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Also before we get into DC's script's version of Scenes 101 & 102, we should reacquaint ourselves with Scene 67 in Grayson's script:
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67 INT - MASTER BEDROOM - 1800 - NIGHT 67
SUBCONSCIOUS MEMORY CUT
A gray-haired man, CHARLES COLLINS, stands at the
window, his back to CAMERA. He is dressed in
period costume. If we see him walking, he limps.
Suddenly, the door flies open as GABRIEL, Charles'
brother storms in.
CHARLES
Have I no privacy, brother?
GABRIEL
It's for the last time, Charles.
Charles turns to him and we see his face. He has
a strong resemblance to Quentin, except for the
gray hair and a long scar on his cheek.
CHARLES
Would that it were. I'm sick
of your weak face.
GABRIEL
You've been with her, haven't
you? In that damn tower. You
still see her.
CHARLES
What's wrong with you, brother?
Don't you remember? Your wife
is dead.
GABRIEL
She still comes to you -- I
know it.
(then with deadly calm)
All right, if you want her so
much, you will have her...
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67 CONTD CONTD 67
He starts toward CAMERA.
Why is that? Well, as we'll soon see, and you might have already picked up on your own, when the original versions of Scenes 67 & 68 were replaced with Scenes 66A, 67, 67A(the "Piano Scene" Flashback), & 68 in DC's script, bits of dialogue from original Scene 67 were incorporated into DC's script's rewritten version of Scene 101 - and an entirely new Scene 101A was added:
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101 INT - MASTER BEDROOM - NIGHT 101
Quentin and Tracy are in bed. They are asleep. The
CAMERA MOVES IN ON HIS FACE FOR A TIGHT CLOSE-UP. He
moans, tosses, turns. He is dreaming and the VOICES
AND SOUNDS WILL ALL BE DISTORTED WITH ECHO.
SOUND - DOOR FLIES OPEN.
GABRIEL'S VOICE
Charles! Wake up, Charles!
CHARLES' VOICE
What is it, brother? Must you even
disturb my sleep?
GABRIEL'S VOICE
You've been with her again,haven't
you?
CHARLES' VOICE
What's wrong with you, brother?
Don't you remember, your wife's
dead.
101 CONTD CONTD 101
GABRIEL'S VOICE
She still comes to you! I know it!
Charles starts to laugh.
All right, if you want her so
much -- you will have her!
101A DISSOLVE TO SLOW MOTION DREAM EFFECT. 101A
CHARLES P.O.V. - HAND-HELD IN THE BED
See Gabriel looming over him as two men appear in back
of him. They come to CAMERA as Charles' hands appear
in shot trying to fend them off (WIDE ANGLE DISTORTED
SHOT TILTED)
GABRIEL'S VOICE
(distorted voice - echo)
For eternity, brother.... For eternity
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102 INT - CELLAR ROOM - NIGHT - NOT THE SAME LOOK AS 102
THE MEMORY CUTS - SLOW MOTION DREAM EFFECT.
ALL BLACK - THE SOUND OF BIG IRON DOOR OPENING
Gabriel is at the open iron door. Two men hold
the struggling Charles.
102 CONTD CONTD 102
He nods to the two men.
GABRIEL
You will have her ... for eternity.
They throw Charles onto the floor in front of
what seems to be a coffin. He scrambles to his
feet as Gabriel slams the door. Charles runs to
it and begins POUNDING.
CHARLES
Let me out! Let me out!
SOUNDS: BRICKS BEING LAYED AS THEY SEAL THE DOOR.
TRUCK IN ON HIS FACE as we SLOWLY FADE TO BLACK.
End of scenes. And, yes, in the script "laid" is still spelled incorrectly as "layed".
Next up, what's different in the film...
but I'm no less angry at Bramwell--he must not see her anymore, because if he does, I'm going to kill him. Julia comes in--that isn't the answer, she chastises--I told you not to get upset about this. I can't help it, he says.
Before we get into DC's script's version of Scenes 101 & 102, this is what Grayson's script's version is like:
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101 INT - MASTER BEDROOM - NIGHT 101
Quentin and Tracy are in bed. They are asleep.
The CAMERA MOVES IN ON HIS FACE FOR A TIGHT CLOSE-UP.
