Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Page #21

The car drives off.

INT. CASTLE ROOM - DAY

Indy and Henry are still in their chairs, tied back-to-back.

Indy tries to communicate with Henry, but each time he calls

him, the men turn their heads in opposite directions.

INDY:

Dad!

HENRY:

What?

INDY:

Dad!

HENRY:

What?

INDY:

Dad!

Finally they turn their heads in the same direction.

HENRY:

What?

INDY:

Head for the fireplace!

HENRY:

Oh.

BANGING, ROCKING and HOPPING their chairs, they work their

way INTO THE FIREPLACE -- the only safe place from the now

ROARING FIRE.

INDY:

I think I can get these ropes off.

Indy struggles to free his hands. His foot kicks out and

accidentally hits a metal grill that operates a Secret Door.

INDY:

Whoops!

The fireplace floor rotates like a Lazy Susan and Indy and

his father find themselves in the:

INT. RADIO ROOM - DAY

Where a NAZI RADIOMAN wearing headphones sits at an elaborate

panel of dials, switches and meters, and a WOMAN stands over

a map plotting coordinates. Their backs are turned to Indy

and Henry.

The floor begins to rotate again, and Indy and Henry find

themselves back in:

INT. CASTLE ROOM - DAY

inside the fireplace, still tied back-to-back.

HENRY:

Our situation has not improved.

Indy glances over his shoulder at Henry.

INDY:

Listen Dad... I'm almost free.

Indy's foot hits the grill again... and the fireplace rotates

to:

INT. RADIO ROOM - DAY

FOUR NAZI RADIOMEN and the Woman are still hard at work with

controls and coordinates. Suddenly the Woman looks up and

spots Henry and Indy. She screams.

WOMAN:

Alarm!

Now the Radioman turn to see Henry and Indy.

WOMAN:

Schnell!!

TWO NAZIS draw their revolvers and FIRE SEVERAL SHOTS at

Indy and Henry

INT. CASTLE ROOM - DAWN

Indy and Henry rotate into the room which is now an INFERNO.

The carpet, drapes and furniture are all ablaze.

HENRY:

This is intolerable!

INDY:

I'm out, Dad!

Indy finally breaks free. And he immediately begins to untie

his father.

HENRY:

Well done, boy!

INT. RADIO ROOM - DAY

All four Radiomen now have their guns drawn. They activate

the lever and begin to rotate through the Secret Door.

INT. CASTLE ROOM - DAY

The Radiomen appear in the fireplace on the other side --

but there is NO SIGN OF Indy and Henry.

The Radiomen move cautiously toward the flame, shielding

their faces with one hand, holding their guns with the other.

Is it possible that Indy and Henry escaped through these

flames?

Not a chance.

They've hidden themselves UP THE CHIMNEY. And now they DROP

DOWN, BEHIND the Radiomen.

One of the Radiomen grabs Indy by the neck. As they struggle

they fall against the rotating wall and disappear into the

next room, leaving a frightened Henry behind.

Henry presses against the wall, which rotates again. As he

disappears into the next room, a DEAD NAZI RADIOMAN swivels

into the room. The other Nazis rush forward to him.

INT. RADIO ROOM - DAY

Indy picks up a BUST OF HITLER and uses it to jam the rotating

wall in place, sealing the Nazis inside the burning room.

INT. CASTLE HALLWAY - DAY

Vogel strides purposefully down the hallway. He BARKS an

order, and TWO MORE NAZIS fall into step with him.

INT. RADIO ROOM - DAY

Indy grabs his whip, his leather sack and Henry's case from

a table. He hands the case to Henry and they begin to run.

INDY:

Come on Dad.

INT. SECRET ROOM - DAY

Indy and Henry step into an empty room.

INDY:

Dead end.

Henry looks horrified by what he's been forced to do as Indy

searches frantically for an exit.

INDY:

There's got to be a... a secret door

around. A passageway or something.

Indy begins to run his hands over the walls -- frantic.

HENRY:

I find that if I just sit down and

think...

Henry sits on a chair which tips back, hitting the wall behind

it. The floor at Indy's feet suddenly begins DROPPING AWAY!

Indy grabs a railing to keep from falling, but loses his

grip and plunges through the opening which has formed a SPIRAL

STAIRCASE. He rolls down the stairs.

INDY:

Dad!

HENRY:

...the solution presents itself.

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