FADE IN

1. MAN'S FOOTPRINT

on the moon.

EXT. MOON

Camera begins to pull back slowly, straight up - the
song "Moon Shadow" by Cat Stevens begins. Once we are
high enough to see the entire moon, the main title is
super imposed.

An American Werewolf in London

We continue to retreat from the moon, looking on as it
grows farther from us, continuing credits until the
full moon is the size it appears to us from earth.

2 EXT. CROSSROADS ON THE MOORS - NIGHT

Tree branches enter into the frame, the camera pans
down and we see a truck approaching. We are at a
crossroads in the moors, looking sinister enough to
have earned their literary reputation.

The truck stops at the crossroads, the DRIVER,
mustached and wearing tweeds, boots, and a muffler,
climbs down.

"Moon Shadow" ends.

CUT TO:

Loud bang of the back grating on the truck as it slams
down. Revealed among the sheep are two rudely-awakened
young American boys. They look exhausted. They both
carry backpacks, two American kids on a jaunt in
Europe. They are both in their late twenties.

It is very cold and they clamber out of the truck none
too happily. Pushing sheep aside they step out and
stretch.

JACK GOODMAN AND DAVID KESSLER

They've been cramped for hours.

TRUCK DRIVER
Here, lads, East Proctor and
all about are the moors. I go
east here.

JACK
Yes, well thank you very much
for the ride, sir. You have
lovely sheep.

TRUCK DRIVER
(as he clambers back
up on his truck)
Boys, keep off the moors.
Stay on the road. Good luck
to you.

DAVID
Thanks again!

He drives off. LONG SHOT of the two boys as the lorry
pulls away. Surrounding them are the moors. They put
on their packs, David points to the signpost pointing
towards East Proctor.

EXT. ROAD ON THE MOORS - NIGHT

As they walk, their breath visible:

JACK
Are you cold?

DAVID
Yes.

JACK
Good.

They walk on, finally:

DAVID
Jack.

JACK
David.

DAVID
You're not having a good time
are you?

JACK
Oh, I don't know. I mean look
around. Isn't this a fun
place?

The camera shows us the moors - desolate, cold,
foreboding.

DAVID
Well, I like it here.

JACK
I'm sorry. Northern England
first, Italy later.

DAVID
Right.

They walk on.
JACK
Do you think she'll meet me in
Rome?

DAVID
I think Debbie Klein is a
mediocre person with a good
body.

JACK
Debbie is not mediocre and she
has one of the great bodies of
all time.

DAVID
She's a jerk.

JACK
You're talking about the woman
I love.

DAVID
I'm talking about a girl you
want to fuck, so give me a
break.

JACK
Well, anyway, do you think
she'll be there?

DAVID
I don't know.

JACK
(like an announcer)
Rendezvous in Rome starring
Jack Goodman and Debbie Klein.
The love affair that shocked
Europe! See torrid lovemaking
at its most explicit! See
Jack and Debbie expose their
lust in the sacred halls of
the Vatican! Never has the
screen dared....

DAVID
If you don't stop, I'm going
to kill you.

JACK
I have to make love to her.
It's very simple. She has no
choice really.

DAVID
It just fascinates me that you
can spend so much energy on
someone so dull.

JACK
It is impossible for a body
like that to be dull.

DAVID
We've known Debbie what, since
the eighth grade? How many
years of foreplay is that?

JACK
She says she `likes me too
much'.

David just laughs and laughs and laughs.

DISSOLVE
TO:

3 EXT. EAST PROCTOR MAIN STREET - NIGHT

David and Jack entering East Proctor. It is brightly
moonlit. East Proctor consists of a few shops, all
closed, a petrol pump and a pub. East Proctor has a
very small population and the place looks empty. David
and Jack enter the middle of town and look about. The
camera sees what they see. A few shops, dark and
shuttered. Light and laughter come from the pub.

4 EXT. THE SLAUGHTERED LAMB - NIGHT

Its traditional shingle shows a ferocious wolf's bloody
head on a pike, and tells us the pub's name, "The
Slaughtered Lamb".

JACK
The Slaughtered Lamb?

DAVID
Of course, The Slaughtered
Lamb. Why else would they
have a severed fox head on a
spear as their symbol?

JACK
That's a wolf's head.

DAVID
Of course, The Slaughtered
Lamb. Why else would they
have a severed wolf's head on
a spear as their symbol?

JACK
That's not a spear. It's a
pike.

DAVID
A severed wolf's head on a
pike as their symbol.

JACK
David, before we go in there I
want you to know that - no
matter what happens to us -
it's your fault.

DAVID
I assume full responsibility.

JACK
Okay.

DAVID
Shall we?

5 INT. THE SLAUGHTERED LAMB - NIGHT

The pub was apparently "modernized" sometime in the mid-
fifties. Its traditional Englishness combines with
greasy stainless steel and glass. It is populated by
mostly pale young men with longish hair. Several older
men are ruddy complexioned and sport large mustaches.
Four or five are watching a chess game. Two men are
playing darts. The conversation is loud and there is
often laughter. But there is something unsavory about
these people. A look of leanness and poverty. They
seem inbred and somehow sullen. We establish the types
and the general level of noise in the room.

The door opens revealing David and Jack. There is dead
silence and all are staring in a not friendly way at
the two boys who are made uncomfortable by all the
strange attention. They give each other a "what?"
look, then turn to the assembled populace.

DAVID
Hello.

JACK
Nice to see you.

FACES

Silent and staring.

CUT TO:

DAVID AND JACK

DAVID
(smiles)
It's very cold outside. May
we come in?

The WOMAN BARKEEP nods. The boys walk carefully over
to a table and very self-consciously remove their
packs, place them on the floor, and sit down at the
table. There is a long, awkward wait. The Woman
finally comes over to them.

JACK
Do you have any hot soup?

WOMAN
No.

DAVID
Well, do you have any coffee?

WOMAN
No.

JACK
Hot chocolate?
WOMAN
We've got spirits and beer.
If it's something hot you
want, you can have tea.

JACK
Then you have some hot tea?

WOMAN
No.

JACK
Oh.

WOMAN
But I can heat some up for you
if you'd like.

DAVID & JACK
Yes, please.

As the Woman turns to prepare the tea, everyone resumes
what they were doing; talking, drinking, playing chess
and darts, and the boys breathe easier.

JACK
Nice looking group.

DAVID
Listen, at least it's warm in
here.

JACK
Look at that.

