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It'
lllandanyminute.Ijustknowit.It'
sgoingtolandanyminute——
MRS.HENDERSON:
(grabsholdofhim)Whatarewegoingtodo?
Throughoutaboveandfollowingdialogue,aportableradiocarriedbyoneofthechildrencarriesthefollowingannouncement:
ANNOUNCER'
SVOICE:
ThisisConelrad.ThisisConelrad.WearestillinastateofYellowAlert.Ifyouareapublicofficialorgovernmentemployeewithanemergencyassignment,oracivildefenseworker,youshouldreporttoyourpostimmediately.Ifyouareapublicofficialorgovernmentemployee……
MRS.HARLOWE:
Jerry,askagain.
HARLOWE:
Don'
twasteyoutime.Hewon'
tletanyonein.Hesaidhedidn'
thaveanyroomorsuppliesthereandit'
sdesignedforthreepeople.
:
What'
llwedo?
Maybeweoughttopickoutjustonebasementandgotoworkonit.Pollallourstuff.Food,water,everything.
Itisn'
tfair.(shepointstowardStocktonhouse)He'
sdownthereinabombsheltercompletelysafe.Andourkidshavetojustwaitaroundforabombtodropand——
Let'
sjustgodownintohisbasementandbreakdownthedoor?
Achorusofvoicesgreetthiswithassent.
AsHENDERSONrushesthroughtowardthebasemententrance,HARLOWEovertakeshimsaying:
Waitaminute,waitaminute.Allofuscouldn'
tfitinthere.Thatwouldbecrazytoeventry.
WEISS:
Whydon'
twedrawlots?
Pickoutonefamily?
Whatdifferencewoulditmake?
Hewon'
tletusin.
Wecanallmarchdownthereandtellhimhe'
sgotthewholestreetagainsthim.Wecoulddothat.
Whatgoodwouldthatdo?
Ikeeptellingyou.Evenifweweretobreakdownthedoor,itcouldn'
taccommodateallofus.We'
djustbekillingeverybodyandfornoreason.
Ifitsavesevenoneofthesekidsouthere——Icallthatareason.
Thevoicecomesupagain.
Jerry,youknowhimbetterthannayofus.You'
rehisbestfriend.Whydon'
tyougodownagain?
Trytotalktohim.Pleasedwithhim.Tellhimtopickoutonefamily——Drawlotsorsomething——
Onefamily,meaningyours,Weiss,huh?
(whirlsaroundtohim)Whynot?
I'
vegotathree-month-oldinfant——
Whatdifferencedoesthatmake?
Isyourbaby'
slifeanymorepreciousthanourkids?
(shoutingather)Ineversaidthat.Ifyou'
regoingtostarttryingtoargueaboutwhodeservestolivemorethanthenextone——
tyoushutyourmouth,Weiss?
(withawild,illogicalanger)That'
sthewayitiswhentheforeignerscomeoverhere.Aggressive,greedy,semi-Americans——
(hisfacegoeswhite)Whyyougarbage-brainedidiotyou——
Itstillgoes,Weiss!
Ibetyou'
reatthebottomofthelist——
WEISSsuddenlyflingshimselfthroughthecrowdtowardthemanandthere'
sabrief,hand-to-handfightbetweenthembrokenupbyHARLOWEwhostandsbetweenthembreathless.
Keepitup,bothofyou.Justkeepitup.Wewon'
tneedabomb.Wecanslaughtereachother.
(pleading)Marty,godowntoBill'
sshelteragain.Askhim——
vealreadyaskedhim.Itwouldn'
tdoanygood.
Oneagainthesirensoundsandthepeopleseemtomoveclosertogether,staringuptowardthenightsky.Offinthedistanceweseesearchlights.
Searchlights.Itmustbecomingcloser.
(ashesuddenlypushesHARLOWEasideandheadsforthesteps)I'
mgoingdownthereandgethimtoopenupthatdoor.Idon'
tcarewhattherestofyouthink.That'
stheonlythinglefttodo.
MAN#1:
He'
sright.Comeon,let'
sdoit.
INSIDETHESHELTER
GRACEisholdingtighttoPAUL.STOCKTONstandsclosetothedoorlisteningtothenoisesfromoutsideastheyapproach.There'
sapoundingontheshelterdoorthatreverberates.
OUTSIDETHESHELTER
Bill?
BillStockton?
You'
vegotabunchofyourneighborsoutherewhowanttostayalive.Nowyoucanopenthedoorandtalktousandfigureoutwithushowmanycancomeinthere.Orelseyoucanjustkeepdoingwhatyou'
redoing——andwe'
llfightourwayinthere.
HARLOWEappearsandpusheshiswaythroughthegroupandgoesovertotheshelterdoor.
Bill.ThisisJerry.Theymeanbusinessouthere.
STOCKTON'
AndImeanbusinessinhere.I'
vealreadytoldyou,Jerry.You'
rewastingyoutime.You'
rewastingprecioustimethatcouldbeuseforsomethingelse……likefiguringouthowyoucansurvive.
