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"Something nice back home" ~4x10~ Act 1 [Jack is asleep in his tent.] JULIET: Jack! Jack! Jack? Jack, I need you to wake up. Jack! Can you hear me? You okay? BERNARD: Come on! Come on! I just wanna know why. JACK: What happened? JULIET: Here. ROSE: He knows somethin'! [Outisde, the survivors question Daniel and Charlotte.] BERNARD: I want the truth! DANIEL: I don't know. That's the truth. I'm telling you, I don't know why, but there's no signal now. BERNARD: Signal? What, there was a signal when you called them last night. ROSE: That's right. BERNARD: So—so—so what? Now they're just ignoring us? CHARLOTTE: How are we supposed to know why they're not answering? ROSE: Oh, who's talking to you? CHARLOTTE: And in case you haven't noticed, we're not on the bloody boat, are we? ROSE: Just watch your tone, Red. BERNARD: I just wanna know why. JACK: Hey! Everybody just needs to calm down, okay? BERNARD: Jack, these people are lying to us. JACK: I know they're lying. I know it. Sooner or later, their people are gonna come back for them, and when they do, we'll be waiting for them. SUN: Unless they run off again. JACK: Listen to me. ROSE: Jack, are you all right? JACK: No, I'm fine. We just have to be patient, okay? I've gotten us this far. I said I was gonna get us off the Island — all of us. I promised that I would. [Jack doubles over in pain, falling to the ground.] [Woman gasps.] ROSE: Jack? Jack? BERNARD: Jack? JULIET: Jack. ROSE: Is he all right? [Breathing erratically.] JULIET: Jack? Jack. [Flash-forward - Jack is lying in bed with his eyes open. Birds chirp in the distance. The phone rings. It takes Jack a few moments to realize.] [Telephone rings.] JACK: Hello? JANE: Dr. Shephard? Just confirming your 11:00 consult with Ms. Berenberg. It was moved up yesterday, and I know how you are with your calendar. JACK: Yeah. Yeah, I remember, Jane. I'll, um... I'll be in there. JANE: Thank you, doctor. JACK: Alright . Bye. [He gets up, wraps a towel around his waist and notices a pair of panties on the ground. He picks it up and puts it in the hamper. He then goes downstairs to the kitchen, stubbing his toe on a toy lying on the ground.] JACK: Ow. Son of a bitch. [He puts wine glasses from the previous night into the sink and makes coffee. Picking up a copy of the day's paper, he sees the sports-page headline, "Yankees bludgeon Red Sox in series sweep.] JACK: [Scoffs] A-Rod. [He puts the paper down and goes to the bathroom, where the shower is running.] JACK: Morning. WOMAN: Morning yourself. I bought you a razor. JACK: What, you don't like the scruff? WOMAN: [Laughs] Razor's by the sink, Jack. [Shower shuts off. Jack grabs a towel. The shower door opens, and the woman is revealed to be Kate. He wraps her in the towel.] JACK: Morning. [They kiss.] Act 2 [A child's room. We see a mobile from which cut-out stars and planets dangle. The camera moves down, and we see Jack reading to Aaron.] JACK: "Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: Dear, dear! How qeer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? [Jack notices Kate smiling in the doorway.] JACK: [continues] But if I'm not the same, the next question is, 'Who in the world am I?' Aha, that's the great puzzle." [Aaron has fallen asleep. Jack turns off the lamp and leaves. Kate closes the door. They stand in the hallway.] KATE: You're a natural. JACK: [Chuckles] Yeah? KATE: Yeah. JACK: My old man used to read me that story. KATE: Really? JACK: What? KATE: It's just... it's just sweet hearing you say nice things about your dad. JACK: [Chuckles] I don't say nice things about my dad? Well, he was a good storyteller. I'll give him that. Hey. You okay? KATE: Yeah. Just, I... I love seeing you with him. I'm so glad you changed your mind. [Whispers] I'm so glad that you're here. JACK: [Whispers] Me, too. [They kiss. He lifts her up and she laughs as he carries her down the hall.] [On-Island - Juliet and Bernard help Jack rest his head on a tree] JULIET: Keep him in the shade. I'll get him some water. Give--give him some air, guys. JACK: [Grunts] JULIET: You okay? JACK: Yeah. I'm fine. I'm good. I'm good. [Kate arrives at the scene.] KATE: Hey, what happened? JULIET: He passed out. KATE: You fainted? JACK: I'm fine. I'm just, uh... I'm just a little dehydrated. KATE: No, Jack. You're not okay. You're burning up. JACK: I'm fine. I'm fine. I just... just need to get a little rest. JULIET: Jack— JACK: I'm fine. [Exhales deeply.] [Sawyer, Claire, Miles and Aaron are trekking through the jungle on their way back to the beach camp.] CLAIRE: Oh! SAWYER: You okay? CLAIRE: Yeah, just a bit woozy. SAWYER: How's your head? CLAIRE: It's better. Bit of a headache, but at least I'm not seeing things anymore. MILES: Yeah? What'd you see? SAWYER: Back off, Donger. [Aaron cries.] MILES: I'm just making conversation. SAWYER: Let's make some time. I wanna cover more ground before we gotta camp tonight. If we hoof it, we can make it to the beach by noon tomorrow. [Voices echo indistinctly, bllts whizz. Miles stops, concentrating on the sounds.] [Alex's voice "no!"] [gn, voices continue echoing indistinctly.] SAWYER: What? [Aaron fusses. Miles doesn't say anything.] SAWYER: Hey. Hey! MILES: Who's Danielle and Karl? CLAIRE: Y—you mean Rousseau? The French woman? [Aaron cries. Miles begins digging in the ground. He comes across a face in the dirt, the body half buried.] CLAIRE: [Gasps] Oh, my God. [Insects buzzing.] MILES: Is this your French woman? [He begins digging a few feet away and uncovers another dad body, half buried.] SAWYER: Karl. How'd you know they were down there? Your buddies do this? MILES: They're not my buddies, man. I didn't sign up for this. CLAIRE: Can we just—can we just get out of here, please? Can we just go? SAWYER: [Whispers] Yeah, yeah, of course. But don't worry. Once we get back to the beach, everything's gonna be fine. All right? [Claire nods] Come on. Let's go. [Aaron cries.] [At the beach camp, Jack is in his tent. Juliet enters.] JACK: Ahh. [Groans] I hate being sick. JULIET: What do you think it is? JACK: It's food poisoning. JULIET: What makes you think that? JACK: I've got some cramping, dehydrated, nausea. JULIET: I respectfully disagree. JACK: [Chuckles] Do you? JULIET: You want to lift your shirt up? [Jack demurs.] JULIET: If it's food poisoning, you got nothing to worry about. [Jack pauses and then lifts his shirt. Juliet presses, trying to assess his condition. Jack winces in pain.] JULIET: It's your appendix, Jack. When did the pain start? JACK: Yesterday. JULIET: Has it ruptured? JACK: Not yet. JULIET: Well... I guess we're just gonna have to take it out. Act 3 JULIET: Do you remember where the medical station is or don't you? SUN: Yes, I remember. JULIET: These are the instruments that I need you to bring back. You'll find them in the drawers in the exam room. SUN: "Clamps"? "Sutures"? Juliet, I don't know what these look like. DAN: I can help you. I'm familiar with surgical instruments. Uh... JULIET: I thought you were a physicist. DAN: Yeah, well, I've done some animal autopsies, too, so if—if— JIN: No. SUN: We can't trust them. CHARLOTTE: [Scoffs] See, Dan? I told you. They're convinced we're trying to kll 'em. Might as well keep playing the part. DAN: Damn it, Charlotte. That right there, that right there. Your—your attitude — your very bad attitude — it's exactly why they don't trust us. [Whispers] Come on. [Normal voice] Juliet, please. Don't blame us for—for this, for whatever is happening. We're scientists. We don't want anyone to get hurt. We just wanna help. Please let us help. [Juliet hands the supply list to Dan.] JULIET: [To Jin, as she hands him a gn] If either of them tries to run, sht 'em in the leg. Get back here as fast as you can. SUN: Okay. DAN: Thank you. JULIET: We need to create a sterile environment. Find a hard surface, wash it down, gather as many tarps as you can. KATE: Hey Juliet. If everything that we need is at the medical station, then why don't we just bring Jack there? JULIET: Because if we move him, there's a good chance that his appendix will rupture. And if that happens, he's gonna die. [Claire, Aaron, Miles and Sawyer are by a creek. From a higher ledge, Miles looks down at Claire holding Aaron.] SAWYER: Don't even think about it. MILES: What? SAWYER: Don't look at her. Don't talk to her. Don't mess with her. You got a restraining order. Twenty feet. [Zips up backpack.] MILES: What are you, her big brother? SAWYER: No. I'm the guy who's gonna put a boot in your face unless you say, "Yeah, I getcha." MILES: Yeah, I getcha. [Back at the beach camp, Bernard sets down a table. Rose brings a bucket of water and a cloth.] BERNARD: Honey, I am sure Jack is gonna be okay. An appendectomy is just about the most common kind of surgery there is. ROSE: That's not what I was thinking about. I was thinking, "Why did he get sick?" BERNARD: Why? It's just—it's just bad luck. ROSE: The day before we're all supposed to be rescued, the person that we count on the most suddenly comes down with a life-thrat condition, and you're chalking it up to bad luck? BERNARD: Well, what are you saying, that—that Jack did something to offend the gods? People get sick, Rose. ROSE: Not here. Here, they get better. [Juliet shaves Jack's stomach.] JACK: When was the last time you did this? JULIET: An appendectomy or shaving a man's stomach? [Both chuckle.] JULIET: In my residency. I did a lot of 'em back then. JACK: Then you know the incision needs to be two inches lower than where you're shaving. JULIET: I'm just cleaning the area. Thank you. JACK: I wanna talk you through it. JULIET: What? JACK: I don't want to be unconscious. We can use the lidocaine to numb the area. And then I can watch the procedure, help you out. JULIET: And, uh, how are you gonna watch, flat on your back with my hand in your abdominal cavity? JACK: We can use a mirror. Kate can hold it. JULIET: If someone's going to be in there, shouldn't it be someone with medical experience? Bernard's a dentist— JACK: No, I want it to be Kate. JULIET: Okay. [Flash-forward - Jack is walking with a patient in the lobby of the hospital.] JACK: Don't worry, Ms. Berenberg. You're in good hands. MRS. BERENBERG: Thank you. JACK: I'll see you tomorrow at 5:00 a.m.? MRS. BERENBERG: Mm-hmm. JACK: And remember, no solid food. Okay? MRS. BERENBERG: Thank you, doctor. JACK: Have a good evening. [Jack stops in his tracks. He sees what appears to be his father walking out of the building.] ERIKA: Jack? Jack? [Jack snaps out of it and turns to Erika.] ERIKA: Will you take a look at this X-ray? Uh, it's in the L4. I wanna know what you think. JACK: The L4. Yeah. Yeah. RECEPTIONIST: Oh, Dr. Shephard, there's a call for you. It's a Dr. Stillman from Santa Rosa Hospital, says it's about a friend of yours. [Sometime later, Jack and Dr. Stillman are walking down a hallway in the Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute.] DR. STILLMAN: He's refusing to take his meds, and he's stopped sleeping. JACK: What about his therapy sessions? DR. STILLMAN: Therapy's... been rendered useless. JACK: And why is that? DR. STILLMAN: Because he doesn't think I exist. [Keypad beeps, door unlocks. Hurley is sitting on the edge of his bed, gazing into space.] JACK: Hey Hurley. HURLEY: [without looking at Jack] Hey Jack. [Jack sits down.] JACK: Why aren't you taking your meds? HURLEY: 'Cause we're dad... all of us. All the Oceanic Six, we're all dad. We never got off that island. JACK: Hurley ... that is not true. HURLEY: What'd you do today? JACK: What did I do today? I, uh... [sighs] I woke up, took a shower. Uh, Kate and I fed the baby. HURLEY: I thought you didn't want anything to do with Aaron. JACK: I changed my mind after the trial. HURLEY: Living with Kate... taking care of Aaron... it all seems so perfect... just like heaven. JACK: Just because I'm happy doesn't mean that this isn't real, Hurley. HURLEY: I was happy too, Jack... for a while, anyway. Then I saw Charlie. [Jack looks rather flabbergasted] He likes to sit with me on the bench out on the front lawn. It's pretty cool, actually. JACK: Okay. [Sighs] So what did the two of you talk about? HURLEY: Well, yesterday, he told me you were gonna be coming by. He wanted me to give you a message. JACK: [skeptically] A message? [Hurley opens a drawer and takes out a piece of paper.] HURLEY: He made me write it down so I wouldn't mess it up. [A tear rolls down his cheek] "You're not supposed to raise him, Jack." [Jack gets up and starts to leave] Does that make any sense? JACK: No, that... doesn't make any sense. HURLEY: Do you think he means Aaron? JACK: Take your meds, Hurley. Just take 'em. [He opens the door to leave.] HURLEY: Hey, Jack? Charlie said someone's gonna be visiting you too. Soon. Act 4 [On-Island - Sun, Jin, Daniel and Charlotte arrive outside the Staff station.] Sun: We're here. [Jin brushes off the plants covering the station's exterior. Charlotte opens the door and is about to go in before Dan grabs her arm.] DAN: Hey. Uh... why don't you let me go first? Um, you know, make sure everything's safe. CHARLOTTE: Okay. Be careful, Dan. DANIEL: Absolutely. JIN: 저 여자는 저 남자가 좋아하는 걸 알까? [Subtitle: Do you think she knows he likes her?] SUN: 그럼, 여잔데… 당연히 알지. [Subtitle: She's a woman. She knows.] [Charlotte looks back and faintly smiles at the two Koreans. Jin notices.] SUN: 어서 가요. [Subtitle: Jin. Come on.] [The secret door to the medical lab makes a grinding sound across the floor as it slides open. The four enter the lab.] DANIEL: Where do you suppose all this power's coming from? CHARLOTTE: Add that one to the list, Dan. Let's just grab the equipment and go, shall we? [Daniel and Charlotte begin rummaging for supplies. Sun takes interest in the examining table.] JIN: 괜찮아? [Subtitle: Are you all right?] SUN: 줄리엣이 날 데리고 온 곳이에요. 여기서 우리 아기를 봤어요. [Subtitle: This is where Juliet brought me. This is where I saw our baby.] [She indicates the ultrasound equipment, a bottle of ultrasound gel still sitting near the monitor. Charlotte hands Daniel something she scavenged.] SUN: 진수씨, 저 사람들이 우리를 도와 줄 것 같지 않아요. [Subtitle: They're not going to help us, Jin.] [Charlotte looks over at them. Jin notices.] JIN: 자기야, 걱정 마. 내가 한 말 이해 가지? 당신하고 우리 아기는 이 섬에서 꼭 벗어나게 할 거야. [Subtitle: Don't worry about them. I promise you, Sun. I will get you and our baby off this island.] [Charlotte once again looks at them] [Birds chirp as Sawyer, followed by Claire and Miles, trek through the dense jungle. Stepping underneath a fallen tree, Claire stumbles, her shoe falling off.] MILES: Whoa! Hey, you want a hand with the baby? CLAIRE: [Dismissively] Oh, no, thanks. I'm fine. MILES: You sure? I'm good with kids. [Sawyer turns back to thrat Miles.] SAWYER: What part of "restraining order" don't you understand? [They turn as they hear leaves rustling. Sawyer cocks his rfle.] SAWYER: [Whispers] Get behind me, Claire. [They hear footsteps approaching. Sawyer points his gn in the direction of the sound. Frank Lapidus emerges from the foliage carrying an aviation first aid kit and a beeping satellite phone.] LAPIDUS: Whoa! Hey! SAWYER: Who the hell are you? MILES: Lapidus? LAPIDUS: Miles? SAWYER: You two know each other? LAPIDUS: You gotta hide, man, right now. MILES: What? LAPIDUS: Keamy's coming back, and if he sees you, he'll kll all of ya. [The pace of the sat-phone beeping picks up.] LAPIDUS: And he's close, man. You gotta hide now! Go! Hide! SAWYER: Come on. [Sawyer grabs Claire's hand.] LAPIDUS: Just hide! SAWYER: Come on. Come on. Let's go! [Miles follows them into a thicket, where they crouch down.] [The sat-phone beeping increases rapidly--then stops when Keamy and five other members of the freighter's military team step out of the jungle. One of them, badly wounded, is braced on the shoulders of two other men.] KEAMY: Where's the chopper? LAPIDUS: It's about a click back that way. KEAMY: Did you bring the kit? LAPIDUS: Yeah, it's right here. Jeez, man, he looks bad. What the hell happened? KEAMY: You do your job. I'll do mine. [Keamy takes the first aid kit from Lapidus and hands it to the black mercenary. Birds chirp, and one high-pitched bird in particular. From hidden within the brush, Aaron makes a sound. Claire holds Aaron close against her. The high-pitched bird chirps again. Keamy looks around for the source of the noise.] LAPIDUS: Okay. It's gettin' dark, man. We gotta leave now. [Sawyer readies his gn to fre at Keamy should they be discovered.] LAPIDUS: Mr. Keamy, we gotta get back to the chopper. LAPIDUS: Keamy, we gotta get back, 'cause I'll tell ya right now, I am not flying Faraday's bearings at night. I'm not gonna do it. So if you wanna get back, we gotta leave right now, sir. KEAMY: Fine. You lead the way. [Keamy gives up on his search for the noise.] KEAMY: Come on. MAN 1: Okay. MAN 2: Come on. MAN 3: Watch it now. [The mercenaries leave with Lapidus. Sawyer and the others breathe a sigh of relief.] [Back on the beach, Juliet and Kate approach each other.] KATE: The tent's all set. Everything's ready. JULIET: Good. Thanks. Listen, I could use an extra pair of hands in there. You wanna help me out? KATE: Um, I don't... I don't think that's a good idea. JULIET: It's just holding a mirror. Jack wants to watch the surgery, "talk me through it." [Kate chuckles.] JULIET: What? KATE: I'm just surprised he's not taken it out of himself by now. [Juliet smiles to herself. Jack emerges from the tent, stumbling.] JULIET: Jack. What are you doin'? JACK: I don't need a stretcher. I can walk 50 feet. KATE: I'll help you. [Jack exhales sharply as Kate goes to assist him.] JULIET: They're gonna be back with the instruments soon. We need to be ready to go as soon as they get back. See you in there. [Juliet leaves.] KATE: So it looks like I'm gonna be your nurse. JACK: [Sighs] Wouldn't be the first time. [Kate chuckles.] JACK: Listen, um... if something happens to me— KATE: Shut up, Jack. JACK: [Chuckles] Fair enough. [Flash-forward - A train horn blows in the distance. Jack sits in his Ford Bronco outside Santa Rosa Mental Health Facility at night. Jack stares at the table where Hurley said he met with Charlie. Jack starts the car and drives off.] [Jack finds Kate asleep in bed.] JACK: Kate? Kate? [Kate stirs when Jack touches her.] JACK: Wake up, Kate. Hey. KATE: [Sniffles] Hey. What time is it? JACK: It's late. I just got home. KATE: Were you working? JACK: No. I just... had to stop and get something. I just... took a while. KATE: Hey. What's going on? What's wrong? JACK: The other night, when I was reading to Aaron, you said... that I was a natural. (Sighs) Do you really... do you really think that I'm good at this? KATE: Yeah. You're good at this. JACK: [Pauses] Will you marry me? [Jack removes a small box from his pocket and opens it. Kate gasps, tears in her eyes, and they both chuckle as he takes out the ring.] KATE: Yes. [Laughs] [Jack puts the ring on her finger] KATE: Of course I will. Yes. [They kiss, laugh and hug.] Act 5 [It's nighttime on the beach. Juliet lights a torch on the campfire and hands it to Bernard.] BERNARD: Look, they're back. [Juliet runs to Daniel and Charlotte.] JULIET: Did you find everything? DANIEL: Yes, ma'am. The entire list. Is he okay? JULIET: For now. Sun, we need to sterilize these. There's a pot of water boiling over here. [Juliet, Dan and Sun move off.] JIN: Charlotte. CHARLOTTE: Yeah? JIN: 난 알고 있어. [Subtitle: I know you understand me.] CHARLOTTE: Pardon? JIN: 너 한국말 할 줄 알지? 아까 우리가 너 이야기 할 때 너 웃는 거 내가 봤어. 그리고 너 스테이션에서도 우리 말 엿듣고 있었지? [Subtitle: I know you speak Korean. You smiled when Sun and I talked about you. And you were listening to us at the station.] CHARLOTTE: I'm sorry. Perhaps I can get your wife to translate— JIN: 계속 날 속이면... 니 친구 다니엘을 가만 두지 않겠어. 앞으로 그 친구 손가락 쓰기는 아마 힘들걸? 이해가 되지? [Subtitle: If you continue to lie... I'm going to hurt your friend Daniel. I'm going to break his fingers one at a time. Do you understand that?] CHARLOTTE: 나한테 원하는 게 뭐죠? [Subtitle: What do you want?] JIN: 헬리콥터가 돌아오면... 내 아내를 데리고 이 섬을 떠나기만 하면 돼. [Subtitle: When the helicopter comes for you... You're going to take my wife off this island.] CHARLOTTE: 당신과 당신 친구는요? [Subtitle: What about you and the rest of your friends?] JIN: 넌 선만 헬리콥터에 태우면 돼. [Subtitle: Just get her on the helicopter.] [Charlotte nods. Jin leaves.] [Juliet activates a makeshift surgery lamp by turning on four flashlights bound together and hung from the ceiling of a tent. Kate ties her hair back. Bernard flicks the bubbles out of a syringe of local anesthetic. He swabs an area on Jack's lower right abdomen.] BERNARD: You know, Jack, they found some chloroform at the medical station. I could knock you out. Wouldn't you rather be dreaming about something nice back home? JACK: No, I'll manage with the lidocaine. JACK: Kate. [Jack grunts as Bernard injects him with the anesthetic at several sites and he adjusts the mirror Kate holds for him.] JACK: Just hold it right there. BERNARD: Okay, now this is gonna numb the area of the first incision. After that, I would like to be able to tell you you' not gonna feel a thing, but... you will. JULIET: You ready? [Juliet snaps the latex gloves over her hands.] JULIET: Okay. Here we go. [Juliet begins the incision into Jack's flesh. Jack grunts. She continues. He grunts again, and again.] JULIET: Okay, Jack. One more. JACK: Oh! JULIET: Okay, try not to move. [Jack grunts.] JULIET: Just stay still. [To Bernard] Spreader. JACK: Kate, I—I can't see it. KATE: Sorry. JULIET: Don't worry about the mirror. Just stay still. [To Bernard] Spreader. JACK: [Groaning] That's good. That's good. Yeah. This is it. That's good. [Juliet inserts the spreader and clicks it open.] JACK: Aah! [Grunting loudly] JULIET: Knock him out, Bernard. [Bernard moves to get the chloroform.] JACK: No! No... not wanna be unconscious. JULIET: You don't want to be out of control. JACK: Kate. JULIET: Kate, you need to leave. JACK: No. JULIET: Bernard! JACK: Kate— JULIET: Kate, you need to go. JACK: —please. JULIET: Bernard! [Bernard's still busy getting the chloroform.] JACK: No! JULIET: Kate, get out of here! Bernard. JACK: Kate... KATE: Jack. JULIET: Kate. Kate, get outta here! Damn it, Bernard! Knock him out! BERNARD: I'm sorry, Jack, but I agree. [Jack grunts a final "No!" as Bernard holds the cloth over his mouth and nose. Everything goes.] [Flash-forward - A bright white screen. We're looking at a backlit X-ray examination board. Jack puts a new film into place showing a spine, and begins dictating into a recorder.] JACK: Laker, Ryan. Patient is male, 36. [Jack hears a distant beep.] JACK: Osteoblastoma is present in the posterior area of the lumbar. I am recommending biopsy for— [Another beep. And a third. Jack puts down his work, exits his office. Another beep. He closes the door and walks down the hallway. The beeping continues. He looks up at the source: a rogue smoke alarm placed over the reception desk of the Neurosurgery Group at St. Sebastian Hospital. Jack scrapes a chair across the floor, gets up on it, and up on the desk to reach the smoke alarm. He extracts the battery to end the beeping, putting the thing out of its misery, then gets down from the desk and examines the battery. A voice out of nowhere startles him] CHRISTIAN: Jack? [Jack jumps and turns around. There, sitting on a couch in the waiting area, is his father, Christian Shepard, wearing the suit he was to be buried in and white sneakers. Jack slowly moves closer to his father, who sits up. A dark figure comes up behind Jack.] ERIKA: Jack? [Jack gasps and turns around. It's Dr. Erika Stevenson, a co-worker of Jack's in the Neurosurgery Group. She looks to the couch in the waiting area. Jack looks there too, but no one is there. He sighs deeply.] ERIKA: You okay? JACK: Uh, yeah. I'm—I'm... I'm okay. I, uh... I just, uh... [Erika looks on, concerned. Jack holds his head, and holds back tears.] JACK: The, um, the smoke detector was... was beeping, and I just... ERIKA: Okay. Thank you for keeping us safe. [She begins to leave.] JACK: Erika, um... [sighs] Do you mind doing me a favor? ERIKA: Yeah, sure. JACK: Can you write a script for... clonazepam? ERIKA: For you? JACK: Yeah, um... I just got a lot going on right now, and I'm just a little snowed under with all my caseload, and Kate and I got engaged. Just... not sleepin' very well at night, you know? Just... [Erika takes out her prescription pad and scribbles on it. She rips the paper off the pad and hands Jack his script.] JACK: Thank you. ERIKA: You know, getting engaged is supposed to help reduce stress, not create it. JACK: Yeah. [Chuckles] You're right. ERIKA: Maybe you should talk to someone. JACK: I'll do that. ERIKA: Good night. JACK: Good night. [Jack arrives home. He hears Kate's voice. She's on the phone in the kitchen.] KATE: Yeah, I'll just have the nanny stay for an extra couple hours. Jack's never home before 8:00 anyway. I could stay for at least an hour. [Keys jangle] I--I gotta go. Jack's home. Yeah, okay. I'll call you later. Bye. [The phone beeps as Kate hangs up.] JACK: Hey. KATE: Hey. You scared me. [Kate gets herself a glass of water from the filter pitcher in the refrigerator.] JACK: Sorry. I thought you'd be in bed. Who was that? KATE: That was Noreen. JACK: Noreen? KATE: Yeah. She's one of the moms from the park. What? JACK: Nothing. I just... never heard you mention her before. KATE: Well, now you have. [She leans up to kiss Jack on the lips.] KATE: I'll see you upstairs. [Kate goes up to bed. Jack fishes into his jacket pocket and extracts his clonazepam prescription. Dropping his keys on the counter, he takes the pill bottle out of the Skadden's Pharmacy envelope, opens the bottle, and takes out two round white pills. He goes to the refrigerator — which is covered with colorful construction-paper art of ladybugs and flowers — and takes out a bottle of Penzburg beer. He twists off the cap, pops the pills in his mouth, and chugs down the beer.] [On-Island - Crickets chirp and a campfire crackles in the jungle. Miles is fast asleep. Sawyer snores. Claire stirs awake. Aaron is gone. She looks up to see a white-haired man rocking the baby in his arms. It's Christian Shephard. Claire gasps.] CLAIRE: Dad? Act 6 [Nighttime at the beach. Surf rolling in distance. Kate sits worried. Bernard approaches.] BERNARD: Hey. Don't worry. It went well. She did good. She said you could go back inside if you want to. KATE: [Sniffles] Thank you. BERNARD: Okay. [In the tent, Juliet is using black thread to stitch up Jack's wound. Kate enters.] JULIET: He didn't lose that much blood. I got the appendix out and put everything back where it belongs, I think. [Kate chuckles.] KATE: So he's gonna be okay? JULIET: He should be fine. We just have to talk him into resting. KATE: Good luck with that. [Laughs.] JULIET: I'm sorry I yelled at you. KATE: Don't worry about it. You had enough going on. JULIET: You know, he kissed me. KATE: What? JULIET: The other day, when you came back from the other side of the Island, Jack kissed me. KATE: Oh. JULIET: It was nice... but it wasn't for me. It was for him. I'm pretty sure he was trying to prove something. KATE: Prove what? JULIET: That he doesn't love someone else. [They look at each other.] KATE: Thank you, Juliet. Thank you for saving his life. [Kate leaves.] JULIET: I know you're awake. [Jack opens his eyes.] [Flash-forward - Jack is sitting on the couch, twiddling a ring, when Kate arrives home.] JACK: Hey. KATE: Hey. You're home early. Where's Veronica? JACK: I sent her home. The baby's asleep. KATE: [Sighs] Good. [She sits down. Ice cubes rattle as Jack picks up his drink] JACK: Why was she here? KATE: Sorry? JACK: The nanny. She only works 'til 4:00. I came home at 6:00. KATE: I had to run some errands, so... [sets keys down] I asked her to stay a couple extra hours. What's going on, Jack? Why are you home so early? JACK: I went to see Hurley. KATE: Today? JACK: Last... Friday. KATE: Why didn't you tell me? I would've gone with you. JACK: [Laughs] Because he's crazy, Kate, and I didn't wanna upset you. [Sighs] Where were you today? [She gets up and kneels in front of him.] KATE: I'm gonna ask you... to trust me. Trust me. Just leave it be. JACK: [Sighs] Where were you? KATE: [Whispers] Jack, don't. JACK: No, I heard you on the phone last night. Who were you talking to? KATE: Just let it go. [She starts to walk away.] JACK: No, no, I wanna know. [He gets up.] KATE: No, Jack. JACK: I wanna know where you were. I wanna know who you were with. KATE: It doesn't matter, Jack. Please. JACK: No, tell me. Tell me! KATE: [Sighs] I was doing something for him. JACK: For who? KATE: For Sawyer. I made him a promise. It... [sighs] JACK: [Sighs] What? KATE: It doesn't matter. It has nothing to do with us. JACK: Then why won't you tell me? KATE: Because—because he wouldn't want me to. [Tears fill her eyes.] JACK: But he's not here, is he? No. No, he made his choice. He chose to stay. I'm the one who came back. I'm the one who's here. I'm the one who saved you. KATE: Jack. [Sniffles] You can't--you can't do this. If you have problems, you need to figure them out. All right? 'Cause I can't have you like this around my son. JACK: Your son? You're not even related to him! [She gasps.] [They turn to the hallway. Aaron has awoken and is standing there holding a stuffed whale. Kate walks over to him.] KATE: Hey, sweet pea. Hey. [She looks at Jack with tears in her eyes. He looks at her and Aaron and then walks away.] [On-Island - Miles is tending the fre. Sawyer wakes up.] MILES: Morning. SAWYER: It's way too early for Chinese. [Grunts] Where's Claire? Ladies' room? MILES: Nope. She just walked off into the jungle. SAWYER: What? When? MILES: In the middle of the night. Just got up and left. SAWYER: You let her go alone? MILES: She wasn't alone. SAWYER: Well, who was she with? MILES: She called him "Dad". I'd have followed them, but I have a restraining order. [He chuckles. Sawyer grabs Miles and just when he's about to ht him with the handle of his g*n, Aaron's cries in distance are heard.] SAWYER: Claire! Claire! [Sawyer runs toward the cries, eventually finding Aaron balanced on a large plant at the base of a tree.] SAWYER: It's okay. It's okay. I've got you. [Aaron is crying.] SAWYER: Claire! CLAIRE! [Aaron continues crying.] SAWYER: CLAIRE! CLAIRE!	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "4x10 - Something Nice Back Home"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [Flashback - A young girl puts on a record. Buddy Holly's "Everyday" playing. She then puts lip stick on whilst looking in the mirror.] [:Everyday, it's a-gettin' closer ] [:Goin' faster than a roller coaster] [:Love like yours will surely come my way] [:A-hey, a-hey-hey ] [:Everyday, it's a-gettin' faster] [:Everyone said, "Go ahead and ask her"] [:Love like yours will... ] MRS. LOCKE: Where do you think you're going? EMILY: Out. MRS. LOCKE: With who? Him? EMILY: Yes, and you can't stop me. I'm in love. MRS. LOCKE: He's twice your age, Emily. EMILY: So what, Mom? Are you jealous? MRS. LOCKE: Emily, wait a minute. Emily, listen to me! [The girl leaves the house with her mother following her. Thunder rumbles.] MRS. LOCKE: Emily! Get back here, young lady, right now! EMILY: You can't stop me! I love him! [Car approaching.] MRS. LOCKE: Emily! Emily— EMILY: Aah! [Brakes screech, crash.] [In a hospital, Emily is being wheeled in a gurney down a hallway.] NURSE: [Echoing faintly] Honey? Honey, can you hear me? Honey, can you hear me? NURSE: [Normal voice] That's good. Try and stay awake now. Must be internal. Keep it steady. Out of the way. Pulse! She's bleeding. Her heartbeat's dropping fast. EMILY: I'm pregnant. NURSE: What? What did you say? EMILY: I'm pregnant. I'm five—I'm almost six months. NURSE: She—she's pregnant. [Grunting.] DOCTOR: Get the clamps ready. NURSE: That's it, Emily. Good girl. DOCTOR: Baby's crowning. [Screaming.] NURSE: She's crowning. DOCTOR: Dilated and ready to go. Here we go. That's it. [Baby crying.] NURSE: Okay, sweetheart. NURSE: All right, there you go. NURSE: Wrap you up nice and warm. We'll just take you over here now. Margaret, would you put him in for me, please? EMILY: My baby. NURSE: It's a boy, honey. He's okay for now. He's just real early. EMILY: Can I hold him? NURSE: I'm really sorry, sweetheart. He's just too little. We have to take him away now. EMILY: But... [stammers] name--name him John. Please! His name is John! [On-Island - Locke, Hurley and Ben are walking through the jungle at night.] HURLEY: Who builds a cabin in the middle of the jungle anyway? LOCKE: That's a good question. HURLEY: So? How about answering it? LOCKE: I don't know. HURLEY: And why are we even going there? LOCKE: Because hopefully, the man who lives in the cabin can tell us what to do about the people who are trying to kll us. HURLEY: We've been walking all day. Are we gonna get there soon? LOCKE: [to Ben] How long? BEN: I don't know. I've been following him. LOCKE: What? What do you mean, you've been following him? HURLEY: I'm not even in front. BEN: I have no idea where the cabin is. Hugo's the last one who saw it. HURLEY: Oh, this is just awesome. BEN: What do you think we should do, John? LOCKE: We're making camp. HURLEY: What? Here in the dark with the monster and... him? LOCKE: Well, the rest will do us good. HURLEY: Dude, what's gonna happen when those freighter guys come back? LOCKE: I don't know... yet. [Helicopter whirring. Sayid wakes Desmond on the freighter.] SAYID: Desmond. The helicopter's here. [They head outside.] [Helicopter powering down.] KEAMY: All right, get him on the litter. Careful with him! Get him down over there. Be careful. Okay guys, unload it. Come on. Pick it up, pick it up. Let's go. RAY: What did this to him? KEAMY: [Sighs] A black pillar of smoke threw him 50 feet in the air... ripped his guts out. RAY: What? [Keamy approaches Sayid.] KEAMY: I need you to tell me exactly how many people are on that island, and where every single one of them is. SAYID: And why would I do that? [Keamy walks over to Gault and pulls a gn on him.] GAULT: Keamy! What the hell do you think you're doing, mate? KEAMY: You gave me up. GAULT: What? KEAMY: Linus knew who I was. He knew my name. He knew everything about me. GAULT: No, I'm not the one who gave you up. KEAMY: Then who did? [Gault leads Keamy to Michael, who is handcuffed to some pipes in a room. Keamy kicks the cot Michael is sitting on, crushing his leg.] MICHAEL: Aah! Oh! Oh! [Keamy stands on the cot.] MICHAEL: Ohh! KEAMY: Do you know who I am? MICHAEL: [Inhales sharply] What? [Keamy puts more pressure on the cot and Michael's leg.] KEAMY: My name. Do you know my name? MICHAEL: Keamy. Martin Keamy. KEAMY: Did you give it to him? MICHAEL: Who? KEAMY: Benjamin Linus--did you give him my name? MICHAEL: Yeah. [Wheezes] [Keamy cocks his gn and points it to Michael's head.] GAULT: Wait. Wait! Martin, no! [Keamy pulls the trigger, but nothing happens. He does so again. Michael is whimpering. Keamy pulls the trigger again, then examines the clip.] GAULT: Martin, we need him. He's the only one who can fix the engines. KEAMY: And what makes you so sure about that? GAULT: Because he's the one who broke them. [Keamy hits Michael.] Act 2 [The sounds of a tree being chopped; a thud as it falls. Locke follows the sound — he sees a man in a DHARMA suit.] HORACE: Hello there. LOCKE: Who are you? HORACE: I'm Horace. Whew! LOCKE: And what are you doing out here? HORACE: Oh, building a place — a little getaway for me and the missus. No, I mean, sometimes you need a break from the D.I., y'know? The DHARMA Initiative? [Laughs] I'm not making any sense, am I? LOCKE: No. HORACE: That's probably because I've been dad for 12 years. [Horace suddenly has blood running from his nose. He pushes the tree down again.] HORACE: Hello there. You gotta find me, John. You gotta find me. And when you do, you'll find him. LOCKE: Who? HORACE: Jacob. [Horace chuckles.] HORACE: He's been waiting for you a real long time, man. HORACE: I'm Horace. [Horace starts chopping the tree again, then he pushes it over.] HORACE: Godspeed, John. [Thud.] [Locke awakes from the dream.] LOCKE: Hugo. HURLEY: [Muttering] Mallomars. LOCKE: Wake up, Hugo. HURLEY: Hmm? Huh? What? LOCKE: Time to get up. We're gonna get going. HURLEY: I thought we didn't know where we're going, dude. LOCKE: We do now. HURLEY: Hmm. BEN: I used to have dreams. [Flashback - Baby Locke is inside an incubator. Emily and her mother are watching him.] WOMAN OVER P.A.: Dr. Miller, Dr. Miller, please call the switchboard. [Door opens.] NURSE: Hi, Emily. Mrs. Locke, it's good to see you. MRS. LOCKE: How is he? NURSE: He's amazing. He's the youngest preemie to ever survive in this hospital. He's had infections, pneumonia, you name it. And every time, he knocked them out. He is a fighter, your little John. MRS. LOCKE: That's wonderful. NURSE: The other girls say he's a miracle baby, and today, we're gonna take him out of the incubator so you can hold him for the very first time. EMILY: I... [voice breaks] I can't do this. I... [crying] I'm sorry I can't! [Sobbing] [Emily runs outside. Her mother shakes her head and prepares to light a cigarette.] MRS. LOCKE: So who do I talk to about adoption? NURSE: You can't smoke in here, Mrs. Locke. [Mrs. Locke closes her lighter.] MRS. LOCKE: Oh. Of course. I'm sorry. NURSE: Is that the father? [Pans to Richard Alpert.] MRS. LOCKE: I, uh... I don't know who that is. [Richard smiles and walks away.] [On-Island - Locke, Hurley and Ben are walking through the jungle.] HURLEY: Can I ask you somethin'? LOCKE: Sure. HURLEY: Why am I here, man? LOCKE: You're here because you can see the cabin, and that makes you special. HURLEY: Well, I have a theory as to why we're the only ones who can see it. LOCKE: I'd love to hear it. HURLEY: I think we can see it 'cause we're the craziest. So how'd you figure out where it was, dude? LOCKE: I didn't. We're not going to the cabin. We're gonna make a pit stop first. HURLEY: Pit stop? Where? LOCKE: You ever wonder what happened to the DHARMA Initiative, Hugo? There must have been at least a hundred of 'em living on this island--manning the stations, building those homes, making all that ranch dressing that you like. And then one day, they're all gone. They just disappeared. You want to know where we're going? [Locke leads Hurley to the pit of dad DHARMA members.] LOCKE: We're going to see them. HURLEY: Whoa. What happened to 'em? LOCKE: [nodding his head to Ben] He did. Act 3 [In 1961, a 5-year-old John is playing backgammon by himself in the living room of his foster home. A woman opens the front door.] WOMAN: Hello! CHILD: That game's stupid. [The girl hits the backgammon board.] WOMAN: He's right in here. Come on in. [Game pieces clatter on floor.] WOMAN: Melissa, stop that! Go on now. Take your brother in the kitchen. There's someone here who wants to see John. [Door shuts.] RICHARD: It is coming down like cats and dogs out there. WOMAN: This nice gentleman wants to talk to you, John. So I want you on your best behavior. Understand? He's all yours. RICHARD: You like backgammon? Yeah? You seem to have a pretty good sense of the game. I'm Richard, John. I run a school for kids who are... extremely special, and I have reason to believe that you might be one them. Mind if I show you a couple of really neat things? [Thunder rumbling. Richard goes to take a seat across the room and notices a picture on the wall.] RICHARD: Did you draw that, John? [John nods.] RICHARD: I want you to look at these things... and think about 'em. [He places some items on the table.] RICHARD: Okay, now tell me, John, which of these things belong to you? JOHN: To—to keep? RICHARD: No, no, John. Which of these things belong to you already? [John takes a vial of some kind of substance, a compass and after a pause, a Knfe.] RICHARD: Are you sure the Knfe belongs to you, John? [John nods.] RICHARD: You sure about that? [Richard sighs.] RICHARD: Well, it doesn't. [Richard snatches the Knfe away and packs up all the items. Locke's foster mother enters.] WOMAN: How did he do? RICHARD: I'm afraid John isn't quite ready for our school. I'm sorry I've wasted your time. [Thunder rumbling. Richard leaves.] WOMAN: [to John] What did you do? [John looks upset.] [On-Island - Locke is searching the bodies in the pit.] HURLEY: What's he doing down there? [Ben shrugs.] HURLEY: So... This is where you sht Locke and left him for dad, huh? BEN: Yes, Hugo, I was standing right where you are now when I pulled the trigger. Should have realized at the time that it was pointless, but... I really wasn't thinking clearly. [Hurley steps back a little.] HURLEY: Is that why you klled all these people, too? BEN: I didn't kll them. HURLEY: Well, if the Others didn't wipe out the DHARMA Initiative— BEN: They did wipe them out, Hugo, but it wasn't my decision. HURLEY: Then whose was it? BEN: Their leader's. HURLEY: But I thought you were their leader. BEN: Not always. [Locke finds a name tag on a skeleton which says "Horace". He unzips the pocket and pulls out blue prints for the cabin.] LOCKE: The cabin. He was building it. HURLEY: Did you find what you were looking for? LOCKE: Yes, Hugo. I believe I did. [Over on the freighter.] KEAMY: I need your key. GAULT: What? KEAMY: Captain. LAPIDUS: Mayhew just died. Doc couldn't do anything for him. The crew's asking a lot of questions about what happened to you guys over there. KEAMY: You tell the crew that I'm dealing with it, then you can go gas up the chopper, Frank. We're going back. LAPIDUS: Going back? What the hell for? KEAMY: Gas up the chopper, Frank. LAPIDUS: Okay. [Lapidus leaves.] GAULT: Listen, Martin. While you were gone, there was some sort of a sickness. KEAMY: Mm-hm. GAULT: The crew — they've been exhibiting some very strange behavior. Regina threw herself overboard, for God's sake. Now I would be derelict in my duty if I didn't point out that this might be exactly what's happening to you. KEAMY: I appreciate your concern. Give me your key. GAULT: That's not the protocol-- [Asphyxiates Gault, slamming him against the wall and rips key from around his neck.] KEAMY: Thank you. [Keamy enters a room and opens a safe.] GAULT: The reason there are two keys is we're only supposed to open the safe together. KEAMY: You're here, aren't you? GAULT: What is that? KEAMY: It's the secondary protocol. GAULT: What does it say? KEAMY: Says where Linus is going. GAULT: How would Mr. Widmore know that? KEAMY: 'Cause he's a very smart man, and if Linus knows that we're gonna torch the Island, there's only one place that he can go. GAULT: What do you mean, "torch the Island"? That was not the agreement. I agreed to ferry you here for an extraction mission. KEAMY: Fix my gn. [Mayhew's body is carried away on a stretcher.] DESMOND: The injured man... there was no gn. What do you think happened to him? SAYID: I don't know. But when they get back, they'll be certain it doesn't happen again. GAULT: Omar! Keamy wants you in the armory. OMAR: He said I wasn't supposed to let those two out of my sight. GAULT: I'll watch them. Go. [Omar's phone receives a morse code message as he leaves.] GAULT: There's a pantry below our galley with enough room for two men. I've left you a supply of food and water. You need to go there. SAYID: Michael--is he dad? GAULT: No, but not for lack of bloody trying, which is precisely why you two need to be hiding before Keamy comes back on this deck. SAYID: Hiding is pointless. Give us your Zodiac raft so we can start ferrying people back here from the beach. The only way to save our lives is to get our people off that Island. GAULT: Meet me behind the container in ten minutes. The boat will be in the water. Act 4 LOCKE: The cabin's here. We came from over there. Up the coast. [Hurley hands Locke a bottle of water.] HURLEY: Here you go. Drink up, dude. Digging through dad bodies takes it out of you. LOCKE: It's gonna be dark soon, Hugo. If you head that way, you'll ht the coast, and all you have to do is take it north until you reach our beach. HURLEY: Uh, what? LOCKE: I forced you to come with us at gn, and I'm sorry, Hugo, but I was led to believe that we needed you to find this place. HURLEY: Oh, I get it. Now you got your magic map, you don't—you don't need me anymore. LOCKE: I'm offering you a chance to leave. I don't want to put you in harm's way against your will. HURLEY: And you think walking through the jungle at night by myself is gonna be any safer? LOCKE: I'm not sure it is. HURLEY: I think I'll stick with you guys. This way? [Locke points and Hurley walks away. Ben is looking at Locke.] LOCKE: What? BEN: He actually thinks staying was his idea. Not bad, John. Not bad at all. LOCKE: I'm not you. BEN: You're certainly not. [Flashback - John is locked inside a locker and is banging to get out.] JOHN: Somebody, let me out! Please let me out. Please, somebody, let me— [A science teacher named Gellert releases 16-year-old John Locke from a locker.] GELLERT: John, you okay? [Onlooking cheerleaders laugh perversely at John's predicament.] JOHN: I'm fine. I'm fine. GELLERT: Get to class, ladies. Tardy bell just rang. John, you're bleeding. Come on. Let's go to the nurse's office. [John is sitting with Mr. Gellert in an office.] GELLERT: You wanna talk about it? JOHN: No. GELLERT: I know you're probably upset right now, but I do have some exciting news for you. I got a call from Portland recently. There's a company up there doing some very exciting things in chemistry and new technologies. They're called Mittelos Laboratories. I spoke with a Dr. Alpert. He's very interested in finding young, bright minds to enter into these new fields of science. They want you to go to their camp this summer. JOHN: Science camp? GELLERT: Yes. JOHN: Don't you understand that things like science camp are the reason why I get stuffed into lockers? GELLERT: John, this is a great opportunity. JOHN: How do they even know about me? GELLERT: Well, they must have sent a rep to the science fair--your display at Costa Mesa. JOHN: I'm not a scientist! I like boxing and fishing and cars. I like sports! GELLERT: I'm gonna tell you something--something I wish someone had told me at your age. You might not want to be that guy in the labs surrounded by test tubes and beakers, but that's who you are, John. You can't be the prom king. You can't be the quarterback. You can't be a superhero. JOHN: Don't tell me what I can't do. [John smacks the pamphlet down on the table and leaves.] [On the freigher - Frank opens Michael's cell and uncuffs him.] LAPIDUS: [lowered voice] Why didn't you tell me? MICHAEL: Tell you what? LAPIDUS: That you're a survivor of 815. MICHAEL: Aa 'cause you wouldn't have believed me. LAPIDUS: You didn't think I'd believe you? I tell you that I'm one of the only people in the world that think that that plane on the bottom of the ocean is a hoax, and you didn't think I'd believe you? MICHAEL: I didn't know if I could trust you. Your boss put that plane there. LAPIDUS: [Laughs] Man, I thought I was Mr. Conspiracy, but you got me bat there. MICHAEL: [Grunts] Listen to me. Listen to me. You can't fly that guy back--Keamy. LAPIDUS: You let me worry about Keamy, all right? MICHAEL: You can't fly him back! He is gonna kll everyone on that Island. Everyone. And you don't want that on your conscience, man. Trust me. [They go out into the hall. They notice Omar attaching a device to Keamy's arm in another room.] LAPIDUS: Hey, boss. Just getting him down to the engine room. [Omar slams door shut.] GAULT: Stay on a heading of exactly 3-0-5. Faraday says that's the only safe way to and from the boat. SAYID: What will you tell Keamy if he notices the Zodiac is missing? GAULT: I'll tell him you stole it. Now go. SAYID: Desmond. DESMOND: I can't go with you. SAYID: Why not? DESMOND: I've been on that island for three years. I'm never setting foot on it again ... not when Penny's coming for me. SAYID: I'll be back with the first group as soon as I can. DESMOND: Stay on that bearing, yeah? SAYID: I will. GAULT: You need to go now. [Sayid gets into the raft and sets off for the Island.] Act 5 [Nighttime, Locke, Ben and Hurley walk through the jungle.] LOCKE: Should be about 200 yards this way. BEN: You sure it's gonna be there, John? LOCKE: I'm sorry? BEN: The cabin — what if it's moved again? LOCKE: It hasn't moved because I was told that this is where it would be. BEN: I was told a lot of things too — that I was chosen, that I was special. Ended up with a tumor on my spine and my daughter's blood all over my hands. LOCKE: I'm sorry those things happened to you, Ben. BEN: Those things had to happen to me. That was my destiny. But you'll understand soon enough that there are consequences to being chosen... because, destiny, John, is a fickle bitch. [Hurley walks over.] HURLEY: Guys? Cabin. [The camera pans to reveal the cabin.] [Flashback - In 2000, Locke is undergoing physical therapy in a rehabilitative center.] PHYSICAL THERAPIST: Okay, okay, okay. Good job, man. Good job, John. Okay, we'll try it some more tomorrow. PHYSICAL THERAPIST: He's all yours. Come on up. ORDERLY: It's all right. Come on. [The orderly pushes Locke down the hall.] ORDERLY: Don't give up, Mr. Locke. LOCKE: Excuse me? ORDERLY: I'm just saying, don't give up. Anything's possible. LOCKE: [Chuckles] You should read my file. My spine was crushed. There's a 98% chance I'll never get any feeling back in my legs. So I don't know why I'm even trying to-- ORDERLY: As a matter of fact, I did read your file. You survived falling eight stories out of a building. That's a miracle, Mr. Locke. [Camera pans up to reveal that the orderly is Matthew Abaddon, the man who later recruits the science team for Naomi and asks Hurley if "they" are still alive.] ABADDON: Let me ask you something. Do you believe in miracles? LOCKE: No. I don't believe in miracles. ABADDON: You should. I had one happen to me. LOCKE: Hey, look. I just want to go back to my room. ABADDON: You know what you need, Mr. Locke? You need to go on a walkabout. LOCKE: Wha—what's a walkabout? ABADDON: It's a journey of self-discovery. You go out into the Australian Outback with nothing more than a Knfe and your wits. LOCKE: I can't "walkabout" anything. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a cripple. ABADDON: Is that what you are, Mr. Locke? I went on my walkabout convinced I was one thing, but I came back another. I found out what I was made of, who I was. LOCKE: And here you are, an orderly. ABADDON: Oh, I'm a lot more than just an orderly, John. [Elevator bell dings. Abaddon wheels Locke inside.] ABADDON: When you're ready, Mr. Locke... [presses the elevator button] you'll listen to what I'm saying. And then when you and me run into each other again... you'll owe me one. [Doors close.] [On th freighter - The mercenary crew load gear into the chopper. Desmond watches from afar.] OMAR: Hey, doc. Wanna hear something weird? RAY: Ah, sure. OMAR: You know that morse code message that I got from the beach? It said that the doctor washed up on the shore with his throat slit. RAY: But I'm the doctor. OMAR: Crazy, right? KEAMY: Everything here? OMAR: Yes sir. KEAMY: Good. Get it packed up. LAPIDUS: What are you gonna do with all that? KEAMY: fre her up, Frank. LAPIDUS: Mr. Keamy, I was hired to fly scientists. KEAMY: Get your ass in the cockpit and fre up the chopper, Frank. LAPIDUS: I'm not taking you. KEAMY: I'll kll you, Frank. LAPIDUS: Yeah, well, you do that, you'll never get back to the island 'cause I'm the only pilot you got. KEAMY: Sorry, Doc. [Keamy grabs Ray and slices his neck. Doctor is gagging. Keamy throws him overboard into the water.] KEAMY: That change anything, Frank? Huh? Another 30 seconds goes by and someone else's turn— [A gn rings out.] GAULT: I fixed your gn. Now stand down, Martin, or I will fre. KEAMY: I don't think you want do that, Captain. [Keamy indicates the device strapped to his left arm.] GAULT: What's that on his arm? What's that on his arm?! [Gault looks away for one second. Suddenly, Keamy grabs Omar's gn and sh*t Gault.] KEAMY: Hey! What'll it be, Frank? LAPIDUS: We're flying. KEAMY: Come on. Let's go, boys. Come on! Get the rest of the wapon onboard, and let's go. Let's go! Let's get out of here. Let's move out. [Frank fires up the helicopter. He turns on a sat phone, wraps it, and hides it in a bag. Keamy takes his g*n from Gault's body.] KEAMY: Thanks, Captain. Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Let's go! [The helicopter takes off.] Act 6 JULIET: Hey! What did I say to you? JACK: [Mouth full] You told me not to leave my tent. I was hungry. JULIET: Jack, you have to rest. You can't run around. I know that is hard for you to ask for help, but if you tear your stitches... JACK: Okay. Okay. I got it. JULIET: Doctors make the worst patients. [They hear the whirring of the chopper and watch as it gets closer. It flies over the beach camp, but not before a bag is thrown out, knocking down someone's tent. A rapid beeping can be heard.] JULIET: Jack! [Rapid beeping continues. Jack retrieves the satellite phone from the bag.] JACK: I think they want us to follow 'em. [Outside the cabin, Locke, Ben and Hurley talk.] LOCKE: All right. Let's do this. BEN: I'm not going in there with you. LOCKE: What? BEN: The island wanted me to get sick and it wanted you to get well. My time is over, John. It's yours now. HURLEY: Yeah, I'm cool with you going in alone too. BEN: Good luck, John. [Locke takes the lamp from outside the door and lights it. He closes the lighter and enters. Inside, a man sits in a dark corner with his face concealed.] LOCKE: Are you Jacob? MAN: No. But I can speak on his behalf. LOCKE: Well, who are you? [The man sits forward, revealing his face. It's Jack's father.] MAN: I'm Christian. LOCKE: You know why I'm here? CHRISTIAN: Yeah, sure. Do you? LOCKE: I'm here... because I was chosen to be. CHRISTIAN: That's absolutely right. [Loud creak. Locke puts his lamp on another corner of the room and finds Claire sitting there.] LOCKE: Claire? CLAIRE: Hi John. LOCKE: What're you doing here? CLAIRE: Don't worry. I'm fine. I'm with him. LOCKE: Wh—where's the baby? CHRISTIAN: The baby's where he's supposed to be, and that's not here. It's probably best that you don't tell anyone that you saw her. LOCKE: Why? Why is she— CHRISTIAN: We don't have time for this. The people from the boat are already on their way back, and once they get here, all of these questions won't matter one bit. So why don't you ask the one question that does matter? LOCKE: How do I save the island? [Outside the cabin, Hurley and Ben sit on logs. Hurley unwraps an Apollo candy bar and hesitates before splitting in half to share with Ben. They hear the door creak. Locke walks out.] BEN: Did he tell you what we're supposed to do? LOCKE: He did. BEN: Well? LOCKE: He wants us to move the island.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "4x11 - Cabin Fever"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [Flash-forward - An endless expanse of sky over sea, with a few wisps of white clouds here and there on the horizon. Pull back to reveal we have been looking out the front windows of an airplane cockpit in flight. Gauges point steadily in every which direction on the instrument panel. From one of the gauges hangs a lucky rabbit's foot keychain. The arm of the pilot clutches the throttle; the arm of the copilot clutches a cup of coffee. The pilot, wearing aviator sunglasses, flicks a switch above him.] PILOT: We got a little chop ahead. [The copilot picks up the rabbit's foot and fondles it between his fingers.] PILOT: Put that away, man. You're freaking me out. COPILOT: We need this thing. With the cargo we got back there? Bad mojo. [The pilot turns around to address a women strapped into the jumpseat behind him. She wears an Oceanic Airlines identification badge.] PILOT: Ms. Decker? MS. DECKER: Yes? PILOT: Wanna head back there and let 'em know we're landing? MS. DECKER: Sure. Of course. [She takes off her headphones and puts them away, then gets up and heads back.] [The engines whirr loudly as Ms. Decker, in a smart dark gray pantsuit, smiles as she passes someone strapped in a jumpseat at the front of the cargo hold, and navigates her way further back.] MS. DECKER: We're coming in for a landing. [Jack has been trying to get some shut-eye. Hurley stares alertly. Kate and Sun look on listlessly, as does Sayid. Kate holds Aaron in her lap.] MS. DECKER: It's a military facility just west of Honolulu. It's completely private. Your--your families are already here. Now there's a lot of press that wanna speak to you, but as far as Oceanic is concerned, you don't have to speak to any reporters. JACK: [Nodding] We'll talk to 'em. MS. DECKER: Is that all right with all of you? [The others do not respond.] JACK: It's fine. We all agreed. We just--we just wanna get it over with. MS. DECKER: Okay. Um, they're referring to you as the "Oceanic Six". That's not the best branding as far as we're concerned, but it's catchy. We'll see you on the ground. [Ms. Decker gingerly tiptoes in her heels back to her seat in the cockpit.] [Plane descending.] JACK: We all know the story. If we get any questions that we don't wanna answer, or that we can't answer, let's just keep our mouths shut. It's okay. They'll--they'll think that we're in shock. SUN: We are in shock, Jack. JACK: Well... then this should be easy. [The plane approaches the runway on a developed island. Its tires screech as it touches down. Aaron fusses in Kate's lap. The Coast Guard taxis on the runway. Sun and Sayid sit quietly. The plane rolls to a halt. Jack unbuckles himself. The others follow suit. The cargo bay door opens on the plane, revealing daylight, and a number of figures who step into view. Four Coast Guard men carry a ramp into place. Hurley gets up, and so do everyone else. Hurley steps out first, waving hello; his mother and father rush up to greet him, with Sun's parents standing just beside them. Emotional music swells as Hurley hugs his parents, Jack hugs his mother, and Oceanic employees applaud the reunion. Hurley introduces Sayid to his parents, and Hurley's mother kisses Sayid on the cheek. Jack's mother kisses him. Sun's mother looks her over. Kate has no one waiting for her. She looks to the baby in her arms.] [On-Island - Darkness. The beach on the island. Kate stares distantly.] ROSE: It was Sayid and--and Desmond in the helicopter, right? I mean, it had to be. Why else would they have dropped that thingamabob right over us? [Steady beeping.] SUN: Then why wouldn't they just land? JACK: I don't know, but this thing is trackin' the chopper. So if they were on it, they want us to know where they're going. SUN: It's a phone, right? Can't we just call? JACK: Well? [Jack looks to Faraday. He nods. Jack hands the sat phone to Faraday.] JACK: Don't try anything stupid. FARADAY: Understood. [Beeping. Static hisses.] KEAMY: [Over phone] Put it down over there. JULIET: Is that from the chopper? FARADAY: Sh shh. FRANK: [Over phone] We're still 5 klicks from the site. KEAMY: [Over phone] I said put it down, Frank. Okay, gear up, boys. Soon as we ht the ground, we deploy to the Orchid. Heads down! Let's do this. [Static] JACK: You know what "the Orchid" is? JULIET: No. I didn't hear Desmond or Sayid either. JACK: Kate. [Clears throat] Wanna take a walk? KATE: Absolutely. JACK: I'll get the gn. You get some water, okay? KATE: Okay. JULIET: You can't possibly be serious. You just had surgery, Jack. JACK: I'm gonna be fine. JULIET: If your sutures rip, you're not gonna be fine. JACK: I can't just sit around waiting. JULIET: Recovery is not "sitting around"! JACK: Look, I have to do this. JULIET: Why? JACK: Because I promised those people that I would get 'em off this island. [Sighs] JULIET: Don't bleed to death, Jack. JACK: I'll see ya in a couple hours. [Daniel is franticly flicking through his journal.] CHARLOTTE: Daniel? What's wrong? FARADAY: [Lowers voice] Charlotte, did you hear what he said? They're going to the Orchid. They're using the secondary protocol. CHARLOTTE: What are you talking about? [Daniel comes to a page with a drawing on it. The words "The Orchid" can be seen.] FARADAY: We have to get off this island. Right now. Act 2 [Beeping.] JACK: We're catchin' up. The chopper must've landed. KATE: Why don't you take a break? [Steady beeping continues. Kate unzips her backpack and takes out a bottle of water.] KATE: You're bleeding. JACK: No, I'm not bleeding. I'm... I'm suppurating. It's... discharge. My body's just fightin' the infection around the stitches. KATE: You know when most people are lying and they can't look you in the eye? You do the exact opposite. [Jack chuckles. A branch snaps. Footsteps approaching. Jack and Kate draw their gn and spread out. Miles emerges from the forest.] MILES: Hey, long time no see. [Aaron crying. Sawyer and Aaron emerge from the forest.] SAWYER: Hey, who are you talkin' to up there, Genghis? JACK: Where's Claire? SAWYER: We lost her. JACK: You what? SAWYER: She just walked off in the middle of the night. We looked for her for a day, but she was just gone. I was hopin' maybe she went back to the beach. JACK: She didn't. [Aaron crying.] SAWYER: Well, what are y'all doin' out here? What's that phone for? JACK: The chopper flew over the beach. Someone tossed this out. It must've been Sayid. SAWYER: Well, you better hope it ain't Sayid, 'cause if he's with those animals that just blew up half of New Otherton, you do not wanna tussle with 'em. KATE: What, they tried to kll you? SAWYER: Just like Locke said they would. JACK: So... what? We're supposed to just... turn around and hide? 'Cause it seems like that didn't work so well for you. SAWYER: I'm sorry, Doc, maybe this is déja vu, but didn't you just do the whole "run through the jungle with a walkie" plan? JACK: That helicopter is our only way off this island. [Aaron crying.] SAWYER: What's with you and "gettin' off the island"? You're like a damn broken record. KATE: Stop it! Are you two fightin' each other now? [Continues crying.] JACK: Look. I put Sayid and Desmond on that chopper. It was my call. It's my responsibility. I'm going after it whether they're on it or not. You can all head back to the beach. KATE: Jack... no, no, no. You can't go by yourself. JACK: Take care of the baby. Okay? [Jack walks away by himself.] SAWYER: That son of a bitch is stubborn. [gn cocks.] SAWYER: Hold up! You don't get to die alone. [Flash-forward - A press conference is being held for the Oceanic 6.] MS DECKER : Based on the location of the wreckage, our best estimate of the crash site is... [click] here. From there, the survivors were carried by the ocean's current to... [click] here--an uninhabited island in the Lesser Sunda Islands known as Membata. As you've all read in your briefing books, on day 103... [click] a typhoon washed up the remnants of an Indonesian fishing boat, including basic supplies and a survival raft. On day 108, the remaining six survivors, including Ms. Austen's baby which she gave birth to on the island of Membata, used this raft to journey here-- [click] an island called Sumba. They then came ashore near a village called Manukangga. This photo was taken by the local fisherman who found them. Once it was discovered who they were, they were transported to Honolulu by the U.S. Coast Guard. As you can imagine, this has been an extraordinarily trying experience. They have, however, agreed to answer a few questions. So, ladies and gentlemen, the survivors of Oceanic 8-1-5. [All shouting at once.] MS. DECKER: Yes. MALE REPORTER #1: Dr. Shephard! Dr. Shephard! Can you tell us what it was like when the plane ht the ocean? Uh, how you survived. [Camera shutters snapping.] JACK: Um... [Shutters continue snapping.] JACK: It--it all happened really fast. I remember the impact. I remember the--the plane filling up with water. A group of us got to the emergency door, and, um... got out before it went down. MALE REPORTER #1: And those of you who survived--you swam to the island? JACK: No. We had, uh, cushions. We had some life jackets. We were in the water for over a day before the current took us in. By then, there was only eight of us left. [(The next segment only appeared in the enhanced broadcast and DVD cut)] MALE REPORTER #1: What happened to the other three? JACK: One of them, his name is Boone Carlyle, suffered tremendous internal injuries and died a few days after the crash. A woman, Libby, she didn't make it through the first week. Charlie Pace, he drowned a few weeks before we were able to leave. [(End extended segment)] [(The next segment only appeared in the original broadcast)] FEMALE REPORTER #1: Over here! Over here, please! Considering the ordeal that you've all been through, you look pretty healthy having been on an island for more than a hundred days. HURLEY: Was that directed at me, Dude? [Laughter] [(End original segment)] FEMALE REPORTER #1: Well, actually, Mr. Reyes, you were worth more than $150 million at the time of your... death. How does it feel to know you're going to get all that money back? HURLEY: I don't want it back, any of it. That money was bad luck. FEMALE KOREAN REPORTER: 권선화 씨, 섬에서 사망한 사람 중 한 명이 당신의 남편이 맞습니까? FEMALE REPORTER #2: What did she say? MALE REPORTER #3: Can somebody translate that? SUN: She asked if my husband was one of the people who died on the island. [Camera shutter snaps.] [Airplane taking off in distance.] SUN: The answer is no. He never made it off the plane. [(The next segment only appeared in the enhanced broadcast)] ARABIC REPORTER: Are you aware of the situation in Iraq, Mr. Jarrah? Do you have any plans to return? SAYID: There is nothing for me in Iraq. ARABIC REPORTER: Mr Shephard, now that you are home, what are your plans? JACK: I haven't really thought too much about it, uh -- my father died in Sydney, I was bringing him home for the funeral when the plane crashed. Even though the body is... -- I'd like to put him to rest. [(End extended segment)] MALE REPORTER #4: Ms. Austen... [All shouting at once.] MALE REPORTER #4: What was it like giving birth on the island? KATE: Scary. MALE REPORTER #4: Your son--uh, Aaron? How old is he now? KATE: He's just a little over 5 weeks. MALE REPORTER #4: So that would've made you about six months pregnant when the U.S. Marshal service apprehended you in Australia for an outstanding mrder warrant. Is that correct? MS. DECKER: Uh, I'm afraid Ms. Austen's legal issue is off the table. Next question. FEMALE REPORTER #1: Mr. Jarrah, given the amazing circumstances surrounding the survival of you six, is it possible there are any other survivors from the crash yet to be discovered? SAYID: No. Absolutely not. [All shouting at once.] [The Oceanic 6 are leaving the conference.] JACK: [to Kate] You did good. MS. DECKER: Mr. Jarrah? There's a woman outside. She says she knows you, but she wasn't on the list of family members. Her name is a Noor Abed Jaseem. [Airplane taking off in distance.] [Sayid walks outside to see Nadia waiting for him.] SAYID: Nadia? Nadia. [Crying.] [They share an emotional kiss.] [On-Island - Sayid arrives at the beach on the Zodiac raft.] [Motor whirring.] SAYID: Hey! Over here! SUN: Sayid! Where's Desmond? SAYID: He's fine. He's on the freighter. Listen, I'm going to start taking people back--six at a time. We have to go right now before the helicopter gets back to the boat. JULIET: Why do we have to go to the boat before the chopper gets back? SAYID: Because the men on that helicopter have every intention of klling us all. SAYID: What? JULIET: Jack and Kate just went running after it. Act 3 [Ben leads Locke and Hurley across the Island.] HURLEY: So when is someone gonna tell me where we're going? BEN: We're going to a place called the Orchid, Hugo. HURLEY: And what's that? BEN: It's a greenhouse. HURLEY: And why are we going to a greenhouse exactly? BEN: You heard John. We're going to move the island. HURLEY: Right. And how are we gonna do that? BEN: Very carefully. HURLEY: Well, if you could move the island whenever you wanted, why didn't you just move it before the psychos with gn got here? BEN: Because doing it is both dangerous and unpredictable. It's a measure of last resort. HURLEY: Awesome. [Ben pushes aside some rocks to reveal a wooden box. Before Ben can open the box, Locke steps on it.] LOCKE: Allow me. [Rattles.] [Locke opens the box and tosses a package to Hurley. Hurley opens it up and and proceeds to begin eating the saltine crackers inside.] BEN: May I have that mirror, please? [Locke hands him the mirror.] BEN: [To Hurley] You know, those are 15 years old. [Ben begins flashing the mirror toward a distant mountain peak.] HURLEY: What are you doing, Dude? BEN: Communicating. LOCKE: Communicating with who? BEN: Who do you think? [Ben receives a reply from the mountain top.] BEN: All right. Now we can go. LOCKE: Wait. What was that? What did you tell them? BEN: None of your business, John. FARADAY: Hey, Sayid, listen. If you wanna run off into the jungle after the chopper, you should do that. But in the meantime, we need to get these people off this island. SAYID: I won't be long. If I can catch up with Jack and Kate-- FARADAY: I can start ferrying people now. I can get them there safely. By the time you get back, I can have most of these people on our boat. SAYID: I trust you know the bearing. You'd better get going. FARADAY: Thank you. [To group] All right, first group in the raft. We can fit six. JULIET: Okay, okay, hold on. Sun is pregnant. You should go first. [Kate arrives at the beach.] KATE: Sayid? What are you doing here? Jack thought that you-- SAYID: I know what he thought. That's why I'm going after him. How far ahead is he? KATE: I don't know. He's--he's with Sawyer. I left them about an hour ago. Jack's got a sat phone, and they're headed for the helicopter. I can track them. Look, you are not gonna catch up to them unless I go with you. SAYID: Let's go. KATE: Okay. Sun. SUN: Where's Claire? KATE: Get Aaron on the boat, okay? [Kate hands Aaron over to Sun.] SUN: What? KATE: It's all right. Just... I'll see you there. [Kate runs up the beach toward Sayid.] KATE: [To Sun] Just keep him safe! [Aaron fusses.] SUN: Shh. FARADAY: All right, this is just the first trip. Here we go. [Faraday grabs the ship's tender and, along with other survivors, begins dragging it into the water.] MAN: Okay. [They grunt as they pull it. Faraday puts a palm up in goodbye to an obviously concerned Charlotte. They jump up into the raft.] WOMAN: You okay? FARADAY: Okay. WOMAN: Okay. [Faraday starts up the motor. The raft whirrs away from the Island.] JIN: 이 섬을 벗어나게 해 준다고 내가 약속했지. [Subtitle: I told you I'd get you off the island.] [Sun, cradling Aaron, smiles.] [Flash-forward - A very pregnant Sun climbs the daunting, sunlight-drenched marble stairs of the corporate offices of Paik Heavy Industries. At the top of the stairs, Mr. Paik berates two middle-aged Korean men in suits with briefcases.] MR. PAIK: 어떻게 된 거야? [Subtitle: How could this happen?!] UNDERLING: 누가 했는지 모르겠지만요, 다른 은행을 다섯 군데나 썼습니다. [Subtitle: Whoever did it, sir, used five different banks.] MR. PAIK: 당장 가서 윤을 데리고 와! 어서! [Subtitle: Get Yoon up here right now! NOW!] [The two men bow and shuffle off. Sun has finished her ascent and is now in Mr. Paik's office.] SUN: 아버지, 제가 방해한 건 아니죠? [Subtitle: Hello, Father. I hope I'm not interrupting.] MR. PAIK: 아니다. 항상 사업 상 하는 일인데 뭘. [Subtitle: No... It's just business.] [Mr. Paik takes a seat behind his desk.] SUN: 무슨 일이라도 있으세요? [Subtitle: Is something wrong?] MR. PAIK: 내가 말해 줘도 넌 이해하기 힘든 복잡한 회사 일이야. 그래, 몸은 좀 어떠냐? [Subtitle: Just some complications with the company. Nothing you'd understand. How is the pregnancy?] SUN: 아버지가 진수 씨를 얼마나 싫어했는지 다 알고 있는데... 새삼스럽게 아이에게 관심있는 척 하지 마세요. [Subtitle: Don't pretend to be interested in my baby. We both know you hated my husband.] MR. PAIK: 너 지금 뭐라고 했냐? [Subtitle: What did you say?] SUN: 제 뜻 아시잖아요. 진수 씨를 증오하셨잖아요. [Subtitle: You heard me. You hated Jin.] [Mr. Paik indignantly gets to his feet.] MR. PAIK: 너 지금 누구한테 함부로! 난 니 아버지야! 버르장머리라고는 하나도 없이! [Subtitle: Who do you think you are? I am your father. You will respect me!] SUN: 오세아닉 항공사로부터 상당한 금액의 합의금을 받았어요. 그 돈으로 오늘 아침에 아버지 회사 지분 반을 구입했고요. 이제부터는 저를 동업자로 존중해 주셔야겠죠. [Subtitle: Oceanic paid us our settlement for the crash. It was very significant. This morning, I bought a controlling interest in your company. So you will now respect me.] MR. PAIK: 뭐? 너... 뭐 때문에? [Subtitle: Why... would you do this?] SUN: 제 남편 인생도 망가뜨리고, 그런 아버지 때문에 우리가 그 비행기를 탄거라고요. 그러니까 전 아버지 하고 또 다른 사람이 진수 씨 죽음에 책임 있다고 생각해요. [Subtitle: You ruined my husband's life. It is because of you we were on that plane. Two people are responsible for his death. You are one of them.] [Mr. Paik, crushed, sits back down again.] SUN: 우선 이 아이를 낳고 나서 이 회사 미래는 그때 가서 얘기하죠. 우리 회사에 대해서. [Subtitle: I am going to have my baby. And then we shall discuss the plans for the future of the company. Our company.] Act 4 [A car pulls up outside a house. Hurley steps out and notices the front door is open. He enters.] HURLEY: Mom? Dad? [Front door shuts. Grandfather clock chiming.] HURLEY: Mr. Tranh? Lady Tranh? [Indistinct whispering.] HURLEY: Hello? [Whispering continues. Hurley finds a coconut on the floor. Whispering grows louder. Hurley picks up a statue of Jesus and wields it as a wapon. Whispering continues.] HURLEY: Why am I doing this? Why am I doing this? Why am I doing this? [He opens the door to find his family and friends outisde.] ALL: Surprise! Happy birthday! CARMEN: Happy birthday! DAVID: Happy birthday, Hugo! [Applause.] CARMEN: Hugo, what are you doing with that? HURLEY: I don't know. I thought there might be a prowler or something. CARMEN: Jesus Christ is not a wapon. Okay. Enjoy your party. [Cheers and applause.] MAN: Wwhoo! Happy birthday! [Hawaiian music playing. Women laugh.] HURLEY: No way. [Aaron coos.] KATE: Happy birthday, Hurley. HURLEY: Hey, Kate. KATE: Hey. HURLEY: Hey, little buddy. KATE: Say hi. Jack's running late. Sorry. NADIA: Happy birthday, Hugo. HURLEY: Wow, you guys are here. SAYID: Interesting choice of theme. HURLEY: Yeah, my mom... really doesn't get it, Dude. DAVID: Hey! How's everybody doing? [Laughs] What are you talking about? Building a fre or huntin' boars? [Laughs] I guess not. Uh, listen. Uh, do you mind, uh, excusing us for a little while? I-I wanna show you your birthday present. Hmm? Come on. Bye-bye now. [Hurley and his father stand in front of a garage.] HURLEY: I told you I don't want anything. DAVID: Hugo, it's your birthday. You gotta get somethin'. HURLEY: Not with the money. I don't want anything from the money. DAVID: Relax. I got this before you gave us the money. Ta-da! Check it out. [David shows Hurley a new, red Camaro.] HURLEY: You fixed it. DAVID: Yeah. After the crash, I--I worked on it as a memorial to you. When I was fixing it up, it was almost like I was with ya. But now you're back, and it's all yours. Wanna take her for a little spin? [Hurley inserts the key in the ignition. Hurley sees "the numbers" - 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 - in the car's odometer & trip counter.] DAVID: Is somethin' wrong, son? HURLEY: Is this some kind of joke? DAVID: What are you talking about? HURLEY: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Did you do this? DAVID: Do what? HURLEY: Those are the numbers! Right there! The numbers I won the lottery with! DAVID: Wow. What--what a coincidence. HURLEY: No. No, not a coincidence. I don't want this. I don't want any of it! [Hurley gets out of the car.] DAVID: Hugo? Wait--wait a minute. Hugo, what are you... son! Hey! [Hurley runs off.] DAVID: Hugo! Hugo! Hugo, where you goin'? Come on! Hugo! [On-Island - Ben, Hurley and Locke are walking through a bamboo forest.] HURLEY: Okay, let's say this greenhouse place does what you say, and, yeah, I get it. It's really dangerous and unpredictable. But suppose somehow it works, and we move the island. Doesn't that mean the dudes with gn move, too? BEN: Yes, I suppose they would. HURLEY: Well, isn't that, you know, a problem? BEN: I'm working on it. HURLEY: Well, what about me? I still wanna get off it! LOCKE: I'm afraid it's a little late for that, Hugo. [Birds chirping in distance. Ben stops and kneels on the ground.] BEN: May I have the binoculars, please? You might wanna get down lower to the ground. LOCKE: And why might we wanna do that? BEN: Because we're at the Orchid. LOCKE: What are we waitin' for? BEN: We're waiting, John, because Charles Widmore, the man who's trying to capture me and kll all the rest of you, knows about this place and knows that what we need is inside. LOCKE: [Sighs] I thought you said you had no idea why he was trying to find he island. BEN: I wasn't being entirely truthful. LOCKE: Yeah. When are you ever entirely truthful? BEN: You need to see this. [Locke takes the binoculars and uses them.] LOCKE: What am I looking for? BEN: Look over there on the left-hand side. Watch the plants at the back. LOCKE: I don't see any-- [Locke then sees the mercenaries patrolling the Orchid.] BEN: They're already here. Act 5 [The Zodiac arrives at the freighter.] FARADAY: Hey, hey! Hey, we're back! [Raft motor idling.] DESMOND: Where's Sayid? FARADAY: He had to go after Jack. You go. They're headed for the chopper. [Gasps.] DESMOND: You okay? SUN: Yes, I'm fine. Thank you. FARADAY: I'm gonna head back for the next group. [Revs motor. Daniel heads back.] MICHAEL: [to Desmond] Engine's fixed. Tell Hendricks to try it. [Sun and Jin notice Michael. They stare in shock.] DESMOND: Okay, engine should be working. [Engines starting up.] HENDRICKS: [Australian accent] Indeed they are. [Laughs] DESMOND: All right, well, take us to the island. [Revs engines.] DESMOND: But make sure you--you stay on the bearing of 3-0-5. It's gotta be exactly 3-0-5. [Static crackling] HENDRICKS: We've got some kind of RF interference with the the fathometer. I can't see the reef, mate. DESMOND: RF interference? How is that possible? The radio room's down. HENDRICKS: I don't know, but something on this boat is broadcasting. If we don't turn it off, I'm not going any closer than 5 miles off the coast. DESMOND: Then I'll find it. [Desmond runs off. Engines power down.] [Jack and Sawyer walk through the jungle following the phone. Steady beeping.] SAWYER: Cut yourself shavin'? JACK: Juliet took out my appendix a couple of days ago. SAWYER: You kiddin' me. JACK: Nope. SAWYER: Well, what else did I miss? [Steady beeping continues.] [Loud banging.] JACK: We're here. [Rattling in helicopter. Rattling continues.] [Grunting.] LAPIDUS: Ah! JACK: Lapidus! LAPIDUS: Yeah! [Grunts] SAWYER: You know this yahoo? JACK: Yeah. LAPIDUS: "Yahoo"? This yahoo dropped that phone on you guys so you could find me-- [Bench rattles.] LAPIDUS: --and I could fly you outta here. So why don't you do me a favor and get that back compartment? There's a toolbox. See if you can find something to get me outta these things. JACK: You heard the man. SAWYER: Well, all right. Can I get you boys a nice, cold glass of lemonade while I'm back there? JACK: Where are Desmond and Sayid? LAPIDUS: Your buddies were smart enough to keep their asses on the boat because right now that's the safest place to be. Because when the boys that I brought over here come stompin' out of this jungle, you're gonna wanna be long gone. JACK: Where'd they go? LAPIDUS: They're up by some greenhouse, perched up there, waitin' to snatch Linus. JACK: Soon as we cut you free, you'll be able fly us out of here? LAPIDUS: Hell, yeah. SAWYER: Hang on, Shaggy. You said the ht squad's gonna grab Ben Linus? LAPIDUS: Well, I don't see what's gonna stop 'em. SAWYER: What are they gonna do with the people that are with him? LAPIDUS: Nothin' good. SAWYER: [To Jack] Hugo's with Ben. JACK: [Sighs] Son of a bitch. [Flash-forward - A photo of Christian is on display. Jack is speaking to a church of people.] JACK: About ten months ago, I wrote what I wanted to say at my father's funeral on the back of a cocktail napkin at the Sydney airport. I don't remember what I wrote, but whatever it was... he would've hated it. [Chuckles. Laughter.] JACK: My father couldn't stand eulogies. "The only good thing about a wake is the free booze", he'd say. [Scattered laughter.] JACK: Not much of a wake because I won't even be able to bury him. So... What I wanna say is not for my father. It's for me. Good-bye, dad. I loved you. I miss you. [After the service, Jack thanks people as they leave.] JACK: Thanks very much for coming. MARGO: Thank you. JACK: Thank you. MARGO: Thank you for coming. JACK: Thanks. MARGO: I'll see you back at the house? JACK: Yeah. MARGO: I love you, sweetheart. JACK: I love you, Mom. MARGO: [Whispers] I'm so glad you're home. JACK: [Chuckles] I'll see you soon. MARGO: Okay. [Margo leaves.] KATE: You did that well. JACK: Had a lot of practice. [Aaron cries. A woman approaches Jack.] CAROLE: [clears throat] Excuse me. May I have a word with you? [Australian accent] Mr. Shephard... I'm very sorry for your loss. JACK: Thank you. How did you know my father? CAROLE: I believe I'm the reason he was in Australia when he died. JACK: I'm sorry. I don't understand. Why would he have come to see you? CAROLE: Oh, he... he didn't come to see me. I was still in the hospital. I never saw him. He came to see his daughter. My daughter, Mr. Shephard. JACK: My father didn't have a daughter-- CAROLE: Yes. He did. If you don't believe me, check his phone records. Would you like to know the--the strangest thing about all this, Mr. Shephard? My daughter was on your plane, too. She was on flight 8-1-5. [Crying] You were in the air for six hours, probably just a few rows from her and you never even knew she was your sister. [Sighs deeply] she was one of the ones who died when your plane ht the water. [Sighs] Her name was... Claire. [Sniffs] I didn't mean to burden you with this, but... you needed to know. I'm... sorry for your loss. [Carole walks away. Aaron fusses. Carole approaches Kate and Aaron. Aaron continues fussing.] CAROLE: Your son is beautiful. [Aaron coos.] KATE: Thank you. [Jack looks at Kate in disbelief.] Act 6 [On-Island - Over on the freighter.] SUN: I don't understand. How'd you get back to New York? MICHAEL: Uh, Walt and I, uh, uh... we took Ben's boat and we followed his bearing. A couple of days, we came to an island, you know, with people. I sold the boat... we hopped a cargo ferry back to the States. Didn't tell anybody who we were. SUN: And now you're working for Ben? MICHAEL: I do not work for Ben. I'm trying to make up for what I did. I'm trying to help you out here. [He looks toward Jin]Translate what I said. JIN: [In English] I understand. [Door clanks.] DESMOND: Hey! Michael! I need you now! [Michael follows Desmond as he runs to a room below deck. Sun and Jin follow too. They come to a room filled with C-4 explsive.] MICHAEL: Oh, my God. JIN: 아기 데리고 위에 가서 기다려. Now. [Kate and Sayid are in the jungle.] [Birds chirping.] SAYID: What's the matter? [Birds chirping.] KATE: [sighs] These aren't Jack or Sawyer. They're different tracks, fresh... and they're doubling back behind us. SAYID: Whoever you are, come out now! [Richard emerges from the jungle.] RICHARD: All right. All right, let's just relax. All right, let's--let's just rel--let's relax. KATE: Stop! Stop! RICHARD: Just relax. Put the gn down. Pl-- KATE: I said stop right there! RICHARD: Please just drop your gn. SAYID: Take one more step-- [gn cocking. Several "Others" appear from the forest. Kate gasps.] RICHARD: I said drop your gn. LOCKE: I see two of them, but not the one who klled Alex. BEN: He's there. Hold on to that for me, will you? LOCKE: What? BEN: Listen to me very carefully, John, because I'm not gonna have time to repeat this. You're gonna go into that greenhouse through that hole there. Once inside, you're gonna turn left. Go about 20 paces until you see a patch of anthuriums on your left. They're in an alcove against the north wall. Face the wall, reach down with your left hand. You'll find a switch that activates the elevator. The elevator takes you down to the actual Orchid station. HURLEY: Whoa. Wait. What? LOCKE: Okay, I'm sorry, Ben, but maybe I missed the part where you explained what I'm supposed to do about the armed men inside. BEN: I'm gonna take care of them. LOCKE: And how the hell are you gonna do that? BEN: How many times do I have to tell you, John? I always have a plan. LOCKE: [Whispers] Ben! [Normal voice] Ben! [Ben walks away. A montage follows. Sun on the freighter with Aaron. Jack and Sawyer leaving the helicopter. Sayid and Kate being escorted through the jungle by the Others. Ben stops inside the greenhouse. rfle cocks. Ben approaches Keamy with his hands raised. rfle cocks.] BEN: My name is Benjamin Linus. I believe you're looking for me. [Keamy points his g*n at Ben's head for a moment before striking him with it.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "4x12 - There's No Place Like Home"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [Flash-forward - Kate's car speeds away from Jack outside the runway at the airport in Los Angeles at night. Suddenly, her tires skid as the car brakes to a stop, then speeds back toward Jack in reverse gear. Kate sighs, tear trickling down her face, before she starts in on Jack, who stands there at the fence beyond the runway.] KATE: "We have to go back"? "We have to go back"? JACK: Now hold on— KATE: Who do you think you are?! You call me over and over again for two days straight, stoned on your pills! And then you show up here with an obituary for Jeremy Bentham. [Sighs] When he came to me and I heard what he had to say, I knew he was crazy. But you... You believed him. JACK: Yes. KATE: Him, of all people. JACK: Yes, Kate, I did, because he said that that was the only way that I could keep you safe — you and Aaron. [Kate slaps Jack.] KATE: Don't you say his name. I still have to explain to him why you are not there to read to him, so don't you say his name! JACK: I'm sorry. KATE: I've spent the last three years trying to forget all the horrible things that happened on the day that we left. How dare you ask me to go back? [Kate turns around and walks back to her car. She gets back in, shuts the door, and speeds off, leaving Jack standing there.] [On-Island - Jack leads Sawyer through the jungle. Sawyer carries a rfle; Jack, a gn.] SAWYER: You sure we're going the right way? JACK: Lapidus said they were headed northeast. SAWYER: You might wanna slow down a little, 'cause you look like you're about to keel over, Doc. JACK: I'm fine. SAWYER: Of course you're fine. You're always fine— [Jack stops Sawyer as they take in the dilapidated greenhouse in front of them. Most of its walls and roof have fallen in, and the jungle has had a big head start reclaiming the rest. They crouch down and observe quietly.] SAWYER: Is this it? JACK: I don't know. SAWYER: So what's the plan, Sundance? JACK: The plan is we wait til— [They hear what sounds like a zipper zipping. They swing around, pointing their wapon toward the source of the sound, rustling branches. Through the foliage they see Hurley, apparently finishing up some business.] SAWYER: Hugo? HURLEY: Sawyer! [Hurley zips up his pants.] SAWYER: You all right? HURLEY: Dude, you came back. How'd you know where I was? [Hurley sees Jack a few feet behind Sawyer.] JACK: It's good to see you, Hurley. HURLEY: [Awkwardly] Yeah. Yeah, man. You, too. JACK: So where the hell is he? [Birds chirp as Jack, Sawyer, and Hurley hike up toward the greenhouse. Within, Jack sees Locke checking underneath overgrown shelves of plants.] JACK: Locke! [Locke turns around.] LOCKE: Hello, Jack. [The freighter Kahana motors through open water. Inside the armory, a green light shines on a radio receiver. Desmond examines the bmb it's connected to. Michael and Jin are with him.] DESMOND: There's enough C-4 here to blow up a bloody aircraft carrier. When I was in the army... I did six months' explsive ordnance disposal, which, as the saying goes, is just enough time to learn how to blow yourself up. MICHAEL: Is it on a timer? And why hasn't it gone off yet? DESMOND: This is a—a radio receiver. It's... it's like a walkie-talkie. You send it a signal, and, uh... it--it triggers a bmb remotely. JIN: So can we... turn off? DESMOND: [Exhaling deeply through his lips] This is a... this is a trip wire. Move it, and... boom. This is dummy wiring. If you cut the wrong one... boom. This is multiple fring systems. You disable one, and the next one... boom. Uh, this... battery's the power source. If you disconnect it— JIN: Boom. Act 2 [In the greenhouse, Jack confronts Locke while Sawyer and Hurley stand idly behind.] JACK: What are you doing in here? LOCKE: There's a--a DHARMA station below us, and, um, I'm looking for a way to get in. JACK: Get in and do what? LOCKE: Hugo, James, would you mind if I spoke to Jack alone? [Hurley and Sawyer turn to leave.] JACK: Don't bother. We just came back for Hurley. Let's go. [Jack turns to leave. Sawyer starts to leave, but Hurley looks like he doesn't want to leave Locke behind.] LOCKE: Jack, you need to hear what I have to say— [Jack turns around and begins speaking forcefully.] JACK: What I need to do is to walk back to the chopper, get on it, and get the rest of our people off this island. HURLEY: Uh, dude, probably not the best idea right now. Those Rambo guys are taking Ben to that helicopter. He surrendered himself to 'em about an hour ago. JACK: [to Locke] Now why the hell would he do that? [Keamy and the other mercenaries march Ben through the jungle. Hulky, crew-cut Redfern takes up the rear, his giant rfle pointed into the trees, vigilant against any ambush. Ben's hands are bound with plastic hand bindings.] KEAMY: So tell me something, Ben. What is it that makes you so important, hmm? I'm curious. I'm curious as to why Mr. Widmore would pay me so much money just to come out here and capture you and bring you back alive. BEN: Charles Widmore tell you to kll my daughter? [Keamy and they others hear metal rattling. The helicopter is very near, and pilot Frank Lapidus tries to un-handcuff himself from it using a pair of pliers.] KEAMY: Hey! How'd he get the toolbox? [Keamy marches up to Lapidus.] LAPIDUS: Damn. [Lapidus throws the pliers away into the helicopter.] KEAMY: Who gave you the toolbox, Frank? LAPIDUS: Who, uh... KEAMY: [Forcefully, in Lapidus's face] Hey! [Behind Keamy, a branch snaps, and some grass rustles. Frank looks in the direction of the disturbance. Keamy whirls around and draws his rfle at the source of the sound. All the other mercenaries do the same. Kate comes running out. She puts her hands up.] KEAMY: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You're good right there. [Kate stops and pants, out of breath.] KEAMY: Who are you? KATE: [Gasping] I'm Kate. I'm one of the passengers of Flight 815. KEAMY: Why are you running? KATE: I'm being chased... [pants, and points to Ben] by his people. [Keamy calls to his men and orders them, pointing to different positions in the jungle.] KEAMY: Kocol... Lacour... Redfern on flank. [The men go. Omar stays near the helicopter. Keamy grabs Kate by the wrist and pulls her over down beside Ben near the helicopter.] KEAMY: Come here. KATE: Whoa. Hey. KEAMY: Get on your knees. [He pushes Kate and she falls to her knees.] KATE: Uhh! KEAMY: Hands above your heads, both of you. [They do as they are told. Kate pants. Lapidus looks around, still handcuffed to the helicopter.] [Voices whisper indistinctly. The ghostly whispers distract the mercenaries as they search for the source of the sounds. Distantly, something runs through the foliage. Suddenly, a man topples out of a tree onto Kocol, tackling him to the ground, pulling his head backwards and cracking his neck before Kocol can make a sound. Keamy looks in Lacour's direction, but sees nothing. Keamy and Redfern spread out. Keamy sees something run through the foliage. Kate looks at Ben, who observes silently. Then, another man jumps from a hiding spot behind some tall grass and whips a snare around Lacour's legs. Lacour trips backward, squeezing the trigger on his rfle as he falls, spraying a stream of muzzle flare into the air.] KEAMY: Now! Spray it! [Keamy, Redfern, and Omar begin shting blindly into the jungle around them. Kate and Ben duck and cover. Lapidus seeks refuge inside the helicopter and dodges the return fre that seems to be coming at the mercenaries from the jungle, where men are spotted sh*ting rfles from. Near Redfern, a man raises a pstol-like wapon and fires. With a whoosh, a stun dart flies through the air into Redfern's muscular neck. Redfern grabs at his neck on the point of impact, but with an electric crackling sound the stun dart activates and Redfern goes down, his limbs quaking. Grunting, Keamy leaps for cover behind a large rock as the gn continues from all around him. Omar fires aimlessly. bllts ricochet.] KATE: Ben, stay close. Run! Run. [She grabs onto Ben and the two start running away from the helicopter. Keamy cocks his rfle and leaves his cover to pursue. Just then, a grenade lands right next to the helicopter.] LAPIDUS: Grenade! [Keamy kicks the grenade away from the helicopter, grunting. It lands right next to Omar and explodes, sending Omar flying backward through the air. Keamy ducks again behind the rock as dirt and debris rain on him. He gets up, lets show a grimace that evinces both exasperation and determination, and goes after Kate and Ben. The chase through the jungle is on. Kate and Ben have a head start, but Ben, whose hands are bound, has a tough time keeping up, and finally stumbles and falls.] BEN: Uhh! KATE: Get up. Come on. Get up. [Kate runs back for him and pulls him up--but Keamy is closer now. Suddenly, Sayid sacks Keamy--] KEAMY: Uhh! Aah! [--and the two tumble down a slope. Keamy recovers first and draws his gn, but Sayid grabs Keamy's arm and pushes it to the side just before Keamy gets off a sht. Keamy swings his arm around and pulls the trigger a second time; the bllet flies aimlessly in the opposite direction. Keamy twists Sayid's arm, leveraging Sayid into the ground, but Sayid keeps hold of the gn and flips a leg up to kick Keamy off of him. Keamy falls backward and loses hold of the gn. Sayid grabs it and begins to point it at Keamy, but Keamy kicks a long leg up toward Sayid and kicks the gn out of Sayid's hands. Sayid turns to run toward it. Keamy gets up and pursues, latching onto Sayid's two shoulders. Sayid forgets about the gn and turns under Keamy, unsheathing a curve-bladed Knfe from Keamy's leg and sab it into Keamy's armpit.] KEAMY: Aah! [The two shout battle grunts at each other through a rapid-fre series of attcks and counterattacks: Keamy grabs Sayid's Knfe arm and knees Sayid, causing Sayid to drop the Knfe and double over just before Keamy drives an elbow down onto the back of Sayid's head. Sayid recovers quickly, and Keamy throws a right-left one-two, but Sayid blocks the blows and uppercuts Keamy. Keamy's head goes backward, but Keamy comes up with an elbow directly to Sayid's face, and Sayid goes down, falling on his back. Keamy spits from a bloodied mouth. Keamy limps toward the fallen gn. Sayid rolls over and crawls toward it. He picks up a fallen tree limb and swings it around into the back of Keamy's right leg. He hits Keamy in the legs again, and then swings around and hits Keamy in the front of the neck, sending Keamy backward down the slope and onto his back.] KEAMY: Aah! [Grunting] [Sayid comes down upon Keamy with the tree limb, but Keamy grabs it and catapults Sayid over the top of him. The momentum of the motion sends Sayid landing on his back with Keamy square on top of him, straddling Sayid's body and pressing the tree limb down into Sayid, with Sayid's only defense to try to bench-press the limb up and away from him. Keamy wins this fight and the limb presses down into Sayid's neck, strangling him. Sayid gasps for air. Keamy presses harder. And harder. And harder. Then--gn. Three shts. Keamy topples off of Sayid. Panting, Sayid looks up to see Richard with a gn in his outstretched arm. Richard lowers the gn and walks toward Sayid. Sayid struggles to his knees as numerous, dirty Others emerge from the tall grass and jungle around them. Kate and Ben, too, come running down the path and into the clearing where Sayid and Keamy's fight took place. Kate offers Sayid a hand and helps him up, smiling at him. Ben looks down at Keamy. Keamy's eyes stare blankly into the sky, wide open. Ben turns toward the man who fired the final shts.] BEN: Thank you for coming, Richard. RICHARD: My pleasure. [Ben reaches his bound hands toward Kate, who has picked up Keamy's Knfe that Sayid dropped in the fight.] BEN: Could you cut me free, Kate? [Kate cuts the plastic bindings off of Ben's hands.] BEN: What was the arrangement? RICHARD: They, uh, help us free you, and we let 'em off the island. BEN: Fair enough. The helicopter is yours. You and Sayid have a safe journey back. KATE: So we can go? Off the island? That's it? BEN: That's it. Act 3 [Flash-forward - In Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute, Hurley opens a candy bar.] MICHAEL'S MOTHER: Thank you, miss. NURSE: Mm-hmm. MICHAEL'S MOTHER: Are you Hurley? HURLEY: Yeah. MICHAEL'S MOTHER: Are you dangerous? HURLEY: I'm sorry. Do I know you? MICHAEL'S MOTHER: No, you don't know me... but you know my grandson. [Behind Michael's mother, Walt stands at the far end of the room. No longer a ten-year-old, he has grown into a strikingly handsome teenage man.] MICHAEL'S MOTHER: Now we've traveled all the way across country just so he could see you. I need to know if you're gonna do anything crazy. HURLEY: I won't do anything crazy. [Walt sits down in a chair across from Hurley.] HURLEY: Hey, Walt. WALT: Hey, Hurley. HURLEY: You're getting big, Dude. WALT: You know, when you came back, I was waiting for one of you to come see me, but... nobody did. HURLEY: I'm sorry. WALT: Do you know who did come see me? Jeremy Bentham. I don't understand why you're all lying. HURLEY: [Lowered voice] We're lying... because it's the only way to protect everyone that didn't come back. WALT: Like my dad? HURLEY: Like your dad, yeah. [On-Island - Hurley and Sawyer are waiting just outside the Orchid greenhouse.] SAWYER: What the hell they talkin' about in there, anyway? HURLEY: I don't know. Leader stuff? [Sawyer scoffs. He eyes Hurley's wrapper of soda crackers.] SAWYER: where'd you get that? HURLEY: Came from a box Ben dug up out of the ground. They're good. [Hurley gives Sawyer a soda crcker.] HURLEY: Thanks for coming back for me. SAWYER: [Crunching on the crcker] Ah, you got it. HURLEY: Claire and the baby okay? [Sawyer looks at Hurley.] [Jack and Locke are inside the Orchid greenhouse.] JACK: What did you wanna talk to me about, John? [Bird squawks in distance.] LOCKE: I want you to reconsider leaving the island, Jack. I would like you to stay. JACK: You'd like me to stay? LOCKE: Yeah, that's right. JACK: [Chuckles] You threw a Knfe into the back of an unarmed woman. You led half of our people across the island and got most of them klled. LOCKE: Well, Jack, you put a gn to my head and you pulled the trigger. I was hoping we could let bygones be bygones. JACK: Well, I'll tell you what. You stay here in your little greenhouse, but the rest of us are going home. LOCKE: But you're not supposed to go home. JACK: And what am I supposed to do? Oh, I think I remember. What was it that you said on the way out to the hatch--that crashing here was our destiny? LOCKE: You know, Jack. You know that you're here for a reason. You know it. And if you leave this place, that knowledge is gonna eat you alive from the inside out...until you decide to come back. JACK: Good-bye, John. [Jack turns to leave.] LOCKE: You're gonna have to lie. JACK: Excuse me? LOCKE: If you have to go, then you have to lie about everything...everything that happened since we got to the island it's the only way to protect it. JACK: [Sighs] It's an island, John. No one needs to protect it. LOCKE: It's not an island. It's a place where miracles happen. And--and--if you--if you don't believe that, Jack, if you can't believe that, just wait till you see what I'm about to do. JACK: There's no such thing as miracles. LOCKE: Well...we'll just have to see which one of us is right. BEN: Am I interrupting? [Jack whirls around to see Ben entering the greenhouse. He points his gn at Ben, cocking it.] BEN: Nice to see you, too, Jack. [Ben ignores the thrat from Jack and moves right past Jack and Locke into the interior of the greenhouse.] BEN: Couldn't find the Anthuriums, could you? LOCKE: I don't know what they look like. [Ben shakes a small potted flower, then reaches underneath a shelf and activates a switch. Metal clacks, and a door creaks as a secret elevator is exposed.] JACK: What are you doing? BEN: Didn't you tell him? LOCKE: I tried. BEN: Sayid and Kate are waiting for you at the helicopter. I understand that your people from the beach are being brought to the freighter even as we speak. JACK: What? BEN: I'd love to fill you in on everything you missed, Jack, but you, Hugo, James, you need to get moving. If I were you, I'd want to be on that boat within the hour. Good-bye, Jack. [To Locke] Let's go. LOCKE: Lie to them, Jack. If you do it half as well as you lie to yourself, they'll believe you. [Locke gets into the elevator. He and Jack share a glance through the window before it takes him and Ben down.] Act 4 [On the freigher, Michael is pushing a tnk of liquid nitrogen across the deck.] [Man speaks indistinctly.] MAN: Yeah, I'll be right here. [Aaron crying.] SUN: Michael? What's going on down there? MAN: Ready to go? [Man speaks indistinctly.] MICHAEL: Did you tell anybody? SUN: No, Michael. I--I didn't. Can you... t-turn it off? [Aaron fusses.] MICHAEL: It isn't even on yet. But, yeah, if what's in this tnk does what it's supposed to do, we're gonna be okay. [Aaron continues fussing.] MICHAEL: Look, I'll send Jin upstairs. There's no need for him to be down there with me when he can be up here with you. SUN: I'm pregnant. MICHAEL: Congratulations, Sun. [Michael takes the canister below deck.] DESMOND: You're gonna what? MICHAEL: Freeze it. This is liquid nitrogen. We use it in the refrigeration hold. The bmb needs a charge from the battery to detonate, right? And the battery runs on a--a chemical reaction. I spray the battery. I can keep it cold. No reaction. DESMOND: And what's the catch? MICHAEL: The catch is we only have one canister. We use it up, we're right back where we started. DESMOND: Well, shouldn't we save it till the light turns red? MICHAEL: If we see that light turn red and the battery's not already cold, that is the last thing we will ever see. Either way, at least we'll have a warning, buy ourselves some time. DESMOND: All right, um, freeze the battery. Jin, help me trace back these wires, make a list of where each of them goes to. [Hissing.] [Michael begins to freeze the battery.] [Motor revving in distance.] [On the Island, Daniel arrives back on the beach with the raft.] MAN: Boat! [Man shouts indistinctly. Motor powers down. People run to help Daniel pull the raft onto the beach.] FARADAY: Thank you. MAN: Down there. JULIET: Did you get them all to the boat? FARADAY: Yeah, everybody's safe. JULIET: Are they coming closer? FARADAY: They fixed the engine, and they're gonna get as close to the island as they can without hitting the reef, so the next trip shouldn't take so long. I'm just gonna get some water, and I'll come back in a minute. JULIET: Okay, I'll get the next group ready to go. FARADAY: Thank you. JULIET: Dan! FARADAY: Yeah? JULIET: Thanks for helping us. FARADAY: Absolutely. JULIET: Okay, let's go! [Further up the beach, Rose finds Miles in the kitchen.] ROSE: Uh, who told you you could eat those peanuts? MILES: May--may I eat these peanuts? ROSE: I'm gonna keep my eye on you, shorty. FARADAY: [entering] Miles... MILES: Somethin' wrong with your neck? FARADAY: Follow me, please. CHARLOTTE: Dan, you're back. Hey. What's wrong? FARADAY: I'm leaving in ten minutes to take the next group of people to the freighter. You need to make sure that you're with me on that raft, all right? MILES: Well, don't worry about me, 'cause I'm gonna stay. FARADAY: Miles, no, uh, uh, I don't think I'm getting across the... direness of the circumstance. MILES: Oh, no, you're very dire, but I'm still gonna stay. [Faraday sees Charlotte come near.] FARADAY: Hey, ten minutes. CHARLOTTE: Yep. [Faraday leaves.] MILES: I'm surprised you wanna leave. CHARLOTTE: Sorry? MILES: It's just weird. You know, after all that time you spent trying to get back here. CHARLOTTE: What do you mean, get back here? MILES: ...What do I mean? [He walks away as Charlotte considers what he said.] [Locke and Ben are going down in the elevator. Whirring.] LOCKE: How deep is the station? BEN: Deep. [Clank, squeak.] [When it stops, Ben begins switching lights on. Switch clicks, electricity powers up. Switches and knobs clicking.] LOCKE: Is this the magic box? BEN: No, John, it's not. [Switch clicks, whirring.] LOCKE: What is all this stuff for? BEN: Same things that all the DHARMA stations are for (flips paper) — silly experiments. LOCKE: What kind of experiments? BEN: You know what, John? [Objects rattle as Ben rummages through a drawer and retrieves a videocassette.] BEN: Why don't you watch this very informative video that will answer some of your questions... [Ben flips on a TV set, which hisses with static.] BEN: ...and I'll take care of some business. [The videotape player whirrs into operation. The image on the screen warps and distorts, as if the tape is very old and has seen many playings.] SCIENTIST: [On video] Hello. I'm Dr. Edgar Halliwax... [warps and distorts] and this is the orientation film for station six of the DHARMA Initiative. As you've no doubt surmised, station six, or "The Orchid," is not... [warps and distorts] a botanical research unit. The unique properties... [warps and distorts] of this island have created a kind of Casimir effect, allowing the DHARMA initiative to conduct unique experiments in both space and time. [Clatter] This... is "the vault", constructed adjacent to a pocket of what we believe... [warps and distorts] to be negatively charged "exotic matter". Great care must be taken to avoid leaving inorganic materials... [warps and distorts] inside the chamber. The electromagnetic energy within the island can be highly volatile and unpredictable. Now for your own safety and the safety of those around you, metallic objects must never... [warps and distorts] be placed within the vault. [There's a loud clank as Ben sets a metal trash bin into the vault.] SCIENTIST: [On video] [whirring] In our first demonstration, we will attempt to shift the test subject 100 milliseconds ahead in four-dimensional space. For the briefest... [warps and distorts] of moments, the animal will seem to disappear, but in reality... [voice distorts] [Suddenly, the tape starts to rewind. Locke tries pressing the stop button, but the tape keeps rewinding. He bangs on the top of the videotape player, but to no effect. The machine keeps whirring. Locke gets up and goes to Ben.] LOCKE: Hey. Uh... was he talking about what I think he was talking about? BEN: If you mean time-travelling bunnies, then yes. LOCKE: You do know that he said specifically not to put anything metal in here. [Ben stares at Locke for a second, then gives a curt, exasperated nod and turns back to his work. Suddenly, they hear a metal creak and a clank and a squeak as the elevator starts making the trip back up the shaft with a whirring sound.] LOCKE: You expecting someone? [The elevator continues to squeak up the shaft.] BEN: May I have my wapon back? Act 5 [Hurley, Sawyer and Jack arrives at the helicopter.] HURLEY: Sayid! Kate! [Sayid and Hurley hug] Good to see you, Dude. [Sawyer looks at the dad body of a mercenary.] SAWYER: He say somethin' to tick you off, Freckles? KATE: Didn't kll that one. SAWYER: Well, which one did you kll? JACK: Where's the baby? KATE: He's with Sun, and they should be at the freighter by now. Are you okay? JACK: I am now. [Panting.] SAWYER: [To Frank] Hey Kenny Rogers. What you trying to do there, pick a lock? LAPIDUS: You got a better idea? SAWYER: Hacksaw. LAPIDUS: For the handcuffs, right? [He begins to saw the handcuffs.] LAPIDUS: Okay, take it easy. SAWYER: Ay. All right, all right. JACK: Sayid, how'd you get back? SAYID: I took the Zodiac from the freighter. JACK: Is it safe? A body from the boat washed up on the beach. SAYID: It's safe now. [Sawyer finishing cutting Lapidus free.] LAPIDUS: All right! Let's get the hell outta here! SAWYER: Let's go, Freckles. I've seen enough of this rock. [Rotors powering up. Everyone boards the helicopter.] HURLEY: After we drop everyone off at the boat, we can come back and look for Claire, right? JACK: Absolutely. LAPIDUS: Hands and feet inside the vehicle! Let's go for a ride! [The chopper takes off and heads away from the Island.] [Inside the Orchid station, the elevator creaks to the bottom of the shaft. It stops with a clank and a squeak. Two army boots stand inside. Above them, a hand reaches down and unsheathes a Knfe from a boot. It's Keamy. He lifts the elevator gate and limps out into the station. In the distance, Dr. Halliwax continues to talk on the videotape.] SCIENTIST: [On video] ...properties of this island have created a kind of Casimir effect... KEAMY: I know you're down here, Ben. [Panting] Crouching in the dark, just waiting to take a sht at me. SCIENTIST: [On video] This... is "the vault"... KEAMY: Well, you better aim for the head, Ben! Not like your boyfriend who sht me in the back like a coward! SCIENTIST: [On video] ...to avoid leaving inorganic materials inside... KEAMY: This body armor's, um, been known to take a bllet or two in its time. [Halliwax continues to speak indistinctly.] KEAMY: But before you take your sht, Ben, let me tell you about this. [Panting] [Keamy removes his flack jacket and it falls to the floor. Strapped to his bare bicep is a device with a green light on it. The light shines in the darkness.] KEAMY: See that? I took out a bit of a--a life insurance policy, Ben. It's a heart rate monitor, and it's connected to a radio transmitter. W--we call it a "dad man's trigger", Ben. If my heart stops beating... [panting] it sends a little signal to the 500 pounds of C-4 that I've got hardwired out there on the freighter that'd kll a lot of innocent people, Ben. If you think I'm bluffing, need I remind you of, uh... how your daughter looked as she bled out? Face-down in the grass? [Panting] [Keamy wheels around and assumes a combat stance with his Knfe when he sees Locke standing there.] KEAMY: Who the hell are you? LOCKE: My name is John Locke, and I have no... conflict with you. And neither do the people on that boat. So... why don't you put your Knfe down? We can talk about this. KEAMY: Well, John Locke... I've never really been one for talk. [With a clank and a shouted grunt, Ben emerges from his hiding place, leaping at Keamy. He hits Keamy first in the head, then in Keamy's injured leg with his telescopic baton, sending Keamy to the floor. Then he grabs the Knfe from Keamy and begins sab.] BEN: You klled my daughter. KEAMY: Aah! BEN: You klled my daughter! LOCKE: Ben! Ben! Ben, stop! No, no! Stop! [Ben keeps screaming and grunts as Locke pulls Ben away from the wounded, gagging Keamy.] LOCKE: Ben, what did you do? [Keamy's device starts beeping.] LOCKE: You just klled everybody on that boat. [Beeping continues.] BEN: So? Act 6 [At a distant end of the beach camp, Daniel Faraday finds and shares a private moment with Charlotte Lewis.] FARADAY: Hey, Charlotte! Listen, uh, I wanted to say before you get on the boat, please-- CHARLOTTE: I'm gonna stay, Daniel... for now, anyway. FARADAY: Charlotte... there is no "for now". If you don't come with me, "for now" could be forever. CHARLOTTE: Nothing's forever. FARADAY: Why? CHARLOTTE: Would it make any sense if I told you I was still looking for where I was born? FARADAY: N--no. [They laugh as they embrace and Charlotte kisses Faraday on the cheek.] CHARLOTTE: Good-bye, Daniel. [Daniel walks to the raft.] FARADAY: Let me guess. You're not coming. JULIET: I promised I wouldn't leave until I got everyone here safely off this island. Relax. I'll still be here when you get back. FARADAY: Right, right... when I get back. Okay. Everybody ready? Let's get started. Off we go. [On the freighet, Michael continues to spray the battery.] DESMOND: I think I might have something. Okay, so... so if... if I cut this wire, it... it should disconnect the fring mechanisms. JIN: Stop! 여기 연결돼 있어. No good. DESMOND: Damn it! I--I just don't know enough. H--how do we even know your little freezing trick's doing anything? MICHAEL: We'll know if that light turns red and we're still here. DESMOND: How much stuff do we have left? MICHAEL: We got a quarter tnk. DESMOND: What happens if we can't deactivate the bmb? MICHAEL: We better get everybody the hell off this boat. [The chopper is heading for the freigher. Frank notices the fuel gauge rapidly going down.] SAYID: What's the matter? LAPIDUS: We're losing fuel. JACK: What?! LAPIDUS: We're losing fuel! Look outside, tell me if you can see anything! [Everyone looks outside. Sayid spots a fuel leak.] SAYID: We have a fuel leak! A bllet must have pierced the t*nk! LAPIDUS: We gotta find a place to set her down! JACK: No, don't land! LAPIDUS: What?! JACK: There's no fuel on the island! We've gotta get to the boat, or this chopper's useless! LAPIDUS: I'm telling ya, I don't see the boat! JACK: Well, then keep looking! LAPIDUS: We gotta get every ounce of extra weight off this chopper now! Anything that's not bolted down, toss it out! [Everyone throws various pieces of luggage into the water.] JACK: Now what? Is that enough? Can we make it?! LAPIDUS: I'd feel a hell of a lot better if we were a few hundred pounds lighter! Well, if we don't make it, we're still close enough to ditch it on the beach. JACK: Hey! Do not go back to the island! LAPIDUS: We might not have a choice, Doc. SAWYER: Hey... [whispering indistinctly] KATE: Why are you telling me this? [Sawyer and Kate kiss.] SAWYER: Just do it, Freckles. [Sawyer jumps from the chopper.] KATE: Sawyer! [After a moment, he surfaces from the water. After watching the helicopter flying away, he turns and starts swimming back to the Island.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "4x13 - There's No Place Like Home Part 2"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [Flash-forward - Outside Santa Rosa, a man is reading a newspaper in his car when there is a knock at the window.] SAYID: Excuse me, sir. I'm sorry to bother you. But do you have the time, please? GUY IN CAR: Yeah. It's eight fif-- [Sayid sh*t the man dad.] [Inside, Sayid finds Hurley's room and enters. Hurley is playing a game of chess, seemingly against no one.] HURLEY: Sayid? SAYID: Hello, Hurley. HURLEY: I think visiting hours are over, Dude. SAYID: This isn't a visit. I want you to come with me. HURLEY: Come with you where? SAYID: Somewhere safe. HURLEY: And why would I go anywhere with you? I haven't seen you in, like, forever. SAYID: Because circumstances have changed. HURLEY: What circumstances? SAYID: Bentham's dad. HURLEY: What? SAYID: Two days ago. HURLEY: What happened? SAYID: They said it was su1c1de. HURLEY: What do you mean, they "said" it was su1c1de? And why are you calling him "Bentham"? His name is-- SAYID: Don't say it. We're being watched. HURLEY: Dude, I've been having regular conversations with dad people. The last thing I need now is paranoia. SAYID: I just klled a man who's been perched outside this facility for the last week. I'm finding paranoia keeps me alive. HURLEY: We're not going back, are we? SAYID: No. Just somewhere safe. HURLEY: Okay then. Hold on a sec. [Hurley makes a move on the chess board.] HURLEY: Checkmate, Mr. Eko. [They leave.] [On-Island - The chopper is still heading for the boat.] SAYID: Where's the freighter? LAPIDUS: I don't know. I stayed on course. They must have it on the move again. SAYID: How much fuel? LAPIDUS: Four, five minutes worth, unless somebody else wants to jump. JACK: [seeing Kate looking out the window] As soon as we get to the boat, we'll go back for him. HURLEY: Hey! There it is! The boat! I see it! Behind us! [In the Orchid, Keamy is breathing erratically. Monitor beeping steadily.] LOCKE: Ben, help me. If he dies, everybody on that boat dies. BEN: That's not my problem, John. [Steady beeping continues. Keamy wheezes.] LOCKE: Hang on, man. Hang on! KEAMY: [Hoarsely] Wherever you go... Widmore... [breathing erratically] he'll find you. [Steady beeping continues.] BEN: Not if I find him first. [Monitor beeping erratically.] LOCKE: [whispers] Hey. No. No. [Normal voice] Hey. Hey! Hey! [Keamy dies. Beep, beep. The light on the device turns red.] [Beep. The light on the bmb receiver turns red.] MICHAEL: You two need to go now. Get everybody off the boat. We have maybe five minutes left in the tnk. Go! JIN: You go. Go. I stay. [Desmond leaves. Valve squeaking. Michael sprays the battery.] [Desmond runs to the deck and notices the chopping coming.] DESMOND: Oh, bloody hell. Don't land! You can't land! Don't land! Don't land! There's a bmb! There's a bmb! Get away! There's a bmb! You can't land! Go back! JACK: Did he say "bmb"? DESMOND: Don't land! JACK: What are you doing?! LAPIDUS: I don't care what the hell he's screaming! I'm flying on fumes! I gotta put this bird down! DESMOND: No! Don't land! [Hissing] No! No! Look, you don't understand! Jin and Michael are doing everything they can, but there's no time! You've gotta get off the boat now! [Grunts, knocks.] JACK: How long till we can fly again? LAPIDUS: Somebody patch the other hole where the bllet came out! DESMOND: Give it to me. I'll do it. LAPIDUS: Here! Somebody pump some gas! JACK: I'll handle the fuel. LAPIDUS: Get that life raft right there! Come on! Let's go! [Aaron crying.] KATE: Hey, Sun! Sun! Where you going? We gotta go. SUN: Jin's below with Michael. I can't-- KATE: No, no, there's no time! There's no time. We have to go. SUN: I won't leave him! KATE: Okay. You get the baby on the chopper. I'll get Jin. All right? LAPIDUS: Just keep pumping till I get it started! That'll be enough to get us to the island. [Hissing resumes.] MICHAEL: Jin, you gotta go. There's nothing more we can do, man. JIN: No, I can find-- MICHAEL: Hey, come on. It's over. I'm almost out of this stuff. Listen, you are a father now. Get to your wife and get her home. JIN: Thank you, Michael. MICHAEL: You're welcome. Go. [Jin leaves.] [Helicopter engine starting. Jin runs through the corridors of the boat.] JACK: Hey! Not yet! LAPIDUS: Your buddy said we got five minutes as of three minutes ago. If you're going, this is it. Let's go! JACK: Kate! Come on! KATE: Jin's still inside! Jin's still inside. We can't leave him behind. JACK: Come on. Listen, I'm not leaving without you. We gotta get out of here now. LAPIDUS: Let's go! [Aaron continues crying.] DESMOND: Give me a minute! No! Wait! SUN: Where's Jin? [The chopper takes off. Man shouts indistinctly. Jin makes it to the deck.] JIN: 자기야! 자기야! 여기야! 여기야! 나 아직 여기 있어! [Aaron continues crying.] SUN: It's Jin! No! Jin! Jin! Jin! We have to go back! Turn around! LAPIDUS: We can't do it! SUN: We have to! We need to go back! [Below deck, Michael sprays the battery but the tnk runs out. Ghostly voices are whispering.] CHRISTIAN: You can go now, Michael. MICHAEL: Who are you? [Boom. The freigher explodes.] SUN: [Shrieking] Jin! [Sobbing] Aah! [Metal creaking loudly.] SUN: [Shrieking] Jin! Act 2 [Sun gasping and sobbing.] SUN: Go back lower! We have to go find Jin! JACK: Sun, there's nobody down there! SUN: You can't see anything from here! LAPIDUS: We didn't get enough fuel! We can't go back! SUN: Go lower! I know he's there! SAYID: Sun, I'm--Sun, I'm so sorry. He's not-- SUN: He's down there! I know he's down there! LAPIDUS: We gotta go! SUN: No! I'm not leaving him! SAYID: Can't get to him! SUN: No, we're not leaving him! We're not! Turn back around! JACK: Sun! Sun! It's gone! [Aaron wailing.] JACK: He's gone. [Continues wailing.] KATE: Shh. Shh. JACK: Lapidus! Fly us back to the island. LAPIDUS: You got it. [Aaron continues wailing.] SUN: No! [Sobbing] No! No! [Shrieking] No! [Flash-forward - In London, Sun walks alongside the Thames near the Tower Bridge. Her cell phone rings. She takes it out and opens it up.] SUN: 어, 엄마. [Subtitle: Hello?] MRS. PAIK: 얘, 누가 너하고 얘기하고 싶대! 지연아, 엄마하고 얘기 좀 해볼래?[Subtitle: Hello! Someone wants to talk to you! Say hello to your mother, Ji Yeon.] JI YEON: 엄마, 엄마. [Subtitle: Mama, Mama.] SUN: 우리 예쁜 딸! [Subtitle: Hello my love!] MRS. PAIK: 얘, 너 어디 있니? [Subtitle: Where are you?] SUN: 런던에 있어요. 일 마무리 하고 오늘 밤에 출발해요. [Subtitle: I'm in London. I leave tonight. Just finishing a little business.] MRS. PAIK: 그래, 그럼 여행 안전하게 잘 해. [Subtitle: Fly safe.] SUN: 그럴게요, 엄마. 집에서 봐요. [Subtitle: I will. Good-bye mother.] [Speaking indistinctly.] WIDMORE: All right, guys. Thanks. SUN: Excuse me. Mr. Widmore? WIDMORE: Yes. SUN: I'm Sun Kwon... Mr. Paik's daughter. I'm the managing director of Paik Industries. WIDMORE: Yes, of course. How is your father? SUN: Excellent, thank you. WIDMORE: Quite the golfer. I believe I owe him dinner after our last game. SUN: Are you really going to pretend that you don't know who I am? WIDMORE: I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about, Ms. Kwon. SUN: Yes, you do know, Mr. Widmore... just like you know we've been lying all this time about where we were and what happened to us there. You and I have common interests. When you're ready to discuss them... [Sun hands Widmore her Paik Industries business card from her pocket.] SUN: Call me. As you know, we're not the only ones who left the island. [Sun turns and begins to walk away. Widmore calls after her.] WIDMORE: Ms. Kwon? Why would you want to help me? [She continues walking.] [On-Island - In the Orchid, Ben is still putting objects into the vault.] LOCKE: Why? BEN: "Why" what? LOCKE: Why did you kll him when you knew it would destroy the boat? BEN: Well, John, I really wasn't thinking straight. Sometimes... good command decisions get compromised by bad emotional responses. [Loud clatter.] BEN: I'm sure you're gonna do a much better job of separating the two than I ever did. [Ben closes the door on the vault and turns it on.] LOCKE: What are you doing? [Mechanical whirring and crackling.] LOCKE: I asked you a question! BEN: If I were you, I'd duck. [Whirring and crackling grows louder. Electricity crackling, hissing, rumbling. The vault explodes. Crackling, hissing and rumbling stop.] BEN: I better change. [Juliet is sitting on the beach with a bottle of alcohol. Sawyer swims to the shore and walks up to Juliet.] SAWYER: Nice day for a swim. JULIET: What are you doing here? SAWYER: Decided to take a dip. [Sawyer regards Juliet's bottle of DHARMA-brand flavored rum.] SAWYER: Whatcha celebratin'? JULIET: I'm not celebrating. [With a flick of her sad eyes, Juliet indicates behind Sawyer. He gets the point and looks to the ocean. A distant plume of black smoke wafts on the horizon.] SAWYER: Is that our boat? JULIET: It was. Act 3 LOCKE: What's that for? BEN: I'm going somewhere cold. [Ben zips up jacket.] LOCKE: Then where is mine? BEN: You don't need one because you're not going with me. LOCKE: Yes, I am going with you. BEN: No, John, you're not. LOCKE: Jacob told me what we had to do. You don't get to make all the decisions-- BEN: He told you what to do, but he didn't tell you how because he wants me to suffer the consequences. LOCKE: What consequences? BEN: Whoever moves the island can never come back. So I'd like you to get on the elevator, John, and go back up. Richard and my people will be waiting 2 miles east of the Orchid. LOCKE: Waiting for me? BEN: Ready, willing and able to share what they know. And then they will follow your every word. Good-bye, John. I'm sorry I made your life so miserable. [Ben exhales deeply as he shakes Locke's hand.] LOCKE: What do I tell 'em to do? [Ben picks up a crowbar.] BEN: You'll find your way, John. You always do. [Locke walks through the jungle. Birds chirping. He comes across the Others' camp. Man and woman speaking indistinctly. fre crackling.] RICHARD: Hello, John. Welcome home. [Back in the Orchid, Ben clears the vault and enters a hole which has been blown into the back of it. He makes his way down a tunnel until he comes to a wooden ladder. At the bottom, a thin layer of ice covers a hole. Ben breaks the ice with his foot and continues down the ladder on the other side. The bottom rung breaks as Ben steps on it, causing him to fall and cut his arm on a nail sticking out. He finds himself in a frozen chamber with a wooden wheel in the wall. He approaches the wheel and looks up.] BEN: I hope you're happy now, Jacob. [Ben tries to turn the wheel but it is frozen solid. He takes the crowbar and breaks the ice, then uses it to start turning the wheel. He then struggles the push the wheel. A loud buzzing noise is heard. Richard and Locke hear the noice. So do Sawyer, Juliet, the people on the raft and the chopper. Aaron is crying.] DESMOND: Yeah, what is that? [Ben continues pushing the wheel. Before long, a bright white light engulfs him and everyone else on the Island, as well as the helicopter as it heads toward the Island. Everything turns white. When it clears, a ripple in the ocean reveals where the Island used to be.] LAPIDUS: Where's the island? Where's the island?! Where the hell's the island?! HURLEY: It's gone. LAPIDUS: Where the hell am I gonna land this thing?! JACK: There's another smaller island close by they took us to! LAPIDUS: I got news for ya, Doc. There's nothing but water in every direction! [Helicopter engine sputtering. Alarm beeping.] LAPIDUS: Doesn't matter now. That's it, people! We're out of fuel! [Beeping continues. Wind blwing loudly, rotors slowing down.] LAPIDUS: Get your life vests on! We're going in! Brace yourselves! [Wind blwing loudly.] SAYID: Desmond! The life raft! LAPIDUS: Hold on! [Sayid releases the life raft into the ocean. He chopper crashes into the sea and flips over.] Act 4 [Jack is under the water.] KATE: Where's Jack?! LAPIDUS: Kate! Where is he?! SAYID: Are you okay? KATE: Hurley, carry the baby. [Jack makes his way to the surface.] LAPIDUS: Sayid, are you all right? SAYID: Yes! HURLEY: Jack! LAPIDUS: Where's Desmond? KATE: Get the baby. HURLEY: I got him. [Kate grunts. Aaron crying.] LAPIDUS: Desmond?! Jack! Give me a hand! [Sun gasps and grunts.] SUN: Here you go. JACK: Get him to the raft. Get him to the raft. Get him up in the raft. We've gotta get him in the raft. HURLEY: Is he breathing? Oh, my God. Is he breathing? [Frank and Jack get an unconcious Desmond to the life raft. Jack performs CPR.] KATE: Oh, my god. JACK: Oh, come on, Desmond. [Panting.] JACK: One, two, three. [Desmond opens his eyes, coughing out water.] JACK: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. HURLEY: Yeah. JACK: Yeah. Yeah. [Coughing.] JACK: Yeah, you're all right. HURLEY: You're all right, man. You're okay. [Continues coughing.] HURLEY: Desmond. JACK: That's it. You're all right. That's it. [Desmond continues coughing.] JACK: [whispers] It's okay. It's okay. We're alive. [Sighs deeply] [Flash-forward - Kate is in bed. She is woken up and switches the lamp on. Suddeny the phone rings.] KATE: Hello? [Clicking.] KATE: Hello? Who's there? [Ghostly voices whispering. The line goes dad, then a door opens outside. Kate grabs a gn from her closet and goes into Aaron's room, which is open.] KATE: Don't move. Don't you touch my son! [She gasps. Claire is in the room.] KATE: [Whispers] Claire? How did y-- CLAIRE: [voice breaks] Don't bring him back, Kate. [Chair creaks] Don't you dare bring him back. [Kate wakes up from her dream. She gets out of bed and runs to Aaron's room. She puts her hand on his.] KATE: [crying] I'm sorry. I'm sorry. [Present - Kate is on the life raft holding Aaron. It is nighttime.] HURLEY: Is he okay? KATE: He's fine. It's a miracle. HURLEY: I can't believe he did it. KATE: Who did what? HURLEY: Locke. He moved the island. JACK: No, he didn't. HURLEY: Oh, really? 'Cause... one minute it was there, and the next it was gone, so... unless we, like, overlooked it, Dude, that's exactly what he did. But... if you've got another explanation, man, I'd love to hear it. [Frank spots lights on the horizon.] LAPIDUS: God almighty. There's a boat. There's a boat out there! There's a boat out there. Hey! There's a boat! You see it?! Hey! Hey! Hey! Over here! Does it see us? DESMOND: I think it does! SAYID: Hey! HURLEY AND DESMOND: Hey! LAPIDUS: Is it turning? It's turning! Hey! Hey! JACK: [Softly] We're gonna have to lie. KATE: What? JACK: [Normal voice] We're gonna have to lie. SAYID: Lie about what? JACK: Everything, all of it, every moment since we crashed on the island. LAPIDUS: Jack... now I know I'm new to this group and everything, but isn't this the place where everybody starts jumping up and down and hugging each other? JACK: Your freighter... those men came to the island to kll us, all of us. You said that our plane was discovered on the bottom of the ocean. Well, someone put it there--someone who wants everyone to think that we're dad. So what do you think's gonna happen to us when we tell them that that wasn't our plane? What do you think's gonna happen to the people that we left behind? KATE: Jack, we can't. We can't pull it off. JACK: Just let me do the talking. MAN: Aponta adiante, lá! Lá! [Water lapping] MAN: Uma jangada. Cheio de gente! São oito deles! [engine whirring] MAN: De onde eles vieram? De onde eles vieram? HENRIK: Ei, aqui! Dá uma olhada aqui! MAN: Depressa! Pega uns cobertores e a caixa de primeiros socorros. Traga pra aqui agora. HENRIK: Uma jangada com pessoas, Ms. Widmore! [Pause] Ms. Widmore, venha à proa! PENNY: Throw them a rope! Take them 'round to the stern! DESMOND: Penny? Penny! Penny! [Desmond climbs the side of the boat and meets Penny on the deck. They kiss passionately.] PENNY: Are you okay? DESMOND: [Chuckles[ I'm--I'm fine. [Whispers] I'm fine. [Normal voice] H--how did you find me? PENNY: Your phone call... I have a tracking station. [Sniffles] DESMOND: I love you, Penny... and I'll never leave you again. [Laughs.] MAN: Não, não, não. Não faz isso. Não faz isso. Tá bom, tá bom, tá bom. Chega pra lá. Chega, chega. [The survivors board the boat.] DESMOND: Uh... this is--this is Penny. This is, um, Kate and then Aaron. KATE: Hi. PENNY: Hi. DESMOND: Um... and this is Sun, Sayid, Hurley. HURLEY: Hi. DESMOND: This is Frank. And Jack. Jack, this is--this is Penny. JACK: It's nice to meet you, Penny. PENNY: Hi. JACK: [Sighs] But we need to talk. Act 5 [One week later.] HURLEY: What's this place called? SAYID: Membata. HURLEY: Membata. Why are we doing this, Dude? Sailing 3,000 miles to another island? SAYID: Because it's the only way to keep them safe. [At the rear of the boat, Frank and Jack put a raft into the water. Lapidus grunts.] JACK: How long till we'll ht land? LAPIDUS: Well, if the wind's not too brutal... eight, nine hours. [Drops plank] Just long enough to give you a nice, convincing sunburn. JACK: Well... it's been a pleasure, Frank. I hope we never see each other again. LAPIDUS: Roger that, Doc. [Chuckles] PENNY: [to Aaron] Bye, sweetheart. DESMOND: [to Jack] Are you sure about this, brother? JACK: Are you sure? DESMOND: [Scoffs] As long as I've got Penny... I'll be fine. JACK: Don't let him find you, Desmond. And I'll see you in another life, brother. DESMOND: Aye. I guess you will. JACK: All right. Let's go home. [They paddle the raft to an Island. The villagers help them to the shore. Jack, Hurley, Sayid, Sun and Kate, who is holding Aaron, make their way up the beach.] [The Pixies' "Gouge Away" plays in Jack's Ford Bronco as Jack cruises down a Los Angeles street.] [Sleeping on your belly / You break my arms, / You spoon my eyes / Been rubbing a bad charm] [Jack's brakes squeal as he stops in front of Hoffs/Drawler Funeral Home.] [With holy fingers / Gouge away / You can--] [Jack parks and turns off the engine. He sniffles as he gets out and approaches the building. A train horn blows in the distance. Jack tries the doorknob, but it's locked. He rattles it again. Dogs bark in the distance. The train horn continue to blow. Jack picks up a stray chunk of cement and--CLANK--bashes on the doorknob once, putting a gash in the door. Another ht--CLANK--and the doorknob breaks and bends out. A third ht with the cement chunk and the knob is knocked clean off. Jack pushes his way inside the funeral parlor. With a BANG of the door, Jack breaks inside the mortuary of the funeral home. Jack sighs and flicks on the light switch. There, inside, is Jeremy Bentham's coffin. Jack approaches the coffin. The body claim form, unfilled except for the name, sits on a clipboard on the top of the coffin. Jack throws the clipboard onto the stainless steel body preparation table behind him. From the sound of it, a plane flies overhead as Jack lifts the upper cover of the coffin and looks at the body inside.] BEN: Hello, Jack. [Jack is startled almost off his balance by the voice. The sound of vehicles passing by can be heard from outside.] BEN: Sorry. Didn't mean to scare you. Did he tell you that I was off the island? JACK: [Exhales deeply] Yes, he did. BEN: When did you speak to him? JACK: [Inhales deeply] About a month ago. BEN: And Kate? JACK: Yeah. Yeah, he came to see her, too. BEN: And what did he say to you? JACK: He told me... that after I left the island, some very bad things happened. And he told me that it was my fault for leaving. And he said that I had to come back. BEN: Yes, I heard that you've been flying on passenger planes... hoping that you'd crash. It's dark, Jack, very dark. JACK: Why are you here? BEN: I'm here to tell you that the island won't let you come alone. All of you have to go back. JACK: [Scoffs] Are you... [sighs] Sayid--I don't even know where Sayid is. Hurley... [scoffs] is insane. Sun blames me for... and then Kate... [chuckles, sighs] She won't even talk to me anymore. BEN: Perhaps I can help you with that. This is the way it has to be, Jack. It's the only way. You have to do it together, all of you. JACK: How? BEN: I have a few ideas. [Jack sighs deeply and turns to leave.] BEN: Jack... I said, all of you. We're gonna have to bring him, too. [Jack, standing feet from Ben and facing him in the tiny mortuary, turns back and looks at the body in the coffin. Ben regards the body for a moment too. The well-dressed, peaceful-looking body in the coffin, the body of Jeremy Bentham, is the body of John Locke.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "4x14 - There's No Place Like Home Part 3"}	foreverdreaming
[As the episode commences we see and hear the buzzing of an analog alarm clock with the time 8:15 AM being displayed. A man's hand reaches out, avoids the glass of water on the nightstand and shuts off the alarm and he falls back on the bed, face down. There is a WOMAN lying in the bed next to him. She awakens to the sound of a baby crying. She smiles then turns to the man lying next to her.] WOMAN: Ah, the baby's awake. MAN: Hmm? WOMAN: It's your turn. [She leans over and kisses him on the side of his head. The man moans again then tosses back the comforter that is covering him and arises from the bed. We do not see his face. He walks to another room and stands in front of a phonograph. He picks up a 33 1/3 RPM record, removes it from its sleeve, blows on it, puts it down on the spindle of the phonograph, lifts the arm and puts the needle on the record. It begins to play. It is a song by Willie Nelson entitled gn Willie and we hear it in the background as the man walks away from the phonograph. We can no longer hear the baby crying.] gn Willie sits around in his underwear. Bitin' on a bllet, pullin' out all of his hair. gn Willie has got all of his family there. Well, you can't make a record if [The record hits nick in the vinyl groove, bounces back and repeats the same words.] You can't make a record if You can't make a record if You can't make a record if [While the record plays the man walks to the kitchen, puts a baby bottle in a pot of simmering water to heat the contents, then sets the timer and walks away. Next we see the baby in a crib pulling up on the side rail then cooing as the man lifts the baby out of the crib. The man sits in a rocking chair is feeding the baby. Switch to a shower being turned on followed by the man standing in front of a sink, shaving. He puts his toothbrush back in the holder and proceeds to the closet to takes out clothes to wear. This when the record starts repeating and the man removes the needle, scratching the vinyl and places it back on the arm. The scene switches to the man carrying an attaché and walking down the path to a building and enters. The room is set up like a studio and there are various people dressed in tan jumpsuits with Dharma logos about the room. One approaches the man handing him a piece of paper.] MAN IN JUMPSUIT: Morning. Here you go doc. MAN: [handing another man his attaché] I don't need a script. [The man walks toward a chair as a woman meets him and hands him a lab coat which he puts on.] MAN: Come on let's go. I don't have all day. CAMERA MAN: Speak. MAN IN JUMPSUIT: OK Dharma Orientation film number 2 take 1 [clack of cue board] and action. [Man in lab coat is sitting in a chair facing the cameraman.] MAN: Hello. I am Doctor Marvin Candle and this is the orientation film for Station 2, the Arrow. Given your specific area of expertise, you should find it no surprise that this Station's primary purpose is to develop defensive strategies and gather intelligence on the island's hostile indigenous population. [A man, wearing a hardhat bursts into the room and interrupts the filming.] MESSENGER: Dr. Chang! Dr. Chang! DR. CANDLE/CHANG: Damn it! What the hell? DIRECTOR: Cut! MESSENGER: Sir we have a problem down at the Orchid. [A blue and white van, with a Dharma logo on the front, is seen approaching a construction site. Dr. Candle/Chang exits the van and enters the site and takes an elevator to a lower level with the messenger. A foreman hands Dr. Candle/Chang a hard hat and they walk together down a tunnel.] FOREMAN: Over here. We were cutting through the rock, right on your specs. That's when the drill melted. DR. CANDLE/CHANG: The drill melted? FOREMAN: Uh yeah.. Three meters from the margin line on the plans. We went thru six carbon drill bits and the last one just fried. Then my operator starts grabbing his head and freaking out. [There is an unconscious worker lying on the floor of the tunnel with a nose bleed] Dr. Candle/Chang looks at the wall and looks intently at 5 drilled holes then looks down to see the melted bit. . FOREMAN: We sonared an image through the wall. There's an open chamber about 20 meters in behind the rock. [Foreman hands Dr. Candle/Chang a sonar image of the chamber. Dr. Chang stares at the image and sees the teeth of a large gear. The foreman points at the image.] FOREMAN: There is something in there. And the only way to get to it is to lay charges here and here, blast through it….. [Dr. Candle/Chang interrupts the foreman.] DR. CANDLE.CHANG: Under no circumstances. This station is being build here because of its proximity to what we believe to be an almost of limitless energy and that energy, once we can harness it correctly, is going to allow us to manipulate time. FOREMAN: [amazed] What? OK so what, we going to go back and kll htler? DR. CANDLE/CHANG: Don't be absurd. There are rules. Rules that can't be broken. [Focus in on holes in rock wall.] FOREMAN: OK so what do you want me to do? DR. CANDLE/CHANG: You are going to do nothing. If you drill even one centimeter further and you risk releasing that energy. If that were to happen, God help us all. [Dr. Candle/Chang hands his hard hat to the foreman and walks away. The foreman walks to the injured man being put on a stretcher.] FOREMAN: C'mon. Let's go. [As Dr. Candle/Chang walks back thru the tunnel he bumps into a worker carrying a large canister The worker has his head lowered so his face cannot be seen. DR. CANDLE/CHANG: Watch yourself! [Another bystander looks at Hurley holding the gn and take a picture of him with a cell phone. Hurley goes back into the motel room. Sayid is trying to maintain consciousness.] HURLEY: Sayid! Whoa! You ok? SAYID: Get me to the car. [Hurley gets Sayid's arm around his shoulders and helps Sayid out of the room and down to the car.] HURLEY: Dude! Oh man! I thought this was supposed to be a safe house. We never should have left that island! [Switch to the jungle on the island. It is nighttime. Juliet is leading the way.] CHARLOTTE: [to Miles] Do you think he is looking for us? MILES: Who? CHARLOTTE: Widmore. MILES: Took him like twenty years to find this place the first time. I'll start holding my breath now. JULIET: Over here! [The group gathers. They look to find a very large, deep hole in the ground.] DANIEL: Is this the hatch? SAWYER: It was. Blown up, just like we left it. DANIEL: Ok, so when we are now? It is after you and your people crashed on the island. SAWYER: You saying our camp is back on the beach again? DANIEL: [nodding] It's possible, yeah. SAWYER: [turning to leave] Good, I'm going back. DANIEL: [holding Sawyer's arm] Hey, no no. It's pointless. SAWYER: More pointless than staring at a hole in the ground? DANIEL: We don't know when the next flash is coming. By the time you get back to the beach, the camp could be gone again. SAWYER: Yeah well what if it ain't? Hell what if the helicopter hasn't even taken off yet? JULIET: We could warn them. Stop them from ever flying to that boat. [Daniel lowers his head.] DANIEL: That's not the way it works. SAWYER: Who says? DANIEL: You cannot change anything. You can't. Even if you try to, it wouldn't work. SAWYER: Why not? DANIEL: Time, it is like a stream. Alright, we can move forward on that stream, we can move in reverse, but we cannot ever create a new stream. If we try to do anything different, we will fail every time. Whatever happened, happened. [Juliet, Miles and Sawyer look at Daniel.] SAWYER: How do you know so much about this Danny boy? [Daniel takes off his backpack and opens it. He takes out his leather bound journal.] DANIEL: I know about this because I spent my entire adult life studying space time. I know all this because [patting journal] this journal contains everything I've ever learned about the Dharma Initiative. This, is why I'm here. I know what's happening. SAWYER: So how can we stop it? DANIEL: You can't stop it. SAWYER: Then who can? [Daniel looks away and says nothing. Switch to the inner jungle where Locke is still lying on his back in the dark. He looks over to see a piece of the plane covered in brush. He stands up and hops a ways and leans on the fuselage of the plane which has been brned. It is covered in cobwebs and foliage. Locke enters to find open boxes filled with statues of the Virgin Mary. He sees a skeleton, pauses, turns and rips a piece of strap from the inside and applies it as a tourniquet for his injured leg. Locke exits the plane and leans up against it. He sees a torch flame and hears someone walking. He takes his Knfe out of its sheath and prepares to meet the intruder. Richard Alpert comes into view.] LOCKE: Richard? RICHARD: [smiles] Hey John. [Richard approaches Locke and sits next to him.] LOCKE: Richard what is happening? RICHARD: What is happening is you're bleeding to death. Here… [Richard puts down is pack and rips Locke's pant leg open. Locke groans.] RICHARD: I need to get the bllet out. [Richard takes out a Dharma med kit.] LOCKE: How did you know there was a bllet in my leg Richard? RICHARD: Because you told me there was John. LOCKE: No, no , no I didn't. RICHARD: Well, you will. LOCKE: It was Ethan who sht me. RICHARD: Well, [puts on glasses] what comes around goes around. [Richard pours a clear liquid onto the wound and John winces.] LOCKE: Uhhh! [pauses] When am I? RICHARD: Well, John that's all relative. [Richard continues to tend to Locke's wound. He is using a set of forceps to remove the bllet.] LOCKE: Wait! Wait! The noise, when the sky lit up, where did you go? RICHARD: I didn’t go anywhere John. You went. Alright this, this is gonna hurt. It'll be a lot worse if you move, ok? Hold still. Ready? [Richard proceeds to remove the bllet from Locke's thigh. Locke winces and reaches for Richard's shoulder. The bllet is removed.] RICHARD: Hold on! LOCKE: I don't understand. How, how did you know that I was here? How did you know where to find me? RICHARD: I wish I had time to explain it John but you're going to be moving on soon and we need to go over a couple of things before you move... LOCKE: [groans]Moving on? [Locke groans in pain as Richard bandages his wound.] RICHARD: Sorry. First thing ok. You're gonna need to clean out the wound every couple of hours and keep as much weight off the leg as you can. Alright? The island will do the rest John. LOCKE: [interrupts Richard] But, I don’t…. RICHARD: Second thing, now pay attention! Next time we see each other I'm not gonna recognize you. Alright? You give me this. [Richard hands Locke a compass.] LOCKE: What is this? RICHARD: It's a compass. LOCKE: What does it do? RICHARD: It points north John. Look I wish I had time to be more sensitive about this because it's a lot to swallow. But you need to know it in order to do what you gotta so I am just gonna say it ok? The only way to save the island John is to get your people back here, the ones who left. LOCKE: Jack? Kate? The chopper was headed for the boat, the boat… RICHARD: They're fine and they're already home. So you have to convince them to come back. LOCKE: How? How am I supposed to do that? RICHARD: You're gonna have to die John. [Locke looks at Richard intently. Before either man gets to say another word, the sky changes to a bright white, Locke covers his eyes and then finds himself in the jungle, leaning against a rock below the teetering plane. It is daytime. As he gets his bearings he notices his bloody hand and the compass in his palm. Switch to another part of the jungle. It is nighttime. The group with Sawyer are standing about looking around.] MILES: So what was this thing before you guys blew it up? JULIET: A Dharma Station. MILES: For what? JULIET: There was a man named Desmond living down in it. He was pushing a button every 108 minutes to save the world. MILES: Really? JULIET: Yeah, really. [The noise returns, they all start holding their heads, a bright white light appears.] SAWYER: Son of a…. [The noise and light stop. Sawyer, Juliet, Miles, Charlotte and Daniel are standing in the same place however it is daylight.] SAWYER: …bitch. [They are looking around. The hole is no longer there. Foliage is all about. Juliet notices first and walks where the hole was a moment ago. As she clears away the brush, the hatch door appears, intact.] JULIET: The hatch. It's back. I guess you haven't found it yet. [Everyone is stunned. Sawyer quickly walks away from the group.] MILES: [to Sawyer] Hey, where ya goin'? SAWYER: Back door. I'm getting some supplies. [Sawyer continues into the jungle.] DANIEL: James, wait, not a good idea. SAWYER: The sky can flash all it wants but I ain't starting over Dilbert. I ain't rubbing two sticks together to start a fre and I ain't hunting damn boar. There's Dharma food, beer and clothing. And I'm getting Desmond to let me in one way or another. DANIEL: That's not gonna work my friend. SAWYER: Yeah? Why not? DANIEL: Because Desmond didn't know you when he first came out of there. That means you never met which means you can't meet. SAWYER: This would all be fascinating if I was listening to ya. DANIEL: How do you know Desmond is even in there? Think about it, it could be anybody. SAWYER: I don't care who's in there. DANIEL: Wait. Wait. [Sawyer starts banging on the metal door.] SAWYER: Open the damn door! DANIEL: It won't work. SAWYER: Sure it will. You open up! It’s the ghost of Christmas future! DANIEL: No one, no one is gonna answer. SAWYER: Open up! Open the damn door! Open the door! DANIEL: Please? You're wasting your time. SAWYER: Open up I know you can hear me! DANIEL: If it didn't happen, it can't happen. [Sawyer continues to struggle to open the door.] SAWYER: Open the door! DANIEL: It can't happen! You can’t change the past, James! [Sawyer stops and quickly turns around. He grabs Daniel by his shirt and pulls him right up to his face.] SAWYER: Everyone I care about just blew up on your damn boat. I know what I can't change. [The two men look at each other as Juliet approaches them. JULIET: [to Sawyer] We should get back to the beach. It’s been a long day. [Sawyer glares at Daniel and slowly turns around and starts walking to the beach. Juliet follows him.] MILES: Why are we going back to the beach if there's nothing to go back to? JULIET: So stay here. MILES: [to Charlotte] That chick likes me. [Miles follows Sawyer and Juliet. Daniel takes a deep breath and relaxes. He looks at Charlotte and notices she has a nosebleed.] CHARLOTTE: What? What, what's the matter? [Daniel points to his nose. Charlotte touches her nose and sees the blood.] CHARLOTTE: Oh, I haven't had a nosebleed since I was little. [Daniel stares at her] CHARLOTTE: Dan, I'm fine. DANIEL: Yeah, no, no, no. I'm, uh, of course you're fine. I'm uh nervous. The site of blood is uh… CHARLOTTE: Well it's a good thing you're a physicist, isn't it? [turning to leave] Shall we? DANIEL: Yeah, um, my pack, of course I left my pack back at the hatch crater. I better get it. Why don't you head back with everyone else and I'll be right behind you. CHARLOTTE: Don't dilly dally. DANIEL: I wouldn't think of it. [Charlotte chuckles then starts walking back to the beach. Dan takes a deep breath, waits then runs back to retrieve his backpack. He pulls out his journal and starts flipping through the pages. He stops and intently reads it. Next we see Daniel back banging on the same door as Sawyer previously was. He begins pounding on the door.] DANIEL: Please let this work, please. Let this work, please, please, please. Let this work. [Daniel bangs on the door again. Suddenly the door swings open with a bang. A man exits wearing a hazardous material suit and aiming a rfle at Daniel. Daniel puts his hands up in a defensive posture.] DANIEL: Oh! Oh! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Don't sht. DESMOND: Then you best explain why you've been banging on my door for the last twenty minutes brutha. DANIEL: Desmond. DESMOND: Are you him? DANIEL: Him? Who? DESMOND: My replacement. [Desmond lowers the rfle a bit.] DANIEL: No. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm… [Desmond raises the rfle and takes aim at Daniel again.] DESMOND: Do I know you? DANIEL: Yeah, in a way. Listen, that is not important. What is important Desmond is what I'm about to say to you. I need you to listen. You are the only person who can help us because Desmond, the rules, the rules don't apply to you. You're special. [Desmond lowers his rfle and listens to Daniel.] DANIEL: You're uniquely and miraculously special. DESMOND: [raises r*fle] What are you talking about? [The noise is starting again. Desmond looks up. DANIEL: OK listen to me. Listen! If the helicopter somehow made it off the island, if you got home… DESMOND: What helicopter? What are you talking about? DANIEL: Listen, I need to you listen or people are gonna die. My name is Daniel Faraday and right now me, and everyone else you left behind, we're in serious danger. You're the only person who can help us. I need you to go back to Oxford University. [The sky starts turning white.] DANIEL: Go back to where we met. I need you to go there and find my mother. Her name is…. [The noise gets louder. The sky gets brighter. Desmond is lying on his side in his bed, sweating and wincing. He awakens. The light is turned on. Desmond turns, breathing heavily unsure of what just occurred.] PENNY: Are you alright? [Desmond lies back startled and trying to collect his thoughts.] DESMOND: I was on the island. [Penny comforts Desmond, rubbing his shoulder.] DESMOND: I was on the island. PENNY: You've been off the island for three years now. [Desmond tightly holds his head. Penny kisses his shoulder.] PENNY: You're safe now. It was just a dream. [Desmond turns quickly, sits up and faces her.] DESMOND: It wasn't a dream Pen. [pauses] It was a memory. [Penny looks at Desmond. Next we see Desmond coming out of a cabin on a sailboat as he puts on a sweater.] PENNY: Desmond! Where are you goin? [Desmond picks up a crank handle and walks around the deck. Penny follows him. Desmond puts the crank in an opening and starts turning it. The sails are opening. PENNY: Des? Desmond. What are you doing? DESMOND: We're leaving. PENNY: Leaving to go where? DESMOND: Oxford. [END] FADE TO BLACK	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x01 - Because You Left"}	foreverdreaming
[The episode commences three years ago. We see a man opening a refrigerator and taking out two long neck bottles of Jekyll Island Beer. He walks out of a galley, turns and goes up several steps. It is Frank Lapidus. As he walks onto the upper deck of the Searcher a conversation is heard.] HURLEY: Dude, they'll find out. JACK: Not if we stick to the story. SAYID: I don't know Jack. It could be a risk. JACK: It's the only way. We have to do this. [There is a table on the upper deck. Sitting around the table are Sayid, Sun, Hurley, and Jack. Kate is sitting in a chair and holding Aaron. Desmond and Penny are sitting along the side of the yacht. Frank totters toward Desmond and Penny and then goes to hand Desmond a beer.] FRANK: They're still at it huh? JACK: Look, we're running out of time. We gotta make a decision now. [Frank walks to the railing on the side of the yacht. He is away from everyone. He puts his bottle of beer to his neck. JACK: Are we all ok with this? SAYID: This is a decision that will affect the rest of our lives. I'm not taking it lightly. JACK: Kate? [Kate slowly looks up and at Jack. She waits a moment before replying.] KATE: Yeah. JACK: Sun? [Sun looks worried and just barely nods yes. She says nothing.] JACK: Frank? [Frank looks over to Jack.] FRANK: What? JACK: Sorry you got dragged into this but we need to know that you're with us. FRANK: Whatever you guys decide I'll just roll with. JACK: Hurley, what about you? [Kate is shown then Sun. Sun has her head lowered and appears upset. HURLEY: I don't think we should lie dude. JACK: We need to protect the people that we left behind Hurley. HURLEY: How's lying protect them? JACK: It protects them from Charles Widmore. The guy hired a boat load of people to kll all of us. He faked a plane crash. Ya think telling him the truth he's just gonna, gonna leave them alone? HURLEY: [to Penny] Look he's your dad right? Can’t you just like, call him off? PENNY: There's no calling my father off. HURLEY: But, he'll never find 'em. I mean, the island disappeared. We all saw it. It's gone. Bloop. JACK: You think anyone is gonna believe that? Believe any of it? They're gonna think you're crazy. HURLEY: Not if someone backs me up. [Hurley looks over to Sayid. Sayid looks at Hurley.] HURLEY: Sayid c'mon. They'll think I'm nuts if I tell the truth but what if we all do? What if we can stick together, we can make 'em believe us. I don't want to spend the rest of my life lying. Do you? SAYID: No. But, I don't believe we have a better choice. [pauses] I'm sorry Hurley but we have to lie. HURLEY: [to Sayid] You know what dude? I'm gonna remember this. And someday you're gonna need my help, and I'm tellin' ya right now, you're not getting it. [Hurley and Sayid look at each other and say nothing. Switch to present day, on a city street. Hurley is driving a SUV while Sayid is passed out in the passenger seat. Hurley is speeding. HURLEY: Wake up Sayid! Sayid! [Hurley tries to shake Sayid to wake him up.] HURLEY: Sayid, wake up! Sayid! [Hurley is weaving as he drives. He is trying to get the seat belt around Sayid. He is not paying attention to his driving. He veers toward the curb and runs over a newspaper dispenser and some cardboard boxes. He swerves then corrects his steering and is back in his lane. There is the screeching of other cars. Hurley takes a deep breath then is startled by the sound of a police siren. The patrol car is right behind him.] HURLEY: No, no, no, no, no what do I do? [strongly shaking Sayid] What am I supposed to do? [He pulls over to the curb, shuts off the ignition and watches as the patrol car pulls in right behind him. He sees the legs of a police officer approach his car door. He tries to collect himself.] HURLEY: Okay, okay, okay. Just stay calm. [An officer knocks on the window and he lowers it.] ANA LUCIA: [removing sunglasses] What the hell were you thinking? [Hurly is surprised and at a loss for words.] HURLEY: Ana Lucia? ANA LUCIA: You were driving like a maniac. And why'd you pull over? HURLEY: I just… I thought… ANA LUCIA: Ya didn't think. What if I were real? What if a real cop stopped you? They already have pictures of you covered in blood, with a gn in your hand. HURLEY: Actually, it's ketchup. We went to a drive-thru, and, uh… ANA LUCIA: Bro. You need to pull it together. You've got a lotta work to do. HURLEY: I do? ANA LUCIA: Let's start with the basics. First off, you need new clothes. Then you need to go to a safe place and take Sayid to somebody you trust. You getting all this? HURLEY: Yeah. ANA LUCIA: Then get to it. And stay away from the cops. [pointing at Hurley] Do not get arrested. HURLEY: Thanks Ana Lucia. ANA LUCIA: Oh yeah, Libby says hi. [Hurley is dumfounded. Ana Lucia walks back to the patrol car. As he looks to watch her walk away, he realizes there is no patrol car parked behind him. He sticks his head out to look directly with his eyes. Nothing. He looks over at Sayid.] HURLEY: Well, you heard her. [Hurley starts the SUV.] LOST Logo. [Switch to the beach. It is daytime. The survivors are all gathered. Bernard is attempting to start a fre with hand made bow and a stick. Rose is digging a hole near the pile of wood they are using as fuel.] ROSE: You really think that thing's gonna work? BERNARD: Rose, I've told you a hundred times, of course it's gonna work. Yes, I've worked hard on it. Better than rubbing two sticks together. [Bernard continues to rub the stick along the bow trying to make a spark.] ROSE: I thought that was what you were supposed to do. Rub…. BERNARD: This is gonna work better. Alright? ROSE: I think you got too much wood here on the inside. That's gonna smother the leaves. BERNARD: [annoyed] Rose if you don't have enough wood, the leaves just burn out. NEIL(FROGURT): fre? Who cares about fre? Any minute the sky can light up and who the hell knows what's gonna happen this time? [Rose stops and stands up.] ROSE: Neil, we are trying to focus on what we can control. You are either gonna help or be quiet. SAWYER: [picking up red plaid shirt] Who's shirt is this? NEIL(FROGURT): It's mine. SAWYER: Can I have it? NEIL(FROGURT): What does it matter? We're all gonna be dad by sundown. SAWYER: [puts on shirt] I'll take that as a yes Frogurt. NEIL(FROGURT): It's Neil. SAWYER: [walking away] Yeah, yeah. [Sawyer walks toward Juliet who is examining the Zodiac raft at the edge of the water.] SAWYER: Still in one piece? JULIET: Far as I can tell. SAWYER: Figured it woulda disappeared with the rest of our stuff. JULIET: I guess whatever we had with us when we moved is along for the ride. [Juliet looks off to her right toward the jungle.] SAWYER: What? JULIET: Look who's back. [Daniel walks out of the jungle and onto the beach. Charlotte sees Dan and they hug each other. Sawyer walks straight to Daniel.] SAWYER: [to Daniel] Welcome back Doctor Wizard. MILES: I think it's Mister Wizard. SAWYER: [to Miles] Shut up. [to Daniel] You've been gone for two hours. What the hell were you doin'? DANIEL: Yeah. You're absolutely right. I'm sorry. I'm [chuckles] left my pack in the jungle and I was coming back and it was a while before I realized I was just, uh, really lost. SAWYER: Well you figure out when the sky's gonna light up again? DANIEL: I don’t know. SAWYER: Well you at least got a plan? JULIET: I think we should take the Zodiac and head to a shipping lane. DANIEL: No, no, no, no. We can't just sail out on any course. For us to leave, I need to calculate a new bearing and uh to do that [takes a sextant from his pack] I need to determine where we are now….in time. CHARLOTTE: And what are the rest of us supposed to do? MILES: I'm gonna go find us something to eat. JULIET: And how are you planning on doing that? MILES: Don't worry about it. [Miles gets up and leaves the group.] JULIET: I guess we'll get the water. [Juliet leaves. Switch to Hurley and Sayid. Hurley is standing outside the passenger door and throws water on Sayid's face.] HURLEY: Dude! Wake up! [slaps Sayid's face] C'mon, I can't do this on my own. [Hurley gets Sayid's wallet from his pocket and takes money out HURLEY: I promise I'll pay you back. [He puts the wallet back in Sayid's pocket then puts sunglasses on the unconscious Sayid. Hurley positions Sayid's head so it is not atilt.] HURLEY: Wait right here. [Hurley closes the door and Sayid's head falls to his right shoulder. Hurley is still dressed in the clothes he was wearing when he left Santa Rosa, including his bathrobe. He enters a convenience store of a gas station and ties the belt of his bathrobe. The radio is playing Dream Police by Cheap Trick. He starts looking at t-shirts. The first one we see is I Heart My Wirehaired. He is looking for one that fits. He settles on a yellow t-shirt that says I Heart Shih-Tzu. He walks to the counter to pay for the shirt. The counter girl stops reading, looks at Hurley then looks at the t-shirt.] COUNTER GIRL: Shih-Tzus? HURLEY: I like Shih-Tzus. COUNTER GIRL: It looks like you heart them. [Hurley just looks at her and she looks at what he is wearing.] COUNTER GIRL: Rough night? HURLEY: Yeah. [The counter girl looks out the window at the slumped over Sayid.] COUNTER GIRL: Your friend's pretty wasted. HURLEY: Yeah. COUNTER GIRL: I know you from somewhere. Don't I? [Hurley looks up and sees the news telecast and sees his face. The sound is off.] HURLEY: [meekly] No. COUNTER GIRL: Think I do. Yeah. You definitely look familiar. HURLEY: [looks down] I just have one of those faces? COUNTER GIRL: You're lying. [She winks. They look at each other for a moment.] HURLEY: I don't believe in lying. COUNTER GIRL: I remember. You're the guy who won the lottery. And crashed in that plane. HURLEY: No. I must look like him. COUNTER GIRL: You're him. Hey! Buy a ticket here. If you win, we get a commission. And good luck. [Hurley is very nervous.] HURLEY: Sorry. Bye dude. Keep the change. [Hurley hurries out of the store and back to the vehicle. He tosses his dirty shirt and robe in the back seat. He gets in the driver's seat, puts on his seat belt and starts the engine.] HURLEY: Okay, okay, we're outta here. [As Hurley quickly leaves the gas station and enters an on ramp, a silver car pulls in from the off ramp of the highway. Kate and Aaron on in the silver car. Kate stops the car, shuts off the engine and takes the keys from the ignition. She wipes a tear from her face. She starts looking at a map.] AARON: Mommy. I want go home. KATE: Look at your book baby. [Kate is trying to decide what to do. She picks up her cell phone and looks at Jack's number. She changes her mind about calling him and closes the phone. The phone starts ringing. It shows Unknown Caller. She answers.] KATE: Hello? I can't believe it’s you. No, hi. How are you? What? You're in L.A.? Of course I can meet you. Yeah. What? I know exactly where that is. I will be there in half an hour. [Hangs up.] AARON: Mommy. Where we going? KATE: To see a friend. [Switch to motel room. Ben is taking off an air vent cover. He takes out a metal box wrapped in cloth and promptly puts it in his duffle bag and zips it shut. Jack exits the bathroom and does not see Ben nor the box. Jack is in a suit. He is looking through his jeans pockets and his clothes in the closet. He is looking for something. Ben interrupts.] BEN: Are you looking for your pills Jack? [Jack stops and looks at Ben.] BEN: I flushed them down the toilet. [Jack walks away from the closet. His answer is forced.] JACK: Thank you. Was just gonna do that myself. BEN: Yeah. I figured you were. [Ben picks up his duffle bag. He already has his jacket on.] JACK: Going somewhere? BEN: I'm checking out. JACK: Where we going? BEN: You're going home. And find yourself a suitcase. If there is anything in this life you want, pack it in there. Because you're never coming back. [Jack is stunned and looks around and finally at Ben.] JACK: Good. BEN: Good. I'll pick you up in six hours. JACK: And where will you be going? BEN: John's casket is outside in a carpet van. I need to move it somewhere safe. JACK: [shaking head] Safe? He's dad. Isn't he? BEN: I'll see you in six hours Jack. [Ben walks out of the motel room and closes the door. Jack is still inside. Switch to watching a man cutting a roll in half and making a sandwich. He puts lettuce, salami, cheese then spoons on mounds of black caviar. We see it is Hurley's father. He picks up a bottled beverage from the counter and walks out of the kitchen. He sits in a recliner, turns on the television and is about to enjoy his meal.] TELEVISION ANNOUNCER: Previously on Exposé. [We hear bits of the television show in the background.] TELEVISION SHOW: [woman] (inaudible)…taking over the culprit's business. You want me to work with (inaudible)..Lee? The dragon lady of Van Ives? I'm here to catch (inaudible). So if you have a problem with that you can go work it (inaudible)out. [ gn] She's ht! [Mr. Reyes is about to take a bite of his sandwich. There is a knock at the door. He pauses and then takes a bite and another knock. He puts down his sandwich, shuts off the television and goes to answer the door. Another knock and he realizes it is not the front door. The knock is on the sliding doors to the patio. He finds Hugo with Sayid over his shoulders.] HURLEY: Hey dad. How's it going? [Hurley walks in, goes to the living room and puts Sayid down on the sofa.] HURLEY: Have you seen the news? MR. REYES: No. I just got up. Why? You on it again? HURLEY: Uh, yeah, kinda. Is mom here? MR. REYES: No. She's out shopping. [Mr. Reyes removes the throw pillows from the sofa.] MR. REYES: Here. Sit him over here. [Mr. Reyes lifts Sayid's left eyelid and looks at his eye.] MR. REYES: Oh man he's out. HURLEY: Is he breathing? MR. REYES: Barely. What happened? HURLEY: He got sht by a dart. MR. REYES: A dart? [Hurley shakes Sayid trying to wake him.] MR. REYES: What were you in the zoo or something? HURLEY: No. We were at the safe house. MR. REYES: Safe house?! HURLEY: Sayid took me there to protect me. Then these two guys jumped out and they sht him with darts and now he's, he's in a coma or something. MR. REYES: Hugo this doesn't make sense. And what are you doing out of the mental institution? HURLEY: Sayid pulled me out. I'm in danger. We both are. MR. REYES: Danger from who? HURLEY: [pauses] I'm not sure exactly. [The entry gate buzzer sounds. Mr. Reyes responds.] MR. REYES: Hello? POLICEMAN: Mr. or Mrs. Reyes. L.A.P.D. Would you open the gate please? MR. REYES: Just what kind of trouble are you in? HURLEY: Dad! Just please don't tell them that I'm here! MR. REYES: Alright. But then you are going to tell me the truth. [Hurley watches thru the window of another door as Mr. Reyes speaks with two men in suits. One is a tall black man and the other is a white man. They give him a business card and leave. Once they leave he takes a deep breath. Mr. Reyes returns.] MR. REYES: You klled three people? HURLEY: No. [pointing] Sayid did. MR. REYES: Oh that's better. C'mon let's get him to the couch. [Sayid is lying on a pool table.] HURLEY: He saved me. MR. REYES: I think we should call a lawyer, right now. HURLEY: No, no, no. We can't go public. They're after us. [The two men carry Sayid and place him on the couch.] MR. REYES: Who? Who is after you? HURLEY: I dunno. Sayid knows. He can explain. MR. REYES: Sayid ain't explaining nothing. We need to get him to a hospital. HURLEY: Did you not hear me? People are trying to kll us. We go to the hospital, they will find us, like the Godfather. It's the last place to go. Everyone knows it. They, they smother you with pillows and make it look like an accident. [shaking Sayid] Sayid, please wake up! MR. REYES: That's not gonna work. We need a doctor. HURLEY: I think I know what to do. [Switch to a hotel lobby. An elevator door opens with the familiar ding. Three people get out then Kate and Aaron get on the elevator. AARON: Mommy. Mommy can I push the button? KATE: Sure you can sweetie. We're goin' all the way to the top okay so I want you to press number three one. You see it? You see it? Okay. You get it. [Kate picks up Aaron so he can reach the panel of buttons.] KATE: Three one. Yay! You pressed it. You pressed it. [Kate and Aaron approach a set of double wooden doors and Kate presses the bell. The door opens and Kate looks for a moment then smiles.] KATE: Hi. [Sun is at the door and smiles at Kate.] SUN: Hello Kate. [Switch to a butcher shop. The butcher is chopping 3 thick steaks and wraps them in wax paper. Ben is entering the shop. He takes number 342. There is another customer at the counter ahead of Ben.] FEMALE BUTCHER: Have a nice day. [to Ben] I'll be right with you. [The customer leaves and another butcher goes into a back room. Ben and the female butcher are alone.] FEMALE BUTCHER: Hello Ben. If it's the porterhouse you're looking for, we're out. BEN: No. No porterhouse. I do however have something very important in my van Jill and I need you to watch it for me. JILL: Is it what I think it is? BEN: [nods] It is. JILL: [nods] He'll be safe with me. BEN: Have Gabriel and Jeffrey checked in yet? JILL: [nods] Yeah. Everything's moving right on schedule. How's it going with Shephard? BEN: He's with us. JILL: Really? What'd you do? Bribe him with some pills? BEN: Cut the man some slack. He's been through a lot. We all have. JILL: Right. Of course. Sorry. BEN: So keep him safe Jill. Because if you don't [pauses] everything we're about to do won't matter at all. [Switch to beach. It is night time. Bernard is trying to start a fre with the bow and stick. Everyone is around Bernard except Daniel, who is sitting away from the group, immersed in thought. Vincent yawns. A spark lights the fre.] ROSE: [rapidly] Hey! You got it! You got it! You got it! You got it! You got it! [Everyone is amazed. Bernard blows on the fre lightly and it dies out.] ROSE: Why did do that? BERNARD: Because to are supposed to fan the flame Rose. NEIL(FROGURT): [to Bernard] Thought you said you knew how to start a fre. ROSE: [walking to Neil] And I thought you said you didn't care. NEIL(FROGURT): I care about surviving. ROSE: I think you need to take a time out Neil. [Neil laughs and walks away.] ROSE: [to Bernard] You'll get it Bernard. You will. BERNARD: Yeah, alright. ROSE: Just try again. [Charlotte walks over to Dan carrying two mangos.] CHARLOTTE: Hey. DANIEL: Hey. [Dan clears a space for Charlotte to sit and closes his journal.] DANIEL: Gimme one second. CHARLOTTE: [ sits, deep sigh] Got you something. DANIEL: Ooooo, hey. CHARLOTTE: I found these in the jungle. DANIEL: Look at that. Thank you. CHARLOTTE: There were only two but I thought we could both do with a bite to eat. DANIEL: Thank you very much. [Charlotte pauses and rubs her under her eye. Daniel leans towards her.] DANIEL: Hey. You alright? CHARLOTTE: I just can't seem to shake this bloody headache. DANIEL: [pauses] Well, I'm sure it will pass. CHARLOTTE: Yeah but it's just not that. It's the weirdest thing. Earlier I was thinking about my mom. And all of a sudden I, I couldn't remember her maiden name. I mean, isn't that odd? DANIEL: Don't worry about it. Listen. All of us have been under a lot of stress. Okay? CHARLOTTE: Daniel. Do you know what's happening to me? [They look at each other and are abruptly interrupted by a shout.] MILES: Dinner! [Miles is walking toward the group carrying a boar over his right shoulder.] BERNARD: That's great! Wow! Where did you get that? MILES: I found it. [Miles puts the boar on the ground.] SAWYER: Wha ya mean "You found it?" MILES: It died in the jungle. I found it. Don't worry. It's fine. It's only been dad three hours. SAWYER: What? MILES: Who has a Knfe? NEIL(FROGURT): A Knfe? Ya need a Knfe? Oh. It's over by the Cuisinart, next to the stove. MILES: What's your problem? NEIL(FROGURT): My problem is, we don't have a Knfe. Wwww we don't have anything. And it wouldn't even matter if we did 'cause Bernie the Dentist can't even start a fre. SAWYER: Ease up there Frogurt. NEIL(FROGURT): It's Neil! You inbred. [Sawyer walks over to Neil.] NEIL(FROGURT): And I'm not gonna ease up. 'Cause I'm tired and I'm hungry and I'm screwed. We're all screwed! [Juliet intercepts Sawyer.] JULIET: Calm down Neil. We're gonna get through this. NEIL(FROGURT): [agitated] How are any of us gonna get thru this? Didn't you hear what I just said.? We can't even get fre! [A flaming arrow suddenly pierces Neil's chest.] NEIL(FROGURT): Uh! Uh! [Chaos ensues. Flaming arrows are coming at the group from the right side of the beach/jungle. There is a volley of seven flaming arrows. SAWYER: Run! [Everyone on the beach begins to run. Panic sets in. An arrow lands next to Miles. The arrows are hitting human targets. People start running for the jungle. Some are left burning on the beach. Multiple volleys of arrows chase the group. People are yelling.] SAWYER: Split up everybody! Head for the trees. [Juliet helps another woman. Charlotte trips and falls.] CHARLOTTE: Daniel! [Daniel turns back and helps Charlotte up and gets her running again. An arrow hits one of the group in the back and pins him to a tree. MAN: Uhhh! [An arrow pierces a tree inches from Sawyer's head. Another person is ht in the stomach with a flaming arrow and falls to the ground on his back. Juliet stops and starts scooping sand on the man to put out the fre. Sawyer sees this and runs to her. He grabs her by the arm.] SAWYER: C'mon! He's dad! SAWYER: Come on! You wanna be dad too? C'mon! [Sawyer grabs Juliet by the hand and starts running, taking her with him. Juliet looks back at the man on the ground. SAWYER: There's nothin' you could've done. We gotta go now! [Sawyer and Juliet start running again. The beach is afire from dozens of flaming arrows. Switch to Hurley moving a curtain to look out a window from his parents' home. He sees one policeman with two cups approaching the blue car. He hand one cup thru the window to the man sitting in the passenger seat.] HURLEY: [to Mr. Reyes] Dudes are on a stakeout? MR. REYES: You just escaped from a mental institution. There's dad bodies everywhere. Of course they're on a stakeout. They think you're crazy enough to come back home. [pauses] So, are you? Crazy? HURLEY: Do ya think I am? MR. REYES: Either that or you're lying to me. HURLEY: [pauses] I'm not crazy. And I have a really good reason why I'm lying to you. MR. REYES: What is it? [Hurley and his father are abruptly interrupted. Hurley is startled.] MRS. REYES: Why's there a dad Pakistani on my couch? [Hurley looks over the banister and sees his mother next to Sayid.] HURLEY: He's not dad Ma! MRS. REYES: Well he's not breathing. HURLEY: He's not?! [Hurley rushes down the steps with his father behind him.] MR. REYES: It's okay Carmen. We have a plan. MRS. REYES: A plan? What are you talking about? [Hurley puts his index finger under Sayid's nostril. HURLEY: He is breathing. Kind of. Dad! We gotta go now! MRS. REYES: Hugo what is happening? HURLEY: Mom please? MRS. REYES: No 'mom please me!' Why are you all over the news? Do you know what they are saying about you? [Hurley and his father carry Sayid's body out of the living room.] HURLEY: Yeah mom. I know. Look, everything's gonna make sense. I promise. MRS. REYES: [sternly]It better. [Switch the outside of the house. The garage door opens. A Camaro is in one bay and another vehicle exits the neighboring bay. It is a red SUV. It turns left onto the street. Mr. Reyes is driving. He smiles and waves as he passes the two policeman sitting in the blue car.] MR. REYES: Officers. [Switch to a cup being filled with hot beverage.] KATE: So how long are you in L.A. SUN: Just a few days. I have some business to attend to but I wanted to see you. [Sun is going thru her wallet.] SUN: Here it is. Her name is Ji Yeon. Here's a baby picture. KATE: [smiling] Ooooh. She's beautiful SUN: Thank you. [Kate hands the picture back to Sun.] SUN: She's with her grandmother in Seoul. I hope someday you get to meet her. It would be nice to see her and Aaron play together. [Aaron is asleep on a sofa behind Kate. Sun looks over at him. Kate's mood changes. She lowers her head and stirs her beverage.] KATE: Yeah. SUN: Kate. Are you alright? KATE: Yeah. I'm fine. SUN: Are you? [Kate looks over her shoulder at Aaron.] KATE: Somebody knows we're lying. SUN: What? KATE: Some lawyers came to see me. SUN: Who? KATE: Two men. They came to my house and they asked for a blood sample. Some kind of lawsuit. They wanted to test to see if [pauses] to see if Aaron's my son. SUN: Who did these lawyers represent? KATE: [shaking head] I don’t know. They wouldn't tell me who their client is. SUN: Then they're not interested in exposing the lie. KATE: How do you know? SUN: Because if they were, they would just do it. They wouldn't come to you in private. They don't care that we're lying. They just want Aaron. KATE: Who? Who would do that? SUN: I don’t know but you need to take care of him. KATE: What do you mean take care of him? SUN: Wouldn't you do anything you had to in order to keep Aaron? KATE: What kind of a person do you think I am? [Footage from the S4 finale plays. It is of Jin running on the freighter, waving frantically as the helicopter rises into the air. Jin is yelling to Sun.] SUN: [S4 footage] Jin! SUN: [hotel] The kind of person who makes hard decisions when she has to. KATE: [S4 footage] You get the baby and get on the chopper. I'll get Jin. SUN: [hotel] Like you did on the freighter. [Kate lowers her head and begins to cry. S4 finale footage shows Jack preventing Kate from getting Jin.] SUN: [hotel] You told me to get on the helicopter and you said you'd get Jin. KATE: Sun I hope you don’t' think .. SUN: [interrupting] But you did what you had to do? And if you hadn't we probably all would've died instead of just my husband. KATE: [crying] I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. SUN: I don't blame you. So, how's Jack? [Switch to a parking garage. Mr. Reyes is walking with Jack.] MR. REYES: Hugo said I could trust you I wasn't so sure, but he swore I could. So, can I? JACK: Yes, of course. MR. REYES: Alright. [Mr. Reyes and Jack walk to the tailgate of Mr. Reyes' SUV. He opens it and removes a blanket to reveal Sayid's unconscious body. Jack checks his wrist for a pulse.] JACK: What happened to him? MR. REYES: Hugo said he got ht with some dart. Must've been some drugs or somethin'. JACK: Where is Hurley right now? MR. REYES: At our house, freakin' out. JACK: I'm gonna get my car. Help me move him over. I have to get him to the hospital. MR. REYES: No. No, Hugo said whoever did this will come back after him. [points back to Sayid.] JACK: With all due respect Mr. Reyes but you brought him to me so I am gonna do what I think is best for Sayid. MR. REYES: Alright! Fine! Take him to the hospital. But with all due respect to you Dr. Shepard but when this is over you're gonna do something for me. JACK: What? MR. REYES: Stay away from Hugo. Whatever it is you talked him into, something tells me you don't have his best interests at heart. So stay away from my son. [Mr. Reyes walks back to his vehicle. Jack gets in his vehicle and drives away. Next we see Jack speeding up to the front of a hospital. He has his cell phone in his hand. He has made a phone call.] BEN: Hello? JACK: Ben. You'll never guess who just showed up at my door. BEN: Who? JACK: Sayid. [Jack goes to the back of his Jeep while talking to Ben. Ben says nothing. Switch back to Hurley's parents house. Hurley is sitting at the end of a table and in deep thought. His mother opens a bottle of a cold beverage. She brings it over to Hurley.] MRS. REYES: Who is Sayid? I thought he was your friend. HURLEY: He is my friend. Be he also has this double life where he does crazy ninja moves and spy stuff. But he is a good guy. MRS. REYES: A good guy doesn't kll three men. A good guy doesn't kll any men. HURLEY: Mom. MRS. REYES: [sternly] Don't mom me! You are in terrible trouble Hugo. The news thinks you did this. And if the news does, everyone does. Why is this happening? How can anybody want to hurt you? [Hurley shrugs his shoulders. He has a frown on his face.] HURLEY: I don’t know. [Hurley is fighting his emotion. His mother cups his chin with her hand.] MRS. REYES: Tell your mother the truth. HURLEY: [fights back tears] We lied mom. MRS. REYES: What do you mean 'you lied.' HURLEY: All of us. The Oceanic Six, we lied about what happened after the crash. MRS. REYES: And what did happen? HURLEY: Okay. You see we did crash. But it was on this crazy island. We waited for rescue and there wasn't any rescue. And there was a smoke monster. And there were other people on the island. We called them the Others. And they started attacking us. And we found some hatches and there was a button you had to push every one hundred and eight minutes or…. Well I was never really clear on that. But, the Others didn't have anything to do with the hatches, that was the Dharma Initiative. They're all dad. The Others klled them. And now they're trying to kll us. And then we teamed up with the Others because some worse people were coming on a freighter. Desmond's girlfriend's father sent them to kll us. So we stole their helicopter and we flew to their freighter but it blew up. And we couldn't go back to the island because it disappeared. So we crashed in the ocean and we floated there for a while until a boat came and picked us up. By then there was six of us. That part was true. [long pause] But the, but the rest of the people, who were on the plane, they're still on that island. [Hurley breaks down and begins to cry. His mother softly touches his hand and wrist to comfort him. MRS. REYES: I believe you. I don't understand you but I believe you. HURLEY: A lotta people died ma. Now this bad stuff is happening because, well, uh, we shouldn't have lied. [Switch back to the island. It is nighttime. Juliet and Sawyer are walking in the jungle. Sawyer steps on something.] SAWYER: Ow! JULIET: You ok? SAWYER: Yeah I'm fine, I just stepped on somethin'. Somethin' jammed…. [Sawyer raises his foot to take a look. He is barefoot. There is a large twig protruding from the side of his left foot just below his big toe. He removes it.] SAWYER: Ugh! [tosses twig] Son of a bitch. We should keep movin', we gotta hook up with everybody at the creek. JULIET: It's a long creek James. Which part? SAWYER: I dunno, the wet part. Sorry if my plan's not…. [They hear the rustling of brush in the jungle. They stop walking. They duck in the bushes. The sound of someone walking is heard. They see legs in boots and fatigues. They stay motionless and silent watching. The sound stops] SAWYER: [whispering]Who are those people? Are they yours? Did they sh*t the arrows? JULIET: Want me to go out there and ask them? SAWYER: You don't have to be a wise ass. I'm just trying… [Suddenly Juliet is pulled up and back by her hair. Another man pulls Sawyer. A large machete is held to Sawyer's neck. Another man in a military uniform approaches holding a rfle and aiming at Juliet and Sawyer. His name tag reads Jones.] SOLDIER JONES: [British accent] What are you doing on our island? [Switch to hospital where Jack gets Sayid on a gurney. He puts an oxygen mask on Sayid and adjusts the tnk. He sticks electric leads on both sides of Sayid's upper chest and on both sides of his abdomen just above his waist. He turns on a machine. The monitor is beeping and reads ECG preview. Jack steps into the storage area looking for something. Next we see he is filling a syringe. The medication name is not visible. He injects Sayid in his upper right shoulder. Jack looks at the monitor again.] JACK: Son of a bitch! [Jack quickly turns to Sayid and is checking his eyes with a small flashlight. JACK: Come on Sayid. C'mon. [Suddenly Sayid's left eye moves and he grabs Jack around throat with his right hand. Jack begins to choke. JACK: Sa… Sayid! It, it, it's Jack! Hey! It's okay. It's alright. You're okay. [Sayid begins to recognize Jack and stops choking him. He falls back on the gurney. Jack removes the oxygen mask and tries to calm Sayid. Sayid takes deep breaths and tries to collect himself. Jack touches his throat, relieved to be out if Sayid's grip. He goes to close the door to the exam room. Sayid is still catching his breath.] SAYID: What happened? JACK: You're fine. You’re in the hospital. Hurley's father brought you to me. SAYID: Hurley's father? [Jack pours a glass of water and gives it to Sayid who takes and drinks.] JACK: He said you'd been attcked. SAYID: Where's Hurley? JACK: He's at his parents' house. SAYID: Who's with him? JACK: I dunno. His mother maybe? SAYID: Does anyone else know he's there? [Jack looks at Sayid and says nothing. Switch to the inside of a microwave oven. There is a Hot Pocket on the carousel. The microwave shuts off with a ding and the door is opened and Hurley retrieves it. It is very hot.] HURLEY: Ahh! [Hurley quickly drops it on a folded towel on the kitchen counter. Footsteps. Ben stops at the entry to the kitchen.] BEN: Hello Hugo. HURLEY: [startled] AHHHH! [Hurley tosses the Hot Pocket at Ben. It hits the wall.] HURLEY: [startled] Get away from me. Get away! BEN: Hugo. I know you're in trouble. And I can assure you I've taken care of everything. I have a car waiting for us out back. The police didn't see me come in. I can get you out of here. HURLEY: No way dude. Sayid warned me about you. BEN: I'm taking you to Sayid. He's with Jack. That's why I'm here Hugo. Jack called me. How else would I know that they're together? HURLEY: [pauses] No. You're playing one of your mind games. They would never trust you. BEN: In their defense, I am not an easy person to trust. But they came around when they realized we all want the same thing. HURLEY: What's that? BEN: To go back to the island. Come with us Hugo. And this will be over and you can stop hiding. You can stop worrying about the stories and the deceptions. If you come with me, you won't ever have to lie again. [Hurley looks at Ben as he ponders what he has just heard.] BEN: Please? [Ben walks a little closer to Hurley.] BEN: Let me help you. [Hurley just looks at Ben. Ben breaks a small, quick smile.] HURLEY: Never dude! [Hurley runs out the front door toward the policemen in the blue car.] HURLEY: Hey! Hey you got me! That's right you got me. [Hurley raises both hands. The policemen get out of the car. They draw their gn.] POLICEMAN: Stop police! Step toward me. Slowly drop down to your knees. HURLEY: [being handcuffed] I'm a mrder. I klled four people. Three people. However many are dad. I klled them. I klled them all. Just, just get me away from here. POLICEMAN: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you. You have the right to speak to an attorney and have one present during any questioning. HURLEY: Just get me outta here. [Ben walks back into the house. Hurley watches and smirks at Ben. Switch to the jungle. Juliet is thrown to the ground. Jones is aiming a rfle at her.] SOLDIER JONES: I am going to make this quite simple for you. You're going to tell me what you are doing. How many of there you are and how you got here. SAWYER: Let her go. SOLDIER JONES: Unless you are answering my questions, don't speak. I want you to tell me everything or I'll cut off her other hand. JULIET: What? SAWYER: Other? SOLDIER JONES: The first one's isn't negotiable. It’s just to illustrate how serious I am. [Another soldier pull out Juliet's right arm and makes her wrist visible. The soldier with the machete raises his arm at the ready to chop off Juliet's hand.] SAWYER: Wait! Hold on! Chill out! We're not supposed to be here. Somethin' happening to the island. There are these flashes…. SOLDIER JONES: Do it! JULIET: No! SAWYER: Wait a second! I'll tell you what ever you want to know. SOLDIER JONES: Do it! JULIET: [screams]No! [A thud is heard as Jones is ht from behind and falls. Attention is drawn from Juliet. Sawyer jumps the second soldier. Juliet grabs the rfle. Sawyer punches out the second soldier. As the soldier with the machete is about to cleave Sawyer he is stopped by a Knfe to his abdomen. He falls to the ground. Sawyer is surprised. Juliet hears footsteps from the jungle and aims the rfle in that direction. Locke limps from the jungle and retrieves his Knfe from the d*ad soldier's abdomen.] LOCKE: James. Juliet. [Sawyer and Juliet are relieved.] LOCKE: Nice to see ya. [Switch to a darkened room. There is a very large pendulum swinging. The clicking of a woman's heels is heard. A hooded figure stops at a chalkboard and starts writing equations. She writes, she erases and continues to write. She stops and walks over to an old computer monitor. The screen is green and the characters are white. She starts keying. A map of the world shows the east coasts of North and South America and the West Coasts of Europe and Africa. She continues to key in. There are points flashing on the screen between the continents. Behind her we see that it is a Foucault pendulum. EVENT WINDOW DETERMINED flashes on the computer monitor. The woman turns and watches the scribing of the pendulum. She turns back to the monitor and continues keying in. She rises again, with a flashlight, and leaves the area. She opens a heavy metal hatch type door and continues to the spiral stairs. She climbs up. When she exits the stairs there is the flickering of candles. She is in a church. Ben is lighting a candle, hears her, turns and walks to her. The woman places linens on a table then removes her hood to show a head of white hair. She unfolds linens.] BEN: Any luck? WOMAN: Yes. BEN: Really? WOMAN: Really. What about you? BEN: I'm having some difficulty. WOMAN: Hmm? You better get busy because you only have seventy hours. BEN: What? No, no that's not enough time. I need at least… WOMAN: What you need is irrelevant. [The woman turns around. It is Ms. Hawking. MS. HAWKING: Seventy hours is what you've got. BEN: Look, I lost Reyes tonight. [Ms. Hawking scrunches her eyebrows a bit.] BEN: So what happens if I can't get them all to come back? MS. HAWKING: Then God helps us all. [END]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x02 - The Lie"}	foreverdreaming
[As the episode commences we see the beach and marketplace of a small town. Children are playing outside and men are arguing playing cards inside one of the tents. Desmond is frantically running down the dirt street stopping people as he goes along, showing a piece of paper and asking the same question.] DESMOND: Efren Salonga? Ef, Efren Salonga? Efren Salonga? [The scene switches to the men arguing and playing cards. Back to the street.] DESMOND: Efren Salonga? [yelling] Efren Salonga! [Desmond bursts into the tent where the men are playing cards. He holds up a piece of paper] DESMOND: Efren Salonga! Efren Salonga. [All the men stop the card game and become silent.] EFREN SALONGA: Who are you? DESMOND: Are you the doctor? EFREN SALONGA: Yes. What's the matter with you? [Scene switches to Desmond running down a pier, turning, with the doctor following him. They pass a sign reading Mabuhay.] DESMOND: You're sure you know what you're doing ? EFREN SALONGA: Yes. Yes. DESMOND: Because there is a lot of blood man. EFREN SALONGA: How much blood? [Desmond enters the cabin of the yacht and the doctor follows.] DESMOND: I'm coming Penny. [Penny is groaning loudly in the background.] DESMOND: It's okay Penny. We've got a doctor. PENNY: Where have you been? DESMOND: It's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay. [Desmond holds Penny and comforts her. The doctor takes out a large pad and places it under Penny who is in labor.] DESMOND: Alright. Here ya go. Okay ju, just breathe Penny okay, just, just, just breathe. Breathe. PENNY: I can't breathe. DESMOND: You're doing great. PENNY: I can't. DESMOND: You're doing great. Just be strong, yeah. Okay. PENNY: [crying] Make it come out. [The doctor takes a large pair of forceps and approaches Penny.] DESMOND: Just be strong. Okay, okay. PENNY: [crying] I can't. I can't. DESMOND: Yes, yes you can Penny. EFREN SALONGA: Push! Push! [Penny yells out as the contraction begins.] DESMOND: Okay. Push now Penny. Push. EFREN SALONGA: Now! [Desmond continues to comfort Penny.] DESMOND: Come on Penny. [Penny yells out as she pushes as hard as she can.] DESMOND: That's it! Penny. EFREN SALONGA: Push harder! DESMOND: Push! I can see the head. I can see the head. EFREN SALONGA: One more time. Push! DESMOND: I can see it. It's coming! It's coming. [Penny continues to yell out.] DESMOND: Got it. EFREN SALONGA: Ahhh. Yes. DESMOND: Oh my God Penny EFREN SALONGA: You done it. PENNY: Oh! Oh! [The baby begins to cry.] DESMOND: You did it. EFREN SALONGA: [smiling] Oh, It's a boy. [Penny begins to cry tears of joy. Desmond is beaming with pride. They kiss.] DESMOND: I love you Penny. I love you. [The doctor wraps the baby. Walks around and hands the baby to Penny.] DESMOND: Oh, oh Penny, he's beautiful, beautiful. Oh my God, he's so beautiful. My God. [Penny is smiling ear to ear. She holds her newborn son and looks to Desmond.] PENNY: Both of you, I love you. DESMOND: And I love you. [kiss] I love you. [They look at their son and smile. Switch to present time. Desmond's son is sitting on his dad's lap as the yacht sails. He is a curly-haired boy.] DESMOND: Look. Right out there. Beyond where the sea is an island and it is a very special island. I left it a long time ago. Never thought I would see it again. [Penny comes up out of the cabin and listens.] DESMOND: It's called Great Britain. And the most beautiful part of the island is Scotland. That's where you're daddy's from. Yes, mountains and glens and monsters and deep lochs. And it's where your mummie and daddy [pauses] fell in love. PENNY: It's also where he broke her heart. [Desmond loses his smile as he looks up at Penny. Penny sits down next to Desmond with their son in between them. DESMOND: Yeah, well I, I thought I'd leave that part out. PENNY: You also left out the bit about his grandfather. The man who sent a boat to the island to kll all of daddy's friends. DESMOND: We'll be in and out. He'll never know we're here Penny. PENNY: Don't underestimate him Desmond. If he finds out we're here I don't know what he’ll do. DESMOND: This has nothing to do with your father Penny. [Penny looks away and down at her son.] DESMOND: We are here because of Daniel Faraday. Look, he told me [pause] that everyone on that island [pause] is in danger and I am the only one that can help them. I have to do this Penny. Switch to the island. It is daytime. Daniel, Charlotte, Miles and two Redshirts are walking thru the jungle.] DANIEL: [to Miles] Are you sure that's what he said? MILES: Yeah. Sawyer said to meet at the creek so unless he got torched by a flaming arrow that's where he and everyone else should be. [Miles stops walking and looks around. The two Redshirts pass the three and keep on walking. Miles follows. Daniel waits for Charlotte.] DANIEL: [to Charlotte] Hey. How's your headache? CHARLOTTE: Worse actually but considering we're running for our lives, I'm not going to complain. DANIEL: Have you had any dizziness or double vision? CHARLOTTE: Both, actually. [Daniel stops walking. Charlotte turns around and stops when she realizes he stopped walking.] CHARLOTTE: Why do you look so worried? [Daniel does not respond.] CHARLOTTE: Is it because you know what's happening to me? DANIEL: Listen to me. Nothing is gonna happen to you. Nothing. I won't let it. [Charlotte and Daniel smile at each other. A voice interrupts.] MILES: Hey! We're here! [Charlotte and Daniel join Miles.] MILES: Some rendezvous. It's just us. DANIEL: Well we should probably wait and see if they show up. They could be right behind us. CHARLOTTE: Yeah or they came and left. MILES: Or they're dad. DANIEL: Miles, that, right there. That kind of attitude. Not exactly what we need right now. People are scared enough as it is. Miles. [Miles is not paying attention to Daniel. He is looking around. He sees a trip wire The two Redshirts continue walking. Miles stops and puts his right hand on his chin and is in thought. He sees the wire is attached to an antipersonnel mine.] DANIEL: Miles? MILES: [to Redshirts] Wait! Don't move! [A mine detonates and one Redshirt is thrown aside into the water. A second mine detonates and the other Redshirt meets the same fate. Three more mines detonate in quick succession. One is very close to Miles and he dives to the ground. Daniel and Charlotte are on the ground also. Suddenly a group of men dressed as soldiers come out of the jungle armed with bows and arrows. They quickly surround Miles, Daniel and Charlotte as they lay on the ground, shaken from the explsin. All are ready to sh*t their arrows. The sound of a rfle being cocked is heard. A young, blonde headed woman walks up to the trio with her rfle at the ready.] FEMALE SOLDIER: [to Miles] Who's in charge here? MILES: [looking toward Daniel] He is. [Female soldier walks over toward Daniel and stops.] FEMALE SOLDIER: You just couldn't stay away. Could you? LOST logo [Switch to Desmond and Penny's yacht at the pier. Desmond is sitting on the bed getting his boots on. Penny enters the room with a coffee mug. She puts the mug down on a table next to the bed and then climbs on the bed and sits.] DESMOND: Did he finish his breakfast? PENNY: Yeah. Had a bit of a fight. He listens in the end, unlike his father. DESMOND: [chuckles] Look honey, all I have to do is find his mother. Tell her he is still on the island and then I'm done with this for good. PENNY: Why now? I mean if he told you all this on the island, why didn't you remember it until two days ago? DESMOND: [chuckles] I don't know. Look, I don't understand how this works any more than you do. [deep breath] I know it happened. Daniel Faraday knocked on the hatch door. Told me to go to Oxford. Everyone was in danger and I was the only one who could save them. [pauses] I know how insane it sounds. [Desmond stands, puts on his jacket, walks around the side of the bed to Penny.] DESMOND: I'll be back by dark. And then I'm done, forever. I promise. [Penny looks at Desmond with a bland face. He leans in and kisses her. Desmond starts to walk out of the room.] PENNY: If you are going to promise me something Des, can you promise me you'll never go back to that island again? DESMOND: Why in God's name would I want to go back there? [Desmond leaves. Switch to the island. Three men dressed as soldiers drag the bodies of the two Redshirts from the creek. Another soldier ties the wrists of Charlotte and Miles. The female soldier watches the proceedings with her rfle at the ready.] FEMALE SOLDIER: [to Daniel] There were twenty of you on the beach and only five of you here. Where are the rest of your people? MILES: Maybe they got blown up by some more of your land mines. FEMALE SOLDIER: [turns to Miles] We didn't put them here. You did. [Miles and Daniel exchange looks.] FEMALE SOLDIER: [to Daniel] Once we leave here I will be out of control with what happens to you. But if you cooperate now, things will go much easier for you. So, where are the rest of your people? DANIEL: I don't know. [Switch to Sawyer, Juliet and Locke in the jungle. It is daytime. Two of the soldiers, Jones and Cunningham, that attcked Sawyer and Juliet are kneeling with their hands on their heads. Locke is sitting in front of the two men and thinking. Sawyer is pacing behind them. LOCKE: Who are these people? SAWYER: Well gee I didn't have a chance to ask that with Frogurt on fre and all. JULIET: They attcked us on the beach. [Locke is sitting with one of the soldier's rfles on his knee.] LOCKE: This is a 30 caliber M1 Garand rfle. It looks new. SAWYER: Who cares 'bout the rfle. Where the hell you been? LOCKE: If you'd have been going through what I have James, perhaps the more appropriate question would be 'When the hell have I been?' SAWYER: [changes subject, to Locke] What happened to your leg? LOCKE: I got sht. SAWYER: By who? JULIET: We can swap stories later. We told the rest of our group we would meet them at the creek. If there's any chance of reconnecting with them, we better get moving. SAWYER: Fine. Seeing as we have no rope to make sure these two don't go trying to kll us again. Guess we're gonna have to sh*t 'em. [Cunningham speaks to Jones in Latin.] CUNNINGHAM: Quare non sunt vestitus eis? JONES: Tace! SAWYER: [shoves Jones] What? [Locke stands up.] JULIET:Cognoscitis qui sumus. SAWYER: What language is that? JULIET: They're speaking Latin. That one asked why we aren’t in uniform and this one told him to shut up. LOCKE: [to Juliet] And how is it that they know how to speak Latin eh Juliet. JULIET: For the same reason I do. [shrugs] 'cause they're Others. [Switch to Daniel, Miles and Charlotte being escorted by the female soldier and her team. Daniel notices that one of the men has his left hand bandaged yet redness shows. Miles looks down suddenly and starts looking around nervously. He walks next to Daniel and the two whisper.] MILES: Hey. DANIEL: Yeah? MILES: We just walked over a fresh grave. DANIEL: What? MILES: Four U.S. soldiers. dad just under a month. Three of them were sht. One died of radiation poisoning. [Daniel looks back at Miles astonished.] DANIEL: Miles, hey. Did either of them happen to mention what year it is? FEMALE SOLDIER: We're here! [The group approaches a camp consisting of tents on a mesa. There are palm trees. People at the camp look at the group and slow down to watch. They approach a tent with the front open.] FEMALE SOLDIER: Richard. We're back. [Everyone stops walking and waits. A man exits the tent and approaches the group. It is Richard Alpert.] FEMALE SOLDIER: [points with rfle] Caught these three by the creek. [gestures at Daniel] This one's their leader. RICHARD: [to Daniel] What's your name? DANIEL: [with attitude] What's your name? RICHARD: [smiles, hands on hips] My name is Richard Alpert. I assume you've come back for your bmb. [Miles and Charlotte look at each other in disbelief. Daniel stands his ground. Switch to Oxford. Desmond is walking toward the building where he first met Daniel. We next see a clerk talking to him inside one of the buildings.] FEMALE CLERK: No. I'm sorry sir. I'm not finding a record of any Faraday. DESMOND: [shaking head] No. That's, that's impossible. You see I know her son was a professor here. His name is Daniel Faraday. I'm sure he's in your database. FEMALE CLERK: There's no record of any Faraday ever having being employed here at Oxford. DESMOND: [emphatically] I visited him. I went to his lab. It was in an attic. It was, it was above the physics department. FEMALE CLERK: The archives go back quite far. Perhaps there's a clerical error. You don't happen to recall the year it was in which you last visited. DESMOND: The year? [pauses] No. Um, I'm not exactly sure. FEMALE CLERK: May I ask why you're seeking this information? DESMOND: Sorry I wasted your time. Thanks. [Desmond walks from the clerk and goes outside. As he walks, he looks around. He stops by an entryway. The sign reads Department of Physics. Desmond pauses then enters. He walks down a corridor that has items covered in tarpaulins. He sees a door with a taped barrier which reads Danger. Fumigation. Do Not Enter. Desmond looks around then breaks the seal by forcing the door open with his left shoulder. He enters quickly, shuts the door and flips a wall switch to turn on the lights. The room appears as if has not been used in a long time. There is dust everywhere. Furniture is covered with sheets. Stunned, Desmond slowly walks about the room. He walks to a chalkboard and uncovers it. It is green with no writing on it. He stands and runs his hand through this hair. He hears a creaking. He is stepping on old papers strewn about the floor. He picks up a picture with a broken frame from the floor. It is a picture of Daniel and a young blonde headed woman. He places the picture down and walks over to another sheet and pulls it off. It is the apparatus that Daniel used on Eloise the rat. He pulls back another sheet to find the maze Eloise ran leaning on its side against a wall. He is suddenly interrupted.] JANITOR: Hey! I wouldn't touch that. I was wondering when someone would find out we weren't just fumigating in here. [The man puts down his lunch pail.] JANITOR: Are you a professor? DESMOND: No. Not exactly. JANITOR: [nodding] Well. At least you're honest. [The janitor covers the maze.] DESMOND: So why'd you tell me not to touch it? JANITOR: [nodding] Because I'm the one who had to take the rats that he made run through this bloody thing down to the incinerator so no one would find out what he was up to. DESMOND: You mean Daniel Faraday? JANITOR: Yeah. You're not the first one to poke around here asking about him and his work. Rumor had it, he was trying to send rats' brains back in time. Ridiculous, isn’t it? DESMOND: Aye. JANITOR: Look, I'll forget you broke my lock if you tell your mates that all you found was rubbish left behind by a man. DESMOND: Fair enough. [walks a bit, stops] Faraday, the university says there's no record of him. JANITOR: Well can you blame 'em? I mean after what he done to that poor girl? DESMOND: What girl? [Switch back to the island. At tent camp, Miles, Charlotte and Daniel are shoved inside a tent, still all bound at the wrists, by a soldier.] DANIEL: Hey! Take it easy. CHARLOTTE: It's alright Dan. I'm fine. MILES: We are so dad. DANIEL: [to Miles] Hey, no, no, no, no. We are not so dad. We're gonna be fine. We just need to keep it together until there's another flash. Alright? Then all this disappears. MILES: Well, when's that gonna happen? DANIEL: Could be five minutes. Could also be five thousand years. MILES: That, that's just awesome. CHARLOTTE: What is going on Dan? Why they doing this to us? DANIEL: I'm not sure. But they must think that we are with the American military and if that's the case then our best chance of staying alive is to let them keep thinking it. Alright? Let… [Richard enters the tent. Daniel, Miles and Charlotte are sitting in a circle.] RICHARD: Sorry. Am I interrupting? Ellie tells me that you're not willing to reveal where the rest of your squad is? [Female soldier's name is Ellie. She is now in the tent with a male soldier with the bandaged hands.] DANIEL: Why would I do that? So you can kll them too? RICHARD: We didn't start this, friend. Your people attcked us. You come to our island to run your tests. You fre on us and what? You expect us not to defend ourselves? DANIEL: I don't know nothing about that. We are scientists. RICHARD: So what? They send you here to recover it? DANIEL: You mean our hydrogen bmb? Then yes. And I'm guessing from this man's radiation burns that the housing has been compromised. Is that right? You need to listen to me. You have an unstable device and it is capable of destroying this entire island and it's broken. If you don't allow me to render it inert, all of us are gonna die. All of us. RICHARD: How do I know you weren't sent here on some su1c1de mission. I'll take you out to the bmb and you'll just detonate it? [There is a long pause before Daniel responds to Richard. DANIEL: Because [pause] I'm in love with the woman who is sitting next to me. [Charlotte looks at Daniel surprised at what she just heard.] DANIEL: [eyes welling] And I would never, never do anything to hurt her. RICHARD: Alright. Take care of your bmb but you try anything else and you will hurt her. [Switch to Locke, Sawyer and Juliet. Locke is looking at his compass to get a bearing. Jones and Cunningham are walking ahead of him with their hands on their heads. SAWYER: [to Juliet] Who taught you Latin? JULIET: Others 101. Gotta learn Latin, the language of the enlightened. SAWYER: Enlightened my ass. LOCKE: I suggest you talk to us. Once we get to the creek and we meet up with the rest of our people there's gonna be a lot of anger directed at you for attacking them. CUNNINGHAM: The rest of your people are either captured or dad. [Locke stops and stops Cunningham in his tracks.] LOCKE: What? What makes you say that? CUNNINGHAM: [looking at Sawyer] That idiot shouted out meet at the creek. We knew exactly where they were headed. [Jones turns and looks at his comrade.] Sent a group after them. SAWYER: Maybe I should've said it in my secret language. [Juliet steps in front of Sawyer.] JULIET: James, wait. [Juliet walks to the Cunningham. They speak Latin.] JULIET: [Non sumus hostis vobis.] We're not your enemy. CUNNINGHAM: [Itaque nos liberate.] Then let us go. SAWYER: What the hell are you sayin'? JULIET: [Duce nos ad vestra castra.] Take us to your camp. [Cunningham stands silent.] JULIET: [Si placet.] Please. CUNNINGHAM: [Quare hoc faciam.] Why would I do that? JULIET: [Estne Ricardus ibi? Ricardus Alpert?] Is Richard there? Richard Alpert? [Jones and Cummingham look wide eyed.] LOCKE: Did you just say Richard Alpert? JULIET: John. Please? JULIET: [Duce nos ad vestra castra. Non necesse est alium mori. Si placet.] Bring us to your camp. No one else has to die. Please. [Cunningham swallows. He looks at Juliet. He looks at Jones who glares back at him.] CUNNINGHAM: Alright. Okay. We need to head east another couple of kilometers till we ht the ridge. [Jones breaks from his stance, rushes Cunningham and twists his head, breaking his neck and klling him then turns and runs away. Locke still has the rfle.] SAWYER: sht him! [Locke takes aim and hesitates allowing Jones to continue running.] SAWYER: sht damn it! [Sawyer rips the rfle from Locke's grip and takes aim. He sht and misses. He looks at Locke angrily.] SAWYER: Are you crazy? What where you thinking? Why didn't you sht him? LOCKE: Because. He's one of my people. [Sawyer looks back at Locke in disbelief. Switch to Desmond walking along a street, looking for a particular address. He finds it and proceeds to knock on the door. A blonde headed woman answers the door. She has a British accent.] WOMAN: And who might you be? DESMOND: Uh, my name is Desmond Hume. I'm looking for Theresa Spencer. ABIGAIL SPENCER: I'm Abigail Spencer. Theresa's my sister. DESMOND: Oh, right. Um, can I have a word with her? ABIGAIL SPENCER: You want to speak to Theresa? DESMOND: Yeah. Um, I got her name from a, a gentleman I met at Oxford University. Um, Daniel Faraday. ABIGAIL SPENCER: Daniel Faraday? Well, why didn't you say so? Please, you must come in. [Desmond removed his cap and enters the home.] DESMOND: Thanks. [Abigail opens a pocket door to an adjoining room. We here a beeping sound. Desmond sees a woman lying in a bed with a man trying to spoon feed her.] ABIGAIL SPENCER: [crosses arms] He didn't tell you, did he? DESMOND: No, No he didn't. Can she hear us? [The blonde headed woman in bed has her eyes are in a fixed stare.] ABIGAIL SPENCER: No, Theresa's away right now. DESMOND: Away? What do you mean? ABIGAIL SPENCER: Well, sometimes she wakes up, thinks she's three. Wants to know where her dolly is. Yesterday she was talking to our dad. He died five years ago. DESMOND: I'm sorry. Um, this was a mistake. I, I shouldn't have come. [Desmond turns to leave the room. Abigail follows him.] ABIGAIL SPENCER: Of course. Why would you want to stay. Daniel certainly didn't. DESMOND: He left her like this? ABIGAIL SPENCER: Went running off to the states, never to be heard from again. He abandoned her. What kind of a man does that? [Desmond stands silent, listening to Abigail.] ABIGAIL SPENCER: Seriously don't know what we would have done if it hadn't been for Mr. Widmore. DESMOND: Uh, I’m sorry, who? ABIGAIL SPENCER: Daniel's benefactor. He funded his research, and he took responsibility for the result of it. He's been taking care of Theresa ever since this happened to her. Everything here is due to Mr. Widmore. God bless him. [Desmond is surprised by what Abigail has said. Switch to the island. Inside the tent where Miles, Daniel and Charlotte are still being held.] MILES: [to Daniel] A hydrogen bmb? Seriously? DANIEL: Back in the fifties, the U.S. Government tested H-bmb in the South Pacific. MILES: Lucky us. [Miles walks away from Daniel. Charlotte is sitting at a table across from Daniel.] CHARLOTTE: You didn't have to say that. DANIEL: Say what? CHARLOTTE: That you loved me. I mean there are plenty of other ways you could've convinced him you weren't going to blow up the entire island. DANIEL: I said what I said because, I meant it Charlotte. [Charlotte looks at Daniel with eyes wide open. Daniel smiles back. Female soldier enters the tent. She pushes Miles aside and walks over to Daniel.] FEMALE SOLDIER: Right then Let's go. DANIEL: Back soon. I promise. [Daniel and the soldier leave the tent. Charlotte fights back tears. There are various conversations in progress throughout the camp. Richard Alpert unties the rope around Daniel's wrists.] RICHARD: Whatever, uh, your superiors told you, I want you to know the truth. A month ago we found 18 members of an army battalion right here in our jungle, here setting up this camp. We gave them the opportunity to leave the island peacefully. They weren't willing to do that so I was forced to kll 'em. All of 'em. DANIEL: Forced? RICHARD: Yeah. DANIEL: By whom? RICHARD: You answer to someone, don't you? You follow a chain of command. Right? DANIEL: Yeah. RICHARD: Yeah, well so do I. [Jones runs into the camp toward Richard and Daniel.] JONES: Richard! Richard! RICHARD: What the hell happened to you? JONES: Cunningham and I, a group of them surprised us. We were outnumbered but I escaped. FEMALE SOLDIER: Outnumbered, eh? JONES: Shut up Ellie. [points to Daniel] Who's this? RICHARD: He's gonna help us take care of our problem. [to Ellie and Daniel] You better get going. JONES: Wait! He's one of them. You can’t actually trust him. RICHARD: You heard me Ellie, go! [to Jones] How did you escape? JONES: I ran. RICHARD: And it never occurred to you that they might follow you? JONES: Follow me? Their leader is some sodding old man. What, you think he can track me? You think he knows this island better than I do. [Switch to Locke, Sawyer and Juliet. Locke is raises his arm to block sun glare and looks out at the camp. Juliet joins him.] LOCKE: How did you know Richard would be here? JULIET: Richard's always been here. [We see Richard directing people about the camp.] LOCKE: How old is he? JULIET: Old. Why are you so interested in Richard, John? LOCKE: I'm interested in him because he was about to tell me how I could save us. JULIET: Save us? LOCKE: [nods] Yeah, but before he could finish, we were interrupted by that flash of light. And I'm hoping we can pick up where we left off. SAWYER: I hate to bust up this I'm an Other, you're an Other reunion but Faraday, the guy that's actually gonna save us, [points to Ellie and Daniel] he's being death marched into the jungle right now. LOCKE: Good luck with that. [Locke walks away from Sawyer and Juliet.] SAWYER: You're not gonna help me save him? LOCKE: No. I'm gonna go down and finish my conversation with Richard. SAWYER: That's gonna get us all klled. You go rolling in there, they're gonna know we're here. LOCKE: Fair enough. I'll give you ten minutes head start. [Locke walks toward the camp. Sawyer turns to Juliet.] SAWYER: What about you? You gonna stay here in crazy town or are you gonna help me rescue the geek? [Switch to Ellie and Daniel. She has her rfle aimed at him as they walk.] ELLIE: Why do you keep looking at me? DANIEL: No, no, no, I'm not… ELLIE: You are. DANIEL: You know what? You're right. I'm, I'm sorry. It's just that you look so much like, someone I used to know. ELLIE: Someone other than the girl you just professed your love for? Well, aren't you the Romeo. DANIEL: Far from it. Believe me. [Daniel walks. Ellie stops and aims at Daniel. He stops and turns back to look at her.] ELLIE: I don't believe you by the way. You may have Richard fooled. But you can't really expect me to believe that you, a British woman and a Chinese man are all members of the Unites States military. Who are you? And what are you doing on our island? [Daniel looks around and approaches Ellie.] DANIEL: You wanna really know who I am? [As he approaches Ellie, she back steps.] DANIEL: I'm your best chance at disarming that bmb. ELLIE: Right then. [Ellie points the barrel of the rfle at something.] ELLIE: Disarm it. [Daniel turns and sees a large bmb suspended from the inside of a large tower. Daniel is on a platform next to the bmb and inspecting it. On the side is painted "JUGHEAD". He continues around the platform checking parts as he inspects. There is a small door. On it is painted in white, Trigger Control Panel.]] ELLIE: What are you doing up there? DANIEL: I'm examining it. [Daniel goes under the chain railing surrounding the bmb. He looks underneath it and finds a patch of corrosion. He quickly moves back and climbs back down off of the platform. DANIEL: Back up! ELLIE: What? DANIEL: Get back! Get Back! It's unsafe. We need to move. [Ellie runs back a short way and stops. She stands her ground and aims the rfle at Daniel.] ELLIE: I swear. If you try anything… DANIEL: If I try anything? What, you're gonna, you're gonna sht me. That right? Yeah, that would be perfect, because of course, rfle fre right next to, what would you call this hydrogen bmb. Yes? Fantastic idea. Really inspired. Okay, listen to me. Do you people have any access to lead or concrete? ELLIE: For what? DANIEL: There's a crack in the casing. It needs to be filled with lead. You need to take it off this platform carefully and bury it. ELLIE: You brought me all the way out here to tell us we have to bury it? You told Alpert you could disarm that thing. DANIEL: You don't need to worry. You do what I say you bury it and it won't go off. ELLIE: How do you know that? DANIEL: I need you to trust me. ELLIE: I don't trust you. DANIEL: Just bury it. Bury it and everything will be fine. Remember your superior ordered you to take me take care of this … ELLIE: How can you be so sure? DANIEL: You want to take care of this bmb you bury it. ELLIE: How do you know that? DANIEL: Because fifty years from now, this island is still here! [Ellie cocks the rfle and points it directly at Daniel who is just feet from her.] DANIEL: There you… ELLIE: What did you just say? DANIEL: Whoa. Take it easy. I can explain myself a little better. I know how this sounds. Believe me it's hard to explain. Fifty years from now me and my, me and my friends, that's where we're from. Okay? And here's the key. Everything's fine. I'm not saying it is perfectly fine but there hasn't been any atomic blast, alright? [Ellie is losing patience. She cocks the rfle again and takes aim.] DANIEL: There has not… [They are interrupted by Sawyer who takes his rfle and aims at Ellie.] SAWYER: Drop the gn blondie [Ellie looks at Sawyer, ignores him and aims again at Daniel.] DANIEL: It's okay. She's okay. You can put your gn down. [Ellie looks back and forth from Daniel to Sawyer.] SAWYER: She puts hers down first. [Juliet walks out from the foliage carrying a machete and raises her hands.] JULIET: Why don't we all put our gn down. [Ellie is trying to decide what to do. She looks back at Sawyer and Juliet behind her and then to Daniel in front of her.] SAWYER: I said drop it! [Ellie drops her rfle to the ground. Juliet picks it up. There is creaking from the platform surrounding Jughead. The bmb moving with the wind. Sawyer looks at it.] SAWYER: [whispers] Son of a bitch! ELLIE: to Daniel] Are they from the future too? SAWYER: [to Daniel] You told her? [Switch to the ding of an opening elevator door. Desmond exits the elevator and walks right passed a receptionist who quickly rises and follows him.] RECEPTIONIST: Sir! You can't… [Desmond throws open a set of double doors and forcefully enters an office. We see Mr. Widmore sitting at the desk. He looks up at Desmond and stops .] RECEPTIONIST: Mr. Widmore. I'm so sorry. He charged right passed me. WIDMORE: That's alright, Melanie. Mr. Hume is a [pause] colleague of mine. [Another man in a suit enters the office. Widmore raises his hand to the man signaling him to stop.] WIDMORE: Please leave us. [Faint sound of a phone in the background. The receptionist and man exit the office and close the door.] DESMOND: I know you have questions for me. I'm not gonna answer them. I've come here to ask you something. And once you've told me everything I need to know, you'll never see me again. Understand? WIDMORE: Alright. DESMOND: I need to know where I can find Daniel Faraday's mother. WIDMORE: What makes you think I would even know the answer to that? DESMOND: [angry] Because even before you put Faraday on you little boat and sent him off to the island, you spent ten years funding his research. So I figure you must know something regarding his next of kin. WIDMORE: Desmond. I haven't seen or heard from my daughter for three years. Just answer me this. Is she safe? DESMOND: [ignores Widmore] Where's Faraday's mother? [Widmore, silent, looks at Desmond, looks around the room with only his eyes, pauses then reaches for a box and unlocks it and retrieves a book. It is an address book..] WIDMORE: She's in Los Angeles. This is an address for her. [Widmore looks through the book, and copies from it.] WIDMORE: I suspect she won't be pleased to see you. She's a very private person. [Widmore hands Desmond the paper with the address. Desmond takes it, opens it, reads it, folds the paper, turns and begins to walk out of the office.] WIDMORE: Wait, Desmond. [Desmond stops walking. Widmore gets up from his chair behind the desk and walks to the front of his desk.] WIDMORE: Deliver your message, but then get out of this mess. [Desmond turns and faces Widmore.] WIDMORE: Don't put Penny's life in danger. DESMOND: Danger? WIDMORE: You're getting yourself involved in something that goes back many, many years. It has nothing to do you or my daughter. Wherever you were hiding, [whispers] go back there. DESMOND: [sarcastic] Thanks for the advice. [Desmond turns and opens the door and exits the office. He leaves the door open. Switch to the island. Locke is approaching the tent camp. He is calling out as he approaches. Members of the camp take notice.] LOCKE: Richard Alpert! Richard Alpert! [Jones sees Locke and gets up. He yells to him,] JONES: Hey! Hey! LOCKE: I'm looking for Richard. JONES: Don't move! [Locke continues to walk passed Jones who readies his rfle.] JONES: Get on the ground now! LOCKE: Richard I need to talk to you! [Jones takes aim at Locke's back.] JONES: Shut your mouth. RICHARD: That's enough! [Locke stops. Jones is aiming at his back. Richard exits a tent and walks to Locke.] RICHARD: Who are you? LOCKE: [deep breathe] My name is John Locke. RICHARD: Is that supposed to mean something to me? LOCKE: [pauses] Jacob sent me. [Richard is stunned. There is a long pause.] RICHARD: [to Jones] Put the gn down. JONES: What? Richard, you can't seriously trust him. [Richard walks over to Jones and shoves the rfle to the side so it is not aiming at Locke's back. RICHARD: [to Jones] I said put the gn down Widmore. LOCKE: [to Widmore] Your name is Widmore? Charles Widmore? WIDMORE: [irked] What's it to you? [Richard watches. Locke smiles and turns from Widmore a moment.] LOCKE: Nothing. Nice to meet you. [Switch to Desmond's yacht. Penny is reading to their son.] PENNY: [low voice] And the sheep suddenly peeked out but it saw the bears and ran away again. Huh? Where… [Desmond hangs his jacket. Penny is lying on a sofa with her son between her and the back. She notices that Desmond has returned. She looks up at him. Desmond gazes at Penny and his son with a smile on his face.] DESMOND: Hi. PENNY: Hi. [Penny gets off the sofa, walks to a table and folds a baby blanket. DESMOND: Good day? PENNY: Yeah. He wanted to go fishing in the Thames. We were unsuccessful. And you? Did you find Faraday's mum? DESMOND: Ugh. There's no one to find. She, um, [pause] she died a few years ago. [Penny and Desmond look at each other. Desmond is silent.]PENNY: Why are you lying to me? DESMOND: [scoffs] What? I'm not. PENNY: [adamant] Where is she? DESMOND: [sighs, pauses] She's in Los Angeles. [Penny turns away.] DESMOND: Look, Penny you have nothing to worry about. You know, this was a mistake. No, I, I made a promise to you it would be done in a day and now it's done. [Penny walks away from Desmond ignoring what he is saying.] DESMOND: It's not our problem anymore. PENNY: [deep breath] And what happens if you wake up tomorrow and you remember something else? DESMOND: I'll forget it. PENNY: And the next day? DESMOND: I'll forget it. It doesn’t matter Pen. You are my life now, you and Charlie. [pauses] I won't leave you again. Not for this, not for anything. [Desmond gently puts his hands around Penny's neck. A pause then Penny starts shaking her head side to side.] DESMOND: You'll never forget it, Des. So I guess we're going with you. [Penny leans into Desmond's shoulder. He hugs her and kisses her on the forehead. Penny's eyes are shown they are welling up with tears. Switch to the island. Richard and Locke are sitting in one of the tents. Richard is examining a compass and shakes his head from side to side.] RICHARD: I gave you this? LOCKE: Yes. RICHARD: After you were sht in the leg and I wandered out of the jungle to patch you up? LOCKE: That's right. RICHARD: And why don't I remember, well, any of this. LOCKE: Because it hasn't happened yet. RICHARD: [chuckles] I'm not sure what you are expecting me to say, John Locke. LOCKE: I expect you to tell me how to get off the island RICHARD: That's very privileged information. Why would I share that with you? LOCKE: Because you told me that I had something very important to do, once I get there. And because I'm your leader. RICHARD: You're my leader? LOCKE: That's what you told me. RICHARD: Look. I certainly don't want to contradict myself but we have a very specific process for selecting our leadership. And it starts at a very, very young age. LOCKE: Alright. Alright. What year is it right now? RICHARD: It's 1954. LOCKE: Alright, May 30, 1956, two years from now, that's the day I'm born. Tustin, California and if you don't believe me, I suggest you come and visit me. [There is a faint sound and Locke reacts.] LOCKE: Oh no. RICHARD: What's wrong. LOCKE: It's about to happen again. [Locke stands up and looks out from the tent. The sound is getting louder.] LOCKE: You need to tell me now Richard. How do I get off the island? Please? Tell me! [The sound is like a loud rumbling. There is a flash of white light. When the light fades, Locke is standing in the same place except there is no camp. He is standing in a large clearing. He looks around and the camp, including Richard, is gone. He leans over and holds his head in disbelief. In eyesight are Daniel, Sawyer and Juliet.] LOCKE: [to Juliet] You alright? JULIET: Yeah. I think so. [Daniel looks around and sees Charlotte and Miles standing alone with their wrists still bound. He runs over to them.] DANIEL: Charlotte! You okay? CHARLOTTE: [nods] Yeah. I'm fine. [Daniel unties Charlotte’s bindings.] MILES: Yeah. Me too. I'm great too. [Charlotte smiles then gets woozy. Her nose starts to bleed. She reels a bit then falls to the ground.] DANIEL: Charlotte! Charlotte! [Daniel rolls Charlotte over onto her back. Miles, Locke, Juliet and Sawyer gather around.] DANIEL: Charlotte. Look at me! Look at me! It’s okay. It’s okay. [Charlotte's nose is bleeding profusely. She is becoming unconscious. Daniel holds her closely to his chest. He is extremely upset.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x03 - Jughead"}	foreverdreaming
[A pitch black night with Penny’s boat, the Searcher, illuminated sets the scene. Switch to a close-up of Jack thoughtfully staring into the night's abyss. Kate comes on deck holding a sleeping Aaron swathed in a black blanket, she approaches Jack.] JACK: [quietly] Hey… KATE: Ahh you don’t have to whisper. [smiling]When he’s out, he’s out. JACK: Huh..[returns smile] At least one of us can sleep. KATE: It’s gonna take more than 2 nights for me to get used to sleeping in a normal bed. (Jack nods in agreement] What are we gonna do about him?...About Aaron? JACK: I don’t know. KATE: Been thinking a lot about it. Did you know Claire was flying to L.A. to give him up for adoption? JACK: No, no I didn’t. [Both walk to the left corner of the boats aft and sit on a small bench, Aaron is still fast asleep though makes a small baby noise and buries his head further into Kate shoulder.] KATE: [looking troubled] I think we should say he’s mine. JACK: What..? KATE: We could say that I was 6 months pregnant when I was arrested ‘n’ I gave birth to him on the island. No one would ever know. JACK: Kate, you know you don’t have to.. [pause]There’s other ways to do this. KATE: After everyone we’ve lost, Michael, Jin and Sawyer…I cant lose him too. JACK: [compassionately] Sawyer's not dad. KATE: I know, but he’s gone (meaningful glances] Good night Jack [Kate gets up to leave] JACK: Kate, if we're gonna be safe, if we're gonna protect the people we left behind, tomorrow morning I'm going to have to convince everyone to lie. If its just me they're never gonna go for it. So I’m going to turn to you first. Are you with me? KATE: [steps back towards Jack, smiling] I have always been with you. [Kate leaves the scene. Fade to black, ‘TITLE – Three Years Later’. Kate is checking herself out in the mirror - make up, smart clothes, hair straightened. The sound of an opening door. Cut to a view of Sun walking in towards Kate.] SUN: How does it feel? KATE: It’s perfect. Thank you for the loner. SUN: Looks great on you. [View changes to reveal posh hotel room, with Aaron seated on a chair near draped curtains.] SUN: Are you sure you want to do this? KATE: It was your idea. AARON: Mommy. KATE: [walks toward Aaron] Aaron, honey, mommy’s gonna run out and do an errand. I'll be right back, ok, and then we can go home. [Kate helps with Aarons food.] SUN: Don’t worry about us Kate. There’s candy and a mini-bar and a 100 channels on TV. We're going to be just fine here. KATE: Sun, I don’t know what I woulda of done if you weren’t here. Thank you. SUN: It's what any friend would do. [Kaye smiles, walks towards door grabbing handbag on her way.] KATE: OK, well I will be back soon. OK, you be good for Sun. OK honey? [Aaron nods yes. [Cut to outside hotel room door as Kate opens it to leave whilst Sun stands in doorway.] SUN: Good luck. [Kate smiles and leaves walking past a hotel employee who approaches Sun in doorway and holding a neat white large padded envelope.] DELIVERY MAN DEREK: Delivery for you Miss Kwon. SUN: Thank you. [Derek leaves package in Sun's hands and departs. Sun closes door] SUN: [to Aaron] I’ll be right back honey. [Cut to Sun sitting on plain looking bed with open envelope. Sun pulls out a white plastic file container, upon opening file, a report is revealed headlined by ‘Surveillance Date Investigations, Inc.’ Sun turns 3 pages and pulls from the back a B&W surveillance picture of Ben & Jack walking passed a car parked up, then a close-up picture with them opening the doors of a black transit van. Behind Jack in a print stuck on a door that only reveals the words ‘Hoffs Funeral.’ Next Sun removes a brownish/gold gift box which upon opening reveals a layer of fancy chocolates. Removing the tray, the box is shown to contain a gn, a silver and black Glock, with an inscription on side of sz113. Sun doesn’t look surprised. She picks up the gn and studies it intently. Fade to black]. [LOST identity swoosh sht.] [On island, Miles is filling his liquor bottle with water from a clean running stream. He stands up tightening the lid. Running, scene flips to a portrait of Charlotte's bloodied nostrils, unconscious. Juliette and Dan kneeling, paying attention to her.] JULIET: Charlotte. Charlotte. SAWYER: [Approaches scene] What the hell's wrong with her? She’s been out for over 10 minutes. JULIET: Stop shouting James. [Sawyer has a look of indignation on his face.] MILES: [approaches] Hey man. [hands over water] DANIEL: Thank you. [dampens cloth/hanky and puts to Charlottes forehead] JULIET: If there’s something you wanted to tell me, Daniel, now would be a good time. DANIEL: Not sure what you mean exactly. SAWYER: [annoyed] She’s asking if you know why your girlfriend had a seizure. JULIET: Give us some space will you? SAWYER: She’s like this cause the sky keeps lighting up. [pointing to Daniel] He knew this would happen and he didn’t say squat about it. JULIET: [calmly] James, go away. [Sawyer stomps off toward Locke who is keeping a respectable distance.] JULIET: Did you know this was going to happen? DANIEL: 7 minutes. [mumbles] I think its neurological. Our brains have an internal clock, a sense of time. The flashes throw the clock off. Its like really bad jet lag. JULIET: But bad jet lag doesn’t make you hemorrhage Daniel. You wanna tell me why it isn't happening to the rest of us? DANIEL: I don’t know [Lost chime] Thank God it's not. [Tends to Charlotte] [Cut to view of city street from above, then close-up of Kate looking out of a window. A door closes. Cut to view of modern tidy office in high-rise, the lawyer, Dan Norton (of the law firm Agostini and Norton) enters.] NORTON: Thank you for waiting. Did my assistant offer you something to drink? KATE: Yes, I’m fine thank you. NORTON: Good. Please, Miss.Austen, sit. [Invites chair, both sit, facing each other] So, how can I help you? KATE: Mr. Norton, when you came to my house looking for blood samples from me and my son, I asked you who your client was. NORTON: And I said I couldn’t tell you. KATE: Yeah, I’m here to offer you a deal. I’ll give you the blood samples, but first I wanna talk to your client. Considering what you're asking for, that’s more than reasonable. NORTON: Well, I am going to see my client later today and I will be sure to pass along your offer, [Kate looks to leave, Lawyer sternly butts in] but I am pretty sure what the answer is gonna be. No. [Kate squirms] And the reason, of course, is because you're not in a position to be making any kind of deals, and we both know it. I have a signed court order compelling you to let us confirm that you’re the child's mother. I can send the sheriff over there today and make you do it but my client insists that we…handle the exchange of custody quietly. KATE: What do you mean exchange of custody? NORTON: You know exactly what I mean. KATE: No…….Mr. Norton…I just wanna know who is doing this to me. NORTON: You did this to yourself. Now it is time you prepare yourself Miss. Austen. You are going to lose the boy. [LOST string ensemble] [Cut to previous on-island scene with Sawyer standing near. Locke is looking back at Charlotte’s drama. Juliette attends.] LOCKE: [unrepentantly] We have to go back to the Orchid. SAWYER: S’cuse me? LOCKE: The Orchid. That’s where all this started. Maybe that’s where it will all stop. SAWYER: The greenhouse is a long way away. LOCKE: You said we had a Zodiac raft back at the beach. We could take that, cut around the horn of the island and get to the Orchid in half the time. SAWYER: And let me guess, you know exactly what to do when we get there. LOCKE: Not exactly at all but I know Ben used it to leave the island and if I can do the same thing. I believe I can save us. SAWYER: And how you gonna do that? LOCKE: This is all happening because they left. I think it’ll stop if I can bring them back. SAWYER: Bring who back? LOCKE: Jack, Sun, Sayid, Hugo, Kate. SAWYER: But the boat blew up and that chopper was probably on it. LOCKE: [shakes head] They're not dad James. SAWYER: Says who? LOCKE: That doesn’t matter. All that matters is they gotta come back. I have to make them come back even if it kills me. Don’t you want them to come back too James? Don’t you want her to come back? SAWYER: [sullen] Doesn’t matter what I want. [Shout from of screen] MILES: Hey! She’s waking up. [Close-up of Charlotte's face. Groggily she opens her eyes, her head between Daniels hands.] DANIEL: You ok? CHARLOTTE: Who are you? DANIEL: It’s me. It’s Daniel. CHARLOTTE: [Smile] Daniel.. [Groan of pain as Charlotte attempts to sit up] Agh my head. What happened? DANIEL: There was another flash, you passed out, how do you feel? CHARLOTTE: Bit dizzy but I’m fine. DANIEL: Good. MILES: Hooray. Everything’s back to normal. Now what? SAWYER: I’ll tell you now what. We're going to the Orchid. [Miles and Locke exchange glances as Sawyer leads way into jungle. Cut to small finger light. Jack is checking out Sayid’s eyes in the hospital room]. JACK: Dilation's almost back to normal. SAYID: Good, now take the I.V. out of my arm and let's go. JACK: Sayid you were unconscious for over 42 hours. You had the equivalent of 3 doses of horse tranquilizer in your system. SAYID: If you’ve sent that man to Hurley’s house, we have to leave now… JACK: You need to relax. Ben is not gonna hurt Hurley. Ben is on our side. SAYID: The only side he is on is his own. DOCTOR ALISA: [opens door] Dr. Shephard. I’m Dr.Alisa, Director of Clinical Services. A word with you please. JACK: [to Sayid] I’ll be right back. [Cut to Jack & Dr.Alisa walking outside Sayid's hospital room] DR. ALISA: [scolding] What do you think you're doing here? JACK: I was treating a patient. I apologise. It was an emergency, and I will…. DR. ALISA: You were suspended on charges of substance abuse. Emergency or not Dr. Shepard, you have no business being here. JACK: I understand and I take full responsibility for my actions. DR. ALISA: No doctor, the hospital takes full responsibility for your actions and that makes us liable for them. [Jack's phone rings] JACK: Excuse me. [Jack wanders off] HURLEY: [on phone] Jack? It’s me. JACK: Hurley. [Cut to close up of Hurley’s face] HURLEY: Hey, did Sayid get to you? Did my dad drop him off? JACK: Yes he did. Hurley where are… HURLEY: [on phone] He ok? JACK: He’s fine. HURLEY: Awesome. JACK: [on phone] Hurley where are you? [Cut from close-up of Hurley to show the phone area of a correctional facility, Hurley squeezed into bright orange overalls] HURLEY: Dude, I’m totally cool, I’m in L.A. County lockup. Oh and tell Sayid I did exactly what he said. I’m totally safe. Ben's never gonna get me now. JACK: What are you talking about? Hurley? (Muffled Hurley on phone] Wait wai, wai….[Hurley hangs up, Jack closes phone frustrated. The sound of a door creaking captures his attention, a dark haired figure approaches] BEN: Good you’re here. How’s Sayid? [Jack nods] [Cut to Sayid’s room. Sayid waiting on bed. Male nurse enters room] MALE NURSE: How you doing today sir? [closes door behind him]. Got your meds for ya. SAYID: Sorry I think you have the wrong room. MALE NURSE: Nope, room 133 right? Got the orders right here. Don’t worry. I'm won't have to give you an injection. Put this right in your I.V. line. [With his back turned to Sayid, the nurse fumbles with some medical equipment and swiftly turns pointing a gn at Sayid' s bed sh*ting 2 darts immediately which pierce the linen of the now empty space. Sayid appears to his right and jumps the nurse wrapping wire round his neck. The nurse drops the gn in a struggle where they fall on a bed then roll onto the floor and as Sayid's grip tightens. the nurse ceases to struggle so much.] SAYID: Who are you? Who are you working for? [Increases pressure on neck] Ok, talk, talk. MALE NURSE: [gargled] Address is in the pocket. [Sayid throws nurse to the side, gets up, grabs gn, spins and sht nurse with 2 darts, rendering him unconscious within seconds. Sayid proceeds to search his pockets - keys in left, wallet in right. Upon opening wallet the address ’42 Panorama Crest’ is revealed, scribbled on a small pad. Ben & Jack slam open the door.] BEN: Hello Sayid. JACK: [observing scene] What happened? SAYID: [handing the note over to jack] Do we know anyone who lives at 42 Panorama Crest? JACK: That’s Kate’s address. [Lost swell] [Cut to lift opening. Jacks phoning Kate, who is in her car, she pauses at seeing ‘Jack Shepard’ on her screen, then opens phone.] KATE: Hello? JACK: Kate? This is Jack, are you ok? KATE: Yeah I’m fine. JACK: [on phone] Where are you right now? Are you at home? KATE: [perplexed] What? JACK: Listen, I'll explain everything once you’ve got out but you’ve got to get Aaron… KATE: Look, I'm not at home ok. I'm.. Aaron is at a hotel with Sun. JACK: Sun? Sun’s in L.A.? KATE: Yeah she’s here on business. [spots car leaving side road car park] Listen Jack this is really not a good time. [on phone] I’m so sorry I picked up the phone. I.. JACK: Kate, do not hang up on me, please? Listen, listen, uh, will you tell me where you are. I need to see you. [pause] Kate, please. KATE: I’m downtown [on phone] [mumbles] Wishire and Olive. JACK: OK, alright, I'm on my way. [Cut to widescreen showing Sayid & Ben waiting patiently to Jacks right] JACK: She’s not at home but I'm gonna go to her right now. [Walks towards bronco jeep] BEN: Good. I'll go deal with Hugo. SAYID: Sorry Ben, I’m not letting you get anywhere near him. BEN: You have friends in trouble. Let's get them to safety and save the dirty linen until later. SAYID: [grabs car keys from Ben] I’ll drive. BEN: [to Jack] After you get Kate, meet us at the Long Beach Marina, slip 23, and Jack, hurry. We're running outta time. [LOST horn sab] [Cut to jungle at night, Locke, Sawyer, Miles, Juliette, Daniel walking in single file] SAWYER: Hey Locke, what are you gonna say to her? LOCKE: Sorry? SAWYER: Kate, what are you gonna say to her to get her to come back. LOCKE: [thunder] I haven’t figured that out yet. SAWYER: Well let me tell you something, she was pretty excited to hop on that chopper and get the hell out of here. [Locke and Sawyer are distracted by something, cut to over shoulder view of the hatch light from end of season 2 shining brightly up into the sky behind 100 meters or so of jungle foliage.] MILES: What the hell is that? LOCKE: [look of recognition] What ever it is we better stay clear of it. [Changes direction] SAWYER: Beach is this way. Now you wanna take the scenic route? DANIEL: John, you know ‘when’ we are? LOCKE: We need to keep moving [Cut to group walking new route through jungle foliage.] DANIEL: [to Charlotte] Hey, how’s your headache? CHARLOTTE: Better, nothing like sore feet to take your mind of your head eh. DANIEL: Hah, well don’t worry, once we get to the beach were gonna take the zodiac round to the other side of the island and you can rest. CHARLOTTE: You're sweet but you don’t need to baby me. I'm fine. [Miles follows behind, he takes a swipe at his nose, revealing blood on his finger] JULIET: You ok? MILES: I’m peachy. [Female scream in distance.] MILES: Now what? SAWYER: [closest to screams] Nobody move. [unstraps rfle from shoulder]. LOCKE: James? SAWYER: I got it. [Sawyer approaches sounds, faint female voice is stressed, Sawyer perches by leafy foliage and peers around, he sees Kate intently talking to a perched Claire.] CLAIRE: It knows I don't want it…that I was going to give it away. Babies know that stuff. KATE: Listen, listen, you want this baby? You want it to be safe and healthy? You're not alone in this. We are all here you. This baby is for all of us, but I need you to push, OK? OK? 1, 2, 3, push! Push! Come on Claire push! [Sawyer looks on, Claire screams] Push! Push! Push! [A baby cries, Sawyer's emotional. Music swells covering Kate’s speech, high pitch violin like swell and increasingly bright light saturates the scene. It’s daytime, Kate & Claire have disappeared. Locke’s approaches Sawyer] LOCKE: James, what happened? Did you see something out here James? SAWYER: Don’t matter. It's gone now. [Cut to Kate waiting in her car. She sees Jack getting out of his jeep, waving and crossing the road. He comes to her driver window and exchanges smiles.] KATE: You’ve shaved your beard? JACK: Yep, huh, I just needed a change. KATE: Look, Jack, I uh, I don’t know why you called but I can't be dealing with this right now. JACK: What’s going on? KATE: Nothing, just… Can you just go. JACK: Why don’t you just tell me. KATE: Jack! Please just go. JACK: Please, tell me. KATE: [pause] Somebody wants Aaron. JACK: What? KATE: There’s a lawyer in there. [darts look] His clients, they know we're lying. They know I'm not his mom and there gonna take him away. JACK: Who’s gonna take him away? [Kate spots Norton, the lawyer, leaving in his car, Kate goes to start her car] JACK: What are you doing? KATE: I gotta go, either get in or don’t. [Kate starts carand Jack gets in the passenger seat. Cut to panoramic view of Sawyer's group continuing their walk through jungle. Locke is closing in on Sawyer.] LOCKE: Hey, you ready to tell me who you saw back there? SAWYER: Already told ya. It’s nothing. LOCKE: You and I both know ‘when’ we were before the flash James, so who was it you saw? Charlie? Shannon? Yourself? SAWYER: And how is it that you knew when we were Johnny boy? That light in the sky was from the hatch wasn’t it? LOCKE: The night that Boone died, I went up there and started pounding on it as hard as I could. I was [pause] confused, scared, babbling like an idiot, asking why was all this happening to me? SAWYER: Did you get an answer? LOCKE: [shakes head] Light came on, sht up into the sky, at the time I thought it meant something. SAWYER: Did it? LOCKE: No, it was just a light. SAWYER: [sigh] Why did you turn us around then? Wouldn’t you want to go back there? LOCKE: Why would I want to do that? SAWYER: So you could tell yourself to do things different. Save yourself a world of pain. LOCKE: No, I needed that pain, to get to where I am now. [Daniel and Miles are at the back of the shuffling file of people. Miles is dabbing at his nose] MILES: Hey, I just got a nose bleed. DANIEL: What? When? MILES: Let's just not freak out the others, ok? Just tell me. Why her? Why me? DANIEL: I don’t know. Huh, I think it might have something to do with duration of exposure you know, the amount of time you’ve spent on the island? MILES: Doesn’t make any sense, those yahoos have been here for months. I've never been here before 2 weeks ago. DANIEL: Are you sure about that? SAWYER: [from distance] Hello! [cut to group walking into their beach camp] JULIET: Camp's back. SAWYER: Finally, anybody for a Dharma beer? Hello? Anybody here? Rose? Bernard? [As sawyer walks further into camp it is revealed to be desolate and untidy. Sawyer approaches the makeshift dining area where empty, dirty beer cans are strewn across its surface.] LOCKE: I wonder how long ago this happened? SAWYER: [frustrated at no beer] Son of a bitch! [Locke bends to pick up a small noosed frayed old rope] JULIET: What is it? LOCKE: It's Vincent's. SAWYER: [to Locke] Yeah? Well, where is the rest of the dog? Where's the rest of our people? [Everyone in the party looks about the beach area. Daniel looks at the shoreline.] DANIEL: The Zodiac's gone too. CHARLOTTE: Maybe your people took the boat. [Sawyer passes everyone and goes to where they left the Zodiac raft.] SAWYER: Why the hell they would they do that? MILES: To get away from whoever came in those. [Miles is pointing to two outriggers laying upright on the beach. The group walks over toward them.] CHARLOTTE: Where did these come from? DANIEL: That's a good question. They're pretty old. [Miles picks up a bottle with liquid in it from one of the outriggers.] MILES: Not that old. SAWYER: Let me see that. [The bottle has a label on it that read Ajira. Under the name is written 'water'.] SAWYER: Adg..uh…ruh. JULIET: Ajira. It's an airline. It's based out of India but they fly everywhere. SAWYER: Great. Maybe they got a flight out of here to Vegas tonight. [Sawyer tosses the bottle back in the outrigger and looks at Juliet.] SAWYER: Who came in these? Other Others? JULIET: Don't look at me. DANIEL: My question is, when are they coming back? LOCKE: Let's not wait to find out. [Locke points to the outriggers with his open arms. He looks at the rest of the group, nods and they proceed to take one of the outriggers. They drag the outrigger to the water. Next we see them in the ocean and they are all paddling.] MILES: This plan sounded a hell of a lot better when we were going by motorboat. How far is this place? LOCKE: Around that point. Not more than a couple of hours. MILES: Oh joy. [Sawyer is seated last in the outrigger. Juliet is sitting in front of him. She turns and looks at Sawyer.] JULIET: Are you alright? SAWYER: I saw Kate. JULIET: What? SAWYER: Last night, in the jungle [pause] before the last flash. She was delivering Claire's baby. JULIET: But that was two months ago. SAWYER: [shakes head] Time travel's a bitch. [A gn is heard from behind the outrigger. Everyone ducks.] CHARLOTTE: Get down! [Another gn is heard.] SAWYER: Paddle! [Everyone begins paddling frantically.] MILES: I think they want their boat back! LOCKE: Move! [Another gn is heard. Sawyer looks back and sees an outrigger chasing them. We cannot tell who is in the second outrigger. Another gn is heard.] MILES: These your people? JULIET: No! Are they yours? SAWYER: Shut up and keep paddling! [Another gn is heard hitting the water. Everyone paddles harder. Another gn takes off the tip of Sawyer's paddle which is on the left side of the outrigger.] SAWYER: A little help! A little help! [Yet another gn. Juliet takes the rfle which was lying on the floor of the outrigger, cocks it and aims at the outrigger that is chasing them. She takes three shts. The second outrigger returns a sht. It sounds as if it ricochets.] SAWYER: Paddle harder they're getting closer! [The buzzing sound that occurs prior to a flash is beginning. Locke pauses a second, looks around and listens. The white light is beginning and Juliet is blinded by it. She stops sh*ting the rfle. Miles bends over in pain. Daniel covers his ears. The flash starts.] SAWYER: Thank you Lord! [The time skip happens and when it is complete the group is still in the ocean, however it is night time. It is raining and we hear thunder and see flashes of lightning. The ocean is rough.] Sawyer looks up to the sky.] SAWYER: I take that back. LOCKE: Everybody paddle! Head for the shore! [Everyone continues to paddle. It is difficult to see where they are going. Switch to the outside of a motel/hotel. There are storm clouds moving across the sky. It has rained. Everything is wet and the sun is shining. Kate and Jack pull into the parking lot in Kate's silver car. She parks.] JACK: Kate, just because the guy told you that he was meeting his client doesn't mean they are here in L.A. He could've just told you that to, to throw you off. KATE: Or they're in that hotel right now. [Dan Norton is climbing stairs to an upper level of the motel/hotel. Jack and Kate watch him.] JACK: Okay and what if they are? What if the person who wants to take Aaron is sitting in that hotel room right now? Then what? [Kate bows her head.] JACK: Come on. Come with me We'll, we'll go get Aaron. We'll put our heads together and we'll figure something out. KATE: Alright. [Kate and Jack look up to see Dan Norton knock on a door and a blonde haired woman answers the door. He hands her a folder.] KATE: Oh my God! [Jack lets out a deep breath.] JACK: It's Claire's mother. [Carole Littleton looks at the folder then turns to enter the room and closes the door. Kate has a look of fear on her face. It is now raining hard. Dan Norton is running to his car holding his attaché over his head. Jack covers the side of his face so Dan Norton cannot see him as the car pulls out of the parking lot. Jack and Kate pause a moment, then Kate releases the emergency brake. Jack puts his hand on top of hers.] JACK: Wait. KATE: [angry] What am I waiting for Jack? JACK: Wait, I, just, let's just think about this for a minute. KATE: She knows. JACK: Maybe she doesn't know … KATE: [on the verge of tears] She knows about Aaron and that's all that matters. JACK: [sigh] Let me go talk to her. KATE: What? JACK: If I can just explain to her why we did it. Maybe if I can get her to understand why [pause] she'll listen to me. I can fix this, Kate. I can fix it. [Kate looks at Jack with her eyes filled with tears.] JACK: Hey. Aaron is my family too. [Kate is crying. She looks at Jack, pauses then nods yes. Jack takes off his seatbelt and exits the car. It is still raining. He runs to the hotel room. Carole Littleton is looking at a framed picture of Claire. There is a knock on her hotel door. She answers the door and finds Jack.] CAROLE LITTLETON: Dr. Shephard? JACK: Um, hello Ms. Littleton. Um, may I come in? CAROLE LITTLETON: Of course. [Jack enters the room and Carole closes the door.] CAROLE LITTLETON: You look drenched. JACK: No, no, no. I'm fine. CAROLE LITTLETON: Good. I haven't seen you since your father's funeral. How did you even know I was here? JACK: Um, I knew you were here Ms. Littleton because I followed your lawyer. CAROLE LITTLETON: Why would you do that? JACK: I, I did it because um. [pauses] I understand that you feel the need to do this. But I need you to know that everything that Kate and I have done. It was for Aaron. CAROLE LITTLETON: Who's [pause] Aaron? I, I'm afraid I am not following you. JACK: Ms. Littleton, um. [pause] What are you doing here in Los Angeles? [There is a rumble of thunder. Carole looks at Jack confused. Switch to outside the motel/hotel. Jack is running in the rain back to Kate's car and gets in.] JACK: Let's go! Drive! Then call Sun and tell her to bring Aaron to the Long Beach marina. We'll meet her there. [Jack puts on his seatbelt. Kate is confused.] KATE: Wh, what are you talking about? JACK: Kate we have to go now. KATE: I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what just happened. JACK: She doesn't know anything. KATE: What? JACK: She doesn't know. She still thinks that Claire is dad. [deep breath] She doesn't even know that Aaron exists. KATE: But the lawyer? JACK: She sued Oceanic and she is in town to pick up her settlement. KATE: What? And it is just a coincidence that her lawyer happens to be the same lawyer that's trying to take my son? JACK: I don't know. But whoever is trying to take Aaron, it's not her. KATE: Then who is it? [Switch to a street where a blue van is driving. The side reads Canton-Rainier Dry Cleaning. Ben is in the passenger seat and Sayid is driving. It is raining.] BEN: Can I ask you something. [Sayid looks at Ben then turns and continues driving.] BEN: Why'd you take it upon yourself to rescue Hugo? SAYID: I had to make sure Hurley was safe. BEN: [points] You can pull in over here. [Sayid enters a parking garage. We hear tires screech a bit. Sayid stops the van, puts it in parking gear and turns off the engine. A man sitting in a car next to the van exits and walks over to Ben's side of the van. Ben has the window open. As they talk, Ben puts on his glasses.] DAN NORTON: Mr. Linus. BEN: Mr. Norton. [Dan Norton hands Ben a folder. Ben opens it and reads.] DAN NORTON: I looked into it and they don't have kind of solid case against Reyes. The M.E. said that the man found outside Santa Rosa was klled before Reyes escaped. BEN: That's very good news. DAN NORTON: We have a prelim hearing in the morning. The judge will never let it get past that and Reyes will be a free man. BEN: Thank you Dan. DAN NORTON: Any time. [Dan Norton looks at Sayid and Sayid returns the look. Dan pats the van then walks back to his car.] SAYID: Who was that? BEN: That's my lawyer. [Switch back to the island. It is night time. Locke, Sawyer, Juliet, Miles, Daniel and Charlotte are pulling the outrigger ashore. They are all grunting and panting.] LOCKE: Ah, okay! MILES: [put of breath] Remind me never to do that again. DANIEL: Where are we? LOCKE: It's hard to say until it gets light. [There is thunder and flashes of lightning. Everyone is tired and begin walking away from the outrigger. Juliet is sitting next to Sawyer.] JULIET: We didn't get a chance to finish our conversation. SAWYER: What conversation was that? JULIET: The one before they started sh*ting at us. Where you were about to tell me how it felt to see Kate again. SAWYER: I wasn't about to tell you anything. JULIET: Why don't you tell me now? SAWYER: [long pause] I was close enough to touch her. [long pause] If I wanted to, I could've [pause] stood right up and talked to her. JULIET: Why didn't you? SAWYER: [pause] What's done is done. [pause then touches his nose] Juliet. JULIET: What's wrong? [Juliet touches her nose and it is bleeding.] CHARLOTTE: Oy! Come and look at this. [The group gathers around Charlotte. There are various items on the beach.] CHARLOTTE: It's wreckage. Looks like it just happened. [Thunder is rumbling. Locke looks around and turns over a metal can with his foot Bésixdouze painted on it.] LOCKE: Anyone speak French? [Switch to the ocean. There is a hexagonal raft in the water. It is still stormy. The group speaks French.] ROBERT: Mais je te l'ai dit! On n'aurait dû jamais suivre tes maudits chiffres! MONTAND: Mais c'est pas de ma faute, Robert! C'est Brennan qui a pris mon sonar! BRENNAN: C'est ce que je faisais, Montand! Je vous l'ai déjà dit, les instruments ont mal fonctionné! FRENCH WOMAN: Un homme à la mer! ROBERT: Quoi?! Mais je pensais qu'on était tous là! MONTAND: On EST tous là. Ce n'est pas un des nôtres. BRENNAN: Alors, qui est-ce? MONTAND: Pagaie! ROBERT: Pagayez! Allez! Gardez la lampe de poche sur lui! FRENCH WOMAN: Faut tenir la lampe. Brennan, aide-les à pagayer! MONTAND: Allez, dépêchez-vous! Nous dérivons avec le courant. ROBERT: Non, y'a que lui. Pas de bateau. Rien. BRENNAN: (inaudible) FRENCH WOMAN: For God's sake, Brennan, shut up! MONTAND: Allez, remontez-le dans le bateau! BRENNAN: Aide-moi. Il est lourd.. MONTAND: Putain, il respire encore. [Switch to the marina dock. Kate and Jack drive into the parking lot and park the car and turns off the engine] KATE: Jack, why did you call me today? JACK: I told you. I was, I was worried. KATE: But why? Why were you worried? Why today? [Jack takes a piece of paper out of his jacket pocket, unfolds it and hands it to Kate. Kate reads 42 Panorama Crest.] KATE: I don't… JACK: Right before I called you, Sayid was attcked. And the guy that did it, your address was in his pocket. KATE: Sayid? What's he doing here? JACK: That's not important right now. What matters is that we get you and Aaron someplace safe. KATE: Safe from who? [The van approaches and parks. Jack and Kate get out of the car. Ben exits the van. Kate looks at him in astonishment.] BEN: Hello Kate. [A car door shuts. Sayid walks around the van and is standing next to Ben. Kate says nothing.] JACK: [points to Ben] It's okay. He's with me. KATE: He's with you? JACK: I know this is gonna be hard to understand. But he's here to help us. To help everyone we left behind. We all need to be together again. KATE: [angry] It's him. JACK: What? KATE: It's him. He's the one who's trying to take Aaron. JACK: No, no you don't understand. BEN: [interrupting] No Jack. She's right. It was me. [Jack looks at Ben astonished.] BEN: Sorry. KATE: [to Ben] Who the hell do you think you are? Why don't you just stay away?! Why don't you leave me and my son alone?! BEN: Because he's not your son Kate. [As the conversation continues we see Sun sitting in a car watching what is transpiring. She is not within hearing distance. She turns to see Aaron sleeping in the backseat. Sun looks down at her purse on the passenger seat then takes the gn out. She cocks the gn so it is ready to fre and exits the car. Switch to the island. It is daytime. Jin is lying on the beach unconscious. He is very sunburned. As he awakes he sees four men and 1 woman around an orange raft. One man notices that Jin is awake and takes a rfle from the raft.] MONTAND: Robert! Viens, le signal vient de l'île. ROBERT: Tu peux déterminer la source? MONTAND: Bien sûr que oui. Regarde. ROBERT: Tu crois qu'elle est habitée? FRENCH WOMAN: [to Jin] Ça va? Comment tu te sens? MONTAND: Je sais pas. JIN: No understand. FRENCH WOMAN: You speak English? JIN: Little. FRENCH WOMAN: Are you okay? [Frenchman walks over to Jin and the woman. He is carrying a transceiver.] JIN: Yes. FRENCH WOMAN: How did you get here? JIN: Boat. ROBERT: Qui est-ce? MONTAND: On s'en fout, qui c'est. Qu'est-ce qu'il fait ici? FRENCH WOMAN: Il dit qu'il est venu en bateau. ROBERT: What boat? JIN: It's gone. [pause] Sink. FRENCH WOMAN: He must've been caught in the same storm as ours. MONTAND: Who are you? How long you in the water? JIN: I don't know. MONTAND: How do you not know how you wound up in the middle of the ocean, hein? FRENCH WOMAN: Montand, laisse-le, il est en état de choc. On a de l'eau à lui donner? ROBERT: Ouais. [She takes off her jacket and we see that she is pregnant. Robert returns with a canteen and hands it to her. ROBERT: Tiens. FRENCH WOMAN: Merci, Robert. [She returns to Jin and hands him the canteen to drink from. He quickly accepts and drinks. He hands it back to her.] JIN: [lets out deep breath] Thank you. FRENCH WOMAN: What is your name? JIN: Kwon Jin Soo. [pause] Jin. FRENCH WOMAN: Hello Jin. I'm Danielle. Danielle Rousseau. [Jin looks at her in disbelief. She is a young woman.] END	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x04 - The Little Prince"}	foreverdreaming
[Sun is sitting in her car at the marina in Los Angeles watching Kate and Ben in an apparent heated discussion while Jack and Sayid stand nearby. Sun’s cell phone rings and she picks up the phone displaying a young child. Sun flips open the phone and glances at towards the group and then back to the phone. The phone is still ringing, through a forced smile she answers it.] SUN: (Speaking Korean)Hello? [The scene now shows a room decorated with Korean artwork as daylight filters through sheer draperies covering large windows. Sun’s mother sits in a chair holding Ji Yeon behind a large reflective table. MRS. PAIK: (Speaking Korean) Sun? Where are you? [Shift to Sun in LA as she continues to watch the group from her car. Jack stands with his hands in his pockets and shoulder’s slouched while Kate approaches Ben aggressively.] SUN: (Speaking Korean) I’m still in Los Angeles. I’m just finishing up what I came to do. I’ll be on a plane tomorrow. MRS. PAIK: (Speaking Korean) Ji Yeon wants to say hello. [Sun glances inside the car away from the group] [Shift to the Mrs. PAIK and Ji Yeon. Mrs. PAIK hands Ji Yeon the cell phone.] JI YEON: Mama [Shift to Sun in LA. Sun Smiles.] SUN: (Speaking Korean) Hi, honey. Guess what? [Sun glances into the rear view mirror to look at Aaron sleeping in the back seat] I met a new friend for you in America. His name is Aaron. [Shift to the Mrs. PAIK and Ji Yeon.] JI YEON: (Speaking Korean) Come home, Mama! I miss you! [Shift to Sun in LA.] SUN: I’ll be there soon. I love you, sweetie. Good-bye. [Sun disconnects the call and closes the phone. She turns her attention toward the group on the pier. Kate is still talking to Ben. Sun puts the phone down and picks up something from the front seat before opening the door and stepping out of the car. Closing the door, Sun walks around the front of the car and is holding a gn in her right hand. Determined, she moves towards the group.] [Shift to the Kate and Ben talking while Jack stands behind them keeping his hands warm in his pockets.] KATE: Why don’t you leave me and my son alone? BEN: Because he’s not your son. [Kate looks hard at Ben] [Sun’s heels click the ground and she is several feet away from Ben and Kate when she cocks her gn; Ben turns towards the noise.] SUN: Move away Kate. JACK: [Holding up his hand] Sun… SUN: [Now standing several feet from Ben and pointing the gn directly at Ben] I said move away. KATE: [Moving away from Ben and towards Sun] Sun! What are you doing? Where is Aaron? SUN: [Quickly glancing at Kate] He is in the car. [Kate runs towards the car as Jack approaches Sun while Sayid stands aside watching Sun pointing the gn at Ben.] JACK: Sun, listen. I know you think you’re helping… SUN: It wasn’t for you, Jin would still be alive. BEN: I didn’t kll your husband, Sun. SUN: Yes you did. BEN: And neither did anyone else because he’s not dad. [Sun, Sayid and Jack express shock and disbelief.] SUN: You’re lying. BEN: No, Sun. Jin’s still alive and I can prove it. SCENE CHANGE [Jin is on the Island looking up the length of the beach while Danielle Rousseau and her team are on the beach in discussion. Montand is listening to a short wave radio] RADIO VOICE: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. [Danielle jogs towards Jin. She puts her arm on his shoulder, Jin stares at her.] DANIELLE: Are you alright? [She steps back] JIN: You Rousseau? Danielle Rousseau? DANIELLE: Yes. That’s right. JIN: Where are you from? DANIELLE: We sailed from Tahiti. JIN: When? DANIELLE: November fifteenth. JIN: No. What year? [Sternly] DANIELLE: [Shaking her head] Nineteen Eighty-Eight. Why? [Jin looks around in disbelief. Robert approaches the two.] ROBERT: What’s the matter? JIN: I need, need to find my camp. [He begins to walk away when Danielle grabs his shoulder. Montand is now standing with them.] DANIELLE: What camp? ROBERT: You were on this island before? JIN: You… see… helicopter? [makes twirling motion with his hand] MONTAND: (Speaks French) [Speaking to Danielle and Robert] First a boat. Then a helicopter. Next thing you know he’ll be talking about a submarine. [He looks at Jin and then back to Robert.] Come on I know which way to go. ROBERT: (Speaks French) Are you sure? MONTAND: (Speaks French) [Off screen] The signal is strong. [On screen] There must be an antenna on this island. If we go there we can call for help. [Jin begins to walk away] ROBERT: [To Jin] Is there an antenna on the island? [Jin stops and looks at him.] Please… [he picks up a radio and points toward it and motions a long line going up from it] is there a radio tower? Um. Um. [Montand begins to walk away, Robert kneels down and draws a triangle in the sand.] Ok. Like that. Is there a radio tower here? JIN: Yes. But I must find my camp. Helicopter go there. DANIELLE: Do you know where your camp is from here? JIN: [Looking towards the jungle] No. DANIELLE: How about from the radio tower? JIN: Yes. DANIELLE: Then go with us to the tower. Then we find your camp. JIN: [Looks at Montand then back at Danielle] Ok. ROBERT: (Speaks French) That’s settled. Let’s get moving. [Montand looks at Jin and walks away. Robert and Danielle walk past Jin as Danielle smiles at Jin. Robert and Danielle stop a few feet away; holding her face Robert softly kisses Danielle on her forehead. Jin looks worried and begins to follow the team toward the jungle. Danielle touches Jin’s shoulder as he passes by her.] DANIELLE: Are you ready to go? JIN: Yes DANIELLE: Who are you hoping to find? JIN: My wife. [Jin walks away from Danielle while she watches him with a look of realized concern and sadness.] [SCENE SHIFT] [Lacombe leads the group through the jungle while holding rfle. Montand continues to listen to the radio play feedback. Jin, Danielle, Robert and Nadine follow. Nadine is wearing a back pack and glances around. Lacombe signals the group in a direction.] LACOMBE: This way. [The group continues as Danielle leans against a tree gripping her stomach and letting out a sudden scream. Robert stops and puts his hand on her stomach while Jin watches.] ROBERT: (Speaks French) Danielle. What’s wrong? DANIELLE: (Speaks French) It’s… It’s nothing… ROBERT: (Speaks French) I knew this was a mistake, you’re seven months pregnant. DANIELLE: (Speaks French) Robert. I’m fine. [Smiling] She just gave me a little kick. ROBERT: (Speaking French) She! [Smiling] DANIELLE: (Speaking French) She! [Smiling] ROBERT: (Speaking French) How many times do we have to do this? Alexander is a boy. DANIELLE: (Speaking French) Alexandra. It’s going to be a girl. [Robert softly kisses Danielle’s forehead while she rubs her stomach] ROBERT: (Speaking French) Why don’t we rest here for a moment? DANIELLE: Oui BRENNAN: (Speaking French, off screen) I’ll get you some water. ROBERT: (Speaking French) Water? BRENNAN: (Speaking French) Nadine has the canteen. [Robert turns around] ROBERT: Nadine? [BRENNAN looks around, Jin looks at BRENNAN, BRENNAN walks away from the group.] BRENNAN: Nadine? MONTAND: (Speaking French) This is what happens when you bring women. She’s probably off chasing a butterfly. [The group turns and listens to the noises that are now growing louder in the jungle. Jin begins to recognize the sounds; then the sound of the Smoke Monster is heard.] DANIELLE: Did you hear that? [Jin moves quickly and is stopped by Robert.] ROBERT: (to Jin) What is that? JIN: Monster. COMMERCIAL [Jin looks around and steps away from the group. Danielle steps into the middle of the group looking worried.] DANIELLE: (Speaking French) Who saw Nadine last? BRENNAN: (Speaking French) She was right behind me. DANIELLE: Then let’s go back. JIN: [Moving in the direction they were travelling.] No, we must go. MONTAND: [Grabbing Jin and pushing him .] You shut up. [Continues moving towards Nadine. Jin follows the group through the jungle.] ROBERT: Nadine! BRENNAN: Nadine! DANIELLE: Nadine! [The group finds Nadine’s back-pack on the ground. Montand picks it up. Someone says something French. Danielle moves toward the front of the group.] DANIELLE: Nadine! [The camera angle is now looking directly down on the group from high above in the tree top.] MONTAND: Nadine! ROBERT: (Speaking French) She must be close by. Brennan, Lacombe, that way.[Points a direction for them to search.] [As the group begins to move a large plume of dirt bursts into the air nearby and the group drops towards the ground. Danielle screams and the monster growls. A body falls to the ground and lands on her back. It is Nadine. Her face is bloodied and her eyes are open. Danielle kneels beside and holds her face.] DANIELLE: Nadine! Nadine! [Jin and the others looks around.] JIN: RUN! [Robert grabs Danielle’s arm and drags her away from the area trailing the others running through the jungle. Montand reaches a clearing and stops. He turns to find the others in his group. As they approach him the Smoke Monster is seen gliding across the jungle floor behind them. Montand hears growling and turns to look at it. The growls become louder as Smokey is now stretching high off the ground above Montand’s head while the rest of his group stands behind him on the edge of the jungle clearing. Smokey begins to bend down toward Montand and a loud clicking is heard and a puff of air flows past him. Montand turns towards the group as they begin to move away from Smokey but it reaches out and grabs Montand by the legs; dragging him to the ground and back in the direction it originates. Montand tries to grab onto something] DANIELLE: (Speaking French) [Smokey groans and roars as a sound much like a chain being wound is heard. The others chase after Montand shouting in French. Robert reaches Montand first and dives toward him grabbing his leg. As Montand is seen being dragged into a hole near a wall Jin grabs Robert attempting to help. The others finally reach Montand, Robert and Jin and grab on and try to help while Montand screams in pain and Smokey continues to pull him into the hole by his legs. There is a slow rattling sound followed by Montand being jerked into the hole. Robert is left holding nothing but Montands hand and arm while Smokey’s roar is heard in the background. Robert tosses Mortrnand’s arm to the side.] ROBERT: What’s that thing? [The group looks at Jin, Jin looks into the hole. They hear Montand’s voice in the hole.] MONTAND: (Speaking French.) Help me. I’m hurt. [Excitedly] It’s gone… Please! I need help. [The group stands and approaches the hole.] ROBERT: (Speaking French) We have to go in and get him. JIN: NO! MONTAND: (Speaking French) I’m hurt! Help me, please! ROBERT: Do not leave anyone behind. [Pushes Jin away from him and steps into the hole. He speaks French before climbing into the hole looking at Brennan and Lacombe follow him. Danielle begins to go toward the hole when Jin grabs her.] JIN: No, No. Don’t go, with the baby. No. [Danielle moves away from the hole and picks up a rfle. She readies it toward the hole. Jin hears a noise and the sky begins to lighten up. Jin holds his head, shielding himself from the noise. He is standing in a special island. Danielle is concerned] DANIELLE: What’s wrong? TIME JUMP [Jin finds himself alone in the jungle staring at the Temple and it’s peculiar carvings. There is a crack on the wall that leads directly to the opening extending from beyond the foundation lower into th e foundation. Jin notices and accidentally kicks Martrand’s arm on the ground next to him. He turns and runs away from the temple. He reaches a hilltop and drinks water from an over sized leaf. In the distance he notices a pillar of smoke rising through the air. He continues to walk. He finds a beach camp with several blankets around a small smoldering fre. Jin steps out of the jungle an onto the beach and spots a music box plant. The sound of flies buzzing in the area are noticeable as Jin puts down the music box and investigates a green messenger bag and then walks towards a large makeshift tent. Jin spots two bodies laying on the edge of the jungle several yards away; they are Brennan and Lacombe. Jin hears a woman yelling from other side of some bushes and walks toward them. He pushes the banches aside to reveal Danielle and Robert; Robert is pointing a gn at her while they yell at each other in French. ] DANIELLE: (Speaking French) That’s enough. ROBERT: (Speaking French) Danielle, don’t do this! It’s me. DANIELLE: (Speaking French) You’re not Robert. Your’re someone else. ROBERT: (Speaking French) Danielle. Stop this put down your wapon. [Danielle now is pointing the rile directly at him] I love you. Why are you acting this way? DANIELLE: (Speaking French) Because you are not Robert. You’re sick. That monster made you sick. ROBERT: (Speaking French) It’s a security system guarding the temple. Now…[softly]… put down your gn. [Danielle begins to lower her gn.] I love you, Danielle. I don’t want anything to happen to you or our baby. Please? [Danielle relaxes and lowers her rile. Robert quickly raises his and steadies it on her and pulls the trigger but it doesn't fre. Danielle is shocked and surprised; she raises her rfle and sht Robert in the chest. Just then Jin begins to move out of the jungle yelling towards them. Danielle turns towards Jin and reloads her rfle.] DANIELLE: You. JIN: No. DANIELLE: You disappeared. JIN: No, please. Wait. DANIELLE: You’re sick, too. JIN: No [Jin turns and runs into the jungle] DANIELLE: You’re a carrier. [She fires at Jin but misses] [Jin continues to run through the jungle as gn shts can be heard behind him. Suddenly the bright light appears and Jin holds his head as the metallic noise becomes louder. He stumbles and falls into a ditch as the light brightens.] TIME JUMP [Jin wakes up the jungle floor in daylight and groans. A gn is cocked behind him and a man speaks to him.] MAN: Turn around slowly. [Jin turns to see Sawyer.] JIN: Sawyer?! SAWYER: Jin?! [Sawyer lowers his gn, smiles and runs towards him. The two hug. Sawyer steps back.] SAWYER: I thought you were on that boat. I thought you were dad. JIN: No, no. I was in water. SAWYER: Well, whaddya say?! [Jin smiles and turns to see Juliet, Locke, Daniel and Charlotte. He stops smiling and turns towards Sawyer.] JIN: Where is Sun? COMMERCIAL [Miles, Charlotte and Daniel are squatting next to a stream filling canteens while Sawyer talks with Jin several feet away.] MILES: Where’d that guy come from? I thought he was on the boat. DANIEL: The blast must have thrown him in the water. He’s been moving with every flash just like us. [Shift to Sawyer and Jin talking, Juliet stands nearby watching and listening.] SAWYER: Every time the sky lights up we move through time. (Uses hand signals and points to his watch). JIN: (SPEAKS KOREAN) ? [Jin turns and walks toward Charlotte] JIN: Translate. Please, translate. [Looks at Charlotte and points in Sawyer’s direction] SAWYER: [Approaches; to Miles] You heard the man. Translate. MILES: Uh. He’s Korean. I’m from Encino. JIN: [To Charlotte] (Speaks Korean) CHARLOTTE: [Relucantly] He wants to know how you’re sure his wife is ok. SAWYER: You speak Korean? MILES: [Standing] Obviously. LOCKE: [Approaches and raises his hand] Tell him I’m sure. But none of it will matter if we don’t make it to the Orchid. CHARLOTTE: (Speaks Korean) He’s sure. And he says we have to get to a station called the Orchid. JIN: [Turns to Locke] (Speaks Korean) What’s the ‘Orchid’? CHARLOTTE: (Speaks Korean) Locke’s planning to leave here and bring back all of your friends. Including your wife. He thinks it’s the only way to stop the flashes. JIN: [Turning toward Locke with a look of confusion] Bring Sun back? [Locke nods] JIN: Why you bring her back? LOCKE: Because she never should have left. SCENE SHIFT [In Los Angeles at night Sun is pointing a gn at Ben. Jack stands to the side watching.] SUN: I’ve spent the last three years thinking… believing that he was dad. [Steps closer towards Ben] You say you have proof that he’s not, I want to see it. BEN: Why don’t you put down the gn. Nobody wants it to go off. SUN: [Pressing the gn to Ben’s neck]. How do you know that he’s alive? [Sayid and Jack watch while Kate walks through the parking lot with Aaron and gets into her car.] BEN: There’s someone… someone here in Los Angeles. Let me take you to them and I’ll show you the proof. SUN: Someone? Who? BEN: The same person that’s gonna show us how to get back to the Island. KATE: [Standing behind Ben] Is that what this is about? [Walks toward Jack.] You knew about this. JACK: No. No I was go… KATE: And that’s why you were pretending to care about Aaron to convince me to go back there! [Points toward her car.] JACK: I wasn’t pretending anything. KATE: [Backing towards her car] This is insane. You guys are crazy. JACK: [Approaches Kate] Kate. KATE: [Sharply] Jack! Don’t. [Opens her car door and climbs in.] [Sayid turns and walks away from the group.] BEN: Sayid.[nervously] Where are you going? SAYID: [Stops and turns toward Ben] I don’t want any part of this. [Turns toward Jack] And if I see you [points to Ben] or him again it will be extremely unpleasant for all of us. [Sayid turns and walks away while the screech of Kate’s tires is heard leaving the parking lot.] [Sun is still pressing the gn to Ben’s neck as Jack watches.] BEN: Thirty minutes, Sun. We can be there in thirty minutes. And you’ll have proof. Proof that he’s alive or you can sh*t me and never know. SUN: [Considers the offer.] Let’s go. [They begin to walk towards the parking lot] SCENE SHIFT [On the Island the group is walking next to a stream. Jin approaches Locke at the front of the group.] JIN: How far? LOCKE: Just over the next ridge. JIN: How you leave the Island? LOCKE: I’m not sure yet. JIN: I’ll go with you. LOCKE: It doesn’t work like that. It’s a one man job. JIN: Why? LOCKE: [Agitated] I don’t know why, Jin. It just is. But I promise I’ll bring Sun back. [Jin pauses momentarily considering Locke’s offer before continuing. Meanwhile near the back of the group Daniel and Charlotte are walking while Sawyer passes them.] DANIEL: You wanna take a break? CHARLOTTE: [Exhales] Let’s just get there. DANIEL: [Softly] So. Speak any other languages? CHARLOTTE: Just Klingon. Dan, is this gonna work? DANIEL: It does make empirical sense that if this started at the Orchid that’s where it gonna stop. But as far as bringing back the people who left in order to stop these temporal shifts that’s where we leave science behind. [Charlotte begins to stumble. Daniel grabs her shoulder.] DANIEL: You ok? [A metallic buzzing is heard and the sky begins to lighten.] CHARLOTTE: Oh, no. [Everyone clutches their head and winces in pain and discomfort.] TIME JUMP – NIGHT [Everyone is panting and looking around. Charlotte grabs her head and gasps. Another metallic buzzing is heard. Charlotte moans.] SAWYER: [Looking up] Come on! [Everyone clutches their head and wince again.] TIME JUMP - DAY [Jin, then Juliet, then Miles are seen wincing and holding their head. Locke is squatting and holding the back of his head with two hands. They each take a moment to recover from the jump. Charlotte faints. Her nose is bloody and her eyes are open; staring towards the tree tops. Daniel kneels over her and listens for breathing. Juliet kneels beside him and hands Sawyer her gn.] DANIEL: Yeah. Charlotte! SAWYER: Juliet. JULIET: [Looks toward Sawyer] Huh? SAWYER: You have a little… [motions towards his nose, indicating her bloody nose.] [Juliet wipes the blood with the back of her hand. Looks at Sawyer.] JULIET: You, too. [Sawyer wipes the blood from his nose and looks at it on his hand.] DANIEL: Charlotte. Can you hear me? Charlotte, Charlotte it’s Daniel. Talk to me. Talk… [Charlotte appears to awaken staring at Jin now standing over her and staring at her. She lifts her head up and looks directly at Jin.] CHARLOTTE: [Speaks to Jin] (Speaks Korean distraught and desperate.) SAWYER: What’d she say? CHARLOTTE: [Speaks to Jin] Don’t let them bring her back. [Crying] No matter what. Don’t them bring her back. This place is death! COMMERCIAL [Sun sits in the passenger seat of Ben’s van holding her gn in her lap while Ben drives and Jack sits in the back.] SUN: You said we’d be there in thirty minutes. BEN: I didn’t account for traffic. [Ben continues to drive as the three share a moment of awkward and anxious silence. Jack leans towards Sun.] JACK: Sun I’m sorry. SUN: Sorry for what? JACK: For leaving Jin behind. When we landed that chopper on the boat… everything was just happening so fast. I knew he was down below. We shoulda waited for him. [Sun turns toward Jack.] SUN: Why are you telling me this now, Jack? Are you going to ask me not to kll Ben if he’s lying about my husband? JACK: After what he just did to Kate, if you don’t do it, Sun, I will. [Ben suddenly stops the van and turns toward Jack.] JACK: What are you doing? BEN: [Agitated to Jack] What I am doing is helping you. And if you had any idea what I’ve had to do to keep you safe. To keep your friends safe you’d never stop thanking me. [Pauses] If you wanna sht me, then sht me but let’s get on with it. What’s it gonna be? SUN: Drive. [Ben nods to Sun, turns toward the front of the car and begins to drive away. Jack and Sun awkwardly wiggle in their seats.] SCENE SHIFT [Jin hands a silver water container to Daniel who is kneeling next to Charlotte.] CHARLOTTE: Why can’t daddy come with us? DANIEL: Charlotte, can you hear me? CHARLOTTE: You know what my mum would say about me marrying an American? Yet, I know more about ancient cultures than Hannibal himself. [Locke paces on the path while Sawyer shakes his head.] SAWYER: [To Daniel] What the hell is she talking about? DANIEL: [Looking at Charlotte] I have no idea. LOCKE: [Quickly walking towards the group] Let’s go. We have to keep moving. DANIEL: Alright. Somebody help me with Charlotte. We’re going to have to carry her. LOCKE: No. She’s gonna hold us up. DANIEL: [Stands and turns to Locke] We can’t just leave her. SAWYER: The flashes are getting closer together. Maybe when your nose starts to bleeding you’ll realize we gotta get outta Dodge now. We’ll come back for her just as soon as we can. DANIEL: NO, no way. I’m not gonna leave her behind. CHARLOTTE: Let them go on without me. DANIEL: [Bending down and cleaning blood from her nose.] No. Charlotte, no. We’re not gonna leave you behind. [A metallic buzzing is heard and the sky begins to lighten. Charlotte winces] JUMP – DAY SAWYER: The hell? LOCKE: We have to move now. CHARLOTTE: He’s right, go. DANIEL: No. CHARLOTTE: No, just go. DANIEL: Charlotte. CHARLOTTE: Oh.. [whispering] Oh, turn it up; I love Geronimo Jackson. JULIET: We’re running out of time, Dan. DANIEL: Go. I’m going to stay with her. [Sawyer approaches Locke.] SAWYER: Let me ask you something John. If we don’t even know when the hell we are what happens if the Orchid ain’t around anymore? [Locke’s eyes dart nervously.] CHARLOTTE: Look for the well. You’ll find it at the well. SAWYER: [Disbelievingly] How long she gonna do that? LOCKE: Let’s go. [Each person in the group acknowledges Charlotte and Daniel before following Locke along the path. Daniel is kneeling beside Charlotte.] SCENE SHIFT [The group is walking along the path, Miles wipes blood from his nose. Locke emerges from the jungle and passes stops next to the Orchid as the others follow him. Juliet smiles.] LOCKE: We’re here. JULIET: Thank God. What are the odds we’d end up in the same time as this thing. [Suddenly the metallic buzzing and bright light returns.] TIME JUMP [The group quickly recovers from what appears to be a far less painful time jump. The Orchid building is gone. Sawyer turns to Juliet.] SAWYER: You just had to say something. [Locke turns around evaluating the situation and begins to walk into the jungle away from where the Orchid. The others follow him. They reach a clearing. A four foot circular stone wall is surrounded ten feet away by taller, thinner stone pillars. A suspended rope is hanging in the center of the well; Locke tugs on the rope as Juliet and Jin stare into the well. Light turns to darkness several feet below the top of the well. Miles circles the well and approaches it.] MILES: How the hell did Charlotte know this was here? SCENE CHANGE [Charlotte is lying on the ground coughing while Daniel kneels beside her.] CHARLOTTE: Daniel. DANIEL: Yes? CHARLOTTE: I’ve been here before. DANIEL: You’ve been, been here before? CHARLOTTE: I grew up here. On the Island. And there was this thing… this Dharma Initiative. I moved away with my mum. Just my mum; I never saw my dad again. Then when I got back to England I asked my mum about this place, yeah. But she would say that it wasn’t real and that I made it up. That’s why I became an anthropologist. To find this Island again. It’s what I’ve been searching for my whole life. DANIEL: Charlotte. Why are you telling me this? CHARLOTTE: Because I remember something now. When I was little, living here. There was this man, crazy man. He really scared me. And he told me that I had to leave the Island and never ever come back.[excited] He told me that if I came back I would die. DANIEL: Charlotte. I don’t understand. CHARLOTTE: Daniel. I think that man was you. [Daniel pulls away from Charlotte shaking his head.] COMMERCIAL SCENE SHIFT [At the well Juliet and Sawyer watch as Locke tugs on the rope.] SAWYER: You’re going down there? LOCKE: Uh-huh. SAWYER: What exactly are you hoping to find? LOCKE: A way off the Island. SAWYER: Expecting a subway? LOCKE: [Smiling] Goodbye James, Juliet, Miles. I’ll see you when I get back. JIN: No. Stop. You don’t bring Sun back. LOCKE: No. I have to bring them all back. That’s, that’s how it works. JIN: How you know? LOCKE: I… I just know. [Jin grabs the Knfe and the rope.] JIN: I cut this. LOCKE: No. You do that you’ll kll every one of us. JIN: This island is bad. You don’t bring Sun back. You promise. You don’t bring my baby. LOCKE: Alright. Alright. You have my word. JIN: Promise. John. LOCKE: I promise. [Jin releases the rope and buries the Knfe in the the wood supporting the rope. Everyone looks relieved.] LOCKE: I won’t go to Sun, Jin, but she might find me. If she does, what’ll I tell her? JIN: You tell her I dad. You say that I wash up. You buried me. [Jin removes his wedding ring and hands it to Locke.] Proof. [Locke takes the ring and nods.] LOCKE: I’ll be back as soon as I can. [Locke climbs onto the top of the well wall and grabs the rope. He stares into the well.] SAWYER: Are you sure you don’t want us to lower you down? LOCKE: Where would be the fun in that? [He smiles and wipes his chin on his shirt] JULIET: John. [Locke turns to her] If whatever you are attempting to do actually works, thank you. LOCKE: [pauses, proudly] You’re welcome. [Locke swings on the rope into the center of the well and he quickly descends hand under hand. Several feet below he disappears into darkness. Suddenly the metallic buzzing and bright light begin to appear. Sawyer and Miles look around nervously.] MILES: Uh-oh. [Locke is hanging on the rope and notices a bright light below him beginning to fill the bottom of the well and climbing up towards him. He groans as the rope sways. Sawyer grabs the rope and looks into the well.] SAWYER: John, damn-it. Hold on. [Bright white light fills the area. Locke falls to the bottom of the well crashing hard on his feet and crumbles on the ground. He squirms as he screams in pain.] SCENE SHIFT [Jin turns his head as Sawyer has his back to the group pulling hard on the rope over his shoulder.] MILES: I think you can let go of that now. [Sawyer turns towards the group and looks down, noticing that the rope is buried in dirt where the well was previously. All of the stones lining and surrounding the well are missing.] SAWYER: No. No, no. [bends down to dig the dirt out from around the rope.] JULIET: James, stop. SAWYER: (To Jin) Come on help me. JULIET: (Bends down and touches Sawyer’s shoulder.) James. [He turns to her]. We can’t help him. [Sawyer stops digging and drops his head.] SCENE SHIFT [Charlotte is coughing while lying on the ground. Daniel is with her.] DANIEL: Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on… Stay. Stay. Stay with me. Stay, ok? Everything’s going to be fine. Everything’s going to be ok. [He hold her face] CHARLOTTE: Dan. DANIEL: I’ve got a plan. I’ve got a plan. When we were back at the hatch I talked to Desmond. I told him to find my mother. She can help us Charlotte. She will help us. [Charlotte looks at Daniel with disbelief.] CHARLOTTE: How can your mother help up? DANIEL: She can. She… [Charlotte begins to cough violently; blood continues to trickle out of her nose. She stops coughing and she flashes a tranquil smile towards Daniel.] DANIEL: What? CHARLOTTE: I’m not allowed to have chocolate before dinner. [Charlotte nods her head. Her eyes wide open, she stops moving.] DANIEL: Charlotte. Charlotte. Charlotte. No… (sobs) COMMERCIAL SCENE SHIFT [Locke is in the well on the floor screaming in pain. He tosses the rope behind him and lifts his right leg to see his calf bone is broken and has pierced through his skin. He groans. He looks up into the ceiling that is now above him where the well was previously.] LOCKE: James, can you hear me? Can anyone hear me? [He is in darkness although a blueish light can be seen several feet away where the cave tunnel turns. A noise is heard around the corner. Locke looks toward it.] LOCKE: Who’s there? [A shadow appear on the wall. Then the silhouette of a person appears to cross in front of Locke. The person lights and removes a lantern from a post hanging on a tall stone column. A man turns toward Locke holding the lantern; he is Christian Sheppard. CHRISTIAN: : Hello, John. LOCKE: You? What are you doing down here? CHRISTIAN: : [Bending over towards Locke.] I’m here to help you the rest of the way. LOCKE: I, I don’t understand. CHRISTIAN: : You came to see me in the cabin. You asked me how to save the Island and I told you you had to move it. I said that you had to move it, John. LOCKE: [stares at the ground and reaches his arm towards Christian] But Ben said that he knew how to do it. He told me that I needed to stay here and lead his people, CHRISTIAN: : And since when did listening to him get you anything other than worth a damn?[Kneeling beside him. The good news is that you’re heare now. Ready to go? LOCKE: I… I… I don’t know what to do once I get there. CHRISTIAN: : There’s a woman living in Los Angles. Now once you get all of your friends together and it must be all of them who left, everyone who left. And once you’ve persuaded them to join you this woman will tell you exactly how to come back. LOCKE: Who is it? CHRISTIAN: Her name is Eloise Hawking. LOCKE: What if I can only convince some of them to come back? CHRISTIAN: I believe in you John. You can do this. LOCKE: Richard said I was going to die. CHRISTIAN: Well I suppose, that’s why they call it sacrifice. LOCKE: [Locke weeps.] Alright, I’m ready. CHRISTIAN: Good. [stands up] Now on the other side of this column here is wheel slipped off its axis. Now all you have to do is give it a little push. LOCKE: [Struggles to stand up.] Can you, can you help me up? CHRISTIAN: No. Sorry I can’t. [LOCKE stands up with great effort clutching the wall. He walks toward the slipped wheel and see the Dharma wheel rotating back and forth. He leans agains a tall pillar next to the wheel. Then he grabs hold of the whweel. CHRISTIAN: Good luck John. [Locke grabs the wheel while leaning against the wall and pulls it. The metallic buzzing and bright lights begin again.] CHRISTIAN: Say hello to my son. LOCKE: Who’s your son? JUMP SCENE SHIFT [Sun and Jack are riding in Ben’s van. The van arrives at a church and the three get out of the van. They approach the walkway and Ben stops and faces Sun.] BEN: May I? [Sun nods. Ben removes a gold ring from his pocket and hand sit to Sun. Sun reads the inscription.] SUN: (speaks Korean) [Looks at Ben (speaks English)] How did you get this? BEN: John gave it to me. JACK: You said John never came to see you. BEN: That’s true Jack. I went to see him. Jin gave it to him before he left the Island. SUN: What didn’t John tell me himself? BEN: I don’t know. Maybe he didn’t have a a chance before he died. I’m sorry I had to bring you hear before I gave it to you, Sun. But all those people back on the Island, Jin included, need our help. There is a woman in this church and she can tell us how to get back to your husband. But we’re running out of time, Sun. So I need you to decide right now. Will you come with me? [Sun looks at Jin’s wedding ring she is holding in her plam. She nods slowly.] SUN: Yes. [Ben nods back.] OFFSCREEN VOICE: What are you doin’ here? [Sun turns to see who it is; Jack and Ben look also. Desmond walks out of a shadow by a tree. Ben is astonished.] BEN: I assume the same thing you are. DESMOND: You’re looking for Faraday’s mother, too? [Ben appears to be confused. He looks away, then back at Desmond and then turns and walks toward the church. Everyone follows him through the door. They take several steps and stop; Desmond closes the door.] BEN: Hello, Eloise. [A woman’s lights a candle and returns the matchstick to the container of sand to extinguish the flame. It is Eloise Hawaking. She turns to the group.] ELOISE: Hello, Benjamin. [Desmond turns to look at Eloise. Sun and Jack look at her, also. Eloise scans the room.] ELOISE: I thought I said all of them. BEN: This was all I could get on short notice. ELOISE: [exhales] Well, I suppose it will have to do for now. [She looks at Jack, Sun and Desmond] Alright, let’s get started.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x05 - This Place is Death"}	foreverdreaming
