Alice in Wonderland
snatches for it as it floats over to the White Queen where it
gently lowers to her head. The Chesire Cat materializes next
to her.
WHITE QUEEN Iracebeth of Crims, your crimes
against Underland are worthy of
death. But that is against my
vows. Therefore, you are
banished to the Outlands. No one
is to show you any kindness or
ever speak a word to you. You will
will have no one to speak to…
not a friend in the world.
Stayn bows unctiously to the White Queen.
KNAVE OF HEARTS Majesty, I hope you bear me no
ill will.
WHITE QUEEN Except this one. Ilosovic Stayn you
will join Iracebeth in banishment
in the Outlands from this day until
the end of Underland.
She motions to her White Guards who grab Stayn and chain him
to Iracebeth.
RED QUEEN At least, we have each other.
In a last panic, Stayn pulls a knife and tries to stab her.
She screams. The Hatter knocks the knife away. Stayn drops to
his knees and begs.
KNAVE OF HEARTS (to the White Queen)
Kill me…please.
WHITE QUEEN But I do not owe you a kindness.
Take them!
The White Guards drag them off.
RED QUEEN You tried to kill me! YOU TRIED
TO KILL ME!
ON ALICE AND THE HATTER
MAD HATTER Oh Frabjous Day! Callou! Callayl
He bursts into an enthusiastic dance of unbridled joy.
ALICE What’s he doing?
CHESHIRE CAT Futterwacken.
At the end of his dance, the Hatter grabs Alice and kisses her
passionately.
Chessur puts a comforting arm around the disappointed
Mallymkun.
The White Queen leans down to the still bleeding neck to catch
a drop of its blood into a vial.
WHITE QUEEN And blood of the Jabberwocky.
She approaches Alice.
WHITE QUEEN Alice. You have our everlasting
gratitude. And for your efforts
on our behalf.
The Queen hands the vial to her. Alice takes it.
ALICE Is this the way home?
WHITE QUEEN Drink.
Alice lifts the vial to her lips.
MAD HATTER Don’ t.
ALICE What?
MAD HATTER Stay with us.
She gasps at the idea…the crazy mad idea. She looks at him and
her gaze travels to the strange and wonderful beings she’s met
in this strange and wonderful place. But then, thoughts of her
mother and sister and unfinished business intrude on her
fantasy.
ALICE I wish I could. But there are
questions I have to answer.
She glances at the White Rabbit.
ALICE (cont.) And things I’m late for doing.
She drinks the potion, shuddering at the taste.
MAD HATTER You won’t remember me.
ALICE I will!
He abruptly kisses her one last time. He whispers.
MAD HATTER Fairfarren, Alice.
ALICE Fairfarren, Tarrant.
She lifts a hand to the others, struggling with her emotions.
ALICE Fairfarren all.
Their faces and the world itself starts to shimmer and then
dissolve into…
CUT TO:
INT. THE RABBIT HOLE
Grass. Alice finds herself face down in the field, clinging to
the edge of the Rabbit hole, legs dangling precariously.
EXT. THE MEADOW – DAY
Alice pulls herself up and looks around, blinking in the
bright sun. She shakes her head…all memory of Underland gone
once again. She looks down at her clothes, confused by their
ragged, torn, filthy condition. She looks down at the rabbit
hole.
ALICE …must have fallen in…
EXT. THE ASCOT ESTATE — THE GARDEN PARTY
The party is still going on although a bit subdued. Hamish
speaks to the confused guests.
HANI S H She ran off and left me standing
there without an answer.
