YOU HAVE

91.       bedroom – int. / night

Ellen gets rid of the rest of her ropes, immediately jumps up and races to the door.

She checks the door: it’s locked.  She peeks through the keyhole.

The key is sticking in the opposite side of the door.  We hear Martin hammering downstairs.

Ellen has an idea – an ancient trick from childhood days.  There is a book on the bedside table.  She tears out a page and slides it underneath the door, below the door lock.

There is a can of nails on the floor which Martin left behind.  Ellen takes out a nail and uses it to poke around in the keyhole.

She pushes the key out of the lock.  The key falls to the floor, but it lands next to the sheet of paper.

Ellen pulls the book page in under the door – no key!

ellen

            (quietly)

Damn.

She presses her face flat against the floor and looks underneath the door crack.

There, on the other side, is the key.

Suddenly, the hammering stops.

Ellen holds her breath...

92.       living room – int. / night

...The living room windows are all nailed shut.  Martin prepares to attach the last board.  He reaches into his pocket – no more nails...!

93.       bedroom – int. / night

...The box of nails is lying on the bedroom floor.  Ellen senses that she is running out of time.  She moves faster.

She pushes the book page under the door again and tries to maneuver it underneath the key...

94.       entrance area – int. / night

...Martin comes out of the living room and heads for the hallway...

95.       bedroom – int. / night

...Ellen has it!  She has managed to get the key on top of the sheet of paper.  Carefully, she pulls it in under the door.

She picks it up and pushes it into the lock...

96.       hallway – int. / night

...Martin comes up the stairs.  He heads for the bedroom.  When he sees the open door, he stops.

He hesitates for a moment, looks around.

Then, he carefully approaches the door.

martin

Is somebody trying to run away here?!  Darling, I’m really disappointed.  How can we ever have a trusting marriage if you keep running away from every conflict?

Martin has reached the bedroom door.

martin

You little hardhead, I...

At that moment, the door slams into him.  A loud crunch.  The wooden door hits him right in the head.  Martin is knocked to the floor.

Ellen comes running out of the bedroom.  She has a wooden plank in her hands.  She wants to make sure that the job is done right and clobbers Martin until he stops moving.

Then, she sprints to the staircase and runs down the steps.

97.       entrance area – int. / night

Ellen runs to the barricaded house door.  She shakes at the boards, but they are down tight.  No matter how hard Ellen tries, it’s impossible for her to loosen them.

Horrified, she searches for another way out.  She runs to the living room door and looks inside the room...:

98.       living room – int. / night

...All of the windows are barricaded.  There is no chance to escape!

99.       hallway – int. / night

Martin regains conscience.  His head is wounded and bleeding.  He scrambles to his feet.

martin

No matter what you do, Ellen...  you don’t stand a chance.  We’re not leaving this place anymore...

100.     living room – int. / night

Ellen looks around, helpless.  We hear Martin’s voice coming from upstairs.

martin (o.s.)

... not today.  Not tomorrow.  Never again!

She discovers the remote control for the TV.  And gets an idea.  She grabs it and runs out of the room.

101.     kitchen – int. / night

Ellen flees into the kitchen.  The windows are all nailed shut here, too.  Ellen’s heart is beating up to her neck.  She jerks open a drawer and takes out a big kitchen knife.

We hear Martin’s footsteps coming down the staircase.

martin (o.s.)

It’s like you always wanted. 

Us together.  We’ll make it through anything, no matter how rotten the situation is.

Ellen squats next to the door frame.

102.     entrance area – int. / night

Martin is walking down the last couple of steps.  Out of the corner of his eyes, he notices the open kitchen door.

martin

Have you ever wondered why it hasn’t been working out between us since it all happened?  I’ve asked myself that question.  And you know what the answer to that is?  It was never real.  All just a big lie.

While he speaks, Martin slowly moves toward the kitchen.

103.     kitchen – int. / night

Martin has almost reached the kitchen.

Quivering, Ellen pushes a button on the remote control...

104.     entrance area – int. / night

...and the television jumps on in the living room, behind Martin.  The loud NOISE startles him; he spins around.

Martin smiles and taps the hammer in the palm of his hand.  Then, he heads towards the living room.

martin

What you loved, was something totally different.  The successful author, Martin Straub.  “Mr. Cherry-red Tears” – you married a goddamned book.

Martin disappears in the living room.

105.     kitchen – int. / night

Ellen sees her chance, and takes it.  She runs out of the kitchen...

106.     entrance area – int. / night

...and up the stairs.

Martin sprints out of the living room.  He is after her.

107.     hallway – int. / night

Ellen runs into the study.  Martin is right on her heels...

108.     study – int. / night

...Ellen slams the door shut behind her and locks it.  She reaches for the telephone next to the computer.

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109.     lindner’s bedroom – int. / night

The lights are off in Lindner’s bedroom.

Karl is lying in bed with his eyes open, staring at the ceiling.  His wife notices it.

mrs. lindner

You went to see the Straubs’ today, didn’t you?

Lindner doesn’t answer.  The look in his eyes says it all.

mrs. lindner

I know you have something on your mind.  What is it?

He hesitates.  Sighs.  Finally, he says it:

lindner

I think it’s starting again. 

You know... there was something peculiar.  If only I knew...

mrs. lindner

Peculiar?  You mean, like back then?

lindner

Yes, something was...

Suddenly, it hits him.

lindner

My God, the hammer!

He jumps out of bed and into his clothes.

mrs. lindner

Hammer?

lindner

How could I fail to notice that!

- I have to go...

He hesitates, looks back at his wife.

lindner

I’m sorry, honey.