Read the scene that killed Jon Snow in this exclusive excerpt from the Emmy-winning episode

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It’s the moment that broke the hearts of fans around the world: The Night’s Watch betraying and murdering their Lord Commander (Kit Harington) in the season 5 finale of Game of Thrones. Now for the first time, you can read the scene that killed Jon Snow — just as it appeared in the finale script (below).

The episode, titled “Mother’s Mercy,” was written by Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, who last fall won the Emmy for outstanding writing for a drama series for the hour. Though the pages are mostly familiar dialogue, there are a few insightful gems of description — such as giving the reader a sense of Snow’s thoughts while he’s reading messages from Northern houses at his desk.

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(The shout-out to Robert McLachlan refers to GoT‘s director of photography, by the way). Thrones returns to HBO on April 24 and season 5 was recently released on Blu-ray and DVD. The season 6 trailer is up to a whopping 55 million views. Follow @jameshibberd for ongoing Thrones scoop, interviews, recaps and more. And sign up for our GoT newsletter for the biggest headlines.

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