Black Swan Page #5

LEROY (CONT’D)

(sarcastic)

Good of you to join us.

The New Girl notices everyone staring and pulls out her

earphones to talk.

NEW GIRL:

Sorry.

LEROY:

Girls, this is Lily. Straight off

the plane from San Francisco. She’s

filling Rebecca’s old spot.

LILY gives a small wave. Nina eyes her with scorn as she

catches her breath.

LEROY (CONT’D)

Go on, get warmed up.

LILY:

I’m good.

Lily starts stripping off her layers, revealing her lithe

body. On her back, she has a TATTOO OF LILIES.

NINA:

Should I go again?

LEROY:

(distracted by Lily)

I’ve seen enough. Thank you, Nina.

She looks down, getting his meaning.

LEROY (CONT’D)

Okay, Veronica. Your turn. The

White Swan’s variation...

Furious, Nina marches out of the room.

A13 INT. THEATER BATHROOM STALL - NIGHT A13

Nina stands up from a kneeled position and flushes the

toilet. She wipes her mouth with the back of her hand and

exits the stall.

13 OMITTED 13

11A.

14 OMITTED 14 *

12.

*

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

15 15

Nina walks along a quiet side street. She clutches her

jacket, for warmth and comfort.

Her CELL PHONE starts ringing. She digs it out of her bag and

checks the CALLER ID: MOM. She silences it and puts it away.

Up ahead, she sees the sidewalk dead end at a construction

site, and detour into an enclosed PASSAGEWAY beneath the

scaffolding.

Nina slows, a little scared, but decides to push on.

The passageway is dark. The temporary lighting dim and

flickering.

She walks quickly, trying to get to the other side.

She hears the sound of soft FOOTSTEPS approaching. She

stops, and the other FOOTSTEPS stop.

She looks up and sees the faint outline of a SLENDER WOMAN

standing there, almost ghostlike.

Nina starts walking again, keeping her head down, and the

other woman continues as well.

13.

As they pass each other, Nina glances at the woman’s face and

discovers...

The woman looks EXACTLY LIKE HER.

But the moment passes as the woman continues walking.

Nina stares after her, perturbed.

Her cell phone starts RINGING again, piercing the silence.

Nina continues out, ignoring the phone.

16

INT. UPPER WEST SIDE APARTMENT - NIGHT 16

Nina enters and locks the deadbolt and chain-lock behind her.

She turns and is startled to see Erica standing right there.

ERICA:

How did it go?

Nina looks at her confused. Erica helps take off her coat.

ERICA (CONT’D)

You were late, so I called Susie in

the office. An audition?! Can’t

believe he just sprung that on you.

Nina nods.

ERICA (CONT’D)

So?

NINA:

It went okay.

ERICA:

Just okay?

Erica hangs up her coat, turns and sees Nina tearing up.

ERICA (CONT’D)

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