BUGTIME ADVENTURES
"Against The Wall"
(The Story of Rahab and the Walls of Jericho)

SCRIPT #10

LOGLINE: When you’re on the right track, don’t give up.

Written by:
William Forrest Cluverius

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©2001 Santa Fe Communications, Inc., d.b.a. Lightning Bug Flix.

BUGTIME ADVENTURES
“Against The Wall”
SCRIPT #10

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

INSECT CHARACTERS

ANTONI			Handyman and Inventor.  Male Ant.  Many lines. 
MEGAN			Fun-loving school teacher.  Also an Ant. Many 
lines.
RODERICK			Scheming Cockroach.  Several lines.
IGGY	Erratic-flying, bumbling bumblebee. A few lines.
MAYOR GREEN		Folksy town elder. A Grasshopper.  A few lines.
WALLY	A loud, jovial, and ever hungry caterpillar.  A few lines.
DEX	A Rhino Beetle and Roderick’s “muscle.” A few lines.
PRISSY			Southern Belle Ladybug. One line.
SPUD	Deep voiced Potato Bug. One line.
GINA				Business-like Beetle. No lines.
WEBSTER			Fraidy-cat Spider. Big & awkward. No lines.
KID ANTS	Tiny, hyper Ants who move and speak as one. No lines.

HUMAN CHARACTERS

RAHAB	Peasant woman (approx. 25) who comes to the aid of the Hebrew spies. She has beautiful features and expressive, olive-colored eyes.  Wears a period dress and tattered robe. Many lines.
JOSHUA	Leader of the Hebrew people.  Has a beard and wears a tunic & sash underneath a white, flowing robe. He’s kind & gentle, but he speaks with confidence. Several lines.
ELAN	Joshua’s 1ST Lieutenant in the Hebrew peasant army. Wears a leather chest plate and carries a sword. Very loyal, very serious. Several lines.
COLONEL GAMAL	Dark features, with a narrow face, mustache & goatee, and smoldering eyes.  Several lines.
SPY #1	Hebrew spy and part of the peasant army.  Wears a chest plate & tunic, except when disguised as a Shepherd (in a long robe). A few lines.
SPY #2	Hebrew spy and part of the peasant army.  Wears same attire as Spy #1.  A couple of lines.
TALAL				Rahab’s teenage, younger brother.  A few lines.
RAHAB’S MOTHER	In her 50’s, a bit tired & worn. Wears a tattered dress with a scarf over her hair. Two lines.
RAHAB’S FATHER		In his late 50’s, period garb.  No lines.
OLD WOMAN			Elderly lady with a walking stick. One line.
LOCAL MERCHANT		50ish shopkeeper, male.  No lines.
JERICHO SOLDIERS	Dressed in complete military attire, with shiny armored chest plates, helmets, swords and spears.  Soldiers #1 & #2 have a few lines.  Soldiers #3 & #4 have one line each.  
JERICHO CITIZENS	Merchants & customers of various ages & gender.  Also includes 2 THIEVES, and a group of shabby, sword carrying men.  Walla only.
YOUNG BOY	Local Jericho boy, aged 9.  One line.
HEBREW PRIESTS (5)	Dressed in brown priest robes with drawstrings.  Carry long, horned trumpets.  No lines. 
HEBREW CARAVAN/ARMY	The caravan is comprised of a peasant army made up rag-tag soldiers, some dressed in leather chest plates, some with swords, all in tattered linens.  The caravan also includes women, elderly, a few children, goats, sheep, and one cow.  No lines. 

OTHERS

NARRATOR			(VO) only.

