The Missing Link

 	  
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 	EXT.	SIMILAUN GLACIER - AUSTRIAN ALPS      0600 HR.        

 	EXT.	SIMILAUN CREVASSE  -  SNOWSTORM       

	SIR COLIN STEWART OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY has found what 
	appears to be a frozen hand deep in the ice. He's a very
	distinguished looking Englishman in his late forties. His
	assistant Dr. GARY BRANDON a young man in his late twenties
	is chipping away at the ice encasing the hand.

					BRANDON
				(excited)
			I think it's a very old
			hand sir, it's mummified!    

					STEWART
				(concerned)
			How the hell can you tell, 
			with the bloody snowstorm
			making both of us almost
			blind!

	The wind is starting to blowing snow at gusts of twenty-five
	to thirty knots.

					BRANDON
			Yes, I have it fully exposed
			now.

					STEWART
			Move over a little and I'll 
			give you a hand with my Ice
			Ax.

	Brandon moves to the side and the arm is now fully exposed.

					STEWART
			I've never seen anything like this
			before. It must be thousands of
			years old!

					BRANDON
			It has something in it's hand,
			a bone or something.
														STEWART
			It was probably it's last
			supper!

					BRANDON
			We'll need help to get him out. 
			If we stay any longer we'll
			freeze to death.
			
	As they're digging Stewart discovers another body and it
	now appears they found mates.
					
					STEWART
			Gary, your right, we need some help.
	
	Brandon runs over to the backpack and grabs the radio phone.

					BRANDON
				(desperate)
			This is Brandon, calling for 
			Dr. Colin Stewart were at the
			bottom of the crevice and it 
			appears we've found a couple 
			of prehistoric caveman. Please
			look for our flare, and hurry
			the storm is getting worse.
						
					BASE CAMP  (V.O.)
			We hear you and we'll try to get
			some assistance to you as soon
			as possible. Over and out!
			
					BRANDON
			They're coming sir.

					STEWART
			Gary, go ahead and fire the flare.
			Do it now!

	Brandon places a flare in his flare pistol and points to 
	the sky and lets it fire.

					BRANDON
			I sure hope they saw it.
			
					BRANDON
			Sir, look at the hand of the 
			other one!
			
	As Stewart looks at the hand he registers confusion. 

					STEWART
			This is impossible.

					BRANDON
			Sir, I don't understand.

	The hand on the other body has five fingers, while the first
	only had three. They continue to dig, exposing more of the 
	second one.
						
					STEWART
			Look Gary, it appears the five 
			fingered one is pregnant!
			
					BRANDON
			Yes sir you're right!

					STEWART
			It looks almost full term.
			
	Brandon holds the snow flare close to the abdomen of the
	five fingered one and looks closely, registering more shock
	when he thinks he sees something move in the abdomen.
	
					BRANDON
			Oh my god sir, something moved
			in her stomach!
			
					STEWART
			Oh please Gary, it's impossible.

	Stewart places his hand on the females stomach and holds the
	burning flare up close.
			
					STEWART
			I see what you mean. There is
			something moving inside. Oh my
			god it's alive!
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 	EXT.	FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C. DAY-0900 HR'S     

 	INT.	FBI SPECIAL UNIT -  OFFICE                         

	Agent's BRIAN SCOTT and BARBIE BASSO are reviewing
	a report from the Agent in Charge of the overseas liaison office.      
	Scott is holding several eight by ten glossy's of what appears 
	to be a caveman and his mate found in a very remote glacier 
	in the Austrian Alps.. 
	
	BRIAN SCOTT  PHD.
 	An esteem Egyptoligist  of the highest order has been with the FBI
	for over ten years and is called in on special cases where this 
	background is necessary. He is also a specialist in Applied 
	Criminal Psychology and has published papers on this subject.
	He has two years in pre-med and is qualified for Clinical forensic
	Specialties.	

	BARBIE BASSO  MD.
 	A Doctor of Forensic Medicine and is rated one of the best in this
	field. She has been with the FBI for over six years and is called in 
	on special cases where this background is required. A specialist
	 in Applied Criminal Psychology  and Criminal Behavior.  She
	has been Scott's partner for the last three years.  
		
					SCOTT
				(studying the picture)
			Looks like human remains to me 
			except for the three fingered one.  
				(hands the picture to Basso)
			Look here.                        
	
