Sadie is leaning against the wall of the helicopter with her
eyes half closed. She was trying to calm her nerves by
meditating.
EXT. HELICOPTER - STORM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS
Flashes of lighting CRACKLING THUNDER electric air around
the helicopter while it ROCKS IN THE WIND there on the
field. HOWLING WINDS increase in LOUDNESS as the WIND PICKS
UP IN SPEED.
EXT. FUNNEL CLOUD - FIELD - NEW YORK CITY - CONTINUOUS
A FUNNEL CLOUD appears from out of nowhere and RIPS UP THE
TREE and TOSSES IT towards the helicopter sitting there in
the field.
EXT/INT HELICOPTER - STORM - NIGHT CONTINUOUS
Suddenly the WIND DRAGS THE HELICOPTER (CREAKING NOISES IN
HELICOPTER) ACROSS THE GRASS, RIPPING UP THE GROUND as it
goes along.
Inside the helicopter - The three of them are sitting there
shaking. Jake is white faced, knuckles white, gasping for
air. David grabs Sadie’s hand and is crushing it in
terror. The STORM ROARS around them.
Sadie SCREAMS AS THE HELICOPTER LIFTS OFF THE GROUND then
sets down on the parking lot.
They are all shaking. Nobody moves for about thirty
seconds. Finally Jake turns around and looks at David and
Sadie.
JAKE
(yells above the ROAR OF THE
STORM)
The landing gear is going to be
shot. We might need to call a
truck in with a crane to lift it
onto a truck.
36.
EXT. STORM -FIELD - NIGHT NEW YORK CITY - CONTINUOUS
David nods his head. Let’s go of Sadie’s hand. They wait and