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_ACT ONE_ FADE IN EXTERIOR TROPICAL STORM - NIGHT With a report as sharp as the crack of doom, a white-hot bolt of lightning tears from the storm clouds and plunges into the raging sea. The crack is followed by a deep rumble that eventually dies away, to be replaced by a low, moaning chant. We slowly pan towards the source of the chanting to reveal the silhouette of.... A SUBMARINE riding serenely upon the calm waters of a deep lagoon as the storm churns the sea beyond the reef. The submarine has a strange bulbous bow, which separates before our eyes. We continue to pan, following this strange silhouette towards.... A CAVE it's interior lit by torches. The moaning chant is coming from somewhere deep inside. ON TUTSAMI NATIVES their dark skin glistening in the torchlight as, shackled one to the other, they draw the ominous object across the lagoon towards the mouth of the cave. Each Tutsami pulls the hawser along the catwalk to the back of the cave, where he releases his grip and runs back to the start of the catwalk to grasp the hawser again and repeat the laborious process. They are being driven on by black-uniformed SS guards with polished boots and leather riding crops. CLOSE ON OBSERVATION PLATFORM set above the catwalks at the mouth of the cave. Here, three Germans observe the work. The first, dressed in tropical mufti, is Otto Wolfschmidt...a rapier-thin man of fifty in superb physical condition. He carries a dueling scar on his left cheek and has the whitewall haircut of a Prussian officer. The second is Obersturmfuhrer Herman Kreiss...a German SS officer with a tendency towards paunchiness and a mind that would put the Marquis de Sade to shame. The third, wearing a turtleneck sweater even in the tropics, is the U-boat commander...a young seawolf who looks with disdain upon the other two. GERMAN CAPTAIN This is insane. Torches when we have lights? And why not rig a winch...a donkey engine...something other that...than.... HERMAN (finishing for him) Slave labor? GERMAN CAPTAIN Jah. OTTO (laughs) You have no sense of the dramatic, Captain. The Great Wall of China...the Pyramid of Cheops...the Tower of Babylon...They were all built by slave labor. CLOSE ON THE TUTSAMIS as they struggle to pull the object across the lagoon. OTTO'S VOICE (continuing) Since the dawn of time man has advanced upon his own sweat. So shall the Third Reich. CLOSE ON THE THREE GERMANS The Captain looks at Otto, calm and cool in his white suit. GERMAN CAPTAIN I don't see you sweating, Herr Doctor. OTTO (smiles) We each sweat in our own way. GERMAN CAPTAIN And when they are done? HERMAN I have some...experiments to conduct with them. The Captain stares at the little SS officer in disgust, then turns and looks off camera to the huge black orb, which at this moment is towed through frame, wiping the scene. CUT TO EXTERIOR GERMAN ISLAND ENCAMPMENT - NIGHT - CLOSE ON MADA a handsome Tutsami native who has escaped his shackles. He is crouching, behind a stack of five-gallon fuel drums, beneath the huge camouflage net that conceals the German encampment on the island. After a SS guard, with a sub-machine gun over his shoulder, strolls past, Mada creeps into one of the tents. INTERIOR OTTO'S TENT It is simply furnished...a cot, writing desk and trunk. Atop the trunk, wrapped in cloth are a number of fencing swords. Mada slips past the trunk to a small steel vault in the corner. CLOSE ON THE VAULT "DANGER," in German, is painted on the door and beneath it a white skull and crossbones. Mada opens the door to reveal a highly polished cylinder the size of a thermos bottle snuggled into a wooden rack. CLOSE ON MADA as his eyes widen in awe. MADA (to himself) Esnandee! He slowly reaches into the vault (below camera) and reverently removes the cylinder. Then he closes the door into camera and we.... CUT TO EXTERIOR TROPICAL STORM - NIGHT It is closer than before. Once again, we pan from the storm to the silhouette of the submarine, this time widening until we reveal the far shore of the lagoon in the foreground where four more escaped Tutsami natives wait in the jungle beside a hidden outrigger canoe. They don't have to wait long, Mada soon appears, swimming with the strong strokes of a South Seas islander. He holds up the cylinder and his brothers ooh and aah. Then they silently push the canoe into the lagoon, mount it and paddle towards the opening in the reef. It begins to rain. ON THE OUTRIGGER CANOE as they escape through the reef into the open sea. The swells are enormous, but these men are born to the sea and the canoe is in no danger. ANGLE ON MADA The rain pelting down on his head as he holds the cylinder up to the gods of the storm. MADA (shouting) Esnandee! The others take up the cry...repeating it over and over until it becomes the chant they row by. Mada then lowers the canister and slowly unscrews the polished steel cap. As the end comes off, a blue-green glow is emitted from inside. CLOSE ON MADA'S FACE lit by the glow as he looks inside the cylinder and beholds the power of the gods. DISSOLVE TO EXTERIOR SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN - DAY - TROPICAL STORM Through the dark, billowing storm clouds we get an occasional glimpse of the Goose as it's illuminated by a flash of lightning. JAKE'S VOICE They say Pacific means 'calm' in Spanish, but you couldn't prove it by me.... CUT TO INTERIOR GOOSE - DAY Jake at the controls, unlit cigar clamped in his jaw, Corky beside him. The Goose shakes and rattle violently. JAKE'S VOICE They also say money talks. I don't always like what it has to say, but I usually listen. Have to in this business.... ANGLE ON JACK glued to the spot normally reserved for take-offs and landings. JAKE'S VOICE This time it was a hundred bucks, telling me all I had to do was fly an American named Kimble from Tagataya to Boragora.... ANGLE ON JOHNNY KIMBLE Strapped into one of the passenger seats, pale and unnerved, surrounded by cargo is Johnny Kimble, early forties, good looking, a slightly roguish affectation about him when he's not in fear for his life. He has a small dueling scar on his left cheek. JAKE'S VOICE He seemed like an all right kind of guy, which in this part of the world usually means just the opposite.... KIMBLE (shouts forward) Does lightning ever hit airplanes? ANGLE ON JAKE AND CORKY JAKE (calls back) Never twice. He winks at Corky. More thunder and lightning, rain hitting the windshield like tiny hammers. CORKY (correcting him) That ain't so, Jake. Remember that time in '34 when we were flying those llamas from Lima to...ah...to.... JAKE (after a pause) La Paz. CORKY (brightly) La Paz! We were hit twice by lightning in the same day. (yells back) Ain't that right, Jack? CLOSE ON JACK He lifts his head and barks twice. BACK ON JAKE AND CORKY As if to punctuate Corky's point, another searing bolt of lightning splits the sky. The Goose bumps violently and Jake has to fight the controls to keep it from falling out of the sky. JAKE That's it! (beat) I'm gonna start flying legs. KIMBLE'S VOICE What're 'legs'? Out of his seat, Kimble appears in the opening behind him. CORKY You'd better stay in your