					BASSO
			The reports says the five fingered  
			one is with child.      
			
					SCOTT
			The Austrian Alps is a pretty remote
			place to start a family.
			
					BASSO
			Have they dated the bodies?

					SCOTT
			Yes. The Radio Carbon dating is,   
			from an Austrian University, here
			is a copy of the Original report.
				(passing the paper
				 to Basso)

					BASSO
				(shocked)
			There must be some mistake. This
			can't be right.       
														SCOTT
			Would you like to share it with me?
			
					BASSO
				(quite moved)
			The Austrian dating is more
			detailed than ours. It says 
			the Era is CENOZOIC, The 
			Period is TERTIARY, the Epoch
			is PLIOCENE and the Tentative
			absolute age is, TWELVE MILLION
			YEARS!

					SCOTT
			No wonder the Austrian Government
			want's our help. The Director want's
			us to be there when they perform the 
			Cesarean on the female.
			
					BASSO
			It says here she's still on ice,
			awaiting further investigation.

					SCOTT
			Will they have to defrost her
			first?

					BASSO
			They'll bring her down to "chilled"
			when they do it.

					SCOTT
			The Austrian government is fighting
			to keep them. The Italian government
			want them because they were found five
			yards inside the Italian Border!

					SCOTT
			We leave for Innsbruck in the
			morning.

					BASSO
			I can't wait to see what the 
			infant looks like!
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 	EXT.	INNSBRUCK AUSTRIA - UNIVERSITY   DAY-0900 HR'S    

 	INT.	STRASBOURG MEDICAL WING - OPERATING ROOM            

	Agent's Scott and Basso are observing the beginning of    
	the Cesarean section of the female U.L.F. The chief 
	pathologist Dr. ERIC BERGMANN, a man in his late fifties
	pulls down the microphone and starts to speak in Austrian,
	a regional dialect of German. He starts to cut the lower
	abdomen, when the ambionic fluid starts to ooze out in the
	form of a jelly like substance.
	
					SCOTT
				(whispering to Basso)
			I think I'm going to get sick.
	
					BASSO
			Don't be such a baby, it's just 
			very old flesh being operated on.
				(raising her voice and 
				 speaking in perfect German)
			Are you sure you don't need help 
			Doctor Bergmann?
	
					BERGMANN  (sub-title)
				(speaking in German)
			No, but stand by to help me pull
			the infant out when it's time.

	When the cut is completed he applies hemostats to the
	outer edges and pulls back the skin, exposing what
	appears to be a small child in a fetal position. He 
	motions to Basso to grab a hold on one of the legs
	and they pull it out. He cuts the umbilical cord.
	They draw the child out and lay it on blankets and 
	cover it. The nurse pushes the gurney out of the room
	and the doctor proceeds to sew up the abdomen.

					BASSO
				(whispering to Scott)
			Scott, did you get a good look at
			the infant?
					SCOTT
			It looked kind of hairy.

					BASSO
			Very hairy!

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	INT.	STRASBOURG MEDICAL WING - WAITING ROOM             

	Scott and Basso are sitting on the couch of the waiting
	room and Basso looks perplexed.
	
					SCOTT
				(whispering to Basso)
			What's wrong?
	
					BASSO
			They have the infant in an incubator.
			
					SCOTT
			Why, do they think it's going to 
			come alive?                   

					BASSO
			They detected a faint heartbeat.

					SCOTT
			This is really crazy. A twelve
			million year old baby, cave person
			or Alien, or half and half.

					BASSO
			That's excellent Scott. I never
			thought of that. She was a cave
			women who had the child of an
			alien.

					SCOTT
			Oh give me a break.

					BASSO
			Then how do you explain one had
			a three fingered hand and the
			other, five fingers?

					SCOTT
			There is a birth defect where the
			person may only have stubs for 
			fingers.

					BASSO
			Maybe you didn't notice but
			the three fingers were very 
			perfectly formed.
		
					SCOTT
			What are you trying to say?

					BASSO
				(sincere)
			What I'm trying to say is.....
			Dr. Bergmann told me they dig
			people out of the ice all the
			time. Last month it was a women
			who was eight months pregnant.
			She had been frozen for over
			seventy-two hours. She didn't
			make it but the baby did.