CUT TO:

JACK'S P.O.V.

On the wall is painted a red pentangle (a five-pointed
star) and on either side burns a yellow candle.

DAVID
What about it?

JACK
It's a five-pointed star.

DAVID
Maybe the owners are from
Texas.

The Woman brings them their tea.

JACK
(to Woman)
Remember the Alamo?

WOMAN
I beg your pardon?

DAVID
He was joking. Thank you.

WOMAN
Joking? I remember The Alamo.
I saw it once in London, in
Leicester Square.

Jack and David look startled. One of the CHESS PLAYERS
explains:

CHESS PLAYER
She means in the cinema, that
film with John Wayne.
(turns to board)
Checkmate.

DAVID
Oh, yes, of course.

JACK
Right, with Laurence Harvey
and everybody died in it. It
was very bloody.

CHESS PLAYER
Bloody awful if you ask me!

This sends everyone into gales of laughter. Jack and
David smile politely.

CHESS PLAYER
Here, Gladys, Tom. Did you
hear the one about the
crashing plane?

WOMAN
No, but we're about to.

Laughter.

CHESS PLAYER
You be quiet, woman, and let
me speak.

WOMAN
(heavy sarcasm)
Quiet, everyone! Hush! Shhh!

Uproarious laughter.

CHESS PLAYER
All right, laugh then. I
shan't tell it.

WOMAN
Oh, come on, tell us.

CHESS PLAYER
No. You've had your chance.

The men all coax him to tell the joke.

JACK
(to David)
Ask them what the candles are
for.

DAVID
(to Jack)
You ask them.

JACK
(to David)
Listen, that's a pentangle, a
five-pointed star. It's used
in witchcraft. Lon Chaney,
Jr. and Universal Studios
maintain it's the mark of the
wolf man.

DAVID
(to Jack)
I see. You want me to ask
these people if they're
burning candles to ward off
monsters.

JACK
(to David)
Right.

DAVID
(to Jack)
Wrong.
The drinkers have gotten the Chess Player to tell the
joke as everyone knew he would.

CHESS PLAYER
Oh, all right. There was this
airplane over the Atlantic on
its way to New York. It was
full of men from the United
Nations.

WOMAN
That's very funny, that is.

Uproarious laughter.

JACK
(to David)
Go on, ask them.

DAVID
(to Jack)
You ask them.

CHESS PLAYER
Here now, let me finish! So
halfway over the ocean the
engines run low on petrol so
they have to lighten the
plane. So they heave out all
the baggage, but it's still
too heavy. So they chuck out
the seats, but it's still too
heavy! Finally this Froggy
steps up and shouts "Viva la
France" and leaps out. Then
an Englishman....

DART PLAYERS
Hear! Hear!

CHESS PLAYER
(undaunted)
...steps up and shouts `God
save the Queen!' and leaps
out. But the plane is still
too heavy. So the Yank
delegate from Texas steps up,
shouts, `Remember the Alamo!'
and chucks out the Mexican.

This is apparently the funniest joke the inhabitants of
East Proctor have ever heard. The laughter is
uproarious, choking, knee-slapping, incredible. As the
Chess Player goes to take a drink of beer, the Dart
Player gasps out...
DART PLAYER
Remember the Alamo!

...causing the Chess Player to spit out his beer
causing even harder laughter. Complete hilarity.

JACK
Excuse me, but what's that
star on the wall for?

Dead silence. A dart lands in the wall. David and
Jack are understandably bewildered. The villagers look
hard indeed.

DART PLAYER
(angry)
You've made me miss.

JACK
I'm sorry.

DART PLAYER
I've never missed the board
before.

DAVID
Jack, we'd better go.

JACK
What do you mean? I'm
starving.

DART PLAYER
There's no food here.

The villagers look threatening and David's voice is a
bit urgent.

DAVID
Come on, Jack, shall we go?!!

JACK
Apparently so.

The boys pick up their backpacks and move uncertainly
for the door.

WOMAN
(to men)
You can't let them go.

DAVID
(worried)
How much do we owe you?

CHESS PLAYER
Nothing, lads. Go, God be
with you.

DAVID
Uh, thank you.

WOMAN
Wait! You just can't let them
go!

DART PLAYER
Go! And stay on the road.
Keep clear of the moors.

DAVID
Yes, well, thanks again.

CHESS PLAYER
Beware the moon, lads!

David pushes Jack out.

6 EXT. THE SLAUGHTERED LAMB - NIGHT

It is very cold.

JACK
What the hell was that all
about?

DAVID
I don't know. Let's see if
there's an inn or something up
the road.

JACK
Beware the moon?

DAVID
Come on, I'm freezing.

They start up the road into the night.

7 INT. THE SLAUGHTERED LAMB - NIGHT

It is quiet.

WOMAN
You can't let them go.

DART PLAYER
(angry)
Should the world know our
business?!

CHESS PLAYER
It's murder then.

DART PLAYER
Then murder it is! It's in
God's hands now.

The wax drips from the Pentangle's candles onto the
floor.

DISSOLVE
TO:

8 EXT. A ROAD ON THE MOORS - NIGHT - DAVID AND JACK

walking on the road surrounded by darkness.

DAVID
That was weird. I guess
leaving was the best idea.

JACK
I don't know. Now that we're
out here and it's three
degrees, I'm not so sure I
wouldn't rather face a blood-
thirsty mob.

DAVID
Well, not quite a blood-
thirsty mob.

They keep walking.

JACK
What do you think was wrong?

DAVID
I have no idea.

JACK
Maybe that pentangle was for
something supernatural.

DAVID
I see and they were too
embarrassed to talk about it,
because they felt so silly.
There is a flash of lightning that sends a ghostly
illuminating sheet of light over the boys' faces. The
clap of thunder follows loud and rumbling.

DAVID
Please don't rain.

Downpour. The boys are walking in a deluge.

DAVID
Of course.

They walk getting soaked.

JACK
Say, David....

DAVID
I'm well aware of how pleasant
the weather is in Rome at the
present time thank you.

Jack spreads his arms and sings.

JACK
Santa Lucia...Santa Lucia.

9 INT. THE SLAUGHTERED LAMB - NIGHT

The rain is loud on the roof and beating on the
windows. The gathered continue to drink, play chess
and darts, but all are silent and contemplative.

WOMAN
Perhaps they'll be safe in the
rain.

The Chess Player slams his hand on the table. Shouts:

CHESS PLAYER
No one brought them here! No
one wanted them here!

