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Dated August 23, 1991 (Full Run)
Written by Mark Jones
Four-Leaf Productions, Inc./Purple Tree Productions, Inc.

The more interesting variations from the finished movie are marked in red.

CUT TO:

22 EXT. FARMHOUSE - DAY

Nathan is helping Tory use a roller on the side of the house. There's a lot more paint on Tory than there should be. But both seem to be having a good time. Alex thinks it's stupid.

Suddenly, we HEAR Ozzie's SCREAMS as he frantically runs to Nathan, Tory and Alex, breathing heavily, having trouble getting out the words.

OZZIE: (panicked; talking too fast) There's a Leprechaun in the basement! There's a Leprechaun in the basement! And he came right out of a box and had these long funny-looking fingers and he's not friendly like Lucky Charms and he pointed his fingers at me and he talked in this... (imitates Leprechaun's voice) ...real strange voice and he said he'd bite my ear off and make it into a boot if he doesn't get his gold.

ALEX: (rolling his eyes) A Leprechaun Ozzie...? Could we inject some reality in here, please.

OZZIE: But, I saw him. I did. And he even wanted to polish my shoes...

NATHAN: Okay, Ozzie... let's just relax here. Just take it slow and tell us exactly what you saw in that basement.

OZZIE: (puzzled) I told ya... a Leprechaun. And he's real ugly and evil. He wasn't cute and friendly like on TV...

ALEX: (smart ass) Then where's your pot of gold?

OZZIE: That's what he wanted. He said he wanted his pot of gold... that's what he said... (pulls out his frog) Thank God Ralph is okay...

Nathan moves toward the farmhouse.

OZZIE: Where are you going?

NATHAN: We're gonna check the basement so we can get back to work.

OZZIE: Don't go in there! Don't go in there!

NATHAN: (smiling; putting his arm around Ozzie) Look't, I'm pretty sure that there's no "evil" Leprechaun in that basement... (grabs a stick; humoring Ozzie) But just in case...

DOLLY WITH Nathan as he walks toward the house.

OZZIE: (very serious) I don't think that stick's big enough, Nathan...

CUT TO:

23 INT. BASEMENT - DAY

Mostly dark.

The basement door opens.

Nathan, Tory, Alex and a very apprehensive Ozzie enter. And now we sense something. A presence. Something watching the four from the shadows.

As they move along, we pass the chain that the bear trap was suspended from.

Only now, there is no bear trap.

NATHAN: I don't see anything, Ozzie...

OZZIE: But... this guy was real. Buckles on his shoes. And he had them horrible-looking teeth... and they were rotten and everything. I don't think he brushes 'em....

Ozzie looks over at:

THE CRATE, busted apart. He moves to it.

OZZIE: Oh, yeah... well, look't this. What is this then?

Nathan inspects the busted crate. Curious.

ALEX: You did it now, Ozzie. You busted this crate, didn't you? And now you're trying to cover for it.

OZZIE: It's what the Leprechaun came out of. I... I saw it. I did. (beat) I think...

TORY: Y'know, Ozzie, that's the great thing about imagination. It can be real vivid sometimes.

Suddenly a NOISE. Something from the shadows... something watching the group.

OZZIE: (reacting) See. Now he's gonna kill us all. And I'm first.

SOMETHING'S POV, looking out at our group. Watching them from behind some junk.

OUR GROUP begins to move toward the noise.

Play the supsense... something is there...

OZZIE: I ain't goin' in that dark, spooky corner.

Nathan swings the flashlight beam in the corner. Nothing. He moves forward with Alex.

ALEX: Ozzie... you keep this up and I'm gonna put a pair of high heels on you...

Something is watching our group as they move closer. Nathan creeps closer to SOMETHING STANDING IN THE SHADOWS, behind one of the larger crates... closer, closer and we BRING UP THE "IRISH MUSIC" and this something SUDDENLY LEAPS RIGHT OUT AT CAMERA!

