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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Screenplay
By Vito_The_White
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS AN AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION A TREVOR MELTON FILM "DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE" JOHNNY DEEP JEFF GOLDBLUM ROSIE O' DONNELL DREW BARRYMORE FAMKE JANSSEN MEGAN MULLALLY TOMMY LEE JONES LAURIE METCALF MUSICAL THEMES BY JOHN WILLIAMS EDITOR ROBERT DALVA PRODUCTION DESIGNER ED VERREAUX DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHELLY JOHNSON A.S.C. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STEVEN SPIELBERG BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AND THE SCREENPLAY BY G. WILLIAM OAKLEY PRODUCED BY KATHLEEN KENNEDY AND LARRY FRANCO DIRECTED BY TREVOR MELTON A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
Johnny Deep...........................Dr. Henry Jekyll/ Mr. Edward Hyde
Jeff Goldblum......................................................Mr. John Utterson
Rosie O' Donnell...........................................Mrs. Hildemara Poole
Drew Barrymore..........................................Ms. Molly Winthropston
Famke Janssen........................................................Ms. Syble Carew
Megan Mullally..................................................Ms. Carla Gambetti
Tommy Lee Jones......................................Inspector Trevor Haggis
Laurie Metcalf.................................................Ms. Mary Kryrovich
1. EXT. LONDON CITY- NIGHT- FOGGY 1
Camera shows the London city streets as dozens of citizens move about through the streets. Some carrying baggage, others trying to deal with crying children, and still yet others that are just trying to get through the crowd.
While the camera shows these people and shots of London, the opening credits role, and the remixed version of "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park plays in the background.
UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS
AN AMBLIN ENTERAINMENT PRODUCTION
A TREVOR MELTON FILM
JOHNNY DEPP
JEFF GOLDBLUM
ROSIE O' DONNELL
"DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE"
DREW BARRYMORE
FAMKE JANSSEN
MEGAN MULLALLY
TOMMY LEE JONES
LAURIE METCALF
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
BASED ON THE SCREENPLAY BY
G. WILLIAM OAKLEY
MUSIC BY
JOHN WILLIAMS
EDITOR
ROBERT DALVA
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
ED VERREAUX
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
SHELLY JOHNSON A.S.C.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
STEVEN SPIELBERG
PRODUCED BY
KATHLEEN KENNEDY
LARRY FRANCO
DIRECTED BY
TREVOR MELTON
DR. HENRY JEKYLL, a man in his early twenties and wearing a top hat and coat, walks through the streets. He is walking with a cane by his side and has a smile on his face as he looks down at the bag in his hands.
JEKYLL then stops at a small door and unlocks it. He enters inside as the Linkin Park music stops.
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2. INT. JEKYLL'S LABORATORY- NIGHT 2
Camera shows a small laboratory with dozens of chemical vials and papers all over the floor. There are also all kinds of scientific devices throughout the room.
JEKYLL walks over to a nearby table and sits the bag down. He goes through the bag and pulls out a chemical in some kind of test tub.
JEKYLL (smiling as he begins to talk to himself)
"The mind of a child is so simplistic, but yet, very complex. The mind of an adult is even more complex."
JEKYLL begins mixing the new chemical with several others on the table.
JEKYLL (cont)
"The power that is possessed within a man to do science, out of the ordinary, is of the highest importance to all Philosophers. However, the theories that one scientist, like myself, could ever come up with will sometimes slip between the cracks and cause reactions of unbelievable discovery."
JEKYLL finishes with the chemical mixture and drinks it.
JEKYLL (cont)
"Now the true conclusion is shown by the reactions that...AH!!" (...Means transformation is starting to begin and continue.) "Make all of these possib...le things come tru...e."
JEKYLL falls to the floor and screams in pain. He rolls all over the floor as he continues to scream. Suddenly he stops rolling and stands to reveal that he no longer looks like what he did before. He is now MR. EDWARD HYDE.
HYDE starts to move toward the door (not the one that leaves the house completely, but the one that goes farther into the house.)
HYDE
"But I ask you Jekyll, is that science, or is that madness!"
HYDE exits through the door.
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3 INT. KITCHEN- NIGHT 3
Camera shows a lady making food of some kind on the stove. She is medium sized with dirty blond hair and the lovely age of thirty-one. She wears a black dress and a white apron. This is MS. MOLLY WINTHROPSTON.
As MOLLY cooks, she hums to herself in a very chipper kind of way.
Suddenly a very scary and old German lady of the age of sixty-three comes bustling through the kitchen's back door exit. She is wearing an all black skirt with also a red shirt underneath the black coat she wears with the skirt. She is carrying a shovel. This is MS. MARY KRYROVICH
MOLLY turns around to look a KRYROVICH.
MOLLY (trying to smile)
"Well hello, Ms. Kryrovich. And I can tell by the look on your face that you've had a lovely day indeed!"
KRYROVICH (sighing angrily)
"The stupid dog of the master has dug up my garden again! I tell you, when I find that mutt I shall strangle him until he..."
MOLLY
"Now, now, Ms. Kryrovich! Calm down dear! Please have a seat."
KRYROVICH sighs again and sits down at the table. MOLLY sits with her.
MOLLY (cont)
"Now, have you checked for the dog everywhere?"
KRYROVICH
"Yez!"
MOLLY
"Your garden?"
KRYROVICH
"Yez!"
MOLLY
"The neighbors?"
KRYROVICH
"Yez!"
MOLLY
"The doghouse?"
KRYROVICH
"Yez! What do you think, I'm stupid? Where else do you think he could possibly be?"
MOLLY (feeling scared.)
"Right... Would you like a popover?"
KRYROVICH (ignoring MOLLY'S question.)
"Once I catch that mangy mutt, I will take one of your pots and I shall boil him in oil."
MOLLY looks at KRYROVICH very scared. KRYROVICH notices and gets up to leave.
KRYROVICH (cont)
"If you were to find the dog..."
MOLLY
"I'll make sure to tell ya, Ms. Kryrovich."
KRYROVICH exits through the back door.
MOLLY (Cont)
"It's amazing what people the master is hiring these days."
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4 INT. DRAWING ROOM- NIGHT 4
Camera shows a lady in her early fifties fixing the pillows on the couch. She then moves over to a table and starts messing with the flowers. She is wearing a black dress, just like MOLLY, except this dress has a white blouse underneath. This is MRS. HILDEMARA POOLE. POOLE picks up a book and starts looking through it.
Suddenly the doorbell rings.
POOLE (looking up from the book and back down again)
"Bells..."
Rings again.
POOLE (cont)
"Bells..."
Rings again.
POOLE (cont, slamming the book on the table)
"Bells! Morning, noon, and night!"
Suddenly a thumping sound is heard from the kitchen as MOLLY is heard going "OUCH"
POOLE (constantly looking back in the direction of the kitchen)
"Yes, yes, I'm coming."
POOLE exits toward the front door as MOLLY enters from the kitchen covered in flour from head to toe. She coughs a little and dusts herself off as she moves through the drawing room.
MOLLY
"There's a ringing at the door. They must think I've nothing to do and plenty of time to do it in."
POOLE comes back in the room looking at MOLLY disapprovingly as she laughs a little at the way MOLLY looks.
MOLLY (cont)
"Was that you ringing the bell?"
POOLE (still laughing)
"It's someone for the master, Dr. Jekyll."
MOLLY
"Faith then, ye had better tell him."
POOLE
"I'll not! He and Miss Syble are in the music room and he would snap my head off if I were to interrupt their canoodling."
MOLLY
"Aye, they do be looking into one another's eyes like sick kittens."
