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THE AI€RICAN HERITAGE DICTIOIIARY OF T}IE ENGLIST{ LANCUAGE (1975)

android (an' droid)

n, Gk. hr:r,anoid automacion. more at robot./ 1. eariy version utilLzed for work too boring, dangerous or r:npleasant f or hr:mans . 2, second generation bio-engineered. Eleccronic relay units and positronic brains. Used in space to explore inhospitable environgrents. 3. third generation synthogeneEic. REPLICANT, constructed of skin/flesh culcure. Selected enogenic Eransfer conversion. Capable of self perpetuEting chought. paraphysical- abilities. Developed for emigracion Program }I-EBSTER.'

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FADE IN:

EXT. IIADES

- DUSK

1

are MOVING TOWARD che Tyrell CorporaEion across a vast plain of industrialization, menacing shapes on the horizon, stacks belching flarnes five hundred feeE inco the sky the color of cigar ash. The CAMERA MOVES IliTO a window in the large pyramid-shaped building. A man is sitting at a table. Another man enters the room and sits dovrn. The following scene is reflected in the eye until HOLDEN is seated.

We

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INTERROGATION ROOM

- DUSK

The eye is rnagnified and deeply revealed. Flecks of green and yellow in a field of rnilky blue. Icy filaIDenEs surror:nd the undulacing center.

is brown in a ti:ry screen. 0n the metallic surface be1ow, Ehe u'ords V0IG}{T-h?}PFF are finely etched. There's a touch-lighc panel across the coP and on Ehe side of the screen, a dial that regiscers

The eye

fluctuation of the iris. Ttre instrr:nent is no bigger chan a.Eusic box and siEs on a t,able between Ewo men. The man talking is big, looks like an overstuffed kid. LEON it says on his breast pockec. lle's dressed in a warehousestan's unifo::ur and his pudgy hands are folded expectant,ly in his Iap. Despire the obvious heac, he looks very cool The man facing him is lean, hollotr-cheeked, and dressed in grey. Detached and efficienc, he loo1'"s like a cop or an accolult,ant. liis name is Holden and he's ill business, except for the sweat on his face. The roon is large and h'.rsr:-d. B.ows of salvaged junk are stacked neacly againsc the walls. Two large FANS VliiIRR. above their heads. nl, vllc.v^..

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LEON

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iiolden doesn't answer. He's centering Leon's eye the machine. T

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move. Trn\r

Sorry

iie tries nct to nove, but finally a sheepish smije.

his lips can't heip

. LEON f already had I.Q. test. this year... but I don't think I never had a... HOLDEN

Reaction time is a factor in this sc please pay artention. Answer as quickly as you can.

ur...

sure...

One one

LE.N HOLDEN

eight seven ac Hun.ter,,'asser..

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LEON

Oh... that's ihe hoteI. HOLDEN

What.? T

iihere I 1ive. Nice place

rn

r.1

HflT nrNl ?

LEON

yean. f quess. is that.. part of tae cest ? HoLden smiles a patronisinc srnile. Huh? Sure.

HOLDF\:

Warning you ug, -.jtd-urs all. oh. f t's

LEON

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HOLDEN

You're in a desert, walking along in the sand when LEON

fs this the test now ? IIOLDEN

Yes.

Yourre in a desert, walkinq

in fha a--J ..L^gr1€ sanC 4J. when all of a sudden you lookdcvrn and. see a..,. :Inna

'w?rat

one

LEON ?

It was a. tinrid interruption, What

hardly auCible. BOLDEN

?

What desert

LEON ?

EOLDEN

Doesn't make any Ci3ference what d,esert. . it 's completely hypothetical But, how come

t'f;:

rhere?

you're t.5o:3:Nr"yb" you wanr to be by yourself.. who knows. So you look down and see a tortoise. It's crawling toarard you. . .. lraybe

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A tortoise . Iflrat' s that ? HOLDEN

Know

0f

what a turtle is?

course.

Sa.sle

Eh

j.ng.

LEON

HOLDEN

LEON

I never seen a turtle. He sees Holden's patience is wearing thin LEON

But I understand whac you oean. HOLDEN

flio the tortoise over on its bick. Leon. Keeping an eye on his subj ect, Holden notes the dials in the Voight-Karnpff . One of the needles guivers a1.'-Lr1.. You reach down and

e I J-5rr L r.Y

.

T.EON

You make these ouestions. Mr. Holden, o! they 'r^rice 'em dovrn

for

you?

Disregard:-ng the question, llolden conEinues, picking

up the pace.

HOLDEN

tortoise lays on its back its belly baking i:r Ehe hoc sun, beating ics legs trying to tu-r itself over. BuE ic can't. Noc without your help. But you're not The

helping.

Leon's upper lip is quivering. I^lhacya mean,

I

maan

chac,

LEON

i'm not helping? HOLDiN

you're noE heiping! !l'nf is

Leon?

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at Leon, piercing look. Leon is flushed wich anger, breathing hard, it's Holden looks hard

bad momenc, he urighc erupE.

Suddenly Holden

a

grins disan:ingly. HOLDEN

They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they're

written down for me. It's a tesE, designed to provoke an emotional response.

is glaring now, the blush subsides, his slightly defused. Holden smiles cheerfully, very smooth. Leon

anger

HOLDEN

'

Shall we continue? Leon nods, still frowning, suspiciously. HOLDEN

Describe in single words. Only the good chings thac cone into your mind. Abouc your uother. My...

LEON

surprised. But the needles in the compucer barely rDove. Holden goes for the inside of his coaE. But big Leon is faster. iiis Iaser burns a hole che size of a nickel throueh liolcien's scomach. UnIike a bullec, a laser cluses i^ ? lrv .i*r^^r .r-'rucl.- L . rt goes chrough liolden 's shouicjer and comes out of his back, clean as a whistle. Lik-e a rag doll he falls back into the seat. Big slow Leon is alreaiy walking away, buE he s:ops, Eu=ls, and with a little smile of satisfaction fires throueh the back of the seau. As Leon walks ouc of Ehe roon the Voight-Kanrpff begins co blink, fain: but sceady. Leon looks shocked,

CUT TO:

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s.

- NIGHT - We are looking dorrn on a cicy of che future where gigancic buildings dwarf she ancient skyscrapers of now as a huge blirnp, flashing lighcs and BLARING SOUND drifcs slowlv over che tall buildinss. EXT.

OVER}iEAD VIEW

CITY

FIT \,UI

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- FROM BELOW - NIGHT As the blirnp drifts through the tall buildings advertiseoencs appear on Ehe curled sides of dirigible and an accoEapanying SOLNDTRACK proclaims, with AIl enthusiasn, Ehe virtues of Offworld emigraEion. EXT. THE BLI}@

BLI}P

TRACK

ATTENTION SIJ?ER.VISORY PERSONNEL (lIE NEED YoU YoU YoU) ATTENTION FAMILY MAIGRS ! (vlE NEED YOU you you) OPPORTUNITY

!

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(llE NEED YOU you you you)

AUTO},IATIC ADVANCE}GNT ! (v,re NEED YoU YOU YoU) TOp pAV I (vn NEED YOU YOU you you) NII}GROUS BONUSES ! r. vnlt lf fi r"rFn you/\ ruu you .,^,. ruu t\Ltu 17n \wtr

SPECIAL INCETiTI\,ES

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(wE NEED YOU YOU YOU you) NINE PAID VACATIOIIS PER, YEAR ! (i,fE NEED YOU you you)

(beat, beat) The Dominguez-Shimata Colony wants supervisory recruits and amilies. Join us in a clean, fresh f

environnenE featuring the in.r.i v J.lr i5U5

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Murikarni California Climaie ! (We NEED YOU YOU you you you) Enjoy the numerous recreation areas and resorts such as the famous Elysiurn Crater B.esort ! /Mnptr \/ \ | avrs

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(WE NEED YOU YOU

Let our abundanE man-nade labour force cater Eo your personal needs

!

Gfe NEED YOU YOU you you)

If you meec health and experience qualifications for the Offworld Enurigration Prograals. . . the standard OPE shori for-n. .'. there's a place for you aE Dorainguez and Shinata CoIonies.

Press the button now! Give yourself a brand new world! (llE

NEED YOU YOU

EXT. CITY STREET

-

you you)

NIGHT

Lights fron the blirnp flash along the street and wipe across the crorvds of pedescrians as the VOICE TRACK CONTINUES

T0 BLARE from above.

A portable nooCle bar is crowded with customers, sitrina Lirr5

Ai c-aat ^'i.,--i-a \Jl,l D !ui ui.l6 elrl-riJ ^ >

-rgif l-i

f-ooci ouE of bowis.

is standing near the noodle bar waiti-ng for a seat. i{e's in his thirties , wiry, athleEic , runPled, used, unshaven. He's holding a newsPaP€I, rnade of tissue paper, open while he glances at the blinp passing NOISILY overnead. Then he notices the \1

DECKARD

A uvur\ l.r-t\i'll.i'!\ ^nt?t?FFDr/

.

The Counte:man

is beckoning co hirn tc a newly ''.zacated

Deckard sits down at che noodle bar and the Counte:-nan an elderly Japanese, slaps a orenu in front of hirn. No words on che menu, JusE gd.t

L>

piccures of sliced fish

.

Deckard Points Eo a Partricula: item and holds up four

fingers.

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his head "r'ro" and repeats his four

The Countelinan nods

, corrected and hurries off .

Deckard glances overhead.

blinp drifts off among rhe buildings like a fish disappearing in seaweed, rhe NOISY VOICE doing a

The

diminuendo.

!il:ap. The Counterman slaps a bowl of rice and a Dot of tea in front of Deckard. Then he pucs the little bowl with Ehe two slices of fish on the counter. Deckard looks ac the fish. Two slices of fish. He looks at the Counternan and holds up four fingers. The Counte:man looks down aE the trwo slices of fish, looks like trwo to hio. lle looks at Deckard as though Deckard was a fool and holds up two finEers. He can aarmts I

vvglg.

Deckard stares bleakly

at the fish.

Can't win. He starts to eat and trhat's when he feels a Eap on hls

shoulder.

He glances over

his righc shoulder.

A huge cop in uniform is looming behtnd hin.

feels funny, looks left. Another cop is looming over his left shoulder. Deckard is tapped again from rhe righr. Turning again he reaiizes EhaE it isn't the cop tapDing hi-m, it's che short Japanese guy nexc to che cop. The guy i s got beeciy eyes aira locs"oi energy. liis nime is Deckard,

GAFF. GAFF

(in Japanese) 'r-,ck f6s will be required to accoEpany I!,e, si=. x:'r:'r Deckard doesn'E understand Japanese, +t--f

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^

thinks the man

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Deckard Eurns back

to his food.

(in ,"0!*5f"r

t-t* If you do not comPly with an official request, I will be obliged to exert my authority. t(*rk Deckard is ignoring Gaff but the Counteraan leans in Deckard's face and Eranslates.

fi{E

He say, you go

Deckard

COUNTER}.IAN

with hin.

turns and finds Gaff waving a badge in his face. :lr/r* To

aut!

(in

GAFF

Japanese)

defv dulv constiCuted

ffi

b1ie

Deckard doesn'c understand a word. THE

He SOy, you under D+,ckard

COUNTER}'IAN

arrest,

Deckard,

turns back to his food DECI(ARD

Tel1 him he's got the

r^rrong guy.

(curning Eo Gaff IoudIy) You goE che rrong guy, pal. GAFF

(in japanese) ink* livgng guY . mv as s . You're knovrn as The BoogeYnan in everv THE COUNTERMfu\

He say, Boogeytan.

Deckard f linches at the word "BoogeyrrED, " but goes orFino Rrri now We knOw, and he knOwS it'S ngt a nisuake

on

"-t-

(in

GAFF

Japanese)

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He say, Brade Runner. He s3Y, tah Nightime.

Mis

DECKARD

Tell hin I'rn eating. GAFF

(to the CounEe::nan in JaPanese) Jr*i:k Please telI this nogorious gencleman that I arn actinq as an Brvanc and ffiCaotain Capcain Brvanc nas oroereo ne Eo brine Mr. DeckarC tro neadouarEers even ir I have to serve nrn J.LKe so Elucn susnl .

^

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Deckard is continuj,ng to eat but he has reacted to Gaff's repeated use of the word "Bryant."

(to

THE

COUNTER},IAN

Deckard)

He say, you be omery, okaY. saY big boss BrYant give him

He

Permission use violence uake arrest. He say BrYant cell him

rearrangf.Iour brains akaY. you raw l:-sn.

Make

Deckard Iooks disgusted and resigned.

Bryant huh.

DECKARD NTTF 'lr^. VU4 lV.

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-

NIGI{T i\.LLrIir

Deckard, sEiIl holdtng his cowl of fooci, is ciiurbing i nr,o a soinner behind Gaf f as the Ewo coPs loom over him. On-e cf the cops shurs the spinner door behind' Deckard and the spinner lifts off in a'flurry of wind. nttr Tn. VVI Iv.

EXT. CITY - BIRD'S EYE VIEI.J - NIGI]T

The s:inner zt-ps :::ough :he canYe:ts of ihe city. / AArF?lfit-n (uul\l rI\ulul

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BEcnts 0N DRNKING SHoT FOLLOT'r]{G C/U 0F "LIVI}IG" SNA?SHoT, CoNTD{UES ovER CITT Al{D tsArcoliY SEoT ... PAUSES EDTTORIALLY, AND PrCliS UP oVER P3,IS WALl(llG. DECI(ARD V/O

For a1l practical PurPoses, rere people.

EheY

Except Ehey had iahibired life sptns. They etere geoecicali'Y designed to last only about four A.Bd Ehey were. illegal oa excepc by special perair.

)ears. esrth

CITY SEOT,

tsALCOlfY The last ceusus shosed a huadred asd six oillioo people iu rhe eicy.

ia Ehe crovd I was supoosed to flad the four phoney ones the

Soueshere

replicants. PR"IS Col€S DoL'l[

TE

SITEET

buc they I did!'t know ic then rrere lookiog for so@ethiag coo. They'd got aa address frm che Chinese eye-
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Deckard is sitting in che passenger seat, eaEing while he watches the maze of suspension bridges, platfor-ns and catwalks swim by below. The tops of larger buildings emblazoned with flurorescenE numerals and scrarvls of neon ads. CUT TO:

INT. SPINNER -

NIGIIT

is sitting,gloourily in the passenger seat, still eating frorn his borvl with chopsticks as Gaff IDaneuvers the spinner through the city canyons chattering in rapid Japanese. Deckard

GAFF

(in Japanese) I told Brvant I could take care of trnrs mYsel!. JusE move me up. t Lve

,

Deckard looks

at

Gaf

f

uncourDrehendin gLy.

.

GATT

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Japanese)

Brvant thinks

qmerrccf-

cn.''rrrar

rooK so noc Eo me. Don'E even ..-

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lor I.;tlorcemenE I guess vou'd preier that. hunh?wanE sK].n l oDs

rnaE wnv vou

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Deckard looks ac Gaff.

i

dor

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Gaff glares a^ri an .H.6'u!i/ll

cul_E /

lle hasn't understood a word

DECKARD : ..:nie:s:an: a r.:r:i '.'3u're '

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anC mucters,

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turning his attention

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(in Japanese) Exa:tIv! I^,hatta iglk! ,If,T wpsl't up ror pronoLr-on ,j, o DUE En].s DaDy Ln a noE sDrn ano leave your olnner aj-l over trne stass I

,ot*,"ffirn"

The sEreeE and then turrrs

center

right

EXT. PRXCINCT SPINNER PAD

-

of a busy

NIGHT

slides toward the pad, cuts speed Eouches down as another lifts off.

The spinner

gently

and

CUT TO:

INr.

- NrcHT An enormous grey vault of a building, Deckard and Gaff stride dor"rn the long corridor. Perhaps Gaf f is strill jabbering in Japanese. PoLTCE HQ CoNCoURSE

10

CUT TO:

- NIGTIT BRYAI{T is sitting behind his big desk, a far fifties with grey hair, j owls and gas. INT. BRYAM'S

OFFICE

Hiya, Deckard

11

man

in his

BRYANT

Deck!

is standing in the

ci-r::r.ray,

stlll

in the cus-

tody of Gaff. Deckard glares at Bryant and doesn't answer. Bryant dismisses Gaff wich a head Ecvement. Deckard glares at Gaff rvho glares back as he departs. BRYA}{T

You wouLdn't have come if I'd asked you to. Siddorsn , pal.

Deckard

glares

iust

aE Bryanc wichouc croving. BRYAI]T

Don't be an assnole, Deckard. gct f i'r e skin j ob s -,.'a1k:-n3 ihe Deckard smiles and

sics

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CONTI}IUED: BRYA}IT

They jumped a shuttle offworld. Kil1ed rhe crew and passengers.

Deckard

reacts. This

I .'^IJ> IJ4I J.DII, rL ..^..^1

.

BRYANT

the shurtle floaring off the coasE cwo weeks ago. So we know they're aror.nd.

We for.nd

Embarrassing.

DECKARD

BryanE is pouring bourbon inro a thick shot g1ass. He passes the anber tuobler to Deckard who takes it and holds it to. che Lighr. BRYANT

No, sir ! llot fucking emba:=assing Because nobody's ever gonna f ind out they' re dovrn here because you 're gonrla spoc ' em an' you're

air 'em out. Deckard dowrs his drinlc and slides che emDry back. gonna

DECI(ARD

Not me, Bryant. I don't wcrk for you an)@ore. Give it Eo liolden,

he's good. Deckard turns to go.

BRYAI,IT

r did.

Deckard freezes and turns back. DECIGRD

And? BRYANT

He can breat.he okay. . , as long as nobody unolugs hin.

Deckard

is

impressed. BRYANT -^^A Evvu

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sRY.A]\T (COriT'D)

This is a bad one, the uorst ).et. I need che o1d Elaie Runnet, i

need your nagic. Deckerd

aeets BryanE's pleaciing e)'es f or a beat. DECT}J{D

I L'as quit when I '*-all:ed in here t^..-^\ \l., our> c7 I'A

'7 'f

Er*,iCe aS C,uiE nOW.

See 1.8,_ Bryant

Deckard turns to go.

Bryant's pleading look Eurns abruptly cold and harc. BRYAI'iT

Stop the fuck right r,'here you aret Deckard freezes at the hard tcne.

. .

':

.-

arYou- ,know

BRYAIS

the s core , pa I . Lhen you're noE a cop, you're liccle DeoDle.

DEC}J^R.D

Forgot Ehere for e Einute about che litc1e peopie . lio choices I guess. BR.YA-IfT

No choice, pal.

CUT TC

D.T. I.:-ffTE 1=JJD

RCOY (DAT)

I

trre

are loolii::g at Lhe brigi:', :lgage of a I'iAl@ lf{i h a r',iite tiled

:,

,..;Itic:: -J.e

floor... aJ) asca-.ci-r r'.i-thcu" bi':cC. Tl:e n-akai re-n is very atirtetic. ii:s face reveals ncdr-r:E as lre exes.rtes one pnysical cencrs--raeror afcer arrc-,he:. . . . one harrcal plrs:''€s, E1n::s--ic ccl--c:-'jc:is etc. An accciqxnl'j-r:g sor:ndLrack &cnes bringll' anC iiTile r're rj-gh-. p-.cil i1p 3 leu.; key *;::d-s s;ch as "grr.igratiDn, "j-:rc.s,tive:rd "Man na.de muasic i,rruir" it r- it;t lrxlri'l:i::nt that we absorb 'Jre 'v,gris. . cirey an-e r@-l w-ith a v,ri'te

:j:j';3

e-xe::Clses.

F.fter a nEfient a se-ries o! .l-ines cross t]re sgsr and we real.i-.e h'e aie l-c:].:i:r: a: a n:nitc::.

"he

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oFFrcE

(DAY)

Deckard and Br1'ant are sitting in the dark looking at a series of rlinlzarina -onitors. Deckard has a bored expression on his face. BRYANT

we had an escape from the Off world colonies two rveeks ago. Six repiicants, three maie, three fenale. Slaugh..ered twenty three people and jur,rped a shuttle. An aeriaL

patrol found the shio in the desert.

l- r ar.7

No

DEC}(ARD

These are old slave tapes, show me something

The naked

new.

man

continues to exercise as Br1'ant continues.

't

BRYA}TT

No sign of them then three nights ago they

tried to break into the Tyrel1 Corpcration, one got fried. going ihrougir an eiectro-fie1o but we lost the others. Going on the possibibilicy they might try to infiltrate as employees, we sent Holden in to run Voight Kan"rpf f test.s on new workers. Guess he 'found hinrself one. The screen chanoe-s- Qow Ratt.,r in:

,-'in cLoth is ba-,tering a meta)- post ini-.icates a rotar lack or pai.n. He continues to pummel the post mercilessly hris hand.s becoming bloody. ?he only sound is Batty humming Beethoven's 9th. Deckard begins to look iaterested,

with his riri;.''-;;.-';;i;;";i

Who's this

''l

ii='tili

DECKARD ?

BRYAI']T

ftts a Nexus 6. Roy Batty. Incept oate 20L6, ccnbat mociel ootinun self sufficiency. Probably the 1eader. I,Ihy would

DECI(ARD

they come dorrn here coulda hid out ?

?

They

BR,YANT

You teIl me FaI, thai' s ',,,,hat you t re

here for.

DEC}L\iiD

::rey rtus'- v.'ant some-uning crettl, ir,po:tant er'FL +A LU .i.rb^ L-ulning ^^-bacl-. here. l^ihat i.O the rest look lille ?

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a bu'.ton. AnC a series of re:.:olving stil.l_ sitots liary anC Zhora appear on the screen. DECh? RD

h'hy the Tyre1l Corgoraticn? frhy would

they ret,urn to the place of their

manufacture?

BRYA]']7

Itlaybe they rvant to find out when they were made ? DECI(ARD

why would Lhey bothei

?

BRYANT

The liexus 5 was designed to copy human beings in every way except theii emotions. But the makers reckoneC that after a few years they might Cevelop their owrl

emotional r€sE,oos€s hate, love, anger, envy. So they built in a fail safe device.

what's that

f ear

,

"DECI(ARD BRYAN?

The IIeXUS G h: <

arn

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r yeaf

S

to live Thg screens 90 blank. The ligh+-s go on. Bryant pours two mo:e drinks and hancs one to Deckarc. BRYA}]?

