Logan's Run Page #14

230CLOSE - ON FRANCIS

aiming at Logan...then slowly moving his hand until Jessica is in

his sights.

231LOGAN - JESSICA - FRANCIS

Francis FIRES -- tremendous SOUND, ECHOING and RESOUNDING. One of

the great tanks buckles and a cascade of water erupts over

everything. Through it, Logan manages to get the door open and

pushes a half-drowning Jessica through.

232INT. - THE SHAFT

A sort of ancient freight elevator which commences to move groaning

when the waterlock door closes.

Logan slumps to the floor.

233INT. - SHAFT - TWO SHOT - LOGAN AND JESSICA

Moving at an extremely high speed...We can see the outside -

flickering - dark, light, - dark, light... and finally to a white

color. They lie slumped, motionless. Finally it stops. The door

opens into a kind of glistening darkness, suffused by a bluish glow.

It is now very cold.

In the silence Logan stirs. Groping, he touches Jessica, who moves

close to him. Logan puts his arm around her and they rise. Slowly,

tentatively, he leads her out into the dark chamber where they stand

for a moment trying to find themselves. What little light there is

seems to come from the left. Arm around Jessica, Logan starts to

move.

JESSICA (whispering)

I'm afraid.

LOGAN:

It's brighter there...besides, we

can't go back.

He starts to move again but Jessica hangs back.

JESSICA:

Wait.

He halts.

JESSICA (cont'd)

I don't know what's going to happen

to us Logan but --

(a beat)

Are you glad you didn't kill him?

LOGAN:

It doesn't make any difference anymore.

JESSICA:

You're really one of us now, aren't you?

LOGAN:

You knew that I wasn't before, didn't you?

(Jessica nods)

Why did you stay with me?

JESSICA (feelingly)

I wanted to...

(Logan puts his arms

around her)

...And you...what made you kill Sandmen?

LOGAN:

I had to. I did kill...for the

first time in my life I killed.

JESSICA:

Because you felt like a Runner,

didn't you.

LOGAN:

I guess so...I know I felt something

I never felt before...and I didn't

like it...not a bit.

(after another long beat)

I'll tell you one thing...Sanctuary

better be worth it. That's the last

place for me to live now.

JESSICA:

For us.

Logan mouths "Us"...a strange word...and why not... in the last

minutes he has done strange things.

234-236 OUT

236x1INT. - ICE CAVERN

Suddenly they are blinded by a brilliant light coming from the side

and revealing for the first time where they are.

236x2ANGLE

Before them a vase, dim, ice-shrouded storage area, row upon endless

row of frozen lockers trailing away into darkness, their legends and

contents unreadable in the thick covering of ice and frost. To the

side, a bright light.

236x3LOGAN AND JESSICA

Walk toward the light.

236x4WITH LOGAN AND JESSICA

We see a huge, high-domed cavern ringed and ornamented with

extraordinary ice sculptures-They are everywhere: Otters, fish, a

tusked walrus---overhead a flight of birds.

236x5ANOTHER ANGLE

As they look in wonder:

VOICE:

Overwhelming, isn't it?

Logan and Jessica turn and see:

237-238OUT

239FULL ANGLE - BOX

Box is half-man...half-metal.

From the midpoint of his sternum to his hips he is coils and cables.

One hand is a cutting tool. His head is half-flesh...half-metal. his

legs are a chrome pedestal.

BOX:

Are you too startled? Am I too

removed from your ken?

(slightest beat)

I'm neither machine nor man...but

a perfect fusion of the two...and

better than either.

(with great pride)

No human sculptor could match this

greatness...don't you agree?

LOGAN:

All right - what are you?

BOX (laughs)

Your turn.

JESSICA:

It's incredibly beautiful.

BOX:

Ah, but wait for the winds. Then

my birds sing. My walrus breathes.

My palace chimes and bells. And the

deep grottoes whisper my name...Box

Box...Bahhhhxxxxsss...

LOGAN (after a beat)

We're hungrydo you have anything

to eat?

BOX:

Anything to eat?

Box starts to laugh...He is roaring with laughter as:

JESSICA (quietly)

We're human and we're hungry.

BOX (still laughing)

I know...I know.

LOGAN:

This place is a link to Sanctuary,

isn't it?

Box looks totally confused.

LOGAN (angrily)

How do you think we got here??!!

BOX:

You walked in. I saw you. Don't

you remember?

Logan contains his anger.

LOGAN (beginning

again; quietly)

Where do you think we came from?

BOX:

From? From? From?

LOGAN:

We were sent here and you know it.

Others have been sent here. Where

are they? Hiding?

Box looks around the cavern:

BOX (mischievously)

Hiding? Yes! Hiding, hiding.

LOGAN:

Where do we go?!

(up a notch)

Where do we go from here??!!

We hear a NOISE outside.

BOX:

Is that the wind?

(smiling)

Not yet...

(slightest beat)

You must hear my birds sing.

LOGAN:

You know about Sanctuary! I know

you do! You have to help us! You

don't have a choice! It isn't your

decision!! Tell us.

BOX:

Never a pair. I have never had a

pair.

LOGAN:

Where do you send them?

BOX:

You're a beautiful pair.

JESSICA:

Please.

BOX:

I've never seen humans whom I thought

worthy of being here...

(a beat)

I'd like to sculpt you.

(looking around)

Where would I put you?

(smiling)

I know...you'd be the base of the

column. You'd hold up my world!

LOGAN (exasperated)

Answer the question!

BOX:

Do you know how long all this will

last? Not thirty years...or thirty

thousand years...but thirty thousand

thousand years...and you'll be part

of it. Ages will roll...Ages. And

you'll be here...the two of you...

eternally frozen...frozen...beautiful.

LOGAN (to Jessica)

There must be somebody else up here.

I can't believe that he's--

BOX (interrupting;

his voice tone changing;

very lucid)

Let me sculpt you and I will show

you where the others have gone.

LOGAN:

That's better.

(slightest beat)

How do you want us?

BOX:

Nude. Imagine, a pair.

LOGAN (starting to

take off his clothes;

as Jessica hesitates,

Logan smiles)

It'll be all right...

240-241JESSICA

Undresses.

Box motions to a pedestal covered with deep white furs.

BOX:

Up there.

Logan helps Jessica up to the pedestal. As they stand there:

LOGAN:

How do you want us?

BOX (beat)

Up there.

Logan looks at Jessica. Her beauty is glowing in the lamplight.

Logan takes Jessica into his arms.

BOX:

Enchanting. Is that what humans do?

By this time, Logan and Jessica are no longer listening to

Box...their arms are enveloping one another...with strong feelings.

BOX'S VOICE

Superb!

242ANOTHER ANGLE - INCLUDING BOX

As his metal hand begins to BUZZ...he brings it to the base of the

huge column supporting the cavern.

As he works furiously...at Incredible speed:

243LOGAN AND JESSICA

...oblivious to Box...their feelings intensifying as they continue

to hold one another.

244-245OUT

246CLOSE - ON BOX

BOX (stepping back)

Done...behold...!

247REVERSE ANGLE - LOGAN AND JESSICA

Before they turn to view the sculpture they kiss long and

passionately.

Their mood is broken by:

BOX'S VOICE

Done...Done...Done...

Logan and Jessica break. They turn and see:

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