Isle of the Dead Page #4

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MED. TWO SHOT - Oliver and the General. On the edge of' the

wall nearest thorn is a marble figure of Cerberus, the three

headed dog which guards the dead. Two of the heads have been

carved to represent sleeping heads; the third head glares

toward the mainland with a sightless, unseeing, but ever

watchful stare, Oliver takes the General's arm and draws his

attention to the statue.

GENERAL:

Cerberus —— the watchdog. He guards

the sleep of those who are buried

here.

The two men walk forward into the towering shadows of the

cypress trees, turning toward the left. They are lost to view

in the shadows. The CAMERA HOLDS ON Cerberus.

EXT. THE LEDGE BEFORE THE CRYPTS - 'NIGHT

MED. FULL SHOT — The General and Oliver come walking onto the

ledge before the crypt. They pause a moment while the General

looks about as if to get his bearings, then he moves

resolutely toward the crypt nearest. Oliver goes with him as

far as the doorway.

MED. FULL SHOT - The doorway of the crypt. At the doorway

Oliver stops.

OLIVER:

(almost whispering)

I'll wait here for you.

The General nods, removes his hat and goes into the crypt. He

is lost in the darkness. Oliver tries to peer in after him.

The opaque blackness prevents him seeing anything. He

relaxes, pulls a square cardboard box of cigarettes from his

coat pocket, selects one, puts it in his mouth and is

fumbling for a match when suddenly the General re—appears.

Oliver looks at him in astonishment.

GENERAL:

She is not there. The coffin is

gone.

OLIVER:

Maybe you've got the wrong crypt ——

after all it's twenty years when

you wore last here.

The General shakes his head..

GENERAL:

This was the place.

They stand there for a moment in perplexity. Suddenly, the

sound of a woman's voice singing comes very faintly to them;

very faintly and from a considerable distance. Both men turn

their heads in the direction of the singing which seems to

come from the other side of the island. They look at each

other, then with a curt gesture, the General beckons Oliver

to follow him and strides off.

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