Ha, ha! [The audience starts booing at him as he laughs nervously] Please, please, mi familia!
Murderer!
Get off the stage!
Orchestra! A-1, A-2, A-1... [The conductor breaks his baton in half in contempt, without any words to say; singing] Remember me, though I have to s– [A tomato is thrown at his jacket] Hey! [The audience continues booing as they start throwing food at Ernesto.]
Look!
Here kitty, Nice kitty, Big kitty. [Pepita roars in Ernesto's face, then headbutts him, sending him flying. She then catches him by his waist as she flies off] Put me down! Please! I'm begging you! Stop it, stop that! [A cameraman follows Pepita] Ow, ow! [Pepita flips him into the air, then smacks him away with her tail. The villainous musician goes flying, then notices something up ahead] No! [screams, then smacks face-first into a large church bell, then lands beneath it. Appearing to be unharmed, he looks up and gasps in horror as the bell falls on top of him… again. As the crowd cheers in jubilant, a skeleton sits beside his wife while holding two ears of corn]
What did I miss?
Good boy, Dante.
Miguel! [they hug each other]
Héctor! [runs up to him] The photo… I-I-I lost it!
It's okay, mijo. It's... [the surging worsens, spasms more and faints]
HÉCTOR! Héctor?!
Coco...
No, we can still find the photo!
Miguel, it's almost sunrise!
No, no, no. I can't leave you! I promised I put your photo up! I promised you'd see Coco!
We're both out of time, mijo. [surges yet again]
No! No! She can't forget you!
I just wanted her to know... that I loved her. [takes out a marigold petal, surging once more]
Héctor!
You have our blessing... Miguel.
No conditions.
No, Papá Héctor! Please!! [The dead Riveras and Dante mourn sadly] No...! [panting sadly]
Go home. [smiles and surges one final time]
I promise I won't let Coco forget you! [the petal touches him] AHH!!
[A flash of petals, and the view fades to white; Miguel wakes up in the mausoleum and flees for home with the skull guitar in hand.]


