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The Vampire's Tomb

by

an"re perko$ski%christine malcom%

and the rottin% corse of

&"$ar" D. oo"% (r.

"ra)t * + "ecember ,,

Copyright ,,,: /o$legge" 0an 0e"ia


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Famire broad %lides into the shot and eers into the !indo!A !atchin% men and a!oman in satin a@amas talkin%. Bore li%htnin% flashes.

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Stock storm sounds. Diana CordoniA our a@amed broadA stands nervously at the li"uor cabinet in the throes of drink-miKin%. udsonA aarently her brotherA stands evenmore nervously by the firelace. linchA yet another brotherA is calmly seated in a bi%chair !ith a !hiskey in his hand. $he !hiskey disaears do!n his throat. 0e recoilsthen strai%htens u. 4reare for lar%e amounts of eKosition.

FLINCH

/ donNt see anythin% in this situation to be!orried about. )fter all she is &ucilleNs niece.$here is no reason for them to becomesusicious.

JUDSON

&etNs not be so... so C,C2 S*REO

DIANA

/Nd feel a lot better if oris and rank !ould %ethere... %et that thin% read and over !ith.

FLINCH

GhatNs the rush Ge all kno! !hat it says.

DIANA

ut it doesnNt become official until oris reads ithere... /Nm %ettin% @ittery. / donNt like this!aitin%- or this !eather ...,r thesedraeries ....,r the hired hel... ,r thismausoleum !e lau%hin%ly call a houseO / hate it./Nve hated it since the first time / laid eyes on it./Pll %o on hatin% it until /Pm as dead as &ucillein her tomb. Baybe DE)DER. / !ant to %et

back to 0olly!ood and the bri%ht li%hts on thesunset stri.

FLINCH

Sunset Stri $hat den of sinO you canNt tell the boys from the %irls !hat !ith them )&&!earin% the fuLLy s!eatersA hi%h heeled bootsAvelvet blouses Q thatPs ri%htA / said blousesO and

the caris... )0O )fter tomorro! youNll be ableto buy 0olly!ood... &ockA stockA and barrel.ust take it easy. $here is nothin% to anic about.

JUDSON

Everythin% !as so !ell lanned.

FLINCH

$here al!ays are comlications !hen this muchmoney is at stake. Bark my !ords...comlications are @ust be%innin%O

JUDSON

Ghat are you drivin% atA linch


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FLINCH

Comlications.

JUDSON

So

FLINCH)re you satisfied !ith your share of &ucilleNsestate

uick reaction shot of udson aearin% MunsureM.

FLINCH

5ou see... you are not. )nd youA Diana

DIANA

/Nll let you kno! !hen / %et my hands on thecash.

FLINCH

Every an%le of &ucilleNs dearture from this lifeto the unendin% stillness and cold brutality ofthat state science calls death has been socarefully lannedA all comlications have beenhandled and our lanA the basis of !hich has

been eKecutedA is thorou%h and bindin%. )nautosy has been carfully erformed - a deathcertificate meticulously si%ned and filed.,versi%hts in dear &ucillePs !ill have beencorrected dividin% her siLeable fortune amon%the !orthy )nd yet...6o!... !e find loose ends.Red taeA it never ceases...

DIANA5ouNre referrin% to arbara and &ake.

FLINCH

/Nm referrin% to us... as individuals out for ouro!n selfish %ain... selfishness... an emotion baseand deraved but so very much a art of societyas it stands today.

JUDSON

5ouNre talkin% in riddles.

FLINCH

$hen /Nll be more conciseO Bost eole !ouldnNt be hay !ith a share of the money. $heyNd!ant it all. Do you !ant it allA udson

JUDSON

Baybe !e should ut the same "uestion to you.

linch snickers and refills his drink. )nd refills his stomach !ith more burnin% hot booLe.


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FLINCH

/ have no intention


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BARBARA

She !as here... @ust no!... here...

LAKE

5ou !ere havin% a ni%htmareA darlin%. 5ouNreeKcitedA thatNs all... $imes certainly have beenrou%hA esecially to an eKcitable %irl such asyourselfO

BARBARA

/t !asnNt a ni%htmareO She !as leanin% overme... she !as real. 0er lis !ere close to myneckO 0er softA fully lis...someho! redderAmore strikin% than the !ereA even in life.

udson and Diana run into the room

JUDSON

Saaaaaaayyy... 0eyA !hatNs all this racket...GhatNs the bi% idea

BARBARA

,hA *ncle udson... She !as here... in thisroom. / sa! her. 0ereA in this houseA !hich / thou%ht !ould serve only as a reminder of myloss. /$ !as 0,RR/&EO 0er eyes !ere like

burnin% coals... her mouth...

JUDSON

Ghat in blaLes are you talkin% about Gho !ashere

BARBARA

)unt &ucilleO )unt &ucilleO

&akeNs mouth dros oen as &obo crosses himself.

DIANA

$he child must be out of her mind.

JUDSON

5ou !ere DRE)B/68. $he !indo! into the!orld of the shaeless and the unformedfra%ments of unconciousness !as oen for but a

second... enou%h to fool you.

BARBARA

Someone has to believe me. / !as a!akeO She!as closer to me than you are no!O She !asdressed in the robes of unendin% death andsmelled like... like the %raveO

JUDSON

/tNs imossibleA arbara. 5ou 26,G your )unt&ucille has been dead and buried nearly t!omonths.

Suddenly out of no!here a manNs voice can be heard screamin%. arbara covers hermouthA about to scream herself. Everyone has a $E6SE reaction shot to call theiro!n. &ake turns to Emma.


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2K&Ge need someone to stay !ith arbara....

&002/Nm sorryA sir. ut / have to restock the bar.S$)5A &obo. S$)5O

&ake and udson dive out of the !indo!s as Emma nods slyly and !anders off. &obooens his mouth and stares blankly.

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&ake and udson ause and look around. )nother scream.

JUDSON

$hat came from the cemeteryO

$hey race off.

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)nd into the chea set. $hey look around. udson does a doubletake. 0e oens hismouth to scream.

$he Famire Chyck %lides off amon%st the headstones. &ake notices that udsonseems to be uset. 0e turns to look but the Famire is %one.

2K&Ghat !as itA udson... 5ou look like youNve seena %host.

JUDSON

Bay... maybe / did.LAKE

&ook... over there... by the cliffO

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) manNs hat can be seen at the ed%e of a cliff. &ake and udson enter the scene. &akeis !earin% a comletely different robe than in the revious scene. udson icks u thehat.

JUDSON

/t belon%s to &/6C0O

LAKE

6o man could survive a fall do!n there. Ghatdo you make of it

(;DS83/ donNt kno!A &ake. / @ust donNt kno!... &etNs @ust%et on back to the house. ,n a ni%ht likethis...hellsfire.../ need a drink.

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Famire &ady strolls amon%st the headstones and enters the bi% cardboard vault. $hedoor closes behind her. 6aturallyA her ni%ht%o!n %ets stuck in the door. $hecardboard vault s!ays dan%erously as she yanks it free. and !e see yet another%limse at the same stock foota%e li%htnin%. /t starts to rain.

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) sedan ulls u in front of the mansion. Fery very chea rain effects.

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oris Ruert and rank Cordoni sit inside the a car. rank is dressed in undertakerdra%.

/84IS5ou %o aheadA rank. /Nll ut the car in the%ara%e...

rank nodsA eKits the carA and !addles to!ards the house. oris ulls out.

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$he car ulls into the %ara%e. Creey music starts layin% as oris oens the door and%ets out. 0e looks around. Bore li%htnin%. 0e shru%s and eKits the scene. ) darkfi%ure emer%es out of the corner of the %ara%e !ith a cae held over his face. 0elo!ers the cae to reveal the ,,,,, S,,,, SC)))R5 eyes of DR. )C*&)O

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Stock foota%e establishin% shot.

