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Sinners · written by Ryan Coogler · 2025
Scene 5 of 110 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one
In 1932 Mississippi, gifted sharecropper-bluesman Sammie Moore wants to make a life in the blues beyond his preacher father's rules, but the opening night of his cousins' juke joint becomes a siege by a vampire offering the community belonging at the price of its freedom.
A match illuminates woodcuts of musicians summoning the dead, then a red-eyed figure appears at the window.
A burned, injured man reaches a Mississippi farmhouse while an unseen pursuer follows.
Joan and Bert take the injured stranger in for promised gold despite the Klan uniform in their house.
Chayton's Choctaw search party reaches the farmhouse and warns Joan that the stranger is dangerous.
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Joan readies her rifle.
JOAN
Bert, they’re here!
She opens the door, letting Chayton see her gun.
CHAYTON
Evenin’ ma’am. We don’t want any
trouble. We are in pursuit of
someone, very dangerous. He may
have come here on your property.
Have you seen anyone recently?
JOAN
No.
Chayton stares at her for a beat, sensing her dishonesty.
CHAYTON
Is he in there, ma’am?
Joan cocks her rifle.
JOAN
Bert..!
Beat.
J OAN (CONT’D)
I think ya’ll best be getting back
to where you came from.
Chayton looks at the rifle, then to Joan.
CHAYTON
He ain't what he seems. God forbid
you let him into your home. If so,
we need to act right now.
The Lookout watches as the last rim of light slides under the horizon. He whistles to Chayton, who turns and looks toward the horizon. He turns back to Joan with resolve.
CHAYTON (SUBTITLE) (CONT’D)
May God be with you.
Chayton heads back to his car, and the search party rides off.
Joan closes the door. Sighs out the tension.
JOAN
Bert... The injuns came and
went...
She walks towards the back of the house, and sits her rifle back down in the corner.
JOAN (CONT’D)
Bert?
She rounds the corner into the room.