Great Expectations Page #8

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and not a woman to let injustice

go unpunished.

Compeyson, of course, was safe in prison

Hls wife, however, was not safe.

Molly found her.

A terrible crime.

(GRUNTING)

Cold-blooded and ruthless,

assuming, of course, that Molly did it.

But to be guilty and to be found guilty

are different things.

Put the case that a woman accused

of murderwent to see her

legal adviser...

And put the case that same legal

adviser holds a trust to find a child

foran eccentric and rich woman

to adopt and bring up.

Put the case that the legal adviser

said to the mother of the child...

Give the child into my hands,

I will do my best to get you off.

If you are saved, yourchild is saved.

If you are lost, your child is still saved.

And the child was your fee?

And what of Magwitch?

- The father was told...

- No! You say his name!

Magwitch was told that the child had died.

Consumption

Put the case that she is now safe

and wealthy,

and about to marry

one of the richest men in England.

And one of the vilest.

Estella is not the Spider's reward

Estella is his punishment.

And you arranged it.

As instructed by my client.

Only as instructed

PIP:
And what did Mlss Havisham

want with the chlld?

JAGGERS:
Well, you, uh,

must ask heryourself.

PIP:
What dld you want with the chlld?

I just wanted a little girl,

to love, and to rear,

to save from my fate.

HAVISHAM:
One night he brought herhere

And I called her Estella.

Plp, she was so gentle.

She was so beautiful.

Plp, believe me, when she first came to me,

I just meant to save her

from misery llke my own.

But as she grew more beautiful,

I gradually dld worse.

And with my praises

and my jewels and my teachings,

I... I stole her heart away...

And put ice In Its place.

(WHISPERS) I stole herheart away

And put ice In Its place.

Pip, are you very unhappy?

Do you hate me very much?

I know you must hate me,

but if you can ever bear to forgive me...

(SHRIEKS)

(SCREAMING)

(WHIMPERING)

(WHIMPERING)

- (WHIMPERING)

- (COUGHING)

HAVISHAM:
Forgive me

Forgive me. Forgive me.

Forgive me. Forgive me.

Forgive me.

I won't deny there have been

too many secrets.

But who would the truth serve?

If Estella...

Were to discoverthat herfather is a convict,

her mother a murderess,

would she thank you, do you think?

(CRINGES)

Hmm?

(DISTANT BELLS)

Sir A note foryou

Most important, the gentleman said.

(PEOPLE TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

WOMAN:

Bastard! Where are you?

Show your bitchy face!

(SPITS)

- Did you destroy my note?

- I did.

Best not to leave any evidence.

They're on to him, Mr Pip.

- (WHISTLING)

- (SHOUTING)

Police.

The reward on his head is substantial.

Every copper and cut throat in London

is on the hunt for yourAntipodean Uncle.

It was all your Mr Herbert and I could do

to get him out in time.

How do we get him away?

There's a steamer leaving

for antwerp at midnight.

You and your Uncle find a way onto it.

Portable property, Mr Pip.

Try and lay hold of portable property.

All is well, Handel. He's quite safe here.

Though he is keen to see you.

- Goodness! What happened to your hands?

- Where is he?

Listen, the steamerdeparts at midnight.

We'll intercept it shortly after.

The further from the city we can get,

the safer it will be.

It's not long now.

Thank 'ee, my boy.

- I love you.

- Herbert...

Clara, I will return your

fianc safely, I swear

Apologies, Handel.

She thinks you have rather

a malign influence on me.

And she's right.

Herbert, are you sure you want to...

Handel, I don't think I've ever been

more excited in my life!

(RUSTLING)

PIP:
"The rain pattered dismally

against the panes,

"and my candle was nearly burnt out,

"when, by the glimmer

of the half-extinguished light,

"I saw the dull yellow eye

of the creature open...

"It breathed. "

Something wrong, Abel?

Not a bit of it.

To sit here and have my smoke

along with my dear boy...

I had a little child once.

I didn't tell you afore.

Pretty little thing. Agirl.

Died while I was in prison.

But there weren't a day,

as I was rotting on that hulk,

when I didn't think on herface

and what a dear, pretty thing she were.

And when I saw you on them marshes,

well, you brought herto my mind.

Maybe that's why I took to you so strong.

I hope I've been a friend to you

this ittle time we've had.

You speak as if we're parting.

In an hour, we'll be safe aboard

We can no more see

to the bottom of the next few hours

than we can see to the bottom of this river.

Which I catches in my hand.

And it's run through my fingers and gone.

You see?

Listen!

Can you hear?

(DISTANTWHISTLE)

Get the oars

We'll head down the river and wait.

(DISTANTWHISTLE)

(STEAM ENGINE CHUGGING)

Go, boys Go!

(GRUNTING)

Come on, boys, row!

- POLICEMAN:
Stop! Stop that boat!

- There they are!

MAGWITCH:
Go on, boys!

Put your back into it!

Row!

You have a returned convict there!

His name is Abel Magwitch.

I apprehend the man,

and call upon him to surrender!

Keep going!

Compeyson

Row!

POLICEMAN:
Stop! Stop that boat!

MAGWITCH:
Nearly there!

Turn!

MAGWITCH:
Come on, boys!

They're closing on us!

No! No!

Get off!

(SHOUTING)

HERBERT:
Handel! Handel!

- Hang on!

- HERBERT:
Magwitch, grab my hand!

- Look out, Pip!

- Aargh!

HERBERT:
Pip!

- Magwitch!

- We have to get overthere!

No!

Magwitch!

(GROANING)

(MEN SHOUTING)

Up you come Give me your hand

Give me your hand.

MAN:
Just get in there!

Come on.

- Abel!

- Handel, don't

No.

Abel!

(WHEEZING)

JAGGERS:
All is lost.

All is gone.

You've let the whole thing

slip through yourfingers.

- PIP:
Will he be tried?

- Yes.

He will be tried and found guilty, too,

and hanged.

The best that we can hope for

is that he dies before it comes to that.

The money, the land,

are all forfeit to the crown.

You have nothing, Pip.

Not a penny.

Can we keep that from him?

I'd like him to think I'm a gentleman still.

BARRISTER:
I must, amongst you,

single out a miserable man

who, after many years of living

a peaceable and honest life in exile,

decided, in a fatal moment,

to return to the country

where he was expressly proscribed.

Whatever the motive for his return,

there can only be one punishment.

A punishment he shall share

with all of you here before me today.

(ALL MUMBLING)

JUDGE:
By the power

vested in me by this court,

I sentence you all to death by hanging.

(PEOPLE SHOUTING)

May the Lord have mercy on your souls.

Are you in much pain today?

(WHISPERS) I don't complain, dear boy

If only you had stayed away...

And not seen this face?

I... I wish I had been

more deserving of your love.

Hush.

A gentleman.

My very own.

Magwitch, I must tell you.

Your daughter...

Whom you loved and lost...

She lived.

She lived, and found powerful friends

She is living now

She is a lady and very beautiful.

And I... I love her.

(WHEEZES)

(GASPS)

I don't know you.

MAN:
Concerns a debt, sir

125.15s. 6d.

- I don't have it.

- We didn't think so, sir

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