PARTMENT -- EVENING
Cramer watches TV footage of Aren's tour.
The sound of the TV is OFF.
As Aren concludes her speech, Cramer says, out loud,
CRAMER
God is present as we all are one as The Holy Family!
As he finishes, he closes his eyes, and yells.
CRAMER (CONT'D)
YES!
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. AREN ON A MOUNTAINTOP -- AFTERNOON
Aren is slowly pacing and praying out loud.
AREN
Dear Father and Mother in heaven, I know that the End Time is near. All around the earth, people are distressed, suffering, in conflict.
Aren lifts up a sheet of paper she has been holding.
AREN (CONT'D)
I do not know Satan's plan. But I pray that you save my sisters, your daughters, those who, while not your prophetesses, none-the-less do not deserve to die. Protect them from the evil ones who damn all women as witches.
Aren reads from the list.
AREN (CONT'D)
Protect, Dear Parents, BETTY FRIEDAN
ANGELA DAVIS, GERMAINE GREER, MARY DALY, MARGARET THATCHER, CORETTA KING and all who have been singled out for sacrifice, for slaughter.
She falls to her knees.
AREN (CONT'D)
Protect me, too, for I greatly fear ...
And as she says, "fear," hands reach out and muffle her mouth.
Aren looks up into the demonic eyes of Three Ski-Masked Kidnappers.
INT. BLAST'S BUNKER
Blast is on the telephone to Father John. Blast is angry and upset.
BLAST
For God's sake, John. What the hell happened?
Blast listens intensely.
BLAST (CONT'D)
Impossible.
Blast listens some more.
Then, he pounds the desk with the phone. He talks into the phone, again.
BLAST (CONT'D)
We couldn't have missed all the goddam whores and bitches!
(pause))
You got her, right?
Blast is pleased by the positive response.
BLAST (CONT'D)
Great!
He drops the phone into its cradle. He is bewildered.
BLAST
It must be witchcraft! It must be her! But how?
He falls to his knees.
He throws himself prone onto the ground.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. KIDNAPPER'S BUNKER
Aren is seated inside a spotlighted area. However, she is not tied, nor is anything written on her forehead.
She appears comfortable. She waits for her kidnappers to speak. They do so, again, from the shadows.
Blast uses his ARTIFICIAL VOICE BOX.
BLAST
(interrogating)
Do you renounce Satan?!
AREN
You are Satan!
Father John curses,
FATHER JOHN
Burn in hell, you witch.
AREN
You are in hell.
Father John, masked, steps into the light and slaps her.
Aren falls off her chair.
Blast's hand reaches from the shadows and pulls Father John back.
Aren rights herself and sits down.
BLAST
You deny that you are in league with Satan?
AREN
What could I say or do that would make you believe me?
Blast enters Aren's light, unmasked, and without his artificial voice box.
Aren is taken aback a bit, but then not.
AREN (CONT'D)
Who else?
BLAST
(haughtily)
Was my name revealed to you?
AREN
What do you want with me?
Blast paces.
Blast CLAPS his hands and the room becomes fully lighted.
Father John takes off his mask, as do the three assistants who sit at the consoles.
The high tech character of the room is impressive.
Aren surveys the room. Her curiosity is evident.
BLAST
Utah.
Aren is still perplexed.
BLAST (CONT'D)
Foolish woman. Why would I ever come to Utah? But to hide in Satan's own den and steal his resources so as to slay him!
Blast laughs mightily and with pride. Father John and the others laugh, also.
Blast stands in front of Aren. He starts to lecture her. He references the whole of Utah and Mormonism as he says,
BLAST (CONT'D)
Here in this new promised land of Utah. Here with your new revelation and the greatest of heresies. Here, I, humble Inquisitor for the Lord, have staked my camp!
AREN'S HAIR
Blast strokes Aren's hair. He picks up a strand and twirls it.
BLAST (CONT'D)
To burn the Mother of Witches! ... You!
Blast is triumphant and euphoric.
Blast draws Aren's attention to the many monitors on the wall.
At his signal, all the screens come on.
Blast points to them.
BLAST
We've tapped into your Mormon treasure-house.
On the videos, NAMES roll by,
FACES,
MAPS,
ART-WORKS.
Others show live events.
One that catches Aren's eyes is the Mormon "MEETING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES".
