1 EXT.SCREAMING DOWN A ROAD
BELOW, the rocks and a cold white-water river blowing spume.
ABOVE white peaks in drifting fog. Hair blowing, radio
blasting EmmyLou Harris. The FLASHING, strobing, bass-beat
syncopation of an acid trip.
I REMEMBER...HOLDING ON.
2 ON LEAH MAYES
Drop dead gorgeous and wild. Climbing around the convertible,
camera in hand.
HOLDING ON...TO YOU.
The strobes glare off the sheer cliffs.
3 THE FERRARI TESTAROSSA
in power slide, drifting toward the edge.
ALL THEM LONG AND LONELY NIGHTS I PUT YOU THROUGH.
She laughs at it and hangs over the side. She fires a frame.
The strobe explodes. It blinds the driver, he swerves.
4 JUSTIN
Forties and grayish, but mad also, or cock-simple in spades.
Spots and his life FLASH before his eyes as the tires lose
grip and four-wheel drift toward the edge.
SOMEWHERE IN THERE I'M SURE I MADE YOU CRY.
THE SHEER DROP TO THE GORGE
This lights her eyes, the danger she loves.
BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE SAID GOOD-BYE.
Only luck catches the outside wheels on the edge, scattering
gravel into the air.
She clicks, the STROBE bounces off the hoods of oncoming
trucks, and skids into the woods. The trucks loom large
then whip past and THUNDER the car, suck the air away and
ROAR through.
BUT I... RECALL ALL THE NIGHTS DOWN IN MEXICO
Within the strobe blindness other images live and FLASH but
we can't get a grip on what they are. Men and women, city
scenes and bedrooms ...
ONE PLACE I MAY NEVER GO IN MY LIFE AGAIN.
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2.
Temple arches...bikinis on the beach, women moving in
staggered frames. Sex...cameras, guns, bodies writhing
...explosions in night sky, light colored Jerusalem stone
spinning into the lowering clouds; mad images from the
subconscious.
WAS I JUST OFF SOMEWHERE ...OR JUST TOO HIGH...
We're on a bridge, the Ferrari weaves from lane to lane...
Beyond, the city glitters, The strobes bounce off the girders.
She's crawling over him. She's mad now, her hair flying...
He tries to fight her off, to drive...she entangles him, the
car swerves across three lanes toward the edge.
BUT I... CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE SAID GOOD-BYE.
The Ferrari kisses the rail, throwing a shower of very
expensive sparks. They must be mad, both of them, blinded
by lust, or drunk or high on drugs. The STROBES kick
reflections ...other images of other men, other women, but
all like her.
I ONLY MISS YOU, EVERY NOW...AND THEN.
JUSTIN
Get off me, I can't see.
LEAH
What's there to see?
JUSTIN
You're crazy!
LEAH
Yeah, they always say that.
He pushes her off, but doesn't slow. She won't be put off.
She laughs and comes back at him. She brings the camera up.
I ONLY MISS YOU.. EVERY NOW AND THEN
She hangs the camera in front of his face and fires. The
strobe blinds him, colored balls bouncing up the tarmac.
LIKE THE SOFT WIND BLOWING UP FROM THE CARIBBEAN.
She grabs the wheel and drives. She buries her mouth in his
neck. He slaps at the bite. She draws blood, laughs and...
MOST NOVEMBERS,. I BREAK DOWN...AND CRY
RACING ALONG THE WATERFRONT toward the granite canyons, the
best hotels. The Ferrari swerves, headlights washing across
the wet streets.
BUT I... CAN'T REMEMBER...
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3.
SHE CLIMBS ONTO HIM
IF...WE SAID GOOD-BYE.
and rides backwards up to the...
5 PACIFIC HOTEL
The doormen and people waiting for their cars first hear the
raucous music echoing off the marble. Then FLASHES of
lightning seem to illuminate a Ferrari with some very curious
maned creature at the wheel. It swerves up, clips the
sidewalk and forces them to stumble back.
LEAH
A thousand apologies. No, ...ten
thousand.
She makes an...
6 ENTRANCE
A doorman opens the door without really looking. Leah spills
out of the car, laughing at some private joke, fussing to
rearrange her clothes.
LEAH
Make that an even million.
She grabs the doorman's face, plants a great, beautiful kiss
on him. She steps back to admire her work as he stumbles
back in shock.
LEAH (CONT'D)
Or...just call it even.
She turns to the driver.
LEAH (CONT'D)
Jealous?
JUSTIN
Not a all.
LEAH
Damn. No fun unless you're jealous.
JUSTIN
Yeah, you say that now.
LEAH
And I mean it.
She reaches down, squeezes his thigh.
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4.
LEAH (CONT'D)
Darling...Do you really love me, or
are you just happy to be alive?
JUSTIN
Little of both, to be honest.
LEAH
Not a little bit. I want it all!
She slips an intimate embrace, a wink for the doorman behind.
She...is not..shy.
7 LEAH
Now you can see her. Tall and sculptured. She's a model,
or moves like one. She's aware of the camera; of the sea of
eyes that follow her every move. She's drop-dead gorgeous.
And probably mad.
She grabs her camera from the car, professionally breaks it
down and stuffs it in her purse. She brushes her hair back,
and straightens her black coveralls and working jacket.
8 SUDDENLY
She's all business and defying their looks. She's a show
stopper and draws a hungry stare from the alpha males.
LEAH
Wait, I'm having one.
JUSTIN
A breakdown?
LEAH
A deja-vu.
JUSTIN
This...
Indicating the pinging panting Ferrari...
JUSTIN (CONT'D)
...has happened before?
LEAH
Yeah, just like this,
JUSTIN
Really?
LEAH
Yeah.
JUSTIN
Then... you are...pressing your luck.
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5.
LEAH
It's ...magic.
JUSTIN
No.
LEAH
Then madness.
JUSTIN
Maybe. Maybe madness. Maybe just a
temporary infinitesimal time lag in
one of two sensory never centers
that normally function simultaneously.
LEAH
I hate you. You read books.
JUSTIN
It's that damn degree.
LEAH
Wish I had the time to read books.
JUSTIN
Someday.
LEAH
Watch...watch this. The keys!
The doorman comes to get the keys.
DOORMAN
Sir?
Justin glances at Leah, reaches into his pocket, finds the
keys...hands them to the doorman.
LEAH
See, I knew he was going to do that!
It did happen. It did happen before.
JUSTIN
Yeah, sure, maybe it did.
LEAH
Where, when? Tell me.
JUSTIN
(laughs, playing along)
Oh I don't know, probably Tangiers.
She stiffens, turns...
LEAH
Yeah, the spring fashion shoot?
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6.
JUSTIN
Yeah. Tangiers 1989.
This stops her in her tracks...She turns, trying to
remember...sober now, and distant.
LEAH
Tangiers 1989...
JUSTIN
Leah?
LEAH
What?
JUSTIN
You're crazy.
She smiles. It's a dazzler. It's lit up five covers of
Vogue. But something in her eyes is not in Vogue.
She grabs him, kisses him fiercely and leads him inside.
TITLES END
9 MUSIC DISSOLVES TO CROWD SFX
10 INT. PACIFICA HOTEL BAR
The club is filled with patrons. Two good-looking men, late
thirties, drink and eye the wildlife. TOM THORNTON is thin
and cerebral, GEOFF MORAN, rougher, but handsome, with a
pleasant grin. On a TV above the bar, A NEWSBREAK.
This is an ABC Newsbreak. Former Assistant Secretary of
State Robert Coles has been indicted by a special prosecutor
in the IraqGate scandal. The related investigation continues
into the 1996 bombing death of the political leader George
Arbash on the West Bank...
Tom stands up and clicks it off.
TOM
Hey, nothing from the real world,
we're here for fun.
(They check out a
blonde.)
Glad I talked you into coming?
GEOFF
It's great. It's just...I have so
much work...
TOM
Ah, come on. There's a time to work
and a time to play.
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7.
A good looking Eurasian passes by. He turns.
TOM (CONT'D)
And a time to chase women.
She's followed closely by a man who glares at them.
TOM (CONT'D)
Uh...single women.
GEOFF
That's the problem. I don't see any
single women. They all seem to
be....Wow. Jesus!
