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THE BASEMENT From the mind of Andrew Roby & With special guest writer George Willson INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT GERTIE ROGERS, 45, sleeps soundly in a queen-sized bed in a lavish hotel room. She breathes evenly in deep sleep. On the ceiling of the room is a beautiful chandelier that when lit, must be gorgeous. At the foot of the bed, from out of no where, a shadow stands, watching Gertie sleep. His features are imperceptible in the darkness. Over his head, the chandelier somehow moves across the ceiling, the tiles morphing to allow this impossible act, like a shark fin moving through the water. The chandelier centers over Gertie's sleeping form. The glass on the chandelier sharpens of its own accord to form a fixture of glass knives. One of the knives falls. It punctures Gertie's arms. She gasps, awakened by the hit. She reaches over and touches the embedded glass, blood pouring out of the wound. She looks to the shadow. GERTIE What's going on? The shadow tilts his head up to the chandelier of death. Gertie looks up as well. As if on cue, the glass knives break free of the chandelier, each puncturing Gertie's body easily, like a hot knife into butter. Gertie falls back, unable to move as her body is racked with the knives. When the onslaught ends, she lies dead on the mattress. Blood stains the sheets and mattress flowing out from underneath her. Gertie's face is blank, staring with open eyes off to one side. INT. BELLE'S APARTMENT - DAY A picture of a smiling Gertie with a young woman sits on a table. A hand grabs a set of keys off the table. The young woman, BELLE ROGERS, 22, walks to the door with a small overnight bag slung over her shoulder. She has beautiful, long brown hair and sparkling blue eyes. She turns back into the small apartment. BELLE I'm ready to go! DANIEL (O.S.) Hang on! DANIEL DeFISTO, 22, runs out of the back of the apartment. He and Belle embrace for a moment. BELLE I'll call you when I get there. DANIEL Take your time. The funeral's not till tomorrow. BELLE I still want a moment alone with her before the service. DANIEL Of course. I wish I could be there for you. BELLE Daniel, you know your boss won't let you off for a non-family member. DANIEL Your mom was like family, though. I liked her, Belle. She was good to me, too. BELLE I know. I've gotta go. DANIEL Sure. They kiss briefly. Belle exits. Daniel stands at the door for a moment, watching. He closes the door. EXT. ROAD - DAY Belle's car zips down the highway. Clouds loom overhead. EXT. RESTAURANT - DAY Belle exits an eatery with a bag in her hand and a sandwich in the other. She takes a bite as she gets in her car. She drives off. EXT. ROAD - DAY It looks like night. Rain pelts down on Belle as she appears to be the only vehicle on the road. Her headlights barely cut through the deluge. INT/EXT. CAR - DAY Belle squints her eyes attempting to see through the rain. She turns her windshield wipers to high. They zip back and forth in front of her. BELLE Can't see a damn thing! Belle's tires run off the pavement, dropping about an inch to the unpaved shoulder. Belle swerves bringing the tires back on the road. She stops the car and leans on the steering wheel, breathing heavily. BELLE Oh, my God! She glances up. Barely visible through the rain are the lights of a distant building. Belle squints to see it. Never taking her eyes from it, she shifts into drive and drives toward the lights. EXT. HOTEL - DAY Belle pulls up in front of a large, white hotel. She gets out of her car. She takes out a backpack from the backseat. The rain smacks her hard as she runs to the Hotel doors. She pulls on the doors but they are locked. She bangs on them. BELLE Hello!? After a minute a MAN opens the door. Belle rushes in. The man looks around outside closes the door. INT. HOTEL LOBBY Belle stands looking at the beautiful interior of the hotel. It is unlike anything you would ever see. The steps spin all around the room and seem to be made out of gold. MAN May I help you? Belle turns around. Her wet brown hair gets in front of her face. She moves it back. A man stands next to her with slick black hair, glasses, jeans and a button up shirt. BELLE I need a place to stay until the rain settles down. MAN I'm sorry ma'am the Hotel is full and it seems as if the rain will not end until the end of the week. He walks away. Belle walks up to the man. BELLE Sir... I have no where else to go. Please. I need somewhere to stay. I will pay you whatever you need. The man stares her in the eyes. MAN Let me re-check the rooms. Maybe someone left early. The man walks over to a desk which stands in the middle of the room. Belle follows him. The man gets behind the desk and pulls a book from under it. He flips through the pages looking at everything. He closes the book. MAN I'm sorry but all the rooms are full. The man opens the book again. BELLE Alright. Thank you anyway, sir. Belle turns around and starts to walk away. MAN Wait! Belle stops and turns around. MAN We have one room available. Belle walks back over to the desk. MAN But it seems for some reason this room has not been used in almost 20 years. The last date seems to be... January 1989. The man looks up at Belle. Belle nods her head. BELLE I'll take it. MAN Very well. Your name please? BELLE Belle Rogers. The man opens a drawer and takes out a key. MAN How will you be paying? Belle takes out a stack of cash. The man looks at it for a moment and the nods. MAN Three hundred will last you till Friday. We can discuss if you'll be staying longer then. BELLE God, I hope not. Belle hands him the appropriate amount of cash. He places it in a drawer. MAN Please follow me. The man walks away. Belle stays where she is. BELLE Hey. The man turns around and looks at her. BELLE What is your name anyway? The man smiles and gestures to Belle. MAN This way. INT. STAIRWELL The man and Belle are walking down a spiral stairwell. MAN Now inside the room is a telephone. If you pick up the phone it will directly connect to me. Calls are one dollar a minute and a bill will be given to you at the time you leave. The man smiles. MAN But you won't have to worry about that. BELLE So... Belle almost trips down the steps but the handle she is holding helps her back up. BELLE Why exactly has no one been here for (Pause) years? MAN I don't know. I've only been working here for one. They reach the bottom of the stairs. MAN Ah. We're here. The man uses the key he has in his hand and opens the door which is in front of him. The door creaks open. Belle looks over his shoulder at the room. Belle covers her mouth. BELLE Oh my gosh. INT. BELLE'S ROOM The room is beautifully decorated with candles and lamps all over. The floor is a shiny and wooden and the walls seem to be painted in gold. BELLE It's beautiful. The man looks around the room and then turns around towards Belle. MAN Here is your key. The man drops the key in BELLE'S hand. MAN And have a wonderful stay