You got one nore problenr, Fal. Deckard dor^rs the glass. BRYANT (cont.nuing) Looks like Holden founC out that V-K machine doesn't rvork on the Nexus 6 . The ?vre't 1 Corporation has a demo n,odel so go check it out. If the machine fails, *e're in deep troucle.

CUT

TO

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/8L

- NIGHT smal1 green letterforms skim soundlessly across a dark glass panel. Beneath che panel a sick, white face reacis excerpts from Treasure Island, mouching the words as they appearffi. It's Fotden. INT.

b

18..

HOSPITAL

HOLDEN

(reading)

is flat on his back in a breather, an ironlung-type device covered with indicator lights and exotic paraphernalia. The hospital room is in corDplete darkness. Holden's breaths come in sharp rasps Holden

as he reads.

We become aware

of Deckard standing in the

shadows.

DECiGRD

I^Ihatcha reading?

is startled, has to look in a mirror angled over his head, rolling his eyes way back to see who-it is. Holden

HOLDEN

Deckard, Treasure Island ! Good to see Y?, buddY.. 0ld Favourite' Deckard looks dor^rn at Holden and doesn't sav anythins.

Pretty awful,

HOLDEN

huh? DECKARD

Naw, you look great! Absolutely terrific! Never saw ya look

better. Jesus, you look

good.

Deckard pinches Holden's cheek. DECKARD

Great complexion! Suit looks

really nice. I^Iho's your tailor? Deckard is making a j oke, Eocking hospiral good cheer but the touch of bitcerness in his voice reveals his slmpathy for Holden. Tears wet Holden's eves HOLDEN

)

A big -fucking skin j ob put Ehe srnash on me, wrecked me up! Looka E€, for Chrissake! Deckard works ac beine hard. (COTITINJED)

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Ya blew it,

DIiCT.ARD

huh

?

Holden recovers from his tears and whines.

"^'IJ ]-', IJf- l\ It ainf t like it used to be, Deck. Itrs tough now. These rePlicants aren't just a buncha muscle miners anl,rynore, they're no goddamn dif f erent than vou or me... n

'

O

Deckard lights the glass

Lr

up and sits down, resting his elbows

on

DECKARD

So what happened

?

HOLDEN

Ten 4ays ago Security at the

Tvrel1 Corp fini.s three intruoers rn the records room. Kills one, two get awa]t, ckay ? Deckard nods. HOLDEN

They do a routj-ne autopsy on the

one that. got aired and.. whaCdya know? A skin job, one of the ones that busted out,l Top drawer replicant. . combat tvpe.. Nexus six. DECKARD

Pretty sexy, the sixes. HOLDEN

Sexy,l Three hours into the aut.opsy they still think they're cuiting up a human. No marks, nothing. Deckard looks impressed. Satisfied, IioLden conlinues. HOLDEN

f decided to check out all new e:nployees at Tyre11. I test 26 bori.ng jerks until in comes this guy Leon Sonebooy, nothing specJ.al but very big. . . (pause)

Anralav. . . . DECKARD

You Voiqht-Kampff him

?

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Ho1den's eyes f lutter a moment. Deckard, waits. breat?ring changes rhythm

The

t)

HOLDEN

Yeah: I thought maybe I was getting work on rhese ones

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Deckard gets up and gives Holden phonl' gooC cheer.

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all over, it's a wiPe out, they ' re almos t us , Deck , t,heY rre a disease, they're. . . . It's

DECKARD

Take it easy, take it easy....

Tyrell Corp's got one. I'm

Vee Kay it Push it:

gonna

tomorrow.

HOLDEN

Push that buttonJ

Deckard pushes.

What's it for?

DECKARD

HOLDEN

Pai.nl vv4

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EXT. CTTYSCAPE

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MORNING

A bieak morninq. rnn

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EXT. SPINNER -

I5

I"IORNING

The police spinner is whizzlng over the city. .CUT

T}]T. S T}]}IEP.

TO

}IORNTNG

DeckarC looks very ru:',p1ed, as he sits sleepliy in the Passenger seat drinkir:E coffee from a mug and smoking.

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)1

SPII.INER

-

I7

MOzu'IING

Gaff, is cerse and silent aE che concrols. Suddenly che spinner rocks urgenc,ly fron side co side and che sound of a. hot Ferrari-Spinner dopplers off. Gaff is pop-eyed with instant fury. He hiEs the spinner ligirts and frashes Ehem. CUT TO:

EXT. OVER CITY

-

18

T4Ozu{ING

The Ferrari Spinner zips righr around a huge smokestack and shoocs insolent,ly off inco uhe discance. A'F FA UUl I\J:

INT. SPINNER - }{ORNING 19 Gaff spuEters and fumes as he guides the spinner around Ehe sarie scack.

Decilard looks at Gaff. for all this energy.

It's coo early in the norning cuf

T0:

I,IOPNING 20 The Spinner makes a sharp bank, drops into a steep curve and slides toward the vasE plai-n of industrializaEion, the menacing shapes on the horizon, sEacks of belching flames five hundred feet into the sky Ehe color of cigar ash, towards a large pyranid shaped EXT. SPINNES. -

building.

CUT TO:

EXT. THE PYRA},IID

The spinner

-

2t

}IORNING

is in a holding pactern. nrtr Tn. v9r

4v.

- I,IORNING Traf,f ic coniro I purrs i-rs S0FT EtECTP.ci.tIC il'iSTRUCTICNS inro Ehe eockpic, as tiie spl-nne= i-oc!'.s ge;:liy Iowe:, spiraliing lnco Ehe vortex. INT.

SPINNER

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l'luted guidance systerns Craw the spinner into the base of

the crater.

Deckard, watches t.he bottom corfle up.

II{T.

!,1OR}TII,iG We hear the TICKING of a CLOCK as it replaces the sounC of lanCing iastruct,ions anC we hear tbe arrrhispss of Lle room and. R&CI*EL'S VOICE as DeckarC sta.res. through tbe bubble of the spiuer. SPINNER

You

rike oor o*f;*"

Of course not. Expensi','e

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(os)

DECKARD (os

Ttre:riifini:-?

2

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RACEAIL (os ) DECI(ARD (os)

? _ -affitff (OS) x4\\-.cu.t-Er,ir

j

,

DeckarC

sta:es out as tbe spinner reaches th,e botton

of tire vorte-x.

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IeI n=r?-F ltw?rTT ;3ag!! V-M

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A s:r,all beautiful- owl, white with yellow eyes flaps around the room anrd lanC,s on it oerch.

lransfixeC, Deckard is looking up at the owl, watching its biack pupii s expand, and co nsacc. ' RACEAEL (os). It seens your i,eparinent Coesntt . believe our new unit is to ' the publie benefit.. \

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RACEAEI .:' May f ask a personal question? DECKARD

Go ahead,.

6iA-r

Eave you ever

..

nistake

t$i-f.

-?

hr.:nra' by

?

Deckard, bliaks - - - hesitates befcre 'answeriner r-he enreslion. ..-. ..

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R.CCHiEL

But in your Position that is a risk. An OwL flaps around the huge nrarble office. r'rroi, r t^c) fs this to be an emPathY test? ' Capillary dilation of the sc-cal1ed ' hl urush response.. fluctuation of the PuPil involuntarY dila.tion of r1.\sss

:*

\vg,

- the iris

. DECKARD i'ie call it Voighc Karnpff for sirort. Deckari turns to see an older nan' very distinguished very weII tailored has entered the huge marble office. TVptrT.T.

I

RACHAEL

I"1r. Deckard. Dr .

EI

don TYrel1

.

Tfrrell has extended his hancl Lo Deckard.. Deckard shekes. Demonstrate it. work.

TY RELL

f r'rant to see it

DI]CKAR.D

ifl:ere's the prototyPe

?

TYR.ELL

I want to see it work on a Person. I want to see a negative before I provide you with a positive.

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24

F

DECIGI.D

lfl:aE ' s chac gonna prove

Indulge

?

TYRELL

me. DECKARD

On you?

Tyrell indicaEes Rachael. T.t/DtrT 4 4tW!!

Try her. Deckard looks aE Rachael. shruss.

T

She's a beauty alright

He

DECI(ARD

It' s too brigirt in here. Tyrell hits a burron. Tbre windows darken, a polaroid effect Ehat seens to give Tyrell che power Eurn ojf che sun. .Eo Deckard is placing the Voight Kar,rpff case on a rable The Voight Kampff opens like a burrerfly as che room ciarkens

INT. TYRELL'S OFFiCE . A LITTLE I.ATER. Rachael' s eye f itis Ehe sc:een, E,he iris bril lianc shot with lighc, ihe pupil conEracEing. lv'e hear Decic,ard's volce arrd we have trhe impreision Ehe EesE has been going or.' for a while. ,

You are given

DECKAT1D

(0.S.

)

a calfskin wallec for your birchday...

Tyrell stands silhouetced behirrd Deckard, who sits j-n fronc of Rachael. The needles in both gauges swing violen'-ly pasc green Eo red, E.hen subsicie. T.r^'.1.l-I ! rvvu!g:.

RAC}IAEL ;

dvL=p-

rePort the De:Son la r1.^ bv

grtg

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g') ve

it

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B You have

DECIGP.D

a lj.ttle boy.

He shorvs

you his buccerfly collection, plus che killing jar.

Again Ehe gauges register, buc noE so far. RACHAIL

I'd take hi_tr to che doccor. DECKARD

You're lratching TV and suddenly you noEice a wasp crawling on your wrist. RACI{AEL .I I'd kill ic. Both needles go to red. Deckard makes a note, takes sip of coffee and continues.

a

DECKATD

In a magazine you come across a fui-l-page phoro of a nude girl. RACHAEL

Is chis resting whether I'm replicant or a lesbian?

a

DECIARD

You show the picture to your husband. He li_kes ir and hanes ir on rhe wall. The girl is lying on a bearskin rug. R^ -itAEL

I wouldn't lec

n.

DECKARD

l^Ihy not?

RAC}IAEL

I should be enough for hin. Deckard frornnrs, Ehen smiles. His smile looks a rittle like a grimace or che oEher way arounci. DECKARD

question. You're waEching an old movie. It shorvs a banquet in progres s , che gues trs are en3 c 1i rrg

Last_

rard oys Eers

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25 RACIiAEL

v5rr.

BoEh

needles swing swifcly. DECI"?,RD

The entree consists of boiled dog stuffed wicir rice. Needles rnove Iess. DECIGRD

. (continuing) The raw oysters are less acceptable Eo you ri'ran a dish of boiled dog. Decilard switches off his beam. TYRELL

Well, Mt. Deckard? Deckard is looking at Tyrerl and wincing indecisively. He dc,esn'r ger it. A::e they playing with hio? (

TYR-ELL )

continuirrg

soxoe privacy will loosen your tongue , I1r. Deckard.

Perhaps He

turns ro

Rachael. TYRELL

Would you step Rachael

Racha.el on?

out for a few momenis,

?

exits looking a iittle

sha.'en.

I^/rraE's going

at TyreIl. Tyrel1 EeeEs his look. Deckard stares

TYRELI,

I'm impressed. Horv many questions does ic usually take Eo spot one? DECh:APO

I cion'c gec ic.

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Iiow many questions

?

:

DECKARD

fn columns of four cross referenced, twenty or thirty. TYRELL

ft took more than a hundred for P:nhro.l

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DECXARD

She really doesn't know

?

TYRELL

She's beginning to suspect, I think. DECKARD

Suspecti liow can she not she is.

know

TYRELL

I.lellr w€ began to recognise in a stranqe obsession. ?yrel1 is pacing now, lecturing.

them

TYRELL

After all, they are emot:.onaIIy inexperienceo with only a few years inr,nich to store up the experiences v;hich you and f take for granted. If we gift them with a past... we create a cushion or pillow for their enotions. . and \,ve can control then better. DECKAR.D

They want memories? f t's tle bhad.ovry'

TYRELL

dark corne.rs , the little glaces '-hat makes you interesting, Deckard. . . . . gusty emotions on a wet road on an autumn night.. the change of seasons the sweet quilt afler mastu=bation AArrfi?

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)

DEC}''ARD

Jesus Chi,ist,TyrelIl iTyrel1 looks startled. Where do you memories

DECKARD

get them, the

?

r,, rh; case .or HH::t, , ' copied

sinsry the brain of my sixteen-yearo1d niece. Rachael remembers what my Iittie niece rernembers.

and regenerat.ed cells irom

DECKARD

f saw an o1d movie once. The guy had bolts in his head. Deckard looks amazed r"hile ?yrell looks pleased with

himself.

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EXT. The

OVER-}IEAD

hotel is

VIEIJ OF iiOTEL - NIG}IT

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EXT. ANGI-E OIi DECKARI

Decirard and ''i nnk'i n o i r-

mrl f v

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NIGTIT

27

Gaff a=e scanciing in front of the horel, r

^\re

Deckard glances atr a crr:-urpled piece hand with an address scra-*-led on ic.

of paper in his

He glances

ac the hocel. The address is correcc,. Deckard and Gaff ent.er the hcb4, leaving fr'-e. art trF \JUJ.

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- NIGiiT A dingy, Erash-filled corridor. INT.

..q

HOTEL CORS.IDOF.

28

leads Deckard and Gaff Eo a door. Ttre 01C is wearing an oxygen tank taking occasional hits of air from a mask. He unlocks the door. Deckard and Gaff encer wearily, hands inside their coaE,s on their weaDons

An

OLD l"lAN

Man

.

CUT TO:

IliT.

HOTEL ROOl'ri -

The room

NIGitT

29

is dark and ominous, full of

danger.

Deckard studies che shadows, ereapon ready.

Sacisfied Ehe room is empty, he hits che walI switch. A four-tube. fluorescenE light overhead flutters weakly

to half-Iife,

tr^ro tubes.

Deckard studies the room.

It's clean in contrast Eo the littered hallway. A beci, a ward=obe, a srnal-l oesk, a chair. Spartan, alnost *.i 1 .' rltJ-!!Lc.i - ^ei' Y .

Caft iras seateC hirnseif on the windowsitl. Except for his eyes he is aocionless like a statue. Decka:d reaches inco his pocket and cakes out infrared goggles which he puEs on. He looks strange wearing Ehe 5v55J-t:>.

The room, from

his PCV, is seen in high conErast,

every speck of dusc in brighc white, che fingerprincs on che wall standing ouc iike paincings, Gaff appear-

ing eerie and ominous Deckard sEarts co inspec; che room wi;h great care, :ner)cafine jlr5 fee''l 1.1 fhp' rtr:i1-1.pqq nn fha !ee-+rre irro sieee slrL 6 6^r''lrl uivt-l!g!::5 .'-9.rE b..v r -liJps99 bed, scudying the fingerprincs on cire wall. Gaff watches moiionless

. AY'T

UU I

IliT.

iiOTEL ROOl/r - NIGI{T (A LITTLE

FA

IV:
LATEP.)

Deckard has opened che wardrobe. / An

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He's inspecuing the suit neaEly huug chere. He feels in the pockecs. He pulls ouc a packer of abouc sixty photographs. He chumbs then. Very ordinary looking snapshocs. Ilaybe he nocices a couple of strange ones.

Maybe noc.

Deckard pockecs the

iion

pictures and continues his inspec-

Gaff sits mocionless like a sEatue. INT.

HOTEL BAT}IRoOM

-

NrG't{T (MoMENTS i-ATER)

31

Deckard, st,i11 wearing goggles, is checking the insicie of che medicine cabinet in the tiny bachroou. NO

Cnr-ng

.

uI ean .

the cabinet and sees himself in the mirror in infrared wearing goggles. Weird. He exits the neac, ciny bathroorn. He shuts

CIJ"I TO: :-'

II{T.

HOTEL ROOI.I . I{IGI{T

Deckard steps

on the flooi.

out of che baEhroon, nocices sonething

Gaff is mocionless. CUT TO:

IlqT. HoT!L 8.00|t - NIGHT

(MOI'GNTS I-ATEF.)

Deckard is on hris hands and knees scudying the floor. lie picks up a litcie speck on his finger, sruciies it. He picks up anocher. He puts che speck in his wallec. Gaff sits nocionless on Ehe sill. CUT TO:

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3

- iiIcHT (A LITTLE IJTER) Deckard takes off che goggles. He mocions Gaff off rhe sill wirh his head. Deckard steps to the window, pulls the photos froin his pockec and srudies chem i; rhe faint lighc fron R00M

3t+

outs i de .

Snapshots

. Very ordlnary

Gaff stands near che door, vratching Deckard. Deckard shuffles through rhe picrures in front of *,

wItJ,lll,w. ^' ' '.i

che

A'Ih FA UUT J.U:

EXT. HOTEL -

I'TIGHT

J)

is looking up ac the hotel. lle can see Deckard in che window looking at pictures. Leon is breaching hard, angry. Leon

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INT.

HOTEL ROOI,I

-

NIGIiT

Deckard feels fr:nny as he stud:-es the pictures, his mind changes focus. He s-'eps asioe, againsE:ne wall and glances out of che window.

,

Gaff waEches Deckard and frovrns unconprehending. Deckard, satisifed at whac he sees ouE the window, stuCies che phocographs again, but noc in front of Ehe winciow.

Gaff

, frorrning, approaches the windols and looks out,

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EXT. HOTEL -

NIGHT

37

fui anBry Leon sees Gaff peering ouE the window above. Leon's eyes bLaze wich anger. He turns and rr.'rrs cff

.

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p.'' EXT. STRSF? - }JiGH:

A blimp is C:ifting silent:y over u:'!e city reflec--ed in a:r el'ebafl ^.r while v/e hear the SOUNDS OF THE STREET. " The eyeball belongs to BATTY who is standing on the sidewalk. He resembles a tradition, the gym instructor, short, cropped hair with the body of a drill sergeant but the eyes are gray and chilling. Roy Batty is a presence of force with a Lazy, but asute sense of what goes on around him.

lie lowers his attention from the skv to

Leon.

Leon approaches hj.ru. BATrf

Did you get your precious photos? Somebody was

Police.

LEON

there.

BATTY LEON

.l-usc men. EATT(

Police meri. ' Leon Looks sullen He Coesn't know. Batty is lookrng at the storefront across ti:e street, the.one r-hat sa:'s liANllftsAj. Cl{E-y^i over the doorE:ffrr i^C.icates the s-,-cre to Leon wi..h a head movenent.

r}IT.

CIJT

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- NIGI{T Eyes. Nothing but eyes swimming in a thrck, clear solutj.on. The eyes are in an aquarir:n inside Chew's shop. There are other. aquarir:ras anC technical ecrripment. CiIEw hi:aself , weari.ng a hearry fur coat and gloves is hunched over a workbench in a pool of light doing meticulous work with a pair aF rnraar;s. lle is an ancient Asian and his stea::ry breath and frosty bearC indicate just how cold it is in this sub-zero CITET^7'

S

SHCP

Laboratcry.

Chew d.ips

the forceps into a va-. at his side.

Deep colC: nn ItriTaltlFh vvtt IIIigsy

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ciny item in the fprccnq .nrnp nuc of the solution frozen solid. A SPEAKER on the waII CRACKLES and FARTS STATIC. The forceps and the

Mr. C'hew

I.]ALL

SPEAKER.

Chew.

keeps working. CHEW

Aaaaaaaannnnn?

The

wall speaker is inEerzrittent. WALL SPEAKER

one... URP... wancs... to

see You. Chew

continues workine. cllEW

Busv

!

WALL SPEAKER

.... .talk to you. . . Nexus S:-x. . . desLms. Chew

frowns and tulTrs fronr his work diserrrrltled. CHEW

Busv

!

continues working while he mutters in Chinese. returns, he cal-as ciown anci works in chilly silence. CIrew

Peace

tne ooor opens. Standing in the doo:r^ray is Roy Barty. Tnen

C:ew

ge

Es up fr:ning. Busy ! Busy ! appolncrnenE.

Chew

CHEi^J

You go away ! Ilake

burst.s inro Chinese.

smiles.

not want him co smile at Leon enters and closes the door.

BaEty

You would

/ AArta?rr?F*

( LLrt\

vou.

\

r J-t\ ULU l

ga

(

No

i

apopi ect.i

!rt

c

)

No,l CoIC,l ColC,l Go awav.

Batty smiles. i{is coat is already covered with ice. BATTY

Questions. 'No

'

CI{EW

i

No ciuescions,l

Leon is staring at the floatin-o eyes in an aquarium.

Sat:y sniies oleasanciy and glances ar, a cank of deep ccld. tsacty <-'i nke hi<

h:r.A

in

CHEW

NoI i:rir,z

c+i'i'i

cn jai _-.2na

r-!._v

,

/rrraan-.t.l \ ur : e..

b-J

rr\ ,/

CoLdi

1U1iS a, j__ -

hlS .._-

hanO OUC. :ttS --e--_

r

iCV.

lcoks at Bat'-y's hand and --hen at his sniilng Crew sc=eams'in suc,cen oisccvery ano guc=age

Chew

Vr.rrr ro;.r1 i.a: n*

f ace

CHE't'il I

It'e looks at 3at,ty's machine-gun snile, steen pcl::j-ng frore h-: s r:argi 1 r ness::rs as we tear -.-he sir=iil, inoignan: vo:ce of Chew beingr arrr l.

-: aoA

.

You illecal. .'l -.1

Sat:v !s s;iling

VO ICE (CS ) Can'tr come he:e l

C!t5r'' S

6621

ais sinoke:'snile anC Chew is poi:t-.:ng r:p. CH3"I

You not Dei.ong here. Up the:e

l

BATTY

Fiery t.te insel s f eil . . . )-rc as --;:e:/ feri oeep --iru;roer roiiec a:cund t'iteir shores; :ld:::Ia:t,

bu::::'':1,: wtE.; :::e ir:es Chew ls tug e:'ei,. htat

is thls

ci C=c.

sh:---?

3ett!' :eaches c'.:! a:g p.J:s n:s .ra::is oi tn= :cllar fr:r coa:.

cf Chew's

r /. ,a. 1 1 ^| ,' xJJv/ -;

aa

-q

:::]::}:UFD 39

BATTY

euestions: xj(rtxRrJIf,Iipppp.Bat,ty puj.1s :he coat apart, it splits a.Long the bac.k seam and faff i away like a banana peel. Chew is 5pd6lonrw i-^-5Jr., trotralry sca'red, tctally cold ani tot,ally cc-operatlve:"t" CHEI^i - Okayl Answersl lnai

n+i

--\

cinrmeeJ'Io'^il"Yl,.,' vvqs.

chew is.oointing

gv.ib.

ra

,

to the wal1 pegs where nore fur coats hanq. SATTY

lVo'r-nhn i narr .-rsayir\J.j..rgy.

