The Omega Man Page #12

As Lisa speaks, we HEAR the GENERATOR, which is a constant sub-sound in all scenes in Neville's apartment, SPUTTER and FAIL, then START again, MUSIC LOSES SPEED, WHINES, COMES BACK to proper pitch, then power fails completely. Lisa rises as Neville springs from table. Candles now are only illumination.

NEVILLE:

Those bastards ... how could they get Into the garage? No, no ... it's out of gas. I haven't fueled it in two days.

As he talks, Neville is getting stun guns, flashlight, grenades. He tosses a stun gun to Lisa.

NEVILLE:

You stay here. You won't need that, but still it'll make you more comfortable.

Neville runs to elevator, pries open doors.

MED. SHOT - INT. ELEVATOR SHAFT - UP ANGLE

Neville’s face, flashlight, peer into pitch dark. We HEAR in B.G., the SOUND of the Family POUNDING on the garage door.

CLOSE SHOT - NEVILLE

He climbs out trap door in roof of elevator, grabs elevator cables. SOUND of POUNDING grows LOUDER.

SERIES OF SHOTS - NEVILLE GOING DOWN CABLE

scenes illuminated by flashlight at his belt.

CLOSE SHOT NEVILLE

Prying open bottom elevator door. This should be rather hard with only inches to stand on, as he works. SOUND of POUNDING is now deafening. As Neville finally stands in garage, resting against wall next to open elevator, he sees:

MED. SHOT GARAGE DOOR UNDER CLUBS, AXES

CLOSE SHOT - NEVILLE - SAME ANGLE

His expression does not change as he pulls gun from shoulder sling, c*cks It, opens fire at door.

CLOSE SHOT - GARAGE DOOR SPLINTERING

The SOUND overrides POUNDIIZ: SOUNDS of pain, SCEAMING from outside as the door is filled with scores of holes from Neville's gun.

MED. SHOT - NEVILLE WITH FLASHLIGHT

He has a large battery light and is hustling five-gallon gasoline cans over to tank on generator. Pours gasoline. It is deathly SILENT, except for CRIES, MOANS from outside.

CLOSE - LISA - UPSTAIRS

She has heard the shooting, walks back and forth in the candlelight, nervous,

CLOSE - EXT. APT. - MATTHIAS AND ZACHARY

They stand in the darkened plaza next to the now silent fountain. Zachary has a rope with a grapple on it. He throws it up to balcony of second floor.

MATTHIAS:

You may not have time, Zachary. He's in there, working,

Zachary smiles.

ZACHARY:

I got more time than he does. When he comes back up, I'll be waiting.

MATTHIAS:

Don't be foolhardy. He has the devils luck.

During his speech Matthias hands a ZULU SPEAR to Zachary.

CLOSE SHOT - ZACHARY

As he speaks, CAMERA SHOWS him snaking a pistol out of his boot, covertly shoving it into his belt under the robe he wears.

ZACHARY:

Sure he does, But this time, the luck's run out. Gimme ten minutes and it's Paradise lost. Hang In, Brother.

MED. LONG SHOT ZACHARY CLIMBING WITH SPEAR SLUNG OVER BACK with expert agility Zachary climbs the rope to the second floor balcony. Then he tosses grapple to next floor, climbs.

MED. SHOT - NEVILLE, POURING GASOLINE

He finishes, still in a sweat, Pauses for a moment to rest

CLOSE SHOT - ZACHARY CLIMBING

Side view, Zachary breathing heavily, going up from third to fourth floor, CAMERA MOVES UP for SHOT of his profile against the moon as he climbs rapidly.

CLOSE SHOT -DOWN ANGLE - ZACHARY CLIMBING

Straight down into Zachary’s face and empty white eyes as he climbs. Below, B.G. of SHOT, we SEE PLAZA washed in pale moonlight, silent fountain He reaches fourth balcony, rests against rail.

MED. SHOT - LISA

stands, hands on back of chair, looking toward elevator. The doors are open. It is a dark hole. There is no sound.

