Harmony

by

Steve "Bunny" Williams

Steven Williams
4318 Axtell Street South
Copyright © 2006 Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Registered, WGAw 1147636 undeadcowstudios@hotmail.com
INT. APARTMENT BUILDING LOBBY - DAY

The lobby has big steel doors and is very well protected.

There's a 55 gallon drum with holes cut in it and it's

standing on cinder blocks to form a makeshift fireplace.

CINDY is a blonde girl, about 19, with very large breasts.

Handing a plate of food to CHASE, a sick looking black man
around 25. Disgust shows on her face.

Chase has sores around his lips.

CINDY
Well, this is the last of the food.

CHASE
It's OK, I had spaghetti-o’s and
corn for lunch.

Cindy rolls her eyes.

MAGGIE (50’s), is sitting next to Chase on a sofa up against

the wall. She has her arms around him and rocks him gently.

MAGGIE
Now Chase, you have to eat, you
have to keep your strength up.

Cindy mimics Maggie silently.

CHASE
Maggie, you worry too much. I’ll
be fine.

Maggie pats his shoulder and takes a more comfortable

position on the sofa.

Cindy motions to hand the plate of food to TY (20’s), a

strong looking black man.

TY
I ain't eating anything off his
plate. Sick mother fucker. Get
that God damn thing away from me
Cindy.

Cindy recoils like a timid animal. She almost dumps over the
plate of food.

BRUCE (40’s), is sitting back in the shadows.

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BRUCE
Why don’t you leave him alone Ty.
He isn’t doing anything to you.

TY
(Reels on the man)
Hey Bruce, when I want some lip
outta you I’ll unzip my fucking
fly.

BRUCE
(Stands)
Do you really have to prove how
tough you are by picking on the
sick guy?

TY
No, I gotta prove how tough I am by
picking on the rump ranger. Faggot
mother fucker.

Cindy hands the plate of food to Bruce. Bruce reaches for

it. REGGIE (20’s), a young white man slaps the plate of food
out of her hands and all over Bruce’s shirt.

REGGIE
You heard Ty. Now shut the fuck
up. (looks at the crowd) All right
people, we're out of food. We're
going to have to move out tomorrow.
That means we have a lot of work to
do before daybreak. Assholes and
elbows people. Shit and you get
bricks. (looks at Bruce) You, Cum
Chugger over there, and the fat man
stuffing his face, can start by
filling those gas cans.

He points to the hall, leading up to the apartments, at a

line of approximately 20 gas cans. They're all steel, flat,
and red.

REGGIE (cont'd)
Take them down to the parking
garage. Start siphoning the cars
till they're all filled, then get
them up near the fire escape. We
need to fill the bus.

Bruce starts towards the gas cans and makes a hand gesture
towards Chase. Chase gets up and follows. He looks at EDDIE
(30’s), a fat, greasy looking man.
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BRUCE
Come on Eddie, let's get this done.

MAGGIE
(Standing)
I'm not staying around these
assholes alone. I'm coming with
you.

REGGIE
You go have your own way Grandma.
We don't need your help around here
right now anyway. (under his
breath) Fucking old whore.

MAGGIE
Old whore with great hearing pencil
dick.

Bruce, Chase, Eddie, and Maggie grab a couple of gas cans

each and disappeared down the stairs that lead to the
underground parking garage.

ROGER (70’s), sits away from everyone else, looking at a

yellowed newspaper clipping. It's the front page of the
Akron Beacon Journal and dates from March 23, 1969. He sits
reading it as it records the first zombie attacks.
Surrounded by piles of books, he cries.

Reggie puts his arm around Cindy and playfully squeezes her
breast. Ty grabs an 8-track player and pops in a tape of
George Clinton and Parliament. He turns it up loud.

MONIQUE (20’s), a tall white girl with long black hair, and
tight leather pants, walks over to Reggie.

MONIQUE
Jesus Reggie, what the hell was
that all about?

REGGIE
Awww, it's just the old folks,
Monique, they get cranky since
Muhammad Ali got himself eaten.

Scooter (teens), A young, red headed boy, with a lot of

pimples on his face, appears.

SCOOTER
I know what will make it all
better. You wanna know what’ll
make it better?
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(giggles) I’ll tell ya. I’ll tell

ya. A bit of the ol’ wacky weed!

He produces three large joints. He hands one to Reggie and

giggles. Reggie takes a big hit off of the joint and blows
it into Cindy's face, coming closer to her lips. Kissing
her. Monique moves over to Ty and rubs against him. The
music of George Clinton and Parliament becoming louder and
more pronounced. The couples dance. Scooter smokes and
giggles. Reggie looks at Roger in the distance. He looks
back at Scooter.

REGGIE
Hey Scooter, it looks like that old
man over there needs a good time.
Why don’t cha spark ‘im up?

Scooter laughs. He walks over to Roger. He sticks a joint

into Roger's lips and lights his lighter.

SCOOTER
Here ya go Roger. Puff up! It’ll
make you feel better. It’ll make
you feel cool.

Roger grabs the joint and makes a fist around it. Gets up.

ROGER
You sons of bitches. You have any
respect for anything?

Roger heads into the parking garage.

TY
You go on old man. You just go on
and I’ll burn your books. I’ll
burn every one of them.

Ty grabs an armful of books and throws them into the fire

can. On top is “The Confessions of Nat Turner”. The cover
burns.

TY
That’ll show him to be a bit more
friendly.

REGGIE
Don’t worry about him man. He’s
too old to help us out anyway.
We’ll smoke up, make a little love,
and listen to these cool tunes.
Then we’ll start cleaning and
loading the weapons.
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Scooter’s eyes dart down towards the parking garage where

Roger went.

Ty takes a big draw off of the joint between his lips.

TY
Yeah man. I guess you’re right.
Time to party down. Come mornin’
we might be dead.

Scooter slips away from the rest of them, and follows Roger
down the stairs.

INT. STAIRWELL - NIGHT

Roger sits on the stairs, smoking the joint he was given.

Scooter comes down and sits next to him.

ROGER
Why do you act like such a punk
when you’re around them? I know
you’re not really like that. I see
you praying when you think no one
is looking.

SCOOTER
I dunno. I guess I just want them
to like me.

ROGER
That’s no way to go about it boy.
People should like you for who you
are.

They sit in silence for a moment.

SCOOTER
Hey Roger. What’s that thing
you’re always reading? That thing
that makes you cry?

Roger hands Scooter the newspaper clipping and lets him read
it. Scooter reads the clipping.

Scooter
I don't get it. We all know about
this. We all know that the dead
started rising from their graves
and eating people. We've been
living with this, well, forever.
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It’s just how life is. Why do you

read this and still cry?

Roger points at the name on the byline. Scooter’s eyes widen

a little bit. The name is Roger Corbin.

Scooter
Is that you? You’re the one who
wrote this? Is that why it make
you cry like that?

ROGER
It was the end of my world and the
beginning of yours. I was 27 years
old and starting to make a name for
myself in journalism. I was with
the photographer the day he took
that picture. Jamie, ahhh, he was
a good ol' boy. Even with that
group of zombies walking down the
street, he could still make you
laugh. That girl? Next to the bus
stop? Jamie put her in there
because he thought it would add
“realism”. (laughs a bit) A year
after that picture was taken, she
was my wife.

Roger takes another hit off of the joint.

Roger (cont'd)
See that store over there? After we
were done, I walked over there and
bought a pack of cigarettes.
Walked right passed the zombies and
bought a pack of cigarettes. See,
the zombie threat was just
starting. We didn’t know it would
come to this. But they just kept
coming and kept coming, day after
day, there were more of them. We
tried to stop it. We tried to do
something, but it seemed like the
more we killed, the more there
were. The picture, and the story
that I wrote 40 years ago. It sums
it all up for me. That was when
the world changed, and it would
never be the same again. That was
the end of my life. It was the
beginning of yours. (snorts a bit)
And we were afraid of communists.
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(turns serious again) But then I

look at you and those punks
upstairs, and it breaks my heart to
see how you've grown and the world
you had to grow up in. The way we
have to live now. Running from
place to place. Always looking for
safety and food. Never getting to
enjoy a warm spring day or marvel
at the night sky. I can only
forgive so much disrespect, but
still. When I think about it. It
makes me cry.

Scooter cries. Roger puts an arm around him.

INT. APARTMENT BUILDING LOBBY - MORNING

Ty and Reggie sit on the sofa loading the weapons.

Cindy and Monique pack their bags.

First light peeks into the lobby.

The others carry gas cans up from the parking garage, through
the lobby, and up the stairs to the first floor fire escape.

Reggie watches them as they go up and down.

REGGIE
I don't get it. I mean, why do
they hate us so much?

MONIQUE
Maybe 'cause you make them lug
those gas cans.

REGGIE
Well? What else are they supposed
to do? We're taking care of the
weapons aren't we? It's not like
we're not doing our part.

TY
Yeah, the important part. And
every time we start to lighten up a
bit, they start mouthing off.

REGGIE
And that's the kind of thing
that'll get us all killed.
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CINDY
But sometimes Reggie, you're a
little hard on them. Like Ty
burning the old man’s books.

REGGIE
I gotta be hard on them. Can’t you
see that? I'm trying ta keep us
all alive for Christ sakes. One
stupid mistake, like someone
mouthing off at the wrong time, or
some asshole not looking where he’s
going, and we're all dead.

Cindy puts a comforting arm around Reggie but he brushes it

off as he slams a full clip into a rifle.

Bruce comes down the stairs and walks over to them.

BRUCE
All of the gas cans are up on the
fire escape.

REGGIE
Good. How does it look?

BRUCE
Quiet at the moment, but we’ll draw
attention pretty quick.

Reggie hands Bruce a rifle and a handgun. When Bruce has the
weapons tucked away, Reggie shakes his hand firmly.

REGGIE
Make every shot count. (looking at
Ty. Hands him a walkie talkie.)
Hand out the rest of the guns and
get these people onto the second
floor for sniper duty. Bruce and
Cindy will help me with the gas.

Ty nods his head and starts passing out the guns. Each time
he does, he shakes the person's hand and says, "Make every
shot count."

As they take their guns, they walk upstairs and position

themselves on the second floor.

Reggie, Bruce, and Cindy go up the stairs to the first floor

fire escape.
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EXT. FIRE ESCAPE - MORNING

From the fire escape, we see their bus. It is an old, yellow

school bus that has been altered for their survival. The
roof has been cut off and the opening covered with heavy
steel hatches. Welded on the front of the bus is a large,
sturdy, triangular frame that looks like a cow catcher.

REGGIE
(looking at Cindy)
Okay, Bruce and I will jump down to
the bus and open the roof. When we
do, you jump in and start it. When
it's started, get back to the gas
tank and start filling it up.
(looking at Bruce) I'll follow her.
As soon as I'm in, you start
handing me down the gas cans. We
all ready?

All three of them nodded.

Reggie and Bruce jump on top of the bus and lift up the
hatch.

Cindy quickly jumps in.

Reggie followed.

INT. BUS - MORNING

Screaming. Three zombies are on the bus and nobody checked

it. Cindy's throat is ripped out before Reggie hits the
floor. As soon as he does, the zombies are immediately on
him.

EXT. BUS - MORNING

Bruce pulls his handgun and repositions himself for a better

view.

INT. SECOND FLOOR WINDOW - MORNING

A living room in an apartment near the fire escape. Ty and

Eddie are using it for their sniper positions.
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TY
(into walkie talkie)
What the fuck is going on down
there?

INTERCUT BETWEEN TY, BRUCE, AND THE ZOMBIES ON THE BUS

Bruce puts a shot into the bus and scores a hit in one
zombies head. Three more shots, then Bruce drops down into
the bus.

TY
(shouting out window)
I SAID WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
DOWN THERE?

EDDIE
(Looking down the street)
Oh shit.

The noise and smell of blood attracts attention. Zombies

collect on the far sides of either end of the street. Two
more shots are heard from the bus. Ty's walkie talkie
crackles.

BRUCE (O.S.)
(over walkie talkie)
Reggie and Cindy are dead.
Everybody had better get down here
quick. We're drawing a helluva
crowd now.

INT. BUS - MORNING

Bruce fishes in Cindy's pockets and finds the keys to the

bus. He turns the key. It doesn’t start. He opens the gas
can and grabs a turkey baster from the floor near the gear
shift. He sticks it into the gas can and drinks up some gas.
He squeezes it into a tube coming from the dashboard. This
primes the carburetor. He turns the key and it starts. He
runs to the back and lifts the floor hatch that exposes the
gas tank. He fills it with the open can.

The rest of the group appear on the fire escape and hurriedly
throw personal belongings and gas cans into the bus.

Ty gets behind the drivers wheel and waits for everyone to

get in.

Bruce grabs another gas can and uncaps it.

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Roger and Eddie slam the roof hatch closed hard and lock it
down.

MAGGIE
Go Ty. Go.

Ty throws the bus into gear and drives down the street. He
slams through the now large group of zombies on the other
side of the street. They are tossed violently in either
direction by the cow catcher.

TY
(yelling )
When we get a safe place, I'm gonna
fuckin' kill you Bruce. You hear
me motha fucka?

MAGGIE
Don’t start that shit Ty.

TY
Two of our friends are dead thanks
to that stupid shit.

Ty slams through another group of zombies. It slows him down

enough so that the zombies catch up and try to cling to the
bus, but it doesn’t stop him.

SCOOTER
(to Bruce quietly)
Wha….What happened?

Bruce points to the five bodies lying on the floor of the bus
and continues to pour gas into the tank. He starts to see
the float in the tank rise towards the top. One more can.

