Maverick Page #12

MAVERICK:

(to himself)

Damn thing actually works -

FIFTH GUY:

who was shot in the hand and he's trying to use both

his hands now but no chance as we -

MAVERICK:

spinning, FIRING, ONE, TWO, THREE times and -(

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FIFTH GUY:

and he's hit in the hand, the leg, the knee and as he

screams and falls -MAVERICK

The only one standing.

guys writhe -All

around him now, the six

--and the SOUND OF GUNFIRE, which was so deafening

just a minute ago, well, that's gone...

CLOSEUP -MAVERICK

Exhausted by what he's just been through.

67 EXT. CAMPFIRE 67

Annabelle and Coop see what's happened and they cross

over to Maverick.

ANNABELLE:

You're wonderful. You're

wonderful. Isn't it exciting.

Six men. We had to wait so long.

Coop joins Maverick and Annabelle runs around and

questions each Bad Guy about where the money is.

COOP:

You know what you did wrong? You

shot the guy in the front and you

should have shot the guy in the

back.

MAVERICK:

What do you mean? I shot the

right guy. How do you know?

Annabelle has found the box of money and is delighted.

She is touching, counting and just enjoying this cash.

COOP:

(to Danny)

Take that dress off!

How dare you.

ANNABELLE:

COOP:

Not you... him.

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MAVERICK:

Get your claws off.

They cross to her.

I found it.

ANNABELLE:

MAVERICK:

I worked hard for it.

COOP:

I'll take the money.

ANNABELLE:

I'll count it.

They head off.

COOP:

(to Maverick)

Where are you going?

up this mess.

You clean

Annabelle and Coop move off.

The Bad Guys have realized that they're ignored and

they crawl, trying to escape. Maverick finally notices.

MAVERICK:

(to Coop)

Watch her.

(to guys)

Keep back. Line up. Put your

guns in the middle.

(the b.g.)

Don't let her near you. She sold

Mr. Bransford. She'd steal the

cheese out of the rat trap and

not get caught.

He keeps babbling.

COOP (O.S.)

You're babbling.

MAVERICK:

No, I'm not babbling. I'm not!

He leads the guys out and, of course, continues babbling.

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EXT. WAGON TRAIN -AREA #2 -MORNING

It is morning and the six bad guys from the campfire are

tied up to wheels, wagons and each other.

Maverick is building a fire for cooking for himself and

Coop and Annabelle. Annabelle comes over.

ANNABELLE:

You the chef?

MARGARET MARY:

Bless you for finding my wedding

dress. Now I can get married.

COOP:

I know it will look lovely.

MARGARET MARY:

The Lord says it is good for men

and women to dwell together in

unity.

COOP:

I know that when you reach your

final destination someone will

be waiting for you. God will

take care of you.

Mary Margaret is counting money. Annabelle and Maverick

watch.

MARY MARGARET:

Two thousand four hundred dollars.

Two thousand five hundred dollars.

Two thousand six hundred dollars.

Two thousand eight hundred dollars.

ANNABELLE:

Two thousand seven hundred dollars.

MARY MARGARET:

Are you sure about that?

ANNABELLE:

I'm sure.

MAVERICK:

She'd know.

MARY MARGARET:

Two thousand seven hundred... eight

hundred... nine hundred... Three

thousand dollars. Here you go

Mr. Maverick. Ten percent that

we promised.

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She hands it to him.

MARY MARGARET:

That leaves us with twenty-seven

thousand dollars, Margaret Mary.

MARGARET MARY:

That's not enough for a mission,

Mary Margaret.

MARY MARGARET:

Don't you worry. The Lord will

provide.

MAVERICK:

Well, you know, Ma'am, my Pappy

always said, 'Never sneeze when

you hide. Never smile when you

lie, and never, ever take money

from ladies who've lost a dog

and a wedding dress and whose

wagon burned.

He hands back the money. They whoop and yell and are

just thrilled.

Maverick takes off with Annabelle and Coop following.

ANNABELLE:

I had a wedding dress once.

MAVERICK:

But she got hers back.

ANNABELLE:

We had a deal. You owe me thirty

percent.

MAVERICK:

Okay, here's thirty percent of

what I got.

(hands her nothing;

she spits)

Here, take it all.

COOP:

Children... I hate to interrupt,

but I got a problem.

MAVERICK:

What?

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COOP:

Well, if these renegades aren't

the real Indians, who was beating

those drums?

*

*

*

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70 OMITTED

ANNABELLE:

(looks up)

Maybe it was them?

70.

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*

*

71 EXT. WAGON TRAIN/BLUFF -MORNING 71

And maybe fifty Indians, maybe more. All mounted and

armed. There are more on the other side of the stream.

All in war paint.

MAVERICK:

getting to his feet. Carefully. Coop makes no move.

WOMEN AND KIDS:

frozen.

SIX GUYS MAVERICK FOUGHT

Handcuffed to one of the wagon trains. Pale with terror.

INDIANS:

A series of blood-curdling cries.

ANNABELLE:

moving between Maverick and Coop. Neither of them is

particularly overjoyed at this moment either.

SKY -DUSK

The Indians have the dying light behind them.

ENTIRE TABLEAU -LONG SHOT

The wagon train with its helpless wounded and women and

children. Maverick and Coop standing on either side of

Annabelle.

And surrounding them, above them, silent and deadly, the

war-painted Indians.

For a long moment, no one moves ---

then ---

the sound of someone on HORSEBACK from behind the

Indians. A few of them separate, making room ---

and there he is -

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EXT. WAGON TRAIN/BLUFF -MORNING 72

The Indian of every white man's nightmares.

A massive figure, rippling with brutal power. There is a

terrifying cruelty behind his eyes.

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He sits on a magnificent white horse.

He wears a long headdress.

And war paint that makes him seem, if that's possible,

even more frightening.

He reins in at the top of the hill, glares down at the

intruders.

MAVERICK:

I'll take care of this.

*

*

*

NIGHTMARE INDIAN

as suddenly, in a deep, guttural voice, he speaks.

NIGHTMARE CHIEF:

(his words

subtitled)

Hello, Bret, you've come for the

money I owe you?

Maverick, glancing around at the others.

MAVERICK:

Anybody get all that?

No one does.

ANNABELLE:

(to Maverick)

You know about Indians, can you

speak to him?

MAVERICK:

I'll do my best. *

Now he takes a step forward and when he speaks, it's in

Indian too. (THROUGHOUT THIS, HE AND JOSEPH, FOR THAT IS

THE CHIEF'S NAME, SPEAK INDIAN --AND THEY ARE THE ONLY

ONES WHO UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE.)

MAVERICK:

(subtitled)

Joseph, go with me on this -I'll

explain later.

*

JOSEPH:

(subtitled)

How long will it take --I'm

getting hot. *

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MAVERICK:

(subtitled)

I know it's hot, now scream at

me.

*

*

JOSEPH:

letting loose a blood-curdling sound.

NEW ANGLE:

Panic among those down below. Coop turns to Maverick.

COOP:

What's he saying?

MAVERICK:

(nervous)

We've committed a terrible sin -this

is sacred ground.

ANNABELLE:

We didn't know it was sacred -Can't

you explain that to him? *

MAVERICK:

I'll try my best.

(to Joseph; subtitled)

Shake your head and fire your

rifle in the air --look really

mad --lots of words.

*

JOSEPH:

doing as told. Even though you know he's obeying orders,

it's very impressive.

ANNABELLE:

edging closer to Maverick and Coop.

MAVERICK:

(nods --upset)

Doesn't make any difference...

His gods demand a sacrifice.

*

*

Sacrifice?

COOP:

*

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