The Haunted Sonata/Transcript

Transcript for The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest episode .

Palace music hall
''Quest Map. Departure: Quest Compound, Maine. Destination: Prague, Czech Republic. Vehicle is the Dragonfly.''

''In a music hall, a young woman, Irina Kafka, performs on piano before a well-dressed audience. Among the audience are Jonny Quest, Jessie Bannon, and President Alena Stasny of the Czech Republic. Jonny is wearing a medal around his neck.''

Jessie elbows him.

(Note: The president is referring to the events of episode 2.02 Rock of Rages.)

''The performance continues. The man sitting on the other side of Jessie, Milos Duncek, smiles at the music. Jessie glances at Milos, smiling. Jonny quietly clears his throat to get her attention.''

''Irina finishes the performance. The audience rises and applauds.''

Irina bows to the audience.

Audience applauds again.

''The lights flicker. The piano glows and moves across the floor. Irina gasps and jumps out of the way as it heads for the audience.''

Music hall
''As the piano heads for the audience, Jonny jumps right, pushing the president out of the way, and Jessie goes left, similarly pushing Milos to safety. The piano hits the opposite wall. The glow leaves the piano, forming into a entity that floats away.''

Jonny and the president have fallen aside and he begins helping her up.

Jonny looks around and sees Jessie: she's fallen atop Milos.

They get back to their feet.

''Irina staggers and sits on a bench. Jonny comes over to her.''

''Jonny kneels and knocks on the floor. It sounds like there's an open space on the other side.''

Jessie and Milos join them.

They walk out after the others, arms linked.

Franz Duncek's house
The next morning, Jessie and Milos have breakfast at his estate, Franz Duncek's large mansion, overlooking expansive gardens and a large fountain.

Josef refills Jessie's glass, and then Milos's.

Josef leaves.

Milos stands and gestures Jessie to join him.

''They go to a harpsichord. Milos strokes a few keys.''

A clock chimes.

Milos gestures to Josef, who bows.

Palace
In the president's office, Jonny scans the blueprints with his watch as the president gives Bandit a dog treat.

''Bandit barks. Jessie hurries in.''

Jessie leans down to Bandit, who goes up on his hind legs to greet her.

Jonny rolls up the blueprints before Jessie can look at them.

Jonny activates his watch to display a 3D scan of the blueprints.

The president opens a secret doorway behind a bookshelf.

Jonny and Jessie approach the door and look down a long dark flight of stairs.

The president gives Bandit another dog treat.

Secret passages
''Jessie and Jonny explore the passages under the palace. Cobwebs hang from the ceiling.''

Bandit starts barking and runs ahead.

Jonny and Jessie run after Bandit.

''Bandit continues barking and runs up to a door, scratching at it to get in. Jonny checks the blueprints scanned into his watch.''

''Bandit growls at the door. Jessie tries the door handle, but it won't move.''

''Jonny runs at the door and shoves his shoulder against it, hard enough that the door falls off its hinges. Jonny and the door crash to the ground.''

Jonny gets up, coughing from the disturbed dust.

''They look around the room. It contains a harpsichord.''

As they approach, the harpsichord glows and levitates, music begins playing.

The harpsichord flies toward Jessie and Jonny.

''The harpsichord swerves before hitting Jessie, slamming against a wall. The wall board comes loose and falls. Jessie stumbles.''

''The glow in the levitating harpsichord forms into a separate entity, and the harpsichord crashes to the floor. It flies past Jessie.''

She gets up to run from it.

There's a cracsing sound, and Jonny looks up to see the ceiling start to fall in on top of them.

Abandoned music conservatory
''The ceiling breaks apart and falls down. Before it hits Jonny, Jessie slams into him, pushing them both out of the way as the ceiling hits the floor. Jessie lands on top of Jonny, similar to how she landed on Milos the evening before.''

''Jessie gets to her feet. Bandit comes over with a some rolled up papers in his jaws. Jonny and Jessie go over to him.''

