We see now that there is an almost perfect seam between the man's left side, which has 4th and 5th degree burns, and his right which is salty and sun blistered but not burned.

The man falls dead to the deck.

SCENE 2

As Autolycus sucks the gem from her navel he sees a shadow on the front of the tent.

Autolycus points to the shadow. She looks, then back, Autolycus is gone.

SCENE 3

A scimitar comes to rest on Autolycus neck. Throughout this scene we will never be sure how many men surround Autolycus. He looks disgusted with himself but quickly

When Ibn Fadlan speaks his tone is flat and measured, there is nothing menacing about it except the words. He never looses his temper.

The indeterminate number of figures fade back into the shadows.

Brushes himself off again and turns to leave. Remembers that Fatima's master will not be returning and actually decides to return what he has stolen.

SCENE 4

He stops mid-sentence as her body, mostly bellow frame, rolls toward him. Autolycus raises his hand, there is blood on it.

SCENE 5

Dadelus takes the stick, gets on and begins to bounce. It's a 'Pogo-stick'.

We get Dadelus' POV as he bounces. A few assistants watching as the camera springs up and down.

A cloaked figure in the background yells into the shop.

All the assistants rush out and soon it's a mess of "Woah cool!" "Me next!" "No me!"

SCENE 6

Goes to the appropriate slot and pulls the case, tucks it under his arm and starts to stroll out. An unseen worker appears from under a table, grease smudges his face. He is eighteen.

but it's to late the boy is on his way out. Suddenly he stiffens and falls back, Autolycus catches him. There is an arrow in his chest. Autolycus looks about frantically but sees no one. The boy coughs and Autolycus turns back to him. Immediately he begins shredding the boys shirt to use as packing on the wound. There is a note wrapped about the shaft which reads "We're watching", in Greek of course. Autolycus quickly wraps the wound and makes for the window.

as soon as people come through the door Autolycus vanishes out the window.

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SCENE 9

Indeed, Throttleus does not look happy, nor do any of the dozen or so others.

SCENE 10

Salmonius, totally flustered and out of breath, runs into Autolycus.

There is obviously no help here so Salmonius runs away. Autolycus is immediately buffeted and trampled by Hurticlies et.al.

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She hops to a nearby roof and sets Salmonius down.

SCENE 13

Salmonius comes through the window followed by Xena.

Gabrielle has entered during this last.

With her back still to him Xena slides her breast dagger from its much coveted hiding place and drops the toothbrush in, then replaces the dagger.

An odd look crosses Xena's face and she does a flex and swivel of her midriff to fix whatever the toothbrush is doing.

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SCENE 15

Gabrielle takes the wheel as they raise the sails.

We CUT TO A CLOSE UP of the notches where string meets bow. As the string is drawn we hear the catgut whisper. CUT BACK TO: Xena pricks her ears just before we hear the 'Tie fighter' howl of an arrow. Slow motion of Xena moving on Gabrielle who is also reacting to the arrow, looking as if she might try to catch it actually. Back to real time as Xena's hand closes on the shaft.

Both are distracted from what is obviously a futile argument as Xena discovers a note wrapped around the shaft.

SCENE 16

Establishing shot of Xena at the wheel, it's night.

INT. AUTOLYCUS' CABIN. NIGHT.
Gabrielle cracks the door, peaks in, sneaks in, closes the door and looks for that bulky pack. She finds it, opens it and pulls out silk, silk, and more silk. Apparently the whole thing is stuffed with one giant piece of silk, no ends and no corners. Amidst the rhythmic sounds of the ship there is a creak. Gabrielle looks for a place to hide. SHOT OVER GABRIELLE'S SHOULDER as the door opens, Autolycus is looking out to the deck.

He enters and the room is apparently empty. A tense moment as Autolycus goes to the far side of the bed but she's not there. Then he sits on the trunk to take off his boots which he drops behind the trunk, but she's not there either. He stretches and then loses himself in thought as his fingers drum on the chest. The camera closes on his drumming fingers. Suddenly he stands, snaps the lid open and rifles through the trunk, which contains not even one small Gabrielle, and retrieves a mustache comb and hand mirror. As he quaffs his 'stache he walks about the cabin and then mysteriously begins to talk to the mirror.

THE CAMERA PEDESTALS DOWN while holding Autolycus' face in frame. The room parallaxes behind him until we see Gabrielle braced between the rafters.

She puts him in a thumb lock and drops him.

but Gabrielle is already gone.

SCENE 17

We fade through various people at the wheel over two days until

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