The Mummy Page #5

The map 'accidentally,' CATCHES ON FIRE. The Curator throws it to the

floor. Jonathan drops to his knees and quickly puts it out. Lifts it up.

The left third of the map is now missing.

JONATHM:

You burned it! You burned off the part with the lost city!

CURATOR:

It's for the best, I'm sure. Many men have

wasted their lives in the foolish pursuit of

Hamunaptra, no one has ever found it, most have

never returned.

JONATHAN (devastated)

You killed my map.

CURATOR:

I'm sure it was a fake, anyway, I'm

surprised at you, Miss

Carnarvon, to be so fooled.

The Curator reaches for the key/box. Evelyn quickly snatches it off the

desk and gives him a very angry, suspicious look.

EXT. CAIRO PRISON - GALLOWS COURTYARD - DAY

Cairo prison. One of the worst hell holes on earth. Every low-life form of

scumbag can be found here. The WARDEN, a first rate scumbag himself,

escorts Evelyn and Jonathan across the gallows courtyard. Evelyn whispers

to Jonathan.

EVELYN:

You told me you found it on a dig down in Thebes!

JONATHAN:

I was mistaken.

EVELYN:

lied to me!

JONATHM:

I lie to everybody, what makes you so special?

EVELYN:

I'm your sister.

JONATHAN:

That just makes you more gullible.

EVELYN:

You stole it from a drunk at the local Casbah?!

JONATHAN:

Picked his pocket, actually

EXT. VISITORIS PEN - DAY

The Warden ushers Evelyn and Jonathan into the holding pen.

EVELYN:

and what is he in prison for?

WARDEN:

I did not know, so when I heard you were coming,

I asked him that myself.

EVELYN:

And what did he say?

WARDEN:

He said,....he was just looking for a good time.

The interior cell door BURSTS OPEN. O'Connell is in chains, dragged by FOUR

GUARDS, they shove him up to the cell bars. From the looks of it, he's been

here awhile; his face is half hidden by long hair, a scraggly beard and

many new bruises. Evelyn looks at him, disgusted by his appearance.

EVELYN:

But he's just a filthy criminal?

JONATHAN (cringing)

Way to go, Evy.

O'Connell gives Evelyn the once over, then looks at Jonathan.

O'CONNELL

So who's the broad?

EVELYN:

Broad?!

JONATHAN:

She's my sister, actually.

O'CONNELL

Yeah? Well, ....I'm sure she's

not a total loss.

Evelyn is stunned and furious. The Warden heads out the door.

WARDEN:

I'll be back in a moment.

O'CONNELL (sarcastic)

I tremble with anticipation.

A Guard CLUBS O'Connell across the head, O'Connell's face bounces off the

metal bars. He shows no pain, but just looks back and gives the Guard a

nasty look. Evelyn steps closer.

EVELYN:

We uh,...found .... your puzzle box,

and we've come to ask you about it.

O'CONNELL

No.

EVELYN:

No?

O'CONNELL

No. ...You came to ask me about

Hamunaptra.

Evelyn and Jonathan quickly look around, hoping the guards didn't hear him.

They step closer. Evelyn plays coy.

EVELYN:

How do you know the box pertains

to Hamunaptra?

O'CONNELL

Because that's where I found it.

I was there.

Evelyn is dumbstruck. But Jonathan looks suspicious

JONATHAN:

How do we know that's not a

load of pig swallow?

O'Connell looks closer at Jonathan, a glint of recognition.

O'CONNELL

Hey,....don't I know you?

JONATHAN:

Um, well, you see....

O'Connell's FIST comes flying through the bars, hits Jonathan square in the

jaw, DECKS HIM. He hits the floor. Out cold. A Guard CLUBS O'Connell. His

head bounces off the bars again. He shows no pain, but gives the Guard

another nasty look. Evelyn looks down at her brother, then back at

O'Connell.

EVELYN:

You were actually at Hamunaptra?

