Int. Duct system, hospital complex - continuous

 

Saito musters all his remaining strength as the guard emerges-

Saito FIRES, dropping the guard, then COLLAPSES, the gun

clattering to the duct floor... Saito is dead.

 

INT. ANTECHAMBER - CONTINUOUS

 

Eames powers up the defibrillator, puts the paddles on

Fischer's chest, then Pow!- he shocks him, and we-

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. PENTHOUSE (LIMBO)-DAY

 

LIGHTNING crackles across the sky- Ariadne sees it.

 

ARIADNE

We need Fischer.

 

MAL

You can't have him.

 

Cobb stares at Mal. Mesmerized.

 

COBB

If I stay, can she take him back?

 

ARIADNE

Cobb, what are you saying?

 

MAL

Fischer's on the porch.

 

ARIADNE

Cobb, you can't do this.

 

COBB

Go check he's alive, Ariadne.

 

Ariadne moves onto the porch, high above the metropolis, and

we-

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT

 

Arthur nods his head in time with the music, counting down,

holding the detonator. He starts bracing himself, and we-

 

CUT TO:

138.

 

INT. ANTECHAMBER - DAY

 

Eames recharges the defibrillator. SHOCKS Fischer again, and

we-

 

CUT TO:

 

EXT. PORCH, PENTHOUSE (LIMBO) - DAY

 

Ariadne looks up as a LARGE BOLT OF LIGHTNING RIPS across the

sky... she looks down to see Fischer, BOUND AND BLOODY, lying

below the rail.

 

ARIADNE

He's here. And it's time. But you

have to come with us.

 

Another massive lightning strike flickers across the sky-

 

ARIADNE

Cobb, I'm not going to let you lose

yourself in here! You have to get

back to your children!

 

COBB

Send Fischer, I have to stay-

 

ARIADNE

You can't stay here to be with her-

 

Cobb turns from Mal. Looks at Ariadne.

 

COBB

I'm not. Saito is dead by now. That

means he's here. I have to stay

here and find him.

 

Ariadne removes Fischer's gag- pulls him up, onto the rail.

Cobb looks back at Mal.

 

COBB

I can't stay here to be with her

because she's not real.

 

Mal looks at Cobb, furious.

 

MAL

Not real? I'm the only thing you do

believe in anymore. Here-doesn't

this feel real, Dom?

 

She STABS him in the chest- Cobb WHEEZES- GASPING, looking at

Mal-

139.

 

COBB

I wish you were. But I couldn't

make you real. I'm not capable of

imagining you in all your

complexity and... perfection. As

you really were. You're the best I

can do. And you're not real.

 

Mal pulls the knife and moves to STRIKE again-

 

ARIADNE

No!

 

A SHOT rings out, Mal GRABS her shoulder- Cobb turns to

Ariadne, who is pointing Cobb's gun.

 

COBB

What're you doing?

 

ARIADNE

Improvising.

 

She KICKS Fischer off the roof- AIMS again at Mal-

 

Fischer DROPS as the sky LIGHTS UP WITH ELECTRICITY- Fischer

SCREAMS, then GASPS, no longer falling, and we are-

 

INT. ANTECHAMBER - DAY

 

Eames pulls the defibrillator from Fischer's chest as he

COUGHS AWAKE.

 

EAMES

Get in there-quick!

 

Fischer looks up at the double doors. STAGGERS to his feet.

Fischer pushes open the doors to the STRONGROOM.

 

INT. STRONGROOM - CONTINUOUS

 

Fischer walks into the silent white room. At one end of the

room is a bed. A figure lies in the bed. His FATHER.

Breathing with tremendous difficulty. Dying. And we-

 

CUT TO:

 

EXT. PENTHOUSE (LIMBO) - DAY

 

Ariadne takes aim at Mal-

 

COBB

No!

 

Cobb holds Ariadne's gaze. She lowers the gun. And we-

 

CUT TO:

140.

 

Eames GRABS the detonator- then moves to the door of the

strongroom...

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. ELEVATOR, HOTEL - NIGHT

 

Arthur HITS THE DETONATOR-

 

INT. ELEVATOR SHAFT - CONTINUOUS

 

The CHARGES on the bottom of the elevator EXPLODE, and we

move into EXTREME SLOW MOTION as the flames BALLOON-

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. STRONGROOM - CONTINUOUS

 

A RUMBLE BUILDS as Fischer approaches the bed, overcome with

emotion. His Father sees him. Starts trying to speak. Fischer

leans in...

 

FATHER

(hoarse whisper)

I... was... dis... dis...

 

FISCHER

I know, Dad. You were disappointed

that I couldn't be you.

 

The dying man SHAKES HIS HEAD with surprising energy.

 

FATHER

(whisper)

I was disappointed... that you

tried.

 

Fischer hears this. And we-

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. ELEVATOR SHAFT - NIGHT

 

The elevator car is ROCKETED along its track by the explosion-

 

INT. ELEVATOR - CONTINUOUS

 

Arthur is SMASHED against the floor of the car next to the

sleepers who SHUDDER with the force of ACCELERATION- and we-

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. ANTECHAMBER - DAY

 

Eames WATCHES Fischer-

141.

 

EAMES

(to himself))

Come on, come on...

 

INT. STRONGROOM - DAY

 

The Father collapses back onto the pillow. Fischer starts to

weep. His Father reaches out a trembling hand but when

Fischer tries to hold IT, he SHAKES his son's hand away...

 

He is reaching for the SAFE next to his bed. His fingers

fumble at the keypad, he can't open it. His son pushes

5,2,8,4,9,1 into the keypad. Opens it. Inside the safe is the

WILL. And beside it is a HOMEMADE PINWHEEL, clearly made by a

child. By Fischer. He takes it out, MARVELING at it. He turns

to his father, but his father is dead.

 

Eames, watching from the door, HITS THE DETONATOR-