Lesson 15

[Timothy G Winters]

Time’s Horror Outline Version 1

What I learned doing this assignment is that finishing the outline was the most onerous part of this endeavor yet. I have much judgment, which I am trying to ignore, about the product so far. though I can see a shape of this story emerging.

Opening Scene:
1. EXT – AFGHANISTAN DESERT – DAY
THREE MEN in Russian uniforms kneel surrounded by Afghani fighters, all weapons trained on the prisoners. They refuse to get into the offered vehicle. The Afghani leader orders them shot.
Horror situation: Russian fighters refuse getting into an old ambulance and are shot.
Apprehension: Russian prisoners might have a chance to live, but are stubborn.
Fear: would rather die than ride in that.
Suspense: Surely they can go along, though one of them is cracking down. They are killed.

2. EXT –OUTSIDE SAN ANGELO, TEXAS – NIGHT
CHAS kicked from a pick-up and savagely beaten. He tries to get help from a locked truck lot. Sees a man in white who lets him in and shows him to an old ambulance, a Dodge Wc54 truck ambulance, circa WWII. Chaz catches a glimpse of guy’s face. Whatever it is, it ain’t human, or at least a living one. Chaz screams. . .
Horror Situation: Meeting a stranger late at night, needing help
Fear: Strange guy, somethings not right.
Shock: His face is a living skull with shining eyes. . .

3. INT – TRUCK, AFGHANISTAN CITY – DAY.
Chas awakens with his left hand cuffed to the steering wheel of the antique war surplus truck in Afghanistan and the war is still going on around him. The only modern equipment is some blinking camera devices in the Dashboard and the back of the truck: who is watching? U.S. Soldier Ambrose is forced to use Chaz to drive the truck to rendezvous with the others JAMES HOWARD, PVT. DIANE SIKOWSKI, RAFI SAWRIZ, SALA MUHAMMED, and her baby ALI. They are fired upon as they escape.

4. INT – TEMP. ARMY GARAGE – DAY
Ambrose gets the truck to mechanic. The Mechanic is shocked when touching the truck. Has a vision, but can’t find any damage.
5. INT — TRUCK – DAY.
While alone in the truck, Sikowski also sees unexplainable vision of a Nazi. GUNFIRE ERUPTS NEARBY.
• Horror Situation: Seeing a Nazi appear and disappear in the truck
• Horror emotions Fear of insanity and the irrational.
• Scares: Words are being etched into the side of the truck.
• Releases: The others load up and all seems the way it was.
• Monster reveals: something is in this truck.
6 INT – TEMP. ARMY GARAGE – DAY
Rafi (the Translator) Warns them they will not get to Mosul and because of the truck refuses to go with them. As the enemy moves in on the station, Mechanic Throws tools and cans of gas in the back and goes with them out of town.
7. INT – TRUCK – DAY.
Mechanic Cousins is knocked unconscious in the escape from the city. He sees himself killed in war, a Japanese sword swings towards his neck. Upon waking, he is relieved that it was just an illusion.
8. INT/EXT – TRUCK – DAY
Visibility has gone down to zero in blowing sand. Ambrose tells Cousins to lift himself out and see if he can get their bearings. Sikowski volunteers but Cousins does it. He sticks his head above the truck and a low hung radio wire contacts his neck. The Mechanic is decapitated.
• Horror Situation: Eric wakes from Nightmare, and then lives it.
• Horror emotions Apprehension, dread.
• Scares: Irrational punishment, decapitation.
• Releases: Sword was just a dream, in a truck alive.
• Monster reveals: The truck manipulates dreams and lives
9. INT – TRUCK – DAY
There is mayhem inside the ambulance. Sikowski wants to recover the body, but Howard won’t have it. They berate Ambrose for his sacrificing Cousins. Howard takes command.
10. INT — TRUCK – DAY.
After losing control of his weapon, Ambrose finds himself across from a man dressed in a white suit. Chaz is no longer there. The driver’s side window opens and the cab is filled with foul, burning fumes. Ambrose literally starts falling apart. He stumbles into the back and finds himself unharmed.
• Horror Situation: Ambrose, angry at Howard, is vulnerable to the truck.
• Horror emotions anger, loss of power.
• Scares: He is dissolved
• Releases: Weird old man, got to get a grip. Just a bad dream.
• Monster reveals: The truck is working on his sanity.