NAM#1:
twegetabig,heavylogtobreakthedoordown?
WecouldgoovertoBennettAvenue.PhilKlinehassomegiantlogsinhisbasement.I'
veseenthem.Let'
sgetone.Andwe'
lljusttellKlinetokeephismouthshutastowhywewantit.
sgetholdofourselves.Let'
sstopandthinkforaminute——
(turningtofaceWEISS)Nobodycareswhatyouthink.Youoryourkind.IthoughtImadethatclearupstairs.Ithinkthefirstorderofbusinessistogetyououtofhere.
Withthishestrikesout,smashinghisfistintoWEISS'
sfaceinablowsounexpectedandsowildthatWEISS,totallyunprepared,isknockedagainstthewall.Hiswifescreamsand,stillholdingthebaby,rushestohim.There'
sacommotionasseveralmentrytograbtheneighborandHARLOWEisimmediatelyatWEISS'
ssidetryingtohelphimtohisfeet.Onceagainthesirensblast.
(shouldoverthenoiseandcommotion)Comeon,let'
sgetsomethingtosmashthisdoordown.
Theystartoutofcellartowardthesteps.
STOCKTONslowlyturnstofacehiswife.Theangryscreamingcriesofthepeopleringintheirearsevenastheydepart.
GRACE(looksup)Bill?
Whowerethosepeople?
STOCKTON(turningtostaretowardthedoor)"
Thosepeople?
"
Thoseareourneighbors,Grace.Ourfriends.Thepeoplewe'
velivedwithandalongsidefortwentyyears.(theninadifferentfixedexpressionandinadifferenttone)Comeon.Paul.Let'
sputstuffupagainstthisdoor.Everythingwecan.
Themanandboythenstarttopileupabarricade,usingfurniture,thegenerator,books,anymovableobjecttheycangettheirhandson.
OUTSIDEOFTHESHELTER
Themobmarchesdownthestreetcarryingalargeheavylogthatisperhapsfifteenfeetlong.TheirownshoutsmixwiththesoundoftheintermittentsirenandwiththevoiceoftheannouncerontheConelradstation.
We'
vebeenaskedtoonceagainremindthepopulationthattheyaretoremaincalm,stayoffthestreets.Thisisurgent.Pleaseremainoffthestreets.Everythingpossibleisbeingdoneinthewayofprotection.Butthemilitaryandimportantcivildefensevehiclesmusthavethestreetsclear.Soyou'
reonceagainremindedtoremainoffthestreets.Remainoffthestreets!
TheminutethemobgathersbeforetheSTOCKTONhouse,theysmashintoit,carryingthegiantlog.Theymovedownthecellarsteps.Asthelogsmashesintotheshelterdoor,thesirengoesuplouderandmorepiercinganditisatthismomentthatweseebothWEISSandHARLOWjointhemenontheheavylogtolendtheirsupporttoit.
STOCKTONandPaulleanagainstitasitstartstogiveundertheweight,underthepressure.Theairisfilledwithangryshouts,theintermittentsiren,thecriesofwomenandchildren.
INSIDEANDOUTSIDEOFTHESHELTER
Anditallreachesonevastpitchjustasthedoorisforcedopen.PAULandSTOCKTONarepushedbackintotheshelterandjustatthismomentthelightgooninthebasement.Thesirenalsoreachesitstopandthensuddenlygoesoffandthereisabsolutedeadsilenceforalongmoment.Thenfromtheportableradiointhecornercomes
ThisisConelrad.ThisisConelrad.Remainturnedforanimportantmessage.Remaintunedforanimportantmessage.(apause)ThePresidentoftheUnitedStateshasjustannouncedthatthepreviouslyunidentifiedobjectshavenowbeendefinitelyidentifiedasbeingsatellites.Repeat.Therearenoenemymissilesapproaching.Repeat,therearenoenemymissilesapproaching.Theobjectshavebeenidentifiedassatellites.Theyareharmlessandweareinnodanger.Repeat.Weareinnodanger.Thestateofemergencyhasofficiallybeencalledoff.Weareinnodanger.Repeat.Thereisnoenemyattack.Thereisnoenemyattack.
(hereyesclosedandcryingsoftly)ThankGod.Oh,thankGod.
(inawhisper,hisfacebruisedandbloodclotted)Amentothat.
Hey,Marty……Marty……Iwentcrazy.Youunderstandthat,don'
tyou?
Ijustwentcrazy.Ididn'
tmeanallthethingsIsaid.(hewetshislips,hisvoiceshaking)Wewereallofus……weweresoscared……soconfuse.(heholdsouthishandsinagesture)Well,it'
snowonderreally,isit?
Imean……well,youcanunderstandwhyweblewourtopsalittle——
There'
samurmurofvoices,afewhalf-heartednods,butthey'
reallstillinastateofshock.
Idon'
tthinkMarty'
sgoingtoholdit