here. Remember if you need anything just pick up the phone. The man smiles and walks away. Belle walks in the room and closes the door and locks it. She puts her backpack by her bed. She takes her clothes off. They hit the floor with a loud slump. She walks in the bathroom. INT. BELLE'S BATHROOM The bathroom is shiny and many flowers are around. Belle walks around the bathroom and smells the flowers. She steps in the shower. INT. BELLE'S ROOM - LATER Belle sits on her bed, her cell phone to her ear. BELLE That's right. Some little hotel off the main highway. DANIEL (V.O.) Are you ok? BELLE Yeah, I just freaked myself out. I should be able to get going tomorrow as long as this rain lets up. I just hate not getting there tonight. What if I miss her funeral? DANIEL (V.O.) I think she would rather you live than kill yourself getting to her wake. Belle frowns. She looks like she's fighting back tears. She sniffles. DANIEL (V.O.) I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to come out that way. BELLE No, you're fine. I'm just shaken up and frustrated, that's all. I'll be ok. DANIEL (V.O.) Well, you get some sleep, then. I'll talk to you tomorrow. BELLE Ok. I love you. DANIEL (V.O.) Love you too. Belle puts the cell phone into her backpack. She turns off the lamp and curls up under the covers. INT. HOTEL - BALLROOM - DREAM Belle emerges through the ballroom doors in a red evening dress. She is accompanied by another young woman, KIM, 21, who is dressed in blue. BELLE Isn't this wonderful, Kim? Everyone's here. KIM Look over there. A large man greets several young ladies also dressed to the nines. KIM It's the Colonel. My, he is handsome, isn't he? BELLE He's rich, you mean. You're always going for the money. KIM A girl can't be too careful, Belle. Kim's expression suddenly changes. She looks down. Belle watches her, curious. Kim turns to her. She speaks softly. KIM You don't belong here either, do you? BELLE What? KIM Come with me. They exit the room. The large man looks up at their departure. His expression darkens. INT. HOTEL LOBBY - DREAM Kim leads Belle to a corner outside the ballroom doors. KIM Belle, my name is Kim Johnson. Your last name is Rogers, right? Belle nods. BELLE Of course. You've known that forever. We've known each other since- KIM No, we haven't! Listen, you have to get out of- The ballroom doors burst open. Kim and Belle turn to them, fearful. The large man fills the doorway. A phone rings. INT. BELLE'S ROOM - LATER Belle sleeps. The phone rings again. Belle opens her eyes and sits up quickly with a gasp. She turns on the lamp next to her bed and looks around. The phone rings again. She picks up the receiver. BELLE Hello? No answer. BELLE Hello? Still no answer. BELLE Whatever. Belle slams the phone down. She holds her head for a moment. BELLE What the hell was I dreaming? KNOCK, KNOCK. BELLE You can't be serious. Belle gets up and puts on a robe. She walks over to the door and opens it. The man stands on the other side. He holds a bottle of wine and a flower. He smiles at her. MAN May I come in? Belle nods her head. The man walks in the room. Belle closes the door. INT. BELLE'S ROOM Belle sits on her bed as the man sits in a chair across her. MAN I thought you would like some company. It can get pretty lonely down here. BELLE Yeah it is. Belle looks down. MAN Would you like me to leave? Belle shrugs. MAN Okay. BELLE Has the rain settled down? MAN Not yet. Seems like you'll be staying here for a few more days. Belle shakes her head. MAN Where were you headed anyway? Belle looks the man in his eyes. BELLE To my mother's funeral. MAN Wow. (Pause) I'm sorry. Belle nods her head. BELLE Yeah. Belle takes a deep breath. BELLE I wanna try and get some sleep. I think it is best if you would leave. MAN Yeah, yeah. No problem. Belle gets up and the man follows her. Belle opens the door and the man walks out. He walks towards the steps. BELLE Hey! The man turns around. BELLE Could I at least know you name? The man smiles. MAN Carl. Carl Boyle. Carl turns around and walks up the steps. Belle watches him go up the steps and when he is out of sight she closes her door. EXT. HOTEL - MORNING The rain pelts the front of the hotel. The sun rises. The rain continues. INT. BELLE'S ROOM Belle opens her eyes. She sits up and yawns. Looks at the clock; it is 10:00. She gets out of bed and gets dressed in a shirt and jeans. She walks over to her backpack which is laid by the bed. She unzips it and takes out her purse. She pulls out her cell phone and looks at it. It reads: "New Text Message." She presses a button. The message reads: "Off to work. Hope you have a great day. B." Belle smiles. She walks to the door and leaves the room. INT. STAIRWELL Belle stares up the steps. They are painted black and it's dark enough where you can't see a thing when you are walking up them. BELLE These are the times I wish they had an elevator. Belle slowly walks up the stairs. INT. BREAKFAST ROOM Belle stands at the doorway of a room with tables and tables of breakfast food. Bagels, eggs, toast, pancakes and much more. There are about 20 other people in the room sitting down and eating. Belle glances to the outside windows. The rain is visible beyond just pouring down. Belle sighs. BELLE Great. Belle walks over to the table and gets a plate. She puts pancakes and toast on her plate. She walks over to an empty table and sits down. Belle starts to eat staring across the sea of people. One of them catches her eye. A woman eats alone. She stares back at Belle. The woman resembles Kim from Belle's dream. Their eyes are locked. Belle is frozen. Kim's voice carries like a whisper, but it fills Belle's ears like she was right next to her. KIM Leave now. Carl taps Belle's table, snapping her from her trance. CARL Hey Belle. Carl sits down across from Belle. BELLE Hey Carl. What's up? CARL Nothing. Just coming in and checking on everyone. Making sure there is nothing wrong. Belle nods her head. She looks across to Kim, but she is gone. BELLE At least you actually do your job. Belle smiles and Carl laughs. CARL Yeah, yeah. I always do my job as a matter of fact. BELLE Psh. Belle laughs which is followed by Carl's laugh again. CARL So what are you going to do today? Belle shrugs. BELLE I'm stuck here. What can I do? CARL I could show you around the hotel, if you'd like. Belle looks at him sidelong for a moment. BELLE You're not showing me to any dark, special rooms, are you? CARL If you're asking if I'll take advantage of you, I'm not saying it isn't tempting. Belle smiles. BELLE I guess I might as well make the most of my time. CARL Great. I'll let you eat, and we'll be on our way. BELLE Ok. Belle watches Carl stand and walk away. Belle reaches into her purse and turns off her cell phone. INT. HOTEL HALLWAY - DAY Carl leads Belle down a hall like a tour guide. Some of the other guests pass them, but pay Carl no attention. CARL This hotel was built almost a hundred and eighty years ago as a home for a Colonel Von Stratton, who