AREN'S POV
Aren watches a group of men around a table. She gasps,
AREN
It's the meeting of the Mormon Twelve Apostles. How did you ...?
BACK TO SCENE
Blast puts his fingers to his lips indicating silence.
BLAST
Watch.
URIM AND THUMMIN
On a video appears a golden throne room.
In a place of honor on the golden throne are GOLDEN PLATES.
Beside the throne are the Mormon "Urim and Thummin" -- two majestic STONES wrapped in a ribbon of silver and fastened to a golden breastplate.
Blast triumphantly announces to a stunned Aren.
BLAST (CONT'D)
Behold, Joseph Smith's plates and the Urim and Thummim he used to translate them!
AREN
No! It cannot be. Dear God, protect us!
Aren feints.
Blast looks at her and says, mockingly, to the others.
BLAST
Women are the weakness of the flesh!
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. UNITED NATIONS -- AFTERNOON
Shev Prachter is speaking to the GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SHEV PRACHTER
Desecrations! Assassinations! Terrorists insanities! I appeal to all men and women of good-will, help us stem the tide of the forces of darkness.
WORLD MAP
Behind him an a floor-to-ceiling screen is a map of the world.
As he speaks about a particular event, a series of lights go on.
SHEV PRACHTER (CONT'D)
Goddess sites around the world! Art of the Christian Mother of God! Leading feminists and women leaders.
(pauses)
We are thankful that their murders were so miraculously averted!
TIMELINE CHART
He points to another slide which fills the screen. It is a timeline chart.
SHEV PRACHTER (CONT'D)
Day after day, week after week, all around the globe, in every city, within every religion -- CHAOS! Old and young, the lame and healthy, filled with terror. Beset by demons. Murders. Fights. The breakdown of law and order. What is to be done?
Even as he speaks, MEMBERS of the Assembly are getting restless.
As he asks this final question, one member stands, pulls out a gun, and kills another member.
Bedlam ensues.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. TAXICAB IN VATICAN SQUARE -- MORNING
Cramer is about to enter a taxi.
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Cardinal Bonifaci and a small retinue of clerics walk down a flight of stairs to bid him goodbye.
Bonifaci eyes survey the Square. He look at the sky, and returns his attention to Cramer.
BONIFACI
Christmas next week, and then ...?
Cramer shakes his head.
CRAMER
Indeed, then?
As Cramer's taxi leaves, Bonifaci strokes a blessing for him.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. OUTSIDE MORMON TABERNACLE -- LATE EVENING
Cramer leans against a wall, waiting.
Soon, he senses their presence.
The SHADOWS of the Three Nephites are seen. As each one speaks, she steps into the light.
Cramer amazement is constant.
NEPHITE #1
Your heart has opened?
Cramer is reticent.
NEPHITE #2
What do you demand of us?
Cramer does not speak.
NEPHITE #3
Do you doubt this revelation?
Cramer is agitated; flustered.
CRAMER
My heart is open. I don't doubt, but I need to know why.
Nephite #3 speaks calmly, matter-of-factly.
NEPHITE #3
Because the End Time draws near.
Cramer wants to ask a question but hesitates.
NEPHITE #2
You want to ask, "The end of what?"
CRAMER
Yes. Yes.
NEPHITE #1
Of loneliness.
Cramer is perplexed.
NEPHITE #3
In Rome you found yourself. In your uncle. You received his inheritance of loneliness. You met his Christ who never left the Cross. Who dies and continues to die but never truly rose, was never re-born.
Cramer's eyes light up. He receives the inspiration.
CRAMER
Yes. Exactly. ... through the Holy Family love never dies!
The Nephites begin to depart. Cramer is anxious for direction.
CRAMER (CONT'D)
Where do I find her?
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. UPPER ROOM IN KIDNAPPER'S BUNKER
Aren wakes. She is tied to a bed.
AREN'S POV
On a video screen lodged in the wall she watches Blast and his assistants in the main room.
She sees that Blast and the others are in contact with his team of TERRORISTS from around the world.
TEAM PICTURES OF THE TERRORISTS
Team pictures of these associates are seen. Under each team faces is the name of their location. They are all in clerical attire.
Rome
Jerusalem
Mexico City
Los Angeles
New Delhi
Beijing
London
Salt Lake City
BACK TO SCENE
Aren closes her eyes in prayer. Her aura returns. The ties fall away.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. MAIN ROOM IN KIDNAPPER'S BUNKER
Aren walks up behind Blast and his assistants. She listens to what they are saying. They cannot see her.
