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Psycho Page #5
- R
- Year:
- 1960
- 109 min
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Mary has to force herself to look away.
CAR DEALER:
One thing people never ought to be
when they're buying a used car is in
a hurry!
(starting away toward
her car)
But like I said, too nice a day for
arguing. I'll just shoot this into
the garage.
He starts into Mary's car. She looks at him, in near panic,
wanting to skip the whole thing. Torn, wondering if the
presence of the Patrolman doesn't negate the value of changing
cars, wondering how she can get away, wondering if she'll be
followed, or if the Patrolman will go away if she does stay
here.
All these panic-fears rush her mind and she can do nothing.
The Car Dealer has driven her car into the garage. She stands
in the middle of the lot, feeling like a shooting target.
THE GARAGE - MARY'S POV - (DAY)
Mary's car is in it.
Mary decides she cannot back out now without arousing further
suspicion, is compelled to look again at the Patrolman.
THE PATROLMAN - MARY'S POV - (DAY)
He still watches. With a self-angry sigh of resignment, she
goes to a close car, looks at it. The Car Dealer is returning.
CAR DEALER:
That's the one I'd've picked for you
myself!
MARY:
How much?
CAR DEALER:
Go ahead! Spin it around the block.
Now I know you don't know anything
about engine condition, but you can
feel, can't you... and it's all in
the feel, believe me, you feel that
one around the block...
MARY:
It looks fine. How much will it be,
with my car...?
CAR DEALER:
You mean you don't want the usual
day and a half to think it over?
(laughs)
You are in a hurry! Somebody chasin'
you?
MARY:
Of course not. Please.
CAR DEALER:
Well... heck, this is the first time
I ever saw the customer high-pressure
the salesman!
(laughs, sees she is
in no mood for it)
I'd figure roughly...
(looks at the car,
then back at the
garage)
...your car plus five hundred.
MARY:
Five hundred.
CAR DEALER:
Aha! Always got time to argue money,
huh...?
MARY:
All right.
As the car dealer looks at her in amazement, she reaches
into her bag, feels the money-filled envelope, pauses.
CAR DEALER:
(slowly)
I take it... you can prove that car's
yours... I mean, out of state and
all... got your pink slip and your...
MARY:
I think I have the necessary papers.
CAR DEALER:
In the building ...
(indicates, continues
to stare quietly)
Mary starts for the building, glancing
once in the direction of the
Patrolman.
THE PATROLMAN - MARY'S POV - (DAY)
He still sits, his motor throbbing, his face quiet.
Mary goes into the office building.
CUT TO:
Mary enters, locks door, takes envelope out of her handbag,
extracts one bundle of bills from the envelope, counts off
five, puts the bundle back into the envelope and the envelope
back into the bag. Then she remembers, takes out the important
papers envelope, goes through it, finds several papers having
to do with her car, takes them all out, puts back the
envelope, starts out of the ladies Room.
CUT TO:
The Car Dealer has moved the car of her choice out of the
line. It stands in the clearing.
CAR DEALER:
(too cheerfully)
I think you'd better give it a trial
spin. Don't want any bad word of
mouth about California Charlie.
MARY:
I'd really rather not. Please. Can't
we just settle this and...
CAR DEALER:
I'll be perfectly honest with you,
Ma'am. It's not that I don't trust
you, but...
MARY:
(interrupting)
But what? Is there anything so
terribly wrong about... making a
decision and wanting to hurry? Do
you think I've stolen... my car?
CAR DEALER:
No, M'am. I was only about to say,
I've sent my mechanic out to give
your car a little test... that's
all.
MARY:
(handing him the
ownership papers and
the new bills)
I'd like to be ready when he gets
back.
CAR DEALER:
Okay. If you'll come along...
He starts toward the office building. Mary follows, closely,
anxiously. She glances, sees:
THE PATROLMAN - MARY'S POV - (DAY)
He is still at the far curb.
The Car Dealer goes into his office. Mary follows.
THE PATROLMAN - (DAY)
A second later, he starts his automobile, checks traffic,
comes across the street, slowly, and drives onto the lot. He
pauses a moment, then drives across the lot, passing the
office, going on to the other exit, stops there as Mary's
car is driven back onto the lot.
The MECHANIC stops Mary's car, hops out, waves to the
Patrolman. The Patrolman waves back, goes on a bit until he
is behind Mary's car, stops again, looks over at the office.
In a moment, Mary comes out, hurries across to her new car,
gets in, starts the motor. The Mechanic yells:
MECHANIC:
Hey! Miss?
Mary pauses, turns, sees the Patrolman, then the Mechanic.
Her face goes white. She doesn't know which man called her.
Then the Mechanic waves, starts forward with her suitcase.
MARY:
(as Mechanic reaches
car)
Just put it right in here, please...
beside me.
The Mechanic smiles, throws the suitcase in. Mary zooms off.
As she drives out of lot we see the Mechanic, the Car Dealer
and the Patrolman all looking after her.
DISSOLVE TO:
Mary is driving tensely. She checks the rear-view mirror, is
more shocked than pleased when she sees...
MARY'S REAR-VIEW MIRROR
No sign of the Patrolman.
She turns her face, looks out at the highway.
ROUTE 99 - MARY'S POV
It is heavy with traffic.
Again she checks the mirror and although...
MARY'S REAR-VIEW MIRROR
There is still no sign of the Patrolman.
She cannot relax or feel safe, cannot convince herself that
nothing will come of the man's watching and suspicions.
CAMERA IS CLOSE on Mary's face now, recording her anxiety,
her fears. Her guilt shines bright in her eyes and she is a
person unaccustomed to containing this much guilt in this
realistic a situation. Suddenly, we hear the SOUND of the
Used Car Dealer's laugh, hear it as clearly as Mary hears it
in her imagination. The "imagined voice" we hear is actually
the voice of the Car Dealer:
CAR DEALER'S VOICE
Heck, Officer, that was the first
time I ever saw the Customer high-
pressure the Salesman! Somebody
chasing her?
PATROLMAN'S VOICE
I better have a look at those papers,
Charlie.
CAR DEALER'S VOICE
She look like a wrong-one to you?
PATROLMAN'S VOICE
Acted like one.
Mary blinks, shakes her head, as if trying to shake away
these voices of her imagination. She checks the rear-view
mirror.
MARY'S REAR-VIEW MIRROR
Still no sight of the Patrolman.
She tries to force herself to relax, almost succeeds when
she is sprung to tension again by....
EXT. HIGHWAY
The sight of a police car. As she drives past, we hear the
squeaky, unintelligible voice coming over the car radio.
Mary zooms down on the gas, whizzes ahead.
DISSOLVE THROUGH TO:
Mary's car dashing along.
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