Transcript for “Trophies”
Episode 2x11
Originally Aired: 2/03/ 01
Writer: Richard Oleksiak
Director: Pino Amenta
Transcribed by Carol Murdock for TWIZ TV.com
[Scene: The jungle – A family of Trogs are searching for food in the stream. The father is shot and killed.]
Burton/Applegate: Come on, get the net. Hurry.
[The mother and child Trog are chased down.]
Burton/Applegate: I want the child.
[Veronica appears swinging on a vine and protects the Trogs.]
Burton/Applegate: Incredible. What are you waiting for….get her!
Veronica: Go! Run! Run!
[Veronica fights off Steve and Johnson.]
Burton/Applegate: Get up! Forget the Neanderthal! I want the jungle princess. Go!
**** Begin Intro****
At the dawn of the last century
A band of explorers searched for a prehistoric world
Driven by ambition
Secret desires
A thirst for adventure
And seeking the ultimate story
They are befriended by an untamed beauty
Stranded in a strange and savage land
Each day is a desperate search for a way out - of the Lost World
****End Intro****
[Scene: The treehouse – Veronica comes up in the elevator.]
Malone: Veronica!
Veronica: Three men with guns headed this way.
Marguerite: Yes so we heard.
Malone: What happened? Are you all right?
Veronica: They’re killers. They were hunting Trogs then they came after me.
Malone: They shot at you?
Veronica: No with a net.
Marguerite: They’re headed this way?
Malone: Stay here, I’ll grab the guns. We’ll give them a real warm welcome.
[Scene: The jungle – Applegate walks up to Roxton and Challenger.]
Burton/Applegate: Professor Challenger I presume.
Challenger: You have me at a disadvantage sir. [They shake hands]
Burton/Applegate: Avery Burton - commissioned by an international consortium of concerned parties to find you and the members of your lost expedition.
Roxton: Apparently lost no longer.
Burton/Applegate: Lord Roxton. [They shake hands]
Roxton: At your service.
Burton/Applegate: As I am yours. Your exploits are legendary. I can’t tell you what an honor it is to finally meet you sir.
Challenger: I knew we hadn’t been abandoned.
Burton/Applegate: Not by a long shot I assure you sir - though you’re a tough man to follow, eh boys?
Steve: That’s the truth sir.
Burton/Applegate: Now that I’ve found you Professor we’re not going to let you out of our sight. Not until we get you back to London.
[Scene: The treehouse – Malone and Marguerite aim their weapons from the balcony at the men walking up to the base of the treehouse.]
Veronica: Get ready, someone’s coming.
Malone: Challenger! Roxton! Who’s that with you?
Burton/Applegate: Avery Burton, Mr. Malone.
Challenger: What the hell’s the matter Malone?
Marguerite: What do you want from us Mr. Burton?
Burton/Applegate: Come to take you all home.
Malone: I don’t believe it.
Veronica: How, in a net?
Marguerite: Only one way to find out. We’ll be right down.
Veronica: Did you hear anything I just said?
[Scene: Marguerite and Malone join the others at the base of the treehouse.]
Marguerite: So do you really know a way out of here?
Burton/Applegate: I know the way we got here. Will that do Miss Krux?
Challenger: That will do admirably…admirably.
Malone: How did you find us Mr. Burton?
Burton/Applegate: Ned Malone … always the reporter. I so admired your stories from the front. Especially Flanders, I don’t know how you survived.
Malone: Well you develop an instinct for danger.
Burton/Applegate: And not even two years in the jungle can dim your beauty Miss Krux. I’d heard….
Marguerite: You’re too kind Mr. Burton. Please call me Marguerite.
Burton/Applegate: Avery, I’d be honored.
Malone: How exactly did you find us?
Burton/Applegate: Who…what…where…when…why…how. That’s what makes you who you are. I followed the itinerary that Challenger left until I reached a dead end. I searched for several weeks trying to find a clue or a trace of your party. I was ready to turn back and then I discovered a volcanic fissure and I acted out a hunch. See, I’ve got instincts too.
