The Light Between Oceans Page #5

I really don't know why.

But we have to go.

Can I go back to the house, Mama?

No.

Okay, Mama.

I want to go back

to the house too, sweetheart.

Let's go.

Here you go. Go to your mom.

Why don't we take a walk?

I can't see.

You'll be fine.

Just talk to me. It's all right.

I'm here.

No.

Mrs. Sherbourne.

The child needs to be examined

and then taken to her mother.

Please don't do this.

Please have some pity.

Appreciate it if you didn't make it

any more difficult than it needs to be.

Please.

Garstone, take the child.

No.

No. Don't take my baby.

Please, no. No. No.

Take the Child.

Take the child, Garstone.

Garstone, take the child!

Let me go! Let me go!

Mama! Mama!

You're quite the war hero.

You must have killed

a lot of people in your time.

I said you must have killed

a lot of people in your time.

If I ask you a question,

you will answer it.

Do you understand me?

When you ask me a question, I will.

Let's talk about the man in the boat.

What condition was he in

when you found him?

He was dead.

You sure about that?

I've seen enough bodies in my time.

Killed enough of his sort before,

have you?

One more would have

made no difference.

Was it because he was German?

He still had the accent, by all accounts.

He didn't have an accent

when I came across him.

He was dead.

My wife will tell you.

He was dead when we found him.

Ask her.

I intend to.

But I wouldn't be surprised

if she doesn't want to see you

for the rest of her life.

So why don't you just sit in here

and think about that?

Isabel, the law recognizes

that a wife can be powerless

at the hands of her husband.

So you won't be punished for his crimes.

But I need to ask you a question.

And I want you to think very

carefully before answering.

According to Tom,

Frank Roennfeldt was dead

when the boat washed up.

Was this true?

Isabel.

Is it true?

Isabel.

I want my real mama!

I'm your mama.

It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Can you take me to my mom?

I am your mom, my darling.

And this is your house.

It's not!

Grace, please don't cry.

I'm not Grace. I'm Lucy.

No, sweetheart.

Your name is Grace and I'm your mama.

No, you're not.

And I want to go to my own house

and see my real mama.

Grace, give me your hand,

this is your home.

This is your home.

Sweetheart, sweetheart, it's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Darling,

I brought you some tea.

I'll just leave it here.

I thought he loved us.

I'll never forgive that man

as long as I live.

Sweetheart.

I should've never let her

come out to Janus.

She's suffered enough.

She can't take it anymore.

Putting yourself in the firing line

is no way of dealing with it.

Tom, she's a grown woman.

They'll go easy on her.

They won't touch her.

It's your life we're talking about.

They don't want to just charge you

with child-stealing.

They want to get you for murder!

I had this coming for a long time, Ralph.

Sins catch up with you in the end.

Oh, for Christ's sake.

Wake up!

Tom!

Do me a favor.

Anything.

Get me a bit of paper and a pencil.

From Tom.

That man needs you.

So does my little girl.

Let's look at these buttons.

Do you think this would go with

the green fabric for the riding satchel?

Yes.

Make a bow, or a ribbon.

Something like that.

Lucy.

Look at that pink thread.

Mama!

Lucy!

Mama!

My darling.

Look at you.

Oh, it's all right.

I've missed you.

HANNAH I My love.

Time to go home.

Mama.

Make her go away.

It's all right. Yeah.

Grace, I know this is very hard

for you to understand,

but we can't stay here.

She's my daughter.

Let go of my daughter.

- Mama.

- I'm here.

Please give me back my daughter.

Oh, dear.

Please.

I have to take her now.

Mama. I don't like going with...

I want to stay with you.

I can stay here if you prefer.

There's no need.

I need to know.

Was it really all your doing?

Yes.

How could you do such a thing?

You sorry for what you did?

Sorrier than I can say.

Do what you like to me.

I'm not asking forgiveness.

My wife,

she had no choice.

Show her some mercy.

Grace, my love,

it's dinner time.

Are you hiding?

Grace?

My love?

Are you hiding, darling?

Grace, are you hungry?

Why don't you come out, sweetheart?

Come on, Mum's going to

come and get you out.

I'm going to lift up the curtain.

And then we can

have some dinner together,

all right, darling?

I'm going to come get you.

Grace?

Grace?

Grace, darling?

Grace?

Grace?

Darling, it's not funny.

I want you to come out right now.

Grace?

Grace?

Grace?

Grace!

Grace, darling, it's not funny.

Please, come out!

Grace!

Grace!

Grace!

Grace!

Mr. Graysmark.

Evening, Vernon.

Evening, Harry.

Here about the Roennfeldt girl.

Hannah?

No, her daughter. Grace.

Have you got her here?

'Course I haven't got her.

What on earth are you suggesting?

- Is your daughter in?

- Yes.

Sure?

'Course I'm sure.

What's the matter?

Mrs. Graysmark,

we need to see your daughter.

If you could fetch her please.

Isabel.

Isabel?

Isabel?

- Lucy!

- Grace!

Lucy!

Grace!

- Grace!

- Grace.

Grace!

Grace!

- Grace!

- Lucy!

Grace!

Lucy!

Grace!

Grace!

Sergeant?

Grace!

Lucy!

Sergeant!

Sergeant!

Grace!

Lucy!

Keep her safe, Lord.

Protect her.

Save her.

You saved her once before.

I promise you that I will

put her first from now on.

If you'll only save her again.

I promise you

that I will do what's right for her.

Grace!

Lucy!

Grace!

Lucy!

She's asleep.

She said she was looking

for the lighthouse.

Got nine lives, this one.

- Oh, yeah.

- You've got her?

- Thank you.

- It's okay. It's all right.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Imagine a better one.

Imagine now it takes you

all the way to Sleepyland.

Down the road and through the path.

And through the forest.

I'm whispering nice things

for her dreams.

And she's flying through.

You have been through

so much in your life

and you are always happy.

How do you do it?

You only have to forgive once.

To resent you have to do it all day,

every day.

All the time.

You have to keep

remembering the bad things.

It's too much work.

You're so handsome.

She could have died.

Yes, but she's alive.

It's what you do now that's important.

Tom's still your husband.

Lucy's young-

She's got people to take care of her

and give her a good life.

Tom has no one.

He'll end up in jail.

Or worse.

I don't think there's much time.

I've come here to say something.

Just to say it and then go.

I know that my daughter

isn't coming back to me.

After last night I've realized

that she can live without me.

Even if I can't without her.

I can't punish her

for what happened,

and, urn, can't punish you

for your husband's decisions.

Grace loves...

Loves you.

And perhaps...

Perhaps, she belongs to you.

So if you testify against your husband

and, soon as he's safely locked away,

I will let Grace come back to you.

Prosecuting officer is here

to take you to Albany.

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