Angel and May
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G02-E12 - Five of Pentacles
The fire lyre is a hot mix, but the mafia don't like the result.
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THE TAROT INTERVENTION - G02-E12-FIVE OF PENTACLES
GANDER-ETTEILLA conducts her last reading through the
sparks of the Tesla coil, whilst forces beyond her
control are gathering.
In the Five of Pentacles, two people walk through the icy
wind and snow; both are destitute and living in poverty.
One man is injured and on crutches, while the other is
barefoot and has only a thin blanket to protect him from
the bleak winter weather. Behind them sits a church with
its lit up and exuding warmth, a symbol of hope, faith
and spiritual support. However, because the two people
are so focused on their plight, they fail to see that
help is available to them and continue on in their
desperate journey.
EXT. ELECTRIC DREAMS FAIRGROUNDS - TENT - THE FIRE
LYRE
This is the scene where the CARNAGE directs his gang of
mad clowns to torch the Retrograde.
Inside a small side tent in the Lost Fairgrounds, the
lighting is dim. A soft, ambient glow emanates from
ornate lanterns hanging from the ceiling, casting
flickering, dancing shadows across the space.
Around the edge of the tent are eerie decorations that
evoke a sense of dark enchantment. Tattered, velvet
curtains with rich, deep colours line the walls,
concealing hidden passages and secret compartments.
Enigmatic symbols and arcane sigils are painted on the
floor, hinting at mystical rituals and supernatural
forces at play.
SAD HARLEQUIN strums gently at her auto lyre, humming
random tunes.
CARNAGE
What's the damage PYSCO JESTER? Do
we have anything left, is our tent
really in tatters?
PYSCO JESTER
Master, the headquarters are
gone. Some of the side shows are
also damaged from the blast, and
the big top is gone, scattered to
the winds!
CARNAGE
Gone! Gone you say! Who ooh (A
terrible cry of pain transmuting
into maniacal laughter, followed
by an angry growl) They have
destroyed my circus? Those mafia
scum!
CARNAGE clenches his fists, and paces back and forth,
cracking his gloved knuckles.
CARNAGE
(Unhinged laugh of pain, through
tears) They burnt my big top, my
beloved tent! The tent of my
birth!
The memory of the burning tent flashes before his eyes,
and he starts pacing back and forth, muttering to
himself.
CARNAGE
(Furious) The Big Top... my life's
work, reduced to ashes. (He picks
up a singed clown horn from the
debris) You can't burn laughter,
but you can damn well try?
CARNAGE takes out a scarred and battered clown mask from
his pocket, the one he wore that fateful night of the
fire.
CARNAGE
(Whispering to the mask) We're not
going to let them get away with
this, are we, old friend?
PYSCO JESTER
What should we do, master?
CARNAGE
My fellow clowns. I embraced the
chaos, the unpredictability, the
beautiful anarchy that lies
beneath it all. Well, my friends,
it's time to repay the favour! We
are going to bring circus fire to
those Mafia bastards.
UNHINGED LAUGHTER
PYSCO JESTER
Their main base in the Bencubbin
is the Retrograde Inn, its made of
steel so we can't burn it from the
outside. Master, we could sneak
in? I've got a new batch of that
pyro cloth. One touch, with the
catalyst and their hideout will
turn into an inferno.
CARNAGE
Good, very good! It's a canvas
painted in dull shades of grey,
crying out for a splash of vibrant
madness! And who better than you,
the clown of chaos, to deliver
that stroke of lunacy? Did they
call you a pyromaniac. Yes they
did! You will be the master of
flames, the jester of the
scorching, and tomorrow, you shall
reveal the blazing truth that lies
within the depths of your soul.
PYSCO JESTER
Thank you master, I will serve you
well.
CARNAGE
You will be joined by us all. For
in the heart of every inferno,
there lies a moment of clarity, a
revelation. It is in the dance of
the flames that we find our truest
selves, unburdened by the
constraints of order and reason.
HARLEQUIN you will take the fire
Lyre and play a merry tune.
SAD HARLEQUIN
Yes master, my pleasure.
CARNAGE
MIRTHA you will take the fire
knives and set asunder killing the
door guards. You love a sharpened
edge.
MANIACAL MIRTHA
Yes master.