BUGTIME ADVENTURES
“Against The Wall”
SCRIPT #10

ACT ONE
FADE IN:
EXT. CITY OF JERICHO – BIBLICAL TIMES – DAY
WIDE SHOT oN THE BARREN DESERT
The winding JORDAN RIVER cuts the DESERT in two, with nothing but windswept SAND DUNES on each side.  VULTURES fly overhead. 
1.	narrator (v.o.)
Long ago, around 1200 B.C., a caravan of weary citizens went in search of a new home... 
A CARAVAN OF HEBREW CITIZENS – AS THEY ARRIVE ON THE DUNE
The caravan is made up of DOZENS OF MEN (some with spears & swords), as well as PRIESTS, WOMEN, CHILDREN, goats, and sheep.  They all appear tired. (NOTE: These are the same human char.’s we saw in the “Manna from Heaven” episode, without Moses).
2.	narrator (v.o./cont’d)
They traveled hundreds of miles, from Egypt across the vast desert, until their search brought them to a land called Canaan...
ZIP PAN TO DISCOVER A SAND DUNE IN THE F.G.
as a caravan of TIRED Buggelsville citizens, led by ANTONI, MEGAN and MAYOR GREEN, crest over the hilltop. The Bugs <RUMBLE> PAST, carrying items such as bags, pillows & blankets. Wally brings up the rear, rolling a fat tomato in front of him.
WALLY scrunches his nose, about to sneeze... 
3.	wally
(ad lib exertion) Ah, ah— <REACTS> Yikes!
Wally stops to rest and his tomator starts to roll away. Wally frantically waddles after it O.S. 
back to hebrews caravan
They continue their trek across the sand.
4.	narrator (v.o./cont’d)
They were the Hebrews, and over a million of them would make the long trek to Canaan; a land that had been promised to them by God... 
ON JOSHUA - THE HEBREW LEADER – He steps up to the dune’s ledge.
5.	narrator (v.o./cont’d)
But to call this land home, the Hebrews first had to get past an enemy fortress - the walled city of Jericho…
OTS JOSHUA – REVEALING JERICHO ACROSS THE RIVER – SLOW PUSH IN
It’s a fortress city surrounded by a towering stone wall that circles around and meets at a pair of tall wooden gates. JERICHO SOLDIERS (5) stand guard along the wall’s upper rim.  
6.	narrator (v.o./cont’d)
With its fearsome army always at the ready, Jericho was a city that few passed, and even fewer dared enter...  
PUSH PAST THE OUTER WALL - revealing a MARKETPLACE, MUD HUTS, and dingy alleys, all filled with bustling CITIZENRY...
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. JERICHO – INSIDE THE CITY WALLS - CONTINUOUS 
CAMERA TRACKS THROUGH A NARROW STREET, REVEALING...
A pair of THIEVES stand in the street.  They glare suspiciously as we TRACK PAST THEM... 
7.	narrator (v.o./cont’d)
It was a dangerous place where evil lurked on every corner.  Many turned to a life of crime...
An OLD WOMAN walks down the street, clutching a basket of food.  Suddenly the TWO THIEVES knock her down and snatch the food away from her.  
8.	old lady
<loud SHRIEK> Help! Thieves!
FOLLOW - the Thieves as they run past TWO SOLDIERS, but the Soldiers hardly react, too busy shaking down a local merchant.
9.	narrator (v.o./cont’d)
...And even fewer did anything to stop it.  
10.	jericho soldier #1
(to Merchant) Give us your money! Now!
CAMERA PANS OVER TO A NEARBY STOREFRONT - REVEALING RAHAB
a beautiful peasant woman (25) with large, expressive eyes. 
11.	narrator (v.o./cont’d)
...But inside this caged city there lived a free spirit; a woman who went by the name of Rahab.
WIDEN – as Rahab tucks a loaf of bread in her robe and heads down the street, glancing over her shoulder... 
12.	narrator (v.o./cont’d)
For Rahab, life was very hard. She longed to live in a land of peace.  But to find a new home, she first had to escape her old one...  
TRACK - as Rahab moves down a walkway next to the outer wall...
13.	narrator (v.o./cont’d)
This is her story.  The story of Rahab and the walled city of Jericho.
As Rahab walks OUT OF FRAME a TITLE CARD appears across the stone wall, reading: “AGAINST THE WALL.”  
ON RAHAB - as she rounds a corner, we see Colonel Gamal.
UP ANGLE - ON COLONEL GAMAL
He’s dressed in military armor, his face scarred by years of war. Two sword-carrying soldiers stand on each side of him.  
14.	col. gamal
Hey, gorgeous.  What’s the rush?
TWO SHOT ON GAMAL & RAHAB
Rahab tries to ignore him but Col. Gamal blocks her way. He raises his sword, speaking flirtatiously.
15.	col. gamal (cont’d)
You hiding something?
Rahab pulls out the loaf of bread from inside her robe.
16.	rahab
It’s just bread, sir.  I was hiding it from thieves. 
17.	col. gamal  
(laughs) Yes, of course. They’re everywhere.
Col. Gamal snatches the loaf out of Rahab’s hands. He grins.
18.	rahab
(pleads) Oh, oh, please! That food is for my family! 
19.	col. gamal
What a pity.  (surly) Now leave before I have you thrown in jail!
ON RAHAB - She frowns, thinking, then points behind them.
20.	rahab
(shouts) They’re looting! Stop them!
Gamal and his soldiers look back, and just as they do, Rahab snatches back the bread.  She hurries down an alley.  
21.	col. gamal
<REACTS> After her!
TRACK FAST WITH RAHAB – WINDING THROUGH VARIOUS ALLEYS
...until she emerges in the BUSTLING MARKETPLACE.  She ducks and dodges MERCHANTS & GOATS, tipping over baskets in her wake – which the JERICHO SOLDIERS nimbly jump over, hot in pursuit.
22.	RAHAB/jericho soldiers
<ducking & dodging WALLA>
ON RAHAB – as she runs she and comes upon a FEEDING PEN filled with SEVERAL CAMELS.  She glances back, then hops the fence and runs down the street.
REVERSE ANGLE – as the two Soldiers race up to the camel pen and hop the fence, peering around camels for Rahab, until...
OTS SOLDIERS – REVEALING RAHAB FLEEING DOWN THE STREET 
23.	Jericho soldier #2
<points> She’s escaping!
WIDE ON CAMEL PEN – The two soldiers fling open the gate and rush down the street O.S.  There’s a beat, until suddenly the CAMELS (5) make a break for it, <STAMPEDING> out of the pen!
ANGLE ON DEAD END ALLEY – ABUTTING THE OUTER WALL
Rahab rounds the corner, races up a stone staircase, and heads inside a house attached to the wall (ala an apartment).  
PULL BACK TO REVEAL - COLONEL GAMAL, as he joins his TWO SOLDIERS at the mouth of the alley. 
24. 	col. gamal
Perfect. Now we know where she lives.
GAMAL & HIS SOLDIERS - stalk up the steps to Rahab’s house, until-- they hear a <LOUD RUMBLE>, followed by shouting voices:
25.	jericho citizens (o.s.)
<fleeing WALLA; “Stampede!” / “They’re on the loose!” / “Run for your life!”>
OTS GAMAL & SOLDIERS – LONG SHOT DOWN ALLEY
as a <STAMPEDE> OF PANICKED CITIZENS rush by, followed by a HERD OF <RAMPAGING> CAMELS.  The stampede continues O.S. 
ANGLE ON GAMAL & SOLDIERS – GAMAL LOOKS AT THEM ACCUSINGLY
26.	col. gamal
Well don’t just stand there looking stupid.  Restore order!  And close the camel pen this time!
The Soldiers nod & rush down the stairs. Col. Gamal narrows his eyes and starts toward Rahab’s door, until— BOOM! – he hears a <THUNDEROUS CRASH> O.S., followed by a SHOUTING SOLDIER:
27.	jericho soldier #2 (o.s.)
They’ve ruined the Colonel’s shrine! 
CLOSE ON COL. GAMAL – His eyes widen.  
28.	col. gamal
Not my statue!
The Colonel turns and races down the stairs, rushing O.S.
INT. RAHAB’S HOUSE - SAME    
ANGLE ON RAHAB – HER EAR PRESSED TO THE DOOR
29.	rahab
<SIGHS in relief>
She pulls the loaf of bread out of her robe and turns around.
OTS RAHAB – REVEALING HER MOTHER, FATHER & YOUNGER BROTHER
The three cautiously emerge from their hiding places inside this one room house...and then smile as they see Rahab holding the precious bread.  They happily converge on her as we: 
WIPE TO:
EXT. JERICHO – OUTSIDE THE WALL – DAY
LOW GROUND ANGLE - ON MEGAN & ANTONI 
as they walk up to camera and stop. Their mouths drop. MAYOR GREEN and the rest of the bugs (RODERICK, DEX, IGGY, SPUD, WEBSTER, GINA, PRISSY, KID ANTS & WALLY) walk up behind them.
30.	MEGAN
