Thirteen Ghosts Page #16

MAGGIE:

Damn... Kalina... you better getover here... this sh*t ain't

workin' anymore!

Maggie's panicking... and then her flare starts to go

out.

MAGGIE:

Hurry your ass up!

Maggie backs up... and she's hit over the head frombehind. She lands on the floor and goes out like a

light.

Cyrus's ghost approaches the body. And so does Kalina...

The faint flare illuminates both of them.

In Kalina's hand, we see the Arcanum. It's obvious she

just struck Maggie with it.

Kalina removes her glasses, and looks over at Cyrus'sghost. He's still there, hasn't vanished.

They embrace and kiss.

And then the flare completely goes out, plunging the roominto darkness, and we...

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THIRTEEN GHOSTS -Rev. 10/27/00 85A.

76 INT. HALLWAY 76

Arthur and Rafkin are still walking the halls, wearingglasses. They're on edge, nervously looking in alldirections. At any moment, something could jump outof the shadows at them.

RAFKIN:

'There's no place like home,

there's no place like home...'

ARTHUR:

Knock it off.

Rafkin spots the Hammer appear behind Arthur at the endof the hall. The Hammer makes eye contact with Rafkin,

and charges.

RAFKIN:

Oh, sh*t.

Before Arthur even has time to turn around, Rafkin

heroically shoves Arthur into the corner, pinning himsafely behind the shield.

Rafkin turns and faces the charging Hammer. He's leaningback on the glass, preventing Arthur from getting out.

ARTHUR:

(behind the door)

What're you doing?!

RAFKIN:

Don't worry about it, Arthur...

I've been looking for a reasonto like myself for a long time

now.

The Hammer approaches, but Rafkin's not running. The

Hammer stops right in front of Rafkin. Rafkin gulps.

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ARTHUR:

(behind glass)

Dennis, no! Don't do this!

RAFKIN:

(to the Hammer)

Hey, big guy, no hard feelings,

huh?

(stops himself)

Who am I kidding... look at you...

The Hammer prepares to strike, when -A

TERRIFYING HOWL comes from the belly of the house.

gets everyone's attention, even the ghosts...

It

ARTHUR:

What the hell was that?

RAFKIN:

(checks his watch)

Christ...

(to Arthur)

We're out of time...

Rafkin turns back to the Hammer, who grins an evil grin.

Then strikes...

77 INT. BASEMENT -CLOCKWORKS ROOM 77

Another HOWL ECHOES through the room. Cyrus and Kalinawatch as the 12TH SIGN lines up and CLICKS into place...

releasing the Breaker.

Kalina turns to him pissed.

KALINA:

You know, it's one thing for me tohave spent all that time with thatidiot Damon, kill him, and then

steal his spells --now I gottababysit your stupid nephew so hedoesn't get himself killed beforeyou need him. Enough is enough,

Cyrus.

CYRUS:

But you did bring me Damon'sspells, right?

Kalina removes the book from her bag. She tears the

leather covering off the back of the book, and insideis a thin reel of audio tape.

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KALINA:

I got your spells. But a deal's a

deal, remember, we share

everything... fifty-fifty.

Cyrus snatches it from her, holds it up to the light, andexamines it. Smiles when he realizes they're authentic.

CYRUS:

Don't you worry, Kalina, you'llget everything you deserve.

Cyrus places a reel-to-reel machine on the table.

78 INT. CORRIDOR -WITH RAFKIN AND ARTHUR 78

The Hammer swings on Rafkin, who dodges the attack. The

strike WHACKS the GLASS, sparks fly, Arthur reacts.

RAFKIN:

(getting cocky)

That the best you can do? Mymother hits harder than that.

The Hammer's now enraged. He swings again... and againRafkin dodges the strikes, bobbing and weaving, like Aliin the ring.

RAFKIN:

You ain't got no speed, old man.

What's the matter, that hammer

weighing you down?

The Hammer's swinging wildly, but Rafkin, surprisingly,

has quicker reflexes, and it's pissing the Hammer off.

Rafkin evades another attack, and out of the corner of

his eye, he spots the Breaker turning the corner...

From his massive size, he realizes who it is.

RAFKIN:

Mother of Christ...

Arthur sees the Breaker approaching. He grows larger

as he gets closer...

79 INT. BASEMENT -CLOCKWORKS ROOM 79

Cyrus is setting up a reel-to-reel machine. Kalina's

beside him.

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KALINA:

So, what're you gonna do now?

Your nephew believes the sacrificeis gonna stop this thing, butyou'll never get him to jump intothe eye, not until he finds hiskids.

CYRUS:

Then let's give them to him...

(tosses her somerope)

Go tie them up.

KALINA:

Cyrus, I can't...

CYRUS:

Why not? You know as well as I do

that human lives are the price ofhuman achievement. How many liveswent into the construction of the

Pyramids? Or the Great Wall of

China? Or the space program?

It's Darwinism at its finest.

(beat)

Now step aside... I need to finishsetting this up. And you need to

do your job...

Kalina walks out of the room with the rope, and Cyrusfinishes threading the reel-to-reel machine with theaudio tape. Then he flips a switch...

80 INT. CORRIDOR -WITH RAFKIN AND ARTHUR 80

Arthur watches helplessly, as Rafkin is smacked by theHammer, right into the Breaker's arms.

No!!

ARTHUR:

Arthur pushes the glass off him to get out, but theBreaker slams Rafkin into the glass, which again pinsArthur behind it.

Rafkin tries to crawl away, but the Hammer smashes himover the back with his hammer.

Rafkin is bloody and bruised, on his last legs.

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Arthur once again tries to push the glass off him to getout, but Rafkin slaps his bloody hand on the glass.

Makes eye contact with Arthur. Shakes his head, telling

Arthur not to come out.

RAFKIN:

(slurring)

Save your kids...

The Breaker picks Rafkin up and smashes him against theglass door. His broken body leaves a bloody smear as itslides to the floor.

ARTHUR:

Dennis!!

Arthur sinks to his knees, crushed. He looks up and the

ghosts are gone. He completely falls apart...

Then suddenly, another ghost appears on the other side ofthe glass. Arthur looks up and sees -

Jean, as we saw her before, standing there, staring athim.

Arthur looks at her, dumbstruck.

ARTHUR:

Jean...?

She tilts her head in response, sadness and longing inher face. Arthur can't hold it back anymore, a wave ofemotion rushes over him and he bursts into tears.

ARTHUR:

I'm so sorry... please forgive me...

(sobbing)

I should've went back in after you...

I -

Jean looks at him, shakes her head, letting him know hedid the right thing.

ARTHUR:

I miss you so much...

Arthur reaches out and places his hand against the glassto touch her on the other side, when...

81 INT. BASEMENT -CLOCKWORKS ROOM 81

Cyrus finishes setting up the REEL-TO-REEL, then heswitches ON the MACHINE.

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A CHANTING sound (the spells being read over and over),

very similar to what was used to lure the Breaker in theopening scene, comes OVER the SPEAKERS in the house, onlythese are richer in tone and texture. Stronger.

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