POOLE
"And why not? She's his choice, and he's hers."
MOLLY
"Oh, go on with you. What do you know about love, an old prune like yourself?"
POOLE (shocked and angered)
"Prune! Prune, is it? Prune, indeed!"
MOLLY (poking POOLE in the side)
"Prune! And as for Dr. Jekyll, he's a bit too proper to suit my taste."
POOLE
"Neither I, nor the doctor are prunes, and I'll thank you not to be comparing us to those common types that dally about in your kitchen."
MOLLY
"Mrs. Poole, could it be that you have an eye for the lads who dally in my kitchen? They're good lads, who only stop in for my pies and popovers. You should stop by yourself sometime. Lord knows you could stand to be fleshened up some."
POOLE (with eyes and mouth wide)
"I'm not one to..." (Turns away from MOLLY and crosses arms.) "...Indulge my appetites, thank you."
MOLLY
"Aw, Mrs. Poole, don't you get certain cravings now and then?"
POOLE
"No!"
MOLLY
"I mean, like, for one of my own special popovers. Or maybe a little of the old tickle-warm, slap thump eh!" (Slaps POOLE on the butt at the end of this statement.)
POOLE (turning around with her mouth open again)
"If you will excuse me, there's someone at the door."
POOLE starts to walk off, dusting the flour off of her butt.
MOLLY
"Toodle-Oooh! And remember, anytime you get hungry, why just popover!"
MOLLY starts to exit back into her kitchen as she continues to constantly laugh. She stops laughing as she enters the kitchen door and it shuts.
POOLE comes back into the room with a man in his late fifties following. He is wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. This is MR. JOHN UTTERSON.
POOLE
"Ah, Mr. Utterson, a nice evening, sir."
UTTERSON
"Yes, so it is. Mrs. Poole, I just saw a Mr. Hyde go in at the old laboratory door."
POOLE
"Quite right, Mr. Utterson. Mr. Hyde has a key."
UTTERSON
"Your master must place a great deal of trust in this Mr. Hyde?"
POOLE
"Yes, sir, he does, indeed. We've all been given orders to obey him."
UTTERSON
"I don't recall ever seeing Mr. Hyde as a guest at this house."
POOLE
"Oh, dear no, sir, we see very little of him."
The door off to the side, leading in from the music room, opens.
POOLE (cont)
"Ah, here is my master now."
POOLE starts to exit where JEKYLL is entering.
JEKYLL (nodding)
"Poole."
POOLE (also nodding)
"Master."
JEKYLL (walking over and shaking Utterson's hand)
"Ah, Utterson, so good to see you. I regret though, that I must be dashing off."
JEKYLL starts to go for the front door, but UTTERSON'S next line stops him.
UTTERSON
"To a certain music hall in Soho?"
JEKYLL
"Utterson, what do you know of that?"
UTTERSON
"As an attorney it is my duty to know my clients peccadillo’s."
JEKYLL
"John, I'm a researcher. It was just an inquiry related to my present pursuit into the duality of man's nature... the struggle of good and evil within man. You know I've been obsessed with this question for some time now."
UTTERSON
"A bit too obsessed, I might add."
JEKYLL
"John, you've heard Syble's father, Sir George Carew, so often insist man should live for pleasure alone. So, John, you see, my purpose in being down in Soho was innocent, scientific inquiry."
Suddenly the doorbell rings and POOLE comes out of the back area of the house and goes to answer the door.
UTTERSON
"I'm sure it was Henry. Although I've heard otherwise."
POOLE returns.
POOLE
"Ahem... Over here sir."
JEKYLL
One second John."
JEKYLL moves over to POOLE and she talks to him silently, although UTTERSON is actually inching closer to try and hear them.
POOLE
"A Miss Gambetti sir."
JEKYLL
"Blast! I must see her! Bring her in."
POOLE
"Yes sir. Right this way miss."
Suddenly an extremely beautiful lady in her early thirties enters wearing a lovely hunter green dress and red scarf. She is covered in makeup and you can tell she's coming and going from the sounds of her high-healed shoes. This is MS. CARLA GAMBETTI.
CARLA (looking around at the beautiful house)
"Henry! Darling. So this is where you live?"
JEKYLL
Yes. Uh, Ms. Gambetti, may I present an old friend, Mr. John Utterson."
CARLA walks over to UTTERSON and he kisses her hand.
CARLA
"A great pleasure... John."
UTTERSON
"The pleasure is all mine dear lady."
JEKYLL (moving Carla off again)
"Carla, uh, Miss Gambetti... I thought we were to meet after your performance."
CARLA
"Oh, Henry, you tickle-tease, I couldn't resist seeing you in your environs. You've so often seen mine. Now I've seen yours."
JEKYLL
"Carla, please don't talk like that."
CARLA
"Very well, if you're going to be an old poop. I'll see you... in my dressing room. So good to meet you... John."
UTTERSON
"Good evening, Ms. Gambetti."
JEKYLL (looks over to Poole and sees that she is leaning in, trying to listen)
"Mrs. Poole!"
POOLE suddenly moves forward and almost falls from being noticed.
POOLE
"Yes sir."
JEKYLL
"Will you show Miss Gambetti out?"
JEKYLL quickly kisses CARLA's hand.
CARLA
"Oh, Henry, you excite me so."
POOLE starts to show CARLA to the front exit.
CARLA (cont)
"Oh, my head is just swimming."
POOLE
"Oh, please."
UTTERSON
"Miss Gambetti is an exciting-"
JEKYLL
"Yes isn't she? Now if you will-"
UTTERSON
"Henry, before you go, I must talk to you about this will of yours."
UTTERSON goes over to a nearby table and sets his briefcase down. He goes through it and finds the document. He begins to read.
UTTERSON (cont)
"This clause, 'That in the case of my disappearance or unexplained absence for any amount of time exceeding three months, all my possessions are to pass into the hands of my friend and benefactor, Edward Hyde.'"
JEKYLL
"Utterson, you are unfortunate in having a client such as I."
UTTERSON
"You know I never approved of this will."
JEKYLL
"Yes, certainly, I know that. You have told me, many, many times."
UTTERSON
"Well, I will tell you so again. I have been learning something of this Mr. Hyde."
JEKYLL (Demonstrating alarm)
"Learning! What do you mean?"
UTTERSON
"What I heard was abominable!"
JEKYLL
"I don't care to hear it! It can make no difference in my relationship to Hyde. Utterson, you don't seem to understand. I am painfully situated in regards to Hyde. My position, is, well, a strange one, and can't be mended by words."
UTTERSON
"Henry, as one of your oldest friends, you know I am a man to be trusted."
Suddenly MOLLY comes walking into the Drawing room with her coat on and a basket in her hand.
JEKYLL
"Excuse me a second."
JEKYLL moves over to MOLLY.
JEKYLL
"Where are you off too?"
MOLLY
"I was just off to the store sir."
JEKYLL
"Would you get some hot-cross buns while you're out."
MOLLY (smiling)
"Of course. I know how much you like them sir."
MOLLY exits the Drawing Room. JEKYLL returns to UTTERSON.
JEKYLL
"Now, where were we?"
UTTERSON
"Henry, please, tell me what there is between the you and Hyde and I'll do what I can to get you out of his clutches."
JEKYLL (sighing)
"Utterson, that is so good of you, and I do thank you. I would trust you before any man alive, but it is not what you fancy."
UTTERSON
"What? You mean it is not a case of blackmail?"
JEKYLL
"No, no, of course not. Nothing quite so sinister as that, and what's more, should I choose, I can rid myself of Mr. Hyde."
UTTERSON
"You can?"
