THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

Phoebus:       I've never seen a map that looks like this and...

(They both talk at once, ending at the same time.)

Quasimodo:     ...and this is it!

Phoebus:       ...and this is not it!

(They both breathe deeply, then Phoebus gives in.)

Phoebus:       All right, okay.  You say it's a map, fine, it's a map.
               If we're going to find Esmeralda, we have to work
               together.  Truce?

(He slaps Quasi on the back.)

Quasimodo:     Well...okay.

(Quasi slaps Phoebus back.  Phoebus winces from the pain.  They start
off.)

Quasimodo:     Sorry.

Phoebus:       No you're not.

(Dissolve to a single light entering a graveyard.  They approach a
central grave, with a symbol on it.)

Phoebus:       This looks like the symbol on the map.

Quasimodo:     But what does it mean?

Phoebus:       Hmm.  I'm not sure.  I can make out an inscription, but
               it's going to take a few minutes to translate it. 

(Quasi pushes the lid off the grave, revealing a staircase going down.)

Phoebus:       Yes, well, or we could just go down those stairs.

(They end up in a partially flooded chamber, lined with skeletons.)

Quasimodo:     Is this the Court of Miracles?

Phoebus:       Offhand, I'd say it's the Court of Ankle Deep Sewage. 
               Must be the old catacombs.

(As they proceed, they fail to notice three of the skeletons rise behind
them.)

Phoebus:       Cheerful place.  Kinda makes you wish you got out more
               often, eh Quasi?

Quasimodo:     Not me.  I just want to warn Esmeralda and get back to
               the bell tower.  I don't want to get in any more trouble.

Phoebus:       Speaking of trouble, we should have run in to some by
               now.

Quasimodo:     What do you mean?

Phoebus:       You know, a guard, a booby trap...

(And their torch blows out, leaving them in darkness.)

Phoebus:       ...or an ambush.

(Suddenly, the chamber is fully lit, and they're surrounded by
skeletons.  They force them to their knees in front of a now unmasked
Clopin.)

Clopin:        Well, well, well.  What have we here?

Skeleton 1:    Trespassers!

Skeleton 2:    Spies!

Phoebus:       We are not spies! 

Quasimodo:     Can't you listen--

(They're both gagged.)
 
Clopin:        Don't interrupt me!  You're very clever to have found our
hideaway.  Unfortunately, you won't live to tell the tale.

(They are led into a complete underground town, teeming with gypsies.)

Clopin/Gypsies: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.

Clopin:        HELLO, YOU'RE THERE!

Gypsies:       WHERE THE LAME CAN WALK
               AND THE BLIND CAN SEE

Clopin:        BUT THE DEAD DON'T TALK
               SO YOU WON'T BE AROUND TO REVEAL WHAT YOU'VE FOUND!
              
Clopin/Gypsies:WE HAVE A METHOD FOR SPIES AND INTRUDERS
               RATHER LIKE HORNETS PROTECTING THEIR HIVE

Clopin:        HERE IN THE COURT OF MIRACLES

Clopin/Gypsies:WHERE IT'S A MIRACLE IF YOU GET OUT ALIVE!

(Quasi and Phoebus have been taken up to a platform, where nooses are
placed around their necks.)

Clopin:        Gather around, everybody!  There's good "noose" tonight!

(The gypsies laugh.)

Clopin:        It's a double header, a couple of Frollo's spies!

(The crowd boos.)

Clopin:        And not just any spies!  His captain of the guard, and
               his loyal, bell ringing henchman!

Clopin:        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!

(Clopin is about to pull the handle to drop the floor out from
underneath Quasi and Phoebus.)

Clopin:        Any last words?  (Phoebus and Quasi mumble through their
               gags) That's what they all say!

               NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN ALL THE EVIDENCE--

Puppet:        WAIT!  I OBJECT!

Clopin:        OVERRULED!
              
Puppet:        I OBJECT!

Clopin:        QUIET!

Puppet:        DANG.

Clopin:        WE FIND YOU TOTALLY INNOCENT...
               WHICH IS THE WORST CRIME OF ALL!

Clopin/Gypsies:SO YOU'RE GOING TO HANG!

(Clopin starts to pull the handle, but stops at Esmeralda's shout)

Esmeralda:     Stop!

Quasi/Phoebus: (Muffled) Esmeralda!

Esmeralda:     These men aren't spies--they're our friends! 

(Esmeralda removes the nooses and gags.)

Clopin:        Why didn't they say so!?!

Quasi/Phoebus: We did say so!

Esmeralda:     (Points at Phoebus)  This is the soldier that saved the
               miller's family, (Points at Quasi) and Quasimodo helped
               me escape the cathedral.

Phoebus:       (Shouts to crowd) 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.