Transcript for “Stranded” Episode 1x02 (Part 2 of 2) Originally Aired: 04/03/99 Writer: Jim Henshaw & Peter Mohan Director: Richard Franklin Transcribed by Carol Murdock for TWIZ TV.com [Note: William de Vry plays Ned Malone in this episode.] [Last week on the Lost World – Scenes from ‘The Journey Begins’.] [Scene: The Pterodactyl is flying toward Roxton. It grabs him with its claws and carries Roxton up in the air. Challenger aims his rifle.] Veronica: Challenger - don’t shoot you’ll kill him! Roxton: Challenger! Do something! [As Roxton is carried by Challenger and Veronica, Challenger grabs the pouch Roxton has dangling from his arm.] Challenger: Roxton let go! Roxton: Tell this thing that! Challenger: The bag Roxton the bag. Roxton: What about me! Veronica: Roxton catch! Challenger: Don’t let go I need that egg! [Challenger loses grip and falls to the ground. Roxton is still flying away in the grips of the Pterodactyl.] Roxton: Challenger! Veronica: Professor - are you alright? Challenger: I’ll make it drop him in the water. Roxton: Do something! [Challenger shoots and hits the Pterodactyl. It drops Roxton into the river below.] Challenger: The egg - did you break the egg? Roxton: You’re all heart. Challenger: Now – now we can go home. ***Begin Intro*** At the dawn of the century A band of adventures set out to prove the impossible The existence of a prehistoric world The Visionary The Heiress The Hunter The Scientist and The Reporter All chasing the story of a lifetime Stranded in a savage land Befriended by an untamed beauty Together they fight to survive In this amazing world of lost civilizations and terrifying creatures Always searching for a way home A way out of……the Lost World ***End Intro*** [Scene: Assai, Marguerite, Summerlee and Malone on trail to Zanga village.] Assai: This is where we live. [They make their way through giant spikes protruding from the ground.] Summerlee: Are you quite sure about this? Marguerite: Second thoughts Doctor? Summerlee: Well it’s just that from what I can see the Zanga don’t take kindly to strangers. [The gate is opened for them to enter. The Zanga warriors stand ready and the villagers scatter. Chief Jacoba is sitting on his throne.] Marguerite: Doctor their clothing. Malone: Those helmets must be over five hundred years old. Summerlee: Good God - people have been coming here for centuries. [Assai approaches her father he speaks angrily to her.] Marguerite: He says she’s threatened the village by bringing us here. [Assai tries to explain but it enrages Jacoba. He threatens to strike Assai but Marguerite steps in before he can do harm to Assai. Marguerite and Jacoba converse in his language.] Marguerite: He’s invited me inside. Summerlee: You surely don’t intend to go in there alone - with him. Marguerite: You want to leave this place or not. Summerlee: Shouldn’t we do something? Malone: Relax Doctor she’s the toughest one of our group. [The hut is filled with treasures. Marguerite is looking at all the bounty Chief Jacoba has collected: Gold ingots, jewelry, diamond tiaras. ] Marguerite: You’re right you have everything you could ever ask for. What can I offer you? [They speak in his language. Marguerite says the name ‘Veronica’.] [Scene: Nighttime – The treehouse common room.] Challenger: Tell me Miss Krux, how did you get Chief Jacoba to agree? Marguerite: We speak the same language. Summerlee: Oh excellent Miss Krux well done again. [Veronica approaches Malone who is on the balcony.] Veronica: Taking a last look? Malone: Yeah, well I’ll always have these even if they aren’t the real thing. Veronica: Can I see? [Malone shows Veronica his journal. He was drawing a likeness of Veronica on one of the pages.] Malone: I hope you don’t mind? Veronica: You’re being thorough. Malone: Well my readers back home are going to want to know everything so. Veronica: What’s going to happen when you tell the world about this place? Malone: I don’t know. I mean if they believe it someone will want to see it for themselves. Would you ever consider seeing my world? Veronica: I’ve thought about it, many times. Malone: But? Veronica: I can’t not