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BASSATT stares, unsure whether to believe MARY. He goes to

turn away in pique but -

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MAGISTRATE BASSATT

What about the landlord’s brother

Jem? Do you know where he is?

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MARY’s shaken by the question, wasn’t expecting to be asked

about JEM. She hesitates, struggling with conflicting fears

and desires.

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But then she makes a choice and shakes her head *

MARY:

I’ve never met him.

BASSATT fumes, thwarted -

MAGISTRATE BASSATT

You can tell Joss Merlyn that I

won’t rest until I see him hang. He

has my word on that.

He turns and sweeps downstairs to leave - followed by

LEGASSIK and then PATIENCE.

We stay on MARY shocked and sickened by what she’s just done;

lied to the law to defend criminals. Her moral compass is

sorely broken.

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The sound of horses as BASSATT and LEGASSIK ride away, but

we’re on JOSS as he emerges from his hiding place in the

stables, PATIENCE already relaying the good news.

MARY joins them outside, and PATIENCE beams and slips her arm

around MARY’s waist PATIENCE

Thank you Mary. You’re my little

lamb. ‘Cause my Jossey, he’s a good

man, see.

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JOSS gives her a dark smile *

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JOSS *

You’re one of us now, Mary. *

He’s pleased about it, he’s bringing her down from her

judgement and onto his own level.

JOSS (CONT’D)

One of us.

PATIENCE trips back in with JOSS but we’re on MARY horrified,

as what he just said resonates: She’s ‘one of them’.

- end of episode one

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