Highlander III: The Sorcerer Page #20

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EXT. MUSEUM - NIGHT

Bedsoe reaches the front door. He tries to break it open but

cannot. He runs around the side of the building.

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INT. MUSEUM, MAIN ROOM - NIGHT

Macleod moves slowly through the work tables, waiting,

watching, listening. Something catches his attention.

MACLEOD'S POV

Jennifer is gagged and tied to a chair which has been placed on

top of a long table. Another chair has been placed about three

feet away from her on the table. On the second chair a

CROSSBOW has been mounted and aimed at Jennifer. A ROPE is

tied to the TRIGGER and stretched to her chair. A WEIGHT has

been tied in the center of the rope. A CANDLE burns behind the

WEIGHT. When it burns though the rope the WEIGHT will fall and

the CROSSBOW will fire at Jennifer.

Kilvara steps out of the shadows, a wicked grin on his face.

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KILVARA:

Clever -- don't you think. You can

save her. All you have to do is blow

out the candle. Of course, you have

to get past me to do it.

The rope is beginning to turn black as the candle burns deeper

into it. Macleod knows he has little time before the ropes

snaps. He moves towards her. Kilvara blocks his path.

KILVARA:

Now, you die.

Kilvara swings his sword at Macleod. Macleod blocks the

attack. Kilvara kicks him in the stomach, doubling him over

and driving him back. Kilvara wields his sword powerfully.

Macleod side-steps the attack -- Kilvara's blade slams into a

table, slicing it cleanly in half.

Jennifer struggles in her chair, her eyes open wide in horror,

staring at the candle.

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EXT. MUSEUM, REAR EXIT - NIGHT

Bedsoe reaches the back door. It is locked also. He goes over

to one of the windows and breaks it with the butt of his GUN,

then climbs through.

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INT. MUSEUM, MAIN ROOM - NIGHT

The battle continues. Kilvara presses the attack, swinging his

sword furiously and relentlessly at Macleod. Macleod jumps up

on a table. Kilvara swings his blade at Macleod's knees.

Macleod jumps, the blade sails under his feet, when he lands he

KICKS Kilvara in the face, knocking him to the ground.

Kilvara's sword slides across the floor. Macleod looks at

Kilvara, then across the room. He has only a second to decide:

Kilvara or Jennifer.

MACLEOD'S POV

The ROPE is about to snap -- strands are staring to fray.

Macleod runs across the tabletop and jumps onto another as he

heads for the long table across the room.

Kilvara stands -- picks up his sword and runs after Macleod.

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More strands of the rope snap as the flame burns deeper in the

rope. It is just about to when...

Macleod runs onto the long table. He dives and slides across

it -- his Samurai extended in front of him.

The rope SNAPS. The WEIGHT begins to fall.

Macleod drives the blade of his sword through the trigger

housing. The WEIGHT pulls on the rope -- but the blade of the

Samurai blocks the trigger from pulling back.

Kilvara reaches Macleod. Their eyes meet. Macleod knows he

cannot removes his sword to defend himself or the crossbow will

fire. Kilvara raises his sword and is about to strike when a

SHOT is FIRED.

Bedsoe is standing in the doorway, his gun aimed at Kilvara.

BEDSOE:

(to Kilvara)

You...

KILVARA:

I know -- freeze.

A beat. Kilvara looks at Bedsoe, then at Macleod. He is only

a few feet away. He thinks -- then lunges at Macleod.

Bedsoe fires two shots. They hit Kilvara in the chest. He

drops to the ground.

Macleod unties Jennifer quickly. Bedsoe moves across the room

towards them. He carefully passes the motionless body of

Kilvara.

MCCLEOD:

Bedsoe -- he isn't dead!

Too late. Kilvara stands, grabbing Bedsoe guns hand. He

smashes it against the wall. The GUN flies out of Bedsoe's

hand and slides across the floor. Kilvara effortlessly lifts

him off the ground and throws him against the wall. Bedsoe

hist the floor hard, his face etched in pain from several

broken bones. Jennifer runs over to him.

Kilvara picks up his sword and moves towards Macleod.

KILVARA:

Now -- we finish it.

Macleod stares at him confidently.

MCCLEOD:

Yes.

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Macleod quickly spins the chair with the CROSSBOW around so it

is facing Kilvara. He removes his Samurai. The trigger snaps

back.

WHOOSH! The ARROW hits Kilvara in the chest. Pain fills his

face.

Macleod runs towards him. Kilvara pulls the arrow from his

chest and manages to raises his sword just in time to block

Macleod's attack. Through the room they battle. Macleod

fights fiercely backing Kilvara up.

Jennifer makes Bedsoe more comfortable by propping him against

the wall. She looks around the room.

JENNIFER'S POV

of Bedsoe's gun on the floor.

Jennifer rushes over to it and picks it up. She aims it at

Kilvara.

Kilvara sees her with the gun. He knows that if she shoots him

he would be stunned along enough for Macleod to take his head.

Jennifer FIRES a SHOT. It misses -- the bullet hits the wall.

Kilvara swings his sword powerfully at one of the WOODEN

PILLARS. His blade slices through it. Part of the ROOF

collapses.

DUST fills the room. SILENCE. Jennifer slowly moves forward,

trying to see through it. The dust clears. She stops --

stunned and confused by what she sees.

JENNIFER'S POV

Standing in the middle of the room are TWO MACLEOD'S.

Jennifer moves the gun back and forth between each of them,

noting knowing which is the real Macleod.

Both Macleod's look at each other. They lunges at each other

and the battle begins again.

Jennifer can only watch helplessly.

Through the room they fight -- both Macleod's swinging their

swords at the other -- their swords cross -- sparks fly. They

move through the room -- fighting fiercely.

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One of the Macleod's swings his sword -- it slices through the

other arm. The other Macleod's drops his sword. The first

Macleod raises his sword.

MCCLEOD:

There can be only one.

He swings the sword, slicing it across the other Macleod's

neck. A beat. Out the gash come a brilliant GREEN LIGHT --

then the transformation begins. The image of Macleod fades and

is replaced by Kilvara. He stares at Macleod, tries to smile,

but falls to the floor and dies.

A beat. Macleod readies himself. The place explodes in a

burst of GREEN LIGHT. Windows explode, overhead lights flash

on and off then blow up.

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