					SCOTT
			Yes, but she was of this century,
			not twelve-million years old!

					BASSO
			Once your frozen your frozen.
			Ice has no distinction of time.

					SCOTT
			This whole thing is very sick.
			If something goes wrong on this,
			we may lose our jobs.

					BASSO
			Scott, don't you have the guts
			for this anymore? Are you a burn
			out?

					SCOTT
			Look, Basso ..... God is the 
			creator not man. They both
			died twelve million years
			ago, can't we just let it
			rest. If it was your .....
			grandmother and grandfather
			would you let them do this.

					BASSO
			I'm a scientist Scott. I'm an
			explorer, not a minister!
									
					SCOTT
			Your right, your absolutely right.
			I'm burned out. When we get back
			I'll talk to the Director about a 
			re-assignment.

	The door opens and Dr. Bergmann walks in.

					BERGMANN
				(in perfect English)
			Agent Basso, please come with me.

					BASSO
			Of course. Look Scott if you're all
			wasted, why don't you go and wait
			for me at the Hotel. OK? See ya.

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 	INT.	STRASBOURG MEDICAL WING - ICU SPECIAL ROOM          

	Basso and Dr. Bergmann are looking at the life support
	readings on the assortment of monitors. Dr. Bergmann points
	to one monitor.
	
					BERGMANN
				(whispering to Basso)
			As you can see, we've not been able
			to stimulate the brain, lungs or ...
			anything else. But something is still
			registering a heart beat inside the
			body.

					BASSO
			Have you done any X rays?

					BERGMANN
			Were afraid to damage something.
			You know the attitude of the 
			Italian government on this. They
			claim it's theirs and they don't 
			want any thing to happen to it.

					BASSO
			This is like doing an operation
			with your hands tied.
																							BERGMANN
			We need an X ray, badly!   

					BASSO
				(sincere)
			Lets do the X ray, if they find
			traces of X Ray trace, we'll tell
			them the area is very high on 
			Radon.
			
					BERGMANN
			Excellent idea, agent Basso!
			
					BASSO
			OK, lets do it!

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	INT.	STRASBOURG MEDICAL WING - RADIOLOGY ROOM            

	Basso and Bergmann are looking at the X rays in a semi
	darkened room. Dr. Bergmann points to a large black spot
	in the abdomen of the infant.
	
					BERGMANN
				(shocked)
			What in god's name is that?

					BASSO
			What ever it is, the damn thing
			is breathing and has a heart beat!

					BERGMANN
			It can't be more than ten centimeters!

					BASSO
			Is it in a fetal position?

	The door blasts open and a frantic nurse comes running
	in the room.

					NURSE    (sub titles)
				(Speaking in Austrian)
			Dr. Bergmann, Dr. Bergmann! Something
			crawled out of the babies stomach and
			we thought we were in danger so we 
			killed it and flushed it down the toilet!

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 	INT.	WEST OF KATMANDU NEPAL - CESSNA 180               

	Agent's SCOTT and BASSO are in a small plane crossing    
	the Himalayan Foothills. To the north of them is the      
	small city of POKHARA and many old temples are seen 
	from the air. They have been on a fourteen hour flight
	from Washington and are exhausted. They can see the 
	clouds starting to work down the mountain.

					SCOTT
				(yawning, after a catnap)
			What's this?

					PILOT
			Pokhara a very old, old city.					
			
					SCOTT
			How far is Gorkha?

					PILOT
			About fifty miles.             

					SCOTT
			We're really tired, is their    
			a fairly decent place we can
			stay before we go to Gorkha?

					PILOT
			The best accommodations are
			in Katmandu, in the Katmandu
			Guest house.

					SCOTT
			Oh really can we stay there?  

					PILOT
			You can call me BASHI, and yes
			we will land at Katmandu Airport,
			in about two hours.

														BASHI
			You will enjoy the food at the
			RUM DOODLE RESTAURANT.
			That is if you want American Food, 
			now if you want Chinese or Tibetan
			Food you must go to the UTSE.
			If you are here to see Cyril
 			Moss, you'll probably find
			him dinning in the Rum Doodle
			or the Utse.
			
					SCOTT
			Is he there every night? 					

					BASHI
				(turns around and looks
				 at Basso through his dark
				 glasses)
			He likes the fresh monkey brains.  
					
