Sleepy Hollow Being the true storie of one Ichabod Crane and the ...

headless corpse. Just the one.
What's happening?
The coffin is on the ground next to the hole marked by the headstone
of Peter Van Garrett.
Killian holds a lantern and a spade. Ichabod, holding a handkerchief
to his face, looks into the open coffin. He nods. Ichabod, in
shirtsleeves and sweating, has a spade too. Young Masbath is watching
uneasily. This is why Young Masbath would need a "strong stomach." He
gags, almost pukes.
At Ichabod's nod, Killian replaces the lid. Killian has Two Men with
him. There are two more coffins and two more piles of dirt, one coffin
for Dirk Van Garrett and one for Widow Winship.
Ichabod moves to the second coffin. It contains a headless corpse.
Just the one. Ichabod nods, and the lid is replaced.
The third coffin -- the Widow's -- is being opened by one of the Men.
Ichabod takes a lantern and looks expectantly as the lid comes off.
The Widow's headless corpse is alone in the coffin.
Ichabod pauses. Nods. As the lid is about to be replaced. He stops it.
Wait.
ICHABOD
Ichabod takes out a small penknife and cuts through the shroud. He
reveals the belly. He stares at it. Was she pregnant? It's impossible
to tell. But there is the wound of a sword stab in the stomach.
Suddenly there is a screech, which seems to come from the corpse,
giving heart attacks all around -- but now we see a "ghost" holding a
lantern. It's Reverend Steenwyck who has discovered them and is
shrieking in outrage.
Ichabod recovers.
STEENWYCK
Sacrilege! Sacrilege!
ICHABOD
Science... science, Reverend
Steenwyck! Someone in Sleepy Hollow
is using the Horseman story for his
own murderous purpose, and I intend
to... dig it out.
Steenwyck froths, looks terrified and backs off.
INT. DOCTOR'S RESIDENCE, MEDICAL ROOM -- DAY
Ichabod and Killian, helped by Young Masbath, carry the Widow's muddy
coffin inside. Doctor Lancaster watches in horror, sweating profusely,
freaked out.
DOCTOR LANCASTER
This is... most irregular, Constable.
ICHABOD
I should hope so. But in this case,
necessary.
The coffin is put down.
ICHABOD (CONT'D)
I will need to operate.
DOCTOR LANCASTER
Operate? She's dead!
ICHABOD
(thrown)
When we say "operate," we mean, of
course... er, I'll need the operating
table. Lay her out, please.
(to Young Masbath)
Go on, nothing to be afraid of.
When Killian and Young Masbath lay out the corpse, Ichabod gulps water
and studies the pages of his Ledger.
ICHABOD (CONT'D)
There is a common thread between
these victims.
DOCTOR LANCASTER
And what's that?