He stumbles forward,

disappearing into the darkness. Adele stands outside the

kitchen door, bewildered. Then...

EARLY (O.S.)

Oww! Oww!! -- F***!!!!

Early re-emerges from the shadows. Adele's eyes widen when

she sees him. His cheek has long bloody gashes where the

cactus ripped the flesh.

EARLY:

(perplexed)

Honey... What do you think you're

doin'?

Adele starts to cry.

EARLY:

Oh, n'jus what in hell you crying

'bout? I'm the one got hit.

ADELE:

I changed my mind, Early. I'm not

gonna climb up that Hollywood sign

with you... I decided. I think your

mean, and you hurt people.

A look comes over Early's face that we've never seen before.

That he's never felt before. Hurt. He doesn't know how to

deal with it. And he definitely doesn't like it.

INT. LIVING ROOM - SAME TIME (INTERCUT WITH PREVIOUS SCENE)

BRIAN:

Carrie, watch for Early.

CARRIE:

What are you going to do?

BRIAN:

I'm going to try and lift the end of

the piano. If I can... slide your

cuffs free.

Carrie glues her eyes to the kitchen doorway. Brian presses

his back up under the belly of the piano and using all his

strength manages to lift the piano an inch off the floor.

Carrie slides her cuffs out from under the leg.

CARRIE:

What about you?

BRIAN:

I don't know.

Carrie's eyes dart back toward the kitchen. Then she notices

a chair nearby.

CARRIE:

Can you lift it again? Just lift it,

hurry.

Carrie grabs the chair. As Brian lifts the piano, she pushes

the chair beneath the underside of it. It holds the piano

suspended an inch off the floor. Brian drops to the floor

and slips the cuffs free.

When... a solitary gunshot rings out from the cactus garden.

A moment later, Early steps quietly into the room. He's

pulling the last few cactus needles from his face. He sees

Brian and Carrie standing.

EARLY:

You two been busy in here.

BRIAN:

What happened to Adele?

EARLY:

Well, let's put it this way.

(beat)

I need me a new woman.

A shocked silence. Brian and Carrie look to one another.

Carrie moves toward the kitchen but Early stops her! Brian

rushes at him. Early sticks the .45 automatic in his face!

EARLY:

Sorry about this Bri...

He starts to squeeze the trigger.

CARRIE:

(desperate)

Early, don't.

Early stops. He looks to Carrie.

CARRIE:

I'll do whatever you want. You want

me to go with you, I'll go with you.

Just don't kill him.

Early deliberates the situation, then eases up off the

trigger... and smiles to Brian.

Then, without warning, he hits Brian over the head with the

butt of the .45 automatic. Brian falls to the floor

unconscious.

OMITTED:

EXT. MUSGRAVE HOUSE - EARLY MORNING

As Early finishes tieing one of the replicant bombs, Little

Boy onto the hood. He reaches down and grabs a six pack of

beer on the ground and shoves it in the back seat, then slides

into the driver's seat next to an anxious Carrie. Carrie is

now wearing one of Adele's floral dresses.

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