BRUCE
They didn't look in the bus before
they jumped.

TY
That should be you on that floor
you worthless bitch.

BRUCE
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

EXT. BUS - MORNING

Zombies cover the bus like bugs, pounding and trying to find
a way in, but the bus moves steadily forward.
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INT. BUS - MORNING

Monique kneels next to the bodies of her friends and cries.

Chase vomits into a towel he had grabbed for this purpose.

The back window of the bus begins to clear and we can see
that the bus pulls away from the zombies. The bus picks up
speed and some of the clinging zombies fall off.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. BUS - MORNING

The bus is driving down the road but is now free of clinging
zombies.

Scooter is riding on top of the bus, holding the hatch open.

He hoots and hollers. He has a good time.

INT. BUS - MORNING

Bruce and Maggie are lifting a zombie body out of the bus.
They have already dumped the other two. The body hits the
ground and rolls away from the bus quickly.

Monique wraps the bodies of Reggie and Cindy in sheets. She

ties the bodies up with twine with as much respect as she
can. She moves to Ty and whispers.

Ty pulls the bus over and kills the engine.

MONIQUE
(Looking at Roger)
Can you give me a hand with these.
I mean, so we can bury them.

ROGER
Of course.

Ty pushes past them and moves to the back of the bus. He

punches Bruce in the face without a word. Bruce falls. He
tries to block the punches but he is weakened. Ty falls on
him and keeps punching him.

The others try to break up the fight and are shouting.

Eddie pulls a handgun and cocks it. Ty stops punching Bruce

and turns towards the sound. He gets up and faces Eddie.
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Bruce tries to brush off the attack.

TY
(walking towards Eddie)
Don't you even think about it you
fat bastard.

EDDIE
(Shaking)
I'll do it Ty. You stay back and
you leave Bruce alone.

SCOOTER
Eddie. No.

TY
No way you have the guts to shoot
me.

Ty takes another step forward.

There is a loud blast as Eddie fires.

Ty falls to the floor dead.

Monique's face shows shock and she also falls. She pushes
herself against the wall of the bus and hugs her knees.

SCOOTER
Oh my God, Eddie, what did you do?

EDDIE
(Looking at the body of
Ty)
Holy fuck. Holy fuck. Holy fuck.
(Looking at the rest of the group)
I was bluffing. I wasn't gonna
shoot Ty. (looks at Bruce) I was
just trying to get him off you
Bruce. I didn't mean to kill him.

MAGGIE
We know Eddie. We know. Now, come
help me with these bodies.

SCOOTER
(Scared)
Eddie. You’re a murderer.

ROGER
Scooter. You stop that right now.
Eddie did what he had to do.
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EDDIE
(To Maggie)
It just went off.

Maggie and Eddie begin to remove the bodies of Reggie, Cindy,

and Ty. Roger follows them to help. Eddie mumbles. Monique
does not move.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. BUS - DAY

The bodies gone and the passengers all rearranged into seats,
except for Monique who has not moved. She still sits,
hugging her knees. Bruce’s face is puffed out from his
beating.

MAGGIE
We ready to get rolling again?
Daylight's wasting.

ROGER
More than ready. I'll drive.

The bus continues down the road and comes to a mid-sized

city. It is quiet. Few zombies are seen. The group finds a
large department store and pulls up to it. There are
scattered zombies here. Bruce hands a walkie talkie to
Roger.

BRUCE
We gotta check it out. Scooter,
you come with me. (to Roger) Any
sign of trouble and you guys get
out of here, okay?

ROGER
We'll cross that bridge when we
come to it. Okay boss?

Bruce smiles and claps Roger on his shoulder.

EXT. DEPT. STORE - DAY

Bruce and Scooter walk towards the department store.

The zombies have not taken notice of them. They are too
scattered.

Bruce and Scooter check around the building and find the
doors securely locked.
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Zombies are starting to take notice but not yet threatening.

SCOOTER
(Laughs and points.)
Look. A fire escape.

BRUCE
Karma. (into walkie talkie) Place
looks secure. We've found a fire
escape on the west side. We're
gonna go up and check further. Why
don't you guys pull around.

ROGER O.S.
(Over walkie talkie)
Roger Wilco over and out.

BRUCE
(to himself)
He is having way too much fun with
that thing.

Bruce and Scooter climb up the fire escape and inspect the
window. It appears unlocked. They attempt to pull it up.
It sticks a bit but goes up without much trouble.

The bus pulls up under the fire escape.

Chase opens the hatch and pokes his head out.

BRUCE
Hey Chase, chuck me a flashlight
will ya?

CHASE
Sure thing. You need one Scooter?

SCOOTER
Uh. Yeah. I guess I do.

Chase disappears back in the bus and reappears a moment or

two later. He gently tosses them the flashlights. He
retreats back into the bus and closes the hatch. Bruce and
Scooter shine the lights through the window. They draw their
guns and go inside.

INT. BUS - EVENING

Roger is behind the wheel with the motor idling in case they
need to leave.

Monique is still sitting.

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Maggie pulls their belongings together.

Chase helps her.

MAGGIE
You got a little green back there.
Are you okay?

CHASE
I’m fine. Just all that blood.

MAGGIE
They better hurry up or there’ll be
a whole lot more blood. We're
starting to get more attention than
I care for.

About 20 zombies have collected and they are shambling

towards the bus.

BRUCE (O.S.)
(over walkie talkie)
This looks about as good as it's
gonna get and it looks pretty good.
Cut the engine and get everyone in
here.

EXT. FIRE ESCAPE - EVENING

Chase pushes the hatch open again and climbs onto the top of
the bus. He reaches down to receive bags from Maggie. He
swings them onto the fire escape.

Roger climbs past him and up the fire escape. He takes the
bags and throws them through the open window.

Scooter is seen through the window catching the bags.

Maggie pokes her head out of the bus.

MAGGIE
Okay, that's all the bags. You
guys get inside and I'll collect
Monique. And Roger, next time,
easy on the books.

Chase gives her a head nod and Roger gives her a awkward
shrug. They head to the window.
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INT. BUS - EVENING

MAGGIE (cont'd)
Monique? Come on honey. It's time
to go.

Silence from Monique. Maggie shakes her shoulder.

MAGGIE (cont'd)
Monique, come on. You have to get
up now. Come on girl.

EDDIE
Come on Monique.

Silence from Monique.

Maggie takes Monique by the arm and attempts to pull her up.

A thump is heard on the side of the bus as the first zombie

reaches it. Other zombies are close behind.

MAGGIE
Dammit Monique, we don't have time
for this shit. You get your ass up
right now or I swear I'll leave you
here for those things.

EDDIE
I’ll see you both inside.

EXT. FIRE ESCAPE - EVENING

Eddie climbs out of the bus. The others look at him and he
shrugs. He climbs up the fire escape and through the window.

Zombies climb up on top of the bus. The hatch still open.

Bruce, Roger, Scooter, and Eddie collect at the window.

More zombies climb to the top of the bus.

Bruce moves out onto the fire escape and starts shooting at
the zombies. He drops a few but there are too many of them.

Roger and Scooter follow Bruce and they also fire at the
zombies. More drop but the zombies are starting to swarm.
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INT. BUS - EVENING

MAGGIE
GET UP! GET UP GOD DAMN YOU!

Three zombies fall in through the hatch. Maggie takes out a

hand gun and fends them off.

Monique does not move.

More zombies fall into the bus. They are too much for
Maggie. They knock her to the ground and eviscerate her.
She screams a blood curdling scream.

Monique does not move.

More zombies fall into the bus. They start ripping at

Monique. She still does not move. The screaming stops.

EXT. FIRE ESCAPE - EVENING

Bruce grabs his automatic and flies into a rage expressed in

bullets. Many zombies fall but more are coming. When
Bruce’s rage subsides, the survivors hang their heads in
sorrow for a split second before being interrupted by
zombies. They hurry back into the window, slam it shut, and
lock it.

INT. DEPT. STORE - NIGHT

Eddie breaks into tears and is crying loudly.

Chase leans his back against the wall, folds his arms over
his chest, and lets out a long, mournful sigh. He fights
back tears and sickness.

Roger and Bruce stare off into empty space with angry looks
on their faces.

BRUCE
How the fuck did that happen?

ROGER
Carelessness. Always comes down to
carelessness.

CHASE
(Sobbing)
This time it came down to
caringness.
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BRUCE
And what's that supposed to mean?

CHASE
If Maggie didn't care so much for
that catatonic bimbette, she'd
still be alive.

EDDIE
(screaming)
SHUT UP! You shut up! You don't
get to say those things about
Monique. I….I love her.

SCOOTER
She had a totally hot ass.

ROGER
Eddie, she was playing you for a
chump. One kiss on the cheek would
insure that you step and fetch for
her for the next month.

Eddie turns on Roger and throws a very clumsy punch. He

misses by a mile. Roger pulls Eddie into his arms and holds
him. Eddie embraces Roger and cries wet, sloppy tears
against his shoulder.

BRUCE
Okay guys. When you're through
making out, we have a lot of work
to do.

After a brief pause, the group breaks up and wanders into the
store individually.

MONTAGE

1) Bruce securing a window with a wooden board

2) Chase collecting tools.

3) Eddie holding a board while Scooter secures it to a

window.

4) Roger barricading a door.

5) Bruce and Chase decorating a living space.

6) Roger discovers the book department with glee.

7) Scooter and Bruce carrying a pool table.

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8) Scooter entranced by a statue of Mother Mary in the

gardening section.

9) Roger and Eddie shooting pool.

INT. MAKESHIFT POOL ROOM - NIGHT

Bruce and Eddie are shooting a game of nine ball.

Roger, Chase, and Scooter watch the game intently. They are
all dressed for the occasion. They are enjoying large cigars
that they had found in the store and are drinking scotch from
fine glasses. They are happy.

Their weapons are stacked in a nearby corner.

The bloody splotches are more pronounced on Chase's face.

Bruce’s face is mostly healed from Ty’s beating. He is

lining up a bank shot.

CHASE
I got five hundred bucks that says
he doesn't make it.

BRUCE
Oh thanks buddy.

ROGER
I'll take that action.

They both put large stacks of money on the rail of the pool
table.

CHASE
Hey Bruce, are you okay? You're
hands seem to be shaking there.

SCOOTER
Bruce's gonna choke the chicken.

EDDIE
Choke choke choke…..

Chase and Scooter join Eddie in his chant.

Bruce is trying to look angry but can't hide a smile.

Roger smiles wide and laughs.

Bruce winds up to take the shot again.

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They hear gunfire outside. The cue ball flies off the table
and the men become bolt straight. Looks of shock on their
faces. Now they hear machine gun fire.

ROGER
What the fuck is that?

BRUCE
I don't know, but I think we'd
better find out.

Bruce starts to leave the pool room he grabs a couple of

guns.

SCOOTER
Don't go. Whoever it is, they
sound angry.

Bruce leaves anyway.

Roger quickly follows, also grabbing a gun. Then Chase.

Then Scooter AND Eddie. All grab guns.

EXT. ROOFTOP - NIGHT

They are looking over the edge of the roof and down onto the
street.

EDDIE
Hol-ly shit.

CHASE
I can't believe it.

What they saw down on the street was a small army. Fifteen
to twenty men. They were wearing black and gray camouflage
and moving down the street in a well practiced way. One man
would move and take a new position, then the next man, until
the whole line had moved. Like a caterpillar. They had
miners helmets with lights on top. They had several trucks
with large lights mounted on top of them. The ordinarily
dark street was very bright. They kill zombies as they go.

EDDIE
Do you think they were sent by the
government?

CHASE
The government hasn't existed in
almost thirty years.
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EDDIE
I know but…But maybe it reformed or
something.

ROGER
Maybe the world is coming back. My
world.

SCOOTER
I hope so. I wanna see your world
Roger.

BRUCE
In any case, we’re gonna find out.

ROGER
We gotta do better with them than
we've been doing on our own.

BRUCE
Everyone stay alert. We don’t know
yet if they’re on our side.

CHASE
Please let them be on our side.

Bruce stands and fires a single shot in the air. He gets the
army's attention. He waves his arms wide and friendly.

One of the army men, DIRTY HARRY (50’s), make a gesture that
they should come down.

Bruce puts his thumbs up high to say he agrees. He turns

quickly to the others.

BRUCE
We gotta get down there. We'll go
out the front. That should put us
in the middle of them and safe from
the zombies. Pack up on weapons,
just in case.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

They were carrying all the weapons they could. Dirty Harry
sees them and waves them over. Other army men reposition
around the front of the department store to keep them safe.

DIRTY HARRY
(yelling)
Okay men, they're thin enough.
Move to phase 2.
 23.

Alpha group, keeps these strangers

protected. (turns to the group)
Jumpin' Jesus, how long have you
boys been holed up here?

CHASE
About a month and a half sir.

DIRTY HARRY
I'm no Sir boy. I work for a
living. I'm Sargent Harry and good
God son, what is that all over your
face?

Dirty Harry noticed the bloody splotches on Chase's face.

Chase looks towards the ground.

CHASE
I…I have syphilis Sir. I haven't
met a doctor since before I started
getting sick.

EDDIE
Are you sent by the government?

DIRTY HARRY
No son, we were sent from someplace
better.

One of the other men comes over to Dirty Harry. He is

cradling his arm and squinting. The lights from one of the
trucks is directly in his eyes.

MAN
Sgt. Harry. I'm sorry. I've been
bitten. I heard a stray gunshot
from up there somewhere. It
distracted me.