''Jonny takes the papers and they take a look. It's a music sheet, labeled "Sonata 1" signed in the top corner.''

Through the ceiling, a light shines down on them.

Franz Duncek's house
Irina plays the newly discovered sonata on a piano for Milos, Jessie, Jonny, and Bandit.

Jessie looks at the data on her laptop, and Milos looks as well.

Irina finishes playing.

Milos picks up the sheet of music.

Milos hands the sheet music to Joses, who takes it away.

Jessie gestures at her laptop.

Bandit wags his tail.

Jessie frowns at the comment.

Hotel
Jonny is playing with Bandit on a bed, holding a treat for him.

''Jonny gives Bandit the treat. Jessie sits on another bed, typing on her laptop.''

Jonny leans over and starts typing on Jessie's laptop.

Jessie picks up the phone.

''At Milos's house, the phone rings. Milos talks to Jessie.''

Jessie hangs up the phone.

He gives Bandit another biscuit.

Old passageways
''Jonny, Jessie, and Bandit return to the palace and look through the old passageways. Something seems up ahead of them.''

''The ghost comes out and grabs Jessie, lifting her. She shrieks and it carries her off.''

''Jonny and Bandit run after the ghost and Jessie. The ghost sets Jessie down. Bandit runs up to her and licks her face.''

Jonny catches up.

Bandit scratches at the wall near where Jessie was set down.

''Jonny and Jessie knock down the stone wall with pickaxes. They look inside and gasp. The bones of a woman with blonde hair and a light blue dress lie there. Papers are folded up on her.''

Footsteps approach behind them, and Bandit growls.

''As Milos speaks, flashbacks are shown of Franz and Anna. Franz plays on his piano, but lifts his hands in frustration, then slams his fists down on the keys and scatters his music sheets and tears one.''

Anna plays the piano and Franz stands and listens.

Anna hands him sheet music and Franz hands her a large bag of coins in return.

''In the music hall at the palace, Franz performs music on the piano. The whole audience applauds and rises, giving a standing ovation. Anna looks unhappy, and she shakes her head to Franz.''

''Anna and Franz argue at the top of stairs. He hands her another large bag of money, but she knocks it aside. She turns to leave, but he grabs her wrist and she struggles to get away. When she does so, she falls backward, down the stairs and screams.''

''Franz carries Anna's body into the catacombs. He places her inside the wall and seals it back up. The scene of her body placed there by Franz transitions to the bones lying there in the present.''

''Milos pulls a gun out of his jacket pocket and points it at Jonny and Jessie. The two drop their tools.''

Josef walks in with Irina.

Irina runs forward and she and Jonny embrace.

A light starts to stream from the eye sockets of Anna's bones, and it forms into the spirit entity.

''The ghost rushes Milos and Josef, who ineffectively fire their guns at it. It covers Josef's head.''

''Josef collapses, either unconscious or dead. While Milos is distracted, Jonny grabs Milos's gun arm and they struggle. Jonny drops Milos over his shoulder to the ground. Jessie kicks the gun out of his hand and catches it. She spins it above him tauntingly.''

''As Milos looks about to run, the ghost wraps a tendril around his neck and lifts him up. It pulls him into the wall with Anna's bones, and stones fly up re-sealing the wall. Jessie, Jonny, and Irina all gasp. Milos screams on the other side of the wall.''

Music hall
''Irina plays the sonata on a piano. Jonny, Jessie, and the president are the only ones in attendance.''

Irina finishes playing and turns to the other, sighing.

The lights flicker.

A glow appears at the sheet music, and the rest of the sonata appears.

''Irina continues playing. The ghost entity appears above her, and this time forms into the image of Anna. She floats down and plays beside with Irina. The complete the sonata. Jonny, Jessie, and the president all stand, applauding.''

Anna's ghost touches Irina's cheek and Irina cries.

''Anna's ghost leaves. Jessie sniffs and wipes her eyes.''

Jonny and Irina start to leave, arms linked.

Jessie and the president smile at each other.