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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)-bP2u9h(R L
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by Wang Hui Ling, James Schamus, Tsai Kuo Jung.6l8~h9sQ
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Based on the novel by Wang Du Lu.DBJ+K6C

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M#[5g lA9w tvfkK EXT. YUAN COMPOUND - DAY ^'WKlrQ8v
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Security men and porters are loading wagons for a convoy.
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the village.  One of the men recognizes him.'Z'N1\'z#z9y
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                          WORKER2k5\)plL
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          Master Li is here!\ JG+P%h
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vq0^Qa(t9D1I:Z ANGLE ON: Li Mu Bai, thirties, powerful and handsome.,L@ wW!S+f)o!`A8l
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In the background, old Aunt Wu, at the sight of Li Mu Bai,0~:S"{x5Db
drops her parcels and runs excitedly into the building.'xo:LVg5S4PU V-j1I
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INT. YUAN HALLWAY - DAY
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Aunt Wu runs hurriedly through the halls.:R7l"qSV0?E

f5Z3Ui9wS'y#se                           AUNT WU
5uH)n?]9ln           Shu Lien!Y:U{R\e
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INT. YU'S ROOM - DAY
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Yu, a beautiful woman in her early 30s, is finishing packing
\C6l6c4Q/|N!d d for the convoy, wrapping a few small items in a linen
*` @/|qXy M{Yu,t wrapper, as Aunt Wu bursts in.IWF5[]Q/Yej6Hh

v O8oEf*AF&y?                           AUNT WU
l-]A1dHsJ)bY*lQ ~G           Li Mu Bai is here!f6OQ1l
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                          LI
6t8pI5cI5S h5Oj{           How's everything?H;X sa"i8TD~.B4}
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                          AUNT WU/Xl/u0s0H+r%y oM*w&m
          Fine.  Please come in.
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U&b?%g!EE Yu sits, composed, as Aunt Wu ushers Li in.  Li carries a

fO ti7zMH(|,d d large object, wrapped in silk.fub,W'q}r
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Yu smiles.
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;q7q qO3MSYAq-h                           YU
1|.q&q(j/lRr           Mu Bai...It's been too long. }3W{!I4yC*P2q

lI d#`)j                           LI
/pN2pJ2|Q           It has.
)hZCs*wGK                   (he glances around D;yb,b\uph
                  the room)
b.o \Zp`3lF           How's business?C.Y,@!NS.e I

HD ko5[                           YU9]-j%Q7]m4s2L-c"GO
          Good.  And how are you? ~.fc
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WF4r H/C ~                           LI4[ t/F&T-C&]K6_,}N
          Fine.
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/d4f^1e/qCH An awkward pause.
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,HEu4`"ak           Monk Zheng said you were at WudanM8bRSA|th:IN+T
          Mountain.  He said you wereD@7Oc:~A] p D
          practicing deep meditation.
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                          LI
!p,H9z3HX,e(q1t.uH           Yes.
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                          YU} W Jo&k x`
          The mountain must be so peaceful...
"Np:E3D.BY           I envy you.  My work keeps me so
'YQC2@1A'u           busy, I hardly get any rest.q[+T,h$R^

,eZ I)Dl@{4b                           LI-Zy-} G dL
          I left the training early.
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Ml0v4J?.k4^9w                           YU~9}F"n+B/U/I{
          Why?  You're a Wudan fighter..?EW Zu
          Training is everything.
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                          LI
W{0TtcT           During my meditation training... I
6H9L e{_X?[           came to a place of deep silence...L U&]-b _Z7eq9X
          I was surrounded by light... Time9T:\Dbk4nvE
          and space disappeared.  I had come
2pn Y8Fn1NC}           to a place my master had never toldoAt Y*qg*D"~
          me about.
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                          YU r9nX1v3{ xHPHO*f
          You were enlightened?h6R_f&NL

,~K EU!u Y$R1d@                           LIJ;M7wG:d"C
          No.  I didn't feel the bliss ofIP
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          enlightenment.  Instead... I was'y`~*r`7J
          surrounded by an endless sorrow.  I
n L9?!y?w5l$p H           couldn't bear it.  I broke off myD,we$zYZ/H
          meditation.  I couldn't go on.
v-l?#umlbC           There was something... pulling me
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y6k$_           back.]F V"`TVuj

k5Q9z0y"MIY                           YU
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          What was it?!XFDipo&q2J\C8v

['\ISLot                           LI4o
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          Something I can't let go of.  YouU1D1o&P,H3Dz`
          are leaving soon?
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          We're preparing a convoy for a
Ed-Qjt p)m n           delivery to Peking.$k%R6Jx!EY0yDjK

#FmB/`1iDs@                           LIZS]B(Um
          Perhaps I could ask you to deliverRedDHp
          something to Sir Te for me.

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#f(G*fK:u0v6Y"q Li unwraps the object.  It is an ancient, astonishingly
R/r8B-Dh beautiful sword.
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M/P-l4L+a)bM `           The Green Destiny Sword?  You'rey,AR!|*X#?],m
          giving it to Sir Te?
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t5?;FN,w                           LI[8~*r2Ml}
          I am.  He has always been our1?9L ^rB2BuUr
          greatest protector.3J4A z M{(Y3v A'b^
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u           I don't understand.  How can you
7{)W~#[ T3v _@X           part with it?  It has always been
?4O9H)p`           with you.
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p"rDMY5k3lwzc                           LI
*^$HV;L+eSHE           Too many men have died at its edge.$fj/t/r(?)U
          It only looks pure because blood:ag
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          washes so easily from its blade..C6w^)\J!gy
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                          YUZ T$DaO;|I$?)L
          You use it justly, you're worthy of*S?,g4}V6gFIeL3Q
          it.vq2K7@ZVQ
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                          LI:A1?n,Ab1~|+Co5m
          It's time for me to leave it behind.Q Y(pnQoA'N!S
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          So what will you do now?
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(x-G?&g8^C7wFV$g n                           YU
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          Come with me to Peking.  You can
,} XIY&a1[           give the sword to Sir Te yourself.E9J(T4}4z5j }8Z,R
          It'll be just like old times.
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          First I must visit my master's
T.D!G/\FNW           grave.  It's been many years sinceM.i3Rw%L"XO
          Jade Fox murdered him.  I have yet4Rg*z2Kdu
          to avenge his death.  And yet I'm?{G#Uu+`
          thinking of quitting.  I must pray
S:S'I:pG@           for his forgiveness.1g]'m+u:Io D N
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                          YU+hwd&h5NbA(B8M
          Join me once you have finished.  I
t`I3E4aol2m           can wait for you in Peking.4Clo}9xntcHB