Uh oh. Looks like the bugs stop here.
OTS BUGS – EXREME UP ANGLE ON THE TOWERING JERICHO WALL
31.	roderick
I guess we better turn around.
ON THE DISAPPOINTED BUGS – FAVORING ANTONI & MAYOR GREEN
32.	antoni
We can’t go back.  Buggelsville was washed away in a flood.
33.	mayor green
Our new home lies just beyond here, in a beautiful oasis. We’re on the right track.  We just need to get past this wall.
IGGY – suddenly walks into frame.
34.	iggy
Why didn’t you say so?  I’ll just fly up to the top, drop down some rope, and we’ll be on our way. No problemo. 
Iggy begins to comically prepare for flight, straightening his wings, <flexing> his legs, <cracking> his knuckles.  
WIDEN TO INCLUDE RODERICK – He watches Iggy, getting impatient. 
35.	roderick
Any day now, Mr. Bungle Bee.
36.	iggy
Don’t rush me.  I’m going!
37.	roderick
Tell you what, Iggy.  I’m so sure you can’t make it to the top, that I’ll bet you I can crawl up faster than you can fly up. 
38.	Iggy
I fly and you crawl?
39.	roderick
The loser has to carry the winner’s bags for the rest of the trip.  Is it a deal?
40.	IGGY
You’re on!
DOWN ANGLE ON RODERICK
As he begins to scale up the wall.  The other bugs watch from the ground below, craning their necks upwards.  
41.	megan/antoni (OS)
Roderick, you’ll never make it!/ It’s too steep to climb!
ON RODERICK – HE ARROGANTLY SMIRKS AS HE CLIMBS
Roderick pulls himself, hand over claw when suddenly IGGY <BUZZES> past him, zooming up the wall.
TRACK WITH IGGY – AS HE ERRATICALLY FLIES UPWARD
Iggy soars higher & higher until his wings begin to slow.  
42.	iggy 
(winded) Whew.  Air’s thin up here. 
OTS BUGS – EXTREME UP ANGLE ON IGGY, FLYING HIGHER & HIGHER
43.	megan
Hey, Iggy might actually make it.
ON IGGY – as he breathlessly rises toward the top, wavering in midair, flying erratically, getting noticeably dizzy & tired.  
44.	iggy
<LABORS> Gettin’ dizzy…  Wings tiring… <REACTS> Body falling! YEEEEAAAH!!!
Iggy’s wings stop fluttering, and then he PLUNGES DOWNWARD!
ON RODERICK – SCALING THE WALL BELOW - until IGGY <DROPS> INTO FRAME and sends them both FALLING O.S. 
45.	iggy/roderick
<COLLISION, IMPACT GRUNTS>
OTS IGGY & RODERICK – DOWN ANGLE – ZOOM IN ON GROUND
46.	IGGY/RODERICK
Yeeeaaaaaahhh!!! 
Suddenly Roderick & Iggy fall on Wally’s tomato, landing with a <squishy thud>!  Tomato “guts” fly everywhere.
ANGLE ON WALLY – covered in TOMATO GOOP. He wrinkles his nose and rears back to sneeze...
47.	wally
Ah, ah, ah...  
48.	bugs (OS)
“He’s gonna blow!” / “Take cover!”>
His nose is ready to explode, until...he sees tomato juice on him. He <slurps> it up. His sneeze subsides.
49.	wally
<SLURPS> Mmmm.  Tomato juice.  
ON RODERICK & IGGY – BOTH STANDING IN TOMATO SLOP
Roderick glares at Iggy.
50.	roderick
(fumes) You klutz! How am I supposed to climb that wall with a (ouch) smashed leg?!
51.	iggy
(defensive) It’s not my fault.  The air’s thin up there.
52.	roderick
Yes, like the air between your ears! 
INCLUDE MAYOR GREEN
53.	MAYOR GREEN 
All right, boys.  I know we’re all disappointed, but we have to stick together. There’s just no getting around that.
ON ANTONI – HE PERKS UP WITH AN IDEA
54.	antoni
That’s it!  Maybe we can go around the wall.  Let’s send out a scout party.
55.	MAYOR GREEN 
Good idea. (to everyone) Do we have any volunteers?
WIDE ANGLE ON BUGS – FAVORING MEGAN, ANTONI & RODERICK
Megan & Antoni’s hands shoot up.  Roderick scoffs: 
56.	RODERICK
You two?!  Please. You couldn’t find your way out of an ant hole. 
ANTONI & MEGAN – scowl. 
WIDER – TO INCLUDE MAYOR GREEN 
57.	mayor green
(chiding) Well, if that’s how you feel, Roderick, perhaps you should go too.
58.	RODERICK
Moi?  You kidding?!  It must be a hundred degrees out... 
Mayor Green scowls disapprovingly and taps his foot. 
ON RODERICK & DEX – Roderick <SIGHS>.
59.	roderick (cont’d)
(sigh) Fine.  But if I have to suffer, then Dex has to as well.
60.	dex
I do? 
ON MAYOR GREEN
61.	MAYOR GREEN
Very well. Now work as a team, and stay close to the wall. We’ll set up camp here until you four report back. 
The Scout party heads off, and as they do, we: 
PAN OVER TO - A NEARBY SAND DUNE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER
where we see a man in silhouette, standing atop the ridge.
CUT TO:
EXT. NEARBY HILLTOP - SAME
FRONT SHOT ON JOSHUA – AS HE SURVEYS THE VALLEY BELOW
Behind him we see the Hebrew citizens have set up a makeshift camp.  ELAN, Joshua’s 1st Lieutenant, joins him on the ridge.
62.	elan
The people are getting anxious, Joshua.  How long must we wait?  
63.	joshua
Our Promised Land lies just beyond the horizon, but we can go no further until we get past that fortress...
OTS JOSHUA & ELAN – ON JERICHO CITY IN THE NEAR DISTANCE
64.	joshua (cont’d)
We must find out how strong their army is, from the inside.  
FRONT SHOT ON ELAN & JOSHUA
65.	ELAN
Spies!  Good idea, sir. But how will we sneak them through the gates?
66.	joshua
<gestures below>  There, like that.  
As sheepherders.
DOWN SHOT ON VALLEY - as a HERD OF SHEEP & CATTLE, followed by 2 ROBED HERDSMEN ON FOOT, and 3 JERICHO SOLDIERS ON CAMELS, head down the dirt path through the valley.   
OTS JOSHUA & ELAN – OVERLOOKING THE HERD BELOW
67.	joshua (cont’d)
Now’s our chance. Send down our spies. 
Elan nods and hurries O.S. as we:
WIPE TO:
EXT. WALL OF JERICHO – SAME
ON THE BUGS’ SCOUT PARTY – TRACKING 
ANTONI & MEGAN lead the way, walking beside the wall, as DEX & RODERICK tiredly follow, both looking sunburn and haggard. 
68.	roderick
(groans) This wall has no end. 
69.	megan
Let’s just go a little farther. We’ve come too far to give up now. 
70.	roderick
Speak for yourself.  I’m hungry, thirsty, and more than a little exhausted.
Roderick collapses in the sand.  Dex grins and collapses next to him.  Antoni & Megan stop and look back at them.
71.	antoni
Ah, come on.  You’re not both quitting, are you? 
ON MEGAN & ANTONI – They both cock a disapproving eyebrow, until...they hear a <LOUD, creaking SOUND> O.S.  Antoni REACTS and presses his hand to the wall.  It vibrates.
73.	antoni
(small gasp) It feels like the wall’s moving. Maybe there’s an opening!
Antoni & Megan race off.  PAN OVER TO RODERICK & DEX, both laying next to the wall.
74.	roderick
Hey, they’re leaving – and stealing our hard-earned glory!  Come on!
Roderick springs to his feet and charges O.S., followed by Dex.
cut to:
EXT. CITY GATES – seconds later
ON ANTONI & MEGAN – PEERING AROUND THE CORNER OF THE WALL
Roderick & Dex race up and slide past them.  Megan puts a finger to her lips.  
75.	megan
Shhh.  There’s Giants everywhere. 
BUGS’ POV - ON THE TOWERING CITY GATES - as TWO SOLDIERS raise the gate with a pulley (note: gate rises up, not swings out), revealing the <bustling> city inside.
76.	dex (O.S.)
Whoa! It’s a giant city. 
Roderick & Dex rush out into the open path, heading through the gates.  
79.	ANTONi
(calls out) Guys, come back!  It’s too dangerous!  You’re standing in the middle of a--
The <GROUND RUMBLES>, <THUNDERING> with intensity. Antoni & Megan turn and look O.S., reactING with alarm.
80.	antoni (cont’d)
<GASPS> Road!  Look out!!!  
THEIR POV – REVEALING AN APPROACHING, <STAMPEDING HERD>! 
The herd walks through the gates along with the 2 HERDSMEN (SPIES). 
ON RODERICK & DEX – THEY STOP BETWEEN TWO MUD PUDDLES
81.	roderick
Do you hear something, Dex?
The ground <QUAKES>.  They slowly look back – and then double take with shock.  Their eyes CARTOONISHLY bulge; <SFX>. 
82.	Dex
It’s a stampede!  Save me!
83.	roderick
Wha-? <IMPACT GRUNT> 
Dex jumps into Roderick’s arms, causing the two to stagger. 
OTS RODERICK & DEX – ON THE ONCOMING STAMPEDE 
And as a sea of <POUNDING> hooves quickly close in on them... 
84.	roderick/Dex
Yeeeaaaaaahhhhh!!!

