And Now The Return of Another New Slideshow (Sort of) [**Now featuring alternate versions of scenes - see replies #60,#82,#116,#138,#157,#180,#224,#240,#280,#372,#526**]

[Mysterious Benefactor]

And continuing with Scene 184 but using Grayson's version of the script because 1) DC's script doesn't change Samantha to Laura, and 2) for some very odd reason, his script is missing the last two lines on page 85 (The Curse Of PomPress strikes again!!):

Then suddenly remembering her dream, she calls out.

And that's when today's first quote -

Page 85/Scene 184 - Tracy: 'Quentin!...Quentin!...are you here?'

- comes up, followed in the script by:

As the ECHO OF HER VOICE DIES OUT, she stands there,        terrified, not knowing what to do.  There is a long        moment of silence and then from O.S., the SOUND OF        QUENTIN'S VOICE.

And that's when today's second quote -

Page 85/Scene 184 - Quentin: 'So you came to spy on us, Laura.'

- comes up - and that's where page 85 ends in DC's script - but in Grayson's script it continues with:

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POOL - TRACY'S P.O.V.        In complete   darkness, it is impossible to see where

And then both scripts pick up on page 86 with:

184    CONTD                                      CONTD   184        he is.  Then the SOUND OF HIS FOOTSTEPS can be heard.        Finally, Quentin emerges from the blackness into a        shaft of moonlight, his limp more marked than ever.        He moves toward her, his eyes burning with hatred.

End of scene - but certainly not end of sequence.

And when it comes to differences in the dialogue, after Tracy delivers today's first quote, which she actually says as "Quentin!...are you here?" with the second "Quentin!..." dropped, before too long she continues with an unscripted -

"Quentin!..."

- and another -

"Quentin!..."

- and we actually hear Quentin's voice ask "Did you come to spy on us, Laura?" - and after that, in more unscripted dialogue, Tracy calls out -

"Where are you?"

- as we see Quentin through the mists - followed by Tracy calling out -

"Quentin..."

- and then -

"Where are you?"

- again.

And when it comes to the differences in the descriptions and directions, after Tracy calls out asking if Quentin is there, unlike how the script indicates that she simply stands there, terrified, not knowing what to do, it's when she actually walks along the edge of the murky water, though, as mentioned in the previous post, she's herself and not at all trance-like - and then when she stops walking, she calls out to Quentin again (and I love how, as can be seen above, DC uses her reflection in the pool) - and when Quentin calls out, as can be seen in today's second capture, the camera shows Tracy and her reflection and some of the building -

- but then the camera zooms back to show -

- how huge and empty Tracy's surroundings are - and because we initially see Quentin through the mists when Tracy initially asks where Quentin is, we don't actually see her P.O.V. of the other side of the pool until after we hear the sound of his footsteps -

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Beginning the next scene as scripted (using Grayson's script):

LAURA 185    SAMANTHA - QUENTIN'S P.O.V.                        185        SUBCONSCIOUS MEMORY CUT                                   Laura        It is no longer Tracy but Samantha who stands there,        as he begins to re-enact the moment of her death.        INTERCUT these MEMORY SHOTS throughout the rest of        the scene.        QUENTIN - TRACY        As Quentin slowly moves toward her, Tracy begins to        back away.

And that's when yesterday's quote -

Page 86/Scene 185 - Quentin: 'Isn't it enough that you killed her?...Won't you ever leave us alone?...ever?'

- comes up.

And when it comes to differences in the dialogue, after Quentin asks the first part of his quote ("Isn't it enough that you killed her?"), in more unscripted dialogue, Tracy asks -

"What are you talking about?...What's wrong with you?..."

- after which Quentin asks the second part of his quote ("Won't you ever leave us alone?...ever?") - and then in more unscripted dialogue, a somewhat anxious and confused Tracy says -

"Quentin, it's me."

And when it comes to the differences in the descriptions and directions, Quentin doesn't actually see Laura until after Tracy asks what's wrong with him -

- and before she makes a gesture of nodding her head no and tries to tell him that it's her.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Wrapping up Scene 185 as scripted (using Grayson's script):

QUENTIN - CLOSE-UP - TRACY'S P.O.V.        Now only a few feet from her, the look of incredible        hate in his eyes burns into the CAMERA.

