Logan's Run Page #7

Walking slowly up to a door, she hesitates, KNOCKS.

Logan opens the door, reacts.

LOGAN:

Are you here to help me?

JESSICA:

What do you need?

A moment, then Logan moves toward her hungrily, pulling her in to

him as the door closes.

94X4 OUT

DISSOLVE TO:

94X5WITH LOGAN AND JESSICA

Walking along a handsomely landscaped stream. Laughing together,

stopping to admire the beautiful fish (koi).

JESSICA:

What're you going to do?

LOGAN:

That's tomorrow.

JESSICA:

(turning away slightly)

I wish I could help you.

LOGAN:

(turning her gently back)

Maybe you'll chink of something...

JESSICA:

(hating herself)

I wish I knew what you think I know.

Logan smiles at her, both knowing what's false, but drawn to each

other anyhow. They commence walking again.

94X6ANOTHER ANGLE

The followers, ahead now, watching, trying to make up their minds as

to whether Jessica is bringing Logan to the ambush. As they argue,

Logan and Jessica approach.

94X7WITH LOGAN AND JESSICA

LOGAN:

If you did know, you'd tell me.

JESSICA:

Of course--

LOGAN (overriding)

If you trusted me, you'd know.

JESSICA (evading it)

We're coming to Arcade.

(beat)-

Shall we Relive together?

94X8CLOSE ANGLE

As they pass, Jessica looks full in the face of one of the

followers, looks away. Logan does not notice. The followers are

partly reassured. One of the men is now holding a garrote made from

his necklace. The man who first followed gestures and the others go

off purposefully. He continues after Logan and Jessica as they exit

round a corner.

94X9 OUT

94AX9READY ROOM

As 1st Sandman returns, still cheerfully chewing. Francis is

reluctant to give up his place and when he does, he remains standing

there, watching. He loves the work--they all do.

94X10ARCADE - LOWER LEVEL

Logan and Jessica entering. Logan is aware of Jessica's increasing

tension. He pretends unconcern, but he is wary.

94X11ANOTHER ANGLE

Behind them, visible through the crowd--two of the men we saw

before. The Follower and the man with the garrote. They are moving

so as to intersect with Logan and Jessica where the crowd is

thickest, streams coming together to move to a higher level.

94X12FEATURING JESSICA

As they move, fearful--torn between her promise and her feeling for

Logan. Catching a glimpse of the followers, she makes a small sound,

hesitates, pretends to have stumbled.

94X13THE AMBUSHERS

Closer now, closing in -- the wire garrote gleaming between the

man's hands.

94X14LOGAN AND JESSICA

Suddenly she stops. He comes round facing as people eddy by them.

Logan looks at her searchingly.

LOGAN:

Tell me, Jessica.

Behind him the two men move in. The man with the garrote raises his

hands. One more step... Logan senses something, half-turns just as

we hear a familiar urgent SOUND--the sound of his transceiver.

Behind him the man hesitates, drops his hands. Logan takes the

transceiver from his belt and moves out of the crowd to the side,

Jessica with him. Now he bends to read the message and Jessica

cranes her head to see too.

94X15READY ROOM - FRANCIS AND SANDMEN

As the Runner alarm pulses and the readout flashes its message:

RUNNER FEMALE:
CATHEDRAL Q-2

...LOGAN-5

The Sandman at the console turns and says:

1ST SANDMAN

Hey, Logan's got a mean one tonight--

why don't you--

But Francis is already at the door. A wave and he's gone. The others

ad lib interest-- "watch out in there--they can cut you before you

see them" etc.

95-105 OUT

105X1ARCADE STATION - THE AMBUSH

The two watching, muscles taut -- wondering.

106-

106X1OUT

106X2ARCADE - TWO SHOT - LOGAN AND JESSICA

As he speaks he leads her into the maze-car station and punches out

his destination on the car caller.

LOGAN:

A Runner...Cathedral. A woman.

106X3MAZE-CAR STATION ARCADE

JESSICA:

You're not going, are you?

LOGAN (a beat)

Why not? Maybe she'll help me.

You won't. You'd better stay here.

The maze-car arrives and they move to it.

JESSICA (touching his

arm)

I'd rather be with you.

LOGAN (knowing she is

lying through her teeth)

That's nice.

They enter the car which instantly moves off. As it passes, the men

in ambush come forward and read the destination. They ring for

another car which pulls in immediately.

107-

109X1 OUT

109X2ANOTHER ANGLE

As the two jam into the maze-car which rockets off in pursuit...

110-

120 OUT

121INT - MAZE-CAR - LOGAN AND JESSICA - MOVING SHOT

LOGAN:

Have you ever been through Cathedral?

Jessica shakes her head.

LOGAN:

They're like beasts. Wild.

JESSICA:

Maybe they're angry because they're

grown in meccano-breeders.

LOGAN (interrupting,

grimacing)

Instead of what? Nine months inside a

woman:

(ugh)

We're all raised the same but most of

us don't become cubs in Cathedral.

JESSICA:

Some people say children need human

mothering.

LOGAN:

Insane. Nurseries are better than any

mother could be.

JESSICA:

I'm only telling you what I've heard...

(slightest beat)

Haven't you ever wondered what your

seed-mother was Like...?

LOGAN:

Uh-uh.

JESSICA:

I have.

LOGAN:

(after a beat)

When did you begin to question Lastday?

JESSICA:

I don't remember exactly...except I was

a Green.

(another beat)

What would you like to relive, Logan?

LOGAN (smiling)

Let's see - how long has it been?

As Jessica turns her head...looking somewhat guilty, the maze-car

slides to a stop.

A warning light pulses on the car's console and a RECORDED VOICE

speaks before the hatch opens.

VOICE:

Attention passengers. Cathedral

Station is a personal risk area.

Persons with business are warned

to be careful.

121X1EXT. - MAZE-CAR - CATHEDRAL STATION

Now the hatch opens. They step out, Logan first, Jessica timidly,

looking around. Behind them the hatch closes, the maze-car sighs

away into the distance.

JESSICA:

I've never been in this quadrant.

(looks off)

Is that Arcade off there?

There are standing on the maze-car platform -- a high overlook like

an "elevated" station.

121X2POV - THE CITY BEYOND THE WALLS OF CATHEDRAL

Arcade shining like distant fireworks.

122EXT. - MAZE-CAR M PLATFORM - CATHEDRAL

Below them a narrow, sharply angled concrete canyon, buttressed

walls rising featureless. The look of an old fortress, blank, dim

and cool. Still visible over an opening the chiseled legend

"Cathedral Plaza--2025 A.D.--Skidmore, Rosenfelt, Hennesy

architects."

Jessica shivers, looking around her. Logan takes her arm and they

descend into the canyon, move toward the wall. Their footsteps the

only SOUND.

LOGAN:

Let me go first. Sometimes they're

waiting just inside there--to rush

you when it opens...

LOGAN:

Quickly now--

He helps her through the narrow opening--the portal's walls are very

thick.. They turn abruptly and see:

123INT. - WALL - DAZZLE CHAMBER

A room of angled, reflecting surfaces. At one end a jagged corridor,

also mirrored, leads away. The zigzag, angled effect creates an

absolute confusion of images. but Logan leads her unhesitatingly

across the chamber to the corridor. Jessica hangs back, momentarily

certain she's about to smash into something.

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