- They boat down the river, past two giant statues of ancient kings of men.
- They rest on the bank but Legolas is worried— he senses darkness, which we know is the horde of Uruk-hai tracking them.
- Frodo wanders off, seeking solitude, but is followed by Boromir.
- Boromir first tries to convince Frodo to take the Ring to Gondor to use against the enemy but Frodo will have none of it.
- Then Boromir becomes possessed with his desire for the ring, and he tries to take it from Frodo… who puts on the Ring in self-defense.
- Boromir comes out of his state, and he is almost in tears over what he's almost done.
- Frodo, in the realm of the Ring, is taken once again to the Eye of Sauron until he frantically pulls it off.
- Aragorn has found him and Frodo tells him about Boromir. But when Aragorn asks where the Ring is Frodo grows defensive.
- He asks if Aragorn could destroy it and Aragorn reaches for the Ring but closes Frodo's hand around it, saying he would have gone to the end with him.
- Frodo tells Aragorn to look after everyone, especially Sam.
- But just then Sting begins glowing blue. The Uruk-hai have arrived and Frodo runs as Aragorn turns to face them and buy him time.
- Gimli and Legolas join Aragorn as Merry and Pippin, realizing Frodo's intention to leave, distract the orcs.
- When their distracting catches up to them, Boromir comes to their rescue. But after fending off so many orcs he takes an arrow to the chest from the Uruk-hai leader, whose official name is Lurtz. Then another… and then another.
- The Uruk-hai leader poses to make a killing blow but Aragorn tackles him like a star linebacker, squaring off with the mightiest Uruk.
- They fight and eventually Aragorn makes the Uruk leader a full head shorter.
- Boromir dies in Aragorn's arms but not before apologizing for trying to take the ring and telling Aragorn he would have followed him as the king of Gondor.
- Mary and Pippin are captured by the orcs, who start heading back to Saruman with their prize.