until I find out what happened to my parents. Malone: Yeah Roxton: Somebody’s coming. Assai: It’s my father and the bearers. Are you ready to go? Summerlee: All packed although some of us seem to have a bit more than others. Veronica: I don’t see any torches. Malone: It’s quiet all of a sudden. Roxton: Too quiet. Veronica: Get the lights. [Ape-man fall through the roof of the treehouse. An ape-man gets on top of Roxton. Marguerite shoots it.] Marguerite: Second time I’ve saved your life. Roxton: There won’t be a third I assure you. [Assai has taken cover behind a chair. Roxton and Veronica are fighting ape-men. Roxton throws one over the balcony. Summerlee is under a table. An ape-man grabs Assai and lifts her through the roof where she is grabbed by another ape-man. Malone is on the floor an ape-man lying on top of him. Malone shoots an ape-man. An ape-man throws Veronica off the second level. Challenger is shooting at ape-men. The ape men run off. Malone runs to help Veronica on the first level.] Malone: They’re gone everything’s going to be fine. We’re all alright. Is she going to be okay? Challenger: She has a sever concussion. Marguerite: Assai? Has anyone seen Assai? [Scene: Outside the treehouse - The men go after Assai.] Summerlee: Shouldn’t we wait till morning? We’ll be able to track. Roxton: No telling what they’ll do to her by then, what they’re doing to her now. Where the hell is Malone? Challenger: That’s the least of our worries. Roxton: Malone! [Malone is in the treehouse beside Veronica, who’s in bed, placing a cloth over her forehead.] Marguerite: You better go. I’ll look after her. The Zangas will be here soon. Malone: Tell Jacoba’s men to follow us we’re going to need their help. Take care of her will ya. Marguerite: I will. [Scene: The trail to ape-men territory.] Roxton: Couldn’t have been gone for more than half an hour. Summerlee: How can we be sure she’s still alive? Roxton: Be sure. Challenger: Yes look half dragged half carried by the looks of it. Summerlee: Ah this is pointless we can’t see a damn thing. Challenger: There was a tar pool back there perhaps we can go and get some torches. Roxton: Why don’t we just tell the ape-man we’ve been following them while were at it. You know Challenger perhaps we should tell our Pterodactyl friend to help us with air surveillance. Your turn next time Professor. [They move on. Malone hangs back.] Malone: Wait a second that’s it why didn’t think of that before. Roxton you’re a genius. [Malone goes back the way they came.] Roxton: What are you talking about? Malone: Just keep moving I’ve got an idea. Summerlee: Has he gone completely mad? Challenger: No, he’s got an idea. Roxton: He’s saving his hide I’ll bet. Come on it’ll be light soon. [Scene: Morning outside the treehouse - Jacoba and his men arrive. He shouts up. Marguerite is on the balcony she speaks to the Chief and he says Assai’s name. She tells him in Zanga Assai has been taken. The Chief responds and says ‘Veronica’. Marguerite motions for them to come up. Jacoba enters the treehouse. Veronica is lying down barely conscious. Marguerite mentions Assai again. Jacoba is only interested in Veronica.] Marguerite: No one returns from the ape-men. Veronica: What is he doing here? Marguerite: Its okay Veronica it’s nothing – you rest. [Jacoba says a few words Marguerite] Marguerite: I’m going with you. [Scene: The trail to ape-men territory - steam is coming from the rocks nearby.] Roxton: The air is thick here. Summerlee: The magma displacement vents it up from the below the surface. Challenger: This is a hellish land. Roxton: Perfect home for our simian friends. [Roxton steps on a rock and a blast of fire shoots from a rock behind them. Roxton picks up Assai’s necklace he finds on the ground.] Roxton: We’re on the right track. Summerlee: Could she really still be alive? Roxton: I don’t know Doctor. Challenger: Well if she is alive surely we’ll be outnumbered by the beasts. Roxton: Yes, too bad Malone got cold feet we could have used another gun. [Scene: The Zanga village. Veronica’s unconscious and has been dressed in a purple native dress with flowers in