La noche del cazador

INT. HARPER CHILDREN'S BEDROOM -- NIGHT -- TWO SHOT -- JOHN, PEARL, SHADOWS
PEARL lies in their bed, her doll snug on her shoulder. JOHN sits on the edge
of the bed, in his underwear.

PEARL
Tell me a story, John.

JOHN
Once upon a time there was a rich king...

He sees the shadows on the wall and gets up and looks at them.

JOHN
... and he had him a son and a daughter and
they all lived in a castle over in Africa.
Well, one day this king got taken away by bad
men and before he got took off he told his son
to kill anyone that tried to steal their gold,
and before long these bad men come back and --

PEARL
The Blue Men?

He moves and as his shadow moves away we see the shadow of PREACHER,
motionless. PEARL sits up and points at it. JOHN notices her and sees it.
We PAN JOHN to the window. He looks out.

FULL SHOT -- PREACHER -- THROUGH WINDOW -- JOHN'S VIEWPOINT
He stands motionless.

RESUME PREVIOUS SHOT -- JOHN AT WINDOW
He turns and we PAN him to bed.

JOHN
(casually)
Just a man.

He climbs into bed and pulls up the covers.

JOHN
Goodnight, Pearl, sleep tight; and don't let
the bedbugs bite.

PEARL
(to doll)
'Night, Miss Jenny; don't let the bedbugs bite.