					BASSO
			We'll not be dining there Scott.   
				
					BASHI
			Oh, Monkey Brains are very, very good
			as long as their fresh, or you'll
			spend many hours in the lady's room.

					SCOTT	
			Oh, I've had Tibetan food before.
	
					BASHI
			If you prefer you can have excellent
			Russian food at the Red Square Cafe.
			
					SCOTT
				(pointing his finger								below)
			Is that Manaslu Mountain?   

					BASHI
			You've heard of our famous
			mountain Agent Scott?

					SCOTT
			Oh yes, I believe it's well over 
			26,000 feet!

	The engine sputters, coughs and goes silent.

					SCOTT
			What is it Bashi?

					BASHI
			I think it's carburetor Ice.

					SCOTT
			Didn't you have your carburetor
			heat on as we descended back there?

					BASHI
			I was so busy being a tour guide
			it ........ was overlooked.

					BASSO
				(irritated)
			Oh just great, here we're in the
			middle of nowhere and he forgets
			the watchamacallit.

					SCOTT
			Carburetor heat?

					BASHI
			Not to worry my friends, we'll 
			land in that small meadow and 
			have lunch and let the ice melt.
							
					BASSO
			Lunch, you brought lunch?

					BASHI
			I am always prepared, just in
			case of trouble. Please make
			sure your seat belts are tight
			here we go.

	Bashi maneuvers the CESSNA to a small meadow in
	a valley near what appears to be a deserted 
	Hindu Temple. He makes a very good landing
	and brings the plane to a full stop. They take
	off their seat belts and Bashi climbs out and
	waits for Basso to emerge. 
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	EXT.	WEST OF KATMANDU NEPAL - SMALL MEADOW             

	Bashi is waiting for Basso and when she extends her
	arm out of the plane, he grabs her hand and helps
	her out. Scott emerges from the front passenger 
	side with his carry on baggage.

					SCOTT
			Good grief, how high are we?

					BASHI
			The altimeter said eleven thousand
			when we landed. Why, are you having
			trouble breathing?

					SCOTT
			No, how about you Basso?

					BASSO
			Maybe a little.

					SCOTT
			What's the ceiling in this plane?

					BASHI
			Fourteen thousand feet, but   
			I've stayed long periods of
			time at twenty-thousand.

					SCOTT
			In this plane?

					BASHI
			Oh, no at the Hindu Hilltop
			Temple at Lapsang.

					BASSO
			How long were you there?

					BASHI
			Long enough to spend some
			time with the Gurung Llama. 
			About a month. He was
			one hundred twenty years
			old the last time I saw him.
								
					BASSO
			Oh please, you don't expect
			us to believe that do you.

					BASHI
			Oh, it's true my friends.
			People live a very long
			time in these mountains.

	Bashi walks over and opens the storage locker in the 
	airplane and takes out a large cylinder of medical
	oxygen and three folding chairs.

					BASSO
			How long will it take for
			the carb ice to melt?

					BASHI
			The temperature indicator in 
			the aircraft said thirty five
			degrees, so at this altitude,
			........I would say, ...one
			hour, maybe two.

					SCOTT
			Will we get to Katmandu before
			dark?

					BASHI
			No problem my friend, no problem.

	Bashi fires up the propane stove and makes some 
	Bouillon Soup. He removes a large loaf of Sherpa
	bread and a large roll of white cheese from his
	plastic bag.

					BASSO
			I heard the National Geographic
			discovery team found a Russian man
			in Siberia who was one hundred and 
			eighteen years old.
				(looking at the soup)
			The soup is boiling already, you
			just fired it up.
							
					SCOTT
			Altitude.  Years ago we heard of 
			some sherpas being killed by a 
			strange animal they referred to
			as a YETI. Do you remember?
					
					BASHI
				(pointing)
			That's why the Hindu Temple
			up there was deserted.

	Scott and Basso look up at a distance of at least
	two miles and see an old temple partially hidden in
	the low clouds.

					BASSO
			You mean there is such a thing
			as a Yeti?

					BASHI
			Oh yes, I have seen one from a 
			distance of one hundred yards.

					BASSO
			Oh come on Mr. Tour guide you 
			saw an Abdominal Snowman?

					BASHI
			I know you don't believe me but
			my religion prohibits me from  
			lying.

