The Exorcist Page #3

INTERIOR- KARRAS' MOTHER'S FLAT- HALLWAY

The young priest enters the apartment, turns on the light and

takes off his jacket, and his collar.

KARRAS:

Momma?

He walks into the living room where an old woman sits listening

to a radio.

KARRAS:

Momma?

He leans over the chair.

KARRAS:

Momma?

The old woman stands up with joy.

MRS.KARRAS

Dimmy! Damien!

They greet each other in Greek as Mrs. Karras hugs him.

MRS. KARRAS

I'm so happy to see you.

KARRAS:

You look good.

MRS.KARRAS

I'm all right.

KARRAS:

How's your leg?

MRS. KARRAS

How about you Dimmy? Are you all right?

KARRAS:

I'm fine mom, I'm fine.

We cut to Karras eating his supper and his mom rocking in her

chair with the radio on still playing in the background.

MRS.KARRAS

Your Uncle John stopped by to visit me.

KARRAS:

Oh really, when?

MRS.KARRAS

Last month.

We now cut to Karras putting a bandage around his mothers leg.

KARRAS:

Is that too tight?

MRS.KARRAS

No.

KARRAS:

Now momma you have to stay off it, you can't keep go up and down

those stairs you have to give it rest.

MRS.KARRAS

Okay

KARRAS:

Momma I can take you somewhere to a place where you wouldn't be

alone. There'd be people around, you know you won't have to sit

here listening to the radio.

Mrs. Karras responds by shouting in Greek.

MRS.KARRAS

You understand me, This is my house, and I'm not going no place.

Damien stands up and lights a cigarette.

MRS.KARRAS

Dimmy, you worry for something?

KARRAS:

No momma.

MRS.KARRAS

You are not happy. Tell me what is the matter?

KARRAS:

Momma, I'm all right, I'm fine, really I am.

We cut to the bedroom light going out, with Damien walking out

back in uniform. He put's some money on the table and turns up

the radio so that his leaving doesn't wake his mother. He kisses

her and walks out.

INTERIOR- MACNEIL HOUSE- BASEMENT- NIGHT

Regan is in the basement making a model. Chris is decending the

steps.

REGAN:

Here it comes..................There

She holds up a clay model of an orange bird.

Chris and Regan both laugh.

CHRIS:

Oh look at that.

REGAN:

You like it?

CHRIS:

Oh it's so funny.

Chris takes it and put's it on a shelf.

CHRIS:

I better put him over here to dry though. He's still wet.

Regan walks over to the ping pong table and bounces a ping pong

ball. By the shelf Chris picks up an ouiji board.

CHRIS:

Hey, where'd this come from?

REGAN:

I found it.

CHRIS:

Where?

REGAN:

The closet

Chris walks toward the ping pong table with the ouiji board in

hand.

CHRIS:

You've been playing with it?

REGAN:

Yeah.

CHRIS:

You know how?

REGAN:

Here I'll show you.

Regan places the board down on the table. Chris drags a chair

over and sits down.

CHRIS:

Wait a minute you need two.

REGAN:

No you don't. I do it all the time.

CHRIS:

Oh yeah, well let's both play.

The pointer pulls itself away from Chris.

CHRIS:

You really don't want me to play huh?

REGAN:

No I do, Captain Howdy said no.

CHRIS:

Captain who?

REGAN:

Captain Howdy.

CHRIS:

Who's Captain Howdy?

REGAN:

You know, I make the questions and he does the answers.

CHRIS:

Oh, Captain Howdy....

REGAN:

He's nice.

CHRIS:

Oh I bet he is.

REGAN:

Here I'll show you.

Regan places the magnifier on the board and closes her eyes.

REGAN:

Captain Howdy, Do you think my mom's pretty? Captain Howdy?

Captain Howdy that isn't very nice.

CHRIS:

Well, maybe he's sleeping.

REGAN:

You think?