END ACT I

ACT TWO
EXT. CITY GATES – RESUMING ACTION – DAY
OTS RODERICK & DEX – FACING THE ONCOMING <STAMPEDE>
85.	roderick/dex
...aaaaaaahhhh!
ON RODERICK – WITH DEX RIDING ON HIS BACK
Roderick staggers left.  He staggers right.  He freezes in place and closes his eyes.  Dex does the same, and then—
				85-A. RODERICK/ DEX
			(ad lib frightened sounds)
OTS RODERICK & DEX – COOL UP ANGLE
as the herd of SHEEP walk past them, <splashing> mud into the air with each <earth-pounding> hoof.  The bugs get splattered from all sides, but as the animals and Herdsmen pass, Roderick & Dex are miraculously left in one piece.
ON RODERICK & DEX – BOTH CAKED IN MUD 
They slowly open their eyes.
86.	Dex
We’re alive!  Yeah!
87.	roderick
Yes. (grits his teeth) Now would you mind terribly getting off my back?
Dex GRINS guiltily.  Antoni & Megan walk into frame, both amazed.
89.	antoni
Wow!  Talk about miracles. 
Suddenly, the <gates BEGIN TO CREAK>.  The Bugs turn to look.  
OTS BUGS – UP ANGLE ON WOODEN GATES – AS THEY <SLAM DOWN, SHUTTING> 
ANGLE ON BUGS - Roderick glares at Antoni & Megan.
90.	roderick
Great.  While you two were yapping, we just missed our chance.
91.	antoni
At what?  Getting stuck on the bottom of some giant’s shoe?  (small laugh) No thank you.
92.	megan
Antoni’s right.  This way just isn’t safe.  We should head back and tell Mayor Green what we’ve found. 
ON RODERICK – For once he doesn’t argue. 
93.	roderick
Good! This scout party was a bad idea, anyway.  Maybe now everyone will listen when we say it’s hopeless.
Roderick smirks and strolls past Antoni, followed by Dex. 
94.	megan
Ohhh, don’t listen to him.  Like Mayor Green said, we’re on the right track.  
95.	antoni
I hope you’re right. 
EXT. JERICHO – inside the city gates – SAME
ANGLE ON COLONEL GAMAL - He stalks past the herd of sheep & cattle as the Jericho Soldiers (3) dismount their camels.  
99.	col. gamal
What did you see out there?  Any sign of the Hebrews?
100.	JERICHO SOLDIER #1
No, sir.  They must be camped on the other side of the dunes.
FOLLOW COL. GAMAL – as he heads over to TWO SPIES IN ROBES (dressed as Herdsmen).  Their backs are turned to him.  
101.	col. gamal 
What about you two?  You see anything unusual?  
Gamal gets a suspicious look on his face.  He pulls his sword out and taps it against a Spy’s robe, hearing a <METALIC CLANK>.
102.	col. gamal (cont’d)
Sheepherders don’t carry swords?  (then) Turn around.
THREE SHOT – ON GAMAL & THE SPIES 
The two Spies slowly turn around, revealing their swords under their robes.  Gamal REACTS.
103.	col.gamal (cont’d)
You’re spies!  I knew it!
Gamal raises his sword and rushes toward the spies.  The spies throw a basket of food into his path making him fall into the dust. 
				103-A. COL. GAMAL (CONT’D)
			(grunt) (impact)
WIDE ANGLE – as the spies flee into the nearby marketplace.
ON GAMAL - He yells to the 3 SOLDIERS next to the herd, pointing at the fleeing spies. 
104.	col. gamal (cont’d)
I want them caught!  After them!  
RAHAB’S HOUSE
ANGLE OUTSIDE THE WINDOW - ON THE TWO SPIES BELOW
They duck through the BUSY MARKETPLACE. Gamal’s Soldiers give chase, tossing aside anything & anyone that gets in their way.
105.	SPIES
(ad lib running exertion) 
PULL BACK TO REVEAL RAHAB & TALAL – WATCHING FROM THE WINDOW 
106.	rahab
The Colonel’s going to kill them. We have to do something.
107.	talal
They’re Spies.  We can’t help them. 
108.	rahab
If we do, maybe they’ll help us.
Rahab races out the door.  Talal waits a beat, pacing in front of the window, then runs out as well.  
CUT TO:
EXT. JERICHO – THE NARROW STREETS - SAME
ANGLE ON VEGETABLE STAND
The TWO SPIES suddenly <BURST> through the wall of vegetables.  
OTS SPIES – THEY GLANCE DOWN A NARROW STREET
and see Col. Gamal and his soldiers rounding the corner. 
109.	col. gamal
<points> Ah! There they are!  
TRACK WITH THE SPIES – AS THEY RUN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
They hurriedly duck down an alley...but it’s a dead end.  They hear the Jericho Soldiers <APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS>... 
THE SPIES – GLANCE AROUND THE ALLEY
They panic, until suddenly a door opens.  The spies run into the room. The door closes as we PULL BACK DOWN THE ALLEY, TO REVEAL:
COL. GAMAL & HIS SOLDIERS – AS THEY ARRIVE ON THE SCENE
But the Spies are no where in sight.  Col. Gamal seethes. 
110.	col. gamal
Keep searching!  They have to be around here somewhere.
WIPE TO:
EXT. JERICHO – OUTSIDE THE WALL – ON THE BUGS
PAN ACROSS A MINIATURE “TENT CITY” – BUG STYLE
It looks like a tiny village with various tents made of leaves, sticks and flower petals.  
ON MAYOR GREEN & SPUD – AS THEY RAISE ANOTHER “TENT”
Antoni, Megan, Dex and Roderick walk up to them.
111.	mayor green
You’re back.  What did you find? 
112.	antoni
We found a way through the wall.
113.	mayor green
(excited) Oh, that’s great!
114.	antoni
Not really.  It was too dangerous.  The place was crawling with Giants. 
115.	mayor green
(deflated) Oh, not so great. 
TWO SHOT ON MEGAN & RODERICK – She’s hopeful.  Him, not so.
116.	megan
Hey, every problem has a solution, right?  I’m sure we’ll think of something. 
117.	roderick 
Don’t you get it?  There’s no way up, over, or around this wall.  We’ve tried everything.  
118.	antoni (O.s.)
I wouldn’t say that yet...
FOLLOW ANTONI - as he walks over to the shrub.
119.	ANTONI (CONT’D)
With some vines and a few adjustments, this shrub will make a nice catapult – and finally put us over the top! 
ON MAYOR GREEN & THE BUGS – THEY EXCHANGE AGREEABLE GLANCES
120.	MAYOR GREEN
It’s worth a shot. Oh (chuckles) no pun intended. 
OTS ANTONI – ON THE GATHERED BUGS – WALLY STANDS IN FRONT
121.	antoni
So who wants to get launched? 
ON WALLY – HE LIFTS AN EYEBROW, MOST INTRIGUED
122.	wally