JEKYLL
"I can. There is one more thing, John. This is a private matter, and I beg of you to treat it as such."
UTTERSON
"You have my word on that. It was only my friendship for you that-"
JEKYLL
"I understand, and I thank you again, but the fact is, I have taken a very great interest in Mr. Hyde. I know you think badly of him, but for my sake, I want you to promise me one thing."
UTTERSON
"Yes?"
JEKYLL
"If anything should happen to me I want you to look after Mr. Hyde. Bear with him, and get his rights as provided in my will. I think you would do this if you knew all, and it would be a great weight off my mind. Will you promise?"
UTTERSON
"Very well, Henry, I promise. But, what of Syble?"
JEKYLL
"Syble?"
UTTERSON
"Syble! Syble is to be your wife. How can you allow this Hyde fellow to interfere with her rights?"
JEKYLL (thinking about it)
"Syble's rights? You are right of course. Mustn't fool with Syble's rights. Set your mind at ease, old friend. Once Syble and I are married, I shall have no further care of what becomes of Edward Hyde."
UTTERSON (smiling at what he has just been told)
"Henry, that is so good to hear. Yes, indeed! Well, I will not keep you any longer."
UTTERSON moves to pick up his briefcase from the table.
JEKYLL
"Oh, dear me. I'd quite forgotten. I have someone waiting."
UTTERSON
"Syble?"
JEKYLL
"Yes, Syble. Dear, sweet, Syble."
UTTERSON
"Henry, I envy you. She will make you an excellent wife. Well, good day."
UTTERSON walks out of the room. JEKYLL sits down in a nearby chair and thinks to himself. Suddenly a very beautiful young lady in her early twenties comes in from the Music Room wearing a blue dress and high heals. This is MS. SYBLE CAREW, DR. JEKYLL's soon to be wife.
SYBLE
"Ah, Henry, there you are. If you keep me waiting much longer, I shall think your love for me has waned, my darling."
JEKYLL (getting up and moving toward Syble)
"My love? Wane? Never my darling."
SYBLE
"Oh, I do believe you, darling. I am sure that you love me Henry."
JEKYLL
Indeed, I do. Never, no matter what may happen, let doubt enter your pretty little head."
SYBLE
"But, Henry darling, sometimes I do doubt."
JEKYLL
"Doubt, my dear? Doubt what?"
SYBLE
"Oh, that I am not clever enough to be your wife."
JEKYLL
"Well, then I fear I shall just have to take you with all your faults and imperfections, for better, or for worse."
SYBLE
"Oh, Henry darling, I am so happy in your love. You are so good."
JEKYLL
"Good, you say? Oh, no, no..."
SYBLE
"Yes, yes, yes. Come, Henry dear, I will not allow you to disparage my husband to be."
JEKYLL
"Oh, Syble, my darling, if only you knew how you torture me."
SYBLE
"Torture? Henry darling, I don't understand."
JEKYLL
"Syble, my darling, I am not good enough. Syble, my darling, not fit to be near my darling, Syble."
POOLE comes in carrying JEKYLL's hat and cane. She moves over to the couch where his coat is sitting.
SYBLE
"What nonsense!"
JEKYLL
"No, Syble, my darling, I am but a poor unworthy who can only hope that our love will be eternal."
SYBLE
"Oh, Henry, my darling, eternal! Oh, Henry..."
They move toward each other’s lips for a kiss, when POOLE steps between them. They kiss POOLE on the cheeks.
POOLE
"Ahem! Your hat and coat, sir."
JEKYLL
"Ah, yes, Poole! Thank you!"
POOLE exits embraced.
JEKYLL
"Well, my darling Syble, I must be off to the slums to perform my good services."
SYBLE (taking a flower from her bodice)
"Henry, my darling?"
JEKYLL
"Yes my dear?"
SYBLE
"Come here, my dear. I want to give you this rose."
JEKYLL (taking the rose)
"Oh, my darling, I love you so much that I..." (Transformation begins as JEKYLL drops the flower to the floor)... "What is this horrible change coming over me? I must get to my laboratory."
SYBLE
"Henry, my darling, where are you going?"
JEKYLL
"I'll be back... in... A... moment... Oh, too late!"
JEKYLL drops to the ground just before the entrance to his laboratory.
SYBLE picks up the flower and smells it. She sighs.
SYBLE
"Strange that Henry should rush off that way. Well, I must be returning home."
SYBLE starts to walk off toward the exit, but stops when she sees the entrance of a very scary man walking toward her with a cane in his hand. It is revealed to be EDWARD HYDE.
SYBLE (cont)
"Who are you, and what do you want here?"
HYDE
"I want you, my pretty."
SYBLE
"Leave this place at once, or I shall call for my fiancé. Henry! Henry!"
HYDE
"And if he returns, I'll kill him too!"
SYBLE
"Henry! Henry!"
HYDE grabs SYBLE by the throat and she starts screaming. POOLE comes running in with a serving tray that she starts hitting HYDE with.
POOLE
"Here! Here! Let go of her! Go on with you! Get out of here you brute!"
POOLE chases HYDE out of the room as he runs through the kitchen and then returns to SYBLE who is very disoriented. POOLE helps her over to the couch to sit her down.
POOLE (cont)
"Ms. Syble, are you alright?"
SYBLE
"Yes, Mrs. Poole, I think so."
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5 EXT. CITY STREET- NIGHT 5
Camera shows a couple moving through the street. One of them is an older man in his fifties, and a young lady in her twenties. The man is SIR GEORGE CAREW. The lady is one of CARLA GAMBETTI's performing ladies. Her name is SARAH.
GEORGE
"So, where would you like to go first my dear lady?"
SARAH
"It doesn't matter to me Sir Carew, as long as I'm with you."
Suddenly EDWARD HYDE comes jumping out of the alley at the couple. SARAH screams and jumps behind CAREW.
GEORGE
"Stay back you! You have no idea who you're messing with!"
HYDE
"You are the one that has no idea my friend!"
GEORGE
"You're no friend of mine!"
HYDE
"You have been messing around with my Carla haven't you! That will happen no more!"
HYDE looks at SARAH.
HYDE
"You girl! Run back to Carla and tell her nothing of this!"
SARAH runs off back down the streets screaming. CAREW stupidly turns to see the lady leave. HYDE then runs up to CAREW and starts attacking him with his cane, beating him down to the ground.
During this attack, MOLLY WINTHROPSTON is shown still carrying her basket down the street as she sees the attack occur. HYDE stops his onslaught and starts walking in MOLLY'S direction. She starts to back away frightened as he snarls at her. She screams and starts running.
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6 INT. DRAWING ROOM- NIGHT 6
Camera shows SYBLE still sitting on the couch and POOLE standing over her, fanning her with the serving tray. They both hear the screaming coming from outside.
POOLE
"Dear me! What's all the hullabaloo out in the street?"
Suddenly MOLLY comes running into the house out of breath.
MOLLY
"Oh, Miss Syble! Oh, Mrs. Poole! Out in the street... it's just awful!"
SYBLE
"What is it Molly?"
MOLLY
"Oh it's that hideous creature, the friend of the master..."
POOLE
"Hyde?"
MOLLY
"Yes, him! He just injured a man! Struck him a frightful blow with his cane. I screamed. He looked at me and like a wild man he was."
SYBLE (standing up)
"Well, perhaps we can be of some assistance."
MOLLY (looking at Syble sadly)
"Brace yourself Miss Syble... The injured man is... Sir George Carew."
SYBLE
"Father!"
SYBLE faints, falling into POOLE's arms.
POOLE
"Miss Syble!... Oh, dear! Help me take her to the spare room Molly."