					SCOTT
			Let the man talk, Basso. What
			did the Yeti look like?

					BASHI
				(scratching his chin)
			The yeti looked like a white ape.

					BASSO
			Like a Gorilla?

					BASHI
			Yes, a white gorilla.

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	EXT.	WEST OF KATMANDU NEPAL - HINDU TEMPLE             

	The trio has walked to the Temple and are now at the
	entrance. Bashi looks up at the Hindu writing on the
	arch marking the entrance.

					BASSO
			I still don't see why we had
			to climb up here, I'm really 
			winded.

					SCOTT
			You could have stayed back at
			the plane, but you didn't want
			to, remember. Bashi what does
			that writing say?

					BASHI
			Loosely translated is says "IF A
			MAN DOES NOT FIND THE REASON
			FOR HIS EXISTENCE HERE, THEN
			HE DOES NOT EXIST"

					BASSO
			Oh, pooh ....what a bunch of 
			garbage, it's always, man this
			and man that, how about a woman.

					BASHI
				(serious)
			In my society, a woman is as 
			sacred as our God, she already
			has a purpose, but many times
			man has no reason to exist.
				
					BASSO
			You want to run that by me again.					BASHI
			When my wife died of the fever, I
			had no reason to exist, so I went
			to see the Llama. When I left the
			temple a month later I was re-born!

					BASSO
			What did the llama tell you.
								
					BASHI
			He told me my god was testing me
			to see if I would be worthy of
			paradise and the death of my 
			wife was a day to rejoice. The
			day of her death was the birthday
			of her first day in paradise, and
			she would prepare everything for
			my arrival, soon. My wife had
			reached Nirvana, but I still had
			a ways to go.

					BASSO
			Nirvana?

					SCOTT
			I'll explain to you later.

					BASSO
			Oh yeah great swami, you know
			all the beliefs of the eastern  
			religions.

					BASHI
			Why do you make fun of him Miss
			Basso, he speaks the truth. Nirvana
			is the evolving of the spirit to
			the highest level, so he will find
			his place with his creator.
			Let me see the palm of your hand, 
			please, I will not hurt you.

					BASSO
				(reaching out and holding
				her hands palms up)
			What are you going to do?

	Bashi looks at her palms and runs his index finger
	in a sweeping motion and remarks.

					BASHI
			Look here Agent Basso, you see    
			there are very few wrinkles.
			Now let me see your palms.
				
														SCOTT
			Sure take a look.
				(placing his palms up)

					BASHI
			You see all the wrinkles.

					SCOTT
			So what?

					BASHI
			You are both about the same
			age but, she is a young soul,
			you are an old soul. You will
			reach Nirvana before Agent 
			Basso!

					BASSO
			Hogwash, he's just aging more
			rapidly then I am.

	A very loud blast from a horn is heard and it echo's
	through the canyon.

					BASHI
				(terrified look on
				 his face)
			We must go now, it's too dangerous
			to stay here after dark.

					BASSO
			Why, does the boogie man come
			down from the hill tops and 
			eat us poor mortals.

					BASHI
			There is danger, we must go.

	As they are walking away, Basso keeps looking around
	and staring towards the temple.

					BASSO
			Why do I feel, like someone is
			watching me.

					BASHI
			Someone is watching .....
								
					BASSO
			If your trying to scare me
			Bashi, yes you have succeeded
			yes, I'm scared!

					SCOTT
			Who is watching Bashi?       

					BASHI
			I know, why you and Agent Basso
			are here. You are here to 
			investigate the death of the 
			two Scientist's that were killed
			last week. And they know you are
			here, so your life is in grave
			danger.

					SCOTT
			Come on Bashi, who is THEY?

					BASHI
			They, is the hill people, you
			call the Yeti?

					BASSO
			I think I'm going to barf if
			I hear Yeti one more time.

	A loud growl is heard and then another one, then
	silence.

					SCOTT
			What was that?

					BASHI
			Maybe a Sloth Bear, or a .....

					BASSO
			Don't say it Bashi, don't say it.

	They have now reached the plane and are getting in.
	Bashi starts the engine and it catches and he rev's
	it up and checks the left mag then the right mag.
	then the carb heat and everything looks good. he
	sets the trim for takeoff and taxi's down the 
	meadow, turns the plane into the wind and rev's
	up the engine and after a long roll takes off.