WOMAN
You could have told them!

DART PLAYER
Are you daft? What do you
think they'd say? They'd
think us mad.

WOMAN
Listen!

The rain is subsiding. There is a very faint howl.

WOMAN
Did you hear it? We must go
to them.

DART PLAYER
I heard nothing.

CHESS PLAYER
Nor I.

The camera lingers as the Chess Player's hard face
shows the man's struggle. Another howl. The Chess
Player turns suddenly.

10 EXT. ROADSIDE ON THE MOORS - NIGHT

David and Jack are now completely out of sight from
East Proctor surrounded by darkness and wet. There is
a light drizzle. They are standing, listening. The
drizzle stops.

JACK
Did you hear that?

DAVID
I heard that.

JACK
What was it?

David begins to walk, Jack with him.

DAVID
Could be a lot of things.

JACK
Yeah?

DAVID
A coyote.

JACK
There aren't any coyotes in
England.

DAVID
The Hound of the Baskervilles.

JACK
Pecos Bill.

DAVID
Heathcliffe.

JACK
Heathcliffe didn't howl.

DAVID
No, but he was on the moors.

JACK
It's a full moon, `beware the
moon'.

Another howl, this one long and loud. It is a very
inhuman noise, terrifying, and closer this time.

JACK
I vote we go back to The
Slaughtered Lamb.

DAVID
Yeah.

They are both visibly worried and walk briskly back
from where they just came. Although after a bit of
fast walking they are getting nowhere. They stop out
of breath.

DAVID
We're lost.

Another bloodcurdling howl.

JACK
Shit! David, what is that?

DAVID
I don't know. Come on.

JACK
Come on, where?

DAVID
Anywhere! I think we should
just keep moving.

A growl. A low guttural growl comes from out of the
darkness. We stay on the boys, but we hear something
out there. It starts to walk.

DAVID
It's moving.

JACK
It's circling us.

And indeed it is. The boys strain to hear its four
footfalls and they turn slowly, following it. A snarl.

JACK
Fuck.

We hear the wolf-monster stop (for that's what it is -
we know it's there even though we've not seen it). It
sits breathing heavily.

DAVID
What's the plan?

JACK
(nervously)
Plan?

DAVID
(not too relaxed
himself)
Let's just keep walking.

They do and David keeps talking as they walk.

DAVID
That's right, a lovely stroll
in the moors. Tra-la-la,
isn't this fun?

The thing stalking them seems to speed up. The boys
hesitate as they sense it run past them. It stops.

DAVID
It's in front of us.

JACK
Do you think it's a dog?

Jack and David strain to see what waits ahead of them.

BOYS' P.O.V.

Something is waiting in the darkness. Its hulking
shape is barely discernible, but its eyes glow eerily
and its breath is visible.

JACK
Oh shit. What is that?

DAVID
A sheep dog or something.
Turn slowly and let's walk
away.

The boys keep talking as they move faster and faster.

JACK
Nice doggie. Good boy.

DAVID
Walk away, Jack.

JACK
Walking away, yes, sir. Here
we are walking away.

They are in a full-out run by now. After a few minutes
flight they stop, panting.

DAVID
See anything?

JACK
No.

A moment of quiet, then a howl.

DAVID
It sounds far away.

JACK
Not far enough. Come on.

They walk briskly.

DAVID
Jack?

JACK
Yeah.

DAVID
Where are we going?

JACK
I'll tell you when we get
there.

DAVID
Well. I'm glad we...WHOAA!!

David shouts as he slips suddenly in the mud, scaring
Jack, and us, and himself a great deal. He lays
startled on the wet ground for a moment, then he and
Jack laugh.

JACK
You really scared me, you
shithead.

DAVID
Are you going to help me up?

Jack takes David's extended hand to help him up when
THE WOLF MONSTER SPRINGS!

EXT. MOORS - NIGHT

The lunging beast brings Jack down in one fell swoop.
David falls back on his ass. Jack is screaming and
struggling as he is torn to shreds. David scrambles to
his feet and runs in complete panic. Jack's screams
and the wolf's roars combine.

JACK
Jesus fuck! David! Please
help me! Please! David!
Shit! Help me! Oh God!

EXT. ROADSIDE ON THE MOORS - NIGHT

David runs and runs. Finally he falls, out of breath.

DAVID
Jack? Oh my God, Jack!

He gets up and runs back to find Jack a torn and bloody
mess on the ground. He stares in horror.

DAVID
Jack....

EXT. NIGHT - VARIOUS FLASH CUTS

THE WOLF SPRINGS! The camera adopts David's P.O.V. as
he fights the dark savage shape on top of him. Fangs
clamp down on his shoulder when shots ring out and the
hulking form rolls off of him.

EXT. ROADSIDE ON THE MOORS - NIGHT

David, dazed and bloody, looks and sees the men from
The Slaughtered Lamb armed with shotguns and torches
running towards him. Looking over at his attacker,
instead of a wolf he sees a very old, naked man laying
in the mud riddled with bullet holes. As the villagers
crowd around, David falls back and faints.

FADE OUT

FADE IN

11 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

David is in a small, clean and very white hospital
room. He lays on his back in bed, his shoulder
bandaged and his arm plugged into a bottle of plasma.
There are several cuts and abrasions on his arms and
face, but he really doesn't look too bad. He opens his
eyes slowly, blinks, and tries to sit up and look
around, but is unable to because of the pain. He calls
out....

DAVID
Jack?!

...and passes out. However his shout has fetched a
nurse. She is ALEX PRICE, very English, very
beautiful. She goes to the bed.

ALEX
Mr. Kessler?

She looks into his eyes, lifting the lids with her
thumb, and then checks his chart at the end of the bed.

ALEX
Mr. Kessler?

David remains unconscious. Another young nurse, MISS
GALLAGHER, comes in.

MISS GALLAGHER
He all right?

ALEX
Yes, I should think. He
called out just now.

MISS GALLAGHER
He's an American, you know.
Dr. Hirsch is going to fetch
round one of those Embassy
fellows to see him.

ALEX
Chart says he's from New York.

MISS GALLAGHER
I think he's a Jew.

ALEX
Why on earth do you say that?

MISS GALLAGHER
I looked.

ALEX
(smiles)
Really, Susan, I don't think
that was very proper, and
besides, it's common practice
now.

A voice startles the girls.