11. INT – TRUCK – DAY
A discussion of mission and strategy with Howard, Sikowski and Ambrose about what is going on, as driver Chaz listens in. Sala remains silent. The only thing certain for Ambrose is that he has to get Howard, the truck and the mystery cargo to Mosul. James Howard is with a company called Blackwater, and demands they get him there ASAP.

12. INT – TRUCK – DAY.
Chaz drives on. SHOTS wake everyone in the back of the truck. One of the gasoline cans is tipped over and is leaking around someone’s boots.

13. INT – TRUCK – DAY.
Chaz wants to stop but they drive on.

14. INT – TRUCK – NIGHT.
The group in the back trying not to succumb to sleep. The man in white is seen again. Howard has a vision and is killed in it. Gun fires and nails Howard through the skull, as in the hallucination.

• Horror Situation: a vision of Vlad Tsepes and has a nightmare of having his hat nailed to his head
• Horror emotions : Fear, Insanity.
• Scares: Hat nailed on his head.
• Releases: Just a dream?
• Monster reveals: No one is safe. Renew desire to get out of there.

15. INT. – TRUCK – NIGHT.

Chaz needs a bathroom break. The survivors decide to drive until there is a place along the highway that they can pull over safely. Fight between Howard and Sitkowski and a thrown match falls into the leaking gas. Ambrose’s gas-soaked uniform is ignited and he, their presumed leader, dies in fire.

16. INT – TRUCK – NIGHT
Sikowski is touched by Gray. She is in a room with the Nazi, Old and decaying. He puts the Luger in her mouth, but then gives her the luger. With broken bayonet he finishes the inscription on the truck wall: Wir sind die Holle. Zerstore UNS!.

• Horror Situation: BEING TORTURED BY A DEAD NAZI
• Horror emotions: Dread, apprehension.
• Scares: decayed re-appearance of Nazi corpse.
• Releases: Only a dream, but not really. . .
• Monster reveals: Somehow there is a way to destroy this truck . . .. .

17. INT – TRUCK – NIGHT.
SIKOWSKI wakes up and the Afghan women translates from the German: We are Hell. Destroy US! Yes, Sala speaks fluent English and other languages. They put together what needs to happen.

18. EXT/INT – TRUCK – NIGHT.
Chaz, still driving, sees the beings of the truck clawing onto the exterior of the truck. He sees the bloodied Howard and burnt Ambrose.Truck runs over an IED, EXPLOSION. The survivors finish the job and burn the Truck.

19. EXT – DESERT – DAWN.
The next morning, the truck is again road worthy and waiting for them. Chaz heads into town. He drops off Sikowski, Sala, and Ali. He drives the truck into Mosul for the dropoff. Chaz sees all the entities haunting the truck, trying to prevent him from his goal. He is killed by a sniper’s bullet and the truck crashes.

20. EXT – MOSUL STREET – DAY.
Resolution: Under US Surveillance, the WAR Surplus vehicle stands, yet again, pristine in the center of a Taliban stronghold. One of the Taliban fighters is lured to the truck, just as Chaz was. The cameras in the truck are still watching as the cycle starts again.
21. EXT – MOSUL – DAY
Sikowski, Sala, and the baby trudge through the city with Howard’s bags of American Dollars, searching for a way out of the war zone.

[j T]

Hi Timothy, I’m ready to exchange feedbacks on the outline,if you are.. I’ll try to get my feedback ready by June 12 2024.

[j T]

Jessica Tremblay’s Horror Outline Version 1
What I learned doing this assignment is outlining is an important step in creating a screenplay.
1. OPENING. INT. APARTMENT BUILDING, STORAGE LOCKERS – NIGHT
JOHN (60) stores a box in his locker. Hearing a whimper, he breaks into a locker to rescue a trapped "animal” and is attacked by a vicious creature.

2. INT. JOHN'S APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
John stumbles in, clutching his heart. Scribbles a few words on a newspaper and dies of a heart attack.

3. INT. JOANNA'S APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM – DAY
Joanna pulls out stolen sports outfits from her purse and removes their anti-theft devices.

4. EXT. PARK – DAY
Jogging, she throws the tags then chases a white rabbit. When it gets hit by a car, she's devastated. A passerby, MIKE (23), stops to ask if she's okay. His dog grabs the dead rabbit.

5. INT. JOANNA'S APARTMENT, ENTRANCE – DAY
Mike escorts Joanna home. She appears in shock. When he asks for her contact info to check on her later, she gives it to him, then kisses him.

6. BEDROOM
They make love.
NEXT DAY.
She steals money from his wallet while he sleeps. He's a cop! She hides clothes with store tags still on.