Challenger: A volcanic fissure.
Burton/Applegate: Carved out by some ancient lava flow I suspect.
Marguerite: Sounds good enough to me. So, how soon can we leave?
Burton/Applegate: I don’t know why you’d want to leave here? You seem pretty well set up to me.
Malone: Yes we live here with the young lady. I believe you’ve already met her. You tried to capture her with a net.
Challenger: Veronica?
Burton/Applegate: No, my God I…she’s a friend of yours? I’m terribly sorry I thought she was a savage.
Roxton: Far from it.
Challenger: I should think you owe her an explanation.
Malone: Or at least an apology.
Burton/Applegate: Yeah, of course. I had no idea. It’s the least I can do.
[Scene: The treehouse]
Malone: Veronica? I’d like you to meet Avery Burton.
Veronica: We’ve already met.
Burton/Applegate: I’m so sorry. I don’t know where to begin. I truly had no idea.
Veronica: Why were you chasing down a mother Trog and her child?
Burton/Applegate: I was hoping to capture one of those unique apes and take them back to civilization.
Veronica: Just like that? Just rip it from its home and take it with you?
Burton/Applegate: Well, the world has never seen such a creature.
Veronica: And what about me? Were you going to put me on display too?
Burton/Applegate: That was a most unfortunate mistake.
Veronica: Unfortunate because I got away or because these are my friends?
Roxton: Veronica, we’ve all killed trogs.
Veronica: In self defense yes. This one wasn’t even full grown.
Challenger: Mr. Burton is an explorer; he’s expected to collect specimens. I think he deserves a second chance.
Veronica: Just because he knows the way out of here. If he’s going to stay he can sleep somewhere else.
Burton/Applegate: That’s alright I understand - and I apologize once again.
Veronica: I want him gone before I get back to the treehouse.
Marguerite: Well I guess you can’t make everybody happy.
[Scene: The group is helping Burton’s party make camp.]
Burton/Applegate: I feel terrible about Veronica. I think I’ve been reading too much Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Roxton: She surprised us too the first time we saw her.
Malone: She’s like nothing I’ve ever seen, that’s for sure.
Roxton: Yep, she survived for ten years on her own after her parents disappeared.
Burton/Applegate: Incredible.
Malone: You still planning on taking a Troglodyte back to civilization?
Burton/Applegate: I’d like to, yes. I think the whole world deserves a look at that stunning ape.
Malone: As long as it’s treated humanely.
Burton/Applegate: It goes without saying.
[Burton walks over to Marguerite who is by his backpack.]
Burton/Applegate: That’s all right; I’ll take that.
Marguerite: You know I have this strangest feeling that we’ve met somewhere before - New York perhaps?
Burton/Applegate: Last time I was in the States you were just a schoolgirl.
Marguerite: Cairo then?
Burton/Applegate: Nope
Marguerite: Rome?
Burton/Applegate: Nope
Marguerite: Johannesburg?
Burton/Applegate: So, has this expedition been all you hoped for?
Marguerite: What do you mean?
Burton/Applegate: Everyone’s here for a reason - Challenger, Roxton, Malone.
Marguerite: Burton?
Burton/Applegate: Best one of all, to take you home.
Marguerite: And not a moment too soon.
Burton/Applegate: Surely Marguerite Krux didn’t finance this expedition as an act of charity?
Marguerite: Well, sometimes Mr. Burton you have to know when to cut your losses.
Burton/Applegate: That’s a shame.
[Scene: Nighttime - The camp. Veronica is keeping an eye on Burton from a distance]
Malone: Are you mad at Burton for what he tried to do to you or us because we’re leaving?
Veronica: Are you going to let him drag a Trog back to London to be put on display?
Malone: I’ll be there to make sure it’s treated properly.
Veronica: Forever?
Malone: Why don’t you come with us? Just for a visit … you could always come back.
