The Exorcist Page #4

REGAN:

Mom, why do people have to die?

Chris looks at her. She doesn't know how to answer.

CHRIS:

People get tired.

REGAN:

Why does God let us get tired?

CHRIS:

God gets lonesome for us, Rags. He wants us back.

EXTERIOR-MACNEIL HOUSE- STREET- DAY

We see leaves blow as we cut to a front shot of the house.

INTERIOR- MACNEIL HOUSE- REGAN'S BEDROOM- DAY

We start with a close up of Chris on the phone and slowly zoom

out to see Regan over hearing the phone call.

CHRIS:

Hello? Yes this is Mrs. MacNeil. Operator you have got to be

kidding I have been on this line for twenty minutes. (to Sharon)

Jesus Christ, can you believe this, he doesn't even call his

daughter on her birthday for christ sake.

SHARON:

Maybe the circuit is busy?

CHRIS:

Oh circuit my ass, he doesn't give a sh*t!

SHARON:

Why don't you let me?

Sharon reaches for the phone from Chris' hand

CHRIS:

No I've got it Sharon, it's all right. (on the phone)

Yes. No, Operator don't tell me there's no answer, it's the Hotel

Excelcia in Rome would you try it again please and let it ring.

Hello? Operator you've given me the number four times. What did

you do, take an iliteracey test to get that job for Christ sake.

(shouting)

No don't tell me to be calm god damn it! I've been on this

f***ing line for twenty minutes.

Regan sits on her bed and takes off her shoes.

INTERIOR- MACNEIL HOUSE- CHRIS' BEDROOM- NIGHT

It's dark and we see Chris a sleep in her bed. The silence is

broken by the phone ringing. She clubs her hand on the reciever

and picks it up. She holds it to her head.

CHRIS:

Yeah? You're kidding me? I thought I just went to bed. Uh huh.

What are we doing scene sixty one? (switches the light on)

Okay, just remind him about that blue belt huh?

She puts the phone down and rolls over to find Regan laying next

to her.

CHRIS:

What are you doing here?

REGAN:

My bed was shaking, I can't get to sleep.

CHRIS:

Oh, honey.

INTERIOR- MACNEIL HOUSE- HALLWAY- NIGHT

We cut to a close up of the attic outside Chris' room. We then

see Chris exit her room tying the cord on her robe. She walks

toward the attic and looks as a crashing noise comes from the

attic. She walks round to the entrance of the attic and pulls the

steps down with a pole. She pushes the light switch but nothing

happens, so she lights a candle and climbs the steps as Regan

looks on from Chris' bed. When Chris reaches the attic, she walks

around in the darkness, knocking things over and looking for what

is making the crash. She looks for the rat traps to see if any

rats have been caught but all of them remain in tact with the

lumps of cheese still in place. Chris hears the crash again and

follows the sound, as she walks through the junk her candle blows

up ans she hears a voice.

Chris turns around to see Karl standing on the steps of the

entrance shining a flash-light toward her.

KARL:

There is nothing.

CHRIS:

Oh Karl, Jesus Christ Karl, don't do that.

KARL:

Very sorry, but you see, no rats!

CHRIS:

No rats. Thanks a lot that's terrific.

EXTERIOR- UNIVERSTIY OF WASHINGTON- DAHLGREN CHAPEL- DAY

We cut to an elderly bishop, walking across the campus carrying

two large bouquet flower pots. He walks up to the entrance of the

chapel and enters.

INTERIOR- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON- DAHLGREN CHAPEL- DAY

The bishop walks into the chapel, and walks to the aisle. When he

reaches the aisle he bows and then approaches the altar. He

places one of the boucuets in front of one statue, but as he

turns to the camera he walks very slowly and we see him in shock

as he gasps. We cut to what he has seen. It's the statue of the

Virgin Mary, which has been horribly desecrated, by being given a

clay penis and pointing clay breasts.

INTERIOR- BELLEVUE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL- HALLYWAY- DAY

We cut to Karras hurridly walking down a corridor being followed

by his Uncle.

UNCLE:

The edima affected her brain, you understand Dimmy? She don't let

no doctor come near her. She was all the time screaming, even

talking to the radio.

KARRAS:

You should have called me the minute it happened.

UNCLE:

Listen, regular hospital not going to put up with her Dimmy,

understand? So we give her a shot and bring her here, till the

doctors fix up her leg, then we take her out Dimmy, two or three

months and she's out good as new.

They approach an office and Karras' Uncle walks in to speak to

the nurse.

UNCLE:

Miss?

NURSE:

Yes?

UNCLE:

We want to see Mrs. Karras.

NURSE:

Do you have an appointment?

UNCLE:

Yes

NURSE:

Are you a relative?

UNCLE:

Yes I am her brother, he's the son

NURSE:

Just a minute.

The grabs a set of keys and writes something in a note book. We

then cut to Damien staring in the window of the ward. He's see's

all sorts of people, all with mental problems.

UNCLE:

You know it's funny. If you wasn't a priest you'd be famous

psychiatrist now on Park Avenue, your mother she'd be living in a

penthouse instead of here.

The nurse unlocks the door and opens it. Damien looks at his

Uncle.

UNCLE:

You go in Dimmy. I wait for you outside.

Karras walks in and leaves his Uncle behind.

NURSE:

You'll find Mrs. Karras on the last bed on the left hand side.

As Damien enters, a few of the patients rush toward him. Two of

them grab him, as the nurse tries to get them away. Damien barges

them out of his way only to have another patient rush into him

and take his collar. The nurse takes her away as bed bound

patients look on with arms out stretched. Damien approaches his

mothers bed.

KARRAS:

Momma? It's Dimmy momma.

Mrs. Karras slowly turns her eyes to him.

MRS. KARRAS

Dimmy. Why they did this to me Dimmy? Why?

Damien rushes to comfort his mother.

KARRAS:

Momma, I'm gonna take you outta here momma.

Mrs. Karras struggles to turn away from him.

KARRAS:

Momma I'm goona take you home.

Mrs. Karras shouts at him in Greek as Damien tries to comfort

her.

KARRAS:

Momma, everything's gonna be alright momma, I'm gonna take you

home!

EXTERIOR- NEW YORK- CITY STREET- DAY

We cut to Damien talking to his Uncle face to face.

KARRAS:

Couldn't you have put her some place else?

UNCLE:

Like what? Private hospital? Who got the money for that Dimmy?

You?

INTERIOR- UNIVERSITY OF GEORGETOWN- BOXING GYM- DAY

We cut Damien taking his frustration out on a punch bag. He

throws a few hard punches before stopping for breath.

INTERIOR- DR. KLEIN'S EXAMINING ROOM- DAY

Brief montage of shots.

Klein administering a physical to Regan. Including opthalmoscope,

tuning fork and simple coordination tests. Also blood sample in

centrifograph, and urine sampl under microscope. Final shot has a

nurse with her back against the examining table, her expression

partly puzzled, partly disturbed as she observes Regan, who is in

her slip and in constant motion; stepping, twirling, touching,

making nervous movements whilst aimlessly humming. Klein is not

present.

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