Blast talks to an ABBOT KRYSTAL in NEW YORK CITY. He sweeps in the room as he speaks.
BLAST
(with assurance)
My dear Abbot, trust in our technology!
ABBOT
I trust only in God The Father, Your Eminence!
Blast snickers. He MUTTERS to himself.
BLAST
God and the Sunday Collection.
Blast indicates to his assistants that he wants all the monitors keyed into his speech.
BLAST (CONT'D)
We sit here in the Belly of the Beast, under our Mormon brother's arse, and we are not detected. Does this not give you confidence that The Father has blessed our work?!
Several monitors show the listeners nodding approvingly.
BLAST (CONT'D)
Now. So you know that The Father is pleased.
Blast motions behind him.
BLAST (CONT'D)
Upstairs, we have her!
SHOUTS and MURMURS of approval are heard from the listeners.
LISTENER #1
God be praised!
LISTENER #2
Hallelujah, Christ is coming again!
Blast lets their voices subside. Then,
BLAST
I fear Judas. Satan's son.
Listeners are shown to be solemn. Several bless themselves.
BLAST (CONT'D)
Thus the time and place will not be made known to you.
General MURMURS of disapproval from the listeners.
BLAST (CONT'D)
Not known till you are needed.
Blast makes a sign and all transmissions are terminated.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. CRAMER'S BEDROOM -- EVENING
Cramer sits at his desk. He holds a picture of Aren.
He sighs. He is clearly lovesick.
He lays her picture down next to a Bible.
He opens the Bible. He reads, out loud, Joel 2 1:ff.
CRAMER
"Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness!"
He pauses. Sighs. Continues.
CRAMER (CONT'D)
"Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love ..."
Cramer stands and picks up Aren's picture.
He walks to a window. Snow is falling.
He recites from memory.
CRAMER (CONT'D)
"And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old people shall dream dreams, and your young people shall see visions."
He gazes upon Aren's picture.
He kisses it, and then he presses it to his heart.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. ON A WASATCH MOUNTAINTOP -- EVENING
Blast and his assistants arrange an altar.
Others set up satellite communications.
Blast sets out his priestly robes.
RELIGIOUS ARTWORK
Around the altar is an array of religious artwork. These are mainly goddess figurines, Madonna paintings and sculptures, with some Buddahs and Hindu gods and goddess thrown in.
Blast points to the religious artwork as he speaks to a CARPENTER.
BLAST
Give each one of those demons its own altar. Make it easy to burn.
The Carpenter nods and goes off.
Father John walks in with Aren in tow.
Aren looks around at all the activity.
Referring to Aren, Father John says to Blast,
FATHER JOHN
(triumphantly)
Here is Isaac!
Aren looks from Father John to Blast for understanding.
Blast laughs at her.
BLAST
(condescending)
My child your theological training is quite lacking. Don't you understand, yet?
Blast turns away from her and walks towards an altar being finished by a GROUP of carpenters.
Blast stands in the middle of the altar and motions to Aren.
Aren walks up to the altar's edge.
She gets his goat by taunting him with the correct insight into what he is doing.
AREN
(snidely)
My father, Abraham!
Blast is incensed but manages his emotions.
Aren walks around and stands next to Blast.
AREN (CONT'D)
Sacrifice. Isn't that what you believe? That The Father wanted Abraham to sacrifice his son ... and that
he should have. Isn't that right?!
Blast steps back from her. He eyes her with fear.
AREN (CONT'D)
That Jesus was the son slain ...
Aren's words and actions draw the attention of all at the site.
AREN (CONT'D)
but that it was supposed to be Mary, she, the bride, her to be slain ... isn't that it!
The workers GASP and cry out.
WORKER #1
Blasphemy! Kill her now!
WORKER #2
(to Blast)
This is not true, is it?
Blast pulls out and flashes a gold, bejeweled knife.
Aren steps closer to him, but Blast can't act.
AREN
(indicting)
He believes that all women, all images, all thoughts about our Mother-in-Heaven, that these must be destroyed ... and that I must be sacrificed so that the End Time will begin, so that his Christ will come to rule again. True?! True?!
The workers are agitated. They move closer to the altar. They are split in their reactions.
WORKER #3
Deny it! Denounce her!
WORKER #4
It is true. Women are the anti-Christ. They are all witches! Burn them all!
