DEVIL ON THE MOUNTAIN
byMichael WorthCurrent Revisions
06/25/05

2nd Draft

Name: Michael Worth - Grizzly Peak Productions
Address: 25811 Tournament Rd H-14 Valencia CA
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DEVIL ON THE MOUNTAIN"The way grows narrow and dark...Suddenly you find yourself
face to face with a towering figure, a shadow composed of all
your doubts and fears and well armed to defend a treasure"- Joseph Campbell, The Hero's Journey
EXT. MOUNTAIN ROADWAY - NIGHT
A long stretch of road. Pretty damn lonely. We are way up
there. Surrounded by dark trees and darker mountains.
WALNUT CREEK, VERMONT - 15 YEARS AGO
A LONE WOMAN, sits road side, her car steaming. This we will
get to know as SARA. Late 20s, pretty, vulnerable.
A TOW TRUCK's red lights appear through the night mist
casting an eerie glow across the road. The truck pulls up
behind the car, the door opens and the driver steps out.
This is CHASE JACKSON, 30 to 40, strong fellow. The two
approach each other, stopping a few feet short.
CHASE
Car trouble huh?
SARA
Nothing better at this time ofnight.
CHASE
Well mam, let me see what I can do.
Chase moves to the front of the car, looks it over as Sara
watches over his shoulder.
SARA
Is it bad?
CHASE
Could be worse.
heater hose.

Busted water

Chase faces the woman, his eyes penetrating hers.
SARA
Expensive, huh?
He looks her up and down.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
CHASE
Well, at this time of night, it
might be extra costly.
SARA(taken a bit by surprise)
Oh really? You mean, you'll charge
me more for a night call?
It is obvious where Chase is going with this flirting.
CHASE
Well, it's possible...I might beable to accept payment... in otherways.
She seems to be giving in.
SARA
Well....this doesn't sound ethical.
He moves in...very close.
CHASE
Well, let's just call it a barter.
SARA
I see...
Then the two engage in a long kiss.
punches Chase in the chest.

Sara pulls back and

SARA (CONT'D)
Chase...How could you let me go towork with a busted water hose?
CHASE(rubs his sore chest)
Honey, I told you about that hose aweek ago.
SARA
Telling me and fixing it are twodifferent things.
CHASE
What about all that women's lib?
SARA
I'm still happy being a woman thankyou very much.
(MORE)(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)
SARA(CONT'D)
Nothin wrong
with a few traditionsin this life...Like the man fixing
things.
(beat)
Who is watching Raquel?
Chase moves back to his truck.
CHASE
You know for an twelve year old,she can almost run the shop
herself. She's fine honey, she canget us on the CB if she needs to.
Chase fishes through his TOOL BOX for a clamp and hose.
And then we hear that sound.....The HAUNTING CACKLE OF THE CB
RADIO from his truck. It cuts through the rustic silence
like a knife.
RADIO....hey...someone out
there....anybody?...
Chase Stands up slowly, wipes his hands. He listens as theradio once again goes silent, suddenly making his
surroundings feel a lot more spooky.
RADIO (CONT'D)(CRACK!) Somebody on theline?....Holy mother that thing washuge....moves like the wind
too...bigger than a bear....Hello?
Chase slowly moves towards the radio, as if it were alive.
He reaches across the seat and grabs a hold of the mic.
CHASE
This is Chase Jackson.
that? Over.
Nothing.
answer.

Who isHe waits a moment, maybe hoping there will be no
CHASE (CONT'D)
Come on back. Over.

A beat.

Then...
RADIO
Hey....hey....What's your ten four?

Chase jumps, sighs.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (3)CHASE
Highway twenty four, just east ofLonesome Trail.
Another beat, maybe longer.

Feels like it.

RADIO....Did you see it then? It's
incredible. It's heading your way.
Have you seen.....
Nothing.
CHASE
Hello? What's headed my way?
back friend.

Come

Wham! A FLASH OF LIGHT hits Chase like a club. Sara stands
near by with an OLD TIME VIDEO CAMERA, filming her husband
playfully.
CHASE (CONT'D)
Geez honey...you can blind a guy
with that thing.
She smiles, shifts it around the area.
SARA
Grumpy husband...that's what you
are. Grumpy, stubborn, wants to do
things his way, full of pride. But
you know what...you also believe inthe best in life like no one I haveever known. No matter how bad times
get, no matter how hard you want toresist..you always find a way tocome shining through.
He smiles and gets back to work. Her light crosses theforest, illuminating the thick trees in an eerie light.
SARA (CONT'D)
This video camera was worth every
penny...
Suddenly SOMETHING HUGE MOVES THROUGH FRAME, in the thicket!
Sara jumps, startled. Her eyes now riveted on the tree-line
and what it holds. She moves, hypnotized towards where thedisturbance was, across the highway, her camera still trainedon the trees.
Chase continues to fidget with his gear, not noticing.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (4)CHASE
Grumpy, huh? Why not? I support
my family driving a tow truck. I
live in a town that isn't even on
some maps. My accomplishments I
could count on one hand. Yeah, me
grumpy...?
Sara is still transfixed on what she saw in the dark, moving
towards it. The air is almost completely SILENT.
WHAM! A CAR smashes into her from out of nowhere!
spins...

Chase

CHASE (CONT'D)
Sara!!!
Too late.

Her body is thrown into the air.

Chase runs to his wife in a panic, dropping to his knees ather crumpled body. He cradles her easily in his lap, knowing
damn well what is about to happen.
CHASE (CONT'D)
No sweetheart....no. Please don'tgo.
Beside her is the camera.

Battered and torn.

The car weaves onward, it's drunken driver has no intentionof stopping.
Chase watches his wife slip from him as he rocks her slowly.
Her eyes reaching out to him.
SARA
Did you... see it?....Did you?
Wasn't it...amazing...?
And she is gone.
Then.....something appears just ahead of him. Something in
the darkness, quiet but yet very overpowering. The hugefigure appears to be standing upright, watching Chase fromthe depths of the trees. It's breathing low, from the bowelsof the earth.
Whatever it is....it is enough to draw Chase's attention toit, his teary eyes straining in the night to see what his
wive's eyes had.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (5)THEN WE:
CUT TO:
BLACK SCREEN
The SHORT TITLES BEGIN as we hear the VOICE OF AN
INTERVIEWER.
INTERVIEWER
So, have you actually ever seen a
Sasquatch?
And then:
EXT. WALNUT CREEK - DAY
The kind of sleepy village you'd expect to find. The one
where the local grocery store sponsors the yearly fair.
Rustic but beautiful. Grandma-town.
A WIRE-RIMMED GLASSES WEARING RED HEADED KID about 12, looks
INTO LENS, the subject of an obvious news piece. We areseeing this through the grain of 16mm or the pixilation ofvideo. A FESTIVITY IN THE BACKGROUND.
KID
Yeah....I saw him once. He wasstealing a chicken from our yard.
He was big and scary and hairy.
(beat)
Then he got back on his giant space
ship and flew back to outer space.
(beat)
And they had really bright lights.
SERIES OF SHOTS - TITLESWALNUT CREEK - TODAY
We move through the town of Walnut Creek as our CREDITS ROLL.
A Rockwellian picture. Not much has changed here. But like
Roswell, it is apparent this town has grown famous forsomething else: Bigfoot. Images, some absurdly humorous, ofthe hairy man beast adorn everything from shoe stores to gas
stations. A sign with the giant humanoid reads; HOME OF THE
FAMOUS JACKSON FOOTAGE.
A tourist trap if there ever was one. And it's in full swing
here as cars and trucks move down the small street, tooting
their horns. It's NATIONAL BIGFOOT DAY, at least according
to the sign in the hands of the guy in THE GORILLA SUIT.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Disposable cameras click away, capturing the town's big
event.
WE SEE THROUGH THE UNSEEN NEWS CREW'S CAMERA as they grabsound bites from THE MANY RESIDENTS who either shun or delveheavily into the idea of Bigfoot roaming their land.
All these home spun interviews are penetrated by QUICK BURSTS
of OLD BIGFOOT STYLE PHOTOS, Men holding giant feet casts andsketches of what might be. There is also clips of SARA'S
VIDEO FOOTAGE. That night...in the dark. Something giant
moving through the trees.
INTERVIEWER
We are here in Walnut Creek, a once
sleepy town awaken by the now
famous video clip known in the
Bigfoot community as the Jackson
Footage. Captured by the late Sara
Jackson who was killed in an
accident that same night, it has
become the Holy Grail in thecryptozoology circles, the greatest
find in Sasquatch studies. As aresult, this once obscured village
now shares in it's own kind ofcelebrity.
The news crew approaches who we will get to know as Sheriff
HARRIS ZEFF, but you might not know it. The early side of70, he is dressed in his civies. Probably past his prime but
the job here requires only so much from him. He seems a bit
uncomfortable on camera, but smiles all the same.
HARRIS
Have I seen him? Uh no sir I
haven't. I have seen theoccasional prankster in a monkey
suit. But all this attention does
put smiles on most people's faces
here. Not to mention a few helpful
tourist dollars.
Next we see KEN ROBINSON. Deputy, 30s, dark features,
fixated, his eyes scanning the area. The kind of guy thattakes charge. He smiles, humoring the TV crew.
KEN
Sasquatch is a very old legend.
Teddy Roosevelt even wrote about anapparent Sasquatch attack in his
book back in 1890. The tradition
hasn't died out yet.
(MORE)(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)KEN(CONT'D)(smileshumorously)
Now what does that tell you?

It is obvious this town has finally earned a spot on the map.
EXT. STREET - DAY
A nice corner of the town. A TRADITIONAL FAMILY walks
through frame. And then...like some demented Abbey Road
satire a VERY differently dressed group enters THE FRAME.
Dressed in black city-slick style, they clash with thesurroundings like Rosie O'Donnel and a bikini.
END CREDITS
The apparent leader we will come to know as TRAVIS JENSEN,
mid 40s, seasoned, the most focused. A SAMLL EAR CELL PHONE
hangs from his lobe. DUSTIN, 40, a slick competitor.
Sauntering next to them is KAYLA KELLER. Let's just say sheis the sexiest bank robber you ever saw. Then we have WADE
and KYLE THOMPSON, 30s, street honed, trouble. These twobrothers would be joined at the hip again if they could.
They move across the street to a parking lot, grabbing somelooks as they go. They pull around a corner, stop in aparking lot next to a beat up LINCOLN. Wade turns to Kyle.
WADE
What do you think, Chupacabra or
Loch Ness Monster?
KYLE
Easy Bro...
The same thought hits their head.
WADE
Loch Ness.
Loch Ness.

KYLE

KYLE (CONT'D)
He'd swallow that goat sucker down
like a shot of Tequilla.
WADE
Little critter might take ol
Nessie's tonsils out on the way
down.
KYLE
Maybe Toho studios should make it.
They haven't had a good one
since...

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
WADE...War Of The Gargantuas.

KYLE...War Of The Gargantuas.

KAYLA
What's with you guys anyway?
Aren't you supposed to be identicaltwins to have all the ESP?
WADE
Usually, but it ain't an exact
science. Some say..
KYLE...it's all baloney anyway.

But..

The two hold up fists.
WADE..it makes rock, paper, scissors areal bitch.
The two both bang out "paper" with their hands and slap eachother five.
TRAVIS
Wish you guys were half as quiet as
you were psychic....
(beat, holds up hand)
Charlie, what ya got? Okay, buy athousand shares at seven fifty. I
don't care how high the PE is, buy
it. I'm a buy and holder, you know
that. Wouldn't sell unless my life
depended on it. Check with you in abit.
DUSTIN
We stick out like Alice inWonderland around here.
TRAVIS
Won't much matter in...
(looks to watch)
Fifteen minutes.
He opens the car trunk, begins PULLING OUT A CACHE OFWEAPONS, hands them to his crew.
KAYLA
Where's lover boy?

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INT. SERGIO'S CAFE - DAY
The kind of place you'd expect to find in the middle ofnowhere. Quiet, Uneventful. SIROM,30s, our local law man,sits at the bar with his coffee moving at the speed of syrup.
The kitchen door opens. Our BUXOM WAITRESS moves slightly
disheveled over to Sirom's table. She fumbles for her note
pad from her badly buttoned shirt, the name tag reads“PRISCILLA”.
PRISCILLA
Sorry about the wait, Sirom.
want some more coffee?
Naw.

You

SIROM
This should do me fine.

PRISCILLA
Well, have a good day Sirom.
hi to Louise.

Say

Priscilla shrugs, licks her lipstick smeared lips, and moves
down the diner.
INT. KITCHEN - DAY
Priscilla moves through the hall, into the darker kitchen.
PAIR OF TATTOOED ARMS WRAP AROUND HER, COVER HER MOUTH.

