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Killaine replaces them in the over-night bag, re-locks it,

puts it back in the closet, starts out towards balcony.

INT. CABIN CRUISER VALKYRIE -- DAY

Betty is stretched out on a bunk, smoking, NOISE is HEARD

off, CREAKING WOOD STEPS. She jumps to her feet, starts

towards the companionway.

EXT. CABIN CRUISER VALKYRIE - COCKPIT -- DAY

As Brandon comes down off ladder and Betty comes up

companionway.

BRANDON:

(tightly)

Killaine's wise. We can't wait

any longer. Here, put this on.

(he opens locker,

picks out an oilskin

coat, hand sit to

her)

But stay out of sight until we

clear the harbor. I'll tell you

when.

(gets another oilskin

out of the locker,

puts it on himself)

BETTY:

Killaine's wise to what?

Without answering, Brandon slips past her, down

companionway.

INT. CABIN CRUISER VALKYRIE -- DAY

As Brandon enters, peeling off his overcoat and jacket,

tosses overcoat and hat aside, opens locker with push-back

door, hangs jacket up inside, takes out a heavy sweater

which he slips on, then a seamen's pea-jacket which he

also puts on. He reaches far in and comes out holding a

.38 automatic, slips it into the inside pocket of the pea

jacket, pulls locker door closed, starts out.

EXT. CABIN CRUISER VALKYRIE - COCKPIT -- DAY

Betty has put on her oilskin coat as Brandon comes up

companionway, slips behind the wheel and starts the motors.

He yells something at her, but the roar of the motors drowns

it out. He points. She nods, goes back down companionway.

Brandon casts off, cruiser starts to back out of the slip.

EXT. YACHT ANCHORAGE -- DAY

Cruiser backs in towards CAMERA, swings around, starts in

a wide curve towards the harbor entrance, moving very fast.

Brandon alone is seen. The cruiser picks up still more

speed and head off into the distance.

WIPE TO:

INT. ROYAL HOTEL - OUTSIDE BRANDON'S PENTHOUSE -- DAY

Elevator comes up, opens, Campbell and Gore come out.

Campbell crosses to penthouse door, presses bell, then

turns to Gore.

CAMPBELL:

I'm getting a little tired of this,

Sergeant. Mr. Brandon's a valued

guest in this hotel. We've known

him for a long time. I don't like

this prowling into people's rooms.

He presses the bell again.

GORE:

How many people in your hotel know

a man was murdered here,

Mr.Campbell? Apart from you and

the people questioned?

CAMPBELL:

(shortly)

None, as far as I know.

GORE:

And you don't like our methods,

huh?

Campbell gives him a look, takes out the passkey, and

unlocks door, starts in. Gore moves past him, turns and

blocks him.

GORE:

That's all. Thanks, Mr. Campbell.

CAMPBELL:

I insist--

GORE:

That's all. Thanks, Mr. Campbell.

He pushes the door shut, pushing Campbell out with it. He

puts on the night latch, grins and starts across living

room to French doors to terrace.

CUT TO:

EXT. THE VANCOUVER ROYAL HOTEL - BETTY'S ROOM - BALCONY --

DAY:

Killaine standing, looking up at end wall towards the wall

of the penthouse terrace. He looks down at the chaise on

which Mitchell's body was found. He goes to it, wheels it

over so it is close to the end wall. His eyes measure the

distance from the chaise up to the top of the parapet wall

of the penthouse terrace. Gore appears IN THE SHOT ABOVE.

He looks down.

KILLAINE:

(calling up to him)

I'm coming up.

He goes down to the corner of the balcony wall, steps up

on it, steadying himself with a hand against the steep end

wall. He turns his body so that he is standing sideways,

rather unsteadily, and reaches up. His hands are about

two feet short of being able to reach the top of the wall

at which Gore stands. Killaine gathers himself for a jump,

springs, catches the top of the wall with one hand, swings

outwards, glances down.

WHAT HE SEES:

Sheer drop of 100 feet to the stone terrace outside the

hotel lobby.

ANGLE UP SHOWING KILLAINE DANGLING BY ONE HAND FROM TERRACE

ABOVE:

Gore reaching down for him. Killaine's body swings in

again. With a jerk he gets the other hand up, laboriously

pulls himself up, and walks up the wall, CAMERA FOLLOWS

HIM. Gore reaches to help him.

KILLAINE:

(tightly, straining

with effort)

I'm all right.

He gets a leg over the penthouse wall, breathing hard.

EXT. PENTHOUSE BALCONY -- DAY

REVERSE SHOT ANGLE DOWN LOOKING DOWN FROM THE TERRACE TO

THE VIEW BELOW:

Gore is standing by the wall, Killaine astride of it. He

gets over to the balcony floor, stands up, wipes his hands

off.

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