AN UGLY RAT jumps out, scaring the shit out of everyone!

NATHAN: Shit! A rat! (beat) Well... I think we found your Leprechaun, Ozzie.

OZZIE: It's not even green...

TORY: Okay... looks like we solved this mystery. Now, let's all go paint.

CAMERA MOVES with the group as they leave the basement... and out the back door of the kitchen.

24 EXT. REAR OF FARMHOUSE - DAY

Suddenly THE CAMERA DOLLIES IN on Ozzie as he notices something in the sky...

OZZIE: Oh, my gosh! Look!

Everyone looks up.

OZZIE: Up in the sky! It's a... it's a magic rainbow!

24 ON THE RAINBOW

beautiful and colorful... it arcs across the sky and seems to end somewhere in the field.

OZZIE: It's a sign. Leprechauns and rainbows...

NATHAN: Yeah... see all the colors. It's saying we have to paint.

OZZIE: But... we gotta get to the end. There's always a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

ALEX: Geeze, Ozzie... you're embarrassing me. Here we go with your magic stuff again.

OZZIE: Magic can be real, Alex. Y'just gotta believe it. (secretly) C'mon, let's go look for the gold. There's always gold at the end of rainbows.

And Ozzie takes off running into the field. Alex looks at Nathan and shrugs.

ALEX: He's so easily side-tracked. But, as always... I'll take care of it and get him back on the job.

Alex takes off running after Ozzie. Tory turns to Nathan.

TORY: Let 'em chase rainbows. You and I have some serious work to do.

She smiles, then takes his arm and moves off.

26 ON OZZIE RUNNING

looking up as he runs. Alex catches up to him.

ALEX: Ozzie, this is stupid. You can't find the end of a rainbow.

But as if Ozzie is possessed, he runs faster... keeping an eye on the sky above. Faster... faster...

OZZIE: C'mon, Alex!

Then Ozzie trips, falling flat on his face. He looks up to see:

OZZIE: Wow... will you look at that...

27 AN OLD ROTTING WAGON

like one of those old carnival wagons... but the weather has washed out practically all signs of paint. It's obviously been sitting in this field for years.

ON OZZIE AND ALEX staring at the wagon.

OZZIE: It's where the rainbow ends.

ALEX: It does sorta look like it, huh?

They get up and move to the wagon. Look it over. Alex opens the creaky door.

OZZIE: I don't know if you should, Alex.

ALEX: Hey, you said there was gold at the end of the rainbow. Let's see.

ALex moves inside. Ozzie reluctantly follows.

OZZIE: Don't step on any rusty nails, Alex. If you do your mouth will freeze shut.

28 INSIDE THE OLD CARNIVAL WAGON

worse on the inside. But pretty neat looking to a kid.

ALEX: Hey, this is pretty neat.

Ozzie follows and steps on a loose floorboard, it snaps up, and sends him falling back against the wagon... and his weight sends him crashing right the the rotting wood wall of the wagon... he tumbles outside into the field.

OZZIE: Ouch.

Alex steps through the busted wall of the wagon.

ALEX: You're in trouble now, pal.

Ozzie sees something glittering in his eye.

OZZIE: Hey, what's by your feet?

Alex looks down. Spots something golden shining in the sunlight. He picks it up.

CLOSE ON A GOLD COIN

glistening in the sun. Magnificent. But a strange looking gold coin.

ALEX: (dumbfounded) It's... it's... like it's gold or something.

Ozzie reaches for the coin, Alex pulls it back.

ALEX: No way! It's mine.

OZZIE: I just want to see it.

ALEX: No way! No way! No touch! (beat) It's mine...

Ozzie grabs for it again, but Alex hides it behind his back... but the coin drops... rolls. Ozzie and Alex both dive for it. And in doing so... they loosen another floorboard and up it pops... along with...

A BAG OF GOLD COINS!!

Ozzie and Alex can't believe their eyes. Almost speechless.