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uck RhodesA heroic drunkard Sheriff !ith a bi%ass hatA sits at a desk and slu%s do!n

a drink.

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Barsh &ake... B)RS0 &)2EO $he rovokin%

siren lure of criminal insanity and suernatural

$ERR,RO /t emenated from that accursed lake

for centuries... train% all !ho choose to live

closeby to a life of sinful desire.... B)RS0

&)2EO Se! your venemous evilO elch your

sta%nant s!amy dreadO ut kno! that the full

o!ers of la! enforcement shall cleanse and

urify your D/SE)SED G)$ERO

uck trails off drunkenly as Deuty Riley

enters. Deuty Riley is layed by the same actor

as 2&E/6A only !ith a atently false

moustache. Riley looks a little confused.

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Gho are you talkin% toA Sheriff


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/;CK 478D&S

,h. *hA nothin%... Say... any !ord from 2lein

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6ot since this mornin%A uck... / sure hoe heNs

ok.

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GellA he better be. $hat dra% is our only hoe

ri%ht no! for crackin% the mystery of Barsh

&ake once and for all.

D&P;T5 4I&5

5ou mean the usual funny %oin%s on

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5ou kno! damn !ell ri%ht !hat / mean. Sto%abbin% and man that receivin% aaratus in

case 2lein transmitsO

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Ri%htA sirO

Deuty Riley marches out. uck smilesA si%hsA and ours another drink.

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Barsh &ake... heh. ) ni%htmare of horrors from

!hich there can be no a!akenin%O

ucks looks do!n at the drinkA cacklesA and thro!s it a%ainst the !all.

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Suerimosed rain and li%htnin% over the house. ,r%an notes screech.

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Bore storm sound effects. arbara lays back on a stack of illo!s. SheNs dead aslee.Emma is acin% around. &obo is sittin% on a chair besides the bedA knittin%. 0e %etsu as udson enters.

JUDSON

Did you %ive her the sleein% tablets

8/8Slee for %iiiirl yes.

&002Does 0ER arrival chan%e anythin%

JUDSON

6ot really. ut !e have to be more careful. Shemust not become susicious of anythin%.


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&0024erhas / had better stay close to her.

JUDSON

/t G,*&D be best. ut kee an eye on that lu%./ donNt like him.

&002/ found him in the mountains of armin%dale...youNll find he can be "uite useful to us and ourendeavors.

(;DS835eahA can the balloon @uice. S$))))5O

&002/Nll slee in this chair. /f she so much as rollsover /Nll hear her. /Nm a li%ht sleeer. Ghat ofthis maidA 4aulaA she brou%ht !ith her Gealready 8,$ a %ood maid in &,,. Ge donNtneed that... that flooLy.

JUDSON

Ghat about her

&002SheNs taken comlete liberty of the house. /think shePs been at the li"uor. /t may all be !elland %oodA but / %et nervous.

(;DS83 6erves are a dan%erous thin% in our kind of business!o"# nervesA as you call themA mi%ht be

@eoardiLin% our ultimate %oal...that !hich!ePve strived for...that !hich !ePve killed for.&ook to your nervesA Emma. 5ou mi%ht find thecondition )$)&. ut if it !ill make you feeleasier and more comfortable- you may restricther movements.

&002/Nll do that. irst thin% in the mornin%A udson.

udson turns to !alk out of the door. 0e auses and turns to face Emma.

&002

)bout Br. linch... /Nm sorry.

JUDSON

5es. /tNs a blo! to all of us. Ge couldnNt attemtto locate him toni%ht in this !eather. &ucilleNsfather must have been a madman to build ahouse on a cliff overlookin% Barsh &ake...!atch her closely.

&002/ !ill.

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&002/Nve !aited a %ood many years full of a %oodmany days for a chance like this one is- 6oA mydear. 5ou or no one else is %oin% to ruin it forme.

Bean!hile &obo is a!in% arbaraNs an%ora ni%htie.

&002 6oO 6,A &oboO 8E$ )G)5 R,B 0ERA&,,O

Emma starts s!in%in% a mornin%star at the moanin% &obo.

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udson climbs the stes and heads to!ards the door. /t oens and &ake aears.

2K&

Ghat do you suose brou%ht on such ani%htmare of horrors

(;DS83Bany thin%s could have caused it and tri%%eredthis scenario in such a !ay like this- arbaraand her )unt !ere very close... then her death.arbara took it very hard. 6o! the readin% ofthe !ill in the house she and &ucille so had lon%shared... no! merely a coverin% for her deadmemory. She !ill robably have for%ottentoni%htNs dream by mornin%. Bost of us do...

2K&/Nll dro by her room to see ho! she is.

(;DS83/ donNt think it !ould be !ise to disturb her @ustno!A &akeO / %ave her a sleein% tablet. She !asin a retty nervous state. esidesA &obo is !ithher. Ghat makes you think that even a %hostcould sto a bi% hunk of hulkin% S!ede likehim

2K&Gell... if youNre sure sheNs alri%htA /Nll %o on tomy room.

(;DS83arbara is a stron%A healthy %irl !ith stron%constitution and an able health.

2K&8ood ni%htA udson. )nd thanks for...EFER5$0/68.

(;DS83)0)0)0)0- there is nothin% to thank me for./Nm as interested in !hat my niece is u to asyou areO )0)0))0)O

&ake s"uints at udson and !anders off. udson enters the library. Go!A this is @ustlike C&*EA isnNt it.


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/84IS* to a oint.

(;DS83 6o! !hat have you %ot to %rie about

/84IS&ucille left ninety ercent of her money to0ector T her brother !hom no one has seen orheard of in years T and to arbara her youn%and lovely niece.

(;DS83) mistake iNm sure you !ere able to correct inthe !ill.

/84ISSureA / corrected it. /n our favor... /Nm %ettin%deeer and deeerA further and further... until /Nmcovered in darkest sin and ferverent %uilt.

(;DS83Sure you are. ) million and a "uarter DEE4ER.ut !hy !orry... as / said beforeA !ho is todoubt our !ord &ucille died of a heart attack. /kno!. / eKamined her. )nd / si%ned the deathcertificate.

/84IS)nd !hat did linch die of / mean the realstoryA not the flim flam youA the %ood doctor!ill feed to the fuLL.

(;DS83linch !ent over the cliff. Ge canNt be sure untilhis body is recovered. 4robably a heart attack of some sort or another.

/84IS/ !ouldnNt %ive odds or make book on it. So!hat brou%ht on this so sudden heart attack

(;DS83/t !asnNt sudden. 5ou kno! he had a bad heartAand those midni%ht !alks of his !erenNt doin%him any %ood...GhatPs moreA !hen he left hereA

he !as stinkin% of booLe. 0is taste for thehooch taken to%ether !ith his lust for kicks didhim in...he al!ays en@oyed the violence a littletoo much./ didnPt like the looks of the %leam inhis eye !hen he slied &ucille that oison.$he !ay he stroked her hair as the life sliedfrom her...Gho kno!s !hat deths of deravedcruelty he mi%ht have sunk to if he hadnPt metan untimely demise. ,h...helloA rank. DidnNtmean to i%nore you. 8ood to see you a%ain.


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(;DS83 6oA &oboA noO

udson menaces &obo !ith his o!n knittin%. &obo saves his booties and retreats to acornerA mutterin% and knittin% a!ay.

(;DS83 Now, Ba#ba#a, do you feel u to tellin% us aboutit no!

BARBARA

/t !as as thou%h she !as callin% to me from thevery tomb itself... hollo!... as if comin% from alon% !ay off.. that seulchral moan and!hiser... the forbidden lan%ua%e of those

assed onA creatures !ith remorse burnin% !iththeir souls... creatures to be itied...