7. LIVING ROOM
She practices yoga, distracted. In Downward Dog, her arm is shaky. Moving to Child's Pose, she massages her old shoulder injury. Hears noise. But it's not Mike. The spooky noise coming from —

8. KITCHEN
Mike's dog throws up — blood, bones, and fur – at her feet then lies motionless.

9. EXT. VETERINARIAN OFFICE, PARKING LOT – DAY
Mike and Joanna leave the of fice. Mike holds a leash. No dog. She tries to console him. He moves away. Says he knows she stole money from him and leaves her in the parking lot.

10. INT. JOANNA'S APARTMENT, KITCHEN – DAY
Joanna cleans the blood on the floor. Grimaces.

11. INCITING INCIDENT. INT. BATHROOM – DAY
She throws up. Gets a phone call from Memento Mori.

12. EXT. MEMENTO MORI FUNERAL HOME – DAY
She picks up her father's urn and personal belongings at a cheap "drive-thru" funeral. Finds his address and keys.

13. EXT. JOHN'S APARTMENT BUILDING – NIGHT
A sign “NO PETS ALLOWED”.

14. INT. JOHN'S APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
She opens a window to air out. Finds a picture of father and his dog. Calls for Charlie, but finds no trace of the dog.
Accidentally texts Mike. Says she's here to rescue her father's dog. He perks up a little at the mention of a dog.
He asks why she was chasing the rabbit. Their conversation is interrupted by strange noises. She chases a raccoon out of the apartment. Closes the window.

15. INT. JOHN'S BEDROOM- DAY
She wants to sleep in, but is awaken by bird singing from next door apartment, then footsteps in the living room. There's someone in the apartment!

16. INT. JOHN'S LIVING ROM – DAY
She catches the BUILDING MANAGER (late 50s, leather vest) going through her father's stuff. He didn't know John had family. Her father never mentioned her.
He gives her five days to empty the place or he'll charge her a month's rent. He gives her business card of a junk removal company.

17. INT. JOHN'S APARTMENT BUILDING, HALLWAY – DAY
She meets her father's neighbour MRS. LARSEN (70, bandaged hand) and asks about his dog. She replies pets are not allowed in the building, and shuts the door.

18. INT. JOHN'S LIVING ROOM – DAY
She looks for money, valuables. Clean circles in the dust indicates apartment has been cleaned up (probably by Manager). Upset, she calls junk removal company. Drinks to her father's death certificate.

19. INT. JOHN'S BEDROOM – DAY
Hungover, she wakes up to find manager showing apartment to OLD MAN (a potential renter). Her body is exposed. Manager winks at her.

20. INT. JOHN'S KITCHEN – DAY
Manager escorts OLD MAN out then asks for her father's armchair.

21. INT. BUILDING MANAGER'S APARTMENT – DAY
They push armchair to his place. She's doing all the work.

22. INT. JOHN'S LIVING ROOM – DAY
She finds scribbled message STOR where armchair was. Doesn't know what it means.
She creates a KEEP pile. Pushes the urn OUT of it. Junk removal company arrives.

23. EXT. PARK – DAY
She waits in the park.

24. INT. JOHN'S LIVING ROOM – DAY
When she returns, urn still there. They don't take human remains. And they can't give her money because the stuff is worth nothing.
25. INT. APARTMENT BUILDING, LOBBY – DAY
She sees Junk Removal Guy give money to manager. She waits for mailman. Finds three pension cheques with different names sent to her father's address. Manager grabs them.

26. INT. JOHN'S LIVING ROOM – DAY
Joanna asks for her father's money, but Bank needs death certificate. It's gone! She phones Removal company but they remind her she signed a contract.

27.INT. JOHN'S BATHROOM – DAY
She throws up.

28.INT. PHARMACY – DAY
Exits with shopping bag.

29. INT. JOHN'S HALLWAY – DAY
Mrs. Larsen sees pregnancy test through plastic bag.

30. INT. MRS. LARSEN'S APARTMENT – DAY
Mrs. Larsen serves tea. Introduces her beloved stuffed parrot and its audio recording. She confirms father's dog is dead – they had him stuffed. Didn’t she find him?
She confirms names of previous residents from her father's place – same name she saw on envelops. She warns Joanna to get out as soon as she can.