MED. CLOSE - NEVILLE

He is pulling rope to start generator. It will not turn over, he curses and tries again. On the fourth pull, it connects, motor starts, lights, come on, flickering at first then steadily. Neville smiles, sighs with relief, looks toward garage door. There is only silence.

MED. LONG SHOT - EST. APT. PLAZA

DOWN ANGLE SHOT showing plaza, balconies, and area behind plaza, bushes where Family lurks. As SHOT OPENS, floodlights COME ON, all grab eyes, pull hoods over their faces. Some HOWL in pain, stumble, writhe on ground, crawling to bushes. CAMERA CLOSES, MED. CLOSE, on MATTHIAS who fumbles his sunglasses back in place and PLUNGES INTO the shrubbery.

ZOOM SHOT FROM VERY LONG TO CLOSE - ZACHARY

As SHOT CLOSES on him, Zachary, pulling hood close, is just tossing grapple to fifth floor balcony. He is well under floodlights which are spaced every thirty feet or so above him and pointing oat. It is only the reflected and diffused light he must contend with.

CLOSE - LISA

She HEARS grapple land, reacts. Where did the sound come from? Was it close or distant? She stands now facing elevator, head turned. Then she hears ANOTHER SOUND (lights and MUSIC are on again Already), It is the elevator-doors CLOSING. Generator SOUND is also on again, She watches elevator doors, What is coming up? Neville--or something else?

CLOSE SHOT - ELEVATOR DOORS

REVRSE SHOT - LISA, BALCONY IN B.G.

We SEE in B.G. Zachary appear on balcony. toss spear aside, pull gun.

MED SHOT - ELEVATOR DOORS, LISA’S POINT OF VIEW

As she watches, they open, Dark FIGURE steps slowly INTO light. It is Neville. He smiles at her reassuringly. Then O.S. SOUND of pistol being cooked, Neville’s face CHANGES, blazes with hatred. He swings stun gun up, seeming to aim directly at her.

CLOSE - LISA

LISA:

Robert...?

She falls away OUT of line of fire.

MED LONG SHOT - BALCONY, NEVILLES POINT OF VIEW

Zachary is over balcony, covering his eyes with one arm. He is aiming pistol at Neville while covering eyes from light with left arm.

CLOSE SHOT - NEVILLE

He fires.

CLOSE SHOT ZACHARY

Bullets chew up drapery, wall. Bullets hit him, but he tries to come on. The short bursts hit him, knocking him backward like a fire hose. He stumbles, rises covered with blood, his face unveiled now, blood on the pale skin, running into his blank eyes. ANOTHER burst knocks him back onto balcony and over it. He falls without a sound.

REVERSE ZOOM SHOT - ZACHARY FALLING

back to bushes beyond floodlights where Matthias is, from his POINT OF VIEW.

CLOSE - MATTHIAS

His face is contorted in pain. Other Family members MURMUR, MOAN.

MATTHIAS:

(whispers)

Oh, Brother, he won't be up there forever, I promise you...I promise You

MED. CLOSE - ZACHARY

He lies sprawled on cement of plaza, eyes open, frozen, At last unaffected by the floodlights. In his right hand, we see the pistol. CAMERA CLOSES on Pistol.

CLOSE - MATTHIAS

He sees pistol, mouth twitches. His votes Is soft, sorrowful. CAMERA CLOSES CLOSER as he speaks,

MATTHIAS:

Ah, so it wasn’t Neville who brought Brother Zachary down. No, look. Neville was only an instrument of punishment, wasn’t he?

(murmurs of assent, Yes, Brother)

Because Brother Zachary used forbidden things, he sinned against the night

Matthias STARES UP at Neville’s apartment.

REVERSE ZOOM TO BALCONY

MED. LONG SHOT - BALCONY TO INT. APT.

Neville has dropped gun, walks slowly to Lisa who lies on floor, raised on one elbow.

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