Austinville #2
                           Selling the Haunted House to Denise
                                          2:35pm

               FADE IN:



               INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY

               Tiffany (28), a sharp, no-nonsense professional, leads Denise
               (35) into the living room of an old, ominous house.  The
               living room has at least two exits.

                                   TIFFANY
                         -- and that takes us back to the
                         living room.

               They both feel a sudden chill; Tiffany tries her best to hide
               it.

                                   DENISE
                         Wow.  Did the air conditioning just
                         kick in?

                                   TIFFANY
                         Are you cold?

                                   DENISE
                         You don't feel that?

               Tiffany shrugs.

               A spooky disembodied voice begins MOANING.  Tiffany quickly
               talks over it:

                                   TIFFANY
                         The school district, you'll find,
                         is excellent.

               The MOANING INCREASES IN VOLUME.

                                   TIFFANY
                         As is the backyard landscaping --
                         they've done some lovely things
                         with lantana!

               Tiffany opens a door.  It shuts again, on its own.  Tiffany
               opens it again.

               Denise sees none of this, but hears it, and gives Tiffany a
               questioning look.

                                   TIFFANY
                         Old doors.  Sometimes they need an
                         extra --

               A vague, door-opening gesture.

                                   DENISE
                         What's that moaning sound?

                                   TIFFANY
                         Moaning?

                                   DENISE
                         Is it that water heater?

               Denise heads out through the other door, which shuts behind
               her.

               The lights go out.

               Tiffany tries to yank the door open.

               Denise SCREAMS!

               Tiffany finally wrests the door open, revealing -- Denise,
               scared out of her wits.

                                   DENISE
                         I'm getting out of here!

               Denise tries to head out the other door, but Tiffany blocks
               her path.

                                   TIFFANY
                         I think somebody's got a case of
                         the new-buyer's jitters.

                                   DENISE
                         This house is haunted!

                                   TIFFANY
                         But perfectly liveable!  Many, many
                         families in this neighborhood
                         contend with a certain baseline
                         level of paranormal activity.

                                   DENISE
                         The dining-room table was floating
                         three feet off the ground!

                                   TIFFANY
                         It is quite the conversation piece.

                                   DENISE
                         The walls were bleeding!

                                   TIFFANY
                         No one is asking you to make a
                         decision now, Denise.  Just come
                         back for a second look, and see if
                         it's calmed down a little.

                                   DENISE
                         Good-bye.

               Denise exits.

                                   TIFFANY
                         Hmph.

               The ghost laughs ominously.

                                   TIFFANY
                         This isn't over.

                                                              FADE OUT.