Scene 46D悠NTERIOR猶OWERS CHURCH
OFFICE優AY:?
A defeated Powers drifts into his office and slumps behind his desk.
He opens his top desk drawer: Inside he finds a mass of bills marked, 擢inal Notice? and 徹verdue.?? He hunts around for a pack of cigarettes, uncovering the talisman in the
process.? He picks up the Talisman, heaves a sigh, and starts to swing it in front of himself.
Powers
(trying to hypnotize himself)
????????????????? ????? Your ideas are powerful, you are powerful.
????????????????? ????? You池e not weak.? You池e not a failure.
Powers puts down the amulet, and puts his head into his hands and covers his eyes, unaware that the faithful Sally Ann has appeared in the doorway.? She holds her course book in her hands.
Sally Ann
??????????????????????? ??????????? They just don稚 understand.
Powers looks up as Sally Ann enters, crosses to his side.
Sally Ann
(tapping book)
??????????????????????? ??????????? I mean, the magnitude of your work!? Am I
??????????????????????? ??????????? interrupting, Doctor?
Powers
??????????????????????? ??????????? No, no, it痴 fine, Sally Ann.
Sally Ann moves closer to Powers, puts down her book揺er breast touches his side.
Sally Ann
??????????????????????? ??????????? I just want you to know耀ome of us?
??????????????????????? ??????????? see you for who you really are.
???????????????????????
Powers picks up the talisman, looks Sally Ann over in a new light.? Fresh meat.
Powers
??????????????????????? ??????????? Sally Ann, it takes greatness to see greatness.???? ???????????
Another Angle: Just then the nerdy Vern Maffitt has appeared at the good Doctor痴 door. He carries a briefcase in his hand and is all jacked up, as though he痴 been preparing the speech he痴 about to make for a month.?
Vern
Excuse me, Dr. Powers?
Powers
??????????????????????? ??????????? Yes?
Vern strides in, uninvited, and crosses to the desk, briefcase proudly in hand.
Vern
??????????????????????? ??????????? It痴 Vern, Vern Maffit. I think I can help
??????????????????????? ??????????? you.
Powers has the talisman in hand, all ready for a little black magic hypnotism, and a willing subject in Sally Ann, and here痴 this darn nerd messing it up!
Powers
??????????????????????? ??????????? I知 busy right now, Vern.
Heedless, Vern dumps his briefcase on the desk.? He opens it, spilling out several books by Powers.?
Vern
??????????????????????? ??????????? Yes sir, well you see, I致e read all your books?
Powers
??????????????????????? ??????????? Maybe later Vern.
Vern holds up one of the books.? It痴 lurid Sci-Fi cover shows an evil alien hooking up a beautiful babe to a strange looking device.
Vern
??????????????????????? ??????????? My favorite book of yours is the 溺ind Masters.?
??????????????????????? ??????????? You know, the one where the aliens conquer
??????????????????????? ??????????? mankind with their mind meters.
Powers
(annoyed)
??????????????????????? ??????????? I know, Vern, I wrote it.
Vern
??????????????????????? ??????????? So I made one--???????????????????????
Powers
??????????????????????? ??????????? Made what?
Vern
A mind-meter--and it works.
Powers
What does?
Vern pulls a little, wooden box out of the briefcase.? Its face is covered with dials and knobs.? This is the mind meter.? Powers is now quiet.
Vern
??????????????????? ??????? The mind meter:? it works just like you
??????????????????? ??????? wrote in the story.
Powers
(amazed)
??????????????????????? ??????????? It does?
Vern? turns on the mind meter, and puts a pair of electrodes on Sally Ann痴 fingers.? As soon as she touches the electrodes, the needle on face of the mind meter comes to life and starts dancing around.
Vern
??????????????????????? ??????????? Sure.? It reads your thoughts.? Hold these
??????????????????????? ??????????? Sally Ann.? Watch.? (to Sally Ann)? Sally
??????????????????????? ??????????? Ann, are you in love with Dr. Powers?
The needle on the mind meter takes off like a rocket.
Sally Ann
(blushing, her secret thoughts revealed)
??????????????????????? ??????????? Vern!
Powers
??????????????????????? ??????????? So it goes right to the subconscious?
Vern
??????????????????????? ??????????? Yep.? No secrets from this baby!
Powers is still not sold.
Powers
??????????????????????? ??????????? I can get the same results from hypnosis, I
??????????????????????? ??????????? mean SciMind.
Vern
??????????????????????? ??????????? Yeah, you can, but anyone can operate one
of these things.
Sally Ann
??????????????????????? ??????????? So we could train a whole army of therapists!
Vern
??????????????????????? ??????????? Conquer the whole planet, just like the aliens!
The flash of great inspiration comes across Powers face.
Powers
??????????????????????? ??????????? An entire Army, huh??
??????????????????????? ??????????? ohh
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Scene 46E--INTERIOR佑HURCH優AY
As ten, uniformed? Disciples of Freedom snap to attention.? They wear identical uniforms, a cross between a priest and a soldier.? Each Disciple carries a Mind Meter in one hand, as though it were their weapon.? Vern stands in front of the line, in the position of commander.? His uniform carries gold braid on the epaulets, and a gold lanyard around one shoulder.? Sally Ann stands a half step in front of the rest of the company, and sports the gold braid epaulets, but no lanyard耀he痴 second in command.?
Powers
(voice over)
??????????????????????? ??????????? You are the first squad of the most elite force
on the planet: the Disciples of Freedom!
Vern salutes Powers and issues the drill commands to lead the Disciples out the door on their mission of saving mankind.
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