OZZIE: Look't... gold! We found gold at the end of the rainbow! (beat) Told ya! (then) It's what the Leprechaun was talking about. It belongs to him, I bet.

ALEX: Would you stop that stupid Leprechaun stuff. No such thing, remember? We found this gold. (getting excited) It's ours. Finders keepers.

Alex is so excited he jumps around.

ALEX: Ozzie... you know what this means?

OZZIE: We're rich. And I buy comics every week.

A beat here...

ALEX: Yeah... but you know what else?

OZZIE: What else?

ALEX: (beat; serious) We can get you an operation.

OZZIE: For what?

ALEX: To make you smart, Ozzie. We can go to the hospital and have the doctors operate on you and fix your brain.

OZZIE: (taken aback) But I am smart.

ALEX: Well... yeah... sorta... but what I mean is... we... could make you real smart. And then people wouldn't make fun of you.

OZZIE: They make fun of me?

ALEX: Well, not in front of you. Only behind your back. (then) But we can fix all that. We're rich, Ozzie. Look't this gold.

The two run the gold coins through their hands like little kids having found a buried treasure. Which they did. Then they abruptly stop. Look around, conspiratorial.

ALEX: We've gotta hide it, Ozzie. We can't let anyone know about this.

OZZIE: Yeah. (beat) Why?

ALEX: 'Cause they'll just take it away. You know how adults are. Especially when it comes to money.

OZZIE: Yeah. We'll hide it. But where?

Alex looks around, spots an old, abandoned well in back of the farmhouse.

ALEX: That old well. C'mon.

They move o.s.

29 ON THE OLD WELL

tattered and rusted. Alex and Ozzie move to the well.

ALEX: We can tie the rope around the bag... and drop it down the well. No one will know. Genius.

Alex takes a coin and puts it in his pocket.

ALEX: I'll just keep one. We can take it to the pawn shop and make sure it's real.

Ozzie takes a coin from the bag.

OZZIE: I can tell if it's real. (puts it in his mouth) Ya just bite it. I seen it in the movies.

Ozzie bites the coin, then GULP! He chokes... then swallows it.

OZZIE: I swallowed it. Alex, I swallowed the gold coin.

ALEX: Nice going, Jaws.

OZZIE: (worried) Can you die from eating a gold coin?

ALEX: Yeah, after I kill ya. (holds up his coin) You just let me take charge, okay.

He ties the bag to the rope.

ALEX: And don't eat any more coins, Ozzie.

OZZIE: I don't feel so good.

ALEX: Relax, it's not gonna hurt ya.

Alex lowers the bag of coins into the well.

ALEX: Now, let's go. Nathan's gonna be pissed we're gone so long.

They move o.s.

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30 THE OLD CARNIVAL WAGON

in the field. We PAN OVER TO some foliage... and we see LEPRECHAUN'S CLOGGY SHOES and his big gold buckles as he skittles over to the wagon. We do not see Leprechaun.

LEPRECHAUN'S VOICE: Pretty rainbow in the sky... Y'got me gold at the end, says I!

CLOSE ON THE WAGON

as Leprechaun's hands tear at the broken wagon. Searching. The long, wicked fingernails scrape at the wood... finding the busted boards where Ozzie and Alex found the gold.

LEPRECHAUN'S VOICE: Where's me gold...

ON A SHINY, GOLD COIN

Leprechaun's hand reaches INTO SHOT and grabs the coin.

LEPRECHAUN'S VOICE: (furious) My gold! No one takes a Leprechaun's gold!

Then we see Leprechaun's buckled shoes paddle away from the wagon and into the foliage. The CAMERA PANS UP and we see the rainbow slowly dissolve away.

CUT TO:

31 EXT. FARMHOUSE - DAY

Nathan has his hand on Tory's as he shows her how to smoothly move the roller up and down on the side of the barn.

NATHAN: That's it... nice and firm. You got it.

Tory does it by herself. She's getting good at it.