/84IS*mA isnNt this a bit melodramatic

JUDSON

/ !ish it !ere only a simle matter of do!nri%htsimle dramaticsA mello! or other!iseO

/84IS5ou talk... but you say 6,$0/68O Ghat areyou drivin% atA udson

(;DS83GeNll %o into that later. Ghat haened thenAarbara

/24/242/ !oke u. Emma !as aslee in that chair. /kne! / shouldnNt %o out in this !eather dressedas / !as in only this flimsy ni%htieA / thou%ht /shouldnPt %o !ithout the !armth of an an%oras!eaterA or one made from other furlikematerials to rotect me from the !ind and rain-- but / couldnNt kee from %oin% either. /t !asas thou%h an unseen hand had taken hold ofmine and led me on and / !as o!erless a%ainstit. 6eKt thin% / kne! you and &ake !ere besideme. $he o!er that had led me onA stoedA and/ %uess / fainted after that.

JUDSON

6o! the doctor rescribes RES$.

8/8)nd ooLe.

BARBARA

/Nd rather %o do!nstairs !ith you.

JUDSON

/Nd rather you stay ri%ht hereA youn% lady.

BARBARAGell.. alri%ht... but no medications such as youcall those sleein% ills...


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(;DS83Gell no!A / %uess !e can indeed disense !ith asleein% ill- as lon% as you stay ut.

BARBARA

/ !ill. / romise...

Everyone but udson and &ake nod and file out. &obo moans.

(;DS835ouNll stay hereA &ake

2K&/f you !ouldnNt mind.

(;DS83$his time / recommend it.

udson leaves and slams the door.

2K&5ouNd better try for some slee.

/24/2425es...

arbara lays backA still in full clothin%. &ake tucks her in and %rabs her hand. 0e sitson the ed%e of the bed. arbara aears deluded and */$E 0/80.

BARBARA

)unt &ucille and / !ere the best of friends. /fshe has returned from the %rave /Nm sure shecould mean me no harm...

2K&Darlin%... / !ouldnNt talk too much about your)unt &ucille... /f / !ere you.

/24/2425ou donNt believe me either...

2K&5ou and your )unt !ere very closeA this / canNtand !onNt deny. 5ou !ere %ettin% over yourremorse at her loss... 5ou !ere doin% so !ell...no!... the readin% of the !ill tomorro!... it

could do stran%e thin%s to your subconsciousmind...Ge tryA and sometimes !e learnsomethin%. ut !e canPt fully comrehend ho!the hysterical female mind !orks.

/24/242Do you really think itNs thatA &ake

2K&8ollyA / do.


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/24/242ut ho! could / feel so a!ake 0o! could /realiLe thin%s 0o! could / see her so lainly0o! could her hair sill softly over hershouldersA her %o!n clin%in% to the curves ofher body 0o! did this vision of death and

decay occuy my si%ht 0o!2K&

0ey... thatNs too many 0,GNSA suosin% !e @ust let thin%s riiiide the !ay they are untilmornin%... love me

/24/2425ou kno! / do.

$hey launch into a very teid kiss as the usual bad or%an music lays in the back%round. &ake abrutly stos and ulls a!ay. 0e stares out the !indo!.

2K&/Nll @ust close these in case you decide to takeanother stroll in the cemetery...

0e smiles and closes the !indo!s.

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Diana is miKin% yet another drink. rank sits in a chair. udson stands stiffly in themiddle of the room.

/84IS/ think youNve taken leave of your senses.

(;DS83Ge must be sure.

1423K udson may be ri%htA oris.... $he %irlNs !ordsin combination !ith the mysterious death oflinch certainly has me on ed%e. then add to thatudsonNs o!n !ords of seein% somethin% thatlooked like &ucille. /t all adds u to one thin%...

DI232$hosts%

/84IS$his is t!entieth centuryO Dead bodies donNt riseu out of their coffins and !alk around alaEd%ar )llen 4oe stories.... Ge are suosedlyfour so called intelli%ent adults. ut !eNretalkin% like a bunch of five year old childrenlocked in a dark closet. / !ant to %o on record assayin% / donNt arove. $hese %rave-robbin%shennani%ans !ill end in tears.


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DI232Ghy donNt you kee your @ury seeches for thecourt room... udsonA if there is anydoubt...GePve all heard the stories about !hatPssuosed to have haened out here on ,lNBarsh &ake. $he circumstances surroundin% the

death of &ucillePs arents... !ellA / think !eshould follo! your su%%estion.

1423K GhyA my dear. $hat is the most intelli%entremark /Nve ever heard you say... you aresho!in% si%ns of susended animation.

DI232CanNt you see you havenNt struck oil 6o! sto

borein%.

/84ISSusended animation... borein%... dead aunts...fuLLy s!eaters... /Nm in a house of lunaticsO

udson snickers and ulls a bell cord.

(;DS835ou donNt have to come. 5ou can stay here !ithDiana.

/84IS 6ot on your life. / !ouldnNt miss the look onyour facesA !hen you oen &ucilleNs coffinA foranythin% in the !orld.

4aulaJ2lein seemin%ly teleorts into the room thanks to a @umcut.

P2;25ou ran%A sir

(;DS835esO Ge are %oin% out for a bit. see that Bissarbara is not disturbed. )lso that she doesnNt%o outO

P2;25esA sir.

4aula clicks her heels and leaves the room. D/SS,&FE $,:

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udsonA orisA and rank make their !ay throu%h the cemetery and stock foota%eli%htnin%. )nd the suerimosed rain.

/84IS)t least !e could have !aited until dayli%htO

$hey aroach the lar%e cardboard tomb. udson ulls out a key but notices the lock is broken. ,r%an blast and close u on a nailfile layin% nearby.

(;DS83&ook here.


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/84ISGhat is it

1423K $he lock is broken.

/84ISGhat

oris rushes for!ard and %rabs the lock. 0e screams.

/84IS&etNs %et on !ith !hat !e came out in this messfor. /Nm tired and !et and / donNt intend to sendthe rest of the ni%ht trumin% throu%h this herecemetery.

$hey enter the oorly constructed vaultJtombJboK. 2lein emer%es from the brush and ba%s the nail file as Wevidence.P

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udson enters !ith a lit match and li%hts a lantern han%in% in the corner of thecramed room. $here is a coffin in the center of the room. ,ther coffins and skeletonscan be seen leanin% a%ainst the !alls.Cris!ell must be !orked in someho!. Either atomb bearin% that nameA or a be-sitcurled marble bust. Cob !ebs and rubber rats takeu sace. $hey aroach the coffin and notice the lar%e letters sellin% out M& * C / && EM. $hey move slo!ly closer.

/84ISGell... oen itO ,en itO 8et it over !ith. $his

lace %ives me the creesA and / donNt mindtellin% you that. BonstersO 8ravesO 8hostsOGhy do /-

udson %lares at oris. $hey oen the coffin. $he coffin oens to reveal the sultrymiss vamire. She aears to be sleein%. rank licks his lis.

/84IS$here... @ust as /Nve said all alon%. 0o! could it

be other!ise SheNs as dead no! as the day !e ut her in there...)nd as lovely as she !as as onthe day the oison drained the live from her. /NlladmitA ho!everA itNs a remarkable @ob of

reservation you didA rank.

,r%an music bursts into his dialo%ue.

D4. 2C;2 .o.=Do not be hasty in choosin% the "uick from thedead...

Everyone snas u and %ass in the direction of the door. Dr. )cula stands at thedoor!ayA he lo!ers the cae over his %rayin% hair %reased back !ith a nice !ido!Ns

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D4. 2C;24ermit me to introduce myself... / am Dr. )cula./t seems my sudden aearance has startledyou... $he muddy roads traed my horselesscarria%e... comin% throu%h the cemetery to yourhouse / observed you hereA and since / am a

student of life after death erhas / could be ofsome aid.

