Lake Placid Page #20

looking back at them. He knows he's in their hands now. He

knows.

ANGLE THE HUMANS

A beat.

HECTOR:

(quiet)

Flax him under his tail. Two

hundred cc's. Under the tail,

that'll put him to sleep.

Upon which we HEAR the SOUND of TRUCKS. Florida Fish And Game,

U.S. Wildlife, arriving on the scene.

JACK:

Thank God.

OFFICER COLSON, Florida Fish And Game, emerges, approaches.

Stares with utter disbelief.

KELLY:

We need to get it some medical

help.

(re Hector)

And him too.

By now the Florida army has moved in. They all stare with the

same suspended disbelief.

KEOUGH:

(explaining)

We trapped him with our chopper.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. BEACH - AN HOUR LATER

A crew, including vets, are working on the sedated croc, trying

to free it from the wreckage. FIND the PARAMEDICS with Hector,

on a stretcher. Jack, Kelly, and Keough are there.

PARAMEDIC:

We're gonna airvac him to Portland.

KELLY:

Okay.

(to Hector)

That's where they're taking the

croc, Hector, they've got some big

tank there.

HECTOR:

He's gonna live?

KELLY:

Yeah. Thanks to you.

HECTOR:

And Hank.

(to Keough)

I know you weren't really trying to

hit him.

KEOUGH:

(gently)

I was aiming for you.

Hector smiles.

HECTOR:

Thanks for the rescue.

Jack leans down.

JACK:

You take care.

HECTOR:

You talk to Bickerman?

JACK:

She didn't tell us about the other

croc 'cause she was afraid we'd

blow it's head off.

HECTOR:

Women's intuition. Are there

anymore?

JACK:

Just those two.

PARAMEDIC:

We gotta take him.

JACK:

Okay.

PARAMEDIC:

We got room for one.

JACK:

Well... I got stuff to pack up

and...

He looks to Kelly, but before she can say "yes"--

KEOUGH:

(grudging)

I'll go.

Hector smiles. The Paramedics board Hector. Keough turns to

Jack.

KEOUGH:

Thanks for your help.

JACK:

You too.

Handshake. Respect. That's about as much affection as you get

from Keough. He then extends his hand to Kelly.

KELLY:

I'm sure this would offend you on

principal but... could we keep in

touch?

KEOUGH:

I guess.

And she kisses him on the cheek. Keough fights off his blush,

boards the chopper. As it then lifts up, Kelly turns to Jack.

KELLY:

Well...

JACK:

You wanna ride in my truck?

GARE:

(arriving)

Your truck is jammed. Should we

take some stuff out?

KELLY:

No, no, I'll be a while anyway.

I'm gonna say goodbye to the lake.

JACK:

You sure? I don't mind...

KELLY:

No, I actually want to stay for a

little while.

They hold a look. Then--

KELLY (CONT'D)

I'll miss you most of all

scarecrow.

And she kisses his cheek.

JACK:

If I'm ever in New York...

KELLY:

Yeah.

They hold another look.

JACK:

Y'know, if we didn't live in

separate worlds and...

(a beat)

KELLY:

But we do.

(then)

Hey, we'll always have Maine.

He smiles.

JACK:

It was... something meeting you.

KELLY:

Likewise.

He kisses her hand. Holds a look. Heads off.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. BEACH - DUSK

The tents are down, everything's packed. A couple trucks

remain. The croc is gone. Things are quiet. Kelly stands down

by the water, staring out.

HER P.O.V.

Hypnotic beauty. The lake doesn't even ripple. She soaks it in

as if she knows it may be a while before she ever gets close to

this again. She HEARS every BIRD. Including a DISTANT LOON.

Serenity has returned. Then suddenly... a stone goes skipping

out, four, five, six skips. Kelly turns around. Jack stands

there. They hold a look.

JACK:

I thought I should say goodbye to

the lake too.

He approaches. Takes her hand.

KELLY:

(weakly)

Different worlds, Jack.

JACK:

Yeah, I thought about that as I was

driving... and... I haven't found

somebody in my world. You found

anyone in yours?

KELLY:

No.

JACK:

So I was thinking... maybe if I met

anybody in my world who was good

for you and if you know somebody in

New York good for me, we could fix

each other up.

KELLY:

You think?

JACK:

Worth a try. We don't wanna be

alone forever, do we?

KELLY:

Probably not.

They hold a look. He kisses her softly.

JACK:

That was... y'know if the guy asks

me can she kiss, now I'll be able

to tell him if you can.

KELLY:

Good thinking.

And they kiss again, this one escalates a little. They break.

And then he holds her. Tightly as the CAMERA PULLS UP to an

AERIAL VIEW of them, embracing at the water's edge.

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