Aren lays down upon the altar.
Blast's eyes seethe with demonic lust.
He strikes at Aren, and the blade pierces her heart.
Blood oozes and stains her white robe.
Thunder and lightening rolls through the sky.
Blast clasps his hands in prayer, closes his eyes, lifts his head toward heaven and shouts,
BLAST (CONT'D)
It is done!
But when he opens his eyes, Aren has disappeared.
A blood-red Rose of Sharon hibiscus grows from the handle of his knife.
EXT. BLAST'S ARREST -- CONTINUOUS
SFX a high-pitched whirling NOISE is heard.
Blast and the others are startled. They look heavenward.
From the sky drops a flock of FBI HELICOPTERS.
Simultaneously, a small army of POLICE rush the mountaintop.
The police gather Blast's group around the altar.
BLAST AND CARDINAL BONIFACI
From one helicopter Cardinal Bonifaci alights.
He walks over to Blast.
Blast is stunned; amazed.
BONIFACI
Where is she?
Blast and Bonifaci look around. Blast is flabbergasted. He points to where Bonifaci is standing.
BLAST
Right here. She's safe. I assure you.
Bonifaci motions to the FBI and Police. They start hand-cuffing and moving everyone away.
Blast grasps Bonifaci by his shoulders.
BLAST (CONT'D)
You can't stop me.
Bonifaci looks back into Blast's fanatical eyes.
BLAST (CONT'D)
You shall not suffer a sorceress to live!
Bonifaci is oddly amused.
BONIFACI
You are a brilliant tactician. The whole world couldn't figure out who it was. Your network of priest and nuns was undetectable.
BLAST
Judas?
Bonifaci gets great satisfaction from Blast's agony.
BONIFACI
It was Sprenger.
Blast is perplexed.
BONIFACI (CONT'D)
Yourself!
An FBI AGENT steps up and hand-cuffs Blast.
As the Agent takes Blast away, Bonifaci smirks as he says,
BONIFACI (CONT'D)
Her hair. You molested her hair!
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. CRAMER'S HOME -- AFTERNOON
Cramer watches CNN NEWS. The room is decorated with a Christmas tree, presents, etc.
Flashing on the screen is:
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
Cramer is at the edge of his chair as he listens and watches footage of Blast being handcuffed and lead into jail.
TV REPORTER
The FBI will not comment on how they broke the case. Shock has rattled the worldwide Roman Catholic church. On behalf of the Pope, Cardinal Bonifaci has expressed profound sorrow at the mis-guided zeal of the distinguished scholar and head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith which was formerly the Holy Office of the Inquisition.
On our eleven o'clock broadcast the eminent psychoanalyst Elizabeth Harding will present a profile of Father Blast ....
Cramer clicks his remote and turns the TV off.
He puts the remote down. He drops to his knees and begins to pray. Then, there is a KNOCK on his door.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. AREN RETURNS -- CONTINUOUS
Cramer opens the door and sees Aren.
He staggers back a step. He is speechless.
She throws herself into his arms.
They kiss, passionately.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. AREN'S PRESENT -- CONTINUOUS
They are standing before the Christmas tree.
Under it is a crèche.
Cramer bends down and picks up a medium-size present.
Aren smiles and opens it.
Inside is a memo which reads:
"FROM THE DESK OF PROFESSOR CRAMER."
Aren gives Cramer a playfully curious look.
Then she reads, out loud.
AREN
To my darling Aren.
Will you marry me on Christmas Day?
Aren looks at Cramer and begins to cry.
He hugs her.
Then she turns to him.
AREN (CONT'D)
Christmas is the day.
Cramer doesn't quite grasp her meaning.
CRAMER
As I planned.
Aren shakes her head and points towards heaven.
AREN
No. As our Parents planned.
Cramer still hesitates.
AREN (CONT'D)
We are to be married. Not just in body. Not just in time. But with our souls. For eternity.
CRAMER
Yes!
Her eyes burn into his soul as she says,
AREN
But there is more!
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, UTAH -- EVENING
A TITLE appears: Christmas Eve, 1999.
FULL MOON AND FADING SUN
There is snow on the ground. The sky is sparkling with starlight but both the Moon and the fading presence of a full Sun can be seen throughout the night's events.
A vast throng is moving through the valley.
They reflect all ages, races, classes, etc.
They are solemn. Most carry candles.
