Copycat Page #2
- R
- Year:
- 1995
- 123 min
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RED-HEADED MAN standing over the fallen COP, smiling at
HELEN.
COP'S BODY IS TWITCHING, JERKING. The violent contractions
in his fingers cause the gun to go off... ONE... TWO SHOTS,
the sound reverberating against the tile walls.
STAGE AREA:
The audience and SECOND COP react to the gunshots.
HELEN, her eyes bulging, struggling against the rope.
SLAM CUT:
INT. HELEN'S APT - SAN FRANCISCO - NIGHT
As HELEN, in bed, bolts up from the nightmare, her hands try
desperately to pull the dream rope from her neck. She is now
pale, her hair is dirty, there are deep circles under her
eyes. This is a woman in the throes of a breakdown.
HELEN:
Andy! Andy!
She races through this LOFT APARTMENT (THE WALLS ARE EIGHT
FEET UNDER A TWELVE-FOOT CEILING) to study opening off a
hall. She looks in, gasping for breathing...
INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS
The room is neat -- nobody there. (We will later see that it
is used on and off by her computer, Andy.)
HELEN whimpers in frustration; she is alone. SHE TALKS TO
HERSELF as she turns back and moves past a LIVING ROOM,
where she turns on lights and the TV flicks on, (COURT TV.)
The sound comes up, loud... She moves on... trying to calm
herself with the sound of her own voice...
HELEN:
It is October twelfth, 1994 in the
city of San Francisco, California,
U.S.A., the strongest, richest,
most stable and happiest country in
the world. That is the sole place
of life in the universe. Under
God.
CLOSE:
XANAX BOTTLE. Two pills are shaken out into a palm,others scattering from the nervous haste...
CLOSE:
HELEN Watching herself in BATHROOM mirror as shetosses down the pills, gulps water. She regards her haggard
reflection with a certain detachment...
HELEN:
Good God. What happened to you?
She barks a rueful laugh... we are seeing a woman will
herself from near-hysteria to relative calm...
CUT TO:
HALL As she exits the bathroom. And moves into her OFFICE.
She pours herself a brandy and stands before two computers.
Of the side-by-side computer screens, one is blank. The
other shows a chess setup. Flashing on the bottom of the
screen comes a command.
CHESSMASTER:
'It's almost seven. Make a goddam
move.'
She studies the chess set-up for a moment, then makes a
move. She has not even hit the Keyboard of the other
computer before CHESSMASTER sends another message.
CHESSMASTER:
'Lousy move. Not really into this
game, Helen. Let's drop it. I've
got a feeling about you. Let's
meet. Like a date.'
HELEN types the following to CHESSMASTER.
HELEN:
'I'm a terrible date. I'd mess up your
life.'
CHESSMASTER:
'Another romantic dream gone all to
hell.'
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