CARNAGE
We will entertain them, those
spaghetti eating, scum bags, and
they will be tested on a hot spit!
CRAZED LAUGHTER SWELL OF THE AUTO LYRE
INT. RETROGRADE - VINCENT'S PRIVATE OFFICE - THIRD
READING (MINOR ARCANA CUPS)
(GANDER-DAVID, GANDER-ETTEILLA, GIOVANNI "THE ENFORCER"
ROMANO, JACINTA, JACINTA-ELIPAS, VINCENT GAMBINO)
This is the third and final reading by GANDER-ETTEILLA
and is completed just before the clown set fire to the
Retrograde!
GANDER-ETTEILLA enter's VINCENT office followed by
JACINTA ELLIPAS carrying her trunk.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
We meet again Mr GAMBINO.
VINCENT GAMBINO
Yes, and lets hope this time we
get some closure, your fees are
becoming a worry!
GANDER-ETTEILLA
You will get immeasurable value
from these sessions Mr GAMBINO,
beyond simple coin. ELIPAS prepare
the room please.
JACINTA-ELIPAS clumps around and drops the trunk rather
too enthusiastically and starts preparing the conductive
pentangle.
JACINTA-ELIPAS
Mnmmnph (This better be the last
fucking time)
VINCENT GAMBINO
Is she still giving you trouble?
GANDER-ETTEILLA
You have no idea. But thankfully
she is not of your concern.
VINCENT GAMBINO
I think she might respond well to
the whip.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
If you took her out of the exo
skeleton within thirty seconds she
would have conducted a summoning
and your soul would be in the
possession of something very
unsavoury, whip or no whip. So let
us not dwell on that shall we!
(Pause) So today we continue with
the minor arcana, in the suite of
cups. If you could receive the
Earth strap please and shuffle the
cards.
VINCENT who by now is familiar with the procedure takes
the strap, but with a very piecing glance at JACINTA
ELIPAS.
VINCENT GAMBINO
How secure is that exo-skeleton.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
Very secure!
JACINTA-ELIPAS
Hmmmph (He really is a fucking
coward).
GANDER-ETTEILLA
Very good, now hand me the cards
and stand back.
A lick of a spark gives VINCENT as small shock.
GANDER-ETTEILLA draws: 4 of CUPS - BOREDOM,
DISSATISFACTION.
VINCENT GAMBINO
Owe, I felt that.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
Really, it must be a powerful lay
then, let me see.
CARD MANIPULATION
Oh my, very interesting. Four of
cups. VINCENT this represents a
tendency to take for granted what
we have, making it hard to see the
real treasures the universe is
presenting to you. I shows how a
person focusses to much on what
they don't have. Perhaps life has
become stagnant, nothing seems to
make you happy or passionate. The
loss of a loved one perhaps? As
for your "business" its hard to
focus on it, if you feel its not
going anywhere.
VINCENT GAMBINO
I really miss my mother. I had a
vision last night, she was
reaching out to me again. She told
me that this place is holding me
back, that I should remove myself
from the inn.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
Is that a problem?
VINCENT GAMBINO
Of course, my father expects me to
run this for the family. There is
a spirit in this place, it is not
good.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
The cards never lie. It must be a
difficult situation.
VINCENT GAMBINO
It is he will not listen.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
Tricky things father son
relationship's.
VINCENT GAMBINO
With respect, how would you
fucking know?
GANDER-ETTEILLA
You might be surprised. I see a
lot of pain in my client base with
that as the root cause. Let us
move on to the next lay and see if
that complements our
understanding. If you could focus
on the cards please. ELIPAS the
strap.
JACINTA-ELIPAS
Hmmph (Can I wind it round his
neck)
VINCENT GAMBINO
OK I'm ready.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
Very well let us see.
CARD MANIPULATION
GANDER-ETTEILLA
What, I mean that is strange.
VINCENT GAMBINO
Whats wrong?
GANDER-ETTEILLA
We have the incorrect suite, it
must have snuck past the
separation. In all my years I have
never seen this once.
GANDER-ETTEILLA draws: 7 of WANDS - FEELING DEFENSIVE.
GANDER-ETTEILLA sits up and looks at JACINTA_ELIPAS as if
to say somethings wrong, get ready.