(;DS83Err.. err... yes... er... $his is Br. oris Ruertand Br. rank Cardoni... )nd these are theremains of my !ifeA &ucille... she seems tohave....

D4. 2C;25es... / overheard your discussion. She doesAmost certainlyA SEEB $, 0)FEA eh

)cula cac&les as he aroaches the coffin and eKamines the corse. 0e !aves aflashin% lastic boK that %oes deet doot over the corse.

D4. 2C;2/n this "uick dia%nosis... / !ould say... in asense.. she lives... 5et in a sense... she does not.She is one of the undead. ) vamireO

/84IS,ooohA %ood ohnA acobA and 0arryOF)B4/RESO Ghat neKt Famires eKist only inthe minds of craLy transvestite !ritersA smallchildren and old !ives talesO

D4. 2C;2$hat is like sayin%... there is no... S)$)6. $he

roof is before your eyes. )nd yet youA !ithyour stuid mindsO StuidO StuidO you cannotcomrehend the deths of the infinity of life

beyond life.

/84IS/ see it. / donNt believe it. )nd neither !illanyone else.

D4. 2C;20er dressA so sheerA so soft. 6otice ho! it still

clin%s to her flesh as it did in lifeA and yetA younotice it is torn dress... and the hem... it ismuddy and !et. /t has recently been !orn in!eather such as this... 6otice the bri%ht rednessto the lis... /t aears this youn% lady hasreturned to our !orld... ) F)B4/REO

/84IS/Nll %o alon% !ith the %a%. Ghat about linchGas he murdered by a vamire

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D4. 2C;2Ghosoever is bitten by the vamireA himself

becomes a vamire....

(;DS83/ kno! the le%end.

1423K )ll facts consideredA / think !e should kee this

business as "uiet as ossible. 5eahA yeah..a hushuA thatPs the !ay. &ucille !onPt tell no! !illshe 0eh heh.

(;DS83Dr. )cula... / hesitate to ask... but since youheard us talkin%... / am forced to ask you... forthe moment... to...

D4. 2C;2$o be silent... eh-eh-eh-eh. ,f course. $heincident !ill be closed as soon as the vamireNslife is sealed forever.

/84IS)nd ho! do you roose to do that )ccordin%to your theory... if she !alked onceA she can!alk a%ain... 6o! /Nm startin% to talk like you. /donNt believe it and / !onNt.

D4. 2C;2$he stren%th of the vamire comes from the factno one !ill believe in himO

oris sco!ls and tries to leave. Dr. )cula stands in front of him.

D4. 2C;2/f / may be ermitted... Br. Cordoni... Gouldyou be so kind as to brin% me a stake cut from a%reen branch /t must be shar at one end.

(;DS83ut... is there no other !ay

D4. 2C;2,ne.

(;DS83Ghat is it

D4. 2C;2/f the head is removed from the body. / donNtthink you !ould !ant that.

(;DS83,f course not. Enou%h !as done at the autosy.

D4. 2C;25es... the autosy.

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D4. 2C;25ou erformed it

1423K udson and / to%ether... yes... !hat of it

D4. 2C;2$hey are al!ays so.. unkind... but no! it %ro!snear the vamireNs second a!akenin%. Ge musthurryO

/84ISy all means... %et your laythin%s to%ether.4lay your little %ame. )nd letNs %et back to thehouse.

rank hands the stake and a rock to Dr. )cula. )cula tries to hand them to udsonA!ho t!itches.

(;DS83/... /... / couldnNt do it.

D4. 2C;25es. /t is understandable. /t.. !ill not be a

leasant si%ht.

$he three men file out. )cula looks at the coffin. 0e holds the stake over her as if heNs%oin% to strikeA then @ust tosses it a!ay. Famire dame sits u and snickers.

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/84IS0ave you %one comletely out of your mind$hat man is a total stran%er. 0o! do !e kno!!ho he is or !here he comes from / donNt likethe idea of him bein% alone !ith her. Ghokno!s !hat os his @ollies 0e mi%ht be oneof those !ho take their leaures in the flesh ofthe recently dead

oris trails off and aears as if he needs a moment to take care of himself.

(;DS83Ghat !as / suosed to do Send him on his!ay after all he heard. &eave his future to meO

0e may become useful to our business in caseof events indicatin% trouble... esides... Dr.)cula has reared his o!n death certificate. /tonly remains for meA Dr. Ruert udsonA BDA to

ick the time and lace for si%nin% itO

/84IS$his !hole thin% is a lot of oycock... @aLLand ure fabricationA udson. 6ot a !ord is true.

(;DS83/ still say... /t !as &ucille / sa!.

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1423K / feel safer !ith Dr. )cula doin% @ust !hat heNsdoin%.

/84IS5ouA rank CordoniA the family undertaker... )

man accustomed to the comany of the deadAac"uainted !ith the !ays of the tombA the man!ho is married to my sisterA you 6ERF,*S5ou above all should be at ease in thesesurroundin%s.

1423K /Nm not nervous. /Nm @ust bubblin% over !ith

ersirin% enthusiasm. $his vamire stuff reallyhas my @uices flo!in%.

/84ISudson... F)B4/RESO 0uh.. if you ask methat Dr. )cula %uy looks more like a vamirethan &ucilleNs beautiful body does. 0er softAsensuous flesh enticin% the eye !ith su-

Dr. )cula aears.

D4. 2C;2/t is done.

(;DS830o! about a drinkA Dr. )cula

D4. 2C;2Deli%hted.

$hey !alk throu%h the shoddy cemetery set. rank tris over a cardboard tombstone.

D4. 2C;2$he !ind sounds like souls cryin% for releasefrom risons belo! the %round. /t is on ni%htslike this the dead have been kno!n to rise... /t ison ni%hts like this most eole refer to steerclear of a cemetery. /t is on ni%hts like thisA thatthe creatures are said to aearA and to !alkO

$he day is %oneA the ni%ht is uon usA andthe moonA !hich controls all of the under!orldAonce a%ain shines...in radiant contentment.

/84ISor a moment / thou%ht you !ere a man ofscience.

D4. 2C;2/ am a man of science.

/84IS$hen ho! can you say such thin%s#

D4. 2C;24erhas because / )B a man of science.

arrin% li%htnin% foota%e. Dr. )cula looks u at the sky.


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D4. 2C;2/ !ould not search for roblems !hich do noteKist. / think you !ill find that your futurealready contains C,B4&/C)$/,6S enou%h.

oris dros his hand.

(;DS83GeNre sendin% so much time on thin%s of littleimortance. Gho ever it !as !alkin% aroundout here is %one by no!. Ge mi%ht as !ell %o on

back to the house.

$he three men stumble off. Dr. )cula !atches for a moment then %oes in the otherdirection to!ards the bushes. 0e ulls a branch a!ay to reveal Famire &ass standin%there. )cula smiles. $he Famire 8irlNs eyes sto %lo!in% and she !anders off. )culaheads back to!ards the others and @oins them.

(;DS83$hat blasted rain a%ainO

Suddenly it starts rainin% )$ER he says thatA in a sectacularly chea !ay. udsonstares at the smilin% Dr. )cula.

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Emma oints at the door and &obo oens it. udsonA rankA orisA and Dr. )cula enter.Emma stares curiously at Dr. )cula. $he assembled %rou is soakin% !et.

1423K /s miss Diana still in the library

&002 6oA sir. She asked 4aula to hel her ack.

1423K 4ack... !hy

&002She said she doesnNt feel safe here any lon%er.She !ants to be ready to leave as soon as the!ill is read tomorro!.

rank shru%s. Suddenly the assembled %rou is dry and in sli%htly different clothin%.$hey all head to!ards the library.

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Famire road dreamily !alks amon%st the headstones and dry ice to!ards thehouse.