her hair and around her ankles. She wakes up.] Veronica: Marguerite? Oh my head. Marguerite: You have a nasty bump take it easy. Veronica: Malone and the others? Marguerite: They went after Assai. The ape-men took her. Veronica: I must go after them. They’ll kill them all. Marguerite: Veronica lay down your still weak. Veronica: Where are we? Marguerite: The Zanga village. Veronica: Why am I dressed like this? Marguerite: There’s going to be a wedding. Veronica: Who’s Marguerite: Yours [Scene: Ape-men territory – Roxton, Summerlee and Challenger are watching from a distance.] Summerlee: Can you see her? Roxton: Nah ah [He then sees Assai being carried she’s screaming.] Roxton: To the right by the fire. Challenger: Great Scott! She’s dinner. Roxton: I’ll give them something to eat. Summerlee: They outnumber us ten to one. Roxton: The odds won’t get any better. Say your prayers Doctor. Summerlee: They’ve already been answered. [The balloon approaches.] Challenger: Malone perfect timing. Roxton: I take back what I said about that man. [Assai has been placed on rock. An ape-man is ready to chop her up with an ax when Roxton shoots. Malone is floating closer in the balloon. Assai jumps down from the rock.] Roxton: Cover me [Roxton runs to Assai. The ape-men are being picked off by Challenger and Summerlee] Come on Assai we have a balloon to catch! Summerlee: Behind you! [An ape-man leaps onto Challenger. Summerlee shoots the ape-man. They run toward the balloon. Malone lifts Assai into the balloon. Roxton covers Challenger and Summerlee as they run.] Roxton: Come on Summerlee! Summerlee: I’m coming - I’m coming! [Roxton fights off more of the ape-men. He cuts the lead rope and the balloon ascends. Roxton is pulled into the balloon as they float away.] Challenger: Home free. Roxton: You dropped this. [Roxton returns Assai’s necklace to her.] Assai: Thank you. Challenger: What’s the problem? Malone: Hydrogen’s running low. Challenger: Can we make it as far as the Zanga village? Malone: No chance. I’ll get us as close as I can, but it’ll be night fall before we get there. [Scene: Nighttime - The Zanga village.] Veronica: I won’t do it. Marguerite: I’m not sure you have a choice. Veronica: I’d rather die than marry Jacoba. Marguerite: Come on that’s no way for a bride to talk. Veronica: What is wrong with you? Marguerite: One of us needs to remain calm. Veronica: You’re the one who did this to me didn’t you? Marguerite: Me? Don’t be absurd. Veronica: What did you trade me for…stones… no gold? Marguerite: Someone’s got an overactive imagination. We were alone at the treehouse. Veronica: This is how you bargained your way off the plateau. Marguerite: You were hurt. Veronica: I was the one thing you could trade. Marguerite: Jacoba arrive with his men. Veronica: Your freedom for my body? Marguerite: What the hell was I supposed to do? I mean when Jacoba came for you what was I supposed to do all alone? That’s what I meant. Veronica: Of course you did. Veronica: Whatever deal you made with Jacoba Marguerite, I suggest you un-make it. Because if I do marry Jacoba; I’m entitled to a wedding present – your head on a platter. Marguerite: I never knew you were such a romantic. I’ll leave you to get ready. [Marguerite leaves the hut when Veronica tries to follow she is stopped by Zanga guards.] Veronica: Marguerite! [Fade Out] [Scene: Nighttime The Zanga village - The villagers are having a celebration banquet; there is dancing and chanting. Veronica is brought in kicking and screaming.] Veronica: Marguerite - help me! I will not marry him! Marguerite! [Veronica is handed to Jacoba, he grabs her and kisses her. The horn is sounded. The rescue party has returned.] Marguerite: Thank god you’re here. Challenger: What the hell’s going on? Marguerite: Jacoba’s forcing Veronica to marry him. [Assai talks to her father.] Challenger: What are they saying? Marguerite: She’s trying to get him to show us the way home. Challenger: I thought you’d already taken care of that Miss Krux? Marguerite: I had. Roxton: So where were you during all this? Marguerite: What could I do? Jacoba’s got all these