The Avengers Page #16

The INSTRUMENT PANELS WHIRR round as the Pilots struggle for control --

VOICE (V.O.)

(intercom)

Where'd she go?

250 EXT. CHOPPER TOP - CONTINUOUS ACTION - NIGHT

with the blades whirling directly over her head, Emma crawls over the top of the

chopper and lets herself down the other side as London's lights twinkle beneath ...

As the Co-Pilot pokes his head out of the cockpit --

Emma grabs him with one hand, hoists him up into the air --

The Co-Pilot dangles over the city. Grabs Emma. Slithers back onto the cockpit.

Pistol whips her. Emma crunches back onto the metal. Blades whirring close!

The co-Pilot peers into her eyes from inside the gas mask --

CO-PILOT

Happy landings, Mrs. Peel.

He raises his hand, ready to hit her again, Emma yanks him up, where his head get

sliced off by the blades -- body and head fall away separately ...

As Emma reacts, her legs are grabbed from below and the white-coated Man pulls her

down the side of the chopper --

Emma falls, but manages a flying handhold, hangs onto the chain wire below the

chopper. As --

251 EXT. WIDE ANGLE - NIGHT

The Pilot and his passenger zoom at low level over buildings. Trying to dislodge

Emma ...

252 THEIR POV

Thru the blizzard, zooming down streets, landmark buildings looming up topped in

snow, feet up ... shinnying up the chain wire ...

"THE MERRY WIDOW WALTZ," no longer heard as old record or ensemble

arrangement but enormous, for FULL ORCHESTRA ...

253 CLOSEUP - EMMA

grimly hoists herself up along the struts again, hand over hand, coming up to the

cockpit from behind --

254 BACK TO SCENE

With a sudden movement, she yanks the Pilot out from behind and he goes flying

towards eternity on his own.

The chopper out of control as the white-coated Man is left to fly it himself ...

255 IN NIGHT AIR

"THE MERRY WIDOW" BOOMS, the chopper lurches, spinning round -- up and

down, over spiraling corkscrews, an insane waltz ...

256 INT. CHOPPER - CONTINUOUS ACTION - NIGHT

The white-coated Man gets control ...

257 EXT. CHOPPER - CONTINUOUS ACTION - NIGHT

Zig-zags down a narrow street, trying to smash Emma into sides of windows.

258 SEVERAL ANGLES

as Emma bounces of buildings, holding on for dear life ...

259 EXT. WIDE ANGLE OVER THAMES - CONTINUOUS ACTION - NIGHT

The chopper dips down, dragging Emma through icy water ...

Up ahead ... Tower Bridge ... twin peaks ... a firework display going on ... rockets and

lights in the sky thru snowflakes ...

Emma sees the bridge coming, reaches down and --

260 CLOSEUP SHOT

Detaches her pocket limpet bomb and lobs it into the chopper cockpit.

261 HER POV

The bridge looms up, chopper rising to cross it as Emma leaps onto the bridge!

262 INT. CHOPPER - CONTINUOUS ACTION - NIGHT

The Man sees the bomb ...

Also flings himself onto the bridge as --

Against b.g. of the fireworks display --

263 WIDE ANGLE - TOWER BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS ACTION - NIGHT

BOOM! -- the CHOPPER EXPLODES. Ball of flames. The crowd roars in

appreciation ... great fireworks!

264 EXT. TOP OF TOWER BRIDGE WALKWAY - CONTINUOUS ACTION - NIGHT

Emma picks herself up, sees the Man in the white lab coat and runs for him.

He runs too -- towards --

265 ANOTHER CHOPPER

which unloads a rope ladder as Emma puts on every ounce of steam ...

The Man reaches for the dangling ladder --

but --

266 CLOSEUP - ON HIS FOOT

stuck, wedged between narrow battlements.

267 BACK TO SCENE

The Man looks at his shoe, at Emma charging towards him, at the rope ladder. He

pulls his foot out of his shoe and grabs the ladder, sailing off in the second chopper,

leaving Emma panting behind. She's soaked, frozen, gasping for breath, bending over,

when she sees --

268 CLOSEUP - SHOE

Emma pulls it from its wedge, looks at the inside: -- "Trubshaw's of Jermyn Street."

STEED (V.O.)

I thought it was Cinderella

who lost her slipper ...

269 INT. TRUBSHAW'S - DAWN

On Jermyn Street, snow lies waist high. BLARING SIRENS. Searchlights. PA

announcements urge citizens to stay indoors ... PULL BACK to reveal a fire glows, a

CLOCK TICKS calmly. Emma sits with her shoe, surrounded by a pile of shoes.

Steed & Trubshaw beside her.

EMMA:

This time the shoe's on the other

foot. You said a hand-made shoe

was as good as a photo-fit or

D.N.A.? Well, all we have to do is

find the shoe that fits ...

TRUBSHAW:

It should be easy. A Trubshaw

client has his shoes delivered

personally. The Ministry should

be able to confirm our delivery.

STEED:

I'll be back ...

EMMA:

Where are you going?

STEED:

Laying in supplies, Mrs. Peel weather

may get very nasty and I've no umbrella ...

EMMA:

You needn't bother. I can't drag you

further into this. After all, I am still

the chief suspect.

STEED:

No bother. Mother and Father think

I've joined you. I might as well.

EMMA:

But --

STEED:

(comes back)

Oh, and by the way, I think it's about

time you got rid of that chip on your

shoulder.

EMMA:

If you'd been through what I have,

you wouldn't --

Steed reaches and pulls off the micro-bug from her shoulder.

STEED:

A microtag. One of Mother's little

toys. There you are. Free at last.

He tips his bowler off her surprised reaction.

270 INT. TRUBSHAW'S BASEMENT - CONTINUOUS ACTION

An armory. Steed stands before racks of umbrellas, displayed like ceremonial swords --

ivory handles, duck handles, you name it ...

Steed hefts a few, as picky as a Samurai ...

271 UPSTAIRS - HOURS LATER

Emma surrounded by a mountain of shoes. Triumphantly, she holds up a pair of shoe

lasts.

EMMA:

Prince Charming, I presume.

Your name is ...

272 CLOSE ON WORN PAPER LABEL

with the name:
DARLING.

EMMA:

Oh my God ...

273 INT. TRUBSHAW'S - DOWNSTAIRS - CONTINUOUS ACTION

Steed selects his umbrella and we FOLLOW UP TO:

274 INT. TRUBSHAW'S - UPSTAIRS - DAY

He sees only Trubshaw.

STEED:

Where's Mrs. Peel?

TRUBSHAW:

She just left, sir. In a hurry.

STEED:

What?

TRUBSHAW:

She said you'd understand.

275 ON STEED

Worried.

VOICE (V.O.)

Ah, here we are ...

276 CLOSEUP - PIP PUFFING IN MID-AIR

WIDEN to reveal:

277 INT. MINISTRY ARCHIVES - DAY

Inside the archives, among leather volumes. A file goes through the air, passed to

Emma ... As she reads. A map is opened across a desk from her.

INVISIBLE JONES (V.O.)

'X' marks the spot. The shoes were

delivered to ... an island in Hyde Park.

Surrounded by the Serpentine. On the

site of a former Ministry installation...

EMMA:

... and now?

INVISIBLE JONES (V.O.)

Privately owned by ...

EMMA:

Let me guess:
Wonderland Weather.

INVISIBLE JONES (V.O.)

Very good, Mrs. Peel ...

EMMA:

I shall need a small plane.

INVISIBLE JONES (V.O.)

You're not venturing alone, surely.

EMMA:

I'm going to find out who killed

my husband. Will you take these

documents to Steed?

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