Deleted Scene: Original Ending

Original Ending


EXT.  HIGHWAY 80 COFFEE SHOP - MORNING - THAT MOMENT

It's snowing harder now.  Sydney exits the coffee shop and walks towards his car, the two CATS watch him coming....

A nervous, sweaty MAN in a yellow jacket approaches.

MAN
Are you Sydney Brown?

SYDNEY
...excuse me...?

Sydney looks at the man.  BEAT.  In this moment, Sydney recognizes this to be the MAN from the MOTEL.  THE HOSTAGE.

MAN
You cost me my wife.  You and your friends beat me....that whore.

Sydney is dumbfounded.  HOLD.

SYDNEY
I don't know what you are talking about?

MAN
Are you Sydney Brown?

Sydney walks past him, the MAN follows.

MAN
A man named Jim told me of you.  I know you, I know you, I followed you.

SYDNEY
...I don't know what you're talking about, sir...

MAN
You and you friends, Clementine and John....I'll find them too....

SYDNEY
Don't follow me.

MAN
...I'll find them in Niagara Falls.  I know your the man that held me, I know it.

SYDNEY
...don't follow me....

MAN
....you motherfucker...

Sydney reaches his car...the MAN stops....BEAT....

MAN
You COST ME MY WIFE.

The MAN raises his arm....FIRES THREE SHOTS INTO SYDNEY...

...Sydney falls...

...The MAN runs off, gets in his car and pulls out of the lot.

Sydney lays covered in blood.  He holds onto his breath and his heartbeat for a few moments in horrible pain, He starts to cry.

The CATS watch him from the car.

Sydney lays flat on his back...looking up...gasping for air...

SYDNEY'S POV

Snow falls down softly...directly INTO CAMERA.

Sydney holds onto his breath for another moment.

DUTCH ANGLE, ABOVE PARKING LOT, LOOKING DOWN ONTO:

Sydney's dead body in the middle of the parking lot.

END