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This scene occurs just after Brenda discovers MacLeod's photo on Moran's Desk.
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CUT TO: YUNG DOL KIM Alone in a rising elevator. An oriental with mahogany skin, obsidian eyes, guard's uniform and cap, carrying a huge sword. He watches the floor numbers, stops at 40. The doors open. He creeps out into: AN EMPTY, CARPETED HALLWAY Silence. Gliding past silent offices, he spots: A FIGURE WITH A SWORD IN AN ALCOVE Swinging, he slices off the figure's head. It rolls into the light. He stares down at it. It's plastic. He has destroyed a mannequin. Behind him, CROAKING LAUGHTER. Kim turns. The Kurgan appears with his weapon, amused by his little joke. KURGAN Such a brave warrior. (suddenly ice-cold) Let's see how you can handle the real thing. The Kurgan charges, battering Kim into: AN OFFICE filled with rows of computer desks. The Kurgan goads Kim, side-stepping blows which SMASH files and phones. He's like a giant cat playing with a helpless mouse. KURGAN You fight like an old woman, Kim. You're disgusting. No longer amused, the Kurgan becomes a one-man wrecking crew. He chases Kim, blitzing the office. The brilliance of his swordsmanship is staggering. unexpectedly: Kim drops his sword on the carpet. Behind him, through a window, the lights of Manhattan. KURGAN What are you doing? Pick up your sword. KIM Tradition, once more? KURGAN It is all we have. KIM It's no longer enough. I'm tired, Kurgan. Four hundred years without release. Let's be done with it. I want peace. KURGAN I will give you peace. (raising sword) There can be only one. He cuts off Kim's head. A shimmering energy flashes between the corpse and Kurgan. He starts to glow. Computer-screens EXPLODE. From nowhere, a terrifying wind starts blowing. Pares fly. Water-coolers CRASH to the floor. The window IMPLODES, sucking Kim's body out into space. It falls 40 floors. |