[As the episode commences we see a brown eye opening. It belongs to Jack Shepard. He starts blinking both eyes trying to get his bearings. Lying on his back, he looks up he sees tall tropical trees swaying in the breeze. Jack is wearing a suit and tie. He sits then stands up breathing and exhaling deeply. Jack looks at a scrap of paper that in his grasp which reads, "I wish." Suddenly, Jack hears Hurley calling out in the distance.] HURLEY: Help! Anyone? Help! [Jack starts running frantically through the jungle toward the sound of Hurley's voice.] HURLEY: Help Jack! [Jack stops running, hears Hurley and starts running again.] HURLEY: Help! Anyone? [Jack arrives at the edge of stream and walks through the water. He comes to the top of a waterfall.] HURLEY: Help! [Jack looks down and sees Hurley in the pool of water at the bottom of the waterfalls calling out for help.] HURLEY: Help! [pause] Help! [Jack dives off of the waterfall into the pool of water and swims over to Hurley. Hurley is bobbing in the water while trying to hold on to the guitar case.] HURLEY: [gulping water] Help! JACK: It’s okay. HURLEY: [gargling] Help! JACK: It’s okay. HURLEY: Help me up. JACK: You can stand. [Hurley and Jack stand in the water. Hurley looks at Jack.] HURLEY: Oh! [Hurley looks all around at his surroundings. He sees the waterfall and jungle foliage.] HURLEY: Oh boy. [pause] It really happened. [Jack nods in agreement then looks around the water to find Kate lying on her stomach, sprawled over a large rock.] JACK: Kate. [Jack swims over to her as Hurley watches then walks through the water to Jack and Kate. Jack turns Kate onto her back. He looks her over then checks to see if she is breathing by putting his ear to her nose.] JACK: Kate!. Kate can you hear me? [Jack shakes Kate's right shoulder and she awakens slowly. She looks up and focuses on Jack.] KATE: Jack? JACK: [nodding] Are you okay? [Kate looks around trying to get her bearings. She looks at Jack.] KATE: Are we…? JACK: [nodding] Yeah. We're back. KATE: What happened? [Jack shakes his head side to side and does not reply. Kate continues to look around, confused by what she sees. 46 Hours Earlier. Switch to the inside of a church. Ms. Hawking is lighting a candle then extinguishes the lighting stick. A door opens. She turns and walks a bit away from the table with all the candles then pauses. Entering are Ben, Sun, Jack and Desmond.] MS. HAWKING: [to Ben] I thought I said all of them. [Desmond closes the heavy door and looks at Ms. Hawking. He recognizes her.] BEN: This is all I could get on short notice. MS. HAWKING: Guess it'll have to do for now. [Ms. Hawking looks at Jack, pauses, then looks back at the group.] MS. HAWKING: Alright, let's get started. [Ms. Hawking, with upturned palm, points and starts walking down the aisle of the church. Jack looks at her. Ben follows Ms. Hawking and the rest of the group follows Ben. They arrive at a door with a sign on it that reads "Caution: High Voltage. Do Not Enter This Enclosure." Ms. Hawking turns on a light switch. She looks at Sun who is right behind her.] MS. HAWKING: Shall we? [Ms. Hawking starts walking down a very long spiral staircase. Sun, Jack and Ben follow. Desmond is last in line and is looking at everything surrounding them. At the bottom of the staircase they continue down a dimly lit corridor. Ms. Hawking stops at a hatch door then looks back at Jack who has stopped walking as soon as he sees a Dharma logo on the hatch door and looks back at Ben. Ms. Hawking looks at him then turns the wheel to unlock the hatch door, opens it then enters a large room, then pushes up a large switch to turn on the lights. There is a very large pendulum swaying back and forth in the middle of the room. It swings over a large circle on the floor. Sun looks about the room as does Jack and Ben. There is the sound of flipping numbers on a panel on a wall. It contains longitude and latitude bearings. Ben looks at the floor to see that the pendulum is swinging over a map of the earth. Desmond looks down at the floor then up to find a large opening through the ceiling where the pendulum is suspended. Sun looks over at a chalkboard that has various equations written on it. A picture is attached to the side frame.] JACK: What is this place? MS. HAWKING: The Dharma Initiative called it the Lamppost. [pauses] This is how they found the island. [The view changes so we are looking down at the group through the opening in the ceiling.] LOST logo [Ms. Hawking walks away from the group. Jack looks to Ben.] JACK: Did you know about this place? BEN: No. No I didn't. JACK: [to Ms. Hawking] Is he telling the truth? MS. HAWKING: Probably not. [Jack walks toward Ms. Hawking who is taking a binder out of a desk drawer.] MS. HAWKING: Aha! Here we go. [Jack walks to the chalkboard and looks at the picture. It is a picture of a 2 mountains and an area of water at the base. The print at the bottom of the picture reads, "9/23/1954 – U.S. ARMY – OP 264 – TOP SECRET – EYES ONLY." Ms Hawking walks over to the group. Jack remains with his eyes fixed on the picture.] MS. HAWKING: [to the group] Alright, I apologize if this is confusing but… [Ms. Hawking stops talking and turns to look at Jack. Jacks turns at looks at her.] MS. HAWKING: [to Jack] Let's pay attention. Yes? [Jack faces the group and exhales deeply. Ms. Hawking continues to address the group.] MS. HAWKING: The room we're standing in was constructed years ago [pause] over a unique pocket of electromagnetic energy. That energy connects to similar pockets all over the world. The people who built this room however were only interested in one. SUN: The island. MS. HAWKING: Yes! The island. They'd gathered proof that it existed. They knew it was out there somewhere. They just couldn't find it. [Desmond walks to the edge of the circle and looks at the map and the lines that the pendulum is leaving on the floor.] MS. HAWKING: Then a very clever fellow built this pendulum on the theoretical notion that they should stop looking for where the island was supposed to be and to start looking for where it was going to be.] [Desmond looks on in disbelief.] JACK: What do you mean where it was going to be? MS. HAWKING: Well this fellow presumed, and correctly as it turned out, that the island was always moving. Why do you think you were never rescued? Now, while the movements of the island seem random, this man and his team created a series of equations [pointing to chalkboard] which tell us with a high degree of probability where it is going to be at a certain point in time. Windows, as it were, while open provide a route back. Unfortunately these windows don't stay open for very long. [Desmond stands with his arms across his chest. Ms. Hawking walks to Jack and hands him the binder.] MS. HAWKING: Yours closes in 36 hours. DESMOND: I, I'm sorry. Excuse me. [chuckles] Am I really hearing this? That's what this is about? You're all going back to the island? Willingly? SUN: Yes. Why are you here Desmond? DESMOND: [exhales deeply] I came here to deliver a message. Daniel Faraday, your son, sent me here. He wanted me to tell you that he, and all the people on the island, need your help. [Ms. Hawking stands firmly with her arms crossed in front of her chest., hands holding the opposite bicep while looking at Desmond and listening to his rant.] DESMOND: [to Ms. Hawking] He said only you could help him. He didn't say Jack. He didn't say Sun. He didn't say Ben. He said you. MS. HAWKING: [smugly] But I am helping dear. DESMOND: [exhales deeply] Consider the message delivered. [Desmond walks across the map on the floor toward the door to leave.] MS. HAWKING: I'm sorry to have to tell you this Desmond but the island isn't done with you yet. [Desmond turns quickly, walks toward Ms. Hawking quickly and is agitated as he speaks.] DESMOND: This woman cost me four years of my life. Four years I'll never get back because you told me that I was supposed to go to that island! That it was my bloody purpose! [Ms. Hawking smugly nods in agreement. Desmond walks to Jack.] DESMOND: You listen to me brutha and you listen carefully. These people they are just using us. They are playing some kind of game and we are just the pieces. [Jack looks as Ms. Hawking then back at Desmond.] DESMOND: Whatever she tells you to do, ignore it. [Jack doesn't reply. Desmond brings his attention to Ms. Hawking.] DESMOND: You say the island isn't done with me? Well I'm done with the island. [Desmond turns quickly and proceeds to leave the chamber. Ms. Hawking looks away smugly. Sun looks at Desmond, then Ms. Hawking and finally at Desmond as he finally exits the chamber, slamming the hatch door behind him. Ms. Hawking walks to Jack.] MS. HAWKING: Jack. The binder in your hands shows all the air routes that fly over the coordinates where I believe the island will be in a little more than a day from now. [Jacks flips pages in the binder and scans them quickly.] MS. HAWKING: There's a commercial airliner flying from L.A. to Guam that's going to go right through our window. Ajira Airways, Flight 3-1-6. [Jack locates the flight on one of the pages in the binder and moves to see the co-ordinates 34* 03 N 118* 14 W.] MS. HAWKING: If you have any hope of the island bringing you back, it must be that plane. You all need to be on it. It must be that flight. [Jack exhales deeply and quickly.] MS. HAWKING: If you, want to return, you need to recreate, as best you can, the circumstances that brought you there in the first place. That means as many of the same people [to Jack] as you are able to bring with you. JACK: And what if we can't get anyone else to come with us? What if we're it? MS. HAWKING: All I can tell you is the result would be [pauses] unpredictable. JACK: So that's it? We just get on that flight and we just hope that it works. That's all. MS. HAWKING: No, that's not all Jack, [pauses] at least not for you. [Switch to Ms. Hawking opening a creaking door that leads into an office. Jack is behind her. She turns on a banker's desk style lamp. MS. HAWKING: [to Jack] Come on in. JACK: Ben and Sun…. MS. HAWKING: Heard what they needed to hear and this does not concern them. [Ms. Hawking shuffles through papers on the cluttered desk. She picks up an legal sized white envelope.] MS. HAWKING: Oh, here we are. [She walks over and hands it to Jack with the addressed side facing him. It reads, "Jack Shephard" in handwritten script. Jack takes the envelope.] JACK: What's this? MS. HAWKING: It’s John Locke's su1c1de note. JACK: [taken aback] Uh, uh, I uh, I didn't know. MS. HAWKING: Well why would you? Obituaries don't see fit to mention when people hang themselves Jack. [Jack walks away and runs his hand across his forehead and takes a deep breath and exhales.] JACK: [voice cracking] Why would he kll himself? MS. HAWKING: Oh there are many reasons, I'm sure but the only one that matters is this. He is going to help you get back. John is going to be a proxy, a substitute. JACK: A substitute for who? MS. HAWKING: [disappointed] Jack, who do you think? [Jack shakes his head no.] MS. HAWKING: You need to, as best you can, recreate the conditions of the original flight. Which is why you need to give John something of your father's. [Jack walks away from Ms. Hawking, toward the door then stops.] MS. HAWKING: You have to get something that belonged to your father's and you need to give it to John. JACK: What? MS. HAWKING: That's what you have to do. JACK: [voice cracking] My father [pauses] is gone. My father has been dad for 3 years. You want me to uh [pauses] and to give it to Locke! He's in a coffin! [Ms. Hawking nods yes.] JACK: [agitated] This is ridiculous. MS. HAWKING: [annoyed] Oh stop thinking how ridiculous it is and start asking yourself whether or not you believe it is going to work. That's why it is called a leap of faith Jack. [Jacks stands in place, swallows and says nothing. Switch to inside the church. Ben is in kneeling in a pew. Jack puts he su1c1de note in his jacket pocket and approaches Ben. Jack sits in a pew across the aisle from Ben.] JACK: Whew. Where's Sun? BEN: She left. JACK: Locke? His body? The coffin? BEN: I have a friend looking after it. [Ben stands, exits the pew, walks down the aisle to the front of the church.] BEN: I'll pick it up on the way to the airport. [Ben stops at a table of candles, takes a lighting stick, lights it from a burning candle and then lights a new candle.] BEN: What did she say to you Jack? JACK: Nothing that matters. Who is she? Why is she [pauses] helping us? How does she know all this? [Ben looks up at a picture that hangs on the wall above the table of candles.] BEN: Thomas, the Apostle. When Jesus wanted to return to Judea, knowing that he probably would be mrder there, Thomas said to the others, "Let us all go that we might die with him." But Thomas was not remembered for this bravery. His claim to fame came later [pauses] when he refused to acknowledge the resurrection. He just couldn't wrap his mind around it. The story goes that he needed to touch Jesus' wounds to be convinced. JACK: So, was he? BEN: Of course he was. We're all convinced sooner or later Jack. [Ben looks at Jack. Jack looks at Ben who then walks up the aisle to the exit door. JACK: Where are you going? BEN: Oh, I made a promise to an old friend of mine. Just a loose end that needs tying up. See you at the airport Jack. [Ben leaves the church and Jack remains seated in a pew. He looks up and then over to the picture of Thomas kissing Jesus' wound on his right hand. Switch to Jack sitting in a bar staring at a drink in front of him. The ringing of his cell phone startles him.] JACK: Hello. [pause] Yeah, this is him. [pause] He did what? [Switch to Jack walking with another man.] MAN: This is the fourth time he's left. He's gotta follow the rules or he'll have to move to our fully assisted facility. JACK: Yeah I understand. [They enter a darkened room where a magic act is taking place. There are senior citizens watching the show.] MAGICIAN: And now ladies and gentlemen, here is my 'fraidy cat [pause] rabbit. [The magician pulls a scarf that is covering a clear box and there is a white rabbit sitting inside. The audience applauds, except for one man who has his arms crossed in front of his chest. He is not smiling. Jack approaches him and puts his arm around the man's shoulder.] JACK: Hey Ray. RAY: Hey Jack. JACK: Wanna get out of here? RAY: The sooner the better. [As Ray stands to leave with Jack, a woman is picking a card from the deck of the magician's.] MAGICIAN: Would you please pick one. Look at it. [Switch to Jack and Ray walking down a corridor. JACK: Wanna tell me why you took off this time Ray? RAY: Do I really need to answer that? JACK: Will you at least tell me where the bus was headed? RAY: Doesn't matter. Anywhere I go is so much better than here. [Ray unlocks then opens the door to his quarters. The two men enter and Jack closes the door. Ray is using a cane, held in his left hand. There is a suitcase on the bed.] JACK: You packed a bag. RAY: Of course I did. One of these times I'm actually going to get away and they won't ever find me either. JACK: Take off again and they're gonna throw you out of here Ray. RAY: But what would I do without my magic shows? [Jack chuckles and Ray laughs.] JACK: Let me help you unpack granddad. [Jacks unzips the suitcase.] GRANDAD RAY: So how are you kiddo? You seeing anyone special? What ever happened to the girl you brought by with you that time, the pretty one with all the freckles? What was her name? JACK: Kate. We're not together anymore. GRANDAD RAY: Oh, well, look at the bright side. The more time to come visit me. JACK: I'd love to granddad I really would but I think I might [pause] might be going away for a while. GRANDAD RAY: Where's away exactly? JACK: Somewhere better than here. GRANDAD RAY: Heh. Touché. [As Jack lifts some shirts from the suitcase, he notices a pair of black wing tipped shoes. He puts down the shirts and picks up the shoes.] JACK: Are these yours Granddad? GRANDAD RAY: No. Those were your father's. [pause] Your mom sent me a box of his stuff after he died. Must've got mixed in when I packed for a quick getaway. [Jack looks at the shoes intently.] JACK: These shoes, can I take them? GRANDAD RAY: Be my guest. [Switch to Jack entering his house. He is carrying the shoes in his left hand. He turns on a light, stops at the refrigerator, opens then closes it. He opens one kitchen cabinet, look, closes it then does the same with another kitchen cabinet. He walks into the dining room, puts the shoes on the table then takes a bottle of liquor out of the sideboard and goes back into the kitchen. As he pours himself a drink he hears a noise and stops. He listens to the sound of footsteps, puts down the bottle and walks out of the kitchen. He is now walking through a hallway. It is dark and quiet. He walks into his bedroom and finds Kate lying on the bed on her side. She is staring at nothing.] JACK: Kate? What are you doing here? [Kate is still lying on the bed. It looks as if she has been crying.] KATE: Are you still going back to the island? JACK: Yeah. Yeah, I think I am. [Kate turns and looks at Jack.] KATE: Then I'm going with you. JACK: Kate? What happened and where's Aaron? KATE: [sits up, eyes puffy] Don't ask questions. If you want me to go with you [pause] you will never ask me that question again. You will never ask me about Aaron. Do you understand Jack? JACK: [nods] Yes. [Kate wells up and is on the verge of tears.] KATE: Thank you. [Kate passionately kisses Jack. He offers no resistance. She starts taking off his suit jacket and they fall back onto the bed. Switch to the morning. Jack puts two glasses and a container of orange juice on the dining room table. He goes back to the kitchen and pours a cup of coffee. Kate is at the doorway putting on her blouse.] KATE: Morning. JACK: Morning. Uh I made you some coffee and there's orange juice. [They walk to the dining room, Jack via the kitchen.] JACK: You still like milk, two sugars? KATE: Yeah, sure. [Jack takes his father's shoes from the table and places them on the liquor cabinet. Kate sits and looks at the shoes.] KATE: They don't make much sense for the island. You might want to consider hiking boots. JACK: [chuckles] Those were my father's. When I went to pick up his body in Sydney, my dad didn't have any nice shoes. My mother wanted to have the funeral as soon as I landed back in L.A. but I thought who the hell is gonna see his feet? And so I had these old, white tennis shoes and, and I just said use these. Put these on. Cause he wasn't worth a nice pair of shoes to me. Heh, the time it would take to go out and get them. KATE: So why don't you get rid of them? Why hold onto something that makes you feel sad? [The conversation is interrupted but the phone ringing. Kate gets up.] KATE: Go ahead. I, I'll see you at the airport okay. JACK: [nods] Hello. BEN: Hello Jack. Are you there? JACK: Yeah, yeah, what's up? Is everything alright? [Ben is on a pay phone at the marina. He is wet and covered in blood. He has bruises on his face.] BEN: Listen we don't have much time. I've been, uh, sidetracked and I need you to pick up Locke's body and take it to the airport. The coffin is at Simon's Butcher Shop, corner of Grand and Hayes. JACK: Why? What's happened to you? BEN: Just do it. Please? [Jack hangs up the phone. Switch to Jack entering Simon's Butcher Shop. The front door is locked. Jack jiggles the door then raises his hand to block the glare as he peers into the shop. He knocks on the door. A blonde headed woman walks out of a freezer and looks at Jack. She opens the door.] JACK: Are you Jill? Ben sent me. JILL: I know who you are Dr. Shephard. Come on in. [They walk into a meat locker. Jill looks down at Jack's backpack.] JILL: What's in the bag? [Jack does not reply.] JILL: Sorry. Ben said to give you the van. I gotta pull it round back. Give me five minutes. [Jack nods yes and Jill leaves. Jack walks through the meat locker and finds Locke's coffin, on a gurney, in the rear of the locker. He opens the top half of the coffin and looks at Locke for a moment. He then opens the bottom half and looks at Locke's black, slip on shoes. He removes the shoes and replaces them with his father's shoes. JACK: [chuckles] Wherever you are John [pauses] you must be laughing your ass off that I am actually doing this. [ties laces] 'Cause this; this is even crazier than you are. [When finished Jack goes to the open side of the coffin. He reaches into his inside jacket pocket and takes out the envelope containing Locke's su1c1de note. He places it underneath Locke's jacket lapel.] JACK: And, and you can have that back. I've already heard everything you had to say John. You wanted me to go back, I'm going back. [Jack closes the lower half of the coffin lid.] JACK: Rest in peace. [Jack then closes the upper half of the coffin lid. Switch to the airport. Jack is at the counter and there is a male attendant assisting him.] AJIRA COUNTER ATTENDANT: Mr. Shepard if you'd just bear with me. The reason for transporting Mr. Bentham to Guam? JACK: [nervous] Uh, um these were his wishes. He wanted to be buried there. AJIRA COUNTER ATTENDANT: Who will be the recipient of the deceased upon arrival? Is there a Funeral Home or… JACK: [interrupting] No It's me, me. It will be me. I will be escorting the body. AJIRA COUNTER ATTENDANT: Your relation to the deceased? JACK: He was uh, a friend. AJIRA COUNTER ATTENDANT: Now Mr. Shepard I have to inform that you'll be increased security measures. [Jack looks nervously around and sees Kate.] AJIRA COUNTER ATTENDANT: We are required to open the casket and perform a screen. I assure you it is all done with care. Do you understand Mr. Shephard? Mr. Shephard? JACK: Yes, yes I understand. [The attendant takes a clipboard from behind the counter and hands it to Jack with a pen.] AJIRA COUNTER ATTENDANT: Then please sign here. [Jack signs and returns the clipboard and pen. The attendant hands him his ticket/boarding pass.] AJIRA COUNTER ATTENDANT: Thank you for flying Ajira Air. [Jack nods and the next passenger in line addresses Jack.] MALE PASSENGER: My condolences. [Jack stops and looks at the man.] MALE PASSENGER: I am sorry you lost your friend. JACK: Thank you. [Switch to the departure screening section for international flights. As Jack looks around we see a sign for Oceanic Air. Sun approaches Jack.] SUN: Jack. JACK: [smiles with relief] Sun. Hey. SUN: You're surprised to see me? JACK: I just, I thought that maybe you might change your mind. SUN: If there is even a chance that Jin is alive, I have to be on that plane. [Sun and Jack both notice Sayid being led along the wall in handcuffs. A female, who shows a badge, escorts him. This allows them to bypass the screening area. Sun and Jack continue to watch. Sayid does not see them. Switch to the waiting area. Hurley is reading a comic entitle in Spanish, "Y El ULTIMO HOMBRE." He stops reading as the female boarding attendant speaks.] AJIRA BOARDING ATTENDANT: This is the preliminary boarding announcement for Ajira Airways Flight three one six for service to Honolulu and Guam departing from Gate 15. For those of you on the stand-by list, we'll have plenty of seats on board. [Hurley gets up immediately and goes to the counter attendant.] AJIRA BOARDING ATTENDANT: We would like to invite our pre-board flight passengers to board the aircraft at this time. HURLEY: What do you mean stand-by? There are no stand-bys. AJIRA BOARDING ATTENDANT: Yes sir. You don't have to worry. There are 78 seats open. HURLEY: No. I bought those seats. All 78 of them. I'm Hugo Reyes. They're not open. They're mine. Check and see. [The attendant checks the availability on the counter console.] AJIRA BOARDING ATTENDANT: Yes, I see that. Sir these people just want to get to their destination. Why would you not want them to be able to travel? [Hurley looks at the people in the waiting area. There are women and children as well as men present.] HURLEY: Ya know it doesn't matter why. They can take the next plane. [The attendant shakes her head and goes back to the console. As Hurley turns to go back to his seat, he is greeted.] JACK: Hurley. [deep exhale] What are you doing here? How did you know about the… HURLEY: All that matters is that I'm here, right? JACK: [another deep exhale] Well, I'm glad that you're here man. HURLEY: Okay then, let's do this. [Jack nods] After you. [Jack hands his boarding pass to the flight attendant and proceeds to board the plane.] AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Welcome to Ajira Air. Thank you sir. Row eight on your left. [As Jack walks to his seat, he passes Sayid on the right side of the plane and they make eye contact. Sayid is seated with a marshal of some type. In the background we continue to hear the flight attendant greet passengers and direct them to their seats. Jack passes Sun seated on the left. He next sees Kate seated on the right. She is wearing sunglasses and not looking at anyone.] JACK: You made it. KATE: [takes off sunglasses] Yeah. I made it. [Jack smiles at her and continues to his seat. As he sits he sees the man that was behind him in line at the check in counter. He is closing the overhead compartment. Hurley is now boarding carrying a black guitar case. He puts it on the seat next to the window and then sits in the aisle seat. He is seated a few rows behind Sayid.] AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: [to male attendant] That should be everybody. BEN: [rushing in the jetway] Hold up! Wait please? [out of breath] Thank you for not closing it. [Ben has his left arm in a sling and has multiple bruises on his face.] AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Oh that's okay, [directs him to his seat] come right on in. BEN: Thanks. [As Ben walks to his seat, he makes eye contact with Sayid who is not happy to see him. Hurley sees Ben and jumps up out of his seat.] HURLEY: Wait! What's he doing here? JACK: [rushes to Hurley] Hurley… HURLEY: No! He can't come! JACK: If you want to get back, this is how it's gonna have to be. HURLEY: No one told me he was gonna be here. BEN: [smugly] Who told you to be here Hugo? [The flight attendant joins to see what the commotion is about. Hurley is angry as he glares at Ben.] AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Is everything okay? JACK: Yes, everything's fine. [to Hurley] Right? HURLEY: Yes Jack, I'll be fine. [sits again] AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Are you Jack Shephard, Seat 8 C? JACK: Yes. AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Security found this while screening your cargo. [She hands him the envelope with Locke's su1c1de note inside.] AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Now if you two don't mind taking your seats, we are going to be pushing back for take off. BEN: What's that Jack? JACK: Nothing. [Jack puts the envelope in his inside jacket pocket. He looks back at coach class and then looks to Ben.] JACK: The other people on the plane. What's gonna happen to them? BEN: Who cares? [The plane begins to taxi down the runway. We see each of the passengers in first class brace for take off. The plane takes off without incident. The camera pans to each passenger in first class again. The plane is white with red and gold lettering and the Ajira logo on the sides. The plane is now safely flying and the fasten seat belt light turns off. Jack is the first to get out of his seat. He goes and sits next to Kate. He lets out another deep breath.] JACK: It's pretty crazy huh? KATE: [smiles and lets a deep breath out] Which part? JACK: Hurley, Sayid and me on the same plane. How did they end up here? KATE: [dryly] They bought a ticket. JACK: You don't think that it means something? That somehow we're all back together? KATE: We're on the same plane Jack. Doesn't make us together. [A man's voice is heard over the PA system.] FRANK: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Ajira Air. This is your captain Frank J. Lapidus and on behalf of the entire flight crew, welcome aboard. [Jack, Hurley and Kate sit up and take notice.] FRANK: Currently we are right on schedule and we're flying at a very comfortable thirty thousand feet. So sit back and relax and enjoy the in-flight movie. [Jack gets up and walks to outside the cockpit area where the flight attendant is.] JACK: Um, excuse me. AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Mr. Shepard? Can I help you? JACK: Um, I need to talk to the pilot. Frank Lapidus and I are old friends and if you can just tell him I'm on board I'd really appreciate it. AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Alright but you just have to go sit down because you can't be near the cockpit door when it's open. JACK: Sure. I understand. [Jack goes and sits in the first row. The attendant picks up the intercom phone to speak with the captain. We can barely hear her speak.] AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Captain, I have a passenger on board, Jack Shephard, he says he knows you. Okay sir. [She hangs up the phone receiver. Frank Lapidus exits the cockpit. He is clean-shaven. He sees Jack.] FRANK: [smiles] Well hello Doc. [Jack gets up and walks to Frank.] FRANK: Small world. [They shake hands.] FRANK: What are you doing going to Guam? JACK: What are you doing here Frank? FRANK: I picked up this gig about eight months ago. Fly this around all the time. Sometimes I take the big birds into New … [Franks stops and looks into the first class cabin. His eyes find Sayid.] [FRANK: …Delhi. Is [pause] that Sayid? And Hurley. [he sees Kate and Sun] Wait a second. [eyebrows raised] We're not going to Guam, are we? [Switch to nighttime. We see Jack sitting in his seat and Ben is seated across the aisle reading. Jack exhales deeply. He is fidgety. He looks over to Ben who is reading Ulysses by James Joyce. He addresses Ben.] JACK: How can you read? BEN: [without raising his eyes] My mother taught me. [Ben stops reading, smiles and looks over at Jack.] BEN: I can read Jack because it beats what you're doing. JACK: What's that? BEN: Waiting for something to happen. JACK: And what is going to happen? BEN: You tell me Jack. You're the one who got to stay after school with Ms. Hawking. JACK: Did you know that Locke klled himself? BEN: No. No, I didn't. [Jack takes the envelope with the su1c1de note from his jacket pocket. He holds the envelope, name up, in front of him.] JACK: They found this stuffed in his pocket. And I've been trying to get rid of it, but it's like it's following me. Heh, I know it sounds crazy but it feels like John needs me to read it. BEN: Why don't you then? [Jack shakes his head side to side and sighs.] BEN: Is it because you're afraid? JACK: Afraid of what? BEN: Afraid that he blames you. That it's your fault that he klled himself. JACK: Was it my fault? BEN: [removes glasses] No Jack it wasn't your fault. Let me give you some privacy. [Ben puts down his book and gets up from his seat and walks to the front of the cabin. Jack is still looking at the unopened envelope. After a pause he opens it and reads, "Jack, I wish you had believed me. JL". Jack stares at the single sentence, folds the paper and looks up. He is full of emotion. Suddenly the plane begins to shake. Kate is awakened. Sayid, Hurley and Sun sit wondering what just occurred. The plane shakes a bit more. The extra man in first class stops reading to see what is happening. The woman with Sayid does not like the turbulence. The fasten seat belt and the use seat bottom for flotation lights come on. Jack looks around. Hurley looks over to the extra man sitting across the aisle from him.] HURLEY: Dude. You might want to fasten your seatbelt. [Hurley pulls the sleeping mask down over his eyes, sits back and holds on to the guitar case. The flight attendant appears.] AJIRA FLIGHT ATTENDANT: [to woman with Sayid.] Fasten your seatbelt ma'am. Sir. Please put on your seatbelt. [to Kate] Seatbelt please. [Items start falling out of the overhead compartments. Ben is not in his seat. The shaking of the plane becomes violent. There are buzzers sounding. The flight attendant attempts to put a bag back in the overhead compartment and is thrown into a seat. People scream. There is a buzzing noise and a white light begins to glow. A time flash has occurred. Switch to the Jack Shepard lying on his back. He starts blinking both eyes trying to get his bearings. He sits up and smiles. He is in the jungle. As he stands he has a small piece of paper in his left hand. He looks at it and it reads, "I wish." He tosses it away. He hears Hurley.] HURLEY: Help! Anyone? Help! [Jack starts running frantically through the jungle toward the sound of Hurley's voice. He comes to the top of a waterfall and dives into the pool of water at the base of the waterfall and swims over to Hurley. Hurley is bobbing in the water while trying to hold on to the guitar case. Hurley and Jack stand in the water. Hurley looks at Jack. Jack looks around the water to find Kate lying on her stomach, sprawled over a large rock.] JACK: Kate. [Switch to Jack as he turns Kate onto her back. He looks her over then checks to see if she is breathing by putting his ear to her nose.] JACK: Kate! [Jack shakes Kate's right shoulder and she awakens slowly. She looks up and focuses on Jack.] KATE: Oh. What happened? [Jack shakes his head from side to side.] JACK: Can you get up? KATE: [nods] Yeah. [Jack helps her sit up. Hurley is standing behind Jack.] KATE: [nods] Oh. The plane. Where's the plane? JACK: I don't know. After that light [pause] I woke up in the jungle. KATE: [nods] So this is it? It's just us? JACK: I'm not sure. Do either of you remember crashing? HURLEY: Crashing? No. One second I'm being tossed around and the next thing I know I'm in a lagoon. KATE: [nods] Where is Sun and Sayid? Where's Ben? JACK: Alright. Let's spread out and search the jungle. We come across anyone from the plane we'll… [They all stop when they hear a vehicle approaching and loud music being played. Yeah your kisses, they feel so right but you had had another man (inaudible) last night... [The Dharma logo is shown affixed to a blue and white VW van. A man picks up the rfle on the passenger seat and exits the van. He walks to the edge of the road, cocks the rfle and takes aim at Kate, Jack and Hurley. The all look at him and freeze.] HURLEY: Jin? [As the rfle lowers, it is indeed Jin. He is wearing Dharma overalls and a scant piece of a Dharma logo is showing on the front of his left shoulder. He lowers the r*fle and looks at them in disbelief of what he is seeing.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x06 - 316"}	foreverdreaming
We see a passenger from Ajira Flight 316 searching through a dark room, looking through papers, including what Appears to be Danielle Rousseau’s map and Daniel Faraday’s notations. He finds a gn and stashes it. A woman enters the room and questions him. ILANA: Caesar. CAESAR: Ilana. What’s up? ILANA: Find anything? CAESAR: No, nothing useful. ILANA: Then what did you just put in your bag? CAESAR: Oh. [Rummages through bag, pulls out a flashlight and tosses it to her]. You want it? It’s yours. ILANA: We found someone. A man. CAESAR: What? ILANA: Roxanne was scanning just south of here. He was just standing in the water. He’s wearing a suit. [Caesar and Ilana are outside walking. It’s dark, and they continue their conversation.] CAESAR: Nobody recognizes him? ILANA: No, whoever he is, he didn’t come with us. CAESAR: Then how do we know he isn’t one of the ones who disappeared? ILANA: He’s not! CAESAR: And how do you know? ILANA: Because, he wasn’t on the plane. CAESAR: What did this man have to say? ILANA: You can ask him yourself. [Caesar and Ilana come upon a campfire and a group of people on the sand. They approach a man with a blanket drawn up on his head like a hood.] CAESAR: Hello. LOCKE: Hello. CAESAR: My name is Caesar, what’s yours? The man pulls the blanket off his head. LOCKE: My name is John Locke. The scene changes to Locke standing on the beach in the daylight. He has discarded his suit jacket and shoes. Ilana approaches him. ILANA: Morning! LOCKE: Hello. ILANA: Breakfast? [hands him a mango] We found a tree, they’re pretty good. LOCKE: Much obliged. ILANA: I’m Ilana. LOCKE: John. [A brief pause, and then] LOCKE: Are those your boats? [gestures to two outrigger canoes] ILANA: No. They were already here. There used to be three, but the pilot and some woman took one. Didn’t tell anyone, just ran off in the middle of the night. LOCKE: The pilot of the plane that brought you here. ILANA: Yes. That’s right. LOCKE: Do you have a passenger list? ILANA: [kind of shakes her head] Eh. You’ll have to talk to Caesar. LOCKE: [bites into the mango] I think this is the best mango I’ve ever eaten. ILANA: Nobody remembers you being on the plane. LOCKE: Well, I don’t remember being on it either. ILANA: What do you remember? LOCKE: I remember a lot. ILANA: Like, why you’re dressed up so nice? LOCKE: No, but I can guess. ILANA: Please, guess. LOCKE: I think this suit is what they were gonna bury me in. ILANA: Sorry..? LOCKE: You asked what I remembered. I remember dying. [We revisit Locke underground, attempting to move the wheel and talking to Christian.] CHRISTIAN: Good luck, John. [Locke grabs the wheel while leaning against the wall and pulls it. The metallic buzzing and bright lights begin again.] CHRISTIAN: Say hello to my son. LOCKE: Who’s your son? [Locke wakes up in the Tunisian desert in daylight. He is still badly injured, and is sick to his stomach. He sees a camera pointed at him, and sees wires connecting it to electrical poles. He is lying on his back.] LOCKE: Is anybody in there? Can you help me? [He is now in the dark, and we can hear a vehicle approaching. He yells “Hey” and waves. Several men wearing desert headdresses pick him up and put him in the back of the truck. They take him to a somewhat primitive looking hospital. As Locke groans and asks questions, doctor rushes up.] LOCKE: Where is this? Where are we? Where am I? Who are you? The doctor grabs some pills and water and brings them to Locke, putting the pills in his mouth, and holding the water up and commanding him “Swallow!” The doctor speaks a foreign language to the others. We see a brief glimpse of Matthew Abaddon standing back, partially behind a curtain. LOCKE: Where are we? DOCTOR: [placing a sturdy stick in Locke’s mouth] You bite! Bite! LOCKE: Oh! What? What? [Locke groans his pain out from behind the stick. They are apparently setting the broken bone in his leg without anesthetic. We hear the bone crunch.] [It is later, and the hospital is dark. There is a man sitting at Locke’s bedside.] WIDMORE: John. John, wake up. [Locke opens his eyes.] WIDMORE: You had a compound fracture. The doctors here did their best, but I had a specialist flown in to reset your leg properly. [pours John some water] It’s nice to see you again, John. LOCKE: Do I know you? WIDMORE: [smiles] Heh. Yes. I understand you being confused. Imagine how I feel. I met you when I was seventeen. Now all these years later, here we are. You look exactly the same. LOCKE: Uhh. Who are you? WIDMORE: My name is Charles Widmore. Tell me, John. How long has it been for you since we first met? Since you walked into our camp and you spoke to Richard? LOCKE: Four days. WIDMORE: Heh. That’s incredible. LOCKE: The camera in the desert -- that was yours. WIDMORE: Yeah. LOCKE: How did you know I’d be there? WIDMORE: Because that’s the exit. I was afraid that Benjamin might fool you into leaving the island. As he did with me. I was their leader. LOCKE: The Others? WIDMORE: They’re not the Others to me, they’re my people. We protected the island -- peacefully, for more than three decades. But then, I was exiled. By him. Just as you were. LOCKE: No; Ben wasn’t even there when I left, he was already gone. I wasn’t exiled, I chose to leave. WIDMORE: Why… would you do that, John? You’ve come to bring them back; the ones who left. LOCKE: [shakes his head] No. WIDMORE: I understand you lying to me, I do. But there’s something you should know. All your friends who left the island -- have been back three years. LOCKE: Three years? WIDMORE: They’ve gone back to their normal lives. And none of them has spoken a word of truth about where they were. [Widmore gives Locke a newspaper clipping with the headline: OCEANIC SIX SURVIVORS RECEIVE HEROES WELCOME] LOCKE: I have to bring them back. WIDMORE: And I’m going to do everything in my power to help you do that. [Widmore gets up and starts to walk away.] LOCKE: Why? WIDMORE: Why? LOCKE: Why would you help me? WIDMORE: Because there’s a wr coming, John. And if you’re not back on the island when that happens, the wrong side is going to win. [Locke and Widmore are outside, sitting at a table in a small pavilion. Locke is examining a passport in the name of Jeremy Bentham, a Canadian citizen, with Locke’s picture on it.] LOCKE: Jeremy Bentham? WIDMORE: He was a British philosopher. Your parents had a sense of humor when they named you, so why can’t I? [passes money, a phone and a file to Locke] That should be money enough for now. The phone’s international. If you need to reach me, for anything, just press 2-3. The folder contains your people’s whereabouts. Everyone who was on the island that left. [John opens the folder and sees a picture of Sayid working on constructing a building.] LOCKE: You’ve been watching them? WIDMORE: I’m deeply invested in the future of the island, John. So yes, I’ve been watching them. I wouldn’t mention I’m involved in this, as I can’t imagine what they think of me, having listened to Benjamin’s lies. LOCKE: How do I know that you’re not the one who’s lying? WIDMORE: I haven’t tried to kll you. Would you say the same for him? [chuckles] You still don’t trust me. LOCKE: You sent a team of Kllers and a boatload of C4 to the island. That doesn’t exactly scream trust. WIDMORE: I needed Linus removed; so it could be your turn. LOCKE: Right. WIDMORE: The island needs you, John. It has for a long time. LOCKE: What makes you think I’m so special? WIDMORE: Because you are. [An SUV pulls up.] WIDMORE: Ah. Your chariot has arrived. LOCKE: He said I would die. WIDMORE: I beg your pardon? LOCKE: Richard Alpert -- said the only way to get them to come back was if I died. WIDMORE: I don’t know why he said that, but I’m not gonna let that happen. [Matthew Abaddon gets out of the SUV] WIDMORE: This is Matthew Abaddon. He’ll take you anywhere you need to go; protect you from whomever intends to do you harm. ABADDON: Mr. Locke. [Locke shakes Abaddon’s hand. Widmore helps Locke rise.] WIDMORE: Good luck, John. Godspeed. [Abaddon gets a wheelchair from the SUV.] [Locke and Abaddon are traveling down a road.] ABADDON: Anything you need, Mr. Locke, you just let me know. Anything. Anybody from your past you want me to look up for you? The whole world thinks you’re dad, Mr. Locke, there must be somebody who’d be happy to see you. LOCKE: Please don’t talk to me. ABADDON: You got it. But we’re almost at the airport, so you’re gonna at least have to tell me where we’re going first. LOCKE: Santo Domingo. [Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic] People are working at a construction site. All are speaking Spanish. SAYID:[in Spanish] We have to finish this ceiling. Pass me another beam. [Sayid is wearing a T-Shirt with a house/world logo and the words “BUILD OUR WORLD.”] WORKER: [in Spanish] Hey, Sayid! Look! You have a visitor. [Sayid turns and sees Locke in his wheelchair. They sit and talk.] SAYID: I don’t believe this -- you actually want me to go back? LOCKE: I know how it sounds, Sayid, but you have to trust me. This is the only we’re gonna save them. SAYID: I’m not going back! For two years, I was manipulated into thinking I was protecting everyone on the island.. LOCKE: Who was manipulating you? SAYID: Ben. So who is manipulating you, John? LOCKE: This is coming from me, nobody else. I know you, Sayid, and deep down in your heart, you know we never should have left the island. SAYID: It’s only because I left the island that I was finally able to marry the woman I loved. We spent nine months together. The best nine months of my life, John. That’s what I know in my heart. LOCKE: Where is she now? SAYID: She was mrder. LOCKE: Well, I… I’m sorry. SAYID: Why do you really need to go back? Is it just because you have nowhere else to go? LOCKE: If you change your mind, I’ll be staying under the name Jeremy Bentham in L.A. at the Westerfield Hotel. SAYID: And if you change your mind, you’re welcome to come back here and do some real good. Bye-bye, John. [New York, NY] [Locke and Abaddon are parked on a city street, watching a building.] LOCKE: You asked if there was someone you could look up for me. ABADDON: Yes, I did. LOCKE: Her name is Helen. Helen Norwood, and she was living in Los Angeles. ABADDON: She an old girlfriend of yours? [A bell rings.] LOCKE: Help me get out of the car. [We see students emerging from a school Walt among them.] ABADDON: So that’s Michael Dawson’s son, huh? LOCKE: Yeah. ABADDON: The boy’s gotten big. [Walt senses something, it seems, then turns and sees Locke, who waves at him.] WALT: I’ll be right back, I’m going over there. SCHOOLMATE: Alright. ABADDON: I’ll give you two some privacy. [Walt crosses the street to join John.] WALT: Hey, John. LOCKE: Hi, Walt! WALT: What happened? LOCKE: I hurt my leg. You don’t seem surprised to see me. WALT: I’ve been having dreams about you. You were on the island, wearing a suit, and there were people all around you. They wanted to hurt you, John. LOCKE: Good thing they’re just dreams. WALT: Is my dad….. is he back on the island? I haven’t talked to him in three years. I figured he must have gone back. LOCKE: Well, last I heard, your dad was on a freighter near the island. WALT: So, why’d you come to see me? LOCKE: I just wanted to make sure you were okay. WALT: Yeah. I’m doin’ pretty good. Well, I gotta go. It was good seeing you, John. LOCKE: Yeah, take care. [They shake hands, and Walt leaves. Abaddon returns to take Locke back to the car.] ABADDON: I take it you didn’t invite him along. LOCKE: Boy’s been through enough. ABADDON: That’s 0 for 2, Mr. Locke. Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought you had to bring everyone back. LOCKE: I only need to convince one, and if I can do that, the rest will come. And maybe I was mistaken, but I thought you were my driver. [As Locke gets in the car, we see Ben Linus standing back and watching.] [Santa Rose, CA] Hurley is sitting on a table outside the Institute, painting a picture of the Sphinx. Locke wheels himself to the table.] LOCKE: Hello, Hugo. [Hurley looks at him briefly, and continues to paint.] HURLEY: So you didn’t make it, huh? LOCKE: Pardon me? HURLEY: You didn’t make it. It’s cool, no biggie. You’re not the first person to visit me, you know. What’s up with the wheelchair? LOCKE: Uh, I broke my leg fallin’ down a hole. HURLEY: Oh, is that how you died? LOCKE: Hugo, I’m not dad. HURLEY: [with a wry look] Sure, you’re not. LOCKE: No, I.. I promise you, I’m very much alive. [Hurley turns to an attendant not far away.] HURLEY: Hey, Susie, am I talking to a dude in wheelchair right now? SUSIE: Yup. [Hurley is now shocked and stands up in surprise.] HURLEY: Whoa, dude! What are you doin’ here? LOCKE: I need you to come back to the island with me. HURLEY: Wait, what? LOCKE: And not just you, but everybody who left. HURLEY: You mean Jack and Kate…. LOCKE: Everybody. HURLEY: I’m sorry, dude, I don’t think that’s gonna happen. Jack’s a doctor now, and Sun’s like got her baby, and Kate’s got Aaron…. [pauses] Dude, be cool. Don’t look, but we’re being watched. [looks anyway, sees Abaddon] HURLEY: Dude! LOCKE: Oh, don’t worry, he’s with me. HURLEY: What? LOCKE: He’s just driving me around, he’s okay. HURLEY: That dude is far from okay. When I first got locked up in here, he showed up claiming that he worked for Oceanic Air. He’s evil! You should not be trusting that guy. LOCKE: Please, just listen to me! HURLEY: No, no, no, I’m not listening to you! LOCKE: Hugo, please listen! [Hurley puts fingers in his ears and yells out la la la la la. The attendant approaches.] HURLEY: [to attendants] I wanna go back in. I wanna go back in. LOCKE: Hugo. HURLEY: No, I’m not going anywhere with you! No way! Bye! [two attendants lead Hurley away] Get out of here! [Locke and Abaddon are back in the car.] ABADDON: That’s three visits now. Maybe you wanna step up your game, Mr. Locke. Or we’re all in serious trouble. LOCKE: What exactly is it that you do for Mr. Widmore, Matthew? [Abaddon turns off the engine.] ABADDON: You’re ready to talk about it now, huh? John. You’re not really gonna pretend that you don’t remember that I was an orderly in the hospital right after your accident? That I was the one who told you to go on the walkabout? The same walkabout that put you on the plane that crashed on that island. LOCKE: No. I remember. ABADDON: I help people get to where they need to get to, John. That’s what I do for Mr. Widmore. [Los Angeles, CA] [Locke is at Kate’s house.] KATE: The answer is no. LOCKE: Kate, I don’t think you understand… KATE: No, you made yourself perfectly clear. Everyone on the island is gonna die if I don’t go back. And the answer is no. LOCKE: Why? Don’t you care about them? KATE: Have you ever been in love, John? LOCKE: What? KATE: I think about you sometimes. I think about how desperate you were to stay on that island. And then I realized.. it was all because you didn’t love anybody. LOCKE: That’s not true. I loved someone. Once. Her name was Helen. KATE: What happened? LOCKE: Mmm, it just didn’t work out. KATE: Why not, John? LOCKE: I was angry. I was… ob-obsessed. KATE: And look how far you’ve come. [Locke looks down and doesn’t answer. We see him outside, wheeling toward the car.] ABADDON: Let me help you, Mr. Locke. LOCKE: Did you find her? ABADDON: Find who? LOCKE: Helen Norwood, the woman I asked you about. ABADDON: No, I didn’t, sorry. Three years is a long time. It’s possible she got married, changed her name, maybe she moved out of state. LOCKE: You found everyone else. All of them. Sayid was in the middle of nowhere, but you can’t find Helen because she moved? Your job is to get people to where they need to get to, well I need to get to her. [Santa Monica, CA] [Locke and Abaddon are in a cemetery, looking at a headstone that reads: In memory of Helen Norwood. June 30, 1957 - April 08, 2006. LOCKE: What happened to her? ABADDON: She died of a brain aneurysm. I’m very sorry, Mr. Locke. LOCKE: She loved me. If I had just …[sighs] We could have been together. ABADDON: Maybe you could have. That wouldn’t change anything, she’d still be gone. LOCKE: Would she? ABADDON: Helen is where she’s supposed to be. As sad as it is, her path led here. And your path, no matter what you did or what you do; your path leads back to the island. LOCKE: You say that like it’s all… inevitable. ABADDON: Mr. Widmore told me that Richard Alpert said you were going to die. So you tell me, John -- is that inevitable? Or is it a choice? LOCKE: What, you think I want to die? How is that… how could you possibly think that’s a choice? ABADDON: Hey. I’m just your driver. [Locke is in the car while Abaddon puts the wheelchair in the trunk. There is a gn, and blood is spattered on the rear window. Abaddon slumps against the car. More gn, and the window shatters and Abaddon is ht again.] LOCKE: Matthew! [Locke maneuvers painfully into the driver’s seat and drives away, leaving the body where it falls. He goes through a red light and sets off a chain of accidents, in which his car is ht repeatedly.] [Locke is in a hospital bed in a gown. He looks to his side and sees Jack sitting at his bedside.] JACK: What are you doing here? LOCKE: Jack, how did you find me? JACK: You were in a car accident and you were brought into my hospital. What are you doing here? LOCKE: We have to go back. JACK: [laughs] Of course. Of course we do. LOCKE: Jack, the people I left behind need our help. We’re supposed to go back. JACK: Because it’s our destiny. How many times are you gonna say that to me, John? LOCKE: How can you not see it? Of all the hospitals they could have brought me to, I end up here. You don’t think that’s fate? JACK: Your car accident was on the west side of Los Angeles. You being brought into my hospital isn’t fate, John, it’s probability. LOCKE: You don’t understand. It wasn’t an accident. Somebody is trying to kll me. JACK: Why? Why would someone try to kll you? LOCKE: Because they don’t want me to succeed. They wanna stop me. They don’t want me to get back because I’m important. JACK: Have you ever stopped to think.. that these.. delusions that you’re special -- aren’t real? That maybe there’s nothing important about you at all? Maybe you are just a lonely old man that crashed on an island? That’s it. Goodbye, John. LOCKE: Your father says hello. JACK: What? LOCKE: A man, the man who told me to move the island, the man who told me how to bring you all back? He said to tell his son hello. It couldn’ta been Sayid’s father, and it wasn’t Hurley’s. That leaves you. He said his name was Christian. JACK: My… my father is dad. LOCKE: Well, he didn’t look dad to me. JACK: He died in Australia -- three years ago. I put him the coffin! He’s dad. LOCKE: Jack, please you have to come back! You’re the only one who can convince the rest of them. You have to help me. You’re supposed to help me! JACK: John, it’s over! It’s done. We left, and we were never important, so you… you leave me alone. And you leave the rest of them alone. [Jack leaves.] [Exterior of the Westerfield Hotel, then we see Locke in his room, writing his note to Jack. He puts it in an envelope and then in his pocket. He throws away the cell phone. He prepares to hang himself, and has the noose around his neck when there is a knock at the door.] BEN: John? John? [Ben Linus breaks through the door.] BEN: John, what are you doing? [Locke inches toward the edge of his platform.] Wait, wait, John, stop! LOCKE: How did you find me? BEN: I have a man watching Sayid. I’m watching all of them; keeping them safe. When you turned up, he called me. LOCKE: Who, uh, who…. What are you doing here? BEN: John, just calm down. LOCKE: What do you want from me? BEN: Please let me help… LOCKE: ANSWER THE QUESTION! BEN: I’m trying to protect you. LOCKE: Protect me? You sht him. You klled Abaddon. BEN: Yes. Yes, I did. But it was only a matter of time before he tried to kll you. I was just trying to get to you, but you drove off and crashed. LOCKE: Why? Why would he… BEN: He was working for Charles Widmore. He’s extremely dangerous. LOCKE: No! Widmore came to me. He saved me. BEN: No, John, he used you. He waited ‘til you showed up so that you could help him get to the island. Charles Widmore is the reason I moved the island. So that he could never find it again. To keep him away, so that you could lead. [approaches Locke] You can’t do this. If anything happens to you… John, you have no idea how important you are. Let me help you. LOCKE: There… is no helping me. I’m… I’m a failure. BEN: No, John, you’re not. LOCKE: I am! I couldn’t get any of them -- I couldn’t get a single one of them to come back with me. I can’t lead anyone. BEN: Jack booked a ticket. LOCKE: What? A plane ticket from Los Angeles to Sydney. Tonight. Return trip first thing in the morning. BEN: Whatever you said to him, John, it worked. And if you got Jack, you can get the rest of them. [Ben falls to his knees.] BEN: John -- you can’t die. You’ve got too much work to do. We’ve gotta get you back to that island so that you can do it. [picks up Locke’s crutch] Please, John. C’mon. Come down. [Ben helps Locke down, Locke breaks into tears.] BEN: I know we can do this, John. You haven’t even been to Sun yet. Let’s start with her. LOCKE: No, I… I promised Jin that I wouldn’t bring her back. BEN: Jin… is alive? LOCKE: Yeah. Yeah, but he didn’t want her to know, he wanted me to tell her that his… that his body washed up on the beach. And, uh, he gave me his wedding ring to prove it. BEN: Alright. A promise is a promise. [Locke removed the noose from around his neck and Ben pulls it down from the ceiling.] LOCKE: Thank you. BEN: You’re welcome. Come on. [Ben takes his coat off and helps Locke walk.] Let’s go. I know we can do this. Once we can get them all in the same place… I don’t know where we’ll go from there, but we’ll figure something out. LOCKE: I know where we go. There’s a woman, here in Los Angeles.. BEN: A woman? LOCKE: I don’t know exactly where, but she shouldn’t be that hard to find. Her name is, is ah, Eloise Hawking. BEN: Eloise Hawking? You sure? LOCKE: Yeah. Yeah, why, do you know her? BEN: Yes, John, I know her. [Ben has been coiling the extension cord Locke used as a noose, and now swiftly puts it around Locke’s neck and pulls. They struggle, Locke falls out of his wheelchair, and Ben finally overpowers and kills Locke. Ben falls on the floor, panting. He returns Locke to the position of hanging himself and cleans the room. He picks up Jin’s wedding ring and puts it in his pocket and goes out the door.] BEN: [turns around and looks at the hanging Locke] I’ll miss you, John. I really will. [On the island, at night, Locke enters the dark room where Caesar is examining a Dharma notebook. Locke enters.] LOCKE: That symbol belongs to an organization called the Dharma Initiative. They were conducting some experiments here a while back. CAESAR: How do you know that? LOCKE: I spent more than a hundred days on this island, I know a lot. CAESAR: A hundred days? So when we crashed, you were already here? LOCKE: No. No, I uh, I left. CAESAR: How long ago did you leave? LOCKE: Uh, the timing would just confuse you. CAESAR: Well, how did you get back? LOCKE: To be honest, that part’s a bit of a mystery to me. CAESAR: Okay, John Locke, I have a mystery too. Maybe you can help me with it. LOCKE: I’m happy to try. CAESAR: On the plane, I was sitting across the aisle from that really big guy with curly hair. When the plane started shaking, really shaking, there was a big noise and a bright light. And this really big guy with curly hair was gone, man. I mean, literally gone. And it wasn’t only him. Some of us saw it happen to other people, too. So, Mr. John Locke, do you have an idea about what happened? LOCKE: I think… I might know how I came to be here. But that would involve me finding my friends. Do you have a, a, a passenger list? CAESAR: No. The pilot took it when he went off. LOCKE: And everyone’s accounted for? All the people? O-O-Other than the ones who disappeared? CAESAR: Yeah, yeah, except for the people who got hurt. LOCKE: The people who got hurt? [The two enter a room that’s become a makeshift infirmary. Locke looks around at the people in beds and on the floor.] CAESAR: You know him? LOCKE: Yeah. [Ben is lying on a bed, face red from injuries.] He’s the man who klled me.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x07 - The Life and Death of J. Bentham"}	foreverdreaming
[As the episode commences we are shown the 'Previously on Lost' clips. The clips segue into the episode. Picking up from a time flash where Sawyer is shown holding the rope that went down the well and Miles is telling him that he can let go of the rope. Sawyer looks down and is surprised to see no well, the rope going into the ground and Sawyer feverishly digging around the rope.] SAWYER: No, no, no. No, no, no. JULIET: James don't. SAWYER: Come on. Help me. [Jin looks on. Juliet stoops to be in eye contact with Sawyer.] JULIET: James, stop. You can't help him. Wherever John went, he's gone. And where we are is before that well was ever built. MILES: Yeah. I'd say way before. [Miles is looking at something in the distance.] JIN: What makes you… [Miles interrupts Jin and points to something. Sawyer and Juliet stand and stare. All four are staring at huge stone statue, which rises above the trees. It has tall pointed ears, long hair and appears to be wearing a crown. It is holding something in both hands. The object in the right hand has a loop. The statue is also wearing some sort of skirt. Back at the bottom of the well we see Locke.] LOCKE: James! Can you hear me? Can anyone hear me? [Locke looks up and realizes there is no opening to the ground above. He gets to his feet while holding onto the surrounding rocks screaming in agonizing pain from his injured leg. He hobbles over to the wobbling Donkey Wheel and pulls it towards him. The wheel comes free and there is a flash of white, yellow and green light. Above ground, Sawyer, Juliet, Miles and Jin feel the earth strongly shake. There is a flash of light and a high-pitched noise. They all cover their ears with their hands. Back in the well Locke backs up against a wall. Above ground the quartet fall to the ground as a giant flash of white light appears. As the flash ends, we see it is daylight. Miles is holding onto his right temple and is writhing in pain. Sawyer, Juliet and Jin slowly get up.] JULIET: What the hell was that? MILES: That one was different. It was [pause] that was more like an earthquake. [Sawyer looks up and sees the well. He rushes over to it.] SAWYER: Locke! JULIET: James, wait! [Sawyer arrives at the well, grabs the rope on the pulley and leaps over the wall only to find he is standing on the ground. There is no opening to the well. He is standing on rocks. Jin and Miles go over to the well. Sawyer sighs in disgust.] SAWYER: Great! [Sawyer sits on the well wall and brings his legs over to the outside.] JULIET: My headache is gone. MILES: Yeah, mine is too and my nose isn't bleeding anymore. [Jin checks his nose. Juliet looks around. JULIET: [to Sawyer] I think it's over. I think John did it. [Sawyer looks at Juliet and says nothing. He looks back to the rock filled well. Everyone is looking around, stunned.] JIN: Now what? SAWYER: Now we wait for him to come back. JULIET: For how long? SAWYER: [long pause] As long as it takes.] Three Years Later [A reel to reel tape is being mounted onto a recorder. A man's hand threads the tape then presses 2 buttons. Music starts to play. A man, wearing a Dharma jumpsuit with a star patch, and a woman begin to dance to Candida by Tony Orlando and Dawn. The music has lyrics.] The stars won't come out If they know you're about [A man barges into the room.] DHARMA MAN 2: Are you kidding me? I'm gone 10 minutes and you're having a hootenanny? DHARMA MAN 1: Don't be such a bummer, man. Rosie was just dropping off some brownies. You should thank her. [laughs] [Dharma Man 1 walks to the recorder and shuts it off.] DHARMA MAN 2: She shouldn't be here Jerry. We're on the clock, man. JERRY: Mellow out Phil. What, what's gonna happen? Huh? The polar bears are gonna figure a way out of their cages? [laughs] PHIL: That's not the point. If LaFleur finds out what you're doing… JERRY: LaFleur's not gonna find out, man. PHIL:…it's my ass man. I'm the one who's gonna have to answer to him. [As the 2 men argue Rosie notices something on one of the monitors. She walks closer to get a better look.] JERRY: Relax man. No one is gonna find out. ROSIE: Guys? [louder] Guys? What? [Rosie points to the monitors. There is a man staggering and falling down near a tall pylon. Phil and Jerry rush over. Jerry moves Rosie out of the way and Phil sits down at a console.] JERRY: Wow. PHIL: Is that a hostile? JERRY: I don't know. [Jerry presses a button that reads, "Push To Reset." The monitor zooms in on the staggering man.] ROSIE: Is that [pause] Horace? [Horace is staggering and drinking from a bottle. He puts the bottle down on the ground and pulls a stick with a fuse from his backpack. Jerry, Phil and Rosie just watch. Horace puts the stick in his mouth and lights it as if it was a big cigar. He staggers a bit and then throws the lit stick at a tree which promptly blows up.] JERRY: Oh he's got dynamite. PHIL: Get her out. Get her out of here now! Now! [Jerry rushes Rosie to the door.] JERRY: OK Rosie you gotta get out of here now. Don't tell anybody you were here. Just go, go! PHIL: I told you not to bring her here. I told you. JERRY: OK this is bad, this is bad man. PHIL: We gotta tell LaFleur. JERRY: 3 in the morning you really want to wake LaFleur up? PHIL: No, of course not. JERRY: But maybe, maybe we can handle this ourselves. PHIL: Maybe before Horace blows himself up and LaFleur kills us for not waking him? [The 2 men look back at the monitors and see another explsin.] PHIL: We gotta go now! [The 2 men run to LaFleur's home As the reach the door they are out of breath.] PHIL: You wanna knock? JERRY: You knock. PHIL: Fine. [Phil knocks 3 times on the door gingerly. He looks at Jerry then knocks harder 5 times. The lights in the house and on the porch go on.] LaFLEUR: What? PHIL: Mr. LaFleur, sorry to bother you but we got a situation out at the pylons. [The door opens, Phil and Jerry are standing silent looking at Mr. LaFleur. LaFLEUR: What kind of situation? JERRY: Uh, it's, uh Horace. PHIL: He's got dynamite and he's blwing up trees. [We see that Mr. LaFleur is Sawyer.] SAWYER: Son of a bitch. [We see Sawyer pick up a Dharma jumpsuit that also has a star patch and it has embroidered on the pocket under the patch, "LaFleur Head of Security." Sawyer puts on the jumpsuit and heads to the door, exits and closed the door behind him.] [LOST Logo] [Miles is rushing out of his house while zipping his jumpsuit. The horn of a VW van is beeping. He puts something in one of the pockets of his jumpsuit.] MILES: Relax! I'm coming! [Miles gets into the van. Sawyer is in the driver's seat. He is wearing glasses.] MILES: Hey boss. SAWYER: Evening Enos. Got your zapper with you? MILES: Yup. Wanna tell me why I need it? [Sawyer starts the van and starts to drive.] SAWYER: Because our fearless leader is blwing up trees. MILES: Why is he doing that? SAWYER: Because he's loaded. MILES: Since when does Horace drink? SAWYER: He doesn't so we're gonna keep this on the down low. [Switch to the pylons. Horace is lying on the ground spread eagle still holding the bottle of booze in his right hand. A tree burns behind him. Sawyer and Miles approach the passed out Horace.] MILES: Oh man. SAWYER: Alright. Put out that fre and pick up this dynamite and I'll take him home. MILES: Why don't you put out the fre, pack up and I'll take him home. SAWYER: You want to tell Amy where we found him? [pause] Help me get him up. [Sawyer and Miles lift Horace up from the ground. Switch to the front door of Amy's house. Sawyer has Horace over his shoulder and knocks on the door.] AMY: Oh my God, is he okay? SAWYER: You tell me. AMY: Bring him inside. [Sawyer carries Horace into the living room.] AMY: The couch. The couch is fine. [Sawyer plops Horace on the couch and Amy looks down at Horace. She is pregnant.] AMY: Oh, where did you find him? SAWYER: By the Flame blwing up trees with dynamite. Want to tell me why? AMY: We had a fight. SAWYER: Must've been a doozy. AMY: Please Jim. It's personal. SAWYER: Personal. Think this isn't gonna get out? You'll be on the coconut telegraph by breakfast. AMY: [deep sigh] It was about Paul. SAWYER: Go on. AMY: Ugh, oh. SAWYER: What's the matter? You okay? [Sawyer stands up and Amy falls forward into Sawyer.] AMY: Oh! The baby, it's coming! Oh! [Sawyer helps her sit in an upholstered chair.] SAWYER: Oh hell! Three Years Earlier [Switch to the island jungle. Sawyer, Juliet, Miles and Jin approach Daniel who is sitting and mumbling.] DANIEL: I'm not gonna tell her. Don't even tell her. SAWYER: [to Juliet] Where's Red? JULIET: I don't know. DANIEL: No, I won't do it. I won't tell her. [Juliet walks over to Daniel and kneels on the ground to speak to him.] DANIEL: DANIEL: Wha, wha…. JULIET: Daniel? [pause] You okay? [Daniel shakes his head no.] DANIEL: I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna tell. [Daniel is quite upset and is sobbing.] JULIET: Daniel, where's Charlotte? DANIEL: [sobbing] She's not here. She [pause] she's gone. JULIET: Where? DANIEL: [crying] She's, uh, dad. She's dad. There's another flash. She was, she was gone. Um, her body just [sobbing] disappeared. [pause] She moved on and we stayed. [crying] JULIET: I'm so sorry. SAWYER: Hold on. Wait a minute. We stayed? We're not traveling through time anymore? You saying it's over? DANIEL: Of course it's over. Wherever we are now [sigh] whenever we are now [long pause] we're here for good. [Juliet and Sawyer try to grasp what Daniel is saying.] DANIEL: Won't do it. Won't, not, I'm, I'm… JULIET: Okay. DANIEL: …not, I, I won't, … JULIET: Okay. [Juliet stands up. Daniel is still in a state of shock. Juliet walks over to Sawyer.] SAWYER: Okay, swell. Until Dan checks back in I say we head back to the beach. When Locke gets back with everybody that's where they'll be looking for us. MILES: The beach? What you didn't get enough flaming arrows sht at you? And your camp is gone. Why bother? JULIET: Sawyer's right Miles. We should go back to the beach. We survived there before, we can do it again. MILES: Or maybe when we get there you'll. you'll want to go back to the Orchid again and when that gets boring we can head back to the beach. It's the only 2 plans you people have. SAWYER: Hey zip it! I am heading back to the beach. If our stuff's there great. If not, we build new stuff. You don't like the plan? Good luck. [Sawyer walks into the jungle, headed for the beach.] MILES: Who put him in charge? [Juliet and Jin follow Sawyer. All 5 are now walking single file. Miles is up front juggling a stick. Jin and Daniel are side by side.] SAWYER: [to Juliet] Thanks for getting my back for that whole beach issue. JULIET: You should thank me. It was a stupid idea. SAWYER: Well what does that say about you agreeing with me? JULIET: Any plan is better than no plan. Besides, if I hadn't agreed with you, we'd still be arguing about where to go next. Let's hope we figure something better before we get there. SAWYER: [deep breath] Well I'm open to suggestions. [Juliet smiles. Suddenly the sound of 2 gn is heard. The group stops. Sawyer and Juliet cock their rfles and take aim in the direction of the sound. A woman is barely heard in the background crying out. The group moves to get a better vantage point.] WOMAN: Oh, no [crying] No. No, Paul! Oh God. Oh God. No, please! We didn't know! Paul, please, please do something. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. We were just touring this park. We didn't need anything. We were just having…Paul. Paul, please. Oh my God. No, Paul. Please. [The woman, 2 men standing and one lying on the ground com into view. One man takes a gn from the man on the ground. The other man puts a sack over the woman's head and she falls down to her knees.] JULIET: Who do you think they are? MILES: Who cares who they are? We don't even know when they are? [low voice] Hey Dan. We don't get involved, right? That's what you said. DANIEL: It doesn't matter what we do. What ever happened, happened. SAWYER: Thanks anyway, Plato. I'm going over there. [to Juliet] You still got my back? JULIET: Absolutely. [ Sawyer ducks behind the brush and makes his way to the men and woman. A man wearing a Dharma jumpsuit is lying on the ground unconscious. The woman has her hands tied behind her back and is being questioned. She and Paul were having a picnic. There is a blanket with food on it.] WOMAN: [sobbing] Paul, Paul. Talk to me, talk to me Paul. MAN: On your feet! WOMAN: [crying] No, I can't. I can't. MAN: Come on, get up! Now! [The woman is pulled up to her feet and the second man aims a pstol at her.] SAWYER: Alright drop the gn! [Sawyer aims at the man holding the woman. The second man switches to aiming at Sawyer. A gn is heard and the man with the pstol falls to the ground. Sawyer looks to find Juliet was the source of the gn. The man let's go of the woman, picks up a rfle and aims at Sawyer. Before he is ready, Sawyer sht him. Sawyer and Juliet approach the woman who is standing, still tied and with a sack over her head. She is crying. Juliet picks up a gn and so does Sawyer who then takes the sack off of the woman's head.] SAWYER: It's alright. It's okay. You're safe. It's over. WOMAN: [sobbing] Who are you? [The woman is sitting next to the body of her companion and crying. Juliet is patting down one of the dad men.] JULIET: Her friend is wearing a Dharma jumpsuit. Puts us in the 70's, 80's. SAWYER: The guys with the bags, Others? JULIET: Beats me. SAWYER: What? You don't know each other? JULIET: Before my time. JIN: Sawyer. Walkie. [Jin tosses it to Sawyer who catches it and adjusts the knobs.] JULIET: We need to go. SAWYER: I'm on it. [Sawyer walks over to the woman.] SAWYER: Listen sweetheart, we gotta get moving now. WOMAN: [sobbing] Who are you people? SAWYER: Our ship wrecked here on our way to Tahiti but it ain't important right now. 'Cause whoever is on the other end of this [walkie], those 2 might have given them a call before we saved you. WOMAN: We have to bury them. SAWYER: Bury them? We ain't got time to bury nobody. WOMAN: Please, we have to. The truce [pause] Oh God we have to bury them. And we have [pause] we have [sobs] and we have to bring him [points to friend] back home. We have to bring Paul back with us. Please? [Sawyer looks over to Juliet.] WOMAN: Please? Please? Please? JIN: I'll carry him. [Woman nods yes with thank you in her eyes.] SAWYER: Alright we put these guys in the ground and carry your friend back but we gotta do this fast. WOMAN: He wasn't my friend. [pause] He was my husband. [The group walks away from the scene. Jin is carrying Paul across his shoulders.] SAWYER: Alright, listen up. When we get there, there's gonna be a lot of questions. Just keep your mouth shut and let me do the talking. MILES: You really think you can convince them we were in a boat wreck? SAWYER: I'm a professional. I used to lie for a living. JULIET: Daniel! Stop! [Daniel is standing in front of a tall pylon with a half disk on the front and back at the top. As the camera pans we see many of these pylons. Juliet walks over to the woman.] JULIET: [sternly] Turn it off. WOMAN: Turn what off? JULIET: Whatever that is. It looks some kind of sonic fence or something. WOMAN: Where did you say your ship was going? SAWYER: Listen sister we are the one who just saved your life and hid those bodies. So how 'bout you trust us and turn that damn thing off. WOMAN: Okay. Okay, fine. [The woman walks to a pylon and squats down to reach a small box near the bottom. She presses a sequence of buttons, a beep is heard then she opens the front. She reaches in and takes something out hiding if from the group then closes the door.] SAWYER: Sonic fence? I though I said let me do the talking. JULIET: One more step and Daniel would have friend his brain. SAWYER: His brain is already fried. WOMAN: Okay it's off. SAWYER: You first. [The woman walks passed the pylons, nothing happens to her, then she stops. The group then starts to follow.] SAWYER: Alright, let's go. Going forward we should all do a better job of trust…. [A high-pitched sound is heard. The group falls to the ground, grabs at their ears, and then passes out. We then see the woman take some sort of earplugs out of her ears.] Three Years Later [Switch to a hospital room. A doctor, Amy and Sawyer are present. The woman sits up screaming in pain. She is in labor.] AMY: [screaming] It hurts! Oh! DOCTOR: You're going to be okay. Just try and relax. [Sawyer is on the other side of the draping. The doctor rushes to him.] DOCTOR: Where's Horace? Does he know his wife's in labor? SAWYER: He's unavailable. DOCTOR: Look Amy is in a very dangerous situation. The baby's breech. SAWYER: What does that mean? DOCTOR: It's upside down. She needs a Cesarean. SAWYER: Don't tell me about it. Just do it. DOCTOR: I am an internist not an obstetrician Our women always deliver on the mainland. Amy was supposed to get on the sub on Tuesday. The baby is 2 weeks early. [Amy is screaming from intense labor pains.] SAWYER: Can you deliver this baby or not? DOCTOR: [shakes head] I don't know. [Sawyer rushes out of the room. He is seen running on a path thru jungle foliage. He stops and walks towards a Dharma area that looks like a vehicle workshop. We hear the sound of drills. Sawyer comes to a man who is working on a van.] SAWYER: Where is she? [the man points] [Sawyer walks to a van that is being worked on. Sparks fly from a cutting tool. As the person pushes out from under the van we see that it's Juliet.] JULIET: What's up? SAWYER: Amy's having her baby. JULIET: What? SAWYER: [pulls up Juliet] [whispers] Did you hear me? She's in trouble. The doc says she needs a Cesarean. JULIET: We had an agreement. SAWYER: Screw our agreement. He ain't never done one. I'm guessing you have. JULIET: Don’t you understand that every time I try to help a woman on this island give birth, it hasn't worked. SAWYER: Well whatever made that happen hasn't happened yet. You gotta try. You gotta help her. You're the only one who can. [Juliet pushes her work gloves into Sawyer's chest and walks away angry. Sawyer takes a deep breath. Switch to the hospital. Juliet is all cleaned up and examining Amy's belly.] JULIET: The baby's breech? DOCTOR: Yes but… JULIET: Did you try an external cephalic version? DOCTOR: No. JULIET: It's probably too late. I need a number 12 scalpel, 14 gauge sutures, half round if you got them and an epidural anesthetic. DOCTOR: You're gonna need? [Juliet nods] Where's Horace? SAWYER: I'm speaking for Horace now and I say she is delivering this baby. DOCTOR: I don't think it's a good idea AMY: I want her. I want her to do it. SAWYER: [to doctor] You heard the lady. [Sawyer glares and the doctor and he leaves to get what Juliet has requested. Sawyer walks over to Juliet.] SAWYER: [to Juliet] Listen, you're gonna do great. I know you are. JULIET: Okay, okay, shhhh. Okay. [Juliet puts on a stethoscope to listen to Amy's belly sounds. Sawyer leaves the hospital room. Switch to outside the Infirmary. Sawyer is pacing. A voice is heard and he turns around.] JIN: Is everything okay? SAWYER: Amy went into labor. JIN: I know. Is she okay? SAWYER: I don't know. There's a problem. Juliet's in there. JIN: Juliet? SAWYER: Pulled her out of retirement. [pause] Any luck? [Sawyer and Jin sit on a bench.] JIN: We finished grid 1-3-3 today. No sign of our people, nowhere. SAWYER: [exhales deeply] 1-3-4 then JIN: How long do we look James? SAWYER: As long as it takes. [Juliet walks out of the infirmary. She is crying. Sawyer and Jin stand up.] SAWYER: What happened? JULIET: It's a boy. SAWYER: He's okay? She's okay? JULIET: [crying[ Everyone's okay. [Sawyer's smile is beaming. He is very happy about Juliet's success, the baby and Amy. Switch back to 3 years earlier where Juliet, Sawyer, Jin, Daniel and Miles were knocked unconscious by the sonic fence. Sawyer is lying on a couch comes to slowly. He tries to get his bearings. Horace is looking down at him.] HORACE: How's your head? SAWYER: It hurts. [Sawyer looks around and sees Horace leaning against a pool table.] SAWYER: Where are my people? HORACE: They're fine. Amy told me what happened in the jungle and I really appreciate what you did. SAWYER: Y'all got a funny way of showing your appreciation. HORACE: Look we have a certain defense protocol. There are hostile, indigenous people on this island and we don't get along with them. So, why don't you tell me who the hell you are? SAWYER: My name is James LaFleur. You can call me Jim. HORACE: How did you get to the island Jim? SAWYER: If my friends are safe, why are you asking me all the questions. HORACE: They told me I need to talk to you. That you're the boat captain. SAWYER: We got caught in a storm. Our ship wrecked. Must've ht the reef. Thankfully we washed up on shore. [Sawyer stands up and takes a glass of milk from the atop the pool table.] HORACE: What kind of ship? SAWYER: Salvage vessel. Searching for a famous lost wreck. It's an old slaver out of Portsmouth, England called the Black Rock. Ever heard of her? HORACE: Can't say that I have. [Sawyer sips some milk.] HORACE: So once you got washed ashore why were you then wandering around in the jungle? SAWYER: Some of our crew were missin'. We were looking for them. That's when we came upon your girl instead. HORACE: Hmm. Well I tell you what Jim. [takes off his glasses] if you crew shows up we’ll send them along with ya. SAWYER: Send them where? HORACE: There's a submarine that leaves this island first thing in the morning. You, and your friends, are gonna get on it. It's gonna drop you off in Tahiti. [walks away] You can find your way home from there. SAWYER: Hold on a minute chief. [Horace stops and turns to Sawyer.] SAWYER: We just saved that woman's life. Doesn't that earn us a week or 2 to find our people? HORACE: Nope. The only people allowed to stay on this compound are members of the Dharma Initiative. And look, I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, please Jim, but you are not Dharma material. [Horace leaves the room. Switch to outside. It is nighttime. Jin, Juliet, Daniel and Miles are sitting around a table.] MILES: We're screwed. He's probably trying to explain time travel by now. JULIET: Sawyer's gonna be fine. MILES: What are you looking at? JULIET: [pauses] I lived here for over 3 years. [pointing] That was my house over there. MILES: You were in the Dharma Initiative? JULIET: No. The Others took over these barracks and wiped out most of the people living in them. They brought me here on a sub a long time after that. MILES: Well, welcome home. JIN: Daniel. No more flash? DANIEL: No. No more flash. The record is spinning again. [pause] We're just not on the song we wanna be on. [The sound of a child is heard in the background.] LITTLE GIRL: Mama, where's dad? MOTHER: Come on, luv. [inaudible] [The little red headed girl runs from her mother. She stops, turns and waves.] DANIEL: Charlotte. [Horace and Sawyer approach the table.] HORACE: Hello. Someone will be along shortly to show you to your rooms. In the mean time, Mr. LaFleur here can fill you in on the situation. [Horace leaves.] MILES: Mr. LaFleur? SAWYER: It's Creole. I improvised. JULIET: What happened in there? SAWYER: Well he believed my story But we’re getting punted. Bastard's putting us on their sub tomorrow and shipping us off to Tahiti. MILES: How is that bad news? [Suddenly a loud alarm sounds. Bright lights come on. People start to scramble. The group stands and looks around. People are talking all at once urging people to get inside their homes. Phil rushes to the group.] PHIL: Inside! Move! Now! [Phil and the group run towards a house and enter.] PHIL: Heather, keep an eye on them. [Heather nods yes. Phil leaves and closes the door behind him. Heather looks out the kitchen window. A man approaches the compound, carrying a torch. The group watches out a window. The man stakes the torch into the ground and continues toward the compound. As he gets closer and into the light, we see that it is Richard Alpert. Juliet closes her eyes and moment then looks at Sawyer.] SAWYER: Uh oh. [Horace opens a door and looks out at Richard who is standing still looking back at Horace. Horace leaves the house and approaches Richard. HORACE: Hello Mr. Alpert. RICHARD: Hello Mr. Goodspeed. HORACE: I wish you would have told me you were coming. I would have turned the fence off for you. RICHARD: That fence may keep other things out but not us. The only thing that does keep us out is our truce, Horace, which you have now broken. HORACE: I don't know what you are talking about. RICHARD: Where are my 2 men? [Miles peeks out the window and sees Horace and Richard arguing.] MILES: You know what, getting on that sub is starting to sound like a great idea. What do you say? Sub? Anyone? SAWYER: Hold your horses Bonsai, no one is getting on a sub. [Horace and Phil barge into the house.] HORACE: Okay LaFleur. How well did you bury those bodies? SAWYER: That depends on how hard he looks. HORACE: [to Phil] Call the Arrow. Tell them we are at condition 1. Take the heavy ordnance and make sure the fence is at maximum. PHIL: Yes sir. SAWYER: Let me talk to him. HORACE: Excuse me? SAWYER: Your buddy out there with the eyeliner, let me talk to him. HORACE: We had a truce with these people. You don't understand. SAWYER: I understand I'm the one who klled his men and I'm the one to go out there and tell him why I did it. HORACE: I can't let you do that. SAWYER: It's a good thing I ain't asking your permission. JULIET: James, are you sure you know what you're doing? SAWYER: Not yet but I'll figure something out. [Sawyer goes out to Richard who is sitting on a bench.] SAWYER: Hello Richard. RICHARD: I'm sorry. Do we know each other? SAWYER: I'm the guy who klled your men. [Richard looks at Sawyer confused.] SAWYER: Heard gn. Saw 2 men throwing a bag over a woman's head. Gave them a chance to put down their wapon and walk away but one of them took a sht at me and I defended myself. RICHARD: Is that so? SAWYER: That's so. RICHARD: Your people know you are telling me this? SAWYER: They ain't my people hoss. If you have some kind of a truce with them, it ain't been broken. RICHARD: If you're not a member of the Dharma Initiative then what are you? [Sawyer sits on the bench with Richard.] SAWYER: Did you bury the bmb? RICHARD: Excuse me/ SAWYER: The hydrogen bmb with Jughead written on the side. Did you bury it? [Richard looks at Sawyer in disbelief.] SAWYER: Yeah I know about it. I also know that 20 years ago some bald fella limped into your camp and fed you some mumbo jumbo about being your leader, then poof. He went and disappeared right in front of ya. Any of this ringing a bell? That man's name is John Locke and I am waiting for him to come back. So still think I am a member of the damn Dharma Initiative? RICHARD: No. Guess I don't. But no matter who you are 2 of my men are dad and my people need some kind of justice. What are we gonna do about that? [Switch to back in the house. Paul is laid out on a bed., Amy is by his side. Sawyer and Horace walk over to her.] HORACE: How are you doing Amy? AMY: [sniffle] Is he gone? Alpert? HORACE: No. He's not gone. We told him where the bodies were. AMY: You told him? Why? HORACE: We had to. Was the only way to maintain the truce. Jim here worked it out with him. Well he's gonna need something from us now. He needs to take Paul's body back with him. AMY: [deep breath, crying] No. HORACE: Hey Ames. It’s the… We've been friends a long time, yeah? [Amy nods yes.] HORACE: So this is completely your choice. If you don't want to give him to them then we will suffer the consequences AMY: [long pause] They can take him. He would want to keep us safe. [crying] Can I have a minute please? [Horace nods yes, gets up and walks over to Sawyer, giving Amy some privacy. She leans over Paul and picks up and takes a necklace from Paul's neck. It is a wooden Ankh on a leather string. She walks from Paul, passing Sawyer on the way.] SAWYER: I'm sorry. [to Horace] Ya need some help? HORACE: No, I've got it. Thanks. [Sawyer walks away from Horace then stops.] HORACE: Hey Jim, the sub leaving tomorrow morning, it returns in 2 weeks. Until then, you can stay and look for the rest of your crew. SAWYER: Thanks. [Sawyer leaves the house. Switch to Juliet sitting on a pier and looking out at the water] SAWYER: Bought us 2 weeks. Horace says we can wait for the next sub. With any luck, Locke will be back by then. JULIET: And then what? SAWYER: What do you mean, "then what?" JULIET: Locke said he was leaving to save us. Flashes have stopped. They're over. No more bloody noses. We are already saved. That sub behind you brought me here. I've been trying to get off of this island for more than 3 years and now I've got my chance. I'm going to leave. [Sawyer lowers his head and exhales deeply.] SAWYER: You do realize it's 1974. Whatever it is you think you're going back to don't exist yet. JULIET: It's not a reason not to go. SAWYER: Well what about me? You really gonna leave me here with mad scientist and Mr. I speak to dad people? And Jin, who is a helluva nice guy but not exactly the greatest conversationalist. JULIET: You'll be fine. SAWYER: Maybe. Who's gonna get my back? [Juliet and Sawyer look at each other and smile.] SAWYER: Come on. Just give me 2 weeks. It's all I'm askin'. Two weeks. JULIET: [long pause] Alright, 2 weeks. [Sawyer's smile is beaming.] Three Years Later [Sawyer is walking through the compound. He is clean-shaven. He stops and looks at some flowers. He picks a yellow sunflower. Switch to inside a house. The dining room table is set. There is a salad on the table and a bottle of Dharma Merlot. Sawyer enters.] SAWYER: Mmmm. Something smells good. JULIET: Hey. [Juliet is cooking in the kitchen. She takes a pot of pasta and drains it in a colander. Sawyer waits and twirls the sunflower in his hand. Juliet stops and looks at him.] JULIET: Is that for me? [Sawyer walks over to Juliet and they put their arms around each other.] SAWYER: You were amazing today. [As they embrace, Sawyer chuckles.] JULIET: Thank you for believing in me. SAWYER: Ah. [They kiss, chuckle then kiss passionately.] JULIET: I love you. SAWYER: Hmm, I love you too. [Switch to Sawyer sitting in a chair reading a book. Snoring is heard. Sawyer closes the book. He still has his glasses on.] SAWYER: Wake up boss. [Horace slowly sits up from the couch he was sleeping on. He holds his head and groans. He is hung-over.] HORACE: Ugh. SAWYER: How's your head? HORACE: It hurts. Ugh. [Sawyer places the book on the coffee table and sits back in his chair.] SAWYER: I got good news and I got bad news. Which you want first? HORACE: Huh? Good news. SAWYER: You're a daddy. Bad news is you missed it. HORACE: [stunned] Oh gosh! Amy? She had the baby? SAWYER: It's a boy. HORACE: A boy? [Sawyer smiles and nods yes.] HORACE: Oh…Oh. [Horace holds a glass of ice water to his forehead.] SAWYER: How bout you tellin' me why you're too busy drinking and blwing up trees to see him be born. HORACE: I was uh [drinks water] I was looking for a pair of socks and all of mine were dirty so I went to grab a pair of Amy's. I found this in back of her drawer. [Horace holds an Ankh necklace and shows Sawyer.] HORACE: It was Paul's. SAWYER: You got into a fight over a necklace? HORACE: I know but it's only been 3 years, Jim. Just 3 years that he's been gone. Is that really long enough to get over someone? SAWYER: [pauses] I had a thing for a girl once [pause] and I had a sh*t at her, but I didn't take it. After a little while I'd lay in bed every night wondering, was it a mistake? Wondering. I never stop thinking about her. But now I can barely remember what she looks like. And her face is [pause] she's just gone. And she ain't never coming back. So [pause] is 3 years enough to get over someone? Absolutely. [Switch to a couple lying like spoons in bed. The phone rings. Juliet turns on her belly and puts the pillow over her head. Sawyer leans over her to answer the phone.] SAWYER: What? [pause] Wait. What? No, no. Don't bring em in. Just meet me in the north valley. [Sawyer hangs up the phone and quickly gets out of bed.] JULIET: Who was it? [Sawyer puts on his glasses and takes a jumpsuit out of the closet. Juliet sits up in bed.] JULIET: James. What's going on? SAWYER: It was Jin. JULIET: Everything okay? SAWYER: Yeah, just, I gotta go. [Switch to a blue jeep driving on rolling terrain. The jeep stops at the top of a ridge and Sawyer turns off the engine and gets out. A blue and white VW van pulls up to Sawyer. Hurley, and his guitar case, gets out of the passenger seat. Jack exits the seat behind Hurley. They are both dry. Sawyer takes off his glasses and stares at Hurley. Kate exits the van and stands between Jack and Hurley. Kate takes a long look at Sawyer. She is dry also. Sawyer takes a long look back at Kate.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x08 - LaFleur"}	foreverdreaming
[A commercial airliner is flying through a night sky above the clouds. Inside the plane, Kate, Sun and Jack sit anxiously in their seats. A flight attendant rolls a beverage cart past Sayid while Ilana rests her eyes next to him. She continues to roll the cart past Hurley towards the cockpit, Hurley glances at her as she passes him. Inside the cockpit Frank Lapidus and the co-pilot monitor the flight instruments.] COPILOT: Do you want to hear something crazy? FRANK: What’s that? COPILOT: Did you see the big guy; who got on in L.A.? Sitting in first class, curly hair, guitar case? FRANK: What about him? COPILOT: He’s one of the Oceanic 6. Guy’s got nerves of steel, man. He survives a full on commercial airliner crash now he’s flying over the same South Pacific. FRANK: Yeah, well. Maybe he doesn’t believe lightning will strike twice in the same place. [Copilot smiles at Frank. The plan shudders briefly. In the cabin Jack, Kate, Sayid, Hurley and Sun sit up and look around. In the cockpit the Copilot looks at Frank.] COPILOT: You alright there, Frank? FRANK: [Glaring at COPILOT] I’m just fine. [The plane shudders again, the COPILOT turns on the Fasten Seatbelt Sign. Jack looks around. Hurley turns to Caesar sitting across the aisle.] HURLEY: Dude. You might want to fasten your seatbelt. [In the cockpit Frank notices something] FRANK: Oh, no. COPILOT: What? [The plane begins to shutter consistently. Frank and the copilot begin switching levers and pushing buttons] COPILOT: Auto-pilot off? FRANK: I have the controls. COPILOT: Auto-pilot off, you have the controls. FRANK: Full right rudder. [The plane continues to shudder and begins rolling; the air hostess is tossed from the aisle against the right side of the plane. The plane rolls in the opposite direction and she is thrown against the left wall of the plane. A bright white light fills the cabin of the plane as the plane rights itself and emerges from a cloud layer in daylight.] COPILOT: What? What? AUTOMATED VOICE: Stall. Stall. Stall. FRANK: We’ve lost power. COPILOT: Restarting One. Restarting Two. [Flips switches] Altimeter reading, six fifty. FRANK: Oh my, God. [The plane is heading towards a towering mountain peak] Give me more power. I can pull us out of this. COPILOT: You’re gonna rip us apart! FRANK: DO IT! [COPILOT throttles the engines and Frank pulls on the controls as the plane struggles to climb] FRANK: Come on. Come on. [Frank steers the plane around the peak, banking left. The copilot is scanning the area.] COPILOT: Is that a runway? FRANK: Massive instrument failure. We’re putting her down. COPILOT: Mayday, mayday, mayday! This is Aljira three one six. Mayday, mayday, mayday! AUTOMATED VOICE: …four, eight, fifteen, sixteen… FRANK: Full flaps? COPILOT: Gear down! Airspeed: One Ninety. Coming in too steep. [The plane continues to descend as the Frank and Copilot steady their efforts on the landing. The wheels touch ground.] FRANK: Reverse thrusters! [The plane is now sliding along the dirt runway heading towards a dense tree line.] COPILOT: Come on! FRANK: We’re running out, we’re running out. Hold on. Brace for impact. BLACK SCREEN LIGHT SCREEN [Frank lifts his head, covered in blood and breathing hard. He grabs his forehead, notices blood on his sleeve. The COPILOT is slumped over in his chair. Frank wipes the blood from his forehead and sees that the COPILOT as been impaled through the heart by a branch from a tree outside the cockpit. He quickly stands and walks into the cabin turning on a flashlight. There is groaning heard in the cabin. In the cabin, Cesar approaches Ilana who is passed out in her seat.] CAESAR: Hey, hey. Are you ok? ILANA: Jarrah? [she opens her eyes] CAESAR: No, my name is Caesar. We had an accident, but we are ok, now. [Ilana looks at the seat next to her, Sayid is missing. She looks around frantically. Frank continues to make his way through the cabin stopping in front of Caesar and Ilana. Ilana tries to stand but stumbles. Sun stands up in her seat.] SUN: Frank. FRANK: Sun. You alright? SUN: Oh my, God. What happened? FRANK: I don’t know. [The two work towards the aisle and stand. Frank looks around the cabin.] FRANK: Where’s everyone else? Jack? Kate? Hurley? Where’d they go? BEN: They’re gone.[Standing behind Frank and Sun near an open cabin door.] FRANK: Gone? Gone where? BEN: How would I know? BLACK SCREEN THIRTY YEARS EARLIER [Hurley, Kate and Jack have emerged from Jin’s Dharma van as Sawyer stands next to his Dharma Jeep. They are all looking at each other in disbelief. The group begins to walk toward each other. HURLEY: You’re alive. [To Sawyer] Dude, I can’t believe it! [Hurley lifts Sawyer off the ground in an embrace.] SAWYER: [Returns to the ground and steps back] Ha, ha. Easy on the ribs their Kong. HURLEY: Kong, I actually missed that. SAWYER: I missed you, too, Hugo. JACK: Sawyer. [They shake hands.] SAWYER: Doc. [Jack steps back, Kate approaches Sawyer; they hug.] SAWYER: Hi. Good to see you, Kate. KATE: You too, James. [Sawyer steps back and looks at the group.] SAWYER: You’re really here. Son of a bitch actually did it. Locke said he was gonna bring you back, but [looks around] where is he? JACK: John’s dad. SAWYER: dad? How? JACK: Doesn’t matter, he’s gone. HURLEY: So what’s up with you guys in the old Dharma jump suits? SAWYER: [To Jin] You didn’t tell them? JIN: No. I was waiting for you. KATE: Tell us what? SAWYER: We’re in the Dharma Initiative. JACK: They came back to the Island? SAWYER: No. We came back. And so did you. It’s Nineteen Seventy-seven. HURLEY: Oh. What? COMMERCIAL JACK: So you tell me that you’ve been here living with the Dharma Initiative for the past three years? SAWYER: That’s right. How long’s it been for you since the chopper? KATE: Three years. [Through JIN’s Walkie talkie] MILES: Hey Jin, this is Miles. Where are you? Over. JIN: [To Sawyer] If I don’t report in soon they’ll send out a patrol. What should we do with them? HURLEY: Dude, you’re English is awesome. SAWYER: What we do is we bring them in. JACK: Bring us in where? SAWYER: Back to the barracks in Dharmaville. You can’t be wandering around the jungle with the hostiles. KATE: Hostiles? SAYWER: The Others. HURLEY: What about everyone else from the plane? They can still be out there. JIN: What do you mean “everyone else”? JACK: We didn’t come back alone. Sayid was on the plane, too. Lapidus. And Sun. [Jin looks at Sawyer and quickly runs toward Jeep.] SAWYER: Jin, Hold up. Where you going? JIN: The Flame. [Climbs in the Jeep] If a plane landed on the Island, Radzinsky will know. SAWYER: Hold on, we gotta think about this. [Jin drives away quickly. Sawyer is upset. Turns to the group.] SAWYER: Alright, that’s it. Listen, you guys gotta stay put. Don’t go nowhere, don’t do nothing till I can figure out how the hell to explain where you came from. KATE: Sawyer, wait. Other than you and Jin who else is still here? SCENE CHANGE [Juliet is descending stairs and pushes through a door entering a security control room.] JULIET: Miles, have you seen James? [She pauses in front of a console of security screens while Miles sits at a nearby desk reading.] MILES: Nope. He’s not answering his walkie, either. JULIET: Jin called him this morning then he just ran off without telling me what’s going on. [Sips a drink] MILES: [Walks to the console] Well, let’s see what we’ve got. [Presses some buttons on the keyboard and taps a monitor; Sawyer is seen on the screen walking into his house.] Hang on. There he is. SCENE CHANGE [Sawyer is removing clothes from his closet, Juliet enters the room.] JULIET: Hey. SAWYER: You seen my baggy sweatshirt? The one with the bulldog on it? JULIET: It’s in the laundry. [Grabs James’ arm] James, what’s going on? SAWYER: They’re back. [Stops packing.] JULIET: I’m sorry, who’s back? SAWYER: Jack, Hurley, Kate. JULIET: What? SAWYER: I know. [Walks away from Juliet and puts the pile of clothes on the bed and removes more clothes from the dresser] They came back Juliet. JULIET: Are they here now? SAWYER: Yeah. Out at the North Point waiting for me to tell them what to do. [He continues to pack clothes into a bag, Juliet sits on the bed.] JULIET: [Sighs] How did they get… SAWYER: I’m not sure. They said they were on a plane. [Notices that Juliet is stunned, Sawyer approaches her and sits.] I don’t understand it anymore than you do but they’re here. And I gotta find a way to bring them in before somebody else finds them. And they screw up everything we’ve got here. JULIET: [Wiping he head, looks at Sawyer] There’s um, a sub, coming in this afternoon. SCENE CHANGE [Jin is in the Jeep turning next to the Flame building. He parks the Jeep, grabs his gn and steps out of the Jeep.] [Inside the Flame, a man, presumably Radzinsky is carefully constructing a model of the Swan station geo-dome. Jin pushes through the door quickly.] RADZINSKY: Hey! [Startled, Looking up ] Do you understand the concept of knocking? [Jin goes to directly to the console of security displays, Radzinsky follows. Jin pushes a couple of buttons and a printer begins to print; Jin goes to the printer and removes the page.] RADZINSKY: Get your hands off that. Thought you learned English. I said hands off! Nobody handles any of the gear in this station except me. Understand? JIN: I need to check the radar logs. RADZINSKY: For what? JIN: Please. I need to know if a plane landed on the Island. RADZINSKY: If a plane landed? Here? JIN: Yes. RADZINSKY: What? SO you think if a plane landed on our Island I’d be over there just building my model? That I wouldn’t have called anyone? That I wouldn’t have put out an alert? JIN: Maybe you missed it? [Politely] Can you check with the other stations? RADZINSKY: I just told you. I would not be… [Jin grabs his collar and shoves him hard into the equipment.] JIN: Check with the other stations. [Jin releases Radzinsky, he walks and sits in a chair at the console and flips a switch before speaking into the microphone.] RADZINSKY: Attention all stations, a system wide broadcast. This is Radzinsky at the Flame. Checking in to see if you’ve seen an airplane over the Island. [Angrily] No one else has seen an airplane but if you have could you call into me please? Over. [To Jin] So what are you so hot and bothered about, Kwon? Why’s this plane so damned important? JIN: It just is. [Glaring at Radzinsky] SCENE CHANGE [Sun is standing on the beach with the survivors of flight 316 holding Jin’s wedding ring. Ilana approaches her.] ILANA: Did you lose someone? SUN: Excuse me? ILANA: I just saw you looking around and thought maybe you lost someone on the plane. SUN: No. I was traveling alone. FRANK: [Shouting behind the two woman] Can I get everyone’s attention. Everybody, please. [People gather around Frank and pay attention.] Listen up folks, here’s where we’re at. The radio’s dad so I haven’t been able to call in our situation but that’s alright soon as they figure out we’re not where we’re supposed to be they’ll come looking for us. So the best thing to do right now is just stick together, stick together hunker down and just wait ‘till help gets here. CAESAR: And where’s here? FRANK: What’s that? CAESAR: Where is here? [Approaches Frank] What is this place? FRANK: I don’t know where here is because this island’s not on my charts. CAESAR: Really? FRANK: Really. CAESAR: Because there are some buildings over there. [Points into the jungle towards the plane] And animal cages. Down the beach, we can see a big island across the water. So maybe you should get some new charts. [Ben is standing near the tree line listening and begins to walk away from the group. Sun notices and follows him.] FRANK: Right now I’m just trying to keep everyone here safe. So let’s gather up some firewood. [Sun continues to follow Ben.] CAESAR: If he wants to wait, let him. I say we search these buildings. They may have a radio or some food. Who wants to help me? [Sun is now in full pursuit of Ben as they have left the beach and are both in the jungle. Sun stops and looks around seemingly not able to find Ben’s trail.] BEN: [From behind Sun] Why are you following me? SUN: [Turns around surprised] Where are you going? BEN: Back to our Island. You wanna come? COMMERCIAL [Juliet approaches Amy sleeping in a hammock in Dharmaville. She quietly removes some paperwork from the ground. Amy stirs, notices Juliet taking the paperwork.] AMY: Juliet? JULIET: Hey, Amy. [Brushes hair from her face and smiles at her] I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you. AMY: Um, no. It’s fine. JULIET: I just came to get the sub manifest. Obviously I don’t want you working today. AMY: Thank you. JULIET: Full load? AMY: Almost. Two of the recruits dropped out in the eleventh hour. They didn’t want to take the sedative for the trip. Can you tell Pierre for me? [A baby stirs in a crib next to Amy.] JULIET: [To the baby] Hi. Hi. Oh, Hello little one. [Lifts the baby out of the crib.] Hi. Have you and Horace decided on a name? AMY: Yeah, we have. We’re gonna name him Ethan. [Juliet smiles uncomfortably. She hands the baby to Amy.] [To Ethan] Hey buddy. [To Juliet] So, when are you and Jim gonna have one of these? JULIET: I don’t know. The timing’s got to be right. [Juliet picks up the paperwork and walks away.] SCENE SHIFT [Jack is tapping his watch, it is apparently broken. Kate and Hurley sit nearby.] KATE: So the woman who told you how to come back, did she mention that it would be thirty years ago? JACK: No. Nope, she left that part out. KATE: So what are we supposed to do now? JACK: I’m not sure yet. [A Dharma van approaches] HURLEY: Sawyer’s back! [The group walks towards the van as Sawyer parks it. Sawyer steps around to the side door and opens it retrieving clothes. He turns to the group.] SAWYER: Alright, listen. Y’all gonna be the second batch of recruits coming in off the sub. It should be pulling into port right about now so we ain’t got much time. [Looks at Jack] Nice suit, doc. Not exactly Island wear. Try this. JACK: You want us to say we came in on the sub. How’s that going to work? SAWYER: Everyone gets knocked out before the trip. So no one meets each other until we process ‘em. JACK: [To Kate] Look, we need to find the rest of people from the plane. SAWYER: If there was a plane, Jin will find it. So we’ve got about ten minutes to make intake or you’ll be camping in the jungle for a long time. There isn’t another batch of recruits due in for six months. JACK: [To Kate] Whaddya think? KATE: I think we should listen to Sawyer. HURLEY: I vote for not camping. SAWYER: Trust me. Do what I say, everything will be fine. [Jack nods] SAWYER: Let’s move. [They climb into the van.] SCENE CHANGE [Radzinsky and Jin are looking at the monitors in the Swan Station. Radzinsky is typing on the keyboard.] RADZINSKY: Just heard from the Looking Glass, they were the last station to check in. They’ve got nothing but an incoming sub. Why don’t you go home and I’ll call you if something happens. [The computer begins to beep, both men notice. Radzinsky stands up and approaches the console.] RADZINSKY: Move. Move [Pushes Jin to the side.] Out of my way. Those bastards. JIN: What do you see? RADZINSKY: Grid 325 motion sensor alarm has been tripped. We’ve got a hostile inside the perimeter. [Jin turns and runs out of the station. Radzinsky follows.] RADZINSKY: Hey! Where you going? [Jin is running through the jungle away from the Flame station toward the base of the mountain with his rfle. He spots a man moving through the tall grass.] JIN: Stop right there! [Sayid emerges from the grass. ] JIN: Sayid? [Relieved] SAYID: Jin! JIN: Where’s Sun? SAYID: I don’t know. [Radzinsky approaches from behind Jin pointing his gn at Sayid, Jin moves toward Sayid and forces him to kneel.] JIN: Get down. Say another word and your dad. [Sayid looks at Jin quietly.] COMMERCIAL [Sawyer, Hurley, Jack and Kate are driving in the Dharma van to the barracks.] HURLEY: Ok. So, it’s Nineteen Seventy-seven? SAWYER: Yup. HURLEY: And you guys are all members of the Dharma Initiative? SAWYER: Yup. HURLEY: Well, you do realize those dudes get wiped out, right? I mean I saw the pit where all the bodies got dumped. SAWYER: What about it? HURLEY: Aren’t you gonna warn ‘em? Aren’t you gonna stop it from happening? SAWYER: I ain’t here to play Nostradamus to these people. Besides, Faraday’s got some interesting theories about what we can and can’t do here. JACK: Did you say Faraday? He’s here? SAWYER: Not any more. SCENE CHANGE [The Dharma folks are preparing to welcome the new recruits. There are balloons and music is playing, everyone seems to be in good spirits. Sawyer pulls up in the van with Hurley, Jack and Kate. A woman’s voice is heard over a loud speaker.] VOICE: Welcome and Namaste. We will be going inside for processing where you’ll be given your work assignments and lodging. [Jack, Kate and Hurley stand outside the van. Sawyer places a lay necklace around Kate’s neck and hand Hurley and Jack the remaining two necklaces.] SAWYER: Put these on and listen up. Juliet’s got it worked out so that your name’s be on a list. So when you get in there just watch the little meet and greet video and wait for them to call your name. When they do just smile, step up, take your jumpsuits and work assignments. JACK: Work assignments? SAWYER: Yeah, don’t worry I’ve got it covered. Just remember to act a little doped up because you just woke up from the sub. HURLEY: What happens if they start asking us questions we can’t answer. Like, ok, who’s the President in 1977? SAWYER: It’s not a damned game so Hugo. Besides, I’m gonna be in there to get your backs, alright? Let’s go. [They begin to walk towards the door when Miles approaches in a Dharma van. He walks towards the group after exiting the van.] MILES: LaFluer! Where've you been? I’ve been trying to reach you on the walkie. [He notices Jack, Hurley and Kate.] What… What the hell are they doing here? SAWYER: They’re new inductees. I'll explain everything later. [Walks towards Miles.] Stop staring and tell me what your damn problem is. MILES: It’s Jin. There’s a Fourteen-J at the flame. SAWYER: What? [Lifts walkie talkie] Jin? You there? JIN: [From The Flame] James, we have a problem. We found a hostile. SAWYER: What? What do you mean you found a hostile? Where? JIN: He was wandering in the jungle? Radzinsky is taking care of him now. SAWYER: What’s he doing in our territory? It’s a violation of the truce. [Razinsky locks Sayid in a small room. Jin steps outside of the station.] JIN: It’s Sayid. SAWYER: What? Son of a bitch! Was anyone else with him? JIN: NO. He was alone. SCENE CHANGE [Ben and Sun are walking through the jungle; Sun calls to Ben.] SUN: Wait! [Ben stops and turns] BEN: I’m sorry Sun but waiting doesn’t interest me much right now. There are three outriggers near here, I’m going to take one. So you can come along and help me row [removes sling from his left arm] or you can stay here. Frankly it makes no difference to me. SUN: Why are you leaving? BEN: Why are you staying? SUN: The main Island, is that where Jin is? BEN: Honestly, I don’t know. But that’s where I’d start looking. [Footsteps are heard in the jungle nearby.] FRANK: SUN?! SUN: Over here. [Frank emerges from the jungle and quickly approaches Ben and Sun.] BEN: Hello, Frank. FRANK: [To Sun.] You alright? SUN: Yes, I’m fine. FRANK: I got worried when I couldn’t find ya. I saw him leave. What are you doing out here? SUN: Ben knows where there’s a boat. I’m going back to the main Island with him. FRANK: You don’t think you can really trust this guy? Do ya? SUN: I have to trust him. [Ben looks at Sun, tosses his pack over his shoulder and turns to continue walking] SCENE CHANGE [Ben, Sun and Frank emerge on a sandy path from the jungle to the shoreline. Ben tosses his pack near the outriggers that are partially covered with bush branches. Ben begins to remove the branches and turns to Sun.] BEN: You ready? SUN: Yes FRANK: Sun! I want you to think about this, ok. This guy is dangerous! [Sun looks at Frank while removing the branches from the outrigger] Sun that boat I came here on was filled with commandos whose only mission was to get him. BEN: And how’d that work out for everyone? FRANK: [To Sun.] Don’t do it. SUN: Why don’t you come with us? FRANK: I can’t. I have a group of people I gotta look after. BEN: That’s right Frank. [Standing in front of Frank] A captain’s first responsibility is to his passengers. [Frank notices something over Ben’s shoulder.] But I have people I have to take care of, too. [Ben turns toward the Island pointing.] There’s a small dock about a half mile due south across the water. It leads to a town where I used to live. [Sun lifts an oar from the outrigger] There are resources there. So if anyone can help you and the rest of plane get out of here safely… [Sun smacks Ben in the back of the head with the oar. Ben falls to the ground, unconscious.] FRANK: I thought you trusted this guy? [smiling] SUN: [looking down, then up at Frank.] I lied. COMMERCIAL [The Orientation video is playing] PIERRE: Welcome to the Island. For your own comfort and safety we ask that you stay within the confines of your new living quarters. [Jack and Kate stand in front of the monitor watching the video.] [BACKGROUND PIERRE: Our barracks are surrounded by a high frequency sonar fence to protect us…] [There is much commotion in the room, Kate turns to Jack while the video continues to play in the background.] KATE: How are we gonna do this? [Jack looks at Kate and shakes his head. A voice in the room is heard. It is Phil.] PHIL: Shephard. Jack Shephard. [Jack turns to him, turns back to Kate.] JACK: Here we go. [Jack walks toward the man.] PHIL: Hey, Jack. [Motions to a table and chairs] Have a seat. [Jack walks toward the chair. Kate rubs her eyes.] SCENE CHANGE PIERRE: Of course it isn’t here. [Approaches the table Jack is seated at.] JACK: What’s that? PIERRE: Your file. How can they be any more disorganized on the other side? [Sighs, looks at Jack and smiles.] Sorry. [Extends his hand to Jack.] Namaste. I’m Pierre Chang. Welcome to the Dharma Initiative. [Sits down] How was your ride in? JACK: It was fine. PIERRE: Good. Who was your shuttle driver? JACK: I’m sorry? PIERRE: Uh, the shuttle from the sub, who was your driver? JACK: Uh, that was um, uh… Mr LaFluer. PIERRE: Ah, yes, Good man, LaFluer. Runs a very tight operation. [Sighs] I’m sorry for the disorganization. The woman who was supposed to be processing you in had a baby last night, I get pulled out of my lab. [Searches for a piece of paper] Ah, here it is. Your job assignment… [Places a jumpsuit on the table] You’ve been assigned to the shed. [Jack reads the title on the uniform, “Workman”] JACK: Workman? Wha, what does that mean? PIERRE: Based on your aptitude test you’ll be doing janitorial work. [Jack smiles and chuckles] [Kate is pacing the room, Phil approaches her.] PHIL: Hey there ma’am. KATE: Hi. PHIL: They haven’t called you yet? KATE: No, not yet. [Rocking back and forth flirtatiously with her hands in her pockets.] PHIL: What’s your name? [Smiling] KATE: Kate Austen. PHIL: [scanning paperwork] Austen, Austen, huh. You’re not on my list. And you’re not on the sub manifest either. Who’s your recruiter? [Suspiciously] KATE: [bites her lip and rolls her eyes] Uh? [Juliet enters the room] JULIET: Hold on, Phil. I just got the new list from Amy. Some last minute additions including Ms. Austen. [Looks at Kate. Kate nods. Phil smiles.] PHIL: Alrighty then. She’s all yours. [Phil walks away.] JULIET: [To Kate] I’m sorry for the mix up. I’m Juliet. KATE: Kate. JULIET: Hi, Kate. Welcome to the Island. [The two smile uneasily at each other.] SCENE CHANGE [Jin is outside the Flame station, a Dharma van approaches from the rear. Jin turns to look at it and walks to where it stops. Sawyer steps out of the van.] SAWYER: What the hell happened? JIN: Sayid just came walking out of the jungle in hand cuffs, alone. SAWYER: What? Did he say anything about the plane they were on? JIN: No, I couldn’t talk to him. Radzinsky thinks he’s a hostile. He won’t leave us alone. SAWYER: I got this. [They turn and walk towards the Flame. They enter the flame.] SAWYER: Where is he? RADZINSKY: Locked in the storage room. SAWYER: Give me the key. RADZINSKY: You need to know, LaFluer, he saw the model of the swan. [Points to the model on the table] And he could have seen the survey of where we’re building it. SAWYER: Your point is? RADZINSKY: He’s a spy. This whole thing is an act and either we play into it or we don’t. We can end this right now. SAWYER: What the hell are you talking about, Radzinsky? RADZINSKY: We sht him. SAWYER: Well I appreciate your input there, Quickdraw, but I want to talk to him first. Give me the damn keys. [Radzinsky hands Sawyer the keys who flips them to Jin. Jin unlocks the door and enters the room. Sayid is sitting on a crate. Jin grabs his collar and drags him out of the room. Sayid’s eyes widen when he sees Sawyer. The two exchange glances. Jin pushes Sayid into a chair, his back is facing Radzinsky. Sawyer walks around slowly to face Sayid.] SAWYER: My name's LaFluer, I'm head of security. I want you to listen real carefully to what I’ve got to say. If you do that, you’ll be fine. Understand? [Sayid nods] Alright, let’s start simple. Indentify yourself as a hostile. [Sayid says nothing.] The terms of the truce say you gotta identify yourself as a hostile or we got the right to sht you. [stares at Sayid]. SAYID: We do not refer to ourselves as hostile. But yes, I am one of them. [Radzinsky looks at Sawyer] SAWYER: Alright, good. Then we can proceed like a couple of gentleman. [Grabs Sayid’s shoulder.] Let’s go, I’m taking him back to the barracks. [Sawyer and Jin lead Sayid to the door.] RADZINSKY: If you’re taking him in then I’m coming with you. This is a horrible mistake. I’m gonna talk directly to Horace about this. SAWYER: Fine. Talk away. [Now outside the Flame, Radzinsky following.] SCENE CHANGE [The Island is seen from the ocean, it is night time. Sun and Frank are nearing the shore in the outrigger.] FRANK: You wanna remind me why the hell we’re doing this? SUN: Ben said if my husband is on the Island the best place to start looking for him is here. [Steps out of the outrigger onto the dock] FRANK: Oh, I see that’s the advice you took before you whacked him in the head. [Steps out of the outrigger onto the dock.] [They begin to walk, Frank checks his flashlight. There are items scattered on the dock and barrels are floating in the water nearby. The wind begins to blow and several, but not all the trees on the treeline begin to sway and bend.] FRANK: Whoa. Tell me you saw that. SUN: Probably just an animal. FRANK: An animal, right. [The two continue walking. They approach a group of seemingly abandoned buildings and a sign is squeaking while it sways.] FRANK: I’m sorry to say Sun, but I don’t think we’re going to find your husband here. Maybe we ought to just head back? [They notice a sign labeled “PROCESSING” hanging from a building. Whispers are heard, they both turn. A light turns on inside a window in the building. The door to the building creaks open slowly revealing a man standing in the doorway.] CHRISTIAN: Hello. FRANK: Who the hell are you? CHRISTIAN: My name is Christian. SUN: I’m looking for my husband. His name is Jin Kwon. Do you know where he is? CHRISTIAN: [Lowers his head, then looks at Sun.] Follow me. [Sun and Frank exchange uneasy glances.] COMMERCIAL [Christian leads Sun and Frank into the processing room Jack and Kate were in. He is holding a flashlight walking towards the far wall.] SUN: What is this place? CHRISTIAN: Seventy two, Seventy six, Seventy eight [Shining the flash light on pictures]. SUN: Where is my husband? CHRISTIAN: Ah, here we go. Seventy seven. [Removes the picture from the wall.] He’s um, he’s with your friends. SUN: What are you talking about? What friends? [Christian approaches Sun and Frank as the wind begins to blow strongly outside, the door opens. He hands Sun the picture and shines his flashlight on the picture] CHRISTIAN: I’m sorry but you’ve got a bit of a journey ahead of you. [Sun looks at the Christian then the picture. There is a banner labeled “New Recruits” handing over a group of people including Jack, Kate and Hurley. They are wearing Dharma jump suits.] SCENE CHANGE PHIL: Ok, Everybody say “Namaste” GROUP: NAM A STE [Camera clicks] HURLEY: [To Kate] Nama what? PHIL: Ok. Right on. So, you guys have the rest of the day to get acquainted with your security protocol handbooks waiting in your new digs. Now, some of it may seem a little scary but I promise you all we are perfectly safe here. So make yourself at home here. Come on we’ve got hamburgers, we’ve got punch. [The group begins to disperse, Phil’s walkie talkie signals him. He lifts it off his belt.] [Through Phil’s Walking Talkie] SAWYER: You there Phil? We’re coming in with a fourteen J. PHIL: Roger that, Mr. LaFluer. [Jack looks at Phil then to the van that is approaching the area. Phil watches the van park near him, then turns to the crowd.] PHIL: Ok. If I could get everyone to hold back please. We have a minor security situation. [Sawyer steps out of the van, Radzinsky shoves Sayid.] RADZINSKY: Move. [They continue walking towards a building. Sawyer looks at Jack and Kate. Hurley stand next to Jack and Kate as the Sawyer, Sayid, Jin and Radzinsky enter the building.] HURLEY: I guess we found Sayid. SCENE CHANGE [Sawyer leads Sayid down a flight of darkend stairs while Jin and Radzinsky follow. The group enters the security room and turns. Phil pushes into an interior room as the group follows. He opens a cell door and Sawyer pushes Sayid into the cell. Sayid turns and looks nervously at Sawyer.] SAWYER: Alright. You hang here until we can figure out what the hell to do with you. PHIL: What are we gonna do with him? SAWYER: Bring the man some damn food. We’re not savages. [Phil turns and leaves. Sawyer closes the door and looks slowly at Sayid before walking away.] SCENE CHANGE [Jack is walking through Dharmaville in his jumpsuit. It is night. He approaches Phil.] JACK: Uh, excuse me. Can you tell me where James LaFluer lives. PHIL: [Points to a house] That’s his house, right there. JACK: Thanks. [walks away toward the house.] PHIL: But I wouldn’t call him James. [Jack stops and turns.] He hates it. [Smiles, Jack smiles back and turns continuing towards the house. Phil stops smiling, watches briefly and walks away.] [Jack steps to the door and knocks four times. The door opens. Juliet is standing there. They stare at each other.] JULIET: Hey Jack. JACK: [Sighs. Hugs Juilet] I saw you earlier today when you were helping Kate and I wanted to say something to you then. [He steps back.] JULIET: We’re not supposed to know each other. JACK: Yeah. [Smiling] Um. I was looking for Sawyer. I guess I came to the wrong house. JULIET: No. Come in. [Jack looks confused and startled but enters the house. Sawyer is sitting in a chair reading a book.] SAWYER: Evening, Doc. JULIET: [Sighs] I’m sure you two have a lot to talk about. [Leaves the room. Jack smiles sheepishly.] SAWYER: Take a load off. You want a beer? JACK: No. I’m fine. [Paces] SAWYER: What can I do for you, Jack? JACK: I don’t even know where to start. How about with Sayid? SAWYER: Had no choice. He was running around in the jungle, got caught by my people. Seeing how he can’t tell the truth how he got here I had to improvise JACK: Improvise? SAWYER: Uh-huh. For now Sayid is safe which is all that matters. JACK: So, where do we go from here? SAWYER: I’m working on it. JACK: Really? Because it looked to me like you were reading a book. SAWYER: I heard onceWinston Churchill read a book every night. Even during the blitz. Said it made him think better. That’s how I like to run things. I think. I’m sure that doesn’t mean that much to you because back when you were calling the shts you pretty much just reacted. You see, you didn’t think Jack. And as I recall a lot of people ended up d*ad. JACK: I got us off the Island. SAWYER: But here you are. Right back where you started. So I’m gonna go back to reading my book and I’m gonna think. Because that’s how I saved your ass today and that’s how I’m gonna save Sayid’s tomorrow. [Stand and walks to the door; opens it.] All you gotta do is go home and get a good night’s rest and let me do what I do. [Jack walks out the door.] Now ain’t that a relief? JACK: [Nodding sarcastically] Yeah [Sawyer steps outside and watches Jack leave. He turns to see Kate standing on her porch looking at him. He waves at her, she waves at him. Sawyer turns to go back inside his house, Kate steps away.] SCENE CHANGE [A door opens in the security room. A teenage boy enters and approaches Phil sitting at a desk.] BOY: Hey Phil. I’m just gonna go over there and deliver him a sandwich. PHIL: Alright. [The boy walks over to the jail cell. Sayid is laying down.] BOY: Hello. [Sayid sits up] I brought you a sandwich. [Sayid approaches the door and takes the bag] I didn’t put mustard on it. But if you’d like some I can get some. SAYID: [Looks into the bag then back at the boy.] This will be fine, thank you. [Turns and walks back to the cot.] BOY: Are you a hostile? SAYID: Do you think I am? BOY: What’s your name? SAYID: Sayid. What’s yours? BOY: I’m Ben. SAYID: It’s nice to meet you, Ben.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x09 - Namaste"}	foreverdreaming
[Tikrit, Iraq] [As the episode commences, we see a chicken coop with chickens scurrying about. To the right of the coop is a woman sitting on a stone porch reading a book. A door suddenly bursts open. A man has a boy by the back of his shirt. The man is angry and yelling at him.] MAN: [in Arabic] Come on! You are not a child anymore. Act like a man. [The man and dragged the boy to the chicken coop.] MAN: [in Arabic] You must kll one. [The boy looks at the coop and pauses.] BOY: [in Arabic] I….I don't want to. MAN: [in Arabic] You will do as your father asks. BOY: [in Arabic] No! MAN: [in Arabic] Listen to what I'm telling you! Come on, kll one of them. [puts a cleaver into the boy's hands.] You will stay outside until you do! [The man looks sternly at the boy and turns back to the door. The boy watches. He is upset. As he looks back at the coop, another boy approaches him. This boy is shorter. He puts his arm around the shoulder of the 1st boy then shows the 1st boy some chicken feed he has in his hand. He proceeds to walk around the 1st boy and enters the coop. He places the feed on the ground and one of the birds approaches it and starts pecking at it. The boy then picks up the chicken and proceeds to break its neck. He exits the coop and hands the chicken to the horror of the boy who is still holding the cleaver. The first boy hesitates. The 2nd boys nods yes to the first boy and the 1st boy finally takes it. The voice of the man is heard. He is adressing the 1st boy.] MAN: [in Arabic] Good for you. You did it. BOY: It wasn't me. MAN: [in Arabic] Well, at least one of you will be a man. [The man approaches the 2nd boy and crouches so he is looking in the boy's eyes.] MAN: [in Arabic] Well done, Sayid. [Switch to Sayid in the Dharma holding cell in 1977. He is standing against a wall and looking up at the surveillance camera. He is still in handcuffs. Out side the holding area, Phil is cleaning a gn. Young Ben enters the room holding a tray.] YOUNG BEN: Hey Phil. PHIL: Hey. [turns to view monitors while still wiping the gn.] YOUNG BEN: I brought another sandwich for him. Chicken salad this time. PHIL: Yeah. I don't think it's the menu. He's not eating. Save yourself the trouble kid. YOUNG BEN: But Horace told me to. PHIL: Why does he care so much? Guy's a hostile. YOUNG BEN: That doesn't mean he's not hungry. PHIL: Whatever. [Phil goes back to cleaning the gn and Ben enters the area where the cell is.] YOUNG BEN: [to Sayid] Brought you a sandwich … [Sayid takes the plate.] …and a book. [The book is "A Separate Reality" by Carlos, Castaneda] I read it twice. It's good. SAYID: Thank you. [walks back to cot] YOUNG BEN: Did Richard send you? [Sayid is surprised and turns quickly back to Ben.] YOUNG BEN: Richard. He's your leader, right? [Sayid looks up at the surveillance camera then back to Ben. Ben turns and looks at the camera then back at Sayid.] YOUNG BEN: It's just a camera. They can see but they can't hear. Four years ago I ran away into the jungle and Richard found me. I said I wanted to leave [pause] that I wanted to join you so I've been patient. And if you are patient, I think I can help you. [Ben and Sayid stare at each other saying nothing.] LOST Logo [Switch to a man quickly opening a door, puts down the brown grocery bag is carrying and runs down a hallway. He runs through the apartment until he closes the door to one room, slides a chain lock and puts his right ear to the door. He hears someone breaking into his apartment. He turns quickly and opens an armoire and frantically tosses items out of it. In the back is a safe, which he proceeds to unlock. Meanwhile a man breaks down the apartment door. It is Sayid. He is holding a semi-atmatic gn, with a silncer, in the air and proceeds to search for the man. As Sayid breaks down the door of the room the man is, the man talks frantically. He motions to Sayid to wait and then shows him several wads of bound money. He keeps offering money to Sayid who shows no emotion and sht the man twice. Next we see Sayid going down stairs and exiting the building. The number on the arched glass is 32. The writing appears to be Russian. Next we see Sayid exit a car and approach a large iron gate. There is an old dirty car, with the windshield covered in dirt. A man in a long coat and dark hat is standing in front of the car. As Sayid approaches, the man turns to face him. It is Ben.] BEN: How'd it go? SAYID: He tried to bribe me. It didn't work. BEN: Of course it didn't. SAYID: Where to now? BEN: Nowhere. You're done. SAYID: What do you mean I'm done? BEN: We're done. Andropov was the last one. You've taken care of everyone who posed a thrat to your friends. It's been a pleasure working with you Sayid. [Ben walks away from Sayid.] SAYID: So that's it? I klled all those people for you and now you're just walking away? BEN: You didn't kll them for me Sayid. You're the one that asked for their names. There's no one else in Widmore's organization that we need to go after. Congratulations! Mission accomplished! SAYID: What do I do now? BEN: I suppose you should go live your life. You're free Sayid. [Ben walks back to his car. Sayid is left dumbstruck and just watches Ben leave. Switch back to the holding cell. Two men enter. Horace unlocks and opens the cell door. He is holding shears and addresses Sayid.] HORACE: Put out your hands. [Sayid doesn't move] Come on. [Horace plays with the shears. Sayid puts out his hands to Horace. As Horace snips the handcuffs off Sayid we see his wedding ring. Sayid looks amazed.] SAYID: Thank you. [Horace hands the shears to the other Dharma man.] HORACE: It's nice to finally hear your voice. I'm Horace. Now's the part where you tell me your name. [Sayid does not reply] I need you to tell me what you were doing out in that jungle. RADZINSKY: Ask him about the model. HORACE: [interrupting] Radzinsky! I got this. [pause] Those handcuffs, are you having some kind of problem with your people? Because you are in some kind of disagreement, which makes me, want to help you or you're a spy trying to infiltrate us. So which is it? [Sayid lowers his head and says nothing. Radzinsky lets out an arrogant breath. Horace takes off his glasses and approaches Sayid. Mathematician is embroidered on Horace's jumpsuit.] HORACE: Okay. I'm gonna give you an hour to decide whether you want to talk to me but if you decide you don't want to then I'm gonna have to take this to the next level. [Horace exits the cell. Sayid remains silent. Radzinksy closes the cell door. Switch to the kitchen in Sawyer and Juliet's cabin. There is a frying pan sizzling on the stove. Sawyer enters and sees Juliet standing, arms crossed in front of her, by the window, looking out. She appears upset. Sawyer removes the pan as the bacon starts to burn.] SAWYER: I think the bacon's ready. JULIET: Hmm, I forgot. [Sawyer walks over to her and looks out the window also.] SAWYER: What's on the TV? [They watch as Kate and Jack walk from Kate's cabin.] SAWYER: Ahhh. JULIET: It’s over, isn't it? SAWYER: What's over? JULIET: This. Us. Playing house. All of it. I never actually thought they'd come back. SAWYER: So they're back. Nothing's changed. JULIET: What if Sayid tells them who he is? SAWYER: Sayid ain't sayin nothin. [Juliet looks at Sawyer. She has a look of worry. He puts his hand on her cheek.] SAWYER: Hey. I got this under control. [They are interrupted by a knock on the door. Sawyer goes to answer the door. It is Horace.] SAWYER: Morning H. HORACE: Jim. SAWYER: What's up? HORACE: Juliet. JULIET: Horace. HORACE: I just spoke to the prisoner. We have a problem. SAWYER: Why? What'd he say? HORACE: Nothing, which is what worries me. We need to find out why he violated the truce. Why the hell he would come into our territory. I'm just gonna have to have Oldham do his thing on him SAWYER: That psychopath? No way! HORACE: What choice do I have? SAWYER: Just let me have a go at him alone. HORACE: Be my guest but I'm telling you man, he's not gonna talk. SAWYER: Oh he'll talk to me. [Switch to Sawyer forcefully opening the doors to the security area. Phil gets to his feet immediately.] PHIL: Mr. LaFleur. SAWYER: Take your lunch Phil. PHIL: You going back there alone? SAWYER: [sternly] Take your lunch Phil. PHIL: Yes sir. [Sawyer walks up to the cell holding Sayid.] SAWYER: How you doing? SAYID: A 12-year-old Ben Linus brought me a chicken salad sandwich. How do you think I am doing? SAWYER: Sweet kid, huh? SAYID: How can you live with him here? SAWYER: [fumbles with keys] Cause I ain't got a choice. SAYID: Is that so? SAWYER: Let's see how you feel after three years of living in the 70's. Lucky for you I spent that time getting myself in a position to save your ass. [Enters the cell] I'm sorry Sayid. [Sawyer head butts Sayid. They tussle with each other.] SAYID: What are you doing? SAWYER: When I tell them I got your confession, I need them to believe that you didn't give it up easy. SAYID: What confession? SAWYER: We're gonna say you were trying to defect. You're gonna offer some intel on the Others in exchange for living with us. SAYID: And why, in God's name, would I want to do that? SAWYER: What the hell else am I supposed to do with you? SAYID: Let me go! SAWYER: And then what? I can't just let you go. SAYID: Why not? SAWYER: Because these people trust me. I've built a life here and a pretty good one. I let you go and all that goes away. So you got yourself a choice chief. Either you cooperate and join the party in Dharrmaville or you’re on your own. SAYID: Then I guess I'm on my own. [Switch to the eating area in the Dharma compound. Kate and Jack are sitting a long picnic table. Hurley is bringing a tray to them.] HURLEY: Fresh off the griddle and don't forget to try the dipping sauces. They really bring out the ham. [sits down next to Jack.] JACK: Thanks Hurley. HURLEY: So what's going on with Sayid. JACK: I don't know anything yet. KATE: What do you mean you don't know anything? I thought you were at Sawyer's last night. What did he tell you? JACK: Told me to leave him alone and let him do his job? HURLEY: And you're going to? [Jack nods yes.] KATE: I'll talk to Juliet, see what she can tell me. HURLEY: Well if Sawyer didn't tell you anything, why would Juliet? KATE: Why wouldn't she? HURLEY: 'Cause they're together. KATE: What do you mean they're together? HURLEY: Together. They live together like not as roommates. [Kate lowers her head] You know, together, like you guys were. Thought it was kinda obvious. I mean, who couldn't see that coming? JACK: Hurley. HURLEY: Well, I guess I better go make some more waffles. [Hurley gets up and walks back to the kitchen.] KATE: [to Jack] Did you know? JACK: [nods] Yeah. [Switch back to Sayid in the holding cell. He is lying on the cot. Roger Linus enters and begins to mop the floor. He stops and walks to the cell and speaks to Sayid.] ROGER LINUS: Ya know what I can't figure out is how the hell you got caught? You hostiles are supposed to be the kings of the jungle. How dumb are you to get captured by these idiots. [laughs] SAYID: And yet you are the one who mops up after them. ROGER LINUS: Yeah well we'll see how cute you are once Oldham gets done with you pal. [As Roger goes back to mopping the floor, young Ben enters with a tray. He looks at his father in fear.] ROGER LINUS: What the hell are you doing here? YOUNG BEN: I was bringing you a sandwich. [offers the tray to his father] ROGER LINUS: A sandwich? [exhales] You never made me a sandwich in your life. YOUNG BEN: Yeah, well [stutters] I made one for myself… ROGER LINUS: Uh huh? YOUNG BEN: …so, so I just thought that [Roger grabs Ben and roughly pulls him to the cell bars.] ROGER LINUS: Oh yeah? YOUNG BEN: Dad, don't! ROGER LINUS: Don't you lie to me. [Sayid gets up from the cot and looks at Roger as he slams Ben into the cell bars again.] ROGER LINUS: What are you doing here? [Roger pulls a frightened Ben from the cell bars with one hand while still holding the tray.] ROGER LINUS: You made this sandwich for him, didn't you? Hmm? YOUNG BEN: [whimpers] Yes. ROGER LINUS: Who told you to do that? YOUNG BEN: Nobody. ROGER LINUS: Nobody. [squeezes Ben's arm harder] YOUNG BEN: [almost crying] I just thought that… ROGER LINUS: You just thought huh. [Ben is terrified and leaves in tears.] ROGER LINUS: Go home. Shoves Ben out the door] Go on! I'll tell you what to think. [Roger and Sayid exchange glares as Roger throws the tray against the wall. As the plate breaks, Roger exits the cell area and locks the door. Switch to a waterfront area where houses are being built. Sayid is wearing a yellow and blue t-shirt and carrying several 2 by 4's.] Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [Sayid is wearing a T-Shirt with a house/world logo and the words “BUILD OUR WORLD. As he prepares to saw a 2 by 4 he pauses, turns around and see Ben Linus. Ben smiles at Sayid.] SAYID: How did you find me? BEN: I looked. SAYID: What do you want Ben/ BEN: John Locke is dad. I think he was mrder. SAYID: Why would anyone kll him? BEN: I'd say it was retribution for the work you and I have been doing. [walks toward Sayid] So you are in danger Sayid. If I can find you so can the people who found Locke. The same people, who. even as we speak, are sitting outside Hugo's mental institution. SAYID: They’re watching him? BEN: A man in a sedan has been there all week. Just waiting, presumably for you or me to show our faces. SAYID: And that's why you're here. You actually came all this way to suggest that I kll this man. BEN: You don't want to? SAYID: What makes you think I want to? BEN: Because Sayid, to put it simply, you're capable of things that most other men aren't. Every choice you've made in your life, whether it was to mrder or to trture, it hasn't really been a choice at all, has it? [Sayid is silent.] BEN: It's in your nature. Its what you are. You're a kller Sayid. SAYID: I'm not what you think I am. I don't like klling. BEN: Well then, I apologize. I was mistaken about you. [Switch back to the holding cell. Five men enter the area: Sawyer, Phil, Radzinsky and 2 other Dharma men. The cell door is unlocked. Sawyer approaches Sayid.] SAWYER: Alright. Last chance. Ya got anything to say? [Sayid remains silent.] Sawyer stun gn Sayid.] SAWYER: Take him to Oldham. [Switch to a blue and white VW van driving on a dirt road. Sawyer, Horace, Phil, Radzinsky get out of the van with Sayid, again in handcuffs, and start walking. There is music playing in the background. It is Billie Holiday's "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby."] I can't give you anything but love, baby. That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby. Dream a while. Scheme a while. You're sure to find, Happiness, and I guess… [The group approaches a teepee type tent made of various blankets.] HORACE: Oldham. Hey man, are we ready? [Outside the tent is an old phonograph with a large horn. Oldham exits the tent and turns the phonograph off. He walks to a table with various jars on top.] SAYID: Who is that man? SAWYER: He's our you. [Oldham walks to Sayid. He has a small dish with a sugar cube on it. He uses an eyedropper to put liquid on the cube. He attempts to put it in Sayid's mouth however Sayid turns away.] OLDHAM: You better put him in the restraints. [A struggle ensues as Radzinsky and Phil push Sayid against a tree. Phil removes the handcuffs and puts Sayid's left wrist in a cloth restraint. Radzinsky puts the right wrist in a restraint. Sawyer looks on.] OLDHAM: Don't worry. They're for your protection. There are side effects to what I am giving you. [to Phil] Open his mouth. PHIL: Open! [Oldham puts the sugar cube in Sayid's mouth and closes his Jaw. We can hear the cube crunch.] OLDHAM: Don't be afraid. Just turn your mind off. Let it take effect. [Sayid lunges at Oldham however the restraints keep his head about six inches from Oldham's. Sayid is weakening. He it trying to fight whatever was given to him.] OLDHAM: It's beyond your control so fighting it is a poor use of your energies. You see whether you struggle or not, one thing's for sure friend, you will tell us the truth. [Switch to a marina. Ben, Sun, Kate, Jack, and Sayid are on the pier.] Sun had a gn to Ben's throat.] BEN: There's somebody. Somebody here in Los Angeles, let me take you to them. SUN: Who? BEN: The same person that's going to show us how to get back to the island KATE: So that's what this is about? This is insane. You are all crazy. [Kate walks to her car, gets in and drives away. Sayid starts walking away.] BEN: Sayid, where are you going? SAYID: I don't want any part of this. [points to Ben] If I see you again it'll be extremely unpleasant for us both. [Sayid turns and walks away. Switch to a lounge. Sayid is sitting at the bar downing a drink. A woman speaks. It is Ilana.] ILANA: You have a menu? BARTENDER: Here you go. [to Sayid] Sir, another McCutcheon? SAYID: Please. ILANA: What's that run you? SAYID: Excuse me? ILANA: That scotch. What's a glass of that run you? SAYID: Whatever it is, it's worth it. ILANA: I don't understand why someone would pay a hundred and twenty bucks for a glass of anything. SAYID: If you knew what my drink cost, why did you ask me? ILANA: The same reason I am eating my dinner here instead of a table. I'll have the rib eye, bloody. BARTENDER: Yes ma'am. Rib eye, bloody. SAYID: Are you a professional? ILANA: A professional what? You think I'm a prosttute? I'm not a professional anything, I just thought you looked sad. I like sad men. SAYID: I'm sorry to hear that. [Ilana moves to the seat next to Sayid.] ILANA: So, other than drinking alone at bars, what do you do [pause] for a living? SAYID: I'm between jobs at the moment. ILANA: So what did you do? SAYID: The only thing I was ever good at. ILANA: Then why did you quit? SAYID: I'm trying to change. ILANA: I know why you're sad now. SAYID: Do you? ILANA: When you are that good at something, there are always going to be people who tempt you, into staying the same. SAYID: And how do you know so much about temptation? ILANA: Buy me a glass of that scotch and I'll tell you. [Switch back to the teepee where Sayid is restrained to a tree and staring at the sky. Sawyer watches as Horace walks over to Sayid.] HORACE: Hello? Hello there. [Sayid stares ahead blankly as Horace walks away and Oldham approaches.] OLDHAM: I'm gonna ask you a few questions. I want you to relax and answer them truthfully, not that you'll have any choice about it. What is your name? SAYID: Sayid. Sayid Jarrah. [Radzinsky moves in closer keeping his eyes on Sayid. Sawyer tries not to appear concerned to the rest of the group. What was on the sugar cube has made Sayid high.] OLDHAM: Alright Sayid. Why were you in handcuffs when we found you?] SAYID: [bows head] Because, because I am a very bad man. OLDHAM: Were you running away from your people? SAYID: What people? OLDHAM: The Hostiles. SAYID: I am not a Hostile. [Radzinsky is finding hard to contain his anger and turns away. He has his arms crossed in front of his chest.] HORACE: Then where did you come from Sayid? SAYID: I came on a plane OLDHAM: What plane? SAYID: Ajira Flight 3-1-6. And that's how I returned to the island. OLDHAM: Returned? You've been here before? SAYID: Oh yes. The first time I was on Oceanic Flight 8-1-5, crashed. I was here 100 days then I left. [Sawyer begins to pass as Sayid tells the truth.] SAYID: Ask Sawyer. OLDHAM: Who's Sawyer? RADZINSKY]: [in a huff] Who cares? None of this matters. Ask him about the Flame. HORACE: [to Radzinsky] Quiet. OLDHAM: What do you know about our stations here? SAYID: I know the Flame was a communications station. The Pearl was to observe other stations. The Swan was to study electromagnetism but of course that was before the Incident.. [Phil is shocked. Radzinsky is about to lose his temper again.] RADZINSKY: The Swan? How could he know what we were gonna name it? We haven't even built it yet. [points to Sawyer] I told you, he saw the model. Ya see? He is a spy? HORACE: [to Radzinsky] Hey! [Radzinsky acts like a child having a temper tantrum. He turns and crosses his arms across his chest again.] RADZINSKY: I knew it. HORACE: Radzinsky! I'm not gonna tell you again. Cool it! SAYID: You're all going to die you know. [Everyone is stunned. Sawyer lowers his head.] HORACE: What? SAYID: You're going to be klled. HORACE: How exactly would you know this Sayid? SAYID: Because I am from the future. OLDHAM: Maybe I should use half a dropper? Oops. [Sayid starts a strong, cackling laugh.] SAYID: You used exactly enough. [laughs] [Switch to the Dharma motor pool area. Juliet is walking as Kate follows. She is giving Kate a tour.]] JULIET: Bench grinder, lube equipment, drill press over here. Plugs, bearings, sockets, ratchets, here. How are you with a flat four engine? You have no idea what I'm talking about. KATE: No, not really. JULIET: It's okay. Jack told you about us. KATE: No, Hurley actually. [There is an awkward moment between the two women.] JULIET: It's kind of a relief, actually. I wasn't quite sure how to do it without it sounding like I was telling you to stay away. KATE: It's fine. [A Dharma van stops in front of the motor pool. Horace is driving. He exits the van. Radzinsky and Phil escort Sayid from the van. Sawyer follows the group. Juliet and Kate try not to appear surprised. Sayid looks at the two women. Sawyer pauses, looks at Juliet and the continues to walk away. Switch to the living room in Horace and Amy's cabin. There is a group of Dharma folks gathered in a circle. Amy stands, rocking Ethan in her arms.] HORACE: Alright. What do we do with him? RADZINSKY: We kll him. SAWYER: Hold on a second. We're not klling anyone, right? RADZINSKY: He violated the truce. What do you think they would do if they caught one of us? SAWYER: Since when did we start acting like them? We're civilized. [Radzinsky leans forward in his chair, fills with anger, then sits back ready to explode.] SAWYER: Yes we are. We have a rule of law and we've given him every opportunity to defend himself. RADZINSKY: Blah, blah, blah. Need I remind you, this man's seen things. He knows things. There's nothing to talk about. [pause] He is a spy. SAWYER: You sure about that Stu? He was trying to escape from the Hostiles. He obviously has problems with his people. RADZINSKY: Yeah and sharing our secrets are the quickest way for him to solve those problems. HORACE: Okay. I'm gonna need a little more time to consider. RADZINSKY: [angered] Consider? The longer he is among us the more danger we're in. SAWYER: I can talk to him Horace. I just need more time. RADZINSKY: [flies into a rage] No! You've had your chance LaFleur SAWYER: Why we on your clock Radzinsky? RADZINSKY: Horace! You've got to call for a vote. Either we make a decision or I call Ann Arbor [pause] and they make it for us. AMY: Radzinsky's right. Horace please? I can't sleep with one eye open. We have a baby now. We have to think about Ethan. We have to think about all the children here. How are we going to feel safe with this man around? I don't know what he's up to but we can't keep him here. We have no choice. [Sawyer is concerned. Horace is concerned.] HORACE: [exhales deeply] Okay. Let's put it to a vote. All in favor of Radzinsky's solution raise your hand. [Radzinsky raises his hand first. Slowly others raise their hands. Sawyer is the only one with his hand down.] RADZINSKY: LaFleur? HORACE: [to Sawyer] I'd really like to say it was unanimous. [There is anger on Sawyer's face. Reluctantly, Sawyer raises his hand. Switch to Sayid and Ilana as the push open the door to a hotel room. They are embracing and kissing passionately. He carries her into the room.] ILANA: Just for the record, I really was just having dinner. SAYID: Are you afraid I'll get the wrong idea? [They continue passionate kisses. He then puts her down on the bed.] ILANA: I think it's too late for that. [Sayid stands at the foot of the bed and holds Ilana's leg up by the ankle of her knee high leather boot.] ILANA: Take it off. [Sayid slowly unzips her right boot. Ilana props herself on her elbows. As Sayid is almost done unzipping, she unexpectedly kicks him in the face using the foot with the unzipped boot then uses the other foot. She grabs the stunned Sayid and throws him in the bed. Sayid feels an elbow to his jaw. Quickly she turns and grabs a semi-atmatic gn and aims at Sayid.] ILANA: You so much as flinch and you're dad. SAYID: So who are you? ILANA: You asked me earlier if I was a professional. I am a professional. I was hired to bring you to Guam. SAYID: Who hired you? ILANA: The family of Peter Avellino. The man you klled in cold blood last year on a golf course in the Seychelles. SAYID: You're a bounty hunter? ILANA: Doesn't matter what I am. You're going to answer for what you've done. [Switch to the holding cell, which is being unlocked and opened by Sawyer. Sayid is sitting on the cot. Sawyer stands in front of him.] SAWYER: ht me in the face. SAYID: What? SAWYER: Go on, you owe me one anyway, so make it a good one. Then I want you to take these keys out of my pocket and let yourself out. Guard outside is Phil. He's a dimwit. So I reckon you can get his gn before he realizes you're out. Just promise me you won't sht him. SAYID: I appreciate the offer but I am fine right here. SAWYER: They're gonna kll you. They just took a vote. Even the new mom wants you dad. SAYID: I am going to stay here James. SAWYER: This morning you were begging me to let you go. Why would you change…. SAYID: [interrupts] Because when I woke up in the jungle and I realized I was back on this island, I felt there was no purpose to it. But now I know exactly why I am here. SAWYER: To get sht?! Then what? You're out of your mind. [Sayid and Sawyer just stare at each other. Sawyer sighs then proceeds to leave the cell, locking it behind him. Switch to his cabin. He pauses at the door then exits. He walks quickly to a cabin and knocks on the door. Kate answers.] SAWYER: Hey. KATE: Hi. [They pause a moment then Kate comes out on the porch, closing the door behind her.] SAWYER: Why did you come back? KATE: What? SAWYER: Sayid just filled my ear full of some crap about his damn purpose and I wanna know why did y'all come back? KATE: Uh… SAWYER: Why Kate? KATE: I don't know why everyone else came back. I just know why I did. [The two are interrupted by the sound of a vehicle approaching. Sawyer moves to get a good look.] SAWYER: What? [There is a blue and white Dharma VW van, aflame, racing toward a cabin. No one is driving. It crashes through gates and bushes and crashes into one of the cabins.] SAWYER: What the hell? [Sawyer and Kate run to the burning cabin. A woman breaks a window with a chair and climbs out the burning cabin.] KATE: I Are you okay? [Sawyer runs to a water tower and frantically turns a wheel. There is chaos. People are heard in the background are calling out. Some are barking orders. Sawyer addresses one of the men.] SAWYER: Gregg! Grab a wrench! Open those valves. Get the hoses goin! GREGG: Okay! [Another woman is pulled from the burning cabin. Kate helps one woman. The three run away from the cabin. The van and cabin explode.] SAWYER: Eric! Grab the fre gear! Phil! Go help Gregg! [Jack approaches the burning building then stops and looks.] JACK: What the hell happened? SAWYER: Three years, no burning busses. Y'all back for one day! Get on that hose! [Juliet runs out of the cabin. She approaches and helps Gregg as he starts unrolling a hose. Jack has a hose and it hosing down the burning cabin.] SAWYER: Glen! This hose! GREGG: I got it! Watch out. Pull! SAWYER: [on walkie] All security! All Security! This is LaFleur! We have a fre! Everyone get to building 15 now! PHIL: Roger that! I'm on my way. [Phil grabs his rfle and quickly exits the Flame leaving the door ajar. A person in a hooded jacket waits for Phil to leave then walks through the door. We do not see a face. He enters the holding cell area.] SAYID: What happened to your glasses? YOUNG BEN: [lowers head] My dad. [The eyeglasses have white tape on both temple hinges. Ben looks at Sayid silently.] SAYID: For bringing me the sandwich. I know. My father was a hard man as well. YOUNG BEN: [crying] I really hate it here. If I let you out, will you take me with you? To your people? SAYID: Yes Ben, I will. [pause] That's why I'm here. [Switch to airport terminal] PA VOICE: Attention passengers. Ajira Airlines Flight Three Sixteen headed for Guam (inaudible). [Ilana is escorting Sayid through the terminal. He is in handcuffs. As the approach the Gate, Sayid sees Hurley at the counter. He gets nervous.] SAYID: [to Ilana] Are you sure we're going to Guam? ILANA: Where else would we be going? [Sayid looks around the gate waiting area. He sees Jack approach Hurley and stops in his tracks. Next Sayid notices Kate. He is getting more nervous.] SAYID: [to Ilana] Can I ask you a favor? Can we get the next plane? ILANA: Why? SAYID: I'm very superstitious when it comes to flying. ILANA: I'll buy you a rabbit's foot at the gift shop. This is the plane we're taking. [They proceed to the gate. Switch to on the plane. Sayid looks around and sees Sun. He sits back even more concerned.] ILANA: Sorry about the handcuffs but at least we're in business. We hear a voice in the background. It is Ben.] BEN: Hold up! Wait, please? Thank you for not closing it. [As Ben enters the cabin, his eyes meet Sayid's He continues to walk up the aisle.] HURLEY: What's he doing here? No, no he (Ben) can't come. JACK: [to Hurley] Hey, hey. If you wanna get back this [pats Ben's shoulder] is how it's gonna have to be.] SAYID: [to Ilana] Are you working for Benjamin Linus? ILANA: What? SAYID: [angry] Are you working for him? ILANA: Who's Benjamin Linus? SAYID: He's a liar. A manipulator. A man who allowed his own daughter to be mrder to save himself. A monster responsible for nothing short of genocide. ILANA: Why would I work for someone like that? SAYID: I did. [Switch to the holding cell. Young Ben unlocks then opens the cell door. Sayid looks at him. Ben turns and walks away. Sayid follows. Switch to Young Ben and Sayid running through the jungle at night. Headlights come upon them. Sayid pushes Ben into the foliage.] YOUNG BEN: [falling] Oh! [Sayid stops then turns and joins Ben in the foliage.] SAYID: Hide! [As they go deeper into the foliage, the VW van passes them then stops. The headlights turn off. Sayid looks closer to the road. SAYID: [to Ben] Shh! [The driver of the van gets out and is carrying a flashlight. It is Jin. He has a gn in his right hand, flashlight in his left. Sayid walks out from the foliage.] SAYID: Jin? JIN: [relieved] Sayid. What are you doing here? How did you get out? SAYID: Sawyer let me go. They were going to kll me. JIN: [baffled] What? PHIL: [from walkie] Attention! The prisoner has escaped! The Hostile is no longer in custody. Be on the lookout. He could be armed. SAYID: They don't know he released me. Please Jin, I need to keep moving. JIN: Okay. Let me talk to him first. [walkie] LaFleur, this is Jin here. Come in. [Sayid flips Jin onto his back then punches him in the face. Jin is unconscious. Ben looks on stunned.] YOUNG BEN: [smiling] Whoa! Where'd you learn to do that? [Sayid takes Jin's sidearm.] YOUNG BEN: Come on. We better go. [walking away] He called LaFleur. [Ben stops walking and looks back at Sayid. Sayid is still crouched over Jin.] SAYID: You were right about me. YOUNG BEN: What? SAYID: I am a kller. [Sayid sh*t Ben in left side of his chest, close to the zipper on his jacket. There are tears in Sayid's eyes. Ben falls, face down, to the ground. Sayid stands up. He is crying. He walks passed Ben's body and runs away into the jungle.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x10 - He's Our You"}	foreverdreaming
[As the episode commences, Jin is lying on the ground next to the Dharma van. He is unconscious. Static and a voice is heard over the walkie-talkie Jin slowly awakens.] PHIL: Jin? Are you there? Jin can you hear me? [Jin grabs the walkie-talkie.] JIN: Hello? PHIL: Jin! It's Phil man. Where have you been? The hostile escaped! We're searching the east grid. JIN: He's headed north. PHIL: How the hell you know that? JIN: Because he attcked me. PHIL: What?! Where are you? [Jin puts the walkie-talkie in his pocket. He stands up and sees a boy lying face down on the road. He goes to check the boy. Phil is still talking however Jin is not replying. He turns the boy over and realizes it in young Ben. Ben has been sht in the chest.] PHIL: Jin are you still there? Jin! Jin! YOUNG BEN: [faintly] Please help. [Jin picks up Ben, walks to the van and opens the side door. He places Ben inside, gets back in the driver's seat and drives off. Switch to the Dharma compound. There are various voices in the background.] MAN'S VOICE: Put it over there. [Horace begins to speak. While he is speaking Jack, Hurley and other people are gathering up armaments and other things.] HORACE: Okay everybody. Listen up. We don't know yet if another attck is coming so everyone needs to be ready for your security assignments, okay? Make sure you are in contact with your team leaders. LaFleur's got search parties out but the hostiles got a good jump on us. We're pretty sure he used this fre as a diversion in order to escape. HURLEY: [to Jack] Uh is he talking about Sayid? JACK: [to Horace] He was locked up. How could he start the fre? HORACE: Who are you? JACK: Jack Shephard. I'm, I'm new. HORACE: Well Jack, the way he started the fre is he had help. Somebody torched that van and then that somebody let him out of his cell and since the security cameras didn't pick up any hostiles crossing the perimeter that means it was one of us. [Everyone looks around at everyone else stunned by what they just hear.] HORACE: Baxter! I want a full report on clean-up ASAP. BAXTER: You got it Horace. [People start to disperse and go about their assignments. Kate is sitting alone.] ROGER LINUS: Hey you! [Kate turns and looks at the man, puts her hand on her chest as to signal me?] ROGER LINUS: Yeah you! You're in the Motor Pool. Right? KATE: Oh, yeah. ROGER LINUS: You mind running that winch for me? You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you? [Kate shakes her head no] Alright no worries. Just throw this lever and when I tell you to stop, whish, pull it up. KATE: Alright. ROGER LINUS: Simple. [Roger walks back to the van that ran into one of the cabins. Kate gets ready and waits for Roger's signal.] ROGER LINUS: Don't do it till I'm ready. KATE: Okay. ROGER LINUS: Alright, crank her up. [Kate throws the lever on the winch. Roger watches as the van is pulled from the cabin.] ROGER LINUS: So they just stuck you in the motor pool when you got here? KATE: Yeah, pretty much. ROGER LINUS: Yeah same thing happened to me. Wait! Ho! Hold right there. That's good. I guess they couldn't sucker anyone into getting on that sub if they told us we were gonna be grease monkeys and janitors. KATE: Well you gotta start somewhere, right? ROGER LINUS: Yeah. What's your name? KATE: I'm Kate. [extends hand] ROGER LINUS: [extends hand and they shake] Welcome aboard Kate. I'm Roger, Roger Linus. KATE: Nice to meet you Roger. [Another van pulls up near Roger and Kate. People gather. Jin gets out of the van and then takes Ben out. He carries Ben and walks away.] ROGER LINUS: That's my kid. That's my kid! [Roger runs after Jin. Ben is unconscious. Kate looks on stunned. Switch to Kate driving her silver car. Patsy Cline is heard on the radio. She is singing. "I've Got Your Picture."] …just like it used to be. The only thing different, the only thing new. I've got your picture, she's… [Kate gets out of her car. She opens the back door. There is a baby in a car seat.] KATE: Hi handsome. Did you have a good sleep? Yeah, that's my boy. [As the baby smiles, Kate takes him out of the car seat, walks to the front door while singing.] KATE: Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, never let it fade away. Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, [rings doorbell] save it for a rainy day. [A woman answers the door, waits a second then recognizes Kate.] KATE: Hi. CASSIDY: Oh my God! KATE: Hey. Hi Cassidy. [Cassidy and Kate hug and exchange kisses on the cheek.] CASSIDY: Oh my God! I saw you on the news. I told all my friends I know that woman. [to baby] Hi. KATE: This is Aaron. CASSIDY: Hi Aaron. KATE: Say hi. CASSIDY: He survived the crash. [Kate nods] It's amazing. Never thought I'd see you again. What are you doing here? KATE: Sawyer sent me. [Cassidy loses the smile on her face and stares at Kate.] LOST Logo [Cassidy and Kate are sitting at a table. Cassidy is flipping through a wad of money in an envelope.] CASSIDY: Sawyer. So that son of a bitch is still alive? KATE: He was when I left. CASSIDY: And he asked you to come here and give me an envelope full of money. [tosses envelope on table] KATE: Well, he told me where to find you and said to take care of Clementine, his daughter. CASSIDY: Well, she's asleep in her crib right now. [sarcastically] Want me to wake her up? KATE: I shouldn't have bothered you. I could have sent it and I probably should have. CASSIDY: Why did you tell me all this? Why'd you trust me? KATE: Because I thought your daughter had a right to know her father cared. CASSIDY: Why didn't he come back with the rest of you? KATE: The helicopter we were on was running out of gas so he jumped so that we could make it to the boat. CASSIDY: [exhales deeply] What a coward. KATE: He was trying to do the right thing. CASSIDY: He was trying to get away from you. I told him he had a daughter, he never so much lifted a finger to try to call her. So now I'm supposed to think he is a hero because he told you to come here and help us? Hell, I bet this money's not even his, is it? KATE: They gave us a settlement after the crash and I didn't need it all. CASSIDY: You don't have to explain it Kate. You got the same look on your face I did when he ditched me. All I have for you is sympathy. Is it his? KATE: What? CASSIDY: Your son. Is it Sawyer's? KATE: No. No I was pregnant before I met him. CASSIDY: That's not your baby, is it? Kate you just told me that you and your friends cooked a story for the whole world about what happened on that island, so you tell me the truth about that. Why are you lying to me about him? KATE: [pauses] Because I have to. [Kate and Cassidy look at each other. Switch to the brned cabin. Kate is walking across the compound. Switch to Sawyer in the Flame. He is pressing various buttons while reviewing security footage. Kate comes walking down the stair and enters the room in the Flame where Sawyer is.] KATE: What happened? SAWYER: [turns quickly] What the hell are you doing here? KATE: That was Ben. That kid who was sht was Ben. Who was it? Sayid? Did he sh*t him? SAWYER: Here's what you need to do Kate? Keep your mouth shut and stop asking questions 'cause putting any attention on yourself is the last thing I need right now. Now scram, I don't want you around here. KATE: I just want to know what's going on. [Horace enters the room.] HORACE: LaFleur… What? What, uh, what's she doing here? SAWYER: This is uh, … KATE: Kate. SAWYER: …Kate. She is new over at the Motor Pool. Seeing if she saw something suspicious but she didn't so you can run along. Thanks. [Kate leaves.] HORACE: Have you checked out the Hostile's cell yet? SAWYER: I was a little busy trying to keep the town from burnin' down Horace. HORACE: Okay, well then let's do it. [Horace, Phil, Jin, Miles, and Sawyer go to the cell room. The cell door is open and the keys are in the lock.] HORACE: He didn't break out. Someone let him out. SAWYER: Those are janitor's keys. HORACE: We've only got three janitors. There's Roger, Willie and uh that new guy. I just met him. His name is Jack. SAWYER: Yeah. Just brought him in from the sub. I'll go talk to him. Miles, you want to come with me? MILES: Yeah, sure boss. [Sawyer and Miles leave the Flame. Jin follows them.] SAWYER: Alright, I want you to find Jack and Hurley and Kate as quick as you can. Put 'em in a house and sit on them. MILES: What for? SAWYER: Cause I don't want them talking to anybody else. Things are starting to spin out of control here. MILES: Alright, I got it. SAWYER: Alright, go. [Sawyer pats Miles on the shoulder and they walk in different directions. Sawyer approaches the Infirmary. Roger Linus is sitting outside on a bench. He gets up as soon as he sees Sawyer.] ROGER LINUS: Who did this? Do you know who did this to my son? SAWYER: Not yet but we're working on it. How's he doin'? ROGER LINUS: I don't know. Juliet told me to wait out here. SAWYER: Let me see if I can get an update for you. ROGER LINUS: Thanks Jim. [As Sawyer starts to enter the Infirmary, he stops and looks back at Roger.] SAWYER: Roger, you happen to have your keys with ya? ROGER LINUS: Yeah, why? What'd ya mean? [Roger reaches into his pocket and realizes he doesn't have his keys.] ROGER LINUS: I must've left them [pause] at the house. SAWYER: It's alright. Don't worry about it. [Sawyer enters the infirmary. Roger slowly turns and realizes where his keys might be. Switch to an operating room. Ben, bleeding profusely, is the patient. Juliet is performing surgery to try and stop the bleeding.] JULIET: More gauze. ASSISTING NURSE: Here's some gauze. JULIET: Yeah. Right here. If we can't stop the hemorrhaging we're just gonna have to pack the hole tonight. ASSISTING NURSE: Okay. [Sawyer enters the operating room.] SAWYER: Where's the doctor? JULIET: The Looking Glass Station till Friday. SAWYER: How's he doin? JULIET: Not well. [to nurse] Hold on. [to Sawyer.] He's still bleeding in there somewhere. I can't fix it. SAWYER: It's alright. JULIET: No, it is not alright. Someone needs to get in there who can find the damage that bllet did and fix it. He needs a real surgeon. [Sawyer looks and Juliet, pauses then quickly leaves the operating room. Switch to a cabin where Miles is watching Hurley, Jack and Kate. He is checking his rfle.] JACK: [to Miles] You're telling us we're under house arrest. MILES: No. You're all free to leave whenever you want but I'll sht you in the leg. JACK: [exhales] And who's idea was this? MILES: Who do you think? KATE: Sawyer's just doing his job Jack. [Hurley is looking at his open hand paying no attention to what is going on.] MILES: What the hell are you doing Tubby? HURLEY: Checking to see if I'm disappearing. MILES: What? HURLEY: Back to the Future, man. We came back in time to the island, we can change stuff so if little Ben dies he'll never grow up to be big Ben who's the one who made us come back here in the first place which means we can't be here and therefore, dude, we don't exist. MILES: You're an idiot. HURLEY: Am I? MILES: Yeah. It doesn't work like that. You can’t change anything. Your maniac Iraqi buddy sht Linus. That is what always happened. It's just we never experienced how it all turns out. HURLEY: That was really confusing. MILES: Yeah well, get used to it but the good news is that Linus didn't die so that means the kid can't either. He'll be fine. KATE: Didn't look like he was gonna be fine. What if you're wrong? MILES: Well if I'm wrong then I guess we all stop existing and none of it matters anyway, then does it? [Sawyer rushes into the cabin.] SAWYER: [to Jack] Doc, I need you to come with me. JACK: Come with you where? SAWYER: Juliet says the kid is losing blood and we ain't got none to put back in him so we need you to show us where he sprung a leak. JACK: [pauses and shakes head] No. SAWYER: What? JACK: No. I'm not coming with ya. SAWYER: If you don't come with me Jack that kid is gonna die. JACK: [pauses] Then he dies. [Kate watches out the window as Sawyer returns to the Infirmary and stops to talk with Roger Linus. She walks to Jack.] KATE: What areyou doing? JACK: Making some sandwiches. Figured everybody'd be getting hungry by now. KATE: He's just a boy Jack. You just can’t let him die. JACK: You heard Miles. We can't change what's already happened. This has nothing to do with me. KATE: Unless you're the one who's supposed to save him. JACK: Thirty years from now that boy is gonna be a man that locks me in a cage because he needs surgery. And then you're gonna come in and gonna beg me to operate on him because he's thrat to mrder Sawyer. I've already done this once. I've already saved Benjamin Linus and I did it for you Kate. I don't need to do it again. KATE: This is our fault. We brought Sayid back. We caused this. JACK: Yeah? When we were here before I spent all my time trying to fix things but did you ever think that maybe the island just wants to fix things itself? And maybe I was just getting in the way. KATE: You know I don't like the new you. I liked the old you who wouldn't just sit around waiting for things to happen. JACK: [chuckles] You didn't like the old me Kate. [Jack goes back to making sandwiches while Kate leaves the cabin slamming the door behind her. Miles is awakened from his restful sitting in an upholstered chair.] MILES: Hey! Where ya going? [Switch to the infirmary. Ben is lying in a bed asleep. His breathing is labored. He is wheezing and coughing.] JULIET: Just through the nose. You're okay. NURSE: I'm sorry Juliet. One of the new people is here. She heard Ben needed blood. Says she's a universal donor. [Juliet sees Kate standing in the doorway. Juliet sets Kate up to donate blood.] JULIET: This might hurt for a second. Good. Very brave. So James told me that Jack wouldn't help but he didn't say why. KATE: If I understood why Jack does what he does I sure has hell wouldn't be sitting here. JULIET: Off island did something happen with you two? KATE: We were engaged. Does that count? [Roger Linus bursts into the room where Kate and Juliet are.] ROGER LINUS: What' goin' on? JULIET: Roger, I asked you to wait outside. ROGER LINUS: No. What's going on with my kid? JULIET: Kate is giving us some fresh blood so we can transfuse Ben. ROGER LINUS: Well I'm not waiting outside. KATE: [to Juliet] You know he can stay here with me and you can check on Ben and Roger here could keep me company. Make sure I don't pass out. JULIET: Okay. Roger, have a seat. [Juliet walks away.] ROGER LINUS: [to Kate] Thanks. KATE: Sure. [Roger looks over and sees Ben lying unconscious in a bed. Juliet is tending to him.] ROGER LINUS: He stole my keys. KATE: Sorry? ROGER LINUS: LaFleur asked me where my keys were. That bastard doesn’t ask questions he doesn't know the answers to which means my son stole my keys so he could bust that animal out of jail. KATE: Why? Why would he do that? ROGER LINUS: Because of me. You got kids? KATE: [pauses] No. ROGER LINUS: I thought I was gonna be the greatest father ever. Guess it didn't work out that way. KATE: What about his mother? Is she still around? ROGER LINUS: No, she's dad. She died the day he was born. KATE: I'm sorry. ROGER LINUS: Yeah, me too. [pause] I tried to do what I thought she'd want me to do but I guess a boy just needs his mother. [Ben starts breathing hard and choking. Monitors start beeping.] ROGER LINUS: What's going on? JULIET: He's going into hypoxic shock. ROGER LINUS: What does that mean? What's the matter with him. JULIET: He needs more oxygen. Roger, get out of here. ROGER LINUS: What? JULIET: Get him out of here. [A nurse escorts Roger from the room quickly. Juliet administers oxygen to Ben. Kate watches on in horror.] ROGER LINUS: Wait. Please? Wait a minute. [Switch to Hurley in the cabin. He is talking to Miles.] HURLEY: Let me get this straight. All this already happened? MILES: Yes. HURLEY: So this conversation we're having right now, we already had it. MILES: [claps hands] Yes. HURLEY: Then what am I gonna say next? MILES: I don't know. HURLEY: Ha! Then your theory is wrong. MILES: For the thousandth time, you dingbat, the conversation already happened but not for you and me. For you and me, it's happening right now. HURLEY: Okay, answer me this. If all this already happened to me then why don't I remember any of it. MILES: Because once Ben turned that wheel, time isn't a straight line for us anymore. Our experiences, in the past and the future, occurred before these experiences right now. HURLEY: Say that again? MILES: [hands Hurley his gn] sht me. Please? Please? HURLEY: Ah hah! I can't sht you because if you die in 1977 then you'll never come back to the island on the freighter thirty years from now. MILES: I can die because I've already come to the island on the freighter. Any of us can die because this is our present. HURLEY: But you said Ben couldn't die because he still has to grow up and become the leader of the Others. MILES: Because this is his past. HURLEY: But when we first captured Ben, Sayid like tortured him then why wouldn't he remember getting sht by that same guy when he was a kid? MILES: Huh? I hadn't thought of that. HURLEY: Huh. [Switch to Roger Linus pacing in front of the Infirmary. Kate is sitting on the lanai against a pole. Juliet comes out of the Infirmary.] ROGER LINUS: How is he? JULIET: He's sab. ROGER LINUS: Is he gonna be okay? JULIET: He's got some fresh blood running through him, which is a good thing. Roger I need you to go out to Medical Station. There are some supplies there that we don't have here. [hands Roger a list] ROGER LINUS: Okay. I just wanna say, I, I, uh, I wanna say thanks. I know you're doing everything you can to save him. Alright, I'm gonna go, okay? [Roger walks away from the Infirmary.] KATE: Is he any better? JULIET: He is sab now. But I can't um, I can't fix it. KATE: What about the sub? I mean can we take him somewhere? JULIET: No. It's gone. Won't be back for a couple months. KATE: But he can't die, right? JULIET: He is going to die. He is in a medical situation that is not resolvable. KATE: Okay but we can't just sit here and do nothing. I mean, there has got to be someone who can help him. We have an entire… [Both women stop speaking and there is a long pause.] KATE: What? JULIET: Maybe there's something they can do. KATE: They? JULIET: The Others. [Juliet and Kate roll Ben out of the infirmary on a gurney.] JULIET: You got him? KATE: Yeah. JULIET: 1, 2, 3. Go. [Kate and Juliet lift Ben off the gurney and place him inside a Dharma van. Kate closes the door and they roll the gurney back onto the lanai of the Infirmary.] JULIET: Okay, let's go. [Kate looks at Juliet.] JULIET: I'm coming with you. KATE: No, no, no, no. If something goes wrong or we get caught it doesn't matter for me but you got a whole life here. And besides, if Sawyer knew I got you involved in this, he'd kll me. JULIET: How are you gonna manage? KATE: I'll manage. Don't worry. JULIET: Kate, Sawyer's gonna find out Ben's gone and when he does I have to tell him what happened but I'll give you as much of a head start as I can. Good luck. [Kate starts the engine and drives away from the complex. Switch to the marina. Kate is getting Aaron from Sun's car and puts him in her car. Sun has a gn to Ben's throat.]] BEN: There's someone. Someone here in Los Angeles. Let me take you to them. SUN: Who? BEN: The same person that's going to show us how to get back to the island. KATE: [to Jack] Is that what this is about? You knew about this? JACK: No. No. I was… KATE: [interrupts] And that is why you were pretending to care about Aaron? To convince me to go back there? JACK: I wasn't pretending anything. KATE: This is insane. You guys are crazy. JACK: Kate. KATE: Jack! Don't! [Kate gets in her car and drives away from the marina. Aaron wakes up.] AARON: Mommy, I'm thirsty. I need some milk. [Switch to inside a supermarket. Kate is walking down an aisle holding Aaron's hand.] KATE: Do you want regular milk or chocolate milk? AARON: Juice box. KATE: You don't want milk anymore? AARON: Juice box. [Kate walks to stock boy unloading bottles of juice drink. KATE: Excuse me. Where are your juice boxes? STOCK BOY: Aisle 5. KATE: Thank you very much. [Kate's cell phone rings. She let’s go of Aaron's hand to get the phone from her shoulder bag. She flips open the phone and it shows Jack Shephard, 323-555-0156. She flips the phone shut and puts it back in her purse. She goes to get Aaron's hand but he is gone.] KATE: Aaron? [Kate starts looking frantically for Aaron. She comes back to the stock boy.] KATE: Um excuse me. Have you seen my son? STOCK BOY: Sorry? KATE: A little three-year-old, blonde. [Kate starts running down one side of the store looking in every aisle.] KATE: Aaron? Aaron? Aaron? Aaron! [Kate stops a supermarket worker.] KATE: Excuse me. I lost my son. He's three. A little blonde boy. SUPERMARKET WORKER: Don't worry ma'am. We’ll make an announcement. KATE: No you have to seal off the store. [Kate looks and sees Aaron walking hand in hand with a woman with long blonde hair.] KATE: Aaron?! Hey! FEMALE SHOPPER: Is this your mommy? Honey, is this your mommy? [Kate grabs and picks up Aaron.] FEMALE SHOPPER: I found him in the fruit section. He looked lost. I was getting ready to make an announcement. KATE: Thank you. Thank you very much. It's okay honey. Mommy's got you. Mommy's got you. [Switch to the island. Kate is driving the blue Dharma van to the sonic fence. She stops and turns off the engine. Ben is coughing in the back of the van. Kate gets out and goes around the van, opens the side door to check on Ben.] YOUNG BEN: Help. [coughs] Tell [coughs] tell my [ coughs] KATE: Try not to talk, okay? YOUNG BEN: Tell my dad I'm sorry I stole his keys. [Another Dharma van pulls up behind Kate's van. Sawyer gets out and walks over to Kate who crosses her arms in front of her chest.] KATE: I know you gotta stop me but I can't let that kid die. SAWYER: Damn it Freckles. I ain't here to stop you. I'm here to help you. [Switch to Kate and Aaron walking to a door. Aaron pushes the bell button. A little girl answers the door.] CLEMENTINE: Hi Auntie Kate. KATE: Hi Clementine. Is your mommy home? CLEMENTINE: Sure. I'll go get her. KATE: Okay. CASSIDY: They're going back? [Kate nods] To the island? Why in God's name would they want to do that? KATE: I don't know. Jack says we weren't supposed to leave. CASSIDY: Well Jack sounds like a piece of work. [Kate lies on the sofa hugging a pillow. She has tears in her eyes.] CASSIDY: You look exhausted. Drink this. [pours a drink from a pint bottle] Curl up on my bed. Take a nap. I'll watch your fella. KATE: I lost him. CASSIDY: What? KATE: I don't know what happened. We were in the supermarket and I turned around for one second and he was gone. [wipes tears from her eyes] I mean the crazy thing is that as scared as I was, I wasn't surprised. All I could think was, it's about time. Why would I feel that way? Why would I expect him to be taken? CASSIDY: Because you took him Kate. KATE: You know what? Claire was gone. She left him. I had to take him. He needed me. CASSIDY: You needed him. [pause] Sawyer broke your heart. How else were you supposed to fix it? [Switch to the island. Sawyer is disabling the sonic fence as Kate watches.} SAWYER: Figure out how you were gonna carry him out there by yourself? KATE: The line is just right over there right? The Others are on the other side? SAWYER: Well they ain't right on the other side. [Sawyer looks at Ben.] SAWYER: We gotta get movin'. KATE: Hey. Why are you doing this? Why are you helping me? SAWYER: [sigh] When I found out Ben was gone, Juliet told me what you were up to I asked that exact damn question. Why you helping Ben? [exhales] And she said no matter what he is gonna grow up to be, she wouldn't let a kid die. So… [Sawyer and Kate lift Ben from the van. Sawyer prepares to carry him.] SAWYER:…that's why I'm doin' this. I'm doin' it for her. [Sawyer walks across the sonic fence line. Kate grabs a canteen from the van and follows Sawyer. Switch to Juliet barging into a cabin to find Hurley and Miles playing a game.] JULIET: Where's Jack? MILES: Uh, he's in the shower, I think. HURLEY: Is he in trouble? JULIET: I just need to talk to him. Would you two mind giving us some privacy? [Hurley and Miles look at each other then quickly get up off their chairs. They head for the door and leave. As they are walking out the door Miles speaks.] MILES: [to Hurley] Hey, ask me more questions about time travel. [Juliet heads straight for the bathroom. Jack turns off the shower and exits. Juliet is standing with her back to the door. Jack puts a towel around his waist, saying nothing.] JULIET: I needed you. JACK: I'm sorry? JULIET: That kid was bleeding out. You're a surgeon and I needed you. JACK: That kid is Ben. JULIET: He's not Ben yet. He's just a kid. JACK: [chuckles] Juliet, I'm sorry. I can't help you. JULIET: I'm not asking for your help, Jack. You made it pretty clear you weren't interested. It's up to Sawyer and Kate now. [Jack puts on a t-shirt and stops dressing.] JACK: What? JULIET: She's trying to save him and I sent James after her to help because they actually care. JACK: I came back here because I care Juliet. I came back here to save you. JULIET: We didn't need saving! We've been fine for three years. You came back here for you. Please do me the courtsey of telling me why. JACK: I came back because I was supposed to. JULIET: [teary eyed] Supposed to what? JACK: I don't know yet. JACK: Well you better figure it out. [Juliet exits the bathroom leaving Jack befuddled. Switch to the jungle. Sawyer is carrying Ben and Kate is following.] KATE: You know I can take him for a while. SAWYER: [sarcastically] Sure you can. KATE: You know his father said you think Ben broke Sayid out. SAWYER: A kid will do almost anything if he's pissed off enough at his folks. KATE: Is that why you asked me to take care of your daughter? [Sawyer lays Ben on the ground and rests.] SAWYER: Did you? KATE: Of course I did. [Kate opens the canteen and tries to give some water to Ben.] KATE: Go ahead and tip his head back. SAWYER: What was she like? KATE: Clementine? SAWYER: Yeah, Clementine. KATE: Oh she's beautiful. Looks just like you when she smiles. [closes the canteen] She's growing up fast. Already has a little attitude. SAWYER: I bet you and Cassidy had a lot to talk about. KATE: She had an interesting theory on why you jumped off the chopper. [Sawyer tries to get Ben to drink.] SAWYER: Yeah? What's that? KATE: She thought you were worried about what would happen if you didn't. SAWYER: You and me would have never worked out Kate. I wasn't any more fit to be your boyfriend than I am to be that little girl's father. KATE: You seem to be doing alright with Juliet. SAWYER: Yeah. I done a lot of growing up the past three years. [Suddenly Kate, Sawyer and Ben are surrounded by Hostiles. Clicking of several gn are heard.] MAN: Hands up! Do not move! [Kate raises her hands. Sawyer stands up.] MAN: I said don't move. This is a violation of the truce. You're over the line. SAWYER: We know. This kid's been sht. That's both of our problems so unless you want to go to wr, you're gonna take us to Richard Alpert and you're gonna do it now. [Switch to Los Angeles. Kate knocks on room door. Carole Littleton answers.] KATE: Uh Mrs. Littleton, I'm Kate Austen. CAROLE LITTLETON: I know who you are. [pause] Come in. KATE: Thank you. [Kate enters the hotel room. Carole closes the door.] CAROLE LITTLETON: Your friend, Dr. Shephard, came here last night going on and on about some person named Aaron. When I asked him who that was he ran out of here like the room was on fre. KATE: He's your grandson. [Carole looks at Kate stunned.] KATE: And your daughter Claire is alive. CAROLE LITTLETON: What are you talking about? Claire died in the plane crash. KATE: No. She survived. When we crashed, your daughter was eight months pregnant and she's the one who gave birth on the island, not me. We lied. There were other survivors too. We just left them behind. CAROLE LITTLETON: Oy! Why would you leave her there?! KATE: Because she disappeared and she left the baby behind. We looked everywhere but… That's when I started taking care of Aaron. When we were rescued, we didn't, we had to decide what to do with him and I knew she wanted him to be adopted but I couldn't. I had to protect him so I said he was mine. CAROLE LITTLETON: [upset] Why did you lie? Why didn’t you come to me in the first place? KATE: Because I needed him. [pause] I'm sorry. [hands Carole a picture] You can see that he is so sweet and kind and good. CAROLE LITTLETON: Where is he? KATE: Um, we're checked in, two doors down. He's asleep. I know this is a lot for you to handle but when you're ready, he's waiting for you. I told him that you're his grandmother. That you'll take care of him while I'm gone and that I'll be back soon. CAROLE LITTLETON: Where are you going? KATE: [holding back tears] I'm going back to find your daughter. [Switch to Kate stroking Aaron's face as he sleeps in their hotel room. She is crying. She walks to the door to leave the room, opens it, stops, and looks back at Aaron.] KATE: Bye bye baby. [Switch to the island. Sawyer is carrying Ben. Kate is walking along side him. The Hostiles surround them as they walk.] SAWYER: Don't worry. We got them right where we want them. MAN: Shut up and keep moving. SAWYER: What's it look like I'm doin'? RICHARD: Hello there James. SAWYER: The hell did you come from? RICHARD: You asked my people to bring you to me. Here I am. [pauses] Is that Benjamin Linus? SAWYER: You two know each other? RICHARD: What happened to him? KATE: He was sht. RICHARD: And who might you be? SAWYER: She's with me. RICHARD: And why are you here? KATE: Cause we need you to save his life. Can you? [Richard pauses and thinks for a moment.] RICHARD: If I take him, he's not ever gonna be the same again. KATE: What do you mean by that? RICHARD: What I mean is that he'll forget this ever happened and that his innocence will be gone. He will always be one of us. [Confused, Kate and Sawyer look at Richard.] RICHARD: You still want me to take him? KATE: Yes. [Sawyer hands Ben to Richard.] MAN: [exhales deeply] Richard. You shouldn’t do this without asking Ellie. And if Charles finds out… RICHARD: Let him find out. I don't answer to either of them. KATE: Wh, where are you taking him? [Richard walks away and says nothing more. Kate tries to go after Richard but is stopped by Sawyer who grabs her arm.] SAWYER: Come on. [As Richard disappears into the jungle carrying Ben, Sawyer and Kate turn to walk back to the compound. Richard brings Ben a stone building. He puts his back to a wall, pushes then backs into the building. Switch to adult Ben laying on a cot. He is in the Hydra station after the crash of Ajira flight 316. As he awakens he sees John Locke standing over him.] LOCKE: Hello Ben. [Ben looks up at John stunned.] LOCKE: Welcome back to the land of the living. [Ben slowly raises his head still staring at Locke. Locke smiles.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x11 - Whatever Happened, Happened"}	foreverdreaming
[As the episode commences, a man is riding horseback into a camp area. There are yurts and people going about daily chores. There is a large fre pit surrounded by benches. The horseback rider alights and walks towards one of the yurts. He approaches Richard who is washing his hands in a basin. As he reaches for a towel the man speaks. It is 1977.] MAN: What have you done Richard? RICHARD: Calm down. Calm down. This has nothing to do with you. MAN: So it's true. You actually brought one of them to our temple. RICHARD: He's just a boy and he was dying. MAN: Then you should have let him die. RICHARD: Jacob wanted it done. RICHARD: The island chooses who the island chooses. You know that. MAN: [pause] Yes, yes of course. What's his name? [Switch to the man entering a yurt. He stops and looks a young boy lying on a cot. The boy awakens and slowly turns he head to look at the man. He takes a stool and sits next to the boy.] MAN: Hello Benjamin. YOUNG BEN: What happened? MAN: You were injured. YOUNG BEN: How? MAN: You don't remember. YOUNG BEN: Where am I? MAN: You're among friends. We're going to take care of you. YOUNG BEN: My dad. Is he here? MAN: You'll be back to him soon enough. YOUNG BEN: No. No, I don't want to go… [Ben tries to sit up. A pain in his chest and coughs stops him. He slowly lies back.] MAN: Shhh. Okay, Easy, easy YOUNG BEN: [in pain] I don't wanna go back. I want to stay. I want to be one of you. MAN: [smiles] Just because you are living with them doesn't mean you can't be one of us. You should be dad Benjamin. But this island, [pause] it saved your life. YOUNG BEN: Who are you? MAN: I'm Charles. Charles Widmore. [Switch to the Hydra in 2007. Ben is lying on a cot on his side. He is asleep.] LOCKE: Ben. [Startled, Ben awakens. He slowly lifts his head and turns to see Locke standing above him. He appears surprised.] LOCKE: Hello Ben. Welcome back to the land of the living. BEN: My God! You're alive! LOCKE: Yes I am. BEN: [sits up] I knew it. I knew that this would happen. LOCKE: Then why are you so surprised to see me? BEN: Because it is one thing to believe it John. It's another thing to see it. LOCKE: Then why were you trying to run away to the main island? BEN: I broke the rules John. I came back to the island. I was going to answer for what I'd done. I was going back to be judged. [Locke looks up a bit and smiles.] LOCKE: Judged? [Ben nods yes. Locke scrunches his eyebrows.] LOCKE: By whom? BEN: Well, Ja, John, we don't even have a word for it. But I believe you call it the monster. LOST Logo [Switch to the beach where Ajira 316 crash-landed. It is daytime. Ben is walking with his toward Ilana and some men. They are trying to make a large metal crate easier to carry.] ILANA: [to Ben] Good morning. BEN: Hello. What's in the crate? ILANA: Just some stuff we need to get moved. BEN: Need a hand? HUSKY MAN: Oh, thanks. We got it. BEN: Okay. Have a great day. CAESAR: How are you feeling, my friend? BEN: Like someone ht me with an oar but I'll live. [Locke is standing at the ocean's edge. His pants are rolled up to his knees and he has his hands in his pockets as he looks out at the ocean. His feet are buried in the sand.] CAESAR: [looks at Locke] What do you make of him? BEN: I'm not sure. What has he told you? CAESAR: When you were out cold, he was watching over you and he said you klled him. BEN: I klled him?! Really [chuckles] 'cause he looks fine to me. [drinks more water] [Caesar and Ben look at Locke standing on the water's edge.] BEN: You know I don't really remember him from the plane. Do you? CAESAR: No, I don't. BEN: What if [pause] he was already here, before we crashed? If he thinks I klled him, then he's insane. We may be dealing with a man who's dangerously deranged then the question is what are we gonna do about him? CAESAR: [shakes his head] Don't worry, my friend. [Caesar puts his hand on the sawed off gn he had found hidden under a table. He takes it out and shows it to Ben.] CAESAR: I have your back. [extends his hand to Ben.] Caesar. BEN: [shakes hands] Pleasure to meet you Caesar. I'm Ben. [Caesar takes one more look at Locke and walks away. Ben takes a look at Locke and drinks some more water. Switch to the jungle. Ben is a younger in this scene. He is with a young blond headed boy. Ben looks at a makeshift camp.] BOY: Want me to do it? BEN: Shhhh. BOY: I can do it if you want me to Ben. BEN: [to boy] Shut up and stay here Ethan. [Ben takes a gn from his waistband and quietly makes his way toward the camp, gn aimed in front of him. He is ready to sht. A fre is smoldering. He cocks the gn and walks into the tent. A baby is crying. As Ben moves through the darkness he knocks over a music box with a pink ballerina. It starts to play. A hand reaches for a rfle.] BEN: Don't, don't do it. [A woman looks at him. It is a young Danielle. She stops.] DANIELLE: You are the one who infected us, aren't you? [She points at him and speaks in French. Ben walks to the crying baby.] DANIELLE: No, no, not my baby. No! Give me my baby. BEN: It's okay. [Ben picks up the baby and walks toward the tent opening. Danielle is yelling at him in French.] DANIELLE: Please don't take my Alex. BEN: You want your baby to live? DANIELLE: Why are you taking her? [Ben sh*t the gn toward the ground.] BEN: Be grateful you're still alive. Now you listen to me. If you try to follow me or ever come looking for me, I'll kll you. And if you want your child to live, every time you hear whispers, you run the other way. [Ben exits the tent and Danielle sits there crying. Switch to Ben rummaging thru a desk that looks as if it had been deserted. He takes a picture from a frame. It is he and Alex as a teenager. He is interrupted.] LOCKE: What's that? BEN: Just something sentimental. [Ben folds the picture and puts it in his pocket. Locke approaches the desk.] LOCKE: So this is your old office, huh? I never pictured you leading your people from behind a desk. Seems a little [sits in desk chair] corporate. [Locke leans back in the chair and props up his feet.] BEN: [annoyed] Was there something that you needed John? LOCKE: Well Ben I was hoping that you and I could talk about the elephant in the room. BEN: I assume you are referring to the fact that I klled you. LOCKE: Yeah. BEN: [pauses, smacks lips] It was the only way to get you back to the island along with as many of those who left, as possible. [sarcastically] You do remember John, that's why you left in the first place, to convince them to come back. But you failed and the only way to bring them together was by your death and you understood that. That's why you were about to kll yourself when I stopped you. LOCKE: If all I had to do was die Ben, then why did you stop me? BEN: You had critical information that would have died with you. And once you'd given it to me [pause] well I just didn't have time to talk you back into hanging yourself. [Locke looks at Ben intently] So I took a short cut and look at you John. I was right. You're here. You're back. So are the rest of them. I don't know where yet exactly but they came. It worked. [pause] That's why I did it. Because it was in the best interest of the island. LOCKE: I was just hoping for an apology. [long pause] I've decided to help you Ben. BEN: Help me do what? LOCKE: Do what you say you were on your way to do. Be judged. BEN: That's not something you want to see John. LOCKE: [puts up hand] If everything you've done has been in the best interest of the island, then I'm sure the monster will understand. [looks Ben in the eye] Let's go. [Switch to the place on the beach where the outriggers are. They are hidden beneath sticks, leaves and other foliage. Ben and Locke are uncovering one outrigger. Caesar and three other men interrupt them.] CAESAR: Hey! What are you doing? LOCKE: Taking a boat. CAESAR: Where? LOCKE: Over to the main island. [Ben watches Caesar carefully.] CAESAR: I don't think so my friend. LOCKE: Are these your boats? CAESAR: Are they yours? LOCKE: Caesar, right? I was under the impression these were found here so I am just going to borrow one. I'm happy to leave the other boat for you in case you want to follow us. CAESAR: Us? [to Ben] Are you going with him? BEN: He didn't really give me a choice. CAESAR: I'm sorry but I'm calling the shts here and I said you're not taking anything. What you are going to do is to sit down and tell us how you know so much about this island, my friend. [Locke claps his shoes together to rid them of sand. He puts them in his pack.] LOCKE: You're in the habit of calling people friend but I don't think you mean it. CAESAR: Step away from the boat. LOCKE: No. I'm not gonna step away from the boat. I'm gonna take it and you're gonna let me, my friend. [Locke puts his pack. Caesar reaches into his messenger bag.] CAESAR: You are not taking any…. BEN: [holding sawed off gn] You looking for this? [Ben sht Caesar square in the chest sending his body flying backward before it hits the sand.] CAESAR: Ugh! [One of the three men looks at Caesar and the other at Ben who has the gn aimed at him.] BEN: This gentleman and I are taking a boat. Does anyone else have a problem with that? [The three men back away from Ben and Locke. Ben tosses the gn to Locke who catches it with one hand.] BEN: [to Locke] Consider that my apology. [Switch to Locke and Ben paddling the outrigger toward the larger island. They arrive at a dock and Ben moors the outrigger. The dock looks abandoned. A lamppost is strewn across the pier.] BEN: Home sweet home. LOCKE: Looks like we're not the first ones who decided to tie up here. BEN: That'd be Sun and Lapidus. I showed them where the boats were and Sun thanked me by smashing me on the head with a paddle. [Locke sits on the dock and puts on his shoes and socks.] LOCKE: She the one that hurt your arm? Noticed you were favoring it on the way over. BEN: No. Someone else hurt my arm. LOCKE: You just make friends everywhere you go, don't you? BEN: Well I found sometimes that friends can be significantly more dangerous than enemies, John. LOCKE: That why you sht an unarmed man in the chest? BEN: The man was unarmed because I'd stolen his gn. The gn he was going to use to kll you. Couldn't let that happen. LOCKE: No sense in me dying twice, right? BEN: You're welcome. LOCKE: We're going to your old house, aren't we? BEN: Yes. It's the only place I can summon it. [pause] The monster. Once it arrives, I'll either be forgiven or I won't. LOCKE: I think you're lying. BEN: Lying about what? LOCKE: That you want to be judged for leaving the island and coming back because it's against the rules. I don't think you care about the rules. BEN: Then what do I want to be judged for, John? LOCKE: For klling your daughter. [Switch to Ben and Ethan walking back to their camp. It is nighttime and Ben is carrying baby Alex. People are sitting around a fre, eating.] WIDMORE: Well? Did you do it? BEN: We had a complication. [Baby cries.] WIDMORE: I'm sorry. [pause] Is that a baby? You're orders were to exterminate that woman. BEN: Why? She's no thrat to us. She's insane Charles. Besides, you didn't tell me she had a child. What was it I was supposed to do? WIDMORE: kll it! BEN: It's not an it. This is a child. WIDMORE: You might find this difficult to understand Benjamin. Every decision I've made is about protecting this island. BEN: Is klling this baby what Jacob wants? [hands baby toward Charles] Here she is. You do it. [Charles looks at Ben and the baby then turns and walks away. Richard and the other people just stare at Ben. Switch to the abandoned Dharma Processing building. The sign swings and creaks from one nail. It is nighttime.] LOCKE: So whose idea was it to move into these houses? BEN: Excuse me? LOCKE: Well your people were living in the jungle then after you mrder the Dharma folk you relocated here. Just wondered if it was your idea? BEN: Do you disapprove John? LOCKE: It just doesn't seem like something the island would want. BEN: You don't have the first idea what this island wants. LOCKE: Are you sure about that? [Locke looks at the building. Ben turns to look. A light turns on and a shadow of man walks passed the window. Ben stares.] LOCKE: That was your house, wasn't it? BEN: Yes and that is Alex's room. LOCKE: Well I suppose you better get over there and check it out. [Ben turns and looks at Locke then proceeds toward the front door of the house. He opens the door slowly and it creaks loudly. The door creaks again as he closes it. The game Risk is on the table. Pieces are scattered. Snack dishes and glasses are also on the table. Ben walks thru the house slowly. He walks down a hallway that has many pictures on both walls. He arrives at Alex's room. The door is closed and there is light showing from the bottom of the door. A shadow walks passed the door. Ben is wary. He then opens the door swiftly only to startle Sun.] SUN: Oh! [catches breath] Oh! BEN: Sun? [Frank quickly enters the room from Ben's left side.] FRANK: What are you doin' here? BEN: This used to be my house. I saw a light turned on. What are the two of you doing here? [Frank picks up a framed picture and hands it to Ben. It is a picture of the Dharma folks in coveralls. Kate and Hurley are front and center in the picture.] SUN: That picture was taken in 1977. BEN: Are you trying to tell me that your friends were in the Dharma Initiative? SUN: You don't know about this? BEN: Of course not. [pause] Where did you get this? Who gave this to you? FRANK: We met some crazy old man outside. SUN: He said his name was Christian. He told us to come in here and wait. BEN: Wait for what? SUN: He said if I ever wanted to see my husband again, I had to wait here for John Locke. FRANK: But considering he's dad, we ain't holding our breath. BEN: Well you might want to look outside. [Frank and Sun look at each other. Sun pulls back the curtains. Sun and Frank look out the window to see Locke standing outside. He waves to them. Switch to inside the house. Sun, Frank, Locke, and Ben all stand quietly. No one is speaking.] SUN: [to Locke] What you're saying, it's impossible. [Locke opens his arms and shrugs.] LOCKE: But here I am. I don't know how. I don't know why but I'm sure there's a very good reason for it. FRANK: As long as the dad guy says there's a reason then I guess everything's gonna be just peachy. And forget about the fact that the rest of your people are supposedly thirty years ago, now the only ones are here to help us are [points to Ben] a mrder and a guy who can't seem to remember how the hell he got out of a coffin. Sun, please, let's just go back to the plane and see if I can fix the radio and maybe we can get some help. LOCKE: If you leave with him, you'll never find your husband again. I'm all the help you'll need. SUN: Are you saying you know how to find them? How to find Jin? LOCKE: I have some ideas. FRANK: I'm sorry to say but I'm leaving, with or without ya. SUN: If there's any chance of finding my husband then I have to stay. FRANK: Alright. [pause, deep exhale] Well for God's sake, watch your back. [Sun nods yes then Frank leaves the house.] SUN:Alright, how do we find Jin? LOCKE: Ben has something to do first. Isn't that right Ben? BEN: Yes John. That's right. LOCKE: Better get to it then. [Ben moves a bookcase revealing another room. He enters and turns on the light. Suits and shirts are hanging on racks. He moves them to either side revealing a double door. He pries it open as if it were a stuck elevator door. There is a stone archway and door. He pushes the door opening to a cave. Ben lights a lantern. He walks down a flight of stairs then proceeds to crawl through a round opening. When he reaches the end, he is standing in front of a pool of mucky water. A drain is opened and the water evacuates the hole showing an opening similar to the one outside the Temple.] BEN: I'll be outside. [Switch to Ben pushing a very young Alex on a swing. It is a sunny day.] YOUNG ALEX: Again daddy, again. [laughs] BEN: Okay. Okay. [laughs] [A man approaches. It is Richard Alpert.] RICHARD: Wow Alex! Any higher and you're gonna fly right off the island. [Ben has become solemn. He is no longer laughing or smiling. He continues to push Alex on the swing. YOUNG ALEX: Weeee. [laughs RICHARD: [to Ben] The sub's about to leave] YOUNG ALEX: Higher daddy, higher. [laughs]] BEN: Alright RICHARD: You don't have to see him off, right? BEN: Yes Richard, I do. YOUNG ALEX: Higher, higher daddy. [Switch to a dock with a submarine at the end. Two men are escorting a third man whose hands are tied in front of him. They turn around and see Ben walking behind them. Everyone stops.] BEN: I came to say good-bye. WIDMORE: No you didn't. You came to gloat. BEN: No. Don't act as if I wanted this. You brought it on yourself. WIDMORE: Are you certain you want to do this, Benjamin. BEN: You left the island regularly. You had a daughter with an outsider. You broke the rules Charles. WIDMORE: What makes you think you deserve to take what's mine? BEN: Because I won't be selfish. Because I'll sacrifice anything to protect this island. WIDMORE: You wouldn't sacrifice Alex. BEN: You're the one who wanted her dad. Charles. Not the island. WIDMORE: I hope you're right, Benjamin. Because if you aren't, and it is the island that wants her dad, she'll be dad. And one day, you'll be standing where I'm standing now. You'll be the one being banished and then you'll finally realize that you cannot fight the inevitable. [smugly] I'll be seeing you, boy. [The two men continue to escort Charles to the sub. There is a yellow insignia consisting of yellow lines, some small some large, on the sub's mast and on the back of the 2 men's t-shirts. It is one of the segments of the Dharma wheel. Switch to Ben's house. Sun is sitting on the porch alone. Ben exits the house.] BEN: Where did John go? SUN: He said he had something to do. BEN: Did he say what it was? SUN: No. I didn't ask. [Ben quickly looks at toward the jungle.] SUN: Jack must have lied. BEN: Excuse me? SUN: About Locke being dad. I don't know why he would but it's the only explanation. BEN: Jack didn't lie. John was dad. SUN: Just because he was in a coffin doesn't mean he couldn't have been d….. BEN: [interrupts] Trust me. I'm sure. SUN: So you knew this would happen to Locke if we brought him back here? BEN: Sun I had no idea it would happen. I've seen this island do miraculous things. I've seen it heal the sick. But never once has it done anything like this. dad is dad. You don't get to come back from that. Not even here. So the fact that John Locke is walking around this island, scares the living hell out of me. [A noise is heard coming from the jungle. Ben and Sun look in its direction.] BEN: You may want to go inside. SUN: Why? BEN: Because what's about to come out of that jungle is something I can't control. [Sun stands up. More cracking of sticks is heard to their right. They both look only to see Locke emerge.] LOCKE: [to Ben] Any luck? BEN: It hasn't shown up yet. LOCKE: Last time we didn't have to wait this long. BEN: It's not a train John. It doesn’t run on a schedule. LOCKE: Well if it's not going to come to us then I suppose we'll have to go to it. BEN: It doesn't work that way. I only know how to summon it. I don't know where it actually is. LOCKE: I do. [Switch back to inside Ben's old house. Locke is wrapping cloth around the top of a thick branch fashioning a torch. Sun is silent.] LOCKE: It's weird for me too. SUN: Excuse me? LOCKE: I realize how strange this all is. Me. Here. But I assure you Sun I'm the same man I've always been. [Ben joins Locke and Sun. He has his pack strung across his shoulders.] LOCKE: [to Ben] Are you ready? BEN: [sarcastically] Lead the way. [Locke smirks at Ben and walks out first followed by Sun then Ben. Switch to the marina in Los Angeles. It is a clear and sunny day. Ben is walking along a pier and is making a call using his cell phone. It is ringing and answered.] WIDMORE: Hello. BEN: Charles? It's Benjamin. WIDMORE: How did you get this number? BEN: Doesn't matter. What matters is I'm going back to the island today. WIDMORE: The island won't let you come back. Trust me. I've spent almost twenty years trying to return. [Widmore walks outside a building with a sign that reads Widmore Industries above the doorway.] BEN: Well Charles, where you failed I'm going to succeed [pause] just as soon as I do one thing. WIDMORE: And what's that Benjamin? BEN: kll your daughter. [Widmore stops walking. Penny is on Desmond's boat doing chores.] BEN: In fact I'm looking at our mutual friend right now. WIDMORE: I don't know what you are talking about. BEN: It's the name of the boat Penny's on. WIDMORE: Don't you dare. BEN: Good-bye Charles. [Ben shuts his cell phone. The call ends and Charles is left wondering. Ben walks along the pier. Switch to the island. It is daylight. Locke, Ben and Sun are walking single file thru the waist high foliage. Locke is carrying two torches in his backpack.] BEN: May I ask you a question John? LOCKE: sh*t. BEN: How is it that you know where you're going? LOCKE: I just know. BEN: I mean, how does that work exactly? LOCKE: How does what work? BEN: The knowing. I mean, did it come upon you gradually or did you wake up one morning suddenly understanding the mysteries of the universe? LOCKE: You don't like this, do you? BEN: What? LOCKE: Having to ask questions that you don't know the answers to. Blindly following someone in the hopes that they'll lead you to whatever it is you're looking for. BEN: No John. I don't like it at all. LOCKE: Well now you know what it was like to be me. [Ben stands stunned saying nothing. Sun approaches the two men.] SUN: We should keep moving. LOCKE: Yes we should. [Locke starts walking again. Ben follows and then Sun.] BEN: I think I know where we're going now John. LOCKE: Do you? BEN: It's the same place they brought me as a child. It's where the island healed me. [The three stop walking. They are standing in front of an edifice.] LOCKE: Well, let's hope it's as generous this time around. SUN: What is it? BEN: It's the wall around our Temple. SUN: What Temple? [Locke smirks and follows Ben and Sun.] BEN: About a half mile from here. We built this wall to keep people, like the two of you, from ever seeing it. LOCKE: We're not going into your Temple, Ben. [Locke and Sun stop by this large hole/cavern in the ground.] LOCKE: [to Ben] We're going under it. [Ben is speechless. He walks around to get a better look at the opening.] LOCKE: After you. [Ben is scared and unsure of what is happening.] BEN: I need to ask a favor of you Sun. If you ever get off this island, find Desmond Hume for me. Tell him I said I was sorry. SUN: Sorry for what? BEN: He'll know. DESMOND: Hey! What are you doing here? PENNY: Desmond?! Desmond! Des? [Penny stops and walks across the deck of the boat and to the railing closest to the slip walkway. Ben is pointing the gn at Penny.] BEN: Don't move. Not another word. Hello Penelope. My name is Benjamin Linus. I'm sorry that you're caught up in the middle of this thing but your father…. PENNY: My father and I have absolutely no relationship whatsoever so whatever…. BEN: Your father is a really terrible human being. He's responsible for the klling of my daughter and that's why I'm here. CHARLIE HUME: Mommy! [A little blonde haired boy starts to climb the steps from the cabin. Ben notices the little boy.] PENNY: Charlie, go back inside babe. Go back inside. Please, please? Whatever you do, please don't hurt my son. Please don't hurt my son. CHARLIE HUME: Mommy. Mommy. PENNY: [firmly] Charlie, go inside! [The little boy turns around and descends back into the cabin. Ben is still surprised to see the child and lowers his gn. Desmond tackles him from behind, disarms Ben of his gn by having it fall in the water then starts punching Ben about the face. Desmond continues to throw left hand punches landing square on Ben's face. Ben attempts to cover up. When Ben is just about unconscious, Desmond throws him off the pier and into the water. Ben drifts down spewing blood from his mouth. Switch to the beach on the smaller island. Frank is pulling the outrigger onto the shore. A man is running toward him.] MAN: Captain Lapidus! Captain Lapidus! You're back! Thank God! They found gn! FRANK: What are you talking about? Who found gn? MAN: Ilana and three of the others. They said they were in charge now. FRANK: Where are they? [The man in a wet, red t-shirt looks back at the beach where everyone else has gathered. Frank looks. He is walking toward Ilana and a man who are trying to put handles, made from tree limbs, on the large metal crate to make it easier to carry.] FRANK: Ilana! [Ilana stops then turns and points a rfle at Frank and cocks it.] FRANK: What's going on? ILANA: What lies in the shadow of the statue? FRANK: What? [One of the men working with Ilana picks up a rfle and faces Frank.] HUSKY MAN: Answer the question! ILANA: What lies in the shadow of the statue? [Frank looks, smiles, chuckles.] FRANK: I have no idea what…. [Ilana takes the butt end of the rfle and smashes Frank in the jaw. Frank falls on the beach. He looks up at Ilana with blurred vision.] ILANA: Get everyone else. Tell them it's time and tie him up. He's coming with us. [The man goes to deliver the message. Frank takes one last look at Ilana and goes unconscious. Switch to Locke, Ben and Sun at the Temple. Locke and Ben have crawled down the hole. Locke lights two torches and gives one to Ben. Ben removes his pack and leaves it behind as the two men start walking.] BEN: You know you were right. LOCKE: About what? BEN: Why I need to be judged. When Charles Widmore's men came they gave me a choice. Either leave the island or let my daughter die. All I had to do was walk out of the house and go with them. But I didn't do it. So you were right. John [pause] I did kll Alex and now I have to answer for that. I appreciate you showing me the way but I think I can take it from here. LOCKE: [nods] You got it. [Ben starts to walk away from Locke.] BEN: I'll meet you outside if I live…. [The floor comes out from under Ben. He falls below to another chamber. Locke rushes and looks down. Ben is lying on the floor.] LOCKE: Ben! Are you alright? BEN: [grunting and groaning] Never better. LOCKE: Hang on. I'll find something to get you out of there. BEN: John! Wait! [Ben realizes he is alone. He looks around then slowly stands up. He reaches for his torch and looks around the chamber. As he walks he sees various glyphs on the walls. He stops in front of an altar. There are steps and a grate with holes at the bottom of the steps. The torch is extinguished and Ben is in the dark. He hears water and the sound of the Smoke monster. It exudes from the holes and the grate. Ben steps backwards. The smoke rises and quickly surrounds him. Bright lighted is flashing in Ben's eyes. He is witnessing events in his life. They speak.] BEN: You didn't tell me that she had a child.] [Charles Widmore's face appears in the smoke larger than life.] BEN: What was I supposed to do? WIDMORE: kll it. BEN: It's not an it. This is a child. [Now Ben watches himself pushing young Alex on a swing.] YOUNG ALEX: Higher. Again daddy. [laughs] Higher, higher daddy. [Alex now appears as a teenager.] ALEX: I hate you. I hate your guts. I wish you were dad. [pause] These people, you said they're dangerous. More dangerous than you? [Alex appears kneeling on the ground with Keamy standing behind her. He has his gn aimed at the back of her head.] ALEX: [crying] Dad? He's serious. They klled Karl and my mother. Please, dad? Help me! BEN: She's not my daughter. She means nothing to me. So if you want to kll her, go ahead and…. [Keamy sh*t Alex and her limp body falls to the ground. The smoke retreats back into the grate. Ben is left standing alone in the middle of the chamber. Suddenly his torch ignites and startles him.] ALEX: Daddy? [Ben is startled and turns quickly around. He sees Alex standing before him.] BEN: Alex. ALEX: Hi dad. BEN: [sighing] Oh Alex. [Alex approaches Ben.] BEN: I'm so, so sorry. [pause] It was all my fault. ALEX: I know. [Ben and Alex change demeanor. Alex grabs Ben by his shirt and pushes him against a column. Ben drops his torch.] ALEX: Listen to me you bastard! I know that you're already planning to kll John again. And I want you to know that if you so much as touch him I will hunt you down and destroy you. You will listen to every word John Locke says and you will follow his every order. Do you understand? [Ben nods yes. Alex pushes Ben harder against the column.] ALEX: Say it! Say you'll follow him! BEN: Yes, I will follow him. I swear. [Alex pushes Ben into the column one more time. Ben has his eyes closed. Alex backs away. Ben breaks down and cries. Frightened, he slowly opens his eyes, looks around, and realizes he is alone in the chamber. As he looks around he hears a voice.] LOCKE: Ben? [Ben walks toward the opening in he ceiling he fell through. Locke starts to pass down a rope made of vines to Ben.] LOCKE: Ben? [pause] Ben? [Ben appears] What happened? BEN: It let me live. FADE TO BLACK	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x12 - dad is dad"}	foreverdreaming
"Some Like it Hoth" ~5x13~ Act 1 [Flashback - A seven-segmented red LED clock on a 1980s microwave oven reads 3:16. A hand tests the handle of the microwave.] TREVOR: Comes fully equipped. [Inside of a small, empty apartmentment unit, Trevor, an older man, casually leans against the counter, as a middle-aged Asian woman with a purse checks things out. By "fully equipped", the man means that the kitchen has an oven with a range, a sink barely big enough to wash a hand in (let alone a dish), and the microwave. The woman turns the faucet on and off to test it.] TREVOR: I'm telling you, it's a steal at $400. [A siren wails in the distance. The woman looks through the other rooms.] TREVOR: What, you gotta check with your husband? WOMAN: It's just me. BOY: Mommy? [A boy stands in the outer doorway, just outside the apartment, in the building's courtyard.] BOY: Can I have a quarter for the vending machine? WOMAN: Honey, I said wait for me by the pool. TREVOR: I thought you said it was "just me." WOMAN: I meant my husband's out of the picture. It's just me and my son. TREVOR: [Shaking his head] I don't know. Most of the other tenants--they don't like noise. [She puts her hand on her boy's shoulder.] WOMAN: He's very quiet. TREVOR: I'm gonna need two months up front. [She reaches into her purse and produces a quarter for her son.] WOMAN: Here, honey. [He takes it and runs away. The woman catches the unpleased glare of the landlord, and calls after her son.] WOMAN: Hey, no running! You hear me, Miles? [The obedient little boy slows up to a walk. Birds chirp and, distantly, a car alarm sounds. The boy crosses through the the fence that borders a small swimming pool--"NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY" sign displayed--then stops short of a snack vending machine and a beverage vending machine. A flash of a vision comes to the boy: a hand laying dad on a floor next to an overturned plate of a sandwich and potato chips, and a TV remote control. A white-haired man toppled from his couch, his TV tray beside him. Ghostly whispering and whooshing sounds accompany the images. The boy zeros in on the source: an apartment door with a plate marking it number 4. Miles passes back through the fence and walks up to the door, putting his hand on it, as if testing for fre behind it. He closes his eyes. Taking his hand off the door, he steps back and lifts up a small garden ornament--a stone white rabbit that seems to have the number 8 engraved in its ear--to find an apartment key underneath. The key in the doorknob, Miles turns with both hands, and opens the door slowly with a creak. Back in the empty apartment, Miles' mother, Lara makes out a check for $800 on the kitchen counter, when she hears her boy calling for her.] MILES: Mom! Mommy! Help! [Lara runs out of the apartment and rounds the corner, searching for the source of her son's voice. Trevor the landlord follows.] MILES: Mommy! [Lara pushes open the open door of apartment 4.] LARA: Miles? [She finds her son standing in the living room over the body of the man from Miles's visions.] LARA: Miles, what happened? MILES: Mommy! TREVOR: Oh, God. Mr. Vonner. [She runs to her son and takes him by the shoulders while Trevor examines the body of Mr. Vonner.] LARA: What were you doing in here? MILES: He... he was all alone. He was scared. His chest hurt. He kept calling out for Kimberly. TREVOR: Kimberly? That's his wife. No, she died last year. Now, how would you know that? MILES: I heard him. LARA: Miles, what are you talking about? MILES: He's still talking right now. [Mr. Vonner is clearly in no condition to speak.] LARA: Honey... he's dad. MILES: I told you! I can hear him! I can hear him! [Miles shouts, covering his ears and shutting his eyes tight.] [On-Island - In 1977, Miles, in a DHARMA Initiative security jumpsuit, sits in the Security Center, engrossed in reading Sports Illustrated, the cover of which reads, "After 23 years... NEW BOSS IN L.A." and features a picture of "Tom Lasorda".] SAWYER: [Over walkie-talkie] Miles, you there? Pick up. [Miles puts down the magazine and picks up his radio.] MILES: Jim, where the hell are you? [Out on the Island, Sawyer walks with Kate. They approach the perimeter of sonar fence pylons where, just within, they had left a blue DHARMA van.] SAWYER: I'll fill you in later. Right now I need you to take care of something. MILES: Like what? SAWYER: The security tapes from the pylon camera feeds. They need to accidentally get erased. [Sawyer bends down to enter the sonar fence deactivation code into the control panel at the base of one of the pylons.] MILES: Erased? Why? SAWYER: I ain't got time for questions, Miles. Just do it. MILES: Okay. Okay. Uh, which ones? SAWYER: Look on your monitors. [Miles looks up, tossing the Sports Illustrated issue onto the typewriter desk where he sits. He gets out of his chair and steps over to the bank of eight security monitors. His attention is drawn to the upper-right black-and-white monitor.] SAWYER: You see us? [On the monitor, Sawyer stands with his hands out. He and Kate are inside the sonar fence with the DHARMA van.] MILES: Yeah. You're on number 4. Is that Kate? What the hell are you doing out there? SAWYER: Just erase number 4. And if anyone asks, I'm off the grid. I'm looking for the escaped Hostile. MILES: You mean your pal Sayid? SAWYER: Damn it, Miles! You gonna help me or not?! MILES: Yeah, yeah. I got it. SAWYER: All right. I owe you one. [Kate has seated herself behind the driver's wheel of a DHARMA van. Another DHARMA van sits behind hers. Sawyer talks to her through the window.] SAWYER: [To Kate] All right, I want you to go back and and find Juliet, see if anyone's noticed yet if Little Ben's gone missin'. KATE: What are you gonna do when they find out? SAWYER: Do my best to cover it up. In case you haven't noticed, [points to the embroidery on his jumpsuit] I'm Head of Security. [Kate smiles.] SAWYER: All right, I'll see you back there. [Sawyer heads over to the other van.] [Back in the Security Center, a U-Matic tape deck marked with the number 4 sits at timecode 03:17:51:19. A tape ejects with a whir; it is labeled "DHARMA SURVEILLANCE TAPE GND-2398923-CTP4" and has spaces to write in "CAMERA #" and "DATE", which have been filled in, respectively, "4" and "N/A". Miles is about to reach for the tape when Horace bursts in through the door carrying a package.] HORACE: Where's LaFleur? [Miles stands up and walks over to the monitor bank.] MILES: Uh, he's, uh, out looking for the escaped prisoner. I tried to get him on his walkie, but... [Miles picks up the walkie. The knob clicks as he turns it.] MILES: Uh, he must be out of range. [Horace adjusts his eyeglasses in frustration.] HORACE: [Sighs] Damn it. All right. Then it's gonna have to be you. Jim already knows about this, but I'm gonna bring you into the circle of trust. Can I trust you, Miles? MILES: [Shaking his head] Absolutely, Horace. HORACE: Okay. Good. I need you to take this out to Radzinsky at grid 3-34. [Horace hands miles the package, something about 2 feet long and oblong, wrapped in a black pouch.] HORACE: He's gonna give you something in return. I want you to bring it back to me with no questions asked. You understand? [Horace walks away and around to the typewriter desk, where he finds a clipboard of papers to flip through.] MILES: Um... we're not supposed to be in 3-3-4. Isn't that Hostile territory? HORACE: Welcome to the circle of trust. [Miles signals a "you got it" by pointing his walkie at Horace, and walks away. The tape to camera 4 sits ejected in the U-Matic tape deck.] [Out on the Island, Miles motors along a dirt path in a DHARMA van. A man in a black jumpsuit jumps out into his path pointing a rfle at him. It's Radzinsky.] RADZINSKY: Stop right there! [Miles slams on the brakes and the tires skid. The van stops several paces short of Radzinsky. Miles puts his hands up.] RADZINSKY: Miles?! What are you doing out here?! I was expecting LaFleur. MILES: [Leaning out the window of the van] LaFleur's busy. Horace sent me instead. I'm in the circle of trust. RADZINSKY: Get out! [Miles does so, bringing the package with him. Radzinsky shoulders his rfle.] MILES: I'm supposed to give you this. And he said you had something for me. [Radzinsky puts his fingers to his mouth and whistles. He removes the package's pouch and unfurls what looks like a black plastic mat on the ground. Two hard-hatted men come out of the jungle carrying a dad man on a strercher. The man, with curly hair and a beard, looks to have a fatal head wound. He has streaks of dried blood down his face. Birds squawk in the background.] MILES: What happened to him? RADZINSKY: He had an accident. [Radzinsky's dark jumpsuit has a Swan patch on it. The two workers unfold the "package", which is now clear to be a body bag, and work at putting the dad man in it.] MILES: What kind of accident? RADZINSKY: He fell into a ditch. MILES: Is that a bllet hole in his head? The ditch had a gn? RADZINSKY: [Getting in Miles's face] It doesn't matter what happened to him... because knowing that is not your job--your job is to do what I tell you to. [The two men load the body into Miles's van while Radzinsky keeps watch.] RADZINSKY: Take him back to Horace now, Miles. [Miles gets in his van. The workers close up the van's hatchback and go back into the jungle. As soon as they and Radzinsky are gone, Miles turns around in the van and removes the canvas tarp covering the body bag, then unzips the body bag to get a good look at the man's face.] MILES: [Lowered voice] Okay... so what really happened? Act 2 [Flashback - Miles Straume knocks on the door of apartment 7 at the same Southern California apartment building seen earlier. He wears a red plaid hooded jacket with an upside-down numeral 1 on the back, jeans, boots, and a print patterned T-shirt. His black hair is spiked up rebelliously with a gray streak through it, and he has 4 piercings in his right ear, 3 piercings on his chin (including a pointy spike that protrudes straight out), 1 in his right nostril, 2 in his left eyebrow, and 5 on his left ear, for a total of 15 piercings on his face. Children shout indistinctly in the distance. A middle-aged woman named Evelyn answers the door; she wears pink nurse's scrubs and a look of mixed surprise and scorn.] MILES: I need to see her. [Evelyn stands aside and Miles enters the apartment. The bedroom looks more like a hospital room, with chairs arranged around a bed where a very ill-looking Lara lies, much of her hair having fallen out. Prescription pill bottles line a bed-table, an end table, and the headboard stand. Various other medical apparatus sits strewn about the room; a few bags of fluid hang from an IV pole. Also on the headboard stand are a few framed family photographs showing Miles as a child, one of them with Lara and another with a man wearing a shirt and tie. Artwork of a galloping mare and foal is displayed over the bed. Miles sits down in a bedside chair. His mother's eyes are closed.] MILES: Ma? [Voice breaks] It's me. [Lara comes to and exhales deeply.] LARA: [Weakly] Miles. MILES: [Taking her hand] I'm--I'm sorry that... I couldn't make it by sooner. LARA: It's okay. You're here now. Why did you come, Miles? MILES: I need you to tell me why I'm this way... how... how I do the things I do. And I need to know why you won't talk to me about my father. LARA: Because he never cared about us... never cared about you. MILES: I need to know where he is, Ma. LARA: It doesn't matter where. MILES: It does matter. LARA: Miles, please. MILES: I have a right to know! LARA: He's dad. [Miles releases his mother's hand in shock.] LARA: Your father... kicked us out when you were just a baby. He didn't want anything to do with us. So the less you knew about him, the better. [Miles's lower lip trembles as he tries to comprehend this news.] MILES: Why didn't you just tell me? LARA: Because it was over. Your dad has been dad a long time. MILES: Where's his body? LARA: Somewhere you can never go. [On-Island - Back in 1977, Miles runs down the steps into the Security Center to find Horace speaking on the telephone.] HORACE: Pierre, if it was caused by the electromagnetism, we need to know. You wanna see it now? Y--yeah, he just got back. I'll send him out with it right away. Okay! [Horace slams the receiver down.] HORACE: Did you bring the package? MILES: "Package"? You mean the corpse? HORACE: Yeah. Now I need you to bring it out to Dr. Chang at the Orchid. [Miles shakes his head. Horace reaches for a binder from a shelf.] MILES: Listen, man. I'm security. If you just need somebody to drive the van, can't someone from the motor pool do it? HORACE: [Forcefully] If I wanted someone from the motor pool, I would have asked them. And since LaFleur decided to disappear, you're all I've got. So just bring it out to Dr. Chang, and we'll all call it a day. Okay? [Miles turns and exits.] [Outside at the motor pool, Hurley, wearing a tan DHARMA Initiative jumpsuit with his name (and his title, "Chef") embroidered on it, opens the hatchback of a DHARMA van and begins loading it with a couple of stainless steel coolers.] MILES: Hey! What the hell are you doing?! That's my van! HURLEY: Nah, dude, I just signed it out. MILES: Doesn't matter. It's mine. HURLEY: Well, where you going? [Miles removes the cooler Hurley just put in, while Hurley loads the second cooler.] MILES: The Orchid. HURLEY: Me too. I made lunch for the crew. Sandwiches. Want one? Ham and cheese, and I made my secret garlic mayo. MILES: You're waiting for the next van. [Hurley picks up the first cooler to put it back in.] HURLEY: Why? We're going to the same place. Why don't we carpool? It'll help with global warming, which hasn't happened yet, so maybe we can prevent it. ...Wait a sec. Are you on some kind of secret mission? MILES: Just get in. [Miles closes the hatchback on the two coolers and the "package".] [Inside the Infirmary, Juliet opens a cabinet to stock some supplies. Kate walks in through the door.] KATE: Hi. JULIET: Hey. JULIET: How'd it go? KATE: We gave him to them--to the Others. [Kate sits down.] JULIET: Anyone see you? KATE: I don't think so. JULIET: Did James help? KATE: Yes. Thank you so much for sending him. JULIET: Of course. [Roger Linus bursts into the Infirmary carrying a crate of medical supplies.] ROGER: Hey. [Panting] I got here as soon as I could. [Exhales deeply] All the vans were out, so I had to ru-- [Roger sees an empty bed.] ROGER: Where's Ben? Did he... JULIET: No! No, Roger. [Roger walks through the empty Infirmary, inspecting.] ROGER: Then where is he? JULIET: Roger, I--I'm so sorry. I--I was gone for ten minutes. I--I--I don't know. ROGER: What? You--you said he was dying. How could he be gone? JULIET: I don't know! I'm--Roger-- ROGER: [To Kate] What is she telling me, that he just got up and walked out? KATE: I don't know. I just got here-- ROGER: You're his doctors! You're supposed to watch him! JULIET: I know. I know. Roger, if we just calm down-- ROGER: Don't tell me to calm down! Somebody came and took my boy out of here?! JULIET: I know. I am so sorry. ROGER: I'm going to Security. [Looking back over his shoulder at the two women as he storms out, Roger knocks over a tray of medical instruments. The door slams behind him.] JULIET: [Looking at Kate] Well... here we go. [Juliet walks away.] Act 3 [Miles's blue DHARMA van cruises down a dirt path cut through the vegetation on the Island. Albert Hammond's "It Never Rains In Southern California" plays on the DHARMA van's stereo. Hurley sits in the passenger seat, scribbling in a DHARMA Initiative brand composition notebook. The logo on the notebook figures an apple on a stack of books. The logo on Hurley's jumpsuit patch shows a chef's hat over a crossed Knfe and fork.] STEREO: Got on board a westbound 747... HURLEY: How do you spell "bounty hunter"? MILES: What are you doing, writing your memoirs? [Hurley defensively snaps the composition book closed.] HURLEY: It's personal. [Hurley goes back to writing. Later, he looks up at Miles again.] HURLEY: Dude... did you just... you know? MILES: What? HURLEY: You know. It stinks. Did you... MILES: No. HURLEY: Well, it wasn't me. MILES: So roll down your window. [Hurley rolls down his window.] HURLEY: Nah, man, there's something foul in here. It's coming from back there. MILES: Maybe it's your famous garlic mayo. HURLEY: Unh-unh. That's not possible. [Hurley looks worriedly at Miles.] HURLEY: Okay, maybe it is possible. Pull over. I gotta check. MILES: Forget it. You're imagining things. HURLEY: I gotta check. If those sandwiches are bad, people could get sick. [Hurley tries to crawl out of his seat and into the back, but he finds he's just too big.] HURLEY: Will you pull over?! [Miles stops. The engine idles and turns off; the music turns off with it. Hurley hobbles out and opens the hatchback. Following his nose, he shifts around the coolers and feels the "package". He throws aside its canvas covering. Miles has stepped out of the van and joined him. Hurley feels the body bag.] HURLEY: Dude, there's a body bag back here. With a body in it. MILES: That's traditionally what you put in a body bag. HURLEY: Yeah, well, who is he? What happened? MILES: Don't worry about it and don't tell anybody you saw him. HURLEY: Dude, what happened to him? [Miles re-covers the body bag with the canvas tarp and scoots the cooler back into place.] MILES: His name's Alvarez. He was digging a hole and thinking about some chick named Andréa. Then he felt this sharp pain in his mouth, which turned out to be a filling from his tooth being yanked right out of its socket and... blwing through his brain. Then he was dad. HURLEY: How does a filling get blown through someone's head? MILES: Got me. Can we go now? [Miles closes the hatchback and heads back to the driver's seat.] HURLEY: How do you know all this? MILES: Because... I know. HURLEY: Yeah, but how do you know what he was thinking? MILES: I just know. HURLEY: You can talk to dad people. [Miles gets in and shuts the door.] MILES: Can we please just go? HURLEY: [Stepping up to Miles's window] Don't worry, dude. Your secret's safe with me. You wanna know why? MILES: No. HURLEY: 'Cause I can talk to 'em, too. [Miles looks at Hurley, finally making eye contact with him. Hurley taps Miles's door and goes around the van.] [Flashback - Miles holds a framed photograph of a teenage man with close-cropped blond hair kneeling on a green grass field in a blue and gold football uniform and holding a football helmet. The player's number is 59. Miles sits at a picnic table in a backyard in Southern California. Laundry hangs from a clothesline, and a push lawnmower sits waiting to be used. A stocky middle-aged bald man sits across from Miles at the picnic table.] MILES: If you don't mind, Mr. Gray, can you tell me what happened to him? MR. GRAY: Last Labor Day weekend, drunk driver ran the light. That was that. MILES: Where is your son buried? MR. GRAY: We cremated him, scattered the ashes on the football field at school. [At this news, Miles looks apprehensive, full of reservation.] MILES: For what I do, it's much better if there's a body. MR. GRAY: Oh, but your ad said you could communicate with the dad anytime, anywhere. MILES: I--I know what my ad says, Mr. Gray, but it-- MR. GRAY: Please. I just want you to ask him... did he know that I loved him? MILES: It's gonna cost extra. MR. GRAY: Of course. [Mr. Gray reaches into his pocket and pulls out a black wallet. He thumbs through a wad of six or eight hundred-dollar bills and hands the whole wad to Miles.] MR. GRAY: Thank you. [Miles folds the bills several and puts them into the inner pocket of his brown blazer.] MILES: Uh... okay, now... please give me your hands. [Miles takes one of Mr. Gray's hands in each of his own.] MILES: I want you to concentrate on Russell. Just get a picture of him in your head. Can you do that? MR. GRAY: Yeah. Okay. [Miles looks down for a few moments, then looks up.] MR. GRAY: Did it work? MILES: Your son says he knew that you loved him. He always knew. [Mr. Gray inhales and exhales deeply.] MR. GRAY: Thank you. MILES: I'm sorry for your loss. [Miles gets up from the picnic table and picks up his brown ghostbuster device case from the bench. He heads out to his old and rusted car, pops the trunk, and throws the ghostbuster device case inside.] NAOMI: Excuse me. Miles Straume? [Naomi approaches from the front of the car.] MILES: Yeah. [The trunk slams.] NAOMI: Hi. My name's Naomi Dorrit. [Naomi hands Miles a business card.] NAOMI: My employer's been following your work for some time now, and he's interested in retaining your rather unique services. [Miles nods faintly.] NAOMI: There's a restaurant not too far from here. Would you like to hear what I have to say? MILES: Yeah. Absolutely. [Naomi walks off and Miles follows her.] [On-Island - Back at the Barracks in 1977, it is midday and indistinct conversations can be heard amongst all the activity. Roger Linus sits on a playground swing, swigging beer. He chucks one can and pops open another. It fizzes and he blows off the foam. Kate sees him and approaches furtively, compassionately.] KATE: Hi, Roger. [Roger waves a finger, not looking at her.] KATE: You okay? ROGER: [Scoffs] Let me see... Well, my son got sht and now he's disappeared, so... I think I'm pretty far from okay. KATE: [Sitting down on the swing next to him] You know, I'm sure... things are gonna work out. [Roger hands her a beer and she pops open the pop-top.] ROGER: Well, thanks for the pep talk. KATE: I just have a feeling he's gonna be okay. ROGER: What do you mean, a feeling? KATE: I just don't think that you should give up hope. ROGER: Do you know something? Do you know what happened to my son? KATE: No, I don't. [She gets up, and Roger gets up too.] ROGER: Wait a minute. Why are you so interested in my kid? KATE: You know, I'm sorry I came over here, all right? I was just trying to help. ROGER: Oh, you're trying to help, huh? You wanna help, Kate?! Well, why don't you just mind your own business? [Miles and Hurley come over a grass hill in their DHARMA van. Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" plays on the stereo. Inside, Hurley continues writing in his composition book.] STEREO: Love / Love will keep us together... HURLEY: I don't know why you just won't admit it. You can trust me. I talk to lots of dad people. MILES: [Incredulously] So, you have conversations with them, like they're your pals? HURLEY: Sure, all the time. Sometimes we even play chess. MILES: You actually see them? HURLEY: Of course. Why wouldn't I? MILES: Because that's not how it works. HURLEY: Aha! You wouldn't know how it works unless you can do it. MILES: What I can do has nothing to do with chatting with ghosts, you nitwit. It's a... feeling... a sense. When somebody's dad, their brain stops functioning, which means there's no more talking. There's just who they were and whatever they knew before they died. HURLEY: [Turning back to his composition book] That's how it works for me. MILES: Great. I'm happy for you. HURLEY: You're just jealous my powers are better than yours. MILES: We're here. Now shut the hell up and deliver your damn sandwiches. [The van pulls up to the Orchid greenhouse, still under construction. Workers carry cable, saw wood beams, wheelbarrow materials, and shout indistinctly to each other (the only distinct thing that can be heard in the chatter is "...we're ready for him"). Miles shuts off the engine. Hurley and Miles get out of the van. Miles spots Dr. Pierre Chang walking out of the greenhouse superstructure. Hurley opens the hatchback and they each grab a cooler, setting them on the ground. Dr. Chang walks up to them.] DR. CHANG: [To Miles, referring to Hurley] What's he doing here? MILES: Um, he came to deliver lunch to the work crew. DR. CHANG: Lunch? Your instructions were to come alone. [Dr. Chang goes to the body in the trunk, but turns when he hears Hurley.] HURLEY: Don't worry. I won't tell anyone about the body. DR. CHANG: [To Miles] He knows? MILES: I'm sorry, sir. He--he was rooting around in the back, and he saw it. HURLEY: Dude. I can keep a secret. DR. CHANG: Well, you'd better... [Looking at Hurley's embroidered jumpsuit] "Hurley", 'cause if you think working in the kitchen is bad-- HURLEY: I like the kitchen. DR. CHANG: Well, how do you feel about polar bear feces? Because if you breathe one word of this, I'll have you shipped to Hydra Island so you can weigh turds for their ridiculous experiments. HURLEY: Gross. [Dr. Chang sighs, then calls over to two men--evidently not construction workers, as they wear tan jumpsuits and no hardhats.] DR. CHANG: You two! Get the package inside. [The two men shuffle over to the van.] DR. CHANG: [To Miles] And you? Stay here till I get back. You think you can handle that? MILES: [Not looking at Dr. Chang] Yes, sir. [Dr. Chang walks away.] FIRST DHARMA INITIATIVE MAN: What the hell's he got, Jimmy Hoffa in here? SECOND DHARMA INITIATIVE MAN: I don't know. FIRST DHARMA INITIATIVE MAN: Lift him. [Grunts] [A jackhammer sounds. The two men take the body away. Miles closes the hatchback. Hurley and Miles lean against the back of the van and look on as Dr. Chang berates a hard-hatted construction worker. They can just barely make out what he's saying from a distance, but it's not very nice.] HURLEY: Dude, that guy's a total douche. DR. CHANG: [To worker] Don't... [inaudible] You are not qualified to be touching that!... MILES: That douche is my dad. [Hurley looks at Miles.] DR. CHANG: [Yelling at worker] What the hell do you think you're doing? What are you doing?! [Miles looks at the ground.] Act 4 [Flashback - A darkened space. With a click, a light comes on, but it is only a small red light that barely illuminates anything, like an emergency light.] MILES: You did say you were taking me out to dinner. [Naomi and Miles round a corner. Naomi shines a flashlight, and finds a second switch.] NAOMI: No, I said I was taking you to a restaurant. [With the second click, more lights flick on. Empty shelves gather dust in the large kitchen of a deserted restaurant.] MILES: You wanna tell me what's back here, sweetheart? [Past rows of hanging pots and ovens, Naomi comes to some stainless steel counters and sinks. One of the tables has a man in a clear plastic body bag in it.] NAOMI: Your audition. [Naomi unzips the body bag while Miles keeps his distance.] MILES: Look, whatever you got going on here, this isn't really my thing. NAOMI: From what I understand, Miles, if the price is right, this is exactly your thing. [Reaching into her jeans hip pocket, Naomi tosses a large wad of rubber-banded cash at Miles. He catches it and checks the values of the bills.] NAOMI: So what can you tell me about this man? [Miles pockets the money and steps up to the counter. He closes his eyes and nods his head a bit as if sniffing or sensing. Ghostly whispering, and a whoosh.] MILES: His name's Felix. He was... on his way to deliver something to, uh... [The whispering continues.] MILES: A guy named... Wid-more. NAOMI: Deliver what? MILES: A bunch of papers, photos, pictures... of... [the whispering continues] empty graves. A purchase order... for an old airplane. [Miles puts his head in his hands. Naomi zips up the body bag.] MILES: [Sighs] So... did I pass? NAOMI: I'm leading an expedition to an island, and on the island is a man that will be very difficult to find. That's why I need you. MILES: Need me for what? NAOMI: This island has a number of deceased individuals... residing on it, and as this man is the one responsible for their being deceased, we believe they can supply invaluable information as to his whereabouts. MILES: As much as hunting down a mass mrder sounds really safe, uh, I'm--I'm gonna pass. Thanks for the audition. [Miles turns to leave.] NAOMI: My employer is willing to pay you $1.6 million. [Miles stops and turns around.] MILES: When do we leave? [Naomi smiles.] [On-Island - At the Orchid site, Hurley sits on a cooler and unwraps a sandwich.] HURLEY: [Gleefully] So anyway... MILES: I don't want to talk about it. HURLEY: Are you kidding me? How weird is it that your dad is that dude from all those movies? Only back then, he was called Marvin Candle. Was that, like, a stage name? MILES: What part of "I don't want to talk about it" isn't sinking in? HURLEY: Well, if you didn't want to talk about it, why'd you tell me? How long have you known he was your dad? MILES: Third day we were here, I was on line at the cafeteria, and my mother got in line behind me. That was my first clue. HURLEY: But all those DHARMA dudes end up dad. Don't you wanna... save him? [Dr. Chang walks rankledly in the background.] MILES: I can't save him! They're gonna get klled no matter what I do, so why bother? [Dr. Chang comes up to Hurley and Miles. His white lab coat has a Swan logo on it.] DR. CHANG: I need you to take me to Radzinsky at the work site. Immediately. You... Hurley--you say a word... HURLEY: Polar bear poop. Got it. MILES: What happened to the body? DR. CHANG: What body? [Dr. Chang gets in and shuts the door of the van.] [Inside the schoolhouse, where janitor Jack is busy wiping clean the chalkboards filled with the day's lessons about Ancient Egyptian language, a door opens and Roger Linus enters with his janitor's cart.] ROGER: This room is on my rounds. What are you doing here? JACK: I figured I'd cover for ya. I heard what happened to your son. ROGER: Which part--that he got sht or that someone kidnapped him from the Infirmary? JACK: Then what are you doing here at work? ROGER: What else am I gonna do? Sit around and pray that those idiots are gonna find my boy? So you can get outta here. [Roger kicks Jack's mop bucket toward the door of the schoolhouse, sloshing water all over the floor. The bucket collides with the door, pushing it open. Roger grabs some cleaning supplies and angrily knocks a chair off its perch on top of a schooldesk. Jack starts mopping up the water.] ROGER: You came in here a couple days ago with that woman Kate, right? JACK: Yeah. ROGER: You know her at all? [Roger sprays some cleaner.] JACK: Why? ROGER: [Wiping a desktop] 'Cause she's got some... kinda weird thing for my kid. First, she shows up at the infirmary and gave him blood. But then when he goes missing, she comes to me and she says, "Don't worry. He's gonna be okay." I'm gonna tell you somethin', man. I'm beginning to think that she's got something to do with this. I should go to Horace, report her. What do you think? [Jack slowly steps up to Roger, confrontationally.] JACK: I think, Roger, that, uh, that you've had a hell of a day, and that... it's given you a very good excuse to go out and get drunk. Maybe that's put some--some crazy ideas into your head. I know that woman--Kate. She's my friend, and she would never do anything to hurt your son. ROGER: Sure. [Roger steps back to his janitor's cart, beer can in hand, and wheels it out of the schoolhouse.] [The DHARMA van clatters along down a trail. Dr. Chang sits in the passenger's seat, and Hurley sits in the back seat.] HURLEY: So I'm new here, Dr. Chang. What is it exactly you do at the Orchid? DR. CHANG: It's classified. HURLEY: Oh, really? You can't tell anyone? Not even your wife? DR. CHANG: No. HURLEY: What about your kids? DR. CHANG: I have a 3-month-old son, so, no, I haven't told him. HURLEY: 3 months? Wow! Congrats. What's his name? DR. CHANG: Miles. HURLEY: Small world! That's your name, too. Right, Miles? MILES: Yeah. HURLEY: So are you a fan of jazz, Dr. Chang? Like Miles Davis? DR. CHANG: My wife is. [Sighs] I like country. [Miles looks away incredulously.] HURLEY: So you two have been here for... three years now. Must be pretty tight, huh? [Dr. Chang looks at Miles and only frowns.] MILES: Dr. Chang and I... don't exactly travel in the same circles. DR. CHANG: I wasn't aware there were circles. HURLEY: Great. We should all... get together for a beer sometime. How awesome would that be? [Dr. Chang says nothing, but then leans forward, seeing something.] DR. CHANG: Stop here. [Miles applies the brakes and turns off the engine. Dr. Chang gets out and approaches a wall of ivy foliage. He tinkers with the ivy, and metal rattles, the wall of foliage swinging open. It's a large, well-camouflaged chain-link gate.] [Moments later, the van rolls down the gravel road of a construction site past a Case backhoe, where a hard-hatted man in a navy blue jumpsuit guards the path with a rfle. The man nods as they pass down the slope, swinging around a giant pit in the ground filled with gravel and eight similarly navy-jumpsuited construction workers, a concrete mixer, wheelbarrows, power generators, a crane on a metal tower, scaffolding, an elevator on a tripod leading into a shaft, barrels, pipes, spools of cable, and various other equipment. Two large square shafts emerge from the gravel-filled pit. The construction workers shout indistinctly to each other. The van pulls into the pit and the engine shuts off. Dr. Chang opens the door and gets out. He shuts the door.] DR. CHANG: [To Miles] You don't need to wait. I'll get a ride back with Radzinsky. [Dr. Chang walks away. Hurley climbs into the front seat.] HURLEY: Dude, what is this place? And what's up with all the secrecy? MILES: Don't know. Don't care. [In the work site, a saw buzzes away, and men speak indistinctly to each other. At least one of the construction workers is a woman. One of the workers, a man, sets down a sturdy-looking metal hatch door inset with a glass window onto a work table. He shouts over to another worker who carries a clipboard.] WORKER: Hey, Glenn! What's the serial number that goes on the hatch lid? GLENN: 4, 8... [The first worker picks up metal stamps and pounds them into the metal hatch lid with a heavy mallet, one by one.] GLENN: 15... [The mallet pounds twice.] GLENN: 16... [The mallet pounds twice.] GLENN: 23... [The mallet pounds twice.] GLENN: Hold on a minute. It's smudged. HURLEY: 42. GLENN: 42. [The mallet pounds twice.] MILES: How the hell did you know that? HURLEY: 'Cause they're building our hatch. MILES: What hatch? HURLEY: The one that crashed our plane. Act 5 [flashback - At night, Miles accepts a take-out container from a taco stand called La Vida Tacos. Mariachi music plays from the taco stand--men sing a forlorn love song in Spanish.] MILES: Thanks. [Walking away from the stand, Miles opens the foam container and hungrily bites into a soft taco. As Miles passes a barbershop, a dark navy van pulls up, and the man in the passenger seat calls out to Miles.] MAN IN VAN: Hey, Miles. MILES: Do I know you? [The van door slides open and two men wearing hoods and white cloth over the lower two-thirds of their faces jump out and grab Miles, who drops his dinner. They lift him right up off the ground and push him into the van. The door closes, the tires peal, and the van is away. Inside the van as it drives, seated on the floor in the back, Miles looks around at his captors. The man in the passenger seat is turned around to look at Miles and gives a friendly wave.] MAN IN VAN: [Amicably] Miles! My name's Bram. MILES: You owe me a fish taco. BRAM: Sorry about that, but your apartment's being watched. And we had to try our best to talk you out of working for Charles Widmore. MILES: I have no idea who that is. [Bram climbs out of his seat, positioning himself closer to Miles.] BRAM: He's the man who chartered the boat you'll be getting on next week. And, my friend, you do not want to get on that boat. Do you know what lies in the shadow of the statue? MILES: No, can't say that I do. BRAM: Then you're not ready to go to that island. But if you come with us--all those things you've spent your life trying to find out? You'll know. You'll know who you are, Miles--why it is you have a gift, and most of all, you'll know about your father. MILES: I don't know where you've been getting your intel, but I stopped caring about my father a long time ago. What I do care about is money. So, I'll tell you what. You want me to pass on going to the Island? It's gonna cost you double what they offered--$3.2 million. BRAM: We're not paying you anything. All the money in the world isn't gonna fill that empty hole inside you, Miles. [Bram climbs back into the front passenger seat.] MILES: That's sad, isn't it? BRAM: Toss him! [The two masked men grab Miles by the shoulders, the van brakes in an empty street, the door opens, and Miles is summarily ejected from the van, landing on his feet. Bram calls out through his open window.] BRAM: You're playing for the wrong team! MILES: Yeah? What team are you on? BRAM: The one that's gonna win. [The van door slams shut, the engine revs, the tires peal, and the van is gone, leaving Miles alone.] [On-Island - At night, a blue DHARMA van motors along a dirt trail on the Island. Miles is driving, and Hurley continues to work in his composition book by the moonlight.] HURLEY: That hatch they're building? There's gonna be an accident, then they're gonna have to build a computer with a button you have to push so the world doesn't end. [Miles scoffs.] HURLEY: So your dad... is he around... you know, when we came from? The future? MILES: No. HURLEY: Well, then this is kind of awesome for you, huh? MILES: How is it awesome?! HURLEY: Because you get to hang out with him, you know, get to know him better and stuff. MILES: Ch. HURLEY: And don't bother thanking me, but he was totally down for that beer, dude. You know, and maybe he'll let you hold baby you, or you can change your own diaper or-- [Miles slams on the brakes.] HURLEY: Whoa! MILES: Listen up, 'cause we're only gonna have this conversation once. Okay? I don't want to "hang out" with my dad. I don't want to "know him better"... "and stuff". HURLEY: Why not? Did he bat you up when you were little or something? MILES: He wasn't even around when I was little, you dimwit! I never knew him, until now. Why am I even telling you this? HURLEY: 'Cause you're in pain and you need to let it out. MILES: I'm not in pain! It doesn't matter. My father is dad! He's gone! He never cared about me, and nothing I can do will ever change that. HURLEY: But he's not gone. We just dropped him off. MILES: You want to get into my business? [Miles snatches the composition book away from Hurley.] MILES: Let's get into yours! [Miles snatches Hurley's DHARMA Initiative-brand composition book from him.] HURLEY: Give that back to me. MILES: How about we read your little diary? HURLEY: It's not a diary! It's personal! [Miles gets out of the van. Hurley gets out, chasing him.] MILES: Let's see what's going on-- HURLEY: Give that--give that back to me. MILES: --in that piece of granite you call a head. HURLEY: Give it back! MILES: "Exterior--Hoth. A little spy robot thingy zips through the atmosphere and crashes into the snowy planet below. That's when Chewbacca shows up and blasts it away with his crossbow laser. He shakes his fury fist in the sky in triumph. Chewbacca--Raaar." HURLEY: [Embarrassedly] It's "furry." "Furry fist." I need a spell-check. MILES: What the hell is this? HURLEY: I'm writing Empire Strikes Back. MILES: Uh... I'm sorry. What? HURLEY: It's 1977, right? [Miles nods.] HURLEY: So Stars Wars just came out. And pretty soon, George Lucas is gonna be looking for a sequel. I've seen Empire, like, 200 times, so I figured I'd make life easier and send him the script... with a couple improvements. MILES: That has gotta be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. HURLEY: Oh, yeah? Well, at least I'm not scared to talk to my own dad. [Hurley snatches his composition book back and gets back in the van.] [Still night, Sawyer crosses past a hammock in the Barracks and opens the door to his house. He enters with a sigh and looks around.] JULIET: James. You're back. SAWYER: Barely. You ever had one of those days you feel like the little Dutch boy with your finger in the... [Juliet indicates the other side of the room, where Jack stands quietly, holding a coffee mug.] SAWYER: Doc. Hey. What's going on? JACK: Ben's father thinks that Kate had something to do with his son going missing. SAWYER: Why the hell would he think that? [Jack looks to Juliet.] JULIET: Because she talked to him, tried to make him feel better. [Sawyer scoffs.] JACK: Her heart was in the right place. SAWYER: Yeah, well, where was her head? JACK: I had a talk with Roger. I don't think he's gonna say anything to anyone for now. Just wanted you to know. [Jack hands his empty coffee mug back to Juliet.] JACK: [To Juliet] Thank you. JULIET: Mm. SAWYER: Yeah? Well... [sighs] thanks for filling me in, Doc. JACK: No problem. [Jack opens the door and goes out. Sawyer follows him a bit, watching Jack walk into the night. He puts his hands in his pockets, leans against a post, and sighs deeply. Phil walks up from the other direction, carrying a knapsack.] PHIL: Hey, boss. SAWYER: Hey. PHIL: We got a development. You better come to the office. SAWYER: Phil, I've been running around the jungle all day, so whatever developments you got can wait a while. PHIL: I know who took the kid. SAWYER: Yeah? Who's that? [Phil produces from the backpack and holds up a U-matic videocassette tape. Its label reads "DHARMA SURVEILLANCE TAPE GND-2398923-CTP4", has the numbers "621-41" written on it, and indicates it is from camera #4.] PHIL: You. SAWYER: Got a perfectly good explanation for what you saw on that tape. PHIL: I sure as hell hope so. [Sawyer motions inside the house and steps in. Phil follows. Sawyer closes the door behind them. Phil puts the tape back in the knapsack and puts it on the table.] SAWYER: You talk to Horace yet? PHIL: No. I thought that after three years of working together, I'd give you the benefit of the doubt-- [Sawyer throws his fist into Phil's face, sending Phil to the floor with a grunt, leaving him unconscious.] SAWYER: [To Juliet] Get some rope. [Sawyer sighs as he goes to pick up the unconscious Phil.] Act 6 [Flashback - Mr. Gray rakes up leaves and tree debris in his backyard. Miles Straume enters the yard carrying a large canvas duffel bag, fully packed.] MILES: Mr. Gray? I hope you don't mind. Your gate was open. [Mr. Gray beckons Miles in with a hand gesture. Miles sets his duffel bag down on Mr. Gray's picnic table.] MR. GRAY: Mr. Straume. Of course. Of course. No problem. What, uh, what brings you by? MILES: Well, sir, uh... I'm about to go on a boat trip for a while, and... I wanted to give this back to you. [Miles hands Mr. Gray a folded brown envelope, which Mr. Gray opens to find the wad of hundreds he'd given Miles.] MILES: I lied to you, Mr. Gray. I wasn't able to talk to your son. [Miles picks up his duffel bag.] MR. GRAY: Why are you telling me this? You could have just let me go on believing what you said. MILES: That wouldn't have been fair to your son. MR. GRAY: I'm sorry? MILES: If you needed your son to know that you loved him, you should've told him when he was still alive. [Miles walks away again.] [On-Island - At night, a blue DHARMA van pulls into the Barracks and comes to a stop at the Motor Pool. The engine turns off, and Miles and Hurley get out. Miles walks over to a key rack and hangs the keys to the van back up on their peg--peg 8 out of 16 total.] HURLEY: Sorry I said you were afraid to talk to your dad, dude. MILES: Don't worry about it. [Miles finds the appropriate line on the sign-out sheet hanging next to the key rack and signs the van back in. Hurley removes the gas cap from the van and begins to refuel the vehicle.] HURLEY: I used to hate my dad, too. MILES: Yeah? HURLEY: He left when I was 10. But the best thing I ever did was give him a second chance. We got to be the best of friends, and although I may never see him again, I miss him. And I know he feels the same. MILES: My dad didn't leave when I was 10. I--I was a baby. I never knew him. And I don't want to. It's not happening. [Hurley removes the gas pump and recaps the van's fuel port.] HURLEY: That was Luke's attitude, too. MILES: What? HURLEY: In Empire, Luke found out Vader was his father, but instead of putting away his lightsaber and talking about it, he overreacted and got his hand cut off. I mean, they worked it out eventually, but at what cost? Another Death Star was destroyed, Boba Fett got eaten by the Sarlacc, and we got the Ewoks. It all could've been avoided if they'd just, you know, communicated. And let's face it. The Ewoks sucked, dude. [Hurley walks away.] [Miles, hands in his pockets, walks through the Barracks to the home of Dr. Chang. Looking in through the window, he sees Dr. Chang sitting in a chair holding the infant Miles as they page through a picture book, Me and My Polar Bear, together, the father pointing excitedly to the picutres.] DR. CHANG: [Gasps] Wow! Oh, wow! [Watching this scene, the adult Miles curls up his face briefly, and starts to choke up, as the telephone rings inside the house. Miles's mother answers the phone.] LARA: Hello? Oh, one moment. It's for you. [Lara tries to hand the phone to Dr. Chang, but it is impossible with Miles on his lap, so she sets the phone down as Dr. Chang kisses his boy and passes him off to his mother. He closes the book, stands up, and picks up the phone.] DR. CHANG: Hello? All right. I'll be right there. [Dr. Chang sets down the receiver and walks off, as Lara holds baby Miles in the background. The adult Miles watches this entire scene through the window unabashedly. When the Chang house door opens and Dr. Chang steps outside, putting on his coat, Miles turns quickly away and starts to go.] DR. CHANG: Miles! I need you. [Miles turns back around.] MILES: You do? DR. CHANG: Sub's here from H.Q. I need your help bringing them in. MILES: Sure. New recruits? DR. CHANG: No, uh, scientists from Ann Arbor. Get your van, and let's get to the dock. [A row of lamps on poles illuminate the dock in the darkness of night. A DHARMA dockworker throws a rope down on the deck of the docked submarine. Miles walks down the dock past some unloaded cargo. Behind him, a clipboard-checklisting Radzinsky, Dr. Chang, and other men and women on the dock carry out indistinct conversations. Miles takes a red suitcase from a female scientist in a black jumpsuit and helps her step down from the submarine deck onto the dock. A valise is pushed up from the submarine hatch and the man in the hatch calls out.] MAN: [Sighs] Hey, can I get a hand with this? MILES: [Setting down the female scientist's suitcase] Yeah, yeah, sure. [Miles picks up the valise from the submarine deck and looks as the man inside climbs out. Daniel Faraday, dressed in a fitted black DHARMA Initiative jumpsuit and boots, looks around.] MILES: Dan. FARADAY: Hey, Miles. Long time no see.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x13 - Some Like it Hoth"}	foreverdreaming
" The Variable" ~5x14~ Act 1 [Off-Island, 2007 - In a hospital, Desmond is rushed down a corridor on a gurney after being sht by Benjamin Linus.] [Woman speaking indistinctly over P.A.] MAN: He's coding! [Man speaks indistinctly.] MAN: gn wound. He's crashing! DOCTOR: Bay 7. Now! PENNY: Is he gonna be okay? DOCTOR: You're gonna have to wait here, ma'am. PENNY: Where are you--where are you taking him? What's happening? DOCTOR: Please, ma'am, wait here. We'll let you know as soon as we know anything. PENNY: Well, what's happening? Is he gonna be okay? DOCTOR: We're going to do everything we can. Please just wait. CHARLIE HUME: Daddy! [Sniffles] PENNY: He's gonna be okay. He's gonna be okay. [Cries] [A few moments later, Penny is in the hospital waiting room with her son, Charlie. A woman approaches.] MS. HAWKING: How old is your son? PENNY: He's 2. MS. HAWKING: [Sighs, moving closer] He has his father's hair. PENNY: I'm sorry. Do I know you? MS. HAWKING: Uh, no, but your husband does. I'm Eloise Hawking, and I believe it's my son's fault that Desmond has been sht. PENNY: Your son is Benjamin Linus? MS. HAWKING: [Scoffs] Good lord, no. My son is Daniel Faraday. [Title card: Thirty Years Earlier] [On-Island, 1977 - Daniel climbs out of the sub, needing assistance with his luggage.] FARADAY: Hey, can I get a hand with this? MILES: Yeah, yeah. [Miles assists Daniel. Indistinct conversations from the other end of the dock.] MILES: Dan. FARADAY: Hey, Miles. Long time no see. [Moments later, Pierre Chang is speaking to the group.] DR. CHANG: All right, ladies and gentlemen, you know why you're here. I wish you could all get a good night's sleep, but, uh... MILES: [Whispers] What the hell are you doing back here, Dan? Once you left for Ann Arbor, I figured you'd gotten rich, invented the DVD or something. CHANG: The shuttle will pick you up at the motor pool... [Miles indicates a facsimilie of the DHARMA Initiative new recruits photograph that includes Jack, Kate, and Hurley.] FARADAY: [Whispers] This is what I'm doing back here. When did they get here? MILES: A few days ago. It's weird, huh? LaFleur managed to-- FARADAY: We don't have time. I need you to take me to Jack's right now, okay? [Knock on door. Jack puts a shirt on and opens the door.] FARADAY: Jack. How did you get back here? JACK: Faraday? What the-- FARADAY: How did you do it? JACK: Whoa. FARADAY: How did you get back to the Island? JACK: Where have you been? FARADAY: I was--I was just at DHARMA headquarters in Ann Arbor. I was doing some research. What's more important right now... how did you get back here to 1977? JACK: [Sighs] What's going on? MILES: Don't look at me. I just carried his luggage. FARADAY: Jack, how? JACK: Uh... we were on a plane, and then-- FARADAY: Who told you to get on a plane? JACK: As a matter of fact, Dan, it was your mother. FARADAY: [Sighs] And how did she convince you, Jack? Did she tell you it was your destiny? JACK: Yeah. That's exactly what she said. FARADAY: Well, I got some bad news for you, Jack. You don't belong here at all. She was wrong. Act 2 [Flashback - A young boy is playing classical music on the piano, a metronome is clicking loudly. A woman appears in the doorway and watches him. Metronome continues ticking. She enters the room, visibly upset. The boy finishes playing and turns to her.] BOY: What's wrong, mom? Didn't you like it? WOMAN: [British accent] I loved it. It was beautiful, Daniel. [Metronome continues ticking. She sits beside him.] ELOISE: Daniel... do you know what destiny means? DANIEL: No. ELOISE: Destiny means that, if one has a special gift, then it must be nurtured. [Eloise stops the Metronome.] ELOISE: How many beats has that metronome counted since you started playing? DANIEL: 864. ELOISE: Your gift, Daniel, is your mind--a mind that is meant for science, mathematics. And it's my... job to keep you on your path. So... unfortunately, there's no more time... [Eloise eyes the keyboard.] ELOISE: ...for distractions. DANIEL: But I want to keep playing the piano. I can do both. I can make time. ELOISE: If only you could. [Eloise closes the cover on the keyboard.] [On-Island - Daniel rushes out of Jack's house with Miles following him.] FARADAY: Miles, I need you to bring me to the Orchid. Can you drive me right now? Please? MILES: Yeah, yeah, sure. I guess. FARADAY: Thanks. Come on. Let's go. [They get into a jeep. Jack exits his house.] JACK: Faraday! Wait up! [Engine starts.] FARADAY: Miles, come on. Jack, we'll be right back. JACK: Hey, what did you mean, you mother was wrong? Daniel! [They drive away.] FARADAY: I just--I just have an errand to run. Be right back! [Knock on door. Sawyer picks up his gn and cocks it, then opens the door.] SAWYER: Yeah? JACK: Faraday's back. SAWYER: What do you mean Faraday's back? Why? JACK: I have no idea. He came in on the sub, and he woke me up. He--he started talking nonsense, and then he took off for the Orchid. SAWYER: I'd love to trade theories about this, but I'm a little busy right now. [Sawyer goes to close the door, but Jack stops him.] JACK: What are you busy with at 6:00 in the morning? JULIET: James, tell him. SAWYER: [Sighs deeply] Get in here. [Jack enters the house and Sawyer closes the door.] SAWYER: Phil--one of my security guys--got himself a videotape of me and Kate taking the kid out to the Hostiles. JACK: And where's the tape? SAWYER: With Phil. JACK: And where is Phil? [Sawyer opens a closet to reveal a gagged Phil tied up inside.] SAWYER: Phil, Jack. Jack... Phil. [At the Orchid, Miles and Daniel are sitting the stationary jeep. Daniel is looking at his journal.] MILES: Are we... waiting for something? [Vehicle approaching. It's Dr. Chang in a DHARMA van.] FARADAY: Right on time. [The van stops and the driver turns off the engine. Van doors open and close as they get out.] FARADAY: I'll be back in ten minutes. [Daniel is flicking through his journal as he takes the elevator down into the station.] TONY: So what do you want me to do? DR. CHANG: You're gonna do nothing. If you drill even 1 centimeter further, you risk releasing that energy. If that were to happen... then God help us all. SEALS: Hey! You need a hard hat down here. [Daniel puts a hard hat on, picks up a tnk and puts it over his shoulder. As he walks through a tunnel, he bumps into Pierre Chang by accident.] DR. CHANG: Watch yourself! FARADAY: Sorry, sir. Won't happen again. [Man speaks indistinctly.] MAN: Come on. I'll grab the rest of his stuff. Let's go. [Some men lift an injured worker on a stretcher and carry it away.] TONY: [to Daniel] Did you hear that? Time travel. How stupid does that guy think we are? [Tony walks away. Daniel catches up to Dr. Chang.] FARADAY: Dr. Chang? Dr. Chang? Do you have a second, sir? DR. CHANG: [Sighs] I suppose. FARADAY: I just came in on the sub with the Swan team. We actually met three years ago, I'm Daniel Faraday. DR. CHANG: Yes. Yes. Uh, you arrived with LaFleur. I remember. FARADAY: Right. DR. CHANG: What can I do for you? FARADAY: I need you to order the evacuation of every man, woman and child on this Island. DR. CHANG: And why would I do that? FARADAY: A man is on a stretcher as a consequence of the electromagnetic activity that your drilling unleashed down here. [Metal thud.] DR. CHANG: Which is now contained. [Pierre gets into the elevator and Daniel follows him.] FARADAY: It's contained down here. But in about six hours, the same thing is gonna happen at the site for the Swan station, only the energy there is about 30,000 times more powerful, sir. And the accident... it's gonna be catastrophic. DR. CHANG: That is utterly absurd. What could possibly qualify you to make that kind of prediction? Hmm? FARADAY: I'm from the future. Act 3 [Outside the station, Pierre walks to the DHARMA van. Daniel is in the distance looking at his journal.] FARADAY: Dr. Chang, wait! Will you wait one second, please? Wait one--one second. DR. CHANG: Yes, yes, you're from the future. You heard me talking about time travel. Now you've had your fun. Good for you. FARADAY: No, no. Please, Dr. Chang. Just look at my journal, please. [showing him the journal] Look at these equations. Some of them won't be discovered for another 20 years. Dr. Chang-- MILES: Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey, Dan! Leave the man alone. Sorry, Dr. Chang. I think he had too many drugs on the sub-- FARADAY: Dr. Chang... Miles is your son. DR. CHANG: Excuse me? FARADAY: Think about it. A Chinese man named Miles--the same name as your baby--shows up with me from the future. You--you really think this is all coincidence? DR. CHANG: Is this true? MILES: No. DR. CHANG: Please... stay away from me. [Pierre gets into the van.] FARADAY: Dr. Chang... [Engine starts. He drives away.] FARADAY: Dr. Chang! If you-- MILES: Hey! Hey! Hey! Are you out of your mind? What are you doing? FARADAY: I'm just making sure that your father does what he's supposed to do. MILES: And what's that? FARADAY: You'll see. [Flashback - Outside Oxford University, Daniel and Theresa exit. Daniel is wearing a graduation gown and cap. Eloise is waiting for them on the lawn.] FARADAY: Hi, Mom. I want you to meet Theresa. THERESA: [British accent] Dan's told me so much about-- MS. HAWKING: Pleased to meet you. Well done, Daniel. Ah... THERESA: [Chuckles] You must be so proud of him. MS. HAWKING: Daniel, I thought we could celebrate your accomplishment with lunch. There's a nice restaurant nearby. I reserved us a table. FARADAY: We would love to. [Chuckles] MS. HAWKING: [Sighs] Actually, I was hoping it would be just the two of us. [To Theresa] You do understand, don't you? It's just that I don't get to see my son very often. FARADAY: Mother... THERESA: I understand. It's okay, Dan. Really. [Daniel and Eloise are seated at a table in an Indian restaurant.] MS. HAWKING: Is there something bothering you, Daniel? [Sitar playing.] FARADAY: You were so rude to Theresa. MS. HAWKING: [Chuckles] was I? FARADAY: Theresa is my girlfriend. MS. HAWKING: She is your research assistant. You should be focusing your energies on your work. FARADAY: On my work. MS. HAWKING: Yes. That is what is important. FARADAY: Yes. You've made it abundantly clear. Why would I waste my gift on a woman-- MS. HAWKING: I'm sorry to tell you, Daniel, but you're not going to have time for relationships. The women in your life will only be terribly hurt. FARADAY: What does that mean? MS. HAWKING: It means that your work will always comes first, that's all. FARADAY: Only because that's what you always push me to do. You pushed and you pushed and you pushed. And when will it be enough, Mother? When? I'm the youngest doctorate ever to ever graduate from Oxford. I just got a new 1.5 million pound research grant. What else do I have to do? MS. HAWKING: A grant? That's wonderful! From whom? FARADAY: I don't know. Um... some industrialist. Widmore, I think. Charles Widmore. MS. HAWKING: [Chuckles] I don't want to fight with you, Daniel. That's not why I came. FARADAY: Why did you come? [Eloise produces a small, flat gift box and presents it to Daniel.] MS. HAWKING: To congratulate you. Good luck, Daniel. And I do hope you know that I mean that. [Faraday opens the box to find a blank journal with an embossed leather cover. Inside, the handwritten inscription reads, "Daniel, No matter what, remember, I will always love you. Mother".] [On-Island - Jin, Hurley, Kate and Jack are gathered at Sawyer and Juliet's house, who are also present.] SAWYER: [Sighs] All right, people. Party's over. I know y'all just showed up. The rest of us have been here for the past three years. This is our home. The last thing I wanna do is leave. But we ain't got no choice. HURLEY: Well, that dude in the closet--I thought he worked for you. Can't you convince him that it was all, like, a misunderstanding? SAWYER: I punched the man in the damn face, Hugo. What am I supposed to say--"My fist slipped"? KATE: How much time do we have before someone realizes he's gone? SAWYER: Not enough. JULIET: So where do we go? SAWYER: [Sighs deeply] We only got two options. We can either commandeer the sub, get the hell off this Island before anyone knows we're gone, or we can head back in the jungle, start from square one. JIN: I'm not getting on that sub if there's a chance that my wife is still on this Island. HURLEY: Yeah, me neither. After all we did to get back here? And now we're just gonna run off again? It'd be kinda wishy-washy. SAWYER: Right. That's two votes for square one. Anybody else wanna-- [Knock on door.] SAWYER: Hold your horses. Be right there. [Sawyer picks up his gn and answers the door.] FARADAY: [Sighs] Hey, James. SAWYER: Welcome to the meeting, Twitchy. Good to see you again. Pound cake's in the kitchen. Help yourself to the punch. [To Miles, in a lowered voice] Is he still crazy? MILES: It's on a whole new level, man. SAWYER: [Sighs] Great. [Door slams.] FARADAY: Jack, I'm sorry I was rude before, but what I came to do is of critical importance to everyone in this room. Does anyone know where I can find the Hostiles? JULIET: Why do you need to know that, Daniel? FARADAY: [Sighs] Because one of them is my mother. And she is the only person on this island who can get us back to where we belong. Act 4 [Flashback - A sht of the fake Oceanic 815 wreckage is on the TV. Daniel is crying as he watches it.] NEWSCASTER: [On TV] This haunting footage comes to us from the Christiane I, a salvage vehicle in the Indian Ocean. CAROLINE: How do you want your eggs, Dan? NEWSCASTER: [On TV] For more than two months, it's been scouring the depths of the Sunda Trench off Bali... CAROLINE: So what happened? They found that missing plane? NEWSCASTER: [On TV] ...in search of the long-missing Oceanic Flight 815. CAROLINE: Dan? NEWSCASTER: [On TV] Late last night, the Christiane deployed two remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs... CAROLINE: Dan...? Dan, why are you so upset? NEWSCASTER: [On TV] ...that verified what the national transportation safety board had long feared... FARADAY: I don't know. NEWSCASTER: [On TV] ...that the commercial aircraft... [Knock on door.] NEWSCASTER: [On TV] ...on September 22nd, 2004... [Daniel's carer opens the door.] CAROLINE: You have a visitor, Dan. [Daniel exhales deeply.] CAROLINE: Would you like some tea? WIDMORE: That would be lovely. Hello, Daniel. [Daniel stands. Charles Widmore is in the room.] FARADAY: I'm sorry, sir. I don't... D--did Caroline tell you I have a condition that affects my memory? WIDMORE: Just... don't be embarrassed. We've never met. My name is Charles Widmore. FARADAY: Charles... Charles Widmore from... my research grant? [Gasps] It's very nice to meet you, sir. Please, sit down. Um... [Widmore moves a magazine from a seat and sits down.] FARADAY: Mm, a bit of a mess. I meant to thank you before I... before I left Oxford. WIDMORE: You mean, before you were dismissed. FARADAY: [Cries softly, voice breaks] I tested it... I tested it out on myself first. WIDMORE: It's all right, Daniel. FARADAY: I would never hurt Theresa. WIDMORE: Please, it's all right. That's not why I'm here. I came to offer you a new opportunity. FARADAY: N--no, I... I'm sorry. I--I can't. I don't think I--I can... [crying softly] WIDMORE: Did I say something to upset you? FARADAY: It's this plane crash. I don't know why it's bothering me so much. [Whispers] it's just so sad. They're dad. WIDMORE: Daniel, what if I told you... they're not dad? What if I told you the plane was a fake? An elaborate... [scoffs] expensive fake. FARADAY: [Sighs] How would you know that? WIDMORE: Because I put it there. FARADAY: Well... why would you tell me that? WIDMORE: Because come tomorrow, you won't remember I did. Daniel, the real Oceanic Flight 815 crashed on an island--a special island with unique scientific properties. I want to send you to the Island. It will further your research, show you things you'd never dream of. But more importantly, it will heal you, Daniel--your mind, your memory. FARADAY: H--heal me? W--why are you doing all this for me? WIDMORE: Because you're a man of tremendous gifts, and it would be a shame to see them go to waste. FARADAY: [Chuckles] You sound like my mother. WIDMORE: [Chuckles] That's because we're old friends. [On-Island - Back at Sawyer's house.] SAWYER: Your mother is an Other? FARADAY: You met her, actually, when the Island was skipping, back in 1954. They were calling her "Ellie". HURLEY: You guys were in 1954? Like... Fonzie times? JULIET: You still haven't told us why you need to find her. FARADAY: I just need to talk to her. SAWYER: I thought you said we were supposed to lay low. "Whatever happened, happened"? FARADAY: Just tell me where they are, and I'll go-- SAWYER: I'm not telling you anything, and you ain't going anywhere unless you wanna share with us what the hell it is you're doing. JACK: Sawyer, he said he can get us back to where we belonged. Whether we go on the sub or we head back into the jungle... we don't belong here. SAWYER: Well, I belonged here just fine till you came back, Doc. JACK: [To Kate] You know where the Hostiles are. KATE: What? JACK: You and Sawyer took Ben out to them. Can you get us back out there? SAWYER: Whoa, hold on a second. Don't say a word, Kate. JACK: She can say what she wants to say. Kate... You made me promise to never ask what happened to Aaron, or why you came back here. But I know that reason isn't... it isn't here. [Scoffs] It's not now. SAWYER: Whatever her reason is, helping H.G. Wells here talk to his mommy ain't got nothing to do with it. Come with us, Freckles. [Juliet gives Sawyer a look.] JULIET: The code for the fence is 1-4-1-7-1-7. You should take Daniel. It's over here for us anyway. KATE: Okay. Let's go. DANIEL: Great. Great. Thank you. Hey, Miles, can you drive us? [Miles tosses Faraday the ring of keys.] SAWYER: When you realize you've made a huge mistake... we'll be back at the beach, right where we started. [Jack, Kate, and Faraday leave.] SAWYER: All right, the rest of us--pack anything you can carry, meet back here in 20 minutes. [Sawyer reaches a hand out to Juliet. She takes it.] SAWYER: [Whispers] Time to go. [Kate, Jack and Daniel are walking through the Barracks.] KATE: These people are not gonna be happy to see us. It might be a good idea to bring some gn. There's a gn safe in the motor pool, but it's locked. JACK: Good thing I'm a janitor then. [Jack takes his keys from his pocket Daniel stops as he looks at something off camera.] KATE: Hey, Dan? FARADAY: I'll meet you at the motor pool. I need just a minute. Okay? [Daniel leaves and makes his way to a young red haired girl playing on the swing set, holding a candy bar.] CHARLOTTE: [British accent] I'm not allowed to have chocolate before dinner. FARADAY: [Sighs] It's okay, sweetheart. I won't tell. CHARLOTTE: My name's Charlotte. What's yours? FARADAY: I'm Daniel. I'm new here. Listen. Do you know Dr. Chang? CHARLOTTE: Uh-huh. FARADAY: Yeah? Hopefully really soon, Dr. Chang is gonna ask a bunch of people to get on the submarine and leave the Island. [Voice breaks] When he does, you and your mommy... you're gonna have to leave. In case what I do doesn't work, you cannot be here. You have to leave. [the girl cries] I tried to avoid telling you this. I didn't think I could change things. But maybe I can. [Over at the motor pool, Jack takes a medical kit and puts it in his bag. He hands Kate a gn. Daniel arrives.] FARADAY: Hey, how long will it take us to get up there? KATE: Uh, it depends. We can take the road until we ht the pylons, but then once we're in their territory, we gotta go on foot. [Kate hands Daniel a rfle.] FARADAY: Okay. Uh, do you have something for a beginner? [A DHARMA van approaches.] JACK: Let's go. [Kate gives Daniel another gn.] KATE: That's ready to go. [Radzinsky gets out of the van with two other guys.] RADZINSKY: What's going on here? Aren't you one of the physicists off the sub? FARADAY: Yeah, that's right. Uh, we were just making sure that-- RADZINSKY: You're supposed to be out at the Swan site. FARADAY: Right. Uh, there was--there was an accident at the Orchid station. [exposing his hidden gn] Dr. Chang asked us to help. RADZINSKY: He's got a gn. [Everyone but Daniel cocks their gn.] RADZINSKY: I just left Dr. Chang. He's at home with his wife and baby. You're lying. Now drop the gn and get down on the ground! FARADAY: [slowly moving away] Hey. Listen to me. Listen. You really do not understand what's happening here. You have no idea. We have no time. We have to leave. All right? So we're just gonna leave. Okay? Nobody's--no... [Radzinsky fires a sht, and Daniel returns one which hits Radzinsky on the hand.] FARADAY: Aah! RADZINSKY: Aah! [Jack begins to fre at the two other guards, while they fre back. Kate and Daniel take cover and Jack joins them.] KATE: [to Daniel] Are you okay? [Dozens of shts are exchanged between the two sides.] KATE: [Pants] I think we can make it to the Jeep. JACK: All right. I'll cover you. Dan? You go, too, all right? Go, go, go! [Jack fires back as Kate and Daniel make their way to the Jeep. Dozens more shts are exchanged. Jack spots some fuel tnk near Radzinsky and sht them. A fireball erupts and allows Jack, Kate and Daniel enough time to escape in the Jeep.] RADZINSKY: Sound the alarm! Act 5 [Flashback - Daniel is sat at a piano, playing the piece he was heard playing in the opening flashback. This time he forgets the notes and can't seem to remember. Eloise enters the house.] MS. HAWKING: Hello, Daniel. FARADAY: Mother. [Keys jangle.] FARADAY: When did you get here? MS. HAWKING: Oh, I just arrived. I would have called you, but... FARADAY: I would have forgotten anyway. MS. HAWKING: I hear you have been offered a job. FARADAY: How do you know that? MS. HAWKING: Well, it's my business to know. I came here, Daniel, to tell you that it is very important that you say yes to Mr. Widmore... that you accept this opportunity. FARADAY: I can't. He needs someone who can do really, really complex space-time calibrations and calculate bearings, and I just... I don't know how to do that anymore. MS. HAWKING: Daniel... FARADAY: Mm. MS. HAWKING: This place he mentioned to you, this island--did he tell you that it could make you better? What if it's true? Why, then you could go on with your work. Just think of all you could accomplish. FARADAY: You really want me to... to go? MS. HAWKING: Yes. FARADAY: Will... [voice breaks] will it make you proud of me? MS. HAWKING: [Whispers] Yes, Daniel. It will. [She fights back tears.] FARADAY: [Sighs] Then I'll do it. [On-Island - The Jeep arrives at the fence. Kate and Jack get out while Daniel stays seated.] JACK: You remember the code? KATE: Yeah, I got it. JACK: All right, I'm gonna take a look at that. [Jack examines Faraday's neck wound.] JACK: Yeah, good. It's just a graze. FARADAY: Whew. [Kate switches off the fence.] JACK: This is gonna sting. FARADAY: Yeah. [Daniel inhales sharply.] FARADAY: Ah. JACK: Yeah, you're gonna be fine. FARADAY: I guess I'm lucky. [Rips bandage.] JACK: What's luck have to do with it? I thought you said "Whatever happened, happened"? FARADAY: You gotta understand, Jack, this is our present. When we met, did I have a scar on my neck? No. 'Cause I hadn't been sht yet. We can't be so naive as to think nothing can happen to us. Any one of us can die, Jack. KATE: Okay. It's off. FARADAY: Thanks. [Faraday jumps out of the Jeep.] FARADAY: Which way? KATE: Just a couple miles in. [Daniel walks on ahead, checking his watch.] KATE: [to Jack] Do you think he knows what he's doing? JACK: I sure hope so. There's no turning back now. [Back at the Barracks, Sawyer and Juliet pack clothes and food. Phil's muffled shouts can be heard in the background.] SAWYER: You called it the minute those Yahoos got here. I shoulda listened to you. You can say, "I told you so." JULIET: Maybe after we get to the beach. [Sawyer stops her.] SAWYER: [Whispers] Hey. [Normal voice] You still got my back? JULIET: You still got mine? [Alarm blaring in distance.] [Outside, Hurley and Jin notice Radzinsky and his men walking toward Sawyer's house with their gn. Alarm continues blaring, indistinct shouting.] HURLEY: That's not good, right? JIN: [Speaks korean] [Radzinsky bursts into the house.] RADZINSKY: LaFleur! [Panting] Where have you been? SAWYER: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Take it easy, Stu. What the hell's going on? RADZINSKY: I just got sht by a physicist, and the new recruits are helping him. We've been infiltrated. SAWYER: That's ridiculous. Now just calm down for a minute. We can talk about this. [Thud.] RADZINSKY: What was that? SAWYER: It sounded like it was from outside. [Pounding on door. The two other guys cock their rfles as Radzinsky goes to investigate. He opens the closet doors and discovers Phil. He instantly turns his gn on Sawyer.] RADZINSKY: Get down on the ground now. [Sawyer doesn't comply.] RADZINSKY: I said now! [Sawyer and Juliet comply.] [In the jungle, Jack, Kate and Daniel arrive at a stream. Kate sits and Jack throws her a bottle of water.] KATE: [Groans] Thank you. JACK: You need a gn to go talk to your mother, Dan? FARADAY: You don't know my mother, Jack. [Drops bag.] JACK: You ready to tell me why she was wrong? Why we don't belong here? [Kate moves closer.] FARADAY: In about four hours, the DHARMA folks at the swan work site--they're gonna--gonna drill into the ground and accidentally tap into a massive pocket of energy. The result of the release of this energy would be catastrophic. So in order to contain it, they're gonna have to cement the entire area in, like Chernobyl. And this containment--the place they built over it--I believe you called it "the Hatch." The Swan hatch? Because of this one accident, these people are gonna spend the next 20 years keeping that energy at bay... by pressing a button... a button that your friend Desmond will one day fail to push, and that will cause your plane--Oceanic 815--to crash on this Island. And because your plane crashed, a freighter will be sent to this Island--a freighter I was on and Charlotte was on and so forth. This entire chain of events--it's gonna start happening this afternoon. But... we can change that. I studied relativistic physics my entire life. One thing emerged over and over--can't change the past. Can't do it. Whatever happened, happened. All right? But then I finally realized... I had been spending so much time focused on the constants, I forgot about the variables. Do you know what the variables in these equations are, Jack? JACK: [Chuckles] No. FARADAY: Us. We're the variables. People. We think. We reason. We make choices. We have free will. We can change our destiny. I think I can negate that energy under the Swan. I think I can destroy it. If I can, then that hatch will never be built, and your plane... your plane will land, just like it's supposed to, in Los Angeles. KATE: And just how exactly do you plan on destroying this energy? FARADAY: I'm gonna detonate a hydrogen bmb. [Kate and Jack look at each other.] Act 6 [Off-Island, 2007 - At Marina Medical Center Long Beach.] WOMAN: [Over P.A.] Satellite pharmacy... PENNY: Daniel Faraday? Your son is Daniel Faraday? MS. HAWKING: [Whispers] Yes. PENNY: That's the man who sent Desmond to Los Angeles to find you. MS. HAWKING: That's right. I came, Penelope, to apologize. Your husband has become a casualty in a conflict that's bigger than him, that's bigger than any of us. PENNY: What do you mean? Is Des gonna be okay? MS. HAWKING: I don't know. For the first time in a long time, I don't know what's going to happen next. NURSE: Ms. Hume? PENNY: Yes? NURSE: Your husband's in the recovery room, and he's asking for you. PENNY: The recovery room? Is he-- NURSE: He's doing fine. Come with me. This nurse will watch your son. [Penny leaves with the nurse. Eloise leaves.] [In the recovery room.] PENNY: Hi. DESMOND: Hi. PENNY: I thought I'd lost you. DESMOND: I promised you, Penny. I promised you... I'd never leave you again. [They kiss.] [Outside the hospital, Eloise goes to get into a taxi when Widmore stops her.] WIDMORE: Is he all right? MS. HAWKING: Yes, Charles. He's fine. WIDMORE: Good. [She walks over to him.] MS. HAWKING: Your daughter's in there. Why don't you go in and say hello? WIDMORE: Unfortunately, Eloise, my relationship with Penelope is one of the things I had to sacrifice. MS. HAWKING: Sacrifice? Don't you talk to me about sacrifice, Charles. I had to send my son back to the Island, knowing full well that-- WIDMORE: He was my son, too, Eloise. [Eloise slaps Widmore. She gets in the taxi and it leaves.] [On-Island, 1977 - Daniel, Jack and Kate walk through the jungle.] KATE: This is a mistake. He's talking about erasing everything that's ever happened to us, Jack. It's insane. JACK: We disappeared off a plane in mid-air and ended up in 1977. I'm getting kinda used to insane. OTHER MAN: Well, that should be enough. OTHER WOMAN: I think we need more water. [They come across the Others camp. Daniel enters alone.] FARADAY: Wish me luck. JACK: Wait. Hey. KATE: No, let him go. Let him go. [One of the Others notices Daniel enter the camp and reaches for his gn. Daniel fires two shts into the ground to stop him.] FARADAY: Back up. Step away. It's okay. Nobody move. I only want to speak to Eloise. Where is Eloise? Come on. Where is she? RICHARD: I'm sorry, but Elo-- [Daniel turns his gn on Richard.] RICHARD: She's not here right now. Do we know each other? FARADAY: It doesn't matter. I need you to take me to Eloise. RICHARD: I--I already told you she's not here. Let's just take it easy. FARADAY: Where's the bmb, Richard? The hydrogen bmb that I told you people to bury--where is it? RICHARD: Listen to me. Lower your gn, and we'll talk. Okay? Nobody has to get hurt here. Just put the gn down. FARADAY: I'm gonna give you three seconds. One... RICHARD: Don't do this. FARADAY: Two... [A rfle reports. Daniel looks down to see blood oozing from his midsection. He grunts faintly and then slumps to the ground with a thud. Behind him, a blonde woman holds a smoking rfle aimed at him.] RICHARD: Why did you do that? ELOISE: He had a gn on you. RICHARD: He wasn't gonna sh**t me, Eloise. FARADAY: Eloise. [Gasping] You knew. You always knew. [Panting] You knew this was gonna happen. You sent me here anyway. ELOISE: Who are you? FARADAY: I... I'm your son. [Gasps] [Eloise stares at him with shock. Daniel's eyes go still.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x14 - The Variable"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [1977 - Daniel is holding Richard at gn in the Others camp.] FARADAY: Where's the bmb, Richard? Where is it? The hydrogen bmb that I told your people to bury. Where is it? RICHARD: Listen to me. Lower your gn, and we'll talk. Okay? Nobody has to get hurt here. Just put the gn down. FARADAY: I'm gonna give you three seconds. One... RICHARD: Don't do this. [Jack and Kate watch from afar.] KATE: What's he doing down there? Jack, he's crazy. JACK: Is he? What if this is why we're here? What if this is our one chance to put things back the way they're supposed to be? [Loud gn. Daniel falls to the floor.] JACK: No. [Jack stands up to run down.] KATE: What the hell do you think you're doing?! JACK: They sht him! I'm gonna go help. KATE: Yeah, they're gonna sht you, too. We have to go, Jack. We have to go now. [Galloping--horses approach. Jack puts his arms out in surrender. A man on a brown horse rides up to Jack and hits Jack broadly in the face with the stock of his rfle, polo mallet-style. Jack falls to the ground. After a moment's hesitation, Kate runs to Jack.] KATE: Jack! [A second man rides nearer on a horse.] 2ND MAN: [Scottish accent] Don't you move! [The second man's horse whinnies. The second man dismounts his brown horse and points his rfle at them.] 2ND MAN: Don't move. [The first man, a strong and sturdy-framed Charles Widmore, rides up, dismounts, and strides up to Jack to kick him in the face. Jack's whole body rolls over with the force of the blow.] KATE: [In protest] Hey! [Jack grunts. Widmore points his rfle into Jack's face.] WIDMORE: [Panting] Just who the bloody hell might you be? [Eloise pages through Faraday's journal and looks at the dad man on the ground in front of her. Widmore walks into the camp, the cptive Kate and Jack led behind him by the second man, their hands bound behind their backs with rope.] WIDMORE: Eloise! What happened? RICHARD: This man walked into camp and put a gn to my head, and Eloise... reacted. Where'd you find them? WIDMORE: Crouched in the bushes... like rats. ELOISE: Did you two come here with this man? JACK: Yes. ELOISE: Put them in my tent. WIDMORE: Would you care to tell me, Eloise, why the DHARMA Initiative seems to have declared wr on us? ELOISE: These people aren't from the DHARMA Initiative, Charles. WIDMORE: Then where the hell are they from? [Title card: Thirty Years Later] [2007 - Surf rolls gently as an ethereal sailing ship sits motionless. A giant pair ot tweezers adjust its sails. Richard Alpert, in a tent on the beach, patiently builds a ship in a bottle. A brunette Other, Vanessa, hurries into his tent to alert him.] VANESSA: Richard, he's here. [Richard sets down the tweezers and stands to look. The wind blows loudly. John Locke walks into the Others' beach camp, carrying a boar carcass across his shoulders.] LOCKE: I brought dinner. [Locke sets the boar down in the sand.] RICHARD: John? LOCKE: Hello, Richard. It's been a while. [They shake hands. Richard chuckles.] RICHARD: It's--it's been, uh, three years. What happened? What--where--where were you? LOCKE: I'll explain on the way. RICHARD: On the way where? LOCKE: It's gonna be night soon. You and I have an errand to run, and we don't have a lot of time. [Richard regards Locke.] LOCKE: What's wrong? RICHARD: Something different about you. LOCKE: I have a purpose now. [A beaten and bruised Benjamin Linus walks into the camp with his tail between his legs, Sun following him closely.] RICHARD: What's he doing here? LOCKE: He helped me get back. SUN: Why did Locke say these were his people? BEN: When I left the Island, John stepped in. He's the leader now. SUN: Who's that man he's talking to? BEN: His name is Richard Alpert. He's a kind of... adviser. And he has had that job for a very, very long time. [Sun makes a beeline for Richard.] BEN: Sun? What are you... SUN: Were you here in 1977? RICHARD: Excuse me? [Sun takes out the 1977 DHARMA Initiative Welcome New Recruits photo from the Processing Center, which she has removed from its frame, folded up, and carried with her, and shows it to Richard.] SUN: These people... Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, Hugo Reyes. They were here with my husband--Jin Kwon. Were you here? Do you remember them? A--any of them? RICHARD: Yes, I was here 30 years ago. And I do. I remember these people. I remember meeting them very clearly, because... I watched them all die. Act 2 [Sun sits on the beach and looks forlornly at Jin's wedding ring. Locke walks up and offers her a water bottle.] LOCKE: Drink of water? SUN: Do you think it's true? They're all dad? LOCKE: I don't think we went through all this for nothing, Sun. [Richard walks up.] RICHARD: I'm ready, John. LOCKE: You still have that compass I gave you? RICHARD: A little rusty, but she can still find north. LOCKE: [Shouting] Ben, I'd appreciate it if you'd join us. BEN: [Shouting] What, John, don't you trust me here with my former people? Afraid I'll stage a coup? LOCKE: I'm not afraid of anything you can do anymore, Ben. [Ben nods.] BEN: Well, in that case, I'd love to come. LOCKE: Good. [To Sun] Stay here. We'll be back in a couple of hours. I'll see what I can find out. But whatever happens, Sun, you have my word--if there's a way for you and Jin to be together again, if there's a way to save our people... I'll find it. [Kate grunts as an Other goon, Erik, works her over inside Eloise's tent. She groans.] JACK: Take it easy on her! [Erik whirls around and roundhouse-kicks Jack in the face, all while executing a menacing glare. Jack falls over and grunts on the ground.] ERIK: Don't talk. Understand? [Erik leaves the tent. Kate pants and lifts herself up.] KATE: Are you okay? JACK: [Spits, pants] Yeah. KATE: [Sighs] You know, before we were caught... [panting] you said that we needed to put things back the way they were supposed to be. What did you mean by that? JACK: If we can do what Faraday said... [sniffs] our plane never crashes... Flight 815 lands in Los Angeles. And everyone we lost since we got here... [chuckles] they'd all be alive. KATE: And what about us? We just... go on living our life because we've never met? JACK: All the misery that we've been through... we'd just wipe it clean. Never happened. KATE: It was not all misery. JACK: [Sighs] Enough of it was. [Eloise enters the tent with Faraday's journal.] ELOISE: The man I sht... what did he need the bmb for? [Jack and Kate are silent.] ELOISE: I need you to tell me why he wanted the bmb. JACK: I don't think you'd believe me if I did. [She crouches to Jack's level.] ELOISE: When I was 17 years old, I took a young man to the bmb. He proceeded to tell me that if we buried it underground, then things would work out splendidly. When I asked him how he could be so sure... he said that he was from the future. And then he disappeared, right in front of my bloody eyes. Ten minutes ago, I sht that man in the back. And before he... died... he told me that he... [whispers] he said he was my son. Explain to me... and you have my word I will believe you. How is this my handwriting if I don't remember writing it? JACK: Because you haven't written it yet. I know this is hard to understand, but... what you just did... it was an accident, and I think that there's a way for you to take it all back. ELOISE: What? JACK: Your son came back here because he had figured out a way to change things. He doesn't have to be dad. You don't have to have klled him. If we do what's written in that journal... [sighs] none of this will have happened. ELOISE: Does he know what he's talking about? [Kate has tears in her eyes.] KATE: He thinks he does. ELOISE: All right then, I'll take you to the bmb. Just... one small issue, however. We secured it over 20 years ago underground. But since that time, it appears that someone's built an entire village over it. JACK: The DHARMA Initiative? [Eloise nods.] ELOISE: However... [sighs] it appears that you two have been passing yourselves off as members, so... I suppose coming and going will be relatively simple. JACK: [Scoffs] Ah, it might be a little bit more complicated than that. [Sighs] [Sawyer is forced into a chair in front of the bank of security monitors the Security Center in the Barracks. The chair rattles as handcuffs bind Sawyer into place. Stuart Radzinsky, his left hand in bandages and his right hand wrapped around a blackjack, points insistently at a security monitor, on which the unwiped security tape from camera 8 plays footage of Kate and Sawyer crossing the sonar fence. Horace Goodspeed stands at the control panel, while a bruised Phil and two other members of security stand guard with rfles.] RADZINSKY: That woman--where is she now? SAWYER: Call my lawyer. [Radzinsky hits Sawyer across the face with the blackjack. Horace steps between Radzinsky and Sawyer in Sawyer's defense, but Radzinsky flinches away.] HORACE: Stuart! What the hell are you doing? RADZINSKY: I'm getting answers. Where is she?! [Sawyer recovers and sighs. Radzinsky hits him again. Sawyer grunts.] HORACE: Hey. Hey! Stop! Damn it, stop. That is an order. I'm still in charge here. RADZINSKY: No, you were in charge, Horace. But if we're gonna protect our people and all the work we're doing here, you don't have the stomach for what happens next. [Horace relents.] RADZINSKY: Phil. [The chair rattles as Phil pushes Sawyer into the control panel desktop face-first and pushes his face toward the monitor. Sawyer grunts and groans.] RADZINSKY: Okay, Jim, last chance. You tell me where she is... [Radzinsky pushes a button and the video image pauses on Kate.] RADZINSKY: ...or so help me God, I will kll you. Act 3 [Radzinsky hits Sawyer across the face again. Juliet, bound in a chair in the same room, is forced to watch.] JULIET: Hey! RADZINSKY: You ready to talk now? [Sawyer, his face now streaming with blood, recovers from the latest blow, panting.] SAWYER: [Whispers] Nope. [Radzinsky hits Sawyer again. Sawyer grunts. Juliet looks on with empathized pain.] RADZINSKY: Believe me, I'm gettin' tired of this too, Jim. So why don't you tell me where your girlfriend took the boy? She bring him to the Hostiles? You know where they are? [Sawyer groans and spits at Radzinsky's feet. Radzinzky throws the blackjack away and punches Sawyer across the face with such a forceful right hook that Sawyer's whole chair topples over. Sawyer lands with a grunt. Juliet screams.] JULIET: Aah! Stop! Please! RADZINSKY: You want me to stop? Then tell me what I want to know! JULIET: [Voice breaks] Stuart, please. We have known each other for three years. We are not bad people! We are not here to hurt you! SAWYER: [Weakly] Juliet... don't. [Sighs] Whatever you tell 'em, they ain't gonna believe you. [Pants] It's only gonna get more people hurt. [Horace picks Sawyer and his chair up off the ground and rights them.] HORACE: What are we doing, man? Beating him is pointless. Okay? He's not gonna talk. PHIL: I can make him talk. [Radzinsky yields the floor to the junior security officer. Phil straddles forward, eyeing Sawyer, then whirls around, slapping Juliet hard across the face.] SAWYER: Son of a bitch! [The chair rattles as Sawyer fights to get free. Horace tries to restrain him.] HORACE: Easy. Easy. SAWYER: You're a dad man, Phil. I'm gonna kll you. [Another Security officer, a rfle slung over his shoulder, enters with a DHARMA Initiative composition book.] MITCH: Mr. Radzinsky? There's still no sign of Miles or Jin. But the recruits from last week... I got their sub's manifest from Amy. There were three last-minute add-ons. They were the two people that sht at you--Shephard and Austen--and one guy we can't track down. He's gotta be a part of this. [Radzinsky looks at the manifest.] RADZINSKY: Who the hell is Hugo Reyes? PHIL: He's the fat guy. [An alarm blares in the distance as Hurley gathers DHARMA Initiative canned goods and vanilla cookies from a pantry shelf and stuffs them into a knapsack. Outside, Hurley looks around furtively as he flees from the Barracks carrying the knapsack and his guitar case. The alarm continues blaring and indistinct shouting can be heard from all over the Barracks. A woman shouts indistinctly. Dr. Chang notices Hurley and follows him a bit. Hurley finds Jin and Miles waiting with rfles just beyond the boundaries of the Barracks.] HURLEY: So what's the rescue plan? MILES: Rescue plan? We're heading to the beach. Why do you think we sent you for food? HURLEY: But they got Sawyer and Juliet. MILES: And there are 30 of them, and they all have gn. The only people we can rescue is our ourselves, so let's go. HURLEY: We gotta do something. I mean, Sawyer would never leave us behind. [Leaves rustle. Dr. Chang emerges into the small clearing with the others. Miles and Jin cock their rfles and point them at him. Clearly unarmed and harmless, Dr. Chang continues to approach, cautiously.] MILES: Dr. Chang? What are you doing here? DR. CHANG: I could ask you the same question. HURLEY: But we asked you first. DR. CHANG: Your friend Faraday said that you were from the future. I need to know if he was telling the truth. HURLEY: Dude, that's ridiculous. DR. CHANG: What year were you born? What year? HURLEY: Uh... 1931? DR. CHANG: You're 46? HURLEY: Yeah. Yes, I am. DR. CHANG: So you fought in the Korean wr? HURLEY: [Pauses] There's... no such thing. [Miles and Jin express annoyance.] DR. CHANG: Who's the President of the United States? HURLEY: All right, dude, we're from the future. Sorry. DR. CHANG: It's true then? You are my son? MILES: Yeah, it's true. DR. CHANG: Your friend--the physicist--he also told me to evacuate everyone I could off the Island. He said there was going to be a massive accident at the Swan. Now is that true? MILES: He's been right about everything so far. If Faraday said get people off the Island... I'd do it. DR. CHANG: Well, then let's hope he knows what he's doing. [The Others' camp. Birds chirp in the surrounding jungle. Widmore kneels over the dad Faraday and studies his features.] WIDMORE: Tell me something. Why is it that this man looks... familiar to me? ELOISE: Richard... you and Erik are coming with me. WIDMORE: Going with you where? ELOISE: [to Richard] You can untie them. And... would you mind giving us a moment? [to Widmore] I'm taking them to the bmb. WIDMORE: What? Are you insane? I'm worried about you. Not in your condition. [Continues indistinctly] [Speaking indistinctly.] JACK: Who is he? RICHARD: The man you're asking about, Jack, is Charles Widmore. He and Eloise are... well, let's just say love can be complicated. ELOISE: All right. Let's move out. [2007 - Locke leads Richard and Ben through the jungle.] RICHARD: So, John... you, uh, you ready to tell me where you've been the last three years? LOCKE: You really don't know? RICHARD: Well, I know that on the day that Ben here turned the wheel, that you and I were sitting on a log. There was a bright light. There was a loud noise, and then you just... you disappeared. LOCKE: Well, Richard, you're just about to see where I disappeared to. And after we're finished with that, I'd like you to take me to see Jacob. [Ben and Richard stop and stare at Locke.] BEN: That's... not how it works, John. LOCKE: Is that true, Richard? Is this gonna be a problem? RICHARD: You just got back, John. There's no reason to rush into-- LOCKE: I am the leader now. Right? RICHARD: Yes, John. That's right. LOCKE: Good. Then I would like you to take me to Jacob. Can you do that? RICHARD: Yeah, of course. LOCKE: Fantastic. Let's keep moving. We're almost to the plane. BEN: What plane? [They come across the beechcraft. Birds chirping and squawking.] LOCKE: It's a Beechcraft--used to smuggle heroin. Flew out of Nigeria, crashed here. All right, Richard, listen very carefully because you're only gonna have about three minutes to get this right. RICHARD: Get what right? LOCKE: A man's about to walk out of the jungle. He's been sht in the leg. [Locke pushes a backpack into Richard's chest. Richard grunts.] LOCKE: You'll need this to get the bllet out. RICHARD: Uh, I'm sorry, John. I'm not-- LOCKE: Now just listen. This is the important part. You're gonna need to tell him that he has to bring everyone who left back to the Island. And when he asks how to do that... You tell him he's gonna have to die. [A man hops out of the jungle, grunting, and approaches the plane.] BEN: Who is that man, John? LOCKE: Me. Act 4 [Locke tightens his belt around his leg and sits on the ground.] LOCKE: [Panting] Aah! [Footsteps approach. Locke takes his Knfe from the sheath. Richard stops and looks at Locke.] LOCKE: Richard? [Richard approaches Locke.] LOCKE: Richard... What is happening? RICHARD: What's happening is that you're bleeding to death. Okay, here. [Richard rips open the fabric of Locke's pant leg. Locke grunts.] RICHARD: I need to get the bllet out. LOCKE: How did you know there was a bllet in my leg, Richard? RICHARD: Because you told me there was, John. [Unzips backpack.] LOCKE: No, no. No, I didn't. RICHARD: Well... you will. [Locke grunts. In the distance, Locke and Ben watch the conversation.] BEN: This must be quite the out-of-body experience. LOCKE: Something like that. BEN: Your timing was impeccable, John. How did you know when to be here? LOCKE: The Island told me. Didn't it ever tell you things? BEN: No, John. And clearly it hasn't told you where Jacob is, or you wouldn't need Richard to show you. LOCKE: You've never seen him. BEN: What? LOCKE: Jacob. You've never seen him, have you? [Whooshing thud. Richard is now alone at the plane.] BEN: What just happened? Where did you go? LOCKE: To give Richard his compass back. RICHARD: You want the bllet? LOCKE: Keep it. Everything go all right? RICHARD: Well, you--you seemed pretty convinced, especially when I said you were gonna die. I'm certainly glad that didn't have to happen. LOCKE: Actually, Richard, it did. We better get back to camp. [1977 - Dr. Chang bursts into the Security Center barking orders to Horace.] DR. CHANG: You need to evacuate the Island of all nonessential personnel, and you need to do it... [Dr. Chang notices that LaFleur and Juliet are handcuffed to chairs and beaten.] DR. CHANG: What the hell is going on here? RADZINSKY: Aren't you supposed to be at the Swan right now, Chang? We're supposed to break ground in less than 20 hours. DR. CHANG: We're under imminent thrat. If we start drilling, there's a high probability of a cataclysmic accident. RADZINSKY: We are drilling and on schedule. DR. CHANG: Horace, you're in charge. RADZINSKY: He's not in charge anymore. This is my decision, and it's been made. We keep working. SAWYER: Put us on the sub. [Radzinsky looks at Sawyer.] SAWYER: [Grunts] He's right. It ain't safe. Put the women and children on the sub and get 'em the hell out of here. And if you put me and Juliet on the sub with 'em... we'll tell you anything you wanna know. You okay with that, sweetheart? JULIET: Absolutely. RADZINSKY: You want on that sub, Jim? [Radzinsky thrusts a DHARMA composition book and a pencil into Sawyer's lap.] RADZINSKY: Draw me a map. I wanna know exactly where the Hostiles are. [Across the Island, Eloise and her group come across a pond. Birds chirping.] ELOISE: You two know how to swim? KATE: Why don't we just go around it? ELOISE: No, dear, we need to go in. We have to swim under the pond to get to the tunnels. KATE: I'm not going. JACK: What? KATE: I'm gonna go back and find everyone else. I... [sighs] I can't go any further with you, Jack. Not this time. JACK: Kate, you can't go back there now. They know about us. They... they tried to kll us. KATE: And what are you trying to do? Bye, Jack. [Kate starts to take off. Erik raises his rfle at Kate and cocks it.] ERIK: You're not going anywhere. JACK: [Stepping in front of the rfle] No, no, you don't need to do that. ELOISE: We're not in the habit of telling our secrets to strangers, then just letting them saunter off. KATE: You know I don't care about your secrets. I just wanna leave. [Kate walks away.] JACK: Look, just put the gn-- ERIK: [To Jack] Step away! JACK: If she wants to leave-- ERIK: Hey! I said stop! JACK: --she can leave! [A gn rings out. A wide-eyed look of terror comes over Kate's face as she stops dad in her tracks. She looks down at her chest, checking for a gn wound. Another gn rings out, and Erik falls to the ground, with two bloody holes in his chest. A figure emerges from the foliage pointing a gn. It's Sayid. Eloise and Richard raise their arms over their heads.] Act 5 [Water laps, birds chirp. Richard holds two fingers to the carotid artery of the dad goon. Richard puts his hands to his face in resigned frustration.] RICHARD: What are we doing here, Eloise? That man just klled one of our own people, and you're acting like it doesn't matter. ELOISE: If these people are right about what they're about to do, Richard, it won't matter. RICHARD: And what are they about to do? [A little ways away, the three survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 hold a council of their own.] SAYID: So you're telling me you're going to erase the last three years of our lives? JACK: We can change things, Sayid. SAYID: I don't know if you're aware of this, but I've already changed things. I klled Benjamin Linus, and we're all still here. KATE: It's because you didn't kll him. Sawyer and me took him to the Others so that they could save him. SAYID: [Solemnly] Why did you do that? KATE: Why did I do that? Since when did shting kids and blwing up hydrogen bmb become okay? JACK: The three of us disappeared off that plane and ended up here, ended up now, because this is our chance to change things. KATE: And if you're wrong, then everyone on the Island dies. Do you understand that? JACK: I'm not wrong, Kate. This is it. This is why we're here. [Sighs] This is our destiny. KATE: Do you know who you sound like? Because he was crazy, too, Jack. You said so yourself. JACK: Well, maybe I was wrong. KATE: No, you were right. I'm going back to find the rest of our people, because if I can't stop you, then maybe they can. [Kate leaves.] [Loudspeakers perched on a pole blare instructions to DHARMA Initiative personnel.] MAN: [Over loudspeaker] The submarine departs in 30 minutes. All evacuees, please proceed to the dock. [Miles observes DHARMA members walking down the dock to the submarine. A van door opens, Charlotte's mother lifts Charlotte out of the van.] JEANNETTE LEWIS: [British accent] Come now, Charlotte. CHARLOTTE: Just stay with me. [Indistinct conversations. Dr. Chang assists his wife and baby out of the van.] LARA: This is ridiculous. I can help you. DR. CHANG: No, Lara, you can't. Just go over there. LARA: Why are you so angry? [Unintelligible] DR. CHANG: I want you to leave, now! [Speaks indistinctly] HURLEY: Why is he yelling at her, dude? MILES: It's the only way he can get her to leave. HURLEY: Sorry, man. JIN: We'd better get going. MILES: Wait! Whoa! Whoa! Wait--wait a second. [A Jeep stops. Sawyer and Juliet are on it.] MILES: It's Jim and Juliet. Why the hell are they... putting them on the sub? [Miles hands the binoculars to Hurley.] HURLEY: Don't worry. It's gonna be okay. Sawyer always has a plan, right? [Sawyer and Juliet are being marched down the dock in handcuffs.] SAWYER: We'll buy Microsoft. JULIET: Excuse me? SAWYER: Then we'll bet the Cowboys in the '78 Super Bowl. We're gonna be rich. Look, I'm sorry. I should've listened to you when you wanted to get on this sub three years ago. JULIET: I'm glad you talked me out of it. MITCH: Come on, LaFleur. Get in. SAWYER: Ladies first. [Juliet gets in the sub. Sawyer mounts the sub and takes one last good look at the Island.] SAWYER: Good riddance. [He sighs and climbs down into the sub.] [Richard sht into the water and swims off-camera.] JACK: [Exhales sharply] If I don't see you the other side, I won't blame you. ELOISE: Now take a deep breath and follow Richard under. [Jack exhales deeply.] ELOISE: There's an opening in the bottom of the rocks at the far side. [Jack dives into the river and swims underneath a waterfall through a narrow tunnel, then emerges into an air-filled ancient chamber, gasping and coughing. He finds Richard inside lighting some torches.] JACK: [Panting] That was a lot further than I thought it was. [Panting] Where are we? RICHARD: The tunnels. JACK: You wanna tell me how we're gonna get a bmb out of here? RICHARD: The same way we brought it in. JACK: I assume you don't mean through the pool. RICHARD: It's a 12-foot long, 40,000-pound hydrogen bmb. No, not through the pool. [Eloise emerges from the entrance pool, gasping. Jack helps her out. Then Sayid emerges, and Jack helps him, too. Sayid coughs and gasps.] JACK: I didn't think you'd come. SAYID: Well, if this works, you might just save us all. And if it doesn't? At least you'll put us out of our misery. [Sayid ties back his wet hair behind his head. Eloise holds a torch.] ELOISE: [Panting] All right. Let's get started. [2007 - Indistinct conversations can be heard as Richard, Ben, and Locke approach the Others' beach camp. Just as he he done thirty years earlier, Richard carries a lit torch to guide him through the darkness.] RICHARD: I'll have a tent prepared for you, John. We'll get going first thing in the morning. LOCKE: I thought we could leave right now. RICHARD: Now? LOCKE: I'm eager. RICHARD: We can do whatever you want, but maybe the two of us should go to my tent and talk about-- LOCKE: Is this everyone? RICHARD: Well, there's another group at the Temple, but-- LOCKE: Well, if you don't mind, I would like to talk to everyone here now. RICHARD: Of course. Be my guest. LOCKE: Hello, everyone. My name is John Locke. I've been told that... [sighs] for some time, you all have been accepting orders from a man named Jacob. And yet, oddly enough, it seems that no one has actually seen him. Now I'm sure there are very good reasons why his existence and whereabouts are secret. I just don't know what they are. [Locke turns and looks at Richard, studying his face.] LOCKE: And to be honest with all of you, if there's a man telling us what to do, I want to know who he is. [Sun steps forward.] SUN: This man--Jacob? Can he tell us how to bring Jin and the rest of our people back here? LOCKE: Absolutely. Richard has agreed to show us where we need to go. So I'm gonna go and see Jacob right now. And I'd like all of you to come with me. [All the Others murmur general agreement and nod their heads.] RICHARD: [To Ben, confidentially] I'm starting to think John Locke is gonna be trouble. BEN: Why do you think I tried to kll him? Act 6 [1977 - More DHARMA Initiative members are led into the submarine.] [Inside the sub, Mitch clicks Juliet's handcuffs to a table in the ship's galley.] MITCH: We're shovin' off in two minutes. Appreciate it if you didn't cause us any trouble. SAWYER: Wouldn't think of it, Nemo. JULIET: What are we gonna do when we get to Ann Arbor? SAWYER: We ain't going to Ann Arbor. JULIET: What do you mean? SAWYER: These guys ain't cops. They got no authority over us back in the real world. So once we dock, wherever we dock... we're free. JULIET: "Real world." [Chuckles] I don't even know what that means anymore. SAWYER: [Whispers] Hey, come here. [She gives him her hand.] SAWYER: Whatever happens, I got your back, remember? JULIET: I love you. SAWYER: [Chuckles] I love you back. PHIL: [From outside the submarine] Hold on! Don't close the hatch! Horace wants her off the Island, too. We'll let Ann Arbor deal with them. [Sighs] Actually caught her coming back into town. Cuff her over there with the others. [A woman climbs down the ladder. She turns and it is revealed to be Kate, handcuffed. Mitch sits her down and cuffs her to a table. Phil and Mitch leave.] KATE: Hey. [Panting] SAWYER: Hey. MAN: [Over com] Clear the bridge. All personnel, lay below on the double. [Knob clicks] ENGINEER: [Into com] We're away. Engineering, take your stations. Boat is clear for sea. MAN: [Over com] All hands to your stations. Prepare to dive. [Whirring] MAN: [Over com] Clear the bridge. All hands below. ENGINEER: [Into com] Stand by main vents. Diving position. MAN: [Over com] Dive officer to the com, dive officer to the com. ENGINEER: [Into com] Stand by on ballast tnk. MAN: [Over com] Ship is secure for dive, repeat, ship is secure for for dive. Stand by for dive. ENGINEER: [Into com] Ship to dive, please. MAN: [Over com] Clear engines two and three. Test two and three. [The submarine dives and leaves the Island.] [Richard and Eloise walk through the tunnels. Jack and Sayid walk a short distance behind.] SAYID: [Whispers] Jack. [Normal voice] I'm sure it's occurred to you that this woman's motivation in helping us detonate a hydrogen bmb is only to annihilate the DHARMA Initiative. JACK: Yes, but I still trust her. SAYID: Why? JACK: Because 30 years from now, she's the one who's gonna tell us how to get back to the Island. SAYID: And that makes you trust her? [Jack nods. The four enter a large chamber. Richard begins lighting torches on all the walls. Eloise pulls a large cover off an object at the center of the chamber. The bmb, labeled "Jughead", sits there.] ELOISE: Well... now what? [2007 - Morning. On the beach, the Others make their exodus from their camp in a neat column.] LOCKE: Beautiful day, isn't it? BEN: Yes... so far. Richard had some concerns. LOCKE: Concerns about what? BEN: This pilgrimage to Jacob makes him uncomfortable. He's expressed... reservations about whether or not you know what the hell you're doing. LOCKE: I appreciate you bringing this to my attention, Ben. BEN: I know we've had our differences in the past, John, but I'm here to follow you now. So if you need Jacob to help you reunite your people, then I'll do whatever-- LOCKE: I'm not interested in being reunited with my people. BEN: What do you mean? You told Sun-- LOCKE: I know what I told her, but that's not why we're going to Jacob. BEN: Then why are we going to Jacob? LOCKE: So I can kll him. [Ben, stunned, stops in his tracks and falls behind as the rest of the column passes him by.