The Exorcist Page #5

HOMELESS GUY:

Fa-dah! Can you help an old altar boy? I'm a Cat-lick!

A train goes past illuminating the homeless guys face. The young

priest just walks on.

EXTERIOR- NEW YORK STREET- DAY

The young priest walks down a garbage infested, New York city

street. Kids making noise and jumping on cars are the only source

of noise. The young priest walks up a porchway and enters a

building.

INTERIOR- KARRAS' MOTHER'S FLAT- HALLWAY

The young priest enters the apartment, turns on the light and

takes off his jacket, and his collar.

KARRAS:

Momma?

He walks into the living room where an old woman sits listening

to a radio.

KARRAS:

Momma?

He leans over the chair.

KARRAS:

Momma?

The old woman stands up with joy.

MRS.KARRAS

Dimmy! Damien!

They greet each other in Greek as Mrs. Karras hugs him.

MRS. KARRAS

I'm so happy to see you.

KARRAS:

You look good.

MRS.KARRAS

I'm all right.

KARRAS:

How's your leg?

MRS. KARRAS

How about you Dimmy? Are you all right?

KARRAS:

I'm fine mom, I'm fine.

We cut to Karras eating his supper and his mom rocking in her

chair with the radio on still playing in the background.

MRS.KARRAS

Your Uncle John stopped by to visit me.

KARRAS:

Oh really, when?

MRS.KARRAS

Last month.

We now cut to Karras putting a bandage around his mothers leg.

KARRAS:

Is that too tight?

MRS.KARRAS

No.

KARRAS:

Now momma you have to stay off it, you can't keep go up and down

those stairs you have to give it rest.

MRS.KARRAS

Okay

KARRAS:

Momma I can take you somewhere to a place where you wouldn't be

alone. There'd be people around, you know you won't have to sit

here listening to the radio.

Mrs. Karras responds by shouting in Greek.

MRS.KARRAS

You understand me, This is my house, and I'm not going no place.

Damien stands up and lights a cigarette.

MRS.KARRAS

Dimmy, you worry for something?

KARRAS:

No momma.

MRS.KARRAS

You are not happy. Tell me what is the matter?

KARRAS:

Momma, I'm all right, I'm fine, really I am.

We cut to the bedroom light going out, with Damien walking out

back in uniform. He put's some money on the table and turns up

the radio so that his leaving doesn't wake his mother. He kisses

her and walks out.

INTERIOR- MACNEIL HOUSE- BASEMENT- NIGHT

Regan is in the basement making a model. Chris is decending the

steps.

REGAN:

Here it comes..................There

She holds up a clay model of an orange bird.

Chris and Regan both laugh.

CHRIS:

Oh look at that.

REGAN:

You like it?

CHRIS:

Oh it's so funny.

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