Strangers on a Train Page #24

ANOTHER DETECTIVE

Over here.

He leads the way. They follow.

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MED. CLOSE SHOT

as Guy and Turley enter to the spot where Bruno is pinned

under the overturned machine. He is caught between two of

the horses, the head of one of them across his chest. Bruno's

head sags back somewhat, but is resting on pieces of debris.

A uniformed policeman looks up from Bruno to Turley:

POLICEMAN:

This one's in a pretty bad way, Mr.

Turley.

Guy is shocked at the sight of Bruno.

GUY:

(looking down at Bruno)

Can't you get that stuff off him?

POLICEMAN:

No, they've done everything they can

until the crane comes.

Bruno opens his eyes and sees Guy.

BRUNO:

Hello, Guy.

Turley has leaned forward to look at the helpless Bruno.

BRUNO:

(weakly nodding at

Turley)

Who's that?

GUY:

This is Mr. Turley, Chief of Police.

BRUNO:

(with a half smile)

So they got you at last, eh, Guy?

Guy looks around desperately, frustrated for a moment as

Turley eyes him stonily. Then he turns again to Bruno.

GUY:

(rather gently)

Can you talk a little? Can you tell

the chief you have my lighter?

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BRUNO:

(with a faint,

quizzical smile)

I haven't got it. It's still on the

island where you left it.

Guy looks around helplessly to Turley, who looks back at him

suspiciously.

DETECTIVE:

(looking down at Bruno)

I think he's going.

Turley leans over to look.

CLOSE SHOT BRUNO'S FIST FROM TURLEY'S VIEWPOINT

As Bruno is dying, his closed fist slowly starts to open.

DETECTIVE'S VOICE

He's finished.

Guy's lighter is now revealed in Bruno's open hand.

MED. SHOT GROUP

Turley takes the lighter from the dead Bruno's hand. Guy is

watching him. Turley straightens up and holds the lighter

out to him.

TURLEY:

Is this your lighter, Haines?

Guy nods without speaking, and with a half look in Bruno's

direction.

TURLEY:

Well, you were right.

(sticks the lighter

into his own pocket)

I'd better keep this for the time

being.

(in a friendly tone)

We can clear the whole thing out the

morning. How about staying in town

over night, Haines? I imagine you

have a lot to tell me. Nine o'clock,

all right?

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GUY:

(nods)

Okay, Mr. Turley. Thanks.

Turley turns back to the group around Bruno. Guy looks down

for a moment at Bruno, then speaks to the boatman, who is

standing nearby.

GUY:

Can you tell me where there's a

telephone?

BOATMAN:

(indicating)

There's one up near the entrance.

(with a look back to

the dead Bruno)

Who was he, Bud?

Guy looks back sympathetically in Bruno's direction, speaks

without looking at the boatman.

GUY:

Bruno. Bruno Antony.

(reminiscently and a

little

compassionately,

remembering what

Bruno had said of

himself)

A very clever fellow.

He moves off through the crowd.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. BURTON STUDY NIGHT

Anne, Barbara and the Senator are sitting silently in the

attitudes of waiting. The telephone rings. Anne is instantly

on her feet. Barbara and the Senator watch her anxiously as

she goes to answer it.

ANNE:

(into phone)

Hello...

(impatiently)

Yes, operator, yes!

(waits a moment, then

eagerly:
)

Guy?

(MORE)

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ANNE (CONT'D)

(a pause, then she

closes her eyes with

heartfelt relief.

Another pause, then:)

Yes, darling, yes. Of course I'll

be there...Goodbye.

She hangs up, turns slowly, to face Barbara and her father.

Her expression is one of intense relief.

ANNE:

Guy'll be back tomorrow.

(overcome with emotion

she has difficulty

in speaking)

He wants me to take him some things.

With a sob, Barbara flings herself into Anne's arms. As she

cries, Anne strokes her head comfortingly. Then with a half-

choked sobs Anne, too, begins to cry. She speaks through

her tears, looking over Barbara's shoulder at her father.

ANNE:

He says he looks silly in his tennis

clothes.

The Senator eyes them a moment, then speaks a little wryly:

SENATOR:

I presume from all those tears that

you have had good news.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. PARLOR OF TRAIN NEXT DAY

Anne and Guy are sitting quietly together. Opposite them is

a man in a clerical collar who is reading a sports magazine.

On the cover is a picture of a tennis player in action. The

man looks over the top of his magazine at Guy, with

recognition. He leans forward.

CLERIC:

I beg your pardon, but aren't you

Guy Haines?

GUY:

(uncomfortably)

Yes.

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Guy and Anne exchange a brief look, rise hurriedly and start

to walk away before the conversation can go any farther.

The cleric looks after them with a frown and a puzzled shrug

of his shoulders, as if to say, "Did I say something wrong?"

FADE OUT.

THE END:

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