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x15 - Follow the Leader"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [Flashback - Clay water jugs sit in the corner of a room on a stone floor. A spinning wheel spins coarse threads. The spindle is fed industriously by hand, as a rope sandal-shod foot works the pedal. It is a man sitting working the spinning wheel; he wears dark pants and a white shirt and sits alone in a large cavernous room supported by several large columns several feet in diameter. fre crackles in a large round pit at the center of the room. The far wall is decorated with a faded painting of the winged Egyptian goddess !sis. Up from his wheel, the spinner uses a primitive loom to weave his coarse threads into a tapestry. He uses long-bladed Knfe to ever so carefully push the threads together. The man is blond, with a short beard. His tapestry depicts a pair of wings outstretched from an encircled Eye of Horus, and what appear to be seventeen long arms emanating like rays out from the eye. Across the top is emblazoned a Greek-lettered motto. The fre pit burns brightly to ash.] [Outside, on a sun-drenched shore, the tide comes in on some rocks that form a pool near the shore. The man, Jacob, wades into the pool, clothes and all, and reaches down inside to pull up a hand-made fish trap, sort of an inverted cone of bundled reeds. The man inspects it to note his catch. He climbs the beach and empties the trap onto a rock in the sand. A beautiful golden fish comes out. The man filets the fish with the same long-bladed Knfe from before, and sets the filets onto a rock that hangs like a balcony over a beach fre. A short time later, he removes a cooked filet from the rock using his Knfe and places the filet into a shiny green broad leaf. He plunges his Knfe into the sand and sits against a log on the beach to enjoy his breakfast, looking out onto the sea, where a several-masted sailing vessel slowly approaches the Island on the horizon. As the blond man eats, a gray-haired man, the Man in Black approaches. The Man in Black, similarly, wears clothing that looks to be hand-made--a dark blue shirt tied close with a belt of rope--and has a short beard.] MAN IN BLACK: Morning. JACOB: Mornin'. MAN IN BLACK: Mind if I join you? JACOB: [Shaking his head] Please. Want some fish? MAN IN BLACK: Thank you. I just ate. [The Man in Black sits down not far away.] JACOB: I take it you're here 'cause of the ship. MAN IN BLACK: I am. How did they find the Island? JACOB: You'll have to ask 'em when they get here. MAN IN BLACK: I don't have to ask. You brought them here. Still trying to prove me wrong, aren't you? JACOB: You are wrong. MAN IN BLACK: Am I? They come. They fight. They destroy. They corrupt. It always ends the same. JACOB: It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress. [The Man in Black stares at his compatriot.] MAN IN BLACK: Do you have any idea how badly I wanna kll you? JACOB: Yes. MAN IN BLACK: One of these days, sooner or later... I'm going to find a loophole, my friend. JACOB: Well, when you do, I'll be right here. MAN IN BLACK: Always nice talking to you, Jacob. JACOB: Nice talking to you, too. [The Man in Black stands up and walks away. Planted just near and towering above the beach spot where Jacob has made his breakfast is the four-toed statue of Taweret.] Act 2 [In the parking lot outside a general store, a young Kate and a young Tom Brennan stand behind a pickup truck, peeking out at the store.] KATE: Are you gonna do it? [Tom, playing with the infamous model airplane, looks up.] TOM: Uh-uh. You do it. KATE: Fine, I'll do it. But you're gonna be lookout, okay? TOM: Okay. [The two venture into the store. Tom stops at the door to lookout, while Kate continues down an aisle.] WOMAN: [In background] Yeah, I mean, we've been farming the land all the way back to Aines Road. [Kate stops, looking back to Tom for the all-clear. He nods, and she continues walking, stopping at the lunchboxes. "Cigarette in an Ashtray" by Patsy Cline plays over the store's speakers. Selecting one whose front features the New Kids on the Block, she slides it into her backpack and turns to leave. She and Tom attempt to slip out the door, but the shopkeeper is quick, and grabs Kate's arm.] SHOPKEEPER: What you kids got there? Open your bag. [Kate does so regretfully. The shopkeeper snatches the lunchbox out of her backpack, glancing over it.] SHOPKEEPER: Mhm. Where'd you get this? KATE: [pointing] I got it over there. SHOPKEEPER: I know you. You're Diane Austen's girl...what's your name? KATE: Katie. SHOPKEEPER: Well Katie, I'm calling your mom, then the cops, because I don't tolerate stealing here, you understand? MAN [offscreen]: No need to do that. I'll pay for it. I hope this is enough. [gestures with several bills] [Kate and Tom look over at the man in surprise -- it's Jacob, looking exactly the same now as he did back in the 1800's.] SHOPKEEPER: Well, as long as somebody pays for it, I guess there's no harm done. [to Kate] But I don't want to see you in here ever again without your parents, you understand me? [Kate nods meekly. The shopkeeper leaves, and Kate looks up at Jacob, who seems to sympathize with her. He hands her the lunchbox.] KATE: Thanks, mister. JACOB: You're welcome. [He kneels down to be at eye level with her.] You're not going to steal anymore, are you? [Kate nods no. Jacob taps her on the end of her nose with his index finger.] JACOB: Be good, Katie. [He stands and leaves.] [On-Island, 1977 - Years later in Kate's life, she is on the Galaga, handcuffed to Juliet.] CAPTAIN BIRD: [over loudspeaker] Welcome aboard, everyone. We will be doing some system checks offshore here before heading out into the open ocean and submerging to our operational running depth. You should be receiving your sedatives and then we will escort you to your sleeping berths. [Mitch hands out small cups of sedative-laced orange juice to several passengers, who drink.] CAPTAIN BIRD: Have a nice rest, and we'll see you on the other side. [clicks off loudspeaker.] KATE: We have to get out of here. SAWYER: Outta here? We're underwater. What the hell are you doing here? How'd you get caught? KATE: I came back to get you. SAWYER: Came back to get me for what? JULIET: Where's Jack? KATE: Jack is on his way to blow up a hydrogen bmb. SAWYER: Why the hell would he do that? KATE: Does it matter? We have to stop him. [There's a pause as Sawyer and Juliet look at each other.] SAWYER: Sorry, but I'll pass. KATE: [shocked] Did you hear what I just said? SAWYER: Yeah, I heard you. You just don't get it, Kate. We were happy in Dharmaville 'til y'all showed up. But now that's all over. So we're gonna drink our O.J. and take our chances in the real world. Jack wants to blow up the Island, good for Jack. [In the tunnels, Jack is walking around Jughead. Sayid is nearby, reading Daniel's journal. Richard, a short distance away, paces impatiently.] JACK: Is there anything in there about how we were supposed to move a ten-ton bmb across the Island? SAYID: Actually, it's twenty tons. Fortunately, it seems Faraday never intended freight the device in its entirety. ELOISE: What? SAYID: He left detailed instructions on how to remove the plutonium core...and how to detonate it. JACK: Faraday told me that we needed to wipe out some kind of pocket of energy. Is only part of the bmb going to be enough to do that? SAYID: The core itself is a thermonuclear wapon. It'll be more than enough. [Sayid stands, handing the journal to Jack. He strides over to a nearby metal box and begins dragging it.] RICHARD: Hey, hey, wait. We sealed that thing up twenty years ago, and we put it underground because it was emitting radiation. Does this sound like a good idea to you, Eloise? ELOISE: Richard -- RICHARD: You're pregnant. ELOISE: Which is exactly why we have to help them see this through. [Sayid continues dragging the box.] ELOISE: [cont'd] Once the core is removed, then what? SAYID: Then, we have approximately two hours to take it to the Swan site. JACK: Two hours? SAYID: When Faraday returned to the Island, he was very explicit about this timetable. JACK: Well then, we better get moving. [At the Swan site, a DHARMA bus pulls up. Radzinsky storms out.] RADZINSKY: Who stopped the damn drill!? [He turns a corner, and Pierre Chang is looking up at the drill.] CHANG: I did. RADZINSKY: Why? CHANG: Because when we passed seventy meters, the drill temp went up sixty degrees, and I didn't want it to melt. RADZINSKY: [striding away] Pierre, that's why we have a truck full of water. So cool it down and turn it on. [walks up to control panel] CHANG: Stuart, we just evacuated the Island of all nonessential personnel. We're in the midst of a possible insurrection. Do you really think this is the ideal time for your experiments? RADZINSKY: I've been working on this project for six years. Designing a station that'll be able to manipulate electromagnetism in ways we only dreamed of. CHANG: Have you thought about the consequences of drilling into that pocket? We have no idea what we are gonna -- RADZINSKY: If Edison was only worried about the consequences, we'd all still be sitting in the dark. I came to this Island to change the world, Pierre; that's exactly what I intend to do. [strides away] [to workers] Let's get it started! [turns on drill; it whirs to life, drilling away into the blackness below.] [Title card: Thirty Years Later] [2007 - Locke, Ben, Sun, and the Others are trekking across the beach. Locke stops, taking off his backpack and pulling out a canteen. He holds the canteen up in the air.] LOCKE: Take five, everybody! We've still got a ways to go to get to Jacob. [Sun looks at Ben.] SUN: Who's Jacob? BEN: He's in charge of this Island. SUN: You said John was in charge. BEN: No, I said he was the leader, a title that I've discovered is incredibly temporary. But everyone answers to someone, and the leader answers to Jacob. SUN: What's he like? BEN: I don't know, Sun. I've never met him. [Ben walks away. Meanwhile, Richard, stands nearby Locke, staring at him.] LOCKE: You've been staring for the last ten minutes, Richard. Is there something you'd like to ask me? RICHARD: Ben told me that he strangled you. LOCKE: That is my recollection, yes. RICHARD: He said he was sure you were dad. That he saw your coffin loaded onto that plane that you came back on. How are you alive? LOCKE: Well, you've been on this Island much longer than I have, Richard. If anyone should have an explanation, I'd think it would be you. RICHARD: I - I have been here a long time, John. And I have seen things on this Island that I could barely describe, but I've never seen someone come back to life. LOCKE: And I've never seen anyone who doesn't age. Doesn't mean it can't happen. RICHARD: I'm this way because of Jacob. And if I had to guess, he's the reason you're not in that coffin anymore. LOCKE: I agree completely, Richard. That's why I'm doing this. So I can thank him. [Locke picks up his backpack, placing the canteen inside it.] Once I've done that, we're gonna need to deal with the rest of the passengers from the Ajira flight that brought me here. RICHARD: What do you mean, 'deal with them'? LOCKE: You know what I mean. [Richard looks at Locke, shocked.] LOCKE: [to everyone] Let's go! [Locke then walks off, with Richard looking after him.] [Out at sea, Ilana, Bram, and three other people are rowing an outrigger, the contents of which are the Ajira crate, and an unconscious Frank. They dock on the beach, and all get out, except for Frank.] ILANA: Untie the crate. BRAM: Why'd we even bring this yahoo? ILANA: Because, we might need him. BRAM: For what? He didn't know the answer to the question. ILANA: That doesn't mean he's not important. BRAM: What, you think he's a candidate? [Ilana looks at Bram, then at Frank.] ILANA: He's awake. [Frank realizes that there's no use pretending, so he opens his eyes.] BRAM: How long you been listening to us? FRANK: Long enough to wonder what the hell I'm a candidate for. [He gets up with the help of Bram] Who the hell are you people? ILANA: We're friends. FRANK: So you smack all your friends in the face with a rfle, shove 'em in a boat, and kidnap 'em? ILANA: Only the ones we like. [A smiling Bram offers Frank a canteen.] BRAM: [to the other three passengers, picking up the crate] Let's go. FRANK: What's in the box? [Ilana looks at Bram expectantly.] BRAM: Your call. ILANA: Open it. [They do. Frank looks in and is shocked by what he sees.] FRANK: Terrific. Act 3 [Flashback - Church bells toll after a funeral. A young James Ford watches caskets containing the bodies of his parents being placed in vehicles to be transported to the cemetery. His uncle's arm rests on his shoulder supportively.] [Afterwards, the young James set on the steps of the church, writing a note. His pen is not working well, and he shakes it a few times.] MAN: [offscreen] Need a pen, son? [James looks up. Jacob approaches him, dressed in a suit.] JAMES: Yeah, thanks. [Jacob reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out a pen, offering it to James, who accepts.] JACOB: Here you go. You can keep it. [James looks down forlornly.] JACOB: I'm very sorry about your mother and father, James. [James looks up. Jacob looks at him sadly for a moment, then walks away. James continues writing his note; it's revealed to be his letter to the original Sawyer. As Jacob leaves, James' uncle Doug approaches.] UNCLE DOUG: Come on, Jimmy. We gotta get to the cemetery, okay? [He notices James' note] What you writin'? JAMES: Nothin'. [Doug takes the paper and reads.] DOUG: Dear Mr. Sawyer...[looks at James, then continues reading] You don't know who I am, but I know who you are, and what you done. [Doug looks back up at young James, tears in his eyes. He sits down next to him.] Listen to me, Jimmy. I know you're angry at the man that did this to your momma and daddy. And hell, you got every right to be. But you gotta move on, boy. They're gone, and there ain't nothing you can do to change that. [pauses] What's done is done. Now promise me you're not going to finish that letter. JAMES: I promise. DOUG: Good. [He hands the notebook back to James.] Come on, let's go say goodbye. [They get up and leave.] [On-Island, 1977 - On the sub, Sawyer looks around at Kate and Juliet.] SAWYER: Let me get this straight. Jack sets off the nuke, which somehow...resets everything. So flight 815 never crashes...lands in L.A. safe and sound, and none of this ever happened. KATE: Sawyer, if Jack does this he could kll everyone on the Island. SAWYER: Yeah, I heard that part. KATE: And you're okay with that? SAWYER: You ain't hearin' me, Kate. I made a choice, and I'm stickin' to it. I decided to leave, and I'm leavin'. [Mitch arrives with the tray of glasses.] MITCH: Alright, here's your sedatives. [As soon as he's close enough, Juliet attcks, knocking him out.] SAWYER: What the hell did you just do? [Using Mitch's keys, Juliet unlocks herself and Kate.] JULIET: We decided to leave this Island, James, we did. And now we're going back. SAWYER: Are you serious? JULIET: We can't just let those people die. [Sawyer sighs.] You want out? Or do you want to stay here and whine about it? SAWYER: Unlock the damn cuffs. [Meanwhile, Captain Bird is talking into his radio.] CAPTAIN BIRD: Galaga to base. System check is complete. We're locked on a departure bearing and ready to leave the Island. VOICE OVER SPEAKER: Roger that, Galaga. Have a safe trip! See you when you return. [Bird hangs up, and suddenly hears the cock of a gn. Turning around, he sees Sawyer, Juliet, and Kate holding him at gn.] JULIET: Give me your gn. [Sawyer takes the gn.] SAWYER: Appreciate that, captain. Now we need you to surface the sub. BIRD: What? I can't take this sub up-- [Juliet presses the gn to his face.] SAWYER: Oh, I think you can. JULIET: Once we're gone, proceed on course. Whatever you do, do not take those people back to the Island. Understand? BIRD: What if Horace tries to contact me, hmm? What am I supposed to say? [Sawyer sht the comm system.] SAWYER: You ain't home. JULIET: [to Bird] Go. [Bird begins to surface the sub.] [Meanwhile, underground, Jack picks up a pack]. JACK: Sayid, is this big enough? SAYID: That'll do. [Jack brings him the pack.] JACK: Are you done with Faraday's journal? SAYID: Take it. [While Sayid works on removing the core from Jughead, Richard picks up a large hammer. Sayid removes the core.] RICHARD: [to Jack] Can I ask you a question? JACK: Sure. RICHARD: Over, uh, twenty years ago, a man named John Locke, he walked right into our camp. And he told me that he was going to be our leader. Now I've gone off the Island three times, to visit him. But he never seemed particularly special to me. JACK: You said you had a question. RICHARD: You know him? Locke? JACK: [chuckles] Yeah. Yeah, I know him. And if I were you, I wouldn't give up on him. [2007 - Locke's group continues trekking. Ben and Locke are walking side by side.] LOCKE: [to Ben, pointing at Richard] Why haven't you told him yet? BEN: Told who what? LOCKE: Richard. Why haven't you told him about my plans for Jacob? BEN: If by plans you mean mrder him, John, I assumed you'd want to keep that a secret. LOCKE: When did that ever stop you? BEN: Well, I starting thinking differently about things when my dad daughter thrat to destroy me if I didn't do everything you said. LOCKE: [stopping Ben] Whoa, whoa, wait...where did this happen? BEN: In that cavern, beneath the Temple. When we went to see the monster. LOCKE: So you're willing to do whatever I say, no matter what it is? BEN: Yes. LOCKE: [grinning] Well, then. I guess I won't have to convince you after all. BEN: Convince me to do what? LOCKE: I'm not going to kll Jacob, Ben. You are. [Ben looks on, shocked.] Act 4 [Flashback - On a busy street, Sayid and Nadia are walking next to each other, talking.] SAYID: Paris or Rome? NADIA: No. [giggles] SAYID: Florence? NADIA: It doesn't matter, as long as we're together! SAYID: Yes it does! It's our anniversary, we have to find the perfect place. [They stop at a street corner that Jacob also happens to be standing at.] NADIA: Can we settle for finding my sunglasses? [The light changes, and Sayid and Nadia begin to cross the street. Nadia begins to dig in her purse. Jacob suddenly follows after them.] JACOB: Excuse me, sir? Could you help me? [Sayid turns.] I'm sorry, I think I'm lost. Are you from Los Angeles? SAYID: What are you looking for? [Nadia turns, waving her sunglasses.] NADIA: I found them! [Nadia is suddenly ht by a car, throwing her forward several feet. The car speeds away. Sayid rushes to Nadia's side. She is mortally wounded.] SAYID: [gasping] Nadia! Nadia? NADIA: (in Arabic) Take me home, take me home. [Nadia dies. Sayid sobs, kissing her cheek and clutching her hand.] [On-Island, 1977 - In the tunnels, Sayid wraps up Jughead in a cloth and places it in a backpack.] SAYID: Time is short, let's go. [After going down a hallway, Richard, knocks on the wall, which returns a hollow sound.] RICHARD: Alright, stay back. [Richard proceeds to knock the wall down with a hammer. It leads into the basement of a house in the Barracks.] JACK: It's one of the DHARMA houses. I'll go first. ELOISE: Jack, don't misunderstand who's in charge here. I'll go first. Because if someone in that house is a thrat, you might hesitate. [cocks gn] But I won't. RICHARD: Alright, okay, Eloise, go on, after you. ELOISE: Once we give you the all clear, then you bring the bmb. [Sayid nods.] We don't want any accidents -- [Suddenly, Richard knocks her out with the butt of his pstol.] JACK: What the hell are you doing? RICHARD: [pointing gn at them] I'm protecting our leader. Get back. She's gonna be angry when she wakes up, but that's a lot better than being dad. She ordered me to help you, we helped you, now you're on your own. I'm taking her out the way we came in. SAYID: [to Jack] After you. [Jack climbs through the hole, followed by Sayid. Exiting the basement, they proceed to enter the living room of the house. Outside, an alarm is sounding, and people are running around.] VOICE OVER SPEAKER: We are in a code black! Report with your wapon to your security assignment immediately. If you come into contact with a hostile, you are authorized to use deadly force. JACK: How the hell are we going to get out of here? SAYID: [noticing Horace's jumpsuit] We hide in plain sight. [he grabs the uniform] [Jack and Sayid continue outside, walking calmly but cautiously. Phil is talking to his team nearby.] PHIL: You go over there by the gate, and you get... ...so you guys go. [Roger suddenly recognizes Sayid.] ROGER: Hey! HEY! [he cocks his gn, Sayid and Jack turn] You're the son of a bitch who sht my kid! SAYID: Don't fre that wapon, I'm carrying a nuclear de--- [Roger fires, and the sht hits Sayid in the stomach. He falls to the ground. Jack returns fre, fring into the crowd. bllts fly, and Jack and Sayid take shelter behind a house. Jack attempts to run, but Jin, Miles and Hurley drive up in a DHARMA bus, opening the door.] JIN: Get in! [They do.] JACK: Drive! [They drive off. A sht shatters their rear windshield, but they escape into the jungle.] Act 5 [The submarine sails off, leaving Sawyer, Juliet, and Kate in a rowboat.] SAWYER: From the looks of the sun, I'd say that's the north shore over there. KATE: The sun's over there, that's gotta be the west coast. SAWYER: Really? You got a compass? KATE: No, do you? [They dock on the beach.] KATE: [to Juliet] Thank you. JULIET: For what? KATE: For backing me up at the sub. JULIET: No problem. SAWYER: I got no idea where the hell we are! [Suddenly, a barking noise comes from the jungle, and they are greeted by Vincent.] SAWYER: Vincent! Come here! Hey! Hey! How you doin', boy? Haven't seen you since the flamin' arrows three years ago! JULIET: Hey! How'd you survive alone out here? [Suddenly, a woman's voice is heard.] ROSE: Oh, hell no. Bernard! [Bernard runs out of the jungle, bearded and carrying a staff.] ROSE: They found us. BERNARD: Son of a bitch. [Across the Island, the DHARMA van rockets along a trail.] MILES: Is that a bmb?! JACK: [To Sayid] Try not to move. I need to stop the bleeding. HURLEY: What's going on back there? Is Sayid okay? JACK: Does he look okay?! Just keep your eyes on the damn road! HURLEY: Ah, let's pull over! MILES: And get sht! Just drive! HURLEY: I don't know where we're going. JACK: The Swan site. Head to the Swan. HURLEY: Why do you want to go there? If Sayid's sht, shouldn't we-- JACK: Hurley, if you want to save Sayid, take us to the Swan! HURLEY: The Swan it is. JIN: Jack, what's at the Swan? JACK: I think I found a way to get you back to your wife. So hold on. [Sawyer, Kate, Juliet, Rose and Bernard walk through the jungle. Vicent runs off in front.] SAWYER: AYou're telling me you've just been living out here in the jungle for the past three years, by yourselves? ROSE: Uh-huh. SAWYER: Well, I'm sorry y'all got left behind. Didn't you hear me shout out, "Meet at the creek"? BERNARD: You mean with flaming arrows raining down around us, klling everyone we knew? Oh, sure, we heard ya. SAWYER: Well, we spent all sorts of time looking for ya. I had Jin out searching the Island grid by grid. ROSE: Yeah, we know. SAWYER: You know? ROSE: Oh, sure, you guys all joined up with the DHARMA Initiative. SAWYER: Well, damn, I could've brought both y'all in. Why didn't you find a way to tell us you were out here? ROSE: Because we're retired. [Bernard nods.] [At Rose and Bernard's cabin, Sawyer examines a can of DHARMA food.] SAWYER: So y'all been scavenging food and living out in a hut by yourselves. ROSE: People try their whole lives to get themselves a nice, quiet place near the ocean where they can live in peace. And we did it. That's what we made for ourselves. SAWYER: Well, I hate to rain on your parade, but... your condo's about to go ka-blooey. KATE: Jack has a bmb. ROSE: Who cares? KATE: Excuse me? ROSE: It's always something with you people. Now you say Jack's got a bmb. And what, you guys are all gonna try to stop him, right? JULIET: Yeah, that's right. ROSE: We traveled back 30 years in time, and you're still trying to find ways to sht each other? JULIET: Rose, we just need to know which way the DHARMA Barracks are from here so we can stop Jack, or you're gonna be dad. We all will. BERNARD: So we die. We just care about being together. That's all that matters in the end. [Juliet looks at Sawyer, who is looking at Kate.] ROSE: [pointing] The Barracks are 5 miles that way. SAWYER: Bernard. [They shake hands] BERNARD: Sawyer. SAWYER: Rose. [Shaking her hand] ROSE: Thank you. SAWYER: Let's go. JULIET: Bye. [They all leave.] BERNARD: You sure you don't want some tea? [Juliet turns around.] JULIET: Maybe another time. [She leaves.] [2007 - Ilana leads her group through the jungle.] LAPIDUS: I wish you'd never showed me what was in this damn box. What the hell you gonna do with it anyway? BRAM: We need to show it to somebody. LAPIDUS: What for? BRAM: So they'll know what they're up against. LAPIUS: What exactly are they up against? BRAM: Something a hell of a lot scarier than what's in this box, Frank. Don't worry, though. As long as you're with us, you're fine. LAPIDUS: That'd be reassuring if I knew who you were, "friend". BRAM: We are the good guys. LAPIDUS: In my experience, the people who go out of their way to tell you that the good guys are the bad guys. ILANA: We're here. [They arrive at the cabin. Ilana begins cross the line of ash when Bram notices it has been broken.] BRAM: Look at the ash! ILANA: Wait here. [Holding her rfle, she starts walking to the cabin.] [Flashback - An eye opens and peers out from behind bandages. Russian voices are heard. A nurse pushes a trolley and takes a tray with a drink on it over to Ilana.] NURSE: (in Russian) How are you feeling? Are you thirsty? [The nurse puts a straw to Ilana's badly brned lips, and she sips the drink.] NURSE: (in Russian) There's someone here to see you. I explained your condition... but he insisted on seeing you anyway. You've had no visitors. It will be good for you. [The nurse leaves. A man wearing a long black coat and black gloves moves a chair closer to Ilana's bed. It's Jacob. He sits.] JACOB: (in Russian) I'm sorry I couldn't make it sooner. ILANA: (in Russian) I'm very happy to see you... JACOB: I'm here because I need your help. Can you do that? Will you help me, Ilana? ILANA: Yes. [On-Island, 2007 - The door creaks as Ilana enters the cabin. Looking around, she sees no one. She notices a blade stuck into a wall, pinning a piece of cloth to it. She sets her rfle down and unpins the cloth, then examines it. She leaves the cabin.] BRAM: What happened? ILANA: He isn't there, hasn't been in a long time. Someone else has been using it. [Shouting to her team] Burn it! LAPIDUS: I'm no tree hugger or anything, but that's a pretty good way to torch the whole jungle, don't you think? [Her team light bottles and throw them into the cabin.] BRAM: So what now? [Ilana hands Bram the tapestry fragment.] BRAM: Well, I guess we know where we're going. [The fre ravages the cabin. Ilana and her team move out with the crate.] Act 6 [Flashback - Jacob sits on a bench, reading Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor. Suddenly, a man falls to the ground behind him -- John Locke. People rush to see what happened. Jacob stands, and walks over.] WOMAN: Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Call 9-1-1! [Jacob kneels beside the unconscious Locke and places a hand on his shoulder. John seems to come back to life.] JACOB: Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright. I'm sorry this happened to you. [he gets up and leaves] [On-Island, 2007 - Meanwhile, Locke's group continues up the beach. They arrive at the remains of the beach camp, which are abandoned and in disarray.] SUN: This is our old camp. LOCKE: Home sweet home. [to all] Alright, everyone! Richard tells me we should get to where we're going by nightfall. So why don't you all take this opportunity to rest up and catch your breath. Considering what I have planned for you, you're gonna need it. [Locke walks over to a sitting Ben.] Everything alright? BEN: I was enjoying some alone time. LOCKE: You see what's behind you? [Ben turns to see the hatch door embedded in the sand.] BEN: It's a door. How about that? LOCKE: Not just a door, Ben. It's the door to the hatch. Where you and I first met. [Ben looks at him, then looks away.] Do you mind if I ask you a question? BEN: I'm a Pisces. LOCKE: What happened that day at the cabin? When you first took me to meet Jacob? BEN: Well, you clearly already know that I was talking to an empty chair, John. That I was pretending. Which is not to say that I wasn't as surprised as you were when things started flying around the room. LOCKE: But why would go to all the trouble to make something like that up? BEN: I was embarrassed. I didn't want you to know that I had never seen Jacob. So yes, I lied. That's what I do. LOCKE: Alright, then. [Locke starts to leave.] BEN: Why do you want me to kll Jacob, John? LOCKE: Because, despite your loyal service to this Island, you got cancer. You had to watch your own daughter gn down right in front of you. And your reward for those sacrifices? You were banished. And you did all this in the name of a man you'd never even met. So the question is, Ben, why the hell wouldn't you want to kll Jacob? [Locke leaves. Meanwhile, Sun walks around the beach and find's Charlie's ring next to Aaron's crib.] [Flashback - At Sun and Jin's wedding.] SUN: (in Korean) I have loved you since the day we first met. I'll love the man you will become as we spend our lives together. With this ring, I make my promises. JIN: (in Korean) I wrote mine down. We will never be apart, because being apart would be like the sky being apart from the earth. With this ring, I make my promises. [Later, at the reception.] SUN: (in Korean) Auntie! AUNTIE: (in Korean) So when are you going to start a family? SUN: (in Korean) Maybe on our honeymoon. [Next in line is Jacob.] JACOB (in Korean) : I'd like to offer you my blessing. Your love is a very special thing. Never take it for granted. [Jacob leaves.] SUN: (in Korean) Who was that? JIN: (in Korean) I don't know, but his Korean is excellent. [On-Island, 1977 - The DHARMA bus speeds through the jungle.] JACK: How much further? HURLEY: Uhh...we're about five minutes away! SAYID: [to Jack] You can't stop the bleeding. JACK: [to Jin] I need fresh dressings. MILES: Jack! So this bmb is supposed to what, blow us back in time? JACK: We're not going back in time. MILES: Right, because that would be ridiculous! SAYID: I need to modify the b*mb. I can make it so it detonates on impact. Jack, we need to be there at the moment of the Incident, or all this will be for nothing. [The van slams to a halt.] JACK: Why the hell are we stopping? HURLEY: That's why.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x16 - The Incident"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [2007 - Richard leads the group along the coast. He stops.] LOCKE: What is it? Why are we stopping? RICHARD: You'll see. [The camera pans to reveal the remains of the statue, the single four toed foot, just down the coast.] LOCKE: Well, it's a wonderful foot, Richard, but what does it have to do with Jacob? RICHARD: It's where he lives. [1977 - Jack gets out of the van.] JACK: What's going on, Kate? SAWYER: Doc, we gotta talk. JACK: You wanna talk? Then get in the van. We don't have time-- SAWYER: I ain't gettin' in the van. I need five minutes, that's all. I'll say what I gotta say, and then you can do whatever the hell you want to. But you're gonna listen. You owe me that much, Jack. JACK: Five minutes. [Jack puts his gn inside the van. Sawyer hands his rfle to Juliet.] [Flashback - An operating room. Jack is doing surgery on some. As he cuts inside, he suddenly gasps.] NURSE: Dr. Shephard? You all right? JACK: The dural sac--I cut it. [Monitor continues beeping steadily.] JACK: Give me some suction. CHRISTIAN: Calm down. It's all right. JACK: The fluid's leaking everywhere. I can't-- CHRISTIAN: Look at me. JACK: Give me some suction. WOMAN: Yes, doctor. CHRISTIAN: Jack... look at me. Count to five. JACK: What are you talking about? CHRISTIAN: I'm talking about you stitching up the sac so this girl isn't paralyzed for the rest of her life. And the only way you're gonna do that is not to be afraid. So close your eyes, count to five, and then fix her, Jack. Or I'll have to fix her for you. [Monitor continues beeping steadily. Jack closes his eyes.] JACK: One... [sighs] two... three... four... five. Sutures. [Jack attempts to purchase an Apollo bar from a vending machine, but it gets stuck. He rattles the machine, then gives up, frustrated.] [Woman speaking indistinctly over P.A.] CHRISTIAN: Hey, kiddo. Girl's in recovery. She's responsive to stimulus below the waist, so... no paralysis. JACK: Good. CHRISTIAN: Something wrong, Jack? JACK: You embarrassed me. CHRISTIAN: Did I? JACK: You know, it's bad enough that everybody in this hospital thinks the only reason I got this residency is because you're my father. But then you... [sighs] you put me in a time-out during my first major procedure, in front of my entire team. [Sighs] Dad, I know you don't believe in me, but I need them to. CHRISTIAN: Are you sure I'm the one who doesn't believe in you, Jack? [Coins clink, machine beeps. Christian leaves.] JACOB: One of these yours? [Offers him the Apollo bar. Jack takes it. Their fingers brush.] JACK: [Sighs] Machine got stuck. JACOB: I guess it just needed a little push. [Jack leaves.] [On-Island, 1977 - Sawyer and Jack come to a clearing. Sawyer sits.] SAWYER: Take a load off, Doc. JACK: No, thanks. SAWYER: Sit down, Jack. [Jack sits.] SAWYER: My folks died when I was 8 years old. I ever tell you that? JACK: No. SAWYER: Con man took my dad for everything he had. He didn't deal with it very well. He sht my mom, then he blew his own head off. I was hiding under the bed when it happened. I heard the whole thing. JACK: I'm sorry. SAWYER: Yeah. That was a year ago. JACK: What? SAWYER: Right now it's July 1977, which means that happened last year. So I could've hopped on the sub, gone back to the States, walked right in my house and stopped my daddy from klling anybody. JACK: Why didn't you? SAWYER: Because, Jack... what's done is done. JACK: It doesn't have to be that way. SAWYER: What did you screw up so bad the first time around you're willing to blow up a damn nuke just for a second chance? JACK: That's not what this is about. SAWYER: Then what is it about? JACK: Three years ago, Locke told me that all this was happening for a reason, that us being here was our destiny. SAWYER: I don't speak "destiny". What I do understand is a man does what he does 'cause he wants something for himself. What do you want, Jack? JACK: I had her. I had her, and I lost her. SAWYER: Kate? Well, damn, Doc, she's standing right on the other side of those trees. You want her back, just go and ask her. JACK: Nah, it's too late for that. [standing up] Your five minutes is up. SAWYER: Jack... if what you're doin' even works, you and Kate will be strangers, and she'll be in damn handcuffs. JACK: If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. SAWYER: Well, I guess there's nothing I can say that's gonna change your mind. JACK: No, I guess there's not. [Sawyer punches Jack.] SAWYER: Who the hell do you think you are?! [They both exchange blows.] SAWYER: You think you can come here and do whatever the hell you want? I had a life here! [Sawyer tackles Jack into a tree. Jack punches Sawyer, who falls to the floor.] JACK: Sawyer listen. You don't get it-- [Sawyer kicks Jack in the groin, then hits him in the face with a piece of wood. Jack goes down, and Sawyer puts his hands around his neck.] SAWYER: Will you stop? [Jack groans.] SAWYER: Will you stop?! JACK: No. [Sawyer continues to pummel Jack.] JACK: Aah! [Grunting] JULIET: James! Let him go. SAWYER: He wouldn't listen. I had to. He won't stop! JULIET: That's because he's right. SAWYER: What?! JULIET: He's right, James. We have to do this. SAWYER: What are you talking about?! You're the one that told me to come back here and stop him! What happened?! JULIET: I changed my mind. Act 2 [Flashback - A young blonde girl in a pink shirt looks very upset. An older girl with dark hair sits beside her, also upset.] MOTHER: Girls... your dad and I have something we need to talk to you both about. BLONDE SISTER: Are we moving again? BRUNETTE SISTER: No, stupid. They're getting a divorce. MOTHER: Rachel-- RACHEL: Well, aren't you? MOTHER: Yes. But... we need you both to understand that your father and I... we still love each other. Just because two people love each other, doesn't always mean they're supposed to be together. BLONDE SISTER: But what if you are supposed to be together? MOTHER: We're not, honey. BLONDE SISTER: But how can you know for sure? MOTHER: We just know. [The blonde sister cries.] MOTHER: And when you're a grown-up, you'll understand. BLONDE SISTER: I don't wanna understand! MOTHER: Juliet, wait! JULIET: I don't wanna understand! [Juliet gets up and runs out of the room.] [On-Island, 1977 - Sawyer and Juliet walk through the jungle.] SAWYER: Stop! We gotta talk about this! JULIET: There's nothing to talk about, James. We have to let Jack do what he came here to do. SAWYER: Well, maybe you shoulda told me you had a change of heart before I brought him out in the jungle to kick his ass. [She stops and turns to him.] JULIET: Would that have stopped you? SAWYER: No. [She continues to march on.] JULIET: Well, then I'm glad you finally got it out of your system. SAWYER: Hey! Hey! [Sawyer runs in front of Juliet and tries to grab onto her, but she resists.] JULIET: You, don't. SAWYER: I need you to tell me where all this is coming from. I mean, one minute, you're leading the great sub escape, and now you're on board with blwing up the damn Island? I got a right to know why you changed your mind. JULIET: I changed my mind when I saw you look at her. [Sawyer begins to object] Don't. Don't. [Whispers] Don't. Don't. SAWYER: I don't care who I looked at. I'm with you. JULIET: And you would stay with me forever if I let you, and that is why I will always love you. SAWYER: You don't-- JULIET: What we had, it was just for a little while, and just because we love each other, it doesn't mean that we're meant to be together. I mean, maybe we were never supposed to be together. So if Jack can make it that--that none of you ever come here, then he should. SAWYER: Why you doing this, Juliet? JULIET: [Voice breaks] I... if I never meet you, then I never have to lose you. [Juliet leaves.] [At the Swan worksite, Radzinsky is showing a worker a map as the drill whirls in the background.] DR. CHANG: Radzinsky! RADZINSKY: What is it now?! DR. CHANG: The gauss readings has jumped off the charts. RADZINSKY: Let me see. This is it! We're on top of the pocket! DR. CHANG: If we keep drilling and ht that pocket, all hell is gonna break loose! PHIL: [on walkie] Radzinsky, are you there? Over. Stuart, come in! RADZINSKY: What do you want, Phil? PHIL: That Hostile that sht the kid? He came back. RADZINSKY: What the hell are you talking about? PHIL: Here at the Barracks. He--he attcked us and then got rescued by some of the other recruits. They stole a van and took off. RADZINSKY: Took off where? PHIL: I don't know, but Roger said that one of them had a bmb. RADZINSKY: That Hostile knows about the Swan! Get some men and some gn, and get your asses out here right now! If they're coming here, we're gonna be ready for 'em. [Jack is observing the scene from a ridge. Kate approaches.] KATE: Jack? What happened? JACK: Uh... [sighs] Yeah, my talk with Sawyer didn't go so good. [Chuckles] KATE: Does it hurt? JACK: Ah, it's okay. KATE: Okay. [Kate wipes blood from Jack's face.] KATE: Do you remember when I sewed you up? When we first got here? JACK: Yeah. [Chuckles] Seems like a million years ago. KATE: Or 30 years from now. [Jack chuckles.] JACK: Kate, why'd you make me promise to never ask about Aaron? KATE: Because I was... so angry with you for making me come back here. JACK: Is he why you came back? KATE: I came back so he could be where he belongs--with his mother. JACK: If this works, Claire will never come to the island, and they'll always be together, just the way they're meant to be. KATE: She was gonna give him up for adoption, Jack.' JACK: Well, you don't know what she would do. And whatever it is, it would be her choice. If you wanna save Claire, this is the only way to do it. But nothing... nothing in my life has ever felt so right. And... [sighs] I just need you to believe that. [Loud creaking, crash.] PHIL: Go! RADZINSKY: Keep going! [Alarm blaring.] RADZINSKY: Keep the drill going! JACK: It's about to happen. Are you with me on this? KATE: Yes. JACK: Then let's go. [They leave the site.] Act 3 [Flashback - Man shouts indistinctly at LA County lock up, where Hurley stands at a desk.] MAN: Copy that. JAIL CLERK: One wallet. $227 cash. One ballpoint pen. [Clicks] One fruit roll-up. Sign here. [Lays down pen.] HURLEY: You don't understand. This is a big mistake. I klled a bunch of people. JAIL CLERK: You see this? This is a discharge form. You've been cleared. So take your stuff and go. HURLEY: Look, dude... there are men with tranquilizer gn hunting me down like an animal. They wanna bring me somewhere against my will. JAIL CLERK: There's a cab stand right out front. [Outside, Hurley opens a taxi door to find Jacob already inside with a guitar case.] HURLEY: Oh. Sorry. I didn't see it was taken, dude. JACOB: Actually, I'm only going a few blocks if you wanna share. HURLEY: Cool. Are you sure? JACOB: Come on in. [Hurley gets in and the taxi drives away. He offes Jacob some candy.] HURLEY: You want some? Cherry. JACOB: No thanks. [Wrapper crinkles.] HURLEY: So what were you in for? [Rips wrapper.] JACOB: Excuse me? HURLEY: Jail. I was there 'cause I klled three people. But I didn't really. I guess they figured it out. What about you? JACOB: I wasn't in jail. HURLEY: Well, then what were you doing sitting outside a prison? In a cab? JACOB: I was waitin' for you, Hugo. HURLEY: Oh. Then you must be dad. JACOB: I'm definitely not dad. HURLEY: Well, what do you want from me? JACOB: I wanna know why you won't go back to the Island. HURLEY: 'Cause I'm cursed. JACOB: Is that so? HURLEY: Uh-huh. That's why the plane crashed, my friends died--Libby, Charlie. Now they visit me, and I can't make it stop. JACOB: Well, what if you weren't cursed? What if you were blessed? HURLEY: How do you mean "blessed?" JACOB: Well, you get to talk to people you've lost... seems like a pretty wonderful thing to me. HURLEY: Oh, I'm sure it's wonderful, except for the part where I'm crazy. JACOB: [Clicks tongue] I've got some news for you, Hugo, and you're just gonna have to take my word on this. You are not crazy. HURLEY: Who are you, dude? JACOB: [To the cab driver] I'm just up here on the corner. [The cab driver nods. The cab stops.] JACOB: [To Hurley] Ajira Airways Flight 316 out of LAX. Leaves in 24 hours. All you have to do is get on that plane. [touching his arm] It's your choice, Hugo. You don't have to do anything you don't want to. [Jacob gets out.] HURLEY: Wait! You forgot your guitar. [Jacob closes the door.] JACOB: It's not my guitar. [On-Island, 1977 - The DHARMA van is parked in the jungle. Sayid sits outside of it, bleeding heavily. Hurley comes over with a canteen of water.] HURLEY: Don't worry, dude. Everything'll be fine when Jack changes the future... or the past. One of those. MILES: I don't think your buddy's gonna make it. JIN: He'll make it. [Jack returns to the van.] HURLEY: Dude, what happened to your face? JACK: Nothin'. We were just up on a ridge where we could look down into the Swan site. [Jack retrieves a bag from the van.] JACK: Something just happened down there. [Removes objects from the bag.] JACK: They ht something. It's time for me to go. SAYID: It's all set to go. Remember, be careful. It's rigged to explode on impact. According to Faraday's plan, you must get the bmb as close as you can to the source of electromagnetism. JACK: [Sighs] Sayid, this is gonna work. And it'll save ya. SAYID: Nothing can save me. [Jack puts the backpack with the Jughead core in on his back. He takes a gn from Hurley and nods to Kate before leaving for the Swan site. Kate goes to say something to him but decides not to. On his way through the jungle, he encounters Sawyer and Juliet walking toward him. He looks at Sawyer as he passes.] JACK: See ya in Los Angeles. [He continues on his way.] [2007 - On the beach outside the statue, Locke looks toward the foot. Richard approaches, lights a torch, then sticks it in the sand.] RICHARD: Are you sure you need to do this? If you waited, Jacob would eventually come to you, John. LOCKE: I'm tired of waiting. Where is he, Richard? [Richard takes the torch he just planted and leads Locke away.] SUN: What happened to the rest of the statue? BEN: I don't know. It was like that when I got here. SUN: Do you expect me to believe that? BEN: Not really. LOCKE: All right, Ben, let's go. [Ben stands and follows Locke to the statue. Richard notices him following.] RICHARD: W--what are you doing? BEN: John wants me to join him. RICHARD: You can't bring him in. LOCKE: Why not? RICHARD: Because only our leader can request an audience with Jacob, and there can only be one leader on the Island at a time, John. LOCKE: I'm beginning to think you just make these rules up as you go along, Richard. Ben is coming in with me, and if that's a problem, I'm sure Jacob and I can work it out. [Richard continues to the base of the statue. He hands Locke his torch and pushes against an indented section of the wall. After much effort, a piece of the wall moves back slightly. He takes his torch back.] RICHARD: Tell him I said hello. [Richard leaves Locke and Ben alone. Locke then moves the stone back the rest of the way and Ben enters in behind him. Ben pauses for a moment.] LOCKE: Will you be able to do this, Ben? I know it won't be easy, but things will change... [whispers] once he's gone. [offers Ben a Knfe] I promise. [Ben takes the Knfe from the sheath in Locke's hand. They start to make their way toward the chamber.] Act 4 [1977 - Jin tends to Sayid's bandages.] MILES: Can I ask you something, LaFleur? SAWYER: There ain't no more LaFleur, Enos. Go ahead, sh*t. MILES: Has it occurred to any of you that your buddy's actually gonna cause the thing he says he's trying to prevent? Perhaps that little nuke is the incident? So maybe the best thing to do... is nothing? [No-one responds.] MILES: I'm glad you all thought this through. [The group spots a vehicle driving over the terrain in the distance.] JULIET: What's going on? JIN: It's Phil. That's the road to the Swan. KATE: If they see Jack, they're gonna kll him. SAWYER: What do you think, Blondie? JULIET: Live together, die alone. [At the worksite, Phil and his team arrive. Alarm continues blaring, man shouting indistinctly.] RADZINSKY: Good for you. You got here fast. PHIL: Any sign of 'em yet? RADZINSKY: No, not yet. You got time to set up a perimeter. DR. CHANG: You called these men to the site? PHIL: [pointing] You, rear ridgeline. You, top ridgeline. DR. CHANG: We need to be getting people away from here! PHIL: You, top of the scaffolding. Go now! [Jack watches the scene from above. Alarm continues blaring. Jack makes his way to the water tnk just on top of the ridge.] PHIL: There! [Phil spots him and a barrage of bllts are sht at Jack. Jack takes cover and manages to sh*t one of the guards with his shts. Jack tries to make his way closer to the site but backtracks when he is sht at.] [Man shouts indistinctly] RADZINSKY: Get him! PHIL: Flank him! Get him now! [A DHARMA van approaches. Kate and Juliet are shting from within the van.] RADZINSKY: Who's this?! [The van halts and Juliet hops out. Sawyer and Miles follow shortly after. gn continues and several more security members are ht. Jack makes his way closer to the site, jumping down ridges on his way.] WORKER: Uhh! [gn ricochet as the fighting continues. Sawyer sneaks through the site and jumps Radzinsky, hitting in with his gn.] RADZINSKY: Aah! [Sawyer then grabs Phil by the neck from behind and holds a gn to his head. Pierre manages to disarm Radzinsky.] SAWYER: [holds Phil at gn] Drop it, Phil, or you're a dad man! PHIL: Okay, okay. SAWYER: Tell 'em to put their gn down. PHIL: [Shouting] Drop the gn! Drop the gn! [Workers put their gn down] [Drilling continues] SAWYER: All right, you can come out now, Doc! [Kate hops of out of the van and with Juliet starts to head down into the site.] SAWYER: Hurry up and do your business. [Alarm continues blaring.] SAWYER: Turn that damn thing off! [Pierre pulls all the levers but the drilling continues.] SAWYER: What's the matter?! [Pierre pushes a button on the drill, but it does nothing.] DR. CHANG: It won't shut down! SAWYER: Why not?! DR. CHANG: Something's pulling the drill down. RADZINSKY: We ht the pocket! [Jack pulls Jughead's core from backpack and holds it over the hole.] SAWYER: Hurry up, Doc! What are you waiting for?! Drop it! [Drilling continues. Jack looks up at Kate. She looks back and nods. Sawyer releases Phil and looks at Juliet. She smiles. Sawyer closes his eyes. Jack drops Jughead's core and it plummets down the shaft. Everyone closes their eyes. After a few moments of flinching, they all open their eyes.] SAWYER: [Sighs] This don't look like LAX. [Suddenly a humming sound begins. Metal clanking and banging loudly as the drill shakes. Steam sht from the shaft. Jack's gn is pulled into the shaft by an invisible force. Then a toolbox is pulled into it. Pierre tries to shut the drill down once more, but nothing happens. Then the drill tower bends and creaks as it is pulled down by the electromagnetism.] DR. CHANG: [hand gets trapped under machine] Aah! MILES: Dad! DR. CHANG: Aah! [Loud clank as toolbox hits Jack in the back of the head.] JACK: Uhh! KATE: Jack! MILES: Dad! [Clattering as metal tubes bounce everywhere.] MILES: [frees Dr. Chang] Get away from here! Get as far away from here as you can! RADZINSKY: [boarding car] Get in! WORKER: What the hell's going on?! WORKER: Get out of here! WORKER: Come on! [Radzinsky tries to drive a Jeep away but it is pulled back by the electromagnetism. RADSINSKY: Go! Go! Go! [The Jeep is overturned and the passengers thrown out of it. Phil picks up gn and points it at Sawyer.] PHIL: Hey, LaFleur! [Sawyer notices the scaffolding beginning to fall and runs away. It lands on Phil, who is then is then impaled by a metal spike. A chain is pulled by the magnetism and wraps around Juliet, dragging her to the shaft opening.] JULIET: Aah! Help! KATE: Juliet! [tries to pull her to safety] Ah, come on! Sawyer! JULIET: Help! [tries to hold onto bars] SAWYER: Juliet! KATE: [Grunts] Sawyer! JULIET: Uhh! [She loses grip of the bar but Sawyer grabs her hand just in time.] SAWYER: Where do you think you're going, Blondie? JULIET: [Gasps] Aah! It hurts! Aah! SAWYER: Kate! Help me get those chains off! [Kate attempts to reach for the chains] SAWYER: Hold on! You hold on! JULIET: [Crying] I can't. I can't get it off. SAWYER: I got you. KATE: [Grunts] I can't... [Metal creaks.] JULIET: [Sobbing] KATE: I can't reach them. SAWYER: You hold on! [The machine buckles.] JULIET: Aah! No! [Cries] SAWYER: Please! I got you. [The drill structure begins to snap.] KATE: Sawyer! [Machine buckles again.] SAWYER: Don't you leave me. JULIET: [Panting] It's okay. SAWYER: Don't you leave me! You hold on! JULIET: [Sobbing] I love you. SAWYER: No, you don't let go! JULIET: I love you, James. SAWYER: Don't let go. JULIET: I love you so much. SAWYER: No! No, don't let go! [Juliet releases her grip and screams as she falls down the shaft.] SAWYER: Juliet! No! [Sobs] Act 5 [2007 - Sun is sitting on a rock. Richard approaches her.] RICHARD: Water? SUN: Do you have any alcohol? RICHARD: [Chuckles] No. Sure wish I did. [Ilana and her team arrive with the crate. The Others cock their gn.] ILANA: Don't sh*t. RICHARD: It's okay. It's all right. ILANA: Which one of you is Richardus? RICHARD: It's Richard, actually. ILANA: What lies in the shadow of the statue? RICHARD: [after a moment] Ille qui nos omnes servabit. [Ilana closes her eyes with relief.] ILANA: Richard... I'm Ilana. I have something you need to see. [Shouting, to her team] Open it up. [The Others cock their gn.] RICHARD: It--it's okay. It's okay. Let them. [They open the crate and tip the contents onto the sand. Richard and Sun peer over the crate to see a body.] RICHARD: Where did you find him? ILANA: In the cargo hold of the plane we came here on... in a coffin. [The body is revealed to be that of John Locke.] SUN: I don't understand. If this is Locke... who's in there? [Inside the base of the staute, Locke and Ben enter the chamber, where the fre is still burning. It appears to be empty. Ben looks up through the hole in the ceiling to see the night sky above them and a cresent moon. Ben then examines a tapestry on the wall. Jacob is revealed to be sitting behind a pillar in his chair.] JACOB: You like it? I did it myself. It takes a very long time when you're making the thread, but, uh... I suppose that's the point, isn't it? LOCKE: Hello, Jacob. [Jacob nods to himself.] JACOB: Well, you found your loophole. LOCKE: Indeed I did. And you have no idea what I've gone through to be here. BEN: Have you met before? LOCKE: In a manner of speaking. [Whispers] Do what I asked you to, Ben. [Jacob walks over to Ben.] JACOB: Benjamin... whatever he's told you, I want you to understand one thing. You have a choice. BEN: What "choice"? JACOB: You can do what he asked, or you can go, leave us to discuss our... issues. BEN: Oh... so now, after all this time, you've decided to stop ignoring me. Thirty-five years I lived on this island, and all I ever heard was your name over and over. Richard would bring me your instructions--all those slips of paper, all those lists--and I never questioned anything. I did as I was told. But when I dared to ask to see you myself, I was told, "You have to wait. You have to be patient." But when he asked to see you? He gets marched straight up here as if was Moses. So... why him? Hmm? What was it that was so wrong with me? What about me?! JACOB: What about you? BEN: [Whispers] Oh. [Normal voice] Well... [Ben sab Jacob twice in the chest. Jacob falls into Ben's arms and then onto the floor, blood dripping from his mouth.] JACOB: [Gagging] They're... coming. LOCKE: What? [Jacob gags.] LOCKE: I can't hear you. JACOB: They're coming. [Locke stares at Jacob for a moment, then kicks him into a fre pit in the center of the room.] [1977 - At the Swan site, Jack wakes up. He hears the muffled voices of Kate and Sawyer.] SAWYER: Juliet! [Buzzing and humming continues.] KATE: Sawyer, get off of there! [Metal continues creaking.] KATE: We have to go right now. We need to go! [Sawyer groans as he rests on the drill structure, which is about to fall into the shaft.] KATE: Get off. It's going down! This thing is gonna go! You have to let it go. You have to go! This thing is going to blow at any second. SAWYER: No! [Jack comes over.] KATE: Jack! Jack, help me get him off. [They pull Sawyer away from the drill as it crashes and falls down into the hole. Underground, Juliet wakes up and coughs up blood and cries. She notices the Jughead core lying next to her. She picks up a rock and begins to strike the bmb.] [Buzzing and humming continues.] JULIET: [Groans] Come on! Come on! [Sobbing] Come on! Go! Come on! Come on! Come on, you son of a bitch! [After the eigth strike, there is a loud explsin and a bright white light fills the world.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x17 - The Incident Part 2"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [The Previously on Lost ends with the detonation of the bmb - then cuts to the clouds, as the view zooms out to Jack. Jack is then interrupted by Cindy.] CINDY: So how's the drink? JACK: Uh... it's good. CINDY: That's not a very strong reaction. JACK: Well, it's--it's not a very strong drink. [She hands Jack a single Vodka bottle.] CINDY: Don't tell anyone. JACK: It'll be our secret. [As Jack pours the Vodka into his drink, the plane shakes causing him to spill a little. Jack buckles his seatbelt.] CINDY: [Over P.A.] Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has turned on the "fasten seat belts" sign. [Rattling stops.] CINDY: [Over P.A.] Please return to your seats and keep your seat belts fastened. ROSE: It's normal. My husband said the planes want to stay in the air. [Jack chuckles.] JACK: Sounds like a smart man. ROSE: You be sure and tell him that when he gets back from the bathroom. JACK: Well, I'll keep you company until he does. Don't worry-- [The plane starts to shake again, this time more violently. Luggage falls from the overhead compartment and Jack grips his seat, almost in anticipation. The turbulance ends and Jack breaths a sigh of relief.] ROSE: You can let go now. [Passengers murmuring.] ROSE: It's okay. You--you can let go. [Jack let's go and sighs.] JACK: Looks like we made it. ROSE: Yeah. We sure did. [Bell dings.] NORRIS: [over P.A.] Sorry about the unexpected bumps, folks. We just ht a pocket of rough air. It should be a smooth ride from here on out. [Bernard returns from the bathroom.] BERNARD: [Lowered voice] Remind me to hold it next time, will ya? [Normal voice] I almost died in that bathroom. [Seat belt clicks.] BERNARD: Now I know how the laundry feels when it's in the dryer. [Rose chuckles.] ROSE: I missed you. BERNARD: I missed you, too, beautiful. [Jack visits restroom, and see's what appears to be shaving wound on neck. He then goes back to his seat to find Desmond sitting in the row.] JACK: Excuse me. DESMOND: Oh, I'm sorry, mate. Is this your seat? The stewardess said it was empty. JACK: No. No, I'm at the window. DESMOND: Oh, right. [Unlatches seat belt] Listen, mate, do you mind if I sit here? It's just the fella next to me has been snoring ever since we took off from Sydney. JACK: [Chuckles] Yeah, no problem. DESMOND: Thanks, brother. [Jack, unnerved, looks at Desmond] Something wrong? JACK: No. No, you just... [sighs] Do I know you from somewhere? DESMOND: [Chuckles] Well, I'm not sure. [holding out his hand] Desmond. JACK: [shaking Desmond's hand] Jack. DESMOND: Nice to meet you, Jack... or to see you again. [Jack laughs, then sighs. The camera pans out the window and sh*t down, miles beneath the plane into the ocean, where the entire Island lies sunken under the ocean. The sonic fence and DI houses are shown, as is DHARMA shark and the 4-toed statue.] Act 2 [On-Island - Back in 1977, Jack holds the Jughead core over the Swan shaft. The Incident begins, resulting in Juliet being pulled down the shaft by some chains.] JULIET: Aah! No! No! SAWYER: Juliet! JULIET: Aah! SAWYER: I got you. No, don't let go! JULIET: Aah! SAWYER: Juliet! No! [She falls. Down in the shaft, Juliet hits the core.] JULIET: [Sobbing] Come on! Come on, you son of a bitch! [Loud explsin - white flash. Focus on Kate's eye - she regains consciousness to find she's up a tree - all sound is muffled. She nearly falls and manages to hang on.] KATE: [Grunting] Aah! [She climbs down the tree and reaches the ground. Muffled ringing noise continues.] KATE: Hello? [This causes some discomfort and Kate rubs her ears. The ringing gets quieter.] KATE: Hello?! [Kate starts to look around.] MILES: Hey! [Grunts - Kate tackles Miles to the ground.] MILES: [Grunts] Hey! Hey! Kate! [Panting.] MILES: It's okay. It's me, miles. It's okay. KATE: What happened? MILES: What? KATE: Where are we? MILES: I can't--I can't hear you. Are your ears ringing? [Kate notices the doors to the Swan station hidden in the vines and examines it.] MILES: What is it? KATE: We're back. MILES: Back where? [Kate runs to see hatch crater.] KATE: No. MILES: Is that the construction site? KATE: No. That's the Swan hatch... after Desmond blew it up. MILES: Guess we're not in 1977, huh? [Kate notices Jack and Sawyer on the floor - she goes to Jack.] KATE: Jack? Jack. [he wakes up] Can you hear me? Jack! JACK: What happened? Where are we? KATE: At the hatch. [Jack gets up and looks into the crater.] JACK: What? They built it? KATE: Yeah. They built it. [Grunts - Sawyer kicks Jack in the face, who falls down into crater.] KATE: Sawyer! [Kate climbs down after Jack.] JACK: Uhh! SAWYER: You were wrong! [Sawyer begins to climb down] That's the damn Swan hatch--blown up just like we left it before we started jumping through time! You said we could stop it from ever gettin' built! That our plane would never crash on this Island! KATE: Stop it! SAWYER: This ain't LAX! KATE: Stop it! SAWYER: You blew us right back where we started! Except Juliet's dad. She's dad, you son of a bitch, 'cause you were wrong. JACK: [Panting] Sawyer... I'm sorry. I thought we were supposed to... I thought it would work. SAWYER: Well, it didn't! [Flash sideways - Jack walks to restroom.] JACK: You in line? MARS: No, I'm just waiting for my friend. [Door unlocks and rattles. Kate bursts out and bumps into Jack.] KATE: Oh! JACK: Whoa. KATE: I'm sorry. I didn't... JACK: [Chuckles] It's okay. KATE: I didn't see you there. JACK: It's okay. MARS: Let's get back to our seats, sweetheart. [They take their seats. Mars passes Kate a meal tray.] MARS: Mmm. Lasagna. [Mars snatches the metal cutlery from the tray.] MARS: No. No Knfe and fork for you, honey. KATE: What do you think I'm gonna do, sab you and run? [A man brushes past Mars on his way through the aisle.] MARS: Hey, watch we're you're going, buddy. SAWYER: [Turning around] Sorry. My bad. [Sawyer continues down the aisle to his seat.] ARZT: Say it. Come on, please? Just once. HURLEY: I really don't want to, dude. ARZT: I love those commercials. Come on. Just do the Australian accent, and I'll leave you alone. HURLEY: All right. Fine. All right. [Australian accent] Oi! Have a cluckity-cluck day, mate! ARZT: [Laughing] You know who this is? This is--this is the owner of Mr. Cluck's Chicken. And he's--and he's back here riding coach with the rest of us yutzes! Huh? [Laughs] SAWYER: How about that? ARZT: Hey, um, do you mind me asking, how exactly did a guy like you get to own a major corporation? HURLEY: I won the lottery and I like chicken, so I bought it. ARZT: Oh. Good. Good for you. [Arzt leaves.] SAWYER: You know, you really shouldn't tell people you won the lottery. HURLEY: Yeah? Why not? SAWYER: Cause they'll take advantage of you. That's why not. HURLEY: Thanks for the advice, dude, but it's not gonna happen. SAWYER: It's not, huh? HURLEY: Nope. Nothing bad ever happens to me. I'm the luckiest guy alive. [Hurley puts his headphones on and smiles.] [On-Island - Hurley sits outside the DHARMA van with Sayid's head resting on him.] HURLEY: [Loudly] What just happened? JIN: I found a flashlight. HURLEY: Dude, who cares? The sky just went from day to night. What happened?! JIN: I think we moved through time. HURLEY: How do you know that? JIN: White flash. Headache. Can't hear. Happened to me before. HURLEY: What about Jack and everyone else? Did they move through time, too? JIN: I don't know. They took one of the other vans and went up to the worksite. [Sawyer shouts indistinctly.] JIN: And then I heard gn-- HURLEY: Shh! SAWYER: [Shouting distantly] You said that our plane would never crash on this Island! HURLEY: You hear that, dude? It's Sawyer. JIN: Stay here with Sayid. [Jin takes off. At the crater, Jack and Sawyer argue.] JACK: The bmb must've gone off. SAWYER: You think an atom bmb went off, we'd still be standing here?! JACK: I don't know. SAWYER: That's right! You don't! For once, you don't know! JIN: Jack! Sayid needs help. JACK: Where is he? JIN: With Hurley at the van. Two minutes away. JULIET: [Muffled, weak voice] Help. JIN: He's still bleeding. We don't know what to do. JULIET: Help me. [Kate hears Juliet under the twisted metal of the Swan station and investigates.] SAWYER: So what do you say, doc? Got another great idea to save Sayid? Maybe there's a nuke laying around. KATE: Hey, shut up! JULIET: Help. [Sawyer starts to clear the metal out of the way, and everyone else joins him.] SAWYER: Juliet! JULIET: James? KATE: Oh, my God. SAWYER: Juliet! [Back at the van, Sayid coughs and gags.] HURLEY: Oh, God. Oh, God, this is gross. [Coughing and gagging, wheezing.] HURLEY: Don't worry, dude. Everything's gonna be fine. SAYID: [Weakly] When I die... [groans] what do you think will happen to me? HURLEY: Just--just try not to talk, dude. SAYID: [Inhales sharply] I've tortured more people than I can remember. I mrder. Wherever I'm going... [whispers] it can't be very pleasant. HURLEY: Sayid, come on. SAYID: I deserve it. [Hurley hears leaves rustling in the jungle.] HURLEY: Hello? Jin? [Sayid wheezes.] HURLEY: Jin! [Leaves rustle. Hurley picks up a gn.] HURLEY: I've got a gn! [The rustling stops. Hurley struggles feebly to cock the gn.] HURLEY: And I know how to sh*t it! [He goes to investigate. The rustling starts again. Hurley hears footsteps behind him and turns around slowly. Jacob in standing there.] JACOB: Hello, Hugo. You got a minute? Act 3 [Flash sideways - Rose and Bernard Speak indistinctly... both chuckle. Sun smiles as she watches them from her seat.] JIN: 저 사람들을 뭘 쳐다봐? [Subtitle: Why are you staring at them?] SUN: 아니... 그냥 너무 행복해보여서요. [Subtitles: I-- they just seem so happy.] JIN: 단추 채워라. [Subtitles: Button your sweater.] [She does. Locke is looking at a leaftlet about emergency procedures.] BOONE: You're wasting your time, man. This plane goes down in the ocean way out here, I think our chances of survival are exactly zero. LOCKE: Actually, in calm seas w-with a good pilot, we could survive a water landing. And, uh, the fuel tnk are buoyant enough to keep us afloat until we got in the life rafts... [Boone grins at Locke.] LOCKE: What? BOONE: No, it's just impressive you know that. So what were you doing in Australia? Business or pleasure? LOCKE: Pleasure. You? BOONE: I went down to get my sister out of a bad relationship that it turns out she didn't want to get out of. So... here I am. So what, you were just Down Under for vacation? LOCKE: Actually, I went on a walkabout. BOONE: Really? Like--like Crocodile Dundee? LOCKE: [Chuckles] No, not exactly. But--but, uh, it was pretty intense. We--we spent ten days in the Outback and, uh, nothing but our packs and our knives. We slept under the stars and made our own fires, hunted our own food. BOONE: Wow. I wouldn't make it two days without my cell phone. [Both chuckle.] BOONE: You're not pulling my leg, are ya? LOCKE: Why would I pull your leg? [Boone chuckles.] BOONE: This thing goes down, I'm sticking with you. [Locke gives thumbs up.] [On-Island - Inside Jacob's chamber the fre crackles. Locke cuts material from a rug and wipes Jacobs blood from the blade. Ben stands over the fre, staring into it motionless.] LOCKE: You can stop staring at the fre. Jacob's gone. He's gone. BEN: Why didn't he fight back? Why did he let me just kll him? LOCKE: I guess he knew that he was beaten. Ben... I want you to go outside and tell Richard that I need to talk to him. BEN: Talk to him about... what? LOCKE: That's between me and Richard. [Outside, indistinct heated conversation takes place between Richard and Bram.] RICHARD: There's no other reason. BRAM: No, that's not how it's gonna be. RICHARD: You have to--you're not going in there. [Speaks indistinctly.] RICHARD: No [...indistinct] [Speaks indistinctly.] RICHARD: Just back up a little. Okay? [Richard and Bram speaking indistinctly.] SUN: Who are they? LAPIDUS: Other than the fact that I know they were on the Ajira flight with us, all I know is they knocked me out and dragged my ass to some cabin, which they promptly brned, then... brought me here along with the dad guy in the box. They say they're the good guys. [Both speaking indistinctly.] LAPIDUS: I'm not buying it either. [Bram starts to walk toward the statue and Richard stops him.] RICHARD: Listen to me. Hey! Listen to me, and listen carefully. No one goes in there unless Jacob invites them in. ILANA: Richard, that's why we're here, because Jacob invited us. RICHARD: Asking me what's in the shadow of the damn statue doesn't mean you're in charge. ILANA: Then who is? [Ben steps down the rocks onto the beach.] BEN: Richard. [Panting] RICHARD: Ben. What happened in there? BEN: Everything's fine. John wants to speak to you. ILANA: Is Jacob all right? BEN: I'm sorry. Who are you? RICHARD: Answer her question, Ben. BEN: Well, of course Jacob's all right. They're both together inside. John just wants to talk to you. RICHARD: John wants to talk to me? BEN: That's right. [Richard grabs Ben and pulls him along the beach.] BEN: Richard, what are you doing? I don't understand. RICHARD: Well, I'm happy to talk to John. But before I do, maybe you should talk to him first. [Richard throws Ben down on the sand next to where the body of John Locke lays half-dumped out of the cargo container.] Act 4 [Sawyer, Kate, Jack, Miles, and Jin dig through the wreckage at the Swan crater. Clanking metal, grunting.] SAWYER: Hang on, Juliet! We're comin'! [Clanking metal, grunting.] JACK: Jin! Flashlight! [Jin hands Jack the flashlight, Jack shines the light into the hole.] SAWYER: If we can move this beam, I think I can get down there. [Clanking metal, grunting.] SAWYER: It's too heavy... we need something to pull it. Jin! The van. There's chains in it. Go get 'em! [Jin runs into the jungle.] [In the jungle, Hurley follows Jacob back to Sayid and the van.] HURLEY: Where you goin', dude? And what are you doin' here? I mean... I meet you in a taxi and you know everything about me and you give me a plane ticket which just so happens to get me back on this Island. How'd you know that was gonna happen? [Jacob looks down at Sayid, does not respond.] HURLEY: Hello? Can you hear me? Why aren't you answering my questions? [Jacob kneels next to Sayid, troubled.] HURLEY: Look, my friend Jin is gonna be here any second so you better stop ignoring-- JACOB: Your friend Jin won't be able to see me. HURLEY: Why not? JACOB: Because I died an hour ago. HURLEY: Sorry, dude, that sucks. [Jacob stands.] JACOB: Thanks. HURLEY: How'd you die? JACOB: I was klled by an old friend who grew tired of my company. [Hurley thinks for a moment.] HURLEY: You want me to do something crazy again, don't you? JACOB: No. I need you to save Sayid, Hugo. HURLEY: Well that's why Jin went to go get Jack... JACOB: Jin can't help him. You need to take Sayid to the Temple. That's the only chance he's got. And the rest of them will be safe there. HURLEY: The Temple? I'm supposed to know what that is? JACOB: Jin knows. Tell him to take you to the hole in the wall where he was with the French team. Through that opening you can get into the Temple. You still have that guitar case I gave you? HURLEY: Yeah... JACOB: Bring it. HURLEY: Who are you, dude? JACOB: I'm Jacob. [Hurley's eyes widen... in recognition? Rustling. Jin runs out of the jungle.] JIN: Hurley! Help me with Sayid. We have to get him into the van. Juliet needs our help. [Hurley turns to find that Jacob has disappeared.] JIN: Come on, we have to go! [Hurley and Jin lift Sayid into the van. Moments later, the van rumbles through the jungle.] HURLEY: Jin, if I asked you to take me to where there's, like, a hole in the wall... where you went with the French team... would you know what I was talkin' about? [Jin thinks for a moment.] JIN: Yes. HURLEY: Good. [At the Swan crater, the group hears the van approaching. Engine rumbling, tires squeaking.] JACK: I'll get the chain. [Miles drops his shovel and follows Jack to the van.] SAWYER: Juliet! [He begins tugging at the beam, Katie wrestles him off.] KATE: Stop it! Stop, Sawyer! The van is here, the chains are coming. [Chains rattling.] SAWYER: She ain't makin' any more noises... KATE: No, she knows we're here. She's probably just resting. SAWYER: Juliet! [Jin tosses one end of the chain into the crater, Jack picks it up. Sawyer looks at Jack.] SAWYER: If she dies, I'll kll him. [Chain rattling.] [Flash sideways - Jack sits in his seat on the plane.] CINDY: [Over P.A.] Ladies and gentlemen, nothing to be alarmed about, but if there is a doctor onboard could you please press your call button? [Electronic ding. Cindy approaches Jack's seat and responds to the call.] CINDY: Sir? You're a doctor? JACK: Yes. CINDY: Could you come with me please? [Jack follows Cindy down the aisle.] CINDY: We appreciate your help. A passenger went into the restroom about half an hour ago and he's not responding when we knock. [Another airline employee is knocking on the restroom door.] CINDY: This man's a doctor. If he's unconscious in there--" EMPLOYEE: Well, I think he tampered with the lock, it's... it's jammed or something, I don't know. SAYID: Can I be of assistance? [They all stare at him.] SAYID: Excuse me. [Sayid kicks the restroom door open. Jack checks the pulse of a man wearing a familiar ring and listens for breathing.] JACK: He's not breathing. [The man is revealed to be Charlie.] Act 5 [Cindy rushes to back of plane with medical supplies.] SAWYER: What's goin' on back there, Earheart? CINDY: Everything's fine sir, please just stay in your seats. SAWYER: ...yeah, looks peachy. JACK: [to Sayid] ...Sir, I'm gonna need your help. SAYID: What can I do? JACK: I need ya [Jack pulls out breathing pump] to hold this over his mouth... hold it there and do not let any air escape. SAYID: OK, now? JACK: Yes, now. [Jack pumps air.] JACK: Somethings blocking his air passage. [Jacks sticks fingers in Charlies mouth] I'm gonna have to open it up. I need, uh, something sharp - a razor... [Cindy frantically looks.] JACK: I gotta pen. SAYID: A pen!? CINDY: It's regulation, there's nothing sharp. JACK: A pen! Just a pen. I had a pen in my jacket but it's gone. Damnit. [Jack tries again - he gets the obstruction (heroin) out, passes it to Sayid. Charlie wakes up, gasping for air.] JACK: I got it, I got it. Relax, just relax, breathe. CHARLIE: Am I alive? JACK: Yeah, you're alive. CHARLIE: [sighs] ...Terrific. [On-Island - Sawyer and Kate wrap the chain around the girder.] JACK: You got it? SAWYER: Okay Jin! We're good down here! [Jin starts DHARMA van] ...ht it! [All struggle to get girder out - successfully.] SAWYER: Gimme the flashlight. [Sawyer climbs down to Juliet.] SAWYER: Juliet! Okay...I'm comin... Juliet? Hey, I'm here, come on baby, come on wake up. [Juliet opens eyes.] JULIET: Hi. SAWYER: Hey. JULIET: Wh-Wh-Where are we? SAWYER: Don't worry about that. You're fine. I gotta get you outta here, okay? JULIET: It didn't work, we're still on the Island. SAWYER: It's okay, It's okay, I just gotta get this loose enough to get you out, okay? JULIET: No, I ht the bmb and you're still here. SAWYER: You what? ...You ht the bmb? Why? JULIET: I wanted you to be able to go home. I wanted to make it so you never came to this damn Island [Juliet starts crying] ...it didn't work. SAWYER: Don't you worry about that. You're gonna be OK. I'm gonna get you outta here and we're all gonna go home together, you hear me? [Outisde in the crater, Kate is looking down into the hole.] KATE: Sawyer!? [Jack is inspecting Sayids wound in the van.] JACK: Even if I could get the bllet out, bleeding won't stop, there's nothing I can do for him. HURLEY: There's somethin' I can do. There's a temple, if we can get Sayid there we can save him. MILES: And you know this how? HURLEY: This guy Jacob told me just before we got here. JACK: Who's Jacob? HURLEY: Does it matter? Can you fix Sayid, Jack? JACK: No. HURLEY: Then you're gonna have to let me do it. [Jack nods.] [At the beach, Ben stares at the body of Locke.] RICHARD: Ben, you need to talk to me. I can't stop them unless you tell me what happened in there. What happened to Jacob. [Ben is silent.] RICHARD: You and I have known each other for 30 years Ben, I'm asking you this as a friend. BEN: You wanna know what happened Richard? Why don't 'cha go inside and find out. [Bram grabs Ben roughly and pulls him along the beach.] RICHARD: What are ya doin? BRAM: We're goin in, and he's comin' with us. [Bram and three others go with him, Locke is waiting patiently inside. Ben gets pushed inside.] LOCKE: Where's Richard? BEN: He's not coming. LOCKE: Then who is that behind you? [Bram and three others walk in, rfles aimed and ready, almost ignoring Locke and looking around.] BRAM: Where's Jacob? LOCKE: Jacob is dad. [Bram and others cock rfles and point at Locke.] BRAM: Who are you? LOCKE: Don't worry about me. Let's talk about you. I'm assuming that you are, what? Jacobs bodyguards? and that you came all the way to this Island to protect him? Well I have good news, Jacob brned up, right there in that fre. Therefore there's nothing left for you to protect. You can go. You're free. [Bram sht Locke in upper right section of body. Locke recoils from impact... multiple other shts from Bram and buddies are fired while Locke runs behind a stone pillar.] BRAM: kll him! Spread out! Get him! ...where is he? [Bram picks up bllet damaged by impact, with no blood on it. Smokey sounds surround them, then smokey appears in entrance, Ben crouches in corner, scared. Smokey kills Brams three buddies, but Bram pours ash in a circle on floor and stands in it - it seems to stop smokey. Smokey hits the roof, knocking bits off which knock Bram out of circle, at which point smokey kills him too. Ben starts to walks out, but hears footsteps behind him. He turns around. Locke is standing there.] LOCKE: I'm sorry you had to see me like that. Act 6 [Kate is still looking into the hole.] KATE: Sawyer!? Is she ok? SAWYER: Working on it! [Sawyer struggles to lift iron girder off Juliet's legs.] SAWYER: Okay, okay, I got'cha, I got'cha. Don't worry. [Sawyer hugs Juliet.] JULIET: We can get coffee some time. SAWYER: I gotta get you outta here. JULIET: We can go dutch. SAWYER: Juliet...it's me. JULIET: ...James. SAWYER: Yeah. JULIET: Kiss me. SAWYER: You got it Blondie. [They kiss.] JULIET: I have to tell you something, it's really really important. SAWYER: You tell me... you tell me... [Juliet starts to mouth words, but she passes away.] SAWYER: Juliet? You tell me [Sawyer begins crying] ...oh...oh my god [groans, crying] [Jack, Miles, Hurley, and Kate watch as Sawyer brings Juliet's body to surface, Sawyer gives Jack the evil eye.] SAWYER: You did this. [Flash sideways - Charlie is bound by two male flight attendants, then taken to his seat, passing Jack.] CHARLIE: Should'a let that happen man, I was supposed to die. CINDY: Don't take it personally, some people just don't know how to say thanks. [Jack goes back to his seat, noticing Desmond is no longer there.] JACK: Excuse me, do you know what happened to the guy that was sitting next to me? ROSE: Um, we were asleep. NORRIS: [on P.A.] Ladies and Gentlemen, captain Norris here, we're now beginning our final descent into Los Angeles international airport, I'm happy to tell you it's a beautiful day in Los Angeles, 72 degrees, 6 miles visibility and winds outta the south-west at 5 miles an hour. ROSE: Buckle up. We're almost home. [Jack smiles and buckles up.] NORRIS: I'll be putting on the fasten seat belt sign now, we'll be on the ground in just a few minutes, thank you so much for flying Oceanic Air. [Sawyer and Hurley raise seats to upright position; Jin looks at Rolex watch and out window. The plane lands - cops take Charlie away first - all get up to leave - Sayid leaves quickly - Boone shakes Lockes hand - Jack leaves last, seeing Locke get put into a wheelchair.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x01 - LAX Part 1"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [On-Island - Jack and Jin get Sayid out of the DHARMA van - Juliet's body is covered, next to the van - Hurley takes the guitar case out of van.] MILES: Are we gonna sing Kum Ba Yah on the way? HURLEY: It's not a guitar man. MILES: Then what is it? KATE: [to Saywer] ...you going with them? SAWYER: No, I'm gonna bury her. KATE: Let me help you. SAWYER: Help Sayid. [Sawyer takes some shovels out of the van.] SAWYER: Hey Miles, you mind hangin' back? MILES: You got it boss. KATE: I'll make sure to leave a trail so you can follow us. SAWYER: I ain't followin' nobody Kate. HURLEY: [to Jack] You guys ready? JACK: Whenever you are. [Sawyer picks up Juliets body with a last glance at Jack before going. Jack and Jin pick up Sayid and start on their way.] [Flash sideway - Jack is waiting in line to pass through customs.] OCEANIC-MALE: [LAX overhead PA announcement] Oceanic passenger Jack Shephard, Jack Shephard, please go to the nearest courtesy desk. [Jack goes to the Oceanic desk.] JACK: Hi, uh, I'm Jack Shephard, I was just paged? OCEANIC-MALE: Oh, Mr. Shephard, hello, yes - that was me, uh, sorry I meant to meet you at the gate. JACK: Well, I'm here now. So... OCEANIC-MALE: Mr. Shephard, I'm deeply sorry but there seems to have been a mix up involving the, uh, cargo you checked in Sydney. JACK: Cargo? OCEANIC-MALE: Yes sir, a coffin? JACK: I don't... [sighs] ...I don't understand, I mean are you saying that it's not here? OCEANIC-MALE: It appears it was never put on the plane. JACK: [visibly upset] The funeral is in two hours - when is it getting here? OCEANIC-MALE: Mr. Shephard, I can't tell you how deeply sorry we are but we don't know when it will arrive, because we're not exactly sure where it is. [On-Island - Jack, Jin, Sayid, Kate, Hurely approach the wall surrounding temple.] HURLEY: That's a big wall. JACK: How're we gonna get him over the top? [Hurley walks up to hole in wall, looking down.] HURLEY: We're not, we're bringing him in through here. [They all go down. Hurley finds Montand's skeleton. Kate finds a bag and empties it, Hurley sees a book.] HURLEY: Who brings a book into a cave? [Kate finds matches and a torch, which is next to skeleton with missing arm.] HURLEY: And why is his arm missing? [Kate lights torch.] JIN: It was ripped off when he was attcked by the black smoke. HURLEY: Well, this is gonna be awesome. [They start to make their way through the jungle. All walk up to the hole where Ben fell down.] JACK: Watch your step. KATE: Yeah. [Kate walks around the hole.] KATE: OK. [Hurley follows, then the rest. Kate walks on ahead, then she hears whispers - Jack notices she's missing.] JACK: Where's Kate? HURLEY: She was right over there. JACK: Kate! ... KATE! Can you hear me? Kate! [Jack walks further away] HURLEY: Jack! [indistinct] we can't [indistinct chatter interrupted by a punch] ...Hey, let him... [indistinct] JACK: Hurley! ... Jin! ... Hurley! [Jack hears whispers - he gets attcked and knocked out.] [Regaining consciousness, he is dragged into clearing in jungle.] JACK: You okay? KATE: Yeah, you? JACK: Yeah. [They are led to a temple by guards with gn.] HURLEY: Guess we found the temple. Act 2 [Flash sideways - Kate and the Marshal are at customs.] CUSTOMS-AGENT: Anything to declare? MARS: Just a mrder. [Customs-Agent stamps Mars' passport.] MARS: Okay. KATE: I need to go to the bathroom. MARS: Hold it. KATE: I can't hold it. MARS: Sure you can kiddo I believe in you. KATE: Edward...please. MARS: ...Alright come on. [Inside a bathroom.] MARS: Anybody in here? Is anybody in the ladies room? Don't move. Okay, you got two minutes. KATE: Thank you. [Kate sits down in the cubicle and gets a pen out her pocket. She attempts to pick open cuffs and drops the pen spring.] MARS: You done? KATE: Not yet. [Mars notices spring on floor, Kate sees him pick it up.] MARS: Alright times up! [bangs door] Get outta there. KATE: One minute. MARS: No, open this door right now. KATE: I'm not finished. MARS: Yes you are, open it... Austen, I swear to god you don't open this door I'm commin in there. [Kate kicks door, knocks Mars out, takes his gn and his jacket. Two women walk in on scene and Kate covers her cuffs with the jacket.] RANDOM-LADY: Oh my god! KATE: He, he just walked in here and attcked me - I pushed him - I just, I need to get outta here. RANDOM-LADY: Officer! Come quick, come quick. [Kate runs to the elevator.] KATE: Wait, hold the door. SAWYER: Welcome aboard. We were on the same flight. Sydney. KATE: Well how about that. [Sawyer notices Kates cuffs, she hides them. Two TSA agents enter elevator.] TSA-AGENT-ON-RADIO: Unit [indistinct] what's your twenty? BLACK-TSA-AGENT: We're on the south elevator headed to ground. TSA-AGENT-ON-RADIO: Get your asses to international baggage claim we got a 341. BLACK-TSA-AGENT: Yeah, we're on our way. SAWYER: Sound serious, what's a 341? BLACK-TSA-AGENT: That's confidential sir. SAWYER: Well if it's confidential how the hell am I supposed to know if I see one? [Elevator opens. Sawyer stops the agents leaving.] SAWYER: Sorry, excuse me, ladies first. KATE: Thanks. SAWYER: Take care. [Kate leaves.] [On-Island - Sawyer is laying dirt on Juliet's fresh grave.] MILES: Hey, I think that'll do it boss. SAWYER: Stop calling me boss. You ain't my deputy any more. MILES: You got it. Are you thirsty? I think I saw some beers in the van. Construction guys hid 'em in the wa-- SAWYER: What'd she wanna tell me Miles? MILES: Excuse me? SAWYER: Juliet. She said she wanted to tell me something, then she died. What was it Miles? MILES: That's why you asked me to stay here with you? SAWYER: You're the only one around that talks to dad people. MILES: Jim, that's not how it works. SAWYER: What did she wanna tell me Miles? MILES: Hey...it doesn't matter. SAWYER: It does matter. MILES: It's not gonna help. SAWYER: Just do it! Just ask her. MILES: She's gone James! [Sawyer throws Miles on top of grave.] SAWYER: I know she's gone. I know. Now tell me. MILES: Okay. okay, okay, alright, alright. [Miles does his ghostbuster thing - vague sounds reminiscent of plane turbulence.] MILES: It worked. SAWYER: What did she wanna tell me? MILES: That's what she wanted to tell you. It worked. SAWYER: What worked? [Sawyer leaves.] [At the Temple, Jack et al are lead to a Temple entrance.] RANDOM-OTHER: Stop right here. [Dogen comes out to meet them.] DOGEN: [Speaks Japanese.] Who are you? LENNON: [Translating.] Who are you? [Cindy appears.] CINDY: I know who they are. They were on the first plane. Oceanic 815 along with me. DOGEN: [in Japanese] They should not have come here. Seeing this place is unforgivable. sht them! LENNON: You sure? [Dogen walks away.] LENNON: [shrugs, addresses an other] sht 'em. JACK: Woah, wait, no! HURLEY: Jacob sent us! DOGEN: [in Japanese] What did you just say? LENNON: What, What'd you just say? HURLEY: I said, Jacob sent us. He said, you would help our friend. [points to Sayid] DOGEN: [in Japanese] Have you encountered Jacob? Prove it! LENNON: He wants you to prove it. HURLEY: Uh... DOGEN: [in Japanese] He is lying! sht them! [An Other cocks his rfle.] HURLEY: He gave me that guitar case! DOGEN: [in Japanese] Did you look inside? LENNON: Did you look inside it? HURLEY: Maybe. [Dogen opens up the guitar case to reveal a large wooden Ankh. He holds it up to examine it and then breaks it in half.] HURLEY: Dude! [Dogen extracts a piece of paper within the Ankh and reads it.] DOGEN: [in Japanese] Ask their names. LENNON: What are your names? HURLEY: Hugo. Hugo Reyes. Tell him. JIN: Jin Soo-Kwon. KATE: Kate Austen. JACK: Jack Shephard. DOGEN: [in Japanese] And he? LENNON: What about him? JACK: Sayid Jarrah. DOGEN: [Folds up the paper.] [in Japanese] All right! Let's go! Bring the injured Jarrah. We're going to the spring. LENNON: Pick him up - get him to the spring. HURLEY: Hey, excuse me, I carried that case across the ocean and like, through time, so I wanna know what that paper says. LENNON: The paper said that if your friend there dies, we're all in a lot of trouble. Act 3 [Flash sideways - Jin and Sun are going through customs.] CUSTOMS-AGENT: And what business are you in sir? JIN: No English. [Jin takes out a letter with the Paik logo on top.] CUSTOMS-AGENT: This letter says the watch is a business gift, can you tell me what business you're in? [Jin points to the letter. Frustrated, agent continues search.] JIN: [in Korean] Everything should be in order. May we please continue on our way? Meeting ! I have an appointment to get to. CUSTOMS-AGENT: Step back sir. [agent opens a pouch with large amount of US Dollars] ...what are you doin' with this? Anything over 10 thousand dollars has to be declared [agent checks customs form] ...you, didn't, declare this. SUN: [in Korean] Why... why do you have all that money? JIN: [in Korean] I will handle this. CUSTOMS-AGENT: Sir, you're gonna have to come with me, let's go have a talk. JIN: [in Korean] I don't have time for this --] CUSTOMS-AGENT: Ann, Take her to the waiting area. [They leave.] FEMALE-CUSTOMS-AGENT: Ms. Paik, do you understand any English? Because if you do, if this is just a misunderstanding, you should speak up now. Do you understand me? SUN: No... English. [On-Island - Dogen, Others and Losties walk to the spring.] LENNON: The water isn't clear - what happened? DOGEN: [in Japanese] I don't know what happened . [He goes to the spring, cuts his palm with a Knfe.] KATE: What is he doing? JACK: I don't know. [Dogen dips his bleeding hand into the spring, bringing it out still bleeding.] DOGEN: [speaks Japanese while pointing at Sayid] Who was this done by? LENNON: [pointing at Sayid] Who did this to him? JACK: My fault, I didn't sht him but it's my fault. DOGEN: [in Japanese] I'll try as much as I can, but it'll come with risks. LENNON: If we do this there are risks .. you understand? JACK: Do what you have to do. DOGEN: [in Japanese] Put this man into the spring. LENNON: [addressing others] Take off the coveralls, put him in. [They comply, as Sayid's body is placed head first into the spring, Dogen turns over a conspicuous hour glass.] JACK: What are they doing? [Lennon ignores him.] HURLEY: Can unconscious people hold their breath? JACK: No. [Sayid begins to convulse, the others firmly hold him underwater.] JACK: He's awake, let him up. [Dogen ignores him.] JIN: What are they waiting for? KATE: That's enough! [Dogen continues to observe hourglass.] JACK: [approaching Dogen] I said, let him up! [Dogen uses martial arts to rapidly disable Jack, and continues to watch Sayid struggle.] HURLEY: You're not saving him! You're drowning him! [Sayid stops struggling just before the last grains of sand fall from the top of the hourglass. The others bring Sayid out of the spring when prompted by Dogen, who checks Sayid.] DOGEN: [in Japanese] He died. LENNON: You're friend is dad. [Jack goes to inspect Sayid's pulse, then starts chest compressions.] KATE: Jack... Jack, stop, what are you doing? [Jack starts mouth to mouth resuscitation, and continues chest compressions.] KATE: Jack, he's dad. [Jack continues - Kate grabs his arm.] KATE: He's not coming back, stop it! [Jack stops.] Act 4 [Flash sideways - Sayid is waiting for baggage at LAX, looking at a photo of Nadia. Kate is walking around with a coat hiding her handcuffs, she notices a lady using a code (75...1) on a security door for airport personnel. Kate sees TSA officials pointing in her direction, she goes through the security door and up an escalator and walks to a yellow-cab.] FROGURT: Woah, woah, woah, I don't think so lady, there's a line. There's a line! KATE: Sorry. [She gets in line behind Hurley.] HURLEY: [on cell phone] [indistinct chatter] ... Outback is just a name, you sayin' they own the entire outback? That's just stupid. [Kate notices Mars is outside too, talking frantically to cops.] MARS: [indistinct] ...she's gonna be coming outta customs I want you guys to take the other door. [Kate looks around, Mars spots her, she turns to run.] MARS: Hey! [Kate gets into a cab.] KATE: Go... go now! CAB-DRIVER: Lady, I already have a customer. [Kate points gn at his head.] KATE: I said go. [Camera reveals passenger is Claire.] CLAIRE: Hey. What are you doing? KATE: [to driver] Go now! [Cab accelerates away, Mars sees it.] MARS: Hey! Stop the cab! [On-Island - Kate, Jack, Jin, and Hurley are sitting around spring, looking at Sayid's body - Cindy walks in, followed by Zach and Emma.] CINDY: Thought you might like a little something to eat or drink. Zach, Emma, then take the rest to the people over there. RANDOM-OTHER: Just drop 'em in here. [Some others drag an unconscious Sawyer and harassed Miles into room.] KATE: Hey, what happened? MILES: They jumped us in the jungle - he took four of them out, before one of them ht him with a damn rock. [Kate tends to Sawyer, Jack looks away - Lennon walks up to Hurley.] LENNON: You, come with me. HURLEY: Come with you where? [They walk up to Dogen tending plants in another room - without looking around he addresses them.] DOGEN: [speaks Japanese] Ask him what exactly Jacob said, what instructions he got. LENNON: He wants to know what Jacob told you. HURLEY: He told me to come here. Said you guys would save Sayid. DOGEN: [in Japanese] It was too late for him. LENNON: He was beyond saving. HURLEY: Wait a second - you're not translating anything I say to him - which means you totally understand me dude. DOGEN: [in English, to Hurley] I don't like the way English tastes on my tongue. DOGEN: [in Japanese] So, when is Jacob coming? LENNON: When's Jacob getting here? HURLEY: What do you mean? LENNON: Is he coming to the temple? HURLEY: I really don't think that's gonna happen man. LENNON: Why not? HURLEY: You know - cuz he's dad. [Dogen faces Hurley, consternated.] HURLEY: What - you guys didn't know? [Cut scene to Jack - he hears bells start ringing and much activity/chatter amongst others.] DOGEN: [yells in Japanese to the others] Everybody, to posts! On the walls, prepare the ash! LENNON: Everyone to your posts! On the walls, prepare the ash! [An other loads a large flare, another other starts pouring ash around the temple.] DOGEN: [in Japanese] Defense to the east wall! Evacuate the populace to north side!Ten men to north side! LENNON: Ten men on the north side! DOGEN: [in Japanese] Very careful! LENNON: Send the warning! DOGEN: [in Japanese] Tell everyone! Okay, light it! LENNON: Light it! [Flare is lit - red sparks explode overhead.] HURLEY: Guess we're not getting outta here huh? LENNON: This isn't to keep you in, it's to keep him out. HURLEY: Him? Who? [Inside the base of the statue, Locke drags bodies of Bram and his team into a pile - Ben sits by the fre staring at him.] BEN: What are you? LOCKE: Wh.. I'm not a what Ben, I'm a who. BEN: You're the monster. LOCKE: Let's not resort to name calling. [Locke snaps protruding bloody rock from Bram's chest, and drags his body into the pile.] BEN: You used me... you couldn't kll him yourself, so you made me do it. LOCKE: I didn't make you do anything. You should know, he was very confused when you klled him. BEN: I seriously doubt that Jacob was ever confused. LOCKE: I'm not talking about Jacob. I'm talking about John Locke. Do you wanna know what he was thinking while you, choked the life outta him Benjamin? What the last thought that ran through his head was? "I don't understand". Isn't that just the saddest thing you ever heard? But it's fitting in a way, because when John first came to the Island, he was a very sad man. A victim, shouting at the world for being told what he couldn't do, even though they were right. He was weak, and pathetic, and irreparably broken. But, despite all that, there was something admirable about him. He was the only one of them that didn't wanna leave. The only one, who realized how pitiful the life he'd left behind actually was. BEN: What do you want? LOCKE: Well that's the great irony here Ben because, I want the one thing that John Locke didn't. I want to go home. [Locke glares.] Act 5 [Inside the Temple, Hurley leans in to whisper into Sayid's ear.] HURLEY: Goodbye dude, If you ever wanna talk, I'm around. [Hurley looks at a confused looking Miles sitting next to Sayid.] HURLEY: What? MILES: Nothing. [Kate is tending to Sawyer on other side of spring. He wakes up.] KATE: Hey. SAWYER: Where are we? KATE: We're in a temple. SAWYER: We got caught by the others again? KATE: Yeah, only, this time they're protecting us, I think. SAWYER: Course they are. [Sawyer sits up.] KATE: You alright? SAWYER: Ah... [touches his forhead] KATE: I'm so sorry. [Sawyer stares at Jack.] KATE: You know what you said back at the hatch, he's just tryin'a help us. SAWYER: I ain't gonna kll Jack, he deserves to suffer on this rock just like the rest of us. [Flash sideways - Jack is talking on cell phone in Oceanic Lost and Found section] JACK: Yeah... I know...I ... do you think I knew this was gonna happen? I scheduled it so soon because I wanna get it over with. I don't know mom, he's not here so I can't tell you what to tell them other than we can't have the service without him. Yeah - I will call you if I hear anything. [Jack hangs up.] LOCKE: [unseen until now] What did you lose? JACK: Excuse me? LOCKE: Well, they lost one of my bags, what about you? JACK: You wouldn't believe me if I told ya. LOCKE: Hah, try me. JACK: They lost my father. LOCKE: I'm sorry? JACK: He died in Australia a couple days ago, and um, I flew down to get him. LOCKE: My condolences. [Locke completes form he was filling out, and addresses Oceanic staff.] LOCKE: Yo. JACK: Coffin was supposed to go on the plane in Sydney, but it didn't. Apparently he's somewhere in transit which is their way of saying, they have no idea where the hell he is. LOCKE: Well, how could they know. JACK: They're the one's that checked him in, I mean they've gotta have some kind of tracking system. LOCKE: No I'm not talking about the coffin, I mean how could they know where he is. They didn't lose your father, they just lost his body. [Jack, seeming to understand Locke, nods - Lock smiles.] LOCKE: Either way, your story beats the hell outta mine - all that was in my suitcase was a bunch of knives. [Oceanic staff gives Locke a receipt] Thanks. JACK: Some kinda salesman? LOCKE: Yeah, something like that. Well it was nice talking to ya, hope ya find that coffin. JACK: Hope you find your knives. LOCKE: Yeah, thanks. [Locke begins to wheel himself out.] JACK: Mind if I ask what happened to ya? [Locke is silent] I'm sorry, I'm only asking because I'm a spinal surgeon, I didn't mean to... LOCKE: Oh, no, don't worry about it - uh, uh surgery isn't gonna do anything to help me, my condition is irreversible. JACK: Nothing is irreversible. Umm, if you ever wanna consult, just uh, gimme a call. [Jack hands Locke his business card] - It's on the house. LOCKE: Well thanks [takes card - reads name] - Jack Shephard, I'm John - John Locke. JACK: It's nice to meet ya John. LOCKE: Nice to meet you too. [Jack opens door for Locke.] LOCKE: Thanks. JACK: You're welcome. [On-Island - Flare fired from temple is visible in sky - Richard sitting on the beach notices it.] LAPIDUS: What the hell is that? [Richard looks scared. rfles are cocked and pointed at Locke as people see him and Ben walking toward them.] RICHARD: Don't sht him! Don't sh*t him! LAPIDUS: I'm seein' it - But I'm still not believin' it. [Locke walks up to Richard.] LOCKE: Hello Richard. It's good to see you outta those chains. RICHARD: [eyes widen] ... you? LOCKE: Me. [Locke immediately hits Richard in the throat, then knocks him unconscious.] LOCKE: I am very disappointed ... in all of you. [Locke puts Richard on his shoulder, and walks right past the corpse of Locke in the Ajira cargo box.] [At the Temple, Lennon and a couple others walk up to Jack, still looking at Sayid's corpse.] LENNON: You Shephard? JACK: Yeah. LENNON: We need to speak to you privately. JACK: If you've got something to say to me then say it, otherwise just leave me alone. LENNON: I don't think you're understanding me here, I'm asking politely, you either get up and come with us on your own, or I'll have ya dragged out. Because we are going to have this conversation and it's not going to be here. [Jack gets up and confrontation-ally approaches Lennon.] JACK: Is that right. [Jack and others start to wrestle - Hurley and Lennon are both distracted by something else.] HURLEY: Jack! [All turn around to see Sayid slowly stirring to life.] LENNON: Oh my god. JACK: Wha... SAYID: What happened?	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x02 - LAX Part 2"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [On-Island - As the episode commences, Lennon is walking briskly through corridors of stone at a quick pace. He checks to ensure no one is following him. He rushes into a chamber where the Temple Leader is typing on an old typewriter similar to an Underwood model. The Temple Leader stops immediately at the intrusion. There is a baseball sitting on his desk. Out of breath, he speaks to the leader.] LENNON: He's alive. [The Temple Leader turns his head from Lennon and stares straight ahead grasping his necklace.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The scene switches to the chamber with the spring. Sayid is sitting, Jack kneels in front of him. Hurley runs to Sayid. Miles follows Hurley.] MILES: It worked? HURLEY: Dude! You're okay! [Hurley hugs Sayid tightly.] JACK: Hurley, let him breathe. Miles, can you go get some water? MILES: Yeah, on it. [Miles looks at Sayid cautiously then leaves to get water.] JACK: Sayid, hey, how ya feelin'? SAYID: A little light headed. [Jin joins Hurley, Jack, and Sayid.] SAYID: Jack, what happened to me? JACK: [exhales deeply] You died. [Sayid just looks around. Kate and Sawyer are standing on the opposite side of the spring.] KATE: How is that even possible? I mean one minute he's gone and now he's fine? SAWYER: Of course he's fine. KATE: What's that mean? SAWYER: [sarcastically] He's an Iraqi torturer who sh*t kids. He definitely deserves another go around. [Jin, Jack and Hurley help Sayid stand up. The conversation is indistinct.] HURLEY: All right. [Sawyer continues to stare outside.] KATE: What are you lookin' at? SAWYER: How many guards with gn do you think are outside this place? KATE: What?! SAWYER: I was out cold when they brought me in here. How many guards did you see? Five? Ten? A hundred? KATE: What are you thinking? SAWYER: Thinkin' about running, Kate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - At LAX, Kate is walking with her hands still cuffed and the marshal's jacket hiding them.] MARSHAL: She's got hands in handcuffs but she's probably got them covered, okay? [There is an indistinct male voice over the PA system. Kate and the marshal make eye contact. Kate turns and runs with the marshal in pursuit.] MARSHAL: Hey! [The marshal runs after Kate pushing a man out of his way.] MAN: Hey! Watch it! [Kate gets in the back of a cab at the curb.] KATE: Go! Go now! CAB DRIVER: Lady, I already have a customer. [Kate cocks and puts a gn to the driver's head.] KATE: Damn it, I said go. [The passenger is in the back seat with Kate. The driver speeds from the curb with the tires screeching. As the cab drives off, the marshal sees Kate and runs after the cab.] CAB DRIVER: Okay. MARSHAL: Move it! [Kate looks over at Claire.] CLAIRE: Oh! Easy, easy, slow down. KATE: Hey, just slow down. Slow down! [Claire grunts.] CAB DRIVER: Okay! Okay! You said go! KATE: Just get us out of here. [As the cab drives off, the marshal sees Kate and runs after the cab.] MARSHAL: Hey! Hey! Stop that cab! CLAIRE: Can you please, just let me out of - AH! [Kate points the gn at Claire.] KATE: Be quiet! [Kate looks out the window and sees police cars and officers. Suddenly the cab driver slams on the brakes and horns honk.] KATE: What are you doing? CAB DRIVER: There's a guy. I'm not gonna run him over. [A man is bending over attempting to pick something up from the ground. It is Leslie Artz. He turns to face the cab and begins to yell.] LESLIE ARTZ: Hey! I'm walking here. I'm walking here. [Artz has spilled his baggage from a courtesy cart. It is in the path of the cab. Horns are honking. In the offing, Jack is on his cell phone. Kate and Jack make eye contact for a moment. Claire tries to get out of the cab and Kate pulls her back into the cab.] KATE: Do not get out of this car! [Claire nods yes and says nothing.. She is quite frightened. Kate addresses the cab driver. They are still in the airport parking terminal.] KATE: Just go. Go now! I don't care about the guy! Go! CAB DRIVER: Okay. [The cab drags one of Artz's bags under it as it peels away.] LESLIE ARTZ: Hey! Hey! What the hell! Hey, I got your license plate! [Traffic light changes from green to amber to red. The cab stops for the red light.] KATE: At the light, take a left. CLAIRE: [sobbing] Can you, can you please, please just let me go? I promise I won't say anything to anyone. [The cab driver takes this opportunity and puts the cab in park, gets out of the cab and runs away leaving Kate and Clair in the back seat.] KATE: Hey! Hey! Damn it! [Multiple car horns start honking. Kate gets from the back seat to the driver's seat and speeds away, tires screeching. A car at crossing the intersection almost ht the cab broadside.] CLAIRE: Please! Please! KATE: Give me your purse. CLAIRE: What? KATE: I said give me your purse! [Claire continues to cry. Kat pulls to the curb and stops the cab.] KATE: Now get out of the car. CLAIRE: Can I please just, just get my suitcase? KATE: No you can't! Get out of the car! [A pregnant Claire exits the cab and is left without her purse or luggage as she cries on the side walk. Kate speeds away in the cab.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Back at the Temple. Kate is walking down a corridor. Jack and Jin help Sayid walk out to the courtyard.] JACK: Easy. [Sayid is led to a stone bench upon which he sits. Jin and Jack release Sayid's arms from over their shoulders. Miles approaches with water.] SAYID: Who are these people? What do they want? [Sayid accepts the canteen from Miles and drinks from it.] HURLEY: It's the Others, dude. They caught us [pause] again. I dunno, I think they are trying to protect us. MILES: Uh, as you can see, Hugo here has assumed the leadership position so that's pretty great. [Jack is staring at Sayid's abdomen.] SAYID: [to Jack] What? JACK: The wound [rolls up Sayid's tnk shirt] it's almost completely closed. [Sayid rolls up the front of his shirt and looks at the gn wound. It looks like scar tissue and not a fresh wound. Sayid is confused. He turns to Jack.] SAYID: Thank you Jack. JACK: For what? SAYID: For saving my life. [The Temple Leader briskly walks through doors from the Temple, shoving them against the outside walls. Jack stands up.] TEMPLE LEADER: Nani wa tomoare gn [何はともあれ急ぐんだ―In any case, hurry up.] LENNON: [translates] Mr. Jarrah, will you come with us, please? [Lennon turns and starts to walk.] SAYID: Come with you where? LENNON: Inside. Nothing to worry about we just... JACK: [interrupts] I'm coming with him. LENNON: Oh, I'm sorry. We need to talk to him alone, just a few questions. JACK: You have a few questions? Well, so do we. Let's start with who are you? Why are you holding us here? You ... TEMPLE LEADER: Kono otoko wo damarasero [この男を黙らせろ―Shut him up.] [interrupts] LENNON: [translating] [pause] Once we've spoken to Mr. Jarrah, we'll be more than happy to tell you everything you want to know. JACK: Something tells me that you're not going to be happy telling us anything. [Jack looks into the eyes of the Temple Leader.] TEMPLE LEADER: Tsurete ike [連れていけ―Take him away.] [Immediately, 2 men with the Temple Leader grab Jack by his arms and start to bat him. Another man goes after Miles. Two gn shts are heard.] TEMPLE LEADER: Yamero! [止めろ！―Stop it!] [As turn to see who sht a gn, they see Sawyer who is cocking his gn, loading another bllet into the chamber.] LENNON: [translates] Don't sht! Lower your wapon! [Lennon walks towards Sawyer then stops. Sawyer is aiming his gn at Lennon.] LENNON: Please, you don't have to do this. We won't hurt your friend. SAWYER: [looking at Sayid] He ain't my friend. Do what you want with him and anybody else. But me, I'm walking out of here. [Kate walks forward. Sawyer is aiming at her.] KATE: James. SAWYER: I'm gone! You understand? [Sawyer maintains aiming the gn as he lifts beams of wood that are barricading the large wooden doors.] TEMPLE LEADER: Please. [pause] You have to stay. SAWYER: [angered] No, I don't. [Sawyer opens the wooden door and exits the courtyard.] SAWYER: [to Kate] Don't come after me. [Sawyer closes the door behind him.] Act 2 [Two men drag Sayid away. The Temple Leader follows as does Lennon.] TEMPLE LEADER: Jarrah wa hikiuketa [ジャラーは引き受けた] Nani wo shitemo kamawan [何をしても構わん] Ford wo tsuremodose.[フォードを連れ戻せ。] [Two men are restraining Jack. He struggles to get out of their grasp, unsuccessfully. Two other men drag Miles away through a different passageway.] JACK: Hey! Hey! Where are they taking Sayid. [Another man shouts over everyone. He aims a gn at Jack.] ALDO: Hey! Calm down! Everybody calm down. LENNON: [to Jack] Where'd Ford go? JACK: What? LENNON: Ford, your friend who just ran outta here. Where did he go? JACK: I don't know. LENNON: Do you expect me to believe that? JACK: He told me he wanted to kll me. You believe that? KATE: I can bring him back. LENNON: You know where he went? KATE: No, but I can track him. Let me go. I will bring him back and I can make him stay. JACK: Kate, you sure you want to go out there alone with these people? JIN: I'll go with her. LENNON: It's very important that he get back here safely. What makes you think he's going to listen to you? KATE: I can be very convincing when I wanna be. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Kate speeds the cab to a repair shop. She stops and quickly gets out. A radio is playing indistinctly in the background. The sound of a man is using a grinding/sanding tool drowns out the music. Sparks are flying about as Kate enters the garage aiming the gn at the repairman. The man stops working and takes off his goggles.] KATE: Where's your tire hammer? REPAIRMAN: You've got a problem. KATE: So do you. Where's your tire hammer? REPAIRMAN: Tire hammer will just cut off your wrist. The problem is you need a punch press and you're not gonna be able to use one of them and keep that gn pointed at me. KATE: You volunteering? REPAIRMAN: I got a steady hand but I kinda feel like we got off on the wrong foot. KATE: I'll give you two hundred dollars. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The scene changes to a table where Kate has the handcuffs steady and the repairman has the tip of a punch press in the ring that holds the cuff together.] REPAIRMAN: Now hold still. [The repairman applies pressure and the handcuffs come off. Kate tosses them in the trash.] KATE: Thanks. REPAIRMAN: So why the bracelets? KATE: I'm wanted for mrder. REPAIRMAN: mrder? KATE: You don't happen to have somewhere I can change, do you? REPAIRMAN: [laughs and points.] Bathroom's over there. Make it quick. KATE: Thank you. [Kate turns and walks toward the bathroom and stops in a back room. She takes off her jacket and opens the tote bag that belonged to Claire. As she unzips it she sees a Polaroid picture of Claire, smiling, holding and pointing to her pregnant belly. Kate picks up the picture and stares. Everything she takes out is for a baby, wash cloths, bottle, and a stuffed whale toy which she stares at. She puts it down and runs her hand through her hair as she looks in a mirror. A faint sound, similar to a time skip is heard.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - At the Temple. Kate is packing her backpack as Aldo walks up and hands her a canteen.] ALDO: Better not slow us down. KATE: [quietly] Better not slow me down. [Jin looks at Kate as he finishes packing his backpack. Kate zippers her backpack closed. Jack walks over and sits next to Kate.] JACK: I'd go with you but.. KATE: ...but you thought he would kll you? [Jack shrugs his shoulders and chuckles.] KATE: I'll take care of James. You take care of Sayid. JACK: [nods] Deal. [They all stand up. Jin exits the chamber first. As Kate walks away Jack grabs her arm. She stops.] KATE: Good bye. JACK: Be careful. [Jacks moves to try to see if Kate will kiss him however she turns and walks out of the chamber.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The scene switches to another chamber. Sayid is strapped down on a examination table with his shirt pulled to expose his chest and abdominal area. He has a leather strap buckled to keep his head still. The Temple Leader opens a canister of powder and walks over to Sayid. He blows some of the powder over Sayid's chest and abdomen. He watches for a reaction.] SAYID: What is it you want? Please, whatever you are thinking of doing [pause] What is that? [Sayid is frightened as he watches the Temple Leader bring three exposed wires and attaches one to each nipple and a third to his abdomen.] SAYID: Just tell me what you want. [The Temple Leader walks over to an apparatus with a handle and begins to crank it. When he stops cranking, he flips a switch and a red light shines. He looks at Sayid then turns a knob quickly. Sayid is being shocked. His body quivers as he grinds his teeth. The temple leader then turns the knob fully. As Sayid begins to scream, the leader shuts off the apparatus and removes the electrical leads.] SAYID: [whimpering] Why? Why are you doing this? [The leader does not respond. He rubs the receptacle that is hanging around his neck then walks to a fre pit and twists a metal arrow in the fre then removes it and walks back to Sayid.] SAYID: I don't have any secrets. Ask, AHHH! [The leader places the hot iron to Sayid's wound. Sayid screams in agony.] SAYID: Ahhhhh! [sobs] Ahhh! [raises he shoulders from the table and cries out. The leader pays close attention to Sayid's reaction. The leader pulls the iron from Sayid who falls back onto the table.] SAYID: Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! TEMPLE LEADER: Yoshi,korede juubun da [よし、これで充分だ] Shiken ni tootta to ie [試験に通ったと言え―You can tell him from me to "you passed the test".] [Sayid is crying. Lennon motions for two men to come to the table as he unbuckles the restraints holding Sayid.] LENNON: We're sorry we had to put you through that. It was a test. We had to be sure. SAYID: Test to be sure of what? LENNON: Don't worry. You passed. [The two men help Sayid from the table and escort him from the chamber.] LENNON: I just lied to him, didn't I? TEMPLE LEADER: Yes. [The leader returns to writing at his desk.] Act 3 [Flash sideways - Kate pulls the cab to the curb where Claire is sitting on a bench. Kate gets out of the cab and walks over to Claire.] KATE: Where were you going? CLAIRE: What? KATE: Before I got in the cab, where were you going? CLAIRE: Why, so you can hijack them too? [Kate takes Claire's purse and tote from the trunk of the cab and gives them to Claire.] CLAIRE: I was waiting for a bus. KATE: I came to bring you your stuff. [Claire immediately looks in her purse.] KATE: Relax, I didn't take your money. CLAIRE: Well, uh, gee, thanks. KATE: So where were you going? [Claire stands up and starts to walk away.] CLAIRE: Don't worry about it. KATE: Fine. [Kate closes the trunk then walks back around the cab and starts to get in the driver's side. Claire watches as she closes the trunk.] CLAIRE: Langdon street. Brentwood. KATE: You got family there? CLAIRE: Uh, no. It's the couple who's adopting my baby. [pause] They were, um, they were meant to meet me at the airport but I guess they got their days mixed up or something. It's not like they abandoned me. KATE: Brentwood's not far. Get in. CLAIRE: [scoffs] Seriously? KATE: Do you want a ride or not? [Claire is unsure however she slowly gets in the front seat of the cab.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - In the jungle, Kate, Jin, Justin and Aldo are hiking to get Sawyer back to the Temple.] KATE: So why do you people want us to stay at the temple? ALDO: We're protecting you. KATE: From what? ALDO: You've been on this island for a while, right? Ever see a big pillar of black smoke, makes a ticka ticka sound, looks pissed off? KATE: Yes. ALDO: From that. JIN: Do you know anything about another plane coming in? An Ajira flight. ALDO: I'm sorry. Is this a press conference? JUSTIN: I think he means the one that landed... ALDO: Justin! Shut up. [Justin stops speaking, looks at Aldo and continues walking. Jin looks at Justin and continues to walk. Kate is crouched down looking at two trails.] KATE: No, no, no, that's a decoy trail. He went this way. ALDO: And you're basing this on what? KATE: [firmly] Experience. JUSTIN: Aldo. ALDO: What? JUSTIN: I think she's right. ALDO: [sarcastically] Of course she is. [Kate begins walking.] ALDO: After you, princess. [pause] So what's your strategy for bringing your boyfriend back? I hope you got one because he sht a guy on his way out. If he tries that on me, I'm gonna blow his head off. [Kate drinks from her canteen and continues walking. Justin immediately stops her.] JUSTIN: Watch it! [Kate looks down and sees a trip wire made from a tree branch. She takes a deep breath.] KATE: Thank you. [They all look up to see a net full of rocks hanging from a tree.] JIN: Looks like one of Rousseau's traps. JUSTIN: The French woman? She's been dad for years. This, this couldn't be one ... ALDO: Justin! Shut up! [Kate walks up to Aldo and shoves her canteen into his chest.] KATE: What was he gonna say? ALDO: You don't even remember me, do you? You don't recognize me? Well maybe this will jog you memory. Three years ago, you staged yourself a little prison break, [Kate drinks from her canteen] and you did it by knocking the guard out with the butt of your rfle. That would be me. [Kate takes a swing at Aldo's head with her canteen and he falls to the ground. Justin takes a step toward Kate. She throws her canteen at the trip wire/branch and hits it. The netting holding the rocks comes down and swings to one side. On the return swing it opens and the rocks come falling down onto Justin. Kate grabs Aldo's gn from the ground, checks to see how many rounds are in the magazine, and puts the magazine back into the gn handle then picks up Justin's rfle.] JIN: What are you doing? KATE: Escaping. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back at the Temple chamber with the spring. Two men are dragging Sayid. Hurley rushes to Sayid and they give him Sayid. HURLEY: Sayid! You okay, man? Jack! He's back! [Sayid grunts as he collapses into Hurley and Miles' arms. They sit him down and lean his back on a stone pillar. Sayid groans in pain.] JACK: Sayid, what happened? SAYID: They tortured me. JACK: Why? SAYID: Don't know. They didn't ask me any questions. [Jack leaves Sayid with Hurley and Miles. He walks briskly and stops in front of a doorway that is guarded by 2 armed men.] JACK: Step aside. [The two men allow Jack to pass.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The scene switches to a chamber where Temple Leader is using a mortar and pestle. Jack enters the chamber. The Temple leader stops for a moment. Lennon is off to the side near a bookcase. He is standing with an open book in his right hand.] LENNON: Hey, Shephard. [Lennon closes the book at walks toward the Temple leader.] LENNON: We were hoping you'd come on your own. [Jack points back to the water chamber.] JACK: What the hell did you do to Sayid? LENNON: We, we didn't do anything to him. Your, your friend is sick. JACK: Sick with what? TEMPLE LEADER: Kare wa kegasarete shimatta [彼は穢されてしまった[1]] LENNON: He's [pause] yeah, I, [pause] not really [pause] there's not really a literal translation. The closest thing would be [pause] infected. JACK: Infected? He's not even running a fever. [The Temple Leader chuckles and continues work. Jack walks to the leader.] JACK: Did I say something funny? LENNON: I doubt it. He doesn't really have a sense of humor. [The Temple Leader smiles and wraps a capsule in a piece of paper. TEMPLE LEADER: Korewo Jarrah ni nomasete moraou[これをジャラーに飲ませてもらおう―You have to give Jarrah this pill.] LENNON: He says you have to give your friend this pill. JACK: [laughs] Are you serious? [The paper with the capsule is again offered to Jack.] JACK: Why don't you give it to him? LENNON: Because it won't work unless he takes it willingly, and he won't take it willingly from us. JACK: Well, then maybe you should've asked him to take it before you tortured him. LENNON: We didn't trture him. We were diagnosing him. JACK: To see if he was infected. LENNON: Yes. JACK: I'm not gonna give anything to Sayid unless I know what's in it. [Jack starts to walk out the chamber. Lennon starts to follow him but is stopped by the leader.] TEMPLE LEADER: Tell me, Shephard, your friend, how did he get sht? JACK: He was, um, he was helping me. TEMPLE LEADER: So it was your fault? JACK: Yes. TEMPLE LEADER: And there have been others who were hurt or died, helping you? JACK: Yes. TEMPLE LEADER: [nods] Well, this is your chance to redeem yourself. [The leader takes Jack's left hand, places the paper with the capsule in it, then closes Jack's hand.] TEMPLE LEADER: It's medicine and your friend needs it. JACK: What happens if I don't give it to him? TEMPLE LEADER: The infection will spread. Act 4 [Back in the spring chamber, Miles and Hurley are sitting with Sayid.] MILES: So, nothing? There wasn't anything? No white light? Angels singing? No dad relatives? SAYID: I remember being sht. HURLEY: You're not a zombie, right? SAYID: No. I am not a zombie. [Footsteps approach the three men. Miles turns to see Jack.] MILES: Hey. [Jack reaches for a canteen and takes a drink.] JACK: Mind giving me and Sayid a minute? HURLEY: Yeah, see, private talks kinda freak me out 'cause they lead me to having to do something I don't quite understand. JACK: I'm right there with you. MILES: Its fine. We'll be in the food court if you need us. [Miles and Hurley walk away from Jack and Sayid. Jack sits and takes a drink from a canteen. He offers the canteen to Sayid who motions no.] SAYID: So did they tell you why they burnt me with a hot poker? JACK: They said they were trying to diagnose you. SAYID: Right. They told me it was some sort of test which they said I passed. Clearly, I didn't. [Jack unfolds the paper and exposes the capsule.] SAYID: What's that? JACK: They want you to take it. It's medicine, according to them. SAYID: What about according to you? JACK: I don't know. And you know, before when you [pause] when you thanked me for saving your life, I, I didn't have anything to do with it Sayid. I didn't fix you. They did. [Jack takes the capsule in his right palm.] SAYID: I don't care who fixed me. I only care about who I trust. So, if you want me to take that pill, Jack, I'll do it. [Jack looks at the capsule, closes his hand and looks at Sayid.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the jungle, Kate walks in front of Jin.] JIN: Wait. Where are you going? KATE: Catching up with Sawyer. JIN: So you never planned to bring him back to the temple. KATE: No. I'm not interested in being a prisoner. Are you? JIN: Where did your plane land, Kate? KATE: What? [Kate stops, turns around and walks back to Jin.] JIN: The Ajira plane that you, Jack and Hurley came in on. [pause] Where did it land? KATE: I don't know. JIN: Sun was on that plane too and I have to find her. KATE: [angry] You think they're gonna tell you? You think they care about you or about Sun or about any of us? JIN: Who do you care about Kate? KATE: Good luck, Jin. [Kate turns and walks away from Jin.] JIN: Once you catch up with Sawyer, then what? KATE: I guess we'll figure that out together. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Kate is driving Claire in the cab to Brentwood.] CLAIRE: So, uh, what happened to your handcuffs? KATE: I cut them off. [Claire nods and says nothing. There is silence between the two women.] CLAIRE: It's a beautiful neighborhood. [pause] I bet they're a really nice couple. [Kate looks over at Claire who is smiling then continues to drive.] CLAIRE: What? KATE: I didn't say anything. CLAIRE: What, you, you think they didn't come to the airport on purpose? KATE: Why would I think that? CLAIRE: Good, 'cause they didn't. [Claire tries to keep a straight face. Kate looks over to her right.] KATE: This is it. [The house has a large landscaped front yard. There are various shrubs and trees close to the building. It has a large, double door entryway. Claire unbuckles her seat belt. Kate goes to hand her the paper with the address.] CLAIRE: Um, will you come in with me? KATE: [unsure] Are you kidding me? CLAIRE: Please, I just [pause] I really don't want to go up there on my own. [Kate looks at Claire. The scene changes to the front door of the house being opened by a blonde woman.] CLAIRE: Uh, hi, um, Mrs. Baskum? I, I'm, I'm Claire Little ton. [The woman looks at Claire's belly.] MRS. BASKUM: [voice cracks] Oh, my God. [sighs and sobs] I'm so sorry. Um, [pause] my husband [looks away then looks back] he left me. [crying] And, believe me, I wanted a baby so much, but I can't do it alone. I'm sorry. Look, I know I should've called you. CLAIRE: So uh, wh-what, y-y-you just changed your mind? MRS. BASKUM: Um, look, my, my life is just, a little bit complicated right now. [Claire is very upset. Kate has been watching Claire and the way Mrs. Baskum has been treating her.] KATE: [angry] She came all the way from Australia and you don't call? CLAIRE: Oh my God. [Claire grabs her belly and begins to groan.] KATE:[to Claire] Are you okay? CLAIRE: Aah! It's coming! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Kate exits the jungle at the Barracks. She readies her gn. The picket fence is broken in places. The swings move in the breeze. Some of the barracks look abandoned and others look intact. Kate walks around then hears noise from one of the barracks. She goes to investigate. The noise continues. She enters the home of Sawyer and Juliet. Carefully she moves about trying to find the source of the noise. She stops at the door to the bedroom. Sawyer has moved a dresser to the side and is prying open the floorboards with a crowbar. He retrieves a shoe box then sits on the foot of the bed. He brushes off the dust and opens the box. He takes out a very small black drawstring bag. He cries as he holds it ever so tightly. Kate watches. As she turns and walks away, the floorboards creak and Sawyer is standing up in a flash, cocking and aiming the gn at the door.] SAWYER: Who's there? Better come out now or so help me, I'm just gonna start sht'. [Sawyer is in the hallway, lowering his gn when he sees Kate.] SAWYER: What the hell are you doin' here? KATE: I was worried about you. [Kate turns to face Sawyer. Sawyer angrily and quickly walks past her, and doesn't look at her. Kate turns and watches him leave the house.] Act 5 [Flash sideways - Kate speeds to the emergency room entrance of a hospital and gets out of the cab. She secures the gn in the back of her pants. Kate runs around to the other side of the cab and helps Claire out of the back seat. A nurse with a wheelchair stops next to them.] NURSE: What's happening here? CLAIRE: I-I think I'm having contractions. NURSE: When did they start? CLAIRE: Um, about three minutes ago. NURSE: Try to relax. We're gonna take you to the M.C.U to get it looked at. [Kate follows with Claire's purse and tote bag. She sees a police car turning the corner.] NURSE: [to Kate] Are you with her? KATE: Yeah. NURSE: Okay, follow me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Claire is in a hospital bed and a different nurse is attempting to get a blood pressure cuff on her. Claire is quite upset. A monitor is beeping.] CLAIRE: What are you doing? What, what's going on? NURSE 2: Hold on. The doctor will be with you in just a moment. CLAIRE: I need to know what's going on? Is something wrong? [Kate leaves the OB Triage and locates a doctor.] KATE: Excuse me. Excuse me. DOCTOR GOODSPEED: Yes. KATE: Are you a doctor? DOCTOR GOODSPEED: Yes. I'm Dr. Goodspeed. KATE: Can I please get your help in here? [Kate and Dr. Goodspeed go back into the OB Triage. A monitor is beeping rapidly. Dr. Goodspeed reads Claire's chart.] DOCTOR GOODSPEED: Miss Littleton? Claire, how are you feeling? CLAIRE: Uncomfortable. What, wh-what's happening. DOCTOR GOODSPEED: What's happening is that Mother Nature's gotten a little ahead of herself. Are you ready to have your baby? CLAIRE: I-I'm sorry. What?! DOCTOR GOODSPEED: You're at thirty six weeks, three centimeters dilated and about 80% effaced, which means, if you want, you can have your baby tonight. CLAIRE: If I want? So what, you mean, you mean you can stop it then? DOCTOR GOODSPEED: Maybe. However, to do that would require a number of drugs. CLAIRE: Drugs? I mean. W-will that hurt the baby? DOCTOR GOODSPEED: No. They're perfectly safe. I just don't want to stick you with needles if I don't have to. So it's up to you. CLAIRE: I'm, I'm not ready. DOCTOR GOODSPEED: Okay. Let's get her started on the Nifedipine drip. [The monitor emits a steady tone. Kate stops looking at Dr. Goodspeed and quickly looks at Claire.] CLAIRE: Wh, what, what is it? DOCTOR GOODSPEED: [to nurse 2] Margaret, let's do an ultrasound. I wanna get a picture of what's going on in there. [to Claire] Ah, it, it could just mean the baby's out of position. CLAIRE: Wh-wh-what are you, what are you saying?! W-what, what's happening to my baby?! [crying] Is my baby okay? Is Aaron okay? [Kate looks at Claire with eyes wide open as Dr. Goodspeed takes the ultrasound detector and puts gel on and moves it along on Claire's baby.] DOCTOR GOODSPEED: See? [chuckles] There he is. Everything is just fine. [Monitor returns to beeping.] Your boy just likes to move around. [Claire and the doctor chuckle as Kate stands confused a bit.] DOCTOR GOODSPEED: 140 B.P.M, perfectly normal. I have a feeling that Aaron is gonna be a handful. [Claire chuckles.] DOCTOR GOODSPEED: Now let's see if we can slow this down. [Claire nods.] DOCTOR GOODSPEED: You did great, mommy. Thanks. [Claire smiles at Kate, who is holding her hand.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sawyer is sitting on the end of the dock at the Barracks. He sighs. Kate walks up sits next to him.] KATE: A couple days ago, you asked me why I came back to the island. [pause] I need to find Claire. I thought [pause] maybe if I could catch up to you, you could help me, and then [pause] maybe if we could find her and bring her back to Aaron, then maybe all of this wouldn't be for nothing. [Sawyer exhales deeply.] KATE: I'm sorry. I never should have followed you. SAWYER: Which time? KATE: [pointing] That was your house, right? With Juliet. SAWYER: [holding back tears] Yep. KATE: I'm sorry. SAWYER: You already said that. KATE: No [pause] for Juliet. If I hadn't come after you on the sub, then you two would've left and she would've never died. SAWYER: It's not your fault she's dad. It's mine. [eye welling with tears] She was sittin' right there, right where you are now, tryin' to leave this place. And I convinced her to stay. I made her stay on this island [crying] 'cause I didn't want to be alone. [deep breath] You understand that, right? [Sawyer and Kate just look at each other.] SAWYER: But, uh, [pause] but I think some of use are meant to be alone. [Sawyer is rubbing a diamond ring with his fingers.] SAWYER: I was gonna ask her to marry me. [Kate looks away. She was not expecting this from Sawyer. Still crying, Sawyer stands up on the pier and throws the ring into the water as Kate watches.] SAWYER: You can probably make it back to the Temple by nightfall. [Sawyer walks back along the pier. Kate begins to cry.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back in the Temple Leader's chamber. He is sitting at his desk spinning a baseball on top. Jack enters the chamber.] JACK: What's that? TEMPLE LEADER: It's a baseball. [Jack sits in a chair in front of the desk.] JACK: You speak pretty good English for someone who needs a translator. TEMPLE LEADER: We both know that I don't need a translator. JACK: Then why do you have one? TEMPLE LEADER: Because I have to remain separate from the people I'm in charge of. It makes it easier when they don't like the decisions I make for them. JACK: Who are you? DOGEN: My name is Dogen. JACK: Are you from here, the island. DOGEN: I was brought here like everyone else. JACK:What do you mean, "Brought here."? DOGEN: You know exactly what I mean. [Jack stands up and walks away from the desk. Dogen gets up also.] DOGEN: You didn't give your friend the pill, did you? JACK: No. DOGEN: Why not? JACK: Because I don't know what's in it? DOGEN: It will eliminate-- JACK: [interrupts] --the infection, yeah. I got that. But what's in it? DOGEN: I cannot explain. JACK: Try. DOGEN: There isn't any time. He'll die if you don't... JACK: [smugly interrupts] He already died. [hold pill] What is in it? DOGEN: [sigh] You just have to trust me. JACK: [chuckles] I don't trust myself. How am I supposed to trust you? Let's see where trust gets us. [Jack swallows the pill. Dogen quickly rushes Jack and full palm, slaps him in the stomach. With his hand still on Jack's chest, he pounds on his back, twice. He then puts his foot in front of Jack's, puts his other hand around Jack and with both hands pushes up on Jack's stomach. He gets Jack to cough up the pill which he immediately picks up. Gasping, Jack tries to catch his breath.] JACK: Now, are you gonna tell me what's in it? DOGEN: Poison. Act 6 [Flash sideways - Claire is looking at a picture from her ultrasound. The date on the picture is 10/22/2004. There is a knock on the door. A faint voice is heard over the PA system.] CLAIRE: Come in. DETECTIVE RASMUSSEN.: Excuse me. Ms. Littleton? CLAIRE: Um, yeah. DETECTIVE RASMUSSEN: I'm Detective Rasmussen. [A police officer walks in with the detective.] DETECTIVE RASMUSSEN: Is Ms. Hart here? CLAIRE: Uh, I'm sorry. Who? DETECTIVE RASMUSSEN: Joan Hart. She signed in with you. [The police officer is taking a look around the room. There are indistinct voices from his radio.] CLAIRE: Oh. She was just the, um, the cab driver. I needed help and she brought me up here. She left after they treated me, though. [The officer looks at a door and walks away. Kate is hiding in the room behind the door.] DETECTIVE RASMUSSEN: She, uh, give you any indication where she was headed? CLAIRE: Why? Is there something wrong? DETECTIVE RASMUSSEN: No. It's nothing for you to worry about. [to officer] Come on. Let's go. [They leave the room. As the door closes, Kate exits the small room. The sign on the door reads, NO ADMITTANCE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY.] PA VOICE: EKG Tech 3-1-5. EKG Tech 3-1-5. KATE: Thanks. CLAIRE: Sure. Thank you. Why, why are they after you? What, what did you do? KATE: Would you believe me if I said I was innocent? CLAIRE: Yeah. Yeah, I would. KATE: [smiles] Well, I should go. CLAIRE: Oh, wait. Um, here, take my credit card. KATE: No. CLAIRE: There's not much of a limit on it but it's something. KATE: You don't have to do this. CLAIRE: You didn't have to do what you did either. [Claire and Kate smile as Kate takes the credit card.] KATE: Aaron's a great name. CLAIRE: I don't know why I said it. It's like, I don't know. I knew it or something. KATE: I think you should keep him. CLAIRE: Well, um, good luck. KATE: Yeah, you too. CLAIRE: Thanks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Kate is filling up her canteen from the outside faucet of one of the Barracks. She looks back over her right shoulder and sees Sawyer walking with his head lowered. He walks by Kate as if she wasn't there. Kate watches and he continues to walk back into the house that he once lived in with Juliet and closes the door. Kate takes her backpack and walks out of the Barracks.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In Dogen's chamber, he is pouring two cups of tea.] LENNON: He swallowed it? DOGEN: Yes. [Dogen takes the cups of tea and places one cup on the table in front of Jack where Jack is holding his stomach.] JACK: What's this? DOGEN: Tea. [Jack chuckles. Dogen takes a sip from his cup then Jack reaches for his cup.] JACK: Why would you people want to kll Sayid? [Dogen looks at Jack then Lennon and back to Jack.] DOGEN: We believe he has been [pause] mesarete itandarou[召されていたんだろう―to ascend to heaven]. LENNON: Closest translation is "claimed." JACK: Claimed [long pause] by what? DOGEN: There is a darkness growing in him and once it reaches his heart, everything your friend once was, will be gone. JACK: No uh. How can you be sure of that? DOGEN: Because it happened to your sister. [Jack looks at Dogen, Lennon and back to Dogen.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the jungle, Jin stops by a stream, puts his rfle down and crouches down to get a drink of the water. Before he can take a drink, he is yanked from behind by Aldo and Justin.] ALDO: Get up! [Aldo brings his knee up to Jin's face.] ALDO: That's for my head. [Aldo pushes Jin into a tree, cocks his gn and aims at Jin.] ALDO: Now, where's that bitch? JIN: I don't know. You don't understand. I'm going back to the Temple. ALDO: Yeah, right. JUSTIN: It looks like he's alone. Maybe we should take him back. ALDO: Or maybe we didn't find him alive. JUSTIN: Aldo, no. We can't. He's one of them. ALDO: [turns to Justin] He may be one of them. [Jin tries to run away. Aldo and Justin run after him.] ALDO: Hey! Hey! [Jin steps into a bear trap and falls to the ground. It is clamped around his ankle.] JIN: Aah! Ugh! [Jin groans as he grabs at the trap. Justin sees Jin and stops but has his rfle aimed at Jin. Aldo walks up from behind.] ALDO: [smugly] Where you goin'? [Aldo laughs as he aims his gn at Jin ready to fre. Before he can there are two gn and the target is Aldo. He falls to the ground, dad. Jin looks around. Another sht is heard. The target is Justin. He falls to the ground.] JUSTIN: Ughh! [Frightened, Jin looks to find who is shting. He is still trapped. He looks up and to see a blonde woman holding a rfle. He tries to get a better look.] JIN: Claire? [It is Claire. She is wearing a blue plaid shirt, hair disheveled with smudges of dirt on her cheeks. She just looks at Jin.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x03 - What Kate Does"}	foreverdreaming
Act 1 [Flash sideways - A large van navigates a suburban street bustling with activity. The van pulls into a driveway and the side door slides open.] [Mechanical whirring.] [A platform folds out and John Locke wheels himself on to it. He presses a lever that lowers the platform. The platform sputters as it grinds to a halt.] JOHN: Oh, come on... [John sighs, then musters his courage and attempts to roll off the platform and onto the lawn. He grunts as he falls face down, his wheelchair collapsing beside him. Then, the sprinklers come on.] HELEN: John? [Helen comes out the front door of the house and shuts off the sprinklers.] HELEN: Are you okay? [She runs to his side and kneels down next to him.] JOHN: Yeah... I'm fine. HELEN: Come on, let's... let's get you inside. JOHN: Okay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Some time later, John sits in the bath tub.] HELEN: Well how long will that take? [Helen, off camera, is on the phone.] HELEN: The wedding is in October. Look, I'm just gonna have to call you back. Yeah. [Helen enters the washroom.] HELEN: I am so sick of caterers... and bands and... picking fabrics for chair backs. What do you say we just get my parents and your dad and do it gn style in Vegas? JOHN: No, you deserve better than that, Helen. We can do this. I know we can. [John contemplates the fabric swatches he is holding.] JOHN: I like... this one. [He indicates a green swatch.] HELEN: That one? JOHN: I meant this one. [He indicates a blue swatch.] HELEN: You are a very sweet man. [They kiss.] JOHN: I know. HELEN: So? How was the conference? JOHN: Boring. [Helen takes a card out of John's pocket.] HELEN: Who's uh... who's Dr. Jack Shephard? JOHN: Oh. I met him at lost luggage when I went to fill out the forms. He... he lost something too. HELEN: He's a spinal surgeon? JOHN: Yeah. Nice guy. He offered me a free consult. HELEN: You should call him. JOHN: Aw, he was just bein' polite, Helen. HELEN: So what? I mean... what are the odds of you just running into a spinal surgeon? I mean, who knows? Maybe it's destiny. JOHN: Maybe it is. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - The sounds of the Monster are heard as the camera soars over treetops and slithers along creek beds. It pauses as it examines a house in the DHARMA Barracks from which breaking glass and rock music can be heard. Moving through the jungle once more, the form of John Locke emerges and picks up a discarded machete. He approaches what looks like a large bag suspended in midair by a rope. He severs the rope with the machete and lowers the bag to the ground. Richard Alpert crawls out.] LOCKE: Alright, Richard. Time to talk. Act 2 [Electronic ding.] [Flash sideways - John Locke exits the elevator and wheels across a crowded office and into his cubicle.] RANDY: Welcome back, Colonel. Wow. You got a nice tan in Australia. Did you miss us? JOHN: Sure I did, Randy. RANDY: So? How was the conference, John? JOHN: It was okay. I didn't really learn anything. RANDY: No? JOHN: But um... I made some good contacts, though. RANDY: Really? That's interesting. See uh... Ken Fisher called and said you had to cancel your lunch with him. JOHN: Right, right... I was a little under the weather that day. Probably jet lag. RANDY: Really? 'Cause then the seminar people called and said you hadn't picked up your credentials. I did some checking... and it seems you didn't attend a single event. Since we sent you to Sydney on the company's dime... where the hell were you? JOHN: Look, Randy... I'm really sorry. Why don't we just call it my vacation week? RANDY: I thought you wanted that vacation week in October. You know, for your wedding. JOHN: Please, Randy... look, I know I shouldn't have lied. But where I was... it's personal. And I... and I really don't want to talk about it. RANDY: Okay, John. Hey... you're fired. [Randy does a mocking salute and walks away.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Locke kneels next to Richard and offers him a canteen.] LOCKE: Thirsty? [Richard drinks deeply.] LOCKE: Richard, I'm sorry I ht you in the throat and dragged you off the beach but I had to do something. RICHARD: What do you want? LOCKE: What I've always wanted. For you to come with me. RICHARD: Why do you look like John Locke? LOCKE: I knew he'd get me access to Jacob. Because John's a candidate. Or at least he was a candidate... [They both stand.] RICHARD: What do you mean? What do you mean a candidate? LOCKE: Didn't Jacob tell you any of this? RICHARD: Any of what? LOCKE: Oh, Richard... I'm sorry. You mean, you've been doing everything he told you all this time and he never said why? [Richard does not reply.] LOCKE: I would never have done that to you. I would never have kept you in the dark. RICHARD: And what would you have done? LOCKE: I would have treated you with respect. Come with me... and I promise I will tell you everything. RICHARD: No. LOCKE: Are you sure about that, Richard? Because people seldom get a second chance... RICHARD: I'm not going anywhere with you. LOCKE: Alright, I'll-- [Locke sees a blond boy with bloodied arms standing in the jungle. Richard cannot see him.] RICHARD: What? LOCKE: I'll be seeing you, Richard. Sooner than you think. [Locke walks into the jungle.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the foot of the statue, Ben approaches Ilana, who is weeping near the bodies of her friends.] BEN: Am I interrupting? [Ilana wipes at her eyes.] ILANA: Tell me what happened to them. BEN: Alright. But there's a fairly reasonable chance that you won't believe me... [Ilana stands and walks over to him.] ILANA: Try me. BEN: John Locke klled them. ILANA: All by himself? BEN: Yes. He turned into a pillar of black smoke and klled them right before my eyes. ILANA: Did he kll Jacob as well? BEN: Yes... ILANA: Then where's his body? BEN: Locke kicked him into the fre and he brned away. [Ilana approaches the fre pit and begins scooping the ashes into a pouch.] BEN: Locke... do you know why he carried Richard into the jungle? ILANA: He's recruiting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Locke marches through the DHARMA Barracks. He enters the house he had passed earlier, from which loud music continues to blare. The house is in shambles, he walks by the record player and finds Sawyer drinking on the floor in the bedroom.] LOCKE: Hello, James. SAWYER: I thought you were dad. LOCKE: I am. Act 3 [Sawyer pours two large glasses of whiskey. he hands one to Locke as he enters the living room and sits on the couch.] SAWYER: Here's to being dad. [He drinks his whiskey.] LOCKE: You're taking this extremely well. SAWYER: Taking what extremely well? LOCKE: That I'm here. SAWYER: I don't give a damn if you're dad. Or time travellin' or... the ghost of Christmas past. All I care about is this whiskey. So bottoms up! Get the hell out of my house. [Locke puts his whiskey down.] LOCKE: This isn't your house, James. SAWYER: The hell it ain't... LOCKE: No. You just lived here for awhile. This was never your house. SAWYER: Who are you? 'Cause you sure as hell ain't John Locke. LOCKE: What makes you say that? SAWYER: 'Cause Locke was scared. Even when he was pretendin' he wasn't. But you? You ain't scared. LOCKE: What if I told you I was the person who could answer the most important question in the world? [Sawyer laughs.] SAWYER: And what question is that? LOCKE: Why are you on this island? SAWYER: I'm on this island because my plane crashed. Because my raft blew up. Because the helicopter I was on was ridin' one too heavy. LOCKE: That's not why you're here. And if you come with me, I can prove it. SAWYER: Well, I guess I better put some pants on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - John wheels towards his van in the parking lot with a box of his belongings in his lap. He finds a yellow Hummer parked next to him, preventing him from boarding his van via the platform.] JOHN: Okay! Okay! [He uses a remote to activate the platform, hoping to strike the Hummer with it, but it fails again.] JOHN: Come on! [The throws his remote to the ground and bangs on the Hummer until the alarm sounds. Hurley comes running and shuts it off.] HURLEY: Dude! Dude! What are you doin'? JOHN: What am I doin'? What the hell are you doin'? Did you ever park a car in your life? You're practically in my spot! HURLEY: I'm sorry... JOHN: Yeah... HURLEY: But... you know, there's a handicapped spot right over here. [Hurley indicates a vacant handicapped spot right next to John's van.] JOHN: Yeah? Yeah, okay... but I don't have to park there! I can park anywhere I want! You need to stay inside the lines! HURLEY: I'm really sorry. They were supposed to reserve a spot for me, so... you know, I just... parked here. [John sighs.] JOHN: I haven't seen you before. Do you work here? HURLEY: Actually, I own the company. [They chuckle.] HURLEY: Hugo Reyes. JOHN: John Locke. [They shake hands.] HURLEY: Cool. What do you do here, John? JOHN: Actually... nothing. My boss just fired me. HURLEY: Oh? Who's your boss? JOHN: His name is Randy. But uh-- HURLEY: Randy Nations? JOHN: Yeah. HURLEY: Yeah... that guy is a huge douche. Want me to talk to him for you? JOHN: No. That's okay... HURLEY: Tell you what, John. I own a temp agency too... [Hurley takes a pen and paper from John's box and begins writing.] HURLEY: Call this number and tell them that Hugo said to hook you up with a new job, pronto. [He hands John the pen and paper.] HURLEY: And chin up. Things are gonna work out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - On the beach, Frank covers Locke's body with a tarp.] LAPIDUS: He's gettin' pretty ripe! [Ilana exits the foot of the statue.] ILANA: Where is everybody? SUN: They left. They said they were going to the temple. ILANA: Right now, that's the safest place on the island. We should go there too. SUN: Are you alright? ILANA: I'm fine. Come on, let's get out of here! SUN: What makes you think that I'm going with you? ILANA: Because... you want to find Jin. SUN: What do you know about my husband? ILANA: I know that if he's on the island... and if he's alive... then he'll be at the temple. Let's get moving! [Ilana begins to walk away.] SUN: What about John? We need to bury him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the jungle, Sawyer follows Locke.] LOCKE: What were you doing alone in that house, James? SAWYER: Drinkin'. LOCKE: Where are the rest of your friends? SAWYER: Some temple somewhere... LOCKE: Why aren't you with 'em? SAWYER: You know what? How 'bout we just don't talk? LOCKE: You got it. [Sawyer sees the blond boy standing in the jungle. Locke sees him too.] SAWYER: Who the hell's that? LOCKE: You can see him? SAWYER: The kid? Hell yeah I can see him. [The boy begins to run.] LOCKE: Hey! [Locke chases him but trips on a root and falls. The boy stands over him.] BOY: You know the rules. You can't kll him. LOCKE: Don't tell me what I can't do... [The boy shakes his head and walks away.] LOCKE: Don't tell me what I can't do! Act 4 [Sawyer stands alone in the jungle.] SAWYER: Locke! Locke! Look, whoever you are, you got about twenty seconds and then I'm outta here! [Richard walks out of the jungle.] RICHARD: Where is he? SAWYER: What the hell are you doin' here? RICHARD: Where is he? SAWYER: Locke? He ran off into the jungle after some kid. RICHARD: We need to go! Now! SAWYER: Go where? RICHARD: To the temple! Let's go! Let's go! SAWYER: You know what? I've been to the temple and I think I'm stickin' with Locke. RICHARD: That man is not John Locke! SAWYER: I know. RICHARD: Then why are you with him? SAWYER: Because he's got answers. He says he knows why I'm on this island. Unless you wanna tell me why I'm here, Richard... RICHARD: Don't be naive! He's not gonna tell you anthing, he's gonna kll you! SAWYER: If he wanted to kll me he could have done it a dozen times already... RICHARD: You don't understand what you're dealing with! He doesn't just want you dad, he wants everyone dad! Everyone you care about! All of 'em! And he won't stop-- [Richard hears footsteps in the jungle and runs away. Locke enters the clearing.] LOCKE: Who were you talking to? SAWYER: Nobody. You ever catch up to the kid? LOCKE: What kid? SAWYER: Right... let's get on with it, shall we? LOCKE: Yes, James. Let's get on with it. [They move on.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - John Locke sits in front a desk across from a woman.] WOMAN: What kind of animal would you describe yourself as? JOHN: Excuse me? WOMAN: What kind of animal would you describe yourself as? JOHN: What uh... I don't know what that has to do with-- WOMAN: Just say whatever comes to mind. [John does not reply.] WOMAN: Would you describe yourself as a people person? [John sighs.] JOHN: May I speak to your supervisor? WOMAN: Of course. I'll go get her. [The woman walks away. Rose approaches John.] ROSE: Good morning, mister... Locke? JOHN: Yeah. ROSE: I'm Rose Nadler, the office supervisor. What can I do for you? JOHN: Uh... what you can do, Mrs. Nadler, is spare me the questions about what kind of animal I am and hopefully place me in a job. [Rose laughs.] ROSE: Absolutely. What kind of placement are you looking for? JOHN: Well, I see here that you have a listing for a site coordinator... ROSE: Construction site coordinator. Uh... I'm not sure that's a good match. JOHN: Well, if experience is the issue, I have-- ROSE: Experience isn't the issue. JOHN: Look... Mr. Reyes told me if I came down here I would be taken care of. ROSE: And Mr. Reyes is my boss, so if he said that, I can make it happen for you. If you want to work construction, you got it. JOHN: Thank you. ROSE: I'm not finished. I will send you down there tomorrow and then, the day after, you will be back in my office. Look, Mr. Locke... let's try to be a little more realistic. JOHN: And what do you know about realistic? ROSE: I have cancer. Terminal cancer. JOHN: I'm sorry... ROSE: When the doctors first told me, I had a hard time accepting it. But eventually... I got past the denial part. And I got back to living whatever life I've got left. So, how about we find you a job you can do? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sawyer and Locke walk through the jungle.] SAWYER: Do you read? LOCKE: Excuse me? SAWYER: Books. Do you read books? LOCKE: Sure. Who doesn't? SAWYER: My favorite's Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. You know that one? LOCKE: Nope. A little after my time... SAWYER: It's about these two guys, George and Lennie. Lennie's kinda slow... causin' George problems... so George walks him into the woods and tells him to look out yonder and picture the pretty little house they're gonna live in some day. Then he sh*t Lennie in the back of the head. LOCKE: Well that doesn't sound like a happy ending. SAWYER: It ain't. [Sawyer points a gn at Locke.] LOCKE: What's on your mind, James? SAWYER: I'm wonderin' what would happen to you if I put a bllet in your head. LOCKE: Why don't we find out? SAWYER: What are you? LOCKE: What I am is trapped. And I've been trapped for so long that I don't even remember what it feels like to be free. Maybe you can understand that. But before I was trapped, I was a man, James. Just like you. SAWYER: I'm havin' a hard time believin' that... LOCKE: You can believe whatever you want, that's the truth. I know what it's like to feel joy... to feel pain, anger, fear... to experience betrayal. I know what it's like to lose someone you love. So if you wanna sht me, sht me. But you're so close, James. It would be such a shame to turn back now. [Locke walks deeper into the jungle. Sawyer sighs and follows.] Act 5 [Across the Island, Frank and Sun walk on ahead while Ben and Ilana carry Locke's corpse in a make-shift stretcher.] BEN: Why did you have to bring him to the statue in the first place? ILANA: Because the people there need to see the face of what they're up against. BEN: And whats to stop what they're up against from changing his face? ILANA: He can't; not anymore. Hes stuck this way. [They arrive at the graveyard in the old beach camp.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Moments later, Ben and Frank are digging a grave while Ilana and Sun prepare Locke's corpse. They all lower Locke into his final resting place.] ILANA: Does anyone want to say anything? [No one responds initially.] ILANA: Didn't any of you know him? BEN: Alright, I knew him. John Locke was a...a believer, he was a man of faith, he was... a much better man than I will ever be. And I'm very sorry I mrder him. LAPIDUS: Weirdest damn funeral I've ever been to. [Frank and Ben then start to cover the body with dirt.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - John is already awake in bed when his alarm is ringing. He gets up and gets dressed. In his bathroom, after looking into a shaving mirror, he pushes it aside and looks at the contact card Jack gave him at the airport. He dials the number on his cell phone.] WOMEN: Hello, Dr. Shephard's office? [John takes the phone away from his ear, then puts it back.] WOMAN: Hello? Can I help you? JOHN: No, no you can't. [As Helen is making the bed in the other room, he hangs up.] HELEN: Who was that on the phone? JOHN: No one. HELEN: No one? John, I just heard you talking on the phone. JOHN: I was uh, I was calling Dr. Shephard. HELEN: Good for you. When are you going to see him? JOHN: I'm not going to see him. HELEN: Well, uh, I don't understand, why wouldn't you- JOHN: I got fired, Helen. [The doorbell rings.] HELEN: Coming! MAN: [off-camera at first] Ma'am, Oceanic courier. Delivering your lost luggage. Sign here to accept the delivery. HELEN: Thanks. MAN: Okay, thanks. [Helen closes the door and brings the case inside to the kitchen.] HELEN: Okay, John. Talk to me. How did you get fired? JOHN: I lied to Randy, I didn't go to the conferences in Sydney. HELEN: What? JOHN: Open the case, Helen. [Helen opens the case to find it is filled with knifes.] HELEN: What are these for? JOHN: My walkabout. HELEN: Your, your what? JOHN: My walkabout. An adventure in the outback. Man against nature. But they wouldn't let me go. And I sat there yelling at them. Shouting at them that they couldn't tell me what I can't do. But they were right. I'm sick of imagining of what my life could be out of this chair, Helen. What it would be like to walk down the isle with you because its not gonna happen. So if you need me to see more doctors, have more consults, if you need me to get out of this chair, I don't blame you. But I don't want you to spend your life waiting for a miracle because there is no such thing. [Helen approaches John and crouches down beside him.] HELEN: There are miracles, John. And the only thing I was ever waiting for was you. [She rips up Jack's card, then kisses John.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sawyer and Locke come to a bamboo ladder on the edge of a cliff.] SAWYER: Nice view. Now what? LOCKE: Now we go down. SAWYER: Down where? LOCKE: Down there. [There is a sht of a very tall cliffside.] SAWYER: No offense, but you already died. So this is great that this isn't a big deal for you. But if you think I'm climbing down there first, your off your damn mind. LOCKE: It's no problem, I'll go first. [Locke walks to the ladder and starts to descend it. Sawyer approaches it and looks down at Locke.] LOCKE: Coming, James?! [Sawyer starts to climb down it as Locke moves across to rope ladder. When Sawyer is nearing the bottom of his ladder, one of the rungs snaps and leaves him clinging on for his life. He recovers and moves over to the rope ladder. Locke is now on another rope ladder further down. Sawyer breathes a sigh of relief as he looks down. Then, the rope ladder comes detached from the wall, sending him flying down the cliffside and bouncing as the ladder snaps tight. He still hangs onto the ladder.] LOCKE: James! [Locke starts to climb to help him.] SAWYER: Locke! LOCKE: Hold on, come on. Come on, I got you, come on. Come on. Come on. [Sawyer manages to swing across to the bamboo ladder that Locke is now on with his help. They both descend and reach the bottom of the cliff. Then they come across a cave entrance with a set of scales on a wooden table. One black rock and one white rock balance the scales evenly.] SAWYER: What is this place? [Locke takes the white rock from the scale and tosses it into the sea.] SAWYER: What the hell's that all about? LOCKE: Inside joke. SAWYER: So this is what you wanted me to see? A hole in the cliff; with some rocks on a scale; that's why I'm here? [Locke lights a torch.] LOCKE: No. [Locke leads Sawyer inside the cave.] LOCKE: That's why you're here. [Sawyer takes the torch from Locke and examines the walls of the cave to find they are covered with hundreds of names, most of which are crossed out.] LOCKE: That, James, is why you're all here. Act 6 [Flash sideways - Inside a school gym, dozens of students run back and forth across the court.] JOHN: Alright, speed it up, all the way. No cheating, come on now. Come on, all the way, you can catch up. Bring it in, bring it in, all the way. Good job. Good job. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Later, inside a class of students, John sits at the front desk. He opens a text book.] JOHN: Alright, everyone, please open your textbooks to chapter four. Today, we are going to talk about... the Human reproductive system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Outside in the hall, the bell rings and students flood from the classrooms. John stops one of them.] JOHN: Do you know where the- Excuse me, can you tell me where the teacher's lounge is? KID: Yeah, its over there. [He points.] JOHN: Thank you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the teacher's lounge, a man stands at the coffee machine with his back to the camera.] MAN: Alright, I know I sound like a broken record, but how many times do we have to go over this? If you have the last cup of coffee, you remove the filter and throw it away. Fear not. I will make a fresh pot. JOHN: Actually, I was just hoping for some Earl Grey. [He turns around and we see it is Benjamin Linus.] BEN: Tea? Now there's a gentleman drink. I don't believe we met. [They shake hands.] BEN: Ben Linus, European History. JOHN: John Locke, Substitute. BEN: Well, welcome. [John smiles.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Inside the cave.] SAWYER: Who wrote all this? LOCKE: His name was Jacob. SAWYER: Was Jacob? LOCKE: He died yesterday. [We see Locke kick Jacob into the fre.] SAWYER: You don't seem to upset about it? LOCKE: I'm not. SAWYER: Why are all the names crossed out? LOCKE: There not all crossed out. [Sawyer discovers "23-Sherhard" written on the wall.] SAWYER: "Shephard". That Jack Shephard? [We see Jack accepting the Apollo bar from Jacob.] LOCKE: He's not the only one. ["8-Reyes" is on the wall.] SAWYER: Reyes. That's Hugo, right? [We see Jacob and Hurley in the taxi.] SAWYER: What's the eight about? LOCKE: Jacob had a thing for numbers. Sixteen, Jarrah. ["16-Jarrah" is on the wall. We see Jacob touch Sayid on the shoulder.] LOCKE: Forty-Two, Kwon; I don't know if it's Sun or if it's Jin. ["42-Kwon" is on the wall. We see Jacob congratulate them at their wedding.] LOCKE: Here, four, Locke. I think we both know him. ["4-Locke" is on the wall. We see Jacob touch Locke on the shoulder.] LOCKE: Last but not least, number 15, Ford. ["15-Ford is on the wall.] LOCKE: That would be you. SAWYER: Why would he write my name on this wall? I never even met the guy. LOCKE: Oh no, I'm sure you did meet Jacob. [We see Jacob give young Sawyer a pen.] LOCKE: At some point in your life, James, probably when you were young and miserable and vulnerable. He came to you, he manipulated you, pulled your strings like you were a puppet. And as a result, choices you thought were made, were never really choices at all. He was pushing you, James. Pushing you... to the Island. SAWYER: Why the hell would he do that? LOCKE: Because, you're a candidate. SAWYER: Candidate for what? LOCKE: He thought he was the protector of this place. And you, James, have been nominated to take that job. SAWYER: And what does that mean? LOCKE: It means you have three choices. First, you can do nothing and see how all this plays out. And possibly, your name will get crossed out. [He crosses "4-Locke" out on the wall with chalk.] LOCKE: Second option. You can accept the job. Become the new Jacob. And protect the Island. SAWYER: Protect it from what? LOCKE: From nothing, James. That's the joke, there is nothing to protect it from, its just a damn Island. And it will be perfectly fine without Jacob or you, or any of the other people; whose lives he wasted. SAWYER: You said there were three choices? LOCKE: The third choice, James, is that we just go. We just get the hell off this Island. We never look back. SAWYER: How do we do that? LOCKE: Together. So what do you say, James? Are you ready to go home? [After a pause...] SAWYER: Hell yes.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x04 - The Substitute"}	foreverdreaming
[Flash sideways - Jack enters his apartment and changes out of his hospital uniform. While changing, he notices a scar where he had his appendix removed, in a mirror. The phone rings.] JACK: Hey mom. MRS SHEPARD: Have they found him yet? JACK: No, I... I called a couple of hours ago, and they think the coffin was checked through Berlin. MRS SHEPARD: How do you lose a body? JACK: I don't know mom, but there's nothing we can do except for wait for more information. MRS SHEPARD: I don't want to wait Jack, how am I supposed to get anything done. I can't even find his will. Papers everywhere! JACK: Look mom, I'll come over in a couple of hours an we'll find it together, okay? MRS SHEPARD: Okay. JACK: Good. Now, mom, when did I have my appendix taken out? MRS SHEPARD: You were seven, or eight, maybe. You collapsed at school. Your father wanted to do the procedure himself, but they wouldn't let him. You don't remember that? JACK: Yeah, I... I guess I do. [Jack notices the time.] JACK: Oh, dammit. Mom, I gotta go. MRS SHEPARD: Well don't forget to call-- [Jack hangs up in a rush and grabs his keys and jacket on the way out.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jack pulls up in his truck at St Mary's Academy. He approaches the school steps and sees David, who walks towards him.] JACK: Hey. Sorry I'm late. Thought I had enough time to go home and change after work. DAVID: Don't worry about it. JACK: Sorry David, okay. DAVID: [slightly irritated] Okay, Dad. [They continue walking away together.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - At the Temple, Jack is looking at his reflection in a body of water in the grounds. Dogen approaches him.] DOGEN: I was afraid you'd left. JACK: Is leaving an option? DOGEN: Everything is an option. But I would have to stop you. JACK: Well...I appreciate your honesty. DOGEN: Your friends - Ford and Austen and Kwon - they are not coming back, are they? JACK: No, probably not. DOGEN: I appreciate your honesty. [Jack nods. Slight smile from Dogen] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In another part of the temple grounds, Miles and Hurley are playing Tic-Tac-Toe by placing leaves in a grid of sticks on the ground.] HURLEY: Tie again, Dude. MILES: Shocker. [pause] That's it for me. HURLEY: Hungry? MILES: Are you? HURLEY: I could eat. [Inside the Temple spring room, Hurley walks past and asks notices a man crouched with his back to him on the pool steps.] HURLEY: Hey man, you know if there's like a kitchen in this place? MAN: [Indicating with thumb] It's all the way down the hallway, Hugo. [Hurley recognises the voice as Jacob, who turns to show his face.] HURLEY: Dude, what are you doing here ? [Jacob approaches him.] JACOB: I'm here because I need you. HURLEY: For what? JACOB: You should probably get a pen, you're going to have to write a few things down. HURLEY: What kind of things? JACOB: Someone's coming to the island. I need you to help them find it. Act 2Edit [Flash sideways - David enters his room, followed by Jack. David is wearing earphones.] JACK: Hooked up the cable in here, so you can watch the Red Sox if you want. DAVID: Thanks. [Jack picks up a book - "The Annotated Alice" by Lewis Carroll.] JACK: You reading this? DAVID: Yeah. JACK: I used to read this to you when you were little. You always wanted to hear about Kitty and Snowdrop, they were Alice's... [Jack is interrupted mid-sentence by David leaving the room. Jack follows him out to the kitchen.] JACK: Hey. Hey! David. [Gestures for David to take off his headphones. David does.] JACK: What are you listening to? DAVID: You haven't heard of them. JACK: I'm just trying to have a conversation with you David. DAVID: Why? We see each other like once a month. Can't we just... get through it. [Jack's mobile phone rings. He answers.] JACK: Yeah mom? MARGO: Where are you? I thought you were coming over? JACK: I'm sorry. I'm heading out right now. I'll be right there. [hangs up] JACK: I have to go over to your grandmother's house, you wanna come? DAVID: No thanks. JACK: All right well, I'll be back in about an hour, then we'll eat, OK? DAVID: Great. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack sitting on a large stone in the Temple courtyard. Sayid approaches him.] SAYID: Jack. JACK: Sayid. SAYID: Why are they all staring at me? [camera shows a few unknown Others looking their way] JACK: Just ignore them. SAYID: Look, you told me these people think I have an infection, that they wanted to give me some mysterious pill that you instructed me not to take. And then you disappeared. What are you hiding from me? JACK: [thinking for a moment] The pill was poison. They wanted me to kll you. Whatever it is they think happened to you Sayid, they say it happened to someone else too. SAYID: Who? [Jack looks at him silently.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the jungle, Claire walks rapidly down a jungle path. She is in dirty clothes and carrying a rfle. She approaches Jin who is lying on the ground with his leg caught in a gin trap.] JIN: Claire! CLAIRE: I'm gonna get you out of there. [She uses a rod to release the trap] JIN: How long have you been out here? CLAIRE: Since you all left. How long ago was that? JIN: Three years. CLAIRE: I can get you somewhere safe. Come on - think you can walk? JIN: I don't know. [He tries and falls down after one step.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Cut to a Temple corridor. Hurley is reading instructions written on his arm and seems to be looking for something on the stone walls.] DOGEN: What are you doing? HURLEY: Nothing. I'm just you know...looking...because I'm a fan of ...temples and like history...Indiana Jones stuff. DOGEN: You shouldn't be here. Go back to the courtyard. [Jacob appears, visible only to Hurley.] JACOB: Tell him you can do what you want. Tell him you're a candidate. HURLEY: I'm a candidate and I can do what I want. DOGEN: Who told you that? [Hurley exchanges silent looks with Jacob.] HURLEY: Doesn't matter. Why don't you go back to the courtyard ? DOGEN: [Speaks Japanese] Ore ga omae wo mamoraneba narannowa,un ga yokattana [俺がお前を守らねばならんのは、運が良かったな―You're lucky that I have to protect you.] Denakereba sonokubi wo haneteta [でなければその首を跳ねてた―Otherwise I'd have cut your head off.] [turns and walks away.] HURLEY: What'd he say? JACOB: You don't want to know. What are you doing here Hugo? HURLEY: Going through the secret passageway like you told me. JACOB: I told you to bring Jack with you. HURLEY: You ever tried to get Jack to do something? It's like impossible. I can just go myself. JACOB: You have to bring him with you Hugo. HURLEY: OK it's bad enough you already made me write down way too much stuff, and I just lied to a Samurai. Look, if you've any idea of how to get Jack to go on your little adventure, I'm listening dude. [Jacob smiles at him.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jack is sitting on a bench in the courtyard. Hurley approaches him.] HURLEY: Be cool man. Act natural. JACK: What? [He sits beside Jack.] HURLEY: Dude, keep your voice down. I'm gonna get up and go. Wait ten seconds and then follow me. JACK: Follow you where? HURLEY: I found a secret tunnel that leads out to the jungle. JACK: You found a secret tunnel? HURLEY: Well, Jacob told me about it. Said you and me have to go. JACK: I'm not going anywhere, Hurley. HURLEY: I told him you'd say that, so he told me to tell you "You have what it takes." [Jack gets to his feet, somewhat agitated.] JACK: What'd you just say? HURLEY: He said you have what it takes, he said you'd know what that meant. JACK: Where is he? HURLEY: What? JACK: Jacob. Where is he? HURLEY: He's kind of dad. Turns up whenever he wants, like Obi-Wan Kenobi. But...if you wanna talk to him, he's where we're going, dude. JACK: Well then let's go see Jacob. Act 3Edit [Jin lying on his back in Claire's tent. He looks around, sits up and groans, clutching his leg.] JIN: Claire? [He gets up and looks around the tent, seeing, among other things, explsives. He picks up an oar and uses it as a walking stick. He sees a crib and goes over to it to find it contains a skull.] CLAIRE: [from outside] Get in there! [Jin lies back down. Claire enters, pushing Justin in front of her, holding a rfle to his back.] CLAIRE: [to Jin] So, look what I found! One of the men who tried to kll you! He was just pretending to be dad but he wasn't. Now we get to talk to him! [Claire hits Justin in the back of the knee with the rfle. He collapses, groaning.] JUSTIN: You wanna talk to me about what? CLAIRE: [begins to tie him up] About where you're hiding my son. [She finishes tying Justin up and walks towards Jin.] CLAIRE: [to Jin] We'd better get that cleaned up. If there's one thing that'll kll you around here it's infection. CLAIRE: [sighs] I'll be right back, don't move, okay? [She turns to leave] JIN: Claire? [She turns to look at him.] JIN: Have you been out here all this time...by yourself? CLAIRE: Oh, no, no, I'm not by myself. [She leaves. Justin groans repeatedly.] JUSTIN: Look, we've gotta get out of here now. [He looks at Claire outside; Jin follows his gaze then looks back at him.] JIN: It's okay. I know her. JUSTIN: No. I know her. Do you have any idea what she's gonna do to us...if we don't get outta here now?! She's gonna kll us both! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Cut to the jungle. Jack and Hurley walking along by a river. Hurley looks around.] JACK: Which way? HURLEY: [looks at his arm, then points] It's this way. [They continue walking. Jack sees a rucksack on a nearby rock and looks around to see Kate sitting by the river. She turns around and pulls a gn on him. Jack puts his hands up.] JACK: Whoa! Hey, it's me! KATE: [laughs] Jack! [she gets up and comes towards him] I almost sht you! JACK: [laughs] I noticed! What are you doing out here? Where...where's Jin and Sawyer? KATE: Jin went back to the Temple, and... Sawyer's on his own. HURLEY: Hey, Kate. There's a secret door to get back into the Temple on the north wall by the big tree... KATE: Yeah, I'm not going back to the Temple. [she looks at Jack] I'm going to find Claire. JACK: Kate... KATE: I'm going back to the beach camp. She might still be there, Jack. JACK: Kate, she's not at the beach... The people at the Temple said that something happened to her. KATE: Do they know where she is? JACK: I don't know, they didn't say. KATE: [looks shocked] I have to...I have to find her. JACK: Kate...wait...wait! Come with us and then we'll all go back to the Temple together. HURLEY: [to Jack] Dude! [lowers voice] Jacob said just you and me...she's kinda not invited. JACK: Well, I'm inviting her. KATE: Jack, it's okay. Just go. [Jack approaches her] It's alright. I hope you find what you're looking for. [She turns and leaves. Focus on Jack watching her]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - A car drives into the yard of a mansion. Cut to inside the house, Jack and his mother are searching through papers.] MARGO: We're never going to find it. JACK: Take it easy, Mom. It's somewhere in here, and we'll find it. MARGO: It's like a needle in a damned haystack. Why your father wouldn't just give his will to his lawyer is beyond me. JACK: [Stands, goes over to a box and picks it up.] Well, why would he make it easy on us now? [He sits back down. Mrs. Shephard opens a decanter of an alcoholic-looking drink in front of a bottle of McCutcheon's whisky.] MARGO: You want a drink? [she pours some] JACK: Uh...no, no, no thanks. MARGO: Good for you. [Jack looks up at her and smiles, then goes back to sorting papers.] MARGO: How's David holding up? JACK: [concerned] What? MARGO: He was really upset at the funeral. JACK: He was? MARGO: He didn't tell you? JACK: No...no, he didn't. [pause, laughs mirthlessly under his breath] Communication is not one of his strong suits. MARGO: Well, it runs in the family. When you were David's age your father was lucky if he could get more than one word out of you at a time. JACK: That's because I was terrified of him, Mom. MARGO: How do you know David isn't terrified of you? JACK: [incredulous] Why would he be? MARGO: I don't know, Jack. Maybe you should ask him. [She pulls out a paper from a bookshelf.] MARGO: Found it. Last will and testament. [She sits down, dons glasses and begins to read it. She frowns.] MARGO: Jack? JACK: Yeah? MARGO: Did your father ever mention a Claire Littleton? [Jack doesn't respond.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Claire is outside of her hut. She lights a fre and sterilizes some medical instruments. She then starts to sharpen an axe.] JUSTIN: [to Jin] Psst! Hey! Untie me before she comes back in! JIN: Why would I do that? JUSTIN: Are you not listening to me? She's gonna kll us both! Loosen my ropes, and when she comes back in, I'll snap her neck. [Claire reenters.] CLAIRE: [to Jin] So, I'm...really sorry you got stuck in my trap. Gonna get you all cleaned up, now, okay? [She pours water on Jin's leg and begins to dress it. Jin winces.] CLAIRE: It's alright, you're doing good. Well. at least you don't have to stitch yourself up. [Jin is breathing heavily]. I had to do that once. They sht me right here [she points to her left leg]. JIN: You've been living here since we left? [he groans] CLAIRE: Not always here. I had to, um, move around quite a lot. To hide from them. [She gives Justin a dirty look.] CLAIRE: Lucky I'm still alive. JIN: What are you going to do with him? CLAIRE: He's gonna tell me where they've got my baby. Where they...where they've got Aaron. JUSTIN: We don't have your kid! CLAIRE: You're lying, okay, I know you have him. [Justin begins to talk over her.] JUSTIN: You're crazy! We never took your... CLAIRE: Shut up. JIN: Claire, how do you know they took him? How can you be so sure? CLAIRE: How can I be so sure? Well, first my father told me, and then my friend told me, so I'm pretty damn sure. JIN: Your friend? Who's your friend? CLAIRE: [Tone of voice indicates this is self-explanatory] My friend. [looks up at Jin] You're still my friend, aren't you, Jin? JIN: Yes, yes, of course. CLAIRE: Good. I'm glad. [She finishes fixing Jin's leg] All done. Good as new. [Jin breathes heavily. Claire gets up and retrieves an axe from beside the tent opening.] CLAIRE: Okay. So. [to Justin] Now it's your turn. Act 4Edit [Hurley and Jack are walking through the jungle.] HURLEY: Sorry, dude. JACK: For what? HURLEY: You know, what happened back there. Wrecking your game with Kate. JACK: Don't worry about it. There's nothing left to wreck. HURLEY: Yeah? What happened to you guys? I thought you were gonna get married and have like a dozen kids. JACK: Guess I wasn't cut out for it. HURLEY: Really? I think you'd make a great dad. JACK: I'd make a terrible dad. [Jack finds an object on the floor. He picks it up and examines it.] HURLEY: What is that? JACK: Asthma inhaler. HURLEY: Dude, it's Shannon's. JACK: [Jack looks at him, then around] We're at the caves. HURLEY: [looks around also] The caves we used to live in? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Inside the caves, Hurley inspects the Adam and Eve skeletons.] HURLEY: I totally forgot these were in here, man. [Jack walks around the cave.] HURLEY: Wait a sec. What if we time-travelled again? To, like, dinosaur times? And then we died and then we got buried here? [pause] What if these skeletons are us? [Jack looks at an object. Hurley follows his gaze.] HURLEY: What's that? JACK: Did I tell you how I found this place? HURLEY: You were looking for water, right? JACK: No. I was chasing the ghost of my dad father. [laughs] He led me here. [points at the object] That was his coffin. Before I smashed it to pieces. HURLEY: Why'd you do that? JACK: Because he wasn't in it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - We see, from inside an apartment, Jack opening the door, carrying a pizza.] JACK: David? I got us pizza! [Cut to another door opening. Jack looks into a room.] JACK: Hey, dinner's... [There is nobody in the room. It's a bedroom.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Later, Jack sits at a table. It's dark outside. He picks up a mobile and dials a number.] DAVID: [on answering machine] This is David. Leave a message. [phone beeps] JACK: David, i-it's me again. Listen...uh...if I did something to upset you I am really, really sorry. [scene cuts to a car driving up to a suburban house, Jack's voiceover is heard, still leaving the message] I'm gonna drive over to your mother's house, I know that she's out of town, so if you are there, just...just don't go anywhere, okay? [We see that the car driver is Jack. He pulls up outside the house] What...whatever I did, I'm sorry. [Jack gets out of the car, walks up to the house and knocks on the front door. No answer. He takes the key from its hiding place and enters.] JACK: David? [No response. Jack enters David's room, and sees some sheet music for Chopin's "Fantasie Impromptu" with handwritten performance notes. He smiles at photos of himself and David pinned to the mirror. He checks David's messages.] ANSWERING MACHINE MESSAGE: "Ahhh yes this message is for David Shepard. Hi David this is Dr. Summerland from the Williams Conservatory, just calling to confirm you slot next Friday the 24th at 7 pm. We look forward to seeing you, and good luck." [Message ends. Next message] ANSWERING MACHINE MESSAGE: [Jack's voice] Hey David, it's dad. I'm uh..., I'm in Sydney, Australia. Something...something happened...and I... I just needed to hear your voice. Ummm...I guess I'll try again later. I love you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Hurley and Jack walking down a jungle trail.] HURLEY: This is cool, dude. Very old school. JACK: What? HURLEY: You know, you and me trekking through the jungle, on our way to do something that we don't quite understand. Good times. You mind if I ask you something? JACK: Sure. HURLEY: Why'd you come back, you know, to the island? JACK: Why'd you come back? HURLEY: Back in L.A., Jacob hopped into the back of my cab, and told me I was supposed to, so I came. [Jack shakes his head and laughs dismissively.] HURLEY: What? If you have a good reason for coming back, let's hear it man. JACK: I came back here because I was broken. And I was stupid enough to think this place could fix me. HURLEY: Dude, I'm sorry. JACK: How much further we got, Hurley? HURLEY: It's not far. It's not far at all. [They arrive at an old stone lighthouse.] HURLEY: It's right there. It's a lighthouse. JACK: I don't understand. How is it that we've never seen it before? HURLEY: Guess we weren't lookin for it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Cut to Claire interrogating Justin in her hut.] CLAIRE: Tell me where my son is. JUSTIN: I don't know where your son is. CLAIRE: Stop covering for them. They're not going to help you anymore. All you gotta do is just tell me the truth. JUSTIN: I am telling you the truth. We don't have your kid. We never had your kid. CLAIRE: Stop lying to me! Your people took me to the temple and tortured me. JUSTIN: No, we captured you because you were out here in the jungle picking our people off. [Claire swings axe to strike him, pausing when Jin interrupts.] JIN: Claire wait! Hold on. CLAIRE: Hold on? Jin, they stuck me with needles. They branded me. [she shows scar on her shoulder] And if I hadn't been able to escape from the temple, they would have klled me. JUSTIN: No, you're not remembering things right. CLAIRE: Look shut up, okay? You've got one more chance. One more chance - just tell me where my son is. JUSTIN: I don't know where your damn kid is. [Claire swings the axe to strike him. Jin interrupts again.] JIN: Kate! Kate took him! Kate took Aaron. She took him with her when she left the island. CLAIRE: What do you mean she took him? JIN: He's been with her, with Kate, for the past three years. Aaron is three. JUSTIN: He's telling you the truth. We had nothing to do with this. So if you just untie me, I'll leave, and I promise I will never tell anyone I ever even saw you. Just untie me. [Claire swings and buries the axe in his chest, apparently fatally. She walks out of the hut.] Act 5Edit [Hurley and Jack are approaching the lighthouse.] HURLEY: Pretty cool, huh? JACK: Jacob's in here? HURLEY: I guess so. First we gotta go upstairs and turn this thing on. [He tries the door, it doesn't open.] JACK: Does it say anything on your arm about the door being jammed? HURLEY: No. [Jack kicks the door in.] JACK: After you. [They enter.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Jack is entering the Williams Conservatory as David's piano recital is in progress. Jack seems fascinated and amazed by the performance.] UNKNOWN BOY [likely Dogen's son]: Is that your son? JACK: Yes. UNKNOWN BOY: He's really good. [Dogen is seen farewelling the boy, then speaks as Jack passes him.] DOGEN: Itsumo doori yareba daijoubu da [いつも通りやれば大丈夫だ] Yoshi itte koi! [よし、行ってこい！―Okay,It's time to go!] DOGEN: They are too young to have this kind of pressure, aren't they? JACK: Yes. Yes they are. DOGEN: It's hard to watch and be unable to help. Your son has a gift. How long has he been playing? JACK: I... I don't know. [Jack leaves.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Hurley and Jack have reached the top of the lighthouse, and see the large brass wheel mechanism with mirrors mounted on top.] HURLEY: Whoa! Dude this is cool. Must've built this to help ships get here and stuff. I guess they used the mirror because electricity hadn't been invented yet. JACK: Where's Jacob? HURLEY: Ahh he's not here yet. Lets get started. [reads instructions on his arm. Starts pulling chain which rotates the mirrors around the wheel.] Tell me when it gets to 108 degrees. [Jack sees a brief image in the mirror of a traditional asian style building. He looks behind him but sees nothing but ocean. He sees then a western style wooden building.] JACK: Stop! [Hurley stops.] JACK: Did you see that? HURLEY: Did I see what? JACK: The mirror. I saw something in the mirror. HURLEY: It's just ocean dude. [Hurley continues to turn the wheel. Jack sees names marked at numbered locations around the wheel.] JACK: These are our names. [He sees "Shephard" at location 23.] Turn it to 23 degrees. HURLEY: I...I don't think Jacob wants [Jack interrupts him by grabbing the chain and turning it until wheel reaches 23 degrees. An image appears of the house seen earlier in this episode where he met his mother.] HURLEY: What. What is that? JACK: It's my house. It's the house I grew up in. HURLEY: Oh. That's weird. JACK: Haven't lived in that house since I was a kid. He's been watching. The whole time. All of us. He's been watching us. Hurley, where's Jacob? HURLEY: I don't know. JACK: You said that he'd be here. HURLEY: Well I was just...kind of...assuming. JACK: Hurley, I wanna know why he was watching me. I wanna know. So you're going to ask him right now. HURLEY: It doesn't work like that, I told you. He just kind of shows up whenever he feels like it. [Jack shakes his head angrily, goes and grabs a telescope off its stand, and returns to Hurley.] JACK: Why was he watching? HURLEY: I don't know. JACK: Why is my name written down on this thing? HURLEY: He didn't tell me. JACK: What does he want from me? HURLEY: Aren't we supposed-- [Jack interrupts him, shouting.] JACK: What does he want from me?! HURLEY [shouting]: I don't know, Jack! [Jack uses the telscope to smash all the mirrors on the mechanism. He drops the telescope and walks away.] Act 6Edit [Flash sideways - David prepares to leave the Williams Conservatory grounds on his bicycle. Jack approaches.] JACK: You were great in there. DAVID: You...saw me? [Jack nods] I missed a couple of notes. JACK: Sounded perfect from where I was standing. [pause] David you scared the hell outta me. DAVID: You were at grandmas. I thought I could get back to your place before I got home. JACK: I didn't know you were still playing. DAVID: I made mom promise not to tell you. JACK: Why? DAVID: It was always such a big deal to you. You used to sit and watch me practice. You were so...into it. I didn't tell you I was coming here because...I didn't want you to see me fail. JACK: You know when I was your age, my father didn't want to see me fail either. He used to say to me that...he said that I didn't have what it takes. I spent my whole life carrying that around with me. I don't ever want you to feel that way. I will always love you, no matter what you do. In my eyes you can never fail. I just wanna be a part of your life. DAVID: [long pause] Okay. JACK: I've got some pizza back at the house. You hungry? DAVID: Sure. JACK: Good. Let's go home. [They head for Jack's car together.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack is sitting on a cliff some distance away, staring at the ocean. Jacob appears to Hurley.] JACOB: How'd it go? HURLEY: Where were you, man? JACOB: Doesn't matter, he wouldn't have been able to see me anyway. HURLEY: Yeah, well if you'd told me that and I'd like, explained everything, then maybe Jack wouldn't have freaked out and smashed your mirror into a billion pieces. Thanks for the seven years of bad luck, by the way. JACOB: You've got ink on your forehead. HURLEY: I have ink on my forehead? That's all you have to say? Jack broke your lighthouse, dude. Mission un-accomplished. Whoever you said we need to help get to the island is totally screwed. JACOB: [unconcerned] Well I'm sure they'll find some other way. HURLEY: So...everything you wanted me to do didn't get done, and you don't even care? [Jacob looks over towards Jack, Hurley does the same.] HURLEY: Wait a minute. Did you want Jack to see what was in that mirror? [A slightly smug smile from Jacob.] Why? JACOB: It was the only way for him to understand how important he is. HURLEY: That was your plan? I think it backfired, man. JACOB: Jack is here because he has to do something. He can't be told what that is. He's got to find it himself. Sometimes you can just...hop in the back of someone's cab and tell them what they're supposed to do. Other times...you have to let them look out at the ocean for a while. HURLEY: Well next time how about you tell me everything up front. I'm not big on secret plans OK. JACOB: I couldn't risk you not coming, Hugo. I had to get you and Jack as far away from that Temple as I possibly could. HURLEY: What? Why? JACOB: Because someone's coming there. Someone bad. HURLEY: Dude, we gotta warn them! JACOB: You can't warn them Hugo. I'm sorry, it's too late. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In Claire's hut, Jin is looking at Justin's dad body. Claire enters.] CLAIRE: Look, if I didn't kll him, he would've klled me. Glad you didn't untie him. JIN: Claire, please, whatever you're thinking. CLAIRE: Why'd you say that Kate was raising Aaron? [She offers him a drink of water.] JIN: [drinks] I was lying. CLAIRE: Why? JIN: Because I wanted to save his life. But you were right. The others have your baby. Aaron is at the temple, I know because I saw him there. But you'll need me to get to him. [Claire looks at Jin for a moment.] CLAIRE: How do we get in? JIN: There's a secret way. No-one will see us. CLAIRE: Thank you Jin, thank you. And I'm so glad to know you were lying because...if what you said was the truth, if Kate was raising Aaron...I'd k*ll her. [Locke suddenly enters the hut.] LOCKE: Am I interrupting? JIN: John? CLAIRE: That's not John. This is my friend. [Malevolent smile from Locke. Claire smiles at Jin.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x05 - Lighthouse"}	foreverdreaming
[Flash sideways - Sayid sits in the back of a parked taxi cab.] CABBIE: The meter doesn't stop until you get out, pal. [Sayid passes him some money.] SAYID: Keep the change. [Sayid exits the cab with some flowers. He approaches a house and rings the doorbell, Nadia answers.] NADIA: Sayid. [He kisses her on the cheek, they hug.] SAYID: Hello, Nadia. [Two children run into the foyer.] EVA: You're here! SAM: Where were you, Uncle Sayid? [Eva hugs Sayid.] SAYID: I was in Sydney. EVA: Where's Sydney? OMER: In Australia. [Sayid's brother, Omer, enters the foyer.] OMER: You bring flowers for my wife? [Sayid glances awkwardly at Nadia, then back at his brother.] SAYID: I'll give them to you if you want. [Omer laughs and embraces his brother.] OMER: It's good to see you, Sayid. SAYID: Good to see you too, brother. OMER: Come. [Omer leads his children further into the house, moments later they sit around a table.] EVA: Uncle Sayid, what did you bring us from Australia? SAYID: Go look in my bag. It's on the couch. [Nadia laughs as the children run from the room.] NADIA: It's good you came, Sayid. They've missed you. OMER: We're lucky he even showed up! The world traveler off on his exotic business trips... SAYID: Translating contracts for an oil company is hardly exotic. And it's painfully dull. OMER: There's, uh... little adventure in the world of dry cleaning. NADIA: He's being modest. Omer's just opened up a new store. SAYID: Congratulations. [Omer's cell phone rings.] NADIA: I thought we talked about cell phones at the dinner table... [Omer's eyes widen as he sees who the call is from.] OMER: Dinner is over. This is business. [He answers his phone.] OMER: Yes? [He leaves the room.] NADIA: Did you get my letters? SAYID: Yes. NADIA: You never wrote back. [The children return carrying boomerangs.] SAM: These are awesome! Thanks! SAYID: You're welcome. EVA: Mommy, we found a picture of you in Uncle Sayid's bag. Eva hands the picture to Nadia, Omer watches from outside the room. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sayid marches through the temple, he enters Dogen's study.] SAYID: I want to talk to you. I want some answers. DOGEN: Answers to what? SAYID: Let's start with that machine. You hooked me up to this thing, you stuck needles in me, and you called it a test. DOGEN: For every man there is a scale. On one side of the scale there is good. On the other side, evil. This machine tells us how the scale is balanced. And yours tipped the wrong way. SAYID: And that's why you tried to poison me? DOGEN: Yes. I think it would be best if you were dad. SAYID: You think you know me, but you don't. I'm a good man. So if you're trying to kll me… [Dogen suddenly trips Sayid, they engage in a lengthy fight that culminates with Dogen holding a Knfe to Sayid's throat. Dogen sees that the baseball was knocked off his desk during the struggle.] DOGEN: Go. Leave this place. Never come back. [He releases Sayid and picks up the baseball.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Claire stands with Locke outside the ring of ash that encircles the Temple.] LOCKE: Are you ready? CLAIRE: Why does it have to be me? I mean, you could send Sawyer or Jin or... do it yourself... LOCKE: If I could do it myself I wouldn't be asking you, Claire. CLAIRE: If I go in there, I need to know you'll do what you said. I want my son back. LOCKE: I always do what I say. CLAIRE: Are you gonna hurt them? LOCKE: Only the ones who won't listen. [Claire heads towards the Temple.] Act 2 [Flash sideways - Sayid sleeps on a couch, he reacts instinctively when someone reaches out to wake him.] OMER: It's me! Calm down! SAYID: What are you doing? It's two-thirty in the morning! OMER: Sayid...I'm in trouble. SAYID: What kind of trouble? OMER: I borrowed money to open the second store. But...I didn't borrow it from a bank. I paid the loan back, but the man who lent me this money, he says I still owe him interest every month. For as long as I own my business. SAYID: If you need money I'll lend it to you. OMER: I don't need money, Sayid! I need you to convince these people to leave me alone. SAYID: Convince them? OMER: Sayid, don't forget who you're talking to. I know what you did in the wr. You were an interrogator for the Republican Guard. I know what kind of man you are. SAYID: If you think I'm going to hurt someone just because you made a bad business decision… OMER: No, this is not about me! Our life savings... it's all gone, Sayid... all of it! We could lose our home! Please! Look... I know you care about Nadia. If you care about us... about her... you will do this, Sayid. SAYID: I'm sorry. I'm not that man anymore. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sayid walks through the Temple grounds and grabs a backpack.] MILES: What are you doing? SAYID: I'm leaving. I've been banished. MILES: Banished? For what? SAYID: Apparently I'm evil. These people say I'm better off dad. Which is surprising, considering they were the ones who saved my life. MILES: Well, actually, they're not. They...they tried to save you, but...you were dad man. For two hours. Trust me when…when you sat up they were just as surprised as the rest of us. So whatever brought you back, it wasn't them. [Claire enters the Temple, her hands above her head…the others aim gn at her.] RANDOM-OTHER: Hold it... LENNON: Stop! Don't sht her. What are you doing here? [Dogen approaches Claire, who addresses him.] CLAIRE: He wants to see you. DOGEN: Nanno kotodaka wakaran[何の事かわからん―What's talking about?] CLAIRE: Speak English. DOGEN: Who wants to see me? CLAIRE: You know who. DOGEN: If he wants to see me, then tell him to come in. CLAIRE: No, he wants you to go to him. He's waiting outside beyond the outer wall. DOGEN: I'm not a fool. If I step outside this temple, he'll kll me. CLAIRE: Well, then maybe you should send someone he won't kll. [Claire turns to leave.] DOGEN: Stop her! [Others grab Claire.] DOGEN: Kono kettyaku ga tsukumade onna wo anagura ni hourikonde oke. [この決着が着くまで女を穴倉へ放り込んでおけ。―Put the girl in the hole until this is resolved.] Soshite gn Shephard to Reyes wo heyani tsurete koi. [そしてすぐにシェパードとレイエスを部屋に連れてこい―Then bring Shephard and Reyes to my room immediately.] LENNON: Uh, that's gonna be a little difficult. We can't find them. DOGEN: Shikkari sagase! [しっかり探せ！―Look. Harder!] [Lennon addresses others holding Claire.] LENNON: Come on! [The Others leave with Claire. Dogen addresses Sayid.] DOGEN: Come with me. SAYID: I thought you wanted me to leave. DOGEN: Things have changed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Dogen enters his room, followed by Sayid.] DOGEN: Your friends, Shephard and Reyes. Do you know where they went? SAYID: No I don't. [Dogen takes out a wooden box.] SAYID: Why is Claire here? And what was she talking about? DOGEN: She's a confused girl, under the influence of an angry man. SAYID: What man? DOGEN: For years, he has been trapped, but now Jacob is gone, he's free. This man will not stop until he has destroyed every living thing on this island. He is evil incarnate. SAYID: And you want me to speak to him? DOGEN: No. I want you to kll him. He will come to you as someone you know, someone who has died. As soon as you see him... [Dogen unsheathes a dagger.] DOGEN: ...plunge this deep into his chest. If you allow him to speak, it is already too late. SAYID: Since I've been here, I've been drowned, beaten, and tortured...at your hands. Why would I ever do anything for you? DOGEN: You said that there is still good in your soul... [Dogen hands Sayid the dagger.] DOGEN: ...then prove it. Act 3 [Flash sideways - Sayid is walking Nadia's kids to the school bus.] SAM: How long are you staying Uncle Sayid? SAYID: Just a few more days. I have to go to Toronto, to work. SAM: We like it when you're here. EVA: Yeah, and mommy likes it too. SAYID: Ok, be good. [Kids get on bus, as it leaves Nadia exits her house looking concerned.] NADIA: Sayid! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Nadia and Sayid are walking through a hospital, past Jack flipping through a chart...a gurney comes into view.] NADIA: Omer! What happened, is he going to be alright?! DOCTOR: Taking him into surgery now, he suffered a punctured lung and some internal bleeding. SAYID: Do you know how this happened? DOCTOR: EMTs think he was mugged. I'll come get you as soon as he's sab. NADIA: Sayid! Where are you going? SAYID: Stay here with Omer. NADIA: This wasn't a mugging, was it? Whatever you're thinking of doing, don't do it. I don't want you to, please. Just, go home? Wait for the kids. Make them feel safe Sayid. Will you do that? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On-Island - Sayid is trekking through the jungle and hears a voice approaching him.] KATE: Hello? Sayid? SAYID: Hello Kate. KATE: Are you leaving? SAYID: I'm not exactly sure. KATE: What'd I miss? SAYID: Ask Miles. [Sayid leaves, leaving Kate looking confused.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Kate then goes to the temple and the door is opened for her.] KATE: Thank you. [Kate approaches Miles.] MILES: Wow. KATE: It's good to see you too Miles. MILES: Sawyer sent you packing huh? I thought about going after him too. But, um, I knew he'd just end up berating me until I turned around and came back. That pretty much what happened? KATE: Pretty much. MILES: Well, welcome back to the circus. KATE: What's going on in here? MILES: Well, let's see, oh...that Australian chick's back. KATE: Wait, what? MILES: You know the...the blonde? One that had the baby? KATE: Claire? MILES: Right. Claire. She just strolled in here a couple hours ago, acting all weird. Still hot though. KATE: Miles, where is she? [Miles shakes his head.] KATE: Where is she!? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the jungle, Sayid stops to drink some water. He hears the black smoke surround him, he quickly draws the dagger. Locke approaches Sayid.] LOCKE: Hello Sayid. [Sayid sab Locke in the chest, hard. Locke, unharmed, takes the dagger out with a grunt, to Sayid's surprise.] LOCKE: Now why'd you go and do that? Act 4 [Locke approaches Sayid with the bloodless dagger in his hand, he turns the handle toward Sayid.] LOCKE: You want it back? Take it, I won't bite. [Sayid takes the dagger.] SAYID: What are you? LOCKE: Well Sayid you seem to have some idea about that considering that you sab me in the chest without even saying hello. What'd they tell you? SAYID: They said that you were evil incarnate. LOCKE: Feel sorry for you. SAYID: Why? LOCKE: Dogen...the man who sent you out here, knew that you had no chance of klling me, and he believed that I would kll you if you tried. And this wasn't the first time that he tried to get someone else to do it for him was it? SAYID: No. LOCKE: Then shame on you, for being talked into it so easily. SAYID: And what is it you are trying to talk me into? LOCKE: Sorry? SAYID: You haven't klled me, clearly there's something you want. LOCKE: I just want you to deliver a message, that's all. SAYID: Then why didn't you just have Claire deliver it? LOCKE: Because it would mean a lot more coming from you. Sayid, if you'll do this for me... what if I told you that you could have anything you wanted. What if I said you can have anything in the entire world? SAYID: I would tell you that the only thing I ever wanted, died in my arms, and I'll never see it again. LOCKE: What if you could? [Locke smiles, and Sayid begins to almost smile.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sayid is repairing a broken vase, Nadia walks in.] SAYID: Ah, we had an unfortunate incident, involving a boomerang. My apologies. NADIA: What time did the kids go to bed? SAYID: About two hours ago. NADIA: And what did you tell them? SAYID: That daddy had an accident, but that he's going to be fine. NADIA: He is still recovering from surgery but, he's awake now. Did he tell you about the loan? SAYID: Look, I have money. NADIA: No, this is Omer's responsibility, he brought this on himself. [Sayid nods.] NADIA: Why didn't you want to be with me? You carry my picture around with you, Sayid. If you care about me, why did you push me toward your brother? [Nadia takes Sayid's hands.] SAYID: For the last twelve years I've been trying to wash my hands of all the horrible things I've done. I can't be with you, because I don't deserve you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sayid walks toward the Temple, passing Dogen.] DOGEN: What happened? [Sayid approaches a group of Temple dwellers.] SAYID: There is a man in the jungle... about a mile south of us by the outer wall. He sent me back here to give you a message. He wants you to know that Jacob is dad. And because he's gone, none of you have to stay here anymore. You're free. [Cindy holds Zack and Emma as she listens curiously.] SAYID: The man that I met is leaving the island forever. And those of you who want to go with him, should leave the temple and join him. You have until sundown to decide. CINDY: What happens at sundown if we stay? SAYID: You die. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Kate walks through the temple, Lennon spots her.] LENNON: Hey! When did you get back? Are Ford and Kwon with you? KATE: Where is Claire? LENNON: Okay, I need you to tell me what I need to know before I... [Kate pins Lennon against the wall.] KATE: I said where is Claire? LENNON: Alright... you just let go of me, okay? [Kate releases Lennon.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [He leads her to a room with two guards and a hole. Claire can be heard singing "Catch a Falling Star" from inside the hole.] LENNON: You have two minutes. [Kate peers into the hole, Claire continues singing.] KATE: Claire? [Claire stops singing and looks up.] KATE: Claire, it's me. CLAIRE: Kate? KATE: Are you okay? CLAIRE: I... I can't believe you're here. Did they capture you too? KATE: No. No, they...why did they put you down here? What happened? CLAIRE: They have my son, Kate. They have Aaron. They took him from me. KATE: No. No, Claire. They don't have Aaron. I took him. CLAIRE: What? KATE: I took him off the island. You were gone and we couldn't find you so... I raised him. And he is the most beautiful, amazing little boy. But I came back here to rescue you so that you could be with him. So that you guys could be together again. CLAIRE: I'm not the one that needs to be rescued, Kate. [Claire smiles eerily, Kate looks down at her in confusion.] LENNON: Time's up, let's go. [A guard pulls Kate away from the hole.] KATE: No! No, wait! No! Wait, wait! LENNON: You wanted to see her, so let's go! [They leave the room, Claire calls after them.] CLAIRE: He's coming, Kate! He's coming and they can't stop him! Act 5 [Sayid walks through the courtyard as the Temple dwellers scurry in all directions.] LENNON: Everybody calm down! It's gonna be okay! No, no! Wait! Hang on! [Lennon sees Sayid.] LENNON: Hey! Hey, you created a panic here! Our people are leaving! SAYID: I was asked to deliver a message. And that's what I did. What your people do now is up to them. [Lennon sees Cindy heading towards the exit.] LENNON: Cindy, wait. You're all safe here. As long as we stay in the Temple, he can't touch us. CINDY: You heard him. Jacob's dad. And if it isn't safe here anymore, we can't take that risk. [Cindy moves for the exit along with many others.] LENNON: Everyone listen! This is a bluff! He can't come in! He can't come in! [Miles approaches Sayid.] MILES: Hey, what happened out there? One minute you're banished, the next you're telling everyone they're gonna die... SAYID: That's the sum of it. MILES: So... are we getting out of here or what? SAYID: Not yet. [He removes the dagger from his bag.] SAYID: I have to return this. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sayid walks along the sidewalk. A truck stops nearby, Omar gets out.] OMAR: Going to pick up the kids? SAYID: Excuse me? [Another man gets out of the car.] OMAR: Why don't you get in the car? [Sayid does not reply.] OMAR: Get in, Sayid. [Sayid does not move, Omar speaks to him in Arabic.] OMAR: Unless you want us to pick up the kids together? [Sayid reluctantly gets in the car.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Later, he is led through a restaurant kitchen.] OMAR: Why don't you have a seat? [Sayid sits in the chair indicated, Keamy cooks nearby.] KEAMY: Hey, you want some eggs? I can, uh... make whatever you want. Fried, scrambled, uh... [Keamy turns to one of his henchman.] KEAMY: We still got that poacher? Where's the poacher? [Keamy turns back to Sayid.] KEAMY: Want poached? 'Cause I can make you some good poached eggs. SAYID: No. Thank you. KEAMY: I make good eggs... no? Alright. [Keamy makes himself a plate of eggs and approaches Sayid.] KEAMY: Martin Keamy. SAYID: Sayid Jarrah. But you already know that. [They shake hands.] KEAMY: Ah, that I do. Yeah. Alright... Keamy sits down across from Sayid. KEAMY: So, Sayid... how's your brother doin'? [Sayid does not reply, Keamy turns to one of his henchmen.] KEAMY: His brother got mugged right out front of his own store. It's just... terrible. But at least this way, you know, he's still around to take care of his family. You do want to take care of his family, don't you? [Sayid nods.] KEAMY: Yes? You know, I can see that you're a very direct guy Sayid, so I'm just gonna get to the point. Your brother, he borrowed money from me. And just like anybody who borrows money or has a loan to pay, he has to make payments. SAYID: My brother told me he's paid you everything he owes. And that you still want more. KEAMY: Sayid, that's a lie. Your brother does owe me, and somebody is gonna pay me that money. SAYID: Did you put my brother in the hospital? KEAMY: What, you think it was me? I didn't do that. You know, it's a dangerous world, Sayid. And you know that because you're from Iraq. You never know when somebody's just gonna sneak up… [Sayid suddenly attcks Omar, Keamy's other henchman fires at Sayid but sh*t Omar. Sayid steals Omar's gn and sht the remaining henchman.] KEAMY: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... alright... okay. Just relax now. SAYID: Shut up! KEAMY: Okay, fine. Fine. Okay? It's done. Alright? Your brother doesn't owe me anything. The debt's forgiven. Alright? [Sayid does not reply.] KEAMY: Good? Okay? Just relax and... forget about it. SAYID: I can't. [Sayid sht Keamy. Banging is heard coming from a large freezer, Sayid finds a beaten Jin tied up inside. Sayid removes the tape from Jin's mouth and Jin speaks in Korean.] SAYID: Who are you? JIN: No English! Act 6 [On-Island - Dogen sits by the spring in the Temple, holding the baseball. Sayid enters carrying the dagger.] DOGEN: You let him talk to you... SAYID: I sab him in the chest like you told me to. Then I let him talk to me. [Sayid drops the dagger.] SAYID: That's twice you've tried to have someone else kll me. You had the opportunity to do it yourself. Why didn't you? DOGEN: I was a business man once. In Osaka. I worked at a bank. I was good at my job. Very successful. And one Friday, I was promoted. My associates took me out to celebrate. I had too much to drink. Every Friday I picked my son up from baseball. He was twelve. The accident was very bad. I survived. But my son... [Dogen pauses.] DOGEN: And then, in the hospital, a man came to me. A man I had never met. And he told me that he could save my son's life, but I would have to come here... to this island... where I would have a new job. And I could never see my boy again. [Sayid sits next to Dogen.] SAYID: Who was this man? DOGEN: His name was Jacob. SAYID: Jacob drives a hard bargain. DOGEN: The man outside... I take it he offered you a similar bargain? SAYID: Yes. DOGEN: It is sundown. Will you choose to stay or go? SAYID: I'd like to stay. [Sayid tackles Dogen into the spring and drowns him. Lennon enters.] LENNON: Oh my God... what have you done? [Lennon wades into the spring and examines Dogen's body.] LENNON: Do you realize what you just did? He was the only thing keeping it out! Idiot! You just let it in! [The monster howls in the background. Sayid picks up the dagger and slits Lennon's throat. Lennon falls into the spring.] SAYID: I know. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The smoke monster arrives in the courtyard.] KATE: We gotta go now. [The smoke monster begins attacking the Temple dwellers.] KATE: Run! Run! Run! MILES: This way! [They enter the Temple as the smoke monster continues to slaughter the Temple dwellers.] MILES: This way! This way! KATE: I have to go get Claire! [The split up, Miles attempts to hold a door shut but it is forced open.] ILANA: Where are Shephard and Reyes? And Ford? MILES: Who the hell are you? ILANA: Just answer the question! MILES: They're gone, everyone's gone. I'm the only one left. Kate and I got separated. [Frank, Sun, and Ben enter the room.] MILES: Lapidus? How did you... LAPIDUS: We'll play catch up later. You wanna live, you better move your ass! ILANA: What about Jarrah? Is he here? MILES: Yeah, he was headed to the pool room. BEN: I'll go get him. [Ben darts out of the room.] ILANA: Linus, wait! Alright... the rest of you with me, come on! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Kate runs to the hole where Claire is being held and kicks a ladder down.] KATE: Claire, come on! Claire, we gotta go, you gotta get out of there! CLAIRE: No. KATE: What? CLAIRE: We'll be much safer here. [The smoke monster barges into the room, Kate leaps into the hole as it passes overhead.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Ben arrives at the spring and find Sayid holding the bloody dagger, watching over the corpses of Dogen and Lennon.] BEN: Sayid? Come on. I know a way out of here. There's still time. [Sayid smiles darkly.] SAYID: Not for me. [Ben fearfully runs from the room.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Frank, Miles, and Sun follow Ilana through the Temple.] MILES: Where's your husband? SUN: What? MILES: Your husband. He took off yesterday. SUN: Jin was here? He's alive? MILES: Last I saw of him, yeah. [Frank watches as Ilana examines hieroglyphics on the wall. The smoke monster howls nearby.] LAPIDUS: You do hear that, right? You got a plan or are you gonna keep staring at the wall? [Ilana presses a specific brick and it sinks into the wall.] ILANA: Yes, I have a plan. [A passageway opens.] ILANA: Everybody inside, now. [The smoke monster rushes past just as they escape.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Kate, Claire, and Sayid walk through the courtyard, which is littered with mangled corpses. Outside, they meet up with Locke, who has assembled a small group of Temple dwellers. They follow him into the darkness of the jungle.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x06 - Sundown"}	foreverdreaming
[Ben runs though the jungle, he trips and falls. Ilana, Sun, Frank, and Miles pass by carrying torches. He approaches them.] ILANA: Where's Jarrah? BEN: I'm fine. Thank you. ILANA: Where is he? BEN: Considering that he just klled Dogen, I don't think he's going to be joining us. SUN: Who's Dogen? MILES: The guy in charge at the Temple. BEN: Yeah, he klled the interpreter too. ILANA: Are you sure? BEN: He was standing over their dad bodies holding a bloody dagger, so yeah, I'm pretty sure. [Sun turns to Ilana.] SUN: You said we would be safe at the Temple! ILANA: That's what I was told... BEN: Well, what about the beach? ILANA: What beach? BEN: Where we buried Locke. Where they lived. At least we'll have the water at our backs and it's familiar territory. Anybody else got a better idea? ILANA: No. The beach it is. SUN: That way! ILANA: Move. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Ben teaches a history class.] BEN: It was on this island that everything changed. That everything finally became clear. Elba... is where Napoleon faced his greatest test. Because exile wasn't the worst of his fate. What was truly devastating to him was the loss of his power. Sure, they allowed him to keep the title of Emperor... but without any power it was meaningless. He might just as well have been dad. [The bell rings, the students begin to file out.] BEN: Alright. Remember, five and six tomorrow. Thank you. [Principal Reynolds appears in the doorway.] BEN: Principal Reynolds, good morning. REYNOLDS: Walk with me. [Moments later, they walk through a courtyard.] REYNOLDS: Linus, there's been a slight schedule shift. I'm going to need you to supervise detention after school today. BEN: What? REYNOLDS: In fact, all week. Cutbacks, budget crises, events above your pay grade... needless to say, some of us have to pull double duty. BEN: But we have history club today, those kids need me. REYNOLDS: There are five students in history club, Linus. They'll live. BEN: Shouldn't we be encouraging the ones with ambition? REYNOLDS: Spare me. The club isn't for them, it's for you. It makes you feel needed. Unfortunately, for now, you're needed. In detention. Thanks for your understanding, Linus. [Principal Reynolds walks away.] BEN: It's Dr. Linus, actually. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Later, Ben sits down to lunch with Arzt.] ARZT: Oh, for the love of... it's ruined! It's ruined! Oh... BEN: What's the problem, Leslie? [Arzt is wiping at his shirt.] ARZT: Well, formaldehyde. Formaldehyde's the problem. You know what gets out formaldehyde? Nothing. Maybe if I had some frickin' lab aprons I wouldn't have to pay for incompetent students with another trip to Marshall's. BEN: Budget cutbacks... ARZT: How hard would it be for Reynolds to spread out a little of the love to the sciences? I mean, I'm dealing with lab equipment in there from the 1950's. Now why is that? BEN: Principal Reynolds is an administrator. He's not a teacher. He's forgotten what the public school system is about. ARZT: Yeah... summers off in exchange for a crap pension. I'm happy to remind him. BEN: No. Taking care of the kids, that's what's important. ARZT: Okay, you just keep dreamin'... BEN: Well, I know you've given up but I refuse to. JOHN: Maybe you should be the principal. [Ben looks up at John Locke, who is sitting nearby.] ARZT: So says the substitute... BEN: What do you mean I should be the principal? JOHN: Just sounds like you care about this place. And if the man in charge doesn't, then maybe it's time for a change. BEN: I appreciate the sentiment, but who's going to listen to me? [John raises his hand.] JOHN: I'm listenin'. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Ilana, Sun, Frank, Miles, and Ben trek through the jungle.] MILES: How about you tell me what that thing back there was? [Ben looks at Ilana.] BEN: That thing's what klled her friends back at the statue. ILANA: And Jacob, right? It klled Jacob too. BEN: Yeah, of course, and Jacob-- ILANA: Of course. [Ilana looks at Miles.] ILANA: You're Miles, right? Miles Straume? You communicate with the dad? MILES: Not technically. I... I can tell you how someone died, pick up their last thoughts before they check out, but... I need to be near their body. ILANA: This is what's left of Jacob's body. [Ilana hands Miles the pouch full of ashes.] ILANA: So tell me, Miles... how did he die? [Miles kneels down, clutching the pouch and concentrating.] MILES: Linus klled him. BEN: What? That's not true! [Ilana looks at Miles.] ILANA: Are you sure? MILES: He was standing over Jacob's body with a bloody dagger, so... yeah, I'm pretty sure. ILANA: Thank you. [She looks at Ben.] ILANA: Jacob was the closest thing I ever had to a father. [Miles looks at Ben.] MILES: Uh-oh. [The group continues marching toward the beach. Ben stands in shock.] Act 2Edit [The group arrives on the beach.] ILANA: I'm gonna look for some tools and get to work on some shelter. The rest of you see what food's left. Maybe get a fre going. MILES: Yeah, a fre will fix everything... [Ben approaches Ilana, who is gathering long strands of wire.] BEN: Is there anything you'd like me to do? [She does not reply.] BEN: You know, that psychic is totally unreliable. Miles actually tried to blackmail me once. [Ilana storms off. Frank approaches.] LAPIDUS: You make friends easy, don't you? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Ben takes a frozen dinner out of the microwave and presents it to his sick father.] BEN: I made you one of the turkey meals, with the cranberry sauce that you like. ROGER: It ain't one of them... lean deals is it? BEN: No, dad... it's organic. I'm trying to keep you healthy. ROGER: Well, it's a little too late for that. How was work? [Ben begins changing Roger's oxygen tnk.] BEN: I have a doctorate in modern European history, and yet I'm babysitting burnouts in detention... ROGER: Detention, huh? BEN: And the worst of it is, as I look out at those ingrates that I'm tasked with watching, I can't help thinking that maybe I'm more a loser than any of them. ROGER: This isn't the life I wanted for you, Ben. I wanted so much more. BEN: I know. ROGER: That's why I signed up for that damn Dharma Initiative and took you to the island, and... they were decent people. Smarter than I'll ever be. Imagine how different our lives would have been if we'd stayed. BEN: Yes, we'd have both lived happily ever after... ROGER: No, I'm serious, Ben! Who knows what you would have become? [Ben turns on Roger's new tnk.] BEN: Now, does that feel better? ROGER: Ah, yes. Thank you. [The doorbell rings. Ben answers the door and finds Alex on the other side.] BEN: Alex? ALEX: Dr. Linus. Where were you today? We had to cancel history club. BEN: Oh, I'm so sorry, I should've put a note on the door. The club meetings have to be postponed, I'm in detention all week. ALEX: Oh yeah? What did you do? [Ben laughs.] BEN: Principal Reynolds needs me to cover, so... ALEX: AP test this Friday. I was kind of... counting on the tutoring. BEN: Alright, how about this? Tomorrow morning, 7 A.M. in the library. And you bring the coffee. ALEX: Thanks. God, you're the best, Dr. Linus. BEN: My pleasure, Alex. ALEX: Okay. [Alex walks off.] BEN: See you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - At the beach, Sun approaches Ilana, who is still gathering wire.] SUN: Excuse me... how long are we going to stay here? ILANA: I told you. I don't know yet. SUN: I need to find my husband. ILANA: Trust me, if anyone wants to find him, it's me. But I don't know where to look. SUN: Why do you want to find Jin? ILANA: Because your last name is Kwon. So is his. And I don't know whether I'm supposed to protect you, him, or both of you. SUN: Protect us? What are you talking about? ILANA: You're candidates. To replace Jacob. SUN: Replace him? To do what? ILANA: If you're the one selected, I imagine you'll find out. SUN: Wait... you said candidates. How many are there? ILANA: Six. There are only six left. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Out in the jungle, Hurley sleeps soundly.] HURLEY: Cheese curds... JACK: Hurley. Come on, wake up. [Hurley wakes with a groan.] JACK: Come on, let's go. We can make the Temple by nightfall. HURLEY: I'm hungry. Let's eat breakfast first. JACK: No, we can eat on the way. HURLEY: What's the rush? You know, maybe we should... take our time. JACK: Why? HURLEY: Because. JACK: I'm leavin', Hurley. You comin' or not? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Hurley reluctantly follows Jack to a fork in the path.] HURLEY: Uh-uh, dude. It's this way. JACK: No, we came this way. HURLEY: Yeah, but that was a mistake. This is faster. Trust me, it's just around here. It's a short cut. JACK: No, it's not. RICHARD: You're both wrong. [Jack and Hurley look up at Richard, who has just emerged from the jungle.] RICHARD: The Temple's that way. JACK: Where did you come from? RICHARD: You wouldn't believe me if I told you. JACK: Try me. RICHARD: Not yet. But if you wanna go to the Temple, it's this way. [He walks away. Hurley looks at Jack.] HURLEY: Dude, do you trust that guy? JACK: At least he's not stallin'. [They follow Richard.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At the beach, Ben searches Sawyer's old tent.] LAPIDUS: When you're finished in the library, give me a hand gettin' some more firewood. BEN: Just lookin' for something useful... [Ben finds an issue of Booty Babes.] BEN: God... the things people will bring on a trip... [Ben continues searching and finds a bottle of water from Flight 815.] BEN: Oceanic... I remember that plane breakin' in half like it was yesterday. LAPIDUS: You sound nostalgic. BEN: Maybe I am. LAPIDUS: You know, I was supposed to be flyin' it. Oceanic 815. BEN: And why didn't you? LAPIDUS: I overslept. BEN: Come on... LAPIDUS: Can you believe it? Imagine how different my life would be had that alarm gone off. BEN: How different would it have been? The island still got you in the end. Didn't it? [Frank chuckles and walks away. Ilana presses her rfle into Ben's neck.] ILANA: Walk. [She marches Ben to the graves.] BEN: Okay, wait, you don't have to-- ILANA: Stop! On the ground! Face down! [Ben complies. She ties one end of the wire she'd been gathering to a tree and fastens the other end to Ben's leg using a primitive clamp.] BEN: What are you doing? Look, if this is about what Miles said-- ILANA: Pick it up! BEN: What? ILANA: Pick it up and start digging! [Ben picks up a makeshift shovel.] BEN: Digging what? ILANA: A grave. BEN: For who? ILANA: You mrder Jacob. It's for you. Act 3Edit [Flash sideways - Ben sits across from Alex in the library.] BEN: Now, you know this. I know you do. ALEX: Expanded Lord Cornwallis' powers as governor general. BEN: Very good. Now, moving on to the Charter Act of 1813. At the time of the Charter, the East India Trading Company's power extended to all of India, except for... ALEX: Uh... I don't know! BEN: It's okay, it's okay. It's just a test. ALEX: Just a test? Ha... it's only my entire life, Dr. Linus. BEN: Alex, I think you're being a bit over-dramatic. ALEX: Am I? My mom works two jobs just to pay our rent. How am I gonna pay for college? Let alone Yale? Assuming I can even get in... BEN: You're one of the brightest students I've ever had. I don't worry about your future at all. ALEX: Really? BEN: Really. Now, what can I do to help? I'll write you a great letter of recommendation, I'll-- ALEX: No, I need someone who went there. Unfortunately, the only one I know is that pervert Principal Reynolds. BEN: Excuse me? Pervert? ALEX: Forget I said that. I was just angry. BEN: Alex... has Principal Reynolds... done something to you? ALEX: What? Ew! No... I swear... it's not that. BEN: Then what is it? ALEX: Dr. Linus, if I tell you, will you promise to keep it between us? BEN: Of course, I promise. ALEX: Okay. [Alex moves next to Ben.] ALEX: So, I was in the nurse's office a few months ago... I had a stomach ache and I just went in to find a cot and I fell asleep... when I woke up, after school, in the other room Principal Reynolds was there. And the nurse... well, I guess she forgot I was in there. They were... you know... doing it! In the room right next to me! Where they give kids hearing tests! Isn't that totally gross? BEN: Totally. ALEX: Dr. Linus, you're not gonna say something, are you? BEN: No. No, a promise is a promise. Well... shall we return to the high seas? ALEX: Yeah. Sure. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - On the beach, Ben slowly digs his grave while Ilana watches.] MILES: Not exactly tearing it up on the digging front, are you? BEN: I'm not in a big hurry. MILES: Brought you some grub. Hope you like green bean and banana 'cause it's all we got. BEN: I'm not really hungry. MILES: Suit yourself. [Miles turns to leave.] BEN: Miles... do you remember once you asked me for 3.2 million dollars? Do you still want it? MILES: What are you gonna do? You gonna write me a check on this banana leaf? BEN: I can get off this island. And when I do, I have a vast network of people and resources that will get you that money. All you have to do is cut me loose. MILES: Why would I need your money when there are a couple of jabronies under there named Nikki and Paulo who got buried alive with eight million dollars in diamonds on top of them? BEN: I can't believe you're just gonna stand by and watch this happen. Ilana's gonna mrder me for klling Jacob, a man who didn't even care about being klled! MILES: No, he cared. BEN: Excuse me? MILES: Right up until the second the Knfe went through his heart, he was hoping he was wrong about you. I guess he wasn't. [Miles walks away. Ilana fires a sht into the ground near Ben's feet.] ILANA: Dig! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the jungle, Richard leads Hurley and Jack.] HURLEY: So... you're not time-traveling? RICHARD: No. HURLEY: But... you look the same as you did thirty years ago. How's that possible? RICHARD: It's not easy to explain. HURLEY: Is this, like, a Terminator thing? Are you a cyborg? RICHARD: No, I'm not a cyborg. HURLEY: Vampire? RICHARD: Jacob gave me a gift. JACK: Jacob? What do you know about him? RICHARD: I know he's dad. [They come upon the Black Rock.] HURLEY: I thought you said we were going to the Temple, dude. RICHARD: I lied. JACK: Why? RICHARD: Because everyone at the Temple is dad. JACK: What do you mean they're all dad? What happened? RICHARD: I'm not sure what happened. But I just came from there, and... there's no survivors. JACK: What about our friends? Sayid? Kate? RICHARD: I hope they weren't there. Maybe they made it out alive. All I know is, whatever you're looking for at the Temple, it's not there. [Jack turns to Hurley.] JACK: You didn't want to go back there. Did you know about this? HURLEY: Jacob kind of, sort of, hinted at it... RICHARD: You spoke to Jacob? HURLEY: Yeah. RICHARD: Well, whatever he said... don't believe him. [Richard marches towards the ship.] JACK: Where are you goin'? RICHARD: There's something I need to do. JACK: To do what? RICHARD: Die. Act 4Edit [Flash sideways - Ben enters an empty classroom where Arzt is grading tests.] BEN: Do you have a minute? ARZT: Yes. I guess. Might as well give them all F's. Tell me, how hard is it to learn the difference between a genus and species? What do you want? BEN: You're pretty good with computers aren't you? ARZT: Something tells me you wouldn't be standing here if you didn't already know that I was. BEN: Could you...hypothetically...access someone's email account without their knowledge? ARZT: I...yeah, it depends on the account. BEN: Say a faculty account. Hypothetically ARZT: Whose? BEN: Nurse Kondraki. ARZT: Kim? Why, you got the hots for her? BEN: No, I'm just...curious about some of her correspondence. ARZT: With whom? [Ben makes an odd facial expression.] ARZT: [Angrily] Okay, that's fine. I didn't come to see you, you came to see me. I don't have time to play twenty questions. Now either you can tell me what it is you're doing, or you can let me finish grading my papers in peace. [Arzt moves to his front desk.] BEN: All right. I have reason to believe that she might be engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship with principal Reynolds. ARZT: You're making a play! You're going after the big job, aren't you? BEN: Are you going to help me or not, Leslie? ARZT: I want a good spot. I want Lamour's spot in the main parking lot, the one next to the maple tree. Not under the maple tree, next to the maple tree. That way I get the shade from the maple tree, but not all that tree crap all over the hood of my car. I want aprons. I want lots of aprons, and I want lab equipment in here that was built in this decade, is that a deal? BEN: Deal. ARZT: You know, you really had me fooled with that sweater vest. Linus you're a real kller! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Ben continues digging the grave on the beach.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At the Black Rock, Jack finds Richard examining some chains.] JACK: Been here before? RICHARD: Yes. And in all the time I've spend on this island, today is the first time I've ever come back. HURLEY: [calling from outside] Jack? Dude where are you? JACK: I'm in here. [Hurley enters. Richard opens the dynamite box.] HURLEY: Do not open that, there's dynamite in there, it's mega unstable. RICHARD: I know. HURLEY: So did Doctor Arzt. And I was wiping him out of my shirt two days later. HURLEY: [to Jack] Dude it's time to go. JACK: No, not yet. HURLEY: He's opening up a crate of dynamite, and he said he wanted to kll himself. RICHARD: I can't kll myself. HURLEY: What? RICHARD: Even if I wanted to, trust me, I do. I can't kll myself. Which is why I want you to do it for me. JACK: What are you talking about? RICHARD: What I'm talking about Jack is that...Jacob touched me, and when Jacob touches you... well it's considered a gift... except it's not a gift at all. It's a curse. [Richard throws the down dynamite stick roughly.] HURLEY: Dude, seriously! Let's go now! JACK: Why do you want to die? RICHARD: I devoted my life, longer than you can possibly imagine, in service of a man who told me that everything was happening for a reason, that he had a plan, plan that I was a part of, when the time was right that he'd share it with me, and now that man's gone so...why do I want to die? Because I just found out my entire life had no purpose. Now if I light this myself it won't work, but you can light it for me Jack. I made the fuse long enough so you'll have time to get out. HURLEY: Jack! Please tell me you're not actually considering this? JACK: If he wants to die, there's nothing we're going to do to stop him. RICHARD: Thank you. [Jack lights the fuse and sits down with Richard.] JACK: Now, let's talk. Act 5Edit [The fuse continues to burn on the dynamite.] HURLEY: Jack! Dude we gotta go, the guy's crazy, and I know crazy! JACK: Hurley go ahead, we'll be all right. HURLEY: Dude you're gonna blow up! JACK: I've got to talk to him Hurley, just go. HURLEY: No, I'm not going without you. JACK: Hurley, I'll be fine. HURLEY: If you change your mind, I'll be like a mile away. [Hurley rushes out.] RICHARD: You should go with him Jack. JACK: No, Richard, no I shouldn't. RICHARD: You're gonna die. [Jack laughs.] JACK: Actually I don't think either one of us is gonna die. RICHARD: What makes you think that? JACK: I just came from a lighthouse...where my name was etched in wood on a dial...I turned a mirror that somehow reflected the image of the house I grew up in. Jacob's lighthouse. He got Hurley to bring me out there because he wanted me to see what was reflected in that mirror. For some reason he wanted me to know that he had been watching me ever since I was a kid. RICHARD: Why? JACK: I have no idea why. But I'm willing to bet you that if Jacob went to that trouble, that he brought me to this island for a reason, and it's not blow up sitting here with you right now. RICHARD: That's a pretty big risk you're taking Jack. JACK: Yes. RICHARD: What if you're wrong? JACK: I'm not. [Jack closes his eyes. The fuse almost burns to the end then goes out.] JACK: Wanna try another stick? RICHARD: All right Jack. You seem to have all the answers. Now what? JACK: We go back to where we started. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [While digging on the beach, Ben hears the sounds of the Smoke Monster. Locke suddenly appears.] LOCKE: Hello Ben. BEN: What are you doing here? LOCKE: Visiting. What are you doing? BEN: I'm digging my own grave. LOCKE: Why? BEN: Because you talked me into klling Jacob. You see that woman over there eating a mango? She's his bodyguard and she knows what I did. So now you've got what you wanted because she's going to kll me. LOCKE: I don't want you to die Ben. In fact I went back to the statue to get you, but you'd already gone. BEN: Get me? For what? LOCKE: I'm gathering a group to leave this place for good. But once we're gone, someone's going to need to be in charge of the island. BEN: Me? LOCKE: I can't think of a better man for the job. BEN: Well it doesn't seem very likely does it, under the circumstances. How am I going to get away from... [Locke interrupts him by apparently releasing Ben's leg restraint telekinetically.] LOCKE: Come to the other island, to the Hydra station. That's where we'll be. BEN: She'll come after me. LOCKE: 200 yards inland there's a tree in a clearing with a rfle leaning up against it. If you go now you'll get there first, and you'll have the drop on her. But don't hesitate - she won't. See you soon, Ben. [Locke leaves. Ben makes a run for it into the jungle. Ilana rushes after him.] ILANA: Hey! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Ben knocks on the Principal Reynold's door.] REYNOLDS: Come in. [Ben does.] Linus, I don't have time to listen to you complain about detention. BEN: That's not why I'm here, I want you to read something. [Ben hands him a folder.] REYNOLDS: Well if this is some attempt to revive your little club... BEN: Those are thirty emails that cover a three-month period. It's pretty lascivious stuff, which would be fine if it was private, but they seem to describe acts that took place on school property. Acts which, morality aside, I think the school board would frown on, not to mention your wife. REYNOLDS: What do you want? BEN: Your job. You're going to resign. For, I don't know - personal reasons, health - your call. But with your resignation you're going to recommmend the school board hire me as your replacement. And the irony of all this is that they hold you in such esteem that I'll get the job. So, do we have an understanding? REYNOLDS: Linus, may I read you an email? "Dear principal Reynolds, I would appreciate it if you would write a letter of recommendation to Yale on my behalf. It would mean the world to me. Sincerely, Alexandra Rousseau." It's a funny thing about recommendations Linus, they work both ways. So, I put the ball back in your court. You can execute your little Machiavellian manoeuvres, go for my job, sit at my desk, but alas there will be an unfortunate side effect. I will torch Miss Rousseau and her future. Is my job, my power, that important to you? So, what'll it be, Dr. Linus? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Ben runs through jungle and finds the rfle as Ilana catches up to him.] BEN: Drop it! Put the gn down! [She does.] ILANA: What are you waiting for? BEN: I want to explain. ILANA: Explain what? BEN: I want to explain that I know what you're feeling. ILANA: You have no idea what I'm feeling. BEN: I watched my daughter Alex die in front of me. And it was my fault. I had a chance to save her. But I chose the island over her. All in the name of Jacob. I sacrificed everything for him. And he didn't even care. Yeah I sab him, I was... so angry...confused...I was terrified that I was about to lose the only thing that had ever mattered to me - my power. But the thing that really mattered was already gone. I'm sorry that I k*lled Jacob. I am, and I do not expect you to forgive me because...I can never forgive myself. ILANA: Then what do you want? BEN: Just let me leave. ILANA: Where will you go? BEN: To Locke. ILANA: Why? BEN: Because he's the only one that'll have me. ILANA: I'll have you. [She leaves, he follows.] Act 6Edit [Flash sideways timeline - Ben enters Reynolds' office. Reynolds is not there. Alex enters.] ALEX: Dr Linus. BEN: Hello Alex. ALEX: I was just coming by to thank principal Reynolds. He wrote me the most incredible letter of recommendation. BEN: Wow, wonderful. ALEX: Did you have something to do with it? I mean, I thought he might say some nice things but he really went all out. BEN: No, it wasn't me Alex. But I always say you're a a great student, obviously I wasn't the only one who noticed. ALEX: Thanks, D-- [Reynolds interrupts her by entering.] REYNOLDS: Linus, what the hell are you doing in my office? BEN: Just dropping off the detention sign-up sheet for the week, per your request. REYNOLDS: Just put it on the desk. BEN: [to Alex] So will I see you in history club? ALEX: You mean when it's back on? BEN: Oh no, we've got our old slot back. Principal Reynolds found someone to cover for detention. Isn't that right? REYNOLDS: Yes, that's right. BEN: Well then, see you at four. ALEX: Bye. [Ben leaves. Arzt approaches him outside.] ARZT: Hey, did you do it? BEN: No. ARZT: No? No! Wait...what about my parking space? BEN: You can have mine. [Arzt leaves. Ben sees Alex leave the principal's office smiling. He turns and walks away, with a proud look on his face.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Ben and Ilana return to the beach camp. Ben approaches Sun who is repairing a shelter.] BEN: Do you need a hand? SUN: Please help me with the tarp. [He does. Frank puts more wood in his campfire and sits down. Miles sits at the edge of the beach, examining a diamond. Ilana sits alone holding the pouch of Jacob's ashes, weeping. Hurley, Jack and Richard arrive. Sun, Lapidus, Ilana and Miles greet them. Ben and Richard keep their distance. Out to sea, a submarine approaches and raises periscope to observe the beach scene.] CREWMAN AT PERISCOPE: Sir, there are people on the beach. Should we stop? WIDMORE: No, proceed as planned. CREWMAN AT PERISCOPE: Yes sir, Mr. Widmore.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x07 - Dr. Linus"}	foreverdreaming
[On-Island - Sawyer is outside Claire's hut. He burns his hand on a boiling kettle over the fre.] SAWYER: Son of a bitch! [Using a cloth to protect his hand, he pours tea into a mug. Jin is sleeping in Claire's shelter.] SAWYER: Jin... come on, wake up buddy. Wake up! JIN: Sawyer. How long have I been out? SAWYER: A while. Figured you could use a rest... JIN: Claire and Locke... where are they? SAWYER: I don't know. They said they'd be back by sun up. [Jin scrambles to his feet.] JIN: We have to get out of here before they come back! SAWYER: Whoa, whoa! I'm with Locke. JIN: That is not Locke! SAWYER: Yeah... I know. Whoever he is, he says he can get us off this damn island. JIN: I can't leave. Sun could be here somewhere. SAWYER: Fine. If she's here, you've got my word... we ain't leavin' without her. [They hear something outside the shelter.] JIN: What's that? SAWYER: They're back. [Locke leads his followers, including Sayid, Claire, and Kate.] KATE: Hi. SAWYER: Hi yourself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sawyer is in bed with a woman named Ava.] AVA: Wow. Jimmy, you are... unbelievable. SAWYER: You're not too shabby yourself sweetheart. [She looks at the clock.] AVA: Baby... SAWYER: Yeah ? AVA: Weren't you supposed to meet that guy at nine? SAWYER: Yeah. So? AVA: It's 8:42. [Sawyer looks at the clock.] SAWYER: Damn it! [Sawyer hurries out of bed and grabs a briefcase. The briefcase falls open, spilling bundles of cash.] SAWYER: You weren't exactly supposed to see that... AVA: Jimmy, what are you doing with all that money? [Ava starts to get dressed.] SAWYER: This meeting... it's a potential investment, we're going fifty-fifty. The guy wants to see the money up front. Don't worry it won't take long. I'll be right back. Me and you'll go for a round. [Ava pulls a gn on Sawyer.] SAWYER: Whoa... AVA: Step away from the case. SAWYER: Take it easy, honey... AVA: Here's the thing, dimples. I can spot a con man. I'm married to one. So I know all about the pigeon drop. Oh, what? That case just accidentally flew open? How stupid do you think I am? SAWYER: Pretty damn stupid actually. AVA: Excuse me? SAWYER: This is a setup, lady. There's a van sitting right outside. The room is bugged... place is surrounded by cops. So now you wanna put that gn down and we'll work something out. They don't care about you, they want your husband. There's a tracer in the case, all you had to do is take it back to wherever your hubby's hiding out. AVA: You really expect me to believe that you're here with the police? This place is surrounded? How come no-one came to save you? SAWYER: I don't need saving. 'Cause you're gonna do the right thing and put that gn down. But if you don't... well, then all I gotta do is say the magic word and that door busts open. AVA: You're a lousy con man. [She cocks the gn.] SAWYER: LaFleur. AVA: La what? [Several police kick down the door and enter.] POLICE OFFICER: Police! Drop the gn! [She drops the gn and is cuffed. Miles enters. He is a cop.] MILES: Cutting it a little close, huh? SAWYER: Only way to cut it. MILES: Put your damn clothes on, Jim. [Miles throws him a police badge.] SAWYER: You got it, partner. AVA: You're a cop? SAWYER: Surprise. Act 2 [On-Island - Claire enters her shelter, collects a Knfe, and checks on her fake baby. Kate enters.] KATE: Is this where you lived? CLAIRE: Yeah. [Kate looks at the fake baby in horror.] KATE: What is that? CLAIRE: It's all I had. [Locke speaks to his followers outside the shelter.] LOCKE: Alright everybody, listen up. Come on in, gather round. I know that everyone is tired. It was a... a long and traumatic night for all of us. And you all have got a lot of questions, I know. And I will make myself available to answer them. But right now we need to keep moving. We have to take advantage of the daylight. CINDY: We want to know what happened to the people who stayed behind at the Temple. LOCKE: The black smoke klled them. [Locke kneels to console Zach and Emma.] LOCKE: Hey... I know that what happened back there was really scary. But it's over. You're with me now, and I promise that I'm gonna take care of you. Okay? LOCKE: Alright, let's move out! [Sawyer approaches Kate.] SAWYER: Looks like you had a hell of a night. KATE: Yeah. SAWYER: Jack, Hurley, the rest of them... they make it out of the temple all right? KATE: I saw them leaving on the way back. SAWYER: What about Miles? KATE: I don't know what happened to him. So you're with Locke now? SAWYER: I ain't with anybody, Kate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sawyer is at his desk in the police station, making phone calls.] SAWYER: Hello, is this Anthony Cooper? Hi Mr Cooper, this is Detective James Ford, L.A.P.D. Yeah, we've discovered some unclaimed property that might belong to you. Can you verify you were in Alabama in 1976? Uh huh... okay, thanks. Sorry to have taken up your time. [Sawyer hangs up, crosses a name off a list, and dials the next one.] SAWYER: May I speak with Anthony Cooper? [Miles approaches. Sawyer becomes nervous.] SAWYER: Sorry, I'm going to have to call you back... [He hangs up.] MILES: Who's Anthony Cooper? SAWYER: Old buddy I ran into. Said he could hook me up with some Laker tickets. MILES: That's cool. What'd you... you see him in Palm Springs? SAWYER: What? MILES: Palm Springs. Your trip last weekend? [Sawyer hesitates.] SAWYER: Yeah. It's a blur. Too much sunshine, too many Mai Tais... MILES: Well get it together, because you got a date tonight, pal. SAWYER: Date with who? MILES: Friend of mine. Works with my dad at the museum. She's great. SAWYER: Well if she's so great, why don't you go out with her? MILES: Hey, I got a girlfriend. What is your deal Jim? You wanna die alone? SAWYER: Alright, look...I go out with her, are you gonna leave me alone? MILES: Throw in one of those Laker tickets, hell yes I will. SAWYER: Look I'm...already pulling strings with this guy. It's just, uh... I don't know if I can get another seat... MILES: You know you can tell me the truth. About anything. Are you lying to me, man? SAWYER: Why the hell would I lie? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Locke's group is travelling through the jungle.] LOCKE: About a quarter mile ahead there's a clearing. We'll make camp there. Everybody fill up on water. We might be there a couple of days. SAWYER: A couple of days? I thought you said we were getting off this rock? LOCKE: We are. SAWYER: When? [Some of the group notice this dispute.] LOCKE: Maybe we should talk about this in private. SAWYER: Great. Let's go. [They go deeper into the jungle, alone.] LOCKE: I wish you hadn't interrupted me. SAWYER: I'm sorry... I forgot my manners. LOCKE: I forgive you. SAWYER: What happened back at the temple? How'd you know to rescue everybody from that smoke thing? LOCKE: I didn't rescue them. I'm the smoke thing. SAWYER: You telling me you klled all of those people? LOCKE: I gave them the opportunity to leave peacefully and they didn't take it. SAWYER: Why not? LOCKE: Because they're convinced that they're protecting the Island from me, when in fact all I want to do is leave. So it's either kll or be klled. And I don't wanna be klled. [Locke leads him to an outrigger on the shore.] SAWYER: You goin' on a boat ride? LOCKE: You are. SAWYER: Where? LOCKE: Hydra Island. SAWYER: What's on Hydra Island? LOCKE: The plane. The Ajira flight. The same plane that brought your friends back. Unfortunately they didn't come alone. And I have reason to believe that some of the other passengers mean to do us all harm. So I want you to go over there and do some recon. SAWYER: Well that sounds safe... LOCKE: You'll be fine. SAWYER: Yeah? And what am I supposed to do if I run into somebody who wants to do me harm? LOCKE: I'm not worried about that. SAWYER: Oh, you're not, huh? LOCKE: No. Because you are the best liar I ever met. You tell them whatever you need to tell them to gain their trust... find out everything you can about them... and then get back here. SAWYER: Why exactly am I doing this again? LOCKE: Why do you think, James? We get on that plane, we fly off this Island, and we never look back. Come on. [They push the outrigger into the ocean.] Act 3 [Flash sideways - Sawyer arrives at a crowded restaurant and scans the crowd. Frustrated, he places a call on his cell phone.] MILES: Yeah? SAWYER: Miles, what does this girl look like again? MILES: She's a redhead. How many redheads do you see? [Sawyer spots a redhead at the bar.] SAWYER: Roger that. MILES: Be nice to her. SAWYER: Yeah, yeah... [He hangs up and approaches the redhead.] SAWYER: Excuse me. Would you be Charlotte? CHARLOTTE: I most certainly am. [They shake hands.] SAWYER: Well... it's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Some time later, they are seated at a table ... a waiter brings them some wine.] CHARLOTTE: Thank you. SAWYER: Archaeology, huh? CHARLOTTE: What's wrong with archaeology? SAWYER: Nothin'. I just figured you'd be stuck in a room somewhere dustin' off antiques. [Charlotte laughs.] CHARLOTTE: No, I actually get to travel quite a bit. To far off and romantic places. SAWYER: Really? What are you, like a... Indiana Jones or somethin'? CHARLOTTE: Yes. I'm exactly like Indiana Jones. SAWYER: You got a whip? CHARLOTTE: Maybe... [They laugh.] CHARLOTTE: So, um... what about you? SAWYER: What about me? CHARLOTTE: Why did you become a cop? SAWYER: You ever seen Bullitt? Steve McQueen flick? CHARLOTTE: No. SAWYER: Well then I won't even bore you with an explanation. CHARLOTTE: Okay, do me a favor, James, and don't treat me like all the other girls that ask you. Tell me the truth. [Sawyer sighs.] SAWYER: Well... I guess I... got to a point in my life where I was either going to become a criminal or a cop. So I chose cop. [Charlotte stares at him with a smile.] SAWYER: What? CHARLOTTE: You know what. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Some time later, they have sex at Sawyer's place.] CHARLOTTE: Wow... not bad, considering we didn't have that whip. SAWYER: Bring it next time. [They kiss.] SAWYER: You want some water? CHARLOTTE: Mmm hmm. Yes please. [He gets up to go to the kitchen.] CHARLOTTE: You mind if I borrow a t-shirt? SAWYER: Help yourself. Top drawer on the right. CHARLOTTE: Thanks. [Sawyer goes to the kitchen. Charlotte opens a drawer and finds a folder labeled SAWYER. It contains details of Sawyer's parents' deaths.] SAWYER: What the hell are you doin'? [Charlotte scrambles to put the folder away.] CHARLOTTE: Um... I was just looking for a t-shirt... SAWYER: What did you see? CHARLOTTE: Nothing. Just this, you know, that picture fell out and I was trying to put it back. SAWYER: What did you see?!? CHARLOTTE: Nothing, I didn't see anything! SAWYER: Get the hell out. CHARLOTTE: James, just let me explain! SAWYER: Get out! [Charlotte gathers her things and leaves.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sawyer arrives at Hydra Island and pulls the outrigger ashore. He visits the Hydra station and becomes nostalgic upon finding Kate's dress in one of the polar bear cages.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back at Locke's camp, Kate approaches Sayid.] KATE: Hey. SAYID: Kate. KATE: Do you believe Locke? SAYID: What do you mean? KATE: That he can get us off the island... SAYID: Yes, I believe him. KATE: Sayid, are you alright? SAYID: No. [Claire suddenly wrestles Kate to the ground and tries to cut her throat.] KATE: Claire! [Sayid watches the struggle.] KATE: Sayid! Sayid, please! [Locke finally pulls Claire off.] LOCKE: What are you doing? CLAIRE: She took him! She took Aaron! LOCKE: Claire, you had disappeared! Kate couldn't find you! She did what she had to do! CLAIRE: She took Aaron! She can't just do this! [Locke slaps Claire.] LOCKE: This is completely inappropriate. Alright? Now... you go over there. I'll deal with you in a minute. Go. [Claire stumbles away. Locke turns to Kate.] LOCKE: You alright? KATE: No, I'm not alright! [Locke goes over to join Claire.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On Hydra Island, Sawyer finds the Ajira plane. He follows drag marks in the sand to a pile of corpses. A woman runs out of the jungle.] SAWYER: Hey, stop! [He chases her down and tackles her. He points his gn at her.] SAWYER: Don't move! ZOE: Please don't hurt me! SAWYER: Who the hell are you? ZOE: I'm the only one left. Act 4 [Flash sideways - Liam Pace stands in front of a busy officer in the police station.] LIAM: Excuse me. Sir? I asked you about my brother... OFFICER: I told you, I'll be with you in a minute. [Sawyer walks by.] LIAM: Hey! Uh... I'm looking for my brother. He was arrested at the airport on a drug charge. SAWYER: Sorry, not my department. [Miles enters.] SAWYER: Mornin', sunshine. MILES: Come with me. [Sawyer sighs and follows Miles to a locker room. Miles slams Sawyer against the wall.] SAWYER: Whoa-- MILES: Shut up! Is there something you wanna tell me? SAWYER: What?!? MILES: Is there something you wanna tell me?!? [Sawyer sighs.] SAWYER: Look, she opened the wrong drawer. MILES: What the hell are you talking about? I wanna know what you were doing in Australia when you told me you were in Palm Springs. I ran your credit card. I know you went to Sydney. Oceanic, round trip. You took flight 815 back two days ago. SAWYER: What the hell are you doin' runnin' my credit card? MILES: You lied to me! We're supposed to trust each other. So, Jim... what were you doing in Australia? SAWYER: That's none of your damn business. MILES: You know what? You're right. Because I'm not your partner anymore. [Miles leaves. Sawyer punches a nearby mirror and shatters it.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sawyer and Zoe sit in the sand.] SAWYER: You thirsty? ZOE: Very. [Sawyer hands her a canteen. She drinks.] SAWYER: I'm Sawyer. ZOE: I'm Zoe. I can't believe there's anybody left alive. I thought I knew everybody on the plane. SAWYER: I didn't come on this plane. ZOE: What plane did you come on? SAWYER: Long story. What the hell happened here? What klled all those people? ZOE: I... we... we crashed here. And we were all just waiting for someone to rescue us. I was out collecting wood when I heard... screaming. SAWYER: Screaming? ZOE: When I came back... they were... they were all dad. I spent the last two days dragging their bodies up here. I didn't feel it was right to leave them out there in the sun. Are you alone? SAWYER: No. There's a group of people back on the main island. I can take you back there. ZOE: Thank God... SAWYER: Trust me... God's got nothing to do with it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On the main Island, Kate weeps alone. Locke approaches.] LOCKE: I'm sorry, Kate. KATE: Excuse me? LOCKE: I have to take responsibility for Claire's behaviour. I was the one who told her the Others had her baby. KATE: Why would you tell her that? LOCKE: Have you ever had an enemy? Someone that you needed to hate? Very powerful, isn't it? Claire was devastated without Aaron. She needed something to... something to keep her going. So, I gave her something to hate. And then... when you told her the truth... all those feelings, all that anger that she'd been holding on to for so long... it had to go somewhere. KATE: Very insighful... coming from a dad man. LOCKE: Well, nobody's perfect. I'm sorry that this happened. And I'm sure if you give her time, everything will be alright. I promised before that I would keep everyone safe. And that means you too, Kate. KATE: Where did Sawyer go? LOCKE: I'll show you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sawyer and Zoe walk along the beach on Hydra Island. They see the Ajira plane in the distance.] SAWYER: Think that thing'll still fly? ZOE: I don't know. It'll take a bit of work and someone who knows how... how to do it. I... I take it you haven't come across the pilot? SAWYER: No ma'am. ZOE: How many people did you say were with you? SAWYER: Couple dozen... ZOE: Did they all come on the same plane as you? SAWYER: Some. Not all. ZOE: When did you crash? SAWYER: A long time ago. ZOE: Do you all have gn? [Sawyer regards her suspiciously.] ZOE: I mean... whoever klled all those people back there, they... they might come back. SAWYER: Yeah, we got plenty of gn. [They reach the outrigger.] SAWYER: Wanna grab that end? [They start to push the outrigger into the ocean.] SAWYER: Where did you say you were headed? ZOE: What's that? SAWYER: Your flight. Where were you goin'? ZOE: Oh. Uh... Guam. SAWYER: What's in Guam? ZOE: My boyfriend. [Sawyer pulls his gn on Zoe.] SAWYER: You're good, sweetheart, but you ain't that good. ZOE: What are you talking about? SAWYER: Who are you? [Zoe whistles and several armed men step out of the jungle.] MAN: Put your wapon down! Drop it, now! [Sawyer hands his gn to Zoe.] SAWYER: Is your name even Zoe? ZOE: Is yours Sawyer? [The armed men encircle Sawyer.] MAN: Down on your knees! SAWYER: Alright, alright... you got me. Take me to your leader. Act 5 [On the main Island, Kate and Locke walk onto the beach and sit down.] LOCKE: That island over there... that's where I sent Sawyer. KATE: You could have just told me that you sent him to the island where we were locked in cages, you didn't have to bring me down here. LOCKE: Sure, but then I wouldn't have gotten to talk to you. You referred to me as a dad man. I am not a dad man. I know what you're feeling, Kate. I know what you're going through. KATE: And how do you know that? LOCKE: Because... my mother was crazy. Long time ago, before I... looked like this... I had a mother, just like everyone. She was a very disturbed woman. And, as a result of that, I had some growing pains. Problems that I'm still trying to work my way through. Problems that could have been avoided had things been different. KATE: Why are you telling me this? LOCKE: Because now Aaron has a crazy mother too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On Hydra Island, Sawyer is marched to a docked submarine ... crewmen are erecting a sonic barrier.] ZOE: Get in. He's waiting for you. [Sawyer climbs into the sub.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sawyer comes home and watches Little House On The Prairie.] LAURA: It's not me I'm worried about. I just don't know what I would do if anything ever happened to you or Ma. CHARLES: Anyway, nothing's gonna happen to us. Not today, anyway. That's the way you live this life. Each day, one at a time. Now, if you spend your whole life worryin' about something that's gonna happen, before you know it, your life's over and you spent an awful lot of it just worryin'. [Laughter is heard in the background on the show.] CHARLES: Hey, you heard that? Now that's what life's all about. Laughin' and lovin' each other. And knowin' that people aren't really gone when they die. We have all the good memories to sustain us until we see 'em again. LAURA: It's hard not being afraid, Pa... CHARLES: I know, sweetheart. I know. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Some time later, Sawyer knocks at a door with some beer and a sunflower in his hand. Charlotte answers and he offers her the flower.] CHARLOTTE: You've got to be joking. SAWYER: May I come in? CHARLOTTE: Absolutely not. SAWYER: Why not? CHARLOTTE: You don't get to kick me out at three o'clock in the morning and then come around the next day with puppy dog eyes and a sad sunflower. Look, I don't know if you're just lonely, or guilty, or completely mad... but, you know what? I don't care. You blew it. [Charlotte closes the door. Sawyer leaves the sunflower and walks away.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Zoe leads Sawyer through the sub. He tugs at a locked door.] SAWYER: What do you got in here? ZOE: None of your business. Keep moving. [Zoe knocks on a door. A man on the other side replies.] WIDMORE: Come. [Zoe enters the room.] ZOE: He's here, sir. WIDMORE: Thanks, Zoe. [Sawyer enters the room.] WIDMORE: Would you leave us please? ZOE: Of course. [Zoe exits the room. Widmore offers his hand to Sawyer.] WIDMORE: Hello, Mr. Ford. My name is Charles Widmore. [Sawyer does not shake his hand.] WIDMORE: Do you know who I am? SAWYER: Of course I do. You're the fella that sent a freighter to the island loaded with guys to kll us all. WIDMORE: It's sad, really... how little you actually know. SAWYER: Well, I know you mrder all them people out there and dropped 'em in a ditch. WIDMORE: We didn't mrder those people. But I don't expect you to believe that. SAWYER: Good, I don't. WIDMORE: So, why don't you tell me what brought you over to this island. SAWYER: John Locke sent me. WIDMORE: John Locke's dad. SAWYER: I think we both know the guy I'm talking about's not really Locke. Here's the deal, Chief... I'll go back over there and tell him the coast is clear, that I didn't find anybody. Then I'll bring the old man right to your doorstep... then you can kll him. [Widmore's face reveals the hint of a smile.] WIDMORE: And what do you want in exchange, James? SAWYER: One: The people I come back with, people on my boat don't get touched. Not even a hair on their head. And two: You give us safe passage off the Island. WIDMORE: How do I know I can trust you? SAWYER: Same way I know I can trust you. So, do we have an agreement? [Thay shake hands.] WIDMORE: I suppose we do. Act 6 [Over on the main Island, Kate is walking through the jungle and enounters Claire.] CLAIRE: Kate. I just wanna say I'm sorry. I don't know why I did that. I know everything you did was just 'cause you care about me and about Aaron. Thank you. And thank you for taking care of him. [They embrace.] CLAIRE: I'm sorry, I'm so, so, sorry. KATE: It's okay. It's okay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At the shore, Sawyer arrives in the outrigger. Locke runs to help him ashore.] LOCKE: How'd it go? SAWYER: You didn't really send me over there to find passengers from that plane, did you? LOCKE: No. SAWYER: Well in case you're interested, they're all dad. LOCKE: Well that's terrible. What happened? SAWYER: I don't know. LOCKE: Well what do you know, James? SAWYER: I know there's a man over there on that island that ain't gonna let us get on that plane without a fight. Came over on a sub. Name's Widmore. LOCKE: Charles Widmore? SAWYER: Well, I guess y'all know each other. He ain't alone. Counted at least six armed compadres with him, not to mention whatever crew's on that sub. There's a locked room on there, something they're hiding. And they're setting up pylons, like the ones in New Otherton. You know, ones that keep out that smoke thing. LOCKE: Now what did you tell them about me? SAWYER: I told 'em I'd tell you the coast was clear, and bring you back with me...walk you right into their trap. That way they could kll you. Which means they'll be caught with their pants down when we change our plan of attck. LOCKE: I appreciate your loyalty, James. SAWYER: You said you were gonna get me off this Island. Deal's a deal. [Locke nods.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sawyer pulls up as Miles is leaving the Police station.] MILES: What are you doing here? SAWYER: Get in the car. [Miles gets in the car, Sawyer hands him a folder labelled "SAWYER".] MILES: Who's Sawyer? SAWYER: When I was nine years old...my father sht my mother, then he klled himself. Sawyer was the reason why. He was a grifter...con man. I've been hunting him down since the day I left the academy. I chased down a lead in Australia, got a name - Anthony Cooper - I ran the name, I got a list of Anthony Coopers and I've been calling them. And when I find the right one...I'm gonna kll him. MILES: Why didn't you tell me any of this? SAWYER: I knew you'd try to talk me out of it. MILES: Damn right. SAWYER: Fair enough. [Suddenly another car crashes into Sawyer's.] SAWYER: Whoa! My car! [A hooded figure gets out of the other car and runs away toward an alley.] SAWYER: Hey! [Sawyer drives around the block and grabs the runner at the other end of the alley. The runner is Kate.] SAWYER: Son of a bitch. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Kate is cooking something on a campfire. Sawyer approaches.] SAWYER: What's for dinner? KATE: Rabbit. I think. SAWYER: Good, I'm starving. [He sits beside Kate.] KATE: What are you doing running errands for Locke? SAWYER: I ain't running errands for nobody. KATE: He said he sent you over to the other island. Did you find the plane? SAWYER: Yeah, and that ain't the only thing over there. Guy named Widmore set up camp over on the beach. Got a whole team with him - guys with g*n - they're here for Locke. KATE: So what are you gonna do? SAWYER: I'm gonna let them fight it out. And while they got their hands full with each other...you and me are getting the hell off this Island. KATE: Even if we could get on that plane, who's gonna fly it? SAWYER: We ain't taking the plane, Freckles. Taking the sub.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x08 - Recon"}	foreverdreaming
[Flashback - Ilana opens her eyes in a hospital bed. Jacob enters and sits down in front of her, they begin speaking in Russian.] JACOB: Извини, что не смог прийти раньше [Subtitle: I'm sorry I couldn't make it sooner.] ILANA: Я очень рада тебя видеть [Subtitle: I'm very happy to see you.] [They switch to English.] JACOB: I'm here because I need your help. Will you help me, Ilana? ILANA: Yes. JACOB: There are six people I need you to protect. I'm gonna give you a list of their names. This is what you've been preparing for. ILANA: Are these people... who are they? JACOB: They're the remaining candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Present - Ilana, Ben, Hurley, Frank, Sun and Jack sit round a beach campfire.] JACK: Candidates? Candidates for what? SUN: To replace Jacob. She said I was one of them and so are you and so is Hurley. LAPIDUS: Well, that's great. So what do we do now? ILANA: I don't know. JACK: Then, who does? [Flashback - Ilana is no longer in bed.] ILANA: After I've brought them to the temple, what do I do? JACOB: Ask Ricardus, he'll know what to do next. [Present - The group are still gathered around the campfire.] HURLEY: Who's Ricardus? [Ilana points to Richard.] ILANA: He is. So, Richard, what do we do next? RICHARD: [Laughs] Uhh.. I have no idea what we do next. You didn't tell your friends that I was trying to kll myself when you found me? That sounds like someone who has a plan? ILANA: Why would Jacob say you knew what to do if-- RICHARD: Because everything he ever said is a lie. JACK: What are you talking about? [Richard stares at Jack for a few seconds.] RICHARD: You wanna know a secret, Jack? Something I've known a long, long time. You're dad. HURLEY: You mean that figuratively right? RICHARD: No, I mean literally. We are all dad, every single one of us. And this, this, all this, it's not what you think it is. We're not on an island, we never were. We're in Hell. So, I'm not interested in what Jacob said. In fact, maybe it's time to stop listening to him, and we started listening to someone else, and that's exactly what I'm gonna do. [There is a long pause as Richard gets up, takes his torch, and heads toward the jungle.] Act 2 [Richard is running through the Jungle.] [Ilana loads a gn.] JACK: What are you doing? ILANA: I'm going after Richard. JACK: Why? You heard him he doesn't... doesn't know what we need to do next. ILANA: He knows! Jacob told me. He has to know. JACK: Alpert has lost his mind. He thinks that we're, we're in hell. If he cared about what Jacob said, he wouldn't be talking about, about listening to someone else. [Ilana walks away toward the camp.] JACK: Wait, you know who he meant? BEN: Oh, this should be interesting. JACK: What? SUN: He meant Locke. JACK: Locke is dad. BEN: If it's any consolation, it's not exactly Locke. [Meanwhile, Hurley is near the shore, talking to someone we can't see in Spanish.] HURLEY: ¿Por qué? Que no sé. Sí, yo te puedo ayudar, pero yo no sé como encontrarlo si no sé cómo... [English] Why? I don't know. Yes, I can help you, but... I don't know how to find him. JACK: Hurley! What's he saying? HURLEY: Uh, what's who saying? JACK: Jacob, I saw you talking to him. HURLEY: I'm not talking to Jacob. JACK: Don't lie to me. Please, if you know something, anything that can help us figure out-- HURLEY: It's not Jacob, man! JACK: Then, who is it? Hurley: Sorry Jack, but this has nothing to do with you. [Hurley walks toward the campfire.] BEN: Shephard is right, you know. ILANA: Right about what? BEN: Richard. Going after him is a waste of time. He doesn't know anything. ILANA: And what makes you so sure? BEN: I've known him since I was twelve years old, that should count for something. LAPIDUS: So you guys met when you were kids, huh? BEN: No Frank, I was a kid. Richard looked just like he does today. LAPIDUS: You're saying this guy doesn't age. BEN: That's exactly what I'm saying. LAPIDUS: And how the hell do you think that happened? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flashback - Screen text: "Tenerife, Canary Islands, 1867". Richard is riding on horseback towards a stone cottage. He enters and approaches Isabella who is sick in bed.] ISABELLA: ¿Eres tú, Ricardo? [Subtitle: Is that you Ricardo?] RICHARD: Sí, soy yo. [Subtitle: Yes, it's me.] RICHARD: Vuelve a dormir, Isabella. [Subtitle: Go back to sleep, Isabella.] RICHARD: Estás hirviendo. [Subtitle: You're burning up--] [He cools her forehead with a damp cloth.] ISABELLA: Estoy bien. [Subtitle: I'm all right.] [She coughs into the cloth. Ricardo sees blood on it.] RICHARD: Voy a buscar al doctor. Si Dios quiere, mi amor, regreso antes del amanecer. [Subtitle: I'm going to get a doctor. God willing, I'll be back before the dawn.] [He gathers up some coins.] RICHARD: Espero que tengamos suficiente. [Subtitle: I pray that we have enough.] [She hands him a silver cross from around her neck.] ISABELLA: Dale esto al doctor. [Subtitle: Give this to the doctor--] RICARDO: No, no, no, no, Isabella, no. [Subtitle: No, Isabella--] ISABELLA: Tómalo, mi amor. [Subtitle: Take it, my love.] RICHARD: Si algo te pasa... [Subtitle: If anything ever happened to you--] ISABELLA: Cierra tus ojos. Siempre estaremos juntos. [Subtitle: Close your eyes. We'll always be together.] [She kisses his cheek.] RICHARD: Te voy a salvar. [Subtitle: I will save you.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Richard rides through the rain on horseback, reaches a house and enters.] SERVANT: ¡No, no puede entrar, no! ¡No puede usted, no debe entrar, no puede pasar! [Subtitle: You can't come in. You can't be here--] RICHARD: Perdón, perdón... Perdóneme usted, pero no podía esperar, mi mujer está muy enferma, señor. [Subtitle: Forgive me, but I couldn't wait. My wife is very sick, sir.] DOCTOR: Dale unas cobijas. [Subtitle: Get him some blankets.] RICHARD: Muchísimas gracias, señor. [Subtitle: Thank you, sir.] DOCTOR: No son para ti, me estás goteando el piso. [Subtitle: It's not for you. You're dripping water on my floor.] RICHARD: Mi esposa está tosiendo sangre. Ella lo necesita, por favor, señor. [Subtitle: My wife is coughing blood. She needs you --please, sir...] DOCTOR: ¿Dónde viven? [Subtitle: Where do you live?] RICHARD: Cerca de El Socorro. [Subtitle: Near El Socorro.] DOCTOR: ¿El Socorro? Ese es un viaje de medio día. Yo no voy a cabalgar hasta allá con esta lluvia torrencial. Tengo una medicina que le puede salvar la vida, pero es muy cara. [Subtitle: El Socorro? That's a half day's journey. I'm not riding all the way out there in the pouring rain. I have medicine that can save her life...but it's very expensive.] RICHARD: Sí, sí, claro, lo que sea. Sí, muchísimas gracias, señor. [Subtitle: Yes, of course. Anything. Thank you, sir [sic].] [Richard hands over his coins.] DOCTOR: ¿Esto es todo lo que tienes? [Subtitle: Is this all you have?] [Richard hands over the silver cross.] RICHARD: Ahora lo tiene todo. [Subtitle: Now you have everything.] [The doctor examines the cross and tosses it aside.] DOCTOR: Esto no vale nada. [Subtitle: This is worthless.] RICHARD: No, no, no. No, por favor, señor. Haré lo que sea para pagarle. Por favor, se lo ruego... [Subtitle: Please, please, sir...I'll work off the debt, I beg of you!] DOCTOR: ¡Suéltame! ¡Quítame las manos de encima! ¡Te he dicho..! ¡Quítame las manos de encima! [Subtitle: Let go of me! Get your hands off of me!] [They struggle, Richard flings the doctor who hits his head against a table and dies. The servant sees Richard run out with a vial of medicine. Richard returns to his cottage.] RICHARD: Isabella, Isabella. [He prepares to administer the medicine, but realises she has died. He weeps. A constable knocks on the door and enters.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Richard is now in a jail cell reading a Bible. A priest enters.] FATHER SUAREZ: Te traje un poco de comida, hijo mío. [Subtitle: I brought you some food, my son.] RICHARD: No tengo hambre, padre. [Subtitle: I'm not hungry, father.] FATHER SUAREZ: Tal vez la tendrás después. ¿Me permites ver tu Biblia? [Subtitle: Perhaps you will be later. May I see your Bible?] [Richard hands over the Bible. The priest opens it (apparently randomly) to show Luke 4:24 - 29, Luke 4:11 - 16 is also partially visible.] FATHER SUAREZ: ¿Está en inglés? [Subtitle: This is in English?] RICHARD: Sí. Yo me he estado enseñando yo mismo. Isabella... mi esposa y yo íbamos a ir al Nuevo Mundo. Queríamos comenzar una familia, una vida nueva. [Subtitle: Yes...I've been teaching myself. Isabella...my wife and I were going to travel to the New World. We wanted to start a family. A new life.] FATHER SUAREZ: ¿Estás listo para confesarte? [Subtitle: Are you prepared to make your confession?] [Richard kneels and crosses himself.] RICHARD: In Nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Amén. Perdóneme, padre, porque he pecado. Padre, yo... yo maté a un hombre. De verdad me arrepiento. Y le ruego, le ruego, padre, por el perdón de Dios. [Subtitle: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. Father, I... klled a man. I am truly sorry. And I beg of you, Father, for God's forgiveness.] FATHER SUAREZ: No. RICHARD: ¿Cómo? [Subtitle: What?] FATHER SUAREZ: No te puedo otorgar la absolución por un asesinato. [Subtitle: I cannot grant you absolution for mrder.] RICHARD: Padre, fue un accidente, yo no quería matar a ese señor. [Subtitle: Father it was an accident. I didn't mean to kll him.] FATHER SUAREZ: Pero lo hiciste. [Subtitle: But you did.] RICHARD: Por favor, Padre, debe de haber gn manera para recibir el perdón de Dios [Subtitle: Please, Father...there must be some way to earn God's forgiveness.] FATHER SUAREZ: La única manera de regresar a Su gracia es a través de la penitencia. [Subtitle: The only way to return to his grace is through penance.] RICHARD: Sí, claro, haré lo que sea. [Subtitle: Yes, of course...I'll do anything.] FATHER SUAREZ: ¡Pero tú no tienes tiempo para nada! Porque mañana... mañana te van a colgar. [Subtitle: You don't have time to do anything. Because tomorrow...they're going to hang you.] FATHER SUAREZ: No, hijo mío. Me temo que el diablo te espera en el infierno. Que Dios tenga misericordia de tu alma. [Subtitle: No, my son. I'm afraid the devil[sic] awaits you in hell[sic]. May God have mercy on your soul.] Act 3 [In the morning, Father Saurez comes with two gaurds.] FATHER SUAREZ: Véndenle los ojos. [Subtitle: Blindfold him.] [They blindfold him and take him from his cell. Along the way they meet Jonas Whitfield.] RICHARD: Señor, por favor, perdona mis pecados, estoy penitente y arrepentido (x4, not clear) [Subtitle: Lord, please, forgive my sins, I'm penitent and regretful.] JONAS: Is this him? FATHER SUAREZ: Yes. [Jonas examines Richard's hands, then his teeth. Richard struggles.] RICHARD: ¿Qué están haciendo? PRIEST: ¡Estate quieto! JONAS: You say he speaks English? FATHER SUAREZ: Yes, Mr Whitfield. JONAS: Do you speak English? [Richard does not respond.] JONAS: I asked do you speak English? Take him away and bring me another. Hang him. RICHARD: Yes! I speak English! I speak English! JONAS: Wait! You have strong hands, what sort of work did you do? RICHARD: I worked...I worked in the fields. JONAS: I understand you were interested in going to the New World? RICHARD: Yes. JONAS: Well then, this is your lucky day. Thank you Father. [He hands the priest a bag of coins.] JONAS: This man is now the property of Captain Magnus Hanso. Hope you don't get seasick. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At sea, the Black Rock is sailing very large waves in a heavy storm in the night. Several men, including Richard, are chained up below deck.] RICHARD: Ignacio. ¿Puedes ver algo? [Subtitle: Can you see anything?] IGNACIO: Está demasiado oscuro. ¡Espera, puedo ver tierra! ¡Veo la costa! ¡Es una isla! [Subtitle: It's too dark. Wait. I can see land! I see the shore. It's an island.] [He sees the Statue of Taweret.] IGNACIO: ¡Veo el Diablo! ¡Esta isla está protegida por el Diablo! [Subtitle: I see the devil[sic]! The island is guarded by the devil[sic]!] [A huge wave causes the ship to ht the head of the Statue.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The Island. It is now daylight. The Black Rock is lying in the jungle. Ignacio and Richard awaken.] IGNACIO: Dios nos tuvo piedad. Al menos, a gn de nosotros. [Subtitle: God spared us. At least some of us.] VOICE FROM OUTSIDE THE SHIP: Do you see anything? OTHER VOICE: No, no. JONAS: You, Pierce, bring me the Captain. PIERCE: Sir, Captain Hanso is dad. JONAS: Good God we're in the middle of the bloody jungle! RICHARD: [In Spanish] ¡Ayuda! ¡Ayuda! ¡Aquí abajo! [in English] Help, help, down here! OTHER PRISONER: ¡Estamos vivos! ¡Estamos aquí abajo! [Subtitle: We are alive! We are down here!] [Jonas comes down below.] OTHER PRISONER: ¡Gracias Dios, gracias! ¡Muchas gracias! [Subtitle: Thanks God! Thanks, thanks a lot!] [Jonas draws his sword and prepares to kll the prisoner.] IGNACIO: No! RICHARD: [In English] No, stop! Stop! [Jonas kills the prisoner.] RICHARD: No! Stop! [Jonas kills another prisoner.] RICHARD: No! What are you doing? IGNACIO: Se lo ruego. No lo haga. No lo haga, por favor. [Subtitle: I beg you, don't do it, don't do it please!] JONAS: We are shipwrecked in the middle of the jungle. We have no fresh water, and limited supplies, and there are only five officers left. [Jonas kills Ignacio. He approaches Richard.] RICHARD: Why, why are you doing this? JONAS: Because if I freed you, it'd only be a matter of time before you tried to kll me. [He prepares to kll Richard.] RICHARD: No! [They hear Smoke Monster sounds. Jonas looks around. The ship shakes. Sounds of destruction and screams from outside.] JONAS: What happened up there? [No response from outside. Blood drips onto Jonas from a deck grate ] JONAS: I said report! [The Smoke Monster flows through the grate, covers Jonas, and violently hauls him up through the grate, smashing it. The smoke monster slowly returns to Richard, examines him, then leaves.] RICHARD: Santo Padre que estás en el cielo, santificado sea Tu nombre, vénganos Tu reino. [Holly Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.] Act 4 [Richard is still chained below deck. He is trying to loosen a nail from a floorboard. A thunderstorm begins. Richard tries to drink dripping rainwater but cannot quite reach. Eventually he frees the nail and attempts to chisel away the wood where his chain is attached. A wild boar enters and begins snuffling around one of the dad bodies. It charges at Richard, who attempts to strike it with the nail, dropping the nail in the process.] RICHARD: ¡Vete de aquí! ¡Te voy a matar! ¡Te voy a matar! [Subtitle: Get out of here! I'll kll you!] [The nail is now out of reach. Richard collapses.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [He awakens to a female voice speaking Spanish.] ISABELLA: ¿Hola? ¿Hay alguien aquí? ¿Se encuentra alguien aquí? [Subtitle: Hello? Is anyone there? Is there anyone here?] RICHARD: Sí... ¡Sí, estoy aquí! ¿Isabella? [Subtitle: Yes -- Yes! I'm here! Isabella?] ISABELA: Ricardo... Ricardo... [They embrace.] RICHARD: No lo entiendo. ¿Cómo estás tú aquí? [Subtitle: I don't understand -- how are you ...here?] ISABELLA: ¿No lo sabes, Ricardo? Estamos muertos los dos. Estamos en el infierno. Estoy aquí para salvarte antes de que regrese "él". [Subtitle: Don't you know, Ricardo? We're dad. Both of us. We're in hell[sic]. I'm here to save you before he comes back.] RICHARD: ¿Cómo? ¿Antes de que regrese quién? [Subtitle: What? Before who comes back?] ISABELLA: El diablo. [Subtitle: The devil[sic].] RICHARD: ¿El diablo? [Subtitle: The devil[sic]?] ISABELLA: Yo miré en sus ojos, y todo lo que vi fue maldad. ¿Tú lo has visto, Ricardo? [Subtitle: I looked in his eyes...and all I saw was evil. Have you seen him, Ricardo?] RICHARD: Sí, yo creo que sí. [Subtitle: Yes. I think I have...] RICHARD: Mi amor... [My love.] ISABELLA: Tenemos que salir de aquí. [Subtitle: We have to get out of here.] [They hear Smoke Monster sounds.] RICHARD: ¡Corre! ¡Vete, vete! ¡Corre, mi amor! No... debes irte, ¡ya vete! [Subtitle: Run! Go. Now! Run, my love! Go. Now!] ISABELLA: No puedo. [Subtitle: I can't.] RICHARD: ¡No! ¡Dije que te iba a salvar, mi amor! ¡No! ¡Dije que te iba a salvar, y lo haré, mi amor! Por favor. [Subtitle: I said I would save you my love! I said I would save you, and I will my love.] ISABELLA: ¡Ricardo, por favor! ¡Tengo miedo! [Subtitle: Please. I'm scared.] RICHARD: Yo sé, pero... ¡si me quieres, vete! ¡Vete! [Subtitle: If you love me, GO! GO!] [She goes above deck. Smoke monster sounds and screams.] RICHARD: ¡No, no! ¡Déjala en paz! ¡Déjala! ¡Déjala en paz, por favor! ¡¿Isabella?! ¡¿Isabella?! [Subtitle: No, no! Leave her alone. Leave her alone. Leave her alone please! Isabella! Isabella!] [Richard weeps.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sometime later the Man in Black (in his 19th century human form) enters, and wakes Richard by touching his shoulder.] MAN IN BLACK: Shhh. Here, water. [He raises a cup to Richard's lips. Richard drinks.] RICHARD: Who are you? MAN IN BLACK: A friend. RICHARD: I am... in Hell? MAN IN BLACK: Yes, I'm afraid you are. RICHARD: You... you were not on the ship. MAN IN BLACK: I was here long before your ship. RICHARD: Did... did you see my, my wife? MAN IN BLACK: I'm sorry? RICHARD: Isabella, my wife. She was here. She was. But then the black smoke came and she ran. MAN IN BLACK: And she hasn't come back? [Richard shakes his head.] MAN IN BLACK: That probably means he has her. RICHARD: Who? MAN IN BLACK: I think you know who. RICHARD: If she's alive I must save her, please, please help. MAN IN BLACK: Of course. Of Course I'll help. I want to be free too. [He brings out a set of keys.] MAN IN BLACK: As luck would have it, I found these on one of the officers outside. I think they'll work. But before I try, I need to know that you will help me. RICHARD: Yes, yes, yes, I do of course. MAN IN BLACK: You'd do anything I ask? RICHARD: Yes yes, anything, yes, I promise. MAN IN BLACK: Then we're agreed. [They both nod. He unlocks Richard's chains.] RICHARD: Thank you. MAN IN BLACK: Of course my friend. It's good to see you out of those chains. RICHARD: Thank you. MAN IN BLACK: Got to get you on your feet. Gonna need your strength if we're going to escape. RICHARD: Escape? MAN IN BLACK: That's right. I'm afraid there's only one way to escape from Hell. You're going to have to kll the Devil. Act 5 [Out of the ship, in a jungle clearing, the Man in Black is sitting on a stone bench. Richard is eating roast boar.] MAN IN BLACK: When you're finished eating, you walk due west. Once you get to the ocean, you'll be able to see the Statue. RICHARD: What statue? MAN IN BLACK: Your ship smashed through it, on its way inland. Broke it into pieces. That's where you'll find the Devil. [Man in Black offers Richard a Knfe which appears the same as the one Dogen gave Sayid to kll Locke.] MAN IN BLACK: You only have one chance. Put this through his chest. Do not hesitate, do not let him say a word. If he speaks, it will already be too late. He can be very persuasive. RICHARD: How, how can I kll him with this, he's...black smoke. MAN IN BLACK: No. I am. RICHARD: My wife Isabella, she was running from you? MAN IN BLACK: She was running from him. I'm sorry. I saw him take her but I couldn't do anything to stop it. RICHARD: But if you are the black smoke... MAN IN BLACK: You aren't the only one who's lost something, my friend. The Devil betrayed me. He took my body. My humanity. RICHARD: You klled the officers on the ship. MAN IN BLACK: I'm not the one you need to worry about. The Devil has your wife, and you are going to have to kll him if you ever want to get her back. RICHARD: mrder is wrong. That is what brought me here. MAN IN BLACK: My friend, you and I can talk all day long about what's right or wrong, but the question before you remains the same - "Do you ever want to see your wife again?" RICHARD: Yes I do. [The Man in Black offers Richard the Knfe again, who accepts it. He rises to leave, patting Richard on the back.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Richard exits the jungle and arrives at the shore, spotting the remains of the statue to his left. As he nears the entrance he draws the Knfe is suddenly attcked Jacob, who subdues him and takes the Knfe.] JACOB: What are you doing here? Who gave you this? RICHARD: Where is my wife? JACOB: What? RICHARD: Where is my wife? JACOB: I don't know your wife. Did she come here on the ship? RICHARD: No, she's dad. JACOB: Then why are you asking me where she is? Did you meet a man in the jungle dressed in black? RICHARD: Yes. JACOB: What did he tell you? RICHARD: He said you are the devil. JACOB: And? RICHARD: He said the only way I would see my wife again is if I kll you. I - I saw her, here, in this place. Where is she? JACOB: That wasn't your wife. RICHARD: Yes, it was! She's dad, just like me. JACOB: You're not dad. RICHARD: I am in Hell. I know that I am in Hell. JACOB: You really think you're dad? RICHARD: Where else would I be? [Jacob throws the Knfe to the ground.] JACOB: Alright then. RICHARD: What are you doing? What are you doing? [Jacob picks up Richard and leads him to the ocean. He forces him into the water and holds him under. He brings up Richard.] JACOB: Still think you're dad?! [Jacob dunks Richard again.] RICHARD: Stop! [Jacob dunks Richard again.] JACOB: Still think you're dad?! Why should I stop? RICHARD: Because I want to live! [Jacob drags him out of the ocean and releases him.] JACOB: That's the first sensible thing you've said. What's your name? RICHARD: Ricardo. JACOB: Ricardo... Get up, we need to talk. Act 6 [Richard is sitting on a log near the remains of the statue with a blanket wrapped around him. Jacob approaches with a bottle of wine. Richard glances towards the Statue.] RICHARD: What is inside? JACOB: No one comes in unless I invite them in. [offers Richard a cup of wine.] RICHARD: Are you the Devil? [Jacob pauses a moment and smiles.] JACOB: No. RICHARD: Then who are you? JACOB: My name is Jacob. I'm the one who brought your ship to this island. RICHARD: You brought it here? Why? [Jacob picks up the bottle of wine.] JACOB: Think of this wine as what you keep calling hell. There's many other names for it too: malevolence, evil, darkness. And here it is, swirling around in the bottle, unable to get out because if it did, it would spread. The cork [he corks the bottle] is this island and it's the only thing keeping the darkness where it belongs. That man who sent you to kll me believes that everyone is corruptible because it's in their very nature to sin. I bring people here to prove him wrong. And when they get here, their past doesn't matter. RICHARD: Before you brought my ship, there were others? JACOB: Yes, many. RICHARD: What happened to them? JACOB: They're all dad. RICHARD: But if you brought them here, why didn't you help them? JACOB: Because I wanted them to help themselves. To know the difference between right and wrong without me having to tell them. It's all meaningless if I have to force them to do anything. Why should I have to step in? RICHARD: If you don't, he will. [Jacob pauses for a moment, taking Richard's words into consideration.] JACOB: Do you want a job? RICHARD: A job? [Jacob nods.] RICHARD: Doing what? JACOB: Well, I don't want to step in. Maybe you can do it for me. You can be my...my representative and intermediary between me and the people I bring to the island. RICHARD: What will I get in return? JACOB: You tell me. RICHARD: I want my wife back. JACOB: Can't do that. RICHARD: Can you absolve me of my sins so I don't go to Hell? JACOB: I can't do that either. RICHARD: I never want to die. I want to live forever. JACOB: Now that... [He touches Richard's shoulder.] JACOB: ...I can do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Richard returns to the bench where the the Man in Black is sitting. He stands and approaches Richard.] MAN IN BLACK: You let him talk to you, didn't you? RICHARD: He told me to give you this. [Richard hands the Man in Black a white rock. The Man in Black laughs quietly.] MAN IN BLACK: I'm sure you realize that if you go with him, you'll never see your wife again? I understand. He can be very... convincing. But I want you to know if you ever change your mind, and I mean ever, my offer still stands. MAN IN BLACK: I have something for you. [The Man in Black reaches into his pocket, removes an object and places it in Richard's hand.] MAN IN BLACK: You must've dropped it. I found it on the ship. [Richard opens his palm and sees his wife's necklace. When he glances upward, the Man in Black is gone. He walks over to the bench, begins weeping, and kneels down and digs a hole with his hands. Before placing the necklace in the hole, he kisses the cross on it.] RICHARD: Adiós, mi amor. [In Spanish: Goodbye, my love.] [He buries the necklace.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Present - Richard approaches the bench. A large tree has grown behind it since the last time he has visited. He digs up the necklace and clears the dirt from it.] RICHARD: I've changed my mind. Are you listening to me? I've changed my mind. I was wrong. You said I could change my mind. You said the offer would stand. Does the offer still stand? Does the offer still stand?! Does the offer still stand?! [A rustling is heard. Richard turns and sees Hurley approach.] HURLEY: What offer, dude? RICHARD: What the Hell are you doing here? Did you follow me? HURLEY: Well, kind of. RICHARD: Get out! Get out! [He pushes Hurley.] HURLEY: Hey! RICHARD: Didn't you hear what I said?! HURLEY: I was just trying-- RICHARD: I told you people, I don't know anything! HURLEY: Just calm down! RICHARD: Why did you follow me?! HURLEY: Your wife sent me. [Richard looks astonished.] RICHARD: What did you say? HURLEY: I said your wife sent me. Isabella. She wants to know why you buried her cross. RICHARD: H--how do you know about that? HURLEY: Because she just told me. RICHARD: What do you mean, just told you? HURLEY: Isabella saw you dig it up, man. She's standing right next to you. [We see Isabella standing next to him. He cannot see her.] ISABELLA: Él no te cree. [Subtitle: He doesn't believe you.] HURLEY: A veces a las personas les toma un poco. [Subtitle: Sometimes it takes people awhile[sic].] [Richard turns his head slowly to face in Isabella's direction.] RICHARD: I--I don't see her. ISABELLA: Dile que su inglés es magnífico. [Subtitle: Tell him his English is beautiful.] HURLEY: She's right there. She says your English is awesome. RICHARD: ¿Estás tú realmente aquí? [Subtitle: Are you... really there?] ISABELLA: Cierra tus ojos. HURLEY: She wants you to close your eyes. It's okay, I'll tell you what she says. [Richard closes his eyes. Isabella speaks and Hurley relays it to Richard.] ISABELLA: No fue tu culpa que yo morí, Ricardo. HURLEY: No fue tu culpa que yo morí, Ricardo. [Subtitle: It wasn't your fault that I died, Ricardo.] ISABELLA: Por más que quisiste salvarme, era mi hora. [Subtitle: As much as you wanted to save me... it was my time.] [Richard begins to cry. Isabella places her hand on his face.] ISABELLA: Ya has sufrido suficiente, Ricardo. [Subtitle: You've suffered enough, Ricardo.] RICHARD: Te extraño, yo... Yo haría cualquier cosa para estar juntos de nuevo. [Subtitle: I miss you -- I would do anything for us to be together again.] ISABELLA: Mi amor, ya estamos juntos. [Subtitle: My love. We are already together.] [Isabella kisses Richard on the cheek. We see that Isabella is gone.] RICHARD: Is she gone? HURLEY: Yeah. [Richard puts on the necklace and strokes it a few times.] RICHARD: Thank you. HURLEY: Yeah, you got it. RICHARD: Something wrong? HURLEY: She kinda said one more thing. Something you have to do. RICHARD: What? HURLEY: She said you have to stop the Man in Black. You have to stop him from leaving the island. 'Cause if you don't... todos nos vamos al infierno. [Subtitle: We all go to hell[sic].] [We see that the Man in Black (as Locke) has been watching from afar.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flashback - Circa 1867. The Man in Black is shown sitting on a log, overlooking a valley. Jacob enters.] JACOB: Good morning MAN IN BLACK: Morning. [Jacob sits down. The Man in Black is lightly juggling the white rock given to him by Richard earlier.] JACOB: I see you got my present. MAN IN BLACK: Don't gloat, Jacob. It doesn't become you. JACOB: So you tried to kll me? MAN IN BLACK: You expect an apology? JACOB: No. I guess I'm just wondering why you did it. MAN IN BLACK: Because I want to leave. Just let me leave, Jacob. JACOB: As long as I'm alive, you're not going anywhere. MAN IN BLACK: Well then, now you know why I want to kll you. And I will kll you, Jacob. JACOB: Even if you do so, somebody else will take my place. MAN IN BLACK: Then I'll k*ll them too. [Jacob reaches into his pouch and pulls out the bottle of wine. He offers it to the Man in Black.] JACOB: Here. Something for you to pass the time. [The Man in Black takes the bottle.] JACOB: I'll see you around. [Jacob departs.] MAN IN BLACK: Sooner than you think. [The Man in Black raises the bottle of wine and turns it upside down. He smashes the bottle against the log, splashing wine everywhere.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x09 - Ab Aeterno"}	foreverdreaming
[On-Island - Locke's camp is seen through night vision goggles. Sawyer hands Kate a mug.] SAWYER: Want some cocoa? KATE: Where'd you find cocoa? SAWYER: I didn't. Pretend. [Locke approaches Jin, who is bandaging his leg. The night vision switches off.] LOCKE: How's the leg? JIN: Still hurts. LOCKE: You should leave the bandage off for a while. The air'll do it some good. JIN: I'll try that. LOCKE: You mind if I sit down? [Jin nods and Locke sits.] LOCKE: I know you and I haven't had time to talk, but I was wondering if James had filled you in on what I showed him at the cliffs? JIN: You mean the cave? The one with the names on the wall? LOCKE: Most of the names have been crossed off now. There are just a few left. Kwon is one of them. [Claire eavesdrops on their conversation.] JIN: Does that mean me or Sun? LOCKE: Well Jin, I'm not sure. But what it does mean is that the only way we can leave the island is if all the names that haven't been crossed off go together. JIN: But, Sun is not here... LOCKE: You just take care of that leg. I'm workin' on it. [Locke gets up and walks away.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sun waits in the airport as Jin cooperates with security.] SECURITY OFFICER: Alright Mr. Kwon, here's your suitcase and your watch. [Jin waits for a moment.] JIN: Money? SECURITY OFFICER: I'm sorry, federal law says we have to confiscate the $25,000. JIN: Confiscate? SECURITY OFFICER: It means that if you want it back, you're gonna have to fill out the necessary paperwork. JIN: And... the money... SECURITY OFFICER: You can exit right over there, sir. [Frustrated, Jin turns to Sun.] JIN: 가자. [Subtitle: Let's go.] SUN: 괜찮아요? [Subtitle: Are you okay?] JIN: 식당에서 만나기로 한 약속도 놓쳤잖아! [Subtitle: I've missed the meeting at the restaurant.] SUN: 그 돈은 뭐에요? [Subtitle: What was the money for?] JIN: 나도 몰라. 우리 바로 떠나기 전에 아버님이 시계하고 같이 전해주라고 주신거야. 아버님께 질문할 입장도 아니고, 시키는 대로 할 뿐이야. [Subtitle: I don't know. Your father gave it to me right before we left. He told me to deliver it with the watch. I don't ask your father questions. I do what he tells me.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Some time later, they approach the front desk at a hotel.] CLERK: May I help you? [Sun hands him some papers.] SUN: Paik. CLERK: A reservation for Paik... [He checks his computer.] CLERK: Yes, I've got it right here. I've got a beautiful oceanview room for you on the eighth floor. JIN: Two room. Two! No marry. CLERK: Oh... JIN: Kwon. Jin-Soo Kwon. CLERK: I'm sorry, I apologize... yes, there is a separate room reservation for Kwon. Room 842. Here you go, sir. [He hands Jin a room key.] CLERK: Miss. Paik, Mr. Kwon... welcome to Los Angeles. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Locke approaches Sayid, who is chopping wood.] LOCKE: I'm leavin' for a little while. I got an errand to run. SAYID: When will you be back? LOCKE: Morning. Keep an eye on the camp while I'm gone. [Locke turns to leave.] SAYID: I don't feel anything. LOCKE: Excuse me? SAYID: Anger. Happiness. Pain. I don't feel it anymore. LOCKE: Maybe that's best, Sayid. It'll help you get through what's coming. [Locke walks into the jungle. Jin immediately starts gathering his things.] SAWYER: What're you doin', Hoss? JIN: I'm getting out of here before that thing comes back. SAWYER: What thing? JIN: Locke. And you're just sitting around here listening to whatever he tells you... SAWYER: I ain't listenin' to nobody! I already told you I have a deal with Widmore, so if you just-- JIN: It doesn't matter who you have a deal with! I've waited long enough. I'm going to find my wife. SAWYER: Find her where? JIN: Go back to the temple. And if she's not there I'll try the beach. But I will find Sun so stop trying to-- [Jin is silenced by a tranquilizer dart. Sawyer and the rest of Locke's camp soon follow. Armed men with night vision goggles step out of the jungle and examine the bodies.] SEAMUS: Is this the guy? [Zoe stares down at Jin.] ZOE: Yeah. Let's take him. [They lift Jin's unconscious body.] Act 2 [On-Island - Miles and Frank play cards on the beach.] MILES: Play your card, captain. [Frank throws down a card. Nearby, Ben watches Ilana clean her rfle.] BEN: Now what? ILANA: We wait. BEN: Wait... for what? ILANA: For Richard to come back. BEN: You'll forgive my skepticism, but... the last thing Richard said before he went stomping off into the jungle was that we were all in Hell and he had no idea what we were supposed to do next! In fact, I would bet money we never see him again! ILANA: Hugo will find him. He will track him down and bring him back. MILES: Unless Alpert's covered in bacon grease, I'm not sure Hurley can track anything... LAPIDUS: Hey, don't talk about bacon. ILANA: Jacob has never lied to me before. If he said Richard knows what to do, then Richard knows what to do. He'll come back. And until then, we wait. [Sun throws a piece of fruit in anger, then sab a Knfe into the table. She storms off.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [A few moments later, Jack finds her pulling weeds in her garden.] JACK: How are the tomatoes? SUN: dad. JACK: I remember when you first planted this here. Feels like a hundred years ago... [Sun remains silent.] JACK: You don't believe Alpert's coming back, do you? SUN: I don't care if he comes back. JACK: What about us... being candidates? SUN: What about it? JACK: Hurley took me to a lighthouse. To Jacob's lighthouse. And there was a mirror. And all around it there were... there were hundreds of names written down. SUN: I don't care. I don't care about Alpert, or being a candidate. JACK: Sun... there was a reason why we were-- SUN: I don't want to hear about how this is our purpose or destiny! I just want you to go away and leave me alone! [Jack walks away as Sun cries.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Jin knocks on the door of Sun's hotel room, she answers.] SUN: 진수 씨... 뭐하는 거에요? [Subtitle: Jin... what are you doing?] [He is carrying the watch from her father.] JIN: 이 시계를 전하러 이렇게 멀리까지 왔는데... 식당엘 가 봐야겠어. [Subtitle: Your father sent me halfway around the world to deliver the watch... so I'm going to the restaurant.] SUN: 들어오지 않을래요? 이런 얘기 여기서 하고싶지 않아요. [Subtitle: Will you come inside? I don't want to have this conversation here.] [Jin enters the room.] SUN: 지금 열한시 반이에요. 이 시간에 누가 식당에 있겠어요? [Subtitle: It's eleven-thirty. No one's going to be at the restaurant.] JIN: 그래도 가보긴 해야지. [Subtitle: I should still try...] SUN: 진수 씨. 그 사람, 우리 아빠 직원이에요. 그렇게 걱정할 필요가 없어요. [Subtitle: Jin... this man works for my father. It's not going to be a problem.] JIN: 무슨 상관이야. 자긴 여기 쇼핑만 하러 온 거 아니야? [Subtitle: What do you care? You're here for a shopping trip.] SUN: 나에 대해서 그렇게밖에 생각 못해요? 내가 그냥 여기 쇼핑하러 온 것 같아? [Subtitle: So that's all you think of me? That I'm here to shop?] JIN: 아닌가? [Subtitle: No...] [Sun unbuttons the top button of her blouse.] SUN: 왜? 단추 채우라고 하지 그래? 기내 안에서 했던 것 처럼? [Subtitle: Maybe you should tell me to button it... like you did on the plane?] JIN: 사람들이 많았잖아. 누군가 우리를 보고 있을수도 있고. [Subtitle: It was a crowded flight... I didn't know who might be watching us.] SUN: 우릴 보는 사람은 아무도 없어. 그래서... 단추를 채우라는 거야, 말라는 거야? [Subtitle: No one is watching us. So... do you want me to button it?] JIN: 아니. [Subtitle: No.] [Sun unbuttons a second button.] SUN: 그럼... 이거는요? [Subtitle: What about... this one? JIN: 아니지. [Subtitle: No.] [Sun unbuttons the final button.] SUN: 이것도? [Subtitle: And this one?] JIN: 그건... 당연히 아니지. [Subtitle: No... definitely not that one.] [Sun removes her blouse. They kiss passionately.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sun continues pulling weeds in her garden, she cuts her hand.] LOCKE: Sun... [Sun is startled.] LOCKE: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you. Bad day? SUN: What are you doing here? LOCKE: I found your husband. SUN: What? LOCKE: I promised you I would reunite you two... took me a little longer than I thought it would... but he's with my people, back at my camp across the island. I can take you to him right now. SUN: I don't believe you. You klled those people at the temple. LOCKE: Those people were confused. They were lied to. I didn't want to hurt them. Any one of them could have chosen to come with me. And I'm giving you that choice, Sun... right now. I would never make you do anything against your will. I'm asking you. Please. Come with me. Jin is waiting. [Sun runs away.] LOCKE: Sun! [Locke chases after her.] LOCKE: Sun, wait! Act 3 [On-Island - Sun continues to run from Locke. She looks behind and slams into a tree.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sun wakes in bed next to Jin.] SUN: 좋은 생각이 있어요. [Subtitle: I've got an idea...] JIN: 뭔데? [Subtitle: What's that?] SUN: 우리 도망가요. [Subtitle: Let's run away.] JIN: 뭐? [Subtitle: What?] SUN: 농담 아니야. 같이 도망가요. [Subtitle: I'm serious. Let's run away.] JIN: 돈도 없이 어떻게? [Subtitle: How could we do that?] SUN: 내 앞으로 된 계좌가 있어요. [Subtitle: I've got an account.] [Jin gets out of bed, troubled.] JIN: 아니, 이게 다 처음부터 계획한거야? [Subtitle: This was your plan all along?] SUN: 화났어요? [Subtitle: Are you angry?] JIN: 아니... 그렇지만 그건 말도 안돼. [Subtitle: No... but what you're saying... it's forbidden.] SUN: 내가 묻는 말에만 대답해요. 날 사랑해요? [Subtitle: Do you want to be with me or not?] JIN: 자기 잘 알잖아, 내가 얼마나 사랑하는지. [Subtitle: Of course I do. I love you.] SUN: 좋아요. 당신이 알아야 될 게 있어요. [Subtitle: Good. Then there's something you need to know...] [A knock at the door startles them.] JIN: 누구지? [Subtitle: Who is that?] SUN: 글쎄요. 사인을 걸어놨는데? [Subtitle: I don't know. I put out the sign...] JIN: 잔다고 그냥 보내. [Subtitle: Tell them you're sleeping.] [Jin hides in the bathroom. Sun checks herself out in the mirror and gets lost in a meaningful look, a second round of knocking brings her back to reality, she opens the door.] KEAMY: Miss Paik? Hi. I'm, uh... Martin Keamy. [Sun doesn't recognize him.] KEAMY: I'm a friend of your father's. [Sun does not reply.] KEAMY: Mind if I come in? I believe you got something for me... [He steps past her into the room.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sun lays unconscious in the jungle. Ben stumbles upon her and attempts to rouse her.] BEN: Sun? Sun, can you hear me? [Sun groans and sits up.] BEN: What happened? You alright? SUN: 그 사람 어디 있어요? [Subtitle: Where is he?] BEN: I'm sorry, what? SUN: 날 쫓아 왔는데... 그 사람... 분명히 왔어요. 그 사람... [Subtitle: He was chasing me... he was here... I saw him. He was--] BEN: Slow down. Tell me what happened in English. Who did this to you? SUN: Locke. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Across the Island, Locke returns to his camp and finds his people still unconscious. He pulls a dart out of Sayid and wakes him.] LOCKE: Sayid! Sayid, hey! What happened? SAYID: We were attcked. LOCKE: By whom? SAYID: I don't know. LOCKE: Where is Jin? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On Hydra Island, Jin wakes in Room 23. He attempts to open the door but it won't budge, he bangs on it.] JIN: Hey! Hey! [No one comes to his aid, he flips a switch and the brainwashing video begins to play, he turns it off.] ZOE: Well... that was weird, huh? JIN: Where am I? ZOE: It's called Room 23. The DHARMA Initiative was doing experiments on subliminal messaging in here. But... you know all about the DHARMA Initiative... don't you, Mr. Kwon? JIN: Why did you bring me here? ZOE: Relax. You're safe. JIN: I'm leaving. [Zoe sighs and hits him with a taser, he slumps to the floor.] ZOE: Sorry, but we went to a lot of trouble getting you here off of the other island. And I can't let you leave. JIN: What do you want from me? [Zoe produces a map.] ZOE: These are grid maps that the...the DHARMA people used to identify pockets of electromagnetism. Whoever signed these could really help me out. I know... I know the writing's diffcult to read but... but sure looks like it says Jin Soo-Kwon. So, is it you or isn't it? JIN: You want answers to your questions? Then get me your boss. I want to talk with Charles Widmore. ZOE: Well... then you're in luck, Mr. Kwon. Because he'd like to talk to you too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back on the main Island, Locke talks with Sayid.] LOCKE: You a good swimmer? SAYID: Good enough. [Locke hands him a pstol.] LOCKE: Wrap this in plastic, you don't want it to get wet. We're taking the outrigger. [Sayid takes the gn and walks away. Locke notices Claire watching him.] LOCKE: Something wrong, Claire? [She stands up and moves closer to him.] CLAIRE: Um... what, what you said to Jin... about the names on the wall? Told him you needed them all to get off the island? LOCKE: Yes I did. CLAIRE: So... was my name on the wall? LOCKE: No. CLAIRE: Then... it doesn't matter if I get on that plane then. I mean you don't, you don't need me-- LOCKE: No. That's not true, Claire. I need you. [Claire sits beside Locke.] LOCKE: And there's plenty of room on that plane for all of us. CLAIRE: Now when we go home, Aaron's not going to know me. Stranger to my own son. He thinks Kate's his mother. Was her name on the wall? LOCKE: No, Claire... it isn't. Not anymore. But I need Kate. CLAIRE: Why? LOCKE: Because I'm three people shy of getting off this island and Kate can help me get these people on that plane. But... once she does... then whatever happens, happens. [Locke gets up and walks away, Sayid joins him.] SAWYER: What's up with the gn? You two goin' somewhere? LOCKE: We're taking a boat ride over to the other island. SAWYER: What do you need a boat for? Can't you just turn into smoke and fly your ass over the water? LOCKE: Do you think if I could do that I would still be on this island? SAWYER: No, 'cause that would be ridiculous... what the hell are you goin' over there for anyway? Thought you were tryin' to avoid Charlie Widmore. LOCKE: They took one of our people, James. So I'm going to get him back. Act 4 [Flash sideways - Keamy enters the hotel bedroom. Sun hands him a box which he opens to find a watch.] KEAMY: Is this for me? Wow this is really nice. Hmm. Your bodyguard is supposed to give me some money. Where's Mr. Kwon? SUN: No English. [There is a knock on the door.] KEAMY: Sit down. [He opens the door, Omar enters.] OMAR: I checked his room, he's not there. KEAMY: Check the bathroom. [Omar opens the bathroom door and sees Jin.] OMAR: Come on, let's go. KEAMY: Mr. Kwon! Why don't you come and join us? Look, thank you for the watch, okay, but you're also supposed to give me an envelope with money in it. Twenty-five thousand dollars. Yeah? JIN: 그럼 어떻게 해? [Subtitle: What can we do?] SUN: 우리 돈을 좀 주면 안될까? [Subtitle: We'll give him some of our money.] JIN: 놈한테 돈을 주자고? [Subtitle: You want us to pay him?] KEAMY: [inaudible mumbling imitating Korean] Stop it. I feel like I'm in a damn Godzilla movie. What's that guy's name, the uhhh Russian guy, speaks like nine different languages, uhhh uhhh Danny's friend? OMAR: Mikhail. KEAMY: Mikhail. He speak Korean? OMAR: Think so. KEAMY: Go get him. [to Sun] Now put your damn clothes on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Some time later in the hotel room, Mikhail is present.] SUN: 그 돈은 세관에서 압류당했지만, 나한테 돈이 있어요. [Subtitle: The money was confiscated at customs. But I have money.] MIKHAIL: She says the money her father gave them was taken at customs. KEAMY: It's not my problem. SUN: 같이 은행에 가면 내가 돈을 찾아줄게요. [Subtitle: Let us go to the bank, and I'll give it to you.] MIKHAIL: She wants you to let them please go to the bank, they will get it for you. [Keamy takes a moment to think.] KEAMY: You take her to the bank, I'll take Casanova here to the restaurant, then we'll meet there. MIKHAIL: 진수는 나중에 보기로 하죠. [Subtitle: He'll take Jin to the restaurant.] JIN: 저희... 두 사람에 대해서는 미스터 백께 비밀로 해주십시오. 부탁드립니다. [Subtitle: Please, you must promise not to tell Mr. Paik about us. Please.] KEAMY: What's he whining about? MIKHAIL: He wants you to promise that you won't tell her father that they are involved. KEAMY: Oh. Hey, don't worry about that. Okay, your secret, it's safe with me. Okay? Just bring me the money and then we could all live happily ever after, right? [Mikhail leads Sun towards the door.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack is examining Sun's head injury. Ilana has a suspicious look on her face.] BEN: What? Oh, for the fourth time, I was gathering mangoes and she was already unconscious when I found her. Why won't you believe me? ILANA: Because you're speaking. JACK: You got a pretty descent size bump, might be a slight concussion. You can understand what I'm saying? [Sun nods.] JACK: But you can only speak Korean. SUN: 맞아요. [Subtitle: That's right.] MILES: She hits her head and forgets English? Are we supposed to buy that? LAPIDUS: Asks the man who communes with the dad. JACK: It might be aphasia. It's um, a condition that's caused by trauma and it affects the language center of your brain. It's usually temporary. Sun, You're gonna be okay. [Ilana smiles.] MILES: What are you smiling about? [We see Richard walk toward them with Hurley.] RICHARD: Pack your bags, we're leaving. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On Hydra Island, we see Locke get off the outrigger and walk toward the sonic pylons. There is gn. Widmore's men jump out of the bushes.] MEN: DON'T MOVE! SEAMUS: Let me see your hands! [He shows his hands.] LOCKE: Easy, friend, I come in peace. [Locke walks down the beach and he sees Widmore emerge from the tree line.] WIDMORE: Do you know who I am? LOCKE: Charles Widmore. Do you know who I am? WIDMORE: Obviously you're not John Locke. Everything else I know is a combination of myth, ghost stories, and jungle noises in the night. LOCKE: I think you know more than that judging by these pylons. WIDMORE: Why did you come here? LOCKE: You took one of my people, Jin Kwon. WIDMORE: I have no idea what you're talking about. [There is a pause.] LOCKE: A wise man once said that wr was coming to this Island, I think it just got here. Act 5 [On the beach Richard and Jack talk.] JACK: Where exactly are we going, Richard? RICHARD: Where's Locke? BEN: What? RICHARD: You said he came to recruit you. Where did he say he'd be? BEN: Hydra island. RICHARD: Which is exactly where you landed the plane that you flew back here, right? LAPIDUS: That's right. RICHARD: This man wants to leave the island, and that plane's the only way he can do it. You wanna know where we're going, we're gonna stop him. MILES: This is your fault isn't it? HURLEY: Sorta. ILANA: How are we gonna stop him from getting on the plane? RICHARD: We have to destroy it. SUN: 뭐라고요? 비행기를 없애버린다고요? 그럼 이 섬에서 어떻게 탈출하려구요? [Subtitle: What? You want to destroy the plane? How are we supposed to get off the island?] RICHARD: Why isn't she speaking English? JACK: She was ht on the head when she was running away from Locke. RICHARD: He came back here? [Jack nods.] RICHARD: What, what did he want? What did he say to you? Do you understand me? SUN: 그래, 다 이해했어 이 바보야! 내가 널 도와서 이 섬을 빠져나갈 유일한 방법을 없앨거라고 생각한다면 넌 미쳐도 한참 미쳤어! 난 이 세상을 구하러 온게 아니라 내 남편을 다시 찾아서 다시 돌아가려고 여기 온거야. 내가 중요하다고 이 여자가 그랬어. [Subtitle: Yes. I understand, you idiot-- but if you think I'm gonna help you destroy our only way off this island, you're insane! I came here to find my husband so I could bring him home, not so I could save the damn world! She says I'm important.] [Sun points to Ilana.] SUN: 만약에 사실이라면, 넌 내가 꼭 필요해! 하지만 이것만은 알아둬, 난 여기서 한발짝도 움직이지 않을거야! [Subtitle: If that's true, you need me! So, "understand" this...I'm not going anywhere!] [Sun walks away furiously.] HURLEY: I don't think she wants to come. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sun and Mikhail are at the bank, a bank clerk is looking up the account details.] SUN: 무슨 문제라도 있어요? [Subtitle: Is there a problem?] MIKHAIL: Miss Paik would like to know if there is a problem. BANK CLERK: I'm sorry, I'm showing that your account was closed. The balance is zero. MIKHAIL: 당신 계좌가 끊겼답니다. [Subtitle: She says your account is closed.] SUN: 아니, 그럴 리가 없어요. 나 밖에는 이 계좌에 대해서 아무도 아는 사람이 없어요. [Subtitle: No, that can't be right. No one knows it exists but me.] MIKHAIL: If she may ask, who closed the account please? BANK CLERK: Looks like her father, Mr. Woo-Jung Paik had access. The funds were transferred to one of his other accounts at our main branch in Seoul. MIKHAIL: 아버님께서 지시하셨습니다. [Subtitle: Your father closed the account.] SUN: 왜? 뭐 때문에요? [Subtitle: Why...would he do that?] MIKHAIL: 정말 몰라서 물어요? [Subtitle: Why do you think?] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At the restaurant, Omar pushes Jin into the freezer room, accidentally bumping Jin's head on the door, and ties him up in a chair.] OMAR: Go on, get in. [Keamy appears in the doorway.] KEAMY: What's going on? OMAR: I bumped his head on the door. KEAMY: Come on Omar, you gotta be more careful than that. [Keamy gets a damp cloth from the kitchen, and returns.] KEAMY: I got this. You go get the Arab guy. OMAR: Hey...I'm an Arab. KEAMY: Just go pick him up [Omar leaves.] KEAMY: Sorry about that. Omar is loyal but he lacks attention to detail. You don't really understand a word I'm saying to you right now, do you? Nothing? Right. Just hold still okay. I'm gonna strap you in here just in case you figure out what's about to happen to you, I can't have you freaking out. I don't think you realise how unhappy Mr. Paik was when he found out that you were doing his little girl. That other twenty five that you were supposed to deliver, that was my fee for popping you. From what I hear, now anyone who works for Paik knows the cardinal rule - hands off the boss's daughter. But you, you couldn't resist her, could you? The heart wants what the heart wants. JIN: Thank you. [Keamy puts tape over Jin's mouth.] KEAMY: I'm sorry. Some people just aren't meant to be together. [Keamy shuts the freezer door.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Zoe and Widmore are at the Hydra station.] WIDMORE: What the hell were you thinking? ZOE: I'm sorry, I know, I know we panicked. WIDMORE: This was not supposed to happen for days. We had a timetable. ZOE: See, he was leaving their camp. WIDMORE: Well you should have let him leave and taken him in the jungle. ZOE: Well maybe you should put a mercenary in charge instead of a geophysicist. WIDMORE: What's done is done. I need you to get the package from the submarine and take it to the infirmary. Can you do that for me please Zoe? ZOE: Yeah. Sure. [Zoe leaves. Jin enters the room.] WIDMORE: Mr Kwon, my deepest apologies for everything that's been done to you. My name is-- JIN: I know who you are. Why did you bring me here. WIDMORE: We searched the Ajira plane, discovered your wife's luggage and found this inside. I thought you might want to have it. Go ahead, turn it on. [He hands Jin a digital camera, Jin sees images of Ji Yeon on the display.] WIDMORE: Her name is Ji Yeon. Your daughter. I understand you've never seen her before. I have a daughter too. I know what it's like to be kept apart. I understand the one thing you want is to be reunited with your wife and daughter. But it would be short lived. If that thing masquerading as John Locke ever got off this island, your wife, your daughter, my daughter, everyone we know and love - would simply cease to be. I came here to make sure that doesn't happen. JIN: How? WIDMORE: Come with me. I think it's time for you to see the package. JIN: What package? WIDMORE: It's not a what. It's a who. Act 6 [Flash sideways - Jin hears muffled voices through the freezer door, followed by several gn. He starts kicking the door. Sayid enters and removes the tape from Jin's mouth.] JIN: 죽이지 말아주세요. 제발 살려주세요! [Subtitle: Please don't kll me. Please, let me go!] SAYID: Who are you? JIN: No English. SAYID: I don't know why you're here and I don't really care. [Sayid starts towards the door.] JIN: No! Free! Free! Free! [Jin gestures with his head towards a cutter on the bench. Sayid places the cutter in in Jin's bound hands.] SAYID: Good luck. [Sayid leaves.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sometime later, Mikhail and Jin enter the kitchen and see the bodies of Keamy and his henchmen. Mikhail draws his pstol. He sees Keamy is still alive.] MIKHAIL: Martin! Martin! Who did this to you? KEAMY: Look behind you, you idiot. [Jin has a pstol against Mikhail's neck.] JIN: 총 내려놔. [Subtitle: Drop your gn!] MIKHAIL: 흥분하지 마. 알았어. 누가 이런거야? [Subtitle: Take it easy. It's okay. Who did all of this?] JIN: 버리라고 그랬지. 어서! 선, 저리 가. 귀 먹었어, 이 새끼야? 안 버리면 쏜다! [Subtitle: I said put the gn down. Now! Sun, move away. [to Mikhail] Do you hear me? Drop it or I'm going to kll you.] MIKHAIL: 그러진 못 할걸. 죽이려고 했다면 벌써 쐈겠지. [Subtitle: No I don't think so...because if you were the person who did this? [sic] you would've sht me already.] [Mikhail spins round and hits Jin, several wild shts are fired as they struggle over the gn, Mikhail runs and grabs a kitchen Knfe, Jin sh*t him dad. We see he has been sht through the right eye. Sun starts gasping. Jin runs over and sees blood on her hands. She appears to be sht in the abdomen.] JIN: [Subtitle: Sun! Ohmygod! Ohmygod! I'm going to get you some help! You're going to be all right...] [He carries her out of the kitchen.] SUN: 나 임신했어... [Subtitle: I'm pregnant...] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sun is at a beach campfire. Jack approaches.] JACK: Brought you a couple of things. Thinking about a patient that I had during my residency. Car crash, banged his head, when he woke up he couldn't talk. The guy was frustrated, I mean, who wouldn't be. Then one of the nurses said "just because he can't speak, doesn't mean that he can't write". Think you can give it a try? [Jack hands Sun a pen and notebook. Sun writes "Yes".] JACK: Take a little longer to get your point across, but at least you have your voice back. Went back out to your garden to see if he was there. He wasn't. I found this. [Jack takes a tomato from his bag.] JACK: That's one stubborn tomato. Guess no-one told it it was supposed to die. [Sun writes "Sorry" and a smiley face.] JACK: Don't worry about it. Not the first person to tell me to leave them alone. [They smile.] JACK: Locke - what did he say to you? [Sun writes "He said he had Jin".] JACK: Why didn't you go with him? [Sun writes "I don't trust him".] JACK: You trust me? [Sun nods.] JACK: Sun, come with us and I'll help you find Jin. I'll help you find him and I'll get you both on that plane and as far away from this island as you can get. I promise. [They shake hands.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Over in Locke's camp, Kate is at another campfire. Sawyer approaches.] SAWYER: Where'd you go? KATE: What? SAWYER: Looked like your brain took a little stroll. KATE: Why aren't you worried, James? SAWYER: I am worried. Just really good at pretending I ain't. But I got a feeling this is almost over. 'Cause if Locke rode over there on the boat, Sayid and Charlie Widmore blew him right out of the water. KATE: What if he didn't? SAWYER: Well then we're screwed six ways from sun-- [He is interrupted by Locke approaching.] SAWYER: Oh Hell. KATE: He's alone. SAWYER: Thought you went over there to find Jin? LOCKE: They said they didn't have him. SAWYER: And you believed that? LOCKE: No. SAWYER: Where's Sayid? You lose him too? LOCKE: When you were over there James, you mentioned that Widmore had someone guarding a room on his submarine. Guarding something that he didn't want you to see? SAWYER: Yeah, so? LOCKE: I don't like secrets. [Locke leaves.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On Hydra Island, Sayid swims up to the submarine. Zoe and Seamus are dragging someone out of the hatch and onto the jetty.] SEAMUS: The guy can hardly stand. ZOE: Well what do you expect? [Sayid sees it is Desmond being dumped on the jetty. They silently recognise each other.] SEAMUS: How much did you give him? ZOE: Obviously I gave him too much but we needed him knocked out for the trip. I'm not a nurse. Come on, get him up. SEAMUS: Let's go Mr. Hume. [They begin carrying him away.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x10 - The Package"}	foreverdreaming