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 	INT.	KATMANDU NEPAL - RUM DOODLE RESTAURANT             	

	Agent's SCOTT and BASSO are in a small cafe in the       
	downtown section of Katmandu. Scott has asked the host   
	if Sir Cyril Moss is in tonight. The host has gone to 
	inform Mr. Moss that he has visitors.

					SCOTT
			What's wrong, .... look I told
			you we don't have to eat here.

					BASSO
			Oh we can eat here but you'll 
			have to see me barf when I see
			monkey brains being served.

					SCOTT
			Relax, this is an American restaurant.

	The host returns with a very large man that looks like
	Sidney Greenstreet, the actor from Humphrey Bogart's
	"Maltese Falcon".

					MOSS 
			Agent Scott, and Agent Basso,
			what a pleasure ........, please
			join me at my table.

	He leads the way back to his table inside of a room that
	has a curtain covering the entrance. When they walk in
	they see a very beautiful Eurasian lady sitting at the 
	table. Moss shows them their chairs and helps Basso 
	with her entrance to the table after pushing in her 
	chair, he sits down.

					MOSS
			CASSANDRA, I want you to meet some
			friends from the United States. This
			is Mr. Scott and Miss Basso. I have
			some very nice wine, would you two 
			care for some?
				(Scott nodes his head
				 Basso passes)

					MOSS
				(smiling and coughing)
			I hear you had a little excitement
			this afternoon on your journey.

					SCOTT
			Excuse me?

					MOSS
			The flight with Bashi .....
				(reaching his hand into
				 the bowl of Beluga Caviar)
			Your emergency landing, my friend.

					SCOTT
			Yes of course .....the emergency
			landing.

					MOSS
				(scooping a handful of
				 caviar in his open mouth)		
			Did Bashi tell you it was an 
			emergency landing?
				(some of the Caviar is 
				 falling out of his mouth)
			That scalawag ......his mother
			was a Sherpa, he's really peasant
			stock. My friend you must understand
			in this country you must do whatever,
			to make a living. He's just making
			a living. He did of course take you
			to the abandoned temple?

					SCOTT
			Yes how did you know?

	Moss is starting to laugh loudly, while Caviar is still
	falling out of his mouth.

					MOSS
			You amuse me Mr. Scott, ...                                                				Bashi is a smuggler, he was
			only making a delivery.
						            		
					SCOTT
			He's a smuggler? I didn't see
			anything going to or from the
			plane.

					MOSS
				(continuing to laugh very
				loudly, with Caviar
				still falling out of 
				his mouth)
			Mr. Scott ....Mr. Scott....
			The contraband was removed while       
			you and Miss Basso were at the
			temple with Bashi.
				(scooping another handful
				 of caviar in his mouth)
			His cohorts removed it from the
			plane while you were away.

					SCOTT
			What was the contraband?

					MOSS
			Guns! .....my friend ....Guns!

					BASSO
			Oh great, now we're 
			accessories to a local
			smuggling activity!

					CASSANDRA
				(Laughing)
			Mr. Scott this is the way
			people make a living. It's
			difficult for westerners
			to understand, and it's 
			understandable, because      
			your country is very rich.

					MOSS
			So what can I do for you?
			
					SCOTT
			As you know, were here to
			investigate the tragic
			deaths of the two American
			scientists last week. And....
							
					MOSS
				(cutting him off)
			That my friend was a very
			unfortunate accident. Sad,
			but unfortunate.

					SCOTT
			We need to go to the location
			where the accident happened.
			Also we need to see the bodies.

					MOSS
			I can have someone take you to
			the place where it happened, 
			but I cannot show you the 
			bodies.

					BASSO
			Why can't we see the bodies?

					MOSS
			We had them in the coroners office
			but they have seemed to ....shall
			we say disappear.

					BASSO
			Oh please, how do bodies disappear?

					MOSS
			Grave robbers.

					SCOTT
			Grave robbers?

					MOSS
			Oh yes, we have some of the 
			best grave robbers in the 
			world. The bodies will return
			after they take what they want.

					BASSO		
			What they want, how disgusting
			what are they looking for, body
			parts?

					MOSS
			Oh no my dear, they look for
			gold rings, gold teeth and etc.