POOLE and MOLLY carry SYBLE out of the Drawing Room.
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7 INT. SPARE BEDROOM- NIGHT 7
Camera shows POOLE and MOLLY carrying SYBLE into the bedroom. There is a woman already in there. This woman is wearing black and white and is making the bed. She seems to be in her twenties. This is the maid, MS. ERICA REILLY.
ERICA turns around and looks at the two ladies carrying the passed out SYBLE.
POOLE
"You could help us Ms. Reilly!"
ERICA
"Sorry, Mrs. Poole."
ERICA moves over and helps the two ladies with the woman over to the bed. They set her in it easily.
ERICA
"What happened to her?"
MOLLY
"I told her that Mr. Hyde attacked her father on the streets a few minutes ago."
ERICA
"What? Are you serious?"
MOLLY
"Ms. Reilly, would you please go get the poor dear some of my giblet soup?"
ERICA
"Of course Molly."
ERICA exits the room leaving POOLE and MOLLY to look over her.
POOLE
"This is just horrible. What are we to do? The poor girl has just heard her father was attacked. And her fiancé is no where in sight!"
MOLLY
"You know him. When he wants to go do his 'good deeds' it can take him hours to get home."
POOLE
"Someone should get him or something. He needs to be here with her."
ERICA re-enters the room with a tray of soup. She sets it on the bed. MOLLY stirs the soup and then tries to give some to SYBLE. The girl is delirious and turns it away immediately.
SYBLE
"Leave me alone!"
POOLE
"Ms. Reilly, would you please go clean something?"
ERICA (anger showing)
"Yes, Mrs. Poole!"
ERICA exits the room. The two turn back to SYBLE and sigh.
Suddenly the two hear a dinging.
POOLE (sighing)
"I'll answer it."
MOLLY
"No, that's the bell in my kitchen. It must be my lovies."
POOLE
"Lovies?"
MOLLY
"No time to explain. Gotta go."
MOLLY leaves the room. POOLE sighs and turns back to SYBLE on the bed.
POOLE
"You'll be ok Ms. Syble. Don't worry."
POOLE leaves the room herself. SYBLE tosses and turns on the bed, as she appears to be in a hot sweat.
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8 INT. KITCHEN- NIGHT 8
Camera shows MOLLY going into the kitchen door and then going over to the other door and unlocking it. She then lets in two ladies that are kind of old and seem to be extremely proper. These are the TOWN GOSSIPS of Soho.
MOLLY (smiling)
"Well, hello lovies! Come and have a seat!"
The two ladies sit down at the table, while MOLLY starts making some tea on the stove.
MOLLY (cont)
"How are my two favorite ladies?"
LADY 1
"Oh we're just fine, but I've heard that that Hyde fellow is in hot water."
MOLLY
"Indeed. I actually saw what happened and believe me when I say that he isn't in just hot water. He's in scolding hot water."
LADY 2
"Well, I think he deserves it. That man is so rude. He only goes after those theatre women."
MOLLY
"Not those theatre women!"
MOLLY moves over with two cups of tea and sets them down before sitting down herself.
LADY 1
"Oh, yes. He'd just pass the rest of us by. That man goes straight for Carla Gambetti. Happens all the time."
MOLLY
"Indeed."
LADY 2
"I also saw something interesting earlier tonight before the accident happened."
MOLLY (very interested)
"What would that be?"
(While LADY 2 talks about what happened the camera will show what happened prior to the Sir Carew accident.)
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9 INT. THEATRE- NIGHT 9
Camera shows two ladies in costume singing "Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend". One of the ladies is SARAH. The other one is named AMANDA.
LADY 2 (o.s.)
"Carla's two best girls were doing their Diamonds performance actually and believe you me, it was a very good performance. The best one that they have done in quite a while."
The ladies then stop the performance and leave the stage.
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10 INT. CARLA'S DRESSING ROOM- NIGHT 10
Camera shows SARAH and AMANDA entering into the dressing room to find CARLA lying on one of her performance chairs.
The two girls start changing their cloths and hanging their performance cloths on the rack nearby.
SARAH
"So, how did we do tonight, Ms. Gambetti?"
CARLA
"You girls did well. I'm very proud of you both."
AMANDA
"So, will you tell us about who your spending the rest of your night with now?"
CARLA (smiling)
"Alright. You've earned a nice story. Well, his name is Edward and he is just so..."
Suddenly there is a knock at the door.
CARLA (cont)
"Yes? Who is it?"
GEORGE (o.s.)
"It is I, Sir George Carew."
CARLA (Not very happy)
"Oh, George. Come in dear."
SIR GEORGE CAREW enters. SARAH and AMANDA look in awe at the man that has just entered.
CARLA (cont)
"Come closer dear and lean down to me."
CAREW does what she says and kneels down.
CARLA (cont)
"For what do I deserve the pleasure dear?"
GEORGE
"I want to paint the town red with you darling."
SARAH and AMANDA giggle.
CARLA
"Well, you see, I already have a date for tonight dear."
GEORGE
"A date? Who would dare to ask my girl on a date?"
CARLA
"A handsome man named Edward."
GEORGE (very angered to hear this)
"Alright then. How about I take one of you ladies. Which one of you would like to come with me?"
CARLA
"Excuse you!"
SARAH
"I want to! Please take me!"
GEORGE
"Alright then. Come along."
CARLA
"What do you think you're doing? You can't go out there with him!"
SARAH
"Looks like I already am. Bye darlings! See ya later!"
With that, SARAH and GEORGE exit from the dressing room.
CARLA (turning to Amanda)
"Can you believe her? Who does she think she is?"
AMANDA
"I don't really know, Ms. Gambetti."
CARLA sighs madly. She sits down and pouts.
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11 INT. KITCHEN- NIGHT 11
Camera returns to Molly's Kitchen with MOLLY intensely listening to what the ladies are saying.
LADY 2
"... So that's what apparently started it. I guess Hyde was jealous of Sir George Carew."
MOLLY
"That really does seem possible. Well, I have a lot of work to do ladies."
MOLLY gets up and starts to help the two ladies out of the house.
LADY 1
"Well, we just wanted to let you know what we heard!"
MOLLY
"Of course. Of course. Do be careful out there now. You never know what's lurking about, or carrying a shovel out there."
LADY 1
"Thank you, and please send our condolences to Ms. Syble."
MOLLY
"Oh, I will."
MOLLY is finally able to push the two ladies out. She starts to lock the door back when it suddenly swings open. MOLLY screams. She stops screaming however, when she sees that it is MS. KRYROVICH that is coming in the door.
KRYROVICH pretty much ignores MOLLY'S screams and goes over to the table and sits down.
MOLLY
"Ms. Kryrovich, you scared me to death dear."
KRYROVICH
"Sorry about that, but I needed to get inside before you decided to lock me out yet again! You seem to have forgotten that I work late into the night out in the garden now that the dog keeps destroying it! I really don't want to have to spend the night outside in the cold green house!"
MOLLY (smiling)
"Right... So, speaking of the dog, how goes the search?"
KRYROVICH
"Well, I've set a trap for him and when he comes back into the garden, BOOM! He's all mine!"
MOLLY
"Perhaps you could show me that trap. I'd like to not step on it while I'm trying to get some vegetables."
KRYROVICH
"Not tonight. It's too late and I'm too fatigued."
MOLLY
"Alright. Well, let's just hope your trap works then. Listen, I'm going to go find Mrs. Poole. There are some leftovers in the stove dear."
KRYROVICH
"That's fine."
MOLLY gets up and leaves the kitchen.