Veronica: I wouldn’t go anywhere with Burton.
Malone: Are you sure you’ve got him right? I mean all he’s done since he’s got here is apologize for what he did.
Veronica: He might fool you but he’s not fooling me.
Malone: Come on. He made a mistake.
Veronica: He would have done anything to bag his trophy. That is exactly what he planned to do with me.
Malone: But not any more.
Veronica: As long as he promises to get you out of here I guess that’s all that matters.
[Malone hears Burton/Applegate and his men talking and sneaks closer.]
Burton/Applegate: This is the big one.
Steve: Really?
Burton/Applegate: We’re going to be rich.
Steve: What about all that cargo all these people have to carry?
Burton/Applegate: Their cargo won’t be a problem. When we leave here we’re gonna be traveling very light. A few precious stones, a few knickknacks to prove we ran into the ill fated Challenger expedition…and one special trophy.
Steve: A caveman.
Burton/Applegate: The jungle girl.
[Malone turns around and is hit over the head by Johnson.]
[Fade Out]
[Scene: Morning – camp]
Roxton: I can’t find him anywhere.
Challenger: No sign of him at the river.
Marguerite: You’re sure he didn’t say anything last night?
Veronica: We talked about Burton. I don’t know where he went after that.
[Burton/Applegate approaches]
Burton/Applegate: Lovely morning.
Roxton: Have you seen Malone?
Burton/Applegate: This morning? Is he missing?
Marguerite: His bed hasn’t been slept in.
Challenger: And he did not tell anyone he planned to be gone.
Burton/Applegate: I take it this is not like him.
Veronica: Not at all.
Roxton: I’ve checked all his usual haunts. There’s no sign of him anywhere.
Burton/Applegate: If you want a hand looking for him I can send my men over.
Challenger: Well, the sooner we get started the better.
[Scene: The treehouse]
Veronica: You think I’m crazy too.
Marguerite: Well crazy to stay here when you could come back to London with us, but that’s another story.
Veronica: I know Burton has something to do with this.
Marguerite: You might be right.
Veronica: Do you know something about him?
Marguerite: For now let’s just call it woman’s intuition.
Veronica: He certainly seems to have the men hooked.
Marguerite: Hmm. You go look for Malone. I’ll stay here and sniff around. If he shows up I’ll send a signal.
Veronica: Thanks
[Scene: The camp]
Marguerite: Applegate?
Burton/Applegate: Beg your pardon?
Marguerite: You know with a mustache and blonde hair you would bear a striking resemblance to Randolph Applegate.
Burton/Applegate: Sorry, the name doesn’t ring a bell.
Marguerite: Notorious trophy hunter? You’re in the same line of work.
Burton/Applegate: Sorry.
Marguerite: You found the lost Panovski expedition. Unfortunately by the time he got to them they were all dead.
Burton/Applegate: These things happen.
Marguerite: Yes they do. It was in all the papers. Somehow Randolph Applegate just walked out of the Congo with the treasure Panovski had been looking for.
Burton/Applegate: Lucky guy.
Marguerite: Yeah, to say the least. Of course the British society investigated him.
Burton/Applegate: But found nothing.
Marguerite: So you do know him.
Burton/Applegate: It was in the papers.
Marguerite: You see Panovski wasn’t the only one who discovered treasure.
[Marguerite is holding diamonds and she shows Burton. He tries to touch them but she snatches her hand away.]
Marguerite: Heh!
Burton/Applegate: Very nice.
Marguerite: I just wanted to be sure who I was dealing with. Get me off this plateau and I will provide you with all the diamonds that you can carry. You interested?
Burton/Applegate: It depends. Who am I dealing with?
Marguerite: You’re dealing with me, exclusively.
Burton/Applegate: In that case I’m going to need more than your word that these diamonds actually exist. You see, there was a Miss Smith in Cairo, 1916.
Marguerite: I’ve always heard Cairo was a very nasty town.
Burton/Applegate: Especially in summer.
