JUKEBOX
Ji's finger presses down two keys. We see a record slide
out of its slot and move toward the turntable. We know what
it is going to play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzunoD3VHdk
Bom closes her eyes.''Unchained Melody'' begins to play.
Ji hesitates for a moment and then cautiously, awkwardly
slides his ghostly body into her solid form. We sense
Bom's discomfort gradually give way as Ji emerges inside
her. After a second her body turns slowly toward Dara.
Bom's hand reaches out and with slow, deliberate gestures,
touches Dara's hand. Dara swallows hard. She closes her
eyes.
Ji. It is as though he alone is there with Dara. His eyes
are full of tears. He can barely move. His hand glides slowly
down Dara's cheek. He seems to be in a state of ecstasy and
pain.
The experience is more than he can bear. He pulls back.
DARA
Ji!
Dara reaches out, takes Ji's hand, and guides it to her
soft lips. Ji can barely breathe. He seems totally absorbed
in the experience, the sensation of human flesh.
His eyes are absolutely still and full of light. He seems to
be glowing.
Gently, Dara takes Ji's arm and guides him to his feet.
Effortlessly, she draws him to the center of the huge loft.
With great tenderness, she puts her arms around him and before
he knows what is happening, they are dancing. It is a strange,
touching image, reminiscent of their first night in their
new home. Ji reaches out and slowly draws his fingers down
over her face, caressing her forehead, her cheeks, her lips.
She stands motionless. Her face shines. She knows beyond all
doubt that it is him.
DARA
I love you so much.
A LOUD JARRING SOUND. It takes a moment to realize that it
is someone KNOCKING at the door. The light slams back into
its shadowy substance and Ji comes shooting back into his
ghostly form. Bom is standing with Dara in the center
of the room. Ji is beside them. He appears shaken and dizzy.
There is a another loud POUNDING at the door.
DARA
The police!
Dara heads for the door. Ji calls out. He can barely speak.
JI
No!
BOM
(to Dara)
Wait!
Ji tries to go instead. To his amazement and ours he is
extremely weak, barely able to move.
JI
What's happening to me?
His ghostly functions are diminishing.
There is another KNOCK and a voice rings out.
BAE
Dara, open up. It's me.
DARA
It's Bae!
JI
Get out of here! The fire escape.
Bom grabs Dara.
BOM
Come with me.
Bom and Dara run for the fire escape window. We hear
Bae yelling in the hallway.
BAE
Dara. Open up. Are you there?
INT. STAIRWELL - NIGHT
Bae is standing on the landing. He is holding a gun. He
aims it at the lock and FIRES. The door to the loft flies
open.
INT. LOFT - NIGHT
Bae moves rapidly through the huge space.
BAE
Dara!
It is obvious that no one's home.
Ji, with great effort, rushes at Bae and attacks him with
his fists. To his great shock, he has no impact. Bae walks
right through him.
EXT. FIRE ESCAPE - NIGHT
Dara and Bom are climbing the fire escape.
INT. LOFT - NIGHT
Bae runs to the fire escape window. He looks out just in
time to see Bom go into the 7th story window.
INT. NEW LOFT - NIGHT
Dara and Bom run through a new loft that is under
construction. It is a maze of tangled wires and broken walls.
The fire escape window slams shut and nearly scares them
half to death. They rush blindly toward the front door. It
won't open.
BOM
Back to the fire escape. Head for
the roof.
Bom reaches the fire escape window just as Bae appears
on the other side. She screams. Bae tries shoving the window
open. It won't budge.
Dara sees some scaffolding leading to the skylight. There
is an opening at the top.
DARA
This way!
Dara quickly climbs the scaffolding and makes it to the
roof.
With a huge shove, Bae opens the window and rushes inside.
The window slams behind him.
Bom rushes back toward Dara, but her foot catches on a
loose cable and she falls to the ground.
BOM
Help us, Ji!
PARK BOM
A hand falls on Bom's shoulder. She spins around. Bae
is standing behind her. She screams as he knocks her to the
floor.
BAE
I want the check. Just give me the
check.
Dara looks down from the scaffolding and begins to scream.
DARA
(screaming)
God almighty, Bae! What are you
doing? What have you done!?
She descends quickly and runs toward Bae.
BAE
Don't interfere! She's a thief. It's
not her money.
Bae kicks Bom. Dara rushes at him, attacking him
violently. Bae aims his gun at her.
BAE
(continuing)
Keep out of this, Dara!
He grabs Bom by the hair.
BAE
(continuing)
Where is it?
Bom cries out.
BOM
In my purse.
BAE
Where?
BOM
Over there.
She points across the room.
Bae sees the purse and yanks Bom toward it. Yanking it
off the floor, he tears through it like a wild man. There is
no check. He grabs Bom.
BAE
Where is it, goddamn it? Where is
it?
BOM
I gave it away.
BAE
You're lying! Don't lie to me!
He aims his gun at her eye and is about to FIRE when,
suddenly, something shoves him to the floor. Bae screams
and jumps back, tripping over Bom. Ji is standing there.
In total panic, Bae scrambles to get up. Horrified, he SHOOTS
his gun blindly into the air.Dara and Bom dive for
cover. The bullets have no impact. Ji musters all his
strength and shoves Bae again. White with fear, Bae grabs
Dara and aims his gun at her head.
BAE
(continuing)
I'll kill her. You touch me and I'll
kill her. I mean it, Ji. Just give
me the check.
The gun is cocked at her temple. No one moves. Slowly the
camera dollies toward Bae.
