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A woman's face BACKS INTO SHOT, her head resting against grimy wallpaper. She is tense, sweaty,
wide-eyed with concentration.
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A revolver, clutched in her right hand,hovers by her ear. She raises a speedloader, in her left
hand, locks it into her cylinder, twists and reloads.
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A guest room door, with a small, wired pack attached to its knob.
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Suddenly, wish a sharp CRACK!, the knob explodes, and the door bursts open.
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She runs around a corner, through a cloud of smoke. She shoulders aside the shattered door and
rushes inside, gun at the ready in both hands...
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Clarice: Freeze! FBI!
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She first sees, a female hostage sitting on the edge of a bed.
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Then, SWIVELLING... she sees a startled MALE SUSPECT, white, mid-20's, standing by a window with a
rifle in his hands.
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The suspects hands are taped to his gun, away from the trigger; he couldn't
use it even if he tried.
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Suddenly we hear a metallic CLICK, which registers with unnatural amplification.
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The hostage pulls a revolver out from behind her back, still in SLOW
MOTION, raising it in her untied hands. She fires repeatedly, flames leaping from the muzzle; the
SOUND is an echoing roar in these close quarters,
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Clarice has come up on one knee, beside an armchair, and is already firing back herself, two quick
SHOTS, which send the hostage pitching over the bed.
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Clarice rushes to her, clamping one knee down on her gun hand, still keeping her covered in case
of movement.
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Then we hear the shrill blast of a WHISTLE from somewhere, off screen, as normal ACTION and SOUND
are restored. Clarice relaxes, lowering her gun.
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Brigham: Okay, people, good exercise...
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Ardelia: Damn, Clarice, how'd you make me?
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Clarice nods amiably to the "Suspect", then gives her "Hostage" a hand up.