And that's when yesterday's quote -

Page 86/Scene 185 - Tracy (O.S.) (hysterical): 'Quentin!...Quentin! It's me...It's me...please!...'

- comes up in the script, followed in the script by:

Reaching TOWARD CAMERA, with his face almost in the       lens.

And that's when today's quote -

Page 86/Scene 185 - Quentin: 'No, Laura. I'm going to make sure you'll never interfere again.'

- comes up in the script, followed in the script by:

TRACY - QUENTIN - HAND HELD        As he grabs her and drags her, screaming and kicking,        to the edge of the pool and plunges her into the        filthy dark water.  Holding her head under, she        futilely claws and scratches at his hands and arms.        HOLD ON THIS as her movements become weaker and        weaker, and, finally she starts to sink to the bottom        of the pool.  Quentin then slowly rises and moves        AWAY FROM CAMERA.

End of scene.

And when it comes to differences in the dialogue, yesterday's and today's quotes are actually flipped in the film with Quentin's coming first -

"No, Laura. I'm going to make sure you'll never interfere again."

- and Quentin seems to deliver his lines exactly as scripted but Tracy's hysterical delivery is so loud that it appears to cut off the word "again" - and when it comes to Tracy's quote -

"Quentin!...Quentin! It's me...It's me...please!..."

- what she actually says is "No, look, it, it's me!...Stop it, Quentin, it's me!..." and she cries out as she's about to hit the water, and she continues to cry out as Quentin repeatedly dunks her under the water.

And when it comes to the differences in the descriptions and directions, Quentin doesn't actually reach toward camera because as we saw in yesterday's capture above, he reaches around Tracy's throat, but his face is -

- almost in the lens - and as Tracy screams "me!...Stop it", it's actually Laura -

- who Quentin sees before he angrily throws Tracy -

- into the water - though one thing I find very interesting is that Quentin's face shifts to almost expressionless as -

- Tracy is about to fall into the water - but I absolutely love how David Selby inadvertently splashes himself in the face while he's dunking Kate Jackson -

- and especially Quentin's crazed expression as he pulls back after Tracy stops -

- fighting him.

And interestingly enough, even though Carlotta doesn't appear in Scene 185, Grayson has several notes in her script. In part she writes that Carlotta has done what she promised, that Quentin is Angelique's forever, and that she and Angelique are smiling at each other. It can also be made out that Carlotta is kissing the lock of hair (though we never do actually see that lock of hair in the film) and somehow she offers it as a symbol of victory. Also, she writes that they have won because (she believes, anyway, that) Tracy is dead...

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Moving on to the next three scenes:

186    EXT - ROAD NEAR SWIMMING POOL - NIGHT              186        as the lights of a car come TOWARD CAMERA. 187    INT - CAR - NIGHT                                  187        Alex drives as Claire stares out the window.  Suddenly        she reacts.                              CLAIRE                  It's Quentin!        QUENTIN - THEIR P.O.V.        Through the window, Quentin can be seen as he comes        out of the pool building.        INT - CAR - NIGHT        as Alex stops the car, Claire is about to call out.        Alex grabs her arm.                              ALEX                  Don't!        Through the window Quentin can be seen disappearing        into the darkness.  Alex grabs a flashlight, they get        out of the car and run toward the pool house. 188    INT - POOL HOUSE - NIGHT - HIGH ANGLE              188        As Alex and Claire ENTER, the SOUND OF THEIR FOOTSTEPS        ECHO LOUDLY.  Stopping at the edge of the pool, Alex        flashes the light about.                              CLAIRE                  What was he doing here?                              ALEX                  I don't know.        As he starts toward the back of the pool, still        panning his light, he suddenly sees something in the        water.        THE WATER - THEIR P.O.V.        The light has picked up the shadowy form of Tracy at        the bottom of the pool.

And that's when today's quote -

Page 87/Scene 188 - Claire (O.S.) (screaming): 'It's Tracy!'

- comes up.

And when it comes to differences in the dialogue, in more unscripted dialogue, Claire asks -

"Suppose he won't leave?"

