CINDY
Are you okay, mom?
Carolyn doesn't answer. The girls look to each other,
more confused. Their worry continues to escalate.
Carolyn shifts her eyes to the rear view mirror and for a
brief moment, THE EYES WE SEE are not hers anymore; these
are dark, menacing, soulless.
DISSOLVE TO:
S.O. OF A PHONE RINGING. AND RINGING.
INT. PHONE BOOTH - NIGHT
Ed holds a phone to his ear. Lorrain is in the Plymouth,
parked outside the booth.
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. HARRISVILLE HOTEL ROOM - SAME
CU on the phone as it continues to ring. Rings again.
And again. A hand then reaches into frame and fumbles
for the receiver. Grabs it.
Widen -- it's Roger, who's fighting some pain as he holds
the back of his head.
ED (V.O.)
Hello...? Hello?
Roger finally answers --
ROGER
Ed -- she tried to kill me.
ED (V.O.)
(fearful)
Where are the girls?
TIME CUT TO:
INT. PERRON CAR - LATER
Carolyn turns down the driveway and heads toward their
house that sits dark in the distance.
CINDY
You said dad was going to be here.
No answer from Carolyn, who continues to the front of the
house and parks.
She grabs a bag holding the KNITTING NEEDLES as she gets
out.
105.Cindy and Andrea look at each other -- they can't figure
out what's going on as they watch their mom continue to
the front door and disappear inside the house, leaving
the entrance completely open.
CUT TO:
EXT. PERRON HOUSE - FRONT PORCH - RIGHT AFTER
Cindy and Andrea walk up to the front door with caution
in their steps. A chill chews on their spines --
-- the cellar door at the end of the hallway is wide open
-- the deep scratches an eerie reminder of why they've
kept it closed. The chair and wedge have been pushed
aside.
CINDY
(calling out)
Mom, what are you doing? We
should go.
Still no response.
Cindy takes Andrea by the hand, and reluctantly heads
inside the house. They go down the hallway toward the
cellar -- slow step after slow step.
CINDY (cont'd)
Mom -- are you down there?
When they get to the door, they peer in to see, a vacant
staircase.
CINDY (cont'd)
Mom...?
A slight shuffling noise is the only response.
CINDY (cont'd)
Mom -- answer me. Are you okay?
The noise stops. Cindy's instincts are screaming at her
to leave, but this is her mom.
CINDY (cont'd)
(to Andrea)
Stay here.
Cindy tries the light switch -- doesn't work.
ANDREA
(panicked)
Let's just go.
Cindy ignores her.
INT. CELLAR - CONTINUOUS
She heads down. Stops halfwayMom...?
WHOOSH! A HAND suddenly shoots out from between the
stairs, grabbing onto her ankle, tripping her --
-- Cindy grabs onto the handrail to keep herself from
falling. She looks to the gap between the stairs to see
her mom staring out at her with those wild, soulless eyes
-- hand still latched onto her foot.
Cindy heel drives her free foot against her mother's
wrist, freeing the grasp she has on her and scrambles
back up the stairs.
INT. HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Cindy WHIPS THE DOOR CLOSED! The second she slams the
chair back into place -- A LOUD, VIOLENT BANGING ON THE
DOOR reverberates right before her.
The girls recoil from the impact, visibly trembling --
how did their mom get there so fast. Either way, they're
getting the hell out of there.
Two steps into their departure --
-- THE CELLAR DOOR flies off hinges -- the chair goes
flying. Standing in the doorway, half in and out of the
darkness, is Carolyn; her breath is elevated, almost
hissing on each exhale as she grips the knitting needles
tight in one hand.
Both the girls spin on their heels. Race for the front
door, which SLAMS SHUT right before them. The girls
scream. Cindy struggles with the door, but it won't
budge.
ANDREA
Open it! Open it!
CINDY
I can't.
Movement through a side window catches her attention --
-- it's Roger racing up the driveway in the pickup.
CINDY (cont'd)
Daaaaaad!