KRYROVICH
"Now to find a pot for the oil."
KRYROVICH gets up and starts going through the cabinets.
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12 INT. DRAWING ROOM- NIGHT 12
MOLLY enters into the Drawing Room to find MRS. POOLE pacing around back and forth, while ERICA REILLY stands off to the side dusting off the fireplace.
MOLLY (shaking her head in dismay)
"Oh... dear, oh, dear, what's to become of us now? Poor, dear Miss Syble, so distraught and taking no nourishment. Just lying up there crying her heart out."
POOLE (Still pacing)
"Yes, yes, I know."
MOLLY
"And just knowing that that horrid creature is out there somewhere prowling about."
ERICA (turning around from her dusting)
"That's what you think."
POOLE
"What are you mumbling about over there?"
ERICA
"Oh, nothing. Just that, I believe that Hyde fellow is probably somewhere in this house right now."
POOLE
"What makes you think that?"
ERICA
"Well, he is friends with the master isn't he?"
POOLE
"Yes..."
ERICA
"Well, that means that the master has to be giving Hyde refuge here."
POOLE
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you, Ms. Reilly."
ERICA
"Perhaps you're right. I'm going to go clean something upstairs now."
ERICA exits.
POOLE
"So hard to find good help these days."
MOLLY
"Indeed."
Suddenly the doorbell rings. MOLLY is suddenly scared by this and jumps in POOLE'S arms.
MOLLY
"Who could that be, Poole?"
POOLE drops MOLLY.
POOLE
"Why don't you have a look?"
MOLLY
"Why don't you have a look?"
POOLE
"Because I don't want to... Oh, very well, let's both have a look."
The two move toward the entrance slowly.
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13 INT. FRONT DOOR- NIGHT 13
Camera shows POOLE and MOLLY creeping toward the door. They crouch down low and open the door slowly to reveal MR. JOHN UTTERSON. The two ladies stand back up and sigh with relief. UTTERSON looks at them strangely and moves past them entering into the Drawing Room.
MOLLY
"Mr. Utterson!"
POOLE
"Ah, Mr. Utterson..." (Realizing that UTTERSON has already entered without her permission.) "... Come right in if you like. It's a bit cold out there."
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14 INT. DRAWING ROOM- NIGHT 14
UTTERSON
"My, what a reception. Is there anything new?"
MOLLY
"Oh, Mr. Utterson, I fear for poor Miss Syble. I can't get her to eat. I fixed her some of my own special giblet soup and she turned it away."
The bell rings again. MOLLY tries to jump into POOLE'S arms again, but this time POOLE is ready for her and stops her from doing it.
POOLE
"No! No!"
MOLLY
"Oh, my word, who could that be?"
UTTERSON
"Mrs. Poole... Why don't you have a look?"
POOLE (pushing MOLLY in front of her)
"Molly, have a look."
MOLLY
"Ah...No!"
MOLLY jumps behind POOLE.
UTTERSON
"Very well, we'll all have a look."
All three of them now move toward the door in the crouched down positions that POOLE and MOLLY were in earlier. They move toward the entrance.
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15 INT. FRONT DOOR- NIGHT 15
POOLE, MOLLY, and UTTERSON, in that order, move toward the door and once again POOLE opens it. This time a tall, dark man in his forties comes through the door. He has a light mustache and blond hair. He is wearing a hat and is smoking a pipe. This is INSPECTOR TREVOR HAGGIS. Following behind him is his partner, Dr. IAN WILLARD, whom is also blond haired and has a light mustache. They are both wearing suits suitable to the police of Scotland Yard.
MOLLY
"Oh, Inspector Haggis and Dr. Willard. It's such a relief having both of you here. Will you be patrolling the grounds?"
HAGGIS
"We have a man out there. Is Miss Carew about?"
POOLE
"I don't think Miss Syble will be receiving anyone just now, sir."
MOLLY
"As I was just telling Mr. Utterson, I cannot get the poor thing to eat a bite. Say, would you gentlemen be liking some giblet soup? Would you like me to be bringing out the tea cosies?"
HAGGIS and WILLARD both nod an answer of 'No' to UTTERSON.
UTTERSON (smiles)
"Thank you, Molly, but not just now. Now, how should I say this, could you two excuse us?"
MOLLY
"That's our cue, Mrs. Poole."
POOLE
"Hmm... Obviously."
POOLE and MOLLY go into the kitchen.
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16 INT. KITCHEN- NIGHT 16
Camera shows POOLE and MOLLY entering into the Kitchen to find that there are pots and pans all over the floor. They also see MS. KRYROVICH sitting on the floor looking at all of the kitchen cooking utensils.
MOLLY
"Ms. Kryrovich! What are you doing?"
KRYROVICH (standing and embarrassed)
"I was just..."
MOLLY
I know what you were doing. I'm not going to have you boil the dog in one of my pots! You can buy one of your own!"
POOLE
"Will you two shut up? I'm trying to listen to what's going on in there."
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17 INT. DRAWING ROOM- NIGHT 17
UTTERSON and HAGGIS are standing near the couch, while DR. WILLARD is standing near the fireplace looking around.
UTTERSON
"Have you secured any evidence?"
HAGGIS
"Nothing tangible, but this!"
HAGGIS hands UTTERSON a broken piece of cane.
HAGGIS (cont)
"When we have the other half of this cane, we shall have the attacker. It was the weapon used against Sir George Carew."
UTTERSON sits down on the couch and stares forward in shock at what he's seeing.
UTTERSON
"My God... This is the very cane I gave to Henry Jekyll!"
HAGGIS (Appearing to be in his own little world, not hearing UTTERSON)
"Yes, I believe we shall soon have our man, of that you may be assured. If he be Mr. Hyde... Then I am Mr. Seek."
Suddenly, SYBLE CAREW enters the room and walks forward to the two men. She acknowledges WILLARD before continuing.
UTTERSON
"Syble, why have you left your room?"
SYBLE
"I could not remain there. It is unbearable. What news is there?
UTTERSON
"Nothing as yet. I stopped by the hospital. Your father is still in critical condition."
HAGGIS
"Ah, rest assured we are doing everything in our power to bring this monster to justice."
UTTERSON
"Ah, Syble, may I present Inspector..."
HAGGIS (Kissing SYBLE'S hand)
"Haggis, Scotland Yard. And that man back there is my partner, Dr. Ian Willard."
SYBLE
"My father's injury shall be avenged."
HAGGIS
"Scotland Yard will not rest until your father's assailant is apprehended. Now, Mr. Utterson, if I could question the servants."
UTTERSON
"Yes, of course."
UTTERSON moves back a little to yell for the ladies
UTTERSON
"Molly! Mrs. Poole!"
POOLE, MOLLY, and KRYROVICH enter from the kitchen.
KRYROVICH
"Yez! Just forget I exist!"
UTTERSON (ignoring KRYROVICH)
"The good Inspector would like to ask you ladies some questions."
SYBLE steps back and sits down in a chair. POOLE comes over to comfort her. KRYROVICH stands off to the side listening. MOLLY steps forward eating something.
HAGGIS
"Now, then, I requested..." (Noticing that she's eating. He just shakes his head and continues.) "... Your presence for questions dealing with the events that have recently transpired."
MOLLY (trying to swallow)
"Oh, sorry about that. Would you be liking that I serve up some tea and crumpets?"
HAGGIS
"No, thank you, Molly, not just yet. Now, Molly, you saw the attack take place?"
MOLLY
"Aye, that I did. I was just on my way back from the market where I had gone to fetch Dr. Jekyll some hot-cross buns. Ya know he does favor them over most other kinds..."