DR. HIRSCH
Yes, Miss Gallagher, Miss
Price is quite right.

DR. HIRSCH enters. He is an older man wearing the
customary lab coat. A very commanding and reassuring
presence. The girls are embarrassed.

ALEX
Dr. Hirsch, Mr. Kessler cried
out a minute ago.

DR. HIRSCH
Miss Gallagher, surely you
must perform some function
here at the hospital.

MISS GALLAGHER
Yes, Doctor.

DR. HIRSCH
Then get on with it.

MISS GALLAGHER
Yes, Doctor.

She exits. Dr. Hirsch begins to examine David. Alex
watches. Dr. Hirsch turns to Alex.

DR. HIRSCH
Can I be of service, Miss
Price?

ALEX
Dr. Hirsch?

DR. HIRSCH
Go about your duties.

ALEX
Yes, Doctor.

She starts to exit.

DR. HIRSCH
Oh, Miss Price?

ALEX
Yes, Doctor?

DR. HIRSCH
What exactly did he call out?

ALEX
He said `Jack'.

DR. HIRSCH
That would be Jack Goodman,
the boy who was killed.

ALEX
What happened to them?

DR. HIRSCH
The police report said an
escaped lunatic attacked them.
He must have been a very
powerful man. Although I
really don't see that it is
any of your concern, Miss
Price.

ALEX
No, sir. Of course, sir.
Good day, Doctor.

She exits as Dr. Hirsch continues his examination,
looking into David's eyes.

12 EXT. DENSE FOREST - DAY

The camera is handheld, running furiously through the
almost dense greenery. On the soundtrack are the
footfalls and heavy breathing of the runner. The
camera abruptly stops and turns, sharply looking about,
the panting continuing. The breathing gets louder and
harder, then too loud when we:

CUT TO:

13 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

David opens his eyes quickly, the silence and whiteness
contrast sharply with the preceding fantasy. Standing
beside the bed are Dr. Hirsch and MR. COLLINS. Mr.
Collins wears a bow tie and is holding a briefcase.

DR. HIRSCH
Hello, David. I am Dr. Hirsch
and this is a countryman of
yours, Mr. Collins.

DAVID
Where am I?

DR. HIRSCH
You're in a hospital in
London.

DAVID
London? Where's Jack? I had
a strange dream.

DR. HIRSCH
I should think so after your
recent traumatic experiences.

DAVID
The guy I was with. Is he all
right? How did I get to
London?

DR. HIRSCH
(quietly)
Now, David, I want you to
prepare yourself; your friend
is dead.
David jolts up in bed and shouts.

DAVID
What?

The sudden exertion and strain hurt.

DAVID
Ow, shit!

He sinks back down.

DAVID
Jack's dead?

MR. COLLINS
Mr. Kessler, I am Mr. Collins
of the American Embassy here
in Grosvenor Square. Both Mr.
Goodman's parents and your
parents have been notified of
your injuries and everything's
in order.

DAVID
Everything's in order? What
are you talking about?

MR. COLLINS
Mr. Goodman's body has been
air-freighted back to New York
for burial and your parents
have wired funds for your stay
in the hospital until you are
well enough to fly home.

DAVID
(controlled tears)
You don't crate and ship Jack
like some side of beef.
(approaching hysteria)
Who the hell are you people?
What's going on here? Where
is Jack? I demand to see him!

DR. HIRSCH
(holds David down,
calls out)
Miss Price! Miss Price,
please!

DAVID
(shouting)
Get your fucking hands off me!
What the hell is going on
here?

Alex enters amidst David's shouting and confusion.

MR. COLLINS
(distraught, clutching
his briefcase)
I realize how upsetting this
must be for you, Mr. Kessler,
but please try to refrain from
hysterics.

David continues shouting and struggling.

DR. HIRSCH
Prepare a hypodermic, please,
Miss Price.

The shot is administered and David is held down by Dr.
Hirsch and Alex until his breathing becomes more
normal.

MR. COLLINS
Now, Mr. Kessler, try not to
excite yourself. Everything
has been arranged. I shall
come back to check on your
progress and send a report to
your parents. The police have
requested to interview you and
I have given them permission
to do so.

Dr. Hirsch walks Mr. Collins to the door.

DR. HIRSCH
Thank you very much, Mr.
Collins. He'll rest now and
I'm sure everything will be
fine once he's adjusted. He's
had quite a shock.

MR. COLLINS
These dumb-ass kids never
appreciate anything you do for
them.

Mr. Collins exits. Dr. Hirsch crosses back to the bed.

DAVID
How long have I been here?

DR. HIRSCH
You've been unconscious since
you were brought in two weeks
ago.

DAVID
Two weeks?

DR. HIRSCH
You've suffered some rather
severe cuts and bruises, lost
a bit of blood, but nothing
too serious; black and blue
for a while. You'll have some
dueling scars to boast of.
That lunatic must have been a
very fierce fellow. They say
a mad man has the strength of
ten.

DAVID
(softly, as the drugs
take hold)
Lunatic?

DR. HIRSCH
Now we've just given you a
pretty strong sedative, so try
to get some rest now. Miss
Price will see to your needs.
Rest now.

Dr. Hirsch watches as Alex straightens David's covers.

DAVID
(softly)
It wasn't a lunatic.

ALEX
(puzzled)
I beg your pardon?

DAVID
It was a wolf.

ALEX
(bends down close
to hear)
What?

DAVID
A wolf.

David passes out. Alex looks to Dr. Hirsch.
DR. HIRSCH
Did he say a wolf?

ALEX
Yes, I believe he did.

Dr. Hirsch regards David thoughtfully.

14 INT. DR. HIRSCH'S OFFICE - DAY

Dr. Hirsch is on the phone, he is referring to a desk
calendar.

DR. HIRSCH
But Roger is so terribly
boring. Yes, dear, but
couldn't we...I see.
(he makes a note)
Thursday at eight, dinner with
boring Roger. Yes, I'm sure I
will; if I survived Rommel, I
suppose I'll survive another
excruciating evening with
Roger Mathison. Be a good
girl. Bye.

He hangs up very disgruntled. The intercom buzzes.

DR. HIRSCH
Yes?

SECRETARY (V.O.)
Lt. Villiers and Sgt. McManus
are here to see you, Doctor.

DR. HIRSCH
Send them in.

He rises to greet the two police officers, one tall,
the other rather pudgy.

LT. VILLIERS
Dr. Hirsch?

