SCENE 22
EXT. SKYLINE OF UPMARKET QUARTER OF PARIS—AFTERNOON
Establishing shot.
SCENE 23
EXT. ELEGANT STREET OF 19TH-CENTURY PARISIAN HOUSES—AFTERNOON
GRINDELWALD and ACOLYTES stand in the street. GRINDELWALD points his cane at a particularly fine house.
A clatter announces the arrival of a horse-drawn hearse.
NAGEL, KRALL, CARROW, ABERNATHY, KRAFFT, ROSIER (female), and MACDUFF approach the front door. KRALL opens it with his wand. The ACOLYTES enter.
PARISIAN MAN (O.S.)
Chérie?
PARISIAN WOMAN (O.S.)
(worried)
Qui est là?
GRINDELWALD looks around the street, calm, waiting, tapping on the pavement with his cane.
We see a green flash—the Killing Curse. The door reopens. Two black coffins exit. GRINDELWALD watches as NAGEL and KRAFFT load the coffins onto the carriage.
SCENE 24
INT. GRINDELWALD’S HIDEOUT, DRAWING ROOM—AFTERNOON
GRINDELWALD surveys the elegant clutter left by the haut bourgeois family he has just murdered.
GRINDELWALD
Yes. This will be suitable after a thorough cleanse.
(to NAGEL)
I want you to go to the circus now. Give my note to Credence, begin his journey.
NAGEL nods and leaves.
ROSIER
When we’ve won, they’ll flee cities in the millions. They’ve had their time.
GRINDELWALD
We don’t say such things out loud. We want only freedom. Freedom to be ourselves.
ROSIER
To annihilate non-wizards.
GRINDELWALD
Not all of them. Not all. We’re not merciless. The beast of burden will always be necessary.
We hear the sound of a child close at hand.
SCENE 25
INT. GRINDELWALD’S HIDEOUT, NURSERY—AFTERNOON
GRINDELWALD enters. A small child looks up, puzzled. GRINDELWALD contemplates him for a moment, then nods at CARROW and turns to leave.
We see another green flash as GRINDELWALD closes the door.