Cindy throws a panicked look over her shoulder to see her
mom approaching.Ed yanks the door open to see --
-- Roger has a rifle pointed point blank at Carolyn's
head, who has her arms wrapped around Andrea in a death
grip, holding her next to the bed -- the knitting needles
having fallen to her feet.
There's scattered plaster on the floor from a fresh
bullet hole in the ceiling above.
Cindy is a short distance away, petrified.
ROGER
Carolyn, let her go -- don't make
me do this, please.
ED
Roger -- no.
He snaps --
ROGER
She tried to stab her!
ED
It's not her doing this!
Andrea struggles... barely able to breath. Ed moves
closer to Roger, who's barely holding it together.
ANDREA
(barely audible)
Mommy, you're hurting me.
CINDY
Mom, stop.
ROGER
Carolyn, let her go.
ED
Pulling that trigger is exactly
what this witch wants you to do --
it's another sacrifice.
Bruce moves into the room, closes in on Roger --
BRUCE
Roger, just lower your gun -- give
it to me.
ROGER
No! Carolyn, let her go!
Roger looks like he could lose it any second --
LORRAINE
Roger, please -- give him the
gun...
We see Roger struggling with a decision -- stares at
Carolyn's maniacal face before him.DAAAAAAAAAAD!!!
Roger runs to the front door. It's locked. Front kicks
the crap out of it until it busts from its frame. Rushes
in.
SMASH CUT TO:
EXT. COLIN TAFT ROAD - NIGHT
CU ON POLICE CRUISER LIGHTS FLASHING
Widen. We see Ed and Lorraine's car traveling right
behind Bruce Levy, who is driving a POLICE CRUISER,
escorting them at high speed as they slide a turn onto
the Perron's driveway.
CUT TO:
INT. WARREN'S CAR - SAME
Ed and Lorraine see Roger's truck with its door open --
engine still running. Its headlights are on, lighting
the house like center stage.
The cars skid to a stop. Just as they all get out -
-- A GUNSHOT ECHOES OUT IN THE NIGHT as a muzzle flash
pops from a bedroom window upstairs.
SMASH CUT TO:
Lorraine turns and gives Ed a disturbed look. Bruce is
with them as they all head into the house. He draws his
gun.
INT. PERRON HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
CINDY O.C.
DADDY, NO!!
Ed, Bruce and Lorraine kick it into high, racing up the
stairs.
CUT TO:
INT. HOUSE - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - RIGHT AFTER
As they come off the top of the stairs --
CINDY O.C.
(pleading)
... please, let her go!
Ed races down the hallway to the master bedroom. Door's
closed. Lorraine and Bruce are right behind.
108.
CONTINUED:ED (cont'd)
I beg you Lord, through the
intercession and help of the arch
angels Michael, Rafael and
Gabriel, for the deliverance of
our sister who is enslaved by the
evil one.
Cindy stands still -- paralyzed with fear.
ED (cont'd)
Imponat extreman parte stolae
ejus.
Ed makes the sign of the cross over his chest, then
flicks Holy Water on Carolyn. A GUTTURAL SCREAM escapes
Carolyn's mouth, which looks like a spider web of saliva -
- and for a nano-second, her skin becomes transparent,
veiny, pulsating,
She begins to writhe and rotate on the wood floor, taking
anyone holding on with her -- her body is unnaturally
stiff.
A SOURCELESS WIND erupts within the room -- spinning
everything around -- clothing and hair whip
uncontrollably.
ED (cont'd)
Sanctissima vero Eucharistia super
caput obssessi, aut aliter ejus
corpori ne admoveatur, ob
irreverentia periculum.
Lorraine sees Carolyn's eyes keep fading back and forth --
from pitch black pupils, to blue -- as if there were an
internal struggle going on --
LORRAINE
Fight it, Carolyn! Don't let her
take you!
The dresser slides across the floor, ripping DEEP
SCRATCHES in the wood. It just misses Lorraine by a
fraction as it plows right by her, bounces off the bed
frame and embeds into the drywall.
Lorraine looks to Cindy --
LORRAINE (cont'd)
Help us!
