Starman Page #9

DR. BERGEN

The creature was hit three times...

Using a laser light indicator Dr. Bergen shows us where.

DR. BERGEN

...the arm, the abdomen and the upper

chest, the one in the chest being

the cause of death. It shattered,

for want of a better term, the

creature's backbone. It's not really,

because it's not jointed. It's simply

a hollow shaft of very pliable

silicate material, as is its entire

endoskeleton. The creature seems to

have tremendous regenerative powers.

Although it must have died within

minutes of receiving the fatal wound,

the arm and abdomen wounds are almost

totally healed and the bullet here...

(indicates with the

light)

has begun to dissolve...

INT. SMALL RECTANGULAR ROOM - NIGHT

Fox, another CIVILIAN and two MEN in uniform are watching

the autopsy on a bank of screens which show Dr. Bergen, the

room and various close-ups of the dead extraterrestrial lying

on a white glass table lit from underneath.

DR. BERGEN

It has veins but no blood. We think,

and this is just speculation, that

some form of energy flows from the

brain, which is much more

sophisticated than ours, throughout

the rest of the body... We don't

think there is any danger of bacterial

contamination. Our biochemistries

are too different...

INT. HELICOPTER - NIGHT

Shermin and his crew are glued to the monitors, watching the

autopsy from Houston.

DR. BERGEN (V.O.)

The flesh is gelatinous, the skin is

very porous and very moist. This is

another guess, but it probably comes

from a planet that receives only

reflected light, perhaps from a ring

of moons. Its atmospheric pressure

is slightly less than ours and it

contains a great deal more water...

FOX (V.O.)

Dr. Bergen, George Fox here in

Washington. Can you give us an idea

of why they're here?

DR. BERGEN (V.O.)

They're so advanced... I... eh...

can't imagine what they would want

from us. I know they could be

dangerous. But they could also be

the greatest thing that ever happened

to mankind...

Shermin and his crew share mixed reactions.

INT. JENNY'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAWNBREAK

Jenny, sitting on the floor with her arms wrapped around her

knees, is reflected in a mirror fastened to the back of the

closet door. The STAR MAN edges around the door to look at

himself in the glass. In baggy tan cords, a windbreaker and

a plaid shirt, buttoned all the way to the neck and a button

in the wrong hole halfway down the front, he looks like an

innocent abroad. He notices the shirt is askew across his

chest and, with his new hands, awkwardly resets the buttons.

He looks himself over. His movements resemble a human's but

are noticeably more precise.

The clothes seem right so he leans into the mirror to inspect

his face. He squeezes the skin on his cheeks, examines his

eyes, turns his head as far as he can to inspect the sides

of his face, folds his ears forward to check the skin behind

them and he even gives a good two-fisted tug to his hair to

see if it is on securely.

He turns from the mirror and goes over to where the .45 and

a leg pouch from his life-support suit are lying on the bed

next to a snapshot of the man whose identity he has taken.

In the picture the man is dressed exactly as the STAR MAN is

now. The STAR MAN picks up the gun and the pouch and, speaking

to Jenny in his own language, steps to the door and motions

for her to follow. Jenny consciously ignores him. The STAR

MAN comes over, reaches down and grabs her arm to pull her

to her feet. Jenny squirms back, but he holds her tight. She

looks at the hand, almost touches it, then up at the familiar

yet disturbingly unfamiliar face above her.

STAR MAN:

Please...

JENNY:

Don't... don't do this... please...

The STAR MAN gets her to her feet and hustles her out of the

room. On the dresser is Jenny's wedding picture. The man the

STAR MAN has become is her husband.

INT. HOUSE - DAWNBREAK

The STAR MAN pulls Jenny down the stairs.

JENNY:

(struggles to free

herself)

You're hurting me. Stop.

The STAR MAN guides her into the entryway and reaches for

the front door. Realizing his intentions, Jenny increases

her struggle and manages to pull away.

JENNY:

Oh, God, no! I'm not leaving this

house with you. You're going to hurt

me, I know...

The STAR MAN looks intently at her, then opens the front

door. He taps his chest, points to Jenny and motions to the

dawn outside.

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