seat, mister. KIMBLE I get nervous when people make life-or-death decisions I can't hear. Especially people who talk to dogs. (to Jake) What're 'legs'? JAKE Instead of flying on course, which happens to be right down the gullet of the storm, we angle off -- first to port side, then starboard, then back again. Kind of like a zig zag. KIMBLE For how long? JAKE Until something breaks. KIMBLE Until _what_ breaks? JAKE (smiles) The weather. A huge bolt of lightning cracks close down to cause all three to jump. SMASH CUT TO INTERIOR SARAH'S ROOM - DAY - CLOSE ON SARAH as she jerks the headset away from her ears for a second as the static from the storm almost punctures her eardrums. WIDER Sarah is wearing a wearing a white silk kimono and deciphering the message coming in over her radio. SARAH (writing) Defecting American scientist...Doctor John Kimble...rendezvousing with Germans...Boragora...oh eight hundred...tomorrow...Important you... Another sputter of static causes her to jerk the headset away from her ears. As it dies down, she picks up the end of the message. SARAH (writing) ...German experiment. (sending) Manila...repeat. Message incomplete. Manila...repeat. She frantically tunes the radio, but it's hopeless. All she can pick up is static. SARAH Terrific. She re-tunes and transmitter and begins sending. CUT TO EXTERIOR STORMY SEA - DAY - ON DESTROYER HANCOCK - STOCK as it plows through the heavy seas. INTERIOR HANCOCK RADIO ROOM - DAY The room is pitching and tossing with the waves, but it doesn't bother Sparks who rolls with it as he works. The hatch opens and it seems like half the Pacific splashes inside before the captain, in foul weather gear, can enter and dog it shut. He slides his hood back and Sparks hands him a message. SPARKS It's White on Boragora. She's received this partial message from Intelligence in Manila. Wants to know what to do. U.S. CAPTAIN (reading) Did you call Manila? SPARKS Can't get through...the storm's moving between us and the Philippines. U.S. CAPTAIN (nods) Tell her to...stop this Kimble if possible. We'll stand by to assist if necessary. And let me know as soon as you can raise Manila. SPARKS Aye, aye, sir. Sparks turns back to his set. As the captain opens the door to the sea.... CUT TO EXTERIOR GOOSE - DAY as it fights through the storm. The clouds seem somewhat lighter than when we left it. INTERIOR COCKPIT - ACROSS JAKE AND CORKY as they peer through the driving rain pelting the window. JAKE (hopeful) I think it's easing up. CORKY (points) Jake! Over there...blue. JAKE (looking) Atta boy, Corky. Corky smiles, pleased at his discovery as Jake banks the Goose towards the hole in the clouds. EXTERIOR ON THE GOOSE as she drops out of the storm and levels out a couple of hundred feet above the ocean. INTERIOR GOOSE COCKPIT For the first time in hours, the pressure is off. CORKY (taking the yoke) Can I spell you for a while, Jake? Jake studies the sky ahead and nods, relinquishing the controls to Corky. As Jake lights his cigar, Jack trots up between them. JAKE Decided it was safe enough to join us, huh? Jack barks twice. CORKY (flying) You know, Jake, I can't wait to see the look on Sarah's face when you give her that present. Jake smiles and reaches under the seat to pat the package he's stored there. As he does, he spots something ahead and his smile fades. JAKE (taking the controls) I got her, Corky, CORKY (hurt) I was doing okay, Jake. JAKE (peering ahead) You see something in the water...about ten o'clock? CORKY (looking) Just waves... (spots it) Jake! An outrigger. Boy, you gotta give the islanders credit. They can... (eyes widening) Jake...something's wrong with 'em. EXTERIOR ON THE OUTRIGGER as it rises and falls on the swells. The Tutsamis who escaped in the night are draped over the gunnels, some with their heads and arms under water. The Goose roars over, ten feet above them. INTERIOR GOOSE COCKPIT Jake looks back over his shoulder as he pulls the Goose up and around in a climbing turn. Corky is staring at him. CORKY Jake. They're all dead! KIMBLE (yells) One of them's alive! JAKE I saw him. (to Corky) Whatta you think? Corky looks down at the ocean. CORKY Fifty-fifty chance we'll tip over in these seas, Jake. Jack gets up and heads for the rear. ANGLE ON KIMBLE as he watches Jack trot past to his nest in the back of the Goose. Kimble turns towards Jake and Corky. KIMBLE You're not going to land! ON THE GOOSE as she comes in across the swells. KIMBLE'S VOICE You guys are nuts! The Goose touches down, leaving a huge plume of spray and disappears behind a swell. INTERIOR GOOSE COCKPIT as Jake manipulates the throttles...powering from one engine to the other to keep the Goose from tipping over in the heavy seas. Finally, they settle down to a more reasonable attitude and Jake releases the controls to Corky. JAKE (getting up) Taxi as close as you can. I'll try to get a line to him. CORKY (concentrating) Gotcha. MOVING WITH JAKE as he gathers rope from the rear compartment, then throws open the hatch. Kimble is behind him through this. KIMBLE You coulda killed us! JAKE Don't worry, Kimble...Corky still might. Corky pours on the throttle as the Goose slides up and down on a swell. Kimble looks a little green. CLOSE ON THE OUTRIGGER Mada is at the helm. He looks terrible, his skin is blistered and blotched...he's barely alive. As Corky maneuvers the Goose as close as possible, Mada manages a feeble wave. Jake tosses the weighted end of the rope to Mada, but he's too weak to grasp it. INSIDE THE GOOSE - FEATURE JAKE as he sits and pulls off his boots. JAKE (yells to Corky) Hold her there! (to Kimble) I'm gonna swim out with the line, he's too weak to grab it. ON JACK He is watching something through the hatch. He growls. ON THE OUTRIGGER Suddenly, one of the Tutsamis hanging over the side is jerked into the water, disappearing in a splash. BACK INSIDE THE GOOSE Jake strips off his leather flying jacket and ties a rope around his waist. Jack stands in the hatch next to Kimble, growling. JAKE What's wrong? KIMBLE (looking out) Sharks. ON THE OUTRIGGER A fin cuts through the water in the foreground, then another and another. Mada clutches the canister to his chest, his eyes wide with fear. Another dead native is jerked into the sea with a splash. INTERIOR THE HATCH - FEATURE JAKE as he stares out at the sharks feeding in a frenzy around the outrigger. KIMBLE You're not that nuts...are you? Jack barks twice. Jake knifes into the water. UNDERWATER - ON SHARKS - STOCK as they tear at the Tutsami bodies. ON JAKE swimming with strong strokes towards the outrigger. INSIDE THE COCKPIT - ON CORKY gunning the engine and watching. CORKY (only prayer he knows) Now I lay me down to sleep.... UNDERWATER - ON A SHARK - STOCK as it turns and takes off towards Jake. ON JACK watching the shark go after Jake. He growls and looks ready to jump into the water after it. MOVING WITH JAKE as he swims up to the outrigger and pulls himself on board. The dead Tutsami hanging over the gunnel beside him disappears with a splash as Jake falls into the bottom of the canoe and gasps for air. GOOSE COCKPIT - ON CORKY He finishes the prayer with a smile of relief. CORKY ...I pray the Lord my