- at the start of Scene 187 - and to that Alex replies -

"He'll leave if I have to drag him out of there."

- and right after that, rather than saying "It's Quentin!", Claire actually says -

"Alex, there he is!"

- when she spots Quentin - and rather than a simple "Don't!", Alex actually says -

"No, no, wait!"

- but the dialogue for what's covered so far of Scene 188 is delivered exactly as scripted, with the exception that, as can be seen in today's capture -

Page 87/Scene 188 - Claire (O.S.) (screaming): 'It's Tracy!'

- today's quote is not delivered off screen.

And when it comes to the differences in the descriptions and directions, there is no Scene 186 as the film currently stands, though it's not on the unrecovered footage list, so it may be in the 129 minute version - and when it comes to Scene 187, after Claire spots Quentin, we don't actually see him shot through the car's window as he -

- walks away from the pool house - and we also see the Jenkins' car in the background as -

- Quentin soon disappears off camera - and unlike what's scripted, Alex doesn't grab a flashlight before he and Claire get out of the car and run toward the pool house - and when it comes to what's covered so far of Scene 188, we don't actually hear the sound of the Jenkins' footsteps echo loudly as they enter the pool house - and considering that Alex doesn't carry a flashlight, obviously he doesn't flash its the light about or pan it as he and Claire make their way through the building - and the way Tracy is actually spotted by Claire is that she sees Tracy's body -

- bobbing in the water, meaning Tracy has not sunk to the bottom of the pool.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Before we get to today's new scene, we need to wrap up Scene 188, starting with the end as scripted:

188    CONTD                                      CONTD   188        Suddenly, Alex ENTERS THE SHOT, diving into the pool.        HOLD as we see him swim to the bottom and grab the        inert Tracy.  He brings her to the surface as Claire        helps him pull her out of the pool.  Again and again,        he pumps at her back as Claire stands watching.  And        then finally, with one huge gasp, Tracy begins to        breathe.

End of scene - though that's not quite how things play in the film - for example, Alex doesn't dive into the pool so much as -

- jump, and he doesn't retrieve Tracy from the bottom of the pool because he actually grabs -

- her partially floating body - and once he's brought Tracy to the edge of the pool, several bits of unscripted dialogue come up, beginning with Alex telling Claire -

"Get her, baby."

- and while he's pumping Tracy back, barely audibly he says -

"Come on, honey."

- and then Claire, who's not simply standing and watching but kneeling right beside Tracy, crys -

"Tracy."

- and after water finally spills out of Tracy mouth without a huge gasp or otherwise, Claire leans down to embrace Tracy and once again she crys -

"Oh, Tracy."

- and she begins to sob. And that's how the scene actually ends.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Also before we get to the new scene, if you've never seen/read the NoDS Pressbook, you might find this article interesting because it relates to scenes that we've recently covered:

(Though unlike the shooting of the funeral, all the main stars save Grayson Hall were invloved.)

[Gothick]

That's a very cool article, MB.  Thanks!  I don't recall having read that before.

G.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Glad to be of service! 

A couple of extra tidbits, though ones that are probably more well known:

• Kate Jackson couldn't swim, so she was terrified to film her sequences in the pool.
• But she credits Selby and Karlen with helping her get through it and making sure she was safe.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Moving on to the next two scenes as scripted:

189    EXT - FRONT OF COLLINWOOD - NIGHT                  189        as Alex' car ROARS INTO SHOT.  Leaping out, he quickly        crosses to the house where he begins to hammer on the        door.  Carlotta finally ENTERS THE SHOT. 190    As she reluctantly opens the door, he quickly      190        pushes by her and starts on down the hall.

And that's when yesterday's first quote -

Page 88/Scene 190 - Alex: 'I'm going to see him!'

- comes up in the script, followed in the script by:

Carlotta follows, calling after him.

And that's when yesterday's second quote -

Page 88/Scene 190 - Carlotta: 'Mr. Jenkins! They're all asleep!'

- comes up in the script, followed in the script by:

As Alex nears the stairs he begins calling out.                              ALEX                  Quentin!  Quentin!                              CARLOTTA                       (shouting at him)                  Mr. Jenkins!  You must stop                  that!        As Alex is about to start up the stairs, Gerard        suddenly appears from below and grabs him.  The two        men begin to grapple as Gerard jams Alex against the        wall.  It is then that Quentin appears at the top of        the stairs.

