JIYONG
practicing. He smashes at an abandoned tennis shoe with his
fist. Nothing happens.
T.O.P
From your gut. What do I keep tellin'
you?
Ji's stomach bulges. He tries again. Nothing.
T.O.P
(continuing)
Give it time! What else have you
got?
Undaunted, Ji tries once more. This time the tennis shoe
moves. TOP nods his head approvingly. is thrilled.
JI
How long have you been here?
T.O.P
Since they pushed me.
JI
Someone pushed you?
T.O.P
Yeah, someone pushed me!
JI
Who?
T.O.P
What? You don't believe me? You think
I fell? You think I jumped? Well,
you!
(an unexpected rage
starts to build)
It wasn't my time! I wasn't supposed
to go! I'm not supposed to be here!
Venom spews from the Ghost's mouth. Suddenly he rams a
cigarette machine full force with his head. The glass SHATTERS
and packs of cigarettes scatter everywhere. He throws himself
on top of them with terrible longing.
T.O.P
(continuing)
I'd give everything for a drag. Just
one drag.
He rolls and wallows in terrible frustration, tossing the
cigarettes in all directions. Suddenly he looks up and sees
Ji. He is unable to control his fury.
T.O.P
(continuing)
Who the hell are you? Why are you
hounding me like this? Leave me alone.
AN EXPRESS TRAIN
is shooting through the station. TOP throws himself
into it and in an instant he is gone.
INT. SUBWAY STATION - NIGHT
Ji, all alone, walks through the station. Suddenly, he
reaches out and pushes a garbage can lid. It swings back and
forth. He is delighted. A beer can is sitting on a bench. He
pushes it off, watching it roll across the platform with
childlike glee.
Looking up, Ji sees an advertisement for Market Security
Bank and Trust. He stares at it with great interest. "Special
Banking for Special People. We make it easy for you."
Something registers in Ji's eyes. He yells and jumps straight
up, hitting a subway sign with his finger. With great
excitement, he runs for the stairs and rushes from the
station.
INT. SEANCE ROOM - NIGHT
ORTISHA JONES, a black woman with brassy red hair, is sitting
at Park Bom's seance table surrounded by several of her
relatives. Clara and Louise stand behind Park Bom helping
with the ritual. Bom goes into her trance.
A GROUP OF GHOSTS is milling behind Park Bom. Ji comes barging
into the room and looks at them in amazement.
JI
What the hell?
Park Bom, startled, jumps up in her chair. Everyone else jumps,
too. Clara and Louise look worried.
BOM
Jiyong?
JI
What is all this? What's goin' on?
BOM
What'd you do, tell every spook in
town about me? I got spooks from out
of town here. There's stuff goin' on
you wouldn't believe. I can't hardly
believe it myself.
Ortisha and her relatives look up, confused.
JI
Park Bom. You're doing it. This is
for real. How do you like that?
BOM
I don't.
JI
Come on. Look at this. You're doing
great.
One of the GHOSTS standing in the background butts in.
GHOST
Can you hurry this up? My husband's
in the waiting room.
JI
I need your help, Bom. There's
something we need to do.
BOM
Forget it. I'm not doin' anything.
You're holdin' on to a life that
don't want you no more. Give it up.
JI
Give it up? I'm already dead.
BOM
Dead, yeah, but you ain't finished
dyin'. Give up the ghost.
JI
And how am I supposed to do that?
BOM
You're asking me?
Ortisha looks at Park Bom. She has no idea what's going on.
ORTISHA
Are you speaking to me?
BOM
Does it look like I'm speakin' to
you?
(continuing; to Ji)
So, are you gonna leave or not? I've
got work to do.
Ortisha is totally confused. Bom turns back to her.
BOM
(continuing)
What's a matter? You're supposed to
be concentrating. How do you expect
me to do this if you're not
concentrating? Okay then. You ready?
Let's do it.
Park Bom and everyone in the room gets very quiet. One of the
ghosts draws close. Bom's eyes roll up into her head.
Then, suddenly, an extraordinary thing occurs. We see the
spirit pull back and dive right into Park bom's body.Bom gulps.
Her nostrils flare. Her eyes bulge.
BOM
Oh, Lord! Stop! Whatcha doin' to me?
Bom's body goes into bizarre convulsions as the Ghost
tries to move inside her. She looks strangely stuffed and
enormously uncomfortable.
