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

Its the moment that broke the hearts of fans around the world: The Nights Watch betraying and murdering their Lord Commander (Kit Harington) in the season 5 finale ofGame of Thrones.

Now for the first time, you could read the scene that killed Jon Snow just as it appeared in the finale script (below).

The episode, titled Mothers Mercy, was written byThronesshowrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, who last fallwon the Emmyfor outstanding writing for a drama series for the hour.

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Though the pages are mostly familiar dialogue, there are a few insightful gems of description such as giving the reader a sense of Snows thoughts while hes reading messages from Northern houses at his desk.

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