had made his living cheating other people out of theirs. When all of his dealings came out, the government auctioned his house off. The highest bidder was a Clark Phillips of New York. Since him, the hotel has passed through the hands of several people before my family took over as the proprietors. BELLE Wow, so do you own it? CARL Well, sort of, but not really. It's a bunch of complicated business stuff that I don't even understand. BELLE Wow. A year here and you're already doing well I see. Carl smiles and nods. Carl stops next to a row of pictures on the wall. BELLE Let me guess. Belle looks at the pictures. BELLE Previous owners? CARL Good guess. He points at each painting as he names it. CARL This is Colonel Von Stratton. BELLE He definitely looks like a suspicious character, to say the least. CARL He was just that. There are stories about what he did in the archives of this place that would curl your hair. BELLE Like what? CARL I kind of like your hair straight if you don't mind. BELLE Oh, stop. So these are the people who have owned it before? CARL Most of 'em. Belle stops next to one of the pictures. The picture is like all others but it's just a background. No person is in it at all... BELLE What happened to this one? CARL Don't know. It's been like that as long as I've been here. Come on. I want you to meet someone. INT. HOTEL - 4TH FLOOR - DAY Carl knocks on the door to room 431. He looks at Belle and smiles. She looks to the door. Carl runs his eyes all over her. The door open, revealing AGNES JOHNSON, a little old woman who couldn't be a day over 83. CARL Good morning, Agnes. She stares at Carl, silently. Carl gives a quick grin to Belle. He gets closer to Agnes. She continues looking at him. CARL Good morning, Ag- AGNES I heard you the first time Carl. What do you want? CARL Just wanted to introduce you to our latest guest. Agnes Johnson, this is Belle Rogers. She's staying in the basement room. AGNES Really? Wow it's been a while since someone has been down there. Come on in. Agnes steps back. Carl takes Belle's hand. He leads her into the room. Agnes closes the door behind them. INT. HOTEL - ROOM 431 - DAY Carl leads Belle into the living room of the suite. She sits. Agnes walks up to her. AGNES Tell me, child. How do you like the basement? BELLE It's quiet. My first night was, anyway. I'm actually not staying long. I need to go as soon as the rain lifts. AGNES And if it doesn't? BELLE It's bound to lift at some point. AGNES Of course. Can I get you some coffee? BELLE No, thank you. AGNES Then excuse me as I get some for myself. Agnes exits. Carl sits in a chair opposite Belle. Belle leans forward. BELLE All right. I give up. Why are we here? CARL Talking to Agnes, of course. BELLE Why? CARL It's a daily ritual for me. I always talk to Agnes in the morning. Sometimes, I bring someone. It helps her to break up the monotony. BELLE Monotony? CARL You see, Agnes has been living in this room for the last thirty years. Belle's eyes grow wide. BELLE Thirty years? Why? Agnes walks back in the room. AGNES Earl told me to stay in this room until he came back, and since I am a good wife, that is exactly what I am going to do. CARL Her husband was actually murdered. AGNES Now, Master Carl, I have asked you before not to talk like that, and I mean it. Don't make me get out my yardstick and rap your knuckles, young man. I'm not afraid to do it! CARL I'm sorry, Mrs. Johnson. Forgive me again. AGNES I must say, I am getting worried about him. He's been gone a good long time. Have you called the police? CARL Absolutely. AGNES Good. I hope he comes back soon. I think I'm getting tired of this room. Belle giggles. INT. HOTEL - HALLWAY - DAY Carl and Belle walk down the hall to an elevator. BELLE Carl, is her husband really dead? CARL Unfortunately, yes. He was murdered about thirty years ago, like I told you. They enter the elevator. INT. ELEVATOR Carl presses the 7th floor button. The doors close. BELLE So has she been paying for that room every night? CARL No. After awhile, the owners stopped charging her. What we tell her is that she has a tab with us and she can settle it when she leaves. She seems okay with that. BELLE What happened to him? The elevator opens onto the 7th floor. Carl steps out. CARL Come here. This is really neat. Belle shrugs and follows him. They approach a wooden door. Carl produces a set of keys. He unlocks the door and opens it. Behind is a flight of steps. BELLE Great. Stairs. INT. HOTEL - ATTIC - DAY Light streams through a vent window, illuminating the cluttered and dusty attic. Everywhere are trinkets of today and yesteryears. Belle walks through the mess looking at various items. BELLE I can't believe people just leave stuff like this behind. CARL We keep it downstairs for awhile, but eventually, we just stow it up here. I've actually had someone come in that stayed here fifteen years ago and ask if we might still have a music box she got on her honeymoon. I told her I'd look, and it was up here. BELLE Wow. Belle looks at a bunch of paintings. She stops on one of a man that is posed similarly to those of the owners on the wall downstairs. She lifts it out of its place and looks at it. BELLE Hey, Carl? Is this- The remaining paintings fall back against each other shifting the shelf behind them. A creature blasts out of hiding. Belle drops the painting. The bird whips past her and flies out the vent. Carl stands the painting up against the others and touches her shoulder. CARL You okay? She nods. She breathes heavily for a moment before recovering herself. CARL Look at this. She turns around to find a rack that holds an old turntable record player along with some records. Belle looks at it. BELLE Does it work? CARL There's an outlet over there. Belle turns to find Carl pointing just beyond her. She disappears into the clutter. MOMENTS LATER Belle has a record on the turntable spinning. She gently places the needle at the far edge of the platter. The tell tale crackle of the needle taking hold of the sound grooves echoes through the attic. The jazz stylings of Glenn Miller drift on the sound waves of the room. Belle smiles as she backs away. BELLE CD's are great, but a record has an atmosphere all its own. CARL I agree. Do you want to dance? BELLE Oh, I don't know... CARL I insist. He takes her hand and pulls her body close to him. They dance awkwardly. BELLE So when you said you sometimes bring someone to Agnes' room, what kind of someones did you mean? CARL Just people I meet here. No one like you, though. BELLE Oh. Belle rests her head on his chest, biting her lip. SERIES OF SHOTS A) They slow dance. B) They look into each others' eyes, swaying to the music. C) A gentle kiss between them. D) A long, long kiss between them, still swaying. END OF SERIES Belle smiles as she looks back into Carl's eyes. INT. BELLE'S ROOM Belle and Carl come through the door, holding each other and kissing. Carl lays Belle on the bed. Carl stands up as she lays down and watches him. Carl takes off