They are a reverential, silent crowd.
ANASAZI INDIAN SITE
They are headed towards a hillside which is be-decked in lights and festive decorations. It is the ancient Anasazi Indian site.
There is a center stage. Up behind it is an altar.
Christian crèches and Christmas trees are set here and there.
Other religious signs and symbols are seen:
Star of David,
Muslim Crescent,
Orthodox Cross,
a Tao gate,
burning candles,
a banner with the Venus of Willendorf on it,
a totem pole, and so forth.
EXT. WORLD-WIDE EVENTS -- CONTINUOUS
As the crowd processes, a TV Reporter's voice is heard. He talks quite fast and has an edge of panic.
NATURAL DISASTERS -- SPF
On a smaller scale, the natural disasters which the TV Reporters report happen to and around the procession. The earth shakes. The sky thunders and spits lightening. Fire-balls shoot through the sky.
TV REPORTER (V.O.)
All around the globe reports are flooding in tonight of amazing natural catastrophes. The coast of Japan near Kyoto has been savaged by a huge tsunami tidal w
ave. Hundreds have been killed or injured. Thousands have fled. Dormant volcanoes from around the world, on every continent, are spewing forth death and destruction. Earthquakes past 8.0 on the Richter scale have hit northern and southern California, the boot of Italy, the high mountains of Mongolia. My God, what is happening?
Another reporter's voice is heard.
TV REPORTER #2 (V.O.)
Harry, this just came in. Amazing! Amidst this death and destruction come reports of miracles, visions and the appearance of angels. People of all faiths are testifying to incredible tales of healing and the raising of the dead. Incredible! I've never believed, and I still have my doubts, but video is being relayed in and I will get it to you as soon as possible.
EXT. THE END-TIME RITUAL -- CONTINUOUS
Aren is center-stage. She speaks into a microphone.
AREN
Come all children. Children all.
The gathering quiets.
AREN (CONT'D)
Christmas is a time of new birth. The time when God mothers us. When God our Father and our Mother celebrate their parenthood, celebrate us, their sons and daughters. Celebrate The Holy Family.
STAR OF BETHLEHEM -- SPF
As she says "celebrate" there is a massive "Star of Bethlehem" affect in the sky.
SFX this is accompanied by a whirling sound and the SIRENIC SONG OF ANGELS. It is celestial music: harps and all.
The crowd is amazed and stunned; enthralled and jubilant.
FACES OF ANGELS -- SPF
As the faces of angels appear overhead, joyous shouts are heard.
JOY #1
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
JOY #2
God is among us!
A surge of happiness and joy flows through the crowd. People turn and kiss and hug.
As this emotion subsides, Aren continues.
AREN
This is the night when we begin anew. Fittingly it is a night of ending. This year, 1999 now, the End Time. Of time as we have lived it. Now to be transformed.
REPRESENTATIVES OF EVERY MAJOR RELIGION AND ETHNIC GROUP
Up to the stage come representatives of every major religion and ethnic group.
These are the same people seen in the news-clips of Aren's world tour. They are dressed in religious and ethnic dress.
RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AND SACRED FLOWERS
Each places upon the altar a symbol of their religion which they had also given to Aren on her tour. Included are sacred flowers and fruits: lotus, lily, pomegranates, sheaf of grain, and so forth.
AREN AND CRAMER
Aren beckons to Cramer. He steps up from the front of the crowd. He stands next to her.
They begin to pray together a paraphrase of Revelations 11:17-18.
AREN & CRAMER
"We give thanks, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for now you have assumed your great power and begun to reign. The nations raged, but your wrath came. It is time to judge the dead. It is time for your servants -- prophets and people alike, all people both small and great to be rewarded. It is time to stop those who destroy the earth. It is time to heal."
APPEARANCE OF THE DEAD -- SPF
A great clamor arises.
Ethereal faces appear and then materialize.
Individuals shout names of recognition.
They rush to greet one another.
They are struck with awe. Deceased loved-ones approach them.
All are amazed and delirious with joy. It is a joyous bedlam of reunion.
FACE #1
Father! Father!
FACE #2
My son, oh my son!
FACE #3
Dear wife, sweetheart!
Aren and Cramer turn around and walk to the altar.
PEOPLE OF EARTH -- SPF
As Aren and Cramer conduct the liturgy, they are transformed into all the PEOPLE OF EARTH. That is, in their place appear the religious couples who placed the symbols and offerings on the altar.
