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(He swings the gun around to point it toward the sidewalk. The dark figure continues to walk toward them. CHARLIE slowly raises the gun. As the figure gets closer, he pulls the trigger. The sound explodes in the stillness. The figure lets out a small cry, falls forward first onto his knees, and then on his face. DON, CHARLIE, and STEVE run over to him. STEVE is there first and turns the man over. The crowd gathers around them.)
（他把枪转过来，对准了人行道。黑影继续向他们走近。查理慢慢举起枪。当人影离他们更近时，他扣动了扳机。寂静中传来了枪声。人影发出了一声低低的哀鸣，先是双膝跪地，然后面朝地倒了下去。唐、查理和史蒂夫向他跑过去。史蒂夫最先到，他把那个人翻过来。人们聚集在他们周围。）
Steve: (slowly looks up) It's Pete Van Horn.
史蒂夫：（慢慢抬起头）是皮特·范·霍恩。
Don: (in a hushed voice) Pete Van Horn! He was just going to go over to the next block to see if the power was on.
唐：（低声说）皮特·范·霍恩！他刚才想到旁边的街区看看他们是否有电。
Woman: You killed him, Charlie. You shot him dead.
女人：你杀了他，查理，你把他杀死了！
Charlie: (looks around at the circle of faces, his eyes frightened) But... but I didn't know who he was. I certainly didn't know who he was. He comes walking out of the darkness—how am I supposed to know who he was? (He grabs STEVE.) Steve—you know why I shot! How was I to know he wasn't a monster or something? (He grabs DON.) We're all scared of the same thing. I was just trying to... trying to protect my home, that's all! (He looks down wildly at the body.) I didn't know it was somebody we knew. I didn't know...
查理：（环视着大家的面孔，眼中充满了恐惧）但是……但是我并不知道他是谁，我确实不知道他是谁。他从黑暗中走出来——我怎么能猜到他是谁？（他抓住史蒂夫。）史蒂夫——你知道我为什么要开枪！我怎么知道他不是怪物或者别的什么东西？（他抓住唐。）我们都害怕那东西的。我只是想……想保护我的家，只是这样而已！（他狂乱地低头看着那具尸体。）我不知道他是我们认识的人！我不知道……
(There's a sudden hush in the group. Across the street all the lights go on in one of the houses.)
（人群突然陷入沉静。街道对面一个房子里所有的灯都亮了。）