6t2O9c Z+C/`%[8C                           LI

hv!tv,r5f           Perhaps.
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1o)r-fSf#Fc+A EXT. THE GATE TO PEKING. DAY
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.rc5A#`:\Ob!` Customs officials have just finished checking the contents
@8d)P-@ZbL-u[ in a row of carriages bearing the Sun Security insignia. `%qo~d?(fU
The caravan slowly passes through the checkpoint into the
d9at+`RGx\ boundaries of Peking.  Yu, riding a handsome horse and3|M9qp5|K
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clearly the leader, watches as her crew clears inspection.
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                          GUARDS-Ir,]P?AG(KK5F
          Ok.  Pass.;B}1d'LM FOo

q |M,e~X }4m9u                           YU|F)q$G4FNj'` A
          Thanks.  Let's go into the city.#\!S"o~;cp

H)H2PB7r,` EXT. OUTSIDE A DEPOT. DAY u
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.E/ywW(x:f Workers are busy unloading the contents from the carriages.
7^L)G-Ju(`~ g Boss Giao is checking off the merchandise -- a cargo of
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V~ medicinal herbs.^#hAoxL/`X,|

P+g(dbl/f&B6A                           GIAO
d_*`tU@$D8D           Everything got here safely.  I'ml)B%?AX;p
          much obliged.
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          Just doing my job.]'|C-Rw2E

b${9z5ha.O/Ym                           GIAO
'l2jrnY+y~5P           Sun Security has been the bestSOu*C-OJ
          since your father started it.
SyZ!Y2e*gt2T'R+R           You're a credit to his memory.
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                          YU
9H d z)l&[3h&x3W           Thank you.
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*B:@A*Ja7}0?D                           GIAO\2W(hG!p
          I mean it.q2wxFNe7C z&{P!O
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EXT. DAY. PEKING
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tsykZ,U From a gray tiled roof, we can see Peking's magnificent grid
3?iKap Z of houses extending miles and miles out, freshly painted by
C#V-AN/} i7U+}'\)i the morning sun. w&|zb _
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dl2irqJg EXT. PEKING STREET. DAY
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3@FfAD-B Dusty and congested as always, people, horses, and carriages
$gBZ$Zq9N6d(US gx are fighting to get through the boulevards.
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A group of jugglers perform at a corner.
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Yu surveys the busy street from on top of her horse.u+Q9W5i5W"Z$iQ8].K(]0G

9e9lt@1T}8h] INT. TE'S GREAT HALL - DAY8d9WC9|M

X R P4o:@-rm Yu presents the sword to Sir Te.
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                          SIR TE)_9x8JF1J Dw7O7mJ,R
          This is Li's personal sword, a
*\4x D_&?M$em9b$I           great hero's weapon!  He is the
r1wX$|&s;I&Y           only one in the world worthy of
A8fg"x!J9r3Q@I           carrying it.  It's too fine a gift.
FP3m'IUc'@ ^*sk@           I cannot accept it..M\?)WW X:Iss)o

.C'n!n GT(R3D4oj                           YU
o3e d?Y4G1p5B*l           Sir Te!  It has brought him as much8wO.g:W5AcO5d
          trouble as glory.  Help him toDwd:\\!`bj)r
          leave these troubles behind.NjVyC5_}&\3r
          Otherwise, he'll never be able toZh8a{up_
          start anew.S \1^Z)E.S
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                          SIR TE!ZMg"Ua.Y
          All right.  I'll act as the sword'sE_(}Uf&{qN
          custodian.
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N$xw$t QyQ De Lu, the head servant, enters.-DC4k7QJ3rAC;T
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                          DE LU
N5Ea4r+MK           Governor Yu has arrived.7H$@$a9lh\
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                          SIR TEh)N
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          I must change.
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8B;`}0G:r6['V`'v                           YU
ZHn,GA \g9]A-{                   (getting up)mJ/_e1}SzG K
          You've always been so good to Li Mu!L/Z p] Wq e@"?
          Bai and me.  Please accept our
(~y7xj4DmG           thanks.h9]+?$b3v0b c/XE

Y5ZP'YY X.D
hk                           SIR TE N#{uM5U
          Please do not be such a stranger.;Vt2}YL#s
          You'll stay the night as my guest.f)}G(C&Pm8O2?av
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          Now, Shu Lien... tell me something.
1lT\-{9l*o3S0Kf           And forgive me for prying.  Your
,^5fUy'HZV           father was a great friend to me,9E
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          and I think of you as my own
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S.mBbA           daughter.
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E,aOh8Q;t s\eA                           YU7TPwaYJ4iKa
          Please, Sir Te, what is it? B@h^[\
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                          SIR TE$g ]@?gAHN
          Li Mu Bai giving up his sword and
F8Z(?;q X,J           his warrior days... maybe he'seb5PgL&yWP6S lXg T7X
          trying to tell you something?bomQ?N#@ A

Xt/M#mn/]h4d0n                           YU&xB+sn1Z+]y U%X
          I don't know...t o
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                          SIR TE
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R)[q4jX_+oG           Don't be coy.  I've always known
v,Mx M^k.r           about your feelings for each other.5U$`-u5PZuEHH
          All these years, it's a shame...
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_M!a           neither of you is brave enough to
K&V\0S;D;P_           admit the truth to the other.6jtbi+g4IM1o8H^Rr
          You're both wasting precious time.
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                          YU3hZ%iYJ@fY){
          I beg your pardon.  Li Mu Bai and I
DoPwRr$Z           aren't cowards.6_"g\R{1f8nz

'~${yx|K,z1n                           SIR TE
DQ ]'D5tU ZSo           When it comes to emotions, eveng!\&G%NE
          great heroes can be idiots.  Tell
$M{y0o;Uq           me if Li Mu Bai is not more open#uwwcrp0x
          the next time you see him.  I'll
:G8E.oP7_x9x0S D           give him an earful!#p.z&o3TjCE

:~]8BO)a INT. TE'S STUDY - DAY
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(R*p6Dy V:C+s;c Yu and De Lu approach the study.
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                          DE LU
1Z8t1_w"^)M:L+L&U2[.g%@           Sir Te said to leave the sword in
[r5I1]nd.S           here.c'q5H+bA6Y8{1Z
1j V,CH`W S'q:gt
De Lu opens the door and is startled to find a young woman
0V+S&@+K| ]Q inside.  The woman is studying the sheets of calligraphyuf&iJ!~$m
hanging on the walls.
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8@v-^.Me3a]U ajI                           DE LU

qe-})x5{4MQu           Who are you?L]/e;k6N7Pg~5U]f

W!M+^$g_[                           JEN.pb)ByC&g
          I'm your guest today.  I am Governor
3\6F)F-o~Y           Yu's daughter.-S7nX+A M.N
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                          DE LU
8Jh#D;kY           This is Sir Te's study.  You areq;Q&z7C9|Km
          here to...
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8~rNkRH                           JEN
`N:?4I ]S ]]b0B}           I was looking for a quiet corner.
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                          DE LU ?3_[f(k F)S
          I am Sir Te's head servant.  And
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X8O           this is another of our guests.F A5Xi*R8O#[XR)|O@
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INT. TE'S STUDY - DAY/e/E9^"tm
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o1U#X(O_A,OLP Yu gently lays the sword, still in its sheath, in Jen's hands.
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~x0R1w;}'q                           JEN |t;nCMZ{)W
          It's heavy for such a thin piece of
(b.LY4c_           metal!
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                          YU
!W&q
R I@wAM           The handle is heavy.  And the blade
*CX? y'z5C&@           is no ordinary metal.  Still, the
/Q0b$U%un9o           sword is the lightest of weapons.1{9z V!bX
          You're just not used to handling it.3SmAB Huv