31. INT. JOHN'S BATHROOM – DAY
Pregnancy test is positive.

32. INT. JOHN'S LIVING ROOM – DAY
Calls Mike, but doesn't tell him about pregnancy. He asks again why she was chasing white rabbit. She doesn't answer. He hangs up.
She packs her suitcase. Manager inspects apartment. Wants her to clean the floor. She cleans floor with old t-shirt as OLD MAN watches, waiting to move in.

33. TURNING POINT 1. INT. BUILDING MANAGER'S APARTMENT – NIGHT
Manager won't take keys back. He demands she empties her father's storage locker before midnight or he'll charge her a month's rent. She remembers her father's scribbling STOR.

34.INT. STORAGE AREA – DAY
Going through boxes, she finds a few keepsakes, including a stitched Bunny (full of lavender buds) and a letter from father asking her to feed Charlie. She yells that his dog is dead.
She empties locker. Piles up boxes outside the door.
Eyeing some valuables, she breaks in lockers and steals items.
Wearing a rabbit fur coat from Mrs. Larsen's locker, her arms full, she tries to leave, but the pile of boxes (and stolen goods) collapses, blocking the door. She's trapped inside! No phone.
She looks for another exit – finds none.

35. ENTRANCE
She paints a message – HELP – and slips it under the door. (Doesn't notice the claw marks on the concrete floor)
A banging noise is revealed to be an old unstable air conditioning unit, dangling from a metal arm.
In another hallway, water PLOPS from a leaky pipe into a bucket underneath.
She hears snoring coming from a locker, but the loud AC comes on, drowning the sound.
Since JOHN'S LOCKER is now empty she takes refuge in —

36. MRS. LARSEN'S LOCKER
Joanna browses through Mrs. Larsen's photo albums and discovers she had a husband and child but they died. She tucks in a doll.
Scare: Suddenly, all lights go off, except for some emergency lights. Nobody will be coming tonight.
MINUTES LATER
Joanna gets ready to spend the night. Xmas lights plugged in. Annoyed by plopping sound.

37. HALLWAY
She puts fabric at the bottom of the bucket.
CREAK. She finds a locker with door ajar, swinging. She closes it. Finds a tennis ball and takes it. Squeezing it. It helps her sore shoulder.
38. MRS. LARSEN'S LOCKER
Scares: Sleeping, her hand sticks out in hallway, under the door, between planks, holding the tennis ball. Something zeroes in on it.
Release: She removes her hand at last second, stirring in her sleep.
Scares: Baby spiders climbs on her.
Realease: She slaps them. Sits on boxes to sleep.
Scares: Nightmare – a creature grabs her hair.
Release: Wakes up to find her hair was just stuck on a long nail.
Awake. The plop noise is louder.

39. HALLWAY
As she approaches bucket, it falls. Water spills. An animals scampers off. She's not alone!

40. EXIT
Runs to exit. Cardboard on floor was pushed back, smudged, now reads HELL.

41. HALLWAY
As she runs towards Mrs. Larsen's locker the door burst open. A hairy creature comes out, pulling out the sleeping bag. The string of Xmas lights unplug before she can see more.
When the coast is clear, she grabs Bunny in hallway and runs to

42. NEW PLAN. LOCKER
She shelters in place. Creates a barricade.
Beast breaches barricade. Thinking it's gone, Joanna checks and comes face to face with it. Beast smells Joanna and attacks, ramming the door, about to break in. Joanna crawls over the wall to

43. ANOTHER LOCKER
Beast finds her smell. She throws her clothes in hallway. Beast shreds them and moves away.
She puts on old clothes – vintage shorts and top – found in locker.
Looking for objects to defend herself. Doll points to tool box in locker across hallway.

44. HALLWAY
She crosses over the hallway using a short ladder as a bridge.

45. CONSTRUCTION LOCKER
The only tool she finds is a mini exacto knife with one inch blade. She uses it to unscrew bicycle mirror and look in hallway. Beast is not there.

46.HALLWAY
Crossing back. The ladder falls in hallway. Beast chases.
She throws Bunny. Beast eats it. Gets sleepy. She saves bunny. (Beast weakness: lavender is like catnip to the beast.)

47. PLAN IN ACTION. LOCKER
Sows bunny. Overfeeds it. Gets an idea.
Fills balloon with rat poison. Throws it to the beast. It catches it, but beast sneezes poison in her face!

48.HALLWAY
They both run to the water hole from opposite direction. Temporary truce as beast drinks and Joanna washes her eyes.
They're face to face now. After a MIGHTY ROAR, the beast throws up the balloon and Joanna runs.
Big chase. She returns to

49.LOCKER
Doll is covered in poison. She peels off one layer of clothes (from pink to blue). Her stomach growls. She realizes monster is also hungry.

