CTM AU Dialogue/scene script: Citizen Brown tries to talk down Martin
Little warning: it is loooong.
(Martin was just about to try and show off to Jennifer how the Time Machine destination board works, as he sees first Citizen Brown approach them) INSIDE - THE DELOREAN Martin: First Citizen Emmett Brown? What's he doing here? Jennifer: (remembering the Tiffany debacle from this morning) Shit. Martin, we need to get outta here. Martin: No, wait in here. Maybe I can talk this out with him. He takes the Delorean's keys with him and opens the driver's door. Jennifer: Martin, don't- But the door has already closed. Martin is outside approaching First Citizen Brown.
OUTSIDE - POWER PLANT Martin: Your honor! What are you doing out here at this hour? Citizen Brown: I should be asking this you, young man. Martin: (nervous) Me? I-I'm just doing a weather experiment. That's all. Citizen Brown: (skeptic) "Just" a weather experiment, you say? Martin: Yes! It's for a school project! To get that extra plus on the A.
INSIDE - THE DELOREAN Jennifer: (uneasily watching the interaction outside) What are you doing, McFly? Just turn around and get inside.
OUTSIDE - POWER PLANT Citizen Brown: I see… So, Martin Seamus McFly… What purpose does this illegally imported Delorean serve in your experiment? Martin: (trying to play it clueless) Your honor? Citizen Brown: Or the unauthorized alterations to Hill Valley's power grid? (He points to the industrial wire Martin had set up earlier that night) Surely not to get the necessary 1.21 Gigawatts of electrical power for your experiment, now is it? Martin: (suspects but isn't sure) Sir? Citizen Brown: To power this so called "Flux Capacitor" of yours. Martin: You've found my blueprints?! Citizen Brown: Found them, seen them, studied them. Citizen Brown: As impressive as your ability to hide your illegal activities for the past six months has been, it still gets overshadowed by the sheer madness of believing that your time machine might actually work. Martin: (both offended and crushed by these words) But it will work! I did the calculations! I double and triple checked them. I was just about to test it out and- Citizen Brown: Shouldn't it then be the authorities job, to ensure its safety and test it out instead? Instead of risking disintegrating yourself in the process? Martin: Your honor, you don't understand- Citizen Brown: No, I don't. But I'm trying to. Citizen Brown puts his hand fatherly on Martin's shoulder. Citizen Brown: Help me understand, Martin. Please, allow me to help you.
INSIDE - THE DELOREAN The police radio Jennifer keeps around with her receives a signal of the soon arriving Hill Valley Police force. She quickly climbs over to the driver's seat and starts to try and short circuit the Delorean's starter to get it running. Jennifer: C'mon. C'mon. The car doesn't start. Jennifer unknowingly ends up setting the destination time to May 14th 2016. She looks outside at Martin and Citizen Brown. Jennifer: What have you gotten yourself into, McFly? OUTSIDE - POWER PLANT Martin wants so desperately to be able to just believe Citizen Brown's words. Martin: Science is all I've got left. Citizen Brown: That's not true! What about your Mom and Pops? Your mother is doing better now since her treatment, isn't she? Martin: (Shrugs Brown's hand off his shoulder) She isn't the same anymore. Citizen Brown: (tries to be encouraging) Isn't that a good thing? Martin: No! It's like she isn't there anymore. Like she isn't herself anymore, but someone else. Citizen Brown: (genuinely confused) What are you talking about? That's not what the Citizen Plus program is supposed to do. Martin: Well, it did that to her! And dad - he's blaming himself for it! He keeps on saying something about, if he had only sent you in more evidence. Citizen Brown: Evidence? Of what?! Martin: The video tapes, your honor! You know? The ones my dad still keeps on sending you? Where most of the people in Hill Valley are unhappy? INSIDE - THE DELOREAN Jennifer spots the blue and red lights of the police force in the distance. She is still trying to jump start the Delorean without the keys. Jennifer: What are you waiting for, dork? We're running out of time! OUTSIDE - POWER PLANT
CITIZEN BROWN: (nodding along, now thinking that Martin is clearly having delusions) Ah, right. I remember those "video tapes". I think we have some kind of misunderstanding going on here.
Martin finally spots the red and blue lights in the distance too. A grim realization dawns on him.
Martin: (betrayed) You don't actually care, do you? You're not even here to listen. Citizen Brown: Nonsense! I only have your best interest at he-
But whatever well meaning thing Citizen Brown wanted to say get's interrupted by the howling of police sirens. Citizen Brown immediately realizes that his wife must've sent them in AND the damage their presence may have just caused as Martin takes a step away from him.
Citizen Brown: Great Scott.
INSIDE - THE DELOREAN
The car jump starts at last.
Jennifer: Finally!
OUTSIDE - POWER PLANT
The Delorean illuminates both Martin and Citizen Brown as it rapidly approaches them both, before stopping right next to Martin. The Passenger's seat door opens.
Citizen Brown: (recognizing Jennifer from her file of potential Citizen Plus candidates) You?! Jennifer: Get in, Dork! We're bolting!
Martin doesn't need to be told this twice and jumps inside the Delorean.
Citizen Brown: Wait! Stop this madness!
But the passenger's door has already been closed and Delorean is driving off. In desperation of trying to prevent this upcoming tragedy, Citizen Brown hurries towards the police cars, frantically pointing at the escaping vehicle.
Citizen Brown: Don't let them hit 88 miles OR the power line! The consequences could be catastrophic!
(A chase scene happens at the end of which Jennifer and Martin do end up making their time jump into the future.)
