London After Midnight Page #8

187

INT. MUSIC ROOM NIGHT CLOSEUP

Lucy staring at him big-eyed, breathlessly, beginning to

guess the truth.

188

INT. MUSIC ROOM NIGHT CLOSEUP

Sir James, as he turns to her, a life long love for her in

his eyes and says:

TITLE:

"It may seem a strange time to

speak, Lucy, but--"

CUT FROM TITLE TO:

189

INT. MUSIC ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT

Sir James and Lucy as he pauses, then says fervently:

TITLE:

"I love you, Lucy -- I

want you to marry me."

BACK TO SCENE:
He finishes title, taking her hands gently.

Lucy, looking at him aghast, at the devotion in his eyes,

knows that this is no time to tell him. So she falters:

TITLE:

"I--I must have time--

to--to think it over--"

BACK TO SCENE:
He nods gravely, patting her hand gently.

She starts to draw away, to rise.

190

INT. MUSIC ROOM MED. SHOT NIGHT

Lucy, rising, stands for a moment, uncertainly. Sir James

rises, turns toward her. Suddenly Lucy bursts into a sob

and runs from the room. Sir James takes a step after her

and stops, thinking.

191

INT. LOWER HALL MED. SHOT

Hibbs is waiting in the hall as Lucy comes out. Burke is

coming in the front door. Hibbs glares at him as Lucy,

sobbing a little, goes to Hibbs. Burke turns in at the

library. Hibbs and Lucy go out to the veranda.

192

INT. LIBRARY FULL SHOT

Burke, coming in, stands for a moment, then steps over to

the desk and picks up one of the volumes on vampires. With

this in his hand, he goes over to a chair by the window,

where the sunlight is coming in and sits down.

193

EXT. VERANDA CLOSE SHOT

Lucy and Hibbs, as she tells him what happened. Hibbs gets

over:
"I'll go to him, tell him." She holds his arm. "No,

no you can't."

194

INT. LIBRARY CLOSE SHOT

Burke, turning and looking out of the window. Then, with a

little sigh for his advancing age and his incapacity for

romance, he takes out his glasses, puts them on and starts

to read from the book. After a moment, he glances up from

the book into the room.

195

INT. LIBRARY MED. SHOT

Sir James has come into the library. Burke, looking up,

tells him he has been reading something about protective

measures. He shows a passage in the book to Sir James:

INSERT:

Page in Old English:

A wreath of tube-roses at the

window, a sword across the door

will make it impossible for the

vampyr to enter a sleeping room

at night.

FADE OUT ON INSERT

196

FADE IN:

INT. LUCY'S ROOM FULL SHOT NIGHT

Burke, Sir James, Hibbs and Lucy. Hibbs is reading from one

of the ancient books at a table. Lucy is placing a wreath

of tube-roses at the window. There is a sword on the table.

Lucy turns and tells them: "That's done," coming down to

the table. Hibbs, picking up the sword and the book, rises.

He and Burke start toward the door. Sir James turns to say

good night to Lucy.

197

INT. LUCY'S ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT

Sir James saying good night to Lucy, saying it tenderly,

his devotion in his eyes.

198

INT. LUCY'S ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT

Hibbs and Burke at the open door, waiting. It is evident

that Hibbs, who is looking back, sees Sir James' tenderness,

his love for Lucy. Hibbs is troubled.

199

INT. LUCY'S ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT

Sir James and Lucy, as he bends over and kisses her gently,

with a fatherly kiss, and turns and exits. Lucy turns away,

back into the room with bowed head.

200

INT. LUCY'S ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT

At the door, as Sir James comes in, going out of the door

after Burke. Hibbs looks back in the room toward Lucy,

troubled, his love in his eyes, then turns and goes out,

starting to close the door behind him.

201

INT. UPPER HALL MED. SHOT NIGHT

Outside door to Lucy's room, as Sir James says good night

to Burke in f.g., while Hibbs fastens the sword to the door

over the keyhole. Hibbs turns to Burke and they exit

together toward Hibbs' room.

