The Cell Page #2

HENRY:

"Mister E." is doing fine.

REVEAL A SECOND FIGURE suspended from the ceiling in the

PROCEDURE ROOM. A SMALL BOY is lowered to the pedestal and

as Miriam records data, Catherine removes the child's "mask,"

displaying the haunted face of Edward. Clearly, the boy is

in some kind of catatonic state.

MIRIAM:

Did we go sailing?

CATHERINE:

Almost. Mocky-Lock showed up.

MIRIAM:

"Mocky-Lock is the bogeyman, Mocky-Lock

wants me where I am."

CATHERINE:

Mocky-Lock is a pain in the ass.

Henry communicates with them via the intercom.

HENRY:

Where did that come from again?

Catherine looks annoyed - How could he forget?

CATHERINE:

A nursery rhyme.

Catherine detaches the cables and eases Edward's frail body

into a waiting wheelchair. Miriam takes a penlight and

examines the boy's eyes... An emotionless void, oddly

beautiful.

MIRIAM:

(thinking aloud)

Nursery rhymes, fairy tales, the

bogeyman... All preparation for the

horrors of the real world.

Making certain the child is comfortable, Catherine covers him

with a blanket, rests a teddy bear on his lap, and pushes him

into the CONTROL ROOM, accompanied by Miriam. Henry types in

a command and moves to join them.

HENRY:

Anybody hungry? I'm hungry...

A BUZZER sounds and ANOTHER DOOR HISSES OPEN... A constantly

fretting administrator, BARRY COOPERMAN, is waiting for them

in the corridor.

COOPERMAN:

Edward's parents are here.

We can see it in Catherine's face - this isn't good news.

EXT. CAMPBELL CENTER - DAY

Situated in a corporate/industrial area north of San Diego,

California, a series of well-secured buildings form a mini

compound. A sign near the gate reads CAMPBELL CENTER - A

DIVISION OF SUNERSET INDUSTRIES.

INT. CAMPBELL CENTER - EDWARD'S ROOM - DAY

Although this is a hospital room filled with medical

equipment, its sterility has been camouflaged with toys,

posters, photographs, and drawings to make it more "homey."

(Some hint at aspects of Edward's fantasy world). Every

comfort has been provided and no expense spared.

Henry, Miriam, and Catherine, now wearing funky/casual

clothes under a lab coat, stand opposite Cooperman. Sitting

on the bed with Edward is ELLA BAINES, an elegantly dressed

woman in her mid-40's. There is a soulfulness to her, but

the husband, LUCIEN BAINES, 60's, possesses the icy demeanor

of a corporate tycoon. One might write him off as cold, but

we sense a genuine love for his wife and child. Ella smiles

and caresses Edward's hair.

ELLA:

He needs a haircut.

CATHERINE:

I'll tell the nurse.

(sensing something in Edward)

God, he loves when you visit.

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