Splice Page #4

---

It's not my farm. It was hers.

- She's dead.

- So is the farm.

It's all right, sweetie.

We'll have you out in a minute, okay?

You know, you can talk to me

about your mother.

I don't even want to think about her.

I just want to understand.

If you could understand crazy,

it wouldn't be crazy.

It's okay, honey.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

This is your new home now.

This is your new home.

Come on. It's okay.

- No, no.

- What is it? What is it? Come on.

- It's just a barn.

- Dren. It's all right. Dren.

Come with us.

Dren!

Dren!

Dren!

Everything's fine.

Everything's under control, huh?

Is it really under control now?

Okay, you know what? I need you

to calm down. We just need to focus.

Unbelievable. This is the disaster

everyone warns about.

A new species set loose in the world.

Don't worry, all right?

She's not gonna leave us.

- She just did.

- Okay.

You know what? We're gonna find her.

She's not gonna go far. Shh, shh, shh.

Where is it?

Go, go, go.

Dren?

Dren?

- Dren, honey?

- I think she's hurt.

Oh, Dren.

Ugh.

Ah.

It's almost full.

Dren...

...you must never, ever run off

on me like that again.

Do you understand?

Do you understand? Dren, look at me.

That was bad.

Bad Dren!

Look, I'm...

I'm sorry, sweetie. I'm not angry at you.

I was just... I was really worried.

Well, it ain't the W,

but it's got a kind of rustic charm.

You okay, Dren?

Got a little blanket for you.

Aah!

Dren!

Maybe we should move her

into the house.

No way. Come on,

someone's gonna see her there.

No, that's fine.

She needs a place to be in water.

She's just upset. Everything's new.

It'll be okay.

Come on, let's move in. It's late.

Okay? Come on.

You okay?

Yeah, of course. It's just a house.

- This was your room?

- Mm-hm.

I thought you said your mom left it

just the way it was.

She did.

Nice of you to show up.

Traffic.

You will observe protocol. It's the only way

we're gonna beat this thing.

Thank you. Shall we, um, get to work?

Please, honey, not today.

Eat your dinner, okay?

She doesn't like that stuff.

Maybe she wants meat.

She doesn't eat meat.

I'm sorry, is rabbit considered

a vegetable?

That was an accident.

Come on. Honey. I know you're hungry.

Eat your di...

What is it?

What's the matter? What?

Tedi... She spelled "tedious."

- Where would she get a word like that?

- I don't know.

She's telling us she's bored.

She's been stuck here a week.

Do you want to play a game, sweetie?

Holy sh*t. How did you?

Dren, I know, but I'm sorry, you can't

go outside. You know, you just can't.

- Dren! No, Dren! Stop it!

- Hey, cut it out.

Dren, stop it!

Dren, okay, take it easy.

- Okay, hey.

- You know what?

That's it. You come over here

right now and sit down!

- Elsa! Cool it.

- Sit down!

- You saw what she did!

- Come on.

Did you not see what she did? F***!

I did. Stop, it's okay. It's okay.

- It's done.

- She's getting so hard to control...

Dren, stop!

Be careful.

- Dren?

- Dren?

Dren?

- Dren?

- Dren?

Dren, come back here!

Dren, sweetie?

Come on, sweetie. Come back inside.

Dren, we're not angry.

- Dren, get back here this instant!

- Watch it, watch it, watch...

- No!

- No!

Dren! Dren, don't, don't. We need you.

Dren...

...we love you.

Come here.

Elsa not here yet?

Not feeling well.

Oh, you gotta be kidding me.

People get sick. It happens.

A lot of people would just

suck it up, you know, rise to the occasion?

You guys are not some special case,

not anymore.

F***ing idiot.

My mother wouldn't let me wear makeup.

She said that it debased women.

But who doesn't wanna be debased

every once in a while?

Look.

You see how pretty you've become?

You're gonna have to learn

how to be a grownup.

I remember how I felt at your age.

It's an exciting time.

I never thought it...

Maybe we could use some, uh,

more eyeliner, hmm?

Let's try some more eyeliner.

What are these?

Did you do these?

These are really good.

Are there any of me?

Dren, what is that?

Where did you get that?

Give it to me.

Give it to me, right now.

Dren, you give that to me.

Sorry. You can't keep her.

We can't take a chance.

It could make you sick.

Can't always get what you want.

That's a part of growing up too.

Elsa?

Dren?

Sh*t.

Hey. What's the matter, girl?

What happened?

Did Elsa do that?

Looks nice.

Well, let's lighten things up around here,

shall we?

That's good. That's really good.

Ah. Ha, ha.

You like that?

It's music.

It's fun, huh? Come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

It's music.

Come on, it's just music. Feel that?

It makes you feel good.

Feels better. Yeah, yeah. Let it out.

Good. Come on, come on.

Good. Very good. Good.

That's dancing.

Okay, that's kind of a dance.

Okay, look, look, look. Look at my feet.

Watch my feet. The feet.

Okay, ready, one...

Look, you're doing good.

Step, step.

Very good. Ooh, look at you. I knew we got

the dance gene in there somewhere.

Give me your hand. Hold my hand.

Good.

That's nice. Okay, hand there.

Put it here. Very good.

Okay, I'm gonna lead, okay?

I'm the man, I lead.

The man leads, okay?

So back up, back up, one more.

One, that's it, that's it. Good, good, good.

That's it, one more.

Good. Back up, back up, good.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, turn this side.

Okay, good, back up, back up. Okay.

You're a good dancer.

You're very good.

Look at you.

Elsa.

That's enough.

That's enough dancing, Dren.

Good night.

Thought I was taking a quick nap.

I must have slept like a rock.

What?

It's your DNA.

What?

In Dren.

I can tell.

You put yourself into the experiment?

How could you? Ha, ha.

What? What were you?

I mean, was this ever about science?

Of course it was. It still is.

If you believe that, you're even more

f***ed up than I think you are.

Uh, what is that supposed to mean?

Maybe you ought to take another look

at your family history.

Dren?

Dren?

Hey, Dren.

I have something for you. Come here.

Come here. I wanna give you something.

Can't you smile for me?

You know I love you, don't you?

You're a part of me.

And I'm a part of you.

I'm inside you.

I have something for you.

Look what I got.

You can keep her.

Why not?

It's nice to have a pet.

Oh, my God!

Dren!

Physically, H-50 has evolved well.

However...

...recent violent behavior suggests

dangerous psychological developments.

Erratic behavior may be caused by

a disproportionate species identification.

Cosmetically human affectation

should be eliminated wherever possible.

Due to her unstable condition,

it has become necessary...

...to remove her zootoxin glands

and stinger.

- What are you doing?

- What I had to.

Jesus Christ. Elsa.

She's become unstable. She killed the cat.

She almost killed me.

So you cut off her tail?

You any closer to finding the protein?

What does that have to do

with anything?

You haven't, because you're working with

tissue that's been dead too long.

- You don't know she has it.

Rate this script:4.0 / 1 vote