warriors. He’s not what you’d call a reasonable man. [Malone helps Veronica when she is too weak to stand.] Malone: So he didn’t hurt you? Veronica: No but I can’t imagine what would’ve happen if you hadn’t come back. Malone: Maybe I shouldn’t go; maybe I should stay. Veronica: Ned no, you have your story to tell. It’s important to you. Malone: What if Jacoba tries this again. Veronica: Assai will make sure he never bothers me again. Let’s not think about it right now. You’re alive that’s what matters. Malone: Yeah Veronica: We have tonight. Roxton: Just one more question Marguerite. How did Jacoba get in the treehouse? Marguerite: He flew; how do you think he got there? He took the elevator. Roxton: Yes of course that’s what I thought. Marguerite: Oh how I’ll miss these little chats. Roxton: And why did you send the elevator down? Marguerite: Excuse me? Roxton: The elevator; Jacoba could have shown up with a hundred men. You would have been safe in the treehouse until we returned. But instead you chose to send the elevator down you let him in. Marguerite: We had just lost his daughter to the ape-men. I thought the poor guy could use some comforting. Roxton: Comfort, from you? Marguerite: Or at least a stiff drink. How was I supposed to know he had matrimony in mind? Roxton: Of course you never would have sold Veronica out to him now would you? Except in exchange for what; a few baubles perhaps? Marguerite: You know I’m getting a little tired of people accusing me of things. Roxton: You ever wonder why? No harm done…this time. Marguerite: You don’t think much of me do you? Roxton: Less than you’ll ever know. Marguerite: Doesn’t matter tomorrow we’ll be on our way home. Then when we get to London we’ll never have to see each other again…will we. Roxton: No I don’t suppose we will. [They turn from each other; then give each other a side glance.] [Assai approaches Challenger and Summerlee.] Assai: We will leave in the morning. My father will reveal the way through the caves to me tonight and I will guide you. Challenger: How did you get him to agree? Assai: I survived the ape-men; no one has ever done that before. The Zanga seem to think I have some godly power. For my father to deny a god would be sacrilege. [Scene: Nighttime The treehouse - Marguerite is looking at her gems and putting them in a pouch. The men’s voices carry from the common room.] Challenger: This is still my expedition Roxton and the Pterodactyl egg is the most important thing of all. Roxton: Except maybe our lives. [They enter Marguerite’s room.] Roxton: You ready? Marguerite: Almost Roxton: Good, once we’re off this plateau we still have to make it through the Amazon alive. Marguerite: And past headhunters. Roxton: And T-Rex and ape-men; there are too many ways to die out here. Marguerite: Wouldn’t that be something - survive dinosaurs only to be eaten by cannibals on the way home. Challenger: I fail to see the humor in that. Marguerite: Oh lighten up Challenger you’re about to become a national hero. Challenger: Yes Roxton: Well let’s dream about the tickertape parade once we’re home. Challenger: I’ll full responsibility for the Pterodactyl egg. Roxton: As if you’d trust anyone else to carry it for you. Keep the load light Marguerite we have to be prepared to drop our pack at any moment. Our lives may depend on it. Marguerite: Lose our packs how are we going to make it home? Roxton: Ammunition, guns, water - carry those on your body. Along with anything else you can’t live without. Ready? Marguerite: I’ll just take one last look around. Challenger: Hurry now, Assai says it’s a day’s journey through the caves. Marguerite: I’m almost there. [Marguerite takes the pouch of gems out of her pack and puts it in her jacket pocket.] [Fade Out] [Scene: Morning - The trail to the caves.] Summerlee: I must admit Challenger I found this expedition exhilarating. In a perverse way I’ve actually enjoyed it. Challenger: Enjoy it a lot more when you get back to London especially when our friend in the egg hatches and introduces himself to civilized society. Summerlee: London you know I’m actually beginning to believe that we may