A

LUKE (O.C.)
Shhhhhhhhh.
The man steps back and into the light. LUKE STEWART is 30s,
a shirt louder than his personality. Years of tortured flesh
wrapped around a child. He taps his gun against his thigh.
LUKE (CONT'D)
Take off your top.
Priscilla watches him closely, starts to take off her shirt.
Luke stares as she gets down to her skirt and bra. He moves
over to her, grabs her face and kisses her hard. He pulls
back, after a beat....she blows a bubble.
PRISCILLA
You don't get tired do you?
LUKE
Don't put off tomorrow what you can
do today.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
He grabs her in another embrace, throwing her down on thetable.
PRISCILLA
I got customers out there.
LUKE
They can wait a second.
PRISCILLA
A second? Guess you really don't
wait for tomorrow, do you?
(beat)
Hey Luke, you really going to comeback to take me out of here?
Luke smiles, sort of sweetly.
LUKE
Baby, have I ever lied to you?
PRISCILLA
I guess not in the whole four days
I known you.
EXT. WALNUT CREEK - DAY
Harris is locking up the PHARMACY, hangs the sign up BACK IN
30 MINUTES.
KEN (O.C.)
Sheriff!
Harris turns as Ken approaches.
KEN (CONT'D)
Closing up the store?
HARRIS
Well, got a call from Ms. Starr andshe said she got herself a car
blocking her drive way. Going tosee if I can figure out whose itis.
KEN
Sheriff, I'd be more than happy totake care of it for you.
(beat, smiles)
Besides, you put in your four hoursof duty today.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Harris returns a half smile, some pride taken out of his
sails.
HARRIS
I know those insurance companies
don't like me putting in more thana couple hours under my badge, but
I'm still the sheriff. Turning
seventy ain't a death warrant.
KEN(recovering)
Sir...I just mean...I know you cando it...I just wanted to help if
you wanted to keep the store open.
Harris places a hand on Ken.
HARRISYou can help by backing me up as
Ms. Starr can get pretty ornery
sometimes.
Ken smiles and the two set off down the street to Harris'
TRUCK.
EXT. BANK - DAY
The band of would-be robbers step from the shadows of thelocal store just outside the bank. Travis sizes up the quiet
establishment.
TRAVIS
Looks good. Every one on theirgame?
DUSTINAs long as that boy Luke is here ontime.
TRAVIS
He'll be here. Better we don't
have a damn car sitting in front of
the bank too long.
WADE
So we got three cameras, noguard...
KYLE...and five hundred grand with ournames on it.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:TRAVIS
And it's all supposed to go out
tomorrow morning. But we didn't
come all the way out to Jerkwaterfor nothing. Easy enter, easy
exit.
KAYLA
Let's go. I need some excitement
after hanging around you guys.
The crew take one last look around the empty street and start
towards the bank...their masks going on as they near the
doors.
INT. KITCHEN - DAY
Priscilla is fixing her shirt while Luke sits on the stove,lighting a cigarette off the flames. He now sports a hat thatsays "I Lie To Girls".
PRISCILLAI never been to New York before.
LUKE
Yeah? Well, you'll love it there.
Got buildings and everything.
PRISCILLA
Will we get a house with a big yard
and a dog?
Luke blows a cloud of smoke.
LUKE
Baby, I'm the silver car to yourfuture and you are just need to sit
back and enjoy the ride.
She smiles, loving the crap coming from his mouth.
notices the time.

She

PRISCILLA
Ah...one o'clock. I got to sweep
the floor.
Luke jumps up.
LUKE
One o'clock!? Damn.
baby.

I got to go(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
He starts to grab his stuff while Priscilla scrambles for a
pen and paper.
PRISCILLA
Well...you'll come back soon, won't
you?
LUKE
Yeah...yeah...you bet ya.
She scribbles something down and hands it to the hurried
young man.
PRISCILLA
Here's my number. Sometimes mymomma answers but she'll get me forya.
(kisses him)
Call me soon. I'll be dreaming ofthat day we drive out of here forgood.
Luke touches her face sweetly.
LUKE
Don't you worry none.
awaits princess.

Your kingdom

He jets out the door, leaving Priscilla among all the pots
and pans.
EXT. SERGIO'S DINER - DAY
Luke moves from the store and over to the waiting VAN. He
checks the surroundings and hops in. Starts the engine,takes a look at Priscilla's number, kisses the paper andthrows it into the wind.
The van speeds off and Sirom steps out to watch it go....
EXT. BANK - DAY
Luke's van pulls up to the front of the van.
back and forth on the street.

His eyes dart

Inactive. Perfect. He reaches up and strokes the FUZZY DICE
on the mirror as he slowly pulls up to the front.
LUKE
Come on seven.
Once parallel with the window, he peers in.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Through the window we see what must be Wade and Kyle
animatedly waving their guns around the room at the few
PATRONS on the floor.
Kayla carries TWO BIG BAGS in her hand, motioning to theothers.
Luke begins to put on the mask when he notes in the side view
mirror....Sirom! The cop is walking slowly towards the vanfrom across the street.
LUKE (CONT'D)
This really sucks.
He looks to the mask and then his face in the mirror.
LUKE (CONT'D)
Mask scenario or face scenario?
Mask scenario or face scenario?
(beat)
Face.
He jumps out of the van, faces Sirom, acting confused.
LUKE (CONT'D)
Officer, thank god you are here. I
have been driving around in circles
left and right...well of course if
I'm driving in circles it's got tobe left and right...but I am
looking for how to get back to New
York.
SIROM
Your blinker wasn't working.
LUKE
I'm sorry. My blinker? Thanks.
I'll get that fixed in the very
next town.
SIROM
I have to write you a ticket.
Sirom pulls a PAD, starts to write. Luke turns to the bank,sees the group scattering by the window.
LUKE
Can I get a warning?

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)SIROM
Got to enforce these things.
son.
The doors bust open.

Sorry

Luke turns to Sirom and shrugs.

LUKE
I'm sorry too.
Luke punches Sirom as the group moves from the bank to thevan. Travis sees the cop.
TRAVIS
What are you doing Luke?!
LUKE
Watching TV. What do you think?
KAYLA
He saw your face.
LUKE
You don't like my face?
The group moves into the van quickly.
Sirom rolls over, moans as he pulls his gun, fires, breaking
out the van window. Sirom gets to his feet, his gun stillfiring.
SIROM
Stop!
Kyle sticks his gun through the window and shoots...hitting
Sirom in the chest!
As the van speeds off through a group of screaming people,
Sirom falls to the warm cement, his blood staining theasphalt pretty quickly.
EXT. GAS STATION - DAY
NINE MINUTES EARLIER
A gas station whose clock stopped working around the 1969
rests just off the side of the road.
An S.U.V. Pulls up to the pumps. The door opens and we see
ERIN PRICE, late 20s. A face to fall in love with but eyesthat look like they have seen the bad side of that already.
Erin stretches a moment and then turns to her finger.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
An ENGAGEMENT RING, catches the light of the sun. She stares
at it, begins to slowly push it off her finger with her
thumb...then stops. She sighs and turns to...
A LONG TABLE, displaying an array of GOODIE, ANTIQUES AND
TRINKETS. Including a VIDEO TAPE....one we may have seen
before. She walks over to all of it.
RAQUEL (O.C.)
That's a special tape.
Erin turns to see RAQUEL JACKSON, 20s, country pretty.
Blonde hair and blue eyes that make you want to smile.
her coveralls, she moves over to Erin.

In

ERIN
Special?
Raquel moves over, extends her hand.
RAQUEL
Raquel.
ERIN(shakes hand)Erin.
(beat)
Raquel?
RAQUELMy daddy loves Raquel Welsh. I
mean, he loved my momma too, but
you know men.
ERIN
Yeah...
Erin gives a half smile, something in that comment maybe
tearing at her. Erin picks up the tape.
ERIN (CONT'D)
So, what's special about this?
RAQUEL
This tape is kind of infamous, oreven famous depending on who you
talk to. They call it the Jackson
Footage. For better or for worse,kind of put this little town on themap. You might have even caught apiece of it on TV at one time oranother.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)Erin is now curious as to where this girl is going.
RAQUEL (CONT'D)
It's the last thing my mother eversaw before she was killed.
Erin reacts to this, her attention now locked.
RAQUEL (CONT'D)
And in some ways, it's now the
first thing my father ever seems toremember.
(beat)
It only lasts a couple seconds, andkind of hard to see as is usually
the case, but there is something
there. Maybe a bear, someone in asuit...but it's there.
(Raquel tries to remainstrong)It's grabs your attention, like it
did my mother that night.
Erin, lost in the moment, wanting to hear more, begins to
speak when Raquel snaps back into today, pulling out of thepast, laughs.
RAQUEL (CONT'D)
You want me to fill her up?
Uh...yeah.

ERIN
Please.

Raquel moves to the pumps while Erin watches her go.
EXT. GAS STATION - DAY
Erin climbs into the car as Raquel finishes pumping the gas
and moves to the window. Erin pays her.
ERIN
Here ya go.
Thanks.

RAQUELSo where you running to?

Erin almost looks caught in the headlights.
ERIN"Running to"?

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Raquel nods to the sealed boxes in the back seat, taped up ina hurry.
RAQUELNot that I'm being nosey...well,maybe a bit. I watch a lot of
those detective shows. I saw allthem boxes taped up like you werein a rush. But everything else inyour car looks so neat. Made me
think you aren't sloppy so you musthave been in a real hurry.
Erin laughs, knowing she has been pegged.
ERIN
That is pretty good. Yeah....GuessI am in a hurry. Trying to leave
one life behind and start a newone.
(beat,plays with ring)
Maybe I was in too much of a rush.
Raquel looks at Erin, thinks a beat and then hands her thetape.
RAQUELYou take this. I really don't knowwhat I could have sold this for.
It would have either been too much,or not enough. I think if anyone
should take this out of my life
it's someone who knows how to moveon.
(re: The Indian Totem)
I'll even toss this in for free.
For luck.
Thanks.

ERIN
That means a lot.

RAQUEL
Believe me, my pleasure.
Erin begins to drive off. She stops a moment at the roadwhen she notices something. She tilts her rear view mirror
to see the side of the gas station.
Standing there, watching her leave, is a man, 50s. Partiallyobscured by the screen door. His piercing gaze hits her evenfrom there. This is CHASE JACKSON, twenty years older since
we last saw him.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)
BANG!

BANG!

THE ECHO OF GUN SHOTS ring out in the distance. Erin turns
to listen a moment and when she turns back, she sees Chase as
he disappears around the back. Erin shrugs and drives off.
EXT. ROADSIDE - DAY
We PAN ACROSS the beautiful landscape of this mountain oasis,but the view soon turns into something not so beautiful...
The totem from Erin's vehicle lies broken on the ground. We
catch pieces of smoking metal before getting to the first
automobile carcass.
On it's side, is Erin's truck, its body already engulfed inflames!
INT. S.U.V. - DAY
Erin's eyes flutter open. Blood drips down from her
forehead. She looks through her cracked windshield and sees:
Another car up on a rock. Wade stumbles around aimlessly.
The window is kicked open as Travis moves out with Kayla.
Flames erupt around Erin's cab. She reaches for her seatbelt, releases it, drops to the ground and looks to A
BACKPACK at her feet. She tosses it to the ground outside.
As she scrambles to get out, she notices a hand grabbing her
backpack. As she moves towards the window, the same handsuddenly reaches in and yanks her out.
EXT. ROADSIDE - DAY
Dragged from the burning vehicle she looks up to her savior
and sees Luke's bloody face, her backpack in his hand.
LUKE
How ya feel?
ERIN
I...I don't know.

Okay, I guess.

LUKE
You got insurance?
Luke laughs, drops the backpack and moves off. Erin looks
around her, the scene growing more surreal by the second.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Travis and Kayla begin pulling automatic weapons from thevan, Dustin is scrambling to stuff some CASH laying on the
ground into the bag.
Kyle is laying motionless on the ground.
TRAVIS
Grab the money Wade!
But Wade is to focused on his bloody brother.
WADE
Kyle!
He moves towards his fallen body, shakes him.
WADE (CONT'D)
Come on get up!

Get up!

Kyle!

As Erin moves to her feet, Kayla moves towards her.
ERIN
(to Kayla)
Are you okay?
Kayla answers with a front kick to Erin's stomach, droppingher.
Just fine.

KAYLA
How are you?

Wade turns to Erin, fire in his eyes as he pulls his gun!
WADE
I'll kill you.

I'll kill you!

Luke jumps in, grabs the gun hand as it goes off into the
air.
WADE (CONT'D)
Let go you ass!
Wade.

TRAVIS
Stay cool.