50.HALLWAY
Horror situation: using baby mice as bait.

Suspense: she places the picnic baskets in the hallway. The baby mice are inside. She waits for the beast to appear and eat the mice.
Dread: Monster comes closer. Momma mouse looks at Joanna. She decides to save the mice. Flees in a locker.
Surprise: But monster breaks in, eats the mice anyway (and momma mouse). Chase.
Monster reveal: Monster is hungry and wants to eat her.

51. HALLWAY
She kisses and throws bunny like a grenade to slow down the beast. Loses Bunny.

52. LOCKER
Horror Situation: chased by beast in hallway, she used phone flash to blind beast

Surprise: she finds her father’s phone in the locker (where he was attacked). Her birthday unlocks it.
Dread: She needs to go to another locker. Walks in hallway. The beast could be anywhere.
Fear: monster arrives.
Panics: monster chases. She flees.
Suspense: Will monster catch her?
Dread: Monster is close. Almost reach her.
Hysteria: she uses the phone flash to blind the beast.
Surprise: she looks at monster pic.
Monster reveal: a glimpse of its physical appearance. It’s terrifying.
Scare: a noise!
Release: it was just a box falling.

53. MIDPOINT. LOCKER
Finds pictures of her mom on her dad's phone. It gives her energy to fight. Prep montage. She puts on hockey equipment and straps doll to her chest for protection. She's now ready to fight.

54. RETHINK EVERYTHING. HALLWAY
The doll strapped to herself like Rambo-with-a-baby, she attacks! They become ally in the fight, fist bumping and high fiving.
The attack fails. She gets injured.

55. FAILURE. LOCKER
HORROR SITUATION: losing the doll.
HYSTERIA: As beast rams against door, Joanna removes a giant splinter. She bleeds heavily. She sows her wound with threads and needle.
APPREHENSION: She cleans doll, removes the last layer of slimy clothes. Discovers it's a girl. Not knowing if she and her baby will live, she names the doll (and her baby) Violet. Hugging doll, she finds a battery holder. Struggles to insert battery.
Surprise: And just when she's about to press when – monster breaks in and steals doll!

ANGUISH: The sound of the doll crying Mamma! Awakes her maternal instinct.
HORROR: Beast taunts her with doll. She can't help but want to save it.
She removes all protection. Time to get dirty!

56. VARIOUS LOCKERS
NEW PLAN. Prep montage – She breaks things. Creates traps and weapons.

57. MRS. LARSEN'S LOCKER
Stakeout – she waits under rabbit fur coat. Alerted of the beast movement by hooting owl, laughing Santa clause and cackling witch strategically placed. It's time. She steps out for the big showdown.

58. HALLWAY
She faces beast with a Super Soaker filled with urine. Sprays her urine everywhere. Beast goes mad.
Saves doll by throwing it in another locker where it will be safe, out of reach. (She's done her job as a mother, by protecting the doll.)
Horror situation: She tries to scare beast by making herself look larger – making butterfly wings with sleeping bag over her head.
Apprehension: Her arm gets tired. (Damn shoulder!)
Horror: Beast inflates and becomes taller than her, looming over her.
Dread: Joanna bows, at the mercy of the beast
Surprise: she pulls the handle of inflatable raft. Rafts inflates, scaring beast
Horror: raft hits a nail. It deflates.
Monster reveals: monster gets even larger and looms over her
Chases. Beast pushes against raft. Rafts crashes on wall.

59. LOCKER
She falls in a trap. Gets injured. Beast drags her to a tunnel towards a certain death. Suddenly –

60. HALLWAY
Horror situation: Mrs. Larsen (who cleared the blocked door) arrives to check on Joanna.
Surprise: Mrs. Larsen is in storage!
Panic: Beast attacks Mrs Larsen. She uses the diversion to reach the door.
Horror: Beast eats Mrs Larsen.
Suspense: Will she leave or stay to help Mrs Larsen? She decides to stay.
Panic: They flee in a locker, but Mrs. Larsen can't make it over the wall.
Hysteria: Larsen dies.