Ji and the others watch in astonishment as she tries to
speak, but nothing comes out.
Then suddenly the GHOST speaks through Park Bom.
ORLANDO
(screaming)
Ortisha?!
Ortisha and her relatives jump up in amazement.
ORTISHA
(excitedly)
Orlando! Is that you?
ORLANDO
(disoriented)
Ortisha, where are you? I can't see
too good.
RELATIVES
Here! She's here!
ORTISHA
In front of you! I'm right here!
Orlando suddenly zeros in on Ortisha. His eyes widen.
ORLANDO
Mother of God, what've you done to
your hair!?
Ortisha smiles excitedly.
ORTISHA
Orlando, do you like it? It's Autumn
Sunrise.
Suddenly Park Bom's body begins to shake wildly and her voice
booms out, screaming with all her might.
BOM
Get out of here, you little !
With frightening speed, she sends the spirit catapulting out
of her body. Clara and Louise jump up. Bom is shaking.
BOM
(continuing)
Lord oh Lord, don't you ever do that
to me!
ORTISHA
(confused)
Orlando!?
ORLANDO
He is lying on the floor, exhausted.
ORLANDO
What happened to me? I can barely
move.
GHOST
You should know better than to try
that. It's not worth it. It'll wipe
you out for days.
JI
That was incredible, Bom.
BOM
Never again. Never.
ORTISHA
Where's Orlando?
JI
He spoke through you. It was amazing.
BOM
No more, uh uh, no more.
ORTISHA
What happened to Orlando? Where'd he
leave the insurance policy?
JI
You're great, Park Bom! You're a real
medium. It's what you were born for.
BOM
I want everybody out.
ORTISHA
Orlando?
Ortisha looks around the room, befuddled. Clara and Louise
aren't sure what to do.
BOM
Now!
Ortisha and her relatives scurry out fast. The ghosts, too,
begin passing through the wall. Bom lays her head on the
table. Suddenly her whole body begins heaving. She is starting
to cry. Ji is surprised.
JI
Bom, what's wrong?
BOM
Out! I said out! That means you,
too!
Ji hesitates a moment and then respectfully follows the
others through the wall.
INT. SEANCE ROOM - NIGHT
Clara knocks on the seance room door and peeks in.
CLARA
Bom, there's a man here who says
he has to see you right away.
BOM
I ain't seein' nobody.
Willie pushes his way into the room. Clara isn't sure what
to do. Bom looks up. She does not know him.
JAE
Are you the one that can talk to the
dead?
BOM
I beg your pardon! I'm not seeing
customers right now.
JAE
I said I need to know if you're the
one.
BOM
I'm the one. But not now.
JAE
This is important. I have a friend.
He died recently. Some say he was
mugged. I think he was murdered.
Bom stares at him curiously.
JAE
(continuing)
I'm told you can contact people like
that. Is that true?
BOM
It's been known to happen. But it's
not gonna happen now, so come back
later.
JAE
I can't wait til later.
He sits down across from Bom and shows no signs of
leaving. Bom observes him quietly for a moment.
BOM
What's your friend's name?
JAE
Good question. Why don't you tell
me?
Bom glares at him.
JAE
(continuing)
You're the psychic, right?
BOM
This ain't no guessin' game.
JAE
Then what is it, lady?
BOM
Lookit, I don't know what your trouble
is...
(getting nervous)
Who are you?
JAE
You're the mindreader. I hear you've
been tellin' people about me for
days. What's my name?
PARK BOM
confused and uncomfortable. Ji comes wandering back into
the room. His eyes bulge.
JI
Jaejoong!
BOM
Jaejoong!?
Jae sits straight up in his chair, amazed.
JAE
How'd you know that?
BOM
Because I'm psychic.
With a sudden , Bom sends her foot shooting into
Jae's balls. As he recoils she knocks the table into his
lap and rushes for the closet. We see her barricade herself
in the hidden chamber.
Jae, shaking, scrambles to his feet and, before Ji can
stop him, BLASTS his gun at the closet door. It is riddled
with bullets. Ji screams out. Jae runs to the side door
and escapes to the street. Clara and Louise come rushing in.
Ji charges into the closet and sees that Bom is safe
behind the false door. Then he hurries to the street.
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