WADE
Travis, Kyle is dead! My brother!
Because of this bitch.
Travis points his gun at Wade.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)TRAVIS
Don't question me. He's dead.
sorry. We got to move.

I'm

Wade is frothing at the mouth as he turns to Luke.
WADE
Don't touch me you crazy bastard!
I never wanted you here in thefirst place...
He shoots Erin a death glance and turns back to his brother.
Erin slowly gets to her feet, the gravity of the scene
sinking in.
Dustin starts laughing.
TRAVIS
Something funny to you Dustin?
DUSTIN
Yeah it is. This is such a
metaphor of your life Travis.
frickin car wreck to another.

One

WADE
Shut your mouth Dustin.
DUSTINI don't feel sorry for yourbrother, Wade. No one here canfeel sorry for anyone. Not me, not
you and especially not Travis.
We'd all turn on each other for an
extra dollar and you know it.
Travis shoves Dustin to the ground.
TRAVIS
I take it the crash got you
thinking funny. Whatever redeeming
qualities we pissed away in ourlives, there is one that has toremain. Loyalty. Because without
that... were just some kind ofanimal.
(beat, moves closer)
Right now, I am grasping for every
bit of it like a desperate man.
Dustin, brushes off the dirt and stands.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (3)
DUSTINI'm not interested in being yoursalvation Travis.
LUKE (O.C.)
Here comes John Wayne.
They turn to Luke on top of the over turned car, he points
down the road. Ken's SQUAD CAR followed by Harris' truck
quickly approahes.
TRAVIS
Everyone load up.
(re: Erin)
Grab her.
Luke moves to the others as Kayla yanks up Erin.
ERIN
Who are you?
KAYLA
Just your friendly neighborhoodbank robbers.
Ken's car and the truck pull up to a skidding halt. They
jump from their vehicles, weapons drawn. They are joined by
CRAIG STONE, young and probably never really sure why he took
this job. His uniform unbuttoned, sloppy. STANLEY VAUGHN isthe new one of the bunch, ready for the next step. And he's
about to get it.
STANLEY
Geez...there they are! There they
are! The ones that killed Sirom.
Harris cocks his shot gun.
HARRIS
Stan, keep your head.
anything?

Ken, you see

Ken is tucked behind his car.
KEN
More than four.
female hostage.

They might have a

CRAIG
Damn. What the hell we do?
are real bank robbers.

These(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (4)Harris takes a breath, his men looking to him.
his CAR MOUNTED BULLHORN.

He moves to

HARRISThis is Sheriff Harris Zeff. Throw
out your weapons and release thehostage. Let's keep from shedding
any more blood.
Behind the over turned S.U.V., The crew wait huddled fororders from Travis. Their attention drawn to the new threat,
Dustin spots a WAD OF CASH and grabs it. He then takes abeat and moves quietly to the mountain edge....anddisappears.
KAYLA
There's only four of them.
LUKE
That's a nice truck too.
with an eight inch lift.

ToyotaTRAVIS
Guess we could use the ride.
(beat, touches ear phone)
Hey Charlie...How much is it?
Okay, buy two thousand shares then.
Listen, got to go.
(looks at the cops)
Okay, let's try not to hit anything
but the cops.
And then they begin to unload!
Bullets bounce off of the hood of the car and truck as the
local law hits the ground.
STANLEY
They're shooting!
shooting!

They'reCraig drops behind his truck.
CRAIG
Stan you got a damn knack forstating the obvious.
Ken returns fire. The chain reaction begins and bullets are
flying everywhere. Harris begins to fire with his shot gun
which takes pieces off of the SUV.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (5)Behind the SUV, Wade takes a quick look around, notes themissing Dustin.
WADE
Dustin's gone!

Travis.

Travis looks the area over, frowns.
As the cops continue to fire, Harris throws his hands up.
HARRIS
Seize fire!
Ken watches, or more appropriately listens, carefully.
Harris gets back on his bullhorn, clears his throat.
HARRIS (CONT'D)
Listen up. We don't want any moregetting killed. What do you say wetalk?
No response.
CRAIG
What are they waiting for?
we keep shooting?

ShouldKEN
Sheriff?
Harris takes a breath then looks into the cab of his truck
and sees: A DUSTY KOREAN WAR MEDAL, hanging from the visor.
Next to that, a photo, somewhere in the 1950s, of Harris andhis WIFE. A past long gone.
He takes a breath and moves forward into the street, his gun
held high.
Sheriff!

CRAIG
What are you doing?
HARRIS

Cover me.
KEN
Sheriff..wait..Damn.
Ken quickly takes up another position, covering, as Harris
moves across the road, vulnerable in the open.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (6)Harris tries to maintain his breathing, tapping into anancient instinct. He looks to the other car, into thewindshield. No reflections.
He pops around the overturned car and sees...nothing.
They're gone! He quickly moves to the edge of the road andlooks down.
The open range dwarfs the small group of robbers as they
vanish into the dense trees below. Harris catches hisbreath.
HARRIS
They're in the timber!
The men move over to him quickly, looking over the small
perimeter. Craig is pumped.
CRAIG
Wow. Wow. We got ourselves somereal damn bad guys!
STANLEY
Should I get Gary on the horn andget back up?
HARRIS
Tell him we need everyone. Make
sure that Eli closes up the
Hardware store and brings all his
rifles out here.
Stanley moves off.
The others look to the vast forest ahead of them.
KEN
That's some bad country their in.
HARRISYour right about that.
EXT. FOREST #1 - DAY
Dustin moves quickly through the trees, his breath andfootsteps out doing each other with noise. He finallystops....listens. The silence surrounds him. Nothing buttall trees above him. He smiles. Free at last.
SNAP! A twig breaks. Dustin pulls his gun. His untrainedeyes scan the green wall around him. Nothing. He moves afurther....

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CONTINUED:

EXT. FOREST #1 - DAY
Travis, Erin and the others (minus Luke) move through thetrees. It is obvious that none of this is indigenous to anyof them. They are in new territory. Kayla maintains close
contact with Erin, then turns to Wade.
KAYLA
I always thought Dustin was aloser.
TRAVIS
Well, it's too late now.
WADE
Which way do we go?
TRAVIS
Straight. The border can't be morethan a few miles from here. Better
than getting trapped on that road
until more of their boys show up.
WADE
I can't tell, left from right inthis damn amazon.
ERIN
Just leave me behind.
to you.

I'm no good

TRAVIS
You may be if they come after us.
Kayla looks around.
KAYLA
Where's boy toy?
The others turn to look, Luke is no where in sight.
WADE
Where the hell is he?
TRAVISLuke!
A beat and then...WHAM! A body drops in front of them...onhis feet. Luke has just jumped from a tree to the side ofthem.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
You freak!

WADE
What are you doing?

LUKE
Sight seeing. The law dogs seem tohave company comin'. We should
move.
Luke looks to Erin and smiles. She turns her head. Lukemoves ahead, dancing through the mud puddles as he goes.
Erin takes a look behind them, the forest now completely
closed around them. She looks to Kayla.
KAYLA
You look nervous there sweetheart.
Erin makes a noise that could be a laugh.
ERIN
Funny, so do you.
Erin moves ahead, leaving Kayla to ponder what she has said
as the trees seem to close around them.
EXT. ROADSIDE - DAY
A BEAT UP TRUCK pulls up to the other officers. Jumping fromthe creaky door is ELI, 50s and as rusty as his truck. He
carries a HIGH POWERED RIFLE in one hand and a LONG SPORTS
BAG WITH RIFLES in the other. He heads to Harris, hands him
the bag as the two move towards the clearing.
HARRIS
Eli, you got here quick.
ELI
Was just down the hill helping Van
Cleef get his trailer out the mud.
Heard the call. These the bastards
that shot up Sirom?
HARRISYeah.
ELI
Got ourselves some wild ones.
HARRIS(notes something)
Where the dogs?

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
ELICurse your timing Harris. Boththem girls are getting theircanines cleaned and are flying highon somethin' the doc gave 'em.
Don't worry, ain't nothing they cansmell that I can't anymore.
Craig catches up with them.
HARRIS
We got to move on this now, they
got themselves a hostage.
ELI
You'll be eating my dust ol' boy.
I'll have them tagged and bagged
before dinner.
They stop at the hill, looking into the thick forest.
turns to Eli, hands him a WALKY TALKY.

Ken

KEN
You know this terrain?
ELI
Here? No one knows this area.
even funny monkey man.

Not

CRAIG
You talking about crazy old Chase
Jackson?
This hits Harris somewhere.
HARRIS
Hey, watch where your mouths boys.
CRAIG
Geez Harris, he thinks his deadwife filmed a monster and then heturns this whole town into a
tourist freak show.
HARRIS
Chase is a good man. He lost
himself a lot. Just looking for
his way...like the rest of us.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)ELI(re: his rifle)
Me and the old lady will be all
you'll need. I'll get myself aheadof them by night.
HARRIS
They're dangerous Eli.
the way.

Just leadEli starts down the hill, not waiting.
CRAIG
Hey..slow up you old fool.
Eli flips him off without turning around.
ELI
I'll leave you children somemarkers where to find me.
Harris passes one rifle to Ken and hangs on to the other.
HARRIS
Here ya go Ken. Your the best
shot.
CRAIG
Harris! I can shoot that boy under
the table...
Harris ignores him, turns to Stanley.
HARRIS
Stanley, you stay and wait here
until back up arrives.
Ken turns to Harris.
KEN
Sheriff, you might want to stayyourself. Let Craig and I go.
Harris looks to him, avoids the statement.
HARRIS
We're going into Dark Territory.
Cell phones and radios will last
about a mile. Let's get some flareguns.
Craig smiles, ready for a change.

(CONTINUED)

31.

CONTINUED: (3)CRAIG
Hell yeah. This is better thanparking ticket detail. Time to put
some real miles on these badges.
The three move towards the mountain awaiting them.
EXT. FOREST #1 - DAY
The bad guy crew moves upon a RAPID RIVER, dissecting thearea with a heavy current.
TRAVIS
Damn.
WADE
Which way Travis? Left or right?
You brought us out into this damn
place.
TRAVIS
Wade.....You just take the steps I
take, swing your stick the way I do
and as always you'll have somepocket change to blow on your cars
and whores.
Wade moves off, pissed, leans against a tree.
WADE
It was Kyle that liked the whores.
Travis sighs and looks the area over.
LUKE(to Erin)Thirsty?
ERIN
No.
LUKE
Well, I am.
As he opens the pack he pulls out some plastic bottled water.
LUKE (CONT'D)
Ah...the French stuff.
(beat)Is this poisoned?
(laughs at himself)
That's a French joke.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
ERIN
(dry)
That's a good one.
He takes a sip and offers it to her again.
he shrugs and stuffs the bottle back in.

She only stares,

EXT. FOREST #1 - DAY
A YELLOW MARKER tied to the tree.
on the radio.

The lawmen grab it, Harris

HARRIS
Eli, we got your markers.
you at? Over.

Where

ELI (O.S.)
Working my way around, think I'm
already ahead of them. If you
hurry your slow butts up, we canintercept them. Over.
HARRIS
Just keep your distance.
out.

Over and

KEN
They're really burrowing themselvesin there. Moving north. Probably
the border.
HARRISRadio Stanley, find out where theback up is.
Ken gets on the walky.
KEN
Stanley, you on?

Over.

The STATIC from the radio now apparent.
STANLEY (O.S.)...Yeah...It's me. Over.
KEN
Any luck with our back up?

Over.

STANLEY (O.S.)...We have a bit of aproblem...over.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
KEN
What problem is that?

Over.

EXT. ROADSIDE - DAY
Stanley is on the side of the road. He paces aroundnervously, not sure what to do next.
STANLEY
Well, it's just they can't get no
choppers up here to help until latetomorrow. They said they can havea full out border patrol waiting
for them to get through.
That...and I'm still alone up here.
Over.
KEN (O.S.)...so....we are....all on our own
now? Over.
STANLEYYour breaking up.
(beat)
They recommended you come back, notgo any deeper. Over.
KEN....they....hostage......
The radio turns to a mush of static.
What?

STANLEY
Can't hear you?

Over.

Nothing. Silence. Stanley frowns, looks around on at hislonely surroundings.
STANLEY (CONT'D)
This isn't good.
EXT. FOREST #1 - DAY
Eli moves through the trees, he looks to the ground, spotting
the tracks conspicuously in the mud. A cocky grin crosses
his face as he ties a YELLOW MARKER to the tree.
ELI
You dumb fools. Walking yourselves
right into the mouth of Satan.
SNAP!

