Message #40734

[Creighton]

252
EXT. DOOR  (NIGHT)   MED. SHOT
Lucy standing in the doorway, looking out into the night.
The Stranger directly behind her. She does not move. But
the Stranger takes a step closer to her and leans over with
his face close to hers.
 
253
EXT. DOOR  (NIGHT)  CLOSE UP
Lucy and the Stranger, as his ghastly face comes very close
to hers. Still she does not move, but looks off into the
night.
 
254
EXT. GARDEN  (NIGHT)  CLOSE UP
FLASH Hibbs staring off. His grip tightens on his stake and
ax, and the look in his eyes is terrible to see.
 
255
EXT. DOOR  (NIGHT)  CLOSE UP
Lucy and the Stranger, with his face just behind hers and
very close to her. He whispers in her ear.
 
TITLE:
 
   "Tell him to go, Lucy. Only
   harm can come to him here."
 
BACK TO SCENE: He finishes title. Lucy nods solemnly.
 
256
EXT. GARDEN  (NIGHT)  CLOSE SHOT
FLASH of Hibbs staring. He starts forward.
 
257
EXT. DOOR AND VERANDA  (NIGHT)  MED. SHOT
The Stranger draws back quickly into the room as Lucy steps
out onto the veranda. The Stranger closes the door. Hibbs
comes in below her, on the ground, calling: "Lucy! Lucy!"
 
258
EXT. GARDEN NIGHT  CLOSE UP
Hibbs, looking up at her, saying her name, softly but with
tragic earnestness.
 
259
EXT. VERANDA  (NIGHT)  CLOSE UP
Lucy, looking down at him, a large pity in her eyes, as she
tells him:
 
TITLE:
 
   "Go!........Go!"
 
BACK TO SCENE: She finishes title.
 
260
EXT. GARDEN  (NIGHT)  CLOSE UP
Hibbs, staring up at her, saying the same. "Lucy! Lucy!"
 
261
EXT. VERANDA  (NIGHT)  MED. SHOT
The door opens and the Bat Girl, in her black dress, with
her face so white, comes out softly to Lucy, puts an arm
around her shoulder and slowly starts back into the house
with her.
 
262
EXT. GARDEN  (NIGHT)  CLOSE UP
Hibbs, he can only stare at this -- powerless for the
moment to act. His eyes follow them to the door.
 
263
EXT. DOOR  (NIGHT)  CLOSE UP
Lucy and the Bat Girl going slowly through the door. It
closes behind them.
 
264
EXT. GARDEN  (NIGHT)  MED. SHOT
Hibbs, standing motionless, staring after them as one from
whom the power to move had been taken. Suddenly he starts
out through the brush, along the side of the house.

265
INT. HAMLIN LIBRARY  (NIGHT)  CLOSE SHOT
Sir James, sitting just as we left him staring at the desk
clock.
 
INSERT:
 
   DESK CLOCK   Time 8:25
 
BACK TO SCENE: Sir James starts to rise.
 
266
INT. HAMLIN LIBRARY  (NIGHT)  FULL SHOT
Sir James, rising, goes directly out the door.
 
267
INT. LOWER HALL HAMLIN HOUSE  (NIGHT)  MED. SHOT
The butler is waiting with Sir James' hat and stick, very
evidently by arrangement with Burke. Sir James, coming out
from the library, takes his hat and stick from the butler,
saying:
 
TITLE:
 
   "I am going over to call
   upon my old friend Roger
   Balfour."
 
BACK TO SCENE: The butler bows solemnly to this, holding
the door open while Sir James goes out.
 
268
EXT. BALFOUR HOUSE  (NIGHT)  CLOSE SHOT
Burke slipping in a back door of the house.
 
269
EXT. BALFOUR HOUSE  (NIGHT)  MED. SHOT
Hibbs, coming cautiously around a corner of the house,
looking up toward the windows.