Scene shows Sam running through the woods
Sam: Frodo!
Frodo stands upon Parth Galen, staring into the distance, with the Ring on his palm. Weeping silently, he recalls his conversation with Gandalf
Flashback – images are blurred and voices echo in the air
Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you. Why is my voice echoing like this anyway eh? And what the frig has happened to my hair! Look at it! I haven't had a hair day like this since the dreaded split-endedness of the second age! Get me out of this thing already!
Flashback ends. Frodo looks determined. He closes his hand over the Ring, and puts it into his vest pocket. He pushes the boat into the river and jumps in. Just then, Sam emerges from the woods. He sees Frodo paddling away and runs after him
Sam: Frodo no! Frodo! Mr. Frodo!
Frodo (to himself): No Sam. continues to paddle away
Sam runs into the river after Frodo. Frodo, hearing the splashes, looks back
Frodo: Go back Sam! I'm going to Mordor alone.
Sam: Of course you are, and I'm coming with you!
Frodo: Well that makes a bunch of sense now doesn't it? Sam, the main point of going alone is… oh never mind… You can't swim! Sam!
Sam struggles to swim then sinks into the water
Frodo: Sam!!!
Sam sinks deeper and deeper. He sees the sun shimmering up on the surface. His arm floats limply as he descends into the water. Suddenly Frodo's hand reaches down and grabs Sam's wrist. . Sam tightens his hand around Frodo's. Frodo pulls him out of the water and up into the boat and Sam tumbles in
Sam (dripping and crying): I made a promise, Mr. Frodo. A promise! "Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee." And I don't mean to! I don't mean to.
Frodo: Oh Sam! hug
Audience: Aaaaw!
Ring: Oh jeez what next? They'll be having their own hotel room soon!
Frodo: Come on. Frodo and Sam paddle towards the eastern shore
Scene: Boromir is laid to rest in one of the boats. His sword rests with him, his shield is above his head and his cloven horn at his side. The boat slips over the falls of Rauros and then drops into the mists below. Gimli watches the boat disappear. Aragorn straps on Boromir's vambraces in his honour
Legolas (pushing last boat into lake): Hurry! Frodo and Sam have reached the eastern shore. Aragorn stand still and says nothing
Legolas: You mean not to follow them?
Aragorn: Frodo's fate is no longer in our hands. Nor is it in his hands – the whole fate thing is beyond me you know – I never know what people are talking about when…. EEK! CATS!!!
Gimli: Oh do shut up you pansy. It has all been in vain! The Fellowship has failed.
Aragorn: puts his hands on their shoulders Not if we hold true to each other. We will not abandon Merry and Pippin to torment and death. Not while we have strength left, and certainly not while there are feline creatures roaming through these woods. Leave all that can be spared behind. We travel light. Let's hunt some orc, and get the hell away from these dratted cats! Legolas and Gimli look at each other, grinning
Gimli: Yes!!! Haha! Fear my cruddy exclamations! Aragorn runs into the woods, followed by Gimli and Legolas
Scene: Frodo and Sam stand upon Emyn Muil, seeing the Dead Marshes and Mordor in the distance ahead
Frodo: Mordor. I hope the others find a safer route.
Sam: A safer route to Mordor... Hmmm… now I wonder how they'll manage that? Perhaps they'll fly by Virgin airlines – but you know airplanes aren't too safe nowadays either. Ooh! I know I know! They could take the train! Ah but the delays…
Frodo: Oh do shut up Sam! Can't you see I'm being reflective?
Sam: Strider will look after them Mister Frodo.
Frodo: I don't suppose we'll ever see them again.
Sam: We may yet, Mr. Frodo. We may. And I fear the day – I'm not really looking forward to Strider finding that cat in his backpack! Understand mister Frodo I had to do something to liven the bloke up – he's such a bore at the best of times…
Frodo: turns, smiling Sam, I'm glad you're with me.
Sam: [With a wink] How about we go find a nice, cosy, hidden corner somewhere until the next film starts?
Narrator: And so while Frodo and Sam continued their journey, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli set out on their search to find the Orcs who captured their friends Merry and Pippin in Scene 24. In the forest they met Gandalf, and there was much rejoicing.
All: Yay! Yay!
Narrator: In the barren lands of Rohan, they were forced to eat Legolas' following of Lembas advertisers. And there was much rejoicing.
All: Yay!
Narrator: Time passed. Winter changed into Spring. Spring changed into Summer. Summer changed back into Winter. And Winter gave Spring and Summer a miss and went straight on into Autumn. Until one day...
1st voice-over: Well, that's the end of our entertainment tonight. It's five past nine here on the BBC and it's almost time for six past nine. On BBC 2 now it'll shortly be six and a half minutes past nine. Later on this evening it'll be ten o'clock and at 10.30 we'll be joining BBC 2 in time for 10.33, and don't forget tomorrow when it'll be 9.20. Those of you who missed 8.45 on Friday will be able to see it again this Friday at a quarter to nine. Now here is a time check. It's now six and a half minutes to the big green title thing.
2nd voice-over: You're a loony!
1st voice-over: I get so bored. I get so bloody bored
TO BE CONTINUED…
