Manhunter Page #5

9.

GRAHAM (CONT'D)

(beat)

Profusion of bloodstains and matted

sliding marks on hall carpet and

west wall of master bedroom remain

unexplained... as does superficial

ligature mark around Mr. Leed's

chest, believed to be post-mortem.

What did the killer do with them

after they were dead? And before

he put the boys back in their beds?

CUT TO:

ZNT. LEEDS BATHROOM - MEDICINE CABINET - NIGHT

is dark. We see nothing. Light comes on. Graham enters.

He rests his hands on the sides of the sink. He turns on

the water. He pops two pills, cups his hands under the

faucet and drinks. He looks at himself in the mirror. Be

is breathing normally. Over his shoulder he sees...

ZOOM INTO:
MRS. LEEDS' PANTYHOSE

still hanging on a towel railing over the bathtub. Graham

is staring at the normal domesticity of a family bathroom.

He doesn't let it unnerve him.

CUT TO:

EXT. LEEDS' HOUSE; PORCH ROOF - WIDE - NIGHT

The window opens and Graham climbs onto the porch roof and

sits on the gritty shingles. We're looking for a distressed

reaction. There is none. Graham is clamped down. Beyond

him, the lights of Atlanta and the stars are brilliant...

More brilliant than they ought to be. The Delta Aquirid

meteor shower's at its maximum This is not a normal image.

He takes out his tape recorder again.

GRAHAM:

There's a wicker dog bed on the back

porch. There's a doghouse in the

back yard. Where's the dog?

HOLD ON Graham.

CUT TO:

INT. ATLANTA HYATT HOUSE, ELEVATOR - WIDE - NIGHT

Graham riding up with two half-drunk CONVENTIONEERS with big

"Hi" badges. One Conventioneer is looking over at the lobby

below.

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A good-looking woman in a floral dress walks underneath them.

Graham is leaning against the glass.

CONVENTIONEER #1

...like to rip me off a piece of

that!

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