(to himself) Did he say, “get lunch”? 
Wally suddenly raises his hand, waving it excitedly. 
123.	wally (cont’d)
Ooh, I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go.  Pick me, pick me, PICK ME!
124.	antoni
(hesitant) Uh, okay.  Wally it is. You certainly seem eager. 
Wally smiles and puts a BIB on, then halts as he feels a sneeze coming on...
125.	wally
Uh oh.  Ah, ah, ah...
ANGLE ON EVERY BUG.
125-a. roderick / dex / mEGAN / MAYOR GREEN 
(gasp)
126.	bug CROWD (OS)
Look out! / Not again!
ON WALLY - Still on the verge of sneezing, until...he lets out a <REVERBERATING belch>.  
127.	wally
(belch)(embarrassed) Sorry.  False alarm.
WIPE TO:
INT. MUNITIONS DEPOT (INSIDE JERICHO) – SAME
PANNING ACROSS THE DARKLY LIT ROOM - we see all sorts of stacked metallic weapons, such as spears, swords & shields.  A ladder leads to the roof above.  
128.	SPY #1
Why are you helping us?
FINISH PANNING – ON RAHAB & THE TWO SPIES 
129.	rahab
My name is Rahab, and like you, I simply want to live in a land of peace... but that’ll never happen as long as I live in this city.
130.	spy #1
Perhaps we can help, after we scout out the city.
ON RAHAB – SHE PUTS HER EAR TO THE CLOSED DOOR, LISTENING 
131.	RAHAB
It’s quiet outside.  I’m going to check if the alley is clear. 
Rahab slowly opens the door, when suddenly it’s <YANKED open> by ColONEL Gamal.  His spear-toting Soldiers stand behind him. 
132.	col. gamal 
The peasant girl!  She’s helping the Spies.  
WIDE ANGLE ON ROOM
The Soldiers lurch toward Rahab with their spears, but Spy #1 grabs a shield and swiftly blocks them, shoving them back.  
133.	spy #1
<GRUNTS> (to Spy #2) Run for it! 
Spy #2 grabs Rahab and the two rush up the ladder to the roof.
ANGLE ON SPY #1 – STRUGGLING WITH THE JERICHO SOLDIERS
He holds them back with a shield, sliding backwards, until he yanks the shield out of the way and causes the Soldiers to go <TUMBLING> forward into a heap.
134.	jericho soldiers
<tumbling, pile driving grunts> 
sPY #1 rushes up the ladder behind Spy #2 and Rahab.
EXT. JERICHO ROOFTOPS – CONTINUOUS
Together, Rahab and the psies leap off the rooftop onto a pile of hay on a lower rooftop and run away.
OTS COL. GAMAL – LONG SHOT ON THE FLEEING SPIES & RAHAB
136.	col. gamal
Follow them!  Now! 
The 3 Soldiers race after Rahab & the Spies, who have about a 20 yard head start on them...
UP ANGLE ON TWO ROOFTOPS – SEPARATED BY 10 YARDS OF NOTHING 
Rahab & the spies make a FLYING LEAP across the divide. 
				136-A.  RAHAB / SPY #2 / SPY #1
(efforts to follow action) 
ANGLE ON JERICHO SOLDIERS #2 & #3
as they make the same leap - and fall short, <landing> in a MUDDY GOAT CORRAL ON THE GROUND.
137.	JERICHO SOLDIERs #2 & #3
<alarmed YELLS; IMPACT GRUNTS>
*SEVERAL GOATS walk UP to the soldiers and let out friendly—
				137-A.  SEVERAL goatS
BAAAAA!
BACK TO RAHAB & SPIES – TRACKING ACROSS ROOFTOPS
They run onto a spiral stone staircase and run up it to the top of the city wall – where they quickly find themselves trapped between TWO GROUPS OF SPEAR JABBING SOLDIERS.  
Intercut:
EXT. JERICHO – OUTSIDE THE WALL – ON THE BUGS - same
ANGLE ON A MAKESHIFT CATAPULT – THE RECONFIGURED SHRUB
Antoni has jerry-rigged the shrub into a natural catapult, using vines (as rope) and a banana leaf for a SEAT.  Wally sits in the seat.
140.	antoni
All set, Wally? Upward and onward!  
141.	wally
Ahh … W-w-wait.  When are we gonna have lunch--
DOWN ANGLE ON WALLY - as Antoni let’s go of the vine, causing the shrub to <SPRING BACK> and ROCKET WALLY SKYWARD... 
142.	wally (cont’d)
-yeeooowwww!! 
TRACK WITH WALLY – AS HE RISES UP TO THE TOP OF THE WALL
and then suddenly <SMACKS> into a the helmet of one of the Soldiers surroundings Rahab and the Spies; <GONG!>  Wally falls back downward.
143.	Wally (cont’d)
Oomph! (yells) Look out below!
GROUND ANGLE ON RODERICK
Roderick is sitting on a GRAPE (ala a beanbag). He slowly looks up, and then...<WHAM!>  Wally’s FAT TOOSH <pile-drivES> Roderick into the sand.
144.	wally
Yeowwwwwww!   <landing/impact GRUNTS>
ANGLE ON WALLY – SITTING ALONE ON THE SMASHED GRAPE
He glances at the grape pieces around him and licks his chops.  
145.	wally
(chuckle) Finally. Mmmm … lunch time. 
Wally starts <snacking>, and as he does, he begins to rise.  Reveal that Roderick is underneath him.
ext. jericho – atop the surrounding wall - same
ANGLE ON RAHAB & SPIES – BACK TO BACK TO BACK
146.	spy #1
Which way now?
The Soldiers’ spears close in on them from each side, like a wall of daggers.  Rahab scans the ground below.
RAHAB’S POV – PUSH IN ON A WIDE, CANOPY TENT 
ON RAHAB & SPIES – RAHAB POINTS TO THE TENT BELOW
147.	rahab
Follow me! 
EXTREME DOWN ANGLE ON TENT - Rahab jumps, along with the Spies, and the three safely land on the tent, gradually lowered as the air <whooshes> out of it. 
OTS JERICHO SOLDIERS – AS THEY RACE TO THE WALL’S EDGE
Down below, Rahab and the Spies take off and run through the city, quickly disappearing.  PAN & WIDEN to include COLONEL GAMAL – standing on an adjacent rooftop.
148.	jericho soldier #4
(shouts) Where’d they go?
SNAP ZOOM INTO COLONEL GAMAL – TIGHT ON HIS SEETHING FACE
149.	col. gamal
I know exactly where they’re going.
SMASH CUT TO:
EXT./INT. RAHAB’S HOUSE – MOMENTS LATER
WIDE ANGLE ON ROOM - Rahab’s Mother & Father are sitting at the dining table when the door <SLAMS OPEN>.
RAHAB & THE TWO SPIES - as they come in and Rahab heads toward her parents.  Her mother is alarmed.
150.	rahab’s mother
What’s going on?  Who are they? 
151.	rahab
They’re Hebrews, Mother.  I had to help them or they’d have been killed. 
152.	rahab’s mother
What about us?  You know the Soldiers will come looking here first. 
153.	rahab
I’ve already thought of that. (to the Spies) Quick, hide on the rooftop.  I’ll come get you when it’s safe.