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Something in the forest. Eli spins, his reflexes still good.
He presses up against a tree, watching the foliage for any
movement. His NOSTRILS FLARE, smelling something that
doesn't sit right with him.
After a moment of silence, Eli stands and then makes his way
after the robbers, but his senses now on Def Con 2.
Eli ties another MARKER to the tree and continues on whenonce again....he stops.
The trees around him giving no sign of what may have caught
his attention. He looks as confused as we have seen this old
coot.
Then a SOUND...not a branch, not the wind....but something
like a deep, deep, strained BREATHING. Eli cocks his gun,moves ahead.
As he raises his head over some bushes his eyes begin to
widen like nothing we have ever seen before. Somethingamazing going on in front of him making him shake like alittle boy.
Then the SOUND... A SMALL ANIMAL CRYING....
ELI (CONT'D)
My god....This can't be...
We see the walky clutched in his startled hand and then,something moves BEHIND HIM...
EXT. RIVER BANK - DAY
As the group of robbers walk along the river...
GUNSHOTS!

A SCREAM!

The group looks ahead, suddenly very on edge.
LUKE
That does not sound very good.
EXT. FOREST #1 - DAY
Harris and his posse hear the same sounds, their guns at theready.
KEN
The hostage?

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Then...their walky screams to life...literally! ELI'SSCREAMS jump from the small device in a rush of static.
lawmen react as once again it goes suddenly dead.

The

CRAIG
What the hell?
Harris gets on the walky.
HARRISEli come in.....Eli....
The others look to him.
EXT. RIVER BANK - DAY
A small man made bridge crosses the water to the other side.
The group of robbers stops. Travis looks back up the river,shakes his head.
KAYLA
You don't think that screaming was
Dustin do you?
TRAVIS
Can't tell.
KAYLA
We're walking right towards it.
TRAVIS
Yeah.
Erin turns to look at Luke who is crouched on a rock, keeping
an eye on the forest, the backpack still on his shoulder.
ERIN
I'm just holding you back you know.
LUKE
I'm not having a problem with you.
ERIN
Your on your way out of here now.
Let me go back.
Luke looks to her ring.
LUKE
Got a fiance' waiting for you?
This almost angers her.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
ERIN
What I got waiting for me is noneof your business.
She turns from him coldly.
Wade stands near the river, his face in an almost glazed overstare.
KYLE (V.O.)
Rock, paper, scissors.
Wade looks up quickly.
WADE
Kyle?
The others turn to him.
TRAVIS
What?
Wade takes a breath, noting no one seems to have heard what
he did.
WADE
Nothing.
Travis looks to the ground, noting A LARGE HOLE leading down
to the water below. He motions to it.
TRAVIS
Wade, cover this.
EXT. RIVER BANK - DAY
Dustin, disheveled and tired, moves to the water where hebends down and begins to slowly rub his hands in the water,watching the dirt and grime flow from his finger tips. He
pulls them out and begins to caress it over his face,cleansing what filth he can from himself.
He lets his eyes settle on the river bed as the ripples flow
away and his face begins to take shape in the reflection. Hestares a moment at himself, shakes his head.
DUSTINWe'll never be clean enough.
Then Dustin takes a whiff...something irritating his
nostrils.

(CONTINUED)

37.

CONTINUED:
As he takes a sigh, his gaze still on his reflection, thewater instantly fills with a new configuration...one thatpasses Dustin menacingly.
Dustin turns, his gun out.
through the river.

Nothing there.

He then moves on

EXT. RIVER BANK - DAY
Harris, Ken and Craig show up at the area where the bridge
was. Harris leans against the tree, taking in some muchneeded breather. Craig holds up the walky.
CRAIG
We haven't seen one of Eli's damnmarkers in a mile and he's not
answering this thing.
Harris knows this isn't good.
Craig raises the radio and turns it on again.

STATIC!

Ken bends down, checks the ground.
KEN
They all crossed here.
Craig laughs.
CRAIG
Damn Robinson, even I can tellthose prints are going that way andI ain't no injun.
Ken moves over to Craig.
KEN
Craig, you got anything else inthat skull of yours beside stereo
type?
CRAIG
I got lots in my skull. Just
saying us rednecks got as muchcommon sense as you red skins.
Fine.

KEN
Lead the way.

CRAIG
With pleasure.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Craig takes a couple steps and what follows is simultaneous:
Craig's foot steps right into the covering over the hole andbegins to go in....just As Ken grabs his arm, preventing theinevitable fall.
Craig looks down, swallows. Ken then let's him go as heregains his footing and turns to Harris, who is leaning aagainst a tree. Ken moves to him and Harris stops him.
HARRIS
Just catching my breath.
(beat)
Let's head down river, we'll find acrossing.
The trio move quickly down river.
EXT. ROADSIDE - DAY
Stanley is on the car radio, looks to the sky, anxious.
STANLEY
We got ourselves a real situation
here Freddy! I'm all by myself out
here and it's getting late.
EXT. MOUNTAIN TOP - DAY
On a hill top, somewhere else, A CB RADIO on the groundcontinues the transmission from Stanley.
STANLEY (O.S.)
Harris is out there with them. I
know, I know. Just tell Judy I'msure he'll be home for dinner.
WE PULL BACK to see the back of A MAN (CHASE). In his hand, A
LARGE KNIFE. He sticks it in the log and grabs the radio.
EXT. FOREST #2 - DAY
The group of bank thieves move through the visibly more
confusing area of trees. Hard to get a lead on which way you
are going. Branches cross their faces like crooked claws.
They reach a small clearing, Travis rests his rifle against atree, he is hitting his ear phone.
TRAVIS
Damn cell reception. Need to get
this stop loss in before the market
opens.
(MORE)(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:(beat) TRAVIS(CONT'D)
Let's take a breath here. Luke,
why don't you pass our little
friend's water around.

Luke reaches into the pack and begins to pull out the water.
He scrounges through it.
LUKE
You got a sandwich in there orsomething.
ERIN
Couple trail bars.
LUKE(frowns)
Healthy stuff?
He pulls out the tape from Raquel, smiles.
LUKE (CONT'D)
Porn?
She shakes her head at him.
EXT. FOREST #2 - NIGHT
The three cops move through the woods, straining to see with
the SMALL FLASHLIGHTS they have.
CRAIG
Hey Robinson.
KEN
Yeah.
CRAIG
You think your ancestors going togive us a blessing or something.
You know, from up there in thegreat big sky.
Ken leans closer to his smiling comrade.
KEN
Craig, my mother was white. My
father was Chinese. The only
Indian I ever knew was the one that
ran the cigar shop on Alvarado and
13th.
Ken leans back to get some rest, Craig left stupified.

(CONTINUED)

40.

CONTINUED:CRAIGI...I always thought you were an
Indian.
Harris smiles, then.... Splat!
has stepped in.

He looks down, something he

HARRIS
What in the world...?
The others look to his feet and see what he is looking at.
GOOEY, WET WEB mixed with what can only be...blood.

A

CRAIG
What is that?
Ken moves to it, looks it over.

His face frowns.

KEN
If there wasn't so much, I'dsay....it's after birth.
CRAIG
That's really gross man.
KEN
But this is way too much.
HARRISBear?
KEN
But still...

I guess.
CRUNCH!

They spin, guns ready.
CRAIG
What was that?
KEN
Don't know....

They move slowly towards the bushes, cautious. Harris
reaches out, grabs a branch and pulls it back. There seems
to be nothing there and then....ELI'S BODY FALLS OUT!
Oh my God!

CRAIG
Look at him.

Harris moves over to Eli, looks him over, feels the loss ofanother fallen soldier.

(CONTINUED)

41.

CONTINUED: (2)
HARRIS
Sorry old boy.
(beat)
Looks like he was beaten to death.
No bullet holes.
Harris looks up.
CRAIG
What did those crazy sum bitchesdo?
HARRIS
Can't figure. Beat him pretty
good.
Ken moves back in.
KEN
Nothing's out there.
CRAIG
This ain't right, this ain't right.
Ken moves over to Harris, checks Eli out as well, smells thebody, pulls back.
KEN
Strange smell...
CRAIG
What are we going to do? We got adead body. I mean this is a realdead body!
Harris stands, grasps Craig's shoulder, his leadership
starting to show.
HARRIS
Easy. Don't focus on him. Focus
on what we need to do. We'll haveto leave him here. We head backout and find these people before
they can do this again.
The three men look to each other, knowing they are in thefight of their lives.

42.
EXT. FOREST #2 - DAY
The group of thieves are taking a nervous rest. Wade stands
over by a tree, his breathing quick, erratic. Almost
paranoid. The ghostly voice returns.
KYLE (V.O.)
She killed me.
Wade shakes his head, snaps towards Erin.
WADE
She's just holding us back Travis.
KAYLA
He's right about that Travis. Deadweight. What do we need her for?
TRAVIS
Look, we need all the bargaining
chips we can.
Wade moves towards Erin.
WADE
If it weren't for this stupid bitch
we'd be in Canada by now.
Luke, sitting on a rock, sticks his leg out as Wade passes
and trips him. Wade hits the ground, pissed.
LUKE
Watch your step around here.
He is up on his feet and charges Luke! The two go flying up
against a tree. Luke spins out of Wade's grip and takes him
down.
Kayla smiles, enjoying the show as the sound of combat echoes
in the valley.
TRAVIS
Break it up.
They don't listen.

Travis starts to move in on them when....

CRASH! A tree, or something, crashes into another tree. The
branches above shaking. Suddenly all is forgotten as every
one goes for their guns. The group goes silent, listening...
KAYLA
What is that smell?

(CONTINUED)

43.

CONTINUED:
Snap!
BANG!

Another branch and Wade unloads his gun!

A SOUND follows the shooting....a weird sound.
SCREAM...

BANG, BANG,
Almost A

EXT. FOREST #2 - DAY
Harris, Ken and Craig all stop.
in the distance.

The SOUND OF GUNFIRE dying

KEN
That's not too far.
CRAIG
What are they shooting?

An army?

Harris grows concerned.
HARRIS
Let's hurry.
EXT. FOREST #2 - DAY
Travis moves to Wade.
TRAVIS
Hold it! Stop firing!
(beat)How many damn bullets you shootthere Wade?!
Wade stops, his face registering the same as everyone else.
KAYLA
What was that? You hear thatnoise?
LUKE
Wellllllll....let's go see.
Kayla pokes Erin along as everyone moves slowly through thebush.
Clearing a broken tree, Travis notes something and motions.
TRAVIS
There, on the tree.
The others look and see dripping from the tree like redsap...BLOOD. It drips to the ground where we see a trail of
it leading into the forest.

(CONTINUED)

44.

CONTINUED:A PATCH OF DARK HAIR floats through the crimson.
WADE
That's a lot of blood.
KAYLA
Human?
TRAVIS(relaxing)
Wade...you hit yourself your firstbear, I think?
Wade laughs.
WADE
Got that right.
Wade turns back to Luke, points at him.
WADE (CONT'D)
Don't screw with me again.
As the group enjoy their moment of relief, Erin moves backslowly in the bushes...and bolts!
EXT. FOREST #2 - DAY
Erin moves through the trees as fast as her legs will carryher. Twigs snap below her feet, branches slap against her
face. Her muscles pound into the dirt like an Olympic
sprinter and then...
A BROWN MASS Crosses in front of her!
She stumbles, hits the ground. Erin rolls over, her eyes
darting around where the intruder just was. Nothing. Her
heart beats through her chest.
Footsteps!
hand.

She turns..... Luke catches up to her, his gun in
LUKE
Woah, you run fast for a chick.

Erin continues to look the area over, not entirely sure what
she saw. Luke waves the gun.
LUKE (CONT'D)
You're not going to make me chase
you again are you?
(MORE)(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:

LUKE(CONT'D)
Cuz, I might
have to shoot you in
the foot or something.

Erin stands.
ERIN
We need to go back.
LUKE
Sorry...
ERIN(forceful)
You don't understand. This iswrong. This whole thing is wrong.
Can't you feel it?
(beat)You guys have made a big mistake.
LUKE
Ya think?
ERIN
This all funny to you? What's
wrong with you people. Does any ofthis look like it's getting betterand better?
LUKE
Just don't do that again so I can
get you back safely to your futurehusband.
Erin throws a punch that lands on Luke's jaw!
stunned.

He pulls back,

ERIN
Don't talk about my life! You've
got no right to even mention mylife. You don't give a damn about
yours, so what do you care about
mine?
Erin doesn't wait for Luke as she heads past him, back to theothers. Luke follows and we WE PULL UP to see what they justwalked through:
FOOTPRINTS!

Big ones, and definitely not bear.

