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Gravestone Gemma
GRAVESTONE GEMMA
BY
ARTHUR MCCAUSLAND
INT. HARETT HOUSE
JAMES HARETT, PATRICA HARETT AND KELLY BERNSTEIN ARE SITTING IN THE LIVING ROOM, CHARLES BERNSTEIN AND GEORGE KANE STANDING
CHARLES
NOW WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
GEORGE
YEAH I WAS EATING DINNER WHEN I GOT YOUR CALL
PATRICA
IN LIGHT OF CERTAIN INFORMATION, I THOUGHT IT WAS BEST TO CALL YOU ALL HERE
KELLY
WHAT INFORMATION
PATRICA TAKES HER CELLPHONE OUT OF A POCKET, SHE PRESSES A FEW BUTTONS AND THEN SHOWS IT TO KELLY
KELLY
WHAT
KELLY PASSES THE PHONE TO CHARLES - CHARLES IS SHOCKED BY WHATEVER IS ON THE PHONE AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS PASSES THE PHONE TO GEORGE
GEORGE
OH SHIT
THE PICTURE ON THE PHONE IS OF A WOMAN CALLED JANET PHILLIPS HOLDING A MAN AGAINST A WALL - THE MAN'S THROAT IS RIPPED OUT AND JANET IS DRINKING HIS BLOOD
PATRICA
... WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO
INT. PHILLIPS HOUSE
JANET AND GEMMA PHILLIPS ARE EATING DINNER AT THE TABLE
JANET
SO HOW WAS YOUR DAY
GEMMA
I TOLD YOU, IT WAS FINE
JANET
... YOU'RE NOT SEEING THAT CARSON BOY ARE YOU
GEMMA
(TAKES A DEEP BREATH) WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS, YOU DIDN'T WANT ME TO DATE HIM SO I DIDN'T
JANET
... GOOD
GEMMA'S PHONE STARTS TO RING, GEMMA TAKES IT OUT AND ANSWERS IT
GEMMA
HI JAY... NO WHAT'S GOING ON... YOU'RE JOKING... WELL WHY DID SHE
A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL BREAKS THOUGH THE KITCHEN WINDOW, IT HITS THE TABLE - AS IT BREAKS, GEMMA AND JANET GET UP AND GET AWAY FROM THE TABLE AS FLAMES CONSUME IT - THEY TRY TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE
THE FRONT DOOR IS KICKED OPEN, JAMES, CHARLES AND PATRICA WALK IN - JAMES HAS A SHOTGUN POINTED AT JANET AND CHARLES HAS A 9MM POINTED AT HER
GEMMA
MR. HARETT, WHAT'S GOING ON
JAMES
I'M AFRAID YOUR MOTHER ISN'T WHAT SHE CLAIMS TO BE
GEMMA
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
PATRICA
TELL HER JANET... NO YOU DON'T WANT TO... SHOULD I
JANET
DON'T
PATRICA
THAT SOUNDED THREATENING... YOU SEE GEMMA, YOUR MOTHER IS SOMETHING SO VILE THAT HISTORY HAS CHOSEN TO LEAVE HER KIND UNDOCUMENTED
JANET
STOP
PATRICA
I'M QUIVERING, SO WHERE WAS I... AH YES, SO YOUR MOTHER HAS BEEN MURDERING
JANET LEAPS AT PATRICA, HER PUPILS EXPAND COVERING ALMOST ALL OF HER EYES, HER MOUTH OPENS REVEALING TWO SHARP KNIFE LIKE TEETH
JAMES FIRES HIS SHOTGUN AT JANET - HITTING HER IN THE STOMACH AND KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND
JAMES LOOKS DOWN AT JANET'S DEAD BODY, SUDDENLY JANET'S EYES SNAP OPEN JUST AS JAMES SHOOTS HER IN THE HEAD - BLOOD AND BRAIN MATTER IS SPLATTERED ON THE FLOOR AND THE WALLS
GEMMA LOOKS DOWN AT HER MOTHERS HEADLESS CORPSE, TEARS ARE RUNNING DOWN HER FACE
INT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE
GEMMA IS SITTING IN FRONT OF THE DESK AND SHERIFF STEVEN JACOBS IS BEHIND THE DESK
GEMMA
I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
STEVEN
MS. PHILLIPS, YOU IT DIDN'T HAPPEN LIKE THAT
STEVEN LIFTS A FOLDER FROM HIS DESK AND PUTS IT IN A CABINET BEHIND HIM
STEVEN
JAMES AND PATRICA HARETT HAVE ALIBIS FOR THAT NIGHT AT THAT TIME
GEMMA
WHAT ABOUT MR. BERNSTEIN
STEVEN
