Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Page #7

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53 INT./ NOTTINGHAM CASTLE/ CELLAR

SHERIFF:

In ten days time the barons are coming. Robin Hood has stolen what I was to pay for their alliance. I'm surrounded by fools, who do not realise my obligations! Tell me, Mortianna. Am I affronted?

MORTIANNA:

Recruit the beasts that share our God.

SHERIFF:

Animals?

MORTIANNA:

From the North

SHERIFF:

Celts? They drink the blood of their dead.

MORTIANNA:

Yoke their strength.

SHERIFF:

Hired lugs! (huurlingen) ah, Brilliant!

MORTIANNA:

Thy own issue on the thrown?

SHERIFF:

A child? How?

MORTIANNA:

An ally with Royal blood.

SHERIFF:

Who?

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54 INT./ NOTTINGHAM CATHEDRAL

MARIAN:

It's a personal matter, My Lord. But one of vital importance.

BISHOP:

I understand, my dear lady. This is my most trusted emissary.

MARIAN:

Yes, he must travel to France immediately and put that directly into the hands of the King. And him alone! My lady in waiting will accompany you.

BISHOP:

My dear, I could not vouch for her safety. The journey is froth with danger!

MARIAN:

Yes, I appreciate your concern, My lord. But Sarah is an accomplished rider and I insist that she goes along.

BISHOP:

As you wish:

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55 EXT./ ROAD THROUGH SHERWOOD FOREST

SARAH:

What is wrong?

EMISSARY:

The horse is fearing his foreleg.

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55 INT./ DUBOIS CASTLE - NIGHT

MARIAN:

Duncan, is that you? Hello? Rebecca?

(cat jumps at her)

MARIAN:

Oh, Nicodemus. Find mice!

SOLDIER 1

I've never seen the breasts of a noble woman:

SERVANT:

My God! My Lady, we couldn't hold them!

SOLDIER 2

Someone wants a word with you.

MARIAN:

NO!

DUNCAN:

Easy! Easy:
tonight I need your eyes, old friend.

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57 EXT./ CAMP/ SHERWOOD FOREST

DAVID:

Robin! Someone's coming! Oh, it's well. It's Duncan!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Duncan! Duncan, what happened?

DUNCAN:

I found you, Robin. Thank God, I did it. Nottingham's men attacked us.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Marian?

DUNCAN:

They took her

JOHN:

What is it?

DAVID:

Over there, look!

STEPHEN:

On the hills!!

FARMER:

Celts! God help us!

AZEEM:

Allah, be merciful!

DAVID:

To the trees!!! To the trees!

WILL SCARLET:

The old fool let them straight to us.

SHERIFF:

Get me prisoners!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

My God!!

WOMAN:

Robin, save us!

AZEEM:

Hurry, hurry!!

STEPHEN:

Save yourselves!

DAVID:

We've got to get out of here, Robin! Come!

FRIAR TUCK (with WULF and other children)

This way, my lambs. Come on:

SOLDIER1

Got you!

SOLDIER 2

Hold, or I'll fire!

KELT:

It's gold! Gold!

JOHN:

Fanny?? Fanny??

FANNY:

John!

JOHN:

Fanny!!

FANNY:

Go, flee John, save yourself!

JOHN:

No, Fanny! I won't leave you!

FANNY:

Go on, John!

JOHN:

Never!

FANNY:

Oh, John!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

John, you'll have to catch her!

JOHN:

Come on!

I've got you girl!

FANNY:

Quick, quick!!

JOHN:

Robin, come on!!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Go on, don't wait for me! John, go!

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58 INT./ EXT./ NOTTINGHAM CASTLE / CHAPPEL

BISHOP:

Corpus Christi

MARIAN:

Amen

SHERIFF:

My Lady Marian:

MARIAN:

By what right do you keep me prisoner?

SHERIFF:

You misunderstand my intentions. You've been brought here for your own protection.

MARIAN:

Protection from who?

