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your deception was readily apparent. And weCUT TO: 37 INT. BULLET TRAIN COMPARTMENT DAY 37 Todashi opens the SILVER BRIEFCASE, revealing the plex mechanism of syringes and controllers FOUR CONTROLLERS DISPLAY COUNTDOWNS. Todashi waits for the first countdown to hit 30, then HITS PLAY on the MP3 player He watches Nash39。s chin. COBB (CONT39。s ears, then pulls out an MP3 player and weCUT TO: 36 INT. DILAPIDATED HOTEL ROOM DAY 36 Saito39。t there, was it, ? Arthur looks over at Cobb, worried ARTHUR They39。s a married woman involved. SAITO She would never... (CONTINUED) 12. 34 CONTINUED: 34 COBB And yet, here we are. Saito is silent. COBB (CONT39。s gun in his hand. Nash holds Saito39。s fist CONNECTS with Saito39。T TELL... HE BREAKS THE SURFACE, GASPING FOR AIR IN THE BATHTUB IN THE 33 INT. FILTHY BATHROOM DAY 33 Cobb39。t wake! 28 INT. DILAPIDATED HOTEL ROOM CONTINUOUS 28 Arthur, crouched by Saito, connects the second tube. ARTHUR Dunk him! A CLICK: Arthur looks up to find Saito with a gun to his head and a finger to his lips, gesturing silence... 29 INT. FILTHY BATHROOM CONTINUOUS 29 Nash puts his hand on Cobb39。m not going to make it! Wake Cobb! 23 INT. FILTHY BATHROOM CONTINUOUS 23 Nash turns to Cobb. Raises his hand and SMACKS him across the face, and weCUT TO: 24 INT. GRAND STAIRCASE, CASTLE NIGHT 24 Cobb is SMASHED sideways off his feet... 25 INT. DINING ROOM, CASTLE NIGHT 25 The CEILING CRACKS above Saito he looks up as a TON of STONE floods down, CRUSHING HIM and weCUT TO: 26 INT. DILAPIDATED HOTEL ROOM DAY 26 Saito39。s controls as he glances at Saito39。s wristSAITO LIES ON THE BED, ASLEEP. Saito STIRS and weCUT TO: 17 INT. JAPANESE CASTLE CORRIDOR NIGHT Cobb LURCHES towards the stairs, as all around him the building BUCKS and HEAVES 18 INT. DINING ROOM, JAPANESE CASTLE CONTINUOUS 18 Saito and the Guards PANIC. Mal walks calmly through the destruction, picks up the envelope and turns to Saito. MAL He was close. Very close. 19 EXT. GRAND STAIRCASE, JAPANESE CASTLE CONTINUOUS 19 Cobb runs up the stairs, pulling out the SECOND ENVELOPE 20 INT. DINING ROOM, CASTLE CONTINUOUS 20 Saito RIPS open the envelope, pulls out sheets of paper. He looks at Mal, PANICKED. He turns to the GuardsSAITO Stop him! Mal, confused, looks at the sheets of paper: THEY ARE BLANK. Mal smiles, amused. 21 INT. GRAND STAIRCASE, CASTLE CONTINUOUS 21 As Cobb runs up the stairs he reads the TYPEWRITTEN SHEETS from his envelope, and weCUT TO: 10. 22 INT. DILAPIDATED HOTEL ROOM DAY 22 9 Arthur OPENS the silver case: a COMPLEX MECHANISM of TUBES, SYRINGES, DOSAGE CONTROLLERS. Arthur39。re you doing?! It39。s eyes stare at the ceiling, DEAD, and weCUT TO: 9. 16 INT. FILTHY BATHROOM DAY 16 Arthur39。s PAIN. Mal aims at Arthur39。re in your mind, aren39。re threatening. Killing him would just 8 wake him up... but pain? Pain is in the mind... Mal LOWERS the gun and SHOOTS Arthur in the leg Arthur drops, SCREAMING Mal looks at Cobb, cold. MAL (CONT39。D) I want to know who your employer is. Mal COCKS the gun at Arthur39。re here to steal from me? (beat) Or that we39。t move. Mal motions outside two GUARDS drag Arthur into the room. Mal puts the gun to his head. MAL (CONT39。re you doing? Cobb tosses the rope outCOBB Getting some air. He tugs on the rope, testing. The weight of the chair, with Mal on it, holds. (CONTINUED) 7. 9 CONTINUED: 9 COBB (CONT39。s ankle. He looks up at her. COBB You can39。s feet. She looks down at him. MAL Tell me... Cobb TIES the rope around the CHAIR LEGS. MAL (CONT39。s taste. Cobb is looking down through the window at the GUARDS patrolling the castle at ground level. COBB Actually, is partial to postwar British painters. He turns to Mal, donning a pair of black leather gloves. COBB (CONT39。re here to work. Arthur brushes past Mal, shaking his head. She nears Cobb. Looks out at the DROP. The WINDS WHIPS HER HAIRMAL If I jumped, would I survive? COBB With a clean dive, perhaps. Mal, why are you here? She turns to look at him. Amused. MAL I thought you might be missing me... She smiles. He leans in, mesmerized. (CONTINUED) 6. 8 CONTINUED: 8 COBB I am. But I can39。s she doing here, Cobb? Cobb turns to see a beautiful woman, elegantly dressed, staring out at the sea. This is MAL. Cobb watches her. COBB You just get to your room. I39。s in the safe he looked right at it when I mentioned secrets. Arthur nods. Then spots someone over Cobb39。s sleeping face (CONTINUED) 5. 6 CONTINUED: 6 NASH JERKS WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRAIN, and weCUT TO: 7 INT. FILTHY BATHROOM CONTINUOUS 7 Another EXPLOSION Nash CHECKS the sleeping Cobb and weCUT TO: 8 EXT. ROOFTOP TERRACES, JAPANESE CASTLE NIGHT 8 A LOW TREMOR RUMBLES THROUGH THE CASTLE. Cobb and Arthur steady themselves against the wooden rail. Several TILES and pieces of MASONRY fall. Below them a BLACK SEA churns. Other GUESTS wander the massive terraces. 5 ARTHUR Saito knows. He39。s wrist: TWO YELLOW TUBES CONNECT NASH WITH THREE OTHER SLEEPING MEN IN THE COMPARTMENT: COBB, ARTHUR, SAITO. Todashi checks his watch: THE SECOND HAND TICKS IN REAL TIME. Another TRAIN PASSES in the opposite direction with a MIGHTY WHUMP Todashi39。s feet: ARTHUR IS ASLEEP in an armchair. Tubes connect the briefcase to Arthur39。s left wrist: above his watch, tape holds TWO THIN YELLOW TUBES in place. Nash looks at Cobb39。s going on up there? And weCUT TO: 5 INT. FILTHY BATHROOM DAY(FEELS LIKE DIFFERENT TIME) 5 Cobb, ASLE