DR. HIRSCH
Come in, come in. Please sit.
Some tea?

The cops sit down, Lt. Villiers immediately produces a
small notebook.

LT. VILLIERS
No, thank you.

SGT. McMANUS
I'd like some tea, please.

Lt. Villiers shoots the sergeant a withering look.

SGT. McMANUS
Maybe not. No thanks. Maybe
later.

DR. HIRSCH
It's no problem.

LT. VILLIERS
No, thank you, Doctor.

DR. HIRSCH
Well, then, what can I do for
Scotland Yard?

SGT. McMANUS
We understand the Kessler boy
has regained consciousness.

Lt. Villiers glares at McManus.

SGT. McMANUS
Sorry.

LT. VILLIERS
Has Mr. Kessler said anything
regarding the attack on the
moors?

The intercom buzzes.

DR. HIRSCH
Excuse me. Yes?

SECRETARY (V.O.)
Roger Mathison, Doctor.

DR. HIRSCH
What here?

SECRETARY (V.O.)
He's on the telephone.

DR. HIRSCH
Tell him I'm out. No, tell
him I've passed away. An old
war wound or something. Tell
him I'm dead. And no more
calls!

He turns from the intercom back to the cops.

DR. HIRSCH
You were saying?

LT. VILLIERS
Has David Kessler anything to
say concerning the attack on
the moors?

DR. HIRSCH
Why don't we ask him?

15 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

David sits up in bed. Lt. Villiers and Sgt. McManus
stand by his side. Dr. Hirsch sits observing.

DAVID
I'm sorry if I conflict with
your report, but Jack and I
were not attacked by a man.

LT. VILLIERS
So you've said.

SGT. McMANUS
He may have a point,
Lieutenant. Two strong boys
would be able to defend
themselves against one man.

LT. VILLIERS
Sgt. McManus, are you
suggesting that David and Jack
were, in fact, attacked by
some animal and that the
officialdom of East Proctor
has conspired to keep it a
secret? We have an autopsy
report on the murderer who was
shot in the act by the local
police. We have two witnesses
to the crime. You'll forgive
me, Mr. Kessler, if I consider
your testimony as coming from
someone who has gone through a
terrible shock.

SGT. McMANUS
Lieutenant, the boy seems
pretty lucid to me and....

LT. VILLIERS
And what, Sergeant?

SGT. McMANUS
(defeated)
I don't rightly know, sir.

LT. VILLIERS
That is precisely my point.
David, as far as we are
concerned, the matter is
closed. We won't trouble you
any further. Good day.

The lieutenant goes for the door. The sergeant smiles
at David and follows.

LT. VILLIERS
Doctor.

The cops exit. Dr. Hirsch crosses to David's bed.

DAVID
There were witnesses?

DR. HIRSCH
So they said.

DAVID
How could there have been
witnesses? It was so dark.
We were running and I fell and
Jack went to help me up and
this thing came from
nowhere...I don't understand
what they're talking about.

DR. HIRSCH
In time I'm sure it will all
come back to you.

DAVID
Doctor, my memory is fine.
It's my sanity I'm beginning
to worry about.

CUT TO:

16 EXT. DENSE FOREST - DAY

Again the handheld camera is running furiously through
the woods. Heavy breathing and the sounds of the
runner crashing through the foliage. The camera runs
for a while then suddenly stops short near a tree.
David abruptly enters frame, animal-like, the tenseness
of a startled cat. His head makes sudden movements,
looking about.

CLOSEUP

of his flared nostrils and perked up ears accenting his
animalness.

DAVID

takes off and now we run with him. He runs fast and
gracefully, taking long strides and leaps. We run with
him faster and faster sharing in his exhilaration. We
see him completely as the animal, study his movement
and grace as if watching a gazelle. Suddenly he stops
again, alert, listening. He moves with stealth, slowly
he pushes some leaves aside.

CLOSEUP

of his eyes.

DAVID'S P.O.V.

Several deer in the forest; they sense something and
freeze, the camera noting a fawn next to a doe. The
buck turns his head, feeling the danger.

CUT TO:

DAVID

Shots showing the muscles in his legs and shoulders
tensing.

CLOSEUP

of David's eyes.

CLOSEUP

of the frightened deer.

CUT BACK
TO:

CLOSEUP

of David's eyes.

CUT BACK
TO:

THE FAWN

as it is leapt upon, its terrified face leaving frame
as David forces it down. David's head reenters frame,
his mouth full of flesh, his face and hands covered
with blood. He howls in triumph.

17 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT

The lights are subdued and David's asleep. The door
opens, a shaft of light penetrates the room. Miss
Gallagher enters with a small tray. She crosses to
David, turns on the bed light and touches him.

MISS GALLAGHER
Mr. Kessler? Wake up, please.

DAVID
(awakened)
I was having a nightmare.

Miss Gallagher is very efficient in administering the
pills and pouring a glass of water.

MISS GALLAGHER
Yes, well these should help
that. That's right, drink up.

David takes the pills.

MISS GALLAGHER
Now go back to sleep so you'll
be fresh for Dr. Hirsch in the
morning.

DAVID
What time is it?

MISS GALLAGHER
It's nearly eight. I'm off
duty shortly, then I'm off to
the films with Alex.

DAVID
Alex?

MISS GALLAGHER
Miss Price, the other nurse
that attended you.

DAVID
What are you going to see?

MISS GALLAGHER
An American film about the
Mafia called `See You Next
Wednesday', and I want to see
it badly, so you give me no
problems and go to sleep.

DAVID
(dropping off)
Do you have bad dreams, too?

MISS GALLAGHER
Some, everyone does.

DAVID
Yes, but does everyone kill
Bambi?

MISS GALLAGHER
Bambi?

David has fallen asleep. Miss Gallagher turns off the
light, picks up her tray and pauses in the doorway.

MISS GALLAGHER
Kill Bambi?

She exits, closing the door plunging the room into
darkness.

18 INT. HOSPITAL NURSES' STATION - DAY

The corridor is busy with orderlies pushing gurneys
about, doctors, visitors, and patients all performing
appropriate background actions. Behind the Nurses'
Counter, Alex is typing some forms and an older,
obviously senior nurse is filling some paper cups with
different sizes and colors of pills she is taking from
the drug cabinet. She is MRS. HOBBS, the chief nurse.

MRS. HOBBS
Miss Price.

ALEX
Yes, Mrs. Hobbs.

