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back. She crosses herself in front of an icon. A tremor runs
through her body.
SOUND

Faraway the MAIN THEME music
FLOATS FROM A CAFE

MEDIUM ANNA
The curtain at the window rises and falls. The candle before
the icon flickers and gutters out. ANNA walks to the table
and spills a large quantity of pills across the wood. She
pours a glass of water and takes two pills, contemplates and
takes two more. She pulls on her coat and slips a careless
handful of remaining pills into her pocket and exits.
INT. HOTEL ODEON LOBBY
FEATURING STAIRS—NIGHT

MEDIUM ANNA

ANNA descends the worn but clean stairs of the HOTEL
ODEON and exits the lobby into the night.

EXT. BERLIN STREET
LANDWEHR CANAL—NIGHT
LONG SHOT

The night is foggy. ANNA bears a trace of her limp. She
walks along the LANDWEHR CANAL. The fog is melan-
cholic. At the water’s edge, ANNA stands meditatively. She
stares into the water as lights from across the canal reflect.

DISSOLVE INSERT
Over the water shot, MONTAGE appears of happier royal
moments which build to a nightmare pitch.

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