VINCENT GAMBINO
Is that bad.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
I think it might be. This
symbolises not being on even
ground, things are unstable. It
means you have to standup for
yourself.
Knocking at the door.
GIOVANNI "THE ENFORCER" ROMANO
Boss!
VINCENT GAMBINO
I told you, no interruptions
GIOVANNI "THE ENFORCER" ROMANO
You father is here, I put him in
the small bar.
VINCENT GAMBINO
Shit, OK sorry I have to go!
GANDER-ETTEILLA
I will wait!
VINCENT GAMBINO
I might be some time.
GANDER-ETTEILLA
Its highly unusual, but giving the
surprising card perhaps thats the
best course of action.
VINCENT rapidly walks out of the room as does GIOVANNI.
GANDER-DAVID
OK, get ready to get out of here.
I didn't pick that card and its a
bad omen. Can you feel the
tension. Somethings going down.
JACINTA
Right, weapons?
GANDER-DAVID
Get ready, just in case.
INT. RETROGRADE - SMALL BAR - INFERNAL CIRCUS
This is the scene where the clown gang throws fire-sticks
at the Retrograde as a warning to the GAMBINO's not to
encroach on their Electric Dreams Fairground with the ice
cream vans. The pub has a serious fire and VINCENT
GAMBINO escapes into his safe room, leaving GANDER
ETTELLA with JACINTA-ELIPAS. JACINTA is protected by her
under exo-skeleton leather, but GANDER-ETTELLA suffers
very bad burns from her voluminous costume. BLACK BEAR
try's to enter the inn by breaking in to the stage
entrance, but a piece of the set crashes down on him and
he is killed.
Suddenly, the airlock opens, and The Crazy Clown Gang
pile in. Their makeup is grotesque, and their costumes
are a twisted parody of circus performers. The patrons
fall silent, their expressions filled with dread.
CARNAGE
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to
our twisted carnival of chaos!
MANIACAL LAUGHTER, LIKE WOODY WOODPECKER
The clowns fan out across the bar, their movements
unsettlingly synchronised. SAD HARLEQUIN, starts playing
a haunting melody on a demented calliope, filling the air
with a chilling tune.
CARNAGE
Clowns, rally your musical pans
and knives, for we are making fire
music tonight!
MEDIEVAL LUTE
SAD HARLEQUIN
In the darkest of nights, beneath a starry shroud,
A tale unfolds of a love both fierce and proud.
Through the trials of time, it burned with desire,
A love unbroken, like an eternal fire.
(Chorus) Oh, the eternal fire, it burns so bright, Through the
endless ages, day and night. In the depths of our souls, it shall
inspire, A love unyielding, like an eternal fire.
BLAST OF FIRE LIKE A FLAME THROWER
SAD HARLEQUIN
(Laughter) You like my music?
The back door of the small bar flies open and Frankie
sprays a small fire extinguisher
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
FRANKIE "THE FIST" CARUSO
Oh shit! (Fire extinguisher) Take
that you bastardo! I'm gonna kill
you, you ugly fucking clown!
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
CARNAGE
Such a small emanation, from such
a large man. So disappointing, now
back to the show. Harlequin if you
please!
SAD HARLEQUIN
Through battles and storms, we faced our fears,
In the face of the world, we held back our tears.
Through the highs and the lows, we never tire,
For our love burns on, like an eternal fire.
FRANKIE "THE FIST" CARUSO
What the fuck, I'll get you!
CARNAGE
Now, now.
CARNAGE leaps into the air with baletic pose and lands on
the bar.
CARNAGE
HARLEQUIN, please continue!
SAD HARLEQUIN
(Chorus) Oh, the eternal fire, it burns so bright, Through the
endless ages, day and night. In the depths of our souls, it shall
inspire, A love unyielding, like an eternal fire.
DOOR CRASH
The other back door crashes open and VITO enters with a
gun.
VITO "THE HAMMER" GRAZIONO
FRANKIE, stay back these clowns
are fucking crazy.
GUNSHOT
VITO shoots at CARNAGE but misses.
CARNAGE
Naughty, naughty. You need a
whipping young man.
WHIP CRACK, THEN ANOTHER, THEN A MANS CRY!
VITO "THE HAMMER" GRAZIONO
Argh, you fucker, arghh!