MRS. HOBBS
Take these round now, will you
please? The American boy in
twenty-one is only to have
these after he's eaten. Will
you be sure of that?

ALEX
Has he been refusing food?

MRS. HOBBS
Nothing quite as dramatic as
that, Miss Price. He just
doesn't eat enough of what is
put before him. He suffers
from nightmares. I'd think he
just needs a hand to hold.

ALEX
Yes, Mrs. Hobbs.

Alex takes the cups handed to her and makes her way
down the hallway, pausing a moment to straighten her
appearance. She enters.

19 INT. CHILDREN'S WARD - DAY

A ward with seven or eight beds in it, all occupied.
She goes to a little Pakistani boy named BENJAMIN.

ALEX
Hello, Benjamin.

BENJAMIN
No.

ALEX
No what?

BENJAMIN
No.

ALEX
Well, all right then, be that
way. Here, swallow this.

BENJAMIN
No.
Alex pours a glass of water, gives the pill to Benjamin
who promptly takes it and then drinks the water,
handing Alex back the glass.

ALEX
Feeling better?

BENJAMIN
No.

ALEX
The doctor will be round
later. Would you like a
picture book to look at? We
have some lovely funny Beanos.

BENJAMIN
No.

ALEX
Right.

She exits, pausing in the hall to speak to a black
Jamaican ORDERLY pushing a cart of lunch trays into
Benjamin's ward.

20 INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY

ALEX
Has the patient in twenty-one
gotten his tray yet?

ORDERLY
The American? Yes, duck.

ALEX
How did he look?

ORDERLY
What do you mean, `how did he
look'?

ALEX
You know, did he seem
depressed? Do you think he'll
eat the food?

ORDERLY
(annoyed)
I'm an orderly, not a bleeding
psychiatrist! I push things
about, but I've little say
what happens to them.

ALEX
Thank you.

Alex holds up her head and proceeds to David's room.
She hesitates, then peeks in.

21 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

The curtains are drawn and David's lunch waits
patiently on its tray alongside of the bed. David is
apparently asleep. Alex enters softly.

ALEX
(softly)
Mr. Kessler?

DAVID
(lifeless)
Yes?

ALEX
You haven't eaten your lunch.

DAVID
I'm not very hungry, thank
you.

ALEX
I'm afraid you have to eat
something.

DAVID
Please, really. I'm not
hungry.

ALEX
You put me in an awkward
position, Mr. Kessler.

DAVID
How is that?

ALEX
(she shakes the paper cup)
Well, you're to take these
after you've eaten. Now what
kind of nurse would I be if I
failed in so simple a task as
giving out some pills?

DAVID
Leave the pills. I'll take
them later.

ALEX
Sorry.

She opens the curtains, daylight fills the room.

DAVID
Aw come on, Miss Price!

ALEX
Call me Alex.

DAVID
Aw come on, Alex!

ALEX
Shall I be forced to feed you,
Mr. Kessler?

David is getting interested.

DAVID
Call me David.

ALEX
Shall I be forced to feed you,
David?

DAVID
This is absurd. I'm not
hungry. I don't want any
food.

ALEX
Right.

Alex efficiently removes the covers from the dishes and
sits on the edge of the bed. Taking knife and fork in
hand, she neatly cuts David's food into pieces. David
watches all this amused. She places a napkin under
David's chin and holds up his first bite on his fork.
David folds his arms and refuses to open his mouth.

ALEX
Let's try a little harder,
shall we?

DAVID
Will you give me a break?

Alex grabs David's nose forcing his mouth open quickly,
shoving the fork in it. David is startled, but amused
and chews his food slowly and swallows it. Alex holds
up another bite.

ALEX
Will I have to take such
drastic action again, David?

David opens his mouth obediently. Alex almost smiles.
She feeds him for a while; they are both sizing each
other up. Finally:

DAVID
May I have a glass of milk?

Alex smiles.

FADE OUT

FADE IN

22 EXT. DENSE FOREST - DAY

Again we are running fast and faster. David again
running naked, flying through the green forest. He
stops suddenly, ears perked, he looks about and then we
hear Jack's o.s. screams. The voice of Jack screams:

JACK (O.S.)
David! David! Please help
me! Oh God! David! Oh my
God!

David turns in blind panic, he runs (and we run with
him) desperately trying to find the source of Jack's
screams.

He comes to a clearing in the woods, light streaming
through the tall trees. Jack's screams halt in mid-
word. David looks in disbelief at the clearing. There
is a hospital bed with someone in it. It is the same
as David's.

David walks toward it slowly. The figure in the bed
lays still. It grows dark, very dark, and David looks
up at the full moon. There is a howl identical to the
one heard earlier back on the moors. David approaches
the bed slowly, fearfully. We hear ocean noises on the
soundtrack, the sound of crashing surf. David reaches
out to pull back the covers, lightning and thunder
cause him to hesitate for a second. Silence. The
camera remains on David as he pulls off the covers.
His face registers total disbelief and increasing
horror.

We cut to the bed to find - DAVID. He lies there, pale
white with purple lips and death pallor.

The camera begins to move in on the corpse of David.

Cut back to the standing David's terrified face; then
continue until David's death mask fills the screen.
The face remains still for several beats, then suddenly
opens its bright yellow eyes and red mouth revealing
fangs in a bloodcurdling wail which carries over in
the....

CUT TO:

23 INT. HOSPITAL NURSES' STATION - NIGHT

Mrs. Hobbs hears David's screams and efficiently calls
out....

MRS. HOBBS
Orderly! Miss Gallagher!

Miss Gallagher and an ORDERLY appear at once.

MRS. HOBBS
Orderly, go at once to twenty-
one and restrain the patient.

The orderly exits.

MRS. HOBBS
Miss Gallagher, remain here at
the desk. I'll be in twenty-
one.

She exits.

24 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

It is bright, daylight, and Dr. Hirsch gazes
thoughtfully out the window.

DR. HIRSCH
You've never had bad dreams
before?

DAVID
(upset)
Sure, as a kid. But never so
real. Never so bizarre.

Dr. Hirsch crosses over and sits on a chair by the bed.

DR. HIRSCH
Did you get a good look at the
man who attacked you?

DAVID
I've told you, it wasn't a
man. It was an animal. A big
wolf or something. A rabid
dog.

DR. HIRSCH
(chewing on his glasses)
Yes.

DAVID
Look, Dr. Hirsch, I know I've
been traumatized, but Jack was
torn apart. I saw him. A man
can't do that to someone with
his bare hands.

