Dune Page #6

65A. through 65B. (Deleted)

65C. EXT. PALACE - ARRAKEEN - DAY

The Atreides banner is raised on the top of the

Palace.

66. (Deleted)

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67. INT. MILITARY SUB-BASEMENT ROOM - ARRAKEEN PALACE -

DAY:

Atreides army soldiers milling, YELLING noisily.

68. INT. PASSAGEWAY - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY.

In a darkened passageway, fans turn, casting deep,

slow-moving shadows. SOUNDS ECHO in the distance.

69. INT. COMMUNICATIONS ROOM - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

A room of technicians and electronic gear. The

SIGNALS are being heard and interpreted.

ATREIDES TECHNICIAN

Harkonnens.

70. EXT. BLACK ROCK - ARRAKEEN - DAY

Far in the distance in deep black rock, Harkonnen

spies move, carrying strange electronic equipment.

71. (Deleted)

72. INT. PASSAGEWAY - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

Thufir marches down a hallway with a squad of TROOPS

with electronic gadgetry, LIGHTS and SOUNDS going

constantly.

THUFIR:

(into a radio microphone)

Why isn't the shield up yet?

73. INT. GENERATOR ROOM - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

Down in the basement, Atreides engineers are

removing a complicated device from heavy machinery.

A MAN radios back to Thufir.

ATREIDES RADIO MAN

We found and removed another sabotage

device. I think it will go up now.

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The engineers activate a series of atometric

Holtzman generators. Suddenly SOUNDS begin. The

machines start; at first low, then they WHINE

upwards to a high pitch. When the pitch is steady, a

series of levers are pulled.

74. EXT. PALACE - ARRAKEEN - DAY

Just after the second set of levers is pulled, a

huge house shield is seen going up in a box shape,

encompassing the Palace with SHIMMERING protection.

75. EXT. WINDOW - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

From a small window, Thufir observes the shield with

a critical eye.

THUFIR:

(inner voice; worried)

We found these sabotage devices too

easily...

76. INT. GREAT HALL - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

Two giant glowglobes drift into the Great Hall where

Jessica and Dr. Yueh stand watching a giant bull's

head is being hung above the massive fireplace. The

MOVING TROOPS are unpacking crates and organizing

furnishings. Jessica watches them. Distant SOUNDS

reverberate inside an elaborate air vent beside

them.

DR. YUEH

Listen here.... You can here the people of

Arrakeen outside.... Can you here the cry

"Soo Soo Sook" of the water sellers?

JESSICA:

So many reminders of the scarcity of

water.

DR. YUEH

Have you noticed the line of palms along

the wall... the Harkonnen put them in...

to flaunt their water wealth in front of

these people.... Each day those palms take

enough water to sustain the life of one

hundred men.

JESSICA:

The way you say Harkonnen... I didn't know

you had so much reason to hate them.

DR. YUEH

(swiftly)

My wife... you didn't know my wife...

they...

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JESSICA:

(out loud)

Forgive me...

(inner voice)

... His wife was Bene Gesserit too... the

signs are al over him.... They must have

killed here.

Jessica sees a droplet of sweat break out on Yueh's

cheek.

DR. YUEH

I'm sorry I'm unable to talk about it.

Above them a series of iron curtains begins to open

over deep rock window slots, sending narrow shafts

of light down across the room. TWO ATREIDES WOMEN in

uniform approach.

ATREIDES WOMAN #1

(referring to several robed figures

standing in the room)

My lady... the local people... the maids

and servants await your inspection. Hawat

has cleared them.

Dr. Yueh turns to Jessica.

DR. YUEH

The Harkonnens may have tampered

medically.... please wait.

He turns a yellow light on a moves it over the

crowd. The yellow light beam plays over the blue-

within-blue eyes. One of the women, the Shadout

Mapes, watches Jessica continuously. Yueh's hand

shakes slightly.

JESSICA:

(inner voice; noticing Yueh's hands)

He's hiding something -- holding something

back.

(She studies his face closely.)

It's not just his wife... He's a good man

though. He's probably trying to save my

feelings...

(We see her mouth.)

I could use The Voice... make him tell

me... It would only shame him.

(We see her eyes.)

I must place more trust in my friends.

(We see Yueh turn toward her,

fearful.)

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77. INT. PASSAGEWAY - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

Paul wanders through the darkened passageways alone,

his footsteps echoing as goes. He takes pleasure

observing the details of the rock Palace but all the

while he feels an uneasiness -- a feeling of fear

builds in him.

78. INT. PAUL'S BEDROOM - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

Paul enters a small bedroom and sits down on the

bed. He opens the filmbook, and activates it.

78A. INSERT - FILMBOOK

We SEE a gigantic carryall lower down above a spice

harvester and pick it up off the desert floor as a

narrator speaks over.

NARRATOR (V.O.)

One carryall handles four spice mining

teams; however, it will fly only two

harvesters at a time. Today, we have nine

hundred and thirty harvesters and nine

hundred and eighty-one carryalls....

78. BACK TO SCENE

Paul looks up. Across the room he sees a tray of

small pastries which have been laid out. He goes to

them and scans them with his poison detector, which

he carries on his belt. A pleasant tone SOUNDS and

the word "safe" appears in green light. Paul takes a

pastry bites it and turns back towards the bed.

Suddenly he stops. He looks at the pastry.

PAUL:

(inner voice)

Spice...

As he continues eating he notices the sunlight

through the slates over the window begins to GLOW

white hot. Paul's eyes are intense as the light

GLOWS brilliantly.

PAUL (CONT'D)

(whispering inner voice)

Terrible purpose.... What is it?

78B. INSERT - RED DROPLETS

Some red droplets appear rushing through the white

light. Three images follow:

MENTAL IMAGES:

79. INT. CONTROL ROOM - EMPEROR'S PALACE - DAY

A blurred Guild Navigator.

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SHADOUT MAPES:

I am the Shadout Mapes... the housekeeper.

PAUL:

A Fremen... Could she be the operator?

No...

SHADOUT MAPES:

I must cleanse the way between us.... You

saved my life... and we Fremen pay our

debts. It's known to us that you've a

traitor in your midst. Who it is we cannot

say but we're certain of it.

PAUL:

(inner voice)

A traitor...

Before he can speak the Shadout Mapes is gone --

running off down the passageway. Jessica enters.

PAUL (CONT'D)

(looks to Jessica)

There is a traitor among us.

80A. (Deleted)

81. INT. PASSAGEWAY - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

Running TROOPS storm down the hallway with

electronic gear and big stun guns.

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82. INT. PASSAGEWAY - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

Thufir walks quickly toward SEVERAL TROOPS.

THUFIR:

Set up a sonar probe immediately!

83. INT. AUTOPSY ROOM - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

Dr. Yueh sticks his head out the doorway as SEVERAL

TROOPERS run past.

84. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

Duke Leto is calling on a radio phone. GENERALS

surround him, as well as Gurney.

DUKE LETO:

(on phone)

Thufir?... anything?... keep looking.

(Inner voice)

...and a traitor... God help us.

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