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No answer.

NAVIGATOR:

(finally)

The answer is within the problem...

10. INT. HALLWAY - EMPEROR'S PALACE - NIGHT

Outside the Emperor's chamber the Reverend Mother

sits, her eyes closed, straining.

11. INT. THRONE ROOM - EMPEROR'S PALACE - REVEREND

MOTHER'S MENTAL IMAGE - NIGHT

A very blurred scene of the Emperor with the Guild

Navigator. She is not getting the English version

but a much different language version which is

fascinating to listen to. A lilting, sing-song

monologue.

12. INT. THRONE ROOM - EMPEROR'S PALACE - NIGHT

NAVIGATOR:

I see two Great Houses -- House Atreides,

House Harkonnen -- feuding... I see you

behind it.

EMPEROR:

Yes.

The Navigator breathes the spice-gas heavily and

swishes gently in his tank.

NAVIGATOR:

You must share with us.

--

EMPEROR:

The Atreides house is building a secret

army!... using a technique unknown to

us... a technique involving sound. The

Duke is becoming more popular in the

Landsraad... he could threaten me.... I

have ordered House Atreides to occupy

Arrakis to mine the spice... thus

replacing their enemies the Harkonnens....

House Atreides will not refuse because of

the tremendous power they think they will

gain. Then, at an appointed time Baron

Harkonnen will return to Arrakis and

launch a sneak attack on House Atreides...

I have promised the Baron five legions of

my Sardaukar terror troops.

NAVIGATOR:

So the Harkonnens will rid you of House

Atreides...

EMPEROR:

Yes.

13. INT. HALLWAY - EMPEROR'S PALACE - NIGHT

Outside, the Reverend Mother is seeing the scene

mentally. She suddenly sees and flinches.

14. INT. THRONE ROOM - EMPEROR'S PALACE - REVEREND

MOTHER'S MENTAL IMAGE - NIGHT

The Guild Navigator turns toward her and comes very

close to her. We hear the Navigator speak to her.

NAVIGATOR:

(to Reverend Mother, mentally)

Reverend Mother... I will give you the

Tleilaxu Path.

REVEREND MOTHER (V.O.)

(an excited whisper)

A chance for escape? But for whom?

15. INT. THRONE ROOM - EMPEROR'S PALACE - NIGHT

EMPEROR:

Can you hear me?... If this visit has

anything to do with spice...

--

The Guild Navigator shudders and swishes quite

violently in his tank.

NAVIGATOR:

LISTEN TO ME!! The spice must flow... the

spice has given me accelerated evolution

for four thousand years... it has enabled

you to live two hundred years... the spice

helps make the sapho juice, which gives

the red-lipped mentats the ability to be

living computers... the secret side of

spice... the water of life.

16. INT. HALLWAY - EMPEROR'S PALACE - NIGHT

REVEREND MOTHER (V.O.)

He shouldn't speak of this...

15. BACK TO SCENE

NAVIGATOR:

...gives the Bene Gesserit sisterhood the

metaphysical ability to see beyond...to

have superior powers... Our power to fold

space is in the spice... Without us, your

empire would be lost on isolated scattered

planets... You would be lost.

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