3uZXq(F_pmY                           JEN8l["QNc `-|~,^
          But I have had much practice.  As a+d9_
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          child in the West, a platoon lived
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e B B2bD#c8Ik           with us.  They'd let me play withD!t8{)||$_$`:T
          their weapons.  The scabbard is so:H_A+BM$rS M
          beautiful.
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@7bkt6I                           YU7@+LwDy~
          Beautiful but dangerous.  Once you
]d8j;~5@0u;Y[6z           see it tainted with blood, its
Q%~I1o[6Xh"VF"b|           beauty is hard to admire.  It's 400lVhE;\8u$cc
          years old.
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8_4n'_9d/a7[ l(j                           JEN
,p*jdr;[f%~~?           Exquisite!  You said it belongs to...
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                          YU
@{$J_4Gu1v Dh           My friend Li Mu Bai.  He's given it;z6Fl9M1Q$DF)om(?mL
          to Sir Te as a gift.H6H:Gv]O1Vx

P%tg[9F%n+}(hM                           JEN
*r0e}J \ |_,P           Li Mu Bai!  The famous warrior?
+aA"o3b]           Why would he give his sword to Sir/L#j D&Uf,m K/c4n
          Te?
d1pF1cRdb{JSX Ph.v/o?3X
                          YU@Vk ~`iyi
          You're too young to understand.
sGu%S:?.ti)WO
YIwm*` ]9L"|d_ZX                           JEN
j9|l`to:BY'\           You're a sword fighter too?!D
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#e,}u;nR!o Yu yanks the sword out of the sheath.  An eerie sound'c;VT9B Yu:F&?
resonates within the study.  Jen is even more impressed."t9\$u I.dN
^G an8{\D+X
                          YU
ovo _X$J6~)c           Yes, I am.  But I prefer the
.q.L DuJ T,F           machete.  Certain moves, however,
(}(A:|f&b`Z s           call for a sword.
bm)S9@(x;QYTm
iYJqw7ny!p(| z
                          JEN.Ve
P8fj8J,v(}@
          Really?JZ#v w\n'cH4i0h.`
n@}TIH
Yu puts the sword back in the case.
)a8cBX9I $yw2Or-?2hK7pq
                          JEN
9u,Ry
Uj;wh                   (longingly)
U%J,Gd]'I+I           It must be exciting to be a fighter,/rB.w$i/q/Pv1G7GL
          to be totally free!OJIT|}1H V&jL!lR
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k
                          YU
c#s ]?OY:cG           Fighters have rules too: friendship, x }~7I$S?9fv
          trust, integrity... Without rules,
~:JT7B1w~p W mG
          we wouldn't survive for long.
PB{U;k q
3L| qm6f,n                           JEN
;A)L7rN~5C&\[VV1{           I've read all about people like you.p*}O\eD1cU/OR
          Roaming wild, beating up anyone who
SJu+[3lpr           gets in your way!@5HFD9\

w i!@$}-C kn                           YU,{!URQ6G0`e
          Writers wouldn't sell many books if'`0c0D0~Y1XJ"g
          they told how it really is. ]Sy v-Wa9B

p3TN,p$H6O1P)M                           JEN
#S9XG!c]           But you're just like the charactersEo F7M1iO
          in the stories.
A6B&Ry#M,V#V(u ZM.D"GM`Y#I2l {
                          YU^RN7mWF
          Sure.  No place to bathe for days, lBDt2r
{4m,Nd
          sleeping in flea-infested beds...
3p?8}Sx3Z*A#n!_           They tell you all about that in[7y^$A
pKaYp
          those books?Q9](V.m u$J,n8B#B0N(i
7^1Z;N
wE&jvJ
                          JEN5tO
ej~sim
          You know what I mean.  I'm getting
1t Ct ?'Im(j\           married soon, but I haven't lived
@_ xwH           the life I want.
4D5i.n:R-@i mz{'Y$l
                          YU
|#Y`{bKV`9P           So I heard.  Congratulations.  It's,@nb} Q7H/I-o
          the most important step in a
O+M:l{"u#t%X:_@3h           woman's life, isn't it?]_Y$BB~Rh+^nQ

,P'K x)xOxz0nP                           JEN*T L"Qkf YV
          You're not married, are you?,y'Us6Wk4Y8{#dM
$AaE#e u&z
                          YU:t ]KAr%UBU!M5l hw
          What do you think?
!f!z(xr7LN
Mmb.`R!])d~6Nz                           JENK+o6`d.pBe7u
          No!  You couldn't roam around
a%cO@4?:Kgtn           freely if you were.'e+E4}$}%|}

Fg9?+U)bJ                           YU0JF#Y5y&Uf1Qx
          You're probably right.
]/U A`u8\
+M/[zc-i6}d Yu studies Jen.  The room falls silent for a moment.
2|RoS sj7s _ )S%`,y0Z/O
d9A
EXT. SIDE COURT YARD - DAY z%{V3Cv ?^Ce

LA*]+zW#s5x It's dusk and the sky is beautiful orange and purple.  Jend'a
D:}2H
is leaving the study escorted by her maid.  She turns to Yu
yC
^u'gZ'j for a final good-bye.  Yu seems intrigued by the encounter.
D+gT*n@i
v Z[2ry'n$M EXT. SIR TE'S COMPOUND - NIGHTi5{]ua

n*?vR*A,EA` Two lighted lanterns are raised up.
5q]C)E_$@'V x ^@rHN%H&B"_W
INT. TE'S STUDY - NIGHT4m-zZ#P"v5d

iy&ua9Nv[t3`? Sir Te hands the sword to Governor Yu.
K5Zcl/p5W3b6|
u#b~zi.u \%h!REb                           SIR TEwJ m2c7iQ\?
          Go ahead, Governor Yu.
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gT'M%f J{ By W?.uC8SV
Governor Yu is impressed by the opulence and elegance of the MY }XTcU
sword.  He closes his eyes to guess the weight of the sword.
ao]g"G)Ciix Te snubs out the flame from a candle, then slides the sword }
C
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out from its sheath.  The sword gives off a luminous blue