					SCOTT
			When can we go to the accident 
			site?

					MOSS
			First thing in the morning!
				(he dips his open hand
				in the caviar again)
			But for now enjoy, we have 
			one of our best dancers here 
			tonight. 
		
	A belly dancer comes in the room with only a few veils
	for body covering. The Tibetan music starts up and she 
	starts to gyrate wildly. She comes shaking in front of 
	Scott and he breaks a little smile. Basso has a very
	disgusted look on her face. As the music goes faster she
	goes faster then she runs over and jump's on Scott's lap.
	All the crowd applauds, she kisses him on the cheek and
	gets up and starts dancing again.

					MOSS
			I think she likes you Mr. Scott
			I can arrange a private meeting
			with her if your interested?

					SCOTT
				(sick smile)
			Oh, that's ok, ....I'm .....
			married.

					MOSS
			So what if your married, she
			doesn't care, don't be silly     
			Enjoy, you only live once!

					BASSO
				(disgusted)
			Yeah Mr. Scott, you must enjoy
			you only live once.
	The waiter comes over to Scott and hands him a note.

					SCOTT
				(blushing)
			It's from the dancer, she wants
			to see me after the show.
									
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	EXT.	KATMANDU NEPAL - GURANG VILLAGE OF BARPAK         	

	Scott and Basso are following Cassandra through the
	very narrow mountain pass and they stop to rest.

					BASSO
			How much farther?

					CASSANDRA
			About two miles, were almost 
			there, see if you look down 
			in that canyon you will see
			Barpak.

					BASSO
			Don't go away, I'll be right
			back.

	Basso goes for a walk and disappears behind a small
	boulder. Cassandra looks at Scott and smiles.

					CASSANDRA
			Mr. Scott, how long have you
			been married?

					SCOTT
			I'm not married.

					CASSANDRA
			Why did you tell the waiter
			the other night that you
			were?

					SCOTT
			I didn't want to insult the
			dancer.

					CASSANDRA	
			Don't you like Tibetan women?

					SCOTT
			Oh of course I do, but ......
			I just wasn't in the mood.

					CASSANDRA
			When your in the mood, come
			and see me.

	Scott is speechless and Basso comes walking back,
						
					BASSO
			So what's wrong with you?

					SCOTT
			Oh, nothing ... nothing at all.
					        
					CASSANDRA
			Shall we continue?

					SCOTT
			Yes, by all means.

	Cassandra is leading the way and they come to a creek,
	she fords it and waits on the other side.

					CASSANDRA
			It's not deep, just go slow.

					BASSO
			I better not fall in Scott.

	Basso crosses the creek than Scott.

					SCOTT
			How cold is that water?

					CASSANDRA
			Just above freezing. Let's stop
			for a couple of minutes so we can 
			change our socks. It's important
			to keep dry, or you may frostbite.

	Basso sits next to Cassandra and starts asking questions.

					BASSO
			Is this what you do for a living?

					CASSANDRA
			Oh no, I'm just doing a favor for
			Mr. Moss.

					BASSO
			Are you related to him?

					CASSANDRA
			Oh no, he's my mentor.
														
					CASSANDRA
			Is Scott your boyfriend?

					BASSO
			Oh heavens no, we just work
			together for the United States
			Government.

					CASSANDRA
			Oh, I see.  Would it bother you
			if he became my boyfriend?

					BASSO
			Absolutely not, go for it. By the
			way, Is there such a thing as a
			a Yeti.

					CASSANDRA
			Why do you ask?

					BASSO
			Just curious, well is there?

					CASSANDRA
			I have never seen one but the
			Sherpas claim they see them  
			all the time.

					BASSO
			How did the two scientists die?


					CASSANDRA
			I wasn't there when it happened
			but I was told they fell, then
			a Sloth Bear got a hold of them.

	When Scott sees all the conversation going on he
	gets a little closer.

					SCOTT
			I have dry socks on now, are
			we ready to go?

					CASSANDRA
			Yes of course.

					BASSO
			We need to talk Scott.

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	INT.	KATMANDU NEPAL - GURANG PASS SNOW CAVE            	

	Scott, Basso and Cassandra have taken shelter in an
	Ice cave on a desolate mountain pass. Basso is trying
	to get comfortable but is having a tough time.

					BASSO
			Why do we have to stay here tonight?

