thee..."
THE HYMN PLAYS OVER THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE:
237 A seaman pulls off his lifebelt and catches up to Captain Smith as he
walks to the bridge. He proffers it, but Smith seems to stare through him.
Without a word he turns and goes onto the bridge. He enters the enclosed
WHEELHOUSE and closes the door. He is alone, surrounded by the gleaming
brass instruments. He seems to inwardly collapse.
238 IN THE FIRST CLASS SMOKING ROOM Andrews stands like a statue. He pulls
out his pocketwatch and checks the time. Then he opens the face of the
mantle clock and adjusts it to the correct time: 2:12 a.m. Everything must
be correct.
239 IN CAL'S PARLOUR SUITE water swirls in from the private promenade deck.
Rose's paintings are submerged. The Picasso transforms under the water's
surface. Degas' colors run. Monet's water lilies come to life.
240 DOWNANGLE on the two figures lying side by side, fully clothed, on a bed
in a FIRST CLASS CABIN. Elderly Ida and Isador Strauss stare at the ceiling,
holding hands like young lovers. Water pours into the room through a
doorway. It swirls around the bed, two feet deep rising fast.
241 IN A STEERAGE CABIN somewhere in the bowels of the ship, the young IRISH
MOTHER, seen earlier stoically waiting at the stairs, is tucking her two
young children into bed. She pulls up the covers, making sure they are all
warm and cozy. She lies down with them on the bed, speaking soothingly and
holding them.
CUT TO:
EXT. BOAT DECK / BRIDGE
242 IN A WIDE SHOT we see a wave travel up the boat deck as the bridge house
sinks into the water.
243 ON THE PORT SIDE Collapsible B is picked up by water. Working
frantically, the men try to detach it from the falls so the ship won't drag
it under. Colonel Gracie hands Lightoller a pocket knife and he saws
furiously at the ropes as the water swirls around his legs. The boat, still
upside down, is swept off the ship. Men start diving in, swimming to stay
with it.
244 IN COLLAPSIBLE A Cal sits next to the wailing child, whom he has
completely forgotten. He watches the water rising around the men as they
work, scrambling to get the ropes cut so the ship won't drag the collapsible
under.
Fabrizio removes the lifebelt from Tommy's body and struggles to put it on
as the water rises around him.
245 CAPTAIN SMITH, standing near the wheel, watches the black water climbing
the windows of the enclosed wheelhouse. He has the stricken expression of a
damned soul on Judgment Day. The windows burst suddenly and a wall of water
edged with shards of glass slams into Smith. He disappears in a vortex of
foam.
246 Collapsible A is hit by a wave as the bow plunges suddenly. It partially
swamps the boat, washing it along the deck. Over a hundred passengers are
plunged into the freezing water and the area around the boat becomes a
frenzy of splashing, screaming people.
As men are trying to climb into the collapsible, Cal grabs an oar and pushes