Guard: Something wrong?
Fred: My... My head.
Doctor: You sleeping okay?
Fred (strained whisper): I can't sleep.
The Doctor goes over to a cabinet, unlocks a drawer, and
removes a large blue pill.
He fills a paper cup with water from a dispenser, goes back to Fred and places the pill in
Fred's mouth.
Doctor: You'll sleep now.
Fred: Aspirin...My head...I gotta have more aspirin.
Prison Guard Henry: Shit, that wife killerīs lookinīpretty fucked up.
Other Guard: Which one?
Fred's pain is demonstrably overwhelming him now.
Fred looks up, sensing something.
A wooden cabin is burning in reverse.
The Mytery Man appears.
The Electricity hits Fred.
We are floating down an old two-lane highway through a desolate,
desert landscape.
The headlights illuminate a figure standing at the side of the
road. This figure is a man, PETE DAYTON. Pete turns,
unsettled, as he looks directly at us as we move closer to
him.
The ghost image of a house appears behind Pete. There
is a girl, SHEILA, standing on the lawn in front of the
house. She is afraid and is trying to communicate with Pete.
Sheila: ...Pete!...Donīt go...Pete!!!
Pete doesn't seem to hear her and continues to stare directly
at us. Now Pete seems to move toward us as we move toward
him. His head fills the screen.
Fred's blank face begins to contort and take on the appearance, feature by feature, of Pete Dayton.
THE MAN INSIDE IS NOT FRED.
The MAN in the cell sits still on the cot, staring straight ahead. The man is thin, younger than Fred.
Warden: Well, gentlemen, we know who the stranger is. His name is Peter Raymond Dayton...
Pete Dayton is lying on a chaise lounge. His forehead is still swollen, but his eyes are less red. He stares up into the sky - a hot breeze blows over him.
Sheila at Ten Pins Bowling Alley.
Sheila: What's happening to you? You've been acting strange lately...like the other
night
Pete: What night?
Sheila: Last time I saw you.
Pete: I donīt remember.
Sheila: You were acting like a different person...
At Arnies Garage
Arnie: Wonderful,Pete. Really wonderful. Alotta people are gonna be very very happy.
Pete: Whatiya need? Just the regular tune-up?
Mr.Eddy: I want you to ride with me. I don't like the sound or something.