DIRTY HARRY
Let me take a look at it son.

Dirty Harry inspects the wound.

Bruce has a guilty look on his face.

DIRTY HARRY
Don't worry. You'll be fine when
we get back. For now, go get a
medic to clean and dress it.
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MAN
Thanks. You're the best Dirty
Harry.

The Man leaves and Dirty Harry laughs at the nickname that
was used.

DIRTY HARRY
They call me that 'cause they know
that I'm not nearly the hard ass I
have to be when we're in combat.
(turns to Bruce) And you don't go
worrying either. You had to fire
that shot or we'd have never seen
you. He fucked up. He forgot his
training. He paid for it. He'll
be corrected when we get back.

BRUCE
Please Sargent, don't be too hard
on him.

DIRTY HARRY
(laughs)
And don't you worry about that
bubba. Things ain't like that in
Harmony.

Dirty Harry walks away but motions for the group to follow.

DIRTY HARRY
(Yells)
Dammit. Don't shoot the zombies in
the heads. Wadda ya wanna do?
Kill them? (lower) You folk are
welcome to come back with us. See
Harmony. Get some well needed
rest.

ROGER
That sounds like the best idea I've
heard since 1966 sarg.

DIRTY HARRY
Excellent. Glad ta have ya. I'll
have a coupla my boys make room in
the trucks for ya.

BRUCE
It's very appreciated Sargent
Harry, but we're kinda attached to
our bus. It's around the corner.
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Maybe a couple of your boys can

help us get it?

DIRTY HARRY
It would be a pleasure. Why don't
you go collect your gear. We'll be
finished in about an hour or so.
Then I'll send my boys to give you
a hand. (yells again) Private
Kyle front and center.

JACOB (30’s), A young black man, runs over.

DIRTY HARRY
This is Private Jacob Kyle. He's
gonna give you a hand. (turns to
the private) Help them with their
gear and help them readjust to the
real world.

JACOB
Yes Sargent Harry.

The group walks back to the department store.

INT. DEPT. STORE - NIGHT

EDDIE
What did he mean, "Don't shoot them
in the heads."?

JACOB
The Black Angels only kill as many
zombies as is necessary to insure
their safety.

SCOOTER
Black Angels? Angels?

ROGER
Necessary? To what end?

JACOB
We call ourselves the Black Angels
and necessary to herd full trucks
worth and bring them back to
Harmony. The zombies need to be
watched and studied so we can
better understand how to survive in
this world. It's not a part of my
job, so I'm not really up on what
all this study entails.
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Everyone is intent on the conversation but is milling around

and collecting their things for the trip.

SCOOTER
That guy who was bit. Dirty Harry
told him he would be okay.

JACOB
A Black Angel was bitten?

BRUCE
Yeah, on the arm. Looked pretty
nasty too.

JACOB
Well, if Dirty Harry told him he'll
be okay, I guess he'll be okay.
It's news to me though, but I can't
remember the last time a Black
Angel was bitten. In fact, I can't
remember the last time anyone from
Harmony was bitten. Maybe they
found something? A way to stop the
infection? Wouldn't that be great?

ROGER
Yes. Yes it would be grand.

BRUCE
Tell us about Harmony. What's it
like?

JACOB
Well, we have about a hundred
people I think. We all have
different jobs to keep the
community going. I think you know
what my job is good enough. I've
been there for about five years.
Before that I was on the road just
like you. Saw a lot of people die
out there as I expect you have.

BRUCE
Two of our friends are dead in our
bus. We weren't able to save them.
Nor were we able to get their
bodies out for a decent burial.

JACOB
Don't worry about that. When the
Black Angels get here, we'll get
your bus squared away.
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ROGER
Who runs things? What kind of
government do you have?

JACOB
Kinda hard to say we have a
government. Things seem to run
along pretty smooth without really
needing one. Everyone has a job
and they like doing it. That’s
what makes Harmony work. Father
founded Harmony about twenty years
ago so I hear. Father's religious
but I wouldn't call the town
particularly religious. Maybe
you'll have to decide that for
yourselves. Maybe I'm too close to
it and am too happy there to notice
anymore.

BRUCE
He makes you call him Father.

JACOB
I don't know what else to call him.
I never heard him called anything
else.

A couple of men from the Black Angels walked in. Jacob walks
over to them and talks a bit. He points at a spot near the
floor. He goes back to the group.

JACOB (cont'd)
If you give them the keys to the
bus, they'll get it taken care of.
I told them they can load your
stuff from that corner by the door.

Roger tosses one of the Black Angels a key ring. They

disappear with it.

The rest start to pile their things by the door where

instructed.

CHASE
How is Father religious?

JACOB
You mean, like what he believes?
Never talked to him enough to know
for sure. He thinks the zombies
are the resurrection.
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SCOOTER
Like in the bible?

JACOB
(Nods)
He thinks it's a good thing. He
thinks we shouldn't be afraid.

BRUCE
That sounds pretty nuts. So how is
he in charge?

JACOB
Well, Dirty Harry gets his orders
from Father. It's Father who tells
him when we need to gather supplies
or go on a zombie run. I see
Father with the other groups, like
the workers and the doctors. I
assume he's giving them orders as
well. I'm sorry. I'm probably not
the best one to be asking these
questions. I've spent my whole
life surrounded by people. You had
to when you were on the road. You
needed other people for safety. In
Harmony, when I'm done with work, I
get to go home to my own place and
spend time with myself. Listen to
my music, read my books. I like
that. A lot.

EDDIE
Can't be so bad if they let you do
that.

ROGER
Books? What kind of books do you
read?

JACOB
I read any book I remember my
Father calling a classic. He tried
to educate me while he could.

Dirty Harry came walking through the door.

DIRTY HARRY
That's a fine looking bus you have
there. I love the cow catcher. It
looks like an evil smile. Bet it
does a fine job too.
 29.

We cleaned it up and did what minor

repairs we could out in the field.
The engine still idles a bit rough.
Once we're in Harmony, we'll get it
fixed up and even add re-enforced
plates if you want.

BRUCE
That would be very nice.

DIRTY HARRY
It'll take a while for that smell
to leave, but I'm sure you know
that already.

ROGER
Thank you Sarg.

DIRTY HARRY
My pleasure. I hope you're all
ready. Just follow the convoy. We
should be in Harmony by dawn.

Dirty Harry turns and leaves.

JACOB
I'll see you guys when we get
there.

Jacob turns and follows after Dirty Harry. Eddie runs after
them.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Bruce, Roger, Chase, and Scooter board their bus. It smells

hideous but they are used to dealing with such things.

Bruce gets behind the wheel. The keys are in the ignition.
He turns it and the engine kicks right over.

Eddie runs over to the bus.

EDDIE
Dirty Harry says I can ride with
him.

Eddie runs off again. The convoy pulls out. The bus
follows. The convoy drives down the road in the darkness.

EDDIE (V.O.)
Ty was always bullying us around.
He was really mean. He would even
hit us from time to time.
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Everyone was afraid to stand up to

him. Even Bruce. I just tried to
avoid him as much as I could…

DISSOLVE TO:

First light is seen on the road as the convoy keeps moving.

EDDIE (V.O.)
…And I was afraid 'cause he was
really mad and beating the shit
outta Bruce. I thought he was
gonna kill him. I didn't mean to
kill him but the gun…The gun just
went off. I'd never hurt anyone.
I wouldn't hurt anyone.

Eddie’s voice fades out as they pass under a sign that says,
"Welcome to Harmony". The convoy drives down main street and
comes to a stop.

Eddie and Jacob get out of one of the trucks and come over to
the bus.

EXT. MAIN STREET - DAWN

JACOB
Dirty Harry radioed ahead, so there
are rooms waiting for you. Make a
left at the next corner and pull up
in front of the big house there.

Jacob and Eddie get on the bus.

The convoy starts to roll again. The convoy makes a left and
the bus breaks formation and parks in front of a very large
house. The convoy continues on.

They get out of the bus and look around the town wide eyed.
It's too early in the morning to see any people except the
Black Angels, but they see many of the buildings. They see
what appears to be a large town square with a large building
at its center. It vaguely resembles a church. They see
other buildings scattered about. Some look like houses. In
the distance, across a river, they see what looks like a tall
building with a very large fenced in yard. A bridge comes
out of the second story of the building and cuts the yard
into two halves.
 31.

JACOB
This is the old Brighton house.
The Brighton's were pretty big
people around these parts judging
by the town records. There are
twelve bedrooms here, all different
sizes. We keep this house clean as
a way of honoring the people we've
inherited this town from, so it
just needed a bit of freshening up.
It has electricity and hot and cold
running water.

ROGER
Oh sweet Jesus.

BRUCE
God, I can't remember when I had a
hot shower last.

SCOOTER
I ain't never had one.

JACOB
Well, now's your chance. Welcome
to Harmony.

CHASE
Thank you. Thank you very much.

JACOB
The door's open and all of the
rooms unlocked. Make yourself at
home.

Eddie has wandered a bit closer to the house. Jacob points

up the road.

JACOB
My place is that way. Take a right
on Main, a left on Harvest Ave.
I'm on the corner of Harvest and
Crown Street. If you need anything
at all, you come get me.

ROGER
You're too kind.

JACOB
I try to be. I've also been
assigned to you.
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CHASE
Assigned?

JACOB
Yep. Until further notice, you are
my only duty.

BRUCE
How so?

JACOB
You know, show you around. Make
you comfortable. Help you to
adjust to life in Harmony. It's
gonna be a cushy couple of days for
me.

EDDIE
Uh, this house doesn't look too
safe.

JACOB
Damn, I'm sorry. I forget you guys
are just coming out of the wild.
Here I was thinking you'd want to
get a good night's sleep. Well, a
good day’s sleep anyway. You think
it's safe enough to take a shower
in Eddie?

EDDIE
Well…Maybe. Maybe if we showered
one at a time. You know. So the
others can keep a watch.

SCOOTER
I'm up for that idea.

BRUCE
Sounds fair enough.

JACOB
I'll tell you what. Give me your
sizes and I'll rustle you up some
clean cloths while you shower.
Then, we'll have a bit of a talk
and go get some breakfast.

They all said, "okay" and "yeah". After a minute, Jacob had
all the sizes and left them. They went into the house.

DISSOLVE TO:
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INT BRIGHTON HOUSE - MORNING

Roger is opening the door for Jacob. They walk into the
parlor.

Roger is clean and freshly dressed, as are Chase and Bruce.

Eddie is standing with a towel wrapped around him.

Jacob puts a pile of cloths on a nearby sofa.

JACOB
Okay, that's fresh cloths for
everyone. At least one set anyway.
You can pick out your own stuff
later.

Eddie grabs his cloths and starts getting dressed.

Scooter is heard running down the stairs. He runs into the

parlor stark naked. He shakes himself dry and laughs.

Roger throws the last of the cloths at Scooter.

ROGER
You get those on nature boy.

Scooter dresses and they all find seats up against one wall
of the parlor facing the entrance hallway.

Jacob pulls up a chair to face them.

JACOB
I never thought I would find a
place like Harmony. Harmony is a
miracle.

SCOOTER
(Said with awe)
Miracle.

JACOB
Yep. An honest to God miracle.
I was just like you when I first
found this place. I was scared and
I didn't much believe what I was
seeing. Took me a while to adjust,
but I did, and so will you.

BRUCE
I agree that the place looks nice
enough, but a miracle?
 34.

JACOB
Nothing else I can call it. Want
me to show you why?

They all nod their heads.

Jacob stands and walks towards the door.

JACOB
Great. I need to show you
something. I need you all to stay
calm no matter what you see. I'll
be right back.

Jacob leaves the room.

They all look at each other and mumble.

Jacob is back quickly. Following him is a female zombie.

She has long blonde hair and has a considerable amount of
decay.

She carries a large, pink, stuffed bunny in her arms.

Many guns are cocked and pointed in her direction.

The zombie cringes, clutches her bunny tighter, and tries to

hide behind Jacob.

JACOB
Easy fellas. Easy. Put your guns
down. She's okay.

Jacob pulls a chair over next to his and sits the zombie down
in it.

JACOB
Gentlemen, I would like you to meet
Harmony.

BRUCE
You named the town after that?
That skag?

ROGER
What is the meaning of this?

SCOOTER
You…You're gonna feed us to them.
Feed us to them just like in Hansel
and Gretel.
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JACOB
Now everyone just calm down. It's
okay. She’s nothing to be afraid
of.

BRUCE
Jacob, you've been very kind, but
you better prove that in a hurry.

Everyone relaxes a little. Guns lower some.

JACOB
I was afraid of her too at first,
but you can see that she is more
afraid of you than you are of her.

Jacob strokes Harmony’s hair to try to get her to relax.

JACOB
You see, Father was once a nomad
just like us. He would find a safe
place that had food and hole up
until the food was gone, just like
we used to do. That life style
makes you come to question certain
things. It's touched all of our
minds at one point or another. Do
you know the things that are
questioned?

BRUCE
Our humanity.

CHASE
The difference between us and the
zombies.

JACOB
Yes. Traveling from place to place
only to feed makes you wonder what
the difference is. After all,
that's what the zombies do. They
just choose different food.

ROGER
They choose us.

JACOB
Yes. Yes they do. This idea
bothered Father very much. It
played on his mind constantly.
Father concluded that there is no
difference.
 36.

BRUCE
Then your Father is the biggest
fucking asshole that has ever
existed. I mean, just look at it
for Christ's sake.

Bruce throws his hand towards Harmony. She flinches a bit.

