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Crossing the Rubicon Episode 3 and 4 Part 2 review an original screenplay by Richard Richter
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EXT. FIELD - MORNING Markus eyes snap open from a gun shot sound. Markus is a sleep under the body of the VTOL aircraft. He springs up from his sleep and looks to see GATE KEEPER 1 firing a futuristic rifle at a small wild animal. The animal explodes
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EXT. MAZATLAN DOCK - DUSK Open sea. The coast sweeps towards us. Subtitle: May 23,1740 The two small boats enter the harbor, passing a number of ships at anchor. Trinity stands looking at the sights which
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EXT. STREETS OF MAZATLAN - AFTERNOON The friends move through the narrow streets of the city. The local people around them are much shorter. The six stand out above the crowd like giants. The sights are all overwhelming to the six, it has almost been a year since
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INT. MUD MISSION - EVENING The friends slowly push open the wood doors to the mission and enter. The air is thick with dust and smoke. Light from the sunset passes through the simple stained glass windows near the main door.
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INT. MUD MISSION BACK ROOM - NIGHT The six are lead into a small back room from the altar area. There is a small table and a few chairs. A very simple room. FRIAR BERNARDO (in Spanish; subtitled)
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INT. MUD MISSION BACK ROOM - LATER Trinity and friends are now asleep on the wood floor with only blankets, to keep them warm from the night. No beds, they use there jackets and packs as pillows. Trinity lays next to Jacob who is asleep, she puts out her hand touching
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INT. MUD MISSION SIDE ROOM - MORNING In the room is a five foot round wood tub, filled with warm water. Next to it was a small wooden table with a mirror, a single hairbrush and powdered makeup. FRIAR BERNARDO
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INT. MUD MISSION SIDE ROOM - LATER The three girls are dressing in their new (used) Spanish wear. They have never seen clothing like this. Let alone worn it. Trinity and the girls try to work out how the clothing fits.
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INT. MUD MISSION BACK ROOM CONCLAVE - AFTERNOON The girls walk into the conclave, where the boys are sitting. The boys are shaved and cleaned up. They have on an assortment of loose fitting clothing. Jacob looks like the hunchback of Notre Dame.
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INT. MUD MISSION - CONTINUOUS Kim slowly walks into the main mission hall and comes to the Friar. The Friar looks over to Kim. KIM
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EXT. EL FARO HILL - NIGHT Trinity and Jacob walk in the city and make their way to the El Faro lighthouse hill. The sky is filled with stars as far as one can see. TRINITY (V.O.)
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INT. MUD MISSION - DAY Subtitle: May 29, 1740 The six friends sit in the pews ahead of the altar after Sunday mass. The Friar stands in front of them. FRIAR BERNARDO
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INT. MUD MISSION - EVENING Subtitle: Day 365 July 3, 1740 Wedding day. The church is very simple looking, there are no guests, only the six and the Friar. At the altar, stand Kim, Andy, Tom and Jacob.
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INT. MUD MISSION BACK ROOM CONCLAVE - MORNING Keara, Tom, Andy and Kim gather for breakfast. Trinity and Jacob enter. Keara is serving food to each of them in wood bowls. The Friar helps passing the bowls to Keara. The friends look up at the two.
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EXT. MAZATLAN STREET - 2013 - NIGHT Flashback: Trinity and her parents, Maria, Carl and sisters, Anna and Bianca. Walk the streets towards their hotel in the year 2013. TRINITY (V.O.)
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EXT. ROAD TO DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - MORNING The friends walk on the road toward the home of Don Carlos. The Friar is riding his small donkey. The six are each dressed in their Sunday best clothing. But, regardless how well they are dressed they still look like peasants.
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - AFTERNOON Outside, each of them give a hug to the Friar. TRINITY (V.O.) He would return in a few days to see how we were doing and when he did,
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EXT. SUNRISE MAZATLAN - MORNING The intense orange orb makes its way into the early morning sky. INT. BEDROOM DON CARLOS HOME TRINITY / JACOB - MORNING Trinity / Jacob sleep in separate single beds. Enter two
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INT. DINNING ROOM DON CARLOS HOME - EVENING The six make their way into the dinning room, where TERESA RIQUELME and Don Carlos are sitting waiting for their guests to enter. Don Carlos stands but Teresa continues to sit. Off to the side stands Ikal, Don Carlos's shadow.
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EXT. BALCONY OVERLOOKING STABLE - NIGHT The friends stand looking towards the night sky. Reflecting on the past day's events. Jacob walks up next to Trinity and from his pocket he pulls a small cloth bag and gives it to Trinity. Keara and Tom look on as does Kim and Andy.
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INT. DON CARLOS BEDROOM - NIGHT Teresa sits by the mirror brushing her hair. Don Carlos enters and begins to undress as he gets ready for bed. Teresa watches him from the mirror. A SPANISH MAID enters and begins to roll down the bed sheets.
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - NIGHT The hacienda is alive, candles and torches burn bright, guests make their way into the grand home. Fireworks race into the night sky. A long line of coaches wait to drop their passengers.
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INT. DON CARLOS HOME BANQUET HALL - LATER The party livens up. Guests mingle, dance and all the time, the young adults are trying to fit in. Trinity talks with guests in Spanish as Jacob stands there, smiling from time to time. Trinity introduces Kim to a number of people, the
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INT. DON CARLOS HOME BANQUET HALL - LATER The party continues to go on into the early hours. Rafael has made his way over to Trinity, but as he does Teresa takes note of his movement. Clearly she is not happy about all the attention the girls are getting tonight.
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EXT. ROAD TO MISSION - MORNING Subtitle: July 11,1740 At first light the six walk towards the Friar's mud mission. The air is cool, the long morning shadows work their way across the landscape. The six are dressed in nice clothing,
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - AFTERNOON The six enter the home of Don Carlos. As they do, they see Rafael talking with Teresa. The arrival of the six catches the two off guard. They stop talking and slowly turn away from the six. Trinity and the group know they are intruding
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EXT. MAZATLAN MAIN CHURCH - DAY A stone church under construction stands just up the road from the main square of Mazatlan, its bell tower still missing. INT. MAZATLAN MAIN CHURCH - DAY
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - EVENING The day comes to an end. INT. BEDROOM KIM - CONTINUOUS Kim, Trinity and Keara are together talking when there is a knock at the door. Trinity looks to Kim.
