Unforgiven Page #16

DAVEY:

Oh, Jesus, fella...

(shouting)

Boys, my pony's hurt...

And turning he sees the three cowboys standing fifty yards

away, frozen in their tracks.

DAVEY:

Boys...

And they suddenly turn and run away toward some rocks and it

is only then that the terror hits Davey and in a sudden panic

he tries to get free of the horse.

DAVEY:

Oh, Jesus, boys, my leg's broke. I'm

pinned, boys.

EXT. BOULDERS - DAY

VIEW on Ned, his face covered with sweat, the Spencer against

his cheek and he is crouched among some boulders up the canyon

wall about three hundred yards from Davey and Munny is looking

over Ned's shoulder and The Kid is trying to see, too,

squinting desperately, but he can't see sh*t.

MUNNY:

Finish him, Ned.

THE KID:

He ain't dead? You didn't get him?

MUNNY:

(to the Kid, without

turning)

He got the boy's horse.

Looking down the barrel of the rifle Ned can see Davey

struggling frantically to get free of the horse and it is an

easy shot and Ned is sweating, his hand is shaking and he

can hear Munny's voice.

MUNNY'S VOICE (O.S.)

Better get him 'fore he gets clear

of the horse, Ned.

And Ned is shaking and CRACK, he fires.

EXT. BOX CANYON - DAY

VIEW on Davey and dust kicking up a foot away and the extra

terror gives him the strength to pull free of the horse.

JOHNNY'S VOICE (O.S.)

(distant, shouting)

Assassin a**holes. You dirty a**hole

sonsabitches.

EXT. BOULDERS - DAY

Munny and Ned and The Kid and Ned is shaking.

THE KID:

Did you kill him?

MUNNY:

He's clear of the horse, Ned. Better

get him.

EXT. BOX CANYON - DAY

VIEW on Davey and he is crawling clear of the horse but his

leg is broken and it's hard and he looks toward the rocks

where his friends are hiding sixty yards away.

TEXAS SLIM'S VOICE

(from behind rock)

Behind you, Davey. Go for them rocks

behind you.

And turning, Davey can see a couple of boulders only fifteen

yards away that will provide cover.

EXT. BOULDERS - DAY

Ned aiming and shaking.

THE KID:

What happened? He ain't dead? What's

goin' on?

MUNNY:

(to Ned)

If he gets behind them rocks we ain't

gonna get him... not without we go

down there.

THE KID:

What rocks? Why don't you shoot?

What's goin' on?

JOHNNY'S VOICE (O.S.)

F***in' bushwhackin' a**holes.

And looking down the barrel Ned can see Davey crawling for

the rocks and it is an easy shot and he can't do it and he

looks up at Munny and the agony in his eyes says it all.

THE KID:

Ain't you gonna shoot? Is he dead?

Munny grabs the rifle and Ned moves aside and slumps against

a rock and Munny looks down the barrel and aims.

MUNNY:

I ain't much of a shot.

EXT. BOX CANYON - DAY

Davey crawling and CRACK! The dust kicks up eight feet away.

He is ten yards from the boulders and it is agony to crawl.

LIPPY'S VOICE (O.S.)

Keep goin', Davey boy.

CRACK! Dust puffs up three feet from Davey's head.

EXT. BOULDERS - DAY

Munny, the rifle at his cheek and The Kid leaning frantically

over his shoulder, trying to see.

MUNNY:

Sh*t!

THE KID:

What happened, did you hit him?

BANG! BANG! Pistol shots from below and the bullets ping

harmlessly among the rocks.

THE KID:

They're shootin' at us.

JOHNNY'S VOICE (O.S.)

We'll kill you, you a**holes.

Munny is aiming, he can see Davey, nearer shelter now.

CRACK! He fires and sees the dust spurt near Davey.

LIPPY'S VOICE (O.S.)

You a**holes... you stinking ambushing

a**holes.

THE KID:

Did you get him? Where is he?

