They Page #16

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PAUL:

At

a pay phone.

JULIA:

What

about your Dad?

PAUL:

He

wouldn't let me in. He told me he didn't have a son.

(then)

Julia,

everything in my wallet's gone. Credit cards. Money. Driver's license.

Everything.

INT. RANGE ROVER - NIGHT

INTERCUT:

between Julia and Paul.

JULIA:

Then

it's already started.

PAUL:

What's

started?

Terrified

beat. Julia trains her eyes on the coffee shop.

JULIA:

Listen.

There's not much time. They're watching me right now.

PAUL:

Who

is?

JULIA:

Just

listen to me. There were five of us at the cabin.

(beat)

Your

best friend was with us. Joey. He had blond hair. He had a Superman tattoo on

his shoulder.

PAUL:

I:

don't know anyone named Joey.

JULIA:

That's

because they erased your memory. If you remembered him ... if you remembered

what they did to him, you might run like Sam. That would make it hard for them

to hunt you down.

PAUL:

Where's

Sam?

JULIA:

He's

dead.

PAUL:

What?

JULIA:

They

killed him.

PAUL:

They?

JULIA:

Monsters.

Paul

can barely stand up. His skull is pounding.

PAUL:

Monsters?

JULIA:

They

really exist, Paul. They use human beings for parts. Like machines.

PAUL:

I:

can't take this.

JULIA:

What

you saw in the forest wasn't a hallucination. They've been watching us the

entire time. Following us.

PAUL:

I:

can't --

JULIA:

There's

a tracking device in your head. Right where the scab is.

Her

words sound chilling in the night air. Foreboding and deadly. Paul is filled

with dread.

PAUL:

My

head?

JULIA:

They

want us for parts. That's why they're tracking us. They take the skin and wear

it.

PAUL:

Just

let me think for a second.

JULIA:

They

already got Sam and Terry. And now they're making us disappear.

(then)

Think

about it. Your wallet. Your father.

PAUL:

It

can't be true.

JULIA:

It

is true! We're next!

Paul

becomes upset. He nods with grave understanding.

PAUL:

What

are we gonna do?

JULIA:

We

have to get back home. They're all over the place, but we can make it.

PAUL:

Okay.

JULIA:

Where

are you?

PAUL:

Just

below Union Square. Right near the cable cars. Where they turn them around.

JULIA:

All

right. There's a subway station near there.

PAUL:

I:

can see it.

JULIA:

Wait

for me. At the top of the stairs. I'll be there in five minutes.

PAUL:

Okay.

JULIA:

I:

love you.

PAUL:

(in pain)

I:

love you. Please hurry.

Paul

hangs up.

INT. RANGE ROVER - NIGHT

Julia

tosses down the cell phone. The car engine STOPS.

JULIA:

What

now?

She

tries to start the car, but it the engine won't turn over. Just as she's about

to try a second time, she looks out the windshield.

SEVERAL:

DARK SHAPES STAND IN FRONT OF THE ROVER. WATCHING. THE CUSTOMERS FROM THE

COFFEE SHOP. SOME ARE STANDING RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR. OTHERS ARE SILHOUETTED

IN THE STREET.

Julia

frantically tries to start the car again. No dice.

She

rips open the door.

EXT. COFFEE SHOP - NIGHT

Julia

takes off running. The SHAPES pursue.

EXT. SAN FRANCISCO - STREET - NIGHT

Julia

turns a corner and runs straight into an intersection.

A:

HORN BLARES as a BUS barrels towards her.

Julia

barely leaps out of the way as the bus SCREECHES to a halt, nearly running her

down. She rises to her feet as the bus starts moving again.

Several

of the passengers have their faces pressed against the windows. Watching her.

Dark circles around their eyes.

Julia

keeps going. The PURSUING CUSTOMERS from the coffee shop are marooned on the

opposite corner by traffic. They stand motionless. Watching her escape.