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arbara is in bed. 5et a%ain the vamire aears at the !indo!. $he !indo! oensand the vamire aroaches arbara. She !atches arbara for a lon% time asMsinisterM music lays. $he vamire then oens the door and leaves. &ake can be seenaslee in the chairA !ith a coy of MSecurity RiskM in his la.

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$he vamire silently XhA MlurksM do!n the hall!ay. Suddenly Emma rounds the corner.0er eyes M%o !ide in some unseen horrorM.

&002ut... but... it canNt be... you canNt be... youNre...youNre DE)DO 6o... no... lease... not meO

&ucilleO &ucilleO /Pm sorryO So very sorryO

) knife flies throu%h the air on a visible strin% and imales Emma. /naroriateor%ans sill out and blood ours out of her mouth. She toles over back!ards. $hevamire stands motionless. Suddenly a scream is heard. $he vamire turns around andsies 2leinA eekin% out of a closet , screamin% hysterically. DamesO

$he vamire "uickly %oes into a roomA closin% the door behind her. orisA udsonA andrank come runnin%. Dr. )cula strides confidently after themA !ith the cae over hisfaceA of course. &ake and arbara aear. 4aula oints do!n the hall as Diana aears!ith a bottle and toles over. 6o one seems to think it odd that 4aulaJ2lein ishan%in% out in a closet.

P2;2/n thereO &ucilleO She !ent in thereO

&ake takes off u the stairs. udson and oris follo! him. rank aroaches EmmaNs bodyA !hich is ossibly totally !ithout blood at this oint. Dr. )cula smiles.

1423K SheNs dead. Dead.

(;DS83Ste aside. By @ob is !ith the livin% as !ell asthe dead. SheNs dead. Dead.

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&ake and arbara face each other and talk blindin%ly fast.

2K& 6ervous , lover

BARBARA

Fery.

LAKE

/ donNt kno! !hat it is yet... ut somethin% @ustdoesnNt rin% true about all this.

BARBARA/tNs a!ful hard to believe. )unt &ucille !asal!ays so kind to everyone. She !ouldnNt havehurt anyone if her life had deended on it. )ndin deathA she is simly actin% very antisocialindeed. / think the olice should be notified.

2K&ust as soon as the roads become assable. /Nmsure Sheriff uck Rhodes can tie u the looseends.

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2K&Ghen it rains like this these mountain roadsleave much to be desired.

/24/242Darlin%

2K&/ donNt like the sound of that... MDarlin%M...

BARBARA

&etNs take a chance on the road. &etNs %et out ofthis lace. 6o!. $oni%ht. / have a feelin% that...

&ake ulls out a %un as she talks.

BARBARA

Ghere did you %et that

LAKE

/ took it out of my ba%... @ust in case...

D4. 2C;2Ghat %ood do you think a %un is

$rumet blast as Dr. )cula aears !ith the usual smile.

D4. 2C;2) %un...a %unA !hat fear can a %un strike in theheartless creature !e call F)B4/RE. Ghat is a

bullet hole more or less to the !alkin% dead /fanythin%A it !ill an%er the vamire.

2K&$his %un %ives me a %ood sense of security.Cold hard steele in my ocket. /tPs stran%elycalmin%. esides /Nm not sold on this vamire

business.

D4. 2C;2udson... the maid... even your arbara has seenthe aarition.

2K&$he more of this sook talk / hear the more /Nmconvinced there must be some lo%ical ans!er

for the !hole thin%. $his mysteryA Dr )culaA!ill not be solved by your metahysical riddlesand inferencesA but by the comilin% of lo%ical)C$S.

/24/242Gell... you can think !hat you !ant. /tNs your

rivile%e. / kno! !hat / sa!...0er blood redlisA her breath searin% my neck... Dr. )cula... /sthere no !ay of killin% a vamire 2illin% it for%oodA / mean. Sendin% it to a lace that !hichreturn !ould be of the imossible. /S therereally no chance of it ever returnin%

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2K&$hatNs a retty !ide ans!er.

D4. 2C;2/t is the devilNs unishment uon those he hasreason to hate.

/24/242)re !e to be fri%htened by this %host the rest ofyour lives... $akin% for %ranted !e have FER5B*C0 B,RE &/E $, &/FEO / !ant to be a

brideO / !ant to have &akeP-

orisA rankA and Diana enter. Diana heads strai%ht for the booLe

(;DS83 6ot a si%n of her any!here.

1423K

/ searched the attic. 6othin% there.2K&

6othin% in the basement either.

(;DS83Ghere could she be

1423K iK me one of those drinksA !ill you $his time/ need one.

DI232Geakenin%A rank

1423KGhat makes you think / !as ever stron% Ghocan ever be stron% in the face of the vision of avamire. Famires... huh... neKt thin% the house!ill be s!armin% !ith Lombies and!ere!olves. 4erhas even.... the devil himselfO/tPll be an or%y of the deadO )nd / donPt like tosocialiLe !ith co-!orkers. 0)G 0)G. $hatNd

be @ust about all / could take. Sanity is a verythin lineA you kno!.

/84IS

Gell... /Nm not lookin% for!ard to bein%murdered. Burdered. Ge should be so lucky./Nm %ettin% out of this hole. $he stench ofancestors in that tomb out there... if they had thesense enou%h to be ut under%roundA maybe !e!ouldnNt be !orried about !hoNs %oin% to climbout of their coffin neKt...

Diana hands a !hiskey to oris and kees one for herself.

DI2320ereA darlin%. / think you need this more thanhe does. / made it stron%. itNll do you %ood.


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/84IS 6othin% !ill do me %ood until / kno! !herethat dislaced body is... that temtin% morselof.. of..

(;DS83

Gell. $hereNs one more lace to check a%ain.

/84IS$hen %et to it.

1423K GeNve %one over this house from to to bottom.

(;DS83/t is ossible she has returned to her tomb.

/84IS/f sheNs in the tomb... by all meansA let her stay

there. $hatNs the roer lace for one in hercondition.

D4. 2C;2/t has been roven... even if she is in the tombAshe !ill not stay there.

1423K /f sheNs not in the house. She must be outside...at least thatNs lo%ical.

D4. 2C;25ou can count on my assistance in all mattersdealin% !ith the dead.

(;DS83Gell... err... come if you !ant.

1423K )t this oint you donNt leave me behind.

(;DS83)nd &ake

2K&,f courseA udson.

/84IS&eave me out of itO /Nve had enou%h of thesecraLy cemetery treksO

(;DS83$hen / su%%est the rest of us have at it.

$hey file out.

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Everyone starts uttin% on coats and hats. udson oens the door and eKits. Everyonefollo!s. Stock foota%e li%htnin% a%ain. arbara closes the door behind them. Diana

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/24/242GhyA 4aula. Ghere in the !orld are you %oin%

P2;2/ !as very fond of Biss &ucille !hen she !asalive. Ge used to have nice lon% talks in the

evenin%s. sometimes !e used to sit to%ether.She even tau%ht me to knit. )nd / tau%ht her tose!... but no!... dead all these !eeks. )nd her!alkinN the house a%ain... !ell... / @ust ainNt u toit. Ghen / sa! her standinN there in the hall a!hile a%oA and Biss EmmaNs oor crumled

body layin at the bottom of the stairs. / couldnNt @ust run and never sto. ,nly / couldnNt makemy feet !ork.

/24/2425ou mean youNre leavin% toni%ht

P2;2/ mean @ust thatA Biss arbara... ,hA / ainNt"uittin% my @ob or nothin% like that. / like youand / like my @ob. /Nll @ust %o on back to theaartment in to!n and !ait for you there.

/24/242$he roads are imassable. 5ou couldnNt make itinto to!nA toni%ht... donNt you think youNd better!ait until mornin%

P2;2$he !ay / see it... / mi%ht not never even see a%limse of mornin% a%ain. Be and Biss Emma

!ere %ettinN real chummy likeA and / evenstarted to like &obo... )nd Br. linch seemedlike a nice sort. 6o! theyNre %one. Seems likemiss &ucille is ickinN on the !ron% folks. 6omaNam... if itNs all the same to youA /Nd @ust assoon take my chances on the bad road.

