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SCENE 10
EXT. CARIBBEAN SEA - HISPANIOLA - DAY
The Hispaniola, a classic sailing yacht, cuts through the turquoise waters. A stiff breeze fills her sails.
BILLY BONES (30s, muscular, ex-SBS) and
JACK BOON (20s, wiry, tech-savvy) work efficiently on deck. The aroma of spices wafts from below.
INT. HISPANIOLA - GALLEY - DAY
JOHN LONGSTRIDE (40s, tall, broad) expertly chops vegetables, a pot of fragrant fish curry simmering on the stove.
CAPTAIN FLINT (O.S.), a grey parrot, squawks.
CAPTAIN FLINT (V.O.)
Avast there, cook! What’s for the grub?
JOHN LONGSTRIDE
A taste o’ the deep, Captain Flint! Keep yer beak out o’ it ‘til it’s ready.
EXT. CARIBBEAN SEA - HISPANIOLA - DAY
The Hispaniola motors along the Haitian coast, Port-au-Prince visible in the distance.
EXT. CARIBBEAN SEA - HISPANIOLA - ANCHORAGE - DAY
The Hispaniola lies at anchor. Bubbles rise from the submerged wreck nearby. BILLY BONES surfaces, gasping for air, his single dive cylinder nearly empty.
BILLY BONES (climbing aboard)
Skipper! Negative contact! No sign o’ cannon, no nothin’ that marks her.
CAPTAIN TREMAINE (50s, professional, concerned)
Certain, Mr. Bones? Take a breather.
BILLY BONES (wheezing)
Aye, certain. But she needs more than eyeballs, Captain. You trackin’?
LORD HUNTINGTON (60s, distinguished, now looking anxious) enters the helm.
LORD HUNTINGTON
We’ll deploy the ROV. Metal scan mode. Boon, you’re on. Long, assist with the tether. Bones, standby.
EXT. CARIBBEAN SEA - HISPANIOLA - ANCHORAGE - DAY
The ROV is lowered into the water. JACK BOON pilots it from the helm, the underwater camera illuminating the decaying wreck. The metal detector emits only faint, scattered signals.
INT. HISPANIOLA - HELM - LATER
Black Jack stares at the monitor, frustrated. John Long and Lord Huntington watch with growing unease.
BLACK JACK
Nothing significant, Skipper. Rudder fittings. Cutlery. That’s your lot.
EXT. HISPANIOLA - DECK - NIGHT
WILLIAM GRAY (50s, calculating, a hint of anger) addresses JOHN LONGSTRIDE, BILLY BONES, and BLACK JACK.
JOHN LONGSTRIDE
Well, lads. Looks like we’ve been proper mugged.
BILLY BONES
Mugged blind! Never seen a wreck so bled dry.
WILLIAM GRAY
The ROV data… it’s a bloody insult to Huntington’s satellite imagery.
JOHN LONGSTRIDE
So, what’s the score, Mr. Gray? We sailin’ on a ghost ship’s whisper?
WILLIAM GRAY
Blast and damnation, I don’t rightly know yet. But we’ll get to the bottom of this bilge water. Mark my words.
INT. HISPANIOLA - HELM - NIGHT (SIMULTANEOUS)
CAPTAIN TREMAINE confronts a flustered Lord Huntington.
CAPTAIN TREMAINE
With all due respect, Lord Huntington, your intel is about as accurate as a drunken
compass. Care to elucidate?
LORD HUNTINGTON
Yes, well… there appear to be… discrepancies.
CAPTAIN TREMAINE
Discrepancies? It’s a bloody goose chase! The crew’s about to mutiny over a phantom wreck. They’re topside now, brewing a proper storm, I’ll wager.
LORD HUNTINGTON
Bear with me, Tremaine. I’m considering… requesting assistance from John
Storm. There’s a prize here somewhere. We just need to keep our heads screwed on. Steady as she goes.
CAPTAIN TREMAINE
Storm? Of the Elizabeth
Swann? What makes you think he’ll bite?
LORD HUNTINGTON
Curiosity. And a… reputation for aiding archaeology. Or so I’ve gleaned. Calm the crew, Captain. I’ll try to raise Mr. Storm.
INT. ELIZABETH SWANN - HELM - DAY (LATER)
JOHN STORM (40s, capable, calm) listens to a comms transmission. DAN HAWK (20s, tech-savvy) and
CLEOPATRA (ageless, observant) are also present.
LORD HUNTINGTON (V.O. - distorted)
…Mr. Storm… in the vicinity… Port Royal… a… donation to Blue
Shield… your expertise…
JOHN STORM
(Into comms)
Lord Huntington, Captain Storm here. Bribery is not my preferred currency. However, a donation to
Blue Shield is always a worthy cause. What exactly is the situation?
INT. ELIZABETH SWANN - HELM - CONTINUOUS
John reviews sensor data on his screen, a familiar wreck signature highlighted in the Canale de la Gonave.
JOHN STORM
(To Dan and Cleopatra)
This wreck Huntington’s so excited about… it’s already on Blue Shield’s database. Not a new find. Low priority for survey.
INT. HISPANIOLA - HELM - DAY (LATER)
Lord Huntington speaks into the comms, looking sheepish.
LORD HUNTINGTON
…outdated information… a regrettable error, Mr. Storm. My sincerest apologies.
