WITNESS by Earl W. Wallace William Kelley Pamela - Screenplay.com
WITNESS by Earl W. Wallace William Kelley Pamela - Screenplay.com
WITNESS by Earl W. Wallace William Kelley Pamela - Screenplay.com
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McELROY<br />
Lowering the pistol alongside his leg, as two MEN, barely taking<br />
notice of anything, cross with their backs to Book toward McElroy.<br />
He smiles at them.<br />
BOOK<br />
Down, muttering CURSES.<br />
THE SCENE<br />
As McElroy walks past Book, drops the pistol to the pavement,<br />
keeps on going... and is gone.<br />
BOOK<br />
GROANING in pain, beginning to try to crawl crab-like. And we HEAR<br />
– from the agonized recesses of Book's Dream.<br />
SCHAEFFER (V.O.)<br />
Who else knows?<br />
Just us.<br />
BOOK (V.O.)<br />
As the lights of an on<strong>com</strong>ing car – going very slowly, on its way<br />
to a parking space – sweep over him and we HEAR it <strong>com</strong>e to a<br />
sudden, squealing stop. Book is already trying to get to his<br />
feet... now succeeds, lurching into a swaying stance, using an<br />
adjacent car for support. OFF SCREEN we HEAR a car door slam, and<br />
footsteps hurrying in our direction, ac<strong>com</strong>panied <strong>by</strong> excited<br />
voices. Book HEARS, turns to face the on<strong>com</strong>ers,<br />
ANGLE<br />
A fat, middle-aged MAN has approached to within some feet of Book,<br />
looks on edgily:<br />
MAN<br />
Hey, buddy, what's the score? Little too<br />
much to drink?<br />
Book stares at him, then looks down at his belly.<br />
BOOK'S WOUND<br />
As Book removes his hand we can see one of the bullets struck him<br />
low in the side, just below the ribcage... the other just above it<br />
(but this one inflicting only minor damage).<br />
THE SCENE<br />
As the man stares:
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