Marguerite: I’ll get you all the proof you need.
Burton/Applegate: No hard feelings, I hope?
Marguerite: No.
[Burton walks away and Marguerite takes the opportunity to enter his tent. She looks in a backpack and finds explosives. Burton watches as she leaves. Marguerite enters a cave and begins setting the explosives by the cave entrance. She plants a land mine in the dirt.]
[Scene: Roxton, Challenger, Veronica and Burton/Applegate’s men are looking for Malone.]
Challenger: We have been searching for six hours.
Roxton: If we want to get back to camp before nightfall we should at least….
Veronica: I know - we better head back now.
Challenger: We’ll start again tomorrow at first light.
Roxton: Maybe we’ll find him on the way home.
Veronica: Everything’s changed since they got here.
Challenger: You can’t blame them for this.
Roxton: They did risk their lives to find us.
Veronica: Well I don’t trust them - any of them.
Challenger: Why would they wish us any harm?
Roxton: Come on, we’re all a bit tired. Let’s get back and get some rest.
Challenger: We’ll find him. I promise, don’t worry.
[Scene: Nighttime – The camp.]
Johnson: That jungle girl…she’s trouble.
Steve: She’s got the others thinking.
Burton/Applegate: Forget it. Soon it won’t matter what any of them thinks.
[Burton/Applegate lifts up a cover and reveals where he has an unconscious Malone stashed.
Burton/Applegate: How’s the accommodation? Not too cramped I hope?
[He covers Malone when he hears Marguerite approaching.]
Marguerite: Applegate? Hurry. I’d rather not been seen talking alone to you.
Burton/Applegate: Why, are you worried your friends might start wondering who you really are?
[Marguerite holds a folded piece of paper.]
Marguerite: This buys me a first class ticket out of here, right?
Burton/Applegate: This? What is this?
Marguerite: It’s a map to a cave where you’ll find the diamonds I promised you. We have a deal?
Burton/Applegate: If the map pans out, yeah we do.
Marguerite: It will.
Burton/Applegate: Then why don’t you go and finish packing.
[Marguerite leaves. Burton/Applegate’s men step closer.]
Burton/Applegate: We dispose of the two other men in the morning.
[Scene: Morning – The base of the treehouse.]
Steve: Mr. Roxton! Professor Challenger!
Roxton: You found him?
Steve: Yeah, he’s in a cave not far from here.
[Steve hands Roxton Malone’s vest with blood on it.]
Roxton: Malone’s.
Challenger: How badly injured is he?
Steve: Come on, we have to hurry.
[The men run off to the cave. Veronica sees them leave from the balcony of the treehouse.]
Marguerite: You didn’t go with the men?
Veronica: Roxton and Challenger can handle it. They’ll bring him back - if Malone’s really out there.
Marguerite: You don’t think he is?
Veronica: I’m going to do a little investigating closer to home. I want to find out more about Mr. Burton.
Marguerite: I’m not so sure that you want to. Mr. Burton is a very dangerous man.
[Scene: The cave. Burton/Applegate discovers the land mine Marguerite planted then he covers it back up with dirt leaving the cave. Roxton, Challenger and the henchmen approach the cave entrance as Burton/Applegate comes out.]
Roxton: Where is he?
Burton/Applegate: Leave your weapons.
[Burton/Applegate relieves them of their weapons as the henchmen point their rifles at Roxton and Challenger.]
Roxton: What is this?
Burton/Applegate: Drop ‘em! I said drop ‘em.
[Roxton and Challenger drop their gun belts. Burton/Applegate admires Roxton’s rifle.]
Burton/Applegate: Woo-hoo, lovely piece of work. Empty your pockets.
Challenger: I demand an explanation.
Burton/Applegate: I said empty your pockets.
Roxton: What have you done with Malone?
Burton/Applegate: Let’s just say… he’s indisposed.
[Challenger hands over his pocket watch to Burton/Applegate who looks at the inscription.]
