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Scene 143
written by Lilpeste
"Can't you drive any faster?"
Fletcher: What's your hurry, Red?
Holly: (glances at her watch) I promised Michelle that we'd be home before 9:30. And I told Roger I'd meet him at the house around then too.
Fletcher: Roger? Why? What's going on?
Holly: I have to tell him about that meeting I had...
Fletcher: Oh yeah... when you got to play Agent 99....
Holly: (smiles) Exactly.
Fire engine sirens can be heard coming up on their rear...
Holly: Pull over to the right and let them pass...
Fletcher: (laughs) I know that.
Holly: Sorry. (glances at her watch again) Ok, go.
Fletcher: Do you mind if I let them finish passing? (steps on the gas; mischievously) Should we follow them?
Holly: No, Fletcher, we're late. Let someone else get the story.
Fletcher: Ok... they're going our way at the moment anyway...
Holly: Whatever... just step on it.
The fire engines make their next turn...
and the next one....
and the next one...
Fletcher: (notices that they're still following the fire engines) I've got a really bad feeling...
Holly: (has been lost in thought) What?
Fletcher: (mutters under his breath) Don't turn right, don't turn right.... Damn !!
Holly: (looks around) Oh my god, Fletcher, they turned down our street. (nervous) Step on it !!
Fletcher floors it and both are stunned when they see the fire trucks pull up to Follybend. The car is barely stopped when Holly's out the door running to the house; she's trying to make her way through the firefighters...
Holly: (screaming) MJ !!!! Michelle !!!!
Holly's halfway to the house when she's caught by a fireman and restrained from going any farther...
Firefighter #1: Ma'am, you're going to have to stay back.
Holly: (distraught) This is my house. My daughter's inside and so is a friend that's watching her. I have to go in there. I have to get them.
Firefighter #1: Ma'am, we have enough civilians in there trying to play hero. We understand your fear, but please let us do our jobs.
Fletcher: (catching up to Holly) What are you talking about? Who's in there?
Firefighter #1: We were told a man by the name of Roger Thorpe is inside...
Holly: (still in shock, turns to Fletcher with a slight look of relief in her eyes) Roger's in there. He'll save her. He'd never let anything happen to my baby. He'll save her. He HAS to save her...
Fletcher goes to run in the house, but stops when he hears...
"Holly!!!"
Holly's eyes light up when she hears Michelle's cries...
Holly: Michelle!! (turns to Fletcher) Thank god, they're not in there. (tears of relief stream down her face; screams) Where are you?!??!
Michelle: (makes her way through the crowd; stops when she sees Holly) Oh god Holly... (tears are rolling down her face)
Fletcher: Dammit, Michelle, where's MJ?
Holly: (looks around, but when she doesn't see MJ, starts to freak out) Where is she, Michelle? Where's my baby?!?!
Fletcher, scared to death for his daughter, tries to run into the house but is restrained by the Firemen...
Michelle: I'm so sorry, Holly. I was just enjoying the night air for a minute. I swear. I had no idea anything like this... it happened so fast. (sees the look in Holly's eyes; screams through her tears) Holly, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me.
Holly: (screaming) You left her? You left her in there all alone? My god, Michelle, what were you thinking? How could you do something like this?
Holly tries to run in the house, but she's restrained again...
Holly: (fighting their grip, screaming) Let me go. I have to get my baby. (blood curdling scream) MJ!!!
Michelle: (tries to comfort Holly through her tears) Mr. Thorpe is in there. He made me run to the neighbors to call the fire department. He'll save her. I know he will.
Firefighter #1: I just hope he makes it out alive. This fire caught quickly and spread throughout from the looks of things...
Holly freaks when she hears this...
Holly: (screams) Roger!!
Holly collapses to the ground..
Holly: (in hysterics) My baby.... Oh god, my baby...
Suddenly everyone goes still.
Holly senses this and looks up. She can barely make out the figure, emerging through the heavy smoke, but she'd know that silhouette anywhere...
And he's holding the baby...
Holly rises, joy plastered all over her face...
Fletcher is by her side... but he's not smiling.
He sees the look on Roger's face.
Now Holly can too... and she sees the tears rolling down his cheeks...
Roger: I'm so sorry, Holly... the smoke... I'm so... so... sorry.... (tears stream down his face; cries out...) I tried.
On Holly, a primal scream escaping from her body as she crumbles to the ground... fade to black...
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