I anaorri

incept dates. ..

| _ _- _ a r- i q a \ \ -rJ |JCqJ_ L-Ly ) I h,.--r !L-r

T sg.iarL,, Arrnna 4 .

ur-l]]e,

eyes j Just j ust eyes ,!

:ila:

elres,l

,.rr

S

use iifg...

tUii

.

Gene-'j-c Cesig::^s,

B_at:y looks a;ounC the room at il:e tank of eyes, of e:/es, tne pict,ures oi-

t-h.e

muscle charts

".rar.

Ahi

i

ihnrrah+

tsAT?Y

saF

:;:3:i"o:i:3::. i.Sl: : noses. , .

hancs

:.

.

/tJri^t Yt !:.9

.

(desperat,e ) .jus t eyes . Gi;lee ccat , okav

?

1e:: 's s --a:::;: :i:c --:e ca::-< c:- e:/es, :=yi;tg no: :c bll:.<. The e)'es st3:e back at, Leon, ux.blink:;:gly, a:rcgantly. ivly

RATTry'

e:/es

t-nem, eh?

I guess you Cesig:neC nttrr.?

Ycu )te:c:s? f desiqn )texus evesq:.i: q'-I r r ^^ ;,:.,ri-.rr-r. .,.-ecn/ i::iu::t-,eC :i:e uncii_n.king eyes, siiashes ihe tank anc :he insor-entby eyes Dour out, ontc -*-Ie fr.C.r. j 1^F:.-rrr DC. -- / s-;j_:eS -.a:i pciics to hiS own er/,es .

t 1/ Jt

6\

?

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/At H J4

I

37

co:i?::iuED (2) tsATry

Ah, chew ( sguish, sguish) If only you cculd see the I have seen wrth your eyes.*:::gs Squish,! Sguishj The squishes are Batty,s feet stepping in eyeballs as he paces in front of Chew. CHEW

Pleasel Cc-cc-colCi BATTY

(prosecu:i;tg actorney)

Questions j

,

CIIET,J

D-Cunno ansrrrers,l p-pJ-ease

who

coes"

I

BATTY CBET{

Tyro,! Knows eve5lthingi BATTY

The TlrelJ- Corporatj,on? c:IEW

tsig bossi eig Geniusl Design )rou,r brain. Ail

l

Smart

BA:TY ,l

V-very cold,

cHSW

p_pLease BAf TT

Not ar easy nan tc see, I'd, guess. Sec,.:.rity. . . . . C:]EIf

Sebas--ian take 1rou,l coat. L::c, who Chew

Gimmee

BATTY

is Sebastian?

j-s biue anC hys:ericai. ;-l-j-f-;

D'l a: q.s

i. S-sebast:_an.

33

1/1.a,iF.1, eJJt

r/

A^\:6-\.:'=1

\ -

Vv

lil \J

39

/

BATTY

Ah: How woulo I iini, hi:r... .rr tebastian? ' Chew

iooks iike ireart att,ack citry.

is i+- going to 90 on forever? rlrn

n?ltTt av bva

EXT. DEC!(ARD'S AP.\R,T.YENT tsUILDTNG NIGI{T DeckarC's ca; pulis up into a d,rive of a condomini',rn block r-id-s ioons ug"i"r. --rL niEht sky lise a piie o: carcboars loxes. / l^n

\gvt\

rr'ltTrl?'?n \ LLLrvtJl

? ,f^ ilJL a9/

i9

-/

:.: -\

r-.-r,r

?

-^ -L'. . r L-,VL')

DeakarC

gets out of tre car hearil,:'

ar:C

hea& fcr

"5e

frcni

ccor.

-

ffl rv A1

:\r

7'f

=r-aLQ

taa'r:n:

:eire

glco{.1l, Fcorly

lit, frrli of

I

shad,o./s.

F,-rr r-ro Q?t-h F] r.nr

EE\DSOR irv:kes

DecKa.rC

':t

YTF^"l'

fte elevator is 5e

tn'trti vga

a €eakjxg roise, verry C:scinclive, ard, stalts 'g"ard,.

ior"rns. Sae{rjlg is wtor€. lie is

s.ld,Cenly

very alef., read:t.

Age are snaco'.rs :eirini, irim buz he can'-- t:urn to icok. -^o ;.-..1Fn? a?r:-.G fEr.;.anC

i:is blasf , g€t-s i-- ou-- .ol::-ck arri wirj^ris. Paciaei is tl..ere, i:r the slradcx,vs. lecka::c cce.s for

is eointed. at her. Q.re nore secorC..... Icners *.5e blas'ie:. !{e's shajci.i:g a'l'l 6f a stlci,en.

D€i
l1f\t -3lh.E-Lr

7lr ru aa-r JgJ-J-J.

.+4

^r=ar:pi

-vl

-c

ai crnr-r

:ro

:rA

hi e ,i.+rr

=.-r-rr-r:riac

Rachaet j-s ceirj-nd h-i.n, she's oe.qcerate.

?=a!ao'i

--.ires

ouE,

^.'^i.<

:t-J

xrs w=liec, it o:-.es

-.^= b-g

ED

-Jle :-icor scattglg

i:is car:s.

-=-le

\4S.

RAC{A5L iar

rein

rnrr

Itrat ,1" -

neeC

-

Decjca:j -d<es -j,e

ffi.

j=crr

TSC:GRD

-,' ins s-i:s=s tro c=n

r

' I

coir

heip fo=?

t

R:.C:IlE ?-:sw why

he toJ-d you ;i':at, he Cid.

Frlm ulai-'vi.,jl.L/ iJj...l.|

i!

/j,J-rl.

che ico=.

t /! A /^r \/ I9 / vXl -/ -1/

a

13 i

nS F--'\ | -^ ^ .\?;-Ri:E.T r-Nl. LiL^s:.i.D'S - NIG.fl

he place is a lress.Deckard,'./alks in learri::q the Ccor oDen. RAGNE,

iie wcr:.ldnt'. see ne.

Eckard gces into tne )ci-;chen, c3nes out qdet a tcsvel dqlrg his hat- He',aLlcs to L\e cccktail c"hinei ard, por:rs iur*ej: a drir:k. DEC}ARD

a drj.*.

f'm

gorrr:,a have

You

ti:j-rk f 'n a repiicant, don't

RAGfiE,

you DeckErd -iaj€s

?

off iris wet rai*rccat

arC th::cr^rs

it on a srair.

RAG:AE,

Look.

tc l^rim holCing a picu:re in herhanC. DeckarC icoks at it. rtrs an oid s:rapshot, a littfe gi:l with a r:=ti:er Sl:e gces

ar',,c

father.

RACINE

Dec.ka.:rC

haxds

ft's ne qrith qf parents. it back to her sJowly. F:::ally

speaks.

MGRD

You rgnsnper wren :rou !.€re ajrqlt six anC you arrc -vour SreE:rg slr=k :lEc an aey' :rrilcr:g.... tbougr r:e E Sere$= "rj:rruw ? v&,at? Y-yes. . .. Ycu urere goj::g

you

his,

RACIA;L

DESK;R,D

to play

Dcc-_cr. I{e snc.;ed, then ycrl cnicker,€o ard ran out. RACitr.E,

Rrr{.

She tcoks r:p anC -;c :rc.tiee

he's stari:rg at her, but, she Coesn't /aal\'1rnrTn\ r-rvdl \ vvrr

sesa

- !^a

/61

^^\fn:1 !v:\-

!.'e*

41

-5,

-J

+-\

DES;:D

Renernber

the br.:sh ou-.siae \rorg wirdow

with the spj-aer i.n' ii. Padael loks up at hirn.

DEC<AP

Geen boqy, orange legs. .. you watclred her buil,d a veb aLl s.lrner. RAGNEL

Yes.

Iier voice !s gefJ;rg ve{/ snal!.. EEC
Cne day

RaslaeL ::ocis

there was an egg j.rr the

webb.

fa-iatlv. RAC'AIf.

l€f a: : u;hi ''l a a r'':a om h:r'rhryl

:nri

of caby spio*s c=:e out a:rd ate her. lrat :race e-u-i..e an !:pr=sion on ne, lt. Decica:a. --

hutcre.r=

Var 499

e+.j Jr-.:4

'! ''l /;ar \&f-

DEgTrc

I

+aal b vse

i +) 4?.

RACAE,

I.b.. I... f .... ion't. Decka::i j-s :low r:astry, downrigi:t bitter. EEG(l.rc

!::planes. Thql are not !vu: :itscories, -.*-ii^anr fa-^l ulAqs : l- 5 Sj-\,L-J: r,^-3rEY ve:g.: v=-j-r,fl; ^ar.-^^-!;=,,L-) oio lrlece. Sacrael ioesne sav a-:lt}j:rg, she can't. EEC^"3,D

iie's ve:rz prsuo oi -;rgn. j^r

ia'.t t

<-:Frnor

?Ie

ran tb=r

rc

Racrael just s'iEres a-. hiT, st:ff1ed ard. bael-y holi-irrg on. DECI<APD

Sf

il'] don't belisre

rap

?

hr-nF

Tr t-ror-^ ,t -l\rU1,

P:gh',. I race i'- afl u?. Ys.:'re nct a repiic:-nt,. It *as a nas;r ;cke. Go hcne.

.a 1-l 1- /,/ 1J

1/)^--.

J/

\

= .

2'1 r1

CCi.lTIliuED Sacnael is ci'jng her lip or sqnethjJq, holC:ng j.: Gc

on.

DESARD

E€at

it.. Sorry.

Eckard se-s he's gotFrr th-rcug:l... I{anna

drink

rnat'oe

43

back.

BaC joke.

too far.

DEOGRD ?

$,e's caplecely iestrcyeC, siLgrt. DESARD Ttji

aa-rh:

rrc

)eiKeri ls=les out.

fte

G.CC(

iS TIG(S.E.

Ii;T. K:TC:{:}I - NIGij.: Deckard is peering a; her frorn cne cioonray, a Peeping Too. 5e sees ;he shaklne hancis. lie doesn': l:-ke cirls -L.' )tt-

-L.

He turns his aEienEion tro Eecri:rs che Crink. The ki-:chen is a ci:sas:er area. cir:v c!sres over5iowi;19 iron :he slnk i:e 's;ay a plar: g:lws oua of a poE.

Deckard opens rhe reir:geraEor. Tre concenEs a:en': nessv so nucn as u.'.,s.ai. F.e oDens i:re freezer con,Da=:reni anc puiis cu; a coc:-e o: Ts::g Tao voci
ani el.'es i;.. Hai:-enDEv. ;"-'-^- ic: 'j"--.g--'--.ie rumages anons ::re a e-rass iJ:5!i= rel="nofollow"> L.v s L..dr _.s9 -..e -v=-q9J -:rvrr= ioesn'E accually have fungus g:owin3 :n ic. He fincis one Ehac's cnly 3:easy, wioes i; w:-E:'t a dircy covreL .l {-aL,ia+ \gre^:.:E

-

1-=4

5 r=i

,/

d.LI'J

,UL:-

He heads back i,nco ihe livine

5

v(JLjr.d

room

J-riiU

- t-

.

t{4

4

/:a/sL

4.1

I}IT. LiV:};G ROOM \

'

/ 1s

{>

NIGAT

Deckard sto.Ds in the ioorway, surprised. The room is empty. R,achael is gone. Deckard sf.ares atr the empty room ?or a long noment. Then he chug-a-lugs the vodka. As he brings h:.s head back and winces from the fiery booze he sees something. Something crumpled on the f1oor. He goes over and picks it, up.

It's t5e riciure of Rachael with her Darents. He studi.es

ir.

the other side is a phone nuneer. Deckard walks over to the window and stares out. A spinner flashes by s;rearing light on his face. On

ntlf

OMTT oMrT oMrT

Tn

4; 47 48

- :-'

ExT. A}T A3fu\DONED BUII.DiNG NIGI{T

49

Pris exi-ts the buildi:q ar:d starts across the street. A spinne: rockets past ove:head. She reacts nervously watches the spir,ner slide away. She crcsses the street past a window full of weCCing dresses :<

rha

EXT.


SESASTIA}.I'

zine

,ri;

iq

-lro

Fjq:pn,-F

S BUILDING NiGHT

5

Prj-s wal-ks under t,he a- ieco narguee be+-ween the r-wist,ei corduroy cc.l-i:.:rns anc in:o the 5c1'er. She picks a spot near the enr:ance and is covering )rersei! with oLd ne\dsoaoers and trash for warnth when she hears a stranqe N\JI5.g.

A weird. street cleaning tlACiiiNE GRINDS ast. / \ \vvtr4Arrvgy/ ^|^r\.trtr?l\rtrrh

O

2/23lBL *

46,

CONTINUED: Pris waEches che machine with inEerest, chen huddles under the trash. A batcered old truck, Sebastian's, SPUTTERS AND FARTS to a halt in front. SEBASTLA,N gets out, a young rnan wich skin that is yellowing into o1d parchment. He's wearing a World War Two leacher pilot's cap and dark goggles and carrying ^ -PcrLt\ ^ ^1. . cl

In spice of his youth, he carries hinrself like

01d

China as he walks Eoward che encrance with the gaic of an old man. Sebastian stunbles over Ehe trash covered body of Pris and Pris leaps to her feet and starts to run like a frightened gazelIe. SEBASTIAN Hey

lle reaches

I

down and

picks up che bag she left !n

Ehe

l-f' g,;r tl .

SEBASTIAN

You forgoc your bag.

He's hoLding it up. She eyes him from a distafice... unsure she moves tovrard hi-B tentati'/eIy.

of hin.

Then

Sebastian smiles awls^rardly and holds out the bae.

I'm lost.

PRIS SEBASTIA}i

Don't worry, I won'E hurt you. tsorh of tirerr are si'l ent Peooie are noc SebasEian's forte... usuaily ire's Eoo shy, bu: this girl is shyer Plus Ehey're about cne same age... it gives still.

him courage.

I,lhat's your rr].s

.

SEBASTIAN name ?

PRIS (CONTINUED)

50

2123/6L

9

17.

CONTINUED:

(2)

50

SEBASTIAii

Mine's J.F. Sebastian. PRIS

Hi. So pleased

while what

with

Ehe r^lay comes nexE.

that wenc, he forgets for

a

SEBASTIAN

0h... where were you going? She shrugs. That leaves hirn a loc of responsibilicy. He throws her side-Iong glances, but she's noc helprng. SEBASTLA,N Home

?

PRIS

I don't have one.

SEBAST]AN tlF

vta.

She looks at him. a shadow of enticenent in her clear blue eyes. PRIS

I.ie scared each other pretEy good, l l.',l\JI\JII

We

She

rL -,^? WE:

SEBASTIAN

sure did.

giggles and laughs. r'm hungry ,

PRIS

J. F. SEBASTIAN

I 've got s cuf f ins icle , :/ou wanna ..iI,L/Ulg

J_Il .

PRIS

I was hoping you'd say tha!. Sebastian's grey face flushes with pleasure. I{e tut:ns and inserts a key in Ehe ornate iron mesh door and swings it open. /.TTT TN.

:c

Ove:heac lignts reveal a srark-like biing cruisingr above t:: buiLC:.ng glow:ng with acr,'ert,iselien:s .

Pris st,ares in

wonder DPTq

And you

live in this builCing alL

by yourself

?

CtrP,}. Wa:h - ----t 11 dnF -4Y.ab

7 ''i irro F^t.? aav

ha-a

11

qTTtrN -ei.

r1,.

-.:^h

:''!

CUT

// Y\rh

J.l\r .

n7.a

ar F\-ALr:

- -llI(Jt:l1

.i:!r:V.-,-U.(

TO

()Hu',i'l

Pris and Sebast,ian are stand.ing in -.he nesh elevator as j.t, grum.nies no!siiy ini,o the s:raiows arove. INT. '

COI.R.IDOP.

- },iIGH? (SiiOT)

?r-'c :nA Se:astian are s--anii'ne 'i;1 the riesh eievator --= ----.----gl=u=c- es :tcis:iy :-:t --o --ile s;aocws atcve.

as it.

;NT. CCP.P.:]OR \-:G:{? (SriOT) Sebas:ian anC P=is walk iown the cor=icor tcrgards hrs a;aitrent PRiS (vr:LD LINE) No nousing snor-.age arouni' here. S=BASTIAN (I^]IID LI)i:) entj/ of rooin for eve=ybocy. . . mcst of -..he oU:ers nave erciicra:ed alreaCv. P]

-\'6 _-\_.

\.i,1-JfF

^^;=71-\/1p \-V-._

Sebas::an is unLocking nis door. Pris in--o --he apartmeet.

iNT.

SE3AS?Ii}J

!

S.::asriar ilicks

nCUi;]'l ::.=-..-..:.

'

.:n.i

'

S

r!r:r-a

iie c?ens ',-ie cccr ang ushe:s

-NIGiif on t--.e ii.;r-,:3vea1iiq AP.I.R?:.1=NT

-Jie:j_gr....a'r :-,

CC;1-ue:l:S.

eL:q-:,:

j\ taree ja--,-- ;:;n l.eiser li:ihe1n figure and a teddy bear dressed as i;a?cieon:-rrnrch :,n1--c vlew fron a i03ri,'ay. An alarn, soiinds.

:'oc

5 EtsA ST ].T.N

.aco

/ ;icne i ie i n, h;n e

3(;a j-n :

GooC hl^a

t,,'::-n

arrf

e

9EAR'

eveninc i.g,

^rr+

?he Dear and Kaiser lr'rl-heln sta;e woodenf)' at Pris for a moment, turn away disap.oearing into the g1oor,1.

"hen

Thotr

S=BASTI.4N

I -c

T\. ...-:

\a-a ..E-vt

=-1'4,rAe

cen i -'axe your E:ti:lgs, -..iev r:e soakei. t

Home

n-: XF

again,

(mu

A nK

tte=ing

home

)

aqain, jiggiCy jiq.

t--

?ris :.s cei.igi:cec. Sre si.:i?s off ne: topccat, reveaii::g a sha.-=e to pop el:es. -SEtsASTIAN thociFoe

hi-q5''l v

-. _-r.r

i{here are vour fol-ks

__

c\i

?

PR,IS

I.'m sor-- o f an orph an . SEBASTI.iN

I'irat abou', fr:-eni's?

PR.IS

I have sorre, but I nave io find --irer:r Itll le-' -J:en ktor,v tr'itsto i at:t trcmorrcw. SESASTiAN

oh:

?here fs a siie:lca. He s.,eals a gl_ance a.i her. i{eLl..... I.ia'-ch

S:B.1.STi;N

f can s1eep on t:re couch. PRIS

-,-h

e :ed bugrs ion ' t bi te

:

)/)1./9.1 tJl v5

Ll

- NIGHT A blurry phocograph, unciear, FILLS Ti{E SCR,-E:::. The photograoh incensified. The foregror:nd BLURS AND SIIAR?ENS. Ic's t,he "man" in Leon's room with che wardrobe behind hin. The head is curned away and INT.

F

qJ

DECKARD'S APAR.T}GNT

downward, Ehe face unreadable.

Anocher change ! A dranatic suddenly three dimensional.

one. The picture is

we see that Deckard is studying the picture in a viewer controlling che effeccs with punch controls. The ashtray next to ir'ir ir fuIl of butcs. The bottle Now

of vodka is nearly empty. He sucks on his cisarette and eropEies che vodka botcle into his glass and-goes back t.o ieering into che

viewer.

He punches up.

A EransparenE g:id wich vectors is superiruposed over che

-.4\

phoE.o

Deckard's eyes nove over it carefully. DECKARD

iine rorcy-eighi becween twenty point cwenty-seven The edge of the man sharpens. Sharpen

DECKAR,D

Profile Erace. S1or"-lv the wi.ew tracks -'..? Deriphe:rr of Che man's shoulber , up and aror:nd cne' slcuil, 'down che ocher side and as iE approachres che bottom of the piccure passes a miniscule sparkle... 5

-

bv.tg

DECKARD

Scop. Back up. The line is retraced.

DECK?,RD

SEop. I

faintest littie soarkle. Deckari leans forward. The

Static. Almost noEhine.

E.

(c0NTINUED)

52

2123 l8)-

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CONTINUED:

\

DECKAR.D

Enhance.

in. The "spark" seeus to be cooing froo frou about fifceen feet behind Ehe figure within the wardrobe. The view squeezes

DECKARD

Seesaw.

Afcer a short pause, as if the comnand causes the machine to straln, iE emj-t,s a chin, high-oicched FREQUENCY SOUND and the piccure begins a horizoncal yawing Eotion. As it swings back and forch glimpses of things previously obscured by the foreground figure are revealeci. Slightly ac first, but che opening grows as che process picks up tnolDenEuo. Deckard's right down chere, hands on bis knees }ike a tnan waEching his favorice teaJ! make a crucial play. DECKAR.D Qtaq evvY.

The

I

picture freezes. DECKAS,D

Enhance.

In its gloooy

The view pushes in Eo the ward.robe. recesses hangs a dress. DECKARD

Enhance.

Ln closer on the dress. An exoEic shintrnering go\Jn made of sequins . Deckard pcnders iE , srai les s lightly

.

DECI(AI,D

I don'E suDDose one of those males has a tranives ti-,-e prob Lem .

Pause. DECh:ARI

lley

I

Esper wakes up Yoe?

ESPER / AArtF?trr

(

rFn

\

uuN J. tr\ ui-u /

/ , tJl ,/ \ t\l v^ -t

(2)

nn \trY rrt tFh \,VI\ I tr\ULU

\

DECiGT.D

I said, I don'E suppose one of those males has a EransvesEice

I

Drob lem. Pause

ESPER

Negative.

Deckard considers che siEuation for a few momencs, Ehen frovrns thoughcfully and fishes his wallec ouE of his pockeE. He produces E,he f lakes he f ound in t,he

hotel

room.

Deckard .tllE

lighcs a cigarecte.

t l- l.d.NE

.

lle's holding it on che Eip of his finger under the light of the conscle screen. He sics dovrn, studying it like Hamlec, concenpl.ating Yorick's skull. But for the lIUl'{ 0F Ti{E }4AC}{INE, a long silence. ESPER

You're gonna have a f ire if don'E tulrr off ihe machine.

Jrou

Absently, Deckard reaches out and flips it off. He sits a while in the silent dark. Then goes into the bathroon.

ffi Beek

5 a

r

ds

E

an d s- in

- -E-h e

|FiF.rrlouch.

