Lost Highway Page #25

PETE:

What happened to me?

Bill and Claire just stare at Pete.

PETE:

Please tell me.

BILL:

No.

FADE OUT:

FADE IN:

INT. DAYTON HOUSE - NIGHT

The clock on the wall reads: 1:30 a.m. The house is completely

quiet, except for the refrigerator motor.

Pete is on the phone in the kitchen talking quietly.

PETE:

Why didn't you tell me you brought

me here that night?

(he listens)

To my house... my parents told me.

What are you tryin' to hide?

(he listens)

Sheila... Tell me... Who was with

me?... Who was the man?...

(he listens)

...When you brought me home!

(he listens)

What was he doin' there?

(he listens)

What are you cryin' about?... Sheila?

FADE OUT:

FADE IN:

INT. ARNIE'S GARAGE - DAY

Pete is working on a car. The Mercedes Pullman pulls into

the shop. Mr. Eddy gets out with his two assistants. They

stay by the car while Mr. Eddy walks over to Pete. Mr. Eddy

smiles.

MR. EDDY

How ya doin', Pete?

PETE:

Okay.

MR. EDDY

I'm sure you noticed that girl that

was with me the other day... Good

lookin' blonde? She stayed in the

car?...

Pete just stares at Mr. Eddy. His heart begins to race.

MR. EDDY

Her name is Alice. You know I love

that girl to death. If I ever found

out somebody was makin' out with

her, I'd take this...

(he opens his coat

and pulls out his

.44 Ruger Blackhawk

and holds it up in

front of Pete's face)

...and shove it so far up his ass it

would come out his mouth... Then you

know what?...

PETE:

(very quietly)

What?

MR. EDDY

I'd pull the trigger and shoot him

right between the eyes.

Abruptly, Mr. Eddy becomes cool - he holsters his pistol and

smiles at Pete.

MR. EDDY

So, Pete, you're lookin, better.

What have you been up to?

CLOSE UP ON PETE'S FACE - staring at Mr. Eddy.

CUT TO:

INT. DAYTON HOUSE - NIGHT

The phone rings in the kitchen.

PETE:

(voiceover)

I'll get it.

Pete moves into the kitchen and picks up the phone.

PETE:

Hello.

ALICE:

Meet me at the Starlight Motel on

Sycamore... I'll be there in twenty

minutes.

PETE:

(hesitates)

Okay.

Alice hangs up. Pete stares at the phone for a moment, then

hangs it up slowly.

CUT TO:

EXT. STARLIGHT MOTEL - NIGHT

Pete pulls his Camaro into the parking lot. When he gets out

of the car, he hears a voice and looks.up.

ALICE:

Up here... Come on.

Pete takes a stairway past a "Coke" machine and meets Alice

in front of a second floor room where the door stands open.

ALICE:

I already got the room.

Pete follows Alice into the motel room and she shuts the

door.

CUT TO:

EXT. STARLIGHT MOTEL - NIGHT

Ed and Al are parked across the street - watching.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. STARLIGHT MOTEL - ROOM - NIGHT

Pete and Alice are sitting on the bed - dressed. A bedside

table lamp is on.

ALICE:

He'll kill us.

PETE:

Are you positive he knows?

ALICE:

I'm not positive... but... he knows.

PETE:

So what do we do?

ALICE:

I don't know.

PETE:

We should stop seeing each other.

ALICE:

No... no.

Alice moves closer to Pete and melts into him. She places

his hand on her breast and looks in his eyes.

ALICE:

I don't want to live without you.

She kisses Pete and pulls up her sweater to let him feel her

bare breasts. Pete kisses her back - lost in his longing for

her.

Alice breaks away.

ALICE:

We have to get away... We have to

get some money.

Pete just stares at her.

ALICE:

I know a guy... He pays girls to

party with him... He always has alotta

cash...

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