/24/242/tNs your choiceA and / !onNt try to hold you

back. ) ersonNs %ot a ri%ht to their o!n choiceAand nobody should try to take it a!ay fromthem. ut !eNve %one over the entire house.&ucille isnNt any!here in it. $he only lace she

could be is... ,*$ $0ERE.P2;2

Baybe youNre ri%htA Biss arbara. Baybe it!ould be better if / !ait around until dayli%ht.

/24/2428ood. 6o!.. !eNll both %o ustairs to%ether. /donNt think !eNll have any trouble as lon% asthere are t!o of us.

oth %irls !alk u the stairs.

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oris is acin%. Diana do!ns yet another drink. oris uffs heavily on an enormousci%arA cuin% his hands over it. 0e then tosses it into the firelace.

/84IS/Nve had enou%h of it. /Nm %ettin% out of here.

DI2325ouNd better !ait for udson.

/84IS5ou !ait. /Nve !aited lon% as much as enou%hO

DI232Somethin% may come u !here youNd beneeded.

/84IS$he only one !ho needs me is me. B5SE&. /like life and /Nm not about to sit around !aitin%

for some Lombie to !alk in and take it from me.DonNt %et the idea / believe these silly vamirestoriesA either. Someone is takin% advanta%e of a!eird idea and !eak minds... elieve meA /Nllfind out !ho. /n my o!n !ay. /Nve %one throu%htoo much and taken too many chances to becheated out of my share.

DI232$hatNs a silly ideaO

/84IS/s it

DI232$he roadsO 5ou canNt make it throu%hO

/84IS/Nll chance it... and have better odds than / havehere. We'#e not dealing the death this hand

oris bites his li and leaves.

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oris trud%es throu%h the simulated rain to!ards the %ara%e.

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oris enters the car. 0e turns the key. he looks uA reco%niLin% someone. lam. 0efalls for!ardA havin% @ust been shotA ossibly due to the bad editin%. 0is hand ushesthe %earshift for!ard. $he car rolls out and %oes over the cliff. Stock foota%e ofanother car fallin% and eKlodin%.

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$he door oens and udsonA )culaA rankA and &ake return. udson !alks directly tothe booLe and miKes a drink.

(;DS83

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2K&0uhA ohA no thanksA udson.

(;DS83Dr. )cula

D4. 2C;2 6ever touch itA thank you.

Baybe !e catch a %limse of the needle bruises on his arm. $hat mi%ht be a $)DtackyA thou%h.

Diana !alks ast arbara and &ake !ith an emty %lass. She refills her drink. ,rratherA a fro!nin% udson does.

DI232/ take it you didnNt locate our little friend

(;DS83

6o. SayA !hat haened to orisDI232

0eNs %one.

(;DS83$he foolO

1423K 0e doesnNt have a chance on those roads.

JUDSON

Ghy didnNt you hold him here until !e %ot back

DIANA

Ghen oris sets his mind to do somethin%A noone ersuades him differently. 0e needed thislashu like a hole in the head. )nd the !aythin%s are %oin% toni%htA maybe thaPs @ust !hathe !ould have %otten. esides. oris is not astuid man. /f the road is imassableA heNllreturn.

1423K or onceA the little !oman is ri%htA udson. utlook... !hy donNt !e let thin%s rest until

mornin%. /tNs %ettin% retty late. !e should )&&try to %et some slee.

DI232/ donNt care !hat anyone else does. /Nm %oin% tomy roomA sli into my ne%li%ee and hi%h-heeled sliers and return here to this fire as"uickly as / can. / haen to have &ucilleNs oldroom.

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D4. 2C;2Since you have been kind enou%h to offer methe hositality of a room. / too shall retire.$here is nothin% more !e can do. /t is u to thevamire to make the neKt move in this maLe ofa chess %ame... a %ame %rounded in solid fact

and reality.Dr. )cula teleorts out in another bad @umcut and erhas a uff of smoke. rankmoves to the li"uor cabinet.

1423K / donNt usually indul%eA but / think this occasioncalls for the unusual. Bake a bi% one for me.

udson smiles and ours rank a drink as they share a secial moment only alcoholmakes ossible.

/24/242/ am more tired than / thou%ht at first...

2K&Gant to %o to your room

/24/2425es. ut... letNs kee our connectin% doorsunlocked.

(;DS838oodni%ht.

&ake and arbara leave to%ether. udson uts his %lass do!n and %oes to leave.

1423K 6i%htA udson. )nd look... sto !orryin%. GeNllfi%ure it out.

(;DS83/ think / already have.

udson takes a framed icture of &ucille from the !hiskey cabinetA stares at itA turns itface do!nA and shambles off. rank and Diana !atch and shru%.

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Bore li%htnin% crashes and fake rain. $he vamire once a%ain aears and moves

to!ards the house.

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Diana is ourin% another drink as rank sis his elaborate drink !ith a little umbrella.

1423K $o%ether !e have a fortune.

DI232So !hat

1423K

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DI2325ou donNt think youNre %oin% to stay in my roomAdo you

1423K DonNt flatter yourself.

0e turns "uickly and leaves. Diana kicks the door a%ain and a%ain then falls back. Suddenly she smiles.

DI232)lri%ht little &ucille... come out... come out!herever you areO

She runs around the room lookin% for hidin% laces.

DI232)re you under the bed 6,O /n the dra!ers

6oO )hhh / kno! !here you are... the closet...

5esA the closet. $hatPs the lace for &ucilleAinside !ith her silks and satins andan%ora...nothin% !as too %ood for oor &ucille.

Diana oens the closet door and has a mommy dearest momentA dancin% !ith some of &ucillePs clothesA tearin% others. She turns back to the closet for more millineryviolence and Suddenly she stos smilin%. 0er hand covers her mouth. She dros to thefloor.

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&obo enters the library and starts to clean u the silled booLeA he hums and sin%ssomethin% inaroriate under his breathA erhas U/ en@oy bein% a %irlV or U!hat dothe simle folk doV . Dr. )cula oens the door silently and moves u behind her. Dr.)cula cou%hs. &obo sins around and lets out a decidedly %irly scream.

D4. 2C;2/ fri%htened you...

8/8&obo no scared. &obo bi% boy no!A dracky.

DR. ACULA

/Nm sorry. / !onder if you !ould do somethin%for me.

8/8

6,,,,,,O &obo have much !ork ...lookafter retty lady in bedA and retty lady under

bed.

Dr. )cula may @ust have a &obo treat in his ocket to ensure the recalcitrant S!edePscooeration. 4erhas a bit of chocolate or somethin% an%ora

D4. 2C;25ou liked Biss &ucilleA didnNt you

8/8Biss &ucille bad %irl. 6o stay in bed. /t Biss&ucillePs bedtime and she !alkin% around

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D4. 2C;2,hA but &oboA you see thatPs not Biss &ucillePsfault. ) bad man kees !akin% her u. 5ouNdlike to sto that bad man thatPs been botherin%Biss &ucille... !ouldnNt you

8/85E)0O &obo SB))))))S0O

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arbara !ears a sheer ne%li%eeA seated on the ed%e of the bed. She uts on a air offur sliersA then moves across the room to the connectin% door.

/24/242&)2EO

2K&5es

&ake oens the doorA clad in a@amas and robe.

/24/242/Nve been thinkin%O

2K&Silly %irlA youPre suosed to let BE do thethinkin%. Ghat about

BARBARA

)unt &ucilleNs death... ) lot of thin%s... Ghat doyou make of Dr. )cula

2K&Dr. )cula is a man of %reat learnin%.