-

sh

owe+J*i+-ei6ar et-f;e-+t{-i#!n FY?m rnA |JUI TV:

ItAAh? F n l n L.A.I . T\L/UULr:, DIi.I( . ratF

\l?

ArtF

I\ IUNI

I; roight be 2:00 a.m. but the joint is still crowded as noisy Eaxi drivers jostie each other for seacs and j abber in Kangaroo , a crude llngual urix of Chinese Japanese, French anci Tagalog. ,

is hunched over his bowl of nooCles, slurping hungrily from his busy chopsEicks. Deckard

(

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)

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54

cou,nEer:'rnan slaps a serving of fish heads on Eilcounter in front of a CHINESE sicting n ptar r

The I^Iirapt +

/1

Deckard

Startled by t,he sor.:nd Deckard glances aE the bowl of fish heads, then turns his attencion back co his

noodles.

after two bites he froqrns and turns co look at the fish heads again. The Chinese is eating the flesh hungrily froo a head. He cleans the skull and drops it on E.he plate. Deckard sEares at the heads with their blank stares that seerD to gaze at ete:rrity. Deckard is thinking. The Chinese is eating. Deckard frorsns lost in furious thought. Suddenly he reaches out and grabs a frsh head. The Chinese goes bug-eyeC with indignation. BuE

CIiINESE

(in Chinese) l.ihat the heil are_-)le9 3ei!-8,,

vou

ny eoooanln Grnner vou (Ln Engltsn) ^^. -L I srfu,ru DIIJ_

a

|

is peeling scales off t,he fish head. He grabs his waIlec, produces the flake and compares ic co the scales from cire head. He ignores the ranting of che Chinese as he stares at the flake nexi Eo Ehe scales. Deckard

Fish

DECT.ARD I

(in

CHINESE

Chinese)

trfhat do vou expecc you gec fronr i1 cn

noza1

\ !]'l

cFlrnl

:rliS.i-J->rr

Elephant shit?

d/

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eac

giisc'lers''i,--il 91: s.

the C\rEDL\\ Ui,Y is a qrig:seC qslen in black. She's gct a lens in her rye anC siE's lccki.ng at the flake wiic.r is cn -re:ip of her €i n-or

d.:-.

cBt'@Dllrq L4Irl

Not fish,.: Snake

:

And sire porx,ts dcfi"r1 -.he rovr.,

Dei<ari imks tlrat wav ard. r"e... /^f!F VV-

.f11 -Y

>o

CS.GT aFF-q rvlj\-.,i4-5\^J-e:lvs.it

- NI\51u

lie a^re lcolcbg at a huge en:afcsren+- of a sne.ke scale sepll '*!:::ougi: a mic:cseee.. br:t, we ion't, lccs,r thac- It's icst a Fiand absi=a* '"€j:cness rirs:rg a:= si=4enbg a$c eler€:-ng.

E6FE}I (CS) Sle fjlest, qr:all?r !€€€€€€€SSSsss.

Pert'ect. vnCce'l:sirip Csnilrrra

:--'i

=--'-r ri

<:r='ra

bec=:res a 1er:cscepe of for=-rs and, rrDcnscEpes. A.:rieC -,-:e ta*=e of ti= th.i-rE is a senaL nr:c'nber.

Se fLake

- deep

jil

EGGTSI'T

(CS)

99059715>-Z -<€naL liurber .

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-zii -::a

: ,a-r-:'i:.<

Fnm \-v .,l' :\J

=9. tC=--l'S ;-ODT - :iltr "o q=a :-'-6 :^1,:r--jg: ic= as .:e --.;,es i:!s g're ircm =--sci::;:ie a s::ake sle v:.3.\ie5 ni- -:o:-rtrs ;3-g one oi ure ii?Jy -€iG 5L-g4b

. !l-^ w.i-__rE -.:

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a^\!tnt'trn WriJrVry

h<,asc !s iocicirs ac -;e uciv sel=enc.

tle Eqpean hands r.he sc:le back tD DeckarC. 9tp

n:aCe

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a.s'?

it,

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?

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d\

?i:aL hetps lnat

3e

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E=1p=ia:: !r-:s:,es a ear:i alE -i;r 3ragaj:sE, "ie ::.e<-- :ro .4b,ge::5-

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r/+trTr+afitn\ \wlr:-rlg,

)-l t)1,tR1 v-Jt nnl\rf r\1rTtrn. \/\.l/lll,.LI\UL!/.

58

Deckard slips a card out of his pocket and into the roan's f ingers . IE's a police card. IE gecs a supercilious su.ile , a sigh and a shrug. And Ehac's all il- oore Tho man knows his rights. The card is handed back. The sraile remains. EGYPTIAN

i.Itrat was Ehe quesEion again?

The question Deckard sEeDS

DECKARD

is.

.

.

in closer. DECKSRD

Are you a cicizen?

EGYPTIAN

Yes. DECKARD

Natural,.jzed? EGYPTIAN

Yes. DECIGRD

Your papers are in order?

0f

course.

,?L.i ^ 5u -18 -..--r D r.rJ..l-) 6sJ

it

EGY?TIA}i

COVefgd. DECKARD

You have a license es cab lishmenc ? He poinEs

for this

it out with a righteous finger. Fire oe:mit? Righc here.

DECI(ARD

EGYPTIAN

He lifts it out of a drawer, displays it. A long pause. The Egyptian srqiles srnugly. it pays Eo have things covered. Deckard pushes closer. (cOliTIltu:D

)

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see-

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You ia.ry

(CS)

a snaice off an ryo*.an

?

big guy tr::trrs to face his questioner. ais nane is TAEiEf LE^ITS big arC bo ard lcx^pl-i:-e. iie lco}<s U*e he's locJcing ac. a ccck::oae:. The

lBI=ta B1ZZ OE, fcl'le DeclkarC is sea:rc.idng i.n hts Fockets. ile g:tls a Ci:l;1 herd<s*jd out, lr]ts !t on t5e bar, gull-s out a cr:npled - C< of e-gs lEso anctllg ccaket., a r"raC of inonql -^-'- cagt's =.rc4l an71hg. -{ets _cr:ttj::g

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:ou g/er se. . . ? At last he !j-:Cs tl:e photo of the :eclini;:g ..Arcran, sl'cn,s it, You

grer see..:

..

tD

EERRD

You

grg seg',!lis

q,crren

?

Tatrry Cceslrt, sren l-cok at, the ?ict:re-

lisrer Deaka:=

sarnr

BE::I her- Stzz of:r.Dai-

:iesi=s i:r-s Eoli.ce c=::riIECGRD

Grt yorr licerses i:r R tA^tt JU*Y

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:

ie'J"ard sce?s bLc'u,n a!.2::, -cr.lts iu.s h:rris up, Fal.rs fcrrarC. sut=encierirrg. l-L:v I IJ\!i:JJ

3/24/8L '\-

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Take

EIESGT easy :n!s-i=r, ion'tgec

it

e<s|tec. TAFFry

bbbcdy pusires nE erq.s:C.

lECSrc askeC- lV Edstake. vdter ra:ier arre bEtdgeFcrr;et

I

Talikq! lco]<s a lj-ttle sta.nleC. I;'.ras that eaql ? !=': ici::C of pfeesi:i, w'iti1i,hi5:sqg rpr,r -.:at he's fi:a.fy efiabhsieC hj-s autbn'ry

rrBFf

lb hari fee]jrtr;;.-ill=. ion't take a Pr:sir, that'5 :'l"i EEC:GFD

t.lr tard feeJ=:5.

BIE tcR::s,' tb :'nan's Car. Glve bin' G:e G! tie i:guse, :a:ir ? lt.r-q rL€'at.+a-rda-)

BAFEtrB,

'w1:at=ia

e=ii-:g

Sckqr'

&.1'-

?

EECIArc

gffir You :sseC aba:t, a snake..... Deakat'' :-s sui.d.enlY !:cPefuf-.

EEG.rc Va:h

War.na see

I

.,-

a

BFFET sr:a-ke, !:ub?

tre 3a-elrcg Sris a r''ej:g &'i$< -: fr:ns cj Dec<-a... -Jii/ '".olrs fl-catin; in a visc=r:s r-iqc.i-i'. Deckar-d takes tje drink l-j.ke i:e ';as used ts ic and sv{;!s. Br-rEf Louis, shs,v tne ,=P ti,e s;r:ke, 'w'ii1ya? (ccl.iTrNJED)

j/1 +>

/aA /Q1 v-

59

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a ,l.-q:=-\ 9-.r--lvd

r--

ae 3a.r-erEs :eec,es u:rier clle :ar ari Frl-s oo-g a iarge snaice tf:at wr:r,Jres iazr-Ly on the car. it is br;ghc FIa. DEGARD

(eisapS:cu:=ec) 9fr:rg snake. ,.1rrnlf 1..;6

a1 i

BFEE( )

DEAGrc

GclC's oical'. TBEr-Ef

A=gir'ra-f pai::t job'"es sritfry.

i:cki-r:o Eazou:n's

i'- e=t;r/

Tircse

qDrK.

EECGrc

Eol long ago .ri'i I'a Pa*.t i:? ? &-rnl

f^r-rr'a

BFE

a€ r:-rn-he

}tr{a ? Deakare lcci<s

cjsecaged. s",LF the last of h:s irhk. EEErc

l*o

reason- Eesnrt, ina*er.r=-=,yls-\ /-

Gi:rnee

i'-a

arDEer, r.:i:ra?

t:ge is a ;.r:== o!- a;piaree aE Llev :ri i look a::a:nc :=nvEF, =:e i --ge

egg

:r- a;ry-=: on -e s-;=se, :esi:e :'- a saii* ceea iec'a

> e-...D -

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iia-.

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.

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'-

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iecic.:ri stajres 3t +e gi.cil:e i:: a 1::".g .rL-r€nc. 1--ti

G:tt= ;lsne

?

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-=ac.<s,

3/21/31 a' '\'trrl.

Dtr. 5m|s EAE -\g!Bns I;:=. Deci:ard is at a t^eJ-ephone ncre far t:=n hcokeC

betr€el iris

bar. !ie's gct the pirone lpis a rnrr€,r.

r.5e

shorrti,er ane ear wi:iLe he EECRP

----...six six flve. Banks. DedcarC

bre=ks the ccr:nedj-on,

tlFll St=3.ils F:rchbg tbe nurers.

hj]n -"5e s-iege sho.r :.S _elDg-essl1g. A beauffrrl vr:f;an t:ar,Ei the terg€ eg9, veaf scantillz claC, an SIJC!\€ is ererg:i:g

Behi-nC

errctr:.c

c.:--l

Racnae.L

scg::e. =so

agEa::s oa r,he telephore rn-C-sceen.

RAET.

Etol 1a

DECSrc

- Fecpie befcrg-

i':erve qraiiced. cu= o!. iiE - - hlt llg/er r"'i:en I qe,s

be-i.rg cheroi.ng-

Ra*:al ele=zes who, she see who it, :s-

Says

r:otling-

DEGG?D ll;

J

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pu:reC ya-

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:ves

:

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l€et. re O.'e.O

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rric-€eafll of piace i'm a€raiC.

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EECGRD

lfe'l-1, go scr+lace Jp.*'a

-La

Cs.ai--

cate:.es 's eye- lie €rcn;'ns. Orr stage, a si.:eke i:es c'rr,-geC irru the seerd egg. Deaka:nl ls s-drienLy irrrc€r+aea with the stage shc,\^r as he abser:tly gives tbe a&ess cne il:e pho::e Scr-detid.rg

on the fiege

DEEGrc

. tbe Fou::*jr, Secccr, cn the ljxe-

1E-ffqg l"evrj-sr Snake

Pit-

RAGNE. Deckerd,-

f Coa't Uf-':k so I'lr, Ac T c-airl

Declerd

is *ari::s at' tite stase : shcr^/. EECGSD

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See y:a ir Eo h.=n<

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l

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^r.:

f::csa '"he shadow.

lrf,,:se me. ilss

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=< i:l

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sugj€s-u iunble,

his snrt-2tbg

iC3-\5I:'uE)

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J!

F-,ryifr.?Ti-] \r,v!\lgis

E'ECG.RD

Itd.|.l-iJce to henre a vord tritn yan i€

4

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A

Satcne star:ds aLrost six !eet. tajJ- i:: ig' iriqh h-Js ard' lcoks dcl^rIl cu-l hin wj,tb i:ar:ghtry S.:5picr'nn... a guj. wi:O ]G:ol€ hc,t/ fa

L:rrjta

Aa=-r

'ait-=

Yeab?

Y TEEGrc

Itm witb the .lrceri-cesr FeCeracion of va:rietir Artlsts...ge

inics

LP a itand, as

i5

trc s-€!)

ns =sn P:--.es-i:r-iE.

DEGFD

btlt-- rrEefr I'a i:oc .ge Ea trEi<= yor: jcj::,-. . -*bat'' s i:oc :Ir-f cePaJl3,EmEe gLences arsunC f-ike a gJy r*irots

1pt

siIEEpseC

tc be there.

EEMM I'ro arr i-arz=tigzto= for -$e Can:icesi=-af c-?;rri on lb-j- ih:ses. -FF s-o ncis, t=ii:g: i: a litle trcre se=ously/m!1t'Ff,l]'-lr I \;,AY l..;rgd

'

)-t l?1,/A1 v-rI CONTINI]ED:

}.a,,,DECKARD

There's been reDorEs of

.

Ehe

taking liberties with the artisEs in this Place.

ulanagelnenc

SALO}G

I don'E know nothing about it. DECKAR,D

felt yourself to be exploited by the management in

You haven'c

any

way?

She's definicely pvzzled. SAIO},TE

How do you mean

'exploited'?

DECKARD

Like to get Ehis job... did you or were you asked to do anything Iewd or unsavory or othemise ' repulsive to your person? SALOME

Are vou for real?

DECKARD

0h, yeah. You'd be surprised what goes on around he:e. I'd like co check the dressine room if i couici. SA]-O}E

I^,That

the fuck for?

DECKAB.D

For holes. This guy mighc be an asshole, but he's funny.

I

SALOME

ieve ttris She sh:rrgs and Ehey go in. !

L-

don' E bel

.

- NIGHT Musty, cramoed. A oortable sho'.'er, a dressins tab1e and noE i:ruch else. On tne L.r,? .! Ln.-:, tairtg I is a srr:Ke Deckard r;accnes ic unciuiaie ir"ILu tlic r'ra::nlLh ;i thi: 'l INT. DRESSINC

64

ROOM

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SAI,o}€

Of cgr-rrse he's r:ot real. You Li:i-.:k i'c be rcE<::lc hese ji i caui,d :i€orc, a rFal grake i

Ed<ari -eches srrE tr bltcb it- 3s has fi::ge=s rrake ccuLact, t5ere's arl eie--c "st4)'- Ee' jeC<s hi-s hari baek fucE t|,e si:cci...

is

.i

cc*:ie. The:e's rrct nuca tc t=ke off. Ecka:d gets a gli4- of ::alcedness as she slips bei:jnd tl:e. seeen arC trg:s on the sirc. Sa1cne

t=.k:-ng'o€ her

EEOGAD

Ear lcog ycu been Coing a s:ake ad,

gI!M' -.

lbat i.s it

w:tth izc:.. holes or what ? Ee

stafrs paciig .,be rccil

l-iJce.'s

for

he's i::si>ecti:gr the qall-s-

I )F! \arxr

Yoq'C, b'e

lacu lcoicj::g

?

,

s::;u.seC - th€y have tbe!

o€ dci-q' e

r"ays

-"ii3 hrcE< wi:hour, -.he. sze= lcrcr*t-og !,rnac's gcj.:rg onC{

vi-*ira

g:,s :j::qgs ase Eoln:ts cnrer n: gcn^rr:s. E:ere's a.bgut si:c o€ Li',=r, oa }=rge=s, hf- rclbg $uF ljJ€ tbe one j;r Lan,s cJ.csec-

!'ctr'C be {-r rrsf : l'a .v,

II

EECFrc

s::pr-ed i-qp'

r-'ar] wvi+j-\-l.l.i-

a $ry'll gc

-urrcugh Of a be=Uti.q.fl l:OiV.

p'l

Ir

rn'i'ia-,-

SAIA€ EEEG.rc

LiLaIe dirty hcles they cri:.f in the ,"rall so tlqf can: '.atc:: a leCy '.:nirss. .lni, to his anaz€lltsln'-, lor cn the wail-, beirind Lle &esses, acE:-=-lly qccts one. Fe ilrF-es ccwn for a - k. ',11\r-\ !v-r -

',

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1E

3/24isl :\.

55

{')r t-l

--1'clii-) ug\.9r9ry

O4

srr!I€

if scmebiy ciC Ery to "-S)loit" Ee? Wrp dc i c;o tc ? Deckard.rs Fe€iirg at' a gair of fat legs i:r -'he na\fr, lccun. And. vri".at

'

.

LlE 5.Ll1v

---_-

le-

ArC vlrrc oo

I

slc8'E co tc alFut

vor.:. ?

Ee lcoks ersr.i:i'-.. she's out, of tb sbrer drippirg n=e. F-er haj.r clcnCe arcr ecppeC shcr--. .-{er blaek hai; is a ,rig wi:j.ai: no$t h^arigs on -.he vrall ;:,e* tc ',:re sigra€t. She ijirr't lcok Ljke l,lax-:s ipsigna-d Zhora tc :E-c":-.r'1 w'i5, br:t, even iess rpw. SAI.oI€

So d-iC

lctt

i:.::C a::1t holes

?

Decka:i Gkes a s.bg::sh gl:c:rfr

/.R??iNr:;T]t wrr--rgsr

?/)1./A1 vL -JI

-l

CONTIIIL]ED: (3) -\

One

so far,

64 DECKAS,D

SALO}G

You're a dedicated Her smil

e

He catches

man.

is an invitaEion. She throws hin a it and she turns her back to him. Dry me.

Lowel

SALO}E

to be a total rsaste. Deckard steps up behind her and starts patEing her down. 0n the dressing cable in front of them the python noses through the cosneEics, longue flicking, trying to get back Eo its mistress. Caught up in Ehe sensuousness of the momenc, absently she reaches out Eo The evening doesn't have

stroke the snake.

Deckard works his rvay dor.ni her back, over her birns and as he reaches her chighs, sics on the coE. Concentrating on her buns, he leans back for a handier perspect.ive. But jerks fo:r,sard like he'd been stung as his ears are hi.r w-irh che BUZZ 0F RATTLES direcrly beh'ind

him

Partly hidden behind Ehe pillow againsr rhe wall is the EgypEian's pricie and joy, a four-and-a-half foot, ring-tailed Cia'''ondback rattler. Its 1ethal lookine spaee-shaped head elevaied ouE of its coiled boCy, cail erect and wirirring madly. Deckard rolls off the coE going for his blaster as he hits che floor. SAI0I'C/ZT{0RA has her hand arcund rne head of the python ani, using iE like a club, she brings it down wi:h al-l he: mighr. Deckard rolls out of Ehe wav as the SI{AKE hI{ISTLES 11--^"-L --.: rL ^.i - wicir such --. ^L force, ^ o'ir srlrvb6!r -l-.-r.,s

hi r< rl.o

€'] nnr

it ruDEures as it

If Deckard's fast, Zhora's a blur. As he FIRES, her foot kicks inr^ hi c arain and he doubles up rvith the pain of it. ;; ;;i":'io"'" second shoE bur she's al-ready out che door carrying a rai-ncoac. ItrI . PAS SAGEWAY - NIGITT 55 Eclcon tip oet-v,-ee;.;:is cee:3, Dcrcka;d hops out of the dressing roonr in tj-me Eo see her go through Ehe door at the orher eno of the hal.I. /an\TTTr\.T?lrn\ \vvi\LL.\'_-.)J

2123

/8L

CONTIiiUED:

It hurts Eo move so fast, buE he jack-legs aiter her, arrives at the door anci f Ii-ngs it oPen. Blackness.

The SOUND 0F i{ER }lIG}l }IEELS CLATTER dorrn the metal steDs.

EXT. STREET -

II'S

OPERA T{OUSE

-

NIG}17

RAINING HEAVILY.

front of the Opera House is oPen only to foot craffic chese ciays. A blzarre place on a Friday nigi:t, hawkers and whores, Ehe rabble, che Poor and Ehe curi-' ous mill around the crudely builE placforrns and brightly lit stands'. Zhora, io just a EranslucenE raincoaE, is noE ou! of place in this flea market atmosphere. Trying noE Eo run, she slices through Ehe mob as quiekly as she can. Deckard is not far behind, dodging and side-stepping, crying io Eove against the tide of people scurrying for shel'ter. She cooes to an intersection and turns out of the mall onto a less crowded streeE. She glances orzer her shoulder as she breaks into a run and t:uns right into a rcouple of peciestrians. A11 three go dor"'n. Deckard comes out cf Ehe crowd in Eine Eo spoE her getting Eo her fee;. She sees him and runs. The Ewo pedestrians are in hrs line of f:re. iie runs past 'l arrol ino his blasEer. Ehem and d.rops Eo one knee The

DECI({RD

Stop or you're deadl She doesn' t. Deckard

OPENS UP,

I,ICAP! The corner '^-.: ^:. ,I ;1,!\J

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r

>L'{jtr]E4!-i5

(J,,t-J-

rT.tl'\ r-wv

l-11f \1!r!sr\ ^t.

hr i.I..j->59D.

of che builCrng ciis:n:egrates UUD s

!l!

Fl,lMAP! Anocher lriss! A lampposc wrenched with tight air irnplosion. Twisted netal, a breath of Deckard FIRES asain

a

smoke.

!

!IHUI{P! Zhora Lakes a hit in the back of che head, and that's ic for her e-xcept her motor reflexes which keep

her going right into

a- showcase r,rindow.

CP*\SH ! Znora ex:icies rh-i.-c'-:qn .1 ser:.?S wJ.rlsuws rn a(j'Jol-nl-ng snoPS.

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f plSte giass / ^ArrF?rntFh\ \\-uttIJ.I\uf-ul

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O:- hg:

-r --5 ai:er T1i0 I{ISS:S nis blascer CLICKS jagged wake, buc FF T /-1tl ^*E,',yr.y I -!rrrrJ.vr\S eupEy, CX.iCl<S eEPE:t and he wacches ne=

go.