INTERIOR- MACNEIL HOUSE- REGAN'S BEDROOM- NIGHT

Regan is lying in bed looking at a magazine which has Chris and

Regan on the cover. Chris is tucking Regan in.

CHRIS:

Regan, why are you reading that?

REGAN:

Cause I like it.

CHRIS:

It's not even a good picture. Looks to mature.

REGAN:

I wouldn't talk.

CHRIS:

Oh you wouldn't talk, well I didn't have my make up man there.

Chris sits down on Regan's bed leaning over her.

CHRIS:

Just gotta get this eye-lash off of you.

Chris tries to get an eye lash from Regan's eye lid.

CHRIS:

No I didn't get it.

Chris tries again and gets it.

CHRIS:

What are we gonna do on your birthday, isn't that nice it's on a

Sunday this year, what can we do?

REGAN:

I don't know

CHRIS:

Well what would you like to do? Got any ideas?

Regan shakes her head.

CHRIS:

Let me think, let me think, what can we do? Hey you know we never

finished seeing all the sights in Washington, the Lee Mansion,

shall we to do that? Go sight seeing. If it's a nice day.

Regan nods

REGAN:

Yeah

CHRIS:

Okay. And tomorrow night, I'll take you to a movie, okay?

REGAN:

Oh I love you.

Regan hugs Chris.

CHRIS:

I love you Rags. We'll have a good day yeah?

REGAN:

You can bring Mr. Dennings if you like.

CHRIS:

Mr. Dennings?

REGAN:

Well you know it's okay.

CHRIS:

Well thank you very much but why on earth would I want to bring

Burke on your birthday?

REGAN:

You like him.

CHRIS:

Yeah I like him. Don't you like him? Hey what's going on? What is

this?

REGAN:

Your not gonna marry him are you?

CHRIS:

Oh my god, you kidding, me marry Burke Dennings don't be silly,

of course not.

REGAN:

What?

CHRIS:

Where'd you ever get an idea like that?

REGAN:

But you like him.

CHRIS:

Course I like him, I like pizzas to but I'm not gonna marry one.

REGAN:

Do you not like him like daddy?

CHRIS:

Oh Regan I love your daddy. I'll always love your daddy. Burke

just comes around here a lot because he's lonely, don't got

nothin' to do.

REGAN:

Well I heard differently.

CHRIS:

Oh you did. What did you hear?

REGAN:

I don't know, I just thought.

CHRIS:

Well your thinking's not so good.

REGAN:

How do you know?

CHRIS:

Cause Burke and I are just friends. Okay, really.

REGAN:

Okay.

Chris kisses Regan.

REGAN:

Goodnight.

INTERIOR- UNIVERSITY OF GEORGETOWN- CAMPUS BAR- NIGHT

Damien is walking away from the bar with two beers. He sits at a

table and puts one beer in front of the president of the

university. Loud trendy music is playing in the background and

the bar is full of students.

KARRAS:

It's my mother Tom. She's alone I never should have left her. At

least in New York I'd be nearer, I'd be closer.

PRESIDENT:

Could see about a transfer Damien.

KARRAS:

I need reassignment Tom, I want out of this job. It's wrong, it's

no good.

PRESIDENT:

You're the best we've got.

KARRAS:

Am I really? It's more than psychiartry and you know that Tom,

some of there problems come down to faith, there vocation, the

meaning of there lives and I can't cut it anymore. I need out I'm

unfit. I think I've lost my faith Tom.

EXTERIOR- WASHINGTON DC- CHRIS' CAR- DAY

Chris and Regan are driving through the streets of Washington.

They are laughing and joking.

EXTERIOR- WASHINGTON DC- LEE MANSION- DAY

In a montage of shots, Chris is walking and Regan is running

around the huge pilars. Chris takes pictures of Regan as she

poses for the camera.

EXTERIOR- WASHINGTON DC- MEMORIAL DRIVE- DAY

Chris and Regan have stopped to watch a soldier march. They both

look at a Tomb of an unknown soldier. They both stare.

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