Burton/Applegate: To Professor George Challenger, the London Zoological Society. This will do nicely.
Challenger: You brought us here to rob us?
Burton/Applegate: No, these are just mementos - proof that we actually found you.
Roxton: So now you don’t have to take us back with you, is that your game?
Burton/Applegate: Very good Lord Roxton, first try. You all die on some glorious adventure and I bring back whatever I can find. Now, into the cave - I said move.
[Roxton and Challenger go into the cave.]
Roxton: Any bright ideas?
[Roxton moves around, his heel steps on the land mine causing the cave to collapse on top of them.]
Roxton: Look out!
[Burton/Applegate runs to the entrance of the cave and sees it completely sealed.]
Burton/Applegate: Nice try Marguerite.
[Fade Out]
[Scene: Inside the cave]
Challenger: Why the hell would Burton go to all this trouble? Why not just shoot us?
Roxton: This wasn’t Burton’s idea. I think it was Marguerite’s.
Challenger: Why would she want to trap us?
Roxton: Not us. I’ll wager she was trying to trap Burton but he outsmarted her.
[Scene: Burton/Applegate, Steve and Johnson are running through the jungle.]
Steve: Now all we need is the jungle girl and we can get out of here, right?
Burton/Applegate: We need the diamonds but I’ll take care of that. You just find the girl.
Steve: Okay…all right.
[Scene: Veronica is still searching for Malone when she spots a leaf with blood on it.]
[Scene: The treehouse – The elevator ascends and Marguerite is surprised to see Burton/Applegate.]
Marguerite: Avery.
[Burton/Applegate points his weapon at Marguerite.]
Burton/Applegate: Did you really think I’d fall for your little plan?
Marguerite: I thought you were…
Burton/Applegate: Don’t worry, if the blast didn’t kill your friends they’ll run out of air in a day or two.
Marguerite: What are you talking about?
Burton/Applegate: The map…the mine… and the little blast you set up to kill me. Beautiful! And you’d make a deal with my men to lead you out of here. I bet all those rumors are true. [He grabs Marguerite and puts a knife to her throat.] Now it’s my turn to play games.
Marguerite: What do you want from me?
Burton/Applegate: Everything you got - starting with the diamonds. Show me all your secret hiding places.
Marguerite: Obviously I’ve misjudged you.
Burton/Applegate: Obviously. [Marguerite starts putting her jewels in the knapsack Burton throws at her. He picks up a Bible sitting nearby and opens it to see a hiding place within.] Good Lord, let us not forget these.
Marguerite: Those? I was getting to those.
Burton/Applegate: Where’s the rest?
Marguerite: If you’re going to kill me why should I tell you?
Burton/Applegate: I’ll find them anyway.
[Scene: The camp – Veronica goes into one of the tents.]
Veronica: Malone? Ned? [She hears moaning from somewhere in the tent.] Ned? [Before she can look Burton’s men approach the tent and she leaves.]
[Scene: The treehouse.]
Burton/Applegate: Now I just need something from your little reporter friend.
Marguerite: How is Malone?
Burton/Applegate: A little annoyed the last time I looked. [He picks up one of Malone’s journals.] Ah, I like it when people put their names on things.
Marguerite: Are you sure I have nothing else that you want?
Burton/Applegate: Why don’t we continue our discussion back at my place?
Marguerite: Anywhere you like.
[Scene: The cave – Roxton and Challenger are trying to dig their way out.]
Roxton: Do you see anything yet?
Challenger: Nothing
[The ground shakes; boulders block off the passage between Roxton and Challenger.]
Roxton: Challenger! You all right? Challenger? Say something! Challenger!
[Scene: The treehouse – Veronica enters]
Veronica: Marguerite, are you here? Roxton?
[Scene: The camp – Burton/Applegate takes Marguerite into the tent where Steve and Johnson are waiting.]
Steve: Lots of diamonds.
Burton/Applegate: Where is she?
Steve: Gone. We couldn’t find her.
