Sherlock Holmes Page #29

-- and the belt speeds up with a jerk.

Watson hauls back on the lever, gets the belt back to the

original speed, looks around for another possible off

switch.

Just as they reach the scalding tank, Holmes jumps off

the belt (still opposite side to Watson), grabs Irene's

legs and pulls her horizontal just before she's dragged

into the boiling water.

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She's suspended just above the boiling water, with Holmes

moving sideways, keeping pace with her.

IRENE:

(trying her best not

to show the strain)

You had a question.

Holmes keeps hold of Irene's feet as he maneuvers past

various obstacles --

HOLMES:

(same)

Ah. Yes. Do you still maintain

you're not in over your head?

IRENE:

(panting)

In some countries steam is

considered excellent therapy for

the skin.

-- then is gouged in the back by a whirling fan belt,

jerks away, and Irene touches the water, SCREAMS.

Watson hears the scream, turns -- then sees something

again. It pisses him off. F*** this machine.

When Holmes has Irene stable again:

IRENE:

(weakly)

I have to say -- it's overrated.

Holmes has to admire her courage -- until he hears Watson

yelling at him.

Up ahead a huge pipe spews boiling water into the tank --

and impassable obstacle from Holmes' side of the conveyor

belt.

Watson points at the I-beam running above them. Holmes

nods. Irene sees it, too.

Holmes helps her reach one foot, then other up to the I-

beam. She hooks her feet over it, and is suspended

upside down by her shackles and her feet --

-- and still heading for the pipe spewing boiling water.

Watson appears opposite Holmes, nods up at Irene. She

swings off the I-beam, through the air --

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-- and Watson catches her feet, pulls her horizontal,

facing the other way just in time to avoid the gush of

boiling water.

As Watson holds Irene, he spots a small, but significant-

looking SWITCH on the wall, painted red. (PLEASE NOTE,

NEW PROP!)

Watson helps Irene back onto the conveyor belt, leaves

her for Holmes to deal with, sprints for the switch.

Irene rides the belt upwards. Holmes clambers the

equipment, following her.

Up ahead, the scorched, scalded pig carcass precedes

them.

Holmes darts through a trimming station, with CLEAVERS

HANGING FROM CHAINS, grabs one, jumps onto the belt,

catches up to Irene --

-- just as they both see the pig carcass CUT IN HALF

LENGTHWAYS BY A GIANT BANDSAW.

Holmes wastes no time, swings the meat cleaver at the

lock shackling Irene's left hand. Sparks fly as metal

kisses metal, but that's all. She's still shackled.

Then both of them see that Watson has reached the SWITCH.

Whew!

Watson looks at them with relief -- close one -- and

pulls the switch down with a really satisfying CLUNK!

A bank of lights goes out but the conveyor belt keeps

moving towards the giant band saw.

Sh*t a brick.

IRENE:

Sherlock?

Now, she's showing nerves. So is Sherlock. He braces

himself on the belt, swings the cleaver with all his

might --

-- smashes the shackle lock.

Irene swings sideways violently, still shackled by her

right hand.

The bandsaw whines viciously.

Irene swings aside, just misses it.

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Gets a free haircut.

Then Holmes is under her, lifting her high so that she

can free her right hand (a move not possible with both

shackles).

Irene unhooks herself, falls forward, taking Holmes with

her. They plummet downwards OUT OF FRAME.

Watson sprints towards where they fell, looks down --

-- sees them lying on a carpet of scorched, boiled, cut-

in-half pig carcasses. They're okay.

Watson shakes his head, turns, heads for the door,

looking for Blackwood.

Irene gives Holmes a sweet, grateful smile --

IRENE:

Thank you so much. I owe you.

-- pulls a knife, gets up, heads after Watson. Holmes

grabs her, stops her.

HOLMES:

You owe me information.

(angry)

No more games, Irene.

She hears Watson opening the door to the dock. She looks

at Holmes, their eyes locking. Finally, the truth:

IRENE:

Blackwood's manufactured large-

scale weapons for years. Lately

there've been rumors of something

new. More powerful than anything

else. And... magical. My job is

to find out if the rumors are

true.

(MORE)

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IRENE (CONT'D)

(beat)

I would say they are.

And she's off, running toward the door. Holmes trails

her, processing. They blast through the doors to --

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Watson runs out of doors and towards the end of the dock.

He sees:
Blackwood and the boat are disappearing into

the darkness.

Holmes and Irene run out of the doors following Watson.

Holmes slows, looking around the dock, seeing something

on the planks:

Steel drums are dripping. A chemical. Holmes recognizes

it.

HOLMES:

Watson!

Watson continues down the dock, tripping a wire connected

to the steel drums, he turns realizing he has set off a

trap and turns back to warn the others --

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