Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Newt scrambles about on the floor looking for Pickett. Around him, people are running, diving away from Aurors, trying to escape the bar. Newt finally finds Pickett on a table leg, grabs him, and runs toward his group.

Jacob grabs another shot of gigglewater and knocks it back. He giggles uproariously as Newt grabs his elbow and the group Disapparates.

SCENE 83

INT. SECOND SALEM CHURCH—NIGHT

The long room is dimly lit by one set of lights. There’s barely any noise.

Chastity sits primly at the long table in the middle of the church. She formulaically arranges leaflets and places them in little bags.

Modesty sits opposite in a nightdress, reading a book. In the deep background, Mary Lou busies herself in her bedroom.

Modesty is the only one to register a small clunk from upstairs.

SCENE 84

INT. MODESTY’S BEDROOM—NIGHT

A bleak room. A single bed, an oil lamp, a sampler on the wall: AN ALPHABET OF SIN. Modesty’s dolls lined up on a shelf. One with a little noose around its neck, another tied to a stake.

Credence scrabbles to get underneath Modesty’s bed. He looks among the boxes and objects hidden there, then suddenly stops, staring . . .

SCENE 85

INT. SECOND SALEM CHURCH—NIGHT

Modesty stands at the bottom of the stairs, looking up. She slowly ascends.

SCENE 86

INT. MODESTY’S BEDROOM—NIGHT

ANGLE ON CREDENCE’S FACE UNDER THE BED—Credence has found a toy wand. He stares, unable to draw his eyes from it.

Behind him, Modesty enters.

MODESTY

Whatchoo doin’, Credence?

Credence bangs his head on the bed in his haste to get out. He emerges, dusty and scared. He is relieved to see that it is only Modesty, but she, on seeing the wand, is terrified.

CREDENCE

Where’d you get this?

MODESTY

(frightened whisper)

Give it back, Credence. It’s just a toy!

The door bangs open. Mary Lou enters. Her gaze travels from Modesty to Credence and the toy wand—she is angrier than we have ever seen her.

MARY LOU

(to Credence)

What is this?

SCENE 87

INT. SECOND SALEM CHURCH—NIGHT

HOLD ON CHASTITY, still filling bags with leaflets.

MARY LOU (O.S.)

Take it off!

Chastity glances up toward the landing.

SCENE 88

INT. SECOND SALEM CHURCH, UPSTAIRS LANDING—NIGHT

Mary Lou stands on the landing overlooking the main church below. Seen from below, her figure is powerful, almost deified.

Mary Lou turns back toward Credence and slowly, her face full of loathing, snaps the wand in two.

As Modesty cowers, Credence begins to remove his belt. Mary Lou holds out her hand and takes it.

CREDENCE

(pleading)

Ma . . .

MARY LOU

I am not your ma! Your mother was a wicked, unnatural woman!

Modesty forces her way between them.

MODESTY

It was mine.

MARY LOU