Justin and Leah enter arm-in-arm. Leah pulls a shift over
her working outfit. Tom and Geoff look on appreciatively.
Leah is all over Justin, possessive, wild, a definite
bombshell. Murmers go around the bar. "Famous model".."no,
famous fashion photographer"... famous piece of ass..."
GEOFF (CONT'D)
Who?
TOM
Leah Mayse. You never heard of her?
GEOFF
No.
TOM
Hey, where you been?
GEOFF
Don't know. Just out of it, I guess.
TOM
Now, you glad I brought you here?
GEOFF
No. That hurts. And if Tess ever
hears about this, she'll kill me.
TOM
That reminds me...a phone call. You
pay this. Meet you back at the room.
He's up and moving past Justin who pushes through the crowd
to the Maitre D' who greets him warmly. Leah lags behind.
MAITRE D'
Yes sir, your table is waiting.
JUSTIN
Thank you.
(He turns, no Leah.)
Now, where'd she go?
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8.
11 A MIRRORED ALCOVE
Leah checks herself in a mirror. She leans in close. A
nearly perfect face stares back but she doesn't seem to think
so. She pats down her hair then makes a face...as if this
is the best she can do and to hell with it.
Then, something in the mirror catches her eye. She looks
closely. Something on her face? No. Something reflected
from across the room. A man through the crowd. She turns
from the mirror as if she's seen a ghost. Two men approach
her but she sweeps past them in pursuit. Her man is heading
for the door.
She pushes against the flow of people. They don't make way
fast enough. She starts to panic.
LEAH
Please....Let me through.
With a lunge, she is free. She catches the man at the door
and grabs hold of his elbow. She swings him around, throws
her arms around him, kisses him passionately on the mouth.
After a moment, he pulls away, looks at her strangely.
LEAH (CONT'D)
Geoff!!!?
GEOFF
Yes?
LEAH
(a pregnant pause)
You haven't forgotten?
GEOFF
No...uh, of course not.
LEAH
(prompting)
Leah!
GEOFF
...Leah. Of course. How've you
been?
LEAH
(stunned, hurt)
You have forgotten.
GEOFF
(friendly but distant)
No, of course not. It's just...
Leah is saddened. Her eyes well up, her voice softens. She
pulls him aside from the crowd...She speaks softly, intently.
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9.
LEAH
Jaffa.
GEOFF
...Jaffa?
LEAH
Lebanon, Tel Aviv. Jerusalem?
No response. She can't believe it.
LEAH (CONT'D)
You've forgotten completely?
GEOFF
No, Leah. Of course. It's just...
been so long. What're you doing
here?
LEAH
Working. I mean not modeling anymore.
I'm still shooting. I live in
VANCOUVER...and you?
GEOFF
I live here too. Strange we've never
met.
LEAH
Yes, strange...
An awkward silence. Geoff is ill at ease. Leah looks at
him intently, expectantly...After a moment...
GEOFF
Well...How've you been?
LEAH
Fine. Even better now. Geoff, I've
missed you terribly. You ever think
of me?
GEOFF
(a white lie)
Yes.
LEAH
The King David Bar. Remember the
restaurant in Jaffa?
GEOFF
You have a good memory.
LEAH
How could I forget?
An awkward pause. Geoff switches thoughts.
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10.
GEOFF
Ah, what are you doing here? Are
you with someone?
He looks over her shoulder at Justin who stares at them.
Leah turns, looks at Justin, then turns back to Geoff.
LEAH
No.
GEOFF
Someone doesn't seem to agree.
She pulls him around some plants, kisses him again, fiercely.
LEAH
I didn't think I'd...ever see you
again. Are you with someone?
GEOFF
No. I'm alone.
LEAH
No you're not. You're with me.
GEOFF
What about your friend?
LEAH
(momentarily confused)
What about him?...Oh!
She slips away. Geoff watches her cross to Justin. She
takes him aside, talking intently. Geoff turns away, shaking
his head. He thinks for a moment, then shrugs.
He turns to the mirror. His mouth is a smear of lipstick.
He slowly wipes it away. Reflected, we see Justin slump.
ANGLE - LEAH AND JUSTIN
She talks intently. Pain and confusion, then anger, wash
across his face. Leah is nearly in tears herself.
12 ANGLE GEOFF
A crash brings him out of his reverie. He turns. Justin
has smashed a wine glass against the wall.
The Maitre D' rushes to defuse the situation. Justin angrily
pulls away, says something very hard to Leah. She lowers
her head. Justin pushes through the crowd and out the door.
The Maitre'D says something solicitous to her. She silently
shakes her head.
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11.
GEOFF SITS AT THE BAR
A drink arrives. He takes a long slug. In the bar mirror,
Leah approaches. She smiles as if nothing has happened.
LEAH
Come on.
GEOFF
Where?
LEAH
Well, there's a reservation here.
GEOFF
His?
LEAH
Ours.
The bar conversation has died. Leah takes no notice. Geoff's
unsure. She waits. Geoff decides. He's now all charm.
GEOFF
Why...
LEAH
(jumping in)
Leah!
GEOFF
...Leah...
(kisses her hand, a
mock gallant gesture
that draws a smile.)
It would be my pleasure.
She smiles. He slaps down a bill, puts his arm around Leah
and escorts her away. The drinkers look at each other; some
guys have all the luck.
DINING ROOM
The Maitre D', eyebrow just barely raised, leads them to the
best table. He palms the reservation card as he seats them.
People glance discreetly at them. Leah takes no notice.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
Who was that?
LEAH
Who?...Oh, Justin. My EX.
GEOFF
Ex what?
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12.
LEAH
(She shrugs.)
Ex...everything, now. Doesn't matter.
GEOFF
It doesn't?
She shakes her head no.
13 ANGLE GEOFF
He tries to drain his wine glass but can't, it's already
empty. He reaches for more but there are two dead bottles
in the bucket. It's apparently sometime later. He looks
momentarily disoriented...They are both a little high.
GEOFF
Tel Aviv?
LEAH
Tel Aviv 1996,...97, Jerusalem.
Geoff looks at his wine glass. It's full. There's a new
bottle on the table. He drains the glass. Leah's laugh
RINGS OUT.
LEAH (CONT'D)
And Yossi...
They both laugh like crazy.
GEOFF
I remember Yossi. What a lunatic!
Whatever happened to him.
Leah stops laughing.
LEAH
He was killed. You don't remember?
Geoff, confused, shakes his head no. Leah leans to him.
LEAH (CONT'D)
Geoff, what happened to you?
GEOFF
Nothing!
LEAH
Nothing...You just don't remember.
GEOFF
No.
LEAH
Geoff, do you remember me?
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13.
GEOFF
Sure...
LEAH
What do you remember?
He is unable to say...Leah is really hurt. She looks about
to cry...She leans over to him, knocking glasses over.
LEAH (CONT'D)
Geoff....Do you remember this.
She comes right over the table at him. She locks him in a
passionate embrace, kissing fiercely..heedless of the crashing
chrystal, the stares and gasps of the other diners....heedless
of the scene she's causing, heedless of everything...or maybe
reveling in it.
He's stunned, nearly goes over backward in his chair, She's
all over him, she kisses him hard. He struggles then breaks
gasping for air...
GEOFF
Are you crazy?
LEAH
Yeah, I guess.
She brushes the long hair out of her eyes moves in for more.
Geoff checks the approaching manager, the crockery on the
floor.
GEOFF
No. Not here.
LEAH
Where?
He throws money down at the bill, grabs her and her
things...She grabs him back and drags him out of the room.
A shocked beat. Then, from the bar, APPLAUSE breaks out.
14 INT. HOTEL - NIGHT
They are still kissing as they fall into an elevator.
15 INT. ELEVATOR
A lady checks their disheveled appearance then turns to look
straight ahead. They look at the floor, at the lady, then
at each other as the car creeps slowly upward. A BONG signals
a floor. The sound startles them, almost triggering an
embrace. The lady stares. Finally the door opens. She
walks briskly out. The door shuts as Leah and Geoff fall on
each other.
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14.
16 EXT. HALLWAY AT ELEVATOR - GEOFF'S FLOOR
Muffled sounds signal their arrival. The opening door reveals
them half-unbuttoned, lost in each other. The door starts
to shut, Geoff opens one eye, then jams his foot in the door.
