Starz Special: The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Page #2

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the German advance.

If they invade,

they will come right through here.

This is the deepest loch in Scotland,

perfect for their troopships.

But they will send submarines first

for reconnaissance.

Won't the steel net stop them, sir?

The submarine net will be down...

...to permit passage

by routine marine traffic...

...and to let their subs in.

And then we will raise the net...

...and we will destroy them.

I wish I could swim like you.

I wish I wasn't so afraid.

Come on! Stop!

What the hell

you think you're doing?

-What's going on?

-Keep your hands off!

You're not fit to touch it.

Oh, no.

I better go. Stay out of trouble.

Look where you're going.

Where'd you learn to drive,

in the Dodgems?

Look, there's a rear-vision mirror.

Know what that's for?

-That's to look where you're going.

-It was an accident, I assure you.

All right, Clyde. That's enough.

That's a lovely bit of meat there.

Who's this?

There he goes.

Did you see all those jeeps and

lorries going up and down the hill?

You're late.

And that is very hush-hush.

Aye. It's a secret mission,

that's what I hear. Top secret.

I'll say one thing, Jimmy.

If it's a secret, you'd be

the last person to tell about it.

-That's cruel. That's very cruel.

-Aye.

-Evening.

-All right.

-What'll you have?

-Pint of McEwan's.

Looks like rain.

Yeah, it might.

You're not from the village.

Would you be with the artillery?

Here we are, lads.

Our home away from home.

Did you hear the captain today?

"We're on the front lines."

Front line, my aunt.

We're here because his daddy

put him as far away from danger...

...as the War Office could find.

You're the boys

with the big gun up the loch.

-Indeed we are.

-Would that thing sink a submarine?

With one shell.

-What are you having, lads?

-Pint of heavy.

Yeah, I'll have a whiskey.

What you got there?

Recock, fire.

Recock, fire.

Recock, fire.

Angus, we need to talk.

Mrs. MacMorrow?

-Who are you?

-Me name's Lewis Mowbray.

Oh, yes. The handyman.

You're two days late in arriving.

Yes, ma'am.

I....

I was.... I....

Well, you can start

by cleaning this mess.

You can pack up

all these books and shells...

...and charts and so forth.

I want to empty this shop out.

And...

...I think my son has an animal

hidden in here somewhere.

He's not allowed pets, so....

-Do you think you could manage that?

-Aye.

And we'll have no drinking

in our house, Mr. Lewis.

Yes, ma'am. That's--

That's Mowbray, ma'am.

Yes.

Oh, no.

No! No, no! No!

What are you doing?

Why did you empty the barrel?

-Did you see anything fall out of it?

-Only water. What are you looking for?

Nothing.

You'd remember if you'd seen it.

I didn't see anything.

Who are you?

Mrs. MacMorrow hired me

to help her in the lodge.

So this'll be my workshop now.

I don't want you coming in

and out of it. Understand?

This is my father's workshop.

He's off fighting in the war.

-You can't just come in here--

-Lad!

When your father returns,

he can do with it what he wants.

But for now, this shop is mine...

...and I want to be left alone.

Am I clear?

Have I made myself clear?

Crusoe?

Crusoe, come out.

Where are you hiding?

Could I trouble you for a light?

Thank you.

Absolutely stunning countryside,

isn't it?

You from around here?

I'm from Dornoch.

Captain Thomas Hamilton.

Good to meet you.

And yours?

Mowbray. Lewis Mowbray.

And you've seen service, I presume.

Crusoe, please come out.

Come out now.

Well, have a good evening,

Mowbray.

Where are you?

Where have you gone?

Crusoe, where the devil are you?

Sergeant Strunk!

Bad dog, Churchill.

Don't care if you're Lord Chamberlain,

I won't have my kitchen destroyed.

Sorry, ma'am,

I don't know what got into him.

Hush your wheesht, you daft dog!

Crusoe, no!

-Stop. Get back in there.

-No. No, it's horrible.

-He won't hurt you. Believe me.

-It's disgusting.

-He won't hurt you.

-What is it?

I don't know, but it came from an egg.

I tried to tell you.

Jings, Crusoe.

You're as big as a prize pig.

How'd you grow so fast?

I thought I'd lost you.

He's very friendly. Aren't you, boy?

Angus, Mummy will have a fit.

Don't you dare tell her.

Kirstie, please.

He needs me. I'm his only friend.

I saved his life.

The poor wee thing.

You won't tell?

-Swear.

-I don't swear, Angus MacMorrow.

I'll not speak a word.

You're a good sister after all.

Every 10 minutes....

Every 10 minutes....

Good morning, ma'am.

-Lovely morning, miss.

-Morning.

-Oh, God. I'm sorry.

-It's all right. Come in.

Come in.

You've done some very good work

around the grounds, Mr. Lewis.

Thank you, ma'am.

And it's Mowbray, ma'am.

Oh, yes.

Did you know the guest bathroom's

been out of order for three days now?

I'll see to it immediately, ma'am.

I have some clothes. My husband's.

Well, you seem to be about the

same size. Would you care for them?

Well, won't he need them

when he comes home?

He's not coming home,

Mr. Mowbray.

His ship was sunk at sea.

It's been almost a year.

I'm sorry. Sorry.

It's just--

It's just that your son had said that....

Angus is a confused boy.

Confused?

Yes.

I have a lot to do.

Do you want them or not?

Yes. Thank you.

Aye.

Thanks.

Did you have to

turn him into a mummy?

It was getting too loud.

Somebody would've heard.

Quiet, Crusoe!

Who's there?

I'm here to fix the bathroom.

-We're using it.

-What, both of you?

But I thought it was out of order.

What's that noise?

I have a cough.

You got an animal in there?

Look, you better let me in

or your mother will hear about this.

-No.

-Let me in.

Listen, you two, all right?

I have to do my job.

Your mother told me this bathroom

has been out of order--

What-- What is that?

He came from an egg at the tide pool.

His name's Crusoe.

What in the name of--?

He's very friendly.

Mary and Joseph.

-He almost died when he was born.

-Almost took my hand off.

He thinks I'm his father.

I wonder....

-It just can't be.

-Can't be what?

Well, it looks like a....

-Like a bloody water horse.

-A what?

They're make-believe.

A legend from the Celtic past.

They're said to be

the rarest of all creatures.

There can be only one water horse

in the world at a time.

When the one grows old,

it lays a single egg, and then it dies.

-Crusoe's a girl?

-No.

No, lad, he's girl and boy both.

The beast is both mum and dad

to the egg.

The old water horse dies

before the egg hatches...

...so the new water horse

is born an orphan.

Oh, that's sad.

It's an amazing thing though, isn't it?

Angus! Kirstie!

Don't tell her.

She'd make us get rid of it.

Angus?

Will you help us, Mr. Lewis?

You're asking me

to deceive your mother.

Angus? Kirstie?

-What are you doing in there?

-I was helping Mr. Lewis fix the pipes.

Since when have pipes

been an interest of yours?

-Wait! It's a bad time to interrupt him.

-What?

Plumbing is tricky. It's like surgery.

One mistake could mean death.

Mr. Lewis found the problem.

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