Her lips part in amazed terror.
116--New angle. Close-up of Blinker.
Swings upon her and cries:
_Cut-in leader--_
"EVERYTHING"S WRONG! WHY DON"T YOU SEE THESE--THESE MEN--AT YOUR HOME? IS IT NECESSARY TO MEET EVERY TOM, d.i.c.k AND HARRY--OUTSIDE?"
He is growing furious. So that is the sort she is!
117--Profile close-up of Florence.
She laughs. Her voice is bra.s.sy-hard, saying:
_Cut-in leader--_
"IF YOU COULD SEE "BRICKDUST ROW" YOU WOULDN"T ASK THAT. THE FELLOW WHO OWNS IT DOESN"T GIVE US ANY PLACE TO RECEIVE--AND WE CAN"T TAKE FELLOWS TO OUR ROOM--SO--"
Shrugs.
118--Wider-angle view, with Blinker nearest camera.
Tension. Big scene as he gets over his horror and disgust and she realizes it, and rising, disillusioned--exactly as he feels that _he_ is disillusioned about _her_--Sudden pause--
119--Deck, _ad lib._
Fire! Excitement. "Where?"--"What"ll we do?"[56]
[Footnote 56: Sketchy, as this sort of material has to depend on boat, crowd, director, etc. Continuity only required.]
120--Deck, another part.
Panic. Woman screams.
121--Walking beam.
Excited scattering of crowd. Florence turning away--Bill coming forward--Blinker listening. He grabs Florence by arm.
She draws away. He compels her to go.
122--Deck.
Tension. Wild scene.
123--Walking beam.
Bill follows, crowd intervening, as Blinker takes Florence off. Bill gets after them.
124--Boat davits.
Wild scene. Officer. Sailors. Fire and smoke. Blinker with Florence. Takes her away--another boat!
125--Another boat.
Crowd more orderly. Women being helped into boat. Blinker on with Florence. Takes her to boat.
126--Boat davits.
Sailors shot at by officer. Surge away and off.
127--Fire blazing. Sailors lose heads--dash back from fire and toward--
128--Other boat.
Fire coming. Florence by boat. Sailors rush on and fight.
Get officer"s gun. Surround Florence and Blinker.
129--Different angle.
Blinker fighting to save Florence.
130--Different view.
Fire coming on. Bill fighting way toward Blinker and Florence.
131--Other boat.
Blinker fighting. Florence separated from him. Bill fights way to his side. They notice one another as men with same idea--join back to back. Florence forced away. They try to get to her. Surge of sailors over-runs them.[57]
[Footnote 57: Necessary departure from O. Henry, to build up Blinker"s good qualities, and achieve a preparation for new finish.]
132--Deck rail.
Florence staggers on. Flames coming. Great G.o.d! What shall she do? Off she races.
133--Boat davits.
Flames leaping. Florence just in time to see boat lowered away. Too late. Driven back.
134--Other boat.
Bill and Blinker together. Several sailors done for, others lower boat and go. Men peer about, but smoke too thick for them to see.
135--Rail.
Florence in terror. Sudden blast of flame. On rail. Leaps.
Diaphragm out.[58]