TORY: Not bad, huh?

NATHAN: A regular Picasso.

Nathan looks down at the paint cans. They're empty.

NATHAN: Looks like we need another can.

TORY: Just watch how a pro gets a can of paint.

Tory moves to the pickup. Nathan watches her go, loves what he sees.

32 ON THE PICKUP

parked at the side of the driveway, near some foliage and a ravine behind that. Tory moves to the pickup, opens the rear gate.

Something makes us uneasy.

IN THE BUSHES

the POV of something watching Tory. Something evil...

TORY reacts... looks in the direction of the bushes. Did she see something scurry about? She shrugs, takes a can of paint.

SOMETHING'S POV

LOW TO THE GROUND... moving from the bushes and right under the pickup. The POV looks at Tory's nice legs as she stands by the truck.

And we just know this something is going to reach out and grab her legs...

ON TORY

and... it does! She SCREAMS, dropping the paint can. She grabs her leg... and then spots:

SOMETHING SCURRYING INTO THE BUSHES...

TORY: (yelling) Something's in those bushes!

ON NATHAN

and he comes running to Tory, helping her up.

TORY: Geeze... this is great. My first day away from the city and an animal grabs me...

Nathan looks at her leg. There's a few scratches. Like fingernail scratches.

NATHAN: Did it bite you?

TORY: No. I said it grabbed me.

NATHAN: Animals don't grab...

Tory reacts to this...

33 ON THE FARMHOUSE PORCH

The door flies open and J.D. comes out. Ozzie and Alex come running by. J.D. takes off behind the group.

J.D.: Someone scream...?

ON NATHAN AND TORY

she seems very upset.

TORY: I'm tellin' you, Nathan. Something grabbed my leg. I swear.

The rest of the group gathers around. Nathan is holding her leg, inspecting the scratches. He's in no hurry to let go.

J.D.: Tory, you okay?

TORY: I don't know what it was... but I saw something run into those bushes...

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34 AMONG SOME FOLIAGE

And we are VERY LOW TO THE GROUND and TIGHT on a pair of GREEN SHOES... with gold buckles.

A beat, then the shoes scurry into the bushes.

CUT BACK TO:

35 OUR GROUP, suddenly all react to a LOUD YELP and WHIMPERING.

TORY: What was that?

J.D.: (concerned) It sounds like a dog. Must be hurt... poor fella...

J.D. moves to the bushes where the WHIMPERING is coming from.

J.D.: Hey, boy... hey fella...

36 CLOSE ON LEPRECHAUN, who is doing the "whimpering." Imitating a dog perfectly.

37 BACK TO GROUP

And Tory does not look happy... in fact, she looks a little scared.

TORY: I don't like this... (beat) Be careful, Dad...

J.D.: (calls) Here boy! C'mon boy...

The "dog" WHIMPERS again. J.D. is moving into the foliage... in the direction of the sound.

38 BEHIND SOME BUSHES

LEPRECHAUN is crouching down, making the WHIMPERING NOISES, like he's a hurt dog. Luring J.D. to him.

J.D. moves into the bushes, looking for the "hurt dog."

J.D.: It's okay, fella... that's a good boy... I'm here to help you...

The WHIMPERING SOUNDS are coming from behind the bushes.

J.D. REACHES HIS HAND into the bushes to part them and the SPINE-CHILLING "IRISH MUSIC" BUILDS and it's making us cringe...

A FALLEN LOG, behind the bushes. Rotted and hollow. BUGS crawling on it. But large enough for a dog to have crawled in.

J.D.: Look't that... looks like some ol' dog got himself stuck in this log. (chuckles) It's okay, boy... I'll get you out...

And J.D. reaches inside the dark orifice of the log... straining and stretching as he tries to reach the "dog" inside...

WE MOVE IN VERY TIGHT as J.D.

reaches deeper, his chin pressed up against the lip of the log...

CLOSE ON A PILL BUG, as it skitters right past J.D.'s nose...

