Episode One - YELLOW AMENDS - 10/04/12
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The glare of steel now. A MAN - barely clothed, emerging from the dark - a regimental sword raised high and brought down upon JACKSON. JACKSON - bringing his arm up to shoot. Too late, though - the gun fires into the ceiling. The sword cuts through the flesh of JACKSON’S shoulder. Blood. And screams. DRAKE’S fist - buried into the face of the ASSAILANT, who goes down. A stamp from REID’S boot finishes him. DRAKE - taking up the man’s sword. Chaos now. Women’s screams. Our three heroes pushing against the tide of people screaming from the house. Kicking doors open. Seeing light flooding into this empty room. Their eyes adapting as they careen through, seeing -- OMITTED 1/93A EXT. THE DEN - SECRET GARDEN - CONTINUOUS 1/94 CREIGHTON crouched over his camera, turning the handle, filming - DONALDSON, on his knees, and ROSE, entirely blank, astride him. His hands around her throat, her last breath is upon her. DONALDSON - his mad eyes turning to see -- DRAKE - first through the door, instant, appalled rage at what he sees. Three easy steps to the man. Burying the regimental sword in DONALDSON’S skull. DRAKE - he keeps on moving, drops the sword and catches ROSE as she falls. Sweeps her off and away, covering her up, taking her back indoors past a concerned JACKSON. CREIGHTON - staggered by this sudden violence. Steps away from the advancing REID -- REID Whatever happens, whatever punishment is seen fit for - all this... (of the camera) It is extraordinary. CREIGHTON - the machine on castors, backing away with it. His hand reaching inside. Releasing film. Winding it about his arm -- CREIGHTON I knew you were a man to appreciate such things. And he clutches the machine tight. Uses one hand to reach for the lighter in his pocket.
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