INT. GAS STATION - NIGHT
Raquel moves back and forth between the dining room and the
kitchen. Some great dinner made by hand.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
She is setting two places. In the background, the screen
door between her and the great outdoors.
As she passes it maybe a third time, what was once not there,
now is! A large figure silhouetted by the moonlight,
something huge in it's hand. Raquel jumps! She thenrelaxes.
RAQUEL
Dad...what are you doing out there?
Supper's ready.
The figure opens the door and a shaft of light catches
Chase's face. On closer look, we see a strong face,handsome. His lips smile but something in his eyes is not sohappy.
Raquel pours some wine.
RAQUEL (CONT'D)
Make sure and close that screen
door, the mosquitos are terrible
right now.
Chase nears the table, smiles.
CHASE
Smells good. As always.
RAQUEL
Well, I learned a few things rightfrom Mom and this is one of them.
Where you been anyway?
Chase takes a seat, grabs a fork.
CHASE
Was up on the mountain.
Raquel stops, looks to his father and then to the dark shapelaying on the porch.
RAQUELWhy were you out there again daddy?
She moves slowly towards the screen door, staring at thelarge object.
CHASE
Just checkin for traps. Poachers
still wandering around there.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)RAQUEL
Daddy....what is that?
She gets to the door and notes the BODY OF A LARGE BUCK,
laying outside.
CHASE
Deer.
RAQUELYou shoot it...?
CHASE
No. Found it out there.
broke.

It's neck

Raquel moves back to the table.
RAQUEL
Why'd you bring it back here?
CHASE
Because....something gutted it,
tore out the insides. Just wanted
to look him over, that's all.
Raquel sighs.
RAQUEL
Look him over?
(shakes her head)
Just taking a scientific curiosity?
Chase gets a bit worked up.
CHASE
Look...something killed the deer.
I just want to make sure it ain't
some bunch of kids, that's all.
She smiles, touches his hand.
RAQUEL
Dad, there are a lot of mysterious
to life. Some you can explain,some you can't. Mom's death you
are just going to have to explain,because the longer you keep it amystery to yourself, you'll neverstop looking.

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48.

CONTINUED: (3)Chase bites his lip, she has hit a nerve. He delicately
touches her back but holds the other force deep inside.
INT. JACKSON HOUSE - NIGHT
Chase moves through the living room, stopping by a window.
Next to him is a bookshelf, a CB RADIO CACKLES on the shelf.
Chase looks over his shoulder and realizing he's alone hereaches behind a ROW OF BOOKS and pulls out a small book, andbegins flipping through it. Then the radio grabs his
attention....
RADIO.....This is Deputy Stanley
Vaughn....We just saw the firstflare....still out in the woods.
We're positioned at Grizzly
Peak...We need those choppers bymorning....
As Chase listens, Raquel steps in from behind, startling him.
RAQUEL
Sorry daddy.
CHASE
It's okay. You can startle yourcrazy old man anytime.
RAQUELI don't think your crazy daddy. I
never did. I just didn't likeleaving the door open in our lives
for other people to think that way.
Whatever you saw that day, whatever
was on that tape, doesn't matter tome. You put us on the map. You'rea good man and it's not righthaving everyone we pass in thestreet lookin at you like you
anything but.
CHASE
Don't matter what anybody thinks.
Your all that matters to me. And I
promise I won't drag you into
anything like that again.
She smiles, nods.
RAQUELOkay, well night daddy.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
CHASENight sweetheart.
She steps back into the hallway and Chase looks out thewindow, his mind racing. He drops the book on the window
sill and quickly moves off.
We finally get a good look at the book and see SASQUATCH:
FICTION OR FACT. The ominous image on the front grabbing ourattention.
EXT. FOREST #2 - DAY
The group pushes through the trees. Erin and Kayla walk side
by side. Kayla smirks.
KAYLA
You know, some of us don't have theluck of being born or married intomoney. So we look for the only
other way to get it.
ERIN
You think somebody owes you?
KAYLA
(laughs)
Honey, we all think somebody owes
us. I can look at you in two
minutes and tell you think somebosy
owes you something. It may not be
cash...but it's something.
Erin breaks away from her and pushes up to Travis.
ERIN
You have any idea where your going
Davy Crockett?
Travis snorts, looks her up and down.
TRAVIS
Well, I know where I could besending you so maybe just keep thetough girl attitude down to awhisper.
LUKE
Pee break.
Travis stops.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:TRAVIS
Alright, let's take a minute.
Luke moves off. Erin watches him go as he turns back to her
and winks. Then, something grabs her attention.
A PEBBLE lands near her arm. She looks around, trying tofigure out where it came from. Then, it happens again. This
time she turns her head behind the trees and sees....
Ken! His finger pressed to his lips.
away.

He beckons her to move

She takes a beat and slowly, casually starts to move from thecamp.
Luke stands over the bushes, looks down and stops in his
tracks.
Below him, gun aimed straight up, is Harris.
LUKE
Aw hell.
HARRIS
Sshhhhhh.....
TRAVIS (O.C.)
Hurry it up Luke, we need to get amove on.
HARRIS
Go ahead...answer him.
LUKE
You bet Sam.
Travis looks up, suddenly very alert at Luke's response.
looks to Kayla

HeTRAVIS
Grab the girl.
Kayla moves quickly towards Erin. Erin sees this and moves
towards her backpack, grabbing it just as Kayla nears her.
That's when the first shots ring out at Kayla's feet!
She suddenly dives for Erin, both of them hitting the ground.
Craig rises up shooting towards Wade as the crook dives forhis gun. Travis opens fire.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)Luke drops into a back roll, out of Harris's immediate sight.
HARRIS
Hey....
Harris is on his feet now, shooting.
Kayla yanks Erin further back into the forest.
Travis grabs the bag of cash.
Wade pulls back as the area is torn up around him.
Luke goes for his gun over by the tree....Just as Ken's bootcomes down on it! Luke sighs and relaxes...then explodes
upward, taking Ken against a tree! The gun falls from Ken's
hand and the two men engage in a vicious "street" brawl,
throwing each other around in a frenzy.
At one point, Ken as Luke pinned against a tree and a noise,
almost sounds like a GROWL, grabs both their attention.
They pause a beat, but Luke is the first to recover, fighting
back once again.
EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
Harris moves through the woods, his breathing heavy.
charges ahead, focused.

He

EXT. FOREST #2 - NIGHT
Luke and Ken continue to fight when Craig appears, his gun
drawn.
CRAIG
Freeze right there or I'll shootyou dead!
The two dogs, water now thrown on them, pull away.
to his gun and grabs Luke's as well.
KEN
Hold him here Craig. I'm going togo help Harris. Get that signal
flare off!
Ken is off at a gallop.

Ken moves

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EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
Travis, Kayla, Wade and Erin move quickly through the woods.
Erin suddenly makes a break...running through the woods.
Kayla moves after her.
TRAVISLet her go.
KAYLAHell no.
EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
Luke sits on the ground, Craig holding his rifle on him.
officer fumbles for his flare gun at the same time.

The

LUKE
Hey you got a smoke?
CRAIG
Oh yeah...I got a smoke for ya.
(he pulls out the flare)
This is the last smoke you'll everhave. You came to the wrong damn
town to rob the wrong damn bank andshoot at the wrong damn law.
LUKE
That's a lot of damns.
Craig holds the flare above his head, cocky.
CRAIG
Damn straight.
As he twitches to set the flare off....
WHAM! The world explodes!! What can only be described assome HUGE BROWN MASS plows through Luke, sending him
literally flying into the trees! His body hits the branches,tangled upside down.
Craig's scream rips through the air as blood flies acrossLuke's face. Luke eyes flutter open, catching a fleetinginverted image that paralyzes him:
A brown hairy mass seems to tear the cop's body in two!
Then the world turns black.

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EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
Kayla moves on Erin and dives for her at a run. The two go
down. Erin does her best to take Kayla out, but the robber
is an over match. Kayla rains a couple punches down on her
and puts her into a choke, slowly closing down on her wind
pipe.
KAYLA
I always hated those well to dosnobs that think life is going toalways be there just for them.
Well, guess what? No one owes you
nothing!
Erin throws her head back, knocking Kayla from her neck.
Erin rubs her throat, stares at the dazed Kayla, her eyesburning.
ERIN
You don't even know me bitch!
Click!

A new sound.
TRAVIS (O.S.)
Okay, okay. Enough of thishostility.

They turn to see Travis and Wade, guns in their hands, now
standing behind Kayla.
Before Erin can stand, she is suddenly swept off her feet bysomething.....Ken! The cop tackles her into the bushes!!
Before the three can register what is going on...
HARRIS (O.C.)
Drop the weapons!
Travis and the others turn, Harris stand off to the side, hisrifle trained on the robbers. The older officer is breathing
heavy.
HARRIS (CONT'D)
Enough is enough. Let's just put
those down and we'll all walk outof here.
Travis clutches the money tightly, not about to run yet.
Ken pops up with his gun.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
As the group of robbers face off across the field from theirwould be captors, a strange OUT OF FOCUS SHAPE begins tomaterialize behind them.
TRAVISYou boys are out of your league.
KEN
And you are out of your element.
WADE
You're all out of your head.
Erin peers through the bushes and notes the new form moving
behind them. Ken now has begun to take notice of the dark
figure and his eyes widen.
KEN
What....is that behind you?
Travis smirks.
TRAVISAre you kidding me?
Then the LOUD BREATHING....it grabs the attention of Kayla
who turns slowly, her eyes finally resting on what stands
behind them.
KAYLA
Oh my.....
The others turn and the darkness comes to life.
THE GIANT SIMIAN FACE OF SASQUATCH ROARS IT'S INTRODUCTION!
Shrouded in the dark, the eight foot tall creature is still
an ominous sight. And then it charges....
As the beast closes in on them, Travis finally aims and fires
as the three of them move out into the field.
Ken grabs Erin and turns to Harris.
KEN
Move!
The men move down the hill, the trio of robbers not far
behind them.
Harris turns and fires as the dark beast moves from the dense
trees. There is a ROAR and then the monster is gone.

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EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
The group move quickly down a hill, barely stealing glances
behind them out of fear of what they might see. They movethrough the forest as fast as they can, stealing quick
glances back occasionally as the sounds of trees snapping
continues behind them.
Erin turns and sees:
A WOOD CABIN, old, un-cared for.
She quickly turns and heads towards it.
ERIN
Come on.
The group pushes quickly towards it.
INT. CABIN - DAY
The group blast through the front door, seeking solace inbetween it's flimsy walls. Wade slams the door shut.
WADE
What is going on?!
was that?

What the hell

KEN
Check the windows.
They all move to the windows.
TRAVIS
Anything?
KAYLA
I don't see anything.
A moment of pause and then their current situation comes backinto play. Travis spins his weapon at the cops.
TRAVIS
Okay, drop em!
Harris and Ken are quick with their own draw.
stand off.

The Mexican

HARRIS
Don't do this. Put 'em down.

(CONTINUED)

56.

CONTINUED:TRAVIS
No cowboy...I asked first.
WADE
You guys drop them or I swear I'll
start shooting. I really don'tcare. I'll start shooting.
HARRIS
Easy now son, just stay cool.
TRAVIS
Calm down Wade.
(to Harris)
Now look, this is going to get us
nowhere.
HARRIS
That's the right attitude.
KAYLA
We ain't putting our guns down
Travis. Not now, no way.
KEN
Lady, please just relax andsurrender your arms.
TRAVIS(agitated, scared)
Not happening! I just saw thebiggest, freakiest animal I haveever seen and whatever it is, it's
really pissed off.
KAYLA
(feeling the strain)
What the hell was that?
KEN
Look, we can help with this.
WADE
Oh yeah? You going to go talk to
it for us?
Erin, still pressed against the wall, looks out the window in
the kitchen.
Something LARGE moves quickly through the bushes!

(CONTINUED)

57.

CONTINUED: (2)She walks towards the window, crossing behind Harris in theline of fire. Everyone slowly turns to her, almost reading
her thoughts.
ERIN
It's out there.
CRASH! A ROCK barrels throw the window, flying past Erin's
head, destroying a STACK OF SHELVES.
Wade FIRES out the window!
Hold it!
The shooting stops.
is to follow.

Harris throws his hands up.

HARRIS
Hold it!
Everyone remains quiet, waiting for what

KAYLA
What is out there!!??
Wade looks to Ken.
Well?

WADE
Go on, talk to it.

Travis, takes the moment and seizes his opportunity: He spins
his sights on Erin.
TRAVIS
Okay folks, time to settle thisright now. I don't shoot the nicelady and we can all make it out ofhere okay.
Wade and Kayla do the same, all three weapons trained on asingle target.
Harris and Ken look to each other.
EXT. FOREST #2 - DAY
Luke hangs upside down from the tree branches. Blood streams
down his face, his eyes shut. The CRACKLING OF TWIGS brings
him slowly back to his painful life. His eyes look around,blurry as the MUZZLE OF A SHOTGUN pokes him in the face.
Chase leans his head in.
CHASE
Well, you are still alive.