ZZ7VLd5Sx glow in the dark.K$wlq.m
`8g:V6W4S
                          SIR TE
tW'It_T,O8P#n           Two feet 9 inches long.  1 inch
~0j)kOD'^BU%ZC           wide.  The handle is 1 inch deep,
Sxf-W%y3U#z*ZQ6F           2.6 inches wide.  Seven-tenths of
'W?FCy2O           an inch thick.  With seven rubies
#s)CG"o _l[           missing from the hilt.  You can,t:dl K#_EkU!P
          tell the design dates back to4X1O!dYUUJB}
          before the Chin era.  Engraved with
,F+h;N$Yl4[           a technique lost by the time of theEa&}+E}PG
          Han Dynasty.4jt7b+q
ec
Ppk1q1][
                          GOVERNOR YU6~f P"L0Lv2~
          Your knowledge is remarkable, Sir Te.
'z8I:rsoj 0H&L9e'YI&xCV
                          SIR TE
"rtoiC(e           A sword by itself rules nothing.
QN7OHoAk(ra%Q w
W           It comes alive only through skillful
.U WAFG5{           manipulation.P$DX7m;z|p#d
-m+p pR(Ms(^ x'?0W,M
                          GOVERNOR YU
0acx+w~t9H           I see your point.  Please continue.1a{}1H)^2L2^

G4o9wGH&Hg                           SIR TE
p~(nfUix_8p           The Imperial Court isn't the
BpVb.i#\!H           problem.  With royalty and officials
A
T+}2iF9l&u           everywhere, the Royal Guard keeps~ a8mU4scs8Cd]
          security tight.  But Peking is notX+ZSm9^W n
          like the West.  Here, you'll find
#T-@%@7wGB#zZ           all sorts of characters.  Proceedfo5S'TV
          with caution in your quest for law
$mC_Pty7Tod           and order.  Don't depend only on
\LB'Gdpmv           the court.  Contacts in the Giang
/f8l8eXCw           Hu underworld can ensure your
Ux
S3NQ"D!v2mjg           position.  Be strong, yet supple.
P1q-v o&b4J%{           This is the way to rule.
+Nmql
n$P3o
5K$s9`H-w5` INT. JEN'S ROOM - NIGHT
3| }!eE)yt,u +k,|%s+K2}
Y1m
A maid warms her hands in a basin of hot water for Jen, then.UoE6j.hD0Tr
walks over to Jen and helps remove her earrings.  Someone
L.W{(j+hei:e knocks and the maid goes to answer the door.
U-S y#c[Aft%q
'u4u]5I
C&Kg+j;b z                           MAID
/m Z.}8_ m:Tz           Governess...+t4fK1?z UT*EG$o

^3eb[ Nv'n#n                           GOVERNESS t&RIc;Z.A
          Let me do it.t ?Zu'_

FBte!o.cMHk}A The maid leaves as the governess enters the room.$c+DRM B
QyQ7}#\*RT7Gk
                          JEN4a;AE&eZ+u]
          Please sit.5DA,\.ny&L
&Mm}H6i$P C;@5_#h
                          GOVERNESS
#KCX.yA           I've made you silk pajamas.  Do you
(`4ty4c+R$C!t           want to change into them?H!d
TJjE4mL4xp9v
#M
jhB/cF'H$JP
                          JEN)U!W Y2Ixr V3n
          Put them down._Cy,A#{,H
m0Z.P6lh
                          GOVERNESS
8p?
} a]RE           I heard you met Shu Lien today.ggH(R
NDK

j"MoM+}*u%gU                           JEN PM#R1dD
          Do you know her? oq L#?qs%aLePd
F.r0Sd
Jal
                          GOVERNESS
rpL)z l!J7p           She's one of those.  Your mother? lc!v9z;l,]F
          would not want you consorting with
s&B*Y)jl7d Z           her kind.
`%}%C$L9D8N*YK
3oJ'T+fb$M Jen shoots her an angry look.b Y5p`"nw
D%Jj
I3~+]L]
                          JEN\?OR6]g
          I'll socialize with whomever I
/W&x b/}-S d%V           please.
S;V"aLu+m
e0u ?/sa7ae WF
                          GOVERNESSh5{!wV%k5V!aO |
          Don't invite danger into your
*UoI$`{ u,Mlzy3X           father's house.
&{N*I.YGM{9h U _%t'BeBx LR
She's about to say something, then thinks better of it.
'{'wh(D)E`%d ;Zw-t3S2sx
                          JEN
bv R*qpu           I'm tired now.
$|4\[!_G0u+r^v }
4m6qe|C+|Vp)h                           GOVERNESStl5Ji U
          Go to bed then.  Miss has grown up,z&d:xp}
          and is getting married soon.  God
U!a"cW9}0m&\/r           knows what the future will bring.j'h$j\7q2? ^:^
,X%`D#\6Y\n
                          JEN/f1R \Go^&bc*Q
          It will be just the same.  Enough!
Pgn!B8H`8J           I'm tired.6`0x daMt@
df;v/sSu4@,[&wU
                          GOVERNESS#S(`,w6wS"k j
          Autumn is coming.  I'll shut the
&`wg4n d3o
`e           windows for you.
%[gj*`"x jS9N
9@/K4P3I$l+u_9O {$P The governess leaves.  Jen sits on the side of her bed,
;_/@4hG(r7Q6u4A(d thinking.
'^~h T:y Cj(kDuU#}le
EXT. TE'S COMPOUND - NIGHT
!lf{lbebgN"[dE
&J]R%R~ A wide shot of the compound.  A patrol man greets Master Bo,Auq|bAS1qqj4Y
Sir Te's head of security.  The place is serene.]^)M&Q
qy^~'I

0z3VE8B!dfwY                           MASTER BO
m^~9w`-g           Chilly, eh?
:M l4DR}6Oi8^7^I
_:_@3b3L0N                           NIGHTMAN
NNkgV-S5z           Yes, Master Bo.QeQks
3z*T'T-R%B!xD/EIX
As Bo walks on, shadows rustle in a treetop in the background.
8GY$Z{&MQ+z Z/B0Q
^ g9K4P"| EXT./INT. INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF TE'S STUDY - NIGHT
teVB4]Y
{iao )YV1m#E@&I
A masked figure silently opens the window and enters the
IZ:k'`hW room.  It moves swiftly to the sword case, opens it, and%j/}ox5F
wraps the sword.eyMS.g5I*Q8J
u0P+S u8U
Bo enters, sees the thief, who leaps up to the ceiling.  The
.a5` k+o6Olr thief steps over Bo and out into the courtyard.  Bo tries to
0J!h|.J ^/~? stop the thief, who easily outwits him, jumping onto the
&|Z(|_#b te roof as Bo yells out.:H!N/Z4}|cM