J.D. reaches in even farther, and we know there is no dog in that log...

But we have a pretty good idea what is in the log...

J.D. keeps reaching. Further... further inside...

SUDDENLY A CRUNCH! And J.D. springs his hand back, revealing...

A BAD BITE ON HIS HAND! And it hurts like hell.

J.D.: Aaahh!! My hand! It bit my hand!

He holds his bleeding hand...

Tory reacts, stunned at first, then remarkably, she gathers her wits about herself and rips some of her T-shirt, wrapping his hand in it...

TORY: (taking control) It's gonna be okay, Dad... we've got to get you to a hospital... (beat) And that was my favorite shirt...

Tory seems to gather extra strength as she and Nathan help carry J.D. along...

NATHAN: My truck...

CUT TO:

39 NATHAN'S PICKUP

CAMERA MOVING with Tory and Nathan as they help J.D. into the pickup bed. The sun is beginning to set...

NATHAN: There's an emergency room in town...

OZZIE: I'll start the truck.

Ozzie gets in the driver's seat. Cranks the engine. Won't start. Tries again. Not starting. ALEX jumps out of the pickup, remembering.

ALEX: Shoot! Forgot about the cap...

Alex already has the hood up and is fiddling around with the pickup's distributor cap.

ALEX: Loose distributor cap. Gotta shake it to get it to start.

Ozzie cranks the engine again. Starts. Nathan slides into the driver's seat. Tory and Alex hop in the bed with J.D.

Nathan burns rubber...

ON THE PICKUP'S TIRE TRACKS

leaving two good tire tread tracks in the soft mud of the driveway.

CAMERA MOVES IN... and we see the "tire tracks" begin to move. Then a small arm moves up from the ground... then another arm... and legs... and a head... and...

IT'S LEPRECHAUN

and we see tire tracks down his back... he was flattened into the ground by the pickup's wheels. Like a cartoon character, Leprechaun pulls himself up, brushing off the dirt.

LEPRECHAUN: Shurr and Begorrah... I feel like I've just been hit by a truck...

Leprechaun looks in the direction the pickup went. Then he spots a tool shed. CAMERA FOLLOWS as he moves into it.

We hear tinkering around... then silence. Then we hear a rusty, old tricycle being pedaled... and...

41 LEPRECHAUN ON THE CHILD'S TRICYCLE

as he pedals out of the tool shed. Like a little kid he puts on the power and paddles as fast as his little feet will move him down the dirt driveway... following after the pickup...

...a macabre and wicked sight as we BRING UP THE "IRISH MUSIC" as THE CAMERA PULLS UP INTO THE AIR... the sun setting, and we...

CUT TO:

43 INSIDE A SMALL TOWN HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT

CLOSE ON bandages...

DOCTOR'S VOICE: I've never seen a dog make a bite like that...

PULL BACK to reveal a WOMAN DOCTOR checking the heavy bandages on J.D.'s hand. The others are standing around, not really able to offer much more than moral support.

DOCTOR: (very intrigued) And a coyote would have done a lot more damage... (feeling the bandages) The bite was just too clean.

OZZIE: Doctor, I was wondering... do you think the bite could have come from a Leprechaun?

A silent beat in the room. The doctor looks at Ozzie.

DOCTOR: A what?

OZZIE: A Leprechaun. It's a small green little creature and he has pretty sharp teeth and I was just wondering if you've come up across a Leprechaun bite before?

The doctor looks at Ozzie like he's crazy.

DOCTOR: (beat) No. (then; to J.D.) I'd like to keep you here a while longer for some tests...

J.D.: Well, ah... my daughter is...

TORY: (quickly) Oh, it won't be a problem. I'm fine back at the farmhouse. (smiles to Nathan) 'Sides, I'm sure Nathan here won't mind staying around until you feel better Dad... (beat) Y'know... for safety and stuff.

Alex and Ozzie make a face.

