Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Page #4

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BO:

Someone help! Stop him! He's on

the roof! The sword's been stolen!

Stop thief! Stop him!

The thief skips a few times and jumps off to a side street.

Bo grabs a pole and runs, as gongs begin to sound, alerting

people to the theft. People rush outside, Yu Shu Lien among

them.

EXT. PEKING STREET - NIGHT

Bo runs through the streets. The thief is nowhere in sight.

Suddenly, there are sounds of weapons clashing. Bo hurries

towards the source.

EXT. AN ALLEY OUTSIDE GOVERNOR YU'S COMPOUND - NIGHT

Bo is surprised to see the hooded figure battling with two

other fighters -- Tsai (male, 40s) and May, his daughter.

TSAI:

It's Jade Fox!

MAY:

We must avenge mother!

The hooded figure does a gravity defying flip and soars over

a wall, just as Bo arrives.

BO:

Do something! He's getting away!

EXT. PEKING ROOFTOP - NIGHT

The thief runs atop a roof -- right into Yu. Yu and the

hooded figure face off.

YU:

Return the sword, and I'll let you

go.

The figure just regards her, slightly shifting weight.

Yu attacks, but the figure repels her.

YU:

You've been trained at Wudan?

The figure answers by leaping to another rooftop. Yu

catches up, and resumes her attack with a relentless series

of lightning-quick blows.

EXT. ALLEY OUTSIDE GOVERNOR YU'S COMPOUND - NIGHT

Bo follows Tsai and May, who are quickly walking away.

TSAI:

You're mistaken. We're just street

performers. We were rehearsing.

MAY:

Father!

BO:

You were rehearsing? Who are you

trying to fool?

May wants to respond but is again cut off by Tsai. They run

off.

BO:

Where did that thief go?

Bo looks around and discovers he had chased the thief into

Governor Yu's compound.

BO:

Governor Yu's house!

EXT. ROOF TOP

Yu and the Black Figure continue to fight.

YU:

Get down here! Give back the sword!

EXT. GOVERNOR YU'S - NIGHT

Yu slowly gets the upper hand in her fight with the thief.

A small arrow cuts across the night and flies toward Yu.

She catches it, but the masked figure takes the opportunity

to get away.

Yu pauses to feel the arrow in her hand, standing in the

empty courtyard.

EXT. TE'S SIDE ENTRANCE - DAY

De Lu escorts Yu into Te's.

DE LU:

Sir Te awaits you.

INT. TE'S GREAT HALL - DAY

Men are standing at attention. Bo is giving his account of

what happened, as Yu enters.

BO:

I'm sure the thief is in the Yu

household.

SIR TE:

How dare you imply?

BO:

But I say --

SIR TE:

-- Enough.

The men hustle out. Bo can barely contain his frustration.

YU:

Has Governor Yu ever seen the sword?

SIR TE:

Yes, though I doubt he's involved

in this.

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