O'CONNELL

I just decked your brother

EVELYN:

Yes, well, (shrugs) I know my brother.

O'Connell almost smiles. There's a bit of spark to this girl.

O'CONNELL

Yeah, I was there.

EVELYN:

You swear?

O'CONNELL

Every damn day

EVELYN:

No, I mean--

O'CONNELL

--I know what you mean. I was

there, alright. Seti's place.

The City Of The Dead.

EVELYN:

What did you find? What did you see?

O'CONNELL

I found sand. I saw death.

The warden enters. Evelyn quickly leans closer to O'Connell.

EVELYN:

Could you tell me how to get

there? The exact location?

O'CONNELL

Want to know?

Evelyn leans in even closer

EVELYN:

Yes.

O'CONNELL

Really want to know?

She leans her face right up to the bars, nervous and excited

EVELYN:

Yes.

O'Connell steps forward and KISSES her full on the lips.

O'CONNELL

Then get me the hell outta here

Evelyn is stunned. A Guard CLUBS him, his face bounces off the bars again,

but before he can react the Guards GRAB him, YANK him away from the bars

and DRAG him out of the room.

EVELYN:

Where are they taking him?

WARDEN:

To be hanged.

Evelyn is shocked. The warden shows-off his green teeth

WARDEN:

Apparently, he had a very good time,

EXT. GALLOWS COURTYARD - DAY

Hundreds of filthy PRISONERS stare down onto the gallows as the hangman's

noose is draped over O'Connell's head and cinched tight around his neck.

Evelyn follows the warden onto a balcony above the gallows. The prisoners

all go dead quiet at the sight of her; like jackals staring at fresh meat.

WARDEN:

No women allowed.

EVELYN:

I am an English woman.

This seems to confuse the Warden, he shrugs and sits down.

O'Connell looks up as Evelyn plops down beside the Warden

EVELYN:

I will give you one hundred

pounds to spare his life.

WARDEN:

I would pay one hundred pounds

just to see him hang.

EVELYN:

Two hundred pounds.

WARDEN:

Proceed!

EVELYN:

Three hundred pounds!

O'Connell can hear every word, he looks hopeful. Other than

Evelyn, you could hear a pin drop. The HANGMAN turns to him

HANGMAN:

Any last requests, pig?

O'CONNELL

Yeah, I'd like ya to let me go

The Hangman grabs the lever to the trapdoor.

EVELYN:

FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS!

The Warden sets his greasy, lecherous hand on Evelyn's leg.

WARDEN:

And what else?

Evelyn is revolted, she quickly shoves his hand away.

-Insulted, the Warden angrily turns and gestures to the

Hangman, who pulls the lever. The trapdoor DROPS AWAY.

EVELYN:

NOOO!

O'Connell DROPS through the hole. The rope pays-out. Then

JERKS TAUGHT. O'Connell's body SNAPS at the end of the rope.

But he's still alive, because--

WARDEN:

His neck did not break! Good!

Now we watch him strangle to death.

The prisoners go ape-sh*t, SCREAMING and SHOUTING in anger.

The GUARDS look around, nervous. O'Connell struggles at the

end of the rope, gagging. Evelyn is horrified, she quickly

turns to the warden, leans forward and whispers in his ear.

EVELYN:

He knows the location to Hamunaptra.

The warden spins around and faces her

WARDEN:

You lie.

EVELYN:

I would never!

At the end of the rope, O'Connell is choking and gagging and

turning several shades of red. The Warden stares at Evelyn.

WARDEN:

Are you saying this filthy godless

son of a pig knows where to find

The City Of The Dead? Truly?

EVELYN:

Yes and if you cut him down,

we will give you ten percent.

WARDEN:

Fifty percent.

EVELYN:

Twenty.

WARDEN:

Forty.

Evelyn hesitates, bites her lip. O'Connell's eyes bulge as he

looks up at her, he can't believe this girl.

O'CONNELL

Give .... give him .... give him GLAAAA--!

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