Coco2017

[After Imelda finishes "La Llorona" and begins to bless Miguel]

Imelda:
Miguel, I give you my blessing... [the petal glows and gets brighter with each condition] ...To go home, to put up our photos, and to never–

Miguel:
[bitterly] Never play music again.

[Pause]

Imelda:
...To never forget how much your family loves you.

[Miguel smiles at Imelda's acceptable at music]

Héctor:
You're going home.

[Miguel reaches out to grab the petal, but Ernesto swipes him away]

Ernesto:
You're not going anywhere!

[Imelda yells and charges at him, but he pushes her away.]

Héctor:
Imelda! [runs to her]

[The dead Riveras surround him.]

Ernesto:
Stay back, stay back! All of you, stay back! Not one more step!

[Dante flies down and tries to tug Miguel back by the shoe]

Miguel:
Dante!

[Ernesto flings Miguel to the ground, his hoodie falling off.]

Héctor:
Ernesto, stop! [surges and falls to the ground, knocking down a microphone] Leave the boy alone!

Ernesto:
I've worked too hard, Héctor. Too hard to let him destroy everything!

[Rosita angles a camera on him and Victoria turns on the stereo.]

Héctor:
He's a living child, Ernesto!

Ernesto:
He's a THREAT! [The action appears on the jumbotrons onstage; the crowd is shocked.] You think I'd let him go back to the Land of the Living with your photo... to keep your memory alive?! No!

Miguel:
You're a coward!

Ernesto:
I am Ernesto de la Cruz, the greatest musician of all time!

Miguel:
[stands up] Héctor's the REAL musician! You're just the guy who murdered him and stole his SONGS! [the crowd gasps and murmurs]

Audience member:
Murdered?

Ernesto:
[grabs Miguel by the shirt] I am the one who's willing to do what it takes to seize my moment... Whatever it takes. [tosses Miguel over the building]

Miguel:
[screams]

Héctor:
NO!

[The crowd gasps]

Imelda:
MIGUEL!

Felipe:
MIGUEL!

Ernesto:
[to Héctor] Apologies, old friend, but the show must go on.