his clothes. He is only in his boxers. He smiles down at Belle. Belle stands up. She grabs his crotch, turns him around and lays him on the bed. Belle strips, lays on top of Carl and takes his boxers off. Carl moves around so his head ends up on the pillow. Belle kisses his lips. She moves down and kisses down his chest. Carl's head tilts back. He moans. Carl flips Belle on her back and goes down on her. Belle loudly moans. After a minute, Carl comes back up and makes out with Belle. He thrusts on top of Belle. Belle moans and leans her head back on the pillow. She grabs on Carl's back and scratches from the shoulders down to the middle of his back. His back bleeds but Carl continues to thrust. Carl stops and rolls over on his back. Belle goes down on him. Blood is seen on the sheets under Carl. Belle comes up next to Carl and lays next to him. Belle breathes very hard and looks over at Carl. She smiles. She lays on her side and puts her arm over Carl. She looks at him. BELLE This day has been amazing Carl. I really don't want to ever leave. Carl smiles and looks to the ceiling. CARL I need to go. He looks over at Belle. CARL I'm sorry. I'll stop by tomorrow. Carl gets up out of the bed and puts his clothes on. Belle sits up and stares at him. He walks over to the door and looks back at Belle. He smiles. CARL I will see ya later baby. Belle smiles back at him. BELLE Bye. Carl walks out of the room and closes the door. Belle lays back down and puts her hand over her head. BELLE (Whispering to herself) Oh my god. She takes a few deep breaths. She lays on her side. Her eyes get big as she sees blood on the sheet. She slowly gets out of the bed and moves towards the bathroom. INT. BELLE'S BATHROOM She examines her body. There are no marks anywhere. She leaves the bathroom. INT. BELLE'S ROOM She sits on the bed and picks up the phone. It rings a few times. BELLE Come on Carl. Pick up. There is no answer. She slams the phone down. BELLE Shit. She puts her hands on her head and looks to the floor. BELLE Dammit Carl. Belle leans her head into her hands. She glances down at her purse. Her cell phone peeks up through the top. She sighs. BELLE Oh, Daniel. What am I doing? She reaches down and picks her phone up. She turns it on. After a little musical ditty, the phone powers on. It beeps immediately. The screen shows: "Voicemail received." Belle sighs. She presses a button and holds the phone to her, her other hand against her head. DANIEL (V.O.) Hey, babe, it's me. Uh, I just got off work, and I was hoping to get to talk to you, but maybe you lost your signal or something. Well, I hope to see you soon. I love you. Belle brings the phone down and presses another button. The phone beeps. Belle cries. She pounds her fist on the bed. BELLE God, I'm so stupid. Belle leans down and puts her face in her hands. Belle stands up and walks over to the bathroom, chastising herself. BELLE You've got this great guy who loves you and thinks you're the greatest thing ever, and what do you do? INT. BELLE'S BATHROOM Belle puts her by the sink and splashes water in her face. BELLE You go out of town to you mom's funeral. (splash) That's right: funeral! (splash) Mr. Right wants to marry you, and you go and sleep with the first guy who- She lifts her head and is shocked to look in the mirror and see Carl standing right behind her. Belle turns around. He stares at her. BELLE Carl? I mean. About what I was saying... Carl doesn't respond. Belle gets closer to examine him. BELLE Are you okay? Carl smiles and walks out of the bathroom. INT. BELLE'S ROOM Carl walks over to Belle's bed. BELLE Carl, what are you doing? Carl grabs her bed and moves it away and on the other side of the room. He gets on his knees and looks down at the floor mat. He smiles at it and slides it out of the way. There is a door. Belle walks next to Carl and looks down at it. Carl reaches down in his pocket and gets a key out. He unlocks the door and opens it. Carl descends through the opening. Belle walks to the opening and stares down a dark staircase. BELLE Perfect. More stairs. Belle shrugs and follows Carl. INT. HALLWAY Carl walks down a dark hall with no apparent end in sight. Belle follows him down the hall. BELLE Carl? Can you hear me? Carl gives no response to her. He walks to a door completely obscured at the end of the hall by the darkness. He unlocks and opens the door. INT. TORTURE ROOM A light flickers on and off. The light suddenly turns on. The lights are on the ceiling and they reveal Kim lying in the middle of the floor. The room is completely empty besides a chair in the corner of the room. The chair has spikes coming from the seat and back. Kim's hands are covered in blood and from several cuts on them. Carl closes the door behind him. He walks over to Kim and lifts her off the floor. Her head lolls around for a moment, as if she is completely out of energy. Carl kisses her. Kim's eyes grow wide. When he breaks the kiss, Kim reels back and slaps him. KIM You bastard! What are you doing to me? He slaps her in the face. She falls down. Kim punches him in the leg. He brutally kicks her in the face and a few teeth fly out of her mouth and next to Belle. BELLE Carl! What are you doing? Carl pays her no attention. BELLE Hello? Carl acts as if she doesn't exist. Carl grabs Kim's hair and drags her across the room. He throws her by the hair and she hits the chair. He pulls the hair from his fingers and walks over to her. She is bloody and crying. He grabs her hair again and pulls her to her feet and throws her on the chair. The nails are heard breaking her skin and going in her body. Blood pours from each hole in her body that the nails make. Kim shrieks and tightly grabs Carl's hand. She cries. CARL Are you sad, Kim? Carl grabs her chest and pushes her deeper in the nails. As she sinks, the nails on the back of the chair scrape away at her back, but don't puncture yet. KIM Ahhhh! CARL There is no need to cry. You'll be dead when I am done with you. Carl walks over to the door and bends down by it. He pushes the wall and a small part of it opens. He pulls out a toolbox. He picks it up and walks over to Kim. He violently places it on her legs and the nails dig deeper in her body. He opens the toolbox and looks inside. He takes out a hammer. CARL I see you lost some teeth back there. I won't mind taking the rest out for you. Carl takes the toolbox off of her legs and puts it on the floor. CARL I wouldn't want you to knock the toolbox on the floor. You're gonna be in a lot of pain. Carl lifts the hammer above his head and strikes her mouth. Blood starts to pour from it and a few teeth come out. CARL They out yet? Carl grabs her mouth and opens it. CARL Nope not yet. He softly puts the hammer on her jaw. He smiles at her. He moves the hammer back and slams it on her jaw. Her jaw is heard breaking while Carl strikes it again and again. Her mouth drops open. It is bleeding nonstop and all of her teeth are gone. Belle stares at this sight with absolute horror on her face. Kim cries. Her body is clearly going into shock. He turns the hammer around and points the sharp side by her neck. CARL Might as well get this over with, eh? Carl stabs her in her throat and pulls out. Blood sprays everywhere. She leans over, dead. Carl drops the hammer on the floor. He looks in Kim's eyes and kisses her on the cheek. He wipes the blood from his lips and onto his shirt. He turns around and looks directly at Belle! He smiles. INT. BELLE'S ROOM Belle wakes up with a sickening gasp. She sits on the bed, her face still in her hands. She looks around the room, her breath calming. She looks at the time on her cell phone. 