Starman Page #5

INT. FINISHED HOUSE - NIGHT

The humanoid figure walks rapidly down the hall into the

kitchen. An indistinct image plays on the inside of its

faceplate and we hear the faint sounds of a percussive

language. Through the window over the sink we can see the

lights of the spaceship.

The rockets flip into the humanoid's gloved hands and it is

airborne out the open back door.

EXT. HOUSING TRACT - NIGHT

From the road Benny and the officer watch as the humanoid

figure that just blasted over them flies between the trees

and into the white light emitting from the underbelly of the

spacecraft. The noise from the ship's power plant is deafening

as it begins to rise above the trees.

With Mike at the wheel the police car, its rack lights

flashing, fishtails up the dirt road and slides sideways to

a bone-jarring stop next to Benny and the officer. As they

jump out of the way they find themselves facing into the

super white beam of the figure that was in the house. They

are between it and the ship. At the angle that it is coming

up the hill, the light looks like it is heading directly for

them. This is too much for the officer and in terror he raises

his shotgun and fires wildly at it. The figure veers off and

disappears into the fog.

With an awesome roar the spacecraft reaches escape velocity

and hurtles into the night sky. The concussion waves knock

Benny and the officers off their feet.

EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - NIGHT

The escaped figure's light comes out of the fog at tree

height. We hear the high-pitched whistle of its rockets. A

burst of percussive language comes from behind the faceplate.

SUBTITLE:

Lander four to Mapmaker Wind. Fix

position for rescue. Repeat. Fix

position for rescue.

EXT. HOUSING TRACT - NIGHT

The fires on the hillside have been renewed. Shaking, Benny

and the officer rise to their feet and start toward the light

shafting straight up from the figure lying on the hillside.

The only sound is police chatter coming out of the radio in

the open squad car.

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