JACK
It's still the same size. There's just less in it.
(reluctant)
Summoning the Brethren Court, it is?
BARBOSSA
Our only hope.
JACK
That's sad commentary, in and of itself.
588 INT. BLACK SAND BEACH - WELL _ DAY
Marty stoops to drink -- jumps back with a shout. A BODY lies dead in the water, face down. Barbossa samples a handful of water, spits it out.
Barbossa:
Poisoned. Fouled by the body.
The body is turned over -- Sheng, the betrayer in Singapore. The wooden fid has been driven through his eye.
PINTEL
Hey, I know him.
There's a SHOUT from outside --
589 EXT. BLACK SAND BEACH - DAY
They rush outside. Ragetti yells something, but words are lost. He points --
OUT PAST THE REEF floats the Black Pearl -- and next to it, a Chinese fighting ship, the EMPRESS.
Jack and Barbossa stare. There is a loud CLICK! Their eyes go sideways to find -- Tai Huang holds a pistol on them, backed by his men.
JACK
(points)
He's the Captain
590 EXT. BLACK PEARL - MAIN DECK - LATER
The landing party climbs on deck. CHINESE PIRATES -- too many to fight -- have taken over the Pearl. They've stripped the crew of their weapons, shackled them together.
Elizabeth is held by TWO GUARDS. One of them rubs a swelling eye, the other has a bloody lip.
Jack Barbossa spot Sao Feng at the same time. Jack recognizes him, and tries to be inconspicuous behind Barbossa.
BARBOSSA
Sao Feng. You showing up here, 'tis truly a remarkable coincidence.