202

INT. UPPER HALL MED. SHOT NIGHT

At door to Hibbs' room, as Burke and Hibbs come in. Hibbs

opens the door and turns to say good night. Burke indicates

that he would like to talk to him. Hibbs says "Come in,"

and they exit to Hibbs' room.

203

INT. HIBBS' ROOM FULL SHOT NIGHT

The room is dark as Hibbs and Burke come in. There is a

shaft of moonlight through a window upon the bed. Hibbs

switches on the electric light. They go over and sit on the

bed.

204

INT. HIBBS' ROOM NIGHT CLOSE SHOT

The two men as they sit on the bed. Burke says to him:

TITLE:

"Now about you and Miss Lucy's

brother, Harry--"

BACK TO SCENE:
Hibbs turns sharply, staring at Burke. Burke

goes on regardless:

TITLE:

"You didn't like each other

very much did you?"

BACK TO SCENE:
Hibbs is about to resent this question, but

there is a force in Burke's direct gaze that he cannot

resist. So, after a moment, he answers:

TITLE:

"He objected to my caring for Lucy.

He thought I wasn't good enough

for her--"

CUT FROM TITLE TO:

205

INT. HIBBS' ROOM NIGHT CLOSE UP

Hibbs, as he finishes title, looking out of scene at Burke.

206

INT. HIBBS' ROOM CLOSE UP NIGHT

Burke staring steadily at him, an intense light in his eyes.

207

INT. HIBBS' ROOM NIGHT CLOSE UP

Hibbs, unable to stand unflinching the direct gaze, looks

away, looks down at his wristwatch.

INSERT:

WRISTWATCH. Time -- 10:13

BACK TO SCENE:
He looks up again at Burke.

208

INT. HIBBS' ROOM NIGHT LARGE CLOSE UP

Burke, with eyes lighted so that they seem to dart fire.

The eyes start now to revolve, slowly.

FADE OUT:

209

FADE IN:

INT. HIBBS' ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT

The electric light is out. Burke is lying on the bed in the

shaft of moonlight, asleep. He stirs a little, turns over,

into the shadow. A dim figure back to the camera, tips in,

leaning over the bed. Burke turns back again into the light.

The figure withdraws. Burke sits up, suddenly staring off

scene, whips up a pistol from the bed and fires out of

scene. (Burke wears pajama jacket. Otherwise, he is

completely dressed.)

210

INT. HIBBS' ROOM MED. SHOT NIGHT

A dim figure back to camera, disappearing through the open

door.

211

INT. HIBBS' ROOM MED. SHOT NIGHT

At bed, as Burke leaps to his feet, pistol in hand, and

rushes out of scene.

212

INT. UPPER HALL SEMI FULL SHOT NIGHT

The hall is empty. Burke, rushing out from Hibbs' room,

pistol in hand, stops, looking around. The door to Sir

James' room is suddenly thrown open and Sir James rushes

out, demanding:
"What is it? What's the matter?" Burke goes

quickly down to him.

213

INT. UPPER HALL CLOSE SHOT NIGHT

Sir James, as Burke comes in. Sir James demanding "What

happened?" Sir James is in a bathrobe, which he now ties

around him, as though he had been suddenly awakened and had

slipped it on very hurriedly before rushing out. Burke

tells him about something that came into the room, where he

was sleeping. Sir James is aghast. Burke to calm him, says:

TITLE:

"Probably my imagination,

Sir James. Go back to bed."

BACK TO SCENE:
Burke opens the door to Sir James and ushers

Sir James in. He closes the door, turns, with pistol ready,

and exits from scene, down the hall.

214

INT. UPPER HALL MED. SHOT NIGHT

Burke, coming in, looking at the floor, suddenly kneels to

the floor.

215

INT. UPPER HALL CLOSE UP NIGHT

Burke, kneeling on floor, inspecting the floor.

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