17 ANGLE HALLWAY
They stumble out to his room door. She kisses him, making
it difficult to navigate. He fishes in his pocket for the
key. She helps. He fumbles at the lock. She takes his
hand in hers and steadies it. The key slides easily into
the lock. The door opens and they are inside.
18 INT. GEOFF'S ROOM
They lose all control, stumble through, bouncing off
furniture. They overturn a lamp; it crashes; they don't
care. Leah struggles with his shirt, loses patience, rips
it. Buttons fly.
GEOFF
Hey!!
She just smiles, grabs the front of her dress and tears it
open. In the half-light of the fallen lamp, they strip each
other, struggling through the living room to the bed. They
almost make it. The rays of the dying sun illuminate them
as they make love on the floor. We move off of them to the
window.
The sounds of their lovemaking merge with morning sounds as
(IN A MOVING TIMELAPSE SHOT) dawn arrives. Just before we
lose their sounds entirely, we HEAR LEAH moaning something,
but the words are not English. We can just barely make them
out but they seem Arabic.
GEOFF'S ROOM - LATER THAT MORNING
The room is a disaster area, strewn with clothes. In the
bed, Leah's eyes open. She finds herself alone. She looks
around...no one. She pulls a sheet around herself and
searches the place.
She enters the bathroom. It is large, luxurious and also
empty. In the far corner, an enclosed Hot Tub overlooking
the Pacific. The window is steamed. She opens the door and
slips inside.
19 INT. HOT TUB
Steam obscures a ghostly figure. Geoff stares at her. She
smiles, throws her arms aound him and kisses him hard.
LEAH
I've missed you so much.
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15.
GEOFF
Honey, there's a problem.
LEAH
(she smiles)
Problem...what possible problem...?
GEOFF
...I've never seen you before in my
life.
She pulls away, sits thinking to herself. Then the tears
come, rolling down her face. He's moved. He didn't mean to
hurt her like that. He embraces her, strokes her hair but
doesn't know what to say after that. She can barely get the
words out.
LEAH
...What have they done to you?
GEOFF
Who?
She buries her head in his chest and hugs him. She pulls
back and looks at him with incredible sadness...Then she
notices his body... small white marks set off against his
tan, scattered on his shoulder and his back. She looks up
at him, questioning.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
Shrapnel.
LEAH
Where?...When?
GEOFF
Ahhh...Not even sure. Long time
ago.
Another scar on his neck. She kisses it. She sees something,
pushes the hair from behind his ear. Another scar...worse.
20 EXT. STREET - VANCOUVER SKYLINE
They walk down the street silently, hands in their pockets,
alone with their thoughts. She leads him into a building.
21 INT. FREIGHT ELEVATOR
They eye each other warily as the lift creakily ascends.
LEAH
...then why did you sleep with me?
He just looks at her. She's beautiful.
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16.
GEOFF
What a dumb question. Are you crazy?
(to an imaginary jury,
pointing at her)
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury...
exhibit A!
She smiles. The elevator comes to a floor. They don't move.
LEAH
It was more than that, I can tell.
GEOFF
(discomfited)
It is more than that.
LEAH
Yeah, I know.
22 INT. LEAH'S APARTMENT - DAY
She leads him through a spectacular duplex. The upper floor
is high-tech with a panoramic view of the city. The walls
are covered in photographs. Leah throws her things on a
couch and leads him downstairs to the studio.
23 INT. STUDIO
Equipment and props are neatly stacked. She leads him
through.
LEAH
Why would I make it up?
GEOFF
I don't know?
LEAH
Not even curious?
Geoff looks at the expensive cameras.
GEOFF
Intensely. Looks like you have
everything. Why would you want me?
LEAH
You are sort of ordinary.
GEOFF
Yeah, I know.
LEAH
Why would I pick you?
GEOFF
Maybe I remind you of someone.
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17.
LEAH
But, whatever, you'll go along with
it.
GEOFF
I'm thirty-seven years old. I'm
alone. A beautiful woman wants to
sleep with me. That's not the time
to ask questions.
LEAH
When is?
GEOFF
Now.
LEAH
And...what is the question?
GEOFF
...Why me?
She shakes her head and walks off. She steps through a light-
tight door. After a moment, Geoff follows.
INT. PHOTO LAB - PRINTS DRY; NEGATIVES HANG IN STRIPS.
Leah brushes through the lab to a back room. Geoff stares
at pictures of distant places. Leah opens the combination
lock on a film vault. She rifles through drawers of
negatives, then finds a box. She opens it, empties the slides
on a light box. Geoff looks at the pictures. These are
scenes of battle, shots of a news photographer. Then he
sees shots of the photographer, Leah, sexy in combat fatigues
with Nikons strung around her neck. Geoff looks at her with
new respect.
Then something catches his eye; a group shot. A younger
Leah smiles for the camera. Next to Leah, with his arm around
her, Geoff finds himself.
LEAH
The Old City. Jerusalem. You and
me.
GEOFF
(stunned)
Who are those other guys?
They sit with a number of men. Leah indicates a swarthy
man.
LEAH
Mark somebody...and that one is your
friend...Tom.
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18.
GEOFF
...Tom.
Geoff sits at the table, head in his hands. Leah pours
Cognac.
LEAH
You still don't remember?
GEOFF
I don't know...
There are other pictures: the two of them arm-in-arm on a
beach; on the Allanby Bridge on the Jordan River. Geoff is
stunned. Leah shows him others; intimate shots taken in a
small apartment; some of him, some of the two of them taken
in a mirror, Leah is nude. There can be no doubt they were
lovers.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
I don't know what to say.
LEAH
Say; "It's good to see you again."
GEOFF
It's more than good, it's...
unbelievable!
They are close. They kiss. She pulls back, looking at him.
LEAH
Some things never change. Here, let
me take your picture.
GEOFF
Why?
She leads him into the studio, sits him on a stool. He gulps
the Cognac. She pours them another He leafs through pictures.
She grabs a camera, snaps away. He shows them to her,
questioning.
LEAH
Tel Aviv '96, '97.
GEOFF
It couldn't be. I'd never leave
you.
She kisses him fiercely and backs off, leaving him reeling.
LEAH
You left. You broke my fucking heart.
She shoots rapidly. Strobes go off in his face. His hand
goes to his eyes. He seems to be having some kind of attack.
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19.
GEOFF'S P.O.V.
He starts to flash- back to scenes from the pictures. The
images come fast. They're hard to make out. He tries to
shield his eyes from the strobe. Leah sees something is
wrong and goes to him.
But it is a younger Leah and they are not in the studio but
in a dream. Beyond open doors, palm trees sway in a golden
light. HEAR foreign voices. She comes to him. The STROBE'S
FIRE fragments the scene with FLASHES. The images BLOOM,
then...
DISSOLVE TO:
Strangely dressed women caught in the strobe.
24 INT. LEAH'S STUDIO - LATER THAT WEEK.
Models writhe against a futuristic setting. It could be
fashion or pornography or both. Leah works in close,
intently. She switches cameras, turns to an elegantly dressed
man, LOU.
LEAH
...but you love Ultrajeans.
LOU
The jeans, I love. Ultra, herself,
I can't stand.
LEAH
I wouldn't ask...
LOU
...Unless it were the end-of-the-
world. I know. But the world's
ended nine times in the last six
months. I'm shooting more of your
jobs than you are.
LEAH
And you're doing great. My agent
says I can raise my price now.
LOU
Let me hear it. What is it this
time?
LEAH
I'm getting married.
LOU
Come on, nobody gets married.
LEAH
I do.
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20.
LOU
Good, keep practicing that. I almost
believe you.
LEAH
Believe me.
She stops shooting and looks at him. He does a couple of
takes...who's kidding who? Finally, he sees she means it.
LOU
No!...?
She nods yes. He hugs her, lifting her off her feet, tangled
in sync cable. He's very happy, she's very happy. The models
crowd in. He kisses her affectionately and swings her again.
LOU (CONT'D)
Well, finally. Oh, I'm sorry. It's
wonderful. Justin must be very happy.
LEAH
(hesitates, embarrassed)
Oh no, not Justin. Geoff.
He puts her down...confused.
LOU
Geoff? Who's Geoff?
LEAH
An old...friend...
