Lake Placid Page #13

RESUME:

the croc as he slowly starts to move. The teenagers start to

take turns, swinging on a rope from a branch which overhangs the

shoreline. As they laugh and yell, Danny swings on a long

rope... landing with a splash. About ten feet from the croc,

waiting stealth-like, his eyes barely above surface. He could

easily go for Danny... but he somehow knows the service will get

better. As Danny swims back to shore, Janine takes hold of the

rope.

JANINE:

Here I come. Ready or not.

And she swings away... a better swing than Danny's... and she

splashes down about five feet from the eyes. Again, the eyes

don't move. The teenagers cheer Janine's record-setting swing

as Tom takes hold of the rope.

STEVE:

All or nothing, Tom.

TOM:

From the jaws of defeat...

And he flies away. It's a leap to die for. As he splashes

down... gulp. Like a seal grabbing a fish... and Tommy has

vanished. The kids, cheering at the leap, stop cheering when

Tommy fails to resurface. A beat. They first think he's

playing a joke.

STEVE:

Ha ha.

Another beat. Still no sign of Tommy.

JANINE:

(still in the water)

Tommy?

(then)

This isn't funny, Tommy.

And now they're concerned. They all move down toward the shore.

STEVE:

Tommy?

DANNY:

C'mon, Tommy.

And now they're starting to panic.

JANINE:

Where is he?

DANNY:

(yelling)

This isn't funny!!

Suddenly-- thrusting up out of the water. The crocodile, Tommy

in its jaws. Bloodcurdling screams from all as we:

CUT TO:

EXT. CAMPSITE - NIGHT

Hector and Keough both hear the screams of the teenagers.

HECTOR:

What's that?

KEOUGH:

It came from across the lake.

EXT. LAKE - NIGHT

Keough, Jack, and Deputy Stevens are in the boat, zooming

towards the teenagers.

JACK:

(to Keough)

You said nobody came in here!

KEOUGH:

Obviously I was wrong!

CUT TO:

INT. HELICOPTER - NIGHT

Hector and Kelly are flying toward the area, the search beams

are on.

CUT TO:

CLOSE ON JANINE:

JANINE:

He just took him in his jaws.

REVEAL:

EXT. LAKE (WESTSIDE) - NIGHT

The teenagers have some or most of their clothes back on.

Hector's chopper is hovering over the area, its beams lighting

the water. Lying on the beach, covered... is Tommy. Alive.

And basically unhurt!

KEOUGH:

He was in his mouth?!

JANINE:

Yes.

JACK:

(stunned; to Tommy)

You're okay?

TOMMY:

(in shock)

I think; just cuts.

DANNY:

The thing just came up out of the

water and kind of spit him at us.

JANINE:

You should have signs posted, for

God's sake!

JACK:

(examining him)

You're really okay?

Tommy nods. Then--

TOMMY:

I might need a Tetanus.

Keough and Jack exchange a look of disbelief.

EXT. CAMPSITE - AN HOUR LATER

Hector, Keough, Jack, and Kelly, looking tired, trek toward

their tents.

HECTOR:

Just spit him back out. Some shall

live, some shall die, arbitrarily,

sound like any higher power we

know?

KEOUGH:

(dismissive)

He didn't eat the kid cause he'd

just swallowed a bear.

HECTOR:

Sobek. Half man, half croc, oldest

God--

KEOUGH:

I'm tired, Hector. I know this

because you're beginning to not bug

me.

HECTOR:

That sounds good but underneath

it's hurtful.

(then)

Nightcap?

KEOUGH:

Raincheck.

They're growing on each other. Jack and Kelly exchange a smile.

Hector and Keough are developing an odd kinship almost. They

continue on as Jack and Kelly stop at her tent.

JACK:

Well. Goodnight.

KELLY:

We seem to say goodnight a lot.

JACK:

We could not say it and...

(suddenly a coward)

Well, that thing is ambulatory if

you want somebody in your tent

to...

She smiles. Then:

KELLY:

Night.

He holds another look. She goes into her tent. He stands

there. A beat. Waits to see if she calls him back. She

doesn't. He then heads off. Her head pops out. Watches him

go. Almost calls after him. Doesn't.

EXT. BEACH - NIGHT

We see the campsite, looking at it from the water. All is

still. After a beat. An eye blink. We are not looking at the

campsite. We are CLOSE ON an EYE, REFLECTING the campsite.

Another blink. Still another. We HEAR a slight SNARL. Then:

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. LAKE - SUNRISE

Hector and Deputy Gare, inside the chopper, lifting of, to

begin an early morning search.

CUT TO:

EXT. SHORE - (DIFFERENT PART OF THE LAKE) - SUNRISE

Kelly, Jack, Keough, and Stevens searching for tracks along the

wooded shoreline, staying a good six feet from the actual shore.

Their senses are very heightened. Keough has his cannon gun.

JACK:

Get back from the shore. We know

how fast he can leap out.

KEOUGH:

We shouldn't even really be doing

this.

JACK:

They won't be here till at least

noon. We got a few hours to kill.

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