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EXT. ISLAND OF HAWAII 1740 - DUSK Title card: "Hawaii Islands 1740" A Hawaii island comes into view. Lush and green the late afternoon sun begins to set. Water rushes past finally giving way to a golden beach.
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INT. COCKPIT VTOL AIRCRAFT - CONTINUOUS He finds his seat, and opens the computer. On the screen of the slate computer, a number of images flash by. The history of the world races past before Markus's eyes. Markus moves his hand. Then stops, waving and moving
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INT. MUD MISSION - MOMENTS LATER Trinity, Jacob, Keara, Tom, Kim and Andy sit near the back of the old Spanish mud church. FRIAR BERNARDO is at the front preaching to the masses. From time to time the Friar makes eye contact with Trinity and the others. There is a
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EXT. MUD MISSION - CONTINUOUS Blinding light from the outside world. As the six step into the main street, they are met by 50 or so PEOPLE standing waiting for Kim! The people chant...
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INT. MUD MISSION - AFTERNOON In the mud church is Kim, tending to a long line of sick people as they wait to see her. On a table next to her, she has a mix of bottles with different medicines of the time. Bowls of warm water. The Friar enters with fresh hot water
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EXT. HOME OF DON CARLOS - NIGHT The villa of Don Carlos, set against a darkening sky. INT. HOME OF DON CARLOS - MOMENTS LATER Evening dinner. Don Carlos looks at the six. He smiles at Kim.
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - LATER The six now sit in front of the fire place, reflecting on the day. Trinity looks to Kim. TRINITY
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA BEDROOM OF TOM AND KEARA - NIGHT Tom and Keara are together in bed. Candle light burns pulling back the curtain of night. KEARA Why are you so hard on Kim?
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EXT. MUD MISSION - AFTERNOON A line of people stretch around the outside of the church. The Friar walks towards the mission with the town doctor. DR. PAULINO walks, as he does, he covers his mouth with a rag from the smell of the people, he carries a wooden medical
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EXT. MAZATLAN STREET - DAY A carriage with two black horses stops in front of a stone building. From the building steps RAFAEL, he makes his way to the carriage. The driver steps down and opens the side door, helps Rafael up into.
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INT. MUD MISSION - EVENING Kim and Dr Paulino are finishing treating the last patient of the day. Finally, Kim cleans her hands with alcohol and shakes them dry. The doctor looks on.
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - NIGHT The six friends ride through the gates of the Hacienda. INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - NIGHT Don Carlos, Teresa and his TWO Children ANTONIO (15) and SANTIAGO (13) are seated for dinner as the six enter.
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA MAIN GATE - NIGHT There is a knock at the main gate. A SPANISH MAN goes out to see who is calling at this late hour. He opens the small window door in the gate to see who is there. It is MIGAL (30) and is pregnant wife BRIDGETTE (25). The woman is in
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER In the kitchen, on the table is Bridgette she is bleeding from her lower body. With her are Migal, Don Carlos and the Spanish Man. There is movement in the hall outside the kitchen.
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - EARLY MORNING The morning light washes over the room. As the six sit and rest by the fire place, Jacob puts on more wood. In the shadow, Teresa can be seen. TOM
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EXT. GRAVE YARD - AFTERNOON The townspeople have come to lay Bridgette to rest. Migal weeps as the Friar gives the find words. The six stand watching. Don Carlos and Teresa pay their respects to Migal.
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EXT. ROAD TO DON CARLOS'S HOME - CONTINUOUS We join the carriage of Don Carlos and Teresa. Don Carlos sits across from his wife Teresa. Looking back towards the second carriage with the six friends. DON CARLOS
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EXT. MEXICO CITY GRAND CATHEDRAL - DAY The Grand Cathedral, birds depart from it's roof top. INT. MEXICO CITY GRAND CATHEDRAL - CONTINUOUS The office of the Archbishop. The Bishop sits at his desk as there is a knock a the door. The door swings open and
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EXT. EAST COAST OF AMERICA 1740 - MORNING Seaside. Sitting on a cliff overlooking the east coast sits Markus's VTOL aircraft. Markus looks through a set of futuristic binoculars and sees a small seaside town in the distance.
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EXT. SMALL FISHING TOWN - LATER Markus walks the streets towards the docks. The locals stare at Markus with his strange clothing. Finally coming to a three masted sailing ship dockside. Markus spots the Captain. MARKUS
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA STABLES - DAY Don Carlos is with his two SONS ANTONIO (15) and SANTIAGO (13)at the riding stables. The two boys are riding the horses around in circles as Don Carlos keeps a watchful eye on each of them.
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - LATER Ikal, runs in calling out for Kim. IKAL Kim... Kim... INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA BATH ROOM - CONTINUOUS
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - AFTERNOON Jacob, Tom and Andy ride in on horseback passing the main gate. There is no one to be found. The three jump from their horses to the ground tying them up. They make there way to the villa.
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA STABLES - EVENING Ikal sits on the wood railing looking at the riding arena. Trinity walks up behind the young boy. The two look at the hills and rising moon. They reflect on the day.
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA BEDROOM OF TRINITY / JACOB - NIGHT Trinity relaxes in bed, listening to music with her ear-buds / iPhone, Jacob by her side. She writes in the journal which is the young adults story home someday. Trinity looks down at the power percentage bar. It reads
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - CONTINUOUS Trinity walks the hall and finds Kim standing looking out an open window at the night sky. TRINITY Everything ok?
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA BEDROOM OF TOM AND KEARA - NIGHT There is a knock at the door. Tom looks up from the desk and looks over to Keara. TOM Yes, who is it?
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INT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - CONTINUOUS Trinity walks the hall to her bedroom and stops at the door. She hears Jacob and Kim talking from within the room. JACOB (O.S.) Andy and his mother were very close.
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EXT. SHIP AT SEA - NIGHT The three masted sailing ship is under way in open waters, heading to an unknown future. On the deck is Markus. (Now wearing 1740 clothing) He looks out at the open sea, the moon shines bright.
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - AFTERNOON The sky is clear and the six friends are with Don Carlos. He is teaching them how to fence. Ikal watches from the sidelines shaking is head. DON CARLOS
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EXT. DON CARLOS'S HACIENDA - DUSK The six friends walk towards the main house. The golden sunlight bathing each of them. TRINITY (V.O.) We had found a home. A place of