HAGGIS
Yes, yes, yes, now would you know this man if you saw him again?"
MOLLY
"Oh, I could never forget him! The way he brandished his cane..." (Grabs the broken cane piece from UTTERSON) "... And jumped up and down..." (Starts hitting HAGGIS with the cane while she says this) "... On dear Sir George..." (SYBLE is very distraught over hearing this and runs out of the room) "... Why I was so frightened, my buns went flying all over the place."
POOLE (pointing back at SYBLE leaving)
"Molly!"
MOLLY (looking back)
"Opps!"
HAGGIS (shaking his head)
"Thank you, Molly, you may go."
MOLLY slowly starts to walk off sadly for what she's done. Everyone watches her leave before returning to the case.
HAGGIS
"Ms. Kryrovich, may I speak with you next?"
KRYROVICH
"Yez! What would you like to know?"
HAGGIS
"I've heard some rumors that interesting things have occurred in your garden...would you like to elaborate on this?"
KRYROVICH (thinking about what to say before speaking)
"Well, there has been some disturbances in my garden for some time now and..."
HAGGIS
"How long have you been having them?"
KRYROVICH
"For about four days sir."
HAGGIS
"Alright, now tell me what kind of disturbances have been happening."
KRYROVICH
"Well, you see sir, I really have been believing that it was the dog that was doing it, but after hearing what Molly just said happened to poor Sir Carew, I'm not so sure anymore. But my tulips have been dug up everyday for these four days now! My vegetables have been found half eaten as well! You have no idea how hard it is to have a healthy meal anymore without vegetables!"
HAGGIS
"Please calm down Ms. Kryrovich. I know that you..."
KRYROVICH
"And when I find that Mr. Hyde, I'm going to catch him and torture him until he..."
HAGGIS (interrupts her for he is getting extremely nervous and fearful of her)
"Thank you Ms. Kryrovich, that'll be all for now."
KRYROVICH
"But I just..."
HAGGIS
"Ms. Kryrovich! That is all!"
KRYROVICH exits through the kitchen extremely angry.
HAGGIS (cont)
"Mrs. Poole..."
POOLE
"Don't worry about her, sir. She's a very hard worker."
HAGGIS
"Yes. Now, Mrs. Poole, there is a rear door to Dr. Jekyll's laboratory, is there not?"
POOLE
"Yes sir."
HAGGIS
"And whom, as a rule has access to that door?"
POOLE
"Only my master, Dr. Jekyll."
HAGGIS
"No one else?"
POOLE
"Yes, sometimes, Mr. Hyde. The master gave orders to let him come and go and take no notice."
HAGGIS
"Hmm. The trail grows warm. Thank you, Mrs. Poole. You may go."
POOLE goes off toward the laboratory.
HAGGIS (cont and taking the broken cane back)
"Well, Mr. Utterson, mark me, I think we shall soon see our man in custody. Now, if you would be so kind as show me to the laboratory door."
POOLE (returning quickly)
"Mr. Utterson, sir, Dr. Jekyll is on his way up from his laboratory and desires to see you."
POOLE is laughing about this for some odd reason. She seems to find humor in the whole thing.
UTTERSON
"Very well, Mrs. Poole. Will you be so kind as to show the inspector round in the rear?"
While UTTERSON says this he points around to his behind.
POOLE
"Beg pardon, sir!"
UTTERSON
"To the laboratory door Mrs. Poole."
POOLE
"Yes, sir. Walk this way."
POOLE starts walking off in a very weird posture. Just for the fun of it, HAGGIS does the same posture, and following him is WILLARD whom also does it as well.
UTTERSON stands there staring and shaking his head.
UTTERSON
"That Poole. I'd love to know where Henry dug her up."
Suddenly JEKYLL enters into the Drawing Room.
JEKYLL
"Oh, John, there you are. I want to talk with you..."
UTTERSON
"Henry, I want to talk with you, concerning this fellow Hyde. You haven't been mad enough to hide Hyde have you?"
JEKYLL
"John, you're being snide in suggesting that I tried to hide Hyde. You're not suggesting a cover-up are you?"
UTTERSON
"Henry, of course not!"
JEKYLL
"John, I want to make one thing perfectly clear. Your doctor is not a crook! I am done with Edward Hyde. He will never more be heard of. On that you have my word."
UTTERSON
"Well, I hope for your sake that you are correct."
JEKYLL
"Utterson, I want your advice. I have this day received a letter, a letter from..."
UTTERSON
"Hyde!"
JEKYLL
"Yes, and I am at a loss to know whether to show it to Inspector Haggis and Dr. Willard."
UTTERSON
"You fear that it might lead to Hyde's detection?"
JEKYLL
"Oh, I don't care what becomes of him! I am only thinking of my own character, which this hateful business has exposed."
UTTERSON
"Have you the letter with you?"
JEKYLL
"Yes, here."
JEKYLL hands UTTERSON the letter. He begins reading it.
UTTERSON
"'Dear friend Jekyll: You have been my friend and benefactor, and how unworthily have I repaid you. But you need not be alarmed for my safety, as I have a means of escape upon which I can place sure dependence. Yours. Edward Hyde.' Shall I keep this?"
JEKYLL
"If you wish."
UTTERSON (putting the letter in his briefcase)
"Now, Henry, it was Hyde who dictated the terms in your will about your disappearance correct?"
JEKYLL (shaking his head)
"Yes."
UTTERSON
"I thought so. He meant you murder you Henry. You have had a very narrow escape."
JEKYLL
"Oh, John, I have learned my lesson. I have brought injury to others and danger upon myself that I cannot name. Oh, if I am the chief of sinners. I am the chief of sufferers as well. I did not think, I did not dream, that this world contained such a place of suffering and terror so frightening... so frightening."
JEKYLL starts weeping on UTTERSON's shoulder. He then gathers his emotions.
JEKYLL (cont)
"What has happened? John, you must excuse me."
JEKYLL starts to leave the room, but then turns back to UTTERSON.
JEKYLL
"John, please don't ever tell anyone that I cried and that I was not strong..."
UTTERSON
"Very well, Henry. Now all these events have tired me. I shall see you later."
UTTERSON leaves the Drawing Room and JEKYLL behind. JEKYLL sits in a nearby chair and starts talking to himself. SYBLE then comes in the room.
SYBLE
"Henry..."
JEKYLL (looking up and then standing)
"Syble, my darling."
SYBLE
"Henry, will you help us find the monster who attacked my father?"
JEKYLL
"I... I... Oh what can I say?"
SYBLE
"Henry, there is rumor that you know something of this horrible man! That he has visited your laboratory!"
JEKYLL
"Syble, I can tell you nothing! You must not ask! I beg of you... I implore you..."
SYBLE
"What? You refuse to help?"
JEKYLL
"I cannot!"
SYBLE
"Cannot? Henry, what is this man to you?"
JEKYLL
"Syble..."
SYBLE
"Henry, I am going to the hospital to see how father is getting on. If you change your mind, you know where to find me."
SYBLE exits from the drawing room as JEKYLL returns to his seat.
JEKYLL
"What am I to do? My life is falling to pieces because of Edward Hyde."
JEKYLL then feels another transformation coming on as he stands up and starts yelling in pain as the transformation commences and he becomes HYDE. He snarls and runs out of the Drawing Room.
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18 EXT. LONDON CITY- DAY 18
Camera shows shots of daylight in London as the sun comes up for a new day. However, the fog doesn't help much, because of the fog that constantly surrounds the area.
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19 INT. DRAWING ROOM- DAY 19
Camera shows MS. KRYROVICH come into the empty Drawing Room in an angry mood. She is carrying something black in her hands that cannot be identified.
