Friday the 13th

INT. ALICE'S CABIN – DAY

Alice is backed against the wall. The snake could strike and get her.

Bill runs into the room, still carrying his machete. He looks at Alice.

ALICE

(a tight whisper)

There's a fucking snake in here.

Bill sees it. He freezes, then takes a step forward. Carefully, he winds up and smashes down with the edge of the machete, cutting the snake into two pieces. Blood spurts onto the floor.

Marcie and Jack enter. Jack carries a shovel as a weapon. Marcie stops when she sees the embrace, but then looks further to see the blood and guts.

MARCIE

Steve never mentioned serpents. Jack, would you get some paper towels?

Jack nods and exits.

ALICE

How the... did he get in there?

BILL

Slipped in. Probably liked the scent of your perfume.

Jack return and tosses a roll to Marcie.

MARCIE

Thanks.

BILL

You okay now?

Alice nods.

Bill gives her an extra hug. Then steps back awkwardly, stepping on Marcie's big toe.

MARCIE

Go ahead. I walk on 'em all the time.

(to Jack)

Would you shovel Mr. Snake outta here?

Jack nods. He picks up his shovel and we see in CLOSEUP as he gets underneath the wide-fanged snake.

Marcie begins to clean the blood off the floor with the paper toweling.

CUT TO:

EXT. CAMP – LATE AFTERNOON

Looking across the lake, we can see the camp, nestled in among the late afternoon rays of the sun. We can hear the sounds of the nocturnal animals beginning to rise and hunt.

CUT TO:

INT. CAMP KITCHEN – LATE AFTERNOON

The kitchen and the main meeting room are really one in the same room, cut off by a partition. The kitchen has a couple of sinks, a heavy old stove, long shelves, a pantry/larder, and some windows which look out on the rear.

Brenda is making a salad for herself. She is a vegetarian. Marcie is making a guacamole dip.

In the big room there is a fireplace and a ping pong table. Jack and Bill are playing.

BRENDA

She all right?

MARCIE Bill

Yeah. Scared the hell out of her.

BRENDA

How'd it get in the drawer?

Alice walks into the kitchen. She has washed her face after getting her act together. She stands in the doorway to the kitchen.

MARCIE

How you doin'?

ALICE

Okay. Can I help?

BRENDA

It's catch as catch can. I'm making a salad. The guys are planning to cook greaseburgers for themselves.

MARCIE

There's a lot of dishes if you just want something to do.

Alice smiles. Nods.

ALICE

The way I feel, that's perfect.

Alice goes to the sink and begins to work her way through the dirty dish pan.

Ned comes flying through the door dressed in various bits and pieces of old Indian costumery. He does a bad dance.

Jack and Bill quit their game and come to the doorway.

JACK

It's gonna be a long summer.

NED

Wait, wait! When I was finding these goodies in the shed. I also found this letter which a camper never sent home. Listen.

He takes a letter out of his breechclout. He pretends to read, when really we can see that the paper is blank.

NED

(improvising)

Dear Mom and Dad, Camp Blood is real fine except for the strange man who flies at night and sucks our counsellor's body...

Alice leans against the sink and laughs. She is a very pretty girl, younger than she first appeared.

NED

(continuing)

And, Mommy, we really love our counsellor. He says that whenever I'm scared, I can sleep in his bunk with him.

Jack and Bill laugh.

Ned takes off his headdress.

NED

(continuing)

No wonder they lost America. How could you sneak around in the bushes wearing that? What's to eat?

BRENDA

Whatever you make yourself.

Alice looks up from her dishes and cocks her head to the side. Does she sees something?

The CAMERA PANS SLOWLY to look over her shoulder.

The window pane is dirty and it's a bit difficult to see, but there is something standing there out by a cabin. But it stands, doesn't move... Is it a building?

CUT AWAY to see Alice using her dishcloth to clear the glass. When we CUT BACK, the shape is gone.

REACTION SHOT: Alice. Curious. A cold chill...

Alice looks around at the others who are still adlibbing about food.

BRENDA

How can you eat that stuff? Looks like dead animals.

NED

The squaws are revolting!

Alice looks up. Pulls the light cord in the middle of the room.

The bulb does not light.

Alice pulls it again.

BILL

Trouble?

ALICE

Bad bulb or no power. It's getting a little gloomy in here.

JACK

Steve taught me how to use the emergency generator. The town power lines are supposed to be real shitty.

NED

God, but I love that macho talk! Emergency generators! The Indian used campfires.

Jack turns to Bill.

JACK

Give me a hand?

BILL

For sure.

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INT. GENERATOR SHED – LATE AFTERNOON

Jack steps in and, in CLOSEUP, we see there is a puddle where he is standing. The puddle is somehow significant.

Bill leans over Jack's shoulder to see what he's doing.

BILL

This is almost like the one at my uncle's cabin in Maine.

JACK

Here we go.

The CAMERA watches Jack's actions tightly. In a REVERSE POV we see Jack's tongue come out the side of his mouth as he concentrates. He bites down on it.