141
FINN (PARTIAL OS)
(fake accent)
Just some PRICELESS ARTIFACTS for the
MANY, MANY MUSEUMS I own...REVERSE—The FLOORBOARDS of the library floor lift up... and HAK FOO,
RATSO, and CHOW cautiously emerge from a TUNNEL in the foundation,
wearing MINER’S HATS and carrying SHOVELS.
THE ARCHIVE—sits among COUNTLESS OPEN BOOKS and NOTEPADS on Uncle’s
DESK. Chow’s HANDS enter frame and grab it.
PREVIOUS—Chow descends into the tunnel with the ARCHIVE as Hak Foo
lowers the FLOORBOARDS and Ratso gives a big “A-OK” sign and OVER-
EMPHATIC WINK o.s. to...
INT. UNCLE’S SHOP—CONT.
DISGUISED FINN—who has inched his way back within eyeshot of the
library. He WINKS in return and <PLING!> pinches his MONOCLE out
of his eye like a flipped coin. Finn mugs in a split-second
of panic...
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UNCLE (PARTIAL OS)
... this one dates back to the Han
Dynasty. It is a VERY GOOD piece—
ANGLE—... but he quickly SNATCHES the SPINNING MONOCLE from the air
and plants it back on his eye as Uncle continues a sales pitch about
a VASE and Jackie and Tohru stand by.
143
FINN
(fake accent)
Er— I’ll let you know!
And he hurries out the door, leaving Uncle, Jackie and Tohru bewil-
dered. Uncle turns
144 A/144B
JACKIE / TOHRU
<Ow!>
145
UNCLE
You are both very bad salesmen!!
EXT. CITY STREET—CONT.
TRACK JADE—walking down the street with her BACKPACK on [looking a
bit on the PALE side now].
146
JADE
Having ninja tutors is gonna make
homework WAY more fun.
Just then, she passes an ALLEY where Hak Foo, Ratso, and Chow climb
out of a HOLE IN THE GROUND with the ARCHIVE before disguised Finn
and their SEDAN. Jade stops in her tracks.
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