ALEX: You want Ozzie and me to bring back some romantic cards for you two? I hear Hallmark has some nice ones.

He stifles a laugh as Tory and Nathan give him a "look."

NATHAN: (to Tory) Whatta you say I buy you dinner before I take you back to the house.

Tory smiles, looks over at Alex.

TORY: You two are invited...

ALEX: Ah, yeah, that'll be cool, Tory... but, ah, my associate and I have a small financial matter that has to be taken care of immediately. (beat) Only take twenty minutes or so. Why don't we meet you at the restaurant.

NATHAN: We'll be over at Cup A'Joes down the street.

Tory kisses her Dad, then takes Nathan's arm, smiling.

TORY: I'll come visit you first thing in the morning...

Alex and Ozzie head for the door.

ALEX: (sarcastic to Nathan and Tory) We'll see you two love birds at the restaurant.

Alex giggles, as we...

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43 EXT. TOY STORE AND COLLECTABLE SHOP - NIGHT

The OWNER is putting up the "closed" sign as Alex and Ozzie move to the window.

Alex taps on the window and holds up the gold coin for the owner to see. The Owner opens the door and Alex and Ozzie enter, as we...

PAN OVER TO AN ALLEY WAY

Behind some trash and dumpsters... Leprechaun has been watching. He's still on his tricycle.

CUT TO:

44 CLOSE ON A GOLD COIN

Strange markings on it.

PAWN SHOP OWNER'S VOICE: I've never seen anything like this before...

WE PULL BACK to reveal we are INSIDE THE STORE. Ozzie and Alex are standing at a counter as the Owner looks over the coin. He uses a magnifying glass.

OWNER: It feels like solid gold. But the writing I can't read. And the symbols... very strange.

ALEX: Let's jump to the chase. What's it worth?

OWNER: Well, it if is solid gold, the weight alone would put it at about three ounces. That's over a thousand dollars at current gold prices. But the historical value... this could be priceless. I'd like to study it.

ALEX: You said priceless?

OWNER: Depending where this came from. And how old it is. You said you found it in a field, right?

ALEX: Yeah. (evasive) Maybe.

OWNER: (laughs) Look, I'm not trying to find out any secrets here. I'm just curious about a coin like this. I'll tell you what. Let me keep this coin overnight. I'll give you a receipt... placing a value at say... five thousand dollars. You can come in late in the day tomorrow and I should have more information on it.

OZZIE: You won't lose it or anything.

OWNER: I'll put it in my safe.

Ozzie looks to Alex, who shakes his head.

ALEX: Okay. We'll come back tomorrow. But this is kind of kept between you and us, okay.

OWNER: Okay.

Alex takes the receipt and moves out with Ozzie. The Owner looks at the coin again... then moves to the back of the store.

45 EXT. TOY STORE - NIGHT

as Ozzie and Alex move out, heading past an alley.

ALEX: Boy, Ozzie... we may have really scored...

As they pass by the alley we see a SHADOW OF LEPRECHAUN on the wall, pedaling his tricycle along...

CUT TO:

46 INSIDE THE TOY STORE - NIGHT

The Owner moves to the back of the room and kneels by a safe. He begins to work the safe's combination. Slowly. One way. Then the other. All is very quiet. Too quiet. The man feels uneasy. He looks to the right, then left.

Nothing there. He goes back to opening the safe. Click, click, click, click.

Suddenly... the man senses something. He stops, looks around again. What the hell is making him so uneasy? He gets the last of the combination done. "Click."

He turns the handle, but before he swings open the safe's door...

A WHEEL OF A TRICYCLE rolls into shot and bumps his leg. He jumps, scared shitless.

The tricycle is riderless. It's the Leprechaun's tricycle. How the hell did it get in the shop? The man reaches over to grab the tricycle, when...

SUDDENLY THE SAFE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AND LEPRECHAUN MOVES OUT FROM INSIDE THE SAFE!