DR. HIRSCH
You'd be surprised what
horrors a man is capable of.

DAVID
Did you see Jack?

DR. HIRSCH
No. In fact, your wounds were
cleaned and dressed before you
arrived here.

DAVID
Did you talk to the police in
East Proctor? Did the cops go
to The Slaughtered Lamb?

DR. HIRSCH
I really don't know.

DAVID
Then why the hell are you so
quick to disbelieve me? You
yourself said it must have
taken incredible strength to
tear apart a person like that.
DR. HIRSCH
(rubs his forehead)
David, please. The police are
satisfied. I'm certain that
if a monster were out roaming
northern England we'd have
seen it on the telly.

DAVID
You really think I'm crazy,
don't you?

DR. HIRSCH
Believe me. The Hound of the
Baskervilles was an invention
of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's.
And if you'd read the bloody
book, you'd find that Holmes
discovered your house of hell
a fraud, a fake.

There is an awkward silence as David sits and Dr.
Hirsch is embarrassed at raising his voice.

DR. HIRSCH
Now really, David. You're far
too intelligent to go on this
way. When you return to
America I want you to seek out
a competent psychiatrist or
psychologist or something and
stop this nonsense. You'll be
leaving this hospital in three
or four days, please remain
sane. At least until you are
no longer our responsibility.

Dr. Hirsch goes to the door.

DAVID
Dr. Hirsch?
(pause)
I'd rather not be by myself.

DR. HIRSCH
Of course not, David. I'll
fetch in young Miss Price.

DISSOLVE
TO:

25 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT

Alex sits next to David's bed. Her shoes are off and
she has her feet tucked up under her legs on the chair.
The room is dark except for the lamp by which she
reads. She is reading A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court by Mark Twain. David is asleep. Alex
reads for a bit, then puts down the book and yawns.
She gets up and stretches, a big spreading arms and
feet, fingers and toes stretch.

DAVID
(quietly)
You're a very beautiful girl.

ALEX
(embarrassed)
I thought you were asleep.

DAVID
I was. What are you reading?

ALEX
`A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court' by Mark Twain.

DAVID
Do you like it?

ALEX
I've just started it. My
friend gave it to me.

They look at each other.

ALEX
What do you dream about?

DAVID
I dream of death mostly.

ALEX
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have
asked you.

DAVID
It's okay. I want to talk to
you.

They sit and look at each other for a while longer.

DAVID
How old are you?

ALEX
That's not really a very
proper question.

DAVID
How old are you?

ALEX
Twenty-eight.

DAVID
I'm twenty-seven.

ALEX
I know.

DAVID
Now what do you want to talk
about?

ALEX
Was Jack Goodman your good
friend?

DAVID
(seriously)
My best friend. My very best
friend.

ALEX
(embarrassed)
Shall I read to you?

DAVID
What? Oh, yes, please.

ALEX
(opens book)
A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court by Samuel L.
Clemens. This is after the
preface but before chapter
one: A Word of Explanation.
You all right?

DAVID
(settles back)
Yes, go on.

ALEX
(clears her throat)
Ahem, A Word of Explanation.
It was in Warwick Castle that
I came across the curious
stranger whom I am going to
talk about. He attracted me
by three things: his candid
simplicity, his marvelous
familiarity with ancient
armor, and the restfulness of
his company - for he did all
the talking. We fell together
as modest people will in the
tail of the herd....

DISSOLVE
TO:

26 INT. KESSLER HOME - NEW YORK - NIGHT

We are at David's parents' house in New York. His
FATHER sits reading the paper in the living room as his
younger BROTHER and SISTER watch "The Muppet Show" on
television. We can see past the small dining nook
where David sits doing homework and into the kitchen
where his MOTHER is washing the dishes. A peaceful
lower, middle class setting. All is tranquil and
secure. There is a loud pounding on the front door.

FATHER
I'll get it.

The pounding continues.

FATHER
All right, all right! Hold
your horses.

(The following happens with shocking speed.) When he
opens the door, four beings open fire with machine
guns, blowing him away. The sudden burst of violence
is terrifying and unrelenting. The four rush into the
room and the family looks at them in fearsome surprise
for these men are not human at all, but loathsome,
bestial demons dressed as Storm Troopers. One kicks in
the television and fires into the kitchen, blasting
David's mother. David rises but is forced back into
his chair by one of the things and held there.

DAVID
Stop!

He watches in horror as his little brother and sister
scream in terror before they are brutally murdered.
The monstrous Storm Troopers then set fire to the
rooms. The one holding David pulls a knife and quickly
slits David's throat.

CUT TO:

27 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT

David bolts upright in bed and looks around, trying
desperately to gain his bearings. He sees that Alex is
asleep in the chair by his bed, Connecticut Yankee
folded on her lap. He makes a deliberate effort to
calm himself. He considers waking her, then decides
against it. He turns on the lamp by his bed and
reaches over to take the book from Alex's lap. David
takes the book as gently as possible, but Alex wakes up
anyway.

ALEX
(yawns, smiles)
Hello. You all right?

DAVID
I'm sorry I woke you up.

ALEX
Don't be silly. Can I get you
something?

DAVID
No, thank you. Just keep me
company for a while.

ALEX
That's easy enough.

DAVID
I keep having these really
terrible dreams. They are
getting worse and I can't seem
to stop them.

ALEX
David, your dreams will stop.
You'll leave England and your
bad memories; and then this
will all fade away.

DAVID
Will you come with me?

ALEX
(taken aback)
What?

DAVID
(smiling)
I'm serious. You don't know
me and I know nothing about
you. We have a perfect
relationship.

ALEX
Now, David, I said I would
keep you company, but I meant
right here and now.

DAVID
Will you think about it?

ALEX
How did we get from your bad
dreams to my taking a holiday
with a patient?

DAVID
(big grin)
Not just a patient -- me.

ALEX
You're being awfully forward,
aren't you?

DAVID
Forgive me, I'm trying to
cheer myself up and an affair
with a beautiful nurse seemed
like just the thing to do it.

ALEX
(smiles)
All I am to you is a sex
fantasy then?

DAVID
Now I'm embarrassed.

ALEX
Good. I thought for a moment
I was the only embarrassed one
in the room.

There is an awkward pause.

DAVID
Where were we in the book?

Alex is relieved for something to break the tension.

ALEX
(looking through
the book)
Let me see here.