6:30. She stands and walks to the bathroom. INT. BELLE'S BATHROOM She puts her head by the sink and splashes water in her face. She stops and looks up in the mirror. She slowly lifts her head up. No one is seen. She looks relieved. KNOCK, KNOCK. Belle jumps. She recovers herself and leaves the bathroom. INT. BELLE'S ROOM Belle walks over to the door and opens it. A MAN IN A SUIT is on the other side. MAN IN SUIT Hello Ms. Rogers. I am here to inform you that at 8 tonight there will be a play held in the theatre. The play will be Macbeth and everyone staying at the Hotel is able to view the show free of charge. (Takes a breath) Would you like to come? BELLE At eight? MAN IN SUIT Yes ma'am. Belle smiles. BELLE Of course I will come. The man holds up and piece of paper and checks off Belle's name. MAN IN SUIT Thank you and I hope you enjoy the play. BELLE No, thank you sir. The man nods his head and walks up the stairs. Belle watches him until he is gone. She closes the door and shakes her head. She walks over to the closet and opens it. The red dress hangs in it. BELLE What the... Belle takes the dress out and lays it on her bed. She smiles as she looks at it. INT. HOTEL - OFFICE A hand reaches down and picks up a phone receiver. Carl holds the phone to his ear and dials a number. The line rings. DANIEL (V.O.) Hello? CARL Hi, is this Belle's boyfriend, Daniel DeFisto? DANIEL (V.O.) Who the hell is this? CARL My name is Carl Boyle up here at the Seaside Hotel? Let me tell you, you are one lucky guy to have Belle. DANIEL (V.O.) Who did you say you were? CARL She's about the best lay I've had in years. Did you teach her those moves? DANIEL (V.O.) Is this some kind of sick joke? Brian, is this you? CARL No, I'm not Belle's brother, Daniel, I'm the guy who been up here screwing your girl. Does she scratch your back too? Or can you not get her off to that point? DANIEL (V.O.) Whoever this is, I'm gonna kill you! I know you're lying because she's not like that. CARL If I'm lying, would I know about that little mole on her ass? You know the one, I'm sure. And let me tell you, that is one nice ass. DANIEL (V.O.) Carl Boyle, you're a dead man. CLICK! Carl hangs up and smiles. CARL No, you are. INT. HOTEL - THEATRE - NIGHT The theatre is packed with people and the play is going on at the moment she walks in. She wears the red dress. She looks around the audience. BELLE (whispers to herself) Where are you Carl? She looks around some more and does not see Carl. BELLE Dammit. Belle walks out of the theatre. INT. HOTEL - LOBBY Belle stands in the middle of the lobby. No one else is around. The elevator bell chimes and she looks over at it. The doors close. She walks over to the elevator as she watches what floor it goes on. It stops at the 4th floor. Belle presses the button. After a minute the doors open and a MAN walks out from it. He is wearing a suit. MAN How do you do? The man nods his head. BELLE Fine, thank you. The man walks away and Belle gets on the elevator. INT. ELEVATOR Belle presses the button for the fourth floor. She waits and the doors open. She walks out. INT. HOTEL - FOURTH FLOOR Belle walks down the isle and looks at the room numbers. She comes across room 431 and knocks on the door. BELLE Agnes? She knocks again but no answer. BELLE Agnes you there? She turns around to suddenly see a man standing behind her. His name is EARL JOHNSON (31) and has short brown hair. He is wearing a red shirt and black pants. EARL May I help you miss? BELLE No, no. Not at all. I was just seeing if my friend was home... But apparently she is not. EARL In that room. Earl points to the room. BELLE Yes, why? EARL Because no one is in that room. BELLE What do you mean? Earl takes out a set of keys and opens the door. EARL See. The room is empty. BELLE Hmm. Well maybe I have the wrong room. I am sorry Sir. EARL No problem at all... BELLE Belle. Earl smiles. EARL No problem at all Belle. I'm Earl. Are you going to the play? BELLE Yes, yes. I am just looking for my friend that works her. Me and him were suppose to go together. EARL What's his name I'll give him a call. Earl grabs his walkie talkie which was clipped to his side. BELLE Oh no you don't need to do that. He's probably waiting outside the play for me. EARL No I insist Ma'am. What's his name? It will only take a sec. BELLE Carl Boyle. Earl presses the button on his walkie talkie. EARL Carl Boy- The man looks at Belle strangely. He takes his finger off of the button. EARL Carl Boyle you say? BELLE Yes why? EARL Have you met him? BELLE Yes he got me a room here and we've been spending time together here. Why? Earl smirks. EARL Carl Boyle... Is dead. BELLE What? What do you mean he is dead? EARL Well actually he disappeared. But that was over 100 years ago. He is dead. Belle stands there, shocked. EARL I'm... Sorry. BELLE He can't be dead! I've met him! EARL What does he look like? BELLE He... He has black hair. He wears glasses and always wears jeans and a button up shirt. He stares at her. EARL Let me take you back to your room. Where is your room? Earl and Belle walk towards the elevator. BELLE The basement. Earl stops. He looks at her. EARL The basement? BELLE Yeah... What now? EARL Nothing, nothing. They start to walk again. EARL It's just that I've never seen anyone stay down there. I never knew it was still operational. BELLE Oh... INT. BELLE'S ROOM Belle stands at her door. Earl stands with her. EARL Get some rest Belle. I think you need it. BELLE Yeah, yeah. Thanks. Earl nods his head and walks up the stairs. Belle closes the door. She looks around her room. BELLE Oh my god! She paces back and forth. She looks over at her bed. She rushes over to it and moves it. She pulls the rug from under it. The trap door is there. There is a lock on it. She bends down and grabs the lock. BELLE Shit! She looks around. She walks over to the bathroom. INT. BELLE'S BATHROOM She opens the cabinet under the sink and looks inside. A look of surprise crosses her face. Under the sink, there is a hammer identical to the hammer used in her dream. The hammer is clean. INT. BELLE'S ROOM She carries the hammer to the lock. She bangs the lock numerous times. The lock breaks off. She throws the hammer to the floor and opens the trap door. It is very dark and the steps leading down are wooden. She runs over to her bag and takes a flashlight out of