Zbora breaks chrough one wj.nCow after anocher, B€tting sliceC, al=eaCy shoc, :r:nniag on reflexes. Glais

s?rays like fi=e',vorks as she sashes through che lasc rso wrndows anc. :-aco the sc=eec. She's goir:g Eoo fasc EO SEOP.

i

hi:s a -oassiSg bus so ha:d she's sireareC all over che. side like a ul.rral arld ci:e bus squeals Eo a halc. ,re rain has sEoDDed and cu:aeC inco a quleE DRTZZLE,

Sb.e

tsrAf*. GL?GLI:'IG oowrr cne zugtrers.

over, breaEhirg i:a=C, Deckard co'nes slor+ly fonrarci. Tne crcwC sEa=Ea:rg trc gaEher. Sceething here for everybody as ;hey're cqa';ng --roa all ciirections. Decicari rDoves ci:rcuga chs:, endi:g up Ec Ene sicie o:-

Er:nci:ed

tire

b.r:s.

hsra rs weigeC on ee= s'Ge, Ec=l, blooiy and broicen. A1l she czn Eove :-s ire= e:res :hey ria=c about li-ke a wor:nd,eC arri-nai doomeC :-n a t=aP anC scoP ol1 Deckard,.

Iie's !:reeLed in :re sc:eeg, scooped low, head cocked. ai an awic,ra;ci a:rgle iooki:g back a: her. Ia Ehe c:ar,peC anC c=iclirq d,a=!:ness her .-:e'ies a=e :u-,. t .-t

(j..ll :i-ar-l: r.E i :O---.e6i t
as :he ltie d.:a:-ns

:-:::er:,

ouE.

ceaci.

o: Zacra's iace uni:-l i:'s

DeckarC's eyes slo'.;iy fclicw ihe ;t.n:lacs oi biooi :aaE leaci over cire sLope of a Siacsrop Eo hls shoes. DeckarC l::es .-c :aDf 3SS ;tls w:tep Hi s eves ---. f eveai ;ha: i:'S --o .{e's ?e:::nq hif cr-. a'i{a=e :=.re sDec:a:c=s arounc I'l :

I'J

'l L^ {"f |J . :rt/v ^-\,: fs!ri:.^tlC .Y-|-, 1. ir li.r llL;lr

Ehern !evF.J

noving nerv'ous ly array fron

a /a.

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\--t i l\UrLJ -tF-'1

Sen he sees

l:er.

is

Rae:ael

rhc rfq.ari 7tsae

Ra€aei-'s face rsreals her Fbr.frrrrl

sexd.:.;rg j:n the €crd,

hor:rcr.

s'r:.riig at

She lcoics frcsn Zhcra

Ee n]:eks

s her eyes h:rTl i.rti= hrn. pislcl su4idJ.y. -r rG CLIG,. Decka:t', feo]

tc

iris qtry

Li$ts iron a qciJder srea-r r./er '.5e cc,r^rC, sj-rers wiri:oe. irrtc the ercnrC.

Decia:d, sees Racbaei disapcear Decka:C s€fis tc -y scnretSi.::g be &sruneC i:r si:es: r:oise-

bur a-rT-isirg he saii '"c:J.d

RasraeL is s*aL.lcx^eC '€ jnto the crcqi (or scrre otbr cj-sti::ctirre Lar:crerk) .

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Fr=n :hej-r Fojjrt oi rzis.r tiay see a -=-n-s:r.i;e ouE ci es shot.... reatarC hestlly il-'s;es his baiEe at :t\,i.ng CO?S, Foints 'ip ?r-^-^ jrscnciors and h':sies off , Fassi;gi U-JES L.\)La,. ccupie vrcr- lJL -:--^- C,- UJ!r5= uli.er lne bic =.:- "r ^r.-.:i- llre c.eq t. <-,2rg af.i-f i.jin hJ-iU\

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vvlr:;r9J -\T-,n

tsat? anC rs.n exchange a i.eon Seads

off

tcx"arC,

lock- Eat=/ rnakes a head rc!:IE!:t,.

the big sign. .^rtF uva

Firtr_ &a

qffi

rnn av

- iif61

Y-*d

n-ts

rtrnzal :n4F€r:abiy as Deckari, like -i:r=rrgi: rc(/es ::ret,, qaes busy, seer=:J.ng ior

Ee tide of S]SEE m.3

a

sii:rrg,

?iFi=oi

Eriaics he sees her-

$crres iris Ncrt

'q

Lfcough ',he Gcrcd..

her.

iccks aroeC :-n Ci-sca!.

r a bJ.ock a"ay. DeckarA :r:i€s :='rg :Er- c=] ''l < oll-*

Catcb=s

signt of !=r

he-l

Racha-i-- I,€,it- =-= -Rae:aeL

looks bad<. sees hja,#h

IJ= *1{!J

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t J^-

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A :=:ly cf $i"LlNS icck up i:r

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f-es {e b:erk. 3ey sc.c,lr by- c-= j::e ald a\€ress a.bcn:t, the e...,.rer:ts j:l -;re atlerr.

sa:pe.r's

rc feelj:tgs

Deckard'is sweDt off his feec and E:rirled

Leon'

s bear-c;ip

aror.:,nd

ia

embrace

Leoa leEs go and Deckard hits Ehe PavemenE, skiddlng bard enougb. Eo Eea= clothes and bu::a skin, but he rolls ouE. of ic anC cooes up with gtrn in hand; buc Leon is so fasc he's already che=e and kicks ic outr of his

ha:rd.

Leon Eoves EowarCs hi.c., . back:,:eg Deckard agains

t ihe

w€l.LL -

LEON

Eow co&e you knew qihere Zhora qias so qui.ck?

llis

b.and

bair.

is lightr.lng. Ic shoots out, grabs Deckard's

Decka=e

DECKASD

piccures. SoureboCy recognizeC ber. f went E.o see is oai e. T:re swe atr is s cartrang co ftrr . !

showeC

Eow

old

axtr

I?

I*EON

DECKAX,D

f don' tr kaorr q:ir ti -htens and r*isrs. Tira o--.:-_-o l,!v b)-r

L.. _-L i L,, i-s^:e<)

iiow lonq

LEON

'l --_ .i-> ^ a-J A:-.1 - -; co i l:-ve?

lour vea=s.

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0

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? L

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.

DECKI.8.D

iie let's go. LEOI{

Mo:e trian vou. Daci:ari's l-.rees cciiie uD iasc. .i-.. :-:

C

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2

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'l-tc:^,'; ii.;t ccies dc;n

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? FA$

?aini':l

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.iu'e :a :elf , i'3n'C it le:karo i; dc,:bl.ed c' ,e!, i:;r;i;rg his tlrigh. r.c

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72 LEON

But that's horv iE i-s Eo be a slave. The future is sealed off, he grovels , he waj.ts.

Even hurt , Deckard is fast. He goes for his ankle gun A,,,F Of hiS hand befOfe he Can even -AF iF rJ\rL Leon' J. 5vL IL Id.IJE !L and Ehrows it down the alley.

but

Deckard hurls forward, knocking hin off balance, and scrambles to geE away. Leon grabs him by che fooE, drags hiar back ano jerks hln off che ground. LEON

Sex, reproduction, S€curiEy, che sinple chings. But no way Eo satisfy them. To be homesick with no place Eo go. Potencial rvr'rrx wJ- Lrl,

little

llL,/

Six.

He sl:ms Deckard

w4)

F^ Ll,

i-i>g

Tara !v LJ

! b . "r

oversights in the

Of-

Nexus

into che wall. LEON

r reII vou. noEhing i-< worse than L^.,' 4L

ilavLng an rccn you can never scraccn.

slides d.orrn the wall to his knees anC huddles proteccing h:-s head rvich his a:rls , waiEing for the next one. Deckard

I agree with 'i ^^I/E\./II

:-'i

.,i-L,

i J.\.i,5 l,l,j-)

U-5

ird,llg>

DECh?.RD

you. i

_

his head, Dausing jusc a second Eo savor the satisfacEion of smashine Deckard's skull. LEON

Too late . Your mis t,ake

.

The spasxa Ehat runs Ehroueh Leon's face is not fron satisf accic::. iE's the buLlec Ehat \^renE chrough his j L -*; L'i neck. iie irics the s:ounci '^nalo, s teerh bi rin n].s ol-----.9 the air like a rabid cios. Dead.

the ground where he sics propped inEo a siccing pbslcion bf ihe rvaii, s;aring up in

Deckard has slr,rmped Eo anazenent

at his deliverer.

He sees R.achael stancinr';:r:ie

i.;-.:,:. n!s hnrlrr n€ T oan RaChael iS Siafing g s!1.5 ate t[e sliu UVg-Y VlE\/ll t shaken aE what she has done.

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t

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77.

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72

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Deckard looks up at her, his eyes sl.roLlen in'-c slits, his nose and mouth bloociy. He sees how shaken she is

turns and looks aE hiE'r. Their eyes meet. the blaster. Deckard gets painfully Eo his feet, picks up the blast,er and starts co reload it. He doesn'E make Ehe srme mistake twice. He slances at her. Aga:-n their eyes meet. Rachael

She drops

CUT TO:

EXT. 42}TD STREET - 20 MINUTES

I*ATER

73

IE's the 42nd Street of the future, a garish, wicked

place.

Deckard and R.achael are walking Eogether, almost zombies.

Deckard is. only swollen.

a little

less bloody and a lot

Rachael looks stoned on the

mcre

horror of the killing.

DECKARD

There's only one Ehing that works on cuEs and brr;ises and iong n:-ghcs. She looks

at him blankly. CLTT TO:

i-ATEB. 74 IE's a grimy lictle tienda with a counEer right on the sidewalk and shelves cranmeci with dusty bocties, bright packs of c:-ga:e:Ees, ord magazines and assorceC junk. The SALESLADY rvears an eyepaEch and a sharp look in her. good eye. Deckard and Rachael are facing her. EXT. KIOSK

-

MOI'{EI'iTS

Tsing Tao. The Salesl-ady iries shakes l:is head and

DECKARD

io hanJ D.utrrrJ a half pint but pcints ani sr')€ prociuces a f iiih.

he

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o /tl 1/al

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116? rttFn ^UUI\1tr,\U.lU:

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is paying when he feels a Eap on his shouLder. He turns and sees Gaff leering at hiu. Not whar Deck?rd expected or wanted. His eyes flicker a warning in Rachael's direction. Rachael is standing in Ehe flow of pedestrians, Asians, Mexicans and rndians. She has already seen Gaff and she the Eessage in Deckard's eyes and allows herself_gets to drift. awayr paf! of the srr-eam of hr.:manity ooving down the sidewalk But Gaff's sharp eyes have picked up Deckard's look Deckard

and he glances.'

I{hat Gaff sees is Ehe back of a woman's head in crowd.

Ehe

Gaff looks back at Deckard and makes a head moverlenE indicating the vehicle at the curb. It's a spinner and Bryant is grinning aE the window, chewing on a heater. BR.YANT

Christ, Deckard , ya look almost as. bad as rhar cir j ob ya left under Ehe bus. Almost. Deckard walks over to che spinner. Gaff is looking dosrn the street, trying to nake out Caucasian woman disappearing in ihe cror"rci. You

get

Ehe

Ehe

DECIGRD

call on the big

one?

BRYANT

Bei.your ass. Two in one night, you're che saure old siritstom,

s'!E' ^-?ntE'

va?

ii;

Gaff)

YOU COUId learn

..

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-rr!

A goddaurn'-;;:-;:i".flil;hrer squad, thaE's what he is, a real

Gaff

shics corm.

Gaff has to smile and nod politely, thar's his job. Deckari has fo!lcueci BrTant's beady zaz" tc the obvious bo-ucle he's hclcii-ng in tne paper bbgi (c0NTTNUED)

2/?318L COI'ITINUED: (2)

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DECKAR.D

I'u going home.

BRYANT

A ki11er like you! I figured you'd be uP all nighc slaughtering phonies. Four to Ehought you'd just leave Bo, tem

Home

I

dead in the alleys for us pick up. Hawl Haw! Come oD, to t-^CC

\J4I

.J. .

DECKARD

There's three to

Thrao

go.

BRYA}IT

Huh? DECI(ARD

There's three left

BRYANT

. ThaE tit j ob lr'ou vee kaYed at the Tyrell Corp... disappeared. . She didn't even know she was skin till you puE Ehe machine on her. Some_ kinda brairr. planc, says Tyrell. Deckard has already noticed that Gaff is looking dovnr the street in the direccion Rachael went. Gaff feels Deckard's eyes, turrrs and leers cheerfully at Deckard. Deckard meets Ehe look... an ominous Four

exchange.

BRYANT

Come h*:'nl' lJi .j-lia!

oo, Gaff. (to Deckard) ec

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CUT TO:

INT. DECKARD'S

KITCHEN

.

NIG}17

Deckard is about to swig sorne Tsing Tao for Bryant. He puts ehe glass Eo his lip and :he liP, caked with dry-bLood and swollen, splics again and blood gushes

into che clear liquid in E,he glass. DeckarC sta:es at the b'locCsl:t:-ned cirink ruefuL1y, cakes a tiri-rstv qulr and llcks his bieeding iip.

rhen

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R.achael's glass is RA?TLIllc. She's stancing only a half €i ten b1' shado'.'s , her e!'es bl ank t" j. th shock , eet hanC is shaking. .tl" reason the'ice is rattling is because ]rer You can hear the CLOCK TICKIIiG in the living room. f

few

awa!'

I-\Fat' l pn

Me too.

Rachael rrcwns and looks at hin. I\trat

?

DECKARD

I get 'em bad. rtrs part of the

busines s,

Deckard holds out his hancs. They're shaking. Rachael gJ.ves Deckard a long hard look. RACHAEL

I 'n. not in the bus i-nes s . Deckard meets her lookr understands he cannot comfort her easy, she wili not be one of the boys with him.

so

RACFAEL

f a:n the business. the :s grin and angry ani shaking. You can ires cne ciock- TICKING.

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TO

i6*

DECI?.RD'S BATHF.OOI'I NIGHT

SPLASH. DeckarC sticks his heaC !n'.h€ sink fuIl of water ani the water turns crimson. He lifts his face out of the rvate:, d:ippinq anC gropes for a towel, wipes water blinoly frcm i:is face. or'1lT

INT.

77 DECT,ARI '

S LIVTNG ROOM

'?i^

T.]I GHT

RachaeL is in the foreground shador.rs, a drink in her hand. She's watching Deckard rvho is washing his face in the bathroom,franed by the o:ien cjc;r ccN? rNi,,b D

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77

DeckarC in the QackgrcunC, loes on Crying.

for a towel arount his riaist.

He's

rrai'.eC except

Rachael takes . drink.

lier face is eni-gnatic. She's watching. Deckard is unaware of her eyes on the back of his neck. She's looking at the ripple of rnuscle around his shoulders. CUT

IN?.

DECKARD'S BATHROOI'I

A

TO aa?

FEW I"ITNUTES LATER

Deckard is stanCing in front of the mirror. che bleeding iip and uo!r' he's studying it.

iie's staunched

The rustle of siLk.

prnh:a] >nn6:rs in the doorwav of the bathroom, drink in hand. Deckard doesntt acl:nowledqe her Dresence. ?here is a long sile;rce. She sees tire muscle ripple in his naked back. Hard bod.,'. Scars of oiC wcunis. hi 6r ^'?r f(.^i'L5-Lr.f-g r|n:?

r

t

J I c:nno:-o,4

RA :v

*?

N,n ?16Lrr... i\v5

2

DeckarC g':ves her a look, turns back to the mirror. over hi-s heac.

Puts a

RACIIAEL

h'cul-o you Ccne huntlng. ? :j

Rachael waits a lonq tense mcnent for an ansvrer. DECTAR.D

\'?a

Deckaro waits before he lets it out. DECICqPO

f guess f owe yo'J. Deckard turns anC brushes oast her so she has to step back. But

DECKARD

somebodv

wil1.

n.' !!tl

r I

Tt. r\/

*-owei

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BED3.CCi1 (:;IGHT)

Deckard is sittino on he bed, r;asted, s tj-lI in his tc*eI, clean ghlte band.ages o1r his f ace. Fie touches his lip gentll'. lie can ilear the clock ticil:.ng anC then the r,'hisper of her stockin;s as she aporoaches the bedroom from the hallr,'ay. Fle hears herlost in the shadows beyond the door. A pause lhen her voice. sro:. R3CHAEL (OS)

The file

on ne.. the incept date, the longevt_ty, the psycho-prograrTr, those things .. Her voice hesi.tates, stops. Decl:ard sits there as the clock ticks €nr > nn d 6^ ''l

..,_.ril€Dl_-.

In the corridor, lost in shadows, Rachael is working up the nerve to ask. Yeah

DECKARD ?

In the shadows R.achael takes a deeo breath. '

you sav

'll

RACI{AEL

bhen?

Deckari, exnausteC s;ares absently into

SpaCe.

DECKARD

In

-uhe

They're classified. Rachael persists with effort.

cor:idor,

.\*ILIIAEL'

Verrr I ra

f)enk:

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ar ah aq

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F^'l tr 11, i <:rlld,II .vv

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n't

.

s fc:eheai, ioo.rs at t,he waLlrtF.('K;Hr)

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-

I dn

'1 ..Tn +l^^ r-rr rrle ;-'1 narrway, Rachael

'

', lcok at them.

:-s h:rF''l

rr hra:firina

nr-raDn

ysv4\.r1\v

l^ \v.

I didn't want to. It must coine as a trernenious relief to her. she st,ands in the shadows grater€ul for the smallest farrours. She waits a momen+-, hearing the clock ticking, hearing the distant noises of an apartment houie, then she sperks

a

g:ri

i^. .

i
That test of ycurs. . T;:e \rcight Kar.pff test /Cnt:'r'l \ev-\r

t.ll:rn\

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rrl\\r'n-\."ail !\,. -\ -

?

She DJ.u:t.s ceiore cci:rpj-eti:rg '.hc c-uesiicn. it's h I

.,*

-

^tt

a b:ggi;

t ET

I\9Vr:L:..94.1:/ naaa.i'L,"'i'--"'t

did vou ever take it Yourself Rachael ivaits for a long moment in the shadows.

?

The clock ticks. No answer.

into the light from the bedroom cioor and Peers in. Deckard is iying on 'tire bed, snoring gentLy.

She moves

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LTVTNG ROOM NIGHT The CI-OCK IS LOUDER. R

a

chae

lanD. Sh.":'2h

L

wa

in che living roon.

lks through che shado-qu

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sees a piccure of Deckard's wife and son on

I

a

lo

..

She loo*s aE ic for a long noineni as though she rnigh:

hp

'ie=''l nrrq

J v--

oictu:e on cop of che piano litiLe bqy-and hrs fa:her in fishing A prciure of aL^-;-'-p'rah ^ ^,-r''i p :'-c hrrv --^'.;'1 '. ,':-'--)r.aVCl1:hes ing a sin3ie uioe:-s:zed fisn, rhe hinc of a snile on She sees a

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She iccils

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y

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che shee: nusic on che pianc, Chop.ln.

She s tanCs cloSe co che kevs and s Ear-us io plav. Sre a n.is:ake alncs; inrnldiaEely. She s:is ind

mal'.es > L4-

L>

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>.lg

ahere's no nisiake... beaucy of che nusic.

II.1T.

BEDROOI.I

Deckard f 1 ::.;s

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J.)

J '-:.5 u

e

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UeL

-glr'.-dL:vg,

ihe feeline. Ehe rirviirn, the i-, fiils cie r+hcie Lo^=:nerE. a|rr Tn.

NlGHT

79

is snoring peacefully as the lruSiC ebbs

and

.

LUT IU.

iliT. l-iviiiG R.00i,i - |irGHT P.achael is i cs c in cire mr-:si c , irer face

kn a cla

sk

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77

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b ecini.nc

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EXT. SE3ASTL\.r*' S APAF.?):5N? - D.\ifi'l

Nasty MUSiC a Cisn.al looking builiing.

strange f igrures in overcoats from a distance

Do !v'e see

INT. SE3AS?IAN'S tsUILDING

DAI.N

-^r -\---l-tsna:K S rvl of tre s;3ai';a!S, hallways, --he o::e's rve'ii see a shark's POV qlid,inq alono tne -halL towaris Sebastian's Iater

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iNT. SESASTI;N'S };AF,T.\1qNT -

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F

Fris is'f itling t..re h_ours of inscmniacal boreiom bir e>:periirenting with.l.= inake up. A bleacneC v'hite face and black ringeC e:/es. A sexual warf . A sava'gre ioLl. She gets up and starts exp).oring the rooins I:.1T. rr'EDDING D3,3SS P.COI{ DAI'[; She wanie=s into a ia:ce room iil1ed i-l-

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sv

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.

She waniers around vrj-s tiuLLy, ful1 of curicsiry. She picks cu-- one of --:re i':esses f,u:s !: cn ani s:anc-s --ne:e, t.-le r,a:;')ecuins q:r,-^ri:-ii

^.'

her-

'l iio

,

2^-i

r rr

Ill?. SEBASTi]N L\BOR.ATCF.Y nraraoj e:JJJ=(i

3;;r

DAir'li

Ra!ser ?::ihein his ncu--.: c-a:r,ped ooe:l

Sebas-*:an is asleeo, i e -J

!21:-r

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tr^ F--vr iJ:Itr:.l>ib

Prj.s wani,e:s in, scuivi:rq the arrav of h:s ne: eye :c :he ste:o=L"re nea: se:ls'-iaii. cj =ui= rea:--y. l-anisca-:es / ;lou;:a::s e:c. S:e ;cucnes a butcct, a ciue jias:: eruD--s. nlr Cs"^.:
r

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tiratcha doi::' T t;-r

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k'

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Cha

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\t ' .::sf ::':ed, Se:s:t:er ! : ioo):s even betier Vnrr

s:ares at ier' f f an i-.;:'c'."3;3n: nou. oloer and even se)::er. Fh?\tl *\:c,11) .l I.aiY

'naiior

lnnl'

DPTq

Just better. EBASTII'1.1

S

hl 1v+ f

i na\

LJ>ll '.e].

ifeI1... beautiful

llrq

/

.

PRIS mL llrdlIJ1S. -'1. ^

As E.rey are talking, gatty' €nters the room. Pris eggs , hin but o'oes not regis ter anything on her f ace. Sebas'tian does not hear or see him. €

Pris studies Sebastian for a How

mclrnent

old are ,o,r"ltt SEBASTIAN

Twenty irlr

at ' s

PRI

yo

S

ur prob I em? SEBASTI/rN

Me-hrrqoi

:h

Q',rnrlr-irno rrs-

vJ

I'.llratrs that's? My'Elands.

