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INT. Richard and Kate's kitchen - NIGHT
Kate and Richard are eating dinner at their kitchen table.
KATE
Don't you think that's a little weird, though?
RICHARD
Weird? Yeah...a weird coincidence.
KATE
Coincidence that as our car is spinning out of control, my crucifix breaks off of my neck, flies out my window, which was only opened half way, mind you, through the air while the car, in it's wild spin, was perfectly lined up with the truck, through HIS passenger window, and onto his lap?
Kate finishes and Richard takes a mouthful of his dinner and
chews it real quick.
RICHARD
I've seen weirder things happen. I saw this guy on "Ripley's Believe it or Not" one time. This Chinese assassin. He could kill you from something like a hundred yards away using nothing... but a sewing needle.
Kate plops her arms to the table and gives Richard a blank
stare.
RICHARD
What? It was amazing! You should've seen it. It's a really good show.
KATE
What does that have to do with what we were talking about?
RICHARD
Well, it explains the coincidence! Air speed velocity! Look... if a crazy Asian assassin can kill you from 300 feet away with a needle, then a crucifix can fly off your neck, while in a wildly spinning car, and into another one.
Kate starts to laugh at Richard's simplicity and tosses a
crumpled up napkin at him.
KATE
You're an idiot.
RICHARD
Ah, but you like stupid guys. It makes you feel better about your intelligence level.
Kate gasps and throws another napkin at Richard as he fends
them off. The laughter dies down.
RICHARD
Have you checked yet?
KATE
...in the morning.
The two grow quiet with a mixed feeling of nervousness, fear, and excitement. Kate takes another bit of her meal and then looks at the wall behind Richard. The crucifix mounted on the wall suddenly comes loose on the nail its affixed to and swings to an upside down position.
KATE
And ALSO in the morning...will you PLEASE fix that. It creeps me out when it does that.
RICHARD
Yeah, I'll get to it tomorrow.
KATE
That's what you've said the last six times, handyman.
Kate and Richard continue to joke with each other as the upside down crucifix "looks on"
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EXT. RICHARD AND KATE'S HOUSE - MINUTES
LATER
Kate's car comes flying into their driveway. She jumps out of
the car in a frenzy and runs to the front door.
KATE
Richard! Richard!
Being flustered, Kate can't work her keys and pounds her fists
on the front door. A man dressed in a black rain coat comes out of nowhere and
grabs her from behind. It's Richard.
RICHARD
Jesus Christ! What's the matter with you?
KATE
What are you doing out here?
RICHARD
The power went out! I came out to see if it was just the circuit breaker...nothing, though.
Kate just whimpers slightly in his arms.
RICHARD
What's the matter? You OK? Come on, let's get inside.
INT. RICHARD AND KATE'S LIVING ROOM-MOMENTS
LATER
Candles are lit to illuminate the living room. Kate and
Richard are sitting on the couch.
RICHARD
Are you sure it was the same guy?
KATE
It looked JUST like him! Except he was like...well he looked dead.
RICHARD
Dead?
KATE
Yeah...I don't know. It was really weird. He looked pretty pale; and like... it looked like his eyes were glowing.
RICHARD
Well that could've just been the reflection of your headlights. You said he turned to look at you right when the lights came on, right?
KATE
Yeah, I think so. It's hard to remember. It was just so jarring at the time. Ah! It was like something out of a bad horror movie.
RICHARD
And you're sure he was following you? Maybe he was just on his way home, too.
KATE
I don't think so, Richard. He was parked on the OTHER side of the road, facing the opposite direction from where I was going. He got in his car, turned around, and followed me!
RICHARD
What was he doing out of his car, anyway?
KATE
I don't know.
Richard gets up and peers out the window.
RICHARD
He didn't follow you all the way home, did he?
KATE
I don't know.