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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald by J. K. Rowling (7)

SCENE 47

EXT. WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER—DAWN

NEWT and JACOB are walking with cases toward Beachy Head. Pickett pokes his head out of NEWT’S breast pocket and yawns.

NEWT

Jacob, that man Tina’s been seeing—

JACOB

Don’t worry! She’s gonna see you and she’ll see the four of us together, it’ll be just like New York all over again. Don’t worry about it.

NEWT

Yes, but he’s an Auror, Queenie said?

JACOB

Yeah, he’s an Auror. So what? Don’t worry about him.

A beat. They walk.

NEWT

What d’you think I should say to her, if I see her?

JACOB

Oh, well, it’s best not to plan these things. You know, you just say whatever comes to you in the moment.

A beat. They walk.

NEWT

(reminiscently)

She has eyes just like a salamander.

JACOB

Don’t say that.

A beat. JACOB decides NEWT needs help.

JACOB

Nah, look, you just tell her that you missed her. Right, and then you came all the way to Paris to find her. She’ll love that. And then, tell her you’re losing sleep at night for thinking of her. Just don’t say anything about no salamanders, all right?

NEWT

Right. Okay.

JACOB

Hey, hey, hey. It’s gonna be all right. We’re in this together, pal. Okay, I’m gonna help you out. I’m gonna help you find Tina, find Queenie, and we’ll all be happy again. Just like old times.

He spots a slightly sinister figure on the edge of the cliff: all black, tattered robes.

JACOB

Who is this guy?

NEWT

He’s the only way I can leave the country without documentation. Now, you don’t suffer from motion sickness, do you?

JACOB

I don’t do well on boats, Newt.

A beat.

NEWT

You’ll be fine.

PORTKEY TOUT

Stir your stumps—it leaves in one minute!

Confused, JACOB looks around for the conveyance, ignoring the rusty bucket on the ground.

PORTKEY TOUT

Fifty Galleons.

NEWT

No, we said thirty.

PORTKEY TOUT

Thirty to go to France, twenty not to tell anyone I seen Newt Scamander leaving the country illegally.

Angry, NEWT pays up.

PORTKEY TOUT

Price of fame, pal.

(checks watch)

Ten seconds.

NEWT picks up the bucket and holds out his hand to JACOB.

NEWT

(to JACOB)

Jacob.

JACOB

ARGH!

They are pulled away into thin air.

CUT TO:

SCENE 48

EXT. PLACE CACHÉE—DAY

NEWT and JACOB peer around the corner. A French POLICEMAN is standing in front of the statue of the robed woman. JACOB is pale, sweaty, and still clutching the bucket, which has come in handy.

JACOB

I didn’t like that Portkey, Newt.

NEWT

(absently)

So you keep saying. Follow me.

NEWT points his wand at the POLICEMAN.

NEWT

Confundus.

The POLICEMAN lurches as though drunk, blinks, shakes his head, then giggles and ambles off, raising his hat at disconcerted passersby.

NEWT

Come on. That’ll wear off in a few minutes.

NEWT leads JACOB through the statue and into Magical Paris. He puts his case down and points his wand at the street.

NEWT

Appare vestigium.

The tracking spell materializes as a swirl of gold, which illuminates traces of recent magical activity in the square.

NEWT

Accio Niffler!

The case bursts open and a Niffler jumps out.

NEWT

Get looking.

NEWT climbs onto the case and inspects impressions of creatures revealed in the air, while the now-trained adult Niffler sniffs out clues.

NEWT

That’s a Kappa. That’s a Japanese water demon—

The Niffler sniffs around some shimmering footsteps. The Niffler has found the place where TINA stood in front of the Zouwu.

NEWT sees a vision of TINA.

NEWT

Tina? Tina!

(to Niffler)

What have you found?

He bends down to lick the pavement.

JACOB

(glancing around)

And we’re licking the dirt now.

NEWT puts his wand to his ear and listens to a terrifying roar. He points his wand to the street.

NEWT

Revelio.

JACOB sees what NEWT is looking at: gigantic paw marks overlaying everything else.

JACOB

(intensely worried)

Newt . . . what made those?

NEWT

That is a Zouwu. It’s a Chinese creature. They are incredibly fast and incredibly powerful. They can travel a thousand miles in a day . . . and this one could take you from one part of Paris to the next in a single leap.

The Niffler sniffs around more shimmering footsteps—another place where TINA stood.

NEWT

Oh, good boy.

(intensely worried)

Jacob, she was here. Tina stood here. She has incredibly narrow feet, have you noticed?

JACOB

Can’t say that I have.

NEWT sees a vision of KAMA.

NEWT

Then someone came towards her.

NEWT points to a feather from KAMA’S hat, sniffs it, and looks troubled.

NEWT

Avenseguim.

The feather turns like the needle of a compass, pointing the way.

NEWT

Follow that feather.

JACOB

What?

NEWT

Jacob, follow the feather.

JACOB

Follow the feather.

NEWT

(of the Niffler)

Where is he? Ah, Accio Niffler.

The Niffler is carried by the spell back into the case. NEWT takes the case and dashes off.

JACOB gestures toward the bucket in his hand.

NEWT

Let go of the bucket!

JACOB drops the bucket and chases after NEWT.