Ouija Page #5

INT. DEBBIE’S HOUSE - NIGHT

LOOKING DOWN FROM AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW. Laine moves through

the dark backyard past the covered pool... followed by

Trevor, Isabelle and Sarah.

Linger here. At the side of the window, what we thought was

the edge of the curtain suddenly MOVES. Someone steps

away... sinking back into the shadows of the house.

INT. DEBBIE'S HOUSE - DOWNSTAIRS - NIGHT

Furniture sitting in the dark. Hold for a long beat...

20.

...as LAINE enters the quiet space. She glances around,

passes the vintage clock she looked at before... making sure

the coast is clear. She turns and signals to the others who

are waiting by the back in the kitchen.

They all step further inside. Isabelle turns on a lamp -

ISABELLE:

This feels wrong. We shouldn’t be

here.

-- Trevor comes up behind Isabelle, turns off the light.

TREVOR:

No house lights. We don’t want to

draw attention.

Trevor pulls an LED camping lantern from his backpack and

turns on the low light.

LAINE:

I thought we’d do this up in her

room. That’s where we used to play.

Sarah steps over to Trevor -- an aside.

SARAH:

I don’t know how you think you’re

gonna ‘talk’ to someone with that

thing.

(going into a little

routine)

‘Yo. Can you hear me now?

Signal’s bad. I’m only getting

like one bar here.’

TREVOR:

Your sister needs to do this. Just

zip it and go along.

SARAH:

Fine. I’ll lead the way.

Sarah takes Trevor’s lantern, heads for the stairs.

INT. DEBBIE’S HOUSE - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - NIGHT

Sarah is ahead of the others. Moving down the dark upstairs

hallway. We follow her into -

INT. DEBBIE’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Sarah comes into the room. She shines the lantern around.

Looks at the tree mural across the wall. FOLLOW THE LANTERN

LIGHT, scanning things on Debbie’s shelves, over to the bed -

-- and SOMEONE’S SITTING RIGHT THERE IN THE DARK!

21.

SARAH SCREAMS! Drops the lantern. Backs away.

Laine, Isabelle and Trevor hurry into the room to find Sarah

standing with her back against the wall. Staring. Laine

follows her gaze -- as the PERSON sitting on the bed now

stands... steps further into the light. .

It’s the loner GUY who Laine saw at Debbie’s wake. !This is

PETE (17).

TREVOR LAINE:

Who the hell are you ---- what’re you doing up

here?!

Pete coolly takes them in. !Not ruffled in the slightest.

PETE:

Everyone just chill.

TREVOR:

You got three seconds to answer me -

PETE:

-- I’m Pete. !Friend of Debbie’s

from theater class. !Transferred in

last fall.

LAINE:

-- she never talked about a 'Pete.'

I think I'd know if you were

friends.

Pete regards Laine.

PETE:

Laine, right? !Heard all about you

from Debbie... the falling out you

guys had. How you stopped talking

to her.

Laine's stung by his comment. A beat and then Pete holds up

a DVD.

PETE (CONT’D)

In answer to your questions, I told

Debbie’s folks I’d burn a DVD of

her last performance. !Promised to

drop it off. !I didn’t know they

were already gone.

(beat)

Back door was unlocked, so...

LAINE:

Fine. But why are you in Debbie’s

room?

Pete glances over at the CLOSET.

22.

PETE:

Guess I wanted to see where it

happened. Still can’t believe she

would do that...

The room finally settles. !Pete connects a look with Laine.

PETE (CONT’D)

Your turn. What’re you doing here?

TREVOR:

Laine, you don’t have to tell him

anything.

Pete’s eyes fall on the OUIJA board in Laine’s hands.

PETE:

That’s hers, right? Last couple of

weeks, she talked a lot about that

game.

Beat. Laine can’t hide her surprise at this new info.

LAINE:

Did you ever play it with her?

PETE:

No. !She wanted me to. !Bugging me

about it... and then she quit

asking. !Said she found another

friend to play with.

Pete glances at all of their faces.

PETE (CONT’D)

That’s why you’re here. Gonna try

to talk to Debbie.

A beat and then Pete hands Laine the DVD. .

PETE (CONT’D)

Then I’ll let you guys do your

thing. If you can get this to her

parents, I’d appreciate it.

Pete heads out of the room..

INT. DEBBIE’S HOUSE - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY

As Pete heads toward the stairs.

LAINE:

Hold up.

Pete stops as Laine approaches. It’s just the two of them.

23.

LAINE (CONT’D)

She really wanted you to play?

Off his expression we go -

THE FLOOR. !Laine sets up the OUIJA BOARD. !Places the

camping lantern next to it. !Just the right amount of light.

Trevor adjusts his VIDEO CAMERA on a tripod, aiming it down

on the Ouija board. !He glances back at Pete, and then comes

down next to Laine. !Very quiet -

TREVOR:

We don’t even know this guy...

Laine cuts a look at Pete. !He’s at Debbie’s desk, browsing

through her things.

LAINE .

But Debbie did... she wanted him to

play. !The more of her friends

around the board, the more likely

we make contact.

(beat)

You finish setting up the camera?

TREVOR:

Yeah. !We’re all ready.

INT. DEBBIE’S ROOM - NIGHT

Everyone’s now gathered in a circle around the Ouija board.

Sarah starts to touch the planchette, but Laine stops her.

LAINE:

The rules first. !You can’t ever

break them. !For starters... never

play Ouija in a graveyard.

ISABELLE:

Okay. Obviously we’re good there.

LAINE:

Don’t ask for any physical signs --

it should only be questions and

answers. !Always end a session with

‘good bye.’ !And the most important

one -- do not play alone.

Pete reaches a hand in. The first to touch the planchette.

He’s ready. Hesitant vibe in the room -

OVERHEAD. !THE BOARD. !As everyone else puts a hand on the

planchette. Fingertips touching.

24.

LAINE (CONT’D)

We circle the board five times to

begin. Once for each of us.

The planchette circles the board five times clockwise... then

comes to rest at the center.

Laine takes a breath... her words are like a summoning. The

painted tree limbs of Debbie’s wall mural stretched out

behind her.

LAINE (CONT’D)

As friends we’ve gathered, hearts

are true. Spirits near, we call to

you.

(beat)

If there is a presence here, please

make yourself known.

Nothing happens. The planchette is totally still. Isabelle

and Trevor trade a side glance, just wanting this to be over.

Laine remains focused on the board, asks again -

LAINE (CONT’D)

Is there a presence among us?

Another long moment passes. And then...

PETE:

I feel something.

TREVOR:

Feel what? Nothing’s happening.

We ever so slightly PUSH IN ON THE BOARD -- and the

planchette starts moving. Slowly at first. The movement is

stuttered... tentative. But definitely moving.

SARAH:

C’mon. Who’s doing that?

ISABELLE:

Not me.

The planchette keeps moving into the upper left hand corner

of the board, stopping on the word YES.

PETE:

Can you tell us who you are?

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