Return to Paradise Page #2

They never should have let you

out of the booby hatch.

God will strike you!

Who'll help me stick this up?

My father put those windows in.

No man can escape, Morgan,

no man.

Well?

You knocked it down.

You. Help me with this pole.

No one must help him.

I warn you.

Now, Mr. Morgan, you'll see what

it means to be alone in your sin.

I will help you.

Wardens, seize that girl!

Cobbett, stop trying

to seize everybody.

Wardens, do your duty.

Enough! Anybody who doesn't

want to work, get out of here!

Go on, beat it!

Go on!

Get out of here.

Both of you, your souls

will rest in hell.

Who are you?

Maeva.

OK, Maeva, bring the hammer and les

go to work on this temple of evil.

Curfew!

Curfew!

Curfew!

Hello.

Hello.

My name's Morgan.

Kim Ling, trader.

Your friend and servant.

Have you got any

12-guage shot gun shells?

No shells, too bad.

No shells?

Not even in your warehouse?

No shells, no gun.

Too bad.

Too bad. Well, give me...

a couple of tins of beef,

two cans of beans...

and a couple of cans

of fruit.

Too bad, Mr. Morgan.

I have it, no can sell you. Too bad.

What do you mean?

No can sell you.

Mr. Cobbett say no.

He making big trouble to me

because I sell you.

I don't care what Mr. Cobbett says.

I've got good money.

I wish to buy

some tins of beef.

OK.

What do you think? Says he can't

sell me, Cobbes orders.

And some cans of beans

and pineapple.

OK.

OK.

Thank you, thank you, girl.

Thanks. You're smarter

than any lawyer I ever had.

Please...

Thanks.

Thank you. So long.

See you again, girl.

Come on, if you're coming.

Yes, Mr. Morgan tane.

Can I come and help you

tomorrow too?

Sure, if you like.

I will come at sunrise.

Goodnight.

Good night.

Morgan tane.

Whas this, a lodge meeting?

Sit down. These are my friends.

We are having a talk about you.

Me?

He says that you were brave

to challenge Mr. Cobbett.

- No one's ever been so brave before.

- We're all glad.

Tonga feels honoured to pay the fine

for every night you sleep here.

He's been fining you?

Why didn't you tell me. Here.

No money, Morgan tane.

What I want from you

is something larger.

Tuey says that we have been

waiting for a man like you.

What for?

Will you help us fight

against the wardens?

Don't be silly. I didn't come to

fight. I just want to be left alone.

But Morgan tane,

here you will find no peace.

The wardens won't let you

spend a night in peace.

Then I'll do something.

Good, you shall be our leader.

We shall have a great rebellion.

"We"? I was talking about myself.

Anyone pushes me, I'll fight, but I

won't be dragged into your squabble.

But, if the wardens...

Listen, Tonga,

I remember my old man...

sticking his neck out

to save the world.

A crazy Irishman fighting

for the Cause.

He ended up with his head bashed in

and my old lady scrubbing floors.

No, sir.

One thing I've learned...

every man for himself.

Now, I'm going to bed.

Morgan tane, Morgan tane.

Morgan tane, wake up.

Come quick. Something bad.

When did this happen?

Last night. The warden came.

She didn't want to come to you.

Get me some fresh water

and clean rags.

Go on, ladies, go home.

Quite a shiner you've got there.

Hurt much?

No.

Come on Maeva,

we're going for a walk.

I had an aunt who used to get

one of those every Saturday night.

Don't worry, there's nothing in it.

Povana, keep the coffee hot,

I'll be back for breakfast.

OK, Maeva,

which one was it?

That one.

The girl lies, I didn't touch her.

She fell on some coral.

Here, I showed you how to use this.

If any come at me, shoot to kill.

Who's next?

Stop! No one must move!

What is the meaning of this?

They say I beat Maeva. You know

I wouldn't beat a woman, Mr. Cobbett.

You blackguard, you!

Never touched him, the man

had an accident.

Fell on some coral.

To your homes!

To your homes, everybody!

We were still in chains...

only Mr. Morgan had won

the right to live as he pleased.

To our surprise, it pleased him

to live alone.

It may seem strange to people

not of our island...

but we could not

understand this.

My mother was commissioned

to look into the matter.

Hello, Morgan tane.

Hello, Povana.

The way you cook that fish,

it will be dry as a coconut husk.

I like it dry,

it brings out the flavour.

It is a man's place to catch fish,

not to cook it.

I have a big question to ask you.

Do you not find the women of

Matareva pleasant to look on?

They're all right.

Do you not find them desirable?

What are you driving at?

A man needs a woman, to make

his meals, to sweep his floor...

to mend his clothes, to light

his lamp when night comes...

and blow it out when

is time for bed.

Not this man.

Listen pretty...

Listen pretty yourself.

I've been all through that.

They start as your cook

and feel they own you...

use you for what they can get.

I'm fine the way I am.

You offend the people

of Matareva.

Thas tough.

You are empty and sour

like Mr. Cobbett.

Worse.

I leave you to your fish. Ill taste

like seaweed rotting in the sun.

But my mother was stubborn.

She was not easily put off.

Hello, Maeva.

What brings you here, Povana?

Morgan tane needs a wife.

You must go to him.

When I look in the mirror,

I am ashamed.

The warden beat

my beauty away.

He will look at the hurt

you received for him...

and Morgan tane

will welcome you.

Hello. When did you get here?

Not so long ago.

Your meal will soon be ready,

Mr. Morgan tane.

That wasn't bad.

Some day, I'll cook pololo

for you.

I'll take you in my canoe when is

dark, and teach you to catch them.

Look, don't you have a sweetheart?

Somebody you like?

The young men of our island

are without courage.

You mean you've never

had a boyfriend?

In the old days, every girl knew

love from the age of fifteen.

When they married they no longer

desired other men.

A girl can get into trouble

that way.

Our girls had babies first,

to show they'd make good wives.

Well, thas something

Cobbett stopped.

Some things, even Mr. Cobbett

cannot stop.

Is getting late.

Your shirt is torn.

You better go home.

I'll mend it.

I said go home.

Mr. Morgan, it is no good for you

to live alone.

See. I've brought my things.

Please. Not till after dark.

The village will laugh

at me.

OK. Only till the lights go out.

Hear?

Only till the lights go out.

Morgan tane! Morgan tane!

Did you hear?

Whas up?

Maeva, the wardens took her

to the jail.

Where is the key?

In Mr. Cobbes house.

Hit them, Morgan tane!

Hit them!

Stop! Everybody to your homes!

Lay off! Do you want

to kill him?

Wardens! Wardens!

Wardens! Wardens!

To your homes, all of you!

Before the fires of hell

devour you!

Go on inside.

The wrath of Jehovah

will strike you!

The island of Matareva

will sink into the sea.

You, Morgan, will live

to regret this night.

Come inside, you fool.

The wardens were sent

into exile for good.

Some said "waililatu",

good riddance.

Some said things I'm reluctant

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