(CONTINUED)

58.

CONTINUED:
LUKE
Help...help me.
CHASE
Sure.
Chase grabs his shirt and yanks him down...hard.
EXT. FOREST #2 - MOMENTS LATER
Luke looks across at Chase who sits on a rock, his shotgun
across his lap, the barrel still pointed at Luke. The bloodruns down Luke's hand.
LUKE
How'd you find me?
CHASE
Not too many gigolos out here.
(beat)
What are you doing hanging aroundin that tree?
Luke becomes more alert as it all starts to come back to him.
LUKE
Look, whatever the hell that thing
was it's still out here.
Chase tightens.
CHASE
Thing?
LUKE
Yeah. I don't know what it was.
weird gorilla.

A

This grabs the older man's attention.
CHASE(looking for some
reaffirming)
Weird gorilla?
LUKE(mumbling)
Thought gorillas were only in
Russia or someplace.
CHASE
You sure it wasn't a bear?

(CONTINUED)

59.

CONTINUED:
LUKE
I don't know bears that well...But
it didn't look like one. I mean,
it hit me like a damn truck.
(lifts his hand)I think it bit me.
(concern)
I'm not going to turn into one ofthem am I?
Chase's face grows alive as he looks the area over.
CHASE
That's a werewolf.
(beat, excited)
Where was it? How big?
Luke stands, trying to get his bearings, points.
LUKE
Over there somewhere.
Chase prods him.
CHASE
Let's go.
Luke moves forward, staggering.
CHASE (CONT'D)
Hurry up.
LUKE
Hey...I just got my ass kicked,
give me a break.
Chase forcefully sticks his rifle into Luke's gut.
CHASE
Your lucky I don't take you out
right now! You killed a police
officer and I'd have every right to
gun your miserable self down. Had
himself a family.
Luke looks as if this may effect him...just a bit.
LUKE
I tried to knock him out.
CHASE
Stop here.

(CONTINUED)

60.

CONTINUED: (2)Luke stops as Chase scans the area, bends down to check the
tracks and the blood. His face lights up.
CHASE (CONT'D)(sotto)I knew it. I always knew it.
(beat)
But what are you doing?
LUKE
What did you say?
Chase looks back to Luke.
CHASE
You stumble on to this thingfeeding or something? Threaten it?
LUKE
Threaten it? Let me tell you
something, there is nothing that
could make me threaten that thing.
Chase nods, his face shows it all.
CHASE
Tell me where your friends areheaded.
INT. CABIN - NIGHT
WE MOVE with Ken ACROSS the quiet living room until we see
Erin and Harris seated on the couch, gun-less. He joinsthem.
Travis is seated at the fireplace, the warm glow lighting theroom. Kayla watches the windows.
TRAVIS
So....Can one of you two finegentleman tell me what the hell isout there?
Everyone in the room is quiet.
afraid to speculate.

Maybe unsure...maybe too

TRAVIS (CONT'D)
Some help you all are. Well, it's
nothing that can't be cured withenough bullets.

(CONTINUED)

61.

CONTINUED:
WADE
We're going back out there?
KAYLA
We're going to have to sometime.
No pissed off bear is going tostand between me and my money.
HARRIS
Seems nothing stands between you
all and your money. Some people
have strange loyalties.
Travis notes this key word.
TRAVIS
Meaning?
HARRIS
Just what it is son. Life is allabout loyalty. Question will
always be, where do you place
yours?
Travis smiles at the older man.
TRAVIS
You are a pretty smart ol' guy,
aren't you? A lot going on
upstairs in that head of yours.
HARRIS
Ain't no more in here than in yours
partner. I've just been making theright choices.
Travis is locked into this guy now, something between them.
TRAVIS
Whose the one staring down thebarrel of the gun?
HARRISIs that your criteria for the rightchoice?
Travis stands, uncomfortable.
TRAVISWe are going to need you two to get
us safe and sound to the Canadianborder.

(CONTINUED)

62.

CONTINUED: (2)Now it's Harris' turn to laugh.
WADE
What's so funny?
HARRIS
You lookin for Canada, huh? Well,
I would say you were a hell of a
lot closer to it this morning. But
somewhere a long the way, youstarted walkin back to our finelittle village.
What?

KAYLA
A circle?
TRAVISHow much?
KEN
Well, take us about ninety minutes
at a slight jog to be back in town.
BUMP! Something upstairs! Everyone shifts their focus.
Travis motions to his two partners. The group pulls backfrom the stairwell, their guns trained on it in grasped intheir shaky fingers.
Harris, Ken and Erin eyeball the stairwell.
KEN (CONT'D)
Give us a gun.
TRAVIS
Shhh.
Something moves down the stairs....approaching cautiously.
Everyone's eyes trained on it when...LUKE STEPS OUT!
LUKE
Hey...thanks for leaving me backthere.
TRAVIS
Damn boy.
As they lower there guns slightly....Chase appears, pushes
Luke into the center of the room, his gun popping back andforth between the crooks.
CHASE
Drop the guns.

(CONTINUED)

63.

CONTINUED: (3)WADE
Put it down now!
CHASE
Drop 'em.
TRAVIS
We just went through this partnerand I'm not about to again. You
want to get out of here alive, besmart.
Luke looks to Erin, winks.
LUKE
Hey.
She shakes her head, but is probably still glad to see him.
CHASE
I'm the only chance you have ofgetting out of here alive.
TRAVISHow you figure that farmer Fred?
This realization is almost hard for Chase to say after allthese years.
CHASE
Because... I think I know.. what's
out there.
Oh yeah?
Yeti?

TRAVIS
What's your guess?

LUKE
The Yeti is actually the Abominable
Snowman, it lives in the Himalayas.
In Tibet it means "little man-likeanimal".
(everyone looks at him,
Luke shrugs)
This guy is an encyclopedia on allthat stuff.
Travis turns back to Chase, all eyes now on him, maybe buying
he does have the answers.

(CONTINUED)

64.

CONTINUED: (4)CHASEWhat you have out there right now
is something very powerful, very
smart and for some reason he seems
to want you all dead.
TRAVISHow do you figure?
CHASE
Because he's been following you agood four miles and it looks to bea bit more than curiosity.
Travis fidgets with this, finding for once they must be up
against a wall.
TRAVIS
So you trying to tell me you can
get us safely out of here?
Chase laughs at the absurdity.
CHASE
I just said I'm the only chance you
got.
WADE
Travis, we can't shoot that son ofa bitch if we don't have guns.
CHASE
And you can't shoot if you don't
have arms.
WHAM!

A LOUD METALLIC BANG OUTSIDE.
ERIN
What's that noise?
LUKE
At this point it could be a great
white shark...

WHAM! This sounds more deliberate. And then...WHAM!
lights go out! The GENERATOR HUM quickly dying out.
Ken moves to the window and peers out.

The

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EXT. CABIN - NIGHT
Ken presses his face close to the glass to see what's out
there.
A HUGE FORM MOVES BY FRAME!

Ken falls back, startled.

INT. CABIN - NIGHTTRAVIS
What's going on out there?
Glares at him.
ERIN
Well, since there are no monsters
out there I guess nothing could
have taken out the generator.
KAYLA
What? It can't be that thing, canit? I mean, it doesn't have abrain.
(turns to Chase)
Does it?
KEN
Got a better idea?
SLAM! Something heavy and hard hits the front porch.
Everyone spins to the door. Wham! Again the noise. Wadegrabs his face, looking like he's losing it. Wham!
Luke jumps up and moves over to Travis, taking his sidearmfrom his belt. Travis looks at him.
TRAVIS
You want to check that out?
LUKE
(sarcastic)
I'm just dying to.
They move towards the door together....slowly. Wade andKayla aim their guns as steady as they can. Luke grabs forthe handle and stops, whispers to Travis.
LUKE (CONT'D)
Let me ask you.....why are we evenopening this door?

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Travis just gives him that glare and Luke shrugs, turns thehandle. The door creaks open, everyone tenses.
The air outside is cold and still and very, very dark....
Luke peers outside, his gun ready. Nothing. All is quiet.
He closes the door slowly...
LUKE (CONT'D)
Nothing.
Then it happens! Eli's body flies through the open door
knocking Luke to the ground.
Wade fires at them!
WADE
Come on Kyle! Let's take him
out!!!
TRAVIS
Stop!
Travis slams the door, backs up.
the body and charges on Wade.

Luke pulls out from under

LUKE
Wade you idiot!
Wade sticks his gun on Luke.
WADE
I didn't know what it was!
Kayla tries not to come unwound.
KAYLA
Who is that old man!
Chase appears to be at a loss as everyone else.
Erin looks to the corner of the room, her back pack sitting
unguarded. She moves to it quickly, flips it open and pulls
out from a small zipper inside....A GUN!
She charges up to Travis in the commotion and sticks the gun
in his ear.
ERIN
I start shooting in three...
(cocks gun)Two....

(CONTINUED)

67.

CONTINUED: (2)TRAVISOkay!
He drops his. Kayla stares at her a moment and then finally
drops hers. Luke snatches Wades from his hands as well.
Erin looks at Luke.
ERIN
You too lover boy.
A moment of stunned silence and he tosses his gun.
and Ken go for the guns when Erin...

HarrisERIN (CONT'D)
Hold it.
They stop, trying to get this figured out.
TRAVIS
Well, looks like our damsel in
distress has a dark side.
CHASE
You okay there little darling?
Erin is shaking.

Rage, nerves...but shaking.

ERIN
Oh I'm just fine. I'm real finenow. And why am I fine you ask?
Trapped in a cabin with a bunch ofbank thieves with guns and someangry rock throwing monster?
She grabs hold of her quickly tensing fingers.
TRAVIS
Easy darlin'....
Erin looks at Ken and Harris.
ERIN
That's easy. Because if you spend
your life doing everything toplease someone else, eating the way
they want, living the way theywant...even marrying the way theywant. You can feel pretty...dead.
She begins to flick the ring again on her finger, dangerously
close to the trigger. Luke moves slowly towards her.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (3)ERIN (CONT'D)
So, I go from one man who my whole
life would never show he cared tonearly marrying another who cared
too much. And for once in my life
I just do something for myself andjust leave. And look where I findmyself?
(beat)
And the funny thing is, that's whatmakes me feel fine. If things cango from that bad to this worse...
then by all means they got to beable to get a whole fuckin lot
better.
Erin looks the group over closely, coming back to reality.
ERIN (CONT'D)
So...you want to know what I think?
If even one of you wants to try andget out of here and start your damnlife over again right...Then quit
pointing these things at each otherand start backing each other up!
Erin tosses Luke the gun.
ERIN (CONT'D)
Here's your chance lover boy. Take
this thing and use it right. For
once.
Luke slowly, almost apprehensively, takes the gun....He turns
to everyone, takes a breath.
There is a tacit consensus in the room as every one reaches
for the guns and slowly pick them up. No one points them at
each other this time, they just go back to checking thewindows and doors.
Erin sits by the fire place, staring into the flames.
EXT. CABIN - NIGHT
The rear door to the cabin opens slowly....Harris sticks hishead out, looks around, SMALL FLASHLIGHT in his hand.
HARRIS
Can't see nothing.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Travis and Chase step into the door frame cautiously, looking
outside as well.
TRAVIS"Can't see nothing"?
comfort you?

Does that

HARRIS
Son, at my age I'm comforted
knowing I am still standing heretalking to somebody.
TRAVIS
So, "at your age" can you still fix
that generator?
Harris shoots him a glance, offers out his hand.
HARRISAge before beauty.
Travis smirks and moves out, Harris follows behind.
presses himself up against the door, rifle ready.

Chase

Harris and Travis move over to the SMALL GENERATOR along sideof the wall. A CABLE has been broken off, the dents andscratches on the generator very apparent. They rotate theflashlight to the side where a LARGE ROCK sits.
TRAVISHow did it know?
Harris looks back to Chase who has the same worried look on
his face. The sheriff bends down for a closer look at thedamage.
HARRIS
Looks pretty clean.
reattach it.

I think I can

He fumbles around with the cable as both Chase and Harrisscan the area closely, nervously. Everything seems to move.
The trees. The bushes. The night itself.
TRAVIS
Hurry up pops, it's starting tofeel funny out here.
Harris finally reattaches the cable, reaches around to aswitch and it hits it. WHOOMP! The generator hums to life.