LOU
Leah, are you all right?
LEAH
Perfectly.
LOU
You're not having another attack?
LEAH
Don't...Don't try to ruin it for me.
LOU
I'm sorry. It's just such a surprise.
LEAH
For me too. I thought I'd never see
him again.
A pause. He looks at her closely...Finally breaks, hugs
her.
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21.
LOU
Whatever! Whatever makes you happy...
When's the wedding?
LEAH
Today.
A CLOUD OF WHITE blots out his startled expression, then
he's back, with the same expression, standing in front of:
EXT. CHAPEL - DAY.
The white blots are a rice storm that inundates Geoff and
Leah as they run down steps to a limo. Bystanders smile.
Then a movement. A woman lurches out of the group. She's
young and pretty. She grabs Geoff, swings him around. He
never sees the hard right cross that knocks him on his ass.
He sits, stunned.
GEOFF
Tess?
TESS
(hysterical)
How could you do this!?
GEOFF
(helplessly)
I...don't know.
This infuriates her. She pummels him with her fists. Leah
stands helpless. Lou pulls Tess off. Geoff struggles to
his feet.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
No, it's all right. Give me a minute.
He drags Tess off to the side. She has gone limp, crying.
TESS
I don't believe it. You couldn't do
this to me.
GEOFF
I'm...sorry.
She looks at him like he's a Martian.
TESS
You're ...sorry?
GEOFF
What can I say. What can I possibly
say?
TESS
Who is she?
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22.
GEOFF
An old..friend.
TESS
A friend!!?
GEOFF
.....Lover...
TESS
You never mentioned her, not once.
GEOFF
I didn't remember.
TESS (BEWILDERED, DAZED.)
I'm an idiot. You're one, so I must
be one too.
GEOFF
I...have to go. I'm sorry..
He tries to kiss her cheek but she turns away. He walks
back to the car. They wait, embarrassed. He gets in. Leah
looks at him as the car pulls away. The cold winter street...
25 DISSOLVES
to brilliant colors. A multihued fish breaks the surface,
skewered on a spear. Geoff follows, blowing air.
26 EXT. MAUI - SUNSET
A lanai bordered by flowers opening on the beach. Leah pours
wine. Rustling in the bushes. She turns with a start.
Eyes in a diving mask crash through undergrowth. Geoff holds
up his catch.
LEAH
Most amusing.
GEOFF
Don't I know you from somewhere?
LEAH
I'm not sure.
(wipes off his mask,
presses her nose
against the glass)
You do look awfully familiar.
GEOFF
Didn't I marry you last Tuesday?
LEAH
That must have been it.
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23.
He puts the fish down, takes her in his arms.
GEOFF
Now why did I do a thing like that?
LEAH
You said you had to have me. You
said you'd kill yourself if I didn't
marry you.
GEOFF
Seems a bit excessive. Was I
overwrought?
LEAH
You were particularly lucid.
GEOFF
That's why you married me?
LEAH
Seemed like a good idea at the time.
GEOFF
How's it seem now?
LEAH
Wonderful...Except when you bring
home strangers for dinner.
She holds up the fish. He takes it from her.
GEOFF
As dinner.
LEAH
Why don't you slip him into something
more comfortable.
She holds up a pan. He looks over the food on the table.
GEOFF
A mustard sauce! How did you know?
LEAH
Our favorite.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
...Caesar Salad, vichyssoise,
Chardonnay...for dessert...
LEAH
Strawberry ice cream. That was the
thing about us. We like all the
same things, remember?
He isn't listening. She watches him. He's distant.
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24.
LEAH
Geoff. It's okay. I forget things
too.
GEOFF
Like what?
LEAH
Like when was the last time you made
love to me...and what it was like...
GEOFF
You don't remember that?
LEAH
Nope. Do you?
GEOFF
I think it went something like this.
He kisses her, sweeps her up, carries her into the bedroom.
27 INT. BEDROOM
GEOFF
Starting to look familiar?
LEAH
Give me another hint.
He lays her on the bed, kisses her and comes up tangled in
her necklace. Something gleams.
GEOFF
What's that? A prism?
LEAH
A diamond.
GEOFF
I've never seen one cut that way.
LEAH
You had it done specially. Remember?
GEOFF
No.
LEAH
No. Of course not.
He holds it up. It catches light. A spectrum that plays
across their faces. Geoff looks up, sees a mirror over the
bed.
GEOFF
Look, the Errol Flynn suite!
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25.
A ray of light catches the prism and flares the image of
Leah. She stares at herself, fascinated. She gets up.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
Corny, but...Hey, where you going?
28 INT. BATHROOM
At the mirror, her expression changes. Her eyes dart back
and forth. She seems to be having an interior conversation
with herself. She starts to apply heavy, dark make-up.
29 INT. BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER.
Geoff is sprawled on the bed, looking at the sunset. The
bathroom door opens, she strides up through the dark.
GEOFF
What took so long?
She says nothing, just stands silently over him.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
Leah?
She steps into a dim shaft of light.
LEAH
Don't call me Leah.
GEOFF
Why not?
She turns. He sees her face. It's changed. It's colder,
heavily made up, darkened hair. The voice is colder too;
chilling.
LEAH
I don't like it.
Geoff sees it's a game, plays along.
GEOFF
Oh, yeah... Excuse me, miss, what do
you like?
LEAH
You know.
GEOFF
Leah, what's...?
LEAH
I told you. Don't call me Leah.
...call me...Kim.
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26.
In her dark, kinky persona, Leah or Kim...or whomever..she's
more beautiful and sinisterly sexy than ever...She hears
music and dances seductively to it.
GEOFF
(a beat.)
All right, Kim, come here.
She slides into bed. Her oiled body picks up highlights.
He looks at her, entranced. If this is her idea of fun,
he's game.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
What's all this?
LEAH
Something else you've forgotten.
She slips down. He gasps. He looks up at the mirrored
ceiling and watches as she starts to make love. Then she's
up, pulling him toward the balcony.
He catches her, presses her up against the glass. Then she's
out on the balcony, nude, leaning over the edge, enticing
him to make love in the most dangerous position.
GEOFF
This is crazy.
LEAH
Yeah.
She grabs him, leans back into the air ten stories above the
ground. Her eyes are wild. Beyond, in a nearby apartment,
the shadow of a man, watching. Geoff looks down, scares
himself. Then he joins in. Arms, breasts and thighs
intertwine and
DISSOLVE TO:
DISTORTED MIRROR IMAGE of Leah. A hand reaches in and grabs
the silver pitcher that reflects the image. He pours juice.
30 EXT. LANAI - NEXT MORNING
Geoff eats toast. He looks like he's had a hard night.
Leah enters, fresh, rested, happy; not a trace of anything
strange. She kisses him, sits, and eats ravenously. He
studies her.
LEAH
Geoff...what is it? Geoff, are you
okay?
He breaks the spell...
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27.
GEOFF
What? Uh oh...fine. fine. I'm
okay..
LEAH
How'd you sleep?
GEOFF
Not too well.
LEAH
What was it? Something you ate?
GEOFF
Yeah. I mean... Bad dreams. And
you, how'd you sleep?
LEAH
Great. Feel like I've slept for
years.
GEOFF
Leah....?
LEAH
...Geoff?
GEOFF
Kim, what is that, your middle name?
LEAH
My middle name is Rachel.
GEOFF
Then why'd you want me to call you
Kim?
LEAH
What?
GEOFF
Last night...you know, the game...
LEAH
I don't know what you're talking
about.
GEOFF
...The game.
LEAH
What game? You must have dreamed
it. What's that?
GEOFF
What?
(MORE)
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28.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
(She indicates marks
on his chest.)
Scratches...You know...Last night.
LEAH
Last night? You did it on the coral,
right?
GEOFF
You...did it...and these.
He opens his shirt, there are bruises, scratches, love bites.
LEAH
(angry, now...)
I don't know what you're talking
about. You sure you didn't see that
girl one last time, what's her name,
Terry?
GEOFF
Tess...No. These are new...
He indicates the scratches. She pays no attention.
LEAH
Tess... Well, you're tied up now.
No more fooling around. From now on
the only woman who's gonna touch you
is me.
She gives him a big kiss.
