Watchmen Page #4

INT. BLAKE'S APARTMENT - BEDROOM CLOSET - NIGHT

Blake's clothing hangs in military rows. Rorschach runs his

fingers along the wall-seams. He pauses, presses on the

hanger BAR, which SLIDES BACK to reveal a RED BUTTON.

Pressing it, the BACK WALL of the closet SLIDES OPEN,

revealing a SECRET COMPARTMENT. On the wall is an old FRAMED

PHOTO of EIGHT PEOPLE IN COSTUMES, from the 60s. Included in

this photo is a young Edward Blake--Blake wasn't a spook--he

was a superhero.

WEAPONS of all kinds adorn the walls in here. TEAR-GAS,

GRENADES, RIFLES, PISTOLS--if it can kill you Blake's got it.

But that's not what draws Rorschach's attention.

Hanging on the back wall, dead center, is a more current

COSTUME. Black leather armor, gloves, boots. Hanging over it

all like a vacant, grinning face--a black leather MASK.

Rorschach stares. Framed nearby is the FRONT PAGE OF THE

BOSTON GLOBE. The headline reads "The Comedian Gets Last

Laugh On Moloch." Underneath is a photo of Blake dressed in

the costume Rorschach was staring at--Blake was a superhero

called the Comedian. In the photo, Blake holds a supervillian

named MOLOCH prisoner. (We'll meet Moloch later.)

On the same page is a smaller photo of a group of

superheroes. Rorschach is in the photo, as is Dr. Manhattan,

as is the Comedian. (As are DAN DREIBERG, ADRIAN VEIDT, and

LAURIE JUPITER, all of whom we'll be meeting soon). The

caption below reads: "The New Watchmen."

Suddenly, Rorschach hears the front door open. He quickly

closes the secret hatch.

INT. BLAKE'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Two uniformed COPS stand in the doorway.

(CONTINUED)

7.

CONTINUED:

COP 1

You sure it wasn't the wind?

COP 2

Nah, I definitely heard something.

COP 1

I tell ya, I'd rather do traffic duty

than be posted at a crime scene all

night. Watch the door.

Cop 1 pulls his gun, going through the motions rather than

being concerned. He then enters the bedroom.

Cop 2 stands guard, nervous From the bedroom:

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