it. She walks down the steps. INT. HALLWAY Belle finds herself in the hallway from her dream. She shines the flashlight down the hall. At the end of the hall is the door. Belle gulps. She looks up the stairs and then back down the hall. With a deep breath she walks towards the door. At the door, she reaches for the knob and twists. It gives easily and the door swings open to a dark room beyond. Belle takes a pensive step inside. INT. TORTURE ROOM Belle swings the flashlight along the wall next to the door. There is a light switch on the wall. She reaches over and flips it. Nothing happens. Slowly, Belle swings the light around the room. Belle stops the swing and gasps, her hand going over her mouth. There, in the center of the room, is the chair of nails. Belle walks across the floor towards it. Blood stains mark its surface. A crunch comes from under foot. Belle pauses in her steps. She kneels down and feels under her foot. She comes up with something in her hand. She holds it in front of the light. It is a tooth! She stands but fails to notice someone stands in silhouette in the door behind her. Belle hyperventilates and drops the tooth. She backs toward the door. She turns and runs right into Carl, the light shining in his face causing a menacing shadow. He smiles. CARL See anything you like? BELLE What is this? CARL A dirty little secret. Belle backs into the room, keeping the light trained on Carl. He swings the hammer in his hand. BELLE So do you sleep with girls and then kill them? Is that your game? CARL I'm kind of glad you came in here on your own. I was going to bring you down here eventually. Carl swings the hammer. Belle sidesteps him, swinging the flashlight around and clocking him in the back. He swings the hammer again. She ducks and hits him on the head with the flashlight. He goes down, dropping the hammer. Belle raises the flashlight over her head to clobber him, but he knocks it out of her hand. It rolls into a corner, illuminating nothing. Carl comes to his feet. Only the minimal light from Belle's room and the flashlight give any light to this dark room. Carl looks around. CARL Belle? Come on, now. Let's not make this any harder than it is. Carl turns around. BAM! Belle smacks him on the side of his eye with the hammer. His eye bleeds and he falls over. Belle bashes his face in with the hammer until his face is literally turned inside out. BELLE Fuck you! Belle spits on him. She walks over to the door and opens it. She runs outside. INT. BELLE'S ROOM Belle enters via the trap door. She walks across her floor to the exit, but pauses. She turns back to the trap door. INT. TORTURE ROOM Carl's face reconstructs of its own accord. INT. BELLE'S ROOM She walks back to the trap door and closes it. INT. TORTURE ROOM Carl's face finishes its self-reconstruction. He rises to his feet. He looks down the hall. INT. BELLE'S ROOM Belle pushes her bed over the door, resting a leg on the door itself. She backs away for a few steps, watching. A thumping sounds from the other side of the door. Belle snags her cell phone out of her purse. She turns and runs through the door to her room. INT. HOTEL LOBBY Belle charges out of the basement and rushes across the lobby. She slows as she runs, looking around. The hotel is run-down. She runs to the door. It is boarded shut. She crosses to the windows. They are boarded and broken. But on the bright side, it's not raining. BELLE What the hell? A thumping sounds from the basement stairs. Someone is coming. Belle frantically dials a number. DANIEL (V.O.) Hi, you've reached the home of Daniel... BELLE (V.O.) ...and Belle... DANIEL (V.O.) ...We can't come to the phone right now... BELLE (V.O.) ...but leave a message... DANIEL & BELLE (V.O.) ...and we'll call you back. BEEP! BELLE Daniel, are you there, please pick up. Please, Daniel pick up, I'm at that freaky hotel and someone is trying to kill me. She hangs up and runs into the first floor hallway where the pictures hang. She stops for a moment and stares with a dumb-founded expression at one of the portraits. Colonel Von Stratton is gone! Someone's hands rest gently on her shoulders. CARL (O.S.) You've been a very bad guest. Belle gasps and turns towards him, breaking his grip. They look at each other in stand-off formation. Belle slips her phone into her pocket. BELLE What happened to the guy in the painting? CARL The colonel? Oh, he's around. BELLE What do you want from me? CARL Do you think it was coincidence that you just happen to come by this hotel in that rainstorm? BELLE Of course. CARL You said you were heading to your mother's funeral, right? BELLE What about it? CARL How'd she die? BELLE What does that have to do with anything? CARL Think about it. Belle stares at Carl, apparently not trusting he won't attack her. She looks off. BELLE She was on vacation... BELLE'S MOTHER (V.O.) It's the quaintest little hotel right off the roadway here. Belle's eyes grow wide. BELLE'S MOTHER (V.O.) Like a taste of the Civil War era. Ah, if only your father were here to see it... BELLE Oh my God. CARL It was a lawyer named Cam Rogers that exposed the Colonel. That name ring any bells, Belle? Belle stares at him, as if unable to speak. CARL Been losing a lot of family lately? Some of them on the way to funerals or on vacation? Belle shakes her head in disbelief. CARL Your father died on a business trip, I believe, wasn't it? Belle's eyes reflect anger and sadness. She fights back tears, but isn't winning. BELLE (choked) Why? CARL Colonel Von Stratton owned this hotel, and he was not willing to let it go without a fight. INT. HOTEL - FLASHBACK Colonel Von Stratton, larger than life, stands near the front counter in the pristine hotel. He has a very sinister look on his face. CARL (V.O.) Deal was, if he was going to lose the hotel, he was going to take a few people with him. So he had us lock all the doors to stop anyone from leaving. BELLE (V.O.) Everyone? CARL (V.O.) That's right, Belle. At the front door to the hotel, a worker locks it. The worker turns around to reveal he is Carl, looking no different. CARL (V.O.) I was there. His entire staff killed every guest here. SERIES OF SHOTS -- THE SLAUGHTER A) The door to a room is busted open. A man and woman instantly awaken in bed just before they are butchered. B) In the lobby, several guests try to escape through the locked doors. They are gunned down. C) A guest climbs out onto the roof. Carl follows him. Carl and the guest scrap for a moment before Carl brings out a knife, slashing the guests throat. He falls from the roof, blood suspending in mid-air following his descent until he lands with a sickening crunch on the ground. D) In the closet of a room, a woman cowers in the corner holding a cross, mumbling a prayer. The closet door opens. She screams. E) On the front stoop of the hotel, blood seeps out from under the front doors and runs like a waterfall down the steps. CARL (V.O.) It was glorious. END SERIES EXT. HOTEL - DAY - FLASHBACK Several horses gallop up to