Marguerite: So hard to get good help these days.
[Burton/Applegate slaps Steve across the face.]
Burton/Applegate: Sit down.
Marguerite: You know - you and I could keep each other honest.
Burton/Applegate: Why do I feel you don’t care that I’m the one who’s holding the gun?
Marguerite: For now.
Burton/Applegate: You never stop do you?
Marguerite: I can’t…can you?
Burton/Applegate: I’ll finish this later. [To Steve] You come with me. Right now I’ve got one more trophy to collect. [To Johnson] If she opens her mouth - shoot her.
[Scene: The treehouse – Veronica steps to the balcony when she hears Malone shouting outside.]
Malone: Help! Help Me!
[Malone has his hands tied behind his back; he stumbles and falls.]
Veronica: Malone!
Malone: Roxton.
Veronica: Malone!
[Veronica goes to the elevator and sends it down empty. She climbs from the balcony to the ground on a vine. Burton/Applegate is standing at the base of the treehouse waiting to shoot Veronica as she comes off the elevator. He sees it’s empty.]
Burton/Applegate: Damn her. Where did she go?
[Veronica gets as close to Malone as she can without being seen.]
Veronica: Ned…Malone can you hear me?
Burton/Applegate: All right Veronica that was a cute trick but enough’s enough. Come on out.
Veronica: [to herself] If I do, it will only be to kill you.
Burton/Applegate: He’ll be dead before I am. [He stands by Malone] Come on Veronica now I’m bored. [He points his gun at the unconscious Malone and cocks it.]
Veronica: All right.
Burton/Applegate: Come on. That’s it. Drop your weapons… all of them.
Veronica: Sorry Malone.
Burton/Applegate: I knew you couldn’t stand to see him get hurt. Hell, you wouldn’t even let us net a Trog.
[A clamp is put around Veronica’s neck.]
Veronica: You slimy bastard.
Burton/Applegate: They’re going to love you all over Europe.
[Scene: The cave – Roxton crawls toward Challenger and removes the boulders which fell on him.]
Roxton: Challenger! Challenger! [Roxton does the Heimlich maneuver on Challenger] Come on! Now Breathe…Breathe. [Challenger coughs] I thought I lost you, old boy.
Challenger: We’re almost there. We’re almost there.
Roxton: Let’s get on with it.
[Scene: The camp – Burton/Applegate drags in an unconscious Malone. Marguerite secretly pockets a knife left nearby.]
Burton/Applegate: Any last words for your friend?
Marguerite: Oh my God.
[Burton/Applegate kicks Malone. Malone rolls into a trap in the ground.]
Burton/Applegate: Now it’s time for you.
Marguerite: Take me with you.
Burton/Applegate: You begging me?
[Burton/Applegate opens the flap to the tent and Veronica is brought in.]
Marguerite: Veronica!
Burton/Applegate: You think I’d let her get away?
Marguerite: Let her go.
Burton/Applegate: It seems I have two beautiful women at my disposal - one who wants me and one who doesn’t.
Veronica: Take us both - see how far you get.
Burton/Applegate: See, I always prefer the ones who play hard to get. Gentlemen help Miss Smith to her first class accommodations.
Marguerite: Let me go! Avery what are you doing?
Burton/Applegate: I’m so sorry Marguerite, but you’re just too much trouble.
[Burton/Applegate kisses Marguerite]
Marguerite: I could die down there.
Burton/Applegate: Probably, but you might get lucky.
[Marguerite is pushed into the hole with Malone.}
Burton/Applegate: Time for the road.
[Fade Out]
[Scene: The jungle]
Veronica: You’ll never get away with this.
Burton/Applegate: Given my track record I’d say I have a better than even chance, wouldn’t you?
Veronica: I’ll fight you every step.
Burton/Applegate: I wouldn’t have it any other way.
[Scene: The camp – Marguerite takes the knife out of her pocket and cuts Malone’s bonds.]