soul to take. (looks heavenward) Thank you. REAR HATCH Kimble pulls on the rope line until the outrigger is against the side of the Goose. Then, he drags Mada inside. Jake climbs in, pushes the outrigger off and closes the hatch. KIMBLE Who is he? JAKE Tutsami from the headband. (beat) He's in bad shape...we've gotta get him to Louie as quick as we can. Jake moves forward and Kimble rolls Mada over, supporting him. He sees the canister clutched in Mada's hand and reaches for it, but somehow Mada hangs on. MADA (weakly) Esnandee. ACROSS MADA TO KIMBLE His eyes widen -- whatever Mada said Kimble understood it. He reaches again for the canister, this time managing to take it from Mada who passes out. Kimble turns the canister over slowly, starts to unscrew it, then changes his mind. He moves to slip it into his pocket, but at that moment Jake guns the engines to take off and the slippery canister slides out of his hands as he grabs onto a seat for balance. The canister rolls along the aisle to.... CORKY who is working his way back from the cockpit. He picks up the canister and looks at it. Jack growls. Corky looks at Jack, then slips the canister into his side pocket and continues up the aisle to Kimble and Mada. CORKY (to Kimble) Jake sent me back to help. (looks at Mada) Poor guy. Whatta ya think happened to him? We move in on Kimble's face as he eyes the canister in Corky's pocket. KIMBLE I...I wouldn't know. FADE OUT _END OF ACT ONE_ _ACT TWO_ FADE IN INTERIOR MONKEY BAR - NIGHT It's a slow night without the Clipper in Boragora, where the mood inside matches the tropical rain sleeting down outside; a few locals playing billiards, one or two serious drinkers. Gushie kibitzing as Louie plays a game of solitaire, even the flies buzzing a little softer. Sarah is standing beside the piano with sheet music rehearsing "Am I Blue," singing more to herself than anyone in the bar. As she nears the finish of the song.... ON THE SWINGING DOORS Corky throws them open and Jake and Kimble carry Mada inside. All of them are soaking wet from the rain. JAKE Louie! Where.... LOUIE (looks around) The billiard table. INTERIOR BILLIARD ROOM Corky sweeps in, leading everyone else, and clears the billiard table just as one of the players is about to make a shot. CORKY Gangway! Jake and Kimble lay Mada on the green chaise...the Tutsami looks near death. For the first time, the others get a good look at his blistered body and swollen lips. They begin to edge back. JAKE Somebody get the preacher! About half the crowd volunteers. LOUIE (examining him) Tutsami? JAKE Looks like it. ANGLE ON SARAH Kimble is standing behind her and looking her over. SARAH Where'd you find him? KIMBLE In the middle of the ocean, honey. She turns, giving him a dirty look...she doesn't like being called "Honey." He just smiles and extends his hand. KIMBLE John Kimble. But you can call me Johnny. Sarah starts to turn away, then the name registers. She puts on a small smile and shakes his hand. SARAH Sarah. ANOTHER ANGLE - FEATURE JAKE AND LOUIE Jake catches the moment between Kimble and Sarah. He doesn't like it. LOUIE He's dead, Jake. The crowd begins to murmur in the background. As Corky gets the billiard table cover and pulls it over the body.... LOCAL Plague. He's got the plague! Everyone begins to panic. LOUIE (loudly; in French) Stop it! (in English) Who says it was plague? (lifts cover) Looks like exposure to the sun and salt water. (to Jake) Where did you find him? JAKE (after a beat) Open ocean. LOUIE (to crowd) You see. (beat) Now, everyone to the Monkey Bar. The drinks are on.... GUSHIE (interrupting) Are half price! LOUIE (recovers) ...the drinks are half price. Gushie winks to Louie and herds the crowd out, closing the doors. CORKY (licking his lips) Ah...Jake.... JAKE Sure, Corky. Go get a beer. ANOTHER ANGLE - FEATURE KIMBLE as he watches Corky exit. KIMBLE I think I'll get a drink, too. Sarah expects Kimble to ask her to join him, but he doesn't. She's surprised and disappointed, a reaction that isn't lost on Jake. ON THE REVEREND TENBOOM as he enters, shaking the water from his hat. Jack growls as usual. WILLIE I came as soon as I heard. I was in the middle of blessing a little... (recovers) ...ah, this is the poor soul. JAKE Afraid that's all he is now, Reverend. Willie lifts the corner of the cover and registers surprise. WILLIE Tutsami! LOUIE Oui. JAKE (catches reaction) What is it? WILLIE (covering) They were my first converts in the islands. (beat) Where did you find him? JAKE Don't know exactly, we flying legs in a storm. Somewhere between Tagataya and the Tutsami Islands. LOUIE What do you think he died of? SARAH (surprised) You said it was exposure. LOUIE I would say anything to avoid a panic. JAKE It could be the plague. LOUIE (sighs) Oui. It could. We'll have to burn the body. (nods toward bar) And without them knowing it. JAKE Reverend? WILLIE Of course. LOUIE There's petrol for the generator behind the storehouse. I'll get it and join you at the dock. I've an old boat I've wanted to get rid of anyway. WILLIE A Viking funeral...jah. That would be good. SARAH I wish there was something I could do. JAKE There is. Keep everyone in the bar. SARAH How? JAKE (smiles) Don't sing. She hits him. INTERIOR MONKEY BAR - CLOSE ON CANISTER Its lid is slowly being unscrewed. Just as it's about to come off, another hand grabs the one unscrewing the lid and stops it. We widen to reveal Corky and Kimble at a table. Corky is unscrewing the lid and Kimble is the one who has stopped him. KIMBLE (edge to voice) How about another beer? CORKY I dunno. I've already had my limit. KIMBLE What limit? CORKY Jake only lets me have two. (looks to canister) I guess I ought to give this to Louie. Jack barks twice. Corky and Kimble look down. ON JACK sitting beside Corky. CORKY Hiya, Jack. Jack looks to Kimble and growls. BACK ON BOTH as Kimble shakes his head. KIMBLE I don't think he likes me. CORKY He just doesn't know you, that's all. At that moment, Jake and Willie carry the wrapped body out of the billiard room, followed by Louie and Sarah. As they pass the table.... CORKY (stands) Jake. Where we taking him? JAKE To the cemetery. But the Reverend and I can do it. You stay here. CORKY That's okay, Jake, I'll just come along to.... JAKE (warning) Corky...I said stay here! CORKY (disappointed) Ah...sure. Sure, Jake. As they move on out the door.... KIMBLE How about the beer? Jack barks once. Corky unconsciously screws the lid back on the canister and slips it into his pocket. CORKY Why not. It's been a rough day. KIMBLE (to Gushie) Two more over here! Jack growls and trots away. ON SARAH AND LOUIE Sarah is watching Kimble as Louie whispers.... LOUIE I'm going to slip out the back. (beat) Keep them entertained. SARAH (bit hot) Whattya what me to do, Louie, strip? Louie smiles and kisses her hand. LOUIE If you're going to do that, cherie, have the decency to wait until I return. Sarah smiles. CUT TO EXTERIOR GERMAN ISLAND ENCAMPMENT - NIGHT The storm has passed and beneath the camouflage netting Tutsami natives in chains are loading equipment onto rafts to be hauled out to the submarine. They are in the process of de-camping. We pick up Obersturmfuhrer