get home. Challenger: Oh believe it Summerlee. The world will never be the same again. [They come to a cave opening.] Assai: This is the way to the other world. Marguerite: Doesn’t look very inviting. Veronica: I’ll go with you part of the way. Marguerite: Yeah I’d like that. [Roxton grabs torches that were left at the entrance.] Roxton: Looks like those who have gone before us have left us something to light the way. Assai: The caves are dark and very dangerous go slowly and go only where I go. [They make their way through the caverns.] Summerlee: Challenger your torch – here look. [Summerlee points to drawings on the wall.] Challenger: Prehistoric no doubt. The quality is magnificent. Far superior to the Spanish paintings of Altamira Summerlee: Yes look at this one the depiction is very similar to the one I saw on the alter in the Zanga village Assai: Yes these are not of our making but we believe that this tells the story of the birth of our God Atunga. Summerlee: The symbolism is not of our world. Wish we had time to transcribe them. Roxton: Take a mental picture Doctor and let’s get going. Challenger: Yes Summerlee you can study them in depth on the return expedition. Summerlee: Return expedition. [They travel deeper into the caverns.] Challenger: How much further Assai? Assai: Soon - my father said it was at the end of this tunnel. [Marguerite touches a rock formation to steady herself the ground shakes.] Marguerite: Its carbon based. Summerlee: Yes and very brittle Miss Krux - be careful. We don’t want to precipitate the geologic shift. Roxton: No Miss Krux - please don’t do that. [They come to a cavern with shiny crystals protruding from the cave walls. They are spread across the ground.] Challenger: Extraordinary Marguerite: Look at all these they’re just lying on the ground. Challenger: Where to now Assai? [The trail ends with a beam of light coming from the cavern ceiling.] Assai: That’s the way out. Jacoba said that a path goes outside along the crease for the rest of the way. Malone: That’s why no ones found this place. The only way in is halfway up a mountain. Challenger: Roxton do you want to check out that opening and see what we’ll find. Roxton: You must think of me as some kind of mountain goat Challenger. At least there won’t be a flying lizard to greet me at the top [Roxton climbs up to get a better look. Challenger checks the Pterodactyl egg in his pack. A gem catches Marguerite’s eye and she reaches up high and struggles to grab it. She loses her footing and both she and Roxton fall from their respective positions. Roxton runs to Marguerite and pulls her out of the way of a falling bolder.] Roxton: It’s my turn to save your life. [The cave starts to collapse. The opening with the light closes up.] [Fade Out] [Scene: The cave - Roxton runs by Challenger and he loses hold of the Pterodactyl egg which falls down a hole.] Challenger: My egg! Roxton: Run for your lives! Come on! Come on! [Marguerite and Veronica get separated and run down a different cavern that ends with a deep cliff.] Marguerite: Why are we the only ones here? Veronica: I think we took a wrong turn. Marguerite: Brilliant you figured that out by yourself. Veronica: No wonder no one likes you. Marguerite: Who doesn’t like me? [The cave shakes; Veronica slips and is hanging off the cliff. Marguerite grabs her arm.] Marguerite: Tell me again how much you don’t like me. [Marguerite pulls Veronica up.] Veronica: Thanks Marguerite: That’s okay you and Ned can name your first child after me. [The cave shakes.] Veronica: Go go! [They make it out of the cave.] Challenger: I’ve lost my egg - I’ve lost it. Summerlee: Damn your bloody egg. We’ve lost the only way off this god forsaken plateau. Malone: Yes Professor I’d say you have plenty of time to find yourself another egg. Marguerite: All those beautiful stones buried forever. Challenger: How the hell did that happen anyway? Summerlee: It certainly wasn’t volcanic. Marguerite: Don’t look at me I didn’t do it. Veronica: It doesn’t matter how it happened - it’s done. We have other things to worry about now. Assai: Yes we’re in ape-men territory. We