the hotel pandemonium. On the lead horse is CAM ROGERS, wearing a Sheriff's badge and looking confident as Starbuck Starr. He takes a drag on a Cigar and points his posse to the hotel. EXT. HILL - SUNSET - FLASHBACK Several bodies hang from a tree, blowing in the breeze. CARL (V.O.) Cam Rogers had us all hanged. We swore he would not rest until the entire Rogers clan was destroyed. INT. HOTEL - PRESENT Carl looks toward the entrance, pride shining in his eyes. CARL And here you are, one of the last of your fam- Carl turns to find Belle's fist flying at his face. He gets decked -- hard! He flies back a few feet, crashing to the ground. Belle leaps on him and pummels him for a moment. She scrambles to her feet and runs off. Carl groans. CARL Nerve endings suck. INT. HOTEL - VARIOUS FLOORS Belle runs up the stairs and emerges on the 2nd floor. She looks around briefly. BELLE Hello? She heads back into the stairwell. Runs up to floor 3. Exits the stairwell and looks around for anyone. Giving up again, she takes the stairs to floor 4. Exits the stairwell. BELLE Is anyone here? A low whir sounds. Belle snaps up. The elevator is moving. She looks around frantically. Room 431 stands right next to her. She quickly opens the door and enters closing the door just as the elevator pings. INT. HOTEL - ROOM 431 Belle turns around. The room is in pristine condition. It is perfect. Footsteps are heard in the hallway. Belle quickly looks at the door and then the closet at the other end of the room. Belle runs over to the closet and gets inside it. She closes the door. INT. CLOSET Belle pulls her phone back out. She dials another number. BRIAN (V.O.) Hello? BELLE (whispers) Brian, this is Belle. You've got to call the police and get them out to the Seaside Hotel. BRIAN (V.O.) Why? What's going on? BELLE (whispers, through tears) Brian, just do it. There's a guy here who is trying to kill me. There's a lot of freaky stuff going on here. BRIAN (V.O.) You're not playing with me, are you? BELLE (whispers) No! Brian, please just- The door opens. Belle looks up. BELLE (whispers) Do it! Through the cracks in the closet Belle watches Carl walk in the room. Carl closes the door. CARL Why does your instinct tell you to come in this room? INT. HOTEL - ROOM 431 - FLASHBACK Cam Rogers stands in the room with his wife. MRS. ROGERS This is wonderful. CAM Yes, Mr. Phillips has done wonders with the place. MRS. ROGERS It was awful nice of Mrs. Johnson to take the kids for the weekend, so we could share this just between us. CAM Yes. He leans down to her. They kiss. The door bursts open. Carl stands in the doorway. Cam and his wife stand. CAM This is impossible. You're dead. CARL And you are too. Carl raises a shotgun and points it at Cam. Carl shoots him in the chest twice and then in the head. His body is scattered around the floor. Cam's wife screams. She runs for the door, but Carl grabs her by the hair and yanks her back. She falls to the floor. She rises to her hands and knees. Carl kneels behind her and wraps a taunt piece of wire around her neck. He pulls it and slices her head completely off. Her head rolls over to the closet door. Belle screams. INT. HOTEL - ROOM 431 - PRESENT Carl looks over at the closet. He smiles and walks over to it. He opens it. Belle is sitting on the floor. He grabs her and she kicks and screams. He picks her up and throws her on the floor. He holds the gun to her head. But she kicks the gun out of his hands. CARL Bitch! Carl slaps her and turns around for the gun. Belle quickly gets up and runs out of the room. INT. HOTEL - 4TH FLOOR Belle looks down the hallway and sees a large window at the end. She looks back in the room and sees Carl about to turn around. Belle looks back at the window and starts running towards it. She puts her arm to her face as she gets closer to it. Carl walks out of the room and takes a few shots at Belle but they all miss. Belle jumps and the glass breaks as she falls out the window. EXT. GRAVEYARD THUMP! Belle slams on the ground. She barely opens her eyes and sees Carl looking out of the window down at her. He mouths a curse word and then walks away. Belle slowly tries to get up but she can't. She tries again and succeeds. She slowly walks with a limp and looks around. Everything is wet and damp. Grave stones are everywhere. She walks over to one. EARL JOHNSON Born.1920 Died.1975 Proud employee and loving husband EXT. GRAVEYARD - FLASHBACK - NIGHT Earl is seen walking through the graveyard. He stops and looks in the woods. Men are seen being hung and shot. He sees the cave and runs over to it. Suddenly an axe pierces through his back. He falls to his knees. Carl walks to Earl and pulls the axe from his back. Earl turns around and falls on the ground. He looks up at Carl. EARL What are you do- Carl swings the axe in the air and it hits between Earl's eyes. Blood pours from his face. EXT. GRAVEYARD - PRESENT Belle walks away from it. She sees the dirt stairs leading underground. She looks around and walks over to them. The sky lights up from lightning and the bodies are seen laying on top of the dirt in front of their gravestones. They go away when Belle looks around. Belle walks down the steps. INT. TUNNEL - NIGHT Belle walks off of the steps and at the end of a large tunnel. The tunnel is one way and goes down till Belle can't see the end. There are lanterns on the walls. Belle takes one and walks down the tunnel. The lanterns seem to end half way and Belle only has the one in her hand. The light circle around her is all that is seen. She slowly walks down the tunnel. INT. ROOM Belle walks into a room. The room's walls are slimy and the floors are wet. In the middle of the room lays a coffin. Belle holds the light up to her face and looks around the room. She holds her nose and has a gross look on her face. She notices the coffin and jumps at the sight of it. She slowly walks over to it. She brushes her hand against it as she walks to the end of it. A gold plate is on the coffin. Belle shines her light on the plate. A name is on the plate. Belle wipes the gold so it is visible. It reads Belle Rogers. Belle's eyes get big and she backs away. Someone groans. Belle jumps. One wall isn't a wall at all. It's a curtain. Belle walks over to the curtain and pulls it back just a little bit. She looks behind it. Her eyes grow wide. She zips the curtain out of the way. Daniel lies strapped to a table. His shirt is off and he has dried up blood on his face. CARL (O.S.) Your boyfriend, Daniel. He was much easier than you. He didn't run. It's almost as if he wants to die. Carl enters behind Belle. He walks around her to Daniel. CARL I told him about us, you know. He wasn't too happy. Go ahead, Daniel. Ask her. Daniel looks at her. Belle shifts her weight uncomfortably. DANIEL Fuckin' tell me, Belle. BELLE Well... DANIEL Oh, my God! Why? Why would you do this? Why the fuck would you do this? BELLE I didn't... I guess it... I don't know. I was... distressed. DANIEL Fuckin' distressed!?!? Give