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23.INT. VIOLET’S ROOM -- DAYViolet makes another cut.MALE VOICEYou’re doing it wrong.She whirls around, revealing --TATEIf you’re trying to kill yourself,cut vertically. They can’t stitchthat up.VIOLET(freaked)How’d you get in here?TATEIf you’re trying to kill yourselfyou might also try locking thedoor.He leaves. She stares.INT. MASTER BEDROOM -- NIGHTMiddle of the night. So quiet you can hear the buzz of theDIGITAL CLOCK. Ben and Vivien in bed. Suddenly, from abovewe see BEN’S EYES SPRING OPEN. There’s no life behind themthough. He gets up, SLEEPWALKING.INT. HOUSE -- STAIRWELL -- NIGHTBen, NAKED, walks down the stairs. The house CREAKS, GROANS.INT. HOUSE -- LIBRARY -- DAYIN THE SHADOWS we can make out some more of the mural. It’sa HELLSCAPE. QUICK CUTS as Ben KNEELS down, turns on the GASin the fireplace, LIGHTS a ROLL OF NEWSPAPER, tosses it onthe logs, IGNITING A HUGE FIRE.He stands, watches the fire. The room and his naked formGLOWS. As if he was reaching for a long lost love he reachesout to the fire, closer. Then --Ben!VIVIEN (O.S.)Ben pulls his hand back, turns to see his wife. He’s stillnot with it.