PRTS

SEBASTIAN

They grow oId too fast. P RTS

Ls that wh1'you're S

sti1l

EBAST

or earth?

I.\N

Yeah. Couldnl t pass Lhe medicaL. Anir"'ay I kinda like :t here. ';'__

i

-n

E'>-211 3 { : :: :-:j:s:: je,

A moment. pRrs Ani I i lxe )'cu :USr the i,.r.)y yiu oce-. Hi Ro\'.

Sebastian whips round. He is f Lan-ked a hair's b:'ea:h i.\^'av D\' Bat-uv The shock arnrost ).noci:s rrim cf: his cnair. -

a

.il

PR]

?hi.s is n)' frien.C i-o] J i --s-a!.ry

Batty smiles

S L

hc>

+'-^.. ! _\tJ|t.l C\rUt.lL.

benel'o1ent1y. rJ(I5

Roy, tiis is my saviour, J.P. Sebastian. l'i:lr , a long siJence whiLst ever)'one stares at each other. "r " BATTY

Sebas t j. an,

Canrt thank you enough, Mr. Sebastian. stil1 uneasy beg.ins to _cmi1e.

ttl

T

EE/.l1|nv

BATTY you certainll, have a nice place.

lco:"s arounC

sounds l-i.<e "Thank

aCrr

-i

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;;;;:

Sebasi i qr' an J'iu m,rn-bies some-.iingl that PRTS

Sebastian ioesn,t go out -_co nuch. t --ar' ItA11:

'

f like a man who s:ays put. Ar admirable {-h i n^ *a ,-rr.,-jr9 pe arie t.o sustain Le 1^^ in these times. you live herlycurself a]I bv

Voursel5

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2:

. (after a ncnent) abcut some breakfast, f \,-as just iF^ *^i--

rirg

nnina

Aa J./tJ 1rn'r sv

SEBAS?TAN

Voe

How

,

LL, maKe solne

.

rr vv4i

l.n

ry! tv

s

/aq

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1/
Ii,i D:SriiRD'S 3:!-rCOi. - i:.-p,l,Il;l n^ ^r.--'| v"a!:es up grog;:1y. riis iace hurts. ij.e toucnes *uhe puffy r:t:^-r'] c orui.Ses. fe toucnes the iin and v,'inces, iie looks a_round '-*..L 1 ,l with Sieep, orieniin5 h:nseif > 9i/Jt\.t i{e_sits yp... tries to r€ini:r.ber. ;'Jas she he::e ? i..'ere ihev talking ? iie must have dczed off , lie DY r gj/ aaJw-:ets ee 1r-n rvr-'DrJ ") i n^";;;i^'l-ii. n2i rf1ll-l rr anA ar.4 ;:::^^'jlJg

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cloihe s.

c.i-s ar;:'jpS cU; O: ^:-:;: ine

SeelOOn Siill

t

in

),e S-r,OfCalrr

!

fn^. n'r;tir twU]. J.\J

co Rachae nin*rrr

I

o

i c ci **i v v41r5-e-

of

De

stone silent at 'rhe pia::o, starlng at hls Fa-,,her a'lcve',he I:e1-ooa::df

cl:arC anC

*,lgtl bfUSh aenoss he-)eC-f afit is t"-lll:.?: the:^e. t vr:et e t "v' -e r^ -"--uur-:ii5 r,o see rthaI', S got her aitent,icn. ShaUOv,'S

'l A^r-.i

F-

a

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n-.r ulvrs

DECTAF.D

I'le and ny Dad.

R,ACIIAIL

Do 3rou Love hin?

DEC}.A:.D

He's deac Rachae'l inoi cate s the prc'vure of

ckard ' s v,'if

De

e.

DECKF-F.D rl a i- E t

RACI{.l^;

Do you

love :ier

She lef

t

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i,

?

DSCi(i.".D rf,€ .

pause

af5,.,n=1 v:_r.v:...:_L:.

) ,i

,'janteo ihe aocC liie --^^rr^--

ou di d.n' *"? DeckarC changes the subject. f

r.l1Ui:.-9..1_

DFCiiAP.D

i cireai*, rnusic. I

Rachael ans',1'ers his ccfiliteF*. *uh€ keyS and filllfg n CCiTi.lilglr- 'n..r ,J tnrr,^hi ,,..,uuri;-:rE FAAi l,a= ^.ra*..*+r-_t'.=-., luo;l aorup-"ly with mus!c. Decka-rc arins iris u;laGrstandine. RACHAEL

I-didn'-, kncv,'if I cculci pla;'. 'f

( .:ause,'

-a re.rrrember iessons. (-

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(

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cor:tir,'-re

dont *, i:iov; if I 'voot *'h€Tl . . . or 't rs niece. ?v-e"l _ v44 -J

.rhe inou3fi*rr go€S cn i.lai'ing tof e lcng

Qhp q--.:;q rinpsn't finish u vv-v

vllv

lllO lT:€ t:*r, .

DSCKARD

Ynrrn] f i np 4vu yLaJarr rJla!.

.

Suddenly she stops playing and Eurns can hea! i s the CLOCK TICKII{G.

^-

alul

Y r

to hirn. AII

you

RAC}IAEL

-.^---'.fferenc? (JI.t vE:l-)

DEC}GRD

Yeah RAC}IAEL H At.a ./ llut\

Her voice is srnalL . She

Sornething very young about her. looks up aE him for ttre firsc cime. DECKJR.D

Stand up.

She coes. She's lcoking up at hin wich tnose big ne:maid eyes and he kisses her mouth. And Ehen again. She doesn'E, respond. ilis vo:-ce as a whisper. DECKAI(D

kiss me. bui iE's self consclous.

Now you

She

does

RACtrA,EL

.

.

I can't rely on rii' nemory to... He s:ops her with another kiss. C^.' Ja,Y

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T r

DECKARD ^^.. sd,)i.

2l23l8L CON?IN-'ED: (3) 'il-

She

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36

nods. His voice

hFFtt

,

lie

does

,

hh

^ UI.tJI\311,

Kiss me. Kiss

'l nt.:

inrih.fa Irr!-Iirbbv,

RACT]AEL

me.

sof E,, wet,

Eender.

He backs of

palpable energy growing up between chero.

l{y

f

magneiic,

DECIGRD

eyes.

Kiss my eyes.

kisses each fluttering lid. She's cacciring on quick. lier lips are righc chere. She closes

them.

RACHAEL

He

hFA?t

I want you. I wanc you.

r nh

]JtrUAAISJ

RACHAEL hF^tt

hn

^ UL t/ l\iillJ

A-^i6!i4.rrr.

RACT{AEL T

r

r'A!!

Y!rs.

"-*? w
lier face is flusheo. Hic finoe-e on rn her mnrrrh slowly over her lips and insid.e , inco the wecnes s . iier head is lean:ng back, cwo q chrrr -xi re me

RACIIAEL

His mouth goes Eo her neck, he: ea:. !U-s teeth evol(e shiver ano a gasp as rhey cake her fLesh. Her breach a .: :D-

^^-.:-^ uL/ui..J-rlE

Z^--^!d5 LEJ.

.

RACHAEL

Put your hands on me. lie rakes his fingers Ehrough her hair and pulls. her into him. His oE,her hand moldinq and Pressrng ner, working around her body uD and uider i n rn rha 67 j 17- ^.'

of her ciress.

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EO ialk

She t S

RACIi.I.EL

.

DO

whatever you want t.o

me.

He ls and her J.egs can no longer hold her anC sne's sj.nti-ng to -"he flcor in his arns moanj-ng, *Jreir words obscureC Dy k:sses. trt! rlrn fV UU] ^t

. ]NT .

SE-3ASTI3]i ' S APART]'1EN? Nl GHT 7_r,,

Pris is s!aring out the *indow r \rEtcning I j es

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_Sounis eti,anate from Lhe kitchen. ,:tr!' g=--s uD and goes to a c.-tess set :.n. --he co:ner cf. the rco;i, c' 9al:3 :s c'vr-ousrj' in -Drcg:ess. Ea-,--i' s:uiies il jcr a ncne:r--/ then mcves rne l.,.]-ri--e eueen to .ihe Brsh-p.

Pris walJ:s over to hi.m. Iier tone nu--ed Dut cenancinc. PR.IS I.le

3ait1'

iinis

ruqnaci'7 ous .

1I ?

he: aiti-rude

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ra

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r^:hinji :i,ai3eS hei- e\7en nore

r want to il::

\..,ir a -- ,

s

oo-i

ns on

?

9ATTY

There's onJ_y trv'o o: us lef :. Pri-s is shcckei. iier i.,'his_cer cc;.:.ies oua a hiss. Then tiot

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FRI

S

re st:r-Di.i and, sATTY

t.rke:

we '

I I die.

c.\\e L{ lLi,'t5.i

here'i"'i3ll?'"I.* ors thin6s ot

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Seiastian i''al-):s into the room with a i.r:ay. !ie --ai'.es sone eggs and lruts them i.nto a -qiass fiask full oi bubbl-ing waler that is s--anding on a retort s:and over a bunsen bur:er on his \'.'ork b.=nch. ije notices'\e rilcve on the chess set. SE9.\ST I.\N

Knicrt takes '-he Queen, see

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It t/on ' t

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iie *"akes the i';-ni'.e Queen r^ i.--u_h Lhe Eiack Knight. :.;ii- rr <'ni'l a< a smile totally \rithout f eel: ng or interest. -f"'*-,, 7 Serast j an 's-ra=es aE Eat-'y f or a rong rnorrrgr-r-u. Ehen atr Pris tsA?TY

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you're .ic

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makes vcu -,hink

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I-know Decause i io gene:j.c iesi;: for the Tyrell Corgora:ion. ( proudiy ) There's some of me in vou :

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We

have

wo:l*

BATTY

a Lot in

conunon.

FFhr^A?irt D.r-ltA> I rcu\

9lhat do you mean BATTY

we have sinilar Lnno'l

sorl

or:

?

prcblerns.

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f rrFa

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Like the fabled saLlnon we cane hone eo i.reBu'i- we ion't want, to die curte vet. .

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SEBASTIAN

Cou1d you....

OE course not. ..

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Show ne scrnetring, BATTY

' Lj-ke a niliion

Like '"'hat ? . SEBASTIAT\ L.ike... anv*-:ri-::c? -'hings, but he's too exci--ed, to think of o;:e. tsATTY

We're not ccmDu-lers , phvs i caI ?ris pe:ks rjp o:oui,i1'.

Sabas

t:ar ,

we

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Very good Pr:s. Now show hin ..'hv. |'iit-:out a ao;=r:s hesi--ation, p=.:-s .sarks cver to --he f lask, sticks her i:anos into the boilingi water ani pulIs out one of the e ggs and ha.nds i: io Sebastian. '. Sebastian is ril'et-ei, his ey,3s wide z1i.rd as.rcl.:n-lcied, like he,d j,ist seen Li:e oevil-. iie laughs nervousilu, glad i:;at t:e der;ii is a fr-:-enc, 'lhe:l -drops che-egg whi,=-h :s su:s::l_1' burning his h=rc.

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If r.'e dcn't f rnd help soon, pr.is basn't got long to live. 6ati).';al):s baci'.'.o the chess set. 7q

tsA?TY he

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SEBASTIAN

l.iro? ,.f

B;TTY ]-our ocponeni. SEtsASTIF.ii

Dr. Ti'rel.i.... tulore than l:ril.Liant. He's a genius, lie's the Einstein of CCD€-ut cs.

j.1a_vbe

tsATTY

he can help us, Sebastian. SEB;STTAi,'

I'd be ,-:app!'.to menllion l.- to hin. BAT?Y

tse ret-,er i:

Person. But f,ai >ve

No.

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f couic traik to hin in no'. an easv r,an to

he ' S

SEtsASTT;N

li:-.*-1' Lea::-c f o::','ard ani 1oo):s right

:nto sebastiar,'s ei'es.

BATTY

ir'i11 \;ou hei:: us

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SEEASTI-lN

.

f-..,I.. can't. . lfis g€-uS up a;rd vralks s iorrly c\^e.I^ tc tfre PFl

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beurctr.

Irie real)-5' need you Sebastian, you're oiir best and onIv frrend.

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Batty leans back nodCing in gratitude. rr* ltl

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What do you tr:n.k, ?r:s PR,I

rrqSebaSCian. Jg -J I ?

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I ion't t::ink crerets anoche; lrunan being in this whole world wno would 7

,

have he1Ped

Pri s gi:-== Secas+-jan- a U:S- Xiss.

us

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ho:.riC imageJ T';r: on iioiien verv t:gn--. Ii:s eyes a:e pu.leinc almcst ou'- cr ris head. Tea;s s::eanang: iowa his face, spi----Ie sp=af ilg i:cn h:s mouth as he wheezes and grinace:-n hor=i.c ccnvuls:-ons. iJaw haw iaw. h?e're going to figu:e ou-- *.at,'s he's lauEhing, cut oriy a=-'e: a:ncnen-,, ai--er rv'e -ouli back wice enough --o see he's s:iil enc:': ' --ed in r,ne breather anC necklaceC wi:h blinkinc L:shts, one oj tnicn bl!n.<s par'-iculariy vic.r-ei.-.iy wicn every wheize. -1

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You're... ah. -^1,-'-maK:ng me... Peeeee. L .' -L -L ^,, 4rr, rrdw, !J-5rlL... you're making me piss, you. . . ass Looka the. . .

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ho1e.

Deckard looks uncomfortable and

horrified.

DECKARD

Sorry.

HOLDEN

Eeeeeeee... harv, ahw, ha. liee... he... Hic ycu with a... ah. Ah.

Snake. . . Oh Jesus ! Aaaah. Scark Stark naked. . . Alx, ah oh ah. .

I love it.

DECIGT-D

I thought you'd go for the pa:E about che big guy... Leon. Hol_den's- eyes change mood irmediaEe!-y aE the thought of Le.on but Ehe laushter has Eo conci.nue tike a wi.ndtln J^.* fi-^ uP farr Loy i-unnlng -rr*'-.'-\r!,,w!r. . r.lo'lIv he Can f alk again.

You

HOLDEi']

aired hiin.. . whaE's fr-:nny

about

cirat.

?

DECKA.R.D

B.everge

. i cnought you' d. . .

Hoiden interrupEs, no longe: amused. HOLDEN

don't revenge a machine, asshole! Your slicer cucs your finger, wiradciya do? Punish ic? llolden looks ac Decka=d and lets his wisdon sink in. You

HOLDEN

can't make a 'thing' ieel sorry, Deck..

You

DECKARD

They're different, the new ones. That bie one... he.. . it had feelings. Holden

glares ac Deckarcl io:

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5

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HOLDEN

do

? Fuck iE n F^tt

nh

^ LUlvi.ru/ h4r-whac? l{ho who?

Huh? Dechard

?

is alarmed. The secret is out. HOLDEN

The EiE j ob, the one snake. You stuck it r,^ YA:t

Deckard

wlth the in, Cidn't

is inunensely relieved and confused DECKAR.D

Uh... no... I mea::...

uh.

ll0LDEl{

You made zLg zig, chen you aireci her ouc, now you goE conscience, *i -trr?g 5 45rr

.

Deckard doesn'E say anyching. Holden is sTnug, sure of hinself . He knov.'s the sccre As he pontificaies \de CUT anC sucoeniy we a?o caa'in; hia on a TV screen. NTTT TA V94 4V.

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. D!\r-.rI\- r OFFICE - DAJ iFrrar-Ft

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AFF?AF

A Tii nnnirnr;TiTq

A^rt

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lecture Deckard on :he

39

iin"i npn ic

TV screen.

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HOLDEN

You got Ehe feeiings, pal, noc her. You fucl:ed a washing rnachine,. . . then you swj-tched ic ofi. So what? You cry wnen you turn che iighcs ouE a; nien;?

see Bryant. He' s sicting in a chair chewing big cigar and glaring ac che screen.

Now we

a

BRYANT

IE's pitiful is whaE it is. A couple of old blade runners trvinq vrirh rr,e.c;:,phyEics. . . You :o g:aooie F,,,-

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GAFF

I piss on metaphysics

.

name

.

M,, ,lll ^ L-LJ *.' ur.LL|\JIE

€na

r- \

fooc.. '" diiSln;o ni!" this

complecely lethal ! Savace !

Frerch foot fighting.

hands. . .

See chese

!

Bryar:t interrupcs the displ"y, unimpressed. BRYANT

You chink he knows r^rhere she is

?

GAFF

(shrugs ) Maybe. Maybe not. Deckard's deep one. You gimrnee the

a

promotion, naybe I'11 finci her. If I geE a pronotion... (hrrr

rrn

BRYA}TT I

Bryant is iooking back aE the screen, intensely ince=ested.

0n the screen i{olden is wheezingly explaining some:.'ring

to

Deckard.

HOLDEN

then they bust in:o che record room ac the Tvrel-l Co:r. .. chac doesn't work!' They pu: thac big

L^ -^ 9VLV.

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wlrd, l-5.LL5lldJirE.

.

DECiLA,RD

Leon. ttA?

taTTatt

rhorr nrlf r -I A7n

T''lrov o^ nf.e-

hF\t

flULULI\

him i Jr Ec inf il;race . cbr.at dc esr ' t work ! rh:r

che Chinaman.

FvF neei rrlp-J -

DECI(AR.D

Chew. HOLDEN

that doesn't work! R-rr:-r;

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Gaff is uacching, , "

Eoo. DECI(AR.D

Work

! tlhaddaYa nean 'work ' '

.

HOLDEN

Don'c You see whac theY're after' '*ho chiY're looking f or? r^rn r-he screen DeCcard frowns and shakes hls v{a

g-le

ireaC

'

DECI(AR.D

No. I,Ino ihe edge of hi.s Bryanc ts "."

seac '

HOLDEN CaA uvg.

I

Bryanc stares aE che screen ciunbfor'n:ded' sags opee in disbelief.

fnen his j

aw

BP.YAJ'lT

God

!

Gaii shakes hi.s head,

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F

Fr-F F I.A F

Metaphysics. F -1r

lt+

D1LIAl\

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God?

Bryanc looks abouc Eo eruPc. LUr

A

lU:

INT. DECKAR,D' S CAR All \.re see at first is tie Esger screen r-hich featu:es the strangest face eve.r seen.. it's lines are weirCly oscillating and --he face itself is stranEeLy anonlmrous and f lickering. f t is !n f act thousand-. of f aces f lashing c:r tre sc=ee:: s3quen'-:a11y at the rate cf fifty per seccnd..

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Deckard is wa',ching the screen.

A bunch of iwarfs run past the car. r qh

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Deci:ari is in '-he Cark, suii.enlv a spinne= appea:s, flashingr I cu.r-u5s

1 i ^hr- gr ir:rr

Dgckard

S Facg

The D.varfs run away. A PA Systen blares out.

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f.rris sector'das closed :c c=ounc tr.>ffin

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Do-nrt be a snart ass. AF^-tr

This is fi'!

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Deckari.. BIade p.unner. i'in aa-ir+-^-t l:rv

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t:le

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DECKARD

You are Senior Vice President

nf

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Dr. Schlecht nods

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iarn

b-v.a

r, ntrfr;. ?n You irave dix huit ciearance at .l rj\rro'i . r 5s44.

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How

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many'otner enployees have the

ciearance. nD

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catlf

=-alt?

Four, incluCing Dr. ryrell ^'t 3

and

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DECILAi.D )

rtihore '

l\\rr1g\rr va . nL^"

AA?'' FA?'R >vI.L.OLIl I : ^-.: 6.11s \J. F - SgbaStian

h-^?tt

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rn

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.. SCHLECI]? . J. F. Sebas'.ian. . DECKARD f want you to autnorise access :o ?ur_ i-l' on )'our ce=sonnel fiies. Ye-.s

Esoer

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Do

Dr-.j'n slt

-

Io', know r^'hat tir,re it DECi
F. Sebastian en_olcynent, personai info:=nation. J.

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SCHIECP.T.

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Punc:: in :/ou: Ispe: c3ce pleasa. .Scl:lech-- out anc punches i.-: Esper.

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The Esper screen reveals a single face SEtsASTiAli. TnFam:

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Designe=, ige 27, hobbies

GranC l.ias:er C5ess ?1aYe5. '

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Deckarrl nrrnr-hes ihe tel eohon-e nur.rjler on the.vid.

DhOne

on the vid-ohone A sr-:-ande out o: focus face looks star'-I ei. Tf te

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An oic frienc of his.

?:is iooks icr a nonen-- t::en Du:s ccwn :ne Dhone .: DECi(AFO . fia; ' s no way -.o --:eai a f=:e:ri - As the viC pnone goes blank one o: the Cwarfs jl:r,ps on r.o the l I'rrari aaVVU

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Deckard sr-a!-.s uD the ca.r, screetches forward and r-he Cwarf "

:ails of: on'uo tie sr.:eef. r}]?. SESASTI.\N'S A.D;.F.?iE}iT

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Deckard punches the viC screen- It is bright 3gain wi:h p!-a1'bacl:Pris out of focus, weird.Iy framed., starinq into the lens. Then i r- Ai
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SLT}ISET

The huge py::anid looms over che inclusirial l'andscape backed by a gorgeous sunsec sky of polluced reCs.

Looktng closer, we can see an elevator glidin: up che sreep sLope of the pTranid coward che aDex. At'F r-ul

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Iie elevatcr is wiizzi:rg up '.he sl-ope of

';.he !ryTeiua.

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Satty are i-rt tne elsra-.:or, nL*= flash-bg tnej.r laces as ',hev sip;c up r;s"arC -ne E00tr floor.

Sebast-j-ar:'arC

on

Sebastian Imks Lrnea.s/.

Sr:&enly Cre e.lesrator co:ies

tc

an abn:-ot

halt, Iights flash

a buzzer scuCs a:rc a \DIG enanates f:rcm a speaker. ftri nzi qre

SEAJ<$,

ai .Y.1.=n&o

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six seccr:is. ti'.E.- oue... 8e...

You have

Cor;ni:j.aqj

.gastian is i:a-ntically i-nrbling CucuEh a s*iack of nagneeic caris he's pu-lled f::crn irj-s lncket, as the ccr.:ntirg gpes on sfun:l'ian:eousl-v in six 1ar:crr:ases =q-' Jo'SUY

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out :q>atiertly ard tekes a c=rd, ::rser.s it.

stop, the Llghts ?:F-i-r I)c,i,uY

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out, '.he e.levator sta*s r+ again.

