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Sallah and Indy begin to laugh. Amir gives them a glance and returns to his wine. Sallah leans over and kisses the old man.
SALLAH
(to Amir) A home run, my friend, grand slam! (to Indy) We have a saying -- “A little luck is better than much smartness.” Indy, pardner, you are very lucky fellow.
Indy hoots. Then he takes the date in his hand and flips it high in the air. He opens his mouth to catch it, but it doesn’t come down. He has inadvertently thrown it into a bowl of a hanging lamp. This makes the men laugh even harder. Indy goes over and picks up another date. He turns laughing to Sallah and doesn’t see as the Monkey’s paw comes up, slowly, takes another date and begins to withdraw. Suddenly the paw is stricken with palsy and the unseen Monkey goes into its death throws. Sallah watches the paw as though hypnotized. Finally the paw slips from sight and we hear a solid THUMP! on the floor. Sallah walks around the table and looks at the floor. The Monkey lies dead among a mess of date pits. Indy is in a happy world of his own. He throws his date high in the air. He positions himself under it and waits for it to drop in. Here it comes. Right on target. As it’s about to disappear into Indy’s mouth, Sallah’s hand flashes in and grabs it. Indy looks mystified and disappointed. Sallah motions toward the dead Monkey.
SALLAH
Bad dates.
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EXT. DESERT ROAD - MORNING
Two old trucks come down a narrow mountain road and onto the flat surface of the desert. Further out into the desert, the one in the lead, Sallah’s truck, stops and the second one, Omar’s truck, pulls up beside it. There are half dozen Arab Diggers in Omar’s truck. Indy, dressed as an Arab, gets out of the cab of Sallah’s truck and moves over to confer with OMAR, another old friend. They point off into the desert and reach some conclusion. Indy gives him a pat on the back; Omar turns off the road and drives into the desert with his workers. Indy hops back in the car of Sallah’s truck with Sallah.
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