Lake Placid Page #9

KEOUGH:

Is this a trick?

HECTOR:

What I'm saying is if it's a

crocodile that cut a man in half he

would have to be over twenty feet

which would make him well over a

hundred years old, it would be

unthinkable to destroy him.

JACK:

(to Burke)

Alright, let's just drop here.

Burke lowers the anchor, as Keough just continues to stare at

Hector. Kelly readies the hatchling recorder. She lowers it

into the water.

KELLY:

They respond pretty quick. I'll

wait till you get down before I

turn it on.

JACK:

Good.

(climbing over)

See ya soon.

KELLY:

Good luck.

There was a twinge of real concern in her voice. He makes eye

contact with her. Then drops over. Goes under.

HECTOR:

(to Kelly)

Two years married, divorced, used

to be a lawyer, quit, I'm still

waiting on his sperm count.

KELLY:

What?

(off Hector's look)

Oh as if I'm interested.

HECTOR:

As if.

(as he's about to go

overboard; to Keough)

Will you miss me?

KEOUGH:

(to Hector)

I brought a pork chop, maybe we

could hang it around your neck for

luck.

HECTOR:

No thank you, but maybe later you

can chew the bark off my big fat

log.

And Hector drops overboard.

KEOUGH:

(to Kelly)

Was that like a homo-sexual remark?

KELLY:

(strict)

I asked you to be nice to him.

Keough rolls his eyes.

CUT TO:

EXT. UNDERWATER - ANGLE ON JACK - DAY

Jack, diving. We HEAR the HIGH PITCH of CROCODILE HATCHLINGS.

Visibility is again pretty limited.

EXT. LAKE - ANGLE ON HECTOR - UNDERWATER - DAY

Hector dives through the dark black water. Visibility is lousy.

EXT. UNDERWATER - THIRTY MINUTES LATER

Jack dives, searched. Looks ahead, sees something... He moves

closer... it's the carcass of the moose, no head.

EXT. LAKE - AN HOUR LATER

Kelly and Keough onboard.

KELLY:

He may be a kook but he's also been

all over the world with them. He

even swam in the Grimetti with

killer Niles all around him, he

never got nipped.

KEOUGH:

And that's why he thinks they're

Godly?

KELLY:

He said he knew it when he looked

into their eyes.

KEOUGH:

(simple)

You like Jack?

KELLY:

(thrown)

What? I don't even know the guy.

KEOUGH:

Hector thinks you like him.

KELLY:

Well Hector's a giant cracker.

KEOUGH:

You think Jack's handsome?

KELLY:

What is this?

KEOUGH:

I'm just curious. I can never tell

what women think is handsome. Is

he handsome?

KELLY:

Well. He's probably rugged

handsome I guess. Yeah.

A beat.

KEOUGH:

Am I?

EXT. UNDERWATER - DAY

Jack and Hector, diving together.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. LAKE - TWO HOURS LATER

The boats sit still on the dead calm water. Kelly works the

RADAR, Keough covertly eats a Twinkie.

KELLY:

It shouldn't be taking so long.

They both scan the surface. Dead calm.

EXT. UNDERWATER - CONTINUOUS

Hector moves about. We can hear the HATCHLING RECORDER, but

he's not seeing anything.

EXT. UNDERWATER - (ANOTHER AREA) - CONTINUOUS

Jack looks about. He looks up. Doesn't see much but he gets an

eerie feeling. Something's out there.

EXT. LAKE - CONTINUOUS

Keough, Kelly, and Burke, standing idly, scanning the calm

surface.

KEOUGH:

(into headset)

Hector, Jack, we show you with

about twelve minutes of oxygen

left, and you're on the last tank.

Time to go home.

KELLY:

That was a bust.

A beat. Another beat. Then... something jerks the boat a

little.

KELLY (CONT'D)

What was that?

KEOUGH:

I don't know. It was like a tug.

Something tugged us.

Upon which something really yanks the boat. So hard... Kelly

flips over the back, into the water.

KEOUGH (CONT'D)

Hey!

The boat is moving, being dragged quickly.

BURKE:

Something's got the anchor line!

KEOUGH:

Kelly!!

But Kelly's alone in the water, the boat being pulled away.

RESUME:

KEOUGH:

(into headset)

Jack!! Hector! We're being

dragged!!

(as he starts the motor; to

Burke)

Cut the line! Cut the f***ing

line!

Burke goes to work on the anchor line as we ANGLE Kelly,

treading water, in the middle of nowhere. She's completely

vulnerable.

EXT. UNDERWATER - CONTINUOUS

Hector, swimming for the surface.

EXT. LAKE - CONTINUOUS

Kelly, treading water. FIND Keough on the boat, he now has the

engine running, fighting against the drag but whatever has that

boat has a f***ing strong hold.

KEOUGH:

Cut the Goddamn rope!

BURKE:

(working away)

I'm trying!

And finally, as he severs the rope the boat almost goes airborne

with a jump, Burke nearly sails out. Keough's boat then races

to Kelly.

ANGLE KELLY:

KELLY:

Hurry up!!

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