Kreiss as he strides to Otto's tent and enters without announcing his presence. INTERIOR OTTO'S TENT The German is practicing with an epee as the Obersturmfuhrer bursts in and almost catches the blade in the chest. OTTO One should always knock before entering, Obersturmfuhrer. (lowering sword) Did you find them? HERMAN No. They drowned in the storm. OTTO How do you know? HERMAN No one could survive in an open boat in those seas. OTTO Especially if their escape was the responsibility of one Obersturmfuhrer Kreiss, jah? The Obersturmfuhrer stiffens. OTTO (relenting) No matter. We pick up Doctor Kimble in the morning and by dawn the next day our war, it will be over. ANGLE FEATURING OBERSTURMFUHRER KREISS as he moves past Otto and to the vault. HERMAN Precisely. I still have enough natives for my experiments. OTTO (disgusted) Is that necessary? The Obersturmfuhrer opens the door to the vault, but he is looking back at Otto. HERMAN (smiles) No. He turns and reaches into the vault. As he realizes the canister is gone.... CUT TO INTERIOR MONKEY BAR - NIGHT - CLOSE ON CORKY'S POCKET Kimble is slowly lifting the canister out of it. KIMBLE'S VOICE ...bull elephants in Burma, black marlin off the Kona Coast...I've done it all. Anybody can. We widen as he takes the canister and slips it into his jacket pocket. Corky is half wasted, head on his hands which are cupped over the empty beer mug, staring off into space unaware that his pocket has been picked. CORKY I've never done anything like that. SARAH'S VOICE Like what? Kimble reacts. ANOTHER ANGLE - FEATURE SARAH standing beside them. She's changed into a very sexy dress. Kimble is impressed, he also wonders if she saw him lift the canister. CORKY Hunted bull elephants in Burma. (thinks a moment) Though Jake and I hunted wild boar once in...ah...ah.... SARAH (after a beat) Louisiana. CORKY Louisiana! (notices Sarah) Gee, Sarah, you never wear that dress unless the Clipper's in port. What's the occasion? SARAH (sits) Can't a girl dress up for a couple of good looking guys without it being an occasion? CORKY (embarrassed) Come on. KIMBLE (looking her over) Can I buy you a drink? CORKY Sarah never drinks with the customers. SARAH There's always an exception. Corky looks away, feeling somehow responsible. Kimble smiles at Sarah. KIMBLE What'll it be, honey? For one brief moment Sarah reacts, then she catches herself and leans in to Kimble with a smile. SARAH (seductively) Whatever you think I should have. Corky looks at Sarah...he can't believe what he's hearing. KIMBLE (softly) You know what? SARAH What? WILLIE'S VOICE The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. CUT TO EXTERIOR BORAGORA DOCK - NIGHT The rain is not quite as heavy as Louie, Willie and Jake stand at the end of the dock. Louie is holding a line on a long boat with Mada's cloth- wrapped body inside, floating a few yards away. WILLIE (continuing) Blessed be the name of the Lord. (to Jake) I am finished. Louie drops the rope and the boat begins to drift out. Jake lights a torch with a match and tosses it. ON THE TORCH as it arcs through the air, landing in the boat. The boat immediately bursts into flames. CLOSE ON THE THREESOME as they watch the funeral pyre, their faces illuminated by the flames. JAKE (looks up) Rain's letting up. I should be able to fly to the Tutsamis in the morning. WILLIE Why? JAKE If it's plague, maybe there's something we can do. If not.... WILLIE You don't think it was plague? JAKE I dunno. Maybe. (beat) You know he had shackle burns on his ankles and wrists. LOUIE Slavers? JAKE I'll find out tomorrow. LOUIE Bon. WILLIE (backing away) If you'll excuse me...it's been a long day. I think I'll retire for the night and pray for that poor devil's soul. JAKE LOUIE Night, Reverend. Bon nuit. CLOSE ON JAKE AND LOUIE as the preacher leaves. They turn back and stare at the boat. JAKE I've never been to a Viking funeral before. LOUIE I have...once. (beat) In North Africa, when I was with the Legion. It happened in a fort where all the defenders were killed...a Fort Zinderman. Jake slowly turns and stares at Louie. LOUIE (sighs) Ah...but that's another story. CLOSE ON THE LONGBOAT as it drifts towards the reef, burning furiously. CUT TO INTERIOR CHURCH - NIGHT as Willie enters, shaking the water from his hat. He moves quickly to the secret panel leading to the radio room and triggers the sliding door. INTERIOR BASEMENT RADIO ROOM - ON THE TUBES as they glow to life. We widen to see Willie wiping the moisture from his glasses, then he begins to send. CUT TO EXTERIOR GERMAN ISLAND ENCAMPMENT - NIGHT Beneath the netting, Obersturmfuhrer Kreiss is standing beside a radio operator who's sending a message over his wireless. Otto, wearing only his pants, but carrying the epee, approaches. HERMAN (to Otto) A Tutsami native was brought in to Boragora by an American pilot. He died...They think of plague. OTTO Mein Gott...They must have opened the S-90! HERMAN Most likely. (sighs) Unfortunately our agent on the island is a womanizing fool. OTTO Who probably just saved you from a concentration camp. HERMAN (stiffly) I am sending a description of the canister. If it is there, and this Reverend Tenboom cannot find it, I will. OTTO Did you warn him not to open it? HERMAN Nein. OTTO (to radioman) Warn him. HERMAN He does not have a top secret clearance! OTTO (epee to Herman's throat) Warn him! Obersturmfuhrer Kreiss nods to the radioman who begins sending as Otto turns and leaves. We move in on Obersturmfuhrer Kreiss' face. He would love to kill Otto about now. CUT TO INTERIOR MONKEY BAR - NIGHT - ON JAKE AND LOUIE as they enter the bar. Jake is carrying the package he brought for Sarah. He looks around for her with a smile until he spots.... CORKY sitting alone at the table, bleary eyed and talking to Jack. CORKY Think I should tell him, Jack? Jack barks twice. JAKE Tell me what? CORKY (turns and grins drunkenly) Hiya, Jake. Jake shoots a look at Gushie. GUSHIE It was that guy who flew in with you. LOUIE Gushie. You know better. GUSHIE Well, Sarah was with them. Jake looks surprised. JAKE Where is she? CORKY Don't tell him! JAKE Don't tell me what? Gushie lowers his head. CUT TO EXTERIOR MONKEY BAR BACK STAIRS - NIGHT - CLOSE ON SARAH She is almost to the top of the stairs, looking back down. Kimble is a few steps behind her, a bottle in one hand, the canister sticking out of his pocket, eyeing her rear. ON WILLIE He is coming up the street and sees Kimble and Sarah on the steps. They don't see him as he ducks back into the shadows. WILLIE'S POINT OF VIEW ON THE CANISTER sticking out of Kimble's coat pocket. BACK ON WILLIE His eyes widen. CUT TO INTERIOR SARAH'S ROOM - NIGHT - ON THE DOOR as it opens and Sarah steps inside. She turns on the small desk lamp then turns to Kimble, who is taking in the room. She tried to take the bottle from his hand and he makes a move to kiss her, which she deftly avoids. SARAH Let me fix us a couple of drinks first. KIMBLE (eyeing her) I've had a couple of drinks. CLOSE ON SARAH She pours the drinks, then adds a jigger of something to one of the glasses from a small blue bottle. SARAH Well I've got to catch up and I don't like drinking alone. He