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?:--t

:'!E?2 j i ia

Fa.rn

Pleeeg.

na--:.C-itr <:li:

a

to i(irq Sree.

Fqi -ffiiri J.c-.#JrJ+u\

.^-

Pawn cah=

=;.-i =l

r'a.n'rq

to Kirs' r.r^r-i

aA

r^-r--n-:-in^

Three.

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1 l\'l

J/

-

r / /?.1 J-

-{-+

I}iT. TYR:LL' S SEDF.OOY -'.

-N IGiiT

Y /l

Ty:eii is J.ying i:r a ruge :ec nut:erirg

in:o a c3r,Duce:

riarri ao

TYRELL

to hot.

Note to pantry nilk still TFcir ,ire.in ?nn nnf Jvvr\/l.,|/V

\Ji ^=

\7i-rr'1. vlaf\ Lt...-e*i.

:J.lil

f >3ll

ei-xtv six thousand Prosser Ankopitch traCe at,.., 9i

co.l'l

anC

SPEAKER

Quinziene BIue ent=:z- A M=. J.F. Sebastian, one-six-€o'o.r-one-seven. TryPTT

Ar. this hour Prr.rnnqc

T.

!

SPEAXER.

n= .rri q'i : - -

Blshop six.

Checkl

Ot.een E ---_

--O

TYR.SLL

Check nonsense I I'lait a ruinu,tel Wait a rrisu+-e: is" frc'-i-' Trrrell I j isii r-.iw:],I:l: out. of bed. anC walks to i:i-s boarC. -^L^ , :g l-D -r '

9i;irrr'1 ar.e .*di C11ICUS.

NTR.ELT

T{niryF+ l='roc IL.-:..-

TeII hjn :o go

Hal

hcrne-

6rraan r.svv...

T1'rell snirks. SPEAK=R. E'i ehzln

--r

R-i -a

Catra-

M:-o

I

CUT TO:

iNT.

ELil/ATCR

.-

NTGHT

t(niah+-

-;Vac

92D SPEAK33, 4.roar

-

-----.

Sebas:iaa doesi,' -- i:esi=ate

-

SEBAS?:AN

Ri chnn

1.rr i(i 1,ra eapo-

H: ra

I

Battyr s eyes glow. A long pause. Suddenly the doors of t.he elevcf,tcE epcns,. . -.?rTr rn^ IV. 994

1/11 /41

Jl

-

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t /

IOI.

hFr7---i

v1

TVQFT,T.I q RFND/.)AV

\]TC'{T

Tyrell is'stancing at the chess board in his ni.-chrgown c.i-arino at the oieces in a fit of toncent:ation. He .=

--

v--

doesn't look up at the sound of fcotsteps. SEBASTIAN

f

r:h

? 'nrnrrahi Y-vb>-'-

.: r-ri a.rA

TyreJ-l looks alarmeC.

Batty is staniing in the

shadows.

r6\trlrT\ftl?t-, UVlt I LLa9-Y

.

.

21231

8L

CONTII]UED

ro2.

:

93

'l i!ec 76aah-'-a Trrra''l 4-t !s!r rgeCI'liilE

Enn a. F-..o'l :C: taSSe.,i.eG ^J

over his bed.

BatEy's eyes are like little Warned

by

Ehe

\^11 Ce.Li

nrr'J 1 -'r=9U.,i-]. -;a,

hr. nan?S

coals glowing.

look, Tyrell abandons che bell puII

reaches under the sheeEs for sornething.

and

BATTY

To act without unciersEanding

could lead Eo the very thing the acc seeks Eo avoid.

What's in Batty's eyes conpletes the warning.

Tyrell decides to heed it. If he's scared lhough, he does a good job of concealing it. TYRELL

I'm surprised you didn't

here sooner.

come

Batty moves closer to the bed and the dogs slink s

careo -rootrhies

S

away,

.

BATTY

It's noc an easy cning Eo neeE vour Maker. .

TYR.ELL

for you? Batiy sits on r-he end of Tyrell's bed. And what can He do

Can ghg Maker

Ir/ould you

like

BATTY

repair whar lie

makes?

TYRELL

Eo be modlf:-ed?

BATTY

i{ad nrnC sonechine a

radical.

l-rtcle

more

TYR.EI,L

r.7L-rr^ rL^ --Oblen? lY!14 t- D t-llg PL

Death.

BATTY

n':.tLL

I'm afraid Ehac's a ii;:l-e

my...

ouE o: /

lrF

\

( UUI\ ^A\tFrf 1II\ UDJ"

?.123tEL CONTIIiUED:

\5

103.

(2)

93

Baciy leans close across che sheeEs and cuEs in in

urgenc whisPer.

.

an

BATTY

I want nore life, fucker

Sebastain looks ala::ured.

Tyrell faces Batry wich admirable cool. After a cense pause, the old man slides alray from Baccy and out of bed. He'S Wearine q a :v!r6 lonp ni si-rrb tt!5!riaL+ olri and he IOOkS a Jr:!iL -r 'lr.rr.r^ 1-. ^-.r irLLrE 5rr,!y. He looks dor^m aE Bacty who's scill siccing on the bed and addresses him as a professor adC(

resses a pupi1.

TYRELL

Tne facrs of 1ife. I'11 be blr:nc. To make an aliera:ion in the evolvemenc of an organic life svstem. 99 et !e4>g le^^ U_Y Lrgilr ii e,YJsgsr or noc, is fatal. A coding | eodliohna

v

L!

iE

@

errr

be--ev

!- ha

''s established.

-orzr'cad

l1rnn6

BATfi lJley

?

TYRTLL

by che second day of .i * gu q' L:vlt ^..L attg lLL Y I r:ndergone reversion mutaclcn give rise Eo revertant colonies -.'1.^ ^ -.,-'^ s^.:l-nK:-ng - a rrr<.e ! d. Ls 1-eav-ng -1-.'- ^ sii:f, The ship slnks. Because

''1

.

I{hat about

BATTY

E.M.

S. recombination?

TYRSLL

tried it ethyl is an al-k-rrlating a-'i . qa-ai!1aq4 ^tr2g'an '' r creaced a virus so lethai cire subject was destroyeo before we lefc the table. TyreIl doesn't noEice che subtle flicker of suspicion on Batty's face... like maybe Baccy's noc buying all rhl c We've already

mechane sulfonace sbslte

o'Il\-i

A

./\J-E-:.e

l'11 LisEe5L.r

-e

3ATT:'

a reDressor proiein thac b locks che operaE j-ng ce i Is Then

.

(Coi'ITTNUED)

)/)7/a.1 bI

bJl

tuq.

V1

COIITINUED: (3)

I

93 TYR.ELL

! obstrucE replication, but it does give rise Eo an error in replicacion so chac che neruly fo:rored DiiA strand carries a mutacion and you've goE a virus again. .. but all this is academic. .. you are made as well as we could Wouldn'

.

make vou.

BATTY

But noE co lasc?

Batcy's expression doesn'E reveal whether Tyrell has allayed his suspicions as Tylell approaches Batry (sitting on che edge of ti:e beci) and pucs a facherly

hand on Baccy'

s shoulder.

TYRELL

light ihat burns Ewice as brighc bu:=rs half as long. And you have burneci so very, g. brighcly, Roy. Batcy looks up ac "Facher" Tyrell, Tyrei.l is swellj.no -r :r.i -L The

wL.LLl

---',la l/lJ.Lrg.

The best of 'i^ie're prouci

TYRILL

all possible repl:-canEs. of our orociigal son. . glad you've recu:rreci. You' re quice a sri

.

zo

.:..:^-l-.:^--- ^lDa;tr\' 1^^1." rooKs ciow-n in a succien, uncharacte::scicaiiv hunrie DosEure and speaks wich eu:-l: :-n h. s volce. E---t,

BATTY

I've done quesrionable things. TYP€LL

Also extraordinary rhings BA?TY Noching the God of bio-rnechanics wouldn't lec you in heaven for.

(

in a bursc of camaraoerie, ciecides to give Tyretl Iaughing a try and cones our wirh a licrle ciEcer. After all, Roy Bacry, rhaE swell replicant is abour to embrace hirn. Everyching's gonna be okav afcer all. Batty geEg uD frorn iire becj anci p*ts his hancls aroun.l fyreli' s face. / anNT?1.'iF \ vvar L LL\ 9-s

il\ /

a /aJ.t _t/

\ -l -,

c>.

/6. e-

r

OIS:Tl,E

lD5- tc& na

G.iCiil ]rell's

skr!-l eai<s Lie i;g

Sebastian staros

in

-'coo.

ho:::rcr.

SQUISH: tsatty squashes the head

in a gruescrile

iTonent,.

T!rrr]] slurps to the fLcor ljJ<e ryty clothes. Batty lmks at the rsnalns wj.th disg'rst. BATNT

nevsdnt cclonies,! lEtlane srrliatel 'DrF; 'l .i gualE. -} +--

*4vtls^ir+

|

Batty tunls to Sebastjan. Sebas-.ian

imks

f-i-<e a hea-n

a:-ck.

Batty's eyes gl-ow',rith fi:Cf. Sebascian cc'*'€::s

94:

o4T o4T EaaT i.itllFYlP

95A'

- I\TTC;F

lae tj:ry e.lsra-cr wirizzes io-"n '.he huge nightLine g,ranic.

TfI.

EETIATCR.

- NIGg'

95B

5 --L gle 5u:=g :Ia.Si:,

:.i -'q-.!iG:]-

<'to::ror

tL4

sclJ;^cje sL =n.:

i..U

t-a(^v1 as{9*U>-

h-- ::u-:.:igre Fcuee. i8 -"n:r .,r:rfO FnrmfirI

-:n

6-1 cr-ia-

-s"sE3r

Ft^a

+^+

::13

-o;s.

S?g}IG Rea.

C=r-trF<

tin.,.. ae....... 3acrry siaFs ons of Se:estian's ::rarr.' csis iTc 5e siot -'TC3: : rrrae{- i ne*=nl-'l r ''l

r5-a .Laig

/.

- ---..

1i.i+a

llujr€

Batty

a uiJ

l,r! ^5€

t

ti.a 4:

oiarr={--1r g4Evqw!

is alone, solsrrr. tre

hrrrrc !r$r€

nrnbel=

.=r-:i. qY-''r.

rdlect, on iris

face. /ra

,rn

'

:.'.-.

I

rnu irr€

__rf >:.i1.1)--d.r

r^ 5

^:i.1

.::-.'.::i:

af ')

l. lrn-

-

i **ar coines gVwll uviilsWllI-.!w l down in i-l.l c' whirlwind a

o: cart3se blc',;n uD f ior. --ire st:eer-

>Vr..Jlg!

Deckard gets ou-'- and looks at the builiing. CUT

INT. LOBBY,/SEtsASTIAN' S

TO

NIGTiT

steps cautiously into the glcom and looks around. The shadow areas look Cangercus. The place Looks vacant. Decllard puils his blaster but. DeckarC

.

I4r

DECKA.RD

Ser as tian

?

No ansftier. His voice echoes in tne emptiness.

stepping arouni '-he

across iark lobb1,, oi rra-ql..a )--iris =rl.:-ia'1 -< pcno:rc noisitv --i:J

Deckarc.walks

ireaps

in Ere siLence.

CUT TC

iNT. SEBASTI.\N'S APiF?iiENT '

YX

NTGHT

.?:is j-s pacirg ne:.ro -s Iv a:cu:rd ::te room. INT. SI;TPJ{ELL,i SESAST::-,}]' S BUILDiNG NiGi]T DeckarC is at:he foo'. cf +-ie gl-oon1; s'"airwell lcokin3 u.e. He can :-r.l^-L^--

99

^^-r^

A-!-!.'^..^1.. \-dJ -J-u 61-^ --lE:

US

r !' L-lg

l^^-:-^ Deg:aS

!^

^r.:-!^ CO C-Il5

^^5^, '-:2- aS:e=

:eaC\'

.

^^G!l-.-^ s.J-r1JC. L9.l,i

llJ->=> -^i-^^

CUT

IliT.

SEtsASTIAi\

D-ic Y:J.s

'..r-':-:nrij-> -L:-\-..>

TO

i0(

'S ;PAF.Tlin)lT - NiGilT ln

-h6

a^*

j..^-

-..-G;1'CS

: i1-^ llKe

Sne

a';amDlfe,

'^^--^ jled!S

i^a!^-

lUos5:ltS-i

rNT. STAIR\,;ELL NIGiiT \^-l'--:

:-

^-\z9r:''l

5''l i.:\rc

iOT r::1

anr.t

'l icio'rin,-

f/"\

j.)^o

eo.-io

nn'i

lie starts up, stum.cles on a piece of rTrascnrl'. Thre inasonry clatt-e.rs ncisi-1y Scun the- st;rirwel[ Decka:c f :ee:es liasce: :3cJ,'.'. CUT

TO

=eq

i I !,/I l-i r \rn

q;..::

q:

Ti.iii ' s

Ap.tr

RT):E::T

_

I;

i

GiiT

- trr.s !s aler'- lis"en:-ttg to che cJ-attering eciro i,ie. I: it 3a::y? INT.

= N'IGiiT DeckarC cautiously starts !o climb again, tiptceirg,

IN?

c

't

o'

blaster 1n

SEBASTIAN'S APARTI4E}i? NIGHT

r >lrdL,rrw., ^L-:^,-, haIllay clut.,ered with debris.. spooky. A

Nobhing moves. ?hen we catch $e siEht cf sonething. Dec]:arC i He enters the flat against a wall , weapon up.

rrq.rJ-wdy, pressed L-11,,-.,

Very c+refully he sLides along the wall.i

(.

He can see a doorway anea-a of him, the door to Sebastian's agartnent. 'l Qi

onn=

He moves tc':he docr. ft's

-,

open a crack.'ile peeks rin.

fl-1e apar--ment seems enPtl'.

NT. S:3iSTIA}] ' S APART]:E:]T NIGii?

)eckard incres the door open, blaster reail' . He looks arou:r.d warilg s --ucv:;i g che apa:--meni . iie sees no th: ::c ncving . Iie levers hls bl-aste=, arrn extenceC 5ul-l_ out ccp-stl'fe, a,S he ventures ceeper in:o ::le apar--nenr.. Sudoenii; a noj-se behind him nakes hin spin, blaster poincec. A mouse runs acrcss the floor. t^^*

Lg^-g'^

tl1{L}feI Pris cirops on Deckard fron abor.'e and Lr.aDS her bare chighs a:ound his neck as she Eahes h:-m down Decka=C finc,s h:;,seIf choking co deach in bare t:rg:ls d.5

5rlE

ely

.

She irowns.

STA] 3.';'JELL

ready.

l

r All he can do.rs bite at the flesh near her crotch as he fiehcs for air ano life. Pris mieht look Like a nunk waif but she's a oo:*'erful - - a)" repli-can: and Dcckard is rtl ir-.g crc\r-btg. The- bta.;ter rql-is f :'on his i.a:ri as h= i;rit hes di1r1 rcI Is ;lvr,j C,i.'lts'':i:i Liis bociY. Fiira111' he geE.s his heao loose and Easps for alr bu; sbe is j-nc.ei:arel1' sit cing cn hi,s chest arld he loclrs uP i-nco her fu:';ous face and r-l.aiLin: fists.

1C

---/ ) .]:.U:D Decea:d. gra;s ac ne= t::ving Eo f :ghc he: ''l itgr

'rank-;-nr'r

n,rcF

goes

;::r-:;^'--:l^^"::= Lnar

Suuq

:1

Itr.

'

?t-'1.i., o -.,o v'is =;'rt e-\-i'5

\raacr Jr.,esL'

c

i:

L..viL

,

d.

l-oc of

Pris starts Eo chcke Deckard nich one hanc and Deckard's only hope is Ec g:asp bLindly for his blascer on Ehe flcor His hand paws wildl1'. . . he can'r look. area, and when he feels ic he p-rabs it_

in che general He scrugeles

.

lA ev

naiqF l/vLLt

L

r'F J_b

L^llE.L.

-AL

hFFlt

'

Please

!

.f 4

l

ur: t-l\-fl Ja-lr uvl.

Fh

Itl_J

?.^-wc,lll-.

l-

. .

his gun \,rrist and he fires a shoc wildly. ts0i\'! llasonry erup:s on che ceiling. Deckard scruggles Eo DoinE the weapon but she has his wrisE !n n": replicanc grip. She catches

DEC}iARD

! I don'E u'ant to kill vou. Fat chance ! rr doesn'c look like he coul-d if he wa:rceci Eo. She's choking h:n wich one hand, squeezing ::e Piease

'vreapon

loose wich rhe oiher.

fc: .'1.,r-i-breach anC Life, '*=gnCh afCji=Si.,;ing -'na:teraq;-o L'r= wsc'.,rri j'l':::^::^'::''5 '1 a-aqn.'-'^ rvrrS ErrvLrS.r Lv ru.scs-= ...f one s,i] ct. Decka5d,

gives a vj_oier: -A'^s-!Lr uEc-

tsOi,ji P:is's lef; a:=

uv-l:

Pris's face eru::s in

I'as she clurcies a:

glr;,

L y

>LrLf.g

DeckarC

ew=Y

^4l

rL^ L.i=

i,.-J r->

L

i^^L^..4 SrlULrrUtri-

Ehe

!

ro1ls free and Eii-es Eo covet her D:

Ck;R)

Please! I... h?i{.{P J Sne ki.cks hl; ir ihe ches c and he into a r"'a11. she' s advanc j.ng on hin, kicking like sone narr j.al arcs il

masier. . i.

!

I htiiAP Deckard has to shoot or be kicked to death, he's already badly battered by her furious feer. Bot^i! BO'hlJ Prrs :s blow-n bEck'wor.ls b/ fhe pci-nt bionK I'l{.r.P

l*:liAP

!

h:--,-s.

BOl,j! The thirc hi-; ce:ches her in che bach oi the r)eck a-c shq spins a;ay' fron Deckard. . . a;rd chat's i.t', she goes do''.'n in a L:mp heap, iea',-ing Deck:rc stancilas tnere blcody and scupified.

/ /2v/ /e1 1/ eL /)\ \ &

I - Lr9rv LV,t ^.tr--rrr1:n

iie's still

lrl-

I

starirg';Len

he hea=s it...

'.,re i.r-cre oi tne cLevaior

d---^^;.i^^ >ugl t9Ltt\

Decl:ard f:civns, Iie s',-arts towarC the ooorr r€ach:.ng in i-'is poc):et as he goes ind -oul1:-ng out a cesseite,

o}lrr

rb

fs*T. COi.RIDCR - NIGIiT

I0€

Dec]l'ard slaras the casselte into his bLaster as he steDs into ihe corriior and Jooi,s toi;ard the sound.

iie sees the elevator coming up. . . . glowing. DeckarC ioesn't like Lhi s. He gLa:rces quickly as various pcssible routes for e-ecape. =^L frl.rL

!'^^

LrlE

--he

^!--'->ud-t:>.

Noth:-ng e1se.

is almost to Sebas+-ian's floor

The lift

Deckard retreats has--ily into Sebastian's apar-sxrent. CUT

TO

oliiT

INT.

SE3ASTI.}.N '

S APAR?}{ENT NIGHT

rv1

Deckard st.ees into --he roort with prisr .bocll,, :.n i,t. Iie bears *-he eievaior stop. Then foot.s:e-Ds. Deckard considers." The fcotste-os are 9e',-tr;rgr clcser. DeckarC .,^'alks sileniil' '-orcard :he other door l-eading into the next room ano sieps tnrough it.

?he fooisteirs keep coming. And the breathing has starteC. Asti:nat.ic, rasping. r?r rFa\ rtl vv4 av l^\MTrTi v.ir4

"

;t

INT. BILLIAR.D ROCI.: NIGTiT Deckard siii,es a=cund the docr and puts hj-s back to the',''allr blaster reai,y

108

i,

e

il_5 . a c:: J::.a)a-i.r

T r..n rr\-.

.)

.*.:j1.\-,.--..T

i0

:.] :G;T

Deci:ari cones runnlng intc tre !_occy (hani hel-c):.:rougl .1;e brlliard roon and in:o:.i-re d:rken=d. area the ot.:er side c_= the billi:rS :oc:. an: sr::ris brea--hinc heaviri' Ein ainei to.,;a=is the 1cbbr..

iNT. LO3BY

NIGit?

II

Batty's shado,i aDDears in the ioo::-wav (Deckard's pov) he sta:es at Pris' ceao boiv. His body walks into :he shadorv. Deckard fi.res, bu*- Bat:l' is f as--er, he iucks back anc disappears Deckari''s bullet snashes into the dresser in Cle bedroon, tire mirror explodes. 'Deckard l:rtns in+,o ihe bitliard

INT.

rooxi.l.

- NIGH? He ducks back behind the wal1. sudcenly a hand comes tearing through the wall, and .oulls Deckaro's hanc ihrcuqr. BILLT.iP.D ROOI"I

Sirs-,emacrcaliy, Bat.t:' breaks twc cf DeckarC's f i::_3ers

11

-

BAT?Y

For pris. . . for Zhora Proud of yourself Li-,tLe nan... q:r!-

As Dgckarc screa-s. DC.---'' 'F-'', DUCS'!'^^ -sl:e 9Un laC.<:-:: h:nr:-.tGrrrr _,.-r-=a-.,r2 rrqrrg ,:u>:.1.€S j.t baCk -.nfOUgh -rhe hO]-g.

.

)gci:arcts

brcken

Bar-t]"s heao Peers thrcugh tire hole, and Deckaris fires at grazLng the sii.e of h:s face anc c'r cwing off ils ear. DeCi',a:i t^; v-

q'.i

S-La=tq -r:nni r=>

/'-enr

ha"l d ) -L-Ouch

:-he -.-.rns

lOOkf f

hirn C

ec1_-ie .

B;TTY hIAf lrLJ

\- iraF!r Ve,I\'

^qa-r.i 5J(J:

6g:.ilu

(

CS +-^

)

LU

€{ !I;e

-^

On

an unarmeo cppo:enr.. f though+you v,'ere su_c-Lcs=i to be gcoi. . arent you ',he nan. CUT TC

rNT. DAR.K ROOI,I - NIGHT Ba:::.' in semi Cark:.ess Strof :,1.? .t-L h-,r-5s,iC ta Ll,,t-micrc:,. bl,r,:d s_trea;il: ;rs dc"qn in nis f-is ron r:3 ,tJur.:s . ::€ sE3r:-s -_a dau:, ::is face wi--h his oirTr b1ooi, l:ke a warrior. Then he star:s to strip i,orvn a t:ibalcolrenche ;rtual

L\.