BARBARA

0e has such a cold aearance about him. 0isdemeanor is like!ise chillin%. / have a feelin%!hen / look into his eyes that he has kno!nsuch thinks as have made his very heart cold.

2K&Bmm. / suose most men of his rofessionhave that coldA calculatin% aearance. $heykno! so much about thin%s stran%e to us... men

of science are a breed aart.

/24/242) little !hile a%o !hen he looked at me / %ocold chills.

LAKE

ust your ima%ination.

BARBARA

/tNs more than ima%ination. / admit itNs hard toeKlain. ut itNs more than ima%ination. Gas itima%ination that *ncle linch died under

mysterious circumstances Gas it ima%inationthat !e found Emma !ith a knife in her heart$heyNre a!fully dead if it !as...


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2K&ust !hat do you think of your relatives

/24/242Ghat are you drivin% atA lover

LAKE5ou and / have been %oin% to%ether a lon% time!e !ere s!eethearts onceA and no! !ePreen%a%ed. Soon to be man and !ife. / remember!hen &ucille first told you she !as %oin% tomarry udson. 5ou !ere very much a%ainst it.

BARBARA

/ thou%ht he !as only after her money. ut /chan%ed my mind !hen / met him.

LAKE

5es.... 5ES 5,* D/DO

BARBARA

GhatNs that %ot to do !ith it

LAKE

4erhas you form your oinions of eole tooearlyA !ithout really kno!in% them. /n your rushfor comassionate linka%e of ersonalitiesA youoften sideste key issues and otential troubleareas. arbara... you may have made a mistake.

BARBARA

Dr. )cula

2K&Dr. )C*&)O or%et it no!A darlin%. &etNs %etsome rest... tomorro! !eNll leave here. &et them!orry about their sooks... Everythin% !ill look differently !hen the sun shines a%ain.

BARBARA

/ suose youNre ri%htA &ake.

$hey embrace and kiss teidly yet a%ain.

LAKE

,f course / am. /Nm never !ron%.

0e smiles and !anders off in an annoyin% !ay. arbara kicks off her fur sliers andclimbs into bed. She turns off the li%ht.

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rank is in bed readin% MDeath of a $ransvestiteM. 0eNs also in full dra%A reallyen@oyin% himself. Suddenly thereNs a knock at the door. rank yels and thro!s the

book a!ay. 0e %rabs a robeA removes his !i% and earrin%sA and crosses his le%s. 0estru%%les to control himself.

1423K 5essssA !ho is it

0e notices he said that in a MfeminineM voiceA and then cou%hs reeatedly.


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8/8,hO SorryA &ady. / find Br. rank. $his notBr. rankPs room

1423K ,h.. oh yes. 5esA &oboA itPs me. ,h %ood. @ust a

momentA lease.

rank fumbles around !ith his remainin% dra% bits and ties the robe u. 0e oens thedoor. 4aula entersA %esturin% for silence.

1423K /snNt it rather late for...

8/85ou come no!. Shhhh...Dr. )cula said !e stoman botherin% Biss &ucille.

rank yels as &obo icks him u by the collar and dra%s him do!n the hall.

1423K ,hO

8/8Shh...no yellinP. 6o !akinP u Biss Emma too.Dr. )cula ut more eole to slee. Say you

@ust man for @ob.

1423K SSSS))))yyyyy...

8/8S000...no talk no!. $oo close.

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rank enters !ith a %rimace.

D4. 2C;2)hA my friend. 5ou dressed "uickly.

1423K $he sooner !e ut &ucille in the !orld of thedead... the real deadA the unendin% dead from!hich no undead can escae- the haiereveryone !ill be.

D4. 2C;2)nd... saferA eh

1423K Ghat is your lan

D4. 2C;2/ !ill tell you on the sot.

1423K Ghat do you meanA on the sot


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D4. 2C;2Err. yes. 0er tomb. /t is imerative that !econfront the events of this evenin% !here theyfirst be%an.

1423K

,hhhO ut... ho! do you kno! sheNs in thetomb / meanA she does 8E$ )R,*6D.

D4. 2C;2/n a short !hile it !ill be dayli%ht. She !ill bedestroyed by the first rays of the mornin%sunli%htA burnin% throu%h flesh and bone !ithdeterminedA brutal recisionO She must return toher %raveA and !e may @oin her soonO

1423K /Nll %et my coat.

D4. 2C;25es... do... the rain has stoedA but it has left astron% chill in the air... an air oisoned bymurderous misdeedsO

rank suddenly seems to have a coat on. $hey move to!ards the !indo!s and eKit.

D4. 2C;2/tNs best to %o the shortest !ay.

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rank looks confused. Dr. )cula clears his throat.

D4. 2C;2/f !e are to finish our !ork !e must hurry. $heni%ht %ro!s short...

1423K ,h... yes... yesA of course.

$hey shuffle off. $he usual )cula theme starts layin%.

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)cula and rank move throu%h the set !hich still looks a!ful. )culaNs cae is blo!n by a fan that should be resent in the ed%e of the frame. /t casts a lar%e bat shado!.

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&ake is starin% out the !indo!A smokin%. 0e seems to notice somethin%.

/24/242GhoNs there

LAKE

/Nm sorry / !oke you... itNs me... &ake...

arbara %ets into her ne%li%ee and furry sliers.


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BARBARA

,hA &ake. 5ou scared the life out of me. Ghatare you doin% here

LAKE

/ didnNt !ant anyone sneakin% in your !indo!

a%ain. $hou%ht /Nd stick the ni%ht out in thischair. $hen / sa! somethin% out by the tomb.

BARBARA

Ghat is it

LAKE

/ couldnNt make it out... /Nm sure someone is outthere. Ghoever it !as is %one no!... itNs all verystran%e. Geird....

BARBARA

Could it have been &ucille

LAKE

/ couldnNt tell.

BARBARA

4erhas itNs oris comin% back.

LAKE

0ePd have to be some kind of nutA comin%throu%h the cemetery.

LAKE

&overA / @ust realiLed somethin% eculiar. GhenDr. )cula sho!ed u at the tomb he said his carhad %otten stuck on the road.

BARBARA

/t is only natural !ith the roads in the conditionthey are.

LAKE

ut... hear me out.... he came throu%h thecemetery. /f his car had been stuck on the roadas he saidA heNd of had to %o five miles alon% thelake to hit the cemetery and come in the !ay hedid. five miles out of his !ay... arbaraA /!onder if you really understand !hat /Pm

sayin%. )s / told youA arbaraA the mystery !illend...the killin% here !ill sto only !hen !e iece to%ether the facts of the events that haveoccurred toni%ht. somethin% tells me the iecesare %oin% to start fittin% to%ether.

&ake turns a!ay from the !indo! and heads to!ards his bedroom.

BARBARA

!here are you %oin%

LAKE

/ have to %et out of these clothes. /Pve %ot !ork

to do.

&ake continues movin%A removin% his robe. arbara turns and takes off her ne%li%ee.


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rank and Dr. )cula stand close to the closed coffin. rank is shakin%. Dr. )culasnickers.

D4. 2C;2

5ou are nervous 0ere amon% your friends!hose untimely demise rovides the means ofyour livelihood / should have thou%ht a manof your tastes and talents !ould be at ease hereamon% the dead.

1423K )nyone !ould be in these circumstances. 0o!much lon%er are !e to !ait

DR. ACULA

/t !ill not be lon% no!.

1423K 5ou seem to kno! more than you are !illin% totell. Ghat are you drivin% atA Dr. )cula

DR. ACULA

4erhas.

Dr. )cula oens the coffin. rank %as. &ucille lays in the coffin silently. rank turns ale. EKcet for his bri%ht red lis.