crosses the room and throws his arms around her, nuzzling her neck. She palms the little blue bottle. KIMBLE There's something I've got to tell you, Sarah Stickney White. She turns in his arms and holds up his drink. He takes it and they clink glasses. SARAH What? He tosses down the drink, then moves to kiss her. KIMBLE That you are very...very beautiful. Sarah laughs and moves out of his arms, sliding across the room to sit on the bed. She crosses her legs. SARAH I'll bet you say that to all the girls. Kimble turns and smiles...he likes the pursuit. EXTERIOR MONKEY BAR BALCONY - NIGHT - ON WILLIE as he sneaks along the porch towards Sarah's room. INTERIOR SARAH'S ROOM - ON BOTH Kimble pours another drink and crosses to the bed. He's wobbling a bit. As he sits down the springs sink. KIMBLE I've hunted rogue elephants in Burma...caught record black marlin off the Kona Coast... (lays back on the bed) ...I've even got the Boone and Crockett. But you are going to be.... He's fading fast. Sarah looks down at him...He's out cold. SARAH No, I'm not. She removes the canister from his pocket and crosses to her desk. CLOSE ON SARAH At the desk beside the window, she turns the canister over a couple of times examining it. Then she begins to unscrew the lid. EXTREMELY CLOSE ON THE CANISTER as the lid begins to screw off. FADE TO BLACK _END OF ACT TWO_ _ACT THREE_ FADE IN INTERIOR SARAH'S ROOM - NIGHT - CLOSE ON SARAH as she unscrews the lid to the canister. It is almost off when there's a knock at the rear door to the room. Sarah screws the lid back on and sets the canister on the desk. JAKE'S VOICE (low) Sarah.... SARAH Coming. She gets up and exits frame. We hold on the canister to see Willie's arm slip through the open window and take it. ANGLE ON REAR DOOR as Sarah opens it to reveal Jake with the package. He tries to look into the room without being too obvious about it. JAKE I...ah...picked this up on Tagataya. (hands it to her) No big deal. I just though you might like it. SARAH (lights up) Jake. How sweet. Jake can't control it any longer. JAKE Damn it, Sarah, how could you let Corky get snockered like that? I had to carry him to bed. SARAH (defensive) He was already snockered, as you put it, when I got there.... They stare at each other for a moment, then.... JAKE Sarah...Gushie said that you...you.... SARAH I what? JAKE (another tack) Is there a...ah...a.... SARAH A what? Jake just can't get it out. He shakes his head and turns away. JAKE Nothing. It's none of my business. (beat) Good night. As he walks away.... SARAH Jake. JAKE (turns) Yeah. SARAH Don't let the bed bugs bite. JAKE (soft smile) Don't let Louie hear you say that. And he walks on down the hall. CLOSE ON SARAH as she closes the door. She looks at the package and holds it up to her. Sometimes it's tough being a spy. DISSOLVE TO EXTERIOR PACIFIC OCEAN - DAY - ON DESTROYER HANCOCK as it plows through the seas. U.S. CAPTAIN'S VOICE Manila said what! INTERIOR HANCOCK RADIO ROOM as Sparks hands the decoded message to the captain. SPARKS To give Kimble all possible aid and assistance. U.S. CAPTAIN (reading) My God. He's a double agent planted here on purpose! SPARKS Looks that way, sir. U.S. CAPTAIN Can you raise White on Boragora? SPARKS No, sir. She has to radio me. He looks up to the clock. CLOSE ON CLOCK It reads 0710. SPARK'S VOICE Her next contact time is oh seven thirty. (beat) If she decides to use it. CUT TO EXTERIOR BORAGORA DOCK - DAY A sleek powerboat approaches the dock. One of the sailors leaps off and ties it down. Obersturmfuhrer Kreiss, dressed in a white suit, and Otto, in his Panama, climb the ladder and step onto the dock. The Obersturmfuhrer checks his watch. HERMAN I should be back before Doctor Kimble arrives. But if I am not.... OTTO I think I am quite capable of entertaining him. Obersturmfuhrer. Obersturmfuhrer Kreiss looks around, panicked that someone might have overheard his rank. HERMAN (whisper) Watch how you address me! I don't want anyone to know I'm an SS officer. OTTO Sorry. Herman stiffens, does a snap turn on his heel and strides down the dock, every inch the soldier. OTTO (calling after him) Ah...Herman. The Obersturmfuhrer stops and turns. OTTO You're practically goose stepping. The Obersturmfuhrer reddens, turns and starts to stride off again, but catches himself. He finds it very difficult to walk like a civilian. CUT TO EXTERIOR MONKEY BAR BALCONY - DAY - ON JAKE AND JACK as they come walking towards the steps. JAKE Last I heard a plantation owner named Gillson in Borneo had it. I wrote him a letter and should have an answer any week now. (beat) You believe me, don't you? Jack barks once. JAKE (pissed) You're not going to let up until I get your eye back, are you? Jack barks once. Jake shakes his head, just then Sarah's door opens. She sees Jake and gives a big sigh of relief. SARAH Thank God. She grabs Jake and drags him into the room before he can protest. It happens so fast she slams the door in Jack's face. Then, a beat later, she opens it and Jack runs in. INTERIOR SARAH'S ROOM - CLOSE ON JACK as he growls. ANOTHER ANGLE - FEATURE SARAH Kimble, his upper torso and head soaking wet, is still out on the bed. As Jake looks on, he's both embarrassed and pissed. SARAH It's not what you think. JAKE Sarah, you're a grown woman. Your personal life.... SARAH Jake, stop it! If I have a fling it won't be with someone I thought was a defector! JAKE Defector? SARAH Last night I thought Kimble was an American scientist defecting to the Germans with important information. JAKE What kind of information? SARAH I don't know. But this morning I found out Kimble's an American agent posing as a defector to find out where the Germans are carrying out an important experiment. JAKE What kind of.... SARAH (cuts in) I don't know. But that Tutsami you picked up yesterday had a canister. A canister Intelligence thinks could be part of the German experiment. JAKE Yeah...Corky had it. SARAH Last night, Kimble took it from Corky. I took it from Kimble. JAKE Where is it? SARAH (softly) I don't know. JAKE Sarah! What do you know? ANOTHER ANGLE as Sarah grabs him and pulls him to the window. As they look out.... SARAH Kimble's supposed to rendezvous with the Germans at oh eight hundred. THEIR POINT OF VIEW - BORAGORA DOCK we can see the power launch and Otto pacing back and forth at the end of the dock. SARAH'S VOICE He struts like a German. BACK ON JAKE AND SARAH as they watch. JAKE What do you want me to do? SARAH Wake Kimble up. Jake moves to check Kimble. JAKE Why is he wet? SARAH I've been throwing cold water in his face. JAKE (examining) What'd you do, hit him over the head with a baseball bat? SARAH I Mickey Finned him. (holds up bottle) I was supposed to use a thimble full. To make sure, I used a jigger. JAKE Sarah...he's going to be out a long, long time. SARAH (desperate) Jake, you have to do something! Jake is staring at Kimble's face. SARAH Jake! It's ten to eight. He checks Kimble's scar...it's real. Sarah is going nuts. Finally, Jake stands and peels off his leather jacket, then starts unbuttoning his shirt. JAKE Okay. I've got an idea. (boyish smile) But it's going to cost you, Sarah Stickney