WIDER ANGLE – TO INCLUDE LADDER
The Spies head toward the ladder, and then... there’s a <knock> at the door.  Rahab and her parents exchange nervous glances.
154.	talal (o.s.)
It’s me, Talal. Open the door.
155.	rahab’s mother
(to Rahab) Quick. Let him in. 
ON RAHAB - She heads to the door and opens it, revealing Talal.  But then Col. Gamal and his Soldiers step out behind him. 
156.	talal
I went looking for you...<gestures> and found them instead.
Col. Gamal shoves Talal inside and he and the soldiers march into the house.
157.	COL. GAMAL
Search the house.  (dirty laugh) Those spies are here, I know it.  
WIDE ANGLE ON ROOM – FAVORING COLONEL GAMAL
His TWO SOLDIERS (#1 & #2) go to search.
158.	rahab
You have it all wrong, Colonel.
159.	col. gamal
My eyes do not lie!  I saw you. Why are you helping them?!
NEW ANGLE – FAVORING RAHAB
Rahab exchanges a glance with her Mom.
160.	rahab
I’m not. They made me bring them here, but they left as quickly as they came.  
161.	col. gamal
If you’re lying, I’ll have you and your family thrown in jail. 
OTS GAMAL – Soldier #1 leans down from the roof into the room.
WIDE ON ROOM - The TWO SOLDIERS head over to Colonel Gamal. 
162.	jericho soldier #1
No sign of the spies, Colonel. 
163.	col. gamal
Mobilize every soldier, canvas the city.  I won’t let them escape! 
Gamal steps to the window and turns around, facing Rahab and her family. PUSH IN ON GAMAL...
164.	col. gamal (cont’d)
And as for you traitors, you’re under house arrest. If any of you should dare step outside, the last thing you will see will be my sword.
Gamal takes our his sword and swings it, slicing the tops off a pot of flowers on the windowsill.  He sneers and stalks out.  
ON RAHAB - She waits a beat, then rushes over to the ladder.
EXT. RAHAB’S ROOFTOP – CONTINUOUS
ANGLE ON ROOF’S DECK – AS RAHAB EMERGES FROM THE LADDER 
165.	rahab
It’s okay.  You can come out now.
The TWO SPIES pop out of a pile of flax on the rooftop.
THREE SHOT – ON RAHAB & SPIES 
Rahab grabs a coiled ROPE off the deck and starts to drape it over the roof’s ledge (i.e. the outer wall).
166.	rahab (cont’d)
The Soldiers are gone, but their hearts melt in fear. You can see it in their eyes. You must tell your leader.
167.	spy #1
How can we repay you? 
168.	rahab
By sparing my family and me when you take the city. 
169.	spy #1
Agreed.  Hang this rope outside your window when we attack.  It’ll be a signal for us to make sure your home is kept safe.  You have our word.  
Rahab nods agreeably.
WIPE TO:
EXT. JERICHO – OUTSIDE THE WALL – ON THE BUGS
ANGLE ON ANTONI – AS HE PULLS BACK THE CATAPULT SHRUB
He pulls the vine taut and wraps it around a stake (note: there’s a rolled up coil of excess vines on the ground).
170.	ANTONI
I’ve made a few minor adjustments.  Shall we give it another try?
WIDEN to include IGGY.  He gives a salute and begins to climb into the catapult seat - until RODERICK suddenly reaches in and yanks him down. 
171.	roderick
Oh no you don’t.  Everything that goes up seems to come down (beat) on me.  I am riding this time. 
DOWN ANGLE ON CATAPULT – AS RODERICK CLIMBS INTO THE SEAT
But as he steps up, one of his back legs gets tangled in the vines. He kicks his leg like a dog, trying to shake it free. 
OTS IGGY & ANTONI – UP ANGLE ON CATAPULT (SHRUB)
Roderick has his back to them, twitching and stirring. 
172.	antoni
You ready, Roderick?
173.	RODERICK
(muffled) My leg’s stuck.  Hold up.
174.	antoni
What’d he say?
175.	iggy
I heard, “up.”
Antoni releases the catapult - sending Roderick ROCKETING SKYWARD with the vine still attached around his ankle... 
176.	roderick
(descending shout) Yeeeeeaaaaahhh!
OTS RODERICK – TRACKING FAST TOWARD THE WALL
Roderick smiles as he flies over the wall.
177.	roderick
Victory!
Suddenly the vine around his ankle pulls taut, <SNAPPING> like a rubber band him back over the wall.
178.	roderick
<TUG GRUNT> Oomph! Whooooaaaaa...!
OTS IGGY & ANTONI – AS RODERICK RICOCHETS BACK TOWARD THEM
They duck down as Roderick flies over them.  Roderick rebounds back and goes flying over them the opposite way.
179.	roderick (cont’d)
<approaching, then descending YELL>
ON RODERICK – TRACKING FAST - The tethered vine slings him back across the sky and then <BREAKS> - causing Roderick to go airborne...until he <SLAMS> into the wall.  
180.	roderick (cont’d)
<pained IMPACT GRUNT>
Roderick <SLIDES> down to the ground in a heap.  
ON ANTONI & IGGY – as they race over to Roderick. 
181.	antoni
You okay, Roderick?
ON RODERICK – He turns and looks at them, revealing his CARTOONISHLY SCRUNCHED, pancake-shaped face.  He scowls.
182.	roderick
What do you think?!
WIPE TO:
EXT. NEARBY HILLTOP – OUTSIDE OF JERICHO – DAY
ANGLE ON ELAN – SURVEYING THE VALLEY
WIDEN as the two Spies come running up, <breathless>. 
183.	elan
Well, tell me.  What did you find out?
184.	spy #2
The city is in ruin, and their arsenal is depleted.
185.	spy #1
And even more, their soldiers fear us. The time to attack is now. 
186.	elan
We should tell Joshua at once.
WIDE ANGLE – as they head over to a nearby TENT. 
INT. JOSHUA’S TENT – CONTINUOUS
ANGLE ON JOSHUA – KNEELING AS HE QUIETLY PRAYS, EYES CLOSED 
PULL BACK TO INCLUDE ELAN & THE SPIES – as they stand at a distance.  Joshua finishes praying and opens his eyes.  He stands and walks to the men.
187.	elan (CONT’D)
Sir, the Spies’ mission was a success. I recommend we launch an immediate, all out attack.
ANGLE ON JOSHUA
188.	joshua
No.  God has told me that there is another way.
ON ELAN – HE’S CONFUSED
189.	elan
Excuse me, sir?
WIDER TO INCLUDE JOSHUA
190.	JOSHUA
We will attack, but God himself has told me what strategy to use.  
191.	elan
You mean like a frontal assault or a sneak attack? 
ON JOSHUA
192.	JOSHUA 
Not exactly.  We shall march around the city for 7 days blowing our trumpets, and on the last day, we shall march around the city 7 times. 
193.	Elan
But sir, that’s preposterous!  We’ll never defeat their army that way.  
194.	joshua
That is not for you or I to question.  God has spoken, and we shall follow. 
wipe TO:
EXT. JERICHO – OUTSIDE THE WALL – ON THE BUGS
ANGLE ON ANTONI – DRESSED LIKE A “DAREDEVIL” 
He has on a walnut shell helmet & wrap-around goggles (vines). 
195.	antoni
I don’t think this is gonna work.
WIDEN to reveal that Antoni’s standing beside a teeter-totter (flat stick over a log).  Roderick stands next to him.   
196.	roderick
Hey, compared to your crackpot ideas, this is pure genius.  
