Back to the Future - 3

Clara: Goodbye? Well, where ya going?

Doc: I'm going away...and I'm afraid I'll never see you again.

Clara: Emmett...

Doc: Clara, I want you know that I care about you deeply, but I realise that I don't belong here, and I have to go back to where I came from.

Clara: And where might that be?

Doc: I can't tell you.

Clara: Well, wherever you're going, take me with you!

Doc: I can't, Clara. I wish it didn't have to be this way, but just believe me when I say that I'll never forget you and that...I love you.

Clara: I don't understand what you're trying to say.

Doc: Clara, I don't think there's anyway that you can understand it.

Clara: Please, Emmett, please - I have to know. If you sincerely do love me...then tell me the truth.

Doc: All right then. I'm from the future.

Clara looks at him in disbelief.

Doc: (continued) I came here in a time machine that I invented and tomorrow I have to go back to the year 1985.

Clara now has a strange look on her face.

Clara: Yes, Emmett, I do understand.

Doc is relieved she understands, but does she? Maybe not, as Clara slowly walks to him.

Clara: (continued) I understand that because you know I'm partial to the writings of Jules Verne you concocted those mendacity's in order to take advantage of me!

She slaps him on his cheek!

Clara: (continued) Oh, I've heard some whoppers in my day but the fact that you'd expect me to entertain a notion like that is so...insulting and degrading! All you had to say is "I don't love you and I don't want to see you anymore." That at least would've been respectful!

She slams the door in his face. Doc stares after her.

Doc: But that's not the truth!

He knows he's blown it though. Heartbroken, Doc takes the flower from his suit and leaves it on Clara's windowsill. He sadly walks away, as we look through the window to see Clara crying on her bed. We cut to the Saloon. Chester and the 3 Old Timers are there as usual.

Chester: Emmett! What can I get you, the usual?

Doc: No, Chester, I'm gonna need something a lot stronger than that tonight.

Chester: Sarsaparilla.

Doc: Whiskey, Chester.

Chester stares at Doc.

Chester: Whiskey? Emmett, are you sure? You know what happened to you on the 4th of July...

Doc: Whiskey.

Chester takes out a bottle of whiskey.

Chester: OK, I ain't your papa.

He pours some into a glass.

Chester: I just don't wanna see you losing the whole thing.

Doc stops him from putting the bottle back.

Doc: You can leave the bottle.

A bearded man, the BARBED WIRE SALESMAN sits next to Doc and starts speaking to him.

Barbed Wire Salesman: It's a woman, right? I knew it! I have seen that look on a man's face a thousand times, all across the country. Well I can tell you, friend. You'll get over her.

Doc: Oh-ho. Clara was one in a million. One in a billion. One in a googolplex. The woman of my dreams and I lost her for all time.

Barbed Wire Salesman: I can assure you, sir, there are other women. I have peddled this barbed wire all across the country, and it has taught me one thing for certain. It's that you never know what the future might bring.

Doc: Oh-ho, the future, I can tell you about the future.

SEPTEMBER 7, 1885

Next day. It's dawn at the campfire and Marty wakes up. He realises he slept on his gun all night.

Marty: Oh...oh, man, did I sleep...what time is it, Doc?

Marty looks across - Doc isn't there!

Marty: Doc!

Marty looks at the photo again. The words "Clint Eastwood" are beginning to appear on it. Marty sees Doc's horse is gone and wonders where he went. We cut to another campfire, where Buford's gang lie sleeping. Buford himself though is very much awake. During the following he kicks his gang members to wake them up.

Buford: Wake up! I got me a runt to kill!

Gang Member 1: It's still early, boss.

Gang Member 2: It's still early!

Buford: I'm hungry.

Cut to the saloon. Doc is talking to everyone in there. He speaks in a distant voice, as if he is unaware of anyone else in there. Of course he knows there are people in there, but that is how he is talking.

Doc: ...but in the future, we don't need horses. We have horseless carriages called automobiles.

Old Timer 1 laughs.

Old Timer 1: If everybody's got one of these automo-whatsits, does anybody walk or run anymore?

Doc: Of course they run. But for recreation, for fun.

Old Timer 1: Run for fun? Ha! Ha! What the hell kind of fun is that?

The other two old timers laugh hysterically. Meanwhile in town Marty gets off his horse and runs into the blacksmith shop.

Marty: Doc! Doc!

Marty sees Doc isn't there and leaves, spotting the saloon. We cut back to the saloon.

Old Timer 1: How much has he had?

Chester: None. That's his first one and he hasn't touched it, yet. He just likes to hold it.

The Old Timers laugh as Marty runs in and spots Doc.

Marty: Doc! Doc! What're you doing'?

Doc: I lost her, Marty. There's nothing left for me here.

Marty: All right, so that's why you've gotta come back with me.

Doc: Where?

Marty: Back to the future!

Doc springs to life. He realises what he has to do. He puts his glass down.

Doc: Right. Let's get going!

Marty: Great!

Doc: Gentlemen, excuse me, but my friend and I have to catch a train.

Old Timer 1: Here's to ya, blacksmith.

Old Timer 2: And to the future!