The White Angel Page #10

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Quietly he unlocks it, glancing up as he does so - he doesn't want to

make much noise.

He gently shuts the door behind him...

81 INT DAY CARTERS ROOM - But the click of the latch still awakens the

slumbering CARTER. She looks very much the worse for wear, the last few

days have been very tough...

Drowsily she climbs from her bed and peers out of the window - she sees

STECKLER walking down the garden path and round the corner out of

sight.

She thinks to herself...

82 INT DAY UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - CARTER appears in the hallway dressed in

'thrown on' track suit bottoms and a vest -

She walks down the hall to STECKLERS room, looking round as she does -

she knows he's not there, but she has to settle her paranoia...

Slowly she takes a hold of the door handle and turns - to her amazement

the door swings open.

83 INT DAY STECKLERS ROOM - CARTER is left in the hallway, hesitant -

slowly she enters - fearful of what she may find.

The room is well lit and organised - yet disorganised. Whilst

everything is neatly put in it's place, it's not quite right - clothes

are crumpled, books upside down on the shelf...

A sleeping bag lies on the floor, recently slept in...The bed

immaculate.

The wall has several pictures on it - prints of classical paintings in

tacky small frames.

She begins to rummage through cupboards - but finds only clothes... She

opens a set of drawers and riffles through...Nothing...

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83 CONTINUED:

Down the side of the cabinet are some leather bound books - CARTER

opens the first - ancient stamps...

She moves on to the next... Press clippings... She leafs through them.

They begin years ago with local press reports of mass dog killings in

the hamlet of DEDINGTON... Soon the clippings develop a more sinister

feel, "Woman found dead on Common", "Local Girl Goes Missing"...

"Writer Wins Award" - We see ELLEN CARTER holding up a copy of her book

smiling broadly for the photographers -

CARTER is stunned that STECKLER has kept this old clipping... She

continues to flick and discovers more and more WHITE ANGEL killings

reports...

She closes the book and replaces it carefully.

She turns her attention to the case we saw STECKLER struggling with -

filled and over heavy. She lifts it and places it on the bed. Slowly

she unlatches it - and finally removes the belt.

The lid creaks open - CARTER holds her breath, not wanting to open it -

but it is filled with bizarre dentistry tools, scalpels, probes - a gas

cylinder and drill... A tiny piece of black cloth protrudes from a

brown parcel - CARTER unravels it to reveal a black dress, wig and red

stiletto shoes - perfectly arranged. CARTERS frowns...

She replaces everything and moves on...

She opens a drawer and rummages, taking out a pile of letters. She

leafs through and discovers a bank statement - DEPOSITORY SECTION OF

THE SHOSTERS BANK OF CREDIT - and the address, 44 Anthony Street,

Barnet...

CARTER:

Bingo - (Whispering to self & searching)

the key...?

We pull focus to reveal the key hanging from the bedhead...CARTER

doesn't see it.

84 EXT DAY STREET - STECKLER is walking briskly down the street - he stops

suddenly, clasping his chest - he has forgotten the key. He turns on

his heel and begins walking back - FAST!

85 INT DAY STECKLERS ROOM - CARTER delves deeper into STECKLERS drawer -

intrigued. She takes some photos out - mostly polaroids. One is of a

very pretty girl in a car, another is of a woman - huge and

domineering. She is in her kitchen, smiling broadly.

85 CONTINUED:

Another photo is of a young boy with an older girl by his side -

presumably, STECKLER with a sister. She finds a crumpled shot of an old

house, huge and mansion like. She delves deeper into the papers. She

finds a document - an adoption document, the date 1962 - the name

LESLIE RAYMOND ANDERSON...

CARTER:

(Mouthing) my god...

86 EXT DAY 66 ACACIA AVENUE - STECKLER is getting closer, walking up the

garden path to the door - his finger touches the doorbell but he

hesitates - he steps back and looks at CARTERS bedroom - her curtain

still shut. He shrugs and removes his keys...

87 INT DAY STECKLERS ROOM - She moves on, to a small album of polaroids...

The first is of STECKLER and his wife sat on a sofa, STECKLERS arm

around his her... There are a few mundane photo's before CARTER finds

one of a different girl, once more STECKLER embracing...

CARTER glances over at the table - a POLAROID camera sits with a small

tripod attached.

She flips through the other photo's - all different girls - all vacant

stares - all DEAD...

88 EXT DAY FRONT DOOR - STECKLER twists the key in the lock and the door

swings open -

89 INT DAY STECKLERS ROOM - CARTER delves deeper into another drawer.

Suddenly she hears a click - her head spins round, her heart

pounding...

90 INT DAY STAIRS - STECKLER is creeping up the stairs

91 INT DAY STECKLERS ROOM - CARTER frantically tidies everything away...

92 INT DAY STAIRS - But STECKLER is getting closer still, almost at the

top of the stairs...

93 INT DAY STECKLERS ROOM - CARTER has finished tidying when she suddenly

spots the key hanging up - she reaches out for it - THE DOOR HANDLE

TURNS - CARTERS eyes WIDEN!!!

The door swings open and STECKLER steps in. He looks round cautiously -

the key is still in it's place, but swaying ever so slightly...And no

CARTER:

We see STECKLERS bed, CARTERS foot disappears under it...

We see CARTER huddling amongst the boxes and a huge parcel beneath the

bed - she watches STECKLERs feet.

STECKLER grabs the key and puts it around his head. He pauses again -

looking round - it is as if he can sense someone has been here...

Without further thought, he turns and exits closing the door.

CARTER listens as he goes down the stairs and out of the front door -

CLUNK - she takes a deep breath...

Then she sniffs, something smells bad... She turns to see the huge

parcel beneath the bed beside her - slowly she reaches out to pull the

sacking back...

It is just an old pillow, some boxes and other junk - she doesn't know

what she expected but she's glad it's nothing else...

She clambers from under the bed and shakes herself down - without

hesitation she moves for the door - BUT IT'S LOCKED!

CARTER groans in disbelief

CARTER:

Oh come on!

94 INT DAY MIK's ROOM - The camera moves slowly through MIK's room -

suddenly there is a movement from the window - CARTER appears,

clambering along the window ledge awkwardly - She reaches through the

open slip and lets herself in.

Clumsily she falls to the floor in MIK's room - glad to be safe

She lies on her back and realises that she is still holding STECKLERS

small polaroid album in her hand. She starts to laugh - and laugh and

laugh - and then, as suddenly she had started, she stops laughing and

closes her eyes...

DISSOLVE TO -

95 INT NIGHT STECKLERS ROOM - The door to STECKLERS room opens and CARTER

silently steps in. STECKLER lies in the moonlight, asleep. The key

CARTER is so desperate to have is sitting on his bedside cabinet.

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