D4Gz i1C(nAs                           BO
+LI x aT6q%B4V           Someone help!  Stop him!  He's onK;nSL A[
          the roof!  The sword's been stolen!
xB _/HjT^1J"I           Stop thief!  Stop him!
#f4K y8YO:^:^z} +J
Nx.{'L/@
The thief skips a few times and jumps off to a side street.
?$Zdt)] W!B#hZB
JL6h(a7s.} @,s#B Bo grabs a pole and runs, as gongs begin to sound, alerting
1\D/h&?1e7\j$[+RW people to the theft.  People rush outside, Yu Shu Lien among
7F6j6I
WX:u*? them.
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)Wv5n.c-Ae^(\4pB EXT. PEKING STREET - NIGHT
O?U4[y
1@1C3`O3H"RN#} Bo runs through the streets.  The thief is nowhere in sight.
a9o1sG`G%[
Suddenly, there are sounds of weapons clashing.  Bo hurries5|)j t-?MM
towards the source.SX3KM'p o

Iixp9J:R[ h EXT. AN ALLEY OUTSIDE GOVERNOR YU'S COMPOUND - NIGHT9e eI|6LR

1Sg8G;[XK+KeF Bo is surprised to see the hooded figure battling with two
R-eC Rz\-c){ Z other fighters -- Tsai (male, 40s) and May, his daughter.
7G9D}iU+r+C+L
){2|:C%gE [$V                           TSAI
gL;ZAec LX O`           It's Jade Fox!
j3?&UCBG d5OnUF:}
                          MAYL6rI3L!Q0f
          We must avenge mother!_2~e0x#xdH

.jU$N}WA/^ The hooded figure does a gravity defying flip and soars over
-o[?7^*j~+r/@ a wall, just as Bo arrives.
a0}u0U-V zJ1CLstb*E.D
                          BOVuQ p#Zz8i
          Do something!  He's getting away!
NS\E6Bvkt
] wW.@7_1E/K EXT. PEKING ROOFTOP - NIGHT
-~R.fx~&X
U~ sxr'Wn[7U:P The thief runs atop a roof -- right into Yu.  Yu and the
,p#e7AQ!kT
e hooded figure face off.
UU(l1JM '\y PJ2Z:A
                          YU
7mU!] S7No9Z] R           Return the sword, and I'll let you
4M7X'omRVL8jI           go.
q\1Y-v~[+y%N
TF#h6E;^W5N` The figure just regards her, slightly shifting weight.7L;NXCh8Z9|FG

R G[es4m&s.^;v Yu attacks, but the figure repels her.2`X6w br;Madt}
G%u;U*~Z`%M
                          YU9eEs!U:t)Yn
          You've been trained at Wudan?NnRwHh
.w7a1BF8KX
The figure answers by leaping to another rooftop.  Yu
ekji-v7D(G*G0AR catches up, and resumes her attack with a relentless series SYOb3J
of lightning-quick blows.,dtG(?3IK8S[0l:W
G)d%A"a$Tb1A
EXT. ALLEY OUTSIDE GOVERNOR YU'S COMPOUND - NIGHT
0G/VY+m+l(\i
^,V Q7[Fg6y Bo follows Tsai and May, who are quickly walking away.1L*|6j9^|r
Cl!a0Pz5wp
                          TSAI
K:F$bxH^8c:?g7`V0g           You're mistaken.  We're just streetW1sF)hh%cH
          performers.  We were rehearsing.*w6k,ar1RN

*IN/O,g0D'tq                           MAY`U/j
Dk0U
          Father!
B-| z4J6[E I5y z:I
Ut6k(u7EI                           BO
cN O/N4R+j/n           You were rehearsing?  Who are you
[:z8c4g1~L$EbA           trying to fool?
;L*pG0hy { Pi
yIFMw#^ May wants to respond but is again cut off by Tsai.  They run
gm"`[BB!M+s off.L@*Y)B nb pU
W0a2J3J `$a
                          BO~GR*?"O ~#t'}5N
          Where did that thief go?
+Bye;C@ je
w4~o&o iU R? RG$K Bo looks around and discovers he had chased the thief into
e.NrPG-c Governor Yu's compound.:Im/q)h+BbVb dN2s0}

2C(pY])_ i                           BO3qN9ln:^Y Tl
          Governor Yu's house!ABE?gF6dp

GL$Q%D!QEW EXT. ROOF TOPL
bVm4U@hm

~'R,Pn4q8a)u Yu and the Black Figure continue to fight.
hd4Ps4o-n9z{@p
-i*]-NiM                           YUw2~,X
^.Hw?Q)f'_7jaP
          Get down here!  Give back the sword!@$BEiAeC+X!|,v


m;@0x.\xI:Q2pN/d EXT. GOVERNOR YU'S - NIGHT B0~1B8?h r]+I)i
QcUg+ox7Zv
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Yu slowly gets the upper hand in her fight with the thief.A2rY1x }4c#}
A small arrow cuts across the night and flies toward Yu.
7TZ;btNIN She catches it, but the masked figure takes the opportunity
Bi[F5my^Q` to get away.8eB/XqP|
.eD4U'[H TZ,F
Yu pauses to feel the arrow in her hand, standing in the
^d.e/HXnE%R empty courtyard.
$\Nf BBa5F
YD$^]6b.a5b,u,d EXT. TE'S SIDE ENTRANCE - DAY
.tQ)mzA%J,} O?E@ %d L2f A j9u`G
De Lu escorts Yu into Te's.
1@a1F{ tL Wg'Y,F-R7`)`
                          DE LU
oI*gsJ|eK8i h           Sir Te awaits you.,|m4?
F_|

3t+L(L_?x INT. TE'S GREAT HALL - DAY
!Wo[CmbbW
%x+l!K5Ki])]!m? Men are standing at attention.  Bo is giving his account of
4|$`BK |Ml what happened, as Yu enters.
kWe,_8A-T-\-f5x\
#e+EU0|C                           BO
`)A^:kQpzN{           I'm sure the thief is in the Yu/N/c1mt)N|u&_
          household.LC5?:QZNo#_

x3POLBNs
h X9T                           SIR TE-nm7nl1Ev+|
          How dare you imply?yoJH1O ]z0i.H/k

By"n+Inrl                           BO
OS;}{qa           But I say -- I~B9K!k%{k:w
U~s bk
Q$K
                          SIR TE
9}Xo`$GY!J7EC           -- Enough.6X%xKC6H2Z.t'}$_g4X

5X9b"e?;kc The men hustle out.  Bo can barely contain his frustration.
e$l&g|2d
y+] \!y k7V.uS2w7Ki
                          YU
d(i)M6O*D;a           Has Governor Yu ever seen the sword?5y1w([%zg#J Wo
kl&Wt} Pu4{.A
                          SIR TE
\jY{uv5C           Yes, though I doubt he's involvedB.S~zP[.Rv
          in this.*A^n(Qv[C