					CASSANDRA			This is the only shelter for miles.
			We have no choice, it will snow in
			a few minutes and we could freeze 
			if we continue on the pass.
				(Cassandra goes out the 
				cave entrance)
			I will go get the emergency
			provisions. I'll be right back.

					BASSO
				(whispering)
			Emergency provisions?

					SCOTT
			Please let me help you.

					BASSO
				(lip sinking)
			"Please let me help you".

	They both return in a few minutes with arms full of
	provisions.

					BASSO
			Where did all that stuff come
			from?

					CASSANDRA
			The guides always have stores here
			just for a moment like this.
			First we must lay the tarp in the
			back of the cave, then blankets,
			then sleeping bags. To survive the
			cold night we must sleep next to
			each other to conserve body warmth.
			Mr. Scott I need you to help me
			push the wood barrier over the 
			entrance to the cave.
				
	The trio have completed all the survival preparations
	for the night. Cassandra is making a soup and passing
	out sandwiches. Scott is warming his hands over the 
	fire. Basso is in the center sleeping bag and is 
	trying to get warm.

					CASSANDRA
				(whispering to Scott)
			Why does she insist on sleeping
			in the middle. I want to lay next
			to a man not a woman?
			
					SCOTT
			I think she's very cold.

					CASSANDRA
			Are all American women cold?

	A very loud noise is heard at the entrance to the cave
	and Scott and Basso take out their service pistols.

					BASSO
			What in gods name was that?

					CASSANDRA
			It was probably a Sloth Bear.
			He can smell our food, just be 
			quite and he'll go away.
					
					SCOTT
			This is probably his cave.

	Cassandra rummages around the back part of the cave
	and finds animal hair and small animal bones.

					CASSANDRA
			Your right Scott, he's taken
			over this cave for himself.

					SCOTT
			I can see why the slab door is
			designed to keep things from
			coming in.

	The thrashing continues then it becomes very quite.
	Cassandra gets up and looks out the peep hole.
																							CASSANDRA 
			All I can see is we're having
			one heck of a snowstorm. The
			bear is gone.

					BASSO
			How do you know it wasn't
			a .......you know .....

					SCOTT
			Yeti!

					CASSANDRA
			If it had been a Yeti, it 
			would have torn the door 
			off the poles it's secured to.

	Scott climbs into his sleeping bag and pulls his 
	watch hat down over his ears and down to the bridge
	of his nose.

					SCOTT
			Good night lady's, I'm really
			tired, see you in the morning.

	Basso and Cassandra sit around the butane stove  
	warming their hands.

					CASSANDRA
			Your friend is a very good
			looking man, you must enjoy
			working with him.

					BASSO
			It's no big whoop, he's just
			one of the guys. Level with
			me, is there really a Yeti.

					CASSANDRA
			When I was very young, my
			mother told me a Sherpa
			woman was kidnapped by a
			Yeti who had lost it's 
			mate. The Yeti kept her 
			locked up in his ice cave
			all winter. When they
			emerged in the spring
			she was with child.
							
					BASSO
			In Austria they found an Alien that
			had mated with a human and they had
			a child. The government is keeping
			it quite.

					CASSANDRA
			I wonder if was related to our Yeti?
					
	They climb in their sleeping bags and turn down the
	butane stove.

					CASSANDRA
			We have plenty of butane, so
			we can let it burn all night.

	As they're going to sleep, Basso looks at the flame
	of the butane burner and she notices it's throwing
	strange shadows in the roof of the cave. She covers
	her head with the sleeping bag and goes to sleep.
	Several hours pass and Cassandra is awaken with a
	start. She gets up and looks out the peep hole and
	sees something propped next to the huge door. It
	looks like a large man with a fur coat. She goes
	back to Scott's side and shakes his arm very slowly.
					CASSANDRA
			Get your pistol, there is 
			something outside and I
			can't tell whether it's man 
			or beast.

	Scott gets out of the sleeping bag with his pistol
	drawn and slowly releases the safety. They both slowly
	go over to the large door. He looks out the small hole.

					SCOTT
			Your right, but I can't tell
			what it is. Wait it just moved its
			hand. Hand! Animals don't have hands!
		
					CASSANDRA
			No, but Yeti's have hands!
			Oh my god what do we do now?

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