Crossing the Rubicon 103 and 104 part 2 of 4

Six young adults find themselves mysteriously transported back in time to 1740 Mazatlan, Mexico, where they must navigate the complexities of survival, friendship, and the consequences of their actions on the course of history.

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This screenplay uniquely blends time travel with historical drama, allowing for rich character development against the backdrop of 18th-century Mexico. The exploration of moral dilemmas faced by the characters, particularly in the context of healing and sacrifice, sets it apart from typical adventure narratives. The emotional depth and the intertwining of personal and historical stakes create a compelling story that resonates with audiences interested in both character-driven and historical narratives.

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Genres: Drama, Romance, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Historical, Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Historical Drama, Comedy, Musical, Mystery, Family, Medical

Setting: 1740, Mazatlan, Mexico and various locations including a mud mission, Don Carlos's hacienda, and a fishing town

Themes: Grief and Loss, Identity and Self-Discovery, Community and Belonging, Hope and Resilience, Love and Relationships, Morality and Ethics, Time and Change

Conflict & Stakes: The characters face personal struggles with identity, love, and the moral implications of their actions, particularly regarding Kim's healing abilities and the societal expectations they encounter.

Mood: Reflective and emotional, with moments of tension and hope.

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  • Unique Hook: The integration of time travel with historical events and personal stories creates a compelling narrative.
  • Major Twist: The revelation of Kim's pregnancy adds emotional stakes and complexity to her character's journey.
  • Distinctive Setting: The vibrant backdrop of 18th-century Mazatlan and the mud mission provides a rich visual and cultural context.
  • Innovative Ideas: Exploration of the moral implications of healing and intervention in a historical context.
  • Unique Characters: A diverse cast with distinct backgrounds and motivations, each contributing to the overarching narrative.

Comparable Scripts: The Time Traveler's Wife, Lost, The Umbrella Academy, Cloud Atlas, The Leftovers, The Giver, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The OA, Interstellar

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