WIDEN FURTHER – to include DEX & WEBSTER standing on a twig platform above the raised end of the teeter-totter.  Roderick steps onto the lowered end, demonstrating to Antoni, as Mayor Green and the rest of the bugs look on.  
197.	roderick (cont’d)
All you have to do is stand here, and when I give Dex & Webster the signal—
A loud, <O.S. TRUMPET BLAST> cuts him off. The ground <QUAKES>. 
ON DEX & WEBSTER	 – Dex REACTS. 
198.	dex
The Giants are coming! Take cover! 
WIDE GROUND ANGLE – Dex & Webster frantically hop down on to the teeter-totter, fliPPING RODERICK UP & OUT OF FRAME.
199.	roderick
<shocked, rising YELL!> 
FOLLOW RODERICK – FLIPPING THROUGH THE AIR...
...until he lands on top of a Human HEAD, half-buried. 
200.	roderick (cont’d)
(falling YELL!) (muffled) Oomph!
WIDEN to reveal that the head belongs to a HEBREW SOLDIER!  Dozens of HEBREW SOLDIERS march behind them, aligned in two rows.
ON RODERICK – He rises out of the Priest’s hair, bobbing along. 
201.	roderick (cont’d)
Yikes! This is getting hairy.  I must get off this ride.  
				201-A. RODERICK (CONT’D)
			(ad lib exertions)
RODERICK’S POV –FOLLOW RODERICK as he JUMPS for a sword hanging at the Soldier’s side – and land on it – swirling around it before he goes flying off and through the air.
203.	RODERICK (CONT’D)
(triumphant) Yes! <REACTS> NO!
<WHAM!>  Roderick <SMACKS> into a PRICKLY CACTUS.  CAMERA HOLDS on him, until he <PEELS> away and falls OUT OF FRAME.  
				203-A. RODERICK (CONT’D)
			(impact) (groans) 
 CUT TO:
WIDE HUMAN POV – On the MARCHING Hebrews 
The PRIESTS lead the way, carrying long, horned trumpets, as the Hebrew Soldiers march behind them.  The rag tag army makes its way down the length of the wall as the CAMERA PANS UP TO:
COLONEL GAMAL & SEVERAL JERICHO SOLDIERS - as they appear at the top of the wall, poised with spears and swords.  
OTS COL. GAMAL – DOWN ANGLE ON HEBREW ARMY – The Hebrew Priests & Soldiers continue marching, right on past them. 
204.	col. gamal
(confused) What are they up to? 
CUT TO:
EXT. RAHAB’S HOUSE – ON RAHAB & TALAL – SAME
They too are confused as they watch the Hebrew Army march by under their window.  Rahab is upset. 
205.	RAHAB
Why are they marching away?  They were our last hope. Our only hope!  We’ll never escape this wretched city now! 
TIGHT ON RAHAB – and as her eyes fill with sorrow & dread...  
END ACT TWO
ACT THREE
EXT. JERICHO – OUTSIDE THE WALL
ANGLE ON JERICHO WALL 
A TITLE CARD appears, reading, “Seven Days Later...”
CAMERA PANS RIGHT – revealing a LINE OF JUNK in the bugs’ tent city piled next to the wall. 
cut to: 
NEW ANGLE – ON MAYOR GREEN & ANTONI – NEXT TO THE WALL
208-A.  ANTONI
(effort) 
They’re trying to widen a narrow crack in the wall using a wooden wedge.  WIDEN to reveal MEGAN as she urges them on. 
209.	megan
That’s good, just a little wider.
Suddenly, the WEDGE <SNAPS>, causing ANTONI and MAYOR GREEN to go FLYING O.S. 
210.	ANTONI/RODERICK (o.s.)
Yoooooo … <COLLISION/IMPACT GRUNTS>
PAN OVER – to reveal Antoni sprawled on top of Roderick. 
211.	roderick
What?!  Do I have a sign on my head that says, “Fall Here”?  Get off me! 
Roderick rolls Antoni off of him and rises to his feet as we pull back to show the rest of the BUGS standing in a line behind him. They all look just as upset as Roderick.   
212.	roderick (cont’d)
We’ve been talking and have come to a conclusion: We want to head back. 
213.	GINA / IGGY / WALLY / PRISSY 
(complaining walla) “Yeah. / That’s right.”
ANGLE ON MEGAN & ANTONI 
214.	ANTONI
We can’t go back.  The desert’s too hot now.  We’d never make it.
215.	megan
Besides, you don’t want to give up.  Not after all we’ve been through. 
ANGLE ON RODERICK – BACKED BY ALL OF THE BUGS
216.	roderick
(smug) I say we vote on it. 
217.	GINA / IGGY / WALLY / BUG CROWD
(agreeing walla) “Yeah./Let’s vote!”
ANGLE ON MAYOR GREEN
218.	mayor green
Well, I’m not wild about quitting, but I suppose it’s only fair we take a vote.  
OTS MAYOR GREEN, ANTONI & MEGAN – ON THE REST OF THE BUGS
219.	MAYOR GREEN (CONT’D)
All those in favor of packing up and heading back say “aye.”
220.	GINA / IGGY / WALLY / bug CROWD
(in loud unison) “Aye”.
CLOSE ON WALLY (AMIDST THE BUG CROWD) - He scrunches his nose and rears back, on the verge of a sneeze.
221.	wally
Ah, ah, ah...
Roderick sticks his head INTO FRAME and glares at him.
222.	roderick
(to Wally) Put a cork in it!  
Wally’s sneeze instantly subsides.  He bows his head guiltily. 
SIDESHOT – Roderick turns his attention back to Antoni, Megan & Mayor Green.
223.	roderick (cont’d)
Well let’s get packing.
The <GROUND SHAKES>.  
224.	RODERICK (CONT’D)
What is it with these Giants?  That makes 7 times around – and that’s just today!  
WIDE ANGLE - The Bugs scramble and dive against the wall as we: 
PAN UP & WIDEN TO REVEAL:
HUMAN POV – ON THE MARCHING HEBREW ARMY
The Priests lead the procession, carrying their trumpets, as the Army marches behind them.  JOSHUA & ELAN stand to the side.  
CLOSER ON JOSHUA & ELAN (TRACKING) - Elan is frustrated.  
225.	Elan
This is madness, Joshua.  The men are tired and we’re no closer to our goal.  When is this going to end?  
226.	joshua
Have faith, Elan.  The moment of truth is upon us. (shouts) Company, halt! 
WIDE ANGLE ON HEBREW PRIESTS & ARMY 
They come to an abrupt halt, facing the CITY GATES.  
227.	JOSHUA (CONT’D)
Raise the trumpets and await my signal.
The Priests raise their trumpets up high, at the ready.
ANGLE ON COL. GAMAL & JERICHO SOLDIERS – ON TOP OF THE WALL
They watch the Hebrew Army below, very unimpressed.
228.	col. gamal
(scoffs) Trumpets for a sword fight? What’ll they use for shields?  Drums? 
The Soldiers break out in <laughter> as we:  
228-A.  soldiers
(laughter) 
PAN OVER & DOWN TO REVEAL:
EXT. RAHAB’S HOUSE – ON RAHAB & TALAL - continuous
They peer out their window, watching the action below. 
229.	talal
Why are they just standing there?  
230.	rahab
(realizes) (gasp) Our signal! Maybe they’re waiting for it.  Get the rope. 
Talal nods and rushes inside as we:
CUT TO:
ext. jericho – outside the wall – same
ON MEGAN, ANTONY & PRISSY.  Prissy is finishing her packing in an overstuffed “suitcase.” 
231.	megan
But, Prissy, you can’t give up now. We’re on the right track. 
232.	prissy
Yeah, and that track leads straight into a brick wall.  Count me out. 
TRACK WITH ANTONI – HE HEADS OVER TO SPUD 
Antoni stops SPUD as he slings a loaded pack over his shoulder.