HIS WIFE AND SON VOUCH FOR HIM... WE WILL FIND YOUR MOTHER'S KILLER, BUT YOU HAVE TO LET IT GO
GEMMA STARES AT STEVEN FOR A SECOND, AS IF REALIZING SOMETHING
GEMMA GETS UP AND TURNS TO LEAVE
STEVEN
WHERE ARE YOU GOING
GEMMA
... I HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE
STEVEN
FINE BUT JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT I SAID
GEMMA LEAVES THE OFFICE
STEVEN PICKS UP HIS PHONE AND DIALS A NUMBER
STEVEN
... UNCLE GEORGE, SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE ME, BUT I DON'T THINK SHE'LL BE A PROBLEM
EXT. GRAVEYARD
6 MONTHS LATER
DOUG AND EVELYN DRAPER ARE WALKING THROUGH THE GRAVEYARD
DOUG
FOURTH TIME THIS WEEK
EVELYN
SHE MISSES HER MOM
DOUG
I KNOW BUT THIS IS GOING TOO FAR
DOUG AND EVELYN APPROACH JANET'S GRAVE TO SEE GEMMA KNEELING IN FRONT OF IT
EVELYN
GEMMA, WE HAVE TO GO HOME NOW
GEMMA
I WANT TO STAY WITH HER
DOUG
... GEMMA YOU HAVE TO SEE THAT SHE ISN'T GOING TO COME BACK, YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON
GEMMA
NO
DOUG
YOU HAVE TO FACE FACTS, YOUR MOTHER WASN'T KILLED BY THE HARETTS... IF YOU WANT WE CAN GET YOU HELP
GEMMA (VOICE DISTORTED)
I DON'T NEED HELP
GEMMA LUNGES AT DOUG - DOUG FALLS BACK, SLAMING HIS HEAD AGAINST A GRAVESTONE - HE DIES WITH HIS EYES OPEN
GEMMA LOOKS INTO DOUG'S EYES
GEMMA
WHAT HAVE I DONE
EVELYN STARTS STRANGLING GEMMA
EVELYN
YOU FUCKING BITCH, YOU KILLED HIM
GEMMA GRABS ONE OF EVELYN'S HANDS AND BREAKS IT - EVELYN SCREAMS IN PAIN, GEMMA GRABS EVELYN BY HER THROAT AND EFFORTLESSLY SNAPS HER NECK
GEMMA LETS GO OF EVELYN'S NECK, LETTING HER BODY FALL TO THE GROUND
INT. BERNSTEIN HOUSE
CHARLES BERNSTEIN IS SITTING ON HIS COUCH, DRINKING A BEER AND WATCHING TV
KELLY BERNSTEIN WALKS DOWNSTAIRS WITH HER CELLPHONE IN HER HAND, SHE GIVES THE CELL TO CHARLES
KELLY (MOUTHING)
DEREK
CHARLES
HEY SON
THE DOORBELL RINGS
KELLY WALKS OVER TO THE DOOR AND OPENS IT - GEMMA JUMPS AT KELLY - THE TWO OF THE FALL TO THE FLOOR, CHARLES LOOKS OVER AND DROPS THE PHONE, HE GETS UP JUST AS GEMMA'S FINGERNAILS START TO GROW SHARP AND RAGGED AND SLICE INTO KELLY'S NECK
CHARLES PULLS GEMMA OFF KELLY AS BLOOD STARTS TO POUR OUT OF HER NECK
GEMMA HEADBUTTS CHARLES AND THEN SLICES INTO HIS STOMACH WITH HER NAILS - DEREK LOOKS AT GEMMA, HORRIFIED AND STARTS SPITTING BLOOD AS GEMMA'S FINGERNAILS CUT UPWARDS TO HIS CHEST
EXT. HARETT HOUSE
GEMMA NEARS THE HOUSE - SHE SUDDENLY FALLS OVER IN PAIN, SHE DOESN'T CRY OUT, SHE STANDS UP
JAMES HARETT JR. WALKS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND WALKS OVER TO HIS CAR - GEMMA RUNS UP TO HIM, SHE BREAKS THE CAR WINDOW WITH HIS HEAD ANDCUTS HIS THROAT WITH THE BROKEN GLASS, GEMMA WALKS UP TO THE HOUSE AND OPENS THE DOOR
INT. HARETT HOUSE
GEMMA WALKS INTO THE HOUSE
PATRICA (V.O)
DID YOU FORGET SOMETHING
GEMMA WALKS INTO THE LIVING ROOM - PATRICA IS SITTING ON THE COUCH WITH JAMES
PATRICA
GEMMA
GEMMA OPENS HER MOUTH TO REVEAL TWO SHARP KNIFE LIKE TEETH
GEMMA TEARS PART OF JAMES FACE OFF WITH HER FINGERNAILS, AS HE TRIES TO GET UP SHE STABS HIM IN THE STOMACH
PATRICA
... DON'T HURT ME
GEMMA (VOICE DISTORTED)
YOU KILLED MY MOTHER
PATRICA
... I... I'M
GEMMA APPROACHES PATRICA
GEMMA (VOICE DISTORTED)
... WHAT AM I
PATRICA
YOU'RE... YOU'RE A
GEMMA BITES INTO PATRICA'S NECK
PATRICA
DEMON
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