[On-Island - Desmond is in a Hospital bed at a Dharma facility. Zoe is adjusting his I.V. drip control.] ZOE: Mr. Hume, my name is Zoe. I know you're disoriented, you've been unconscious for the last three days. But you're off the I.V. sedation now, and I've just given you a sht to help you wake up. DESMOND: Are you a nurse? ZOE: You're not in the hospital anymore Mr. Hume, we had to move you. DESMOND: What, move me? Move me where? Where's my wife? [Desmond sits up in bed.] ZOE: No, wait Mr.-Mr.-No, you shouldn't, you shouldn't-- DESMOND: I want to see Penny. WIDMORE: I'm afraid that's not going to be possible, Desmond. DESMOND: [scoffs] You. [Desmond groans.] WIDMORE: Easy, Easy. I'll take it from here. [Zoe leaves.] WIDMORE: Desmond-- DESMOND: What happened to me? Where am I? WIDMORE: You were sht. By Benjamin Linus. Do you remember that? DESMOND: Yes, I remember. Look I want to talk to Penny. Penny! WIDMORE: She's not here. But I assure you both she and your son are perfectly safe. I'm really sorry for taking you away from them but...I didn't have a chance to explain. And...if I had, you never would've come with me. DESMOND: Come with you? Come with you where? WIDMORE: I brought you back to the Island. I can't imagine how you must be feeling. But if you'll give me a chance to explain-- [Desmond leaps out of bed and begins bashing Widmore with the I.V. drip stand. Two of Widmore's men rush in and restrain Desmond.] WIDMORE: Damn it! Don't hurt him. DESMOND: You take me back! You take me back right now, you hear?! WIDMORE: I can't take you back. The Island isn't done with you yet. [Desmond yells. Widmore leaves the room. Jin and Zoe are in the corridor.] JIN: What is Desmond doing here? WIDMORE: It would be easier for me to show you, than to tell you, Mr. Kwon. [to Zoe] Take him with you to the generator room. I'll be along with Hume so we can start the test. ZOE: Charles, th-that test isn't scheduled until tomorrow. WIDMORE: I know when it's scheduled. Get them ready now. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Zoe and Jin walk towards the generator room. Jin looks around at some large electrical equipment.] ZOE: Come on, no time for sightseeing. [The enter the control room. Various personnel are working on equipment, including Seamus.] ZOE: They're bringing Hume down now. SEAMUS: What? ZOE: You heard me, we are go right now. What's your timeframe? SEAMUS: We're not even close to being ready! This generator probably hasn't run in twenty years. How am I supposed-- ZOE: Widmore doesn't want to wait. JIN: What are you doing here? ZOE: We're running a little test. JIN: What kind of test? SEAMUS: Alright let's see where we are. Can we get a functioning E.M. field going, people? UNKNOWN VOICE: Sure thing. SEAMUS: Then try a power test. Generator to full, please. UNKNOWN VOICE: Okay. SEAMUS: Here we go. On my count... three...two...one...and power on. [He pulls a lever. Equipment whirrs into operation then dies down again.] SEAMUS: Great. We've probably got a faulty contact somewhere, find it! Simmons, go down and check the circuits on the solenoids. SIMMONS: Yes sir. SEAMUS: [to a white rabbit in a cage] And guess what, Angstrom, you're going in there next. [Simmons goes to the solenoids and begins taking readings with a handheld meter. In the control room, one of the team is about to throw a switch.] UNKNOWN TECHNICIAN: Found it! It was a bad breaker on the genny. Bringing it back online now. ZOE: No! [He throws the switch. The solenoids spark into life, and the solenoid room emits bright light.] ZOE: No! SEAMUS: Turn it off, turn it off! [The switch is reversed, activity dies down in the solenoid room. Zoe, Seamus and Jin rush out to investigate and find the charred and smoking body of Simmons.] ZOE: Oh my god. [Widmore arrives.] WIDMORE: Zoe. Are we ready? [Desmond is dragged into the room and sees the body.] Act 2 [The body is being removed.] MAN: Got it. WIDMORE: Stop. [He briefly uncovers the body to see the charred face.] WIDMORE: You can take him now. Thank you. [Gesturing toward Desmond] Put him inside. [Widmore's men drag Desmond into the solenoid room.] DESMOND: Hey. What the hell are you doing? [They tie him to a chair. ] WIDMORE: I know how this looks, Desmond. But if everything I've been told about you is true, you'll be perfectly fine. WIDMORE'S MAN: You don't have any metal on you do you? Keys? Change? WIDMORE: Course he doesn't, you idiot. I hate to resort to forcing this upon you, Desmond. But once it's over I'm going to ask you to make a sacrifice. And I hope for all our sakes you'll help me. DESMOND: Sacrifice? What the bloody Hell do you know about sacrifice? WIDMORE: My son died here for the sake of this island. Your wife - my own daughter - hates me. And I've never even met my grandson. But if you won't help me, Desmond, all of it will be for nothing. Penny, your son, and everyone else, will be gone forever. [Widmore and his men leave and close the door, Desmond begins yelling and struggling, he breaks the chair and starts bashing on the door. Widmore returns to the control room.] DESMOND: Aah! Uhh! Aah! WIDMORE: All right, turn it on. JIN: No! If you want me to help you with whatever you're doing here, you need to explain to me-- WIDMORE: That man is the only person I'm aware of, in the world, who has survived a catastrophic electromagnetic event, I need to know that he can do it again, or we all die. Turn it on! [Seamus throws a switch The equipment whirrs into operation.] WIDMORE: Do we have full power? SEAMUS: Yeah, but... [Widmore walks over and throws the remaining three levers. The equipment gets louder.] DESMOND: Let me out! [The solenoids begin to spark and project a field and bright light.] DESMOND: Let me out you bastards! Let me out! Let me out! Let me out of here! Let me out of here! [Screams.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Desmond is at LAX looking at the Oceanic arrivals information screen. Hurley walks by.] HURLEY: It's carousel four. DESMOND: Sorry? HURLEY: You were on the Sydney flight, right? DESMOND: Yeah. HURLEY: Our bags on carousel four, I double checked it with the dude at the counter. DESMOND: Thank you. [Claire is struggling to get her baggage from the carousel. ] DESMOND: Hang on, I got it, I got it. [He lifts the bag off.] CLAIRE: Thank you so much. DESMOND: Pleasure. You got any more bags? CLAIRE: No uhhh, that's it, thank God. DESMOND: Boy or a girl? CLAIRE: Ummm. DESMOND: Oh I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to pry. CLAIRE: Oh no it's fine, I just ummm, I don't know what it is. DESMOND: All right. Well you're braver than I, you know. I'm not a big fan of surprises. [To another passenger] Oh excuse me, that's mine. [He takes his luggage.] DESMOND: So, have you got someone meeting you? CLAIRE: Uhh yeah, uh maybe they got the flights messed up or something. DESMOND: Because I've got a car picking me up. You now, If you need a ride I'd be more than happy to give you a lift. CLAIRE: Oh no, no, that's ummm, that's really sweet of you but I'm good, there's cabs, so... DESMOND: All right, well, it was nice meeting you. CLAIRE: Yeah nice to meet you too. [Claire walks away from him.] DESMOND: A boy. CLAIRE: What? DESMOND: Bet it's a boy. [George Minkowski is a driver holding up a sign for "Hume". Desmond approaches.] DESMOND: Looks like I'm with you. GEORGE: Mr. Hume, hello. Let me grab that for you. DESMOND: Thank you. GEORGE: My name is George. DESMOND: Hi, George. GEORGE: So, I'll take you back to your hotel? DESMOND: The office. GEORGE: Office. Wonderful. This way please. So uh, you flew in from Sydney huh? DESMOND: Yeah, that's right. GEORGE: And what, what were you doing uh down under? DESMOND: I was closing a deal for the boss. GEORGE: Oh good for you, congratulations. Hey listen, if you need anything at all while you're in town, I know everyone. You need a reservation? You just pick a restaurant. DESMOND: The room service at the hotel's excellent, thank you. [Desmond gets into the car. George whispers to him.] GEORGE: You uhh, you looking uh for some company? I noticed that you weren't wearing a wedding band. And there are a lot of lovely ladies offering their uh companionship. DESMOND: I'm not looking for any companionship. I'm here to work. GEORGE: Guess that's why you're the boss's right-hand man, and I am the driver. Okay. Got it. [He shuts the car door.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond arrives at Widmore's office.] RECEPTIONIST: Good morning Mr. Hume, how was your flight? DESMOND: Lovely, thank you. RECEPTIONIST: He said to send you right in. DESMOND: Thank you. [He enters the office.] DESMOND: Charles. WIDMORE: Hello, Desmond. Welcome to Los Angeles, my friend. DESMOND: Thank you. [They embrace.] Act 3 [Widmore's office. Desmond is looking at a model of a black sailing ship. Widmore is talking on the phone to an unknown person.] WIDMORE [on phone]: I don't give a bloody damn what he did, or how much it's going to cost. Just get him arraigned and get him out of there. [Widmore hangs up.] WIDMORE: Sorry Desmond. Looks like our celebration of the Australian deal is going to have to be cut short. You are aware that my son is a musician? DESMOND: Yes. I've heard he's quite talented. WIDMORE: Yeah he is, quite. Anyway, my wife is putting together one of her charity events and uh, the boy had the crazy idea to combine classical music with modern rock. You heard of a band called Drive Shaft? DESMOND: No, can't say I have. WIDMORE: Their bass guitarist overdosed and uh, got himself arrested. And now, if I don't get this junkie to my wife's event she will, simply put, destroy me. DESMOND: So you want me to babysit him? WIDMORE: I know it's beneath you, but I need someone I can trust to do the job right. DESMOND: Say no more Charles, it's done. WIDMORE: Huh. [Widmore stands up and walks across the room.] WIDMORE: You really do have the life, son. No family, no commitments, ahh to be free of attachments. DESMOND: I'm a blessed man, Sir. WIDMORE: No, it is I who am blessed, to have you in my employ. A drink, to celebrate your indispensibility. [Widmore pours two glasses of MacCutcheon whisky.] DESMOND: That's your sixty-year-old Scotch, Charles. WIDMORE: Nothing's too good for you. DESMOND: Slàinte. [They raise their glasses and clink them together.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond arrives at the courthouse as Charlie is leaving with a lawyer.] LAWYER: Mr. Hume? DESMOND: That's right. LAWYER: Bail's all been taken care of. Remember he's not allowed to leave the state. DESMOND: Good. Mr. Pace, I'm Desmond Hume. Charles Widmore sent me. [Charlie wanders off.] DESMOND: Hey! Where you going? LAWYER: He's all yours. DESMOND: Hey! [Charlie carelessly crosses the road, causing several cars to slam on their brakes.] DRIVER: What's wrong with you?! Idiot! [Desmond looks at his watch, then crosses the road and joins Charlie in a bar.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESMOND: [To bartender] I'll have whatever he's having. [To Charlie] One drink, then we go. CHARLIE: So what's your job then, to babysit me? What are you? Mr. Widmore's chief lackey? Henchman? DESMOND: No title. Plenty of perks though. CHARLIE: Hmmm, such as? DESMOND: I get to meet charming people. CHARLIE: Well, cheers then. Tell me perky, are you happy? DESMOND: Quite. CHARLIE: No you're not. DESMOND: Well, I've got a great job, lots of money, get to travel the world. Why wouldn't I be happy? CHARLIE: Have you ever been in love? DESMOND: Thousands of times. CHARLIE: That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about spectacular, consciousness-altering love. Do you know what that looks like? DESMOND: I wasn't aware that love looked like anything. CHARLIE: I've seen it, mate. On the plane back from Sydney. DESMOND: Is that so? Well we were on the same flight, so...maybe I saw it too. CHARLIE: Trust me, you didn't. DESMOND: Oh? Enlighten me. CHARLIE: There was this woman, two rows in front of me, in handcuffs, sitting with a cop. He looked at me, knew I was holding. If I didn't take action I'd be caught. So I got up, went to the lav, proceeded to eliminate the evidence by swallowing my stash. And at that exact moment we ht turbulence. I choked. The entire bag of heroin is stuck in my throat. It's, uh, it's over. Everything starts to go dark, I'm slipping into the abyss, and then I see...her. DESMOND: Her? CHARLIE: A woman. Blonde, rapturously beautiful, and I know her. We're together. It's like we've always been, and always will be. This feeling, this love, and just as I'm about to be engulfed by...(snaps fingers) I open my eyes, and this sodding idiot is standing there asking me if I'm okay. But I saw it, just for a moment, I saw what it looked like. DESMOND: Well that's just...poetry, brother. You know you should, you should write a song about that. CHARLIE: Yeah yeah yeah yeah, I know what you're saying - poor suicidal rock star. But I've seen something real, I've seen the truth. DESMOND: No, that's not the truth. You want to know the real truth, Pace? Right now you have a choice - you can keep on drinking, or you can come with me. Now before you make your choice, realize that if you stay here, it will very likely result in the extermination of your musical career. CHARLIE: And if I go with you? DESMOND: In twenty minutes, you'll be luxuriating in a five-star hotel, right on the harbor front, and Charles Widmore - one of the most powerful men in this town, will owe you a favor. CHARLIE: Doesn't really seem like a choice. DESMOND: There's always a choice, brother. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond is driving with Charlie. Drive Shaft's song, "You All, Everybody" is playing on the radio.] CHARLIE: That's my band, Drive Shaft, our first single. The beginning of everything great. You like it? DESMOND: Sure, for what it is. CHARLIE: I feel sorry for you, mate. [Desmond chuckles.] You think you're happy. You think you've got it all--this, your life. But, you don't. DESMOND: Why, because none of it's real? CHARLIE: All right, Mr. Hume. How about I offer you a choice? DESMOND: What's that? CHARLIE: I can either show you what I'm talking about, or you can get out of the car. [Desmond chuckles.] DESMOND: Why in God's name would I want to get out of the car? [Tires screech. Charlie takes hold of the wheel and forces the car out of control, off the dock and into the harbor.] DESMOND: Aah! Uhh! [Underwater, Desmond removes his seatbelt.] DESMOND: [gurgling] Charlie! Charlie! [Desmond attempts to release Charlie's seatbelt.] Come on! [Desmond surfaces gasping. He inhales deeply, and dives down to the submerged car. He is unsuccessful in opening Charlie's door. Charlie makes no attempt to escape; calmly turns to Desmond and holds up his left hand to the closed window. Desmond reads what is written on Charlie's hand: "NOT PENNY'S BOAT". Desmond has a flash of a visual memory--on the Island, in the Looking Glass station, where he witnessed Charlie drowning in the original timeline. Desmond recalls the sight of Charlie's hand with the words: "NOT PENNY'S BOAT". Desmond successfully opens the door and gets unconscious Charlie out and to the surface.] DESMOND: [swimming while dragging Charlie to the dock] Come on! Come on! Damn it! Act 4 [Desmond is in a hospital, being examined.] DOCTOR: You sustained a pretty bad bump in your accident. Any nausea? DESMOND: Nope. DOCTOR: Double vision? DESMOND: No. Listen, I need to find the man I was brought in here with. DOCTOR: How about hallucinations? DESMOND: What do you mean? DOCTOR: Hallucinations. Seeing things that aren't there. DESMOND [shaking his head]: Um, I'm not sure. DOCTOR: Well, your C.A.T. scan was inconclusive. I'm going to send you downstairs for an M.R.I. DESMOND: No, I don't have time for this. I need to find the man I came in here with. DOCTOR: I'm afraid you're not finding anyone until we know what's going on inside your brain. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond sits at an M.R.I. machine speaking with a technician.] TECHNICIAN: Are you wearing any metal? Carrying keys or change? Any metal inside your body--pacemakers, pins, bllts, steel plate inside of your head? DESMOND: No. Nothing. TECHNICIAN: I see you didn't list an emergency contact, no friends or family? DESMOND: Um, just put down my employer, Charles Widmore. TECHNICIAN: This machine is super loud. You're gonna want these. [Hands Desmond ear plugs and straps him to table.] And you need the button. DESMOND: The button? TECHNICIAN: The panic button. You need to stop, press it. Try not to 'cause we'll have to start all over again from the beginning. I'll be in that booth over there. You'll be able to hear me. Thirty minutes, okay? [A head coil is positioned around Desmond's head and he is sent into the M.R.I.] TEHCNICIAN: Okay, here we go. [Clanking noises are heard and Desmond has visual flashes of scenes from the original timeline: again he sees Charlie drowning; Penny smiling, kissing Penny,the birth of young Charlie; Charlie as a toddler; other scenes of kissing Penny. He also hears Penny's voice.] Desmond. DESMOND: Hey! Let me out of here. [Desmond pushes the panic button.] DESMOND: Hey! Hey! TECHNICIAN: [removing Desmond from M.R.I.] What happened, man? Are you all right? DESMOND: I need to find the man I came in here with. [Sitting up, taking out ear plugs.] I need to find the man I came in here with. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond is speaking to a desk nurse at the hospital.] DESMOND: His name is Charlie Pace. He came in an hour ago. He just give me his room number. NURSE: If you're not a relative, that's confidential information. DESMOND: Look, we were in an accident together. I need to see him! NURSE: Sorry, sir. There's nothing I can do. [Jack Shepard passes by.] DESMOND: Hey. Excuse me. Um, were you on the same Oceanic flight um, from Sydney. JACK: Yeah, yeah, you were sitting next to me. Desmond, right? DESMOND: Yeah, that's right. Listen. I wonder if you can help me, brother. I need to find someone. He was on our plane. He's somewhere in the hospital. JACK: Hold on. He was on our plane and now he's here in the hospital? [There is a commotion down the hall. Charlie, in a hospital gown, is being chased.] CHARLIE: None of this matters. None of this matters. WOMAN: No! Sir! Please, stop! JACK: Take it easy. [Desmond chases Charlie down a stairwell and catches up to him downstairs.] DESMOND: Why are you running? CHARLIE: Cause no one here can help me. Now let me go. DESMOND: Why'd you try and to kll me? CHARLIE: I didn't try and kll you. I was trying to show you something. DESMOND: Want to show me something? Show me your hand. CHARLIE: What? DESMOND: Your hands. Show me your bloody hands now. CHARLIE: You saw something, didn't you? In the water. What was it? [Desmond grabs Charlie's hands.] CHARLIE: What are you looking for, mate? DESMOND: Who's Penny? CHARLIE: I don't know. Ah. You felt it, didn't you? DESMOND: I didn't feel anything. CHARLIE: Then, why are you accosting a man in a dressing gown? DESMOND: All right. Come on. We're leaving. [Desmond grabs Charlie but he resists.] CHARLIE: Whoa! You think I'm going to play a rock concert after this? This doesn't matter. None of this matters. All that matters is that we felt it. You wanna try and stop me, good luck. DESMOND: Hey, where you going? CHARLIE: If I were you I'd stop worrying about me and start looking for Penny. [Charlie leaves.] Act 5 [Widmore and Desmond are having a phone conversation.] WIDMORE: What do you mean he's gone? DESMOND: Look he escaped. He knocked over a doctor with a bloody crash cart and then ran out of the hospital. WIDMORE: And you let him go? DESMOND: He's a junkie who drove my car into the ocean, Charles. I'm fine, by the way. Thanks for asking. WIDMORE: And I'm thrilled you survived, Desmond. But when I give you a job to do, I expect you to do it. DESMOND: With all due respect, sir, it's just a bloody concert. WIDMORE: I tell you what, Desmond, if you can't deliver Pace, why don't you tell Mrs. Widmore, it's only a bloody concert. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [George drives Desmond to a museum. He gets out and opens the limousine door.] GEORGE: Mr. Hume. So you’ve never met the boss' wife, huh? DESMOND: No. GEORGE: Good luck. [Inside a reception tent, Eloise speaks to a waiter.] ELOISE: Please, tell me, how is it that someone in your line of work is not aware that the butter Knfe is placed handle to the right, blade facing left? Just so. WAITER: Okay. ELOISE: For God's sake. DESMOND: Mrs. Widmore? ELOISE: Yes! DESMOND: My name is Desmond Hume. I work for your husband. ELOISE: Of course, Mr. Hume. Charles has told me so much about you. It's a travesty we haven't met before... Well, it's about time. DESMOND: Well, the feeling is mutual, Mrs. Widmore. ELOISE: Oh, please. It's Eloise. DESMOND: Eloise. ELOISE: So uhh, what crisis forced Charles to send his best fix-it man into the bowels of charity balls? DESMOND: Well, Eloise, uh, I'm deeply sorry but it appears as if, uh, Drive Shaft won't be able to perform alongside your son. And, uh, I take full responsibility-- [She silences him.] ELOISE: Don't worry about it. DESMOND: Excuse me? ELOISE: Oh, my son will understand. I suppose if one employs so-called rock stars, certain unpredictability comes with the territory. DESMOND: Yeah. You're not angry? ELOISE: Oh, not at all dear. What happened, happened. Thank you so much, Mr. Hume, for coming and telling me in person. A pleasure meeting you. DESMOND: And you. ELOISE: [to a staff member] Uh, center that flower arrangement, please. DESMOND: Have a good evening. ELOISE: Thank you! [Desmond overhears a man reading down a guestlist on his way out.] MAN: Leifer, Stefanie, plus two. Markey, Mary, plus one. Milton, Penny solo. Pepper, Nicholas, plus one. DESMOND: Excuse me. I'm sorry, um, did you just say Penny? MAN: And who are you? DESMOND: Um, I work for Mr. Widmore, may I see the list? [Eloise grabs the list from Desmond.] ELOISE: You absolutely may not. That list is confidential. DESMOND: Begging your pardon, I'm entrusted with confidential items every day. ELOISE: Are you questioning me? DESMOND: No, I just want to look at one name on that list. And, if for some reason, that's a problem... ELOISE: Come with me. [She leads him to another tent.] ELOISE: [To the staff] Out! Everyone, now! [They all leave immediately.] DESMOND: Look, I'm, I'm sorry, if I've overstepped my bounds. ELOISE: Stop talking, Hume. I've heard what you've had to say, now you listen to me. I want you to stop. DESMOND: Stop? Stop what? ELOISE: Someone has clearly affected the way you see things. This is a serious problem. It is, in fact, a violation. So, whatever you're doing, whatever it is you think you're looking for...You need to stop looking for it. DESMOND: Do you, do you know what I'm looking for, Mrs. Widmore? ELOISE: I don't know why you're looking for anything? You have the perfect life. On top of it, you’ve managed to attain the thing you wanted more than anything--my husband's approval. DESMOND: How do you know what I want? ELOISE: Because I bloody do. DESMOND: I need to see that list...or you need to tell me why I can't. ELOISE: You can't because you're not ready yet, Desmond. [She walks away from him.] DESMOND: Ready? Ready, for what? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond makes his way back to the limo. George gets out and opens a door for him.] GEORGE: That bad, huh? DESMOND: Is there any alcohol in this car? GEORGE: Oh, yeah. Whatever you need. So, uh, where to, Mr. Hume? DESMOND: Just drive, George. [A man knocks on Desmond's window.] DANIEL: Mr. Hume? DESMOND: Yes? DANIEL: My name is Daniel, Daniel Widmore. We need to talk. Act 6 [Desmond and Daniel walk to a bench and sit down on it.] DESMOND: Look, uh, Mr. Widmore, um... DANIEL: Dan, please. Call me, Dan. Mr. Widmore is my father. DESMOND: Dan, if this is about Charlie Pace not being able to perform with you, I'm, I'm very sorry. DANIEL: Do you believe in love at first sight, Mr. Hume? DESMOND: Excuse me? DANIEL: First time I saw her was walking through this museum, few weeks ago. She, she works here. She was on her lunch break. She was eating a chocolate bar. She has these incredible blue, blue eyes, red hair. And, as soon as I saw her, right, right in that moment, it was like, it was like I already loved her. And that's when things got weird. [Takes a notebook from his bag.] That same night after I saw that woman, I woke up and I wrote this. DESMOND: So what is it? DANIEL: I'm a musician. I have no idea. So I took it to a friend of mine at Caltech. He's a math whiz. He said this is quantum mechanics. He said these equations are so advanced that only someone who'd been studying physics their entire life could have come up with them. DESMOND: So what do they mean? DANIEL: Okay. Imagine, imagine something terrible is about to happen. Something catastrophic, and the only way to stop it from happening is by releasing a huge amount of energy. Like setting off a nuclear bmb. DESMOND: You wanna set off a nuclear bmb. DANIEL: Just listen, what if, this, all this, what if this wasn't suppose to be our life? What if we had some other life and for some reason, we changed things? I don't want to set off a nuclear bmb, Mr. Hume. I think I already did. DESMOND: Listen, mate, um. I don't know what any of this has to do with me, so... DANIEL: Why did you ask my mother about a woman named Penny? It happened to you, too, didn't it? You felt it. DESMOND: I don't know...I don't know what I felt. DANIEL: Yes, you do. You felt love. DESMOND: That's impossible, because I don't know anything about this woman, I don't know...I don't know where she is. I don't even know if she exists. She's...she's an idea. DANIEL: No, Mr. Hume. She's my half-sister. And I can tell you exactly where and when you can find her. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond arrives at a stadium. He spots Penny running up and down the steps of the aisles. She stops for a rest, and he approaches her.] PENNY: [sitting down] Hi. DESMOND: Excuse me. PENNY: Yeah. DESMOND: Are you Penny? PENNY: Uh, yes. DESMOND: Hello, I’m Desmond. PENNY: [Chuckles and shakes Desmond's hand] Uh, Hi. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Desmond wakes up inside the solenoid room.] MAN: Checking in now. [The door is opened.] SEAMUS: He's okay! WIDMORE: Indeed he is! How are you, Desmond? How are you feeling? DESMOND: Fine. How long was I unconscious for? WIDMORE: Oh, no more than a few seconds. DESMOND: Will you help me up, please. [He does so.] WIDMORE: I'm really sorry we had to do this to you, Desmond. But, as I told you, your talent is vital to our mission. So, if you just let me explain... DESMOND: It's all right. I understand. WIDMORE: What? DESMOND: I said, I understand. DESMOND: You told me you brought me here to the island to do something very important. WIDMORE: Yeah. DESMOND: When do we start? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Zoe and two of Widmore's men lead Desmond through the jungle.] ZOE: What happened to you? DESMOND: What do you mean? ZOE: What I mean is, twenty minutes ago you were beating the crap out of Widmore with an I.V. stand and, and now you’re Mr. Cooperative. DESMOND: A lot can happen in twenty minutes. ZOE: Sure can. That thing fried your brain. DESMOND: Did it? ZOE: Whatever, doesn’t change that we're gonna... [Sayid suddenly appears from the jungle and attcks and overcomes Widmore's men. He points his g*n at Zoe.] SAYID: [To Zoe] Run. [Zoe flees.] SAYID: Desmond, I don't have time to explain, but these people are extremely dangerous. We need to go now. DESMOND: Aye, of course. Lead the way. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Desmond is lying on the ground, waking up.] PENNY: Hello? You okay? DESMOND: What happened? PENNY: Well, I shook your hand and then you fainted. I must have quite an effect on you. DESMOND: Aye, aye you must have. PENNY: Have we met before? DESMOND: I-I think we'd have remembered it, if we had. PENNY: Yeah. Well, as long as you're sure you're all right. DESMOND: Yeah, I'm fine. Hey, listen, um, would you like to go for a coffee? PENNY: What, now? I'm a sweaty mess. DESMOND: I just fainted in front of you. I'd say we're even. PENNY: There's a coffee shop on the corner of Sweetzer and Melrose. I'll meet you there in an hour. DESMOND: Absolutely. PENNY: Okay. DESMOND: Okay. [She leaves. Desmond smiles and breaths a sigh of relief.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond returns to the limo.] GEORGE: So, did you find what you were looking for? DESMOND: Yes, George, I did. Corner of Melrose and Sweetzer, please. GEORGE: You got it. And if there is anything else I can do for you, Mr. Hume, you just name it. DESMOND: Actually, there is one thing, George. Can you get me the manifest for my flight from Sydney, Oceanic 815, just the names of the passengers? GEORGE: Sure I can. Do you mind if I ask you what you need it for? DESMOND: I just need to show them something...	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x11 - Happily Ever After"}	foreverdreaming
[Black screen with voiceover.] CHANG: In a world of conflict and strife, there is but one fact we all can agree upon... everybody loves Hugo. [Applause is heard as a picture of Hurley fills the screen.] CHANG: Born to humble surroundings, Hugo Reyes has always been a beacon of light for all who cross his path. [Photos of Hurley as a baby are shown.] CHANG: Hugo's lifelong love affair with chicken led him to acquire and then expand the Mr. Cluck's chain into a worldwide phenomenon. [Photos are shown of Mr. Cluck's stores in famous locations across the globe.] CHANG: The exponential growth of Hugo's success was startling. But financial success wasn't the end. It was the beginning. Hugo and giving became synonymous. [A video of Hurley shaking hands with volunteers in hard hats is played.] CHANG: Parks, playgrounds, hospitals, the Mr. Cluck's House for Children... the philanthropy was unparalleled. [Pictures of Hurley at various ribbon cutting ceremonies are shown.] CHANG: Which brings us to this evening and the opening of the Hugo Reyes Palentology Wing at the Golden State Natural History Museum. A lasting beacon of culture that bears the name of one of our city's greatest benefactors. [The previous clips and photos are revealed to have been part of a slide show. Flash sideways timeline - Pierre Chang is speaking in front of a large crowd at a formal banquet.] CHANG: Ladies and gentlemen, our man of the year... Hugo Reyes! [Applause fills the room as the spotlight shifts to Hurley. He stands and modestly accepts the praise. The cheers turn into a standing ovation.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Some time later, Hurley walks through the lobby with his mother while carrying an award in the shape of a dinosaur.] HURLEY: Pretty cool trophy, huh? CARMEN: Mmm hmm, Hugo... HURLEY: Oh, you know we got the Human Fund next Saturday night... can you make it? CARMEN: Another trophy... everybody loves Hugo... you know who doesn't? Women. HURLEY: Ma! CARMEN: You need a woman in your life. Especially one who has not nursed you. HURLEY: That's disgusting. And I'm too busy to meet someone... CARMEN: You're not too busy. You're too scared! HURLEY: I'm not scared! CARMEN: Good, because you have a date tomorrow. HURLEY: I do? CARMEN: Grandpa Tito's neighbor's daughter. Rosalita. She agreed to lunch with you. HURLEY: What's she like? CARMEN: Willing to meet you. HURLEY: Ma-- CARMEN: You're going! She's gonna love you! And if she doesn't... we will find someone who does! [She slaps him.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Hurley kneels at Libby's grave and replaces a wilted flower with a fresh one.] HURLEY: A lot of crazy stuff's been happening... I kind of wish I could talk to you about it in person. A lot of people come to talk to me after they've... you know... gone. It would be nice if you did too. ILANA: Hugo! [Ilana approaches.] ILANA: You ready to go? Once I'm back, we're leaving. HURLEY: Where are you going? ILANA: The Black Rock. If we're going to destroy that plane, we'll need dynamite. HURLEY: You sure that's the right move? ILANA: No. But it's the only move we have. HURLEY: Well... you're the expert. ILANA: Whose grave is this? HURLEY: Her name was Libby. She was in the tail section of the plane. We were gonna have our first date. It was gonna be, like... a picnic. But then she was mrder. ILANA: I'm sorry. HURLEY: Yeah, me too... [Ilana walks away. The whispers are heard.] MICHAEL: Hey! [Hurley sees Michael standing before him.] HURLEY: What are you doing here? MICHAEL: I'm here to stop you from getting everyone klled. Act 2 [Hurley and Michael stare at each other.] MICHAEL: You gonna say something? HURLEY: Why should I trust you? You mrder Libby and Ana Lucia. MICHAEL: That doesn't matter right now. What matters is you going across that island to blow up that plane. People are gonna die. A lot of people, and it's gonna be your fault. HURLEY: What? MICHAEL: Because people are listening to you now, Hurley. JACK: Hurley! [Jack approaches.] JACK: Who are you talking to? HURLEY: Um... no one. JACK: Come on. We're leaving. [Jack walks away.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Hurley sits alone at a restaurant eating chips. A waiter approaches.] WAITER: Can I get you some more homemade tortilla chips? HURLEY: Sure. Whatever... [The waiter begins collecting the extra dining ware opposite Hurley.] HURLEY: Uh... can you leave those? I'm meeting someone. She's running late. WAITER: Right. Chips are on the way. [The waiter walks away.] LIBBY: Hugo? [Hurley looks up from his menu and sees Libby standing before him.] HURLEY: Uh... hi. Nice to meet you. [Hurley gets to his feet and pulls out a chair for her.] HURLEY: Wow! Uh... I wasn't expecting someone like you. LIBBY: Uh... I'm sorry? HURLEY: You know, someone so... pretty. Please, have a seat. [Libby sits down. Hurley returns to his seat.] HURLEY: You don't look like a Rosalita... LIBBY: Oh, uh... my name isn't Rosalita. It's Libby. HURLEY: So... you're not my blind date? LIBBY: No, I... I just saw you from across the room. HURLEY: Well... how did you know my name? LIBBY: Well, if I tell you, you're gonna think I'm crazy. HURLEY: No I won't. [Libby reaches out and grabs his hands.] LIBBY: Hugo, do you believe that two people can be connected? Like soulmates? HURLEY: I guess... LIBBY: You don't remember me, do you? HURLEY: Should I? DR. BROOKS: What are you doing, Elizabeth? Are you bothering this man? [Dr. Brooks approaches the table and speaks to Libby.] LIBBY: No! No, he... he's an old friend. HURLEY: Actually, we just... wait, what? What's going on? DR. BROOKS: I apologize for the intrusion. [He attempts to wrestle Libby from her chair.] DR. BROOKS: Come on. LIBBY: No, Dr. Brooks, if I could just-- HURLEY: Doctor? DR. BROOKS: I'm sorry, she just wandered off. HURLEY: Wandered off from where? LIBBY: Everything that I said, Hugo... I meant it. DR. BROOKS: Forgive us. [Dr. Brooks leads Libby away from the table. Hurley follows them outside and sees them board a van belonging to the Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Ilana returns to the beach camp.] ILANA: Alright, let's go. We have to make it to the outriggers and across the channel to Hydra Island before nightfall. RICHARD: Do you have the dynamite? [She opens her bag to show Richard.] ILANA: Four sticks. Enough to destroy the cockpit and all the instruments. That plane'll never fly. HURLEY: Um... I don't know if that's a good idea. I mean, for one thing, that stuff's really unstable. ILANA: You have to trust me. I've been training my whole life for this. HURLEY: To blow stuff up? ILANA: To protect you! HURLEY: Yeah, but how's blwing up the plane protecting us? ILANA: With that plane gone, that thing won't be able to leave the island. HURLEY: Yeah... well neither will we. And then we'll be stuck here with it and it will be angry at us. [Ilana begins throwing bottles of water into her bag of dynamite.] ILANA: Jacob said Richard will know what to do. And Richard said to blow up the plane, correct? RICHARD: Yes. HURLEY: Well, Jacob never said anything about it to me. I mean... what if Richard's wrong? ILANA: Hugo, I'm looking out for your best interests! All of you! Nothing is more important than this! That thing is evil! And God help us if it ever leaves this island! Because if it-- [Ilana drops her bag and the dynamite explodes, klling her. The blasts knocks everyone else off their feet.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Elsewhere on the Island, Locke carves a wooden stick.] MAN [background conversation]: ...about six feet off the ground. SAWYER: That gonna be a spear? LOCKE: I'm not sure what it's gonna be yet, James. When the time is right, it'll tell me. SAWYER: You talk to wood now? KATE: Sawyer... SAWYER: What? LOCKE: Something I can do for you two? SAWYER: Is there something you can do? How about anything? Those bastards on the other island grabbed Jin and we're just sittin' here twiddlin' our damn thumbs, doin' nothin' about it! LOCKE: There's a difference between doing nothing and waiting. KATE: So what are we waiting for? LOCKE: You were only able to come back to this island because you all did it together. If we're gonna get on that plane and leave, it has to happen the same way. We're waiting for your friends to get here, Kate. Hugo... Sun... Jack. That's the only way we're ever getting off this... Godforsaken rock. KATE: Well, I don't see that happening. LOCKE: Well, let's just hope you're wrong. [Sayid enters the camp.] SAWYER: Where have you been? [Sayid does not respond. He turns to Locke.] SAYID: Can I speak to you in private? LOCKE: Absolutely. [They walk into the jungle together.] LOCKE: Everything go alright? SAYID: Yes. LOCKE: Did Widmore see you? SAYID: No, but his people did. LOCKE: And you let them live? SAYID: I didn't see the point of klling them when I had what I came for. LOCKE: So you found what they were hiding in the submarine? SAYID: I most certainly did. [Sayid pulls back some bushes to reveal Desmond, bound to a tree.] Act 3 [Hurley looks through Ilana's possessions, including a book (Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground" in Russian) and the pouch containing Jacob's ashes. Nearby, Richard empties out a bag.] BEN: Now what? RICHARD: We get more dynamite. Or else she died for nothing. JACK: Maybe she died to show us to stay the hell away from dynamite. RICHARD: Well Jack, that's a risk I'm willing to take. JACK: Richard, I promised Sun that I'd get her off this island. RICHARD: Well Jack, I... I wish you hadn't done that. If it makes you feel any better, you can blame it on me. HURLEY: I think Richard's right. It's the only choice we've got. Trust me, Jack. JACK: Okay. RICHARD: Good. Let's get moving. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - a cashier calls out order numbers at a Mr. Cluck's.] CASHIER: 38! Number 38! [Hurley walks up to the counter.] CASHIER: Mr. Reyes! What an honor! HURLEY: Give me a bucket. Family size. CASHIER: Of course. Right away, sir. [Moments later, Hurley sits eating his bucket of chicken, he notices Desmond watching him.] WOMAN: 41! Number 41! HURLEY: What? DESMOND: I'm sorry. Have I seen you before? HURLEY: I own the place. Maybe you saw my commercial. You want a Cluckateer key chain? DESMOND: No, it's not that. Were you on Oceanic flight 815? About a week ago... from Sydney. HURLEY: Uh... yeah. DESMOND: So was I. HURLEY: Wow, what a coincidence... DESMOND: Listen, you mind if I join you while I wait for my order? [Desmond sits down.] HURLEY: Be my guest... DESMOND: Ooh... that is a lot of chicken! HURLEY: I eat when I'm depressed! DESMOND: Ah! So what's her name? HURLEY: I met a girl on a blind date the other night. DESMOND: And you didn't... it didn't go how you hoped? HURLEY: Mmm, she's totally awesome... except for one thing. She's crazy! DESMOND: Well, all women are a little bit crazy, brother... HURLEY: No, this one actually lives in the loony bin. I mean, I saw the van. She's full on nuts. I mean, she started sane... but then, she told me that we already knew each other. And that, I'd remember! DESMOND: Tell me something...did you believe her when she said she knew you? HURLEY: Yeah. Kinda... DESMOND: Now, I say go with your gut. You know, maybe you should... you should try to find out where she thinks she knew you from before you give up on her. CASHIER: 42! Order 42! DESMOND: Ah! That's me, brother. Well, uh... it was nice bumpin' into ya. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Locke approaches Desmond.] LOCKE: Hello. DESMOND: Hello. LOCKE: I'm sorry Sayid tied you up but he was afraid you would run before we had a chance to talk. DESMOND: I don't blame him. Although, as I explained to him before he left... I have nowhere to run to, brother. LOCKE: Well, if that's not the best argument against captivity that I've ever heard, I don't know what is. [Locke frees Desmond.] LOCKE: Would you mind if I asked you a couple of questions, Desmond? DESMOND: Not at all. LOCKE: Why did Charles Widmore bring you back to the island? DESMOND: Considering I was kidnapped, you'd have to ask him. [Locke looks at Sayid.] SAYID: They had him under armed guard. DESMOND: He threw me into a wood shack and blasted me with a massive amount of electromagnetism. LOCKE: If you don't mind my asking, Desmond... how could you be sure what it was that he blasted you with? DESMOND: Experience. [Locke is unsettled by Desmond's demeanor.] LOCKE: Do you know who I am? DESMOND: Of course. You're John Locke. [Locke looks at Sayid.] LOCKE: Head back to camp. I'll be back soon. SAYID: Where are you going? LOCKE: Desmond and I need to take a walk. [Sayid leaves. Locke pulls Desmond to his feet.] LOCKE: There's something I'd like to show you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Elsewhere on the Island, Richard, Miles, Frank, Ben, Jack and Sun are walking down a jungle path.] BEN: Kinda makes you think, doesn't it? JACK: What's that? BEN: Ilana. There she was - handpicked by Jacob, trained to come and protect you candidates, no sooner does she tell you who you are, then she blows up. The Island was done with her. Makes me wonder what's gonna happen when it's done with us. [They arrive at the Black Rock.] RICHARD: All right everyone, this might take a few minutes. I don't want anyone but me handling that dynamite, so I'm gonna go it alone. Where's Hugo? JACK: I thought he was up front with you HURLEY [running and screaming]: Run! Run! Go! Go! Go! Go! [The Black Rock explsin tumbles everyone to the ground. Hurley makes it to his feet.] RICHARD: Why the hell did you do that?! HURLEY: I'm protecting us. Act 4 RICHARD: What the hell were you thinking?! JACK: Calm down. RICHARD: Now what-what are we supposed to do now? JACK: That's it. That's enough. RICHARD: We're dad. We're all dad. [Richard storms off.] MILES: A warning might have been nice there, Hugo. HURLEY: I did say "Run." MILES: Why'd you do that? HURLEY: Michael told me to. MILES: Who? HURLEY: Michael. He's one of the people who come back and yell at me after they die. He told me I had to stop everyone from blwing up the plane. So...no dynamite, no more blwing up. MILES: That happen a lot? dad people yelling at you? HURLEY: It happens enough. MILES: And you just listen to whatever they say? HURLEY: dad people are more reliable than alive people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Large photo of tropical island on a wall.] DR. BROOKS: How can I help you, Mr. Reyes? [Dr. Brooks sits behind the desk of his office.] HURLEY: Want to ask you about that girl the other day. Libby? I was wondering if maybe I could see her. DR. BROOKS: I don't think that's a good idea. She's not well. HURLEY: Clearly, she's well enough for, like, a fajita field trip. DR. BROOKS: Well, that's my mistake. I misjudged her condition. HURLEY: Her condition? DR. BROOKS: She has issues with reality. HURLEY: What do you mean? DR. BROOKS: I just think it probably wouldn't be a good idea for you to see her right now. It'll only confuse her. HURLEY: You said "probably", which means you might make an exception. DR. BROOKS: Well, perhaps for family. HURLEY: Or a generous donor? DR. BROOKS: I'm sorry. HURLEY [takes out a checkbook]: The rec room looked pretty gnarly on my way in. What do you think 100K might buy? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the rec room, Hugo watches a man play Connect Four. Other patients are moving about. Libby is escorted into the room. Libby and Hugo wave to each other. She sits down at his table.] LIBBY: You remembered? HURLEY: No. I'm sorry. LIBBY: Then why are you here? HURLEY: Where is it you think you know me from? LIBBY: Um, I'm not sure. I...I know it won't make sense. HURLEY: Try me. LIBBY: A few days ago, I was watching TV, and one of your commercials came on. And the moment that I saw you, it was like I was ht over the hand. All these memories came washing back...of my life...only...it was...another life. HURLEY: What kind of memories? LIBBY: There was a plane crash...and uh...I was on an island. HURLEY: And I was there? LIBBY: Think so. We...knew each other. We...liked each other. And then when I got here, it was almost like I'd been here before. And for some reason, Hugo, I have a memory of you being here, too. HURLEY: Um... This is the first time I've ever been in a mental hospital. LIBBY: Yeah, I know. But I can't get you out of my brain. That's why the other night when I saw you, I had to talk to you, because if you remembered me... HURLEY: I wish I could, Libby. But...I can't. I'm sorry. LIBBY: It's okay. It's okay. I'm crazy. HURLEY: Yeah, probably, but...we all got something, right? I mean, it takes a lot of guts to go up to a total stranger and tell them you know them from some bizarro alternate universe. I'm scared just saying "hi" to a girl. LIBBY: You're doing fine. [Hurley laughs.] HURLEY: Hey, can you ever like, like...get outta here? On day pass or... LIBBY: Yeah, I'm here voluntarily. HURLEY: Well...would you like to do something? LIBBY: You mean...a date? HURLEY: Uh...yeah. LIBBY: I'd love that. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Locke leading Desmond through the jungle.] LOCKE: Remind me, Desmond - how long were you down in that hatch, pushing that button? DESMOND: Three years. LOCKE: And here you are, back for more. If I didn't know better, I'd say this island has it in for you. DESMOND: Do you know better? LOCKE: Excuse me? DESMOND: Well, there's nothing special about me, brother. This island has it in for all of us. LOCKE: Yes, it does. [Locke looks upset at something behind Desmond in the jungle.] DESMOND [turns his head]: What? [A boy, with his hand on a tree, stares at them.] DESMOND: Who's that? LOCKE: Just ignore him. [Locke walks away.] DESMOND: Do you know that boy? LOCKE: I said ignore him! [The boy smiles broadly and departs.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back at the exploded and burning "Black Rock".] JACK: Where you going? RICHARD: Ben, back at the DHARMA barracks - there's still grenades there? explsives? BEN: Yes, I think so. RICHARD: Then that's where we're going. JACK: Maybe we should talk about this a minute. RICHARD: Talk? There's no time to talk, but if you know what we need to do, if you know how we stop that thing from leaving the Island without blwing that plane up, then let's hear it. Let's all hear it. HURLEY: I know what we need to do. RICHARD: Really? What's that? HURLEY: We have to go talk to Locke. BEN: Are you trying to get us klled? HURLEY: It's not my idea. It's his. [He points to nothing] Jacob says we have to talk to Locke. RICHARD: Jacob's here right now? HURLEY: Yeah. RICHARD: Ask him what the island is. HURLEY: What? RICHARD: A while back, Jacob told me what the Island was, and if he's really standing here right next to me, then just ask him. HURLEY: I don't have to prove anything to you, Richard. You either come with me or you can keep trying to blow stuff up. Your call, dude. RICHARD: He's lying. Jacob isn't telling us what to do. Because Jacob never tells us what to do. I'm going to make this simple. If that thing leaves the island, that's it. I-it's over. MILES: What's over? RICHARD: Everything. I'm destroying that plane and I can use all the help I can get. Who's coming with me? BEN: I am. MILES: I saw that thing in action, man. It doesn't want to talk. Sorry. RICHARD: Anyone else? [Lapidus shakes his head and Sun stays seated.] JACK: Sorry, Richard. If Jacob says we go talk to Locke, we go talk to Locke. I'm going with Hugo. HURLEY: Really? [Jack nods his head.] RICHARD: Don't get in our way. [Richard leaves with Miles and Ben. Jack stands and approaches Hurley.] JACK: All right, Hurley. Let's go talk to Locke. Act 5 [Hurley, Jack, Frank and Sun are walking through the jungle. Sun writes on notepad "Did we make a mistake?" and shows Frank.] LAPIDUS: Probably. HURLEY: So what do you think we should...say to Locke when we get there? I mean, how do you break the ice with a smoke monster? JACK: I wouldn't worry about it. Something tells me he's going to do most of the talking. HURLEY: Or he could just kll us all. JACK: Yeah. He could. HURLEY: I didn't see Jacob back there. I just said it because I wanted everyone to listen to me. JACK: I know. HURLEY: Then why'd you come with me? JACK: Ever since Juliet died - ever since I got her klled - all I've wanted was to fix it. But I can't. I can't ever fix it. You've no idea how hard it is for me to sit back and listen to other people tell me what I should do...but I think maybe that's the point...maybe I'm supposed to let go. HURLEY: Unless you letting go gets us klled. Going to see Locke was my idea, not Jacob's. JACK: Hurley, you asked me to trust you. This is me trusting you. HURLEY: It's a good thing you do, dude, because I have no idea where I'm going. [The whispers are heard. Jack and Frank ready their gn.] HURLEY: Wait. It's cool, I think I know what these things are. LAPIDUS: Oh yeah? What the hell are they? HURLEY: Wait here. [Hurley goes a short distance into the jungle alone.] HURLEY: Hey, you around? Michael? [Michael steps out of the jungle.] HURLEY: You're stuck on the Island aren't you? MICHAEL: [nodding] 'Cause of what I did. HURLEY: And...there're others out here like you, aren't there? That's what the whispers are? MICHAEL: Yeah. We're the ones who can't move on. HURLEY: Do you know where Locke is? [Michael points to a light some distance away.] MICHAEL: There. HURLEY: Thanks. Is...is there anything I can do to...help you? MICHAEL: Don't get yourself klled. HURLEY: Okay. MICHAEL: And Hurley, if you ever do see Libby again, tell her I'm very sorry. HURLEY: I'll be sure and do that, dude. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Hurley and Libby are setting up a picnic on a beach.] HURLEY: I got like, six different kinds of cheeses. I don't even know what they are, but the lady at the store said they were good, so...figured you'd like cheese because...everybody likes cheese. [Libby stares out to sea.] HURLEY: Something wrong? LIBBY: No, not wrong, just...off. HURLEY: Have you been here before? LIBBY: No. It's just being here with you...feels so familiar. It's like a date we never had. Wow I sound completely insane, don't I? HURLEY: No...not completely. LIBBY: Why do you even want to be with me? HURLEY: Why do you want to be with me? LIBBY: What? HURLEY: C'mon. Look at me. LIBBY: I wanna be with you because I like you. HURLEY: Yeah but, you like me because...well...you're...delusional. [They kiss. Hurley sees flashes of them kissing in on the Island.] LIBBY: What? What's wrong? HURLEY: Whoa, dude. LIBBY: What? HURLEY: I...I think I'm remembering stuff. LIBBY: You are? You mean I'm not crazy? HURLEY: No, I don't think you are. [We see Desmond has been watching them from his parked car. He drives away.] Act 6 [On-Island - Locke leads Desmond through the jungle to an old stone well.] LOCKE: We're here. DESMOND: What is it? LOCKE: It's a well. [Desmond approaches the well and looks down.] LOCKE: Let me guess. You're wondering how deep it is? DESMOND: You read my mind. [Locke drops a torch down the well, it falls some distance and lands with a splash.] LOCKE: You have any idea how old this well is, Desmond? DESMOND: Very old? LOCKE: That's exactly right, very old. So old in fact, that the people who dug this well did it completely by hand. God knows how long it took 'em. DESMOND: That seems like a lot of work just to get some water. LOCKE: Oh, they weren't looking for water. They were looking for answers. A long time ago places like the one we're standing at right now made compass needles spin. And the people holding the compasses needed to know why, so they dug. DESMOND: Did they find what they were looking for? LOCKE: No, they didn't. The reason I wanted you to see this, Desmond, is because Charles Widmore is not interested in answers, he's only interested in power. And he brought you back to the Island so that you could help him find what he's looking for. After all, this isn't the only well. DESMOND: And that's the reason you wanted me to see this? LOCKE: Why aren't you afraid? DESMOND: Excuse me? LOCKE: You're out here, middle of the jungle, with me, not a person on earth even knows you're here. Why aren't you afraid DESMOND: What is the point in being afraid? [Locke pushes Desmond into the well.] DESMOND: Aah! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Locke returns to his camp.] SAYID: How's our friend? LOCKE: You don't have to worry about him any more. [Sayid walks off and Sawyer approaches.] SAWYER: Where you been? LOCKE: I went for a walk, James. SAWYER: Well, now that you've stretched your legs, maybe you can-- [Hurley arrives.] SAWYER: Son of a bitch. HURLEY: Ummm...hey. LOCKE: Hello, Hugo. HURLEY: I don't know who you are, dude, or what you want, but we have to talk to you. LOCKE: We? HURLEY: There are other people with me. The thing is...you got wapon and we got wapon, and I don't want anyone to get hurt...or klled. So, we're not gonna do anything. I want your word that you're not gonna do anything either. [Locke hands Hurley his Kn*fe.] LOCKE: You have my word. HURLEY: Okay guys, come on out. [Frank, Sun and Jack arrive. Sun looks around for Jin, but does not see him.] LOCKE: Hello, Jack. [Jack notices Locke and the two share a long moment of eye contact.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Locke is crossing the road in his wheelchair, Desmond waits in his parked car. Ben knocks on the car window.] BEN: Hello there. You wating for someone in particular? DESMOND: Excuse me? BEN: Well, I noticed you've been parked here a while watching the kids, and well, it is a school. Do you have a child who goes here? DESMOND: No. No. I was um, uh, I just moved to the neighborhood, and um, and, uh, I'm looking for a school for my son. BEN: What's your son's name? DESMOND: Charlie. BEN: Well, as a teacher here I can vouch for it completely. It's a wonderful school. DESMOND: That's great to hear, thanks. Well, it was nice talking to you. BEN: Have a good day. [Desmond starts his car and accelerates into Locke, who bounces over roof and onto the road. Ben rushes towards Locke.] BEN: Call 911, do it now! Mr. Locke? Oh, my God. Don't, don't move. We're gonna get you to the hospital. Mr. Locke? Mr. Locke? Can you hear me?	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x12 - Everybody Loves Hugo"}	foreverdreaming
[On-Island - Hurley, Sun, Jack, and Frank have just arrived at the Man in Black's camp.] LOCKE: Hello, Jack. I was hoping you'd come. [Hurley hands Locke his torch.] LOCKE: I think we have some catching up to do. [Jack walks up to Hurley.] JACK: Hurley. This was your idea. You alright with me talking with him alone? HURLEY: [Handing Jack a gn.] It's all you, dude. JACK: [To Locke] Alright, let's catch up. [Jack and Locke walk away. They arrive at a clearing. Locke sits down on a log. Jack remains standing, facing Locke.] JACK: Look just like him. LOCKE: Does it bother you? JACK: No, what bothers me is I don't have any idea what the hell you are. LOCKE: Sure you do. [Jack kneels.] JACK: Why John Locke? LOCKE: Because he was stupid enough to believe that he'd been brought here for a reason. Because he pursued that belief until it got him klled. And because you were kind enough to bring his body back here in a nice wooden box. JACK: He had to be dad before you could look like him. LOCKE: That's right. [Jack nods.] JACK: Who else have you looked like? LOCKE: Jack, what do you really want to ask me? JACK: The third day we were here I saw... I chased my father through the jungle... my, my dad father. Was that you? LOCKE: Yes, that was me. JACK: Why? LOCKE: You needed to find water. This may be hard for you to believe, Jack, but all I've ever been interested in is helping you. JACK: To help me? To do what? LOCKE: Leave. But because Jacob chose you, you were trapped on this Island, before you even got here. Now Jacob's dad. We don't have to be trapped anymore. We can get on an airplane and fly away anytime we want to. JACK: If we can just fly away whenever we want, why are you still here? LOCKE: Because it has to be all of us. [Jack looks momentarily emotional.] LOCKE: What? JACK: John Locke was the only one of us that ever believed in this place. He did everything he could to keep us from leaving this island. LOCKE: John Locke was not a believer, Jack. [They both stand] He was a sucker. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Locke is in an ambulance.] EMT #1: [Talking into a radio.] Sinus tach at one-thirty. BP dropping. Last read was sixty-two over thirty possibly due to internal bleeding. MAN ON RADIO: Any signs of neurological damage? EMT #1: No response in lower reflexes. BEN: That's because he's a paraplegic. EMT #1: You know this man? BEN: Yes, he's a substitute teacher at my school. His name is Locke... Mr. Locke. I don't know his first name, but he uses a wheelchair. Where is it? EMT #1: Smashed to pieces. That thing probably saved his life. BEN: I saw the man that did this... the, the ht-and-run driver. He, he was at our school-- EMT #1: When we get to the hospital you can talk to the cops. Do you know anyone we can contact for him? BEN: I have no idea. Like I said, I barely know him. LOCKE: Helen. BEN: What did you say? LOCKE: Helen Norwood. I was gonna marry her. BEN: Well, you're still gonna marry her 'cause you're gonna be okay, Mr. Locke. LOCKE: John. My name is John. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [An EMT opens the doors to the ambulance and Locke is wheeled out.] EMT #1: Blunt-force trauma victim. Late forties, male. He needs a CT scan. [Sun is being wheeled out of another ambulance right next to the one Locke was just wheeled out of.] EMT #2: We got a gn sht wound here. Female, entry wound. Upper right quadrant. JIN: [Walking next to Sun's stretcher.] Baby! Baby! EMT #2: Yes, sir, I understand. She's pregnant. We're gonna take good care of her. Five-hundred cc's JIN: Baby! EMT #2: External blood loss. JIN: Baby! EMT #2: We're gonna do everything we can. SUN: 안돼... 안돼! [Subtitle: No...No!] JIN: 왜 그래? [Subtitle: Sun, what is it?] SUN: 저 사람... 저 사람이야! 저 사람... [Subtitle: It's him! It's him! It's him!] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Locke and Jack are walking through the jungle.] [Locke hears something and they stop suddenly, looking into the darkness.] JACK: What is it? LOCKE: You can come out! [Claire appears and approaches them.] LOCKE: You following us, Claire? CLAIRE: Yeah. LOCKE: Why? CLAIRE: 'Cause he's my brother. [Claire smiles.] LOCKE: Looks like you two have a lot of catching up to do. I'll leave you to it. [Locke leaves, handing Jack the torch.] JACK: Claire, I'm... I'm so sorry th-- CLAIRE: Did he tell you? That he was the one pretending to be our father? JACK: Yeah. Yeah, he told me. CLAIRE: You know, I pretty much gave up hoping that you'd ever come back. Now that you're here... [Clare pauses, sighs, then smiles.] CLAIRE: It's... it's good to see you, Jack. JACK: Yeah, it's good to see you too. CLAIRE: You know, I-I never really had much in the way of family, so it...really means a lot that you're coming with us. JACK: Actually, I haven't-I haven't decided if I'm coming with you. CLAIRE: Yeah, you have. JACK: What do you mean? CLAIRE: You decided the moment you let him talk to you, just like the rest of us. So, yeah, whether you like it or not, you're with him now. Act 2 [Back at the Man in Black's camp.] HURLEY: Has he got a submarine? SAWYER: [whispers] Keep your voice down, damn it. Yeah, Widmore's got a sub. We can use it to get off this rock. HURLEY: Are we gonna tell Sun? SAWYER: Kate's telling her now. Thought we might want to avoid huddles. HURLEY: What about Sayid? SAWYER: Sayid ain't invited. He's gone over to the dark side. HURLEY: Yeah, but you can always bring people back from the dark side. I mean, Anakin-- SAWYER: Who the hell's Anakin? Look, just keep your mouth shut. Don't say nothing to no one. CLAIRE: Hey. HURLEY: Hey, Claire. CLAIRE: Hey, Hurley. HURLEY: You look great. [Sawyer looks past Hurley and Claire embracing at Locke and Jack returning to camp.] LOCKE: It's so nice to have everyone back together again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sawyer eating an apple and walking in police station.] SAWYER: Want an apple? [Kate doesn't respond.] SAWYER: Hey, Schaub, I'm the one who brought her in. Wanna give us a minute? [Officer Schaub nods and leaves.] SAWYER: Katherine Anne Austen. You're wanted for arson, asault on a federal officer, mrder in the first degree. [Background indistinct police radio chatter.] SAWYER: Funny, you don't strike me as the mrder kind. KATE: That's because I'm not. SAWYER: You be sure and mention that to feds when they get here. KATE: There something you wanted? SAWYER: You remember me? The airport? We were on the same flight from Sydney. KATE: Yeah, I remember. SAWYER: Well, don't you think it's weird--you and me being on the same flight, having that little meet-up in the elevator? And a week later--boom, of all the cars in Los Angeles, you smash into mine. Almost like someone's trying to put us together. KATE: Are you hitting on me? SAWYER: [laughs] It'd never work, sweetheart. I'm a cop, you're a mrder. KATE: I already told you, I'm not a mrder. SAWYER: Yeah, well, I'm still a cop. KATE: So, why didn't you arrest me? SAWYER: I did arrest you. KATE: No, in L.A.X., the elevator, you saw I was wearing handcuffs. SAWYER: I didn't see any handcuffs. All I saw was a pretty lady who needed the door held open for her. KATE: You know what I think? I think you let me go because you went to Australia, and you didn't want anyone to know you were there. Should I tell that to the feds when they get here? SAWYER: Oh, I like you. KATE: Mm. MILES: Jim, got a live one. Come on. SAWYER: Sorry, duty calls. MILES: We caught a multiple homicide at a restaurant. Victims were a lowlife named Keamy and three gons on his payroll. Korean female GSW at the scene, and her boyfriend witnessed it, but he doesn’t speak English. SAWYER: Any suspects? MILES: Yeah, an ATM surveillance camera grabbed this jabroni fleeing the scene. SAWYER: All righty. Put a name to that face. [Security tape film shows Sayid leaving a building.] That's our bad guy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - At Locke's camp, Kate and Jack are sitting together looking at Sayid across the camp.] KATE: He's different now. JACK: [nods] Guess we're all different now. KATE: So what did Locke say to you? JACK: Said that he wants to leave, and we all have to go together. KATE: And do you believe him? JACK: I'm not sure yet. [Sound of a rfle cock as Zoe walks into camp.] MAN: Hands up. Stop right there. ZOE: Where's the man in charge? HURLEY: Who's she? SAWYER: That's Widmore's number two. [Locke comes out of a tent and smiles at Zoe.] LOCKE: What can I do for you? ZOE: You took something from us, and we want it back. LOCKE: I'm sorry. I don't know what you're talking about. [Zoe reaches for something in her back pocket. rfles cock.] LOCKE: It's okay. ZOE: [speaking into walkie-talkie] Do you have fix on my position? MAN: Roger that. ZOE: Show them what we're capable of. [Whistling sound overhead, followed by a loud explsin. Everyone ducks, except Locke, who does not flinch.] ZOE: You have until nightfall to return what you took; or next time, we won't miss. [Zoe tosses walkie-talkie to Locke, who catches it.] ZOE: Call me when you're ready for us to pick him up. [Zoe walks off. Locke drops walkie-talkie to the ground and smashes it with the stick he had whittled.] LOCKE: Well...here we go. Act 3 [Flash sideways - Claire enters a building and speaks with man at reception desk.] CLAIRE: Uh, hi. I have an appointment with the Western Pacific Adoption Agency. MAN: Fifteenth floor, and sign in, please. CLAIRE: Sure. [Claire signs in. Looks up suspiciously at Desmond as he addresses her.] DESMOND: Hey there. How are you? Uh, we met at the airport. The, uh, the baggage claim. CLAIRE: Oh, yeah, right. DESMOND: Nice. I'm Desmond. Desmond Hume. Um, I never got your name. Uh... [looks at the sign-in sheet.] "Claire Littleton." So--So how you doin'? CLAIRE: Um, I'm okay. Better now. I actually had a bit of a scare, ended up in the hospital. DESMOND: Oh, no. I'm sorry. Are you... CLAIRE: Oh, no. All good now, so... Oh, by the way, uh, you were right. It's a boy. DESMOND: I have a nose for these things. Look, um...excuse me if this sounds a bit personal, but I couldn't help noticing you're going to an adoption agency...alone. CLAIRE: Uh...yeah. You're right. It is personal. DESMOND: No, I just meant that you should have some--some legal representation. CLAIRE: What, are you a lawyer? DESMOND: No, no. But, uh, it just so happens that I'm on my to see one. You know, adoption contracts are complicated; and, you should be careful because you could find yourself in a situation that's irreversible. CLAIRE: Yeah, I-I don't have money for a lawyer. [Desmond follows Claire onto an elevator, she presses 15th floor button.] CLAIRE: What floor? DESMOND: Um...I'm--I'm going to 15 as well. Look, this, um, this attorney I'm seeing--she's excellent. Uh, you know, plus, she owes me a favor. So...why don't you just come and meet her? You know, I think she could really help you. [Claire and Desmond leave elevator.] DESMOND: Look, I promise you it won't cost you a cent. Please. It'd be my absolute pleasure. CLAIRE: Uh, sure. DESMOND: Great, this way. [Desmond holds a door open for Claire. They enter a law office and stop at receptionist.] DESMOND: Hi. Uh, Desmond Hume to see Miss Verdansky, please. RECEPTIONIST: [types at computer] Oh, yes, Mrs. Hume, she's expecting you. Have a seat. DESMOND: Great. CLAIRE: Hey, um...thank you. DESMOND: You're very welcome. ILANA: [with an American accent] Desmond! [They embrace and kiss on the cheek.] DESMOND: Ah, Ilana. Uh, Claire, this is Ilana. Ilana, I'd like you to meet a friend of mine, Claire Littleton. ILANA: Claire Littleton, um... DESMOND: I was hoping you'd be able to help her, um... ILANA: I'm sorry...Claire Littleton from Australia? CLAIRE: Um, do I know you? ILANA: No, but this is a quite a coincidence. We've been looking for you. Desmond, do you mind if I speak with Miss Littleton alone for a few minutes? DESMOND: No, absolutely fine. Go right ahead. [Claire follows Ilana away from reception area.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Claire walks into Locke's camp and goes to Hurley.] LOCKE: Listen up, everyone. CLAIRE: Hey. What's going on? HURLEY: People trying to kll us again. LOCKE: All this is happening a bit sooner than I'd expected, but these people have forced our hand, claiming we stole something from them, trying to provoke us into a confrontation. Well, if that's what they want, that's what they'll get. Gather your things, we're going to the other island and we're getting on that plane. James, I need your help with something. [They walk away as Jack watches them.] LOCKE: There's a boat moored just a few hours down the shore from here. I want you to get it and meet the rest of us on the other side of these bluffs. [Locke shows James a map] We'll all sail over to the other island together. SAWYER: How come we're not all heading for it together? LOCKE: The bigger the group, the slower it moves. SAWYER: All right. I could use another pair of hands. LOCKE: Take whoever you want. SAWYER: How about it, Freckles? Know anything about sailing? KATE: I know enough. LOCKE: Good. We'll be waitin' for ya. Sayid, you got a minute? [Jack watches Sayid follow Locke. Sawyer approaches Jack.] SAWYER: [whispers] Give me a hand with something? [Jack follows Sawyer] Listen up, 'cause I’m only gonna say this once. We're not going to that rendezvous point to pick up Locke. I got a deal with Widmore. JACK: What kind of deal? SAWYER: Just listen. First chance you get, double back, hoof it to this spot. [points to map] There's an old dock. Grab Hugo, Sun and Lapidus. Kate and I will meet you there. JACK: What about Sayid and Claire? SAWYER: Sayid's a zombie and Claire's nuts. She gave up her ticket when she tried to kll Kate. And I ain't gonna let that happen again. It's Hugo, Sun and the pilot. Only them. Understand? JACK: But, how am I supposed to get us away from--from Locke? SAWYER: You figure it out. [Sawyer hands map to Jack and goes to Kate.] SAWYER: Ready to roll? KATE: What was that all about? SAWYER: Guy talk. [Kate looks at Jack as she leaves with Sawyer.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Locke and Sayid, away from camp.] LOCKE: I need you to go out to where I've got Desmond. SAYID: I thought you weren't going to give him back. LOCKE: I'm not. You're gonna kll him. And that's not gonna be a problem, is it, Sayid? You do still want what you asked me for, right? SAYID: Yes, I do. LOCKE: Then, go do what I said. [Sayid walks away. Locke heads back to camp.] Act 4 [Sayid, gn in hand, walks toward the well. Points gn at Desmond, who is bloody and sitting in shallow water.] DESMOND: So what did he offer ya? If you're gonna sht me in cold blood, brother...I think I have a right to know what you're getting in exchange for it. SAYID: He told me I could get something back I lost. DESMOND: And what did you lose? SAYID: The woman I loved. DESMOND: And where is she now? SAYID: dad. DESMOND: And what makes you think Locke can bring her back? SAYID: I died...and he brought me back. DESMOND: So, what will you tell her? SAYID: What do you mean? DESMOND: This woman--when she asks you what you did to be with her again...what will you tell her? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sayid rushes into the home of his brother and Nadia. He grabs a bag and suitcase.] NADIA: [smiling] Sayid. What's going on? SAYID: Everything will be okay for you now. I took care of it. NADIA: What do you mean? Where are you going? SAYID: I have to leave. NADIA: Did you hurt someone? SAYID: Nadia, I'm leaving. And I'm never going to be able to come back again. [Doorbell rings.] NADIA: What did you do, Sayid? SAYID [whispers]: Stall them. [Nadia goes to the door.] NADIA: Who is it? MILES: LAPD. NADIA: May I see some identification? [Miles holds his badge up to the window.] MILES: Can you open the door, please. [Nadia opens the door.] Mrs. Jarrah, I'm Detective Straume. I need to ask you some questions. You have a few minutes? [Miles sees the suitcases and looks at Nadia. Sayid leaves through the rear door, but is tripped by a hose held by Sawyer, who points a gn at Sayid.] SAWYER: That's good, stay down. [Handcuffs Sayid.] Sayid Jarrah, you're under arrest. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Sawyer peers out from the jungle to a boat off shore.] SAWYER: Thar she blows. [Sawyer and Kate walk onto the beach.] You ready to get wet? KATE: Ah. You sure this is a good idea? SAWYER: You see a bridge? KATE: Going back to get Locke. SAWYER: Course not. It's a terrible idea, which is why we ain't doing it. KATE: What? SAWYER: We're gonna ditch Locke. You, me Jack, Hurley, Sun and that pilot that looks like he's stepped off the set of a Burt Reynolds movie. KATE: When were you planning on telling me this? SAWYER: Now. KATE: Wait, you didn't say Claire. SAWYER: She ain't coming. The Claire you came back for is gone. KATE: I promised I would bring her back. SAWYER: That was before she started drinkin' Locke's kool-aid. She's dangerous, you really want her around Aaron? Let's go. We ain't got much time. [Sawyer and Kate swim to boat.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Locke leads his group through the jungle.] JACK: Hey, Claire. CLAIRE: Jack. JACK: How long have you been with Locke? CLAIRE: Ever since you left. JACK: So you trust him? CLAIRE: Yeah. JACKS: Why? CLAIRE: 'Cause he's the only one that didn't abandon me. [Locke's followers are walking single file and go in the direction that he points. Locke looks down the line and talks to Sun.] LOCKE: Sun. Have you seen Sayid? He was supposed to catch up with us about a half a mile back. [She doesn't answer.] Oh, the silent treatment? [She takes out a note pad from her bag and writes]: "You did this to me!" LOCKE: [scoffs] I'm sorry, Sun, but I didn't do anything to you. [Locke touches Cindy's shoulder.] James should be on his way by now. Just keep everyone moving to the beach, I'll catch up with you there. CINDY: Where are you going? LOCKE: I wanna make sure nobody got left behind. [Jack watches Locke leave.] JACK: Hurley, wait up. HURLEY: Yeah? JACK: Sun. [Sun and Lapidus go over to Jack and Hurley. Claire is observing.] JACK: We have to go now. LAPIDUS: Go where? JACK: There's no time. We just gotta go. Follow me. HURLEY: Um, I think we should stick to Sawyer's plan, or he'll be really pissed. JACK: This is Sawyer's plan. Let's go! [Claire angrily watches as Jack, Hurley, Sun, Lapidus run away.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sayid is walking through jungle, with gn in hand.] LOCKE: Sayid. Where have you been? SAYID: Doing what you asked. LOCKE: Then, what took you so long? SAYID: I just sht an unarmed man. I needed a moment. LOCKE: Did you kll him, Sayid? SAYID: Of course, I did. [Sayid smirks.] Go and check, if you like. LOCKE: Come on, we have a boat to catch. [Locke walks off. Sayid hesitatingly follows.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jack, Hurley, Sun and Frank are running along the shore, looking for Sawyer's pick up point. They stop, and Jack checks his map.] LAPIDUS: Hope you know where you're going. Because that smoke thing runs a hell of a lot faster than we do. JACK: Sawyer said there'd be a dock around here somewhere. HURLEY: There they are! [Kate and Sawyer are waiting on the boat.] KATE: Hey. SAWYER: Alright, let's go. Everybody on board, let's go! [Jack's group board the vessel.] LAPIDUS: Sailin' home on this, huh? SAWYER: Won't work, not without a bearing. For three years the only DHARMA folk ever got on or off this Island was by sub, so that's what we're doin'. Nice job, doc. HURLEY: Uh oh. [Claire emerges from the jungle, rfle cocked.] CLAIRE: Where are you going? KATE: Claire...it's okay. JACK: Kate. KATE: We're leaving the Island. CLAIRE: Then, uh, why aren't you waiting for John? KATE: Because that's not John, and whoever he is, he's not one of us. Claire, come with us. I can get you back to Aaron. SAWYER: Wait a damn minute- KATE: Sawyer shut up. She is coming or I'm not. Come with us Claire. CLAIRE: [shaking her head] John promised me- KATE: No I'm promising you. I was there when he was born, and I never should have raised him, it should have been you. I came back to get you so you can be with him again. It's the only reason I came back to the Island, Claire. So please come with us. Let's go home. [Claire lowers her rfle and approaches the boat.] SAWYER: Alright, get on the boat before Locke gets here. [Kate takes Claire's rfle from her.] CLAIRE: He finds out we're gone, he's gonna be mad. Act 5 [Flash sideways - Jack and David are enter a building. Jack's cellphone rings.] JACK: [to David] It's your mom. [answering the call] Hey. Yeah, we just got here. Thank you. Uhh, I don't know, I'll have him home as soon as I can, maybe like 5 o'clock? [David gestures to him.] JACK: Actually, um, we might grab a bite to eat afterwards, so...maybe more like 7? Alright. Yeah, yeah I'll drop him off. [He closes the phone.] JACK: [to David] Hey. You know, hearing your grandfather's will being read, I know it's not the most fun, but it'll be over soon, I promise, and it's okay to be sad. DAVID: I'm sad for you, Dad. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Inside the Sweetzer-Verdansky offices.] ILANA: Mr. Shephard. JACK: [shaking her hand] Hello. ILANA: And you must be David. DAVID: [shaking her hand] Hi. ILANA: We're set up in the conference room. I've got a surprise for you. Do you believe in fate? [David looks to Jack, who gives a dismissive expression. They enter the conference room.] ILANA: This is Claire Littleton. Claire, this is Mr. Shephard and his son David. JACK: [shaking her hand] Hello. I'm Jack Shephard. CLAIRE: Hi, it's uh, it's really nice to meet you. JACK: You found her. ILANA: Actually, she found us. JACK: Uh. You were in my father's will. Do you mind if I ask you how you knew him? CLAIRE: I...he was my father too. [Jack's cellphone rings.] JACK: I'm sorry, excuse me. This is the, um, this is the service. [answering the call] Yeah, this is Dr. Shephard. No-no it's not a very good time. Yes, they can go ahead and prep him. I'm 20 minutes away. [he closes the phone] I'm, so sorry, there's been an emergency at the hospital. And, um, we're going to have to reschedule. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - On the boat, Jack is sitting at one end and staring off into the ocean. At the other end, Kate is with Sawyer, who is steering. Lapidus walks to them.] LAPIDUS: I know I'm a little late to the party, Captain, but, you mind filling us in on what your game plan is? SAWYER: My plan, Chesty, is to land on Hydra Island, get ourselves nice and cuddly with Widmore until we get a chance to jump on that sub. Then I'm gonna put a gn in someone's face and make 'em take us home. LAPIDUS: I like that idea...I saw some canned food down in the galley. Anybody else starving? [Hurley, Sun and Claire follow Lapidus. Sawyer interrupts Kate.] SAWYER: Freckles, take the wheel a minute? KATE: Sure...Be nice. SAWYER: Yeah, yeah. [Sawyer goes to Jack.] SAWYER: Didn't think you'd show up, doc. JACK: Sorry? SAWYER: Taking orders ain't your strong suit. Nice to see you finally came around. JACK: This doesn't feel right. SAWYER: What doesn't feel right? JACK: Leaving the island. SAWYER: Wanna tell me why not? JACK: Because I remember how I felt last time I left...like a part of me was missing. SAWYER: They got pills for that, doc. JACK: We were brought here because we're supposed to do something, James. And if Locke--that...that thing--wants us to leave; maybe it's afraid of what happens if we stay. SAWYER: Get off my damn boat. JACK: What? SAWYER: You got a decision to make and you make it now. Either you’re with us, you keep that damn crazy talk to yourself, or you're going in the water. JACK: James, this is a mistake. And I know there's a part of you that feels that. The island's not done with us yet. SAWYER: Yeah, well, I'm done with this island. So, if you wanna take a leap of faith, Jack, then take it...Get off my damn boat. [Jack looks at Kate.] JACK: I'm sorry that I got Juliet klled. [Jack jumps overboard, feet first. Kate looks at Jack in the water.] KATE: Jack? Jack?! [Kate turns boat.] What did you say to him? SAWYER: He changed his mind. [Sawyer takes the wheel, stops boat from turning.] KATE: What do you mean he changed his mind? What did you say to him? SAWYER: He ain't coming with us. KATE: We have to go back and get him. SAWYER: We're done going back, Kate. Act 6 [Flash sideways - In a hospital room with monitors beeping. Sun awakens to see Jin asleep in a chair and holding her hand. They converse in Korean.] SUN: [Subtitle: Jin? Jin?.] [He awakens.] JIN: [Subtitle: You're awake.] SUN: [Subtitle: What happened?] JIN: [Subtitle: You were sht. But, you're going to be okay--] SUN: [Subtitle: The baby?] JIN: [Subtitle: The baby's fine. [Sun cries with joy.] It's over...and we're all going to be okay.] [Outside the room David and Jack are walking down the hallway.] DAVID: So, all these years, you had no idea your dad had another kid? JACK: Nope. None. DAVID: Wow. I can't believe he never even mentioned her. JACK: Yeah, well, your grandfather kept a lot of things to himself. DAVID: Is that where you get it from? JACK: [laughts] Yeah, probably... All right, uh, you gonna be okay hangin' while I do this? DAVID: Yeah, sure...Good luck, Dad. JACK: Thanks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jack scrubs up for Locke's surgery. Views scans and consults with female surgeon.] FEMALE SURGEON: Car v. ped. JACK: How bad? FEMALE SURGEON: Bad. But, here's the kicker--the victim was already in a wheelchair, pre-existing spinal condition. JACK: Dural sac's obliterated. FEMALE SURGEON: That's why we called you. We're in a bit over our heads here. JACK: Yeah, I got this. [In operating room.] We're ready to cut? FEMALE SURGEON: Say the word. JACK: Scalpel. [Jack looks familiarly at the reflection of Locke's face in a mirror attached to the operating table.] FEMALE SURGEON: What is it? JACK: I think I know this guy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack wearily gets to the beach after swimming from the boat. Jack falls to his knees and hands to catch his breath and hears Locke's voice. He looks up to see Locke and some armed members of his group.] LOCKE: Nice day for a swim...[Jack stands.] Sawyer took my boat, didn't he? JACK: Yeah. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The boat is moored a short distance from shore. Sawyer, Kate, Lapidus, Hurley, Claire and Sun are getting out of the water after swimming from the boat.] SAWYER: Everybody stay close. Camp's over here. Not gonna have much time before Locke figures out we made off with his ride. [Widmore's team appear with rfles drawn.] MAN: Hands up! SAWYER: Hey! Whoa! MAN: Drop your wapon! SAWYER: Whoa! Take it easy! ZOE: Drop them now! [Sawyer's team drops their wapon]... It's all right. We know him. Who else is with you? [Widmore team's gn are lowered.] SAWYER: Nobody. You wonder where Locke is, he's still back on the main island. ZOE: [into walkie-talkie] Turn the fences off. [Jin appears.] Ford just showed up on a boat with five of his friends. [Sun sees Jin.] JIN: Sun? SUN: Jin? [they run toward each other] Jin? JIN: Sun! [they embrace, kiss and cry] SUN: I love you! JIN: I love you, too. [Kate and Hurley smile.] SUN: I never stopped looking for you. [Lapidus smiles.] LAPIDUS: Looks like someone got their voice back. JIN: We'll never be apart again. I promise you. [Sun and Jin kiss. Kate and Sawyer are affected by the reunion.] ZOE: [speaking on walkie-talkie] Are you sure? I-I understand, Charles. SAWYER: That Widmore? [gn are cocked and pointed] What the hell are you doin'? ZOE: What's it look like I'm doing? Hands up, now! [they raise their hands] On your knees. All of you! MAN: [to Sun and Jin] Down! [Sun and Jin comply.] SAWYER: We had a deal! ZOE: Deal's off...[into walkie-talkie] We got 'em. If you've got a sightline on Locke, fre when ready. MAN: Roger. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At beach where Locke's team and Jack are, whistling is heard overhead. Everyone looks up.] JACK: Get down! [Everybody scrambles for cover, except Locke, who does not flinch. An explsin hurdles Jack to the ground, injures him and distorts his hearing. He sees Locke running toward him as another mssile explodes. Locke grabs Jack and carries him to safety.] LOCKE: Jack. You all right? [whistling overhead and loud explsi*n nearby] Don't worry. It's gonna be okay. You're with me now.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x13 - The Last Recruit"}	foreverdreaming
[Flash sideways - Jack watches over an unconscious John in a hospital room.] JACK: Mr. Locke? Mr. Locke? Mr. Locke, can you hear me? [Locke wakes.] JACK: Welcome back. JOHN: I know you... [Jack chuckles.] JACK: We were on the same flight back from Sydney. I met you in the baggage claim office, you had lost your knives. I'm Jack Shephard. JOHN: What happened? JACK: You were run down by a car. You just came out of surgery. JOHN: Am I... am I alright? JACK: Your dural sac ruptured, but I think I got everything back where it belongs. [Jack becomes more serious.] JACK: Mr. Locke, while I was operating I got a look at the initial injury to your spine, the one that put you in a wheelchair. And... I was hoping you could tell me how that happened. JOHN: Why? JACK: Because I think you're a candidate. JOHN: A candidate for what? JACK: A new procedure. A surgery we're developing. And if it works it could restore feeling to your legs. In fact, you may even walk again. If you'll give me a sht, Mr. Locke, I think that... that I could fix you. JOHN: No. Thank you. [Jack looks puzzled.] JACK: Now, there's minimal risk, and the benefit-- JOHN: I said no, doctor. [Helen enters the room.] HELEN: John? [She runs to John and they embrace.] HELEN: Oh John, this is the first time they let me see you. Are you okay? JOHN: I'm fine. [Helen notices Jack.] HELEN: Are you his doctor? JACK: Yes, I am. Dr. Shephard. HELEN: Thank you. [She embraces Jack.] HELEN: Thank you. Thank you for saving him. Thank you. [Jack and John exchange smiles.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack wakes up in an outrigger. He sits up and sees Sayid on the beach nearby.] SAYID: Welcome to Hydra Island. At least you didn't have to paddle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At the Hydra station, Widmore's team march the other survivors to the polar bear cages.] SEAMUS: Get in. SAWYER: Uh-uh. No way I'm getting back in those cages. SEAMUS: Well I've got the gn, so you-- [Sawyer quickly disarms Seamus.] SAWYER: Not anymore, doughboy. [A sht rings out, Widmore approaches Kate with a pstol.] WIDMORE: Drop the gn! Put the gn down or I'll kll her! SAWYER: You ain't gonna kll anybody. Otherwise you wouldn't be throwin' us in a cage. WIDMORE: I have a list of names. Ford, you're on it. As are Reyes and the Kwons. Kate Austen? She's not. It doesn't matter to me whether she lives or dies. KATE: Don't listen to him. [Sawyer reluctantly hands the gn back to Seamus. Seamus strikes Sawyer with the gn, the survivors are locked in the cage.] WIDMORE: You may not believe it, but I'm doing this for your own good. SAWYER: You're right. I don't believe it. [Widmore turns to his team.] WIDMORE: Is the fence live yet? PAUL: They're saying about an hour... WIDMORE: We haven't got an hour! Tell them to work faster! He's coming... Act 2 [Flash sideways - Bernard sits in his office working on a dental cast. Jack enters.] JACK: Hello? [Bernard does not hear him.] JACK: Excuse me? Hello? [Bernard finally notices him.] BERNARD: Oh! JACK: I'm sorry. There was no one out front and I heard the drill... do you know where I can find Dr. Nadler? BERNARD: Well, you can find him right here. And, if you're not a patient, you can call me Bernard. JACK: Hi. I'm Jack Shephard. [They shake hands.] JACK: Um, I'm a surgeon over at St. Sebastian, and I was hoping to get a look at one of your patient files. BERNARD: And which patient would that be? JACK: His name's John Locke, and our records said that you had done some emergency oral surgery on him about three years back. BERNARD: And what are you looking for exactly? JACK: I want to know how he was hurt. BERNARD: Do you mind if I ask you why you're so interested in Mr. Locke, Jack? JACK: Um... he and I met about a week ago. We were on the same flight back from Australia-- BERNARD: Oceanic 815. [Jack looks shocked.] BERNARD: I sat across the aisle from you. If memory serves, you were flirting with my wife, Rose, while I was in the bathroom. It's pretty weird, huh? JACK: Yeah. BERNARD: Well, then maybe you're on to something here, hmm? Now, I can't break patient confidentiality and tell you something I shouldn't... but I can tell you that when I treated Mr. Locke, there was another man in the same accident with him. JACK: That was three years ago... you just remember that? BERNARD: Of course I do, Jack. [Bernard hands Jack a piece of paper he has written on, Jack reads it.] JACK: Anthony Cooper... BERNARD: Good luck, doc. I hope you find what you're looking for. [Jack leaves.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack sits in the outrigger and speaks with Sayid.] JACK: What happened? SAYID: There was a mortar attck. Widmore's people fired on us. Locke saved you. [Sayid hands Jack a canteen and Jack drinks deeply.] JACK: What about the rest of your group? What happened to them? SAYID: The ones who weren't klled scattered into the jungle. It's just the three of us now. JACK: Why did he bring me here? [Locke appears suddenly.] LOCKE: Because your friends got themselves captured. And now we're going to have to rescue them. JACK: Rescue them from what? LOCKE: Widmore has them in a cage about half a mile inland. JACK: Why would he-- LOCKE: You know, I would ask him, except I don't think he's gonna give me a straight answer. But I can't imagine that his intentions are good. If we move right now, we can break your people out, run for the plane, and be off this island before Widmore knows what ht him. JACK: They're not my people. And I'm not leaving the Island. LOCKE: Well Jack, I'm hoping you still change your mind about that. But your friends do want to leave. And since they just ran away from me, on my own boat, I'm gonna need your help convincing them that they can trust me. JACK: Why should I trust you? LOCKE: Because I could kll you, Jack. Right here. Right now. And I could kll every single one of your friends. And there's not a thing that you could do to stop me. But instead of klling you, I saved your life. And now I want to save them too. So will you help me? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At the Hydra station, the other survivors bide their time in the cage.] SAWYER: Feel like we're running in circles? Back in these cages... except last time the gn was to my head. KATE: He wouldn't have klled me, James. SAWYER: That cave I told you about... where all the names were written... your name was there too. But it was crossed out. He doesn't need you, Kate. [Sun and Jin talk nearby.] JIN: So she's with your mother? SUN: Yes. You saw her pictures? How? JIN: Widmore's people found your camera on the plane. He showed me the pictures. Our daughter... she's so beautiful. SUN: I have your ring. [She puts it on him and they kiss. The power suddenly goes out.] LAPIDUS: Uh-oh... [Widmore's team examine the pylons.] MAN: What happened? MAN: Somebody shut it down? What's going on? PAUL: Somebody klled the power. SEAMUS: Get a team to that generator now! [The sounds of the smoke monster are heard.] HURLEY: And we're dad... [Widmore's team opens fre as the smoke monster attcks.] MAN: Go, go, go. SEAMUS: Ahh! [The smoke monster slams Seamus against the cage, klling him. Kate stares at the corpse.] KATE: I think I can reach the keys! [groans] [Kate reaches for the keys.] HURLEY: Hurry! When that thing's done with them, he's coming for us! LAPIDUS: Well, I ain't waitin'! KATE: [reaching] Uh, damn it! [Frank begins kicking the door as Kate continues to reach for the keys, Jack suddenly appears and grabs the keys. He unlocks the cage.] KATE: What are you doing here? [The smoke monster wails.] JACK: I'm with him. Come on. [They flee the cage.] Act 3 [Daytime, the survivors move through the jungle.] JACK: How much further to the plane? LAPIDUS: Say about a quarter mile. Just over that ridge. KATE: So you're coming with us now? JACK: I'm going to take you to the plane but I'm not getting on it. I'm sorry, Kate. I'm... I'm not meant to go. SAWYER: Thanks for comin' back for us, doc. Appreciate it. [The survivors point their wapon upon hearing a rustling in the bushes. Sayid steps out.] JACK: No, it's okay! Sayid's with us. He was the one who turned off the generators. SAWYER: Great. The more the merrier. SAYID: We need to go. Locke's waiting. [They follow Sayid.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Jack speaks to a receptionist.] NURSE: Are you a relative of Mr. Cooper's? JACK: Uh, no. No I'm not. But-- NURSE: May I ask the nature of the visit? JACK: Um... [Helen walks by with some flowers.] HELEN: Dr. Shephard? JACK: Hey. HELEN: What are you doing here? JACK: Um... I'm here to see Anthony Cooper. Do you know him? Is that why you're here too? HELEN: What do you want with Anthony? JACK: I want to talk to him about the accident that he was in with Mr. Locke. HELEN: Uh... Dr. Shephard... just go. JACK: Look, all I want to do is help him. HELEN: I know. John told me about the operation. He doesn't want it. JACK: Why doesn't he want it? HELEN: Please Dr. Shephard, just leave this alone. You saved John's life. Why can't that be enough? JACK: Because it's not. [Moments later, Helen leads Jack through a room filled with elderly people. She approaches a man in a wheelchair.] HELEN: Hi. [She wheels the man over to Jack, the man stares blankly as she wipes drool from his lips.] HELEN: This is Anthony Cooper. He's John's father. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Locke approaches the Ajira plane, some of Widmore's team appear.] WHEELER: Hey! Stop! Stop right there! [They open fre on Locke who continues to advance unharmed and breaks the first man's neck. He collects the first man's gn and uses it to kll the second, takes this man's wristwatch and climbs makeshift wooden stairs to board the plane. He follows some wiring into an overhead compartment and removes an object. Outside, the survivors arrive.] LAPIDUS: Alrighty... let's see what it'll take to get this baby to fly. [They come across the dad henchmen.] SAWYER: Son of a bitch! [Sayid examines the first body.] SAYID: His neck's been broken. [Locke descends from the plane.] LOCKE: That's because I broke it. If it's any consolation, Widmore knew that I would kll these men. SAWYER: What are you talkin' about? LOCKE: They were only guarding the plane for show. If Charles had really wanted to keep me from actually getting on board he wouldn't have moved his little fences. HURLEY: Well... wait, now he wants us to leave the Island? LOCKE: No, Hugo. He wants to get us all in the same place at the same time... a nice confined space we have no hope of getting out of... and then he wants to kll us. SAWYER: kll us with what? LOCKE: With this. [Locke removes an object from his bag.] LOCKE: Four bricks of C-4. I found them in one of the overheard compartments, wired to the electrical system of the plane. If we would've turned it on... boom. JIN: So what now? LOCKE: We can't be sure he didn't put more explsives on the plane. It's not safe. If we're gonna leave the island, I think we have to take the submarine. SAWYER: Well that's what I've been saying all along. HURLEY: Dude, wait... he's not supposed to leave the island. I mean, Alpert said that-- SAWYER: Screw Alpert. He ain't here. [Sawyer approaches Locke.] SAWYER: That's twice you've saved our asses. Guess I was wrong about you. LOCKE: Thank you, James. [Locke addresses the group.] LOCKE: That submarine is gonna be heavily defended. We're gonna need everyone. JACK: I'll help you but, like I said, I'm not going with you. LOCKE: Fair enough. Let's go. [As they set off, Claire catches up with Locke.] CLAIRE: Hey... I'm sorry I-- LOCKE: It's alright, Claire. I understand why you went with them. [Sawyer hangs back to talk to Jack.] SAWYER: Hey doc, listen up... you don't wanna leave this island, that's your own damn business. But I'm gonna ask you for one last favor. I don't trust that thing one bit, so here's what I need you to do... once we get to the dock, you make sure it doesn't get on the sub. JACK: How am I supposed to do that? You saw what it did back there. SAWYER: Just get it in the water, I'll take care of the rest. Act 4 [Flash sideways - In the hospital, Jack watches over John as he rests after surgery.] JOHN: [groans] WOMAN: [loudspeaker] CT test to Trauma 3. CT test to Trauma 3. JACK: Mr. Locke, are you awake? JOHN: [eyes closed, groggy from surgery] Push the button. JACK: [looking puzzled] Mr. Locke, can you hear me? JOHN: [eyes still closed] I wish you had believed me. WOMAN: [in hallway] Excuse me? [Jack sees Claire near reception desk and goes to her.] JACK: Miss Littleton. CLAIRE: Dr. Shepard. I--I was just looking for you. The, um, the lawyer told me you were here. [They exchange smiles. Jack chuckles.] CLAIRE: Um, c-can we talk? JACK: Yes. Yes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Snack machine whirrs as Jack pushes the button for an "Apollo" bar. He offers it to Claire.] CLAIRE: Oh, no. I'm okay. [chuckles] JACK: Sorry, I had to run out of the will-reading the other day, but I did have an emergency, and... CLAIRE: Oh, no worries. [clears throat] Um, I know this is as awkward for you as it is for me. Never even met this man. [Claire and Jack sit down. Claire holds a rectangular, white cardboard box in her lap.] CLAIRE: Anyway, the, uh, lawyer gave me this. She said, uh, there'd be more stuff to come, but that my father especially wanted me to have this. [She takes a decorative, carved and inlaid wooden box from the white cardboard box.] CLAIRE: Do you know why or what it's suppose to mean? [Jack shakes his head and gestures with both hands.] JACK: I have no idea; but, then... I--I didn't know about you either. CLAIRE: Our father, uh... you mind, you mind if I ask how he died? JACK: He was found in an alley outside a bar in Sydney. He drank himself to death. I flew down to bring his body back... but then, uh...[sighs] the airline lost it. CLAIRE: I just flew in from Sydney a few days ago. JACK: When? CLAIRE: Uh, last Wednesday? JACK: [puzzled] Oceanic Flight 815? CLAIRE: Uh, yeah. [They both look confused. Jack shakes his head.] JACK: Do you mind if I have a look at that? [Jack gets up and moves closer to Claire.] CLAIRE: Uh, sure, go ahead. [Jack sits next to Claire, takes the wooden box and opens it. Their smiling faces are reflected in a mirror, which is on the inside lid of the box. An instrumental version of "Catch A Falling Star" plays.] JACK: [sighs] I'm sorry. I--I wish I knew why he wanted you to have this. [closes the music box.] CLAIRE: Yeah, me, too. [puts the music box back into the white box.] Well, um. It was nice seeing you again. [They both get up.] Thanks for trying to help. JACK: Where are you staying? CLAIRE: Uh, just down the road...motel. Jack: Why don't you come stay with me? CLAIRE: Stay with you? [Jack nods.] I mean, we're...we're strangers. JACK: [laughs] No, we're not strangers. We're...we're family. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - The armed survivors, with Locke, Claire and Sayid, are hiding in the bushes, observing Widmore's seemingly undefended submarine. Locke tosses his backpack behind Jack.] SAWYER: Just 'cause there ain't any gons on the dock, doesn't mean they ain't on the sub. We’re goin' in hard. Got it? Lapidus, Hugo, Jin, Sun--you're with me. The rest of you wait 30 seconds, head down the dock behind us. [to Jack and Locke] You think you two can get our backs? JACK: Absolutely. SAWYER: All right. Let's go home. [runs toward sub] [Sawyer opens sub hatch, he goes down, followed by Lapidus, Sun hands them a rfle...] MAN: [Sawyer goes to the surface.] SAWYER: Claire! LOCKE: James! [Locke sht an approaching attacker. He exchanges stares with Sawyer, as Sawyer lowers the sub's hatch, Claire and Locke are left on the dock.] SAWYER: Lapidus, if you can hear me...DIVE! DIVE! LAPIDUS: [to Captain] Let's go! [Levers click, engines power on, Claire sht another attacker, sees the sub leaving, drops her gn and runs toward sub.] CLAIRE: Hey! Wait! Wait! LOCKE: Claire! Claire! Wait! [Locke stops her] JACK: What the hell are you doing? SAWYER: What we came here to do...leaving. LOCKE: It's alright. It's alright. CLAIRE: No! They're leaving us. LOCKE: No trust me. You don't want to be on that sub. [The sub descends.] JACK: Kate. KATE: [gasping] Claire? Where's Claire? JACK: She's still up there. KATE: No, we can't leave without her...we can't... [groans] Jack: "Kate..." or "Okay". SAWYER: Is she gonna be okay? HURLEY: Jack, can't find first-aid kit, dude. JACK: Jin--my pack. There might be a shirt in there I can use for pressure. [to Kate] It's okay. Just relax. Everything's gonna be alright. JIN: Here. Can you help her? [hands Jack the backpack] JACK: I think the bllet went straight through... [Jack reaches into his backpack.] SAWYER [reacting to Jack's fright]: What? [Jack pulls out a C-4 bmb with a timer counting down from 3:54.] HURLEY: Dude, where did that come from? JACK: Locke. We did exactly what he wanted. Act 5 [In the submerged sub, Jack holds the bmb - 3:45 remains on the timer.] JACK: We have to get to the surface. SAWYER: What the hell? JACK: We have to get to the surface now! JIN: [on the telephone intercom] Lapidus, take us up. LAPIDUS: We're divin'! JIN: Just do it! LAPIDUS: [grabbing captain, at gn] You heard him. Up! [Sayid holds and studies the bmb - timer at 3:22, and counting.] HURLEY: Dude how'd that get on the sub? JACK: [tending to Kate] Locke put it in my pack. JIN: Why would he do that? He wanted to come with us? SAWYER: Damn right he did, that's why I shut his ass out. JACK: He wanted you to shut him out. [3:08 on timer] Any idea how that thing works? Can we turn it off? SAYID: This watch is jury-rigged to the battery. The battery detonates the explsives. SAWYER: [on intercom phone] How much time till we're up, Frank? LAPIDUS: At least 5 minutes. SAWYER: We ain't got 5 minutes. What's it gonna be Sayid? SAYID: These wires--they're leads from the watch. If we disconnect them from the battery, technically speaking, the bmb should be inert. SAWYER: Technically? SAYID: Yes, but you need to pull them out simultaneously; and, I'm not sure... SAWYER: Step aside. [2:46 on timer - Sawyer makes a move toward the bmb, Sayid stands near alertly.] JACK: Wait! Wait! SAWYER: What the hell are you doin', doc? JACK: Nothing's gonna happen. SAWYER: What? JACK: Don't pull those wires out. We're okay. Nothing's gonna happen. SAWYER: If I don't pull these wires, Locke's gonna blow us to kingdom come. JACK: No, he's not! Locke can't kll us. HURLEY: Uh...what? JACK: This is what he wanted. [2:27 on timer] This is what he's been waiting for. Everything that he has done has been to get us here. He wanted to get us all in the same place, at the same time--a nice, enclosed space where we had no hopes of getting out of. JIN: I don't understand. JACK: Locke said that he can't leave the island without us. I think that he can't leave the island unless we're all dad. He told me that he could kll anyone of us whenever he wanted. So, what if he hasn't because he's...he's not allowed to. What if he's trying to get us to kll each other? SAWYER: Stay out of my way, doc. [Timer at 1:54.] JACK: Now if he wanted that thing to blow up, why would he put a timer in it? Why not just throw it inside? SAWYER: I don't care. JACK: Nothing is gonna happen. SAWYER: It's not your decision to make. JACK: He can't kll us! SAWYER: I'm not gonna stand here and do nothing! JACK: [grabbing Sawyer] James. We are going to be okay. Just have to trust me. [1:35 on timer.] SAWYER: Sorry, doc, I don't. [Sawyer pulls all the wires from the timer - Sun and Jack gasp - timer pauses at 1:31 and then countdown accelerates.] SAYID: [to Jack] Listen carefully. There's a well on the main island, half mile south from the camp we just left. Desmond's inside it. Locke wants him dad, which means you're going to need him. Do you understand me? JACK: Why are you telling me this? SAYID: Because it's going to be you, Jack. [Sayid grabs bmb and runs off.] HURLEY: [heading toward Sayid] Sayid! [Sayid goes into another compartment and the bmb explodes - sub is flooding - alarm sounds - Lapidus gets up from the floor, climbs down ladder to access damage.] LAPIDUS: Ah, hell! [A bulkhead hatch door gives way, knocking him to the floor. Jack grabs Kate from beneath the water - the group is disoriented and struggling.] JACK: Are you okay? HURLEY: What happened? Did Sayid just...? SUN: Help! JIN: Wait! [Sun is pinned against the wall] Hold on. I'll get you out...Sawyer! I need help! SAWYER: Jin! JACK: Hurley! Hurley! You gotta take Kate out of here. HURLEY: What about everybody else? JACK: I'll take care of them! [grabs an emergency air cylinder] HURLEY: I have to go after Sayid! JACK: There is no Sayid! Listen to me. Take this tnk and buddy-breathe and swim out where the blast hole is, okay? Hurley, you can do this, okay? HURLEY: Okay. Jack: Go! [Jin and Sawyer try to free Sun - Hurley helps Kate and they flee the sub.] SUN: 너무 아파! SAWYER: Doc! [Jack joins them] Push. JIN: On three. ALL: One... two... three... [Sawyer grunts as some debris is removed, but Sun remains entangled - the sub rumbles and Sawyer is knocked unconscious by a falling piece of wreckage.] JIN: Sawyer! Jack! [Jack grabs Sawyer from beneath the water.] JACK: Sawyer! Sawyer! [Jin relentlessly struggles to free Sun.] SUN: Jin... Go! JIN: No. SUN: Save yourself. JIN: I'm going to get you out of here. [to Jack, who has unconscious Sawyer] Go. Go. I'll get her free. JACK: No, we can do this! JIN: Just go! Save Sawyer. JACK: [grabbing the last air cylinder] Jin take this. I can get him out without it. JIN: No, you can't Jack. Just go! Go. [Jack reluctantly swims off with Sawyer, out of the sub through the blast hole.] JIN: [resurfacing after another attempt at freeing Sun] Ahh...Uhhh SUN: Jin. You have to go. JIN: No. I can do this. SUN: No. No, you can't. [crying] Please go. JIN: [lovingly cupping Sun's face] I won't leave you. [Jin goes under attempting to free Sun as the water has now risen to neck level] JIN: I'm gonna get you out of here. SUN: [holds Jin's face imploringly] Go... Please! Go. JIN: [helplessly looking around] 당신하고 같이 있을게. 다시는 떠나지 않을거야. [Subtitle: I won't leave you. I will never leave you again...] [in English] I love you, Sun. [they embrace and kiss] SUN: [crying] I love you. [They embrace and kiss as water rises to their faces - the sub falls to the bottom of the ocean - completely immersed - the lifeless hands of Jin and Sun separate - Sun's body floats, her hair covering her face.] Act 6 [Flash sideways - John is being wheeled down the hospital hallway.] ORDERLY: Is somebody meeting you, Mr. Locke JOHN: Yes, my fiancée, Helen. She's, um...[distracted as he looks at Jin, with yellow flowers in hand, as they pass in the hallway] ...probably stuck in traffic... Hey, I'll take it from here. I'm pretty good at this. ORDERLY: Well, the best of luck to you, sir. JOHN: Thank you. See ya. [John wheels himself] JACK: Mr. Locke. I'm glad I caught ya. I hadn't have a chance to say goodbye yet. JOHN: Well, goodbye..and thanks again, Dr. Shepherd. [they shake hands] JACK: [hesitating] I went to see your father. JOHN: W-what? JACK: When you didn't want the surgery, I felt like I had to understand why...and, uh, I thought that if I could find out why you're in this chair, that maybe... JOHN: I was in a plane crash. I had my-my private pilot's license for a week, and, uh, I begged my father to be my first official passenger. He was terrified of flying. But, I looked him right in the eye--I told him that he could trust me. And we barely got off the ground. I still don't re--I don't remember what I did wrong, but it was my fault. It was my fault. This man, who I loved more than anything, will never walk, or talk or... JACK: You know, the first time you and I met, uh, back at the--at the airport...you told me that my father was gone, and, uh, it hurt to hear that, but I knew you were right. Your father's gone, too, Mr. Locke. JOHN: Uh, no, no, he's not. JACK: Yes, he--he is, and you can punish yourself as much as you want and that's never gonna bring him back. What happened, happened...and...you can let it go. JOHN: What makes you think letting go is so easy? JACK: It's not. In fact, I don't really know how to do it myself. And, that's why I was hoping that…maybe you could go first. JOHN: [laughs, chokes up] Goodbye, Dr. Shephard. [wheels away] JACK: [calls after him] I can help you, John...I wish you believed me. [John stops briefly and is deep in thought, then wheels out of Jack's sight.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack struggles to get himself and Sawyer onto the beach - Jack is relieved when Sawyer coughs - Kate, aided by Hurley, join them.] KATE: Jack...I couldn't find you. I couldn't find you. [they embrace, Kate sobs] HURLEY: Is he okay? JACK: He got ht in the head pretty hard, but he's breathing. KATE: What about Jin and Sun? [Jack shakes his head - Kate cries - Hurley sobs out loud - Jack walks away, stands in the ocean and is overcome by grief.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Locke looks out from the dock, looking fierce and frightful.] LOCKE: It sunk. CLAIRE: What, the submarine? But, they-they were all on it, everyone... What? Th-they're all dad? LOCKE: Not all of them. [Locke puts on his pack, grabs his r*fle.] CLAIRE: Wait. W-where are you going? LOCKE: To finish what I started. [He walks off and leaves Claire alone.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x14 - The Candidate"}	foreverdreaming
[Debris floats in the ocean. A woman breaks through the surface of the water and clings to a piece of wood. She looks around and sees the island. Soon after, she reaches the shore, which is strewn with debris, she is visibly pregnant and injured. She makes her way inland and comes to a stream. She drinks from the stream, but is startled by a reflection.] MOTHER: Olle quidae graves? Ego auxilium tibi. [Subtitle: You're hurt? Let me help you.] [Claudia reluctantly takes her hand.] CLAUDIA: Gratias ago tibi. [Subtitle: Thank you.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Some time later, Mother feeds Claudia and prepares medicine.] MOTHER: Ago nomine appelarus? [Subtitle: What are you called?] CLAUDIA: Mihi nomine es Claudia. [Subtitle: My name is Claudia.] MOTHER: That's a lovely name. CLAUDIA: Where are the rest of your people? MOTHER: There's only me. CLAUDIA: How did you get here? MOTHER: [applying medicinal substance to Claudia's leg wounds] The same way you got here. By accident. CLAUDIA: How long have you-- MOTHER: Every question I answer will simply lead to another question. You should rest. Just be grateful you're alive. CLAUDIA: There were other people on my ship. I need to-- MOTHER: No! If there are other people on the island, I will find them. [Claudia suddenly winces.] MOTHER: The baby? CLAUDIA: Oh!... Oh!... It's coming... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Some time later, Claudia screams in agony as she attempts to give birth.] MOTHER: That's it! Push! Push harder! CLAUDIA: I can't! MOTHER: Yes you can!...That's good! One more push! [Claudia pushes a final time and Mother shows her the baby.] MOTHER: It's a boy... CLAUDIA: His name is Jacob. MOTHER: It's a boy. [Mother swaddles Jacob and sets him down nearby.] CLAUDIA: Can I-- [Claudia begins screaming once more.] MOTHER: There's another baby... push again! Here it comes! Now! [Claudia pushes out another baby.] MOTHER: It's another boy. CLAUDIA: I only picked one name. [Mother lays the second baby next to Jacob - one twin is swaddled in light cloth; the other in dark.] MOTHER: [to wailing infants] Shhh. Shhh. CLAUDIA: May I see him? MOTHER: I'm sorry... [Mother bludgeons Claudia to death with a rock.] MOTHER: Uhh! Uhh! Act 2 [Thirteen years later, a young Man in Black walks along the beach. He is delighted to find a Senet game (ancient Egyptian game, ancestor to modern backgammon) in the sand. Later, Jacob approaches him as he prepares the game.] JACOB: What is it? BOY IN BLACK: It's a game. You play it. JACOB: How do you know how? BOY IN BLACK: I just know. JACOB: Can you show me how to play? BOY IN BLACK: If you promise not to tell Mother. JACOB: Why can't we tell her? BOY IN BLACK: Because she'll take it away. [Jacob contemplates a white playing piece.] BOY IN BLACK: So... do you want to play or don't you, Jacob? JACOB: Yes. I want to play. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Later, Jacob joins Mother at the cave in which they live - she is weaving a tapestry.] MOTHER: [without turning around] Hello, Jacob. JACOB: Hello, Mother. MOTHER: Where's your brother? JACOB: He's down at the beach... staring out at the ocean. [Mother casts a suspicious glance at Jacob.] JACOB: Can I help you? MOTHER: If you like, you can sort that. [Jacob sits and begins to sort some different colored threads.] MOTHER: What were you and your brother doing down at the beach? JACOB: We were just... walking. MOTHER: Do you love me, Jacob? JACOB: Yes. MOTHER: Then tell me what happened. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Later, Mother approaches the young Man in Black on the beach.] MOTHER: May I join you? BOY IN BLACK: Sure. [Mother sits next to him and smiles.] BOY IN BLACK: Jacob told you what I found... MOTHER: Of course he did. Jacob doesn't know how to lie. He's not like you. BOY IN BLACK: Why? What am I like? MOTHER: You're... special. BOY IN BLACK: Can I keep the game? MOTHER: Of course you can. That's why I left it for you. BOY IN BLACK: It came from you? MOTHER: Of course it did. Where else would it come from? BOY IN BLACK: From somewhere else. Across the sea... MOTHER: There is nowhere else. The Island is all there is. BOY IN BLACK: Then where did we come from? MOTHER: [sighs] You and your brother came from me, and I came from my mother. BOY IN BLACK: Where's she? MOTHER: She's dad. BOY IN BLACK: What's dad? MOTHER: Something you will never have to worry about. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sometime later, Jacob and the young Man in Black chase a boar through the jungle.] BOY IN BLACK: Hurry up, he's getting away! [They lose sight of the boar and hear it squeal in agony. They come to a clearing and find it skewered.] BOY IN BLACK: Hide! [They dive into the bushes and watch as three men descend upon the carcass.] JACOB: Who are they? BOY IN BLACK: Shh! [They watch as the men begin to consume the boar.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Soon after, they find Mother gardening.] JACOB: Mother! Mother! MOTHER: What's wrong? BOY IN BLACK: We saw people! Men! MOTHER: How many were there? BOY IN BLACK: Three... they klled a boar! MOTHER: Did they see you? BOY IN BLACK: No. I don't think so. JACOB: Where did they come from? They looked like us! MOTHER: They're not like us. They don't belong here. We are here for a reason. BOY IN BLACK: What reason? MOTHER: It's not time yet... BOY IN BLACK: Mother! What reason? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Moments later, Mother leads Jacob and the young Man in Black through the jungle, the boys are both blindfolded.] BOY IN BLACK: Did you know about the people? MOTHER: Yes. BOY IN BLACK: Why didn't you tell us about them? MOTHER: Because they're dangerous and I didn't want to frighten you. JACOB: What makes them dangerous? MOTHER: The same thing that makes all men dangerous. They come, they fight, they destroy, they corrupt... and it always ends the same. BOY IN BLACK: They come? Come from where? MOTHER: Another part of the island. And you're never to go looking for them. If they found you, they would hurt you. JACOB: Why would they hurt us? MOTHER: Because they're people, Jacob, and that's what people do. BOY IN BLACK: But we're people. Does that mean that we can hurt each other? [Mother removes their blindfolds.] MOTHER: I've made it so you can never hurt each other. [She turns them around to observe a tunnel with a stream running through it that culminates in a glowing waterfall.] BOY IN BLACK: What is this place? MOTHER: This is the reason you're here. [They approach the tunnel.] MOTHER: Don't go in there. BOY IN BLACK: What's down there? MOTHER: Light. The warmest, brightest light you've ever seen or felt. And we must make sure that no one ever finds it. BOY IN BLACK: It's beautiful... MOTHER: Yes it is. And that's why they want it. Because a little bit of this very same light is inside of every man. But they always want more. JACOB: Can they take it? MOTHER: No. But they would try. And if they tried they could put it out. And if the light goes out here... it goes out everywhere. And so I've protected this place. But I can't protect it forever. BOY IN BLACK: Then who will? MOTHER: It will have to be one of you. Act 3 [Jacob and his brother are playing the Senet board game that washed up on shore - Jacob controls the white stones; and his brother, the black ones - Jacob makes a move that is reversed by his brother.] BOY IN BLACK: You can’t do that, Jacob. JACOB: Why not? BOY IN BLACK: Because it's against the rules JACOB: You made the rules. BOY IN BLACK: I found it. One day, you can make up your own game and everyone else will have to follow your rules. [Boy in Black looks frightened to see a woman standing behind Jacob - she is Claudia, their birth mother.] CLAUDIA: It's all right... Don't be afraid. JACOB: What? [turns to see at what his brother is staring - looks back to his brother after seeing nothing.] What's wrong? BOY IN BLACK: I'm going for a walk to the beach. I'll meet you later. [He runs off and stops when he again sees Claudia.] CLAUDIA: Hello. BOY IN BLACK: Why can't Jacob see you? CLAUDIA: Because I'm dad... Will you come with me? I'd like to show you something. BOY IN BLACK: Show me what? CLAUDIA: Where you came from. It's across the Island--a place you've never seen. [Confused, Boy in Black follows Claudia to a hill overlooking a bustling settlement.] BOY IN BLACK: Who are they? CLAUDIA: They came here 13 years ago. The day before you were born. Their ship was wrecked in a storm. BOY IN BLACK: Ship? What's that? CLAUDIA: It's a way for people to get from one place to another. It's how we came across the sea. BOY IN BLACK: There's nothing across the sea. CLAUDIA: There are many things across the sea... You come from across the sea, too. BOY IN BLACK: No. That's not true. That's not what my mother told me. CLAUDIA: She's not your mother...I am. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At night, believing his mother to be asleep, the Boy in Black, with a shoulder bag, awakens Jacob.] BOY IN BLACK: Jacob. Jacob, wake up. Come with me. [Jacob gets up and follows his brother.] JACOB: Why do you have all your things? BOY IN BLACK: They're our things... I took them because we're leaving and we're never coming back. JACOB: What? BOY IN BLACK: Just follow me. JACOB: Follow you where? BOY IN BLACK: To the people. JACOB: No. We're supposed to stay away from them. BOY IN BLACK: They're our people, Jacob, and we're gonna live with them. JACOB: No, mother said-- BOY IN BLACK: She lied, she lied about everything--all of it. I know you don't understand, but you have to come with me. I don't want to go by myself. JACOB: We can't--Mother loves us. BOY IN BLACK: She doesn't love us. JACOB: Stop! BOY IN BLACK: It was all a lie! JACOB: Stop it! BOY IN BLACK: She's not even our mother! JACOB: Aah! [Jacob angrily forces his brother to the ground and begins punching him repeatedly in the face.] JACOB: No! MOTHER: Jacob! What are you doing? JACOB: He's leaving. He's going to them...to the other people! [Boy in Black, bloodied, gets up, spits and glares at his mother.] MOTHER: What? BOY IN BLACK: I know now. There is another place across the sea. It's where I'm from and I'm gonna go there. I'm gonna go home. MOTHER: Who--who told you that? BOY IN BLACK: My mother! MOTHER: I'm your mother. BOY IN BLACK: You klled my mother... Jacob, she was your mother, too. We don't belong here. We don't belong with her. Come with me. JACOB: No. MOTHER: [grabbing Boy in Black] My love, you need to know this. Whatever you have been told, you will never be able to leave this Island. BOY IN BLACK: [forces himself away from his mother] That's not true. One day I can prove it. [Boy in Black picks ups his bag and walks off into the jungle as his mother helplessly watches.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On the beach, distressed Mother is joined by Jacob - they sit on a log, looking out into the sea.] JACOB: Do you think he'll come back? MOTHER: No. JACOB: He said you klled our mother... Is that true? MOTHER: Yes... If I had let her live, she would have taken you back to her people; and those people are bad, Jacob--very bad. I-I couldn't let you become one of them. I needed you to stay good. JACOB: Am I good, Mother? MOTHER: Yes, of course you are. JACOB: Then, why do you love him more than me? MOTHER: I love you in--in different ways. [touching his cheek] Will you stay with me, Jacob? Please? JACOB: Yes. [she chuckles and snuggles up to him] For awhile. Act 4 [Thirty years later, adult Jacob weaves a tapestry - turns to his mother, who is mixing herbs in a bowl.] JACOB: What do you think? MOTHER: It's very nice, Jacob. JACOB: Are you all right? MOTHER: I'm just tired. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [From a distance, Jacob observes the settlement - workers, including his brother, are involved in a project. His brother sees him - they sit and play the Senet board game.] MAN IN BLACK: She know you visit me? JACOB: She never asks about you. MAN IN BLACK: Then, I'm sorry I asked about her. Why do you watch us, Jacob? JACOB: [mutters] I watch because I wanna know if Mother's right. MAN IN BLACK: Right about what? JACOB: About them. MAN IN BLACK: Oh, you mean my people. You wanna know if they're bad. That woman may be insane, but she's most definitely right about that. JACOB: I don't know. They don't seem so bad to me. MAN IN BLACK: That's easy for you to say. Looking down on us from above. Trust me, I've lived among them for 30 years. They're greedy, manipulative, untrustworthy, and selfish. JACOB: Then why are you with them? MAN IN BLACK: They're a means to an end. JACOB: What end? MAN IN BLACK: I'm leaving, Jacob. I found a way off the Island. JACOB: No, it's impossible. There is no way off the Island. [Man in Black hurls a dagger, which adheres like a magnet to a stone block wall - Astounded, Jacob pulls it off the wall, which stops a magnetic humming noise.] MAN IN BLACK: There are very smart men among us. Men who are curious about how things work. Together we have discovered places all over this Island where metal behaves strangely. When we find one of these sites, we dig. And this time we found something. Come with me, Jacob. Please... What are you gonna do when she dies? JACOB: She's never gonna die. MAN IN BLACK: Jacob, everything dies. JACOB: Well, I don't wanna leave this Island. It's my home. MAN IN BLACK: Well, it's not mine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jacob returns to his mother.] MOTHER: Where were you? JACOB: You know where I was. MOTHER: What did he say to you, Jacob? JACOB: He said he's finally found a way to leave the Island. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At the project site, Mother waits until workers leave, and appears down a well to the Man in Black - he is startled and draws his dagger.] MOTHER: May I join you. MAN IN BLACK: [sheaths his dagger] Yes... How are you? MOTHER: I'm worried. MAN IN BLACK: Well, Mother, you should be. I spent 30 years searching for that place you brought me as a child--that...waterfall with that beautiful light. I've walked this island from end to end, not once coming close to finding it. But, then I began to think--what if the light underneath the island--what if I could get to it from someplace else? Figuring out how to reach it took a very long time. MOTHER: The people with you, they saw this, too? MAN IN BLACK: Yes, they have some very interesting ideas about what to do with it. MOTHER: Do with it? You don't have any idea wh-- MAN IN BLACK: I have no idea because you wouldn't tell me, Mother. [Man in Black dislodges a stone, which allows light to filter in - Mother notices a large, wooden wheel leaning against the cavern wall.] MOTHER: What is that? MAN IN BLACK: It's a wheel... We're going to make an opening...one much bigger than this one; and, then I'm going to attach that wheel to a system we're building. A system that channels the water and the light. And then I'm gonna turn it. And when I do...I'll finally be able to leave this place. MOTHER: How do you know all this? How do you know it will work? MAN IN BLACK: I'm special, Mother. MOTHER: Please don't do this... Don't go. MAN IN BLACK: I have to go. MOTHER: Why? MAN IN BLACK: Because I don't belong here. MOTHER: Then I suppose this is goodbye. [They embrace, Mother cries.] MAN IN BLACK: Goodbye, Mother. MOTHER: [grasping his face] I am so sorry... Ahh! [She smashes his head into the wall - he is unconscious.] Act 5 [Mother returns to camp and awakens Jacob.] MOTHER: Jacob... It's time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [With torch in hand, she leads Jacob through the jungle.] JACOB: Something happened, didn't it? MOTHER: Yes. I had to say goodbye to your brother. JACOB: You're letting him go? MOTHER: I don't have a choice. It's what he wants. Do you recognize this place? JACOB: Yes. MOTHER: Do you remember what I showed you here? JACOB: The light. MOTHER: You're going to protect it now. [She hands him the torch and sits down on rocks, looking at the lighted waterfall.] JACOB: What's down there? MOTHER: Life, death, rebirth. It's the source, the heart of the island. Just promise me. no matter what you do, you won't ever go down there. JACOB: Would I die? MOTHER: It'd be worse than dying, Jacob...much worse. MOTHER: [chanting in Latin] Nam non accipimus hoc quasi vulgarem potionem, sed ut ille sit quasi unus mecum. [Translation: Because we don't accept this as a simple potion, but so that he shall be as one with me.] [She takes a wine flask, pours some into a silver cup and hands it to Jacob.] MOTHER: Here. Drink this. JACOB: What happens if I do. MOTHER: You'll accept the responsibility that you will protect this place for as long as you can; and, then you'll have to find your replacement. JACOB: I don't want to protect this place. MOTHER: Someone has to. JACOB: I don't care. MOTHER: My time is over. JACOB: Why? Why is your time over? MOTHER: It has to be you, Jacob. JACOB: No, it doesn't. You wanted it to be him. But now I'm all you have. MOTHER: It was always supposed to be you, Jacob. I see that now. And one day, you'll see it, too; but, until then...you don't really have a choice... Please, take the cup and drink. [Jacob takes the cup and drinks the wine.] MOTHER: [grasping her hands around Jacob's] Now, you and I...are the same -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Man in Black regains consciousness, sees the project wrecked and the well filled up with dirt. He runs in the direction of dark smoke to discover the settlement destroyed and all of the people dad - he picks up the burnt Senet game and is overcome with rage.] Act 6 [Thunder rumbles as Mother and Jacob walk back to the caves.] JACOB: Storm comin'. MOTHER: Yes, there is... You should go, get some firewood before it rains. [Jacob starts to walk off.] MOTHER: Jacob? Be careful. JACOB: I'll see you back home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Mother returns to her camp to see a mess and the tapestry ruined - she picks up the charred Senet game box, she takes out one black and one white polished stone, as she closely examines the black one, she is sab through from behind by the dagger of the Man in Black - she collapses onto her back, muttering indistinctly, and stares at her son.] MAN IN BLACK: Why wouldn't you let me leave, mother? MOTHER: Because I...I love you. Thank you. [Mother dies, Man in Black sobs - Jacob returns, dropping the firewood.] MAN IN BLACK: Jacob. JACOB: What did you do? MAN IN BLACK: Wait. Listen. JACOB: What did you do? MAN IN BLACK: No! JACOB: What did you do?! MAN IN BLACK: You have-- [Jacob savagely beats his brother - Jacob drags Man in Black.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jacob drags him through the bamboo forest.] MAN IN BLACK: Don't. Jacob, don't do this. She brned them. She was crazy. She brned them all! You can't kll me, Jacob. She made it that way. You can't. JACOB: Don't worry, brother. I'm not going to kll you. [They come to the shining waterfall - Jacob throws his brother into the stream] MAN IN BLACK: Uhh. [He realizes that they are at the waterfall] She brought you back here? JACOB: Yes. MAN IN BLACK: Why would she? JACOB: Because I have to protect it now. [Jacob grabs his brother by the neck and head.] MAN IN BLACK: Ahh. JACOB: You want to find the light? You want to leave this place, brother? Then go. MAN IN BLACK: Uhh! [Jacob forces his brother into the stream, he hits his head and is sucked unconscious into the waterfall - moments later, Jacob is knocked to the ground as the Smoke Monster emerges from the cave and hurries into the jungle.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [As Jacob washes in a stream, he sees the lifeless body of his brother. Jacob takes his brother's body to the cave - he retrieves the two stones--black and white--that fell from his mother's hands and places them in a pouch.] [Flash-forward to centuries later - Kate and Jack finding the pouch.] [Jacob closes his mother's eyes and lays her next to his brother in the cave.] [Flash-forward] KATE: Who are they? Where'd they come from? JACK: Didn't you guys sh**t a polar bear last week? KATE: Yeah. JACK: Where'd that come from? [Jacob, crying, kisses the pouch and places it in his brother's hands.] [Flash-forward] LOCKE: Hello? Anybody there? Who were these men? JACK: Actually, one of them's female. LOCKE: Our very own Adam and Eve. [Jacob sobs as he looks upon the bodies of his mother and brother.] JACOB: Goodbye, brother. Goodbye.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x15 - Across the Sea"}	foreverdreaming
[Flash sideways - Jack awakens in his apartment. In the bathroom mirror, he's confused to see the injury on the left side of his neck is bloody.] DAVID: Morning. JACK: Morning. DAVID: I made breakfast. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [In the dining room, Jack joins David at the table.] JACK: You know, technically, opening a box of cereal is not making breakfast. DAVID: So, you're coming to the concert tonight, right? JACK: Absolutely... Is your mom coming, too? DAVID: Yeah... Why?... You're not gonna get all weird, are you? JACK: Why would I get weird? DAVID: Just don't get weird. JACK: I won't. CLAIRE: Morning. [Claire enters the room.] JACK: Morning. DAVID: Morning... You want some cereal? CLAIRE: Um, sure. Thanks. JACK: How you feeling? CLAIRE: Uh, pretty good. I mean, he kicks like crazy at night, so... [Jack gets up to answer the telephone.] JACK: Jack Shephard. MAN: Hello, Mr. Shephard. Uh, this is Oceanic Airlines calling to inform you that we've, um, we've located your missing cargo. JACK: My father's coffin--you found it? MAN: Yes, sir. It will be arriving in Los Angeles by the end of the day. JACK: That's, uh, that's great news. Thank you. MAN: Of, course, sir. We at Oceanic are very sorry it's taken so long. [Man is shown to be Desmond] Good day, sir. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - On the beach, Jack prepares a needle to stitch Kate's gn wound.] JACK: It's the best I could do, and it's gonna hurt a bit. [Kate nods, holds on to Jack's arm and gasps.] JACK: The bllet went straight through, but if I don’t do this, it's gonna get infected. KATE: [gasps] JACK: I'm sorry. KATE: They had a little girl, you know. Her name was Ji Yeon... Jin hadn't even met her yet... Locke did this to them. We have to kll him, Jack. JACK: I know. Act 2 [Hurley and Kate join Sawyer, at the water's edge, looking sadly out to sea. - sub debris, including life jackets, washes ashore - Kate, sympathetically, leans on Sawyer's shoulder - Jack joins them and sighs.] JACK: We should get going, now. HURLEY: Go where? JACK: Before Sayid died, he said that Desmond was in a well. If Locke wants Desmond dad, then we're gonna need him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Desmond sits behind the wheel of a parked car at the school where Locke substitutes - he observes wheel-chaired Locke, who has gotten out of his van, speaking to students.] TEENAGE GIRL: Welcome back, Mr. Locke. It's good to see you. LOCKE: Thank you. You, too. [Desmond starts his engine - Ben runs to the car and stands in front of it.] BEN: Hey! Don't you dare! [to bystanders] It's him! The guy who ht Mr. Locke. Someone call the police right now! [Desmond gets out of the car.] BEN: I saw what you did. I'm making a citizen's arrest. DESMOND: Do not get in my way. BEN: Don't you-- [Desmond punches Ben in the face and slams him repeatedly onto the hood of the car.] BEN: I will not let you hurt Mr. Locke again! DESMOND: I'm not here to hurt him, I'm here to help him let go. BEN: Who are you? DESMOND: You wanna know who I am? [Desmond punches Ben several times in the face causing a flashback of the beating Ben received from Desmond, after shting him, at the marina in LA - Ben is thrown to the ground, and Desmond drives off.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Ben, followed by Miles and Richard, exhaustedly walk through the jungle.] MILES: You sure this is a shortcut, huh? BEN: I lived in these houses a long time, Miles. I think I can remember how to get there. MILES: Well, I lived in these house 30 years before you did; otherwise known as last week...and I have no idea where the hell we are. BEN: Guess it's a good thing, you're following me. RICHARD: You mind if ask how much explsive you have access to, Ben? BEN: More than enough to destroy the plane ten times over and keep it from ever leaving this island. RICHARD: Been a long time. You sure it's still there? BEN: It's C-4, Richard. I put some thought into hiding it. MILES: Let me guess--cookie jar. BEN: Don't be ridiculous... It's in my secret room behind the bookcase. [The three arrive at the long-abandoned Barracks - Miles is distracted by ghostly sounds and kneels down on the lawn.] BEN: What's wrong? MILES: It's just--I--you know, I get wonky around dad stuff. BEN: Do you have something you wanna share with us, Miles? MILES: I-I don't think... BEN: What is it? RICHARD: It's Alex... It's your daughter... After you left, I buried her. BEN: [sadly] Thank you, Richard. [They enter Ben's house - Ben opens a secret door disguised as a bookcase - in a closet Ben opens a safe containing C-4.] MILES: [looking at an ancient door inside the closet] What's that? A secreter room? BEN: It's where I was told I could summon the monster. That's before I realized that it was the one summoning me. [Ben opens a safe and peers inside at some blocks of C-4.] BEN: Okay. Richard, it's your idea. Are we looking to cripple the plane or blow it to hell? RICHARD: Blow it to hell. BEN: Then we'd better take it all. [Ben places six blocks of C-4 into a backpack that Richard is holding open - they hear noises - Ben and Richard grab their rfles and go to the kitchen.] RICHARD: Don't move! Show me your hands. ZOE: [with hands raised] Calm down. It's-it's okay. BEN: Who the hell are you? [They turn to the voice behind them.] WIDMORE: She's with me. [Widmore is unarmed - a picture of Alex as a child is visible behind him.] WIDMORE: Hello, Benjamin... May I come in? Act 3 [Widmore helps himself to a glass of tap water.] BEN: What are you doing here? WIDMORE: Put the gn down, Benjamin. [to Zoe] Go to the dock. Take our equipment from the outrigger and then sink it. ZOE: You got it. BEN: She's not going anywhere. If you don't answer me, I swear-- WIDMORE: If you sht me then your last chance of survival will be gone. [to Zoe] Go. He won't do anything. [Zoe leaves.] WIDMORE: What are you doing here, Richard? RICHARD: We're getting explsives to destroy the plane on the other island. WIDMORE: Why would you want to do that? BEN: None of your damned business. WIDMORE: I've had that plane rigged with explsives since I got here. As usual, Benjamin, I'm three steps ahead of you. BEN: How did you get back here, Charles? WIDMORE: Jacob invited me. BEN: That's a lie. You’ve never even seen Jacob. WIDMORE: I most certainly have. He visited me, not long after your people destroyed my freighter. He convinced me of the error of my ways; and told me everything I needed to know for this exact purpose. BEN: What purpose? ZOE: [on radio] Charles? WIDMORE: Yes. [Through binoculars, Zoe sees Locke paddling an outrigger.] ZOE: It's Locke. He's coming. WIDMORE: Has he seen you? ZOE: No, I don't think so. Our boat is still there. I didn't have time to-- WIDMORE: Run! Get back here as fast as you can. [to Ben] If you don't want to die, we need to hide. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Ben is being treated by the school nurse in her office.] NURSE: This may sting a bit, Mr. Linus. BEN: It's Doctor Linus, actually. NURSE: I'll go get you an ice pack. [Ben stares at his battered face in a mirror - his left arm is in a sling - John Locke wheels into room.] JOHN: Dr. Linus? Are you all right? I heard there was a--an incident in the parking lot. BEN: I guess I got into a fight. JOHN: A fight? With who? BEN: I saw the man that ran you down, Mr. Locke. He was back. I approached him, and he just attcked me. And then the strangest thing happened. While he was beating me, I think--I think I saw something. [reacts to John dialing his cell phone] What are you doing? JOHN: I'm calling the police. BEN: You may not want to do that. [phone dials] JOHN: Well, why wouldn't I want to? BEN: The man told me that he wasn't trying to hurt you. He told me that he was trying to get you to let go. OFFICER: [on other end of phone] L.A.P.D. BEN: And for some reason, I believed him. OFFICER: Hello, L.A.P.D. BEN: Do you have any idea what he was talking about, Mr. Locke? Does that mean something to you? [John shuts his cell phone.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Police station, an officer is taking Locke's call.] OFFICER: Hello? L.A.P.D. [At police station, officer hangs up the phone - Desmond approaches him.] DESMOND: Excuse me... Um, I'd like to see a detective, please. [Miles is knotting a tie - Sawyer is behind him at the station.] SAWYER: What's with the getup? Somebody die? MILES: The benefit at my dad's museum. The concert I've been telling you about all week? Ring a bell? SAWYER: Yeah, it's all I've been thinking about. MILES: You can still be my date, if you want to. SAWYER: That red-headed chick that hates me gonna be there? MILES: Charlotte? Yeah. SAWYER: Yeah, pass. OFFICER: Detective Ford, this guy's got something to tell ya. SAWYER: Yeah? DESMOND: Um...there was a ht and run a few days ago at Washington Tustin High School and then this morning, one of the teachers there was--was beaten badly by the--by the same suspect. SAWYER: Yeah? And? DESMOND: I'm the suspect. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond is led to a holding cell by two officers and Sawyer.] SAWYER: Thanks for saving the taxpayers the trouble of hunting you down. DESMOND: You're welcome. [to person in the cell] Good afternoon. [Sayid does not respond - Desmond smiles at Kate, who is on a cot in an adjoining cell.] DESMOND: And how are you doing today? KATE: Terrific. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack leads Sawyer through the jungle.] JACK: Any idea exactly where this well is? SAWYER: Sayid said it was close to our camp, about an hour away... If Locke wanted Desmond dad, why didn't he just kll him? JACK: Who knows? Maybe it's one of his rules. SAWYER: The bmb on the sub...you said he couldn't kll us. JACK: I've been wrong before. SAWYER: I klled them, didn't I? JACK: No. He klled them. [Hurley is lagging behind Jack and Sawyer, with Kate following - Hurley sees young Jacob.] KATE: You all right? HURLEY: Yeah. I'm fine. KATE: Okay. [Kate walks on - Hurley is startled by the boy.] HURLEY: Ahh! YOUNG JACOB: Give me the ashes. HURLEY: What? Who are you? YOUNG JACOB: Give me the ashes you took from Ilana's things after she died. I know they're in your pocket. HURLEY: Why? YOUNG JACOB: Because they're mine. HURLEY: What do you want them for? [The boy snatches the bag of ashes and runs away - Hurley chases him.] HURLEY: Hey! [Hurley comes upon Jacob, sitting at a camp fre.] JACOB: Hello, Hugo. HURLEY: Dude...I've been waiting for you to show up. Where you been? JACOB: Doesn't matter. I'm here now. HURLEY: Did you see a kid run by here with your ashes? JACOB: My ashes are right there in that fre... When it burns out, you'll never see me again. HURLEY: Uh, what? JACOB: You should get your friends... We're very close to the end, Hugo. Act 4 [Locke, with rfle and backpack in hand, steps onto the dock from the outrigger - he stares at the metal cases in Widmore's boat - Zoe rushes into Ben's house.] ZOE: Charles, let's go. WIDMORE: There's no time. Linus has a hidden room, come on... What are you waiting for? BEN: I'm not interested in hiding. He's gonna find me sooner or later anyway. I'd rather have it over with. MILES: These are both great plans, but I'm gonna go with surviving... If you need us, we'll be running through the jungle. BEN: Miles, wait. [to Widmore and Zoe] Give me your walkie-talkies. WIDMORE: Why? BEN: Because I asked. [they hand him their walkie-talkies] Thank you. [to Miles] In case I need you... WIDMORE: He's gonna kll you. You know that. BEN: Then I guess this is goodbye. [Widmore and Zoe go into the secret room through the bookcase door.] BEN: [to Richard] Care to join me outside while I wait for the inevitable? RICHARD: I-I'm gonna talk to him. I know this man. All he wants is for me to join him, and if I can get him to leave with me, maybe that'll give the rest of you a chance. MILES: Good luck with that. [Miles runs off - Richard and Ben step outside, unarmed - smoke monster rattling and roaring noises are heard - Richard is picked up and thrown by the monster.] RICHARD: Ugh! [Ben sits on a porch chair - Locke appears from around a house next door.] LOCKE: Just the man I was looking for. BEN: Well, you found me. [Locke takes off his pack and puts down his rfle.] BEN: Can I get you a glass of lemonade? [Locke takes out a Knfe and sits next to Ben.] LOCKE: I need you...to kll some people for me, Ben. BEN: And...why would I do that? LOCKE: Because once I leave this island, you can have it all to yourself. BEN: All right. LOCKE: Good... Now whose outrigger is that down at the dock? BEN: I believe it's Charles Widmore's. LOCKE: And do you know where I might find him? BEN: He's hiding in my closet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Ben is headed for his car in the school parking lot - he drops his keys.] ALEX: Oh, my God. Hey, Dr. Linus. BEN: Hello, Alex. ALEX: Oh, my God. What happened? BEN: I found myself confronting someone that had a bit of a temper. ALEX: What? Why would someone want to hurt you? You're, like, the--the nicest guy ever. BEN: Guess they had me confused with somebody else. ALEX: Well, you shouldn't be driving. My mom’s waiting for me over there. Let us give you a ride home. BEN: Oh, no, I'm not going to be any trouble to you. ALEX: Dr. Linus, please... You've got one hand. You look like Napoleon. BEN: Excellent point. ALEX: Hey, Mom! Is it okay if we give Dr. Linus a ride home? ROUSSEAU: Of course. After everything you have done for my daughter, a ride is the least we can do. I'm Danielle. BEN: Benjamin Linus. ALEX: Hey, Mom, can Dr. Linus come over for dinner? It's coq au vin night. BEN: Oh, that's really not necessary-- ROUSSEAU: No, we insist. Even if we have to kidnap you. [opening car door] Here, please. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At the Rousseau household, Alex is studying.] ROUSSEAU: Do you mind getting that plate? Dr. Linus...thank you. It's so nice to be able to cook for someone other than Alex. BEN: If you don't mind my asking, where is her father? ROUSSEAU: He died when Alex was 2. BEN: Oh. ROUSSEAU: That's probably why she's so attached to you. BEN: Excuse me? ROUSSEAU: All the interest you've taken in her. All the help you've given...you're the closest thing to a father she's ever had. [Ben chokes up and goes into the other room and looks at Alex - he returns with another dinner plate.] ROUSSEAU: Are you... are you all right? BEN: I'm fine. I'm sure it's the onions. ROUSSEAU: Oh, I'll put in less next time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Ben enters the house, followed by Locke - Ben gestures toward the secret room.] BEN: After you... Charles and his lady friend are in here... She's armed. But I'm guessing that's not a problem for you. LOCKE: Wait out here... You don't need to see this. BEN: I want to see this. [Locke and Ben enter the secret room where Widmore and Zoe are standing.] BEN: Sorry, Charles. LOCKE: What a pleasant surprise. How nice to be able to talk without those fences between us. [to Zoe] And who might you be? ZOE: Zoe. My name is Zoe. I-- WIDMORE: Don't talk to him. Don't say anything. [Locke cuts Zoe's throat with his Knfe - Widmore grabs her as she collapses to the floor.] WIDMORE: Why would you do that? LOCKE: You told her not to talk to me. That made her pointless... Now, Charles, it's clear you're not afraid to die. So, there's only one way to motivate you to tell me what I want to know. Soon, this will all be over. I'll get what I want. And I'll finally leave this island. And when I do, the first thing I'm going to do is kll your daughter...Penny. WIDMORE: You'll kll her whether I talk to you or not. LOCKE: No, I won't. I give you my word. WIDMORE: And I'm supposed to take your word? LOCKE: You tell me why you came back here and I won't hurt your daughter. WIDMORE: I brought Desmond Hume back here because of his unique resistance to electromagnetism. He was a measure of last resort. LOCKE: What do you mean, "last resort"? WIDMORE: I'm not saying any more in front of him. LOCKE: Well, then whisper to me. Hmm? [Widmore whispers into Locke's ear - three shts are fired - Ben has gn down Widmore.] BEN: He doesn't get to save his daughter. LOCKE: [wiping his Knfe on a white shirt from the closet] Ben...you never cease to amaze me. Fortunately, he had already told me what I needed to know. So, no harm done. BEN: Good... Did you say there were some other people to kll? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At night, Hurley leads Sawyer, Kate and Jack to Jacob.] JACOB: Hello, Kate... James... Jack. HURLEY: He's right there by the fre, he says hello... JACK: I heard him. HURLEY: What, you can see him? JACK: Yeah, I can see him. HURLEY: Kate? Sawyer? You, too? [Sawyer nods] KATE: So, you're the one who wrote our names on the wall. JACOB: I am. KATE: Sun and Jin Kwon and Sayid Jarrah--you wrote their names on the wall? JACOB: Yes. KATE: Is that why they're dad? JACOB: I'm very sorry. KATE: You're sorry? HURLEY: Kate. KATE: No, I wanna know why. I wanna know that Sun and Jin and Sayid didn't die for nothing. JACOB: Come and sit down and I'll tell you what they died for... I'll tell you why I chose them...and why I chose you. And then I'll tell you everything you need to know about protecting this island, because by the time that fre burns out, one of you is gonna have to start doing it. Act 5 [Flash sideways - Jack sits at his office desk.] WOMAN P.A. VOICE: Desk supervisor, dial 41-0-4. Desk supervisor, dial 41-0-4. JOHN: [knocks] You got a minute? JACK: [gets up and removes chair from in front of his desk] Mr. Locke, yes. Yes, come on in. JOHN: [looking at photo of Jack, Christian and David] Is that your son? JACK: [returning to his chair] Yes, that's, uh, last Thanksgiving. JOHN: He looks just like you. JACK: Don't tell him that... So, what can I do for you, Mr. Locke? JOHN: Dr. Shephard, you and I were on the same plane from Sydney. You gave me your card, and...the next day I threw it away, no offense. JACK: None taken. JOHN: Anyway...then a few days later I get ht by a car. And of all the doctors in Los Angeles, I ended up with you. Then a-after you save my life, you still want to fix me and I still don't wanna be fixed. Okay. Then...the man who ran me down shows up at my school today, again. He bat up a teacher in the parking lot. But, do you know what he said to him? He said that he wasn't there to hurt me, he was there to help me "let go," which is exactly the same thing that you said to me the last time we saw each other. JACK: I'm sorry. Are--are you saying that I sent this man to run you down? JOHN: No. No. No. No. No. But --but what if all this...maybe this is happening for a reason. [he smiles] Maybe you're supposed to fix me. JACK: Mr. Locke, I want to fix you, but I think you're mistaking coincidence for fate. JOHN: You can call it whatever you want, but here I am. And I--I think I'm ready to get out of this chair. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jacob sits around a fre with Hurley, Kate, Jack and Sawyer.] JACOB: I don't really know where to start. HURLEY: How about why you brought us to the Island? JACOB: I brought all of you here because I made a mistake. A mistake I made a very long time ago, and now, because of that there's a very good chance that every single one of you and everyone you've ever cared about is going to die. SAWYER: What mistake? JACOB: You call him "The Monster." But I'm responsible for what happened to him. I made him that way. And ever since then he's been trying to kll me. It was only a matter of time before he figured out how, and when he did, someone would have to replace me. And that's why I brought you all here. SAWYER: Tell me something, Jacob. Why do I gotta be punished for your mistake? What made you think you could mess with my life? I was doin' just fine til you dragged my ass to this damn rock. JACOB: No, you weren't. None of you were. I didn't pluck any of you out of a happy existence. You were all flawed. I chose you because you were like me. You were all alone. You were all looking for something that you couldn't find out there. I chose you because you needed this place as much as it needed you. KATE: Why did you cross my name off of your wall? JACOB: Because you became a mother. It's just a line of chalk in a cave. The job is yours if you want it, Kate. JACK: What is the job? JACOB: There's a light at the center of the Island. You have to make sure it never goes out. That's how you protect it. SAWYER: Your monster friend said there is nothing to protect it from. JACOB: Hmm. You have to protect it from him... You must do what I couldn't. What I wasn't able to do. JACK: You want us to kll him? Is that even possible? JACOB: I hope so, because he is certainly going to try to kll you. HURLEY: So...how you gonna pick? JACOB: I'm not going to pick, Hugo. I want you to have the one thing that I was never given--a choice. KATE: And if none of us chooses it? JACOB: Then this ends very badly. JACK: I'll do it... This is why I’m here. This is... this is what I'm supposed to do. JACOB: Is that a question, Jack? JACK: No. JACOB: Good... Then it's time. Act 6 [Jacob leads Jack to a stream - Sawyer, Kate and Hurley watch from a distance.] SAWYER: And I thought that guy had a God complex before. KATE: James. SAWYER: Yeah, I know. HURLEY: I'm just glad it's not me. JACOB: Do you remember that bamboo field you woke up in when you first got here? JACK: Yeah. JACOB: Beyond that field, across the ridge, is the heart of the island. That's where the light is... That's where he's trying to go. And that's what you have to protect. JACK: Past the bamboo? There's nothing out there. JACOB: Yes, there is, Jack. And now you'll be able to get there... Do you have a cup? JACK: Yeah. Yeah, actually I do. JACOB: [chanting in Latin] Nam non accipimus hoc quasi vulgarem potionem, sed ut ille sit quasi unus mecum.[Translation: Because we don't accept this as a simple potion, but so that he shall be as one with me.] [He washes his hand in the stream and gives Jack water in the cup.] JACOB: Drink this. JACK: How long am I gonna have to do this job? JACOB: As long as you can. [Jack drinks all of the water from the cup.] JACOB: Now, you're like me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sawyer, with two officers, stands outside the holding cells at the police station.] SAWYER: All righty. Here's Jarrah and Hume. Little lady next door is Austen. It's been real nice having y'all...but you're shipping off to county. So best of luck and Vaya con Dios. AUSTEN: You could still let me go. SAWYER: Why the hell would I do that? AUSTEN: Because I told you I was innocent. And you believe me. SAWYER: Doesn't matter. Still can't let you go, I'm a cop. AUSTEN: You don't seem like a cop to me. SAWYER: Nice knowin' ya. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sayid, Desmond and Kate are in the back of a police van.] MAN [over radio]: 1-F-21 responding. DESMOND: Think it's time to leave. KATE: What? DESMOND: I said, I think it's time to leave. You ready to get out of here? KATE: I'm sorry. Who are you? SAYID: He's a crazy person who turned himself in. KATE: What'd you turn yourself in for? DESMOND: I ran over a guy in a wheelchair. SAYID: You see what I mean? DESMOND: All right. I'm crazy. But do you want to get out of here or not? KATE: So, what, are you just gonna tell the driver to stop? DESMOND: The driver already knows where to stop. But when that happens you're gonna have to give me your trust. SAYID: Our trust? DESMOND: That's right? Because after I set you free, I'm gonna ask each of you to do something, and you're gonna have to promise me that you'll do it. So what do you say? SAYID: Oh, absolutely, I promise. DESMOND: How about you? KATE: Okay, sure. DESMOND: All right, then. [Van comes to a stop - the rear door is opened by a woman officer.] ANA LUCIA: Who's Hume? DESMOND: That's me. ANA LUCIA: Where's your friend with my money? Otherwise I'm gonna have to say I sht all of you trying to escape. DESMOND: Don't worry. He'll be here. [Ana Lucia removes Desmond's handcuffs and he gets out of the van - a yellow Hummer arrives.] DESMOND: All right here he comes. [Kate and Sayid jump out of the van - Hurley gets out of the Hummer.] HURLEY: Sorry I'm late, dude. DESMOND: Don't worry about it. HURLEY: Oh, hey, you didn't tell me Ana Lucia was gonna be here. ANA LUCIA: Do I know you, tubby? HURLEY: Oh, no. We never met. Anyways, here's your money. A hundred twenty-five grand, right? ANA LUCIA: Yeah, that's right. Nice not knowing you. HURLEY: She's not coming with us? DESMOND: No, she's not ready yet. HURLEY: I brought you my Camaro. The keys are under the floor mat. Everything else you need's in the trunk. DESMOND: All right, good... Um, you know where you're taking them, yeah? HURLEY: Absolutely. DESMOND: All right, well, we should get going. [to Sayid] Okay, you're with him, and you're with me. KATE: What do you mean, I'm with you? DESMOND: We... are going to a concert. [hands Kate a black dress] Let's go. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Ben is following Locke through the jungle at night.] BEN: Hey, can I ask you something? LOCKE: sht. BEN: If you can turn yourself into smoke whenever you want, why do you bother walking? LOCKE: I like the feel of my feet on the ground. Reminds me that I was human... We're here. [They approach a well and look into it.] BEN: Are you thirsty? LOCKE: This is the well I threw Desmond Hume into. BEN: What's the matter? LOCKE: I sent Sayid to kll Desmond, and obviously, he didn't. BEN: Looks like someone helped him out. LOCKE: No, Ben. Someone helped me out. BEN: What did Widmore say to you? LOCKE: He said Desmond was a fail-safe. Jacob's last resort in case, God forbid, I managed to k*ll all of his beloved candidates. One final way to make sure that I never leave this place. BEN: Then...why are you happy that he's still alive? LOCKE: Because I'm gonna find Desmond, and when I do, he's gonna help me do the one thing that I could never do myself. I'm gonna destroy the island.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x16 - What They Died For"}	foreverdreaming
[Flash sideways - at LAX, airline cargo marked with "Christian Shephard" and "human remains" is being unloaded from an Oceanic plane - Jack is at the hospital, at his office desk - he examines a head x-ray.] [On-Island - Jack is washing his face at a stream - he stares at his trembling hands.] [Flash sideways - another view of the Oceanic cargo - Ben, in an arm sling, is getting a cup of a coffee.] [On-Island - Ben is loading bllts into a magazine while Locke is winding rope] [Flash sideways - Locke glances at a wheelchair, as he is being wheeled into surgery - Christian's coffin is loaded into an Oceanic delivery truck - Sawyer glances in a mirror at his station as he prepares for work.] [On-Island - Kate, Sawyer, Hurley are together at camp; Sawyer examines Kate's wound.] [Flash sideways - Oceanic truck leaves with Christian's coffin.] [On-Island - Sawyer continues to examine Kate's wound.] [Flash sideways - Kate sits in the passenger seat of Hurley's Camaro, waiting outside a Eloise's church as the Oceanic delivery truck arrives - Desmond assists the driver with removing the casket.] DESMOND: Do you need someone to sign for that? DELIVERY TRUCK DRIVER: You work here? DESMOND: I do indeed, brother. DRIVER: You a priest or something? DESMOND: Or something... Do you mind taking it around the back there? DRIVER: Yeah, sure. You got it. [Driver wheels Christian's casket towards the church.] DESMOND: [pointing] Just around there, thank you. [Desmond gets behind the wheel of the Camaro.] KATE: Who died? DESMOND: A man named Christian Shephard. KATE: [chuckling] Christian Shephard? Seriously? DESMOND: Seriously. KATE: Friend of yours? DESMOND: Not exactly. [Kate grabs onto his hand as he tries to start the engine.] KATE: H-hang on a second. You bust me out of jail, and make me put on this dress so that we can go to some concert. And you won't even tell me why were here. DESMOND: No one can tell you why you're here, Kate... Certainly not me. KATE: You're the one who brought me here. DESMOND: I'm not talking about the church. I'm talking about here. KATE: Who are you? What do you want? DESMOND: My name is Desmond Hume. And even though you don't realize it, I'm your friend. And, as for what I want--I want to leave. KATE: Leave and go where? DESMOND: Let me show you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - From a distance, Kate looks at Jack standing in water - Sawyer approaches Jack.] SAWYER: You okay? JACK: Yeah. You? SAWYER: Well, to be honest, Doc, I'm kinda wondering what the hell just happened up here. JACK: That makes two of us. SAWYER: So, you're the new Jacob, huh? [Jack nods] Feel any different? JACK: Not really. SAWYER: Well, Doc, how about you come down off the mountaintop and tell us what the hell the burning bush had to say for itself? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jack speaks to the group around the campfire.] JACK: Jacob told me that we have to go to the bamboo forest out past our old camp. Just past it, well, said I'd find the place we need to protect. KATE: This place, what is it? JACK: He called it the heart of the island. All he said was that it's...it's a light. HURLEY: And that Locke Smoke Thing wants to put it out? JACK: Something like that, yeah. HURLEY: So, what if he does? JACK: Then that's it for all of us. KATE: But, if Locke wants to put it out, then why hasn't he? SAWYER: 'Cause he ain't got what he needs. I'm guessing that'd be Desmond... That's where we were headed before your inauguration. Sayid said Locke tossed him in a well. JACK: Jacob didn't say anything to me about Desmond. SAWYER: Doesn't sound like he said anything about anything. HURLEY: That's kinda of true, dude. He's worse than Yoda. SAWYER: All right. Y'all head to your heart of the island and I'll go get the magic leprechaun out of that well. JACK: If I leave a trail, can you catch up with us? SAWYER: Hell, yeah I can. JACK: Then be safe. SAWYER: I'd ask you along, but that'd take all of the fun out me telling you, you can't come. KATE: Uh, I guess I'll just have to resist the urge to follow you anyway. HURLEY: I've got a bad feeling about this. Act 2 [Flash sideways - Hurley and Sayid arrive at the Flightline motel.] SAYID: I don't know why you got me out of prison, what you want or who you are. But, you understand, I can't be held responsible for-- HURLEY: Yeah, yeah. Whatever, dude. [Hurley shows Sayid a tranquilizer gn.] HURLEY: None of this is ringing a bell, is it? You me, tranquilizer gn? SAYID: You are insane. HURLEY: Okay, fine. I'm insane. Just wait here. SAYID: What if I don't? HURLEY: Then, that's your choice. But, if you stick with me...you'll be happy you did. [Hurley knocks on door.] MAN: Yeah, yeah, yeah. [Charlie opens the door with a bottle of alcohol, holding up sign.] CHARLIE: "Do not disturb" sign... Who are you? Why you grinnin' like a sodding idiot? HURLEY: Uh, you have a concert to perform tonight, and I'm here to pick you up. CHARLIE: Didn't I make it clear to Widmore's other monkey? I don't care about a sodding concert. HURLEY: Charlie? Charlie, what if I told you that...playing this show is the most important thing you'll ever do? Would you come then? CHARLIE: Sod off. HURLEY: Okay, dude. Sorry about this. [Hurley sh*t Charlie with the tranquilizer gn and carries him to his Hummer.] SAYID: What was that? HURLEY: That was Charlie. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack, Kate and Hurley are walking through the jungle.] KATE: Why did you take the job, Jack? JACK: Because I was supposed to. KATE: Why? Because some stranger wrote our names on a wall? JACK: I took it because the island's all I’ve got left. It's the only thing in my life I haven't managed to ruin. KATE: You haven't ruined anything. Nothing is irreversible. HURLEY: This would be so sweet if we weren't all about to die. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sawyer spies on Locke, who is winding a rope - Ben points a rfle at Sawyer and forces him into the open.] BEN: As long as you’re watching, why don't you join us? LOCKE: What are you doing here, James? SAWYER: I heard Desmond fell in the well, so I came to help him get out. [looks into the well] Looks like somebody bat us both to the punch. Oh well. LOCKE: Do you know why I'm here? SAWYER: I'm guessing you need Desmond to destroy the island. LOCKE: That's absolutely right. SAWYER: Then what, Smokey? You going down with the ship? su1c1de doesn't seem like your style. LOCKE: I'm not going down with anything. But you and the rest of Jacob's little "candidates", absolutely are. SAWYER: We're not candidates anymore. [Sawyer elbows Ben in the face and takes his rfle.] BEN: Ahh! Ohh! Aah. SAWYER: I'll be seein' ya. BEN: You're not gonna go after him? LOCKE: I don't need to. BEN: When you said you were gonna destroy the island, I thought you were speaking figuratively. LOCKE: Because I said I'd leave you in charge once I was gone? I'm sorry if I left out the part about the island being on the bottom of the ocean. That being said, you're welcome to join me on my boat. Because once we get Desmond to do, what we need him to do, I'm going to sail away from this godforsaken place and watch it sink. [notices animal prints in the dirt] I think there was a dog here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Desmond is at the camp of Rose, Bernard - Vincent awakens him by licking his face.] ROSE: Morning. BERNARD: Morning. Sleep okay? DESMOND: Aye. Your camp's a lot nicer than the bottom of a well. BERNARD: I think I'm gonna go ahead and take that as a compliment. ROSE: Are you gonna talk his ear off or get the man some breakfast? BERNARD: Guess I'll go check the traps for fish... Come on. Vincent. Let's go. DESMOND: So, Rose, tell me...how long have the two of you been living here? ROSE: Well, we built this place in '75 and lived here a couple of years and then the sky lit up again. So God only know when the hell we are now. So...Desmond...I don't mean to be rude, but after you eat, I'm gonna ask you to move on. We broke our rule with you. DESMOND: What rule is that? ROSE: We don't get involved. Whatever got you tossed inside the well...that's the kind of drama Bernard and I don't want to have anything to do with. DESMOND: Fair enough. [Vincent barks, Bernard returns.] ROSE: Looks like you caught something. BERNARD: I'm sorry. [Locke and Ben walk into camp.] LOCKE: Hello, Rose... [to Desmond] I'll make this simple. Come with me now or I'll kll them both right in front of you. ROSE: You don't have to go anywhere with him. [Desmond looks to Rose.] LOCKE: I'll make it hurt. DESMOND: I want your word. You won't touch them--ever. LOCKE: Done. DESMOND: Then I'll do what you want. LOCKE: Yes, Desmond. You will. Act 3 [Locke, Desmond, Ben walking through the jungle - it is thundering.] LOCKE: You have any idea where I’m taking you, Desmond? DESMOND: No. But, I assume it's a place where there's a very bright light. LOCKE: What makes you say that? DESMOND: Oh. Just a hunch. [Locke looks at Ben when he hears radio static.] LOCKE: What was that? BEN: What was what? [Ben turns off his walkie-talkie - scene changes to Miles and unconscious Richard.] MILES: Linus, can you hear me? Come in...I found Alpert. [Richard stirs] Linus... Damn it! You okay? RICHARD: What--what--what happened? MILES: You thought it'd be a good idea to talk to the black smoke. It responded by throwing you into the damn jungle. RICHARD: Locke--L...is he still here? MILES: No...I've been trying to get Linus on the walkie, he won't pick up... Come on, let's get you some help. RICHARD: Help? Help? Help from where? You still have the explsives, the--the C-4? MILES: Yeah. Why? RICHARD: Because we need to go the other island to finish what we started. We need to blow up that plane. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Museum concert venue - Miles arrives and sees Sayid in Hurley's Hummer - uses his cell phone.] SAWYER: Detective Ford. MILES: Jim, it's me...I think I just saw that Jarrah guy. SAWYER: You at county lockup? MILES: No, I'm at my dad's museum concert benefit thing. SAWYER: Well, it can't be Jarrah. I just put him in a van to county an hour ago. MILES: Really? Because I just called, and they said it never showed up. SAWYER: What? MILES: Help me out here, Jim. Jarrah popped four people in cold blood. Only one witness left the scene alive, right? Some Korean woman. Can you make sure she's okay? SAWYER: Yeah, yeah. Sun Paik. gn wound. She's still over at the hospital. Enjoy your concert, Enos. I'll keep her safe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jin is at Sun's hospital bedside.] JIN: 좀 어때? [Subtitle: How're you feeling?] SUN: 좀 쑤시네요. [Subtitle: I'm a little sore.] JIN: 총 맞으면 다 그래. [Subtitle: That happens when you get sht.] [kisses her forehead] 아이가 괜찮은지 보러 의사가 곧 올거야. 아무 이상이 없으면 바로 떠나도 된대. [Subtitle: There's a doctor coming to look at the baby. If everything's all right, they say we can leave soon.] SUN: 떠나? 우리 어떻게 해요... 이렇게 아빠로부터 계속 도망쳐요? [Subtitle: Leave? And just keep running from my father?] [door opens] WOMAN: Am I interrupting? [Juliet, in a doctor's coat enters] Hi...Miss Paik. I'm Juliet Carlson. I'm here to make sure your baby's okay. You must be the daddy. [looks at clipboard] I'm sorry. You don't speak English. I'm...I'll try not to talk too much. [Juliet sets up an ultrasound machine.] JULIET: Okay, you lift up your gown a little bit. [applying gel to Sun's abdomen] It's a little cold... Okay. Let's take a look. [Low magnetic zaps - Sun has visual memories of Juliet performing an ultrasound on her in the medical station on the island - Sun gasps.] JULIET: You okay? JIN: 자기야, 괜찮아? [Subtitle: Are you all right?] SUN: 나... 기억이 나. [Subtitle: I...remember.] JIN: 무슨 기억? [Subtitle: Remember what?] JULIET: [pointing to image on screen] There it is. There's your baby. [Jin and Sun see themselves in several scenes of Island memories when they look at their baby's image on the ultrasound screen.] SUN: 당신 봤어요? [Subtitle: Did you see?] [Jin nods and makes a sound in the affirmative.] JULIET: Do you see that little flutter? Right there? That's the baby's heartbeat. Perfectly perfect in every way. I have your amnio results. Everything checked out. Would you like to know if it's a boy or girl? SUN: It's a girl. JULIET: Yeah. JIN: Her name is Ji Yeon. JULIET: That's a lovely name... And for the record, y-you two speak English just fine. Congratulations. Act 4 [Sawyer runs and meets up with Jack, Hurley and Kate.] HURLEY: Whoa! SAWYER: Easy, Bigfoot. It's just me...I found Locke. The son of a bitch said he's gonna destroy the island. You had it right, Doc. Good news is, Desmond got out of that well. So, if we can find him before Smokey can-- JACK: It doesn't matter if we find Desmond or he does, James. We're all going to the same place anyway. SAWYER: Then what? JACK: Then it ends. [The group marches on.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Jack speaks with Locke who is about to be wheeled into the operating room.] JACK: Hello, Mr. Locke. LOCKE: Dr. Shephard. Hey, since you're about to open up my back, you can probably start calling me John. JACK: Okay, John. I thought I'd stop by and say hi before we started the anesthesia. You nervous? LOCKE: Are you sure this is going to work? JACK: Yes. I'm very confident that it will. LOCKE: Really? JACK: Well, there's always the chance that I could kll you...but, I'm trying to make you feel better. LOCKE: Okay. Okay, let's do it. JACK: All right. I'll see you on the other side. LOCKE: Hey, Doctor, back at L.A.X. when we met at baggage claim, you mentioned that they had lost your father. Did he ever turn up? JACK: As a matter of fact, I got a phone call this morning. They, uh, they found the coffin. LOCKE: Oh, good. JACK: Actually, it might be here already. LOCKE: Well, I hope that brings you some peace. JACK: If I can fix you, Mr. Locke, that's all the peace I'll need. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Richard and Miles put their things in an outrigger and get ready to leave.] RICHARD: It's gonna be a hell of a storm. MILES: Welcome to the club. [points at Richard's hair] RICHARD: What? MILES: Do you mind? [Miles picks a hair from Richard's head.] MILES: Looks like you got your first grey hair. [Richard takes the hair, looks at it, and smiles.] MILES: What are you smiling about? RICHARD: I think I just realized that I wanna live. MILES: Well, it's good timing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Richard and Miles row the outrigger in the ocean. Something hits their boat.] RICHARD: What was that? [They discover that it's the body of someone from Widmore's submarine.] FRANK: Help! RICHARD: Hey! Miles, up ahead! [Miles and Richard see Frank in the ocean.] FRANK: Hey! Wha... [Miles and Richard rescue Frank.] MILES: Get him some water. [Richard gives Frank water.] FRANK: What are you guys doing out here? RICHARD: We're going to Hydra island to blow up the plane. FRANK: What do you want to do that for? RICHARD: Because the black smoke wants to get off the island. We have to stop that thing from leaving. FRANK: Well, if we leave, that thing won't have a plane anymore. RICHARD: And how are we going to do that? FRANK: In case you haven't noticed, I'm a pilot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Locke, Ben and Desmond are walking up a hill. Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hurley meet them on the way.] LOCKE: Well, this is gonna be interesting. [Kate takes Sawyer's rfle, cocks it, and starts shting at Locke.] SAWYER: Kate! Kate! KATE: You klled them! SAWYER: Kate! [tries to stop her] LOCKE: You might wanna save your bllts. [Locke approaches Jack.] LOCKE: So it's you. JACK: Yeah. It's me. LOCKE: Jacob being who he is, I expected to be a little more surprised. You're sort of the obvious choice, don't you think? JACK: He didn't choose me. I volunteered. LOCKE: I assume you're here to stop me. JACK: I can't stop you. In fact, I uh, wanna go with you. LOCKE: I'm sorry, Jack. I think you're a little confused about what I came here to do. JACK: No I'm not. No, you're going to the far side of the bamboo forest. To the place that I've sworn that I'll protect. And then you think you're gonna destroy the Island. LOCKE: [surprised] I think? JACK: [smiles] That's right. Because that's not what's gonna happen. LOCKE: Then what's gonna happen, Jack? JACK: I'm gonna kll you. LOCKE: How do you plan to do that? JACK: That's a surprise. LOCKE: Okay. Then let's get on with it. Act 5 [Flash sideways - Jack is working at the hospital. He goes to drop off some papers at a desk. Juliet, also working at the hospital, shows up to do the same.] JULIET: Doctor. JACK: [smiles] Doctor. JACK: I didn't know you were working today. JULIET: I just finished. Did you get the tickets for the concert? JACK: Yep. Right here. [hands her the tickets] [David walks towards them.] DAVID: Hey dad, did you remember the tickets? JACK: I just gave 'em to your mom. [Juliet gives the tickets to David.] DAVID: [looks at the tickets, then looks at Jack] Uh, who's gonna take yours? JACK: Well, if you don't have anybody else, maybe you could take aunt Claire. I'm sure she'd love to get out of the house. [David looks at Juliet.] JULIET: Oh yeah, it's fine with me. In fact I'm very curious to meet this mysterious sister you never mentioned the entire time we were married. JACK: Well, I'm sure you're gonna love her. She's extremely pregnant. [Juliet and Jack share a laugh.] JULIET: Good luck on your surgery, doctor. [Juliet and David head towards the elevator.] JACK: Thank you. JULIET: Did you pick out a tie? DAVID: I did. [Elevator door opens. Sawyer walks out of the elevator and towards the reception desk.] SAWYER: Hi. I'm detective Ford, L.A.P.D. RECEPTIONIST: M-hm. SAWYER: I'm looking for a patient's room. Sun Paik. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Jack's and Locke's groups are trekking through the jungle.] SAWYER: Something you wanna share with the rest of us, Doc? JACK: What's that? SAWYER: You said you were gonna kll Locke. What's your surprise? JACK: Desmond. SAWYER: How's that gonna work? JACK: I'm not sure yet. I can't believe Jacob would have brought him all the way back to this Island just so Locke could make him destroy it. SAWYER: So, what, Desmond is bait? JACK: No. I think he's a wapon. SAWYER: That's a hell of a long con, Doc. [They reach the bamboo forest. Locke stops and draws his Knfe.] LOCKE: Jack, Desmond. It should just be the three of us from here on. [Jack nods. Locke holsters his Knfe. Jack and Desmond start to follow Locke. Hurley approaches Jack.] HURLEY: Jack. I believe in you, dude. [Jack nods and leaves.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Thunder and rain can be heard as Locke, Desmond and Jack make their way through the forest.] LOCKE: [looks up] Gonna be a bad one. [They reach the stream in front of the light cave.] LOCKE: We're here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Locke ties some rope to a tree, Jack ties it to Desmond.] DESMOND: This doesn't matter, you know. JACK: Excuse me? DESMOND: Him destroying the Island, you destroying him. It doesn't matter. You know, you're gonna lower me into that light, and I'm gonna go somewhere else. A place where we can be with the ones we love, and not have to ever think about this damn Island again. And you know the best part, Jack? JACK: What? DESMOND: You're in this place. You know, we sat next to each other on Oceanic 815. It never crashed. We spoke to each other. You seemed happy. You know, maybe I can find a way to bring you there too. JACK: Desmond, I tried that once. There are no shortcuts, no do-overs. What happened, happened. Trust me, I know. All of this matters. LOCKE: Shall we? [They go inside the cave. They reach a waterfall which leads to the light.] Act 6 [Flash sideways - Hurley and Sayid are sitting in a car on the street at night.] SAYID: What are we doing here? HURLEY: I'm not allowed to tell you. SAYID: What do you mean you're not allowed? HURLEY: There are rules, dude. SAYID: Whose rules? HURLEY: Don't worry about it. Just trust me, okay? I trust you. SAYID: And what, may I ask, have I done to deserve your trust? HURLEY: I think you're a good guy, Sayid. You know, a lot of people have told you that you're not. Maybe you've heard it so many times you started believing it. You can't let other people tell you what you are, dude. You have to decide that for yourself. SAYID: I'm sorry. You clearly don't know anything about me. HURLEY: I know a lot about you, dude. [They see a man get bat up in an alley behind a bar.] HURLEY: Looks like a gnarly fight. [Hurley watches Sayid's reaction.] SHANNON: Hey, leave my brother alone. [The attacker pushes Shannon, causing Sayid to get out of the car. He subdues the attacker and helps Shannon up.] SAYID: Hey, it's alright. [They both have visions of the time they shared on the Island.] SHANNON: Sayid. SAYID: Shannon. [Boone shows up at Hurley's car.] BOONE: I just got pounded, man. Thanks for taking your sweet time. HURLEY: It takes as long as it takes. BOONE: It was a pain in the ass getting her here from Australia. HURLEY: Yeah, but dude, it was worth it. BOONE: Should I go get 'em? HURLEY: Nah, let's give 'em a minute. [Shannon and Sayid kiss.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Hurley, Ben, Kate and Sawyer are waiting at the bamboo forest.] [Sawyer offers Kate some water. Kate declines.] [Ben's radio starts making noises.] MILES: Linus, are you there? SAWYER: What the hell is that? BEN: Miles, where are you? [Miles is on the beach of Hydra Island. Richard is helping Frank out of the outrigger.] MILES: We just got to Hydra Island. We're on our way to the plane. BEN: Miles, listen to me. Whatever you do, don't blow up that plane. MILES: We're not gonna blow it up, we're gonna fly it the hell off the Island. Just get over here now. FRANK: [looks toward the trees] What in the hell? [Claire emerges out of the trees.] MILES: Claire. KATE: [takes the radio from Ben] Miles, it's Kate. Did you say Claire? Is she okay? [Claire cocks her rfle and points it at Miles' group.] MILES: Put the gn down. [Claire fires two warning shts in their direction.] CLAIRE: Don't come any closer! KATE: Miles? Miles, what happened? Miles, are you there? CLAIRE: He sent you here to kll me, didn't he? RICHARD: No, listen. We're not with Locke. CLAIRE: [unconvinced] Why should I believe you? RICHARD: Because we have a real chance to get far far away from him. We can be free from everything he ever did to us, and never look back. We can go home. [Claire puts down her gn.] RICHARD: Will you come with us, Claire? CLAIRE: [looks sad] No. [walks away] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jack, Locke and Desmond are at the waterfall inside the cave.] LOCKE: All right we...we lower him down nice and easy. JACK: You know what to do once you get down there? DESMOND: Aye. I go where the light's brightest. JACK: Don't get yourself klled. [They lower Desmond with a rope.] LOCKE: This remind you of anything, Jack? JACK: What? LOCKE: Desmond...going down into a hole in the ground. If there was a button down there to push, we could fight about whether or not to push it. It'd be just like old times. JACK: You're not John Locke. You disrespect his memory by wearing his face, but you're nothing like him. Turns out he was right about most everything. I just wish I could've told him that while he was still alive. LOCKE: He wasn't right about anything, Jack. And when this island drops into the ocean, and you drop with it, you're finally gonna realize that. JACK: Well, we'll just have to see which one of us is right, then. [The rope goes slack. They both look down the waterfall.] Act 7 [Flash sideways - Claire, David and Juliet are in line for the benefit concert - Juliet answers a page.] JULIET: Oh...it's the hospital DAVID: Go ahead. I'm sure it's important. JULIET: I'm so sorry. I'll be back as soon as I can. [kisses David on forehead] DAVID: I know. It's cool. Go. JULIET: [to Claire] We'll get to know each other better, I hope? CLAIRE: Yeah, yeah, sure... Well, I, uh, I guess it's just you and me, kid. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Charlie is asleep on a couch, a woman attempts to awaken him.] CHARLOTTE: Oi... Wake up. Wake up. Come on. Wake up. CHARLIE: Hey, What you doin'? CHARLOTTE: I'm just following the instructions... You're in the band, aren't you? CHARLIE: How do you know that? [Charlotte shows Charlie a note "BASS PLAYER WAKE ME UP FOR SHOW".] CHARLIE: Oh...I was sht by a fat man. [stumbles getting up] It's all right. CHARLOTTE: [to a man who entered the room] Excuse me... Hey, excuse me. Do you know where the band is? DANIEL: [stares] I'm sorry. Uh, pardon me? CHARLOTTE: [pointing to Charlie] I-I think he's in the band. DANIEL: Yes, yes. Of course. He’s the bass player from Drive Shaft. They're accompanying me tonight. I play piano...I'm Daniel. Daniel Widmore. [They shake hands.] CHARLOTTE: I'm Charlotte. DANIEL: It's a great pleasure to meet you, Charlotte. CHARLOTTE: You, too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Outside, Claire and David make their way to a table.] CLAIRE: Well, lead the way. DAVID: Excuse me. Is this table 23? DESMOND: Aye, indeed it is. [Claire is shocked to see who's sitting there.] KATE: Claire. CLAIRE: I... DESMOND: You two know each other? MAN ON MICROPHONE: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. May I have your attention, please? Welcome to this very special benefit concert for the Golden State Natural History Museum. I'm Dr. Pierre Chang. [applause] Thank you. I think we have quite a special evening ahead of us. [camera pans to Eloise in audience] So, let's get to it, shall we? It is my pleasure to introduce you to Mr. Daniel Widmore accompanied by Drive Shaft. [Cheering and applause as musicians take the stage - Charlotte is seated with Miles - Charlie is mesmerized when he sees Claire - she grabs her belly in response to discomfort.] CLAIRE: Mm. DAVID: You okay? CLAIRE: Yeah, yeah. I'm just--I'm just gonna use the bathroom. I'll--I'll be right back... [Kate follows Claire - Desmond stares knowingly.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - At the bottom of the waterfall, Desmond finds a chamber after passing skeletons - he comes to a bright pool of water into which flows water - there is a large, engraved stone in the center of the pool - he steps into the pond and hears rattling, loud buzzing and magnetic humming - he screams from the pain of electromagnetic shock - Jack and Locke look down at the glow.] DESMOND: Aah! Aah! Aah! [His nose begins to bleed - he removes the elongated stone, which functions as a plug, with difficulty - loud buzzing and humming continues and then gradually fades.] DESMOND: Uhh! [The water drains from the pool into the center hole - the light goes dark - it is momentarily quiet - a loud rumbling comes from beneath the now-empty pool - a red hot glow filters in through the hole.] DESMOND: No! No! LOCKE: It looks like...you were wrong... Goodbye, Jack. [The ground briefly shakes violently - Locke leaves the cave - Jack follows and tackles Locke to the ground.] LOCKE: Uhh! [Jack punches Locke - Locke is shocked to realize his mouth is bleeding.] JACK: [smiling] Looks like you were wrong, too. [Jack chokes Locke, who defends himself by hitting Jack in the head with a stone - Locke runs off with his backpack in hand.] Act 8 [Flash sideways - Claire is backstage and comes upon a man - Kate catches up to her.] CLAIRE: Oh, hello. Hello? [to man] Hi, uh, do you know where the bathroom is? [Claire is bent over with pain] Umm. Oh. KATE: [to man] Uh, can you please get a doctor? [The man leaves.] KATE: [to Claire] Small world, huh? CLAIRE: Yeah, well, what are you doing--mm! Oh! KATE: [grabs Claire] Oh! Okay. Okay. It's okay. Come on. Sit down. CLAIRE: Um, I-I think he's coming. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [While the band and Daniel play, Eloise joins Desmond at his table.] ELOISE: I thought I made it clear that you were to stop this. DESMOND: Perfectly clear. I chose to ignore you. ELOISE: And once they know...what then? DESMOND: We're leaving. ELOISE: Are you going to take my son? DESMOND: Not with me...no. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back inside, Claire is in labor.] CLAIRE: Uhh! KATE: Just breathe, okay? Just breathe, breathe, breathe. Help is on the way. CLAIRE: Mnh-mnh! It's hap--it's happening. Like--like, right now. [Charlie joins them.] KATE: Right now... Um. Okay. I'm...I'm gonna get you comfortable. I want you to relax and breathe, all right? Just relax and breathe. CLAIRE: Who are you? CHARLIE: I'm with the band. CLAIRE: Uhh! KATE: [to Charlie] Listen, can you get us some water and blankets, please? CHARLIE: Water and blankets? KATE: Yeah. [Charlie leaves] All right. Uh...this is about the time when you're supposed to start pushing CLAIRE: I'm not ready. I'm really scared. KATE: I'm scared too, all right? Really scared. But I'm gonna need you to push because I can't do it without you. Okay? Okay? One, two, three. Push! [Claire grunts as she pushes] Good, that's good. Okay, we’re gonna try again. You’re doin' good. One, two, three. Push! [Low magnetic zap - Kate has Island memory flashes of assisting Claire with Aaron's birth.] KATE: Push, push again. [Low magnetic zap - Kate delivers the baby - Claire has the same memory flashes when Kate hands her the baby.] CLAIRE: Oh! [Low magnetic zap - Island timeline birth scenes are interspersed with sideways timeline birth scenes - baby cries.] CLAIRE: Shh... It's Aaron. It's... [Kate and Claire are sobbing and laughing when Charlie rejoins them with blankets.] CHARLIE: I brought a blanket. [Kate and Claire realize who Charlie is.] KATE: Thank you. CHARLIE: It's just a blanket. KATE: Then go ahead and bring it to her. CHARLIE: Couldn't find any water. [Low magnetic zapping - Claire grasps Charlie's hand causing Island memory flashes.] CLAIRE: Charlie. CHARLIE: Claire? Claire. [They kiss - Aaron cries.] CHARLIE: Hi, Aaron. Hey. Shh. It's okay... Hey, Aaron. [Desmond stands near Kate.] DESMOND: Do you understand? KATE: So now what? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - in a thunder storm and a continuous series of earthquakes, a tree splinters and crashes toward Hurley.] BEN: Hugo, get out the way! [Ben is pinned after pushing Hurley out of the way.] BEN: Ohh! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Jack regains consciousness and reenters the cave.] JACK: Desmond! [he pulls on the untethered rope] Desmond! [After looking around outside the cave, Jack purposefully trots off.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KATE: [to Ben] We're gonna get you out of here, all right? [Hurley, Kate and Sawyer attempt to free Ben.] SAWYER: It's too damn heavy. There's no way we're gettin' it off him. HURLEY: We have to try. KATE: One...two...three! [Another earthquake.] KATE: What is happening? SAWYER: I'll tell you what's happening! Locke was right! This Island's goin' down! [Walkie-talkie sounds.] MILES: Linus, come in! Linus, come in! Linus, come in! Come in! KATE: Miles. Is that you? MILES: Yeah. What the hell is happening? KATE: Are you with Claire? MILES: She's here, but she doesn't want to come with us. KATE: Come with you where? MILES: Lapidus is working on the plane right now. Then we’re taking off... Hey, how much longer 'til we get this thing in the air? LAPIDUS: I still have to check the electrical and the hydraulics. Five hours, maybe six. RICHARD: You've got maybe one. MILES: Get your asses over here! We're leaving in an hour! SAWYER: Son of a bitch! How the hell are we supposed to get over there? BEN: I know how we can get there! Locke has a boat. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Locke has arrived at the cliff side where the Elizabeth is anchored just off shore.] JACK: LOCKE! [Jack has reached the cliff side. Locke draws his Knfe, and the two run at each other, with Jack raising his fist to strike him.] Act 9 [Jack and Locke trade blows, with Locke ultimately sab Jack in his side, he then holds the Knfe over Jack's throat, trying to kll him.] LOCKE: I want you to know Jack, you died for nothing! [A gn rings out, striking Locke in the back. The sh*t is revealed to be Kate, who has arrived at the cliff side.] KATE: I saved you a bllet! [Another tremor shakes the Island.] LOCKE: You're too late. [The tremor stops and Locke looks to realize that his plan has failed, and Jack kicks Locke off the cliff side, klling him as he hits the rocks below.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Jack is walking down a hallway of the hospital alongside a post operation Locke, who is being rolled down the hallway by a nurse.] NURSE: Nice work, Dr. Shephard. What happened to your neck? [Jack checks his neck to discover it is once again bleeding.] JACK: [to himself] Damn it. [Jack enters Lock's hospital room wiping his neck.] JACK: OK, he's sab. I'm gonna hop in the shower and see if I can catch up with David before the concert's over. Just give me a call if you need me. NURSE: Dr. Shephard? He's waking up. I watched the anesthesiologist...he got the full dosage. JACK: OK. I'll take it from here. Mr. Locke. Can you hear me? John, are you awake? [Locke opens eyes slowly looking at Jack. Jack smiles.] JACK: You just had major surgery so I need you to try not to move and just relax, OK? LOCKE: It worked. JACK: Uh...it went well...but we wont know how you responded to the surgery-- LOCKE: No, Dr. Shephard, it worked. I can feel my legs. JACK: John, it's highly unlikely that you would regain sensation that quickly so lets just take it slo-- [Jack looks at Locke's feet moving under the sheet.] LOCKE: [looking at feet] Oh. [Jack moves to the foot of the bed and uncovers Locke's foot. Foot wiggles. Locke has island memory flashes: Seeing his stocking feet wiggle right after the crash, orange peel in his mouth for teeth, Walt throwing a Knfe at the target, in the rain with Boone, reacting to the smoke monster that did not attck him.] LOCKE: Oh. Did you see that? JACK: See what? [Locke smiles at Jack.] LOCKE: You don't remember? [Jack momentarily has a flash of looking down the hatch with Locke but shakes his head as to clear it.] JACK: Um... Mr. Locke [shaking head, covers Locke's feet] Please just, ah, just relax. What we need to do... LOCKE: What we need to do is go... JACK: No, no, no...hey. John... LOCKE: Will you come with me? JACK: We're not going anywhere. You just had extensive spinal surgery and I...I need to see my son. LOCKE: You don't have a son. JACK: [walking to the door looking back] What? LOCKE: You don't have a son, Jack. NURSE: [entering] Doctor? JACK: Jean, um, would you give Mr. Locke something to help him rest? I need to go. LOCKE: Jack...I hope that somebody does for you what you just did for me. [Looks are exchanged between smiling Locke and confused Jack. Jack exits the room.] Act 10 [On-Island - Kate helps Jack away from the edge of the cliff.] KATE: Oh my god. JACK: Ahh. [Jack examines his sab wound.] KATE: Jack... JACK: I'm fine. Just find me some thread and I can count to five. [Sawyer, Hurley and Ben approach them.] SAWYER: Hey! Oh my god. What the hell happened? KATE: Locke's dad...it's over. [Sawyer looks over the cliff to see Locke's body laying motionless on the rocks. The ground shakes.] SAWYER: Sure don't feel like it's over. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Detective Ford enters Sun and Jin's hospital room as they are preparing to leave.] SAWYER: Excuse me, Miss...Paik? SUN: Yes. SAWYER: Hi. I'm Detective Ford, LAPD. I'm sorry I heard you were sht, I didn't expect you to be checking out so soon. [to Jin] Hey. [Jin is smiling at Sawyer.] JIN: Hello. Detective. SAWYER: Well I came by to check if you've seen this man. [He shows them a photo of Sayid.] He escaped custody, and we're worried he might come after you. I'm gonna assign a uniform to keep an eye on you until we can app-- SUN: You don't have to do that. [Sun and Jin start to leave the room.] SAWYER: All due respect, I have a job to do here ma'am. I need to keep you safe. SUN: It's okay, I am safe. [They open the door and leave.] JIN: We'll see you there. SAWYER: See me where? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - At the Hydra Island runway. The ground shakes. Inside the Ajira plane, Frank checks the repairs he made.] FRANK: Alright. It ain't pretty, but it's gonna work. Gotta reset the electronics. [Frank flips some switches and a beeping noise starts.] FRANK: Something's wrong with the hydraulics down at the nose wheel. You know any guys mechanical? Yeah? MILES: Well, I--I worked for a--a contractor renovating apartments for a couple of summers-- FRANK: [rips page from manual] Take that! And this, and this. [He gives him a flashlight and some duct tape] Go down there and make sure everything's hooked up right. Go! BEN: [on walkie] Lapidus? FRANK: Yeah? BEN: Frank, how's it going over there? What's your timetable? FRANK: Don't bother me! [He throws the walkie-talkie onto the seat.] BEN: Sounds like they're making progress. [The ground shakes violently.] SAWYER: We gotta go now. KATE: I don't understand. Locke's dad, why is this still happening? JACK: Because whatever Desmond turned off...I need to turn it back on again. But if it doesn't work, if I don't get it done you all need to leave now. You need to get on that plane. KATE: You can come with us too, Jack. You don't have to do this. JACK: No I do have to do this. KATE: No, you don't! Let the Island sink, Jack. JACK: Kate...I can't. [to Sawyer] You think you can get that boat across the channel in time? SAWYER: Yeah, I can manage. [Jack gets up and shakes Sawyer's hand.] JACK: Good luck to you, James. SAWYER: Thanks, doc...for everything. BEN: James! [Ben throws him the walkie-talkie.] BEN: If the Island's going down, I'm going down with it. JACK: Hugo, you better get going. HURLEY: Uh-uh, no way. You think I'm going down that? I'm with you, dude. JACK: Okay. Kate...you gotta go. Get Claire on that plane. KATE: Tell me I'm gonna see you again. [Jack shakes his head. They kiss each other.] KATE: I love you. JACK: I love you. [Jack, Hurley and Ben leave while Kate cries.] Act 11 [Zoom in to plane wheel with Richard and Miles' legs working in the wheel well. Miles peels off some duct tape while Richard is looking at schematics and holding the flashlight for Miles. Miles puts another layer of tape on a wire bundle.] RICHARD: Can you fix it? MILES: I don't believe in a lot of things but I do believe in duct tape. Yeah, I think we're good. [Ground shakes.] MILES: Let's get the hell out of here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sawyer and Kate walking along the cliff.] SAWYER: [into walkie-talkie] Yo Chesty, Sawyer and Kate... [Richard picks up walkie-talkie.] RICHARD: Yeah? SAWYER: We're on our way down to the sailboat then we're heading to you...don't leave without us. [Lapidus grabbing the walkie-talkie.] LAPIDUS: We're getting off the ground while there's still ground to get off. So if you wanna go you better get your asses in gear. [He throws the walkie again.] SAWYER: Lapidus! Lapidus! Son of a bitch. KATE: What now? [Sawyer looks to the sailboat and tosses the backpack away.] SAWYER: We jump. KATE: I'll see you at the boat. [Kate jumps off the ledge.] SAWYER: Kate! [Sawyer dives off the ledge. They both swim to the boat.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Sawyer is walking down the hospital corridor. He stops Jack has he passes by.] SAWYER: Hey, you know where I could get some grub around here? JACK: Uhh... the cafeteria's closed, but there's a vending machine down the hallway. SAWYER: Thanks, doc. JACK: Yeah, no problem. [Sawyer looks on as Jack walks away, pausing for a moment. At the vending machine he flattens out his dollar bill and inserts it into the machine. He presses the buttons for an Apollo bar (G23), but it gets stuck in the machine.] SAWYER: Oh, come on... [He shakes the machine but the bar doesn't budge.] SAWYER: Unbelievable. [He attempts to reach inside the machine to grab the bar. A woman approaches.] JULIET: Can I help you? SAWYER: It's okay... I'm a... I'm a cop. JULIET: Mmmm. Maybe you should read the machine its rights? SAWYER: [laughing] That's funny. JULIET: Mmmm... Can I tell you a secret? SAWYER: Please. JULIET: If you unplug it, and then you plug it back in again... the candy just drops right down. SAWYER: Is that right? JULIET: Yes, and it's technically legal. SAWYER: Oh... give that a sht... [He unplugs the machine and all the lights in the room go off.] SAWYER: Oops... [Juliet laughs, grabs the bar from the machine and gives it to Sawyer.] JULIET: It worked. [Sawyer grabs the candy, but as his hand touches Juliet's, they both begin to see flashes of their time together on the Island. They jump back in surprise.] JULIET: Oh... SAWYER: Whoa... did you feel that? JULIET: We should get coffee some time. SAWYER: I'd love to but the machine ate my dollar, I only got one left. JULIET: We can go dutch. [As she says that last line we see her on the Island, they flash to her dying in Sawyer's arms as she says the same line. Juliet holds Sawyer's hand and they begin to experience more flashes of their 1970's DHARMA life; Sawyer holding up a daisy, them hugging, spooning in bed, more hugging and kissing, Sawyer holding Juliet from falling in The Incident, Juliet falling.] SAWYER: Juliet? Juliet it's--it's me. Ju-- [They embrace and Juliet begins to sob.] SAWYER: It's me babe... I gotcha... I gotcha babe. [Juliet is laughing as she realizes.] JULIET: Kiss me, James! SAWYER: You got it blondie... [They kiss each other passionately.] Act 12 [Jack arrives at the concert to find that it is already over. He starts to call someone on his cellphone when Kate approaches him.] KATE: It's over. JACK: Excuse me? KATE: The concert. It's over. You lookin' for someone? JACK: Yeah, my son. I was supposed to bring him here tonight, and then... I couldn't come, and... [Kate smiles at him. Jack laughs.] JACK: I'm sorry, where do I remember you from? KATE: I stole your pen. JACK: What? KATE: Uh... Oceanic 815, from Sydney? I bumped into you coming out of the bathroom, and I stole your pen. JACK: And that's how I know you? KATE: No... that's not how you know me. [Kate walks closer to Jack and puts her hands on his face. Jack sees flashes of Kate on the Island.] KATE: I missed you so much. [Jack sees flashes of their first kiss on the Island. He backs away from her, confused.] KATE: Are you okay? JACK: What is happening to me? Wh--who are you? I don't-- KATE: I know, you don't understand Jack. But if you come with me... you will. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Hurley helps an injured Jack as they come to the Source. Ben follows behind. The ground shakes.] JACK: It's over there. HURLEY: How are we getting down there? JACK: We're not, I'm going alone. HURLEY: Dude, you can't go down there alone. If Desmond didn't make it, how the hell are you going to survive? [Jack and Hurley exchange looks. Jack just shakes his head.] HURLEY: No. No way, I'm not gonna let you die. JACK: Hurley, I'm already dad. HURLEY: You said you'd protect the Island! JACK: And that's what I'm doing. HURLEY: You're committing su1c1de! JACK: I'm not, this is the way it has to happen! This is what I'm supposed to do. HURLEY: You're not supposed to die! The Island needs you! JACK: Hurley...[putting his hand on Hurley's shoulder] it needs you. HURLEY: What? JACK: It needs to be you, Hugo. HURLEY: [crying] I can't... it's supposed to be you! JACK: It was only supposed to be me so I can do this. But if someone has to take care of the Island, if someone has to protect it then... then it should be you. Hurley... I believe in you. HURLEY: Alright I'll take it. But it's only temporary, as soon as you get that light back in, I'm pulling you up, and I'm giving it right back to you, deal?! JACK: Deal. [The ground shakes violently again.] JACK: Do you have anything to drink? Anything to drink out of... uh... a cup, a canteen? BEN: I do. [Ben gives jack an empty Oceanic water bottle] Is that okay? JACK: It's perfect. [He fills it up with stream water.] JACK: [to Hurley] Drink this. [Hurley drinks the water.] HURLEY: Is that it? JACK: [putting his hand on Hurley's shoulder again] Now you're like me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On Hydra Island, inside the Ajira plane.] FRANK: Second time's a charm. It better be because we sure as hell don't have the battery power for a third time. [He flips some switches and the engines slowly kick in.] RICHARD: That good? FRANK: That my friends, is pure music! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back at the cave, Hurley and Ben lower Jack down the waterfall.] HURLEY: Easy. Easy. Easy. [There's an earthquake and Jack falls the rest of the way.] JACK: Ah, ahh. [Jack finds Desmond unconscious by the side of the pool.] JACK: Desmond! Desmond? Can you hear me? DESMOND: The light... I put it out. It didn't work. I thought I'd leave this place. JACK: I got you. Come on. Come on. [Jack helps Desmond to his feet.] DESMOND: I'm still here. You were right Jack. JACK: Well, there's a first time for everything. DESMOND: I have to put it back. It was like a drain. JACK: That's what you did, you took that stone out of that hole over there? [Jack begins to tie the rope around Desmond, but he tries to stop him.] DESMOND: Jack you can't, even if you turn it back on it'll kll you. It has to be me! JACK: Desmond, you've done enough. You wanna do something? Go home and be with your wife and son. DESMOND: What about you, Jack? JACK: I'll see you in another life, brother. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On Hydra Island, Kate and Sawyer arrive on the beach.] KATE: Claire?! [The ground shakes and Sawyer notices a piece of the main Island break away and fall into the water.] SAWYER: Oh, that ain't good. [On the plane.] FRANK: Miles, go look out the door! You gotta be my eyes while I back this outta here! Richard, go tell me what he says! [On the beach.] KATE: Claire! Are you okay? [They notice the plane as it begins to reverse.] SAWYER: Come on, we gotta go! Come on! KATE: Claire, come on please! CLAIRE: I can't! KATE: Why?! CLAIRE: Look at me! This Island's made me crazy, I--I don't want Aaron to see me like this. I don't even know how to be a mother anymore. KATE: Listen to me, none of us do. Not at first. But you're not alone. Let me help you. Come on, let's go. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At the runway.] FRANK: Are we clear?! RICHARD: [to Miles] Are we clear?! MILES: Yeah looks like it to me! RICHARD: [to Frank] He says we're good! FRANK: You better pray we are Ricky boy, because I'm gonna spin her around! Hold on! [Sawyer, Kate and Claire are running for the plane.] KATE: Sawyer! Tell him to stop! Tell him we're coming! SAWYER: [on walkie] Lapidus! Lapidus! Lapidus, hold on! [Frank doesn't hear him.] FRANK: Alright, we're good to go! [Miles closes the door.] FRANK: Let's go! [Richard and Miles buckle up in the cockpit. Frank prepares to take off, but he notices Sawyer, Kate and Claire on the runway.] FRANK: What the hell? Boys we got some late arrivals, open the door. Come on! [Inside the cave - Jack makes it to his feet. He struggles to pick up the stone and slowly drags it to the hole. He pushes the stone into the hole and collapses with exhaustion. Over on Hydra Island, Miles opens the door to the plane and throws some wires out. Claire, Kate and Sawyer climb onto the plane.] FRANK: We're running out of time! MILES: Way to wait until the last second, Jim. SAWYER: Good to see you too, Enos. RICHARD: We got 'em! FRANK: Everybody buckle up tight! Hold on! [Frank prepares the plane for take off. Outside, the runway begins to crack under the plane.] FRANK: Here we go, Frank. [Frank accelerates and the plane begins to rocket along the runway. The passengers look nervous. Claire holds onto Kate's hand as Frank attempts to lift the plane into the air.] FRANK: Come on. Come on. [The plane narrowly clears the tops of the trees and takes to the skies. Frank and the rest of the passengers give sighs of relief.] FRANK: Amen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back at the Source - Jack awaits to see if his plan worked. Water starts to trickle into the pool and a bright yellow light glows from the center. Jack laughs with joy as the light regains it's former brightness and water gushes into the pool.] BEN: He did it, the light's back on. HURLEY: Dude, pull! [Ben and Hurley grab the rope and start to pull Desmond up.] HURLEY: Hang on, Jack! [Jack is still in the pool, laughing, as it fills with water. Desmond is pulled to the top of the waterfall.] HURLEY: Got him...Desmond? No...Jack! Jack! Act 13 [Flash sideways - Outside the church, Locke pulls up in a taxi. The driver gets out and assits him into his wheelchair. Locke gives him some money.] LOCKE: Thank you. [He wheels himself to the church, where he stops next to Ben, who is sat on a bench.] LOCKE: Hello Benjamin. BEN: Hello John. LOCKE: Is everyone already inside? BEN: I believe most of them are, yes. [Locke smiles and starts to leave.] BEN: I'm very sorry for what I did to you John. I was selfish, jealous. I wanted everything you had. LOCKE: What did I have? BEN: You were special, John... and I wasn't. LOCKE: Well if it helps, Ben, I forgive you. BEN: Thank you, John...that does help. It matters more than I can say. LOCKE: What are you gonna do now? BEN: I have some things I still need to work out. I think I'll stay here a while. [Locke goes to leave again.] BEN: You know, I don't think you need to be in that chair anymore. [Locke stops and slowly gets out of his chair, pushing it behind him as he stands.] LOCKE: Goodbye, Ben. [Ben nods. Locke walks up the steps and enters the church.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - Outside the cave, Ben rests an unconscious Desmond's head on his backpack. Hurley silently stares into the cave.] BEN: I think Desmond's gonna be okay. HURLEY: Jack's...gone...isn't he? [Ben just nods to confirm it and Hurley breaks down into tears.] BEN: He did his job, Hugo. HURLEY: It's my job now... What the hell am I supposed to do? BEN: I think you do what you do best. Take care of people. You can start by helping Desmond get home. HURLEY: But how? People can't leave the Island. BEN: That's how Jacob ran things... Maybe there's another way. A better way. HURLEY: Will you help me? BEN: I'm sorry? HURLEY: I could really use someone with like, experience. For a little while. Will you help me, Ben? BEN: I'd be honored. HURLEY: Cool. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Ben is still sat outside the church. Hurley comes outside and sees him.] HURLEY: Oh, hey dude. BEN: Hello, Hugo! HURLEY: We're all inside. BEN: I don't think I'm coming in. [Hurley turns to leave then looks back to Ben.] HURLEY: You know, you were a real good number two. BEN: And you were a great number one, Hugo. HURLEY: Thanks, dude. I'll see ya. [Hurley goes back into the church. Jack and Kate arrive by car.] KATE: Do you know where we are? JACK: This is where I was gonna have my father's funeral. He died, in Australia. KATE: I'm sorry. JACK: Why did you bring me here? KATE: Because this is where you were gonna have your father's funeral. You can go in around back. JACK: Wait, where you going? KATE: Inside. I'll be waiting for you there, once you're ready. JACK: Ready for what? KATE: To leave. [Kate leaves the car and heads for the church.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [On-Island - A bloodied Jack awakes to find himself outside the cave, in a small pond. He staggers to his feet and makes his way out of the pond, holding his sab wound.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Flash sideways - Jack makes his way into the back door of the church. He finds himself inside a small chapel with various religious artifacts, and a stained glass window with six symbols of different faiths - Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and Taoism. His father's coffin is also there. Jack approaches the coffin and circles it before putting his hand on it. As soon as he touches it, he sees a flash of himself waking up on the Island for the first time after the crash. He places his other hand on the coffin, this time seeing more flashes of his time on the Island, just after the crash. More flashes; Locke pulling him up the cliff, saying goodbye to Sawyer, leaving on the helicopter, with Kate in the Hydra, seeing Kate for the first time, their final kiss. As the flashes stop, he backs away from the coffin dazed and confused. Then he opens the coffin to discover it is empty.] VOICE: Hey, kiddo. [Jack turns around to see his father standing behind him.] JACK: Dad? CHRISTIAN: Hello, Jack. JACK: I don't understand...you died. CHRISTIAN: Yeah. Yes I did... JACK: Then how are you here right now? [Christian sighs.] CHRISTIAN: How are you here? JACK: I died too... [Jack begins to cry as he remembers.] CHRISTIAN: It's okay...it's okay. It's okay son. [Christian approaches Jack and they hug each other.] JACK: I love you, dad. CHRISTIAN: I love you too, son. JACK: You...are you real? CHRISTIAN: I should hope so. Yeah, I'm real. You're real, everything that's ever happened to you is real. All those people in the church...they're real too. JACK: They're all...they're all d*ad? CHRISTIAN: Everyone dies sometime, kiddo. Some of them before you, some...long after you. JACK: But why are they all here now? CHRISTIAN: Well there is no "now" here. JACK: Where are we, dad? CHRISTIAN: This is the place that you...that you all made together, so that you could find one another. The most...important part of your life, was the time that you spent with these people. That's why all of you are here. Nobody does it alone Jack. You needed all of them, and they needed you. JACK: For what? CHRISTIAN: To remember...and to...let go. JACK: Kate...she said we were leaving. CHRISTIAN: Not leaving, no. Moving on. JACK: Where are we going? CHRISTIAN: [smiling] Let's go find out. [Jack nods and they enter the church. Everyone else is already here, greeting each other. On the Island, Jack walks through the jungle holding his wound. At the church, Jack is greeted by Locke.] LOCKE: We've been waiting for you. [Jack greets Desmond and Penny, shaking Desmond's hand. He hugs Boone. On the Island, he stumbles through the bamboo forest, passing the white tennis shoe that once belonged to his father's corpse, now worn and dirty after 3 years exposed to the weather. At the church, he hugs Hurley. Claire, Charlie, Sun, Shannon and Sayid all gather around Aaron. Jack greets Sawyer before noticing Kate, and she holds his hand as they sit down in the pews. On the Island, Jack comes to the spot where he woke up from the crash and collapses to the ground, still clutching at his wound. At the church, everyone else sits down. Christian puts his hand on Jack's shoulder as he passes by. On the Island, Jack is laying on his back on the ground when he hears a dog bark - it's Vincent. Vincent greets him and then lays beside him. At the church, Christian walks down the aisle and opens the doors, leaving and letting a bright white light fill the room. Everyone gazes at their surroundings, Jack and Kate share a glance. On the Island, a dying Jack witnesses the Ajira plane fly over head. He smiles, knowing he isn't going to die for nothing. At the church, Jack is swallowed by the white light. On the Island, Jack's eye closes. He is gone. The end.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "6x17-18 - The End"}	foreverdreaming
("Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" by Cage the Elephant playing) (A jet-black vintage sports car sails down Sunset, cruising through the adult Disneyland that is nighttime Los Angeles. Neon and billboards reflected on the windshield. The Devil himself. Say hello to LUCIFER MORNINGSTAR) ♪ I was walking down the street ♪ ♪ When out the corner of my eye ♪ ♪ I saw a pretty little thing approaching me ♪ ♪ She said, "I never seen a man ♪ ♪ "Who looked so all alone ♪ ♪ Oh, could you use a little company?" ♪ ♪ Not even 15 minutes later, I'm still walking down the street ♪ ♪ When I saw the shadow of a man creep out of sight ♪ ♪ And then he swept up from behind ♪ ♪ He put a gn up to my head ♪ ♪ He made it clear he wasn't looking for a fight ♪ ♪ He said, "Give me all you got ♪ ♪ "I want your money, not your life ♪ ♪ But if you try to make a move, (siren wailing) I won't think twice" ♪ ♪ I told him, "You can have my cash ♪ ♪ "But first you know I got to ask ♪ ♪ What made you want to live this kind of life?" ♪ ♪ He said there ain't no rest for the wicked ♪ ♪ Money don't grow on trees ♪ ♪ I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed ♪ POLICE OFFICER: Turn the music down, sir. ♪ There ain't nothing in this world for free... ♪ POLICE OFFICER: Hey, cut the music. LUCIFER: (chuckling) I'm sorry. (music volume decreases) POLICE OFFICER: You know why I pulled you over? LUCIFER: Well, obviously, you felt the need to exercise your limited powers and punish me for ignoring the speed limit. It's okay. I understand. I-I like to punish people, too. Or at least I used to. POLICE OFFICER: License and registration. LUCIFER: (sighs) Coming right up. ♪ Man creep out of sight ♪ ♪ And then he swept up... ♪ POLICE OFFICER: Are you trying to bribe me, sir? LUCIFER: Yes, of course. ♪ He said, "Give me all you got..." ♪ LUCIFER: Is that not enough? Take more. It's only money. POLICE OFFICER: It's against the law, sir. LUCIFER: (chuckles) You people are funny about your laws, aren't you? You break the law sometimes, don't you? ♪ I said, "You're such a sweet young thing..." ♪ POLICE OFFICER: Sometimes... I put my siren on and drive really fast for no reason at all, just 'cause I can. LUCIFER: Right? And why wouldn't you? It's fun. It feels good to get away with something, doesn't it? POLICE OFFICER: Yeah. LUCIFER: Uh, it's okay, Officer. People like to tell me things, those deep, dark, naughty little desires that are on their mind. It's a gift. Must be something about this face. You're tempted to keep that, aren't you? Well, what are you waiting for, permission? Go on, take it, buy yourself something pretty. You deserve it. But if you don't mind, I really must be on my way. POLICE OFFICER: Oh, yeah, of course. Hey, have a nice evening. LUCIFER: You, too, Officer. You, too. (music volume increases) ♪ "You can have my cash, but first you know I got to ask ♪ ♪ What made you want to live this kind of life?" ♪ ♪ He said there ain't no rest for the wicked ♪ ♪ Money don't grow on trees ♪ ♪ I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed ♪ ♪ There ain't nothing in this world for free ♪ ♪ Oh, no, there ain't no rest for the wicked ♪ ♪ Until we close our eyes for good. ♪ (Lucifer pulls up in front of his bar, Lux) Hey, boss. ("Fame" by David Bowie playing) ♪ Fame makes a man take things over ♪ ♪ Fame lets him loose, hard to swallow ♪ ♪ Fame puts you there where things are hollow ♪ ♪ Fame... ♪ (Lucifer glides through... soaking up the sights and sounds of elegant debauchery like a proud, modern-day Gatsby. His eyes land on the exotic, dark-haired beauty tending bar over yonder. MAZIKEEN. But she’s always been just MAZE to Lucifer. She leans seductively with her back against the bar, doesn’t turn around as Lucifer approaches...) MAZE: Where have you been? LUCIFER: Oh, holed up in a château, copulating with a young woman named Faith. It's ironic, isn't it? MAZE: Thank you, Patrick. You can go. LUCIFER: (chuckles) You little devil. MAZE: What? I dropped something. LUCIFER: Well, I'm sure you did. MAZE: Now, Lucifer, I am a big fan of sex. LUCIFER: Obviously. Maze: But I didn't leave Hell to be a bartender. Shouldn't you be spending your valuable time doing something more significant? (Lucifer scoffs) MAZE: You're the lord of Hell, for crying out loud. LUCIFER: I am retired, Maze. I've got nothing but time. Thank you. (music plays in slow motion) (echoing): ♪ Fame, fame... ♪ Maze: I think you have a visitor. (Lucifer sighs) (Through the SLOW-MOTION crowd, Lucifer sees AMENADIEL. The man is a study in grim intensity. He’s Lucifer’s brother AND AN ANGEL. Yep, majestic wings and everything. But Amenadiel’s also a badass. Last thing he radiates is angelic goodness. ) LUCIFER: Amenadiel, how's it hanging, big guy? Huh? Your return to the Underworld has been requested. LUCIFER: Oh, right, okay. Let me just, uh, check my calendar. Yeah, here it is. Uh, the seventh of never through to the 15th of ain't-gonna-happen. How does that work for you guys? (Amenadiel just stares at him... grim, not amused.) (sighs) LUCIFER: Look, remind Dad that I quit Hell because I was sick and tired of playing a part in his play. AMENADIEL: I'm gonna warn you against disrespecting our father, Lucifer. LUCIFER: Yeah, well, our father's been disrespecting me since the beginning of time, so pot-kettle, don't you think? AMENADIEL: You are a mockery of everything divine. LUCIFER: Thank you. Thank you, but lately I've been doing a fair amount of thinking. Now, do you think I'm the Devil because I'm inherently evil, just because dear old Dad decided I was? AMENADIEL: What exactly do you think happens when the Devil leaves Hell? (Lucifer scoffs) AMENADIEL: All of those demons, all of those tormented and tortured souls, where do you think they go? LUCIFER: Don't know, don't care. Not my problem, brother. So consider the position officially open. And you, my feathered friend, can go to Hell. (In a blink, Amenadiel's wing-tip is at Lucifer's throat. Ancient steel fused at its tips. But Lucifer doesn't flinch, chuckles) Yeah, try it. You think Father's upset now. (chuckles) AMENADIEL: You know, he will not be merciful for much longer. (thrat planted, Amenadiel withdraws, and exits... and the club now slips back into regular motion. Lucifer only now deflates. Amenadiel clearly rattles him) (Lucifer stands outside, spinning A COIN in his hand, still thinking about his conversation with Amenadiel... when A TAXI slows to a stop in front of Lux. The rear window rolls down. A beautiful, hot mess appears. This is DELILAH) DELILAH: Hey, you. Remember me? (Lucifer smiles... of course he does but teases...) You're famous, aren't you? GIRL: Delilah! LUCIFER: Delilah, isn't it? Girl: I love you, Delilah! Can I have your autograph? DELILAH: (chuckles) If I can have a drink. (Lux. Lucifer and Delilah sit at a booth) LUCIFER: So are you gonna tell me why you really came back? DELILAH: There's something I need to know. And what's that? DELILAH: Did I... sell my soul to the Devil? (Lucifer chuckles) Well, that would imply the Devil's actually interested in your soul. LUCIFER: Look, all I did was introduce you to a few key people who owed me favors, that's all. DELILAH: I mean, with all the good came a hell of a lot of bad. LUCIFER: Oh, right, so the Devil made you do it, did he? The alcohol and the drugs, the topless selfies. The choices are on you, my dear. I mean, Jimmy Barnes? LUCIFER: I can't believe you almost married that sweaty little imp. DELILAH: He produced my album. You introduced me to him. LUCIFER: I suggested you work with him, not sleep with him. DELILAH: Well, I got confused. LUCIFER: And then you left him at the altar. DELILAH: Yeah, that was rude of me. LUCIFER: No, actually, I quite enjoyed that bit. (both chuckle) DELILAH: You know, he trapped me in the bathroom at the Grammys, said he wanted to get back together. Then I hear he's marrying a supermodel... this weekend. And I'm jealous. Oh, God, I'm a mess. LUCIFER: God has nothing to do with your mess. Look... You didn't sell your soul, Delilah. You do owe me a favor. DELILAH: I'm scared. LUCIFER: You should be. Because what I'm about to ask you is gonna be quite difficult for you. Pull yourself together. That's it, that's all I'm asking. 'Cause you're wasting your talent, your life. DELILAH: Hmm? LUCIFER: You're human, darling. (chuckles) (Lucifer and Delilah walk out... saying goodbye...) DELILAH: I'm gonna do as you asked. I'm gonna get it together. Promise, Lucifer. LUCIFER: Look, it's not about me. What happens now, that's up to you. Okay? DELILAH: Yeah. LUCIFER: Come here, you. (tires squealing) (gasps) LUCIFER: Oh, no, no, no, not yet. (gasps) What did you do? I'm sorry. "Sorry." Why did you end her life? Why else? Money. "Money." LUCIFER: Oh, it's times like this I wish I was still in Hell. All the fun activities I'd have planned for you. Hey, man, I just pulled the trigger. (gasps, exhales weakly) (siren wails in distance) (helicopter whirring) ♪ ♪ А full-blown crime scene. Cherry tops spin. Police swarm. CORONER’s put Delilah’s body in a bag and into the back of their van as an UNMARKED COP CAR pulls up. Out hops LAPD homicide detective CHLOE DANCER (30s). Beautiful, but downplays it on purpose. She’s smart, cold and direct. Another plain-clothed detective walks up from the other direction. He’s DANIEL ESPINOZA (40ish). Man: Want to hear what I've got so far? CHLOE: Lieutenant said this is my case. DAN: Yeah, Chloe, it is your case, but try not to take too much time. It's an easy one. That's our bad guy. Eddie Deacon, he's a low-level drug dealer. I found these in his pocket, and I found this in Delilah's purse, so obviously drug-related. She probably owed him a bunch of cash or something. She's not exactly selling out stadiums these days. How do you know he's low-level? DAN: Look at his car. Did you look at his watch? That thing ain't cheap. DAN: It's probably fake. Look... there's gonna be a lot of attention on this one, Chloe. I wouldn't pick at it too hard. Not after Palmetto Street. I asked for this case because of Palmetto Street, Dan. So, anyway, any witnesses? LUCIFER: Lucifer Morningstar. "Lucifer Morningstar"? Is that, uh, a stage name or something? LUCIFER: (chuckles) God-given, I'm afraid. You know, you look familiar. Have we met before? CHLOE: Yeah, five minutes ago. And I'm asking the questions. CHLOE: Talk to me about your relationship with the victim. LUCIFER: Well, she used to work here a few years back. I would occasionally accompany her while she sang. Then she became a big star and someone decided to end her life. CHLOE: Do you know the sh*t? LUCIFER: No, but we did have an interesting little chat just before he kicked off. I asked him why he did it. CHLOE: Huh, like to play cop, do you? LUCIFER: (laughs) No, I just like to play in general, Detective. What about you? CHLOE: So, you had a conversation with a dad guy? LUCIFER: Oh, no, he wasn't quite dad. His soul hadn't crossed the threshold. CHLOE: I see. Did he tell you why he did it? LUCIFER: Why, money, of course. You humans, you love your money, don't you? CHLOE: Yes. Yes, we do. And, uh, what planet are you from... London? (laughs) LUCIFER: Yes, he also said, "I just pulled the trigger." Now, don't you think that's interesting? CHLOE: Delilah was sht to death by a drug dealer. And looks like Delilah herself kept the guy pretty busy. You know, it's sad, it's ugly, but it's not rocket science. Something probably went south between them. She gets riddled with bllts, and a nice little act of God takes him out. LUCIFER: You know, it doesn't work like that, Detective. It's quite a neatly wrapped little present for the LAPD, don't you think? CHLOE: Why don't you tell me something? How does she end up dying in a hailstorm of bllts, and you get away without a scratch? I think that's interesting. Don't you? LUCIFER: The benefits of immortality. CHLOE: "Immortality." Mm, of course, uh, you spell that with one or two M's? I always forget. LUCIFER: What will your corrupt little organization do about this? CHLOE: Excuse me? LUCIFER: Will you find the person responsible? Will they be punished? Will this be a priority for you? Because it is for me. CHLOE: You got some balls on you, pal. LUCIFER: Oh, thank you very much, but they're really quite average. CHLOE: I bet. LUCIFER: Now, are you sure that we haven't met? I could swear I've seen you naked. Have we had sex? CHLOE: We're done here. LUCIFER: Uh, Detective, wait! Someone out there needs to be punished. We're not done. CHLOE: Yeah. Yeah, we are. ♪ ♪ ♪ Once in the evening ♪ ♪ There was harmony... ♪ If there is anyone here that would oppose this holy union, speak now or forever hold your peace. LUCIFER: Excuse me. Yeah, I have a problem. Has-has anyone else noticed how incredibly, jaw-droppingly, loin-stirringly beautiful this young woman is and how short, sweaty and altogether fugly this homunculus is? I mean, what is this... a wedding or a kidnapping? Do you know what I mean? Yeah, good luck with that, Padre. Ooh, why you're at it, say hey for me. It's been a while. (chuckles) LUCIFER: Jimmy Barnes! Remember me? Hey, man, this is a private event. How did you get in here? LUCIFER: Yeah, and quite a lavish one for a record producer on the outs. You do remember me, don't you? Yeah, yeah, I remember you. Now, what do you want? I'm a little busy. LUCIFER: Well, I can't believe that you're getting married the day after your ex-fiancée and once brightest star was mrder in cold blood. Jimmy: Yeah, that's very sad. But you know what, she ruined my wedding once. I'm not about to let that happen again. LUCIFER: It's hard to be rejected, isn't it, Jimmy? Twice. (chuckles) JIMMY: What? LUCIFER: Well, you tried to get her back recently. I mean, I'd kll someone if they denied me once. Not that that's possible. So, come on, what do you say, Jimbo, huh? Did you want her dad? Look, stop looking at me that way, you freak. I am not playing that mind game with you. No, of course not! I was furious and I was humiliated when she dumped me, but I think, I-I think I've rebounded pretty well. LUCIFER: Yes, clearly. Respect. Jimmy: Should go play your mind games with 2Vile. The rapper? Come on. Delilah dumped me for that lunatic. They were always fighting. He slapped her around a bunch. He surrounds himself with gn-toting morons 24-7. He is the real deal. Right. LUCIFER: Sorry, how rude. Allow me to introduce myself. Lucifer Morningstar. I really don't want to have sex with him tonight. (congregation gasping) Oh, my... I'm sorry, I...I can't believe I just said that. LUCIFER: Oh, no, no, no. Let's be honest here.I mean, you're not marrying this human stain 'cause you're actually in love with him, right? God no. No. Right. LUCIFER: (claps) Well, I should get going. Ooh! Best of luck with you crazy kids, all right? ("Devil's Haircut" by Beck playing) ♪ Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading ♪ ♪ And everywhere I look, there's a dad end waiting ♪ ♪ Temperature's dropping at the rotten oasis ♪ (doorbell rings) ♪ Stealing kisses from the leperous faces... ♪ BUTLER: Good afternoon, sir. LUCIFER: Yes, I'm here to see the man sadly known as 2Vile... is he in? I'm sorry, sir. He's unavailable. He's in mourning, I'm afraid. LUCIFER: Right. I have narcotics for him. BUTLER: Right this way, sir. (Lucifer follows the Butler into the den. Furniture from MOMA. kller city views. The ultimate in tacky Hollywood living) ♪ Hold up, it's the game, it chose us ♪ ♪ Pioneers started on my corner like the Cold Crush ♪ ♪ Had smokers lining up the block like a gold rush... ♪ Here you go, baby. LUCIFER: Can someone please turn down this god-awful music! Hello, disc jockey! Thank you. (Tattooed hip-hop thug 2VILE appears through a thick haze of POT SMOKE) 2VILE: Who's this clown? BUTLER: He has narcotics for you, sir. LUCIFER: My name is Lucifer Morningstar. 2VILE: "Lucifer Morningstar"? (laughs) Now, that's a good hip-hop name. LUCIFER: Well, that offends me. 2VILE: What, you don't like hip-hop? LUCIFER: No, I most certainly do not. 2VILE: Well, that offends me. You have a problem with black people? LUCIFER: No, not in the slightest. I just hate your music. (laughs) And when I say "your music," I mean your music. Not the music made by other black people. Without the blues, there'd be no devil's music whatsoever. There are, of course, many giants in the field. Just not you... am I being clear? 2VILE: (chuckles) Yeah, you're being clear all right. Good. If you're looking to get yourself klled. (gn clicking) LUCIFER: Yes, well, don't waste your munitions... I'm immortal. Tell me about Delilah. 2VILE: You ain't seen the news? Bitch is dad. (That ignites Lucifer. He violently SHOVES 2VILE, sending him SHATTERING THROUGH A GLASS DOOR, toppling over the balcony to certain death just as Lucifer grabs him by his blinged-out chains. Suspending him high above the hillside) (gn) 2VILE: Don't sh*t, you idiot! I didn't kll her. LUCIFER: Why should I believe you? 2VILE: Because I loved the girl. LUCIFER: People sometimes kll people with whom they're in love. The heart's mysterious. So I'm told. 2VILE: Ain't like that. Girl made me crazy! LUCIFER: Women can do that. Doesn't mean you should bat them up, does it? 2VILE: We worked that out a long time ago. I ht her once 'cause I found out she was cheating on me. LUCIFER: All right. With whom? 2VILE: I don't know. I don't know. She wouldn't tell me, all right? Said it was a big secret, some-some, uh, rich married guy. LUCIFER: Well, does she have a friend that she might've confided in? 2VILE: She didn't trust no one, man. Uh, uh, her therapist. Her therapist is probably the only one who knows. She-she's some, uh, uh, Dr. Linda in-in Beverly Hills. Saw her, like, five times a week on the DL. Used a fake name, everything. LUCIFER: Oh, did she now? Well, thank you for your time. Chloe: LAPD! gn down. On the floor, down! You two against the wall. LUCIFER: Detective, welcome to the party. CHLOE: Grab the bucket, collect the gn. Now! LUCIFER: You sly dog, you did listen to me. CHLOE: I ran the dad guy's cell phone. 2Vile was the last person he called. 2VILE: Come on, man. CHLOE: What I find highly interesting is how you made the connection on your own. Well, I've been busy, my dear. CHLOE: Talk to me about Delilah. LUCIFER: We've been over that one, Detective. And why you called the sh*t two days before she was mrder. 2VILE: Fine. Yeah, I called Eddie 'cause he hooks me up sometimes. He met Delilah through me. Whatever. Don't make me a kller, do it? CHLOE: No, but it does make you a suspect. What, so everyone on Eddie's phone's a suspect? Are you joking? You gonna drag half of Hollywood downtown. Be like the Oscars or something. Wait, aren't you that chick from that film? Hmm, what's this? What film? You used to be an actress or something, right? Yeah. That teen movie... I forget what it's called. LUCIFER: Of course. Hot Tub High School. That's where I know you from. CHLOE: Let's just stick to my questions, shall we? So... The one with the famous nude scene, coming out of the hot tub! It was, like, a complete Fast Times rip-off. She was, like, the new Phoebe Cates! CHLOE: Thanks, I appreciate that. That was quite a nude scene. CHLOE: I have far too many bllts in this thing for you to still be talking. You, we need to have a conversation right now. LUCIFER: That's a waste of time, Detective. I've just thrat his life... he's not our guy. He would've said, trust me. CHLOE: You did what? Yeah, isn't that illegal? CHLOE: Uh, little bit, yeah. You stay put. You, you're coming with me. What? Ooh. (laughs) With pleasure. At least, perhaps now, you'll listen to me. Although, I'm not quite sure why I'm being arrested. CHLOE: Because you're interfering with a police investigation. You've broken I can't even count how many laws. And you pissed me off. LUCIFER: Right, I can get out of these, you know? CHLOE: Funny. How'd you do that? LUCIFER: (sighs) Come on, we're wasting time. We should be out there solving a homicide and punishing those responsible. CHLOE: "We"? You're insane. I'm taking you in. Get in the car. LUCIFER: No, that's boring. Not to mention pointless. Come on, I'll help you. It'll be fun. CHLOE: How could you possibly help me? LUCIFER: I have a certain skill set. I can be very persuasive with people and tend to see things that others cannot. CHLOE: So, you're psychic or something? LUCIFER: No, I can't read people's minds. I'm not a Jedi. People just like to tell me things. CHLOE: Hmm, just-just tell you things? Just confess their sins, just like that? LUCIFER: No, not their sins. I have no power over people's sins. I actually get a bad rap for that. I have the ability to draw out people's forbidden desires. The more simple the human, the easier it is. The more complex, the more challenging and exciting, really. But no, the actual sins, the sins are on you people. CHLOE: "You people"? I got it. I got it! The name? The whole Lucifer thing? And desire's, like, your superpower. LUCIFER: Mm, it's more like a gift from God really. Okay, look. Tell me, Detective, what do you desire more than anything else in this life? CHLOE: This is it? This is your big trick? (sighs) I guess, when I was a little girl, I... always wanted to be a cop like my daddy, so that... that one day I could help people and... and be taken seriously... ...when I say to shut up and get in the damn car. LUCIFER: You're not, like, a Jedi or something, are you? CHLOE: Get in the car. LUCIFER: No, no, no, no, no. Look. I know something you don't know. CHLOE: Really? What's that? LUCIFER: Won't say unless you take me with you on this. Please, come on. I got to 2Vile, didn't I? CHLOE: Why do you care about this so much? About Delilah? LUCIFER: Look, I just... I just do. Look, if I hadn't meddled with her career, maybe she wouldn't have died. CHLOE: Okay. Okay, fine... but if this little clue thing of yours doesn't pan out, these are going back on, and they're gonna stay on. Is that a promise? Chloe: Yeah, therapist in Beverly Hills with the first name Linda. See if Delilah was a client. Ah-ah, actually, she had a pseudonym, which I also happen to know. I'm quite good at this, aren't I? Uh, Penny Lane. CHLOE: Okay. Delilah may have gone by Penny Lane. Thanks. Don't look so smug. Nothing's panned out yet. LUCIFER: No, no, no, it's not that. It's just that I knew that I recognized you. CHLOE: Right. Right, you've seen my boobies. It's exciting. What, are you 12? LUCIFER: So is the, uh... is the movie why you've got such a chip on your shoulder? CHLOE: Uh, it's low on the list of things I have to live down, I guess. Right. Attractive female cop struggling to be taken seriously in a man's man's world... that it? CHLOE: Yeah, something like that. LUCIFER: Well, they're thrat. You're clearly smart and have notable instincts. Ignore them. Trust yourself. (cell phone rings) CHLOE: Detective Decker. All right, text it to me. Thanks. What's that? CHLOE: (sighs) What you were saying stands up. There's a Penny Lane who sees a Dr. Linda Martin in Beverly Hills. Excellent. I'll clear my schedule. (cell phone rings) LUCIFER: Ooh, someone's popular. CHLOE: Please stop talking. Hello. What? You're kidding me. Is she okay? Oh, of course, he's not there. Thanks. We got to make a pit stop. LUCIFER: What? No, absolutely not. CHLOE: My kid got into a fight. I got to pick her up. What, can't she get herself home? She's seven. LUCIFER: Look, I'm not here to help you run errands. I'm here to help you solve a homicide. CHLOE: Really? ("Sinister Kid" by the Black Keys playing) Chloe: All right. Wait here. LUCIFER: With pleasure. Despise children. ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ A sinister kid is a kid who ♪ ♪ Runs to meet his Maker ♪ ♪ A drop-dad sprint from the day he's born ♪ ♪ Straight into his Maker's arms ♪ ♪ And that's me, that's me ♪ ♪ The boy with a broken halo. ♪ I don't think you're allowed to smoke in here. LUCIFER: Oh, dear, what will become of me? My mother is a police officer. She could arrest you. (lighter snaps shut) LUCIFER: Oh, I think I might know your mother. What's your name? LUCIFER: Lucifer. (whispering): Like the Devil? LUCIFER: Exactly. My name's Beatrice, but everybody calls me Trixie. LUCIFER: That's a hooker's name. What's a hooker? LUCIFER: Ask your mother. So... why are you in trouble? See that girl over there? She was bullying me. She created a fake Snapchat account and used it to make fun of me. So... I kicked her in the no-no-touch-touch square. LUCIFER: Oh. Oh, I see. Well played. Well played, indeed. LUCIFER: Hello, mean girl. Did you know there's a special section of Hell reserved for bullies? So have fun. (screams) What did you do? LUCIFER: Oh... I just think someone's feeling a little guilty. (school bell rings) Hi, Daddy. Hi, munchkin. Chloe: Wow, shocker, you're late. Come on, give me a break. I'm putting a case to bed. Right, like I'm not working a case, too. Oh, yeah, the one you tried to steal from me. You mean the open and shut one. You did open and shut it, right? I'm being diligent, Dan. It's a high-profile case. Exactly, which is why you need to be smart about it. LUCIFER: She is smart. You're the dimwit. Perhaps you should refrain from arguing in front of the child. It's unbecoming. I don't know whether to laugh or to sh*t you. LUCIFER: Surprise me. Isn't he funny, Daddy? Chloe: Hey, can you, uh, drop Trix at my mom's? We got to go. Thank you. Trixella, give Mommy a kiss. I love you so much. Good job standing up to the mean girl. Thanks, Mommy. What's a hooker? Daddy will tell you. Bye, Lucifer. It was nice meeting you. Chloe: Hmm. Think she likes you. LUCIFER: Of course she does... what's not to like? Was your offspring planned or a mistake? Planned, sort of. LUCIFER: Really? 'Cause I've never understood the human desire to procreate. That's probably a good thing. LUCIFER: I mean, children are hideous little creatures, terrible, taxing burdens. Mmm. Mmm. LUCIFER: Oh, um, yours is fine. I mean, you know, nothing to crow about, but nothing to be too embarrassed about, either, so that's quite good, isn't it? Are you at all aware of how dickish you sound? LUCIFER: No. Speaking of dicks... why was that ex-husband of yours pressuring you to close the case? No reason. LUCIFER: Strange. Yes, you are. LUCIFER: Did my father send you? (door opens) LINDA: Okay, Detectives, I'll see you now. Chloe: Thank you. LUCIFER: Oh. "Detectives." Chloe: Dr. Martin, I'd like to ask you a few questions about Delilah. LUCIFER: You're thinking about it, aren't you? LINDA: What? LUCIFER: Yes, I wouldn't recommend it. I'm like walking heroin. Very habit-forming. It never ends well. (sighs) I'm sorry, do... do you two know each other? No, no, but I know that look. LINDA: I don't know what you're talking about. LUCIFER: That is interesting 'cause... you don't look at me that way. What way? LUCIFER: With carnal fascination. That's 'cause it doesn't exist. LUCIFER: No, you see, that's just it... with most women, it does. I tend to appeal to the dark, mischievous hearts in all of you, but you, Detective, you seem oddly immune to my charms. Referring to them as "charms," I think, is a bit of a stretch. Truth be told, I find you repulsive. Like, on a chemical level. LUCIFER: That's fascinating. Now, tell me, Linda... You say it's fascinating, and yet I can see that it disturbs you, doesn't it? Deeply. Chloe: Dr. Martin, we know that, um, Delilah was having a clandestine affair with a wealthy married man, so if you just tell us his name, we will be on our way. LINDA: I'm sorry, I can't do that. LUCIFER: Oh, she's one of the complex ones. Linda, darling, why don't you tell me? Hmm? LINDA: Well, I can't. (Lucifer chuckles) LINDA: I want to, but I can't. (laughs) LINDA: (laughing): Oh, you're the devil. LUCIFER: (chuckles) Correct. Now, come on, Dr. Martin. I know you want to. LINDA: Oh, man, and it's really, really juicy, too. Ooh, I bet it is. LINDA: No, I can't. What did you do to her? Did you roofie her? LUCIFER: Oh, no, it's not her fault. She's just reacting to me. Just watch and learn, okay? Right, the answer is yes, we can take a trip to pound town if we must, but first, you're gonna have to tell us, Linda, okay? LINDA: (moaning): Um... (chuckles) LINDA: Okay... (chuckles) it's Grey Cooper. Grey Cooper? Seriously? That is juicy. Grey Cooper, the actor? The one who's married to Amanda what's-her-chops? Yeah, yeah. Oh, no, he's horrible. So square-jawed, so handsome, so vanilla. Oh, I'm really quite disappointed in Delilah. That's truly terrible taste in the opposite sex. Thank you very much, Dr. Martin. We'll be in touch. All right, we got to go. LUCIFER: Yes, of course, but I... I made a deal, so I'm gonna have to hold up my end of the bargain. You wouldn't mind waiting outside? Are you seriously talking about having sex with her right now? LUCIFER: Well, it won't take long. LINDA: I do yoga. Hot... yoga. I'm freakishly flexible. Want to see? Wow! (chuckles) I really tried to keep that one in. LUCIFER: Well, you tried... that's what matters. Uh, look, I'm really sorry, but I'm gonna have to take a rain check. I will be back, okay? I certainly hope so. LUCIFER: My word is my bond. ♪ It's always something ♪ ♪ Before the late night ♪ ♪ Around the corner... ♪ LUCIFER: Excuse me! Excuse me. Ah, excuse me. Thank you. Hey, hey, sir. (tires squealing, gn) Who the (bell rings) is this guy? What the hell are you doing? Chloe: Excuse me. Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me. Sorry, he's with me. That's not Grey Cooper. No, of course not. What the hell is this? We need to speak with Mr. Cooper. God, Delilah, yeah, heard about that this morning. I can't believe it. We did a movie together last year. Got pretty close. Lovers? Friends. LUCIFER: Friends who were lovers? Chloe: Settle down. I'll handle the questions. Mr. Cooper, when did you last have contact with Delilah? LUCIFER: Well, actually, I just have one more question before you proceed with the boring ones. Tell me, Mr. Cooper, what do you want more than anything in this world? What's your deepest, darkest desire? You close your eyes, what do you see? I'm the president of the United States of America. LUCIFER: Ha! Well, who's the Devil now, eh? Those are some pretty big aspirations there, Mr. Cooper. (chuckles) Well, after the acting and stuff. LUCIFER: No need to be embarrassed. Hell, if Arnold can do it, right? (chuckles) Now, you wouldn't want any nasty secrets screwing that up for you, though, would you? Is there a point to this? Mr. Cooper, were you having an affair with Delilah? AMANDA: Honey! Have you been getting my texts? I thought they were breaking you for lunch like a half hour ago. What's going on? These people are detectives. Real ones? CHLOE: We have some questions about Delilah. Oh. Oh. Yes, it's so sad. Yeah. Very sad. Your watch, where'd you get that? Oh, it's a prop. Amanda: No, that's the one Delilah gave you, isn't it? For Time Will Tell? Grey: Right. That's the movie that we did. It was a wrap gift. (chuckles) Yeah. She buy a $10,000 watch for the whole crew? Uh, no. Just me, as far as I know. 'Cause we were, you know, costars and everything. You know, you're gonna have to get much better at lying if you want to be president. I know, right? So you were sleeping with her, then, yeah? Oh, yeah. (chuckles) (laughing) Crap. I just said that in front of people. Whatever. It's not like I didn't know. God, you are a terrible liar. And actor, by the way. You knew? Of course. Why else do you think I've been sleeping with Bobby? Are you serious? Oh, yeah. And it is good. Mmm. I climb that man like a tree. Right, Bobby? Grey: My bodyguard? What a cliché. Oh, I'm a cliché? Well, you're a dick. Oh, boy. Hey, guys... Come on! Hey, guys. Arrest them. Seriously? (grunting) One of them's got to be guilty. ♪ ♪ ♪ ht me point-blank, ht me point-blank ♪ ♪ ht me point-blank... ♪ Thanks. (sighs) So, Grey and Amanda have zero connection to the sht. (sighs) But the sht had the same watch as Grey. That can't be a coincidence. Maybe Delilah gave him one, too, like kind of a go-to gift. I... Well, that would imply she was actually sleeping with that maggot. Really? Jimmy, 2Vile, Grey Cooper. That's three other maggots she's sleeping with. I don't think there's a lot of discretion going on with her. Yeah. I suppose you got a point. CHLOE: (chuckles softly) God, what am I doing here? LUCIFER: Wrong deity, but, yes, that is the eternal question. CHLOE: (chuckles) No. I mean here, in a bar, with you. LUCIFER: Well, I don't know. You tell me, Detective. I mean, despite your proclaimed revulsion, you can't deny that there's a connection between us. Tell me, what do you actually want? CHLOE: You mean what do I desire more than anything else in this life? LUCIFER: Yes. CHLOE: Mm-hmm. LUCIFER: No tricks. Not that they work on you, you freak. LUCIFER: (chuckles) Seriously. I'm curious. CHLOE: I don't know. What-what I told you's true. I-I really do want to help people. My father was a cop. He was a great cop. My mother was an actress. Really cheesy one. (chuckles) I tried the acting thing. I took off my top. Wasn't really contributing to the betterment of society. LUCIFER: I disagree. I love that movie. CHLOE: (chuckles) So I quit. Decided to become a cop like my dad and, uh, dealt with the whole Hot Tub High School thing, until, um, I became a detective and found a whole new way to ostracize myself. LUCIFER: Ah, the... reason your ex-maggot was pressuring you to close this? CHLOE: Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. There was a case, a shting on Palmetto Street where a cop was sht, and I saw it differently than pretty much everyone in my department, including my ex. And I stuck my neck out, and it backfired. And, uh, now... (chuckles) no one wants to work with me. LUCIFER: Well, I'm available. Too bad your little protégé isn't around to collect the check. Reporter: The soundtrack album for the movie Time Will Tell has reached number 15 on the Billboard charts and is still climbing. Song and record sales... CHLOE: Oh, wow. LUCIFER: What? CHLOE: Delilah didn't give that watch to the drug dealer. ♪ Got a heavy load, sometimes I wonder... ♪ Stop, stop, stop! (music stops) What is it? You got a gerbil in your throat? What's going on? LUCIFER: Hello, Jimmy. Really? How's the album sales doing? What album? Soundtrack to Time Will Tell, which you produced. Whitney Houston ht the top ten for album sales after her death. Michael Jackson ht the stratosphere. Not sure you'll achieve such heights having Delilah klled, but that sure is a boatload of royalty checks headed your way. Guess you really needed the cash, huh? Which is why you had to pay the sht with your watch. The watch Delilah gave you. Now, that's just sick. But then you are, so... (gn clicks) Hey, Jimmy? I made her, and she ruined me. She humiliated me. She owes me. LUCIFER: You're not God, Jimmy. You didn't make her. But you did destroy her. So I'm gonna punish you. You back off, you freak. I mean it. I am not going to jail for that bitch. No chance. Listen to him, Lucifer. Back off. LUCIFER: I told you, it's fine. I'm immortal. Why did you do that? He was gonna kll you. LUCIFER: No, no, no, no, no, no. You just... you just let him off too easy. He needs to pay! He needs to suffer! He needs to feel the pain, not escape it! Don't worry. I'm sure where he's going, the pain's coming. LUCIFER: No. No, it's not, actually. And you know why? Because I'm here and he's... (gn) (gasps) (gasping) LUCIFER: Chloe... (gasping) (weakly): I don't want to die. LUCIFER: I won't let you. Your father will just have to wait for you. (gn) (groaning) LUCIFER: Just... give me one second. (gn) (grunts) Jimmy: No, please! No, no, please! Please. Please don't kll me. LUCIFER: Oh, Jimmy. You're gonna wish that's all I did to you. (screaming) LUCIFER: Well, look who's back. (groans) How long have I been out? LUCIFER: (sighs) Three years. What? (chuckling) You're such an ass. LUCIFER: Thank you. Oh, God. He was fring at you. Why aren't you... more dad? LUCIFER: You're having a very hard time with the immortal thing, aren't you? (sighs) What happened with Jimmy? LUCIFER: Jimmy? Jimmy got what he deserved. Hmm? Well, I'm pretty sure I'd be dad if you hadn't helped me, so... thank you. LUCIFER: Sorry, what was that? That last bit. I didn't quite get that. Thank you. LUCIFER: You're welcome. And, besides, you know, you're far too interesting to let die. You saved my life because I'm interesting? LUCIFER: Wildly irritating as well, but yes. (chuckles softly) So what now? Well, I mean, I've obviously proven myself to be an invaluable crime-fighting tool. You're a pariah in the department. I think this could be the start of a beautiful friendship. Don't you? Who the hell are you? LUCIFER: I told you, I'm... Lucifer! LUCIFER: Uh, yes. Hello, child. Um, just... Why don't you save some of this unpleasantness for your mother, yeah? (groans) Ooh. Sorry. Oh. God. Are you hurt? I'm okay. LUCIFER: Right. Well, I'd stay for the family reunion, but it's giving me terrible IBS. LUCIFER: So, look forward to seeing you soon, Chloe. I don't. LUCIFER: Bye, now. Glad you're not dad. ♪ Always something before the late night ♪ ♪ Around the corner, there's always ♪ (distorting): ♪ Something waiting for you... ♪ LUCIFER: (groans) Bloody hell. LUCIFER: What do you want from me? I've been watching you, Lucifer. LUCIFER: You perv. And I'm not sure I like what I see. You're showing restraint, mercy. LUCIFER: You scared I'm turning my back on the dark side, bro? Lucifer, there is a balance here that we must maintain. I strongly suggest you do what I told you to do and go back to Hell. LUCIFER: Don't thrat me, Amenadiel. I mean, you don't want to start a wr. I would love a wr. (chuckling) Oh, Luci. My hatred for you grows stronger with every visit. LUCIFER: Well, I wouldn't have it any other way, pal. I look forward to eating your heart one day. Peace. (wings flapping) Ugh. LUCIFER: I sense your disapproval, Maze. What is it? MAZE: I just can't understand why you would save a human life. LUCIFER: Well, there's... something different about her that I don't quite understand, and it vexes me. MAZE:Maybe it's not her that's different. LUCIFER: (chuckles) Is this where I'm supposed to ask, "Whatever do you mean?" MAZE: I'm worried the humans are rubbing off on you. Stop caring. You're the Devil. LUCIFER: Yes, I am. ♪ ♪ Okay. Right. Uh... LUCIFER: Here's the deal. We can have as much naked cuddle time as you desire, but... you're gonna have to listen to me, too. There's a few things that I'd like to discuss with you. You know, just a... an existential dilemma or two. Deal? LINDA: Yes. LUCIFER: Lovely. ♪ Oh, no, there ain't no rest for the wicked ♪ ♪ Until we close our eyes for... ♪	{"type": "series", "show": "Lucifer", "episode": "01x01 - Pilot"}	foreverdreaming
Previously on Lucifer... MAZE: You're the Lord of Hell, for crying out loud. LUCIFER: I'm retired, Maze. I've got nothing but time. CHLOE: How could you possibly help me? LUCIFER: I have the ability to draw out people's forbidden desires. CHLOE: I got it. The name, the whole Lucifer thing, and desire's like your superpower. LUCIFER: It's more like a gift from God, really. CHLOE: I saw Lucifer do some things that I can't explain. TRIXIE: Is Lucifer a magician? CHLOE: That's sort of what I'm trying to figure out. AMENADIEL: You were once the brightest of all of God's angels. And now, your time here on Earth is affecting you, dear brother. You're changing. LUCIFER: My life is change. What are you doing here? LUCIFER: Ooh, how's your ex? Detective Douche? LINDA: You like working with the detective, don't you? LUCIFER: I told you, I'm good at punishing people. Nay, I'm the best at punishing bad people. LINDA: Yeah, well, I think you don't just enjoy punishing the bad guys. I think you're starting to like seeking justice for the good ones. ♪ ♪ ♪ The trees stood like knives ♪ ♪ And claimed us for their own ♪ ♪ I'm sold down the river ♪ ♪ Before I knew I had enough ♪ ♪ Before I knew ♪ (gn) ♪ I'd sink deeper ♪ ♪ Than where you'll stop... ♪ (grunting) He's the Devil! He's the Devil! ♪ Stop ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Stop ♪ ♪ Stop, stop, stop. ♪ (clattering) ♪ ♪ (thump) (gasps) CHLOE: Lucifer? LUCIFER: Well, good morning, Detective. CHLOE: What the hell are you doing here? LUCIFER: Setting the table. CHLOE: You broke into my house? LUCIFER: Yes, well, I hope you don't mind, but I made a little brekkie. You were taking forever in the shower. What do you do in there? CHLOE: You are unbelievable! LUCIFER: Oh, thank you, but it's you who should take the compliment. Really kept things up since Hot Tub High School, haven't we? Ding-dong. CHLOE: (sighs) I want to sht you. LUCIFER: Tease. Do it. I'm immortal, remember? Uh, do you have any truffle oil? CHLOE: Lucifer, get out of my house now. LUCIFER: We haven't eaten yet. CHLOE: Out. LUCIFER: Well, don't we need to discuss the next case? CHLOE: There is no next case. LUCIFER: What? CHLOE: Out. We're already late, so let's go. Lucifer! Yeah. DAN: What in God's name are you doing here? LUCIFER: Nothing in his name. Here on my own, actually. Beatrice: Did you and Mommy have a sleepover? CHLOE: No. No. Absolutely not, no.What are you guys doing here anyway? DAN:She left her bird report here. Beatrice: Want to see? LUCIFER: Um, not really. Here, have a snack, child. DAN:Are you sleeping with this idiot? LUCIFER: She hasn't had the pleasure, unfortunately, no. CHLOE: Okay, everybody out. Trixie has to get to school. I got to get to work. Come on, out, please. LUCIFER: No, no, no, no, no, you can't throw me out again. DAN: Again? So this is a habit. LUCIFER: Yes, shocking, isn't it? DAN: No. LUCIFER: Never been thrown out of anywhere before in my life. Well, except for Heaven, of course. Fine, fine, fine, fine. But somebody please flip the omelet if it's not already ruined. CHLOE: Hey, Dan, I'm... DAN: Really, Chloe? I'm disappointed in you. ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Black is the Devil, dark is the night... ♪ LUCIFER: Good. Right, you're here. Um, I need to chat. LINDA: Lucifer, we don't have an appointment. LUCIFER: Something very disturbing's just happened. It's horrific, really. Uh, for the second time, I've been thrown out of a woman's house. LINDA: Okay, sorry, uh, Lu... LUCIFER: I mean, I'm starting to wonder if the detective has some sort of biological dysfunction. LINDA: Lucifer. LUCIFER: 'Cause, I mean, I appeal to the virile urge in all women. LUCIFER: Certainly, well, certainly you can attest to that, can't you? LINDA: Uh, Lucifer, stop. LUCIFER: Yes, of course, sorry. Payment first. LINDA: Uh, no. No, no, no, no, no, no. No! No! LUCIFER: Hmm? LINDA: Lucifer, this is George. George, Lucifer. Lucifer, George. LUCIFER: (chuckles softly) Oops. CHLOE: Dan, if you're here to scold me... DAN: No. I just got off the phone with the lieutenant. There's a case. LINDSAY: Day four. Down to three meat sticks, a half a bottle of water, 217 miles to L.A. I'm not sure we're gonna make it, 'cause my brother drives like a narcoleptic old lady. Say hi, Grandma! (laughs) No, that's our only nourishment! DAN: Her name's Lindsay Jolson. Just turned 22. She went missing catering a Players' Club event. CHLOE: Players' Club? DAN: It's one of those skeezy pickup artist groups. You know, that teach geeks how to be sex gods. Got it. DANIEL: Lindsay was last seen talking to the lead scumbag. The founder, Carver Cruz. So he was interrogated? b]DAN:[/b]Yep, but his lawyer did all the talking. And with no proof, we're stuck. But there's a Players' seminar and after-party today.And you need to go undercover. CHLOE: Why me? I'm homicide. DAN: Because you're our best way in. I am? DAN: Apparently these events are pretty exclusive, and when I saw the guest list, I recognized one of the names. I guess a lot of high-end club owners are invited. CHLOE: Oh, come on. No. You're kidding. DAN: (chuckles) I wish I was. Lucifer's on the list? DAN: Yeah. Yeah, of course, he is. DAN: (sighs) Look... the last thing I want is the guy I found making my half-naked wife breakfast this morning spending more time with her, separated or not. But... This is the best option. DAN: I wouldn't ask, but I just keep thinking, what if this was our daughter? LINDA: The detective seems like a very lovely woman. LUCIFER: Well, I suppose, but still, she's human. Why is she able to refuse my charms? I mean, is this thing on? LINDA: Yes, yes. Definitely on. (sighs) It's not that you're afraid that you don't have power over Chloe. It's that you're afraid that she has power over you, but neither one is true. LUCIFER: No? LINDA: No. People don't have power over us. We give it to them. You have to take your power back. LUCIFER: Right, go on. LINDA: You say she's nothing special, but I think you've put her on a pedestal. You need to really get to know her, warts and all. (chuckles) I'm sure she has some. (chuckles) So, (clears throat) demystify her by bringing her back down to your own level. LUCIFER: You're right. It's not her, it's me. I need to take back control. I need to behave like I always have. LINDA: Good. So you understand. LUCIFER: Yes. Yes. (chuckles) I mean, it seems obvious now, actually. I need to have sex with her. LINDA: Uh... no, uh, that's not what I said. LUCIFER: No, no, no, you're a genius. I mean, that's the best way to lose interest, right? LINDA: Right. Good-o. Hmm. LUCIFER: Thanks, love. LINDA: Oh, sure. LUCIFER: Payment next time, okay? LINDA: Uh... Um... Chloe: Her name's Lindsay Jolson. LUCIFER: Mm-hmm. She's been missing almost three full days. LUCIFER: Right, so just ask me one more time. CHLOE: Lucifer, there's a girl missing. LUCIFER: (chuckles) Yes, it's just not every day someone kicks you out of your house, then three hours later asks you on a date. CHLOE: It's not a date. It's a work thing. LUCIFER: Oh. CHLOE: And are you gonna help me or not? LUCIFER: All right. But only 'cause it coincides perfectly with my own plan. CHLOE: And what plan is that? LUCIFER: Well, to have sex with you, of course. CHLOE: (laughs) Okay. Wait, you and I... well, there is no you and I.There's a professional situation, and I just need you... LUCIFER: See, you need me. CHLOE: The department needs you, because you're the one... LUCIFER: I'm the one? CHLOE: On the list for the Player thing. LUCIFER: You're quite adorable when you're flustered. CHLOE: I... I'm not flustered. I'm nauseous. LUCIFER: Now you're blushing; I'd say I'm making headway. CHLOE: Okay, look, let me make myself perfectly clear. I will never, ever, ever sleep with you. Never. Okay? Got it? LUCIFER: Playing hard to get, I like it. CHLOE: When Hell freezes over, Lucifer. LUCIFER: I can arrange that, actually. CHLOE: Get in the car. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ LUCIFER: Well, hello. ♪ Ain't nothing wrong with this chemistry... ♪ Here you are, Mr. Morningstar. LUCIFER: Well, thank you, lovely. And here's something else you might need. (chuckles) LUCIFER: Well, yes, that might come in handy. Pardon the pun. Whoa. Did you just number close the nametag girl? LUCIFER: Oh. Use this wisely. You're welcome. ♪ What makes a good man... ♪ I can't believe you. LUCIFER: Don't worry, Detective. I'm more of a leg man myself. Soon as you say the word, you'll have your turn. CHLOE: Wow, you've never been rejected by a woman, have you? LUCIFER: No. Man: Get your hands off me! I want to talk to Carver Cruz! I need you to leave right now, sir. Carver! Carver, can you hear me?! It's the missing girl's brother. What'd you do to my sister?! Get out here, you coward! It's okay. I got this. I know him. No, you don't. Look, I'm sorry. He has to leave the premises. LUCIFER: Oh, I don't think that'll be necessary, Officer. Besides, isn't this quite boring? I mean, there are several lovely ladies milling around out there. Which one do you desire? You. I'm gay. LUCIFER: Oh! Right. Well, my dance card's full with this one, I'm afraid. But the odds are definitely in your favor out there. Probably not batting for the same team, but you never know... So go on, then. Go forth and conquer. I know you want to. Yeah. Right. Off you pop. (sighs) You're Lindsay's brother. How'd you know that? LUCIFER: Because she's a cop. CHLOE: Great. Say that louder. I don't think everyone heard you. LUCIFER: (whispering): Right. Sorry, yes, we're here undercover to find out what happened to your sister. Man: If you can help me, I'll tell you what happened. Carver klled her. klled her? You sure about that? No, but... look, I know my sister. She's a good person. She's sweet. She wouldn't just run off. She's not even from L.A. I'm all she has out here. She's all I have. CHLOE: Kevin, I promise you, if anyone here hurt your sister, I'll find them. LUCIFER: And I'll punish them. Any method you prefer. Nice solid flogging. Get the ol' swamp nuts in a vice, you know. Okay. It's time to go now. CHLOE: Let us handle this, and if we hear anything, we'll be in touch. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. We've got this. LUCIFER: You have to admit, we're quite a good team. If you weren't so pent-up sexually, we'd be fring on all cylinders, I'd say. CHLOE: I'm assuming you learned most of your moves at events like these. LUCIFER: I've never been to something like this before in my life. I certainly don't need any help getting women into bed. Till... Were you ht on the head when you were small? CHLOE:[/b] (sighs) LUCIFER: No? ("Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor playing) (crowd cheering) We are biological machines. We... are warriors. We... are players! (crowd cheering) Gentlemen, we are animals. Men are the wolves, and women... are the fluffy bunnies. (laughter) So we must prepare ourselves for the hunt. How? All: "Follow the list." Yes! The C.K.C. The Conduct of Kick-ass Cavemen. One: Be seen. LUCIFER: People pay for this? CHLOE: Yeah, 5,000 bucks. Carver: Stand out. The peacock, the lion with his mane. Two: Be a protector. Duh. Women are hardwired to hook up with someone who can help them survive. It is simple biology, man. Three: Be brave. Take risks. Oh, maybe you should take notes. Carver: Four: Be a leader of men. And the most elusive. Five: Be confident. You... are... a player! Own it! (crowd cheering) LUCIFER: Excuse-excuse me! Excuse me, question! CHLOE: What are you doing? Carver: The Q&A's after the speech, buddy. LUCIFER: No, but it's quite pressing. What if you have all those manly whatnots and a woman still doesn't respond? CarverYou may think you have them, but you don't.Yeah.That's why you're here, right? So, gentlemen, you follow these rules, and you will bed any Betty you desire, guaranteed. LUCIFER: No. No. No, no, no. I'm certain I've got everything on your little list, and more, actually, yet this woman here won't have sex with me. (laughter) Carver Just listen to the speech, buddy. The system works. LUCIFER: No, but I doubt that. Because... because if I can't "bed a Betty," then how do you possibly expect any of these poor miscreants to succeed?(crowd grumbles) Especially when they're taking advice from a-a wnkr such as you? Carver All right, just sit down, man. CHLOE: Yeah, Lucifer, sit down. LUCIFER: I-I just... could we get the spotlight over here? (chuckles) Do we have that? Yeah, yeah. But on-on her. Good. Right. LUCIFER: Now, you're the expert. You tell me what's wrong with this picture. I mean, I'm me. Right? And she... Well, she's a cop, for starters. (crowd grumbles) Carver She's a cop? LUCIFER: Yes. I mean, talk about the shallow end of the dating pool. Carver This is private property. Unless you have a warrant, you need to leave here immediately. Security! Security, her, out. Okay, we're gonna take a ten-minute intermission. All right? Thank you. LUCIFER: I haven't finished. All right. Oh, it's you again. Have you two...? I know. I'm-I'm sorry, Lieutenant. I... No. No. I've got it under control. And Mr. Morningstar, too, yes. LUCIFER: Let me talk to him. CHLOE: It's a her, and no. LUCIFER: Really? Your boss is a she? Even better. Give me the phone, I'll fix it. CHLOE: (whispers to Lucifer) No, you can't fix this! You've already said enough. Sorry! Not you. Yes, I-I'll figure out a way into the party. It's not a problem. And-and again, I... LUCIFER: So we're going to the Player after-party. CHLOE: Not you. I am. LUCIFER: Well, I'm not sure how that's possible, now that you've blown your cover. CHLOE: Well, that was 100% your fault. LUCIFER: I beg to differ. None of that would have happened if you'd just complied with my request. CHLOE: Do you honestly think you can just ask people to have sex with you and they will? LUCIFER: Well, I usually don't have to ask, actually. But trust me, it'd be a win-win. And probably another win after that. I mean, I have tremendous stamina. CHLOE: There's a girl missing, Lucifer. She's probably in some hellhole somewhere, scared out of her mind, if she's even still alive. And I found out the party is a cash-only event. That's a first for Carver. So our only suspect's probably about to run off to Mexico, and you're worried about boning me? LUCIFER: You're right. Sorry. Let's find the girl. Okay? CHLOE: Yes. LUCIFER: Sex later. Kidding. Sort of. (sighs) LUCIFER: So where's the party? CHLOE: Cold Bar. LUCIFER: Really? Well, that place is notoriously overpriced to rent. If Carver wants cash, he shouldn't have it there. No, he shouldn't. I think I just figured out how you can fix this. LUCIFER: Oh? Do tell. (wings whooshing) Miss me? MAZE: I know why you're here. I won't help you, Amenadiel. One way or another, Maze, I am gonna change your mind, so... You're gonna help me get Lucifer back to Hell. Don't make it painful. (laughs) MAZE: You forget. I love pain. ♪ ♪ (grunting) I'm an angel. You can't bat me, little demon. Stop and hear me out. MAZE: (chuckles)Men... they always want to talk. ♪ ♪ (grunts) Enough! We want the same thing! MAZE: Oh, do we? Let's see. Uh-oh. Did I ht a nerve? Mazikeen, we both know that something has fundamentally changed in Lucifer. Now, aren't you even the least bit concerned? MAZE: No. It's a phase. It'll pass. You're lying to me. You're lying to yourself. Now, we can help each other. We can get him back to where he belongs if you could just provide me with a weak spot. Some insight. No... means no. ♪ ♪ MAZE: Uh... hello? Uh, Lucifer? LUCIFER: Be out in a moment. Just getting ready. CHLOE: Okay. Uh, did you do what I told you to do and call Carver about the Player's Club? LUCIFER: Make yourself a drink, Detective. CHLOE: No. No. No more drinks. No more blurred lines. No more breaking into my house or trying to sleep with me. Look, this is a professional relationship. I'm a police officer, and you... (gasps) (laughs) ...are naked. Oh... LUCIFER: Speaking of my surprise visit yesterday, I decided turnabout's fair play. You know, tit for tat sort of thing. (chuckles) CHLOE: This is beyond inappropriate. LUCIFER: And brave, wouldn't you say? Number three on the C.K.C. list: take risks. (clears throat) CHLOE: Okay. Just... Lucifer, put some freakin' clothes on. LUCIFER: All right. But seriously, darling, are you well? The berries are ripe and ready to be harvested. I mean, look at me. Huh? Now, you can't argue with that, can you? CHLOE: What happened to... My God. LUCIFER: Oh, oh. Well, yes, I suppose it is his fault. CHLOE: Whose fault? LUCIFER: My father. CHLOE: Your dad did that to you? LUCIFER: No, no, no. That's where I cut my wings off. CHLOE: (sighs) What? LUCIFER: Well, I didn't. Maze did. I told her to. CHLOE: N-No. Seriously. What is that? LUCIFER: Don't, please. CHLOE: Okay. LUCIFER: I should get dressed. Otherwise, we'll miss the party. CHLOE: So you did make the call? LUCIFER: Yes, yes, yes, yes. Party's at Lux. Turns out, the words "open bar" are indeed effective. CHLOE: So good on you. LUCIFER: Okay. Can't go wearing that scruffy little getup. You'll stick out like a sore cop. ♪ ♪ CHLOE: Where did you get this dress anyhow? LUCIFER: Oh, it was left behind by one of my overnight guests. CHLOE: What was she wearing when she left? LUCIFER: A smile. CHLOE: Mm. If I get an STD from this thing, I'm gonna kll you. LUCIFER: Oh, there he is. CHLOE: Oh, he doesn't look suspicious at all. LUCIFER: Hmm, so what's the plan, Detective? CHLOE: Avoid him for now. Mingle, find people who were at the party last week. See if anyone saw Carver with our missing girl. Hey. CHLOE: Hi. Are you from Tennessee? CHLOE: No. Because you're the only ten I see. LUCIFER: Oh, you poor soul. Does that actually work? No. No, I didn't think so. CHLOE: (laughs) It's cute. It-it is? CHLOE: Yeah. Y-You're cute. You're really cute. Hey, were you at that party last week? Uh, no, actually, this is my first. CHLOE: Okay. Man: I love this song! Okay. CHLOE: Hey, oh, were you at the party last week? LUCIFER: Uh, I think the dress may have backfired, actually. CHLOE: I think we've been spotted. LUCIFER: Clearly a man with nothing to hide. Move! Get out of the way! (people screaming) Just... get out. Move! Just come... CHLOE: Give me the gn, Carver. Just-just let me go, okay? I need to go! LUCIFER: I'm afraid that's not possible, but I do have another option for you. How about a broken back, hmm? (groans) You don't understand, I have to go! They're gonna kll her now! You just klled Lindsay! They? They who? The people who took her. Where is Lindsay? I don't know, okay? I swear to you, somebody kidnapped her. If that's the case, then why wouldn't you go to the cops? Because they said they'd kll her if I did. Maybe they already have. LUCIFER: Excuse me, dear, I don't know why we bother with all these pithy little police questions. Tell me... what game's the player playing, eh? What are you after? I just want Lindsay back.I swear, I would never hurt her. I love her. LUCIFER: But she's a fluffy bunny. You're a wolf. You-You've built an empire on the objectification of women. Yeah, I know. I'm a complete hypocrite. But I-I would give anything to get her back. LUCIFER: You humans. (chuckles): You never cease to amaze. CHLOE: Okay, Carver, say what you're saying is true. How long have you and Lindsay been together? Four months. Next Tuesday.I tried to keep it quiet, 'cause, you know, I'm the man and everything. I guess it got out. LUCIFER: So you're saying you slept with Lindsay on multiple occasions, but you still want to be with her? Yes, and for the rest of my life. LUCIFER: Well, after four months, you haven't got her, you know, out of your system? (chuckles) How's that possible? Chloe: Okay. You have no idea where they're holding Lindsay? No. But they did send this to me... after the seminar. Said no more cops or she's dad. So the kidnappers were there yesterday watching you. Carver: I just hope they weren't at the party. If they hurt her, I... Chloe: It's okay. Is there anyone you suspect that might do this to you? Enemies? Uh, I'm kind of a polarizing guy. Okay, the hater list is long. LUCIFER: Hello there, this is Lucifer Morningstar. Who are you talking to? LUCIFER: Shh. Do not shush me. Who's on the phone? All one word, that's right. LUCIFER: Yes, I'll be speaking on Carver's behalf from now on. (chuckles) No, I'm not a cop. I assure you. Is that the... Yes, it's the kidnappers. What are you doing? LUCIFER: Of course we have the money. Just give me a time and location. (tutting) Give me the phone. LUCIFER: No, I promise you, no police. All right? Okay, then. See you shortly. Bye-bye. Wait, wait. Wait, we need proof of life. LUCIFER: Oh. Um, just a minute. How do we know Lindsay's still alive? No, they've hung up. What are you doing? LUCIFER: Not to worry. I've handled it. I'll be making an exchange on your behalf this evening. Cash for your lady love, all right? Really? Uh, but why would you do that for me? LUCIFER: Well, (chuckles) isn't it obvious? Number two on your list: be a protector. Is it working? You're not doing this alone. LUCIFER: Afraid so. I promised, no police. A deal's a deal, especially one with the Devil. (chuckles) Besides, I'm the only one not risking his life on this. Immortal, remember? (phone chimes) Lindsay (crying): Carver, I'm all right. I'm a... I don't know where I am. Please come get me. I love you. Please. (sobbing) I'm coming with you. No, I can't let you do that. I'm not gonna call this in, but you have to stay here. No discussion. I'm coming with you. LUCIFER: Fine. You'll have to wait in the car. ♪ ♪ Ten more minutes. Patience. Something doesn't feel right. LUCIFER: Well, of course, it doesn't. It's a kidnapping. Cool ranch puff? No, thanks. LUCIFER: No? Mm. It's funny, isn't it? You'd think the king of hellfire would be more of a flaming hot guy, but love these bad boys. Okay, let's say you really are the Devil. All-powerful, immortal, blah, blah, blah. Does that mean you don't feel pain at all? LUCIFER: Hmm. I like this line of questioning. Does this mean you're finally coming around? No. Just answer the question. LUCIFER: (chuckles) Well, I... I do feel something, but it's not pain so much as, uh, a pressure, a nuisance, really. Okay, so what does it feel like if you get sht? Ow. LUCIFER: Well, you asked. But that's it? Like, a bllet just bounces off you? LUCIFER: Well, there's no wound or blood, if that's what you mean. Can verify with something sharp if you like. No, it's not necessary. It's tempting though. LUCIFER: Huh. So, does this mean that you believe me? LUCIFER: I'm afraid I can't offer anything obvious like a tail as proof. And so no horns. LUCIFER: No, afraid not. That's the stuff of movies and TV. CHLOE: Mm-hmm. LUCIFER: They always get it wrong. CHLOE: Well, look, I-I (laughs) have to admit, I've seen some things I can't explain, but I don't believe in all that Bible stuff. LUCIFER: So you're an atheist. How ironic. CHLOE: No, not exactly. I do believe there's good and evil and right and wrong. But the whole fiery damnation thing, no. LUCIFER: Does it scare you? CHLOE: No, I mean, how could I be scared of something that I don't believe in? LUCIFER: Do I scare you? CHLOE: No. Is that Carver? Hmm? How did he get here? Oh, he must have followed us. LUCIFER: Well done, Detective. Chloe: No, he didn't follow us. He must have gotten the address somehow. LUCIFER: Or someone told him. Either way, he's gonna get someone klled, probably himself. LUCIFER: This love thing makes you all quite stupid, doesn't it? CHLOE: (whispers): Lucifer! Lucifer! (lock clicks) LUCIFER: Sorry, but I gave my word... no police. CHLOE: Seriously? LUCIFER: Don't worry, Detective. I'm immortal, remember? CHLOE: I knew it. (line ringing) Hey, guys, I'm gonna need you sooner than I thought. Is SWAT ready? ♪ ♪ (screams) (chuckles) Manly as ever. Why are you here? We had a perfectly good plan in place. Well, after you left, the kidnappers called back. They said they changed their minds, and I come or the deal's off. Oh, that sounds sinister. Just hand over the cash, and no one gets hurt. Yes, right. Got it here. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Where's Lindsay?! I want to see her. No. My rules. Money first. LUCIFER: Now, Mr. Kidnapper, I believe that's a fair request actually, so just pop her around and the money's yours. (grunting) LUCIFER: Greedy little jackal, aren't you? Give it to me! LUCIFER: (chuckles) Most certainly will not. Carver: Hey, f-forget it! Just-just give it to him! I just want her back. LUCIFER: Fine. Now bring us the girl. I'm sorry.That's not gonna happen. (chuckles) What? I will kll you! Oh, it's gonna happen. A deal's a deal. I am not leaving here without Lindsay. No way. (sighs) Dearie me. What is it about you and gn, eh? (gn) Carver? Oh, no. (groans) Lindsay? LUCIFER: Wait. Lindsay Lindsay? Love of your life Lindsay? Yeah, sorry, but I can't let you sht my brother. What's up, jackass? I don't understand. Don't you though? This foul woman and her backwood brother played the player. Lindsay kidnapped herself. Hell truly hath no fury like a woman scorned. You did scorn her, didn't you? No. No. For the first time in my life, I didn't. I loved her. I love you. Love me? Are you kidding? You didn't even remember my name! What are you talking about? I met you two years ago, Carver. We slept together. And then you never called again. Guess I was research for your stupid book. No, no, that's not possible. No, I-I would've remembered. Nope. I met you at the library. It's a good place to score desperate babes. That's in Chapter 11, I believe. Oh, that's bad. I was a virgin, Carver. That's worse. (chuckles) It was just another night for you, but it was a big deal for me. Oh, God, I'm... I am so sorry, Lindsay. I-I'm different now. No, I don't think so. But I am. LUCIFER: Okay, may I speak now? Because I happen to be an expert on punishment, and I'm not sure it fits the crime here. I mean, Carver made a mistake... well, several really... but... you're different. He's changed. Doesn't that mean anything to you? Kevin: Shut up. You shouldn't even be here. Now you're dad, too. sh*t them, Linds. LUCIFER:Sorry, can't let you do that, darling. I mean, I'm indestructible, but he's off-limits as well, I'm afraid. No, she's right. I-I deserve it. LUCIFER: No, you don't. Chlamydia, the clap, raging case of crabs... that's what you deserve, not death. (chuckles softly): And you... how are you any better? Why do humans think they can rectify one evil with another? (chuckles): I mean, it's clearly the first time this reptile has truly loved a woman, and this is his reward? Kevin: Get away from her! (grunts, coughs) (gasps) Oh, God. I'm sorry. LUCIFER: Sorry? Please don't hurt me. (sobbing) LUCIFER: Why does everyone say that before they're punished? Don't kll me! CHLOE: Lucifer. Don't move. LUCIFER: Detective, you should leave. CHLOE: Who are you? (Lindsay crying) CHLOE: What are you? Chloe: Did you do this? LUCIFER: I've been trying to tell you, I'm the Devil. CHLOE: (panting) That's... that's not possible. LUCIFER: I assure you, Detective, it is. I mean, you've said yourself, there are things you can't explain. You need more proof? You've got the gn. Come on, sht me. CHLOE: No. I can't sht you. LUCIFER: Sure you can. Go on, give her a squeeze, we'll be good to go. CHLOE: No. LUCIFER: Just sht me, Detective! Please! Because maybe you'll finally realize... (casing clatters on floor) LUCIFER: Good for you! See? Hardly hurts. (distant sirens wailing) CHLOE: I can't believe... LUCIFER: Actually, no, it's hurting a little bit. It's... Gah! It's hurting a lot. Son of a bitch, that really hurts! (sirens wailing, tires screeching) LUCIFER: I'm bleeding. You're bleeding. LUCIFER: I'm bleeding. CHLOE: Oh, crap, of course you're bleeding. (indistinct police radio chatter) CHLOE: God, what have I done? LUCIFER: I don't... I don't bleed. It's... (grunts) CHLOE: Lucifer, I'm so sorry. Are you okay? LUCIFER: What does this mean? CHLOE: Well, it means I sht you. And I'm an idiot, and I'm sorry. And I'm in so much trouble. LUCIFER: Ah! It really hurts! (panting) (indistinct talking) LUCIFER: What's happening to me? (siren wails) (indistinct chatter) (talking indistinctly) (talking indistinctly) (talking, laughing) Well, speak of the devil. Mr. Morningstar here was just telling me everything you did in there. CHLOE: Right. Well, Lieutenant... LUCIFER: I was just telling your boss if you hadn't acted in the way that you did, then, well, all hell would've broken loose. Isn't that right? CHLOE: Right. Mm. Absolutely. And, um... But you caught the bad guys; that's the main thing. Olivia: Again, I'm sorry that you got caught in the crossfire, Mr. Morningstar. LUCIFER: Oh, it's just a graze. I hardly felt it. (chuckles) And call me Lucifer. Lucifer. (Olivia chuckles) Thank you again for all of your help. LUCIFER: You are so welcome. Bye, now. (chuckles) I thought you didn't lie. LUCIFER: I don't. But I don't always tell the whole truth. (chuckles) CHLOE: Thank you. LUCIFER: You're welcome. CHLOE: Come on, I'll drive you home. LUCIFER: I should bloody hope so, now you've crippled me. CHLOE: Wuss. (chuckles) Thanks, Julia. Have a good night. Drive safe. Mommy! CHLOE: (chuckles): Hey! What are you doing up? Can't sleep when you're not home. Come on, I'll tuck you in. What's that on your shirt? CHLOE: Oh. Um, that's, uh... that's ketchup from lunch. Nuh-uh. That's blood, Mom. CHLOE: Right. You're right. Well, um... I may have ht someone... with a bllet. You sht someone? Again? CHLOE: Barely. Who? CHLOE: It was Lucifer. Is he okay? CHLOE: He's fine. It was nothing. It was, like, a little graze. Okay. CHLOE: What, babe? Remember last week, I told you that boy Noah kept throwing French fries at me at lunchtime? CHLOE: Mm-hmm. And you said it actually might mean he likes me? CHLOE: Yes. Well, since you sht Lucifer, it must mean you really like him. (sighs) CHLOE: Hmm. You know, it is bedtime, you little weasel. (both laugh) You weasel. I'm gonna get you. Story time! Story time! (door opens) (Lucifer groans) (panting) I know. Tough day at the office. MAZE: What happened to you? LUCIFER: Oh, you'll never guess. She sht me. And I bled. MAZE: What? That's not possible. LUCIFER: I know. What's causing this? Is there something you're not telling me? Don't think about it too much. It's exciting. MAZE: No, it's dangerous. We've had our fun here, Lucifer, but this can't happen. (chuckles) MAZE: Tell me we're going home. LUCIFER: On the contrary, Maze. The fun's just gn.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lucifer", "episode": "01x04 - Manly Whatnots"}	foreverdreaming