BRUCE
There are differences. Big fucking
differences.

JACOB
One day, as Father is wandering, he
finds Harmony. Not very far from
this spot. She was just sitting
there with her back up against a
wall, hugging her knees. Almost
put a bullet in her head.

BRUCE
And that would be bad….How?

JACOB
This town would not exist. You
see, Father stopped because he saw
that Harmony did not aggress. She
just sat there and kept hugging her
knees. She is the first naturally
tame zombie known on earth. We
have not found another. Father
realized that if this could occur
in nature, then the others could
also be tamed. There are many
tamed zombies here now. They are
productive members of our society.

BRUCE
That's fucking disgusting.

ROGER
They must be destroyed on sight.

JACOB
Trust me, I understand how you're
feeling. I felt the same way.
It's a hard thing to get used to
after being on the road for so
long.
 37.

EDDIE
But what stops the other skags, the
not so tame ones, from coming in
here and killing us?

Chase kneels down on the floor and looks closely at Harmony.

Studying her. She almost seems to be studying him as well.

JACOB
They don't come here. The wild
zombies are afraid of this place.
They won't even come close.

ROGER
Yes, but why?

JACOB
That's kind of complicated. I
think I should leave that to Father
to explain when you meet him. I'll
just make a mess of it.

CHASE
I want to see. I want to see the
rest of the town. I want to see
the other zombies.

EXT. OUTSIDE - MORNING.

They come out of the house fully armed and make a left.

Harmony wanders off in her own direction.

They walk up Trumble Ave.

Scooter walks over to Chase.

SCOOTER
Chase, can I ask you something?

CHASE
Sure Scooter, anything.

SCOOTER
Not sure how to put it. Why are
you the way you are?

CHASE
Sick?

SCOOTER
No. I mean being a faggot and all.
 38.

CHASE
Well, that's not exactly the best
way of putting it. I prefer to be
called gay.

SCOOTER
I'm sorry Chase. Why are you a
gay?

CHASE
I can't really answer that Scooter.
I don't really know. It's just the
way I am. I find men beautiful the
way other men find women beautiful.
There are many times in my life
that I wish I had been born like
other men. Then I realized that I
only wished that when I was having
to deal with the ignorance of other
people.

SCOOTER
What do you mean?

CHASE
I mean like being called faggot and
such. I find that when others
accept me for who I am, I am happy
with who I am. This choice, if it
is a choice, is a part of me.

SCOOTER
Did you get sick because you're a
fag…..Because you're a gay?

CHASE
I got sick because I had sex with a
sick person. I didn't know he was
sick. He might not have known that
he was sick either, but the more I
mull it over in my head, I think he
did. I met Terry in the last group
that I was with and we became
close. He was…resistant to the
idea of us becoming intimate. I
thought he was afraid what the
others in the group would say.
Now, I think he knew he was sick.
Eventually, we became lovers
anyway. It wasn't long after that
that our entire group was
destroyed.
 39.

Terry gave himself to a bunch of

zombies to save my life. Fed
himself to them.

They turned right onto West Bridge Street and continued

walking.

Scooter walks over to Bruce.

SCOOTER
What do you think of this place?

BRUCE
Seems safe enough so far, but I'll
have to see a whole lot before I
give up my guns.

SCOOTER
You don't believe that skags can be
tamed?

BRUCE
Do you?

SCOOTER
I saw them rip my family to shreds
when I was a boy. Tried to eat the
cross right off my dad’s neck.
Hard to believe things like that
can be tamed.

BRUCE
They did the same thing to my wife.
Let's say they can be tamed. What
difference does it make? They're
still monsters.

SCOOTER
Yeah, I guess. I’ve asked God to
take them away.

BRUCE
I hope he’s listening. (shrugs)
Maybe I feel like that 'cause I was
on Skag Squad.

SCOOTER
Skag Squad? What's that?

BRUCE
Ever hear of the boy scouts?

SCOOTER
Uhm…No.
 40.

BRUCE
The boy scouts were a group to help
young boys stay out of trouble.
We'd go camping and earn badges for
what we've learned.

SCOOTER
What kind of stuff.

BRUCE
How to make fires, fishing,
fondling the scout master, that
kind of stuff. When the skag
invasion was starting, they made a
new badge for sharp shooting, and
all of us scouts got guns. If we
earned our merit badge in sharp
shooting, we'd get to join Skag
Squad.

SCOOTER
Then what?

BRUCE
Then, instead of camping, they'd
take us skag hunting.

SCOOTER
Wow.

They crossed over the river on West Bridge Street. People

are beginning to get up and stir in the streets. They all
smile wide and wave when they see the strangers.

JACOB
We are now in North Harmony. This
is where the real work takes place.
Now, there's a lot to see in
Harmony, so I'm just going to point
out the highlights. You guys are
more interested in the zombies than
where we raise our chickens anyway.

EDDIE
Not unless they're fried.

Jacob points west.

JACOB
You might be able to guess about
that first building closest to the
river.
 41.

CHASE
Having all of the convoy trucks
parked there is kind of a tip off.

JACOB
That's the armory. That's where we
keep most of our weapons when not
out on a raid. It also serves as a
bit of a hang out for the Black
Angels when they're not on duty.
They're not all home bodies like I
am.

Jacob starts walking towards the building next to the armory.

The others follow.

JACOB
The building we're about to see is
the jail. We don't really have the
kind of crime here in Harmony that
would warrant a jail, so it serves
as a holding pen for the wild
zombies that we bring in.

ROGER
You have no crime?

JACOB
Oh, we have crime, just nothing
that carries a jail sentence for
punishment.

They all look into the jail. They see a large pack of wild
zombies. They are scratching and clawing. Trying to find a
way to the humans looking at them. Jacob calls over to a
nearby man.

JACOB
Any of them ready to start
training?

MAN
Yeah, a bunch of them. We'll have
them out in a minute.

JACOB
Great. We'll wait here a bit and
you'll see something really
interesting.

Another man is backing out of the jailhouse. He has a long

pole in his hands.
 42.

On the other end of the pole is a rope noose around a

zombie's neck. The zombie was struggling as the man pulls it
out.

In the distance, Harmony is watching.

JACOB
Gather closer to it. It's safe
enough. Now, watch the zombie very
carefully.

The zombie is trying to pull toward the empty space between

the men.

JACOB
Now, in the wild, a zombie caught
like that would still be trying to
get at the man at the end of the
pole. If it couldn't get to that
guy, it'd certainly be trying to
come after you. That's not what
this one is trying to do at all.

BRUCE
It's trying to escape.

JACOB
Like I told you, this place scares
them. It's why we are so safe
here.

Jacob turns to the next building.

JACOB
This is the cafeteria, gym, and
playground for our kids. A kind of
civic center. You'll notice clear
booths built all around this area.
That's where the zombies are
trained.

ROGER
Where people are eating? That's
revolting.

JACOB
You get used to it and it's needed
to train the zombies. The zombies
need to see the humans doing human
things. Where better than this
place?
 43.

BRUCE
Why do the skags have to be trained
at all? Why not just exterminated?

JACOB
Because there are things they can
do, things they can contribute,
things people don’t want to do.
Let's go inside and we can see them
load a few new zombies in.

They go through the cafeteria and into the main dining area.
More and more people are starting their mornings in Harmony
and this is where they come for breakfast. They have wide
smiles for the strangers.

Jacob is looking around for a table near an empty booth.

When he finds one, they all sit.

JACOB
You have time to grab something to
eat if you want.

BRUCE
I think I'll pass.

EDDIE
Yeah, all of these skags have kinda
put me off my food.

JACOB
Again, you get used to it.

BRUCE
You don’t want to take that bet.

Chase covers his mouth and turns green. He runs out of the
building.

The rest see most of the zombies are just standing in the
cubes. They are all wearing collars. Sometimes one jumps at
the glass and then quickly jump back.

JACOB
The glass carries an electric
charge. They learn that they can
only come so close to a human
before they feel pain. After a few
days in these booths, they graduate
to a booth in the gym area. The
dining area is relatively calm
compared to the gym. After that,
they go off to the playground.
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You can imagine the kind of

activity there.

BRUCE
You let these monsters near your
kids?

JACOB
Yes, we do. The kids don't mind
and neither does a well trained
zombie.

A zombie is loaded into the booth. Harmony watches it from

the other side. It charges the glass and is shocked. It
charges again and again it is shocked. Over and over this
happens and Jacob watches.

JACOB
Well, I didn't say they were brain
surgeons, Let's go have a look at
the playground.

Harmony walks up to the wild zombie in the booth. She runs

her hand down the glass. The zombie calms down a bit. She
moves to the next freshly loaded zombie. Again she runs her
hand down the glass. Again, the zombie seems to calm down.

CUT TO:

EXT. PLAYGROUND - MORNING

There are playing children everywhere. There is a child on a

seesaw. On the other end is a zombie pushing down his side
of the seesaw and letting it back up.

There are a bunch of children on a merry go round. A zombie

pushing it for them.

Another group of children playing monkey in the middle with a

zombie. The zombie catches the ball and gives something
similar to a laugh.

JACOB
If their conditioning breaks down,
it breaks down slowly. There are
signs of aggression well before a
zombie becomes dangerous again.
When we see a sign of aggression,
the zombie is destroyed.

ROGER
Why not retrain it?
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Chase rejoins the group wiping his mouth.

JACOB
It was tried. Each time through
the training program, the training
breaks down quicker. It becomes
less predictable. That is why we
only use wild zombies. You see, we
probably kill more zombies here
than you could ever kill on the
open road.

ROGER
Well, I must say, you have an
amazing system here.

JACOB
You feel safe now?

BRUCE
I wouldn't go that far yet. Let's
just say safer. They’re still
disgusting.

JACOB
Fair enough. Let's get you some
more cloths.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. CLOTHING SHOP - AFTERNOON

A clothing shop on Main Street. There are two women in the

shop. One is behind the counter. ZARA (30’). Jacob walks
over to her.

JACOB
Zara, these are the new people
you've probably heard about.

ZARA
Meaning they have nothing to pay
with right?

JACOB
Basically, yes. Now Zara, don’t
start that again.

Jacob turns to the rest of them.

JACOB (cont'd)
Okay guys, you're on your own for
the rest of today and tomorrow.
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Look around and explore. See how

Harmony works. Maybe find some
jobs you'd like to do.

SCOOTER
Jobs? I never had a job.

JACOB
You might like one Scooter. You
never know.

SCOOTER
(Quietly)
I don’t think so.

JACOB
Later on tonight, there will be a
celebration in the town square. I
hope to see you all there.

Jacob leaves. The other woman, BETH (30’s), walks over to

Zara.

BETH
He’s an asshole.

ZARA
Leave it be. You go on now Beth.
I have to take care of these
people. I'll see you later on.

Zara kisses Beth passionately. Only Chase catches it.

Zara walks over to where the men are looking at clothes and
starts refolding what they've already looked at.

BRUCE
You don't seem as happy to see us
as the rest in the town seem to be.

ZARA
I'm not unhappy to see you, but
clothing you will cut my profits
for this month.

BRUCE
How so?

ZARA
You are new, so you don't have
anything to trade.
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SCOOTER
Maybe we can pay you back later?
When we're on our feet?
Get...uh..jobs?

ZARA
Oh? Have you decided to stay?

BRUCE
Yeah, have we decided to stay?

ROGER
You don't really want to go back to
the way we've been living do you?

ZARA
Well, if you are staying, you
should probably know that not
everyone finds it as idyllic as you
may have been led to believe.

BRUCE
Oh, I’d be very interested to hear
more of that.

ZARA
Have you met many of the people?

ROGER
Some, but mostly just Jacob.
He's been showing us around.

BRUCE
But the rest seem to smile a
helluva lot.

ZARA
Yeah, they do don’t they? Jacob’s
a good man, no matter what my
friend thinks of him, but he has
his Harmony blinders on. Most of
the people here do. They figure is
they can get through their day with
a smile on their faces, all is
well. They see only the good and
will not speak of the bad.

BRUCE
What do you call bad?
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ZARA
I'm sure Jacob must have shown you
how the wild skags are afraid of
Harmony. I'm sure he didn't tell
you that that's not always the
case. On the north east side of
Harmony, there is a block of houses
that we call poor town. The people
there are the ones who are less
able to work. It has our very old
and our handicapped people. Well,
they seem to be just outside the
edge of whatever influence Harmony
has over the wild zombies, and
occasionally, they wander into poor
town.

BRUCE
Why doesn't someone do something
about it?

ZARA
(Loudly)
Because it's poor town. (normal
voice) Also, it's a topic that is
frowned on.

ROGER
Can't they just move somewhere
else?

ZARA
Sure they could, if they could
afford it. You people are having a
hard time with the concept of being
poor aren’t you?

ROGER
How do you know they are wild
zombies? Jacob told us that the
tame zombies sometimes revert.

ZARA
No collars.

BRUCE
And you're not allowed to talk
about it?
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ZARA
That's not exactly right. We are
free to talk about whatever we'd
like, but certain topics bring a
social stigma. Have you noticed
how when you ask certain questions
people begin to hedge? They say
things like, "I don't know" or "I
really don't deal with that much"?

BRUCE
Yeah, Jacob's done that a couple of
times.

ZARA
That's the Harmony blinders. If
you speak about something, you
might form an opinion about it and
opinions aren't very welcome around
here.

BRUCE
Why would that be?

ZARA
Probably because no matter how bad
Harmony may or may not be, it's
still better than being out in the
wild. You guys have about
everything that you need?

They look at each other. They all have an armful of cloths

that they have been picking out during the conversation.