!e8|9Mss@X                           YU
"IU X(C^ yn:t           But the sword could be in his;R4s I?lks
          compound.N3p/@!{$o;Rp
T k@#PZMn~
                          SIR TEIZMf Bnh/q4Q
          Then someone's trying to set him up.
7`.X$D{6R;Ez`           We should inform Li Mu Bai.YZmR-R'\F`

"o,G |^7aPr EXT. OUTSIDE GOVERNOR YU'S COMPOUND - NIGHT!R3RMs^&y\&F$[l7}tF
8y Zf%z^0[J
Madam Yu is returning from temple.  The governess is helping
.j#q+j4[0?L&~V her out of the carriage.  Servants are peeling bills off a ~$A.w M\.r2c6X
wall across the street.
9qg2C[7Xj-I%D j.w )p[/Vj {5m
                          MADAM YU1Gwp%~ ~ zE [
          What is it?
2M Qp
c-u m!l~-e}!Q
_LLQ2N1Zd,yNp                           MAID*u'gbYX4s^
          Madam Yu, someone's put up posters.*V-[:eV q6u0hv
k.L

ahydDup A partially torn flyer with the words "Jade Fox will not
L,a3B%K1s`'Y7K*Q F escape justice!" is seen on the ground.
)}Hh0_(Yw;k3vr 8V\eDO
                          MADAM YU

o)}mS,c5z$r'C@           Let me see.
,v(]`$EZ&\ SEF2ip2SJ
                          GOVERNESSA,s+@j~S q$};s+D
          Someone is after Jade Fox.
.T4z6M&Yz           Preposterous, looking for her here!Jr8gVBl?|6E |c

` [?)U_8hE8` Madam Yu nods and walks inside, as the Governess tosses thex@ `5tta7U#G
flyer away and follows her.&jk6N }J

(f!s k/_)f5eW(OgF A hand scoops up the flyer -- it is Yu.  She studies it,
5?1[a@8~_~ then puts it in her pocket, and moves on."x }(}N9CC
&JH4C`sS2p,d
EXT. BRIDGE - DAY,v,_X+VU"XI"hg
!v oU/EZ
Bo is searching for the Tsais.  The bridge is full of
4sJ6W
\ t'kP} jugglers.  But the two are nowhere to be found.Pr lZe*~ G^
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EXT. PEKING STREET - DAY
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"b*q~.}:d6jBg.K7o\ Bo quizzes a homeless man.
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                          BO
Q9~2vW+Vz^ t           Where are they?2M|zir2O#b
,D&|rG6s$S
                          HOMELESS MAN5vhdI2aej"b
          I don't know.  I haven't seen them
:T_dB"Ja(|h-@D           in two days.
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Bo is about to give up when he looks up and sees May walkings(r w'u.qr
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quickly into an alley.  Bo follows her.
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EXT. IN FRONT OF TSAI'S HOUSEfz"TW/r`;D

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s:P;C,I;I/s:{ May walks into a dilapidated house surrounded by a broken-
6j/Zx O9j%Sgl down bamboo fence.  Bo inches closer and sees May and Tsai |?)o4zsp } K
oiling their weapons.+Y)^;TXo'Y&~

)~z7]CgH~ M4[ INT. BO'S ROOM - DAY
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.H@0S }2K,|A5g Jen practices calligraphy.  The governess is by her side,[#r!t \kZw
embroidering and throwing occasional glances at Jen.  The2Ird-Qk
maid enters.
T.T5Z Jy'W&fd1I 4d PL }S$[2bI4AF
                          MAID
0A,I%z$@cF$V           There is a Miss Shu Lien here tonEraF
          see you. e ?v&F]b

(x7w r\_ Jen stops and looks up at them.mp0|+N4J%tqZ
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                          GOVERNESS
^Y+@8e
Ne2~d{m           Miss is busy right now.
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                          MAID
kh`ps;i           I'll tell her.t_}/bp'f/b8B d
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                          JENdFf'g9b
          Show her in.&@Q;k(W[3V$}
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The governess shoots her a look.WEL?{4?

&VV3H*x9K+h!I                           GOVERNESS{n"gmN&^4L
          This spells trouble.
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                          JEN4o:n @OH]~
          I have a guest.
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nv)KdhS The governess gets up to leave just as the maid shows Yu in.
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Tw$Q*xr                           MAID
'R"^;}3]T[O           This way please.
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The governess and Yu exchange quick glances.  The governess
8HQnBxA0m$~;J bows slightly and departs.
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w+R#fg z2Gi                           JEN
UlU!H.`E.}v,G           I've missed you.H}HC3x,@En J
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                          YU1_Vy4\8x
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          How so?
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                          JEN h/DqCyb3S*T
          I'm bored.
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Yu sees the calligraphy.&r;@;SvK2P@T

o#bV3On iIM                           YU6^.Wmu
i8|!E^Y1P
          You're doing calligraphy?
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                          JEN
kH#X*r;AS4]W3N           I'll write your name.  Just for fun.0E2?
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Jen writes Yu's name with great confidence and swiftness.
9jji+? @H3\
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          I never realized my name looks like
\O p#\'j/SoqC^-u           "sword."`4Yo ^t&|I

5X,BN\x Zr+C"WY%K Jen freezes slightly.
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                          YU0mo&Xv.J*I7y#_
          You write gracefully.  Calligraphy P{'Z2U]p
          is so similar to fencing.
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;RL8tqC V9G                           JEN
^8e l8I*FR"m           Maybe it is.  I wouldn't know.
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The maid enters with tea.QNN6T"FP9h{
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                          JEN5~:Z
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          Please.Hm,Ro[#n
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5e h1l5q7j'}                           YU
[;]M(a)E({\6U           Thank you for seeing me.  I hear.|7Uu+~*YK
          your wedding day is near.  You mustx1h)PLE
          be overwhelmed by the preparations.
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i IfW"Q                           JEN0e\7aJ4s2~!c
          I'm hardly doing a thing.  The less
U`+W |uW           I think of it the better.  My
~ ?9y VU           parents are arranging everything.
t)?5g
t:|yS"\           The Gous are a very powerful family.6P'yy#W'{
          My marrying one will be good for my_$so J X
          father's career.i@x+|M:\W`I
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                          YU
#M*k ^e9k7O\"_uQk           You are fornuate to marry into such
6D3~k%|tm           a noble family.
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[Q['CRj|K                           JEN
:j!{VTn^7[l)c(_           Am I?  I wish I were like the
.cm~3V"{@7HT f           heroes in the books I read.  Like
J-K@@xb|l0M           you and Li Mu Bai.  I guess I'm W5~j3Z+_ d
          happy to be marrying.  But to beE0]E_/W7` f"A
          free to live my own life, to choose)v weRR;dt
          whom I love... That is true
:_6g5[/]W*l           happiness.sF qA`W
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                          YU
2[+G.Q1r^0@p           Do you think so?  Let me tell you affO}JF,E
          story.
Z7W:WTh
E+b"J7de;Iq*B                           JEN`h+cWQ(_*t
          About you and Li Mu Bai?QD%VY-z3SG