Lee is driving in the desert. He is trying to escape from cops. He curbs when he sees Lucifer on the road. LUCIFER: Are you blind? Lucifer opens the truck. He wants to get in but he is stopped by his wings. He hides his wings and gets in the truck. LUCIFER: The day I've had, I tell you. Right. I'd like a ride to Los Angeles, please. I... Oh. Dearie me. At least I'm healing fast. Do you have any aloe vera? LEE: I ain't going back to L.A. LUCIFER: What... Hold on, you're not a real armoured truck driver, are you? Wait. Don't I know you from somewhere? Oh, yes, yes. You're that jewellery thief, the one who left in nothing but his manties. LEE: You! You got me put in jail! LUCIFER: Uh, well, I think that one's on you, sir. I wasn't the one with the gn and the ski mask. LEE: I'm not gonna let you screw this up for me again. It's time for you to go. LUCIFER: Well, you are a tenacious one, I'll give you that. Respect. LEE: You one crazy-ass bitch. Now, get out of the truck. Lee thrat Lucifer with his gn. Lee: Now. LUCIFER: Look... I know you don't want to sht me, Mr.... What's your name? Lee: Said out, bitch. LUCIFER: Mr. Said Out Bitch, tell me, what is it you really desire? Lee: I just want to get out of here, man. LUCIFER: Right, freedom, of course. That hasn't changed. They hears the siren’s cops. LUCIFER: Well, then we might be able to help each other. The cops are driving to the truck. Cop: Suspect heading towards us. Prepare the blockade. They park their cars and stop the truck. Cops: I can't see though. Eyes on. Easy, easy. Don't move! LUCIFER: Hello, there. Cop: Hands in the air! Lucifer: That won't be necessary. I'm Lucifer Morningstar, consultant for the LAPD. I've apprehended this stolen vehicle and all of its contents. You're welcome. Cop: Hands up! Down on the ground! Lucifer: Well, I'd really rather not. I've just got into some clean clothes. Cop: Partner name and badge number! LUCIFER: Oh, for goodness' sake. Detective Decker. I'm afraid I don't know her badge number. Cop: Detective Decker. LUCIFER: But I'd say with certainty she's a 34-B, if that helps. Hot as hell out here, isn't it? Cop: Checks out. LUCIFER: Well, of course it does... I'm never wrong when it comes to cup size. Okay. Cop: Hold on! What'd you do with the real thief? LUCIFER: Well, unfortunately, he got away. But not to worry. I don't think he'll be bothering you for a very, very long time. Lee is running through the desert with a slip. Benjamin pushes Linda’s wheelchair to Lucifer’s penthouse. LUCIFER: Ah. Good. You're here. Well, I wasn't sure what you fancied, so I ordered a little of everything. Thank you, Benjamin. LINDA: Lucifer, what is all of this? LUCIFER: This is your new wellness regime. I thought since I was responsible for your current state, the least I could do is heal you. And yes, Benjamin is part of the package. He'll be back after dark. Oh, well, don't worry, he'll be gentle. LINDA: Mm. LUCIFER: What? I just want to take care of you. Is that so hard to believe? LINDA: Yes. Out with it. What's going on? Lucifer shows Linda his wings. LUCIFER: Talk about insult to injury. LINDA: I-I-I didn't know that they could grow back. Are wings like... Body hair? LUCIFER: No. Don't be so ridiculous. This is Dad's latest stunt. A celestial spanking, if you will. I suppose that's what I get for giving Mum her own universe. LINDA: Holy crap! LUCIFER: Exactly. Mm. But it's no biggie. I cut them off once, and I can cut them off again. Now, I'd have Maze do it, but she's off bounty hunting again, and... Well, I thought, what, with your medical expertise and training... LINDA: Even if I was that kind of doctor, I'm pretty sure they're not teaching wing-ectomies in med school. LUCIFER: No, no, no, it's quite simple... It's just snip, snip, and Bob's your uncle. LINDA: Well, God's your Father, Lucifer. And things are never simple with Him. You don't know why for sure your wings have returned. LUCIFER: They've returned because Dad is a control freak. He's pissed off that He can't get Mum back, so He stuck my wings back on. But I am not His Mr. Potato Head. And don't worry, I fully plan to track down Dad's emissary on Earth, and give him a return message. But for now... LINDA: Emissary? You think God sent someone to do this to you? LUCIFER: Never mind all that. Right now I need you to help me. So come on, chop-chop. LINDA: No. As your therapist, I'm sorry, but I can't do this. LUCIFER: Well, as a friend, then. LINDA: Yes, as a friend who got caught in the crossfire, I beg you, please, think this through before you do something rash. LUCIFER: I... LINDA: I almost died because of your family drama. LUCIFER: Right. Linda: But you can definitely text me Ben's number, though. LUCIFER: Okay. Oh, gosh, it's hard enough just to scratch your own back. Lucifer comes at the station. LUCIFER: Right, it's okay, it's okay, you can call off the search party. I'm unharmed. Daniel: 'Sup, wimp? LUCIFER: Detective, Detective, I am so sorry. You must have been so worried in my absence. Chloe: Your absence? I saw you two days ago. I thought you were just avoiding meeting the new lieutenant. LUCIFER: New who? Never mind, I don't care. We've got something much more important we need to discuss. Chloe: Oh, is this about the message you left? LUCIFER: Message? Oh, right. Uh, well, we will talk about that later, but right now we need to figure out who kidnapped me. Chloe: Kidnapped you? Okay, I'll play. Who kidnapped you? LUCIFER: I don't know. Chloe: Well, what did they look like? LUCIFER: I don't know. L-L-Look, I'm fairly certain that my Father's behind it. Chloe: Your father kidnapped you? LUCIFER: Well, no, not Him personally. God never gets His own hands dirty, does He? Chloe: Uh-huh. LUCIFER: You don't believe me. Chloe: Uh-huh. Sorry. This is just a little far-fetched, even for you. LUCIFER: Right. Okay, fine. I'll take you to the scene of the crime. Come on. Come on! Chloe and Lucifer are in the desert. LUCIFER: Yes, I'm sure. It's just... Past this shrub. Chloe: Well, I don't see anything. LUCIFER: What? I... Ah! Ha-ha! Footprints. Chloe: Those are mine. LUCIFER: Oh. Well... Well, then the wind must have blown the crime scene bare, Detective, because I am not lying. Someone kidnapped me. I was outside the hospital, leaving you a message, and someone stashed me... Chloe: So this was about that message. Look, Lucifer, if you regret what you said, if this kidnapping tale is some elaborate distraction, you can just stop. All right? You don't need to tell me anything. I'm no stranger to the drunken dial. LUCIFER: Yes, I have been known to avoid the issue at times, but that is not the case here. Detective, I swear, this is the scene of a despicable crime. Chloe sees something. LUCIFER: What? Chloe: I... I believe you. ELLA: Soaked in sweat, parched and starving, he scraped, clawed his way towards the light, but, ironically, the only thing stronger than his desperate desire to live was... The sun... Its relentless heat literally cooking him, until one last... Breath... And he's gone. LUCIFER: Tragic. But, now, can we please get on with it? Whoever klled this dehydrated sap is clearly responsible for my devil-napping. I mean, the location's far too coincidental. Who is he, and what does he have to do with me? Chloe: Steve Banales. Owner and CEO of Angelette Hotel. LUCIFER: Steve Banales. That's strange. Never heard of him. You'd think we'd have some kind of connection. I suppose we'll get more answers once we find our assailant. Deputy: Hey, Jerry. I think I found some footprints. LUCIFER: What? No, those are mine. Amateurs. How did we get stuck with the "B" team, anyway? Chloe: Lucifer, this is Lancaster PD. The crime scene is on the L.A. border, so they're here helping. ELLA: I mean, I think they're doing a great job. DANIEL: Geez. These Lancaster guys are a bunch of tools. ELLA: Oh. Daniel: Speaking of tools, whoa, whoa. Whoa, hey, Detective? Detective? So, what'd you find? Sam: Looks like a key chain. Daniel: Hey, guys, look at this. LUCIFER: Finally. A clue. An "A"? Right. Off we go, Ms. Lopez. ELLA: Oh, uh, hold up, bud. I need to do one more lap of the scene. Want to make sure we didn't miss anything. I mean, not that I don't trust Lancaster. I just don't want to disappoint our new lieutenant. Oh, my gosh, you guys, did I tell you that I saw Lieutenant Pierce speak at a conference last year? "The Red Tape Beyond the Yellow Tape." Riveting. LUCIFER: Sounds it. Chloe: Yeah, you told us. Daniel: Yup, you did. ELLA: Anyway, big fan. The guy is a serious rock star. I can't believe he transferred here. We are so lucky. And I hear he's a total sweetie pants to boot. Marcus Pierce comes for the first time at the station. Marcus: I'm Lieutenant Marcus Pierce… All right, back to it. Daniel: Uh, Detective Daniel Espinoza. Heard a lot about you, Lieutenant, and I'm really excited to work with you. Marcus: I wish I could say the same. Aren't you that corrupt cop that got off easy? Daniel: Excuse me? PIERCE: No. Excuse me. You must be Lucifer. Lucifer: Morningstar. Pleasure. PIERCE: There was an investigation last year. We interviewed... What was it... 92 of your sexual partners? I think I'll refrain from physical contact if you don't mind… You don't seem reckless. Narcissistic, hedonistic... That I see. Lucifer: Well, thank you very much. PIERCE: Not a compliment. Your file is as long as my Johnson. LUCIFER: Oh. Quick read then? PIERCE: Hardly. LUCIFER: Well, I, for one, don't need a file to ascertain you haven't even had a snog in ages, have you? PIERCE: Accurate. Chloe: Okay! Hi. I am Detective Decker. Marcus: Lucifer's partner. I know. Chloe: Actually, he's mine. Uh, uh, consultant, to be exact. Marcus: That's what I said. Chloe: But, uh... ELLA: Well? Isn't he amazing? We just had the best conversation over the doughnuts I brought for him... Everyone, not just him. I'm not kissing ass or anything. LUCIFER: Mm-hmm. ELLA: Doughnuts for everyone! Doughnuts! LUCIFER: Right. Chloe: Wow. Daniel: Wow. Amenadiel: Lucifer. I've been looking all over for you. LUCIFER: Uh, through here. Go. Amenadiel and Lucifer enter in the briefing room. Amenadiel: So what happened? LUCIFER: It was terrible, Brother. I was kidnapped. Amenadiel: No, Luci. I meant Mom. LUCIFER: Ah. Well, didn't you get my text? Amenadiel: What? You mean the string of nonsensical emojis? fre, sword, doughnut, spaceman, clock, dancing lady, flashlight, thumbs up. How am I supposed to know what that means? LUCIFER: I ignited the flaming sword, used it to cut a hole in space and time, Mum's light flooded through it, then it closed up behind her. All good! Amenadiel: Mom's... Mom is gone? LUCIFER: Yes. Yes. I mean, she says good-bye forever, she loves you very much, et cetera, et cetera, but the good news is... You get your necklace back. And we all know how attached to that you are. So, back to more current issues. Me and my kidnapping. Now, clearly Dad is behind it, but the question is, who's his emissary, and how were they able to render me unconscious? Either they used some kind of celestial wapon, or the detective was nearby. And if it's the latter, then it has to be someone who knows she makes me vulnerable… Hang on. The "A" on the key chain is for Amenadiel, isn't it? Amenadiel: What? LUCIFER: Of course. It's you! Now that God's favorite son's regained his powers, he's back to being his little bitch. Amenadiel: Luci, I didn't get my powers back. Yes, I was able to slow time, but... Uh, that appears to have been a one-time thing. LUCIFER: But... You have got your wings back, huh? Amenadiel: No. Not yet. LUCIFER: Well, isn't that ironic? You want your wings back and didn't get them, and... I... Get whacked over the head and hauled out to the desert. Amenadiel: That's not ironic. Lucifer: Well, not ironic ironic. More... Alanis Morissette ironic. Anyway, the point is, I'm sure your full powers will come back in no time. You probably just need... A good nap. Or eat some mangos. I've heard they work wonders. What? Ella enters. ELLA: We got a suspect. Prints on the key chain. First, it looked like it had been wiped down. Then, I whipped out the colour fluorescent film, and whammo. Lucifer: Well done, Miss Lopez... ELLA: Mm-hmm. Oh, sorry. We haven't officially met yet. I'm Ella. Ella hugs Amenadiel. Amenadiel: Amenadiel. ELLA: I mean, I've seen you around, doing your handsome broody thing, but... Anyway, any bro of Lucifer's is a bro of mine… Whoa. Someone works out. Now I know who carries the gn in the family. Lucifer: Right, yes. Enough of that. We have a suspect. Shall we? Oh, Brother? About your problem... Amenadiel: Yeah. LUCIFER: I think I might have just the remedy. I'll text you the info later. Amenadiel: Words this time, please! Chloe and Lucifer are walking in the street. Chloe: Josh Hamid, the victim's business partner. The two own this hotel. Lucifer: Well, this is a mug sht. Has he got a record? Chloe: Yeah. Possession of an exotic animal. A tiger, I think. Lucifer: Oh, that's illegal? Too bad. Chloe: Yeah, anyhow, looks like Josh and Steve both come from family money. Basically bought this hotel just to have a place to party. LUCIFER: Imagine, buying your own establishment just to justify your decadent lifestyle. It's absurd. Chloe: Yeah. Absurd… Thank you. Lucifer and Chloe are looking for Josh Hamid on the balcony. Chloe: Josh Hamid? Josh Hamid: Who wants to know? Chloe: Detective Decker, LAPD. LUCIFER: I imagine you recognize me. Josh Hamid: You got a nice set of cans for a cop. LUCIFER: Right. Whilst I don't disagree, that is incredibly disrespectful. Perhaps I should teach you some manners. Chloe: Lucifer, I got this. Josh Hamid: Got a nice ass, too. Chloe: Yeah? Well, I also got these, and your sorry ass is a suspect in the Steve Banales mrder. Josh Hamid: I told you Steve was up to something. You want to cuff me, honey? You're gonna have to catch me. Josh is running away. Chloe and Lucifer run after him. Lucifer: Excuse me. Josh Hamid: Oh, you've got a gn. Scary. Hey, you tell Steve I am officially impressed. Lucifer: You think this is funny?! Lucifer pushes Josh away out of the balcony. Chloe: Lucifer! LUCIFER: Well, maybe it's a bit funny. Josh lands in the pool. Josh is waiting for Chloe and Lucifer in the interview room. Chloe: So, Josh... LUCIFER: Why did you kidnap me?! Josh Hamid: I swear, I've never seen you before you tried to kll me today! Lucifer: Really, Joshy. Chloe: Excuse us. Lucifer: What? Chloe: What are you doing? Lucifer: Consulting. Chloe: Then consult less. So you say you don't recognize Lucifer, but you do admit to knowing Steve Banales, correct? Then did you do this to him? Josh Hamid: This is a joke, right? Chloe: We found this at the crime scene with your fingerprints all over it. Josh Hamid: I didn't kll Steve, man! I would never! That's the key I gave to the fake kidnappers. Lucifer: Fake? Josh Hamid: Yeah. They get paid to abduct people. I hired them for Steve. It's our thing. Chloe: What? To trture each other? Josh Hamid: No! To pull pranks. The more money we made, the crazier the prank. The fake kidnapping was retaliation for the tiger Steve... Put in my backyard. Chloe: What's the name of the company? Josh Hamid: Snatched. Super under the radar. I-I got the deluxe package. LUCIFER: Ah. Well, they delivered. Josh Hamid: They were supposed to nab Steve for 48 hours, tie him up in a warehouse, stick him in the desert, and then drop him back at the hotel. When he didn't show, I just assumed he was… Busy planning payback. It's why I thought you weren't real cops. I mean, a guy named Lucifer and the chick from Hot Tub Hotel? Lucifer: High School. Hot Tub High School. She wasn't in the sequel. Josh Hamid: I'm sorry. Anyway, can you blame me? LUCIFER: Look, here's the thing, Joshy. I can assure you we are quite real, and by the looks of it, so are your kidnappers, so tell us what you know about this Snatched. Amenadiel enters in the penthouse. Amenadiel: All right, Luci, I got your text. What's this magical remedy of yours? Remedy: Hi. I'm Remedy. I'm here to rub you. Uh, give you a massage. Amenadiel: Oh… Well, why not? Remedy: Lovely. Um, please remove your clothing and get under the towel. Amenadiel: We're gonna need a bigger towel… I know where they are. I'll be right back. In the dressing, Amenadiel finds Lucifer’s wings. Chloe and Lucifer are at the lab. ELLA: Oh, man. I searched the IP address, like, a zillion times and it keeps pinging to some random Russian server. LUCIFER: Surely there's some other way to track these miscreants. Something we missed at the crime scene perhaps? ELLA: I wish. All we found there was that key chain and our second victim. Chloe: Wait. Second victim? ELLA: Leo. Once a vibrant rock squirrel. Now... Roadkill. Judging from his time of death, about 16 hours before Steve died of dehydration. It's pretty likely the kidnappers are the ones who ran him over. Chloe: Mmhmm. ELLA: Poor guy never even saw it coming. Chloe: So, did you lift any tire treads? Ella: Sure did. Leo was squashed by a Ryuk Road Crusher tire. Commercial grade. Only 850,000 sets produced. Lucifer: In the world? ELLA: Nope. In L.A. Lucifer: Oh, for goodness' sakes. Chloe: You know, there still is one angle that we haven't quite explored yet. And that is your connection to the case. Lucifer: Oh, and I wasn't sure you thought there was one. Chloe: Well, I'm still not sure I do, but we're stuck, so do you think your kidnapping was intended as a prank? Or to actually hurt you, like Steve? Lucifer: Definitely the latter. My Father is not a jokester. Chloe: Right. Right. So, say your father did hire these fake kidnappers... Lucifer: He did. Chloe: To... Lucifer: Hmm. Chloe: Any idea why? Lucifer: Of course. He's angry that I gave Mum her own universe. I mean, nothing pisses God off more than exercising free will. Chloe: I am trying to believe you here. Lucifer: Something horrid happened to me and I woke up in the desert with my bloody... Wi... Chloe: What? Lucifer: Okay, Detective. I understand your confusion. And, although I've told you the truth from the beginning, you're a woman of logic and reason. And... That-that is why I left you that message. You require proof. And I suppose now is as good a time as any to give it to you… So perhaps you should sit. Chloe: Okay. Mm-hmm. Lucifer lays down the stores. ELLA: Oh, right. Yeah. Maybe I should... Leave. You know, uh, third wheel. Watch out. Ella leaves. Lucifer: Okay. Chloe: Lucifer, just show me what you need to show me. You know, I don't need anything to drink. Lucifer: Well, I do… I have tried to be honest with you, but if I'm being honest with myself, and I have held the real truth back from you, and you, of all people, deserve to know that, Detective… Which is why I want to show you. Chloe: Lucifer, whatever it is that you want to show me or that you want to tell me, it's okay. I'm here for you. Lucifer: Okay. Then, once and for all, I'd like to show you who I really am. Chloe: Okay. Lucifer: You ready? Chloe: Yeah. Nothing happens. Chloe: Oh, my God. What? Are you gassy? Lucifer: Why is it not working? Chloe: Why isn't what working? Lucifer: What? I don't understand. Chloe: I do. You know, I keep caring, and you... You just... Just... Lucifer: No, Detective! I... Chloe leaves. Lucifer: I really am the Devil. Marcus: Well, that sucks. dad ends piss me off. Which is why I don't believe in them. Now, these kidnappers might be fake but they're not invisible. There has to be a way to find them. Chloe: You're right. If Muhammad won't come to the mountain, the mountain must go to Muhammad. Marcus: I have no idea what that means, Decker. Lucifer: Well, someone needs to get kidnapped. Marcus: Now, there's an idea. Chloe: That I was just suggesting. Marcus: No one likes a credit hog, Decker. Now, who would be the bait ? Lucifer: Well, I'd like to volunteer. Chloe: Uh, it's not a good idea. If these are the same guys that abducted, allegedly, Lucifer, they're gonna recognize him. Marcus: Right. We need somebody who's a lot less, well... Everything. Esperanza. Daniel: Es-Espinoza. And, sure, that makes, uh, makes sense. I have the most experience in the field, so if something goes wrong, then... Marcus: You're expendable. Exactly. Thank you. Now go get kidnapped, Esperanza. A customer knocks on the truck food. Customer: Hey, excuse me, I was wondering if I could get a... Lucifer: We're closed. We ran out of meat. All right, Daniel. You're not allergic to gerbils, are you? Just making some last-minute adjustments to the questionnaire. Daniel: Hilarious. Chloe: Hey, Lucifer, did you set up the pickup point? Lucifer: Yes. Tour bus pickup. Olvera Street. Exactly one-half hour from now. Chloe: All right, good. Hey. You know the team will intervene before anyone gets hurt, yeah? Daniel: Yeah. Chloe: Okay. Look, if you're upset about what the lieutenant said, you're not alone. He's not a fan of mine, either. And I still can't believe he called me "Lucifer's partner." LUCIFER: You are my partner! Daniel: You know, the truth is, I am feeling expendable. Chloe: Why? Daniel: It's not because Pierce said it. It's because of Charlotte. Chloe: Oh. Daniel: Yeah, after everything that happened at the beach, she's acting like she doesn't even know me. I'm not an idiot, I know she was using me at first, but... But then it seemed like she actually cared. Chloe: Well, um... Daniel: Whatever. I'll get over it. Chloe: I'm sorry, Dan. Lucifer: Yes, I'm sorry, too, Daniel, that I can't hear you. Could you speak up, please? Marcus: T minus 20, people. Take your mark, Espinoza. Chloe: Right, I'll check in with McMillian at the lookout point. Daniel: Okay. Daniel s walking in the street. Lucifer calls him. Lucifer: Uh, Daniel. Listen, uh... Daniel: Come on. Lucifer: Oh, right. Undercover, yes. Listen, I know you were talking about Charlotte. And as douchey as you may be, and I know you can't help it, her current behavior has nothing to do with you, okay? Daniel: And as much as I appreciate the pep talk, Lucifer, it was kinda you that got me in the whole Charlotte mess in the first place. So maybe you should just take care of your side of the street for a change, all right? Good talk. Lucifer: My side of the street. That's a good idea. Ella prepares Leo’s funerals. Someone knocks on the door. ELLA: Leo? Oh. Amenadiel: Hey. I'm sorry to bother you, but do you have any idea where my brother went? He's ignoring my phone calls. Ella: Oh, bud, no, no, no. He's totally not ignoring you. He's just in the middle of this sting operation. Amenadiel: Oh. Ella: Can I help? Amenadiel: That's very nice of you, but no. It's personal. ELLA: You a believer? Well, then, whatever it is you're going through, I'm sure it's all part of His plan. I mean, even the most pathetic, sad sack, powerless of creatures serve a purpose. Like Leo here… A van may have cracked his nuts in the middle of the desert, but he's still valuable evidence. That's the thing. You never know when your rock-bottom pain and humiliation can end up helping others. I mean, God works in mysterious ways. So you just got to believe that when He crushes your nuts, He does it for a reason. Amenadiel: Has this, um, Leo provided you with a break in your case? ELLA: Not yet. But you got to have faith, right? Amenadiel: Right… Right. Daniel is waiting for the kidnaper. Chloe is watching over him. Daniel: The kidnappers are seven minutes late. Chloe: Yeah, well, we didn't give them a lot of prep time; don't worry. Marcus: I'm worried. Where are they? Chloe: They'll be here. Come on. Come on, be here. Be here. Lucifer is waiting for his kidnapers. Lucifer: Oh, lovely. Right on time. Hello. Right. How do we do... Oh, careful. I bruise like a peach. Easy. Chloe receives a text from Lucifer. Chloe: Seriously? Lucifer is waiting for the kidnapers in a warehouse. Lucifer: Ah, there you are. I have to say, the leaky pipe is a nice touch. Very Blood Simple. Coen Brothers movie? No? Oh. Well, hello, kidnappers. Finally, I have you right where I want you. Let's see, so many questions, how did you abduct me the first time? Hmm? How did you render me unconscious? Ow. What are you doing? Stop it, that tickles. Gangly: We used this last week, right? Large: Yeah. Gangly: Did you forget to charge it? Large: No. I didn't forget to charge it…. Dude. Not cool. Gangly: I just don't get it. Lucifer: I don't know. I hate to interrupt… Where were we? Daniel and Chloe are back to the station. Chloe: Remind me not to leave Lucifer in the front seat unattended. Daniel: And remind me to kick his ass for humiliating me in front of Pierce. Chloe: Well, I'll help you if we can find him. Daniel: Look... Don't worry, Chloe. Lucifer can take care of himself. Ella: Found Lucifer's phone... In some bushes on Alameda Street. Kidnappers must have tossed it. Chloe: What about, uh, traffic cams? Maybe we can pull a plate number. Ella: No. I checked everything within a mile radius. Nada. Must have grabbed him in a blind spot. Unfortunately, I think we're dealing with some pretty crafty bad guys. Lucifer is torturing Gangly and Large. Gangly: I... Can't... Breathe! Lucifer: Please don't crush him. We've only just gn. Large: No. Come on, man. Ask us anything! Lucifer: All right. My face... How did you do it? Large: What?! Lucifer: Well, the wings are one thing, but my Devil face... How did you take that? Gangly: We've never seen you before, man! Large: Yeah, man. Never heard of you before today. I just got a name... Daniel LaDoosh... A pickup point, and that you got a thing for gerbils. Lucifer: I suppose you also deny abducting Mr. Banales and leaving him to perish in the desert, do you? Gangly: He's the client from last week, man! Large: Right, man. His friend got him the deluxe package. We did the detail work here, and then our partner Sam picked him up, took him to the spider hole for a few hours, and dropped him back off at the hotel. Lucifer: Well, then, it seems your colleague took a detour. Where does this Sam live? Large: Koreatown! It's a pink building on Leeward. Lucifer: Apartment? Gangly: 5B, man! 5B! Lucifer: Lovely. Thanks for your help. Gangly: Hey, man! Will you let us go, man? Ella and Chloe are trying to find a clue in the lab. ELLA: So, prints off the key chain led to Josh. Chloe: Right. Tire treads on the roadkill led to nothing. ELLA: There's got to be something we're missing. Chloe: Maybe Lancaster has something. Daniel: We're screwed. Chloe: Or not. Daniel: Remember the detective who found the key chain? He doesn't exist, at least not at Lancaster PD. They only sent patrol units to the scene. ELLA: Whoa. You think that was our guy? Kllers often return to the scene of the crime. Daniel: Which means he wasn't finding evidence. He was trying to steal it. Should have known. Chloe: Why should you have known? Lancaster doesn't know us, we don't know them. Look, let's just look through these photos, try and find him in the background, okay? Ella: Yes, and then we can nail his ass with facial recognition software. Daniel: Here he is. But his back's to us. ELLA: You guys... Oh, my gosh. I knew... I knew he didn't die in vain. Chloe: What? Daniel: Who? ELLA: Leo. See, look. There's our suspect, right, leaving the scene, walking towards that van. Ryuk Road Crusher tires. Commercial grade. That's the van that ran over Leo. I mean, this pretty much confirms that this guy's our kller. Chloe: Okay. So maybe we can get an ID. Let's run the license plate. Sam is packing his clothes. Lucifer knocks on the door. Sam goes to see who it is. Lucifer destroys the door. Lucifer: Remember me? Sam: It's you. Lucifer: Yes. You know me as the Devil you so rudely turned into an angel and then dumped in the middle of the desert, but I don't know you, so, come on, introduce yourself. Sam: I'm Sam. Lucifer: Yes, yes, I know that, but what are you? And how did my Father get his hooks into you? Sam: Your father? Lucifer: Oh, come on, don't be coy. Let me see. Unless Dad got jiggy with some celestial babe after Mum, then you're not my sibling, so... Demon. Hmm? Changeling? Sam: I work for an extreme kidnapping company. Snatched. Lucifer: Oh, do you now? Well, do you know what? It doesn't matter what you are because... This should take care of you. Sam: Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! I... I'm sorry. I'm sorry I left you in the desert. I really am. And I'm sorry I left that Steve guy there, too. I... He was just a routine gig. I was gonna swap him for you, but when I went to pull you out of the van, you... You had friggin' wings, man! Lucifer: Well, duh! Wings that you put there at the behest of my Father! Now stop lying! Sam: I'm not! I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I swear. And believe me, I didn't want to run, but you scared the hell out of me. Lucifer: Right, you listen, Sammy, I know you're just the messenger, so why don't you deliver a message on my behalf? I define who I am, not Him. Me! Lucifer’s wings appear. Lucifer: Oh, bloody hell. They're back, aren't they? How? How are you doing this? Did my Father give you some kind of totem? A talisman? What? Sam: I'm telling you, I don't... I don't know what's happening. And I don't know your dad. Unless, is your, is your dad the Sinnerman? Lucifer: Quite the opposite. Who's the Sinnerman? Sam: That's, that's who, who hired me to kidnap you. He's, he's, he's a scary dude. Huge crime boss. I owed him big time. But because I didn't finish the job, I'm as good as dad now. That's why I was running. Lucifer: And where do I find this Sinnerman? Sam: You don't. He finds you. Chloe: Lucifer? Daniel: Get up. Up. Come on, get up. Put your hands behind your back. Chloe: What happened to you? Lucifer: I... I don't know. Chloe is sitting at her desk. Marcus: Decker, it ain't good. Chloe: Lieutenant, look, I-I know what you're gonna say. And, even though we caught our guy, Lucifer was way out of line, and I-I don't disagree, but here's what you got to know about our unorthodox methods... Marcus: Detective, you... Chloe: I am Lucifer's partner, yes, you're right, but you know what? He's mine, too. And, for whatever reason, we make an effective team. And will be even more so when I stop investing on a, um... Personal level. I am here to solve crimes. Not to see his... His thing or whatever, which is... Not something that you need to know. Right. Look, point is, you can say what you want, but I know I'm a good detective and I have a damn good solve rate to prove that. Marcus: Okay. Chloe: Okay. Marcus: Okay. I just came down here to let you know that your perp has been released on bail. Chloe: Oh. W-Wait, how is that possible? Marcus: Don't know. Friends in high places, I guess. Chloe: But there's got to be something. I mean, don't-don't you care? Marcus: You do what you can, Decker. You can't save them all. Chloe: Oh. Marcus: But, um, good luck with Lucifer's... Thing or whatever. Lucifer is back to the penthouse. LUCIFER: Oh, hello, Brother. So, did Remedy cure what ails you? Did her message make anything pop out? Talking about your wings, of course. Amenadiel: No, mine are still absent… But yours, on the other hand... LUCIFER: Oh. Amenadiel: Lucifer, I'm not angry with you that you somehow got your wings back, or even that you cut them off again, as foul as that may be. I'm angry with myself. Because somehow I made you feel like you couldn't confide in me. Lucifer: Well, comparing body parts is never good for the male ego, especially between brothers. Amenadiel: But that's just it, Luci… My ego should never be an issue. I am an angel. A soldier of God. His favorite son. Lucifer: Oh, that's gonna be a thing, isn't it? Amenadiel: Listen, Father, He... Works in mysterious ways. I was tested once and I failed. I'm not gonna fail again. Because this time, I have faith. Lucifer: Excellent. And I suppose this won't bother you. Lucifer shows his brother his wings. Amenadiel: But you... You cut them off. Lucifer: I did, but the pesky things seem to be a bit more tenacious this time around. Amenadiel: Well, like I said, I have faith. I'm sure it's all a part of God's plan. Lucifer: Yes! If you mean his plan to continually manipulate and control me, then agreed. Because, by the way, he didn't just give my wings back, he took my Devil face as well. Amenadiel: Luci, do you realize what this means? Perhaps Father is trying to show you that, that you've been forgiven. LUCIFER: What if I don't want His forgiveness? Amenadiel: But, Brother, if you can be redeemed, that means that anyone can. Now, isn't that divine? LUCIFER: I'm not sure that this is divinity at work here… Have you ever heard of someone named the Sinnerman? Amenadiel: The Sinnerman? Chloe and Lucifer are walking on the beach. Amenadiel: No. Why? Lucifer: That's who kidnapped me. They find a dad body. Lucifer: At first, I thought it was a... An emissary on Earth working on Dad's behalf, but then, the more I think about it, the more I think... Maybe this isn't our Father's art in Heaven at all. Sam is dad. Lucifer: But something much, much darker.	{"type": "series", "show": "Lucifer", "episode": "03x01 - They're Back, Aren't They ?"}	foreverdreaming
There's the police. Someone's been klled. A men: Alright, I got it. An other:Take this inside. Get it back off the truck. The policemen: Sergeant, the investigation team is on their way. The policewomen: Okay, tell me what we know. The policemen: It seemed to be having a party of some kind, there are seven ladies inside and a little girl. The little girl was asleep when they found the woman in the swimming pool. The policewomen: Any evidence of drugs or alcohol? The policemen: Oh, just a few drinks and a bottle of wine. That's about it. The policewoman: What about the victim? The policewoman: Evening. My name is Sergeant Marybeth Duffy. Who's the homeowner, please? Bette: Hi, I am Bette Porter. Sergeant Duffy: Bette Porter? Bette: Yes, and this is my partner, Tina Kennard. Tina: Hi. Sergeant Duffy: It's a very beautiful family. Bette: Thank you. Duffy: I don't plan on keeping you long, but I'm sure you understand I've gotta ask a few questions. The dad body comes into the house to go away. We see that it's Jenny. Credits. We return at the past. 3 months earlier. Back at the end of the production of LezGirls. Adele: Jennyfer Schecter. People: We love you Jenny! We love you too, Jenny! Jenny: Thank you. I wanna thank my incredible friends who I, I really love you, guys. You guys have, have shown me loyalty, and so much compassion. And friendship and I, I think that's what "Lez Girls" is all about. It means the world to me more than any other movie or lover. Is, is Nikki here? Cammie: I saw her outside, by the little pagoda. Jenny: I wanna tell her something, 'cause I, I was...I realized something really important this afternoon. That I am madly in love with someone, and it's changed the way I feel about all of this. Thank you for putting up with me. Bette: Thank you, Jenny. MUSIC Tina: Are you kidding me? You agreed to change the ending?! God, it's so... Adele: Tina, it makes total sense that Jesse would go back to Jim in the end. The productor: Jesse never really felt gay at the beginning. Tina: What the fck would you know about it?! The productor: What? Tina: That is so fcked up! The productor: Tina, come on. Tina: You're so fcking Hollywood! The other men: So Williams spends a little more money. What's the big deal? Tina: This is bullshit! We worked really hard on a movie that we believed in and the marketing people just come along and change the whole ending? The guy gets the girl in the end?! This is the movie that was supposed to change all that. Adele: Look, Tina. If the movie's too gay, it's going to alienate the audience. Tina: Too gay! It's a movie about lesbians. The productor: And the movie is full of lesbians. It's choke full of them. The other men: Bev is a lesbian, Nina's a lesbian, Shaun, Dona, what's your face, the, uh, bisexual? Adele: Alyse. The other men: Alyse! She's not interested. And when we're talking about one character here, it's not that big deal. Tina: I just wanna know one thing. How do you do it? How do you live with yourself? Bette: What the hell is going on? Tina: The studio wants to change the ending of the movie. They want Jesse to go back to Jim. Alice, Kit, Bette: What?! Tina: They think it's too gay. Alice: Too gay? Wait, you're not gonna let them go away with that, are you? Kit: I'm telling you it's the man that does this crazy shit. Shane, Jenny and Nikki arrive. Shane was with Nikki when Jenny came to see her. Shane: Jenny, would you talk to me? I'm your friend, please. Jenny: No, Shane. Nikki: You guys, come on. Can we all just be friends, please? Shane: Jenny, I am your friend. I swear. I swear. Jenny: You know what? It's the ultimate betrayal. You've broken my heart. MUSIC Jenny drives home and Shane follows her. Shane tries to call her. Nikki follows her too. Shane: It's... Damnit, Jenny! Nikki: That's right. No, please, don't. No, I have to call you back, okay? I can't talk right now. Shane: fck, fck, fck, fck, fck. At home. Shane: Jenny, please. Jenny, please, just give me half the chances to explain why the hell I would do something like that. Jenny: fck off! Shane: No, no, no, no! Nikki: Wait, you guys! Shane: fck! At Alice's home. Alice: You wanna talk about it? Tasha: Talk about what? Alice: Well, you're kicking my shoes. You kind of shiftfaced. Tasha: I'm not shiftfaced. Alice: A little bit. Alice's phone is ringing. Alice: It's Helena. Hold on one second. Hey, Helena, I can't talk. Yeah, no, it's Adele and Tina's creepy boss. They met at the studio secretly. To Tasha: Just one second. And they were just gonna make end into a grobbery left story that makes the lesbian random.I know. That did happen! That's what... Tash! Jesus! I got... Yeah, Jenny made the speech, went outside, saw Shane... You know, I can't talk. It's a bad time. Okay, I'll tell you later. Yeah. Alice: What are you doing? Tasha: Saving you the trouble of breaking up with me. Alice: What? Oh my... You're so wrong about...I changed my mind, okay? Tasha: You changed your mind? Alice: Yeah. Tasha: So you did wanna break up with me, but now you don't. Alice: Okay, listen, I don't want you to just start flying off the handle because it's, it's like... Tasha: When did this all happened? Alice: You know what? I'm not gonna let you just fcking corner me right now and accuse me and blame me when you know we'd been unhappy! It didn't... The phone is ringing again. Alice: fck, it's Jenny. I just think, um... to, I mean... Okay, I do not wanna break up with you. I wanna work this out. I think we owe it to each other. We owe it to ourselves. Tasha: You don't owe me, you don't owe me anything. Alice: I owe it to myself. I... I don't... I don't wanna break up with you. Tasha: So what made you change your mind? Alice: Honestly, I think it was Shane tonight. Tasha: Going down on her best friend's girlfriend. Alice: Yeah, like on the railing outside the Yamashiro for the whole world to see. It just kinda made me think twice about taking her advice. Tasha: So Shane gave you advice? Alice: Oh, come on, we talk about everything. You know that. Don't I... Tasha: And you actually thought about taking it. MUSIC Shane: Jenny, undo the chain. Jenny: No, fck off. Shane: Jenny, I don't wanna wake up the whole goddam neighbourhood. Undo the fcking chain. Jenny: I don't care. Shane: Listen, I know what I did is completely fcked up, but you do mean the world to me. So please, let me just talk to you and explain to you what happened. Jenny: You're a sad pathetic piece of shit! Shane: Jenny, open the door! At Bette and Tina's house. Tina: She's sleeping. She's so pretty congested. You said you gave her some advil? The nurse: Yeah, about an hour and a half ago. Bette: You know, in the future, you should just call us right away. In this way, we'll come straight home. The nurse: Okay, yeah, of course. Bette: That would be great, thank you. Have a good night. Bette: God, she's young. Tina: I'm just so fcking furious, you know? I know that Adele and Aaron worked him over. William has some integrity. He does. I mean, believe it or not. If I had a chance to talk to him. Bette: You should call him. Tina: It's 1:30 in the morning. Bette: You should call him. It's not like he hasn't called you about half a dozen times in the middle of the night. Tina: You realize he pays my paycheck? Bette: But it doesn't give him rights on you. I mean, from everything you've told me, William responds to strength of conviction. I think that you need to tell him how deeply you feel about this without Adele standing there batting her eyelashes at him. He'll respect it. Shane: Jenny, you've got to let me in. I'm not going away. Let me in. Jenny, I'm not going. Please, let me in. Bette: Poor Shane. Tina: fck that! I wouldn't blame Jenny if she never spoke to Shane again. Bette: That's little harsh. Tina: It was unforgivable what Shane did. Bette: Well, maybe it was wrong, but... Tina: Maybe? Bette: Okay, it was wrong. Tina: It was devastating. After everything that Jenny's been through? Bette: Poor Shane, been through a lot too, and she's always been there for Jenny. Tina: Let's not talk about this. Bette: Let's not talk about this. Jenny: No, fck off! Nikki: Why don't you just listen to what she has to say? Jenny: fck you! Nikki: I did have my keys! Shane: Open the fcking door! Nikki: They're my keys now! And now, you're gonna have to listen to what we both have to say. Shane: There is, there is absolutely no we. It's just me, it's just me. I wanna talk to you. Jenny: I want you both out of my house, okay? Shane: Listen, let me just say what I have to say and if you want me to go then, then I promise I'll leave. Nikki: Me too. Her phone is ringing. Oh my god! Oh, poor Tiffy! Shane: Listen, I realize I've done a lot of fcked up shit in my life, I acknowledge that, but this is, by far, the most fcked up thing I have ever done. But you cannot forget that ten days ago you told me that she was dad to you. Jenny: I did say that. Shane: And for some reason in my fcked up brain that gave me permission and, and I know that breakups take time, and you need that time to heal, and I know that I've encroached on your time to do that and I am sorry. So you tell me. Jenny: Oh god! Shane: What can I do? I will eat dirt, I'll crawl on glass, I'll be... Nikki: Me too, Jenny. I mean I would even drink that Spirulina disgusting stuff for an entire week. I promise you. Shane: I'll be your assistant. I'll be your servant, I'll be your slve, I'll be whatever it takes, but I want you to forgive me. I mean, Jenny, listen, you know me more than anybody else in this world. Jenny: I do. Shane: You're my best friend I've ever had. And I'm so ashamed. I'm profoundly ashamed of what I've done. I need you to know that. My only explanation and I promise it is an explanation it is not an excuse, is that I've been upset about Molly. Jenny: Molly? Why? Shane: She...She gave me hope. She... she... she...She inspired me. Jenny: What?! She inspired you to fck my girlfriend on the balustrade of Yamashiro? Shane: I didn't fck your girlfriend. Nikki: Yeah Jenny, she only ate me out. Jenny: Oh, right, okay, of course. 'm so stupid! Shane: Listen, if I knew for a split second she was your girlfriend, I wouldn't ever go near that. Listen to me. I understand... MUSIC – Jenny throws away a light. Jenny: Piece of fcking shit! Hang on a sec. Go fck yourself! And the fck out of my house! Nikki: Jesus! Shane: What the fck?! Back to Alice's home. Tasha: I think you're right. I think we probably should break up. Alice: Computer rings. It's Max. He's back...Oh, okay. It's off. It's off. Tasha: We have nothing in common. It was exciting and hot to you when I was a soldier, but we have nothing in common. Alice: We don't have nothing in common. Come on. Tasha: Exactly, we don't have nothing in common. Alice: It's stupid. Tasha: What? It's true. Alice: We have things in common. Tasha: Like what? Alice: We have this. Tasha: Okay, what else? Alice: We have this in common. Tasha: No, no! Alice: What? Tasha: I know we have all of this. But it can't be the only thing. Nikki: fck her, right? I mean, we tried. Shane: Shut up, Nikki. Nikki: Why don't you just come with me? I bought a new house from the money I made from my last feature and while my house is under construction, they're putting me up in the Chateau. Come on, it'll be fun. Seriously. Shane: I don't think so. Terrific idea. Jenny: I'll let you know when there is a good time for you to get the rest of your stincky shit. And don't come back when I'm here. Bette: Do you think this thing's working? Tina: We have a fever, Pookie, and a nasty cold. Bette: Do you think maybe we should give her some more advil? Tina: I don't know. It's been less in the four hours. Go to sleep. Bette: I'll get it. Bette: God! Phyllis can be such an asshle. No. No, she had no right. Really. Shane: She had every right. Molly's her daughter. She loves her. If I loved someone as much as she loves Molly, I'd tell her not to waste her time with me too. Bette: Oh, come on, you're not a waste of time. Why'd say that? Shane: Thanks, Bette. Bette: Wait, so are you saying that you love Molly? Shane: Yeah. Bette: God! I don't think I've heard you say that since Carmen. Shane: I was faithfull to Molly. Bette: Really? Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh. Shane: No, you can laugh. Bette: No. No, it's just that that's big. It must have been hard. Tina: How hard is it to be faithfull to someone that you're in love with? She's asleep. Shane: Is she okay? Tina: Yeah, she's fine. She just has a really bad cold. Shane: Listen, I know you guys have a lot going on with Angie and everything, but...Can I stay here tonight? I wanna try with Jenny in the morning but I don't have a place to stay. Tina: I'm gonna call William. Bette: Go for it. Tina: Right now. Yeah, I'll go. Bette: No, no, no, just stay. Stay. It's okay. Did you hear what happened with the movie? Aaron, apparently... Tina: Hi, this is Tina Kennard calling for Mr. Halsey. Yes, I know. I know that it is very late. William? William, hi. It's Tina.I'm so sorry to call you in the middle of the night, but I just wanted to take the chance to tell you how passionnate I feel and how strongly I feel that we do not sell out to studio marketers. Bette: And they got him to agree to sht the end of the movie. Shane: To what? Bette: Some heterosexist Jesse goes back to Jim and decides she isn't really lesbian after all kind of ending. Shane: You're fcking kidding me? Tina: No, I promise I do not call you... Shane: This happened tonight? Bette: ... at 2:15 in the morning Tina: to berate you and accuse you of being a sala. I'm sorry. Yes, I, I should have used better judgment. I should have cool my jets and taken my time and called you in the morning to make an appointm... Bette: Oh, my god. Tina: What? So, you wanna sleep on our couch? MUSIC – At the bar. Kit: Okay. How about "Porter-Peabody's"? No, no, no, no, no, sounds like a porter party copy. No, sounds like, you know, no, no, no, okay. Helena: But I like the idea of combining both our names. You know, bring them together? Kit: Kit, Helena...Kelena! Kelena? Okay, alright. Well, the only thing that left is Kit, Helena... ht! The ht Club! "ht"! It's a ht. Helena: It's a great name for a club. Kit: It's a ht, it's just ht me.That's it! Girl it's ht club! Girl, where you been?! Shane: She's my best friend, Tina. I didn't mean to hurt her. Tina: That is ass backward, Shane. You shouldn't meant not to hurt her. You should think before you act. Shane: You're right. I know. You're right. Tina: The things you do in the dark? They have consequences. Bette: But, no one's saying that what happened was OK, T. I think, maybe you, you might be a little overjudgmental. Tina: You're damn right I am! Shane: No, she's right. You know what? I deserve everything you're saying. Bette: Well, I think that we all have to take in account, you know, a lot of things, before we can judge anyone else's behavior. Tina: I think your unwillingness to judge has a lot more to do with your own history than any accommodation you might make for Shane. Bette: Well, that's what I was saying. I mean, I was admitting that... Shane: Listen, you know what? I don't wanna get you guys into this. I'm gonna get outta there. Tina: Don't. Don't go. Stay. Really. Don't go. Stay, okay? I'm sorry I've busted your chops. I am. It was my own stuff, okay? Stay. Bette: T.? Tina: Please, stay, that's fine. Alice: I said attraction. It's not like it was in a sexual way. It was we had things in common. Like we talked about things that I like. Tasha: Like what? Alice: Like we just talked easily. We had... we had this talk about. You have to understand. Nothing happened. I need you to hear that.Nothing happened. In fact, you know, I think I deserve a little credit. Tasha: Credit for what? Alice: For not doing what every other lesbian would do in the circomstances. I didn't cheat! Tasha: That's a given, Alice.You don't get medals for that. Alice: I'm not saying...I don't... This is such a fcking trap. I know that you think thinking is cheating, okay? That's the person I'm dealing with. So, I'm trying to say let's be honest, okay? I'm trying to give you some honesty. If we stand a fcking chance in this relationship, we have to be honest. We have to communicate. That's what I'm doing. I'm admitting that I had a moment, like a moment! Tasha: How much of a moment? Alice: It... like... nothing. Like a nanobig, like a tiny moment. Like a mental... That rings at the door. Let me just get rid of that. Hold on. I mean, I didn't even really kiss her! At all! Shane: What? Alice: No, I just... It's a bad time. It's a bad time. Shane: Hi, Tasha. I was just... Listen. Do you two care if I sleep on the couch tonight? Tasha: What the fck do you mean you didn't even really kiss her? Maybe you can give her some more of that good advice. Alice: fck! fck! Tasha, hold on! It's really bad, but you can't stay here tonight. I'm so sorry. I love you so much but it's really bad and you're not helping my case. Will you lock the door? Okay. I love you. Sorry. Hang on the door! Where are you going? Tasha: At a friend's house. Bette: Oh, my god! You know how to work this thing? Oh wait. I think I pushed it too many times. It's so goddam complicated. Tina: Yes, this is Tina Kennard, mother of Angelica Porter-Kennard. Four and a half. She's really high fever and she is very congested. Can you get a reading? Bette: 104? Tina: 104. Yeah, definitively 104. I think we should just go. Bette: Okay. Tina: Now. Back to Jenny's house. Molly: I don't know where Shane is. I really... I tried to phone her, but it didn't... I don't wanna do this over the phone. Really. I don't know where she is. Okay, I don't know if you know what happened and what my mother said, but...it was around us and Shane was completely justified in the way that she behaved on me the other night and I really, I really need to talk to her. Jenny: I think probably what your mother said to Shane was completely justified. Molly: My mother's a raging bitch and she destroys anyone that gets in her way and I'm not gonna watch her do that to the woman that I love. Jenny: You know that it's Shane's MO to make girls fall in love with her, right? Shane: Yes, I know that, but I also know that what we have is different. Jenny: Right. And then, when girls fall in love with her, they want Shane to be constrained into like a happy family and like a marriage type of relationship and that's not gonna happen. Molly: Yeah. I don't wanna constrain her, I love her for who she is. So if you could just tell me where she is or when she'll be back. Jenny: She's at the Chateau Marmont, and she's fcking Nikki. I... I don't know when it started happening. I guess they were fcking around on the Pink Ride or something.'Cause they were always going off together and... I don't know. I remember that Nikki said she ran into Shane in the shower and Nikki comes back and she's still dirty and she's not, she's not wet. Molly: Shane and Nikki hooked up on the Pink Ride? Jenny: I don't know. I don't know if there is any point in rehashing this stuff. Molly, I do know that now that Nikki and I are over Shane's gonna loose interest and move on. Molly: This is her's. If you wouldn't mind giving it to her. There's a, a letter in the inside pocket, in case she didn't get to see it. If you could make sure that she gets that. Thanks. MUSIC – Jenny is reading the letter. Then she'll hide the blouson and the letter. "In your eyes" "I see things I know I can't touch" "I know not to reach for them" "I let them touch me" "And I cherish these moments" "That we're able to share" "However fleeting they may be" Bette and Tina are in the hospital with Angelica. Tina: Once we filled up the form, how long will it take? The receptionist: We'll do our best, M'ame. What else comes in? Bette: She's burning up. It's 3:00 in the morning. Tina: She's really hot. The receptionist: Which one of you is the mother? Tina and Bette: We both are. The receptionist: I need to put one name only. Bette: Are you kidding me? The receptionist: I can't process your paperwork. Bette: This is Los Angeles. There are same sex families on every fcking street corner. She was born in this fcking hospital and both our names are on the birth certificate. So why don't you just give us a fcking break, you bureaucratic magnet, and get our daughter to see a goddam doctor. Please. Shane is eating in a bar and now is leaving it. Nikki: This is incredible. What are you doing here? Shane: What are you doing here? Nikki: You know, we ate muchies. What are you doing? Shane: I'm leaving. Nikki: You have nowhere to go. So you're coming with us. Come on. See, look, tada! Wonderful goods waiting for you. Poor Shane, Jenny's so mad at her. What? Smile! Don't worry. I'm gonna take care of you, okay? Shane: I don't want you to take care of me. Nikki: Why not? Shane: Cause I don't. Nikki: I can take care of you. Everyone else's mad at you and I'm not. Shane: Fantastic! Nikki: Come on! Smile a little there! Isn't she sexy, you guys! Come on, Shane, relax! Mobile phone. Oh, my god, it's Jenny. She said "If you still wanna come over and see me, you can". Shane: Great. Nikki: You think she's serious? Shane: I don't know, Nikki. I don't. If she texts you and she says that, then yes, she's serious. Nikki: I know but she's been so mean. Shane: I don't know what to tell you. Just go. Just go, okay? Go, go, go. Nikki: Are you gonna be okay? Shane: I'm gonna be fine. Just... Nikki: Do you think she loves me? Shane: I don't know. Sure. Sure. Nikki: Okay. Let's go, you guys. I'll text you later, okay? Come on you guys. Let's go. Bette and Tina are back in the car with Angie. Bette: I am mortified. I'm just relieved. I just, I don't know how I got the monitor to read 104 when the temperature's 99.5. Tina: You know, I'm sure it happens all the time with all the tottering L.A. parents. That's one of the things I love about you. Bette: Is that I don't know how to use a digital thermometer? Tina: Because you appear to the most of the world to be so Alpha and in control and I know how hard it is for you to cover up the panic you feel inside. MUSIC – Tasha and Alice arrive to Papi's home. Alice: Who the hell lives here? What the hell are you doing here? Papi: I live here. Maybe I should be asking you that question. Alice: But, you, uh... I thought... You disappeared! I thought you left town or...got arrested by some cop who was pissed off you slept with his wife. Papi: Okay, look who's talking. Alice: Oh, I didn't. I didn't. Did she tell you I did? 'Cause I didn't. Tasha: Throw me the keys. Alice: I didn't. Can I come in? Hello? Can I...Can I come in? I'm coming in. Papi: So, try to make yourself at home, girl, but keep it down, 'cause I'm trying to get some work done in here. Alice: It's 3:00 in the morning. Papi: It's when I do my best work. Alice: Oh my fcking god! Tasha: Who's that? Alice: Oh, fcking Gabby Deveaux. Tasha: I take it you know her. Alice: Can I have a beer? It's a twist off? Nikki arrives by Jenny. Jenny: Come here. Honey... Nikki: I swear, I won't do anything to make it up to you. Jenny: We'll see about that. Nikki: I swear, Jenny, I'm so sorry. Okay, I only did it with Shane, let her go down on me because I was devastated about you, Jenny. Jenny: Shh... Nikki: I'm so sorry. I swear. I never meant to do anything to hurt you. I don't wanna loose you. They make love. Alice: Beautiful. Tasha: You've got a problem with that? Alice: You've gotta admit it's a little tacky Tasha: It's her culture. It's not tacky. Alice: Oh, come on. Look at the hat! Tasha: There you go. That's our problem. Alice: There's no problem. I'm just saying. I'm not saying you would buy this. You know who have these? Papi: Don't mind us. Sandwich round. Tasha: You're a snob. Alice: What? Tasha: You weren't like this when I first met you. Papi: Actually, she was a wannabe. And now, she's a wannabe with money. Gaby: Ever think about investing in a stylist with all that money, Alice? Tasha: You need to watch your mouth. Gaby: Ouh, Alice has a big butch daddy to protect her. Can you give me, uh, the liverwurst one? Alice: You sure that's liverwurst I smell? Gaby: I wonder if your friend knows that her girlfriend used to be nicknamed "crash" 'cause she would always show up to parties she wasn't invited to. Alice: That's what my life used to be like. Right there. You're the best person I've ever met. You're strong, you're honest, you're beautiful. I'm not ready to lose you. MUSIC – At the ht Club A girl: Get your hands off of her! An other girl: Don't you touch me! The girl: What? The second: I said don't fcking touch me, bitch! The first: What are you gonna do, huh? The second: I swear if you fcking touch me... Helena: Everybody keep their hands of everybody else in ht Club. Unless they're loving hands. Shane: Can I have a drink? Please? Helena: Make that two. On me. Women are poison. You know that? Two. Bette: I just wanna apologize. Tina: You already did. Bette: No, I mean for defending Shane tonight. I feel like I might have sent the wrong message. Tina: It doesn't matter. We just fall in two different sides of this, that's all. It's fine. Bette: Given my history, I just, I don't wanna be casual about the promise that I made to you. Tina: I didn't know you made any promises. Bette: Well, I'm making a promise to you right now. I promise that I share your values about family and faithfulness and commitment and that I will never ever cheat on you again. Tina: I love you. Alice: Come home with me. I promise I won't make any gross noises like that. Tasha: Oh, I'm not sleeping with you. Alice: Okay, fine, no sex tonight. Tasha: No, I mean, I'm not even sleeping in your bed, not until we figure some shit out. Alice: Whatever you say, fine. Tasha: What was that? Alice: What? It's my happy dance. Tasha: You never make noises like that. Kit: Shane, baby girl. Helena: Hey, sweetie, come on. It's time to go home. Kit: Hold on the... Yeah. I got it, I got it, I got it. Helena: Your arms are around my neck. I'm gonna pull you. Please, put your... Kit: Are you okay? You're okay? Shane: What time is it? Kit: It's time to go home. Shane: What are we gonna do? Kit: Come on, girl. One of us has to take her. Okay, alright, I'll take her. Come on. Come on, Shane, you're going with me. Come on. Put your arms around... Hang on, hang on, hang on. Shane: What time is it? Kit: Okay, it's time for you to go home. Shane: Where is my bag? Kit: We... we got it, we got it, we got it. We got your bag, we got your bag. Helena: It's okay, it's here. Kit: Okay, let's go. Helena: See you tomorrow. Kit: Come on, Shane. Come on. Put one step in front of the other. Come on, you can do it. One more step. Come on. Helena: Alright, good night. Alice: This is stupid. Would you just come to the bedroom? Or let me sleep on the sofa while you go to the bedroom 'cause it's not fair, I mean, you don't have to be banished from the sofa. Tasha: This is fine. This is actually hundred times more comfortable than half the places I've slept. Alice: Really? I never slept on that. Do you mind if I just...It's soft. This is nice. It's really good. Tasha: What are you doing? Alice: What? It's a nice place to sleep but I'm not currently sleepy. Tasha: Lay still. Alice: What? Tasha: Stop it. Just lay still! Alice: What? What?! Tasha: Lay still! Alice: But...Am I too scrummy? Tasha: Yes, you are. Turn around. Come on. That's it. We're not doing this. We're not doing this. Not until we're sure that we're gonna, that we're gonna stay together. I'm serious. Alice: Oh, I know you're serious.Yes. You're a very serious person. Tasha: Yeah, and you're not. One more thing we don't have in common. Alice: Wait a minute. That's not true. Tasha: It is. Alice: No, I can be very serious. Tasha: Really? Alice: Watch. Wait, you made me laugh. Hold on. Tasha: What's with the flared nostrils though? Is that... Is that part of your serious look? Alice: Listen, don't judge me! What are we gonna do? Tasha: Should go to therapy? Alice: Oh, hell, no. I'm not going to therapy. Tasha: Why? What's wrong with therapy? Alice: Therapy is for people with problems. Tasha: Oh yeah, so let's not go to that. 'Cause we're good. Alright. Well, maybe we'll see. Kit: Oh, I know, girl. I know. You did some damnit shit. Shane: I fcked up, Kit. I totally fcked up. It wasn't even worth it, that's the worst part. It was such a waste. Kit: You know, Jenny, she gonna get over it. Shane: No, she's not. Kit: Oh, yeah. Shane: No, she's not. She's not gonna get over it. There's no way. She's... She's too delicate. She's way too delicate and I don't just mean that whole movie thing with Adele and Nikki, I just mean in general. She's...she's fragile. And the worst part, the part that makes me the most sick is that I was probably the last person she would ever expect to do something like this. And I did it. Kit: Yeah, you did it. You know, it seems like her life has just been one big ass-whooping, you know? It's... Shane: I know. It's so hot in here. Why is that? Kit: Come on. Take off your socks. Just, just relax. Shane: fck! Kit: You know, you know what you should do? Shane: I can't do anything. Kit: Yeah, you can. You need to fight. You need to fight for Jenny. You see, you kinda just let all your women go. Carmen, Molly... Shane: No, no, Jenny's my friend... Kit: That's why you can do it. Fight for the friendship. Friendship.Let her know that you'll, you'll fight to the death to let her know you're not gonna let her go. You're not gonna lose this friendship. MUSIC – Back with Jenny and Nikki Nikki: Good morning. I'm so happy everything's okay between us. God, you're so sexy. I love you so much And...Last night, you know, after everything that happened with Shane, it was so romantic when you said that I broke your heart..."You've broken my heart". Jenny: You didn't break my heart. You're nothing but a self absorbed, self-indulgent little brat. And our affair on set was nothing but a showmance. And when I said that you broke my heart, I wasn't talking about you, darling. It's time for you to go. MUSIC – At the Planet Shane: I'm moving into a hotel. Helena: Morning. Shane, why don't you come sit with me at the counter? Jenny: I don't want to have memories... Shane: No, it's okay. I got it. It's okay. Helena: She's really pissed. Bette: Shane, why don't you have a seat? Jenny: If she sits there, then I'm gonna leave. Bette: Jenny, come on. Shane: I'd like to talk to you. Jenny: Do you, do you guys wanna have a drink with me? Tina: Sorry. Bette: It's okay. Jenny: Helena, could we just have some service, please? Thank you. Bette: You wanna sit down? Shane: Sure. Bette: Where did you sleep last night? Shane: Kit's. Helena: Excuse me, ladies. Do enjoy. Jenny: Thanks. Helena: For you, an expresso. Shane: You're sweet. Thank you. Helena: Tea. Kit: Come on, girls! You've gotta be kidding, right?! End of the episode	{"type": "series", "show": "The L Word", "episode": "06x01 - Long Night's Journey Into Day"}	foreverdreaming
Previously on "The L Word": see the 601. Nikki is with a girl. She's pissed off after Jenny who threw her away. The girl: Baby, don't be sad. It's so boring. Nikki: Get off of me! Who the hell does she think she is?! She called me, she wanted me! And then she goes all Paris and Britney on me just like: "Oh, I never liked you and it was a showmance!" Can you believe that? She fck me all night long and then she has the nerve to say that's a showmance! I mean, I don't even know what the fck that is! An other girl: I'm googling. Oh, it's, uh...Oh, it's, uh..."Phony romance that happens during a movie or a TV show" "usually between two stars, but it can" "also be between a star and"... Nikki: You know what? I got it, alright? Do you know how many times has she said that she loved me? She's officially a liar and I officially hate her! You know what? fck her, alright?! I got over 16 million on my opening week end and she can't even get in at the premiere of my next movie. She payed someone. The first girl: God! Makes wonder who broke her heart. I can't believe she told you it wasn't you. That was so harsh! You must feel horrible. Nikki: You know what? You are out of my 5! The girl: Nikki, you're my best friend! Nikki: No, get out! Right now! Get out! Everyone, get out! Everyone! You know? You and you, and you, get out! Get out! Now! Move! Jenny Schecter is a liar and a user. And trust me, you are not gonna get away with this. You are dad meat, Schecter. dad. Credits. At the ht Club. Helena: And this is where we're gonna put the new DJ booth. So, if you need anything, just let us know. We'll get you all the right equipment. The drag-queen: Oh, I'll send you a list. I love these colors. Kit: We love them too. Helena: We got morroconess out of "Casablanca" theme. Kit: It's our favorite film. The drag-queen: Oh, say no more. I love... Kit: So, what do we have to do to get the fabulous Sunset Boulevard to come and spin at ht? The drag-queen: Just keeping the fabulous Kit Porter. You know you're my ultimate R&B goddess? Kit: Oh, I don't know about the ultimate. Ooh, somebody's been working out! Not that we're the type... you know, we're, uh...We've both swore off men. Helena: Ages of it. The drag-queen: Good for you. You two got a good thing going here. You don't need some man in here messin' it up. Kit: Okay, let me show you all of the textures and plans. At the Planet Alice: Oh, I'm vanilla and fruit. Tasha: Breakfeast burrito. Thanks. Jenny: Excuse me. I didn't order that. Waitress: Oh, they're from her. Kit: Jenny, Shane wants you to know that she made them especially for you. Jenny: Excuse me, Alice? Do you mind just mentionning to Shane that I don't want her waffles? Alice: She doesn't want your waffles. Tina: How much do you love the New Valley service? Bette: Oh, my God, Helena's taking this place to a whole new level. Jenny comes with the waffles. Tina: Oh, and waffles! Look! I know that I love waffles. I'm getting waffles. She throws it away. Bette: Or not. Kit: Haven't you heard that there are people starving in this world? Jenny: I'm sure they don't want waffles, Kit. Bette and Tina: Rock, paper, scissors, sht! Bette: Shit! Okay, that's one to one. Bette and Tina: Rock, paper, scissors, sht! Bette: fck! I always loose. Tina: 'Cause you're always rock. Always. Bette: Is that what it is? Have fun with the martyrs. Tina: Have fun with the cheaters. Tina: Wow, everyone's so industrial. What are you doing? Tasha: Learning. Jenny: I'm writing my new treatment. Tina: What are you writing, Alice? Alice: A treatment. Jenny: A treatment for a film? Alice: I just... I had this kinda kller idea so I thought I'll just write a great screenplay and then sell it for millions and buy a house in Malibu? Tasha: I don't like Malibu. Alice: You've never been to Malibu. Tasha: I have been there. Tina: I didn't know you wanted to be a screenwriter. Alice: Well, I mean, you know, I never really did. Really, but I thought how hard can it be? Right? Jenny? I mean, it's like, you get paid big time. Jenny: Well, if you, if you actually, Alice, if you would to amortize the payment of the 17 drafts that I did on "Lez Girls", you'll see that you actually don't get paid very much. So... Bette send a sms to Tina. Bette: Alice is writing a treatment for a script. Hope we're not in it. Shane: Amen to that. Tina: Actually, writing a good screenplay is what's really hard. And Jenny's become a very good screenwriter. Jenny: Thank you, Tina. Tina: You should ask her to read your treatment. Alice: Sure. Sure, sure, sure. Jenny: I would love to give you notes. Tasha: What? I need the carbs for training. Alice: But do you need them that fast? You have them all over your suit. Tina: Wow, you look amazing. Tasha: Thank you. Alice: I dressed her. Do a little spinzy, come on. Tasha: No. Alice: It's her first day at the police academy, so... Tina: Excited? Tasha: Yeah, I am, actually. All my friends had the training, it's really, it's really rough. Alice: I tried to dress her in my morning, but she just thought she looked like a girl. Tasha: It was inappropriate. Alice: You looked so good in that. You know it. You just hate to look good or something. Tasha: What the fck is that supposed to mean? Alice: There is like a lack of effort. Bette: (receive a sms) Tell me about fashion. Fashion for... I don't know. Tina: When you guys are gonna go to therapy? Tasha: There is a thing called privacy, Alice. Bette: Privacy. Alice: Well, I see you at Dan Foxworthy's at 6. There's parking on the... Helena: Wow, look at you! You look a million dollars! Alice: fck, you know? Bad vibes. You and Shane should work your shit out, 'cause this place is becoming like the black hole of Calcutta. Helena: It's good to see we're still asunder; nothing like a little dke drama to tear the place out. Alice: That's what I'm saying. Bad vibes, man. Jenny: Helena, why don't you come and sit with us? Helena: No, I'm not picking sides, alright? I love you both. Going for a run. Kit: Go Swizerland! Tina: We have some good news. Bette: Yeah, we have good news. Tina: Yeah, good news. Do you wanna tell them? Bette: Why don't you tell them? Tina: Bette and I are registered with three different agencies and they said the chance of us getting a baby within the next six months is really good. Alice, Shane: What?! Jenny: Congratulations. Bette: And we're starting construction on the second storey 'cause we need an other bedroom. Alice: But I thought you guys were talking about selling? Tina: We're staying. Bette: We couldn't sell. Not now. I mean, with the poperty values, plumbing and everything. So... Jenny: When were you gonna tell me about construction? Tina: We're telling you now. We have to. We need a room for the baby. Jenny: How am I supposed to write with all that noise? Tina: I'm sorry, Jenny. We will do our best not to disturb you. But you might wanna get some earplugs. Jenny: I have to get a new roomate. This is gonna be impossible with your racket. Shane: Jenny, please! You don't need a new roomate! You have not spoken to me in a week. Would you just talk to me? I know we can work this out. Jenny: Oh, right. So, you want me to forgive you because you made me waffles? Shane: Well, why wouldn't you? Jenny: Because you create this trail of destruction you don't take any responsibility for it. Why should you be the only one that doesn't pay? Shane: I am paying. Jenny: You are so full of shit. Alice: The black hole. At Jenny's home. Max: How you're doing? Tom: Hi, Shane. Max: So you're putting in those flower boxes Jenny wanted, huh? How many more things you're gonna do for her? Shane: I don't know yet. Jenny: There's something wrong with my computer and I wondered if you could fix it. Max: You know what? I can't 'cause I'm going to my final consult today. Shane: Good luck. Max: Thanks. In the studio of the production of LezGirls. We are going to see a picture with a girl and a boy. A men: Alright. Are you ready for this? The productor: Do it. I love it. Love it. A woman: Love it! The men: We thought you would. The woman: "The Girls", it's so fcking hot. This thing is gonna make "Sex in the city" like a Disney movie. Tina: What's "The Girls"? The movie is called "Lez Girls". "Lez". The productor: I haven't had a chance to talk to Tina about the market research. I'll full you in in a minute. In the meantime, why don't you just give me a briefing on the release. The woman: After the initial two weeks, we'll go wide. We have 2000 screens nation wide and select cities in here. The men: France is gonna eat this up. Tina: No. The productor: No what? Tina: No way. I am not gonna let you get away with this. I'm not gonna let you market this as some bullshit boy meets girl love story! That's not what this is! The woman: It's more than that. It's boy meets girl, boy almost looses girl to girl... The men: But in the end the audience wants love to prevail. That's the winner hear. The new ending tested through the roof. Tina: What? The new...What you mean the new ending tested? When did you have a test screening? The productor: Get on board, Tina. Train's not going to lzzie town. At Phyllis, Bette and Jodi's work. A woman: This is amazing. Art General uses the correlation about how she uses human emotions like pieces of scrapped metal, words like found materials. A men: It works on so many levels. I mean, here is the Curator who told people their work wasn't worthy. The gallerist who wouldn't show an artist and now the Dean who rejects applications. Jodi: (Tom speaks) Exactly. A woman who has stood in judgment of our art her entire career is now being thrust into the spot light as the art... The woman: It's brilliant. Phyllis: This kind of praise is fantastic for our program. I can guarantee that we're gonna see... Bette: She arrives. We could use the same material throughout and...I can't talk right now. Alright. bye. Bette: Forgive me. I had the contractors on the phone. Do you know we're doing that second storey on the house for the baby... Jodi: Phyllis, would you mind just finishing what you were saying? Phyllis: What I was saying was that based on C.U. associations with Jodi, I wouldn't be surprised if we see a significant increase in applicants this coming semester. Max is seeing the doctor. Max: So one of my goals is to be able to take my shirt off at the beach within a year. That's my goal. Feel my pecs. I've been doing like 200 pushings today. Feel like I'm already bigger. That's awesome. The doctor: Very good. That's very impressive. Max: Yeah, I think I'm doing good with the contour. I just, I hope I grew more chest to cover the scars. The doctor: Well, I think Dr. Stanhouse is gonna try to do the key whole procedure on you? Max: Yeah, I'm hoping so. The doctor: And is your schedule for surgery on wednesday? Max: Yeah, he called me this morning and he said that as soon as he gets the lab reports we're gonna be able to... The doctor: I'm afraid there's a problem. Max: What's the problem? The doctor: You're pregnant. Max: No, I can't, I can't be pregnant. No, I've been taking testosterone. The doctor: Have you had intercourse? Have you and Tom had unprotected sex? Max: Yeah, but we've been both tested for H.I.V. We've been monogamous. The doctor: If you and Tom have had vaginal sex. I know you might not call it that, but unfortunately, that doesn't stop it from working the same way. Taking testosterone doesn't shut down the reproductive system. Max: What about my surgery? The doctor: We're gonna have to postpone your surgery. We're gonna have to find out how far along you are and you're gonna have to decide what you wanna do about it. Bette: We'll have your budget done by the end of the week. We cannot afford to have the art department last... again. Thank you. A men: (to Jodi) Can I ask how she responded? Our Dean? How did she respond to the work? Bette: He asks how I responded to your work. Jodi: I don't know. Jodi: How did you like the show? Bette: signs See you in my office. Jodi: But I can't. I have paints. Bette: Can I talk to you, please? Phyllis: Sure, let's go to my office. I hope Preston didn't bother you. He's an old fool with a... for gossip. Bette: It wasn't really about Preston. I mean, the truth is that Jodi's behaviour was completely inappropriate... They enter in the office. Joyce: Baby, when it comes down to it, this is all I have to offer you. And if you can't love this... Phyllis: Joyce! Cover your junk! Joyce: Sorry, Bette. Bette: We reschedule? Phyllis: Joyce, what are you doing? You can't just pop out from behind a plant butt naked. We have rules here. Joyce: I checked first to make sure you didn't have anything. I was acting with my heart. I'm a woman in love. Please, take a lot of. Phyllis Eleonore Victoria Kroll, you are one hell of a woman. While the law in the state of California continues to acknowledge our love, I would like to ask you to take my hand in holy matrimony. Phyllis: I don't know what to say. Joyce: Say yes. Phyllis: How many carats is this? Joyce: Four! Say yes! Phyllis: How much did you spend? This must have cost a fortune. Joyce: I've got a friend who has a friend... Say yes, Phyllis, please. Phyllis: But I said I never wanted to get married again. Joyce: We'll go to San Fransisco, we'll get married on... of City Hall, Gavin said he'd marry us. Phyllis: Gavin Newsom? The mayor of San Fransisco? Joyce: That's right. We raised a lot of money for that guy. Say yes, Phyllis. I'm freezing. Phyllis: Yes. Joyce: Damn, lady! Come here, you! You've made me one happy woman. At the therapy for Alice and Tasha. Dan: Who wants to tell me why you're here? Alice: Oh, we're just here for a tune-up. Dan: Does that seem like an accurate assessment to you, Tasha? Alice: She's the one who called it that. We've just had a couple of little, little things come up lately. Dan: What sorts of little things? Alice: Money, I make a lot more than she does. Dan: How's that make you feel, Tasha? Alice: Resentful. She doesn't want me to spend this much because she can't afford it. Dan: Is that true? Alice: Absolutely. We couldn't even get a bigger appartment because she couldn't share the rent fifty-fifty. And I also think she resents me because I don't clean as much as she does. Dan: Do you? Alice: Oh, look, now she's mad. Is there anything else? Tasha broke up with me last week. Dan: Really? Why did you break up with Alice, Tasha? Alice: Because she thought I cheated when I didn't even kiss the girl. Dan: Did you think about it? Alice: Yeah, but, I mean, she wouldn't have even known if I didn't tell her. So I think that mere fact that I disclosed the information should count to something. Right? Dan: But if you knew Tasha's feelings about the subject of cheating, why did you choose to tell her? I think we're past it. I think what we have to work... Dan: Alice, this is called couples' therapy for a reason. Now, Tasha, this process works much more effectively if you participate. Why do you think Alice told you? Alice: She doesn't even wanna be here. Tasha: I think that she told me because she wanted to break up with me and bringing this woman between us was the easiest way to do that. She knew how I felt, she knew that I would break up with her and when I did, she got scared. That's why we're here. Max goes to a hospital. Receptionist: Can I help you? Max: Uh, yes, I have an appointment? I called in earlier? Hi, I'm Max Sweeney. I have an appointment. Receptionist: For your girlfriend, or... Max: No. It's for me. I need an abortion. People: What did he say? The receptionist: If this is your idea of a joke it's not funny. Max: I'm not joking, alright? I'm pregnant. The receptionist: Sir, if you don't leave now, I'm gonna have to call the security. Max: Look, I'm a F.T.M. transsexual, alright? Yeah, that's right! Take a good look! I'm a man and I'm pregnant. It happens. Don't you read the fcking tabloids?! Can I have my appointment now, please? Jenny is writing. Jenny: I'm trying to write. Shane is washing Jenny's car with music. Can I have my keys? Alice: I promise to make room in the apartment for your things. Tasha: And um, I promise to try to see things through your point of view. And to not talk to you with so much judgment. And tomorrow when I wake up, for work, I'm gonna make you breakfeast. Alice: I love that! It's good, right? Tasha: Yeah, I know, it's good. Alice: So, um, are you gonna give us more exercizes or...? I mean, maybe some homework. I think we're ready for some homework. Tasha: Yeah. Yeah, I'm ready. Bring in on. Dan: I'm not gonna give you homework. I don't think you two should be in therapy. Tasha: That's what I said. See? Alice: We rock. Dan: You two have so little in common. I really don't think you belong together. They leave. Alice: I mean, what the fck? It's like, we spent what, 55 minutes with this guy? Where is he fcking go off? Tasha: I told you. Therapy's bullshit. Alice: It's bullshit, you're right. Tasha: He knows nothing about what we do and don't have in common. Alice: What the hell is he talking about? We don't have anything in common. Really? Dan? Tasha:I know, it's crazy. Give me my helmet. Alice: I don't know. Tasha:Thank you. Alice: Upsetting. I'll see you tonight? Tasha: Come here. They make love in the car. Tom arrives to the hospital. Tom: Hey, are you okay? Sorry, I couldn't get any sooner. Should you be op already? Max: They wouldn't do it. I'm too far along already. Tom: How far along? Max: Four months. Tom: How did this happen? Max: How the fck do you think it happened?! Tom: But, I didn't think you could. You've been... Max: Yeah, I thought if I was seeking testosterone, I couldn't get pregnant, okay? I was wrong. Tom: Why wouldn't your doctor tell you something like that? Max: I don't know. Maybe because she didn't think I was stupid enough to let some fg fck me! Tom: Hey, fck you! Don't blame this on me! Max: Who the hell am I supposed to blame, huh? Who the hell has his dick been inside me? Tom: How am I supposed to know? Max: You got me pregnant, you fg! It was you! Tom: I can't do this, Max. I'm not ready. At Alice's home. Alice: Clear the desk. Tasha: What kind of a list? Alice: Pros and cons list. My mother used to make this all the time to kinda decide whether she's gonna divorce her ex-husbands. Tasha: And that's the model we're gonna follow? Alice: Well, she had very successful divorces. Pro. Tasha: Hold on. Why con gotta be black though? Alice: It's not a race thing. It's just... Red is happy. Red is like pro... Tasha: No, red represents the devil. Alice: Fine. I'm writing down "color weirdness". Tina and Bette visit a gallery. Bette: The work is really good but the show is uneven. Tina: This is, uh... This is weird.I think it's weird. Bette: Hey, someone spent some money, huh? David: Yes, she's spent a small fortune. Bette: Really? God, I would kll to have a piece like this when I have my own gallery. David: Me too. Bette: Do you know who Kelly Wentworth is? John: A rich divorcée. She walked away with 80 million dollars of Dick Wentworth's fortune. Kelly: And decided to spend it on making herself a presence in the art world. Do you like my vanity project? John: It's lovely. Kelly: Thank you. Oh, it was 89 million. Bette Porter? Kelly Wentworth. Bette: Please to meet you. It's really a spectacular space. You've been here a long time? Kelly: You really don't remember me? Bette: Juicy fcking Freemont?! Jesus! Oh my God! Kelly: I swear to fcking God, you look better than you did in college. Bitch! Bette: Look at that biatch! The blond looks so good on you. Kelly: Thank you. Look at your body. Are you still a runner? Bette: I mean, sometimes. Not, not really often. God, what the hell are you doing in L.A.? I thought you were married to New York forever. Kelly: Well, I thought I was married to Dick Wentworth forever. Holy fcking shit! I'm so, so happy to see you. Bette: Oh my God... Oh, God, I'm sorry. This is Tina Kennard, my partner. Tina: Hello. Kelly: Still gay, hey, Porter? Bette: Yeah, well, I lack of imagination in some areas. Not many. This is Kelly Frimont. The Kelly Frimont! Oh, Kelly Frimont, the college roomate! Kelly: Right. Tina: Well, I've heard a lot about you. Kelly: Did you tell Tina about you and me? Bette: Well, I told her that you let me kiss you once and were so ceased by a deep and abiding hm panic that you moved out of the house immadiately. Kelly: She got over me in two minutes. Bette: Ten. Tina: This piece is beautiful. Kelly: I know. Tina: You have great taste. Kelly: I love the tonality. I just ordered a roadster in this colour. I did! Bette: Well, we're gonna go see the rest of the show. Kelly: Okay, but, don't leave without saying goodbye. Bette: I will. Tina: We will. It was nice to meet you. Kelly: You too. Alice: There is way more cons than pros. Tasha: Alright, let's say this, like "doesn't cook with pepper" ever, right? It, uh, it shouldn't be, it shouldn't count as many points as, like, "makes me wanna be a better person". Right? Alice: It's pretty good. Tasha: So we should do it on a point system. Like, "doesn't cook with pepper" should get what, two points, and... Alice: Like a point system? Tasha: Yeah, like a point system exactly. And then "is spontaneous", I just pick that one 'cause I, I really appreciate that about you. Alice: "Likes to get spanked" you should add. Tasha: Okay, this would get like 8 points. Alice: Okay, that is so smart. Very smart. I mean, you're smart. You're smart. Give me this. Tasha: How many points? Alice: Oh, nine. You get 9. Oh yeah, the pros are so winning now. Kelly (to a men): So, call me and we'll arrange a studio visit. To Bette and Tina: Just one of the many things I love about the art world. Bette: Yeah, well, he's a terrible artist. Kelly: Luckily I'm not interested in his work.Oh, you guys aren't going, are you? Bette: Yeah, we are. Tina: Yeah. Kelly: Well, we have to make a plan, lunch, diner, whatever. I really wanna pick that brain of yours. Bette: Yeah, well, the first thing I would tell you is not to sign an artist that you wanna fck. Kelly: That comes from firsthand experience? John: I read your article on the Art Journal. It was amazing. Jodi: Oh, thank you! John: The cover? Incredible. I loved your lips. Bette: Do you mind? Tina: No, I think you should. Bette: Excuse me. Bette: Just a second. I need to talk to you. Jodi: I'm sorry. Just a second.Now what? Bette: James has been trying to schedule an appointment with you and you haven't come back to him. Jodi: I've been busy. Bette: Do you realise that you report to me? And if I ask to see you, then you make it happen. Jodi: I don't report to you, Bette. I don't report to anybody. Bette: You have until tomorrow. Jodi: Or what? Kelly: I knew about it if I couldn't choose my T.A. I saw her. It was like one after the next, little moths to a flame. She burnt everyone of them. Tina: Really? Kelly: You know. Bette: You're ready? It was really great to see you. Kelly: You too. Bette: Good luck with the gallery. Kelly: Thank you. I'll see you soon. Tina: Nice to meet you. MUSIC – At the ht Club Alice: Yeah, you two are a great pair. No alcohol, no sex. It's... Kit: Well, that's what you have to do to keep your sanity and not to mention your shirt on in this business. Helena: But, I mean, I'm not a complete nun. I have the occasional drink. I even have sex every now and then. Alice: Alright, just not with people you like? Helena: Yeah, that's my new M.O. All business, no attachment. Alice: What the fck? Helena: What? Alice: Twelve o'clock, the female in the lesbo sandwich. Oh, you've gotta be kidding me! Kit: Dylan, did she come out of the closet? Tasha: That girl used to be straight? Alice: Well, she wasn't gay back when she was fcking Helena. Wow, looks like someone's carpet is about to get munched. Kit: You're okay? Helena: Of course, why wouldn't I be? Alice: You're not freaking out? Helena: No, there's no reason to. Alice: But that's the woman who extorted you for sexually harassing her! Kit: What is wrong with you? Alice: I'm just saying. Of all the gin joints in all the world? Tom is coming back at Max's home. Tom: I've been calling you. Max: I know. My phone broke. Tom: I wanted to say I'm sorry for the way I reacted. You just caught me by surprise. I... I've started to think about it. What do you think about having the baby? Max: fck off! Tom: Don't you wanna be a couple of West Hollywood fg dads? Max: I don't know. How we're fcking handle this? Tom: We can handle it. We can. We both make a decent living. We love each other. We've said we want to spend our lives together. I'll have to think about it. Max: Sorry I kicked you in the balls. Tom: I'm sorry I knocked you up. Tina and Bette are home Tina: Oh my God, she was so irritating. Did you hear her? "Look at your body"! "Are you still a runner"? While you were talking to Jodi, she asked me if you were still a player. Bette: I was never a player. Kelly: That's not what Kelly said. Tina: She said no matter whether you're in a relationship or not, you've always had at least two other women on the side. Bette: Kelly was too busy fcking every male professor to pay attention to what I was doing. Tina: Oh and another thing, she's sorry she didn't take you up on that offer 20 years ago. Bette: Did you tell her we're exclusive? Tina: No, I didn't, Bette. I figured if some gorgeous woman from your past come along, talking about how hot you are and how sorry she is she didn't sleep with you, I'm not gonna be the one to tell her that you're not available for a redo. But you know that I'm not. But you were flirting. Bette: I was not flirting. Tina: Yes, you were. Bette: You can't help it. Tina: What? Bette: You never flirt? Tina: Of course I flirt, but it's different for you. It feeds you. You feed off people wanting you. And they do want you. It's... It's like blood to a vampire. Bette: So now, I'm a vampire? Tina: I love you. I don't wanna deprive you of something that's so fundamental to who you are. Bette: You need to trust that I know who I am. And I know what to do with it. Tina: I don't know what that means. Bette: It means that everyone else can fck off because I only want you. I only wanna be wanted by you. They make love. Back at the ht Club. A girl: Thank you. Helena:Thank you, gorgeous. Kit: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. Alice: You're with me? Helena: What? What are we gonna do? Alice: Get my back. Tasha: What did she do to Helena? Alice: Wait a minute. Right now, I wanna tell her where she gets off messing with my friend. I'm gonna tell her. I'm so telling her. Alice: Really...Really? Dylan: Excuse me? Alice: I mean, come on, the hair. The hair... and the documentaries! It's like... I'm... not... gay! Yeah, it's a good one. A good one. I got this. Tasha: She's got it. Dylan: You look, you look amazing. Can we talk? Alice: Okay, so basically, that skankful Dylan Moreland almost ruined entire Helena's life. First, she pretended to be in love with her, okay? So she and her boyfriend could sue her for sexual harassment and extort million of dollars from her. Hi, we were... Sorry, dude, we just left. Can you believe it? Helena: Get me a Pellegrino. So, are you aware that this is my club? Dylan: No, I just came back into town and, I mean, I heard that this was the best girl club in L.A. Helena: And you were looking for a girl club, a lesbian girl club? Dylan: Yes, I mean, you know. Obviously, you, you helped me with that. I mean, I finally figured it out, right? Helena: Good. Dylan: I just... I can't begin to tell you about how sorry I am about everything, about the way I behave, the way I treated you. And I don't expect for you to care about my life at all right now. I... I certainly don't expect for you to care that I've, I've never stopped thinking about you. Ever. And wishing that I'd met you at a different time in my life. I can go if you want me to go. Helena: No, it's fine. Look, I only came over because it would be akward for me not to say anything, especially since it's my club. Stay, stay, have a good time. Enjoy it. Be with your friends. Alice: So, her mother get so mad she cuts Helena off, so she has to come live with me and become a cook! Helena: I was a caterer. Alice: Which was a disaster, and let's face it Helena is used to a certain standard of living. So she meets this shady high-roller lady. they hook up but she uses Helena and takes all her money and when Helena takes it back, and we still don't know where she buried it, she gets arrested and has to share a cell with some kller! Helena: She was in for text fraud. Alice: Alright. So, her mother can't take it anymore, she bails Helena out, but she doesn't wanna live under her mother's thumb anymore. So she springs Dusty from jail, they go to Tahaa which she doesn't ever want to talk about, so it couldn't have been that great, right? Tasha: Right. Alice: And her mother gets stung by a jellyfish, all because of this woman. Tasha: Want me to kick her ass? Helena: Thank you. Tasha: You're a better person that me. I'd have to bat a bitch down if she tried to do that shit to me. Alice: Are you okay? Helena: I'm perfect. Alice: And don't even get me started on her kids, 'cause where did they go? Helena: I don't give a fck who's idea it was. You took part. You manipulated my emotions, you used me, and you humiliated me, and you've got to be fcking insane thinking you could just prance in here act as if nothing ever happened, tell me that you're happy, tell me that you're out of the closet, tell me that you're oh so sorry for destroying my fcking life. fck you! Dylan: Thank you! Now I know you care. At Jenny's home. Shane: I need my stuff. Open the door. Thanks. Jenny: So that's it? You're done trying? Shane: I'm out. I don't see the point with you anymore. Jenny: Shane, you know that it was you, right? When I said that you broke my heart? I was talking about you. You know, when I said it I felt like my, my, my heart was breaking. Shane: I tried to tell you all week how sorry I am. I'm not ever gonna hurt you like that again. Jenny: I also realized that I'm in love with you.Now I'm like all those stupid girls. Shane: Jenny Jenny: What?! What? They kiss.	{"type": "series", "show": "The L Word", "episode": "06x02 - Least Likely"}	foreverdreaming
At Tina's work. Receptionist: Shaolin Studio, how can I help you, please? Tina receives a sms. Aaron wants to see her. Aaron: You really wanna see this film going down in flames, don't you?! Tina: What are you talking about? I love this film. Aaron: Oh, bullshit, Tina! Bullshit! Last week you said you would burn down the lab before you let "The Girls" be released with, may I say, a brillant ending tested through the roof, and now... Tina: And now, and now what? What? What's going on? Aaron: Don't stand here and pretend you don't know what the fck I'm talking about! Tina: I have no idea what you're talking about, Aaron. I would never do anything to sabotage this film, okay? I put my whole life into this film. Please, stop yelling at me and just talk to me. Tell me what's going on. Aaron: Look, I don't actually think that you were the one who stole the negative, Tina because you are not a complete and total raving lunatic like for example Jennyfer Schecter! Tina: Whoa, whoa, wait. Back up. The negative? What negative? Aaron: The negative was stolen from the fcking lab, Tina! We have no more film! Tina: And you think Jenny did this? Aaron: I cannot in my wildest dream imagine anyone else on the face of the planet being that devious or insane. But Jenny Schecter? Piece of cake. And since she's your friend, Tina, I am holding you personally responsible for it. So do whatever you have to do, but get Schecter to return that gddmn negative! Tina: fcking, Jenny. I'm gonna fcking kll you. Crédits. At Jenny's home. Shane: Shit! I don't know what to say. Jenny: I'm happy we fcked. Shane: Are you sure? Jenny: Yep. Oh God! Who the fck is that? Shane: Who? Jenny: Oh God, it's Alice. It's Alice! Shane: What the fck is Alice doing here? It's early. Jenny: She came 'cause I'm supposed to give her notes on that fcking treatment. Shane: Tell her to go home. We have to...Where is my shirt? I don't know. Jenny: I mean, are you sure it's there? Shane: Here. Alice: Hello? Shane: You know the night suddenly seems to me like... Jenny: Come here. Do you think we made a mistake? Shane: No. Jenny: Really? Shane: You know as much as I do. Jenny: Come here. Alice is still waiting. Jenny and Shane: fck! Jenny: It's so annoying. Shane: She's in the worse timing. Jenny: Oh my god! Alice: I know that look. Wooo! Shane: What look? Alice: The "I had sex on night" look. Anyone I know? Shane: No. No, I didn't do anything. And, just so you know, I look like this every morning. Alice: Oh my god! Who are you kidding? You wear your sex night on your sleeve. So when did Jenny let you back in the house? Shane: Uh... last night. Jenny: Hey, little monkey. Have you seen my earrings? Alice: Monkey? Well you guys like super made up. Jenny: Are you gonna do Patrick Demsey's hair for some kind of commercial this morning? Shane: No. Jenny: No? What are you doing then? Shane: I mean... Jenny: What? Shane: I'm not... who am I doing? I'm doing Jenny: Who are you doing? Shane: Eric, Eric Mabius. Jenny: Oh right. Do you have to go? Do you need some help getting dressed? Shane: I guess so. Jenny: Yeah? What? Shane: I gotta go. Jenny: Okay, I'm gonna help you. Okay, hang on a sec. Hang on a sec! Jenny: Come here. Alice: Shit, shit, shit! Oh my god! Oh my god! Okay. Shane: Alright. Alice: Tell me you didn't... Shane: You know that I have to be at work. Alice: Oh my god! Shane: So we're gonna talk later. Jenny: Do you want a cappuccino? Alice: No, thank you. Jenny: Are you sure? Alice: I'm gonna go to your bathroom. Jenny: What? Alice: My god! Don't think. She sends a lot of sms about Jenny and Shane. Helena is falling down of a fitness machine. Tina: What the fck?! A men at Bette's work: The regular clearly estates that all graduate student must pick through graphic design before they can move on to individual design. Bette: I'm sorry. The men: That's alright. As I was saying... Bette: I'm sorry. She laughs. Kit: Why is my phone buzzing? Oh, why is my phone buzzing? The waitress: You got a text message. Kit: A what? A text message...? Jenny: Do you hava a briefing? Shane: I do. Jenny: I just wanted to talk to you. Shane: Yeah, of course. Jenny: Alice, I'm gonna be there in a second, okay? Alice: Hi! (Helena is on the phone) Helena: Alice, what the bloody hell is going on? Alice: Jenny just...She just took Shane outside. She said she wanted to talk! Helena: Well, isn't it a bit late for that? Alice, what are they saying? Shane: I just wanted to tell you... Helena: What are they talking about? Jenny: You know, I don't have, uh...I don't have expectations for our relationship. Alice: Jenny doesn't wanna put any expectations on their relationship. Jenny: And I was thinking we should probably set some boundaries, you know? 'Cause we live in the same house. Alice: Jenny wants boundaries. Helena: Boundaries? Jenny doesn't even know the meaning of the word. She never had any boundaries. Ever. Jenny: What I'm trying to say is I just want it to be different. Shane: Yeah, right. Jenny: 'Cause I know you. I know you do. Alice: They're kissing! Helena: Alice, you're being childish. They're both grown-up and if they want to get involved with one another that's totally their prerogative. Shane: Good kisser. Jenny: Kisser? Shane: You know that. Alice: Shane just said Jenny was a good kisser! Helena: My god! It's disgusting! Shane: I have to go. Alice: She's coming. Helena: Alice, what? Alice what? Alice: Yeah, absolutely. Very good, very juicy tip for you today. I'm just... Helena: Alice, just say it. Let me know. If she's in the room, just say yes or no. Alice: Yes. Yes, so I will see you at four. Okay. Alice: Work, work, work. The look is making me come at the... Jenny: Right. I'd appreciate it if you don't mention that stuff. You know? Alice: It's none of my business. Jenny: Nope. Do you wanna start work? Alice: Yeah, I brought mine. You know, it's...It's work. Tina: This is just so crazy. Bette: In her office. Really? What is Shane thinking? This is gonna be a complete and total train rack. Why it should be your responsibility? I think you should just call Jenny to find out what the fck happened to the negative because, you know what? I'm sure it's just some misunderstanding and he's gonna call you in a couple of days and just apologize. Alright. Well, call me. I love you. Bette: What is Tom doing here? Tom: Hello, Bette, it's good to see you too. Jodi: Well, the ADA says I have the right to an interpreter in the workplace. Bette: The Americans With Disabilities Act? But you know perfectly well that I can sign. Jodi: Actually your signing has never really been that great. So it's probably better if you just speak. Bette: Fine. Well, we will both probably agree that working together has become very uncomfortable. And since I am the head of this department and I have to have it run smoothly, I think it would be best for you to resign. Jodi: No. Bette: Excuse me? Jodi: I love my job. Why would I resign? Bette: A few weeks ago, you volunteered to resign from CU. Jodi: Right. I offered to resign to protect your ass. Which is something I would do for somebody that I'm in love with. Obviously I'm no longer in love with you. Bette: If you don't resign, then I'm gonna have to fre you. Jodi: Go right ahead. Back with Jenny and Alice. Alice's phone is ringing. Alice: Yeah? Jenny: We're in a meeting here, so... Alice: Yeah, just... Jenny: Okay, here is my... Alice: I turn the ring off. Jenny: Thanks. Alice: Getting a lot of phone calls. I don't know why. Jenny: Will you pass me that? Alice: Sure. Jenny: Thanks. Thank you. How long did it take you to write this? Alice: Oh, I just wrote that in a night. I just kind of stream-of-consciousness spit it out. Jenny: One night? This took you one night? You people think that you can just come into Hollywood and suddenly you're gonna make it and you're just gonna like write everything and it's gonna be great in one night. You know what? My work to write a screenplay is a craft. Okay? And if you're gonna sit here across from me, you have to start taking it seriously. So this is what we are gonna do. Pitch it to me. Go. I'm an executive, okay? Alice: Like a pitch meeting? Jenny: Sell it. Alice: I need to work on this. Jenny: Go for it. Alice: It's a good idea. It's about a talk show host who is really fantastic and is dating a cop, who's dark and broody and they get caught up in this, this mrder mystery. So there'll be like car chases, and it's got action and excitement. It's kinda like foul play. It meets "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", so it's got the romantic, you know, actionny... It's kinda got everything! Jenny: Except a good idea. Just saying. I mean... I don't think that's gonna sell. Pretty boring. But you know, the heart of this is that it's just not realistic. These two people would never be in a relationship together. No, Alice. kinda... Alice: Yeah? Jenny: Well, Alice, you know what I think? The future's now. Right now and this is not the way forward. Because when I'm with you in a group of people and I close my eyes and I'm like ooooooo that girl... the voice. She should be doing cartoon voiceovers. Alice: I have never really thought of cartoons as a career move. Jenny: You have a unique fork laryngeal. It's right here. Tina: Jenny, open up! I need to talk to you. Alice: Thank you so much for the inspiration. Jenny: Thank you. Alice: Alright. Great to see you. I'm gonna work on this. Jenny: Okay. Alice: Don't tell anybody I told you 'cause I promised I won't say anything! Tina: Wait. Are you sure about Jenny and Shane? Alice: I saw them make out. With tongue. Tina: Gross! Alice: I know. I'm already have initiated down but the image is burnt in my head. Alice: Hey, Jenny, thanks again for your help. Jenny: No problem. Tina: I take it the meeting didn't go so well? Alice: Yeah, not so good. Tina: Well, I wanna hear all about it, but first right now I have to go fcking kll Jenny. Alice: Why? What did she do to you? Tina: I can't talk about it right now. I'll tell you all about it later, alright? I just... I have to calm down, okay. I just have to go talk some senses to her. Alice: Yeah, good luck with that. Tina: I'll call you. Jenny: I got a new cappuccino maker. Do you want one? Tina: No, thanks. I'm fine. Jenny: Are you sure? Tina: Jenny, I need to talk to you. Jenny: I can make it with soil. Do you... Tina: Okay. Soil, fine. Jenny: Soil? Okay. Jenny and Tina: Great. Jenny: What's up? Tina: The negative of "Lez Girls"? It was stolen from the lab. Jenny: What? Tina: The negative was stolen. Jenny: I can't hear you. Tina: The negative was stolen from the lab! Jenny: Why are you keeping saying the word "negative"? Tina: Are you not hearing me? The negative... Jenny: Smell the beans. Tina: ...to our movie was stolen from the lab. Jenny: Who cares if the negative was stolen? The editor has it on her computer. Tina: We sht the movie on film, okay? Jenny: Alright? Tina: The kind of film you might take pictures with. Alright? Jenny: Okay. Tina: The negative is the original image, alright? Without that, you can't make prints. Without prints, you can't screen it in a movie theater, alright? It doesn't matter what the editor has on her computer, alright? Because it cannot be projected on to a screen.No one's gonna see our movie. Jenny: Are you saying that nobody's gonna see the movie? Oh my god, Tina! This film is my whole life! Tina: I know it's your life. That's why I'm here. I just... I came over to talk to you face to face.Look, I talked to the lab, they kinda put a trace on it, they're gonna find it, but I just thought you could talk to me, just one on one. Jenny: About what? Tina: Is it here? Jenny: Is it here?! You... If I stole it? You wanna know if I stole the movie? Tina: Jenny, it's possible. Look, if it's here, just grab it. We'll take it back to the lab, okay? And I can promise, nothing bad is gonna happen to you. Jenny: But shit has already happen to me! My film's already been stolen! Why don't you ask Adele? Tina: Adele doesn't have any reason to steal the negative! Jenny: Oh, Adele has no reason to steal? Why? Tina: Her whole career would be on line. Jenny: Her fcking career is on the line. That twerp has a three-picture deal! I have nothing! Nothing, Tina! Okay? I don't even have an agent anymore. Because my agents fired me because they don't think I'm professional. And then and then, if this film doesn't come out then I'm totally fcked, okay? So I need this film to come out so I have this kind of chance of getting a job again. So you need to find that movie! I did not steal the negative. Tina: I'm sorry. They're holding me responsible. Aaron is personally holding me responsible. Jenny, I'm sorry, okay? I believe you. Jenny: Oh my god! This is so bad. Tina: I promise you. At the Planet. Alice: So you guys are a couple? Shane: No. No, Alice, we're not a couple. Things got emotional and it happened one time. That's... It's not, not a big deal. Alice: Shane, it's Jenny! I mean, I just wanna make sure you know who you're talking about here. Shane: I'm surely aware of who it is, thank you, but listen, we got each other. We do! And I have to believe she's not gonna get weird! She even said it today. You know, we live under the same... Alice: Under the same roof, you will have to set boundaries.I know. Shane: How did you know that? Alice: I just, you're expecting Jenny to set boundaries. It's like... What? Shane: I have to. I don't have another choice. Alice: Even the most level-headed calm person would be freaking out if they slept with their roomate. Shane: Listen to me. Alice: It's normal. Shane: It happened one time. And just because it happened doesn't mean like we're gonna add water and become instant relationship all of a sudden. Her phone is ringing. Alice: What? Shane: Nothing. She asked get some beer on the way home. And, listen, between you and me, if it was to happen again? Alice: What? What is that face? Shane: I wouldn't, I wouldn't mind. It was good. Alice: How good was it? Shane: Better than I expected good. Alice: You're gonna sleep with her again tonight. Shane: I will not. I swear. No. I mean, I can't swear, but, I'm not planning on it. At the end of the day, I really am happy that she's back in my life. Speaking of which, I've gotta get going. I've got to find a liquor store. At Bette's work. Bette: Phyllis, I need to talk to you about Jodi. She is implacable. I have never met anybody so... Phyllis: Bette, come sit down. I feel like we us, to discuss this problem with all the parties involved. Jodi has given me her side of the story. So if there's anything you think I should know, now is the time. Bette: Jodi agreed to resign several weeks ago, and I simply asked her to submit that resignation. Phyllis: The Justin Donovan gn-to-the-head incident has completely evaporated. So there's no longer any reason for Jodi to resign. Bette: The Justin Donovan controversy is only educative of a larger problem. Jodi isn't interested in any authority other than her own and as my subordinate, she has repeatedly demonstrated that she is determined to make it as uncomfortable as possible for me to do my job. Phyllis: So, you thrat to fre your ex-girlfriend because having her around makes you uncomfortable? Bette: No, that's not what I said. It's a question of authority, Phyllis. I'm really shocked, Bette. I would never have imagined that you of all people would allow this... this dke drama to interfere with you doing your job. Bette: This is not dke drama, Phyllis! Phyllis: When you entered into a sexual relationship with a subordinate, as you referred to her, you relinquished your right to fre her. Because that's what's called sexual harassment. Bette: Are you thrat to sue me for sexual harassment?! Jodi: That thought never occurred to me. I'm not really interested in lawsuits. Phyllis: This is not coming from Jodi, Bette. It's coming from me. The last thing this university needs is a sexual harassment law suit between two lesbians. Bette: She just said she's not going to sue me. Phyllis: I don't care what Jodi says. I cannot allow you to expose this university to this kind of thrat. Have I made myself clear? At Jenny's home. Jenny: Guess what? I finished my whole treatment. I'm excited! Shane: You did? Jenny: I did. And guess what else. Shane: What? Jenny: I was thinking about you. Shane: You were. Jenny: I was. Everything that we did last night. Shane: And what were you thinking? Jenny: I was thinking that I liked it. What? What are you doing? Shane: Come here. Jenny: Are you sure? Shane: Take this off. Jenny: I am glad we made up. At Alice's work. Mary: And we're back on "The Look" and you've all been waiting patiently to hear what secrets Alice Pieszecki has to share with us today. Alice: Thank you for that great entrance, Andrea, but, secrets makes it sound a little dirty. Mary: Well, dirty, Alice, isn't the eye of the beholder? Alice: That may be my point, Mary. I know a lot of you think of me as the keeper of these dirty little gay secrets, but, I received a letter last week, and it made me think a lot about things I've done. So I thought Today, I will share something a little intimate with you. Mary: Great! Alice: "Dear Miss Pieszecki," they spelled it right there, which I appreciate. "I'm writing to you because you might be able to help" "people understand what I'm going through". "For the last three weeks," "my brother weight has been on life support" "I've been to the hospital every day, praying for a miracle" "but this morning," "I watched them lower my big brother's coffin" "into the ground" The second presenter: I don't understand who is this. Alice: "My brother's dad because he wrote a love letter" "to a guy named Marcus" "And Marcus sht him in the face" "I'm writing to ask you to please tell your viewers" "that it's not OK to hurt gay people" "We didn't do anything to them" "So why can't they just leave us alone" I know I've been... I know I've justified outing in the past, saying it's a political act. I certainly do believe that the world would be better if people felt free and safe enough to be who they really are, but what I forgot was some people choose to stay in the closet for other reasons. One of those reasons is hm* is alive and well, and oftentimes in this country, it can be deadly. So... So I wanted to share that. Thank you. The second presenter: Thank you very much, Alice for bringing that to our attention. Alice: You're welcome. The second presenter: Well, right now we're gonna go to a commercial and when we come back we are gonna to discuss how to dress for spring. Don't go away. At Tina's work. The receptionist: Shaolin, may I help you? People: Well, that's what I thought 'cause it occured to me that... Tina: What's going on? Another person: Aaron wants to see you right away. Tina: Again? Aaron: Oh for fax sake! Tina: You wanted to see me? Aaron: "Dear Deluxe Motion Picture Lab," "please release the Lez Girls negative to the East Side Messenger Service," "who will arrive at 8 P.M. tonight" "Sincerely" You wanna read that signature for me? Tina: Oh, my God. You don't actually believe that I did this. Aaron: Is that or is that not your signature, Tina? Tina: Yes. But I didn't write this letter! Aaron: Then you'd better find out who did. Tina: fck! In a bar. Phyllis: It's painful for me as this is. Bette: So you want me to resign? Phyllis: Yes. Bette: Look, I know I'm not the only administrator at CU who's ever had a relationship with another faculty member. Phyllis: No, but you're the only lesbian administrator who's had a nasty public breakup with a faculty member. Bette: So this is because I'm a lesbian. Or is it because you're a lesbian, Phyllis? Phyllis: Before you go any further, yes. It's true. This situation could reflect badly on me, but... Bette: Phyllis, she said she had no... Phyllis: But it's not the only reason. Bette:... intention... Phyllis: Let me finish ! Unfortunately, Bette, this is not your first offense. Bette: I don't know what you're talking about. Phyllis: Nadia's complaint sided Gordon Percy, but she also referred to her encounter with you. Bette: Nadia filled a complaint against me? Phyllis: Yes. Bette: So why didn't you tell me about it? Phyllis: Because I knew you'd be angry and you'd wanna fight it and it was more convenient to make it go away. So you see, I've already given you a second chance. Bette: Phyllis, Tina and I are about to adopt a baby. We just started construction on the second storey. This is really not the... Phyllis: Don't grovel, Bette. It's beneath you. You know with your talent you'll find a position in no time. The barmaid: May I get these ladies refill? Phyllis: I'll have one. Bette? Bette: I'll have a red Manhattan, please. Phyllis: You were a beautiful role model for me when I was coming out. Jodi too, but, you in a very special way and I will always be grateful. Bette: That's nice. Phyllis: And I don't blame you. If svelte young coït with long blond hair was throwing herself at me, God knows what I'd do. Bette: She was a grade student. Phyllis: To tell you the truth, I've had my own struggle with attractions to subordinates. I've one crush that's been incredibly difficult not to act on them. You wanna know who it is? Bette: I'd rather not. Phyllis: Oh come on! Guess! It's someone you know. Bette: Phyllis, I really... I have no idea. You know? And I thought you and Joyce were gonna get married. Phyllis: Joyce? Yes. But as Jimmy Carter once said, "I've strayed in my mind's eye many times". Especially with this particular person. But now that you're no longer my employee, I feel free to make my confession. I've always found you wildly, exquisitely attractive. Yes. Bette: Phyllis, no. Phyllis: From the moment I saw you, tall, strong, brilliant. Bette: Don't. Phyllis: Erudite. Incredibly...It was so difficult for me not to act on it. You can't imagine. Bette: Joyce. Phyllis: Joyce is wonderful, yeah. Oh, yes, she's TCB, she's good in bed, but makes a good living, tight with Mayor Newsom, but...if you gave me the smallest amount of encouragement, I would lose her in a second. Bette: You just fired me. Phyllis: I know. But it may be the best thing that ever happened to both of us. You are and will always be the woman of my dreams. Bette: You'll have my letter of resignation in the morning. At the Planet. Kit: Girl, look what you got! Helena: Next time Dylan Moreland sends me flowers, Kit, please, just don't accept them. Kit: OK, I'll throw 'em out. Helena: No, that'd be a waste. Let's put them in a bathroom, or...Maybe we... maybe recycle them. Kit reads the card: "You're beautiful when you're angry" At Alice's home. Alice: I guess hate crimes are not "fun gay", they're depressing gay. And now I'm going to this fcking 7:00 meeting where I'm gonna get fired. And I'm scared to go. I'm gonna say people I am sorry. Okay? For what I did. And I'm gonna beg for this job back. I can't let this happen.Oh God, I don't know. What about...This would be good, right? Tasha: No. Alice: Why? Tasha: I don't like it. It's too something. I don't know. But wait, but you're not sorry. Alice: I will be sorry if I lose this job. I do not like being broke. Tasha: But Alice, you don't always get rewarded for doing the right thing. I mean, some people get punished. I got punished. Alice: Are you really gonna make this about you right now? Are you really gonna do that, make it about the fck' army right now? The phone is ringing.. I am not here. This is so fcked. I don't have any fcking clothes! Tasha: Hello? Alice, it's some woman from the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center. Alice: Tell her I donated last year. I don't have time for this. Keep help me! Tasha: Hold on. Hi, she's not here. Can I take a message? Jamie: Alice Pieszecki...Oh my god! Thank you. Thank you. You have no idea how much this means. Alice: Wouah, it's overwhelmed welcome. This is Tasha. Jamie: I'm sorry. I'm just, I'm really happy to see Alice. Tasha: Yeah, no problem, yeah, we're here now. Jamie: Okay, great. It's this way. She's this way. Marie doesn't believe me. She was already out there when you read her letter today, and she thinks I'm just making it up to get her to come in. I think if she just sees you and she knows you're here... Alice: Alright. Jamie? Jamie, hi. Yeah, this is weird and crazy. I can't talk a teenager off the ledge. What if she jumps while I'm talking to her? Jamie: What if she jumps and you're not? Tasha: But Alice isn't qualified for this. She's not a psychologist. Alice: I'm not. This is... I don't even know the girl. Jamie: She knows you. You're her hero. She's so excited everytime she sees you on "The Look" because she says it gives her hope that someone could be out like you and still be successful. Come on, would you... Please, can you juste talk to her? Tasha: This isn't gonna work. Alice can't handle a situation like this. This is a crisis. You should call, you should call the police. Jamie: Marie's terrified of the police. What about her parents? They already lost a child. and they did shit the hell out of her. Tasha: But it's not her responsibility. Jamie: Yes, I know, but...Come on, Marie loves her. Alice: Why don't you come up there so we can talk? Marie: Yeah, right. Like I'm gonna fall for that?! I'm not going anywhere. You wanna talk, you can come down here. Tasha: Alice, what are you doing? Alice: What? The kid's not coming up. Tasha: Yeah, but you shouldn't go down there. You should... Alice: What? So I'm not qualified, I'm not gonna make crisis? Look, I came to the ledge. Marie: So what? Is it like part of your show or something? Did you bring your camera crew? Alice: Is that what you want? Do you wanna be on TV? Marie: fck you! Alice: No, I don't have a camera crew with me. I'm gonna be fired. Marie: Why? Alice: They didn't really like that I read your, your letter on the air. The producers in my show, they got, they got really pissed. Marie: I'm sorry. Alice: I'm not. You know? You know what? I mean, millions, millions of people heard the truth today. They heard what you had to say. They did. I mean, you changed the world a little bit when you wrote me that letter. You really did. And if you stick around, you could help change it a lot more. Marie: Is that what you're tryin to do? Trying to change the world? Alice: I don't know. Maybe I am in my own little way. At the ht Club. People: That's so funny! You guys, over here! The drag-queen: I bet all boys loved you. Kit: Yes, they did, girlfriend.mYeah, I had my share, back in the day.mBut men...they just mess me up. TDQ: What about women? Kit: Oh, women? Oh, puh-leeze, they can mess each other up too. I can't begin to tell you how much drama I see. TDQ: Oh, but you're happy now. Happy with Helena? Kit: Yeah, I'm happy with my partner. Yeah. TDQ: This place is a bmb, and you and your girl are gonna tear it up tonight. And Sunset is gonna rock Kit's ball. Kit: Oh, yes, you are. Sunset: No one's gonna fix my face 'cause Miss Porter is in the house. I've got some serious competition. Kit: Oh, you go on now. Those are my friends out there. Let me go get them and I'll meet you back in this. Okay? Alright. Sunset: See you soon. Tasha: No, I wanna say that she really surprised me today and I'm very proud of her.And I'm very happy and proud to be her girlfriend. Everyone: To Alice! Alice: Thank you. Thank you. Tasha: You're welcome. Kit: Holy shit! She saw Jenny and Shane kissing in the car. Alice: Okay, finish. So, she fired you and then she kissed you? Bette: Technically, I resigned. And she didn't make out with me. There is no way that I was gonna make out with her. It was one of the most terrifying moments of my life. People: What? What's happening? Kit: I just saw Jenny and Shane in the car. Shane's hand was all up Jenny's skirt and Jenny's tongue is all going down Shane's throat. Alice: What? You don't know how to check your text messages, do you? Kit: Is that what my phone was doing all the buzzing about? I can't... People: All the kids are doing it. Shhh. Shane: Why are you laughing? Bette: Nothing. Just, we were talking about this... Nah, I had something in my throat, and I... Tina: Alright. You know what? Here is to Kit and Helena. This place is fabulous. Helena: Thank you. Alice: It's like night and day. Shane: Cheers, Kit. Kit: Thank you. Alice: You showed up all by yourself. Jenny: Very nice. Shane: What? Jenny: I think this place looks really beautiful. You guys did a great job. Helena: Thank you. Jenny: Did you do it yourself? Kit: Yeah, we did. We wanted it to look like, you know, "Casablanca", "Studio 54"... Jenny: Right. Kit: And you should see what we did with the VIP room. Jenny: Where is it? Kit: It's up there. Jenny: Can I go? I'm gonna go see it. Bette: Yeah. Go see it. And tell me what you think about it. Jenny: I definitively will. Bette: Okay. Shane: Wait, Kit, how big is this place? You said there's two levels? Kit: Yes, yes, yes. Shane: Where's the other one? Kit: Next to the VIP room. It's like another level, private. Shane: I didn't even see it when I came in. Can I check it out? Kit: Oh yeah, absolutely. You'll love it. Alice: Oh, there's a second floor? Helena: She might know someone up there. Who knows? Kit: Oh, right. Helena: Oooh, maybe. Sunset: Now, where's the fabulous Kit Porter? You don't know it, girl. Shane: How are you? Jenny: I don't know. How are you? Shane: I'm fine, it's just...I don't know about them. I just wanna make sure. Alice: Wouah, 3 o'clock. 3 o'clock. My 3 o'clock. My 3 o'clock. That way.Upstairs 3 o'clock! The girls: Oh my god! Tasha: Oh come on, now. They're just talking to each other. Jenny: Are you okay lying to all our friends? Shane: I don't care. I really don't. It's... It's between you and me. Jenny: Come here. End of the episode.	{"type": "series", "show": "The L Word", "episode": "06x03 - LMFAO"}	foreverdreaming
Frankie: I hate my dress. Lina: Well, you should have thought of that Lina: before you picked it out. Ella: Frankie, I'm gonna be late! Lina: Honey, if you would have helped with your sisters, you wouldn't have been so late. Frankie: I don't like my dress. Ella: Wednesday's the only day Ella: I can't be late. Lina: I'm sorry, Ella. Don't be such a spaz. And you need to find your glasses. Ella: Come on, let's go! Maya: I know where they are. Frankie: I don't like my dress. Lina: Well, then, find them and put them on your face. Ella, just go ahead. You don't have to wait for us. Maya: They look stupid on me! Lina: You're gonna look stupider when someone hits you in the face with a ball in gym class 'cause you can't see to catch it! Lina: Really? Russ: Come on. This is good for us. Lina: No. Russ: Intimacy. Lina: It's not relaxing. It's too small, and I get cold. (Dog whimpering) Russ: There's plenty of space. (Whimpering continues) Out. Russ: Go! Lina: You have to take him out. Russ: Come on. Come on. (Whining) (Russ groans) I put him outside. Lina: Did you shut the gate? Russ: We have a gate? S01E02 The Shower (Dog whimpering) Lina: Come on! (Whimpering continues) Well, he's not using the leg at all, and I'm really worried about it. Receptionist: I'm sorry. What was the exact cause of the injury? Lina: He fell down the back steps. Russ: Yeah. Lina: My husband left the gate open. Russ: My wife made me take the dog outside. Lina: I didn't want the dog to see my husband's boner. Russ: We were showering. Lina: was showering. Russ: We were both... Lina:I... Was showering. Russ: It's a very small shower. Receptionist: Okay. I'll... Doctor will see you shortly. (Dog whimpering) Lina: $5,000. Russ: Maybe we need a vacation, just the two of us. Lina: Hello. We just got a $5,000 vet bill. Can't afford a vacation. Russ: I mean, how-how much do you think it would cost to... I don't know, like, put the dog down? Lina: The kids love that dog. I love that dog. Russ: No. I know. So do I. And what pisses me off the most is that I have a wife, and I have kids, and now I have this other thing that I have to take care of... and pay for. AJ: Dogs are tough. How much do you need? Russ: Five K. AJ: That's a lot of money. Russ: I know. I know. Work has kind of been slow. AJ: I get it. You got a lot of vaginas to feed, huh? Maybe you could do something for me. Roxanne and Jerry are having a party. They're moving in together. I told you that, right? Russ: Oh, shit. No. Sorry. AJ: It's cool. I'm cool. He's a great guy. He's teaching me how to mountain-bike. Russ: Don't you already know how to mountain-bike? AJ: Yeah, but not like this guy. Russ: You sure you're okay? AJ: Yeah, I'm fine. I'm going to their housewarming party tomorrow. Russ: Are you serious? AJ: Yeah. Yeah, my therapist thinks it's a good idea. You know, closure. Russ: You're really gonna go? Sure. It'll be fun, you know? It would be nice to have some support there. Russ: Yeah, absolutely. I will be there. Lina: Wait. I don't understand. Is he lending us the money or not? Russ: I think so. Lina: You think so? Russ: I mean, I'm-I'm pretty sure. That's why we're going to the party. Lina: Do you think we can get it up front? Russ: Mm, I don't think so. Hello. Lina: Oh. Maya: This is what she's wearing. Ella: We think you should change. Maya: Maybe put on a dress. Lina: I don't like this dress. Russ: Why? I think it looks great. Lina: It's just itchy and weird. It's, like, from the '80s. Russ: Stop. Lina: Come on. Where is she? Ella?! Are you sure you're gonna be able to do this? 'Cause I'm not gonna pick you up in the middle of the night from another sleepover. Ella: Mom! Russ: Mom! Lina: Mom! (Horn honking) Lina: Five bucks says she doesn't make it till midnight. Russ: Yes, she will. Valet: You here for the engagement party? Russ: Uh, Roxanne and Jerry? Valet: Yep. Lina: I can't believe we got suckered into going to AJ's ex-wife's engagement party. (Phone chimes) Russ: I know. Lina: With AJ. Russ: And he's running late. (Lina scoffs) Russ: Should we bail? Lina: Kind of want to. Russ: Right? Lina: We have a bottle of wine. Let's go to the park and drink it. Russ: Let's go. Yeah, let's go. Roxanne: Russ? Russ (Sighs): Lina. Roxanne: Russ? Lina and Russ: Hi! Lina: That ring is insane. Are you kidding me? Roxanne: Ah, thanks. I know. It... you know what? This is... quick. It's fast. I never planned to get married again. You know that. He... This is his second marriage, too. Jerry: Yeah, I never thought I'd be getting married again. Roxanne: No, and... Jerry: All of a sudden, we have caterers and florists and dressmakers. Roxanne: Yeah, we're planning a wedding, yeah. I mean, this is... Jerry: We're doing it. (Doorbell rings) Excuse us. That's the door. Uh, grab a drink. Lina: Okay. Russ: Sure. Thank you. Thank you. Lina: Oh, my God, I hope my next husband is this rich. Well, you are free to marry him as soon as my second wife graduates high school. Lina: Deal. Jess: Oh, thank God. Someone I can talk to. Lina: Wow. Russ: Look at you. Jess: Yeah. I was in a slut mood. Oh, I'm sorry. There are other moods? Jess: Can you ask your husband to please be nice to me? Lina: Uh, where is your husband? Oh, my grandfather husband is a million years old, and so he's asleep, and I'm here. Can I talk to you for a minute? It's very important. Russ: Be right back. Jess: So, there's this guy at work. Russ: Uh-huh. Jess: And things have been getting a little bit out of control. Russ: Oh, I thought you had a thing about work. Jess: I do. I do. Russ: A rule. Jess: We haven't done anything. There is a rule. I do have a thing about work. (Sniffing) He made me finger myself. Russ: He made you? At gn? Jess: He made me finger myself. Like, if he gives me the challenge, I'm not gonna not do it. Russ: No. Why would you? Lina: So, how do you guys...? How do you know...? Um... is it Jerry? Jess: We didn't touch each other. We were in separate cubicles. Russ: Uh-huh. Jess: I'm not an idiot. Russ: Right. Jess: He just, uh... (Sniffles, scoffs) He made me finger myself. That's what happened. He made me finger myself. Lina: And if we don't get the surgery, they might as well just cut the leg off. And we only got him... Russ: Hey. Hey, come with me. Lina: What? Where's AJ? Russ: I don't know. That's not important right now. Lina: Is he coming? Russ: I-I don't know. It's not important. Lina: The whole point... Russ: Just come with me. Lina: I'll be right back. Please, I got to show you something. Lina: Her brother is a vet. Russ: Four showerheads. Lina: Look at that. Russ: Four showerheads. Lina: Wow. Russ: Four. Lina: Yeah. Russ: You always say, like, "I don't want to take a shower with you because somebody always gets cold." Lina: Because I always get cold... me. Russ: Yes! Now we don't have to. Lina: Yeah. Russ: We can just enjoy it. Lina: W... now? Russ: No one is getting cold. Because there are four. Honey, we're not showering right now. Russ: We are showering right now. Lina: No, no, no, no. No. Russ: Yes. Nobody's gonna get cold. Lina: We're at a party. Russ: I know. Lina: We're not taking a shower. Russ: There are four showerheads here. Lina: What is your obsession with showers right now? Come on. Just take your clothes off. Lina: No, I'm not showering at this party. Russ: Why not? Let's just spice it up. We used to do shit like this. Lina: You're so cute right now. I'm not showering with you. Russ: Oh, it's AJ. Hello? Lina: Good. Russ: We're hanging out. It's very mellow. Everybody's... we're just hanging out. Lina: Just tell him to come in. Russ: I know. That's what I'm telling him. Really? (Lina groans) Um, yes, I can. Okay. I'll be right out. (Crickets chirping) Hey. (AJ Sighs) I've been parked out here for almost an hour. I didn't want to cry in front of everyone. You know? Russ: You think you're done crying? AJ: Huh. My therapist is such a piece of shit. Closure. What kind of bullshit is that? I should put a bllet in his head. That'd be closure, huh? Russ: What do you want to do? AJ: Get in the car. Please. Russ: Where are we going? AJ: Home. Russ: Your apartment? AJ: Mm-mm. No, home-home. My apartment's not a home. It's a coffin. (Starts engine) Jess: Hi. Lina: Excuse me. Hi. Thank you. I can't believe I wasted a sitter on this. Jess: It's still early. Let's just go out. Lina: Hmm, I have to get up early. Jess: Honestly, you really look too good to go home. Don't waste it. I'll make it worth your while. Lina: Really? Russ: You guys still haven't sold this place? AJ: We've gotten a couple offers, but nowhere near what it's worth. We were happy in this house. Russ: No, you weren't. AJ: Well, we could've been. Roxanne wants to sell. She doesn't mind taking the loss. I'm not taking any more losses. Russ: Dude, you-you got to move on. Roxanne is engaged. AJ: Thanks, dad. You know, when I said that I didn't want to be alone tonight, that meant that I needed a friend, not a dad, dad. Russ: From now on, I am all friend. AJ: Thank you. (Doorbell rings) Mmm, the girls are here. Russ: What girls? AJ: The companionship I ordered. Russ: Oh, Jesus. AJ: Lighten up, dad. Woman: Hi! AJ: The party has arrived. Hi. Welcome to my ex-home. Try not to slip on my tears. (Chuckles) Come in. This is my friend, Russ. He's even crazier than I am. Russ: Uh, no. I am not crazy. But I do... I do have issues. I do, yeah. No, I'm, I am very complicated. (Laughter, phone rings) AJ: Oh. I'm getting a call. It's my therapist. Ex-therapist. Hey, asshle. How am I? Well, why don't you ask the crack whores I just ordered? We're done. You broke my heart, Dr. Closure. (Phone beeps) Okay, who wants a tour? This is the guest room. This is where my mother-in-law stayed for six months after her hysterectomy. (Sniffs) Smell that? But did I complain? Russ: (Softly): Every day. AJ: Not as much as I could have. Woman 2: I get it. My mother-in-law is a straight-up bitch. AJ: That's a friend, right? Thank you very much. And this was my daughter's room. She loved this room. (Grunts) Hates my condo, but who can blame her, right? Russ: All right, should we keep it moving here? Woman 2: Yeah, mm-hmm. Russ: See some, uh... AJ: Oh, God, this is fun. Let's get this party started. Jess: We just flirt. It's whatever. He knows it's not going anywhere. He knows I'm a married lady. He knows I've had a baby, and it's just one of those work things that you need to help stay alive. Lina: I miss work crushes. Jess: Mmm, Russ told me that you're thinking about going back to work. (Lina groaning) (Jess chuckles) I don't know where to start with that. My last resumee was on a floppy disk. Jess: Oh, my God, he's here. Lina: Who? Dewey, my work crush. You brought me here to meet him? Jess: You're really gonna like him. He has a lot to offer. (Lina groans) Oh, he brought a friend. Lina: They're babies. Jess: Mm-hmm, they are. And lucky for him, 'cause I'm still lactating. Dewey: Hey, hottie. Jess: Hey. (Lina groans) Man: Hey. Lina: Hi. Man: So, how do you ladies know each other? Lina: She's really good friends with my husband. What? Hold on! Did you just say I'm really good friends with your husband? We're not friends, bitch? Lina: Yes, we are, but you asked how we knew each other. How we know each other is that you're friends with... Jess: Don't strain yourself. Jesus. Sorry you're slumming it with your husband's friend. Maybe you should get your own friends. Lina: No, I... Jess: Can I get some shts, please? AJ: This was supposed to be a fitness center. A place we could come every day, work out together, connect, be intimate, you know. We never worked out. Russ: All right, I don't know about you guys, but, uh, I kind of feel like a-a cleansing row. AJ: What? Russ: A row. Come on. AJ: I like what you're saying, yeah. Russ: Why not? You girls want to get in shape, huh? Russ: Let's utilize some of this dusty equipment. AJ: Right on, huh? Woman 2: Row harder! Russ: I can't. Woman: Okay, now slower. Woman 2: Come on, get into it. Russ: I know. AJ: Hey, hey, don't-don't do that. That's not necessary. Just... be real. Okay? (Laughter) Jess: All right, cheers. (Whooping) Thank you. Man: Cheers. Dewey: Yeah. Lina: He makes the best sh*ts. How hard is it to make another one? Jess: Let's do it! You! Pour! (AJ exhales) Woman: Yeah. Come on. Ooh. AJ: Right? (Women laughing) Uh, uh... yes! Jump! Jump! Jump! Oh... my... God. Woman: Don't you want to join us? Russ: I am joining you in spirit. Woman: Come on! Jess: You're like a little baby. Are you sipping that? Oh, what a puss. Put some underpants over your face. You're a vagina! Lina: Yay! (Laughter) AJ: Oh, I'm feeling that in my arms. It's bad habits, but I can do it if I'm instructed. Bend over lower. You're not squatting. (Grunting) Let the tension out. What is wrong with you? Like, really go for it. Russ: I am, okay? AJ: Don't be timid in here. Woman 2: Come on, come on, let's make this work. Woman: Don't be a girl. We are getting in shape! Man: I seriously don't believe you. Lina: Yeah, believe it. Man: Really? Three kids? Lina: Yes. Three. Man: No way. Lina: Way. (Man chuckles) Man: Are they cool? Lina: Not really. (Russ groaning) Woman 2: Listen to me now! AJ: I'll do whatever you want, just... Woman 2: You'll do what I say. Jess: You need to dance. Lina: I'm not dancing. Jess: Yeah, I want to see that booty shake all around. Lina: I'm not dancing. Jess: Now's the time. AJ: Oh, yeah. That is fantastic. If I died right now... It would be sad. It would, it would suck. No way I would want to go. Confuse a lot of people. Sorry, I got to remember to move and not just watch you. (Squealing) (Yelling) (Screaming) (Laughter) AJ: So, are you guys bisexual or what? Russ: Uh, guys, the man asked you a question. (Laughter) Jess: Whoa. Yeah, you're the champion. You're the champion. You did it. Lina: Are you hungry? Jess: Yeah. Lina: Do you have any money? Jess: No. But I can get it. Jess: Oh, shit. I forget my pin number. It's my kid's birthday, which is... which is named Harrison. (Laughter) What is his birth... Don't judge. Lina: Oh, my God. Tonight was really fun. Jess: Tonight is so much fun. Don't die on me now, Lina. Let's go! Let's get your ass back in the bar. Lina: Jess! Jess: What? Lina: I want to get another taco. Jess: This is a taco. Lina: Oh, my God. (Laughs) AJ: Which one do you want? Russ: Which one do you want? AJ: Both. Russ (Chuckles): Good choice. Good... (Phone chirps) Oh, shit. AJ: Everything okay? Russ: Ella's bailing on another sleepover. AJ: Oh. I used to love sleepovers. I'd pretend that I had normal parents and a nice house. Instead of that shit hole. Russ: Hey, I got to go. Can I borrow your car? AJ: Yeah. (Keys jingle) Oh, and, uh... for the dog. Russ: Thank you, man. AJ: Thank you. Russ: Have fun tonight. AJ: I will try. Russ: Good-bye. Good times. Woman: Bye. (Doors closes) AJ: Ladies, it's pyjama time. (Sighs) Ella: I'm sorry I keep making you do this. I just get really scared. Russ: I know. It's okay. Ella: Everything gets easier when you're a grown-up, right? (Clicking) Russ: Yeah. Uh-huh. (Engine starts) Ella: Love you, daddy. Russ: Love you, too. Ella: Thanks. Russ: Sleep good. Lina: It's this one. (Keys jingling) (Sniffling) Baby? (Russ groans) I need help with my dress. Russ: No. No. (Lina muttering) Ow! Ow. Lina: I can't get my dress undone. Russ: Wow. You look like you had a good time. (Lina laughs) Lina: Oh, my God, I had the best time. I love Jess. Oh. (Russ groans) Russ: Look what I got. Lina: Is it water? Oh. Oh. AJ rocks. Russ: Hmm, sometimes. Lina: He's a good one. Russ: Mm-hmm. Lina (Gasps): I forgot to tell you something. I forgot to tell you that, um, Jess is gonna help me with my resumee. Russ: Really? Lina: Yeah. Russ: That's great. Lina: No one's gonna hire me, but, oh, I'm gonna have such an awesome resumee. (Sighs) Russ: Do you remember when we stayed with your friend on Catalina before we had kids? Lina: Yeah. Russ: And we got back from the beach, and we went in that outdoor shower. And we stayed in there for, like, an hour. (Lina chuckles) We didn't care what... anybody heard or how loud we were. We just... Stayed in there forever. We just... showered. Lina: Oh, baby. We need a vacation. Russ: Please, can it be somewhere with an outdoor shower? Lina: It's gonna be a villa. Russ: Oh. Well, see you in the villa. Lina: See you at the villa.	{"type": "series", "show": "Married", "episode": "01x02 - The Shower"}	foreverdreaming
Doctor: I see you brought your wife along for moral support. Russ: Yeah. She's here to make sure I go through with it. Doctor: No one likes getting cut down there. A vasectomy's a very simple procedure. An incision is made above the testicles. We sever the tubes, then we seal them. That's it. No more sperm in the ejculte. How cool is that? Russ: So cool. Doctor: May I ask what birth control method you're currently using? Russ: Oh, uh, abstinence. Lina: Condoms. Russ: But mostly abstinence. Doctor: What made you decide that a vasectomy is the right procedure? Russ: Oh, I didn't decide. This was pretty much all her. Doctor: Really? Lina: I just don't want him going off and starting a new family. He can barely afford the one that he has. Russ: Wow. You know what? While you're down there, just take the whole thing off. I don't need it. Lina: I'm comfortable with that. S01E03 The Getaway Russ: Yeah, I think Lina feels bad about the whole surgery thing, so, she's taking me on a little romantic getaway. Jess: Oh. AJ: Oh. Jess: It's like a... vasectomy-moon. Russ: I guess. AJ: One last trot around the track before you're carted off to the glue factory. Jess: Who's watching the kids? Russ: What? You are. Jess: What? Russ: Dude, that's... Jess: Since when? Russ: We talked... Since... Jess (Laughing): I'm messing with you. AJ (Laughing): Looking so dumb. Russ: So not cool. No, I'm just excited for the hotel sex. We haven't had real sex in our own bed since, like, the kids. Jess: Mm. Russ: I feel like hotel sex is the only thing that's left anymore. Jess: Oh, yeah. I would kll someone for hotel sex. Shep doesn't even look at me anymore. AJ: Jess, what do you expect? You married an old guy. Jess: No, that's not what it is. It's that I'm, like... I annoy him. Like, I'm annoying. Oh, thanks, assholes. (Laughter) Do you know that I told him the other day... I went up to him, and I was, like, "I've been sexting the neighbor," and it was just, like, nothing. AJ: Wait. What?! Russ: You sexted the neighbor? Jess: We were just joking around. But his wife... she has no sense of humor. AJ: Oh, she doesn't like you sexting her husband? She's terrible. Jess: She doesn't want other people to be happy? That's messed up. AJ: Totally. Jess: Right. Russ: Yeah. AJ: She's really unreasonable. Jess: You shut up. You... what time are you dropping your kids off tomorrow? Russ: No idea. AJ: Whenever, man. What is time? Jess: Thanks, brah. Russ: I wish. (Lina and Jess laughing) Russ: Thank you guys. Shepard: All right. Jess: Have fun! Lina: Okay. Jess: And don't worry about your children. Shepard: Hey, is it okay if we take 'em for ice cream? Lina: Honestly, I don't care what you feed 'em. Russ: Feed them rocks. Shepard: Got it. Rocks. Russ: Bye. Thanks again. (Car horn toots) Charlene: Excuse me. Do you have a second? Shepard: Uh, look, Jess is sorry about texting your husband. She just... she gets carried away. Uh, but it's never gonna happen again. Jess: I'm sorry. Shepard: She's sorry. Charlene: Marco never came home last night. We had a fight, and he's not picking up his phone. Have you guys been in contact? Jess: No. I swear, we have not. Total bitch, right? Shepard: Yeah. Lina: Are we crazy for leaving our kids with that psycho? Russ: I don't know. Shep's sort of normal. Lina: He married her. Russ: Open my wallet right now. Look inside. Tell me what you see. (Lina gasps) Lina: What?! A condom? Russ: Right? Not only a condom. The last condom. The very last condom that you and I will ever use together. Lina: The end of an era. Russ: Indeed. Russ: Wow. Lina: I know. Russ: Can we afford this? Lina: I got a groupon. Russ: 'Cause you're the best. Lina: I am. Russ: Wow. Lina: I feel like this place is gonna make a kller Margarita. Russ (Whispering): What's with all the khaki? Lina: Oh. "Welcome Nordoff Worldwide." We're at a company retreat. Russ: I can work at Nordoff. Lina: You wouldn't last five minutes at Nordoff. Russ: I could be a businessman. Lina: Uh-uh. Russ: Pork futures. Lina: Really? Russ: It's the future of pork. Lina: That's not what futures is. Russ: Hi. I'm David Nordoff. This is my wife Gail. (Lina laughing) We're about to use our last condom, so... Lina: Sorry. Russ: Do not disturb. Russ: The guy gave it to me. Thought I put it in the bag. Lina: I know better than to trust you with a key. Kim: Are you serious? Tyler: No. Kim: Did you lose the key in two minutes? Tyler: No. Hey. Russ: Hey. Tyler: No, I think I gave it to you in the lobby. Kim: No, you did not! Tyler: I'm pretty sure I did, though. Kim: No. Look. Remember, the guy gave it to me... Kim: And then... then the guy took all our stuff... Kim: No. (Lina sighs) (Toilet flushing) (Door opening) Lina: Hey. Russ: Hi. What, uh... what happened to the thing I got you? Lina: Um... I took it back... and got this. Russ: It looks good. Lina: So... want to do it? Russ: Sure. Ow. Your knee is... Lina: What? Russ: Oh, it's fine. I think I need you to... I need you to warm me up or something. Lina (Whispering): My jaw's getting sore. Russ: Oh, shit. I fell out. Lina: Oh, we can get it back. Russ: No. Lina: Come on. Russ: I can't. Lina: Oh. (Lina groans) (Russ sighs) (Tyler and Kim moaning on other side of wall) (Bed squeaking) Russ: Oh, my God. (Tyler moans) (Russ sighs) Tyler: You like that? Russ: I mean... Tyler: You like that? Huh? Kim: Yes. Oh. Lina: Can they hear us not having sex? (Loud moaning) Russ: Oh, look. It's the screamers. Lina: Oh, man. Her ass is so tiny. Russ: Mm-hmm. It is. Lina: Does that get you hard? Russ: It probably would. Lina: Well, look at it. Lina: Whew! Kim: Are you guys with Nordoff? Russ: Uh, as a matter of fact, yeah. Yeah, I run the, uh, green tech division. I replaced Peterson. His wife... Lina: He's lying to you. Kim: Oh. (Chuckles) Russ: Sorry. He's... we're on a romantic getaway. Kim: Oh, wow. Lina: What about you guys? Kim: Uh, I'm-I'm at Nordoff. But Tyler's my plus one. Lina: Oh. Tyler: I'm a constant plus one. Kim: No, he's a really... actually a great chef. Lina: Really? Kim: Mm-hmm. Tyler: Well, I mean, like, not technically yet. Like, I'm not a chef yet. Kim: Well, you're going to be. Kim: We're gonna, um, open a restaurant so I can quit my stupid job. And call it TK's. Russ: We used to have a TK's. Our own little TK's. Lina: Yeah. Russ: Little surf shop in Venice. Tyler: Cool. Kim: Oh, wow. Lina: It was a really bad investment, but it was super cute. We did all right for a little while. Lina: No, we didn't, actually, but it was fun. Kim: You know, while you're young. Tyler: Yeah. (Doorbell rings) Charlene: I need to talk to your wife. He's ignoring all my calls and texts. I'm so sorry. I don't really understand how I could help here. I thought that maybe, you know, he'd respond to you. Jess: I think probably that should just end, don't you? Charlene: No. No, you know, just... just can you communicate with him? Like, the way that you communicate with him? Shepard: I believe she's asking you to sext her husband. Jess: All right, I don't think that that's a very good idea. Shepard: She would love to help you. Russ: So apparently they just make a small incision just right above the testicle and then they go in with two metal pliers, basically, and stretch the incision out a little bit, pull the two tubes out... Tyler: That sounds awful, man. It sounds bad. Lina: You feel a pinch. Tyler: Remember when we, uh... when we fixed Brutus? Kim: Oh, God. God, that was really sad. Lina: I'm sure it wasn't that bad. Russ: What happened? Tyler: I mean, at first, nothing. He just walked around the apartment humping everything like normal and then... Kim: He humped a lot. Tyler: One day the humping just stopped. I mean, it's like he... he realized that there was no point anymore. So now he just sleeps all day on the couch. It's a bummer. Kim: Aw, he's a good dog. Tyler: He is. Well, I'm pruning up. We should get back to the room. Kim: Yeah. Lina: Good luck with chef school. (Moaning through wall) (Bed squeaking) Lina: Do you want to try again, honey? Russ: No. Lina: Oh, come on. You want to? Russ: I need to take a walk. Ina: Okay, baby. I'm going to wait here. Russ: I bet he's got his finger in her ass. I bet he's got his thumb, like... Right up there. (Moaning continues) Tyler: Hey, dude. Russ: Hey. Tyler: Kim's taking a nap. Russ: Yeah, Lina, too. Tyler: Yeah. Guess we wore 'em out, huh? (Both chuckle) Russ: You-you know it. Tyler: Can I get one of these? Do you like cars? Russ: Yeah. Tyler: Check this guy out. Russ: Nice. Tyler: Yeah, right? Russ: Wow. That a road runner? Tyler: Yep. Russ: Early '70s? Tyler: Uh, '69. Russ: Mm, second year they made 'em. Tyler: Wow, dude. Droppin' knowledge. Impressive. You're a lot cooler than I thought. Russ (Chuckles): Thank you. Oh, that's really beautiful. Tyler: A man can dream, right? Russ: How far away is it? Tyler: Not far. Russ: You want to go check it out? How much are they asking? Tyler: Eight grand. Russ: No. Tyler: Yeah. Dude, I mean, this thing's got to be worth three times that. Tyler: I mean, I guess they just want to get rid of it. Russ: Aw, shit. If I was your age, I would go for it. I mean, you have no kids, no mortgage. A wife with a good job. I mean, look at this thing. Oh, it's so sweet, dude. Tyler: Eight grand is a lot of money though. It's not though. I mean, if you have it and you can do it... I don't know. I would do it. Tyler: Can you believe it?! Russ: I feel so cool. Tyler: Dude, this is my muscle car. Russ: Dude, congratulations. Tyler: Thank you. Russ: This is awesome. Tyler: Yeah. I just want to really and sincerely thank you for helping me pull the trigger on this. I never would've done it unless I met you and you, like, pushed me to do it. Russ: No. Sometimes you just need that push, you know? Tyler: Chef school can wait. I mean, Kim will get it, right? Russ: What? This was your chef school money? You said it was a good investment. I can get, like, three times what I paid for it, right? Russ: I mean... yeah. I'm not exactly an expert, so, you know, I... It's just, you know, with the... You know, economy. (Tyler whoops) Charlene: So, uh, how does it usually start? Jess: I don't know. This is weird. It never went that far. We were just joking around. What did you guys joke about? Jess: I don't know, just stupid... like, "oh, neither one of us are having very much sex, like, um, with our partners." Shepard: Well, maybe you could joke about that right now. 'Cause it's funny. (Jess sighs) Jess: "Shep... is asleep... On... the sofa. What are... you up to?" (Phone chimes) He knows that he's not supposed to text me, so he's not going to respond, okay? Charlene: Okay. (Phone dings) Is that... is that him? Jess: Um... Shepard: "Just thinking about you." That's so sweet. "Wanna play?" (Phone chimes) (Phone dings) "Only want to play if it's dirty." "Thinking about... your balls." Jess: No, you're not. No. Mm-mm. Shepard: Well, change what you don't like. Jess: "I've been a very bad girl. Forgot... to... wear... panties. Uh-oh." (Phone chimes) (Phone dings) Shepard: "Sounds like you need to be punished." Okay, so, working off of that, how do you think you should be punished? Seriously. Charlene: Yeah. Jess: Okay, fine. "I deserve to be tied up." Shepard: That's right. Eh, uh... Jess: "And... peed on"? Shepard: See, now that sounds right. (Phone chimes) Charlene: What is wrong with you people? Shepard: Excuse me. We're trying to help you. Jess: Okay, can we just regroup for a second? We were just joking around. Nobody was ever gonna act on anything, okay? (Phone dings) Shepard: "Let's meet up." How 'bout that? Charlene: Yeah, okay. Yeah, let's do it. "I'll be there. Pick a place. Getting excite... Getting wet. Gushing... Thinking about it." (Phone chimes) (Phone dings) Shepard: "Valley Oak Bar, north Hollywood. On my way." Charlene: Okay, let's go. Jess: Let's not, let's not. (Shortgh) Let's not. Jess: Not him. It's not him. Shepard: He's late. I don't think he's coming. Jess: Yeah. Charlene: Well... Maybe... maybe he's not, but maybe... maybe I should be sexual messaging neighbors. Maybe that will get his attention, you know? Or maybe I'll go brunette. Maybe I should just shave off all my hair... pubes, too. You know, maybe I should get boobs, but... maybe I'll just get bigger drinks. Shepard: I think it might be time to cut Charlene off. Jess: Oh, you think so? Shepard: And get her home. Shepard: You know what, sweetie? Charlene and I were talking, and I just explained to her that sometimes people send texts and just, like you said, this is not... he's not gonna act on it, and it's... Jess: Right. Charlene: Right. Shepard: He's not gonna show up, and you have nothing to worry... But we'll just... We'll get, we'll get her a cab and she's... gonna go home. Charlene: Yeah. Shepard: It's gonna be okay. Charlene: Thank you. Jess: Oh, oh, you know what... Shepard: Yeah, okay. Charlene: Thank you. Shepard: Okay. That was weird. Jess: Yup. Shepard: Yeah. I said it's gonna be fine, but I don't think so. Jess: No. Shepard: No, I-I don't think those two are gonna make it. Jess: I don't think so, either, especially since he just showed up at this bar. And I waved him off. And that was that. Shepard: You're smooth. Jess: I'm very smooth. Are you still mad at me? Shepard: No. No, no... no. Jess: No, you're not, because you kind of like it when I get us into these jams... that's kind of your thing. Shepard: I knew who I was marrying. You're really a lot of trouble. Jess: Mm-hmm. Lina: Where are those guys? Kim: I don't know. Sounds like a real bro-fest. Lina: Russ always makes friends. (Engine rumbling) (Horn honks) Tyler: What do you think? Huh? Kim: Is that your guys' car? Lina: No. That is definitely not ours. Tyler: I just bought this. For us. Kim: For us? Well, I mean, like, I have my whole life to go to chef school, so... Kim: You bought this stupid piece of shit for us? Tyler: Well, it's not a stupid piece of shit. Lina: Um, it's a... It's a really a beautiful car. Russ: It is, it's-it's, it is a... it's a '69. Lina: Really? Russ: Which... yeah, which was one of the first... Lina: Wait, this is a '69? Russ: Which was one of the first... Kim: What about the restaurant? Lina: That makes it even cooler. Kim: That was our future. The restaurant's still our future. And, uh, Russ was saying that we should live in the now. Lina: You know, restaurants usually fail within the first year, anyway, so... Russ: They do, within the first year... some within six months. Lina: He could actually be saving you money. Russ: And you know what? You guys... you know, this is the time to-to ride free. You know, with, like... Lina: Once you start having kids... you're never gonna have a chance like this again. Russ: Yeah, unencumbered. Did this moron talk you into this? He told me it was gonna be a really good investment. Russ: That's not... No, you know what, I never actually, I, we didn't... Did you just call my husband a moron? Yeah, if he made my husband buy this car, then he's a moron. Lina: Uh, my husband can't make anyone do anything. Russ: That's true, I... Lina: 'Cause my husband would never do anything this stupid. Russ: Wait. Lina: And if he did, he certainly wouldn't blame it on anyone else, right, honey? Russ: Right. Kim: I don't... I don't need your sad, boring old couple advice, okay? I'm doing just fine alone. Tyler: Babe, you should just take a ride in it. (Lina and Russ laughing) Russ: Do you remember when we were that dumb? Lina: Baby, you're still that dumb. I know, but that's how you like it. Lina: I do. Russ: Real dumb. Lina: So dumb. Oh, oh, yeah, yeah! So dumb. Oh, oh, oh, oh! (Russ grunting) (Lina screaming) Oh, oh, my God! Russ: Oh. (Both moaning) (Both breathing heavily) Lina: Oh, yeah. (Laughs) (Laughing) Can we do it again? Russ: I don't... We're out of supplies. (Lina sighs) (Knocking) Russ: Uh, you don't happen to have an extra condom, do you? Kim: Who the hell is that? Tyler: Uh... Lina: How did it go? Russ: Barely felt a thing. Doctor: Oh, hey, guys, uh, before I forget... no masturbating for 48 hours. Russ: No problem. Lina: You're never gonna make it. Russ: No, not a chance.	{"type": "series", "show": "Married", "episode": "01x03 - The Getaway"}	foreverdreaming
Receptionist: Ella Bowman? Hi, uh, Ella, can I talk to your mom? Ella: Okay. Hey, mom. Lina: Hi. Receptionist: It says that, uh, the bookkeeper would like to speak with you first. Well, we're just here to get her braces tightened. I don't deal with the billing, okay? I'm just dealing with the scheduling. Lina: Oh, no, I know, I know. So we'll just get her braces tightened and then jump in and talk to the bookkeeper. Receptionist: Not this time. Sorry. What kind of animal doesn't even tighten a girl's braces? Russ: They really refused to see her? Lina: Yeah. They said no more adjustments until we square up. I can't even believe that. Russ: That is so not cool. Lina: They didn't even call first. I'm just standing in there like an idiot. It was so embarrassing. I'm... What? Russ: Ty might have called. S01E04 Uncool Lina: (Sighs) If the braces don't get tightened, then they can't do anything. They're just metal in her mouth. What about calling Bernie? I mean, doesn't he owe us... Russ: Stop. Stop. I'm lucky to have a friend who throws me extra work. It's not cool for me to harass him every time he's behind. Lina: Who cares if it's cool? We're too broke to be cool. Russ: Being broke is cool. Lina: In your 20s. Russ: Well, I can still pull it off. Lina: You sure about that? Russ: Maybe you should call Jess. She offered to help you with your resumee. (Groans) Lina: Okay, I know I have to get a job. I just... (Sighs) I'll call Jess. (Whirring) Russ: Hey. Bernie! Bernie: Oh, hey. Russ: Hey, uh, you got a sec? I just feel like all the pressure's on me, you know? If we can't afford something, it's automatically my fault. Bernie: I thought Lina said she was going back to work. Russ: Yeah, I thought so, too. She said she would, but it never happened. Bernie: Cindy said there'd be a*l on the honeymoon. Russ: Was there? Bernie: Not on the honeymoon. Russ: Hey, um... (Sighs) About the final payment. I'm sorry. I hate to bug you about it. Bernie: Yeah, no, you're not bugging me. It's, uh... just is a tough one. I'm having trouble collecting from the client. But I promise you, as soon as I get paid, you'll get paid. Russ: Any idea when that might be? Just kind of ballpark? Bernie: That's the he's not even responding to my e-mails. I' tthink I should, uh, maybe mark them urgent. But I don't know if I want to be that guy. Maybe it might take more than an e-mail. Bernie: Oh. Like, I should text him? Russ: No, I was thinking something different. Bernie: What do you have in mind? I'm warning you. This can be a really difficult client. (Knocking) Russ: If the braces don't get tightened, then it's just metal in her mouth. Frat brother: Dude, I wish I could help you out, but it's midterms. So? Rus frat brother: So it's, like real stressful times, man, you know? Russ: What are you talking about? We all... I have stress. I have a wife and kids. Bernie: You have to settle your account. Frat brot look, I totally feel y'all. But the treasurer is the only guy who can cut the checks, and I'm not the treasurer. You know what you should do? You should send an e-mail to Doogie. He's our treasurer. Doogie has to check his inbox more often. Russ: So when can we sit down with Doogie, face-to-face? Frat brother: I don't know. Maybe after midterms. Russ: Can I bum a smoke? Okay, so I sent Doogie a friend request, and now I'm tweeting him. I'm gonna cover all the bases. Russ: They're laughing at us. Bernie: Who? Russ: All of 'em. These frat guys. Doogie. I mean, even those cute girls over there. We're the old dudes that we used to laugh at. (Girls giggling) Bernie: Are we funny? Russ: Yeah, we're hilarious. (Baby crying) Jess: Didn't you do, like, some volunteer work at the school? Lina: Um, I w class mom, but it's kind of embarrassing to put that on a resumee. Jess: Hold on. Oh, you need this? I think you should put him down. (Cooing) (Sighs) Um, okay. Well, what can we put on here? Lina: I don't know. I once flew by myself with all three kids... while I was breastfeeding. Jess: That's a baller move. Not something that I would consider resumee material. Lina: What if I start my own business? (Jess groans) What about that? I could do calligraphy. Or I could make jewelry. Jess: Those aren't real jobs. Lina: Yeah, they are. No, those are not. Those are rich white lady hobbies. Lina: I'm white. Jess: That's about it. Weren't you, like, a vp at your last job? Lina: That was forever ago. Jess: Just... is it... I feel bad, but was it insurance? Lina: Payroll. Jess: Payroll. Well... would you ever consider going back there? Lina: Did Russ tell you to ask me that? Jess: No. Lina: He didn't? Jess: No. He didn't tell you to ask me that? Jess: You're so scary. Did he call you and ask you to ask me if I would consider going back to my old job? He might have text it. He's just... we're trying to help you. Lina: (Sighs) Yeah, thanks. I don't understand. So we're waiting on a guy named Doogie? Russ: Yes. Lina: Because he's the treasurer? Russ: He's in midtes right now. And apparently they're, like, 40% of his grade or something. I don't know. Don't worry. I'm on it. (Lina sighs) How did your meeting with Jess go? Lina: Mmm. You know how it went. Russ: What is that supposed to mean? Lina: Oh, please. You think I don't know that you and Jess were talking about me going back to work for Weberman? Russ: What? Yeah, I don't appreciate you and your friend trying to plan my life. Russ: We weren't planning anything. Lina: Really? Russ: It's just... you made really good money with Weberman. Lina: I was miserable. Russ: Come on. It wasn't that bad. Lina: You didn't have to do it. I went through that shit for a reason, to support you while you got your shit together. Russ: I know. And I did get my shit together. For a while. And hopefully I'll get my shit together again someday. Babe, we're screwed. Lina: I know. Russ: Can you just... call him? Set up a lunch or something? Please? Lina: I hate you. I don't hate you. I just hate my life. And my life is you. Russ: Is this foreplay? Lina: Duh. (Russ chuckles) Jess: Look, I get it. After I had Harrison, the very last thing I wanted to do was to go back to work. I loved being at home with him and the nannies. But then shep got fired, and I had to step it up. Lina: Oh. Hello, old boss. Jess: Do you work in an airplane? Is your old boss a pilot? Lina: This is the worst, right? Jess: Try this on. Lina: No. This is in the same family. I feel like... God, I'm so bummed. We had a plan, you know? We were going to run the surf shop, and the kids were gonna run around and hang out, and do homework, and then, when they went to college, we were gonna sell it and travel the whole entire world together. Jess: Yeah. I mean, I married a sugar daddy who ran out of sugar. How about that? (Lina laughs) Lina: Yeah, we have no surf shop. I have to have stupid lunch with my stupid old boss wearing a stupid dress. Old man: You should try it on. And we're gonna get mrder. Jess: Oh, my God. Try that on. And I'm gonna go mingle. Bernie: This seems a bit much, don't you think? Do we really need an enforcer? Russ: Relax. He's cool. Angel: This is my thing. I know how to talk to the young people. Kamal: Hey. What's up? Angel: What you drinking there, brother? Kamal: You guys want a cold one? Angel: No, no, no, no, drugs and alcohol aren't the answer for me anymore. I found something better. Kamal: Pills. Angel: You think that's funny? Let me tell you a little story about how I took my life back. Russ: You know what? Maybe let's-let's not do the story? Angel: No story? Russ: No. We're here for Doogie. Angel: Right, right, right, right, Doogie, yeah. We're looking for a brother named Doogie. Kamal: Haven't seen him. Angel: You sure about that? I heard he was hooking up with some skank in Thurston. Russ: Thurston? Kamal: Yeah, the skanks' dorm. It's across the quad. They have a whole dorm for skanks? Skanks. You know, girls, chicks, whores. Russ: All girls are skanks here? Kamal: It's college. Angel: See, it starts with a casual beer. Then some weed. Maybe a couple lines. Next thing you know, you're waking up in jail in a wheelchair with only three toes on your left foot. Bernie: That's really specific. Russ: All girls are skanks here? That's not cool. I'm-I'm paying for piano lessons and spending five grand on braces so they can go to college and be called skanks. Angel: Five grand? What, are you getting braces for the whole family? That's white people prices. Bernie: There are brown people prices? Angel: The ortho in my hood... he charges half that. White people always paying too much for shit. Bernie: What do you pay for cable? Lina: I think I should just go to grad school. I should take one of those tests. I should take, like, the MCAT or the lSAT or the GMAT. I think I should cancel this lunch and go to a kaplan course. Jess: What are you talking about? I am talking about anything. Og God. There he is. That's him. That's him. Jess: What? Lina: That's him. Jess: Just relax. Lina: I can't relax. I can't because I'm getting nauseous just even thinking about his day-old breath. Weberman has the worst breath. Jess: Okay, you need to go in there. Lina: All right, I'm gonna go. Just get it all together and marge it in. Lina: All right. Jess: Uh-uh. Lina: I can't. I can't. I'm feeling really sick to my stomach, and I think I'm gonna vomit, and I can always tell when I'm gonna vomit. Jess: Okay, okay, okay... Lina: I'm gonna throw up. Jess: You know what? You just need something to take the edge off. (Lina groans) Take some deep breaths, I got the rest. Lina: Oh, God. Aj: So, he's just inside there waiting for you? Lina: Yeah. Russ: Excuse me. We're looking for a guy named Doogie. Is he a resident? We understand that he's upstairs... tapping a skank? Guard: Sorry. Can't let you upstairs. (Russ sighs) Hi. Excuse me. Sorry to bother you. Looking for a Zeta brother named Doogie. Megan: Doogie? Doogie can kiss my ass. Russ: Great. So you do know him? Is everything okay? Megan: He said that we were gonna grab a bite. Then he said that we were gonna hook up first. And then he... Alissa: He finished on her face. Russ: Finished what? Alissa: Sex. Yeah, Russ. You know, like in the movies. Angel: Mm. Were, uh, either of you under the influence? 'Cause, you know, a lot of bad sex decisions are the product of drugs and alcohol. Russ: Angel. Can you tell us where he is? Megan: He's back at the house. Russ: Okay, let's go teach that prick some manners. Aj: Love is very complicated. Work is very complicated. Life is very complicated. That's why it is perfectly natural to try and sabotage... Lina: I'm not sabotaging. It's not about me. It's about the breath. Jess: She doesn't want to smell her old boss' breath. Oh, I get it. I, uh, had a lot of trouble going back to work after the divorce and made up every excuse in the book. In fact, they think I'm at my shrink right now. When you say "shrink," nobody questions it. Jess: Here's an idea. What if we went in and we did, like, a breath-sniffing recon where somebody went in and sniffed just to make sure that the breath is clear? Then you won't have any surprises, and I actually think that might make you feel a lot better. Lina: I guess so. Jess: Great. All right. So, why don't you go in and sniff it? Wait. Why do I have to do it? Because my nose doesn't even work anymore. Old cocaine injury. (Jess laughs) Aj: Fine. I'll do it. What does he look like? (Urinating) (Unzips) Aj: Hey. How you doing? Weberman: Good. (Sniffing) AJ (Whispers): Hi. Weberman: Hey. (Clears throat) Hi. Oh, no, I'm not interested, I'm sorry, I'm just, I'm just using the bathroom. AJ: Be cool, bro. Weberman: No, sir, please step back, step back, get out of my face. Aj: It's not inappropriate. You don't know what I'm doing right now. Weberman: Get out of... I know what you're doing. Get out of my face. Jess: What is taking him so long? Aj: Don't go in there. Lina: I don't know. Jess: Hold on, hold... Lina: What happened? Jess: Are you okay? Lina: Oh, my God. Aj: I don't know about that guy's breath, but he definitely has a hm problem. Lina: What did you do? Jess: Oh, my God. I am reporting it as a hate crime, so don't you guys worry about it, all right? Jess: Right there, there he is, right there. (Lina shrieks) Lina: Oh, God, oh, God, wait, can he see me, can he see me? Weberman: Lina? Lina: Oh, hi. Hey. Hi, sorry I'm late. Weberman: Okay, what's going on here? Lina: I... I quit. Weberman: You quit... Lina: I quit. Weberman: Wh-what? Lina: I quit. Aj: Translation: Take this job and shove it up your ass, you bigot. Lina: Yeah. Weberman: What job? Jess: Exactly, good question! Weberman: Hey, Lina... Aj: asshle! (Laughing) That was awesome. (Jess whoops) Oh, oh, man. Russ: Do you need a sweater or something? Megan: Am I nipping out? Russ: What? No, I was just concerned. I have daughters. (Indistinct conversations) Megan: That's him. Bernie: That's Doogie? Megan: Yeah. Russ: Unreal. Bernie: It appears that Doogie has come on our faces as well. Russ: gddmn it. Doogie: Hey, guys. Welcome to Cocktoberfest. Russ: What the hell, man? Why did you lie to us? Doogie: Fraternity treasurer, man... it's part of the gig. What's up, ladies? Kamal: Skanks in the house. Doogie: What, what? Kamal: What? Russ: Stop doing that. These are not skanks, okay? These are young women. And you owe Megan some respect. Doggie: Aw, babe. I'm sorry I made a mess on you. I was just feeling so jammed up, you know? What with midterms, Cocktoberfest. We have a velcro wall out back. Megan: I've never been on a velcro wall before. Alissa: It sounds fun. Doogie: It is epic. Russ: It's not actually that great at all. What are you doing? Bernie: Classic skank move. Russ: This is such bullshit. Angel, can you do your thing here, please? Angel: You know, if I just had one beer, it wouldn't be that big of a deal, right? Russ: What? Doogie: One drink isn't gonna kll you. Russ: No. Angel: I-I got to call my sponsor. Russ: No, Angel. No, no, no. Angel: I'm not losing another toe, man. Russ: We're here. Angel, you got to get this guy. Doogie: So, uh, we all cool here? Russ: No, we're not cool. We're not cool at all, bro. Do you see these banners? I designed those, okay? That took a lot of work. And Bernie here printed 'em on reinforced vinyl, and he did a really good job. Bernie: I-I just send 'em as an attachment, but-but thank you. Russ: So give us our gddmn money so that I can straighten my daughter's teeth so some douche like you can jizz all over her face someday! Doogie: Not cool, man. Russ: Not cool? Not cool. Right. Yeah, I don't need to be cool, okay? Bernie: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. (Partygoers scream, shout) Doogie: Now, that was cool. (Partygoers cheering) Bernie: Was that cool? Doogie: Uh, not bad. Russ: Hey, weirdo. (Lina gasps) Lina: You scared me. It's creepy when you watch them sleep. They're just getting so big. How messed up are you? Russ: Normal. What about you? Lina: Same. I really shit the bed today with Weberman. Russ: Mm-hmm. I heard. Lina: Of course you did. (Groans) It's not fair. You are a designer. You love art and designing. It's your thing. I don't have a thing. Russ: You're a good mom. (Lina groans) Lina: That's so lame. (Sighs) Is it so pathetic that I'm almost 40 and I don't know what I want to be when I grow up? Russ: Yes. (Chuckles) I'm just k... I think it's hot. Lina: You would. Russ: Mmm. Check out how awesome I am. (Lina gasps) (Russ chuckles) Feels light. Russ: I may have broken some windows. Lina: Babe. Russ: I know. Lina: What about the braces? Russ: I got it covered. (Spanish music playing) Ella: They're too tight. (Speaking Spanish) Russ: Yeah, okay. Yeah, he said he's gonna loosen them. Ella: Uh... ah. Russ: He said he's gonna loosen them, so... 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Russ: It's the same conversation that we've been having since we first met. I'm just a very... I'm a sexual person. Lina: She doesn't want to hear this. Russ: And so finally, she gets so fed up, right? That she tells me to go have sex with other people. Even though we're married and in love, supposedly. Lina: Supposedly. Russ: And so, do I go and have sex with other people? No. Do I get credit for it? Of course not. Woman: This is all very interesting, but this is a parent-teacher conference, and we're here to talk about your daughter. I love Maya. All her teachers do. But I see her spending an awful lot of time by herself. Lina: Well, she's kind of a loner. She's like me in that way. Russ: Could it be genetic? Teacher: A lot of times these behaviors are learned. What is your social situation like? Are you friends with any of the other parents? Lina: We say hi to them. Russ: Mm-hmm. Lina: And-and go to their stuff. Russ: Yeah. I'm good friends with, um... The one who likes the celtics. Teacher: Um, if you want Maya to have more friends, it might help to lead by example. Russ: Or we could just have more sex and see if that does the trick. (Chuckles) S01E05 The Playdate Jess: Hey. He wants us to come inside. Shepard: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm ju... I'm just gonna wait in the car. Jess: Can you please just come on? Shepard: I don't understand why we can't just have brunch, just you and me. Jess: Because he's having a hard time with the divorce and it's been rough on him. Shepard: It's been rough on all of us. AJ: We have a bit of a situation. Shepard: Of course you do. AJ: Watch out for the broken glass. Shepard: Oh, isn't that pleasant. (Crowd cheering) Russ: Go, go, go! (Crowd cheering) (Whistle blows) Lina: Oh, God. I drank too much last night. Russ: Mm. Soccer and hangovers do not mix. We should've gone to brunch with Jess and AJ. A little hair of the dog. Russ: All right, what about them? Lina: What about them? Russ: Aren't we friend shopping? Wasn't that our assignment? Lina (Yawning): No. Hey. Maya: Can I have a playdate with Hailey? Lina: Hailey? (Groans) I don't know, honey. Russ: What are you doing? She wants to have a playdate. She needs friends. Lina: The mother. Russ: Who is her mother? Lina: You don't know her, she's... Stacey: Hey! Lina: Hi! Stacey: I heard the girls want to have a playdate. Should we host? I mean, do you have a big space? We have a ton of space, so... Woman: I'm not coming out! (AJ sighs) AJ: There's a gazelle in my bathroom who refuses to get out. Shepard: Why a gazelle? Jess: Three-legged gazelles are what he calls damaged women. AJ: Yeah. Harder for them to get away. Woman: You piece of shit scumbag asshle! AJ: Look, I'm sorry, sweetie. I didn't mean to say that, okay? I had a very rough childhood, remember? She'll be out in a minute. I'll stick her in a cab and then we'll go eat. Shepard: Great. We'll meet you at the restaurant. Jess: No... Woman: Oh, no! I'm not getting in a cab! Jess: Okay, all right. Fine. I'll talk to her. AJ: That would be amazing. Thank you. Jess: Yeah. Shepard: You know what else would be amazing? Brunch. Jess: Why don't you hold on for just one second 'cause everyone knows you want to go to brunch. Give me a name, an age and a job. AJ: April, 19, still figuring it out. Jess: 19 years old? AJ: Look, she's gonna be 20 in march. She's an old soul. Jess: Oh! AJ: With a tight hole. Jess: Okay. Shepard: That's sweet. You should trademark that. Put it on mugs. Jess: Great! I'm going in there now. AJ: Most old souls don't have tight holes. Shepard: No, I understand the joke. Jess: April? April: Go away! Jess: I understand that AJ is a dick, and I can talk to you about it if you want to. And also I, I do need to just use the bathroom. We could do both. AJ: Bitches be crazy, huh? Shepard: Yeah, that's the problem here. Russ: Wow. Lina: I am so sorry we don't have enough square footage for a playdate. Russ: She might not have meant it that way. Okay, she totally meant it that way. Lina: You guys wait here. I'll be right back. Ella: No way... this house is cool. I'm coming in. Frankie: Me, too. Russ: All right, let's make this quick, okay? Your mommy doesn't like this lady. Maya: Please be nice, mommy. Lina: I'm always nice. (Knocking) Russ: Always. Stacey: Oh, you guys came. Okay, I didn't think you guys were gonna come. Lina: I thought the girls had a playdate. Stacey: Yeah, no. I just, I... I thought you guys were the kind of people that weren't gonna show up. All right, well, come on in. Lina: Oh, we're-we're just dropping off. Russ: Yeah. Stacey: That's okay, come on. Come on in. Lina: Your house is incredible. Stacey: Oh, thanks. Russ: God, this place looks so familiar. Stacey: Yeah, I thought that, too, when I first walked in. And now it just owns me. But I guess you have to live somewhere. Plus, the windows. (Lina groans) Stacey: Oh, Nelson. Hey. Five minutes. Ella: Oh, my God, mom! Two center islands! Lina: Ella's really into real estate. Stacey: Oh! I tried that for a year. Nope. Ella: I love the stonework by the pool. Stacey: Oh, do you guys want to hang out and swim? Russ: Oh... Lina: We don't have swimsuits. Stacey: Oh, that's not a problem. I have so many. I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to, but... If you wanted to... I mean, if you want to. Maya: Mom? Lina: Yes. We do. That sounds great. Maya: Yeah! Russ: Yeah. I love to watch kids swim. Lina: I'm really glad we didn't invite them to our house. Russ: I like our house. Lina: No, you don't. Russ: No, I don't. Not even a little bit. (Groans) Guess I should go talk to that dude. (Lina laughs) Lina: Men have it so easy. Russ: 'Cause of periods? Lina: Yeah, 'cause of periods. Russ: That's what I thought. Lina: No, because you can go over there, and you can just talk to him about sports. I am gonna have to go into that kitchen and have a real conversation with Stacey. Russ: Uh... sports conversations are tricky, okay? Lina: Oh, really? Russ: Yeah, 'cause sometimes you involve the DH and then you're talking about stats and... Lina: "The DH"? Russ: Designated hitter. Lina: Oh, I didn't know you were gonna bring up the DH. Russ: Yeah, it gets real. Lina: I'm sorry. Russ: You'll be fine. Good luck. Lina: Good luck. Russ: It's such a nice pool. Jay: Oh, thanks. Russ: Yeah. Jay: Oh, uh, are you not gonna swim? Nelson: I don't feel like it. (Sighs) Jay: Wish I could offer you a beer or something. God, I'd love a beer, but we're not allowed to keep alcohol in the house. Russ: Oh. No worries. Jay: Yeah, as long as there's no alcohol in the house. Russ: How do I know this place? Jay: Hmm? Russ: Your house is so familiar. Jay: Yeah. We get that a lot. Lina: Hey. Stacey: Hey, which bathroom did you use? Lina: Oh, I-I didn't go to the bathroom. Stacey: Somebody did. Lina: It wasn't me. Stacey: Do your kids have allergies? It's never-ending. It's like that kid at that school who died. He was a genius. (Sighs) Lina: My kids eat everything. Stacey: Oh, that's lucky. (Groans) Lina: Um... you know, you didn't have to go through all this trouble just for us. Stacey: No, I always overdo it. I just do. My mother worked. She never cooked, so... she's dad now. Okay, one, two, three, four, five... Lina: I'm gonna go check on the girls. AJ: How's the job hunt? (Shepard scoffs) I'm an old man in a dad business. AJ: Yeah, a lot of my music business clients are hurting. Shepard: You still have clients? I was asking. I really was. AJ: I've lost a few recently, but... That helps me focus on the ones that matter. Shepard: Hmm. 'Cause you seem focused. Jess: Well... I figured out what the problem is. AJ: al remorse? Jess: (Scoffs) No, it's that she's 19 years old. AJ: She's gonna be 20 in march. It's legal. Jess: How did you think that this was gonna end? Shepard: Well, I'm gonna tell you how brunch ends. At 3:00, they stop serving it, all right? Jess: Mm-hmm. Shepard: All you can have is the bar menu, and I hope you enjoy sliders. 'Cause that's all we're gonna get. Seriously, can I come in? April: Go away. Shepard: I got to take a leak. Just turn around. (Door shuts) (Sighs) Lina: Where's daddy? Jay: Uh, phone call. Said it was a work emergency. (Beep) (Beep) Lina: What are you doing? Russ: I'm trying to find some shit. Lina: What kind of shit? Russ: What is wrong with these people? Why would you have a prn block? Lina: You're looking for prn on a playdate? Russ: I figured out how I know this house. It's the Night Trips House. Night Trips. By Andrew Blake. Lina: You're searching for prn in a child's bedroom. Russ: What? No. Don't make this creepy, okay? Night Trips was more than just prn, okay? It-it changed the landscape. It changed the face of early '90s erotica. Tori Welles stood right here. Peter North stood right behind her. And if you listen very closely, you can hear the orgasms of yesteryear. Stacey: Lina, the eclairs are ready. Lina: I'll be right there! Pool. Kitchen. Russ: Night Trips House. Lina: Yeah, I know. (Inhales) (Girls shouting, squealing) Frankie: Daddy, daddy, di you see that? Russ: Yeah! Awesome. (Beeping) Jay: Mother of shit. Sorry, everything's fine. It's all okay. Uh... you're a dad. Can I, uh... can I ask you something? Russ: Yeah. Totally. Jay: I just got an alert that Nelson was searching for prn again. Russ: Just now? Yeah. It's, like, nonstop with that kid, and I'm really worried about him. Russ: Oh. Yeah. I would... All boys go through that. I wouldn't worry about it. He'll be fine. Jay: I don't know, man. He spends every day locked in his room in some sort of prn cave. Maybe I should try church? Russ: I think church would be great. Jay: You think so? Russ: Uh-huh. Jay: All right. Okay, well, now I got to find a church. Stacey: I noticed that Maya has some problems. Lina: Maya doesn't have problems. No, I mean, like-like she's, you know, kind of off by herself a lot. I was like that. Lina: I mean, she... sometimes has a hard time making friends. Stacey: Friends are hard. Lina: Yeah. Especially when you call 'em a couple times and they don't call you back. Lina: I'm sorry. I feel bad. That's really lame of me. I'm sorry. I... One time we really did have a gymnastics thing. Stacey: It doesn't matter. A lot of people blow me off. I get it. Besides, you're here now. Do you want a glass of wine? Lina: Yeah. Stacey: Okay. Lina: Yeah, I would love a glass of wine. Thank you. What do you have? Stacey: Everything. The cutlers are in Napa. They have more wine than they could ever possibly drink. Lina: Sure they're okay with it? Stacey: Oh. They are so chill. I'm, like, here all the time. (Alarm chimes) Wait. Okay. All right. No alarm. Come on. Shut the door. Stacey: Okay, so we have a Pinot, Montepulciano and then this cab blend. Lina: Are you sure you don't want any? Stacey: This cab blend smells so good. I can't have any alcohol. Last time I had red wine, I bit my father-in-law on the ankle. Lina: Ooh. Stacey: Here. (Chuckles) Hey, just hurry up. I want to hear what it tastes like. Lina: I just feel weird drinking alone. Stacey: No, this is a real treat for me. Jay hates red wine. Sometimes he describes coffee. Can't have that either. Lina: Ooh. (Sniffs) That's nice. Stacey: Yeah? Lina: Earthy. Stacey: Yeah. Lina: Mm-hmm. Stacey: But not too earthy, right? Lina: No, no. Stacey: Mm-mm. This might be a little too nice. Stacey: Great. I think that this is a really expensive bottle of wine. Stacey: It's a '96. Oops. (Laughter) Lina: Are you sure it's cool that we're in here? Stacey: Yeah, they're not gonna miss a couple bottles of wine. Lina: So it's totally not cool, right? Stacey: They're in Australia. Lina: Oh. You're a crazy person. You're totally a crazy person. Stacey: I'm not crazy. They're crazy, you know? They've never once had me over to this place. They've never asked me inside. So... I wave to them, like, all the time. And to never invite me in? That's kind of insane. Lina: Hmm. They do sound like really rude people. Kind of really want to check out the rest of this rude house. Jay: You have a problem. Nelson: It wasn't me, just get out. Jay: Okay, fine, if it wasn't you, tell me who it was. Nelson: I-I don't know. Go away. I'm sick of you lying to me, by the way. Nelson: Just go away. Jay: All right, stop talking to me that way, okay? I'm your dad, all right? This conversation... it isn't over, buddy. I'm not getting through to him, man, I tried to be reasonable, but... I don't know, he just shut down and kept saying, "I didn't do it." Typical. Russ: Maybe you shouldn't blame him. Jay: You mean like it's his mother's fault? Yeah, I thought about that. She's insane. Why the hell did I breed with her? AJ: How long has Shep been in there? Jess: He's a great negotiator, he's probably working some magic. AJ: Yeah. At this point he's known her longer than I have. Jess: What are you doing, man? AJ: I don't know. Having fun. Jess: Maybe it's time to try someone your own age. AJ: That is hilarious, coming from you. Jess: Don't compare your shit to me and Shep, okay? Because we're married. We have a kid. We are real. AJ: Yeah, you're a perfect wife in a perfect marriage. Jess: Shut up. Right now. AJ: I had real. Real took half my shit. (Door opens and closes) Shepard: Come on, April. Here we go. AJ: Hey. Shepard: Here's what's gonna happen: She's gonna get into a cab. You're gonna take back what you said about her hair, and you're gonna fly her mother out for easter like you promised, all right? April: And, uh, there's no more toilet paper. Shepard: Can we please go eat? (Jess sighs) AJ: Thanks for the talk. Russ: Hey. Nelson: Hey. Russ: Look, uh, it's none of my business, but I overheard you talking to... Nelson: I didn't do anything. Russ: Cool. Nelson: Hey, can I ask you something? Russ: Sure. Nelson: My dad says I'm sick. Am I? Russ: Wow, dude... If you're sick, then I am terminal. When I was your age, I watched... a lot of stuff. Nelson: Do you still watch? Russ: Yeah. I'm a lifer. Nelson: But you're married. Your wife's so hot. You can have sex with her whenever you want... what do you need prn for? Russ: You stay gold, ponyboy. Okay? You stay gold. Do you have any idea that you live... in, like, a historical house? Nelson: No. (Russ speaking indistinctly) (Lina and Stacey sigh, chuckle) Stacey: What does it taste like? Lina: This one's winey-er. (Both laugh) Look at the legs. I don't know, my dad, he's... he was kind of... well, he is... kind of a hermit. He doesn't have a phone. We don't talk. He cuts hair somewhere under a fake name. It's weird. Stacey: That is weird. Lina: I know. Stacey: Wow. Lina: I don't know, maybe it's... maybe it's in my blood. Maybe it's genetic. I totally see it in Maya. Stacey: Well... schizophrenia and colon cancer. That's what my kids have to look forward to. (Laughter) (Snorts) Ow. Lina: Do you have good insurance? (Door chimes) (Lina gasps) Stacey: Oh, shit. Lina: Shit. (Indistinct chatter) (Shrieks) (Door chimes) (Both giggling) Lina: Oh, okay. Russ: What... is happening? Stacey: Oh. What are you doing next Tuesday? Lina: Oh, I don't know. What are you thinking? Stacey: Um, there's a lot of empty places around here this time of year. Lina: You're so crazy. Stacey: I know. Nelson: You're wife's super hot. Russ: Oh, thanks. Yeah, so's your mom. I just meant she's fit. It's not... I'm not being weird, I... I think she's got a great body, that's it. Lina: Think I made a friend today. Russ: Yeah? Me, too. Lina: You liked Jay? Russ: No, that guy was a dud. But Nelson was very cool. The four of us should hang out sometime. Cool kid. Lina: You're an idiot. Waitress: You are gonna love our bar menu. Today's slider trio is pork, salmon, and portobello mushroom. Shepard: I would like a, uh... I'd like an egg white frittata. Waitress: I'm really sorry, brunch is over. Shepard: I know, I know. I would just like the record to reflect I wanted an egg frittata. (Jess scoffs) AJ: No chance of eggs?	{"type": "series", "show": "Married", "episode": "01x05 - The Playdate"}	foreverdreaming
Lina:You're going, and that's it. Russ: Oh, my God. I got your stupid vasectomy. Isn't that enough? Lina: No. You've blown off three follow-up appointments. Russ: I don't need a follow-up visit. I know that it worked. Lina: How could you possibly know that? Russ: Because I... eyeballed it. Lina: What? Russ: My stuff. It's practically clear. Seriously, you could store contact lenses in it. Lina: I am moving on. I'm getting rid of all the baby stuff from the garage. Do you think that's easy for me? Russ: Even that bassinet? Even the bassinet. You need to move on, too. Russ: I just don't want to be told that I have meaningless semen. Lina: If you want to get anywhere near any of this... You're gonna have to take care of that. S01E06 Invisible Man Russ: I thought you took lessons. Frankie: I'm still scared. (Frankie whimpers) Russ: I want a refund, then. Get this on. Girl: What are you doing? Everybody can see you. Girl 2: What's the big deal? Nobody's here. (Indistinct chatter, laughter) Russ: Can I ask you something? Am I invisible? Shepard: I don't know what that means. Lina: He's been upset because some girls changed in front of him. Shepard: Say what? AJ: Boobs or beaver? Russ: That's not the point. Shepard: N-no, I-I'm gonna allow that. Russ: They didn't care what I saw. Shepard: Oh. Well, God bless you. AJ: No, no, no. I see... I see your point, here. I mean, for all she knows, you're-you're a rpist. You're a... Russ: Yeah. AJ:...sick, sexual maniac who follows her home, studies her patterns. Maybe you borrow a uniform from an old cop buddy who owes you a favor. "Is there a problem, officer?" Rag. Ether. Nightmare. Russ: Yeah, I... I think I-I was just trying to say, like, I-I want women to feel uncomfortable changing around me. Is that so much to ask? Lina: I'm uncomfortable changing in front of you. (Phone ringing) Shepard: Tammy. Mind if I...? Jess: Get it? No, please, get it. Yeah. Shepard: Hey, Tammy, what's up? Okay. Lina: Who's Tammy? Jess: Tammy is a musician that Shep has been working with. Lina: So he's getting back into the music business? Jess: I don't know. Maybe. It's just nice to see him, uh, excited. It's a nice change from his super-intense depression. And I just feel like it's so great to see him get off the couch and go to work and... Put on pants. Lina: Right. AJ: Pants are for losers. You're wearing pants right now, dude. Lina: Yeah. AJ: Not up here. Shepard: Right. No, it's on ventura. No, but come around the back. Right. And they can, they can set up whenever they get there. Yeah, we'll all be there. All right. Great. All right, buddy. See you tomorrow. Hey, just got some great musicians for Tammy's session tomorrow. It's gonna sound really, really good. Jess: Do you know that when you work, it makes me so hot? Shepard: Really? How hot? Jess: Well, let's say probably about doggy-style hot. I-I don't want to put on the knee brace. Jess: Uh-huh. 'Cause it pulls. You know, it's not... All right, doggy it is. Didi: Bowman? Russ: Hey. Didi: You have a co-pay of $550. Russ: Sounds right. Didi: You need to pay it. Russ: Totally. Didi: Today. Russ: Oh. I don't... I don't have that kind of cash on me. Didi: Oh, we take credit cards. Russ: Well, I have the cards, but... not the credit. You're going to have to pay the balance of this procedure. Russ: Yeah, I'll pay it. Just not today. Didi: Let's reschedule, then. We'll get something on the books after the payment is all squared away. Russ: All right. Have a great day. Child: My name is Albert Einstein and I was born in Germany in 1879. I developed the theory of relativity. Russ (Whispering): Look, it's not my fault, okay? We tried. It's over. Lina: Seriously? What is wrong with you? Russ: I'm invisible? Lina: Here's what you're going to do. You're gonna go back in that office, and write down that woman's name and scare the shit out of her. Russ: How? Tell her that your wife already sent the check and if they don't see you right away, that you're gonna stop payment on it and let it go to collections. Tell her that. Russ: You're getting pretty good at this. Lina: No, being broke makes you crafty. Russ: So then why don't you come with me and then you can do the talking. Lina: I can't. I have to take the baby stuff today. Russ: Come on. I... Don't make me go back to that cock-butcher. Father: You guys want to take this outside? Russ: I'm sorry. We're so sorry. Lina (Whispers): Sorry. Russ: Your son looks great. Lina: It's his daughter. Russ: It's your daughter. Look... she looks great. You're going back to the cock-butcher. Russ: Hey, I never got your name. Didi: Didi. Russ: Oh, great name. So, Didi, there was a mix-up before. Uh, it turns out my wife already sent the check. Really? Russ: But if I don't see the doctor right now, we're gonna cancel the payment. And then it will go to collections, Didi. And they will call us and I will be forced to mention your name. Didi. So you'd better polish your résumé. Because you'll get fired. Didi: Why would I get fired? Russ: Because they'll call. And they'll know. I don't know. I... it made sense when my wife said it. I just need to see the doctor right now, okay? Hello? Didi... please? Oh, what am I, invisible now? Doctor: Who says you're invisible? I see you standing right there, Mr. Bowman. Russ: Thank you, doctor. (Didi sighs) Lina: Bye-bye, baby shit. (Grunts) Hi. Whew. Lot of memories here. Employee: Okay, you just have to estimate how much this stuff cost you. Lina: Um... my youth. Every time I cough, I pee a little. Employee: I'll write down "$50." Lina: Can I ask you a question? Who gets this stuff? Employee: Regular people. People who need it. Lina: Do you think that I could meet the person who gets my stuff? I'd love to put a face with a, you know... Employee: Doesn't really work like that. (Gasps) Lina: I think I'm gonna need a minute. Shepard: She'll be here soon. Well, how long do you have the studio? Shepard: I'm... by the hour. Jess (Chuckling): Okay. Shepard: So whenever she gets here, we'll... that's when we'll go. (Phone rings) Oh, hey, could be her. And it is. Hey. What's up? Jess: Sorry. (Chuckles) Trust me, this is worth it. She's really hot. She has the talent of a much uglier girl. Shepard: That's... Well, listen, that's your call. You-you do what you guys need. Uh-huh. "Oh, that's all right. So, you feel better?" She says, "no, 'cause I've been throwing up. I've been throwing up for the last couple of days." Jess: Uh-huh. So I said, "hey, what are you, pregnant?" Guess what. Jess: No. She's pregnant? Shepard: She's pregnant. She and her boyfriend are gonna take the kid. They're gonna raise the kid in Iowa. So they're going to Iowa. Jess: That's gonna ruin her career. Shepard: What do you want me to do? Jess: Oh, my God, you know what you need to do. Shepard: No, I don't. I don't know what I need to do. Jess: Tell her to get rid of it. Shepard: The baby. Get rid of the... That's what I should tell her? Jess: Yeah, look at how happy you are. You love working with this girl. Shepard: I didn't love it. Jess: Yes, you did, and you haven't... you... Shepard: It was fun, it was fun. Jess: Oh, my God, you haven't been this happy since you left the label. All right, she's a good singer; I was trying to help her out, but it's over. Jess: No. Shepard: So that's okay. It's over. Jess: Don't just do that. Shepard: Now it's over. Jess: Tell her about Liz Phair's abortion. I don't know what you're saying now. Tell her that right before Liz Phair was, like, about to break out, she got pregnant, but then you talked about it, and you arranged for her to get an abortion, and then nine months later... (Blows raspberry) You know, she's a ht instead of a mother. (Chuckles) Shepard: That never happened. Jess: That-that... just, PJ Harvey then, if that makes more sense to you. I never met PJ Harvey, none of... Jess: She probably doesn't even know who that is, either. She'll be embarrassed to ask. Okay, what is wrong with you? These... this is crazy. Jess: Nothing is wrong with me. Shepard: There's nothing to say to her. She wants... it's her life. It's her life, so she... Jess: Tell her that having kids is gonna ruin her life. So our little baby boy is ruining your life? Jess: No, he's not ruining my... you're ruining my life. Shepard: Okay. Jess: Don't do this. I know what you're thinking, and that's, you know... Shepard: Really? What am I thinking? You need to do it, do your thing, fine. Shepard: Can I just say, a lot of the shit that comes out of your mouth cannot go back in. Jess: You could just get on the phone and just, like, talk to her is all I'm saying. Shepard: You know what? Jess: You could just put in the effort and do that. I'm gonna talk to her, okay. Try-try to not talk now. Do me that favor. Doctor: Okay, let's see. Mm-hmm. Well, the good news is, the incision healed nicely. Everything looks perfectly boring. Russ: Boring? Boring is good. Boring is what you want. Just one thing left to do. Russ: shts? Doctor: Semen. (Groans) (Indistinct conversations) Hey, where do I go? I got to give this... Father: One-sixth of 12. Daughter: Two. Father: Let's do two-fifths of 100. Russ: Really? Right here? Didi: Be sure to lock the door. Father: Are you asking me or are you telling me? Daughter: 21. Father: 21. Okay, one-sixth of 12. Daughter: Two. Father: Three-quarters of 100. Daughter: 75. (Sighs) (Muffled conversations) Daughter: I divide the circumference by pi, right? Father: That's right. Daughter: But then how do I get the area? Father: Okay, for the area, it's pi times 2r. See, we just multiply the diameter by pi. Russ: That's wrong. Father: What about this here? A third of 15. Daughter: Five. Oh, the hell with this. It isn't gonna work. Father: One-half of 20? Daughter: Uh, ten. Didi: You all set? Russ: No, I haven't even started. I'm having a little trouble with the, well, the materials. Didi: What kind of trouble? Russ: It's just the magazines. They're soft-core. I just, I... It's my second favorite core. Didi: Don't they have a DVD? Russ: Yeah, it's lesbians. Lesbian prn just makes me feel like a third wheel, you know? It's like, what do they need me for? I'm just gonna get in the way. If you have anything, you know, like, under the desk or in a box or something, with dudes and chicks, that'd be awesome, but no gng bangs, okay? No threesomes. Nothing in a moving vehicle, okay? Because I get carsick. Didi: Do you want to come back at another time and bring your own materials? Russ: Oh. All right, I got this. Excuse me, do you mind keeping it down, okay? I just, I have a... I have a meeting in there, so... Father: She has a test tomorrow. Russ: This is an important meeting. Father: Well, this is an important test. Russ: Maybe a little help, Didi? Father: Third of 15. Daughter: Five. Father: One-half of ten. Daughter: Five. (Horn honking) (Phone ringing) Lina: What's up? Russ: Hey, I need your help. Lina: They still wouldn't see you? Russ: No, I got in. I just... I need you to take me home. Lina: What? Russ: What are you wearing? Lina: Russ, no. I'm not having phone sex with you. I'm in a thrift store. Russ: Lina, seriously, come on. The prn here sucks, okay? And there's some asshle in the lobby doing homework with his daughter. Lina: This is so unfair. Russ: I don't care. I just... I need you to do something, okay? I did your script, now you do mine. Lina: No, this is not a good time. I just handed over the bassinet. It's official. No more babies. Now I have to figure out my life. I'm just, I can't. Well, can we figure it out after I come? (Sighs) Lina: What do you want me to say? Russ: Well, first change your attitude. Lina (Softly): What do you want me to say? Russ: There you go. I got my shorts off. You're naked. I want you to tell me how I'm gonna enter you. Lina: Regular. No, wrong, okay? Today we do my positions. Lina: Oh, we're gonna be here all day. Russ: Just... start cowgirl, okay, and then reverse it. Lina (Weakly): Yee-haw. Russ: Lina, please, I'm in a room right off of a... lobby with people right on the other side. Lina: Okay, okay, fine. So, I push you down on the bed. Russ: Okay, good. And then I climb up on top of you... Russ: Okay. Lina:...and put you inside me. Yeah, and my hands are all over your... Lina: Oh, yeah, you're grabbing my ass. Russ:...tits, yeah. Lina: I mean my tits, yeah, that's right. Russ: Yeah, that's good. Lina: Now I'm sitting on top of you and... Oh, you're so deep. Russ: Yeah, put it inside. Lina: Oh, my God. Man: How much is this jacket? There's no sticker. Yeah, I don't work here, sorry, dude. Russ: Who was that? Lina: You don't know him. Okay, where were we? Russ: Uh, you were riding me. Lina: Okay, right, so I'm riding you. I'm riding you so hard. Russ: That's good, yeah. Lina: It feels so good, I'm digging my fingernails into your shoulders. Russ: Yeah, it feels good. Lina: Yeah, it does? Russ: Yeah. Lina: Yeah, you like that? Russ: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Lina: Okay, so now you're, you're sliding in and out of me, and... oh, I'm so wet. And you put your finger in my butt. Lina: Okay, yeah, I'm gonna do that, too. Oh, yeah. Yeah, come, baby. Come on, that's right. Russ: I want to come inside you. Lina: Okay, yeah. Russ: Yeah, I'm gonna put another baby in you... Lina: No, you're not. Russ, no! Russ: Yeah, I'm gonna make a baby. Lina: Russ, knock it off! Russ: That's it! Aw, you're gonna be so pregnant! Lina: You're being weird. Russ: Aw! Lina, come on! Lina: You come on! We're not doing that anymore. It's weird. Russ: Why can't I just pretend? Lina: I don't want to. Russ: I just need to feel like I'm still... dangerous. Or something. (Sighs) Lina: I get it. Okay. Okay, so, so I'm riding you. Russ: Yeah. Yeah, I'm gonna put a baby in you. Yeah. Lina: Yeah, you are, yes. Baby, I want you to come inside me. I want you to, I want you to sht it up inside me. Russ: Uh-huh, I'm gonna sht it so deep. Lina: You're gonna make me so pregnant... oh, my God! Russ: I'm gonna make you so pregnant! That's it. I want you to make me so pregnant. Can you do that for me? Can you? Can you? Can you put a baby in me? Russ: Yeah, I'm gonna put a baby in you. Lina: Do it! Come inside me. I want you to make a baby. That's right, yeah. Get me pregnant, come on. Come on, get me so pregnant. Oh, God, yeah! Russ: Yeah, keep going. Don't stop. Lina: sht all over my eggs, come on! Yeah, I'm gonna sh*t on your eggs. Oh, my cum's going on your eggs! Lina: Okay? You make me pregnant? Will you knock me up? Russ: I'm gonna make you pregnant! I'm gonna make you pregnant! Oh! Lina: Make a baby, yeah! Russ: Oh! Okay. (Moaning) Oh, wow. Please tell me you got it in the cup. Russ: I think I did. I think most of it. Oh, my God. Father: The area is pi times 2r. Okay. All right, I'll see you at home. We need waffles. Russ: Okay. Daughter: Diameter... Father: Mm-hmm. Daughter:...is pi, right? Father: Yeah, that's right. Could you remind me how to get the area? Russ: Might be a little spicy. I had chorizo for lunch. Oh, and by the way, the area of a circle is pi-r-squared. Duh. Father: The r, that's the r. Daughter: Oh. Lina: You bought my bassinet. Woman: Who? Lina: That's my bassinet. Well, I just donated it, literally I just donated it. I hope your baby's as happy in there as-as my girls were. Woman: Oh, yeah, I would never put a baby in this piece of shit. It's for my ferret. Actually can you mind holding him while I light my cigarette? It's really more of a coffin to bury him in. 'Cause he has cancer. So, you say it's called a-a bassinet? (Water splashing) (Harrison cooing) Jess: Ooh, make little splashes? (Dinging nearby) There's too much splashing in the bath. And too many bubbles for one little baby. Shepard: Hey. Jess: Hi. How'd it go with Tammy? Shepard: She's on her way to Davenport. Jess: Is that the name of a clinic? Shepard: No. It's a place in Iowa. Jess: Aw. Your daddy's a good man. But he didn't want our meal ticket to get an abortion. Isn't that right, daddy? Shepard: Stop. Jess: What? That's what happened. Shepard: What, are you mad? Jess: You can't make people do things that they don't want to do, right? Shepard: And I really don't want to be managing some kid. I don't. Hi. Hi! Hey. Want to watch a movie tonight? Uh, you know, I can't. I'm gonna go to the office. But, um, take a rain check. (Harrison giggles) (Coos) (Shepard sighs) Russ: Hey. Lina: Hmm? Russ: Do you want to have a date? Lina: Mm... I'm not taking my shirt off. Russ: That's okay. But can we talk about the pregnant stuff again? Lina: No chance. Russ: Come on. Lina: No. Russ: Well, then, can we pretend that I'm a cashier at Ralphs and you're, um, returning some old lettuce? (Lina laughs) Lina: Oh, look at this lettuce. Russ: Ah... Lina: It's so wilted. Russ: Yes, yes! It is. Lina (Laughing): You're so weird! Man: Hey. Jess: Hey. Man: Can I sit with you? (Jess laughs) Jess: Sure. (Man clears throat) Man: Are you alone? Jess: Uh...	{"type": "series", "show": "Married", "episode": "01x06 - Invisible Man"}	foreverdreaming
Gretchen: Oh, whatever. It's... it's economical, okay? (Indistinct talking)(Dog barking) Russ: What do you want? Frankie: I want waffles. Daddy. I want waffles, I want waffles, I want waffles. Russ: Over easy or sunny side up? Frankie: I want waffles. Russ: Okay, over easy. (Doorbell rings) Ugh, that's for you. Lina: Coming! (Rapid knocking) Hello? Realtor: Hi, are you guys ready for the open house? Lina: The open what? Realtor: Open house. Lina: This is bullshit. The landlord has to call... you can't just have an open house. We live here. Russ: You need to keep it down. Lina: It's bullshit! Russ: Shh! Lina: You have to let your tenant know. Did you hide the, um...? Russ: I hid all the usual crap. My weed, your vibrator, your mom's jewelry, the Polaroids. Lina: The Polaroids? Russ: They're mine. Those are mine. Lina: They're of me. Russ: They're mine. Man: The kitchen would have to be gutted. How disgusting were those bathrooms? Woman: They look like they've never been cleaned. Russ: They're not that dirty. Lina: Yes, they are. Lina: Here's one... three bedrooms. Cozy. Craftsman style house. Russ: "Cozy" means tiny. Lina: What about three bedrooms and a pool. Oh, wait, never mind, it's an apartment complex. Are you watching the kids? Russ: Yes. Lina: This is so depressing. I hate renting. Russ: Why? We've got total freedom with renting, you know? I don't want to be tied down. Lina: We have three kids. We're tied down. Russ: Yeah, but what if we need to, like, leave the country suddenly, you know? What if we get jobs in Costa Rica? Lina: I just want to own I want to own something before I die. I want to die in the place that I own. Russ: Got it. Buy a house, mrder you, have sex with your corpse. ♪ ♪ David: Oh, hi. Jess: Hi, David. Do you want to see me? David: Yeah. Come on in. Jess: Yeah. (Locks door) Am I getting fired? David: What? Jess: 'Cause you just shut the door and locked it, and I feel like that means I'm getting fired. (David laughs) Or bent over something. Am I getting bent over? David: No. Uh, Jess, do you remember the thing we talked about before Christmas? Jess: Yes, I do. (Gasps) David: Yeah, so... Jess: Are you putting me on Valerie's team? That's awesome. Thank you. David: No, actually... Jess: Uh, let me just say, I've really been thinking about this, and I feel very ready. David: Stop. The reason I, uh, called you in here is I need to... I need to get some tickets. You know... eight tickets in row "C." Jess: Am I being invited or not invited to something? David (Quietly): I need an eight-ball. Jess: Oh. (Laughs) You want me to get cocaine for you. You want me to buy drugs for you. David: Hey, I-I'd love it if you'd please use code. Jess: Oh, I get it. Okay, um, eight tickets in row cocaine. (Clicks tongue twice) David (Laughs nervously): Okay, thanks. Thank you. That's it. Great. Jess: Thank you. David: Thanks, yeah, that's it. ♪ ♪ I think it's cool that he asked me to get the drugs, because it's like he still thinks I have that hookup, you know? And I like being that girl. Russ: You're not really a girl. Jess: Can you ask your husband to please be nice to me? I'm going through too much shit right now to deal with you. Lina: What about a duplex in Encino? Russ: Mm. Like that idea. We get one house, the kids get another. That'd be sweet. Oh, wow. This is a new direction for AJ. Lina: Way less whore-y than usual. Russ: Yeah. Jess: She might... even have pubes. Russ: Retro. Cynthia: Hello. Hi. I'm Cynthia. Russ: Russ. This is my wife, Lina. Cynthia: Nice to meet you. AJ: This is Jess. Hello. How are you? Cynthia: Well, thank God we're zoned for Carpenter Elementary, because only three houses over it's Moorpark. Lina: Oh, yeah, they only got a seven out of ten. Cynthia: Exactly. And we looked at this other house and thought about getting a virtual address. AJ (Quietly): She's so normal. Russ: That's good, right? AJ (Sighs): Yeah. Normal makes me hard. It's my new fetish. Jess: My new fetish is men with a really leathery skin. AJ: Mm. Jess: I also imagine that the skin is crispy and hot to the touch. I might just want chicken. (Laughs) Cynthia: We have to do this again soon. Lina: Absolutely. Cynthia: It's so nice to meet you both. Russ: Nice to meet you as well. Cynthia: Bye. Get home safe. Russ and Lina: You, too. Russ: All right, can we stop pretending that we valeted? Lina: Yes. Russ: Thank you. Lina: Cynthia's cool. What's her story? Russ: Uh, her and her husband are splitting up. I guess it's sort of ugly. Lina: Oh. Russ: Mm-hmm. Lina (Gasps): A three-bedroom in Tarzana just opened up. Russ: Mm. Oh... wait, that's right. AJ mentioned that Cynthia was selling her place. Lina: Really? Russ: Yeah. Lina: What is she asking? Russ: More than we can afford. Lina: Aw. (AJ hums a tune) AJ: Oh, my God.You guys are gonna love this house! (Laughs) Russ: It seems way out of our range. AJ: No, no, no, no, dude, it's a divorce sale. Cynthia and Karl just want to unload the place. Lina: It's really cute. AJ: This is great for you guys. Russ: I just... Lina: We can look. Russ: We can look, I just... AJ: Hello, Yolanda. We're here! It's a complete remodel. Cathedral ceilings, recessed lighting... I mean, you can't get better than this, right? Russ: Yeah, we can't afford this. Lina: Just keep an open mind... you never know. Russ: Mm, pretty much know. AJ: Let me show you the kiddies' room. Great, right? Lina: Honey, the girls could have their own rooms. Russ: Oh, great... they should definitely have their own rooms. Oh, but, then, I don't know, where are we gonna put the butler? You know? I mean, I guess Maya could share with the butler, though. Is that weird? Lina: I hate you. Russ: Do you think the roof's gonna be flat enough for the helipad? AJ: Look, you know, we're both taking our time out of our days to do this with you, so just have a better attitude. Lina: Honey, this could be your office! Russ: Sure, why not? AJ: Yeah. And what is Karl's shit doing inside your office, huh? Yech! Lina: Okay, if we cash in your 401(K) from your old job and we get another loan from my mom... Russ: We still won't have enough. Lina: What if you go to work full-time for Bernie? Russ: Which I'm not gonna do. AJ: Guys, I can help. What's the use of having money if you can't help your friends? Lina: When is it available? (AJ sighs) AJ: I wish I knew, man. She won't give me a straight answer. Russ: Wait, so the house might not actually be for sale? AJ: Who knows? It's not fair to me, it's not fair to Karl, it's not fair to you guys... we're all victims here. Lina: So the house might be for sale. Lina: So what's the deal with Cynthia? Is she getting divorced or not? AJ: She keeps saying, "we'll be together soon, we'll be together soon." What does "soon" mean? What is she talking about five years? Seven years? You know? When she gets with me, I still want to be able to get it up. Russ: I think we are done here. Lina: We're not done. Russ: Yes, we are. Lina: We're not done. Russ: Yeah. Lina: I love that house. Russ: I know, but maybe this is a sign. That house ruined Cynthia's marriage. Lina: The house didn't ruin their marriage. Russ: She and Karl bought a big house, and now they are getting a divorce. Coincidence? Lina: Yes. Dino: Jess? Jess: Hey, Dino. Dino: Damn, you look fine. No, I'm, I'm out of the life. Have been for a while. Jess: You're taking a break? Dino: No, I'm done dealing. Forever. Jess: (Chuckles) Did you get busted, Dino? Dino: No, I was too good for that. I just realized that slinging wasn't getting me anywhere. I'm all about hospitality now, you know what I'm saying? Jess: I don't. I... am so... So this is not a front? Dino: This is a career. Jess: Okay. All right. Dino: Look, the only thing I'm dealing now is an exceptional guest experience. I realized I had to think about a life path, you know? Career and shit. Jess: Totally. I'm just doing this for my boss. Dino: Oh. So you can relate. You're not somebody he respects. You're just another hustler. Hurts, right? Jess: I don't think that he thinks of me like that. Dino: I hated it when people only ht me up when they needed drugs. You know, some of the people I was dealing to didn't even know I had kids. Jess: Oh, yeah. Uh, they don't? That's... Wha... How are your... those kids? Dino: Good. Good. Jess: Good. Dino: Two more reasons why I stopped pushing the powder. Jess: That's nice. Cool. So you've just totally severed from that world or... Do you know anybody who still does... push the powder? Or... I don't know what to say. Dino: I-I gave it up completely. Jess: I know, but did you, like, say good-bye to all of your friends? Dino: Am I not making myself clear? Lina: Russ? Russ (Groggily): Huh? Lina: Are you awake? Russ: Huh? Lina: Russ. Russ: What? Lina: I can't stop thinking about that house. Russ: Huh? You want to fool around? Lina: Are you even listening to me? Russ: (Groans) Say it back again. Lina: What? Russ: You. Every time we need a new place to live, you get crazy. Lina: Well, maybe that's because we never live anywhere for more than three years. Russ: You realize that every time you say that, it makes me feel like a total loser... Because I don't make enough money to buy us a house. Lina: You're not a loser 'cause you can't afford anything. You're a loser for different reasons. AJ said he would help. Russ: I don't want AJ's help. Wait, have you guys been texting? Lina: That house is perfect for us. Russ: We don't even know if that house is for sale, Lina. Lina: Let's find out. We are really worried about AJ. We just don't want to see him get hurt. Well, he said you had made some promises to him, that you two would be together soon. Cynthia: Well, that's the hope. Lina: Yeah. Right. So how soon are you thinking? You know, because AJ's not getting any younger. And it's not fair to him. Or to you. Or Karl. Cynthia: It's tricky. Lina: AJ really cares about you. Right, honey? Russ: Uh, yeah. No, he's-he's totally into you. Cynthia: He's been a really great friend during this whole thing. Lina: The divorce? Is that the-the thing you're talking about? Cynthia: Okay, here's the deal... (Phone rings) Oh, shit. This is Karl. I have to get this. I'm sorry. Lina: Yeah, of course. Cynthia: What? Why? You never listen to a gddmn thing I say. No, I don't want to see you. Honestly I don't want to ever see you ever again. The thought of seeing you disgusts me. When you touch me, it-it-it makes me want to vomit all over you. Yeah, that's how I feel... Lina: This is amazing. Russ: What? Lina: You hear the way she's talking to him? Russ: Yeah, it sounds like how you talk to me. Lina: She doesn't love him anymore. Russ: Huh. What are you saying? Cynthia: That's why our sex wasn't good... Russ: Hey. Isn't it possible that they might actually stay together? Lina: Why are you being so negative? Russ: Because we're trying to buy a divorce house from a couple that might not get divorced. Lina: Maya, come here. Your father doesn't believe that Nicole's parents are having problems so you need to do a little recon. (Phone ringing) Maya: How do you play recon? Russ: (Groans) AJ. Maya: She likes purple, she hates Bieber, and they might get a labradoodle. Lina: What about the parents? Maya: Mom wants the dog. Dad's allergic. Lina: (Sighs) Is there anything else about the dad? Maya: Sometimes he sleeps on the sofa. Lina: Perfect. See? That's how you play recon. Maya: That game's stupid. Lina: You're stupid. Russ: What? Hey. AJ: Dude, I am totally closing the deal for you guys. Russ: Look, we appreciate the help, but I don't think this is gonna work out. AJ: It's already done. Russ: What is this? AJ: Karl's tax return. Somebody forgot to declare income on a rental property. You know, income tax, man, that's what brought down Capone. Russ: AJ, I don't... Honestly, I don't know what to do with this. AJ: Hey. Lina and I are on the same page with this. Get with the program. Russ: What... program? ♪ ♪ Russ: Lina, this is crazy. We need to go home. Lina: We can't let an opportunity like this slip away. Why should someone else get this house? Why? I don't understand. We need a two-car garage. Russ: Why? We have one car. Lina: For now we have one car, but... Russ: Uh... Lina: Oh, and guess what else I just found out. Karl's sleeping on the couch. Russ: So what? I sleep on the couch. It doesn't mean we're getting divorced. Lina: She wants this to end. She's vulnerable, she's angry. So, like, this is perfect. We're coming in at the perfect moment in her life. Your best friend is in love with her, and we need a house. We need a house! Russ: You've kind of lost it at this point. Lina: No, I haven't. Cynthia and Karl just need a little push. Russ: We shouldn't be pushing anybody into anything. Lina: Look, the only way to get a house in Los Angeles is to either get rich or get lucky, and honestly, honey, I don't see us getting rich anytime soon. Russ: Hey, I'm... I'm working on some stuff. Lina: What stuff? Russ: Uh, it's... Not... it's a nascent... Lina: And it's gonna make us rich? Russ: Yeah, it can. Or it can, you know, certainly lead to other... things that could be profitable. (Lina fake snoring) It's-it's just got... (Groans) Fine. What do you want me to do? Lina: Oh, man, I don't even know what to say. I am so sorry that you are dealing with this right now. I'm glad that you're not alone, though. I'm glad that we're here for you. Cynthia: I feel horrible for dragging you into this. Lina: Oh, no, don't at all. Russ: No. Lina: What's important right now is-is the children, you know, that they have a fresh start. Russ: Yeah. Yeah, they need a fresh start. Lina: Clear out the bad memories, get rid of the bad, stale air, with a new house. Russ: Yeah, the air. Lina: You need to sell this house... and start... over... Cynthia: I don't know, maybe we should try counseling first. Russ: Oh, yeah, counseling can be good, too. You know, except for the fact that it's... usually, like, a scam. It just delays the inevitable. You know, you're at the inevitable... it's over. Lina: And honestly, I... (Sighs) Feel like you and AJ are really good together. Russ: Mm-hmm. Lina: I feel like you're gonna make it. Russ: Yeah. He doesn't have any tax problems. And that's what's... a lot of times the most important piece of the relationship, is the tax stuff. (Door opening) ♪ ♪ Amir: We need to talk. About Cynthia. AJ (Chuckles): Why? What about her? Amir: She's married, man. AJ (Chuckles): Okay, I get the picture. Do what you're gonna do, man. Break my legs, knock out my teeth, cut my tongue out and shove it up my ass. Amir: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. AJ: You can tell Karl it's gonna take a lot more than one of his thugs to tear us apart. Amir: Listen, man, I'm not a tough guy. I'm here as a friend. And Karl didn't send me. Cynthia did. AJ: What? Amir: We are friends, old friends... you know, we went to school together. AJ (Chuckles): Oh, nice try. Amir: No, seriously, man. Here, she wants me to give you back your key. And talk some sense into you. Her and Karl are trying to work things out. She just want to be left alone. AJ: She said that we were gonna be together. Amir: She said. People say things, you know? Like, she-she lied. AJ: But we were supposed to be together. ♪ ♪ (Sniffs) Jess: Hi, David. David: Hey, Jess. Jess: Uh, I need to talk to you about those tickets. The tickets that you were looking for. David: Oh, yeah, good. Jess: No. Row "C" is completely sold out. David: Oh. Shit. Jess: And... while I have you, I just want to say that... I really would prefer if you don't ask me about this kind of stuff again. David: Oh. Jess: You know, and it's really unprofessional. (Whispers): Because also, I'm a mom. You know? And it's... it's offensive and difficult for me that you think of me as, um... a hustler. I'm not the girl that you go to to look for your booger sugar. David: I get it. Jess: I'm the woman that works in your office. And I deserve to be on Valerie's team. David: Yeah. ♪ ♪ AJ (Singsongy): Congrats on the promotion. So happy for you. (Sniffs) Mmm, mmm. Jess: Calm down. AJ: Calm down? Jess: That wasn't easy to get. AJ: Oh, really? Jess: Yeah. AJ (Chuckles): Sorry. (Jess laughs) Seriously, I'm proud of you. Jess: Thank you. (Sniffs) Sorry about Cynthia. AJ: Yeah. I really thought we were gonna make it work. Jess: Mm. AJ: Seemed so... (Sniffs) Real. (Sniffs) Jess: Well, I hope Karl beats her. (AJ sniffs) AJ: Not cool. Jess: Sorry. But if he does, I hope he does it in front of the kids. AJ: Well... well, is there any other way to do it? Jess: No. If you're gonna do it, make your mark. Russ: Lina? Lina? Lina: Hmm? Russ: You awake? Lina: Mm-mm. Russ: Sorry about the house. I feel bad that I haven't been able to... buy the house that you want. I know I got to make more money. Lina: I got to get a job. Russ: No, you don't. Lina: Yes, I do. Russ: I mean, it wouldn't hurt, you know. It's just... I'm gonna bust my ass until we have enough money to own our own place. Lina: It's okay. I think I like renting better than owning. Russ: Really? Lina: Yeah. Houses are a lot of work. And if something breaks... Who's gonna fix it, you? (Both laughing) Russ: Not a chance. Lina: Let's face it, baby... We're renters. ♪ ♪ (golf announcer speaking indistinctly) AJ: You feel like Mexican tonight? Amir: Anything but pizza. AJ: How about pizza?	{"type": "series", "show": "Married", "episode": "01x07 - Waffles & Pizza"}	foreverdreaming
Bernie: Oh, Russ? Check it out. What do you think? Russ: Costume party? Bernie: No, strip club. The girls tend to work a little harder when they think you're an MD. Russ: I can see that. Bernie: The material's very thin, very lap-dance friendly. Russ: I never, uh, thought of you as a, uh, strip club guy. Bernie: Oh, AJ invited me. You should come. You should come. Russ: Oh, no, I can't. Lina and I have a date night tonight. [bell dings] Bernie: Oh, this kid. You want me to handle this? I'm already scrubbed in. Russ: No. No. What does this say? Bernie: You should be wearing that, right? Russ: That's not the point. Okay? It says manager. How you doing? Can I help you? Tween: Yeah. Just, uh, here to pick up. Russ: Hey, where'd you get that bag? Tween: This bmb-ass surf shop in Venice. Russ: Swick? Tween: You know it? Russ: Yeah. Yeah, my old, my old partner and I started that. I actually designed that logo. Put it on a longboard. It's kind of how it all started. Tween: Baller. Bernie: Yeah, he also designed your middle school book fair banner, which I think you'll agree is equally baller. Russ: Yeah. I am super baller... still. <b>1x08 - The Old Date</b> Lina: I can't believe you actually planned a date. Russ: Yeah, what's the big deal? Lina: 'Cause you normally don't plan shit. Russ [laughing]: Well... Lina: It's nice when you make an effort. Russ: I thought it would be fun to, I don't know, see the old hood, do the old date... visit the shop. Lina: Are you feeling nostalgic? Russ: Maybe. A little. Lina: Ah. Man: You know who you remind me of? That's right... me. We both got the same cute little face. Russ: Right. No, we do. Yeah. We definitely do. Lina: Have a good night. Russ: Thanks. Thanks. Lina: Ah, I miss Venice. Russ: Yeah. That was like looking in a mirror. Lina: Let's go check out the old shop. Bernie: I thought we were going to a strip club. AJ: We are. Bernie: Why are we at your ex-wife's house? AJ: Relax, this'll only take a minute. [Roxanne gasps] I'm so sorry for your loss. Roxanne: Do you really think that this is a good idea? Honestly? AJ: I'm not here for you. I'm here for Jerry. Roxanne: Sure you are. Stop it. Bernie: What are we doing here? AJ: Oh. Jerry's mom passed. Bernie: Oh. AJ: Titty cancer. Bernie: I, um... sorry. It must be very hard to lose the mother of the guy who is boning your ex-wife. How are you holding up? AJ: Oh, not good. I heard Esther was a really cool lady. Bernie: Well, it's a very adult decision to come here and support Roxanne and Jerry. Let's continue to be adults and go see some adult entertainment. Mm-hmm? AJ: Yeah, you're right. Bernie: All right. AJ: But first I'm gonna have an adult beverage. Oh, God, it's such a tragedy, huh? Oh, I am walking for the cure this year. [chuckles] You better believe that, man. Lina: Oh, my God. It's closed. Russ: Really? Wow, that must've just happened. Man, end of an era. Sad. Lina: It is sad. We had a lot of good times in there. Russ: I know. Lina: I'm kind of relieved. Russ: Why? What's that supposed to mean? Lina: I don't know. I always felt like it was my fault that we sold the place. Russ: We made the decision together. Lina: I pushed you. Anyway, you always wondered what would've happened if we didn't sell. Now, you know. Russ: Oh, wait. They're not closed. They just moved. Right off Abbott Kinney. Lina: "Abbott Kinney"? They must be doing well. Russ: "Come see our new larger location." Unreal. [laughs] I mean how much larger? Lina: Should we check it out? Can you handle it? Russ: Probably not. Let's just go eat. Lina: I mean, the beach is great, but we never have to wait this long in the Valley. Russ: Yeah, the Valley's so much better. Lina: You don't have to pay for parking in the Valley. Russ: Thank God. Carlos: Okay. Lina: Hey, look who it is! Hi, Carlos. Carlos: Ah, so good to see you. Russ: You don't remember us, do you? Lina: Honey? Carlos: Uh, uh... [groans] I'm not good with names. Russ: Wow. Yeah. I just thought you'd recognize us. Carlos: I apologize. I see so many people. Your waiter will be with you shortly. Enjoy. Russ: We came in here once a week for five years. You think the guy would remember us. Lina: This is gonna be a fun night. Russ: What's the deal with this table by the way? Like, seriously? Lina: The table is fine. Russ: It's not fine. We should move. Lina: They're already gonna spit in our food. You want to be upgraded to semen? Russ: When we used to come in here, they used to sit us by the window and now we're, like, way in the back like minivans at a valet. Lina: Is this about the shop? Russ: No. Lina: You want to get the clams? Russ: I just want to know how much square footage they have. Lina: Come on. Let's go. Russ: What? Lina: We're gonna go to the store. You're not gonna stop thinking about it, so we might as well just go. Russ: I don't care about seeing it. Lina: Really? You don't care? Russ: I just, I bet they get a lot of foot traffic... Lina: You just want to rub my face in it... great! Let's go. Russ: I don't want to rub your face in anything. Lina: We're going. Russ: We're not going anywhere. Lina: We're going! Russ: I want to sit and eat. Lina: I'm not eating until we go. Carlos: Now, I remember you. Russ and Lina. From the surf store! Congratulations on the new location! Lina: Just say it. Russ: What? Lina: That I ruined your life. Russ: It's not your fault. Lina: Yeah, it is. I made you sell it. Russ: You were pregnant. You weren't thinking straight. Okay? Neither of us were. Lina: Bruce was being such an asshle. We both wanted him out of our lives. Russ: Yeah. And now, he's a rich asshle. Lina: Schools are better in the Valley. We had to do it. Russ: Kids, schools. We did the right thing. - LINA: Let's go eat. Russ: I just got to check one thing. Holy shit. This place is enormous. Look at all this stuff. Where is my longboard? Lina: Which one? Russ: The one with my logo on it. Lina: Oh, why would Bruce take it down? Russ: I'll tell you why Bruce would take it down. Because he wants to erase me. Lina: Uh, I don't think that's true. Your logo's on everything. Look. Russ: Nice that somebody's making money off my design. Lina: You know what? Screw this place. I need new sunglasses. How do I look? Russ: You're still cute. Lina: Hey, why don't we, uh, get drunk and go fool around on the beach? That'll be fun. Aw... Russ: All right. Let's go. Lina [quietly]: Hey. [both chuckle] Lina: I wasn't really gonna steal the glasses. It was just a joke. Dirk: A joke? Lina and Russ: Yes. Russ: Look, when we were younger and broke and we couldn't afford to go on dates, we would shoplift together. Lina: It was romantic. [Dirk scoffs] You know? Dirk: I'm calling the police. Lina: Don't... No, no. Russ: No! Lina: Don't do that, man. Russ: Don't do that, okay? Lina: Just, that's not cool. Russ: We're friends with Bruce, all right? Dirk: Who's Bruce? Russ: Our old partner. We used to own this shop together with Bruce. Lina: The three of us. Dirk: Okay, I don't know Bruce. Uh, this is, this place is owned by Mertzman Outdoors. Russ: What? Well, what happened to Bruce? Bruce got sht, man. Russ: I'm sorry... what?! Repair man: Bruce got sht. Russ: Holy shit. Wow. Bruce is freakin' loaded. Lina: Well, I'm happy he's okay. Russ: Bullshit. Lina: Shut up. Bruce: Hold on. [bell dings] Russ: Hey. Bruce: What's up? So, you two are still together, huh? Didn't think that was gonna last. Russ: Oh, yeah. No, it did. Lina: For now. Russ: Yup. Every day's an adventure. Bruce: Yeah, I know something about that. Bernie: Excuse me. Hey, AJ, can we get out of here? Old people are asking me to look at their rashes. AJ: So, look. Bernie: Oh, I've been looking at them, but it's time to go. Come on. Come on. AJ: No, no. Wait. Bernie: No. AJ: Excuse me, everyone. May I have your attention? Bernie: What are you doing? AJ: Time to make the donuts. Excuse me. I would just like to say a few words if I may. ROXANNE: Would you get him out of here? Bernie: I kind of want to see where he's going with this. AJ: I never met Esther. And I... guess I never will. But I do know Jerry. And I understand something about loss. For I, too, recently had someone very dear taken from me. [smacks lips] And the hardest part is the not knowing. Is she at peace? Is she happier without me? 'Cause if she is, that's okay. That is okay. Bruce: So, that junkie told me to empty the register. I told him to suck my dick. Yeah, blah, blah, blah. Nine surgeries later... here we are. Russ: Aw, man. I am so sorry. Bruce: What are you sorry for? You didn't put this bllet in my spine. She did. Lina: Excuse me? Bruce: Relax, I'm just kidding. Kind of. Russ: Not cool. Lina: How is it my fault you got sht? Bruce: Well, I mean, you made Russ sell, but... Russ: She... uh, no. She didn't make me sell. Bruce: Oh, a little bit. Russ: No. I mean... Lina: I-I... I mean... What? Come on. Bruce: Well, I just remember that after the buyout, I had no money, so I couldn't afford any help. And that's why I worked that night, which I should not have. So... But you guys are doing good. You guys have a family, right? Which is great for you. What's that like? Roxanne: What was that? AJ: I'm sorry about the speech, but I just saw you in that dress... Roxanne: Caitlin was late again for school on Monday. AJ: I overslept. Roxanne: Because of the pills? AJ: I need them to help me sleep... and wake up. Roxanne: Of course. She also said you had yet another visitor. AJ: Hey, I'm single. I mingle. Roxanne: Do you think that it's okay to have just different women running in and out of her life? AJ: You are the one who wanted to split up. Roxanne: How long are you gonna hold that...? Jerry: Is everything all right in here? AJ: Everything's fine. How are you? Roxanne: Baby, everything is okay. AJ: You know, if you need me to be helpful in any way... That's to be expected. Bruce: Come here. This is Mai, my girlfriend. Say hi. Mai: Hi. Bruce: She's a little shy sometimes with strangers. Mai was actually my occupational therapist. She got me through some pretty tough times, didn't she? Yeah. She got me to focus on the positive. So, that's good right there. [smacks lips] You got any pictures of your kids? Russ: Uh, sure, yeah. Bruce: Let's see what you guys got here. Oh, my God! Oh, so lucky. Russ: This is us all on the couch. Bruce: That is nice. Mai: We're thinking of adopting. Lina: Oh. Bruce: Obviously we can't conceive in the traditional manner. Russ: Well... um... Bruce: Yeah. But we still have fun though. We do all kinds of stuff. Finger each other. We look at all kinds of prn together. She-she-she orgasms pretty hardcore. Lina: Oh... Russ: I'm just gonna run to the bathroom. Is there one, um...? Bruce: Upstairs. Roxanne: So, Jerry and I talked it over and we, we want you to get some help. AJ: You want me to get some help? Roxanne: We want you to get some help. AJ: "We want." Roxanne: Jerry and I discussed it. AJ: Oh! Roxanne: We did and we want you to get better. [AJ groans] AJ: What else do you and Jerry talk about? Are you listening to anything that I'm saying? AJ: Let me ask you a question about Jerry. Is he as good at eating p*ssy as I am? Bernie: Yeah, Sharon, the mole is fine, but with your family history, I'd lay off the salt. Now, are you... AJ: We've been asked to leave. Bernie: Oh, finally. Good night. Oh, have a doctor look at that mole. Hey, are you okay? AJ [quietly]: Best... shivah... ever. [laughing] Bernie: No, she tried to take you back to court. I... AJ: No, she wants me to get help. She still cares about me. Bernie: I had a really different take on what just happened. [AJ laughing] Bruce: So is Russ still designing? Lina: Uh, yeah. He's working for a friend of ours in the valley. He's-he's doing banners and-and invitations. Bruce: Oh. That's good. Lina: Oh, thank you. Bruce: Is he happy? Lina: I think so. Russ: Hey, uh, Lina? Lina: Hmm? Russ: The babysitter's on the phone. Lina: Is everything okay? Russ: I don't know. I think you better take this upstairs. Lina: Oh. Excuse me. What did the babysitter... Russ: The kids are fine, okay? Look. My very first longboard. Lina: Oh, yeah. Russ: And I found this. We are taking this baby home tonight. Russ: Okay, I just need you to cover for me for, like, ten minutes so I can get all the bolts out. Lina: I'm not doing it. Russ: You heard him. He blames you for ruining his life. Lina: So do you. Russ: No, but that's... different. We're married. Lina: Oh, my God, just let him keep the board. Russ: No. Lina: Yes. Russ: Doesn't he have enough? He's got this incredible house by the beach, he's got a successful company, he's got an Asian wife... Lina: Oh, I'm sorry I'm not Asian enough for you. Russ: Me, too. Lina: Oh, my God. Russ: Did you see the size of his shower? Lina: Yeah. So it can fit a wheelchair in it. Russ: I moved to the valley. I got a vasectomy. I am manager of, like, a flag and banner shop. I am paying for braces. Can you please just do this one thing for me? Lina: Fine. What do you want me to do? Russ: I just want you to occupy them, okay? Bruce: Everything okay? Lina: Yeah. You know... Ella has a virus... Bruce: Whoa. Lina: ...and, um, everyone in her class had it. Bruce: Well, we should shut the party down. Mai, put the cheese away. Lina: No, no, no. No way. We are not shutting anything down. I have a babysitter tonight. I mean, unless blood is coming out of her eyeballs... [new song comes on radio] Mm! This is my jam! [Russ grunting] My kind of party. Come on, girl, shake it. Let's get down! Bruce: Go ahead, dance with her. You can dance with her, it's cool. Yeah! [music continues in distance] Russ: Seriously? [clunking sound] [clunking sound continues under music] Bruce: What was that? [clunking continues] Russ: Get off! [rattling] [Russ speaks indistinctly] [clunking continues] Bruce: Whoa. [laughs] All right. A little room here. All right, that's enough. There we go. There we go. [Bruce groaning] Lina: Why are we going upstairs?! Hey, let's get the party down here. [mechanical whirring] [music continues] [mechanical whirring continues] [glass shatters] Bruce: What up, dawg? You going somewhere? Russ: Hey, bud. [Lina moans] Bruce: All you had to do was ask, dawg. Lina: Oh, God. Bruce: All you had to do was ask. Russ: I... All right. You hungry? Lina: Yeah. But can we go back to the valley? Russ: Yeah, absolutely. [music] Bernie: I'm, uh... going to check her for lumps. AJ: Good luck! I recently lost a loved one.	{"type": "series", "show": "Married", "episode": "01x08 - The Old Date"}	foreverdreaming
(Door opens) (Door closes) Lina: Hey. Working late again? Russ: Uh, yeah. Lina: It's kind of really late. Russ: Yup, I was, uh... just working on some of my own stuff. Lina: Hmm. Russ: Yeah. Lina: Cool. Russ: Mm-hmm. Um, how are you, how are the girls? Lina: I spent my evening pulling shit out of a dog's ass. Russ: Oh, for fun? Russ: Or... Lina: His a*l glands were compacted. How was your day? Russ: Like pulling shit out of a dog's ass. Ella: Your wife is rude. Russ: Tell me about it. You know, she wasn't always this rude. Like, before you were born, she was actually kind of cool. Ella: What happened? Russ: We broke her. And now we are all paying for it. Ella: She's refusing to get me a Halloween costume. Russ: Really? Ella: Really. Russ: That is rude. Lina: Are you freaking kidding me? That's what she said, that I refused? Russ: Yes. Lina: First she wants to be a bee, then she wants to be a hippie, now she wants to be a pirate. How many costumes am I supposed to buy? Russ: So just buy her the pirate costume. Lina: You buy her the pirate costume. Russ: I can't, I have AJ's thing tomorrow. Lina: I have lunch with Eva. Russ: Eva's in town? Lina: Really? Russ: What? Lina: I told you, like, 17 times last week that my best friend was coming to town for a week and that she has one window that she can see me for lunch and it's tomorrow and I'm gonna drive half the day to do it. Russ: So, uh, what do you want to do about the pirate costume? Lina: If I buy it, she won't appreciate it. Lina: I should get it for her. Russ: Oh, get it, don't get it... I don't care. Sorry. (Door closes) Yeah, yeah, I got AJ into this very cool facility. Shepard: Very good. Russ: 'Cause that guy Russ: could use a vacation. Shepard: Yeah. Russ: Couldn't we all? Hi. Jess: Hi. Mwah. Uh, you forgot to buy toilet paper again. Shepard: (Soft chuckle) Well, then you forgot to remind me again. Jess: Okay, well, maybe that's because one of us has a job and the other one doesn't. Shepard: Okay, you know, I love when you emasculate me in front of company. Jess: Okay. Shepard: Do some more, Shepard: do some more. Jess: No, I'm sorry for you, I really am. One minute. Shepard: Hmm. Russ: Good times. Shepard: You have any idea what time you'll be back? Jess: No. Jess: I have work drinks tonight. Shepard: Okay, you got work drinks. I got you, you got work drinks. She has drinks every night and then I end up eating supper alone with the nanny. Russ: Does Victoria speak English or...? Shepard: You know what, I'm not really sure. She seems to smile and she laughs on cue. 'Cause, really, what more do I need? Russ: Oh, sounds fun. Shit. Hey. AJ: Bagels, anyone? Jess: Oh, man. Russ: You don't look packed. AJ: Come on, come inside. (Russ sighs) My assistant's coming by later. She's on it. Jess: No, not later. No, no, no, we don't have all day to do this. Russ: Yeah, dude, come on. We took off work for this. AJ: Oh, man, you think they got bagels in the big house? Russ: You're not going to jail. Jess (Chuckling): Jesus. AJ: Oh, jail, rehab. Same shit. Russ: Look, I know this is hard, okay? But you got to get your suitcase, all right? We got to go. AJ: How about I go tomorrow, and the three of us just kick it today? I have all these drugs... huh? We should go through them so they're not here when I get back. I don't need that temptation, you know? Russ: We got to get this moving here, okay, so can you go get packed? Please? AJ: You're a buzzkill. Fine. (Phone rings) Russ: Hey. Lina: How's it going? Russ: I'm helping a grown man pack. Lina: I help you pack all the time. Russ: That must be why you hate me. Lina: I hate you? Lately it seems like you hate me. Russ: What? I don't... that's crazy. Lina: Anyway, look, I think I want to get Ella the pirate costume. Russ: I thought you said she won't appreciate it. Lina: She won't, but she's almost 12, and I feel like this is the last Halloween she'll trick-or-treat with the family. Russ: Right, okay. Lina: Can you do it, because by the time I get over the hill I won't have time. Russ: I... Sure. Sure. Lina: I have to go, Eva's here. Later Russ: Okay, bye. (Lina laughs) Eva: Oh, my gosh. Lina: How are you? Eva: It's good to see you. Lina: You, too. Eva: How's things, how's everything with Russ? Lina: Well, they've been better. Russ: So, what kind of work drinks do you have tonight? (Jess laughs) So full of shit. Jess: I don't have work drink. (Fake chuckle) It's a Halloween party in the hills. Russ: (Laughs) Yeah, he said you've been going out a lot lately. Jess: I'm not doing anything shady, I'm just going out and having fun and dancing. Shep falls asleep every night at 9:00 p.m. in front of the TV. Oh, you never go out? You're so good, right, you're perfect? Russ: No. Jess: God, let me get a closer look at you; you are perfect. Russ: I did not say that. I'm in the same exact boat. Some nights I go out with the kids from the, uh, store. You know, we go to the bar and I tell Lina that I'm working on my designs. And the truth is I haven't worked on any of my own shit in months. Jess: Sometimes you need to lie. Russ: Yeah. What is taking him so long? Seriously. He said he'd be right out. Jess: He lied. Russ: AJ, let's go. (Heavy scraping) (Knocking) AJ. Jess: Hello? (Groans) Russ: Oh, son of a bitch. AJ! Hey, come on! What are you doing?! Jess: We have a runner. Russ: Come on! I don't need this shit. Russ: (Groans) This is so annoying. I can't believe he just did this. Jess: You know what, though, he's not gonna get very far without the keys. Russ: That is true. Jess: Yeah. That was very well done on your part. Jess: Yeah. You know, it's actually this trick that I used to do, like, with all of the addicts that I've dated. Russ: You did date a lot of addicts. Jess: Yeah, it's kind of my type. Russ: I can't believe you ended up with Shep. He's so straight. Jess: Yeah, well, I needed someone to take the wheel. Which is exactly why you and I could never be together. 8Russ: Yeah, we're looking for our friend to take him to rehab while we smoke a joint. Jess: That's a bad... (Chuckles) that's a bad couple. Russ: That is a bad couple. Jess: Or such a cool couple. Russ: Is that him? That's him right there. Pull over. Pull over right here. AJ: I just wanted to say good-bye to my favorite barista. Jess: Yeah. No, he's really gonna miss you. AJ: I tip really well. He is really gonna miss me. Russ: Just get in the car. AJ: Let my guy make you a mocha. Jess: No. Russ: Just get in the car. AJ: Let my guy make you a mocha, Come on. Jess: Nobody wants a mocha. AJ: Fine. Fine. Jess: Nobody wants a mocha. AJ: Fine. It's your loss. He makes the best mocha. Jess: Okay. Lina: We're not connecting anymore, you know? And by the end of the day, when we finally all... Eva: Oh, my God. like... Lina, I am so sorry. I just have to have a quick cup of coffee with Parker here. Look, it'll just... it'll... it'll take a couple minutes. Lina: Oh. Parker: Sorry to interrupt. Lina: Okay... Sure. Do you want me to move? AJ: What the hell is this? Am I rehabbing at a Dollar Store? Russ: No, I just got to do some shopping. I got to get Ella a pirate costume. AJ: Guys, maybe rehab isn't the answer for me. Russ: Dude. Jess: You're going to rehab. AJ: Do I have a private room? Russ: Yes. AJ: Do I have a private bathroom? Russ: Yes. AJ: I wonder if I get a bidet 'cause I like to be clean. Jess: (Groans) No. All right, well, what size pirate is she? Russ: Uh, I don't have any idea. She's almost 12, so... Jess: She is? Russ: Yeah. Jess: God. Russ: I know. I think this is the last year that she's gonna trick-or-treat with us. Jess: Oh. Did she have her period yet? Russ: No, don't, okay? I don't know. The doctor said it could be any minute. Jess: Ooh, you're gonna get those boobs and pubes in your house. Russ: Stop it, okay? I can't even get my head around that. Jess: Here we go. Look. You're done. Pirate. Russ: What is that? Jess: And you're welcome. It's a pirate costume. Russ: No, it's a sexy pirate. AJ: It's a slutty pirate. Russ: I just said she's 12. That's way too much, Jess. AJ: That's a dirty, dirty pirate. Jess: I'm sorry, but this is L.A. This is what kids wear. AJ: A pirate that dresses like that has daddy issues. Russ: Yeah. Why are there no classy pirate costumes here? She's just gonna have to be the bee or the hippie, I guess. AJ: I just had a thought. What if Caitlin grows up to be a slutty pirate? What if I'm one of these whore-making dads? Russ: No. You're... You're a good dad, okay? She's gonna be fine. AJ: Right. That's why I got to stay home and I got to take care of my kid, 'cause I'm a good dad. Jess: No. Russ: No, that's not what I said. You're gonna go to rehab so that you can become a better dad. AJ: Right. A better dad. Jess: Yeah. AJ: Rehab. We just got to make a quick stop at my office first, though. (Jess groans) Russ: What? All right. You get five minutes, all right? That's it. I'm serious. AJ: All right, all right. Relax, Dad. I just have to go upstairs and say good-bye to my work family and pick up some socks. (Tapping) AJ: Hey, Gillian. Gillian: Hi. (Pills rattling) AJ: Ah, they sound comfy. Gillian: Just like you ordered. AJ: Yeah. Gillian: The guy I got them from said not to wear the socks on an empty stomach. AJ: Hey, got to always listen to the sock man, right? Gillian: Just be careful. AJ: Hey, uh, where is everybody? Richard and Abby are... They're not in their offices. Gillian: Um, they are in the partner meeting. AJ: Partner meeting? Gillian: Mm-hmm. AJ: But I'm one of the partners. Gillian: I know. It's just... AJ: So how can they have a partner meeting without me, if I'm one of the partners? That doesn't make any sense. Gillian: Well, you weren't coming in today. AJ: So I'm not one of the partners anymore, huh? Gillian: No, of course you are. AJ: Oh, oh, okay. Yeah, yeah. No, you're right! You're right! I'm a founding partner! (Whistling) Gillian: You know, I really don't think this is such a good idea. Why don't we just go to lunch or something. AJ? Good luck. AJ: Hey, guys. How's it going? Hey, uh, I got a little something I want to say to you. (Muffled): Are you insane?! Are you out of your minds?! This... mine, mine, this is all mine! I started this company! (Speaking indistinctly) ...on your skulls after I remove your brains! (Eva speaking indistinctly) Lina: Um, you know what, I think, uh... I think I'm gonna get going. I'll just see you next time you're in town. Eva: Lina, just hang on one s... (Phone ringing) Uh, I have to get this. Lina: Sure. Eva: Can you just hang on one second? Lina: No, it's fine, it's fine. It was nice to meet you. Good luck with your, um, important meeting. Eva: (Sighs) Hey. I am so sorry. Look, I'm only in town for a couple days and I overbooked. Are you okay? Lina: (Sniffles) No. Eva: Should we go get a drink? Lina: I just gave the guy my ticket. Eva: I'll take care of it. Come on. Gillian: Everything's fine. I shouldn't have called you guys, uh... I just got scared. Jess: Why, what happened? Gillian: The partners had AJ escorted out of the building. After everything that he's done for them, it's so ungrateful. Right? Russ: What did he do? Gillian: Nobody got hurt. AJ got a tiny bit violent. Jess: Uh-huh. Gillian: But he wanted me to tell you guys that rehab can wait, because things are a little intense right now with the new firm. Jess: The new firm? Gillian: We're starting a new firm. I mean, AJ is, but I'm helping him. Jess: Oh, I'm sure you are, sweetie. That's great. Gillian: N-No, you guys, now's really not a good time. Wait, you guys, um, sorry... AJ? Russ: Let's go. It's time to go. Time to go. AJ: Gillian, did you explain to them how busy I am with the new firm? Gillian: I tried. Russ: Oh, cut the crap. There is no new firm, okay? You're going to rehab like you promised. AJ: Do you have that promise in writing? Russ: In a text. AJ: Well, texts are inadmissible. You know, anybody can hack that shit, right? Jess: Oh, my God, you're such an asshle. We've been chasing you around all day, okay? Russ: You know what, don't worry about it. I don't care anymore. I really don't. I'm over it. Okay, you don't want to go to rehab? Don't go, okay? Who cares that I spent the week yelping different facilities, okay? Reading reviews of food and-and fitness centers. If you want to screw me over and Jess and this poor girl who's probably in love with you, go for it. AJ: Right. Come on, she's not in love with me. Gillian: But you said you wanted to be with me. AJ: Yeah. At the new firm. Gillian: But what about when we... AJ: Oh, my God, did we have sex? Gillian: Twice. AJ: Did you like it? Gillian: Once. Jess: Oh, wow. AJ: Well. I guess it's, uh... it's time for somebody to go to rehab, huh? Lina: No, I just really wanted to talk to you because I can't talk to the other moms about real stuff. Eva: Okay, well, what's going on with you and Russ? Lina: He hates his job. He comes home super late every night and I can tell that he doesn't want to be around me. I don't understand it. Eva: Do you know, sometimes when I come home at night, I am such a bitch to Karen. Lina: Okay, but why? Eva: I don't know. I mean, she's taking care of my kids, she's washing my clothes. Lina: Yeah. Eva: But sometimes I look at her and I can't stand her. Like, all the sacrifices that she's made for me, I just, I see them on her face. It makes me want to slap the shit out of her. Lina: Really? (Eva laughs) I can tell when I walk through the door. He looks at me like he wants me to be his cheerleader or something. Eva: You know what? He probably just wants you to put his dick in your mouth. (Laughs) Lina: I'm a terrible wife. Eva: Hey, stay in the hotel room with me tonight, come on. I have an early meeting, but you can just hang out, get a massage, charge it to the room. And then we can really hang out later. Lina: Yeah, screw it, Russ can take 'em trick-or-treating. Eva: Mm-hmm. Lina: They don't even care about me. (Eva laughs) They probably won't even notice if I'm not there. Eva: So you'll stay? Lina: Happy Halloween. Russ: Hey. Russ: What are you doing here? Lina: Hi, guys. I thought you were, uh, spending the night at Eva's. Lina: Oh, I didn't really think you could handle trick-or-treating on your own. But I was clearly wrong. Russ: Clearly. Lina: You got the pirate costume. Not bad. Ella: Hey, guys, Hannah just texted and asked if I could go trick-or-treating with them. Can I? All my friends are gonna be there. Please. Russ: Uh, sure. Ella: Really? Lina: I hope she bleeds right through that pirate costume tonight. Russ: Yeah. Let Hannah's mother find her a tampon. Lina: And show her how to use it. Maya: What's a tampon? Russ: Uh... It's kind of like a sponge... that soaks up stuff. Maya: What stuff? Frankie: Are we done talking about tampons? Lina: How are we gonna trick-or-treat when the kids are too old? Russ: We won't. Lina: Well, what will we do? Russ: We'll give out candy. Lina: We're gonna be those old people giving out candy? That's depressing. Frankie: Look what we've got! Lina: Oh, I want a butterfinger. Maya: Mom. Russ: Give your mother a butterfinger... she does a lot of shit for you. Now. Give it. All right, let's keep going. Come on. Russ: Get something bigger. Frankie: We will, Daddy. Russ: King size. What was that for? Lina: Standing up for me. Russ: Hmm. Well, in that case... Feeling more than just a kiss. (Lina laughs) (Horn honks) Jess: Am I too late? Shepard: Just in time. Ooh, you know what? Back in the car. Jess: What? Shepard: Just wait in the car. Some neighbors don't hate us yet. Jess: I look good. Shepard: Yes, you do.	{"type": "series", "show": "Married", "episode": "01x09 - Halloween"}	foreverdreaming
(Russ groans) Lina: You okay? Russ: Yeah, I'm fine. Lina: Yeah? Russ: Yeah. Lina: I went to Bernie's. I thought maybe we could grab lunch or something. He said you went home sick. Russ: Well, I am sick. Sick of working at Bernie's. Lina: I hope you feel better. Russ: Hey, look... Lina: You know, I get sick of stuff, too. I'd love to take a sick day. Russ: So... let's take one... Together. Lina: Someone's got to pick up the kids. Idiot. S01E10 Family Day Russ (Sighs): Oh... (Jess giggles) Jess (Sighs): I can't believe you haven't been by to see AJ yet. Russ: I know, I know, I know. How's he doing, how's rehab? Jess: I don't know. I mean, he's AJ, so it is a process. So many cool addicts there. Russ: "Cool addicts"? Jess: You know me, I love that shit. (Russ laughs, taps table) Russ: That's weird Jess: What's... your problem? Russ: I'm just... (Sighs) Lina and I have been fighting ever since they sold our house. Jess: Oh, shit, they actually sold that place? Russ: Yeah. To the Russians next door. Now we're, like, struggling to find another place to rent. Oh, God. Looking for places is the ultimate worst; She must be so stressed out, yeah. She is, without a doubt, but I feel like this is like... an opportunity, you know, to, like, change things. Jess: Like... what? Russ: Everything... all of it. I just... I want my life to feel more like... (Stammers) I don't know. More adventurous. I bought this book about traveling the world with your family; Just picking up and, like, leaving town for, like... Months, years at a time, you know? Jess: Mm-hmm. Russ: And I gave it to her just to see what she would say, and she was like, "we should just table that." Jess: Yeah, that sounds about right. (Russ sighs) Well, uh... do you want to smoke weed? Russ: I do, but we can't use the van again; Lina's tired of explaining the smell to the kids. Jess: Oh, my God, you're such a pssy. (Jess groans) (Dog whimpers) Maya: When is Jen coming? Jen's not coming; We got a new sitter. Maya: How pretty is she? Lina: Why does that matter? Maya: It matters to me. Russ: It matters to both of us. Maya: Where are you guys going anyway? Russ: Uh... we are going to visit Uncle AJ in the hospital. Lina: He's not in the hospital. Russ (Grunts): I... Lina: He's in a resort for rich people who take too many drugs. Maya: Why do people take drugs? Russ: Well... uh... sometimes grown-ups need to take something to help them forget that their lives didn't turn out the way they wanted. Lina: Sometimes they just don't want to face the reality that they're married with three kids. Maya: Wait, Uncle AJ has three kids? Russ: No, your mom was talking about me. Shepard: I just don't really understand why you can't do this by yourself. Wh-why do I have to go? Jess: Well, because AJ wants us both to be there for family day. Shepard: Right, but we're not family. Yeah, but it's really just an opportunity for him to apologize to all of the different people that he's hurt. Really? Where are they holding this thing, the colosseum? Jess: You know, it's really one of my favorite parts of rehab, because it's like when all of the different weirdos get to be like, "I'm sorry that I stole your car..." Or, like, "I'm sorry that I shit in your fish tnk..." Shepard: Oh... I'm looking forward to this, now. (Jess sighs) Jess: If... you give it a chance, you might actually like it. Shepard: You had me at "fish tnk." Jess: Okay. Russ: This is amazing. Lina: Wow. Russ: Wow, we would never be able to afford a rehab like this. No, I mean, if one of us needed help, we would have to just stay on drugs. Russ: Oh, did you get a chance to look at that I sent you? Lina: Stuff? Russ: Yeah, the link to the guy's blog? Or the book about the guy who travels the world...? Lina: Yeah, I just have been really busy. Russ: Okay. Never mind. (Ducks quacking) Lina: AJ! AJ: H-hey...! Russ: So, Jess says you've been doing really well. AJ: Yeah? Did she tell you that she's been here every day? Russ: So? AJ: So, she's a rehab junkie. She's addicted to coming to rehab. Ever since I checked in here, she's been obsessed with my recovery. Russ: She cares about you, dude. She's been sending uplifting texts to other patients. Russ: Oh, really? AJ: Yeah. Lina: I think I found our house. AJ: Oh, yeah? Lina: Crap, except it only has one and a half bathrooms. Which I just don't think is enough for five people. How much are the neighbors paying you? Lina: For what? AJ: To move. Lina: They have to pay us? AJ: Well, they don't have to, but... you can make their lives miserable. Lina: We can? Do you know how hard it is to evict somebody in California? If they want you gone, you kind of have them by the balls. Oh, my God, here he is, this is my guy. (Men chuckling) Dr. Fred, these are my very good friends, Lina, Russ, Russ, Lina. Russ: Hi. Russ. Dr. Fred: Can I steal AJ for a second? Lina: Yeah, yeah. Russ: Sure, yeah. AJ: See you guys in a second. Oh, my God, how great would it be if we could get a little extra money for our move? Maybe we could put it towards a bigger place. Russ: Yeah, or a bigger move. Lina: A bigger move? Russ: Costa Rica. Lina: You want to move to Costa Rica? Russ: Why not? Lina: Thewhole family? Russ: Yes! What? Jess: AJ! Hey, man, how's it going? Hey. AJ: What are you doing here? Jess: I'm here for family day. AJ: Mm... I thought I told you not to come. Jess: Oh, I thought you were joking. AJ: I wasn't. You really piss me off. Jess: Why, what did I do? AJ: Every time you come here, you make it all about you. Yesterday you spent an hour talking to dawn about how your mother makes you feel guilty about not being more religious. Jess: Yeah? AJ: Dawn was rped by her grandfather. Jess: Well, we've all been abused. AJ: Okay, look. You know, like, everyone has their stuff. AJ: This is my rehab, not yours. All right, well, I'll go home then, if that's what you want. AJ: No, no, no, it's okay, stay, just... be cool. Jess: All right. (AJ sighs) AJ (Laughs): Oh, man. (Jess quietly laughs) (AJ sighs) Lina: Are you serious? Russ: Yes. Lina: You want to move the whole family to Costa Rica? Russ: Yeah, I do. We get on a plane and we go down there and we stay with Kurt for a bit. Lina: Who the hell is Kurt? The guy who writes the travel blog. Lina: What travel blog? Russ: The one that I sent you that you obviously, like, ignored. No, I got the e-mail that you forwarded with the link, but I didn't open it. Russ: Oh, that's awesome. Just like you ignore every link to every house I need you to look at. Because we shouldn't be looking at that stuff. I think you're losing your mind. I'm not losing my mind. Kurt is klling it down there. He, like, opened a cafe. We could do the same thing... we could open another surf shop. Lina: Yeah, we could, and we could send the kids to school with chickens... Russ: Kurt homeschools his kids. Lina: Homeschool? Russ: Yeah, taken care of. Lina: Seriously? Russ: Yep. Lina: I prefer the chickens. Think about all the cool shit we would do. I can think of you surfing, and me spending all day at home with all three kids. Russ: No, you'd be teaching. Jess: There's got to be more. Yes. Grady's more of, like, a live-in-the-moment type of guy. Shepard: Which one is grady? Grady is the one who got so drunk that he jumped off the train while it was still moving. No, I think that was Glenn. Jess: No, Glenn is the man that set his neighbor's RV on fre. Shepard: Okay, 'cause I get them confused. Jess (Laughs): Yeah, I know. There are so many interesting people here. Shepard: Okay, well, maybe if I set fre to something, I'd be interesting. I don't want you to be interesting. I like you the way that you are. Shepard: Mm. I'm, I'm gonna pretend like that was a compliment. Jess: Itis a compliment. Shepard: I see. Hey. Lina: Hey, guys. Jess: Hi. Do you know if there's a Wi-Fi signal anywhere? Jess: I do. There's a really strong one at the juice bar. Lina: Thank you. My treat. They make the best smoothies. Lina: I cannot believe how frustrating this is... there are no houses for rent. Jess: Where are you looking, exactly? Lina: Well, we're kind of between something in our current school district or Costa Rica. (Jess chuckles) Jess: Why is that? Lina: Russ. He's having another one of his freak-outs. Jess: Hmm. Can I say something? Maybe it's not a freak-out. I just don't think that... I don't think that Russ is happy. Lina: You don't think my husband is happy? Why? Did he tell you that when you guys were smoking weed in my van? Jess (Sighs): He just said that you guys were in a rut. Lina: Well, who gets to be happy all the time, Jess, you? Jess: I don't know. I try to have fun. Well, I guess you're fun and I'm not. Lina, that's not... I'm not... Forget it. (Jess sighs) Shepard: Pretty swanky, huh? Yeah. I'd say. You can see why Jess likes it here so much. No, no, no, it's not the amenities. It's she likes the damaged men. It reminds her of her father. Wait. Am I one of those damaged men? Is that why she's friends with me? Are you just figuring that out now? Hey... are you serious about moving to Costa Rica? Russ: Yeah. Very. Shepard: Oh. I get it. I had a Costa Rica, too. Mine was Morocco. Never made it. Russ: Don't you regret that? Shepard: Went to Egypt once. But do you think it's gonna be the best thing for the kids, truly? Russ: Is it best for them that their father is miserable all the time? Shepard: Works for us. Lina: Okay, um, do you know when we're starting the therapy thing? Russ: Uh, no, I don't. What's the rush? Lina: 'Cause I found a house. It's great. It's in our budget, it's in a great school district, and... guess what. Russ: What? Lina: There's three bathrooms. And they're having an open house today. Russ: Okay. We'll go after therapy. Lina: No, it will be gone by then. Russ: I don't care. Lina: What? Russ: You don't care about Costa Rica; I don't care about your third bathroom. Lina:My third bathroom? Dr. Fred: Should we start? Russ: Yes. Good to go. AJ: Let the healing begin! AJ: I would like to thank everyone for coming here. Well... not everyone, I guess, because, uh, everyone isn't here. I, uh... asked Roxanne to come, but she's at a women's apparel event at Newport beach, and it's kind of strange that... this was her suggestion in the first place, for me to come here... Dr. Fred: Maybe we should focus on the people who are here. AJ: My guy. Jess: I'll go. I'll go first. I want to. Actually, AJ, I would love to go first, because we're kind of in a rush. Russ: No, we're not, actually. Lina: We are. I'm sorry... Jess can go first if she wants to go first. Jess: Thank you. I do, I do. AJ: Of course you do. Shepard: What is that? What is with that attitude? I mean, Jess has come to visit you here almost, like, every day. AJ: 'Cause she gets off on it. Well, you know what? Even if she does, it doesn't mean she doesn't care about you. Jess: Thanks. You get me. AJ: I would just like to say... Jess, that I am so sorry for any inconvenience my addiction may have caused you. Shepard: You aware that "sorry" is not a sarcastic word? AJ: Growing up in my house, it was. Sorry. Shep... Jess... I know I can be a handful at times and I am not always the most punctual. I dinged your car that one time, and, uh, I'm sorry that I, uh, left you that little surprise in your guest bathroom. Lina (Clears throat): AJ, I am so sorry, I love you, but I need to go. AJ: Wait, no, no, I haven't apologized yet. Lina: I forgive you. AJ: No. No, no, no, no. That's not how this works. You don't forgive me before I apologize, all right? That's putting the cart before the horse, and that's... Lina: Russ, let's go. Russ: No. AJ: No, no, no, you can't take him. Jess: If you really want to leave, we can give you a ride home. Lina: He's not going home with you, he's coming with me. Jess: Hey, you know what? You're being a little bit controlling, and this isn't about you. Lina: Don't. Jess: Don't what? Lina: Don't say shit, or I will go. Jess: I am not afraid of you, Lina. Please, bring it on. Lina: Okay, fine. I think you need to spend a little more time worrying about your own marriage and be less involved in mine. Jess: Meaning what? Meaning that your husband eats dinner alone every night with the nanny, and your son only speaks spanish. Shepard: Uh... spanish, it's a beautiful language, Spanish. AJ: I wish I knew how to speak spanish. You should come down to Costa Rica with us and then we could all speak spanish. Jess: Just let it go, man. She's not gonna want to bang you in Costa Rica, either... she flat... out does not want to do it. Shepard: I think you can stop now. Jess: And she doesn't even... Lina: No, it's okay. She's right, she's right. I am not gonna change, no matter where I live. So, honey, I don't think it's a different country that you want. I think it's a different person. Russ: Oh, please. (Indistinct chatter) AJ: Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey, I am the one who is addicted to drugs and alcohol here, okay. Can we please bring it back to me? You want to know what I'm sorry about? That I invited you assholes here in the first place. Shepard: I love family day. Lina: Hey. Good morning. Russ: Mm. Lina: I read your book. Russ: What book? Lina: About the idiot who makes his whole entire family travel around the world with him. Russ: Oh, you did? You've been pulling out of my nightstand and putting my pillow ever single night. Yeah. Russ: That's awesome. Okay. And? Lina: Thought it was well-written. But the part in Iceland, I thought... was really scary. Russ: Uh-huh. Lina: Right? Russ: Yeah. I mean, that's what I'm worried about, you know? Russ: Yeah, that was terrifying. Lina: What part of it? Russ: The same part. When they do that, uh... They, you know... The part where the... The scary part where they do... They go through the thing. Lina: Holy shit. You didn't even finish it, did you? I finished some of it. I'm not a reader. Lina: You're not a planner, either. You know if we do this, I am gonna end up doing everything. I'm gonna have to find a house and find a school and find a pediatrician. Russ: That's not true. Lina: Yeah, it is, yes. Russ: I would do some of that stuff. Lina: No, you wouldn't. You wouldn't. Russ: You're better at it than I am. I could carry the luggage. Lina: You could carry the luggage. Russ: So what do you think? I mean... Lina: I think, um... Russ: Are you... into it? Lina: No, I wouldn't say I'm into it. I'm... open to it. You wouldn't have brought this up if there wasn't. Lina (Quietly): I'm a little bit into it. Russ: It'll be so good. (Doorbell rings) AJ (Laughing): Hey. Russ: Hey! There he is. AJ: Good to see you, man. Russ: Good to see you. AJ: Hey, look... I got my weekends back. Russ: Hi, Caitlin. You're looking good, man. AJ: Thanks. I'm running again. Russ: Nice. Bernie: Cool. AJ: You ever hear of the runner's high? Bernie: Yeah. How is that? AJ: Not as good, man. Not as good. Bernie: Oh. Jess: Mm. Ooh. (Baby fussing) Tomato time? What do you think? So it looklike you guys are staying put. Lina: Yeah. The new owners decided they want to wait a while to build, so we can stay for now. We're on a month-to-month. Jess: That's good, yeah? Lina: Mm-hmm, yeah, it is good. And every night after we put the girls to bed, Russ and I stay up and go online and plan our escape to Costca Rica. Jess: Yeah, mm-hmm. I get it. Lina: What about some nap time? I'm gonna tuck him in with this tomato. Yo. Bernie: You made 'em too small. Russ: No, I did not. Jess: Are you having another hamburger? Okay, first of all, it's a slider. Jess: No. Shepard: Second of all, shut up. Jess: He's trying to eat his way out of our marriage. Shepard: I heard that. Jess: I know you did. Maybe just try not to die before the Bar Mitzvah. Shepard: No, no, no, no. I got it all planned out. Jess: Hmm. Russ: What, the bar mitzvah? Shepard: No. My death. Nobody wants to hear about your death. Shepard: Oh, you know, she just wants to hear about the insurance. I would like to hear about your death. Lina: I want to hear about your death. AJ: Yeah, I freaking love death fantasies. Shepard: All right, well, here's what's gonna happen. You know, uh, leaving Las Vegas when Nick Cage goes to Vegas, and he drinks himself to death? AJ and Russ: Yeah. Shepard: So, mine is like that, but instead of Vegas, I go to Memphis, and instead of booze, it's brisket. But the idea is the same. Bernie: Okay, that's good. AJ: Good stuff. Russ: Everything in moderation. Jess: Yeah, I'm gonna od old school. AJ: Oh, yeah? Jess: The kids come in, they find mommy choking on her own vomit. Done. Russ: Good times. Yeah, it's kind of glamorous in a way. Bernie: Rock and roll. Shepard: So sweet, honey. Lina: You just said "kids," more than one. Jess: I did. We're trying. Lina: Oh, that's good. Jess: Yeah, you know, I was thinking, now when you judge me for being a bad mother, you can make me feel twice as shitty. Lina: Okay, all right. Jess: I'm doing it for you. Lina: Thank you. Jess: I'm doing it for you. Lina: That's really considerate. Jess (Laughing): Yeah. Lina: You are never going to let me forget that, are you? Jess: No. Russ: Yeah, I bet AJ's got a good death story. AJ? AJ: Oh. Oh. You think so? Russ: Yeah. Bernie: I'll hear it. AJ: Oh, I do. Shepard: It's gonna be good. AJ: So, I'm running in the canyon the other day, and I see this giant, gigantic pile of horseshit. Bernie: Mm. AJ: Must have been a 30-pound dump. And I think to myself, how great would it be to be responsible for something that substantial, right? Wait. So, what's the death part, then? AJ: I shit my brains out. Literally. Annot just mbrains. All of my vital organs, liver, kidneys, heart, you name it. Everything that is inside of me comes out of me. I mean, how cool would that be? Shepard: Mm. AJ: For one split second to see your beating heart in the toilet. And then you die with a smile on your face, because you know you finally did something meaningful. Okay, um, I don't want this anymore. (Laughter) Russ: That is gonna be, uh, tough to follow. Lina: Impossible. Russ: What about you, babe? Lina: Me? Russ: Yeah, let's hear it. Lina: All right, well, the girls are gone, they're in college, they're good. No one's pregnant, no one's working the pole. Cheers. Um, we sell the house, and we... Russ: Uh, wait. What house? Lina: It's my fantasy. In my fantasy, we own a house. Russ: Oh, all right. Lina: Okay? We sell the house, and travel the whole world. And we see all the places together that we always talked about seeing. And then, when we're done, mrder, su1c1de. Russ: Ah. (People exclaim) Bernie: That's kind of perfect. Russ: You want to die together? Lina: Baby, there's no one I want to die next to but you. Russ: Oh, you're the only person I want to be mrder by. All: Aw. Shepard: That's so sweet. Jess: It's great. You guys are so cute. How come you never offered mrder me? Anyone want to know how I want to die? Shepard: Yes. Bernie: Okay. AJ: Huh? Lina: Choke yourself to death. Shepard: Necktie? Jess: What's that? Bernie: Sex accident. (Laughter) Jess: Yeah, yeah. AJ: Okay. No. Bernie: Choking during sex. Sex accident... yeah, yeah, that's good. Shepard: Sex accident. Sex accident. Russ: Can I change mine?	{"type": "series", "show": "Married", "episode": "01x10 - Family Day"}	foreverdreaming
Mission control: Mars team, Mars team, be advised, stay at your consoles. T-minus 10 seconds. Hana Seung: Can I ask you a question? Astronaut: Of course, go ahead. Hana Seung: Do you ever miss home? Man: Three, two, one. Lily Seung: Hana, come on, let's go. Come on, Joon. Joon Seung: Thanks. Lily Seung: Almost at the new house, guys. Home sweet home. Come on, girls. Joon, that one goes with me into the kitchen. Hana, take that upstairs into your room. [music] Joon Seung: Um, what are you doing? Hana Seung: I wanna see what's up there, pass me that box. Joon Seung: No way. It smells like old people up here. Carly once said she found a dad body in an attic. Hana Seung: Really? Joon Seung: That's what she told me. [music] [static and hiss] What's that? So it says here that these are frequencies. It also says here it's illegal to operate a ham radio without a license. Astronaut: This is november, alpha... This is november, alpha, one, sierra, sierra. Do you copy? Hana Seung: I saw that written in here. Hello? Astronaut: Mission control. [static interference] Hana Seung: Hello? [inaudible radio chatter] Hana Seung: Are you okay? [inaudible radio chatter] Hana Seung: It'll probably work better outside. November, alpha, one, sierra, sierra? November, alpha, one, sierra, sierra? Hello? Radio announcer: There's a chance it will rain today, [inaudible] and then on Sunday... [inaudible]. Lily Seung: Hana, are you ready to go? [inaudible radio announcer] Joon, hurry up, we're gonna be late! [overlapping group chatter] Joon Seung: We have to get rid of these lunches, they smell horrible to other people. Hana Seung: But I'm hungry. Michelle: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be laughing. I shouldn't be laughing. It was so funny. Joon Seung: Let's go sit with those girls. Hana Seung: I don't know. Joon Seung: Come on, it's not a big deal. Hana Seung: You go ahead. [sighs] Joon Seung: Fine, wish me luck. Christine: She'll have friends. Like, one isn't going to ruin your life. Joon Seung: Hi, I'm Joon, I'm new here. Christine: I'm Christine. Joon Seung: Did you see Mr. K today? Hana Seung: Yeah. Joon Seung: I think he has a wig. Hana Seung: Really? I didn't even notice. Joon Seung: So, that girl Christine invited me over, do you wanna come? Hana Seung: Maybe next time. Joon Seung: Okay, well, tell mom I'll be home before dinner. You know how she gets. [music] [static, noise] Radio announcer: And there's a series of high speeds. Man: Hey, what are you doing with my truck? Hana Seung: Uh, nothing, sorry. Danielle: Hey, you all right? Why are you sitting out here with the trash? Hana Seung: Uh, no reason. Danielle: Well, you hungry? Carl, how many times do I have to tell you? You can't keep your dentures on the table. Carl: It's only soup. Danielle: It's common sense. Albert: Pretty exciting stuff, ain't it? I still remember when they launched a monkey into space, 1948. He was catapulted into that black abyss that floats over us, and he never came back. Danielle: Here, dad, don't forget to take these. Albert: But in that moment, the little chimp became a space pioneer for future monkeys like us. Danielle: Ignore him. Albert: Pancakes are the secret for a long life. Hana Seung: My mom says ginseng is. Albert: Doesn't sound as delicious as pancakes. Hana Seung: She says it cures everything from colds to heartbreak. [static] Albert: What's that? Hana Seung: Oh, it's just this old radio I found. Albert: I haven't seen this model for ages. Hana Seung: You know about these things? Albert: "Know about these things?" I'm old, of course I know about these things. Hana Seung: Oh, and there's this notebook with all these codes in it. There's this one I heard on the radio. November, alpha, one... Albert: Sierra, sierra. Hana Seung: Yeah, how did you know? Albert: Well, you were talking to that black abyss that the monkey had lead us to. Hana Seung: Space? Albert: Space. Hana Seung: I'm not sure if this is working. Albert: The new antenna should be helping, do it again. Hana Seung: November, alpha, one, sierra, sierra, do you copy? Christine: Daniel looks like Jack. He's blonde and he has, I think he has blue eyes. Hana Seung: November, alpha, one, sierra, sierra. Christine: But he's cuter and they're brothers. Hana Seung: Maybe we calculate the time of day wrong. Christine: What is she doing now? Joon Seung: Um, I'm not actually sure. Hana Seung: November, alpha, one, sierra, sierra, do you copy? Madison: I think she made contact. That picture is awesome. Christine: Send it to me. Hana Seung: November alpha, one, sierra, sierra. [music] [static] Lily Seung: Joon, Joon, where were you? Joon Seung: Out. Lily Seung: What do you mean out, with who? Joon Seung: It's Friday night. Lily Seung: Were you smoking? Joon Seung: No. Lily Seung: You reek of cigarettes. Joon Seung: Mom. Lily Seung: Dinner's ready. [music] Albert: Hello there. So I have this new antenna design we can try. That was the Dayton hamvention, 1997. That was a good year. Hana Seung: Um, I've been thinking, and, you should have this. Albert: Well, I have one already. Hana Seung: I'll just leave it here then. I'm becoming the weird kid at school. Albert: You know who was weird? Einstein was weird, Picasso, Mozart. A bunch of weirdos! You know, you remind me a lot of my daughter when she was your age. You may not see it now, but one day, when you look back, you'll be grateful for being weird. Let's try this new antenna. Hana Seung: So if I go to a more open clearing, I can get a better connection? Albert: Exactly, the trees and buildings around here are obstructing the signal as the International Space Station passes by. There's only a short window of time to make the connection. Hana Seung: 7:03 p.m., pointing upward, following a northeastern path. Albert: There. [sighs] Let me try it. Hana Seung: Why are you hitting it like that? Albert: Back in the day, when our electronics malfunctioned, we give 'em a good old fashion whack. Radio announcer: Weather station, partly sunny, temperature, 86, mostly sunny skies. Temperature, 82. Winds south at five miles an hour. Temperature, 86. Hana Seung: What would you ask the astronauts on the ISS? Albert: I think I'd ask them how it looks from out there. In the great framework of things, a life is only a fraction of a second. In a universe, that's almost 14 billion years old. I'd like to hear from someone outside of everything. Girl: Oh, my gosh. Albert: Someone who understands what really matters. Lily Seung: Hi Katie, I'm Lily, nice to meet you. Katie: Nice to meet you. Lily Seung: I've left a list of phone numbers and emergency contacts beside the tv. And here is money for pizza tonight. Where are my keys? Katie: Let me guess, you must be... Joon? Hana Seung: Hana. Katie: Darn, well, I had a 50% chance. Lily Seung: Joon is working on a science project until about 5:00 tonight. Call me if you need anything. Hana, I'm working a double tonight on the base. I'll be home in the morning. You girls be good, all right? Madison: I wonder how many animals died to make this coat? Christine: Oh, my goodness. Picture, two. Madison: All right, let me see how it looks. Christine: Okay, #hotstuff. Madison: Yeah, I know. Joon Seung: I wish my mom would let me get a cellphone. Christine: Yeah, my mom's all right like that, but she checks it, like, every day, so I have to delete everything. Madison: You don't have a phone? Joon Seung: No. Madison: That sucks. Christine: Yeah, it does. Joon Seung: Hana would love this. Christine: Oh, my God. You look exactly like your sister. Madison: I would put that down. Christine: What do you think? Madison: Super cute, I would get it. Christine: It's $18. Madison: You can't afford that. Joon Seung: What are you doing? Christine: What? It's no big deal. It's just a shirt, besides, I can totally outrun that guy. Madison: It's not a big deal. We do it all the time. Cashier: You know there are security cameras everywhere, right? Christine: Go, go, go, go. Madison: Come on. [laughter] [music] [cars passing] [music] [doors creak] [music] Katie: Oh, hey, you must be Joon. Joon Seung: Yeah. Katie: I'm Katie, your babysitter. Hana is upstairs if you wanted to know. Joon Seung: Thanks. Katie: Great. Joon Seung: Hana? [music] [music] Hana Seung: Albert, do you copy? Albert: Hana? Hana Seung: It's Hana, will you be by your radio tonight? Albert: Of course, over. Hana Seung: Over and out. Joon Seung: Hello? Hana Seung: Joon? Joon Seung: Hana? Hana Seung: Where did you get a ham radio? Joon Seung: I found one at a thrift store. It was supposed to be for you. Where are you anyway? Hana Seung: I'm trying to get a better signal so I'm going to the top of the mountain. Joon Seung: Um, why? Hana Seung: There's just someone I really have to talk to. Joon Seung: How can I help? Do you see a telephone pole near you? Hana Seung: Yeah. Joon Seung: There should be a hiking path that starts there. Hana Seung: I found it. [music] [thunder] [thunder rumbles] Joon Seung: Hana? Katie: Did you hear how loud that thunder was? I mean, where's Hana? Joon Seung: Uh, she's not feeling well. She's been in the bathroom for a while. Katie: All right, I hadn't seen her for a little bit so got a little worried. Hello? Yeah, no, no. We haven't lost power yet. Joon Seung: Hana, are you there? [gusting wind] [hard rain] Albert: Hana? Joon Seung: Hana, are you there? Katie: Alright, jig's up. I know one of you isn't here. Joon Seung: She's in the basement. Katie: I'm calling your mother. [thunder, hard rain] [clatters] Hana Seung: Come on! Albert? Joon? Hello? [music] [hard rain] Katie: Your mom's gonna kll me. "How do you lose a kid?" Lily Seung: Joon! Where's your sister? [music] Really Joon, why up the mountain? Joon Seung: She wanted to get a better connection. To talk to the space station. Lily Seung: Why the space station? Joon Seung: Turn left up here. [music] [wind blows] Hana Seung: Albert? Albert: Hana, are you all right? Hana Seung: A little soaked from the storm, but I'm all right. Go to frequency 144.49. Joon, do you copy? Hello? Joon, are you there? Joon Seung: Hana? I'm here with mom. Lily Seung: Hana? You're grounded... for the rest of the year. Hana Seung: I know. Mom, I gotta go. And I promise I'll get home soon. Just tune into frequency 144.49, okay? November, alpha, one, sierra, sierra, do you copy? [click] November, alpha, one, sierra, sierra, do you copy? November, alpha, one, sierra, sierra, do you copy? Astronaut: This is november, alpha, one, sierra, sierra. We hear you loud and clear aboard the International Space Station, over. [music] Hana Seung: Hi, this is Hana Seung. Can I ask you a question? Astronaut: Of course, go ahead. Hana Seung: What does the Earth look like from way up there? Astronaut: It's bright and colorful. Hopeful. It looks like home. Hana Seung: Do you ever miss home? Astronaut: I do, I think about it a lot. As a kid, I really struggled to find where I fit in the world. Hana Seung: I feel like that sometimes, too. Astronaut: For me, I just had to change my perspective. And now, whenever I think of the word home, I don't think of a place. I think of my family. Of my mother, of my sister. It took me years to realize that a home can change over time, that it isn't a destination or a location. Mission control: T-minus ten seconds. Astronaut: And once you find that place, home is anywhere you make it. Mission control: 3, 2, 1... [music]	{"type": "series", "show": "Mars", "episode": "00x00 - Before Mars (prequel)"}	foreverdreaming
♪ Robert: Retro rockets are about to fre in. Amelie Durand: 1, 2, 3, breathe. 1, 2, 3, breathe. Ben Sawyer: We dream. It's who we are. Down to our bones, our cells. That instinct to build. That drive to seek beyond what we know. It's in our DNA. We crossed the oceans, we conquered the skies. And when there were no more frontiers on Earth we launched ourselves among the stars. John F. Kennedy: We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Ben Sawyer: The heavens beckoned a new generation of innovators and explorers, seeking to take human kind even further. President Obama: We can push out into the solar system. Not just to visit but to stay. Ben Sawyer: That was when Mars became real for all of us. And for those of us who were around to see the first days, it was... electrifying. The world's leading space agencies united as the International Mars Science Foundation. And joined with private industry to accomplish one shared goal. To build a home for humankind on Mars. People weren't just talking about the red planet, they were making plans to go there. And after years of training in the Astronaut Corps I was chosen to command the first human mission to Mars. Ed Grann: Wonder, wonder. For as long as we've looked up at the night sky that is what we felt. We named the planets that hang among the stars after our gods. And gave them the same power to control our fate. With the support of the space-going nations of the IMSF the Mars Mission Corporation has overcome the most daunting engineering challenges our species has ever faced. This allows the brave pioneers standing before you today, to bring humanity into a new era. We will no longer stare and wonder at those planets we named for our gods. But take our place among them. Ben Sawyer: Ed Grann could sell anything, but he was more than a salesman. He was brilliant. Ed Grann: She's 14 stories base to nose. Javier: That's a fancy jacket you got today Ed. Ben Sawyer: And as much as any of us, he was a believer. He promised the world he would give us the technology we needed to leave our home, and build a new one. And he delivered. Ed Grann: This is it. Ben Sawyer: Daedalus. Ed Grann: Take good care of her, she'll take good care of you. She's your ship now. ♪ Ben Sawyer: Drives better than a Cadillac. But that shine isn't gonna last. Over the next 7 months your bodies are gonna be exposed to nearly 200 times the dose of a normal year's worth of radiation exposure on Earth. Calcium will leach from your bones which will lose nearly 10% of their mass before you even get to Mars. There is no test that can tell you whether or not the notion of being 60 million kilometers away from the planet on which you were born can shatter your mind in so many pieces. Some of us if not all of us will almost certainly die on this mission. Might be in takeoff, might be in landing, might be in the new world itself. Now you all are the bravest group of women and men I have ever met. I'm damn proud to be here with you. But right now I want you to stop and ask yourself what really is important to you about this mission. And if the answer to that question is not the most important thing in your life then I'm gonna invite you to walk out that door and go pursue whatever that thing is. And don't ever look back, because no one will ever have the right to hold it against you. Mission Control: Daedalus, you're a go for launch in T-minus 17 seconds and counting. Mission analytic executor, you have primary control of all the critical functions. Mae, the ship is yours. Mae: I am in control. Ben Sawyer: The launch of Daedalus was the beginning of our historic 7-month journey to Mars. But it wasn't easy to reach the red planet. We needed visionaries to guide the way. Robert Zubrin: Mars and Earth are sister planets. The young Mars had rivers and lakes, it even had an ocean. Jennifer Trosper: If there was water on Mars, couldn't there possibly be life? Is it habitable? If you really want to understand, we want to, need to, go to Mars. Andy Weir: We need to go to Mars because it protects us from extinction. There's all sorts of things that could happen on Earth that can kll all the humans on the planet. But once humans are on two different planets the odds of extinction drop to nearly zero. Elon Musk: Getting to Mars will be risky, dangerous, uncomfortable. But it will be the greatest adventure ever. Ever in human history. This is hallowed ground, it's called Launchpad 39A, and it's the place that the first humans left Earth, then went to another heavenly body. So this is um, I think, probably, I think it's the greatest launchsite on Earth. Announcer: Buzz Aldrin, Mike Collins, Neil Armstrong get into the transfer van to Pad 39A. Elon Musk: Pad 39A was used for the Apollo 11 mission, and then with the space shuttle. So it's a place with incredible historical significance. Now NASA has given Launchpad 39A to SpaceX to use. The long term goal of SpaceX is to develop the technology necessary to establish a self-sustaining city on Mars. Shana Diez: SpaceX's primary mission is absolutely to make life interplanetary. We can explore the universe, we can put a colony on Mars. People can be interplanetary and it's just an engineering problem like any other. It just takes a group of people who care a lot, and are happy to work really hard to make that happen. Stephen Petranek: When Elon Musk decided "I'm gonna go off and build my own rocket company", everyone thought he was crazy. Everyone laughed at him. Now SpaceX has a better record launching things than practically any rocket company in the world. They have a contract from NASA to deliver very essential supplies to the space station. Spacex Misson Control: Dragon spacecraft now the first-ever commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station. Stephen Petranek: They have investors, they have to have revenues, they want the business of launching billion dollar satellites. At the same time, they're focused on launching a new civilization on Mars. So the stakes for every rocket launch are huge. Elon Musk: I think it's important for us to try to get to a self-sustaining situation on Mars as soon as possible. Mission Control: SpaceX, Falcon9 and Dragon are go for launch. T-minus 30 seconds. Elon Musk: Because either we're gonna become a multi-planet species and a space-faring civilization, or we're gonna be stuck on one planet until some eventual extinction event. Mission Control: T-minus 20. Elon Musk: In order for me to be excited and inspired about the future, it's gotta be the first option. It's gotta be: We're gonna be a space-faring civilization. Mission Control: T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. Robert Foucault: What am I ready for? I'm ready to be one of the first human beings to go to Mars. I mean, could you imagine that? That's like a dream. Marta Kamen: I think Amelia Earhart once said that "adventure is worthwhile in itself." Uh, it could be that. Hana Seung: If we don't succeed we still paved the path for people after us to come, and follow our lead. Amelie Durand: Becoming an interplanetary species is, it's our best chance to guarantee humankind's long-term survival. And, getting to be part of that it's just. I mean it's... Javier: It's everything. Amelie Durand: Yeah it is. Ben Sawyer: We've got the opportunity to ensure that humankind continues. You know, we've been training for this half our lives. Robert: And we've been dreaming about it even longer. Ben Sawyer: We're ready to give everything for thismission you know, all of us are. Louise Varda: We are coming to you from the International Mars Science Foundation headquarters, in Vienna, Austria. With live coverage from the Mars Mission Corporation's mission control center in London, and an optical feed from the Daedalus itself, at a 10 minute, 20 second delay. Ben Sawyer: We had survived a 209-day journey through deep space. But landing a 14-story ship safely, upright, and on target on the surface of Mars? That was a whole different kind of challenge. Um, by the time this message reaches you, whatever is about to happen already has. If all went as planned then we are touched down at the base camp, we are docked and we're ready to begin the most exciting phase of scientific exploration in human history. And if we haven't, we went into the darkness so that you could find the light. This is for you, Dad. On my mark. Begin entry sequence. Javier: Mark. Hana Seung: EDL sequence engaged. Ben Sawyer: You ready for this? Hana Seung: Are you? Ben Sawyer: Put your helmets on and seal your kits. Mae: Daedalus descent to the surface has been initiated at 425 kilometers altitude. Ben Sawyer: By the time this message reaches you, whatever is about to happen already has. If all went as planned, we are touched down at the base camp, we are docked and we're ready to begin the most exciting phase of scientific exploration in human history. And if we haven't... Flight Director: 9 minutes 30 seconds till landing. Ben Sawyer: ... know that we went into the darkness so that you could find the light. Robert: Vector is good. Amelie Durand: .05 G's, .1 G's. Mae: Warning. Hana Seung: Pyros didn't fre. Mae: Reaction control system error. Lift vector requires correction. Robert: RCS thrusters are offline. Ben Sawyer: Check the backup computer. Hana Seung: Backup also showing RCS is offline. This thing is real. Mae: RCS thruster electrical board offline. Javier: Propellant valves have not been commanded to open. The thrusters can't fre. Mae: Recommend immediate manual replacement to 40 circuits. Robert: I'll get down there and check it out. Ben Sawyer: No, this is mine. Do a fault tree and talk me through it on comm. Hana Seung: You're going to have to work fast. Ben Sawyer: I got it. Mae: Warning seat belt harness released. Failure identified. Robert: Found it. Ben Sawyer: Talk to me. Robert: It's a failure in bus 14-15-48, aft-starboard terminal. Ben Sawyer: 4-15-48, copy that. Robert: It's the pyro initiation circuit, 4-3-6-double-bravo. Hana Seung: Moving out of micro-G. Ben Sawyer: Woah, OK, we got a bit of gravity here. Ah, wow. Robert: The failure must have affected the whole bundle. Marta Kamen: 71 seconds before we're outside the window for guidance to correct. Ben Sawyer: I'm gonna need you to give me the number again. Robert: 4-3-6-double-bravo. Ben Sawyer: There we go. Mae: Warning thrust still inactive, 60 seconds remaining to restore reaction control system before landing is compromised. Ben Sawyer: Ah, the short cooked all four connections, I'm going to have to cannibalize a replacement. Hana Seung: Mae, identify a PCB with matching electronics to board 4-36-double-bravo. Mae: Cruise altitude control thruster pyro initiation circuit board Mike-Sierra-5-15-48 is identical. Ben Sawyer: Mike-Sierra-5-15-48, Roger that. Marta Kamen: 15 seconds left to correct. Ben Sawyer: I'm switching the board now. Come on, come on, come on, come on. There you go. Mae: Warning, window for correction is closing in 10. Ben Sawyer: Thrusters are still offline! What are we missing? Talk to me. Mae: 9, 8, 7, 6. Ben Sawyer: What am I looking for? Mae: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Jim Green: Landing on Mars is really tough. We can put a one-ton rover down on the ground, but that's all we can do right now. And for humans to be able to go to Mars, we're gonna need 40 ton. Our big challenge is indeed what it takes to get down to the surface. Mars has an atmosphere, but it's not enough to really stop you so consequently you have to really use retro-rockets, parachutes, bladed shields, you have every tool in the arsenal that we can throw at it is what it's going to take to get humans down on the ground. Stephen Petranek: One of the most radical ideas that SpaceX has to lower this horrendous cost of getting into space is reusability. Elon Musk wants to be able to fre a rocket into orbit, launch a payload into space and then fre retro rockets, and bring that rocket down to land vertically and reuse it. And part of this whole idea of reusability is to develop a system where you can leave Earth orbit, go to Mars and actually physically land the rocket on Mars. Mission Control: 3, 2, 1, liftoff! Elon Musk: This is a very hard problem because you better enter the Mars atmosphere at an incredibly blazing fast speed. Mars atmosphere is so thin that by the time you ht the ground if you didn't start the engines, you'd still be supersonic, so you've got to basically point the engines into the wind at Mach 3, you gotta fre the rockets into the supersonic airstream, zero out your blast speed, deploy landing gear and land. And you got one sht. But rockets there really don't want to work, like there's a thousand ways that a rocket can fail and one way it can succeed. Interviewer: Who is Joon Seung? Hana Seung: She's my twin, she's cap comm at mission control. It wouldn't be easy for me to do this mission without her having my back on the ground. Oliver: Mae ID'd a faulty pyro circuit, they're working it now. Ava: You mean they were working it 10 minutes and 20 seconds ago. MCC Employee: Delay or no, RCS status is still negative. Joon Seung: I have Ben below deck. Robert: Found it. Ben Sawyer: Talk to me. Sam: Mae found him a match. Oliver: There's something else. Joon Seung: Communications are in and out. Sam: Initial failure was mitigated, but thrusters are still not operational. Oliver: I got it, the RCS temperature reading is incorrect; The sensor isn't showing as faulty. Ava: By the time they receive a transmission it will be too late. MCC Employee: We just have to hope they found it too. Ed Grann: If this goes to hell on the live broadcast, IMSF may never give us another sht. Oliver: If they missed that window by more than a few seconds, they're going to sh*t right past the landing site. Ben Sawyer: I'm switching the board now. Sam: Without thrusters, they won't be able to re-orient for retropropulsion. They'll have no way to slow down for landing. Ben Sawyer: Thrusters are still offline. Joon Seung: Eyes and ears, Hana. Ben Sawyer: What are we missing? Joon Seung: Eyes and ears. Ben Sawyer: What am I looking for? Hana Seung: Mae hasn't found it. Robert: We're outside the window for correction. Hana Seung: Reporting all systems nominal. Javier: I don't see anything. Amelie Durand: Nothing. Ben Sawyer: Listen! Marta Kamen: 4 minutes 4 seconds. Ben Sawyer: Board is in. Robert: It's the RCS temp sensor. Mae: Backup system is offline. Robert: The backup sensor is reading near nominal, Ben, permission to switch from primary to backup. Amelie Durand: We're too close to SRP! Ben Sawyer: Do it. Amelie Durand: Ben you won't make it back to the flight deck for orientation! We have to abort! Ben Sawyer: I said do it! Mae: Warning, landing hazard. Robert: Go. Mae: Recommend engaging abort. Robert: Engaged. Mae: RCS thrust is engaged, three minutes 48 seconds. Hana Seung: If Ben isn't back on deck soon he's going to lose consciousness from the G's; he could end up down there during landing. Amelie Durand: That's it Ben, your blood pressure is good. You know the countermeasures. Do the drill. Ben Sawyer: OK. Amelie Durand: I'm watching your vitals, Ben. You can do this. His blood pressure is sab, but his heart rate and breathing are climbing fast, he's not getting enough blood to his head. Ben Sawyer: The G's are climbing too fast! Amelie Durand: You're doing great Ben, tell me what you see. Ben Sawyer: My periphery is closing in. Robert: 5.0. Amelie Durand: Tighten your abdomen. Robert: 5.1. Amelie Durand: That's it Ben, blow it out hard. 1, 2, 3 breathe! Again! 1, 2, 3, breathe, again. Javier: Guidance can't sufficiently compensate. Robert: We don't have enough control authority. Hana Seung: Prepare for retropropulsion! Amelie Durand: 1, 2, 3, breathe, again, 1, 2, 3, breathe. 1, 2, 3, breathe, again, 1, 2, 3, breathe! Robert: Counter thrusters are about to fre! 10, 9. Amelie Durand: Ben has lost consciousness! Robert: 8, 7. Hana Seung: I'm going down. Robert: 6, 5. Marta Kamen: There's nothing you can do! Robert: 4, 3, 2, 1. Fore and aft jets fring. Marta Kamen: Beginning reorientation maneuver! Amelie Durand: Hang on! Robert: SRP in 3, 2, 1. Amelie Durand: Ben's vitals went offline, I'm not getting any feedback! Robert: Radar acquisition. Javier: Terrain relative navigation initiated. Robert: Divert maneuver initiated. Marta Kamen: Constant velocity descent. Amelie Durand: Still offline. Hana Seung: Begin throttle down, prep for final descent. Robert: We're coming in too fast! Javier: Angle is off. Hana Seung: All systems to compensate. We have to correct. Throttle down, throttle down now! Come on. Oliver: Opticals are all offline; I've got nothing on audio either. MMC Member: We should have heard from them by now. Interviewer: Hana, what is it that you'll miss most about Earth? Hana Seung: I'll miss my sister. My mother raised us on her own and she was army so we were constantly moving from place to place and never really had much of a concept of what home meant. Joon Seung: Come on, sis. Hana Seung: I think for me and Joon, I think for us it's more about what happens after we get there. Interviewer: What about you Dr. Kamen, can you talk a little bit about the things you'll miss about home? Marta Kamen: What will I miss if I don't go? Amelie Durand: It's hard just to leave your family, I'm gonna miss their voices but, I know what I'm doing and I know what I'm leaving behind. Robert: There is a beach in Victoria Island, Lagos. I used to sleep on the sand and wake up with salt around my nose. We are going to be breathing recycled air for a long time, I have a feeling I would trade my last thermos-sab tapioca pudding for a taste of that ocean air. Javier: If humankind find a way to come together and move toward a healthy evolution, this mission will have been about more than just finding another place to live. Interviewer: When did you first know you wanted to become an astronaut? Ben Sawyer: As far back as I can remember. I wanted to go into space. I used to lay out under the sky when I was a child and just memorize the stars. Right from then I always wanted to be up there, you know? Hana Seung: Mission Control, this is Daedalus. We're looking at a red planet. Louise Varda: The Daedalus crew has done it, humankind is on Mars. Hana Seung: Ben. Amelie Durand: His vitals are readable, but he's still unconscious, I'm going down, I'll check on Ben. Hana Seung: Confirm our position, I'll go save the ship. Joon Seung: Woo! ♪ Marta Kamen: I'm getting off nominal ratings up and down the engine systems. Robert: Gyro circuits are offline. Marta Kamen: Tell me what you see. What do you see? Robert: It's not good. Marta Kamen: How far did we sht? Amelie Durand: Ben? We are coming, come on. Javier, hurry! Elon Musk: So the long term goal is how fast can we establish a self-sustaining city on Mars. Spacex Employee: Do we focus on just trying to get the ship there and then maybe send people some other time? Elon Musk: I think we'd send a ship, make sure it could land OK. Assuming that lands OK and it seems to be working, on the next Mars mission we would send people, and additional equipment. You just need a lot of equipment to keep people alive on Mars. Jim Green: And so we're gonna want to assemble as much of a base as we possibly can. So some of that will have to be landed first, may have to be robotically put together, and we may have to do it in stages. Andy Weir: Prepositioning a base camp is really the only plausible way to do a manned mission to Mars, let alone a colony. Neil deGrasse Tyson: You would need oxygen, you would need water, then you would need food, a source of calories. Casey Dreier: How do you generate power on Mars, we're gonna pre-position solar panels, but you can only generate so much energy from solar panels, what if you're caught in a dust storm? Robert Zubrin: We can pre-position a reactor to make power, to make propellant, maybe even additional habitats. Stephen Petranek: You would send machines to make oxygen, machines that suck water out of the atmosphere. John Grunsfeld: You really need to send 3d printers so people can build their own things on Mars. Robert Zubrin: And then we'd land a crew near those facilities. Elon Musk: I think the first few missions people would live in the ship so that the most important thing really would be just to make sure that we land OK, and don't damage the ship. Stephen Petranek: But you can't live there very long, cosmic radiation is gonna penetrate the ship. Robert Zubrin: And what happens if your landing is off course? That is a real problem. Stephen Petranek: There are so many things that could go wrong, and there's no help. There's no emergency supply rocket that's coming right away. Ben Sawyer: Our biggest challenge on this mission is gonna be everyday survival you know. Amelie Durand: Ben, Ben, can you hear me? His respirator is damaged. We got to get his helmet off. Secure his spine, we're gonna move him. Javier: Yeah, OK, buddy. Amelie Durand: OK. Ben Sawyer: Ugh. Javier: You OK, buddy? Amelie Durand: You passed out during the landing. We need to check on you. Ben Sawyer: I'm OK, I'm OK. Amelie Durand: Hey, we made it. Oliver: Telemetry indicates the RCS remained offline for the first 91 seconds of entry. Ava: I've got Daedalus position back online. MMC Employee: How bad? Ed Grann: Put sat on the board. Joon Seung: How far are they from base camp? How far? Sam: 75.3 kilometers. Hana Seung: We're cross checking all remaining life support resources now. But unless Daedalus can tether to the infrastructure at base camp, it's only a matter of time. Ed Grann: There has to be a way to make a suborbital flight to get Daedalus to base camp. Sam: There's barely enough fuel to get them off the ground. Joon Seung: They're all alone up there, what are we telling them guys? Oliver: Showing enough residual propellant in the system to make a single burst, but they're going to come down hard. Ava: Even harder as they just did. Landing loads were off the chart. Sam: She's right, Mae is showing engine damage from the off-nominal landing. If they can't make any repairs, fuel won't make a difference anyway. Joon Seung: What is Ben's status? Amelie Durand: I can see substantial blunt trauma from impact. I want to do a full battery of scans as soon as the equipment is prepped and calibrated. Ben Sawyer: I said I'm fine. It's just the transition from micro-G's. Amelie Durand: Ben, I need to run proper tests. Ben Sawyer: I understand, I need to know our status first. Hana Seung: How long do we have? Marta Kamen: Life support status says we've got three more days of breathable air. Ed Grann: Daedalus isn't supposed to operate independently from base camp. It's just not viable. Come on, let's fix this, it's our guys up there. Marta Kamen: Engines are still offline. Hana Seung: Robert, did you sht the propellant flow control? Robert: Nothing I do to the electronics will fix the engines. I can't get the ship moving without a resupply from home. I can't get the ship moving without a resupply from home. Hana Seung: No chance of bunny hopping Daedalus to base camp. There's no fix. Robert: I could fix this if I had the 3D printer from the Russian workshop. I could fix this if I had the 3D printer from the Russian workshop. Joon Seung: The Russian workshop module. It has independent environmental systems. And it was pre-positioned for access to candidate lava tubes. Sam: It'd be tight, but... Joon Seung: What if we call that the new base camp? Ava: If they upgrade the environmental control systems and air and water recycling. Oliver: They'd have a chance. Sam: That doesn't solve the transportation problem. Joon Seung: Can we get the rover to them? Oliver: Checking the route. Sam: I'll check max payload. Oliver: The terrain approaching Daedalus is complex, a fair amount of subsidence, portions that may not be sab. Ed Grann: Can they do it, or not? Sam: Their satellite view is in and out, we have to hand off rover command and control and let Daedalus navigate the local topography. Joon Seung: Do they have an option? Mae: Initiating override, transferring remote rover control to Daedalus. ♪ Marta Kamen: You're lost, you must be lost. Robert: You sound like my ex-wife. Marta Kamen: You're lost, you must be lost. Robert: You sound like my ex-wife. Ed Grann: Show me their progress. Sam: Maneuvering that last kilometer of terrain from here will be painfully slow. Marta Kamen: You should have let me drive. Javier: Nothing on the externals. Robert: I told you, I'm not lost. Daedalus. Daedalus! Javier: That's our girl. It's such a beautiful thing. About time something goes right. Ben Sawyer: We trained for every eventuality that it started to feel like we'd already landed on Mars, like we'd already succeeded in our mission, but we hadn't. We were leaving the ship that was supposed to have sustained us for our first two years on Mars. The mission to find a new home in this place was going to be hard. Harder than any of us had imagined. Amelie Durand: Ben, I need to run a full body scan on you. Ben Sawyer: Listen, priority is getting the crew to base camp, you understand? After that I'm all yours. Hana Seung: It's time. Ben Sawyer: Great, I'll see you down there. Hana Seung: Are you OK? Ben Sawyer: Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. For that brief moment, our pain and worries were gone, there was no speech, no theater, there was only awe that we had arrived. And the acceptance that we were just beginning. Ann Druyan: If I could talk to the first people to stand on the surface of Mars, I would ask them to remember that everything they're about to see, they'll be seeing for our whole species, they'll be experiencing, living a dream that our recent ancestors would have deemed impossible. And it's not just science fiction anymore, there are people on this planet right this moment that are actually planning and working to perfect the machinery that's necessary to make that possible. Mission Control: T-minus 4 minutes. Peter Diamandis: We've reached a tipping point. Thousands of years from now, whatever we become, whoever we are, we'll look back at these next few decades as the moment in time that we are moving off this planet as a multi-planetary species. Mission Control: VC and DC verify F9 and Dragon are in startup. F9 is in startup. Peter Diamandis: And SpaceX stands as nothing less than a massive game changer. Mission Control: Stage one, stage two, pressing for flight. Stephen Petranek: Elon Musk says the only reason that I have founded this company is to get human beings to Mars. Mission Control: LC LD go for launch. Stephen Petranek: The key to making Mars economical is the reusability of rockets. Mission Control: T-minus 1 minute. Elon Musk: I just don't think there's any way to have a self-sustaining Mars base without reusability. Getting the cost down is really fundamental. If wooden sailing ships in the old days were not reusable, I don't think the United States would exist. Mission Control: T-minus 30 seconds. Stephen Petranek: And if they nail this ability to land a rocket anyway they want on Earth, then they can nail doing it on Mars. Mission Control: T-minus 15. Lars Blackmore: This flight is a huge deal. We haven't yet landed the rocket. So this is gonna be hopefully our first successful landing. Mission Control: T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. We have lift off. Vehicle has reached maximum pressure. Stage one propulsion is still not working. Altitude 32 kilometers, speed at 1 kilometer per second, down range distance 13 kilometers. Casey Dreier: Space is defined by the strange relationship between failure, risk, and innovation. Which is you can take risks, you can try something very innovative, but you're more likely to fail. Robert Zubrin: Some people say that the challenges of a Mars mission are excessively formidable. I entirely disagree. I believe that far from being the weak link in the chain, human ingenuity, and the human psyche is gonna be the strongest link in the chain. James A. Lovell: There's a segment of people in this world that live on the edge. The talent of these people is evaluating the risk and always the rewards. If you figure that the reward is worth the risk. That yeah, it's risky, I know I could get k*lled doing this, but it's doing something that man had not done before. So is it worth it? Mhm, it's worth it. Robert: Mission control confirmed the rover is 2000 kilos over maximum payload with all of us aboard. Hana Seung: I ran the numbers, the odds are we won't make it. Ben Sawyer: Yeah, but someone will. Come on... Let's get to work. We had 75 kilometers ahead of us. Over brutal terrain, and a rover thousands of kilos over capacity. Even if we made it that far, our new base camp was a workshop that would barely hold us all. Temperatures would drop to minus 70 degrees before nightfall, and the only help we had was somewhere up there on a little blue dot. Elon Musk: Mars will be the greatest adventure ever. Hana Seung: I'm looking at a red planet. Narrator: "MARS, a global event series, Monday, November 14, at 9:00pm. On the National Geographic Channel." Hana Seung: People sometimes ask me, "how did you know you wanted to go to space?" When I was younger I felt like... Do you copy? I didn't really fit anywhere. My mom used to tell me to get my head out of the clouds. I eventually realized that the only place I wanted to be... Mission Control: 3, 2, 1... Hana Seung: ... Was above them. Narrator: "Before MARS", a National Geographic digital short film, available to watch now.	{"type": "series", "show": "Mars", "episode": "01x01 - Novo Mundo"}	foreverdreaming
Amelie Durand: Previously on Mars. Ben Sawyer: We knew Mars wouldn't welcome us with open arms. Mae: Warning, systems offline. Robert Foucault: Permission to switch from primary to backup. Ben Sawyer: Do it. Hana Seung: Prepare for retropropulsion. Ben Sawyer: We were ready to give everything to get there. Hana Seung: Mission control, this is Daedalus, we're looking at a red planet. [Cheers] Ben Sawyer: And we knew we'd have to fight even harder if we wanted to stay. Marta Kamen: How far did we sh*t? Sam: 75.3 kilometers. Robert Foucault: Mission control confirmed the rover is 2,000 kilos over maximum payload. Hana Seung: The odds are we won't make it. Ben Sawyer: But no matter what happened, we'd do everything we could to make the workshop module our new basecamp. Because the thing that kept us pushing, it wasn't just inside us. Our species has always been driven to build beyond what we know. We migrated across all of earth. Created settlements, constructed cities, and when we finally left our home planet, we knew the risks involved. John F. Kennedy: As we set sail, we ask god's blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked. Ben Sawyer: However will is a double edged sword. Again, and again it's taken us farther than we ever thought we could go. But this time we had seized on an object so vast, so difficult to attain. I couldn't help but wonder if we might have finally pushed too far. ♪ ♪ Robert Foucault: A.I. Guidance is good. Javier Delgado: We keep this pace, we'll be there in a little under 15 hours. [Hearing voice in head] Ben's dad: It's a lot of work this space thing.Is it worth it? Ben Sawyer: Did you? Amelie Durand: Ben, are you okay? Ben Sawyer: Yeah, I'm fine. We're gonna have a lot of work to do when we get to base camp. Robert Foucault: I packed the blanket substrate from the secondary panels... [Multiple overlapping voices] Amelie Durand: Ben! ♪ [Theme music plays] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Footsteps] [Hammering] [Breathing] [Coughing] Amelie Durand: No, no no, no, no, you're having difficulty breathing. Ben Sawyer: I'm ok. Hana Seung: You are not ok. Amelie Durand: Your blood oxygen is dropping and your heart rate is too high. Hana Seung: You knew. You knew, and you wouldn't let Amelie examine you. Ben Sawyer: We didn't have enough time. Amelie Durand: I think you've got blood in your lungs. You need aspiration to get it out and I can't treat you without the equipment at basecamp. Hana Seung: We've gotta drive faster. Javier Delgado: The rover isn't designed to do more than ten kilometers per hour. Robert Foucault: If I adjust the software protocols I can push that to twenty, but with the terrain between us and base camp, it's gonna be a rocky ride. Hana Seung: Ben... Ben Sawyer: I don't want this vehicle going over fifteen, do you understand me? Robert Foucault: Got that, captain. Ava: Someone modified the rover's speed protocols. Oliver: I've got them pushing 12 kilometers per hour and climbing. Ed Grann: What the hell are they doing? Sam: It's Ben, play it. Mission control: Cueing rover audio feed now. Mission control 2: Bringing satellite up. Sawyer's biometrics coming online. Amelie Durand: Your blood oxygen is dropping and your heart rate is too high. I think you've got blood in your lungs. I can't treat you without the equipment at basecamp. Hana Seung: We've gotta drive faster. Ben Sawyer: There were people who asked us why we wanted to go to this place that would almost surely kll us. And whether anything we did to prepare ourselves would be enough. Charles Bolden: Humanity has never undertaken anything like sending humans to another planet. So how do humans get ready to go to Mars. Or how do they survive for this mission? President Obama: Now last month we launched a new spacecraft as part of a reenergized space program that will send American astronauts to Mars and in two months, to prepare us for those missions, Scott Kelly will begin a year long stay in space. So good luck, captain, we're proud of you. Reporter: An American astronaut is hours away from beginning his one year mission on board the international space station... Reporter 2: While Scott is in space, his twin brother, former shuttle commander Mark Kelly will stay on earth, the brothers, perfect subjects to study... Norm knight: The trip to Mars is a long trip, seven months, and so we have to understand, what does it mean for an astronaut to be in orbit for that amount of time. Pasha Morshedi: Pretty much any system in the body you can think of is affected from space flight. The cardiovascular system is affected, the muscular system is affected. The immune system is affected. Lots of things can go wrong the longer you'll spend in space. Emily Nelson: Frankly we don't have very much data about exactly what twelve months is gonna do to Scott's body. It's an unknown, and you're basically allowing yourself to be an experiment. Amiko: It could cost him his life. This mission could cost him his life. Mission control: Ready for the launch, we are ready for the launch. Scott Kelly: I'm a test pilot, so, I think it's important to push the envelope. Announcer: We're waving goodbye one last time, before they're loaded in. Scott Kelly: The risk factor of this, which is high, makes it even more interesting. Announcer: The engines igniting, ramping up... [Inaudible radio chatter] And liftoff. The year in space starts now, Kelly, Kornienko, Padlanka on their way towards the international space station. Ann Druyan: Going to Mars, not only will people become invested in the safety and well being of the explorers, but also there is that drama, that sense of suspense, as to whether or not they can survive on a world that they were not made for. Interviewer: who is Ben Sawyer? Hana Seung: Ben Sawyer is our commander. Amelie Durand: Ben is probably the most reliable person I've ever met. Javier Delgado: Ben is the eye of the storm. He is a rock. Robert Foucault: Ben Sawyer is a great commander and I'm blessed and privileged to be one of his team. Marta Kamen: Ask him. Ben Sawyer: who is Ben Sawyer? Uh, he is a member of the team. Hana Seung: How far? Robert Foucault: 21 down, 43 miles left. Amelie Durand: Ben, hey, are you with us? Ben Sawyer: Yeah, always. Amelie Durand: Hang in there. ♪ ♪ [Loud bang] Robert Foucault: Wheels five and six just locked. Mae: Suspension system compromised. Recommend visual assessment. Robert Foucault: The problem is in the rear. Javier Delgado: I'll get out there. [Alarm] Ok, I'm here. We snapped a load supporting strut above the third wheel-set. Robert Foucault: Can we weld it? Javier Delgado: No chance. Alpha-one-Alpha is split, the whole rocker is blown. Robert Foucault: Mae, repercussion report on damage to load supporting strut Alpha-one-Alpha. Mae: Replacement component required for restoration of mobility... Necessary 3D printer is at the new base camp. Javier Delgado: We're still 16.2 kilometers away. Amelie Durand: I really need to treat Ben with the equipment at the workshop. Hana Seung: We have to walk. Marta Kamen: It's minus-35 degrees. It will be minus-70 by nightfall. We run out of battery, we freeze to death out there. Amelie Durand: If we walk at a decent pace then we can make it to base camp in four hours. Javier Delgado: Loading the rover took time, our batteries are already down to four and a half hours charging. Ben Sawyer: No, it's too tight a margin. I'm not risking that exposure to my crew. We charge the suits and we leave when they're at capacity. Amelie Durand: If you don't get to base camp, then you'll suffocate before those batteries are charged... Ben Sawyer: I said we charge the... [Coughs] Amelie Durand: We don't have a choice. Hana Seung: If you think ordering us to stay in this rover to watch you die is the right thing to do, you shouldn't be giving orders. Ben Sawyer: Send a status update to mission control. Tell them we'll be out of contact until we reach the base camp. Neil degrasse Tyson: The funny thing about Mars, you know, it rotates once in about 24 hours. It has seasons, it has polar ice caps. So on the informational surface it feels like earth. But you dig a little deeper and you realize it's very cold there, it's very dry there; you can't breathe the air. It is more hostile to life than any place on earth. Andy Weir: The hottest it gets on Mars is about 0 degrees celsius. And that's like high noon in the summer time on the equator. But at night it will get as low as minus 100 celsius. Roger Launius: There is a fundamental problem that we're going to have to deal with in terms of a Mars mission that was never the case with the Apollo program, and that is the human body and how do we protect it for long, long periods in space and on the planet's surface. We are exceptionally fragile creatures. We are very well evolved to survive at sea level, on this planet and nowhere else. Pasha Morshedi: In the absence of gravity lots of things can go wrong, your heart doesn't have to work as hard and so it becomes less effective, your brain has challenges, controls your movements, the body seems to be demineralizing your bones, these are all very important to study, not just because academically we wanna know, but because we wanna make sure that they're good to go when they ht the surface of Mars. Peter Diamandis: So the physical challenges of getting to Mars is gonna be fun, right, you've been in a zero gravity environment for some eight months which is like being in bed for eight months, and then you reach the surface of Mars. Your coordination, your cardiovascular system, your respiratory system, all of that is all of a sudden under a gravitational load that was never there and so the question is will you be able to survive during this crucial time of arrival? Amelie Durand: If we don't succeed, then we will have tried. Ben Sawyer: For the last seven months, Daedalus had been our armor, shielding us from the harms of our journey, now we had nothing but our E.V.A. Suits to insulate us on the trip ahead. Javier Delgado: We're still 16.2 kilometers away. Hana Seung: We have to walk. Marta Kamen: It's minus-35 degrees. It will be minus-70 by nightfall. We run out of battery, we freeze to death out there. Ed Grann: Jesus. ♪ ♪ Robert Foucault: Easy, easy. Marta Kamen: We're not moving fast enough. Javier Delgado: We can't stop. Robert Foucault: We're averaging 3 kilometers per hour. Amelie Durand: Ben, we can slow it down, let you catch your breath. Ben Sawyer: No we can't. We have to move faster. Robert Foucault: We wanna make it by nightfall, we're gonna have to reroute across the dunes. Marta Kamen: He's right. Robert Foucault: Ok, ok, alright, come on. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Heavy breathing] ♪ ♪ Amelie Durand: Ben? ♪ ♪ Robert Foucault: One, two, three! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hana Seung: Mae, battery report. Mae: 21% power remaining, advise return to climate controlled environment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Amelie Durand: Oh my god, Ben, Ben! Ben, Ben! [Coughing] ♪ ♪ Charlotte Kelly: He's the type of guy that you'll really never know until you're close to him, he has a sense of humor. You know, going a day without him cracking a joke it's kind of like you haven't said something that made me laugh today what's up? John Grunsfeld: I think some people are genetically programmed to want to go somewhere to leave their home and explore. You know you have to be very comfortable, losing that connection to those you've left behind. Jim Lovell: The type of person that you select to go to Mars has to have a family that understands the risk. My wife stayed home, hoping that I would not fall into some tragedy that I couldn't get out of, you have to have mental attitude of being prepared that something is going to happen. Ann Druyan: When I think about space explorers I think of their willingness to be so heart wrenchingly torn from the earth and everyone they love and everyone they know, to go and do impossible things. Interviewer: I wonder if you could tell me a little bit about your father? Ben Sawyer: When I was a child my father and I would, would uh, build little models of the solar system and he taught me all about the stars and taught me how to find my way by the stars, I don't know, right from then I always wanted to be up there, you know? ♪ ♪ [Labored breathing] ♪ ♪ [Heavy breathing] Mae: Entering auxiliary mode thermoregulation deprioritized, please return to a climate controlled environment and charge suit immediately. Ed Grann: I don't want matrix, I want position. How much longer before we hear something? Ava: Including the delay and if they'd kept their projected pace. Oliver: They should have arrived at base camp over an hour ago. Joon Seung: Their suits would have shut down thermal regulation to prioritize oxygen and co2 scrubbing. The electrigel will have some residual heat. Ava: They're in full night. Oliver: Without power, they're gonna freeze out there. [Coughing and grasping for air] Amelie Durand: Ben, Ben? Stop. Ben, Ben? He can't hear me, Hana, you're in command now. Hana Seung: We've gotta keep moving. It's gotta be close. We're moving, let's go. ♪ ♪ Ed Grann: How long till visual? Computer: Satellites are still out of range audio and visual contact with crew is not possible until they reach the workshop module. Robert Foucault: We should see a beacon by now. Hana Seung: Horizon's closer here, we're in a valley. Marta Kamen: I can't remember any songs... Hana Seung: It's gotta be here. Marta Kamen: Can anyone remember a song? Hana Seung: We can't stop guys, we can't afford to stop. Amelie Durand: Stay with me Ben. Mae: Warning, your battery power is at 2%. Co2 scrubbing is now compromised. Javier Delgado: The air is going toxic. My vision is fading. Hana Seung: One more hill, hurry. Amelie Durand: You're doing great Ben, you're doing great. We're not very far. We're gonna make it Ben, we're gonna make it. We're not very far. ♪ ♪ Ben's father: If you try to draw the solar system on a piece of paper, the planets will be microscopic. The only way you can get a sense of the scale is to build a model. It's a lot of work this space thing. Was it worth it? Amelie Durand: He can't breathe! Where is the workshop? Robert Foucault: It's there! Ah, come on. Amelie Durand: We need to work fast. Hana Seung: Come on! Amelie Durand: Fast, get him in! Mae: Pressurization complete. Amelie Durand: Javier, pull his helmet and back pad very gently. Plug in his biometrics. We'll worry about the infection later. Get me the monitor and two large pour IVs, I'm cutting the kevlar to expose his torso. Robert Foucault: I can see his heart rate climbing. Amelie Durand: Dammit Ben there is blood in his left lung and pleural space! Get me a chest tube; We need to drain this now! Hana Seung: Prepping the chest tube. Amelie Durand: Get him 100 mikes of Fentanyl, he's going to feel this! Gloves. His blood pressure is too low. Scalpel. His heart is constricted by fluid. Marta Kamen: Oxygen saturation is at 88%. Amelie Durand: Clamp... Hana Seung: Ben... Amelie Durand: Chest tube. I'm inserting the tube now. We should see relief with symptoms. Start suction. Show me his vitals. Hana Seung: Stay with me! Amelie Durand: His blood pressure is still dropping, something else is wrong! I can't feel anything through his suit, I need to do another cut. Scalpel. His whole abdomen is full of blood, he has ruptured his spleen. Ben, stay with me! Prep for a laparotomy. I need to clamp up the blood supply and remove the spleen, hurry! Hana Seung: We're not finished here Ben! Stay with me, come on! Amelie Durand: We're losing him, we're losing him. Javier prep 1ml of... [Distant overlapping chatter] Joon Seung: I've got them. Amelie Durand: I'm so tired joon, we're all so tired. He knew what he was doing. He did it because he knew it was the best chance any of us had... I can barely believe he's still hanging on. Blood was obliterating the lung and pleural space in the left, diminishing lung capacity and preventing him from properly oxygenating. After evacuation of a large volume of blood and clot, his spleen was noted to be extensively damaged. I was able to safely remove it but his vital signs remain unstable and he's still in guarded condition. He lost so much blood, joon, it's impossible to say now if he lives, or... The only thing is to wait... ♪ ♪ Ann Druyan: I think sending humans to space is our latest expression of the ancient human practice called human sacrifice, but really in the service of something much greater. David Dinges: The early astronauts were risk-takers. They were brave people. They had been test pilots and flown in the early age of the jet engines, and more than a few of them died. Mission control: Challenger now heading downrange. [explsin] Obviously a major malfunction, we have no downlink. Ronald Reagan: Sometimes painful things like this happen, it's all part of the process of exploration and discovery. The future doesn't belong to the faint hearted, it belongs to the brave. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Scott Kelly: Having been up here for a year, I now realize that a year is longer than I though it was, cause I feel like I've lived my whole life up here. In space I never feel completely normal. There's always something that is a little bit not right. Pasha Morshedi: These astronauts when they put themselves at risk they're not just putting themselves at risk for the things that we know. These people are putting their bodies at risk in ways that we might not ever understand. For us, and for the human race. Emily Nelson: We won't really know what the mission has done to him for years. As we continue to monitor him through time, and as we continue to see how the remainder of his aging process works out. We many not know for a long time exactly what he sacrificed. Charlotte Kelly: I have small worries, you know I'm at school and someone calls me to the front desk it's like, is dad okay? But I have a lot of faith in the space program and I know they're safe, but there's always that um, idea that you had false hope and that there is a possibility. Scott Kelly: Okay. Here, I'll put this headset on, hold on. How you doing? Charlotte Kelly: Good, how are you doing? Scott Kelly: You don't look very excited. Charlotte Kelly: Of course I miss him. [Laughs] I miss him. I just don't know how to show that I miss him. Watching movies with him and just kind of hanging out. It's like the things that don't seem important at the time, but when it comes down to them being gone you realize they're the most important. Scott Kelly: I saw your report card. Charlotte Kelly: Yeah. Scott Kelly: It was pretty good. You've gotta do better in Spanish, though. Charlotte Kelly: Yeah, I know. I don't like other languages, and it's just hard. Scott Kelly: Languages are just hard to learn, cause I've been studying Russian for like, I don't know, 18 years and there's no secret, it's just hard work. Charlotte Kelly: For the last year of my life, he has missed me growing about four inches taller, me going into a new school, new friends. A lot. You know, he's sacrificing time on earth and life, in a sense. Scott Kelly: Next time I see you Charlotte, you'll be at the bottom of the steps when I get off the airplane. Charlotte Kelly: Yep, the first thing I'm gonna do when I see him is I'm gonna give him a giant bear hug because that's what he wants me to do. Scott Kelly: I don't want the one-armed half hug. I want, I want the big bear hug... Both arms. Charlotte Kelly: Two arms all the way around and squeeze him. Scott Kelly: Yeah, just like that. Charlotte Kelly: He's like planned it out for me, everything. Announcer: Mikhail Korniyenko, Scott Kelly, Sergei Volkov on their way home. Robert Zubrin: What is a good life that we should aspire to? Is a good life one that is enjoyed with pleasure and without risk or is a good life one that has a chance to achieve great deeds? Scott Kelly: There's the immediate risk of the rocket blwing up. It's kinda like going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, while you're on f*re. As soon as you realize you're not gonna die it's the most fun you've ever had. ♪ ♪ We have to go to Mars. It'll require more sacrifice, more radiation, more risk, more time away. [Cheering and applause] I'd still do it, though. Hana Seung: I will miss my sister, and I'll be worried that she's worried about me. Joon Seung: I'm sorry, sir. Ed Grann: I didn't hire you because I was convinced you could keep your feelings separate from this mission. I hired you because I knew you couldn't. Cause I needed someone who understands what I understand. For something like this to work, it has to be personal. ♪ ♪ [Grunting] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ben Sawyer: We dream. It's who we are. Down to our bones, our cells. We'd come tens of millions of kilometers through the darkness. All of us prepared to sacrifice everything. Because we knew that making a home in this place was the only chance humanity had to go on dreaming. I thought I'd find you up here. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Speaking Russian] Marta Kamen: Farewell. Hana Seung: He was gone. I was in command now. With Ben's strength to guide us, we had made the longest journey in the history of humankind. And I knew we had even further to go without him.	{"type": "series", "show": "Mars", "episode": "01x02 - Grounded"}	foreverdreaming
