The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Page #11

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[Gollum pulls them back.]

GOLLUM:

No! No, no master! They catch you! They

catch you! Don’t take it to him! He

wants the preciousss. Always he’s looking

for it! And the preciousss is wanting

to go back to him. But we mustn’t let

him have it.

[Frodo tries to make a run for it.]

GOLLUM:

No! [Pulls Frodo back again.] There’s

another way. More secret. A dark way.

SAM:

Why haven’t you spoken of this before?!

GOLLUM:

Because Master did not ask!

SAM:

He’s up to something.

FRODO:

Are you saying there’s another way into

Mordor?

GOLLUM:

Yes. There is a path, and some stairs,

and then… a tunnel.

[Frodo and Sam watch as the Black Gate

closes. Gollum is stroking Frodo’s arm

and burying his face in his cloak.]

FRODO:

He’s led us this far, Sam.

SAM:

Mr. Frodo, no.

FRODO:

He’s been true to his word.

SAM:

[Whispers] No!

FRODO:

Lead the way, Sméagol.

GOLLUM:

Good Sméagol always helps.

[Frodo follows Gollum as Sam stares

after him in disbelief.]

[On the plains of Rohan. Gandalf, Aragorn,

Legolas and Gimli stop as Edoras comes

into view.]

GANDALF:

Edoras and the Golden Hall of Meduseld.

There dwells Théoden, King of Rohan,

whose mind is overthrown. Saruman’s

hold over King Théoden is now very strong.

[In the Hall, Éowyn is kneeling before

Théoden, holding his hand in hers.]

ÉOWYN

My lord, your son, he is dead. My lord?

Uncle?

[Théoden just sits and stares ahead,

his eyes clouded and unseeing.]

ÉOWYN

Will you not go to him? [She weeps.]

Will you do nothing?

[Scene returns to Gandalf and company.]

GANDALF:

Be careful what you say. Do not look

for welcome here.

[They ride on towards Edoras.]

[At Edoras, Éowyn is weeping at the

dead Théodred's bed. She kisses his

hand. Gríma appears at the door.]

GRÍMA

Oh, he… he must have died sometime in

the night. What a tragedy for the king

to lose his only son and heir.

[He sits on the bed and puts a hand

on Éowyn’s shoulder.]

GRÍMA

I understand his passing is hard to

accept, especially now that your brother

has deserted you.

ÉOWYN

[jumps back and throws off Gríma’s hand]

Leave me alone, snake!

GRÍMA

[Rises from the bed and moves ever closer

to Éowyn] Oh, but you are alone! Who

knows what you have spoken to the darkness.

In bitter watches of the night, when

all your life seems to shrink, the walls

of your bower closing in about you,

like a hutch to trammel some wild thing

in.

[He puts a hand on her cheek and moves

down to her throat.]

GRÍMA

So fair, so cold, like a morning of

pale spring still clinging to winter's

chill.

[Éowyn and Gríma stare at each other

intently.]

ÉOWYN

Your words are poison!

[Éowyn runs out of the hall. Weeping,

she looks away into the distance. A

flag comes off its pole and is carried

by the breeze. Éowyn sees riders coming

towards Edoras. As Aragorn passes the

entrance to Edoras, the flag floats

down to land near him. Edoras is silent

and somber. Everyone is dressed in black

and staring at the newcomers in wary

silence. Aragorn looks up at the hall

and sees a lady in white standing on

the steps. He looks around at more somber

people.]

GIMLI:

You’ll find more cheer in a graveyard.

[Aragorn looks up to the hall again

but the lady has disappeared. The company

climbs up the stairs to the hall and

is met by guards.]

GANDALF:

[sees Háma] Ah.

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