MONTAGE: WEIRD SHOTS - VANCOUVER CITYSCAPES
Arty warped angles, polarized light, strange images.
31 INT. DARKROOM - LEAH'S STUDIO - SOMETIME LATER
Leah prints stills. He creeps up, kisses her on the ear.
LEAH
You smell good.
GEOFF
Yeah?
LEAH
Too good.
GEOFF
Had to see someone. Say goodbye.
LEAH
You say it?
(MORE)
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29.
LEAH (CONT'D)
(he nods yes)
Did it take?
He looks at the pictures, ignoring her question. She leads
him to the bedroom, loads a cassette recorder.
GEOFF
What's that?
LEAH
Drowns out traffic, lets you relax.
Ought to bring back memories.
HEAR waves, night sounds. Leah draws him down to her on the
bed.
LEAH (CONT'D)
Geoff, have you been to a doctor?
GEOFF
For what?
LEAH
You've lost a lot. In the war...
GEOFF
Lost some memories. A lot of people
lost more. If I forgot it, it was
worth forgetting.
BEDROOM - LATER - DAWN LIGHT
streams through the windows. The phone rings softly. Leah's
arm reaches out and pulls it under the covers.
LEAH
Hello.
TONES from a push-button phone. Leah sits up, clears her
head. She listens, looks at Geoff. He sleeps, dead to the
world.
32 BEDROOM - LATER
Geoff wakes, not sure where he is. The bed's empty.
GEOFF
Leah, you up?
No answer. He looks through the apartment. He goes to the
kitchen. The automatic coffee pot has gone on. Her cup has
not been used. Geoff shakes his head, pours coffee.
INT. GEOFF'S OFFICE - LATE AFTERNOON.
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30.
He dials the phone. It RINGS...no answer. His secretary
enters with a thick file.
SEC'Y
Here it is, twenty minutes flat.
Geoff ignores her, gets up, pulls on his coat.
GEOFF
I'm...I have an appointment.
SEC'Y
What about this...the big rush!
GEOFF
Tomorrow.
SEC'Y
It'll only take a moment.
But he's already out the door. She stands there, confused.
33 INT. HALLWAY OF LEAH'S APARTMENT-STUDIO
Geoff rings the bell, no answer. He puts his head against
the door. Hears some kind of music. He goes up to the next
floor; her entrance. He lets himself in, hears sounds from
below. Studio lights are on. Shadowy figures move behind
the cyc. Geoff walks toward the stage. He stumbles in the
tangle of equipment, catches his foot, knocks over a lamp.
It explodes.
GEOFF
Leah, I'm sorr...
Leah isn't there. Two young things are en flagrante. Others
cluster around. Some help with props, some just stare. The
scene has a degenerate fascination, like turning over a rock.
Lou puts down a strobe, comes to Geoff, leads him off.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
I'm looking for Leah.
LOU
Haven't seen her. Sometimes we book
the studio privately.
GEOFF
I'm sorry, I didn't know.
LOU
No harm done... as long as we are...
discrete.
GEOFF
Of course. I'm very sorry.
(MORE)
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31.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
(beat) It's Leah, I...can't seem to
find her.
Lou takes him aside, speaks softly, intimately...
LOU
...I don't know where she is. No
idea. I don't ask anymore.
GEOFF
What do you mean?
LOU
(hesitant)
Leah's a darling. The warmest, most
generous...
GEOFF
But?
LOU
She is just...well...
GEOFF
Please...tell me. I...need to know.
LOU
...She's in a world of her own. We
had a business...She'd disappear for
days. We'd lose a client, she'd
show up a week later as if nothing
had happened. If I pressed her,
she'd get hysterical...There's just
no way to deal with it. I'm sorry.
I thought you knew. She needs help.
She won't get it. I tried for
years... If she loves you. Maybe
you can help her.
GEOFF
If...?
Lou's smile softly wanes, he turns back to ...business.
ECU GEOFF'S FACE - INTENSE, SWEATING...
A CRACK. He charges at us. A low, bounding ball. He scoops
it, fires to first. SZZZ-WHACK! It explodes in the first
baseman's glove. He drops his glove, shakes his hand in
pain.
34 EXT. - SOFTBALL FIELD
The runner is out by a mile. He looks at Geoff sullenly as
he stops in the basepath. Geoff has turned his back on the
infield.
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32.
Second base talks to him as they flip the ball around.
2ND BASE
Hey, that's what we like, intensity!
He smiles. Geoff turns away. A new batter plants his feet
to pull it. Geoff edges toward the line. The pitch. At
the last instant, Geoff slides left to plug the hole. Too
late. The batter slaps the ball over second base. The ball
eludes his glove by inches. Pissed, he picks himself up and
covers the bag.
The runner tries to stretch it. Geoff blocks the base. The
runner charges. The throw. The runner slides hard, bowling
over Geoff. The ball dribbles through. Geoff is up and
angry. The runner grabs him. They scuffle. The runner
holds him, trying to calm him. He's an old friend, TOM.
TOM
Hey, Pal, take it easy.
GEOFF
You came in high, you son of...
Geoff walks away, mad.
35 THE BLEACHERS - LATER
Geoff sits putting on his street shoes. Tom walks up.
GEOFF
I know, I know. I'm an asshole.
TOM
Hey, how far back do we go?
GEOFF
I don't know, basic training?
TOM
Yeah....You were an asshole even
then.
GEOFF
Look, I'm sorry.
TOM
Something wrong? You mad at me?
GEOFF
Why would I be mad at you?
TOM
I don't know. I thought... I mean,
you didn't invite me to the wedding.
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33.
GEOFF
Wasn't a real wedding. I mean, not
like that. It just happened. It
was..sudden.
TOM
So I hear. Anyone I know?
GEOFF
Leah. You remember her from Jaffa?
TOM
No. I don't think I do.
GEOFF
That's funny. Neither did I. But
she sure as hell remembered me.
TOM
Really. No idea you were so dashing.
(Geoff smiles weakly.)
A smile! You are alive. Here, let
me check your pulse.
GEOFF
Cut it out.
TOM
I'm gonna take a stab in the dark.
You look like a man who's made a
mistake.
GEOFF
(ruffled)
What are you talking about?
TOM
I don't know what I'm talking about.
But I do know the symptoms. You
look like I did right after my third
wife, Carol...uh, Karen.
GEOFF
It's nothing like that.
TOM.
It's something like that. Either
that or your dog just died. You
don't have a dog. You wanna talk?
GEOFF (CONT'D)
It's nothing.
TOM
Okay, it's nothing.
(MORE)
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34.
TOM (CONT'D)
If it turns into something, if I can
help, if you just wanna talk, you
come see me...okay?
GEOFF
Yeah...sure. ...
TOM
Promise?
GEOFF
...Yeah..I promise...Thanks.
36 INT. GEOFF'S APT. NIGHT
Geoff eats, watching the Sonic's game. Behind him, the
hallway door opens. A shaft of light, a figure. He doesn't
notice. The figure sneaks up and grabs him. Startled, he
knocks over his wine. Leah kisses his open mouth. She looks
at his plate.
LEAH
Dinner for one?
GEOFF
I...wasn't expecting you.
LEAH
(genuinely surprised)
Oh, who were you expecting?
GEOFF
No one.
She tastes the food, ignores the implication.
LEAH
Not bad...not good.
She reaches for more. He grabs her wrists.
GEOFF
Well?
LEAH
Well?
GEOFF
Well, where have you been?
LEAH
Been?...nowhere in particular.
GEOFF
Nowhere in particular?!!!
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35.
LEAH
No. Why? Something wrong? Are you
okay?
GEOFF
Me, I'm fine. It's you.
LEAH
What on earth are you talking about?
He picks up the newspaper, shoves it in front of her face.
GEOFF
What's this say?
LEAH
The economy...
GEOFF
Not the economy, not the goddamn
economy! Look at it. Look at the
date. What's the goddamn date?!
LEAH
September the third.
GEOFF
What day?
LEAH
Tuesday, but what...?
GEOFF
Tuesday...Tuesday. Do you remember
when you saw me last, when I last
saw you?
(She looks confused.)
Friday...Friday...Leah, where the
fuck have you been?
LEAH
Geoff, please don't yell at me.
GEOFF
Five days. Not a word, not a call.