me a god damn break. Carl picks up a saw from a table. Dan's and Belle's eyes get big. BELLE Please! Don't kill him. Let him go. Why are you doing this? CARL He's a part of the family, right? Everybody loves Daniel. Say good bye to Daniel everyone. BELLE No! Carl stands over him. Belle runs over to him. BELLE Please no. I love him. I love him more than anything. Don't hurt him. DANIEL Get the fuck away from me! You made your decision, Belle. Belle staggers backward. DANIEL If this is about her family, I don't want to be a part of her family. CARL Yeah, life's a bitch. Carl places the saw on his chest. He moves it up and down, only scratching his chest. DANIEL Let me go! I'll give you whatever you want dude! CARL Oh I already got what I want. Carl smiles down at Daniel. CARL And that is you, Daniel. Carl gives Belle a wink and then slams the saw on Daniel's side and saws from his shoulder to his waist. Dan screams as his insides splatter on the floor. Belle screams. Carl walks to the other side and repeats the same thing. Dan takes a last gasp as he spits out blood. He dies. Belle vomits. She staggers around a moment before fainting. BLACK SCREEN. INT. HOTEL - BASEMENT Belle wakes up, chained to the wall. Her nose is bloody. A dim light hangs from the ceiling. There are other bodies on the walls around her. The only difference is that they are dead. Carl walks in the room. BELLE What the fuck?! Get me out of here! Carl smiles. Colonel Von Stratton kicks the door open. A man comes slamming on the floor, face down. Belle watches him. Von Stratton walks in the room. COLONEL VON STRATTON Hello Belle. He closes the door. Belle continues to stare at the man on the floor. BELLE Brian? BELLE'S MOTHER (V.O.) Watch over your brother Belle. You are all he has left in this world. BRIAN looks up. He has blood all over his face and red hair. His clothes are torn. CARL Thought we would shake things up a bit. Someone must have called the cops because we found him knocking on the door of this here Hotel. BELLE Brian. Why did you come here? He looks back up at Belle. BRIAN You called me. I just wanted to help. CARL Wow, two in one night. Belle, you're really useful at getting people killed. Did you want us to take out anyone else? Von Stratton holds a gun to his head. COLONEL VON STRATTON Things have changed now haven't they? CARL We're dead Belle. We're all dead. Von Stratton pulls the trigger. Brian takes one last look at Belle before the bullet enters his brain. Blood splatters on the floor and his head slams on the ground. BELLE You fucking bastard! I'll fucking kill you! I'll kill you! Let me go! COLONEL VON STRATTON You want to be free? She nods her head. COLONEL VON STRATTON Fine then. Carl walks over to Belle and takes the chains off of her. She punches Carl in the face. He laughs after every punch. Belle runs out of the door. INT. HALLWAY The hallway is pitch black. Belle looks both ways. BELLE Shit. Belle runs down the right side. She runs for at least a minute until she looses her breath and stops. She continues to run some more. She stops at an open door. Carl and Von Stratton stand inside watching her. They are laughing. She runs more but ends up in the same place. They stare at her. CARL Are you ready to make a deal? BELLE (Shouts) What? Carl walks closer to her. Belle puts her hand up. BELLE You stay there! What's the fucking deal? Von Stratton walks next to Carl. COLONEL VON STRATTON Your entire family is dead. Your mom is dead. I made sure of that. Belle has a stunned look on her face. COLONEL VON STRATTON You're the last one left. All we want is you. BELLE That's not a deal. There's nothing in it for me. Why do you need to kill me so bad? CARL So we can be free. And not be stuck in this fucking place forever. COLONEL VON STRATTON The Devil has a place for us Belle Rogers. And all we want is to be in that place. BELLE (Crying) This was your choice to do this. How can you not leave if it was your choice? COLONEL VON STRATTON It was your choice to come here... And now you're never leaving. Carl runs up to Belle and pulls her in the room. INT. ROOM He holds his hand over her mouth. He brings Belle to the ground. Belle makes noises and kicks, trying to get free. Von Stratton walks over to Belle. CARL What do you want to do sir? Von Stratton walks out of the room and stands staring at both of them. COLONEL VON STRATTON She's the last one. Make it worth your while. Von Stratton closes the door. The room is pitch black. Noises and chains are heard. Carl flips the light switch on. Under and dangling light on the ceiling is Belle. She is strapped to a chair. She has a sock stuffed in her mouth. Carl walks over to the wall. On the wall there are saws, hammers, jackhammers, nails, plant cutters and a chainsaw. Carl grabs a few nails and the hammer. He lays them on the table next to Belle. He walks back over to the wall and grabs the jackhammer and the plant cutters. CARL This is so you can't run. Carl lifts her ankle up. CARL Oh, yeah. Carl duct tapes the sock in her mouth. He lifts her ankle back up and takes the plant cutters. He puts her ankle between the cutters and works on her ankle. Belle screams with the sock in her mouth. Blood sprays out and onto Carl's shirt. The foot falls on the floor. He walks around the table and does the same thing with the same effect on her other ankle. It also falls on the floor. Blood pours from both her cuts. She continues to scream. Suddenly, the people she has seen in the hotel appear all around her. Belle hyperventilates, watching. KIM I warned you. Why couldn't you leave? AGNES He was never a nice boy. He only brought you up to torment me. EARL If I could have walked you out, I would have. GERTIE Sweetie, I'm so sorry. But we'll be together again. BELLE'S FATHER You'll be trapped here forever. BRIAN And they'll be free. DANIEL You're the last of our lines. CAM The Rogers and the Johnsons. You were the missing link. MRS. ROGERS And now the line is dead. KIM You will be one of us...forever. KIM & AGNES One of us. The chant continues, each ghost adding to the carcophony of sound. Carl prepares his next torture, oblivious to the sound. As the ghosts chant, the way they died shows on their bodies. Blood flows freely from their wounds. GHOSTS One of us. One of us. One of us. One of us! Kim's teeth disappear and nail wounds appear. Agnes' flesh disintegrates as if she just rotted away. Earl's face shows the impact of the axe. Gertie gains a hundred cuts all over her. Belle's father flattens like he was crushed, but his head continues chanting. Brian's head changes to show the bullet wound. Daniel's sides open up, letting his insides spill out. Cam's chest shows two bullet wounds and his head splits open from the head wound, but he continues chanting. Mrs. Rogers' head falls off and into her arms. The chanting continues. Belle screams. CARL You're one of us now Belle. And there is no turning back. BLACK SCREEN THE BASEMENT From the mind of Andrew Roby.Return to SimplyScripts.com