Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Elsa gasps and screams.

DONOVAN
What... is... happening...?

His skin turns brown and leathery and stretches across his bones until it splits. His skeletal hands reach for Elsa's throat, choking her.

Indy rushes forward and pushes Donovan away. As he falls he BODY BREAKS INTO FLAMES, then SHATTERS AGAINST THE WALL.

KNIGHT

He chose... poorly.

Indy studies the array of chalices.

ELSA

It would not be made out of gold.

Indy picks up another cup, a simple earthenware jug.

INDY

That's the cup of a carpenter.

He and Elsa exchange a look.

INDY

There's only one way to find out.

Indy goes to the well and fills the earthenware jug with water, then pauses. Indy brings the jug to his lips and takes several large swallows.

A strange sensation overcomes him, a feeling of peace and contentment... and we see his wounds begin to heal.

KNIGHT

You have chosen wisely. But the Grail cannot pass beyond the Great Seal. That is the boundary and the price of immortality.

CUT TO:

BRODY AND SALLAH

Who attend to Henry awaiting Indy's return.

Indy and Elsa come forward with the Grail.

The TWO NAZI SOLDIERS are over-awed by the possessors of the Grail. They put down their guns and kneel.

Indy kneels by Henry's side and tilts his head forward and holds the Grail to his lips.

Henry is too weak to even open his eyes.

Henry swallows some of the water. Much of it runs down the corners of his mouth. Finally Indy pours the water over the wound and everyone watches in astonishment as the wound and the blood stain disappear before their eyes. The color returns to Henry's face.

Henry's eyes open. The first thing he sees is the Grail and they light up. Then they shift to Indy's face – and they light up even more...

NAZI SOLDIERS run forward. Sallah points a rifle at them.

SALLAH

Drop your guns. Please.

The Nazi Soldiers drop their weapons at their feet and raise their arms in surrender.

INDY

(to Henry)

Dad, come on. Get to your feet.

ELSA

Steps forward and picks up the Grail. She turns to Indy, her face alight with possession of the Grail.

ELSA

We have got it. Come on.

Elsa steps onto the edge of the Great Seal.

INDY

Elsa! Elsa, don't move!

ELSA

It's ours, Indy. Yours and mine.

INDY

Elsa, don't cross the Seal. The Knight warned us not to take the Grail from here.

A RUMBLING SOUND IS HEARD and the ground roars and shifts. Dirt falls from the ceiling of the cavern. Elsa falls on the Great Seal. The Grail bounces away from her grasp. She reaches for it and the ground beneath her begins to SPLIT OPEN. Elsa slips into the crevasse. She screams.