ROGER
I believe we do.

ZARA
Good. I'll write you down for two
chickens each. You pay when you
can.

SCOOTER
What's this celebration about?

ZARA
Oh, I think I'll let you find out
for yourselves.

BRUCE
Will we see you there?
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ZARA
No way in hell.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. MUSEUM - DAY

Roger and Scooter are wandering around the museum. It

chronicles the beginning of the zombie invasion. There are
newspaper articles hung around.

There are television and radio broadcasts playing on loops.

They are telling about the zombie invasion as it happened.

There are posters and ads about ways civilians can help stop
the zombies. There is a poster for Skag Squad showing five
happy boy scouts with guns and a lone zombie in the distance.
The caption reads, "Hey kids, tell your mom that you want to
join Skag Squad."

There is another poster aimed at small children that says,

"Tonka, little guns for little hands."

There is another poster with Uncle Sam that says, "How many
skags have you killed today?"

ROGER
This is how the world ended.

SCOOTER
I didn't know the world was so big.

ROGER
How could you? You've never seen
it before. All there was for you
was the destruction.

SCOOTER
It makes me sad that I missed it.

ROGER
We did everything we could think of
to stop the zombies. We taught our
children how to fire guns. We even
made special sized guns that they
could handle more easily. In the
end, there were just too many of
them. Here, look at this.

Roger points to a newspaper article hanging on the wall. It

has statistics for what was being called the skag war. It
shows how many zombies there were and how many new zombies
would arise each day. It has army kill predictions.
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Finally, there is a statistic that shows how every man,

woman, and child would have to kill one hundred thousand
zombies to be able to claim a victory in the war.

SCOOTER
One hundred thousand?

ROGER
More now because there are less
people.

SCOOTER
Wow.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. POWER PLANT - DAY

Chase and Bruce are on the east side of north Harmony, down
by the river. The power plant is here. There is a giant
water wheel being turned by the river. There is a woman
here. She is wearing a hard hat and has dirt on her face.

WOMAN
We get some of our electricity
right from the water wheel, but
that is not very effective. To
make up the rest, we burn coal and
other combustibles.

BRUCE
Other combustibles like what?

WOMAN
Garbage, things like that. Things
that Harmony no longer needs.
Zombies keep the fires going.

CHASE
So, they shovel the coal and stuff?

WOMAN
Yeah, they get agitated when we're
burning zombie bodies, so we take
care of that ourselves.

BRUCE
You burn skag bodies here too?

WOMAN
Of course. How else would we get
rid of them? You want us to give
them a proper Christian funeral?
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BRUCE
No, I guess not.

CHASE
What do you do if you find a zombie
is starting to aggress?

The woman points to a red light on the side of the power

plant.

WOMAN
You see that? Every house has one.
If we're having zombie troubles, we
light that. Sooner or later a
couple of Black Angels come by to
get it. We then have to wait for a
replacement.

BRUCE
How long does that take?

WOMAN
Depends. Sometimes it can take a
couple of weeks.

BRUCE
That sounds like it could hurt the
output of this plant.

WOMAN
Yeah, it can cause some serious
overtime.

BRUCE
Does that mean that maybe you don't
always report an aggressive skag as
quickly as you should?

WOMAN
I'll leave you to figure that out.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. TOWN SQUARE - EVENING

Roger, Scooter, Chase, and Bruce are walking along the town
square towards a picnic table where Eddie is sitting with two
elderly women. EUNICE (60’s), a small white woman and the
other, GRETA (70’s), a weather worn black woman. She is very
handsome and looks very wise.
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EDDIE
But I never meant to shoot him. I
thought he was gonna kill us all.
He was like, out of his mind.

EUNICE
You forget about that dear. You
did what you had to do.

BRUCE
Are you telling that story again?

EDDIE
Well.

BRUCE
Look, if you didn't kill him, I
would have done it myself just as
soon as I could.

EDDIE
But.

BRUCE
But nothing. Those guys were too
busy acting tough and they got
killed because of it and they
brought Maggie down with them.
They're not worth all of the worry
you're doing over them.

ROGER
How much longer 'till the
celebration?

EUNICE
I'm not sure. How long do you
think Greta?

GRETA
I don't think very long now. The
sun is down and it's getting dark.
The parade should be by then.

SCOOTER
A parade? Cool! I wanna be ready
for this.

Scooter takes a joint out of his pocket, goes over to another

table, sits and smokes it.

People nearby look at him with destain.

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CHASE
What is this celebration about?

GRETA
It's called a blessing. It's held
when a citizen of Harmony becomes
one of the chosen of God.

EUNICE
Well, that's one way of putting it.

GRETA
It's the only way of putting it
Eunice. I've told you before, but
I'll tell you again for the benefit
of these gentlemen. In order for
us to understand what Father
believes, we need to use the same
terminology that he does. We need
to see things the way he sees them.
Only then will we be able to decide
for ourselves whether his beliefs
are right or wrong. We must form
our own opinions.

BRUCE
We were told that having your own
opinions here may not be a very
good thing.

EUNICE
It's best for us to just mind our
own business.

GRETA
That's horse shit. Nobody tells me
what to think and what not to
think. I'm too damned old for
that. You know, I hear the older
folk go on and on about the good
old days. (looks at Roger) Folk
like this fine looking man right
here. But I remember how people
wanted to keep quiet then too.
Mind their own business. I also
remember how I couldn't eat where
the white man ate, I couldn't walk
where the white man walked. God
help me if I had to take a shit.
We keep our mouths shut here and
we'll be riding in the back of the
bus again.
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Chase raises an amused eyebrow at this.

EUNICE
Oh, here comes the parade.

They could see the torches coming down from west Harmony
along the river. They could hear music starting to rise on
the air. It was New Orleans style jazz. They were beginning
to see people dancing behind the torch bearers. They are
dressed in bright cloths and swirling large streaming ribbons
of all different colors. The parade is very festive. The
musicians followed the dancers. Behind the musicians, they
can see men carrying a large platform. On top of the
platform is a throne like chair. A man is seated in the
chair but they are still too far away to see. Behind the
platform bearers, there are more musicians, then more
dancers, and more torch bearers.

Harmony sits shyly next to Chase clutching her bunny. Chase

slides down the bench a bit, uncomfortably.

The parade walks to the east side of the square and turns.
They walk south. As the platform passes the benches on that
side Bruce sees that the man on the platform is the Black
Angel who was bitten in front of the department store. He
looks very sick. Bruce sees that the man is strapped into
the chair to keep him from falling out.

ROGER
Is that the man from the department
store? The one who was bitten?

BRUCE
I’m pretty sure it is.

ROGER
So, I guess this celebration is why
it was alright.

Chase notices a man come out of the church like building. He

is wearing jeans and a flowing white shirt. He is balding on
top, but his hair is very long. He is smiling widely. This
can only be FATHER.

The parade completes its circle around the town square. When
it gets back to the north west corner, it turns and cuts a
diagonal across the grass. The platform is placed in front
of the church like building facing out to the crowd.

A group of men come out of the temple. They are wearing

white lab coats and appear to be doctors. They are carrying
medical equipment. Heart monitors and EEG's.
 56.

They approach the man seated on the platform and attach him
to the medical equipment. The amplified voice of Father
comes to them.

FATHER
Citizens of Harmony. Tonight, you
are to be witness to a magnificent
event. Our brother Paul is to be
perfected by God through the grace
of his blessings. He is to become
a new creation, a new Adam.
Witness the promise of resurrection
made by our Lord Jesus Christ be
fulfilled in our brother Paul. Be
of good cheer and know that our
brother Paul will remain a member
in good standing of this community.

PAUL, barely conscious, rocks slightly in his chair.

Bruce looks around at the people near him.

BRUCE
Hey, where's Eddie?

CHASE
I don't know. He was here just a
minute ago.

GRETA
He went with one of Father's men.

BRUCE
Do you know where?

GRETA
No, not a clue.

FATHER
Brother Paul is going to help us
understand. He will join us in the
temple and teach us of his
transformation.

BRUCE
This guy is a loon.

GRETA
That sounds like a well thought out
opinion.

Jacob walks over. He is dressed in casual cloths and is

carrying a drink.
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Black Angels have surrounded the platform.

The dancers stop dancing and start singing a solemn hymn.

JACOB
Oh good. I'm just in time.

BRUCE
Jacob, have you seen….

JACOB
Shhhh….And watch the platform.

A spotlight shines on PAUL. He stops moving and appears

dead.

The doctors remove there equipment and motion to the Black

Angels.

The Black Angels replace the doctors on the platform.

The singers finish their song.

The crowd quiets. Silent moments pass.

PAUL begins to move again. Slow at first, then faster. He

thrashes around and growls.

FATHER
(shouts loudly)
Hallelujah

SCOOTER
Awesome!

Fireworks shoot into the sky and raucous jazz music beings
playing again.

The crowd claps loudly and shouts words of praise to God.

Father disappears into the temple again.

Jacob claps strenuously.

The Black Angels unstrap PAUL and lead him into the temple.

The platform is removed.

Food and drink are brought out. People grab plates and eat.

BRUCE
Jacob, have you seen Eddie?
 58.

JACOB
No, not since earlier.

BRUCE
He was taken away by one of
Father's men.

JACOB
I'll see what I can find out.

Jacob leaves.

CUT TO:

Chase has wandered over to where they are serving the food.
He takes a plate and gets in line. The plate is real china.
A serving woman looks at him trying to hide disgust at his
sores.

WOMAN
It's okay honey. You don't have to
wait in line. Someone will bring a
plate over to you.

The woman takes Chase's plate. Chase looks unsure but leaves
the serving area. When he is out of sight, the woman throws
his plate away and shivers.

CUT TO:

Someone hands Bruce a plate of food. He eats.

GRETA
So, Bruce, have you sharpened your
opinion any more?

BRUCE
I don't see a reason to. Nothing
happened here that I haven't seen
before. Just more ritual is all.

GRETA
And you don't find ritual
important?

BRUCE
It's just a way to shield people
from the horror they have just
seen.
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GRETA
Is that all? Couldn't it also be a
way to get people to see things the
way you see them?

BRUCE
Sure, but so what? What difference
does it make?

GRETA
The motivation behind a ritual
makes all the difference in the
world.

ROGER
A ritual serves to cause group
cohesion. With everyone involved,
everyone is responsible. It gives
Father an unspoken permission to do
whatever he may do next.

GRETA
(smiles widely)
Why Roger, I think I may be falling
in love.

One of Fathers men comes over to Bruce.

MAN
Father will see you now. Please
collect your people and follow me.

BRUCE
One of my people is missing. His
name is Eddie.

MAN
Don't worry about him. He is fine.
Gather the rest please.

Chase is handed a plate and sits to eat. Bruce motions to

his friends. Chase lets out a sigh and pushes the plate of
food away. They gather together and follow the man. They
walk through dancing people and make their way to the temple.

INT. TEMPLE DOWNSTAIRS - NIGHT

They are ushered into a very large room. The room is full of
doctors and lab equipment. There are zombies strapped to
examination tables. They are being experimented on. One of
these is Paul.

They are brought over to Father

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FATHER
Welcome. Please come in. I am
sorry I have not met with you
earlier, but this is the first
chance I have had.

They all take turns shaking Father'S hand.

BRUCE
This is not all of us. We are
missing one.

FATHER
Yes, Eddie. I decided to meet with
him privately to try to ease his
troubled mind concerning the
shooting. After that, he went back
to the Brighton house to sleep.

ROGER
(looks around the room)
Looks like some serious thinking
goes on down here.

FATHER
Indeed it does. Here, we try to
learn what is learnable. Like how
do these creatures live and how do
they die. Many pressing issues.

BRUCE
How do these creatures live?

FATHER
They live because God wills it.

ROGER
That is hardly a scientific
conclusion.

FATHER
We are passed the age of science
now and are well into the Age of
Aquarius. We need to rethink the
nature of reality.

Father waves over to a particular scientist and makes a

gesture across his midsection. The scientist brings out a
zombie that is nothing but bones at its waste but it is still
walking.
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FATHER
Gentlemen, take a close look at
this creature. It walks and
functions. It still has an urge to
feed. You tell me how science can
explain such a thing?

ROGER
A virus possibly?

FATHER
A virus that keeps you alive with
most of your internal organs
missing?

BRUCE
But saying, "God wills it?"

FATHER
That is the most reasonable answer
we have. Looking to science is
only clinging onto our past and a
past that has failed us. We need
to let that go or it will kill us.
You see, these creatures are, for
all intents and purposes, immortal.

BRUCE
I can prove that wrong with one
slug to this skags head.

FATHER
But left to themselves, they will
not die.

ROGER
Surely they will eventually rot to
death and return to dust.

FATHER
We thought so as well. Our studies
show that that is not the case.

He points to a chart hanging on the wall. It has different

colored lines all following a similar arc.

FATHER
This chart represents our studies
with the recently dead over the
past fifteen years. Those such as
Brother Paul over here.
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What we have found is that at the

onset, decomposition is very rapid,
but then slows considerably. In
every case decay runs to infinity.
Follow me and I'll show you another
interesting case.

They follow Father.

FATHER
There were six billion people when
the world ended. We were concerned
about how many we would really have
to face here in the America's. The
question rested on whether the
chosen could travel from Europe and
Asia to our doorstep.

The room they step into has an Olympic size swimming pool.

FATHER
(Gesturing to the pool)
I would like you to meet Namor.

They look down into the pool. U bolts have been cemented
into the bottom of the pool. A zombie is chained there by
his feet. He is struggling to get free.