And that's when today's quote -

Page 88/Scene 190 - Quentin: 'Leave him alone!'

- comes up.

And when it comes to the differences in the dialogue, the descriptions, and the directions, there are quite a few things different - for example, in what's scripted to be Scene 189, in unscripted dialogue, Alex actually screams -

"Open the door! OPEN THE DOOR!!"

- once Carlotta comes to the door - then in Scene 190, once she opens the door, Alex actually demands -

"Where is he?"

- as he barges in - and Carlotta actually says -

"I told you..."

- which gets cut off by Alex shouting -

"Quentin!"

- as he rushes through the foyer with Carlotta running after him (and I absolutly love how -

- she does so) - and we actually see Gerard 's shadow coming up the stairs as Alex shouts a second -

"Quentin."

 - and Gerard running up the stairs as Carlotta actually says -

"No. Mr., Mr. Jenkins, please."

- which is followed by Gerard rushing to intercept Alex as Alex shouts an unscripted third -

"Quentin."

- and when Alex and Gerard do grapple, Alex -

- isn't actually pinned up against the wall - and, as can be clearly seen in today's capture, when Quentin appears on the stairs, he isn't actually at the top of them -

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[Mysterious Benefactor]

The promised animated GIF has been added. Enjoy!

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[Uncle Roger]

One of the few times when someone should have just barged in but Alex knocks!

[Mysterious Benefactor]

I forgot to mention that Alex actually rings the doorbell several times when no one responds to his hammering on the door. But all of that is only after he finds the door locked. Though you're right, in the state he's in, it's surprising that he didn't just break the door down!! 

And I also forgot to mention that Grayson's script has a couple notes. She writes that Carlotta should be slow and quiet and try to close the door in Alex' face (Alex wasn't about to let that happen! ). And it also seems as if in her script she replaced the scripted "Mr. Jenkins! You must stop that!" (referring to Alex' shouting for Quentin) with "Gerard, Gerard, stop him!", but as we know and has already been gotten into in reply #473, what Carlotta actually says in the film is "No. Mr., Mr. Jenkins, please", which doesn't appear in her script or DC's.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Continuing with Scene 190 as scripted, beginning with Gerard's response to Quentin's order with regard to Alex:

Gerard lets him go.

And that's when today's quote -

Page 88/Scene 190 - Carlotta: 'He forced his way in here. We told him you were sleeping.'

- comes up in the script.

And when it comes to any differences in the dialogue, Carlotta actually says an unscripted  -

"We tried to stop him."

- which isn't added to Grayson's or DC's scripts.

And when it comes to any differences in the descriptions and directions, Gerard doesn't actually let go of Alex until after Carlotta delivers her line.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Continuing Scene 190 with Grayson's script:

190    CONTD                                      CONTD   190

And that's when today's quote -

Page 89/Scene 190 - Alex: 'You didn't succeed, Quentin. She's still alive.'

- comes up, followed in the script by:

CARLOTTA            Please, Mr. Jenkins.                 (to Quentin)          who's            Shall I --                  what's                        QUENTIN                 (interrupting)            Wait a minute!  What are you            talking about, Alex?

And as far as the dialogue goes, while Alex' quoted line is delivered exactly as scripted, as we can see from Grayson's script, what Carlotta was scripted to say afterward is dropped (and who knows what exactly Grayson was referring to when she wrote "who's" and "what's" into her script?) - and just as in Grayson's script, Quentin's scripted "Wait a minute!" is dropped and in the film he simply asks "What are you talking about, Alex?"

And considering there are no descriptions or directions in this section of the scene, there's nothing to get into just yet when it comes to what's happening in the scene...

[KMR]

Though you're right, in the state he's in, it's surprising that he didn't just break the door down!! 

Ha!!  But I figure the Lyndhurst staff wouldn't have been too keen on having the film crew break the door!  (I remember when I first toured the house in 1990, the tour guide pointed out the broken floor tile in front of the foyer where Mrs. Johnson dropped the silver tray in the previous movie.)