The Making of Disney's 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' Page #6

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a poor, misshapen child like you...

have against her

heathen treachery?

Well, never you mind,

Quasimodo.

She'll be out of our lives

soon enough.

I will free you

from her evil spell.

She will torment you

no longer.

What do you mean?

I know

where her hide-out is.

And tomorrow at dawn,

I attack...

with a thousand men.

Ah. We have to find the Court

of Miracles before daybreak.

If Frollo gets there first...

Are you coming with me?

- I can't.

- I thought you were Esmeralda's friend.

Frollo's my master.

I can't disobey him again.

She stood up for you. You've got

a funny way of showing gratitude.

Well, I'm not going to sit by and watch

Frollo massacre innocent people.

You do what

you think is right.

What? What am I

supposed to do?

Go out there and rescue the girl from

the... from the jaws of death,

and the whole town will cheer

like I'm some kind of a hero?

She already has her knight

in shining armor, and it's not me.

Frollo was right. Frollo was

right about everything.

I'm tired of trying to be

something that I'm not.

I must be

out of my mind.

- Phoebus!

- Aah!

- Shh! I'm coming with you!

- Glad you changed your mind.

- I'm not doing it for you.

I'm doing it for her.

- You know where she is?

No, but she said that this

will help us find her.

Good, good, good.

Ahh, great.

What is it?

- I'm not sure.

- Hmm. It must be some sort of code.

Maybe it's Arabic. No, no. It's not

Arabic. Maybe it's ancient Greek.

- " When you wear this woven band,

you hold the city in your hand."

- What?

- It's the city.

- What are you talking about?

It's a map. See, here's

the cathedral and the river,

and this little stone must be...

- I've never seen a map

that looks like...

- I've lived in the tower for 20 years.

- And I think I know what

the city looks like from above.

- This is it.

- This is not it.

All right. Okay.

If you say it's a map, fine. It's a map.

But if we're going to find Esmeralda,

we have to work together.

Truce?

- Well, okay.

- Aah! Mmm.

Sorry.

No, you're not.

- This looks like the symbol on the map.

- But what does it mean?

Hmm. I'm not sure.

I can make out an inscription,

but it's going to take

a few minutes to translate it.

Yes, well. Or we could

just go down those stairs.

Is this the Court of Miracles?

Offhand, I'd say it's

the Court of Ankle-deep Sewage.

Must be the old catacombs.

Cheerful place.

- Kinda makes ya wish ya got out

more often, eh, Quasi?

- Not me.

I just want to warn Esmeralda

and get back to the bell tower

before I get in more trouble.

Speaking of trouble, we should

have run into some by now.

- What do you mean?

- You know. A guard. A booby trap.

Or an ambush.

Well, well, well.

What have we here?

- Trespassers!

- Spies!

- We're not spies.

- You've got to listen...

- Don't interrupt me.

You're very clever

to have found our hideaway.

- Unfortunately, you won't

live to tell the tale.

# Maybe you've heard

of a terrible place #

# Where the scoundrels of Paris

collect in a lair#

# Maybe you've heard

of that mythical place

called the Court of Miracles #

- Hello, you're there.

- # Where the lame can walk #

# And the blind can see #

# But the dead don't talk #

# So you won't be around

to reveal what you found #

# We have a method

for spies and intruders #

# Rather like hornets

protecting their hive #

# Here in the Court of Miracles

where it's a miracle

if you get out alive #

Gather around, everybody.

There's "good noose" tonight.

- It's a double header.

A couple of Frollo's spies.

And not just any spies.

His Captain of the Guard and his

loyal, bell-ringing henchman.

#Justice is swift

in the Court of Miracles #

# I am the lawyers and judge

all in one #

# We like to get the trial

over with quickly #

# Because it's the sentence

that's really the fun #

Any last words?

That's what they all say.

- # Now that we've seen

all the evidence #

- # Wait, I object #

- # Overruled #

- # I object #

- # Quiet #

- Dang.

# We find you

totally innocent #

# Which is the worst

crime of all #

# So you're going to hang #

Stop!

- These men aren't spies.

They're our friends.

- Why didn't they say so?

- We did say so.

This is the soldier

who saved the miller's family.

And Quasimodo helped me

escape the cathedral.

We came to warn you.

Frollo's coming!

He says he knows where you're

hiding, and he's attacking

at dawn with a thousand men.

Then let's waste no time.

We must leave immediately.

You took a terrible risk

coming here.

It may not exactly show,

but we're grateful.

Don't thank me.

Thank Quasimodo.

- Without his help, I would never

have found my way here.

- Nor would I.

After 20 years

of searching,

the Court of Miracles

is mine at last.

Dear Quasimodo.

- I always knew you would

someday be of use to me.

- No.

- What are you talking about?

- Why, he led me right to you, my dear.

- You're a liar.

- And look what else

I've caught in my net.

Captain Phoebus,

back from the dead.

Another "miracle," no doubt.

I shall remedy that.

There'll be a little bonfire

in the square tomorrow.

And you're all

invited to attend.

Lock them up.

No, please, Master!

No, no.

Take him back to the bell tower.

And make sure he stays there.

The prisoner, Esmeralda, has been found

guilty of the crime of witchcraft.

The sentence:
Death!

The time has come, Gypsy.

You stand upon the brink of the abyss.

Yet even now

it is not too late.

I can save you from the flames

of this world and the next.

Choose me...

or the fire.

The Gypsy, Esmeralda,

has refused to recant.

This evil witch has put the soul

of every citizen in Paris...

in awful jeopardy.

Come on, Quasi.

Snap out of it!

- Your friends are down there.

- It's all my fault.

- You gotta break these chains.

- I can't. I tried. What

difference would it make?

- But you can't let Frollo win!

- He already has.

So you're givin' up?

That's it?

- These chains aren't what's

holding you back, Quasimodo.

- Leave me alone.

Okay. Okay, Quasi.

We'll leave ya alone.

After all, we're

only made out of stone.

We just thought maybe you were made

of somethin' stronger.

Forjustice, for Paris,

and for her own salvation,

it is my sacred duty...

to send

this unholy demon...

back where she belongs.

No!

Quasimodo!

Sanctuary!

Sanctuary!

Sanctuary!

- Captain.

- Sir?

- Seize the cathedral.

Don't worry.

You'll be safe here.

Charge!

Come back, you cowards!

You, men, pick up that beam.

Break down the door.

Alone at last.

Citizens of Paris!

Frollo has persecuted our people,

ransacked our city!

- Now he has declared war

on Notre Dame herself!

Will we allow it?

- I think the cavalry's here.

Hey, isn't that... Feeble?

- Doofus.

Phoebus!

Sorry. Sorry.

Harder!

Ooh!

L-I'm free! I'm free!

Oof! Dang it!

Aah!

Ready, aim,

fire!

Are you sure that's how it works?

Works for me.

- Achilles, sit.

- Aah! Get off me!

Fly, my pretties! Fly, fly!

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