Inside 'The Village': A Movie Special Page #3

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- What?

They left more warnings.

They wish us to leave.

That cannot be.

One saw us.

It ran off into the darkness.

You are certain?

Can you boys stay close to lvy here?

She'll tell you some funny stories

and have you laughing soon.

We will go together.

(children whimpering)

(Alice) Livestock has been taken

and skinned.

The hides and feathers are missing.

There are marks on the door

where it was opened.

The marks are high.

Coyotes cannot reach that height.

(gasps)

(Alice) The elders are going to have

an inquiry tomorrow.

Each member of the village is to be

questioned in the meeting hall.

(Lucius) To see how

the border was breached?

(Alice) Yes.

It is cold outside.

You ought to go in.

Why are you on this porch?

It is not safe.

There are other porches.

Do you find me too much of a tomboy?

I do long to do boy things...

...Iike that game

the boys play at the stump.

They put their backs to the woods,

and see how long they can wait

before getting scared.

That's so exciting.

I understand you hold the record.

It will never be broken, they say.

It's just children's games.

How is it you are brave when all

the rest of us shake in our boots?

I do not worry about what will happen,

only what needs to be done.

How did you know I was here?

I saw you out the window.

No...

...I won't tell you your color.

Stop asking.

When we are married,

will you dance with me?

I find dancing very agreeable.

Why can you not say what is in your head?

Why can you not stop saying

what is in yours?

Why must you lead, when I want to lead?

If I want to dance, I will ask you to dance.

If I want to speak,

I will open my mouth and speak.

Everyone is forever

plaguing me to speak further.

Why? What good is it to tell you

you are in my every thought

from the time I wake?

What good can come from my saying

l-I sometimes cannot think clearly,

or do my work properly?

What gain can rise from my telling you

the only time I feel fear as others do...

...is when I think of you in harm?

That is why I am on this porch, lvy Walker.

I fear for your safety before all others.

And, yes...

...I will dance with you

on our wedding night.

(woman) I had been to the storage shed

twice to fetch food

prior to the wedding ceremony.

(Alice) And the livestock

was untouched at that time?

(woman) Yes, Mrs. Hunt.

All was as it should be.

Thank you, Beatrice.

I beg your pardon.

Is it true... about Lucius and lvy?

There are whispers all over the village.

We were informed early this morning

of their intentions.

It is amazing to witness

which two people love chooses to unite.

It follows no rules.

Kitty...

I wanted to speak with you first.

I would not want you to feel pain,

in any fashion.

You are my cherished one.

If you were to feel badly

about Lucius, I would not have it.

One love to sacrifice

another love is not right.

There is nothing you could do

that would sacrifice my love for you.

You are my cherished one as well.

God bless you and your life together.

(knock on door)

What's happened?

Is this about lvy and myself?

I know you are very fond of her.

And I know she is fond of you.

There are different types of love.

Oh.

Oh, God.

(moaning)

Oh, lvy...

(groans)

- (knocking)

- Noah?

You'll be late for the meeting hall. Would

you like your father to walk you there?

(creaking)

Noah?

Oh...

The bad... The bad color.

Oh...

The bad color, the bad color...

(music plays and dialogue muted)

Mama!

(door opens)

- I beg your pardon.

- What is it?

There's been an accident.

Noah Percy was found with quarts

of blood upon his clothes and hands.

The blood was not his own,

and he will not speak as to whose it is.

God in heaven.

Ivy!

(man) Is there anyone injured in here?

(Alice) Has anyone

been hurt in this home?

Is anyone in here?

(Walker) Is anyone hurt in this house?

(muttering)

Lucius?

Lucius Hunt!

You answer me right this moment!

(distant voices)

(Walker) Is anyone hurt in this house?

They're fine.

Mr. Walker!

(Walker) Joseph!

Papa... I cannot see his color.

Ivy.

- Come away. Come away.

- (screams)

Come away. Here, take her.

Take her.

(screams) No!

(Mrs. Clack) He has suffered a great deal.

He may pass at any time.

Please give him all your prayers

and good thoughts.

He will hear them.

(door unlocking)

(whimpering)

(man) Turn!

(groans)

(crying)

(yelling and banging)

(Ivy) I am in love.

(Walker) I know.

He is in love with me.

I know.

If he dies...

...all that is life to me will die with him.

I ask permission...

...to travel through Covington Woods...

...and go to the towns...

...to retrieve medicines...

...that may save...

...Lucius Hunt.

You are my father.

I will listen to you in all things.

I will trust your decision.

(man) I've done what I can to close

the wounds. There's an infection.

What can be done to mend him?

We can only pray.

If there were no limitations,

what could be done?

Hmm?

What are you asking me?

Is there anything at all

that can be done to mend the boy?

Please, Victor. Would you be so kind

as to answer my question?

(Victor) If the infection is contained,

he may still survive.

I must speak up.

You have a restless spirit.

I know the thing that is in your head.

You're thinking of going to the towns.

Tell me I'm wrong.

You have made an oath, Edward,

as all have, never to go back.

It is a painful bargain,

but no good can come without sacrifice.

These are your words I'm saying.

You cannot break the oath.

- It is sacred.

- It is a crime,

what has happened to Lucius.

You have taken the oath.

You and the rest of the elders...

Are you listening to me?

You...

...have taken the oath.

The moment I heard my daughter's

vision had finally failed her,

and that she would forever be blind,

I was sitting in that very chair.

I was so ashamed.

What do you know about your grandfather?

He was the wealthiest man in the towns?

That he was. He had a gift for that.

If he was given one dollar, in less than a

fortnight, he would have turned it into five.

You do not know of money.

It is not part of our life here.

Money can be a wicked thing.

It can turn men's hearts black -

good men's hearts.

My father could not see this.

For all his gifts,

he was a poor judge of a man's character.

Your grandfather was a good man, lvy.

He had a laugh that could

be heard three houses away.

He used to hold my hand as I hold yours.

He taught me strength

and showed me love,

and told me to lead

when others would only follow.

Your grandfather, James Walker,

died in his sleep.

A man put a gun to his head

and shot him while he dreamed.

I tell you this so you will understand

some of the reasons for my actions,

and...

...and the actions of others.

You are a strong one, lvy.

You lead when others would follow.

You see light

when there is only darkness.

I trust you.

I trust you among all others.

Thank you, Father.

Ivy, do you know where you are?

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