White. (beat) Right, Jack? Jack barks twice. CLOSE ON SARAH for her shocked reaction...she has no idea what Jake's plan is and the wrong idea about what it might cost her. CUT TO EXTERIOR BORAGORA DOCK - DAY - ON OTTO as he paces the dock. He removes a handkerchief and wipes the sweat from his brow. In the middle of this he stops and peers down the dock. OTTO'S POINT OF VIEW - JAKE as he strides down the dock towards Otto, dressed in Kimble's clothes and with a matching scar on his cheek (Sarah's makeup, which, of course, is what it cost her). CLOSE ON BOTH as they meet. Otto clicking his heels. Jake offering an American handshake. OTTO Doctor Kimble? JAKE Yes. OTTO (smiles) I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long, long time. JAKE Well...that's very nice of.... OTTO (continuing) Ever since you won the American Championship at Princeton in '32. (beat) I warn you. I think I can beat you. JAKE (confused) Beat me.... JAKE'S POINT OF VIEW - OTTO'S DUELING SCAR as he smiles. OTTO'S VOICE Yah! BACK CLOSE ON JAKE He unconsciously touches the scar on his face. JAKE (beat) Very possibly...in fact, the more I think about it, I'm quite sure you can. WIDE ON BOTH Otto laughs and leads Jake to the ladder. OTTO You toy with me, Herr Doctor. Your reputation precedes you. You like to have your opponents underestimate you, jah? JAKE (weak laugh) Jah. CUT TO EXTERIOR WAREHOUSE NEAR THE DOCK - DAY The Obersturmfuhrer, clutching the canister tightly, and Willie, stop at the edge of the building. WILLIE (looking around) This is as far as I should go. It would not be good to be seen with you by too many people. HERMAN You will be mentioned in my dispatches. WILLIE No. No. Don't do that. Then they'll just want to move me to a more important post. HERMAN You don't want that? Two native girls pass, hips swaying seductively (they all seem to walk that way). WILLIE (eyeing the girls) Someone must man this post for Der Fatherland. It might as well be me. Herman looks disgusted. He shakes his head and turns, spotting Jake and Otto as they climb down the ladder to the boat. HERMAN Ah...Doctor Kimble has arrived. Willie turns and looks. WILLIE'S POINT OF VIEW OF JAKE as he climbs into the boat, his back to camera. WILLIE'S VOICE Jah. I met him yesterday.... Jake turns full face to the camera. CLOSE ON WILLIE as he recognizes Jake and turns white. WILLIE (beat) Mein Gott.... HERMAN What is it? WILLIE Doctor Kimble is...is.... HERMAN Is what? WILLIE ...Ah, on time. (beat) Which reminds me, I am going to be late for evening vespers. HERMAN At eight in the morning? WILLIE They require much preparation. Auf wiedersehen. Willie hurries away. We hold on Herman watching him go. He knows something is wrong, but not what. He looks back to the boat. HERMAN'S POINT OF VIEW - JAKE AND OTTO sitting in the back of the launch talking. BACK CLOSE ON THE OBERSTURMFUHRER His eyes narrow slightly as the thought occurs that whatever it is, it has to do with Kimble. FADE OUT _END OF ACT THREE_ _ACT FOUR_ FADE IN INTERIOR MONKEY BAR - DAY It's practically empty as the bartender stocks the back bar and a native sweeps up. Louie is standing at the bar feeding the parrot as Willie enters. LOUIE Ah, Reverend, you're up early. WILLIE (depressed) Could I have some schnapps, bitte. PARROT (whistles) Load him up. Load him up. Louie motions to the bartender. LOUIE (surprised) I don't think I've ever seen you drink before. WILLIE It's been a tiring day. LOUIE It's only ten o'clock...ah, you've been giving blessings. WILLIE I wish. PARROT So do I. So do I. The bartender hands Willie his drink and he tosses it down. He motions for the bartender to refill the glass, as he does.... WILLIE I have a terrible decision to make...a decision affecting a man who even though we are not what one would call close...I would like to think is a friend. LOUIE What is this terrible decision? WILLIE This man is liable to cause great harm to my...church. Yet, if I warn...my bishop, he will ex...communicate him. (sighs) I don't know what to do. LOUIE It sounds as if this...sinner has violated church law, oui? WILLIE Most definitely. LOUIE And he knew what he was doing? WILLIE Jah. I am sure of it. LOUIE I don't see that he leaves you much choice. WILLIE No. No, he doesn't. Willie tosses down the drink and exits. We move in on Louie and the parrot. LOUIE Whoever this sinner is, I feel sorry for him, eh? PARROT Poor soul...poor soul. Louie looks with surprise at the parrot and we.... CUT TO EXTERIOR POWER LAUNCH - DAY - ON JAKE He is bent over the stern of the launch moaning from seasickness, as the launch cuts the swells at full throttle. The Germans watch Jake; Herman with suspicion and revulsion, Otto with concern. OTTO I'm sorry, Herr Doctor, that this last leg of your journey should be so upsetting. REVERSE - JAKE'S FACE He is turned away from them, faking his illness as he scans astern for signs of the Goose. Finally, he stands and faces the others, trying to look as miserable as possible. JAKE How much longer 'til we get to.... ON GROUP OTTO Trou Dans la Mer? Herman notes Jake's surprised reaction. HERMAN You knew our destination? JAKE (not sure what he should know) The Hole in the Sea?..by reputation. Kind of off the beaten track. OTTO Precisely why I chose it. (beat) The island will fascinate you from a purely scientific standpoint...an ancient, submerged volcano. The 1911 French oceanographic survey never could measure the depth of its lagoon. HERMAN They ran out of line at one mile. JAKE (knows this) Six miles. The Obersturmfuhrer stares at Jake, who turns and reels from another attack of his "seasickness." HERMAN What I find fascinating is that a world class yachting enthusiast should be ill on such a calm day. OTTO Herman! You'll offend Doctor Kimble with your suspicions. Remember, he is willingly giving the Third Reich the benefit of his genius. HERMAN I don't trust him. OTTO (to Jake) For the SS that is an occupational hazard. Relax, Herman. Smell the salt air. Smell the nectar of our coming success. Be friendly. HERMAN I am only doing my job. I'm sure Herr Kimble understands that. JAKE Oh, sure. (hard) You're the type who'd love me to be something other than I am...a phony or a double agent. It might get you an extra pat on the back from...Der Fuhrer, jah? Herman stiffens and looks as if he's going to take a poke at Jake. OTTO (smiles) You see, Obersturmfuhrer. I told you he was a champion fencer...even with words. HERMAN Why is he seasick? JAKE Yachts have sails. Completely different motion than a power launch. And, more important... (starts to gag) They don't smell of gasoline. Jake moans and dives for the side, he fakes retching as he looks for some sign of the Goose. Otto is quite sympathetic, but Herman isn't sure. CUT TO EXTERIOR ON THE GOOSE as it drifts through the clouds five thousand feet above the ocean. CORKY'S VOICE I...I still don't understand. Why would anyone kidnap Jake? INTERIOR COCKPIT Corky is at the controls, Sarah beside him scanning the horizon with a pair of binoculars and Jack, of course, sitting between them, taking it all in. SARAH I don't know. I just saw these men take him away in a power launch. Corky! Trust me, he didn't want