She looks all over the room for anyone. Not able to find someone, she lifts up the object to reveal that it is a broken cane piece.
KRYROVICH
"Look at what I found in my garden, and there's no one to tell about it!"
KRYROVICH sighs and stomps off back into the kitchen.
MRS. POOLE then comes into the room from a side door. She seems very frantic, looking for something. POOLE goes over to an office desk at the side of the room and begins going through the papers.
POOLE (rambling)
"Where is it... I know there was a note here somewhere."
Suddenly UTTERSON and SYBLE come into the room talking to themselves, not even seeing POOLE until they are close enough to see that she has bent over to pick up some papers that have fallen.
UTTERSON (in disgust for seeing POOLE'S behind)
"Mrs. Poole!"
POOLE stands up embraced to even turn around.
UTTERSON (cont)
"Mrs. Poole! Is Dr. Jekyll it?"
POOLE (turning around)
"Yes sir! He's been in his laboratory all day and he won't come out and every time I knock he..."
UTTERSON
"Thank you Mrs. Poole, that will be all."
POOLE
"Very well, sir."
POOLE exits through the door that she came in. UTTERSON and SYBLE sit down together on the couch to talk.
UTTERSON
"Will you grant me one request?"
SYBLE
"What is it?"
UTTERSON
"I want you to make up with Henry."
SYBLE
"That I cannot do!"
UTTERSON
"Perhaps if you had given him some time, he might have been able to explain."
SYBLE
"I require the truth, not false excuses. I just feel that there is something between Henry and this hideous Hyde creature."
UTTERSON
"Syble, what are you saying? What possible bond could exist?"
SYBLE
"Only Henry can answer that."
UTTERSON
"Please, Syble, make up with him."
SYBLE (with growing hysteria)
"Don't ask me that! I love Henry, but I... this whole business is driving me mad! I can't bear it! I simply can't! I can't!"
SYBLE jumps up and starts running off crying. She goes through a door as POOLE comes out of it. POOLE looks back before continuing to UTTERSON.
POOLE
"Sir, if I might have a word with you."
UTTERSON
"If you must, Mrs. Poole."
POOLE
"Well, sir, the master of late has been acting very strange."
UTTERSON
"Perhaps odd would be a better choice of words, but continue."
POOLE
"Well, sir, it was sometimes Dr. Jekyll's way to leave orders on a sheet of paper outside this door and since early this morning, we've had nothing else except notes and the closed door and food to be left outside and smuggled in while nobody is looking. A dozen times, Mr. Utterson, these notes have sent me flying all over London to wholesale chemists looking for a certain chemical. But every time, soon after I brought it back, there would be another paper telling me to return it because it wasn't right. This drug, sir, he wants very badly."
UTTERSON
"Yes, it does sound very much that way."
POOLE
"And whatever is in there cries to heaven for help, wails and..."
Suddenly a screaming from the Laboratory cuts POOLE off.
UTTERSON
"Good heavens, who do you think it is in there?"
POOLE (grabbing hold of UTTERSON'S coat)
"It's that monster, Mr. Hyde."
POOLE removes her hands in disgust. UTTERSON is disgusted as well with POOLE. They both look away from each other.
UTTERSON
"Hmmm! You must be correct."
POOLE
"Of course!"
UTTERSON
"I must get Inspector Haggis at once! Mrs. Poole, look after your master as best you can, and I'll return shortly."
POOLE
"Very well, sir."
UTTERSON leaves the Drawing Room and house behind. POOLE returns to the desk and starts going through it again. She starts rambling about a note once again. Suddenly there comes a voice from the laboratory.
JEKYLL/HYDE (o.s.)
"Mrs. Poole!"
POOLE is startled, but looks toward the Laboratory door and tries to gather herself.
POOLE
"Yes, sir?"
JEKYLL/HYDE
"The chemical! Did you get the chemical!"
POOLE
"Oh dear... No sir, I'm sorry sir, but they didn't have any of it left."
The doorbell rings.
POOLE (cont)
"I must answer the door, sir."
POOLE exits and as soon as she does, JEKYLL/HYDE enters showing that there is constant transformations happening.
JEKYLL/HYDE
"That must be Carla. She is my last hope. Shall I never get that chemical? Oh, but I dare not think of failure. Edward Hyde must die. Ah, this feeling that comes over me... can it be the change? Leave me alone!..." (Transformation) "... You're afraid of Mr. Hyde! Afraid of him! Can you kill the strongest force in the world, evil? You must have the strength of Hyde to murder Hyde! The inordinate, God-like strength of Hyde and evil..." (laughs malevolently) "... You can't kill me, Jekyll! The good in you can never kill the evil that I am! I shall never die! Not as long as you can live!..." (Transformation as he sits in a nearby chair) "... Thank God, I still have some control."
POOLE (o.s.)
"Sir, a Miss Gambetti!"
CARLA enters into the Drawing Room and goes over to JEKYLL/HYDE
JEKYLL
"Carla... Carla, did you...?"
HYDE
"Carla, my darling, it's been too long..."
CARLA
"Edward, you devil..."
JEKYLL
"Carla, did you..."
CARLA
"Henry, I..."
HYDE
"Jekyll, will you leave us alone?"
JEKYLL
"No, no, no, I don't believe it! Say you jest, Carla..."
HYDE
"She's not jesting. Now go away!"
CARLA
"Henry, I..."
JEKYLL
"I can see by your eyes that it is true. You've failed."
CARLA
"It is true, my poor Henry."
HYDE
"Henry, Carla and I would like to be alone!"
CARLA
"Edward, don't talk like that in front of Henry. It's embarrassing."
HYDE (Giggling lasciviously)
"Carla, you're embarrassed? After our little after-theatre escapades?"
JEKYLL
"Will you two stop this prattle? You're both carrying on as if there's no tomorrow! Well, there is no tomorrow without that chemical! Don't you understand? I am doomed! I am doomed!"
HYDE
"Oh, Henry, you're such a stick. Now, Carla, I was about to suggest that the two of us..."
HYDE whispers in CARLA'S ear. They both giggle together.
Suddenly there is a knocking at the door.
JEKYLL
"Who is there?"
SYBLE (o.s.)
"Henry, it is I!"
JEKYLL
"Syble! Syble dear, go away! I cannot see you."
HYDE
"Henry, let her in. We could double date. You and Syble. Carla and I."
CARLA
"A wonderful idea! We could picnic..."
JEKYLL
"Carla, will you shut up?"
SYBLE (o.s.)
"Henry, is there someone in there with you?"
JEKYLL
"No, Syble, darling! Carla, I must see her. You can leave through the back door."
CARLA
"But, Henry, what about our double date?"
JEKYLL
"Carla, would you please just go! I'll see you after the theatre!"
CARLA goes through the kitchen, very angry. At the same time, SYBLE enters from the front entrance.
SYBLE
"Who was that I heard in here?"
JEKYLL
"It was... it was just the radio."
SYBLE
"Radio? Henry, darling, what's a radio?"
JEKYLL
"Never mind, Syble, my darling. Why have you called?"
SYBLE
"A voice whispered to me, 'See Henry before it is too late'. But Henry, darling, you look different."
JEKYLL
"I do! Oh, no!"
JEKYLL runs to the mirror at the top of the fireplace. He looks at himself while SYBLE stares at him oddly. JEKYLL sighs and returns to SYBLE.
JEKYLL (cont)
"I have not been well."
SYBLE
"Then I will stay here and nurse you back to health. You, dear Henry, and my father. I was at the hospital yesterday and he is greatly improved."