He moans, tosses, turns. He is dreaming and the
VOICES AND SOUNDS WILL ALL BE DISTORTED WITH ECHO.
GABRIEL'S VOICE
Grab him...grab him...
CHARLES' VOICE
No!...no!
SOUND: HEAVY IRON DOOR BEING OPENED.
DISSOLVE TO:
102 INT - CELLAR ROOM - NIGHT - NOT THE SAME LOOK AS 102
THE MEMORY CUTS - SLOW MOTION DREAM EFFECT.
Gabriel is at the open iron door. Two men hold
the struggling Charles.
GABRIEL
You want her...
102 CONTD CONTD 102
He nods to the two men.
GABRIEL
You will have her ... for eternity.
They throw Charles onto the floor in front of
what seems to be a coffin. He scrambles to his
feet as Gabriel slams the door. Charles runs to
it and begins POUNDING.
CHARLES
Let me out! Let me out!
SOUNDS: BRICKS BEING LAYED AS THEY SEAL THE DOOR.
TRUCK IN ON HIS FACE as we SLOWLY FADE TO BLACK.
End of scenes. And, yes, in the script "laid" is spelled incorrectly as "layed".
Next up, DC's script's version of Scenes 101 & 102...
Uncle Roger could no more have killed Mr. Malloy than I could--do you mind if I get a drink of water? She starts to go to the kitchen and he stops her, saying that place is an awful mess--I'll get it for you. He does so, preventing Sarah's being discovered. Burke and Sarah look at each other as he fills a glass with water. He smiles at Sarah before returning to Carolyn, to whom he hands the water. She drinks. Maybe I was a little hasty about that part of it, says Burke--it seemed so logical. You just don't know Uncle Roger the way I do, she says. And you don't know him he way I do, counters Burke--but I must admit, I did jump the gun--I have a lot on my mind. I know you have, she says. Bill Malloy's death struck me harder than most people, he says, I guess because he was my only real friend--I guess the only other person affected as much was Mrs. Johnson.
Before we move beyond Scene 100 I have a rare still to share. I've often wondered if it should be associated with the end of Scene 99 -
- or Scene 100 -
- and while I've leaned more toward Scene 100, as can be seen in today's screen capture, Tracy actually comes across as being more lighthearted -
- or at least being that way to console Quentin, than she is in the still because in it she seems quite concerned -
- and Quentin seems to be consoling her - but still, it does seem closer to what we get at the end of Scene 100 - and I strongly suspect that most of the stills were taken before the actual footage of the scenes was shot, perhaps even during rehearsals when they were trying out things that didn't actually make it into the film, which would explain why some stills are quite different from what we get in the film - though there's also the possibility that footage more similar to those stills was shot, but it just wasn't used in the film - and in the case of the still here, perhaps after Tracy put on a good front for Quentin, she did take on a more concerned demeanor but that footage, if it was shot, wasn't used - something that might even point to that concern could be upcoming Scene 104 - but more on that once we reach that scene...
Vicki lights the candles. We must keep in mind that experience may be a very gratifying one, he says, we may be able to understand the reason for Mrs. Stoddard's trance. Carolyn enters and greets Peter. My uncle will be along in a moment, she says, I must warn you, his attitude is not the best. Mr. Collins' attitude doesn't bother me in the least, he assures her. Good luck to all of us, she says, on this occasion. I hear someone toasting, quips Roger, but I don't see anyone drinking--good evening, Doctor. Peter greets Roger and says if they're all ready, they can begin. I'm as ready as I'll ever be, says Carolyn. Vicki says she is, too, continuing to light the candles. Let's get it over with, agrees Roger. If you'll all sit at the table, I'll turn out the light, says Guthrie. He closes the double doors and turns out all the lights, then turns on the recorder. How very restful, remarks Roger. Make yourselves as comfortable as possible, advises Guthrie. He sits across from Roger. Vicki and Carolyn face each other. Our object here tonight, says Peter, is to summon the ghost of Josette Collins--now we're all reasonably certain that she's been trying to communicate with us (Vicki looks nervous)--now we feel if we can create the proper atmosphere and right state of mind, that she will come into this room and speak to us--she might either appear to one of us or use one of us as a medium, to speak through. Well I certainly hope she uses you, doctor, it will be something to remember, hearing her voice coming out of your mouth.