FATHER
He has been down there for over ten
years now. No air. No sunlight.
Yet he lives. Amazing isn’t he?

Father shows them a map on the wall. He particularly shows

the Atlantic ocean.

FATHER (cont'd)
Average human walking speed is
three point five miles an hour.
The Atlantic Ocean is around 2500
miles on an average. A whole
continent of zombies could walk
that ocean in forty days since they
don't sleep. Namor proves that it
is at least possible.

ROGER
So, why haven't they?

FATHER
Zombies make excellent chum.
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BRUCE
(Laughing)
What?

FATHER
I'm serious. They're great fish
food and the fish love them. We
tested this in an aquarium about
fifty miles south of here. The
zombies were torn to shreds within
the day.

BRUCE
You think the fish are going to eat
a couple of billion of them?

FATHER
There are a lot more fish in the
ocean than were in that tank. In
fact, there has probably been a
fish population explosion since
commercial fishing ended. And it's
not like the zombies are going to
organize a march.

ROGER
And the fish don't become zombies?

FATHER
No, the fish are immune to whatever
this is. Pardon the phrase. They
don't get it.

CHASE
Only humans.

FATHER
Now, I didn't exactly say that.
Next stop on our tour.

INT. SMALL LAB - NIGHT

Observation windows, a single table. Strapped to the table

is a male, adult, chimpanzee. He has the same pallor as a
zombie. He is thrashing on the table and attempting to bite.

They stare at it in silence.

FATHER
We found him in a small zoo. He
had been isolated from the rest of
the chimps for some reason. We
think he may have been sick.
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BRUCE
Oh great, simian skags.

SCOOTER
Like, he was becoming a zombie?

FATHER
The old ways of thinking are so
hard to overcome aren’t they? No.
Not like he was becoming a zombie.
He died of something else. His
isolation kept him from being
attacked. Examinations show not a
single scratch or bite on him. He
died of something else, but when he
did, he resurrected.

SCOOTER
Do you really believe this is the
resurrection of God? Like in the
bible?

FATHER
Yes.

BRUCE
Oh bullshit.

FATHER
The bible speaks of a bodily
resurrection, where men become new
creatures and live in a new
paradise right here on earth.

ROGER
They would be new creatures in the
image of Christ.

FATHER
Do you mean to say that you know
the image of the risen Christ?

BRUCE
Christ didn't go around eating
people.

FATHER
No. But then again, he was the son
of God.

BRUCE
You are out of your mind.
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FATHER
It's a distinct possibility, but
that is beside the point. Do you
agree that these zombies have risen
from the dead in bodily form and
have become new creatures?

BRUCE
(Angrily)
Well, yes. That is obvious.
Disgusting creatures in fact.

FATHER
(Angrily)
So, are you trying to tell me that
there's going to be yet another
resurrection?

BRUCE
(Yelling)
I'm not trying to tell you
anything.

CHASE
Gentlemen, gentlemen. I think we
should calm down just a little bit.

SCOOTER
Do the monkeys eat each other like
the human zombies do?

FATHER
They are chimpanzees and yes they
do. There were still chimps in
their cages and they were just as
ripped up, as bloody, and as alive
as any other zombie.

CHASE
But if there was no zombie in there
first….

FATHER
For the good Lords sake. This is
not a disease. This is not
something that is catching. This
is how the world is now. The dead
come back and there is not a single
good reason for it other than God
wills it.

Father takes a deep breath and tries to compose himself.

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FATHER
We suspect that the first chimp
died of starvation. He attacked
the other chimps. Sooner or later,
they all became zombies. Oddly
enough, this did not happen to the
mountain gorillas. They died of
starvation and stayed dead.

BRUCE
Okay, okay. Change of topic. Why
are the wild skags afraid of this
place? Why do they try to run
away?

FATHER
We believe it is a form of
telepathy, but you'll have to
follow me to my meditation chamber
for a further explanation.

INT. UPSTAIRS MEDITATION CHAMBER - NIGHT

A very large room. Hardwood floor, highly polished, with an

oriental rug. A high ceiling covered in Italian tile. A
chandelier hangs from it. Two large, overstuffed leather
sofas. Two matching leather chairs.

High, oak bookcases lined the walls. There are no books on

them. Instead, they are covered with zombie heads. The
entire room is surrounded in zombie heads. They are all
alive and moving as much as they can. Wordless moans coming
from their mouths.

Bruce is looking from side to side quickly. He is shaking.

He is freaking out.

BRUCE
No no no. Okay? No. Just no. No
fucking way.

FATHER
It's okay Bruce. Try to calm down.

BRUCE
Calm? Did you ask me to be calm?
When I'm surrounded by…By this?

FATHER
Yes Bruce, I asked you to be calm.
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BRUCE
You are cuckoo for fucking coca
puffs do you know that? I
mean….JESUS!.

Father takes Bruce by an arm and helps him onto the sofa.
The others follow and find seats. Father sits across from
Bruce.

FATHER
I won't ask you to try to listen
yet. Listen to the music in this
room. Listen to the song of the
dead. When you're ready, you will.
You will hear what I hear.

ROGER
What, Sir, could you possibly hear
in this room?

FATHER
I can not tell you. It is
something that can't be put into
words. I hear them. I hear their
laments, their pain. The room is
alive with it. This is what keeps
the wild ones away. This is what
they fear. They fear the song.

INT. BRIGHTON LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Bruce, Chase, Scooter, and Roger are sitting silently in the

dark. Each one stares vacantly into space.

DISSOLVE TO:

It is morning. The sun is streaking through the window.

Chase and Roger are sleeping.

Bruce is still staring.

Scooter is kneeling in soft prayer and crying.

EXT. NORTH HARMONY - DAY

Bruce is wandering. He is heading for the large tower with

the bridge. A figure can be seen at the large tower. It is
Jacob. Bruce passes a small chicken farm.

There are two zombies feeding chickens. One of the zombies

is throwing the feed overhand at the chickens. He looks like
he is trying to kill the chickens with the feed.
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The human over seer looks pissed off. He turns on the red
light on the side of the building. Bruce walks up to Jacob.

JACOB
Morning Bruce, how are you today?

BRUCE
Not bad I guess. Have you seen
Eddie?

JACOB
He's still on the missing list?

BRUCE
Yeah, Father said that Eddie went
back to Brighton house for some
sleep, but when we got there he was
nowhere in sight.

JACOB
I'll keep an eye open for him
Bruce.

BRUCE
I'd appreciate that Jacob.

JACOB
Bruce, I need you and the others to
stay in South Harmony today.

People are gathering around the tower.

There are a few people gathered on the bridge. They look

official.

Black Angels are guiding a train of zombies connected at the

neck with metal pipes.

Dirty Harry wanders up.

BRUCE
Why?

JACOB
Criminal justice trials are today
and we hold them here. It's for
Harmony citizens only.

DIRTY HARRY
No offense Bruce. Hey, I got an
idea! Come on Bruce. Follow me.
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EXT. BRIGHTON HOUSE - DAY

Chase is sitting on the front steps.

Harmony is standing a short distance away clutching her

bunny.

Two zombies are making their way up one side of the street.

A group of Black Angels are talking on the corner.

Chase notices Harmony and studies her.

The two zombies, while passing Harmony, grab her bunny. They
drop to the ground with it and rip its stuffing out as if
ripping the intestines from a victim. They growl as they do
this.

The Black Angels run up the street and hook long poles to the
collars of the two zombies. They drag the zombies away.

Harmony stands and stares at her bunny. A single tear runs

down her face.

Chase braces his face against his own tears. He walks over
to the bunny and picks it up. He tries to give it to
Harmony. She will not take it.

CHASE
I am going to fix this for you.

Chase kneels down and collects as much stuffing as he can.

EXT. NORTH HARMONY TOWER - DAY

Black Angels are loading zombies into the fenced area. More
zombies are on there way. The zombies look up at the bridge
that extends over them. The room at the end of the bridge is
in shadows. It seems full of people. There is a crowd
standing on ground level around the fence. The crowd is
growing.

EXT. SOUTH HARMONY TOWN SQUARE - DAY

Roger and Scooter are sitting at a picnic table with Greta.

ROGER
I've been thinking about it a lot
and I think I'm going to stay in
Harmony.
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GRETA
I'm glad you have made a choice. I
hope you are happy.

ROGER
I'd like to find out if I can get a
job in the museum. I think I can
make some positive changes there.
Hopefully, I can merge it with the
library.

GRETA
Turn Harmony into a cultured city?

ROGER
Something like that.

GRETA
So, your first impression of Father
hasn't sent you heading for the
hills?

ROGER
Well, I must admit, he is a bit
eccentric but that's a small price
to pay. I think I will go speak to
him now. Now Greta, you take care
of my boy, okay?

GRETA
Like he's my very own.

Roger stands and walks towards the temple.

EXT. NORTH HARMONY TOWER - DAY

The fenced area is full of zombies. A very large crowd

surrounds the fence. The bridge has a small crowd. The
Black Angels watch the crowd and the zombies intently. There
is a large bald man on the bridge. He is dressed in a
flowing red robe. He wears a leather vest over it. He
motions to the room at the end of the hall. Two men are
dragging a woman out. She is struggling. It is Beth from
the clothing shop. Around her neck is a wooden sign that
reads "PERVERT". She is brought and held next to the bald
man.

BALD MAN
(Loudly to the crowd)
Citizens of Harmony. Sister Beth
McNair was witnessed having sexual
relations with another woman.
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This was witnessed by Tommy Wilcox

and seconded by Lester Craven. She
has been tried and sentenced.
People of Harmony, should sentence
be carried out?

CUT TO:

Jacob is patrolling the fence. He is watching the crowd very

closely. The crowd yells affirmations.

EXT. WEST HARMONY BRIDGE - DAY

Bruce and Dirty Harry are walking across the bridge. Bruce
turns back to look at the tower.

BRUCE
So, what exactly goes on there
Harry?

DIRTY HARRY
Actually, my first name is Bill,
but you call me whatever you like.
Over there is where we punish our
guilty.

BRUCE
How?

DIRTY HARRY
Never mind about that. I'm taking
you fishing.

Bruce's eyes brighten in surprise. Dirty Harry puts his arm

around Bruce's shoulders and steers him away from the tower.

From the tower, a body falls.

EXT. NORTH HARMONY TOWER - DAY

In the fenced area zombies feed on the body of Beth.

TOMMY WILCOX is wearing a wooden sign that says, "PEEPING

TOM".

BALD MAN
By his own admission, Tommy Wilcox
was watching Beth McNair have sex
through her bedroom window. People
of Harmony, should sentence be
carried out?

Jacob watches as the crowd screams affirmations in a frenzied

voice.
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Jacob keeps straight faced and business like as the gruesome

trial goes on. The Bald Man pushes Tommy Wilcox off of the
bridge. The zombies rip him to pieces. Another man is
brought out. His wooden sign also says, "PEEPING TOM".

INT. CLOTHING SHOP - DAY

Chase walks over to the counter where Zara is weeping softly.

CHASE
Hey, are you okay?

Zara wipes her face and straightens herself up.

ZARA
I'm fine. How have you been?

CHASE
I'm okay, but there was a small
accident. Do you know where I can
get a needle and some thread?

Chase holds out the bunny. Zara's eyes go wide.

ZARA
Is that Harmony's bunny?

CHASE
Yes. I'm hoping I can fix it.

ZARA
I have a needle and thread in the
back. You wait right there. I’ll
only be a second.

EXT. SOUTH HARMONY TOWN SQUARE - DAY

GRETA
How about you Scooter? You staying
in Harmony?

SCOOTER
Father is not to be trusted.

A nearby zombie thrashes in place in a strange dance. He is

moaning and growling loudly. Two Black Angels rush him and
cart him away.

GRETA
Those are strong words Scooter.
What facts do you have to support
such a conclusion?
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SCOOTER
I don't have any facts. I have my
heart and in my heart, I don't
trust him.

GRETA
You think you should judge a man
from just a hunch like that?

SCOOTER
Following your heart is not a
hunch.

GRETA
Point taken, but Father has never
hurt anyone.

Scooter points at nearby zombies.

SCOOTER
He hurts them. The whole town
hurts them. I don't think I can
stay in a town like that.

GRETA
You going back out into the wild?
You know how dangerous that is
child. You have peace and safety
here in Harmony.

SCOOTER
But at what cost? It's not worth
my soul. (Pause) My Harmony
blinders don't seem to fit. I'd
rather risk the danger than lie to
myself.

GRETA
You’re a smart boy. Maybe I'll
just come with you.

INT. BRIGHTON HOUSE - DAY

Chase sits in the living room alone. A torn up pillow is

next to him. He has re-stuffed the bunny and is sewing it
closed.

EXT. LAKE - DAY

Dirty Harry and Bruce are sitting on the pier. Their feet
dangle in the water. They hold fishing poles. There is a
coffee can of bait nearby.
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BRUCE
My grampa used to take me fishing
when I was a boy.

DIRTY HARRY
Used to be me and my paw.

BRUCE
It was beautiful. Just like this.
He taught me so much about life.
Then life changed.

DIRTY HARRY
But it could still be beautiful,
just like this.

BRUCE
One day, I come home from school
and my mom is crying. My dad is
home from work and he never came
home that early. They're waiting
for an ambulance, but it's too
late. Grampa is already dead.
Fell on the kitchen floor. Heart
attack I think.

DIRTY HARRY
You loved him very much.