LEAH
I told you. You must have forgotten.
GEOFF
I wouldn't forget. Not me.
LEAH
You must have. Now don't bother me.
I don't have to check in every moment.
I've got to have my freedom.
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36.
GEOFF
You've got it. I don't care where
you go, but you just walked out and
came back a week later. People don't
do that. Married people don't.
LEAH
Geoff, stop. I...was visiting
friends.
GEOFF
Friends...Who? Where?
LEAH
Geoff, I told you. If you don't
remember, that's your problem. I
won't be interrogated. Go debrief
someone else, not me.
She grabs her purse and heads for the door. Geoff follows.
37 INT. HALLWAY
She is storming away.
GEOFF
Where are you going?
LEAH
I'm hungry. I want something to
eat.
GEOFF
There's food here.
LEAH
No thanks. Why do I have to go
through this. Why can't you just be
glad to see me?
GEOFF
(weakens)
I..am. Come on, dinner's on me.
38 INT. HAMBURGER JOINT - NIGHT
Leah wolfs down a hamburger. A passing waiter stops.
WAITER
Will there be anything else?
LEAH
Another hamburger.
GEOFF
You act like you haven't eaten for
days.
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37.
LEAH
I feel like I haven't.
He sips wine. Leah shifts. She's uncomfortable. Her blouse
has come open. Near her breast, there's a bruise. She
notices Geoff notice, closes her blouse, but not nonchalantly
enough.
39 EXT. JOINT - SHORT TIME LATER
Geoff pulls her out and stuffs her and himself into a cab.
LEAH
What are you doing?
GEOFF
(to driver)
Lombard and third.
He puts his hands on her. She pushes him away. He grabs
her blouse, pulls it open. She stops struggling and starts
to cry. She has bruises all over her breasts. He is
shocked. The cab swerves. The cab driver has caught a
glimpse and almost piled up. Leah covers herself. Geoff
sits back, stupefied.
40 INT. GEOFF'S APT - NIGHT
He pulls her into the bedroom and strips her forcibly. She
doesn't fight back. He finds other bruises on her legs.
GEOFF
Where've you been? What've you done?
LEAH
Nowhere. Nothing. It's not
important.
GEOFF
It is. Who did this? Who did this?
LEAH
I...don't know. I just don't know.
We made love last night. You and
I...and then I walked in that door.
I don't know where I've been. I
don't know what happened to the time.
I just lost it.
GEOFF
You can't remember anything?
LEAH
...I don't think I want to.
She touches her bruises. He shakes her.
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38.
GEOFF
I want you to. I want to know who
did this.
LEAH
It's over. Let me go.
GEOFF
It's happened before, hasn't it?
LEAH
Yes.
GEOFF
What if it happens again?
LEAH
Maybe it won't.
She pulls away. He grabs her, accidentally hitting a bruise.
LEAH (CONT'D)
Ow.
GEOFF
I'm sorry.
But he's hurt her. Tears come. She pulls away, now angry.
LEAH
That's all you want. You're just
like the others, you just want to
hurt her. Well, you can't. Not
now. Not anymore. I'm taking over.
She changes. Geoff senses. She is arrogant, abusive.
GEOFF
Leah...
LEAH
No. Not Leah. Leah isn't here.
GEOFF
Oh, where is she?
LEAH
She`s gone. She's gone someplace
you can't get to. You can't hurt
her now. And you can't hurt me.
Geoff is confused but plays along.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
Who are you?
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39.
KIM
You don't remember me? We've met
before. My name is Kim.
GEOFF
Leah?
KIM
(shouts)
Don't call me Leah. Leah's not here.
I'm here.
This is the personality Geoff first saw on his wedding night,
cold, domineering. She moves toward him.
GEOFF
Where's Leah?
KIM
I was hungry. She always keeps me
hungry. She ate too fast, poor child.
Now she's sick and tired. I made
her go away until she feels better.
Now there's time for us.
GEOFF
Us?
KIM
Us...You and me. You got yourself a
deal here, two for the price of one.
I don't mind that you sleep with
her. Rather enjoy it. Like watching
the pro-ams. But I know what you
really like. And you know how good
I can be. Now do you remember me?
GEOFF
I don't...no.
Geoff edges back in the bed. She advances.
KIM
Come on. What's the matter. You're
not scared. Not you. You like me.
We're good together...remember...
She comes close, blocks out light. Bodies in motion, gasps,
groans...sensual movement through the frame.
41 INT. BEDROOM - MORNING
Geoff sits on a chair and watches the motionless form on the
bed. She rolls over, opens her eyes, stares at him.
LEAH
Geoff, what are you doing?
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40.
She sits up. It's Leah.
LEAH (CONT'D)
Is something wrong?
GEOFF
How do you feel?
LEAH
Fine. Terrific.
GEOFF
How did you sleep?
LEAH
Never better. Oh God, what time is
it?...I've got to get to the studio...
She hops up, into the bathroom. The shower runs.
42 BATHROOM
SEE her in the shower soaping up through the steam.
GEOFF
Leah...What happened last night?
LEAH
Don't you know?
GEOFF
I can't remember.
She jumps out, towels off, throws on clothes.
LEAH
Oh. God, Geoff. You really ought
to try harder. I was hungry. I ate
too fast. I think I fell asleep.
What, did you have to put me to bed?
I'm sorry. I was tired. I'll make
it up to you.
(she kisses him
hungrily)
...as soon as I have time.
GEOFF
I met Kim.
LEAH
Kim? Who's Kim?
GEOFF
You know. She was here.
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41.
LEAH
Sorry I missed her. Who is she, a
friend of yours?
GEOFF
I thought she was a friend of yours.
LEAH
Geoff, I don't know what you're
talking about. I have to go.
GEOFF
Kim...you know, Kim!
He holds up some leather straps. Leah looks at him, worried.
She looks at the sex gear, edges toward the door.
LEAH
You know, honey, sometimes I worry
about you.
GEOFF
What about you? What about what you
did last night?
LEAH
Last night? I fell asleep, that's
all. Whatever you think I did, that's
your problem. Leave me alone. I
don't like to talk like this.
She slips out the door. He goes for it. It catches and by
the time he opens it, she has disappeared from the hallway.
43 INT. TOM THORNTON'S OFFICE
Medical diplomas fill one wall, books cram overflowing
shelves. Geoff sits. Tom paces, deep in thought.
TOM
I've heard of this. Three Faces of
Eve, Sybil, Billy Milligan, multiple
personalities inhabiting the same
body. Some trauma in early life
splits off another personality as a
defense mechanism. Maybe these
impulses are so wicked to Leah that
she has to pretend they aren't hers,
pretend it's someone else.
Geoff hands him a photo.
INSERT: 4-SHOT AT KING DAVID BAR.
GEOFF
You know her?
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42.
TOM
Vaguely...met her once or twice.
Strange. One time she would act
like your sister...next time she
wouldn't know you. Now it makes
sense.
GEOFF
She knows all kinds of things about
me. She's got pictures.
TOM
Any more with me?
GEOFF
No. Just that one. But she's got
lots with me. And when I look at
them, when she talks, they seem
familiar..like deja-vu. What did I
do there?
TOM
Do?
GEOFF
My job.
TOM
Supply officer.
GEOFF
Was I ever in combat?
TOM
Only in line at the PX.
GEOFF
(indicates scar)
Then how'd I get this?
TOM
A rocket. Walking down the street.
Half-loaded as I recall.
GEOFF
I don't remember that.
TOM
A head wound, not unusual. You
remember basic training...you and
me?
GEOFF
No.
TOM
... The middle east, Desert Storm...
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43.
GEOFF
I don't remember. I don't remember
a thing. I get flashes...Deja-vus...
but nothing I can really put together.
TOM
The memory's like that. Especially
after a brain injury. Relax.
GEOFF
Relax!
TOM
Yeah. Either it'll come back or it
won't. Maybe you're better off.
Live for the moment.
GEOFF
And what about her. What is she, a
witch?
TOM
She's a beautiful girl...same thing.
Why don't you get out?
GEOFF
I...can't. I mean..she's the one.
She just is...The image you have of
the one. She's that for me.
TOM
It sounds very romantic. She's in
love with you. I'd want to believe
it too.
GEOFF
Can you help?
