Jurassic Park 3 Page #5

The cross into one of the tents, which only has two "walls". On

a dust-taped table, a dusty Macintosh is feeing data into a

strange machine the size of a dorm refrigerator. A mechanical arm sweeps

back and forth across a tray of fine sand.

GRANT:

You rented an automated litter box.

BILLY:

It's a rapid prototyper. I feed in the scan

data from the raptor skull, than the computer

breaks it into thousands of slices which this

thing prints, one layer on top of the other.

It's the future of paleontology.

GRANT:

Not if it can't dig.

The arm stops and suddenly the tray of sand shakes, dropping

through holes in the bottom to reveal an object the size of

a person's fist.

BILLY:

I give you a raptor's resonating chamber.

Grant hates technology, but he can't help but be amazed by the

result. He lifts the strange object up, shaking out the

remaining sand.

Billy puts it to his lips and blows through it like a conch shell.

The resulting SOUND is unique and piercing, the cry of an

non-existent animal. Grant is speechless with excitement. And so he

uses it again and again, producing different SOUNDS and

variations.

In the distance, flocks of birds rise to the sky and fly off.

Billy looks up to see a MAN and a WOMAN getting out of

a Cadillac. Cheryl is pointing them in the direction of the

tent.

BILLY (cont'd)

(falsely casual)

Oh, I forgot to tell you. Some visitors

wanted to come by and talkto you. I

told them you'd be happy to see them.

maybe even have dinner with them.

GRANT:

Absolutely not.

BILLY:

They're here.

GRANT:

What?

Only now does Grant realize these two people

Who were walking up to them.

Putting on a friendly smile, Billy goes up to them.

MAN:

Dr. Grant?

GRANT:

Yes?

MAN:

(extending his hand)

Paul Kirby. Kirby Enterprises

(reaching into his pocket)

My card.

PAUL KIRBY is a talkative optimist with

no "off" switch. His wife AMANDA KIRBY, just

as friendly, is harder to read. There seems to be

exhaustion behind her eyes.

GRANT:

What can I do for you, Mr. Kirby?

PAUL:

Well sir, I am a great admirer

of yours, and I have an extremely interesting

proposition to discuss. Would you let my wife

and I take you to have dinner tonight? Our treat.

GRANT:

You know, I've been traveling and I'm very

tired. Maybe some other time.

PAUL:

I guarantee it'll be worth your while.

Behind Kirby, Bill furtively rubs his thumb and fingers

together, indicating the guy is loaded.

Grant musters a weak smile.

GRANT:

It's be my pleasure.

13 INT. HELL CREEK BAR AND GRILL, JORDAN, MT - NIGHT 13

They’re only halfway through the entree, but Grant is ready to

bolt. It's only Billy who's keeping him from being rude. They walk

over to Paul and Amanda’s table and sit down.

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