BRUCE
Yes, I did. Very much. And he was
the first zombie I ever saw. He
grabbed my mothers arm and bit into
it as he pulled himself up with it.
She screamed. I screamed. My
Father came in and grampa attacked
him. Threw my father to the floor

DIRTY HARRY
You have to let it go son.

BRUCE
I was still screaming when the
ambulance showed. They shot my
grampa and my dad, just in case
they said. They took my mother
away, but I never saw her again.

DIRTY HARRY
The past is the past.

They sit in silence.

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DIRTY HARRY
So, what do ya think?

BRUCE
I don't know. I'm tired of running
but…

DIRTY HARRY
But you hate the zombies.

BRUCE
Yeah.

DIRTY HARRY
Don't worry about it. Some of our
best overseers hate the zombies.
You could be a head collector. You
know, the ones who kill the
aggressive skags. I think you
might enjoy that.

BRUCE
(Excited)
Hey, hey, I got a bite. I got a
bite!

EXT. NORTH HARMONY TOWER - DAY

Eddie is dragged along the bridge. The sign around his neck
says, "Murderer". Jacob looks at him and his face drops.

BALD MAN
Again, by his own admission, in
front of witnesses too numerous to
be named, Eddie Daudell has been
sentenced for the crime of murder.
People of Harmony, should sentence
be carried out?

The people scream there affirmations.

JACOB
(Screaming)
NO! NO, THIS ISN'T RIGHT! NO.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS!

Eddie is pushed. The zombies pull his guts out while he

screams.

INT. TEMPLE MEDITATION CHAMBER - DAY

Roger is sitting alone. He is looking around at all the

heads. His face shows awe.
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Father comes in and sits down across from Roger.

FATHER
So, you wished to speak to me?

Roger takes Father's hand and holds it.

ROGER
I can hear them. I can hear them.

FATHER
Yes, they speak. Not in words.
More like…Feelings. They speak in
feelings. The song of the dead.

ROGER
Yes, it is like a song. Like
music. It is like ocean waves of
emotion. Horrible emotion.

FATHER
I am told you wish to stay with us
and run the museum?

ROGER
Yes, and maybe the library too.

FATHER
Alas, we do not currently have a
library. Still, I think you are
the best man for both jobs.

ROGER
Oh, thank you Father.

FATHER
It is my pleasure. I am pleased
you are staying. The zombies do
not bother you?

ROGER
No. Well, as long as I don't have
to share a water fountain with
them.

INT. CLOTHING SHOP - DAY

Zara is behind the counter crying. She talks to herself.

ZARA
Oh Beth. My poor, sweet Beth. I
told you we had to be careful.
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Couldn't let anyone see us. But

God, I loved you so much.

She shoves a pile of cloths off of the counter in anger.

ZARA
I guess I know what that means.
They'll be coming for me. I may be
seeing you sooner than we expected
my love. I wish I could. I wish I
could just let them come take me
away. I'm sorry my love. I just
can't do that. You know me. I'm
not one to give up so easily.

She disappears into a back room for a moment and comes back
out with two large bags.

ZARA
I have to figure a way out of here
and a place to go.

She pushes cloths into the bags.

ZARA
I know. I'll take that bus of
theirs. The new people. They owe
me two chickens each anyway.
That's gotta equal the price of a
bus. Not like I was ever gonna see
those chickens.

She grabs the bags and leaves the store.

EXT. SOUTH HARMONY - DAY

Jacob is walking slowly down the street. Bruce sees him.

Bruce has several fish tied together. He is happy. He holds
up the fish.

BRUCE
Jacob, hey Jacob.

Jacob turns around suddenly.

JACOB
(Shouting)
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS GOD DAMN
IT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE EDDIE IS.
WOULD YOU JUST GET OFF MY BACK?

Jacob storms off. Bruce stands dumbfounded. Chase is

walking down the street. He is holding the repaired bunny.
Jacob brushes past him and keeps going. Chase sees Bruce.
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CHASE
What's up with him?

BRUCE
I don't know. I just wanted to
show him my fish.

CHASE
That's a hell of a catch you have
there Bruce.

BRUCE
Yep. We're gonna eat good tonight.

CHASE
I'll be looking forward to it.
Hey, have you seen Harmony?

BRUCE
I haven't been looking for her.

Roger and Scooter come from a different direction.

SCOOTER
Harmony? (Points to where they
came.) She's up that way.

CHASE
Oh good. Come on guys.

They walk up the street until they find Harmony. Chase walks
up to her slowly with the bunny held out. Just as slowly,
Harmony reaches out for the bunny. She takes it and holds
it. She puts her back up against the building and slides
down. She hugs her knees. Chase kneels down next to her.

BRUCE
Isn't this touching?

CHASE
Give it a rest Bruce.

BRUCE
How do you know that thing isn't
gonna take a chunk out of your
neck?

HARMONY
Nuh…No.

All of them show shock.

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SCOOTER
You won't bite Chase?

HARMONY
No. Nuh-Never.

BRUCE
Why?

She places her hand on Chase's chest

HARMONY
Sick.

She places her hand on her own chest.

HARMONY
Sick.

SCOOTER
You're both sick?

She nods her head slightly.

BRUCE
(Unsure)
And we're supposed to believe that
thing? It's a filthy skag.

CHASE
(Angry)
I said give it a rest Bruce.

BRUCE
Fine. I'll go cook my fish.

EXT. BRIGHTON HOUSE - DAY

Bruce sees someone on the bus. He draws his gun and

carefully approached the door. He sees Zara but Zara doesn't
see him. He points the gun at her and cocks it.

BRUCE
What are you doing?

ZARA
I was stealing your bus.

BRUCE
Why would you do that?

ZARA
Because I have to get out of here.
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BRUCE
What's happened?

ZARA
They've killed Beth and soon they
will come for me too.

BRUCE
Who's Beth?

ZARA
Who was Beth you mean. She was my
lover and they killed her for it.
Perversion of any kind is a crime
in Harmony.

BRUCE
So they killed her?

ZARA
Fed her to the skags. It's the
only punishment.

BRUCE
Okay, look. We'll…

ZARA
Either shoot me or help me, but for
the love of God would you please
shut up.

BRUCE
I'll help you.

INT. GRETA'S HOUSE - EVENING

It is a modest house with simple furniture. Greta is sitting

at a table. She is holding a beautifully framed picture. In
the picture is a young, distinguished looking black man. She
sets the picture down on the table.

GRETA
I have watched this town very
closely my love. I have watched it
from stem to stern. I have formed
the best opinions that I could and
have guarded them. I think maybe,
I have guarded them too long.

She stands and puts a kettle of water on the fire.

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GRETA (cont'd)
Peace and safety are not bad
things, you know that John, but the
boy is right. You can't sell your
soul just to be safe and that's
exactly what I have been doing. We
have turned the zombies into our
niggers and all of the old Jim
Crow's have come out with the same
old excuses. "They are different
than us." Or "They are not human."
Or "They are animals." And, God
help me John, I bought into it. I
let the blinders slip over my eyes
so that my life can be a bit more
comfortable. As long as they step
and fetch it for me, I keep my
opinions to myself and let others
think that I am wise.

The water in the kettle boils. She pours herself a cup of

tea and sits back at the table with it.

GRETA (cont'd)
Honey, I'm not wise. I'm a damned
old fool for allowing this to
happen. For allowing myself to be
surrounded by evil on all sides.
And it's not just the zombies, my
God, look at what we do to the
humans. We've built a world where
even the smallest of things become
major crimes, and all crimes carry
a death sentence. All so we can
keep the zombies fed. Innocent
people die so that the zombies keep
serving us. I can not be a party
to it anymore John. I just can't.
I have been shamed by a young boy
who was able to look at things with
an honesty that I have lost in my
old age.

She sips her tea.

GRETA (cont'd)
I'm going to find that boy and take
him away from here. But first, I
want to talk to Jacob. He's a good
man. I may be able to make him
understand.
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INT. JACOB'S HOUSE - EVENING

It is a big, beautiful house. Classically furnished. The

best of fine living is here. Jacob is dressed in a red
smoking jacket. He is playing mournful music at the grand
piano. There is a knock on his door.

JACOB
Come in.

He keeps playing. Bruce, Zara, Scooter, Roger, Chase, and

Greta walk in. He keeps playing.

JACOB
I was kind of expecting you. Well,
maybe not all of you. Please, come
in and make yourselves at home.
There is brandy over by the
bookcase.

Roger walks to the bookcase and is amazed at all of the

classic books that Jacob has collected. Roger pours himself
a drink. Scooter lights a joint. The rest sit. Jacob
pounds the piano keys.

JACOB
Your friend Eddie is dead.

ROGER
What? How?

JACOB
Sentenced for the crime of murder.

ZARA
And fed to the zombies?

JACOB
You know that's true.

ZARA
Just like Beth.

JACOB
No. Not just like Beth. Whether
right or wrong, Beth knew the rules
and she broke them anyway. What
Eddie did, he did out in the wild
and we all know the rules there are
different. Eddie committed no
crime in or against Harmony.
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ZARA
So, it's okay to feed Beth to the
zombies?

JACOB
I used to think so, yes. Tonight
I'm asking myself a lot of
questions. What are we trading to
live here? My Harmony blinders
have broken.

CHASE
I think I'm missing something here.

JACOB
The zombies conditioning can not
rely on punishment alone. There
must also be rewards. The good
ones must be rewarded. How would
you reward a zombie?

CHASE
You feed them humans? You feed
them your own people?

BRUCE
Jesus Christ. That’s just sick.

JACOB
We feed them those who have broken
the laws of our society.

GRETA
But, as society became more
civilized, serious offenses began
to go away.

JACOB
No one felt guilty when we were
using murderers and rapists, or the
more violent of our society. It
seemed a public service.

GRETA
But as our crime rate dropped,
lesser things became crimes
punishable by death.

ZARA
Like loving the wrong person.
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CHASE
I can't believe that you just stood
by and let that happen.

GRETA
You can't? You may not have known
exactly what was wrong in Harmony,
but you must have had a feeling
that something was. Still, you
considered snapping your blinders
on and staying. Don't bullshit me
that you didn't. And why? For a
chance to live in safety. For the
chance to grow old and die a
natural death. The same damned
thing that all of us want. What
all of us feel we deserve. So
don't you get all high and mighty
with me.

JACOB
Miracles crumble and the world
becomes dust. When I saw Eddie up
there, I knew that it was just a
matter of time before we'd all have
to walk that plank.

ROGER
This is all well and good to hash
over while sipping a brandy, but
what are we supposed to do about
it?

BRUCE
We grab our shit and get the hell
out of here as soon as we can.

ROGER
Oh, come on. Don't you think
you're being just a bit
melodramatic about it?

CHASE
Roger, how can you say that? One
of our friends has been killed.

ROGER
A friend who was, in fact, a
murderer. He shot Ty down in cold
blood. Doesn't anyone remember
that? Thank God we have found a
place that has laws.
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You can't toss all that away just

because that law goes against one
of your friends.

ZARA
And my lover? You’re saying that
my Beth deserved to die?

ROGER
You made a conscious choice,
knowing full well it was against
the law. Do you mean to tell me
that there were absolutely no men
in this town who were willing to
fuck you? I doubt that. You
tossed them away for the thrill of
forbidden love. A little
discretion might have saved your
friend, but that would take away
from the thrill now wouldn't it?

CHASE
Come on Roger. It's not like that
and you know it. You're an
educated man. You can't possibly
believe all the crap you were
raised with. You can’t really
believe the shit that’s coming out
of your mouth.

GRETA
He can, and he does. Hate is
powerful. More powerful than you
know. But your friend is not just
expressing his hate. He's also
expressing his fear.

ROGER
Fear of what?

GRETA
Fear of being on the road again.

ROGER
Just because I'm not willing to
make mountains out of mole hills
does not mean I am afraid of
anything. What's so hard about
living within the law? And before
you go any further, I was in more
than my fair share of civil rights
marches trying to help you and your
kind….
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GRETA
My kind?

ROGER
….to sit here and made out to be
some kind of a bigot. You know
what? That's it. I'm out of here.

Roger storms out of the house with a large slam of the door.
They all let out a long sigh and the brandy flows more
liberally.

JACOB
He's wrong. It’s not really his
fault. He hasn’t seen enough to
know any better. Zara, Chase, and
Scooter would be the next to be fed
to the zombies.

SCOOTER
Me? What did I do?

JACOB
You would be considered a drug
addict.

Scooter crushes out his joint and throws it away.

BRUCE
Okay, so, are we agreed that we
have to leave?

Everyone nods their heads.

BRUCE
Then I say we pack our stuff and
collect in the Brighton house.
We'll try to get a little sleep and
leave at first light.

INT. MEDITATION CHAMBER - NIGHT

Father and Roger are sitting.

FATHER
So, what brings you here so late
this night?

ROGER
The others are leaving.
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FATHER
They are free to go whenever they
wish.

ROGER
I know. I'm just feeling a bit
confused. We found out what
happens at the tower.

FATHER
I don't see why that should be so
confusing. There is always pain
and violence when a new society is
built. We need to find what is
right and wrong for us and what is
right and wrong can change.

ROGER
But is it right to kill someone
because they have a different
sexual predilection?

FATHER
If this was the old world, it
wouldn't be right at all. This
isn't the old world. This is Gods
world. Different rules apply here.

ROGER
I don't think I understand.

FATHER
Listen to this room. Listen to the
song of the dead, and listen to me.
We don't know how many humans are
really left now do we?

Roger nods in agreement.