_p$e,o*o                           YU
:dIL||~c           Yes.  Did you know I was once
p iTSB:C           engaged to be married?
qN&x E;bimD
HRBpH                           JEN
+YAuw8} f Q3d3r_0b           No, really?1Ln6tXDX u*]jy

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R4YvNt                           YU
Bg+Kw3n           His name was Meng Si Zhao.  He was
C-| H+p l2@"v           a brother to Li Mu Bai by oath.
;t+@Uj4I{ C           One day, while in battle, he was-`:LR?u DVe.X
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          killed by the sword of Li Mu Bai's,j-@s3K0Eo
          enemy.  After, Li Mu Bai and I went9O \.Gc!b1oN
          through a lot together.  Our
:F5@-iuf|           feelings for each other grew
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          stronger.  But how could we dishonor
ZP*I$?^g{5W8U           Meng's memory?  So the freedom you
v/T"y*GhO,i+R,O           talk about, I too desire it.  But I$A+Py/])B$y
          have never tasted it.
!{qA0K"vC
,[{j0t1T*xG+GZ                           JEN
nj-j8p-Js$u           Too bad for Meng, but it's not yourS)C'tV @%XW
          fault, or Li Mu Bai's.E D*sN#sg%Z,q
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*Y,iF"{ K;Jq9g7g
                          YU aR1R"_{,IIWbK4[
          I am not an aristocrat, as you
{f3U3^V#l5]q           are... but I must still respect a+@^W Juc
          woman's duties.
9uY Tf(V6CLT {E%U-a@ U,W9Z%[
                          JEN
1QD4ELi!N           Don't distance us.  From now on,
5m3@fx(O;iO           let's be like sisters.2@\ j[o1@,El8SYL#]

(?#}mJ l E"_L                           YU
l%y:o/R(F.]5D           Then as a sister, let me wish youq"]D2Y*Od_|
          happiness in your marriage.
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EXT. YU'S GARDEN - DAY
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.^:~kdy0d'~X o;{z The maid escorts Yu out.  Yu pauses, looks around, and sees
$^u3I#k@ N the profile of the Governess peering at her from around a
T.QGL7z(w corner.
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[fCn6fK|;i6|h INT. JEN'S ROOM - NIGHT|!_+U2@@B`4k

^ u"~zd Moonlight spills into the room, as Jen rises sleeplessly
\!S E$^ZA:_0y sG from bed and looks out the window.  A light breeze stirs her
i%_0X~F F5V~ e hair.  The sound of the wind rises, and slowly her face
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y dissolves, into...0|$[0YpT3|z

HHm7R8W.EO+? INT./EXT. CARRIAGE/MONGOLIAN DESERT - DAY
(@sT&w0Zk#F3~X#Q )K%`I'Mk I!LE |'O
...the face of a younger, less sophisticated Jen, as she2{.vJR$x.YPM9u
lets the dry desert air flow through her hair.  She sits in
F\qt{1qR a carriage, part of a caravan, with guards on horseback, o8pQ:UL@phD
that is traveling through the spectacular desert.  Across0mJ9nS^ C&g2u
from her sits her mother, of whom she is barely cognizant.
DM }A`)HY#h7kL f(gg0w
'j$H(wE4c.a9L                           MADAM YU
Bs9]&zOk1e\*HK           What a godforsaken place!  Can't
:~(wslE,mA           your father be appointed closer to
$_
AaD!tP,t           civilization?  Jen... are youqE3G,t8g
          listening to me?eRx{?:JC
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Jen is still looking out the side of the carriage, at a
s,tq X8MJ3i7c@0E beautiful mountainside.| ]UV3WZf
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INT. JEN'S ROOM - NIGHT0b2~
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a-d'l.vW8`+c Jen sighs, and turns back toward her bed.
H0P^7EnAR
E(@#tb*HG,u T EXT. STREET OUTSIDE GOVERNOR YU'S COMPOUND - NIGHT
vS*|mu3fp%Rk
` u|.rHD,r Tsai and May have been sitting, hidden in the branches of ah}7z0}'eI;x;z
tree, watching Jen.
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                          TSAI
LZg]XL-^u/Y           Let's go!ag*H%\-J
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They drop down silently and walk away.  From another rooftop,
Y4jc.\3~(]'BC Lo looks silently on.c.iw1yR
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\L1\*N&^ uf{ EXT. TSAI'S HOUSE - NIGHT
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Tsai and May enter the house..T q'`&w3?1J3LFR
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INT. TSAI'S HOUSE - NIGHT:E m ~~|&Z
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Inside the tiny house, they discover a hooded figure going
V JRU N3a6v;w through their belongings. i}p&T7@`0w*q

D4NC4As#[%bu Immediately Tsai throws a knife, which rips off the figure's
A:U7[%aAR7~~ j mask -- revealing Bo.  Tsai has another long knife at his$l|$USR dl(@
throat.
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$n{f$fP}5G"`                           TSAI7h2g4a6v V0X%K@
          Who are you?
_x/Y7Di[L !fU{m _#n)Z?
                          BO
'A5Gm:}d#p           Wait!  I'm a friend!s]v}-u#IA
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Tsai pauses./wq:?/y-YE
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INT. TSAI'S HOUSE - NIGHT (LATER)
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pmL!`-[:l May fans a small coal-fired grill that is boiling a sizzling:Q4xi2hU.z
pot of vegetable and meatball soup.  Her father and Bo are
:Uu)\,e/H*} ~D!P now friendly dinner companions, much to May's delight.5rVHB[h1th_6Z!Z
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                          TSAI
2y+FVw;e           I don't care about your sword.5x7`aO
z

hqF Y|:T#W                           BO
w'E%F+y*^h'fs^-y           Why were you spying on the Yus?kg(l1r V4R H~Q

