Most scenes together: Katniss Everdeen & Gale (10), Katniss Everdeen & Plutarch (8), Katniss Everdeen & Boggs (8)
There's no news. I'm sorry. It's the worst torture in the world. Waiting, when you know there's nothing you can do. Especially for people like us. But whatever strength, courage, madness, keeps us going, you find it, at times like these. You have it, soldier. It's what's kept you alive all this time. And it won't fail you now.
Egeria! We need to fix these lines. I won't say "rebels." These are senseless acts of defiance. And I won't legitimize them.
We'll call them "criminals."
Hmm.
"Radicals."
Hmm. Otherwise we're breaking my oldest rule. Never let them see you bleed. Citizens, tonight I address all of Panem as one.
So Katniss, it's "13 is alive and well and so am I." Katniss? Never one to waste it in rehearsal, I know.
For me.
Ready to go, Katniss? We're gonna do this, just like District 8. Tell me about the roses. Tell Snow 13 is alive and well. :Katniss: He's gonna kill Peeta.
Let's try again. Can you speak up? We don't have a mic on you. "13 is alive and well and so am I."
He's gonna kill Peeta. I can't.
Katniss?
You can do it, Katniss.
I can't do this.
"13 is alive and well and so am I."
He's just gonna keep... He's never gonna stop.
Cressida, we should cut the cameras. [Walks to her and hugs her] It's okay, Katniss.
No. He warned me. He warned me about this. He's doing this because I'm The Mockingjay. He's punishing Peeta to punish me. No. No, I can't do this. [Walks away]
Katniss.
Don't make me do this!
Let her go.
I got... I gotta get out of here.
Hey. Yeah, that's a Mockingjay. [Pollux whistles, causing the birds to chime in]
Well, now they'll never shut up.
You want me to sing? [Sings] Are you, are you. Coming to the tree. They strung up a man. They say who murdered three. Strange things did happen here No stranger would it be. If we met at midnight. In the hanging tree. Are you, are you. Coming to the tree. Where the dead man called out for his love to flee. Strange things did happen here No stranger would it be. If we met at midnight. In the hanging tree. Are you, are you. Coming to the tree. Where I told you to run. So we'd both be free. Strange things did happen here No stranger would it be. If we met at midnight. In the hanging tree.
Go away. [Plutarch opens her door] Is it visiting hours again?
Miss Trinket, you see this door. It opens. From the inside. I've told you, these are the standard living quarters. Same as everyone. You're not a prisoner. You're free to join the rest of 13.
Not looking like this. Thank you very much.
We have a bigger issue than wardrobe, Miss Trinket. Katniss has agreed to be The Mockingjay.
That poor thing.
And your Girl on Fire is burnt out. I need you to join this team now. I need someone she trusts.
What about Haymitch?
He's drying out in some facility a mile down.
Aiding rebels is not really my forte.
Miss Trinket, your days in the Capitol are over, no matter what happens here. If you wanna play a prisoner of war, fine. Stay here and rot. I'll find someone else to be The Mockingjay's escort.
Who?
Anyone can be replaced.
Not your Mockingjay. There isn't a soul in this dungeon who knows the first thing about Katniss. You honestly believe one of these cave dwellers is going to take my place? No.
Citizens, tonight I address all of Panem as one. Since the Dark Days, Panem has had an unprecedented era of peace. It is a peace built upon cooperation. And a respect for law and order. In the past weeks, you have heard of sporadic violence following the actions of a few radicals in the Quarter Quell. Those who choose this destructive path, your actions are based on a misunderstanding of how we have survived. Together. It is a contract. Each district supplies the Capitol. Like blood to a heart. In return, the Capitol provides order and security. To refuse work is to put the entire system in danger. The Capitol is the beating heart of Panem. Nothing can survive without a heart. The criminals that kneel before you use symbols for the purpose of sedition. Which is why all images of The Mockingjay are now forbidden. Possessing them will be considered treason. Punishable by death. Justice shall be served swiftly. Order shall be restored. To those who ignore the warnings of history, prepare to pay the ultimate price.
I drag myself outta nightmares and there's no relief in waking up. But... it's better not to give in to it. It takes 10 times longer to put yourself back together than it does to fall apart.
Madame President, indulge me for a moment, if you would. Let's everybody think of one incident where Katniss Everdeen genuinely moved you. Not where you were jealous of her hairstyle or her dress went up in flames or she made a halfway decent shot with an arrow. And not where Peeta made you like her. No, I'd like you all to think of a one moment where she made you feel something real.
Moves and counter moves.
I want the rebels to know that I'm alive. That I'm in District 8 where the Capitol just bombed a hospital filled with unarmed men, women and children. And there will be no survivors. If you think for one second that the Capitol will ever treat us fairly you are lying to yourselves. Because we know who they are and what they do. This is what they do! And we must fight back. I have a message for President Snow. You can torture us and bomb us and burn our districts to the ground. But do you see that? Fire is catching. And if we burn, you burn with us!
There's no news. I'm sorry. It's the worst torture in the world. Waiting, when you know there's nothing you can do. Especially for people like us. But whatever strength, courage, madness, keeps us going, you find it, at times like these. You have it, soldier. It's what's kept you alive all this time. And it won't fail you now.