Javier Delgado: Previously on Mars. Hana Seung: We had arrived; yet our journey was just beginning. With Ben gone, I took command. Mars fought us every step of the way. They say science and faith don't mix. Javier Delgado: Open the door! [SCREAMS] Board Member: If they fail, I don't care how much you invested, we're out. Hana Seung: But when everything is telling you you already lost. Ed Grann: If they fail, everyone's out. Hana Seung: There's nothing you can do but believe. Joon Seung: We ignored this horizontal entrance because it was clogged with breakdown debris. Hana Seung: So we made one more leap into the darkness. Marta Kamen: Easy, easy, easy. Hana Seung: Hoping there was some light at the bottom of the abyss. Marta Kamen: The idea that one of the lava tubes could be connected to a tectonic cave is brilliant. We're deploying the dome. Hana Seung: The flag is planted. It's official. Humankind has a home on Mars. ♪[THEME MUSIC PLAYS] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Robert Foucault: Foucault, Robert. Marta Kamen: Kamen, Marta. Amelie Durand: Durand, Amelie. Javier Delgado: Delgado, Javier. Hana Seung: Seung, Hana, personal entry, Phase 2. Hi Joon. [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] Phase 1 was complete and Phase 2 had gn. Amelie Durand: Medical lab is now operational. First patient was Javier Delgado. He reported cold symptoms which is funny because I, I didn't see anything wrong with him. [AMELIE LAUGHS] Robert Foucault: Getting things ready for the arrival of Vega crew has been a mission in itself. Hana Seung: A second ship, the Vega had arrived carrying the supplies and personnel we needed to begin expanding our little domed habitat into humanity's first martian outpost. Javier Delgado: I almost slashed through my suit with a laser welder, but the greenhouse is complete now. Hana Seung: Taking responsibility for the construction of the settlement and the safety of my crew, was the greatest honor I'd ever had, and it was the greatest challenge. Robert Foucault: We did it guys. It took 93 days to lay our cables in the dunes because of continuous sand drift. but as of 08:00 today both solar arrays and nuclear fission are fully online. [CHEERS] Hana Seung: My sister Joon's work at MMC was recognized by the IMSF, and they offered her a position there. We both agreed it was the best way to serve the mission and she accepted. Working to bridge the gap between nations and private industry. Within two years she was Secretary General. Robert Foucault: We're experiencing some losses on the lines. I think it's the copper wire. Hana Seung: no matter how hard we worked to meet MMC’s schedule, Grann kept on pushing for even faster expansion. Javier Delgado: This greenhouse is just klling me. I'm only at half the yield that I'm supposed to be by now, and Cygnus is two weeks from arrival. Hana Seung: As a third larger ship approached carrying experts to aid in Phase 2 upgrades to power and infrastructure, we sought answers to burning questions. Marta Kamen: Search for evidence of martian life. My priority is obviously to find life and that's the amazing adventure. Hana Seung: But Mars was as weary of giving up her secrets as I was of turning the settlements expansion over to a group of experts who had never set foot on martian dust. Mae: No live matter. Hana Seung: Maybe you couldn't blame us. We had been driven by our visions of what Mars could be, following a dream some of us had our entire lives, but with each new arrival, a new vision of Mars would come, and it was only a matter of time before those visions collided. Ed Grann: Members of the committee, madames and monsieurs, madame secretary. With incredible success of the Olympus Town Settlement over the last four years, we at MMC feel that we're ready to go faster. With our new freighters almost ready for flight, we'll be prepared to start sending fifty people at a time beginning first quarter of 2041, almost a full two years ahead of our earlier projected schedule. Javier Delgado: We are really behind the schedule guys. Man: Olympus Town power will be temporarily suspended in the greenhouse as construction crews are upgrading the lines. Javier Delgado: If you want something done on Mars, you gotta do it your damn self. [IN SPANISH] The best scientists in the world... in the universe... Ed Grann: But as you know, we need the infrastructure to support those settlers when they arrive, and that begins with power. With MMC's composite nanowire technology, our power efficiency from nuclear fission will double. Robert Foucault: No, no, no, you'll cross the cooling lines. Tech: The north wall sir? Robert Foucault: Power goes on the east wall, east wall, just stand by. Man: Electrical engineering team please report to the outer west wing to await further instructions by Dr. Foucault. Javier Delgado: Concentration! Initiative! Twenty years of study... twenty years to come here and do everything myself. Ed Grann: This upgrade in power will be overseen by the very best; allowing Olympus Town to generate all the water, oxygen, and physical infrastructure they'll need to support our settlers. With world-renowned nuclear physicist Leslie Richardson entering Mars atmosphere as we speak, to take a role as director of MMC's Phase 2 expansion. Jane: I have the report for you Commander Seung. Hana Seung: Thank you Jane. Radio Voice: Commander Seung, Commander Seung. Please proceed to the airlock for the onboarding of Cygnus crew. Marta Kamen: Chances are we find life before you even meet wife number 4, Robert. Hana Seung: Are you guys up for a welcoming committee? Marta Kamen: That's Robert's department; if you ask me, we're already at capacity. Robert Foucault: The Vega construction team are already exhausted just trying to keep up with the day to day; I'm looking forward to a little extra muscle for expansion from Cygnus. Hana Seung: It took a month to clear Vega crew for EVAs, we've got a lot of experience to share now, so let's do everything we can to help the third team make the adjustment. Marta Kamen: Listen, good luck with the welcoming committee, I'm not gonna make it. Ta ta. Sam: So I told him, astronauts are probably the sanest people you'll ever meet. I mean how many people keep a cool head sitting on 88 tons of high explsives. Pilot: EDL sequence is engaged. Five more minutes Ava, and you and Oliver are home. Leslie Richardson: Big step Paul. Ed Grann: Luckily for us, Dr. Richardson's decided to bring her husband along. Paul Richardson: Okay, I'm okay. Ed Grann: Nobel prize-winning exobotanist, Paul Richardson, will be personally overseeing a parallel agriculture expansion, focused on his own hybrid plant technology that plans to eliminate Mars' reliance on Earth for food by 2048. Ladies, gentlemen, our dream is now a reality. Mae: No live matter. [ROCKET THRUSTS AND ALARMS] Successful transfer of Cygnus crew. Amelie Durand: Just want to check your eyes. Look me in the eye. Robert Foucault: There they are! Hana Seung: I'd ask how you're feeling, but I think I can take a guess. Base Commander Hana Seung. Leslie Richardson: It's great to finally meet you in person. Hana Seung: Likewise. Amelie Durand: I'll be right back. Hana Seung: Welcome. Robert Foucault: Don't worry, three or four weeks and your inner ear will remember which way is down. Oliver Lee: You know I'm just excited to not to have go to the damn suction toilet every time I go to the head. Ava: Nice, Oliver. Classy reunion. Hana Seung: Dr. Richardson. Robert Foucault: Hang in there buddy. Hana Seung: I'm so looking forward to working with you in the expansion of Olympus Town. And, Paul, very nice to meet you, welcome. I've read your work. Both of you, we all have. Robert Foucault: Your progress on low temperature super-conductant casing is astonishing. Leslie Richardson: Thank you. Hana Seung: And Paul, Javier Delgado is dying to talk to you about phosphorus levels in our hydroponic mixtures. You have no idea how excited we are to have you here. Paul Richardson: Well, I'd like to see the greenhouse. Hana Seung: Great, as soon as you're settled and have time to adjust. Paul Richardson: The sooner the better. Hana Seung: Of course, but we have to run some medical tests, it's base protocol, so let's go do that. Robert Foucault: Some help? Paul Richardson: Yep, thanks. [GROANS AND LAUGHTER] Hana Seung: People call us dreamers, but without the dream, the reality of Mars would've never had a chance. Peter Diamandis: There's a romanticism about going to Mars and colonizing it. And it's a future in which we are building cities. We humans love a target. We love to have something to sht for, to aim for, and to build a plan to make happen. It's been the case over and over again, whether it's the colonization of a New World, the railroads, the opening up of the West. All these things are all impossible until we make them real. Robert Zubrin: What will life be like in an early Mars colony? Roger Launius: Let's take some stages in terms of how we might do things on Mars. There is exploration, somebody going out and coming back. The next stage would be some sort of research station. You would mostly resupply it from Earth. You cycle people in and out on a regular basis. I would contend that that would look a lot like Antarctica. You don't have to fly into space obviously to go to Antarctica, but it's not easy to get to, and it's not easy to sustain life there. Man: At the very bottom of the world there's a cheerless land where the long night is 125 degrees below zero, and mrder winds howl at 200 miles an hour across a desert as desolate as the moon. Charles Elachi: Before we used to send people to Antarctica, they crossed the Antarctic Continent and came back and waited 3 or 4 years before you sent the next expedition. Man: Then in 1954, a dozen nations decided to man 50 stations built around the continent. Now, the emphasis shifted to science. Charles Elachi: Today you literally have hundreds of people who actually live in the station, throughout the year. Joseph Levy: There are more scientists working in Antarctica today from more different countries than there probably have ever been in the past. And what that means is globally we need to think about how we'll collaborate and manage and work together. I think it's a good model for how policy and engineering and politics can come together to produce great science. John Grunsfeld: The McMurdo Station is a kind of analog to the kind of activity we hopefully want to do on Mars someday. Because McMurdo is in fact a city. Jennifer Heldmann: This is where you have infrastructure, where you have power, where you have supplies. B.K. Grant : We have everything from people who cook the food to people who prepare science cargo. We all live and work together and we have essentially one goal and that is to support the science. David Dinges: What happens in the Antarctic is what will likely happen on Mars. We'll create a kind of early version of community, and what we really want to do is make sure that we understand how humans can cope with the next level of risk, living on Mars. Trying to feed everybody, and coping with different visions of what should happen next. And that's going to require a much different level of understanding how to do this. We'll get there, we just gotta move to it in steps. Hana Seung: Seung, Hana, personal entry. Hi Joon! [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] Cygnus crew arrived safely. Medical examinations reveal only expected challenges from transfer. Everyone's okay. It's so great to see Ava and Oliver. I think they became an item on their way here. Hell of a place for romance. God love them. Paul Richardson seems intense. Right this way. We had hoped to have the second facility up by now, but we've been running into trouble every step of the way. Paul Richardson: How long until they're completed? Hana Seung: It's hard to say, we're currently using all the power we produce, which is driving our construction schedule. Leslie Richardson: Well we're prepared to upgrade all of the outdated copper lines to maximize output from the nuclear fission reactor within six weeks. Hana Seung: And how long would you need to take the reactor offline to complete this? Leslie Richardson: My team's been drilling in the SIM for months. Once the lines are laid we just need one short power cut for each junction box. Hana Seung: With all due respect, SIM is no substitute for Mars surface. It took us three months to install the lines, the dunes are constantly shifting due to sand drifts. Leslie Richardson: We're prepared for that. Hana Seung: I'm sure your people are excellent, I know they are, but no one is a hundred percent while adjusting from micro-G’s. I would feel much more comfortable holding off until after dust storm season has passed. Paul Richardson: No, no that's two months away, I've barely enough amps in here to power my LEDs. Leslie Richardson: We'll never drain more than two percent of backup power during changeovers. Hana Seung: Dr. Richardson, if we can just... Leslie Richardson: No, I value your opinion, I do, and I know you've been through a lot up here. But I have an assignment and I would really appreciate your support in executing it. Robert Zubrin: There are two primary drivers for going to Mars at present. One is for the settlement. Can we open up the human future. The other is science to find out if life ever developed on Mars and how far it got and what it was like. Casey Dreier: The history of science in the last few hundred years has been the understanding that the sciences that we know on Earth are the same sciences that happen out in the universe. Physics on Earth, it's the same physics that governs the motions of planets and stars in the cosmos. Chemistry on Earth is the same chemistry out in the galaxies and the gas clouds and all these things that formed in stars. But there's a fundamental science that we do not know if it's the same out there as it is here and that's biology. Is biology that we have on Earth the one way to do biology? Jedidah Isler: We have been talking about life on Mars forever. It's been part of movies, and in shows; and I think it just has that mystery. Casey Dreier: Back 100 years ago there's kind of this widespread acceptance that there's probably life on Mars. Walt Disney: Will we find a yellow farm of vegetable life, or will there be mechanical robots controlled by super-intelligent beings. Casey Dreier: That happened up through the 1950s. And then we flew by in Mariner 4. Mission Control: Liftoff. Casey Dreier: When Mariner 4 flew by, it had very low resolution cameras, and it only took a few dozen pictures. It was barren, like the moon. Cratered and dad. President Johnson: It may just be that life is more unique than many have thought. Casey Dreier: That was kind of a crushing disappointment to a lot of people who just assumed there would be something there, anything there. Roger Launius: But, we haven't abandoned the idea that there's life there. There's almost a religious belief that we will find it eventually if we just keep looking, and it's based upon faith and not knowledge, in the same way religion is based upon faith and not knowledge. Marta Kamen: Marta, mission entry, Phase 2. Search for evidence of martian life. ♪ ♪ Mae: No live matter. Marta Kamen: I have found many more places where it does not exist. No microbes in the samples. The conditions for life must have existed here, but there's a lot of red sand to sift. End report. I'm working please. Leslie Richardson: Dr. Kamen, do you have a moment? I don't mean to interrupt your work, but it seems to be never ending so I thought I would just drop by. Marta Kamen: Ah, sorry I forget myself. I'd offer tea but um, I've broken my second cup. Let me. Leslie Richardson: It's okay, uh, I need to rebuild muscle after the transfer. Marta Kamen: So you can enjoy our tennis courts. Leslie Richardson: They might not be so far away. Marta Kamen: Every seed knows its time. I'll start with a bigger lab. Leslie Richardson: We can make that happen. Within two months we'll have enough power to double the size and capacity of your facilities. Marta Kamen: Hana approved this? Leslie Richardson: Uh, I informed her, yes. Your work is very important to all of us and I want to help however I can. Marta Kamen: Thank you. Leslie Richardson: May I? Marta Kamen: Soil, single particles. Leslie Richardson: Terrestrial? Marta Kamen: The spores were hitching a ride after an earthquake stirred it up in the American Southwest. This one carried a fungus from Africa to the Caribbean. Leslie Richardson: That's quite impressive. I don't see any life in that one. Marta Kamen: Neither do I. Mars regolith. We have seen radiation-resistant spores on Earth that can resume life after a 25 million year dormancy. What if, what if interstellar clouds of dust could possibly play the same role in transporting organic molecules. Leslie Richardson: If the right conditions were waiting on a planet's surface. Marta Kamen: Evolution could begin again. Am I chasing ghosts? Leslie Richardson: But if you did succeed, if you find evidence of a second genesis, imagine, we would have the funding to do whatever we wanted up here. Marta Kamen: I'm sure you and your husband could write an excellent book about it. Thank you for coming by, Dr. Richardson. Hana Seung: She's brilliant, no one questions that, they both are. But intelligence and wisdom are not the same thing. I don't care how many SIMs they've done, they don't know Mars. I'm worried, Joon. Assistant: Mr. Ed Grann is here to see you. Ed Grann: Hey. JOON Seung: Hi, how are you? Ed Grann: I'm fine thanks, and you? Joon Seung: Good, please, any coffee or anything? Ed Grann: No thanks. Well? Joon Seung: It was a hell of a show, committee was impressed. Ed Grann: Can you sell them on it? Joon Seung: I think you've already sold them on it. The question is if they should have buyer's remorse. How real is this thing, Ed? Ed Grann: I've sent the best people and the best equipment in the world. Joon Seung: Of course you have. Ed Grann: Then what's the problem? Joon Seung: It's a little too ambitious right now. Ed Grann: Well, you don't go to Mars without ambition. Casey Dreier: A permanent presence on Mars depends on what kind of permanent presence we're talking about. Are we talking about a presence like something in Antarctica where ultimately the long term goal is science? Or are there people actually living there, trying to make lives there? Neil deGrasse Tyson: I think there are many reasons to go to Mars. But I group them into reasons for exploring. But if you want to stay there and not go back, you need to grow your own food or make sure there's a continual supply train. Jennifer Heldmann: When we first go to Mars, we probably will be more Earth-reliant than we will be down the track. It's very similar to the McMurdo case, you know, it is reliant on resupply coming from other parts of Earth. Roger Launius: The problem is, suppose a resupply ship doesn't arrive like it's supposed to. What happens then? Charles Bolden: On the International Space Station today, we're literally hours away from having a supply vehicle come up and bring more food, bring more parts if you break something. When you're on Mars, the closest someone is to you is a year or two. Roger Zubrin: It will become necessary for a Mars colony to become increasingly self-sustaining. You know, this is what we do, the entire history of life on Earth is one of transforming barren environments into those that are friendly to the development and propagation of life. Until we get to the time when Mars is terraformed, agriculture is going to have to occur inside of greenhouses. And therefore there will be a tremendous driver for plants that are absolutely as productive as possible. Paul Richardson: Uh, here I am on Mars. As you can see, um, the greenhouse is up and running, greenhouse, singular. Um, the plants are adapting better than we hoped. They weren't ready, but the feed systems are up and running and, I'm very happy with the work. Um, what wasn't ideal was the, uh, was the trip. [MUMBLING] I was warned, uh, what 7 months, how that would affect me. The landing, absolutely terrible. We knew I wasn't going to be a natural. Um, anyway, I've successfully reared the Emmer and Einkorn, and they're growing twice as fast as anticipated. I have received the pictures. I have some instructions, so please take notes of some concerns. Begin with the Majesty Plant on the 3rd floor, the one labeled 15C. It's in the guest room, I can see you forgot the epsom salts. Um, the next is the Photonia, the one the cat likes to chew on, you have to pinch off more of those flower spikes. It weakens the sht of the leaves. And finally, the English Ivy. Now this one troubles me the most. It's the aphids, they're still there. Can you make sure the water's dry before you apply the alcohol? And then spray under the leaves. That's where the aphids hide. I don't know why it's so difficult, it's only ivy. Okay, mum, give my best to dad. ♪ ♪ [JAVIER COUGHING] Javier Delgado: I'm sorry. Paul Richardson: It's okay. Javier Delgado: I forgot how loud everything was after seven months in space. A couple more weeks and it'll pass. Paul Richardson: Thanks. Javier Delgado: Your Emmer and Einkorn are growing faster than I've ever seen. It's incredible. First crops raised in ancient Mesopotamia and now look... a return to the cradle of civilization for the dawn of a new one. I love the symmetry. Paul Richardson: Without agriculture, there'd be no civilization. Without plants. You know, I used to stand in the doorway of the farmhouse where I grew up looking out at all the crops thinking about all the people they'd feed. One day, there's gonna be rows and rows of greenhouses right here, filled with these hybrids, thriving as far as the eye can see. Without plants, we're nothing. Javier Delgado: I love your work. Paul Richardson: Thank you. Javier Delgado: I'll leave you alone. [IN SPANISH] Finally I don't do everything myself... Leslie Richardson: Richardson, Leslie. Phase 2, we have gn replacing the old copper lines with our nanowire upgrades, as detailed in my written report. I have divided my own team to maximize efficiency and turnover with crews of two dispatched to each junction box. Base Commander Seung put Javier Delgado and his construction crew at our disposal to assist. End of report. Javier Delgado: How old? Oliver Lee: Almost four. My parents are taking care of her but uh, I almost gave up my spot on the Cygnus, didn't know if I could let her go. Javier Delgado: Jesus, that must have been hard. Oliver Lee: Yeah, I remember the first time I saw her. She came right up to the door of the cage at the pound and she just looked at me. Ears like pigtails, little nub tail wagging on the floor. People think I'm crazy when I talk about it, but you gotta have them to know, you know what I mean? Javier Delgado: Yeah, I know. Oliver Lee: You gotta be a pet person. Javier Delgado: Yeah, yeah, that's a thing. That's a real thing, definitely. Oliver Lee: Man, sometimes I wake up at night and think I can hear her little name tag bumping up against the edge of her bowl like it did when she'd get up for a drink, then I realize it's just the gdd*mn scrubbers again. Javier Delgado: Buddy, you're sure you don't have the spanner up there? Oliver Lee: The what? Javier Delgado: The spanner. Oliver Lee: Ah! Javier Delgado: Oliver, talk to me, Oliver! Mae: Warning, rupture detected in EVA suit. [PANTING] Oliver Lee: Javier! Mae: Temporary pressure compensation is engaged. Oliver Lee: I tore my suit. Mae: Warning, temporary pressure compensation failure. Oliver Lee: I'm decompress... Mae: Warning, please assist Oliver Lee, rapid application of field patch is required to prevent catastrophic injury or death. Javier Delgado: Medical, prep for decomp! Mae: Return to a pressurized environment immediately. ♪ ♪ Hana Seung: The shift in control at Olympus Town left us vulnerable to inexperience. On the frontier, mistakes don't go unpunished. John Grunsfeld: In trying to establish a survivable community, lots of people throughout the history of exploration have either died out completely or had, you know, high casualty rates. Well Mars is gonna be a lot tougher than anywhere on Earth. Uh, with the exception perhaps of Antarctica... Man: It's the coldest place on Earth, so cold that 95% of all the ice in the world is here. At one point the ice was 14,000 feet deep, not a tree nor a blade of grass grows upon the Antarctic Continent. The humidity is as low as the temperature and the raging blizzards are much like desert sand storms. Joseph Levy: Mars is probably about as indifferent to human exploration as Antarctica is to human science and the moment you stop paying attention to Antarctica, and the moment you stop paying attention to the weather and the landscape, that's when it becomes dangerous. Accidents happen. And so when the wind is howling, when it's minus 20 or 30 degrees, it's enough to make me start thinking about having frostbite, or hypothermia. Despite being dangerous and extremely cold, and windy and having hazards all around you, there are questions we can answer here that we just can't answer anywhere else. It's that combination of cold, dry, salty and irradiated which makes this the harshest place on Earth for life. And my work here is to find it. So we're heading to a water track in the first circ in Beacon Valley. We're going to the one oasis in the middle of that big valley that might support microbial activity and finding ways that life can survive in Antarctica is gonna help us look for life on Mars. Charles Bolden: Why are we going to Mars? Number one reason is because we are looking for signs of life elsewhere in the solar system. That is incredible, dramatic, just think about what it would mean if you found a single cell microorganism on the surface of Mars? Peter Diamandis: Assuming we find life on the surface of Mars, we have two roads. One road is that it turns out to be DNA-based life, just like ours. The second option is it's different. It isn't DNA based, or it's a radically different DNA-based life form. And then did we have genesis? You know, the creation of life occuring independently on two planets? And what does that say for the potential of life on hundreds of billions of planets throughout our universe? Jennifer Trosper: As I think about the understanding of our universe and what's the next level of connection that we need to make, that's people on Mars, right? I mean that's where you get the true awe, the true awe of understanding what else is there, how it got there, why are we here? Those are all questions that I think everybody has at some level and I think that's a great reason to explore. Joseph Levy: Our societies value exploration, they value overcoming adversity. They value answering hard questions in hard ways. and that's the story of exploration. The first explorers come to Antarctica, suffered terrible hardships, and great loss of life. And those are the hard steps that got us to where we are today. I like to think that geology is destiny, where there's the right combination of rocks and water and nutrients and atmosphere, you're going to create a habitable environment and something is going live there. What we're here trying to find in the dry valleys of Antarctica is that very brief period at the very end of summer where we've stored up just enough heat from the sun to cause a little bit of melting and a little bit of a habitable environment before it freezes off in the winter. Martian climate goes through the exact same kind of extreme swings. Really, the McMurdo dry valleys are about as close as you can get to Mars without needing a space ship. So see how there's sort of a change in texture? I think this actually may be the spillway for the pond. So the challenge is a little further down, that's where the water track starts. Some recent research said is that if you look at Deacon Valley as a whole there's no sign of microbial respiration or cellular processes. And so the reason we're here is because I think that might not be the case. Woman: Alright, I'm ready. Researcher: 77.79763. Joseph Levy: We're here collecting soil samples to take back to Texas to answer is that soil habitable, is there evidence of microbial activity in that soil. I mean, this is as basic as basic research gets. What is the limit of the most important thing to us? I think respect for life and an interest in life is a kind of fundamental human value really. Look at this sample. Get those guys right here. And so exploring the very ends of our planet is worthwhile, it's noble and it also serves society's needs, not just for scientific answers but also for a frontier to work in. Sometimes people look up into space for that and sometimes they look south to Antarctica and it's the same frontier. Antarctica is a place to look to to say well, if we can do that, we can do anything. Peter Diamandis: I think of the Earth as a living organism. And we humans are the reproductive organ of Earth. And the Earth is about to bud, we'll do it driven by the desire to explore, the desire to look for resources, the desire for the unknown, because it's part of our human soul. And you'll have no shortage of people willing to risk their lives to become part of the Mars citizenry, the first people to colonize. Robert Zubrin: The first expeditions to Mars will certainly have a very heavy scientific agenda. But once we get past the stage of McMurdo Station then this Mars base can grow into a bonafide human settlement. Into an embryonic, new civilization. and if we do this, let me tell you, we'll not just bring life to Mars, we're gonna bring Mars to life. Hana Seung: Seung, Hana mission entry, Phase 2. Javier Delgado and Oliver Lee were carrying out expedited expansion orders as directed when an accident occurred. Both men are being treated by Amelie presently. Transformer 013 is down. Amelie Durand: Another ten seconds and Oliver would have lost that arm; if you hadn't been there he would have never... Ava: Commander Seung, Dr. Foucault is asking for you. Hana Seung: I'll be back. Amelie Durand: You need to rest. Javier Delgado: No. Amelie Durand: Yes. Javier Delgado: We've got to get back out there and power up those lines, Robert and I can go right now. Amelie Durand: You're exhausted and dehydrated, you need bed rest and fluids. Javier Delgado: Come on, please, give me a break. Amelie Durand: You need to take it easy Javier. Javier Delgado: No! I'm sorry. Amelie Durand: No, it's fine. Javier Delgado: Don’t be angry please. Amelie Durand: I'm not, I just... I don't know, I just... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hana Seung: Robert, I know we have no power without the lines, but I have injured crew in the... That can't be right. Robert Foucault: I don't think we're going to get a chance to get that reactor back online. Hana Seung: We had trained for a worst case scenario. Thousands of hours in simulations. The best minds on Earth working together to prepare us for any eventuality, but this wasn't Earth. [WIND, THUNDER AND ELECTRICAL SURGES]	{"type": "series", "show": "Mars", "episode": "01x04 - Power"}	foreverdreaming
Javier Delgado: Previously on Mars. Ed Grann: We at MMC feel that we're ready to go faster. Hana Seung: Phase two expansion was underway and the Cyngus crew had arrived with experts to oversee our upgrades. Base commander Hana Seung. We had hoped to have the second facility up by now, but we've been running into trouble every step of the way. Leslie Richardson: Within two months we'll have enough power to double the size and capacity of your facilities. Marta Kamen: Hana approved this? Leslie Richardson: I informed her yes. Joon Seung: It's a little too ambitious right now. Ed Grann: You don't go to Mars without ambition. Hana Seung: No matter how hard Ed Grann's team worked to expand Olympus town's infrastructure, Mars worked even harder to tear it down. Javier Delgado: Oliver! Hana Seung: And I was caught in the middle, trying to keep us alive. Ed Grann: Our dream is now a reality. Hana Seung: They don't know Mars. Robert Foucault: I don't think we're going to get a chance to get that reactor back online. [Theme music plays] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Mae: Pressurization complete, perprolate deposits detected. Please sanitize before entry. Hana Seung: Seung Hana, mission entry phase 2. We've been in full storm protocol for the last two months, trying to budget the power and resources we have. The way current satellite forecasts are looking it could be anywhere between 5 to 8, 9 weeks before the storm passes. There's no sign of relief. Experiments have been put on hold. All EVA's suspended. The days seem like they go on forever, filled with innane tasks and darkness. Sam: And no grown-up will ever understand... That this is a matter of so much importance! My grandfather used to read me this book on long blizzard nights. I hope this storm ends before I have the whole thing memorized. Hana Seung: We never had a chance to bring the nuclear reactor back online after Oliver's accident. The redundancies are gone and we're on backup power. I don't like running like this, it means we're just one complication away from a complete outage. Dr. Leslie Richardson may be overseeing Olympus town's infrastructure now, but I'm still responsible for the safety of everyone in it. Paul Richardson: Two brothers. Leslie Richardson: Nick. Paul Richardson: Twins. Leslie Richardson: That grow light can you just take it out. Paul Richardson: And their father king. [Mumbles] Hana Seung: Doctor. Leslie Richardson: This is not a good time, sorry. Hana Seung: We have to start rationing power. Leslie Richardson: These lamps were inadequate to begin with and now we're only utilizing fifty percent of their potential output. Paul Richardson: We barely have the power to keep the feed systems running. I'm struggling to keep the crop yield as it was 2 months ago. Hana Seung: I know. The solar arrays are useless in the storm. We have to reserve power for critical systems. If we hadn't taken the nuclear reactor offline before the storm, I've instructed Robert to dial the greenhouse power down to one-quarter output. Paul Richardson: Please. They're only babies. Hana Seung: I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do. Paul Richardson: Would you leave me alone, please? Hana Seung: Of course. Paul Richardson: I'm sorry... Truly sorry. Hana Seung: With Robert squeezing every last bit of energy out of our reserves, we were all just hanging on, as we tried to weather the storm. Jim Green: We've been studying the dust storms on Mars for quite some time, and there's a particular season where some of the dust storms can actually go global. Not just regional, but global. Dust storms on Mars can be absolutely enormous. They can be 20 to 30 kilometers high, and in fact the dust can get charged and in the case of these really tall dust storms, lightning can strike. Andy Weir: These dust storms are huge. They can cover the entire planet, and they can last for months. They're visible from space. Mars just kind of turns into a hazy, red ball, and we can't see surface features anymore with our satellites. The dust, it's not like sand. It's like talcum powder. It's very, very microscopicly small nasty dust particles. And if they get into your lungs, it's a human safety issue. So you would want to try to keep it out as much as possible. Stephen Petranek: There's a lot of dust on Mars. You know we've learned from our rovers on Mars that they're constantly getting covered in dust. And one of the problems with solar panels is that dust would cover them almost instantly, or they would simply block out the Sun so much that they don't work. If you've got a dust storm that lasted for a month on Mars, and you were relying on solar power you'd be in big trouble. Paul Richardson: We have no energy and I can't keep my plants alive. [Thunder] This storm has been raging for months. They call it a season. I can't do my job. Board member: You told us that we were sending the best minds on earth, doubling the power, expanding the infrastructure, these people have been trapped in a dust storm for two months with a third of the power they had before you had your prodigy shut it down. Ed Grann: This storm is just a bump in the road. We have the world's leading agronomist working around the clock. He's getting hybrids producing, and that will make Olympus town self-sustaining. That means Mars will have the resources to feed thousands of people, and those people are going to need rockets to get there. We own the hybrids, and we build the rockets. We just have to play the long game. Paul Richardson: She left, she left, but not you. It's gonna be ok. These are the times that try men's souls. Amelie Durand: Paul Richardson please report to the medlab. Paul Richardson please report to the medlab. Ava Lee: But this storm. Amelie Durand: I know. Dr. Richardson, please come in. Paul Richardson: Look, if this is a bad time, I've got a lot of work to do. Amelie Durand: No, no, no. We'll talk more at next week's session, and I'm here in the meantime whenever you need me, okay? Come in. Just a quick examination and you'll be on your way. This storm, it's getting to everyone. How are you holding up? Paul Richardson: I'm fine. Amelie Durand: You prepare for everything you can, but there are some things you just cannot train for. Are you missing home? Paul Richardson: No. Amelie Durand: That would be okay, you know. To miss home. It would be normal, even. Paul Richardson: I'm okay. Amelie Durand: And your wife, how are things with you and her? Paul Richardson: We're working mostly. Look, I could really. Amelie Durand: And how is the work? The hybrids, how are they coming along? Paul Richardson: They're trying. They're really trying. Amelie Durand: Hey. I know it's hard especially now, but maybe the best thing is to take a little time away from the work and refill the well. Paul Richardson: Okay, thank you. Amelie Durand: Thank you. Paul Richardson: I couldn't save them. They weren't strong enough. They died so that you could live. It's all on you. It's all on you. We're going to be strong. Just remember, we have it in our power to start the world over again. [Lightning strikes] We have the power. Robert Foucault: God bless Mars. Stephen Petranek: Mars sounds like a terrifically romantic idea, what could be a greater adventure? The realities of this adventure are almost depressing, and they're significant. There are a lot of challenges involved in surviving in a very small spacecraft with a few other human beings for eight months at a time and then being able to deal with the idea that you're not going back to earth for possibly decades. So that you're leaving everything behind, and maintaining a psychological balance in what is really a vast desert and unfriendly environment is not going to be easy for people. Neil Degrasse Tyson: It's always wise to test what you're about to do, in advance. You wanna live on Mars isolated? Create some kind of hab module on earth, test that in advance. Tristan Bassingthwaighte: We've been here just over seven months and we've got just under five to go so it's like 140 something days left, um, it's been a long time. Kim Binsted: Hi-Seas is a NASA-funded research analog and simulation. It's located at about 8,000 feet on the slopes of Mauna Loa here on Hawaii so the crews we put there are very isolated. The goal of Hi-Seas is to be as close as possible to a Mars mission, so that means we put a lot of constraints on the crew. Andy Weir: Groups of people living together is what civilization is, we're very good at it. Interestingly the biggest problem is when you have a small group of people. Andrzej Stewart: So you'll notice there are only four crew members here, and well here are the other, here are the other two. Andy Weir: You have a small number of people, the, the biggest risk to the mission's success is those people not getting along. And even if they're very, very professional about it, if they're not getting along and they're not communicating enough, there's going to be problems. Mary Roach: Talk to people that have been in prison, the lack of control over your environment and your life is stressful, to not be able to just do what you want to do when you want to do it is a, a stressor. This is what it will be like to be on a Mars mission. Andrzej Stewart: I know that we face far less danger than a Mars mission, and that's ok. This is a simulation just like any other simulation but these aren't just simulated effects, these are real. You really are isolated, you really do feel separated from planet earth and this is the part of the simulation that NASA is interested in. Kim Binsted: What we're concerned with is how resilient are the crew, if you think about it, the human part of a Mars mission is just as critical as the technological part. If the human part breaks, it's just as disastrous as if the rocket blows up. [Sighs] Robert Foucault: How's it going Emmanuel? I, I know that I haven't been around a lot. I've been working really hard. Systems are all experiencing losses and moving slowly. We are trying to work together as a team, some days are good, some days are rough and it's ok, you know, I never realized how hard it was trying to hold it together. Just be tough. Just be tough. Paul Richardson: I can't keep the plants alive at this level. Leslie Richardson: I know. What do you want me to say? We should have been at twice the power now at least. So I don't know what else to say. Paul Richardson: And no one anticipated a storm of this magnitude? Leslie Richardson: Of course not. That storm was moving faster than anything we've ever monitored this early in the season. How could we? The plan was there. There's nothing else we can do at this point. Let's face it. Ugh, god, really? Do you even try to tidy up before you come home? I mean, I did my job. The team's training was impeccable, the plan was bulletproof, it should have worked! We should have had nuclear fully up and running by now. Before we even got here. Do you think I don't feel awful that Oliver got hurt? It's constantly on my mind. Did you know sometimes I feel as if people are not really looking at me as I pass them in the hall? Paul, darling? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Amelie Durand: Also showing emotional strain is Dr. Richardson, Paul J. While Richardson reports no psychological issues, his affect and behavior with the crew is, I request psychiatric consultation and review of prior and current mental health testing. Please send all records via private med link. Thanks. Robert Foucault: The lightning strike must have blown a junction box between Olympus and the reserve power station. Javier Delgado: Every second that passes we're draining batteries just keeping air breathable and heat running. Sam: I've got Mae back online in the main terminal. Hana Seung: Mae, what's the status on critical systems? Mae: Climate recycling rate decreased to 75% nominal. Current rate of temperature decline three degrees celsius per hour. Robert Foucault: I have to make repairs. Hana Seung: There's no way I'm sending anyone out there, it's way too dangerous. Amelie Durand: There's no visibility, you'll be completely blind. Javier Delgado: We'll take the Rover, get as close as we can. Robert Foucault: It'll be slow going, but it's the only sht we have. Javier Delgado: It is. Hana Seung: All right, good luck. Ed Grann: Hey, I've been calling. Joon Seung: I'm sorry, I've had my hands full, two and a half months in a dust storm means clean-up down here too. Walk with me. Ed Grann: I want to talk to you about increasing freighter launches, our assembly line can handle it. Joon Seung: I'm still doing damage control after losing power in the middle of a dust storm, and you want to talk to me about freighters? The nations are getting cold feet, Ed. This is a public relations exercise, and the public sentiment is as low as it's ever been. China is talking about pulling out. Ed Grann: Don't worry about that. As long as the U.S. and E.U. stay on board, no way China risks missing out on the glory down the road. Joon Seung: Olympus town was ready for this storm; the nuclear reactor was operational before you gambled on an accelerated schedule. Your expansion plan was science fiction. Ed Grann: The money doesn't come without expansion. No money, no MMC; No MMC, no mission. It was the right play. Joon Seung: This isn't some lush frontier land. They are fighting for every step of the way. If we push too hard too fast, something's going to break. Mae: Interference detected in all navigational systems. Javier Delgado: The electrostatics are whacking guidance to hell. I can't see anything. Robert Foucault: We can triangulate that down to a seven and a half meter-discrepancy. Javier Delgado: Good thing I came to help. Robert Foucault: When I was a child, the Harmattan wind would blow into Lagos from the Sahara. Sand storms would cover the whole city, sometimes all the way to the ocean. People would lose their way, turn up kilometers out, skin raw from sand burn, lungs filled with dust. You'll have plenty to do when we find that junction box just making sure I don't get lost out there. Believe me, I am grateful for the company. Javier Delgado: Do you still think about it, the ocean? Robert Foucault: Every day. Trouble is, every time it's like the waves are getting a little quieter. Javier Delgado: Like someone's turning down the volume. Robert Foucault: Yeah, last week I realized I couldn't even remember what the ocean sounded like. Javier Delgado: Yeah. Robert Foucault: We're going to be okay. Javier Delgado: You sure about that? Robert Foucault: Well, I hope so. [Laughter] [Mumbling] Paul Richardson: Let's talk of groves of warmth, look at you, look at you. You are so strong. Oh, well done, you clever, clever thing. How about I introduce you to your brothers? For god's sake let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings. How some have been deposed, some slain in wr, some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed. Some poisoned by their wives and... [Inaudible] You are gonna love this. This is going to be a treat just for you. Botanist, my ass. Amelie Durand: Leslie! Leslie Richardson: Oh, look, I'm up to date on weekly so if this is supplemental, I can save you the trouble: I miss home, but I'm not homesick; I don't ever think of hurting myself or anyone else; I'm not experiencing any more stress than anyone would under the circumstances, and the only voices in my head are the ones telling me to get back to work. Amelie Durand: I'm not worried about you. I spoke to Paul and he seemed, distant. Leslie Richardson: He's just focused. Amelie Durand: I checked his ration allotment and he's hardly eating. Leslie Richardson: He forgets sometimes. Look, he lives for his work and he can't do it. What do you expect? Can I go now? Amelie Durand: Yeah, sure. David Dinges: We don't think it's a trivial thing to send people off to Mars and just assume that intelligence and motivation and getting along before they go is going to be enough. We actually have to understand who is going to have a real problem with prolonged exploration in an extreme environment. Not everyone can tolerate the isolation, the loneliness, the risk. To life and limb. Some people disintegrate psychologically and behaviorally and you look back at many of the explorations where humans moved where humans moved across thousands of miles you typically will see dysfunction occur in crews. It happened on shackleton's mission to the south pole. He puts his men off at elephant island and tries to get to South Georgia island, 800 miles in heavy seas. But he's got a very dysfunctional carpenter, psychologically sick, so he has to take him along cause he can't leave him with the crew because it's going to create chaos. On Mars, just like the nineteenth century explorers, you might see fragmenting of the crews and you find these dynamics in these historical records and you see how problematic they are for the success of the mission. Marta Kamen: Someone wrote this at the end of the fourth century, St. Augustine. My memory contains my feelings. Not in the same way as they are present in the mind when it experiences them, but in a quite different way. That is in keeping with the special powers of the memory. For even when I am unhappy I can remember times when I was cheerful. And when I'm cheerful I can remember past unhappiness. I can recall past fears, and yet not feel afraid and when I remember that once I wanted something, I can do so without wishing to have it now. Amelie Durand: Marty? Look at me in the eyes. Marta Kamen: Sometimes memory can induce the opposite feeling. Amelie Durand: Jake, are you still taking your antibiotics? Marta Kamen: For I can be glad to remember sorrow that is over and done with. Amelie Durand: Alex, feeling better? Alex: Yes, yes thank you. Marta Kamen: And sorry to remember happiness that has come to an end. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [High winds] Javier Delgado: Anything? Okay, just a second. Okay, I got your signal. Junction box should be less than five meters out, six degrees north-east. Anything? Robert Foucault: Negative. Javier Delgado: You should be seeing the cable now. Robert Foucault: I have no visual. Javier Delgado: Robert it's... [Static] Robert Foucault: You're breaking up, Javier. I can't hear you. Javier Delgado: What? Robert Foucault: Storm's interfering with the signal. Javier, Javier? Javier Delgado: Robert, do you copy? Robert Foucault: Hello, Javier? Javier Delgado: I said it's dad ahead, dad ahead. Robert Foucault: Copy that. [Wind gusting] Damn it. Javier Delgado: You okay? Robert, you okay? Robert? Robert Foucault: I'm out of room on my tether. Javier Delgado: Okay, Robert. You need to come back to the Rover. I can't move the Rover any farther forward because of the terrain. It's too dangerous out there with this storm. So we can't risk it. Come back. Robert, you need to come back. Robert Foucault: I'm going to unclip. Javier Delgado: No, no, no, no, Robert, do not unclip. Do not unclip, Robert. Come back. Robert, Robert, do you copy? Do not unclip Robert! Robert, answer me. Robert, do not unclip. Can you hear me Robert? Robert Foucault: Where are you? Javier Delgado: Robert, come on. Robert! Come on, Robert. Robert, I need you, come back here. Robert, Robert! David Dinges: The challenge people face when they do exploration is that they're used to handling conflict or disagreement or dislike with each other by separating, and being apart for awhile. With spaceflight, or any exploration that involves intense confinement, where you can't get away from the other people, and you're all in a very tiny space. The whole idea of individual territoriality becomes a problem. This sounds astonishing. Billion dollar explorations and yet it comes down to the little things that will often determine what happens. These things definitely occur, they occur in the antarctic, and they occur in other analogs. The Russians created something called a Mars 500 Mission which was a 520 day full simulation of a crew of 6 to Mars and back. Man: They will live as if they were in an interplanetary spaceship. They will eat, sleep, and train as if they were real astronauts. David Dinges: They sealed the crew in the chamber and isolated them so you couldn't have social contact, and then they held the crew to not only the time delays, but to a full simulated mission to Mars so there was a landing on the martian surface simulated, and it was many, many months, and to go to the bottom line, out of 6 crew members, 2 managed to maintain sab activity levels and were psychologically healthy. Four other crew members experienced problems with mood, emotion, impulsivity, insomnia. These were people who were astronaut trainers and physicians so they knew about space life. Even with that kind of a skilled and analog crew that is close to astronauts, you find the crew is suffering. We don't understand why people equally trained and equally intelligent, equally capable as astronauts will have different rates of vulnerability. We actually have to understand who is going to have a real problem in space flight because ultimately there are some people who are going to have a really hard time. [Gusting winds] Javier Delgado: Robert, come on Robert, talk to me. Robert Foucault: Where are you? Javier Delgado: Come back here. Robert do you copy? Robert, please, talk to me Robert, do you copy? Robert, do you copy? Robert, Robert! [Mumbles in spanish] Robert Foucault: Found it. Javier Delgado: What, you found it? Robert Foucault: I found the cable. Javier Delgado: Jesus, yeah, man. You scared the hell out of me. [Mumbles in spanish] Robert Foucault: I'm here. Javier Delgado: How bad is it? Robert Foucault: Looks like my ex-wife's cooking. Javier Delgado: The chef? Robert Foucault: The lawyer. Javier Delgado: Yeah, I can imagine, man. Can you fix it? Robert Foucault: The junction box is gonna take some work. But I can do it, I can fix it. Javier Delgado: Good job, good job. [Laughter] Joon Seung: Hana, you doing ok? We spend all this time looking for something greater than us, something that'll bring us all together, but what if it's not even there? I used to think the struggle was enough. But lately, I'm having a hell of a time imagining sisyphus happy. Hana, I'm "running out"; I miss you so much. I want you to come home. Okay? I want you to come home. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Cheering and applause] [Cheering and applause] Hana Seung: Finally, when we thought it could only get darker, there was light. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Mae: Power restored. Solar power back online. [Cheering and applause] Mae: Eastern section systems fully online. Environmental systems restored. Thermal control restored. Recycling systems restored. Central section systems fully online. Western section systems fully online. Greenhouse systems fully online. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oliver Lee: Commander Seung, please come to the facility monitors immediately. Commander Seung, please come to the facility monitors now. Hana Seung: Oliver, what's going on? Oliver Lee: It's Paul Richardson. Hana Seung: What is he doing? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Leslie Richardson: Paul! Mae: Greenhouse airlock compromised. Imminent danger. Hana Seung: Sam, get to the pressure door immediately! Evacuate the west section now! Mae: Imminent danger, imminent danger. Hana Seung: Sam, seal the door. Mae: Imminent danger. Sam: There are people in there! Leslie Richardson: Move! Hana Seung: Sam you have to seal the door. Mae: Imminent danger. Hana Seung: Seal the door! Oliver Lee: Shut the door! Mae: West section jeopardized. Imminent danger. [Screams] [Alarms] Mae: East wing pressure sab. [Quiet sob]	{"type": "series", "show": "Mars", "episode": "01x05 - Darkest Days"}	foreverdreaming
Mae: Previously on Mars. Hana Seung: When you believe in a goal the way we believed in Mars, conviction alone will sustain you through almost any test. Leslie Richardson: Robert! If you find evidence of a second genesis. Marta Kamen: Evolution can begin again. Ed Grann: I've got faith. Paul Richardson: You know, I used to stand in the doorway of the farmhouse where I grew up looking at all of the crops, thinking about all the people they'd feed. Joon Seung: If you push too hard too fast, something's gonna break. Ed Grann: If they fail, everyone's out. Hana Seung: But faith doesn't guarantee success. Paul Richardson: Without plants we're nothing. Hana Seung: The real test is what happens when you fail. ♪ [THEME MUSIC PLAYS] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Leslie Richardson: Richardson, Leslie. Phase 2, personal entry. [HEAVY BREATHING] Robert Foucault: Damn tragedy. Oh God. Hana Seung: The entire west section is destroyed. ♪ ♪ Leslie Richardson: Paul was always late. He would get so caught up in his work that he would just lose time, completely forget about it. And then he would show up hours later, filthy, like a kid that had been playing out in the mud all day. And always with that look on his face, that look as if he knew that he was in trouble. But it was all worth it. There was this one night I remember, It was while we were living out in South America, he was still in the forest collecting samples. He was late, as usual. But somehow it was different. Morning came. Another day went by. Finally I could hear his footsteps approaching. So, I rushed out to meet him. And all of the sudden all of that fear and worry that I'd felt turned into anger, rage. I couldn't believe how selfish he'd been. And then he appeared. Javier Delgado: Victor. There he is. Leslie Richardson: Covered from top to bottom in mud. With that look on his face... that look. And all I could say was, "I love you." Paul Richardson: Without plants we're nothing. Javier Delgado: We are not nothing, my friend. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hana Seung: We'd lost seven of our own. The lab and the greenhouse were destroyed. Olympus Town was on complete lock down until the nations of the IMSF decided on the fate of our mission. Was Mars going to be a giant leap forward, or just a passing novelty. It wasn't the first time humankind had faced this question. Ann Druyan: We accomplished the impossible by stepping on the Moon. This was, the first hop. And there would be a skip, and a jump afterwards. And we'd keep going and going and going, and the future would be one of endless possibilities, where the Cosmos was ours. Man: What do you think about this Moon landing? Man 2: Well it's the beginning of a new frontier, a gateway to Mars. Ann Druyan: That came to a very abrupt halt. Roger Launius: A major turning point for Apollo was the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Man: Alright Houston, we've got a problem. Reporter: There is a bulletin from ABC news. The Apollo 13 spacecraft has had a serious power supply malfunction. A late report says the spacecraft now is operating on battery power alone, all unnecessary equipment is being turned off. Man: Let's everybody keep cool. Let's not make it any worse by guessing. Roger Launius: We came close to losing astronauts. And it scared the living daylights out of lots of people. And some leaders at NASA said we gotta stop this. This is too risky. John Logsdon: We all lived through that in real time. We were all wrapped up with the fate of the astronauts. It was a close call to get them back and that really spooked Nixon. It soured him on the notion of sending humans away from Earth into deep space. So it was a catalytic turning point in attitudes towards space exploration. James A. Lovell: Jack and Fred and I are very proud and glad to be back here in Texas tonight. There were times when we really didn't think that we'd make it back here. After the anomaly on 13, I thought that our space exploration would continue to go. But the extreme rate of progress slowed down. Peter Diamandis: Apollo was this massive promise of what was going to be going on, right? We were going to the Moon, not to stop. There were plans beyond the Moon but all this got klled as the political will petered out and was gone. Roger Launius: On a Mars mission there may be some loss of life in the process, there may be failures along the road, but people will take it on. One of the things that you have to ask is: 'Are the rest of us willing to allow them to do that?' Space exploration is subject to public opinion, and political support. There's no question about that. If you send astronauts to Mars and they die there, I guarantee you, public opinion will prohibit you from ever doing it again. Hana Seung: As we buried our friends, the fate of the mission was back on Earth in the hands of my sister and the IMSF. Joon Seung: Hi Ed. Ed Grann: How long until we know? Joon Seung: I told the press everything I know; the nations are meeting to discuss how to proceed and then we'll make an official announcement. Ed Grann: You can't let them give up. You just can't. They knew something like this was a possibility, we all did. Joon Seung: Seven of the world's most beloved scientists and astronauts are dad. Does that mean anything to you? Ed Grann: Of course it means something to me. What are you talking about? It's a time to be strong, to make a statement that says we're here to stay. Joon Seung: You're not going to influence my recommendation to the committee. Ed Grann: We've come too far Joon. Joon Seung: If the train is derailing, there's nothing I can do to keep it on the tracks. Ed Grann: The nations respect you, they will listen to you; you can inspire them to stay the course. Joon Seung: Even if we can Ed, I'm not sure that we should. Ed Grann: What? Joon Seung: I'm not sure that we should. Ed Grann: Me, I'm sure of one thing. I won't let go. John Logsdon: Dreamers of space have always had their eyes, their hopes, their aspirations, on getting to Mars. Casey Dreier: Mars has been the goal since Wernher Von Braun got involved with NASA. Mission Control: Liftoff, we have a liftoff! Stephen Petranek: Von Braun overbuilt entirely the rocket to go to the Moon. Saturn 5 is the largest, longest, and heaviest machine ever built by humans. It's absolute overkill for going to the Moon. And the reason is, Von Braun didn't wanna go to the Moon. He wanted to go to Mars. The only reason he got involved in rocketry was because ever since he's a little kid, he's focused on this idea of getting to Mars. He invented the V2 rocket when he was in his late twenties and it was the first thing that ever went into space from Earth. Man: Von Braun surrenders to US forces. He and his fellow rocket scientists actually welcomed by the Americans. Stephen Petranek: After the wr, he writes a book called ‘das Marsprojekt’, which is basically a manual on how to build a fleet of ships that can get to Mars and get humans back. He's worked out all the equations, all the details, of how it could actually be done. And it captured the mind of the world. Nobody was thinking about going to the Moon; they were all imagining going to Mars. Man: This closes a golden chapter in the age of space exploration. Stephen Petranek: At the end of the Apollo program, NASA's beginning to lose its focus: what do we do next? And there are two proposals on Richard Nixon's desk. One proposal is that we build a spaceplane, called the Space Shuttle. The other proposal was from Von Braun and he was really storming the halls of Congress, to say that we can go to Mars. Interviewer: When would you see a man on Mars? Wernher Von Braun: We could land a man on Mars in a little over 10 years if we really wanted to do it. Casey Dreier: Richard Nixon was never that big of a supporter of the space program. He came in wanting to cut the budget to lower taxes, and space just was not a high priority for that administration. Basically they just wanted fewer leaps for mankind, right? small steps, small steps. Stephen Petranek: So Nixon chooses the Space Shuttle over going to Mars. Von Braun quits NASA, and within a few years has cancer and dies. Interviewer: It must have taken a great deal of determination to carry on and, in view of some the early failures that you've had. Von Braun: Well, yes uh, you just have to, shouldn't give up. It's very simple, something blows in your face, try again, try again, try again. One fine day you'll wind up on top. Hana Seung: After the devastation to the west section we needed to scavenge from our other resources to rebuild, even the old workshop. Javier Delgado: Figure we use the housings to patch the corridor the best we can. If we can get the section sealed with scrap, my team can start working on the damage done to Olympus Town. Marta Kamen: Mm-hmm, Javier! Javier Delgado: What? Marta Kamen: Ven mira. Javier Delgado: Que, what is that, corrosion? Marta Kamen: It looks like, uh, aragonite crystal. Javier Delgado: Possible the metal catalyzed perculate carried by the storm? Marta Kamen: Unless something reacted with the water that came out of the condensation filter. It would be nice if I had a lab. It's getting dark. Let's get out of here. Phobos and Deimos. Javier Delgado: Fear and terror, good names for the Moons of Mars. Russian Member: We lost two of our finest cosmonauts to this catastrophe; the support of the Russian people is fading. American Member: We've known this since Apollo: once the novelty passes, so does public support, and no one ever died on the Moon. British Member: Is this not the time to make a statement that we're here to stay? We have committed resources, delivered speeches. Giving up now could be a great embarrassment. American Member: More embarrassing than another tragedy? We only accepted the risk in the 60s because it was a matter of national defense. Committee Member: People love space, but not when it means watching heroes die. Russian Member: Secretary Seung, you are as personally invested as any of us. I would like to hear your recommendation to the committee. ♪ ♪ Hana Seung: May I? I'm so sorry. Paul was my responsibility. Leslie Richardson: We don't need to do this. Hana Seung: They all were. Leslie Richardson: You didn't kll them and neither did Paul. Hana Seung: And neither did you. I gave that order, not you. We didn't have a choice Leslie. Leslie Richardson: Paul was right in front of me and I didn't see him. Hana Seung: If we have any chance in this place we need you with us. Joon Seung: Hana... they asked me to make a choice, whether to keep pushing, or to bring you home. I tried to go back to that feeling, that feeling we had, staring up at those stars imagining what was beyond. Hana Seung: Unnie, do you remember that recurring dream I used to have? Walking along the regolith under the twin Moons before I even knew it was Mars I was dreaming about. Joon Seung: When I think about you up there, if it had been you in that corridor... Hana Seung: If it had been me in that corridor, I only hope someone else would have done the same. This mission, it's bigger than all of us. I've made my peace, and I'd do it again if I have to. That dream I used to have about Mars. I could never tell Mom why I would wake up crying every time. It wasn't because it was a nightmare. It was because the dream was over. Joon Seung: Hana, I told them to bring you home. I'm going to make a public announcement next week. I'm sorry. Hana Seung: The mission had failed, I'd failed the crew, I failed Ben. [HANA CRYING] Ben Sawyer: Oh man, this reminds me of a place I used to go with my father when I was a kid. Hana Seung: So beautiful. Ben Sawyer: Yeah. Hana Seung: You know, they can give us a rover; put us in EVA suits, but that blue sky, gonna miss that. There's really no way of knowing if we actually make it up there, is there? Ben Sawyer: Nope, but... What good would we be if we didn't even try? Let's get moving. ♪ ♪ Ann Druyan: The tragedy, for me, of the shuttle... it was as if we'd lost our nerve. Instead of building on the technology that had gotten us to the Moon, and saying okay, let's go to Mars, we ended up to a shuttle which was going nowhere. Casey Dreier: We went into lower Earth orbit for the next forty years. And I think a lot people felt a certain amount of betrayal. So far, the previous generations since Apollo have not picked up that torch and carried it forward. Robert Zubrin: We're approaching the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing. People who watched it happen are still around and still remember a time when we did things like this. And if anybody had told me that I would be 64 and we wouldn't be on Mars, I would have thought they were crazy. John Mccain: Dr. Zubrin, you're mad that this vision has been stolen from a generation? Robert Zubrin: Yes, we turned our back on the whole Apollo vision. It's like Columbus coming back from the New World and Ferdinand and Isabella saying, "ah, so what, forget it, burn the ships." The purpose of space ships is to actually travel across space and go to new worlds. Mars is where the science is, Mars is where the challenge is, and Mars is where the future is. That if we say no, that is beyond us, then it would really indicate that we have become less than the kind of people we used to be and that is something that this country cannot afford. Hana Seung: As the others prepared Olympus Town for the official evacuation order, Robert and I took a trip to visit an old friend, we needed her help taking us back. There she is. Robert Foucault: Never thought we'd be trying to take her back. Hana Seung: Me neither. It looks like she's been through a wr. Robert Foucault: She has. Ed Grann: This is it, your home for the seven-month journey and the first two years you'll be living on Mars surface, when the time comes to face the unknown, there has never been another suit of armor more skillfully crafted than this one. Take good care of her. She'll take good care of you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ben Sawyer: I want you to stop and ask yourself what really is important to you about this mission; and if the answer to that question is not the most important thing in your life, then I'm gonna invite you to walk out that door and pursue that thing, whatever it is. And don't ever look back, because no one will ever have the right to hold it against you. Well alright, welcome home. Robert Foucault: External solar arrays are online. Hana Seung: Initializing for start up on my mark... 3, 2, 1. Robert Foucault: Engage. Mae: Pressurizing. Joon Seung: No pressure now Hana, this is all of humanity relying on you. Ben Sawyer: You ready for this? Robert Foucault: Three. Hana Seung: Are you? Robert Foucault: Two, one, ignition. Mae: Pressurization complete. Robert Foucault: NDEs are registering no micrometeoroid damage. She'll need the new parts to address the damage from landing, but Cygnus brought everything we need to get her flight-ready. Hana Seung: How will it be? Robert Foucault: What's that? Hana Seung: Going home. Robert Foucault: I'm already home. Leslie Richardson: Marta... I thought you might be interested in this. It was Paul's. I'd like you to have it. Is there anything I can do to help? Marta Kamen: Thank you. Leslie Richardson: When Paul was working on his early climate resistant hybrid studies, I went with him to the western highlands of Guatemala. We knew that if we didn't plan our lives around our work we'd never see each other at all. He was always gone, sometimes weeks. Because on top of his own research, he also decided that he could figure out how this particular pathogen was spreading through local communities, so I barely got to see him. And I resented him for it. It was as if, plants were more important to him than human beings. Certainly to my mind, more important than me. Eventually I understood that for Paul, every time he looked at those plants, he could see all the people they could feed, all the people they could heal. Marta Kamen: So how did he figure it out? Leslie Richardson: Figure what out? Marta Kamen: The pathogen. How was it spreading? Leslie Richardson: Paul realized that the outbreak pattern followed the same vectors as one of the airborne blights he'd been tracking. He'd also been mapping these very complex wind flows from the mountains. And from that, he was able to conclude that the pathogen must have mutated, and it was able to survive in the air Both: and travel on... the wind. Leslie Richardson: Yeah. Announcer: By executive order, all non-evacuation related extra-vehicular activity is now prohibited. Javier Delgado: The biggest failure in history... biggest failure in history. It's easy... yeah, easy. Four years of my life... 20 years preparing. Very good and it's over. Amelie Durand: Hey. Leslie Richardson: We'd be looking for another location with moisture to replicate the reaction use on the WAVAR so we'd be following the wind patterns. Hana Seung: Wind patterns. Marta Kamen: Javier and I found something. The samples were too contaminated to analyze but I figured it blew in from the east in the storm because of the easterly arc of the wind, no way to track its source. Your story made me think. Even though I may not be able to pinpoint where it came from, I can figure out where else it might have blown to. The way the Tharsis Plateau affects the wind flow, it would have blown straight into the recurring slope lineae. On these elevated bedrock outcrops just to the west. Leslie Richardson: If there wasn't a moratorium on nonessential EVAs... Hana Seung: What moratorium? Robert Zubrin: The history of space exploration begins with individuals taking the road not taken, with people with a vision. Wernher Von Braun: I really never had any doubts that it was possible to go to the Moon. Today I know. Robert Zubrin: People being able to see with their minds what others had yet to be able to see with their eyes. Peter Diamandis: There is a direct correlation between the dreams and the works of science fiction and the reality. We as humans over and over again create the future, we create the future we envision. And then we bring to bear our resources, our capital, our technology, our friendships, and then we make it real. Kai Musk: What is this building called? Elon Musk: This is the launch tower, so this is where the astronauts would go up, and then there would be a big arm that would swing over to the spacecraft, and then they'd walk down the gangway, climb in the spacecraft, go to space. This isn't floors, this is feet. the long-term goal of SpaceX is to establish a self-sustaining civilization on Mars. Pretty cool. It's always seemed like we should have gone there by now, that's what everyone expected. We just kind of lost our way. It's a long way down. But now we're gonna get back there. Mission Control: SpaceX Falcon 9 go for launch. Mission Control 2: Stage 1 tnk pressing for flight. Mission Control: VC verify F9 is in startup. Mission Control 2: F9 is in startup. Mission Control: T-minus 4 minutes. Mission Control: SpaceX Falcon 9 go for launch. Mission Control 2: Vehicle's in manual. Mission Control: T-minus 1 minute. Elon Musk: This is a return to flight launch. We'd had a failed mission on June 28 of 2015. [explsin] After the failure, the whole launch program ground to a halt. That obviously put a lot of strain on the company. Mission Control: All stations verify ready for launch. T-minus 30 seconds. Stephen Petranek: Elon Musk has said the key to get to Mars is the reusability of rockets. He wants to be able to fre a rocket into orbit, launch a payload into space, and then fre retro rockets and bring that rocket down to land vertically, and reuse it. That's an extremely difficult concept. If he cannot make rockets truly reusable then he cannot launch a new civilization on Mars. So the stakes for every rocket launch are huge. Misson Control: T-minus 20 seconds. Stage Two tnk pressing for flight. Flight computer has control of the vehicle. Elon Musk: Do we see anything on the sensors that's a problem? Woman: No, nothing. Man: They all say go for launch. Mission Control: T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. [CROWD CHEERING] Elon Musk: It's gone, baby. Let's go, check it out. Man: Speed 1.2 kilometers down range distance 11 kilometers. Shortly after main engine cut off, we're going to separate the stages and begin the second stage ignition. Elon Musk: Come on. [CROWD CHEERING] Man: Main engine cut off. The first stage is returning to land as the second stage powers the OrbComm satellites to low Earth orbit. The fairings have successfully deployed. The first stage will soon begin its series of three burns to head back towards Cape Canaveral. Elon Musk: Oh... where is it going? Okay, this is bad. Potentially bad. [CROWD CHEERING] Woman: That is that first stage, coming back down. History in the making guys. [CROWD CHEERING] [CROWD CHEERING] Elon Musk: It's standing up! Coming in, it sounded like an explsin. Yeah man! Lee Rosen: Oh my God! Look at this, look at this! It's just sitting there, look at that. Elon Musk: What... holy smokes man. [CROWD CHEERING] It's kind of amazing that this window of opportunity is open for life to go beyond Earth. And we just don't know how long that window is going to be open. The thing that gets me most fired up is that creating a self-sustaining civilization on Mars would be the greatest adventure ever... ever in human history. It would be so exciting to wake up in the morning and think that that's what's happening. Robert Zubrin: Apollo is still within living memory. Neil Armstrong: Houston the Eagle has landed. Robert Zubrin: But the longer we let it fade into the past, the dimmer our prospects become. We do need to make discoveries, we do need to find out the truth about life, and the universe. To resolve mysteries that thinking men and women have wondered about for thousands of years. Look up, look up! There's everything out there! There's trillions of other Earths. That's why we're gonna do it and the next time we go, we're gonna go to stay. Marta Kamen: The story Leslie Richardson told me sparked a thought. Javier and I found something at the old workshop. I need to go there. Hana Seung: The wind patterns lead to a location 87 kilometers west of Olympus Town. We hoped to find a new sample of the substance Marta found on the WAVARs. Marta Kamen: Leslie, have you ever driven one of these? Leslie Richardson: No, I haven't. Marta Kamen: Do you want to have a go? Come. Reporter: We're here at IMSF headquarters waiting for Secretary Seung to make her announcement regarding what we believe will be the end of the Mars mission. Ed Grann: We've come so far, we stop now the Mars dream is dad. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Joon Seung: Today marks the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one. ♪ ♪ There is life on Mars. [CROWD CHATTER] Hana Seung: We had come so far. Overcome so many obstacles. And though there were times when our faith flagged, we persevered. There would be no evacuation. And as we prepared for the next phase, one thing was clear. Our dream was alive.	{"type": "series", "show": "Mars", "episode": "01x06 - Crossroads"}	foreverdreaming
EXTERIOR HILLSIDE (NEAR CAMELOT) - DAY 1 Open on a figure, carrying a small backpack, clambering enthusiastically up a steep hillside. It’s the last climb of a long journey ... GREAT DRAGON (V.O.): (a deep and sonorous voice)...No young man, no matter how great, can know his destiny. He cannot glimpse his part in the great story that is about to unfold... We continue to follow the figure as he negotiates the final rocks that will lead him to the summit, as yet his face is still unseen ... Like everyone, he must live and learn... The figure nears the brow. Ahead of him, slowly rising into view we see soaring spires and turrets ... And so it will be for the young warlock arriving at the gates of Camelot. A boy that will in time father a legend. His name: Merlin. As his name drifts away on the wind, we see his face. He’s an instantly attractive, bright eyed young man with unaffected good looks. We take in his wonder and share his P.O.V as he sets his eyes for the first time on the vast city of Camelot ... EXTERIOR CAMELOT (STREET A) - DAY 1 MERLIN hurries through the city gates. The road is jammed with carts and people pouring into the city. A sea of diverse multi-cultural faces much like any major city now. MERLIN can barely contain his excitement. He pushes his way through the traffic, keen to taste the noisy, colourful world within. EXTERIOR CAMELOT (STREET B) - DAY 1 The city of Camelot stretches out below as MERLIN makes his way along the busy thoroughfare. High on the hill above stands the great citadel of Uther Pendragon. EXTERIOR CAMELOT (MAIN SQUARE) - DAY 1 The sound of whistles, drums etc. An eager and jubilant CROWD is gathered in a large cobblestone square at the heart of Camelot. A trumpet fanfare. MERLIN hurries to join the back of the audience. The crowd fall silent, all that can be heard is the steady bat of a drum. People shift their heads trying to get a look at the spectacle that is about to take place.We see a MAN, his head bowed, being ceremonially led across the square. The drum stops and we hear a voice ... A smiling MERLIN looks up and sees UTHER, the King. A strong, powerful warrior in his early forties standing on a balcony dominating the square. UTHER : Let this serve as a lesson to you all ... (he stares into the faces of the crowd) This man, Thomas James Collins ... MERLIN cranes to find a better viewpoint... UTHER: ...is adjudged guilty of conspiring to use enchantments and magic. MERLIN’s expression of excitement pales... UTHER: And pursuant to the Laws of Camelot, these practices are banned by my Royal Command. A murmur amongst the crowd... A figures watches the scene from a narrow window high above the Square. This is MORGANA.She doesn’t look happy about what she sees. UTHER : I pride myself as a fair and just King, but for a crime this malevolent ... there is only one sentence I can pass. Take the prisoner forth... A sudden drum roll, the crowd lean forward, straining to get sight of the CONDEMNED MAN. MERLIN clambers up onto a wooden scaffold supporting a grandstand of temporary tiered seating, affording him a better view ... His P.O.V: A brief glimpse of the CONDEMNED MAN and the EXECUTIONER raising his axe, then glancing over at UTHER ... UTHER has his hand raised aloft, he lets it fall ... The EXECUTIONER takes his cue and swings his axe .... Suddenly, the CROWD in front of MERLIN stand up with a roar, obscuring the terrible sight. We register MERLIN’s shock. At the window MORGANA flinches, then turns away. She can watch no longer. Immediately, we hear UTHER’s voice booming out again over the square and see him standing arms aloft ... UTHER : When I came to this land the Kingdom was in chaos - but we changed all that. (he smiles) With your help the dragons were defeated and magic driven from the realm. So I declare this week a holiday to celebrate ten years of my reign - ten years since the Great Dragon was captured and Camelot freed from the evil practice of sorcery! (he raises a goblet) Let the celebrations begin! But the cheers of approval are immediately interrupted by an old woman, MARY COLLINS. The crowd recoil at the sight of her grotesque and withered face as she pushes her way into the open square, shouting abuse at UTHER... MARY COLLINS: There is only one evil in this land and it is not magic - it is you! Your hatred and your ignorance. GUARDS hurry from the crowd, circling the woman... MARY COLLINS: You took my son and I warn you - before your celebrations are complete, you will share my tears! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a son for a son! UTHER : (shouting) Guards, seize her! The GUARDS descend on the woman, but she reaches for a pendant from around her neck, holds it aloft and quickly mumbles a spell... A sudden wind whips the dust around her into a vortex; and then, a split second later, both the wind and MARY COLLINS are gone. Only a cloud of dust remains, floating gentlyacross the courtyard on the breeze...The CROWD are aghast. A very worried MERLIN shrinks away fromthe scene... INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 1) - DAY 1 MERLIN makes his way through the King’s Palace. He stares in wonder at the reparations for the anniversary celebration that are already in full swing, with SERVANTS scurrying hither and thither with food, wine etc. MERLIN reaches the end of the corridor and hesitates, slightly lost. He turns to a GUARD to ask directions ... MERLIN : Where would I find Gaius, the Court Physician? EXTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 2) - DAY 1 MERLIN makes his way down a narrow corridor deep in the bowels of the castle. In contrast to the earlier regal splendour, it is dark and shabby. He spies a narrow doorway marked “Court Physician”.MERLIN approaches the door. It’s ajar. He knocks. No reply. MERLIN lingers a moment, slightly apprehensive, then calls inside ... MERLIN : Hello? Finally he decides to push the door open and peer inside... INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - DAY 1 A large circular room with a vaulted ceiling. Every nook and cranny is crammed with books, jars, vials, bubbling potions etc. MERLIN peers through the murk and dust - there's no sign of life. He steps gingerly across the threshold. He makes his way through the clutter: the shelves of books and jars seem to go on forever. He calls out ... MERLIN: (tentatively) Hello? No reply. He rounds a corner... Perched on a rickety ladder, high above his head, MERLIN can just make out a shock of silver hair - this is GAIUS, rummaging in the rafters for a book or potion. He seemsoblivious to MERLIN's presence, so MERLIN self-consciously clears his throat - GAIUS spins round in complete fright, topples from his ladder and plummets towards the flagstonesbelow... MERLIN’s eyes widen - we hear the sound of his heartbeat pounding ... GAIUS continues to fall, but his descent slows - we’re now in MERLIN glances across the room and spies...A pair of large corn sacks resting in the far corner. MERLIN’s eyes flare...GAIUS continues his terrifying descent. But just before he hits the flagstones one of the corn sacks flies - at breakneck speed - across the floor. GAIUS lands in a gigantic cloud of dust and corn husks.A bat, GAIUS takes a moment to recover. He sits cradled in the sack staring at MERLIN ... GAIUS: How the ...! He looks toward the far corner and the other sack - there’s no way MERLIN could’ve physically moved it. GAIUS : What did you just do? MERLIN : Uh ... MERLIN looks alarmed, fearing he’s given himself away. GAIUS struggles to his feet - unable to contain his amazement. GAIUS: Tell me. MERLIN: I don’t know what happened. GAIUS : If anyone had seen that .... MERLIN: It was nothing to do with me. It was ... GAIUS (stern): I know what it was. I want to know where you learnt to do it. MERLIN : Nowhere. GAIUS : Then how is it you know magic? MERLIN doesn’t know what to say. GAIUS : Where did you study? MERLIN stares at him - fearing he’s in a lot of trouble. MERLIN : Well ... GAIUS (insistent) : Answer me. MERLIN: I’ve never studied magic or been taught .... GAIUS : You’re lying to me, boy; this is important. MERLIN : What am I meant to say? GAIUS : The truth. MERLIN: I was born like this. GAIUS: That’s impossible. MERLIN looks awkward. GAIUS stares at him. GAIUS : Who are you? MERLIN (he searches his bag) : I have this letter. He takes out a parchment and hands it to GAIUS. GAIUS examines it ... GAIUS : I don’t have my glasses. MERLIN : I’m Merlin. GAIUS : Hunith’s son? MERLIN : Yes. A bat. GAIUS: (thrown) But you’re not meant to be here ‘till Wednesday. MERLIN: It is Wednesday. GAIUS stares at him. A bat. GAIUS: Alright, then ... Well ... put your bag in there. (he indicates a door) MERLIN looks grateful and heads toward the room. MERLIN (a bat - he turns back to Gaius) : You won’t say anything ... GAIUS : No. GAIUS looks up at the ladder to where he’d been standing ... GAIUS : Although, Merlin ... MERLIN stops at the door and looks back at GAIUS. GAIUS: I should say ‘thank you’. INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS (MERLIN’S ROOM) - NIGHT 1 A garret room, MERLIN finishes unpacking his things and sits down on his tiny bed - wondering what he should do next... He glances up. Above the bed is a shutter, he opens it to reveal a small window...MERLIN looks out over Camelot at dusk, it’s aglow with small flickering torches that twinkle like fairy lights. He gazes down into the busy high street beneath his window - it’s full of life, colour and endless possibilities. We can sense MERLIN’s excitement and keenness to become involved... INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 1 GAIUS sits down to read the letter MERLIN gave him. We hear the voice of HUNITH, Merlin’s mother. HUNITH (V.O.) : My dear Gaius, I turn to you for I feel lost and alone, and know not who to trust ... INTERIOR MERLIN’S HOUSE - DAY 0 A simple workman’s cottage. HUNITH, a comely woman in her 40’s, sits at the foot of a bed. She looks down with tears in her eyes as she watches MERLIN sleeping with his head resting against his backpack. HUNITH (V.O.) : ... Merlin is my only child, to the eye his smiling face is like any other. It is every mother’s fate to think her child is special and yet I would give my life that Merlin were not so. Ours is a small village and he is so clearly at odds with people here that if he were to remain I fear what would become of him. INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 1 As he finishes reading we can see the increasing concern etched on GAIUS' face. HUNITH (V.O.): In these times, he needs a hand to hold, a voice to guide, someone that might help him find a purpose for his gifts. To this end, I hope and trust, my dear brother, that you will have it in your heart to be that person. I beg you, if you understand a mother’s love for her son, keep him safe. And may God save you both. GAIUS puts the letter down and thinks long and hard. What is he to do? INTERIOR/EXTERIOR KING’S PALACE (MORGANA’S CHAMBER/COURTYARD) - NIGHT 1 The empty courtyard, the executioner’s block and axe glint in the moonlight. MORGANA looking down over the scene through the open window, a knock at the door. UTHER (O.S) : Morgana? She turns. MORGANA: Yes? UTHER enters. MORGANA looks at him, then moves from the window. UTHER: Why aren’t you joining in with the celebrations? MORGANA : I just don’t think that chopping someone’s head off is a fun way to start a party. That poor mother. UTHER : (a sense of something personal) It is only justice for what he’d done. MORGANA : To whom? UTHER: It is the law of the land. MORGANA : Your law. (lightly) I’d be careful ... UTHER glances at her. MORGANA : The more brutal you are, the more enemies you’ll create. UTHER : I don’t fear them. MORGANA : Maybe rest of us in danger. UTHER takes this in as MORGANA turns away from the window. EXTERIOR FOREST (TENTED CAMP) - NIGHT 1 A small group of tents stand silent in the moonlight, a couple of guards standing on watch. INTERIOR DAME HELEN’S TENT - NIGHT 1 Inside her tent, DAME HELEN OF MORA sings as she plaits her long hair, preparing herself for bed. Her looks are as beautiful and striking as her voice. Suddenly, the candles lighting the tent flicker... DAME HELEN stops her song, turns and looks toward the entrance. There’s a sound outside... a twig breaking under a footstep ... DAME HELEN : Hello? No response. DAME HELEN : Sergeant? A bat and a SOLDIER enters. SERGEANT : Yes, Dame Helen. DAME HELEN : Is all well? SERGEANT : Yes, M’am. With luck we should reach Camelot by tomorrow. DAME HELEN : That’s good. DAME HELEN remains uneasy. SERGEANT : I’ll be outside if you need me. He leaves. EXTERIOR FOREST (TENTED CAMP) - NIGHT 1 The SERGEANT steps out from the tent. He walks a couple of paces, then stops to listen. Again we hear the sound of twigs breaking under foot... The SERGEANT reaches for his wapon... SERGEANT : Who’s there? Another GUARD walks round the side of the tent, going about his duties. The SERGEANT nods at him and heads to his own tent, relieved. INTERIOR DAME HELEN’S TENT - NIGHT 1 DAME HELEN washes her face in some water... She stops... She’s heard something. She turns to look... And comes face to face with the hideous, gnarled visage of MARY COLLINS. MARY COLLINS is holding a rudimentary straw doll with a noose around its neck. MARY COLLINS snaps the noose tight ...DAME HELEN’s eyes pop and she grabs herself round the neck. She is being magically strangled, she’s unable to breathe, unable to scream... MARY COLLINS smiles as she watches DAME HELEN slump to the ground ... A moment, then MARY COLLINS begins to change. Slowly but surely her face transforms into DAME HELEN’s. The new DAME HELEN stares down at the dad DAME HELEN, a broad smile crossing the now beautiful face. She tucks in her pendant, the only clue to her real identity. INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS (MERLIN’S ROOM) - DAY 2 A new day. MERLIN asleep on the narrow uncomfortable bed, a slit of bright sunlight on his face. He opens his eyes, suddenly remembering where he is ... INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - DAY 2 MERLIN enters the room, still pulling on his clothes. He stops as he sees GAIUS standing by the kitchen table. Hunith’s letter is still sitting on the table, next to it is a plate of food and a pail of water. GAIUS: I got you some water, you didn’t have a wash last night. MERLIN : Sorry. GAIUS : Help yourself to breakfast. A hungry MERLIN sees the food and quickly reaches past GAIUS across the table ... Behind his back we see GAIUS deliberately knock the pail from the table ... GAIUS (as if the spilt pail is Merlin’s fault) : Merlin! MERLIN reacts, turns and sees the pail falling. He reaches out with his hands, but there’s no way he’s going to catch it. Instinctively, without thought, he uses his magic ... The bucket and the tumbling water stop their fall and hang suspended above the floor. MERLIN instantly realises what he’s done and flashes a look at GAIUS. They lock eyes. We see MERLIN’s panic ... The bucket suddenly crashes to the floor, spilling its contents everywhere. GAIUS steps back to avoid the splash. MERLIN hurries to clear it up. MERLIN : It was my fault. GAIUS: How did you do that? MERLIN looks at him. GAIUS: Tell me. I want to know. Did you incant a spell in your mind? MERLIN: I don’t... GAIUS : So what... MERLIN shrugs. GAIUS: There must be something. MERLIN : It just happens. I can’t control it. GAIUS stares at him, totally bemused by his powers. MERLIN continues to clear up. Finally, he looks at GAIUS. MERLIN : What are you going to do? GAIUS: It’s not me you need to worry about. (sighs) But for a start you can help me out till I find you some paid work ... GAIUS picks up a handful of remedies ... GAIUS: Here. Hollyhock and Feverfew for Lady Percival; and this is for Sir Owain ... (he hands him a phial)He’s blind as a weevil. Tell him not to take all of it at once. MERLIN: Ok. GAIUS: Here ... (he hands him some sweetmeat) He gives MERLIN a fatherly smile. GAIUS: Off you go. MERLIN smiles and prepares to set off, a spring in his step, keen to get out into the city. GAIUS watches him, his concern once again apparent. As MERLIN gets to the door, GAIUS stops him ... GAIUS: And Merlin ... MERLIN looks at him ... GAIUS: I don’t need to tell you, but the practising of any form of enchantments will get you klled - D’you understand that? MERLIN nods. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (THRONE ROOM) - DAY 2 UTHER waits for DAME HELEN to arrive. MORGANA stands nearby with GWEN, her maidservant. As DAME HELEN enters, MORGANA turns to GWEN. MORGANA (whispering) : Have you ever heard Dame Helen sing? GWEN shakes her head. GWEN: They say it’s like having your ears kissed by Cupid. MORGANA smiles. MORGANA : Sounds good ... Though I can’t say I’m familiar with that experience. GWEN (embarrassed): Oh, no. Nor I am. DAME HELEN reaches the throne. UTHER rises to greet her. UTHER : Dame Helen. Thank you so much for coming to sing at our celebrations. DAME HELEN: The pleasure is all mine. UTHER: How was your journey? DAME HELEN: Oh, the time it took, sire. UTHER (he kisses her hand) : I know, but it’s always worth the wait. She touches the pendant under her clothing. For a moment her eyes flash with anger as she stares at UTHER, although he doesn’t see it. DAME HELEN: I hope so. (she smiles) MORGANA rolls her eyes - not enjoying watching the crinklies flirt. Reveal MERLIN watching the scene from the doorway. A guard spies him and starts to head over. MERLIN ducks back through the door and continues on his way. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 2) - DAY 2 MERLIN hurries down a corridor and knocks on a small door. A man opens it. He squints at MERLIN. MERLIN: (holding out bottle) I brought you your medicine. The man tries to take it but can’t see a thing. MERLIN places it in his hand. MERLIN : Gaius said don’t take it all... He stops as he sees the man down the medicine in one. MERLIN: I’m sure it’s fine... MERLIN hurries away. EXTERIOR KING’S PALACE (COURTYARD) - DAY 2 As MERLIN returns home, feeling pleased with himself and in no hurry to get back. He crosses a courtyard and sees a YOUNG LAD chastising his manservant, THOMAS, in front of a small group of MATES (including GALAHAD and GAWAINE) who are preparing to practise their combat skills ... YOUNG LAD (a smile on his face): Where’s the target? THOMAS (slightly confused): There, sir. (he points at it) YOUNG LAD: It’s into the sun. The MAN SERVANT looks up into the sky. THOMAS: Well ... It’s not that bright. YOUNG LAD: Bit like you, then. His friends laugh. MERLIN smiles, it all seems good natured. THOMAS (trying to excuse himself): Well, you’ve got to be able to fight in all weathers, sir. YOUNG LAD: And what would you know about fighting. THOMAS: I’ll put the target down the other end, shall I, sir. He quickly runs off to the target and picks it up ... YOUNG LAD (spying the moving target - smiling): This will teach him. ANGLE on the MAN SERVANT carrying the target. Suddenly, a dagger hits the bull with a thud. THOMAS reacts ... THOMAS: Hey! Hang on! Laughter from the MATES. YOUNG LAD: Don’t stop... THOMAS resumes walking and places the target in the shade. THOMAS: Here? YOUNG LAD: I told you to keep moving. THOMAS glances at him with an uncomprehending look and then quickly ducks as the target is ht by another dagger ... More laughter. MERLIN smile has gone, he looks awkward. His disapproval is mirrored by GWEN, watching from the windows above the courtyard. YOUNG LAD (insistent): Come on , we want some moving target practice. THOMAS picks up the target again and slowly, nervously starts to walk. He takes cover as it’s ht by another dagger ... YOUNG LAD: Run! THOMAS starts to run. A series of daggers strike the target and, in his anxiety to escape, the poor man stumbles. The target goes cartwheeling across the courtyard and lands at MERLIN’s feet ...The gng laugh ... YOUNG LAD: Come on, pick it up again. The gng re-arm ...THOMAS nervously bends to retrieve the target, but MERLIN places a foot on it - preventing him from lifting it. YOUNG LAD: Hurry up. THOMAS looks up at MERLIN. MERLIN (turning to the YOUNG LAD with a smile): Hey ... Come on, that’s enough. The YOUNG LAD looks at him - clearly taking offence at MERLIN’s interference. YOUNG LAD (wanting him to repeat it): What? He swaggers toward MERLIN ... THOMAS (to MERLIN - not wanting any trouble): It’s alright. MERLIN (refusing to relinquish the target): No. The YOUNG LAD comes face to face with MERLIN. They’re about the same age, but MERLIN is a few sizes smaller. He looks a little nervous - but holds his ground. MERLIN: You’ve had your fun, my friend. YOUNG LAD: Do I know you? MERLIN: I’m Merlin. YOUNG LAD: So I don’t know you. MERLIN: No. YOUNG LAD: But you called me “friend”. A bat. An awkward silence amongst the crowd. MERLIN can see everyone looking at him. MERLIN: That was my mistake. YOUNG LAD: I think so. MERLIN: Yeah ... I’d never have a friend who could be such an arse. He smiles and turns away. His audacity draws a few laughs from the back of the crowd. We see GWEN is clearly impressed by MERLIN’s intervention. YOUNG LAD: Or I, one who could be so stupid. He places his hand on the hilt of his sword. MERLIN sees the CROWD step back. He turns and looks at the YOUNG LAD, suddenly sensing the danger he’s got himself into. YOUNG LAD (a smile): Tell me, Merlin, d’you know how to walk on your knees? Laughter. MERLIN: No. YOUNG LAD: Well, I suggest you learn. MERLIN holds a smile on his face - but displays a look of contempt. There’s no way he’s getting on his knees for this idiot. YOUNG LAD (an arrogant smile): D’you want me to help you? MERLIN’s face hardens - MERLIN: I wouldn’t if I were you. YOUNG LAD: Why, what are you going to do to me? MERLIN: You’ve no idea ... YOUNG LAD: Be my guest. He towers menacingly over MERLIN. MERLIN takes a nervous step backward ... YOUNG LAD: Come on, then... MERLIN sees the YOUNG LAD and his MATES bearing down on him. Suddenly, he is in MERLIN TIME... EVERYTHING SLOWS, MERLIN looks at the gng, their ugly gloating faces grinning at him, we hear his heart pounding ... He turns his focus onto the YOUNG LAD. His eyes narrow... MERLIN, realising what he’s doing, suddenly breaks the spell and steps back... YOUNG LAD: Oh, is that it? The crowd laugh. MERLIN, humiliated, spins round and aims a punch at him, but the YOUNG LAD swiftly parries, grabs MERLIN’S arm and twists it up behind his back. YOUNG LAD: I’ll have you thrown in jail for that. MERLIN: Who d’you think you are - the king! YOUNG LAD: No, I’m his son - Arthur. MERLIN, realising the young lad’s identity, swallows hard. YOUNG LAD: On your knees. He kicks MERLIN on the back of his legs, MERLIN crumples to his knees and, before he can backtrack, he's surrounded by a group of SOLDIERS and bundled to the ground. EXTERIOR CAMELOT - DAY 3 Dawn. The sun is crowning the castle walls, the mist lifting into the sky - giving the castle an eerie, unearthly quality ... INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (DUNGEONS) - DAY 3 Morning. MERLIN deep in the bowels of the castle, languishing in a filthy cell. He lies on the floor, asleep.Suddenly, he hears a voice and wakes with a start ... The voice is coming from somewhere deep beneath him, calling him, the earth trembles: ‘Merlin’. MERLIN jumps to his feet and retreats across the cell staring at the ground in shock... The earth calls to him once more: ‘Merlin’. It’s a voice we might recognise from the opening. MERLIN bends toward the ground and nervously places his ear to the floor ... The voice again:‘Merlin’. Only this time it’s loud and right behind him... GAIUS: Are you a complete idiot? GAIUS is standing in the doorway. He’s furious ... GAIUS: The one thing someone like you should do is keep your head down, and what do you do? MERLIN: I’m sorry. GAIUS: You’re lucky. I’ve pulled a few strings to get you released. MERLIN (delighted): Oh thank you, thank you. I won’t forget this. GAIUS: Ah, well...(a bat) There is a small price to pay. EXTERIOR CAMELOT (STREET B) - DAY 3 MERLIN’s head in the stocks. A large rotten tomato skims his face. He looks up at GAIUS ungratefully ... MERLIN: Thanks. A gng of eager CHILDREN arrive armed with sacks of rotten veg. MERLIN: Oh, Charlemagne! Everything imaginable is hurled at MERLIN ... As MERLIN takes his punishment, we see GWEN looking onsympathetically. She grimaces, feeling each sht as it hits poor MERLIN. The CHILDREN finally run out of amo and head off. MERLIN’s face is dripping with rancid pulp, he opens his eyes to find GWEN gently wiping his face clean.GWEN gives him a lovely smile, clearly smitten ... MERLIN smiles grimly back at her. GWEN: I’m Gwenhwyfer. But most people call me Gwen. MERLIN: Right. I’m Merlin... MERLIN halfheartedly waggles a hand in the stocks - offering her a handshake. GWEN responds and sweetly shakes it. MERLIN: Although most people call me “idiot”. GWEN: No, I saw what you did. It was so brave. MERLIN (dismayed): It was stupid... GWEN: Well, I’m glad you walked away, you weren’t going to bat him. MERLIN: Oh, I could bat him. GWEN (impressed): Yeah? You think? Because you don’t look like one of those big muscly fellows ... MERLIN: Thanks. GWEN: No... I’m sure you’re stronger than you look ... MERLIN glances at her ... GWEN: It’s just Arthur’s one of those real rough tough save the world kind of men and, well ... MERLIN gives her another glance. MERLIN: What? GWEN: You don’t look like that. MERLIN: I’m in disguise. GWEN (she smiles): Well, it was great you stood up to him. MERLIN: You think so? GWEN: Arthur’s a bully. And everyone thought you were a real hero. MERLIN: Oh yeah? Excuse me ...(he waves her aside) My fans are waiting. Another barrage of rotten apples hits the stocks. EXTERIOR CAMELOT - DAY 3 UTHER stands on the battlements showing off his kingdom to DAME HELEN. UTHER: Maybe one day I’ll build a new palace here - Fit for a Queen. He looks at DAME HELEN. DAME HELEN (she smiles): What Queen would not be happy here? It’s already so perfect. UTHER: No, I want it gone, to start anew. DAME HELEN looks intrigued. He sees her. UTHER: There are too many ghosts here. (a bat) I’ve been at wr for so much of my life. And yet these bricks, these walls will live on far longer than my deeds. Have I built a Camelot that will stand as a testimony to my reign; a legacy that will be remembered? (a bat) What kind of King am I? DAME HELEN: A very attractive one. UTHER (he smiles): Do I have the love of my people? DAME HELEN: I can only speak for subjects. UTHER (his smile spreading): What favours would you have me bestow on you? DAME HELEN laughs and moves away. He pursues her one of your. UTHER: I warn you I am ruthless ...I do not let anything stand in my way. DAME HELEN: I know that. UTHER: And I will not be denied. They laugh. INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - DAY 3 GAIUS is preparing food, he glances up as MERLIN enters from his bedroom. He’s washed and changed. MERLIN sits at the table and looks at the food. GAIUS: D’you want some vegetables with that? MERLIN glances at him. GAIUS smiles and joins him. MERLIN (he doesn’t eat): I know you’re still angry with me. GAIUS: Your mother asked me to look after you. MERLIN: Yes. GAIUS: What d’you think she would have said? MERLIN absorbs this. GAIUS watches MERLIN eat for a moment. GAIUS: What did she say to you about your gifts? MERLIN (he shrugs): That I was ‘special’. GAIUS: You are special. The like of which I’ve never seen before. MERLIN: Why? GAIUS: You promise me that you have not been taught. MERLIN: Never. GAIUS: This is beyond any human power. MERLIN: I don’t understand. GAIUS: There was a time, when the dragons still walked the land, when magic was practiced freely, but it required incantations, spells...These had to be learnt from books. It took years of study; believe me, you have no idea. MERLIN takes in the wall of books beside him. MERLIN: Did you ever practice magic? GAIUS (evading the question): You don’t understand. What I saw you do ... It was remarkable. Elemental. Instinctive. MERLIN: But what’s the point if it can’t be used? GAIUS: I don’t know.(a bat) You’re a question that has never been posed before, Merlin. MERLIN stares at him, slightly daunted by this. GAIUS (changing the subject): Now, I’ve got another errand for you to run. There’s a preparation for Dame Helen, she needs it for her voice. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 3) - DAY 3 MERLIN arrives at Dame Helen's chambers. He knocks. There’s no reply. He slowly pushes the door ajar and peers inside ... The room appears empty. Unsure what to do, MERLIN slips inside.... INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (DAME HELEN’S CHAMBER) - DAY 3 MERLIN crosses toward the dressing table, the room is sumptuous. Despite his promise to stay out of trouble, MERLIN can't resist having a little look around. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 3) - DAY 3 DAME HELEN approaching down the corridor, she has a faint smile on her face following her encounter with Uther. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (DAME HELEN’S CHAMBER) - DAY 3 MERLIN sees an old book hidden beneath a goblet and some items on the dressing table. Intrigued, MERLIN takes it out, careful not to disrupt anything ... He studies the book’s mysterious cover ... and slowly opens it. Suddenly, he hears a noise outside ... MERLIN rushes to return the book. In his panic he knocks over a jewellery box and the goblet. He scrambles to put them back into place. He turns to face DAME HELEN. He doesn’t see the reflection she casts in the goblet - for a split second we glimpse thehideous face of MARY COLLINS. DAME HELEN (quiet and menacing): What’re you doing in here? MERLIN: I was asked to deliver this. He picks up the pouch of medication and hands it to DAME HELEN. He beats a hasty retreat. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 3) - DAY 3 MERLIN shuts the door behind him and hurries away feeling a little uneasy ... EXTERIOR CAMELOT (STREET B) - DAY 3 MERLIN hurrying from the Keep and entering the busy thoroughfare. Suddenly, he sees ARTHUR and his ENTOURAGE heading toward him. They look at each other, MERLIN can’t avoid him ... They come face to face, MERLIN tries to keep walking. ARTHUR blocks his path ... ARTHUR (smiling): How’s your knee walking coming along? MERLIN keeps going. ARTHUR: Ah, don’t run away. MERLIN (disparaging): From you? MERLIN turns on him ... MERLIN: I’ve told you, you’re an arse - I just didn’t know you were a Royal one. A few GUARDS react... MERLIN: What you going to do - get your dad’s men to protect you? ARTHUR (smiling): I could take you apart with one blow. He puckers his lips and blows ...MERLIN stares at him. There’s no going back ... MERLIN: I could take you apart with less than that. ARTHUR: Are you sure? ARTHUR smiles and he tears off his top. MERLIN looks at him - he's ripped like 50 Cent. MERLIN swallows hard ... He removes his own top - it's not quite so impressive. ARTHUR: Here you go, big man. ARTHUR takes a pair of evil looking maces from the GUARDS and throws one to MERLIN. MERLIN fumbles it. The gathering CROWD laugh, further angering MERLIN. The two lads square up for a fight. ARTHUR smiles, confident that he’s going to give MERLIN a whipping ... ARTHUR: Come on, then. ARTHUR begins expertly twirling the mace round his body at high speed - like some ninja martial art expert. It’s a frightening display and the CROWD roar their approval. Finally, ARTHUR brings the mace to a halt ... ARTHUR (a smile): I warn you I’ve been trained to kll since birth. MERLIN: Wow - and how long have you been training to be a bully? ARTHUR (forced to smile at his audacity): You can’t address me like that. MERLIN: Sorry - how long have you been training to be a bully, my Lord? ARTHUR reacts and suddenly arcs a high sweeping blow at MERLIN ... MERLIN ducks and comes up wide eyed ... INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - DAY 3 GAIUS is up a ladder. He hears a roar from outside in the street. He climbs down to see what the disturbance is. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 2) - DAY 3 GAIUS comes out of his chambers and walks over to a window. He looks out into the high street and we see his horror as below him... EXTERIOR CAMELOT (STREET B) - DAY 3 MERLIN and ARTHUR are going at it hammer and tongs... To the CROWD’S amusement, MERLIN is inept; all he can do is duck, parry and retreat along the busy street - he’s clearly no fighter. As ARTHUR’s blows rain down, MERLIN suddenly crashes into a fruit stall. MERLIN falls backwards, sending the produce flying ... He looks up. ARTHUR appears to have him at his mercy, he raises his arm about to apply the MERLIN Oh ... Charlemagne! We hear MERLIN’s heart beating and we’re in MERLIN TIME... MERLIN’s eyes flare and he looks up at an awning billowing in the wind above ARTHUR’s head. We see the structure move ... ARTHUR arcs a blow toward MERLIN, the mace catches the awning and is ripped from his hand... ARTHUR reacts with surprise, reaches up into the awning to retrieve his mace... MERLIN takes his chance, rolls away and gets to his feet. ARTHUR quickly grabs his mace and turns to MERLIN once more... He’s about to unleash another deadly blow. The sound of MERLIN’s heart and, once again, time slows... As ARTHUR steps toward him, MERLIN’s eyes rest upon an upended wooden fruit box, his eyes blaze ... coup de grace ... The box tilts at a 45 degree angle, we see ARTHUR’s foot land on the edge of the box, levering the top of the box toward his leg ... The box whacks ARTHUR in the shin. He lets out a painful yell ... It’s MERLIN’S turn to smile. ARTHUR responds angrily and lunges with another blow ... MERLIN’s eyes gleam ... A nearby ROPE snaps taut. ARTHUR trips over it and crashes to the floor, losing his mace. The CROWD laugh. MERLIN’s grin intensifies - we are in no doubt that the rope was his work ... ARTHUR gets up with a smile - he can see the funny side. He reaches for his wapon, but MERLIN swings his own mace. Without a wapon to defend himself, it’s ARTHUR’s turn to retreat... ARTHUR makes several lunges for the mace, but MERLIN drives him back - enjoying the upper-hand. MERLIN: D’you want to give up? ARTHUR, displaying his own natural speed of thought, grabs the bellows from the ironmonger’s stall. He aims it at the furnace and slaps the handles together - sending a blast of burning embers into the air. MERLIN jumps back as the spray of sparks ht him ... ARTHUR: I told you I’d take you apart with just one blow. ARTHUR snatches up the ironmonger’s hammer and aims it at MERLIN. MERLIN steps back, but collides with a wooden post. He ducks, the hammer embeds itself in the post. MERLINstares at the hammer, we hear his heart beating ... ARTHUR tries to withdraw the hammer from the wood - he can’t. MERLIN and ARTHUR stare at each other. ARTHUR uses all his might to try to release the hammer, but it seems to be held by magic - which of course it is. The CROWD give an audible intake of breath as MERLIN aims a blow at the defenceless ARTHUR, sweeping his feet from under him ... ARTHUR hits the ground and, in the space he’s vacated, MERLIN suddenly comes face to face with GAIUS watching on the sidelines. MERLIN sees the angry expression on GAIUS’ face. He knows he has to stop using magic. ARTHUR recovers, gets up and throws himself at MERLIN;disarming him in the process... Now MERLIN is defenceless, he looks at ARTHUR armed with his mace, then looks at GAIUS - what’s he going to do now? ARTHUR takes a swing, MERLIN’s face is gripped with panic... MERLIN lets out a yell as he is struck in the midrift. He doubles up, winded by the blow. ARTHUR stands over him... ARTHUR: There’s something about you, Merlin - I can’t quite put my finger on it. We see ARTHUR lift his fist and swing a punch INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - DAY 3 MERLIN enters, a look of wounded pride on his face. GAIUS follows him into the room, closes the door and rounds on him ... GAIUS: How could you be so foolish .... Using magic like that will get you klled. MERLIN: He needed to be taught a lesson. GAIUS: You’re the one who needs to learn. Magic must be studied, mastered, and used for good. Not for idiotic pranks. MERLIN: What is there to master? I could move objects like that before I could talk. GAIUS: Then by now you should be able to control yourself. MERLIN: I don’t want to. If I can’t use magic, what have I got? I’m just a ‘nobody’ - and always will be. If I can’t use magic, then I might as well die. Upset, he heads off into his own room. GAIUS watches him go. He sighs - he wasn’t cut out to be a surrogate parent... INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS (MERLIN’S ROOM) - DAY 3 MERLIN is lying on his bed. He sees GAIUS enter, carrying ointments and bandages. GAIUS: Merlin ... But MERLIN is still angry ... MERLIN: Why isn’t there anyone who can help me? GAIUS stares at him - unprepared for this. GAIUS: Come here... He takes hold of his face, sits down beside MERLIN and starts treating his wounds. MERLIN: You don’t know why I was born like this, do you? GAIUS(unsure how to answer): No. MERLIN: I’m not a monster, am I ... He searches GAIUS’s eyes... GAIUS looks at MERLIN’s pained expression. GAIUS: Don’t ever think that. MERLIN: Then why am I like this? Please. I need to know - Why? GAIUS has no answer. GAIUS: Perhaps someone with more knowledge than me ... MERLIN: If you can’t tell me, then no one can. GAIUS feels this. GAIUS: Answers aren’t like that. They don’t sit there on shelves getting dusty waiting for you to come along. I believe there is an answer. But it may well arise out of events that we cannot yet know. You must be patient. MERLIN looks at him. GAIUS (he hands him a remedy): Take some of this. It will help with the pain. EXTERIOR CAMELOT - NIGHT 3 The spires and turrets of Camelot silhouetted against a full moon. INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS (MERLIN’S ROOM) - NIGHT 3 MERLIN asleep on his bed, his bed suddenly begins to vibrate with the sound of a deep voice that emanates from beneath the floor ... GREAT DRAGON (V.O.): Merlin! MERLIN wakes with a start, unsure if he’s in a dream ... GREAT DRAGON (V.O.): Merlin! He sits bolt upright and listens. Nothing, silence, then the faint noise of something outside the door... INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 3 A candle burning late into the night. GAIUS is sat at the table surrounded by books, squinting through his rudimentary spectacles. As he reads, he becomes aware of MERLIN standing at the door to his bedroom. GAIUS: Have you come back to shout at me again? He smiles. MERLIN: No. (a bat - unsure whether to say) Did you hear a noise? GAIUS: No. MERLIN: A voice...? GAIUS (he looks at him - a smile): Probably the effects of the sedative I gave you. MERLIN sits down at the table. MERLIN: Why did Uther ban magic? GAIUS: Magic corrupts, Merlin. You’re too young to know - there was a time when people used magic for the wrong ends. It destroyed the natural order. It brought about chaos on earth. In the end, Uther put an end to it. He made it his mission to destroy everything from that time - even the dragons. MERLIN: Why? GAIUS: They knew too much. And Uther feared them. So he had them slaughtered. MERLIN (appalled): What - all of them? GAIUS: Well ... There was one dragon he chose not to kll, but to keep as an example. He imprisoned it in a cave deep beneath the castle... MERLIN (a realisation): Beneath the dungeon. GAIUS: Where no one can free it. But MERLIN’S hardly listening. A penny is dropping in hismind. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 5) - NIGHT 3 MERLIN sneaks through the empty castle, fearing discovery at every turn ... He hears the sound of the GREAT DRAGON calling him on ... GREAT DRAGON (O.S.): Merlin! INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (DUNGEONS) - NIGHT 3 A few sleeping PRISONERS and TWO GUARDS playing dice - very much awake. We see MERLIN peering through a door at them ... A bat, MERLIN scans the dungeons until he spies a cave entrance in a disused section beyond the guards and away from the cells ... He looks at the GUARDS, they’re focused on their game, but there is still no way to get past them. A look of irritation passes across MERLIN’s face, then we see a familiar look of concentration take hold ... A GUARD throws the dice, they bounce off the table and keep rolling. The GUARD gets up to retrieve them ... But the dice keep rolling. Every time he bends and stretches for them they elude his grasp ... Until finally, he reaches the far end of the dungeon (awayfrom the cave entrance). He grabs for a die and finds it’s lodged between two cobblestones, he can’t move it ... The other GUARD reacts ... GUARD: What’re you doing? He goes over to help his colleague, they both struggle to release the die ... MERLIN waits till their backs are turned and then makes a dash for the cave and slips inside ... INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CAVERN) - NIGHT 3 A long winding tunnel falling away at a steep angle. MERLIN descends into the darkness, unsure what he’s going to find... Suddenly, magically, an old rushlight on the wall flares into life. MERLIN looks surprised - it’s clearly not of his doing. One by one, a series of torches burst into flame lighting the path ahead and leading him on... MERLIN quickens his step. The tunnel gets narrower and narrower until MERLIN is virtually bent double. Finally, MERLIN turns a corner and is faced with his own reflection glistening in a strange, black convex mirror ... He hears laughter. He looks around, trying to locate the source of the disembodied voice ... MERLIN: Where are you? GREAT DRAGON: I’m here. The black mirror suddenly recedes and we realise it is a huge eyeball ... It disappears, leaving a large gaping chasm. MERLIN cautiously takes a step forward and stares into the void ... Ghosts of smoke hanging in the air ... MERLIN controls his fear and leans out through the hole... We see a vast natural cavern and there, at the foot, is the GREAT DRAGON, some fifteen or twenty meters long. GREAT DRAGON (amused): How small you are ... The dragon’s P.O.V: The tiny figure of MERLIN standing on a narrow lip of rock. GREAT DRAGON: For such a great destiny. MERLIN: Why? What d’you mean? The dragon chortles ... MERLIN: What destiny? GREAT DRAGON: Your ‘gift’, Merlin, was given to you for a reason. MERLIN: So there The dragon smiles. GREAT DRAGON: Arthur is the once and future king who will unite the land of Albion. MERLIN: I don’t see what that has to do with me. GREAT DRAGON: Everything. Without you, Arthur will never succeed. Without you, there will be no Albion. MERLIN: No ... No, you’ve got this wrong. GREAT DRAGON: There is no right or wrong. Only what is and what isn’t. MERLIN: I’m serious ... If anyone wants to kll him they can go ahead. In fact, I’ll give them a hand. GREAT DRAGON (amused): None of us choose our destiny, Merlin ... (then with a hint of sadness) And none of us can escape it. MERLIN: No, no way, there must be some other Arthur, because this one’s a moron. GREAT DRAGON: Perhaps it’s your destiny to change that. Suddenly, the dragon raises its massive wings and soars into the air...MERLIN watches in a amazement as the giant beast circles in the darkness of the cavern and comes to rest on a ledge far above him... MERLIN: Wait! I need to know more... But his words are lost in the vast expanse ... EXTERIOR CAMELOT - DAY 4 Bright sunshine beats down on Camelot - the sun has risen and it’s the start of a new day. INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS (MERLIN’S ROOM) - DAY 4 MERLIN is asleep, exhausted by the revelations of the previous night. GAIUS enters. The place is a mess, clothes everywhere, a typical teenager’s room. GAIUS: Have you seen the state of this room? MERLIN (bleary eyed): It just happens. GAIUS: By magic? MERLIN: Yeah. GAIUS: Well, you can clear it up without using magic. (a bat) Then I need you to collect some fresh herbs and deliver this to Morgana. (he passes him a phial) MERLIN looks at it. GAIUS: It’s a sleeping draught. The poor girl’s having nightmares. MERLIN: I know the feeling. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 6) - DAY 4 MERLIN makes his way through the castle... Finally he arrives at MORGANA's chambers. The door is ajar. He knocks, there's no answer. He pushes the door open, steps into the anteroom ... INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (MORGANA’S CHAMBER) - DAY 4 As he enters the inner chamber he sees MORGANA trying out adress in the mirror. MERLIN’s heart skips a bat, spellbound by her sheer beauty. She is about the same age as MERLIN, but her obvious sophistication makes her seem slightly older. MORGANA’S so intent on her own reflection that she doesn’t notice MERLIN staring, slack-jawed, right behind her. Before he can say anything, she slips behind a screen and starts to change. MORGANA (O.S.): You know I’ve been thinking about Arthur... MERLIN’s captivated by her silhouette... MORGANA: I wouldn’t touch him with a lance pole. Pass me that dress, will you? MERLIN knows he can't afford to get into trouble - but knows if he lets on he's there, MORGANA will think he's been spying on her. He sees the dress on the far side of the room, he quickly throws it onto the top of the screen ... MORGANA: I mean the man is a total jouster - Just because I’m the king’s ward ... MERLIN tries to tiptoe away ... MORGANA: That doesn’t mean I have to accompany him to the dance, does it? She doesn’t get a reply ... MORGANA: Well, does it? MERLIN stops and is forced to respond... MERLIN (high pitched): Un-uh. MORGANA: If he wants me to, then he should invite me. And he hasn’t. So d’you know what that means? MERLIN (high pitched): Un-uh. MORGANA: Where are you? Just as she looks up over the top of the screen, MERLIN dashes to hide beneath it ... MERLIN (high pitched): Here. MORGANA: It means I’m going by myself. MERLIN looks toward the open door, there’s no chance of him reaching it ... MORGANA: I need some help with the fastening. On MERLIN’s face... MORGANA: Gwen? GWEN (O.S.): I’m here. A startled MERLIN looks up to see GWEN. She presses her finger to her lips, takes the potion from MERLIN and deftly slides behind the screen to help her mistress. MORGANA's none the wiser ... MORGANA: So, it’s whether I wear this little tease ... GWEN turns MORGANA away and gives MERLIN a smile. A relieved MERLIN quickly scarpers... MORGANA: Or I ht them with something a little more ... Medieval. She twirls round holding a fabulous jewel encrusted black number tight to her body. GWEN just stares at her in awe. EXTERIOR FOREST (LAKE) - DAY 4 The stark shapes of thorny trees, mist wreathing the ground. MERLIN begins picking herbs and flowers for Gaius. As he moves through the trees, we catch sight of a lake nearby... MERLIN nears the sound of a woman singing ... MERLIN peeks through the trees, straining for a view of the singer... He catches sight of a figure - DAME HELEN, bathing in the water. MERLIN can’t resist stepping closer to get a better look ... The song intensifies as he approaches the water... But as MERLIN reaches the lake, the song stops. Silence. MERLIN’s P.O.V: The water rippling on the surface of the empty lake. There’s no one in sight. MERLIN looks slightly puzzled, then starts to head back in the direction of Camelot... Suddenly, he hears a noise behind him. He spins round and finds himself face to face with the grotesque face of MARY COLLINS reflected in the lake. MERLIN jumps back, his heart stops. He looks around, all about him tall rocks. He looks at the way ahead, he senses someone is there. A bat. Slowly, nervously, he starts edging his way backwards, the way he came. As he moves we feel something behind him, a shadow... Suddenly, MERLIN turns and pulls back in alarm. DAME HELEN is barring his way. DAME HELEN: Are you spying on me? MERLIN: No. (nervous) I was picking herbs. A moment. MERLIN quickly scrambles away - clearly unsettled by what he’s seen... He hurries back to the path and glances back over his shoulder... DAME HELEN has gone. INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 4 An impatient GAIUS has his best robes on and is dressed and ready to go to the party. MERLIN strolls in, he’s still preoccupied with what happened by the river. GAIUS: Where’ve you been? I need you to get ready for the banquet. I’ve got you a job serving, remember. MERLIN: Alright. He heads for his room, then turns ... GAIUS: Don’t stand there. Get changed. MERLIN: I’ve just seen Dame Helen. You don’t think ... GAIUS: What? MERLIN (thinking better of it): No. He enters his room, still not hurrying, he picks up a fresh tunic ... GAIUS: Will you please hurry up. MERLIN: You don’t think there’s something strange about her? GAIUS: Stop thinking and get yourself out of the door. He leaves. A bat, and then MERLIN follows. INTERIOR KING’S PALACE (GREAT HALL) - NIGHT 4 A grand setting, lavish furnishings on a long rectangular table. It’s clear we’re a long way from the Round Table of Arthurian legend. MERLIN and GAIUS come in and MERLIN sees the Prince messing around with his mates - it’s the first time he’s set eyes on ARTHUR since learning his destiny. It can’t really be his fate to protect this man! The group are larking around and we can see MERLIN’s disdain ... Suddenly, ARTHUR and his group stop in their tracks ... ARTHUR: God have mercy! MERLIN turns to see what they are looking at ... It’s the arrival of MORGANA, she looks stunning - she smiles, fully aware that the prince is staring at her..MERLIN is dumbfounded, slack-jawed ... GAIUS (O.S.) (abrupt): Merlin! MERLIN can hardly turn his eyes away to look at GAIUS. GAIUS: Remember - you’re here to work. MERLIN picks up a tray of drinks, but he can’t take his eyes off MORGANA. He doesn’t notice GWEN smiling at him... GWEN: She looks great, doesn’t she? MERLIN: Yeah. GWEN: Some people are just born to be queen. MERLIN (devastated): No? GWEN: I hope so. One day. MERLIN looks at her. GWEN: Not that I’d want to be her - who’d want to marry Arthur? She starts handing out drinks. MERLIN (a smile): Oh, come on, Gwen, I thought you liked those “real rough tough save the world kind of men”. GWEN: No, I like much more ordinary men, like you. MERLIN: Gwen, believe me, I am not ordinary. GWEN (flustered): I didn’t mean you. But just, you know, I like very ordinary men, like you. MERLIN: Thanks. Reveal DAME HELEN with her eyes trained on ARTHUR ... GWEN: you! Obviously, not ARTHUR and MORGANA take their seats opposite one another. They smile... ARTHUR (lying): Oh, I didn’t see you arrive, Morgana. MORGANA: Oh, and I didn’t notice you were here or I would’ve come over, Arthur. ARTHUR: I’ve got to say - that is an absolutely gorgeous dress. MORGANA looks at him ... ARTHUR: Have you seen it? The woman just behind you, she looks fantastic. MORGANA (smiling): Yes, I saw her earlier, she was with that really handsome man. ARTHUR: Not your type. MORGANA: You don’t know my type. ARTHUR: Yes, I do. The ones you have to chase. MORGANA (she picks up a chicken drumstick): No, I like the ones who have to beg. She looks down at a large hound sitting eagerly hoping for some scraps. She teases it with the drumstick and then delights in stuffing the chicken leg in her mouth. The dog tilts its head and whimpers. Music as MERLIN and GWEN clear the pewter plates from the top table. MERLIN has the humiliating task of removing ARTHUR’s dirty platter. ARTHUR sees him and deliberately makes MERLIN wait while he savours his last few bites of food. We see MERLIN’s face... The music is interrupted as the MASTER OF CEREMONIES takes to the floor .. MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Your Royal Highness, my Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen. Here she is, the one and only Dame Helen of Mora... Applause. UTHER smiles, adoringly. DAME HELEN appears and waves to the crowd. MERLIN turns to watch. DAME HELEN: Thank you for your kind introduction. I’d like to start with something a little bit different... The DIVA starts to sing. ARTHUR and the rest of the audience are instantly gripped by her voice. The hauntingly beautiful notes drift through the torch-lit hall. As the music grows louder, the room starts to decay before our very eyes. The colour drains from the faces of the banqueters, cobwebs start to weave over the arms and legs of the guests as the fruit on the tables starts to rot (think David Attenborough on the forest floor). As the watchers are gripped by the paralysing decreptitude, DAME HELEN begins to stride towards her target: ARTHUR. The decay creeps across the room, overtaking all in it’s path. As cobwebs start to creep up MERLIN’s legs, he realises what is happening... He stuffs his fingers in his ears, trying to block out the enchanted song. Still singing, DAME HELEN advances on a defenceless ARTHUR, who stares glassy-eyed ahead, white as a ghost. But one thing in the huge room still stirs. MERLIN still has his fingers in his ears and hasn’t succumbed to the enchantment. As DAME HELEN passes he glimpses her reflection in a silver chalice. The grotesque face of MARY COLLINS stares back at him. MERLIN closes his eyes, he doesn’t want her to see that he’s still awake. High above the hall a giant wooden chandelier holds a ring of burning candles. MERLIN’S eyes flash open and suddenly we’re in MERLIN TIME - one of the flickering flames starts to bend as if blown by an invisible wind. It blows the flame closer and closer to the rope that holds the chandelier. DAME HELEN has nearly reached ARTHUR. She puts her hand in her robes and pulls out an evil-looking Knfe. MERLIN stares at the chandelier. We can hear his heart beating. The rope starts to smoulder. Then it bursts into flames. The DIVA is about to plunge the dagger into ARTHUR’S heart... The rope breaks and the chandelier starts to fall - in agonising MERLIN TIME - towards the DIVA below... Just before she delivers the fatal blow, the chandelier slams into DAME HELEN, knocking the Knfe from her hand and pinning her to the ground. The instant the singing stops, the creeping decay is reversed. The cobwebs retreat, the fruit becomes fresh once again and the people’s faces return to vibrant life. UTHER’S one of the first to regain his senses, he sweeps away the cobwebs ... UTHER (he sees the giant chandelier and the DIVA’S crumpled body): In God’s name, what’s happened here? Cautiously ARTHUR steps forward. He lifts DAME HELEN’S cloak, then starts back in horror as he sees MARY COLLINS’ hideous face. Suddenly, MARY COLLINS eyes flash open. With her last breath she mutters a final spell. We see a statue behind ARTHUR start to topple... MERLIN reacts instinctively - his eyes flare and we’re in MERLIN TIME. As the statue plummets towards ARTHUR, MERLIN leaps on him, bringing him to the ground just as the statue crashes down, missing them by millimetres. The CROWD cheer MERLIN for pushing ARTHUR out of harm's way. Amongst the cheering crowd we see UTHER. He’s clearly shocked by the turn of events and DAME HELEN’s metamorphosis. MORGANA turns to him ... MORGANA (whispers): I warned you... UTHER looks at her ... ARTHUR and MERLIN get up from the floor together. Both men equally shocked by what’s happened. MORGANA: He saved Arthur’s life. A debt must be repaid. She looks at UTHER... MERLIN (delighted - but trying to appear modest): No, honestly...you don’t have to your highness. MORGANA: Oh, absolutely, this merits something quite special. MERLIN (conceding): Well... UTHER (snapping, angry): Yes, you will be rewarded with a job for life. MERLIN looks delighted. UTHER: The job of Arthur’s manservant. The crowd cheer. MERLIN's face falls. So does ARTHUR's. ARTHUR (complaining): Father! UTHER (lashing out at Arthur): At least he can recognise a witch when he sees one. UTHER stalks out of the hall. MERLIN and ARTHUR look gutted. Only THOMAS, ARTHUR's former man servant, looks delighted - he gives MERLIN a big thumbs up. THOMAS: Nice one, bruv. All MERLIN can manage is a weak smile. INTERIOR GAIUS’ CHAMBERS (MERLIN’S ROOM) - NIGHT 4 A bewildered MERLIN alone in his room - reflecting on everything that’s happened. There's a knock at the door. MERLIN looks up as GAIUS enters. GAIUS: Seems you’re a hero. MERLIN: Hard to believe, isn’t it. GAIUS: No. (a bat) I knew it from the moment I met you ... MERLIN: Yeah, right. GAIUS: You saved my life, remember. MERLIN: But... that was magic. GAIUS (he smiles): And now it seems we’ve finally found a use for it. MERLIN : What d’you mean? GAIUS: I saw how you saved Arthur’s life. MERLIN : No. GAIUS : Perhaps that’s its purpose. MERLIN : Please, I hope not. GAIUS hands him a small parcel ... GAIUS : There you go. He turns and leaves. Intrigued, MERLIN opens the cover. It's a book. He opens the covers, the pages are filled with incantations and ancient runes. MERLIN stares at it in astonishment, then gets up from his bed and crosses to the door. GAIUS looks up from his work - the hint of smile on his face. GAIUS: I was given that book at your age, but I've a feeling it will be more use to you than it was to me. MERLIN (gratefully): I will study every word. There's a loud knock at the door and we hear a GUARD’s gruff voice... GUARD (V.O.) : Merlin! The Prince wants you right away! GAIUS smiles at MERLIN. GAIUS : I'm not sure you'll have the time.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x01 - The Dragon's Call"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 1.01 – Valiant “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin.” Western isles, shop Knight Valiant enters a shady shop. Valiant: I understand you have a shield for me. The merchant, Devlin, motions for him to come behind the counter. Devlin: With your sword craft and this shield, I guarantee you will win. Valiant: Show me how it works. Devlin: Certainly. Tharanai im bis entra ofra honra stolle. Snakes slither out of the shield. Devlin: When you're competing in the tournament, you pin your opponent under the shield, a snake strikes. Your opponent will be paralysed. Devlin hands him the shield. Devlin: The snakes are now under your command. They will do anything that you tell them to do. Valiant: Anything? Devlin: Just say the word. They both laugh darkly. Valiant: kll him. A snake strikes Devlin. Valiant rides for Camelot and places his helmet and seal on the registration table. Valiant: Knight Valiant of the Western Isles. I'm here for the tournament. Steward: Welcome to Camelot. Outside castle ramparts Arthur trains in his standard armour with no helmet. Merlin wears armour with a helmet and shield. Arthur: Ready? Merlin: Would it make any difference if I said no? Arthur: Not really. Merlin draws his sword. Arthur attcks. Arthur: Body. Shield. Body. Shield. Merlin: Shield. Arthur: Head. Merlin: Head? Ow. Arthur: Come on, Merlin. You're not even trying. Arthur tags Merlin in the back. Merlin: I know. Ah. Arthur: Once more. Merlin: Oh, no. Arthur: To the left. To the right. And left. Head. Merlin: Ow! Arthur: Come on, Merlin! I've got a tournament to win. Merlin: Can we stop now, please? Ow! Shield. Body. Arthur: Shield. Merlin: Shield. Ah. Arthur hits him in the head. Merlin: Ow. Merlin topples over backwards and his helmet rolls off. Arthur: You're braver than you look. Most servants collapse after the first blow. Merlin: Is it over? Arthur: That was just the warm up. How's your mace work coming along? Merlin sighs. Gaius’s chambers Merlin walks in, losing his armour as he goes. Gaius (chuckle): So, how was your first day as Arthur's servant? Merlin taps his head. Merlin: Do you hear clanging? Merlin sits at the table wearing his tunic. Gaius massages Merlin's shoulders. Merlin: Ah! It was horrible. Ahh, and I've still got to learn all about tournament etiquette by the morning. onhríne achtung bregdan. A book slides to Merlin on the table and opens up. Gaius: Oi! Gaius slaps the back of Merlin's head. Gaius: What've I told you about using magic like this? Merlin: If I could actually feel my arms, I'd pick up the book myself. Gaius: Never mind your arms. What do I do if you get caught? Merlin: What would you do? Gaius: Well you just make sure it doesn't happen, for both our sakes. Gaius goes back to treating Merlin's shoulders. Merlin: Ah! I save Arthur from being klled and I end up as a servant. How is that fair? Gaius: I'm not sure fairness comes into it. You never know, it might be fun. Merlin (scoff): You think mucking out Arthur's horses is going to be fun? You should hear my list of duties. Gaius: We all have our duties. Even Arthur. Merlin: It must be so tough for him with all the girls and the glory. Gaius: He is a future king. People expect so much of him. He's under a lot of pressure. Merlin: Ah! That makes two of us. Gwen’s house Merlin brings Arthur's armour to Gwen's house. Merlin's dressed in the armour. Gwen: So, you've got voiders on the arms. Merlin: Mm-mmm. Gwen: The hauberk goes over your chest. Merlin: The chest. The arms. The chest. Gwen: I guess you know what to do with the helmet. Merlin: Erm, yeah. Yeah, that was the only bit I'd figured out. Gwen giggles. Merlin puts the helmet on. Merlin: How come you're so much better at this than me? Gwen: I'm the blacksmith's daughter. I know pretty much everything there is to know about armour, which is actually kind of sad. Merlin: No, it's brilliant! Training grounds Merlin struggles to get the vambrace on Arthur's lower arm. Arthur: You do know the tournament starts today? Merlin: Yes, Sire. Merlin fixes the buckle on the gorget. Merlin: You nervous? Arthur: I don't get nervous. Merlin: Really? I thought everyone got nervous. Arthur: Will you shut up! Merlin grabs Arthur's cape, ties it on him, and hands Arthur his helmet. Merlin: Great, yeah. I think you're all set. Arthur: Aren't you forgetting something? My sword. Merlin: Oh, yeah. Yeah, sorry. Guess, uh, you'll be needing that. Arthur grabs the sword and marches off. Merlin: That went well. Tournament grounds Gwen and Morgana sit excitedly in the stands of the tournament grounds as the competitors enter the arena. Merlin peeks around the entrance as Uther struts past the front line of knights. Uther: Knights of the realm, it's a great honour to welcome you to a tournament at Camelot. Over the next three days, you will come to put your bravery to the test, your skills as warriors, and of course, to challenge the reigning champion, my son, Prince Arthur. Only one can have the honour of being crowned champion, and he will receive a prize of 1,000 gold pieces. A box is opened revealing the gold. Uther: It is in combat that we learn a knight's true nature, whether he is indeed a warrior or a coward. The tournament begins! The crowd cheers. The knights exit the arena. Uther stops by Arthur on his way to the stands. Uther: I trust you will make me proud. Uther slaps his back. Guards take Arthur and the other knight's capes, and they put on helmets. Crowd cheers. Gwen whoops. Arthur and the knight fight. Merlin: Yeah! Come on! Arthur wins. The crowd cheers. Merlin: Yeah! Valiant wins his bout. Other knights compete. Arthur and Merlin watch Valiant fighting. Merlin: Knight Valiant looks pretty handy with a sword. Valiant exits the arena and stops near Arthur. Valiant: May I offer my congratulations on your victories today? Arthur: Likewise. Valiant: I hope to see you at the reception this evening. Valiant leaves with his servant. Merlin: Creep. Arthur and Merlin snort. Arthur: Uh, for tomorrow you need to repair my shield, wash my tunic, clean my boots, sharpen my sword, and polish my chainmail. Merlin's chamber Arthur’s entire checklist is magically being done while Merlin reads the magic book. Gaius enters and all of the objects drop. Gaius: Are you using magic again? Merlin: No. Gaius: What's all this, then? Merlin shrugs. Gaius: I just came to tell you that supper's ready. Throne room The tournament knights queue up to meet Uther and Lady Morgana. Valiant: Knight Valiant of the Western Isles, My Lord. Uther: I saw you fighting today. You have a very aggressive style. Valiant: Well, as My Lord said, "To lose is to be disgraced." Uther: I couldn't agree more. Knight Valiant, may I present the Lady Morgana, my ward. Valiant bows to kiss Morgana's hand while Arthur looks on with a wry grin. Valiant: My Lady. Morgana: I saw you competing today. Valiant: I saw you watching. I understand the tournament champion has the honour of escorting My Lady to the feast. Morgana: That's correct. Valiant: Then I will give everything to win the tournament. Morgana smiles and nods to him, Valiant nods back. Valiant: My Lady. Valiant walks over to shake hands with other knights, Morgana and Gwen watch him. Arthur bows to his father. Uther: Arthur. Arthur: Father. Arthur looks over at Valiant before walking to Morgana. Morgana: They all seem rather impressed by Knight Valiant. Arthur: They're not the only ones. Morgana: You're not jealous, are you? Arthur: I don't see there's anything to be jealous of. Morgana's smile fades. Arthur walks on. Morgana: Could Arthur be any more annoying? I so hope Knight Valiant win the tournament. Gwen: You don't really mean that. Morgana: Yes, I do. Castle – Armoury Merlin hears a hissing sound. Merlin: Hello? Is there someone there? Merlin finds Valiant's shield and sees one of the snake eyes blink. he moves to touch it when someone puts a sword to his chest. Merlin gets up. Valiant: Can I help you with something, boy? Merlin: Nope. I'm good. I, I was just...I was, erm, gathering my master's armour. Valiant: Then you'd best be on your way. Merlin: Right, yeah. No problem. Merlin picks up the armour and stumbles on his way out. Arthur's Chambers Arthur's armour is laid out on the table. Arthur enters, dressed in his gambeson. Arthur: You did all this on your own? Merlin: Yes, Sire. Arthur: Now let's see if you can get me into it without forgetting anything. Merlin puts on Arthur's hauberk and coat, followed by the gorget, vambraces, pauldron, and couter. Next: his mail coif, belt, sword belt, dagger, and sword. Merlin hands Arthur his helmet. Arthur: That was much better. Not that it could have got any worse. Merlin: I'm a fast learner. Arthur: I hope, for you sake, that's true. Merlin: Good luck. Tournament grounds Arthur walks into the arena and acknowledges the crowd. Merlin watches from the entrance. Gaius: Is it my imagination, or are you beginning to enjoy yourself? Merlin: It... Merlin sighs. Merlin: It isn't totally horrible all the time. Arthur fights his opponent. Merlin: Yes! Merlin claps enthusiastically. Valiant fights in the arena. He knocks down Sir Ewan, whose helm rolls off. Valiant pins him down with his shield. Valiant: Strike him. Serpents come out of Valiant shield. Valiant: Strike him! Serpent bites Sir Ewan. Valiant hits him and stands up. Crowd cheers. Arthur and Merlin see Sir Ewan just lying there. Merlin: I think he's badly hurt. Gaius enters the arena with his medical bag. Gaius’s chambers Merlin enters and puts down Arthur's armour. Merlin: How is he? Gaius: It's most odd. Look at this. See these two small wounds. Looks like a snake bite. Merlin: How could he've been bitten by a snake? He was injured in the sword fight. Gaius: But the symptoms are consistent with poisoning: slow pulse, fever, paralysis. Merlin: Can you heal him? Gaius: Well, if it is a snake bite, I'll have to extract venom from the snake that bit him to make an antidote. Merlin: What happens if he doesn't get the antidote? Gaius: Then I'm afraid there's nothing more I can do for him. He's going to die. Merlin: He was fighting Knight Valiant. Gaius: What's that? Merlin: Nothing. Merlin exits. Castle – Guest chambers Valiant walks through the Red Ribbon Chamber and Merlin spies him from around the corner and follows to spy on Valiant in his guest quarters. Valiant pulls a mouse out of a cage. Valiant: Dinner time. Come on. Valiant feeds it to the snakes in the shield. Merlin scurries away, but Valiant hears him and follows. Merlin hides in an alcove of the Criss-cross Corridor and Valiant gives up the chase. Gaius’s Chambers Merlin: I've just seen one of the snakes in Valiant's shield come alive. He's using magic. Gaius: Are you sure? Merlin: The snake ate a mouse - one swallow, straight down. Sir Ewan was fighting Valiant when he collapsed. It must've been one of the snakes from the shield. I have to tell Arthur. Gaius: Is there any chance you might be mistaken? Merlin: I know magic when I see it. Gaius: Perhaps, but have you any proof? Merlin: Don't you believe me? Gaius: I fear you'll land yourself in trouble. How will you explain why you were in Valiant's chambers? Merlin: What does that matter? He's using magic to cheat in the tournament! Gaius: But you can't go accusing a knight of using magic without proof. The King would never accept the word of servant over the word of a knight. Merlin: What? So what I say doesn't count for anything? Gaius: I'm afraid it counts for very little as far as the King is concerned. That's the way it is. Training grounds/Tournament grounds Merlin and Arthur watch as a serving boy uses a step ladder to put on the helm of Arthur's next opponent. Merlin: You're telling me you've got to fight that? Arthur: Yes, and he's strong as a bear. But he's slow. Merlin: Ah, and you're fast. Arthur: Exactly. Merlin finishes helping Arthur with his armour. Morgana absently strokes Gwen's cloak in the stands. Gwen: You're not worried, are you? Morgana: No. Merlin sees Valiant put down his shield. Gaius approaches Merlin. Gaius: How're you getting on? Merlin: Fine. Just doing my job. Minding my own business. Arthur fights the bear knight and wins. Valiant wins his next match. Merlin and Gaius look at the final brackets. Merlin: Valiant's going to fight Arthur in the final. He'll use the shield to kll him. Gaius’s chambers Merlin sits with Sir Ewan by the sickbed. Gaius enters. Gaius: Merlin, about what I said yesterday...Look, Uther wouldn't really listen to you or me, but you are right. We can't let Valiant get away with this. Merlin: But we don't have any proof. Gaius: Well, if we could cure Ewan, he could tell the King that Valiant was using magic. The King would believe another knight. But how we get the antidote...Well, that's another matter. Merlin gets up and leaves. Gaius: Merlin? Council Chamber of Doom The knights toast. Knights: Long live Valiant! Uther: So, Valiant, do you think you stand a chance of defeating my son? Valiant: He is a great warrior, My Lord. I do hope to be a worthy opponent. Merlin peeks into the Council Chamber. Uther: You should stay in Camelot after the tournament. I could do with more knights like you. Valiant: I'd be honoured, My Lord. Merlin heads to Valiant's guest chambers. Merlin spells. The door unlocks. Merlin enters and takes a sword from a rack, approaching the shield. Merlin turns to the door when he hears someone approaching. a snake slithers out of the shield and poises to strike. Merlin sees the shadow of the snake and turns around to cut off its head. The other snakes come out, but Merlin drops the sword, grabs the first snake head and runs out of the room. Gaius’s chambers Gaius drains some venom from the snake head. Gaius: I'll get started preparing the antidote. Merlin: I'm going to tell Arthur. Gaius: You'll need this. Gaius hands Merlin the snake head. Gaius: And Merlin, what you did was very brave. Arthur’s chambers Arthur is dining in his chambers. Arthur: You? You chopped its head off? Merlin: Ewan was bitten by a snake from the shield when he was fighting Valiant. You can talk to Gaius; you can see the puncture wounds in Ewan's neck where the snake bit him. Ewan was beating him, he had to cheat. Arthur: Valiant wouldn't dare use magic in Camelot. Merlin: Ewan was pinned under Valiant's shield. No one could see the snake bite him. Arthur: I don't like the guy, but that doesn't mean he's cheating. Merlin: Gaius is preparing an antidote to the snake venom. When Ewan's conscious, he'll tell you what happened. If you fight Valiant in the final, he'll use the shield. It's the only way he can bat you. Look at it! Merlin picks up the snake head. Merlin: Have you ever seen any snakes like this in Camelot? Arthur takes the snake head and looks it over. Merlin: I know I'm just a servant and my word doesn't count for anything. I wouldn't lie to you. Arthur: I want you to swear to me what you're telling me is true. Merlin: I swear it's true. Arthur: Then I believe you. Gaius’s chamber Valiant is escorted through the Square to the Council Chamber of Doom. Gaius treats Sir Ewan in Gaius’s room. Ewan wakes. Gaius: Welcome back. Ewan: There was a snake on his shield. It came alive. Gaius: You're weak. The snake's venom is still in your system. Ewan: I must warn Arthur. Gaius: Arthur already knows. He's requested an audience with the King. Now, they'll want to talk to you. Rest. You'll need your strength. I need to fetch more herbs. I'll be right back. Valiant’s snake slithers to Ewan's bed and strikes him. Castle – Council chamber of doom Uther enters. Uther: Why have you summoned the court? Arthur: I believe Knight Valiant is using a magic shield to cheat in the tournament. Uther: Valiant, what do you have to say to this? Valiant: My Lord, this is ridiculous. I've never used magic. Does your son have any evidence to support this outrageous accusation? Uther: Do you have evidence? Arthur: I do. Arthur motions for Merlin to come forward, who hands Uther the snake head. Gaius’s chamber Gaius mixes a potion. Gaius: I'm afraid this potion tastes like toad water, but it'll get you back on your feet. Ewan? Gaius checks for Ewan's pulse. Castle – Council chamber of doom Uther: Let me see this shield. Merlin (whisper to Arthur): Don't let him get too close. Arthur: Be careful, My Lord. Arthur draws his sword. Uther inspects the field. Gaius enters the room. Gaius (whisper): Merlin. Arthur (whisper to Merlin): We need Ewan. Find out what's happening. Merlin nods. Valiant: As you can see, My Lord, it's just an ordinary shield. Arthur: He's not going to let everyone see the snakes come alive. Uther: Then how am I to know that what you say is true? Arthur: I have a witness. Knight Ewan was bitten by one of the snakes from the shield. Its venom made him grievously ill; however, he has received an antidote. He will confirm that Knight Valiant is using magic. Uther: Where is this witness? Arthur: He should be here... Arthur turns to Gaius and Merlin. Arthur: Where's Ewan? Merlin: He's dad. Uther: I'm waiting! Arthur: I'm afraid the witness is dad. Uther: So you have no proof to support these allegations. Have you seen Valiant using magic? Arthur: No. But my servant fought one of the snakes from... Uther: Your servant? You made these outrageous accusations against a knight the word of your servant? Arthur: I believe he's telling the truth! Valiant: My Lord, am I really to be judged on some hearsay from a boy? Merlin: I've seen those snakes come alive! Uther: How dare you interrupt?! Guards! Guards begin taking Merlin away. Valiant: My Lord. Uther: Wait! Valiant: I'm sure he was merely mistaken. I wouldn't want him punished on my account. Uther: You see? This is how a true knight behaves - with gallantry and honour. Valiant: My Lord, if your son made these accusations because he's afraid to fight me, then I will graciously accept his withdrawal. Uther: Is this true? Do you wish to withdraw from the tournament? Arthur: No! Uther: Then what am I to make of these allegations? Arthur: Obviously there has been a misunderstanding. I withdraw the allegation against Knight Valiant. Please accept my apology. Valiant: Accepted. Arthur's chambers Arthur mopes. Arthur: I believed you; I trusted you, and you made me look a complete fool. Merlin: I know it didn't go exactly to plan. Arthur: "Didn't go to plan"?! My father and the entire royal court think I'm a coward! YOU HUMILIATED ME! Merlin: We can still expose Valiant. Arthur: I no longer require your services. Merlin: You're sacking me? Arthur: I need a servant I can trust. Merlin: You can trust me! Arthur: And look where it got me this time. Get out of my sight! Castle – Dragon’s cave Merlin: Where are you? I just came to tell you: whatever you think my destiny, whatever it is you think I'm supposed to do, you've got the wrong person! That's it. Goodbye. Kilgharrah: If only it were so easy to escape one's destiny. Merlin: How can it be my destiny to protect someone who hates me? Kilgharrah: A half cannot truly hate that which makes it whole. Very soon you shall learn that. Merlin: Oh, great. Just what I needed, another riddle. Kilgharrah: That your and Arthur's path lies together is but the truth. Merlin: What is that supposed to mean? Kilgharrah: You know, young warlock, this is not the end. It is the beginning. Merlin: Just give me a straight answer! Castle square Merlin sits on the steps. Gwen approaches. Gwen: Hello, Merlin. Merlin: All right? Gwen sits next to him. Gwen: Is it true what you said about Valiant using magic? Merlin nods. Gwen: What are you going to do? Merlin: Why does everyone seem to think it's down to me to do something about it? Gwen: Because it is! Isn't it? You have to show everyone that you were right and they were wrong. Merlin: And how do I do that? Gwen: I don't know. Merlin catches sight of a dog statue. Merlin: That's it. Gwen: Where are you going? Merlin: Do you have a wheelbarrow? Gaius’s chambers Merlin wheels in the dog statue. Gaius: What are you doing with that? Merlin: I'm going to let everyone see the snakes for themselves. Merlin puts the statue in his chamber and pulls the magic book out from under a floor board. Merlin: Bebay odothay. Bebay odothay arisan quickum. Merlin tries out the spell. Merlin: Bebay odothay arisan quickum. Bebay odothay arisan quickum. Morgana’s chambers Morgana has a nightmare about Arthur fighting Valiant and jerks awake. Morgana (whisper): Arthur! Morgana gets up and goes to the window to watch Arthur practicing in the Square below. Merlin's chamber Merlin tries the spell over and over but nothing happens. Arthur's chambers Merlin enters Arthur's open chambers. Arthur: I thought I told you to get out of my sight. Merlin: Don't fight Valiant in the tournament tomorrow. He'll use the shield against you. Arthur: I know. Merlin: Then withdraw. You have to withdraw. Arthur: Don't you understand? I can't withdraw. The people expect their prince to fight. How can I lead men into battle if they think I'm a coward? Merlin: Valiant will kll you. If you fight, you die. Arthur: Then I die. Merlin: How can you go out there and fight like that? Arthur: Because I have to. It's my duty. Merlin's chamber Merlin wakes early the next morning with the spell book in his lap, and speaks drowsily. Merlin: Bebay odothay...arisan quickum. Tournament grounds Valiant sharpens his sword near the tournament grounds. Arthur stands in the arena and looks around. Arthur's chamber Arthur's old serving boy, Morris, helps him with his armour. Morgana enters, Morris bows and exits. Morgana puts her hands on Arthur's back and he begins to turn around. Morgana: Let me. Morgana fixes the strap for the gorget and tightens the vambrace. Morgana: I used to help my father with his armour. Morgana hands Arthur his helmet. Arthur: Thanks. Arthur turns to leave. Morgana: Arthur, be careful. Arthur nods. Arthur: See you at the feast. Tournament grounds Arthur enters the arena. Arthur and Valiant put on their helmets prepare to fight. Merlin's chamber Merlin mumbles the spell with his eyes close. Merlin: Bebay odothay arisan quickum. There's a growl, but Merlin keeps repeating the spell. Merlin: Bebay odothay arisan quickum. The Rottweiler barks. Merlin: I did it! The dog starts lunging at Merlin; he rushes out of the room and shuts the door. Gaius enters. Gaius: Arthur's fighting Valiant! Merlin: I know. I'm on my way. Oh, whatever you do, don't go into my room. We'll deal with it later. Gaius peeks into Merlin's Chamber and the Rottweiler barks at him. Tournament grounds Arthur fights Valiant. Arthur knocks Valiant's helmet off. Arthur removes his helmet and they both pull down their mail coifs. Valiant knocks Arthur to the ground and steps on his shield. Valiant disarms Arthur, but Arthur catches him before he can strike. Valiant pins Arthur against a wall, but Arthur shoves him off and Merlin takes the opportunity. Merlin: Bebay odothay arisan quickum. The snakes come out of the shield. The crowd stands up in surprise. Valiant: What are you doing? I didn't summon you! Uther: He is using magic. Arthur: And now they see you for what you really are. Valiant chuckles darkly and sends the snakes to the ground. Valiant: kll him! Arthur backs up toward the stands and Morgana grabs a sword from the knight sitting next to her and throws it to Arthur. Morgana: Arthur! Arthur catches it, swings at Valiant and then kills the snakes. Arthur disarms Valiant and runs him through. Arthur: It looks like I'll be going to the feast after all. Valiant drops and crowd cheers. Arthur slaps Merlin's shoulder on his way out of the tournament grounds. Castle – Banquet Hall Courtiers mingle. Uther spots Arthur entering. Uther: My honourable guests, I give you Prince Arthur, your champion. The court applauds and Arthur offers Morgana his arm. Arthur: My Lady. Morgana curtsies. Morgana: My champion. Merlin: See, I told you he gets all the girls and the glory. Gaius: And he owes it all to you. Morgana: Has your father apologised yet for not believing you. Arthur: He'll never apologise. I hope, uh, you're not disappointed Valiant's not escorting you. Morgana: Turns out he wasn't really champion material. Arthur: That was some tournament final. Morgana: Tell me about it. It's not every day a girl gets to save her prince. Arthur: Uh, I wouldn't say I needed exactly saving. I'm sure I would've thought of something. Morgana: So you're too proud to admit you were saved by a girl. Arthur: Because I wasn't. Morgana: You know what? I wish Valiant was escorting me. Arthur: Me too. Then I wouldn't have to listen to you. Morgana: Fine! Arthur: Fine. Morgana storms off to talk to Gwen. Arthur turns to Merlin. Arthur: Can you believe Morgana? She says she saved me. Like I needed any help. I wanted to say I made a mistake. It was unfair to sack you. Merlin: No, don't worry about it. Buy me a drink and call it even. Arthur: Uh, I can't be seen to be buying drinks for my servant. Merlin: Your servant? You sacked me. Arthur: Now I'm rehiring you. Merlin snorts. Arthur: My chambers are a complete mess. My clothes need washing. My, uh, armour needs repairing. My boots need cleaning. My dogs need exercising. My fireplace needs sweeping. My bed needs changing. And someone needs to muck out my sab.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x02 - Valiant"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 1.03 – THE MARK OF NIMUEH “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name…Merlin.” CAVE - DAY Nimueh (spell): Berbay odothay arisan yeldo (“Command thee arise ancient”). Nimueh places a magic egg into water. It travels through underground waterways to a manmade cavern. She watches Camelot from her water basin. Nimueh (spell): Bebiede þe arisan ealdu (“I command you, ancient one, to come forth”). LOWER TOWN - DAY Gaius and Merlin look over a corpse in the street. Merlin: Aren't you scared? Gaius: Of what? Merlin: That you might catch whatever it is. Gaius: I'm the court physician, Merlin. This is part of my job. Most of the time there's nothing really to be scared of. Gaius turns over corps to reveal white skinned, white eyed face. Merlin: You were saying? Gaius: People mustn't see this. They'll panic. GWEN'S HOUSE - DAY Gwen and her father get ready at home. Gwen: Dad, here's your sandwich. Tom: Ooh. Mmm, what's in it? Gwen: It's smoked pigeon. But I'd say there's more smoke than pigeon. Tom (laughs): You're such a good girl to me. Gwen: And I've done you some watercress soup tonight. Tom: Don't tell me, with more water in it than cress? Gwen laughs and they hug. Gwen: I'll see you later. Tom: ‘Kay. Bye. KING’S PALACE, DRAWBRIDGE - DAY Merlin and Gaius wheel the body over the castle drawbridge. Gwen approaches carrying the flowers she had at home. Gwen: What are you doing? Merlin: Er...just moving something. Gwen: Looks heavy. Merlin: Er, it's nothing really. Er...someone got you flowers? Gwen: Oh! No (giggle) Would you like one? A purple one. Purple suits you. Not that I'm saying red doesn't suit you. Merlin: Thanks. Well, er... Merlin sticks the flower in his scarf. Gwen: Aww. Merlin: Er...see you. Gwen: Bye. KING’S PALACE, MORGANA'S CHAMBERS - DAY Gwen enters with flowers. Morgana: You look happy. Gwen: I picked these for you. Morgana: Oh, that's so sweet. Gwen: Something to cheer you up. I know you're not sleeping well. Morgana: You cheer me up. Gwen: Would you like me to put them in water for you? KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - DAY Merlin and Gaius looking at body with magnifying glass. Gaius: I've never seen anything like this before. Merlin: Do you think it could be some kind of plague? Gaius: No. I fear that something like this could never come from nature. But who has this kind of power? Merlin: You think it's caused by magic? Arthur: Merlin! Merlin opens door before Arthur can come in and see the body. Merlin: Erm...I'm on my way. Sorry I'm late. Arthur: Don't worry. I'm getting used to it. Arthur furrows his eyebrows when he sees the flower in Merlin's scarf. Merlin looks down at it. Merlin: Oh, er...Gwen, she gave it to me. Arthur: Tell Gaius my father wants to see him now. Merlin: Okay. Merlin closes the door. Merlin: Gaius... Gaius: I heard. Merlin: Wait, why couldn't he just tell you himself? Gaius: 'Cause that's the way it is. You're a servant. Merlin: Wha...if he knew who I was, what I've done... Gaius: You'd be a dad servant. Right, get this covered up. Merlin: Hey, I'm not your servant. Gaius: No, you're my dogsbody. Come on, hurry up. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Gaius examines a magically dad servant on the floor. Uther: What's happened to him? Gaius: I don't know, Sire. It's the second case I've seen today. Uther: Why didn't you report it to me? Gaius: I was attempting to find the cause. Uther: What did you conclude? Gaius: I don't think it's time to hurry to conclusions. A scientific process is a long one. Uther: What are you concealing from me? Gaius: Sire, I have seen nothing like it. The victims are dying in 24 hours, and it's spreading fast. Uther: What is the cause? Gaius: I think you should say that the cause, the most likely cause, is sorcery. Uther pulls Arthur aside. Uther: We must find who did this. Arthur: I will, father. Uther (scared whisper): Conduct door to door searches. Increase your presence in the town. Double the guards on all the gates. And lend the physician your servant. Arthur: Merlin? But... Uther: I'm going to need Gaius to find a cure. He needs all the help we can give him. If Gaius is right, believe me, this city will be wiped out. This is the kind of magic that undermines our authority, challenges all we've done. If we cannot control this plague, people will turn to magic for a cure. We have to find this sorcerer, and quickly. Arthur: Yes, father. TOWN - DAY Arthur and guards search the city. Merlin and Gaius walk through town. Merlin sees a sick person Merlin: Gaius? Gaius. He's still alive. Gaius: I'm afraid there's nothing we can do for him. Merlin: But we haven't tried. Gaius: If we don't know what a disease is, then how can we cure him? Merlin: With magic. Gaius: Have a look. They're suspicious of everyone. Merlin: This is not the time to be using magic. Science will lead us to the source of the disease. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Gaius heats a vial of liquid. Merlin: What are you doing? Gaius: I'm examining the contents of that man's stomach. Merlin: Will that tell you who did it? Gaius: No, but it might tell us how it's spread. One thing I do know, this is magic of the darkest kind. Merlin: Why would someone use magic like that? Gaius: Magic corrupts. People use it for their own ends. Merlin: But not all magic is bad. I know it isn't. Gaius: It's neither good nor bad. It's how you use it. Arthur and guards burst in Arthur (to guards): Over there (to Gaius) Sorry Gaius, we're searching every room in town. Gaius: What for? Arthur: A sorcerer. Gaius: But why would he be here? Arthur: I'm just doing my job. Gaius: We've nothing to hide. Go on, then. Search. Arthur: All these books and papers? Gaius: My life's work, dedicated to the understanding of science. You are quite welcome to read through them if you wish. Arthur: What's this room up here? Merlin: Er…it's mine. Gaius: And what do you expect to find in there? Arthur: I'm looking for material or evidence suggesting the use of enchantments. Gaius: What've you done with the magic book I gave you? Merlin looks worried. Arthur enters his room. Arthur: Merlin, come here. Look what I found. Merlin runs into his messy room expecting Arthur to be talking about the magic book Arthur: I found a place where you can put things. It's called a cupboard. Merlin spots book on the floor and magically covers it with his bed sheet. Arthur looks under the bed, but misses the book and exits Merlin's room. Arthur: How long do you think it may be before you find a cure? Gaius: It depends on how many interruptions I get. Arthur: Of course, I'm sorry (to guards) We're finished here. They exit. Gaius closes the door. Gaius: We have to hide that book. Merlin: No. We must use it. Gaius: Don't be stupid. Merlin: If I have this legacy then what is it for? You keep telling me it's not for playing tricks. Gaius: You want to practice magic when the King is hunting for sorcerers? Are you mad? Merlin, your life is destined for more important things. Merlin: But if I don't practice, then how will I get to be this great warlock?! Gaius: There will come a time when your skills will be recognised. Merlin: When?! How long do I have to wait? Gaius: Patience is a virtue, Merlin. Merlin: Sitting by and doing nothing, that's a virtue? Gaius: Your time will come. Merlin: I could cure that man we saw. Gaius: I know it's tempting to use the way you find easiest, Merlin... Merlin: It is when it would save a life. Gaius: It's no good just saving one person. We have to discover how this illness is spreading. Merlin: Arthur is out there right now looking for the sorcerer! Gaius: A sorcerer who's powerful enough to do this will never be found searching the town. Merlin (sigh): So what can we do? Gaius: Hope that science can find the answer before it kills us all. CAVE - DAY Nimueh watches the beast she has sent in her stone basin. A woman draws water from the spout in the Lower Town. covered bodies are lined up in the courtyard. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Arthur enters. Uther is here. Arthur: We searched everywhere, the entire city. Uther: Nothing? Arthur: I don't know where else to look. Uther: I want you to impose a curfew. No one is to be allowed onto the streets after the great bell. Arthur: Father? Uther: And cordon off the lower town Arthur: Why? Uther: Because that's where most of the victims are. Let's isolate it, stop this disease from spreading. Arthur: What about the people who live there? Uther: Don't you think I haven't considered it? What else can I do? I have to protect the rest of the city. Arthur bows and exits. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Gaius and Merlin examine another corpse. Gaius: What's different about this victim? Merlin: Er...she's a woman. Gaius: Sometimes I do wonder whether you're a magical talents were given to the right person. Anything else? Merlin: Erm...she's a courtier. Gaius: Ah. Merlin: How does that help us? Gaius: Courtiers seldom go down to the lower town. So what does that mean? Merlin: Erm....that, that she hasn't spoken to any townspeople. Gaius (looks pained): Yes, it suggests that the disease is not spread by contact. Merlin: Oh, and they probably ate different food. Gaius: Good. Anything else? Merlin: Erm...I doubt they breathe the same air. Gaius: So what's the only thing they do share? Merlin: Water. Water? You think the disease is spread through water? Gaius: Merlin, you're a prodigy. Gaius hands Merlin a bucket. Merlin walks to Lower Town well. GWEN'S HOUSE - DAY Gwen ties her cloak. Gwen: It's time to get up, Dad…Dad? She turns him over. Tom: Gwen. Tom is magically sick. Gwen panics and runs to the castle crying, passing Merlin at the well. Merlin: Gwen? Gwen! Merlin grabs the bucket of water and runs after her. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - DAY Gwen enters. Gaius: Gwen! Gwen: Gaius. Gaius: You have the sickness? Gwen (shakes her head): My father! Please, Gaius, he's all I have. Gaius: Gwen, I have no cure. Gwen: I am begging you! Gaius: I wish there was something, anything, but so far the remedy is beyond what I can achieve (takes her hand) I'm sorry, Gwen. She runs out of the room. Merlin: There must be something we can do. Gaius: My best. Let's hope that this can provide some answers. Merlin: But that'll be too late for Gwen's father. Gaius: I fear you may be right. Gaius puts some of the water in a jar, and places a flower in it. Merlin goes to his room. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Merlin checks on snoring Gaius, pulls out his magic book, and sneaks past the guards. Guard 1: What about over...in there? Guard 2: Certainly, Sir. Guards poke spears into haystacks. A guard approaches Merlin's hiding spot. Merlin (spell): Onstyrian, onbregdan. The door across the street creaks open. A guard nears and the door hits him in the face. Merlin goes to Gwen's house. Gwen and Tom are sleeping. Merlin puts a poultice under Tom's pillow and performs a spell “þu fornimst adl fram guman” He exits and watches them outside the door. Tom wakes and touches Gwen's head, which is resting on his bedside. Gwen: Father? Tom: Gwen. Gwen (realizes Tom is well): What's happened? I can't believe it! She hugs her father. CAVE More covered bodies are laid out in the Square. Nimueh continues watching in her stone basin KING'S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Arthur reaches for the glass vial containing the tainted water with a flower in it. Gaius: Don't touch it! I had this in the water for no more than a few hours. Uther: Where's the water from? Gaius: The pump from where the people take their daily supply. Arthur: We have to stop the people from using it. Gaius: The city cannot survive without water. Uther: We have to find this sorcerer! Arthur: I don't believe that they're inside Camelot. Uther: Then extend the search to the villages! Arthur: We've started, but I can't search the entire kingdom. Uther: And I can't stand by and watch our people dying. Arthur nods and exits KING’S PALACE, MORGANA'S CHAMBERS - DAY Merlin enters. Gwen hums as she gathers Morgana's clothes. Merlin: How's your father? Is he feeling better? Gwen: Yeah, it's incredible. It's a miracle. Merlin: His skin's clear, back to normal? Gwen: Yes Merlin: Great. He beams and turns to leave. Gwen: You don't seem surprised. Merlin: No, no, I am. It's a miracle. Gwen: But how did you know he was well? Merlin: Er...because you're smiling. Gwen: That's really weird because I haven't told anyone, but you know. How could you know? Merlin: Yeah. Alright. You finally found out, I'll tell you (swallows) I'm psychic. Gwen (giggle): No you're not. Merlin: It's true. Gwen: Alright, what am I thinking? Merlin: That I'm not psychic. Gwen (giggle): You're strange. I, I don't mean that in a nasty way. You're just funny. I like that. Merlin: Erm, er, I 'm pleased for you. Gwen: Thank you. Merlin: What for? Gwen: Don't know…just for asking. Merlin: I didn't like to see you upset. I have to...get on. Merlin waves awkwardly. Gwen waves back. Merlin leaves. Gwen smiles. BLACKSMITH’S - DAY Tom works at his forge. Townspeople watch him. Arthur approaches with guards. Arthur: The story is you were sick. Tom: Not anymore. Arthur: Perhaps you were suffering from some other ailment? Tom: Oh, you're joking. I felt like death itself, not enough strength in me to stir the air. Arthur: Then...what happened? Tom: Oh, I don't know. Suddenly it was gone. I'm fitter than I was before. Arthur: That's remarkable. Was anybody with you when all this happened? Tom: Just my daughter, Gwen. Arthur leaves and Tom goes back to work. Arthur and guards search Gwen and Tom's house. Guard finds glowing poultice. KING’S PALACE, MORGANA'S CHAMBERS - DAY Gwen hums as she carries away a vase full of dad flowers. Arthur and guards enter. Arthur: Seize her! Gwen: No! Arthur: Guinevere, I'm arresting you for crimes and contraventions of the laws of Camelot, that you did practice enchantments. Morgana enters. Morgana: Gwen? Gwen: But what have I done? I haven't done anything! Help me, please! Morgana (to Arthur): What are you doing? Arthur: I found a magic poultice in her house. Morgana: Oh, that's ridiculous. Arthur: Then how else do you explain her father's recovery? Morgana: Well, she's innocent! I know she's innocent. Arthur: What can I do? I can't turn a blind eye! Arthur exits and Morgana scoffs. KING’S PALACE, UPPER CORRIDOR - DAY Arthur and guards drag Gwen down the corridor. Gwen: No, please. You've got to listen to me! Please, I haven't done anything wrong! You have to listen to me, please! I am innocent, I swear! Let me go! I swear to you! Gwen turns her head and sees Merlin approaching her. Gwen: Merlin! Merlin, please help me! (to guards) Why won't you listen to me?! Gaius takes Merlin's arm and escorts him out. Gwen: Please listen to me! KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - DAY Merlin and Gaius enter and Gaius slams the door. Gaius: What've you done?! Merlin: What? Gaius: I warned you! Oh, I understand. You thought you were doing good. Merlin: I couldn't let her father die knowing I could cure him. Gaius: Didn't you think it might look a bit suspicious, the curing of one man? Merlin: Well then, all I have to do is...I'll cure everyone! No one will ever have to know it was magic. Gaius: It's too late! They think Gwen's a sorceress! They think she caused the disease! Merlin: But she didn't! (rushes to leave). Gaius: Oh, and how are you going to prove that?! Merlin stops to think, then leaves. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Gwen is brought before Uther on the charge of witchcraft Gwen: Please listen to me I have done nothing, please! I swear I haven't done anything! Guards drop her on the floor. Uther (to Arthur): Well done. Gwen: Why will no one believe me?! He got better, he just recovered. I didn't do anything! Morgana enters. Morgana: I believe you. Perhaps this is a disease that is not always fatal. Have you thought of that? Perhaps he recovered naturally. Uther: And what of this poultice that was found? Gwen: What poultice? I don't know anything about a poultice! Uther: It was found in your house. Undo this enchantment. Put an end to this contagion. Gwen: I can't! Uther: I will show you no mercy. Gwen: I am not a witch. I don't know how to stop the illness! Uther: If you will not undo your sorcery, you force my hand and I must find you guilty... Gwen: But I told you, I... Uther: It is therefore my duty to pronounce judgment. And under the circumstance I have no choice but to sentence you to death. Gwen: No! Uther: I can only hope that when you die, this evil plague dies with you. Gwen: No! No! Uther: Take her away. Guards drag Gwen backwards out of the room. Gwen: Please, no! I'm innocent! Please, please, no! Please help me! Please, I beg you! No! The courtiers leave. Morgana watches Gwen get dragged off, then turns to Uther. Morgana: I know Gwen. She's my maidservant, not an enchantress. Uther: Have you ever seen an enchantress? Believe me, they bear no sign, no mark. There is no sense of evil in the eye. Morgana: I've seen the way the girl works. Her fingers are worn, her nails are broken. If she was a sorceress, why would she do this? Why would she kneel on a cold stone floor morning after morning when she could make these things happen with a snap of her fingers? Like an idle king! Uther: You have no right! Morgana: You have a right to cast a judgment on that girl! Uther: I have a responsibility to take care of this kingdom! I take no pleasure in this! Morgana: But you're sentencing the wrong person! Arthur: She's right, Father. You hear the word magic, you no longer listen. Uther: You saw it for yourself. She used enchantments. Arthur: Yes, maybe. But to save her dying father, that doesn't make her guilty of creating a plague. One's the act of, of kindness, of love, the other of evil. I don't believe evil's in this girl's heart. Uther: I have witnessed what witchcraft can do. I have suffered at its hand. I cannot take that chance. If there is the slightest doubt about this girl, she must die or the whole kingdom may perish. Arthur: I understand that. Uther: One day you may become King. Then you will understand. Such decisions must be made. There are dark forces that thrat this kingdom. Arthur: I know. witchcraft is an evil, father. So is injustice. Yes, I am yet to be King, and I don't know what kind of king I will be, but I do have a sense of the kind of Camelot I would wish to live in. It would be where the punishment fits the crime. Uther: I fear you're right. She's played with fre, and sadly she must die by fre. Morgana leaves. Arthur paces the Council Chamber. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Merlin: I thought I was doing good and that curing Gwen's father would help her. I thought I was saving a life. It seemed so simple. Gaius: An easy solution is like a light in a storm, Merlin. Rush for it at your peril, for it may not always lead you to a safe harbour. Merlin: I can see that now. Gaius: How many times have I warned you about the responsibilities of being a warlock? Merlin: I must see her. KING’S PALACE, DUNGEONS Merlin goes down stairs to the dungeon, passes a weeping Morgana on wrought iron stairway. Merlin: Gwen. Gwen tries to get to the cell door, but her chains don't stretch that far. She's been crying. Gwen: Thank you. Merlin: What for? Gwen: For coming to see me. Merlin: I'm sorry. Gwen: It's not your fault. Merlin: Well... Gwen: It's alright. Don't worry about me. There's no point crying about it. I mean...I mean, I'm not saying that you were going to cry about me. Obviously I don't think that. Merlin: Oh, Gwen. I can't have this happen. Gwen: Please. One thing. You…you don't have to, but... Merlin: What? Gwen: Remember me. Merlin: You're not going to die. I'm not going to let this happen. Merlin leaves, rushing up the wrought iron stairway. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER Uther is consulting his advisors. Uther: What if burning this witch doesn't stop the poison? How do I protect my people? My men have closed down the water pumps. Gaius: But the emergency supply won't last for much longer. We have to find a way of cleansing the water of the disease. Uther: But how? Gaius: Well... The doors open and Merlin bursts in. Merlin: It was me! It was me who used magic to cure Gwen's father! The council stares at him. Merlin: Gwen is not the sorcerer. I am! Gaius stands up. Gaius: Merlin! Are you mad? Merlin: I cannot let her die for me (to Uther) I place myself at your mercy. Gaius: He doesn't know what he's talking about. Merlin: I do. Uther: Then arrest him. Arthur: Father, please! I can't allow this! This is madness! There's no way Merlin is a sorcerer. Uther: Did you not hear him? Arthur: Yes. Uther: He admitted it. Arthur: He saved my life, remember. Uther: Why should he fabricate such a story? Arthur: As Gaius said, he's got a...grave mental disease. Uther: Really? Arthur: He's in love. Merlin: What? Arthur: With Gwen. Uther grins. Merlin: I am not. Arthur: Yes, you are. Merlin: No way. Arthur: I saw yesterday with that flower she'd given you. Merlin: I'm not in love with her. Arthur puts his arm around Merlin. Arthur: It's all right. You can admit it. Merlin: I don't even think of her like that! Uther: Perhaps she cast a spell on you. Arthur looks at his father worriedly. Uther snickers. Other council members snicker, and Arthur smiles in relief. Arthur: Merlin is a wonder, but the wonder is that he's such an idiot. There's no way he's a sorcerer. Uther: Don't waste my time again. Let him go. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Merlin: Arthur's the idiot! Gaius: No. He was right to do what he did. And, thankfully, he saved you from your own stupidity. Merlin: What else could I do? It's my fault Gwen's going to die. Gaius: Yes, but you don't prove her innocence by offering to jump into the flames. You do it by finding out what's causing the disease! Merlin: Well, whatever it is, one thing's for sure: Arthur isn't going to find it. He thinks he is so sharp! But even when I told him I was a wizard, he still couldn't see it. Gaius: Sometimes they're pretty hard to spot. Merlin: Well, maybe I should go around wearing a pointy hat. Gaius: I don't think you'll find one big enough. Anyway, forget that. If we're going to save Gwen, we have to find out what's contaminating the water. TUNNEL WATER SUPPLY Gaius and Merlin go to the underground entrance to the water supply. Nimueh's watching in her stone basin Gaius: The water from here supplies the whole town. Take a sample. Merlin puts bottle in the water. Gaius: Let's take it back and examine it. The beast rears up out of the water. Merlin: What the hell was that? Gaius takes Merlin's arm and they leave. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Gaius and Merlin look at a book Gaius: Here. It was an Afanc. Merlin: An...a what? Gaius: A beast born of clay, and conjured up only by the most powerful sorcerer. Now we have to find a way to defeat it. But where? Gaius looks at shelves of books. Merlin: That could take days. Gwen'll be dad by then. Gaius: Have you got a better idea? Merlin sees pyre being built in the square on his way to the dungeons. He sees Gwen lying on the cell floor. Merlin: Gwen? I'm going to get you out. I will. Merlin leaves. KING’S PALACE, DRAGON'S CAVE Merlin: Hello? Kilgharrah: Hello. The Great Dragon flies down. Kilgharrah: The great warlock returns, as I knew he would. Merlin: I need to know how to defeat an Afanc. Kilgharrah: Yes, I suppose you do. Merlin: Will you help me? Kilgharrah: Trust the elements that are at your command. Merlin: Elements? But what is it I have to do? Kilgharrah: You cannot do this alone. You are but one side of a coin. Arthur is the other. Merlin: I…I don't understand. Just tell me what it is I have to do. Kilgharrah flies off. Merlin: No! Please, help me! Kilgharrah: I have. Kilgharrah laughs. Merlin: Oh, yeah, right. Thanks. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Arthur enters. Uther: Have you found anything more? Arthur: I've tried. I can keep looking. Uther: People are dying, we can't delay any longer. We must kll the witch. Bring her execution forward to tonight. Arthur bows his head and exits. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - DAY Merlin frantically searches through books. Gaius enters. Gaius: Merlin, what are you doing? Merlin: Looking for a book. Gaius: You going to tell me which one? Merlin: A book on elements. Gaius: Elements? Merlin: Yes. Which one would I find them in? Gaius: Well, most of them. The study of base elements is at the very heart of the scientific process. Merlin: But how would they help me kll the Afanc? Gaius: Well, the Afanc is a creature made from earth and water. That's two of the four base elements. Merlin: What about the other two? Gaius: Well, perhaps they will destroy it. You want fre. Wind and fre. How did you find this out? Merlin: Erm...I just knew, you know? One of my powers. Gaius: What else do your powers tell you? Merlin: That I am only one side of a coin. The brighter side, obviously. Gaius: And who's the other side? Merlin: I think that might be Arthur. Morgana: They're bringing forward the execution. We have to prove Gwen's innocence. Gaius: We're trying. Morgana: Please, just tell me what I can do to help. Merlin: We need Arthur. Morgana: Arthur? Merlin: There's a monster, an Afanc, in the water supply. That's what's causing the plague. Morgana: Well, we must tell Uther. Gaius: The Afanc's a creature forged by magic. Telling Uther wouldn't save Gwen. He'd just blame her for conjuring it. Morgana: So, what are we to do? Merlin: We need to destroy it. Then the plague will stop and Uther may see sense. Morgana: And that's why you need Arthur. Merlin: He's our best chance. But he won't want to disobey the King. Morgana: Leave that to me. Morgana exits. Gaius gives Merlin the keys to the water supply tunnels. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS - DAY Arthur enters. Morgana is waiting for him. Arthur: You alright? Sorry about all this (points at the mess on the table). Merlin's not been in today. Morgana: Poor Merlin. Arthur: Yeah. Morgana: He offered to give up his life to save Gwen's. I certainly can't imagine any man loving me so much. Arthur: No, I certainly can't imagine that either. Morgana (smirks): That's because you're not like Merlin. He's a lover. Arthur: Yeah, maybe that's because I haven't found the right person to love. Morgana: Sadly the age of gallantry seems to be dad. You look around and all you see are small men, not big enough to fill their armour. There's not one of them that's able to stand up for what is right. Arthur smirks at Morgana's obvious manipulative insult. Arthur: What do you want me to do? KING’S PALACE, MAIN SQUARE/WATER TUNNEL - DAY Morgana and Arthur walk into the Square where Merlin meets them. Arthur draws his sword. They open tunnel door and Arthur lights a torch before they descend. Arthur: You'd better be right about this, Merlin. They hear low growl. Morgana gasps. Arthur: You should stay here. Morgana: I'm coming with you. Arthur: No! Morgana: Scared I'll show you up? Arthur: Father will slam us both in chains if he knew I'd endangered you. Morgana: Well good thing he doesn't know about it then. Arthur: I'm telling you, Morgana, turn back. You could get hurt. Morgana: You could you...if you don't get out of my way. Merlin's amused. Arthur rolls his eyes. Morgana How are we going to find it? Merlin: I just hope we do before it finds us. Arthur spins around. Arthur: Stop. Merlin: What? Arthur: It's just a shadow. They keep moving. the Afanc creeps out of shadows behind them. they reach the water source. Arthur: Spread out. They split up. Arthur hears growl and Afanc swipes at him from behind, then disappears. Morgana rushes to him. Morgana: What is it? Are you alright? Arthur: Yeah. Merlin: Did you see it? Arthur: Yes. Merlin: What did it look like? Arthur: It…it's quick. The Afanc come up in front of Morgana. She screams. Arthur goes for it, but it disappears again. Arthur: Where is it? Merlin: I think it's gone this way! They walk. the Afanc creeps slowly out around corner into full view. Arthur swings at it and loses his sword. it also swipes away Morgana's torch. Arthur circles it with torch. Merlin: Arthur, use the torch! Arthur swings the torch. Merlin (spell): Lyfte ic þe in balwen ac forhienan. Merlin's spell blows flames into the Afanc, incinerating it. CAVE Nimueh watches in her stone basin. Nimueh (splashes the water in anger): Merlin. Mah! KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Uther laughs over some parchment with his advisors. Uther: It's very good. Gaius: Good news, Sire. There are no new deaths, and those that are sick are recovering. Uther: Good. Strange, I've never heard of an Afanc before. Gaius: It's conjured from clay by powerful magic. The type that can only be invoked by an ancient sorcerer. One that has the power to mirror the spirit of life. I found this at the water source (showing a piece of the Afanc's egg) It bears the mark of Nimueh. We must be vigilant, Sire. Uther: Will I never be rid of her? Gaius: Sire. Uther: Leave me! Everyone exits. Uther sits on the throne and mopes. KING’S PALACE, DUNGEONS - DAY Guards open Gwen's cell. Gwen's father, Merlin, and Morgana enters. Gwen: Dad! Tom (hugs her): Oh, my little child! Gwen reaches to grasp Morgana's hand. Gwen: Thank you! Morgana: Don't thank me. It was more Merlin. Gwen: Really? Morgana: He's the real hero here. Gwen: I don't know what to say. Merlin (shrugs): I didn't do anything. Tom: I'm…I'm grateful to you all. Come on, Gwen. Tom and Gwen leave. Morgana: Merlin. I wanted you to know, your secret's safe with me. Merlin: My secret? Morgana: Merlin, don't pretend. I know what you did. Merlin: You do? Morgana: I saw it with my own eyes. Merlin: You did? Morgana: I understand why you don't anyone to know. Merlin: Well, obviously. Morgana: But I won't tell anyone. You don't mind me talking to you about it? Merlin: Er...no. I…I, it's, er...you have no idea how hard it is to keep this hidden. Morgana: Well, you can continue to deny it, but I think Gwen's a very lucky woman. Merlin: Gwen? Morgana puts her finger to her lips. Morgana: It's our secret. Morgana smiles as she leaves. Merlin sighs. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Merlin and Gaius eat dinner. Merlin: This fish didn't come from the water, did it? Gaius: Well, where else is it going to come from? The water's fine now. That's not your worry. This is the work of a very powerful sorcerer. I only hope you didn't come to her attention. Merlin: Doubt it. Well no one else seems to appreciate my skills. I just want someone to see me for who I am. Gaius: One day, Merlin. One day. Merlin: One day what? Gaius: One day people won't believe what an idiot you were. Merlin: Thanks. They toast. Nimueh watches them from her stone basin. Nimueh: Merlin, you will pay for this!	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x03 - The Mark of Nimueh"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 1.04 – The Poisoned Chalice “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin.” Nimueh drops some of her blood into a stone basin. Nimueh: spell Nimueh drops a flower petal in the water. She watches Merlin in the water, pulls out the petal and puts it in a silver goblet. Nimueh: Merlin. Castle throne room Bayard and his men arrive in Camelot, they meet Uther his men in the Throne Room. Uther: Camelot welcomes you, Lord Bayard of Mercia. The treaty we sign today marks and end to wr and a beginning to a new friendship between our people. Uther and Bayard grasp arms. Both parties applaud while Nimueh stares Merlin down. Castle – Upper corridor Merlin passes Gaius while carrying a heavy bag. Merlin: Why do I always get landed with the donkey work? Gaius: You're a servant, Merlin. It's what you do. Merlin: My arms will be a foot longer by the time I get this lot inside. Gaius: It's character building. As the old proverb says, hard work breeds...a harder soul. Merlin: There is no way that's a proverb. You just made that up. Gaius: No. I didn't. Nimueh fakes a fall right in front of Merlin. Nimueh: Sorry. Merlin: It's alright. Nimueh: Excuse me. Merlin: Let me give you a hand with that. Merlin crouches down and catches Nimueh's eye. They stand up. Merlin: Hi. I'm Merlin. Merlin shakes Nimueh’s hand. Nimueh: Cara. You're Arthur's servant. That must be such an honour. Merlin: Oh, yeah. It is. Well, you know, someone's got to keep the place running. Nimueh: Thank you, Merlin. Merlin: Hmm? Merlin looks down at the pillow he picked up for her. Merlin: Oh, right. Yeah. Er, no problem. Nimueh: It was nice meeting you. Merlin watches her leave. Gaius: Shouldn't you be busy running the place? Gaius laughs. Castle corridor Nimueh goes to Bayard's guest quarters. Nimueh: Alysan duru ronne. The door opens. Nimueh enters and opens a box with two silver goblets inside. She replaces one of them with an identical one that she enchanted at the beginning. Arthur’s chambers Merlin sets down Arthur's clothes for the feast and reels backwards, covering his face. Merlin: When's the last time these were cleaned? Arthur: Last year some time. Before the feast of Beltane. Merlin: Did it end in a food fight? Arthur: Don't all feasts? Merlin: I wouldn't know. The heirs and graces of the court are a mystery to me. Arthur: Not tonight they won't be. Merlin: I'm gonna be at the banquet? Arthur: Not quite. You'll be there to make sure my cup doesn't run dry. If I have to sit through Bayard's boring speeches, I don't see why you should get out of it. Be sure to polish the buttons. Do you want to see what you'll be wearing tonight? Merlin: Won't this do? Arthur: No. Tonight you'll be wearing the official ceremonial robes of the servants of Camelot. Arthur holds them up for Merlin to see. Merlin: You can't be serious. Castle - Banquet hall Bayard signs the treaty in the Hall of Ceremonies. Gwen chuckles at Merlin's feathered hat. Gwen: Nice hat. Merlin: Thanks. Merlin catches Nimueh's eye and takes off the hat. Gwen notices his gaze. Gwen: She's pretty isn't she? For a handmaiden, I mean. Merlin: She's pretty for a princess, let alone a handmaiden. Gwen: Mmm. Uther finishes signing the treaty and grasps arms with Bayard. The crowd applauds and Gwen leaves Merlin. Bayard: People of Camelot, for a great many years we have been mortal enemies, and the blood of our men stains the ground from the walls of Camelot to the gates of Mercia. And though we remember those who have died, we must not allow any more to join them. A serving girl brings in the box with the goblets. Bayard: As a symbol of our goodwill, and of our newfound friendship, I present these ceremonial goblets to you, Uther, and to your son, Arthur, in the hope that our friendship may last. Nimueh approaches Merlin with fake anxiety in her voice. Nimueh: Merlin, I need to speak to you. Bayard: The wounds we received in battle... Merlin: What is it? Nimueh: Not here, please. I don't know who else to tell. Merlin leaves with Nimueh. Gaius notices. Bayard: Tonight we toast a new beginning for our peoples. We look towards a future free from the toils of wr. Castle corridor Nimueh and Merlin stop to talk in a corridor. Nimueh: It wasn't until I saw him give the goblet to Arthur that I realised... Merlin: Whoa, slow down. Start from the beginning. Nimueh: Two days ago, I was bringing Bayard his evening meal. We're supposed to knock. He didn't expect me to walk in... Merlin: So, what are you trying to say? Nimueh: If he knows I said anything, he will kll me. Merlin: I would not let that happen to you, I promise. Please tell me what you saw. Nimueh: Bayard is no friend of Camelot. He craves the kingdom for himself. Merlin: Cara...Tell me. What has Bayard done with the goblet? Nimueh: He believes that if he kills Arthur, Uther's spirit will be broken and Camelot will fall. Merlin: What has he done with the goblet? Nimueh: I saw him putting something in it. Merlin: What? Nimueh: I shouldn't! He'll kll me! Merlin: Please, tell me! Was it poison? Nimueh nods. Merlin runs back to the Hall of Ceremonies and Nimueh smirks. Banquet hall Bayard: And may the differences from our past remain there. To your health, Uther. Everyone stands to toast. Bayard: Arthur. Arthur starts to drink. Bayard: The Lady Morgana. Morgana nods. Arthur waits. Bayard: The people of Camelot. Arthur starts to drink. Uther: And to fallen warriors on both sides. Everyone starts to drink. Merlin: Stop! Merlin runs in. Merlin: It's poisoned! Don't drink it! Merlin runs up to Arthur and takes his goblet. Uther: What? Arthur: Merlin, what are you doing? Merlin: Bayard laced Arthur's goblet with poison. Bayard: This is an outrage! Bayard and his men draw their swords, so do the knights of Camelot. Uther: Order your men to put down their swords. Camelot guards rush in. Uther: You are outnumbered. Bayard: I will not allow this insult to go unchallenged! Uther: On what grounds do you base this accusation? Arthur: I'll handle this. Arthur skirts around the table. Arthur: Merlin, you idiot. Have we been at the sloe gin again? Arthur grabs Merlin and takes the goblet. Uther: Unless you want to be strung up, you will tell me why you think why you think it's poisoned now. Merlin: He was seen lacing it. Uther: By whom? Merlin: I can't say. Bayard: I won't listen to this anymore. Uther: Pass me the goblet. Arthur hands it to him. Uther: If you're telling the truth... Bayard: I am. Uther: Then you have nothing to fear, do you? Bayard sheathes his sword and reaches for the goblet. Uther: No. If this does prove to be poisoned, I want the pleasure of klling you myself. Bayard: snort* Uther hold the goblet up to Merlin. Uther: He'll drink it. Arthur: But if it is poisoned, he'll die! Uther: Then we'll know he was telling the truth. Bayard: And what if he lives? Uther: Then you have my apologies, and you can do with him as you will. Gaius: Uther, please! He's just a boy! He doesn't know what he's saying! Uther: Then you should've schooled him better. Arthur: Merlin, apologise. This is a mistake. I'll drink it. Merlin: No, no, no, no, no. It's, it's alright. Merlin toasts to Bayard and Arthur, then drinks as Nimueh watches with glee. Gwen takes a few steps forward in her anxiety. Merlin: It's fine. Uther: He's all yours. Gwen sighs in relief. Merlin chokes and falls to the floor unconscious. Uther: It's poisoned. Guards seize him! Arthur crouches over Merlin. Nimueh leaves. Gaius and Gwen crouch over Merlin. Gaius: Merlin. Can you hear me? We have to get him back to my chambers. Bring the goblet. I need to identify the poison. Arthur picks up Merlin and Gwen grabs the goblet. Gaius‘s chambers Arthur enters carrying Merlin. Gaius and Gwen follow. Gaius: Lay him on the bed quickly; he's struggling to breathe. Gwen, fetch me some water and a towel. Arthur: Is he gonna be alright? Gaius: He's burning up. Gwen: You can cure him, can't you Gaius? Gaius: I won't know until I can identify the poison. Pass me the goblet. Gwen hands it to him. Gaius: Ah. There's something stuck on the inside. Arthur: What is it? Gaius: It looks like a flower petal of some kind. Gwen: His brow's on fre. Gaius: Keep him cool; it'll help control his fever. Gwen tends to Merlin while Gaius pulls out a book. Gaius: Ah. The petal comes from the Mortaeus flower. It says here that someone poisoned by the Mortaeus can only be saved by a potion made from the leaf of the very same flower. It can only be found in the caves deep beneath the Forest of Balor. The flower grows on the roots of the Mortaeus tree. Arthur: That's not particularly friendly. Gaius: A Cockatrice. It guards the forest. Its venom is potent. A single drop would mean certain death. Few who have crossed the Mountains of Isgaard in search of the Mortaeus flower have made it back alive. Arthur: Sounds like fun. Gaius: Arthur, it's too dangerous. Arthur: If I don't get the antidote, what happens to Merlin? Gaius: The Mortaeus induces a slow and painful death . He may hold out for four, maybe five days, but not for much longer. Eventually he will die. Castle drawdridge Nimueh rides out of Camelot. Morgana's chambers Gwen enters. Gwen: My Lady, I am so sorry I haven't been here to attend to you. Morgana: Don't worry, I'm alright. How's Merlin? Gwen: If Arthur comes back with the antidote in time, he'll be fine. Morgana: Then he'll be fine. Gwen sighs. Morgana: You should be with him. I'll manage. I know what he means to you. Go. Gwen: Thank you. Castle – Central corridor Arthur walks with Uther. Arthur's dressed in his chainmail. Uther: What's the point of having people to taste for you if you're going to get yourself klled anyway? Arthur: I won't fail, no matter what you think. Uther: Arthur, you are my only son and heir. I can't risk losing you for the sake of some serving boy. Arthur: Oh, because his life's worthless? Uther: No, because it's worth less than yours. Arthur: I can save him. Let me take some men. Uther: No. Arthur: We'll find the antidote and bring it back. Uther: No. Arthur: Why not?! Uther: Because one day I will be dad and Camelot will need a king. I'm not going to let you jeopardise the future of this kingdom over some fool's errand. Arthur: It's not a fool's errand. Gaius says that if we can get the antidote... Uther: Oh, Gaius says? That's exactly what makes it so. Arthur: Please, Father. He saved my life. I can't stand by and watch him die. Uther: Then don't look. This boy won't be the last to die on your behalf. You're going to be King. It's something you'll have to get used to. Arthur: I can't accept that. Uther: You're not going. Arthur: You can't stop me. Uther: Damn it, Arthur, that's an end to it! You're not leaving this castle tonight. Arthur's chambers Arthur storms in, tosses his sword onto the table, and leans over the fireplace. Morgana enters. Morgana: Say what you like about the food, but you can't bat our feast for entertainment. Arthur: Morgana, I'm sorry, I should have made sure you were alright. Morgana: Disappointed actually. I was looking forward to clumping a couple around the head with a ladle. Arthur: I'm sure the guards could have handled Bayard and his men. Morgana: Yeah, but why let the boys have all the fun? Arthur: Morgana, you shouldn't get involved. It's dangerous. Morgana: Spare me the lecture; I've already had it from Uther. Arthur: If it's any consolation, you weren't the only one. Morgana: Not that I listen to him. Sometimes you've got to do what you think is right, and damn the consequences. Arthur: You think I should go? Morgana: It doesn't matter what I think. Arthur: If I don't make it back, who will be the next king of Camelot? There's more than just my life at stake. Morgana: And what kind of king would Camelot want? One that would risk his life to save that of a lowly servant? Morgana draws Arthur's sword. Morgana: Or one who does what his father tells him to? Morgana presents Arthur with the sword. Castle drawbridge Arthur rides across the drawbridge. Guard: Halt! Arthur rides past the guards out of Camelot. Nimueh watches from her stone basin. Gaius's chambers Gwen: He's getting hotter. Merlin (muttering): Him. Liffrea, wuldres wealdend, woroldare forgeaf. Gwen: What language is that? Gaius: None. The fever's taken hold. None of those words are his own. His pulse is weaker. Gaius finds a large circular rash on Merlin's arm. Gwen: What is it? Gaius: That can't be right. The rash is not supposed to appear until the final stage. Gwen: What does that mean? Gaius checks his book with a magnifying glass. Gaius: It says here that "once a rash appears, death will follow within two days." Gwen: You said he had four days. Gaius: Something's increased the flower's potency. It warns that "the effect of the Mortaeus will be more rapid if an enchantment is used during the flower's preparation." Gwen: An enchantment? But Bayard's no sorcerer. Gaius: No, he isn't. Gwen: Then who did this? Gaius: It can't have been. She wouldn't dare come here. Unless... Gwen: Unless what? Gaius: What happened to that girl? Gwen: Which girl? Gaius: Just before Merlin burst into the hall one of Bayard's serving girls took him outside. Gwen: She had dark hair. Very beautiful. Gaius: Find her. Quickly. Merlin (muttering): Arthur... swa... Castle dungeons Gwen checks the cells for Cara/Nimueh. Morgana's chambers Uther paces. Uther: I expressly ordered Arthur not to go! Morgana: I'd say it worked like a charm, too. Uther: Not another word! Morgana: My lips are sealed. Uther: I should've put him under lock and key. Morgana: You can't chain him up every time he disagrees with you. Uther: Just you watch me! I will not be disobeyed! Especially by my own son! Morgana: No. Of course you won't. Morgana sits down at her desk to write. Uther approaches her. Uther: You knew about this, didn't you? Morgana...don't lie to me. Morgana: Arthur's old enough to make decisions for himself. Uther: He's just a boy. Morgana: Have you seen your son recently? You have to let him make his own mind up. Uther: Even if it means letting him go to his death? Arthur rides through the mountains. Nimueh watches him from her stone basin. She pulls up her hood and leaves her cave. Gaius's chambers Merlin stirs restlessly. Gaius inspects Merlin's rash. Gwen enters. Gaius: Let me guess, she wasn't there. Gwen: No one has seen her since the banquet. Who is she? Gaius: Not who she claims to be. Gwen: But you know, don't you? Gaius: Cara. Though, that's not her name. Not her real name, anyway. Gwen: Then who is she? Gaius: A powerful sorceress. Gwen: Well, we should tell Uther. Maybe he could send riders out after her. Gaius: No, she'll be long gone. It's impossible to know where, though. Oh, no. Gwen: What? Gaius: She knows the only place an antidote can be found is the Forest of Balor. Arthur could be walking into a trap. Merlin: Arthur. Arthur. Arthur leads his horse through the forest. The Cockatrice hides under fallen tree. Gaius's chambers Merlin: muttering Arthur leads his horse through the forest. He hears Nimueh's fake crying and approaches her as she sits on a fallen log with fake bruises. Arthur: Hello? Are you alright? The Cockatrice roars behind him. Arthur (to Nimueh): Stay back. Nimueh smiles as Arthur faces the beast. The Cockatrice lunges, Arthur rolls under it as it jumps, then throws his sword, klling it. Nimueh grimaces. Arthur looks at her and she gets up and backs away in pretend fear. Arthur: It's alright. I'm not going to hurt you. Who did that to you? Arthur points to her bruises. Nimueh: My master. I ran away from him, but then I got lost. Please don't leave me. Arthur: I won't. I'm not going to. Nimueh: You can take me away from here? Arthur: Not yet. There's something I have to do first. Arthur looks at the cave mouth. Nimueh: Why have you come to the caves? Arthur: I'm looking for something. It can only be found here. Nimueh: What is it? I know this place; I could help you. Arthur: It's a type of flower that only grows inside the cave. It's very rare. Nimueh: The Mortaeus flower? I know where they are. I'll show you. Arthur and Nimueh enter the cave with torches. Gaius’s chambers Merlin: Arthur, it...it's a trap. It's a trap. Gwen: His fever's getting worse, isn't it? Gaius: The poison's setting in. Merlin: eft gewunigen wilgesiþas, þonne wig cume. Gaius: Shh. Could you fetch me some more Wolfbane? Gwen: Yes, of course. Gaius: Merlin, you must fight it. Caves Nimueh and Arthur turn a corner in the caves. Nimueh: There they are. The flowers are on the across a large gap with a narrow ledge and long drop. Arthur looks down. Arthur: Keep back from the edge. Don't worry. We'll be out of here soon. Nimueh: Eorthe, lyft, fyr, waeter, hiersumie me. The cave begins to shake. Nimueh: Eorthe ac stanas hiersumie me. Ic can stanas tobrytan... Arthur: What are you doing?! Nimueh: ...hiersumie me. Arthur drops his torch as the rock falls out beneath him. he jumps for the opposite ledge and catches it with his hand. Nimueh: I expected so much more. Arthur: Who are you?! Nimueh: The last face you'll ever see. A giant spider shows up. Nimueh: It seems we have a visitor. Arthur edges away from the spider, draws his sword and kills the spider while dangling from the ledge. Nimueh: Very good. But he won't be the last. I'll let his friends finish you off, Arthur Pendragon. It's not your destiny to die at my hand. Nimieh leaves with the torch, leaving Arthur dangling from the ledge in the dark. Arthur: Who are you?! Gaius's chambers Merlin: Arthur. It's too dark. Too dark. Fromum feohgiftum on fæder bearme. Fromum feohgiftum. Gaius sees something glowing. Gaius: Merlin. Gaius folds down the blanket. Merlin holds a glowing ball of light in his hand. Gaius: What are you doing? Caves Arthur sees the light in the cave. Arthur: Come on, then! What are you waiting for?! Finish me off! The light floats above Arthur and he pulls himself onto the ledge. The light moves higher, but Arthur spots the Mortaeus flower on the wall. Merlin: Leave them, Arthur. Spiders screech and crawl toward Arthur. Merlin: Go. Save yourself. Follow the light. Arthur climbs to the flower and grabs it and puts it in a pouch on his belt. spiders keep coming. Arthur races to the top. Merlin: Faster. Go faster. Follow the light! Move. Climb. Arthur makes it to the top and the light disappears from Merlin's hand. Camelot Guards spot Uther from the battlements. Gregory: Inform the King! Arthur has returned to Camelot! Arthur rides up to the drawbridge gate. guards block his way. Arthur: What are you doing? Let me pass. Gregory: I'm sorry, Sire. You're under arrest, by order of the King. Castle dungeons Uther visits Arthur's cell in the dungeons. Uther: You disobeyed me. Arthur: Of course I did, a man's life is at stake. Do not let Merlin die because of something I did. Uther: Why do you care so much? The boy is just a servant. Arthur: He knew the danger he was putting himself in, and he knew what would happen if he drank from that goblet, but he did it anyway. He saved my life. There's more. There was a woman at the mountain. She knew I was there for the flower. I don't think it was Bayard who tried to poison me. Uther: Of course it was. Arthur pulls out the flower. Arthur: Gaius knows what to do with it. Uther takes the flower. Arthur: Put me in the stocks for a week, a month even, I don't care. Just make sure it gets to him. I'm begging you. Uther crushes the flower. Arthur: NO! Uther: You have to learn there's a right and a wrong way of doing things. I'll see you're let out in a week. Then you can find yourself another servant. Uther drops the flower just outside Arthur's cell door. The guards lock the door and Arthur tries to get the flower just beyond his reach. Gaius's chambers Gaius: He hasn't got much longer. Has Arthur got the flower? Gwen: I don't know. Uther won't allow anyone to see him. Is there nothing we can do to help? Gaius: Only the leaf of the Mortaeus flower can save him. Gwen: And we have to find out if Arthur has it. I could sneak into the dungeon. Gaius: That would be very dangerous. Gwen: I've got to. Merlin will die if I don't. Merlin struggles to breathe. Gaius: Be careful. Castle dungeons Gwen walks down the Wrought Iron Stairway with a plate of food and approaches a guard. Gwen: Food for the prisoner. A guard unlocks the door for her. Arthur: Set it down over there. Gwen puts it down on a small table and takes a step back. Arthur gets up and goes to the table. Arthur: Thank you. Gwen turns to leave. Arthur: Wait a minute. Arthur puts the plate back down and walks back to his seat on the floor. Arthur: I couldn't possibly eat this, it's disgusting. The state it's in, I'm not sure it's fit for anyone. Gwen goes back to pick up the plate and smiles when she sees the flower on the plate. she leaves the cell. Dungeon guard: You. Wait! Gwen stops and turns around as the guard approaches. He picks over the plate and grabs some bread. Dungeon guard: Waste not, want not, eh? We're not all as precious as our Royal Highness. Gwen turns to leave just as another serving girl comes down the steps with a plate and cup. Serving girl: Food for Prince Arthur. Dungeon guard: Stay where you are! Gwen drops the plate and dashes up the stairs. Gaius’s chambers Gwen runs in. Gwen: How is he? Gaius: Have you got the Mortaeus? Gwen: Here. Gaius: His breathing's much worse. We have to hurry. Gwen sits down next to Merlin's sickbed as Gaius begins crushing the flower leaf. Gwen: Why have you stopped? Gaius: The poison was created using magic. We may need magic to make an antidote. Gwen: But we can't. It's forbidden. Even if we could. Gaius: I'll try and make it work without it. Oh, I need some fresh water. Gaius hands her a bowl and she runs off. Gaius lifts the bowl he's holding. Gaius: Sythan... Gaius stops and looks around, nervous to be practicing magic again. Gaius: Sythan arrest wearth feasceaft funden. Denum æfter dome. Dreamleas gebad he gewinnes longsum. The potion sizzles and foams for a moment. Gwen runs back in and hands him the bowl of water before rushing back to Merlin's side. Gaius: Thank you. Gaius pours the potion into a small cup and goes to Merlin. Gaius: Hold his nose. Gwen pinches his nose as Gaius pours the potion into Merlin's mouth. Gaius: Swallow, Merlin. Swallow it. Gwen: He's stopped breathing. What's happening? Gaius? Gaius puts his head to Merlin's chest. Gaius: His heart has stopped. Gwen: He's dad? Gaius: He can't be. He can't be. It was his destiny. Gaius stands up. Gwen: It's my fault. If I'd have got here sooner. If I'd have been quicker. Gwen gets up and cries in Gaius's arms. Gaius: No, no. It was me. I should've looked after him better. It's my fault. Merlin: That's disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself. You're old enough to be her grandfather. Gaius: Merlin. You're alive. Merlin: No. I'm the ghost come back to haunt you. Gwen grabs Merlin's face and kisses him. Gwen: Sorry, I'm just...I thought you were dad. Merlin: It's fine. It's more than fine. ...erm...what happened? The last thing I remember is drinking the wine. Castle – Council chamber of doom Gaius enters while Uther consults his advisors. Gaius: Sire, forgive the interruption, but may I speak with you? Uther: Not now. Gaius: But, Your Highness, it is important. Uther: Word of Bayard's arrest has got back to Mercia. We're about to be attcked. Gaius: I feel that what I have to tell you may have some bearing on your plans. Please, it will only take a moment. Uther steps aside with Gaius. Gaius: I know who tried to poison Arthur. Uther: So do I. He's locked in my dungeons. Gaius: It wasn't Bayard. The poison was magical. And I'd recognise the hand that made it anywhere: Nimueh. Uther: You must be mistaken. Gaius: I wish I was. Uther: It can't have been. We'd know her. That witch's face is not easily forgotten. Gaius: She's a powerful sorceress. She can enchant the eye that beholds her. We never knew it was her. Uther: Have you any proof? Gaius: The poison used against Merlin was made more potent by the use of magic. Uther: Are you saying that she conspired with Bayard to kll Arthur? Gaius: No, Bayard is innocent. Look at what's happening. This is what she's wanted all along. A wr to bring strife and misery to Camelot. Uther: How long before Bayard's armies reach our walls? Sir cador: A day. Maybe less. We should send cavalry out to meet them. Uther: Instruct your men not to leave Camelot until I give the word. Sir Cador: Sire. Knights bow and exit. Gaius: You are making the right decision, Sire. Do you think Arthur should be told the truth about Nimueh? Castle Arthur, Morgana, and Uther watch from the battlements as Bayard and his men ride away from Camelot. Morgana: Okay. Let the bragging begin. How'd you manage it? Arthur: I'm not sure. All I do know is I had help. Someone knew I was in trouble and sent a light to guide the way. Morgana: Who? Arthur: I don't know. But whoever it was, I'm only here because of them. Morgana: I'm glad you're back. Morgana leaves. Uther: Arthur? The woman you met in the forest, what did she tell you? Arthur: Not much. She was too busy trying to get me klled. It was strange, though. Uther: In what way? Arthur: I was at her mercy. She could have finished me off, but she chose not to. She said it wasn't my destiny to die at her hand. Uther: You must've been scared. Arthur: Had its moments. Uther: Those who practice magic know only evil. They despise and seek to destroy goodness wherever they find it. Which is why she wanted you dad. She is evil. Arthur: Sounds as if you know her. Uther: I do. To know the heart of one sorcerer is to know them all. You did the right thing. Even though you were disobeying me. I'm proud of you, Arthur. Never forget that. Gaius's chambers Arthur enters. Arthur: Still alive, then? Merlin: Oh. Yeah, just about. I understand I have you to thank for that. Arthur: Yeah, well, it was nothing. A half decent servant is hard to come by. I was only dropping by to make sure you're alright. I expect you to be back to work tomorrow. Merlin: Oh yeah, yeah of course, er, bright and early. Arthur turns to leave. Merlin: Arthur. Thank you. Arthur: You too. Get some rest. Gaius: Arthur may give you a hard time, but at heart he's a man of honour. There aren't many who'd have risk what he did for a servant. Merlin: It all would've been for nothing if you didn't know how to make the antidote. Gaius: Eat your dinner. Merlin: I still don't understand why she went to all the trouble of framing Bayard. She could've just kept quiet and klled Arthur. Gaius: But destroying Arthur and Camelot wasn't all she was after. She knew you would be forced to drink that wine. It was you she wanted to kll. Seems someone else knows you're destined for great things, Merlin. Nimueh watches Merlin in her stone basin.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x04 - The Poisoned Chalice"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 1.05 – Lancelot “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin.” Forest Merlin picks mushrooms in the woods. He hears screeching and gets chased by a griffin. Merlin falls and waits for a deadly blow. Lancelot yells and attcks the griffin with a sword. The sword breaks. Lancelot: Run! Run! Lancelot grabs Merlin and they run and hide behind a fallen tree. Lancelot holds his wounded side. Merlin: It's gone. You saved my life. I'm Merlin. Lancelot: Lancelot. They shake hands. Lancelot passes out. Gaius’s chambers Gaius: The wound itself is superficial. The fever will pass. He should be fine in the morning. Uther and Arthur survey a burning village. Uther: What creature could've done this? Arthur: We found no tracks in or out. What the villagers say must be true: it has wings and... Uther: What? Arthur: And it took no livestock, only people. Whatever it is, it has a taste for human flesh. Uther: Post centuries in all the outlying villages. Put the lookouts on full alert. If this thing should make for Camelot, we must be ready. Merlin’s chamber Lancelot: Ever since I was a child I've dreamed of coming here. It's my life's ambition to join the knights of Camelot. I know what you're thinking, I...I expect too much. After all, who am I? They have their pick of the best and bravest in the land. Merlin: Lancelot. Lancelot: Yes? Merlin: They are going to love you. Lancelot: They are? Merlin: I've seen you in action. You could shame the great Arthur himself. Lancelot: I hardly think so. Merlin: In fact, you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to talk to him right now. Lancelot: You know Arthur? Merlin: Oh yes. Training grounds A nobleman swings a couple of swords around. Arthur: Right, you jumped up dung beetle, this is it. The final test. Pass this and you're a knight of Camelot. Fail, and you're no one. You face the most feared of all foes, the ultimate klling machine. You face me. You're challenge to last one minute free combat. Grummond, Second son of Wessex. Arthur draws his sword and nods to servant with an hourglass. Arthur: Your time starts now. Grummund swings the swords around while Arthur watches. Grummond goes for the attck and Arthur takes him down in two swift blows. The crowd applauds. Arthur removes Grummond's flag. Arthur: Take him away. Camelot – Lower town Arthur: Grummund's the third to fail this month. How am I meant to defend Camelot with rubbish like that? Merlin: Well, I think I might be able to help. Arthur: You, Merlin? You haven't the faintest idea what it takes to become a knight. Courage, fortitude, discipline. Merlin: No, no, no, of course I don't, but I do know someone who does. Arthur: Yeah? Merlin: He saved my life. Arthur: That's blwing it for starters. Merlin: No, no, no. He's really good. Honestly. Arthur: That's great, Merlin. I'm sure he's terrific, but you forget the First Code of Camelot. Merlin: The what? Arthur: The First Code. Only those of noble blood can serve as knights. So, unless your friend is a nobleman Merlin: Oh, er, he--he is a nobleman. Arthur: Is he? Merlin: Absolutely. Arthur: Very well. Bring him to the training ground tomorrow. And make sure he brings his seal of nobility. Merlin: Thanks, Arthur. You won't regret it. Gaius's chambers Merlin enters. Lancelot: Well? Did you speak to him? Merlin: Yeah, I spoke to him. Lancelot: And? Merlin: And... Merlin feigns disappointment. Lancelot: No. Lancelot shakes his head, disappointed. Merlin: He said he would like to meet you. Lancelot: Yes! Thank you. Thank you! Merlin: Hey, really, it was no problem, really. It's nothing. ahem You're not a nobleman, by any chance, are you? Lancelot: A nobleman? No. Lancelot laughs. Lancelot: Good lord, no. Why do you ask? Merlin: It's just that there's this... Gaius: The First Code of Camelot states that only those of noble blood can serve as a knight. Uther created the knights to protect this kingdom from those who wished to destroy it. He knew he would have to trust each of his knights with his life. So he chose them from the families that had sworn allegiance to him. Merlin: The nobility. Gaius: And thus the First Code of Camelot was born, and ever since that day, only the sons of noble families have served as knights. Merlin: But that is not fair. Gaius: Fair or unfair, that's the way it is. I'm sorry, Lancelot. Truly, I am. Merlin’s chamber Merlin: Why do you want to be a knight so much? Lancelot: When I was a boy, my village was attcked by raiders from the northern plains. They were slaughtered where they stood, my father, my mother. Everyone. I alone escaped. I vowed that day that never again would I be helpless in the face of tyranny. I made sword craft my life. Every waking hour since that day, I devoted to the art of combat, and when I was ready, I set forth for Camelot. And now, it seems, my journey ends. Everything I fought for, wasted. Merlin: I give you my word, whatever it takes, I will make this right. Castle – Hall Of Records Merlin searches for a book. Geoffrey of Monmouth watches him. Merlin takes a book. Merlin: Homework. Merlin opens book to a page of Northumbrian nobility and pulls out a piece of parchment. Merlin: Ic us bisen hræd tán hwanon. Merlin copies the page. Geoffrey wanders over. Geoffrey: Ahem. Merlin hands Geoffrey the book. Merlin: It's a...real page turner. Geoffrey looks at the title. Gaius's chambers Merlin enters and holds up the parchment. Lancelot: What's that? Merlin: This is your seal of nobility. Lancelot: I don't understand. Merlin: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Lancelot, fifth son of Lord Eldred of Northumbria. Lancelot: No, Merlin. No. Merlin: Oh, right. So you don't want to be a knight, then. Lancelot: Of course I do! Merlin: Well...the rules don't allow it. Damn the rules! The rules are wrong! Lancelot: But it's a lie. It's against everything the knights stand for. Merlin: You have as much right to be a knight as any man. I know it. Lancelot: But the rules, Merlin. Merlin: We're not breaking the rules. We're bending them, that's all. You get your foot in the door. But after that you will be judged on your merit alone. And if you succeed - if they make you a knight - it'll be because you earned it, noble or not. I can't change the way things are done around here, but you can...if you let me help you. Gwen’s house Gwen takes Lancelot's measurements. Lancelot: Thi...ahem* This is very kind of you, er... Gwen: Gwen. Lancelot: Gwen. Gwen: Short for Guinevere. Lancelot: Ah. Then thank you, Guinevere. Gwen: Don't thank me. Thank Merlin. Merlin would do anything for anyone, wouldn't you, Merlin? Sorry, can you raise your arms? Thank you. Sorry. I think it's great that Merlin's got you this chance. We need men like you. Lancelot: You do? Gwen: Well, not me personally, but you know...Camelot. Camelot needs knights. Not just Arthur and his kind, but ordinary people like you and me. Lancelot: Well, I'm not a knight yet, My Lady. Gwen: And I'm not a lady. Gwen giggles. Lancelot: Sorry, my... Gwen: Okay, we're done. Erm...I should have these ready in no time. It's nice to meet you Lancelot. Gwen reaches out to shake hands. Lancelot takes her hand and kisses it. Merlin and Lancelot leave. Caslte – Courtyard Corridor Merlin and Lancelot walk down the Courtyard Corridor. Lancelot: She seems lovely. Guinevere. Merlin: Oh, yeah. Yeah, she is. And the best seamstress in Camelot, I promise. Lancelot: Are you two...you know. Merlin laughs. Merlin: No, no. Just friends. Merlin gives Lancelot a sideways look. Training grounds Arthur trains recruits. Merlin and Gwen fix Lancelot's knight costume. Arthur: One. Two. Three. Four. One. Two. Three. Four. Merlin: Well...you certainly look the part. Lancelot: Doesn't he just? Merlin: I don't feel it. Arthur: Okay, that'll do for today. Well done. Merlin: Here's your chance. Go for it. Arthur puts a sword in the sword rack. Lancelot approaches him. Arthur: Yes? Lancelot: Lancelot, 5th son of Lord Eldred of Northumbria. Arthur: Lance...a lot? My servant mentioned you. Got your seal? Lancelot bows as he presents the fake seal to Arthur. Lancelot: Sire. Arthur smacks him. Lancelot falls down. Arthur: Sluggish reactions. In a battle field you'd be dad by now. Come back when you're ready. Arthur walks off. Lancelot gets up and places his hand on his sword. Lancelot: I'm ready now, Sire. Arthur turns back around. Arthur: You are, are you? Fine. You can start by cleaning out the sab. Onlookers laugh. Lancelot looks uncertainly at Merlin who gives him two thumbs up. Gaius’s chambers Gaius: I'm sorry about Lancelot. I see you were upset. Merlin: Oh. You know...that's life. You win some, you lose some. Gaius: You're taking it very well, I have to say. Very mature. Merlin: Thank you, Gaius. Lancelot enters covered in...dirt. Merlin: How'd it go? Lancelot: Ugh. Lancelot goes to Merlin's Chamber. Gaius gives Merlin a look. Merlin: He found work at the sab. Gaius: I see. And the truth before I lose my temper? Merlin: He's er...trying out for the knights. Gaius: The First Code of Camelot has never been broken for any man. What've you done, Merlin? Merlin: Okay, I bent the rules a little, but the rules are wrong. They're unfair. Gaius: You bent the rules? Using magic? Merlin: It was nothing, honestly. It was more of a trick than actual magic. Gaius: Your magic is not a toy, Merlin. It's not for you to use or abuse as you see fit. Merlin: I know. I know. Gaius: Then why'd you do it? Merlin: I owe Lancelot my life. I am paying for that debt the only way I can by giving him the opportunity he deserves. If you want to punish me for it, go ahead. Camelot – Lower Town Arthur and a few guards approach Lancelot. Lancelot continues to sharpen swords. Arthur takes a nearby broom and tosses it at Lancelot. Lancelot looks up suddenly and catches it. Arthur: Not bad. Lancelot stands and bows to Arthur. Lancelot: Would you like me to sweep the guardhouse again, Sire? Arthur: It certainly needs sweeping. But first, Arthur picks up a broom and removes the bristles. Arthur: I'd like you to kll me. Lancelot: Sire? Arthur: Come on. Don't pretend you don't want to. Lancelot removes the bristles on his broom. Arthur: Hell, if I were you, I'd want to. Come on. A fight ensures. Arthur: Come on, Lancelot, you're not beating a carpet. They continue fighting. Arthur hits Lancelot in the gut. Arthur: Congratulations, Lancelot. Arthur tosses the stick to Lancelot. Arthur: You just made basic training. Warning bells toll. Arthur runs toward the screams. Castle – Main Square Merlin helps an injured woman to sit near Gaius in the Square. Merlin: You're safe now, I promise. Gaius tends another woman. Merlin: How is she? Gaius: Okay. Lancelot runs into the Square. Lancelot: What happened to these people? Gaius: Their village was attcked by a winged monster. Merlin and Lancelot exchange a look. Castle – Upper Corridor Uther and Arthur look down at the Square. Arthur: I'd hunt this thing down if I could, but I cannot track a creature through the air. Uther: You don't have to track it. First Greenswood, then Willowdale. The creature's heading south, towards the mouth of the valley. Arthur: To Camelot. Uther: You must prepare your knights, Arthur. Arthur: Have faith, Father. We'll be ready. Gaius's chambers Gaius flips through a book of monsters. Gaius: The wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. The wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Castle – Main Sqaure Arthur speaks to the knights of Camelot. Arthur: The beast is heading for Camelot. It's fast and agile, but big enough to ht and ht hard. Starting today your training routines will concentrate on an attck strategy. We don't have much time. Dismissed. Lancelot approaches Arthur and bows. Arthur: Yes, Lancelot? Lancelot: Is there anything I can do, Sire? It's just...I know that in the event of battle, only a knight may serve. Arthur: That's correct, Lancelot. And you are not yet a knight. Which is why I'm bringing your test forward. You'll face me in the morning. Training grounds Arthur and Lancelot are dressed in full armour. Arthur: Well, here we are. Your final challenge. Succeed and you join the elite. Fail and your journey ends here. Lancelot, fifth son of Lord Eldred of Northumbria... Arthur nods to the timekeeper. Arthur: Your time starts now. Arthur and Lancelot put on their helmets. They fight. Lancelot swings and misses Arthur. Gwen grabs Merlin's shirt in her anxiety. Gwen: Oh, sorry. Arthur punches Lancelot. Lancelot falls back, his helmet askew. Arthur puts his sword in the ground, removes his helmet and goes to remove Lancelot's flag. Arthur: Shame. Lancelot gets up. He knocks Arthur off his feet and puts him at sword point. Lancelot: Do you submit, Sire? Guards restrain Lancelot. Arthur gets up, apparently angry, and grabs his sword. Arthur: On your knees! Guards force Lancelot to his knees. Arthur puts the sword to Lancelot's chest. Throne room Lancelot kneels, a sword to his chest. Uther: Arise, Sir Lancelot, Knight of Camelot. Applause Morgana: Who is this man? He seems to have come out of nowhere. Gwen: I know. It's been a bit of a surprise to all of us. Uther: You do us a great honour, Sir Lancelot. The knighthood is the very foundation of Camelot. Lancelot: The honour is all mine, Sire. Uther: Your father would be very proud. Lancelot: Yes, Sire. Uther: I have not seen Lord Eldred for many years. Longer than I'd imagined, it seems. Last time I saw him, he only had four sons Lancelot: Well...here I am. Uther: Indeed you are. And I've kept you too long already. Enjoy the celebrations. Lancelot: Sire. Lancelot bows. Knights approach him and shake his hand. Uther opens Lancelot's seal and addresses a lady of the court. Uther: Take this seal to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Court Genealogist. The knights walk out. Arthur's arm is around Lancelot's shoulders. Uther: I want his opinion by morning. Castle – Hall Of Ceremonies Arthur and Lancelot sit on table with their drinks. Merlin stands with Gaius. Merlin: Look at him, Gaius. Does not Lancelot deserve this moment? Gaius: I never said he didn't. But destiny and desserts are not the same thing. You played God, Merlin. You set him on a path of your choosing. Tonight you brought him triumph, but who knows what the future may hold. Merlin: Yeah, I don't know what it said on your invitation, but on mine it said celebration. Gaius chuckles. Gaius: Point taken. Don't come back too late. Merlin: All right. Castle – Hall Of Records Geoffrey of Monmouth looks over court records. Geoffrey finds the page of Lord Eldred of Northumbria and looks displeased. Castle – Hall Of Ceremonies Arthur watches Gwen and Morgana while he and Lancelot sit on a table, drinks in their hands. Arthur: Here's trouble. Tell me, do you think her...beautiful? Arthur watches Morgana. Lancelot's eyes follow Gwen as she goes to stand by Merlin. Lancelot: Yes, Sire. I do. Arthur: Yeah. I suppose she is. Morgana notices Arthur's gaze. Merlin: You know what? I think our Sir Lancelot might have eyes for you, Gwen. Gwen: Don't be silly. Merlin: What? So what if he did? Would that really be so bad? Gwen sighs. Gwen: He's not really my type. Merlin: Oh, well, there's a surprise. Sometimes, Guinevere, I wonder if you'd know what your type was if he was standing right next to you. Gwen looks wistfully at Merlin. Gwen: You're probably right. Merlin grabs another drink from a passing servant. Merlin: So, come on. Just for the sake of argument. If you had to, Arthur or Lancelot. Gwen: But I don't have to and I never will. Merlin: Oh, you are no fun, Gwen. Arthur pounds on the table. Arthur: Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in a toast to our new recruit, our new knight of Camelot, Sir Lancelot. The crowd applauds. Lancelot and Arthur toast. Gaius’s chambers Merlin and Lancelot come out of Merlin's Chamber with hangovers. Lancelot: Argh. Two yards of ale? Two miles, more like it. Gaius: Good morning, gentlemen. Gaius holds out two fizzing drinks. Gaius: Don't look at it, don't smell it, just down it in one. Lancelot: Argh. Gaius: Better? Good. Can't have you nodding off first day on the job, Lancelot. Merlin: That's Sir Lancelot, if you don't mind. They laugh. Guards enter. Merlin: What are you doing? GUARD: King's orders. The guards grab Lancelot and escort him out. Merlin: Stop! Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Lancelot is on his knees before the court. Uther: Tell him what you told me. Geoffrey: These credentials are faked. The seal itself is faultless, forgery of the highest possible standard, but a forgery it must be. There is no record of the fifth son of Lord Eldred of Northumbria. Therefore he... Uther: Lied. Do you deny it? Lancelot: No, Sire. Uther: You've broken the First Code of Camelot. You've brought shame upon yourself and upon us. You are not worthy of the knighthood bestowed upon you. You never were. And you never will be. Get him out of my sight. Guards escort Lancelot out. Arthur: Sire. Uther: Do you contest my judgment? Arthur: His deception was inexcusable. But he meant no harm, Sire, I'm sure of it. He only wished to serve. Uther: The First Code is a sacred bond of trust. It is what binds the knights together. How can you trust a man who's lied to you? Castle – Dungeons Merlin visits Lancelot’s cell. Merlin: I don't know what to say to you, Lancelot. Lancelot: You're not to blame. Merlin: Yes, I am. I pushed you. I made you lie. Lancelot: The choice was mine. My punishment is mine to bear, and mine to bear alone. Merlin: I wish there was something I could do. Lancelot: There is. You can stop blaming yourself. Gaius’s chambers Gaius: Merlin? Merlin: Whatever you do, don't say, "I told you so." Gaius: I have no wish to gloat, Merlin. What's done is done. Here. Come and take a look at this. I realised my mistake. I've been looking for the creature in the wrong place, in the records of all known living things in the kingdom. And then I thought, but what about creatures only recorded in legend? In myth? Then I discovered this. Merlin: That is it. That's the monster. Warning bells sound. Merlin and Gaius go to the window. People run wildly around the Square, screaming as the griffin swoops down overhead. Arthur: On me! On me! Knights surround Arthur in a defence pattern. Arthur: Defend! The knights crouch down. The griffin attcks. Lancelot rushes to the bars of his cell. Lancelot: What's happening?! The knights are getting up and reforming attck pattern. The griffin lands in the Square. Arthur: Charge! On me! Arthur strikes the griffin in the chest with a spear. The spear breaks. Arthur freaks and falls backwards. A guard tosses him a torch. Arthrur waves the torch at the griffin and it takes off making really annoying hissing sounds. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Arthur and Uther enter with their entourage. Uther: You said your knights were the best in the land. You proved that today. Arthur: All I know is it's still out there. Uther: Let's not wait for it. The kingdom has been menaced by this creature for too long. We finish this now. Gaius: Sire, if I may. Uther: Gaius? Gaius: I've been researching this creature, Sire. I believe it to be a griffin. Uther: A griffin? What's in a name? Gaius: The griffin is a creature of magic. Uther: I don't have time for this, physician. Gaius: It is born of magic, Sire, and it can only be klled by magic. Uther: You are mistaken. It's a creature of flesh and blood like any other. Arthur proved that today. Arthur: I'm not so sure, Father. I think there may be some truth in what he says. Uther: What truth? Arthur: The griffin was unharmed, Sire. Our wapon seemed useless against it. Uther: Useless? I think not. No, it's tasted our steel once, the next time will be its last. When will your knights be ready to ride again? Arthur: An hour. Maybe two. Uther: Good. We finish this tonight. Gaius's chambers Merlin and Gaius enter. Merlin: Is it true? The griffin can only be klled by magic? Gaius: Yes, Merlin. I'm certain of it. If Arthur rides out against it, he'll die. Merlin: Then he must be stopped. Uther must see reason. Gaius: Where magic is concerned, our King is blind to reason. And yet...magic is our only hope. Merlin: You're not suggesting... Gaius: It is your destiny, Merlin. The true purpose of your magic. Merlin: You saw it, Gaius. I can't go up against that thing. Gaius: But if you do not, then Arthur will surely perish. Merlin: No...this is madness. I don't have magic that powerful. There must be another way. Gaius: This is the only way. Merlin: Do you even care what happens to me? Oh, just do this, Merlin. Do that, Merlin. Go and kll the griffin, Merlin. I'll just sit here and warm my feet by the fre. Gaius: Merlin! Merlin, you are the only thing I care about in all this world. I would give my life for you without a thought. But for what? I cannot save Arthur. It is not my destiny. You know. Merlin: I'm sorry. Gaius: I don't know what else I can say. Merlin: I'll say it for you. We have two hours to find a way to kll that thing. Castle dungeons Arthur enters Lancelot's cell. Arthur: I should've known. How could I have been so stupid?! You don't sound like a knight, you don't even look like a knight! Lancelot: I'm sorry. Arthur: I'm sorry, too. Because, Lancelot, you fight like a knight. And I need...Camelot needs... Lancelot: The creature? Arthur: We could not kll it. I've never faced its like. Lancelot: I faced it myself, Sire. Some days past. I struck if full square. I wondered how it endured. Arthur: There are those that believe this creature, this...griffin, is a creature of magic, that only magic can destroy it. Lancelot: Do you believe this? Arthur: It doesn't matter what I believe. The use of magic is not permitted. The knights must prevail with steel and sinew alone. Lancelot: Sire. Arthur: There's a horse waiting outside Lancelot: Thank you. Thank you, Sire. Arthur: Lancelot, take it and never return to this place. Lancelot: No. No, please, I...It's not my freedom I seek. I only wish to serve with honour. Arthur: I know. Lancelot: Then let me ride with you, Sire. Arthur: I cannot. My father knows nothing of this. I release you myself, but I can do no more. Now go before I change my mind. Arthur walks towards the wall so Lancelot can exit the cell behind him. Gaius's chambers Gaius and Merlin are flipping through a book. Gaius: There. You must do this for Arthur. Merlin: I've never cast a spell of enchantment this powerful. Gaius: Nothing less will kll it. Here. Gaius hands Merlin a rusty dagger. Gaius: Try. You have it within you. I know you do. Merlin: Bregdan anweald gafeluec. Nothing happens. Merlin and Gaius look at each other. Gaius: Don't worry, Merlin, we have plenty of time. Gwen’s house Lancelot knocks on the door and enters. Lancelot: I'm sorry to disturb you, My Lady. Gwen: Lancelot, what are you doing here? Lancelot: I have no time to explain. I need wapon armour and the best you've got. Gwen: But what's this all about? Lancelot: Arthur stands in mortal peril. I must do what I can to protect him. It's my duty. Knight or not. Gwen: You really believe that, don't you? Lancelot: Yes, My Lady. Gwen: Lancelot, I don't believe I've ever met you like before. Lancelot: Guinevere, if I should not return... Gwen: Don't go, Lancelot. Please. Lancelot: But go I must. Gwen nods. Castle – Armoury Arthur marches down line of armoured knights. Arthur: It's time. The knights follow him out and ride out of Camelot. Gaius's chambers Merlin continues to try the spell. Gaius: Don't worry, Merlin. I know you're trying. Merlin: And I'm failing. And if Arthur dies because I'm not good enough... Gaius: Merlin! Gwen runs in. Gwen: Merlin! Lancelot's riding out to kll the griffin! Merlin: He's what? Gwen shrugs her helplessness. Merlin runs out. Gaius: Merlin? Camelot – Lower Town Merlin runs to Lancelot as Lancelot saddles a horse. Merlin: I'm coming with you. Lancelot: No, you're not. Merlin: Just try and stop me. Lancelot: Merlin, you're not a soldier. Merlin: You said it yourself, Lancelot, Arthur needs all the help he can get. Now let's go. Forest Mounted knights approach the griffin in the woods. Arthur draws his sword. Arthur: For Camelot! The knights draw their swords. Knights: For Camelot! Merlin and Lancelot ride along. They can hear dying men, sword clanging, and the screech/hissing griffin. They reach the fallen knights and dismount. Merlin: Arthur. Merlin feels for Arthur's pulse. Lancelot: Well? Merlin: He's alive. The griffin hisses. Lancelot rides into attck position with a lance and shuts his visor. Merlin: Okay, Merlin, it's now or never. Lancelot rears his horse. Merlin: Bregdan anweald gafeluec. Nothing happens. Lancelot charges. Merlin: Bregdan anweald gafeluec. Nothing happens. Lancelot passes Merlin. Merlin: Bregdan anweald gafeluec! The griffin charges. Merlin: Bregdan anweald gafeluec. The lance flames blue, hits the griffin, the griffin dies, and the magic glow disappears. Merlin celebrates. Merlin: Yes! Arthur wakes. Merlin runs off. Lancelot removes his helmet. Arthur: Lancelot. Lancelot: Sire. Arthur: You did it. You klled it, Lancelot! Gaius's chambers Merlin bursts in. Gaius: You did it?! Merlin: I did it. Gaius and Merlin hug. Gaius: Thank God! Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Arthur enters. Uther: You did it, my son. You did it. Arthur: Not I, Father. It was Lancelot. Lancelot enters. Uther: What's he doing here? Arthur: Father, I can explain. Uther: You! Wait outside. Lancelot exits and the guards close the doors. Uther: You had no right to...! The doors block out all sound. Merlin rounds the corner. Merlin: What are they doing? Lancelot: Deciding my fate. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Uther and Arthur argue. Arthur: I confess it, Sire. I released him and I'll take the consequences. But surely Lancelot's actions change things?! Uther: His actions change nothing. He broke the code! Arthur: He laid down his life for me! He served with honour. Uther: I see you feel strongly about this, Arthur. Under the circumstances? A pardon, perhaps. Arthur: No, not good enough, Father. You must restore Lancelot to his rightful place, as a knight of Camelot. Uther: Never. The law is the law. The Code bends for no man. Arthur: Then the code is wrong! Castle – Outside The Council Chamber Of Doom Merlin: They'll restore your knighthood, of course they will. You klled the griffin. Lancelot: But I didn't kll the griffin. Lancelot walks slightly away from the guards. Lancelot: You did. Merlin: That's ridiculous. Lancelot: "Bregdan anweald "...I heard you. I saw you. Merlin looks worried. Lancelot: Don't worry, your secret's safe with me. But I cannot take the credit for what I did not do. There'll be no more lies, no more deceit. Merlin: What are you going to do? Lancelot: The only thing I can do. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Lancelot bursts through the doors. Uther: What is this? Guards restrain Lancelot. Lancelot: Let me speak! Uther: Wait! I'll hear him. Guards release Lancelot. Lancelot: Forgive me, Sire. I've come to bid you farewell. Arthur: What is this, Lancelot? Lancelot: I lied to you both and now there is conflict between you. I cannot bear that burden, as you should not bear mine. I must start again, far from here. Then maybe one day fate shall grant me another chance to prove myself a worthy knight of Camelot. Arthur: But...Lancelot, you've...already proved that to us. Lancelot: But I must prove it to myself. Your Highness. Lancelot bows to Uther. Lancelot: Prince Arthur. Lancelot bows to Arthur and backs out of the room. Arthur looks crestfallen. Morgana’s chambers Gwen stares out the window at Lancelot's retreating figure. Morgana: Gwen? Guinevere? Lancelot? Gwen: Oh. Yes. Morgana: Come, Gwen. We've a busy day ahead. Gwen: Yes, My Lady. Castle – The Battlements Merlin and Gaius watch Lancelot ride off. Merlin: Perhaps you were right, Gaius. Perhaps I should have never got involved. Gaius: No Merlin, I was wrong. Lancelot needed you and you needed Lancelot. Your destinies were entwined. Merlin: Will he ever return? Gaius: That I cannot say. Merlin: Till next time then, Sir Lancelot.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x05 - Lancelot"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 1.06 – A Remedy to Cure All Ills “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin.” Laboratory Edwin pulls a bug out of a box. Edwin: Bebeode þe arisan ealdu. Edwin places the bug in some flowers. Morgana's Chambers Gwen enters with Edwin's flowers. Gwen: Look what's just arrived for you. Morgana: Who're they from? Gwen: I don't know. Maybe Arthur. Morgana: How disappointing. Gwen: Why? Who'd you like them to be from? Morgana: I don't know. Tall, dark stranger? Castle – Main Square/Morgana’s Chambers Edwin stands in the Square at night. Gwen puts out the candles in Morgana's Chambers. Gwen: See you in the morning. Morgana falls asleep and the bug climbs out of the flowers and into Morgana's ear. Morgana's Chambers Gaius examines sleeping Morgana. Gaius: Her body seems to have closed down. Uther: Why? You don't have an answer do you? Nothing you've tried so far has worked. It's been nearly two days. And what do you know? Gaius: I fear she may have some form of inflammation of the brain. Uther: What could cause such a thing? Gaius: An infection, possibly. Rest assured, I will do everything in my power to cure her, Sire. Griffin Staircase Gaius is descending the curved stairs from Morgana's Chambers. Gwen meets him. Gwen: Is she any better? Gaius shakes his head. Gwen climbs the stairs as Gaius descends and meets Merlin on the landing. Gaius: She's all but dad, Merlin. Merlin: No, you're going to cure her. You have to. Gaius: Don't you start. I've tried everything. Merlin: I was wondering... Gaius: What? Merlin: Maybe I could... Merlin waits for a guard to pass by. Merlin: ...help. Gaius: If you're suggesting magic...have you forgotten what happened with Gwen's father? This is not a magical illness, it must be cured by conventional means. We keep trying. See if you can find me some fresh rosemary. Merlin: There must be something more I can do. Gaius: And yarrow. Castle – Main Square Edwin waits as Arthur comes out to meet him. Arthur: What's your business here? Edwin: My name is Edwin Muirden, and I have a remedy to cure all ills. Arthur: Is that so? Edwin: I beg an audience with the King. Arthur: Our court has a physician. Arthur begins to walk away. Edwin: I hear the Lady Morgana was gravely ill. Arthur stops and turns. Arthur: That is no concern of yours. Edwin: I might be able to help her. Arthur: Our physician has the matter in hand. Arthur continues walking. Edwin: I will be at the inn, in case you change your mind. Arthur's Chambers Arthur sits in a chair while Merlin paces. Merlin: It's gonna be alright. It is. I know it is. She's gonna be absolutely... Arthur: Merlin. Merlin: What? Arthur: You're making me anxious. Merlin: But I'm not worried. Arthur: Then stop pacing. Merlin sits down, but then starts tapping his fingers on the table. Arthur gets up and starts pacing. Morgana's Chambers Gaius: I cannot preserve her life for much longer. She has hours, maybe less. Arthur: We cannot let her die! Uther: Arthur, please. Arthur: There's a man, he came to the castle yesterday. He claims he can cure her. Uther: That's ridiculous. He doesn't know what's wrong with her. Arthur: He says he has a remedy that can cure all ills. Gaius: Impossible. Arthur: Well, for Morgana's sake, surely we should at least hear him out. I mean, what've we got to lose? Please, Father. Gaius: Probably some charlatan hoping for a quick shilling. Arthur: I don't care! If she's about to die, what harm can it do? Give him his shilling! If there's one chance in a million he can save her, then why not? Uther: Send for him. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Uther, Gaius, and Arthur enter. Edwin drops to one knee and hands Uther a roll of parchment. Edwin: Edwin Muirden, Sire. Physician and loyal servant. Uther: Welcome to Camelot. Gaius: Have we met before? Edwin: I doubt you would forget a face like mine, sir. Uther: Do you really believe you have a remedy? Edwin: There are not many ills that I have not seen and successfully treated, Sire. So when I heard of the Lady Morgana's sickness, I felt honour bound to offer my services. Gaius: You say you have a cure for all? An antidote for everything? Edwin: Yes. Although it is not quite as simple as that. Uther: Gaius is the court physician. Edwin: You are indeed a legend, sir. I am delighted to meet you. I am curious to know what it is that has affected her. Gaius: An infection of the brain. Edwin: And your treatment? Gaius: Yarrow. Edwin: Yes, yes. Gaius: Rosemary to stimulate cerebral circulation. Edwin: Interesting. Arthur: Why? What would you suggest? Edwin: No, no, no, that is all fine. All good. If that is... the right diagnosis. Uther: What would your diagnosis be? Edwin: Well, without examining the patient... Arthur: He should examine her. Edwin: I would need my equipment. Uther: Of course. You'll have use of one of the guest chambers. Arthur: And consider my manservant at your disposal. Edwin: I will start work immediately. Edwin's Guest Chamber Merlin sets down some of Edwin's equipment. Edwin: Yes...it was all originally designed for alchemy. Merlin: Making gold? Edwin: You have an interest in science? Merlin: Well, science is knowledge. Edwin: It has the answers to everything. Merlin: Maybe. It can't explain love. Edwin: So, you are in love? Merlin: No. I mean feelings, emotions. Edwin: You seem too bright to be just a servant. Merlin: Oh, don't be fooled, I'm not that bright. Edwin: Yes, we will need that. Now, we must hurry to the Lady Morgana. before it is too late. Morgana’s Chambers Merlin and Edwin walk across the Square to Morgana's Chambers where Arthur and Uther are waiting. Edwin: Put my equipment over there. Sire, I would be grateful if you could have everyone leave the room. I require peace and privacy. Uther: Certainly. Edwin: That includes you, Gaius. Gaius: But I am eager to learn from your methods. Edwin: Now is not the time for giving instruction. I will need all my concentration. Uther: Gaius... Everyone leaves and Edwin pulls out the bug box. Gwen enters as he's about to take the bug out of Morgana. He stops and turns on her. Edwin: Why are you spying on me? Gwen: I wasn't. I'm her maidservant. Edwin: Then bring me some water. Gwen: Someone should be with her. Edwin: Do you want to be responsible for her death? Gwen: No, but... Edwin: Then you will bring me some water. Now. Or she may die. Gwen leaves. Edwin: Bebeode þe arisan áblinnen. Edwin pulls out the bug, dabs Morgana's bloody ear with a small cloth, and puts the bug back in the box with the others. Castle – Griffin Staircase Edwin descends the curved stairs to meet Uther, Arthur, Merlin, and Gaius. Edwin: Great news, Your Majesty. You will be glad to hear it is not an inflammation of the brain. Uther: What is it then? Edwin: It is cerebral haemorrhage. Gaius: Haemorrhage? I don't think so. Edwin: I found this trace of blood in her ear. Edwin shows them the bloody cloth. Uther: God in heaven. Edwin: The severity depends upon the site and volume of the bleed. If not treated, it can lead to coma, and eventually death. Uther: How could you have missed this? Gaius: I didn't see any blood. Edwin: Please. Just thank the fates that you did not administer more rosemary to stimulate the circulation. Can you imagine what that might have done? Uther turns to Gaius for explanation. Gaius: It may have increased the bleed. Uther: Is there a cure? Edwin: See for yourself. Morgana's Chambers Uther: Morgana, this is truly a miracle. Uther kisses her forehead. Uther: I thought... I really thought... Morgana: Oh, you won't get rid of me that easily. Gaius: What exactly did he give you? Morgana: I have no idea. But thank heaven he did. Castle – Central Corridor Gaius approaches Edwin as he walks down Corridor. Gaius: Edwin. I want to offer you my congratulations. Edwin: Thank you. Gaius: She was all but dad and you brought her back to life. How exactly did you do that? Edwin: I have developed an elixir for the treatment of just such an ailment. Gaius: I'd love to know the ingredients. Edwin: It is not yet perfected. You must give me more time before I make it public. Gaius: The injury to your face? Edwin: It happened when I was very young. Gaius: Perhaps it was I that treated you for it. Edwin: I told you before, we've never met. Gaius: Yes, of course. Well, I'll leave you to your work. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Edwin stands before Uther, Arthur, and Morgana. Uther: Name your reward. Edwin: I desire nothing more than the good health of my patient, Sire. Uther: There must be something I can do for you. Edwin: No. I will wait until the Lady Morgana is fully recovered, and then I will be on my way. Uther: Why don't you stay awhile? You could live here in the palace. Edwin: No. I - I feel I would be trespassing. And you already have a court physician. Gaius: I'm sure Gaius would be glad of your help. Edwin: It is a kind offer, but... Uther: Think about it. Dine with me later. Give me your decision then. Edwin: To dine with Your Majesty would be reward in itself. Edwin bows. Castle – Hall Of Records Gaius approaches Geoffrey of Monmouth. Geoffrey: Gaius! Gaius: Geoffrey. I'm here to ask a favour of you. Geoffrey: Well, anything for an old friend. Gaius: I wish to see the court records from the time of the Great Purge. Geoffrey: What possible need can you have for those? Gaius: I fear that the past may have come back to haunt us. Geoffrey: All the more reason to keep the records hidden. Gaius: I know that neither of us want to remember that time, but this is a matter of great urgency. Geoffrey: The records are sealed, they cannot be opened. Uther has forbidden it. Gaius: Geoffrey, I beg of you. Geoffrey: I'm sorry, Gaius. This time you ask too much. Even for me. Edwin's Guest Chamber Merlin knocks. Merlin: Edwin? Merlin enters the room and examines Edwin's equipment. He opens the bug box. They're still. He closes it reads the inscription on the cover. Merlin: Bebeode þe arisan ealdu. Merlin opens the box to see the bugs moving. Edwin: Very good. Merlin turns around, knocking over a jar with powder in it. he hands the box to Edwin. Edwin: Swefn. The bugs go still. Edwin: You have magic. Merlin: It wasn't me, I didn't do anything. Edwin: Then how else did you bring them to life? Only magic can do such a thing. These little angels are how I cured Lady Morgana. They repaired the damage to her brain. They saved her life. Magic can be a force for good. Merlin: I know. Edwin: Then why do you fear it? Merlin: Uther has banned it, it's not permitted. Edwin: Should I have let Morgana die? Merlin: No. Edwin: People like us, we have a gift. Do you not think it should be used to make this a better world? Merlin: Perhaps. Merlin tries to clear up the powder he spilled. Edwin: Don't waste your time picking that up. Feormian dærst rénian. The powder goes back in the jar. Edwin: Why waste a talent like that? And I can teach you. Merlin: Rǽdan ásce géatan The jar pours the powder into a bowl. Edwin: What do you use this for? Merlin: Gaius doesn't like me to. Edwin: A gift like yours should be nurtured, practised, enjoyed. You need someone to help you, to encourage you. Merlin: Perhaps. Edwin: Imagine what we could achieve, if we shared our knowledge. Merlin: I should be getting back. Edwin: Of course. But you must promise to keep our secret safe. Merlin: Of course. Edwin: People like you and I, we must look after each other. Gaius's Chambers Someone knocks. Gaius: Come in. Geoffrey of Monmouth enters with a large book covered in a cloth. Geoffrey: Gaius, you've been a good friend to me over the years, and you've done me many kindnesses. I can't deny you this one request. Gaius: The records? Geoffrey: I know you wouldn't ask unless it was important. Gaius: You must believe me, there's a great deal at stake. Geoffrey: If Uther were to discover this, he would kll us both. Gaius: It is for Uther's sake that I make the request. Trust me, please. Geoffrey hands Gaius the book. Gaius: Thank you, old friend. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Uther dines with Edwin. Uther: It's unlike Gaius to miss something like this. Edwin: We all make mistakes. Uther: Gaius is a great physician. Edwin: The very best. This is what I don’t understand. Uther: What? Edwin: It's not for me to speak out of turn. Uther: You saved the life of my ward; you may speak as you wish. Edwin: He has been prescribing sleeping draughts for Morgana. Uther: She suffers from bad dreams. Edwin: Yes. But the dreams should have been a warning. Uther: You think the two may be connected? Edwin: Oh, yes. Uther: A symptom of the illness? Edwin: I am certain of it, yes. And those potions, they masked the problem, and allowed it to develop to the point where... Uther: She nearly died. If you hadn't come along when you did. Edwin: But I did and that is all that matters. Her life was saved... in the nick of time. Uther: Will you undertake a review of his work? Just to be on the safe side. Edwin: If it would put your mind at rest, Sire. Gaius’s Chambers Gaius continues to read. Merlin: Have you been up all night? Gaius: Yes, but it was worth it. Where are you going? Merlin: Er, I told Edwin I'd be up at dawn to collect some supplies. Gaius: Well, you better get a move on then. Edwin's Guest Chambers Gaius enters. Gaius: Edwin. Your scar has healed well. I often wondered what happened to that poor young boy. Edwin: I told you we've never met before. I didn't realise who you were until I checked the records. You used your mother's maiden name. You are Gregor and Jaden's son. Edwin: They were friends of yours. Gaius: They were sorcerers. Edwin: They practised magic. And so did a lot of people back then, Gaius. Gaius: Uther will be furious when he finds out who you are. Edwin: Fine. Fine. Shall we tell him? Let's go and tell him. Let's tell him. Let's tell him everything. Ooh, I know... We could also tell him about Merlin. Gaius: Merlin? Edwin: You didn't know he was a sorcerer? Ah. I wonder what Uther will do. Probably have him burnt. Gaius: You would betray another sorcerer? Edwin: You did. When you turned a blind eye and let my parents die at the hands of Uther! At least Merlin doesn't have a son who will try to rescue him from the flames! Gaius: You're here to take revenge. Edwin: And I have waited a long time. Gaius: You think I will sacrifice the King to save Merlin? Edwin: Think about it, Gaius. But if I find out that you have told one other person, including the boy, I will go straight to Uther. Merlin enters. Merlin: I got your provisions. Edwin: Oh, thank you, Merlin. Gaius was just reminiscing about old times, weren't you, Gaius? Gaius: Yes. Edwin: But now, I must get back to work. Castle – Central Corridor Merlin: I'd better get on with my errands. Gaius: Yes, of course, you must. Merlin: Do you want me to get you anything? Gaius: No, I'm fine. Just do what Edwin asks. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Edwin stands before Uther, Morgana, and Arthur. Edwin: I have been through the court medical records with a fine-tooth comb, Sire. Uther: And were your findings satisfactory? Edwin: With regret, I would have to say they were not. Uther: How so? Edwin: Gaius is a great man, thorough, and dedicated. Uther: But? Edwin sighs. Edwin: His methods are outdated. He has failed to keep up with the latest developments. This has led to a number of errors. Uther: Gaius has served me well for 25 years. Edwin: And one cannot blame him for the infirmity those years have brought. Age can be a terrible curse. Uther: Perhaps it is time to lighten his burdens. Have you given any more thought to my offer? Edwin: Yes. I have considered it very carefully. Uther: Allow me some time to do the same. Edwin bows and exits. Uther gets up and goes to the table for a drink. Morgana follows him. Morgana: Uther, you can't do this. Uther: You heard what he said. Gaius is old, he makes mistakes. Morgana: Gaius has treated me since before I can remember. You can't cast him out. Uther: You would have died if your care had been left to him. That's something I could not bear. Morgana: I know that, but ... Uther: I cannot risk something like this happening again. Merlin's Chambers Gaius watches Merlin in his sleep. Gaius goes down the Tunnel Corridor to the Dragon's Cave with a torch. Dragon's Cave Gaius: Hello? It is me, Gaius. The dragon flies up to the rock by the entrance. Kilgharrah: How old a man can become and yet change so little. Gaius: You have not changed either. Kilgharrah: Twenty years, almost a lifetime to make the short journey back to where you began. Gaius: I'm not here for myself. Kilgharrah: The boy? Gaius: You know about Merlin? Kilgharrah: You have struggled against his destiny, but you can no more prevent it than he can. Gaius: So, it is true then? Kilgharrah: Oh yes. He and the young Pendragon one day will unite the land of Albion. Gaius: But he is in danger. Kilgharrah: No. It is my gaoler who stands in peril. Gaius: Must Uther be sacrificed for the boy? Kilgharrah: Their time cannot come until his is past. Gaius: But is that time now? The dragon chuckles darkly. Kilgharrah: That is of your choosing. Gaius: I will not choose between them. Kilgharrah: Then turn a blind eye. That is, after all, your talent. Gaius’s Chambers Gaius sits and ponders. Arthur: Gaius, my father needs to speak to you. Gaius: When? Arthur: Immediately. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Gaius: Sire. Is there a problem? Are you unwell? Uther: This is not an ailment you can treat me for. You've been a loyal servant for many years. I look on you as a friend. Gaius: I regard you in the same way, Sire. Uther: You've been here since Arthur's birth. And all that entailed. What I'm trying to do I think is best for you. Gaius: I'm confused, Sire. Uther: I'll give you a generous allowance; make sure you're looked after. Gaius: You're retiring me? Uther: I don't want you to worry. I'll allow you to continue living in your chambers until more suitable accommodation can be found. Gaius: Because I made one mistake? Although in truth, Sire, it was not a mistake. Gaius sees Edwin creep out from behind a column. Gaius: It was... Edwin: Yes Gaius? Uther: It was unfortunate, I accept that. Gaius: May I ask who is to be the next court physician? Uther: None of this was Edwin's idea. Initially, he turned down the offer. Gaius: I'm sure. Uther: It's not been an easy decision, but .... the younger man, new ideas. Gaius: Yes. Uther: You're hesitant. Is there a reason you oppose his appointment? Gaius: Sire... Edwin: If you have anything to say, then say it now, Gaius. Uther: This is difficult for both of us. Gaius: I thank you for your patronage. It has been an honour and a pleasure to serve your family, for all these years. Gaius's Chambers Merlin enters while Gaius is packing. Merlin: Gaius! Uther cannot do this to you. You tried to save Morgana. Gaius: Uther's not to blame. Merlin: I will speak to Edwin, you can work together. Gaius: No, you mustn't do anything. Merlin: I can't stand by and do nothing. Gaius: Uther's right. It's time I stepped down. Merlin sees him packing. Merlin: What are you doing? Gaius: I cannot stay when there's no longer a use for me. Merlin: You're not leaving? Gaius: I believe it's for the best. Merlin: Then I will come with you. Gaius: Merlin, you're like a son to me. I never expected such a blessing so late in life. Merlin: And you are more than a father to me. Gaius: Then, as a father, I must tell you, you must remain here. Camelot is where you belong. Merlin: But you belong here too. Gaius: Not anymore. Merlin, you must promise me you will not waste your gifts. Merlin: My gifts mean nothing without you to guide me. Gaius: You have a great destiny. If I have had a small part to play in that, then I'm pleased. Merlin: There is so much I have yet to learn. I need you to teach me. Gaius: I'm afraid I am leaving here tonight, Merlin. And there's nothing you can do or say that can persuade me otherwise. Merlin: I will not let this happen. Merlin exits. Gaius: Goodbye, Merlin. Training Grounds Merlin watches Arthur practice. Merlin: I can't understand why Uther would sack him over one mistake. Arthur: A mistake that nearly klled Morgana. Besides, it wasn't the only one. Merlin: What do you mean? Arthur: Edwin said his work was riddled with errors. Merlin: That's nonsense. Arthur: No one wants Gaius to go, but my father's made his decision. There's nothing anyone can do. Castle – Corridor Uther walks with Edwin in the castle. Uther: I think you'll be very happy here. Edwin: I'm sure I will. When I reviewed Gaius's work, I noticed that he's been prescribing you arnica. Uther: It's for, er, my shoulder, it's an old battle wound. It gives me a lot of pain. Edwin: May I take the liberty of providing a new prescription? It should prove far more effective. Uther: Really? Edwin: Oh, yes. It is a remedy to cure all ills. Camelot – Lower Town Gwen sees Gaius lead a horse out of the main gate while she buys fruit from a stall. Gwen: Gaius? You're leaving? Gaius: Yes, I'm sorry I didn't come and say goodbye. Gwen: I don't want you to go. I don't trust Edwin. There was no blood in Morgana's ear, he put it there. He did something to her, I know he did. Gaius: You need to be careful who you say that to. Gwen: I'm saying it to you because you can do something about it. Gaius: I can't. Gwen: But you think the same, don't you? He's evil. Gaius: It's not that simple. Gwen: So you're going to turn your back on us? Gaius: I have no choice, I'm sorry Gwen. Gwen: In life you always have a choice. Sometimes it's easier to think that you don't. Gaius: Well, then. My choice is to leave. Gwen: Then I'll miss you. Gwen kisses Gaius on the cheek. Gwen: Goodbye Gaius. Uther's Chambers Uther drinks a potion and passes out on the bed. Forest Gaius sits by a campfire in the woods. Uther's Chambers Edwin leans over Uther's bed as Uther wakes from his drug induced sleep. Edwin: My Lord. My Lord. It seems the drugs I gave you have taken hold. Your body is now paralysed. Now, open your eyes, My Lord. I want my face to be the last face you ever see. You took my childhood from me. And now finally, I take my parents' revenge. Within a few hours, the beetle will eat into your brain. And you will suffer, as they suffered. And I long to hear you scream, as they screamed the night you gave the order for the fires to be lit. With your death, magic will return to Camelot. Bebeode þe arisan ealdu. The bug crawls into Uther's ear. Edwin: Goodbye, Uther Pendragon. Edwin's Guest Quarters Edwin enters. Gaius: I will not allow you to kll Uther. Edwin: You've never had a problem letting people die before. Gaius: Your parents were practising dark magic, just like you. Edwin: And how do you propose to stop me? Gaius: Wáce ierlic. Nothing happens. Edwin: Hmm. I think you meant: vaki ierlt. The spell throws Gaius against the wall. Edwin: Have you forgotten everything, Gaius? You're getting too old. I have a cure though. Forbærne yfel. The spell encircles Gaius in flames. Castle – Griffin Staircase Arthur runs in as Merlin descends the curved stairs. Arthur: Merlin! My father has Morgana's illness! We must find Edwin! Edwin's Guest Chamber Merlin bursts in. Merlin: What are you doing? Gaius: He was trying to kll the King. I couldn't let him. Edwin: I can rule the kingdom now. And with you at my side, we can be all-powerful. Merlin: Release him! Edwin: It's your loss, Merlin. Edwin's spell throws an axe at Merlin, but Merlin stops it. Edwin: Swilte, Merlin. Merlin's magic overpowers Edwin's. Merlin sends the axe to kll Edwin and the flames disappear. Merlin: Are you alright? Gaius: Yes. Thank you Merlin. Merlin fetches the bug box. Gaius: What are you doing? Merlin: Uther's ill; the same thing Morgana had. Edwin said he used these to cure Morgana. Maybe we can too. Gaius: Elanthia beetles. Merlin: They're magical? Gaius: Yes. They can be enchanted to enter the brain, feed on it until they devour the person's very soul. We must going to him. Uther's Chambers (Night) Merlin: How do we get the beetle out before it kills him? Gaius: It can only be magic. Merlin: We can't use magic on Uther, he'd kll us. Gaius: We don't have a choice. Merlin: Gaius! Gaius: There are times when it is necessary. It is your right. Merlin: I don't know how. Gaius: If you don't, he's going to die. Merlin sits on the bed and places his hands over Uther's ears. Merlin: Bebeode þe arisan ealdu. Áblinnen. Gaius: What's happening? Merlin pulls his hands back, holding the still bug in his hand. Gaius: Has anyone ever told you, you're a genius? Merlin: You certainly haven't. Uther's Chambers (Day) Gaius prepares a potion for Uther the next morning. Gaius: Drink this. It'll help regain your strength. Uther: There's nothing wrong with my strength. Do you remember them? His parents? Gaius: I remember them all, Sire. Uther: Gaius. Once again, you saved my life. You've always served me well. And I know there are things that I've asked you to do, which you found difficult. Gaius: You've always done what you believe to be right. Uther: I was not right to betray you. I'm sorry. From now on I will remember that, in the fight against magic, you are the one person I can trust. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Gaius stands before the royal court. Uther: I, my family, and my kingdom are deeply indebted to you. And in honour of this, I not only reinstate you as court physician, but henceforth, you are a free man of Camelot. Uther hands Gaius a roll of parchment and the court applauds. Camelot – Lower Town Gaius: Of course, it's all ridiculous. I didn't save Uther, you did. Merlin: No, no. For once, I'm happy for someone else to take the credit. You were prepared to sacrifice your life to save me. Gaius: Where do you get that from? Merlin: I thought... Gaius: No. I didn't do anything. You saved me and you saved Uther. Maybe you are a genius. Merlin: You think so? Gaius: Well, almost. One day.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x06 - A Remedy to Cure All Ills"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 1.07 – THE GATES OF AVALON “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name…Merlin.” KING’S PALACE, MORGANA’S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Arthur drifts under water wearing his armour. A woman stands over him. Morgana wakes with a gasp. She is terrified. Morgana (whisper): Arthur! Arthur! --------------------- OPENING CREDITS --------------------- FOREST - DAY Arthur slinks through the woods with a crossbow. Merlin bursts out of the trees and bumps Arthur as he's about to sh*t. Merlin: What is it? Arthur (angry): You really are a total buffoon, aren't you, Merlin?! Merlin: I was just asking. Arthur: Who? Me or the deer?! We're supposed to be hunting. It requires speed, stealth and an agile mind. Merlin: So you're able to get by on two out of three, then? A woman screams. Merlin: What was that? Arthur: Quiet. Voice of a man (distant): Please! Don't! Voice of a woman (distant): Help! Arthur grabs his sword from Merlin. A man lays on the ground as a bandit draws his sword to kll him. A young woman struggles with three other purse snatchers. Man: No, no, I beg you! Mercy! Bandit: Give us some money! Young woman: Help me! Help me! Arthur sh*t one of the robbers. The others attcks Arthur. The man gets up and holds the young woman while Arthur fights off the bandits. Merlin (casts a spell): Forbærnen firgenholt. A large tree branch falls on top of one of the bandits trying to attck Arthur from behind. Arthur kills the one in front of him and the last bandit runs off. Arthur looks up at the tree. Arthur: Stroke of luck. Merlin: And let that be a lesson to you! Arthur gives him a look. Merlin: What? I was covering your back. Arthur (to the man and the young woman): You alright? Didn't hurt you? The young woman turns to Arthur and removes her hood. Young woman: No... Thanks to you. I'm Sophia. This is my father. Arthur: Arthur Pendragon... at your service. Arthur kisses Sophia's hand. He looks dazzled by her beauty. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Sophia and her father stand before the court. Sophia’s father: My name is Aulfric, heir to Tír-Mòr. This is my daughter, Sophia. Uther: You're a long way from home. What brings you to Camelot? Aulfric: Our home was sacked by raiders, We barely escaped with what few possessions we could carry. Arthur leaning on a pillar cannot take his eyes from Sophia. Uther: These are dangerous times. What will you do? Aulfric: We travel west to Caerleon where we have family and, I hope, a new life. Uther: You must stay here awhile, (Arthur looks relieved) break your journey. A noble family like yours is always welcome in Camelot. Arthur stares at Sophia when she exits with her father. She stares back at him. Merlin smiles. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS Arthur: Make sure you put her in a decent room. Merlin: The one next door's empty. Arthur: The one next door's fine. Excellent, in fact… (Merlin smiles) Shut up, Merlin. Merlin: What? I didn't say anything. Arthur: You didn't have to. I want to make it clear that my intentions towards Sophia are completely honorable. Put her in the room on the other side of the castle. It's warmer, more comfortable. Merlin: Of course. She…er...is very beautiful. Arthur: Yes, she is. Merlin: And if your intentions are honorable... Arthur: Oh, they are. Most definitely. Merlin: Then what's the problem with her staying next door? Arthur: There isn't one. You've convinced me. Put her in the room next to mine. KING’S PALACE, CORRIDOR Merlin hands Sophia a blanket. Merlin: If you need anything, just let me know. Sophia: Thank you. Sophia enters her guest room. Morgana sees her. They both exchange a look. Morgana approaches Merlin anxiously. Morgana: Who is that? Merlin: Er…Sophia Tír-Mòr. We rescued her in the woods. Well, Arthur did most of the rescuing. Morgana: She can't stay here. Merlin: The King said that she and her father are welcome in Camelot. Is everything ok? Morgana: Yes. Thank you. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Morgana enters just as Gaius takes a flask off of the burner. Morgana: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you. Gaius: Nonsense, my child. My favourite patient is always welcome. Gaius kisses her cheek. Gaius: I'm sorry about the mess. Most of it's Merlin's. If I'd known you were coming, I'd have tidied up in here. Morgana: Er…it's not that. It's just...your bench is on fre. Gaius: My bench is on fre? What are you...(turns to look) My bench is on fre! Morgana (hands him a bucket): Here. Gaius (uses tongs to drop the flask in the water): You're always getting me into trouble. What brings you to this dark corner? Morgana: I had another dream. Gaius: I see. Morgana: I saw Arthur lying under water, drowning, and there was a woman standing over him, watching him die. And she's here in Camelot. Gaius: The mind plays tricks. It borrows from everyday life and plays out its own fantasy. Morgana: But I had this dream before she came to Camelot. Gaius: You must be mistaken. Morgana: No, I know what I saw. It was so real...so vivid. I saw him die, Gaius. She's going to kll him. Gaius: These are just dreams, Morgana, nothing more. Are you taking the sleeping draught I made up for you? Morgana: Oh, it doesn't help. Gaius: Here. Try this. It will induce a deeper sleep (hands her a bottle) You've nothing to fear. Morgana: Thank you, Gaius. Gaius: Morgana. Don't bother Uther about this. No need to worry him. FOREST, BANDIT’S CAMPFIRE - NIGHT Aulfric approaches the bandit that got away. The bandit stands up and draws his sword. Aulfric: You can dispense with the unpleasantries…your payment. Aulfric holds up a leather pouch. Bandit: I want more. My friends are dad because of you. Aulfric: Yes. I'm sorry. Such a dreadful waste of life. But if it's any consolation, you'll see them again soon…má réðe cine týne! Aulfric’s eyes redden and he kills the bandit with his staff. KING’S PALACE, MORGANA’S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Morgana stirs restlessly in her sleep. She sees the same vision of Arthur drowning with Sophia standing over him. Morgana wakes She is terrified. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS - DAY Arthur: I'm taking Sophia out for a ride today. You know, show her around. Merlin: Where do I come into this? Arthur: Well, I'm supposed to be on patrol with the guard of my father this morning, so I need you to cover for me. Merlin: What, and lie to the King? No. No way. No, he'll see right through me. He'll have me in the stocks quicker than you can say rotten tomatoes. Arthur: Merlin. Merlin sighs. Arthur: I need you to do this for me. Merlin: I am a terrible liar. I start sweating, my…my vision blurs, my…my brain stops working. Arthur: Well, no change there, then. Look, I promised Sophia I'd take her out and if I don't turn up it'll blow my chances. Merlin: You like her, then? Arthur: Yeah. What's not to like? I want to spend some more time with her, but I need to get my father off my back. I can't order you to lie to the King, but ...you'd be a friend for life if you did. Merlin: Go on, then, you don't want to keep her waiting. Arthur: Thanks, Merlin. I won't forget it. KING’S PALACE, MORGANA'S CHAMBERS - DAY Morgana watches Arthur ride out of Camelot with Sophia. Gwen: You're sure it's her? Morgana: I could never forget that face. Gwen: You should speak to the King. Morgana: And tell him what? That I can see the future? Gwen: If you think Arthur's life is in danger. Morgana: You know how he'd react. Gwen: You're his ward, he wouldn't harm you. Morgana: He hates magic more than he cares for me. Gwen: That's not true. Morgana: Would you care to put it to the test? Gwen: But what else can you do? Morgana: I'm going to have to try and stop her myself. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Uther: Where's my son? Merlin: I'm not sure where he is. I…erm…I think there's been a mistake. But it's not his fault. Arthur's, I mean. Uther: Stop gibbering and tell me where he is. Merlin: It's probably... No, it's definitely my fault. Uther: Where is Arthur?! Merlin: He's not here. Uther: I can see that. Merlin: Arthur wasn't sure of his orders, so he asked me to check with the guards to see if he was riding out this morning and...well...I may have forgotten. Uther: You forgot? Merlin: I'm sorry, My Lord. I am sure he would have been here had I told him. Uther: If this was a time of wr, I would have you flogged. Merlin: And since it's not, we'll let it go just this once? LOWER TOWN - DAY Merlin is pelted with rotten tomatoes in the stocks. Merlin: I forgot how much fun this was. FOREST - DAY Arthur walks through the woods with Sophia. Arthur: The river's not far. It's just down here. Sophia: Arthur...wait. Arthur: What is it? Sophia takes Arthur's hands and looks into his eyes. Sophia (spell): Túce hwón frec'úre, artur. Guard (distant): You there! Halt! Sophia backs away and Arthur tackles her as an arrow flies at them. Arthur runs toward the guards. Guard (distant): Sorry! Arthur (distant): Sorry?! You nearly sht a crossbow in my face! What do you mean you're sorry?! Sophia looks fearfully at the arrow in the tree behind her. Arthur jogs back. Arthur: You okay? Sophia: Yes. Thanks to you. Arthur: They were searching for the bandits that attcked you yesterday. Here. Arthur picks up Sophia’s staff to give it to her. Sophia (angry): Don't…touch that! Arthur (puzzled): I'm sorry…Maybe we should go back. Sophia: It's fine. I…I'm sorry, I was upset. Now, don't let this spoil our day together. We were having such a nice time. Let's go down to the river. Arthur: I'm taking you back to Camelot (Sophia looks worried). Your father would never forgive me if I let anything happen to you. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Merlin enters covered in rotten tomatoes. Gaius: Have you been playing with your food again? Merlin: The King put me in the stocks. Gaius: What'd you do this time? Merlin: Nothing. Honestly, it wasn't my fault (pours water in a basin) Arthur wanted to get out of going on patrol with Uther and the guard, so I covered for him and took the blame. Gaius: And Arthur was prepared to let you do this? Merlin: It was his idea. Merlin washes his face. Gaius: And what made him neglect his duties? It must've been something terribly important. Merlin (smiling): Sophia. Gaius (looks concerned): The girl from the forest? Merlin: He wanted to take her out for the day (takes food out of his hair) He is besotted. Gaius: But they've only just met. Merlin: I know. I guess it must have been love at first sight. Gaius: Yes…I suppose it must be. KING’S PALACE – CORRIDOR Gaius is walking toward Aulfric’s bedchambers. He checks if anyone is around and enters. AULFRIC'S GUEST CHAMBERS Gaius snoops around and inspects Aulfric's staff and the writings on it. He doesn’t hear Aulfric enter. Aulfric: Can I help? Gaius (startles): Forgive me. The door was open. I thought someone may have broken in. Aulfric (angry): Looks like they have! (his eyes have reddened) Gaius: I apologise for imposing on you. It won't happen again (starts to leave. He has seen the red eyes and looks suspiciously at Aulfric) Aulfric (thrat voice): Make sure it doesn't. KING’S PALACE, MAIN SQUARE Arthur and Sophia ride in and dismount. Sophia looks worried. Arthur: You're sure you'll be alright? Sophia: Yes. Thank you for today (kisses Arthur's cheek) Good night, Arthur. Arthur watches her until she is inside the castle. KING’S PALACE, GRIFFIN STAIRCASE Sophia enters the palace and bumps into Morgana. Sophia: Sorry! (smiles) Lady Morgana, isn't it? I'm Sophia. Morgana (drily): What are you doing here? Sophia: My father and I are guests of the King. Morgana: You're lying. I know what you're going to do to him, and I won't let it happen. Sophia: Does Arthur know you feel this way about him? Of course he does. I suspect he's already turned you down. Morgana: Don't think you can make a fool out of me. Sophia: I won't have to. You're managing to do that well enough already. Morgana: Stay away from him. Sophia: Or what? (pause) Jealousy is such an unattractive trait in a women. Morgana: If anything happens to Arthur, I'll find you. However long it takes. KING’S PALACE, AULFRIC'S GUEST CHAMBERS Sophia enters. Aulfric: You've not been gone as long as I expected. Sophia: We were interrupted. Aulfric: What happened? Sophia: I was nearly klled. For a moment, I felt what it would be like to die a mortal death. He saved me. Someone so weak, so feeble, saved me! I can't bear to be like this a moment longer. Aulfric: You won't have to. Once his heart is yours, the gates of Avalon will open once again for us and we can regain our true form. Sophia: I need a little more time. Aulfric: You must hurry. The physician can see us for what we truly are. Sophia: And he is not alone. The Lady Morgana. She fears her powers, but that will not keep her quiet for long. Aulfric: Tomorrow, you have to finish the enchantment otherwise our chance to rid us of these mortal shells will be lost forever. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS Morgana: You seem very fond of her. Arthur: You make that sound like a bad thing. Morgana: Not necessarily. I've just never seen you fall under a woman's spell so quickly. Arthur: If you're jealous, Morgana, it's ok to admit it. Morgana: Don't flatter yourself. Arthur: Come on. It wouldn't be the first time now, would it? Morgana: Arthur, I'm trying to protect you! She isn't what she seems. Arthur: Why? What makes you say that? Morgana: I just have a feeling. It's difficult to describe. I had a dream. A nightmare. Arthur (laughing): You really are very sweet, Morgana. Morgana: Why are you laughing? Arthur: You! Your feelings, bad dreams. You don't have to make this stuff up. You can tell me the truth. It's obvious you like me. Morgana: Less and less by the second. Arthur: All right. Whatever you say. Morgana: You're intolerable. Just hope I'm wrong about her. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS - DAY Merlin is getting Arthur’s armour ready. Arthur comes in. Merlin: You're dressed! Arthur: Nothing gets past you, does it, Merlin? Merlin: What…You're supposed to be wearing these! Your father's bestowing a knighthood on one of your men this morning! Arthur: I'm giving it a miss. Merlin: Won't the King mind? Arthur: Not if you…er…cover for me, again. By the way, thanks for yesterday, I heard you ended up in the stocks. Bad luck. Merlin: They were throwing potatoes at me. It's only supposed to be rotten fruit. Arthur: I'm not sure there's any hard-and-fast rules, but if it's any consolation, I think it was worth it. Merlin (gets closer): What? It went well? Arthur: Great. Fantastic (Arthur looks lost in his mind) She's incredible. Merlin: Don't worry. I'll find a way to get you out of it. Arthur: Just make sure you don't end up in the stocks this time. Merlin: I won't. I think I'm starting to get the hang of this whole deception lark. LOWER TOWN - DAY Merlin is pelted with rotten food in the stocks. FOREST - DAY Arthur and Sophia frolic through the woods. Arthur: Wai…wait! Careful. Sophia: Don't worry. I will be (she comes close to Arthur and looks in is eyes) túce hwón frec 'úre, artur. Arthur: What are you doing? Sophia takes Arthur's hand and comes closer. Sophia: Þec nom feoh gyse. Cume morðor rice ær. Túce hwón frec úre, artur. Sophia and Arthur's eyes glow red. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Merlin enters covered in rotten food. Gaius sits at his desk. Gaius: Not again Merlin, surely? Merlin: You would think that the appeal of pelting the same person with fruit would wear off after a while, but, oh, no! Gaius: I heard that Arthur wasn't at the knighting ceremony. Merlin: Yeah (pours water in a basin) he wanted to make the most of his time left with Sophia. Gaius: So you helped him? Merlin (start to wash): I'm his servant, I had to. Gaius: You shouldn't have done that, Merlin (he looks up at Gaius) I fear that Sophia may not be all that she seems. Merlin: Why? Gaius (gets up): What do you know about seers? Merlin: Not much. They're…supposed to be able to see the future, like prophets? Gaius: It's said to be an innate ability. Those who have it are born that way. Some aren't even aware that what they see is the future. It comes to them in their dreams (sits on a bench the other side of his desk) Merlin: What's this got to do with Sophia? Gaius: The night before she and Aulfric came to Camelot, Morgana had a dream. Sophia was in it. Merlin (surprised): Before she arrived in Camelot? Gaius: I've been watching Morgana since she was very young. And though I tried to persuade myself otherwise, I realised that (Merlin has come closer and sat on the bench near Gaius) some of the things she said she'd dreamt came to pass. I kept it secret from Uther, of course. The gift of prophecy is too close to the work of magic. Merlin: You think Morgana is a seer? Gaius: I don't think it. I fear it. Morgana said she dreamt that Sophia klled Arthur. Merlin: Couldn't that have just been a dream? Maybe the- the woman Morgana saw just looked like Sophia. Gaius: That's what I hoped. But Aulfric caught me in Sophia's room and, in a flash of anger, his eyes changed colour. Merlin: Who are they? Gaius: It's not who they are that worries me. It's what they want with Arthur. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS Sophia continues enchanting Arthur. Sophia: Our love is strong. You feel the same way, too. If we were ever to be parted...? Arthur: I'd never let that happen. Sophia: You may not have the choice. There are some here who don't want us to be together. Arthur: I'll never let them come between us. Sophia: Because we are in love. Arthur: Because we're in love. Sophia: You must seek permission for us to marry... so that we can be together. Arthur: Till death do us part. Sophia: Túce hwón frec'úre, artur. Sophia's eyes glow red and she kisses Arthur. Sophia: Till death do us part. Arthur's eyes glow red and Sophia exits. KING’S PALACE, CORRIDOR Aulfric meets Sophia outside Arthur's door. Sophia: He's ready. Tomorrow he'll do what we need him to. Aulfric: Good, you have done well. I must go to the elders. Merlin sees Aulfric as he turns the corner to Arthur's Chambers and follows him. WOODS, LAKE OF AVALON Merlin follows Aulfric into the woods. Aulfric reaches the Lake. Merlin watches him from behind a tree. The wind has started to blow. Aulfric addresses the Lake. Aulfric: I seek an audience with the Sidhe elders! Do:tiag-sa ar idbairt do denam! A blue haze and fairies appear over the lake. The fairies fly faster than a human eye can see. Merlin adjusts his sight and through his eyes we watch everything in slow-motion. Merlin is amazed by what he sees and he smiles. Aulfric: I come before you to plead for the chance to win passage back to Avalon and a life of immortality! One of the fairies, the Sidhe Elder, comes close to Aulfric. Merlin watches Sidhe Elder: Your punishment for klling another Sidhe is a mortal body and a mortal life. You will never be able to return to Avalon. Aulfric: The crime was mine, not my daughter's. Sidhe Elder: The gates of Avalon remain closed to your daughter. Unless the soul of a mortal prince be offered up to them. Aulfric: Thank you. An immortal life for my daughter is all that I desire, so I promise you the soul of the greatest prince of all. Arthur Pendragon! Merlin realizes that Arthur’s life is in great danger. The fairies disappear into the Lake and Aulfric laughs. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Gaius: Avalon. What you saw at the lake, it's Avalon. It must be… Merlin: What's... Gaius: The land of eternal youth. Mortals are only supposed to glimpse it the moment before death. Merlin: Well, I've seen it and I'm still here. Gaius: Extraordinary. What did it look like? Merlin: Does it matter? They're going to sacrifice Arthur and we don't even know who "they" are yet. Gaius: We do now (Gaius sits by his desk. Merlin follows him) I found writing like this on the top of Aulfric's staff. It's Ogham, an ancient script. Abas ocus bithe. Duthectad bithlane. "To hold life and death in your hands." From the writing on his staff and what you saw at the lake, I'm afraid I'm now certain. We're dealing with the Sidhe. Merlin: That does not sound like a good thing. Gaius: They're masters of enchantment. Merlin: You think Arthur's been enchanted? Gaius (nods): Almost certainly. I'm afraid Morgana's dream is coming true. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER Arthur stands before Uther who is reading documents. Morgana sits next to Uther. Ulfric and Sophia are one step behind Arthur. Arthur: I request this audience, Father, to discuss a matter of great importance (Merlin enters the council chamber) It cannot have escaped your attention that I and Lady Sophia Tír-Mòr have grown very close. Uther (teasing): Not too close, I hope. Arthur: We're in love (Uther and Morgana exchange a look) Which is why I come before you today to ask your permission to marry. Merlin and Morgana look concerned. Uther (first startled then laughs): I assume you're joking. Arthur: No. I'm going to marry her. Uther: But you only met two days ago. Arthur: We're in love. Uther: In love? We had no idea that you were such a romantic (turning to Morgana) had we, Morgana? Morgana: No. (pause) He's full of surprises. Arthur: I'm going to marry her. I don't care what either of you think about it. Uther: I thought you'd come to ask my permission? Arthur: Out of courtesy, nothing more. Arthur turns back, takes Sophia's hand and they walk toward the door. Uther: Guards, door. The guards prevent Arthur and Sophia from leaving Uther (stands up): You've forgotten whose court you're standing in. Arthur: You won't stop me. If I want to marry her, I will. Uther (to the guards): Arrest Sophia and Aulfric Tír-Mòr… The guards step forward. Arthur: What are you doing? Uther: …and inform the executioner his services will be required tomorrow morning. Arthur: You can't do this. Uther (raises his voice): Yes! I can! And unless you show me some respect (leans to Arthur) I will! Arthur reluctantly bows his head. Uther: Release them. You've got your whole life ahead of you. Sophia is no doubt your first love, but she certainly won't be the only one. Enjoy yourself while you can. KING’S PALACE, COURTYARD CORRIDOR Morgana follows Uther. Uther: You're not planning on springing any surprises on me, are you? Morgana: Don't you think you should be taking this a bit more seriously? Uther: He's young, foolish and in love. Give it a week and he'll be chasing after the next girl that catches his eye. Morgana: Sophia will never let that happen. Uther: Do you bear a grudge against our guest? Morgana: There's something about her I don't trust. You've seen the way Arthur changed since she's arrived. Uther: He's a fool in love. Morgana: She's dangerous. Uther: Dangerous? To who? Morgana: Arthur. Uther: Why do you say that? Morgana: I just have a sense, a feeling. Uther: And what has she done to make you have this feeling? Morgana: Nothing, yet. It's what she's going to do…I don't know how to tell you this. Uther: Try. Whatever it is, you can tell me. They stop and face each other. Uther waits for Morgana to speak. Morgana: I've just seen girls like this before. They string men along and then drop them. I don't want to see him get hurt. Uther: I know you want to protect him, but some lessons we have to learn for ourselves. He'll hurt for a week and then Sophia will be forgotten. Morgana: I hope so. Uther: Are you sure there's nothing else behind this? Morgana: Yes, it's nothing. Uther leaves. Morgana looks desperate. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS – NIGHT Arthur's packs for travel. He wears his chainmails. Merlin enters. Arthur: Get out. Merlin: I thought the King was a bit harsh. Arthur: I don't need sympathy, Merlin, especially not from you. Merlin: But I did think he had a point. Arthur (angrily): I ordered you to get out. Now leave me! Merlin: I know what you think you're doing, and I know you think you're in love with Sophia... Arthur: Who are you to tell me what I'm thinking? Merlin: I'm your friend. Arthur: No, Merlin, you're my servant. Merlin: You don't know what you're doing. She's cast a spell on you. You're enchanted. Sophia (enters the room with Aulfric) : I told you people would try to keep us apart. Arthur: I know. I won't let that happen. Merlin: Look, don't listen to her, she's controlling you. Sophia: We can elope together. Get away from this place, these people. Merlin: I saw you. I followed him. They're planning to sacrifice you. Aulfric: You let your servant talk to your guests this way? Merlin: I know what you're going to do, because I followed you to the lake and I heard everything. You have to believe me. Arthur seems lost and looks like he does not know who to believe. Sophia: Don't listen to him, Arthur. Let's go. Let's leave tonight. Merlin: She's going to kll you. Sophia plans to sacrifice you to buy a life of immortality. If you go with her, you'll die. Arthur: It…it doesn't make sense. We're…we're in love. Merlin: They're magical beings! Look at the writing on the staff. Merlin lunges forward to grab Aulfric's staff; Aulfric's eyes flash red. Merlin: Look at his eyes. Look at him. Do you believe me now? Arthur, do you see? Arthur turns round. His eyes are also red. Arthur: I see everything. Merlin lunges toward Aulfric, but Aulfric uses his staff. Aulfric: Na mben sis! Aulfric's spell throws Merlin against the wall and knocks him unconscious. KING’S PALACE, MORGANA'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Morgana looks out her window and sees Arthur leaving the Square with Sophia and Aulfric. She runs out of her chambers. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Morgana runs in. Morgana: He's gone! Arthur's gone with her! She's taken him! Gaius: Slow down. Morgana: I know you don't believe me, but I'm so sure it's going to happen. My dream's going to come true. Gaius: I do believe you. Morgana: I've got to tell Uther. Gaius: You can't. Morgana: I've got to do something, if I don't then Arthur will die. Gaius: You can't tell Uther about your dream. If Uther thinks you've got the seers' power, he'll charge you with witchcraft. Morgana: I don't have a choice. I couldn't live with myself knowing I'd let him die. Gaius: Wait. We've known each other a long time, you trust me don't you? Morgana: Yes, you know I do. Gaius: Then trust me now. Stay here and don't say a word to anyone about this. Morgana: But Arthur... Gaius: I'll take care of it. Morgana: Where are you going? Gaius: To find someone who can help. He leaves and motions her to stay inside. WOODS - NIGHT Arthur walks through the woods with Sophia and Aulfric. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Gaius enters as Merlin is just coming around. Gaius: Merlin! What happened to you? Gaius kneels down and helps Merlin Merlin: Aulfric. Where's Arthur? I have got to go after him. What's that buzzing noise? Gaius: Careful, Merlin, you can barely stand up. Merlin: I have to go. Gaius: You can't, not in this state. You owe it to your powers that you survived this at all. Merlin: I'll be fine, he needs me. Gaius: Has that buzzing stopped? Merlin: Yeah. Gaius: Liar. Merlin: I have to go, Gaius. He'll die if I don't. Gaius: The Sidhe are a vicious people. You must be careful. Merlin: Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Walks toward the window Gaius: Merlin? (points at the door) This way. Merlin: Just testing. Merlin runs through the forest. LAKE OF AVALON An oblivious Arthur is standing with Sophia and Aulfric. Sophia puts he staff on the grass Aulfric: Go. They are waiting for you. Sophia: I don't understand. You're coming too. Aulfric: Only one of us can pass through. This was never meant for me. Sophia: But…I only wanted this so we could both return to Avalon. Aulfric: Your destiny is on a different path to mine. It is my fate to live a mortal life. Sophia (crying): I don't want to leave you. Aulfric: You must. Once the ceremony begins you have to go through with it. The elders expect a soul. If they don't get his they will take yours. Sophia: Goodbye (she hugs her father) I will never forget you. She takes Arthur's hand and leads him into the lake. Merlin continues running. Sophia and Arthur are now in the lake. They stop,water at waist-height. They hold hands. Ulfric starts the ceremony. Aulfric: Ia bend dǽdon níwe. Cúðon gare íewe deahl sǽ áre. Sé áre. Ig bæþ deahl sǽ néah. Déaþ ór cwylþ óga him. Merlin trips in the woods, then keeps running. Aulfric: An 'wén. Flíete á. Dómdæg. Déaþ ór cwylþ óga him. An 'wén. Flíete á. Sophia kisses Arthur. Aulfric: Dómdæg. Déaþ ór cwylþ óga him. An 'wén. Flíete á. Dómdæg. Déaþ ór cwylþ óga him, Arthur Pendragon. Arthur falls backwards into the water. Merlin keeps running. Aulfric keeps incanting. Aulfric: Ia bend dǽdon níwe. Cúðon gare íewe deahl sǽ néah. Sé áre. Ig bæþ deahl sǽ néah. An 'wén. Flíete á. Dómdæg. Déaþ ór cwylþ óga him. Merlin arrives and sees Aulfric's Sophia's staff on the ground. Merlin: Onbregdan. The staff flies into Merlin's hand. Merlin points it at Aulfric. Merlin: Swilte, gold beorþ. A bolt of light hits Aulfric and he explodes. Sophia: Father! No! No! Sophia tries to run to the shore. Merlin points the staff at her. Merlin: Óga ceoles. A bolt of light hits Sophia and she explodes. Merlin takes his jacket off as he runs into the water. Merlin: Arthur! Arthur! Arthur! Merlin finds Arthur under the water and brings him to the surface. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS Merlin and Gaius sit at Arthur's bedside waiting for him to wake. Arthur groans. Merlin: Arthur? Arthur? Arthur: What happened? Where am I? Merlin: Can you remember anything? Arthur: Oh! Oh my head! There was a girl. Sophia, she...I asked my father something about her, I asked him... (bolts up in bed) What was I thinking? Merlin: Well, we did wonder. Especially when you eloped with her last night. Arthur: I did what? Gaius: Merlin had to bring you back to Camelot. Arthur: I don't recall any of this. Gaius: Must've been some blow. Arthur: What blow? Merlin: Well…er…when I caught up with you, I couldn't persuade you to return, you were beyond reason. So I had to make you. Arthur: You managed to knock me out? Merlin: Yep. With a lump of wood. Gaius: He only did it to bring you back safely. Arthur (points menacingly at Merlin): No one…can know about this (points at Gaius) Any of it. Is that understood? Merlin and Gaius look at each other and then nod. Arthur falls back on his pillows. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Arthur stands before the court. Uther: When you failed to show up for patrol this morning, I feared you'd eloped with Sophia in a fit of passion. Arthur turns to Merlin. Merlin: I…I wish he had. Because then I wouldn't be stood in front of you feeling like an idiot... again. Uther: This is becoming a near daily occurrence for you. Merlin: But there was a mistake. And I would not say it was anyone's fault (Arthur looks at him) Not…not really. Erm,..you…you could say it was mine. Uther: Could somebody tell me what happened? Merlin: Well... Uther: Someone with a brain. Arthur: After Sophia left, I wanted to take my mind off her so I went for a hunt. Morgana: And klling things mends a broken heart? Arthur: No, but it's good fun. Merlin was meant to inform you that I wouldn't be back till later today. Uther (to Merlin): Have you some kind of mental affliction? Merlin: Probably. Gaius: I'm looking into it, Sire. Uther: Well, I hope for our sake you find a cure. Or we'll find ourselves with a food shortage on our hands. Merlin (chuckles): Food shortage… LOWER TOWN – DAY Merlin is pelted by rotten food in the stocks. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS Morgana knocks and enters. Gaius: Morgana. Morgana: I've had some troubled nights. Gaius: I prepared another draught for you. Have the dreams stopped? Morgana (shakes head): Arthur told me what actually happened (addresses Merlin) You must've ht him round the head really hard. Merlin: Yeah. I feel really bad about that. Gaius: Here you are. Remember, every night just before you go to sleep. Morgana: Thank you, Gaius. Morgana leaves Gaius: She must never find out the truth. Merlin: Why not? She had a premonition that helped save Arthur's life. Gaius: And it could've cost her her own. If Uther ever found out, things would never be the same again. It must remain a secret. Merlin: Is she like me? Can she use magic? Gaius: No one's like you, Merlin. Merlin: But she has the gift? Gaius: For her sake, I hope not. MORGANA’S CHAMBERS Morgana wakes from another nightmare.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x07 - The Gates Of Avalon"}	foreverdreaming
