And here's the original draft's version of the next part of Maggie at the Old House. And again, much of it is identical to DC's script's version, but some of it is not:
45 INT. CORRIDOR AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS - NIGHT 45
The CAMERA is at the end of the corridor, next to a door. There is a MOAN from within the door. Maggie enters the corridor, runs toward the camera. There is another MOAN from within the room. Maggie stops at the door, open it, runs into the room.
MAGGIE David! Are you all right?
46 INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT 46
The room is a bedroom. It is in shambles, but fur- nished. Maggie flashes her light around the room. The CAMERA PANS with it.
MAGGIE David, I'm not going to punish you. Just let me take you home.
There is no answer, just THUNDER and lightning. A LOOSE SHUTTER BANGS AGAINST THE WINDOW. Then she thinks she hears something in the hall. She whirls around, flashing her light at the door. Her back is to the window and the CAMERA.
The drapery behind her moves. A FIGURE lunges from the drapery, hitting Maggie's arm. The flash- light drops, goes out. Maggie GASPS. It is David.
46 CONTD CONTD 46
MAGGIE David!
He runs through the darkness to the door. Maggie runs after him. He runs out the door, slamming it. Maggie, in the room, begins to pound on the door.
MAGGIE David! Let me out. David!
She stops, as she hears the CLICK OF A KEY BEING TURNED IN THE DOOR LOCK. The CAMERA PANS down to the keyhole, then up to her as she begins pounding again.
MAGGIE Open this door!
She stops pounding, hears FOOTSTEPS WALKING down the steps.
MAGGIE David!
She hears a DOOR SLAM IN THE DISTANCE. She slumps against the door, What can she do now? She turns sees the flashlight on the floor, picks it up. It will not work. There is a flash of lightning. She suddenly thinks she might see David outside. She runs to the window, looks out.
|
Well, the end to Scene 46 is pretty much identical to DC's script's Scene 44A. About the only thing missing is the camera going in for a tight shot at the very end. Though it's interesting that Scene 46 combines both Scene 44 and Scene 44A in DC's script. And it's also interesting that, just like in the film, in Scene 46 here, Maggie also calls out a "David!" before she goes to the door and shouts "David! Let me out. David!" And as we've already seen, that's not the first time some small thing that had been dropped from the original script actually made it into the film.