EXT. BOX CANYON - DAY

Davey crawling frantically and CRACK!... dust explodes only

inches from his head and he is pulling himself frantically

and he is only three yards from safety.

EXT. BOULDERS - DAY

CLOSE on Munny and he is sweating.

MUNNY:

How many shots I got, Ned?

Ned is sitting there dazed, staring vacantly. BANG, BANG,

BANG, return fire pings off the rocks.

MUNNY:

(aiming)

HOW MANY LEFT GODDAMIT?

NED:

Two.

And looking down the rifle Munny can see Davey's head

disappear behind the boulder and CRACK, Munny fires again.

THE KID:

Did you get him?

BANG BANG BANG the pistol fire.

TEXAS SLIM'S VOICE (O.S.)

Keep goin', Davey.

Munny is cocking and aiming for his last shot and he can see

Davey's legs sticking out from the rock and they're not

moving.

THE KID:

Tell me... Christ...

JOHNNY'S VOICE (O.S.)

...murderin' bastards...

LIPPY'S VOICE (O.S.)

...f***in' skunks...

CRACK, Munny fires.

EXT. BOX CANYON - DAY

VIEW ON dust puffing as Davey's legs disappear behind the

boulder, and there is a low groan.

EXT. BOULDERS - DAY

VIEW on Munny sitting back against the rock, exhausted,

covered with sweat and he holds the rifle up to The Kid.

MUNNY:

Better re-load it.

THE KID:

You missed him? You didn't...?

MUNNY:

I got him.

DAVEY'S VOICE (O.S.)

(scared, hurt)

Jesus, boys, I'm shot... they shot

me...

TEXAS SLIM'S VOICE (O.S.)

You tramps... you murderin' tramps.

THE KID:

(shaken)

He ain't killed.

MUNNY:

(washed out)

Maybe, maybe not. Got him in the

gut, I think.

EXT. BOX CANYON - DAY

Davey lying behind the boulder and the whole front of him is

soaking in bright red blood and the sun is beating down.

DAVEY:

Oh Jesus... I'm hurt... I'm hurt.

They shot me...

EXT. BOULDERS - DAY

Munny sitting there, his back against the rock, staring

vacantly and Ned looks the same.

THE KID:

(derisively)

Them a**holes can't hit us up here.

Just wastin' bullets.

The cowboys must realize that because they stop shooting and

you can hear Davey moaning and Ned and Munny just sit there

and sweat and The Kid is pacing up and down.

THE KID:

You think he's gonna die? You think

we killed him?

Ned and Munny look into each other's eyes.

DAVEY'S VOICE (O.S.)

Help me, boys, help me...

MUNNY:

(flatly)

Yup... we killed him, I guess.

DAVEY'S VOICE (O.S.)

Oh, Jesus, help me boys, I don't

want to die... I don't want to die.

THE KID:

(rattled, shouting)

SHOULDN'T OF CUT UP NO WOMAN, YOU

A**HOLE.

EXT. BOX CANYON - DAY

Davey is lying there behind the boulder drenched in blood,

looking up at the blazing noonday sun.

DAVEY:

(shouting)

I'M DYIN', BOYS.

He pauses then, and then he speaks in a normal voice, as

though to himself, to express his amazement, to test reality.

DAVEY:

I'm dyin'.

(pause)

I'm dyin'.

(shouting, panicked)

BOYS, I'M DYIN'!

EXT. BOULDERS - DAY

Munny sweating and looking up at the sun, and Ned staring

vacantly.

DAVEY'S VOICE (O.S.)

I'm thirsty, Slim, Jesus, I'm thirsty.

(pause)

Bring me a drink won't you, Slim?

One drink, Slim... I'm dyin', Slim...

(pause)

Boys, bring me a drink.

It is getting to all three of them and Munny looks up at the

sun and then Ned gets up and he walks over to a rock and he

vomits.

DAVEY'S VOICE (O.S.)

One drink... please, boys... just

one d...

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