108 – The Beginning Of The End. “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin.” Camelot – Lower Town – Market Mordred walks through the market with his father, Cerdan. CERDAN: Do you have my supplies ready? We must leave the city without delay. STALLHOLDER: Everything you asked for, it's all here. I'm sorry. Guards approach. Mordred and his father duck under the merchant's table to run through the market. GUARD: Seize him! Stop there! Mordred and Cerdan are forced to run into the palace grounds. A guard jumps at them and slashes Mordred. Merlin hears Mordred's telepathic scream. CERDAN: spell The spell throws the guard into the rampart wall. Mordred can't run far, so he and his father are stuck on the drawbridge. CERDAN: Abannan átí. The spell shuts the drawbridge gates. CERDAN: Run! Run, run! Mordred runs through the gates before they close. Cerdan allows himself to be caught. Castle – Central Corridor Merlin walks down the corridor. MORDRED (telepathy): Help! Merlin stops to look for the owner of the voice. Merlin enters the Square. MORDRED (telepathy): Help me! Please. Merlin stops to look around again and sees Mordred sitting by a stone ledge, looking at him. MORDRED (telepathy): Please. You have to help me. Merlin realises the boy is using telepathy. MORDRED (telepathy): Help me. Merlin sees the guards enter the Square. GUARD: Search in there. Take the other side. You, did you see a boy run in here? MORDRED (telepathy): They're searching for me. MERLIN (telepathy): Why are they after you? MORDRED (telepathy): They're going to kll me. GUARD: Guards! In here! Merlin runs to a side door, looks at the guards, and then nods to Mordred. MERLIN (telepathy): This way. Run. Run! Mordred runs to Merlin, holding his wounded arm. GUARD: Hey. There he is! Alert the rest of the guards! Merlin grabs Mordred's hand and they run up the Griffin Stairway. GUARD: In there. Quick, down there. We've got 'im. Merlin and Mordred run up the curved stairs. Morgana's Chambers Merlin bursts in with Mordred. MORGANA: Have you forgotten how to knock, Merlin?! MERLIN: The guards are after him. I didn't know what to do. GUARD (knocks): My Lady? (knocks) My Lady? MORGANA: In there. Morgana waits until Merlin and Mordred are behind the curtain to open the door. GUARD: I'm sorry to disturb you, My Lady. Mordred collapses into Merlin's arms. GUARD: We're searching for a young Druid boy. We believe he came this way. MORGANA: I haven't seen anyone. It's just me and my maid. GUARD: Best keep the door locked till we find him. MORGANA: Of course. Thank you. Morgana closes the door and runs to check on Mordred. Merlin's hand is covered in Mordred's blood. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom ARTHUR: The Druid was only in Camelot to collect supplies. He meant no harm. Is it necessary to execute him? UTHER: Absolutely necessary. Those who use magic cannot be tolerated. ARTHUR: The Druids are a peaceful people. UTHER: Given the chance, they would return magic to the kingdom. They preach peace, but conspire against me. We cannot appear weak. ARTHUR: Showing mercy can be a sign of strength. UTHER: Our enemies will not see it that way. We have a responsibility to protect this kingdom. Executing the Druid will send out a clear message. Find the boy. Search every inch of the city. Morgana's Chambers Mordred lies awake. Morgana and Merlin watch the Square below as Cerdan is waiting to be excuted. Uther and Arthur stand on the balcony. UTHER: People of Camelot, the man before you is guilty of using enchantments and magic. Under our law, the sentence for this crime is death. We're still searching for his accomplice. Anyone found harbouring the boy is guilty of conspiracy, and will be excuted as a traitor. Let this serve as a warning to your people. CERDAN: You have let your fear of magic turn to hate. I pity you. MORGANA: I can't watch this. Morgana leaves the window and sits down on the floor, cradling Mordred. Uther signals for Cerdan to be excuted. MORDRED (telepathy): No! Morgana's mirror breaks. Gaius's Chambers MERLIN: Do you know much about the Druids? GAIUS: Very little. They're very secretive people. Especially now they're being hunted by Uther. Merlin, please tell me you haven't got yourself mixed up in this. MERLIN: Me? No. Mixed up in what? GAIUS: For someone with such a big secret, you are a terrible liar. MERLIN: Well, I haven't done anything. GAIUS: Merlin... MERLIN: I heard the boy calling out. He was nowhere to be seen, but I could hear him... like he was inside my mind. GAIUS: Yes, I've heard of this ability. The Druids look for children with such gifts to serve as apprentices. While they're searching for this boy, you must be especially careful otherwise it'll be your head on the chopping block. MERLIN: I'm always careful. You know me. GAIUS: Yes, Merlin, unfortunately I do. Camelot – Lower Town Merlin sees the guards poking their pole arms through a hay cart. Morgana's Chambers MERLIN: How is he? MORGANA: He's sleeping. He's very pale. I worry he may have lost a lot of blood. MERLIN: Has he said anything at all? MORGANA: Nothing. He won't even tell me his name. MERLIN: You know, er, for a moment there earlier, I- I thought you were going to hand us over to the guards. MORGANA: I'm glad you have so much faith in me, Merlin. MERLIN: No, no, sorry. Erm, I meant, you're the King's ward. You're taking a huge risk helping the boy. MORGANA: I wouldn't see an innocent child excuted. What harm has he ever done anyone? MERLIN: Uther believes he has magic, and that makes him guilty. MORGANA: Uther's wrong. MERLIN: You believe that? MORGANA: What if magic isn't something you choose? What if it chooses you? Why are you looking at me like that? MERLIN: Nothing. MORGANA: Why are you helping him? MERLIN: It was a spur of the moment decision. What do you think we should do with him? He can't stay here. MORGANA: We have to find a way to get him back to his people. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Morgana dining with Uther. UTHER: You seem troubled, Morgana. Is something wrong? MORGANA: No, My Lord. I'm sorry I'm not better company. UTHER: I'm merely concerned for your welfare, that's all. MORGANA: Thank you, My Lord. All is well. Arthur enters. UTHER: What news of the hunt for the Druid boy? ARTHUR: We have conducted an extensive search. The boy is nowhere to be found. UTHER: You mean you failed to find him? ARTHUR: Perhaps he's already left the city. UTHER: You're telling me that a wounded boy is able to evade the guards and escape the city? Nonsense, someone's hiding him. I want him found. ARTHUR: He's just a boy. What harm can he do? UTHER: He is a Druid, and that makes him dangerous. MORGANA: The Druids would see your father's kingdom destroyed. ARTHUR: I had no idea you were such an authority on Druids. UTHER: Morgana is right. Double your efforts. ARTHUR: Yes, father. UTHER: Keep searching until you find him. Morgana's Chambers Merlin checks on Mordred. MERLIN: He's burning up. How long has he been like this? MORGANA: Since early this morning. I think his wound may be infected. We need Gaius before it gets any worse. MERLIN: No. We can't involve Gaius. It's too dangerous. Besides, if he finds out about this, he'll execute me himself. MORGANA: We need to get him out of Camelot, and we can't do that while he's sick. We need a physician. MERLIN: I'll treat him. MORGANA: Merlin, do you know how to treat an infected wound? MERLIN: Not exactly, but I'm a fast learner. Footsteps and knocking at the door. Morgana closes the curtain and goes to open the door. MORGANA: Arthur! To what do I owe this pleasure? ARTHUR: Don't get all excited. It's not a social call. I'm looking for the Druid boy. I'm afraid I'm going to have to search your chambers. MORGANA: You're not searching my chambers. ARTHUR: Don't take it personally. I have to search the entire castle. Only take a few minutes. MORGANA: I'm not having you mess up my things. ARTHUR: I'm not interested in your things, I'm just looking for any evidence that the Druid boy's in the castle. Merlin peeks through the curtain and sees Mordred's boots sitting out in plain sight. MORGANA: Perhaps the Druid boy's hiding in your chambers. They're usually such a mess, you'd never know. ARTHUR: It's hardly my fault I have such a lazy idiot for a servant. MERLIN (whisper): Bestepe 'scós. The boots tiptoe towards Merlin. MORGANA: If you can't even find your own servant, what hope do you have of finding the boy? MERLIN (whisper): Gestælle scós. The boots hide behind a column. ARTHUR: Really, I'm touched by the confidence you have in my abilities. And, as much as I'd love to stay and talk, the sooner we get started, the sooner we'll be finished. MERLIN (whisper): Ástýre scós. The boots tiptoe to Merlin behind the curtain. MORGANA: Well, I'll save you the trouble. ARTHUR: Trust me, if I could find him, I would. MORGANA: The Druid boy's hiding behind the screen. I'm sure your father would love to know how you wasted your time by rifling through my things. Go on. ARTHUR: So you can have the satisfaction of making me look a fool? MORGANA: In my experience, you don't need any help looking like a fool. What are you waiting for? Take a look. ARTHUR: Why don't you go back to brushing your hair, or whatever it is that you do all day? MORGANA: Bye, Arthur. Good luck with the search! Gaius’s Chambers Merlin is searching through books. MERLIN: Bites, bruises, burns, wounds... Infections... Merlin grabs a few bottles and some herbs. GAIUS: Ah, there you are. I need you to pick some heather for me. MERLIN: Er, can I do it later? I was just going out. GAIUS: Who set this book out? MERLIN: It was me. I was doing some reading. GAIUS: Oh? I'd given up hoping you might take more of an interest in my work. MERLIN: No. It's fascinating. GAIUS: Merlin, you are riddle wrapped up in a mystery. MERLIN: That's me. I was just getting some cleaning supplies. Arthur's been complaining about the state of his chambers. GAIUS: I think Arthur's chambers can wait. I'm not missing the chance to begin your education. MERLIN: Really. I should go. GAIUS: Sit! We'll start with some basic anatomy... Gaius pulls out a giant volume. Morgana's Chambers Morgana opens the door for Merlin to enter. MORGANA: What took you so long? MERLIN: Sorry. Once Gaius gets talking about anatomy, there's no stopping him. Merlin begins treating Mordred. MORGANA: Are you sure you know what you're doing? MERLIN: I'm doing my best. MORGANA: I'll get you some more water. MORDRED (telepathy): Thank you, Emrys. MERLIN (telepathy): Emrys? Why do you call me that? MORDRED (telepathy): Among my people, that is your name. MERLIN (telepathy): You know who I am. How? MERLIN: Speak to me. MORGANA: I don't know if he can't speak, or... he's just too scared to. Dragon’s Cave Merlin sees the guards continuing to search the castle as he goes down the Tunnel Corridor to the Dragon's Cave. MERLIN: Hello? The dragon climbs around a corner and roars. Merlin sighs. MERLIN: Do you have to do that? You scared the life out of me. KILGHARRAH: The young warlock. No doubt you're here about the Druid boy. MERLIN: How did you know? KILGHARRAH: Like you, I hear him speak. MERLIN: Why does he call me Emrys? KILGHARRAH: Because that is your name. MERLIN: I'm pretty sure my name's Merlin, always has been. KILGHARRAH: You have many names. MERLIN: Do I? How does the boy know who I am? I've never even met any Druids. KILGHARRAH: There is much written about you that you have yet to read. You should not protect this boy. MERLIN: Why? He has magic. He's just like me. KILGHARRAH: You and the boy are as different as day and night. MERLIN: What do you mean? KILGHARRAH: Heed my words, Merlin. MERLIN: Why should I not protect him? The dragon flies off. Morgana's Chambers Morgana tends the feverish Mordred. GWEN: Let me care for him for a while. You need to sleep. You'll make yourself sick if you go on like this. MORGANA: His fever's getting worse. MORDRED (telepathy): Morgana. MORGANA: Did you hear that? GWEN: What? MORGANA: He said my name. GWEN: Did he? I didn't hear anything. A knock on the door. MERLIN: It's Merlin. Gwen opens the door. MERLIN: How is he? MORGANA: He's getting weaker. Whatever you did yesterday, it hasn't worked. We have to ask Gaius for his help. After all you've done, you can't give up now! Please! If he doesn't receive treatment, he'll die! MERLIN: OK. Gaius's Chambers GAIUS: The search for this Druid boy is becoming a real nuisance. With all the extra security around the castle, it's taking me twice as long to do my round. Is that everything? MERLIN: Morgana's hiding the Druid boy in her chambers. GAIUS: When you say that Morgana's hiding the Druid boy, I take that means that you're helping her? MERLIN: Sort of. GAIUS: Merlin, you promised me that you wouldn't get involved. MERLIN: I know. I'm sorry. I had no choice. GAIUS: Every guard in Camelot is searching for this boy, and you're harbouring him under their very noses. Can't you see how dangerous that is? What were you thinking of? MERLIN: Was I supposed to hand him over to the guards to be excuted? GAIUS: You think you can save this boy? What happens if you're caught? Who's going to save you? MERLIN: You're saying it's wrong to harbour a young magician? GAIUS: The difference is, Merlin, that your magic is still secret. Though it's a wonder how, considering how careless you are. MERLIN: The boy's hurt. He's really sick. I've tried to treat him. We need your help. GAIUS: So, now you want me to risk my neck, too? I wish the boy no harm, but it's too dangerous. MERLIN: But if you don't, we may as well hand him over to the guards, because he'll die anyway. You didn't turn your back on me. Please don't turn your back on him. Morgana's Chambers Gaius examines Mordred. GAIUS: I will treat the boy, but as soon as he's well, you must get him out of Camelot. And woe betide anyone caught helping him. Well, one thing we know for certain. MERLIN: What's that? GAIUS: You're no physician. Camelot – Lower Town – Market Morgana, Merlin, and Gwen watch the guards. GUARD: Halt there. The guards stop a man pulling a cart out through the gate. GWEN: The guards are searching everyone leaving the town. MERLIN: There is another way out. There's a secret door in the armoury. It leads to the lower town. I'll take the boy out that way. MORGANA: No. It's too dangerous. I'll do it. MERLIN: But I--I'm good with secret doors and things. MORGANA: If you are caught, Uther will execute you. The boy's my responsibility. I'll smuggle him out of the castle. MERLIN: Well, you'll need a key for the door. MORGANA: Who has it? MERLIN: Arthur. Arthur's Chambers Arthur dines on soup. MERLIN: Inbringe, cume mec. The spell floats the keys off of Arthur's belt. ARTHUR: Is there any bread? The keys jangle as Merlin floats them behind Arthur's head as he turns. ARTHUR: What was that? MERLIN: What? ARTHUR: There was a sound. MERLIN: Was there? Merlin continues floating the keys behind Arthur's head as he stands up to search for the sound. ARTHUR: What is that? Can't you hear it?! MERLIN: I can't hear anything. ARTHUR: Are you deaf? It's like a...jangling sound. Arthur walks towards Merlin. MERLIN: There! Merlin points behind Arthur. ARTHUR: What? MERLIN: I thought I saw something. Arthur moves to where Merlin pointed. Merlin drops the keys into the soup. ARTHUR: What was that? MERLIN: What was what? ARTHUR: A different sound, like a...like a splash. Merlin picks up some bread from the table. MERLIN: Bread? Arthur leaves, checking his hearing on the way out. Merlin grabs the keys from the soup. Morgana's Chambers Morgana dresses in Gwen's clothes. MORGANA: It'll have to do. Morgana sighs. MORGANA: I feel I've put you in danger without ever stopping to ask how you feel about it. I'm sorry. GWEN: I know how it feels to face the thrat of execution. And I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Knocking. MERLIN: It's Merlin. Gwen goes to open the door. Morgana goes to Mordred. MORGANA: We're going to get you out of Camelot. I won't let anything bad happen to you. I promise. MERLIN: Are you ready? Morgana nods. MORGANA: Did you get the keys? MERLIN: Yeah. Er, the door is behind the shield at the far end of the armoury. GWEN: I'll pack you some food and water for the journey. Be careful. Castle Guards march through the Griffin Landing as Morgana peeks over the edge of the curved stairs and descends with Mordred. A serving girl sees them sneaking off through the corridor at the bottom of the Spiral Stairway. They sneak out through the door behind the shield in the armoury. Gwen's House Gwen prepares some travel supplies. GWEN: I hope they're OK. Morgana really cares about the boy. I've never seen her this way with anyone. MERLIN: I'm sure she just wants to protect him. GWEN: Hmm. Castle – Armoury Arthur walks through the armoury with a guard. GUARD: A servant saw someone entering. They had a boy with them. Arthur sees the revealed door and checks his key ring, but the key is missing. ARTHUR: Sound the warning bell. Gwen's House Merlin looks out the window as the warning bells sound. MERLIN: They're coming. Morgana and Mordred enter. GWEN: There's enough food for three days. MERLIN: Your horse is fed and watered. I'll take you to it. MORGANA: No. There's no point in all of us risking our lives. MERLIN: What about you? MORGANA: I'm the King's ward. I'll take my chances. GWEN: Morgana! MORGANA: I couldn't live with myself if anything happened to either of you. We must go. MORDRED (telepathy): Goodbye, Emrys. Camelot – Lower Town Morgana and Mordred try to run, but Arthur and the guards approach through their exit. Morgana and Mordred hide in a nearby building. Arthur enters. ARTHUR: Fan out. Morgana and Mordred make a break for it, but they run across a guard and Arthur blocks the other ide of the path. Arthur draws his sword and places it at Morgana's back. ARTHUR: Halt, or I'll run you through. Show yourself. Morgana turns around. Arthur is shocked. MORGANA: Let him go. I beg you. He's just a child. Arthur debates, looking at the guards around him. ARTHUR: Restrain them. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom UTHER: All this time, you've been hiding the boy in my own palace. How could you betray me like this? MORGANA: I would not see him excuted. UTHER: I've treated you like a daughter. Is this how you repay me? MORGANA: I did what I thought was right. UTHER: You think it's right to conspire with my enemies against me? MORGANA: How can this child be your enemy? He's just a boy. UTHER: He is a Druid. MORGANA: Is that such a crime? UTHER: His kind would see me dad and this kingdom returned to anarchy and you would help them. MORGANA: Then punish me... but spare the boy. I beg you. UTHER: Make arrangements for the boy to be excuted tomorrow morning. MORGANA: No! Please. He's done nothing. UTHER: Let this be a lesson to you. MORGANA: You don't have to do this. UTHER: Do you hear me? I want him excuted at dawn. ARTHUR: Yes, Father. MORGANA: What have these people done to you? Why are you so full of hate? Morgana marches towards Uther and grabs his arm. Uther grabs her throat and presses her against a chair back. UTHER: Enough! I will not hear another word! Do not speak to me until you are ready to apologise for what you've done. Uther leaves, Arthur follows him. Morgana's Chambers MORGANA: I promised that I wouldn't let anything bad happen. MERLIN: You can't blame yourself. You tried your best. MORGANA: It's not enough. MERLIN: He's in jail now. There's nothing more we can do. MORGANA: I will not let him die. Can I count on your help? Merlin nods. MORGANA: Thank you. Castle – Courtyard Corridor Arthur follows Uther down the corridor. ARTHUR: Perhaps imprisonment is a more suitable punishment for the boy. I mean, he's so young. UTHER: It would allow him to grow more powerful, more dangerous, until he strikes against us. ARTHUR: We don't know he's gonna strike against us. He's yet to do anything. UTHER: It is enough that his people conspire to overthrow me. This is harsh, but necessary. I take no pleasure in klling the boy. ARTHUR: Well, then spare him for Morgana's sake. She's clearly grown attached to the boy, and if you execute him I fear she will never forgive you. Uther stops and rounds on Arthur. UTHER: I do not seek her forgiveness! She has betrayed me! ARTHUR: Yet you're sparing her. UTHER: She has the promise I made her father to thank for that. The boy enjoys no such privilege. He will be excuted at dawn. Is that clear? Arthur's Chambers Arthur enters. Morgana is waiting for him. ARTHUR: Make yourself at home. MORGANA: You can't let your father execute the boy. ARTHUR: You're lucky he's not executing you. Are you telling me he really was behind the screen when I came to search your chambers? Morgana nods. MORGANA: I know you believe your father's wrong to execute him. ARTHUR: What I believe doesn't matter. My father's made up his mind. He won't be talked out of it. I tried. MORGANA: Then the time for talking is over. ARTHUR: Whatever you're thinking, it's not going to happen. MORGANA: We have to get the boy back to his people. ARTHUR: No. Forget it. MORGANA: I can't believe you'd let an innocent child die! ARTHUR: It's too late. He's been caught. I have no choice. MORGANA: And is this how you will rule when you are King? You're not like your father. ARTHUR: I will not betray him. MORGANA: If I know you at all, you won't stand by and let this happen. Please. If you won't do this for the boy, then do it for me. Castle – Main Square Merlin watches the executioner sharpen his axe. Arthur's Chambers Merlin enters. Morgana and Arthur look at him. MERLIN: Sorry. Was I interrupting something? ARTHUR: Nothing you need concern yourself with. Go make yourself useful, muck out my horses. MORGANA: I trust Merlin. Arthur motions for Merlin to enter. ARTHUR: We're going to break the Druid boy out of the dungeons. MERLIN: You can't do that. MORGANA: We have to. Uther's going to execute him at dawn. MERLIN: I mean... it's too dangerous. You've already been caught once, and if the King catches you a second time he'll never forgive you. MORGANA: I'm not worried for myself. ARTHUR: Merlin's right. When my father finds out the boy's escaped, he will suspect you being involved. MERLIN: It's su1c1de. ARTHUR: You must go to my father and apologise. Dine with him, he cannot hold you responsible if you're with him when the boy escapes. MORGANA: You need me if the plan's to work. You can't do this on your own. ARTHUR: Merlin will take your place. MERLIN: Me? ARTHUR: I'm going to take the boy out through the burial vaults. There's a tunnel that leads beyond the city walls. Get my horse from the sab and meet me there. There's a grate that covers the entrance to the tunnel. Bring a rope and a grappling hook to pull it off. MERLIN: No-- no, I can't... ARTHUR: Merlin. Do you understand? If you're not there to meet us, we'll surely be caught. Merlin nods. Dragon's Cave MERLIN: I need to know why you told me not to protect the boy. KILGHARRAH: You seek my counsel and yet you choose to ignore it. MERLIN: Just tell me why. KILGHARRAH: If the boy lives, you cannot fulfil your destiny. MERLIN: What's he got to do with my destiny? You said it's my destiny to protect Arthur. KILGHARRAH: Then you have the answer you seek. MERLIN: You're telling me that little boy is going to kll Arthur? KILGHARRAH: It seems that is up to you. MERLIN: No. You can't know that for certain. KILGHARRAH: You have it in your power to prevent a great evil. MERLIN: There must be another way! The future isn't set in stone! KILGHARRAH: You must let the boy die. Gaius's Chambers GAIUS: I assume it's the plight of the Druid boy that's causing your forehead to wrinkle like a lizard's elbow. MERLIN: Would you let something terrible happen if it meant you'd stop something even worse happening in the future? GAIUS: I suppose it depends on what the 'terrible' and 'even worse' things were. MERLIN: One of them's bad, really bad. And the other, it's...unthinkable. GAIUS: It sounds as if you've already made your decision. You can only do what you believe to be right, Merlin. I just hope it doesn't involve you putting yourself in terrible danger. MERLIN: For once, you don't have to worry. I'm going to do nothing. Morgana's Chambers Gwen helps Morgana dress for dinner. MORGANA: Thank you. Morgana turns around and sees Gwen's expression. MORGANA: What is it? What's wrong? GWEN: You're risking so much for this boy. You don't know anything about him. You don't even know his name. MORGANA: There's a bond between us. GWEN: Stronger than the bond you have with Uther? MORGANA: It's like nothing I've ever felt before. Perhaps I was always meant to help him. GWEN: How can that be? MORGANA: I don't know. I can't explain it. Gwen sighs and shakes her head. MORGANA: I must go to Uther. GWEN: Good luck. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Uther dines as Morgana enters with tear stained cheeks. MORGANA: I have come to apologise, My Lord. You have been generous and kind and fair. And I owe you everything. I truly don't know what came over me. I acted without thinking of the consequence. My behaviour was unforgivable. gasp* UTHER: I am glad you've seen sense. Dine with me. Let's put this ahem unfortunate incident behind us. Castle – Dungeons Arthur descends the Wrought Iron Stairway. He stops halfway and drops a smoking bag down to the guards, who cough and pass out. Arthur grabs their keys and opens Mordred's cell. ARTHUR: Don't be scared. I've sent word to your people, I'm taking you to them. You must come with me. Arthur takes Mordred's hand and leads him out. They head down a tunnel with a torch. ARTHUR: This way. The guards wake. GUARD: It's the Druid boy. He's escaped! Tunnels Arthur and Mordred reach the gate at the end of the tunnel. Merlin is nowhere in sight. ARTHUR (whisper): Merlin! Merlin! Don't worry, he'll be here. Merlin’s Chamber Merlin sits on his bed. The warning bells sound. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Morgana dines with Uther. UTHER: Guard! A guard enters. UTHER: Find out why they've sounded the warning bell. GUARD: Yes, My Lord. Tunnels Arthur pushes against the gate. ARTHUR: Damn it, Merlin! Arthur and Mordred hear a door open at the other end of the tunnel. Arthur puts out the torch. GUARD(distant): I think they went that way. Merlin’s Chamber/Tunnels Merlin sits in his chamber. Arthur and Mordred wait anxiously. MORDRED (telepathy): Emrys. Emrys. Where are you, Emrys? Emrys. Help us. Please! They're coming. GUARD 1: Look over there. Look over there. Check in there. GUARD 2: Yes, sir. Arthur draws his sword. GUARD 1: But you look down here. MORDRED (telepathy): I'm scared, Emrys. They will kll me. Don't do this. Don't ignore me. I know you can hear me. I thought you were my friend. We're the same. I don't want to die. Emrys! Emrys! Emrys! Tunnel Exit Merlin sneaks past the guards across the drawbridge. MERLIN: Hey! ARTHUR (whisper): Where the hell have you been?! MERLIN: I had trouble getting out of the castle. Merlin narrows his eyes at Merlin. ARTHUR (whisper): Well, get this grate off, they're coming! Merlin attaches the grappling hook and pulls off the grate. Merlin lifts Mordred up onto the horse in front of Arthur. ARTHUR: If my father asks where I am, I've gone on a hunting trip. You'd better make yourself scarce, or they'll execute you in his place. MORDRED (telepathy): Goodbye, Emrys. I know that someday we will meet again. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom GUARD: My Lord. I regret to report that the Druid boy has escaped from the dungeon. UTHER: What!? How? GUARD: My Lord, he was assisted by some accomplices. The guards are searching Camelot as we speak. UTHER: Find him and his accomplices and kll them. GUARD: Yes, My Lord. UTHER: If I discover that you were somehow involved in freeing this boy, the consequences will be extremely severe. MORGANA: My Lord, you know I respect you too much to ever betray you like that. UTHER: I made a promise to your father that I would protect you. But if you cross me again, I will break that promise without a second thought. Uther leaves and Morgana scowls. Forest Arthur and Mordred meet the Druids in the woods. ISELDIR: We are forever indebted to you, Arthur Pendragon, for returning the boy to us. ARTHUR: You must not let it be known that it was I who brought him to you. ISELDIR: We will tell no one. You have my word. The druids turn to leave. ARTHUR: Wait, I don't even know your name! At least tell me your name. ISELDIR: It's all right. MORDRED: My name is Mordred. ARTHUR: Good luck, Mordred.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x08 - The Beginning of the End"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 1.09 - Excalibur INT. CAMELOT (BURIAL VAULTS) - NIGHT 1. FR. 1 A dark shadowy vault containing a number of ancient tombs,graced with ornately carved sculptures of their noble occupants. A shadow falls across a black tomb - carved with the outline of a mighty Knight in full armour, a sword lain across his body like a cross. Suddenly, in the darkness we see a woman, it’s NIMUEH... She stands over the tomb and runs her hands over it,whispering a terrifying spell. NIMUEH: Gehyre me, wan cniht, awac! As she utters the words her eyes burn into the stone casing. Suddenly, a crack rips across the lid. NIMUEH: Beo strangra ond steacra, forbrec tha wanne... The crack grows bigger in the tomb... NIMUEH: Uparis; awrec Uther Pendragon! CRASH! A hand clad in a black gauntlet smashes through the top of the tomb and reaches out towards the witch... A dark smile crosses her face... INT. KING’S PALACE (GREAT HALL) - NIGHT 1. FR. 2 ARTHUR is knelt on an elaborately decorated woolsack before UTHER. The Prince is dressed in ceremonial robes, MERLIN stands proudly to one side. A STEWARD holds a cushion carrying a coronet and a gold rod. It’s the Prince’s investiture. All around there are DIGNITARIES present,including GAIUS and MORGANA. UTHER speaks quietly but formally to his son as he takes the rod and places it in ARTHUR’s hand... UTHER: Do you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this Kingdom and it’s dominions according to the statutes, customs and laws laid down by your noble forebears? ARTHUR: I do, Sire. UTHER: Do you promise to exercise mercy and justice in your deeds and judgements? ARTHUR: I do, Sire. UTHER: And do you swear allegiance to Camelot for now and for as long as you live? ARTHUR: I, Arthur Pendragon, do pledge life and limb to your service and to the protection of this kingdom and it’s peoples. They both smile. UTHER places the crown upon his son’s head, he turns, addressing the room as well as ARTHUR, following the words of the ceremony. UTHER: Now being of age and being the heir apparent, you shall hence-forth become Crown Prince of Camelot. The CROWD cheer. MERLIN grins proudly to one side, next to him stands GWEN. GWEN (in a low voice): So how does it feel to be servant to the Crown Prince of Camelot? MERLIN (wry): Washing his royal socks will be even more of a privilege. GWEN takes a sideways look at him. GWEN: You’re proud of him really. Even though you complain about him constantly. MERLIN: I am not. GWEN: You are. I can see it in your face. MERLIN: Those socks are very clean. Of course I’m proud of them. GWEN laughs as ARTHUR soaks up the adulation. But the moment is interrupted by the sound of smashing glass.UTHER and ARTHUR turn to see... A KNIGHT on horseback rides an armoured steed at full tilt through the giant windows at the far end of the Great Hall. Glass showers over the assembled GUESTS as they scramble out of the way. His face is masked beneath his visor. His armour is an ominous black. He advances slowly, inexorably toward UTHER... UTHER: What in the Devil’s name...? Panicked GUESTS get out of the way as the horseman continues his relentless path toward the King...The Knights put their hands to their swords in expectation of trouble. The BLACK KNIGHT stops before UTHER and ARTHUR and throws down a huge metal gauntlet. A stunned UTHER stares at it... ARTHUR reacts, goes to pick up the gauntlet but before he reaches it, a young knight, SIR OWAIN, swoops and plucks the glove from the ground and holds it proudly aloft. OWAIN: I, Sir Owain, accept your challenge. A bat. The BLACK KNIGHT continues to focus on UTHER and ARTHUR, his expression is inhuman, unblinking, finally he turns toward SIR OWAIN. BLACK KNIGHT: Single combat. Noon tomorrow. To the death. UTHER’s white as a sheet, fixated by the crest on the KNIGHT’s helmet. GAIUS too stares intently at the KNIGHT, a flicker of recognition in his eyes. INT. GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 1. UK. 3 GAIUS is preparing some routine remedies at his workbench. MERLIN watches, but his thoughts are still consumed by the evening’s events. MERLIN: Have you ever seen this Black Knight before? GAIUS stops his work for a moment. GAIUS: I don’t believe so. MERLIN: You didn’t recognise his crest? GAIUS busies himself with his work again. GAIUS (evasive): His crest? MERLIN: Which house is it? GAIUS: I’m not sure. I didn’t see it that clearly. MERLIN: He’s not someone you’d forget in a hurry though. GAIUS (busying himself): No. MERLIN: So you don’t think he’s from round here? GAIUS: That would seem likely. MERLIN: But then what’s he doing here? GAIUS turns to face him. GAIUS: Merlin, your faith in my all-seeing knowledge is both touching and wholly misplaced. Maybe if you’ve finished your work for the day you could go to bed and leave me to finish mine. MERLIN: Okay, I’m going. He goes to his room. GAIUS continues with his preparations. A second later MERLIN pops out of his room again. MERLIN: Gaius? GAIUS (weary): Merlin. MERLIN: Do you think Owain can bat him? GAIUS: We will find out soon enough. MERLIN leaves again. GAIUS looks after him, clearly more troubled by the night’s events than he’s letting on. INT. KING’S PALACE (MORGANA’S CHAMBERS) / EXT. CAMELOT 4 (MAIN GATES) - NIGHT 1. UK / FR. Looking out through the window we see... The BLACK KNIGHT standing motionless in perfect symmetry outside the gates of Camelot, planted in the ground next to him is a plain black standard. GWEN (O.S.): What does he want? She is cautiously standing a few steps back from the window, watching the menacing stranger camped outside the castle. GWEN: Why would he issue such a challenge? MORGANA is pacing nervously... MORGANA (perturbed): And why did Owain of all people pick it up? Owain! GWEN: I know. MORGANA: He’s just a boy. GWEN: He hates anyone saying that. A guilty reaction on MORGANA’s face. She turns to leave the room. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS) / EXT. CAMELOT 5 (MAIN GATES) - NIGHT 1. UK / FR. ARTHUR too stands at the window looking at the BLACK KNIGHT, he looks concerned. There’s a knock at the door. MORGANA enters. MORGANA: You must stop Owain from fighting. ARTHUR (annoyed - a sense that he also feels some guilt): It’s his damn fault. He shouldn’t have picked up the gauntlet! MORGANA: So put an end to it. ARTHUR: The challenge has been taken up.The fight cannot be stopped. MORGANA: So fight in his place. Much as it pains me to say it, you’re the man for this job, not him. ARTHUR: I can’t! MORGANA: Why not? ARTHUR: Owain picked up the gauntlet, Owain is the one who must fight. That is the Knight’s code. He knew that. MORGANA: But he’s just a boy. ARTHUR(a heavy sigh): I know. INT. KING’S PALACE (HALL OF RECORDS) - NIGHT 1. UK. 6 GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH is anxiously examining a book of heraldry. He sees GAIUS enter. GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH : Gaius! Thank God. GAIUS: You know why I’m here? GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: The Black Knight. GAIUS: So it is he? GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: You saw his crest. GAIUS: Have you confirmed it? He looks down at the book ... GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: It is the crest of Tristan de Bois. GAIUS: And he’s the only Knight to ever have carried that crest? GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: According to the records. GAIUS sighs, concerned, his fears confirmed. He turns to leave. INT. KING’S PALACE (COUNCIL CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 1. UK. 7 UTHER is alone, he hears a noise at the door and reacts - fearful of what it might be. A moment, he moves toward his sword lying on a table. He rests his hand lightly on it and looks anxiously toward the door... UTHER: Yes? The door opens and in comes GAIUS GAIUS: I’m sorry to disturb you, Sire. UTHER tries to hide his anxiety. UTHER: What is it? GAIUS: The Knight, the stranger... UTHER tenses again. GAIUS: He bears the crest of Tristan de Bois. UTHER (quietly): Yes. GAIUS nods. GAIUS: But he’s been dad for twenty years. UTHER: I know. I klled him. GAIUS: But how do you explain ...? UTHER (short): dad men do not return. Is that all? GAIUS bows and leaves. UTHER sits alone in the empty room. Despite his denial, UTHER is a troubled man. EXT. CAMELOT (MAIN GATES) - DAY 2. FR. 8 New born sunlight glints on the BLACK KNIGHT’s breastplate. He remains almost cemented to the ground. His standard flaps in the breeze, further underlining his superhuman stillness. He does not appear to have moved all night. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS) - DAY 2. UK. 9 The slow bat of a distant drum. OWAIN is standing in the centre of the room. In contrast to the Black Knight, he fidgets about as MERLIN helps him on with his armour. In daylight he looks even more of a boy than he did the previous night. ARTHUR tries to focus him. ARTHUR: Owain, you’ve never fought in mortal combat before, it’s different... it’s not like the training I’ve given you. OWAIN (more fixated on adjusting a buckle): Yeah, I know... ARTHUR: Listen to me. The problem is we’ve never seen him fight. You have to quickly get the measure of him. OWAIN (bright, innocent): But I have the same advantage - he’s never seen me fight. ARTHUR (unconvinced): True. OWAIN: You’ve watched me. ARTHUR: Yes... OWAIN: And? ARTHUR: And I know no one braver. OWAIN smiles at MERLIN. MERLIN throws a glance at ARTHUR. He can sense his concern. ARTHUR: Remember, all it takes to kll a man is one well aimed blow. OWAIN thrusts his sword at an imaginary target. In a few years he will make a good Knight, but he’s still very much a colt, a lightweight. GWEN enters. OWAIN smiles. GWEN: The Lady Morgana asked me to give you this token. She holds up a ribbon. OWAIN is slightly overwhelmed, he looks at ARTHUR. GWEN: She wishes you to wear it for luck. OWAIN:You can thank her and tell her I shall wear it with pride, but... (he turns to Arthur) I won’t need luck. We sense ARTHUR’s gut churning feeling of responsibility. EXT. CAMELOT (TOURNAMENT GROUND) - DAY 2. FR. 10 A DRUMMER pounding a slow rhythm. A large CROWD waiting expectantly for the fight, dispersed amongst them are UTHER, GAIUS and MORGANA. The BLACK KNIGHT stands in the centre in his customary static pose. As UTHER enters the tournament ground and takes his seat, the KNIGHT turns to face him straight on. UTHER stares back at the KNIGHT. He looks deeply troubled. MERLIN and GWEN hurry to join the onlookers. Finally, SIR OWAIN strides out from the palace with ARTHUR at his side. For the first time, the young man’s nerves are apparent. He walks toward the waiting BLACK KNIGHT. ARTHUR: Find the flow of the fight and try to control it. OWAIN nods, now barely able to speak. He stops a sword distance from his foe. The DRUMMER’s bat quickens and intensifies echoing OWAIN’s heartbeat. ARTHUR (to both fighters): The fight shall be to the Knights’rules... And to the death. He looks at OWAIN. OWAIN puts on his helmet then lifts his sword, the BLACK KNIGHT reciprocates. As they face each other, for the first time, we appreciate the difference in scale between the two men. It’s David and Goliath. ARTHUR: Let battle commence. ARTHUR leaves the ground to take his seat by UTHER, he watches the fight intensely throughout. OWAIN doesn’t hesitate, he lunges at the BLACK KNIGHT. In one swift and easy move, the BLACK KNIGHT side steps and parries, forcing OWAIN to look slightly ridiculous. OWAIN readjusts himself and lunges again. The BLACK KNIGHT once more foils him with a deft move. OWAIN (cont'd) ARTHUR’s concern intensifies - the BLACK KNIGHT is clearly an accomplished swordsman. UTHER too looks concerned. The two fighters circle each other, suddenly the BLACK KNIGHT unleashes a series of blows. His style is unhurried, precise, clinical, devoid of emotion. All OWAIN can do is block and parry, he’s forced backward across the square unable to find a riposte... GWEN: Come on, Owain! ARTHUR (bellowing): One well aimed blow! MERLIN watches on fearfully, impotent to help. The fight accelerates, blows rain down on young OWAIN. The BLACK KNIGHT is an awesome fighting machine, relentless, unstoppable... MERLIN’s eyes tighten... Suddenly we’re in MERLIN time: In slow motion we see OWAIN manage to unleash a single strike that pierces the BLACK KNIGHT’s breastplate... MERLIN reacts with joy. MERLIN: Yes! GAIUS gives him a puzzled glance... UTHER stands up - did he see the blow too? The fight continues at normal speed again, the BLACK KNIGHT shows no sign of injury. Instead, he reacts with a flurry of frenzied blows. As the final stroke lands, the CROWD react with audible horror... UTHER sits down in horrified realisation that OWAIN is dad. The drum stops. A silence. We see the ribbon, Owain’s good luck token, lying in the dirt, it flutters on the breeze... The CROWD is silent. ARTHUR hangs his head. MORGANA has tears in her eyes. The BLACK KNIGHT steps over OWAIN’s body and throws down his gauntlet again - it lands before the King. BLACK KNIGHT: Who will take up my challenge? ARTHUR makes to step forward but UTHER grabs him by the arm. ARTHUR flashes his father a quick look, and pulls himself from UTHER’s grip... But as he turns back to the gauntlet, SIR PELLINOR steps forward and swipes it from the ground. SIR PELLINOR: I, Sir Pellinor, take up the challenge. BLACK KNIGHT: Single combat. Dawn tomorrow. The BLACK KNIGHT stares at UTHER... ARTHUR spins round to UTHER. UTHER brushes him aside and turns away. The BLACK KNIGHT starts to walk back toward the gates... MERLIN watches him, then glances at GAIUS. MERLIN: Should we tend to his wounds? GAIUS looks at him, confused. MERLIN: He took a ht. GAIUS: Owain didn’t land a blow. MERLIN: I saw it. It pierced his breast plate. GAIUS: Are you sure? MERLIN (nods): My eyes are quicker than yours. They look at the Knight - He is walking purposefully with no hint of pain or impairment. MERLIN: He should be dad. GAIUS looks concerned. GAIUS: Maybe he already is. INT. KING’S PALACE (COUNCIL CHAMBERS) - DAY 2. UK. 11 ARTHUR angrily pursues UTHER as he enters the council chambers. ARTHUR: Why did you stop me? UTHER: We have to give our Knights the chance to prove themselves. ARTHUR: Have you seen how this stranger fights?! UTHER: And Sir Pellinor will be a match for him. ARTHUR: He’s still not recovered from the wounds he suffered at Ethandun. UTHER: I cannot help that. ARTHUR (incredulous): So you send him to his death? UTHER (angry, turning on Arthur - with finality): I didn’t send him anywhere. I am not to blame. INT. KING’S PALACE (STAIRS TO BURIAL VAULTS)-NIGHT 2. FR. 12 Darkness. A door opens and two figures appear silhouetted against the light outside. In the half light we can see some stone steps descending toward us... MERLIN: Are you sure we should be doing this? GAIUS: You’re not scared, are you? MERLIN: No, I love old crypts. (a bat) I wouldn’t be seen dad anywhere else. Suddenly, the door they came through slams closed and the room is thrown into darkness. MERLIN: What was that? GAIUS: Must’ve been a gust of wind. A bat. They can’t see and are unable to move. GAIUS: We should’ve brought a torch. MERLIN casts a spell... MERLIN: Leohtbora. ....a flame flares - a flambeau on the wall lights itself. MERLIN takes it off the wall. GAIUS: Handy! MERLIN: Yes. GAIUS: Except it means you’ll have to go first. MERLIN frowns, then reluctantly takes the lead. INT. KING’S PALACE (BURIAL VAULTS) - NIGHT 2. FR. 13 MERLIN and GAIUS are now in the vault itself. We recognise it from our opening. MERLIN sees various tombs ahead of him... MERLIN: What are we looking for? GAIUS: Move your light to the left. MERLIN does as he’s told. The flickering torchlight creates all kinds of strange unnerving shadows. GAIUS: There. MERLIN shines the torchlight on the black tomb. They move toward it. MERLIN (uneasy): We’re breaking into someone’s grave. As GAIUS reaches the tomb he stops GAIUS: We’re too late... I think someone has already broken out. We see the top of the tomb has been smashed open with great force. Debris is lying across the floor... GAIUS bends down to peer inside, the inside of the tomb is empty. INT. GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 2. UK. 14 GAIUS and MERLIN return. GAIUS hurries to the shelves and removes a book ... GAIUS: Tristan de Bois was the brother of Ygraine. Uther’s wife. MERLIN: Arthur’s mother? GAIUS nods. GAIUS: Ygraine died in childbirth and he blamed Uther for her death. He came to the gates of Camelot and challenged him. MERLIN (realising): To single combat? GAIUS (nodding): And Uther won. With his last breath Tristan cursed Camelot to one day suffer his return... MERLIN looks at him. GAIUS: I thought it was just the ramblings of a dying man... MERLIN: Men don’t just rise up from the dad though, no matter how angry they are. GAIUS (consulting a book): My guess is we’re dealing with a wraith. MERLIN: A wraith? GAUIS: The spirit of a dad man conjured from the grave. MERLIN: So this is the work of a sorceror? GAIUS: Powerful magic can harness the grief and rage of a tormented soul and make it live again. MERLIN: How do we stop it? GAIUS (he looks up - a grim expression on his face): We can’t. Because it is no longer alive, no mortal wapon can kll it. MERLIN: Surely there must be something... GAIUS (shaking his head): Nothing can stop it until it has achieved what it came for. MERLIN: And what’s that? GAIUS: Revenge. MERLIN: On Camelot? GAIUS gives a slight nod. MERLIN: What does that mean for Sir Pellinor? GAIUS: I’m afraid it doesn’t look good. EXT. CAMELOT (TOURNAMENT GROUND) - DAY 3. FR. 15 The sound of the drum, beating its slow, ominous rhythm. The BLACK KNIGHT stands in the centre of the tournament ground in readiness for battle. His darkness is even more striking now that he’s silhouetted against the sun. He stares at UTHER... UTHER is determined to hold his gaze. The eager CROWD has a nervous atmosphere. They cheer as SIR PELLINOR and ARTHUR enter the arena. The pair stop, ARTHUR focuses on SIR PELLINOR to give him his last instructions... ARTHUR: You’ve seen him fight. SIR PELLINOR (looking at the Black Knight): He’s good. ARTHUR (forcing Sir Pellinor to look at him): Not as good as you. Are you listening to me? SIR PELLINOR nods. ARTHUR: See the sun is low in the sky. SIR PELLINOR glances toward the sun... ARTHUR: Keep it behind you. He holds up his hand (in arm wrestling position). SIR PELLINOR reciprocates and clasps his hand. SIR PELLINOR: For the love of Camelot. ARTHUR: For the love of Camelot. SIR PELLINOR and the BLACK KNIGHT exchange sword blows. SIR PELLINOR is an experienced fighter, he gives as good as he gets. He pushes the BLACK KNIGHT back with a series of lunges... The CROWD cheer for their hero. Amongst them we see UTHER, ARTHUR, MORGANA and GWEN. Standing to one side, viewing the fight from a different angle, we find MERLIN and GAIUS. MERLIN: Maybe you were wrong. GAIUS: I hope so. The BLACK KNIGHT parries everything SIR PELLINOR throws at him, until finally SIR PELLINOR lands a blow which knocks the black knight’s sword to the ground. The BLACK KNIGHT is momentarily defenseless as PELLINOR thrusts his sword into his chest with what looks like a fatal blow - the crowd gasp and cheer as they see SIR PELLINOR’s sword penetrate the BLACK KNIGHT’s armour. SIR PELLINOR steps back, triumphant. But the BLACK KNIGHT doesn’t flinch. He retrieves his sword and responds with a series of crashing blows, that SIR PELLINOR struggles to block. The BLACK KNIGHT is unstoppable, a klling machine. He lands a fatal strike that coincides with a drum bat... We cut away to UTHER’s face, appalled by what he’s witnessed... The crowd look shocked. We go to GWEN and MORGANA. GWEN: The sword went in - I’m sure of it. MORGANA (worried): I saw it too. The BLACK KNIGHT turns toward the King, starts to remove his gauntlet, but before he can throw it down … A gauntlet hits the ground at his feet. The BLACK KNIGHT looks up to see where it’s come from. He finds ARTHUR looking at him ... ARTHUR: I will not see anymore of my men die. (a bat) I, Arthur Pendragon, take up the challenge. A murmur amongst the CROWD. BLACK KNIGHT: So be it. ARTHUR (calling the shts): Single combat. Noon tomorrow. GAIUS catches UTHER’s eye. He is white-faced with shock. INT. KING’S PALACE (COUNCIL CHAMBERS) - DAY 3. UK. 16 ARTHUR, a determined look on his face, stands in front of UTHER. UTHER: How could you be so stupid? I will revoke the challenge. ARTHUR: No. (turning on his father) The Knights’ code must be upheld. That’s what you told me. UTHER: This is different. ARTHUR: Once a challenge is laid you cannot rescind it. UTHER: You are the Crown Prince. ARTHUR: There cannot be one rule for me and one for all the rest. UTHER: I forbid you to fight ARTHUR turns to face his father. ARTHUR: You want me to prove myself worthy of the throne. I cannot do that by being a coward. UTHER: No, Arthur, this will be your death! ARTHUR (he walks to the door): I’m sorry you have so little faith in me, father. UTHER: Arthur! ARTHUR keeps walking. UTHER hangs his head in despair. INT. GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - DAY 3. UK. 17 MERLIN and GAIUS discuss what to do. MERLIN: You were right. GAIUS: I wish I wasn’t. MERLIN:If Arthur fights that thing, he’ll die. GAIUS: He is Camelot’s greatest warrior. If anyone can defeat it, he can. MERLIN: But you said yourself, no mortal wapon can kll it. Which means we have to find a way to defeat the wraith ourselves. GAIUS: How do you propose to do that? He runs up the stairs to his room... MERLIN: If no mortal sword will kll it... He disappears into him room and comes back with his magic book. MERLIN: Then I will have to. With mortal magic. GAIUS: Merlin, it’s too dangerous... MERLIN: We don’t have any choice. GAIUS watches him turning the pages and quietly leaves the room. INT. KING’S PALACE (COUNCIL CHAMBERS) - DAY 3. UK. 18 A troubled UTHER is pacing the room when GAIUS enters. UTHER stops and stares at him in trepidation, anticipating bad news. GAIUS: Good evening, Sire. UTHER: Gaius. GAIUS: There is something of great urgency I must discuss with you. UTHER: Then spit it out, man. GAIUS: Tristan’s tomb is empty. UTHER face ices over. GAIUS: I believe he has been conjured from the dad. UTHER is quiet for a moment, then resumes his pacing, his mind whirring. UTHER: How is this possible? GAIUS: I believe he is a wraith. UTHER: A spirit? GAIUS (nods): He has come to take vengeance for Ygraine’s death. UTHER (guilty): It was magic that klled her. Not I. GAIUS (gently): Nevertheless it was you he blamed. GAIUS hesitates. He knows he must tread carefully. GAIUS: You cannot allow Arthur to fight. No wapon forged by man can kll a wraith. It will stop at nothing until it has accomplished what it came for. Arthur cannot win, he will die. UTHER: He will not listen to me. GAIUS: Then you must tell him who the knight is... UTHER: No. GAIUS: You cannot hide the truth forever. UTHER (angered): I am the King! You will not bid me what to do! GAIUS (calm) That is your choice, sire; you tell him or let him go to his death. UTHER (thrat): No one but you and I will ever know that secret. GAIUS: The boy is of age, he should know. UTHER: Never. (he draws a dagger) You made an oath, and I warn you not to break it. They two men stand face to face for a moment. GAIUS is first to drop. GAIUS: Very well, sire. UTHER: Leave me. GAIUS leaves the room. UTHER is clearly shaken by what he’s just heard. INT. CAMELOT (MAIN GATES) - NIGHT 3. FR. 19 The dad of night. The BLACK KNIGHT stands impassive, framed against the towers of Camelot. MERLIN emerges from the shadows. Keeping to the shadow of the wall he slips along until the KNIGHT is in sight. The BLACK KNIGHT remains impassive, apparently oblivious to MERLIN’s presence.MERLIN holds his hand out in front of himself and starts to incant a spell. MERLIN: Cume her fyrbryne. MERLIN’s eyes flash and a flame appears from nowhere. The fre races across the ground, encircles the knight and engulfs him in a ball of flames. MERLIN waits, it looks like his magic has worked. But when the flames die down the BLACK KNIGHT is still standing, completely impassive. MERLIN stares at him in complete astonishment. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 3. UK. 20 ARTHUR is preparing for the fight, rehearsing moves with his sword in slow motion, replaying and adjusting the angle of his wrist or the arc of each swing. He’s a coiled spring, as anxious as we’ve seen him. MERLIN comes rushing in, frantic. ARTHUR: Merlin... you know that conversation we had about knocking... MERLIN: You have to pull out! ARTHUR stops what he’s doing and turns to look at him. ARTHUR: And why’s that, Merlin? MERLIN: Because he’ll kll you. ARTHUR: Why does everybody think that? MERLIN: Because they’re right. Just pull out. You’re the crown prince. Noone wants you to die for some stupid challenge. ARTHUR: I am not a coward. MERLIN: I know that. I’ve stood there and watched you overcome every fear you’ve ever faced ... ARTHUR: It’s what’s required of me, Merlin. MERLIN: But you are more than that ... you are not merely a warrior, you are a prince. A future king. You have proved your courage, but you must prove your wisdom ... ARTHUR: I cannot back down. MERLIN (urgent): Please, Arthur, listen to me. This is no ordinary Knight you’re fighting. Look at him - he doesn’t eat, he doesn’t sleep ... He just stands there in total silence. Doesn’t that tell you something? ARTHUR: No one is unbeatable! MERLIN (looking back at him – desperate): If you fight him you will die. ARTHUR: I cannot listen to this, Merlin. He throws the door open for MERLIN. MERLIN: I’m trying to warn you, Arthur. ARTHUR: And I’m warning you, Merlin. He swings his sword. MERLIN darts from the room. ARTHUR slams the door ... INT. KING’S PALACE (COUNCIL CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 3. UK. 21 UTHER sits in the empty council chamber, a haunted figure. There’s a rattle at the window, he reacts, looks toward the sound, clearly expecting the wraith to appear at any moment... He turns back and is shocked to see someone standing in his room: NIMUEH. He stares at her fearfully, as if he’s seen a ghost. UTHER(realising her involvement): I should’ve known. NIMUEH (with sense of relish): It is more than I had hoped for,Uther. Soon Arthur will be slain. You will have sent him to hisdeath. UTHER: You conjured this thing. Their deaths are at your hand. NIMUEH: Always so righteous, never to blame... UTHER (angry): Haven’t you had your fill of revenge? NIMUEH: Haven’t you! You began this wr when you threw me from the court and slaughtered all of my kind. UTHER: You brought it on yourselves with the evil you practised. NIMUEH (irked): I was your friend, Uther! You welcomed me here. UTHER: And you betrayed that friendship! NIMUEH: I did as you asked! I used the skills you so despise to give your barren wife the son you craved. UTHER: Never speak of her that way! My wife was worth a thousand of you. And you took her from me. NIMUEH: She died giving birth to your son! It was not my choice. That is the law of magic. To create a life there had to be a death, the balance of the world had to be repaid. UTHER: You knew it would kll her! NIMUEH: No, you’re wrong. If I had foreseen her death, and the terrible retribution you would seek... I would never have granted your wish. UTHER: I wish you hadn’t. NIMUEH: You wish you did not have a son? Well, that wish will come true tomorrow. UTHER: I will not let you take him. NIMUEH: That is your choice. (a faint smile) I have watched so many people I love die at your hands, Uther Pendragon. Now it is your turn. A bat. There’s a rattle at the window and the candles flame and go out. When UTHER turns back, NIMUEH has gone. INT. KING’S PALACE (HALL OF RECORDS) - NIGHT 3. UK. 22 The room is dark. MERLIN is looking through a book, dissatisfied with what he’s found. He begins searching the shelves again, he hears a noise, stops and listens. He waits, he clearly shouldn’t be there. He starts rummaging again... He knocks a book over, bends to pick it up and sees a pair of feet beside him. His eyes dart upward to see... GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH glaring at him. GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: How did you get in here? MERLIN: The door was open. GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: No, I locked it. MERLIN: Uh... Someone else must’ve opened it. GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: And you thought you’d come in and help yourself. MERLIN: I was looking for a book. For Gaius... GEOFFREY’s tone softens, he looks at the open book, seeing the contents... MERLIN: He thinks the Black Knight is a wraith. GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: Then Arthur’s in grave peril. MERLIN: Which is why I’m here. (bat) I need to find a wapon that will kll something that’s already dad. GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH (a bat): I have read of such things, in the ancient chronicles. MERLIN leaps up, excited. MERLIN: What did they say? GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: Several fables speak of ancient swords... MERLIN: That can kll the dad? GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: The fables speak of swords which can destroy anything - alive or dad. MERLIN: Can you show me one of these fables? GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: Well let me think... He starts to search the shelves. MERLIN: I’m sort of in a hurry... GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: You young people always are. He continues searching as MERLIN follows his every move. GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: Here we are. The Chronicle of Beltain. Now let me see... He starts to go through the pages as MERLIN waits impatiently. GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: Yes, here we go... (reading) And Sir Marhaus looked upon the great sword begotten in the dragon’s breath and found it passing good... MERLIN: What did you say? GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: And Sir Marhaus... MERLIN: Not about him... The dragon... GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: The sword begotten in the dragon’s breath... He looks up from the book but MERLIN has already disappeared. GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH: Always in a hurry. INT. GWEN’S HOUSE - NIGHT 3 (UK.) 23 GWEN is busy with her chores, she hears a knock at the door and sees MERLIN. GWEN (quickly removing her pinny): Merlin ... What’re you doing here? MERLIN: Oh, I’ve come to ask a favour. GWEN: Yes? MERLIN: I don’t know how to ask it. GWEN: Ask, Merlin, you know that I would grant you anything ... MERLIN looks at her - slightly thrown. GWEN: I mean not anything (a bat – backtracking) Obviously, not anything. What is it you want? MERLIN: I need a sword, the strongest sword your father’s ever made. GWEN: What for? MERLIN: To save Arthur. I need you to help me. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS) / EXT. CAMELOT 24 (MAIN GATES) - NIGHT 3. UK/FR. ARTHUR stands in the window alone, he stares out at the BLACK KNIGHT. We can sense his He hears a noise and quickly turns to the door. He finds MORGANA watching him. MORGANA (for once showing her true emotions): I don’t want you to fight tomorrow. ARTHUR stares at her, surprised by her conviction. ARTHUR: Why not? MORGANA (feeling some kind of premonition): I don’t know what it is ... Please - I’m warning you. ARTHUR (smiling): You’re worried about me. MORGANA: No. It’s not me. It’s your father. Can’t you see what you’re doing to him? ARTHUR (doubtful): My father? MORGANA: Obviously. He cares about you. (betraying her own emotions) He loves you, Arthur. He doesn’t want to lose you. ARTHUR (recognising ): And I feel the same. But ... I have to do this. A moment, they hold each other’s stare. Tears are forming in MORGANA’s eyes. MORGANA: I understand. She turns and goes. ARTHUR bows his head and sighs. INT. GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 3. UK. 25 GAIUS is preparing for bed. A knock at the door. GAIUS goes to open it. He finds UTHER standing outside. UTHER: Am I still welcome? GAIUS: Have you come to shout at me? UTHER: I’m sorry. GAIUS leads him inside. UTHER: You knew that one day, all this would come back to haunt me. GAIUS: Not quite so literally. UTHER: I should’ve listened to you. You told me no good would come of using witchcraft. GAIUS: You wanted an heir. You thought it was the only way. UTHER: Nimueh told me there would be a price. GAIUS: You were not to know that the price you’d pay was Ygraine’s life. UTHER winces at the memory. UTHER: I cannot let Arthur die... GAIUS: Then you must stop the fight. UTHER: No... I will take his place. GAIUS: You realise what you’re saying? UTHER: Ygraine died for him and so must I. GAIUS: Uther... UTHER: I have no other choice. GAIUS: There must be another way. UTHER: No! My death will stop the wraith and Arthur will live. (he sets his eyes on Gaius) It means that you will be the only person left who knows the truth about Arthur’s birth. You must swear to me that you will keep your oath. GAIUS (a moment – finally relenting): I will take it to my grave. UTHER: You always were a good friend, despite my temper. GAIUS: I always thought that would be the death of you. UTHER (managing a smile): I must ask you one last favour... INT. GWEN’S HOUSE - NIGHT 3. UK 26 GWEN returns to MERLIN carrying a sword ... GWEN: My father’s been saving this. He’s always said this was the best sword he’s ever made. She hands it to MERLIN, he examines it. MERLIN: It’s beautiful. GWEN (slight concern): He’ll kll me if he finds I’ve taken it. MERLIN: It’s for the love of Camelot. GWEN: Mmm ... Yes. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARMOURY CORRIDOR) - NIGHT 3. FR. 27 MERLIN hurries through the castle. He carries the sword with him, wrapped and hidden inside a cloth blanket. INT. KING’S PALACE (UNDERGROUND STAIRS) - NIGHT 3. FR. 28 MERLIN hurries his way down into the depths of the citadel. INT. KING’S PALACE (CAVERN) - NIGHT 3. UK. 29 MERLIN steps out once more onto the lip of rock overlooking the great cavern. The GREAT DRAGON raises his eyes ... GREAT DRAGON: Merlin! MERLIN: D’you know why I’m here? GREAT DRAGON: It may surprise you, Merlin, but my knowledge of your life is not universal. MERLIN: It’s to do with Arthur, his life is in danger. He will die unless I can make a wapon that can kll the dad. GREAT DRAGON: So what do you come to ask of me? MERLIN bends down on one knee, places the wrapped sword on the ground and unrolls it … We see the finished sword for the first time. Even in its raw, un-enchanted state it has a simple beauty. MERLIN reaches down to pick it up, but it disappears before his eyes … Instinctively, he looks down into the cavern and sees the sword hovering in the air before the GREAT DRAGON. MERLIN: Will you burnish it to save Arthur? The GREAT DRAGON considers this ... GREAT DRAGON: That is your destiny, young warlock, not mine. MERLIN: But if Arthur fights the wraith and dies Camelot will have no heir. I will have no destiny. The DRAGON considers this. GREAT DRAGON: A wapon forged with my assistance will have great power. MERLIN: I know... GREAT DRAGON (interrupting him): You do not know. You can only guess. You have not seen what I have seen. If you had perhaps you would not ask this of me. MERLIN: What do you mean? GREAT DRAGON: In the wrong hands this sword could do great evil. It must be wielded by Arthur and him alone. MERLIN: I understand. GREAT DRAGON: You must do more than understand. You must promise. MERLIN nods. MERLIN: I promise.The GREAT DRAGON exhales an almighty blast of fre ... The sword is temporarily lost within the inferno.When the flames recede we see the shining sword - the light flashes off it, almost blinding MERLIN. He turns his head away … And when he looks up again, he sees the sword has beenreturned to him. It is lying on the cloth blanket. MERLIN is captivated - it has a simple but majestic presence. GREAT DRAGON: Heed my words ... MERLIN stops and turns to the GREAT DRAGON ... GREAT DRAGON: The sword was forged for Arthur and him alone. INT. KING’S PALACE (CORRIDOR 1) / CAMELOT (MAIN GATES) -3 0 NIGHT 3. FR. UTHER standing at the window, looking out at... The ominous unyielding figure of the BLACK KNIGHT standing before the gates of Camelot. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 3. FR. 31 ARTHUR is also standing at his window looking out through the curtains, he’s unable to sleep. He hears GAIUS’s voice outside his door. GAIUS (O.S.): I’ve brought you something that might help you sleep. GAIUS enters carrying a small phial. ARTHUR: I’m fine. I don’t need it GAIUS (he removes the cap from the phial): Here. It’ll relax you, it’ll take the edge off your nerves. ARTHUR finally concedes and downs the liquid with a grimace. ARTHUR: I wouldn’t drink it for pleasure. GAIUS: Why don’t you sit down for a moment? ARTHUR: Mind you... if you forget the taste... the effects are... He plonks himself down on his bed, already succumbing to the sedation... ARTHUR: Quite enjoyable.GAIUS: Lie back. ARTHUR rests his head on his pillow. GAIUS: How’re you feeling? ARTHUR: Mmm... GAIUS looks at ARTHUR a moment, waiting for him to drift off. Satisfied that ARTHUR’s asleep, he turns and walks quietly to the door. He gently removes the key from the doorlock.... GAIUS leaves ARTHUR’s room and locks the door behind him. He walks away along the corridor. EXT. CAMELOT (TOURNAMENT GROUND) - DAY 4. FR. 32 Dawn. The BLACK KNIGHT stands, watched by a few TOWNSPEOPLE who are setting up for the fight. Amongst them we see the DRUMMER. INT. KING’S PALACE (MORGANA’S CHAMBERS) - DAY 4. UK. 33 MORGANA is at her dressing table. She looks sick, she hasn’t slept. GWEN enters with her breakfast and lays it before her. MORGANA: I’m not hungry. GWEN: You must eat something. MORGANA: I can’t. We hear the drum bat start, MORGANA looks to the window. MORGANA (shrugs – lifeless): If he dies, I fear for the future. GWEN: Arthur will win. He will live to be King. MORGANA: How can you be so sure? GWEN: Merlin is looking out for him. He won’t let him die. MORGANA smiles at GWEN’s sweet faith in Merlin but obviously doesn’t share it. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS) - DAY 4. UK. 34 The drum beats continue while a drugged ARTHUR sleeps, oblivious to the preparations for the fight that are going on outside. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARMOURY) - DAY 4. FR. 35 A windowless room somewhere in the depths of the castle. The slow bat of the familiar drum continues outside as MERLIN readies Arthur's armour and finally unwraps the new sword from its blanket. It shimmers in the early morning light. He holds it in his hand. Suddenly, the door opens and MERLIN turns expecting to see ARTHUR, instead it’s UTHER that enters. UTHER: That’s a fine blade. MERLIN: It’s for Arthur. UTHER: He won’t be needing it today. MERLIN looks confused. UTHER: I will be taking Arthur’s place. MERLIN (realising that the sword is for Arthur only): But, Sire... UTHER: Prepare me for battle. MERLIN: But Arthur should be the one... UTHER: No, the grievance is with me, the fight is mine. MERLIN: I do not have your armour. UTHER points to some armour placed nearby. UTHER: This will do. It’s likely to make little difference. MERLIN straps on a breast plate. UTHER seems in a trance - he’s a man on death row, coming to terms with his fate. MERLIN: I’ll get you your sword. UTHER: This one will be fine. MERLIN looks horrified. MERLIN: No, Sire... You don’t understand... that one was made specifically for Arthur. UTHER examines it. The sword appears to dazzle almost unnaturally. UTHER: Who made it? MERLIN: Uh... Tom the Blacksmith. UTHER: It’s worthy of a King. MERLIN: You’d be better off with a sword you trusted. UTHER slowly wields the sword... UTHER: It has an almost perfect balance... Tom is not the Royal Swordsmith. I’m surprised Arthur went to him. MERLIN: It was me. UTHER looks at him. MERLIN (he shrugs): I felt he needed a better sword. UTHER (surprised - looking at Merlin anew): You do show him incredible loyalty. MERLIN: It’s my job, Sire. UTHER: But you go beyond the line duty. MERLIN: Well... you could say there is a bond between us. UTHER: I’m glad... (a bat) Look after him, will you. He sets off for battle, taking the sword with him. EXT. KING’S PALACE (DRAWBRIDGE/TOURNAMENT GROUND) – 36 DAY 4. FR. UTHER walks under the drawbridge. The drum bat gets slowly louder as he approaches the tournament ground and the battle of his life. EXT. CAMELOT (TOURNAMENT GROUND) - DAY 4. FR. 37 UTHER’s P.O.V: The bright light, the noise of a large fight crowd, a multitude of expectant faces and in the centre of the Tournament Ground the BLACK KNIGHT standing motionless and poised for battle... UTHER steps forward. Shock rumbles through the crowd, including MORGANA and GWEN in the stands and MERLIN and GAIUS at the side of the fighting area. The DRUMMER holds his monotonous rhythm. UTHER walks calmly through the crowd, but we sense his tension within. He arrives before the BLACK KNIGHT and stops inches from him, staring into his foe’s visor... UTHER: You can have what you want – the father, not the son. The BLACK KNIGHT stiffens and steps back withdrawing his sword. UTHER puts on his helmet. The SPECTATORS watch in hushed silence as UTHER and the BLACK KNIGHT circle one another. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS) - DAY 4. UK. 38 The drum can be heard outside the window. ARTHUR begins to stir, then grabs his head. The drug has left him with one hell of a hangover! He manages to stumble to the window. He reacts to what he sees... EXT. CAMELOT (TOURNAMENT GROUND) - DAY 4. FR. 39 The battle is on. The new sword glints in the light as it hits the Black Knight’s blade for the first time. This is no ordinary sword. UTHER and the BLACK KNIGHT trade blows, two mighty gladiators engaged in ancient warfare as MORGANA, GWEN, MERLIN and GAIUS look on. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS) - DAY 4. UK. 40 ARTHUR rushes for the door and finds it locked. He kicks at it in vain - what the hell is going on? EXT. CAMELOT (TOURNAMENT GROUND) - DAY 4. FR. 41 Swirling action as the BLACK KNIGHT slashes ruthlessly at UTHER. The King responds, parrying and countering with great skill, somehow managing to maintain his regal presence and command the fight... MERLIN watches the action intensely, reacting as the blows strike. But the BLACK KNIGHT’s asault is unrelenting. Suddenly, the sword is knocked from UTHER’s hand, it clatters across the cobbles. He is defenceless. He reaches for it, but the BLACK KNIGHT slices at his arm, striking a plate on his forearm...GAIUS and MERLIN react to this turn of events against the KING. UTHER reacts in pain, the BLACK KNIGHT closes in for the kll. UTHER now has only his shield with which to defend himself...In vain, he uses it to bat away the BLACK KNIGHT’s blows. It’s desperate heroic stuff...MORGANA, sat next to GWEN, looks on in horror. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS) - DAY 4. UK. 42 ARTHUR wedges a spear into the jamb and forces his door open. He runs from the room... EXT. CAMELOT (TOURNAMENT GROUND) - DAY 4. FR. 43 UTHER continues to desperately defend himself with his battered shield, but the BLACK KNIGHT drives him towards the wooden barriers. UTHER appears doomed. We discover NIMUEH concealed in the crowd, she smiles anticipating UTHER’s demise. The BLACK KNIGHT makes a final lunge with all his might, but somehow UTHER steps out of the way. The sword buries itself in UTHER’s shield. UTHER hits the BLACK KNIGHT around the head, the KNIGHT’s helmet flies off to reveal the hideous wraith underneath. The CROWD’s shock turns to horror... Before the BLACK KNIGHT can remove his sword, UTHER has regained his wapon. UTHER: Die a second time. UTHER strikes home with the sword, straight into the KNIGHT’s breastplate. As he pulls the blade back, the wraith’s mouth opens, his final breath hitting UTHER, who stumbles back as the wraith starts to burn and then explodes in a cloud of dust. On MERLIN’s shocked face. The sword is all the dragon promised. The CROWD react... An exhausted UTHER looks down at the wraith's remains – an empty suit of armour... INT. KING’S PALACE (COUNCIL CHAMBERS) - DAY 4. UK. 44 GAIUS dressing UTHER’s wounded arm. UTHER (smiling - still unable to believe his good luck): I thought you said a wraith couldn’t be klled. GAIUS: Yes, it was remarkable ... He eyes the sword on the nearby table. GAIUS: Was that a new sword? UTHER: Best I’ve ever fought with. GAIUS: May I have a look? GAIUS examines the blade, looking at the runes. UTHER: I was interested in those markings. GAIUS: On one side it says “Take me up”, on the other “Cast me away” UTHER: What does that mean? GAIUS: Where did you get it? UTHER: Merlin gave it me. It was forged for Arthur. GAIUS reacts, but the conversation is interrupted by ARTHUR’s entrance. The prince doesn’t look happy. GAIUS (to Uther as her he withdraws from the room): That should heal pretty quickly. I’ll redress it tomorrow. UTHER: Thank you, Gaius. Thank you for everything. GAIUS smiles and is gone. ARTHUR (his anger surfacing): You had Gaius drug me ... I was meant to fight him. UTHER:No ... You weren’t. ARTHUR: The Knight’s code ... UTHER (passionate): Be damned! I believed you would die. I could not take that risk. You are too precious to me. You are worth more to me than anything I know ... more than this entire Kingdom ... more than my own life. ARTHUR is taken aback, it is the first time he has seen his father like this. ARTHUR: I’ve always thought ... well ... UTHER: What? ARTHUR: That ... I was a disappointment to you. UTHER: That is my fault, not yours ... You are my only son. (a smile) And I would not wish for another. ARTHUR is unsure how to react. ARTHUR: What I saw ... You fought pretty well. UTHER: Thank you. ARTHUR (preparing to head off): You should join us for training sometime. Looked like you needed some help on your footwork. UTHER: I’ll give you some footwork. (offering to land a kick) ARTHUR grins and moves swiftly away. UTHER smiles, pleased he’s had this opportunity with his son. INT. GAIUS’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 4. UK. 45 GAIUS and MERLIN are having supper. GAIUS looks at MERLIN. MERLIN tries to ignore him. GAIUS: You know why I’m looking at you. MERLIN: No. GAIUS: Uther told me you gave him that sword today. MERLIN says nothing. GAIUS: It must be a sword of very great power to slay the dad. (a bat) Did you enchant it? MERLIN: No... I didn’t. GAIUS: Who did then? MERLIN (he shakes his head): Wasn’t me. GAIUS gives him a look. GAIUS: Shame, it saved the King’s life, I’d have been proud of you. MERLIN: Well ... GAIUS: Never mind. They share a look, MERLIN smiles. INT. GAIUS’ CHAMBERS (MERLIN’S ROOM) - NIGHT 4. UK. 46 MERLIN is asleep. The room rumbles with the sound of the GREAT DRAGON’s voice... GREAT DRAGON (V.O.) (a hint of indignation in his tone): Merlin! Merlin! MERLIN wakes and listens... he knows he’s in trouble. He swings his legs out of bed and thinks for a moment, what is he going to say? INT. KING’S PALACE (UNDERGROUND TUNNEL) - NIGHT 4. FR. 47 MERLIN returns the well worn route to the GREAT DRAGON, a sense of dread. INT. KING’S PALACE (CAVERN) - NIGHT 4. UK. 48 He reaches the stone orifice and sees the GREAT DRAGON’s face loom toward it. The GREAT DRAGON stares at him... GREAT DRAGON (seething): You have no idea what you have done. MERLIN (nervous): I’m sorry. Uther just took the sword... GREAT DRAGON: You have betrayed me. MERLIN: He’s the King. I couldn’t stop him. GREAT DRAGON: You counted the promise you made to me for nothing. That is something you will regret. MERLIN: I couldn’t let him die... GREAT DRAGON: You could. But yet you did not. And now he has the sword you begged from me. MERLIN: I’ll get it back... GREAT DRAGON: The sword is in the world. It cannot be unmade. But now a curse will forever lie upon it. MERLIN: What do you mean? GREAT DRAGON: The sword forged by Arthur is now destined to be used against him. It will bring about his doom. MERLIN: What do you mean? Is Arthur going to die? GREAT DRAGON: Everything dies, warlock, it is only the manner of death that is in question. Your actions have made that choice for Arthur. What’s done cannot be undone. The GREAT DRAGON turns and is gone. A worried MERLIN stands there a moment, taking in what he’s heard. INT. KING’S PALACE (ARMOURY) - DAY 5. FR. 49 MERLIN stares at the blade, shining in the early morning light. He takes it from it’s rack and wraps it in a bundle. EXT. CAMELOT (DRAWBRIDGE) - DAY 5. FR. 50 Dawn. MERLIN leaves Camelot. He’s carrying a cloth bundle. EXT. LAKE - DAY 5. UK. 51 The calm water of a vast lake. MERLIN takes out the sword, he takes one last look, thenthrows it into the lake... The swords hilt slowly sinks to the depths... END OF EPISODE.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x09 - Excalibur"}	foreverdreaming
110 – The Moment of Truth “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin.” Ealdor The people of Ealdor go about their day, but scatter when bandits come riding through. KANEN: Search the place! Find him! Bandits bring Matthew to Kanen with his arms full of food. KANEN: It's harvest time. Bandits hand him a couple of the bags Matthew was carrying. KANEN: What's this? Where's the rest of it? MATTHEW: I only kept back what we need to survive. KANEN: Survive? I'll be back in one week, farmer, and I want to see all of it. HUNITH: You can't take our food! Our children will starve! I won't let you do this! Hunith tries to grab the bags that Kanen took. HUNITH: You're not taking any of it! Kanen smacks Hunith, who falls to the ground. VILLAGER: Hunith! A villager runs to help Hunith; Kanen sh*t him with a crossbow. KANEN: I will give you a week. Don't you dare disappoint me. I'll see you later, sweetheart. The bandits ride off. Matthew helps Hunith get up. Camelot – Lower Town Hunith walks into Camelot. Merlin sees her as he's collecting water from the well. MERLIN: Mother? HUNITH: Merlin! She goes to hug him, but he notices her bruise. MERLIN: What happened? Who did this to you?! Throne Room Hunith stands before Uther and the court. HUNITH: The winters are harsh in Ealdor, and there are many children. Some of them just won't be strong enough to survive. We barely have enough food as it is, and if Kanen takes our harvest, our children won't live to see another summer. Please, we need your help. UTHER: Ealdor's in Cenred's kingdom. Your safety is his responsibility. HUNITH: We've appealed to our King, but he cares little for the outlying regions. You're our only hope. UTHER: I have the deepest sympathy for you and would have this barbarian wiped off the face of the earth. HUNITH: You'll help us? UTHER: I wish I could. ARTHUR: Surely we can spare a few men? UTHER: Resources are not the problem. MORGANA: Then what is? UTHER: Ealdor lies beyond the Ridge of Essetir. For an army of Camelot to enter it would be an act of wr. Hunith drops to her knees. HUNITH: I know you're a good king, a caring man. I'm begging you, help us, please. UTHER: The accord we've struck with Cenred was years in the making. I cannot risk hundreds of lives for the sake of one village. I'm afraid Camelot cannot help. Morgana glares at Uther and escorts Hunith out. Castle – Battlements Arthur looks out over Camelot. Merlin joins him. ARTHUR: I'm sorry. If it were up to me, we'd be on our way there now. MERLIN: You tried. And thank you for getting an audience with the King. ARTHUR: I wish that Camelot was able to help people regardless of how far away they lived. MERLIN: I'm going back to Ealdor. ARTHUR: Of course. MERLIN: It's been an honour serving you. ARTHUR: You'll be coming back. MERLIN: Well, she's my mother. I have got to look after her before anyone else. You understand? ARTHUR: I'd do exactly the same. Well, you've been terrible. Really, I mean it. The worst servant I've ever had. MERLIN: Thank you, Sire. ARTHUR: Merlin. Good luck. Gwen’s House Gwen helps Merlin pack for his trip. GWEN: Here. Gwen hands Merlin a sword. He starts to reach for the blade and she sucks in her breath. Merlin grabs the hilt. GWEN: Tell me how it feels? MERLIN: Yeah. Yeah that feel...that feels really good. It's very, erm, you know...swordy. Gwen raises her eyebrows. GWEN: I've packed some armour for you. MERLIN: I won't be able to carry all that. Morgana enters dressed in trousers and a corseted tunic. MORGANA: You won't have to. We're coming with you. MERLIN: What do you mean? GWEN: You're going to need all the help you can get. I can mend armour and sharpen swords. MORGANA: And I know how to fight. MERLIN: But y-y- you can't. I mean, why would you? GWEN: If it was the other way around, you'd help us. You already have. You saved my life. MERLIN: And you helped me get the druid boy out of Camelot. We owe it to you. Both of us. Gaius's Chambers GAIUS: You got the food I prepared for you? MERLIN: Yes. GAIUS: Be careful with the wine. You know what you're like. One whiff of a barmaid's apron and you're singing like a sailor. MERLIN: I'll be fine. GAIUS: Are you sure you don't want an extra blanket? MERLIN: It's okay, really. I'll be alright. GAIUS: Well, make sure you are. Do whatever it takes. Gaius hugs Merlin. Road Merlin, Morgana, Gwen, and Hunith ride for Ealdor. Woods – Camp At night, Merlin sits at the campfire with his mother, the others asleep. HUNITH: They shouldn't be here. Especially the Lady Morgana. Isn't she the King's ward? MERLIN: Not that you'd know it. She's the only person I know who isn't frightened of him. HUNITH: It won't make any difference to Kanen that they're women. MERLIN: I know. But I couldn't talk them out of coming. Merlin looks at the healing bruise on his mother's face. MERLIN: I want to make him pay for what he did to you. HUNITH: Promise me you'll be careful. No one can find out about you. MERLIN: They won't. They never do. HUNITH: Get some rest. Hunith goes to lay down. Merlin takes a burning stick from the fre and blows some flecks into the air. MERLIN: Draca. The glowing flecks take the shape of the Pendragon dragon. Woods Merlin shifts in his sleep and hears horse in the woods. He draws his sword and goes searching through the dark. Someone puts a sword against his back. ARTHUR: I'd ask you for money, but I know you don't have any. MERLIN: Arthur! Merlin whips around and Arthur ducks as the sword swings near his head. ARTHUR: Put the word down, Merlin. You look ridiculous. Arthur takes Merlin's sword and walks toward their camp. Woods – Camp Arthur and Merlin sit at the newly stoked campfire. ARTHUR: How much further is it? MERLIN: Er, maybe a few hours. ARTHUR: How many men does Kanen have? MERLIN: Erm, I'm not sure. I think, from what my mother said, maybe as many as forty. ARTHUR: You should get some rest. It's going to be a long day tomorrow. MERLIN: Thank you. Erm, I know you didn't have to come. ARTHUR: Get some sleep. Road Arthur, Merlin, Morgana, Gwen, and Hunith ride for Ealdor. Ealdor Bandits burst into the village looking for the rest of the food. MATTHEW: Wait. BANDIT: What's in here? What's there? KANEN: If you're hiding anything from me... Merlin's party continues to ride. Kanen's men discover a hidden stash. BANDIT: Kanen! The bandit holds up bags of food. A village woman touches a young girl on the shoulder. VILLAGE WOMAN: Stay there. Stay there. MATTHEW: Please, we have to eat. KANEN: Oh. MATTHEW: And re-sow the fields for next year! We only kept the bare minimum! Everything else you can take. KANEN: That sounds fair. Kanen strikes Matthew, and raises his axe for a final blow. MATTHEW: No! Arthur throws a sword into the post behind Kanen, rides up, dismounts, fights the bandits. Merlin rides up and dismounts too. KANEN: kll them! Merlin fights a bandit. girls arrive and dismount. Merlin caught against a door in his sword fight. MERLIN: Hætende. The bandit's sword heats up. William watches him. Bandit drops sword. Merlin kills him. The bandit attcks Arthur from behind, but Morgana parries and kills him. MORGANA: Bring back memories of when I used to bat you? ARTHUR: That never happened. Kanen mounts. KANEN: You'll pay for this with your lives! All of you! WILL: You still up to the same old magic tricks again? Look, I thought I told you I didn't want your kind around here? Will smiles and Merlin grins back. MERLIN: I miss you, too, Will. They hug. MERLIN: It's good to see you again. WILL: How've you been? I, er, hear you're skivvying for some prince. MERLIN: No. I wouldn't say I'm a skivvy. ARTHUR: Merlin! Gather the villagers; I need to talk to them. MERLIN: Yeah, in a minute. I'm just talking... ARTHUR: Now, Merlin. There isn't much time. MERLIN: Yes, Sire. Arthur addresses the villagers. ARTHUR: I know Kanen's kind. He'll be back. And when he is, you must be ready for him. First of all, we have to prepare for... WILL: Am I the only one wondering who the hell this is? ARTHUR: I'm Prince Arthur of Camelot. WILL(scoff): Yeah, and, er, I'm Prince William of Ealdor. HUNITH: Keep quiet. He's here to help us. WILL: But he's made things worse. Kanen will be back, and when he is, he'll be looking for revenge. You've just signed our death warrants. HUNITH: He saved Matthew's life! ARTHUR: That's alright, Hunith. This is his village. What would you have us do? WILL: We can't fight against Kanen. He has too many men. ARTHUR: So what's the alternative? WILL: Give him what he wants. The villagers shake their heads. ARTHUR: Then what? Those of you who don't starve to death will face him again next harvest! And the harvest after that. WILL: We'll manage. We'll survive. VILLAGERS: How? ARTHUR: The only way he can be stopped is if you stand up to him. WILL: No. You just want the honour and glory of battle! That's what drives men like you! Look, if you want to fight, then go home and risk the lives of your own people, not ours! MERLIN: Will. HUNITH: I'll follow you. If I'm to die, then I want to go out fighting. MATTHEW: That goes for me, too. VILLAGE MAN: You can count me in. VILLAGE WOMAN: I'm in. VILLAGER: Me too! VILLAGERS: Yeah! VILLAGE MAN: You can count me in! Ealdor – Will’s House Merlin approaches Will. MERLIN: He knows what he's doing. You've got to trust him. Look, when I first met Arthur, I was exactly like you. I hated him. I thought he was pompous and arrogant. Will rights a stand that has a chainmail shirt and tabard on it. WILL: Well, nothing's changed there, then. MERLIN: But, in time, I came to respect him for what he stands for, what he does. WILL: Yeah, I know what he stands for: princes, kings, all men like him. MERLIN: Will, don't bring what happened to your father into this. WILL: I'm not. Why are you defending him so much? You're just his servant. MERLIN: He's also my friend. WILL: Friends don't lord it over one another. MERLIN: He isn't like that. WILL: Really? Well, let's wait until the fighting begins and see who he sends in to die first. I guarantee you, it won't be him. MERLIN: I trust Arthur with my life. WILL: Is that so? So he knows your secret, then? Look, face it, Merlin You're living a lie. Just like you were here. You're Arthur's servant, nothing more. Otherwise you'd tell him the truth. Ealdor – Hunith’s House (Night) The Camelot party sleeps. ARTHUR: Have you always slept on the floor? MERLIN: Yeah. The bed I've got in Camelot's luxury by comparison. ARTHUR: Must've been hard. MERLIN: Mmm. It's like rock. ARTHUR: I didn't mean the ground. I meant, for you. It must've been difficult. MERLIN: Mmm. Not really. I didn't know any different. Life's simple out here. You eat what you grow and everyone pitches in together. As long as you've got food on the table and a roof over your head, you're happy. ARTHUR: Sounds...nice. MERLIN: You'd hate it. ARTHUR: No doubt. Why'd you leave? MERLIN: Things just...changed. ARTHUR: How? Come on, stop pretending to be interesting. Tell me. MERLIN: I just didn't fit in anymore. I wanted to find somewhere that I did. ARTHUR: Had any luck? MERLIN: I'm not sure yet. ARTHUR: We'll start training the men tomorrow. It's gonna be a long day. Get the candle. Ealdor – Hunith’s House (Day) Merlin helps Arthur put his jacket on the next morning. MORGANA: You still not learned how to dress yourself? ARTHUR: You don't have a dog and fetch the stick yourself. No offense, Merlin. MERLIN: None taken. HUNITH: Prince Arthur, you didn't finish your breakfast. ARTHUR: Didn't I? MORGANA: Come on, eat up. Arthur pretends to eat it. ARTHUR: Mmmmm. Arthur hands the bowl off to Gwen. ARTHUR: Right. Let's get going. We need wood, and lots of it. MERLIN: Of course. Gwen finished Arthur's breakfast and hands the bowl to Hunith. GWEN: Arthur said it was lovely. HUNITH: He must care for you a great deal. MERLIN: Arthur'd do the same for any village. That's just the way he is. HUNITH: It's more than that. He's here for you. MERLIN: I'm just his servant. HUNITH: Give him more credit than that. He likes you. MERLIN: That's because he doesn't know me. And if he did, I'd probably be dad by now. HUNITH: You don't really believe that, do you? Ealdor Merlin walks toward the woods with an axe. WILL: Merlin! Where are you going with that thing? MERLIN: What does it look like? We need wood. WILL: We both know that you don't need an axe to fell a tree. MERLIN: And I remember the trouble it got me into. I nearly flattened Old Man Simmons. WILL: Ha. Yeah, well, he deserved it, stupid old crow. MERLIN: Mmm. He never did like me anyway. WILL: Well, even less after that. MERLIN (chuckles): Why are you being like this? WILL: You know why. Why did you leave? MERLIN: It wasn't what I wanted. My mother was worried. When she found out you knew, she was so angry. WILL: I wouldn't've told anyone. MERLIN: Well, I know you wouldn't. WILL: You'd be able to defeat Kanen on your own, wouldn't you? MERLIN: I'm not sure. Maybe. WILL: Well, so what's stopping you? So what if Arthur finds out? MERLIN: I don't expect you to understand. WILL: Try me. MERLIN: One day Arthur will be a great king, but he needs my help. And if anyone ever found out about my powers, I'd have to leave Camelot for good. WILL: Are you telling me you'd rather keep your magic a secret for Arthur's sake than use it to protect your friends and family? Arthur trains the village men. ARTHUR: I won't be able to teach you everything there is to know about fighting with a sword, but you can learn the basics: the stance, how to parry a blow, how to land your own. On my count! One! Two! Three! Four! Now, you may have to watch for the feint. So, keep your feet moving, and only stay in range long enough to land your blow. And again. One! Two! Three! Four! Morgana and Gwen watch the training as they sharpen swords. ARTHUR: One! Two! Three! Four! MORGANA: There is no way they're going to be able to hold Kanen off. GWEN: Men aren't the only ones who can fight. ARTHUR: Again. One! Two! Three! Matthew. I want you to organise sentry duty to keep an eye out for Kanen and his men. MATTHEW: Be glad to. ARTHUR: If there's any sign of attck, I want you to ride straight back here. I don't want you fighting all on your own. MATTHEW: Ha-ha. (nods) Arthur draws water from the well to drink. MORGANA: Looks like the battle's already fought and lost. ARTHUR: They'll toughen up. GWEN: They need to. ARTHUR: How are we doing for wapon? MORGANA: There isn't much, but we should be able to scrape together what you need. GWEN: It's not the wapon that worry us. It's having enough people to use them. We think the women should be allowed to fight. MORGANA: You haven't enough men. If they were trained soldiers, maybe you'd stand a chance, but they're not. ARTHUR: It's too dangerous. Arthur walks towards the resting men. ARTHUR: Right! Back on your feet! Come on, let's go! Ealdor – Hunith’s House The Camelot party sleeps. GWEN: We don't stand a chance. MORGANA: Arthur can't see that. He's too stubborn. Merlin wakes. GWEN: Why do you think he came here? MORGANA: The same reason we did: Merlin. Arthur may act like he doesn't care, but he wouldn't be here if he didn't. Ealdor – Common Building Arthur speaks to the men. ARTHUR: We're not going to be able to defend Ealdor with sword and sinew alone. We're going to need a plan. We need to find some way of limiting their mobility and drawing them into a trap. If we fight them on their terms, then... A village woman screams. Arthur and the men rush outside to investigate. Matthew is slung over a horse. ARTHUR: Get him down from there! The village men take Matthew down as villagers gather around. Arthur reads the note that's on the arrow in his back. MERLIN: What does it say? ARTHUR: "Make the most of this day, it will be your last." FIANCÉ: Matthew! No! No! No! WILL: You did this! Look what you've done! You've klled him! MERLIN: It wasn't his fault. WILL: If he hadn't been strutting around, treating us like his own personal army, this would never have happened! ARTHUR: These men are brave enough to fight for what they believe in, even if you aren't! WILL: You're sending them to their graves! You klled one man. How many more need to die before you realise this a battle that can't be won? When Kanen comes, you haven't got a chance. You're gonna be slaughtered. Ealdor – Will’s House Merlin follows Will into Will's house. WILL: Don't bother, Merlin. I'm not interested. MERLIN: You should be. Because tomorrow Kanen attcks, and whether you like it or not, we'll have to fight. WILL: Not if I'm not here. MERLIN: Well, that's up to you, but the rest of us are staying. Join us, Will! This isn't about Arthur, this is about your friends. Are you really going to abandon them? WILL: What, like you did? MERLIN: I'm here now. WILL: Yeah. Yeah, you are. And you could end this. If you used your magic, then no one else would have to die. MERLIN: You know I can't. WILL: Can't or won't? I'm not the one abandoning these people, Merlin. You are. Ealdor – Hunith’s House Arthur sharpens his sword. Merlin sits down next to him. MERLIN: William's father was klled fighting for King Cenred, so he doesn't trust anyone of nobility. ARTHUR: Do you think the villagers believed him? MERLIN: No. He's always been a troublemaker. They're used to ignoring him. ARTHUR: And if he's right? MERLIN: He isn't. Hunith overhears them from inside her house. ARTHUR: I'm treating these men like soldiers, and they're not. You've seen them fight. They...they haven't got a clue! You need to tell them all to leave the village before Kanen returns. MERLIN: No, we're going to stay. We're going to fight, and we're going to win. ARTHUR: Merlin, it can't be done. The odds are too great. MERLIN: It can. We're going to make Kanen rue the day he ever came to this village. All you need to do is get the men ready for battle, and the rest will take care of itself. ARTHUR: How? MERLIN: You've just got to believe in them. Because if you don't, they'll sense it, and the battle'll be lost before it's even gn. Ealdor – Common Building Arthur addresses the villagers. ARTHUR: Tomorrow morning, the women and children should gather what belongings they can carry and go to the woods. GWEN: We're not going anywhere! ARTHUR: I know you want to help. The women can't stay here. It's too dangerous. GWEN: The women have as much right to fight for their lives as the men do! ARTHUR: But none of you know how to fight. GWEN: The more of us there are, the better chance we stand! The women step forward. ARTHUR: This is your home. If you want to fight to defend it, that's your choice. I'd be honoured to stand alongside you. Kanen attcks tomorrow. Kanen's brutal. He fights only to kll, which is why he will never defeat us. Look around. In this circle, we're all equals. You're not fighting because someone's ordering you to, you're fighting for so much more than that. You fight for your homes. You fight for your family. You fight for your friends. You fight for the right to grow crops in peace. And if you fall, you fall fighting for the noblest of causes: fighting for your very right to survive! And when you're old and grey, you'll look back on this day, and you'll know you earned the right to live every day in between! So you fight! For your family! For your friends! For Ealdor! The villagers stand with swords raised. VILLAGERS & MERLIN: For Ealdor! Ealdor! Ealdor! Ealdor! Ealdor! Ealdor! Ealdor! Ealdor – Hunith’s House Hunith sits pensively in her home. Merlin enters and hangs up his jacket. HUNITH: Come here. Merlin sits down beside her and she strokes his face. HUNITH: I do love you, my boy. MERLIN: What's wrong? HUNITH: I should never have gone to Camelot. I've ruined everything for you. MERLIN: You haven't. Why would you say that? HUNITH: I know what you're planning to do. MERLIN (sigh): If it comes to a choice between saving people's lives and revealing who I really am, shrugs* there is no choice. HUNITH: You can't let Arthur know about your gift. MERLIN: Why not? Maybe it's meant to be this way. And if he doesn't accept me for who I really am, then he's not the friend I hoped he was. Woods Arthur stands watch. Gwen brings him a bowl of Hunith's home cooking. GWEN: Arthur, Hunith made you some food. Gwen hands him the bowl. ARTHUR: Thanks. Gwen turns to leave. ARTHUR (mutters): I think. Gwen stops and turns back around. GWEN: Food is scarce for these people; you shouldn't turn your nose up at it! Arthur stares at her. GWEN: Oh, no. I--I shouldn't've spoken to you like that. I'm sorry. ARTHUR: Gwen. Gwen starts leaving. GWEN: I'm sorry, I don't know what I was thinking. It won't happen again. ARTHUR: Guinevere! Gwen turns to face him. ARTHUR: Thank you. You're right. And you were right to speak up. I should've listened to you and Morgana. (mutters) We're going to need all the help we can get. GWEN: We'll be fine. ARTHUR: How can you be so sure? GWEN: Because I have faith in you. I mean, we all do. ARTHUR: Thank you. Ealdor – Hunith’s House Merlin starts to help Arthur with his armour. ARTHUR: No, not today. MERLIN: Put on your own. They dress for battle. Merlin struggles with the buckle on one of his bracers. Arthur helps him out. ARTHUR: You ready? MERLIN: My throat's dry. ARTHUR: Me too. Arthur holds out his hand and Merlin shakes it. ARTHUR: It's been an honour. MERLIN: Whatever happens out there today, please don't think any differently of me. ARTHUR: I won't. It's alright to be scared, Merlin. MERLIN: That's not what I meant. ARTHUR: What is it? If you've got something to say, now's the time to say it. MORGANA: Arthur. They've crossed the river. Ealdor Arthur goes down the line of villagers, shaking hands. ARTHUR: You ready? VILLAGER: Ready. ARTHUR: For Ealdor. He reaches Gwen and shakes her hand. ARTHUR: Are you frightened? GWEN: Not in the slightest. Gwen, Arthur, and Merlin take their hiding positions. Kanen and his men ride out of the woods and into the village. ARTHUR: Hold. No one moves until they give the signal. Kanen and his men stop and look around the empty village. ARTHUR: Hold. KANEN: Come out, come out wherever you are. GWEN: Now, pull! Gwen and a villager pull up a hidden gate, trapping the riders inside. Morgana tries to light a fre with flint. ARTHUR: Now, Morgana. What are you waiting for? Something's gone wrong. Merlin rushes off. ARTHUR: Merlin! Kanen spots Merlin running. KANEN: There's one. Get him! Merlin dodges the arrow. KANEN: kll him! Merlin dodges again and reaches Morgana, still desperately trying to light a fre. MERLIN: Give me the flint. Morgana hands them over and Merlin pretends to use them. MERLIN: Baerne. Merlin lights a fre and a prepared line flames up, trapping the riders. KANEN: Come back! Don't run away! Kanen's men ride back into the village. ARTHUR: Now! The villagers give a battle cry as they spring out of hiding to fight. A rider comes up behind Merlin and Will jumps off a roof in his father's armour to unhorse the rider. MERLIN: I didn't think you were coming. WILL: Neither did I. Merlin and Will fight back to back. The villagers start losing. Merlin and Will stop to assess the situation. WILL: There's too many of them. MERLIN: Not for me there isn't. Cume thoden. Merlin conjures a windstorm, Arthur sees. the villagers start winning and the remaining bandits flee. Gwen and Morgana hug. Kanen marches out to face Arthur. KANEN: Pendragon! Arthur fights Kanen and wins, running him through. then he marches angrily towards Merlin and Will. ARTHUR: Who did that? MERLIN: What? ARTHUR: Wind like that doesn't just appear from nowhere. I know magic when I see it. One of you made that happen. MERLIN: Arthur... Kanen picks up a crossbow and aims it at Arthur. WILL: Look out! Will pushes Arthur out of the way and gets ht himself. Kanen dies. MERLIN: Will! ARTHUR: You just saved my life. WILL: Yeah. Don't know what I was thinking. ARTHUR: Come on! Get him inside! Ealdor – Will’s House Merlin, Arthur, and a couple village men carry Will inside. WILL: That's twice I've saved you. ARTHUR: Twice? WILL: Yeah, it was me. I'm the one that used the magic. MERLIN: Will, don't. Arthur looks at Merlin. WILL: It's alright, Merlin. I won't be alive long enough for anyone to do anything to me. I did it. I saw how desperate things were becoming and I had to do something. ARTHUR: You're a sorcerer? WILL: Yeah. What are you gonna do? kll me? ARTHUR: No. Of course not. Do what you can for him. Merlin nods. Arthur puts his hand on Will's shoulder and then leads the women out. WILL: I was right about him. I told you he was going to get me klled. MERLIN: You're not going to die. WILL: You're a good man, Merlin. A great man. And one day, you're going to be servant to a great king. Now you can still make that happen. MERLIN: Thanks to you. WILL: This place has been boring without you. It was good to see you again. MERLIN: Yeah, you too. WILL: Merlin. Merlin, I'm scared. MERLIN: Don't be. It's going to be alright. WILL: Merlin...dies* The villagers stand at Will's funeral pyre. ARTHUR: I'm sorry. I know he was a close friend. MERLIN: He still is. ARTHUR: You knew he was a sorcerer, didn't you? That's what you were going to tell me? MERLIN: Yes. It was. ARTHUR: You know how dangerous magic is. You shouldn't've kept this from me, Merlin. Arthur walks over to Morgana and Gwen. Hunith walks over to Merlin. HUNITH: You better be going. MERLIN: I don't have to go. HUNITH: Yes, you do. MERLIN: If anything were to happen to you... HUNITH: I know where to find you. You have to go, Merlin. You belong at Arthur's side. I've seen how much he needs you. How much you need him. You're like two sides of the same coin. MERLIN: I've heard someone say that about us before. I'm going to miss you. Merlin hugs his mum. HUNITH: I'm going to miss you, too. When you left, you were just a boy. Now look at you. I'm so proud of you. Gwen, Morgana, Arthur, and Merlin ride for Camelot. HUNITH (voiceover): When the time is right, the truth will be known. Until then, you must keep your talents hidden. It's better for everyone.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x10 - The Moment of Truth"}	foreverdreaming
111 – The Labyrinth of Gredef “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin.” Forest Arthur's hunting party in the woods, armed with crossbows. Arthur sends two of his knights around another way. ARTHUR (whisper): Merlin. MERLIN: What is it? ARTHUR: I don't know. We'll surround it. I want you to go in there and flush it out. MERLIN: You want me to go in there? You just said you don't know what it is. It could be dangerous. ARTHUR: Let's hope so. Now go. Merlin sneaks through the woods and picks up a large stick. Merlin sees a unicorn and drops the stick. Merlin walks up to it and hears the hunters coming. MERLIN: Go. Go! Please, go. Shh. They're gonna kll you. Please, go! Arthur, no! Arthur sht the unicorn. Merlin goes to it cries as he strokes its head while it dies. MERLIN: I'm sorry. Sorry. ARTHUR: Ha-ha! A unicorn! MERLIN: What have you done? ARTHUR: Don't be such a girl, Merlin. Merlin sees a white cloaked man, Anhora, behind Arthur in the woods. ARTHUR: What are you looking at? Arthur and the other two knights turn around, but the man is gone. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Arthur and his knights enter; Merlin carries the unicorn's horn on a pillow. ARTHUR: Father! A unicorn's horn to grace the walls of Camelot. UTHER: Magnificent. It's the first one I've seen. Uther takes the horn. UTHER: Gaius, look at this. GAIUS: It is very impressive, My Lord. UTHER: What is it, Gaius? Speak your mind. GAIUS: Unicorns are rare and mystical creatures. There is a legend that says that bad fortune will come to anyone who slays one. UTHER: Nonsense. We will be the envy of every kingdom. ARTHUR: I'm pleased you like it. Camelot – Main Square Merlin and Gaius walk through the Square. MERLIN: I don't understand how Arthur can have taken any pleasure from klling the unicorn. GAIUS: Arthur is a hunter. It's in his blood. Whereas you are something entirely different. MERLIN: It was the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. I wish you'd been there. GAIUS: It's a rare privilege. Alas, there are few unicorns still alive. MERLIN: You try telling that to Arthur. GAIUS: I can imagine it would be difficult. Arthur's Chambers ARTHUR: My horse threw a shoe. Take it to the blacksmith. Make sure he does a good job. And when you've done that, you can polish my s... Arthur turns around and sees Merlin staring out the window. ARTHUR: ...saddle. Merlin? Have you listened to a word I've said? Merlin nods. ARTHUR: You've got a face like a wounded bear ever since we got back from that hunting trip. Don't tell me you're still upset about the unicorn. MERLIN: I don't think you should have klled it. ARTHUR: Oh, really? And why is that? MERLIN: It was... It was doing no harm. What purpose did you serve by klling it? ARTHUR: We were hunting. That's what you do. Would you have me bring it home as a pet? Look at this. MERLIN: What? ARTHUR: Do you know what that is? MERLIN: No. ARTHUR: Rat droppings. My chambers are infested. You need to spend less time worrying about unicorns and more time worrying about rats. Someone knocks. ARTHUR: Enter! A guard enters. GUARD: My Lord, the King requests your service as a matter of urgency. ARTHUR: Find that rat. Camelot – Field Uther picks a dad piece of wheat stalk from a field. UTHER: Every single ear has died. We've received reports that it's the same throughout the entire kingdom. ARTHUR: I rode through this valley only yesterday. The crop looked healthy enough then. UTHER: It happened overnight. Farmers are at a lost to explain it. ARTHUR: Is it a disease of some kind? UTHER: Perhaps. I've asked the court physician to conduct some tests. We must ration what little food we have left. Gaius's Chambers MERLIN: Any ideas what caused the crops to die? GAIUS: I'm here to complete all the tests. No disease I have heard of could spread through the entire kingdom in a single night. MERLIN: What could kll all the plants other than a disease? GAIUS: It is not klling all the plants. The trees and hedges around the crop fields are unharmed. Unfortunately, you can't eat trees and hedges. MERLIN: It's only klling plants we can eat? GAIUS: It appears so. MERLIN: If it's not a disease, it must be magic. GAIUS: We can't assume that, Merlin. Perhaps there is something in the soil and water that can explain it. I can't tell the King it's caused by sorcery until I'm completely certain. Camelot – Main Square Villagers stand in a long queue leading into the palace grounds. A guard rations out grain. GUARD: Next! ARTHUR: The livestock is either dying or has been eaten. Food and water's very scarce and we're distributing rations, but they're very meagre. Arthur opens a small shaft in the grain store, dumping out a small pile of grain. UTHER: This is all the grain we have? ARTHUR: The people are growing scared. There's been some looting. UTHER: We must maintain order at all costs. Panic will make the situation worse. I'll issue a decree that looters will be excuted. From tonight, Camelot will be under curfew. ARTHUR: I'll see to it. Camelot – Lower Town Merlin passes Gwen as she heads to the well along the outer wall. VILLAGER 1: Give it back to me. It's mine. VILLAGER 2: It's not yours... GWEN: Merlin. Is it true what they're saying about the crops? They're all dad? MERLIN: Afraid so. We may have to start tightening our belts. GWEN: I'm sure Arthur will think of something. MERLIN: Well, and if he doesn't, I will. Gwen starts pumping for water, but only dry sand comes out. GWEN: Merlin! Camelot – Main Square Uther and Arthur stand at the well in the Square, Uther sifts sand through his fingers into the well bucket. UTHER :Sand. And you say the well is full of it? ARTHUR: I sent men down to the underground reservoir. There is no trace of water to be found. UTHER: First the crops, and now this. ARTHUR: It's the same throughout the kingdom. There's precious little water anywhere. UTHER: Gaius. Can you offer any explanation for this? GAIUS: I cannot think of a scientific explanation. I can only conclude it's the result of sorcery. UTHER: I believe you're right. It is the work of magic. The kingdom is under attck. Gaius's Chambers Merlin sits with a bucket of sand and his magic book open in front of him. MERLIN: Gréot gecymen, lecan. Gecymen gé drýe wæter. Gaius approaches. MERLIN: I was... I was just, er... GAIUS: I was hoping you might be trying to turn it back into water. I know I've cautioned against using magic, but if ever there was a time to use your talents, it's now. MERLIN: Well, I wish I knew how. I've tried everything. If it is magic, it's more powerful magic than I possess. Castle – Drawbridge Arthur addresses a group of guards. ARTHUR: Patrol the market and the lower town. No one is to leave their homes. Dismissed. Merlin enters the Square. ARTHUR: Merlin. You do realise there's a curfew? MERLIN: Yeah, I was in your chambers, hunting for the rat. ARTHUR: Did you find it? MERLIN: No. ARTHUR: So you have been outwitted by a rat? MERLIN: They do say rats are very intelligent. ARTHUR: More intelligent than you, it would seem. Go home. It'd be embarrassing to have to lock up my own servant for breaking the curfew. Arthur sees the white cloaked man, Anhora, walk through the Courtyard Corridor and into the palace. ARTHUR: What was that? MERLIN: What? Merlin and Arthur run after him, Arthur jumps over the Courtyard Corridor ledge. They chase Anhora down the Upper Corridor, down some stairs, and down the Wrought Iron Stairway to the Burial Vaults where they lose him. Arthur signs to Merlin. Merlin nods, then follows Arthur. ARTHUR: That means you go the other way and cut him off. MERLIN: Okay. Merlin and Arthur go in opposite directions and end up back at the Wrought Iron Stairway without seeing anyone. Then they see Anhora's silhouette as he briefly rounds the corner. Arthur has Merlin go the other way again. They end up back at the Wrought Iron Stairway again. ARTHUR: Where is he? MERLIN: I didn't seen anyone. ARTHUR: He was right here! Don't tell me you let him get past you. MERLIN: Arthur, no one passed me. ARTHUR: Are you blind?! ANHORA: Are you looking for me? I am Anhora, Keeper of the Unicorns. ARTHUR: Camelot is under curfew. What's your business here? ANHORA: I have come to deliver a message. ARTHUR: And who is this message for? ANHORA: It is for you, Arthur Pendragon. ARTHUR: Is it you who's responsible for klling our crops, turning our water into sand? ANHORA: You alone are responsible for the misfortune that has befallen Camelot. ARTHUR: Me?! You think I'd bring drought and famine upon my own people? ANHORA: When you klled the unicorn, you unleashed a curse. For this, Camelot will suffer greatly. ARTHUR: If you have put a curse on Camelot, you will lift it, or you will pay with your life. ANHORA: The curse was not my doing. ARTHUR: Undo the curse or face execution. ANHORA: Only you can do that. You will be tested. ARTHUR: You're under arrest. Arthur reaches for Anhora, but he disappears and Arthur stumbles. Anhora reappears on the Wrought Iron Stairway. ANHORA: Until you have proven yourself, and made amends for klling the unicorn, the curse will not be lifted. If you fail any of these tests, Camelot will be damned for all eternity. Gaius's Chambers GAIUS: And you believe what this Anhora said about the curse to be true? MERLIN: Well, you said there's a legend that misfortune comes to anyone who slays a unicorn. It makes sense. GAIUS: Not much for breakfast, I'm afraid. We're down to our last few scraps of food. MERLIN: Where did you get the water to make the tea? GAIUS: Fortunately, for both of us, you forgot to empty your bath yesterday. MERLIN: You're making tea from my bath water? GAIUS: It's not so bad. Perhaps a little... soapy. Merlin sighs. GAIUS: What does Arthur think about the curse? MERLIN (scoff): He doesn't believe it's his fault. He's convinced Anhora's responsible for it. GAIUS: If you do not wish to drink bath water, you better make sure Arthur sees sense. Arthur’s Chambers Arthur pus on his boots in his chambers, he finds a hole in one of them. ARTHUR: That... rat! It's eaten through my boot, look at it! MERLIN: I guess the rat must be as hungry as the rest of us!. ARTHUR: You think this is funny? MERLIN: Moderately. ARTHUR: Get it mended. Find that rat. MERLIN: Have you given any more thought to what Anhora said last night? ARTHUR: Ah, well, he may have escaped last night, but at least we now know who we're looking for. I told my father I'll find this Anhora and put an end to it. MERLIN: What if he was telling the truth about the curse? ARTHUR: You think I'm responsible for bringing suffering upon my own people? MERLIN: No, not deliberately. When you klled the unicorn, I saw Anhora in the forest. ARTHUR: Why didn't you say anything? MERLIN: It was just for a second, and then he disappeared. I didn't even...well, I-I thought I was seeing things. But he was definitely there. ARTHUR: That doesn't actually prove anything. MERLIN: Doesn't it make you think he might be telling the truth? ARTHUR: Because he was skulking about in the forest? That makes me trust him even less. MERLIN: Why would Anhora appear in Camelot, and then lie to you? ARTHUR: We had him cornered. He was trying to talk his way out of it by blaming me. MERLIN: Arthur, he can disappear into thin air. He didn't have to talk his way out of anything. ARTHUR: My father has warned me about sorcerers like him. They will not rest until our kingdom is destroyed. MERLIN: Well, I believe he's telling the truth. ARTHUR: Then you're a fool. You cannot trust a single word a sorcerer says. You'd do well to remember that. Now, I think I've figured out what Anhora's next move is going to be, and when he makes it, we're going to be waiting. Castle – Grain Store Merlin leans against a pillar near the grain store with his eyes closed, smacking his lips. Arthur hits him with a broom. ARTHUR: Don't you worry about keeping watch, Merlin. You just make yourself comfortable. Merlin sighs and smacks his lips. ARTHUR: Stop smacking your lips. It's annoying. MERLIN: I'm thirsty. ARTHUR: We're all thirsty, Merlin. Merlin sighs. ARTHUR: Pst! Someone's coming. Arthur draws his sword and Merlin follows him into the grain store. They see the intruder's silhouette. Arthur motions to Merlin. ARTHUR (mouths): You go over there and come in. Merlin nods. ARTHUR: Show yourself, before I run you through. Merlin picks up a scythe hook, a man edges around the corner with a shovel in one hand and a sack of grain in the other. ARTHUR: Who are you? EVAN: My name is... My name is... ARTHUR: Speak up! EVAN: My name is Evan, My Lord. Merlin comes out of hiding. ARTHUR: I see you think you can help yourself to our grain reserves. My father has order that looters be excuted. EVAN: Please, My Lord. I- I do not steal for myself. I have three children they have not eaten for two days. They are hungry. ARTHUR: It's the same for everyone. EVAN: I-- I know that it is wrong to steal. I couldn't bear to see them starve. ARTHUR: And could you bear for your children to see you be excuted? Evan shakes his head, close to tears. ARTHUR: Then you should go home. If you're caught stealing again, I will not spare you. EVAN: Yes, My Lord. Thank you. Evan smiles, puts down the sack of grain and shovel, and starts to leave. ARTHUR: Wait. Arthur picks up the sack of grain and tosses it to Evan. ARTHUR: Use it sparingly. It might be the last food you and your family get for some time. EVAN: You have shown yourself to be merciful and kind, My Lord. This will bring its own reward. Camelot – Lower Town Gwen sees a man run past her in the Lower Town, the guards chasing him. GUARD 1: Stop him! GUARD 2: Come back here! GUARD 3: Stop that man! He's been looting! Gwen looks over by the well and sees a drop of water on the spout. She goes to it, puts a bucket under the spout, and pushes the pump. Water gushes out. Arthur's Chambers Arthur and Merlin gulp down large mugs of water. ARTHUR: Never knew water could taste so good. MERLIN: My throat was so dry, I thought I wouldn't be able to talk. ARTHUR: Well, at least some good would've come from the drought, then. MERLIN: More? Arthur motions towards his mug and Merlin fills it. ARTHUR: The sand's disappeared. The water returned to the well. It doesn't make any sense. MERLIN: ahem* ARTHUR: I suppose you have some explanation for this, Merlin? Let's hear it. MERLIN: Anhora said you would be tested. And last night, in the grain store, you let that villager go. And he said it would bring its own reward. ARTHUR: He was merely grateful, and so he should have been. MERLIN: Maybe that was your first test. You passed it, so the curse has gn to lift. Perhaps this is your reward. I know you don't have to listen to me. ARTHUR: Glad we agree on something. MERLIN: If you're tested again, you have a chance to end your people's suffering. I know you want that more than anything. Perhaps we should seek Anhora out. ARTHUR: I cannot negotiate with sorcerers. My father wouldn't hear of it. MERLIN: Then it's probably best you don't tell him. ARTHUR: I must go check on the guard. See if you can find me some food. MERLIN (mutters): Find some food! Merlin sees the rat climb out of Arthur's boot. MERLIN: Swealt déor. Camelot – Main Square Even more people continue to queue outside the grain store. Morgana walks among them with Arthur. MORGANA: Who are they? ARTHUR: They've come from the outlying villages in search of food. There's not enough rations to feed the people who are already here. MORGANA: You shouldn't blame yourself. I'm sure you're doing everything you can. ARTHUR: It is not enough. Arthur leaves and Gwen approaches Morgana. MORGANA: Did you manage to find any food? Gwen pulls a cloth back from her basket revealing some bread. MORGANA: Where did you get that? GWEN: I was able to smuggle it out of the palace kitchens. MORGANA: Share it out amongst the children and old people. Make it go as far as you can. Arthur's Chambers Merlin pours some meat stew into a bowl. ARTHUR: Lost my appetite. MERLIN: You have to eat something. ARTHUR: I can't. Not while my people are starving. Do you really believe I'm responsible for the curse? MERLIN: I'm afraid so. ARTHUR: We're going to the forest, first thing in the morning. Maybe we can pick up Anhora's trail. Whatever it takes. MERLIN: Okay, but you have to eat. You won't be able to help anyone if you're too weak to pass the test. Arthur takes a bite. ARTHUR: What kind of meat is this? It has a very strange texture. MERLIN: It's pork. ARTHUR: This isn't pork. It's far too stringy. What is it? It's, erm... Arthur puts down his spoon. ARTHUR: It's rat, isn't it? MERLIN (nods): Try not to think about it. ARTHUR: Look at me. I'm being rude. Here I am, stuffing my face with this delicious stew when you're hungry, too. Come on. Take a seat. Arthur forces Merlin down into the chair. ARTHUR: Eat. Merlin takes a bite. ARTHUR: Mmm. MERLIN: It's actually pretty tasty. ARTHUR: Mm. Well, I'm glad you like it. Because... Arthur fetches the pot of stew. ARTHUR: ...there's plenty more. Someone knocks. ARTHUR: Enter. Morgana? MORGANA: I hate to ask, but I was wondering if you had anything to eat... Arthur pauses and Merlin smiles. Forest Merlin and Arthur search through the woods. MERLIN: I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for. ARTHUR: You're looking for footprints or broken branches. Anything that would indicate someone passed that... Arthur catches sight of Anhora. ARTHUR: Merlin! Merlin! He's here! Arthur runs off. MERLIN: Arthur?! Merlin didn't see where he went. Arthur continues chasing Anhora and comes across Evan sitting next to a camp full of horded food. ARTHUR: You? You're a thief. EVAN: Wasn't that obvious when you caught me stealing your grain? ARTHUR: Fortunately I have more important things to deal with. EVAN: You didn't really believe that story about my children, did you? ARTHUR: What kind of man lies about starving children to save his own skin? EVAN: Your people starve because you let thieves steal their grain. That is why they doubt you. ARTHUR: You don't speak for my people. EVAN: Hey, your father would never have allowed himself to be fooled like that. ARTHUR: You hold your tongue, or I will make time to teach you some manners. EVAN: Your father would have had me excuted, but you didn't have the stomach for it, did you, Arthur? And that's why he doubts you'll make a good king. ARTHUR: You know nothing of what my father thinks. EVAN: I think he wishes he had another son, one who was worthy of taking his place. You shame him. ARTHUR: Pick up your sword. EVAN: The King must fear the day when you will take the throne. Arthur attcks Evan. EVAN: He fears you do not have enough strength to defeat his enemies. The King must wonder if you are even his son. Arthur strikes a fatal blow, but Evan has disappeared. Anhora appears behind Arthur. ARTHUR: This is your doing? ANHORA: It was a test to see what is truly in your heart. ARTHUR: Your tricks prove nothing! ANHORA: Why did you kll this man? ARTHUR: He insulted my honour! ANHORA: You could have chosen to ignore his taunts. What harm would they do you? ARTHUR: You will lift the curse, Sorcerer. ANHORA: It is not in my power. ARTHUR: Then you will die. Arthur tries to strike him, but Anhora disapparates and Arthur falls to the ground. ANHORA: klling me will not help you. ANHORA: You have shown that you would kll a man to defend your pride. You have failed the test. For this, Camelot will pay dearly. ARTHUR: My people have done nothing! ANHORA: Your people's suffering is not my doing. It is yours. Anhora disappears. MERLIN: Arthur?! Arthur?! Merlin finds Arthur. Castle – Grain Store Uther sifts rotten grain through his fingers as Arthur enters. ARTHUR: What is it? What's happened? UTHER: All our remaining supplies have rotted. Every last grain. Gaius's Chambers MERLIN: I know Arthur's stubborn and pig-headed and annoying, but he cares about his people. More than he cares about himself. He will not forgive himself for making his people suffer. GAIUS: You must make sure he doesn't do anything rash. MERLIN: The mood he's in, I don't know what he's gonna to do. GAIUS: Ready? MERLIN: Sure they're not poisonous? GAIUS: Quite certain. Merlin and Gaius pick up giant insects. GAIUS: They say they taste like chicken. Unless we're to starve, we must hope they're right. They bite into the crunchy insects. MERLIN: This tastes nothing like chicken. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom Arthur broods. Uther enters. ARTHUR: There are some supplies left in the palace stores. We are distributing them to the people, but there is not enough to live on. They will not survive for long. UTHER: Then you must stop distributing food to the people. ARTHUR: They will starve. UTHER: We must conserve the food we have for our army. ARTHUR: We cannot let our people go without food. UTHER: We must defend the kingdom at all cost. ARTHUR: What's the point of defending a kingdom when the people... UTHER: Well, what would you have me do?! ARTHUR: ... starve to death?! Ask the neighbouring kingdoms for help. UTHER: Ha. ARTHUR: They may be able to spare some food. UTHER: Out of the question. As soon as they realise how we weak we are, our enemies will strike against us. ARTHUR: You don't know that for certain! UTHER: Besides I would rather starve than beg my enemies for help! What of our kingdom's reputation? Have you no pride? ARTHUR: I cannot think of my pride when our people go hungry. They're all I can think of. UTHER: Give the order to stop distributing food to the people. Is that understood? ARTHUR: You'll have to give that order yourself. UTHER: Very well. But if you'd caught the sorcerer, I would not have to. That's your responsibility! One day you will understand what it takes to be King! Camelot – Main Square People continue queuing in the Square. Arthur and Merlin watch from the balcony. ARTHUR: They do not know yet know there is worse to come. MERLIN: What do you mean? ARTHUR: My father is going to stop distributing food to the people. They are to be left to starve. I had a chance to lift the curse. And I failed them. MERLIN: You weren't to know you were being tested. ARTHUR: My people are starving. Camelot is on the verge of collapse. And it is all my doing. Forest MERLIN: Anhora! Show yourself! Anhora! Anhora appears. ANHORA: You wanted to talk with me? MERLIN: I've come to seek your help. The people are starving. They will soon be dad. ANHORA: You must believe me when I say it gives me no pleasure to see your people suffering. MERLIN: If it pains you, put an end to it. ANHORA: It is not in my power to lift the curse. MERLIN: Then give Arthur another chance. He has accepted it is his responsibility, and he will prove himself worthy and lift the curse if you give him one more chance. ANHORA: You have faith in Arthur? MERLIN: I trust him with my life. ANHORA: Arthur must go to the Labyrinth of Gedref. There, he will face a final test. If he fails, there is no hope. The curse will destroy Camelot. Anhora disappears. MERLIN: Wait! What kind of test will he face? ANHORA (telepathy): That is for Arthur alone to discover. Arthur’s Chambers Arthur prepares for travel in his chambers. MERLIN: Let me come with you. You don't know what form of test will take. I might be able to help. ARTHUR: You're not coming. I brought this curse upon Camelot. I'm gonna be the one to lift it, or die trying. MERLIN: Alright, how does you dying help anyone? ARTHUR: I'll die knowing I did everything I can. MERLIN: I'm coming with you. ARTHUR: Merlin, you are to stay here, and help the people as best you can. Is that understood? Arthur rides out of Camelot and across the countryside. Merlin follows. Labyrinth Of Gedref Arthur arrives at the labyrinth and enters, Merlin arrives shortly after and follows. Merlin meets Anhora in the labyrinth. MERLIN: You said Arthur would face a test. And here you are, preparing a trap for him. ANHORA: The trap isn't for Arthur. It is for you. Gehæftan. Merlin is wrapped in vines from the labyrinth hedges. Arthur runs through the labyrinth and finds the exit to the sea. Merlin is sitting at a table on the shore, Anhora standing nearby. ARTHUR: Merlin? MERLIN: I'm sorry. ARTHUR: Let him go. I'll take your test, but not till he's released. ANHORA: That is not possible. Merlin is part of the test. Please sit. If you refuse the test, you will have failed and Camelot will be destroyed. ARTHUR: I thought I told you to stay at home. Let's get on with it. ANHORA: There are two goblets before you. One of the goblets contains a deadly poison, the other goblet, a harmless liquid. All the liquid from both goblets must be drunk, but each of you may only drink from a single goblet. ARTHUR: What kind of ridiculous test is that? What does that prove? ANHORA: What it proves is for you to decide. If you pass the test, the curse will be lifted. MERLIN: Let's think about this. What if I drink from my goblet first? ARTHUR: If it's poisoned, you'll die. MERLIN: And if it's not, then you'll have to drink from yours, and you'll die. There must be a way around it. ARTHUR: It is perfectly simple. One of us has to die. We have to find a way to determine which goblet has the poison. And then I'll drink it. MERLIN: I will be the one to drink it. ARTHUR: This is my doing. I'm drinking it. MERLIN: It is more important that you live. You're the future king. I'm just a servant. ARTHUR: This is no time to be a hero, Merlin. It really doesn't suit you. MERLIN (sigh): What if I drink from mine first, and if that's not poisoned, I will then drink yours? ARTHUR: He said each of us is only allowed to drink from a single goblet. I had no idea you were so keen to die for me. MERLIN: Trust me, I can hardly believe it myself. ARTHUR (snort): I'm glad you are here, Merlin. (sigh) MERLIN: I've got it. Right, we pour all the liquid into one goblet and then we can be sure it is poisoned. Then all the liquid can be drunk, and it will be from a single goblet. ARTHUR: You never cease to surprise me. You're a lot smarter than you look. MERLIN: Is that actually a compliment? ARTHUR: Look out! Arthur points and Merlin looks. Arthur takes the two goblets and pour all of the liquid into one of them, holding it to drink. MERLIN: No! I will drink it! ARTHUR: As if I'd let you. MERLIN: You can't die. This isn't your destiny. ARTHUR: It seems you're wrong again. MERLIN: Listen to me! ARTHUR: You know me, Merlin. I never listen to you. Arthur toasts Merlin. MERLIN: Arthur! Arthur drinks it. MERLIN: No! What have you done? Arthur falls off the chair, unconscious. MERLIN: Arthur! No! Merlin tries to shake Arthur awake. MERLIN: Arthur. Arthur. Come on! Arthur, come on. Come on. Come on! No... Come on. Merlin turns to Anhora. MERLIN: Please. Please! Just... let me take his place! ANHORA: This was Arthur's test, not yours. MERLIN: You've klled him! I was meant to protect him! ANHORA: He is not dad. He's merely consumed a sleeping draught. He will come round shortly. MERLIN: What? ANHORA: A unicorn is pure of heart. If you kll one, you must make amends by proving that you also are pure of heart. Arthur was willing to sacrifice his life to save yours. He has proven what is truly in his heart. The curse will be lifted. Camelot Merlin and Arthur ride into Camelot and dismount. Townsfolk are carrying around platters joyously. GAIUS: Merlin, Arthur, there is good news! The crops are growing once again! They are bringing in the harvest! MERLIN: You did it. UTHER: Is this your doing? Is the sorcerer d*ad? ARTHUR: He won't be troubling us anymore. UTHER: Good. Make sure the grain reserves are re-stocked. ARTHUR: I'll see to it. There's something we must do first. Forest Arthur lays the unicorn's horn in a burial mound of stones. ARTHUR: I should never have ended your life. I'm sorry. Merlin and Arthur begin laying stones over the grave. Merlin looks up and sees a unicorn. MERLIN: Arthur... ANHORA (voiceover): When he who kills a unicorn proves himself to be pure of heart, the unicorn will live again.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x11 - The Labyrinth of Gedref"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 1.12 – To kll the King --- Lower town – day Tom pushes a cart playfully down the street and sneaks up behind the carpet that Gwen is beating. He pops his head over the clothes line on which the carpet is hung. Tom: Boo! Gwen: Oh! Gwen holds her hand to her chest. Tom: Did I surprise you? Gwen: You certainly did! Tom: I've got another surprise for you, too. Tom hands Gwen a small, wrapped cloth. Gwen opens it, revealing a fancy button. Gwen: It's...lovely. Tom: Well, in case you ever need a spare. You know...for this... Tom holds up a colourful dress. Gwen: It's beautiful! Tom: Well, you're a beautiful girl, Gwen. You deserve beautiful things. Gwen: But how? I mean...it must have been expensive. Tom: Oh, very. But we're on the up now. Things are going to be different. Gwen: What's going on? Tom: It'll be all right. Trust me. Tom kisses her cheek. Tom: I won't be back for supper. Gwen looks at her father leaving, she seems concerned. --- Tom’s forge – night Tom works at his forge. Tom hears lots of wind. Tom: Hello? A man appears before Tom, hooded and cloaked. Tauren: Is it prepared? Tom: Yes. Look. Tauren approaches the forge and pulls down his hood, looking at the melted lead. Tauren: Very good. Tauren pulls out a stone with silver claws around it. Tom: What is that? Tauren: I'm not paying you to ask questions. The lead, please. Tom takes the lead off the forge and pours it into a mould. Tauren holds the stone over the lead and the stone glows, Merlin wakes in his chamber. Tauren: Ferian æt gylden. Tom [whispering]: You didn't say anything about magic! I don't want any trouble! Tauren: Ic búgan þéos... Merlin sits in his bed. Tauren: Ferian æt gylden. The lead turns to gold. Tom: Gold? Tauren: Pure, priceless gold. Tom drenches the gold and it steams. Tom holds up the lump of gold. Tauren: Yours, blacksmith. If you keep your mouth shut. Arthur bursts in with the guards. Tauren runs for it. Arthur: Seize him! Guard: Yes, sir. Arthur: Quickly, after him! Tauren tosses the heated materials in the water, creating a smoke screen. He knocks over a table and drops the leather bag with the stone in it. Guard: Stop! Arthur: He must be caught! Guard: Stop that man! A pair of guards stays behind, restraining Tom. Arthur turns around and takes the gold from him. Tom: Sire, please... Arthur: You're under arrest. --- Gaius’s chambers – night Merlin emerges from his chamber. Gaius: Can't sleep? Merlin: Something woke me. Gaius: What? Merlin: I don't know. A feeling. Gaius: What kind of feeling? Merlin: Powerful magic, here, in Camelot. The door opens. Gwen runs into the Physician's Chambers. Merlin: Gwen. What's wrong? Gwen: My father's been arrested. Merlin: Arrested? What for? Gwen: They say he was making wapon for a sorcerer! They're charging him with treason! --- Palace, Hedgehog chamber – night Morgana, Uther, and Arthur. Morgana’s in her nightgown. Morgana: Treason!? Uther: Yes, Morgana, treason. The blacksmith was consorting with a known enemy. Morgana: Enemy? What enemy? Arthur: Tauren. The leader of a band of renegade sorcerers sworn to bring down the King. Morgana: And where is this Tauren now? Arthur: He escaped. Morgana: Well, then how can you be sure? Uther: Because Arthur saw him with his own eyes. Morgana: Well, even if the man is who you say he is, you can't sentence Tom to death for just being seen with him!? Uther: We have reason to believe he was forging wapon for Tauren. Morgana: Rubbish! He would never do such a thing. Uther: Every man has a price. Arthur slides the lump of gold across the table. Arthur: Found this on the blacksmith. Morgana: So he was paid! He's a blacksmith. He could've been paid for shoeing Tauren's horse! Uther: In gold? Morgana: This is madness! You condemn a man with no proof! Uther: I have enough proof. Morgana: Arthur! Have you nothing to say? Arthur: Father, the blacksmith committed a crime, but we don't know for certain he meant treason. Uther: No. You're right. Nothing's certain… save one thing. The law stands or this kingdom falls. Morgana: But the law must give him a fair trial! Uther: He'll get a fair trial, and he'll be found guilty, because that's what he is. Morgana: You execute Gwen's father, and I will never forgive you. Never. Morgana storms out. Arthur: Maybe we should investigate further. Uther: Tauren slept somewhere, he fed somewhere. Find anyone who helped him in any way. They must be punished. The people must see the laws of Camelot are not to be trifled with. Arthur: Yes, Father. --- Dungeons Gwen visits her father’s cell. Tom: I didn't know Tauren was a sorcerer. I meant no harm, I swear. Gwen: Why didn't you tell me what was going on? Tom: I knew you wouldn't like it, Gwen. You're cautious. I didn't want to let an opportunity pass... Gwen: Opportunity? You call this an opportunity? Tom: I know. I've been a fool. (sigh) I just wanted to make a better life for us. For you. I wanted to make you happy. Gwen: But I am happy! I don't need anything else. I have everything I want. Tom: And I've thrown it all away! Gwen: It's all right. We will get you out of here, I promise. Gwen walks away from the bars to where Merlin and Gaius are waiting. Merlin: What did he say? Gwen: He said Tauren came to him at the forge, offered to pay him a fortune for his help, not to make wapon, for an experiment or something. Merlin: What kind of experiment? Gwen: Tauren didn't say. But he used some kind of stone...some kind of magic. --- Gaius’s chambers Gaius exits Merlin's Chamber. Gaius: She's sleeping now. Merlin: I don't understand it. What would a sorcerer want with Tom? Gaius: His forge, Merlin. It's the finest in the kingdom. Merlin: You think Tom was lying? You think he really was making wapon? Gaius: No, I don't. Merlin: Then what? Gaius: When Tom was arrested, they found gold on him. Merlin: So? Gaius: And from what Gwen was saying, Tauren's experiment bears all the hallmarks of alchemy. Merlin: But alchemy's impossible, isn't it? Gaius: To change the very nature of one thing to another has defeated all who have tried. But if you used magic... Merlin: Do you think that's what woke me? Gaius: It is possible, I suppose. --- Lower town Morgana walks to Gwen's home Morgana: Gwen? Gwen? Morgana walks to Tom's forge. Morgana: Gwen? Morgana sees the leather bag on the floor of the forge, picks it up, and pulls out the stone, it glows in her hands. Merlin senses it as he sits in a chair in his chamber. Morgana takes the stone to her chambers and puts it in a fancy box. --- Merlin’s chamber Morgana enters Merlin's chamber. Morgana: Merlin. Merlin: Morgana. Morgana looks at Gwen sleeping on the bed. Morgana: How is she? Merlin: She's doing OK. Morgana: We should let her rest. Merlin (whisper): Yeah. Merlin and Morgana exit his chamber. Merlin: Morgana, have you spoken to Uther? He must realise this is a mistake. Whatever Tom was doing, it wasn't plotting against the King. Morgana: I know that. Of course I do. But Uther...Uther only sees enemies. Merlin: But Tom is the most gentle soul I've ever met. Morgana: But he was seen with Tauren, and that makes him an enemy. Morgana turns to leave. Merlin: Then... Morgana stops to face him. Merlin: ...there's little hope? Morgana: There's no hope, Merlin. None at all. --- Arthur’s chambers Morgana enters. Morgana: Arthur? She walks over to the bureau and searches for a key. --- Dungeons Morgana visits Tom Morgana: I bring you no relief, Tom. I'm sorry. I came only to see you were comfortable. Tom: How's Gwen? Morgana: She's a brave girl. She wishes only to see you free. Tom: I know what Uther thinks about sorcery. I'm a dad man, aren't I? Morgana: I cannot see the future, only the present, and one must always seize the moment. Morgana hands him the key through the bars. Morgana: Good luck. --- Entrance of the King’s palace The executioner and some guards escort some men into the Square. Merlin: They're to be excuted? Arthur: Yes, Merlin. Merlin: By order of the King? Arthur: They committed a serious crime. Merlin: Giving a man a bed for the night?! Arthur: Not a man, a sorcerer. Merlin: Maybe they didn't know that. Arthur: It is not for you to question my father's actions. Is that understood? Merlin: Yes, Sire. Arthur: Now go get on with whatever you're meant to be doing. Merlin leaves. --- Dungeons – night Tom lies awake in his cell that night. He pretends to be asleep when the guard comes by, then uses the key to escape. He sneaks through the dungeon tunnels, but the guard checks his cell again. Guard: Sound the warning bell! Tom knocks out a guard who's closing a dungeon gate. Tom takes his sword and the warning bell tolls. --- Council Chamber of Doom Uther and Arthur enter the room. Uther: He's just proved his guilt. You will kll him on sight. Arthur: But the trial, Father! Uther: The trial is a formality. Now I want him dad. And an end to it. Meanwhile,Tom tries to sneak up the Wrought Iron Stairway, but guards come down and surround him on all sides. He drops his sword. Tom: Please... Tom goes to his knees with his hands in the air. Guard: kll him. Swords run him though. --- Main square – day Gwen's wail echoes in the Square. Gwen: Nooooooo...! She runs down the steps to her father's body, which is being carried off on a cart by a pair of guards. Morgana watches from a window above. Gwen: No, Father!!! No, Father!!! --- Hedgehog chamber Morgana waits for guards to open the doors and she storms in. Morgana: You have blood on your hands, Uther Pendragon! Blood that will never wash off! Uther: May I remind you that you're speaking to your King. Morgana: May I remind you that a king is wise and just. You are neither. You rule only with the sword. Uther: You know nothing of what it means to be King. The fate of Camelot rests in my hands. It's my responsibility to protect the people of this land from its enemies. Morgana: Then the kingdom is doomed! For one by one you make enemies of us all! Uther: You speak treason, Morgana. Morgana: Only a mad man hears the truth as treason. Uther: Take care, child, or I'll have you restrained. Morgana: You just try. --- Dungeons Morgana is dragged into a large prison cell by some guards and chained to the wall. Uther: And you will remain here until you learn your lesson. Morgana: Then release me because I've learned it already! That you care not for me, or anyone but yourself! That you're driven mad with power! That you're a tyrant! --- Merlin’s chamber Gwen sits on the bed in Merlin's Chamber, staring off into space. Merlin enters. Merlin: All right? Gwen: I just don't understand. Why did he try to escape? His trial was this morning. Someone knocks gently on the door. Arthur enters and Gwen stands up quickly to face him. Gwen: Sire. Arthur: Guinevere, I...want you to know that your job is safe. And that your home is yours for life. I guarantee you that. I… know that under the circumstances it's not much but, anything you want, anything you need, all you have to do is ask. Arthur begins to leave but pauses and turns back around. Arthur: I'm sorry. Gwen: Thank you, Sire. --- Lower town – night Gwen walks home from the palace. She pauses to take her dress off of the clothes line before going inside. Tauren steps out from the shadows and grabs her from behind, covering her mouth. Tauren (whisper): I want the stone! Where is it? Gwen tries to shake her head, Tauren lifts his hand from her mouth. Gwen: I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know anything about... Tauren clamps his hand back over her mouth. Tauren: Now you listen to me. In two days' time, I'll be at the Darkling Woods at dawn. You find the stone, you bring it to me, or you will die. Do I make myself clear? Gwen (muffled): (nods) Mm-hmm! --- Gaius’s chambers Gaius flips through a book as Merlin exits his chamber. Gaius: Merlin, come and take a look. I've been doing some research and found this. Merlin: The Mage Stone? Gaius: Wonder of the ancients. Lost for a thousand years or more. Merlin: What does it do? Gaius: Theoretically, it could give the bearer the power of transformation. Merlin: Gold. The power of alchemy. Gaius: Exactly. I believe it was the Mage Stone you sensed on the night of Tom's arrest. Merlin: Of course! Gwen said that Tauren had some kind of stone. --- Dungeons Morgana sits on the floor of her cell. The door opens and Arthur enters. Morgana: You. How proud you must be. Son of the mighty Uther. How you must look up to him. Does the King's little helper bring a message? Or have you just come to gloat? Arthur: Guards! Morgana stands up and backs away, pulling on her chains. Morgana: Get away from me, you cowards! Arthur: You're free to go. The guards remove her manacles and leave. She walks to the door. Arthur Morgana. She pauses just behind Arthur. Morgana: Yes? Arthur: I swore to him you'd never challenge his authority again. I swore that you'd learned your lesson. Tread carefully. Next time, I may not be able to help you. Morgana: Thank you. You're a better man than your father. Always were. --- Morgana’s chambers Morgana enters her chambers, where Gwen is sitting. Gwen goes to Morgana quickly. Gwen: My Lady! Morgana: Gwen. I didn't expect to see you here. Gwen: What happened to you?! Morgana: Nothing. Well, nothing a hot bath wouldn't fix. Gwen sees the sores on Morgana's arms where the manacles rubbed. Morgana: I spent the night in the dungeon. Gwen: Uther. Morgana: He doesn't like to be challenged. Gwen: It wasn't about my father, was it? Morgana: You have enough to deal with without worrying about such things. Gwen: You shouldn't have done that! Not on my behalf. If anything happened to you, I couldn't bear it. Morgana: You need to go home, Gwen. Get some rest. Please. Gwen: I'm fine, My Lady. Morgana: I insist. Gwen walks past Morgana with her head bowed, picking up a hair brush. Morgana: Gwen? Gwen stops, her back to Morgana, trying not to cry. Morgana: Gwen? Gwen: I can't go home! Morgana: It's understandable to feel so alone. Gwen: Tauren... Morgana: Tauren? Gwen: He attcked me. He thrat me. He was looking for some kind of stone. Morgana: Stone? Gwen: He said if I didn't bring it to him, he'd kll me. He's waiting for me in the Darkling Woods. I have to do something. If I don't get this stone to him by dawn tomorrow... Morgana begins walking off purposefully. Gwen: What are you going to do? Morgana: I'm going to send the guards, of course. It won't be you that Tauren meets. It'll be the Knights of Camelot. --- Merlin’s chamber/Morgana’s chambers/forest– night Merlin wakes when he senses the Mage Stone's power as Morgana holds it in her chambers. He gets out of bed and sees her walking out of Camelot. He follows her through the Lower Town and into the woods, where she is surrounded by Tauren's men. He hides behind a tree and listens in on their conversation. Tauren: Where's your maid? Morgana: I've come in her place. Tauren: kll her. Morgana: No! Wait! I brought the Stone! Morgana reaches for the stone. Tauren: What else have you brought, My Lady? The Knights of Camelot? Morgana: I came alone, I promise you. Tauren: Give me the stone. Morgana hands it over. Tauren: You were foolish to come here. I had no quarrel with your maid. But you, My Lady Morgana, you are Uther's ward. He draws his sword and puts it to her stomach. Morgana: If you kll me, you'll regret it. Tauren: Why is that? Morgana: Because I want Uther dad, too. Tauren: You? An enemy of the King? And I'm to believe that? Morgana: Why else would I be here? Tauren: I can only guess at your motives, My Lady. You could be a spy, for all I know. Morgana: And this... She flips back her sleeves, revealing her sore, bruised wrists. Morgana: Is it usual for Uther to chain his friends to a dungeon wall? The stone. You took it to the forge. Why? Tauren: With it a man can alter the very essence of things. He can turn a lump of lead into gold. Morgana: Gold? A good man died in your quest for riches, Tauren. His daughter is now an orphan. Tauren: I'm sorry for that. Truly. But we did not want the gold to line our pockets. The gold was but a means, a means to rid this kingdom of Uther Pendragon once and for all. Morgana: What are you saying? Tauren: Bribery is rife at Camelot. I will use the corruption at the heart of his kingdom, and such abundance of gold will buy me into the King's chambers, even to the King himself. Morgana: The guards may be fools, Tauren, but the King is not. Tauren: Do you have a better plan? Morgana: To get to Uther, you need someone close to him. Tauren: And you know of such a person? Morgana: I do. Me. --- Gaius’s chambers Merlin stares into his bowl at dinner. Gaius: Pass the salt, please. Merlin hands him an apple without looking. Gaius: You all right? Merlin: What? Yeah. I've just got a few things on my mind, that's all. Gaius: Anything you'd like to talk to me about? Merlin: I can't imagine you'd be interested. Gaius: So long as you're sure. Merlin: I should be getting to work. Merlin gets up and heads to the door behind him. Gaius: Er, Merlin? Merlin stops and turns. Gaius: That's a broom cupboard. --- Dragon’s cave Merlin walks down the Tunnel Stairway with a torch and enters the Dragon's Cave. Kilgharrah is sleeping. Merlin clears his throat pointedly. The dragon stirs. Kilgharrah: Well, young warlock, what is it you come to ask of me? Merlin: I need your help. Kilgharrah: Of course you do, but this time, will you heed my words? Merlin: The sorcerer Tauren is plotting to kll the King. He's made an ally of Morgana. I don't know what to do… Kilgharrah: Do...nothing. Merlin: What do you mean? If I do nothing, Uther will die. Kilgharrah: Don't you want Uther dad? It is Uther that persecutes you and your kind, Merlin. It is Uther that mrder the innocent... Merlin: But surely that doesn't make it right to kll him. Kilgharrah: Only if Uther dies can magic return to the land. Only if Uther dies will you be free, Merlin. Uther's reign is at an end. Let Arthur's reign begin. Fulfil your destiny! The dragon flies off. Merlin: Wait! Where does it say my destiny includes mrder? Kilgharrah: Free this land from tyranny, Merlin! Free us all! --- Council chamber of doom – night Uther eats alone. Morgana enters. Uther: I didn't expect to see you. You wish to say something? Morgana: I came to apologise, My Lord. Uther: Good. Morgana stiffens. Morgana: I didn't mean to rile you. I thought only of Gwen. The poor girl is all alone in the world. Uther: It was not my intention to hurt your maid. Morgana: I know. But now she suffers, and I know how she must suffer. Uther: Morgana... Morgana: I only meant, I know what it's like to lose a father. Uther: That was a terrible day. Your father was a great friend. I had no part in his death. Morgana: You sent him into battle. You promised him reinforcements and then gave him none. You sent him to his death. Uther: That is not true. It was never my intention. Morgana: But it happened! And it keeps on happening. Uther: Morgana! Morgana: I'm sorry, My Lord. Morgana turns to leave, looking upset, but her expression clears when she faces the door. --- Gaius’s chambers Merlin: Do you think Uther's a good king? Gaius: Sorry? Merlin: Em… Uther. Do you think he's good for the kingdom? Gaius: Yes. Yes, I do. In the light of recent events, you may find that hard to believe. Merlin: Hard? No. Impossible? Definitely. Gaius: Merlin... Merlin: Everyone hates him. Gaius: It is not Uther's job to be liked. It is Uther's job to protect the kingdom. Most of his methods are right. Sometimes he may go too far. Merlin: Really? You mean like executing anyone who even passes a sorcerer on the street? Gaius: Yes. But despite Uther's failings, he has brought peace and prosperity to this kingdom. Merlin: But at what cost? At the cost of women and children, fathers and sons! When will it end? Gaius: It will end when Arthur is King. Merlin: Then why not let that time be now? Why not let Arthur be King? Gaius: Arthur's not ready. The responsibility would be too great. Brave though he may be, he lacks experience, he lacks judgment. Is there anything you want to tell me? Merlin: I can't...I, I just...No, I can't. You've just got to trust me. Gaius, it's something I've got to work out for myself. Gaius: I do trust you, Merlin. Whatever it is, I know you'll make the right decision. --- Throne room/Griffin staircase – day Uther watches from a Throne Room window as Morgana walks down the palace steps into the Square with Gwen. Morgana walks down the curved steps from her chambers to the Griffin Landing, Uther rounds the corner behind her. Uther: Morgana! Morgana stops, but doesn't turn around. Uther: I'm not disturbing you, I hope? Morgana: Not at all. Uther: These are difficult times. They put a strain on us all. Morgana: Yes, My Lord. Uther: I cannot tell you how much it pains me to be at odds with you. Morgana: And I with you. Uther: I've been thinking about what you said. And, er, I realise I may have been insensitive. I should have foreseen the distress that your maid's loss would cause you, that it would stir old memories. I've opened an old wound. For that, I'm sorry. Morgana goes to Uther. Morgana: My Lord, it gladdens my heart to hear these words. I too wish to heal these wounds. Let us visit my father's grave together and put the past behind us. Uther: Nothing would give me greater happiness. Morgana: Shall we leave tomorrow at first light? Uther: I will make arrangements. --- King’s palace, entrance – night Morgana meets Tauren outside the palace walls at night. Tauren: So, My Lady, what news? Morgana: Uther has fallen for the bait. We ride out in the morning for the Old Cairn on the hill. Tauren: Are you sure you're committed to this? Morgana: More than ever I want Uther dad as much as you. As much as anyone in this rotten kingdom of his. Tauren: Then the deed is as good as done. Merlin sees Tauren leave and sneaks back behind the castle wall. --- Camelot main square/Arthur’s chambers – day Uther and Morgana's party rides out of the Square the next morning. Merlin watches from Arthur's Chambers. Gwen walks past and notices him staring out the window. Gwen: Merlin? Merlin: Gwen. How are you doing? Gwen: I was about to ask you the same question. Merlin: I'm fine. Fine. Gwen looks out the window at the riding party. Gwen: Morgana's been amazing these last few days. Merlin: I think you've been amazing. After all that's happened, getting your life back together... Gwen: It's better than sitting in an empty house, waiting for my father to walk through the door. The thing I find hardest to bear is that people will always think he was guilty because he tried to escape. Merlin: I know he was innocent. Gwen: I think he tried to escape because he knew that whatever he said or did he'd be klled. Uther had already made up his mind. That's the kind of man he is. Merlin: I wouldn't blame you if you wanted him dad. Gwen: If Uther died I'd feel nothing. He means nothing to me. Merlin: But if you had...you know...the choice, what would you do? If you had the power of life and death over Uther, would you kll him? For what he did? Gwen: No! Merlin: No? Gwen: What would that solve? That would make me a mrder. That would make me as bad as him. Merlin: You're right. Of course you're right. Merlin runs out of the room. Gwen: Is anything wrong?! Merlin: No, no! See you later! --- Merlin’s chamber Merlin runs into his chamber and grabs Sophia Tír-Mòr's staff from under his bed. --- Gorlois’s grave Tauren and his men hide behind trees in the forest that the riding party passes through. Morgana and Uther dismount at the bottom of the hill. Morgana: Do you think that we could have some privacy? Uther: Fine. Wait here. We're in no danger. Guard: Sire. Merlin runs through the woods with the staff. Morgana and Uther climb the hill to the gravesite. Merlin approaches their horses and finds the Camelot guards dad; he sees the renegades pursuing Uther. Morgana kneels at Gorlois's gravestone. Morgana: Father... Uther sticks his sword in the ground. Merlin approaches the renegades and raises the staff. Merlin (whisper): Ácwele! A bolt of energy sht out and kills one of the renegades, the other one draws his sword and Merlin sht him, too. Uther approaches the grave and places his hand on Morgana's head. Uther: Your father was the greatest man I've ever known. He stood for everything this kingdom represents. Truth, justice, valour. A hundred times he saved my life on the bttlefield. His courage and his honour were without equal. Uther kneels and kisses gravestone. Uther: When Gorlois died, I lost the truest friend I ever had. For he was as fearless in questioning my judgment as he was in defending my kingdom. That's the mark of a true friend. Morgana: I know how he respected you, My Lord. But I don't share these memories. How can I? I was ten years old. I only know I loved him and he was taken from me. Uther: When he died, and I took you into my care, you fought me from the beginning. Your will is as strong as my own. You challenge me as a friend must. As your father did in his time. Morgana: And when I do, you clap me in irons. Uther: I know I'm not an easy man. My temper…blinds me sometimes. There are things that I regret. Morgana: Gwen's father? Uther: Yes. Morgana looks at Uther, surprised. Morgana: Are you saying you were wrong to have Tom klled? Uther: Yes. Tauren watches them from behind a tree, but he hears Merlin sneaking up behind him. He moves and pulls out the Mage Stone. Merlin: Ácwele! Merlin raises the staff and sht, but Tauren absorbs the energy bolt with the Stone and sends it back at Merlin. Merlin is knocked unconscious. Tauren sneaks up behind Uther. Uther: I will strive to listen to you more and quarrel with you less. You've been a blessing to me, Morgana. You are the daughter I never had. Your counsel is invaluable, as is your friendship and your love. Without you, I cannot hope to be the king this land deserves Morgana: My Lord...! Uther: Please forgive me, Morgana. Morgana sees Tauren sneaking up behind Uther with a raised sword. Morgana: No! No! Uther blocks the blow and wrestles with Tauren. Merlin wakes. Tauren pins Uther down and draws a dagger, which Uther tries to block. Tauren: Die, Uther Pendragon! Merlin approaches with the staff, but Tauren is sab in the back. Uther pushes him off and Morgana drops the dagger. Merlin climbs the bottom of the hill to see Uther hugging Morgana --- Gaius’s chambers Merlin enters. Gaius: Ah, busy day? Merlin: Had its moments. Gaius: I hear that Tauren tried to assassinate Uther. Merlin: That's what I hear. Gaius: And that Morgana saved him. How many men were there? Three? Four? Merlin: Yeah, something like that. Gaius: Morgana must have shown extraordinary courage to have defended a king against such odds. I suppose you had nothing to do with it? Merlin: Oh, you know. Just background stuff. Gaius: No need to be so modest, Merlin. Merlin: Sorry. Gaius: It's not a criticism. It's a compliment. Merlin: Right. Thanks, Gaius.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x12 - To k*ll the King"}	foreverdreaming
113 – Le Morte d'Arthur “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin.” Forest Arthur's hunting party sneaks through the woods. ARTHUR: Merlin, spear. Merlin drops it on him. ARTHUR: Do you have any natural gifts, Merlin? MERLIN: No. Well, let me think. I'm not naturally rude or insensitive. ARTHUR: Just naturally irritating. They move forward and hear growling noises. Arthur catches Merlin's expression. ARTHUR: It's probably more scared of you than you are of it. Arthur signals to his knights where to go. Questing Beast jumps out at them. Arthur drops his spear and they all run. Merlin falls. Arthur and Sir Bedivere help him up. Bedivere subsequently falls and gets klled by the beast. MERLIN: Have we lost it? ARTHUR: Who's missing? MERLIN: Where's Sir Bedivere? SIR BEDIVERE: scream* Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom GAIUS: The creature you describe has all the characteristics of the Questing Beast. ARTHUR: Surely that's a myth. GAIUS: According to the old books, the appearance of the Questing Beast is supposed to foreshadow a time of great upheaval. UTHER: Gaius, it's an old wives' tale. ARTHUR: Look, whatever it is, it's spreading panic. The people fear it will enter the city. UTHER: Then we must kll it. Arthur, gather the guard together. You ride at dawn. GAIUS: I beg you, Sire, do not dismiss this. The beast is an omen. I've seen it come before, the night your wife Ygraine passed away. UTHER: I've told you not to speak of that night again. I have conquered the Old Religion. It's warnings mean nothing to me now. Arthur will destroy the beast and we will no longer suffer at its hand. Gaius’s Chambers GAIUS: This is no ordinary beast, Merlin. MERLIN: Don't worry. GAIUS: No, listen to me, you don't understand. Uther may not respect the Old Religion, but it is very real. To face a beast such as this, you must understand where it came from. MERLIN: What do you mean? GAIUS: At the very heart of the Old Religion lies the magic of life and death itself. The Questing Beast carries that power. One bite, you die, and there is no cure. Morgana’s Chambers Morgana dreams of the dragon flaming, Merlin yelling "NO!", Arthur and Merlin running in the woods, Arthur lying sick in bed, and the Questing Beast. Morgana bolts up in bed screaming. GWEN: Morgana? Morgana?! Wake up. Gwen struggles with flailing Morgana. GWEN: Wake up, it's me! It's Gwen! Stop it! It was just another dream. MORGANA: It was terrifying. GWEN: Oh, it's going to be alright. Gwen hugs Morgana. Castle – Main Square Arthur speaks to his knights. ARTHUR: You've seen the foe we face. It's a creature of nightmare, but you are the best knights in the realm. We can, and we will, kll it before it harms another citizen of our kingdom. Arthur draws his sword. ARTHUR: For the love of Camelot! The knights draw swords. KNIGHTS: For the love of Camelot! Morgana rushes out of the palace in her nightgown, hysterical. MORGANA: Arthur! ARTHUR: Morgana, what are you doing? MORGANA: You cannot face this! Morgana tries to grab him, Arthur struggles with her. ARTHUR: Morgana, go back to bed. There is nothing to be afraid of. MORGANA: Please, Arthur. I have seen terrible things! You cannot go! MERLIN: She probably had a bad dream, Sire. I'll take her to see Gaius. MORGANA: No! I will not let you go! ARTHUR: Please, Merlin, get her inside. MORGANA: No! Arthur hands her off to Merlin and motions for the guards to come down. Merlin guides Morgana up the steps. MERLIN: I will make sure he's safe, My Lady. I promise. MORGANA: No! Merlin hands her off to the guards. MORGANA: No! Guards lead her inside. Forest Arthur and knights sneak through the woods. Arthur finds gigantic paw print. ARTHUR: Let's follow the trail. They hear growling and heavy footfalls. ARTHUR: Keep close. They find and enter beast's lair. Merlin and Arthur split from the rest. they hear hissing. MERLIN: What is it? ARTHUR: Shh! Questing Beast sneaks up on them. Arthur pushes Merlin out of the way and takes on the beast. The beast claws him in the chest, throwing him to the ground. It moves in on Arthur. Merlin tries to distract it by waving his torch. MERLIN: Hey! Hey! Merlin uses magic to pick up Arthur's dropped sword. MERLIN: Fléoge! Bregdan anwiele gefeluc! Merlin enchants the sword and magically throws it into the Questing Beast, klling it. Merlin goes to Arthur and shakes him. MERLIN: It didn't bite you. It didn't. Merlin sees blood on his hand. MERLIN: Arthur?! Somebody help me! Gaius's Chambers Merlin clears a table with one sweep. Guards place Arthur's stretcher on it. GAIUS: What's happened? Gaius looks at Arthur's wound. GAIUS: He's been bitten. MERLIN: I tried to save him. GAIUS: You must tell the King. MERLIN: There must be something you can do. GAIUS: I wish there was. MERLIN: I'll find a cure. GAIUS: Merlin! MERLIN: Trust me! Merlin bolts into his room. GAIUS: Can you hear me, Sire? MERLIN: Here. Merlin brings out magic book. GAIUS: The King'll be here any moment! MERLIN: He can't die. It is my destiny to protect him. We haven't done all the things we're meant to do. GAIUS: That is a lament of all men. MERLIN: Gaius, he's my friend. GAIUS: Then save him. Merlin uses magic to flip through the book. MERLIN: Gestathole. Nothing happens. Merlin flips through the book again. MERLIN: Thurhhaele. Nothing happens. MERLIN: Maybe the spells need time to take effect. GAIUS: The bite of the Questing Beast is a death sentence that no magic can overturn. UTHER: Where is the Prince?! Where is my son?! Uther enters. UTHER: Arthur! Merlin magically closes his magic book. UTHER: Do something, Gaius! GAIUS: I am trying, your majesty. MERLIN: Gaius will find a cure. He will not let him die. GAIUS: I will do everything in my power. Uther desperately picks up Arthur himself. UTHER: I'll bear him to his chamber. Castle – Main Square Uther walks through the Square with Arthur in his arms, Merlin and Gaius following. Uther collapses in his grief. Four knights come to bear Arthur inside as the King weeps on his knees. Morgana opens a window and watches the scene below. Dragon’s Cave Merlin rushes to the Dragon's Cave. MERLIN: I have failed Arthur, failed in my destiny. KILGHARRAH: And yet, you would not be here if that were true. MERLIN: He was bitten by the Questing Beast. He's going to die. KILGHARRAH: Does he still breathe? MERLIN: Only just. KILGHARRAH: Then there is still time to heal him. MERLIN: I've tried. I cannot save him. KILGHARRAH: You do not know how to save him. MERLIN: But you can tell me how? KILGHARRAH: Perhaps. It will not be easy. MERLIN: I will do anything. KILGHARRAH: Anything? MERLIN: Please, just tell me what I have to do! KILGHARRAH: Very well. The Questing Beast is a creature conjured by the powers of the Old Religion. You must use the same ancient magic to save him. MERLIN: But the Old Religion died out centuries ago. KILGHARRAH: The Old Religion is the magic of the earth itself. It is the essence which binds all things together. It will last long beyond the time of men. MERLIN: But how can that help me save Arthur? KILGHARRAH: You must find those who still serve it. Those who hold dominion over life and death. MERLIN: Where? KILGHARRAH: Go to the place that men call the Isle of the Blessed, where the power of the ancients can still be felt. There you will discover Arthur's salvation. MERLIN: Thank you. Thank you. KILGHARRAH: And Merlin, the young Pendragon must live, no matter what the cost. Gaius’s Chambers GAIUS: Merlin, you're back. I need your help. You must get this to Arthur to ease his passing. MERLIN: No. We have to save him. Merlin starts packing food. GAIUS: You've already tried. MERLIN: The beast comes from the Old Religion. The cure must come from there as well. GAIUS: There are not many left with such an art. MERLIN: You said yourself, the Old Religion is still alive, and there is an island beyond the White Mountains... GAIUS: No! MERLIN: The Isle of the Blessed...You know it? GAIUS: It was said to be the centre of the Old Religion, the focus of its power. MERLIN: Why did you keep this from me? GAIUS: Because it was too dangerous, Merlin. MERLIN: It's our only chance! I have to find it! GAIUS: And once you are there, what will you ask? MERLIN: For Arthur to be saved. GAIUS: The Questing Beast chose Arthur. That means the Old Religion has decided his fate. MERLIN: Then I will convince them to change their minds! GAIUS: It is not that simple! The High Priests have the power to mirror life and death, but there will be a price to pay. They will demand a life in return. Merlin, please, I beg of you. MERLIN: I'm sorry, Gaius. Whatever the price is, I will pay it gladly. Arthur lies dying in his bed. Castle – Gate Merlin prepares his horse to leave. Gaius approaches him. GAIUS: Here. Gaius hands Merlin rolled parchment. GAIUS: You'll need a map. And I'm going to give you this. My mother gave it to me. Merlin unwraps tiny package. GAIUS: It's a rabbit's foot. MERLIN: To keep you safe. GAIUS: It was said to protect you from evil spirits. It's rubbish. I don't believe in superstition. I don't know why I gave it to you. Gaius reaches to take it back. MERLIN: No. I want it. Thank you. (sigh) You've got to keep Arthur alive until I get back. Merlin mounts and rides off through the woods. Arthur's Chambers Arthur stirs in his fevered sleep. Uther watches him. UTHER: Shh. Sleep, Arthur. Countryside Merlin travels through the countryside with the map. KILGHARRAH (voiceover): You must travel to the place that men call the Isle of the Blessed. Beyond the White Mountains. Through the Valley of the Fallen Kings. To the north of the great seas of place name: Marador, you will find a lake. Arthur's Chambers Gaius is asleep in the chair next to Arthur's sick bed. Gwen enters and knocks on the door to wake Gaius. GWEN: Gaius? You should get some rest. GAIUS: He must not be left alone. GWEN: I will nurse him. Gaius leaves. Gwen takes the towel from Arthur's forehead, dips it in a bowl of water, and sits on the bed to tend to him. GWEN: You're not going to die, Arthur. I'm telling you. Because I know that one day you will be King. A greater king than you father could ever be. It's what keeps me going. You are going to live to be the man I've seen inside you, Arthur. I can see a Camelot that is fair and just. I can see a king that the people will love and be proud to call their sovereign. For the love of Camelot, you have to live. Arthur's Chambers A crowd gathers outside Arthur's window holding candles. Uther watches from the Griffin Landing window. Gaius comes up behind him. GAIUS: Is there anything I can get your majesty? UTHER: The people have gn to say goodbye. GAIUS: He's not yet gone, Sire. UTHER: But he will not recover. GAIUS: Not without a miracle. UTHER: I don't believe in miracles. Lake / Isle Of The Blessed Merlin approaches the lake, steps in a little boat. MERLIN: Astyre. The propels boat across the lake. Merlin steps out into the fortress on the island and looks around. MERLIN: Hello? NIMUEH: Hello, Merlin. MERLIN: You. NIMUEH: Do you know who I am? MERLIN: Nimueh. You can't be who the dragon meant. NIMUEH: And why is that? MERLIN: You tried to kll me. NIMUEH: Before I understood your importance. MERLIN: And Arthur. NIMUEH: Arthur was never destined to die at my hand, and now it seems I will be his salvation. MERLIN: So you know what I've come to ask? NIMUEH: Yes. MERLIN: Will you do it? NIMUEH: I do not have the power to mirror life itself and yet give nothing in return. MERLIN: I know that a price will be asked. NIMUEH: To save a life, there must be a death. The balance of the world must be restored. MERLIN: I willingly give my life for Arthur's. NIMUEH: How brave you are, Merlin. If only it were that simple. MERLIN: What do you mean? NIMUEH: Once you enter into this bargain, it cannot be undone. MERLIN: Whatever I have to do, I will do. His life is worth a hundred of mine. NIMUEH: The Cup of Life, blessed by centuries of powerful sorcerers so that it contains the very secret of life itself. If Arthur drinks water from the Cup, he will live. Merlin takes the Cup. NIMUEH: Tídrénas. Nimueh makes it rain on Merlin for a moment. Merlin collects the water in the Cup. Nimueh takes the Cup and pours the water into a small, decorative canteen. NIMUEH: The bargain is struck. I hope it pleases you. Merlin rides into Camelot the next morning. Gaius’s Chambers GAIUS: Merlin! MERLIN: We need to give this to Arthur. Merlin hands Gaius the decorative canteen. GAIUS: What is it? MERLIN: Water drawn from the Cup of Life. If Arthur drinks from it, he will recover. Please hurry. Gaius begins to walk out, but stops and faces Merlin. MERLIN: What are you waiting for? GAIUS: What price did you pay to redeem his life? Whose life did you bargain?! MERLIN: We don't have time. GAIUS: Merlin! MERLIN: Don't worry, Gaius! Everything's going to be alright. Gaius and Merlin giving Arthur the water. Uther enters. UTHER: What are you doing, physician? What are you giving him? GAIUS: It's a... It's a tincture made from the lobelia plant, an ancient remedy for poisonous bites. UTHER: A cure? GAIUS: We hope. UTHER: Do you really think it will have some effect? GAIUS: It's our last resort, Sire. Perhaps you should allow him to rest. UTHER: I will not leave him. Gaius and Merlin exit. Uther sits by Arthur's bedside. Castle – Central Corridor Gaius and Merlin head down the corridor. Morgana grabs Merlin's arm and pulls him into an alcove. MORGANA: Please, Merlin, you must beware. This is only the beginning. Merlin pulls away and continues down the corridor. Arthur's Chambers Gaius paces in Arthur's Chambers, Uther sleeps hunched over the bed. Arthur wakes. Uther wakes. UTHER: Arthur. Arthur looks around and puts his head back down. Gaius's Chambers Gaius enters in his chambers where Merlin is pacing. GAIUS: The Prince lives. Arthur's Chambers UTHER: I thought we'd lost you. ARTHUR: Don't worry, Father, I'm not going to die. I think there's someone watching over me, keeping me from harm. UTHER: Maybe you're right. On your long journey to become King, you will need a guardian angel. I shall inform the court that their Prince lives. Gwen enters as Uther exits. she puts down the towels she's carrying and looks anxiously at Arthur. Arthur opens his eyes and turns to look at her. Gwen smiles in relief. GWEN: I knew it. I said you'd be alright. ARTHUR: I can remember you talking to me. GWEN: You can? ARTHUR: You stroked my forehead. GWEN: I was tending to your fever. ARTHUR: You never lost faith. GWEN: I was just talking. ARTHUR: Tell me again what you said? GWEN: I don't remember. ARTHUR: Yes, you do. GWEN: No, I don't. ARTHUR: Come on. Something about "the man I am inside." GWEN: No, I never said that. ARTHUR: Guinevere... GWEN: I have to get these washed, Sire. Gwen exits hurriedly with the dirty cloths. Arthur grins in amusement. Merlin's Chamber Merlin sits on his bed, waiting to die, while a thunderstorm whips through the night. A figure enters the Camelot on foot. A trembling diseased hand opens the door to the Physician's Chambers. We see Morgana bolting awake screaming. Morning comes and Merlin is still alive. He rushes out of his room. MERLIN: Gaius! I'm alive! Gaius is crouching over a collapsed figure on the floor. MERLIN: What is it? What's happened? GAIUS: Merlin, stay there! MERLIN: What's wrong? GAIUS: No, don't! Merlin walks over to see Hunith, covered in sores, struggling to breathe on the floor. MERLIN: Mother! HUNITH: Merlin. MERLIN: What's happened to her? GAIUS: She's gravely ill. MERLIN: Do something! GAIUS: If I could. MERLIN: Please, Gaius! GAIUS: Merlin, this is no ordinary illness. MERLIN: This cannot happen. GAIUS: Who did you meet at the Isle of the Blessed? MERLIN: Nimueh. GAIUS: Nimueh?! MERLIN: It was as you said. She demanded a price, but I bargained my life, not my mothers. GAIUS: Merlin. I wish there was something I could do. MERLIN: I will make you better. I will. Dragon’s Cave MERLIN: You knew this would happen! You had me trade my mother's life for Arthur's! KILGHARRAH: You said you would do anything. MERLIN: Did you know my mother would die? KILGHARRAH: I knew the price would be a heavy one. MERLIN: But you sent me anyway. KILGHARRAH: We need Arthur to live. MERLIN: I'm not one of you! KILGHARRAH: We are both creatures of the Old Religion. It is the source of your power. MERLIN: What's that supposed to mean? KILGHARRAH: Your destiny is to protect the young Pendragon until he claims his crown. And when he does, magic can be returned to the realm. Only then will I be free. MERLIN: Oh. So that's all you cared about? I thought you were my friend. KILGHARRAH: I am more than that, Merlin. I am your kin. MERLIN: No. The only family I have is my mother, and you had me mrder her. KILGHARRAH: Her life has not been taken in vain. We will achieve great things together, you and I. MERLIN: You will never be released! For what you've done, I'll make sure you never see the light. KILGHARRAH: Merlin! The Great Dragon breathes fre at him. MERLIN: Gescildan! Merlin blocks the flames. MERLIN: You won't see me again. Gaius's Chambers Merlin returns. MERLIN: Where is she? GAIUS: She's sleeping. MERLIN: I have to save her. GAIUS: You cannot. MERLIN: If the balance of the world needs a life, then Nimueh must take mine. GAIUS: No, Merlin. MERLIN: Yes. I will return to the island. GAIUS: You are young. Your gifts, your destiny are far too precious to sacrifice. MERLIN: My destiny? This is my mother. My powers mean nothing if I cannot save her. You have taught me so much. Taught me who I am. Taught me the purpose for my skills. Taught me that magic should only be used for great deeds. But most of all, you have always taught me to do what is right. GAIUS: Merlin. MERLIN (sniffle): I need to say goodbye to Arthur. Arthur's Chambers Merlin enters as Arthur is pouring himself a drink, his other arm in a sling. ARTHUR: Ah, Merlin. MERLIN: How are you? ARTHUR: Good. MERLIN: I'm pleased. ARTHUR: Yes. I owe it all to Gaius. MERLIN: I need to talk to you. ARTHUR: You still haven't got it yet, have you? I decide when we need to talk. MERLIN: Not today. ARTHUR: I sometimes wonder if you know who I am. MERLIN: Oh, I know who you are. ARTHUR: Good. MERLIN: You're a prat. And a royal one. ARTHUR (chuckle): Are you ever going to change, Merlin? MERLIN: No, you'd get bored. But promise me this, if you get another servant, don't get a bootlicker. ARTHUR: If this is you trying to leave your job... MERLIN: No. I'm happy to be your servant. Till the day I die. ARTHUR: Sometimes I think I know you, Merlin. Other times... shakes head* MERLIN: Well, I know you. And you're a great warrior. One day, you'll be a great king. ARTHUR: That's very kind of you. MERLIN: But you must learn to listen as well as you fight. ARTHUR: Any other pointers? MERLIN: No. That's it. Just...don't be a prat. Merlin's Chamber Merlin enters his chamber where Gwen is sitting by Hunith's bedside. GWEN: Gaius had to go and get some supplies. He asked me to keep an eye on her until you got back. MERLIN: Thank you. GWEN: I'm sorry. MERLIN: No, she'll get better. GWEN: I've tried to make her feel comfortable. MERLIN: You have such a good heart, Gwen. Don't ever lose that. Gwen leaves and Merlin goes to sit with his mother. MERLIN: I'm going to make you well again. I promise. You'll see. HUNITH: You're such a good son. MERLIN: But I don't want you to worry about me. I know that the gods will look after me, and that one day I will see you again. HUNITH: I will miss you. MERLIN: I will miss you, too. Merlin takes out the rabbit's foot and gives it to his mother. Gaius's Chambers Merlin comes out of his room and begins packing for his trip the next morning. MERLIN: Gaius? Merlin finds a note with his name on it. Merlin reads it while Gaius travels to the Isle of the Blessed. GAIUS (voiceover): Dear Merlin, My life is already near to its end. There has, for the most part, been very little purpose to it, very little that will be remembered. In contrast, Merlin, your life is destined for greatness. Live by the tenets I have taught you, and I believe you will, in time, become the greatest warlock ever. To have known you has been my greatest pleasure, and to sacrifice myself for you is but an honour. You are and always will be the son I never had. MERLIN: No! Merlin rides out of Camelot. Isle Of The Blessed Gaius steps out of the boat onto the island. NIMUEH: I never thought I'd see you here again. GAIUS: My Lady. NIMUEH: It's a long time since you called me that. GAIUS: I come to ask for your help. NIMUEH: As you did once before for Uther? You did not like the outcome. GAIUS: I offer a chance for you to atone for the death of his wife. NIMUEH: I have saved the life of her son. What more do you ask for? GAIUS: That this time, you take a just price. Merlin intends to offer his life for his mother's. I want you to take mine in his place. NIMUEH (laughs): With all my powers of prediction, I could never have foretold this. Gaius the hero. Why should I grant your wish? You stood and watched as our friends brned in the Great Purge. You are nothing but a traitor. GAIUS: Merlin is the one man who can bring magic back to this land. At Arthur's side, he can help forge a new kingdom. A world of peace and beauty that we can only dream of. NIMUEH: And you're willing to give your life, Gaius, for the future they will bring? I'm waiting. Are you ready to die, Gaius? Gaius? GAIUS: For Merlin I will give my life. Merlin approaches edge of the lake of the Isle of the Blessed, he can hear Nimueh. NIMUEH: Ic, séo héahsácerd, þe ácwile strengþe ealdan æwfæstnesse! Merlin rushes onto the island. MERLIN: Stop! NIMUEH: Back again so soon, warlock? MERLIN: What have you done? NIMUEH: Your mother is safe. Isn't that what you wanted? MERLIN: Have you klled him? NIMUEH: It was his wish. MERLIN: I bid my life for Arthur's, not my mother's, not Gaius's! NIMUEH: The Old Religion does not care who lives and who dies! Only that the balance of the world is restored. To save a life, a life must be taken. Gaius knew this. MERLIN: It is not the Old Religion that has done this. It is you. NIMUEH: Come now. We are too valuable to each other to be enemies. MERLIN: No! I share nothing with you! NIMUEH: With my help, Arthur will become King. MERLIN: I will make Arthur King. But you will never see that day. Ástríce! Nimueh absorbs his attck. NIMUEH: Your childish tricks are useless against me, Merlin. I am a priestess of the Old Religion. Forbærne! You, too, are a creature of the Old Religion. You should join me. MERLIN: You think I would join forces with such a selfish and cruel magic? Never. NIMUEH: So be it. Ácwele! The spell hits Merlin. NIMUEH: Pity. Together we could've ruled the world. Nimueh walks away. Merlin gets up and glares at her. MERLIN: You should not have klled my friend. Merlin uses the power from the clouds to strike Nimueh down. Merlin runs to Gaius. MERLIN: Gaius! Gaius! Merlin cradles unconscious Gaius. MERLIN: No! No! cries GAIUS: Merlin. MERLIN: Gaius. Gaius. Gaius, you're alive! GAIUS: What did you do? MERLIN: Nimueh's dad. The balance of the world has been restored. GAIUS: You amaze me. You've mastered the power of life and death itself. We'll make a great warlock of you yet. MERLIN: So you believe in me now? GAIUS: Well, I would do if...if you could stop this blasted rain. They laugh. KILGHARRAH: Merlin! No! roar* Morgana wakes from a nightmare. Special thanks to Lika_mikala for allowing us to use all of her scripts.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "01x13 - La Mort d'Arthur"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 2.01 - The Curse of Cornelius Sigan ****** The Great Dragon : In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom on the shoulders of a young boy. His name ... Merlin! [The Night - Camelot's Catacombs] [Men dig the stone and discover a secret room.] [Arthur's Room] [Arthur is awakened by the infernal noise of the pickaxes.] Arthur : Oh! Merlin! Merlin! Merlin : Yes, sire? Arthur : Are you deaf? Merlin : I wish. Arthur : I want you to go down there and tell them to stop. Merlin : But they're working under the king's orders. Arthur : Yeah. And you're working under mine. Merlin : Oh ...! [Merlin leaves the room and descends into the catacombs.] [The pickers enter a treasure room. One of the men is klled by a protective mechanism of the room. The others run away.] [Merlin, in turn, enters the vast room and challenges the dad.] Merlin : Hello? [Generic] [Treasure Room] Merlin : How do you think he died? Gaius? Gaius : Mmm? Merlin : Do you know whose tomb it is? Gaius : I'm not sure. Merlin : Do you think it might be cursed? [Gaius triggers a deadly mechanism and saved by Merlin.] Gaius : You've just saved my life. [Uther Pendragon and his son arrive in turn.] Uther [A Merlin] : Idiot. Arthur : Were you born, clumsy or do you work at it? Merlin : It's just one of my many gifts. Uther : Well, this is quite a find. You see, guys, I was right. There is treasure to be found under Camelot. Which of my predecessors do I have to thank for all this? Gaius? Gaius : I'd have to look into it, sire. Uther [Seeing the corpse]: How did he die? Gaius : He seems to have been unwittingly triggered a trap here. Arthur : To deter serious robbers. Uther: Well, there's plenty in here people would want to steal. Have them secure the tomb. Guarding it is your responsibility, Arthur. Arthur : Yes, Father. [Evening - A tavern] Cédric : So this ... jewel, what size would you say it was? A pickaxe : About that size. Cedric : My word, really? About that size, you say. Well, I never. [At Tavernier] Here. Drink up. [To the pick] And, er, this tomb, I bet they got that locked up nice and safe, did not they? The pick: Tighter than the King's coffers. Cedric : Yeah. Must be a way in, though? The pick : Only with the keys. Cédric: Right, right. Right. And who's got the keys? The peeper : A You must think I'm stupid. I'm not telling you that. Cédric : [Handing him a full purse] Course not. A bright lad like you knows what's out of information's worth. We do not want everyone to see. Believe me, this place is full of thieves and fingersmiths. Put it inside your tunic. And, er, careful of that fellow over there. The picker : Which one? Cedric : Far end of the bar. See him? He keeps on watching you. The pick : Yeah, yeah, yeah, with the beard. Cédric : No, no. That one. [Slowly recovering his purse] The picker: I got my eye on him. Thank you. Cedric : So who's got the keys? The peeper : Only the prince. But do not get your hopes up. He kept them in his private rooms. And there's only one person in there ... his servant. [The next day - Camelot Court] [Arthur and Merlin prepare to go hunting. Cédric stares at the scene from afar.] Arthur : Hurry up, Merlin. Merlin [Encombré] : Sorry. [Merlin kneels to help Arthur get on his horse.] Arthur [Who falls] : Oh! Merlin! Merlin : I do not understand. Arthur : Well, there's a surprise. poleaxe: I did that girth up myself. Arthur : I think that might have been the problem. Merlin : It was not my fault! Cedric [Bringing the horse back] : Would you like to groom properly for you, sire? Arthur : Thank you. Cédric : It's an honor to be of service to the Prince. Arthur : An honor. Do you hear that, Merlin? Cédric : Allow me the honor of brushing your clothes down. Arthur : The honor. Cédric : Is there anything else I can do for you, Sire? Arthur : Well, you can give Merlin, here, kick up the backside. Cédric: I would not wish to deprive you of the pleasure, Sir. Arthur : What's your name? Cedric : Cedric. I've come to Camelot in search of work. Arthur : Good, you can be a beater on the hunt. We're short of a man or two. Cedric : You're too kind, sire. Merlin : Here, you'll need a beater. Ooh! Oh, sorry. [Treasure Room] [Gaius watches the symbols on the grave.] [Hunting] Merlin : Flayo fg. [Merlin saves Arthur.] Arthur : Who threw that? [To Cédric] Was it you? Cedric [Acquiring] : Hmm. Arthur : You've just saved my life. Cédric : Honestly, sire, it was nothing. Arthur : I will be forever indebted to you. You must be rewarded. Cédric : No, no. I could not possibly ... Arthur : Come on. What do you wish for? Cédric : I want only one thing, sire. Arthur : Anything. Cédric : A position in the royal household. Arthur : Good. Consider it done. [Laughs] Cédric [A Merlin] : You can have that back now. Merlin : Oh! Cedric : Oh, sorry! [Evening - Gaius Lab] Gaius [A Merlin] : What's wrong? poleaxe: I saved Arthur's life. Someone else got the credit. Just the usual. What are you doing? Gaius : I found this inscription on the scepter. Merlin : What language is that? Gaius : I do not know. Sigan would have known many languages. Merlin : Sigan? Gaius : It's his tomb. Merlin : Who's he? Gaius : Merlin! He was the most powerful sorcerer to have lived. Merlin : Really? Gaius : You did not grow up in Camelot, but Cornelius Sigan was a figure of nightmare. Merlin : Why? Gaius: Sigan's Pass. He could change day into night. Turn the tides, and legend has it, his spells helped to build Camelot itself. Merlin : What happened? Gaius : In the end, he grew too powerful and the king at that time ordered his execution. Merlin : If he's dad, why are you so worried? Gaius : Sigan could not bear the thought that his wealth would die with him, so he became obsessed with finding a way to defeat death itself. Merlin : You think he could have succeeded? Gaius : Let's hope not. For all our sakes. [Royal Hall] Uther : Gaius. What is it you want? Gaius: To seal the burial chamber and all its contents. Uther : Do not be ridiculous. Gaius : The insignia on this ring belongs to Cornelius Sigan. I believe it to be his tomb. In the old religion thename Sigan means "raven". Uther : No wonder the rich are so great. Gaius : Then you're aware of the legend, sire. Uther : Yes. I'm always enjoying the tale of the ... arrogant sorcerer who came to an untimely end. Gaius : According to the story, Sigan cursed Camelot. He said he would go back to the ground. Uther : Gaius, you have long been my ally in the wr against sorcery. You, more than anyone, should not give up these irrational fears. Gaius : Thank you, Sire. Uther : And Gaius, do not spread panic among my people. This is foolish superstition, nothing more. [During the night - Morgana's room] [Morgana wakes up, terrified, after a nightmare.] Morgana : Argh! Gwen? Gwen! Gwen : My lady! My lady, what's the matter? It's all right, it's all right. I'm here. I'm here. There's nothing to be frightened of. Ssh, sh, sh. [The next day - Prince's Chamber] Arthur : Is that lunch? Merlin : No, it's breakfast. Arthur : This is lovely, Cedric. Merlin : Is there anything else that you need doing, Sire? Arthur: No, I think Cedric's got it all covered. Cédric : Oh, I regret, Sire, there is one thing I've failed to do, muck out your horses. Arthur [To Merlin] : Off you go. Cedric : I'll get the door for you. [Morgana's bedroom] Gaius : What was this dream about? Morgana : A bird. Gaius : What kind of bird? Morgana : A raven. Gaius : A raven? Morgana : It was terrifying, Gaius. What do you think it means? Gaius : Probably nothing. Morgana : It's happening again, is not it? Gaius: Morgana, one raven certainly does not mean that your nightmares are returning. Are you taking the sleeping drafts I prepared for you? I'll get Gwen to give you something stronger. Morgana : Like a blow to the head? I'm sure she wants to. [sab] [Merlin falls asleep. Cedric takes the opportunity to release the horses.] Cédric : Go on. Go and have some fun. Go on. Go and have fun. [Outdoors] A guard [Seeing the horses running away] : Sire! [sab] [Arthur leaning over Merlin asleep] Merlin : Sire! Arthur : What are you doing? Merlin : Nothing. Arthur : I can see that. Merlin : I was not sleeping. I was ... I was just bending down. Arthur : Looking for something? Merlin : Yes. Arthur : Perhaps we're looking for the same thing. Merlin : What? Arthur : Oh, I do not know ... the horses! Merlin : The horses? Oh! Arthur : One mistake I can understand. Everyone has a bad day now and then, but this is one thing after another! Merlin : I do not know what happened. Cédric : Sire ... Please, Sire ... Do not be too hard on him. He's a good servant. He's just ... He's tired. Merlin : I am not! Cedric : Maybe ... if he had the evening off. Merlin : I do not want the evening off. Cédric : A good night's rest ... Merlin : I did not fall asleep! Cedric : I'm more than willing to take over his duties tonight. Arthur : Perhaps you're right. Merlin : No! Arthur : Shut up, Merlin. Merlin : Can not you see what he's trying to do? He's trying to get rid of me and you're not sucha clotpole you'd see that. Arthur : A what? Cedric : Clotpole. He said clotpole. Arthur : Cedric's right. He can look after me tonight. You can go home and think about whether you want to be my servant or not. Merlin : Arthur : Go! [Evening - Gaius Lab] Gaius : What's that on your face? Merlin : Nothing. Gaius : What's wrong? Merlin : Nothing. [Merlin's Chamber] Gaius : Here. Merlin : I'm not an idiot. Gaius : What happened? Merlin : I just want Arthur to trust me. And to see me for who I really am. Gaius : One day he will. Merlin : When? Everything I'm an idiot. Gaius: Not everyone thinks you're an idiot. Although, looking at you now ... Now is not the time to be questioning these things, Merlin. I believe that you and Arthur are destined for greatness, and that your calling is to serve and protect him. Merlin : It's hard. Gaius : I know it's hard, but Camelot is in serious danger. I've translated the inscription: "He who breaks my heart completes my work." Merlin : What does it mean? Gaius : Do you remember the stone in the tomb, how does it glowed? Merlin : I've never seen a jewel like it. Gaius : That's because it's not a jewel. It's the soul of Cornelius Sigan. Merlin : You think he's alive? Gaius: His soul is. But in order to truly live, a soul needs a body. Merlin : So the stone is removed from its setting ... then the heart is broken and the soul released? Gaius : That's what I fear. [Arthur's room] Cédric : I'll be right in the anteroom should you need me. Arthur : That'll be all, Cedric. Cédric : Sleep well, Sire. [Night - Treasury Room] Cédric : Oh, yes! Yes! Oh, yes! Oh, yes! Hello, ladies! [Cédric removes the jewel from the grave and Sigan takes possession of him.] [The next day - Treasure Room] Arthur : Sound the warning bell. [He leaves and leaves only Gaius and Merlin.] Gaius : Merlin. Whoever did this got more than they bargained for. Merlin : I do not understand how they got in. The gate's not even damaged. Gaius : They must have used a key. Merlin : Arthur's got the only key. Gaius : Where does he keep it? Merlin : On his belt with the others. Gaius : Does he ever take it off? Merlin : Only when he's asleep. He keeps it next to his bed. Gaius : Who had access to his chambers last night? Merlin : Just me. And ... Cedric. [Arthur's Chamber] MerlinCedric is possessed by an evil spirit. Arthur : What? Merlin : He tried to steal the jewel. But it was not a jewel. It was the soul of an ancient sorcerer, Sigan. Arthur : Merlin, have you been on the cider? Merlin : Please ... Listen to me. Camelot is in mortal danger. Sigan is using Cedric's body to take his revenge. Arthur : This nonsense is not helping you keep your job. Merlin : You are not listening to me! Arthur : If you're going to shout anyway ... Cedric! Will you escort Merlin from the palace? [Merlin throws herself on Cedric.] Arthur : Merlin! [Arthur catches Merlin.] ArthurYou've gone too far this time, Merlin. You can spend a few days cooling off in the cells. Guards! [In the cell] Merlin : He's going to destroy Camelot! [During the night - Camelot Court] Sigan : I am returned. Cume eft to Camelot! Swa thaet ic maeg min faehth awrecan! Nu ic lybbe ee and ic maeg raedan min burh! [Creatures attck Camelot.] [Council Chamber ] Uther : I want to know what this creature is, where it's come from. Arthur : There's more than one, Father. We've had several reports. There's panic in the lower town. People are fleeing the city. Uther : Then you must hunt the creatures down and kll them. ArthurYes, Sire. [Camelot Court] [Council Chamber ] Uther : Have you seen what's happening? Gaius : It is as I warned you, Sire. Uther : This can not be Sigan. Gaius : It's his revenge. He's coming back from the dad. Uther : Then he will die again. Gaius : You do not understand, Sire. You can not kll a man who has conquered mortality. Uther : Do not tell me what can not be done. Camelot will not fall to a sorcerer while I am king. [Court of Camelot] [Arthur defends the city with his knights.] [In the dungeon] Merlin : Hello? [Court of Camelot] Arthur: Group! Form a phalanx. [Improvised Hospital] Gaius : We need more bandages, Gwen. [To Morgana] You should not be doing this. Morgana : It's exactly what I should be doing. Gaius : You need rest, Morgana. Morgana : And I'm able to get along with all this going on? [In the cell] Merlin : Tospringe! [Court of Camelot] Arthur : Guinevere? Gwen : Sire. Arthur : That thing could have klled you. Gwen : And it still might. [Gwen throws herself on Arthur and puts him down.] Gwen : Sorry, sire. Arthur: No, my pleasure. [Improvised Hospital] Gwen : I'll get you something to stop the bleeding. Arthur : Guinevere. I wanted to say ... Just, er ... You're always surprised me. Gwen : Is that it, sire? Arthur : That's it. Oh, and, er ... Thank you. [Uther arrives.] Uther : Arthur. Arthur : It's nothing. Uther : Have we driven the creatures out? Arthur : They have control of the lower town. The market has been all but destroyed. Uther : How many dad? Arthur : Too many to number. Uther : I'm sealing the citadel. Arthur : You can not! Uther : I have no choice. I have to protect those who have a chance. If I do not, we will all fall. Where are you going? Arthur : There are people trapped on the drawbridge. I'm not leaving them to die. Uther : It's su1c1de! Arthur : It's my duty to Camelot, and to myself. [Merlin, out of sight, calls Gaius.] Merlin : Gaius! Gaius : What are you doing here? Merlin : I have to help Arthur. Gaius : Merlin, Sigan's power is way beyond yours. Merlin : I do not have a choice. Gaius : But Sigan is immortal and you are not. If you face him, he'll destroy you. poleaxe: There must be a way. Gaius : There is only one alive who is old enough to give us the answers we need. Merlin : What do you mean? Gaius : The Great Dragon. Merlin : You knew, then, that I used to visit him? Gaius : Yes, Merlin, of course I knew. You're a creature of magic, just as he is. I hoped that he could help you. Merlin : He helps no-one but himself. Gaius : For Arthur's sake, you must go to him now. Merlin : I can not. Gaius : We have no choice. [Camelot Court] [Many bodies are lying on the ground.] Arthur : Check for survivors. [A creature attcks Arthur and his men.] Arthur : It's me! Charge! [Dragon's Cave] Merlin : Hello? Hello! Please! I need your help! [The Dragon appears.] The Great Dragon : You told me I would not see you again. Merlin : I'm not here for myself. I'm here for Arthur. The Great Dragon : Arthur's path lies with yours. You have made it clear that you do not walk in step with me. Merlin : You can not want Cornelius Sigan to win. You're not evil. The Great Dragon : At least Sigan knows where his loyalties lie. You have shown that you do not. Merlin : So you will let Camelot fall? The Great Dragon: I did not say that. Merlin : Then you will help me? The Great Dragon : To defeat Sigan, you will need a spell more powerful than anything you know. Merlin : Please. I have to try. The Great Dragon : Very well, but you must give me something in return. Merlin : What? The Great Dragon : promised. Merlin : promised? The Great Dragon : That one day you will free me. Merlin : If I release you, what will you do? The Great Dragon : That's not your concern. Merlin : I do not trust you. The Great Dragon: Nevertheless, you must promise, or Camelot will fall. Merlin : I promised. Now, please, give me the spell. The Great Dragon : Close your eyes and open your mind. [Merlin gains powerful power.] The Great Dragon : Few men have ever been gifted such knowledge. Use it wisely. Merlin : I will. The Great Dragon : You made a promise, young warlock. And one day, I'll keep you to it. [Court of Camelot] A knight : Arthur! Retreat! Regroup in the square! Arthur? Arthur? Arthur. [A creature stands between Arthur and his knights.] Arthur : Save yourselves! It's an order. Knight: Retreat, retreat! [Improvised Hospital] The Knight : Seal the doors! Uther : Where is Arthur? Where is he? You can not leave him out there. He'll be torn apart. Knight : You can not go out there, sire! If you open that door, you will die, we will all die. Uther : No! [Camelot Court] Sigan : Who would have believed it? You, a sorcerer. And a powerful one. Merlin : I will not let you hurt him. Sigan : And you're going to stop me? Merlin : I'll stop you. Sigan : He does not deserve your loyalty. He treats you like a slve. Merlin : That's not true. Sigan : He cast you away without a moment's thought ... Merlin : It does not matter. Sigan : But it must hurt so much. To be so put upon, so overlooked, when all the while you have such power. Merlin : That's the way it has to be. Sigan : Does it? You're young, Merlin. Look inside yourself, you have to discover your true power. I can help you. Think, Merlin, to have the world appreciate your greatness. To have Arthur know you for what you are. Merlin : That can never be. Sigan : It can. If you join me. Together we can rule over this land. Arthur will tremble at your voice. He will kneel at your feet. Merlin : I do not want that. Sigan: You'd rather be a servant? Merlin : Better to serve a good man than to rule with an evil one. Sigan : So be it. If you will not join me, I will become your favorite. [Sigan's soul escapes from Cedric's body and tries to take Merlin's possession.] Merlin : Thin sawol her beluce. Abide thaet ic the alyse. [Sigan's spirit takes possession of Merlin. The young man collapses.] [Gaius arrives and calls his apprentice.] Gaius : Merlin? [Merlin comes out of the fog.] Gaius : Well done, my boy. [The next day - Council Chamber ] Uther: We must learn our lessons from these terrible events, Gaius. Gaius : Indeed, Sire. Uther : They prove beyond doubt that I was right. Magic is evil, it is our greatest thrat. I have grown complacent, Gaius. Gaius : I would not say that, sire. Uther : We must renew our efforts. We must make sure that their followers are eradicated from this Kingdom. Gaius : Of course, Sire. [Gaius Lab] Gaius : You know you will not get any thanks, Merlin. Merlin : I'm not a complete idiot. Gaius : There you go. It's not much. But you deserve something. [Knocking on the door.] Arthur: I've come to see Merlin. I have not forgotten about your lazy, insolent ways, or the fact that you have called me "clotpole". But I have to admit that there was some truth in your accusations against Cedric. Merlin : Does this mean you're admitting that this I was absolutely right? Arthur : Not exactly, no. It means that I have a knighthood to bestow first thing tomorrow and no-one to clean my armor. Merlin : All that? Arthur : Yep! [Arthur goes out. Terrified Merlin looks at Gaius, who then leans toward him.] Gaius : Clotpole? ****** END OF EPISODE Source: Mist of Camelot	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "02x01 - The Curse of Cornelius Sigan"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 2.02 - THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN "In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom on the shoulders of a young boy. His name ... Merlin. " KING ODIN'S CASTLE Myror is a feared assassin who is well-known for his efficiency. King Odin has got to kll Arthur and has gotten away from his death. Kelda (to King Odin ): My Lord, he is here. Myror enters the room King Odin : You are Myror? Legend has you are the most feared assassin in all the known lands. Tell me, are you as ruthless as they say you are? You would kll anyone? Myror : I have klled many people. They are all the same to me. King Odin : Are you prepared to kll royalty? Myror : My Lord, you would be dad on the spot. King Odin's knights unsheathe their swords. Myror kills two of them and spares another one's life. King Odin (impressed) : I want you to kll the man who mrder my son. I want you to kll Arthur Pendragon. ---------------------- OPENING CREDITS ---------------------- CAMELOT, TOURNAMENT GROUNDS - DAY Merlin : That has got to hurt. Arthur : That's the point, Merlin. It's not a pillow fight. Fetch me another lance, will you? Why did you pull out, I was wide open? You could have unhorsed me. Sir Leon : I was fearful that I might insult you, Sire. Arthur : You had the advantage. You can not afford to hesitate. Sir Leon : I would not have done it if I were facing a different opponent. You are the future King, My Lord. Arthur : You jousted against me in the tournament last year. Are you saying you let me win? Sir Leon : No, My Lord. Arthur ( Looks over the jousters present): It does not matter who I am! I do not expect any special treatment from you, from any of you! Is that understood? KING'S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS - DAY Arthur : How am I going to prove myself if my opponents are not trying their hardest? Merlin : I'm sure it's not happening all the time. Arthur : So it's happening some of the time? Merlin : No I'm certain it is not. Arthur : Now you're doing it! You're telling me exactly what you think I want to hear! Merlin : Yes. Er ... no. Er ... what was the question? Arthur : That just proves it. All my life I've been treated as if I'm special. I just want to be treated just like everyone else. Merlin : Really? Arthur : You have no idea how lucky you are. Merlin (As he picks up Arthur's heavy armor from the floor): Well, anytime you want to swap places, just let me know. Arthur : That's not a stupid idea. Merlin : You're Prince Arthur. You can not change who you are. Arthur : Yes I can. KING'S PALACE, DINNER ROOM - NIGHT Uther and Arthur eat dinner . Merlin is filling Uther's goblet with wine Arthur : We've received reports that we have seen the forest near the northern borders. Uther : What's the nature of this beast? Arthur : It is said to have the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and the face of a bear. I believe it has been conjured by sorcery. Merlin bursts out in laughter, knocking Uther's goblet. Arthur frowns at him. Uther : Then we must destroy it. Arthur : I'll leave for the northern borders in the morning. Uther : But you'll miss the tournament. Arthur : As much as I want to compete, my duty to Camelot comes first. Uther : You are right, of course. WOODS SURROUNDING CAMELOT - DAY Arthur is in the woods with some guards. He has dismounted his horse Arthur : I'll meet you here in four days. You must tell no one I've returned to Camelot. The guards leave taking Arthur's horse with them. Merlin appears out of the woods Arthur : You're late. Merlin (panting ): Sorry. Gaius had me wa ... ing the floors. I could not ... Arthur : What is that smell? Whose clothes are these? Merlin : They're mine. I washed them specially. You sure this is a good idea? Arthur : Seems pretending to be somebody else is the only way to get people to be honest with me. Grab my bag, will you? Merlin : If you want to pass a peasant, you should probably carry your own bag. Arthur : You're forgetting something, Merlin (throws the bag to Merlin) , no one will know it's my bag. Merlin : There must be more ways to prove yourself. Arthur: Shut up, Merlin. KING'S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Kelda is facing Uther Kelda : I was there in person. Odin has a price on Prince Arthur's head. Uther : Surely he would not dare. Kelda : He's blinded by grief , My Lord. The assassin Myror has accepted the bounty. Uther : I've heard of this Myror. Kelda : I think he's heading for Camelot as we speak. I bring you this information at great risk to me. Uther : Double the guards. I want this assassin intercepted before he reaches Camelot. WOODS - DAY Myror waits to assassinate Arthur, but he suddenly realizes that he is not going to the north . GWEN'S HOUSE - DAY Merlin and Arthur enter Arthur's hood obscures his face. Gwen ( curtsies ): My Lord. Arthur : Guinevere. It's good of you to let me stay in your home. Gwen : I'm happy to help. Merlin (whispers ): Food. Gwen : I'll prepare some food for you. ( whisper to Merlin) I can not believe you talked me into this! Arthur (hushed) : You can not really expect me to stay here. Merlin (hushed ): We need to keep you out of sight. We can trust Gwen to tell you who you are here. Arthur (hushed) : I doubt anyone would believe it. poleaxe (hushed ): You really can not go without your big pillow? Arthur (hushed ): This will be fine. How are the preparations coming along? Have we found someone to play our knight in the tournament? Merlin : Absolutely. He's a famer from one of the outlying villages, and no one will recognize him. Arthur : But does he look the part? GWEN'S HOUSE - DAY Merlin, Arthur, and Gwen look William (the farmer) over . Arthur (looks disappointed) : Great. After Merlin has dressed up the peasant as a knight Merlin (unrolls nobility seal) : From now on, you're Sir William of Daira. Arthur puts his food away in disbelief Merlin : Imagine you're really ... arrogant. Knights like to think they're so much better than everyone else. Arthur : It's not arrogance. Ignore him, he's an idiot (Merlin gives him a look). A knight must behave with honor and nobility. William starts pacing, his chin high Arthur : That's ... better. You must convince everyone that you are born into a noble family. William (to Merlin ): Polish my armor, boy. Arthur (smiling) : Now you're gettin 'the hang of it. William laughs Arthur : That's a good point. (to Merlin) you need to polish our armor. William : Yeah. (laughs) KINGS PALACE, MERLIN'S CHAMBER - NIGHT Merlin flops onto his bed. He is exhausted. Gaius comes by the door and looks at him. Gaius : Glad to see you're resting, Merlin. I take it that way you've got the energy to clean my leech tnk. Merlin : Ugh. GWEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT Gwen sweeps her house while Arthur finishes his drink. Arthur : It's been a long day. I think I'll turn in for the night. Is this my bed? Gwen (looks puzzled) : Of course. I hope you'll be comfortable. Arthur : I'm sure I will be. Goodnight, Guinevere. Gwen : Goodnight, My Lord. KINGS PALACE, GUARDS 'CORRIDOR - NIGHT Myror scales the wall into the castle. A guard spots him Guard : Halt! Show yourself. What business do you have in the King's palace? Myror : I came to seek an audience with ... er ... with Prince Arthur. Guard : What's your name? Myror : My name is Myror. He kills the guard KINGS PALACE, GUARDS 'CORRIDOR - NIGHT Myror grabs a guard, Fyren, covering his mouth before releasing him. Fyren : Why are you here? Myror : Your information was wrong. Prince Arthur is traveling to the northern borders. Fyren : The Prince left with them yesterday. Myror : Then they must have separated. Perhaps he has returned to Camelot. Fyren : Not that I've heard. His return would have been announced at short. Myror : It would seem the Prince does not want to be found. Hmm. TOURNAMENT GROUNDS, ARTHUR'S TENT - DAY Merlin and cloaked Arthur head to his tent. Uther walks into the booths and knights on horseback to stand before the King. Arthur : Now, remember the plan. I'm competing in the tournament, but no one will know that it's me. All you have to do is accept the crowd at the end of the match. Act like you belong there and people will believe that you do. Uther : Knights of the realm, welcome to Camelot. You've trained for this day for many years. Merlin : Well, he has not fallen off his horse. Uther (background ): ... our bravery, strength ... Arthur : I guess that's something. Uther: ... and your skill to the test. Today you will fight for glory and honor. For this is the ultimate test of courage. And it will be the measure of you as men. For the most skilful, the most fearless among you will emerge as a worthy champion. William : They're ready for you, Sire. TOURNAMENT GROUNDS, ARTHUR'S TENT - DAY The jousting tournament begins. Gwen cheers for Arthur's enthusiastically as he wins each match. Myror also watches. Arthur enters his tent and tosses William his helmet. Arthur : You must go and acknowledge the crowd. William : How do you do that? Arthur : You wave, they cheer. It's not difficult. I do all the work, someone else gets all the praise. Merlin : Know the feeling. Arthur : When I win this tournament, I'll reveal my true identity, get the credit I deserve. Merlin : Of course you will. Arthur : Well do not just stand there. Help me off with my armor. And remember to polish it before tomorrow. The horse needs grooming. And do not forget to repair the broken spears. TOURNAMENT GROUNDS - DAY Fyren is next to Myror in the stands . Myror : Do you have news on the whereabouts of Prince Arthur? Fyren : Everyone believes he is traveling to the northern borders, but I've discovered that Arthur's serving remains in Camelot. Myror : Who is this servant? Fyren : That's him. Myror : Why is he working for another knight? KINGS PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Merlin tries to sneak past Gaius to his room. Gaius turns and stares at him. Merlin : Is this about the leech tnk? Gaius : How very perceptive of you, Merlin. Merlin : I'll clean it tomorrow. Gaius : And will that be before or after you've scrubbed the floors and done the laundry? GWEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT Gwen clears the table after dinner. Gwen : From what I hear, the ladies of the court are quite impressed with Sir William. They think he's very handsome. Arthur : Typical. He would not know a real knight if he whacked him round the head with his lance. Gwen : Why are you doing this? Arthur : I fear that people respect me just because of my title. Gwen : I do not think that's true of everyone. Arthur : Would you tell me if it were? Gwen : No. Arthur : When I'm competing with William, my title does not matter, nobody gives me any special treatment. So when I win this tournament ... if I win this tournament, it will be because I am sorry. I think I'll take a bath. Gwen : That might be hard to see. Arthur : Really? Er ... perhaps you could prepare me a bowl of hot water. I take it you have a bowl. Gwen : I think I can manage a bowl. Just walk all the way down then, shall I? KINGS PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - DAY Merlin is asleep on the floor, his hands still holding the brush and bucket. Gaius enters. Gaius : Merlin, on your feet. Arthur may be away, but I'm not. And why is my tnk still dirty? Where do you get the idea you can sit around all day doing nothing? poleaxe: Wha ..? Do you think I sit around doing nothing ?! I arrived in Camelot! I'm too busy running around after Arthur! Do this, Merlin! Do that, Merlin! And when I'm not running around after Arthur, I'm doing chores for you! And if I'm not doing that, I'm fulfilling my destiny! Do you know how many times I've saved Arthur's life? I've lost count. Do I get any thanks? No. I have fought griffins, witches, er ... bandits, I have to be punched, poisoned, peeled with fruit, and all the while I really am, because if anyone finds out, Uther will have me excuted ! Sometimes I feel like I'm being pulled in so many directions, I do not know which way to turn! Gaius is speechless. Merlin leaves TOURNAMENT GROUNDS, ARTHUR'S TENT - DAY Merlin : Sir Alinor has advanced to the final. TOURNAMENT GROUNDS - DAY Arthur faces Sir Leon. Arthur wins and everyone rises to their feet cheering except Gwen. Gaius : You're not impressed by this Sir William of Daira. Gwen : I think he's an arrogant pig. TOURNAMENT GROUNDS, ARTHUR'S TENT - DAY Arthur and William are waiting in the tent. Merlin : Congratulations, you are in the end. Arthur : Go on then. Your people await you. No one can say Sir Leon let me win this time. Merlin : Sounds like the crowd've really taken to William. Arthur : That will change when I reveal my identity. Merlin : You really miss getting all the attention, do not you? Arthur : Just go and water the horse, will you? TOURNAMENT GROUNDS - DAY Merlin brings the horse to the water trough. Myror approaches him. Myror : He's a fine horse. I see your master has advanced to the final. He's extremely skilled with a lance. Merlin : He's doing well. Just one more match to go. Myror : Tell me, what is he like to work for? Merlin : Between you and me? He can be a bit of a prat. Myror (laughs ): So you're no longer working for Prince Arthur? Merlin : No. Yes, yes. Not right now. Arthur's away. I'm just ... helping out. Myror : Well, I, erm, I wish your master luck in the final. Merlin : Thanks. GWEN'S HOUSE - EVENING Gwen sweeps the pantry where she's been sleeping when Arthur enters through the front door. Arthur : Guinevere? Gwen : Just a minute. Arthur : Do you have a needle and thrat. My shirt needs mending. Gwen : Erm ... Arthur : Is this where you sleep? Where's your bed? Gwen : You're sleeping in it. Arthur : Why did not you say something? Gwen : How could I? You're Prince Arthur. Besides, you did not give me the chance. You just assumed the bed was yours. Arthur : Well, how am I supposed to know if you do not tell me? Gwen : You should not be told about yourself, you're not a child. Arthur: Is there anything else you'd like to say to me? Please, I'd like to hear it. If there's something you want to say to me, do not let me stop you. Gwen : You do not have any idea, do you? Arthur : About what? Gwen : About how rude and arrogant you can be! This is my home and you are my guest in it! I know you are used to more luxurious quarters, but that is not an excuse to be so rough! You claim titles do not matter to you, but you must be a prince and expect me to wait! Saying it means nothing if your actions betray you! Would you like to kll it and thank you so much in a while?! ... My Lord. Arthur : Is there anything else you'd like to add? Gwen : No, I think that's it. : You're right. You have invited me to your home and I have behaved appallingly. Gwen : I did not mean to make you feel bad. Arthur : Oh, really? Gwen : Well, perhaps a little. Arthur : There's no excuse. I'll make it up to you. Tonight, I will make dinner for you. Gwen (skeptical ): Are you going to cook me dinner? Arthur : I most certainly am. Now Gwen : A walk would be nice. Gwen : A walk would be nice. Arthur : ... and your dinner will be ready when you return. LOWER TOWN - DAY Merlin meets Gwen in the street as she walks away from her house. Merlin : Where's Arthur? Gwen : He's cooking me dinner. Merlin : Arthur's cooking? GWEN'S HOUSE - DAY Merlin enters. Arthur is staring hopelessly at a raw chicken. Arthur : Merlin! Thank God! Merlin : Gwen says you're cooking. Arthur : I need you to fetch me two dinners from the palace kitchens. Merlin : So ... you're not cooking. Arthur : No, but Gwen does not need to know that. As far as she is concerned, dinner will be prepared and cooked by me. Merlin : You're trying to impress her? Arthur : Do not be ridiculous, Merlin. And get me a decent shirt, will you? Your clothes are making it all over, it's like having fleas. KINGS PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS Myror snoops when Merlin comes in to get a shirt. Myror hides, ready to kll Merlin with a dagger, but Merlin leaves and Myror follows him out. GWEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT Arthur watches the window for Gwen while Merlin sets the table. Arthur : She's coming. Quick, out the back way. Do something with this. Arthur tosses Merlin the raw chicken. Merlin : Hope Gwen's impressed with your cooking. Merlin leaves and Arthur spins around as Gwen opens front the door. Arthur : Guinevere. Perfect timing. Arthur pulls out her seat for her. Gwen : Thank you. Myror watches from the window and preps a mini crossbow. Gwen : This is delicious. Arthur : I'm glad you like it. LOWER TOWN - NIGHT The night patrol interrupts Myror's assassination attempt Guard : Halt! You! Stop right there! Guard : Did you see him? Myror escapes by hanging under the drawbridge. KINGS PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Gaius enters the Gaius enters. Merlin : Dinner's ready. What I said this morning ... Gaius : It is I who should be apologizing to you. I have failed to appreciate just how heavy your burden must be. Merlin : I should not have lost my temper with you. Gaius : It's no wonder you're upset. There's so much resting on your young shoulders. Now that's Arthur's away, you must take time to enjoy yourself. Merlin : What about the leech tnk? Gaius : Do not even think about the leech tnk. Merlin : Really? Gaius : All this talk of leeches will be off us. Where'd that chicken come from? (someone knocks at the door ) Come in! Sir Leon : The King commands your presence immediately. KING'S PALACE, CORRIDOR - NIGHT Uther, Gaius, Merlin, and Leon inspect the body of the guard Myror klled. Uther : Can you determine a cause of death? Gaius : His neck's been broken. There's a mark on the flesh. Whoever klled him exactly what he was doing. Sir Leon : Earlier this evening, an intruder was spotted in the lower town. Uther : Then I fear it's true, Odin has an assassin to kll Arthur. Merlin : An assassin? Uther : Have you any word from Arthur when he left for the northern borders? Merlin : No. None. Uther : With this mrder in Camelot, we must be thankful Arthur is not here. Search the entire town. I want the assassin found before Arthur returns. GWEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT Arthur and Gwen smile at dinner. Arthur : So, do you have any more annoying clothes you wish to tell me about? Gwen : No, none. Arthur : There's something else, is not there? What is it? Gwen : Well, the truth is ... you snore. Arthur : I do not snore. Gwen : You do. The first night you were here, I thought a pig had got into the house. Arthur : So now I'm a pig. Thank you, Guinevere. Gwen : I think I'm better talk. Gwen starts getting up to clear the table. Arthur : I'll do that. Gwen : Where did you get those plates? Arthur: From ... the cupboard? Gwen : They have the royal seal. They're from the palace kitchens. I've washed enough of them to know. I take it that's where our food also came from. Arthur : Look, I can kll a chicken from a thousand paces, just do not ask me to cook it. That's what servants are for. I did not mean it like that. Gwen : I'm not ashamed to be a servant. At least I'm not a liar. Arthur : We had a nice meal together. What does it matter where it came from? Gwen : Because I thought you'd show some humility! You'd like something for me even though I'm just a servant! A good king should respect his people, no matter who they are. Arthur: Guinevere. I know I have much to learn. There are some things that I'm terrible at - cooking being one of them. But also, knowing what to say to someone I care about. Merlin : Arthur, there's an assassin's in Camelot. He's here to kll you. GWEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT Merlin : The assassin klled a guard. Your father said Odin feels him. Gwen : Why would Odin want you dad? Arthur : Because I klled his son. Odin's his challenged me to a fight. I had no quarrel with him. I asked him to withdraw. Perhaps he felt he had to prove himself. I can still see his face. He looked so scared. Gwen : You can not blame yourself. Merlin : No one but we know where you are. If the assassin can not find you, he can not kll you. Arthur : May I continue to stay here? Gwen : Of course, for as long as you need. Arthur : Thank you. I'll sleep on the floor tonight. Gwen: No, have my bed. You need to be better for the tournament tomorrow. Arthur : I'll not hear of it. Goodnight, Guinevere. Gwen : Goodnight. Arthur : Fetch the mattress from my quarters and bring it up here. Merlin : How am I supposed to carry a mattress on my own? Arthur : I do not know, strap it to your back. GWEN'S HOUSE - DAY Arthur prepares to leave Arthur : One more match. The tournament will be over. Gwen : You can go back to Prince Arthur. Erm ... I thought you might wear it ... for luck. Arthur : Thank you. Arthur kisses Gwen, then stands around awkwardly . Arthur : I must go. LOWER TOWN Myror watches Arthur meets Merlin in the street on his way to the tournament grounds, he follows them and sees Arthur with his double. ARTHUR'S TENT, TOURNAMENT GROUNDS - DAY William : They're ready for you, Sire. Myror watches Will hand Arthur the helmet. Myror sees two knights greet each other. Knight : Sir Alinor, good luck in the final. SIR ALINOR'S TENT, TOURNAMENT GROUNDS - DAY Myror attcks Sir Alinor in his tent, kiils him, dresses in his armor and disguises a deadly lance. TOURNAMENT GROUNDS - DAY Arthur and Myror face each other on the race. Arthur gets ht with the deadly and Gwen stands up in shock, running out of the stands to him. Merlin sees the deadly point and heads after Myror. Gwen supports Arthur as they rush into the tent. Arthur : His launches pierced my armor. Gwen : You're losing too much blood. Gwen takes off the favor she gives him and holds against the wound. Arthur : Do what you can. I have to be back on the race within five minutes or I forfeit the match. Gwen : You can not possibly be, you're too badly injured! Arthur : I have never withdrawn from a match. I do not intend to start now. Gwen: You would risk your life to protect your pride? You have nothing to prove. Least of all to me. Arthur : I have everything to prove. To myself. SIR ALINOR'S TENT, TOURNAMENT GROUNDS - DAY Merlin sees Myror in armor and the dad Sir Alinor. Arthur riding his horse motions to the launcher rack. Arthur : You'll have to pass me my lance. Gwen : This is madness! Arthur rides off and Merlin runs up to Gwen. Merlin : Gwen! Where's Arthur? Gwen : He's about to joust. Merlin : He's jousting against the mrder. Merlin and Gwen rush to the race. Arthur and Myror tilt . Merlin : Unbinde þé téage. Merlin uses magic to snap the girth on Myror's horse so Arthur unhorses / kills him. Merlin helps Arthur off the race. ARTHUR'S TENT, TOURNAMENT GROUNDS - DAY William, Gwen, Merlin, and Arthur gather in the tent. Merlin : You were jousting against the mrder. He klled Sir Alinor and took his place. The people are waiting for their champion. It's time to reveal yourself. Arthur (to William ): You must go and collect the trophy. Gwen : I thought this was going to be your moment of glory? Arthur : Perhaps this is a time for humility. Merlin, Gwen, and cloaked Arthur laughing and smiling as William celebrates victory to wild applause . TOURNAMENT GROUNDS, TENT - DAY Merlin goes to where Gaius has carted off Myror. Gaius : Merlin, who is this man? Where's Sir Alinor? KING'S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY Arthur stands before the court with a bandage sling over his bloody armor. Arthur : The mrder attcked us as we returned to Camelot. I was injured while klling him. Uther : Odin must be made to pay for his actions. We must strike back at him. Arthur : Surely you understand the grievance he feels for the loss of his son? We should try to make peace with him. There's been enough bloodshed. Uther : Perhaps you're right. How was the rest of your trip? Fruitful? Arthur : Very. I learned a great deal. How was the tournament? Uther : Excellent. We have a new champion, Sir William of Daira. Arthur : I'm sorry I missed all the excitement. KING'S PALACE, COURTYARD CORRIDOR - DAY The brokers exit into the corridor. Arthur checks to check that his father is not looking and turns to Gwen. Arthur : Guinevere. * ahem * What happened while I was staying with you ... I'm afraid my father would never understand. Gwen : You do not have to explain. Perhaps when you are King, things will be different. Uther : Arthur? KINGS PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Merlin cleans the leech t*nk. He has not noticed that he has leeches on his face Merlin : This is horrible. This is so disgusting. Gaius : Well, maybe you'll think twice about falling into the future. And Merlin, there's something on your face. Merlin : Where? Merlin freaks out on the leeches on his face and arms and Gaius laughs.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "02x02 - The Once and Future Queen"}	foreverdreaming
203 – The Nightmare Begins “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin.” Morgana’s Chambers – Day A thunderstorm rages. Morgana stirs restlessly in her sleep and magically lights candle by her bed. GWEN: I brought you some extra blankets, I thought you might be cold... Gwen blows out the candle and puts it by the window. Morgana magically lights candle in her sleep again. She wakes, stares at the candle and makes the flame burn higher, burning her curtains. She screams and blows out her windows. Morgana’s Chambers – Day Merlin cleans up the burnt fragments and glass. GWEN: I came back in with some extra blankets. There was a candle, but I put it out. UTHER: Are you sure? GWEN: I blew it out, I swear. ARTHUR: Gwen's been Morgana's servant for years. If she said she blew it out, I believe her. UTHER: She could've been burnt alive. ARTHUR: Lightning struck the castle roof last night, that could've started the fre. UTHER: Perhaps. ARTHUR: What other explanation is there? UTHER: Someone started the fre deliberately. Castle – Courtyard Corridor – Day Uther and Arthur walk down the corridor. UTHER: How did they reach Morgana's chambers unchallenged? ARTHUR: I don't know. There are too many guards. It shouldn't be possible. UTHER: And yet they managed to do so. ARTHUR: I can't explain it. UTHER: Well I can. They used magic. Arrest all those we have under suspicion. ARTHUR: That's gonna take time. UTHER: My ward has been attcked. Time is something we do not have. Gaius’s Chambers – Day Merlin approaches the room and overhears Gaius and Morgana. GAIUS: What I don't understand, Morgana is how the fre started in the first place. MORGANA: It happened so quickly. It was terrifying. GAIUS: It's alright. You're safe now. MORGANA: You're the only person I've told about my dreams. I know I can trust you, Gaius. GAIUS: Yes, of course you can. MORGANA: It was me. I set the room alight. I started the fre. GAIUS: I don't understand. Did you knock a candle over? MORGANA: No that's not what happened. I did it just by looking at it, the flames suddenly leapt higher. GAIUS: I could've been a gust of wind. MORGANA: It wasn't. It was me. It was magic. GAIUS: My child... MORGANA: I'm not a child! GAIUS: Last night was an accident. It had nothing to do with you. How could it have? I am going to draw you up a fresh remedy that will make you feel better, I promise. MORGANA: No... GAIUS: You must trust me. Gaius’s Chambers – Day Merlin sits while Gaius makes a potion. MERLIN: I was helping clear up Morgana's chambers earlier. GAIUS: Hmm? MERLIN: The window was blown out into the courtyard below. GAIUS: Hmm. MERLIN: It's odd isn't it? If lightning struck the window like Arthur said, you'd think the glass would've fallen inside of the window. It was magic. You know it was. More importantly, so does she. GAIUS: Morgana knows nothing for certain. MERLIN: Which makes it even worse. She isn't sure what's happening to her and it's tearing her apart. GAIUS: What would you have me do? MERLIN: Talk to her. Tell her she'll be ok. Tell her that her powers aren't something to be afraid of. GAIUS: I can't. MERLIN: Maybe I could speak to her. GAIUS: No, Merlin, you can't. MERLIN: What not? I understand what she's going through. GAIUS: You must never reveal your secret. Not to anyone. MERLIN: If not me, then someone else. GAIUS: Who? This is a kingdom where magic is outlawed, or have you forgotten that? MERLIN: There are those who still practice it. What about the druids? You said that they help people like this. GAIUS: Uther's vowed to destroy them. The druids cannot help her. It would be su1c1de. MERLIN: Then who can? GAIUS: I will. Like I've always done. MERLIN: Then you need to be honest with her. GAIUS: What makes you so certain that you know better than me? MERLIN: Because I went through the same thing. I know exactly how she's feeling right now. GAIUS: You cannot get involved in this. No good can come of it. I mean it, Merlin. Stay out of it! Castle – Griffin Staircase Arthur passes Merlin just as Merlin is about to visit Morgana's Chambers. Merlin hides flowers behind his back. ARTHUR: Ah, Merlin. I need you to...What are you hiding behind your back? MERLIN: Nothing. See? ARTHUR: What are you up to? MERLIN: What, nothing, honestly. Arthur, I would never lie to you. I respect you far too much for that. You wanted me to do something. ARTHUR: My chainmail needs cleaning. MERLIN: Oh, well...I'll see to it right away. Morgana’s Chambers – Day Gwen opens the door to Morgana's Chambers. MERLIN: How is she? GWEN: I've never seen her like this before. I'm scared to leave her on her own. MERLIN: Is there anything I can do to help? Morgana stirs restlessly in bed. GWEN: I'd better get back to her. Merlin hands Gwen the flowers. GWEN: I'll make sure she knows who they're from. Morgana’s Chambers – Night Gwen sits on the edge of Morgana's bed with her. GWEN: I can stay if that would make you feel better. MORGANA: You've done so much already. GWEN: I don't mind. MORGANA: I'll be fine. Really. Gwen squeezes her hand and gets up to leave. MORGANA: Gwen. Take the candle. Gwen takes the candle and leaves. Morgana tries to sleep, but wakes up and magically shatters the vase with Merlin's flowers in it. Gaius's Chambers – Night Morgana rushes in wearing her nightgown, almost hysterical. MORGANA: Is Gaius here? MERLIN: Er, no he's not here at the moment. He should be back soon though. MORGANA: I need to speak to him. Where is he? MERLIN: He's gone to see the King. What's wrong? You can trust me, Morgana. You know you can. MORGANA: I'm scared, Merlin. I don't understand anything anymore. I need to know what's happening. Please. MERLIN: Gaius will be back soon. He'll be able to help you. MORGANA: He won't. I don't any more remedies. They won't do any good. It's magic, Merlin. MERLIN: What? MORGANA: I'm your friend, you know I wouldn't make this up. MERLIN: Of course. MORGANA: Then you believe me? You think it's magic too. Please, Merlin, I just need to hear someone say it so I don't have to keep feeling like I'm imagining it. MERLIN: I really wish there was something I could say. Morgana backs away and walks out. MERLIN: Morgana. Morgana. Wait. Dragon’s Cave – Night MERLIN: I need your help. Do you know where the druids are? KILGHARRAH: First you must tell me why you seek them. MERLIN: That doesn't matter. KILGHARRAH: It does to me. MERLIN: I need to ask them something. KILGHARRAH: I've lived more than a thousand years, seen civilisations rise and fall. Do not believe that you can lie to me. MERLIN: I need their help. (sigh) Someone I care about needs their help. KILGHARRAH: You speak of the witch, the Lady Morgana. MERLIN: She's not a witch. She's my friend. KILGHARRAH: She cannot be trusted. MERLIN: What makes you say that? KILGHARRAH: It would be better if The Witch... MERLIN: Stop calling her that! KILGHARRAH: It would be better if The Witch never knew the true extent of her powers. MERLIN: You're wrong. I know her. She has a good heart. KILGHARRAH: You failed to heed my advice in the past and it brought grave consequences. MERLIN: I won't abandon her. KILGHARRAH: I will not give you the help you seek. If you pursue this course of action, you do so alone. Arthur’s Chambers – Day Merlin absentmindedly cleans Arthur's chainmail. Arthur enters with Leon, holding a scroll of parchment. ARTHUR: You sure this is all of them? SIR LEON: Names and last known dwelling places. ARTHUR: My father suspects the fre was started by sorcery. SIR LEON: Indeed, Sire. I've included the details of everyone we suspect of consorting with sorcerers, witches, or druids. ARTHUR: Gather the men. We'll arrest them immediately. I thought I told you to do that yesterday. MERLIN: I didn't have time. I was cleaning the sab. ARTHUR: That's strange. Because a little bird told me you were somewhere else. MERLIN: Mucking out the sab is strange and a talking bird isn't? ARTHUR: Merlin, what've we said about you trying to be funny? MERLIN: I shouldn't. ARTHUR: So where are my flowers? MERLIN: Your flowers? ARTHUR: I heard Morgana got some. I assumed you'd be putting them in all the rooms. Or is she the only one to receive a token of your affections? MERLIN: Yes. Er, No. Er...what? It's not a token of anything, affection or otherwise. ARTHUR: I see. So why were you trying to hide them from me yesterday? MERLIN: I wasn't. I mean, I was. Just, erm, I didn't want you to get the wrong impression. ARTHUR: And what's the right impression? MERLIN: That I was trying to cheer her up after the fre. ARTHUR: Pick them yourself? MERLIN: Maybe. I was only trying to be nice. ARTHUR: Sword. Merlin hands him the sword. ARTHUR: That'll be all. Merlin leaves and Arthur shakes his head. Lower Town – Forridel’s House – Day Merlin sees people being rounded into the Square as he heads for the Lower Town. Merlin tries to enter a house. It's locked. MERLIN: Ic I Tóspringæ. The door unlocks. Merlin enters. A woman puts a sword to his back. FORRIDEL: Move and I kll you. MERLIN: Forridel? FORRIDEL: Who are you? MERLIN: There is no time to explain, we have to get out of here. The King's men are coming for you. Pounding on the door. GUARD: Open in the name of the King! Merlin and Forridel sneak out the back way and watch the house from around the corner. FORRIDEL: How did you know they were coming for me? MERLIN: I'm Prince Arthur's servant. FORRIDEL: You took a great risk, thank you. MERLIN: I'm just sorry I couldn't help them all. FORRIDEL: We better go. MERLIN: No, wait. I need your help. I'm looking for a way to contact the druids. FORRIDEL: I wouldn't know anything about them. MERLIN: You don't need to lie to me. FORRIDEL: I'm not lying. MERLIN: Please, if it wasn't for me, you'd be under arrest. You know I'm not a spy for Uther. I'm a friend of the druids. I need their help. FORRIDEL: What do you want to know? Morgana’s Chambers – Night Morgana holds the door open for Merlin to enter. Merlin holds a bottle. MERLIN: Gaius asked me to deliver this. MORGANA: I don't need any potion, thank you. Merlin? Ignore what I said last night. I had a nightmare, I was upset. MERLIN: I know. I haven't said anything to anyone. MORGANA: I'm sorry. It's usually Gwen that has to deal with me when I'm like this. MERLIN: I don't mind. Maybe I could help. MORGANA: I doubt that. MERLIN: You'd be surprised. Merlin closes the door. MERLIN: I understand. I realise how frightening all this must be for you. Especially for you. MORGANA: Why especially for me? MERLIN: You're the King's ward. You know his hatred of magic better than anyone. MORGANA: That's what you think has been happening to me? The dreams. The fre. You think it was magic?! MERLIN: I'm not saying that. MORGANA: But it could be, couldn't it? MERLIN: I really wouldn't know, but there are people who do. MORGANA: Who? MERLIN: What about the druids? They help people like you. MORGANA: None of their kind would dare show their face in Camelot. MERLIN: No. But I know where you can find them. Morgana’s Chambers – Day Warning bells ring in Camelot. ARTHUR: The guards have completed of the castle. There's no trace of her. UTHER: Encircle the city. No one gets in or out. GAIUS: You sent for me, Sire? UTHER: Yes. What time did you deliver the sleeping draught to Morgana? GAIUS: Well, I... ARTHUR: The guards said that Merlin delivered it after she retired to her chambers. UTHER: So she was safe them? GAIUS: Yes. Well, I suppose she must've been. Gaius's Chambers – Day Gaius grabs Merlin' shoulder and holds up the potion bottle. GAIUS: I didn't ask you to take this to Morgana last night. MERLIN: I used some initiative, I thought you'd be pleased. GAIUS: Those warning bells are ringing because Uther thinks that Morgana's been kidnapped. And you don't seem overly concerned. MERLIN: She can look after herself. GAIUS: Merlin, what have you done? MERLIN: What you refused to. I helped her. GAIUS: This ends now. People's lives are at risk, Morgana's included. Where is she? MERLIN: She's gone to the Forest of Essetir to find the druids. GAIUS: I told you not to get involved. MERLIN: I had to because you wouldn't even acknowledge she had magic. GAIUS: For good reason. MERLIN: No. You don't understand. You don't understand what it's like. The years before I came here were the loneliest of my life. GAIUS: Morgana is the King's ward. Her situation is completely different to yours. MERLIN: I know. I've got you, she hasn't. GAIUS: I've always taken good care of Morgana. MERLIN: It is not the same. Everything that's good and right about magic I've learnt from you. I'd be lost without you, Gaius. Like she is now. Do you understand why I did it? GAIUS: Yes, I do. But that doesn't mean I don't fear the consequences. Forest Morgana walks through the woods in a bright red cloak. She can hear menacing critter noises. Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom UTHER: Have all the suspects been arrested? ARTHUR: Nearly. A few have gone to ground. UTHER: Issue a proclamation. "All the prisoners will be excuted unless the Lady Morgana is returned to Camelot." ARTHUR: I'll see to it, Sire. Gaius's Chambers – Night Merlin sneaks out. He bumps a table. MERLIN: (whisper) Gestillan! Gestillan! Gestillan! The spell stops several objects from crashing. Merlin approaches some guards. MERLIN: Forbearnan firgenholt. The spell enhances a torch fre to scare off some guards. Merlin comes to the grate at the end of the tunnel outside the castle ramparts. MERLIN: Tospringe. The spell blows open the tunnel grate with magic. Forest – Night Morgana is attcked by serkets. A red cloaked man comes to her rescue as she passes out. Gaius's Chambers – Day GAIUS: Come on, Merlin! Out of your bed! You'll be late for work. Merlin? Merlin walks across country. Druid Camp – Morgana’s Tent – Day Morgana wakes as someone strokes her forehead with a cloth. AGLAIN: I'm not going to hurt you. MORGANA: Ah...! AGLAIN: You've hurt your leg. Try not to move it. MORGANA: What happened? AGLAIN: You were stung by a serket. I came to help. My name's Aglain. Relax, Morgana. You're safe now. MORGANA: Who told you my name? MORDRED: (telepathy) I did. MORGANA: You. AGLAIN: When the serket attcked last night, Mordred was able to sense your distress in his mind. MORDRED: (telepathy) Hello Morgana. MORGANA: Did you hear that? How did you do that? AGLAIN: We don't always need words to speak to one another. MORDRED: Now I can take care of you like you did me. Tunnel Exit – Day Arthur, Uther, Gaius and the guards inspect the tunnel grate that Merlin blew off its hinges. ARTHUR: There's some confusion as to how that was broken. By the looks of these scorch marks... UTHER: There is no confusion. It was magic. The same magic that was used to start the fre in Morgana's chambers. Where does the trail lead? ARTHUR: To the forest of Essetir. UTHER: We've long suspected that the druids have hidden there. ARTHUR: The trail will lead us straight to them. UTHER: Take no prisoners. It's time we rid ourselves of these druids once and for all. Uther leaves. Arthur turns to Gaius. ARTHUR: Where's Merlin? GAIUS: Erm...He's, er, he's not well. ARTHUR: He's still upset about Morgana, isn't he? GAIUS: We all are. ARTHUR: Tell him to stop pining, pull himself together, and get back to work. Castle – Drawbridge – Day Arthur and Camelot guards depart with dogs. Forest – Day Merlin lights a campfire with magic. MERLIN: Forbearnan. Merlin hears distant telepathy...or at least a mishmash of dialogue from this episode. MERLIN: Hello? AGLAIN’S VOICE: What would you like to know? Castle – Council Chamber Of Doom – Day Gaius enters. Uther is waiting. UTHER: Is there any word from Arthur? GAIUS: No, Sire, not yet. But they haven't been gone long. UTHER: Yes. Of course. GAIUS: Why are you so certain that she's been kidnapped? UTHER: What other possibility is there? GAIUS: She was very upset after the fre. She could've gone of her own accord. UTHER: That's not Morgana. In all her years, I've never known her to run from anything. Takes after her father too much for that. GAIUS: You haven't let Gorlois down. You've looked after that girl as if she were your own. UTHER: That is what she's become. If she were to die, a huge part of me would die with her. Druid Camp – Morgana’s Tent – Day Aglain enters. AGLAIN: I trust you slept well? MORGANA: Better than I've done in days. AGLAIN: Here, this might make you feel more at home. Aglain hands here a druid cloak. Forest/Druid Camp – Day Arthur continues to pursue Merlin's trail with dogs. Merlin approaches druid camp. Aglain walks with Morgana. AGLAIN: They are surprised to see you here, if not a little afraid. Your king would have us klled. MORGANA: They have nothing to fear from me. I do not share Uther's hatred of magic. AGLAIN: No. I imagine you wouldn't. These forests are dangerous. What brings you so far from Camelot? MORGANA: Searching for answers. I hope the druids might be able to give them to me. AGLAIN: Come. Forest – Day Arthur finds Merlin's campfire. ARTHUR: Keep moving! This way. Druid Camp – Morgana’s Tent – Day Merlin sneaks into the druid camp and listens in on Aglain's conversation with Morgana. AGLAIN: What would you like to know? MORGANA: Why I can see the future in my dreams. Why I'm able to start fires with my mind. AGLAIN: People who are able to do this are few and far between. You have a gift. MORGANA: Is it magic? AGLAIN: Of a kind, yes. But it will be many years before you're able to understand it fully, let alone use it. This isn't something to be afraid of. MORGANA: It is if you have Uther as your guardian. If he found out, he'd have me klled. AGLAIN: He won't. MORGANA: But if he did... AGLAIN: We won't let that happen. You're safe here. You shouldn't be scared of Uther. You should pity him. MORGANA: Pity? Why? AGLAIN: Because he's a broken man, consumed by fear. His hatred of magic has driven goodness from his heart. MORGANA: I've always been taught that magic is evil, that it corrupts your soul. AGLAIN: Uther told you this. Just because he decrees it, doesn't make it so. In time you will learn that magic isn't a dark art that must be shrouded in secrecy. It can be a force for good. Aglain leaves the tent. Forest – Day Arthur and the guards reach the woods near the druid camp and see the smoke from their fires. ARTHUR: Remember the King's orders! No prisoners! Druid Camp – Morgana’s Tent – Day Merlin enters. MORGANA: Merlin! What are you doing here? MERLIN: I've come to take you back to Camelot. MORGANA: Then I'm afraid you've had a wasted journey. I'm never going back. MERLIN: You have to. MORGANA: Why? You're the one who said I should seek out the druids. MERLIN: I never realised what the repercussions would be. MORGANA: What repercussions? MERLIN: The King thinks you've been kidnapped. Druid Camp – Day Arthur and guards approach. Druid Camp – Morgana's Tent – Day MERLIN: He won't stop until you're found. He's arrested dozens of people. He's gonna execute them all. MORGANA: If I return, the same fate awaits me. MERLIN: Uther doesn't need to know about this. I won't tell a soul. Arthur and guards. Morgana's tent. MORGANA: I'm sorry. I'm never going back. These are my people. They're like me. I don't feel so alone here. Do you understand? MERLIN: Better than anyone. AGLAIN: Morgana, we must go. Who are you? MORGANA: I--it's alright, he's a friend. What's wrong? AGLAIN: Arthur and his men are coming. Your friend has led him straight to us. The druids run, trying to escape Arthur and the guards. Merlin sees Mordred. MORDRED: (telepathy) Hello Emrys. Arthur sees Mordred and Aglain helping the limping Morgana run off. ARTHUR: This way! Merlin runs with Mordred, Morgana, and Aglain. AGLAIN: We've got to keep moving! MORGANA: My leg, it's too painful! MERLIN: I'll try to create a diversion. MORGANA: No, Merlin, you can't! MERLIN: You carry on! It's my fault they're here! Go! Go! MORGANA: I'll never forget this. MERLIN: Bene læg gesweorc. Merlin creates fog and sends it Arthur's way. Arthur pauses in the fog. Merlin runs above. ARTHUR: There! Arthur pursues Merlin. Merlin jumps and hides under protruding rock. Arthur and his men jump right over him. Merlin runs back. Guards spot Morgana's party anyway. GUARD: Over there! Morgana slumps to the ground. MORGANA: I can't go on. AGLAIN: We're not leaving you behind. MORGANA: Please. Morgana faints. MORDRED: They're coming! Aglain is sht with a crossbow. Mordred runs. GUARD: Prince Arthur! We have the Lady Morgana! Mordred runs, but is surrounded by guards. Merlin stops running and watches him k*ll throw 3 guards and run off. Castle – Main Square – Day Arthur rides into the square with Morgana. Uther helps her down and Gwen comes to meet them while Uther embraces Morgana. UTHER: I was so, so worried about you. ARTHUR: You were right. It was the druids. They kidnapped her. Morgana’s Chambers – Night Morgana lies on her bed fully clothed. Merlin knocks and Morgana goes to open the door. MORGANA: Merlin. MERLIN: My Lady. Morgana lets him in and closes the door. MERLIN: I wanted to check you were ok. MORGANA: I'm fine. What was said at the woods... MERLIN: You can trust me, Morgana. I won't tell anyone. MORGANA: Thank you, Merlin. I know now who I really am. And it isn't something to be scared of. Maybe one day people will come to see magic as a force for good. MERLIN: Erm....It's good to have you back. MORGANA: Thank you, Merlin. Morgana opens the door to let him out. MORGANA: Sleep well. Castle – Griffin Staircase – Night Arthur leans against the underside of the stairs as Merlin walks down from Morgana's Chambers. ARTHUR: This has to stop. Merlin turns around. ARTHUR: The King would have your head if he found out, and there's no point denying it. MERLIN: Denying what? ARTHUR: Your affections for the Lady Morgana. MERLIN: (chuckles) Right. ARTHUR: Take a bit of advice from someone who knows about women. MERLIN: Well, if such a person existed, I would. ARTHUR: Stick to girls who are more...how can I put it? On your level. MERLIN: Thanks. ARTHUR: She can't be her friend. Let alone anything else. MERLIN: Yeah, I know. ARTHUR: You can't hide anything from me, Merlin. MERLIN: (chuckles) I wouldn't dream of it. Gaius's Chambers – Night Merlin enters. MERLIN: I'm sorry, Gaius. Gaius walks slowly to Merlin, then hugs him. MERLIN: I thought you'd be angry with me. GAIUS: I was. Right up to the moment you walked in. Then I was just grateful that you're back safe and sound. MERLIN: Morgana knows the truth. The druids told her she has magic. Sorry. GAIUS: It's not your fault. You were only doing what you thought was right. MERLIN: We both were. What happens now? GAIUS: You must take care of her. And hope that Uther never discovers the truth about her powers.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "02x03 - The Nightmare Begins"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 2.07 - The Witch Finder FOREST OF CAMELOT Merlin: Hors, beride tha heofenan… He returns working, a woman, Cathryn, call him. Cathryn: Hey! Did you see it? The smoke! Did you see it?! Merlin: No… I saw nothing. Cathryn: Are you blind? You were right here! It was magic, I tell you! There's sorcery here! We must tell the King! Merlin: No… Wait! * * * Opening Credits * * * GREAT HALL OF THE CASTLE The woman tells what she saw to the King Uther: It was sorcery you saw, you're certain of it? Cathryn: Yes, sire. Uther: And you swear this, before your king? Cathryn: i swear it Arthur: Perhaps your eyes deceived you. A trick of the light. Cathryn: The smoke was alive, I tell you. I feared for my life. Uther: I thank you for bringing this to my attention. Your loyalty will not go unrewarded. Cathryn: Thank you, sire. (she leaves) Uther: It cannot continue. Arthur: I will hunt down those responsible, father. I promise they will not escape unpunished. Uhter: No. Stronger methods are called for. Send for the witchfinder. Gaius: Sire, is it necessary to resort to such measures? Uther: The witch finder is a trusted ally, Gaius. His help will be invaluable. Gaius: Of course. GAIUS HOUSE Gaius sermonizes Merlin Gaius: How many times, Merlin? How many times must I drive it into that thick skull of yours? Your magic is a secret to be guarded with your life. What were you thinking? Merlin: I… I weren't thinking. Gaius: Well, think, boy, think! Merlin: It was just a bit of fun. Gaius: It was magic and it was seen. Merlin: You're right… I'm sorry. Gaius: You must hide the book. Anything that can connect you to sorcery in any way. Merlin: What, now? Gaius: Yes, now, Merlin. The man that Uther has send for…I know him. Merlin: The witchfinder? Gaius: Some know him by that name. I know him as Aredian. He is a force to be reckoned witch. Merlin: But I'm not a witch. (finding this amusing) Look, no dress or anything… (Gaius not kidding) I'll get the book. CASTLE COURTYARD A man dressed dark clothes arrive, with his chariot carrying a cage Aredian: (to guards) I am expected. CHAMBER OF MORGANA Same time, Morgana is terrified to see arriving Aredian. She observes him from her window. Guenièvre: Is that him? Morgan: Yes Guenièvre: What's that cage for? Morgan: It hardly bears thinking about. BOARDROOM OF THE CASTLE: Uther and Arthur come in the hall to welcome Aredian Arthur: So, where has he been all this time? Uther: In foreign lands. Wherever the pursuit of sorcery takes him. Arthur: He does all this in your name? Uther: The witch finder serves no-one. He is a law unto himself. Aredian: Do you smell it? Do you smell it, Uther? Uther: Aredian… Areydian: It's all around us. The foul stench of sorcery. It's infected your great city like a contagion. Uther: I welcome you to Camelot, Aredian. Thank you for making such Aredian: Well, let's hope I am not too late, hmm? For every hour counts in the wr against sorcery. Un checked, it spreads like a disease. It seeks out the young and the old, the weak and the able, the fair and the foul of heart alike. You have grown lazy, Uther. You have grown idle. Your, once, noble Camelot is rotten to the core. You stand on the brink of dark oblivion. Arthur: I am at your disposal, Aredian. The knights will aid you in any way they can. Aredian: You must be Arthur. Arthur: I must be. Aredian: You are a great warrior. The finest this kingdom has ever known. Arthur: Thank you… Aredian: So, you won't be offended when I say that I shall have no need of you or your knights. The subtle craft of sorcery can only be fought by yet subtle means. Methods honed over decades of study. Methods known only to myself. Uther: We are grateful for your help. Aredian: Gratitude alone can't keep a man alive. You must put food in his belly. Uther: I will pay your price, Aredian, whatever it may be. Aredian: I will bid you good night. Uhter: Aredian? When do you begin? Aredian: I have already gn. STREET OF CAMELOT Gaius walks with Merlin. Aredian observe them. Aredian: Gaius, isn' it? I never forget a face. Gaius: Nor I, Aredian. Aredian: A physician now, I hear.You always did have s thirst for knowledge. Gaius: Scientific knowledge. Aredian: Of course. (looking Merlin) Gaius: My assistant, Merlin. Aredian: Merlin… Gaius: May your investigations prove fruitful, Aredian. However, you'll have excuse us, we have work to do. Aredian: Naturally. Merlin? I have a few questions I would like you to answer. Please be at my chambers in an hour. Merlin nods a bit scared IN AREDIAN'S CHAMBERS Aredian ask Merlin. He casts confusion on the explanation of Merlin. Aredian: You are aware then, that sorcery has been practiced in the vicinity of Camelot? Merlin: Yes, I mean… Apparently. Aredian: No, it cannot denied. There was a witness. Merlin: Yes, I know. Aredian: Did you also know that the woman has named you as a witness? Merlin: But… Aredian: I have already spoken to her. She was quite clear on the matter. Merlin: But, I wasn't a witness. Aredian: Sorry, perhaps I misheard. Do you deny that you were present at the time of the incident? Merlin: No. I were here. Aredian: So you saw it, the horse conjured from the smoke? Merlin: I saw the smoke, but it was only smoke. I saw nothing else. Aredian: Are you saying that she lies? Merlin: No, I didn't say that. I said I didn't see what she saw. Aredian: Hmmm. How can that be, I wonder? How can one person see something and the other not? Merlin: I can't explain it. Aredian I am at a loss as to explain it myself. Unless it was you performed the magic. Merlin: It wasn't. Aredian: Can you prove that it wasn't? Silence Merlin: No. Aredian: Hmmm. That will be all. For now. GREAT HALL OF THE CASTLE Aredian (to Beatrice): Speak. Do not be afraid. Beatrice (completely terrified): I… I was drawing water from the well, sire, when I saw them. Faces… In the water, sire. Terrible faces… Like people who were drowned… Screaming… Screaming… Merlin (to Gaius): I haven't done anything. I promise. Aredian (to Annis): Tell them what you saw. Annis: A goblin. Dancing on the coals, it was. Dancing in the flames. And it spoke, sire… My heart near stopped for fear of it. Aredian (to Uther): As you have heard, my lord, the incident in the woods was only the beginning. Rowena: There was a sorcerer, sire, in the square. There were creatures jumpng right out of this mouth. Aredian: What manner of creature? Rowena: Toads, sire. Great, green, slimy things as big as your fist! Aredian: The sorcerer laughs in your face! Even now, magic flourishes on the streets of Camelot. Uther: I scarcely believe it. Aredian: Yet it is the truth, my lord. Fortunately, I have utilized very facet of my craft to bring this matter to a swift resolution. Uther: The sorcerer… You have a suspect? Aredian: Oh, I do, my lord. I regret to say they stand among us in this very room. My methods are infallible. My findings incontestable. The facts point to one person and one person alone. The boy, Merlin. Arthur: Merlin?! You can't be serious? Gaius: This is outrageous! You have no evidence. Aredian: The tools of magic cannot be hidden from me. I am certain that a thorough search of the boy's chamber will deliver us all we need. Uther: Merlin? Merlin: I have nothing to hide from him. Uther: Very well. Guards, restrain the boy. Let the search begin. GAIUS HOUSE The knights upset all the objects. Merlin isn't here. Gaius: Careful, please! That's my life's work! Aredian: Comb every inch. The sorcerer is a master of concealment. Arthur: There's nothing here, Aredian. Aredian: I'll be the judge of that. Over there, behind this tapestry. And there, upend that stool. Be sure to check for hollow legs. There, within those powder jars. Leon: Here! Aredian: An amulet of enchantment. Were you aware, Physician, that your assistant kept instruments of sorcery? Gaius: No. Aredian: Well, our work is done. I must inform the king. Gaius: Aredian! I know for certain that the amulet does not belong to Merlin. Aredian: Ho? Well, who does it belong to, then? Gaius: I belongs to me. JAIL OF CAMELOT Arthur releases Merlin. Arthur: You're free to go. Merlin (crossing Gaius in the corridor of jail) : Gaius! What's going on? Gaius: Say nothing, Merlin. Do nothing. Promise me! GAIUS HOUSE Merlin come and observe the room disheveled. CASTLE OF CAMELOT Uther: Gaius has served me with unfailing dedication. Without his knowledge, his wisdom, I would not be sitting here today. Aredian: You have shown great faith in him, sire. Great faith indeed…considering that he was known to practice sorcery. Arthur: Gaius? Mmm. You're mistaken. Uther: No Arthur; He speaks the truth. I am well aware of his past, and I have every reason to believe he has turned his bacon sorcery. Aredian: Until now. Uther: We don't know that. This amulet you found could just be a stupid mistake. Aredian: Or maybe he has fallen back into old habits. Arthur: We must give him the benefit of doubt, surely? Aredian: Why? Anyway, There is a sure way to establish his guilt. Uther: I know your method are effective, Ardian, but Gaius is an old man, he could not withstand such…treatment. Aredian: It is the only way to rid your mind of doubt. JAIL OF CAMELOT Gaius: What time is it? Aredian: Time for you confess. Gaius: The amulet was a relic from the past, a keepsake. Aredian: But such artifacts are banned on pain of death, surely you must know this? Gaius: I was wrong to have kept it. I am grievously sorry for it. Aredian: Well, that's a good start. It's an excellent start. But not nearly enough, I'm afraid. Gaius: Aredian, I… Aredian: Guards! Laster, he asks again Gaius until he is tired. Aredian: Was your conscience clear when you practiced magic in the days of the great purge? Gaius: I have not used magic for many years… Aredian: Your assistant kept instruments of sorcery… Gaius: It belongs to me. Aredian: So if someone else were to practice magic… Gaius: No, no! Aredian: If you're an enemy of this kingdom, you're an enemy of your king. Gaius: No! My conscience is clear. The question is finished. Gaius: I'd like a drink of water, please. Aredian: And you shall have one, When you have confessed. Gaius: Then I shall die of thirst, Aredian. CAVE OF THE GREAT DRAGON The Dragon: What is wrong, young warlock? You look so pale. Merlin: I did a stupid thing. A stupid, stupid thing. And now Gaius is going to die for it! The dragon: Gaius means nothing to me. Merlin: But he means a great deal to me! The dragon: Very well, tell me what was happened. Merlin: A witch finder is come. He's arrested Gaius for sorcery, but I am the sorcerer. The dragon: Yes, I suppose you are. Merlin: Well, I'm going to confess. It's the only way to save him. The dragon: The your stupidity continues. Merlin: I won't sacrifice a friend to save myself! The dragon: Bravely spoken. But Gaius is already doomed. If you confess, the witch finder will just burn you both. Merlin: But it's my fault! Don't you understand? The dragon: All too well, young warlock, but understand this, if you we're die, you would endanger the lives of all those that rely upon you. Merlin: There must be something I can do. There must be. Please, help me. The dragon: Merlin, I see you are distressed by this. But I cannot help you, because I do not know how to. Merlin: I can't just stand by and watch Gaius die. I can't! The dragon: I am sorry. JAIL OF CAMELOT Aredian: You're a traitor, you're an imposter. Sorcery is your only master. Gaius: I serve only my king. Aredian: Huh! In what way ave you serve him? You have lied to him, you have broken his laws, you have betrayed his trust. Gaius: I have saved his life, I have treated his ward, I have protected his only son! Aredian: You have treated his ward? Gaius: I have striven to help all those in need. It is a physician's duty to do so. Aredian: The lady Morgana? Gaius: Among others. Aredian: For what malady does she receive this treatment? Gaius: She…she suffers from nightmares. Aredian: I see. Gaius: But as I said, I fell it is my duty to attend to the needs of… Aredian: Yes, yes. You seem very keen to change the subject, Gaius. Perhaps I should question her myself. Gaius fear to Morgana. Morgana is asked in turn. Aredian: There's no need to be concerned, my lady, I won't detain you long. There's just a small detail I wish to clarify. Now, it is true, is it not, that you have received treatment for nightmares? And it was Gaius, the court physician, who administered these treatments, these potions? Morgana (to low voice) : Yes. Aredian: I'm sorry, could you speak up? Morgana: Yes. Aredian: Thank you. Now, you may go. You don't happen to know what was in these potions, I suppose? Morgana: Oh, no. Aredian: No, of course not. You are not a physician after all. So, for all you know, these potions could have been magical, your dreams, the product of an enchanted elixir? Morgana: Oh, I had these dreams before Gaius started treating me. Aredian: But have they got better or worse since Gaius began treating you? Morgana: Worse. Aredian: As I thought. Thank you. You have been most helpful. Aredian wake up Gaius completely tired. Aredian: Gaius? Are you prepared to confess? Gaius: I'd rather die first. Aredian: Good. And die you shall. But not alone, I'm pleased to say you shall have company. Gaius: What? Aredian: Merlin and The lady Morgana are to join you in the flames. Gaius: No! This is a trick. Aredian: You have corrupted them, Gaius, and they must answer to their king. Unless… Gaius: Unless what? BOARDROOM OF THE CASTLE Aredian bring Gaius in front the king. He create him as a guilty. Aredian: Confess! Confess! Gaius: I am a sorcerer, sire. I am responsible for conjuring the smoke. I am guilty of partisans magic in Camelot. The goblin, the faces in the well… I am the sorcerer who conjured the toad from his mouth. Uther: You have betrayed me, Gaius. You have betrayed your friends. But above all, you have betrayed yourself. By the laws of Camelot, I must sentence you…to death. Aredian: The sorcerer will be purged of his magic by means of fre! He shall be brned at the stake tomorrow at dawn! Bear witness and heed this lesson! Merlin (he advances to Aredian) : You are a liar! Aredian: Guards! Merlin: You are a liar! Arthur: I'll deal with this. (he escort Merlin to the jail) I know you're upset, I know you're angry, it's all right. I'm not throwing you in jail. Merlin: Ten what are you doing? Arthur: I'm breaking the law. I can only give you a few minutes. Merlin: They wouldn't let me see you. There was nothing Icould do… Gaius: I know…Iunderstand. Merlin: I can't believe it. I can't believe Uther could do this to you. Gaius: He had no choice. Once Aredian had found the amulet. Merlin: I didn't even know you had such a thing. Gaius: It isn't mine. Merlin: Why did you say it was? Gaius: I was trying to protect you. Merlin: I don't know what to say. Gaius: It's all right, Merlin, you don't have to say anything. Merlin: Yes, I do. The amulet isn't mine either. Gaius: Then how did it get there? Merlin: Aredian. Gaius: Aredian? Merlin: There's no other explanation. Gaius: But why? Merlin: All that matter is if I can prove he planed it, you're saved! Gaius: No. You must let this go. Merlin: You are falsely accused. I have a chance to prove that. I must take that chance. Gaius: No. You must not. Merlin: I don't understand. Do you want to die? Gaius: No. But neither do I want you to die. And die you surely will if you get too close to Aredian. He will trap you, Merlin, he will manipulate you, and without ever meaning to, you will incriminate yourself…but…You must let this go. Merlin: I must let you go? Gaius: To do otherwise would be an act of su1c1de. GAIUS HOUSE Merlin look the building of the pyre in the courtyard. JAIL OF CAMELOT Aredian: Ah, Gaius. I hope you have found some relief, now that your ordeal is over. Gaius: Your concern is touching, Aredian. Now, will you please get out to my sight? Aredian: Of course. I just thought you'd hear the news, that's all… Gaius: What news? Aredian: My investigation have gn. Gaius: gn? But you've already extracted my confession. Aredian: Indeed. Which just leaves Merlin and the lady Morgana. Gaius: But we struck a bargain! Aredian: Pah! I don't bargain with sorcerers. (he laughs) MORGANA'S CHAMBER Aredian is in morgana's chamber to ask her. GAIUS HOUSE Gwen: Merlin? He won't let go! Merlin: What happened? Gwen: The witch finder's questioning Morgana again. I'm worried, Merlin. She's close to breaking point. Merlin: That's what he does. In the end. you confess whether you're guilty or not. Gwen: What did you mean? Merlin: Gaius was set up. Aredian planted that amulet. Gwen: But why would he do such a thing? Merlin: Aredian is paid to catch sorcerers. Maybe he doesn't care if someone is guilty. Maybe he gets confessions by lying, by planting evidence. As long as he gets a confession, he gets his money. Gwen: Even if this is true, what can we do without proof? Merlin: Get some. AREDIAN'S CHAMBER Merlin come in Aredian's chamber, and search. He stripping the bed. Merlin: Tospringe (The cupboard open, he takes flower petals) NOISE FROM OUTSIDE Merlin: Daefte that bedd (the cover are repair) Aredian come and sees the cupboard open, he thinks there is someone, but he sees anybody. GAIUS HOUSE Gwen: This is hopeless. Merlin: Keep looking. Gwen: We don't even know whether this flower means anything. Merlin: No, we don't, but it's all we're got. Here. Belladonna. Gwen: "For the alleviation of ulcers, allergies, muscular inflammation…" This is hopeless, Merlin. Merlin: Wait, listen. "Under certain conditions, a tincture of the flower can produce hallucinations." Gwen: So? Merlin: Aredian's witnesses. It wasn't magic they were seeing, it was visions. Gwen: It makes sense…If he's faking the evidence…But how can we prove it? Merlin: Aredian's too clever to have given the tincture to them directly. They must've got it from someone else. Gwen: They could've been getting it from anyone. Merlin: Is there anything, anything at all that these people had in common? Gwen: They sere all women. Merlin: But that doesn't tell us anything. Gwen: Yes, it does! What's the one thing only women would buy? Things to make them look beautiful. APOTHECARY'S SHOP Apothecary: Gwen? Gwen: Do you sell a tincture of belladonna? Apothecary: What's this all about? Gwen: Please, it's important. Apothecary: Well, I think. I've got some somewhere. But what you'd wanting with eye drops in the middle of the night, I really don't want to know. Gwen: Eye drops? Apothecary: Yes, women use them to make their eyes more beautiful. Merlin: Where did you get this? Apothecary: Well, my usual suppliers. Merlin: Are you sure you didn't get it from someone else? Apothecary: Of course, I'm sure. Now, if it's all the same to you, I'd like to get some sleep. Gwen: It was Aredian who gave you the belladonna. Apothecary: I don't know what you're talking about. Merlin: But you know that Gaius will be excuted tomorrow, don't you? Apothecary: That has nothing to do with me. Merlin: That has everything to do with you. Aredian's witness saw visions. Visions produced by the belladonna in these eye drops. If we can prove this, we have a chance of saving Gaius. Apothecary: He…forced me to sell it. He said he'd kll me if I said anything to anyone. Gwen: But it was him? It was Aredian? Apothecary: Yes, It was him. Gwen: Thank you. Merlin: Thank you. GAIUS HOUSE Merlin gathered every proof. Merlin: That's it. We've got everything we need. Gwen: But is it enough? Merlin: We've got a witness as well, surely that's enough. Gwen: It's still our word against Aredian's. Merlin: Gwen, we don't have a choice! By dawn tomorrow, Gaius will be dad! Gwen: Merlin, we've got to give Uther something he cannot deny, something not even Aredian can talk his way out of. Merlin: I'll be as quick as I can! AREDIAN'S CHAMBER Aredian is a deep sleep, but Merlin succeed to enter in the room. Merlin: Hly…Hly min next bebod…ceolwaerc GAIUS HOUSE Gwen wait Merlin's return patiently. Gwen: Come on, Merlin, come on… JAIL OF CAMELOT Aredian: Good morning, Gaius. GAIUS HOUSE Gwen: Merlin! Where have you been? Merlin: Everything's in place. Gwen: But Gaius has already left the dungeons! Merlin: Then…Then we have to delay the execution! Gwen: How?! Merlin: Arthur…I'll speak to Arthur. Gwen: No! Leave Arthur to me. They run until pyre. COURT OF CAMELOT Gaius arrive in the Aredian's cage. Aredian pull Gaius until pyre. Arthur: Easy there! Show him some respect! Gwen: Excuse me…excuse me…I need to get through…sorry…Excuse me…Arthur! Arthur, Arthur, you've got to stop this. Arthur: I can't, Gwen. You know I can't. Gwen: Merlin has proof that Gaius is innocent! Arthur: My father has passed sentence. Nothing I can do. Gwen: You can do the right thing, Arthur Pendragon! You can show some faith in a loyal friend, or stand by and watch an innocent man die. Arthur: Guenièvre… Gwen: You did it to my father. Are you willing to let it happen again? And you can stop looking at me like that. I know I'm only a servant. I thought you were a prince. So start behaving like one. Arthur: Wait! GREAT HALL OF CAMELOT Merlin: Sire, the witnesses saw nothing but hallucinations…induced by the belladonna in these eye-drops. Uther: (to witnesses) And you bought this belladonna from this man? (to apothecary) Where did you get it from? Don't be afraid. No harm will come to you here. Apothecary: The witch finder…He gave them to me. Uther: Did he tell you what it was for? Apothecary: No. Only that if I did not sell it, he'd have me burnt at the stake. Uther: (to Aredian) How do you answer to these accusations? Aredian: They are absurd. The boy has clearly concocted these lies in the hope of saving his master. Merlin: Then you won't mind if we search your chambers? Uther: Silence! You have no authority. Arthur: Father, let's settle this once and for all. If what Merlin says in wrong, then he must bear the consequences. But if there is some truth in what he says… Aredian: I have nothing to hide. AREDIAN'S CHAMBER The chamber is searched thoroughly. Aredian: You're wasting your time. Arthur: The cupboard over there. Amulets fall in cupboard. Aredian: These things don't belong to me! This is a trick! That boy plots against me! Suddenly, Aredian spit a toad from his mouth. Uther: Sorcerer! (Aredian catches Morgana, and takes her as hostage). Aredian, think very carefully about what you are doing. You'll never escape from Camelot alive. Aredian: I will if you value the life of your ward. Merlin: Forbearnan! Aredian burns his hand with his Knfe, then he bumps on the coffer, and falls in the tower. GAIUS HOUSE Uther: Gaius. I'm glad I found you here. Gaius: As am I, my lord. I thought I would never see these chambers again. Uther: If anything was damaged in the search, I will be only too glad to replace it. Gaius: You're very kind, my lord. Uther: Aredian…I can still scarcely believe that he was a sorcerer. Gaius: Indeed. Was there some reason you wished to see me? Uther: Yes…I…I wanted to say, I'm sorry if you suffered at his hands. Gaius: But I did not suffer at his hands, Uther. I suffered at yours. He worked for you, my lord. He was merely following your orders. Uther: But I was deceived… Gaius: No. You were deceived long before Aredian, for you deceived yourself. You see foes where there are friends, you see sorcerers where there are but servants. I am not the first to be wrongly accused in your w*r against magic. And not all have been as lucky as I. Uther: I assure, Gaius, every measure will be taken to ensure that nothing like this will happen again. Gaius: I hope that is true. For all our sakes. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. Night falls, Gaius serves dinner. Gaius: What I don't understand is how you knew he'd concealed evidence in his chamber. Merlin: Oh, just a hunch, really. Gaius: I see. And the toad? Merlin: That…I…er…can't explain. Gaius: Hmm. I can hardly explain it myself. Unless, of course…you put it there. Merlin: OK, Gaius, fair enough, I promise I will never save your life again. Gaius: Promise? Merlin: Absolutely. (they laugh) Gaius: Honestly Merlin, the toad was a step too far. Merlin: I know, I know, but you should have seen the look on his face! They laugh again.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "02x07 - The Witchfinder"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 2.08 – The Sins of the Father Morgause’s enchanted fortress Morgause watches Arthur through a magic crystal in her enchanted fortress. Morgause: Hider eft funde. On þisse ne middangeard.Arthur Pendragon, a great destiny awaits you. The battle for your soul is about to begin. --- King’s Palace, Hall of Ceremonies Uther: Arise Sir Vidor, Knight of Camelot. Arise Sir Caradoc, Knight of Camelot. Uther: You have been accorded a great honour. But with that honour comes great responsibility. From this day forth, you are sworn to live by the knights' code. You have pledged to conduct yourselves with nobility, honour, and respect. Your word is your sacred bond. You will find no one who better embodies these values than my son, Arthur. Follow his example, and you will prove yourselves worthy of your title. The entire court turns to the door at the sound of sword fighting outside. A knight enters. The newly made knights of Camelot draw their swords as the knight approaches. Arthur steps forward and the knight drops gauntlet in front of Arthur, who picks it up. Arthur: I accept your challenge. If I'm to face you in combat, do me the courtesy of revealing your identity. The knight removes the helmet to reveal a wealth of long blonde tresses. Morgause: My name is Morgause. --- King’s Palace, Council Chamber of Doom Uther and Arthur consult Geoffrey of Monmouth. Geoffrey: I've searched the records going back more than 300 years. I could find nothing to say a woman cannot issue a challenge. Uther: There must be some way to put a stop to this. Geoffrey: According to the Knight's Rules, it appears her challenge is perfectly valid. Arthur: It seems there's nothing we can do. Uther: We don't know anything about this woman! I will not let you face her in combat! Arthur: I accepted the challenge. If I refuse to fight, it'll be seen as an act of cowardice. Uther: She klled five guards. You should not underestimate her. Arthur: I cannot demand that my knights uphold the code, then be seen to break it myself. I must face her tomorrow. --- Morgana’s chambers Morgana watches Morgause practicing in the Square. Gwen: Who is she? Why would she challenge Arthur? It seems no one's ever heard of her. Morgana: I feel as if I've met her somewhere before. Gwen: Really? Where could you know her from? Morgana: I don't know. --- Arthur's Chambers Merlin: Do you know why she challenged you? Arthur: I'm the King's son. Perhaps she believed she will prove herself. Merlin: Yeah, but you don't want to fight her, do you? Arthur: I have no choice. If I refuse to fight her, I'm a coward. If I kll her, what am I then? What is it? Merlin: You've never faced a woman in combat. What if you hesitate? She could use that to her advantage. Arthur: You think she's going to defeat me. Merlin: I'm just saying. You need to b .cautious, because it sounds like she's pretty handy with a sword. Arthur: Since when do you know anything about combat? I need you to take a message to Morgause for me. If I'm seen to do it, it could be viewed as cowardice. You must persuade her to withdraw her challenge. --- Morgause's chambers Merlin enters. Morgause corners him with a sword. Morgause: What do you want? Merlin: I have a message from Prince Arthur. He wants you to withdraw your challenge. Arthur has no desire to fight you. Now, if you withdraw, he will grant you safe passage through the kingdom. Leave now, while you still can. Morgause: If Arthur has no desire to fight me, perhaps he should withdraw. Merlin: No. He'll, he'll never do that. It's not in him to withdraw. Morgause: Then we have that in common. Merlin: If you fight him, he will have to treat you as he does any other opponent. It won't matter that you're a woman. Morgause: I do not ask for special treatment. Merlin: Arthur has no quarrel with you. Why would you challenge him? Morgause: My reasons are not your concern. Merlin: Don't put Arthur in a position where he's forced to kll you. Morgause: Who's to say Arthur's life won't rest in my hands? --- Tournament Grounds Uther enters. Merlin prepares Arthur for the fight. Merlin: You gave her a chance to withdraw. Whatever happens, you are not to blame. Arthur enters. Morgause is waiting. Uther: The fight is by the Knights' Rules. And to the death. Arthur: I'm offering you a final chance to withdraw. I suggest you take it. Then you leave me no choice. They fight. Arthur catches Morgause in the arm, but allows her to pick up her sword. She disarms him and presses her sword to his chest. Morgause: Make me a promise and I will spare your life. Arthur: What is it you ask? Morgause: Come to me three days hence and accept the challenge I set to you. Arthur: And the nature of this challenge? Morgause: That is for me to decide. Do I have your word that you will accept, no matter what? Arthur: You have my word. --- Morgause’s chambers Gaius tends to Morgause's wounded arm. Gaius: You're fortunate the wound isn't too deep. You seems familiar. Have you visited Camelot in the past? Morgause: I was here many years ago. I was just a baby at the time. I doubt you'd remember me. I'm grateful for your help. --- Arthurs’s chambers Arthur is slumped over the table. Merlin: It could've been worse. Arthur: How, exactly, could it have been worse? Merlin: You could be dad. Arthur: At least I wouldn't have to face everyone. I've never felt so humiliated in my entire life. I was defeated by a girl. Merlin: It's actually quite funny when you think about it. Or not. Arthur: No. It's like you said. I was hindered because I was fighting a woman. I was worried I was going to hurt her. That's why she won. Merlin: You didn't look hindered. I'll stop talking now. --- Morgause’s chambers Morgana knocks on the door and enters. Morgana: I didn't mean to intrude. I wanted to introduce myself. I'm the Lady Morgana. Morgause: I know who you are. Morgana: How is your arm? You were wounded. Morgause: It'll heal soon enough. You look tired. Morgana: I haven't been sleeping. Morgause: I know for myself how troubling that can be. Morgana: Could it be that we've met somewhere before? Morgause: (shakes head) I'm glad we have met now. Morgana: That's a beautiful bracelet. Morgause: It was a gift. From my mother. Please, I would like you to have it. It's a healing bracelet. It will help you sleep. Morgana: I couldn't. You must be tired. I will leave you to rest. Morgause: I hope you will remember me fondly. --- Morgana’s Chambers Morgana stirs restlessly in her sleep. Morgause watches her and hold up bracelet. Morgause: Gefultuma híe þæt heo onslæpe. Morgause places bracelet at the end of Morgana's bed. Morgana stops twitching. --- King’s Palace gate Morgause prepares her horse for travel. Arthur leads his horse out of the drawbridge gate and stops. Arthur: Congratulations on your victory. You're a skilful swordsman. Woman. Swords...swordswoman. Morgause walks over to his horse. Morgause: You have a beautiful horse. Arthur looks at his horse and Morgause's eyes glow. Morgause: I shall expect to see you three days hence. Arthur: How will I find you? Morgause: When the time comes, you will know your way. Arthur: If I don't show up it might be because I don't know where I'm going. Morgause: The path you must follow will become clear to you. She mounts her horse. Morgause: I should thank you for allowing me to retrieve my sword. Arthur: I'm starting to wish I hadn't. Morgause: You showed yourself to be a man of honour. You inherited that trait from your mother. Arthur: You knew my mother? Morgause: I knew her very well. Arthur: Wait! --- Morgana’s Chambers Gwen tries to shake Morgana awake. Gwen: Morgana. Morgana. Morgana. Morgana: I was fast asleep. Gwen: It's nearly midday. Morgana: I can't remember the last time I slept so well. Gwen: I'll fetch you some clothes. Morgana finds the magic bracelet. --- King’s Palace, Council Chamber of Doom Uther: And what is to be the nature of this challenge? Arthur: She didn't say. But I gave her my word that I would accept it no matter what Uther: You should never have made such a promise. You have no idea what she might ask of you. Arthur: She had her sword to my chest. I had no choice. Morgause said that she knew my mother. Uther: She told you this? Obviously she's lying. She's playing on your affections for your mother to lure you into a trap. Arthur: That makes no sense. She spared my life. Uther: It confirms my suspicions. I believe Morgause is an enchantress. How else could she have defeated you? Arthur: I don't believe she was using magic. Uther: And you would know for certain if she were? Under no circumstances will you go to meet her, or accept this challenge. Arthur: I gave her my word! Uther: I don't care what was said to her. You will remain in Camelot. Arthur: I want to hear what she knows about my mother. Uther: She knows nothing. She is lying. You will not go to her. I forbid it. Arthur: So I am to break my word? Uther: Escort my son to his chambers. Under no circumstances will he be allowed to leave. Arthur: You're confining me to my chambers? Uther: I am protecting you from your own foolishness! --- Arthur’s chambers Merlin walks to Arthur's chambers, confused to see the guards before he enters. Merlin: Why are the guards outside the door? Arthur: My father has confined me to my chambers and has forbidden me from accepting Morgause's challenge. Merlin: Well, maybe he's got a point. You, you don't know what she might've asked you to do. Arthur: I gave her my word. Merlin: So, I take it we're going anyway. Arthur: You're smarter than you look. Gather some supplies, we leave tonight. Oh, and Merlin ...find a way to get me out of here. --- Physician’s chambers Gaius: How's Arthur? Merlin: You mean after being defeated by a girl in front of the whole of Camelot? I've seen him happier. Gaius: I think you're enjoying this, Merlin. Merlin: Maybe a little. Merlin sees a rope and pretends to grind something for Gaius while sneaking the rope under his clothes. Merlin: (whisper) Ic þé geháta, searubunden. --- Arthur’s chambers Merlin enters. Arthur is now dressed in chainmail. Merlin: I got the supplies. Arthur: Merlin, is it my imagination, or are you getting fat? Merlin lifts his shirt to reveal the rope wrapped around his torso. --- Arthur’s chambers Merlin prepares to anchor Arthur as he climbs out the window. Arthur: Are you sure you're strong enough to hold me? Merlin: Yeah. I'm stronger than I look. Arthur slides halfway down. Arthur: What are you doing? Lower the rope! Merlin: There is no more rope! I don't know if I can hold on much longer! Arthur: Merlin, do not let go of the ro... The rope slips and Arthur falls face first into a pile of dung. --- Forest Merlin and Arthur ride through the woods. Merlin: Which way? Do you actually know where we're going? Arthur: It's this way. Come on. What is wrong with this horse? It's even dumber than you, Merlin! Merlin: Where are you going? I thought you said it was left? Arthur: It's not me! It's the horse! Morgause told me. When the time comes, you'll know your way. Merlin: So the horse knows where we're going. Great. --- Physician’s Chambers Gaius: Come on, Merlin. Merlin? Merlin's chamber is empty. --- King’s Palace corridor/Arthur’s chambers Gaius and Uther march to Arthur's Chambers. Uther sees the open window. Uther: You've been guarding an empty room. Send out a search party! Find Arthur and bring him back to Camelot! Do you have any idea what Morgause might want with Arthur? Gaius: I'm afraid I don't. --- Forest Merlin and Arthur ride through the woods. Merlin: What if Morgause challenges you to do something you don't want to do? Arthur: I'm not expecting it to be easy, Merlin. That's why it's called a challenge. Merlin: So you'd do anything she asks of you? Arthur: I gave her my word. It's a question of honour. Merlin: What if she challenges you to do something even less honourable than breaking your word? Arthur: Will you stop rabbitting on? We're in Odin's territory. We could be attcked at any second. Merlin: I just think it's strange to agree to do something when you don't know what it is. Arthur: One more word out of you, Merlin, and you'll be taking the challenge in my place. They're attcked by Odin's men. Merlin: Gar onbærne. Arthur finishes off other attackers. Arthur: Don't worry, Merlin. I'll deal with this, you lie there, make yourself comfortable. Merlin: Maybe we should turn back. The woods could be full of Odin's men. Arthur: You can go back if you want to, I won't stop you. Merlin: You don't know anything about Morgause! You don't know what she's gonna ask you to do! We don't even know where we're going, we're following a horse! Arthur: Morgause said she knew my mother. --- Morgana's chambers Morgana: Gaius, come in. Gaius: Good day, my dear. I brought you your sleeping draught. Morgana: I could've saved you the trouble. I had the best night's sleep I can remember. Gaius: No nightmares? Morgana: I can't tell you what a relief it is. I only wish I could thank Morgause for her gift. Gaius: Morgause gave you that bracelet? Morgana: She told me it would help me sleep. She spoke the truth. Gaius, what is it? Gaius: Nothing. I'm merely surprised that it's so effective. Morgana: I feel as if I somehow know Morgause. Gaius: I don't see how. But I'm pleased you're feeling better. --- Forest, camp Merlin and Arthur sit at a campfire. Merlin: What was your mother like? Arthur: I never knew her. She died before I opened my eyes. Merlin: I'm sorry. Arthur: I barely know anything about her. Merlin: Can't you ask your father? Arthur: He refuses to talk about her. It must be too painful for him. Sometimes it's as if she never even existed. I still have a sense of her. Almost as though she's part of me. Merlin: That's the same with my father. I never knew him. And my mother's barely spoken of him. I've got this...vague memory. It's probably just my imagination. Arthur: I'd do anything for even the vaguest memory. Merlin: Is that why you're so determined to find Morgause? To see what she knows about your mother? Arthur: Is that so wrong? Merlin: No. Arthur: I should get some rest. --- King’s Palace, Councin Chamber of Doom Gaius enters. Uther is eating. Gaius: My Lord, I must speak with you. It concerns Morgause. Uther: What is it? Gaius: While I was treating her wound, I noticed that she wore a bracelet. Uther: Go on. Gaius: And it bore the mark of one of the Great Houses, the Great House of Gorlois. There is only one person, other than Morgana, who would have cause to wear such a bracelet. That is, a half sister. Uther: I was led to believe that the child had died. Gaius: The child lived, My Lord. She was smuggled out of Camelot shortly after her birth. Uther: How do you know this? Gaius: It was I who entrusted the child to the High Priestesses of the Old Religion. Uther: You should've told me, Gaius. Gaius: I had sworn a solemn oath, My Lord. I'm only breaking it now because I fear what Morgause might do. Uther: Does Morgana know? Gaius: I don't believe so. Uther: Morgana must never find out she has a half sister. I will not have her loyalties divided. Gaius: Of course. The High Priestesses will have trained Morgause from birth. Her magic will be powerful. Uther: Then we must hope the search party finds Arthur before he reaches her. --- Lake Merlin and Arthur come to a lake with a waterfall. Merlin: It seems your horse has brought us to a dad end. Arthur’s horse walks forward to the water. Arthur: Now where's he going? Merlin: I think you're going to get wet. Arthur: You don't say. Merlin: Arthur? Merlin nudges his horse to follow them into the lake. --- Morgause’s enchanted fortress Merlin enters a tunnel behind the waterfall and emerges from a wood to find Arthur staring up at a the Enchanted Castle. Merlin: Where are we? Arthur:I don't know. Merlin: If we weren't sure Morgause was a sorcerer before, we can be certain of it now. Arthur: That must've been how she defeated me. She was using magic. Merlin: Hmm, it didn't look like she was. Arthur: And what would you know about magic, Merlin? Merlin: Nothing. They dismount and enter into a chamber empty except for a block of wood with an axe. Arthur: Now what? Merlin: Maybe we should ask the horse. Well, there's no one here. Morgause: You kept your promise. Arthur: What is the nature of the challenge you wish to set me? Morgause: Place your head on the block. Morgause picks up the axe. Morgause: You gave me your word that you would do anything I asked. Merlin: Arthur, don't. Arthur kneels to place his head on the block. Merlin: What are you doing? I won't let you do this! Arthur: Stay out of this, Merlin! Morgause begins to swing the axe, then puts it down. Morgause: You have shown that you are truly a man of your word, Arthur Pendragon, and for that I will grant you one wish. Tell me what it is that your heart most desires. Arthur: You said you knew my mother. Tell me all that you know about her. Morgause: Perhaps you would like to see her. Arthur: I want that more than anything. Morgause: As you wish. King’s Palace, Council Chamber of Doom Sir Leon and other knights stand before Uther. Sir Leon: The search party were unable to pick up a trail. There is no sign of Prince Arthur anywhere. Uther: Redouble your efforts. Send riders to the outlying villages. I want my son found! Sir Leon: Yes, My Lord. The knights leave. Uther: It chills me to think what Morgause has planned for Arthur. Gaius: Had she chosen to , she already could have klled him. I believe she has some other purpose in mind. Uther: Morgause told Arthur that she knew his mother. Gaius: She knew Ygraine? Uther: I don't know! Perhaps it's a lie. She knew that it would tempt Arthur to go to her. Gaius: You think that Morgause knows the true circumstances to Arthur's birth? Uther: I fear that more than anything. --- Morgause’s enchanted fortress Merlin and Arthur wait for Morgause to prepare her spell. Merlin: Are you sure you want to do this? Arthur: If you were granted the same opportunity, would you not want to meet your father? Merlin: Uther won't forgive you if he finds out you've collaborated with a sorcerer. Arthur: What if my father's attitude to magic is wrong? Merlin: You really think that? Arthur: Perhaps it's not as simple as he would have us believe. Morgause is a sorcerer, she has caused us no harm. Surely not everyone who practices magic can be evil. Merlin: We don't actually know why she's doing this. Morgause: It is time. Close your eyes. Arásae mid min miclan mihte þín suna to helpe. Hider eft funde on þisse ne middangeard þín suna w'æs. Ygraine: Arthur. Arthur opens his eyes. Ygraine: Arthur. Arthur: Mother. Ygraine: My son. Ygraine goes to Arthur and hugs him. Ygraine: When I last held you, you were a tiny baby. I remember your eyes. You were staring up at me. Those few seconds I held you were the most precious of my life. Arthur: I'm so sorry. Ygraine: You have nothing to be sorry for. Arthur: It was my birth that caused you to die. Ygraine: No, you are not to blame. Arthur: I cannot bear the thought that you died because of me. Ygraine: Do not think that. It is your father who should carry the guilt for what happened. Arthur: What do you mean? Ygraine: It is not important. What matters is that you lived. Arthur: Why should my father feel guilty? Ygraine: It is better left in the past. Arthur: You cannot leave me with more questions. Please. Ygraine: Your father, he was desperate for an heir. Without a son, the Pendragon dynasty would come to an end. But I could not conceive. Arthur: But how was I born? Tell me. Ygraine: Your father betrayed me. He went to the sorceress Nimueh and asked for her help in conceiving a child. You were born of magic. Arthur: That's not true. Ygraine: I'm sorry, Arthur. Your father has deceived you as he deceived me. To create a life, a life must be taken. Your father knew that. Arthur: No. Ygraine: He sacrificed my life so the Pendragon dynasty could continue. It makes you no less my son, nor me any less proud of you. Now I see you, I would have given my life willingly. Do not let this knowledge change you. Arthur looks back up and Ygraine is gone. Arthur: No! Bring her back! Morgause: I cannot. Once the doorway is closed, it is closed forever. I am truly sorry that your learnt of your mother's fate in this way. I can only imagine how it must feel to discover your father is responsible for her death. It is an unforgivable betrayal. Morgause leaves. Merlin: Are you alright? Arthur? Arthur: Fetch the horses. We're returning to Camelot. --- King’s Palace, main square Merlin and Arthur return to Camelot. Arthur dismounts in the square and grabs the sword from his horse before walking up the steps into the castle. Merlin: What are you going to do? Arthur keeps walking. Gaius comes up to Merlin. Gaius: Merlin. I'm relieved to see you're safe. Where's Arthur? Merlin walks around Gaius to face the wall of the Courtyard Corridor. Merlin: Arthur was born of magic. Wasn't he? Uther used magic. Gaius: Merlin... Merlin: All those people he's excuted...he's as guilty as they are. He sacrificed Arthur's mother! He as good as mrder her! People should know the truth about what he's done. How could you not tell me? Gaius: I feared what Arthur would do if he ever found out. Merlin: Oh, he's found out now. Merlin runs up the steps into the palace. --- King’s Palace, Council Chamber of Doom Uther's looks over some papers with Sir Leon when Arthur enters. Uther: Arthur. Where have you been? I have had search parties out looking for you. Arthur? Arthur: I know...what you did to my mother. Uther: Leave us. No one is to enter. Sir Leon exits and closes the doors. Uther: What are you talking about? Arthur: You were so desperate for an heir, you were prepared to use magic. Uther: Did Morgause tell you this? She's lying. Arthur: My mother is dad because of your selfishness and arrogance. Her blood is on your hands. Uther: No. That's not true. But Morgause would have you believe that. Arthur: This is what fuels your hatred for those who practice magic. Rather than blame yourself for what you did, you blame them. Uther: You would believe a sorcerer's lies over the word of your own father? I can only think that Morgause has enchanted you. Arthur: You speak of hunted her kind like animals! How many hundreds have you condemned to death to ease your guilt? Uther: Those who practice magic will stop at nothing to destroy us! I have only done what is necessary to protect this kingdom! Arthur: You speak of honour and nobility! You're nothing but a hypocrite and a liar! Uther: I am your king, and your father. You will show me some respect! Arthur throws his gauntlet at Uther's feet. Uther: Have you lost your mind? Arthur: Pick it up. Uther: Arthur, I implore you, think about what you're doing. Arthur: Pick it up. Uther: I will not fight you. Arthur draws his sword. Arthur: If you choose not to defend yourself, I will strike you down where you stand. Uther: You are my son. You will not strike an unarmed man. Arthur: I no longer think of myself as your son. Uther: Then strike me down. Arthur strikes, but Uther parries. Uther: I don't want to fight you. They fight. Uther: Arthur, stop this! Merlin runs up the Wrought Iron Stairway. Pendragons fight. Merlin runs through the Criss-cross Corridor. Pendragons fight. Merlin reaches the door to the Council Chamber of Doom, but Leon blocks him. Sir Leon: The King has forbidden anyone to enter! Merlin: They're going to kll each other! The Pendragons fight. Arthur disarms Uther and is about to strike, but Merlin opens the doors. Merlin: Arthur! Don't! I know you don't want to do this! Arthur: My mother is dad because of him! Merlin: klling your father won't bring her back. You've lost one parent. Do you really want to lose another? Uther: Listen to him, Arthur. Merlin: Arthur, please, put the sword down. Arthur: You heard what my mother said! After everything he has done, do you believe he deserves to live?! He executes those who use magic, and yet he has used it himself! You have caused so much suffering and pain! I will put an end to that! Gaius enters. Merlin: Morgause is lying! She's an enchantress. She tricked you. That was not your mother you saw. That was an illusion. Everything...everything your mother said to you...those were Morgause's words. Arthur: You don't know that! Merlin: This has been her plan all along! To turn you against your father. And if you k*ll him, the kingdom will be destroyed! This is what she wants! Uther: Listen to him, he's speaking the truth. Arthur: Swear to me it isn't true! You are not responsible for my mother's death! Give me your word! Uther: I swear on my life, I loved your mother. There isn't a day passes that I don't wish that she were still alive. I could never have done anything to hurt her. Arthur drops his sword and falls to his knee, slumping against his father's chair. Uther: My son, you mean more to me than...than anything. Arthur: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Uther: You are not to blame. --- Arthur’s chambers Arthur stares out the window. Merlin enters. Arthur: I am indebted to you, Merlin. I had become...confused. It is once again clear to me that those who practice magic are evil and dangerous. And that is thanks to you. Merlin: Glad I could help. --- Physician’s chambers Merlin enters. Uther is waiting. Merlin: My Lord. Uther: I wanted to thank you in person for your actions yesterday. You are a loyal servant to Arthur. I am most grateful. Merlin: I was just doing my duty. Uther: You've proven yourself to be a trusted ally in the fight against magic. Merlin: Me? Uther: Those who practice magic will seek to exploit Arthur's inexperience. They will attempt to corrupt him. We must be extra vigilant. Merlin: I will keep my eyes peeled. Uther: I know you will. Uther: If you ever speak of what happened between myself and Arthur to another living soul, I will have you hanged. Merlin: Right, of course. Yes, My Lord. Uther exits. Gaius enters. Gaius: Was that Uther I saw just leaving? Merlin: Yeah. He just popped in to say hello. Gaius: Merlin, what did he want? Merlin: He wanted to thank me for being a trusted ally in the fight against magic. Gaius: How you've managed to keep that head on your shoulders is a mystery beyond our greatest minds. Uther should be grateful. Your life would've been easier and safer if you'd let him die. You must have been tempted. Merlin: Maybe for a moment. But Arthur wouldn't have been able to forgive himself if he'd gone through with it. It would have destroyed him. Gaius: I'm proud of you, Merlin. Merlin: Arthur's thanking me, Uther's grateful, you're proud. I've never been this popular. Gaius: I'm almost certain it won't last. Merlin: Just let me enjoy the moment. --- Morgause’s enchanted fortress Morgause crystal gazes. Morgause: ætíe mé þá þé ic séce. Morgause sees Arthur and Uther sitting down laughing with one another. Note: incantations found at Merlin Wiki Thanks to Lika_mikala for allowing us to use her work.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "02x08 - The Sins of the Father"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 2.09 : The Lady of the Lake Lower Town (night) A bounty hunter arrives in Camelot with a druid girl locked in a horse-drawn cage. He leaves her outside in the thunderstorm while he goes to the tavern. Gaius is making a house call with Merlin in the lower town. Gaius: If he's not better in the morning, let me know. Merlin and Gaius pass the girl in the cage on their way back to the castle. Merlin: Gaius. Gaius: She's fallen prey to a bounty hunter. Merlin: She's only a girl. Gaius: She'll still fetch a good price, though. Merlin: Someone's going to pay for her? Gaius: Uther offers a handsome reward for anyone with magic. Merlin: There must be something we can do. Gaius: Merlin, bounty hunters are dangerous men. They're not to be meddled with. You of all people should understand that. --- Lower Town (night) Merlin sneaks out the chambers while Gaius sleeps. He peeks in the tavern to make sure the bounty hunter is occupied before going to the caged girl. Merlin: Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you.Tospringe. The cage door breaks open. Merlin steps inside and puts his hand over her manacles. Merlin: Unspene þás mægþ! The manacles break off. he takes her hand and they hide behind the cart just as the bounty hunter exits. Merlin: Ic bebíede þis giestærn tácen fielan. The tavern sign breaks off and hits the bounty hunter. Merlin runs with girl. Merlin: Bryne. Merlin lights a torch and takes girl down some tunnels under the castle. Merlin: They won't find you here. Merlin takes off his jacket. Merlin: Here. She shrinks back. Merlin: Sorry. Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. I just thought you might be cold. Freya: Why did you do that? Merlin: What? Freya: Help me. Merlin: Well, I saw you and...it could've been me in that cage. You'll be safe down here. I'll come back in the morning with some food and candles. Will you be alright till then? Freya nods. Merlin: I'm Merlin, by the way. Freya: I'm Freya. Merlin: Freya. Merlin hands her his jacket and she accepts it. Merlin: I'll see you in the morning, Freya. Freya: Thank you. Merlin nods. --- Physician’s chambers/Arthur’s chambers Merlin looks for food the next morning, finding only stale bread and rotten fruit. Merlin goes to Arthur's Chambers and exchanges these for fine meat, bread, and cheese. Merlin opens the curtains. Merlin: Breakfast! Arthur: Oi! Where's the meat? Cheese? Merlin: That's the new breakfast menu. Arthur: This isn't enough. Merlin: We, we've got to keep you in shape. Arthur: I'm fighting fit! Merlin: But we want to keep you that way. Arthur: Merlin! Arthur throws the food at him. Arthur: Is there somewhere you have to be? Merlin: Of course not! Arthur: Good. 