The voices of the People of Earth reflect their own accents.
THE CEREMONY
A YOUNG BOY and a YOUNG GIRL come forward.
BOWL OF DIRT
The Young Boy places a bowl of dirt before Aren and Cramer.
Aren and Cramer dip their hands into the bowl. They lift a handful of dirt and let it seep through their fingers as they say,
AREN & CRAMER
Dust we are and dust we shall be. Blessed is the dust which is our body, we the Earth. No longer shall we be destroyers of the earth ...
As this is said, a great EARTHQUAKE shakes the ground. It roars and thunders, but no one is hurt.
PEOPLE OF EARTH
for we are the earth!
As they say this, the earthquake ceases.
BOWL OF WATER
The Young Girl places a bowl of water on the altar.
As Aren and Cramer dip their hands into the water, their transformation into the People of the Earth begins.
PEOPLE OF EARTH (CONT'D)
We thirst, and our joy is the water of life which we are for one another.
Thunder and lightening rumbles through the sky. A violent thunderstorm erupts with wild winds. It subsides as they say,
PEOPLE OF EARTH (CONT'D)
We nurture one another. Our bodies are chalices of life's healing water.
A SMALL TREE
The Young Boy places a small tree on the altar.
PEOPLE OF EARTH
The tree and all that root are our lungs. Our breaths are a single breathing.
A BOWL OF FIRE
The Young Girl places a bowl of fire on the altar.
PEOPLE OF EARTH (CONT'D)
Fire is our desire. The passion of our heart. Our yearning to become more.
THE THREE NEPHITES
The Three Nephites appear. Nephite #3 advances and places the Venus of Willendorf on the altar. Aren and Cramer both hold it up for all to see. Cramer drops his hand. Holding the Venus Aren turns towards Cramer and says,
AREN
The goddess returns!
Cramer opens his arms.
CRAMER
The goddess returns!
As Cramer speaks, he steps forward and embraces Aren.
CRAMER (CONT'D)
The Father loves The Mother.
AREN
The Mother loves The Father.
Arms locked, they turn towards the people.
AREN & CRAMER
The Mother and Father love all the children.
The crowd cheers and dances about. The voices of the angel rise in symphonic praise.
As the cheering and dancing subsides, Aren and Cramer say,
AREN & CRAMER (CONT'D)
Let us celebrate the passing of loneliness and the return of The Holy Family.
DAISY-CHAIN
The Young Boy and Girl bring a long-flowing daisy-chain. Aren and Cramer let it flow over their necks and wrap around others of the People of the Earth.
AREN & CRAMER
All of us are daises. Humble yet radiant with the love of earth and water, wind and sun-fire. All of us are flowers, blossoms on a common vine.
PEOPLE OF EARTH
The goddess is within you. Come forth all men and women and know from today forward that you are the image of our Father and Mother in heaven as you embrace one another! For we are all, now and forever, holy, we are The Holy Family!
Aren and Cramer embrace and kiss. All around embrace and kiss.
AERIAL VIEW
pulls away and shows the crowd and the valley surrounded and bathed by an aura of light. The "Star of Bethlehem" pulsates in ever increasing brightness.
EXT. THE HOLY FAMILY -- SPFX -- CONTINUOUS
The Light forms into the appearance of The Holy Family: father, mother, son and daughter. Again, the images in The Holy Family slowly change into in the faces of the People of Earth.
Celestial music swells to an ear-piercing intensity and then shatters into SILENCE.
The
screen remains bathed in the Light's aura.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. AREN AND CRAMER AT HOME -- SUNSET
Aren and Cramer sway on a porch swing. Aren holds her baby DAUGHTER. On the lawn in front of them their SON plays.
Cramer waves to his son to join them. The child, holding a stuffed LION, toddles up the steps.
The boy sits on his father's lap. Cramer places his arm around Aren. He quotes Isaiah 11:6.
CRAMER
"... and a little child shall lead them."
Aren pulls out a stuffed LAMB and places it next to her son's Lion.
AREN
For them a New Heaven and a New Earth ...
As they rock back and forth, the faint outline of the Sun is seen as the Moon comes into fuller glow. The beauty of the snow-whitened peaks of the majestic Wasatch Range is manifest.
THE HOLY FAMILY -- SPF
The image of The Holy Family overlays the closing scene.
END
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