Lake Placid Page #18

EXT. LAKE - AN HOUR LATER

The cow has been dipped more times than a stale donut now and he

just hangs there like pasta. Jack, Keough, and Kelly are poised

with tranq guns on the beach.

JACK:

(looking through

binoculars)

He doesn't seem to be swimming. Is

he swimming?

KELLY:

(looking through

binoculars)

He's floating. Take it home.

JACK:

(into headset)

Hector.

HECTOR (O.S.)

Hold on!

INT. CHOPPER - CONTINUOUS

HECTOR:

I got something on the screen.

JACK (O.S.)

You do?

ANGLE THE SCREEN

There's a mass... moving toward the cow.

HECTOR:

He's coming.

EXT. BEACH - CONTINUOUS

JACK:

(into walkie-talkie; now

adrenalized)

Where? Where?

HECTOR (O.S.)

(through walkie talkie)

Thirty meters or so. Moving slow,

but straight toward Elsie.

JACK:

Can you confirm visually or just

radar?

HECTOR (O.S.)

(through walkie talkie)

Radar, he's underwater. But he's

definitely coming.

JACK:

Okay. Lead him in.

(to the others; barking)

Okay, everybody up on the trucks.

We aim for the stomach or side...

there's little chance the darts

will pierce his hide. Everybody up

on the trucks.

They move into position.

INT. HECTOR'S CHOPPER - CONTINUOUS

HECTOR:

(charged)

On our way. There, he's surfacing,

there's the snout. You little

sucker.

EXT. LAKE - CONTINUOUS

Sure enough... that giant snout breaks the surface. Ever so

calmly... it moves toward the cow.

EXT. BEACH - CONTINUOUS

KELLY:

(into walkie-talkie)

If he gets close, you go up,

Hector, don't you endanger that

cow.

KEOUGH:

She's worried about the cow now.

HECTOR (O.S.)

(through walkie-talkie)

He's following. Here we come.

ANGLE THE RADAR SCREEN

Depicting the same.

EXT. BEACH - CONTINUOUS

JACK:

(to Hector)

Nice and slow.

(to the others)

Let's get ready.

Hector's chopper, cow dangling, is slowly approaching the shore.

Behind it... the snout and eyes of a giant croc. Back on the

shore, Keough's men ready themselves for action. Tranq guns.

rifles... the team is mobilized. We HEAR a DISTRESSED CRY from

the COW.

KELLY:

He's mooing.

JACK:

You wouldn't?

KEOUGH:

They're coming right in.

KELLY:

Such a simple idea and it's

working. What does that tell you?

KEOUGH:

That it's about to go wrong.

JACK:

(into walkie talkie)

Almost here, Hector. Don't forget

to lift up the cow.

HECTOR (O.S.)

(sarcastic, through walkie

talkie)

Thank you, Jack.

JACK:

(to the team)

You shoot on my order. If he

charges, I'll be yelling "go" which

means drivers take off. And drive

fast, they can move on land.

(to Keough)

You set?

KEOUGH:

Don't worry about me.

Incredibly... the plan is working. A giant dragon is following

a dangled suspended cow to the shoreline.

Hector dangles the cow closer, they're now nearing shore. The

big crocodile, eyes on the prize, is moving in for the flank

steak. The time is now.

INT. CHOPPER - CONTINUOUS

HECTOR:

We're in about four feet of water

now.

EXT. BEACH - CONTINUOUS

JACK:

Little closer. Three, two, one...

The crocodile then suddenly thrusts up after the cow, snapping

at air. Hector pulls up with the chopper.

JACK (CONT'D)

Fire!!

Jack, Gare, and other officers pump the beast with tranq darts.

But Hector has taken his chopper up too fast, causing the cow to

swing like a pendulum. It rocks the chopper.

INT. CHOPPER - CONTINUOUS

HECTOR:

Oh, sh*t.

The chopper is in trouble. The cow sways, the helicopter

struggles to stay airborne.

EXT. BEACH - ANGLE KELLY - CONTINUOUS

KELLY:

(screaming)

Watch out!!

JACK:

Keep firing!

The men continue to pump the beast with tranquilizing darts.

INT. CHOPPER - CONTINUOUS

Hector's having trouble righting his chopper.

HECTOR:

Motherf***er.

EXT. BEACH - CONTINUOUS

Suddenly the croc goes up and grabs the dangling cow, snapping

off the cable.

JACK:

Sh*t!!

And down comes to the chopper, Hector cannot control it. It

crashes into the lake.

KELLY:

Hector!!

JACK:

(to Keough)

Take him.

KEOUGH:

I can't. I'll get Hector!!

JACK:

Where is he?!

KELLY:

We gotta get to Hector!!

JACK:

(to the driver)

Back us in a little, we need to get

a shot!

Hector pops his head out of the overturned chopper. He looks

around.

HECTOR:

Where is he?

JACK:

(to the Deputies)

Tranq guns down, rifles up!

The men switch guns, under--

JACK (CONT'D)

(yelling to Hector)

Do not go in that water!

(to the driver)

Back us in!!

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