Marguerite: Malone…Malone…wake up…wake up. [She tries to lift the top of the trap but it is barred with a metal rod.] Damn it.
[Scene: The cave – Roxton pushes through the entrance to the cave.]
Roxton: We’re through, Challenger! We made it!
[Scene: The camp]
Marguerite: Hello, anybody out there? Help, we’re in here.
Malone: Marguerite?
Marguerite: Oh. Help!
Malone: What is it?
Marguerite: Help!
[Someone walks into the tent and opens the trap.]
Roxton: I certainly hope I’m not interrupting anything?
[Challenger is giving Malone some water. Marguerite is still standing in the trap with Roxton kneeling by the opening.]
Marguerite: All right, all right I’m sorry. Give me a hand, will you?
[Roxton slaps her hand.]
Marguerite: Owwww
Roxton: Now just to clear the air. You didn’t have any selfish personal motives for not telling us whatever it is you know about Mr. Burton, did you?
Marguerite: No - and his real name’s not Burton.
Roxton: Whatever it is, what were you supposed to get out of the deal?
Marguerite: Why does there have to be a deal? I sent him out there to get rid of him - obviously.
Roxton: Why not just let us help you?
Marguerite: Because there wasn’t time. I thought I could handle him myself. He left here with Veronica an hour ago. Now if we don’t stop him we can kiss her goodbye and any chance we have of getting off this damn plateau.
Roxton: Next time remember who your friends are.
[Roxton pulls Marguerite out of the trap]
[Scene: The trail]
Veronica: I’ve read about creeps like you - who make their money off other people’s misery.
Burton/Applegate: Yeah, it’s a cruel world.
Veronica: You can leave anytime you want. I’ll even help give you a push.
[Veronica kicks Burton/Applegate. She is forced to her knees but she takes the opportunity to duck her bound hands in the nearby stream.]
Burton/Applegate: You’re going to pack them in all over Europe. You’re going to be my jungle princess.
Veronica: You better hope you live that long.
Burton/Applegate: My savage jungle princess. Come on.
[They continue on. Veronica digs her heel in the mud leaving a clear footprint to follow.]
[Scene: The others are following. Roxton sees the footprint in the mud.]
Roxton: That must be them; looks like they’re headed for the pine forest.
[Malone gets momentarily woozy]
Challenger: Do you want to rest for a moment?
Malone: No, can’t stop.
Challenger: Now what did you learn from Burton?
Marguerite: He’s a trophy hunter.. His name’s Applegate. You might have heard of him.
Challenger: Applegate - the Panovski affair?
Roxton: When did you figure this out?
Marguerite: Just before I rigged the cave.
Roxton: Why didn’t you tell us?
Marguerite: Why, would it have changed anything?
Malone: Veronica tried to warn us but we didn’t listen.
Marguerite: Let’s face it, we were so anxious to get off the plateau and cash in our chips that we were all willing to make a deal with the devil.
Challenger: And now Veronica is paying the price.
[Scene: Veronica kicks one of the men and she is pushed back against a tree.]
Burton/Applegate: Hey..hey..hey. Now what’s the problem?
Steve: Listen, why don’t we just leave her here and get the diamonds. It’ll be a lot easier.
Burton/Applegate: Steve, you know the good things in life are never ever easy. Come on we’re only a few hundred yards from the fissure. See if you can drag her highness along.
Steve: Let’s go.
[A T-Rex roars]
Steve: What the hell was that?
[A raptor roars]
[Veronica gets the rope loose from around her wrists. A raptor being chased by a T-Rex runs past the group. Veronica gets the neck brace off and knocks out one Johnson. Challenger, Roxton, Malone and Marguerite close in.]
Steve: Look!
Burton/Applegate: Impossible, I should have killed them when I had the chance.
[A shoot-out starts.]
Burton/Applegate: Keep them pinned down!
Roxton: Split up, come at them from two sides.
Challenger: Don’t fire unless you’re certain of a clean shot.
Marguerite: That’s exactly what I intend to do.
