26.
REVEREND MOTHER MOHIAM (V.O.)
No one will get past her.Jessica’s face is taut with terror. Her son’s life hangs in
the balance. She begins to whisper the Litany against Fear:
JESSICA
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-
killer. Fear is the little death
that brings obliteration.IN THE LIBRARY
Paul stares at the Reverend Mother apprehensively. And
suddenly he feels it: a tingling sensation in his fingers
that makes his breath catch. He hisses in pain.
PAUL
Why are you doing this?REVEREND MOTHER MOHIAM
An animal caught in a trap will
gnaw off its own leg to escape.
What will you do?OUTSIDE THE DOOR
Jessica’s voice shakes as she whispers the Litany.
JESSICA
I will face my fear. I will permit
it to pass over me and through me.IN THE LIBRARY
Sweat beads on Paul’s forehead as the pain grows into agony.
He moans through clenched teeth. His left hand balled into a
white-knuckled fist, his arm trembling. Pain!
OUTSIDE THE DOOR
Jessica closes her eyes.
JESSICA (CONT'D)
And when it has gone past I will
turn the inner eye to see its path.