	233.	ANTHONY
Spud, wait.  Don’t you want to help find our beautiful new home? 
234.	spud
Indeed, but that altitudinous wall has made our goal entirely unattainable. (then)  In other words……No.  Bye! 
Spud walks off.  Antoni frowns, growing frustrated. 
(NOTE: The next few beats play out fast, INTERCUTTING between the Humans & Bugs until the walls come tumbling down...)
INTERCUT:
JOSHUA – STANDING NEXT TO HIS HEBREW ARMY
235.	joshua
The time has come. 
ANGLE ON PRIESTS – as they all blow into their trumpets. A BELLOWING, <reverberating hum> begins to rise over the scene...
DOWN ANGLE ON COL. GAMAL & SOLDIERS – WATCHING THE HEBREWS 
236.	col. gamal
(mocking) Oh no, they’re blowing their trumpets.  Whatever shall we do? 
WIDE ANGLE ON JOSHUA – STANDING NEXT TO HIS ARMY
237.	JOSHUA
(to his Army) Now shout – everyone! – for the Lord has given you the city. 
The Army shouts in unison, sustaining the yell over several seconds as an enormous rush of sound <ECHOES> through the valley.  The ground begins to <rumble>.  The WALLS <shake>.
238.	hebrew Army
<long, sustained YELL>  
UP ANGLE ON COL. GAMAL & JERICHO SOLDIERS
They REACT with shock as the wall begins to <BUCKLE>. 
238-A.  gamal & jericho soldiers
<shocked rections>  
239.	col. gamal
This is impossible. What’s happening?!
OTS HEBREW SPIES – STANDING AMIDST THE HEBREW ARMY
The Hebrews’ <yell continues rising> as Spy #2 turns to Spy #1.
240.	spy #2
(shouts over the din) What about Rahab?  We promised her.
SPIES’ POV – ON RAHAB’S 2ND STORY WINDOW - as Rahab appears and drapes the rope outside the wall.  She scans the area.  
ON THE SPIES – THEY REACT 
241.	spy #1 
There’s the signal.  Let’s hurry!
The two Spies race O.S. toward the <buckling> wall as we:
INTERCUT:   
WIDE ANGLE ON BUG CARAVAN – FAVORING WALLY
The caravan heads out of the now empty camp, filing past Wally, whose face is reddening, quivering on the brink of a sneeze. 
242.	wally
Ah, ah, ah... 
Megan & Antoni - pleading with the other bugs, who just continue to walk away. 
243.	antoni/megan
You can’t leave! / Something’s bound to work out.
Megan & Antoni pass Wally and follow the others O.S.
ON WALLY – Suddenly he snaps forward and unleashes an EARTH SHAKING <NASAL BLAST>! 
244.	wally
(echoing) AHH-ChoOOooooo!!!  
OTS WALLY – WIDE ANGLE ON JERICHO WALL - as it suddenly <CRASHES DOWN> in a pile of stony rubble!  
ANGLE ON BUGS
They turn to look – and get hit with a <WINDY gust> that blows them back into a shrub.  Smoke & debris fills the frame.
HUMAN ANGLE ON HEBREW SPIES – AMIDST THE SMOKE & HAZE
They <HACK & COUGH> as they fight through the haze until the smoke dissipates to reveal...Rahab’s house!  It’s the only portion of the wall left standing.
WIDE ANGLE ON RAHAB’S HOUSE
Rahab and her family appear at the window and begin climbing down the rope, joining the Spies on the ground. 
OTS JOSHUA - WIDE ANGLE ON THE NOW WALL-LESS CITY 
ANGLE ON COLONEL GAMAL – PINNED UNDER A PILE OF RUBBLE
COLONEL GAMAL is pulled onto his feet as we WIDEN to reveal Joshua.  His men surround Colonel Gamal.
247.	joshua
<grins> Ha! Take him away. 
WIDE ANGLE – Joshua’s men escort the irate Colonel off as we:
cut to:
EXT. OUTER CITY – NEXT TO THE LEVELED WALL 
ANGLE ON SHRUB & SURROUNDING AREA
The Bugs lie in and around the shrub.  They’re all a bit woozy. 
ANGLE ON MEGAN & ANTONI
248.	Megan
Am I crazy, or did Wally just blow down that wall?
WIDEN to include Wally, who’s covered in a sloppy snot bubble.
249.	antoni
Uh, I think we loosened it for him. 
MAYOR GREEN – walks up
250.	mayor green
Maybe, maybe not. But one thing’s for certain.  Now we can continue on our journey - to our new home!
251.	bug CROWD
<ROUSING CHEER>
ON MEGAN & ANTONI – they look to the branches above.
252.	antoni
You see, Roderick?  When you don’t give up, something always works out. 
253.	megan (VO)
Even if it’s not how you expected.
A branch <BREAKS> above, causing Roderick to fall with a <THUD> (landing below frame). Roderick SPRINGS BACK ONTO HIS FEET WITH A GRIN.
253-a. roderick
(surprised grunt)
254.	roderick (CONT’D)
(impact) Well let’s get moving!  I want to see what my new home looks like! (off their glares) I mean, our new home.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. DESERT – WIDE ANGLE - DAY
The smoldering city of Jericho stands in the distance, its stone wall leveled like dominoes, as the BUG CARAVAN crests over a sand dune TOWARD CAMERA.  Antoni & Megan lead the way.
CLOSER ON BUG CARAVAN – FAVORING RODERICK
He limps along, holding with back, with one arm, his back with another and his forehead with yet another. DEX & WALLY walk up behind him and hoist him up, carrying a delighted Roderick across the sand.  The Bug caravan marches O.S. as we WIDEN & PAN – revealing the HEBREW CARAVAN walking ahead of them...
				254-A. RODERICK (CONT’D)
			Wha..? 
				254-B. BUG CITIZENS
			(general walla)
CLOSER ON HEBREW CARAVAN – AS THEY MOVE PAST CAMERA
Joshua walks at the forefront with Elan.  Behind him are various Hebrew citizens, Priests, Soldiers, the TWO SPIES, and finally...RAHAB and her FAMILY, who are all smiles.
255.	narrator (v.o.)
By never losing hope, Rahab and her family were able to escape Jericho, living the rest of their lives with the Hebrews.  Israel became their new home, and it was there Rahab would marry the great-great grandfather of King David, the same David who would later slay Goliath...but that’s another story.
WIDE ANGLE ON CARAVAN – And as they cross the desert, heading toward a SPARKLING OASIS on the other side of the horizon...
IRIS OUT.
THE END