TOM
It's a little out of my field. Has
she ever been to a psychoanalyst?
GEOFF
I don't know.
TOM
Why don't you find out.
44 INT. LEAH'S STUDIO - LATER
Geoff lets himself in. Leah is shooting a beautiful model.
There's a sensual interplay between artist and model as she
works in close. It's intimate and the model senses
something..then sees Geoff over Leah's shoulder...She smiles
seductively and plays to him. Then Leah senses... she turns,
shocked and embarassed at the intrusion.
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44.
LEAH
Oh... Geoff...
GEOFF
Sorry, didn't know you were busy.
I seem to keep stumbling into
...things
LEAH
It's okay. This is Tia.
GEOFF
Hello, Tia.
She just waves and smiles.
LEAH
Beer in the icebox.
They turn back to business. He enters the darkroom, goes to
her desk. He finds her date book, slips it in his pocket.
45 EXT. PHONE BOOTH
Geoff dials off the list.
RECEPT. (V.O.)
Doctor's office.
GEOFF
Yes, I'm having problems with my
back.
RECEPT (V.O.)
Unless it's in your mind, I don't
think we can help. Dr. Mann's a
psychoanalyst
GEOFF
Yes, well, that may be just the thing.
Could I speak to the doctor?
RECEPT (V.O.)
About your back?
GEOFF
I think it might be ...psychological.
RECEPT (V.O.)
Just a moment.
DR. MANN (V.O.)
Yes, Doctor Mann. Can I help you?
GEOFF
Dr. Mann, my name is Geoff Moran.
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45.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
I'm calling about a patient, Leah
Mayes.
MANN (V.O.)
I'm sorry. I'm not at liberty to
discuss my patients.
GEOFF
I'm Leah's husband.
MANN (V.O.)
Sorry. It's a privileged
relationship.
GEOFF
Could I see you for a minute?
MANN (V.O.)
Look, Mr. Moran, I'll save you a
trip. There's nothing to discuss.
I treated your wife briefly...very
briefly. We didn't get very far.
She didn't show up for her sessions.
She said she had gotten another
doctor. As a matter of fact, she
became quite hostile. Her missed
sessions cost me plenty. I've nothing
more to say about it. Good bye.
46 EXT. VANCOUVER - DAY
He notices one brownstone. A plaque on the door indicates a
doctor's office.
Geoff passes, slips into a glass-walled bar and waits with a
view of the doorway. He stares at the brownstone as shadows
lengthen.
The door opens. A woman departs, passes an attractive matron.
They smile and exchange greetings. Geoff is out the door.
The woman turns into the brownstone.
Geoff slips up. As the door swings shut, he slips a credit
card in the latch. He continues up the street.
Lights come on in an upper floor. He returns and slips
inside. He finds his way into the darkened office. He
tries the files. They're locked. He slips upstairs.
He hears voices from the top floor...an enclosed deck. The
WOMAN and a man, DR. MANN, sip wine from a steaming hot tub.
They are nuzzling each other when a hand comes down, drives
Mann under the water. The woman screams, jumps up.
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46.
WOMAN
Stop! What are you doing?! Stop.
You'll kill him!
GEOFF
Not if you shut up.
(The doctor struggles
but cannot escape.)
Sit down...please...
The woman realizes she is nude and slides under the foam.
Geoff lets the doctor up. His face is red. He is gasping.
MANN
Who are you? What do you want?
GEOFF
Just some answers.
MANN
Why didn't you just ask?
GEOFF
I did. You didn't listen.
The doctor tries to make a move on him. Geoff dodges it and
hits him a quick blow. He falls into the tub. Geoff fishes
him out. He leads him off.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
He'll be right back. Don't go away.
He turns to the doctor as he leads him down the stairs...
GEOFF (CONT'D)
Is that the kind of therapy you did
with Leah? Is that why she left?
MANN
You're in big trouble. This is
breaking and entering, assault,
kidnapping.
Geoff slams him against the wall.
GEOFF
I want information on Leah Mayes.
Tell me what I want to know, you
won't see me again and that woman's
husband will never know what her
treatment consists of.
MANN
Are you from Mars? I'm a
psychiatrist. I don't have to con
women into having sex. Now get out
of here!
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47.
Holding him in one hand, Geoff grabs the nearest expensive-
looking objet d'art and smashes it on the floor. Mann gasps!
MANN (CONT'D)
That was Pre-Columbian!
GEOFF
(grabs another)
This is Ming.
ECU A FILE - 'LEAH MAYES'
47 INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE
Geoff pours the doc a drink, stands over him as he reads.
MANN
There's nothing much. She came in
over a year ago. Claimed periods of
amnesia. There was evidence, of a
deeper problem. We were just starting
when... she quit. Cancelled sessions.
She said she had a new doctor.
GEOFF
Is that strange?
MANN
It happens. Your analyst is a very
personal choice...
GEOFF
The new therapist?
MANN
No idea. No one ever sent for her
records. Maybe she just changed her
mind. It happens.
GEOFF
And this?
MANN
An HPI... Hypnotic Personality Index.
Measures how easily a person can be
hypnotized.
GEOFF
And this score, is it good?
MANN
Very high. She was a natural, at
least on paper. In practice, it was
difficult. Right after we attempted
the hypnosis, she left. That's all
I know. Now will you do me a big
favor?
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48.
48 INT. TOM THORNTON'S STUDY
Scotch splashes on ice. Geoff takes a deep drink. He paces
in front of book-lined shelves. Tom sprawls on a couch.
TOM
Where is Leah now?
GEOFF
Home. She won't talk about it. She
wouldn't come. She seems to have a
phobia about doctors. Even you.
Geoff stops. A book has caught his eye. He pulls it from
the shelf.
GEOFF (CONT'D)
Hypnotism. What do you know about
it?
TOM
It's not something you fool with.
GEOFF
Try it. On me.
TOM
No. It's dangerous.
GEOFF
So is living with someone who may be
mental. I don't know what else to
do.
TOM
I'm not qualified.
GEOFF
What do you do, swing a watch or
something? Will this do?
Geoff takes off a crucifix. He turns the desk lamp on it.
The medal slashes light across their faces. Tom hesitates,
then swings the crucifix rhythmically before his eyes.
TOM
Keep your head level and look up
with your eyes.
Geoff does what he says. Tom speaks softly, with authority.
TOM (CONT'D)
You want to relax. Give yourself
into my hands. All that tension you
live with is leaving your body.
It's much easier to breathe.
(MORE)
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49.
TOM (CONT'D)
You feel incredibly relaxed, more
relaxed than you've felt in years.
A weight has been lifted off your
shoulders. A tremendous weight and
you feel light... and free. But
tired...so tired that you can hardly
keep your eyes open. If you could
close them...just for a moment.
Just to rest. They are becoming so
heavy you can hardly keep them open.
And you are tired. More tired than
you have ever been. You must close
them. You must close your eyes...
Geoff sweats. Something's wrong...shortness of breath,
dizzyness. He jumps up, knocking over the lamp, plunging
them into darkness.
TOM (CONT'D)
What is it? What's the matter?
GEOFF
Nothing. Nothing.
TOM
Were you under?
GEOFF
No.
TOM
It's alright.
(finds the light)
Some people can't be hypnotized. It
just doesn't work.
GEOFF
Shit.
TOM
I wouldn't fool with it if I were
you.
(Geoff gets up to
leave.)
I mean it. Will you do as I say?
49 LEAH'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Geoff is on the bed surrounded by books and a tape recorder.
GEOFF
Come here.
LEAH
What is it Geoff? What are you doing?
(MORE)
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50.
LEAH (CONT'D)
I'm tired. I've had a really rough
day.
GEOFF
It'll help you relax.
He takes the prism from her neck, swings it before her.
LEAH
...What are you doing?
GEOFF
You want to relax...
LEAH
It won't work. I can't be hypnotized.
GEOFF
(surprised)
How do you know?
LEAH
Oh, someone tried it once.
GEOFF
Who? Doctor Mann?
LEAH
(unnerved)
I don't know... I guess so. What do
you know about Doctor Mann?
GEOFF
Why'd you go to him?
LEAH
Couldn't sleep or something.
GEOFF
Why'd you leave?
LEAH
He was always trying to fuck me.
GEOFF
He said you went to someone else.