to go. (spots them) There they are! SARAH'S POINT OF VIEW THROUGH THE BINOCULARS ON THE LAUNCH as it plows through the seas. BACK CLOSE ON CORKY AND SARAH Corky gets a determined look and reaches for the throttles. CORKY They can't kidnap Jake and get away with it...I'm taking the Goose down to buzz her! SARAH No! CORKY No? SARAH (putting on headset) The Navy's going to rescue Jake wherever they take him. CORKY Huh? Sarah begins to tune the radio. CORKY Sarah...where'd you learn how to use the radio? SARAH (a plea) Corky...do me a favor, forget everything you see and hear today. Corky looks at her, then turns back to flying the Goose. CORKY Yeah, sure. That's easy. As Sarah tunes the radio.... CUT TO EXTERIOR ON THE HANCOCK - DAY steaming through the open water. SPARK'S VOICE She's got a fix on them, sir. INTERIOR HANCOCK RADIO ROOM Sparks is listening as the captain waits to put another mark on a map of the Marivellas which is tracing the Goose's flight. SPARKS (listening) Five nautical miles northwest of Tonaga...heading oh seven five at about thirty-five knots. The captain makes a mark on the chart. We move in on it as he connects a line to the dot. CUT TO EXTERIOR OPEN SEA - DAY - ON THE LAUNCH as it plows through the swells. Jake is leaning over the back scanning the skies. He breaks into a grin as he spots the Goose high overhead. He takes a deep breath and turns to the others. OTTO (relieved) You are feeling better. JAKE Getting my sea legs, I guess. HERMAN If you ever lost them. Jake looks like he might throw up on the Obersturmfuhrer, which causes the fat little man to move away in a hurry. Otto laughs and eases up beside Jake. OTTO Don't press too hard...they may be disgusting, but they're also dangerous. JAKE I'll keep that in mind. At that moment, the boat slows, the engines cutting to an idle. JAKE What's wrong? (looks around) Trou Dans la Mer is still a couple of hours from here. OTTO Jah. But for security reasons we can't go there directly. Otto turns and looks off to one side. As Jake follows his look.... THEIR POINT OF VIEW - OPEN SEA Nothing but waves, then the conning tower of the U-boat breaks the surface. CUT TO INTERIOR GOOSE - CLOSE ON SARAH using the binoculars. SARAH A U-boat! They're transferring to a U-boat! (puts down binoculars) That's not fair! CORKY (getting real worried) Sarah...why would Germans kidnap Jake? SARAH (thinking) I told you I don't know. CORKY (softy) I think you do. Jack barks twice. SARAH Okay, Corky, maybe I do. But the important thing now is to find where they're taking Jake. CORKY How? We can't follow a submarine in the Goose. SARAH (an idea) I'll bet the island they're taking Jake to is somewhere near where you picked up that Tutsami yesterday. (beat) Where was that? CORKY I dunno. We were in a storm...flying legs. SARAH Legs? CORKY I don't think I could explain it right now. My mind only works forward. Like a plane. When I try and go different, I just get confused. SARAH (after a beat) You were flying back from Tagataya, right? CORKY Yeah. SARAH Then if you fly there and turn around...you can retrace your route! CORKY Tagataya's over an hour away. SARAH Do you have a choice? Jack barks once and looks from Corky to Sarah. CUT TO INTERIOR WILLIE'S UNDERGROUND ROOM - DAY - CLOSE ON WILLIE as he sits before the radio, its tubes glowing. SARAH'S VOICE Good. Then it's settled. He stares at the radio, torn between his duty to country and his friendship for Jake. At last he makes up his mind. WILLIE (to himself) Ach, Jake. Ver damn! He begins to send. DISSOLVE TO EXTERIOR ISLAND LAGOON - DAY - ESTABLISHING The submarine is gently riding at anchor in the lagoon, as Tutsami natives continue to raft out equipment from shore to the U-boat. OTTO'S VOICE Well...do you have anything like it in America? INTERIOR CAVE - DAY - ON THE BLACK PEARL An ominous black sphere, ten feet in diameter, with a blood red swastika painted on it. It rides on a raft in the cave between the catwalks. Two men in silver suits complete with hoods are working through an open hatch on the bomb. One is holding the canister of S-90. On the catwalk, Jake, Otto, the U-boat captain, and Herman are watching from behind a metal shield with a thick glass window. The Tutsamis are chained to the opposite catwalk. JAKE (awed) Nothing! OTTO I estimate it to be at least a thousand times more powerful than our two-ton bombs. JAKE (shocked) You're kidding! HERMAN (suspicious) You are surprised? JAKE (recovering) Just that...we don't have anything of that size in development. CLOSE ON THE CANISTER as the men in the silver suits unscrew it. The cave is lit by the blue glow. They withdraw the S-90 and insert it into the bomb. The Tutsamis begin to chant. TUTSAMIS Esnandee! Esnandee! CLOSE ON OTTO, HERMAN AND JAKE as they watch. HERMAN (smiles) The fools think it is the power of God. OTTO It is. BACK ON THE BOMB One of the silver-suited men presses a red plunger on the bomb. A hissing sound begins. BACK ON THE TRIO Otto checks his watch. OTTO We use a chemical trigger to unite two elements of the S-90. Nothing can stop it from detonating in...precisely one hour. GERMAN CAPTAIN We must be underway in twenty minutes or I cannot be six miles to sea when the device is detonated. OTTO (hand on Jake's shoulder) Which gives us just enough time to have a little match....jah? JAKE (staring at bomb) Swell. CUT TO INTERIOR GOOSE COCKPIT - ON CORKY AND SARAH as they fly away from Tagataya. CORKY We started the first leg...about here. SARAH (after a beat) Well...What are you waiting for? CORKY I can't remember if we started flying the legs to port...or starboard. Jack barks once. CORKY Port? Jack barks twice this time. ON THE GOOSE as it banks to the left. CUT TO EXTERIOR GERMAN ENCAMPMENT - DAY Most of the equipment is gone. Otto stands wearing a bloused shirt and pants, facing Jake. He is holding an epee. Herman is about to hand a second epee to Jake. JAKE You know I injured my hand, I don't know how good I'll be left handed. OTTO (laughs) Still trying to fool me. (beat) Everyone knows the famous Doctor Kimble is what you Americans call a southpaw. Jah? JAKE (smiles) Jah. OTTO En garde! Jake reluctantly takes up his position. INTERIOR GOOSE - DAY Sarah looking through the binoculars as Corky sweats and flies. CORKY That's leg number three...we spotted them somewhere around here. SARAH Where's the nearest island? CORKY (looking around) I dunno. SARAH (spots something) There...what's that island on the horizon... (pointing) ...there. CORKY (looking) Ah...ah...I think it is Trou Dans...ah...the hole in the sea they call it. CUT TO EXTERIOR GERMAN ENCAMPMENT - ON JAKE AND OTTO as Otto immediately pins Jake. OTTO (thrusting) Une botte! (beat) Herr Doctor...you make it too easy. You must not...what is the American phrase..."pull my leg!" HERMAN'S VOICE He's not pulling your leg. ANOTHER ANGLE TO INCLUDE HERMAN as he walks up. HERMAN (continuing) Are you...Mr. Cutter? Jake catches his breath and says nothing. OTTO What? HERMAN I have just received information that our Doctor Kimble here is actually the American pilot on Boragora...Jake Cutter. OTTO Is this true? JAKE Of course not. He still wants to prove I'm