Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

ELSA

Just like your father – giddy as a schoolboy.

Indy laughs.

ELSA

Wouldn't it be wonderful if he were here now to see this?

INDY

(chuckles)

He never would have made it past the rats! He hates rats! He's scared to death of them!

CLOSE – A HAND

As it lights a match.

PULL BACK TO REVEAL KAZIM

Dropping the lighted match into the oil-slick water.

INDY AND ELSA

Elsa holds the torch. Indy looks around. Listens. Something is wrong. And then he sees the GLOW OF FIRELIGHT dancing across the Catacomb walls.

This is followed by THOUSANDS OF RATS FLEEING from around the corner of the Narrow Passageway, STAMPEDING toward Elsa and Indy – SHRIEKING and SQUEALING as they approach.

The rats literally wash over them – like a rodent tidal wave – in their efforts to escape a:

HUGE ORANGE BALL OF FIRE

ROARING around the corner hurtling towards them – feeding on the oil slick; consuming the oxygen.

Elsa SCREAMS.

INDY

Get back! Back against the wall.

Indy braces his back against the altar and TOPPLES THE COFFIN with his feet. It CRASHES against the stone platform and SPLASHES into the water.

INDY

Quick! Under it!

They jump into the water beside the bobbing, overturned coffin.

INDY

Air pocket!

Elsa hesitates. Indy literally DUNKS her and pushes her underneath.

UNDER THE COFFIN

Elsa surfaces into the air pocket created by the coffin, SPUTTERING and SPITTING.

Now Indy pops up into the air pocket. He looks at Elsa – they are both soaking wet.

INDY

Don't wander off.

ELSA

What?

Indy disappears under the water and swims out from under the coffin.

ELSA

What?

UNDER THE WATER

Indy swims, looking for an escape route.

UNDER THE COFFIN

The rats are beginning to force their way inside, swimming through the water and climbing on Elsa, who squirms and screams in terror.

Indy pops back up through the water.

INDY
I think I've found a way out. Deep breath.

Elsa groans. They take a deep breath and both dive under the water.

EXT. VENICE PIAZZA – OUTDOOR CAFE – DAY

The perfect picture postcard – St. Mark's Square and the Grand Canal beyond. Cafe customers are startled to see Indy and Elsa climb out of the sewer, wet and smelly. Indy looks around at the postcard-perfect setting and smiles.

INDY

(wryly)

Ah, Venice!

Indy's delight, however, is short-lived since Kazim and TWO OTHER TURKISH AGENTS are running towards them with drawn guns.

He grabs Elsa by the hand and the two of them run down the dock and LEAP INTO A MOTORBOAT.

INT. THE MOTORBOAT – DAY

Indy fires up the engine and pulls away from the dock... but not before a Turkish Agent JUMPS in with him.

Elsa grabs the wheel and begins to steer the boat while Indy and the Turk trade punches.

EXT. THE HARBOR – DAY

Indy's Speedboat BOUNCES across the choppy waters heading in the direction of the DOCKED STEAMSHIP.

Kazim and his men rush to TWO MORE SPEEDBOATS tied to the dock.

They chase after Indy.

Indy grapples with the Turkish Agent. As Indy grips his arms, we SEE a GUN in the Agent's hand. It FIRES.

As Indy fights with the Turk, he becomes aware of the Speedboats behind him and two enormous Freighters ahead of him, joined together by two giant ropes.

Indy, having gained the advantage, leans on top of the Turkish Agent.

INDY

(to Elsa)

Are you crazy?! You don't go between them!

Elsa can barely hear Indy over the noise of the motor.

ELSA

Go between them? Are you crazy?!

Indy finally delivers the punch that sends the Turkish Agent flying overboard. Turning, Indy sees that Elsa has committed the speedboat to a course BETWEEN the two Freighters, now being pushed even closer together by a Tugboat.

INDY

I said go around!

ELSA

You said go between them!

INDY

I said don't go between them!

It's purely academic at this point since the hulls of the two Freighters loom up on either side of them like cavern walls.