Quatermass 3 - Quatermass and the Pit by Nigel Kneale

Quatermass 3 - Quatermass and the Pit by Nigel Kneale

Author:Nigel Kneale [Kneale, Nigel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0099213702
Publisher: Arrow Books
Published: 1979-09-12T07:00:00+00:00


Dissolve . . . to the ramp, a few minutes later. One of Roney’s colleagues, Dr. Klein—a tall, solemn-faced man—is hurrying down followed by three assistants from the Institute. They are carrying massive specimen boxes, almost like small coffins, as well as boxes of chemicals and other necessaries.

Potter comes to meet them.

POTTER: Dr. Klein?

KLEIN: Yes—

POTTER: Would you come this way, please?

He goes in front of them along the upper level towards the hut.

Cut—to the interior of the hut, where a close shot shows one of the insect-creatures glistening in the transparent skin of plastic that has been sprayed on to it.

It is lying in one of the trays, supported by wads of gauze. Trickles of dark fluid are draining from it down to the troughed rim.

Track back to show its two companions similarly laid out. Barbara, in a muslin mask, is working on one of them with a spray-gun.

Fullalove is taking photographs. Roney is telephoning.

RONEY [into phone]: All right, but they ought to be here now! These things are disintegrating—don’t you realize that—? [As the door opens, and Potter shows the new arrivals in.] Oh, here they are now. [He bangs the phone down and hurries across to them.] Klein, am I glad to see you! Let’s get started—

Klein and the assistants stare as they near the three prone figures.

KLEIN: What are they? How did you—?

RONEY: No questions yet. [To the Assistants.] Just get those boxes ready. Plenty of packing in each. [To Barbara.] How’s that one?

BARBARA: Not so good.

RONEY: If we can just save the shell of it! Try to keep the body fluids separate and correctly marked up. Now, Klein—

As he talks quietly and intensely to his colleague, Fullalove turns away towards the door.



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