LEAH
Just told him that. Didn't need to.
I sleep fine now...Geoff, I'm tired.
GEOFF
Very tired. You're going to sleep.
He holds the prism up. It catches the light and throws a
fractured spectrum across her face.
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51.
LEAH
No. I don't want to. Geoff... I'm
scared.
GEOFF
What are you scared of? Not me?
Leah starts to laugh. It's a strange laugh and it goes on
too long. Finally, she speaks, but the voice has changed.
KIM
No, honey, I'm not scared of you.
GEOFF
Who are you scared of?
KIM
She's scared of...me.
Kim stares directly, frighteningly, at Geoff. An evil smirk.
KIM (CONT'D)
She's afraid I'll get out.
GEOFF
Why?
KIM
Why? Isn't it obvious?
GEOFF
No.
KIM
She's jealous.
GEOFF
Jealous...
KIM
Of you and me dear, you and me.
Don't play dumb. It's been you and
me all along. You think I can't
tell? Why, you just let me out!
GEOFF
Why didn't you let yourself out?
KIM
Always nice to be invited. Hate to
drop in unannounced. And..Leah always
fights it. Easier this way.
(starts taking off
her blouse)
I always wondered if you could go
for someone like that...so..sweet.
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52.
KIM (CONT'D)
But I could tell that first night.
It's really me you want.
GEOFF
No, I don't think so.
KIM
What'd you think, it was her? It
can't be. You don't know her. She
isn't anyone. It's me. I tell her
what to say, what to do. You think
Leah would have dumped Justin? Could
have picked you up?
(She impersonates
Leah.)
Oh, Geoff. It's been so long... I
love you...I always have.
(A scary laugh..back
to Kim.)
You didn't really buy that crap.
No. You remember the real stuff,
The way it was with you and me.
Don't deny it Geoff. You've been
denying it for too long. That's why
I had to sneak up on you. Don't
make me play games anymore. I want
you. I want you right now.
GEOFF
I want to see Leah. Let her out.
KIM
When I'm ready. Right now, it's my
turn. You know what I want.
She is on the attack. It's almost rape. He yelps, knocks
her back. She goes over the bed, onto the floor. When she
comes up, she grins dementedly, smears blood across her face.
KIM (CONT'D)
Okay, have it your way. Even better.
One thing though...if you want Leah,
I've got her. You treat me right, I
may let her come back...What do you
say?
She laughs and comes at him.
50 INT. BEDROOM, NEXT MORNING
Geoff wakes up. She's gone. In the kitchen, he finds a
note: "Early shoot today. Call me at the studio. Love,
Leah."
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53.
51 INT. LEAH'S STUDIO - SAME TIME
Chaos. A fashion shoot. The studio is filled with clients,
models. Leah's in control. A phone lights up...an assistant
picks it up, shielding his ear. He goes to Leah. She looks
at him, shoots a few more, hands him the camera, takes the
phone, She listens for a moment. She changes.
52 GEOFF'S APARTMENT
He winds a cassette back, listens to sounds of last night.
Hear things we've heard before, then...new material.
GEOFF (V.O.)
You don't like Leah?
KIM (V.O.)
She's too soft, too weak.
GEOFF (V.O.)
What will happen to her?
KIM (V.O.)
Leave it to me. She'll go away.
GEOFF (V.O.)
If she fights you? If she won't go?
KIM (V.O.)
...she'll have to die.
Geoff stops the recorder. Worried, he reaches for the phone.
53 LEAH'S STUDIO
Lou answers the phone. He is frantic.
LOU
She's not here. I don't know.
Clients are waiting. What? What?
I don't know! She just disappeared.
54 INT. DENTIST'S OFFICE
Leah walks in. A dentist is turned away, working. She gets
in the dentist chair and looks up at the hypnotic patterns
on the ceiling tile. The examining light comes on, blinding
her. The doctor leans over, face obscured by the light FLARE.
He slips a headset on her. MUSIC starts. TONES...like a
phone.
He slips a mask on her face, starts the flow of nitrous oxide.
DENTIST
So, how've you been...Kim?
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54.
KIM
Fine, I've been waiting for you.
She starts unbuttoning her blouse, pulls her skirt up, makes
herself comfortable, squirming in the chair lasciviously.
DENTIST
We have something for you to do...
KIM
Honey, that's not much of a hello.
She takes his hand, puts it on her breast. The music rises.
She wraps her legs around his and pulls him closer, sharing
the nitrous. She levers Justin onto her and draws him in...
55 EXT. STREET - SHORT TIME LATER
She waits. A limo stops. An older man, SIMON, gets out.
Kim looks at him coldly. He pauses, appraising a consignment
of goods, then nods approval. He guides her into the limo.
56 INT. LIMO
SIMON
What do you hear from our friends?
KIM
What friends?
SIMON
Who sent you?
KIM
Nobody sent me.
SIMON
Why did you come?
KIM
Simon, stop. I came to see you. I
love you.
Simon sits back, lights up a smoke and contemplates her.
57 EXT. LIMO
It swings through the gates of a mansion, pulls up.
58 INT. MANSION
Simon leads Kim through exquisite rooms. In darkened corners,
men converse. They exude a presence...powerful, secretive.
They pause to appreciate Kim. Some of them trail at a
distance as if her presence has been expected.
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55.
59 INT. DRAWING ROOM
On a dimly lit stage two sisters dance sensously. The
audience sits, unseen except for the highlights of their
staring eyes. Small groups confer in whispers, prefering
the darkened anonymity of the room to the sexual show itself.
Simon and Kim enter. Kim looks at the show with interest as
Simon speaks to a figure in darkness. The man nods. The
music changes. Simon speaks to Kim. She nods yes. An
expectant undercurrent runs through the audience. Kim rises
and takes the stage. She slowly, sensuously, dances to the
music. Her eyes are glazed and luminous. Simon and the man
talk intently, occasionally glancing up at her.
Kim starts to strip. It is breathtaking. Eyes in the
audience glitter, a few lean forward into the half light.
Simon leans to his companion and says something. The man,
JAN, nods. Simon leans forward to Kim and says something.
Suddenly, Kim is gone. In place, stands Leah, suddenly nude
and sexual on a stage in front of strangers. Her mouth drops
in disbelief. It's a nightmare. She is wide-eyed, terrified.
She struggles to free herself from the girls. She attempts
to cover her face and her body. The girls take this for
part of the show. Leah looks for help. She doesn't recognize
Simon. He makes no move to help her.
She breaks away, cowers in a corner. Simon goes to her.
She backs away, terrified.
SIMON
It's okay. These are friends. What
is your name?
LEAH
Leah...Leah...what's going on?
SIMON
Do you know where you are?
LEAH
No.
SIMON
What are you doing?
She glances around, cries with embarrassment.
LEAH
I don't know..
SIMON
It's alright. I'm your friend, Leah.
(MORE)
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56.
SIMON (CONT'D)
(hands her her dress.
She holds it in front
of her.)
Come with me.
(He takes her hand,
leads her to center
stage.)
Leah'd do anything to get out of
here, wouldn't you Leah?
(She nods yes meekly.)
All you have to do is tell me where
you are. Can you do that?. Where
are you?
LEAH
I...don't know.
She looks for help. The girls look on curiously. One touches
her. Leah shrinks away. The audience is fascinated.
SIMON
This is Leah...This...
(turns to her, speaks
softly)
This...is Kim.
Suddenly, Kim is back. She looks at the dress and hands it
to Simon. She smiles at the men dementedly. She turns to
one of the girls, kisses her. The audience leans forward as
the three girls pick up where they left off. Men gather
around Simon. Murmered questions build with the girls'
excitement.
SIMON (V.O.) (CONT'D)
...six..three..five..three.
LEAH BLINKS. She looks down. She's been strapped to a chair.
She tries to pull free and cannot. She struggles, panicked.
60 INT. AN EXQUISITE DRAWING ROOM
There is a table and the chair to which she is strapped.
The room is divided by a newly constructed wall. Behind the
wall silhouettes of men sit, watching through glass. Simon
stands near her. Behind him, an icily handsome man, Rod.
SIMON
It's alright, dear. This is a test.
LEAH
(frightened)
Who are you?
SIMON
But..that's the test: Who am I?
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57.