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INT. CABIN - NIGHT
Kayla and Luke look around the room as the lights come backon.
EXT. CABIN - NIGHT
Travis smiles.
TRAVIS
Nice work.
And as he light from the cabin slowly illuminates the trees
behind Travis we see the blurry but distinct image of the
giant watching them!
Chase sees it first, his face in a momentary state of shock
and awe. Then, he is back on reflex.
CHASE
Move it!!
He shoulders his rifle and fires, tearing up the bushes as itroars in anger. Travis and Harris quickly stumble back to
the door as the thing charges!
INT. CABIN - NIGHT
The three men move in the door as quick as they can as theviolently moving shape descends on them. They slam the door
just in time...backing down the hall, their guns trained on
the door.
Nothing. Quiet once again. The pounding and roaring nevercomes. The three drop to the ground, exhausted as the others
file in the shadows of the background, silently watching.
INT. CABIN - NIGHT
Ken and Wade stand near each other, looking out into thedarkness. Occasionally, they steal glances at one another.
WADE
So what are we going to do? Just
mope around here like a bunch ofsitting ducks?
KEN
Sitting ducks? That's like athirties gangster term isn't it?
Wade casually waves the gun towards Ken.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
WADE
Be careful Mr. Mountie. When theshooting starts again you don't
want to get caught in front of astray bullet.
Luke moves from the kitchen looks to Ken.
LUKE
Hey.
KEN
Hey what?
LUKE
You scrap pretty good.
(turns to Wade)
Guy hits pretty hard.
WADE
Well, not hard enough apparently.
Thanks.

LUKE
That's real nice.

Luke moves off, spots Erin by the fire.
Ken looks to Wade and the two exchange a quick uncomfortableglance.
INT. CABIN - NIGHT
Erin plays with the videotape in her hands. An OLD TV nearby. Luke stands over Erin, stands near her. Kayla rolls hereyes at him. He catches this, turns to Erin.
LUKESounds like you've had a pretty
crappy day.
She doesn't answer.
LUKE (CONT'D)
Hey, you made a move. You said
screw what everyone else thinks,
I'm doing this for me. That's
good.
She looks to him,

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
ERIN
Oh this coming from the womanizingbank robber. Well, thanks for the
moral booster, but somehow it lacks
a bit of credibility.
This stings Luke, but he hides it as well as he can.
What?

LUKE
Like I can't have morals?

ERIN
You just can't see it can you? Golook in the mirror Luke. But look
real hard, past the smile and green
eyes. Look at the heart...if you
can.
Luke tries to find his posture-of-cool again while facing
this onslaught of truth.
LUKE
I'm past all this okay. You don't
want my friendly pick me up, that'sfine.
He moves away, drops into the couch, looks to Kayla smiling.
KAYLA
Shot down....
Luke reaches for a PACK OF SOMETHING on the table. Pulls out
a food substance and starts to chew it, reacts and looks to
Chase in the corner.
LUKE
What is this stuff?
CHASE
Freeze dried jerky.
LUKE(takes another bite)
I really want to get out of here.
Ken looks at him, laughs.
LUKE (CONT'D)
You know, sometimes life sneaks up
on you.
(MORE)(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)
LUKE(CONT'D)
You think yourgoing to grow up andbe a rock star and find that life
has just cornered you in some alley
and the only way out is to fight.
Ken shakes his head.
KEN
Do you just not realize what you do
hurts people?
Chase grabs an ASH TRAY and throws it at Luke, whoreflexively grabs it. He looks stunned at Chase.
CHASE
He knows when something is going tohurt, just like the rest of us. He
knows what to do to stop it too.
Just like the rest of you.
(beat)
Priscilla back at the cafe coveredfor your sorry butt boy. I knowthat girl. She did that cause you
made her feel important, didn't you
hot shot? Said something to makeher feel like you were going comeback and make her a princess. But
you don't give a damn, do you? And
you did it anyway.
Luke looks to Erin, feeling naked.
LUKE
You know what mountain man, I thinkthat's enough of your mouth
tonight.
Luke gets to his feet, Ken takes aim.
LUKE (CONT'D)
I don't owe you an explanation!
Chase motions to Ken it's okay.
CHASE
No...you don't owe anyone anything,
do you? But at least rightnow...you ain't fooling no one
either.
Luke looks once more to Erin, his shield down.

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INT. CABIN KITCHEN - NIGHT
Chase takes a seat at the kitchen table, trying to peak out
into the night. Harris joins him at the table. There may besome estrangement here.
CHASE
I'm sorry about your officer.
seemed like a good kid.

He

HARRIS
He was.
Harris fidgets a bit, but remaining focused.
HARRIS (CONT'D)
I just....well, I want to say,considering thesecircumstances.....All theseyears...people In town notunderstanding... Not...
CHASE
You don't have to apologize for no
one sheriff.
HARRIS
Well, okay. I'll apologize formyself then. I always figured
whatever it was out there thatnight you lost Sara...it wasn't...I
also know I had a lot to say about
you not being a part of mydepartment. It's just...just I
Chase stands.
understand.

It's uncomfortable, but he can also

CHASE
No hard feelings Harris. What are
you going to do. I have to pullover some guy speeding throughtown, he looks up at me and says
with a snicker: "Hey officer, ain't
you the guy that filmed Bigfoot? I
seen you on TV."
(beat, has heard it
before)
You can't have someone wearing thatbadge that made a name for himself
talking about a big ape.
(beat)(MORE)(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:CHASE(CONT'D)
The crazy fellathat lost his wifeand had a breakdown...

Harris looks to him, places a hand on his shoulder.
HARRIS
I hate to say it but I wish I could
say you were crazy at this point.
(beat, looks outside)
But your not.
Then, to both of their surprise, the VOICE OF SARA laughing
begins to drift from out of the living room...
SARA (O.S.)
Grumpy husband...that's what you
are. Grumpy, stubborn, wants to do
things his way, full of pride.
Chase moves from the table as if in a dream, towards theliving room.
INT. CABIN - NIGHT
As Chase rounds the corner, he notes the TV on, the haunting
image of himself and his wife on the screen and the group in
the living room watching closely, riveted. The tape in the
VCR.
SARA
But you know what...you also
believe in the best in life like noone I have ever known. No matter
how bad times get, no matter how
hard you want to resist..you always
find a way to come shining through.
Chase stops, her words returning to him once again for the
first time in who knows how many years.
And then the large image crosses the screen and pulls
everyone at a new attention.
Chase grabs a REMOTE on the table and hits the pause. The
creature's misshapen form frozen on the screen. He places
the remote back down, looks to the others.
LUKE
What is this thing?
friends with it.

You're old

Chase looks to the window, shaking his head.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
CHASE
Bigfoot. Sasquatch. The Mountain
Devil. Got itself a lot of names.
But kid, outside of that,everything I thought I knew...waswrong.
The captive audience doesn't move an inch.
KAYLA
Well, I don't know about the restof you killjoys, but I got a
bladder that's been yelling at me
for an hour now.
(to Erin)
Come on GI Jane, let's go powder
ourselves.
Erin stands, a bit unsure but follows her down the hall.
Luke stands, moves to the window.
LUKE
I thought these Sasquatch guys ate
berries and crap.
INT. CABIN BATHROOM - NIGHT
Erin leans against the bathroom door. Kayla is pulling up her
pants, the scars running up and down her beautiful legs.
Kayla notes Erin is staring.
KAYLA
Admiring my beautiful legs? See, I
don't keep photos of my exboyfriend all folded up in mypurse. These are all the reminders
I get.
She buttons them up and moves to the sink to wash her hands,
looking at Erin's reflection in the mirror.
KAYLA (CONT'D)
That's right. We all got ourscars. Some of us just wear themon the inside. Cover them up
better with a nice car, aninteresting life or a pair of big
tits.
Kayla moves close to Erin, looks at her a beat.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:KAYLA (CONT'D)
Some of us can't hide them. Someof us have to carry them around forthe whole world to see.
Kayla moves out the door.
INT. CABIN HALLWAY - NIGHT
Kayla and Erin move down the narrow hallway.
door....

As they pass a

THUMP!
Something on the other side. The two women stop, looking
towards it. Erin readies her gun. Nothing more. Kayla
looks to Erin and reaches for the handle.
ERIN
Easy.
She turns it slowly and the door creaks open...
POV
The two look into the room, it's darkness hardly inviting.
INT. CABIN - NIGHT
The others in the living room align themselves to see down
the hall. Chase moves closer. Wade stands near the front
door.
CHASE
What is it?
KAYLA
Don't know old timer...probably
nothing.
As Chase moves closer, those in the living room stand stark
still. Wade stands by the front door, smells the air.
WADE
There's that stink ag....
BOOM!
it!

The front door explodes forward and Hell follows with

The beast bursts into the living room, ramming Wade against
the far wall. Everyone jumps, completely caught off guard.
This thing is more vicious than any of us have even imagined.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Wade begins screaming in the creatures arms as it pounds him
against the lights.
Chase, Harris, and Ken all try and get a sight on it, but the
man in his arms makes it near impossible.
TRAVIS
Shoot it!
WADE
Help!!!!
HARRIS
Wait'll he drops him!
INT. CABIN HALLWAY - NIGHTAs Erin bolts for the living room, Kayla takes her chance andflies through the room and out the window.
INT. CABIN - NIGHT
Harris tries to get a shot and then...
HARRIS
Damn it to hell...
He shoots the creature in the leg. It roars and spins Wadesmack into Travis who flies across the room. It's eyes onfire it moves towards Travis.
Harris sees this and rushes to Travis, grabbing him, dragging
him out the front door.
HARRIS (CONT'D)
Everyone out now!
Luke spots the cash on the counter and moves for it. Erinpops in the room seeing him grab it. He turns to her, abeat, then.
LUKE
Come on.
She runs towards Luke as the rest of them move outside
quickly, the beast swatting at them and then returning to the
kicking and screaming Wade.
EXT. CABIN - NIGHT
The group is outside, turning back to the nightmare inside
the house. Ken looks to Harris.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
KEN
We can't let him...
Harris is already moving back to the door.
HARRIS
Stay there.
As Harris moves to the door, gun raised, the SOUND OFSCREAMING AND DESTRUCTION suddenly halt. The silence isdeafening. All look towards the dark house staring back atthem.
Ken reaches over and grabs the cash bag from Luke's hand.
Footsteps in the trees! They all swing to look and see Kayla
moving as fast as she can through the dark.
WHAM!

The creature charges the front door!

All the guns open fire! Tearing the front of the cabin up as
the beast roars back inside.
Hold it.

CHASE
Hold it.

The gun fire stops, the SOUND OF FOOTSTEPS TEARING THROUGH
THE HOUSE. A GLASS BREAKS. Instinctively all look aroundthe side of the house.
LUKE
Dude, I think he's back outside.
Snap! A noise in the cabin again, guns trained to the door
instantly. And then...Wade stumbles out! A bloody mess. He
collapses to the porch, dead as they get.
AWHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! A howl that chills everyone's blood,off in the distance. But not far enough.
Harris turns to Travis, tosses him a gun.
HARRIS
Let's go.
The group starts at a run, the same direction Kayla vanished
in.

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EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
The anxious group plows through the darkness, the moonlighttheir only guide. Their hearts carrying their legs fasterand further than they're used to.
Harris' breathes deeply, his gasps painful.
EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
Kayla moves quickly through the trees, not sure where she isgoing and not caring. Instincts on auto drive. As she
pounds through the mud and earth, the sound of crashing trees
grabs her attention.
She stops, waiting, listening. THE SOUND AGAIN.
breathing speeds up, the sound too close.

Her

Kayla turns to a tree and frantically begins to climb. Herarms grasping for any branch. We grit our own teeth watchingher climb. Then beneath her, Sasquatch appears!
EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
The group stops, KAYLA'S SCREAMING off in the distance.
ERIN
Which way?
They all look around, tense.
EXT. TREE - NIGHT
Kayla struggles up the tree. The Sasquatch begins to ram
it's massive body against the tree! Kayla aims her gun un
steadily at the monster and fires off several shots to noavail. And then the gun finally clicks!
EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
As they stand by, listening hopelessly, Luke raises his shot
gun and fires off a blast in the air. The others turn tohim, getting the idea and also fire shots off into the air.
EXT. TREE - NIGHT
The Sasquatch turns for a moment, the shots grabbing his
attention. Kayla makes some distance...but not enough. She
has hit the top of the tree! She turns back to see theSasquatch now once again focused on her.
Kayla's face grow's defiant as she spits at the beast.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
KAYLAYou don't get the pleasure you ass!
And Kayla dives from the tree!
EXT. FOREST #3 - NIGHT
The group are now suddenly aware of the quiet.
and growls no more.

The screaming

Harris, his face in immediate pain, clutches his chest as hecollapses to the ground. Ken turns to him.
KEN
Sheriff!
The younger cop moves to him, grabbing him.
Sheriff.

KEN (CONT'D)
Take a breath.

