Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Page #2

Or are we treating the devil himself? A small boy. A truly dangerous animal

GUY:

He killed one of the Sheriff of Nottingham's deer

WULF:

We were starving! We needed the meat!

GUY:

I advice you to move on, pilgrim, this is the Sheriff's land

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Wrong, this is my land and my tree. So whatever's in it also belongs to me

GUY:

Might I have the pleasure of your name, before I have you run through?

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Robin of Locksley

GUY:

Well, well, Locksley. Welcome home! Kill him!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Azeem, it's time to redeem that vow!

GUY:

Release the hounds!!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Get up, Azeem!

Points his swords in Guy's neck

Now, sir. If you'd be so kind to give me your name, before I run you through:

GUY:

Guy of Gisborne, the Sheriff's cousin. The little bastard was poaching deer

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Poaching? Is it not a greater crime to starve a family?

GUY:

Go on, Locksley, go on

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

I've seen enough blood spilled to last two lifetimes. Now get off my land! And tell Nottingham what happens to scum when they pick on small children!

And you! (tegen Azeem) you've travelled ten thousand miles to save my life and then leave me to be butchered?!

AZEEM:

I fulfil my vow's when I choose!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

And that does not include prayertimes or mealtimes or any time I'm outnumbered by six to one?

AZEEM:

You whine like a mule. You're still alive!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Have no fear, come down boy. Is it true boy, did you kill a deer?

WULF:

Hundreds of them!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

You've scared him

AZEEM:

Interesting place this England!

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8 INT./ SHERRIF'S PRIVATE CHAMBERS / NOTTINGHAM CASTLE

Guy enters the Sherrif private rooms by climbing some stairs. The Sherrif is in his room with a whore.

GUARD:

Hold on, sir! The Sheriff doesn't want to be disturbed!

SHERIFF:

Cousin. I trust you justify your intrusion with news of profound value?

GUY:

I met a hooded man today who made me warn you not to harm his people

SHERIFF:

Who told you to cover up? His name?

GUY:

Robin of Locksley

SHERIFF:

The prodigal son returns! He's a whelp. This girl could vest him! Put it There!

GUY:

Well, this whelp, has vested four of my men

SHERIFF:

Your men were probably drunk! But you survived, cousin!

GUY:

I've barely survived. He has a companion, a dark skinned foreigner with a dark face of Islam and a Saracens sword

SHERIFF:

Yes yes, I'm sure it would take an army to match these roves

Locksley must have visited his manor and find the home fire still burning!

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9 EXT./ INT./ RUINS OF LOCKSLEY'S CASTLE - NIGHT

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Father?! Father?! Anyone here? Duncan? No:No!!

AZEEM:

Who is it?

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

It's my father:
Who's there, who's there?

An old man appears in the ruins of the castle

DUNCAN:

Master Robin, is that you?

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Duncan?

DUNCAN:

Oh, praise thy, I thought that God had abandoned us

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Duncan, my father!

DUNCAN:

It's a miracle:

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Why didn't you cut him down?

DUNCAN:

Never thought to hear your voice again:

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Are you deaf?

AZEEM:

Easy!! Look at him!

DUNCAN:

I would have done it, if I could see.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Who did this to you, Duncan?

DUNCAN:

Guy, Guy of Gisborne:and the SHERIFF and his witch looking on

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Why?

DUNCAN:

They said the Sheriff captured your father worshipping the devil. He has signed a confession before the bishop

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

No, that's not possible!

DUNCAN:

Nottingham declared all of Locksley's land forfeited

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Do you believe the charges?

DUNCAN:

Not even when they took my eyes

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10 EXT./ IN FRONT OF LOCKSLEY'S CASTLE

Robin, Azeem and Duncan knealing around Locksley's grave.

AZEEM:

We must go

DUNCAN:

He loved you 'till the end, young master. He never gave up hope of your return

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

I should have been here

He called the crusades a foolish quest, he said it was vanity to force other men to our religion.

DUNCAN:

You must (vluchten) now, head south to safety. Gisborne will surely seek revenge

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

I hear you, Duncan.

To Azeem You should go home. My world is turned upside down here. And I can not ask you to come where I'm going.

AZEEM:

Alone Christian, you'll only get yourself killed. Besides there's nothing left for me to go home to

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

I will not rest until my father's revenged. I swear it by my own blood!

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11 INT./ NOTTINGHAM CASTLE/ CELLAR

SHERIFF:

Mortianna? You called, madam? What do you see?

MORTIANNA:

The son of a dead man

SHERIFF:

Locksley! Does he affect us?

MORTIANNA:

He proceeds the Lionheart

SHERIFF:

If King Richard returns from the Crusades, that could prove a bit awkward. It will suffer the support of the barons. Soon?

MORTIANNA:

Make haste!

SHERIFF:

But my plan, is it still intact?

MORTIANNA:

Aaaahhhh!!!

SHERIFF:

What's wrong?

MORTIANNA:

I've seen our death. The painted man, he horrors my dreams, with strange foreign motifs

SHERIFF:

Locksley's companion!

MORTIANNA:

Kill him, kill them both!

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12 EXT./ DUBOIS CASTLE

AZEEM:

What is this place?

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Peter's home. It's nearly six years since we've left together. We'll find food and shelter here.

SERVANT:

No more beggars

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Tell the lady of the house that Robin of Locksley is at the door.

SERVANT:

Her ladyship is not here

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Is the child Marian at home then?

SERVANT:

Maybe she is, maybe she isn't

AZEEM:

The hospitality in this country is as warm as the weather

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

I'm leaving

SERVANT:

Leave your weapons. Just you

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13 INT./ HALL/ DUBOIS CASTLE

SERVANT:

Wait here

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Right here?

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14 EXT./ OUTSIDE DUBOIS CASTLE

DUNCAN:

Curse on Moors and Saracens. If not for their ungodly ways, Master Robin would never have left. What kind of name is Azeem? Irish? Cornish?

AZEEM:

Moorish!

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15 INT./ HALL/ DUBOIS CASTLE

SARAH:

Who are you?

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Robin of Locksley

SARAH:

You lie, Robin is dead. Step into the light

Turn around

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Am I to dance next?

Who are you?

SARAH:

I'm the Maid Marian

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Well, then show yourself, child, for we knew each other well.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

The years have:
.been kind

SARAH:

Thank you. With the king away, we must guard us from villainous outlaws, who would kidnap a relative of his.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Surely you can see that I'm not one of those

SARAH:

Perhaps. Now, move yourself from his house.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

I would my lady, but I've sworn to protect you.

SARAH:

Protect me? Robin of Locksley was nothing but a spoiled bully. And besides as you can see, we have enough protection.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Marian, wait!

You're truly courageous against an unarmed man.

(kort gevecht, Azeem probeert de deur in te beuken)

DUNCAN:

Point me towards danger, Azeem. I'm ready!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Hello Marian

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16 EXT./ DUBOIS CASTLE COURT YARD

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

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