The Crow: City of Angels Page #17

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fast.

CURVE'S POV

GHOSTLY FACES stare down at him from the girders - people who

have made their home in the underbelly of the bridge which stretches

overhead.

A WOMAN lets loose a cloud of marigold petals. They flutter down

around Curve, swirling in the currents.

PULL BACK TO REVEAL

the petals have clustered around Curve's body in the shape of

a Crow. Curve continues to float downstream towards an estuary,

borne away on the wings of the bird.

END OF MOVED SCENE

INT. TUNNEL - NIGHT

Ashe starts back into the tunnel. He pauses a moment, kneeling

down, lowering his head. Whether out of respect for the dead

or his own condition, we'll never know.

After a minute, Ashe lifts his head again and stands. It's time

to see his mission through to the end.

CUT TO:

INT. TUNNEL - NIGHT

Ashe is heading back from the river when he's struck by...

A VISION OF THE CROW'S POV OF SARAH

ASHE:

is seeing what the crow is witnessing - Sarah in danger.

ASHE:

Sarah!

Ashe starts to run, back toward his bike...

CUT TO:

EXT. CITY STREETS - NIGHT

Ashe is on the motorcycle, racing through the streets. He takes

a corner on a skid, zipping past the Gray Gargoyle and the neighboring

train tracks.

CUT TO:

EXT. SARAH'S LOFT - NIGHT

Ashe pulls up on the motorcycle, SCREECHING to a stop. He leaps

from the bike, rushing into Sarah's building.

INT. SARAH'S LOFT - NIGHT

Ashe stumbles through the doorway into the loft...

The loft has been trashed. Furniture turned over, paintings slashed,

the ceramic irony mask smashed into pieces...

ASHE:

(alarmed, desperately looking for her)

Sarah?!

KALI (O.S.)

Sarah's gone, ghost man.

Ashe whirls around

KALI:

who had been standing still amidst the shadows, now moves from

behind Sarah's paintings.

ASHE:

Where is she?

KALI:

Judah's tower. He's waiting for you there.

As Kali steps closer we see that she's dressed for war -- a katana

secured in a black scabbard, twin daggers on each hip, a bandoleer

of throwing stars.

ASHE:

You took my son's life.

KALI:

(GASPING)

Some people are born victims.

ASHE:

It takes two to make a murder.

Kali unsheathes her katana. The blade edge catches the streetlight's

glare coming in from the window.

KALI:

Shall we dance?

Kali comes at Ashe blindingly fast. She spins and cartwheels

end over end, somersaulting. As she lands, Kali shifts into Ginsu-mode,

her blade a whirling blur...

Ashe ducks under the blade, trapping Kali's sword arm. He twists

his hands, SNAPPING her arm...

As Kali CRIES OUT, Ashe pivots, THROWING HER towards the half-moon

window looking out over the street...

CUT TO:

INT. CAMPANILE - JUDAH'S TOWER - NIGHT

Sarah's eyelids flutter open with a start. She's waking on the

heels of a dream.

PULL BACK to reveal Sarah curled up on the cold tile floor, a

number of candles burning nearby. Sarah sits up, disoriented.

Upon moving her arm she finds that it's been shackled to one

of the pillars via a long chain.

Sarah wastes a few moments tugging at her tether, trying to snap

one of the links, but it's no good.

Frustrated, Sarah looks around, trying to get her bearings...

SIBYL:

is standing a few yards away, cloaked in darkness, head bowed.

Sarah didn't notice her at first.

SARAH:

Where am I?

SIBYL:

The Tower. Everyone finds their way here eventually.

Sarah rises from the floor, a little unsteady. She moves towards

Sibyl, reaches out to touch her shoulder. The prophetess abruptly

lifts her head, causing her hood to fall back. Sarah takes a

step back, GASPING...

SIBYL'S EMPTY EYE SOCKETS

have been sewn shut with black thread.

SARAH:

My God. What happened to you...?

JUDAH (O.S.)

Fate happened to her.

Sarah spins...

JUDAH:

emerges from the gloom, almost as if he were materializing from

the shadows themselves.

JUDAH:

Sibyl's been cursed with the gift of prophecy. She sees things

that are fated to happen...

(BEAT)

She cut her eyes out with a carving knife because she wanted

to make the visions stop...

Judah brushes the back of his hand affectionately against Sibyl's

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