Sadly, she did not.
CAPTAIN WRIGHT
Goddamn!
He aims and fires a shot at the black bat flying above their heads but misses
EXT-FOREST-MORNING-COUNT FREDERICK’S DREAM
TITLE 1832
Hunt, Count Frederick, his guests and servants chase a doe. Suddenly a group of trees cuts Count Frederick away from the rest of the party.
He keeps chasing the animal without realizing that he is now alone. The doe mounts a steep hill and is transformed into Maria. She beckons the Count towards herself. He rushes towards his wife only to tumble off the cliff into the chasm below.
Maria is then turned into a laughing Dracula who, in turn, becomes a bat.
Count Frederick wakes up in cold sweat
INT-HUNTING HOUSE, DINING ROOM-SAME DAY
Harry, Wright, Georges and James leave the dining room for the smoking room.
INT – HUNTING HOUSE, SMOKING ROOM-SAME DAY
Harry, Georges, Wright, Karl Ivanovich and James select drinks and cigars, sit down and make themselves comfortable.
Karl Ivanovich sits down in an armchair too, holding a pile of papers. He sorts it nervously
KARL IVANOVICH
I am happy to tell you that I found the continuation of the letters!
GEORGES
Good!
Karl Ivanovich, takes a handkerchief out of his pocket, polishes his glasses and puts the handkerchief away
KARL IVANOVICH
Are you ready, gentlemen?
EXT-OLD VENETIAN STREET – AUTUMN DAY
BEGINNING OF GROWN-UP CARLO’S MEMORIES
TITLE: 1852
Carlo walks along the old Venetian street, he turns right and opens the glass door of an antique shop.
INT – VENICE, ANTIQUE SHOP – SAME DAY
Carlo looks around in the antique shop. The old Jewish SALESMAN greets him
SALESMAN
I have special goods for you.
The salesman opens up the cupboard and gets a beautiful jewel-box (the box from the Hunting House) and places it on the counter before Carlo
CARLO
Who did it belong to?
SALESMAN
To the roman Empress Messalina!
Carlo slides his fingers across the box
CARLO
It has no lock?
SALESMAN
(smiles)
I’d rather show you
(the salesman’s hand moves the apple into the bird’s beak and the box opens)
Voila!
CARLO
Rita will love this.
The salesman shows Carlo various compartments inside the box. Each is filled with ladies’ jewels. The piece de resistance is a large roman comb with pink pearls
SALESMAN
Your bride will be delighted, signore.
Carlo picks up the comb and looks at it
CARLO