EXT. SUBWAY STATION ENTRANCE - STAIRS - NIGHT

A:

long flight of stone stairs leads down to the BART and MUNI stations below.

Paul sits down on the steps. Looking. Waiting.

EXT. SAN FRANCISCO - MARKET STREET - NIGHT

Julia

charges down the sidewalk. Weaving past bystanders.

As

she runs, Julia brushes past THE LITTLE GIRL from Sam's graduation party.

Standing abnormally. She watches Julia race off into the crowd with cold,

soulless eyes.

EXT. SUBWAY STATION ENTRANCE - STAIRS - NIGHT

Paul

is sitting still. His head cradled in his hands.

A:

SHAPE appears in front of him. Paul looks up. Smiles.

PAUL:

Hey

...

EXT. SAN FRANCISCO - MARKET STREET - NIGHT

Julia

races across the intersection and streaks towards the subway station entrance.

EXT. SUBWAY STATION ENTRANCE - STAIRS - NIGHT

Paul

is nowhere to be found. The stairs are empty.

JULIA:

Paul?!

Julia

looks around desperately. She can't find him in the crowds on the sidewalks.

She turns and looks down the stairs towards the open entryway to the subway

system.

Paul

is walking through the entryway. A friend with him is patting him on the

shoulder. Just after Paul has disappeared through the entryway, the friend

turns around.

IT'S

SAM.

His

lips are parched, pitch black eyes bulging, his features somehow more twisted

and unfamiliar. His face twitches as he stares coldly at Julia, and he runs.

Small pieces of metal drop from Sam's pants

legs as he disappears through the entryway.

JULIA:

(cont'd)

PAUL!

She frantically rushes down the stairs.

JULIA:

(cont'd)

THAT'S NOT SAM!!! PAUL!!!

She rushes through the entryway.

INT. SUBWAY STATION - UPPER LEVEL - CONTINUOUS

The

upper level is almost completely empty save a few kids and late-night

commuters. Julia is hysterical now. The first time we've seen her lose control.

She

looks around frantically. Spots Paul and Sam going down the escalator together.

JULIA:

Paul!

Julia

rushes towards the turnstiles. Jumps them. A GUARD steps out of his booth.

GUARD:

Hey!

You need a ticket! Hey!!!

She

keeps going.

INT. SUBWAY STATION - PLATFORM - NIGHT

Paul

and Sam reach the bottom of the escalators. They move towards the platform. The

lights start twinkling. Losing power.

PAUL:

(confused)

I:

thought you said she'd be here.

Sam

smirks back, mute ... and GRABS HIM BY THE THROAT.

The

lights GO OUT.

INT. SUBWAY STATION - ESCALATOR - CONTINUOUS

Julia

bolts down the escalator.

INT. SUBWAY STATION - PLATFORM - NIGHT

She

reaches the platform and rushes to the center.

There's

nobody else down there. The lights are flickering. Slowly, they return to

normal.

JULIA:

(calling)

Paul?!

No

response.

A:

train RUMBLES through the station. Julia moves to the opposite side and looks.

Resting

on the tracks, leading into the tunnel, are a trail of metal pieces. Exactly

like the ones from the cabin.

Julia

looks back. The GUARD is coming down the escalator.

Without

hesitation, she jumps down to the tracks. Moving quickly and bending down to

avoid being seen, she rushes into the awaiting subway tunnel.

INT. SUBWAY TUNNEL - NIGHT

Drowned

in shadows. An unnatural silence fills the tunnel.

Julia

moves cautiously amongst the tracks. Eyes scanning the darkness. Following the

trail of discarded metal.

A:

SHARP HISSING.

Julia

spins around. A few more HISSING SOUNDS rise from electrical sparks on the

tracks. Blue light flashes within the tunnel. Then, it ceases.

She

turns back to continue her search, wind sifting through her hair, when she

finds --

A:

LARGE HOLE:

At

the base of the subway wall. Julia reaches down and palms a few metal pieces at

the base of the hole.

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