Challenger: Let’s go!
Steve: They’re trying to skirt around us.
Burton/Applegate: They’re going to be too late. You hold them off while I get things ready.
Steve: What?
[Burton/Applegate runs off. Marguerite and Roxton are barricaded behind some trees.]
Roxton: So where have you run into this character before?
Marguerite: Oh we traveled in the same circles. If we ever get out of here I’ll tell you the whole story.
[Roxton and Marguerite both fire at Steve. He is wounded.]
[Burton/Applegate runs to the fissure and jumps down into it.]
Challenger: Any sign of Veronica?
Malone: No.
[Burton/Applegate is in the cave fissure and pulls a grenade from his backpack.]
Veronica: Are you planning on double crossing Steve too?
[Burton/Applegate tries to pull his gun but Veronica kicks his arm and the gun goes flying. The two fight. Steve shows up and points his gun at Veronica.]
Steve: Hey!
Burton/Applegate: Timing…timing.
Steve: Well it looks like she won’t stay away.
Veronica: He was going to leave you here or kill you.
Steve: What?
Burton/Applegate: Who are you going to believe, eh?
[Johnson enters the cave and Steve mistakenly shoots him.]
Steve: Johnson!
[Veronica fights off Burton/Applegate and gets out of the fissure cave.]
Burton/Applegate: Stop her!
Steve: Let’s just leave!
[Burton/Applegate shoots Steve.]
Burton/Applegate: Wrong answer.
[Challenger, Roxton, Marguerite and Malone run to the fissure entrance.]
Challenger: So this is the way off the plateau?
Marguerite: So what are we waiting for?
[Marguerite jumps down into the entrance.]
Roxton: Marguerite, no!
[The rest follow her down.]
Roxton: Marguerite!
Veronica: Stop! Burton’s going to blow the fissure any second.
Marguerite: Then we’ll never get out of here.
Roxton: Forget it Marguerite, it’s not worth it.
[A grenade falls at their feet.]
Marguerite: Wait! Do you want to destroy our only way off the plateau?
Roxton: Are you out of your mind, it’s a bloody grenade!
Marguerite: No!
Roxton: Move it! Go!
[Roxton kicks the grenade further into the fissure cave. They run out. They take cover and the entrance is destroyed by the grenade explosion.]
Marguerite: There goes another way back home.
Malone: Do you think Burton made it out?
Roxton: Do you think he’ll tell anyone about us even if he did?
Challenger: Not a chance.
Veronica: I guess you’re all still stuck here with me.
[Epilogue]
[Scene: Nighttime - The treehouse]
Malone: Challenger I think this belongs to you.
[Malone hands Challenger his pocket watch. He continues to filter through Burton’s sack.]
Challenger: That’s amazing - it’s still working.
Malone: Ah - and my journals. That’s a relief.
Roxton: Thanks to that expert shot of mine I didn’t lose my rifle.
Marguerite: That was my expert shot. Don’t tell me… there’s no sign of my gems.
Roxton: There’s no sign of your gems.
Malone: Sorry Marguerite, the rest just seems to be dirty socks and underwear.
Roxton: I guess you could consider that some sort of trophy.
[Marguerite pulls Burton’s knife from where she had it stashed in her boot.]
Marguerite: I prefer this, his prized possession.
Challenger: You don’t seem to be too put out by what you lost?
Marguerite: A few diamonds? [she pulls out a bag of gems from under the vegetables] I hid the best ones where he would never find them.
Veronica: Very clever, Miss Smith. You know, I think we’d all like to know what really did happen in Cairo.
Roxton: Miss Smith?
Veronica: Isn’t that what he called you in his tent?
Challenger: When were you in Cairo?
Veronica: What was it that Burton said while we were walking?
Roxton: Well come on, you said you’d tell us the whole story.
Marguerite: Don’t you think people are more interesting when they have secrets?
Roxton/Challenger/Veronica/Malone: No
[End of Episode]