FATHER
Our first duty to the human race is
to repopulate. That means babies.
A woman can not make a baby by
lying with another woman. It just
doesn't work like that. Men and
women who continue to have same sex
relationships are being selfish.
They are not seeing the bigger
picture, only their own little
corner of it. They are helping to
doom us all.
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You tell me this urge is so strong

in them that they could not
possibly be with someone of the
opposite sex even though that is
what is needed to rebuild the human
race?

ROGER
No, I guess not.

FATHER
It's all in the song. The song of
the dead. Listen and believe. If
people are going to be selfish in a
thing like this, what else may they
choose to be selfish in? You know
what happens next if that is
allowed to happen?

Roger falls under the spell of the song and is entranced.

ROGER
I'm not too clear.

FATHER
Well, next they think we kill the
zombies too soon. That they should
aggress more before we take their
heads. Why? Because it cuts into
their profits? You know what
happens next? People start getting
hurt. Do these people take the
responsibility for that? No. No
they don’t. Then some damned fool
gets the notion that the zombies
are people. They'll want to teach
them to speak. They'll want to
teach them to read. Then, finally,
we'll have to free the zombies so
that they can be equals in our
society. The very idea is
chilling.

ROGER
Could the zombies be taught to
read?

FATHER
Anything is possible. That doesn't
make it right. The answers are in
the song.
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ROGER
How can you speak like this when
you call them the chosen of God?
You said that this is the
resurrection.

FATHER
They are the Chosen of God and this
is the resurrection. They are the
meek and they will inherit the
earth. Should we just hand it
over?

Father moves across the room. He picks up a wine glass and a

large knife.

FATHER (cont'd)
There is so much more we have to
learn from them. One day, we will
know the meaning of the song. We
will be able to sing it ourselves.

Father takes Roger's arm and slashes it with the knife. He

catches the blood in the wine glass.

FATHER (cont'd)
Then, we will be able to control
the zombies without having to feed
them. Then, we will be immortal.

Father raises the glass to his lips.

FATHER (cont'd)
Take this, all of you, and drink
from it. This is the cup of my
blood, the blood of the new and
everlasting covenant.

Father drains the glass. Blood on his lips.

FATHER
It's late Roger. We'll talk more
tomorrow. Don't worry about your
friends. They will be fine.

ROGER
Thank you Father.

EXT. BRIGHTON HOUSE - DAWN

Chase, Scooter, and Greta are sitting on the front steps.

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SCOOTER
I didn't get a lot of what you and
Roger were talking about Greta.

GRETA
You don't worry about that hon. It
was before your time.

SCOOTER
It seems like I’ve missed a lot
living in this world. So much has
been forgotten. (pause) I can't
stop thinking about what Harmony
said.

Then, as if on cue, Harmony walks out of the dark and stands

near them.

GRETA
Harmony spoke?

CHASE
Yes. She spoke to me.

GRETA
What did she say?

SCOOTER
She said that she wouldn't hurt
Chase because they were the same.

GRETA
(Laughs)
She thinks you're a zombie honey.

CHASE
I don't think that's what she
meant. I think she meant because I
was sick.

SCOOTER
Yeah. I think the zombies think
that they are just sick people. I
think they might be right.

GRETA
You think that they're just sick?

CHASE
I don't know if I would say, "Just
sick." But you have to admit, death
is the ultimate sickness.
 91.

GRETA
Death is the end of sickness.

CHASE
Apparently, that is not always the
case.

SCOOTER
Maybe we should do something to try
to help them.

GRETA
(Laughs)
Sweet heart, I am too old to become
some half assed zombie
abolitionist. Maybe that's why God
put you in the world.

CHASE
(Looks at Harmony)
I'm glad we came here. If for no
other reason, this being is the
most gentle and most beautiful of
souls that I have ever met. (To
Harmony) I wish I could bring you
with us, but the world is a
dangerous place out there.

Dirty Harry and three Black Angels appear.

DIRTY HARRY
It certainly is. That's why I wish
you'd reconsider leaving.

CHASE
How'd you find out?

DIRTY HARRY
Father told us. Figured we'd see
if there was anything we could do
to help.

CHASE
Thanks, but we're okay. Just
waiting for the others to wake up.

Bruce comes out of the door.

BRUCE
I'm up. Hey, a going away party?
 92.

DIRTY HARRY
A somber party. You know you don't
have to do this Bruce.

BRUCE
We don't? And which one of us is
next on the skag chow line you son
of a bitch?

DIRTY HARRY
We just wanted to see if we could
lend a hand.

BRUCE
(sadly)
You killed one of my people Harry.
You do that with one face and then
take me fishing with your other
face? (To Scooter) Go wake Zara
and let's get on the road.

Scooter leaves.

Bruce helps Greta onto the bus.

Jacob walks up the road.

Chase gets on the bus, Harmony follows him. He stops her at

the door. She reaches out to him. She wants to get on the
bus with him.

CHASE
No sweet heart. You can't come
with us.

DIRTY HARRY
Now hold there little missy.

He grabs Harmony by her arm and pulls.

CHASE
You need to stay here with Dirty
Harry honey.

Another Black Angel takes Harmony by her other arm. He also

pulls but more aggressively than Dirty Harry did. Harmony
makes a sound like pain.

CHASE
What are you guys doing?

They drag Harmony away from the bus.

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CHASE
(upset)
Stop it. You're hurting her.

Harmony makes more scared sounds as she is pulled further

away.

Jacob is almost at the bus.

Bruce pops out of the buses hatch and points an automatic

rifle at Dirty Harry.

BRUCE
Leave the lady alone.

The two remaining Black Angels unsling their rifles and aim
at Bruce. Jacob slings his rifle and aims it at the two
Black Angels. Zara comes out the door, looks surprised for a
moment, the draws two pistols and aims at the Black Angels.

DIRTY HARRY
Now, we can all shoot each other to
death, but Harmony stays here.
This is her town. This is where
she belongs.

He makes a hand gesture and a large group of Black Angels run

down the street. They aim their weapons.

DIRTY HARRY
Frigging shame things had to end
this way. I really liked you guys.
Take their weapons boys.

The Black Angels move in a controlled way. They relieve the

group of their guns and place them under arrest.

INT. MEDITATION CHAMBER - DAY

Bruce, Scooter, Greta, Zara, Jacob, and Chase are there and
in chains. Father regards them but only addresses Chase.

FATHER
Well, isn't this an interesting
turn of events. I was willing to
let you all go. You never would
have fit in here anyway. Outcasts
and misfits the lot of you. The
incident with Harmony can not be
allowed though.

CHASE
We weren't trying to take her.
 94.

FATHER
I am sure you were not. That does
not change her will to go with you.
Listen to the sadness that has
crept into the song.

CHASE
She would have stayed here with
you.

FATHER
That is where you are wrong. She
would have followed you like a
faithful dog. No matter where you
went, she would have found you, and
do you know why?

CHASE
(unsure)
No.

FATHER
Because she loves you. Imagine it.
A zombie with the capacity to love.
Much can yet be learned from her.
That is why you will die first.

CHASE
It won't change anything. This
town will still collapse around our
ears. And soon I think.

FATHER
(angry)
You know nothing faggot. I control
here. It is by my will that this
town is a place of peace. It is
the song. The song that I control
that keeps the zombies tame.

CHASE
You listen to the song but you do
not hear. Listen again. Listen
closely.

Father closes his eyes and listens closely. He smiles.

FATHER
The song. The sweet agony of it.
The mournful tears. Tears that can
not be shed. The sadness. The
pain.
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CHASE
Is that all your small ears can
hear? Are you incapable of hearing
the calmness underneath? That is
the calmness of Harmony. She is in
control here. Not you. It's
always been her.

FATHER
Get them out of here.

INT. TOWER ROOM - DAY

Bruce, Scooter, Greta, Zara, Jacob, and Chase are sitting

against the wall with their hands cuffed behind their backs.
There are two Black Angels guarding them. The crowd can be
heard screaming for blood.

Father comes in with the Bald Man. He walks past the group
without a look. They walk out onto the bridge. Dirty Harry
is there waiting for them.

EXT. BRIDGE - DAY

FATHER
People of Harmony. A couple of
days ago, we found a group of
wanderers. They were alone. They
were scared. They were running
from place to place trying to find
somewhere that they could be safe.
We gave them that place. We took
them in and gave them a home. We
opened our town and our hearts to
them. People of Harmony. It
saddens me to tell you that that
kindness was returned with
betrayal. Betrayal of the worst
kind.

INTERCUT BETWEEN BRIDGE AND TOWER ROOM.

Harmony wanders into the tower room. She watches the group.

FATHER
The Black Angels caught them trying
to steal away with our beloved
Harmony while we all slept.
 96.

Father makes a motion and Chase is lifted off of the floor.

His handcuffs are removed and he is brought out onto the
bridge. Zombies fill the fenced areas below the bridge.
They are getting agitated at the speech.

FATHER
Several times has this one, the one
called Chase, been seen trying to
woo our fair Harmony. This
sickness of this man that he might
try to romance a zombie no matter
how dear that zombie is to our
hearts.

Harmony wanders out onto the edge of the bridge.

FATHER
He thought he could charm her away
from us. He failed to realize that
Harmony belongs in this town. He
failed to realize that Harmony is
this town. People of Harmony. Are
we to allow this?

Loud screams come from the watching crowd.

FATHER
Shall sentence be carried out?

Louder screams shouting for blood.

FATHER
And you shall have it.

Father throws Chase off of the bridge. Chase hits the ground
with a thump. The zombies step away from his body, forming a
circle around him, and fall silent. Harmony's face is still
as she looks at the dead body of Chase down on the ground.
Then shows sadness. Then deep pain. Then anger. Then
outrage. She wails and attacks Father. She rips into him as
blood flies everywhere.

The zombies in the fenced areas also fly into a rage. They
attack the fences and pull them down. The Black Angels try
to take positions but the zombies are already ripping into
the crowd.

Harmony has Father on his knees. Dirty Harry tries to pull

her off of Father. She throws Dirty Harry off of the bridge.
The Bald Man runs past them. Father falls on the bridge.
Harmony eats him ravenously.
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INT. TOWER ROOM - DAY

A revolver is cocked at the head of a Black Angel. Roger

looks at the other Black Angel.

ROGER
Get the handcuffs off of them now.

Bruce takes the gun off one of the Black Angels. Zara takes
the gun from the other one.

BRUCE
We gotta make it to the armory
before we attempt getting to the
bus.

JACOB
Don't worry about the bus. I'll
get it.

GRETA
Jacob, you can't.

JACOB
I can and I will.

Jacob runs out of the Tower Room and disappears. Bruce and
Zara follow and head for the armory. Roger, Greta, and
Scooter follow down the stairs. Outside, they are stopped by
a group of Black Angels. Bruce and Zara get away.

BLACK ANGEL
You three don't dare make a move.

The Black Angels are jumped by a gang of zombies. They are

brought to the ground and eaten. Roger, Greta, and Scooter
run for the armory.

CUT TO:

Bruce and Zara are separated as the zombie massacre spreads

all over the town. Zombies everywhere are attacking and
killing. Wild zombies, without collars, have joined the
frenzy. Bruce can not stop to get his bearings.

CUT TO:

Jacob is stopped by a Black Angel.

JACOB
No way in hell.
 98.

Jacob punches the Black Angel. Jacob grabs for the Black
Angel's weapon. They fight over it. Jacob delivers several
punches to the Black Angel's gut. The Black Angel falls.
Jacob takes his weapon and runs.

CUT TO:

Roger, Greta, and Scooter are caught in an alley by a group

of zombies. They are closing in. Roger hands the gun to
Greta.

ROGER
You two get out while I distract
them.

GRETA
Distract them how?

SCOOTER
Roger, no! You can't!

ROGER
You take care of our boy now Greta.

GRETA
Like he was my very own.

SCOOTER
Roger NO!

Roger runs into the crowd of zombies. They pull him apart
into small pieces.

CUT TO:

Bruce running through the crowd. Harmony is suddenly in

front of him. He stops.

BRUCE
Oh no Harmony. No.

Harmony's face becomes an angry growl and she charges for

Bruce. Bruce raises his gun quickly and shoots her in the
head.

BRUCE
Aw Harmony. No.

CUT TO:

Greta and Scooter run up to the armory. Zara is there. She

hands them weapons.
 99.

ZARA
Make every shot count.

SCOOTER
Where's Bruce?

ZARA
I don't know. We got separated.

The zombies are thick around them.

GRETA
We can't wait for him.

They're all slung down heavy with weapons. They run toward
the bridge and for the bus.

CUT TO:

Bruce finds the armory. He grabs as many weapons as he can.

He is locked and loaded as the zombies swarm in on him. He
fires and cuts his way through the crowd. He sees the others
in the distance and runs for them. He waves his hand in a
gesture that they keep going. They do. Zombies follow after
Bruce but there is carnage all around the town.

CUT TO:

Jacob pulls up next to Greta, Scooter, and Zara in a cloud of

dust. Greta, Scooter, and Zara get on the bus. Bruce is far
off and running for the bus. Zombies are closing in on him.
Zara pops out of the hatch of the bus and starts firing
around him. Zombies fall. Bruce gets on the bus. Jacob
slams the bus doors shut and pulls out quickly. The cow
catcher sweeps zombies aside. They pull onto main street and
drive out under the "Welcome To Harmony" sign.

BRUCE
We're gonna have to find a safe
place by dark.

JACOB
Maybe one of the small towns to the
west.

Scooter sits in the back of the bus and cries. Greta has her
arms around him and rocks him gently.

ZARA
I think I've had about enough of
small towns for now.
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The bus drives up the road.

FADE TO BLACK.

THE END