must start back for my village immediately. Roxton: I guess greed has its own rewards. [Scene: The trail to the Zanga village. The group comes to a clearing.] Assai: We’ll rest here. Veronica: There’s a stream down there I’ll go get water. Malone: I’ll come with you. [Ape-men are watching from the bush.] [Scene: Malone and Veronica by the stream.] Malone: So I guess we’re here for good huh? Veronica: We’ll keep looking for a way out. Malone: This was supposed to be my big break…story of a life time. Veronica: You know you could look at it like you just have more of a story to tell when you do get back. Malone: I guess you’re right. I guess there are some positive aspects to staying here. Veronica: You think so? Malone: Yeah I do. [They lean in for a kiss but are interrupted by an approaching T-Rex.] Malone: My God that is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. Veronica: Come on. Malone: Yeah [Scene: Roxton taking a look around. Marguerite walks up behind him.] Marguerite: I want to thank you for saving my life back there [Roxton hears a noise in the bush and ignores Marguerite] Did our hear me I said thank you? It’s what you wanted to hear all along? [He still ignores her] You ungrateful arrogant. [As Marguerite brushes past Roxton he grabs her and puts his hand over her mouth.] Roxton: Shut up. Malone…Malone. Everyone to the center of the clearing! [The ape-men attack.] Roxton: On my mark - steady……fire at will! [Malone and Veronica see the others in trouble Malone holds Veronica back.] Malone: No there’s too many. I’ve got an idea come on. [The shots scare the ape-men back into the bush.] Challenger: I see what you mean about simians Roxton. [Scene: The stream where the T-Rex was.] Malone: Oh good he’s still here. Veronica: What are you doing? Malone: Hey you big fella yeah who you eating for dessert huh? Hey! Veronica: Are you mad? Malone: Trust me trust me. Hey you that’s right - right here prime meat. Come and get it! [Malone and Veronica run and the T-rex chases them down the trail.] [Scene: The clearing – The ape-men come in for another attack. The explorers start shooting] Roxton: Fire! [Scene: Veronica and Malone running from the T-Rex] Veronica: We can’t out run him. Malone: Well what do we do? Veronica: Follow me. [Veronica does a 180 degree turn and runs under the T-Rex’s hooves. Malone is still in front of the T-Rex.] Veronica: Come on. [Malone tries to run under the T-Rexes hooves but it stares him down. Veronica jumps on the T-rex’s tail and it looks around to her. Malone takes his chance and runs under its hooves. They run and the T-Rex chases.] [Scene: The clearing – The fight continues. Veronica and Malone run into the clearing with the T-Rex close behind. Malone and Veronica veer off and the T-Rex runs into the ape-men. The group escapes.] Challenger: Once again your timing couldn’t be better thank you both of you. You make a good team. Summerlee: Indeed they do. [Roxton looks back at the T-Rex.] Roxton: Now that would make a find trophy. Marguerite: I’m sure he’d feel the same about you. Challenger: You’ll get your chance Lord Roxton. I’ve no doubt about that. [Epilogue] [Scene: The Zanga village – The group is sitting celebrating.] [Jacaba is toasting the group.] Malone: What did he say? Veronica: He’s thanking the Gods for giving him the strength to save us all from the ape-men. Marguerite: He wasn’t even there. Veronica: He’s got a daughter to live up to. [Marguerite is admiring a village girl’s necklace.] Marguerite: These aren’t as fine as some of the others but perhaps we could trade anyway. [Marguerite is about to hand the girl her scarf in trade when Roxton grabs it out of her hand and stuffs it down his shirt.] Roxton: Give it a rest. [Scene: Challenger and Summerlee are just outside the village looking at the clearing.] Summerlee: I hate to say this Challenger but everything you said was true - every last word. Fat lot of good it will do either of us with no way to get home. Challenger: We’ll find a way home. Until then we’ve got the greatest grounds for research a scientist could ever dream of. A whole lost world. End of episode