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THE KEYS TO THE STREET

Screenplay byChristopher Nolan

From the Novel byRuth Rendell

Revisions byMichael Stokes

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ab'-strakt pictures Revised DraftAugust 18, 2000

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TITLES OVER:/ " * > BLACK SCREEN. Accompanied by a RHYTHMIC ORGANIC PULSE.

FADE IN:On a MICROSCOPIC VIEW of a blood stream. Translucent arterywalls. Channels branching off from one anoth er. Cells SURGEforward then CREEP back in a regular, hypnotic rhythm.The TITLES and PULSING SOUND continue over...EXT. REGENT'S PARK MORNINGAnother kind of circulatory system. Path s. W al ks. Bridges.Here the ebb and surge is more chaotic: CHILDREN onrollerblades; COUPLES strolling; LONELY M E N dragging theirworlds along in plastic bags a s . . .INT. OPERATING ROOM DAYA SERIES of EXTRE ME CLOSE-UPS pulse past: HUMAN SKIN wipedby a cotton swab. Latex-covered HANDS . A gleaming large-bore NEEDLE with an oblique serrated edge.The tip of the needle is placed against a WOMAN'S naked hipand we are back to...

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