Dune Page #11

RABBAN:

He was in the Palace with the Atreides...

I also say he was a spy for the Emperor.

(looking up to the troops)

Go now! Take him to his desert to die.

Go!

129A. EXT. HARKONNEN ORNITHOPTER - NIGHT

The small `thopter climbs toward the Shield Wall

through a SMOKEY atmosphere illuminated by distant

EXPLOSIONS.

130. INT. HARKONNEN ORNITHOPTER - NIGHT

JESSICA:

(inner voice)

Yueh's sign. He's left a satchell.

Jessica and Paul, bound by cabin straps, lie in the

back, the two guards at the controls. Outside,

`thopters and ships fly past them toward the city.

The distant FIRES play over Jessica's face as she

sees Yueh's triangular tattoo scratched in the cabin

roof.

HARKONNEN GUARD #1

I'd like to have some fun before we kill

her.

HARKONNEN GUARD #2

(laughing)

Of course... what did you think?

Jessica looks to Paul.

PAUL:

(struggling to use The Voice)

Don't touch my mother...

JESSICA:

(inner voice)

Oh great mother! He's trying the voice.

The Reverend Mother said it could save

him.

HARKONNEN GUARD #1

Did you hear a noise from the little one?

--

HARKONNEN GUARD #2

I didn't hear anything.

HARKONNEN GUARD #1

No?

HARKONNEN GUARD #2

No.

He turns and hits Paul in the shoulder with a

stungun. Paul recovers and starts taking long,

calming breaths.

JESSICA:

(inner voice)

The calming exercise.

HARKONNEN GUARD #1

The little one!

(they laugh)

Suddenly, Guard #1 reaches around and puts his hand

up Jessica's skirt. He starts breathing hard. Paul

clears his throat.

PAUL:

(using The Voice)

Remove her gag!

JESSICA:

(inner voice)

Excellent!

Guard #1 finds himself removing Jessica's gag.

Guard #2 turns away from his controls but seems

powerless to stop him. Once, it's off Jessica

smiles seductively and writhes on the `thopter

floor.

JESSICA (CONT'D)

(The Voice)

There's no need to fight over me.

The two men stare at one another a moment. Then

Guard #1's hand, glinting silver, flashes into Guard

#2's chest, killing him. Guard #1 pulls the knife

out, smiling. The ornithopter begins to veer off

into a dangerous nose dive.

HARKONNEN GUARD #1

Now?

JESSICA:

(The Voice)

First cut my son's bonds.

--

Guard #1 slowly cuts Paul's big straps, never taking

his eyes off Jessica. The ornithopter gets closer

and closer to the top jagged surface of the Shield

Wall.

JESSICA (CONT'D)

(The Voice)

That's it.

The blade cuts through the strap holding Paul's

legs. Paul kicks upwards extremely powerfully and

his foot breaks through the man's chest cavity and

drives his heart up into his head, spewing blood out

the man's mouth. Paul grabs the controls but it's

too late. The ship falls into the rock.

130A. EXT. HARKONNEN ORNITHOPTER - DESERT - NIGHT

The `thopter slides across the rock, shearing off a

wing. Suddenly they are beyond the rock three miles

above the great desert and plummeting fast toward

the dunes below.

130. BACK TO SCENE

Paul pulls desperately on the controls and manages

to keep the ship aloft and flying into the deep

desert.

JESSICA:

Oh, my God!

131. through 131A. (Deleted)

131B. EXT. PALACE - ARRAKEEN - NIGHT

CU violently burning palm.

133. BACK TO SCENE

Nefud exits - TWO HARKONNENS wheel in the stretcher,

and swing it round - one of the GUARDS hands Piter

his knife back - the Guards exit and the door closes

- Piter moves up to Duke Leto and leans over him

moving his knife across the Duke's face.

The Baron flies down to the stretcher.

BARON:

Duke Leto Atreides. Someone's torn the

insignia off your uniform. Such

carelessness.