LEPRECHAUN: Got any spare change, mister?

The Owner is speechless as Leprechaun grabs his leg and takes a healthy BITE out of his knee cap. The Owner grabs his knee and rolls onto the floor in excruciating pain.

The gold coin rolls along the floor.

Leprechaun's foot stomps INTO SHOT, stopping the coin. He picks it up.

LEPRECHAUN: My coin! My coin! My golden, delicious coin!!

As the Owner writhes around on the floor, Leprechaun does a short Irish jig, happy as can be.

LEPRECHAUN: (kisses coin) Come to tiny papa!

He looks at the Owner, SNARLS.

LEPRECHAUN: It's not nice to take gold coins from a Leprechaun! (scolding) Bad shop owner! Bad shop owner!

And with that LEPRECHAUN BITES him again on the leg. The man SCREAMS OUT in pain.

ON A CASH REGISTER

Leprechaun's hand opens the cash drawer, reaching inside, grabbing some coins.

ON THE OWNER

crawling backwards, trying desperately to get away from this horrible creature...

OWNER: No... please leave me alone...

LEPRECHAUN'S UGLY FACE moves in, eye to eye with the man.

LEPRECHAUN: I've got to pay you for my coin.

Leprechaun straddles the man's chest and forces open his mouth. Stuffs a bunch of old coins into his mouth. Quarters, dimes, nickels, etc.

The Owner is choking on the coins as he staggers up and runs to the other end of the store. Leprechaun chases after the man.

LEPRECHAUN: Ah, you don't like me?

ON THE STORE OWNER

as he spits the last of the coins out of his mouth, backed up against a rack of toys. He looks around, not seeing the Leprechaun. Then he suddenly reacts to the Leprechaun's evil "Irish" laugh!

Then he HEARS a BOING! BOING! BOING!

LEPRECHAUN'S POV and THE CAMERA MOVES UP AND DOWN... and up and down... and up and down...

LEPRECHAUN ON THE POGO STICK as he hops to the Owner...

LEPRECHAUN: Peek a-boo... I see you!

Leprechaun knocks the Owner onto the floor...

TIGHT ON LEPRECHAUN as he pogos up and down, LAUGHING EVILLY.

HE begins to pogo up and down on the Owner's face which is just below screen... we HEAR SICKENING THUDS and the Owner SCREAMS.

LEPRECHAUN: (singing "This Old Man") This old Lep, he played one... He played pogo stick on his lung. With a squish-squash, paddy wack, I just smashed his head... This old man is surely dead!

OWNERS POV as the end of the pogo stick drops DOWN INTO SHOT, up and down... up and down... and our little evil guy is LAUGHING and smiling and SCREAMING with glee.

The job is done.

LEPRECHAUN

gets off the pogo stick. Wipes the bloody end with a cloth. Then he looks down at the dead shop owner. He notices the man's shoes. They're dirty, covered with blood.

LEPRECHAUN: Can't have dirty shoes.

Leprechaun grabs his shine cloth, spits on it... and begins to shine the dead owner's shoes.

LEPRECHAUN: There. Nice and shiny...

Leprechaun flips his gold coin in the air, catching it and putting it into a pouch he carries on his belt.

LEPRECHAUN: One coin... many more to go.

Then Leprechaun looks up at all the toys on the shelves. He zeros in on one large toy...

A KID SIZED BATTERY POWERED JEEP

large enough for two small kids to sit in. Leprechaun looks at his rusty tricycle... then back at the Jeep on the shelf. He makes a decision.

CUT TO:

THE TOY JEEP

moves out from behind the boxes and the demented Leprechaun drives... just like a little kid.

The back of the Jeep is loaded with toys. A Teddy Bear, skateboard, toy doctor's bag, skates, dolls, stuffed animals, etc.

We BRING UP THE IRISH LEPRECHAUN MUSIC as he drives around the dead body of the janitor... laughing... and steering the toy Jeep around and around... then he drives out...