Come on.

Travis watches closely, shakes his head.
this sight, he knows.

Something about

TRAVISBreathing ain't going to help him.
Ken snaps.
KEN
Shut up you ass!

What do you care!

And then, in an agonizing moment, Harris goes limp, hisbreath passing his lips in a final wheeze. Ken places hishead to the older man's chest. He then begins to press hardon his chest, over and over.
The others watch, feeling the helplessness.
Travis takes a deep breath and tosses his gun to Chase,moving towards Harris. As he approaches Ken, the young cop
grows defensive, like a lioness over her dead cub.
KEN (CONT'D)
Back off!
TRAVIS
Cool your heels Gomer.
(beat, firmer)
Come on!

Let me in.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
Ken pulls back, sensing that it may be the best thing as
Travis moves over the fallen sheriff. Travis cracks his
fingers. What takes place over the following dialogue is thedifficult and desperate CPR tactics for a heart attack. It's
hard to tell if the tension in his voice is from his action
or his memory.
TRAVIS (CONT'D)
I was thirteen years old and my old
man could drink an Irish Man blind.
Drag me to more beer buddy drinkin
contests than I can remember. But
one night, he pushed his limit. I
new that bastard had let his ego
get the best of him. We werewalkin down the docks, Chesapeake
Bay, I saw him take this big gulpof air, thinkin maybe he was trying
to get some fresh sea salt in his
lungs. Then he fell flat on his
face. I turned his big bloatedbelly over and began beating on his
chest like a drum...over andover...screamin and cryin. Trying
to get that rusted heart of his
going. I said "come on you oldheart. Beat you son of a bitch!"Then, Harris' eyes open! His breath snapping back into hislungs as he sits up. Travis falls back, exhausted from theeffort as Ken moves to Harris.
Harris!

KEN
Thank God...

All eyes turn back to Travis who slowly rises as if he neveronce broke from his story, lost in thought.
TRAVIS..But, that old boy's heart never
did start beating again.
(beat)
Dumb bastard.
Travis moves over to get his gun back from Chase, who hands
it back gladly.
EXT. FOREST CLEARING - NIGHT
The group comes to an opening in the trees, a stretch of open
field ahead of them.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
CHASEThis clearing up ahead, it'sanother half mile and we're at theedge of town.
They continue to look behind them, nervously.
Erin looks back to see Luke writing something on AN ENVELOPE
and sticking it into his pocket. She frowns, knowing there
is cash inside of it from the bag. She moves over to him.
ERIN
Still have your mind on"priorities" huh?
LUKE
What are you talking about?
Erin realizes as she speaks...
ERIN
You know, it's really not hard tochange if you want to. It's only
hard when you really don't give adamn.
She moves off, leaving Luke alone once again.
Ken is walking with Harris, sticking close. He turns to lookbehind him, seeing the dark length of forest they havemanaged to clear. But he seems to be looking further thanthat.
Harris moves ahead, up to Travis.
other, nodding.

The two men look to each

HARRIS
Thank you.
TRAVIS
Sure.
(beat, smiles)
Just don't tell any of my friends.
That's when it happens: SASQUATCH vaults from the trees andblasts into Travis, his gun flying from his hand. Chase isknocked to the ground.
Luke and Ken charge up firing their weapons into themonster's back. It flinches, but is so far gone in it's
primal rage, they don't slow him down at all.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (2)Click.

Click.

Their guns empty. The beast turns a menacing face to themthat would freeze the most hardened man. It raises it's arms
in what can only be taken as some sort of primitive warning.
Travis groans at it's feet, crawls towards the nearby trees,
where his gun lies.
He grabs it, just as the thing turns tohim. And then....We hear the CELL PHONE RING! Both Travis
and Sasquatch react.
Hello?

TRAVIS (CONT'D)
Charlie?

The Sasquatch moves to Travis, whose face now registers theinevitable, smiles.
TRAVIS (CONT'D)
Ah what the hell Charlie.
all....

Sell it

Then the giant grabs Travis and slings him into a tree!
Ken's gun empty, grabs for his knife, and in a sudden
impulsive moment, charges the beast, jumping on it's back.
LUKE
Hey!
The thing thrashes around trying to throw the human parasite
off of him.
HARRIS
Ken!
Luke goes for a log and then...
CHASE
Forget it! You two cut backthrough the trees. Keep runningand don't stop.
Luke pauses a moment as Chase pulls Harris with him throughthe trees, back into the forest. He fires off a shot at thebeast as it begins to pummel both Ken and Travis. The beast
turns to Chase as Luke and Erin slip away in anotherdirection.
IT TURNS TO THEM, FANGS GLISTENING.
Boom! Chase fires another shot and Sasquatch turns back to
the older men, moving towards them.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (3)Luke and Erin slip further into the bush at a run.
EXT. ROAD - NIGHT
Erin and Luke tear through the woods, their hearts racing as
fast as their feet. They approach a dark clearing, the trees
opening up.
Bam!

Bam!

The sound of gun fire stops them. They both listen, the loudvoices and growls in the distance.
Hah!

CHASE (O.C.)
Come on!!

Bam!
Then it's quiet.

CRICKETS.

The wind.

WHOOMP! A TRUCK DRIVES by them! It's huge carcass of metal
passing by at seventy miles per hour. The two jump. Theylook to the ground and see the cement.
They are on a road! They turn to the truck, yelling. But it
continues down the road, the light slowly dissolving into thedark and then it's gone.
ERIN
Damn it.
And then the two look to each other, realizing the CRICKETS
are no longer chirping. They turn to the woods, the LOW
BREATHING suddenly audible. The hot steam becoming clear in
the trees. They step back slowly, watching.
Luke turns to look at Erin, catches the look on her face.
see the change in his eyes.

We

LUKE
(whispers)
It would have been nice.
She turns to him.
ERIN
What?
LUKE
Just start running and don't stop.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
She looks at him, maybe sees the change in his face.
grabs A STICK on the ground, snaps back to her.

Luke

LUKE (CONT'D)(yelling)
Just go!
She does, her feet carrying her down the road. Luke turns to
the dark form taking shape in the trees and charges.
LUKE (CONT'D)
Come on big boy.
He charges into the darkness. Erin turns and sees as thearms reach out from the blackness and carry Luke up into theair! She stops.
ERIN
Luke!
Slam! Like a car hitting you at 50 mph hour, the SOUND of
Luke's breath leaves his body in an explosion. The SOUND OF
FLESH HITTING BARK, over and over. It is hard to tell where
the crunching noise is coming from.
Erin is unable to leave him behind.
Hey! Stop!

ERIN (CONT'D)
I'm here!!

Luke's limp body sails out of the trees onto the cement.
Erin begins to move to him when....the giant steps forward
onto the road! He moves over to Luke, reaches down andtouches him. Luke groans but offers no resistance.
Then, the Sasquatch turns to Erin and begins moving slowly
towards her.
CHASE (O.C.)
Erin!
She turns, surprised to see Chase and Harris limp their way
from the trees. Chase's gun now trained on the simian. They
move to her as it closes in on them agonizingly slow.
Chase's rifle remains focused on him.
CHASE (CONT'D)
Well, come on then!

(CONTINUED)

87.

CONTINUED: (2)But then, something begins to happen...the creature begins toslow, moving at an exhausted walk. His head begins to drop,
his once vicious snarl slowly replaced by a softening face.
That is when we notice the trail of blood he is leaving
behind. His wounds from the battle leaving their mark on thecold cement.
As the three step back, the giant then turns slowly toward
the tree-line and drops to his knees, still trying to move
forward. He no longer seems to want to get them, he justwants to move...somewhere.
It crumples to the ground, a sigh of breath escaping fromit's collapsing lungs. It's long arm reaching for the trees
as if to touch them one more time.
The three watch as the giant loses it's battle to life.
moves over to Luke, cradling him.

Erin

And then with one final groan....the Sasquatch dies.
The two men move towards it cautiously.
Luke looks up to Erin, blood coming from his mouth.
LUKE
That....that...was intense....
She nods, stroking his hair lightly.
Then...another NOISE catches all their attention...in theforest. Chase raises his rifle as the trees part...
ANOTHER SASQUATCH!
Harris, Chase and Erin freeze.
This one a female, lighter in color. The face of the newcomer turns to them, it’s expression a calm that we have notyet seen on one of these animals.
After a beat, she pulls her gaze from the smaller invadersand moves over to the fallen one. She smells him, twice, andthen lets out a noise that could only be a sigh of pain.
She knows her mate is dead.
She then grabs the fallen body and slowly begins to drag her
mate back to their green world.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (3)At the trees, it stops one final moment, the dead creaturecradled in it's arms and turns to Chase. Chase returns thelook to this new one, and we now feel that we may have beensomewhere like this once before, a long time ago.
And that's when we notice the BABY SASQUATCH on her shoulder!
It's small newborn arms wrapped around her neck, grasping her
fur tightly. It's matted hair, still wet from it's recent
birth.
Chase lowers his rifle, Harris lowers his head and Erin holds
back what may be a tear as they all come to realize who havebeen the real invaders here.
With one final breath, mother and child step back with thefallen father and disappear into the darkness of the timber.
Luke's eyes return to Erin.
LUKE (CONT'D)
Reach...reach in my...pocket.
She reaches in, careful as he flinches from the pain. She
pulls out the large bill fold of cash in the envelope.
LUKE (CONT'D)
I made a lot of promises...For
once, I wanted one to be more thanjust a promise.
Erin nods, knowing what he means.
ERIN
I guess even a guy like you has
something good going on in thatheart of yours.
He smiles, faintly.
LUKE
Even a broken watch....is righttwice a day....
She smiles, then turns, sees Chase and Harris watching them.
Harris sighs, looking up as if he didn't see a thing.
Erin looks back to Luke who is now obviously...gone.
Harris reaches for his walky, places it to his mouth.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: (4)Stanley?

HARRIS
You there?

Over.

A beat...and then a very excited Stanley pops on the walky.
STANLEY (O.S.)
Holy Moley Sheriff! Is that you??
HARRIS
Yeah, it's me.
STANLEY (O.S.)
Uh..sorry for the language but it's
good to hear from you sir. Where
are you? Over.
HARRIS
Not sure son, but it's a heck of a
lot better than where I was before.
EXT. ROADSIDE - DAY
Stanley's truck and Chase's tow truck sit off the side of theroad. Harris, Erin and Stanley carefully place Luke's coat
covered body into the back.
Off to the side, Chase with his arm wrapped over Raquel's
shoulder, stares out into the forest.
STANLEY(re: Luke)
That one of the bad guys?
Harris looks to the body and then turns back to his deputy,
hands him the bag of money.
No.

HARRIS
That's one of the good guys.

Raquel looks to her father.
RAQUEL
What happened out there?
Chase takes a beat, thinks.

He hugs her tighter.

CHASE
I got a lot of making up to do withyou.
He pulls her across the street as they move towards theothers. Stanley turns(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:STANLEY
What...well, what happened?
Was..was it a bear or something.
Harris looks to Chase who watches amused, for once on theother side of the fence.
HARRIS
Yeah...a bear or something.
STANLEY
Damn.
The younger cop moves off as Harris shoots a final look to
Chase.
CHASE
Join the club Sheriff.
Chase and his daughter move off towards their truck.
Harris turns back to see Erin who stands at the far end of
the street.
Erin looks down to see the envelope in her hand. A smile
touches her lips as she reaches down and pulls the ring fromher finger.
Someday.

ERIN
Someday when I want to.

And then she hauls the ring off into the distant sky.
sigh she looks to the beautiful horizon ahead of her.

With aEXT. DINER - DAY
The sun bathes the mountain side with fresh new warmth.
In front of the diner from the opening scene is Priscillasweeping the porch, the routine she has done most of herlife.
A RENTAL CAR pulls up into the lot, stopping shy of thefront. WE FOLLOW THE FEMALE LEGS as they move towards thehard working waitress. Priscilla turns to see Erin approach.
ERIN
Hi.

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PRISCILLA
Hi there.
ERIN
Are you Priscilla?
PRISCILLA
That's me.
Erin reaches into her purse and pulls out the envelope.
ERIN
I have something for you.
For me?

PRISCILLA
What is it?

Erin hands it to her.
ERIN
A whole lot of hope.
(beat)
Don't ever let it go.
Erin moves back to the car as Priscilla looks to the envelope
and reads the note from Luke on it:
ENJOY THE RIDE TO YOUR FUTURE - LUKE
She opens the envelope and sees the huge wad of cash.
jaw drops as she sits on the porch, stunned.

Her

She looks up to see Erin's rental car pulling away down thedirt road. The dust swallows the car in a cloud and we heara strange sound that may be THE DISTANT SCREECH oftires....or maybe something else.

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