FADE OUT

FADE IN

28 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - MORNING

The black Orderly hustles in with David's breakfast
tray, busily setting up the tray on the table over the
bed. He awakens the sleeping David with his activity.

ORDERLY
Ah you're up. Good morning
and a good day to you. We've
quite a meal for you here this
morning. Bacon, oatmeal,
orange juice, and toast with
jam. Good stuff there. Now
eat it up and I'll be back for
the dishes when you've
finished.

The Orderly exits. The drowsy David, who has been
trying to fully wake up during the Orderly's speech,
notices his exit.

DAVID
Good morning.

He looks at his food none too happily. He sticks a
spoon into the bowl of oatmeal and tastes is gingerly.

DAVID
(in mock English accent)
Please, sir, I want some more.

He settles down to eating, reaches over to butter his
toast and drink his juice. While he eats, we hear
Jack's o.s. voice.

JACK (O.S.)
Can I have a piece of toast?

David looks over to the o.s. Jack. Jack, behaving
relaxed and normal, sits in the chair last occupied by
Alex. However, Jack's appearance makes his casual
manner all the more surreal. He is as we left him
butchered on the moors. He is covered with dried mud
and open wounds. Huge glistening gashes abound on his
body. His face is scratched, his throat is badly torn,
and his hair is matted with blood. In several spots he
has already begun to rot. He is a remarkably gruesome
sight, but his physical state seems not to affect him
at all.

JACK
(pleasantly)
Nice to see you.

DAVID
(unbelieving)
Get the fuck out of here,
Jack.

JACK
Thanks a lot.

DAVID
(horrified)
This is too much. I can't
handle this.

JACK
I'm aware that I don't look so
great, but I thought you'd be
glad to see me.

Jack gets up and takes a piece of toast from David's
tray as David watches amazed. Jack returns to his seat
and takes a bite out of his toast. David stares at
Jack horrified.

JACK
David! You're hurting my
feelings.

DAVID
(astounded)
Hurting your feelings? Has it
occurred to you that it may be
unsettling to have you rise
from your grave to visit me?
Listen to me, I'm talking to a
hamburger!

JACK
I'm sorry to be upsetting you,
David, but I had to come.

DAVID
(aghast)
Aren't you supposed to be
buried in New York someplace?

JACK
Yeah. Your parents came to my
funeral. I was surprised at
how many people came.

DAVID
(resigned)
Why should you be surprised?
You were a very well-liked
person.

JACK
Debbie Klein cried a lot.

DAVID
I can't stand it.

JACK
So you know what she does?
She's so grief stricken she
runs to find solace in Rudy
Levine's bed.

DAVID
Rudy Levine the shmuck?

JACK
Life mocks me even in death.

Jack takes another bite of toast.

DAVID
(to himself)
I'm going completely crazy.

JACK
(loud)
David!

DAVID
(louder)
What?!

JACK
David, now I know this may be
hard for you, but I have to
warn you.

DAVID
(shouting)
Warn me? Will you get out of
here, you meat loaf?

JACK
I'm a grisly sight, it's true;
but I love you and that's why
I'm here. You've got to know.

DAVID
If you love me so much, Jack,
you'll realize how
disconcerting it is to share
one's breakfast with the
living dead!

JACK
We were attacked by a
werewolf.

DAVID
(covers his ears)
I'm not listening!

JACK
On the moors, we were attacked
by a lycanthrope, a werewolf.

DAVID
Shut up, you zombie!

JACK
I was murdered, an unnatural
death, and now I walk the
earth in limbo until the
werewolf's curse is lifted.

DAVID
(incredulous, furious)
What's wrong with you? Shut
up!

JACK
The wolf's bloodline must be
severed. The last remaining
werewolf must be destroyed.

DAVID
Will you be quiet?!

Jack rises and comes closer to David.

JACK
It's you, David.

DAVID
What?!

JACK
You survived and now you shall
continue the curse.

DAVID
What are you talking about? I
won't accept this! Get out!
God damit!

JACK
Remember what that guy at The
Slaughtered Lamb said?
`Beware the moon.'

DAVID
(quietly)
Stop it, Jack.

JACK
Beware the moon. The full
moon, David. You've got two
days.

DAVID
(quietly)
Jack, please go away. Please
go away.

JACK
You'll stalk the streets of
London a creature of the
night.

DAVID
(flares up)
You're talking like Boris
Karloff! It's movie dialogue!

JACK
David, please believe me. You
will kill people, David.
You've got to stop the
bloodshed before it begins.

DAVID
(yells)
Nurse!

JACK
Listen to me! Take your own
life, David. It's our only
chance.

DAVID
Nurse!

JACK
The supernatural! The powers
of darkness! It's all true.
Take your own life! Suicide,
David. Join me.

DAVID
(losing it)
Nurse! Oh God! Alex!

JACK
It's cold, David, and I'm so
alone. The undead surround
me. Have you ever talked to a
corpse? It's boring! I'm
lonely! Kill yourself, David,
before you kill others.

29 INT. HOSPITAL - NURSES' STATION - DAY

Alex rushing down the hospital corridor.

30 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

David rocking back and forth weeping.

JACK
Don't cry, David.

31 INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY

Alex rushing down hospital corridor.

32 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

JACK
Please don't cry.

33 INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY

Alex rushing to the door.

34 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY - CLOSEUP

JACK
(softly in looming
closeup)
Beware the moon, David.

CUT TO:

ALEX

as she bursts into the room.

CUT TO:

DAVID

laying in bed rocking from side to side, crying softly.
He is alone. Alex rushes over, removes the tray, sits
on the bed and hugs David.

ALEX
David? David!

David pulls away sharply, his head jerking about wildly
until he focuses on Alex's face and begins to breathe
easier.

ALEX
David, what's wrong?

David smiles and kisses her, a real kiss.

DAVID
(quietly)
I'm a werewolf.

ALEX
A werewolf?

Alex holds David a moment then realizes where she is
and backs off a little. David composes himself.

ALEX
Are you better now?

DAVID
I'll let you know the next
full moon.

ALEX
You're to be discharged
tomorrow. Will you be all
right?

David takes Alex's hand.

DAVID
My friend Jack was just here.

ALEX
Your dead friend Jack?

DAVID
Yeah. He says that I will
become a monster in two days.
What do you think?

ALEX
What do I think? You mean
about the possibility of your
becoming a monster in two days
or about visits from dead
friends?

DAVID
I was dreaming again?