JEKYLL
"Syble, my darling, you have forgiven me?"
SYBLE
"Henry, it is you who should forgive me. In my grief, I momentarily last faith. Oh, Henry, I still have my questions and my confusions, but be that as it may, I shall never again attempt to deny that which I value and cherish above all use, my love for you."
JEKYLL
"Do you know, Syble, my darling, I had a dream about you last night."
SYBLE
"Did you?"
HYDE
"No, you wouldn't let me!"
SYBLE (not even hearing HYDE)
"Oh, Henry, my darling, once we are..."
JEKYLL
"I know, my precious, but now you must go."
SYBLE
"No, no, not yet."
JEKYLL
"Yes, yes, you must."
SYBLE
"Till tomorrow, my darling."
JEKYLL
"Tomorrow, my precious."
The two embrace and during the embrace a transformation starts to occur.
JEKYLL (cont)
"Syble quickly!"
SYBLE (looking at the face of HYDE)
"You're not Henry! Why, it's..."
JEKYLL
"Syble, flee! Flee! Flee!"
HYDE
"Shut up, Jekyll! I'm calling the shots now!"
SYBLE starts to move off toward the front door. HYDE starts for her and jumps on the couch and then jumps right over it, landing beside SYBLE. She screams as he grabs a hold of her.
HYDE
"Come here, my pretty."
HYDE takes SYBLE back to the middle of the Drawing Room as suddenly one of the doors comes flying open and out comes INSPECTOR HAGGIS, MR. UTTERSON, MRS. POOLE, and MS. KRYROVICH.
HAGGIS
"Unhand her, Hyde!"
UTTERSON steps up to SYBLE and pulls her away from HYDE.
HYDE
"So, Inspector Trevor Haggis! We meet at last!"
HAGGIS
"Yes, Mr. Edward Hyde! Your little game is over!"
HYDE
"Oh, I think not Inspector!"
HYDE pulls a knife out of his pocket.
HYDE (cont)
"One false move and Jekyll gets it!"
JEKYLL
"Everyone stay put! He means it!"
SYBLE
"Inspector, isn't there anything we can do?"
HAGGIS
"I'm afraid he has us where he wants us, Miss."
JEKYLL/HYDE start fighting over control of the knife as one hand tries to pull it out of the other.
HAGGIS
"Everyone stay back! This is between the two of th... I mean the one of them!"
JEKYLL/HYDE then falls to the floor and the knife goes sliding out of their hand. They start crawling for the knife as they continue to fight each other off.
HAGGIS moves back to the four other people and they all stare on in horror at what they're seeing.
JEKYLL/HYDE picks up the knife and starts to back off toward the others still fighting with themselves. JEKYLL/HYDE then turns around with the knife and starts slashing at the five people as they continue to move away from him.
JEKYLL/HYDE finally loses control and falls down behind the couch. The five people stare at each other unsure what to think of all of this. POOLE starts weeping and pulls her head down into HAGGIS'S shoulder. KRYROVICH just stands almost by herself annoyed.
HAGGIS
"It looks as if it's all over."
SYBLE
"Is Henry...?"
HAGGIS
"Miss, I'm afraid that he is..."
UTTERSON
"Syble, dear, try to be strong."
Suddenly a hand comes up from the couch and lands on the top of it.
HAGGIS
"Hello! Look there! He's stirring!"
SYBLE
"Is it...?"
JEKYLL/HYDE rises from the couch and everyone continues to look frightened, not knowing who would answer.
JEKYLL
"Edward Hyde? No, Syble, my darling. It is I! Henry Jekyll has prevailed!"
SYBLE runs out of UTTERSON'S arms and into JEKYLL'S. POOLE looks up from HAGGIS'S shoulder and smiles. KRYROVICH just shakes her head.
KRYROVICH
"I knew something strange was going on here."
SYBLE
"Oh, Henry! Henry, my darling, you have been restored to me."
JEKYLL
"Yes, darling. And I have a confession to make. I am... I mean, I WAS the horrible Mr. Hyde."
SYBLE
"Oh, dear. I thought you were acting a bit strangely."
JEKYLL
"It happened as a result of my studies into the nature of evil. During the transformation I had no control over my actions."
SYBLE
"But good has triumphed over evil."
JEKYLL
"Yes, the transformation was caused by a rare and little-known chemical. Now that I understand, I shall avoid the dangers of that vile drug."
MOLLY suddenly enters from the front door and goes over to JEKYLL and SYBLE. HAGGIS, POOLE, KRYROVICH, and UTTERSON all move forward trying to hear what MOLLY will say.
MOLLY
"Dr. Jekyll, a Miss Gambetti."
SYBLE (confused and angry)
"Miss Gambetti!"
MOLLY moves back to POOLE and the two start giggling and whispering to each other. UTTERSON starts drawing a picture of what CARLA looks like for him.
SYBLE (cont)
"How do you know her, Henry?"
JEKYLL
"Just a professional acquaintance, my darling."
SYBLE
"Yours..."
SYBLE turns back to look at POOLE, MOLLY, and UTTERSON whom all look away.
SYBLE (cont)
"Or hers?"
CARLA enters carrying a chemical in her hands. She is extremely excited.
CARLA
"Oh, Henry, darling, I've got it! I found it! The chemical you needed so desperately!"
SYBLE
"Is that the radio?"
JEKYLL
"No Syble, darling." (sotto voice to CARLA) "Not now Carla."
UTTERSON and HAGGIS both start to move forward at the same time, but UTTERSON pushes HAGGIS back toward KRYROVICH.
HAGGIS
"Mr. Utterson!"
UTTERSON
"Here, Miss Gambetti, let's have a look at that."
UTTERSON takes the chemical from CARLA.
UTTERSON (cont)
"What do you make of this."
POOLE and MOLLY try to get JEKYLL'S attention as he is trying to calm SYBLE down. They are two late as they all start saying "No!" as UTTERSON drinks the chemical.
JEKYLL
"No, John!...Bad John."
UTTERSON begins to scream as he begins to transform before everyone’s eyes. HAGGIS, MOLLY, and POOLE all stand back scared out of their minds. KRYROVICH stands off to the side even more angry. JEKYLL takes the chemical away from UTTERSON and hands it to POOLE. UTTERSON falls to the ground in pain. SYBLE gets behind JEKYLL, while JEKYLL pulls CARLA in front of him.
UTTERSON suddenly stands and looks at everyone evilly. JEKYLL then pushes CARLA up to UTTERSON/HYDE. CARLA starts flirting with him and begins to run off toward the kitchen. She shakes her butt at him as she goes. Everyone stares in shock at what they've just seen.
KRYROVICH
"I hope he gets the dog!"
Everyone stares at KRYROVICH weirdly.
JEKYLL
"Syble, perhaps we'd better retire to the library."
They both start for the door leading to the Library.
JEKYLL (cont)
"Are you joining us, Inspector?"
HAGGIS
"Yes, of course."
HAGGIS goes over to JEKYLL and SYBLE as they start to go inside.
POOLE (pointing at the chemical)
"But what about this sir?"
JEKYLL
"Keep it!"
JEKYLL, SYBLE, and HAGGIS exit into the Library.
POOLE
"Molly take this!"
MOLLY
"I don't want it! Give it to Ms. Kryrovich!"
POOLE
"Yes, here you go Ms. Kryrovi..." (remembering who she's about to give it to)... No!"
KRYROVICH starts to go for the chemical anyway, but stops when there are several sudden screams from the Library.
All three housekeepers are terrified and stand stiff.
FADE TO BLACK
CREDITS ROLL
12/8/2002 11:32:55 AM
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