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HARRY (O.S.)

Norman!

Norman falls...looking up: The SNAKE wrapped around the STANCHION,

slithering between the grid-like posts.

THE SNAKE'S HEAD comes at Norman, as he falls to the ocean bottom.

Backpeddaling on his arms and feet. THE SNAKE, HISSING, coming at him.

It's long TONGUE flicking at him, inches from his faceplate. Norman

backpeddaling, can't BREATHE, the SNAKE coming down on him, Norman

falls on his back, the TONGUE WHIPPING across his faceplate, when...

NORMAN is whisked up.

HARRY has him by the collar of his suit. Taking him up.

INT. AIRLOCK

They burst out of the water. Harry throws Norman onto the floor.

Unhooks his helmet -- Norman BREATHES, fast and furious.

INT. CORRIDOR

Norman, panting, walks with Harry...

NORMAN:

Thank you. My suit -- Beth said she

fixed it --

HARRY:

What happened to her?

NORMAN:

What do you mean? She's not here?

HARRY:

When I woke up, nobody was here.

NORMAN:

She was supposed to be watching the

sensor for me.

HARRY:

Her suit's gone.

NORMAN:

Beth left?

HARRY:

I thought she was with you.

INT. VIDEO FEED ROOM

Norman and Harry at the mic...

BETH (O.S.)

...what do you mean? I'm in the

ship.

NORMAN:

What are you doing in the ship?

(beat)

Beth?

BETH (O.S.)

Getting food. We were out of food.

what's wrong? You sound mad.

NORMAN:

Yeah, well, I get that way when I'm

facing death and someone deserts me.

BETH (O.S.)

Deserts you? Harry said he'd take

over for me.

NORMAN:

He what?

Harry shakes his head: "no way".

BETH (O.S.)

When he woke up, he said we were out

of food. He told me to get some from

the ship.

HARRY:

I never said that.

BETH (O.S.)

Yes you did. Norman, I wouldn't

leave you out there. You know that.

HARRY:

We never even had a conversation,

Norman.

BETH (O.S.)

Harry? That's bullshit. We stood

right there --

Harry covers the mic...

HARRY:

She's cracking, Norman.

NORMAN:

You didn't say that about the food?

HARRY:

I was just in the cafeteria, there's

plenty of food in there. Take a look

for yourself.

NORMAN:

But why would she -- ?

HARRY:

She's lying, Norman. Just like she

lied about fixing your suit.

Harry uncovers the mic...

BETH (O.S.)

You get it straightened out?

NORMAN:

I think so, Beth. Yes.

INT. CAFETERIA

Norman, sitting at a table, eating a couple pieces of cold chicken.

A salad, some fruit, and boxes of crackers on the table.

Beth walks in, carrying a bag of food.

BETH:

What's Harry doing with your suit in

there?

NORMAN:

Fixing it.

BETH:

Fixing it? But I fixed --

(notices the food)

Where'd you get all that?

NORMAN:

The refridgerator.

BETH:

The refridgerator.

NORMAN:

It's a pretty common place to look

for food when you don't think you

have any.

BETH:

That wasn't in there before.

NORMAN:

We must've had it delivered then.

BETH:

Wait a second --

NORMAN:

1-800-Deepsea delivery. I hear

they're good.

BETH:

None of this was here before.

NORMAN:

Did you look? It was on the top

shelf.

BETH:

No, it wasn't. I swear none of this

was here. None of it.

(beat)

You think he hid it? Earlier. He

must've hid it.

NORMAN:

You think?

BETH:

You don't believe me.

NORMAN:

All I know is I opened that

refridgerator --

BETH:

Damn it, Norman. I swear. I had a

whole conversation with the man when

he woke up.

NORMAN:

This being after you so carefully

fixed my suit.

BETH:

You think it's me? You think I'm

saying there was a conversation when

there wasn't?

NORMAN:

I don't know, Beth. I wasn't there.

BETH:

Damn it, Norman! He's lying. Don't

you get it? There is something

seriously f***ed up going on here --

and he's causing it. Why can't you

believe me?

TO HER LEFT - she looks -- HARRY is standing in a doorway, cold,

holding Norman's jumpsuit. He turns away.

ON BETH - looking back at Norman, tears rolling down her eyes.

CUT TO:

INT. AIRLOCK

Harry neatly hangs Norman's jumpsuit under the hook labled: "JOHNSON".

Smoothens it out for him.

CUT TO:

INT. CAFETERIA

ON BETH - sitting at a table, her face in her hands.

ON NORMAN - looking at her, as he closes a box of crackers. Wraps

cellophane over the chicken. Walks with it over to the refridgerator.

Opens it, placing the chicken inside...but he can't.

INSIDE THE REFRIDGERATOR

are BOOKS -- neatly lined up on each of the shelves.

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