I lo

iNT. DA?iiE:;ED ROO|.1 (::e-iressec

l-c::1-)

AFJ4OjP.E

- ijICr:T

i.l

Deckard runs into '.he Carkened rocn. Rais scutLle across ''l +.ha f

nnr

lle hears fo6ts'-eDs cominq. There a:e no other e]:i:s. He looks at the armoire.

His only escape. lie runs to a tabLe anC r,'ith great pain bend,s his fingers pack ihen runs tro tj're armoire anc scarts Eo ci:mb i--. Batty v;aiks into the roon looks up at Deckard and staris to lauqh. BAT?Y

I.ihere are -vou going ? DeckarC continues cLinb:ng towards '-he ceilirg, 'starts --o :iie, ',v'a'!er Crips on his aead,. Thunde: and Iioht"lrrl"

rti?.

FLooR

tire armoi:e

erl *- rPt.

B

11.

Dec}:aro's heai pops up ti'rough the f loor next to an o',rerf lc',uing tci-i et.

A:-l of a suaden he too st.ar;s t.:' Laugh, is he la','s 3'narj S iauer:e-vgr -bu:.1

^n ira

dorn'n

hccon.i no hgSCef .:-i 49siCai. - s=sg9vr..4;a:

Iie loo}:s around for some tape and starts to \rrap his brcl;en :.,i --^-!.,i-lluc:5.

Qrr.-iAanl rr ,

vsese.--r-

w4 -,h s^l i a :eSCUnCinO '.ri - EJvU:iU!iiv

r:-aSh CJ-i vr

Ea-:-r. - e)

,q

1q ho:ri tj=qU -

-a-\?il i-U:lt=J

aS -h v;vr. ; j- -6,1:r6''t^

tl:e marble a.trove ehe basin. Deckari ge'-s up and nakes a run for the ooor at -uhe end cf :'le roo:r., a.s Ba=+-.r, aninal like, starts si::ping --he water aj !L^ L--.,:-

vus ^!t+

tJ-

i:t=

Jc>:lI.

Deckari. puJ-Is anC tugs d'i- the Ccor, irantic

with

f

ear.

The other Coor opens and Batty rr'alks i!), as Dec]:arC manages L.'^ Le Ah^n u:Jen nrs

fn

T lt6

J-I\:.

A^Fh

L!U)EI ^?

-l oOOf

-

.

t1

ir.J-ul-1 i

T\nroi,hundred ob jec'-s

(pigeons) burst, out of the roon into

Decl-.ard's face as he runs int.o rhe closed of: room.

.s no ..\,ay ouL rlxcep.t by the .-. Proce=cg --? tea'r cc;;a. Tlie:.-e

-

-

docl

BATTY

Ilow v:here e.e j'cu going

?

Deckaril ciinros oui-, the v.'indow, a'S Batty watches.

i

/-4

LLI FI/ L3 .a.).r.

..-Jt'

.-.-'-:

lL):L

- '- T4)-

LL7

DeckarC sJ-or;I1' eases hir.sel-f a:cund ';he winoo'r 1e-:. ::Ajrs

q

'ri

odr-ce YJ ve:

c

Ba'-t-v* ap:Dears ---he 'JJ UD -"="t"a e-r= vv-.14;s r^.t^ lla>

^1i-t. L IJj.U Fnn

\,::1.

>rnrrnA Vgi.g

q-

-n Uv

:

s

^.^:-:.i

/ L:

a

no

at another \{ini,ow, 3s Decka:i sc:a;:5les arri

n:.r. fn uv !

r\a s.E

-ani

aU9!,

r.'i q.rg \i:rls rg] a:)C fL a:.: QL-i

h:,-,iFr.::c i.i/lq=!-r-q

o

r

rr =Frrfr

L1)

,fino anc rain. Decka:c oashes or.--o tire roof ani iooks f ran--icaiiv over his sncuioer. Barty isn'-- i: sigirt yei-. I-.e 1o:r-s arouno desperately. The roof is a desert no shelter. Deckard iocks across at ',^he next buildinc. Sudienly a =oo:top door opens anC Bai:1t steps out. Deckard looks back at the nexc building. Is it pcssible ? A long janp. But what choice Decr si on I i ne. lec-kara dec j.Ces tc co. iie ru:rs ir:ectf y :C'r;E,iiS Battr', turns , pumping Iike crazy, gJing f or i:ne gap. t^ f j?f1 mal

u9f

fv

)l')1./9,1 -i -Jl vt

1.r ;J.+-

- LOW ANGLE - NTGIIT L22 Ewo bullcilngs loorn in:o che Looking up froo way below, t.l -.,e^ 5L^)^-1. L^---^^--,1 - tiny -.i-.. ".'rL w!L!r e r;aP beEween figure them and a !.!4.uN running jl.rrnping like heil anc . . . ! Deckard leaps across the gap, flies Ehrough che air... almosE Eakes ic... caEches a corzrice on Ehe second building... hangs malry sEories up over Ehe screec and we: E.XT. TiiS R00F

nllT Tn, vva av.

- NIG{T Deckard hangs cnto the conice in che wind and rain. Cne hand is aloosE useless, che oEher's straineci :o the limiE. I{e iooks oor^nr. A long, Iong fall Eo :he a+^rt-

E)TT. TIIE SECOND ROOF

'l ??

6! vsrs. 'l

Deckard looks behinC

htn, over his shoulder.

He can see tsatty trvency feec at'ay on che edge fi.eclI5!JL

:nnS !t/wry

;.ra+alrira wC,el-iii-ilEi

!.in !::]i..

cf

Ehe

is aLmosc sobb:-ng, holding on wiEh everythj.:19 he's got as we: Deckard

hn

F?F

UUJ. tl/:

EXT. TI{E FiR.ST

R.OOF

- NIG!{T

L24

Bacty stands lhere wa!ching Deckard hang. .Uatrtry gr:-ns.

of hts haris cranDs badly. lie has Eo work che ingers oDen rv'iEh ef f orc. lle looks ac Deckari asain. Then one f

.r-r':.^ w(1-NJ

Qa-rrr J4LbY

leaps as

'^aai: U4l-!l

!-i.ra !.,j-Vg

we:

tte-Ja ,vc.:u5,

aq-.j-ra 5ii:-;iL5

qLij.(-:!:V, ^r..'^1.1.,

--J dnLi

1.TTT vv*

il$.

- NIGIiT L25 Frcn below we see ;he ciny'figure cf Earcy as ile Le::: easii.y acros s ::re ga? be tr"'eer: tne c-'vo Ioornlng skysc:af ers

--'l ctlttl

ROOF

wE

-

TN. 4v,

LOW ANGI.E

a

r'Tl'T Tn vva rv.

.

2/23leL E]tT.

L25

SECO)iD B.OOF

-

NiGiiT

Deckarci is hanging chere as Ba:cy ianis noE iar fron Deckard's desperace hancs .

Batty looks dovrn at Deckard. Batty grins and takes a seaE only a couple of feec from Deckaro

Deckard's bad hrand leEs go. He's hanging by one hand, I'lee streeE looms way below.

Deckard looks ciesperacely inco Bacty's cold eyes.

grins and shakes his head at t,he absu:dity of ic, Deckard looks inco Ehat awful srlile and sees no hope

Batrcy

there.

his oern hand. Spasos again. Deckard!s hanC is goi-ng. Ile knows ic's over now, he bices the bullec of his anser. He gia=es atr 3ac:y as

Barty glances

doqra aE

grrP - Br-ves way.

L.i - --i nr-s

DECKARD

a'

Asshole

!

Batty DeeEs Deckarc's angry eyes. Deckard' s hand ccnci.nues to s Lip Batty is scill looking at Deckard's rage, IE aoves Ehe vrarrior in hj.rn, you see Baccy change his opinlcn. =tn Too lace J Deckard's hand soes. Bacty's hand :s a^^1.--,r i:ke l:gi:--n:ng. i{e cacches Deckaici's L^-i L^1J.

-*J \.i g],J

tl4lllJ

Deckard r.rhr" si,r./

tlU - g>

is

and looks up.

He looks up eyes

\J

.

suspenoeci above Ehe awesotre drop, DoE sure

leale it'v q liE D F^-

cold

,L/E r!arC.-

f:l'1 ---

'l-t

into the

'-l

6

^itDlic

stre:rn

hje

i-i-'nr''l --A.it-i

.'j/

n'1 acor{ L-U>CI

warrior face of, BaEty,

e)/ss

che

J

for a oornent he has to consider :t:s :s ::g 3.J::i:'-:::'::t ci a::ilel zarre.

Deckard hangs there and

w;:,e:!r.er

?ha ?.at-rr iIJ.r{bdt," l-!I L^ D LiiE

L^^ ii45

L.,iF ri-Li

tla ss

anA-h:ndad v..E-ij'crJtr=;u

--; 4tr'ij

--.i w-;r.irL

rL^e.)-4L

/nn\?rFT\rtTTl\ \ levt\ L LLr J:-Y./

.

2l?3 .L

,'8L

^Arrat\tt-t1^a LU!\!J-JU:!

!?6 i

.

LZO

is pulled onco the roof where he l:-es on his gasping for breach, noc ncving, jusc feeilng scomach sooeching sol!d under hiro. Deckard

Batty looks at uhe man gasping nexE Eo hiro with Ehe cold eyes of a mln looking aE a fish. Ic is as chough Deckard is sone species far below Bacty on Ehe evolutionary sca1e. BaEiy's haad cramps again.

Batty looks aE it, alurosc with curiosity. TTTMD NTTT 'TlA. vvtg vva tv.

FIF

FtF

AF'AT?N

FAAF

/?

I-jlf . t.fU. ).LUUt\U ll,Uul

T FF'

tLrlll-.it/

\

LZT

is looking at tsatty. Batty is partly cnrlDleC, frozen in an unnacu=al Po s:,tion as though he haci been vriching and scopped wriEhe. Iie looks back aE Deckard with eyes fuil life and intensiEv. they stare ac each other for a long cime ln silence, coanunicaEing somecnlng wi:h cheir e,res. . . wlthout Deckard

e:cpression. F:-naLlv Ba:Ey breaks Ehe silence.

i've

BATTY

seen chinss. .. f1 ^^\rvl,l,5

-f,.^^l iJslJD c

/

ii::ngs you ilc:le peopie wouldn'c believe. . . Actack ships Jn-a seen

r.rr f L--'-L LJ!IEiIL

na€

1-

hc

chnr:1iar

e,D UiclY.rlEJJ-LifU...

!

0-.irrr^ ^5 J.|JIJE LJli

the-back dec[,s of a blrnker

watched c-beams F-_.^ !Igd,J.

-L^ L^lE

.LCrltrdg><-

giiiter n^-

!n the cark

\JdLg. ^

(pause)

aii cirose

and,

Eonentrs

:-how t ,' ''! he

5Lr:rc

.

Batty holds Deckard's eyes like a hypnot--isc. /-TlT Tn v9t tv.

ExT. TlE

SECoND RoOF

(A LITTIf

.

LATER)

L28

,.,o-,-ll rr.-.'rDled in a
E[ a+rrr

(

CCNTINTED)

^ Jl

/a, l' . I ea

'1

cc:;f I l.,'ED

.-

-/)

:

Deckarc is .\A'a:cit:.n: nc!ic;11ess rfl 9 P:';eC::

l.rl€S

-

O::.

Ba;tv icesn'.. iove.

Aiit'e cr

oead?

CUT TO:

EXT.

Tii:

SECO:{) P.OOF

- DAI.:S

L29

A more cliscani Derspecrj.ve. Deckaro is .'.^'r^^r r^^r,..i-L^r-- of ^a :----r\-/\J^.i-r:E ,i^.s.,w!r aE Che deaC body tsaity

I

DECT(3.P.D

waEcheC

(V.0 .)

hin oie ail nichi.

a snaLl figu;e Ir

r;as a iong, s -ow cni:re aiA he f ougir t i; -a iL che na;.] iie never wnlnpered anc he never ou-E. He -^-.] ^11 L\JVrt .' A,:J-

-L^ Lllg

l-IiliE

l:g

-rOL.l ...

6'D

'Ltush he lovei liie ve=v much. . everY seccni oi ic. . even che gtt\

-LrC.lli.

EXT. ROOF Tire citl' 1 i ^!. +g. 44srr

IllEl,l,

f Ig

wd,>

{-rt;c'l-,1

.

.

1?n

DATI.J

's down --here. 3nci-ess arc gra:.' i:1, t.::e f rrsr

leckari's a-- -*he ecse of --ne rooi. ilal'ce sonecav ne'll be be::er . Bu-- right :rcw he o\ran

-^i :-t

+\o

onar-\/

i-r

ha

nasn't,

SiCk.

The }ie>:ican's voi:e doesn' t sur,o:i se hirr, ic cones tn:cuqh

the sil-ence like :he rasping a! raven' s wings. GAFF

do !'ou rate r,'ou:sei', now Deckard ? He is s--anding 20 fee-, a\..'a)', on the eCge o:- :he roof , l-ike a capr-ain looking a: the sea. Smarts as a roDs-,cr,h€ pl_aces a !oc: on the bu--tress. . . . How

GAFF

You pu: up guice a show no doubt

abcr.t it. . i.i--h a flcu::s;: he brings a dir:ty rng cut gf his pocKet and starts polish:ng tire pol::ted .:p of his long black shce. .

r!.

.:26

r30

lr^r\:mT l\.?i.tn \,r{t:-L\v-u

'1

F-r-

Ycu think i'm a wirnp don't vou.

waits for the answer. But Decka:i dcesn'i botner. Gaff moist.ens'.he rag with his tongue ano applies it Lo iire toe.

He

r could *:,ri"'5" ri,;nt ncw so you better say somethirrg. Deckard is una:rned. Gaff 's got all the aces- seems to be bristling with concealed weapons. Deckard's eyes level on hinr. H:-s voice cotnes out low and raw. DECKAR.D

7

Yeah. I think vou're a

,

wimP.

Gaff nods likl-e he knew it all a!-ong it seems to please lf +ltt .

GAFF

I admire you more and mcre. Dcnkarrl

arelraioe e.g.g-=-

3:finrra q !f -q

9E

o

r:ie --4J

o\rac g_\ =J

r-''l ,^,co U-VJe.

Ths

\r:l'l

a!'ir 5..1

L

is encless. Gafi smi-les like a bearrer. Pu--s che rao 5ack .i n hic

nn^lro+

GAFF

I guess you're

"h:ough,

Deckard doesn't answer. cA:

coc)-,s

f

. I'JipeC ou: . Fini shed . his heai like a biuejal'wai--ing ior t.he iriashed

iie

huh.

uD

ansr..'e:.

GAFF

I'ihat about it'.

DECKARD

Yeah. I'm throuch.

Sornelhere ='ar B'v.'31l a r..'histle bicivs. Then silence. Deckard turns. He j-s noving away. i{j-s back to the i''-exican. Gaff 's

voice follows him. Tauntinq.

GEFF.

Icu crd D /"' suie you are a ;nan ? He. snic]:ers. Iiis hand cci:es out of his pocl:et wilhr e gun.

t29

.!t 't ?n

GAa5"

f t's

here.

hard to be sure v;hc's wno a.L'ouni

Deckard keeps walking. GA!5'

CarnaIl

l,

Deckard slowLv turns. Gaf

f si']ows nin the gun. But it doesn' t nake any di:f erence. Oye la

GAFF

agua.

Deckard stares. He doesn't kncrv the wori.s.

9r'er the daniy,

Gaf

f swaggers cioser,

s+-oPS.

GASF

Iiere.

Iie throws the gun across tne gaP tro Decxari,. Deckard Coesn't trv to catch it. ir, lanris at his feeE. Gaff cismisses the reiection with a suck on h:.s teeth. GAFF ? WL)LlI :-l+ L.ll J. I Ena''! :vvi s5vg:Is. =-arrnF

:ni mL^,.

{..-!

^!^e^

..^.i! Wda s TrA I

.ra-:

ho-''t

--- -\o

^!

^^^L

Tf 4s rL^

--.:

-. ^

.i

-

-^-]

GAFF

{-nn s!,v-*J

-s5 :--

F'ha >llE

h:A sqr' ^

'':.,: !!1^

1^^I',r.]lrv T'./ -.,-'

.\r:--: a-=3

^!'^^-

. I Ie

Laa ulr\,

,ln* LfUll

. r? ''l i;-'lo

tra'rr,lnllwvu-qJl s rpnrrnh:

he-e 1^^

--i

| rl-

r':q,14q--e,

-

Clr ! Ell.

--)

GASF

Bu..-

who does.

Everybody kncws the answer to thal. one. The rrlexican sh:ucrs. I

Tho

''l ir.rh{'

ie

hrichrar

I

t_

the Eun glearns cn the Deckard

rr.;et Eocf

turns ano riaiks. reLJ ^?1nri

,'n^ :V

/(b

l:3

IJI

] NT .

i.iY Deci:.ard's rlET Cr.lCK al-ons iie corrico: as he appr:oaches his door Nea= the Coor, oo the f1oor, is e liccle ciafoil unicorn, ihe ki-nc of scuip;ure Gaif has been c:ar-cing on h

DE

CiiRD ' S CORIi DOR -

.l

I

previous

7

T72

occas ions.

- Deckard cones co che door , uDLocl',s iE , opens i c. . He doesn'-' rJ" the piece of sculpture on che fioor. Fn t/uJ^t.: u:

II'iT.

DECKAi.D'S LIVII.JG ROOM -

DAY

I33

The rcom is dark and quiei as Deckard en-r-ers. You can hear tne SOLIND OF A BA3Y CP.YiNG sone;'here.

Deckard frowns, Looks arouird. The

CLOCK

TICKS. Trie BABY CP.I:S. Noch.ng noves. Rachael.

DEC}L{P=D

No answer

Deckard iooks conce:ned. He glances i.-r iha ki_:chen. ^tF UtJi

i. !

t.

Fn

l,\J:

1l)',./9.1 LJI vL

-l

II{T

.

KITC}IE}i

DECKA,RD'S POV

-

DAY

IJ4

old nress. 0r did she clean i t ur?

He sees

the

-

same

CUT TO:

- DAY The bedroom is dark. Deckard opens the door. INT.

BEDROOM

T35

He sees something on the

bed. Motionless. A body?

Deckard enters.

The

CT,OCK TICKS

. The BABY SQUAILS in the distance.

Deckard goes cIcse.

is on the bed. Complecely xoocionless. Deckard leans over her, very close, Eo see if shets Rachael

breathing.

A long nonent.

,

the Eension goes out of him. She's alive. turzrs away from her wiEh a ne\.r urgency.

Then

He

Iie pulLs :he blaster fron his holsrer and goes ro che dresser. He opens a drawer and pulls ouE a box of arruro. Opens iu. KAC'tilJK! KACI1UK

ile slams a ssrrrirloa in rh.e gun.

! Another.

the bed Rachael sti-rs, opens her eyes. KACHUK! She sees an omj-nous sight. Deckard is loading his in the shadows near the dresser, his back to her. KACHUK! He slams the last cartridge in. On

t oo you love

('

I

He

. i ..'

She

DECKARD ure

?

is looking at her in the mirror on the dresser.

has ;he gun in his hand.

is looking

aE

his

gun

He

back. (coNTrlrlrED)

i L

2/?318L CONTINUED:

I

I love

RACHAEL

you.

Deckard holscers che gr.rn wiEhouc Eurning and open anoEher drawer. Do you tlilrs

t

pulls

DECKARD

ue?

Deckard is pulling clothes ouE of the drawer, ing them hastily into a parachute bag.

stuff-

RACHAEL

I Erust you. Deckard turns and looks at her, one hand full of clothes, Ehe other hand holding the parachute bag. CUT TO:

INT.

C0RRID08.

- DAY

135

The door opens and Deckard and Rachael scep

out.

are carrying a couple of overnight cases Rachael sEarEs Eoward the elevaEor. Deckard locks t,he Coor and curns to f ollow her. He spots someching on Ehe floor, sonething srcall. He reaches dor,n and picks iE up. It's *1^r the tiny un:-corrr made of Einfoil... Gaff 's

They

EAIJ'l'ls!Cg.

i""t.ta looks at it for a rnomentr. uuI -'G

FA

.Lv:

. MOVING TREES - DAY Birch Erees whip pasE at. 160 rniles per hour urged on by big, nasry MUSIC. We have the feeling we are going to see a unicorn. E}lI

.t..

"

t t

L,

t Instead rve see .r Deckard rver\qrs roel:niin.' rvLi..Jsrl:5 Js car ver

f"^-arrch r'na grlE i,.,rvttEitt

WOOdS.

i

CI]T TO:

L37

a /4^

?rt-

.L.\r.

/ a.

rJJ.

^-a-r.-nla JLvls^.A.y

Deckard

n{a

J U.-15. -

qr!t

J.iLI

I <X

ls ac che wheel, Rachael is

beside hln.

Deckard ss'riles aE her.

sniles back tenEaEively. Deckard glances back ac che road, Rachael

s

creen

Ehen

ai

che vid

A little

blip flashes on Ehe scleen. Deckard noEices iE, h:.s eyes na:row jusc a liccte. reaches :.n his pockec, puJ.ls ouc che r.uricon.

He

:infoil r:ni.co:-r on che dash. A fiicker of e ssile crosses his face. Decka:d DuEs the

CTIT TO:

E)CT. WOODS

-

DAY

139

Deekard's car bullets through the lroocis speed and MUSIC. lt

in a fury of

IT .+.1{D UP , PAST whizzing b;anches, O\ER the ::eeiops, loslng che car as qre SOA-D. over whatr is suddenly a vasc foresc spreading Eo lnflnicy.

We BAe( OFF

Eno:oous

MUSI C !

Deckard's voice over. DECXART (v.0. ) i
I

I I

L.-

L{;'

Trees orp-lode PAsr us !n a rage of branches as we Drp and SI^IERIE and char's n'ben chE spirurer loous rMlo \EEI.I eooming RiG{T-AT iiS, _chen cilcin! aud yawing off in hoc pu=suic \nich Gaff ac ehe coaErols.' CREDITS AP€ F.CLLI.';G, God

help us altl FADE OUT.

fHF FNN