INT. ELIZABETH SWANN - HELM - DAY (MOMENTS LATER)
John listens, intrigued. A holographic image of a weathered parchment map flickers on his screen.
LORD HUNTINGTON (V.O.)
…a… family heirloom… a duplicate… vital clues omitted… but… refers to Henry Morgan…
John’s eyes narrow. He remembers the wooden engraving from Morgan’s casket.
LORD HUNTINGTON (V.O.)
…I… I did suggest Blue Shield contact you regarding Port Royal… never imagining…
JOHN STORM
(Into comms, a hint of anger)
The Haiti deception, Lord Huntington… I’ll reserve judgment. But I appreciate your support with the
Port Royal survey.
INT. HISPANIOLA - HELM - DAY (MOMENTS LATER)
Lord Huntington sighs, relief mixed with apprehension on his face.
LORD HUNTINGTON
(To himself)
Storm’s coming. Now what?
FADE OUT
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SCENE 12
ABSTRACT:
Huntington contacts John Storm, asking for help with the supposed shipwreck survey - meet in the Caribbean. Asking for ES assistance as portable lab, appealing to Storm's general interest in such matters. At this stage John has no idea about the parchment Huntington has been keeping a secret, thinking he is cosher, as a BGS bigwig.
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PROLOGUE:
ROYAL
AFRICAN COMPANY - King Charles
II, Royal Charter James Stuart II,
transport goods from Africa: Bloody
Triangle.
SCENE
1. THE
BATTLE OF OCRACOKE - Lt Robert Maynard, Blackbeard's
curse, beheading &
torturous interrogation on the
Adventure
SCENE
2. EARTHQUAKE
JAMAICA - Present Day - An earthquake hits Port Royal,
disturbing the sunken city & Palisadoes cemetery.
SCENE
3. BLUE SHIELD ENGLAND -
Blue
Shield, Newcastle UK, UNESCO
requests Storm catalogue underwater city UNEP
World
Heritage Site.
SCENE
3.1. SWASHBUCKLING
- John tries out Dan's VR sword fencing program, then duel with real pirate
cutlasses, Hal keeping score.
SCENE
4. HENRY
MORGAN'S DEATH - Henry Morgan has a heart attack; funeral ceremony at Palisadoes
cemetery, old Port Royal.
SCENE
5. SUNKEN
CITY SURVEY - Present Day, Swann's sensors scan the ocean bed, revealing mausoleum former Governor of Jamaica.
SCENE
6. JUNE
1692 TSUNAMI - Jamaica, June 7th, an earthquake hits
Port Royal, then a tsunami washes the pirate haven
under the sea.
SCENE
6.1. GHOSTS
BLACKBEARD & MORGAN - Spectral figures cheer on John Storm as
he searches Henry's Palisadoes crypt for clues.
SCENE
7. HENRY
MORGAN'S COFFIN - John Storm & ROV,
comes face to face with Henry's skeletal remains. Finds interesting wooden engraving.
SCENE
8. BBC
JILL BIRD - London. John
Storm's finds lost Henry Morgan's pirate remains. "And for those of you wondering,
there was no treasure."
SCENE 9. OPERATION
HISPANIOLA - British Geographical Society,
& Royal Navy fund Lord Huntington's
expedition to recover relics in the Caribbean.
SCENE
10. SHIP'S
COOK - William Gray helps John Long's cut-throats to crew for
Huntington's Hispaniola, Long a dab
hand on the galley.
SCENE
11. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOS - Huntington
(BGS
bigwig) asks John Storm for help with
shipwreck survey - meet in the Caribbean, Haiti.
SCENE
12. SKELETON
ISLAND - Intrigued by map proffered by Lord Huntington, John
agrees to switch attention to location, to coast of Panama. .
SCENE
13. SANTA
CATALINA - Colombian,
Mexican,
Panamanian,
Nicaraguan
patrols re: 'Satisfaction'
& hunt for Aztec
gold, Spanish
Conquistadors.
SCENE
14. TREASURE ISLAND -
Hurricane
Iota erased map clues, Isla Providencia.
Longstride believes location of Blackbeard's/Morgan's treasure.
SCENE
15. KIDNAP -
Black Jack
& Billy Bones kidnap
Dan, Cleopatra - lock in Hispaniola with
Tremaine. Hal alerts John to events via BioCore.
SCENE
16. DOUBLE CROSS - Maynard
pact with Spanish
Navy to blockade Caribbean to capture John & Swann. Longstride deal Aztec
Golden
Skull.
SCENE
17. BLACKBEARD'S CURSE - John retakes Swann, Hal immobilizes Black Jack and Billy
Bones and rescues prisoners on Hispaniola.
SCENE
18. MORGAN'S TREASURE SHIP - John deciphers carving
code helped Dan and Cybercore
Genetica. Dives to find privateer's shipwreck.
SCENE
19. BILLION DOLLAR DEAL - John
negotiates with Panama, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador & Blue
Shield for % salvage based on wreck video.
SCENE
20. BLOCKADE RUNNER - Swann navigates through
Spanish
Armada & Royal Navy
blockade in stealth mode, invisible to radar.
SCENE
21. BERMUDA TRIANGLE - Pirates
head into
Bermuda Triangle, Colombian Navy in pursuit:
BBC Sky News. Never to be seen again.
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