CARNAGE
Please continue your sad
soliloquy, my dear HARLEQUIN
SAD HARLEQUIN
As the years roll on, and the world does change,
Our hearts stay true, in this endless range.
Through the coldest of winters, the hottest of mires,
Our love blazes forth, like an eternal fire.
(Chorus) Oh, the eternal fire, it burns so bright, Through the
endless ages, day and night. In the depths of our souls, it shall
inspire, A love unyielding, like an eternal fire.
CARNAGE
Stay back. I would listen to your
friend hanging from the bar.
CARNAGE begins a macabre magic show, pulling blood-red
roses from a top hat that seems to contain an endless
void. The patrons are frozen in a mixture of fear and
fascination. Suddenly the roses catch fire and CARNAGE
flings them across the bar!
SAD HARLEQUIN
(Outro) So let the world spin on, in its endless spin, For our love
shall endure, from deep within.
Through the trials of life, through every trial,
We'll remain ablaze, in our eternal fire.
CARNAGE
(Sadistic chuckle) Prepare to
witness the impossible!
CARNAGE continues his unsettling performance, other
members of the gang engage in eerie feats. PYSCO JESTER
juggles razor-sharp knives, while MANIACAL MIRTHA
breathes fire that casts eerie shadows on the walls.
PYSCO JESTER
See my knives in flight, for they
fly true to thy flame.
MANIACAL MIRTHA
(Cackling laughter) My fiery
flames cast shadows anew, whilst
they burn through and through!
CARNAGE
You'll bare witness to our fiery
show, one in which you all may go
(Pause, then shouted), to Hell!
CARNAGE Starts dancing a Morris jig.
MORRIS DANCER FOOT BELLS.
The Clowns throw fuel which rapidly ignites.
CARNAGE
In the shadowed recesses of our
darkest nightmares, grotesque
jesters emerge, faces adorned with
sinister grins. But it is not
their twisted laughter or
malevolent pranks that truly chill
the soul—it is their insatiable
fascination with the destructive
power of fire.
FRANKIE "THE FIST" CARUSO
VITO you OK!
VITO "THE HAMMER" GRAZIONO
He whipped my hand, I can't feel
anything, its drugged! Arghh!
THUMP AS MAN FALLS TO FLOOR
FRANKIE "THE FIST" CARUSO
Right, you fucker!
BURSTS OF MACHINE GUN FIRE
MORRIS DANCER FOOT BELLS.
FRANKIE points his gun but CARNAGE keeps darting around
acrobatically.
FRANKIE "THE FIST" CARUSO
Stay still.
BURSTS OF MACHINE GUN FIRE
CARNAGE
Why, you might ask? What sinister
delight! Are you really the death
bringer?
BURSTS OF MACHINE GUN FIRE
CARNAGE
It is the chaos, the
unpredictability, the primal
allure of fire that seduces their
tortured minds.
BURSTS OF MACHINE GUN FIRE
CARNAGE
They see in its crackling embrace
a reflection of their own
madness—an unquenchable hunger, an
uncontrollable urge to consume all
that stands before them.
BURSTS OF MACHINE GUN FIRE
FRANKIE "THE FIST" CARUSO
I'm going to kill you where you
stand!
CARNAGE
Well, you better hurry up then!
The fire is starting to take hold, the soft furnishings
are starting to catch and the smoke is thickening.
Meanwhile CARNAGE has his hands out and is dancing
through the flames!
BURSTS OF MACHINE GUN FIRE
FLAMES
CARNAGE
My friends, our love of fire knows
no bounds, for the psychotic
clown's love, is a dark and
twisted tale, that should forever
haunt your dreams.
FLAMES
FRANKIE "THE FIST" CARUSO
Your nuts! I'll lock you in and
burn you.
FRANKIE dashes past the clown and out the open lock door!
GIOVANNI enters through the back door, coughing from the
smoke
GIOVANNI "THE ENFORCER" ROMANO
(Coughing) What the fuck!
BURSTS OF MACHINE GUN FIRE
The clowns get sprayed with machine gun fire and are
killed, every man.
GIOVANNI "THE ENFORCER" ROMANO
(Shouting back out the door)
Fucking clowns, retreat, close all
the doors. We need to contain
this.
SOUND OF FLAMES AND FIRE