SHERIFF:

From yourself! It seems you've been consorting with outlaws.

MARIAN:

Where do you hear such lies?

SHERIFF:

By your own hand, my Lady

BISHOP:

I'm sorry, my child. I feared you would be lead astray.

SHERIFF:

Come. It's over! Today I return justice to this land. I shall have to hang the real leaders of course, but I would like to be generous and give you the lives of the woodsman and their families.

The children! And of course of your traitorous lady in waiting, as a wedding gift.

MARIAN:

And just who am I supposed to marry?

BISHOP:

Search your heart, my child. Why not a union with the house of Nottingham, and heal the wounds in our land.

MARIAN:

There's only one man who can heal the wounds of this land; Robin Hood.

SHERIFF:

I'm truly sorry, my lady. He wasted his life. How many more lives would you waist?

What a beautiful, child. So young, so alive, so unaware of how precarious life can be.

I had a very sad childhood, I'll tell you about it sometime. I never knew my parents. It's amazing I'm sane.

Marian, our bonding would allow these children to grow up as my allies. I'll understand. I can't allow them to grow up as my enemy's.

MARIAN:

I have no choice

SHERIFF:

That's true

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59 EXT./ CAMP/ SHERWOOD FOREST

AZEEM:

Look! Christian!

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60 INT./ NOTTINGHAM CASTLE DUNGEON

SHERIFF:

Now I have heard that Robin Hood may still be alive. Either tell me where he may be hiding, or you'll be hanged and well find him anyway and we'll do the same thing to him.

WILL SCARLET:

I'll kill him for you

WULF:

Will, no!

SHERIFF:

So he's alive then:

WILL SCARLET:

I'm not really sure:

SHERIFF:

Then why would I need you?

WILL SCARLET:

Because, my Lord, if he is alive, I could get close to him. I'm one of his men, he would never suspect me.

WULF:

He knows you always hated him, traitor!

WILL SCARLET - SHERIFF

Shut up!

WILL SCARLET:

He's a trusting fool. He'll believe me and if he doesn't he'll kill me. And you have lost nothing.

SHERIFF:

If you fail I will personally remove your lying tongue

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61 EXT./ CAMP/ SHERWOOD FOREST

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

My pride brought us to this

AZEEM:

No such a thing. It was you who gave pride to these people.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

I was a fool. I was a fool to let him leave. I believed I planned it all so perfectly.

AZEEM:

I once heard a really wise man say: there are no perfect men in this world. Only perfect intentions.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

You're an honour to your country, Azeem. You fought better then twenty English knights.

Will!! I thought that you were taken?

WILL SCARLET:

I was.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

How did you escape?

JOHN:

Traitor! I'll break your skinny neck! You can't escape!

FANNY:

Where are the others?

JOHN:

Get a rope! Where's my son?

FANNY:

Leave him!

JOHN:

Bugger me!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Let him speak

WILL SCARLET:

I bring a message from Nottingham. Our men are to be hanged in the square at high noon tomorrow. The boy to. Ten men at all. The hangings are part of the celebration for the Sheriff's marriage:

DAVID:

Marriage? To whom?

WILL SCARLET:

Lady Marian

FRIAR TUCK:

The takes a bride of Royal blood

JOHN:

And with King Richard away, he'll be after the bloody thrown!

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

U would use this news to get close to me and then kill me, right Will?

What are your intentions.

WILL SCARLET:

Well, that depends on you, Locksley. I never trusted you, that's no secret. But what I want to know is, are you going to finish what you've started? I want to know if he's gonna split and run like the spoilt little rich boy I always took him for.

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Did I wrong you in another life, Will Scarlet? Were does this intolerable hatred for me come from?

WILL SCARLET:

Knowing that our father loved you more then me

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

Our father?

WILL SCARLET:

I'm your brother, Robin of Locksley. I'm the son of the woman who replaced your died mother for a time. It's your anger that drove them apart

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