[Frodo and Sam have reach the Black Gate.]

Gollum: "The Black Gate of Mordor!"

Sam: "My old Gaffer would have a thing or two to say if he saw this."

Gollum: "Master says show him the way into Mordor, so good Sm�agol does, master says so."

Frodo: "I did."

[There are orcs patrolling at the Gate.]

Sam: "That's it then. We cannot get past them."

[An army of Easterling soldiers march to the Black Gate, yelling a call-and-response marching song.]

Easterlings: "Za dashu snaku Zigur, Durbgu nazgshu, Durbgu dashshu!" (Hail, Sauron, Lord of the Ring, Lord of the Earth!)

[Gollum is terrified and covers his ears. A command is heard and an orc blows in to a horn.]

[Two trolls pull the gate open.]

Sam: "Look! The gate, it's opening!"

Sam: "I can see a way down."

[Sam moves closer to the edge and leans forward.]

[The rock under him gives way and Sam falls.]

Frodo: "Sam! No!"

Sam: "Argh!"

[Frodo jumps down after Sam.]

Gollum: "Master!"

[Two Easterling soldiers see streams of dust coming down the cliff, and move away to investigate.]

[Frodo reaches Sam, who is stuck in the scree. The Easterlings move closer.]

[Frodo throws his elvish cloak over himself and Sam. The soldiers stand directly in front of the hobbits.]

[The soldiers leave, and Frodo throws back the cloak and pulls Sam out.]

Frodo: "I do not ask you to come with me, Sam."

Sam: "I know, Mister Frodo. I doubt even these Elvish cloaks will help us in there."

[They prepare to make a run for the Gate.]

Frodo: "Now!"

[Gollum pulls them back.]

Gollum: "No! No! No Master! They'd catch you! They'd catch you. Don't take it to Him."

Gollum: "He wants the Precious."

Gollum: "Always he's looking for it. And the Precious is wanting to go back to him."

Gollum: "But we mustn't let Him have it."

[Frodo tries to make a run for it again, but Gollum pulls him back.]

Gollum: "No! There is another way. More secret, and dark way."

Sam: "Why haven't you spoke of this before?!"

Gollum: "Because Master did not ask!"

Sam: "He's up to something."

Frodo: "Are you saying that there is another way to Mordor?"

Gollum: "Yes. There's a path, and some stairs and then a tunnel."

[Gollum strokes Frodo's arm and buries his face in Frodo's cloak.]

Frodo: "He's led us this far Sam."

Sam: "Mister Frodo, no!"

Frodo: "He's been true to his word."

Sam: "No!"

Frodo: "Lead the way Sm�agol."

Frodo: "Good Sm�agol always helps."

[Sam stares at Frodo in disbelief.]