a... Herman steps forward and wipes Jake's scar off his face with his gloved hand. JAKE (finishing) ...fake. CLOSE ON OTTO as he removes the sword tip, baring the sharp blade. OTTO I take my dueling seriously, Herr...Cutter. Suddenly the epee flashes and Otto leaves a perfect dueling cut on Jake's left cheek. Then he starts to back away.... JAKE (hand to cheek) Why didn't you kill me? OTTO Oh, my bomb will do that...that way it's much more...dramatic. He jumps into the rubber boat and they power out to the submarine, leaving Jake standing alone with the shackled Tutsamis in the background. CUT TO EXTERIOR DESTROYER HANCOCK - DAY as she cuts a wide arcing turn. SPARKS' VOICE White's spotted a German U-boat three miles south of an island called... INTERIOR RADIO ROOM as Sparks listens on the radio, the captain at his side. SPARKS (continuing) ...the hole in the sea? U.S. CAPTAIN (looking at map) Trou Dans la Mer. (beat) Tell her we'll be there within the hour. As Sparks begins to send.... CUT TO EXTERIOR LAGOON - DAY - ON THE GOOSE as it comes in for a bouncy but safe landing. ANGLE FEATURING JAKE as he and the Tutsamis watch the Goose taxi up. Sarah sticks her head out the window and yells. SARAH Hiya, Jake...how's tricks? JAKE (shouts) Sarah...is it possible for a bomb to be as powerful as a million pounds of TNT? SARAH Gosh...I hope not! CUT TO INTERIOR CAVE - DAY Jake, Sarah and Corky are staring up at the bomb. There is a quiet hissing coming from it. SARAH Incredible. CORKY Jake...could we get outta here? JAKE Which of the Tutsamis do you want to leave behind? We can't take them all on the Goose. Corky looks crestfallen. SARAH There's gotta be a way to defuse it. JAKE We open the hatch and that S-90 stuff'll probably kill us all. CORKY Why don't we deep six it? They ignore him at first, then both turn and look at him. He smiles. CUT TO EXTERIOR U-BOAT CONNING TOWER - DAY The captain, Otto, and the Obersturmfuhrer are staring at the island through long-range binoculars. GERMAN CAPTAIN Six point three miles, sir. OTTO That is sufficient. GERMAN CAPTAIN (into tube) All engines stop. The diesels burble and slow. Kreiss is staring through the binoculars. HERMAN I can barely see the top of the island. GERMAN CAPTAIN That is due to the curvature of the Earth. OTTO Don't worry, Obersturmfuhrer. When my bomb goes off, you will see it. That much I guarantee. CUT TO EXTERIOR GOOSE COCKPIT - ON JAKE His head leaning out the window, looking back, as both engines idle. JAKE (shouts) Ready? JAKE'S POINT OF VIEW - THE CAVE Corky is standing at the mouth of it with some Tutsami natives. The hawser is running from the cave to the cargo hatch on the side of the Goose. Corky waves. ON THE GOOSE as Jake pours on the power. The Goose starts across the lagoon and the hawser pulls taut. The Black Pearl emerges from the cave on the raft as the Goose tows it out. CUT TO EXTERIOR U-BOAT CONNING TOWER as Otto passes out dark goggles to the others. OTTO Two minutes. CUT TO INTERIOR COCKPIT - CLOSE ON JAKE as he rams the throttles to take-off power. After a few seconds, he yells back into the rear.... JAKE Now! ON SARAH AND A TUTSAMI standing by the open rear hatch. The hawser leads through it to a ring in the cargo floor. The Tutsami raises an axe and severs the hawser with one blow. ON THE BLACK PEARL being towed at speed across the lagoon. When the line is severed, the raft digs in and the huge bomb topples off and sinks out of sight in the middle of the lagoon. ON THE U-BOAT CONNING TOWER as they count down. OTTO Ninety seconds. ON THE GOOSE Jake has beached it on the sand. He climbs out to join the others. JAKE Come on! He leads them away from the edge of the lagoon towards a low hill. UNDERWATER - ON THE BOMB sinking rapidly. The color of the water darkens from azure to ink blue and then midnight blue. We know we are going very deep. CLOSE ON OTTO He puts the dark goggles over his eyes. OTTO Thirty seconds. UNDERWATER - ON THE BOMB as it bounces off the walls of undersea cliffs, sinking deeper and deeper. MOVING WITH JAKE AND THE OTHERS as they climb the small hill overlooking the lagoon. Jake checks his watch. JAKE It's gonna blow any second now! Take cover! They throw themselves into the sand. ON OTTO His voice quivering with excitement. OTTO Ten...nine...eight.... UNDERWATER - ON THE BOMB sinking to the very bottom of the volcano where it finally explodes in a world-shattering blast of light and noise. ON THE LAGOON There is a deep rumble, that grows and grows and then the water splashes and bubbles and a small cloud of steam rises into the air. But it is nothing compared to galvanic explosion that took place six miles down. EXTERIOR U-BOAT CONNING TOWER as they watch...stunned. HERMAN That was it? OTTO I don't understand. HERMAN So much for your super weapon. We could have done more damage with a case of dynamite! OTTO We must go back...there has to be a reason. LOOKOUT (shouts) Destroyer...two points off the starboard stern. The captain swings his binoculars to look. CAPTAIN'S POINT OF VIEW THROUGH BINOCULARS - ON THE HANCOCK closing fast. GERMAN CAPTAIN'S VOICE Dive...dive! BACK ON ALL as the lookouts scramble down and the klaxon sounds. HERMAN You can forget going back. Otto takes one last look at the island; crestfallen, he is the last to leave the con. FADE OUT _END OF ACT FOUR_ _TAG_ FADE IN EXTERIOR BORAGORA - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING The Goose is safely back at anchor and the tinkling of the piano can be heard coming from the Monkey Bar. INTERIOR ON JAKE'S TABLE Jake, bandage on his face, and Kimble are seated at a corner table. Kimble still looks half gone as he calculates on a slide ruler. JAKE It tossed water in the center of the lagoon about a foot or two into the air. KIMBLE How long after you dumped the bomb? JAKE Maybe ninety seconds. (as Kimble calculates) Nothing could be as powerful as they said...could it? Kimble finishes, his eyes widen for a beat, then he looks to Jake, covering. KIMBLE No...of course not. ON WILLIE as he races into the Monkey Bar, looking around frantically until he spots Jake, then with a big grin joins him at the table. Jack growls. WILLIE Mein Gott! It's true! JAKE (puzzled) What? WILLIE (all smiles) You're alive! I mean...you're back! Jake and Kimble exchange glances...puzzled. Willie just beams. CORKY'S VOICE Taa...daaa! They all turn to see.... CORKY AND SARAH AT THE PIANO Corky is getting ready to play. Sarah is wearing a new dress. ON JAKE'S TABLE as Louie sits down beside Jake, Kimble and Willie. LOUIE You look pleased, Jake. Jack barks twice. JAKE Ah...she's wearing the dress I brought her. LOUIE Oh...I thought it might have been something important. As they exchange looks.... CLOSE ON CORKY AND SARAH Corky is starting to do the lead-in to "Am I Blue?" but he looks puzzled. CORKY Sarah...about today.... SARAH (suddenly scared) Yes, Corky.... CORKY You did something...ah... (looks up and smiles) ...Sarah, I forget. Sarah laughs and starts to sing "Am I Blue?" in a very up-tempo mood. We pull back across the table with Jake, Jack, Willie and Kimble and.... FREEZE FRAME _THE END_
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