47 EXT. TOY AND COLLECTABLE STORE - NIGHT

down the loading ramp comes the toy Jeep... and down the alley as fast as it will go...

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48 INSIDE SMALL TOWN COFFEE SHOP - NIGHT

Tory and Nathan are in a booth, drinking coffee. They have been talking for a while.

NATHAN: After our parents died, I couldn't see going off and leaving Alex at the orphanage... (beat) And we were kinda the only ones who ever befriended Ozzie... so I figured we'd all open up a painting business. Kinda keep together like a family.

TORY: I think that's really nice. (beat) I mean... it's really nice...

An awkward beat here. These two like each other. A lot.

NATHAN: Listen... I thought it was pretty brave of you back at the farmhouse. I mean, you stayed pretty calm when your Dad got bit. (beat) I would never figured a girl from Beverly Hills would be able to handle that.

TORY: (proud of herself) Yeah... I did okay, didn't I?

NATHAN: You sure did. See what you can do when you have to?

Tory thinks about that. Smiles... and she draws closer to Nathan. They are about to kiss, when:

ALEX'S VOICE: Geeze, gimme a break. Can we eat.

Tory and Nathan stop their "almost" kiss and turn to:

ALEX AND OZZIE

as they slide into the booth.

ALEX: I'm starved. (beat; to Nathan) Can we get through this dinner without anymore mushy stuff, huh?

Nathan smiles at Tory, as we...

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49 EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - NIGHT

Cars here and there go by... a couple more... then a beat... and Leprechaun's toy Jeep MOVES INTO SHOT...

And we're amazed at how fast he's going.

Leprechaun GIGGLES as he passes a car.

50 EXT. FARMHOUSE - NIGHT

The toy Jeep moves up the dirt driveway. Stops by the tool shed. Moves inside and parks.

A beat, and Leprechaun moves out of the tool shed and skittles to the back window of the farmhouse. Climbs in.

51 INSIDE THE FARMHOUSE - NIGHT

Leprechaun moves inside through the window. He looks around. Curious with things. He opens a few drawers. Looks inside. Looks under the couch cushions. Checks for coins.

LEPRECHAUN

moves to the bathroom. Climbs up onto the sink. Looks in the mirror and SCREAMS!!

A beat, then he realizes it's just his face... relaxes... grabs his chest and breathes a sigh of relief.

LEPRECHAUN goes to leave... stops... moves real close to the mirror. Takes a comb and brushes what little strains of red hair he's got, then leaves the bathroom.

52 IN THE KITCHEN

Leprechaun looks around. Goes to the refrigerator. Looks at the little magnets. EATS them. Opens the fridge. Looks inside. Throws stuff on the floor. Then takes out a CAN OF BEER. Pops the top and pours the beer onto the floor, emptying the can.

Then EATS the beer can.

LEPRECHAUN hops onto the kitchen counter. Opens the cabinet. Looks inside. Canned goods, coffee, cereals. He tosses things onto the floor... then he comes to a cereal box.

It's a BOX OF "LUCKY CLOVERS" CEREAL.

Leprechaun looks at the little green Leprechaun on the box. Sneers at it.

Reaches in and takes a handful of Lucky Clovers cereal out, stuffing it into his mouth. Chews... Then spits it out in disgust!

Then Leprechaun moves to the fridge, taking out some bread, cheese, ketchup, pickles, etc. Then he begins to make the largest "Dagwood" sandwich we've ever seen. Like a kid he piles everything on it, including ice cream, candy, meats... and when he runs out of foods, Leprechaun opens drawers and places things like glue, paper clips, pens, watches and any other junk he can find.

When he's done, he's got the biggest and craziest sandwich we've ever seen. Then he opens his mouth wide and eats it. When he's finished he burps, a satisfied look.

Then Leprechaun opens another drawer in the kitchen and pulls out some shoe polish. He looks at it and smiles...

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53 CLOSE ON A HIGH HEEL PUMP