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now comes this insane roar and
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SAMUEL with his rifle, as he climbs higher into his tree.
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PATTERSON in the next tree, climbing higher, until he's fifteen feet up.
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THE DARKNESS, on the ground, circling the trunk of Patterson's tree, raging
with frustration.
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PATTERSON, exhausted but it's okay now, he's safe, and as he looks across at
the next tree not far away where Samuel is-
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SAMUEL
(embarrassed)
Afraid of lions.
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PATTERSON.
PATTERSON
It's all right, Samuel- we all get hit-
(Now he shuts up fast and-)
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THE DARKNESS, as it does this incredible thing- it starts to climb the tree
after Patterson. Lions are cats and when they want to climb, up they go and
that's what The Darkness is doing now, going up and
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PATTERSON, and it's terrifying- he reaches for the branch above, climbing
higher and
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THE DARKNESS, climbing higher too and the tree is sturdy but there is a four
hundred pound thing rocking it now and
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PATTERSON, going still higher but the branches are getting thinner and the
tree is shaking, and he could fall-
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THE DARKNESS, climbing on, nothing can stop it-
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PATTERSON AND THE DARKNESS, together in the tree, and there's no further
Patterson can go and it's harder for The Darkness too, but slowly it moves in
and
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PATTERSON, calling out-
PATTERSON
Samuel!
(And he gestures for the rifle and the instant he does-)
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SAMUEL, and he takes the rifle between his two hands and
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THE DARKNESS, steadily moving in and
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SAMUEL, tossing the rifle with great care and Patterson's less than fifteen
feet away and
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PATTERSON, hands out to catch it and
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THE RIFLE in mid-air and
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PATTERSON, both hands ready and
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THE RIFLE as it strikes a tree branch, spins away to the ground.
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THE DARKNESS, almost on Patterson now and
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PATTERSON, suddenly leaping out of the tree, and yes it's a long way and sure
it's going to damage him but sometimes there aren't a lot of choices in this
world and
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SAMUEL, staring as Patterson falls and
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PATTERSON, crashing hard to earth, stunned, hurt, ribs broken, leg broken and
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THE DARKNESS, and it's so big it's hard for it to get room to turn but it does
and
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PATTERSON crawling for the rifle, and he's in terrible pain but he reaches the
weapon, grabs for it and
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THE DARKNESS, skittering down the tree and as it reaches the ground
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PATTERSON, forcing himself to his feet and
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THE DARKNESS, a dozen feet away as with a roar it starts its charge.
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PATTERSON, aims, fires and
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THE DARKNESS, hit again and down it goes again but up it comes again and
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PATTERSON, firing the final shot and
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THE DARKNESS, hit again and it has to stop, it just has to-
-but it doesn't.
It roars and roars and moves slowly toward Patterson.
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PATTERSON; all bullets gone, no place to hide.
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THE DARKNESS. Still moving forward.
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PATTERSON. He takes a step backward, falls backwards over a branch, lands hard
and
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THE DARKNESS, framed between Patterson's legs. Six feet away, now four, now-
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PATTERSON, helpless on the ground.
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THE DARKNESS, and the eyes glow-
-a branch is on the ground in front of it- it buries its huge teeth into the
branch-
-now a long dying sigh... and it goes to the ground.
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PATTERSON. Can't breathe.
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THE DARKNESS, dead, its teeth still buried in the tree branch.
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PATTERSON. CLOSE UP. And suddenly he just empties and tears pour down his face
and he begins to cry out loud, his body wracked with sobs. He manages to get
to his knees, moves next to the animal-
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PATTERSON AND THE DARKNESS. Just the sound of Patterson's tears...
HOLD.
KEEP HOLDING.
CAMERA BEGINS TO RISE-
-WE ARE LOOKING AT THE BRIDGE NOW- AND IT'S FINISHED!
-hundreds of people are watching as the first train goes oer it-
-Samuel is there- lighting up the world with his smile-
-and Patterson's there, too. He stands with Helena, his young son in his arms.
Everybody smiles, everybody waves, the train goes triumphantly by.
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PATTERSON. He looks wonderful again, vibrant and young. Watching him, you
might think he hadn't been through the nightmare as he stands there, holding
the boy tightly.
But with his other hand, he fingers the lion claw necklace...
HOLD ON PATTERSON.
Now slowly dissolve to an African evening. Animals stretch from one horizon to
the other.
SAMUEL VOICE (over)
Here we still wonder about them.
How did they escape for nine months?
And kill 135 men? And stop the railroad?
(beat)
And were they only lions?
(beat)
If you want to decide for yourself, you must go to America. They are at the
Field Museum in Chicago, and even now, after they have been dead a century, if
you dare to lock eyes with them...
(beat)
...you will be afraid.
In the distance, the animals continue to move.
SAMUEL VOICE (over)
Sleep well.
HOLD ON THE ANIMALS. They seem to go on forever...
FINAL FADE OUT.
THE END
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