BAE
(continuing)
Ji, please. I didn't mean for him
to kill you. It's not my fault. Come
on, Ji, give me the check. Give it
to me and I'll leave her alone.
Nothing happens. Bae looks nervous.
BAE
Ji? Ji?
In a wild explosive fury, Ji charges at Bae and smashes at
his gun. The weapon flies out of Bae's hand. Empowered by
an anger we have not seen before, Ji smashes into Bae with
a violent force. Bae's body careens into walls and
floorboards. Wiring snaps. Two-by-fours crack.
Bae, crawling desperately to escape, sees his gun on the
floor. With a wild rush, he grabs for it and shoots at the
door. The lock explodes and the door flies open.
Bae tries to run for it, but Ji cuts in front of him. With
growing power, Ji sends Bae flying back into the apartment,
colliding into a tall scaffold. Bags of plaster topple to
the ground as mounds of plaster dust hurl into the air. The
apartment looks like a scene from another world.
Bae, in a state of total unrelieved panic, breaks away from
Ji. The dust obscures his escape. Like a trapped insect, he
scrambles furiously to the fire escape window. Ji cannot
see him.
Bae shoves at the window. It is stuck. With a supreme effort,
he grabs a ripped bag of plaster and swings it at the glass.
Half of its plaster spews across the room before smashing
the window. Shards of glass fly in all directions. Sam turns
and sees Bae. He surges after him, but knows he cannot get
to him in time.
Bae is halfway out the window when Ji's fist slams into an
electrical box attached to a dangling BX cable. It goes flying
toward the window. To his amazement, it hits the frame. A
huge pane of glass dislodges and comes crashing down. Bae
looks up just in time to see the pointed edge aiming for his
chest. Before he can move, it pierces him between the ribs
and slices into his heart. His body quivers.
Bae's eyes bulge from their sockets. His body begins to
spasm. He can't get up. A look of abject terror flashes
through his eyes. He tries to scream. There is no sound. He
tries to breathe. There is no breath.
With one last effort, Bae lurches forward. To his amazement,
his body stands up and pulls away from the window. He looks
down at his chest and is amazed to see that the glass is
gone. There is no blood. Excited and confused, he turns around
and sees Ji. For a moment, he cannot comprehend what is
happening.
BAE
Ji?
There is a strange, silent moment between them.
Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a terrible CLICKING sound is
heard. Frightening black forms are emerging from the darkness.
Bae looks behind him and gasps. Past the figures coming
toward him, he sees his own dead body. It is pinned to the
window sill.
Before Bae can cry out, the dark figures swoop down and
envelope him. In a flash, his spirit is caught and surges
with the dark forces back into the shadows. Far in some
invisible distance, we can barely hear him scream.
And then it is silent. It is over.
Dara is crouched in the corner, her back pressed tightly
against the wall. She is staring into space. The room is
filled with plaster dust. Slowly, emerging from the dust, we
see Ji approaching Dara. He gazes at her with terrible
longing.
Suddenly, a brilliant light glows from behind the ceiling
and the skylight floods the room with a golden haze. Ji
turns to look at it. His eyes are full of surprise and wonder.
The spirits beyond the ceiling are beckoning to him. As he
looks down, he notices that his hands are growing transparent.
His body is beginning to fade. A faint smile forms on his
face. He leans down toward Dara, staring at her for a long,
silent moment.
JI
Goodbye, Dee.
Dara's head lifts up. She looks around.
DARA
Ji? Is that you?
JI
(stunned)
Dara?!
DARA
I hear you, Ji.
She starts to cry.
Gradually, we notice that the dust in the air near Dara is
beginning to shimmer with a subtle glow. To her astonishment,
Ji's spirit is reflected in the floating particles.
DARA
(continuing)
Oh God!
Ji's luminous form appears before her. Dara is overwhelmed
by the sight of him. The two of them gaze at one another
without moving. They know it is for the last time. It is a
silent exchange, charged with emotion.
Slowly, the two bodies reach forward. As their lips touch,
the plaster dust swirls sensuously through Ji's vaporous
image and he begins to disappear. Dara pulls back from him
as though from a cloud. His voice rises from the mist.
JI
I can't stay anymore.
Tears roll down her cheek.
The brilliant light intensifies. It is beautiful, like a
sunrise, saturating the room with a warm, comforting glow.
Dara looks up and sees it all.Bom sees it, too.
BOM
They're waiting for you, Ji.
JI
(smiling)
I know. Goodbye, Bom.
(with deep felt
gratitude)
Thank you. Your mama would be proud.
Bom smiles warmly.
Ji turns to Dara. She is gazing at the last remaining
moments of him. Her eyes brim over with tears and love.
JI
I love you,Dara. I've always loved
you.
Dara swallows hard and wipes her eyes.
DARA
Ditto.
The light inside Ji intensifies. A sweet smile emerges on
his lips.
JI
It's so amazing, Dee...
His face fills with joy.
JI
(continuing)
The love inside.
He whispers, almost crying.
JI
(continuing)
You take it with you.
They are his last words. His spirit dissolves within its
ghostly moorings and begins to evaporate. Dara looks up
silently for a moment, her face filled with love.
DARA
See ya.
We see Ji's spirit rise from the room. It passes effortlessly
through the ceiling and, in seconds, he is gone. The room
grows dark.
Dara sits quietly on the floor. There is a look of awe and
wonder in her eyes. After a moment, Bom reaches down to
help her up. Dara looks at her lovingly and then gently
takes her hand. Arm in arm, supporting one another, they
walk quietly from the room.
THE END
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