Leto shows no sign that he has heard.

--

PITER:

It was Feyd.

Leto's POV:
The Baron and his Mentat are only DIM

FARAWAY SHAPES. Their voices reach Leto as if

travelling across a greater distance. The Baron

looks to Leto and then moves to him, looking him

over.

BARON:

It was Feyd?

(laughing)

It was Feyd! Where is the ducal signet

ring? I must have his ring.

PITER:

The ring?... he was brought to us as is,

Baron. I...

BARON:

You killed the doctor too soon, you fool!

DUKE LETO:

(inner voice)

Yueh... Yueh... dead... Paul and Jessica

safe... the tooth!

PITER:

He's coming round, my Lord.

The Baron moves from behind a table stacked with

dirty dishes and foodstuffs and goes to Leto.

DUKE LETO:

(inner voice)

Wait... he must be near...

BARON:

Where is your ring?

The Baron's face is now very close to Duke Leto's.

BARON (CONT'D)

You do not answer!

DUKE LETO:

(very faint)

A... little... closer.... The... water...

of my life... for Paul.

The Baron briefly wonders at these words and then

turns to Piter.

--

BARON:

He's crying!

(he hits Duke Leto)

He's crying! He's crying, Piter. What

does he mean?

Piter moves forward. The Baron sees a suculent

piece of chicken skin on the table. He picks up the

plate, then the chicken skin.

Leto's POV:
It's grown HAZY again. The Baron is

beginning to move away, reaching for the small piece

of chicken skin. Piter leans close to Leto.

DUKE LETO:

Now!

We hear a CRUNCH, hear a tumultuous RUSHING SOUND as

Piter's face is pushed forcibly away. The Baron is

turning, a dumbfounded look on his face. He drops

the plate, and backs away.

There is a tremendous ROARING. Bits of visions of

Caladan rush through Leto's ever-darkening

consciousness --

MENTAL IMAGES:

134. through 134A. (Deleted)

134B. EXT. CLIFF WALL - CALADAN - DAY

The Atreides banner, the green of it, then the

black. The blackness flaps; then all fades to

SILENCE.

135. INT. HARKONNEN ORNITHOPTER - NIGHT

As they fly deeper into the desert with the ship

shuddering and straining, Jessica suddenly cries out

with tremendous premonition and fear.

JESSICA:

Leto! Leto!

Tears course down her cheeks as Paul turns to her.

JESSICA (CONT'D)

(to Paul)

Leto! He's dead! He's dead...

--

PAUL:

I know

(inner voice)

I have NO FEELINGS!! Why?

136. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM - ARRAKEEN PALACE - NIGHT

Duke Leto and Piter lie dead.

137. INT. ARRAKEEN PALACE - NIGHT

The Baron floats near the ceiling in a small

passageway. He is ecstatic.

BARON:

(screaming)

I'm alive!!! I'm alive!!!

137A. INT. HARKONNEN `THOPTER - NIGHT

Paul is fighting the controls of the Harkonnen

`thopter.

137B. CLEAN POV

Harkonnen `thopter lights on dunes.

137A. BACK TO SCENE

PAUL:

I can't maintain any altitude... we'll

never reach the safety of rock. Maybe

that small rock.

JESSICA:

Where are we do you think?

PAUL:

The South Polar regions... the forbidden

area. We must make it to that rock...

137C. EXT. HARKONNEN `THOPTER - DEEP DESERT - NIGHT

The `thopter violently hits the sands and flips up -

- almost turning over. It falls slowly back, then

slides down the side of a dune.

--

137D. EXT. HARKONNEN ORNITHOPTER - DESERT - NIGHT

PAUL:

Hurry!

He jumps out of his seat.

JESSICA:

Bring these satchels!

She hands him one.

PAUL:

(at doorway)

Hurry -- This crashing may bring a worm.

As Paul puts the satchel over his shoulder, he feels

something. He looks at his father's ring. He

stares at it silently, then closes his hand around

it. They jump outside.

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