1423K ut... sheNs there... the vamire... !hatNs this allabout

DR. ACULA

/t !as arsenic oisonin%A !asnNt it

1423K Ghat are you sayin%

DR. ACULA

&ucille !as killed by arsenic oisonin%. /t is"uite aarent.

1423K

She... she died of a heart attack. udson si%nedthe death certificateO

DR. ACULA

alse certificates have been si%ned before...ythose !hose @ob is !ith the deadA as !ith thelivin%.

1423K )hhA no! !ait a minute. 5ou canNt in this onmeA busterO


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DR. ACULA

$hereNs enou%h roof of %uilt to han% you manytimes. 0o!ever... once !ill be enou%hO ut you!onNt be lonely.

1423K

youNre bluffin%.

DR. ACULA

)m /

1423K 6oA / %uess youNre not.

rank ulls a %un.

1423K 5,* arenNt %oin% to soil this thin% no!.

DR. ACULA

Someone already has.

1423K 5ou canNt scare me !ith anymore of your%hosts. /Nm leavin% no!... 5ou have only until /reach that door to live...

rank backs u. ) shot is fired. rankA sins around and clutches his stomach !ith onehand !hile !avin% his %un in the direction of the door. Dr. )cula uts his cae overhis face... $R*B4E$ &)S$ as &/6C0 R*4ER$ aears in the door!ay. rankstumbles. linch fires a%ain. rank crumles. Dr. )cula eers at rank then at linch.

DR. ACULA

5ou are

FLINCH

linch Ruert.

DR. ACULA

/ am Dr. )cula.

1I3C7So /Nve heard.... &ooks like / have the uerhand in this affair.

D4. 2C;2

5ou still have t!o share holders to disose of.

1I3C7,nly oneA Dr. )cula.

linch %estures to another coffin. )cula looks inside. Diana is inside. Dead.

D4. 2C;25ou have been very thorou%h.

1I3C7/ had to be.


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D4. 2C;2$hen / am ri%ht in assumin% oris Ruert isalso dead

1I3C7oris thou%ht he had all the brains in this

family. /n the be%innin% it !as all his idea... heselected a suitable sub@ect... &ucille... She !as aclient of his. udson became her husband... 0eal!ays did have a smooth line !ith the ladies.)n eye for the baubles that !ould by theirloyalty. ) feel for the soft fabrics that !ouldcaress their skin and so bind them to his illShe!as to be killed and !e !ould all share in herestate... 8reat lan. ut / out!itted themall.S$*4/D B/6DS. / $,&D each of them oftheir imendin% demise. EKlained my motivesAtied my handA but not one of the fools couldfollo my mental rocesses. 5ESA DR.)C*&).... / killed that fat oris... and the

others... Emma... Diana... rank... / al!ays likedrank. 0e !as oosed to this thin% from the

be%innin%... $oo bad it had to end this !ay. By lan !as the better one.

D4. 2C;2Ge mi%ht also aly the !ord McleverM to youroeration due to itNs many characteristics ofdeceit and criminal %enius.

(;DS83/ !ouldnNt use the !ord M%eniusM too looselyADR. )C*&)O

udsonA %un in handA aears !ith a trumet blast to hel him out.

(;DS835ou said M!e !onder !hich one of us !ouldoutsmart all the othersM. 5es... it 0)D roved aninterestin% test to our nerves... 5ou let us believeyou !ere dead so you move freely to kill theothers. 6o one !ould susect you. / did.../susected it !hen !e found your hat. / kne! ithad never been a favorite of yours. Somethin%you could bear to art !ith and leave behind asevidence for rank and / to conveniently

find.6eKtA Ghile searchin% the house for &ucille/ discovered another air of your shoesmissin%... and the one !hich matched the oneleft on the cliff... relaced in your closetO

1I3C7/ had no lans of killin% youA udson.

(;DS83,f course not... but / !onNt turn my backA if youdonNt mind.

1I3C75ouNre my brother... !e slit 9?-9?... ri%ht do!nthe middle... ,h DonNt like it that !ay By %unis on youA too... 5ouNre not %oin% anylace.


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&ake and arbara try to oen the tombNs door.

2K&/tNs lockedO

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)re you sure theyNre in there

2K&$hose shots came from here

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1I3C7 6o!... you resent a roblem to me... but eventhat can be strai%htened out... it seems my lanhas !orked erfectly...

D4. 2C;2

)lmost... but not "uite...Slo!ly the coffin lid oens. linch %ass in horror. $he coffin oens and &ucilleA eyes%lo!in%A sits u. &ucille %ets out. linch screamsA dros his %unA and tries to oen thedoor. 0e does.

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$he tomb door oens. linch races out. )culaNs head eaks out.

D4. 2C;2S$,4 0/BO

2K&&/6C0O

linch unches lake. linch runs off. &ake runs after him. oth characters run backand forth throu%h !hatNs blatantly the same set. ,ver and over. )6D ,FER.

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linch enters and so does &akeA ri%ht behind him. linch unches lake in the arm. lake unches linch in the @a! and knocks him back!ardsA out of the %ara%e.

&9T. 8;TSID& 023SI83

Bore fi%htin%.Eventually they end u fi%htin% near the cliffA and of course a dummy %oes sailin%over it !ith a !ild scream. &ake stares do!n to!ards the cliff. 0eNs antin% and

bleedin%.

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uck RhodesA 2leinA and a nameless deuty are at !ork in the tomb. Dr. )culaA &akeAand arbara stand near the entrance.

/;CK 478D&S0eard back in to!n you !ere in on this... CanNtyou /6S*R)6CE /6FES$/8)$,RS ever finda case that ainNt all cluttered u !ith murdered

bodies


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/24/242/nsurance investi%ator

/;CK 478D&SDidnNt you folks kno! that about olN Dr. )culaDonNt tell me / ruined your setu

Dr. )cula shakes his head and smiles.

K&I3Sheriff

/;CK 478D&SGhat the hell is it no!A 2lein

K&I3$he one named udson is %onna live.

/;CK 478D&S

looks like heNll have to s!in% for all of them...!here is he...

K&I3/n the !a%on headin% for to!n. DocA said !ehad to %et him to a hosital ronto or heNd neverreach the han%man.

/;CK 478D&Sokay... %et out there and %ive Riley a hand !iththe dead ones.

K&I3Ri%htA uck.

/;CK 478D&S&etNs have the detailsA Dr. )cula.

D4. 2C;25ouNll %et the full !ritten reort. ) coy of!hich / !ill %ive to my client... 0o!everA myclient %ets the reort first.

/;CK 478D&Sust !ho is this client of yours

D&P;T5 4I&5 .o.=

SheriffO SheriffO &ook outO /tNs cominN this !ayO

/;CK 478D&SGhat is itA Riley

D&P;T5 4I&5/tNs... /tNs a LombieO

D4. 2C;2,R... erhas a vamire

&ucille aears in the room. 0er back is to the camera as her cae slis for a secondala 4lan >. She rearran%es it. Riley %ass and robably !ets himself. Dr. )cula takes

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D4. 2C;2Come inA my dear.

/24/2425ou do resemble &ucille... but no!... u close inthe dayli%ht !hich brin%s clarity... there is

somethin%... different. )re you 0elen

M&ucilleM removes a !i%A revealin% blonde hair. 8osh. Ghat a t!ist endin% this is.

D4. 2C;25es.. as you no! kno!.. this is 0elen. &ucilleNst!in sister. $he !i%... to match the black hair of&ucille.

7&&3Secretly four months a%oA &ucille and / met...She told meA thenA of her fears... !hen she died /kne! it !as murder... but / had no roof. / hiredDr. )cula to %et that roof. 4layin% the vamire!as all his idea.

D4. 2C;2rom that oint it simly became the o!er ofsu%%estion. &ucilleNs coffin !as s!itched for theone resently here... )nd alon% !ith myelectrically char%ed cae... and a %ood illusion...!e !ere successful... clever... am / not

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