)i0U2@M5zD                           TSAI"a]Y} c!Y1U
          I'm looking for someone.  Jade Fox.
D-E0A_4Oz1L           I'm a police inspector from Shaan
0q!@'D:W*ZtrC!s           Xi, Gen Su district.  Jade Fox is a
pA0q"Q"E?           master criminal.  I hear she
%d
r5jm ?Dd#M&Q           infiltrated the Yus.  She must haveJ2j3g.ZC[
          come with them when they transferred
spXM"n8E           here.  But with Yu's reputation, I*[~y*K]C&r x
          can't just go in and accuse her.
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                          BO_{)D(j#VB~
          This Jade Fox is a woman?X.DT6bQc0W
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                          TSAI/gv;s
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          Yes.
.j2{0s,?X rZQR0o ;h7JdcW;Qa~C$vz^
                          BOf}G\"fyd5e
          Then leave her to me.7T#ac'H$^:x/by
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                          TSAIj C&O'x"`SF
          Pardon me, but I doubt you can
YtR.sGy/m3P.Yb           handle her.  My wife was quite aX.Vmb:^6D
d*z!fU
          martial arts expert.  Jade FoxPW+PZ,~$GG,vU
          killed her.  So you see, this is
m!C5V-{ E           personal.  Leave her to me.
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4` ue2h ]Q           It's ready!k"k7nl6d1ao
                  (re: the soup):ox mEbS[;t:Cc
9e2M4Qc(_9Y*RY
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                          BO
0|0^2n(r4[6~           I'm ready for anything!
];}4\&W#l3R
!P/S#c-aXl @ ]8Sc(_ Bo fishes into the pot with his chopsticks.  May intercepts
$j$R3F BMm him with her own chopsticks.
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;Gg)yt"P,q                           MAY
%YcW"x\%Xz x!]           Father gets first dip.
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*H1v;Kuj!oa[6R[+a Tsai stiffens and snaps his chopsticks, not to pick up a
uz4zg-|+x#\,o#v(cf:{ meatball but to catch an incoming dart.  A dart wrapped with
dS|K8n:{ a note.  Bo jumps up.yC,qn1D}j7b
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                          TSAI
9fi1klH8A,v+@N           They're gone.@7Dtsh.n|1Fw+^}

,e$c#Q Z1z r`                           MAY?)keN3[9rJ`9~ Y
          What does it say? ^4Ip JG.a1?

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          "We'll settle this at midnight on(Ie
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          Yellow Hill."  Good, the fox is out
$n UnA2Qp           of her hole.
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#F\$D'A.r%E INT. TE'S STUDY - NIGHT%wUR4kc

\blH.fuV[ Yu is ushered into the room, to discover Sir Te talking to F:AM?n`'Wz7tF
another man, whose back is to her.#O3A0apTe,i7{$V+D
5KB/\/It ]}
                          SIR TEvI Y/e"`.t
          Shu Lien, look who's here.L#f&F'b*Q&{/iK

2E iz?V6@6F-S Qky The man turns around -- it's Li Mu Bai.
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EXT. TE'S HALL - NIGHTd*LkP a0_
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Yu and Li Mu Bai sit together.
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                          LI9{*B"K8@.@/~(X*^
          Sir Te believes it's a ploy cast
D[{p Rpv e1T           suspicion on Governor Yu./P&qEn Cx;r1b}

?HX@4nq8c%t U Y p                           YU~g*KL*t)l4J,T
          But something is going on at the Yu%|W(Mh%Kw _
          household.
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apkj/FEH                           LI+F!UU8LfAU;|1K6[
          What have you discovered?
VOFJ(N 7kX)|#?zr:N O&_}0Q
From her sleeve, Yu removes the flyer.  Li takes it, hisJdA&l?8Ok
face darkening.]mo#E1au

(WZ%XZDu8K                           LI
9c"}
B.bY           Jade Fox?  Impossible.
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zf9r3XR]J                           YU`vVbS2Ifi.R
          You always suspected she'd fled to
|%^4dv.w           the West.
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                          LI-uCMV:cT'FFL
          I didn't think she'd dare come back
OX ]7Xv           to Peking!
.?(\fQ(kgh8k
V8x_`'H!E                           YU
B{w%E?to           Is there any place safer than underF T7Pa8g
          the nose of Governor Yu?!q#[H$fd'd*L Z

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P                           LI
${'Y.o#Uq#TP,hI           So I shall avenge my master's deathu;qz1BWc|5s
          after all.)P\&^uK'^?Ch-D

[
C0q \,Y7nkzgob                           YU
0}!B/lr/a d*D&q           Be careful.  Sir Te requiresKi2O%t+bENr
          discretion.  Official business isP
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          difficult enough.  Don't let8d0s8s%xgEZ]
          personal feelings make it worse. |&I[D`#lH
          And I don't know... even this
&D[m_8{0N4@#w1q           poster... could be some sort of trap.#a:F'G0n/^v[

UOc+ED}%XLU                           LI~Ce
U0H2cS
          Did you see who posted it?
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D9R7@pBI Yu pauses.
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          No.? F-@J Is5M8Y9o

R-~Ti2BN%D8L/|                           LI
cK%}+k3R'ze5v-V           It says Jade Fox is hiding at Yu's.|X/]C%or#]
          On the night of the theft there was
/l^.OB"B(w           a brawl near Yu's.  Were you
7WhA+L:}           involved?
Y4y(Kp:R9V1H x!G\
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                          YU*j?z?m
          It was Bo, Sir Te's man.  I hear he
uy0S+c5s1` V           followed the thief to the Yus'.
%tjr4\M W Kzb
$^~8a&Q]7J2Z-V T                           LI
_8jZ;O,PQ DB           Have you questioned him yet?hxCwh-R e7u.Ys+G

#cK6^r-~]%Z:y|)S                           YU_^!^0nwe:AN
          No, not yet...
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                          LI
X8V"b4]M!]bM           But your men are watching over Yu's
9P.~%^3ak4YTl           compund?
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                          YU9^3V!g:BfV'o
          No, I'd already sent them home.^9o jh%|VL7C7h oDy#~
          You can blame me for losing the"PyYb;n%I`Z
          sword, but please trust that I'lluHD!ul
          get it back soon using my own
$Wh6kf Jb C%m           methods.
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swi:V&tIg7I-S           That's not what I meant.  I don't
.C}fu;?           care about the sword.:L}X)}-q;kR`

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          What do you mean?  Didn't you come
*T&@WCu9n |           back here for it?7GECB-\9\3AM6pd}
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\{E jd+Hr           I don't know it was stolen until I
+Tqx6@!n yYY*F           got here.
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K3ik,bv;jU           Then, why did you come?
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M/hWzb$]%uD9d           Well, we had talked...1h iuAS,TO6i
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%B'sX6wa'H"|P                           DE LU
$`2O&B m7u           Pardon my intrusion.  Master Li,\T5R;~,?4S2[f4|i
          your room is ready.A2K
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                          LI
8Mpo w.Ty1j1Y,?1t           Thank you.  Please lead the way.d'@o-m$O^dZ

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yawn.
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2NC:[?.^           Enough!  Show yourself.i/L_@+RG(s


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3t R.K*`dv*D!h6| disguise and unveils herself -- the Governess.6B:S,EWJ4oY9}

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          Tsai... you dog!  You will pay for
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Bg)q3M%A           your stubbornness.x|3x.P;Z y2koS
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