61. HALLWAY
Horror situation: Joanna stays to confront the beast.
Apprehension: Joanna finally reaches door, but beast roars to get her attention.
Suspense: She sees it has her mother's brooch on fur. Wil she stay or go? She closes door. This time it's personal.
Horror: She runs in a loop. Beast chases. Its heads get caught in a rope attached to all the locks — all locker doors open as beast pushes forward.
Dread: Fortunately, it's held back, only inches from Joanna's face.
Monster reveal: the monster in all its glory.
Dread: Beast backs away and door CLACKS in reverse.
Suspense: All doors are now open, obscuring view of hallway.
Dread: Suddenly – CLACK CLACK CLACK – all doors slams back again as monster lunge forward. She runs as the rope breaks and monster chases her.
Except now all lockers are open, so she can use the big objects from inside lockers. Weedwhackers, etc.
Beast gets entangled in Xmas lights. Exhilarating battle. But then things go sideways —

62. LOCKER
She takes refuge in a locker. Larsen grabs her ankle (not dead).
Larsen reveals how she found beast in park and brought it here as her secret pet. But it became aggressive. When it bit her, she stopped feeding it, thinking it would die, but it attacked Joanna's father (who was her lover). Following his death, she's been plagued with guilt. She dies from her wound.
Joanna removes all protective equipment.

63. EXECUTE NEW PLAN. HALLWAY
Horror situation: fighting the beast.
Surprise: She pulls on AC but it doesn't fall.
Scare: Beast gets closer. AC finally falls.
Release: Beast lies dead. It's over.
Apprehension: she walks carefully around the dead body.
Scare: Beast not dead! It grabs her ankle.
Panic: She does yoga pose to grab object and strike the beast.
Monster reveal: Fights mano-a-mano and discovers beast has tits! The Beast is female!
Surprise: She punches beast in the tits and gets covered in bloody mucus.
Anxiety: Beast grunts in pain, walks away, steps on the cardboard sign.
Apprehension:Joanna crawls to exit, sees sign that now says HELL O. Frowns. Beast moans.

64. TURNING POINT 2. Beast drags itself aimlessly in hallway, followed by a trail of blood. Joanna opens door of a locker. Beast crawls in.
Beast gives birth to pups.
Joanna realizes all this was her fault. By closing door of the locker earlier, she had accidentally locked beast out of its lair and left it to roam in hallway. Beast was just protecting entrance of its lair. Its territory.
She gathers objects, opens a box she didn't notice before (the one from the beginning) and finds her father's stuffed dog Charlie and a note "Don't forget to feed Charlie". She sees $100 bill sticking out of mouth. The stomach is full of it. He used dog as piggy bank! It’s her inheritance. Picks it up and faints before she can reach door.
Wakes up when Manager comes in. She tries to leave without being seen (if he finds out she was stealing stuff she'll go to prison). Ripped cardboard sign says HE.
Meanwhile he sees the mess she did, finds Mrs. Larsen's body, the beast and puppies. He calls her name. Knows it's her. She tries to avoid him and reach the exit.
He catches her.
She smashes the stuffed dog on his head. It explodes with cash – her inheritance. Manager says he'll let her go, if she leaves the money, but when she walks by, he grabs her. She knows he steals cheques from dead residents so he wants to kill her.
Big chase.

65 .LOCKER
Enters locker (the one with door swinging ajar that she had closed earlier) and discovers a tunnel.

66. TUNNEL
She crawls in the tunnel — wondering where it will lead (mystery) — as Manager chases her.

67. CLIMAX. LAIR
Monster reveal: Discovers tunnel leads to the monster’s lair in furnace room. That’s why it was guarding the entrance the whole time.
It's hot. Discovers old resident's bodies that manager was cremating. He says he could have cremated her father for free if Mrs. Larsen hadn't found him first.
Fight. She knocks out Manager thanks to hot yoga move.
She crawls out of lair.

68. LOCKER
She uses beast against manager. He gets eaten.

69. RESOLUTION. HALLWAY
Washes at the leaky pipe. Puts on a new dress.
She gives bunny to beast. Grabs brooch from beast.
Forgives her dad.
Heads towards EXIT sign with her suitcase and Charlie the dog under her arms. Hear puppies whine. Looks back. She can't leave them.

70.PARK
Joanna caries her suitcase near pond. Frees beast and pups hidden inside. They run into the wild.

71. LAKEHOUSE
She drives to lake house (we recognize it from childhood photos). Leaves a voice mail to Mike and answers his question truthfully about why she was chasing rabbit. (Story of her mom's rabbits.)

72. ROAD
Phone rings. Reaching for her phone ringing, she finds a puppy on the back seat. Calls Mike, says she's coming home with a surprise.

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