ED
Keep her away --
LORRAINE
No Ed -- there's a reason she
hasn't killed her, Carolyn's still
fighting the possessiShe seems to be enjoying every second of this, tormenting
him by pulling Andrea in tighter --
LORRAINE (cont'd)
C'mon, give it to Bruce.
Carolyn immediately puts more pressure on Andrea -- who
is now beginning to turn slightly blue. He raises it up
again.
ED
Don't give her what she wants.
Roger yields.
ROGER
You better be right.
As he lowers the gun to give to Bruce --
WHAM! He's kicked by Carolyn with such brute force, he
flies backwards across the room into the wall. Glass
flies, gun goes sliding across the floor. Cindy's losing
it fast. Ed and Bruce move in to grab hold of Carolyn.
Ed gets a backhand to the face. Draws blood. Bruce
leaps onto Carolyn, bringing she and Andrea to the floor,
but her grip remains strong on Andrea, continuing to
squeeze the life out of her, now more than ever.
LORRAINE
(to Roger)
Grab her arms!
Loraine and Roger latch onto the arms, her strength over-
whelming -- Ed gets to his feet, extracting the vial of
Holy water. Dips his forefinger into it. Crosses
himself.
ED
My Lord, you are all powerful, you
are God, you are our Father --
Carolyn instantly arches her back, folding her body into
an upside down "U". Ed gets close, reaching out, placing
his finger on Carolyn's forehead, making the sign of the
cross --
ED (cont'd)
Ecce crucem donine, fugite partes
adversa!
Behind it all, we hear Lorraine saying the Lord's prayer.
The pictures fly off the dresser at sonic speed and
disintegrate inYou did good.
LORRAINE
You too.
Long beat.
ED
Still feel like quitting?
A slow smile grows on her lips --
LORRAINE
Not just yet.
SLOW DISSOLVE
TO:
EXT. WARREN HOUSE - DAY
Ed and Lorraine pull up in their driveway. Judy and her
Grandmother come out the front door to greet them. Judy
runs to the car.
As Lorraine gives her a warm hug, Ed extracts a box from
the back seat and hands it to her. She opens the top to
see TWELVE BABY CHICKS INSIDE.
Off her smile, we fade out.
The end.
Over black
SCROLL
The Perron family left the house
that day, and never returned.
They relocated to Oregon, where
they haven't had anymore
encounters. Shortly after their
move, the house was purchased by
an anonymous buyer, whom Ed and
Lorraine believe was the Catholic
Church. The Warrens went on to
investigate over eight thousand
cases, and to this day, Ed is the
only non-ordained Demonologist
ever recognized by the Vatican.
It was one year later that the
Warren's were called to
Amityville.LORRAINE (cont'd)
(to Cindy)
Take her feet!
Cindy quickly obeys, holding down her mom's feet as
Carolyn arches unnaturally; a contortion that would
seemingly break anyone's back --
-- Carolyn then collapses back down to the floor with a
loud thud, but keeps her death grip on Andrea, who's now
limp in her arms; her face turning blue from lack of
Oxygen. Ed and Bruce frantically try to pry her fingers
off of Andrea, but she's too strong.
The wind builds in intensity.
Lorraine looks into Carolyn's eyes that continue to fade
back and forth --
LORRAINE (cont'd)
You fight her Carolyn, don't give
up.
CINDY
Please mom, please! You can do
it. Make her let go of Andrea!
ED
Nos eriperes de potestate diaboli.
Ab omni hoste visibili et
invisibili et ubique in hoc
saeculo liberetur.
The bed flips up against the wall, windows blast open,
the lights surge with power.
Carolyn gives one last burst of energy; muscles twitch
and veins rise from under her skin, but everyone holds
her down tight -- then, like someone pulled the plug,
Carolyn stops moving, becomes limp, almost catatonic.
Her arms fall off of Andrea, who rolls to the floor in a
dead heap.
Everything falls still -- not a sound. It's over.
Roger immediately begins to give his daughter mouth to
mouth -- everyone watches on. Crying, praying, hoping...
A cough draws their attention -- it's Carolyn, who is
attempting to get her bearings... when she finally does,
she's overwhelme.....
THE END