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INT. HOLLIS MASON'S APARTMENT - LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING
CLOSE ON:
A FRAMED PHOTO of the first Watchmen--identical tothe old one in Blake's closet. Holding the photo is HOLLIS
MASON. He puts the photo down, but we don't see his face yet.
HOLLIS (O.S.)
He was young and arrogant, but what he
lacked in experience, he made up for in
. tenacity.
As he speaks, we PAN ACROSS various FRAMED MEMORABILIA: The
first is a NEWSPAPER CLIPPING dated 1958: MYSTERIOUS MASKED
MAN CLEANS UP WHARFS--the caption underneath reads "Hero
Calls Himself The Nite Owl."
HOLLIS (O.S.) (CONT'D)
Guess I was that way too, when I started.
I'll never know what possessed me to put
that mask on the first time.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
8.
CONTINUED:
HOLLIS (O.S.) (CONT'D)
It started with the villains, y'know,
people forget that. Pirate outfits,
ghosts. Gangs that thought it was funny
to dress up and pull heists, crap like
that.
PAN ACROSS:
Another FRAMED CLIPPING, dated 1962: NITE OWLFORMS WATCHMEN--COSTUMED HEROES COMBINING FORCES! "'We're
going to clean up this town!' Says costumed crusader."
HOLLIS (O.S.) (CONT'D)
So a few cops, we decide it might be
funny to mask up too. Be anonymous. Take
these guys on at the street level, right?
Then the media got wind, ran with it,
turned it into a whole different beast.
PAN ACROSS:
A GOLD STATUE of NITE OWL in his Sixties-eracostume. The plaque below reads: IN GRATITUDE, 1969. Another
clipping:
"Hero Retires, Reveals Identity In Tell All Book."Finally, we come to HOLLIS MASON (aka Nite Owl), 70s, though
his eyes sparkle with strength and his face still shows the
edges of a born hero. The TV is on in the background.
HOLLIS (CONT'D)
Superheroes, Supervillians--you know who
I ran into the other day at the market?
The Screaming Skull. We chatted for a
while. Turns out he's a born again.
DAN (V.0.)
No way.
We see who Hollis is speaking to--DAN DREIBERG (the second
Nite Owl), late 30's, handsome, though he's let himself go
the past few years--his edges have gone soft. He was in the
photo of the new Watchmen in Blake's apartment.
HOLLIS:
All the nuts that started popping up,
I'll tell ya. Who was that midget you and
your partner chased down years ago?
What'd he call himself?
DAN:
The Big Figure.
HOLLIS:
Big Figure. A midget bad guy. Guess it
doesn't get lower than that, does it?
Hollis laughs at his own joke; Dan chuckles, polite.
(CONTINUED)
9.
CONTINUED:
(2)DAN:
(glances at his watch)
Wow, it's really late.
Dan stands, finishes his beer. Hollis sees him to the door.
HOLLIS:
Well, even though I spent my time
catching real bad guys, you were still a
better Nite Owl than I ever was.
DAN:
That's bullshit, Hollis, and you know it.
They hug.
HOLLIS:
With all this talk of war, all that's
going on in the world, it's a shame the
government forced all you guys out.
Before Dan can answer he notices a breaking news report on
the TV:
ANCHORWOMAN:
This just in--masked vigilante Rorschach
has assaulted a New York City police
officer who was guarding a crime scene in
the early morning hours. Rorschach is on
the FBIs ten most wanted list for
violation of the Keene Act, which banned
Dan and Hollis watch as an image of Rorschach flashes on
screen.
HOLLIS:
Well, forced all of you guys out except
one.
(BEAT)
Next week?
Dan nods, then leaves.
EXT. HOLLIS MASON'S APARTMENT - LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING
Dan descends the stairs. He pulls up his collar against the
cold and walks down an alley. A SIGN below Hollis' apartment
reads:
"MASON AUTO REPAIRS--Obsolete models a specialty!"10.
INT. SUBWAY - LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING
Dan rides the subway, lost in thought, when a group of GANG
MEMBERS, wearing yellow and black BANDANAS brush past him.
ONE stops. Dan's leg is out, a couple inches too far.
GANG LEADER:
Move your leg.
DAN:
What?
GANG LEADER:
I said move, dick.
Dan finally realizes what he's talking about. Dan meets his
eyes, for just a moment and draws back his leg. The
Gang Members snicker at Dan as they pass.
EXT. DAN DREIBERG'S TOWNHOUSE - LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING
Dan walks down the empty street to his TOWNHOUSE, digging for
his keys. Then he stops, suddenly alert.
His front door hangs slightly OPEN--the LOCK'S been SMASHED.
There's a LIGHT on inside. Cautious, Dan enters the house.
INT. DAN DREIBERG'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Dan quietly approaches the light coming from his kitchen. He
hears odd, metal scraping SOUNDS.
INT. DAN'S KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Dan enters the kitchen, stunned to find--
DAN:
Rorschach.
Rorschach sits at the table, mask half up, eating a cold CAN
OF BEANS.
RORSCHACH:
Hello Daniel. I helped myself to some
beans. You don't mind?
DAN:
No, of course not. You uh, want me to
heat some up for you?
RORSCHACH:
No need.
(CONTINUED)
11.
CONTINUED:
Rorschach finishes the can of beans, stands, pulls his mask
back down. There's a strong familiarity between the two but
at the same time, Dan is wary.
DAN:
You were on the news. They say you
attacked a cop.
RORSCHACH:
Minor wound. Won't need hospitalization.
DAN:
Other than that . How have you been
keeping?
RORSCHACH:
Out of prison. So far. Look at this.
He tosses Blake's happy face pin onto the table. Dan picks it
up, runs his fingers over the RED-BROWN SPLOTCH.
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