'Cause I've got some chores for you to do. --- Arthur’s chambers Merlin prepares Arthur's bath. Arthur: Make sure it's hot enough! Merlin: Onhǽte þá wæter. Arthur: Is it ready? Merlin: Yep. Freshly heated. Arthur: Ah! You bumpkin! It's boiling! Merlin: Boiling? Arthur: You are half asleep today! Merlin: I'm sorry, Sire. Erm, I'll get you some cold. Arthur: No, I'll get you some. Arthur splashes Merlin with a water pitcher. Arthur: That woken you up? Merlin: Raring to go, Sire. --- King’s Palace, Council Chamber of Doom The bounty hunter enters with some knights. Uther: Ah, Halig. You've come bearing gifts? Halig: Yes, Sire. A druid girl. But she escaped last night here in Camelot. Uther: Well, don't worry. We'll soon find her. Have some guards help with the search. A knight bows and exits. Halig: You need to warn them, Sire. The girl is dangerous. The informer told me she was cursed. Uther: How so? Halig: He didn't know, but he said even the druids were frightened of her. They cast her out of their camp. Gaius: It's against all the druids believe to reject those in need of care. Uther: Why would they do such a thing? Gaius: I dread to think. Uther: Set up sentries on all the gates. Halig: We should search the lower town, Sire. Someone may be harbouring her. Gaius: You think she had help? Halig: I saw two figures running away. Uther: Give Halig all the help he needs. I want this girl and her accomplice found. --- King’s Palace Gate (day) Peasants queue up to enter the palace grounds. Halig inspects each one. Guard: Get in line! Halig shakes his head that it's not the person he saw. Guard: Move along. Halig nods at the next woman. She's taken by guards. Halig shakes his head at Merlin, but then looks at him as Merlin passes by. --- Tunnels Merlin enters tunnels with a torch and a care package. Freya's sleeping. Merlin: (whisper) Freya? Merlin touches her shoulder. She wakes and shrinks from him. Merlin: (whisper) It's all right. It's okay. It's me. It's Merlin. And look... Merlin shows her what he brought. Freya stuffs the food in her mouth. Merlin sets up the candles. Freya: It's good. Merlin: Believe me, it's fit for a prince. Merlin lights candles with magic. He sees a tattoo on her arm. Merlin: Is that a druid symbol? Freya nods. Merlin: Were you born a druid? Freya: Why are you asking me all these questions? Merlin: Sorry, I didn't mean to. Freya: I'm sorry. Merlin: I understand. Freya: You could never understand. Merlin: I know what it's like to keep secrets. Freya: Does anyone know you have magic? Merlin: Only you. And one other person. He knows, but I'm not sure he understands. Freya: I wish I was like everyone else, but... Merlin: You always know, deep down, you're not? Freya: Because I'm cursed. Merlin: Freya, don't say that. Magic doesn't have to be a curse. It can be a gift. Look. Hoppaþ nu swicae swá lig flíehen. Merlin floats the candles. Freya: Beautiful. Merlin: I have to go. Erm, someone might notice I'm missing. But I- I'll come back, and I'll bring you some more food. I promise. --- Physician’s chambers (day) Merlin enters. Gaius: Do you know anything about the girl? Merlin: What girl? Gaius: The girl from the cage. She escaped last night. Merlin: Good. I'm pleased. Gaius: They're out hunting for her. Merlin: Why can't they just let her be? Gaius: Did you help her escape? Merlin: No. Gaius: Merlin? Merlin: You told me not to get involved. Gaius: You promise me you'd nothing to do with this? Merlin: Yes! Gaius: Good. Because when Halig finds out who helped her, I wouldn't want to be in their shoes. --- Arthur’s chambers Arthur eats dinner. Merlin: Would you like some water with that? Arthur: Mmm. Merlin pours the water out of the pitcher and magically knocks Arthur's Knfe off of the table. When Arthur bends down to pick it up, Merlin magically sht a drumstick into the water pitcher. Arthur: I had two drumsticks. Merlin: No you didn't. Arthur: Merlin, I had two drumsticks. Merlin: Maybe it fell on the floor. Arthur leans over to check and Merlin magically grabs the sausages. Arthur: I had sausages! Merlin: You sure? They must've fallen under the table. Arthur: Merlin! Merlin: What? You can search me, I haven't taken them. Arthur: Well, where have they gone? Merlin: Strange. Arthur: Very. Merlin: Sure you didn't eat them? Arthur: I haven't had the chance! --- Lower Town / Dungeons Merlin rushes through the lower town with the pitcher full of meat and runs into Halig. Guards drag Merlin into a dungeon cell. Halig overturns pitcher and meat drops out. Merlin: It's just the Prince's leftovers. Halig: Does he know you steal his food? Merlin: Not exactly. Halig: Where were you taking it? Merlin: Home. For my dinner. Halig: Really? The druid girl I'm looking for, have you seen her? Merlin: No. Halig: Do you know how much money she's worth to me? Merlin shakes his head. Halig: More than your life. So I'm asking you again. Have you seen the druid girl? Merlin: (shakes head) No. Halig pushes Merlin into a chair. Halig: Hold him. I think you're lying to me. Merlin: I'm not! Halig: I don't believe you. Halig swing his arm back to punch Merlin. Arthur: Halig! What do you think you're doing? Halig: We caught the boy behaving suspiciously, Sire. Arthur: Merlin? Halig: He could be harbouring the girl, and he's gonna tell us where. Merlin shuts his eyes, waiting to be ht. Arthur grabs Halig's arm and gets Merlin out of the chair. Arthur: Leave him alone. Merlin is my servant. He has my absolute trust. If you have a problem with him, you come to me. Do you understand? Halig: Sire. (bows) Goodnight, Merlin. Don't forget your dinner. Arthur notices the meat on the floor. Merlin: Thank you. Merlin notices Arthur staring at the meat on the floor. Merlin: Ah. Arthur: Are those my sausages? Merlin: (nods) Mmm. Arthur: You took them? Merlin: To keep you in shape. Merlin picks up the meat. Arthur: Are you saying I'm fat? Merlin: No. Well, not yet. Arthur: I am not fat! Merlin: You see? It's working. --- Tunnels Merlin goes to Freya in the tunnels. Merlin: I'm sorry I took so long. You must be hungry. What is it? Freya: Nothing. Merlin: But you're upset. Freya: No. Merlin: D'you think I wasn't coming? But I promised you I would. Freya: I scare most people away. Merlin: I'm not most people. How long had you been in that cage? Freya: A few days. Merlin: And the bounty hunter? Freya: Halig. Merlin: How did he find you? Freya: (sniffs) You can't always trust people. Merlin: I know. That's why I left home. Freya: Where is home? Merlin: Ealdor. It's a small village. Just a few fields, a couple of cows. Nothing special. Freya: My home was next to a lake surrounded by the tallest mountains. In the winter the storms whipped up the water into waves and you thought they were going to crash down and take away all the houses. But in the summer, wild flowers and light. It was like heaven. Merlin: Sounds perfect. Freya: It was. Merlin: Was? Freya: My family died. Merlin: Have you been on your own ever since? You're not on your own anymore. I'm going to look after you. I promise. Freya: You can't look after me. No one can. Merlin: No, I don't think you understand. I've never known anyone like you. I wish I could stay. Freya: You're going? Merlin: We need to be careful. I'll come back in the morning. You know I will be back, don't you? Freya: Merlin, I've never known anyone like you either. --- Lower Town Gaius: I think they've been klled by some kind of wild animal. Uther: Have you're men been able to track the creature? Arthur: That's the strange thing, 'cause the ground is soft. Obviously a bear or wolf would leave some mark. But there are no tracks. Gaius: Then what are these? Arthur: Human footprints. Gaius: But they're leading away from the bodies. Did someone escape the attck? Arthur: No one's come forward. Uther: Could the person who made these be responsible? Gaius: I don't believe so. These wounds could only've been inflicted by a beast of considerable size. Uther: And if this was done by neither a man nor beast, there's only one other explanation. It must be the work of a magical creature. --- Tunnels Merlin: I know, I'm late again. Sorry. But, er, this is going to be the best bread you have ever tasted. What do you want with it? Come on. You can have anything. Ham. Cheese. Freya: Strawberries. Merlin: Strawberries it is. Merlin clears his throat and rubs hands together. Merlin: Blóstma. Merlin opens his hands to reveal a red rose. Freya: That's not a strawberry. Merlin: Er, it's the right colour. Freya: Why are you so good to me? Merlin: Because I can't help it. I don't know. I like you. With you I can just be who I am. We don't have to hide anything. We don't have to worry. Freya: Merlin, please, listen to me. I'm not like you. Merlin: They must've followed me. Freya: They're going to find me. I can't go back in that cage, I can't. Merlin: Shh. I won't let that happen. I promised you I'd look after you, and I will. No matter what. You really don't realise how special you are, do you? Freya: You're not scared of me? Merlin: Being different's nothing to be scared of. --- Physician’s chambers Merlin: humming Gaius: Will you stop that? Merlin: What? Gaius: Sit down and eat your soup. Merlin: humming Gaius: Merlin. Merlin: Sorry. Gaius: What is wrong with you? Merlin: Nothing. I feel great. Gaius: Good. Then you can get on with some chores. Merlin: Chores? Gaius: Unless you have something better to do. Merlin: Sorry, I'm going out. Gaius: Well what time will you be back? Merlin: Er, well don't wait up for me. I might be late. --- Tunnels Freya: What are you doing here? Merlin: I couldn't help it. Freya: It's dangerous. Merlin: I don't care. Freya: No, Merlin, you have to be careful. Merlin: Ugh, I'm fed up with being careful. I am fed up with all of this. So I've decided, we're going to get you out of here, out of Camelot. Freya: How? Merlin: I'll get you some clothes, disguise you. What's wrong? Freya: It's just, I'm going to miss you. Merlin: No, you won't, because I'm going to come with you. Freya: What? Merlin: I told you I'm going to look after you. Freya: You can't. Don't say that. Merlin: It's not what you want? Freya: Merlin, you have a good life here. My life is...I have to keep moving, always looking over my shoulder, people chasing me. Merlin: Then we'll go somewhere no one knows us. Somewhere far away. You haven't given me your answer. Freya: I want that more than anything. Where will we go? Merlin: Somewhere with mountains. Freya: A few fields. Merlin: Wild flowers. Freya: A couple of cows. Merlin: And a lake. Freya: And a lake. Morgana’s chambers (day) Merlin knocks on Morgana's door. Merlin: (muffled)Lady Morgana? Merlin enters. Merlin: Lady Morgana? Merlin looks through Morgana's closet looking for a dress. Gwen: Merlin? I'm sure there's an obvious explanation. Merlin: There is. Gwen: Which is? Merlin: Moths. Gwen: Moths? Merlin: Yes. The castle's overrun with them. Gwen: Really? Merlin: I was just checking that they hadn't got in here as well. Gwen: And have they? Merlin: That's, that's totally infested. I have to burn it. Gwen: Burn it? Merlin: Yeah. And if we don't stop them, we'll all be walking around naked. --- King’s Palace corridor Arthur sees Merlin with the dress. Arthur: What are you doing? Merlin: Er, running an errand for Gaius. Arthur: For Gaius? Merlin: Yes. Arthur: Strange. Merlin: Oh, I don't think it's for him. Arthur: As long as you do a decent day's work, Merlin, that's all I care about. Merlin: No, no. It's not for me. Arthur: What a man does in his spare time is completely up to him. Merlin: No, you- you've got this wrong. Arthur: Colour suits you, Merlin. --- Lower Town (day) Uther: The beast has struck again? Gaius: I'm afraid so. The wounds match those of the previous victims. Arthur: The man who saw it spoke of a huge black cat with wings. Uther: I was right. This is not the work of a natural creature. Gaius: Are there any tracks this time? Arthur: Just human footprints again. Uther: Can you identify this monster? Gaius: I will need more time to investigate. Uther: Oh, come on. You always have theories in these matters. Gaius: This time, Sire, I prefer to wait till I'm certain. Uther: There is no time to waste, Gaius. Gaius: I'll report back to you before the day's out, Sire. --- Tunnels Merlin brings Freya the dress in the tunnel. Merlin: You look like a princess. Freya: I'm not. I can't take this. Merlin: Freya, I don't understand. Freya: You keep doing all this for me. I don't deserve it. Merlin: I want to. What's wrong? Freya: Nothing. Merlin: Here. Please. You'll look wonderful in it. We can leave tonight as soon as it gets dark and we'll be together. Freya: We'll need supplies. Food, water. Merlin: All right. I'll try to get horses, and we'll need blankets, but that's all we'll need. Freya: Go on, go. Merlin: I won't be long. Merlin leaves. Freya: Goodbye, Merlin. --- Physician’s chambers Merlin: Gaius, I was just... Gaius: Merlin, sit down. I want to talk to you. Merlin: Is everything alright? You look worried. Gaius: The beast struck again last night. There are two more deaths in the lower town. Merlin: Do you know what it is yet? Gaius: Once more there were no tracks around the bodies, but human footprints were leadingaway from them. Merlin: Right. Gaius: It doesn't seem to add up. The footprints would indicate a human was responsible, but the wounds inflicted are definitely the work of some kind of beast. Merlin: Strange. Gaius: Yes. Until I remembered what Halig said about the druid girl, that she's cursed. Merlin: What's that got to do with the monster? Gaius: The ancient chronicles speak of a heinous curse. It dooms its victim to turn at the stroke of midnight into a vicious, bloodthirsty beast. The writers of old called this creature a Bastet: a monster of nightmare that inhabits the twilight world between the living and the dad. Merlin, I want the truth. Did you release the druid girl from the cage? Merlin: Of course not! Gaius: There was a time when you thought twice before lying to me. Merlin: I did what was right. Gaius: You know the creature and the girl are one and the same. Merlin: You're wrong. Freya is just a girl. Gaius: Merlin, please think about what I'm saying. You know it is the truth. Where is she now? Merlin: No. Gaius: She's klled already, and she'll kll again. She can't stop herself. Merlin: Please, Gaius. Where are you going? Gaius: To Uther. Merlin: I'm begging you! Just give me some time to get her out of the city, please. Gaius: I'm sorry. I can't let more innocent people die. --- Tunnels (night) Merlin: Freya. Freya! --- Merlin’s chamber (night) Gaius: I had no choice, Merlin. Uther had to be told. Merlin: They won't find her. She's gone. Gaius: I'm sorry. I do understand how you must feel, Merlin. Merlin: You could never understand. Do you know how it feels to be a monster? To be afraid of who you are? Gaius: Freya's very different from you. She's dangerous. Merlin: Whatever she is, and whatever she's done, she doesn't deserve to die. I just hope she's safe. Somewhere far away. Warning bells sound. --- Lower town, a courtyard Guard: There she is! Stop! Freya: Please let me go. Halig: No one escapes from me. The clock begins to chime. Freya begins screaming, transforming into Bastet. Arthur and the knights fight her in the square, Arthur wounds her. Merlin runs into the square, she sees him and flies off instead of attacking. --- Tunnels Merlin finds Freya weeping and naked in the tunnels and he places his jacket over her. Merlin: You're all right. You're safe now. Freya: (crying) You must hate me. Merlin: No. Freya: I'm a monster. I tried to tell you. Merlin: I know. Freya: I wasn't always like this. Merlin: Shh. You shouldn't try to talk. Freya: There was a man. He attcked me. I didn't mean to hurt him, but I thought he was going to kll me. Merlin: It was an accident. Freya: His mother was a sorceress, and when she find out that I'd klled her son, she cursed me to kll forever more. Merlin: I'm going to make you better, Freya. Freya: No, Merlin, the wounds too deep. Please go. Merlin: No. I'm not leaving you here. --- Lake of Avalon (day) Merlin takes Freya to the Lake of Avalon, surrounded by mountains. Freya: You remembered. Merlin: Of course. I'm so sorry for what that sorcerer did to you. Freya: Merlin, you have nothing to be sorry for. Merlin: There must be something I can do, some way to save you. Freya: You've already saved me. You made me feel loved.Merlin: I don't want you to go.Freya: One day, Merlin, I will repay you. I promise. Merlin places Freya in a boat. Merlin: Astyre. The spell sends the boat out onto the lake. Merlin: Wæcce on sæbát bælfýr mæst. The spell ignites the boat. --- Physician’s chambers Gaius: Merlin, I was so worried. Merlin: I'm sorry, Gaius. Gaius: Where's the girl? Merlin: She's gone. She's dad. Gaius: I'm sorry, Merlin. Truly, I am. --- Arthur’s chambers Merlin cleans Arthur's boots, sitting on the floor. Arthur: Ah, Merlin. I'm looking for you. Merlin: Yeah, right, er, you're gonna ask me to polish your armour and to, er, wash your clothes and clean your room. Arthur sits down on the floor next to Merlin. Arthur: Something's been upsetting you, hasn't it? Merlin: Maybe. Arthur: Was it when I threw water over you? Merlin: It wasn't very nice. Arthur: It was a bit unfair. Like when you called me fat. Merlin: Why was that unfair? Arthur: Because I am not f... Arthur puts Merlin in a headlock and rubs his hair with his knuckles. Merlin: Ow! Ah! Arthur: Still think I need to get in shape? Merlin: No! No! No, no, no, no! Arthur: That's better. Merlin: Thanks. Arthur: You are right, though. You need to polish my armour, wash my clothes, and clean my room.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "02x09 - The Lady of the Lake"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 2.10 : Sweet Dreams --- King’s Palace battlements (day) Arthur and Uther watch from the battlements as kings arrive with their entourages. Arthur: Father, we're not going into battle, you don't have to look so sombre. Uther: Never before have the rulers of the five kingdoms come together in this way. Never before have we all worked towards the same aim, towards peace. If these talks are successful, Camelot will enter a new era of prosperity. If they fail, we will almost certainly be at wr. --- King’s Palace main square (day) Alined drops his cloak on the ground as he dismounts in the Square. King Alined: Boy! Is it too much to ask that you might anticipate my needs?! Trickler: No, Master. I was just... King Alined: Stop whinging. Trickler: Sorry, Master. Uther: Alined, you are most welcome on this momentous occasion. They grasp arms. King Alined: Momentous? Let us hope so. --- Alined’s chambers Alined watching Olaf's party arrive in the Square from his guest quarters. King Alined: Uther may think that we are gathered here for peace, but that is far from my mind. Trickler: Am I to take it that Lady Vivian is part of our plan? She is very lovely. King Alined: Don't let her father hear you say that. Not if you value your head. Trickler: Oh, indeed, I do. It is my prettiest feature. King Alined: Olaf is the most overprotective buffoon I've ever met. It would surely end the peace talks if anyone were to lay a finger on her. Trickler: But nobody in their right mind would...do that. King Alined: But Arthur won't be in his right mind, will he? --- King’s Palace, main square (day) Olaf approaches Uther. King Olaf: What kind of welcome is this? You have us hanging around like the last swallows of summer. Uther: You are welcome, indeed, Olaf. King Olaf: May I present my daughter, the Lady Vivian. Uther: Lady Vivian. How like your mother you are. --- Vivian’s chambers (day) Arthur escorts Vivian to her guest chambers. Arthur: I hope everything is to your satisfaction. Lady Vivian: It is...adequate. Arthur: Most of our guests are extremely happy here. I'm sure you will be, too. Lady Vivian: Hm. I am not most of your guests. Arthur: In...deed. Gwen enters. Arthur: Well, er, may I present Guinevere. She'll be looking after you for the duration of your stay. You'll want for nothing. She is truly one of Camelot's finest. Lady Vivian: (giggle) Then I fear for Camelot. --- Outside Vivian’s chambers (day) Arthur and Gwen pause as they exit and close the door behind them. They look at each other and laugh. Arthur: Good luck with that one. Gwen: Mmm. Arthur stares at her for a bit before she notices. Arthur remembers himself and starts to leave. Arthur: I need to prepare for the feast. --- Arthur’s chambers (night) Merlin's brushes down Arthur's jacket while Arthur dresses behind a screen. Arthur: Merlin, what kind of impression do you think this gives? Arthur wiggles his thumb through a hole in his sleeve. Merlin: That we have moths? Arthur: Fetch me another. Merlin: And who might you be trying to impress, Sire? Arthur: Well, let me see. Perhaps the five kings sitting in the banquet hall below. Merlin: Oh. Not the King's daughter, then? The Lady Vivian, she is very beautiful. Arthur: Anyone trying to impress the Lady Vivian does so at extreme peril. Olaf'd have their head in a vat of hot oil before they'd have a chance to say hello. Besides, she's not my type. She may be beautiful, but she's incredibly rude. You should've heard what she said to Gwen. Merlin: Anyone insulting Gwen should do so at extreme peril. Arthur: What? Merlin: Nothing. I just know how you feel about her, that's all. That is, if your feelings haven't changed, as I presume they haven't. Arthur: I do have my own vat of hot oil, you know. Merlin: (laughs) You're blushing! Arthur: No I'm not. Merlin: What's wrong with Gwen? Arthur: Nothing. Merlin: I think she's very worthy of your love. Arthur: Indeed, were it so. Merlin: Which...it is. Arthur: Merlin. Merlin: Yes, Arthur? Arthur: Get out. Merlin: Yes, Sire. Merlin smiles and leaves. --- King’s Palace, Banquet Hall (night) Trickler breathes fre. Trickler: But it is not enough to please just the gentlemen of the court. Now I have a spectacle for the ladies. Trickler produces butterflies out of nowhere. Uther: It is skill, indeed. King Alined: We aim to please. Trickler: (gasp )But what is this? Lady Vivian. Trickler puts his hand by her ear and pulls it back to reveal a butterfly on his hand. Trickler: It has mistaken you for a beautiful flower. Trickler looks down at his hand, revealing that he's taken a lock of her hair. --- Alined’s chambers (day) Trickler creates a potion with Vivian's hair. Trickler: ... læfe he híe þonne he áwæcaþ. Biþ his hyht þæt he her seón mote ána oftíe þonne ealle mán. King Alined: Sleep well, Prince Arthur. When you wake, may your thoughts be only of Vivian. Trickler sneaks into Arthur's Chambers and pours eye drops on him while he sleeps. Trickler: Héo hæfþ þín heorte. Trickler places Vivian's lock of hair under Arthur's pillow. Trickler: Sweet dreams. --- Arthur’s chambers (day) Arthur stares out his window at Lady Vivian scolding a servant in the Square. Merlin: Good morning, Sire! Arthur: Never have you been more right, Merlin. It is the sunniest, the most fragrant, the most beautiful morning I've ever seen in my life. Merlin: You're dressed. Arthur: I am the future King of Camelot, I do have some skills, you know. Merlin: Indeed, you are very skilled at getting people to do things for you. Arthur: That is your job. But today my job is to woo. Merlin: To what? Arthur: To woo. I wish to make a proclamation of love. Merlin: Really? I thought you wanted to keep your feelings secret? Arthur: Why would I want to do that? By the end of today I will have won my lady. Merlin: Right. Well, what will you tell your father? Arthur: What does my father matter? Merlin: Well, that's one way of approaching things. Arthur: So, I need your help in expressing my feelings. Merlin: Of course. Arthur waits for Merlin to say something. Merlin waits uncertainly for Arthur to explain. Arthur: How to express my feelings. Merlin: Oh, I see. Erm. Feelings. Arthur: Feelings. Merlin: Girls. Arthur: Girls. Merlin: Flowers? Arthur: Excellent. Find some. Perhaps you should also send a note. Merlin: Brilliant idea. Arthur: Something moving. Something from the heart. Something...you'll think of something. --- Gwen’s house (day) Merlin approaches Gwen's door with flowers and knocks before going in. Merlin: Gwen? Gwen? Gwen isn't home, so Merlin places flowers on the table and remembers to pull out the note. Merlin: "The barriers that keep us apart are nothing compared to the power of true love. - Arthur" Merlin mulls over his own brilliance before placing the note carefully next to the flowers. --- King’s Palace, Council Chamber of Doom The kings gather for peace talks. Uther: Your demands are noted and will be taken into consideration in due course. In the meantime, is there anyone else who has any other comments about the northern territories? Merlin enters and gets Arthur's attention. King Olaf: Well, may I just point out that... --- King’s Palace courtyard corridor (day) Arthur talks with Merlin. Arthur: Did you do it? Merlin: I left them in her room. I thought that was better than a public display. Arthur: You're sure she got them? Merlin: I'm sure she will get them. Arthur: Good. All we can do now is wait. Arthur sees Gwen and Vivian walking down the other end of the corridor. Arthur: Oh, but heaven has blessed me. She's even more beautiful than before, don't you agree? Merlin: Yeah. Erm...I'm surprised to hear you talk so openly. Arthur: Nonsense. I want to tell the world. I want to shout it across the kingdom. Merlin: Are you sure that's a good idea? I understand your feelings, but other people may object. Arthur: Object? To what? Merlin: Well, you're the future King of Camelot and she's just a lowly serving girl. Albeit, a very nice serving girl... Arthur slaps Merlin. Merlin: Ah! Arthur: Lady Vivian's of royal blood, a future queen. I will have your head if I hear such insolence again. Arthur storms off. Merlin: Lady Vivian... Oh, no! --- Gwen’s house (day) Merlin bursts in. Gwen quickly covers up the note she's reading, the flowers are in a vase. Gwen: Merlin, can't you knock? Merlin: Rats. Gwen: What? Merlin: Big. Hairy. Sharp teeth. Er...yeah, definitely under here. Merlin ducks under the table. Gwen peeks under the table. Gwen: Are you feeling alright? Merlin: Me? Never better. You? Gwen: I'm having a very surprising day. Merlin: Really? Gwen: You know one of those occasions when you've lost all hope and then, out of the blue, something happens to restore your faith? Merlin: Sort of. Gwen: Well, that's what's happened to me today. --- Physician’s chambers (night) Merlin: I may have caused a problem. Although it wasn't entirely my doing. Gaius: What now, Merlin? Merlin: Arthur's in love. Gaius: And how did you cause that? Merlin: That bit isn't my fault, the other bit is. Oh, I can't tell you about that bit. Gaius: Clear as mud. Merlin: Arthur's completely besotted, he can't concentrate on anything. All he thinks about, all he talks about is...is the Lady Vivian. Gaius: The Lady Vivian? How could that have happened so suddenly? Merlin: I don't know. Something doesn't feel right. Only yesterday he dismissed her as rude. Gaius: If Arthur professes his love for Vivian, Olaf will be furious. Surely, Arthur knows that? Merlin sighs and nods. Merlin: See, he said it was his job to woo his lady by the end of the day. Gaius: And it's your job to stop him. --- Vivian’s chambers (night) Arthur stands outside with a platter and a rose. He takes a breath before knocking. Lady Vivian: Who is it? Arthur: It is destiny, my love! Destiny and chicken! Vivian opens the door. Arthur: What a beautiful combination, eh? Vivian closes the door in his face and begins to walk away. Arthur opens the door. Arthur: The beans are a little cold, but the meat is very good. Lady Vivian: Go away. Arthur: My love, I do not know what I've done to offend you. Lady Vivian: Your love?! Not now, nor ever! Arthur: Come now. Lady Vivian: My father will kll you if he finds you here. Arthur: Your father does not worry me. Lady Vivian: You won't be saying that when he's running at you with a Knfe in his hand. I've seen it before. Arthur: Really? Lady Vivian: Yes. She shuts the doors again. Arthur: Just five minutes! knocks Merlin: My Lord, I don't think your advances are welcome. Lady Vivian: (muffled) Go away! And take your chicken with you! Arthur: Don't know what gives you that impression. Arthur shoves the tray at Merlin. Trickler sees them leave. --- Alined’s chambers (night) Alined pounds the table with his fists. King Alined: Diet?! Every woman in the land is attracted to this boy! I'm almost attracted to him myself. Trickler giggles, but stops when he sees Alined’s expression. Trickler: Oh. Not Lady Vivian, My Lord. King Alined: We have until the end of tomorrow to scupper these talks. I need wr. Do you understand? Trickler: Oh, oh, yes, I do. I do. King Alined: Peace will make me poor, and you know what happens to poor kings. They can't afford castles, or knights, or jesters. Trickler: Oh, but Master... King Alined: Enough. There will be time for snivelling when the axe is over your head. Now there is work to be done. Trickler: Yes. Yes. --- Arthur’s chambers (night) Arthur sulks in bed. Arthur: Go on, Merlin. Say it. Merlin: What? Arthur: You do not think I should pursue my love. Merlin: Well, seeing as you asked, I think a number of things stand in the way of a happy union between you and the Lady Vivian. Her bloodthirsty father, for one. Arthur: Her complete lack of interest for another. Merlin: Might it be worthwhile returning to your old love? Although, I have my reservations about that as well. Arthur: What are you talking about, Merlin? I don't have an old love. Arthur finds Vivian's hair under his pillow. Arthur: What on earth? You really need to start paying attention to the details. --- Physician’s chambers (night) Gaius inspects the lock of hair. Merlin: I knew something wasn't right. Gaius: Arthur's enchanted. Merlin: I should have realised he had magic. No one can make butterflies appear from thin air. Gaius: Trickler? Merlin: Why would he want Arthur to fall in love with Vivian? Gaius: An advance by Arthur would be a sure-fre way to ruin the peace conference. Maybe Alined wants wr. Merlin: Without creating it himself. Gaius: It's the sort of cowardly behaviour you would expect from him. Cowardly, but clever. Merlin: We need to find a way of turning Arthur back to normal. Gaius: Before it's too late. --- Arthur’s chambers (night) Trickler takes a scissors to Arthur's hair. Arthur turns in his sleep, cradling Trickler's arm. Arthur: Mmm. Lady Vivian, my love. Trickler mouths "my love, Vivian" and rolls his eyes while extracting his arm. Trickler places lock of Arthur's under Vivian's pillow and pours a drop of potion into her eye. --- Physician’s chambers (day) Merlin sleeps on a pile of books. Gaius: Breakfast. Merlin: There are over 636 love spells in these books, and over 150 of them involve a lock of hair. Gaius: Is there no way we can narrow them down a bit? Merlin: I have. Look. If I choose this one and it's wrong, Arthur will end up as a toad. And if this one's wrong, Vivian will lose all her hair. Gaius: Olaf might not declare wr for that, but she certainly would. --- King’s Palace corridor (day) Trickler watches Gwen walking down the corridor with a breakfast tray. Trickler: Flíeh hrǽgl. The rug pulls out from under Gwen. She trips and squeals as the tray goes flying. Trickler: Oops. --- Vivian’s chambers (day) Vivian opens her door and Trickler presents her with a food platter. Trickler: Gwen has been detained. I thought you might appreciate breakfast. Lady Vivian: Oh, thank you. How kind. I'm so happy this morning, I could almost forget to eat. Oh, well that looks wonderful. Really wonderful. Trickler: Pray, My Lady. What has caused such happiness? Lady Vivian: I cannot tell, so do not ask. Trickler: Intriguing. You know, another meaning of jester is "keeper of secrets." Lady Vivian: Really? Trickler: No. (giggle) Lady Vivian: (giggle) Oh, Trickler, you mustn't tell. Not a soul. Especially not my father. Trickler: Go on. Lady Vivian: I am in love! (giggle) Trickler: (gasp) How wonderful! With me? Vivian giggles for a moment, then grimaces at the thought. Lady Vivian: Ugh. With a man more courageous than a lion, stronger than an ox, and so perfectly formed it is as if he has been sculpted by the gods themselves. Trickler: But it must be me. Lady Vivian: Oh, just to speak his name brings me pleasure, indeed! giggle Trickler: Then speak it you should. Lady Vivian: Arthur. (giggle) There, I've said it! My heart belongs to Arthur! Trickler: Excellent. Lady Vivian: (giggle)In fact, I'm gonna tell him now. Trickler: Oh, a brilliant idea! Lady Vivian: Where is Gwen? I must dress. Trickler: But you look so beautiful, My Lady. He turns her towards the mirror. Trickler: How could he refuse you like this? Lady Vivian: In my nightgown? Trickler: Why not? Vivian turns and puffs out her chest. Lady Vivian: Hm. --- Kings Palace, main square (day) Gwen walks past Arthur. He pets his horse absentmindedly while he mopes. Gwen: What is it, Arthur? You look like you have something on your mind. Arthur: (sigh) You read me like a book. I've made a fool of myself, that's all. That's everything. Gwen: I'm that is not true. Arthur: You have a good heart, Guinevere, but I'm afraid it is. I have made a gesture, but it was not well received. Gwen: You sure? Arthur: Pretty sure. Gwen: Then you are wrong. Arthur: You are very close to the lady in question. Gwen lets out a puff of laughter. Gwen: Your token was much appreciated. But the situation is delicate, and it is not always easy to express what is really in one's heart. Arthur: You think there's hope? Gwen: There is always hope. Arthur: If only I had some way of knowing. Gwen: Indeed, My Lord. --- Arthur’s chambers (day) Someone knocks on Arthur's door. Merlin answers. Lady Vivian: I wish to see Arthur. Your master. My Lord. Merlin: Your what? Lady Vivian: My heart's delight. Merlin: Oh, no. Lady Vivian: Where is he? Merlin: He's not here, which is a very good thing, I believe! Lady Vivian: Then I shall wait. Merlin: I don't think that's a good idea. You...You're not even dressed. Lady Vivian: My love does not care what I wear, only that I am near. Now fetch him. Merlin: I cannot. Lady Vivian: You will. Merlin: Shan't. Lady Vivian: As he commands you, I command you! Merlin: I am asking you to leave. Lady Vivian: I want my love. I need my love. I want to see him now. Vivian climbs onto Arthur's bed, smells his pillow, and buries her face in his sheets. --- King’s Palace, Council Chamber of Doom Uther: Moving on to our final point for discussion... Trickler whispers to a servant by the door, who goes to Olaf. Uther: The boundaries of the eastern territories. King Olaf: This is a point that I am willing to concede. Uther: Well, that is very good news. Servant: (whisper) Excuse me, Sire. King Olaf: (to Uther) One moment. Servant: I heard your daughter is... King Olaf: WHAT! --- Arthur’s chambers Lady Vivian arranges herself on Arthur's bed. King Olaf: (distant) Where is he?! Merlin: What's that? Merlin peeks out into the corridor and sees Arthur coming. Merlin: Oh, no. Merlin looks the other way and sees Olaf coming. Merlin: Oh, no! Merlin ducks back inside and runs to Vivian. Merlin: OK, you need to go! Lady Vivian: You cannot keep us apart. It's written in the stars. Vivian and Arthur. A love for all time. A love stronger than time. A love... Merlin: Stop! Swefe nu! Vivian is knocked out. Arthur enters just as Merlin closes the wardrobe. Arthur: Why are you hanging around with a bad smell? It's me who needs to bathe. I'm not going to win my love stinking like an old kipper. Merlin: No, My Lord. King Olaf: Where is he?! I know she's in here, Arthur! Hand her over! Or feel my wrath! Arthur: What's he talking about? Trickler: She wasn't even dressed. Arthur: If I have dishonoured you in some way, then, by all means, provide me with proof and I'll face the consequences. King Olaf: Trickler here has told me that the Lady Vivian is in your chambers. Arthur: If only that were true. Olaf grabs the front of Arthur's shirt with both hands. Merlin: If only that were true you would not look so foolish. Olaf lets him go. King Olaf: Search the room! You better hope I don't find her. Merlin: Behæpse fæst. The wardrobe door locks. Trickler goes to it and tries to open it. Merlin: That hasn't opened in years. Olaf grabs Trickler. King Olaf: You buffoon! You made an idiot out of me! Olaf shoves Trickler who scurries out of the room. Olaf turns to Arthur. King Olaf: I am, er, so terribly sorry, Arthur, to have disturbed you. I...I do hope that you will forgive me. Arthur waves at the apology. King Olaf: Check on the Lady Vivian! And remain outside her room! Olaf and guards exit. Arthur: If only the Lady Vivian were in my room. How delightful that would be. Eh, Merlin? Merlin? Merlin? --- Vivian’s chambers Merlin flops Vivian onto her own guest bed. --- Alined’s chambers Trickler reports to Alined. Trickler: It's that meddlesome Merlin. He's onto us, My Lord. There was nothing I could do. You-you-you do understand, Master? Say you forgive your boy. King Alined: You have a matter of hours before the peace treaty is signed. Trickler: Th--th--that is time enough, Master. Time enough. King Alined: It's less time than you've had already, and you haven't managed it so far. Trickler: But the enchantment is strong, My Lord. Sooner or later, the two will be drawn together. Alined grabs Trickler's face. King Alined: For the sake of your prettiest feature, you had better believe that to be the case. --- King’s Palace, corridor Gwen slips a note under Arthur's door and leaves with a smile. --- King’s Palace, Council Chamber of Doom Applause and laughter. Uther: This is, indeed, a momentous day for the five kingdoms. This peace treaty's been long in the making, but I know you must all be keen to return to your families, so we will make preparation for the signing ceremony immediately. I am pleased, friends. Very pleased. King Alined: As are we all. --- Physician’s chambers Merlin snaps a book shut. Merlin: That's it! I've got it! Gaius: Are you sure? You're not going to turn Arthur into a hunchback camel or a horny-eyed toad? Merlin: I'll, er, save that for another day. --- Arthur’s chambers (night) Arthur opens Gwen's note in his chambers. Arthur: "A second chance. Sunset. I'll await your presence." --- Gwen’s house (night) Gwen prepares for Arthur's visit. --- King’s palace Arthur walks down the Red Ribbon Corridor with a rose, sees guards, hides the rose, and looks for another way to sneak into Vivian's chambers. Ends up scaling the wall in the Square and falling in through the window with the mangled red rose in his mouth. Arthur: (sigh) At last. --- Arthur’s chambers Merlin searches the palace. He pokes his head in Arthur chambers. Merlin: Arthur? Arthur! Gwen’s house (night) Gwen waits for Arthur. --- King’s Palace, banquet hall (night) The kings and court wait for Arthur at the treaty signing in the Hall of Ceremonies. Knight: (to Uther) I cannot find Arthur. King Alined: Is there a problem Uther? Uther: No, not at all. Arthur's just running a little late, that's all. King Alined: As is the Lady Vivian. --- Vivian’s chambers Arthur sits next to Vivian as she wakes. Lady Vivian: My love! Arthur: Always. Forever. They launch at each other, kissing furiously. Merlin runs in. Merlin: Abuge áglǽccræft. Nothing happens. Merlin: Abuge áglǽccræft. Nothing happens. Merlin: Abuge áglǽccræft. Nothing happens. Olaf storms in followed by Alined, Uther, and Trickler. King Olaf: I knew it! Merlin: I don't believe it. Lady Vivian: Father! We've got something to tell you. Uther: Arthur! Olaf throws his glove at the foot of the bed. Lady Vivian: Father! King Olaf:You once said that if you ever truly offended my honour, then you would happily pay the price. What say you now, Prince Arthur? Arthur: How have I offended your honour? Surely not with my love alone?! King Olaf: Love?! You don't know the first thing about love! You're taking advantage of an innocent girl! Lady Vivian: Father. Uther: Arthur! Arthur: I assure you, my feelings for your daughter are as real as they are strong. King Olaf: Unhand her, or suffer the consequences. Is this really worth risking your life for? Lady Vivian: Arthur? Arthur: Indeed, it is. I would rather die than deny my feelings. I love your daughter with all my heart. Arthur kisses Vivian and picks up the glove. --- Gwen’s house (night) Gwen sadly blows out the last candle, removing her shawl. --- Arthur’s chambers (day) Uther: It's no good. I've spoken to Olaf, he will not rescind the challenge. He says his honour has been tainted. He demands recompense. Arthur: You didn't have to do that, Father. Uther: The fight is to the death. What did you think you were doing? Arthur: You cannot help who you fall in love with. Uther: You do realise that your actions thrat the peace talks, and that it may yet bring wr to Camelot? Arthur: I am happy to fight for what I believe in. Uther turns to Merlin. Uther: What's happened to him? Arthur: Lady Vivian. Nothing more. And yet, who could wish for more? Uther throws up his hands and leaves. --- Physician’s chambers (day) Merlin: I don't understand it. Trickler's magic is strong, but surely it can't be stronger than mine? Gaius: These love potions are strange things. Merlin: We need to go to Uther. Gaius: No. Merlin: It's a fight to the death! Gaius: If Uther realises that one of the kings is using magic, there will certainly be a wr. The only way out of this situation is to unenchant Arthur. And unenchant him fast. --- Morgana:’s chambers (day) Morgana watches the lower town from her window as people make their way to the tournament grounds. Gwen enters to collect the laundry. Gwen: Anything interesting? Morgana: Haven't you heard? Arthur was discovered in Lady Vivian's chambers. Gwen: What? Morgana: King Olaf has demanded recompense. They are to fight to the death. All for the love of a woman. And Lady Vivian at that. You look more shocked than I did. Gwen: It is very surprising. Morgana: Well, I don't know why he couldn't control his feelings. Gwen: Indeed. I will miss the tourney, if you don't mind. There's so much to organise here. Morgana: But of course. --- King’s Palace corridor (day) Gwen passes Arthur and Merlin in the corridor. Arthur: Ah, Guinevere! You will wish me luck? Gwen: Will I? Arthur: Haven't you heard? Gwen: Oh, yes. I've heard. Though sadly not from your lips. I wish you could've been more honest with me, Arthur. Arthur: What is she talking about? Merlin: No idea. --- King’s Palace, Alined’s guest chambers (day) Trickler brings King Alined his crown. Trickler: You are pleased, My Lord? Do I get to keep my fingers? King Alined: Trickler, I shall cast your fingers in gold. I could not have wished for more. Trickler: I told you I would not fail you, My Lord. King Alined: If Olaf kills Arthur, then Uther will start a wr. If Arthur kills Olaf, then his men will start a wr. (laughs) We cannot lose! --- Tournament grounds (day) Uther: King Olaf has demanded recompense. And by the ancient laws of Camelot, the matter will be settled by a tourney with three stages. The wapon chosen are quarterstaff, mace, and sword. The fight will be by the Knights' Rules, and to the death. Are we all clear? Arthur starts out doing well, but stops to gaze at Vivian. Olaf takes Arthur out at the knees, and later breaks Arthur's quarterstaff, catching Arthur in the ribs. --- Tournament grounds, Arthur’s tent (day) Gaius inspects Arthur in the tent. Gaius: One of your ribs is broken, Sire. Arthur: Nothing can hurt me today. I'm invincible. Love really can conquer all, Gaius. It's true. Gaius: (whisper to Merlin) This can't go on. The fight's not fair. Arthur's head's in the clouds. Merlin: (whisper) I don't know what to do. Gaius: (whisper) Then find someone who does. --- King’s Palace, Dragon’s cave Kilgharrah: (laughs) This is magic indeed. Merlin: Everything I have tried has failed. Kilgharrah: From what you tell me, the spell has captured his heart. Merlin: And his heart is controlling his brain. Kilgharrah: There is no magic that can break this enchantment. Merlin: There must be. Kilgharrah: It has too great a hold. Merlin: I cannot let Arthur die. Kilgharrah: Patience, young warlock. The solution lies in a force greater than you or I can understand, a force that has puzzled many minds... Merlin: Please, I have very little time. Kilgharrah: ...a force... Merlin: Just tell me! Kilgharrah laughs some more : Why, it is the greatest force of all: love. Merlin: Love? Kilgharrah: You must find the person Arthur truly loves. Merlin: And then what? Kilgharrah: One kiss from her will break the enchantment, and he will desire Vivian no more. Merlin sighs, nods, and leaves in a hurry. --- Tournament ground, Arthur’s tent (day) Arthur prepares for the next bout. Gaius: Are you sure you can carry on, Sire? Arthur: As long as I have Vivian to gaze at, I can conquer the world. Besides, the mace is my forte. You'll see. Arthur being pummelled by Olaf in the arena. --- Gwen’s house (day) Merlin bursts into Gwen's house without knocking while she's staring out the window. Gwen: Rats again, Merlin? Merlin: What? No. No, erm...I, I need your help. Arthur needs your help. Gwen: I do not think that Arthur needs me. Merlin: Gwen, don't worry. I know. Gwen: You know what? Merlin: Everything. Anyone who spends five minutes with you can see how you feel about each other. Look, I do not have a lot of time to explain, so you are gonna have to trust me. Arthur does love you. Gwen: No he doesn't. Merlin: If you don't trust me, trust your feelings. Gwen: (scoff) I'm never trusting my feelings again. Merlin: He's enchanted! Gwen: Yes, with Lady Vivian! I can see that! Merlin: No, I mean literally enchanted with magic, potions, love juice! None of his feelings are genuine! Gwen: How can you be sure? When I saw him, his feelings seemed real enough. Merlin: Gwen, none of his feelings for Vivian are real. But if you do not break the spell, his death will be. Search your heart. You know who he loves. --- Tournament ground, Arthur’s tent (day) Olaf continues to pummel Arthur. He's about to finish Arthur with his mace when the gong is rung. Gwen strides purposefully towards Arthur's tent, pausing to take a deep breath before passing Gaius on her way inside. Arthur: Ah! Have you finally come to wish me good luck? 'Cause I really don't think I need it anymore. Gwen: No, Arthur. I have not come to wish you luck. Arthur: Well, honestly, that's rather rude. Gwen: Then let me make amends. Gwen pins Arthur up against the tent pole and kisses him. He looks confused for a moment before closing his eyes and kissing her back. They put their arms around each other as Arthur dips her. they pull apart and Arthur cringes at his newly discovered injuries. Arthur: What am I doing? Gwen: (whisper) You're in a fight. To the death. You're losing. Arthur: But... Gwen: (whisper) There's no time to explain. Just...live for me, Arthur. That's all I ask right now. --- Tournament grounds (day) Arthur approaches arena with Merlin. Arthur sees Gwen climb into the stands. Arthur: Merlin, if anything should happen to me, look after Gwen. The world may think she is just a servant, dispensable, but...she's not dispensable to me. Merlin smiles and hands Arthur his helmet. Arthur and Olaf fight. Arthur cringes in pain, but catches sight of Gwen and pushes past the pain. Olaf knocks Arthur to the ground, but Arthur flips Olaf, disarming him. Arthur stands above him, poised to strike, then lowers his sword. Arthur: This is no way to achieve peace! Arthur offers Olaf a hand to help him up. The crowd cheers. Arthur nods to Gwen. Gwen smiles. --- Gwen’s house (day) Gwen enters her house to find a note and a red rose on her kitchen table. Arthur's waits in the corner. Arthur: I thought I'd better deliver it myself this time. I'm sorry...for...what I put you through. Gwen: No. You have nothing to apologise for. I, too, have caused my fair share of hurt. Arthur: You must believe that my feelings for...Vivian...were not real. I have never loved another. Gwen: One day you will. One day you will find your real princess. One day you will be King of Camelot … and I cannot be your queen. Arthur: You don't know that. Gwen: I am as sure of that as you are. Arthur: Things may change. Gwen: Well, until they do...bows My Lord. Arthur leaves. Gwen turns around and sighs. --- King’s Palace, courtyard corridor (day) Uther walks down the corridor with Olaf. King Olaf: Your boy has a very wise head on his shoulders. Uther: Yeah. King Olaf: I doubt he gets that from you. Uther: Ha. I hope these events will not harm our peace treaty. King Olaf: Oh, I believe that Vivian was as much to blame as Arthur. Vivian wiping her eyes as she descends the palace steps with another lady. King Olaf: I'll take her away from temptation. She's far too young to encounter such things. Yes, I go in peace. Uther: I'm very pleased to hear that. Alined tugs on Trickler's manacle chains in the Square. King Alined: This is more than you deserve, boy. You will run all the way home. Trickler: That's not possible, Master. King Alined: Make it possible. Uther: Why so cross Alined? Arthur: Anyone would think you didn't want peace! King Alined: But of course I do. Peace? Love it. Uther: Well, you may return any time to view the treaty. King Alined: You're very kind. Alined nudges his horse to walk, dragging Trickler behind him. teary eyed Vivian walks by escorted by her father. Lady Vivian: We may return, too? Uther: You're always welcome. Lady Vivian: My heart will remain, and I hope to join it soon. Arthur gives an uncomfortable nod and wave before turning to walk inside with Merlin. Arthur: Not too soon. Merlin: No. Might conflict with your one true love. Arthur: My what? Merlin: You heard me. I have proof. Arthur: Proof? Merlin: You kissed her. In the tent. Arthur: Merlin. Merlin: Yes? Arthur: What happened in the tent. Merlin: Mm-hmm? Arthur: Speak of it again and I'll k*ll you. Merlin: Okay.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "02x10 - Sweet Dreams"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 2.12 - The Fires Of Idirsholas ******** The Great Dragon : In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom on the shoulders of a young boy. His name ... Merlin. [In an abandoned castle] Morgause : Cnihtas Medhires, eower sawlas sind min sawlas. Onwac ond cum her eft! Rid eft ond forsleah eft! Gedo Uther Pendragon! [Credits] [Camelot - Throne Room] A breeder : I'm a herder from the Northern plains, sire. Three nights back, we were camped beneath the walls of Idirsholas ... Uther : I'm not sure I would have chosen such a place. Breeder : Good pasture is scarce, sire. Uther : What's up to you? The breeder: While we were there, we ... We saw smoke rising from the citadel. Gaius : And did you see anything else? Breeder : No. Uther : Did you go inside? Breeder : Nobody has stepped over that threshold for 300 years. You must know the legend, sire. Gaius : When the fires of Idirsholas burn, the Knights of Medhir will ride again. Uther : See you there! [To Arthur] Take a ride out there. Arthur : Why? Uther : So we can put people's minds at rest. Arthur : Surely this is superstitious nonsense. Uther: Gather the guard and do I say. [Gaius Lab] Merlin : Why's Uther so worried? Gaius : Because the Knights of Medhir are a force to be reckoned with. Merlin : So you believe the story as well? Gaius : It's more than a story, Merlin. Some 300 years ago, seven of Camelot's knights were seduced by a sorcerer's call. One by one, they succumbed to her power. At her command, they became a terrifying and brutal force that rode through the lands leaving death and destruction in their wake. Merlin : What happened? Gaius: It was only once again that the Knights of Medhir finally grew still. Merlin, if what Joseph says is true, then something has awoken them. And I fear for each and every one of us. [The Knights of Camelot leave.] [Morgana's Chamber] [Morgana has received a message from Morgause. She's bothered by Gwen.] Gwen : Are you all right? Morgana : Yes. Just a little cold. Gwen : Do you need something warmer? Morgana : No. Thank you. [Forest] Arthur : What is it, Merlin? Do not tell me you've been listening to Gaius' bedtime stories again. Merlin : I just hope that's all they are. [Night - Camelot] [Morgana walks out of the castle and leaves in the forest to find Morgause.] Morgause : You look well. Morgana : Thanks to you. I wear it all the time. I can not remember when I last had a bad dream. Morgause : Yet you do not seem happy. Why's that? Morgana : I would be, if I did not have to pretend. Morgause : Pretend? Morgana : That I am Uther's loving ward ... when I hate him. Morgause : Have you ever imagined a new world, Morgana? One where Uther was no more? Morgana : Sometimes. Morgause : And is that what you'd like? Morgana : I had the chance to be his mrder. Morgause: And what stopped you? Morgana : I do not know. I thought he cared for me. But not any more. He cares for no-one. Morgause : So you want Uther destroyed and his reign to end? Morgana : More than anything. But it does not matter what I want. The future is not of my making. Morgause : You are wrong, Morgana. You underestimate your importance. The decisions you make now will change the shape of everything that is to come. Morgana : What do you mean? Morgause : Whose side are you on, Morgana? Are you with Uther, or are you with me? Are you ready to help me bring about his downfall? Morgana : I am. Morgause: I can not tell you how much it means to hear you say that. [Morgause uses his powers on Morgana to put him to sleep.] Morgause : Acenne slaep swylce cwalu. Acenne slaep swylce cwalu. Acenne slaep swylce cwalu. [The next day - Morgana's room] [Morgana wakes up in bed.] Gwen :: Good morning, my lady. Morgana? Morgana? Morgana : Yes ... Gwen : Did you sleep well? Morgana : Yes. [Seeing Gwen yawning.] Better than you by, the looks of it. Gwen : Sorry. [Uther's room] Uther : I have short business that needs attending to. Gaius: You have to stay in bed, sire. You have a fever. I'll prepare a tonic for you. [To Sir Leon] When did he first fall ill? Sir Leon : It came on this morning. It's not something to worry about? Gaius : No. It'll soon pass. Be sure to let me know if there's any change. [Idirsholas Castle Courtyard] Merlin : What's that noise? Arthur : What noise? Merlin : A spell of trembling sound. Arthur : That's your knees knocking together. [Gaius Lab] [i /] Gaius : I fear this contagion is spreading. You're the fifth person I've seen today. Gwen : I'm sure it's nothing. Dropping a jar] : Damn! [Leaning over to pick up the debris] Ooh. I'll pick that up later. I think I might need a little something myself. If I can not find what it is I'm looking for. [Idirsholas Castle] Arthur : Seems part of Joseph's story was true. Probably just travelers passing through. Merlin [Seeing the 7 Knights of Medhir] : Or maybe not. [A battle is going on.] Merlin : Arthur! [Throwing him a sword] Arthur : Run, Merlin! Merlin : No. Arthur : Will you do as I say! Merlin : Ahreose thaec! [They escape from the castle and find themselves in the forest.] Arthur : What happened to your arm? Merlin : Oh, must have caught it on something. Arthur : Let me see. Your first battle wound. Here. Merlin [Seeing Arthur tearing his tunic] : No. No, do not ... You'll ruin it! Arthur : Do not worry. You can mend it. Did anyone else escape? We need to get back to Camelot. Gather reinforcements. [Camelot's court] Merlin : Are they dad? Arthur : No. They're breathing. Merlin : What's happened to them? Arthur : I do not know. What's going on? [A cart stops in the yard.] Merlin : I'll get Gaius. Arthur! [Grand staircase] Merlin : They're all fast asleep. It must be some kind of sickness. Arthur : Where's my father? [Throne Room] Arthur : Where is he? [Gaius Laboratory] Merlin : Gaius! It must be the work of magic. Arthur : We have to find my father. [Morgana's bedroom] [Arthur drops Gwen asleep on the bed. Morgana has hidden behind curtains. The two men discover her. She screams.] Arthur : It's me, it's me, Morgana. What's happened? Morgana : I did not know it was you. Arthur: Calm down, Morgana. Just tell me what happened. Morgana : People were complaining, saying they were not feeling well. Arthur : And what then? Morgana : They started falling asleep. Everyone. Everywhere I went. Arthur : Was someone here? Then why were you hiding? Morgana : I told you, I did not know who you were. Arthur : Where's my father? Morgana : I do not know. Merlin : Arthur, she's distressed! Arthur : If she was awake then she must've seen something. Morgana : I did not see anything. Arthur : You saw people getting sick. What did you do? fata morgana: What could I do? Arthur : Morgana, I do not understand. Why is it that you're the only person awake? [Medhir's horsemen ride towards Camelot.] [Camelot Corridors] Merlin : Do not worry, I will not say anything. Morgana : About what? Merlin : The illness. Morgana : That has nothing to do with me. Merlin : Of course not, but you have magic. Morgana : You have not told anyone that? Merlin : No. And I will not tell Arthur, but ... There must be something keeping you safe. And I think that must be it. Morgana : Right. Arthur : I've found him! [King's Office] Arthur : Father! Merlin : See, he's all right. Arthur : He is not all right! Merlin : He's just asleep. All we have to do is find a cure, a way to wake them. Arthur : Who could have done this? You're the only one who's not been affected, Morgana. There must be a reason. Morgana : I do not know. Arthur : That's all you keep saying. You must know something. Morgana : No! They just fell asleep, one by one! Merlin : It's obvious. When she started feeling sick, Gaius gave her a potion, right? Arthur : When was she sick? She never said that. poleaxe: She was one of the last to be affected. Somehow the potion must've helped. Arthur : What about everyone else? Merlin : By then Gaius was too ill. He did not have the chance to treat anyone else. Arthur : Go and see if you can find this potion. I'll search for signs of life in the lower town. Morgana, you stay here and look after my father. Keep him safe. [Tending to Morgana's sword] Here. You protect him with your life, understand? [Forest] [Morgause and the Medhir Knights prepare to attck Camelot.] [Gaius Laboratory] Merlin: All right. Gaius, this is going to wake you. Ic acwice the! Gaius! Gaius? All right ... Oh. We can try this. Ic the bebeode thaet thu ne slaepest! Well, maybe not. Come on, Gaius. I need you to wake up. I really need your help. Ah, here we go ... Brimstream! Arthur : Merlin, come quickly! [Ramparts] [Merlin & Arthur attend knights' arrival.] Merlin : According to the legend, there were only seven Knights of Medhir. Arthur : Then who's the extra rider? Merlin : I do not know, but Camelot is defenceless. Arthur : We have to get back to my father. [King's Office] Arthur : This will be the first place they look. We have to hide him. Morgana : What's going on? Arthur : We're under attck. No time to explain. Grab his legs, carry him. You're not meant to be sweeping the floor with him! Pick his feet up. Merlin : His feet are not the problem. Arthur : Morgana, give him a hand. [Uther snorts.] Arthur : It's not funny, Merlin. Did you find the potion Morgana took? Merlin : Er, no. [Morgause and the knights enter the courtyard.] [King's Chamber] Arthur : We can not leave him here. We have to ride him onto the bed. Merlin : Why? He's asleep. He's not going to know. Arthur : Merlin! poleaxe: Well ... I'll get him a pillow. Arthur : He's the King! Merlin : All right, two pillows. [Feeling bad] Are you all right? Arthur : You feel the same? Merlin : We're getting sick. Arthur : We can not let that happen. We must keep my father hidden. Merlin : Why do not we disguise him? Arthur : That might just work. Merlin : We could dress him as a woman. Arthur : That, on the other hand ... Merlin : We could dress him as a servant. Arthur : That's better. Merlin : I'll get some clothes. [Merlin leaves the room.] Arthur : Are you all right, Morgana? You seem quiet. Morgana : I'm fine. Arthur : Are you sure? I can always tell when you're lying. Do not worry. I will not let any harm come to him. [Merlin is forced to hide in a closet to escape a knight.] [Dragon's Cavern] Merlin : What's going on? Why is everyone asleep? [The Dragon snores.] Merlin : Please, not you as well. I need your help. What am I going to do? Do not pretend. I know you're listening to me. The Great Dragon: Merlin, you always say the same thing. "Help me!" And yet you refuse to give anything in return. Now you will face the consequence of that decision. Camelot's end up and there's nothing you can do about it. Merlin : I know, I promised to free you. And I will. [The Dragon laughs.] Merlin : I will, I promise! The Great Dragon : I no longer trust your promises. Merlin : I swear on my mother's life. The Great Dragon : Careful what you say. Merlin : You have to help me. Please! The Great Dragon : Your life matters This is an oath I believe you will honor. poleaxe: I will. The Great Dragon : It's a thing to cast a spell that puts everyone to sleep. The power to maintain is a very different matter. It will need more than just words to break this enchantment. Merlin : What do you mean? The Great Dragon : You must eradicate the source, Merlin. Merlin : Great, what is that? The Great Dragon : Not what, but who. Such spells need a vessel, a constant living presence to give strength. The source of this pestilence is the witch, the Lady Morgana. Merlin : It can not be. The Great Dragon : I have warned you about her in the past, but you have failed to take heed. She is dangerous. Merlin : No ... The Great Dragon : And now she has chosen to turn her back on her own. Merlin : How do I stop her? The Great Dragon : That's easy, young warlock. You must kll her. Merlin : No! The Great Dragon : The spell is woven with the magic of such power that you are not immune. You must act now, before it's too late. If you do not, then Camelot will fall and Arthur will die. And the future you were destined to share with you. [Gaius Lab] [Merlin takes a vial of poison.] [Camelot Corridors] Arthur : What took you so long? Merlin : I did not know Uther's size. [King's Chamber] Morgana: I was worried about you. Merlin : They're here. They're in the castle. Morgana : Where's Arthur? Merlin : He's gone to find somewhere safe to move to. Morgana : Thank you for not saying anything to him. Merlin : That's all right. Morgana : You're a good friend. [Arthur enters the room.] Arthur : We have to move my father before Morgause gets here. Morgana : Morgause ... Arthur : Come on, let's go. Merlin : You're not surprised? Morgana : No, I am. [Chamber of a servant] Arthur: We should be safe in here for a while. It must be the potion Gaius gave her. Merlin : Yeah, must be the potion. Arthur : We can not keep this up much longer. Merlin : I know. We're in a servant's quarters. If we leave him here, they'll just think he's a servant. Arthur : Not if Morgause sees him. We need to get him out of Camelot. Merlin : When we arrived, there was a cart, in the main square. Remember? Arthur : You are full of good ideas today, Merlin. You go and look. [Camelot's hallways] [Merlin gets attcked by a knight.] Merlin : Astrice! [Housekeeper's room] Merlin: They're closing in, we will not make it to the cart. Not carrying Uther. Arthur : That's why we've made this. We're going to pull him. Get down and keep quiet. [A knight enters the room and fights with Arthur.] Arthur : Protect the King, get him out of here! [Camelot's hallways] [Merlin & Morgana are attcked by a knight.] Morgana : Merlin! Please! [Throne Room] Arthur : Merlin, help me! [Merlin & Arthur blocks the door.] Arthur : Morgana. We need the remedy that Gaius gave you. Morgana? Morgana : I do not have it. Arthur: I know that, but ... You must remember what it was. What was in it? Come on Morgana, we can not keep going much longer. Think! Morgana : I'm sorry, I ... Merlin : It does not matter. We can not get it, anyway. We're trapped. Arthur : There's something we can do! Merlin : Why did not you kll you? Morgana : How do I know? Because I'm a woman? Merlin : Yeah. Maybe. Arthur : Unless we can rid ourselves of this sickness, I do not see how we can hold out. Merlin : We have to destroy the source of the magic. Arthur : Which is ...? Merlin : I do not know. Arthur: Then our only chance is to get out of Camelot. Help me with my father. You cut the blanket up, we'll tie it to my father Morgana : Arthur? Arthur : Morgana, please, just do as I say. [To Merlin] I'll fetch the round to the window. Merlin : Are you going out there? I'll come with you. Arthur : No! You stay, you protect my father. Merlin : You will not reach the cart alone. It's su1c1de. Arthur : We have no choice. Merlin : How are you feeling? Arthur : Not bad. Merlin : You sure? Arthur : Yeah. You? poleaxe: Never better. Arthur : You could not get me pillow, could you? Merlin : Do not mess around. Arthur? You ... Arthur, you need to stay awake. [Merlin slaps Arthur.] Arthur : Merlin! Merlin : That's better. Arthur : If you ever do that again ... Merlin : Well, do not fall asleep, then! [A grunt is heard.] Arthur : That your knees again? If I need a servant in the next life ... Merlin : Do not ask me! [Arthur walks out of the room to fight the Medhir knights.] Morgana : He's not going to survive out there. Merlin : I know. Morgana : We've got to do something. Merlin : I know. Merlin : Here. You tear this up. I'll make some rope. [Merlin pours poison into the gourd and presents it to Morgana.] Merlin : Here, have some water. Morgana : I'm not thirsty. Merlin : If we get out of here, you can not get another chance to drink. Morgana : IF we get out of here. [Merlin pretends to drink and hands the gourd to Morgana for the second time.] Merlin : Here. Morgana : I'm fine. Merlin : No, you have some before I finish it. Morgana : Thank you. [Morgana drinks the poisoned liquid. Morgause enters the room.] Morgause : What has he done to you? Merlin : I had to. Morgause : You poisoned her! Merlin : You gave me no choice. Morgause : Tell me what you used and I can ave her. Merlin : First stop the attck. Morgause : You're nothing but a simple servant. You do not tell me what to do. Merlin : If you want to know what poison it is, you will find that the drives. Morgause : Tell me the poison or you'll die. poleaxe: Then she'll die with me. I do not want this any more than you. But you give me no choice. Stop the knights and you can save her. Morgause : Astyre us thanonweard! Cnihtas Medhires, eower sawlas sind min sawlas. Rid eft ond forsleah eft! [The Medhir Knights collapse.] Arthur : What do you have done with my father ?! Merlin : He's safe. Arthur : Morgana! Morgause : Keep away from her. Bedyrne us! Astyre us thanonweard! [Morgause & Morgana evaporate.] [King's Chamber] Arthur : I could not find you. Are you all right? Uther : Is there still no sign of her? Arthur : We've looked, Father. Uther : Morgause must not be allowed to get away with this! Arthur : Yes, Father. Uther : Arthur? I have not had a chance to say thank you. Arthur : I failed, Father. I should have protected Morgana. Uther : No. That was my duty. Her loss will forever be on my conscience, not yours. [Night - Gaius Lab] Gaius : You did the right thing. Merlin : You do not mean that. Morgana was your friend, too. You cared about her. Gaius : I did not. But I fear that, unlike you, Morgana not to use her gift for good. You had no choice. Would we be sitting here now if you had not made that decision? Where are you going? poleaxe: I'll eat that later. Gaius : Merlin? Merlin : There's something I have to do. [Merlin, a sword in his hand, goes down under the foundations of the castle.] The Great Dragon : 'You must steal a sword from the Knights of Medhir. Their blades were forged by the Old Religion. Uther Pendragon keeps me in jail. ' [Dragon's Cave] The Great Dragon : The time has come, young warlock. Merlin : Where will you go? The Great Dragon : I am the last of my kind. There is one road I can take. Merlin : What does that mean? The Great Dragon: You will see. Merlin : Before I do this, you promise me ... that you will not harm Camelot. The Great Dragon : I think there have been enough bargains. Do not you? Merlin : Ic bebeod thisne swurd thaet he forcearf tha bende thara dracan! Unclce! [Merlin finally releases the Dragon.] ********** END Source: Mist of Camelot	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "02x12 - The Fires Of Idirsholas"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 2.13 – The Last Dragonlord Camelot castle People are running through the castle square, amongst burning rubble. Arthur and his knights run past with crossbows. Arthur: I know you're tired, but make one last effort for me! Every sht must count! ---- Castle: hospital Gwen: I don't think people can suffer a third night of this. Gaius: We must trust in Arthur. Gwen: I do. But even he has little chance. ---- Castle battlements Merlin follows Arthur on the battlements. The situation looks pretty compromised. Merlin: I'm sorry you're having to do this. Arthur: Why? You're not to blame. Merlin looks uncomfortable. The dragon flies over Camelot. The soldiers and Sir Leon look terrified. Arthur: Flame up! Knights light their arrows and take aim. Arthur: Stay strong! For tonight is not your night to die, I will make sure of that! Hold firm! Hold! Hold! Now! Knights sht arrow, it’s useless and the dragon flames the battlements. They all duck. – Opening Credits – --- Castle Hospital The atmosphere is chaotic, people everywhere. Gwen: We've no clean water left. Gaius: I know, but it's too dangerous to go out there. Gwen heads for the door. Gaius: Gwen! Don't! --- Castle courtyard Gwen takes a bucket to the well in the squre, stepping over the rubble while everyone else flees. Dragon flies overhead. She begins to draw from the well. Arthur enters the square. The dragon circles above. Arthur: Clear the square! Arthur notices Gwen drawing from the well. Arthur: Gwen?! Arthur looks up at the dragon as it starts to turn for an attck. Arthur: Guinevere! Gwen turns and sees the dragon. She runs, Arthur runs to help her. Dragon swoops and catches Arthur. They both fall. Arthur grabs Gwen's hand and they run for cover. Merlin runs into the square. He sees a spear on the ground and cast a spell to throw it at the Dragon. Merlin: Fleoge… gar! Dragon glances off. Kilgharrah: Do not imagine that your petty magic can harm me! Dragon flies off. Merlin: Why are you doing this?! You're klling innocent people! --- Castle Hospital Gwen treats Arthur's shoulder in the hospital. Gwen: You shouldn't have risked your life. Arthur: I wasn't going to let anything happen to you. She reaches to put the towel down, but Arthur catches her hand and presses it against his chest. She smiles. Gaius notices and smiles at the pair. Merlin comes into the room. Gaius: Are you hurt? Merlin: There's nothing I can do. My magic is no good. It doesn't work. Gaius: Dragons aren't monsters. They're creatures of wonder and magic. You must realise that they're immune to your powers. --- The next morning, there are fires still burning in several places of Camelot. --- Castle Council Room There knights and advisors with Uther. Arthur: The dad number 49 men, 27 women, a further 18 women and children are unaccounted for. Most of last night's fires are now out. The castle walls, in particular, the western section are near to collapse, I could go on. Uther: Do we have any further idea on how the beast escaped? Leon: I regret to say, Sire, we don't. Uther: There must be some way to rid ourselves of this aberration. Gaius? Gaius: We need a dragonlord, Sire. Uther: You know very well that's not an option. Gaius: Sire, what if...there was, indeed, one last dragonlord left. Uther: That's not possible Gaius: But if there was. Uther: What are you saying? Gaius: It may just be rumour. Uther: Go on. Gaius: I'm not exactly sure, but I think his name is Balinor. Uther: Balinor? Arthur: Where does he live? Gaius: He was last seen in Cenred's kingdom in the border town of Engerd, but that was many years ago. Arthur: If this man still exists, then it is our duty to find him. Uther: Our treaty with Cenred no longer holds. We are at wr. If they discovered you beyond our border, they would kll you. Arthur: I will go alone. Uther: No. Arthur: That way I will not be detected. Uther: No, Arthur. It is too dangerous. Arthur: More dangerous than staying here? I'll not stand by and watch my men die when I have the chance to save them. Uther: I have given you my orders. Arthur: Do not make this a test of wills, Father. Uther: I'm not talking to you as a father; I'm talking to you as a king! Arthur: I will ride immediately. Uther: My concern is for you. Arthur: Mine is for Camelot. I will send word when I've found him. Prepare the horses. Merlin bows to Uther and follows Arthur out. --- Gaius’s room Merlin is packing. Merlin: Who were the dragonlords? Gaius? Merlin pulls Gaius out of his contemplative pacing. Gaius: There were once men, who could talk to the dragons, tame them. Merlin: What happened to them? Gaius: Uther believed that the art of the dragonlord was too close to magic. So he had them all rounded up and slaughtered. Merlin: But one survived. How did you know? Gaius: I helped him escape. Merlin: Gaius. Gaius: Merlin, you've never heard the name Balinor? Merlin: No. Gaius: Your mother never mentioned him? Merlin: My mother? Gaius: She took him in. Merlin: She stood up against Uther? Gaius: Yes. Merlin: She was brave. Gaius: Yes. When Uther discovered where Balinor was, he sent knights to Ealdor to hunt him down. He was forced to flee. Merlin: Why didn't my mother tell me any of this? Gaius: Merlin, I promised her I would never speak of these things. Merlin: Of what? Gaius: I've always treated you as my son, but that is not what you are. The man you are going to look for is your father. Merlin looks deeply shocked. Merlin: My father?... Gaius: Yes. Merlin: He was a dragonlord? Why did no one ever tell me?! Gaius: I wanted to. Your mother feared it would be too dangerous. Merlin: I had a right to know! Gaius: She wanted to protect you. Merlin: No. I had a right to know. --- Castle courtyard The yard is full of smoking rubble. Gaius approaches Merlin in the Square as Merlin prepares his horse. Gaius: You got everything you need? Merlin: nods I'm sorry. I didn't mean to... Gaius: I know that. Arthur: Come on, Merlin. Merlin: You're ready? Arthur: No thanks to you. Arthur cringes from his wound. Merlin: You okay? Arthur: It's just a scratch. Gaius: Merlin, whatever happens, you must not let Arthur know who this man is. Uther would view the son of a dragonlord with the deepest suspicion. --- Somewhere in the woods Merlin and Arthur ride through the woods and stop at the top of a hill overlooking a village. Arthur: This is it. One more step and we’re in Cenred's kingdom. This Balinor better be worth it. --- A village Arthur and Merlin arrive in the village at night in the pouring rain. They enter a tavern and everyone stops to stare at them. Arthur: Greetings! A man pulls a Knfe out of a table. They sit at a table and the innkeeper slops their drinks all over the table. Arthur: We're looking for a man named Balinor. I'm willing to pay... Slaps a bag of coins in front of the innkeeper. Arthur: ...handsomely. Innkeeper nods and leans in. Innkeeper: Never heard of him. Innkeeper takes the few coins Arthur already had on the end of the table. Merlin: D’you think one of these men is Balinor? Arthur: I hope not. Merlin: So do I. --- Inn’s room Arthur and Merlin getting ready for bed in their guest chamber. Arthur: What is wrong with you today? Merlin: What? Arthur: It pains me to admit it, but I do enjoy your surly retorts. In fact, it's probably your only redeemable feature. Merlin: Thanks. Arthur: There are loads of servants who can serve. So few are capable of making a complete prat of themselves. What is it? Merlin: Nothing. Arthur: It's something. Tell me. Alright, I know I'm a prince, so we can't be friends. But if I wasn't a prince… Merlin: What? Arthur: Well, then...I think we'd probably get on. Merlin: So? Arthur: So that means can you tell me? Merlin: That's true. But you see, if you weren't a prince, I'd tell you to mind your own damn business. Arthur: Merlin! Are you missing Gaius? Merlin: Something like that. Arthur: Well, what is it, then? Arthur throws a pillow at Merlin. Merlin: I'll tell you. I'm worried about everyone back in Camelot. I hope they're alright. Arthur: So do I. --- Camelot Leon heads the knights against the dragon back in Camelot. Leon: Hold! Hold! Hold! Now! They sht at dragon. Dragon blows fre. Knights hunch down and overlap their shields against the flames. Uther watches from his chambers. Dragon flies away. --- Inn’s room Someone sneaks into Merlin and Arthur's room and reaches for Arthur's bag. Arthur grabs the man's hand and throws him onto Merlin's bed at knifepoint. Merlin wakes. Merlin: What's going on? Arthur: Do you know what the punishment is for theft? Asgerd: No, please. I've got children to feed. Arthur: Tell me where to find Balinor. Asgerd: Balinor? Arthur: What do you know of him? Asgerd: Nothing. I... Arthur: Do you value your life? Asgerd: It's been many years since I saw him! Arthur: You know where he lives? Asgerd: You must travel through the Forest of Marendra to the foot of Feorre Mountain. There you will find the cave where Balinor dwells. Arthur releases Asgerd. Asgerd: But don't get your hopes up. Merlin: Why? Asgerd: He will not welcome you. Balinor hates everyone and everything. A cave's the best place for him. --- In the woods Merlin and Arthur are walking their horses through the woods, Arthur stumbling a bit. Merlin notices. Arthur: It's all right. Merlin: No, it's the wound. Let me have a look. A branch snaps as Merlin's looking at Arthur's wounded shoulder. Rustling. Merlin (whisper): Get down! Get down! Merlin pulls him down to hide behind a fallen tree. Cenred's men pass by. Merlin (whisper): Arthur? shakes him Arthur? Arthur has passed out. Arthur is slung over his horse as Merlin guides them to Balinor's cave. Merlin leaves Arthur for a bit as he enters Balinor's cave, near a torrent . The place is dark, Merlin discovers a camp. Merlin: Hello?! Balinor grabs him from behind. Balinor: What do you want here, boy? Balinor lets him go and Merlin stares at his father. Merlin: My friend, he's sick! He needs help! Balinor: Show me, boy. Merlin keeps staring. Balinor: What are you waiting for? Fetch him! Balinor treats Arthur's wound. Balinor: Ahlúttre þá séocnes. Þurh- hæle bræd. He needs rest. Merlin: Will he be all right? Balinor: By morning. Merlin: Thank you. Merlin and Balinor are eating dinner. Merlin: Looks good. How long have you lived here? Balinor: A few winters. Merlin: Must be hard. Balinor: Why are you here? Merlin: Just travelling. We're looking for someone. I was told; well...they said that he lived somewhere hereabouts. A man named Balinor. You never heard of him? He was a dragonlord. Balinor: He's passed on. Merlin: You knew him? Balinor: Who are you?! Merlin: I'm...Merlin. Balinor: And him? He points at Arthur. Merlin: He's my master. Balinor: His name! Merlin: His name is Lancelot. He's a knight. You know a nice one. Balinor: His name is Arthur Pendragon. He is Uther's son. Merlin: Yes. Balinor: This is Cenred's kingdom. He's asking for trouble. What do you want from me? Merlin: Are you Balinor? The Great Dragon is attacking Camelot. Balinor: His name is Kilgharrah. Merlin: Well, we can't stop him. Only you, a dragonlord, can. Balinor: He doesn't act blindly. He kills for a reason. Vengeance. This is of Uther's making. Merlin: But he's klling innocent people. Women and children. Balinor: Uther pursued me! He hunted me like an animal! Merlin: I know. Balinor: What do you know about anybody's life, boy?! Uther asked me to use my power to bring the last dragon to Camelot. He said he wanted to make peace with it, but he did not! He lied to me! He betrayed me! You want me to protect this man? Merlin: I want you to protect Camelot. Balinor: He klled every one of my kind! I alone escaped! Merlin: Where did you go? Balinor: There's a place called Ealdor. Merlin: Yes. Balinor: I had a life there. A woman. A good woman. Ealdor is beyond Uther's realm, but still he pursued me. Why would he not let me be? What was it that I had done that he wanted to destroy the life I built, abandon the woman I loved? He sent knights to kll me. I was forced to come here, to this! So, I understand how Kilgharrah feels. He's lost every one of his kind, every one of his kin. You want to know how that feels? Look around, boy. Let Uther die. Let Camelot fall. Merlin: You want everyone in Camelot to die? Balinor: Why should I care? Merlin: What if one of them was your son? Balinor: I don't have a son. Merlin: And if I told you... Arthur: Merlin. Merlin… --- The next morning. Merlin watches his father by the mouth of the cave. Arthur comes out of the cave. Arthur: I feel great! What the hell did you give me? Merlin: It was all down to Balinor. Arthur: So we found him, then? Thank heaven for that. Merlin: That doesn't mean he's willing to help. Arthur: What? Merlin: You won't persuade him. Arthur: Does he know what's at stake? Merlin: nods* Arthur: What kind of man is he? Merlin: I don't know. I thought he'd be something more. --- People of Camelot carry buckets of water through the lower town to put out the fires. Gwen gazes across Camelot from the battlements. Gaius joins her. Gaius: You missing Morgana? She's stronger than people think. I believe that, wherever she is, she'll be alright. Gwen: And Arthur? Gaius: You care a lot for him, don't you? Gwen: Everyone does. Gaius: I think he cares the same way about you. It's alright, I won't tell anyone. Gwen: I know we can never be. Gaius: Oh...the world's a strange place, Guinevere. Never underestimate the power of love. I've seen it change many things. --- Arthur walks back to Merlin after talking to Balinor. Merlin: What did he say? Arthur: He'll change his mind. Merlin: He said that? Arthur: Just...give him a moment. Balinor: Farewell, then. Arthur: That's your decision? Balinor: I will not help Uther. Arthur: Then the people of Camelot are damned. Balinor: So be it. Arthur: Have you no conscience?! Balinor: You should ask that question of your father! Merlin: And you are no better than him! Arthur: Don't waste your time, Merlin! Merlin: Gaius spoke of the nobility of dragonlords! Clearly he was wrong! Balinor: Gaius? Merlin: Yes. Balinor: A good man. Merlin: Yeah. I was hoping you'd be like him. Arthur: Merlin! Merlin: I wanted to... Arthur: Merlin! Merlin: Well, there's no point. --- In the woods Arthur and Merlin ride off then set up a camp. Arthur: I always thought that silence would be a blessing with you, but I find it just as irritating. You're a riddle, Merlin. Merlin: A riddle? Arthur: Yes. But I've got to quite like you. Merlin: Yeah? Arthur: Now I realise you're not as big a fool as you look. Arthur pushes Merlin with a branch. Merlin: Yeah, I feel the same. Now that I realise you're not as arrogant as you sound. Arthur: You still think I'm arrogant? Merlin: No. More...supercilious. Arthur: That's a big word, Merlin. You sure you know what it means? Merlin: Condescending. Arthur: Very good. Merlin: Patronising. Arthur: It doesn't quite mean that. Merlin: No, these are other things you are. Arthur: Hang on! Merlin: Over bearing. Branch cracks. Arthur hears a twig snap and picks up his sword. Arthur: Shh. Merlin: Very overbearing. Arthur: Merlin! Merlin: But you wanted me to talk. Merlin hears another twig snap. Merlin picks up a sword and follows Arthur. They hear trees move behind them and turn around. Balinor: Careful, boy. I thought you might need some help. This is dangerous country. Arthur: And will you return to Camelot with us? Balinor: You were right, Merlin. There are some in Camelot who risked their lives for me. I owe a debt that must be repaid. Arthur: If you succeed in klling the dragon, you will not go unrewarded. Balinor: I seek no reward. Arthur: Great! Let's eat. Merlin and Balinor collect firewood. Merlin: This wood's too wet. Balinor: Don't worry. I'm sure we'll find a way to make it light. Merlin: When you healed Arthur, I heard you mumble some words. Balinor: An ancient prayer. Merlin: I thought it might've been more than that. Balinor: The Old Religion can teach us many things. Merlin: The Old Religion. Is that something you were taught? Balinor: It's not something you can learn. Either it's a part of you, or it isn't. My father knew that, and his father before him. Merlin: Were they also dragonlords? Balinor: We'll need some kindling. Merlin: You mentioned...You spoke of Ealdor. You took refuge with a woman. Balinor: That was a long time ago. Merlin: I grew up there. Balinor: Ealdor? Merlin: Yes. I know the woman. Balinor: Hunith? She's still alive? Merlin: Yes. She's my mother. Balinor: Then she married. That's good. Merlin: She never married. I'm your son. Balinor: I don't know what it is to have a son. Merlin: Or I a father. Merlin hears something snap and sees Arthur walking close by. Merlin: You must not tell Arthur. Balinor hands Merlin some firewood and they smile at one another. Arthur's asleep as Merlin and Balinor sit by the campfire, Balinor whittling some wood. Merlin: Why did you never return? Balinor: I thought her life would be better without me. Merlin: Why? Balinor: Uther wanted me dad. If he'd found me, he'd have klled me, and your mother. I wanted her to be safe. Merlin: We could've come with you. Balinor: What kind of life would you have had here? Merlin: We'd have been...happy. When we've finished in Camelot, I will take you to Ealdor. Balinor: She won't recognise me. I see her in you. Merlin: Yeah? Balinor: You have her kindness. Merlin: How did you become a dragonlord? Balinor: You don't choose to become a dragonlord. It's not something you're taught. It's a sacred gift. For thousands of years it's been handed down from father to son. And that is what you must now become, Merlin. Merlin: I would like that. Balinor: And like all dragonlords, you won't know for sure that you have that power until you face your first dragon. You should get some sleep. We've a big day ahead of us. Goodnight, Son. Merlin: Sleep well, Father. --- Merlin wakes and sees mini-dragon that his father whittled for him. He smiles. Arthur grabs him from behind, covering his mouth. Arthur (whispering): Cenred's men. Arthur draws his sword. Cenred's men attck. Merlin tosses his father a sword and takes on his own opponent. Merlin gets disarmed. Balinor rushes to his aid. Balinor: No! Balinor is run through. Merlin catches his father. Merlin: Ahhhhhh! Merlin's eyes glow and he throws the guard who just sab his father. Merlin lowers his dad to the ground and holds him. Balinor: Ah, I see you have your father's talent. Merlin... Merlin: Please, no. Please. I can save you. Balinor: Listen to me. When you face the dragon, remember: be strong. A dragon's heart is on its right side, not its left. Merlin: I can't do it alone. Balinor: Listen to me! Oh, my son. I've seen enough in you to know that you will make me proud. Balinor dies. Merlin: No. Father. No. Arthur shows up, sees Balinor, and throws his sword down. Arthur: NO! Merlin wipes his eyes and stands up to face Arthur. Arthur: Camelot is doomed. --- Camelot Merlin and Arthur ride back to Camelot in the rain. Soldiers spot them and rush to tell the King. Arthur and Merlin enter the Council Room. Arthur: I'm sorry, Father. I failed you. The last dragonlord is dad. Gaius looks at Merlin who tries not to cry. Gaius lowers his head. Uther: There are many years where I might've wished for that news. Arthur: All is not lost, Father. We have to fight the monster ourselves. So let us ride out and fight on our own terms: on open ground, on horseback, where we can manoeuvre better. Uther: There is no point. Arthur: So what? We stand here, watch Camelot fall. Uther: You have my blessing. Arthur: I need a dozen knights! Those who do not wish to fight can do so without stain on their character. For those brave enough to volunteer should know, the chances of returning are slim. Sir Leon's the first to step forward. Other knights step forward and form a circle around Arthur. --- Gaius’s room Merlin sits on his bed and cries over the dragon figurine his father made for him. Gaius enters. Gaius: Merlin, what happened? Merlin: I couldn't save him. Gaius: Merlin. Merlin: He said the dragonlord's gift is passed from father to son. Gaius: That is true. Merlin: When I faced the Great Dragon, my magic was useless. Gaius: Your father wasn't dad. It's only then you can inherit his powers. Merlin: Do you think I'm strong enough to stand up to him? Gaius: Only time will tell. --- Arthur's Chambers Merlin helps Arthur put on his armour. Arthur: Well, look on the bright side, Merlin. Chances are you're not going to have to clean this again. Merlin: You must be careful today. Do not force the battle. Arthur: Yes, Sire! Merlin: I'm serious. Arthur: I can hear that. Merlin: Let matters take their course. Arthur: Merlin, if I die, please... Merlin: What? Arthur: The dragonlord today...I saw you. One thing I tell all my young knights: no man is worth your tears. Merlin: Yeah. You're certainly not. Arthur picks up a sword and Merlin does too. Arthur: What are you doing? Merlin: I'm coming with you. Arthur: Merlin, the chances are I'm going to die. Merlin: Yeah. Yeah, you probably would if I wasn't there. Arthur: Right. Merlin: Do you know how many times I've had to save your royal backside? Arthur: Well at least you got your sense of humour back. Arthur swipes Merlin's sword out of the way and heads toward the door. Merlin follows. Arthur stops. Arthur: Are you really going to face this dragon with me? Merlin: I'm not going to sit here and watch. I know it's hard for you to understand how I feel, but...well, I care a hell of a lot about that armour, I'm not going to let you mess it up. They laugh. Arthur gives Merlin a friendly ht and they exit. Gaius watches from the battlements as the dragon slayer party rides out of Camelot. --- Castle surroundings Night time. Dragon slayer party waits for Kilgharrah in a clearing. Dragon arrives. Arthur: Hold firm. Kilgharrah swoops down. Arthur: Hold! Hold! Hold! Now! Knights circle their horses in formation to surround Kilgharrah. Kilgharrah knocks Merlin, Arthur and some other knights off of their horses with his tail. Kilgharrah roasts some other knights. Merlin: No. Stop! Kilgharrah turns toward Merlin and Arthur. Arthur picks up a spear. Kilgharrah contemplates Arthur for a moment and then tries to flambé him. Arthur rolls out of the way and sab Kilgharrah in the side. Kilgharrah roars and knocks Arthur out. Merlin gets up. Balinor (voiceover): You're the last dragonlord now. You alone carry the ancient gift. Deep within yourself, you must find the voice that you and Kilgharrah share, for your soul and his are brothers. When you speak to him as kin, he must obey your will. Merlin: Dracan! Nán dyd ǽlc áciere miss! Eftsíðas eom ála cræt! Géate' stǽr ábære gárrǽs! Géate cyre. Mé tácen átende diegollice. Car grise áþes. Kilgharrah settles back and bows to Merlin. Merlin picks up the spear. Kilgharrah: I am the last of my kind, Merlin. Whatever wrongs I have done, do not make me responsible for the death of my noble breed. Merlin thrusts the spear into the air and Kilgharrah winces. Merlin: Go! Leave! If you ever attck Camelot again, I will kll you! Kilgharrah bows. Merlin drops the spear. Merlin: I have shown you mercy! Now you must do the same to others! Kilgharrah: Young warlock, what you have shown is what you will be. I will not forget your clemency. I'm sure our paths will cross again. Kilgharrah flies off. Arthur wakes. Arthur: What happened? Merlin: You dealt him a mortal blow. Arthur: He's gone? Merlin: Yeah. You did it. Arthur: Ha! Ha! Ha! insane laughter* Merlin: You did it. Arthur and Merlin head for the drawbridge. Uther sees them from his window, sighs in relief and leaves. Gwen and Gaius come to meet them. Gwen runs to Arthur and hugs him. Gwen (whisper): I thought I'd lost you. Gaius and Merlin hug. Gaius: My boy. Arthur and Gwen leave. Merlin: I felt him there with me, Gaius. Gaius: He'll always be with you. Merlin: I hope so. Gaius: Merlin, I know I can never compare with your father, but for what it's worth, you've still got me. Merlin: Well, I suppose I'll just have to make do. Gaius laughs. ‘MERLIN WILL RETURN’ – Closing Credits –	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "02x13 - The Last Dragonlord"}	foreverdreaming
BIG DRAGON : In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom on the shoulders of a young boy. His name - Merlin. Vaste prairie. (jonchée de cadavres) ARTHUR: Check for survivors. SOLDAT: Seems their attackers headed north. ARTHUR: Come on. MERLIN: Do you think we should be going after them? ARTHUR: You are such a girl's petticoat. Camelot GAIUS: Sire, how many more men are you going to lose in this quest? UTHER: As many as it takes. GAIUS: I need to speak to you as a friend. UTHER: I have no time for friends. GAIUS: Then I'll speak to you as your physician. This is madness. She has been missing for more than a year now. When are you going to stop? UTHER: When Morgana is found. Dans la prairie. MERLIN: Ow... ARTHUR: Is there something wrong with you? MERLIN: Yeah, I've been on a horse all day. ARTHUR:Is your little bottom sore? MERLIN: Yes. It's not as fat as yours. ARTHUR: You know, you've got a lot of nerve...for a wimp. MERLIN: I may be a wimp, but at least. I'm not a dollop-head. ARTHUR: There's no such word. MERLIN: It's idiomatic. ARTHUR: It's what?! MERLIN: You need to be more in touch with the people. ARTHUR: Describe dollop-head. MERLIN: In two words? ARTHUR: Yeah. MERLIN: Er...Prince Arthur. (Des bandits surgissent des bois) ARTHUR: On me! MERLIN: Ecg geteoh ping to! ARTHUR: We're not playing hide and seek, Merlin. MERLIN: Dollop-head. (Une silhouette émerge du brouillard) ARTHUR: Morgana. Château de Camelot. (chambre de Morgane) GAIUS: You need to rest. GWEN: I'll stay with her. GAIUS: Call me when she wakes, Guinevere. UTHER: How is she? GAIUS: She'll be fine. UTHER: There's nothing wrong with her? GAIUS: Nothing physical. UTHER: May I see her? GAIUS: Best wait till morning. UTHER: Yes. Of course. Gaius? Thank you. (dans le couloir) MERLIN: Did you talk to her? GAIUS: She's sleeping. MERLIN: Did she say anything about me? GAIUS: Nothing as yet. MERLIN : Well, she's going to. GAIUS : Does she know your secret, Merlin? Does she know you have magic? MERLIN : No, she doesn't. No-one does. GAIUS: Good. Because if Uther finds out... MERLIN: She knows I tried to poison her. She knows that. GAIUS: You had no choice. Camelot was dying. Morgana was the source of the enchantment. Either you poisoned her or the kingdom fell. MERLIN: Uther won't know that. All she'll say is I tried to kll her. GAIUS : We can't be sure, Merlin. MERLIN : What do you think Uther will do to me? GAIUS: Let's just wait and see what tomorrow brings. GWEN: Merlin. Arthur's requested your presence.....in Morgana's chambers. (chambre de Morgane) MORGANE : I was kept in a cell for almost a year. I thought I'd go mad. ARTHUR: How did you escape? MORGANE: They moved me about a week ago. I don't know why. It may have been the patrol from Camelot. ARTHUR : The patrol found you? MORGANE : I thought I was going to be free. But then I saw them klled. Every one of them cut down. But that night the bandits were distracted by their spoils. I took my chance. When I saw you, I couldn't believe it. I think I need to rest. ARTHUR: Everything's going to be all right. You're safe now. MORGANE: Merlin? I want to speak to you. (Arthur s'en va) MORGANE: I know what you did. You tried to poison me. MERLIN: I...I didn't want to. MORGANE: It's all right, Merlin. I understand. You were just trying to protect your friends. I would've done the same. MERLIN: Really? MORGANE: I was so naive, Merlin. I don't think I really understood what I was doing. But, believe me, I have seen the evils in this world. I have seen first-hand what it is that Uther fights against. You don't know how much I regret everything that I've done. I just... hope that you can forgive me. MERLIN: I am so sorry for everything you've been through. It's good to have you back. Chambre d'Arthur. ARTHUR: What are you looking so happy about? MERLIN: The sun is shining, we've found Morgana, and I've just finished all my chores. Do you have to go in there right now? ARTHUR: Why? MERLIN: I just washed the floor. ARTHUR: Don't worry. I won't slip over. MERLIN: You really have no idea, do you? ARTHUR: All you have to do is wipe it. How would you know? I beg your pardon, Merlin. MERLIN: It's just you've never had to do it. ARTHUR: Oh, I know how to use a cloth and bucket. MERLIN: Oh, yeah. ARTHUR: It's easy. Here. Let me show you. Would you like me to show you how to use the bucket? MERLIN: No. Salle du trône. CHEVALIER: The grain stores are running low, but we're expecting supplies from the northern borders before the end of the week. That's enough. UTHER: Leave us. You should sit. MORGANE: No, no. That's all I've done for the past year - sit...and pray that you hadn't given up on me. UTHER: Oh, never. MORGANE: I don't know why. I wouldn't blame you. You've done more for me than any guardian. You've always cared for me, loved me like I was your own daughter. And yet I've insulted you, defied you, hurt you. I don't know why you put up with me. And I promise that in the future I will show you the love and respect that you deserve. I will leave you to your counsel. La nuit dans une grotte sombre. MORGAUSE: My sister. How have you fared? MORGANE: Camelot has welcomed back its daughter with open arms. MORGAUSE: Uther does not suspect? MORGANE: He laps up my lies like the snivelling dog he is. MORGAUSE: And the boy? MORGANE: Merlin. He believes I've changed. And he's right. Soon he will see exactly how much. MORGAUSE: You've done well. The tears of Uther Pendragon have only gn to fall. The mandrake root is very special. Only those with magic can hear its cries. But for those without magic, the mandrake pierces the very recesses of the soul - twisting the unconscious into the very image of fear and dread. Uther Pendragon will find that his great kingdom counts for nothing when he has lost his mind. Mid paem wundorcraeft paes ealdan aew ic pe hate niman Utheres wopdropa ond pa gemengan mid his blode. Sy he undewittig ond deofolseocnes his heortan afylle. Château de Camelot. UTHER: How is Morgana? GAIUS: She seems to have made a remarkable recovery, my lord. UTHER: She was always like that as a child. Very brave. She inherited much from her father. GAIUS: Gorlois was a great man. UTHER: Indeed. I trust she will be well enough to attend the feast? GAIUS: I see no reason why not. UTHER: Thank you, Gaius. (Arthur et Merlin en séance d'entraînement) ARTHUR: Let's change wapon. What do you think? MERLIN: I've seen better. ARTHUR: Of course. Well, you are the expert at fighting with your eyes closed. MERLIN: You didn't see what I did when we rescued Morgana. ARTHUR: Because you were hiding behind a tree. MERLIN: No, I was not. ARTHUR: I'm not going to use a blindfold. I'm just going to fight like Merlin here. "I'm Merlin, don't hurt me." "Don't hurt me!" (banquet dans la salle du trône). MORGANE: Ready? UTHER: Standing here, seeing so many happy faces, it seems almost like a dream. I can tell you I have not felt like this in a long time. MORGANE: What, drunk? UTHER: Drunk with happiness. I would've searched the entire world -the seas, skies, stars... for that smile. To have it stolen from me was like a blade to my heart. Morgana, there are no words. You mean more to me than you will ever know. To the Lady Morgana. ASSEMBLEE: The Lady Morgana! UTHER: Oh...I need some air. Who is that? Arthur? Oh! (Please.) Please! AH! (chambre du roi. Arthur et Gaius sont au chevet du roi) ARTHUR: Careful. Is he going to be all right? GAIUS: He should sleep till morning. ARTHUR: What could've made him like this? GAIUS: I've no idea. ARTHUR: Gaius, he was lying on the ground crying. What aren't you telling me? What's wrong with him? Tell me. GAIUS: When I found him, he was mumbling. Most of it was incoherent but... ARTHUR: What? GAIUS: He kept mentioning your mother's name. ARTHUR: He never talks about her. GAIUS: He claimed that he saw her. In the well. ARTHUR: Did the guards see him in this state? GAIUS: I think you're worrying too much. ARTHUR: If the people get to know about this... GAIUS: We'll say that he was ill, but now he's recovered. Dans la forêt. MORGANE: Already the rumours are spreading. The mandrake's poison does its work well. MORGAUSE: Soon all of Camelot will believe that their king is going mad. And a kingdom without a king is ripe for the picking. MORGANE: When do you go to Cenred? MORGAUSE: Tomorrow. And he will do as we wish? MORGANE: Cenred wishes only to please me. MORGAUSE: Then your time with him has been well spent. Camelot. GARDE: Lady Morgana? MORGANE: I was just taking a stroll. GARDE: What's that, my lady? MORGANE: Nothing. GARDE: You're bleeding. MORGANE: I'm fine, really. GARDE: You're wounded. (Morgane poignarde le garde) Chambre de Morgane. GWEN: My lady. I saw the light. I wanted to make sure you were all right. MORGANE: I'm fine. GWEN: You're still dressed. MORGANE: I'll prepare MYSELF for bed. GWEN: Are you sure? MORGANE: That will be all, Gwen. Château de Cenred. CENRED: To what do I owe this pleasure? MORGAUSE: If you will not leave your castle then I must come to you. CENRED: I see that you've lost none of your audacity. MORGAUSE: I wish I could say the same. But I find the great King Cenred cowering in his chambers when he should have met me at the border. Perhaps he has lost his nerve. Perhaps he is a coward. CENRED: You are very beautiful when you're angry. MORGAUSE: Is that why you continue to defy me? CENRED: You wouldn't like it if I made it easy for you. I'm certain you've not come all this way just to drink, Morgause. MORGAUSE: You know me well. CENRED: Extremely well. MORGAUSE: And yet somehow we're still close. I've come to talk to you about our old friend. Uther Pendragon. CENRED: Yes, I've heard the sad news. He's finally lost his mind. MORGAUSE: Camelot is weak - weaker than it's been for years. The kingdom is vulnerable, just as I promised. CENRED: Yet it doesn't change the fact that the citadel is still impregnable. MORGAUSE: So, even without his wits, Uther is too strong for you. CENRED: You're a woman of great courage, Morgause, but I don't think with my sword. An asault on Camelot cannot be undertaken lightly. MORGAUSE: You forget, we have an ally in the court. CENRED: That is no guarantee. Traitors blow like the wind. MORGAUSE: Not this one. She can be relied upon until the end. You can be certain of that. Salle du trône, Camelot. SIR LEON: We've had reports that mercenaries are streaming into Cenred's kingdom. UTHER: Do we know why? SIR LEON: There is rumour that Cenred is amassing an army. ARTHUR: I think we should send a patrol out to assess the situation. Father? UTHER: Leave me alone. Get out of here. ARTHUR: Father, we... UTHER: I said, "Get out." Get out! I will have you hanged! You...you...you... (chambre du roi) MERLIN: There must be some explanation. GAIUS: During the Great Purge, Uther drowned many he suspected of sorcery. And some, God help them, were children - klled for the magic they were born with. Maybe his conscience is playing tricks with him. Whatever it is, we can no longer hide this. A king's hold on his people's a very fragile thing, Merlin. If they start to lose faith in him, I fear for Camelot. (les cloches retentissent. On a découvert le garde poignardé par Morgane) GAIUS: Take this man to my chambers. I need to speak to Arthur as a matter of urgency. ARTHUR: The sentry must have been att*cked at some point during the night. Who could've done this? GAIUS: That is the sigil of the Bloodguard. ARTHUR: The Bloodguard? GAIUS: Warrior Priests sworn to protect the High Priestesses of the Old Religion. Surely they were wiped out during the Great Purge? Not all of them. ARTHUR: So, you believe there's a traitor in Camelot? GAIUS: It is possible, sire. The sentry will be able to tell us soon enough. ARTHUR: He's still alive? GAIUS: Indeed. Cabinet Gaius. (le garde est mort) MERLIN: Gaius? GAIUS: Merlin? MERLIN: You said he was recovering. GAIUS: I thought he was. MERLIN: Then what happened? You don't think it's strange? GAIUS: Very... Dans la forêt. MORGAUSE: Sorry you had to wait. There was much to discuss. MORGANE: But your visit was successful? MORGAUSE: Cenred's army ride for Camelot on my command. MORGANE: There is nothing you cannot do. MORGAUSE: It is you that gives me strength, sister. How goes the battle for Uther's mind? MORGANE: When Cenred marches on Camelot, he will find a kingdom without a leader. MORGAUSE: Then finally we are ready. MORGANE: Not quite. Merlin suspects me. MORGAUSE: Has he told Arthur? MORGANE: Not yet, but he will. MORGAUSE: Then we must stop him. MORGANE: That will not be difficult. MORGAUSE: Why? MORGANE: Because he's already here. Did you really I was that stupid, Merlin? Camelot. GAIUS: How are you, sire? ARTHUR: It's not me who's sick. GAIUS: It can't be easy to see your father this way. ARTHUR: No. He's always been so strong. He lifted this kingdom from its knees, Gaius. To see him now... GAIUS: I'm sure that, over time, he will recover. But until then, we have to make plans, Arthur. We need you to assume control. ARTHUR: That's ridiculous. Camelot needs a leader. GAIUS: It falls to you. You must fulfil your role as Regent. This is not just me talking. Members of the court have spoken. ARTHUR: So now you've taken to whispering behind my back? What kind of treason is this? GAIUS: It is for the good of the kingdom. ARTHUR: I'm not going to usurp my father. GAIUS: The palace is awash with rumours. The people are restless. ARTHUR: I swore allegiance to my king, and as long as there is breath in his body it is my duty to uphold that. GAIUS: Arthur, please... ARTHUR: You are giving up on my father. That is something I will never do. Dans la forêt. (Merlin est prisonnier de Morgause et Morgane) MORGAUSE: You intrigue me, Merlin. Why does a lowly servant continue to risk everything for Arthur and for Camelot? You know the answer, but you're not telling me. Why? Come on, time and again you put your life on the line. There must be a reason. MERLIN: I believe in a fair and just land. MORGAUSE: And you think Arthur will give you that? MERLIN: I know it. MORGAUSE: And then what? You think you'll be recognised, Merlin? Is that it? All this so one day you can be a serving boy to the king. No, there's something more. Something you're not telling me, isn't there? MERLIN: I've told you. MORGAUSE: Well, you can take your secret to your grave. Weorp untoworpenlic! You chose to poison one of my own. You may regret that. (Morgause prononce une incantation et des scorpions investissent la forêt et se dirigent vers Merlin) Camelot. GAIUS: Have you seen Merlin? GWEN: Not since yesterday. MORGANE: Is there a problem? GAIUS: I'm not sure. MORGANE: What is it? GAIUS: Merlin did not come home last night. MORGANE: That's not like him. GAIUS: No ... (King's room, Arthur is at the bedside of his father) ARTHUR: I need to get better. MORGANE: I know. ARTHUR: I'm glad you're here. MORGANE: I'll make sure he's looked after, do not worry. In the forest (Merlin calls the big dragon ... before fainting, he sees a shadow in the sky) ... TO BE CONTINUED...	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x01 - The Tears of Uther Pendragon"}	foreverdreaming
Dragon’s den Merlin is lying on the ground, shivering with fever. Merlin: I didn’t think you’d answer my call. Kilgharrah: Merlin, I could not resist a Dragon Lord, even if I wanted to. Merlin: I’m grateful. Thank you. Merlin tries to move, moaning with pain. Kilgharrah: Lie still. Merlin: Ow, my head. Kilgharrah: The Serket’s poison is powerful. I have given you an enchantment that will help you heal. But it will take time. --- Gaius’s chambers Arthur: Where is that half-wit? Gaius: Merlin? Arthur: I’ve got no socks, no breeches and an archery session to go to. Merlin! Gaius: I thought he was with you, sire. Arthur: Don’t try to cover for him! Gaius: He didn’t come home last night, I can’t find him. Arthur: Well, when you do, you can tell him he’s the target. --- Morgana sneaks through the castle and peeks around the corner at some guards. She sets fre to some brush and places it in a hole in the wall to fill the corridor with smoke. The guards leave the corridor. Morgana sneaks through to the King's chambers, wraps a string around the mandrake root and strangles it several times. Each time the root screams and Uther is more and more terrified. --- Dragon’s den Merlin is waking up. Merlin: You shouldn’t have let me sleep. Kilgharrah: I had no choice young warlock. The venom was too strong even for your great powers. Merlin: I don’t have time, I need to go back to Camelot. Merlin stands up with difficulty. Merlin: The Kingdom is in danger and… it’s my fault. I should have listened to you. I should have never trusted Morgana. Kilgharrah: You did what you felt was right and that shows great courage. But trust is a double-edged sword. Merlin: I thought because she has magic, I thought … we were the same. Kilgharrah: In some ways, you are. Merlin: No. I will never be like her. Kilgharrah: You have learnt an important lesson, Merlin. Your determination to see goodness in people will be your undoing. But I fear that your futures are now joined forever. She is the darkness to your light, the hatred to your love. Merlin: I need to get back to Camelot. Kilgharrah: You’re not yet fully recovered, Merlin, and it’s more than three days walk. Merlin (smiling): I’ve no intention of walking. --- Merlin is flying on the Dragon’s back (Reference to the Titanic movie) Merlin: Woooo….. wooooooo! The dragon drops Merlin off in a field close to Camelot. Kilgharrah: This is as far as I go. Merlin: Thank you. I won’t forget this. Kilgharrah: Be careful, young warlock. The great battle of Camelot has gn. You must be strong, for Arthur’s destiny and the future of Albion lie in your hands. The dragon flies away. --- Gaius’s chambers Gaius is asleep. Merlin shakes Gaius to wake him up. Merlin: You need to wake up. Gaius: Merlin? Where have you been? Merlin: I don’t have time to explain. Gaius: Are you all right? Merlin: Morgana is in league with Morgause, she’s plotting against Uther. Gaius: What? Merlin: She’s responsible for his visions. Come on, hurry up. There is something I need to show you. --- Uther’s chambers The room is in a chaos, Uther is crouched in a corner. Gaius: Uther… Uther! Uther clings desperately to Gaius while he stares over Gaius's shoulder. Uther sees Ygraine; she looks like a sopping ghost, with five drowned children in the middle of the room Soaking ghost: Please! Merlin rushes to the bed, removes the root, and throws it into the fre. The mandrake screams in the fre. Gaius: It was an enchantment, sire. You need to rest. Merlin and Gaius carry Uther on his bed. Gaius: Please drink this, sire. It will help you to sleep. --- Gaius’s chambers Merlin: We must tell Uther what Morgana has done. Gaius: Are you mad? He’d have both heads if we made such accusations, he’d look on it as treason. Merlin: We can’t let her go away with it! Gaius: He dotes on her every word, Merlin. Merlin: But if he knew… Gaius: You’ve seen how blind he is to her faults. Besides, the root is gone now. It can do no more harm. Merlin: No, you don’t understand. I heard Morgana and Morgause, there’s more to their plan, I’m sure of it. --- In a cave Morgause is looking in a crystal. Cenred’s armies are marching towards Camelot. Sir Leon and a patrol are looking at the scene from the top of a hill. --- Arthur’s chambers Merlin is opening the curtains. He discovers that the room is in a total mess. Merlin: What happened?! Arthur: What happened? I’ve has to make do without a servant, that’s what happened! Merlin: I wasn’t gone for that long! Arthur: Without my permission. Merlin: What if I was dying? Arthur: I wouldn’t be complaining. But you’re not. So where’ve you been? Merlin: I was dying. Arthur: I don’t have time for this! The future of a kingdom rests upon my shoulders. Do you have any idea what that feels like? Merlin: Well… Arthur: Merlin! I should have you thrown in the dungeons, so what have you got to say for yourself? Merlin: You’ve not had your breakfast this morning have you? Arthur: I’ll have you for breakfast. Arthur starts throwing things at Merlin’s head. Merlin: It’s no wonder this place is a mess. Oh yes, I can see you’ve got the makings of a great king (!). Arthur throws another object and Merlin ducks out of the room. --- Morgana’s chambers Gwen: May I clear away the dishes, my lady? Morgana stares out the window, Arthur and Merlin are walking in the castle courtyard. Gwen: Morgana? Morgana: I was thinking about what to wear. She looks through the window again. Morgana: I must dress. --- Uther’s chambers Morgana is looking for the root under the bed. Gaius: Have you lost something my lady? Morgana: My earring. I thought I might have dropped it while I was here yesterday. How is he? Gaius: Much better. We found the source of his sickness. He was being enchanted. Morgana: Enchanted? Gaius: You need not to worry my lady. He’ll make a full recovery. Morgana: That is a relief. Gaius: Indeed, my lady. --- Merlin is walking in a corridor. Suddenly, he is violently grabbed by the wrist. It’s Morgana. Morgana: I don’t know how you managed to escape but I do know one thing. If you breathe a word of what you saw, I will make your life a very short and painful one. Just think how Uther would react if he learnt that a serving boy tried to poison his beloved ward. --- The Camelot’s patrol is rushing back to the fortress. --- Council chamber Sir Leon: I estimate they will reach the city within two days. Arthur: Under whose banner do they march? Sir Leon: Cenred’s, sire. We knew he was amassing an army… Arthur: How many men? Sir Leon: 20,000, maybe more. Gaius: I feel the king’s illness has spread beyond our borders. Cenred sees the opportunity. Sir Leon: Then we must find a way to appease him. Arthur: My father wouldn’t bow to his enemies. Gaius: Forgive me sire, we are outnumbered, two to one. Arthur: What concessions will Cenred insist on? What territories will he demand? Gaius: We do not have to give him anything but it could buy valuable time. Arthur: It shows weakness, Gaius. There is only one course of action open to us. We must prepare the city for siege. Sir Leon: Are you sure this is wise? Arthur: The castle is our strongest wapon. No army has ever taken Camelot. Sir Leon: What about the people in the outlying villages? Arthur: Give them refuge within the city walls. Sir Leon: And what of their houses, their livelihoods? Cenred will destroy everything in his path. Arthur: But they will have their lives. Go. Ready the army. --- Open gallery, castle courtyard Merlin: You did well in there. I mean it. I was impressed. We’re talking siege engines, battering rams, catapults… you made a tough decision. You’re risking… Arthur: Do you know what? Merlin: What? Arthur: I’d really prefer it if you’d just kept quiet in these situations. Merlin: I’m just trying to help. Arthur: Well, you’re not. Merlin: I know you don’t mean that, you’re just worried. But you don’t need to be. Look at what you’ve got. Arthur: What? Merlin: You and…me. Arthur: Merlin, what exactly are YOU going to do? Merlin: I’m going to be at your side like I always am. Protecting you. Arthur: God help me! --- Countryside Cenred: My dear Morgause. Morgause: Cenred. Cenred: My army shall be here by nightfall. Morgause smiles. Cenred: I’m glad that pleases you. Morgause: I’ll wait to see if you deliver before I say that I am pleased. Cenred: And when I do? Morgause: Then I will give you a feast that you will never forget. --- Arthur’s chambers (Knock at the door) Gwen: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean… Arthur: No. Come in. Please. Gwen: How is your father? Arthur: I could do with him here. Gwen: You should have more confidence in yourself. Arthur: What are the people saying? Gwen: They are glad that you have taken charge. Arthur: I’ve committed them to a siege. There’s going to be casualties, Gwen. Gwen: I trust you, Arthur. More than Uther, more than any man. Worry is not a wise counsel. Forget everything else, you have to follow what you believe is right. Arthur places his hand over Gwen’s. Gwen looks up at him and steps back Gwen: I should go, sire. Arthur: There’s no need to call me that. Gwen: There is every need… SIRE. Gwen leaves the room. --- Castle staircase Morgana is watching the soldiers, preparing for the siege before she sneaks out of the city --- In the woods Morgana: Where have you been? Morgause: What’s wrong sister? Morgana: It’s Merlin. He’s alive, he’s back in Camelot. He has thwarted us. He destroyed the mandrake root. Your enchantment has been broken. Morgause: Do not worry. The root has already done its work and Cenred’s army are less than a day from the city. Morgana: Then it is time. Morgause: Are you ready? Morgana, Cenred’s army are mighty, but they cannot bring down the city on their own. You too, must play your part. Morgana: Tell me what I must do. Morgause holds out a staff Morgause: It was carved from the rowan tree that grows at the very heart of the Isle of the Blessed. Only the High Priestesses and their Bloodguards have ever set eyes on it. Morgana: My magic is still too weak. I do not have the strength to wield such an instrument. Morgause: Do not worry. The staff will guide you. It carries its own power. Morgana: I will not fail you. --- Flows of peasants are walking into Camelot. --- Griffin staircase Merlin is dragging heavy bags. Arthur: Merlin, where have you been? I've been calling for you. Merlin: Gathering provisions. 25 salted cod, 15 dried capers, and one smoked boar. Arthur: What on earth for? Merlin: We're preparing for a siege. Arthur: Yes, not a banquet. Merlin: You know what you're like without food. We could be trapped in here for weeks, months, even. Look what I've got for your breakfast. Your favourite… Pickled eggs. --- In the other staircase, soldiers continue to prepare for the siege. Arthur walks through the infirmary giving instructions to Sir Leon. Arthur catches sight of Gwen and nods. --- Courtyard gallery Arthur: Has everyone from the outlying villages been given shelter? Sir Leon: As best as we can, Sire. They amount to almost 9,000 so far, but they're still coming. Arthur: How long will our provisions last? Leon: Depends, sire, on losses sustained. Arthur: And Cenred? Sir Leon: Our scouts report he'll be upon us a matter of hours. --- Uther's chambers Arthur sits by his father's bedside. Merlin comes in. Merlin: Sire. It's time. Arthur gets up and places his hand on his sleeping father. Arthur: I promise, I won’t let you down. --- On the battlements, Arthur and Merlin look out at the enemy. Then Arthur leads his knights past his army in the courtyard. In a lower chamber, Arthur steels himself as his knights prepare their wapon. --- Arthur's Chambers Merlin helps Arthur on with his armour. He pulls too tightly on a strap. Merlin (whispering): Sorry. Arthur: It's not like you to get nervous, is it, Merlin? Merlin: I'm not nervous. Arthur: No? Merlin: Because I trust in your destiny. Arthur: Have you been on the cider? Merlin: It is your fate to be the greatest king Camelot has ever known. And your victory today will be remembered...by every age until the end of time. Just trust in yourself. Arthur: There are times, Merlin, when you display a sort of...I don't know what it is. I want to say...it's not wisdom. But, yes. That's what it is. Merlin smiles. Arthur: Don't look so pleased. The rest of the time you're a complete idiot. --- Morgana's Chambers Morgana watches the soldiers file out of the castle. --- Castle Arthur walks past his soldiers and then raises his sword. Arthur: For the love of Camelot! Knights: For the love of Camelot! They go out to carry on preparing for the siege. --- Cenred’s army is marching towards the citadel. Cenred and Morgause are watching the scene. Cenred’s soldiers are setting fre to ammunitions in trebuchets. Cenred: fre! The fireballs are thrown. The first ones start falling amongst Camelot’s soldiers. Uther wakes up and gets up from is bed. Meanwhile, troops are invading the lower parts of the city. The battle really begins, full of noise and fury. Uther wearing his armour arrives in the courtyard. He draws his sword and runs across the drawbridge. Sir Leon: Hold the line! … Speaking to Uther…You need to go back, sire. Uther does not seem to understand; he walks past Sir Leon and reaches the front line. --- Hospital Merlin comes in and catches a sight of Morgana. Merlin: Gaius, one of us needs to keep an eye on her. Gaius: Don’t worry, I am. Merlin: You mustn’t let her out of your sight. I need to get back to Arthur. --- In the courtyard, a fireball falls near Merlin, he is knocked down. --- Cenred’s soldiers are using ladders to climb onto battlements. Cenred and Morgause are still watching the battle. Arthur and Uther are in the middle of the battle. Arthur catches a sight of his father. Arthur: Father! Arthur drags Uther away from the front line. Uther: What are you doing? Arthur: You are not well. Uther: This is my kingdom! Argh! Uther gets ht by an arrow and collapses in Arthur’s arms. The barricade is overwhelmed. Arthur: Pull back! Retreat! Merlin arrives as Camelot’s soldiers are retreating; enemies are climbing over the barricade. Merlin casts a spell: Forbearnan! The spell creates a wall of fre to block the enemies. --- In the hospital, Morgana leaves the room. Gaius sees her leaving and he follows her. She goes to her chamber, she fetches the rowan staff from under her bed and hides behind a column while Gaius is looking around before leaving the room. --- Courtyard Arthur is helping is father. U: You must get back, we are losing the lower town. Arthur: It’s already lost, father. U: And the citadel? Arthur: Safe for now. U: It must stay this way. Arthur: You have to trust me father, I know what I am doing. Uther groans with pain as Arthur is pulling the arrow out of his leg. Arthur: You must rest. When you’re well again, you will still have a kingdom, I promise you that. Merlin helps Uther to go to the infirmary. The battle is raging. --- Coutryside Cenred: The lower town is ours! Morgause: That will hardly fill the pages of history. What of the citadel itself? Cenred: Their defences are strong. It is time for you to deliver your side of the bargain. Morgause: Patience, Cenred, you will not be disappointed. --- Castle Morgana is making her way for the crypt of the castle. --- Uther arrives in the hospital, helped by Merlin. Merlin: Where is Gaius? Gwen: I don’t know. Gaius: Morgana’s disappeared. --- In the crypt, in the middle of tombs, Morgana smirks. Meanwhile, Merlin bursts into her chambers looking for her. Morgana pushes the staff into the floor. Merlin feels the jolt of magic. --- Morgause feels the magic too, she looks satisfied. Cenred: Enough of your games, Morgause. What happened to your traitor? Morgause: For such a great king you have very little patience. Cenred: The time for patience is over! Morgause: You need not to worry much longer. No army can fight on two fronts. Not even the knights of Camelot. --- In the crypt, the rowan staff is sh*ting beams at the tombs around. Outside, the battle is raging. In the crypt, skeletons start bursting out of the tombs. --- Castle courtyard Arthur is helping a wounded soldier; there are things on fre everywhere. Arthur: Take him to hospital. He makes out Merlin walking down the steps. Arthur: Merlin! Where the hell have you been? Merlin: Nowhere! Arthur: You are starting to make a habit of this. What’s your excuse this time? Merlin is gaping at something behind Arthur. Arthur: Come on Merlin, you can do better than that. Merlin is finger pointing something. Arthur turns to discover an army of armed skeletons walking towards him. Arthurs starts fighting against one of them, he sab the skeleton. The skeleton shrugs and keeps fighting. Merlin starts fighting against another skeleton he chops its arm off. A knight takes on the one-armed skeleton while Merlin tries to slash the chopped arm on the ground. --- Arthur and Merlin are rushing in the griffin staircase. Arthur: You need to warn Gaius. Tell him to seal the hospital. They see the shadow of skeleton entering the castle. Arthur: Merlin! Do as I say! Merlin rushes up the steps while the skeleton is walking to fight against Arthur. --- In the hospital Uther: I have to get out of there. Gaius: No, sire. You are still weak from the medicine I gave you. I told you that… Uther: I cannot watch my kingdom fall and do nothing. Gaius: Arthur will defend it. Merlin: Gaius? Gaius leaves Uther to talk with Merlin. Merlin: You have to seal off the hospital. The castle is under attck from within. Gaius: What are you talking about? Merlin: Morgana. She summoned an army of the dad. They’re everywhere. Gaius: Where are you going? Merlin: To try and stop her. Wielding a sword, Merlin rushes downstairs to the crypt. --- At the drawbridge, Camelot’s soldiers are still fighting. Sir Leon moves back from the front line and turns to see the skeleton army walking towards him. Sir Leon: On me! Sir Leon starts fighting against a skeleton. --- Hospital Arthur: We can’t fight a battle on two fronts. Gwen: Keep still. Gwen bandages Arthur’s hand. Arthur winces. Arthur: I don’t know how much longer we can keep the citadel. We need to get my father to safety. Gaius: How? We no longer control the Lower Town. There is no escape, Arthur. --- Merlin arrives in the crypt, Morgana turns and looks at him. Morgana: You should leave now, while you still can. Merlin: Morgana, please, I BEG you. Women and children are dying. The city will fall. Morgana: Good. Merlin: No, you don’t mean that. Morgana: I have magic, Merlin. Uther hates me and everyone like me. Why should I feel any differently about him. Merlin: You of all your people could change Uther’s mind. But doing this, using magic like this, will only harden his heart. Morgana: You don’t have magic, Merlin. How could you hope to understand. Merlin: I do understand, believe me. If I had your gifts I would harness them for good. That’s what magic should be for. That’s why you were born with these powers. Morgana: You don’t know what it’s like to be an outsider. To be ashamed of how you were born, to have to hide who you are. Do you think I deserve to be excuted because of who I am? Merlin: No. It doesn’t have to be like this. We can find another way. Morgana: There is no other way. Merlin backs up, walks behind a pillar and tries to dash on the other side to reach the rowan staff. Morgana hits him with her sword. Merlin gasps. Merlin: What are you going to do… kll me? Morgana: You don’t think I can? Merlin: If you’re going to do it, make it quick. Morgana tries to ht Merlin, he ducks and takes his sword. They fight. --- At the drawbridge, Sir Leon and his troops are fighting caught between Cenred’s army and the skeletons. --- In the crypt the fight between Merlin and Morgana goes on. --- At the drawbridge the battle rages. --- Morgana manages to disarm Merlin. He avoids her attck. Merlin ducks behind a tomb and casts a spell. Merlin: (Feoll bu brand.) The spell makes the vault roof collapse on Morgana who is knocked out. Merlin picks up the sword and runs to the rowan staff. He cast another spell. Merlin: Snee-des. He hits the rowan staff with the sword and breaks it. --- In a corridor, Arthur is fighting against a skeleton that suddenly crumbles. --- At the drawbridge, skeletons also crumble. Sir Leon goes back with the rest of the soldiers to fight Cenred’s army. Camelot’s knights are pushing back Cenred’s army attck. --- Cenred and Morgause are watching the battle, they look more and more disappointed. Cenred: Your traitor has failed us just as I knew they would. I’m calling off the siege. Morgause: You can’t! Cenred: I cannot take the city unaided. That was not our bargain. Morgause: You have failed me, Cenred. Cenred: I would rather fail you, Morgause than watch thousands of men die. --- Throne room Merlin: Sire. Arthur: What is it? Merlin: I need to tell you something about Morgana. Arthur: It’s all right. We all know what happened. Merlin: You do? Uther: In my time we’ve won many battles, but none so important as this. Every man, every woman and child has performed their heroic best, and I thank you and I salute you all. Even before the battle, we knew there was a traitor in our midst, one who was almost the undoing of us. However we have to thank the one person who outwitted them, and who, almost singlehandedly, turned the battle. The lady Morgana… Morgana comes to meet Uther and the crowd applauds… Uther: For it was she, who very bravely entered the vault, found the magical vessel and destroyed it. We must be vigilant. We must stand firm against the dark forces of magic, and make sure that they never penetrate our walls again. During the king’s speech, Morgana and Merlin keep staring at each other. --- Gaius’s chambers Merlin: Why is Uther so blind of her true nature? Gaius: I don’t know, Merlin. It is a mystery. But Morgana will try again. Merlin: I’ll be ready for her. Gaius: You must be careful. Merlin: I’m not afraid of her, Gaius. Gaius: You should be. Merlin: All I feel for her is… sad. She’s become so bitter, so full of hate. Gaius: Don’t let that happen to you, Merlin. Merlin: Nothing could ever make me that angry. Arthur’s distance voice shouting: Merlin! Arthurs enters. Arthur: Get your lazy backside out here. Merlin: On second thoughts… He gets up and Gaius smiles.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x02 - The Tears of Uther Pendragon (Part Two)"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.03 - Goblin's Gold -0-0-0- Kilgharrah : In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin. -0-0-0- [00:12, INT. KING’S PALACE, HALL OF RECORDS - DAY] Geoffrey De Monmouth : Yes? Merlin : Gaius asked me to fetch a book. The er...Bestiary of Phylum of Cambria? Geoffrey De Monmouth :The Bestiary? I haven't seen that for many years. It'll be somewhere in the east wing. No idea where. [Merlin turns to his right and starts walking.] Geoffrey De Monmouth : East is that way. [Geoffrey points in the opposite direction and Merlin turns around to walk that direction.] Merlin : Yeah. [Merlin walks down to a particular row and finds the Bestiary on the top shelf of a very tall bookcase.] Merlin : Great. [Merlin tries to jump for it and climb the bookcase and ends up triggering a secret door. Merlin enters a hidden chamber and finds a magic book. He bumps into an octagonal box and something grumbles and pounds against the insides of it. Merlin sets the box upright.] Merlin : Unluc scrin. [The box unlocks and Merlin opens it. A goblin jumps out and Merlin falls backwards.] Gobelin : Boo! -0-0-0- [Générique] -0-0-0- [03:52, INT. KING’S PALACE, HALL OF RECORDS SECRET CHAMBER - DAY] Gobelin : Are you going to say something, or shall I? Merlin : You can speak. Gobelin : You're a sharp one. [The goblin stretches.] Gobelin : Ooh, ah. I can't tell you how good it feels to be able to do that. And that. And this. Merlin : Shh. Gobelin : I have been squished and squashed inside that box for more than 50 years! Time to have some fun. [The goblin jumps up onto a bookcase and starts tossing objects at Merlin.] Gobelin : Whoo! There you go! Merlin : Have fun quietly. It's just...very quietly. Gobelin : Uh-oh. [The goblin thrat to drop a vase.] Merlin : No. You are going to get us both into serious trouble. Gobelin : Oh, oh, oh! [The goblin drops the vase and it smashes into bits.] Gobelin : Oh dear, what a shame. Never mind. Merlin : Right. That's it. You are going back in that box while I work out what to do with you. Gobelin : Oh. All right. If I really must. [The goblin sulks towards the box.] Merlin : In. [The goblin climbs onto the box and then jumps onto Merlin's head.] Gobelin : Ha-ha! Fooled you! [The goblin takes off.] Merlin : Stop messing around! [The goblin searches through the room. Merlin sneaks up behind it with a blanket while it rfles through a trunk.] Gobelin : Nah. Nah. Nah. Maybe. Nah. Nah. Nah. Nah... Merlin :Got you. [Merlin grabs it with the blanket. The goblin struggles and then the blanket goes flat. The goblin appears as a little yellow ball of light and squeezes through a crack in the secret door.] Merlin : No! [Merlin exits the secret chamber and the goblin hits him in the back of the head with a book.] Gobelin : Bull's-eye! Merlin : Someone's going to see you! Gobelin : Really? I'm just having a little tidy up! [The goblin kicks books down from a top shelf.] Gobelin : Look here you want to get rid of all of this. Nasty mess up here. Nobody's had a brush up here for years! Look at it all old and...right, that's enough, I'm off. Heehee. [Merlin picks up the Bestiary, which the goblin knocked off the shelf, and runs to find the goblin. He stops in the aisle where Geoffrey is standing.] Merlin : Found it. Geoffrey De Monmouth : Ah. -0-0-0- [06:26, INT. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Merlin follows the trail of wall ornaments on the floor of the corridors.] Gobelin : Ugh! No! Merlin : No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Gobelin : No! No! None here! Argh. [The goblin shoves a boot out from under Arthur's bed.] Gobelin : None under here either! [Merlin looks under the bed for the goblin.] Arthur : Merlin. I really hope, for your sake, you have a good explanation for this. Merlin : I...do have a good explanation. I'm spring cleaning. Arthur : It isn't spring, and it certainly isn't clean. Merlin : That's because I've only just started. Yeah, you wait until I've finished. You'll be able to eat your dinner off the floor. Not that you want to. [The goblin searches through something outside Arthur's chambers.] Arthur : What was that? Merlin : Why don't I go and see, and you can make yourself comfortable. -0-0-0- [07:34, INT. KING’S PALACE, MORGANA’S CHAMBERS - DAY] Gobelin : Nearly, nearly, nearly. [Merlin sees the goblin tossing bracelets out of Morgana's jewellery box.] Merlin : No. [The goblin sees Merlin and jumps out the window with Morgana's healing bracelet. Merlin hurries to put Morgana's jewellery back in the box. Gwen enters behind him and clears her throat.] Gwen : I'm really not sure it suits you, Merlin. -0-0-0- [08:07, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN’S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Merlin and Gaius flip through a book.] Merlin : That's it. Gaius : Seems you've unleashed a goblin. Merlin : I know that face. That's not good, is it? Gaius : Goblins are the most mischievous of creatures. Mischievous and dangerous. Merlin : Didn't seem dangerous. Gaius : Believe me, Merlin, goblins will stop at nothing to get their hands on the one thing they value above all others: gold. [Arthur enters.] Arthur : You're needed, Gaius, for a matter of great urgency and extreme delicacy. Gaius : What is it? Arthur : It's my father. -0-0-0- [08:41, INT. KING’S PALACE, UTHER'S CORRIDOR - DAY] Arthur : I should warn you, if you value your lives, do not even think about laughing. -0-0-0- [08:54, INT. KING’S PALACE, UTHER'S CHAMBERS - DAY] Arthur : Father? Uther : I'm behind the screen. [Gaius and Merlin find bald Uther hunched down in a chair behind a changing screen with his arms crossed.] -0-0-0- [09:23, INT. KING’S PALACE, CORRIDOR - DAY] Gaius : Only an enchantment could cause Uther to lose his hair like that. I've no doubt the goblin is to blame. We must catch it before it does any real damage. [Merlin starts laughing.] Merlin : Did you see Uther's face? Gaius : Merlin, what do you think Uther will do to the person responsible for releasing the goblin? Merlin : We need to catch it. How do we do that? Gaius : We need to set a trap. And for that we need gold, and plenty of it. -0-0-0- [09:52, INT. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS - NIGHT] [Merlin pulls a money chest out from under Arthur's bed while Arthur's asleep. Merlin knocks over some dishes on the table on his way out. Arthur wakes.] Arthur : Who's there? [Arthur stands up on his bed and draws a sword.] Merlin : (whisper) Oferbrædels ahries. [The spell drops the canopy on top of Arthur and Arthur falls to the floor. Merlin laughs to himself as Arthur flails under the canopy.] Arthur : Guards! [Merlin leaves in a hurry.] -0-0-0- [10:51, INT. KING’S PALACE, CORRIDOR - NIGHT] [Merlin tosses a gold coin down the corridor for the goblin to find.] Gobelin : Lovely gold. [The goblin picks up the coin and licks it, then follows the trail that Merlin and Gaius have laid out into a storage room. The goblin rejoices at the sight of the chest of gold coins. Gaius closes the door and Merlin grabs the goblin with a blanket. The goblin turns into a little ball of light again and buzzes into Gaius's ear.] Merlin : Gaius, did you see where it went? Gobelin /Gaius : You let it escape you stupid boy! Now you just stand there like a sack of potatoes. Go after it! Go! Shoo! Shoo! [Merlin leaves and Goblin (Gaius) licks the gold in the chest.] -0-0-0- [12:20, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN’S CHAMBERS - NIGHT] [Goblin/Gaius tosses objects from the shelves.] Merlin : I've searched the entire palace. There's no sign of the goblin any...what happened? Gobelin /Gaius : It's that pesky goblin! You let it escape and it's ransacked my premises! You've got some cleaning up to do. Clean! Clean! Merlin : Where you going? Gobelin /Gaius : I'm going to the tavern. Merlin :You never go to the tavern. Gobelin /Gaius : Then I shall see what I've been missing. -0-0-0- [12:54, INT. LOWER TOWN, THE RISING SUN - NIGHT] [Gaius enters as the tavern folk are cheering over arm wrestling match. The winner takes the gold on the table and Goblin/Gaius licks his lips. Goblin/Gaius places his gold coins on the table in front of the winner.] Gobelin /Gaius : Shall we arm wrestle, or do you require a moment to recover what little strength you have? [Goblin/Gaius wins the match and takes the gold, licking his lips.] -0-0-0- [13:53, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN’S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Goblin/Gaius belches as Merlin exits his chamber.] Merlin : Oof, you look terrible. How much did you drink last night? Gobelin /Gaius : You don't look so good yourself. What's your excuse? Merlin : What? Gobelin /Gaius : Shh. Too much talking. I have a head like the inside of a drum, and a mouth like a badger's armpit. Merlin : Ugh, badger's armpit. Gobelin /Gaius : Make yourself useful. Go to the market and fetch my breakfast. Away! Go! [Merlin leaves and Goblin/Gaius pulls out the chest of gold and jewellery. Morgana enters.] Morgana : Gaius? Gobelin /Gaius : Yes, yes. What is it? Morgana : I couldn't sleep last night. My healing bracelet's been stolen. Gobelin /Gaius : Oh, tragedy. Travesty. Whoever stole it should be hanged, flogged, and hanged again. Morgana : I was hoping you could give me a sleeping draught? Gobelin /Gaius : A sleeping draught? Can't you count sheep like everyone else? Why are you bothering me with such things? Shoo! Morgana : I don't know why you're being like this, Gaius. I'm the King's ward and you shall do as I ask. Gobelin /Gaius : Ooooh, shall I now? [Goblin/Gaius walks closer to Morgana and looks into her eyes.] Gobelin /Gaius : I can see deep into your heart, and it's cold. Cold as stone. You play at being Uther's loving ward. You play it so well you fool him, but you don't fool me. You would see Uther dad and Camelot destroyed. Morgana : Why would you say such a thing? Gobelin /Gaius : Because it's the truth. There is evil in your heart. Morgana : I don't know what's come over you. You were always such a good friend to me. Gobelin /Gaius : I see the truth frightens you. Morgana : It's you that frightens me. [Morgana walks to the door.] Gobelin /Gaius : Do you not want your sleeping draught after all, Lady Morgana? [Morgana stops and looks at Gaius.] Gobelin /Gaius : One moment. [Goblin/Gaius magically creates a potion and hands it to Morgana.] Gobelin /Gaius : Sweet dreams. Do come back and see me anytime. [Morgana takes the potion and marches out with a scowl.] -0-0-0- [16:43, INT. LOWER TOWN, TOM AND ROSE’S HOUSE - DAY] [Goblin/Gaius holds up the arms of a man who is lying in bed.] Gobelin /Gaius : Say "Ah, ooh, ah, ooh, ah, oooooh!" Tom : Ah, ooh, ah, ooh, ah, oooooh! [Gaius drops Tom's arms and turns to his wife, Rose.] Gobelin /Gaius : He's certain to die. Tom : I don't feel like I'm dying. Gobelin /Gaius : If you value your life, you won't say another word, it could kll you instantly. Shh. Rose : I believed he had a broken rib. Gobelin /Gaius : A broken rib that's become infected with the most severe and terrifying infection that can only be treated by this remedy. [Goblin /Gaius pulls out a potion bottle.] Rose : Ah. Gobelin /Gaius : Alas, it's very expensive. Rose : Oh, we do not have any money to spare. Gobelin /Gaius : In that case, your husband will die, and you'll spend the rest of your life in poverty and misery before dying a lonely, cold death, which is no less than you deserve. [Tom makes noises with his mouth shut and motions for Rose to pay Gaius. Gaius continues visiting townspeople and demanding payment.] -0-0-0- [17:48, INT. GWEN'S HOUSE - DAY] Gwen : What can I do for you? Gobelin /Gaius : It's more a question of what I can do for you. [Goblin/Gaius grabs Gwen's face and looks her over.] Gobelin /Gaius : Ah, it seems you're developing the symptoms already. Gwen : Symptoms for what? Gobelin /Gaius : The most severe and terrifying infection that is sweeping through Camelot like a plague. Gwen : I haven't heard anything about an infection. Gobelin /Gaius : That's because those who catch it are immediately struck dumb. Fortunately I have developed a very effective cure. It is yours in exchange for a gold coin. Gwen : Very funny. Gobelin /Gaius : Is it? I don't hear anyone laughing. Gwen : You've never charged me for remedies before. Gobelin /Gaius : Then I've clearly been a fool. Do you wish for a cure, or do you wish to walk around with a face covered in boils and your nose dripping with snot? Gwen : Boils? Gobelin /Gaius : Big, pssy boils. Bigger than you've ever seen. Gwen : I'll fetch a coin. Gobelin /Gaius : Come on, come on, I haven't got all day. [Gwen hands him the coin and Goblin/Gaius hands her the fake remedy. She catches him licking his lips.] Gobelin /Gaius : A most wise decision. -0-0-0- [19:04, INT. KING’S PALACE, UTHER'S CHAMBERS - DAY] Uther : You're sure this treatment will work, Gaius? Gobelin /Gaius : I'm quite certain of it, My Lord. Uther : Is it really necessary to slap my head like that? Gobelin /Gaius : Completely and utterly necessary. We must restore the circulation to the scalp. You wish your hair to grow back, My Lord? Uther : Get on with it, then. -0-0-0- [19:45, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN’S CHAMBERS - DAY] Merlin : You're the goblin! Gobelin /Gaius : Have you lost your mind? Merlin : No, but you have! Or at least it's been taken over. Gobelin /Gaius : Don't be ridiculous. Merlin : I know Gaius as well as I know myself, and you are not him Gobelin /Gaius : Ah, you've got me. How d'you like my new body? It's a bit old and creaky, but it's ever so much fun. Merlin : It's not your body, it's Gaius's. What've you done with him? Gobelin /Gaius : He's still in here somewhere. Merlin : Gaius has done you no harm. Leave him. Gobelin /Gaius : All right. You've convinced me. On second thought, I think I'll stay where I am. I like it in here. The freedom, the gold, the beer. Did I mention the gold? Merlin : If you hurt Gaius...I will kll you. Gobelin /Gaius : You'll be klling him. You see the problem? I'm him, he's me. We're all jumbled up in here. -0-0-0- [20:51, INT. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER OF DOOM - DAY] Arthur : There have been instances of vandalism around the palace, as well as a number of thefts. I, myself, was a victim. Unfortunately, the thief managed to elude me. [Gwen farts and the court stares at her. Morgana farts.] Uther : Double the guard. I want the perpetrator found. [Uther farts.] Arthur : Yes, My Lord. [Uther farts.] Uther : The council is dismissed! [Flatulence continues.] Uther : Now! [Everyone rushes out except Uther, Gaius, and Arthur.] Uther : Gaius, is there anything you can do to treat this? -0-0-0- [22:03, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN’S CHAMBERS - DAY] Gobelin /Gaius : Tell me you didn't think that was funny. [Merlin gives Goblin (Gaius) a stone-faced glare.] Gobelin /Gaius : Not even a little bit? Just a teeny-weeny bit? Merlin : If you carry on like this, you're going to get Gaius klled. Gobelin /Gaius : Merlin, you underestimate me. I have cured Uther of his farting and his baldness. He is, he tells me, forever in my debt. I am a genius. Merlin : This has to stop. Gobelin /Gaius : I see no reason why. Now, if you're quite finished, I'm going to the tavern. Merlin : Bord, wiþ stende hine. [Merlin's spell shuts the door so Goblin/Gaius can't leave.] Gobelin /Gaius : Well, well, well. So you have a secret of your own, Merlin. Merlin : Leave his body or you will regret it. Gobelin /Gaius : Your magic may be powerful, but I have an advantage. Merlin : What's that? Gobelin /Gaius : I can hurt you... [Goblin/Gaius magically throws a dagger at Merlin.] Merlin : Culter, ic þe hate! [Merlin's spell stops the dagger and he sends it back at Gaius, stopping just before it reaches Gaius's face.] Gobelin /Gaius : Whereas, you cannot hurt me without hurting Gaius. Merlin : I won't rest till I've found a way to force you out of Gaius's body. -0-0-0- [23:37, INT. KING’S PALACE, HALL OF RECORDS - DAY] Geoffrey de Monmouth : Ah, Gaius. I've been meaning to come and see you. I've got this terrible pain in my leg. Gobelin /Gaius : That's hardly surprising when it has to support that enormous gut. Lose some weight, fatty. [Goblin/Gaius enters the secret chamber and takes the magic book Merlin discovered earlier.] -0-0-0- [24:13, INT. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Merlin searches for Arthur.] Merlin : Arthur. [Merlin finds Arthur in the central corridor, followed by two guards.] Merlin : Arthur, I have to talk to you. Arthur : Arrest him. Merlin : What? Arthur, what are you doing? -0-0-0- [24:42, INT. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER OF DOOM - DAY] Uther : Is it true? You were responsible for the afflictions that I and other members of the court have suffered? Merlin : What? No. Uther : Gaius. Gobelin /Gaius : I found this in your room. It's a book of spells and enchantments. Merlin : He's lying. That's not Gaius. Arthur : What are you talking about? Merlin : He's been possessed by a goblin. Gobelin /Gaius : The boy is reduced to making the most desperate and ridiculous accusations. Uther : You seriously expect me to believe that Gaius is a goblin? Merlin : It's, it's controlling him. Gaius is still in there...somewhere. Arthur : Do you have any proof of these accusations? Merlin : No! Gobelin /Gaius : I fear that magic has corrupted you. It pains me more than I can tell you. Merlin : I really doubt that. Gobelin /Gaius : My Lord, I have been harbouring a sorcerer. For that I offer the most sincere apology. Uther : You were not to know, Gaius. He's fooled us all. Merlin : It's not me that's fooling you. Uther : Silence! You've been found guilty of using magic and enchantments. In accordance with our laws, you will pay with your life. Take him away! -0-0-0- [26:17, INT. LOWER TOWN, THE RISING SUN - NIGHT] [Goblin/Gaius bumps into Sir Leon.] Gobelin /Gaius : Clumsy oaf. Sir Leon : Gaius? I will pretend that I didn't hear that. Gobelin /Gaius : Are you deaf as well as stupid? Sir Leon : I am a knight of Camelot and you will show me some respect. Gobelin /Gaius : Fool, then I'll show you none. Sir Leon : You will learn some manners, or I will teach you some. [Gaius spits his drink in Sir Leon's face. Sir Leon draws his sword.] Sir Leon : You may be old, but I cannot let this pass! Arm yourself! Gobelin /Gaius : I'm just a foolish old man who’s had far too much to drink. Please accept my apologies. A flagon of ale for my friends! Sir Leon : Then I accept your apology. [Goblin/Gaius puts a potion in a flagon of ale and brings it over to Sir Leon's table.] Sir Leon : Gaius. Gobelin /Gaius : My apologies again. Don't know what came over me. Sir Leon : It is forgotten. -0-0-0- [27:37, INT. KING’S PALACE, DUNGEONS - NIGHT] Merlin : Cæga cume her. [Merlin floats the cell keys off of the sleeping guard's belt. Merlin escapes and tries to sneak past the drawbridge into the lower town. Guards spot him when the warning bells sound. Merlin runs.] -0-0-0- [28:15, INT. GWEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT] [Gwen wakes to the sound of the warning bells. Something creaks in her house and she grabs a candlestick as she climbs out of bed to investigate. Merlin grabs her from behind to muffle her scream and turns her around.] Merlin : Shh! [Guards run past outside.] -0-0-0- [28:43, INT. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER OF DOOM - DAY] Arthur : Merlin has escaped. It seems he somehow managed to obtain a set of keys. Gobelin /Gaius : Escape?! How is this allowed to happen? Incompetence! [Uther and Arthur stare at Goblin/Gaius.] Gobelin /Gaius : I didn't mean to speak out of turn, My Lord. Uther : Gaius is right, this is unacceptable. The guards should be punished. Arthur : I'll see to it personally. Uther : Search the town, I want Merlin found. Arthur : Yes, Sire. -0-0-0- [29:14, INT. GWEN'S HOUSE - DAY] Merlin : We need to force the goblin out of Gaius. Gwen : And how do we do that? Merlin : I don't know. I'll try to sneak back to Gaius's chambers. Maybe I can find something in one of his books. Gwen : What can I do? Merlin : Well, we need to convince Arthur. Maybe if you speak to him, he might listen to you. Gwen : No, I can't. Merlin : Why? Gwen : After what happened in the council yesterday, I'll never be able to look Arthur in the face again. Merlin : I know, it's embarrassing. Gwen : It's more than embarrassing, Merlin! I cannot face him, ever. Merlin : Come on, Gwen. It's not that bad. All girls do it, don't they? Gwen : Not in public! And certainly not in front of the man they have feelings for! Merlin :You still have feelings for Arthur. Gwen : Not that it matters now, because he will never be able to look at me in the same way again. Merlin : Gwen, if Arthur likes you, he likes you. Warts and farts and all. Gwen : Merlin, I haven't got any warts. Merlin : Then...you'll talk to him? [Gwen can’t resist his adorable smile and sighs in defeat.] -0-0-0- [30:19, INT. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Someone knocks on the door.] Arthur : Ah, Gaius, come in. Gobelin /Gaius : I believe you wanted to see me. Arthur : I wanted to thank you in person. It couldn't've been easy for you exposing Merlin like that. Gobelin /Gaius : My loyalty to Camelot and your father comes first. Arthur : And it is much appreciated. I should also thank you for ridding me of the most incompetent, rude, and lazy servant that Camelot has ever known. Gobelin /Gaius : I'm just sorry you had to suffer his ineptitude for so long. Arthur : And when we catch him, you'll see him hang. Gobelin /Gaius : Ah, I shall look forward to that. [Goblin/Gaius lifts the drink Arthur poured for him. Arthur stares at Goblin/Gaius.] Gobelin /Gaius : Is something wrong? Arthur : The Gaius I know would never look forward to seeing Merlin hang no matter what he'd done. [Arthur draws his sword on Goblin/Gaius).] Arthur : Merlin was telling the truth. [Goblin/Gaius) magically smashes a vase over Arthur's head, knocking him unconscious. GoblinGaius casts a spell on Arthur as he exits.] -0-0-0- [31:22, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHOENIX CORRIDOR - DAY] [Gwen walks purposefully towards Arthur's chambers. Goblin/Gaius ducks into an alcove to avoid being seen.] -0-0-0- [31:34, INT. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Gwen approaches Arthur's door hesitantly. She raises her arm to knock, starts to run away, stops, returns to the door, and finally works up the courage to knock. Something makes a honking noise on the other side of the door.] Gwen : Arthur? Arthur, it's Guinevere. Can I come in? [Another honking noise comes through the door. Gwen enters and walks towards the bed.] Gwen : Arthur? Arthur? [Gwen rounds the corner of the bed post and sees Arthur hunched down on the floor with donkey ears. Gwen gasps.] Gwen : What's happened to you? [Arthur brays.] Gwen : Did Gaius do this to you? [Arthur brays “Yes”.] Gwen : He's a goblin. [Arthur brays “I know”.] Gwen : Poor thing. [Gwen pets one of Arthur's donkey ears. Arthur leans into her hand in pleasure, then brays indignantly.] Gwen : Sorry. Merlin's working on a plan. We'll figure out what to do. Stay here. -0-0-0- [33:19, INT. GWEN'S HOUSE - DAY] Merlin :Arthur's a donkey? Gwen : He has the ears of a donkey. And the voice. He-- he's braying. Merlin : He's...braying. [Merlin bursts out laughing.] Gwen : It's not funny, Merlin. Merlin :No. No, no, of course not. Arthur with the ears of a donkey, what's funny about that? Gwen : He just looked so pitiful. I've never seen Arthur look like that. Did you find anything? Merlin : I think so. [Merlin places his hand on a book from the physician's chambers.] Merlin : If the host body dies, the goblin dies with it. So, if Gaius is dying, the goblin will be forced to leave him. Gwen : You want to kll Gaius? Merlin : Just briefly. Once the goblin's out of Gaius, we have to trap it in a box lined with lead. It's the only container that will hold it. Gwen : Where do we get a box lined with lead? Merlin : Leave that to me. -0-0-0- [34:25, INT. KING’S PALACE, HALL OF RECORDS - DAY] Merlin : (whisper) Oþfiel æstel! [Merlin's spell pulls and object from a shelf and drops it on Geoffrey of Monmouth's foot.] Geoffrey de Monmouth : Ow! [Merlin runs past unseen and enters the secret chamber to grab the Goblin's octagonal box.] -0-0-0- [34:53, INT. KING’S PALACE, CORRIDOR - DAY] Sir Leon : It is the same for all of us who were in the tavern last night. Gobelin /Gaius : That is most unfortunate. [Sir Leon's face is covered in boils.] Sir Leon : Please, can you treat it? Gobelin /Gaius : sigh* The infection has no cure. The itching will become almost unbearable. Sir Leon : Itching? There is no itching! Gobelin /Gaius : There will be soon enough. Itching so severe it has been known to drive men to madness. Sir Leon : Gaius, please, there must be some remedy. We will pay whatever it takes. -0-0-0- [35:30, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN’S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Gwen keeps a lookout while Merlin makes poison and an antidote.] Gwen : Hurry up! Merlin : I'm doing my best. Gaius normally deals with anything to do with poisons. [Merlin pours the poison over the gold and jewellery in the stolen money chest.] Merlin : As soon as the goblin's out of Gaius, you must give him the antidote. We only have a few seconds or Gaius will, you know, die. Gwen : He's coming! [Merlin hands Gwen the antidote and puts the chest back into hiding. Merlin and Gwen hide in Merlin's chamber and watch as Goblin/Gaius takes out the chest and licks the gold coins.] Gwen : Ugh, that's disgusting. [Goblin/Gaius begins to stumble and Merlin exits his chamber with the octagonal box.] Gobelin /Gaius : You've poisoned me. You poisoned Gaius! Merlin :Leave his body while you still can! [The goblin exits Gaius's ear as a little ball of light and buzzes around the room. Gaius falls to the floor.] Merlin : Give him the antidote! [Gwen rushes towards Gaius, but the goblin buzzes past her and she stumbles into a table. Gwen drops the antidote and sends dozens of other potion bottles to the floor with it.] Merlin : Back in the box. Gobelin : You'll have to catch me first! [Merlin chases the fully embodied Goblin. It turns back into a ball of light and flies into Merlin's mouth. Merlin spits it into the octagonal box and locks it in.] Gobelin : (In the box) Oh, no let me out, I promise I won't do it again. Gwen : I don't know which one's the antidote! Which one is it? Merlin : I don't know. Gwen : He's dying! Merlin :I think it's this one. [Gwen gives Merlin and "Are you sure?" look and Merlin keeps searching. He picks up another bottle.] Merlin : Er...this one. [Merlin turns Gaius over and pours the potion into his mouth.] Gwen : Are you sure that was the antidote? Merlin : No. Gaius! Come on! Please! Come on, you stubborn old goat! Gaius : Who are you calling an old goat? -0-0-0- [39:23, INT. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER OF DOOM - DAY] Uther : You mean to tell me it was you who was responsible for the, er...baldness, the flatulence, the boils, and Arthur's donkey ears? Gaius : I fear I was, My Lord. Or at least the goblin was while I was possessed by it. Uther : Magic has the power to corrupt even the most honourable of men. Gaius : Indeed. Though, I must assure you that Merlin was entirely innocent. Uther : Then he is pardoned. [The goblin struggles and grumbles inside the octagonal box.] Gaius : May I suggest it is kept where no one will ever open it? Uther : See that it's placed in the vaults. Gaius...do you know who was responsible for releasing the goblin in the first place? Gaius : I'm afraid I've no idea, My Lord. [The goblin struggles and grumbles inside the octagonal box again.] Uther : Now. Secure it now. -0-0-0- [40:34, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHOENIX CORRIDOR - DAY] [Gwen and Arthur stop awkwardly when they see each other.] Gwen : My Lord. Arthur : Guinevere. The, er...events of the last few days, I, er...I think it would be best if we...never spoke of them. Gwen : I don't even know what events you're referring to. Arthur : Quite. It's...it's been entirely uneventful. I need to train my men. Gwen : I must see to the sheets. [Arthur and Gwen walk past each other and sigh in relief.] -0-0-0- [41:27, EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - DAY] Gaius : I see you've been busy undoing the goblin's magic. Merlin : As usual, I get no thanks whatsoever. Gaius : Since releasing the goblin was entirely your fault, Merlin, I'm not sure you deserve any thanks. Merlin : Wha...Arthur doesn't know that. Gaius : For your sake, you better hope it stays that way. [Arthur knocks over the knight that he's fighting and laughs. Onlookers laugh with him. Arthur's laugh becomes a bray. The other knights stop laughing, but grin silently as Arthur clears his throat.] Gaius : (reprimand)Merlin. Merlin : Just one more day. It's too good.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x03 - Goblin's Gold"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.04 - Gwaine Countryside Merlin and Arthur are galloping. They reach the top of a hill overlooking a small village. Arthur: You know what you need after a hard day’s hunt? Merlin: Sleep? Arthur: A nice cold tnk of mead. Merlin: (muttering) Mead. They arrive in the village, dismount and tie their horses up. Arthur: No better place to measure the mood of your people than the local tavern. Merlin: This is one of those moments where I tell you that something isn’t a good idea and you ignore me, isn’t it? Arthur: You’re learning, Merlin. Slowly, but you’re learning. Now remember, in here you’re not my servant. I’m just a simple peasant as everyone else. They are walking in the direction of the tavern. Merlin: The simple’s part right. Arthur: What? Merlin: I said the sun is very bright. Arthur: Yeah, yeah it is. --- The tavern The place is packed and noisy. Arthur and Merlin sit at a table. The innkeeper, a plump woman, arrives to take the orders. Innkeeper: Afternoon. What’ll it be? Oh, you’re a handsome fellow! Arthur: (swelling with conceit) Well, you wouldn’t be the first to say it Innkeeper: Oh, no sorry, I was talking about your friend here. Arthur: Him? Merlin: Thank you. Arthur: (looking pretty upset) Two tnk of meat, please. Merlin: I was wrong. Coming here was a great idea. The door opens and a scary man comes in. Chatters stop. He walks through the tavern. Everybody is staring at him. Dagr: Afternoon, Mary. Business looks good. Mary: We have our better days. Dagr: I don’t suppose you’ll begrudge me my share then. Mary throws a couple of coins on the bar. He counts the coins. Dagr: And the rest? Mary: That’s all we’ve got. The bandit grabs Mary and thrat her with a dagger. Dagr: I’ll not ask again. Arthur: Take your hands off her. The bandit tries to ht Arthur who avoids him, and pushes him into a shelf. They stare at each other. Dagr: I’m going to make you pay for that. Merlin: (laughing) I’d like to see you try. The bandit whistles and a group of scary men come into the tavern. Arthur: You had to open your big mouth, didn’t you, Merlin? A young man stands up. Young Man: You two have got yourselves in a bit of a pickle, haven’t you? Arthur: You should get out of here while you have the chance. The young man is drinking a tnk. Young man: You’re probably right. The young man holds the tnk to the bandit, smiles and punches him on the nose. It’s the beginning of the brawl. Merlin: ARTHUR! Arthur: Merlin! Behind you! Merlin ducks to avoid a flying chair. Two big men are thrat Merlin. Merlin casts a spell: Aetslide bencpe. A bench flies and knocks them out. Merlin goes behind the bar. Mary and Merlin are crushing jugs on bandits. Merlin uses magic to throw a stack of plates on a bandit. The young man is fighting close to the bar. Young man: Pass the jug. He starts drinking. A bandit tries to ht him. He ducks and punches the bandit. Young man: What do they call you then? Merlin: Merlin. They shake hands. Young man: Gwaine. Pleasure to meet you. He turns and breaks the jug on a bandit’s head. Gwaine: Such a waste. The brawl goes on. Arthur is fighting against the chief of the bandits. The man takes his dagger and is about to sab Arthur. Gwaine throw himself in front of the bandit, saving Arthur. The bandit is knocked out and Gwaine is sab in the leg. He tries to get up, but he falls and knocks himself on a bench. He lies on the ground unconscious. Merlin comes to examine him. Arthur: How is he? Merlin starts bandages Gwaine’s leg. Merlin: Not good. He’s losing a lot of blood… --- Outside the tavern The bandit is at the stocks, people are throwing rotten vegetables to him. Gwaine, still unconscious, is lying on Arthur’s horse. Arthur: If this man ever troubles you again, word is to be sent to Camelot. Soldiers will be here within a day. Mary: How can you make a promise like that? Arthur: Because I’m the King’s son. Prince Arthur. Mary: Prince Arthur! Prince Arthur in my tavern! Arthur and Merlin are leaving the village. Mary: Come on! The villagers throw more rotten vegetables at the bandit in stocks –-- Opening Credits --– Merlin s chamber Arthur and Merlin are carrying Gwaine onto Merlin’s bed. Gaius takes a look at the wound. Gaius: Merlin, fetch me some fresh water, towels, needle and a silk thread. Merlin: And honey? Gaius: You’re learning. It helps fight the infection. Arthur: But he’ll be all right? Gaius: Providing he’s strong. Arthur: He’s that, all right. The man saved my life, Gaius. He’s to be given anything he needs. Arthur leaves the room. --- Merlin’s chamber, the next morning Gwaine is waking up. Merlin comes into the room, carrying a tray with food. Gwaine: What am I doing in this bed? Merlin: You were wounded. Arthur wanted to make sure that you were treated by his physician. Gwaine: Arthur? Merlin: Prince Arthur. You saved his life. Gwaine: If I had known who he was… I probably wouldn’t have. He‘s a noble. Merlin: Yeah, but he’s a good man. Gwaine: (snorting) if you say so. Merlin: Well, you’re a hero. The King wants to thank you in person. Gwaine almost spits what he is drinking. Gwaine: Please, no. I’ve met a few kings… Once you’ve met one, you’ve met them all. Merlin: He’ll probably give you an award. Gwaine: I’m not interested. Besides, I’ve got everything I need right here. Merlin: Why did you help us? Gwaine: Your chances looked between slim and none. I guess I just kind of liked the look of those odds. --- Arthur’s chamber Merlin is opening the curtains. Arthur: How’s Gwaine? Merlin: Recovering… Merlin looks out of the window. Knights are arriving in the courtyard. Merlin: Who’s that? Arthur goes to the window and has a look. Arthur: Ah, Sir Derian! He’s here for the melee. Merlin: Oh, yeah the tournaments where the knights ride around hitting each other with blunt wapon for no good reason. Arthur: A little more to it than that… Merlin: Really? All I’ve ever seen is people getting the seven bells knocked out of them, so the last man standing can be called the winner. Arthur: (patronizing) the melee is the ultimate test of strength and courage. Merlin: Are you sure we are talking about the same thing? Arthur: Well I wouldn’t expect you to understand. You’re not a knight. Merlin: Well, if it means I don’t get clobbered round the head, I’m glad of it. Arthur: Well, I’m afraid it doesn’t. Arthur throws a cup at the back of Merlin’s head. Merlin: Ouch! Arthur: I need that lot cleaned by noon. Merlin rubs his neck and leaves the room. --- A village, in the house of an old sorcerer, Cylferth Cylferth: The Stulorne blades, just as you requested. The two bandits inspect the swords. Ebor: They’re blunt. Dagr: That in only how they appear. Dagr cuts Ebor’s shirt with the sword. They both laugh loudly. Cylferth: Why should you want such a wapon? Dagr: That’s none of your business old man. You have the crystals? Cylferth: Money first. Dagr gives the old man a purse. He comes back with a casket, containing crystals. Dagr wants to take them. Cylferth: Not yet! He casts a spell on the crystals. Cylferth: (chanting) Pecce treowan andwlitan heora fram gesihoe eallra. The crystals start shining. The old man gives Dagr the casket. Cylferth: The wearer of these crystals will be able to take on the form of whoever’s blood they touch. Dagr: Thank you. Cylferth: Thank you. He starts counting the coins from the purse when Chief sab him in the back. Ebor: Now what? Dagr: Now, Ebor, we can take our revenge on Prince Arthur of Camelot. They both burst out laughing and they leave the house. --- Merlin’s room Gwaine is putting on his boots. Church bells chime. He goes to the window, opens it and looks down at Camelot. --- Street of Camelot Gwaine is walking, he notices Gwen. He snatches a flower and catches Gwen to give her the flower. Gwaine: I believe this belongs to you. Gwen: I don’t think so. It’s not my colour. Gwaine: Well, let us see. Gwaine puts the flower in Gwen’s hair. Gwen: I bet you’ve got a whole bunch of those to hand out. Gwaine: Yours is the only one. Gwen smiles and tries to leave. Gwaine: I’m Gwaine. Gwaine takes out his hand, they shake hands, but Gwaine does not let Gwen go. Gwaine: You haven’t told me your name. He keeps holding Gwen’s hand. Gwaine: You look like a princess to me. So it’s probably something like Sophia or Esmeralda! That’s it! Princess Esmeralda! Gwaine bows to Gwen. Gwen: Stop it, people are staring. Gwaine: Not until you tell me your name. Gwen: It’s Gwen. Gwaine: There, that wasn’t so hard, now was it? Gwen tries to move past him. He tries to take a basket. Gwaine: A princess should not have to lump her washing around. Gwen: Unfortunately, I’m not a princess. Gwaine: Ah, but you see, you are to me. She giggles. Gwaine: This is not working is it? Gwen: No, not really. But I like that you tried and that you know when to give up. She takes the flower out of her hair. Gwen: You’d better have this in case someone else takes your fancy. Gwaine: I’ve eyes only for you. Gwen: I’m sure. Gwen goes finally goes her way, Gwaine chuckles and goes his way. --- In the woods Dagr and Ebor are spying on two knights who are camping. Sir Ethan: How much further would you say it is from Camelot? Sir Oswald: Half a day’s ride. The journey is almost over. Dagr: It is for you. Crackle of branches Sir Ethan: Oswald! Dagr sab Oswald. He starts fighting against Ethan. Ethan is sab in the back by Ebor. A servant runs out of one of the tents. Ebor sees him. Ebor: Dagr! Dagr throws a dagger to the servant and kills him. The two bandits giggle. Dagr: The crystals. Ebor hands him the casket. Dagr takes one of the crystal necklaces and wipes the blood of his sword on it. The crystal shines. Then he put on the necklace. Oswald is still lying dad on the ground. Another Oswald is standing by him. He’s touching his face. Ebor: You look good, Dagr. Dagr/Oswald: Sir Oswald! Ebor bows to him. Ebor: Sorry, sir. Dagr/Oswald: That’s all right. Dagr takes the second necklace. Dagr/Oswald: Your turn. Then we can take our rightful place in the melee. Dagr/Oswald and Ebor/Ethan are riding to Camelot. --- Castle courtyard Arthur, followed by Merlin, walks down the steps to welcome the two knights. Arthur: Sir Oswald! The knights dismount. Arthur: I didn’t think you’d be brave enough to show up. Dagr/Oswald: And miss the chance of putting you on your backside? They hug. Arthur: You’ve never managed it before. Dagr/Oswald: That was then. This is now. Arthur punches him and turns to the other knight who introduces himself. Ebor/Ethan: Sir Ethan Arthur: This is my servant, Merlin. He loves hard work, so anything you need, just give him a call. Dagr/Oswald: Believe me, I will. --- Guests ‘chamber Dagr/Oswald: MERLIN! Merlin opens the door, carrying a huge trunk with difficulty. Merlin: Here it is! D/O smirks. Dagr/Oswald: What took you so long? Merlin: It weighs a ton…Stairs… Seven flights… Ebor/Ethan: That’s very kind of you. Merlin is rubbing his arm and about to leave the room. Dagr/Oswald: But you can’t leave it there. Merlin: I can’t? Dagr/Oswald: It’s in the way. Merlin: Ok. Where do you want it? Ebor/Ethan: Over there, by the bed. Merlin takes the trunk and carries it by the bed. Dagr/Oswald: Oh, no. The other side. Merlin drags the trunk on the other side of the bed. Ebor/Ethan: It’s going to get in my way there. Merlin: Where do you want it? Dagr/Oswald: On the top of the wardrobe. Merlin: On the TOP? Ebor/Ethan: You’re absolutely right, Oswald. That’s exactly where it should be. Merlin painfully puts the trunk on the top of the wardrobe, Dagr/Oswald opens the lock with his sword and everything falls out. --- Gaius’s chamber Merlin is slurping the soup almost without breathing. Gaius: It’s very hard to work out whether you’re eating or inhaling that soup. Merlin: I haven’t had anything all day. Sir Oswald had me at his beck and call. Gaius: How is he? Merlin: Awful. He treats me like dirt. Gaius: That doesn’t sound like the young man I knew. He always struck me as a rather kind and thoughtful soul. Merlin: Then he must’ve changed. Gaius: You must remember that not all masters are good to theirs servants as Arthur. Merlin spits green soup he was eating at Gaius’s face. Gaius: Thank you, Merlin. Merlin: Sorry. The door opens and Gwen peeks in. Gwen: Merlin, I think you need to come with me. --- Camelot tavern Gwen and Merlin are staring at a note. Close to them, the innkeeper looks rather cross. Merlin: You drank all this? Gwaine: With some help from my new friends. People in the tavern cheer: Yeah! Innkeeper: He says that he hasn’t got any money… so it looks like you’ll have to pay. The innkeeper grabs Merlin and lifts him from the floor. Merlin: I can’t afford this. Innkeeper: Better find someone who can. Gwaine starts laughing and falls on the ground. --- Merlin’s chamber Merlin helps a staggering Gwaine into his room. Gwaine: You’re the best friend I’ve ever had. Merlin: You seem to have quite a few. They both laugh. Gwaine: I’d love to see Arthur’s face when he gets that bill. Merlin: Right. What is it with you and nobles? Gwaine: Nothing. My father was a knight in Caerleon’s army. He died in a battle, leaving my mother penniless. When she went to the king for help, he turned her away. Merlin: You didn’t know him? Gwaine: Just some stories that I’ve been told. Merlin: I know how that feels. I met my father just briefly before he died. Gwaine: Why? Merlin: He was banished. Gwaine: What had he done? Merlin: Nothing… He served the king. Gwaine: But the king turned against him. That doesn’t surprise me. Merlin: Arthur’s not like that. Gwaine: Maybe, but none of them are worth dying for, huh! Gwaine laughs, hits his head on the wall and goes on laughing. --- Arthur’s chamber, the next morning Merlin enters carrying a tray with food. Merlin: Sorry, I know I’m late. Arthur: Not at all. Merlin: Um, good… Arthur: Are you sure you’re all right? You’re not sick? Unsteady, about to burst into a song. Merlin: No. Why? Arthur takes a note and start reading. Arthur: 14 quarts of mead, 3 flagons of wine, 5 quarts of cider. Merlin: I can explain. Arthur: 4 dozen pickled eggs! Merlin: That was Gwaine. He went to the tavern and… he couldn’t pay for it. Arthur: So you said I would? Merlin: Mmm, if I hadn’t, that innkeeper he would have strung us both up. Arthur: I fail to see the downside. Merlin: You said he should be given anything he needs. Arthur: FOUR DOZEN PICKLE DEGGS! Merlin: I’m sorry. I’ll pay for it. Arthur: You most certainly will… --- Throne hall Gwaine: Arthur’s a thoroughbred little braggart. Gwaine and Merlin are polishing boots. Merlin: Why? Gwaine: Making us to this. Merlin: I think it’s fair. Gwaine: For the entire army! Gwaine points at dozen of boots waiting to be polished. Merlin: If you admitted your father was a knight you wouldn’t have to… Gwaine: Maybe, but I’m not making the same mistakes he did. Anyway, my father always treated his servants well. Merlin: You didn’t know him! Gwaine: Well, I like to think that he did. What about yours? Merlin: No. He didn’t have any servants. He didn’t have anyone… Gwaine: When did he die? Merlin: About a year ago… I’d just wish I had the chance to know him better. There’s so much he could’ve taught me. Gwaine: But you did get to meet him. Merlin: Yeah. Gwaine: If there’s one thing that I learnt from my father’s life, it’s that titles don’t mean anything. It’s what’s inside that count. Gwaine slaps Merlin’s knee with a brush. Merlin: Ow! --- Outside the castle Arthur is practicing; he is attacking a dummy dressed as a knight. Dagr/Oswald: You look like you need a bit of practice. Arthur: Ah? Do you think so? Dagr/Oswald: I know so. Dagr/Oswald gestures to Merlin to get a sword. Arthur and D/O start fighting. Arthur (bragging): You’re rusty. You’re not as quick as you used to be. Dagr/Oswald: Still quick enough to ht you. Arthur: I thought you were left-handed. Dagr/Oswald: Yes I am. I… just wanted to give you a chance. Dagr/Oswald changes hand to hold his sword. Dagr/Oswald: How about we make this more interesting? 50 gold coins first clean ht. Arthur: Make it a hundred. Arthur manages to pin his arm, Dagr/Oswald cannot fight any more. Arthur: You can keep your money. Arthur, satisfied, leaves the field. Ebor/Ethan: Don’t worry, in the melee there’ll be two of us. Dagr/Oswald: With the Stulorne blade, I’ll fillet the little brat. Merlin seems to have overhead the conversation. Dagr/Oswald spits. --- Guests ‘chamber Merlin is bringing pieces of armour in the room. The he starts removing dirty plates from the table. He discovers 2 swords. He tries to examine the blades and he gets cut by one of them. Dagr/Oswald and Ebor/Ethan enters the room. Dagr/Oswald: What’re you doing with that, boy? Merlin: I was just tidying… Dagr/Oswald: Keep away from things that don’t concern you. Merlin takes the dirty plates and leaves the room. --- Gaius’s chamber Gaius is bandaging Merlin’s finger. Merlin: To the eye the sword appeared blunt, but when I touched it… Gwaine: You were lucky… I’ve seen those blades in action. They are forged using sorcery. Gaius: But what would they want with such a blade? Merlin: I think they mean to kll Arthur in the melee. Gaius: But in front of all those people? Gwaine: It’s the perfect cover. If they succeed, nobody will suspect it was intentional. Merlin: I need to warn Arthur. Gaius: Merlin, Sir Oswald is a knight; he comes from a well-respected family. You can’t accuse him without a proof. Merlin: Then we need that blade… Gwaine: I’ll get it. Merlin: What if they catch you? What reason would you have to be in Sir Oswald’s chambers? No, it’s safer if I do it. --- Guests’ chamber Oswald is asleep. Merlin sneaks into the room and opens a big trunk, where he finds the blade. Then he notices the crystal, shining on Dagr/Oswald’s chest. He walks toward him and sees Dagr’s face in the crystal. Dagr wakes up and grabs Merlin by the hand. --- Gaius’s chamber Gwaine: Merlin should be back by now. Gaius: I know. Gwaine: I’m going to see what’s going on. Gwaine leaves the room. Gaius: Gwaine… --- Guest’s chamber Merlin is standing against the wall a dagger is thrown just above his head. Merlin: I was just rearranging the bedclothes. That’s all. Dagr/Oswald throws another dagger. Dagr/Oswald: You hear that, Sir Ethan. He was just rearranging the bedclothes. Dagr/Oswald throws a third dagger. Ebor/Ethan: My mistake he’s not the snivelling thief I thought he was. Dagr/Oswald tries to attck Merlin with a sword. Merlin ducks. Merlin: I thought you might be cold. Dagr/Oswald: Of course you did. Merlin ducks again as Dagr/Oswald is trying to ht him again with his sword. Gwaine: Is there a problem here? Dagr/Oswald: No. Now leave. Gwaine: You all right, Merlin? Merlin nods and mouths: No. Dagr/Oswald: I thought I told you to leave. Gwaine: I wasn’t talking to you. Ebor/Ethan: How dare you speak to a knight like that? Ebor/Ethan attcks Gwaine. Gwaine disarms him and catches his sword. Dagr/Oswald attcks Gwaine. Merlin: Careful! Gwaine: Don’t worry I can handle this thug. They start fighting. Ebor/Ethan attcks Gwaine from behind, hits Ebor/Ethan in the face and knocks him down. Dagr/Oswald attcks Gwaine again. Merlin: Watch out! Gwaine disarms Dagr/Oswald. Sir Leon comes into the room. Sir Leon: What’s going on? Gwaine looks at Sir Leon and Dagr/Oswald knocks him down. Dagr/Oswald: This man attcked me. I demand an audience with the King. Merlin and Gaius are walking in a corridor. Merlin: It’s not Sir Oswald, it’s the thug from the tavern, Dagr…He’s using a magical crystal to change his appearance… --- Throne Hall Two guards are dragging Gwaine into the hall. His hands are chained. Dagr/Oswald: Sire, this man attcked me with a sword. He tried to kll me. Gwaine is kneeling on the floor. Uther: Is this true? Gwaine: I stepped in to protect Merlin. Dagr/Oswald: I tried to talk to him. He was like a man possessed. I’m sure that Sir Ethan will back me up. Ebor/Ethan: Indeed. I can vouch for his every word. Gwaine: He’s a liar! Uther: I will have your tongue; how dare you speak to a knight in that way! Gwaine: Nobility is defined by what you do, not by who you are. These men are anything but. They are arrogant thugs! Arthur: Gwaine! Dagr/Oswald: You see, Sire, how he behaves. Uther: I have heard enough! For a commoner to attck a nobleman is in violation of the knight’s code. Dagr/Oswald: I couldn’t agree with you more, Sire. He must be an example of. Arthur: Sir Oswald, please… Dagr/Oswald: Nothing less than his execution will give me satisfaction. Arthur: Father, I understand how this must look. It’s an embarrassing situation. Sir Oswald is a dear friend and our guest here in Camelot. But Gwaine is my guest here too. He may not be of noble birth, but I can vouch that he has a noble heart. Uther: How can you say that when you see the way he behaves? Arthur: Gwaine risked his life to save mine. I beg you, please. If a knight’s word is his bond, then I give you may word. Gwaine is a good man, he deserves clemency. Uther: You are banished from Camelot. If you ever return, you will pay for it with your life. You have until dawn to leave the city. --- In a corridor Ebor/Ethan: That servant boy, he’s on us. Dagr/Oswald: What’s he going to do? We are knights, remember… You’ve seen what happened when a commoner accuses à knight. --- Gaius’s chamber Gwaine is packing. Merlin: I’m sorry. Gwaine: Don’t be. I never stay in one place very long. People get sick of me too quickly. Merlin: I didn’t… Gwaine: After the trouble I caused? Merlin: You livened this place up. Gwaine: Make sure you look after Arthur. He’s in danger. Merlin: I thought you hated nobles? Gwaine: Yeah, well, maybe that one’s worth dying for, eh? Gwaine leaves the room. --- In the corridor Gwen: I heard what happened. Gwaine: Yeah… well there you go. Gwen: You did a brave thing. Gwaine: Hell of a lot of good that did me. Gwen: I know Arthur. He is not like Uther. You saved his life. I’m sure one day he’ll repay you… Gwaine: He tried to speak up for me. Gwen: Arthur’s fair. He’s loyal. He will be a great king. I know he will. Gwaine: Clearly… If he makes everyone feeling the way you do. At least now I know why you turned me down. Gwen: It’s not just me that says that. Gwaine: No, I’m sure it isn’t. Let’s hope he lives that long. --- Gaius’s chamber Merlin: I don’t know what we do. Gaius: I could try to persuade Arthur to withdraw from the contest… Merlin: He won’t, I know Arthur. I’ll have to somehow… use my powers to defend him. Gaius: With the King and half of Camelot watching? Merlin: I don’t have a choice. --- Arthur’s chamber Merlin is preparing Arthur’s coat of mail. Uther comes in. Uther: Ah. I trust you’re ready for the challenge. Arthur: Yes Father. Uther: I came to bring you this. I won my first melee with this blade. The edge has been dulled, it’s perfectly safe. All of Camelot is eager for a victory today, Arthur. And I know you won’t let me down. Uther leaves the room, Arthur is examining the blade. --- Gwen looks worriedly out of the window at the people walking to the tournament grounds. People are gathering on the tournament ground, trumpets are playing. --- Tournament tent Ebor/Ethan: Prince Arthur isn’t going to know what’s ht him. Dagr/Oswald: Oh, I hope he does. If it's over too quickly, that'll be no fun at all. Dagr/ Oswald: Ready? Ebor/Ethan: Absolutely. --- Arthur’s chamber Merlin: You know those moments when I tell you that something isn’t a good idea… Arthur: Yeah. And then I ignore you. Merlin: And then I’m proved right. Arthur: Merlin your concern for my wellbeing is touching. Merlin: I’m serious, I think you should withdraw. Arthur: Look, I know you think the melee is some kind of stupid game. But it’s more than that. It’s about proving to the people that I’m fit to lead them. Merlin: I know. Just be careful. --- Tournament field The crowd is cheering; Uther arrives, ready to watch the tournament. Everybody sit. Merlin and Gaius are in crowd, they look deeply concerned. The knights on their horses are ready. Uther gives the signal and the melee starts. The fight is violent, there are less and less knights remaining on the field. Merlin notices that a knight is heading toward Arthur, waving his sword. Merlin: He’s heading straight for Arthur. Arthur ducks and the knight is thrown. The fight goes on. Merlin: Arthur’s in trouble. Arthur is grabbed by a knight and thrown on the ground. He is about to get sab. He avoids the sword and starts fighting with this man. Another knight, still riding his horse, is about to attck Arthur. Gaius: You have to do something otherwise, Arthur will die! Merlin casts a spell and the girth of the saddle breaks. The knight is thrown. But he gets up and joins the fight. Merlin: It’s two against one. A knight who was lying on the ground gets up and joins the melee, fighting back to back with Arthur. Merlin: Who’s that helping Arthur. Gaius: I don’t know, but I think we should be thankful he is. The new knight manages to disarm his adversary and catches his sword, a Stalorne blade. Merlin: There is only one person I know who can do that… The knight sab his adversary with the Stalorne blade. The crowd gasps. The other knight knocks Arthur down and his about to kll him. Arthur’s ally comes to rescue and sab him, using the magical sword again. The crowd gasps, Uther and Morgana look shaken. Arthur and his mysterious ally are exhausted, out of breath. Arthur: You know they expect us to fight to the end now? Arthur removes his helmet. Arthur: You fought bravely, the field is yours. The knight sticks his sword in the ground and lifts his helmet, it’s Gwaine. Arthur smiles. Arthur: I should have known. Nobody fights like you do. Uther looks furious. Uther: Guards! Seize him! --- In a tournament tent Gaius is examining the bodies of the two deceased knights. Uther comes in. Uther: Is there nothing you can do for them? Gaius: I’m sorry it’s too late for that. Arthur comes in, his arm is bleeding. Uther: The prisoner is responsible for their deaths. I want him excuted immediately. Gaius: You might want to wait before you pass judgment… I fear that Sir Ethan and Sir Oswald are not all what they seem. Gaius tears the necklaces off the bodies. He then takes the helmets off to reveal the faces of Dagr and Ebor. Uther: Sorcery! Arthur: Then, once again, I owe Gwaine my life. Uther looks pretty upset. --- In a corridor Gwaine is pacing up and down while Merlin is standing against the wall. Arthur: The king is prepared to overlook the fact that you fought in the melee. Merlin: That’s fantastic! Gwaine: Thank you Arthur… Arthur: But… he’s a stubborn man. He will not rescind his judgment. You must leave Camelot. Merlin: You’ve got to speak to him, Arthur. Make him change his mind. Gwaine: Merlin. Arthur: I’m sorry Gwaine. My father’s wrong. If it were up to me… Gwaine: I know... you don’t need to explain yourself. Arthur: You have until sunset. --- Gaius’s chamber Merlin: Where will you go? Gwaine: I was thinking Mercia. Merlin: It’s dangerous. Gwaine: Yeah, and you get a lot of more ale for your money. I’m joking. Merlin: Why don’t you tell the King who you really are? He’d grant you a pardon. You could stay in Camelot… Gwaine: I could never serve under a man like Uther. Merlin: And yet you helped Arthur. Gwaine: He stood up for me. Merlin: I knew he would. Gwaine: That showed he is indeed a noble man. Merlin: Then why don’t you stay? You could be a knight like your father. You and Arthur, you fought well together. Gwaine: And maybe one day we will again. Gwaine leaves the room. --- From the ramparts Gwaine walks down the street, he turns back and salutes Arthur and Merlin who are watching him. Arthur: It’s a shame. He would have been a great knight. Merlin: Maybe one day he still will. Arthur: Rules won’t allow it. Knights are noblemen, always have been, always will be. It’s a tradition… Arthur notices Gwaine and Gwen laughing and chatting in the street. Arthur: They seem very friendly. Merlin: Why should you care? Arthur: I don’t. She can do better than that. Merlin: She should be setting her sights higher? Oh! But I forget! She can’t. A girl of Gwen’s standing could never consort with a nobleman. That’s the rules… Arthur: Merlin… Merlin: SHUT UP? Arthur: You guessed it. Gwen kisses Gwaine on the cheek, and they go on their separate ways. Arthur grabs Merlin by the shoulder and they go back to the castle, shoving each other.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x04 - Gwaine"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.05 - The Crystal Cave The Great Dragon: In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom on the shoulders of a young boy. His name ... Merlin. A FOREST Arthur and Merlin run, pursued by a horde of mercenaries. They take cover. Merlin: Are they still after us? Arthur: I told you we'd outrun! Merlin: Are you sure? Arthur : Why is it, you never trust me, Merlin ?! The screams of the mercenaries are heard, Merlin throws an accusing look at Arthur before they both scamper. Arthur : Come on, this way! Merlin : Where are we going ?! Arthur : Trust me! THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS DISCHUSED Arthur embarks on it while Merlin stops dad, feeling the presence of magic Merlin : Arthur! Arthur : What are you doing ?! (Gripping her arm) Come on! Moments later, Merlin gazes anxiously at the statues of the ancient kings before catching Arthur Merlin : What is this place? Arthur: The Valley of the Fallen Kings. Merlin : Is it cursed ?! Arthur : No. Not unless you're superstitious ... Merlin : It is ...! Arthur: It's a myth! They'll never follow us in here. They will not dare ... trust me! Merlin (to base voice) : If you say that one more time ...! The mercenaries reappear behind them. In his race, Arthur is ht in the back by an arrow and collapses on the ground. Arthur (voice distorted by shock) : What was that? Merlin (trying to support Arthur) : An Arrow. Arthur: An arrow? Oh good. For a moment I thought it was something terrible ... (He faints) GENERIC A CLEARING Arthur is lying unconscious while Merlin tries to heal him Merlin (putting a hot stone on his forehead) : Come on ... Dollop-head! I need you to recover. Merlin turns Arthur on the side and reveals the wound left by the arrow. His hand on the wound, he tries an incantation to cure him, without success. Merlin: Listen to me Clotpole. I do not care if you die; There are plenty of other princes. You're not the only pompous, supercilious, condescending royal imbecile I could work for. The world is full of them ... But I'm going to leave you one more chance ... Merlin tries a new incantation, always without result. Distraught, he washed his hands, stained with Arthur's blood and began to cry. An old man appears then. Man : Tell me (Merlin jumps) ... Why are you so sad? Merlin: It's my friend, he's dying. I can not help him. Man: Then do not waste your tears. For I can tell you that the time for him to die is not yet upon us. The man walks towards Arthur, Merlin on his heels. Man: Do not be afraid. My name is Taliesin. Merlin: I'm Merlin. Taliesin: I know who you are. The moment of our meeting has been written for many, many years. You are Emrys. Applying his hand to Arthur's wound, Taliesin pronounces a formula and then lengthens the wounded man who has regained his colors. Merlin: Arthur? Taliesin: He is sleeping. Within hours, he will be fully recovered. Merlin: Are you sure? Taliesin: If my memory serves me well ... Merlin: What do you mean? Taliesin: I want to show you something Merlin. Merlin: What? Taliesin : You must wait and see! Merlin (joining Taliesin at the entrance of a cave): Where are we going? Why did you bring me here? Taliesin: In good time you will be discovering (laughs) Taliesin and Merlin enter the cave THE CRYSTAL CAVE Merlin: What is this place? Taliesin: This is where magic started ... It is the Crystal Cave. Merlin advances further into the cave, visibly uncomfortable and sees in one of the crystals a vision of Morgane, crowned, sitting on the throne. This image is driven by that of an old man with a white beard. Pulling himself away from his contemplation, Merlin turns to Taliesin. Taliesin: What is it you see? Merlin: Pictures, flashes! ... I've seen something like this before in the Crystal of Neatid. Taliesin: What you see here is exactly the same, for the Crystal of Neatid was hewn from this very cave. Look into them Emrys. Really look. Much will be revealed. Merlin (hard to resist) : No! Take me out of here! How do I get back to Arthur? Taliesin: The future is hidden to all but a few Emrys! You are one such person. Merlin: No! I've been through this before! Taliesin: Perhaps there is a reason for this moment in time. Merlin: What reason? Taliesin: Only the crystals can tell you. They are future that are not yet born. The secrets they reveal Emrys, are unique to you ... and you alone. Look into them Emrys, really look. Use what you see for good. Merlin resigns himself to face the crystals, apparently uncomfortable situation for him. Taliesin disappears while Merlin is quickly caught in the visions: Morgana soothing a horse and then admiring the blade of a dagger, a bleeding hand, Merlin surrounded by flames. Under the volence of these visions, Merlin is thrown against the opposite wall from where another crystal shows him Morgana dagger in hand, approaching King Uther. Merlin falls on his knees, visibly shocked, when a third crystal shows Morgana sab Uther in his sleep. Merlin (kneeling) : What ... was that? (shouting, head in hand) What was that!? LA CLAIRIERE OR GISAIT ARTHUR Merlin is sitting with his face closed when he receives his coat in the face. Arthur (in Merlin) : You look like a startled stoat! Merlin: Yeah ?! Well, at least, I do not look like a bone idle ... toad! Let's go! Arthur: You're saying I look like a toad !? Merlin: Yeah! And maybe one day you'll magically transform into a handsome prince. Just, like magic's outlawed that probably never happen. Come on, let's go! Arthur: Merlin! Merlin (retracing his steps) : What? Arthur: I'm the one who gives the orders, remember? Merlin: Yeah ... you ready? Let's go! Merlin leaves, leaving Arthur speechless A FIELD ON THE WAY OF RETURN Merlin, determined, walks in the lead, Arthur a few yards back. Arthur : I do not understand! You said I had an arrow in my back. How come all I can feel is a slight bruise? Merlin: I do not know. Arthur: Merlin? Something happen you're not telling me about? Merlin: No! Arthur: Come one! I'm missing your usual prattle! Merlin (sarcastic) : you're definitely making up for it! Arthur: ... you still have not answered my question. Merlin ( exasperated ): The arrow did not pierce your armor and when you fell, you knocked yourself out. Arthur ( hardly convinced ): Alright ... I do not normally say things like this ... you did a good job back there ... of you hear what I just said? Merlin always walks in the lead, without answering Arthur : Alright, maybe I should give you some kind of reward, what do you want? Merlin (Exceeded) : Some peace and quiet! TRONE ROOM AT CAMELOT Arthur reports to the court Arthur : The bandits probably a stronghold somewhere in the White Mountains. How we escaped, I'll never go back to my servant, Merlin. Uther : Dispatch has patrol. I want these men caught and brought to justice. Arthur : Immediately, Father. Uther : For a moment we feared you might miss Lady Morgana's birthday. Arthur : 'Take more than a bench of thieves to keep me from such a feast! Uther : Tomorrow promises to be quite a night! THE APARTMENTS OF GAIUS Gaius and Merlin sit at the table in front of their dinner. Merlin: Gaius, I can not get these visions out of my head ... Gaius: You are extremely lucky to have seen the Crystal Cave. Even before the Great Purge, wizards would talk about it with reverence. Merlin: That man who led me there, who is he? Gaius: Huh ... who was he? He died, I'd say, about 300 years ago. Taliesin was a seer to the great kings of old. It is said that the Crystal Cave was the source of his prophecies. Merlin: Well, he told me ... he said there is a reason. Why? It must be I'm imminent. Morgana is going to kll Uther. Gaius: Merlin, you must be careful. The crystals are treacherous. What you saw may not be all that it seemed. Merlin: So I do nothing? Gaius : Is there anything imminent, is there? Merlin : No ... Gaius : So, do not let it get you off your soup. Merlin : You're right Both are watching their bowls of soup Gaius : Come on, eat up. Merlin (frowning) : What is it? Gaius : Sometimes it's best not to know. Gaius eats his soup with satisfaction while Merlin, suspicious, sniffs his spoon. APARTMENTS OF ARTHUR Arthur gets ready when Merlin enters the room Merlin : Are you up ?! Arthur : Its Morgana's birthday. I have to get her present. Merlin : What are you getting her? Arthur : Ahh, it's a secret! Merlin : Come on, you can tell me. Arthur : To dagger. Merlin falls off, remembering his visions. THE COURT OF THE CASTLE Merlin goes down the steps when he sees Morgana soothing a horse, the exact image of the vision he had in the cave. THE APARTMENTS OF GAIUS Gaius is at his desk. Merlin burst. Merlin : It's happening! The future I saw! ... It's started. Gaius : Calm down Merlin. Merlin : I just saw Morgana struggling with a horse exactly as she was in the crystals! Gaius : Are you sure? Merlin : It was the same image! Gaius : But she's always ridding! It's not unusual to see a horse. Merlin : It's not the only thing. Arthur's present for Morgana ... He's told me, it's a dagger. Gaius : A dagger? Merlin, I think you're overreacting. It could be any dagger. As for the sight of Morgana with a horse ... Merlin (interrupting) : It was the same! Gaius : ... it's hardly a rare sight. Certainly not one to be trusted as a harbinger of doom ...! Merlin seems shaken but not convinced APARTMENTS OF ARTHUR The prince sits at his table and looks at the contents of a box, when Merlin, tense, enters. Arthur : Ah! Merlin! Have you done my clothes for the feast? Merlin : Aaagh ... no ... Arthur : No, no ... well, what have you been doing? Merlin (looking for an excuse) : heum ... Arthur : Hmm? ... Right, Well, you can start by pressing my dress (jet of cape) ... and cleaning my shirts (jet of shirt) ... and, ouh! Polishing my boots (jet boots) ! Arms loaded, Merlin looks at the box Arthur has closed. Arthur : Ah ... Morgana's present. What do you think? Arthur presents the dagger to a Merlin we can not more tense, who relaxes instantly when seeing the present. Arthur : Beautiful, is not it? hu? Feel the balance, feel, the sharpness of the blade! Merlin takes the object and the weighing. Merlin : (laughs) Yeah! It's just what every woman wants, is not it!? Arthur : What do you mean? Merlin : I'm not an expert but do not normally go for pretty things? Maybe jewelery? Merlin goes off to his business, leaving Arthur to meditate these few words THE EVENING, IN THE APARTMENTS OF GAIUS Merlin leaves his room, smiling. Merlin (to Gaius and turning on him mm) : How do I look? Gaius : Same as you always do. Merlin (with a satisfied expression ) : Handsome. Gaius : you've brightened up. Merlin : I've seen Morgana's present. Gaius : the dagger! Merlin : It's very plain, bit boring. Gaius : But not like the one you saw? Merlin : No! That was sumptuous; Ornate ... I would probably be disappointed if I were Morgana. Gaius : Good. So now you can stop worrying. Merlin : Oh, I have. I'm gonna continue as if I'd never even put Taliesin ... I'm gonna enjoying this feast like everyone else! Gaius : Even if it's for Morgana ...? Merlin's smile fades a little. THE GREAT ROOM OF THE CASTLE A banquet was organized The assembly (toast) : To Lady Morgana! Uther presents his gift to Morgana and then comes Arthur's. Arthur : Happy Birthday! Morgana : Arthur ...! Morgana discovers an ornate dagger, identical to that seen in the crystals. Arthur ( to Merlin, petrified, who keeps fixing the dagger) : It's not often you're right, Merlin but this is one of those rare occasions. Girls do like pretty things! Thanks! APARTMENTS OF GAIUS Merlin and Gaius sit side by side Merlin : Do not you see? It's started! It's coming true. Gaius : We can not be certain about that. Merlin : We have to stop her. Gaius : How? Merlin, we do not know when this is going to happen. We do not know if it will! Merlin : We've to watch her! Gaius : Night and day ?! Merlin : I was shown these visions for a reason. Gaius : This is madness ...! Merlin : We'll take it in turns! She can not be left alone! Merlin leaves running. A CORRIDOR OF THE CASTLE Merlin hides behind a wall hanging to spy on the door of Morgana's apartments. THE APARTMENTS OF MORGANA Morgana is in front of her dressing table, admiring the dagger, Gwen by her side. Gwen : You've got some lovely presents. Merely hairbrushes! ( noticing a mirror ) Who's king "Gremause"? Morgane (falsely flippant) : Pff, at least he does not think my hair needs brushing ( laughs ) Gwen (looking at the mirror) : So pretty. Morgana ( giving an embroidered handkerchief to Gwen) : Here, I want you to have this. Gwen : Me ?! No, I ... Morgana ( handing her the handkerchief and taking advantage of the mirror) : It's a Thank you. Gwen : Thank you Gwen leaves the room and leaves Morgana alone. This one takes again the mirror and fogging the ice, makes appear a message: Morgause asks him to join her at midnight in the woods. NIGHT COMING IN THE CORRIDORS OF THE CASTLE Merlin, still hidden behind the curtain, sees Morgana come out of his apartments, the dagger beside him. Thinking that she is going to kll Uther, he decides to cut off the road by closing heavy doors in front of her. The sudden movement makes a torch fall. Morgana takes a step aside to avoid what precipitates on the stairs. Merlin (in a breath) : No! Merlin, from the top of the stairs, gazes at Morgana who lies unconscious a few meters below, blood flowing from her temple. THE APARTMENTS OF GAIUS Gaius and Gwen burst into the room, followed by Arthur, who carries Morgana, still unconscious, followed by Merlin. Gaius : I need water and bandages. Gwen : I'll get that Gaius : And yarrow. We need to stop the bleeding. Gaius makes room on his desk where Arthur drops Morgana's body. Gaius : She's having problems breathing. Merlin (to Gaius) : Dianthus? Gaius : Yes and a preparation of pulmonaria. Merlin looks at him without understanding Gaius : Lungwort Merlin. Quarter for an ounce, grown fine, and mixed with viola. Arthur (to Gaius): How could this happen? Gaius : Arthur, I need room here Arthur (withdrawing, visibly worried) : Yes, of course ... heum, anything you need, just tell me. Arthur leaves the room leaving Gaius, Gwen and Merlin to work around Morgana. Gwen (worried) : Will she be alright? Gaius (Gaius, finishing stitching Morgana's wound) : We've done the best we can. I can heal her skin, Gwen, but her skull ... the cranium is broken. She's bleeding inside ... Merlin, who had stayed behind, comes out of the room. THE MERLIN ROOM Gaius comes to sit on the bed next to Merlin. Merlin : I had to stop the future ... I had to stop Morgana klling Uther. I did not mean to do it like this. Gaius : It was not your fault Merlin. Merlin: I 've got something much worse from happening. I just ... wish it could have been some other way. Gaius takes Merlin by the shoulders in a gesture of comfort. THE NEXT, AT THE CASTLE Morgana was transferred to a bed in Gaius' apartments. Uther is at his bedside visibly sht. Merlin walks past an open door and sees Gwen crying loudly in Arthur's arms. APARTMENTS OF ARTHUR Merlin is sitting at the table, his eyes empty. Arthur, haggard, enters the room and approaches the table. Arthur : Sword Belt, Merlin ... where is my sword belt? Arthur ( taking the belt that Merlin hands him ): What is the hell doing it over there? Arthur tries to untangle the belt. Merlin : It's twisted. ( Reaching out ) here ... Here! Merlin untangles the belt and places it on the table while Arthur sits down. Merlin : I'm sorry about Morgana ... If Gaius could do something ... He would. Arthur : After all we went through to rescue her ... for her to survive all that ... Merlin : I know ... Arthur : And lose her now, like this ... I've grown up with her; she's like a sister to me. (tears at the eyes) I'd sacrifice my place on the throne for her to see another sunrise ... THE APARTMENTS OF GAIUS King Uther is at the bedside of Morgana still unconscious. Uther (stroking Morgana's hair) : So beautiful Gaius : Yes, Sire Uther : I can not watch her die Gaius Merlin, in his room, listens to the conversation between the king and the doctor. Gaius : I wish there is something that I could do, Sire, but ... Uther ( cutting it ): No, you do not understand ... I can not lose her. No matter what happen, she can not die. Gaius : I will do everything I can sire ... Uther : No Gaius, whatever it takes. Whatever, I do not care. You must save her. Gaius : If I knew a way ... Uther ( interrupting ): You're not understanding me Gaius! Cure her. I do not care what remedy you use. In all these books, there must be something ... something in the old religion? ... Gaius (shocked): Are you suggesting ...? Uther : Sorcery? ... yes. Gaius : Sire, but surely you're not going to risk everything for Morgana ... Uther : Gaius, you do not understand. There's something you should know. Something I've told no one ... Morgana is my daughter ... ( Morgana, still unconscious seems to hear Uther ) it was while Gorlois was away; was fighting on the northern plains. Her mother, Viviane, grew lonely .... Gaius : I understand Sire. Uther : I've said enough. But people must never know who Morgana really is, for Arthur's sake. Gaius : I assure you Sire; your secret is safe with me. Once Uther left, Gaius joined Merlin who heard everything from his room. Merlin : That explains everything, No wonder he spent a year looking for her. Gaius : Now we know why she can not be wrong! THE APARTMENTS OF THE KING Uther looks out the window, when Merlin returns Merlin : Sire ... This is from Gaius ... he thought it might help ease your mind ( Merlin drops a vial next to Uther ) Uther ( to Merlin who is about to leave ): You're Gaius's boy ... Merlin : He is my guardian Uther : You're like a son to him ... Merlin : Yes Uther : I see the way he cares for you. You feel your child's every joy and their bread. You watch their failings and see your own. All you want is for their happiness ... for them to escape the suffurings of life. Wh - Why has this happened? I would - I would do anything - anyth ... (Uther stops to hold back tears) OUTSIDE THE CASTLE In the pouring rain, Arthur trains on a mannequin, putting more ardor than necessary. Merlin watches his master struggle. THE APARTMENTS OF GAIUS Merlin returns to find Gwen at the bedside of Morgana still unconscious and now has trouble breathing. Gaius (to Gwen) : Her breath is leaving her. She'll be gone by morning ... Merlin retreats to his room where an idea seems to cross his mind. THE FALLEN NIGHT, IN THE OREE OF THE FOREST NOT FAR FROM CAMELOT Apparition of the Great Dragon that lands in front of Merlin Kilgharrah : You summoned me young warlock? And what do I owe the pleasure this time ?! Merlin : I've been to the Crystal Cave. I saw Morgana make an attempt on Uther's life. Kilgharrah : It does not surprise me! Merlin : But I stopped her. Kilgharrah : To change the future is not simple matter, Merlin! To do so, is fraught with danger. Merlin : I know. And as a result of my actions, Morgana is dying. Kilgharrah (delighted): Then you should join! Merlin : ... I want you to help me to save her. Kilgharrah : Merlin, have you learned nothing !? Merlin : I did not mean to kll her. I wanted to avoid the future that would have unfolded, to prevent the death of death, to prevent the Camelot being torn apart. Kilgharrah : I will not cure her! Merlin : She's Uther's Daughter. Kilgharrah ( with a knowing air ): Yes ... Merlin : Huh! ... you knew ... why did not you tell me? Kilgharrah : It makes no difference. Merlin : Well, whatever she was about to, I stopped her. There no need for people to suffer! Kilgharrah : The witch must die, so she should have done long ago. I will not save her! Merlin (raising his voice): I am a dragonlord, you can not refuse me! Kilgharrah : How dare you treat me such! How dare you abuse you power! Merlin (in a calm voice) : ... I command you ... Kilgharrah : Very well. But I warn you, the evil that will follow is your doing and yours alone. The Great Dragon infuses Merlin with a spell and then flies away. THE APARTMENTS OF GAIUS Gwen Eve Morgana Merlin (joining Gwen) : I'll sit with her. Why do not you go and get some sleep? You must be exhausted. Gwen : If she wakes up ... Merlin : I'll call you! Gwen : Thank you Gwen leaves the room and Merlin sits at Morgana's bedside. After thinking for a moment, he puts his hand on the dying woman's forehead and pronounces an incantation in the language of the dragon trees. Morgana instantly picks up colors and sighs. THE NEXT WEEK IN THE APARTMENTS OF GAIUS Back from the base town, Gaius finds Uther in his apartments, Morgana in his arms. This one seems cured. Uther (to Morgana) : I never thought ... (perceiving Gaius) It's truly a miracle! IN THE CORRIDORS OF THE CASTLE Uther : Thank you Gaius, I knew you would not fail me. Gaius : I assure you Sire, I did nothing. Uther : Of course, I understand, I will not ask any questions ... but I will not forget this Gaius. Uther leaves. Gaius finds Merlin sitting in the open gallery. Merlin : I could not watch everyone's grievance ... Gaius : I know. But you're playing with things that are beyond you ... THE APARTMENTS OF MORGANA Gwen installs Morgana. Morgana (seeing Uther) : Thank you Gwen (Gwen takes leave ) Uther (taking Morgana's hands) : I could never let you die. I think I will show you to live. Morgana : You've been so good to me. I'm grateful. Uther : You and Arthur ... you mean everything to me Morgana. Morgana : I know I could not be better guardian. Being so close to death has made me realize how important you and Arthur are to me. How close we are to each other ... Uther : Yes. Morgana : You're like a father to me. Uther : Yes Morgana : I wish the people knew that. Uther : They do. Morgana (understanding that Uther does not want to recognize her) : Not really Uther : Of course they do. Morgana : In the eyes of the people I am no more than your ward ... a guest. Uther : What's matter is what we feel. That's what's important, not what the people think. I must let you rest. Uther leaves the room. Morgana finds herself alone in her room, shocked by Uther's denial. THE FALLEN NIGHT, CAMELOT In the corridors, a servant carrying a tray is surprised by an attacker. Morgana stands in a gallery when Morgause appears. Morgana : Morgause !? Morgause : Sister, I've waited for you the other night. What happened? (Morgana's face closes) Morgause : Something is wrong? Morgana : There is much to tell you Morgause. Morgause : What is it? Morgana : I overheard Uther. Morgause : What? Morgana : Uther is my father ... I am his daughter. Morgause : Uther? Morgana : He's been lying to me, all these years. Morgause (reflective) : But this is glorious news. Morgana : He disowned me. He wants to think that he's the perfect king. It's more important to him than his own flesh and blood. Morgause : Do not you see? This is wonderful. You have a legitimate claim to his throne. Morgana : No sister ... You do not understand ... He must pay for this. The tocsin sounds. Morgana : You must go! Morgause : No, I do not want to leave you like this. Morgana : you must, or they'll find you here. Morgause : Do not do anything rash Morgana, promise me! (she kisses him on the cheek) We must bide our time! Morgana does not seem to agree but as the guards get closer, Morgause disappears. IN THE CORRIDORS OF CAMELOT Arthur is at the foot of the attcked servant. Gaius and Merlin join him. Arthur (to a guard) : We need to seal the drawbridge. Search the grounds. (To Gaius) I'll inform the King. (He leaves the room) As the doctor raises the hand of the recumbent bottle full of spilled wine, Merlin makes the connection with one of the visions he had in Crystal Cave. Gaius (seeing Merlin's air) : Merlin, what's the matter? Merlin (shocked to the last degree) : That was the next picture I saw in the crystal. I have not stopped anything !! THE APARTMENTS OF MORGANA Morgana is at her dressing table, Gwen redone the bed. Morgana (pensive) : Have they found the intruder? Gwen : Not yet. Looks like it's gonna be a bad night. Morgana : Yes ... A few minutes later, Merlin burst into Morgana's room where she is ready to go out, her dagger again to the side. A tense conversation begins. Morgana (in Merlin) : What are you doing here! Merlin : Arthur sends me to look after you. He's worried about the intruder. Morgana (getting ready to go out) : I do not need you! Merlin (blocking his way): He was quite insistent. Morgana tries to ht Merlin but he holds her back. Morgana ( shouting, using magic) : Get out of my way !! Merlin is thrown against the wall. A candlestick falls to the ground and starts a fre. Morgana leaves the room leaving the wizard unconscious. A few minutes later, Merlin regains consciousness. Understanding the situation, he utters a cry of rage, the same image as seen in the crystals. IN THE UTHER APARTMENTS Morgana enters and stops in front of the bed where the king is asleep. She takes out her dagger and gets ready to sh*t him while Merlin arrives in the room. Hiding behind a pillar, it causes the implosion of windows, whose breath projects Morgana against the wall. Uther (waking with a start ): What's going on! Morgana : Eur ... There was a fre, I ... and I was scared. (She approaches Uther, discreetly sliding the dagger under the bed) I wanted to be with you. You're the only person I feel safe with. Uther takes her in his arms. LATER IN THE APARTMENTS OF GAIUS Merlin and Gaius are sitting at the table Gaius : You saved the king's life. Merlin : Only just. I thought it might be, I made it happen. Gaius : What you did was dangerous. Even for someone as gifted as you. But, what's done is done. There is more important things for us to ... I fear that Morgana knows the truth. Merlin : About what? Gaius : She knows the king is her father. That explains why she acted so suddenly. Arthur must be careful. Merlin : Why? Gaius : Morgana is of royal blood. If Uther were to die, Arthur is all that stands between her ... and the throne of Camelot. . . * THE END *	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x05 - The Crystal Cave"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.06 - The Changelling -0-0-0- Kilgharrah : In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin. -0-0-0- [00:19, INT. GAWANT CASTLE, NURSERY - DAY] [A Sidhe enters the nursery where a baby sleeps peacefully in a cradle.] Sidhe Elder : Attrab i n-ingin-seo ocus oentaig lé! [The baby's face glows blue. She wakes and begins crying.] -0-0-0- [Générique] -0-0-0- [01:41, INT. GAWANT CASTLE, PRINCESS ELENA'S CHAMBER - DAY] [20 years later…] [Princess Elena walks about barefoot, picks her teeth, farts, and chews an apple with her mouth open. She comes down drawbridge and greets her father with a kiss.] Lord Godwyn : Oh, come on, we're going to be late! Princess Elena : Not if you get rid of that thing. [Elena points at the carriage.] Lord Godwyn : I want you to arrive like the princess you are. Princess Elena : It's no fun in there. Grunhilda : Fun? Who said anything about fun? Certainly no fun chasing after you. I tried, sir. Lord Godwyn : I'm sure you did, Grunhilda. [Grunhilda places shoes in front of Elena. Elena's jaw drops.] Grunhilda : Go on then. [Lord Godwyn nods to the shoes.] Princess Elena : Ugh. [Elena squeezes her feet into the shoes painfully.] Grunhilda : Perfect. Princess Elena : Perfect for what? Certainly not for walking in. Grunhilda : Elena. -0-0-0- [02:49, INT. KING’S PALACE, THRONE ROOM - DAY] [Uther, Arthur, and Merlin approach the dais.] Uther : Arthur. It is an exciting day. Arthur : The arrival of Lord Godwyn is always a cause for celebration. Uther : And Princess Elena. Arthur : Yes. Uther : I hear she's something of a beauty. Arthur : Really? Uther : Oh, yes. Beautiful, charming, witty. Strategic. Arthur : Strategic? Uther : I have always thought so. W-we have always thought so. That is, Lord Godwyn and myself. That is, he finds you strategic, not Princess Elena. Arthur : He finds me strategic? Uther : Oh, yes. Arthur : And beautiful? [Throne Room doors open. Godwyn, Elena, and Grunhilda enter.] Arthur : Father, what are you trying to say? Uther : Lord Godwyn is a serious ally. The strength of such a match cannot be underestimated. Arthur : Please tell me you mean a jousting match. Uther : I mean a love match. Arthur : Love?! Uther : Not love. Love has nothing to do with it, but the other bit. You know, a permanent union. Arthur : Marriage?! Uther : I knew you would understand. Godwyn! [Uther and Godwyn hug.] Lord Godwyn : Oh, it's been too long. Uther : Princess Elena, you are most welcome. [Elena walks forward and falls flat on her face.] -0-0-0- [04:08, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHOENIX CORRIDOR - DAY] [Arthur and Gwen walk down the corridor, followed by Merlin with the bags.] Arthur : You put them in the best guest quarters? Gwen : Everything's arranged. Princess Elena can't fail to be impressed. Arthur : And Merlin, it would be good if the bags were to arrive before they did. [Merlin pushes past.] Gwen : What is it, Arthur? You seem troubled. Arthur : My, er, my father had some surprising news for me. He expects me to marry Princess Elena. Gwen : Marry? Arthur : Oh, don't worry, I'm not going to. Gwen : I wasn't worried. Arthur : No. No, why would you be? -0-0-0- [04:48, INT. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT] [Arthur prepares for bed.] Arthur : It's strange, isn't it? Elena couldn't be more different to Lord Godwyn. Merlin : Yeah. Perhaps she takes after her mother. Arthur : I never met her. She died when Elena was born. Merlin : That can't've been easy. Arthur : mmh Merlin : Perhaps you've more in common than you think. Augh, bad breath for example. Arthur : Excuse me? Merlin : Appalling table manners. Arthur : Er, now, hang on a minute. Merlin : Good sense of humour. No, no, you're right, you've nothing in common. [Arthur tosses pillow at Merlin. Merlin ducks and the pillow lands at Uther's feet as he enters.] Uther : A word. Alone. [Merlin nods, picks up the pillow and leaves.] Uther : I need to talk to you about Elena. I realise that this is a delicate situation. Arthur : There's nothing delicate about her. Uther : Lord Godwyn, as you know, is not only a very good friend of mine, but a longstanding ally of Camelot. Arthur : I have nothing against Lord Godwyn. I've nothing against Elena. Except marriage. Uther : When we talk about your future, Arthur, we're not just talking about your happiness, but the safety and security of the whole of Camelot. You may one day be a husband, but more importantly, you will one day be King. Arthur : But I have no feelings for her whatsoever. Uther : Then I would encourage you find some. -0-0-0- [06:20, INT. KING’S PALACE, ELENA'S GUEST CHAMBERS - NIGHT] [Elena wails in her sleep.] Grunhilda : There, there, my sweet. Soon all this will pass. [Grunhilda pulls out pixie dust and sprinkles it on Elena's face, revealing the Sidhe within.] -0-0-0- [07:18, EXT. LAKE IN THE WOODS - NIGHT] [Grunhilda heads to forest lake and announces herself.] Grunhilda : A shruith inn Side, is Grunilda messe! [The Sidhe appear and Grunhilda takes her true form.] Sidhe Elder : I sincerely hope you bring me good news. Grunhilda : The fathers are committed to the match. Sidhe Elder :We have waited many years for this moment. Grunhilda : It's only a matter of time, your esteemed majesty. You have been most patient, your esteemed majesty. Sidhe Elder :And the girl? Grunhilda : She has no idea that a fairy lives inside her just waiting to emerge. Sidhe Elder :But that cannot happen until her marriage to Arthur is complete. Grunhilda : And it will be soon, I promise. Then you will have what you most desire, one of your own at the heart of Camelot. A Sidhe for queen. -0-0-0- [09:06, EXT. KING’S PALACE, MAIN SQUARE.] [Arthur prepares to go out riding. Elena approaches her horse.] Arthur : Here, let me assist you. Princess Elena : Oh, please, this is something I can actually do. [Elena mounts and nudges her horse into a run. Merlin and Arthur watch her take off until Arthur realises he should follow. Arthur mounts his horse and takes off after her, catching up to her in the woods.] Arthur : Slow down! Princess Elena : No chance! [Arthur smiles.] -0-0-0- [09:42, EXT. FOREST, STREAM - DAY] [Arthur dismounts where Elena has dismounted by a stream.] Arthur : That was very impressive. I'm not easily impressed. Princess Elena : Oh. Well, neither am I. And I wasn't! [Elena laughs, snorts, and punches him in the arm. Awkward silence.] Princess Elena : I've been riding since I was a child. I don't get to do it as much as I'd like, princesses don't, but apparently my mother was an excellent horsewoman. I never met her. Arthur : I never met mine either. I...often wonder if I'm like her. I hope I don't take after my father entirely. Princess Elena : Oh, you don't! I don't mean that in, in a bad way. [Arthur laughs awkwardly.] Arthur : Er...so, the real reason why you bat me here is because I stopped to smell the roses. [Arthur pulls out a large pink rose.] Princess Elena : Aww, thank you. It, it, it's beautiful. [Elena sniffs the rose and sneezes on Arthur. He smiles/grimaces awkwardly. Merlin arrives.] Merlin : Shall I set up here? Arthur : Merlin! What kept you? [undertone.] Do not leave me again. Merlin : You were riding so fast. I thought you were eager for some [whisper.] time alone. Arthur : Nobody likes a clever clogs, Merlin. Merlin : No. -0-0-0- [11:16, EXT. KING’S PALACE, MAIN SQUARE - DAY] [Arthur and Elena return to the castle and dismount.] Princess Elena : Thank you. I had a lovely time. Arthur : Me too. [Elena hugs him awkwardly.] Princess Elena : See you soon I expect. Arthur : I hope so. [Elena walks up the stairs and trips. Arthur jerks forward for a moment to help her. Elena smiles sheepishly before tromping up the steps.] Merlin : Oh dear. Arthur : For once, Merlin, I completely agree. -0-0-0- [11:57, INT. KING’S PALACE, BANQUET HALL - NIGHT] [Arthur stands behind his chair and waits for Elena to be seated before sitting down at the feast.] Lord Godwyn : It's a big occasion. The total joining of our two families. Uther : Indeed, this union would cement what has long been an unofficial alliance between our kingdoms. Lord Godwyn : It would give me great pleasure. I can assure you, my heart lies with yours. As for their hearts, who can say? Uther : No matter. The affairs of state take precedence over feelings. Arthur knows that. I'm sure Elena does too. [Grunhilda sits next to Gaius.] Grunhilda : May I? You've been avoiding my gaze. Gaius : No, no. Er...my gaze isn't as sharp as it used to be. Grunhilda : That's why I thought I'd move a bit closer. All the better to appreciate me, eh? (laughs) [Gaius laughs uncomfortably.] Gaius : Are you having a good evening? Grunhilda : I intend to. Oh, yeah. A very good evening, indeed. [Elena finds food down her dress, picks it out and eats it as Morgana, Arthur, and Gwen look on.] Princess Elena : hic* Oh dear. I seem to have, erm...had a little too much hic of what is in that glass. hic What, erm...what is in that glass? hic [Gwen and Arthur share an "oh, dear" look. Gwen squeezes his shoulder as she leaves.] -0-0-0- [13:14, INT. KING’S PALACE, ELENA'S GUEST CHAMBERS - NIGHT] [Grunhilda brushes Elena's hair before bed.] Princess Elena : I think that went okay, don't you? Grunhilda : Oh, you'll be just fine, Petal. Princess Elena : I mean, I suppose it could've gone better. I'm not the perfect princess, am I? Grunhilda : Poppycock. And what does that mean, anyway, "Perfect princess"? Sounds perfectly boring. You've got spirit, child. If Arthur's got half a brain, he'll recognise that. And if he doesn't have a brain, well, you can always him for his brawn. (laughs) Princess Elena : I want to make this work for Father's sake. I know how important it is to him, and I respect his judgment. Don't tell him I said that. Grunhilda : I wouldn't dream of it. And you'd be best keep your doubts to yourself. These are dangerous times. Marrying a Pendragon will secure your future. Princess Elena : You're right. Grunhilda : Here. This'll cheer you up! [Grunhilda presents Elena a box with a frog inside.] Princess Elena : Our little secret! [Elena eats the live frog.] Grunhilda : You're very special. Believe me, I know. -0-0-0- [14:47, EXT. FOREST - DAY] [Merlin sees Grunhilda walking off while he's gathering herbs. He follows her and uses magic to slow time so he can see her catching flies with her frog tongue. Merlin drops the herbs and runs away.] -0-0-0- [15:40, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - DAY] Gaius : I've seen some strange tongues in my time. Maybe she was suffering from an infection. Was it discoloured? Merlin : Discoloured? Yes. Gaius : Brown? Merlin : Purple. And...long. Like... [Merlin picks up large stick from the table.] Merlin : ...this long. Gaius : That's not an infection. Merlin : No. It's magic. Some sort of magical creature has infiltrated Lord Godwyn's household. The question is: why? Gaius : I don't know. But I have a feeling we should probably find out. -0-0-0- [16:14, INT. KING’S PALACE, ELENA'S GUEST CHAMBERS - DAY] [Gaius snoops around and discovers Grunhilda's pixie dust. Grunhilda enters.] Grunhilda : Can I help you? Gaius : I, erm... Grunhilda : Something you need, perhaps? Gaius : I wanted to inquire whether Princess Elena would like a perfume concocting. Essence of lavender, perhaps? Grunhilda : That is a very bad excuse. Gaius : Really? Grunhilda : You don't fool me for one minute. You were looking for me. Gaius : I was? Grunhilda : I understand. It's alright. Gaius : I think probably I should be going. Grunhilda : Elena won't be back for ages. Why don't we make sweet perfume together? -0-0-0- [17:52, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - DAY] Merlin : Pixie dust? Gaius : There's no mistaking it. Grunhilda is a pixie. It would explain a thing or two. Pixies have one weakness, which is for...more...distinguished gentlemen. Merlin : What are you trying to say? Gaius : Grunhilda has shown a certain interest toward me. Merlin : She likes you? [Gaius nods.] Merlin : Oh, that is disgusting. Imagine...imagine if she kissed you. Ugh. Gaius : Merlin! Pixies are the servants of the Sidhe. To them Elena could be very valuable. I think Elena may be a changeling. Merlin : Changeling? Gaius : Inhabited by a fairy at birth. It would explain the clumsiness. Merlin : And Elena has no idea this thing's inside of her? [Gaius shakes his head.] Gaius : And when the time comes, it will possess her entirely. Merlin : You think that time is now. Gaius : The Sidhe live for more than a thousand years. They're a patient people. It may be that they have created this changeling knowing that Lord Godwyn and the House of Pendragon would one day seek unity through marriage. That would give the Sidhe something they want more than anything. Merlin : A Sidhe queen. -0-0-0- [19:18, INT. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER OF DOOM - NIGHT] [Gwen serves the Pendragons at dinner.] Arthur : Father, there is a delicate matter I wish to discuss with you. Uther : Your proposal. Excellent! We must make a fuss. Women like that kind of thing, isn't that right, Morgana? Morgana : (laughs) I have no idea. I'm delighted to hear the news, though. Uther : I couldn't be more thrilled. Morgana : She's a wonderful woman. Uther : She'll make a wonderful wife. Arthur : No, she won't. Not for me, anyway. Father, I have tried to get to know Elena, but the truth is, I have no feelings for her. I'm, I'm sure she's a wonderful person, but I cannot marry someone I don't love. Uther : You can, and you will. [Arthur looks at Gwen. Gwen looks away, upset. Morgana catches the exchange.] -0-0-0- [20:21, INT. KING’S PALACE, ELENA'S GUEST CHAMBERS - NIGHT] [Merlin spies on Princess Elena as she wails in her sleep. Grunhilda sprinkles pixie dust on her face and the Sidhe appears. Merlin knocks over the table he's standing on. Grunhilda sees Merlin as he runs off.] -0-0-0- [20:47, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT] Merlin : You were right. Poor girl, no wonder she's got a wind problem. You should see what she's got trapped inside her. We have to tell the King. Gaius : Merlin, Lord Godwyn is one of Uther's dearest friends. Accusing him of having a Sidhe for a daughter and a pixie for a nurse is not something that can be undertaken lightly. Merlin : But Uther wants Arthur to marry her. Gaius : Then we don't have much time. We have to find a spell that will force the fairy out of her. Merlin : I don't know anything about Sidhe magic. Gaius : Then it's time we learned. [Gaius hands Merlin a book.] -0-0-0- [21:25, INT. KING’S PALACE, MORGANA'S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Morgana watches Merlin and Arthur in the Square. She smirks when Gwen come in to make the bed.] Morgana : I wouldn't like to be in Arthur's shoes. Gwen : What do you mean? Morgana : Forced to marry someone against his will. Gwen : I don't think he'll marry her if he feels that way. Morgana : I know it's hard to believe, but he may not have a choice. Even if it isn't what he wants. Even if his heart belongs to another? Even if she feels the same way. Gwen, we've known each other for too long, I can see it in your eyes. You like him, don't you? Gwen : No. Don't be silly. Morgana : And he likes you. Gwen : It can never come to anything. Morgana : I'd like to think it was possible. But Arthur can't change 200 years of history no matter how much he may want to. Gwen : I know. [Gwen leaves. Morgana smirks.] -0-0-0- [22:52, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Merlin and Gaius read through large books.] Merlin : I think my brain is going to burst, and my eyes just pop out of their sockets. Gaius : Now, don't make a mess over this one. Merlin : Why? Is it any more useful than any of the others? Gaius : It's the last one we looked at, and by the ancient law of Sod, it must provide the answer. Merlin : What? Gaius : There is this potion, created long ago by the witches of Marador, which if I am right, will force the fairy out of the girl. (sigh) I've no idea how to make it. I've no idea what a lot of these ingredients are. [Merlin sighs.] -0-0-0- [23:33, INT. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Arthur opens his door to find Gwen standing there.] Arthur : Guinevere. Gwen : I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't just turn up like this. [Arthur walks to the window as Gwen enters.] Gwen : Everyone's talking about your marriage to Elena. I know you said that it isn't what you wanted, but I also know that you can't always have what you want. I know that very well. Arthur : Is what I want really that insane? Gwen : Yes, Arthur. From anyone's perspective, apart from yours and mine, it's completely insane. Arthur : Then I'm happy being insane. Surely it's better than being miserable. Gwen : I don't think she will make you miserable. She has a good heart. Arthur : As do you. Gwen : We both know it can't be. Arthur : But if I do it. If I marry her, what will you do? Gwen : I will watch you grow into the King that Camelot deserves. It is as it should be. -0-0-0- [24:55, INT. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER OF DOOM - DAY] Merlin : Please tell me you fixed the potion, I have a very bad feeling about this. Gaius : Witches of Marador are the worst recipe writers I've known. Merlin : Gaius! Gaius : I'm working on it. But we need to find the stamen of the Dropwort flower. They're rarer than a four leaf clover. [Grunhilda pushes Elena down the aisle towards the throne where Arthur is waiting.] Arthur : I am honoured to be standing before you today in the presence of our dear friend, Lord Godwyn, and his wonderful daughter, Elena. The people of this kingdom are very dear to me. This place is my life. I hope one day to continue the good work of my father, and to make Camelot a place of peace and happiness. [The court applauds.] Arthur : It is my sincerest hope that you, Princess Elena, share these dreams. With this in mind... [Arthur goes down on one knee.] Arthur : I would like to ask you to do me the honour of being my...wife. -0-0-0- [INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT] [Gaius brews a potion. Merlin enters.] Merlin : I got it! [Merlin holds up a flower.] Gaius : Grown in boggy and marshy terrain? Merlin : In the middle of boggy, marshy terrain. Right in the middle. [Merlin is covered in mud.] Gaius : You did a good job. This'll sort things out. Hopefully before tomorrow's wedding. Merlin : Will it hurt her when the fairy leaves? Gaius : She'll feel like a new person. She probably doesn't realise how much trouble it's been causing her. -0-0-0- [27:02, EXT. LAKE IN THE WOODS - NIGHT] Grunhilda : Oh, master, I am sorry, but I fear we may have a problem. I may be wrong, but you know how things are. Sidhe Elder : Out with it! Grunhilda : The serving boy, Merlin, knows Elena is a changeling. Sidhe Elder : So? What can a serving boy do? Grunhilda : He is Arthur's serving boy, and you won't expect he will stay quiet for long. Sidhe Elder : Do you know how long I have waited for this moment? Grunhilda : Yes, Sire! And I have been there with you every second of the way. Sidhe Elder : You have been there because we have chosen to keep you there! If the changeling is discovered, you will not be so useful anymore. Grunhilda : No, Sire. Sidhe Elder : As to this Merlin, soon he will regret the day I ever heard his name. Let him learn who he's angered. Let him feel the power of the mighty Sidhe! -0-0-0- [INT. KING’S PALACE, MERLIN’S CHAMBER - NIGHT] [Sidhe Elder enters while Merlin's asleep. Merlin wakes before the Sidhe Elder att*cks him. Merlin pulls out the Tír-Mòr staff and destroys the Sidhe Elder. The bottle of anti-changeling potion is broken in the process.] Merlin : Please tell me that wasn't all of it. -0-0-0- [29:28, INT. KING’S PALACE, ELENA'S GUEST CHAMBERS - DAY] [On the morning of the wedding, Elena lies in bed, belching.] Grunhilda : I don't think I've ever been so happy. I'm almost as excited as if it was my wedding day. In fact, given half a chance, I'd definitely marry him myself. Princess Elena : Maybe that's not such a bad idea. Grunhilda : What? Princess Elena : I'm serious. I don't love him. He doesn't understand me. He certainly doesn't love me either. Grunhilda : He respects you. Princess Elena : Yes, and I him. But is that enough? Grunhilda : Well, yes, definitely. I, I would say it was enough. I mean, what is love anyway? Here today and gone tomorrow. Respect, that's what lasts. Aw, it's just nerves. Understandable, but not to be listened to. Silly girl. [30:20, INT. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Gaius finishes remaking the anti-changeling potion.] Merlin : That's it? [Gaius nods.] Merlin : (sigh) Thank goodness for that. Gaius : Well, there's one more thing. How are we going to get Elena to drink this with Grunhilda around? Merlin : I think I might know a way. -0-0-0- [30:41, INT. KING’S PALACE, ELENA'S GUEST CHAMBERS - DAY] [Gaius knocks on the door.] Grunhilda : Well, hello there. Gaius : Hello, indeed. I wonder, could you spare me a moment? Grunhilda : But of course. Gaius : Er, not here. Alone. The vaults beneath Camelot. Grunhilda : The vaults? Gaius : It's a very private place. Princess Elena : I can't walk in these shoes. Grunhilda : I have a wedding to prepare. Gaius : No one will disturb us. There may not be another opportunity. Grunhilda : You surprise me, Gaius. But, oh, what a lovely surprise! I'll be right there. -0-0-0- [31:30, INT. KING’S PALACE, VAULTS - DAY] [Merlin and Gaius wait.] Merlin : You look very handsome. Perfect bait. Gaius : Merlin, if this doesn't work, if it seems she is overpowering me. Merlin : I will just watch and wait. Gaius : You will rescue me. And if it does work, let us never speak of it again. Grunhilda : Hello my lover! Oh, what a romantic place. I've been dreaming of this moment. Gaius : Me too. Grunhilda : Longing for this time. Gaius : Longing. Grunhilda : At last, we two will be as one. [Grunhilda puckers her lips. Gaius runs out and Merlin magically locks the gate.] Merlin : Ne un clyse. [Grunhilda lashes out her frog tongue and licks Gaius.] Grunhilda : You'll never know what you've missed. Gaius : I'll take your word for it. Grunhilda : Atot-oilg, a chomlae! [Grunhilda fails to magically unlock the gate.] -0-0-0- [32:52, INT. KING’S PALACE, CORRIDOR - DAY] Gaius : Never speak of it, Merlin. That's what we agreed. -0-0-0- [32:57, INT. KING’S PALACE, VAULTS - DAY] Grunhilda : Ar-focraim uait, asndot-roilce! -0-0-0- [33:07, INT. KING’S PALACE, THRONE ROOM - DAY] [Uther greets guests at the wedding.] Uther : Welcome, welcome, welcome. It's good to have you here. -0-0-0- [33:17, INT. KING’S PALACE, VAULTS - DAY] Grunhilda : Lasa n-uile fil ocum ar-focraim atot-oilg! [Grunhilda's spell blasts the gate off its hinges.] -0-0-0- [33:26, INT. KING’S PALACE, ELENA'S CORRIDOR - DAY] Gaius : You got your staff. When the Sidhe is released, it might not be very happy. Merlin : Don't worry, I'll be ready for it. Grunhilda : You better be ready for me first! [Merlin hits Grunhilda with staff energy beam, but she gets up.] Merlin : I'll see how long I can hold her off, you better be quick. -0-0-0- [33:48, INT. KING’S PALACE, ELENA'S GUEST CHAMBERS - DAY] [Gaius enters.] Princess Elena : Grunhilda? [Elena peeks around the curtain.] Gaius : It's only me. Princess Elena : Where has she gone? I'm getting married in less than an hour. [Elena hears electric popping noises and screams in the corridor.] Princess Elena : What was that? Gaius : Er...preparation for the wedding. Everybody's very excited. But you must be nervous. Princess Elena : I'm a little flustered. Gaius : Only to be expected, and just as I thought. I brought you a tonic to calm your nerves. Princess Elena : You are very kind. [Elena opens the bottle and takes a tiny sip.] Princess Elena : I cannot believe this is actually my wedding day. Gaius : Best to drink it all for the full effect. Princess Elena : Oh. [Elena takes another tiny sip.] Princess Elena : I really wish my mother was here. Gaius : Try another sip. [Gaius sits down next to her. Merlin finally kills the pixie with a huge blast of energy, and Grunhilda turns into dust. Merlin charges into Elena's room ready to fight the Sidhe. He gives Gaius a look.] Gaius : (whisper)I'm trying. Merlin : Elena, this is gonna make you feel a whole lot better! [Merlin takes the bottle, pinches Elena's nose, and pours the potion into her mouth. Elena passes out and writhes while the Sidhe is forced out. Merlin kills it with the staff energy. Elena wakes and sits up primly.] Gaius : Not to worry, my dear. I think you must've fainted. Such excitement! Princess Elena : Fainted? I feel...amazing. I haven't felt this good in years! Where is Grunhilda? Merlin and Gaius : We'll look into it. -0-0-0- [35:43, INT. KING’S PALACE, THRONE ROOM ANTECHAMBER - DAY] [Arthur stands there looking petrified.] Merlin : I brought you your ceremonial sword. Arthur : Is that for me to fall on? Merlin : Hopefully not. What's wrong? Arthur : You wouldn't understand, Merlin. You have no idea what it's like to have a destiny you can't escape. Merlin : Destinies are troublesome things. [Arthur takes the sword and sheaths it.] Merlin : You feel trapped, like your whole life is being planned out for you and you've got no control over anything, and sometimes you don't even know if what destiny decided is really the best thing at all. Arthur : How come you're so knowledgeable? Merlin : Hmm? Oh, I read a book. Arthur : What would this book tell you? Should I marry her? Merlin : That's not really my place to say so. Arthur : I'm asking you, it's your job to answer. Merlin : If you really want to know what I think... [Arthur gestures for Merlin to go on.] Merlin : I think you're mad, I think you're all mad. People should marry for love, not convenience. And if Uther thinks an unhappy king makes for a stronger kingdom, then he's wrong. 'Cause you may be destined to rule Camelot, but you have a choice...as to how you do it. [Throne Room doors open. Trumpets sound. Arthur walks to the altar.] -0-0-0- [37:35, INT. KING’S PALACE, ELENA'S GUEST CHAMBERS - DAY] [Normalised Elena turns to her father.] Princess Elena : What do you think? Lord Godwyn : Beautiful. No other word for it. Beautiful. [Elena takes her father's arm.] -0-0-0- [37:58, INT. KING’S PALACE, THRONE ROOM - DAY] [Godwyn leads Elena down the aisle. Arthur takes her hands.] Geoffrey de Monmouth : My lords, ladies, and gentlemen of Camelot, we are gathered here today to celebrate the ancient rite of hand-fasting, the union of Arthur Pendragon and Princess Elena of Gawant. Is it your wish, Arthur, to become one with this woman? Arthur : It is. Geoffrey de Monmouth : Is it your wish, Elena, to become one with this man? [Elena looks at her father and then at the floor.] Princess Elena : It is. Geoffrey de Monmouth : Do any say nay? Then as we gather here today, we are all witness to this rite... Arthur : Wait. Geoffrey de Monmouth : There's something you would like to say, Arthur? Arthur : Something I should've said a long time ago. Something from the heart I dare not speak. Elena, you are a wonderful woman, and a beautiful bride, but I cannot deny my feelings. Princess Elena : You do not love me. [Arthur shakes his head.] Arthur : And I think, if you are honest, you do not love me either. Princess Elena : No. Arthur : Then we are both here out of duty. Can you forgive me? Princess Elena : I agree with all you have said. Thank you, Arthur. [Gwen holds back tears of joy.] -0-0-0- [40:30, INT. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Arthur takes off his crown as he enters, Uther storms in after him.] Uther : What did you think you were doing? Arthur : The right thing, Father. Uther : For who? For Camelot, or for yourself? Arthur : The two things aren't entirely separate. Uther : Until you put duty before your feelings, you are clearly not ready to be King. Arthur : When I am ready to be King, I'll be a much better king for the support and strength of a woman I love. -0-0-0- [40:52, INT. KING’S PALACE, MAIN SQUARE - DAY] [Godwyn and Uther walk down the main steps.] Lord Godwyn : Can't imagine what's happened to Grunhilda. Uther : No. I'm sure she'll turn up. Lord Godwyn : I hope so. It's most unlike her. [Arthur and Merlin watch Elena descend the steps into the Square.] Arthur : There's something different about her. Merlin : You're not changing your mind, are you? Arthur : Goodness. [Arthur shakes his head, considers Elena as she walks down the steps, and shakes his head again.] Arthur : No. Princess Elena : I wish you well, Arthur Pendragon. I hope one day we both find the love we deserve. [Elena offers Arthur her hand and he kisses it.] Princess Elena : In the meantime, if you ever want to be beaten in a horserace, you know where to find me. Lord Godwyn : He did the right thing, you know. You mustn't punish him. They were neither of them in love. Uther : That's not the point. It's not the way things are done. Lord Godwyn : Maybe it's time things changed. I think he has the makings of a great king. You should be proud of him. [Uther and Godwyn embrace.] -0-0-0- [42:01, INT. KING’S PALACE, GRIFFIN STAIRCASE - DAY] [Arthur catches sight of Gwen descending the stairs and walks up to her. Merlin takes off in another direction.] Arthur : So...I'm still a single man. Gwen : Indeed. I don't think you deserve her, actually. She's really very lovely. Arthur : Mmm. Well, I had hoped to have forsaken her for one equally as lovely. Who knows, perhaps even more so. Gwen : I do not know of such a person. Arthur : Me neither. But I guess only time will tell. [Gwen descends the rest of the stairs, Arthur skips to the top.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x06 - The Changeling"}	foreverdreaming
Merlin 3.07 – The Castle of Fyrien Morgana's chambers (night) Gwen puts out the candles, yawns and walks home. --- Gwen's house Gwen gasps when she finds a sinister man waiting for her. Gwen: What do you want? Gwen grabs a poker from the fireplace, but another man grabs her from behind and places a drugged cloth over her face, muffling her scream. Gwen passes out, and Morgana watches from her window as the men carry Gwen away on a horse. --- Arthur's chambers Merlin: Rise and shine! Arthur: Can't you think of anything new to say? Bell tolls. Merlin: What? Arthur: Every morning it is the same thing. Merlin: Oh, I'm sorry. How about… shake a leg? Up and at 'em? Let's have you lazy daisy? No, you don't like any of them, do you? OK.I'm just gonna go before, before you decide to do something which... Arthur throws a cup at Merlin. --- Council chamber Morgana enters and sits down to breakfast with Uther and Arthur. Uther: The building works in the lower town have been delayed. Ensure it doesn't happen again. Arthur: I'll see to it. Uther: Good morning, Morgana. Merlin moves to pour Morgana's drink, but she places her hand over the cup. Morgana: No, thank you. Uther: Anything the matter? Morgana: It's Gwen. She didn't turn up for work this morning. Arthur: That's not like her. Morgana: I know, it's strange. I hope nothing's wrong. Uther: You needn't worry, Morgana. After all, if your maid can no longer be relied upon, we can easily replace her. Arthur: I'm sure she'll turn up soon enough. Morgana: I'm sure. --- Phoenix corridor Arthur: Go to Gwen's house, find out what's wrong. And Merlin, as quick as you can. Merlin: Yes, Sire. --- Gwen's house Merlin: Gwen? Merlin looks around Gwen's house and finds the cloth she was drugged her with --- Castle of Fyrien, dungeons Cenred and Morgause look at Elyan through the peek hole in his cell door. Morgause: You found him, then. Cenred: It was easy. He was exactly where Morgana said he'd be. --- Castle of Fyrien, throne hall Cenred: Guinevere. I trust you had a pleasant journey. Gwen: Why have you brought me to this place? Cenred: I have a guest. I thought you might like to meet him. Gwen: Elyan! Elyan: Gwen! Cenred: Brother and sister reunited. It warms the heart. Elyan: What do you want from us? Cenred: All in good time. Cenred and his men leave Gwen and Elyan alone in the throne room. Gwen: Why are we here, Elyan? What've you done? Elyan: I didn't do anything, I promise. I swear. I was at my forge and they just came for me. I tried to resist, but they drugged me. There was nothing I could do. What would a man like Cenred want with us? Gwen: I wish I knew. Morgause and Cenred watch Gwen and Elyan from a hallway above. Morgause: You are a cruel man, Cenred. Cenred: Is it cruel to give them a moment alone? They will have much to discuss. Morgause: Indeed. Cenred: Besides, the more she feels for her brother's plight, the more she'll do for us. --- Arthur’s chambers (day) Merlin enters with the drugged cloth he found in Gwen's house. Arthur: What's that? Merlin: I found it at Gwen's. Arthur: It's a scrap of cloth. Merlin: I know. Arthur: She's a seamstress. How could that possibly be important? Merlin: Smell it. Arthur: No thanks. Merlin: Just smell it. Arthur takes the cloth and inhales deeply. Merlin: What are you...? Arthur passes out and Merlin magically pulls out a chair to catch Arthur. Arthur comes around. Arthur: What is that? Merlin: It's a compound of hogswort and valerian. Arthur: Argh, what? Merlin: I'm just guessing. Arthur: You could knock a man out with that. Merlin: Yes. Or a woman? --- Castle of Fyrien, throne hall Gwen: Where have you taken Elyan? Cenred: He's safe. For now. Gwen: How do I know that? Cenred: We can talk about your brother later. I want to talk about you, and what you can do for me. Gwen: What could I possibly do for you? Cenred: You can bring me… Arthur Pendragon. Gwen: I'm just a servant, I have no influence with the prince. Cenred (laughs): I think we both know that's not true. Gwen: I don't know what you're talking about. Cenred: Enough! You will bring him here. I don't care how you do it, all I care is that it is done. You have a week. Gwen: And if I do not? Cenred: Then I'll let you watch… while I tear your brother's heart out. --- Council chamber Arthur: The guards saw her leave the palace at the usual time. After that, nothing. Uther: Why are you telling me this? Arthur: Sire, I have reason to believe that Guinevere has been kidnapped. Morgana: Kidnapped? Arthur: I'd like to organise a search party. Uther: I hardly think that would be appropriate. Arthur: Father? Uther: She's just a serving girl. Arthur: She's the maid to the King's ward. Uther: Very well. Send a squad of guards to search the lower town. Arthur: And the countryside? Uther: They have until nightfall. Arthur: Father, I'm not sure I can achieve... Uther: Arthur, I have a kingdom to protect. I cannot waste precious resources on a servant, whatever their circumstances. --- Morgana's chambers (morning) Morgana wakes the next morning as Gwen gathers her laundry. Morgana: Gwen? Where have you been? Gwen: I'm sorry, My Lady, I was unwell. Morgana: Are you better now? Gwen: Much better, thank you. Morgana: Well, don't tire yourself out. Whatever you need to do, I'm sure it can wait. --- Phoenix corridor Gwen bumps into Merlin and falls down, dropping Morgana's laundry. Merlin helps her pick it up. Merlin: Gwen! I've been searching the whole town for you. Arthur's been worried sick. Gwen: That's very sweet of him. I just had a cold, that's all. Merlin: I went to your house, Gwen, you weren't there. Gwen: Oh, no, erm...I, ...was just... Merlin notices Gwen's bruised wrists. Merlin: Who did that to you? Gwen: No one, it was an accident. Merlin: Gwen. Look at me. Gwen: It's fine. I'm fine. Gwen breaks down crying. --- Gwen's house Merlin prepares Gwen some tea and sits with her at her kitchen table. Gwen: What I don't understand is how they knew. Merlin: About?... Gwen looks towards Merlin. Merlin: Arthur's feelings for you. It's common knowledge Arthur would lay down his life for any of his subjects. Cenred could've taken anyone. Gwen: Do you really believe that? Merlin: All I know is you're back home safe with your friends. You don't have to face this alone. Gwen: Yes I do, Merlin. This is my problem. I can't involve Arthur. I won't. Merlin: Arthur's already involved. Gwen: Not if I don't tell him about it. Merlin: Gwen. If Arthur was in trouble, wouldn't you want him to come to you? Gwen: You know I would. --- Arthur's chambers Arthur: The Castle of Fyrien, I'm sure of it. Merlin: Never even heard of it. Arthur: Fyrien was a merchant. Morgana listens at the door. Arthur: He built a castle on the sea of Meredor as an outpost for trade routes to the east, but when wr broke out with Caerleon, the trade dried up. The castle was abandoned. Merlin: And so it's ruined now? Arthur: Well, no. It was built to withstand anything. For Cenred, it's the perfect hideout. Merlin: Doesn't sound like an easy place to get into. Arthur: It isn't. It will be well defended. Gwen: I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought this to you. Arthur: You did the right thing. Your brother will come to no harm, I promise. Gwen: How can you be so sure? Arthur: Because we're going to rescue him. Merlin: What do you mean "we"? Arthur: The three of us. Gwen: Cenred wants you dad. That's why he's doing this. Arthur: I know. Cenred's wanted Camelot's throne for as long as I can remember. Merlin: Then we'll be walking into a trap. Arthur: Not necessarily. --- Forest (night) Morgause: Sister. Is everything in place? Morgana: Arthur's taken the bait. Morgause: So he means to rescue her brother? Morgana: Just as we thought. There is nothing he would not do for her. Morgause: Excellent. And he comes alone, I take it? Morgana: Uther would never sanction an army for such a task. He rides with just Gwen and Merlin. Morgause: Perfect. He is as good as ours. Morgana: And once he is dad? Morgause: Why, then you are Uther's only child, and when the time is right, you may take your place on the throne of Camelot. --- Council chamber Arthur: Father. Uther: Hmm? What is it? Arthur: It's, er...it's slightly awkward. Uther: Oh? Arthur: I was drawn into a wager...and I lost. Uther: Arthur, you know how I disapprove of gambling. Arthur: I know. I'm sorry. Uther: How much do you owe? Arthur: Two silk dresses. Uther: Excuse me? Arthur: Well, at least enough silk to have them made, anyway. Uther: What kind of wager was this, exactly? Arthur: It was Morgana's idea. Uther (laughs): I should have guessed. Really, Arthur, you should know better than to bet against Morgana. Arthur: I know. The thing is, the cloth cannot be obtained in Camelot. So, I'm going to have to leave the city for a couple days. Uther: I'd get going if I were you. Don't want to keep her waiting. She'll have your guts. Arthur: Thank you, Father. --- Gaius’s chambers Gaius: Morgana? Are you certain? Merlin: Yes. She's been feeding Cenred information. How else would he know about Arthur's feelings for Gwen? Gaius: Then there's no denying it. Merlin: No. And if I could just go to Arthur and tell him what I know... Gaius: But you can't. It'd be your word against Morgana's, and she's the King's daughter. Merlin: I know. She's found Arthur's weak spot. Gaius: Well, Arthur can't sacrifice himself for Gwen's brother. Merlin: No, of course not. We're going to rescue him instead. Gaius: You're going to snatch this boy from under Cenred's nose? You and Arthur? Morgana knows nothing of this? Merlin: (scoffs) No. Gaius: Merlin, look after yourself. --- Camelot Castle main square Merlin prepares the horses. Morgana: Aren't you forgetting something? Merlin: I don't think so. Morgana: But I'm coming with you. Didn't Arthur say? Merlin: No, he didn't. Arthur hops over the Courtyard Corridor ledge dresses in his chainmail. Arthur: Don't just stand there, Merlin. We need another horse. Merlin: Why didn't you tell me she was coming? Arthur: Why should I? What difference does it make to you? Merlin: I think it's a bad idea. Arthur: Who's going to watch my back if we get into trouble? Merlin: I am. Arthur (snorts): Come on, she's a darn sight better with a sword than you'll ever be, and you know it. Besides, she insisted! Merlin: I bet she did. --- Woods Gwen looks around the woods warily. Arthur: I used to be afraid of these woods. Gwen: I find that hard to believe. Arthur: My father would bring me here when I was a boy, and it seemed every falling leaf was a bandit, every puff of wind was a ghost. You just get used to it in the end. Gwen: I don't think I'd ever get used to it. Arthur: You don't have to. You've got me. Gwen and Arthur smile at each other. Arthur remembers he's not alone with Gwen and looks back to see Merlin's grin. Arthur: What I mean is, in the event of an attck we'll watch out for each other. Morgana, I think I can rely on your protection? Morgana: Of course. Arthur: And Gwen, you'll look after Merlin, won't you? Gwen giggles. --- Woods, campsite Arthur: Go get some more firewood, would you Merlin? Merlin: I thought Morgana was doing that? Arthur: Well, go and see if she's alright. Merlin: Why wouldn't she be? Arthur: I don't know, maybe there are wolves in these woods. Merlin: No...I don't think so. Arthur: Merlin... Arthur mouths "you" and jerks his head away from the campsite. Merlin looks over at Gwen and Arthur nods. Merlin: Oh, yeah. Yeah, of course. The wolves. Merlin hurries off. Gwen struggles to untie something from her saddle. Arthur: You need some help with that? Gwen: Thanks. Merlin wanders near Morgana as she collects firewood. Morgana: What do you want Merlin? Merlin: Arthur sent me. He wanted to make sure that you were OK. Morgana: How very thoughtful of him. Merlin: Well, he cares for you. You know, Gwen too. They're your friends, Morgana. They've always been loyal to you. Morgana: Why are you telling me this? Merlin: Because I don't understand how anyone would want to hurt their friends. Morgana: No, you just poison them. You'd do well, Merlin, to stay out of things that do not concern you. Merlin: Oh, but they do concern me, cause they're my friends too. And I'll do whatever it takes to protect them. Morgana: I would expect nothing less. --- Woods, campsite Gwen carries gear between her horse and the fre pit while Arthur sits trying to light the campfire. Arthur: Sit for a moment. You're wearing me out just watching you. Gwen: It's good to keep busy. Stops me thinking too much. Arthur: 'Cause you're worried about Elyan. Gwen pauses and then sits down by the fre pit. Gwen: I'm always worried about Elyan. He's just one of those people, never settled down, never thinks about the future, just follows his heart wherever it leads him. Arthur: Doesn't sound so bad. Gwen: Well, it wouldn't be, except he always manages to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Arthur: Well, I don't think it's his fault this time. Gwen: No. But even if it was, I'd still be there for him. Gwen: It's what you do when you love someone, isn't it? ...If anything happens to you, I won't forgive myself. Arthur: Don't worry. It won't. Arthur continues trying to light the fre with the flints. Arthur: What's wrong with these things? Gwen: Here, let me. Gwen takes the flints and lights the fre on her second try. Gwen: I'm a blacksmith's daughter, remember? Arthur: Mmm. Arthur and Gwen lean in to kiss. Morgana and Merlin return and they break apart. Merlin pauses when he sees them. Merlin: I think I may have missed a twig back there. Erm..Would you like me to go and get it? Arthur glares at Merlin. Merlin: (mouths) I could go. --- Campsite (night) The four travellers sit around the campfire, finishing dinner. Arthur: Cenred's chosen his hideout well. Now, the Castle of Fyrien backs onto the sea, we will be vastly outnumbered, and his lookouts will spot us well before we've reached the gates. So, we can't go that way. Morgana: But there's no other way, surely? Arthur: Yes, there is. Merlin: Erm, more beans? Anyone? Arthur: No thanks. When Caerleon was defeated by my father at the Battle of Denaria, he retreated to the Castle of Fyrien and it seemed a victory would be denied us, but my father knew of a secret labyrinth beneath the castle. Morgana: A labyrinth? Arthur: Fyrien was greedy. So, to avoid Camelot's levies, he dug tunnels from the castle to the sea. That way he could smuggle goods into the kingdom without anyone knowing. Morgana: And you ambushed Caerleon using these old tunnels. Arthur: He never saw us coming. And neither will Cenred. --- Woods Morgana meets Morgause. Morgause: So they are heading for the castle as planned? Morgana: Yes, but Arthur means to catch you unawares. Morgause: What do you mean? Morgana: He knows of some tunnels beneath the castle. Morgause: There must be a secret entrance. Did he say where? Morgana: I'm sorry, that's all I know. Morgause: Then your work is not yet done, Sister. When you find the entrance, you must lead us to it. Morgana: But how? Morgause pulls out a ring. Morgause: Lære us, forþbrenge us, ætlæde us. Heofoncandel ure. When you are certain that you are alone, cast it upon the ground. Its magic will guide us. --- Campsite Morgana returns to the campsite and climbs under her blankets. Merlin turns to see that she's returned. --- Campsite (morning) Merlin and Morgana prepare their horses the next morning. Merlin: Trouble sleeping? Morgana: If you have a problem, Merlin, why don't you try talking to Arthur about it? No? Well, keep your mouth shut, then. --- Woods Merlin spots a snake as they ride through the woods. Merlin: (whisper) Nædre Morganam forgripe. The snake spooks Morgana's horse, and she screams as she's thrown off. Merlin: Are you alright? Morgana: Ow, my leg. Arthur: Can you walk? Merlin: No, it's your ankle. You need to rest it. Arthur: We don't have that kind of time. Gwen: We can't go on without her. Merlin: What other choice do we have? Morgana: No, no, it's alright. I can go on. Merlin: No, you can't! You'll only make it worse. Morgana: I said I'm fine. Arthur: You were lucky. It could've been serious. Come on, Merlin, don't just stand there. You alright? Morgana: Yeah. --- Castle of Fyrien, throne room Cenred: Morgana will lead us to the tunnel entrance? Morgause: She has not failed us so far. Cenred: Then Arthur's fate is sealed. Morgause: If you do your job properly. Cenred: Don't worry about me. Morgause: I don't, believe me. Cenred: And I thought you cared. Morgause: I care only that Morgana takes her rightful place upon the throne of Camelot. Cenred: I share that desire, Morgause. Morgause: Of course you do. After all, you stand to gain much from Arthur's death. Cenred: I don't deny it. But I am rich and powerful already. I do this only to please you. Morgause: Is that so? Then please me. --- Shoreline near the Castle of Fyrien Merlin: Are you sure we shouldn't try to sneak into the castle itself. It might be easier. Arthur: No, the tunnels are a better bet. That way the element of surprise is guaranteed. Merlin: No, no, no. Arthur: Are you questioning my judgment? Merlin: No, no. Its, it's just, er...an instinct, that's all. Arthur: Oh, well, if you got an instinct, we should ignore my lifetime of military experience. Merlin: What if it's a trap? What if Cenred knows about the tunnels? Arthur: I'm willing to bet my life he doesn't. --- Tunnel entrance Arthur: Here we are. Stay close. Morgana places the enchanted ring on a rock and it begins to emit orange smoke. Castle of Fyrien, tunnels Merlin runs into some thick cobwebs in the tunnels. Arthur: Stop worrying about your hair, Merlin. Merlin: Very funny. Arthur: It's a good sign. Means that no one's been down here. Gwen separates some cobwebs and a skeleton pops out at her. She screams. Arthur lights a torch revealing lots of armoured skeletons on the ground. Arthur: Caerleon's last stand. Merlin: Where's Morgana? Morgana: I'm here. Arthur: Stick together, everyone. We need to keep moving. Footsteps approach. Arthur (whisper): Quiet. Quick, this way. Arthur leads them to another tunnel, but footsteps approach from that direction as well. Arthur: We're trapped. Merlin: How did they know we were here? Gwen: It was probably my scream. I'm sorry. They attempt to fend off Cenred's men, but Gwen is captured and Arthur surrenders. --- Castle of Fyrien, throne room Cenred: Well, well, Arthur Pendragon. How kind of you to pay me a visit. And look, you brought some friends with you. Oh, the Lady Morgana, no less. Morgana: Don't so much as breathe on me, you pig. Cenred: Well, the more the merrier, I say. Arthur: I'm the one you want, Cenred. Let them go. Cenred: You're right, that would only be fair. But fair's for fools. Take them away! Arthur: I won't let you harm them! They're innocent! Cenred: Innocent? No friend of Camelot is innocent! --- Gwen and Elyan's prison cell Elyan: You shouldn't have come back for me, Gwen. What were you thinking? Gwen: You're probably right. You'd think I'd have learnt by now. Gwen: I only hope Arthur can think of something. Elyan: Arthur? Gwen: Prince Arthur. I came with him. Elyan: Prince Arthur of Camelot? Gwen: Yes, Elyan, Prince Arthur of Camelot. Elyan: Why would he want to help you? Gwen: Why shouldn't he? Elyan: Er, because he's a prince and you're a servant. Gwen: He doesn't care about that sort of thing. He's...you know...chivalrous. Elyan: Right. So he's like that with all the maids in Camelot? Gwen: No. Yes. I mean... Gwen sighs in defeat and Elyan smiles. Elyan: It seems that things have changed for you, Guinevere. Gwen: Yes, I suppose they have. Elyan: I'm glad. --- Castle of Fyrien, throne room Morgause: Sister, you are unharmed, I trust. Morgana (to Cenred): No thanks to your men. Cenred: Forgive me, but, er...we must keep up appearances. Morgana: What've you done with Arthur? Morgause: He's safely under lock and key. Morgana: Why not just kll him now? Cenred: How cold hearted you've become. Morgause: The Prince still has his uses. He knows more about Camelot's defences than anyone. Morgana: Arthur will never tell you anything. Morgause: Cenred has his methods. --- Arthur and Merlin's prison cell Merlin: I don't understand why we're not dad already. Arthur: Because Cenred will want to trture me first. Find out what I know. Merlin: Aren't you afraid? Arthur: No. Not in the slightest. Merlin: Sorry, I don't understand. How, how can you not be afraid of pain? Arthur: I am afraid of pain, there's just not going to be any. Merlin: Right. So, you go into some sort of trance? Arthur: What are you talking about? There's not going to be any because we are going to escape from this filthy cell and rescue the others. Merlin: You got a plan. Arthur: Not as such. --- Gwen and Elyan's prison cell Elyan: You're angry with me, aren't you? Gwen: A bit. Where've you been, Elyan? Elyan: Here and there. Gwen: It's been four years since you left and not so much as a word! You could've been dad for all I knew! Elyan: I meant to get in touch. It just never seemed like the right moment. Gwen: So, when our father died, wasn't that the right moment either? Elyan: I'm sorry. I haven't been much help, have I? --- Arthur and Merlin's prison cell Merlin: Help! Quick! Merlin pounds on the door and a guard opens the peek hole in the door. Merlin: The Prince has escaped. I'm so sorry. I- I wish I knew where he was, but I... Merlin looks up at the ceiling. Merlin: Oh, there he is. The guards look up. Arthur smiles and drops down on the guards. Arthur knocks out one, and Merlin takes out the other. Arthur: Wonders never cease. Merlin: Heh. --- Castle of Fyrien, dungeons corridor Merlin and Arthur peek around the corner at the guards outside Gwen and Elyan's prison cell. Arthur: Any ideas? Merlin: Just this one. Merlin pushes Arthur out in front of the guard, Fermin. Arthur: Ha. Hello again. Fermin fights Arthur and pins him against the wall. Fermin: I'm going to enjoy this. Merlin: Gyrdel. Fermin's belt breaks and his trousers fall down. Arthur: Know what your problem is? All mouth and no trousers! Arthur shoves Fermin through the door of Gwen and Elyan's cell. Arthur: You all right? Gwen: Yes. Arthur: Where's Morgana? Gwen: I thought she was with you. Arthur: They must be holding her somewhere else. Let's go. --- Castle of Fyrien, corridors Arthur: Take Gwen and Elyan with you. Guard them with your life. Merlin: What about you? Arthur: I'm going to get Morgana. Merlin: No, you can't! It's too dangerous. Arthur: Sorry, Merlin, I'm not leaving without her. Arthur checks around a corner. Guard (distant): I think they went that way. Arthur jogs back to Gwen. Arthur: When you get to the horses, ride straight for Camelot. Do not wait for me. Promise. Gwen: But I... Arthur: Promise. Gwen: I promise. Arthur leaves, Gwen and Elyan begin to run in the opposite direction. Merlin: Elyan! Look after Gwen. I'm going after him. Gwen: Good luck. Merlin: You too. --- Castle of Fyrien, throne room Warning bells sound. Cenred: Arthur. Morgana: You should've klled him when you had the chance! Cenred: He won't get far. My men will deal with him easily enough. Morgana: Cenred, if he escapes... Morgause: Do not fret, Sister. You are like family to our brave Prince. He will not leave this place without you. And when he comes, we'll be waiting. Cenred: And then, My Lady Morgana, you must play your part well. Morgana: When have I not? --- Castle of Fyrien, throne room corridor Arthur peeks around the corner at the guards, then casually saunters around the corner. Arthur: Evening! Arthur takes out the guards. --- Castle of Fyrien, throne room Arthur bursts in and Cenred guards Morgana with a sword. Cenred: That's close enough. Morgana: Please don't hurt me. Cenred: One more step and she dies. Arthur: You're a coward, Cenred. You always were. Cenred: Ha-ha. It's cowards that survive, Arthur. Now put down your sword. Morgause comes out from behind a pillar. Morgause: Do as he says. You seem surprised. Arthur: Hardly. I know what you're capable of. Morgause: Oh, you have no idea. Merlin watches from the doorway as Morgause summons a pillar of fre and pushes it towards Arthur. Merlin: Merrtorrsweoolhat The fre pillar explodes and blows everyone backwards. The ceiling collapses on Cenred and Morgause. Arthur goes to Morgana as she gets up. Arthur: You alright? Come on. Merlin enters the throne room. Arthur: Merlin?! What the hell are you doing here?! Merlin: I thought you might need some help! Arthur: Get out of here now! Merlin grabs Morgana's arm and drags her out of the room. --- Castle of Fyrien, tunnels Morgana: I can't go on! Merlin: What's the matter? Worried about your friends? Morgana: No! My ankle! Merlin: I'm not a fool, Morgana! I know what you're trying to do! Morgana: You know nothing! Merlin: Come on! Arthur: What's wrong? Morgana: My ankle. Arthur picks Morgana up in a fireman's carry. Morgana: What are you doing?! Arthur: Trust me, I don't like it any more than you do! Come on, Merlin! --- Woods Arthur carries Morgana through the woods until he sees Gwen and Elyan waiting with the horses. Arthur: I thought I told you to ride for Camelot. Gwen: You might be a prince, but I don't always have to do what you tell me to. Cenred's men attck. Arthur takes out one. Elyan kills the other. Arthur: Not bad. Elyan: Well, practice makes perfect, I guess. --- Woods, road The rescue party rides along a trail in the woods. Arthur: What did Cenred want with you? Morgana: He was trying to extract information. I told him nothing. Arthur: See, that's what men like Cenred will never understand. Camelot was built on trust and loyalty. We will never be defeated as long as we stay true to those ideals. --- Arthur's chambers Someone knocks on the door while Arthur writes at his table. Arthur: Come in. Gwen enters with a pair of dresses. Arthur: What are they? Gwen: Two silk dresses. In case your father asks any questions. Arthur: Ah, where'd you get them from? Gwen: Well...let's just say they won't be missed for a day or two. Arthur: How's Elyan settling in? Gwen: Really well. He's got the forge up and running and a place to live. He really appreciates all the help you've given him. Gwen hesitates. Arthur: Was there anything else? Gwen: I just wanted to say thank you for bringing my brother back. It means more to me than I can say. Arthur: Well, it's like you said, Guinevere. It's what you do when you love someone.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x07 - The Castle of Fyrien"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.08 - The Eye of the Phoenix The Great Dragon: In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name … Merlin. CASTLE OF CAMELOT, AT NIGHT, IN AN ANTI-ROOM Arthur gets ready for a ceremony, assisted by Merlin. He enters into the Throne Room and kneels. Merlin watches out the door ajar when Gwen comes. Gwen (about Arthur): What’s he actually doing? Merlin (whispers): Thinking Gwen: About …? Merlin : You! Gwen hits him gently. They shut the door. Merlin: He has to decide upon a quest. Gwen: And crouching on his knees all night’s gonna help?! Merlin: Yes! He had to transcend his body so the quest is revealed to him as a vision. Gwen: And you’re gonna stay and watched …?! Merlin: Gwen! This is one of the most important days in a prince’s life! BY MORNING, IN THE ANTI-ROOM Merlin is lying on the floor, snoring out loud. He is awakened by Uther and the Court. They all enter the room where Arthur spent the night. Uther (to Arthur): It is time … What is the quest you have chosen? Arthur: I can see but one pass Sire. I had to enter the realm of the Fisher King and find the Golden Trident, spoken of in the legends of the Fallen Kings. Uther: You do understand that if you want to prove yourself worthy of the throne you must complete this task alone … And unaided! Arthur: I do. *Opening Credits* GAIUS’S CHAMBERS Merlin and Gaius are around their lunch table. Merlin eats quickly. Gaius: You’ll get hiccups… Merlin: Who is the Fisher King? Gaius: He was a sorcerer who lived many hundreds of years ago … Merlin: And? Gaius: Legends has it he has been wounded in battle. The wound infested, and the infection spread not just through his body but through his lands as well. His mighty kingdom was reduced to a waste land and has remained that way until this very day. Merlin: I don’t understand. Why is Uther so worried? Gaius: Some believe the Fisher King’s still alive. Kept from death by his magic. Merlin: Do you? Gaius: Perhaps, perhaps not. But the people of the North call the area “The Perilous Lands”. Few who have ever ventured there have lived to tell the tale. ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS Merlin is making the Prince’s bed while Arthur works at his desk. Merlin (Hiccups): Hic! (To Arthur) I ate too quickly. Arthur looks annoyed then goes back to his papers. Merlin: Hic! Arthur: Merlin… Merlin: I can’t help it. Arthur: I need to concentrate. Merlin finishes the bed quietly. Merlin (looking the bed with satisfaction): Hic! Arthur: I am trying to prepare for one of the most important moments in my life. (He goes back to his work) Merlin (pointing at the maps on Arthur’s desk): All this maps … none of them are the same. Arthur: Well done Merlin! Do you know why? Merlin: No. Arthur: Because hardly anyone’s ever been there! Merlin: Couldn’t you have chosen something a bit easier …? Arthur: I’m meant to be proving my worth to the people. A quick trip to the lower town to a collect a bundle of herbs probably won’t cut it. Merlin: But the Perilous Lands are … perilous! Maybe I should come with you … Arthur: What for?! Merlin: To … Help out. Arthur: You … really don’t get it, do you? The task must be completed alone and unaided. That’s the way it’s been for a hundred of years, it’s not about to change for you. Now, if you don’t mind, I have some important preparations to do … Merlin nodes and leaves the room. As he reaches the doors, he has a last hiccup. A MARKET IN THE LOWER TOWN Lady Morgana and Gwen are looking some fabrics. Suddenly an old woman grabs the Lady Morgana’s wrist. Old woman: Please, please. Just spare me few minute of your time Sister. Morgana recognizes Morgause and follows her. Gwen (seeing Morgan’s leaving): My Lady?! Morgana: It’s alright Gwen, I won’t be a moment. Morgana and Morgause hides behind a wall. Morgause: We must be quick sister, this enchantment will not hold for long. Tell me, what has Arthur chosen as his quest? Morgana: He sets out tomorrow for the Perilous Lands. Morgause: How perfect! She shows a bracelet with a golden stone. Morgause: Present this to the Prince as a token of your good wishes. When the time is right, you must make a likeness of the prince and bind to the gift using the skills that I taught you. When he does not returned, you, sister, will take your rightful place as sole heir to the throne of Camelot. (they split up) As Gwen is waiting, she sees the reflection of Morgause in a mirror. She turns and sees the old woman. Morgana comes back. Gwen (to Morgana): My Lady! Are you alright!? Morgana: Why wouldn’t I be?! Gwen: I … (looking around), I thought … Morgana: Poor woman, she doesn’t have a penny to feed her family. I felt duty bound to help her Gwen. Morgana continues her walk and Gwen stares at her, puzzled. CAMELOT, IN THE CORRIDORS Gwen waits next to Arthur’s door when the prince gets out. Gwen (to Arthur): I know you have to go, but … Arthur: I’ll be careful. Gwen: For me. Arthur kisses her and leaves. IN THE COURTYARD Arthur is about go while Uther, Morgana and some people of the court are watching. The Prince makes a head gesture to present his respects before leaving. Morgana (to Uther): You look troubled Sire. Uther: He is sole heir to the throne, Morgana. Morgana: Don’t worry. I’m certain a Pendragon will rule over Camelot for a long time to come! (She smiles, then looks at Uther with an icy glance) Arthur saddles on while Merlin hold the horse. The sorcerer smiles at his master when he feels magic. His eyes fall on the bracelet. Arthur: Beautiful, isn’t it? It was a gift from Morgana. Merlin takes a suspicious look at the Lady Morgana before stared worryingly at his master’s departure. GAIUS’S CHAMBERS Gaius and Merlin consult books. Gaius: Are you sure it wasn’t a jewel? (He shows a picture to Merlin) Merlin: No. Brighter than that. Gaius: And you think it was enchanted. Merlin: There was magic there. I can feel it. Gaius: You’re sure? (Merlin nodes) Merlin: And if it came for Morgana, it can only mean one thing. Arthur is in danger. A FOREST, BEYOND CAMELOT Arthur reaches a valley surrounded by mountains. He checks his maps then continues his journey. GAIUS’S CHAMBERS Gaius and Merlin are still checking books. Gaius: I don’t know where else to look Merlin. Merlin: There has to be something! Gaius: We’ve examined every stone imaginable! … Unless … He grabs a book from the library. Gaius (shows a page): Merlin. Merlin: Gaius, that’s it! Gaius: Then it’s not a stone Merlin; it’s an “Eye of the Phoenix”! Merlin: Phoenix? Gaius: Some call it the Firebird. Its eye burn with the fre that consumes the life force of anybody it comes in contact with. Merlin: Arthur…! Gaius: The eye will drown energy from him. If it’s worn for too long, Arthur would die. Merlin: I have to go after him! Gaius: This is not a task to be undertaken lightly Merlin. You’ll need help. COURTYARD Merlin left Camelot on horseback. AT NIGHT, THE LADY MORGANA’S CHAMBERS The Lady Morgana makes some kind of voodoo doll, and enlightens the “head”. Meanwhile, in a forest Arthur laid on the ground, about to sleep. As Morgana magically enlightens a small fre in a box, back to the forest, the stone on Arthur’s bracelet starts to shine. Gwen is about to enter into Morgana’s chambers when she smells something strange. She opens the doors. Morgana (closing the box quickly): What is it now! Gwen: I just want to see if there is anything you needed. Morgana: No, get out! Gwen: Is something burning? Morgana: I said get out!! Gwen leaves the chambers, offended by her mistress behavior. THE FOREST WHERE ARTHUR SPENT THE NIGHT Arthur is asleep when two Mercenaries attck him. He wins the fight against them with some difficulties. A TAVERN Merlin enters a tavern where there is a fight. A man seems to be the struggle’s main point. Merlin (to the man): Hello Gwaine! Gwaine: Ah! Merlin! How are you? A customer (to Gwaine): Give me my money. Merlin and Gwaine run to escape the unpleased customers. They hide behind a backer slack. Merlin takes an eye in the customers’ direction. Merlin: Gwaine … (seeing that the customers saw them) Run!! They ended up on a round path and take a break. Gwaine: Remind me again, what you’re doing here? Merlin: Arthur is in trouble. I need your help. Gwaine: What kind of trouble? The customers (seeing them): There! Merlin and Gwaine leave running. Merlin: He’s gone to the Perilous Lands. Gwaine : What? You serious? Merlin: Yeah! Gwaine: Just now (the armed customers are going to reach them) sounds pretty attractive! (Seeing horses few meters beneath their positions) Right, we go for the horses Merlin: You’ve got to be joking! Gwaine pushes Merlin and the warlock falls on a haystack. Gwaine jumps after Him. They take the horses and flee to the forest. IN ANOTHER FOREST Arthur keeps going to reach the realm of the Fisher king. He arrives at a bridge where a man stands. The bridge keeper: Who is it that whishes to cross my bridge? Arthur: A knight on a quest to find the trident of the Fisher king. The bridge keeper: Then you must be Courage! Arthur: No … I’m Prince Arthur of Camelot. The Bridge Keeper: I’m Grettir. I have to say, you’re not as short as I thought you’d be. Arthur is about to cross the bridge but Grettir stops him. Grettir: Before I let you pass, I’ll give you a little advice. As courage, there two more things you need to complete your quest: Strength and Magic. Arthur: I don’t condone the use of magic. Grettir: You’d be wise to not dismisses it so freely! The rules in the land you are headed to are quite different to those in the world that you know. Arthur: Thank you for your help. Grettir lets him pass. As Arthur pass next to him, the bridge keeper grabs his wrist Grettir: That’s a very beautiful bracelet. Arthur: It’s a gift from someone very dear to me. She hoped it would bring me good fortune. Grettir: Did she now. He lets Arthur go. Grettir: How very thoughtful of her! (He Laughs then disappears) MILES AWAY, IN THE FOREST Merlin and Gwaine ride side by side Merlin: Why were those men so angry? Gwaine: So is the way in Gambling. You make a man a fool, he calls you a thief … How d’you find me? Merlin: It wasn’t easy. I’ve been in almost every tavern in Engerd! Gwaine: So have I! (Both laugh) IN THE PERILOUS LANDS Arthur walks through a dad land where an orange sun is shining. The prince seems extremely tired as the Eye of the phoenix shines at his wrist. CAMELOT, MORGANA’S CHAMBERS Gwen brushes Morgana. Morgana: You’re so good to me Gwen. Thank you. Gwen: It’s nothing Morgana: You’re upset with me. I know I shouted at you last night. I’m sorry. What can I do to make it up? Gwen: It’s forgotten. Morgana: Why don’t I give you some time off? Don’t look at me like that; I’m sure I can look after myself for one night. Gwen: That’s very kind of you my Lady. Morgana: I’m glad we’re friends again. Gwen: Before I’ll go, I’ll make sure everything’s ready for your return. Morgana: That’s sweet. Don’t stay too late. Morgana leaves letting Gwen alone. IN THE FOREST OF ENGERD Merlin and Gwaine are facing a new area. Gwaine: This is it. On the other side of the forest, lie the Perilous Lands. Merlin: it doesn’t sound too friendly… Gwaine: That’s because it’s not… Believe me, it’s wretched. Merlin: How do you know? You’ve never been there. Gwaine: I’ve traveled to many places, Merlin. Merlin: Not the Perilous Lands, I know that. Gwaine: Why? Merlin: They don’t have any tavern. (Both laugh) Gwaine: I told you it’s wretched. CAMELOT, IN MORGANA’S CHAMBERS Morgana enters into her room and makes sure Gwen has leave. Morgana: Gwen? As there’s no answer, she takes her box in a closet. She enlightens it. Gwen watches the scene from behind a screen. THE PERILOUS LANDS Arthur walks in the desert, weaker as the eye of the phoenix is shining. He felt into what looks like some kind of shifting sands. He tries to go out but his forces are leaving him. IN THE FOREST Merlin and Gwaine reached the same bridge as Arthur has to. Gwaine gestured Merlin to stay where he stands but as soon as Gwaine left, Merlin went right to the bridge. Grettir (appearing from thin air): So … Magic has arrived. Merlin: What? Grettir: There is nothing to be afraid of. Your presence is essential if Arthur is to succeed on his quest. Merlin: How do you know about Arthur? Who are you? Grettir: But the keeper of the bridge! Only whishes to see the Fisher King’s land restored and prosperity reigned again. ‘Till your mission is complete, this cannot happen. Merlin: It’s not my mission, its Arthur’s. Grettir: That’s what you chose to believe. It’s no accident that Arthur chose this path or you chose to follow. Gwaine shows up. Grettir: Ah! Finally! Strength has arrived! The trio is complete! Gwaine (Drawn his sword): Who is he? Grettir magically turns Gwaine’s sword into flowers. Grettir: I mean no harm to either of you. Now thank you to mean no harm in return. Gwaine: Where is my sword …? Grettir: Will return to you once you’ll reach the other side. Gwaine crosses the bridge. Grettir (to Merlin): The Fisher King has waiting many years for this day. Do not deny what he wishes. Merlin nodes and follows Gwaine. Grettir: Remember, nothing is has it seems. THE PERILOUS LANDS With a huge effort, Arthur succeeds to reach the shore. He lay on the ground out of strength. ANOTHER PART OF THE PERILOUS LAND, AT NIGHT Gwaine and Merlin sit round a fre. Suddenly they heard a frightening scream. Merlin: What was that?! Gwaine: Pheasant … Merlin: Pheasant? Gwaine (grabs his sword): Very big one. Merlin: … You can turn back if you want. Gwaine: Hah! I’m not scared of pheasants! Merlin: I don’t know ... Why did you wanna do this? Gwaine: Same reason has you. Help a friend. Merlin: Huh … Arthur’s lucky to have us! Gwaine: Not Arthur. Merlin: I’d do the same for you. Gwaine: Well, I hope so … You’re the only friend I’ve got. Merlin: I’m not surprised. Gwaine laughs when they heard another scream. Merlin: its sounds like three pheasants. Gwaine (firmly grabs his sword): At least. CAMELOT, GAIUS’ CHAMBERS In the middle of the night Gwen knocks furiously on Gaius’ door. The physician opens. Gwen: I’m sorry to wake you. Gaius: Don’t be silly ... Gwen: I’m not sure how else I could talk to. Gaius: What is it child? Gwen: It’s Morgana. Gaius: What’s happened? Gwen: She – She had a box, and, her eyes; it was like they’re on fre. What do I do Gaius? She’s using magic! Gaius: Everything may not be has it seems, Gwen. Gwen: No, no, I know what I saw. I know Morgana for so long. I don’t want to believe it but she … isn't the person I knew. She’s changed Gaius. I don’t think she means well to any of us anymore. Gaius: I wish I could say otherwise, but I fear you’re right. IN THE PERILOUS LANDS Arthur continues his journey through the dad land, exhausted. He finally reaches the Fisher king’s tower. As he approaches to it, he notices some creatures in the sky. As he starts to fight them, Merlin and Gwaine arrive in the ground where Arthur stands few moments later. Merlin: There it is. Gwaine: What’s that in the sky? They’re not birds. Merlin: I’ve never seen creatures like that. Gwaine: It’s like they’re hunting something … Merlin (seeing something at the foot of the tower): What was that? Gwaine: a sword. Merlin: It’s Arthur! They leave the field to reach Arthur’s position. THE DARK TOWER Arthur is fighting against the creatures and succeeds to reach the gates and to enter the Tower. Few minutes later, Gwaine and Merlin come along. Gwaine (about the creatures): I should have known! Merlin: What are they? Gwaine: Wyverns. Distant cousins of the dragons. They’re creatures of magic, so be careful. Inside the courtyard, Arthur is hunting down by wyverns. At the same time Gwaine and Merlin manage to enter. Merlin (hold the Iron Gate to let Gwaine pass): Quick quick quick! Merlin (When Gwaine reaches the other side): Let’s split up. Meantime, Arthur locks himself up, trying to escape the wyverns. The creatures start to asault the door. In another room, Merlin looks for his master. He heard the creatures. Elsewhere in the tower, Gwaine is searching for Arthur as well. Gwaine: Arthur? (Hearing the creatures, he climbs the stairs) Arthur?! Out of strength, Arthur reaches the opposite side of the room and passed out. As two wyverns rip the doors off, Merlin bursts in. He speaks to the creatures in the Dragonlord language. Wyverns surrender and leave. Merlin gets back to Arthur and removes the bracelet. Arthur wakes up. Arthur (sees Merlin): What the hell are you doing here!? Merlin: Why can you never just say thanks? Arthur: Thanks?! What? For completely ruining the quest?! Merlin: Well, it was a god job I was here; otherwise you’d be wyvern fodder… by now! Arthur: How many times do I have to get it into your thick skull? I am supposed to be doing this alone! Suddenly a wyvern appears behind them. It’s rapidly klled by Gwaine. Arthur: Great … This is just gets better and better … Gwen and Morgana are here too? We're gonna have a surprise party?! Gwaine: There’re more wyverns on the way. We need to get out of here. Arthur: I’m not leaving without the trident. It was the all point of this quest. (He leaves, letting Merlin and Gwaine behind him) Merlin (to Arthur): Do you want us to help you? Or do you want to do this alone!? Arthur (From the stairs, shouting): Merlin! Merlin (whispers): Here we go Merlin and Gwaine follow Arthur. Merlin (to Arthur): Do you know where the trident is? Arthur: If I did, there wouldn’t be a problem, would there? Merlin: Any clue you can give us? Arthur: This is a quest Merlin, not a treasure hunt! Merlin: Well, it’s a sort of a… Arthur: Merlin!! They search the tower when they arrive on a flight with a door. Merlin: Look at this. Looks like a throne room. Arthur: If the trident’s going to be anywhere … Merlin makes a step and walks on a trap. Gwaine pushes him to avoid a closing door. The three of them are now split up, Merlin into the room, Arthur and Gwaine on the other side. Arthur (through the door): Merlin? Merlin! You’re alright? Merlin (on the other side): Gwaine? Arthur?! Gwaine: It’s got to be a way to open this. THE THRONE ROOM Hearing nothing from the other side, Merlin explores the room. A throne is in the middle. The Fisher King: So Emrys … You are here at last. Merlin headed to the throne and sees an old man sitting in, covered by webs. The Fisher King turns his head to Merlin Merlin: So you are still alive. The Fisher King: For now. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR Arthur: Now, I’m sure if we just reach in here … (he removes a brick from the wall as bugs came out) … we’ll be able to find something to release the door … Gwaine: Go on, then. Don’t be such a princess; it’s your quest after all. THE THRONE ROOM Merlin (hearing noises from the doors): That’ll be ... The Fisher King: …Your friends. Courage and Strength, I know. Without their help, you would not be here. Merlin (reminding Grettir’s advice): What is it you want? The Fisher King: I want an end to my suffering. Merlin: You want to die. The Fisher King: I’ve been waiting all this years for the arrival of a new time. The time of the Once and Future King. Merlin: I’ve heard these words before. The Fisher King: And you will hear them again for that time is dawning and my time finally can come to an end. This is why you were brought here. For this is not Arthur’s quest, it is yours. Arthur thinks the prize is the trident … (He drops the trident he hold) but the real prize is something far greater. (A little bottle of water appears in his hand) Water from the Lake of Avalon. I’ve kept it safe these years, waiting for the right person to claim it. And that is you. You are the one chosen. Merlin: What you’re talking about? The Fisher King: Albion’s time of need is near and in that dark hour, you must be strong. For you alone can save her. Your powers are great but you will need help. (Presenting the phial to Merlin) And that is what I’m giving you. When all seems lost, this will show you the way. Merlin: Thank you. The Fisher King: I’ve given you a gift, now you must give me one in return. Merlin: But I have nothing to give. The Fisher King: I think you do. Merlin reminds Morgana’s bracelet and takes it out of his jacket. Merlin: If I give you this, you’ll die. The Fisher King presents his wrist to Merlin. The young sorcerer kneels and puts the bracelet on the Fisher king’s arm. The old man vanishes in the air. Fisher king’s distant voice: Thank you. The door opens, and Arthur enters, followed by Gwaine. Arthur: Merlin! He gives him a pat and Gwaine embraces him. Arthur (finding the Trident): Ha! Look what I’ve found! Now, let’s get out of this place. Arthur leaves the throne room, followed by Gwaine. Merlin gives a last sight on the Throne and finally reaches his friends. A FIELD, ON THE WAY BACK TO CAMELOT Gwaine: This is the border. With Uther’s decree, I can go no further. Arthur: I’m sorry Gwaine. There’s nothing I can do to change that. Merlin (to Gwaine): Maybe one day. Gwaine: Yeah, when Camelot gets itself a half decent king. Arthur: Careful. He is my father. Gwaine: Well, you can’t have everything huh? Merlin (to Gwaine): Where will you go this time? Gwaine: ‘Think I’ll ride south. Merlin: You can’t keep living like that. Gwaine: Yeah, but its fun trying. Arthur goes ahead without a word. Merlin: Thanks Gwaine (he follows Arthur) Arthur (turning on his horse): I will remember this Gwaine. Gwaine sighs and leaves. THE FIELD JUST BEFORE CAMELOT Merlin: ‘Got to say, that was a good quest! Did you meet that man on the bridge? And then the Wyverns, they were really scary. And, oh! The door to the throne room, that was so close!! Arthur: You do talk some nonsense sometimes, Merlin. I mean, what on Earth would you even know about it. It’s not like you were there. Merlin: … Of course I was. Arthur: You were not there; you’re not seeing me for days. You have been on a little trip to pick herbs or whatever it is you do in your spare time. Merlin: aah! Of course, if your Father was to find out you weren’t alone… Arthur: Yes Merlin. So just keep your mouth shut. Merlin: Absolutely Sire. ‘Do anything you say … for a price. Arthur: What kind of price? Merlin: A day off ? Arthur: Hum … I think you’ve had too many of those herbs you’ve been picking! Arthur headed toward Camelot, alone. CAMELOT, MORGANA’S CHAMBERS Morgana stares out of the window. She sees Arthur and let slip her beaker away. Gwen: My Lady? (She sees Arthur) Arthur, oh thank God! Morgana (to Gwen): Isn’t it wonderful? I’m so happy. Gwen (puzzled by Mogana’s behavior): I’ll clear that up. THE THRONE ROOM Uther: Arthur, I don’t know what pleases me more. To be in possession of such a precious artifact or know that you have finally proved yourself to be the man I always hoped you would be. Arthur: Thank you Father. Uther: I have no doubt that you will one day make a fine king. Uther and Arthur leaves the room, everybody applause. Morgana as well but she seems frustrated. GAIUS’ CHAMBERS Gaius and Merlin look at the phial the Fisher King gives to Merlin Gaius: It’s from the Lake of Avalon? Merlin: That’s what he told me. Gaius: Interesting. Merlin: You think? Gaius: Well, it must have some significance. Merlin: Maybe … Do you believe his warnings? Gaius: Well, we already know one enemy was in our walls. Merlin: Morgana … Gaius: Her abilities are growing. Whereas the Fisher King is right or wrong, we’d be foolish to ignore his words. THE END *	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x08 - The Eye of the Phoenix"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.09 - Love in the Time of Dragons Kilgharrah : In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin. EXT - NEAR CAMELOT -DAY A old woman is sitting in a cart. She is riding towards Camelot, singing. She reaches the doors of Camelot et she comes in a house. INT - OLD WOMAN'S HOUSE - LOWER TOWN OF CAMELOT - DAY The old woman settles and take a box off from a bag. She opens it et holds her hands in front of the box. The old woman: Gebeode ic pone feorhberendne paere ealdan ae. A strange creature gets out of it and begins to grumble, before to jump on her knees. The old woman: Calm yourself, my pretty. We're home now. The creature begins to grin. *GENERIQUE* INT - COUNCIL CHAMBER OF DOOM - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Uther was sitting with his son to his right, peeling reports. Gaius and Merlin make face to them. Uther: Gaius, there have been disturbing rumours from outlying villages. Gaius: Sire? Uther: Someone, some kind of physician is offering treatments. I fear magic may have been used. Gaius: What is it that makes you suspicious? Uther: There are reports of miracle cures. A boy thrown from a horse, a farmhand mauled by a boar. All hopeless cases it seems, and yet each and every one has made a full recovery. Uther writes some words, speaking. Gaius: It's very hard for me to comment, Sire. I'd have to examine the patients myself. Uther: That won't be necessary, as a new case has arisen here in Camelot. Gaius: Who? Arthur: The in nkeeper. He's returned to work. Gaius: That's not possible. The condition was critical, I saw him only days ago. Uther: So you agree that magic must be involved. Gaius: Well, I couldn't say for sure. Uther: Then go to the tavern and find out. If sorcery is at work here, we must act quickly. Gaius: Yes, Sire. I'll see to it right away. They bow, et they go out, getting Uther and Arthur working. EXT - STREET IN LOWER TOWN - CAMELOT - DAY Gaius and Merlin walk, talking. Merlin: It's unbelievable. Uther has no problem turning to magic if his family are thrat. Gaius: Keep your voice down, Merlin. Merlin: Oh, he is such a hypocrite. Gaius: He's also the King. So, if you value your head, use it. Gaius enters in the tavern in front of him. INT - TAVERN IN LOWER TOWN - CAMELOT - DAY Gaius observes a Sorcerer's Chimes in entering, followed by Merlin stopping also in froth of the totem. Evoric: Welcome. Gaius. What a pleasant surprise. Gaius: Evoric. Evoric: What can I get you? Gaius: Nothing. I just dropped in to see how you're doing. Evoric: Much improved, as you can see. Gaius: Indeed. Remarkable recovery. Evoric: All thanks to you, Gaius. Gaius: Haha. I think not. Evoric, I am, of course, delighted that you're well again, but I must ask you, from whom did you obtain your remedy? Evoric: Don't know what you're talking about. Gaius: Now, you mustn't be afraid. I'm not the King, after all. Evoric: My wife, she was desperate. I was slipping away. Gaius: Go on. Evoric: She met a woman, a healer, in the lower town and she gave her a cure. Gaius: Well, can I see it? The innkeeper nodes and goes search the cure. The old doctor take it et examine it. IGaius: Interesting. Evoric: Am I in some kind of trouble? Gaius: No, not at all. You've been most helpful. Gaius and Merlin go out. INT - COUNCIL CHAMBER OF DOOM - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Gaius and Merlin stand in the middle of the room as Uther is walking back them. Uther: What was the nature of this treatment? Gaius: Hogwart and fenugreek. Uther comes back, surprised. Uther: Excuse me? Gaius: Herbs, Sire. Whoever prescribed them was highly skilled. Their grasp of the five principles of herbal conjoinment was... Uther: What about the boy and the labourer? Surely they were beyond the help of such remedies? Gaius: Not necessarily, Sire. A physician's art can achieve great things. Uther: But not miracles. The innkeeper was fatally ill, you said so yourself. Gaius: Yes, that was indeed my diagnosis. But my knowledge isn't perfect. There are many branches of my craft are yet mysteries to me. I could not heal the innkeeper. Someone else could. Uther: Are you absolutely satisfied that no magic was involved? Gaius: Entirely, Sire. Uther: Thank you, Gaius. You've set my mind at rest. Gaius: My Lord. Gaius and Merlin bow and they go out. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Gaius and Merlin are at the table and they begin to eat. Merlin: I think it's great, what you did, protecting the innkeeper like that. Gaius: What do you mean? Merlin: He was a sick man. It was a matter of life and death. Magic was his only hope. Gaius: But he didn't use magic. Merlin: The potion was enchanted, I saw it with my own eyes. We both did. Gaius: What you saw, Merlin, was a release of gaseous pressure. Entirely normal in a preparation of that kind. Merlin: But what about the totem? Gaius: What totem? Merlin: The totem in the innkeeper's doorway bore the marks of the Old Religion. Gaius: Nonsense. You're obviously tired, Merlin. I recommend you get some sleep. Gaius takes the uneaten ham away Merlin : Well, can... INT - MERLIN'S ROOM - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Merlin wakes up because he hears Gaius leaving, he follows Gaius in the lower town. He stopes et he hides himself when he sees Gaius kicks at the door. The door opens and the old woman appears. The old woman : Gaius? Gaius: Alice. Alice: Oh. Merlin spies them as they hug. Guards come. They go inside her house and Merlin goes back to the castle. INT- ALICE'S HOUSE - LOWER TOWN OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Alice: How did you know I was in Camelot? Gaius: I recognised your work. Your healing magic was always equal to none. Alice: Oh, Gaius, you've lost none of your charm. Gaius: And you've lost none of your skill. You saved the innkeeper's life. Alice: I did what I could, as I know you did. Gaius: But my humble potion was not enough, it seems. Alice: Look at you, always so solemn, so serious. Gaius: And you always teasing me. Alice: I missed you. Gaius: And I you. Alice: Twenty years and here we are back in Camelot together again. It almost seems as though nothing has changed. Gaius: And some things never will. Alice: Uther. Gaius: It's not safe for you here. He suspects that magic is at work in Camelot. Alice: But he doesn't know for sure. Gaius: Not yet. But if you stay, he will find you. Alice: But Gaius, healing is my only gift. It is my living. I must buy food, I must pay rent. Gaius: But why here? The dangers are too great. Alice: Because I wanted to see you again. They embrace. Gaius: Dawn is almost upon us. I must get back. Alice: You will come back tomorrow? Please? Gaius: Of course. Gaius leaves. The creature appears. The creature : You have done well. The physician is vital to our plan. Alice: Please, must we use him this way? The creature : I've told you before, Uther trusts him. He alone can get us close enough to the King. Alice: But he will be blamed for everything that happens. The creature :And you will not. How perfect. Alice : But his punishment will be terrible. The creature turns her eyes black. The creature : You must put aside your feelings and do what needs to be done. Alice: Yes. INT - GAIUS'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Gaius opens a note that Alice gave him long ago with a lock of her hair. For my beloved Gaius, You make me so happy. Words cannot describe how much I care for you. The times we have spent together recently have meant so much to me. I am so happy we are engaged. I so look forward to marrying you, Gaius. INT- GAIUS'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY In the morning, Merlin observes the old physician makes a preparation. Merlin: Did you go out last night? Gaius: Yes. I had to get some herbs. Merlin: Herbs? Gaius: A...a new supplier just arrived. Merlin: Right. (pause) Do your suppliers normally kiss you? Gaius: You followed me. How dare you? Merlin: Gaius, it was the middle of the night, I was worried. I thought you might be in some sort of trouble. Gaius: There's nothing wrong. Merlin: What's her name? Gaius: Alice. She's an old friend. Well, more than a friend, if truth be told. Merlin: What do you mean? Gaius: We were once engaged to be married. Merlin: When was this? Gaius: More years ago than I care to remember. I had just been made physician to the King when I met her. It was like finding a kindred spirit, we had so much in common. Our love of science, or healing, and of magic. Merlin: Magic? Gaius: I was just a novice, but Alice's power and ability was uncanny. She had the gift. Soon she had mastered every aspect of sorcery, healing above all. It was wonderful to behold, Merlin. She saved a great many lives. Merlin: It was Alice that cured the innkeeper. Gaius: Indeed. There was a time when her skills were famous in Camelot. Merlin: So what happened? Gaius: Uther declared wr on magic. Overnight her world was turned upside-down. Merlin: The Great Purge. Gaius: Uther drew up a list of everyone suspected of using magic. One by one, they were hunted down and excuted. As a close friend of the King, I was permitted to see this list. Alice's name was on it. Merlin: What did you do? Gaius: The only thing I could do. I struck her name off. Merlin: Gaius, if you'd been caught... Gaius: I know, but it bought her time. Just enough to get out of Camelot, to escape. Merlin: But you...you stayed behind. Gaius: I was scared. I felt I had no choice. I thought I'd never see her again. But now here she is, after all these years. I feel we've been given a second chance. Merlin smiles. INT - ALICE'S ROOM - LOWER TOWN OF CAMELOT - DAY Gaius gives Alice a hunk of meat on a platter. Alice: You have a kind heart. You always did. Gaius: It's the least I could do. Alice: Will you stay? Please say you will. Gaius: You're my only appointment for this morning. I made sure of that. Alice: You recognise them? She is sitting down. Gaius: Of course. It's a totem of healing. Alice: Oh, come, Gaius. Is that the best you can do? Have you forgotten all that we learned together? Gaius sits also to examine it. Gaius: Let us see. It's a Sorcerer's Chime to give it its proper name. Each crystal bears an elemental sign of the Old Religion. When enchanted, the crystals resonate, their music giving succour to the ailing and the sick. Alice: You've forgotten nothing. Gaius: I remember everything. All that we saw, all that we did, each and every day we spent together. I remember the day you left. Alice: Let's not dwell on that. We found each other again. Isn't that all that matters? EXT - TOURNAMENT GROUND OF CAMELOT - DAY Arthur is mounted with a lance, Merlin's holding a small hoop above his head. Arthur charges and catches the hoop with the lance. EXT - TRAINING YARD OF CAMELOT - DAY Merlin crouches behind a shield while Arthur pounds it with a mace. Arthur: Come on, Merlin! Put your back into it! Merlin: Sorry, Sire. I'm just a bit... Arthur hits shield again Arthur: Pathetic. You're pretending to be a battle hardened warrior, not a...daffodil. Merlin: Sorry, Sire. Just a bit tired, that's all. Arthur: Fair enough. Merlin stands up while Arthur fetches a large mallet. Arthur: Maybe this'll perk you up! INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Merlin comes back et opens the door. Gaius: Ah, Merlin, I'd like you to meet Alice. Alice: Merlin, it's a pleasure to meet you. Gaius speaks very highly of you. Merlin: You too. Gaius: Alice will be staying with us for a while. Merlin: Great. Alice: That's alright with you? Merlin: Of course. I'll make up the spare bed. Gaius: So you won't mind if she uses your room? Merlin: Be my guest. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Merlin is trying to sleep on the floor. Merlin: Ow. He hears Alice talking in his room. He approaches et listens through the door. Alice: ___ That is his name, isn't it? It's ___ The creature: So he does not suspect? Alice: No, nothing. The creature: Then you must work hard to keep it that way. Alice: Yes. Yes. Merlin sees the creature and he is very surprised. The creature: You are doing well. Take some of my venom. Do not fail me. Be careful not to hurt yourself. That's it. The creature grumbles, turning the head like as it noted the presence of the warlock. Merlin goes away the door, scared. EXT - STREET IN LOWER TOWN - CAMELOT - DAY Merlin and Gaius walking in the town. Merlin: When you first knew Alice, what kinds of magic did she practice? Gaius: All kinds. It was a time of experimentation, learning. Merlin: Right. What about dark magic? Gaius: I dares ay. But those days are long gone. Merlin: What if they aren't? Last night there was some kind of creature in your room. Gaius: Creature? Merlin: I've never seen anything like it. It had the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion. Gaius: Oh, come on, Merlin. You must've been dreaming. Merlin: No, I saw it with my own eyes and I could feel its power. It was magic like nothing I've ever felt before. Gaius: What utter nonsense. Merlin: If you don't believe me, Gaius, I can prove it. Come on. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Merlin pulls out the box from under the bed in the physician's chambers. Merlin: This is it. Gaius: Merlin, put that back. This has gone far enough. Merlin: Oh, it's in there. I know it is. Gaius: Ridiculous. Gaius goes to open it. Merlin: Gaius, no! The box is empty. Gaius: I hope you're satisfied, Merlin. INT - LIBRARY OF CAMELOT - DAY Merlin passes Geoffrey of Monmouth sitting. Merlin: Morning. He searches a book and begins to read INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Gaius makes potion with Alice's help. Gaius: Hemlock. Nightshade. Bo... Alice already has it ready for him. Alice: (laugh) Oh, Gaius. It's just like old times. Gaius: We always made a good team, did we not? Alice: Yeah. Gaius: I wish Merlin had your skills. I fear he finds the physician's craft boring. Alice: Well, never mind, you've got me to help you now, haven't you? Gaius: Indeed, I have. Now where's the valerian? She goes until a other table to take it. Alice: Valerian? For an injury, I presume? Gaius: Perfectly correct. I prescribe it to Uther for an old battle wound. Alice: He takes it daily? She comes back and gives it to him. Gaius: Of course. INT - LIBRARY OF CAMELOT - DAY Merlin flips through books. Geoffrey of Monmouth : (snorts) Can I help you? Merlin: No. Yes. I wonder, do you know anything about this creature? Geoffrey of Monmouth : Ah, now that is the manticore. Merlin: A manticore? Geoffrey of Monmouth : Nasty looking beast, isn't it. Merlin: Yeah, you can say that again. Geoffrey of Monmouth : I believe it was first referred to almost a thousand years ago. The Ancients lived in fear of it, trembled at its very name. Merlin: I've never even heard of it. Geoffrey of Monmouth : I'm not surprised. 'Cause as far as I'm aware, the manticore is a legend, figment of the imagination. Merlin: Are you sure? Geoffrey of Monmouth : Oh, yes. So, erm..if you were hoping to see one, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Gaius hold a vial et shake it, as Alice observes him, interested. Gaius: Now it's ready to go to the King. Alice: Fascinating. Gaius, you said you had a rare form of mountain balm. I should like to compare it with my own, if I may. Gaius gives her the vial, and he reaches to his shelves. Gaius: Certainly. Now, where did I put it? Alice: Perhaps with the second order palliatives? Alice goes to pour the venom, but Merlin enters and she drops both bottles. Gaius: Of course. Alice: I'm so sorry, Gaius. She begins to clean it. Gaius: Don't worry. Merlin will clear it up, won't you, Merlin? Alice: No, no! I can do it. EXT - COURTYARD OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Guards pass, as Merlin is hidden. Once far away, he runs. INT - LIBRARY OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Merlin sneaks to the library at night where Geoffrey is asleep on a stack of books. Merlin hits something and the librarian wakes. Geoffrey of Monmouth : What's that? Who's there? Merlin floats the objects on Geoffrey's desk. Merlin (whisper): No one. You're dreaming. Now go back to sleep. Geoffrey nods, puts his head back down to his desk and snores. Merlin rolls his eyes and goes to sit with a bunch of books, finding Alice's box on one of the pages. INT - CORRIDOR OF CAMELOT'S CASTLE - DAY Gaius is walling, a basket of herbs in the hand when Merlin arrives. Merlin: Gaius, I need to talk to you about Alice. Gaius: Merlin, this must stop. Merlin: There's a reason the box was empty. It isn't a container, it's a portal, a gateway for the manticore. Gaius: This must stop now. Merlin: No, Alice is up to something, and whatever it is, it isn't good. Gaius: You're wrong, Merlin. Alice is the kindest and most compassionate person I've ever known. Merlin: No. You're wrong, you're just blinded by your feelings for her. Gaius: I can see perfectly well, Merlin. And what I can see is that you cannot bear for me to be happy. I cannot begin to guess why that should be, but it saddens me. More than I can say. He quits Merlin, disappointed. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Alice: Gaius, there you are. I was beginning to wonder where you'd got to. What's wrong? Gaius: It's nothing. A disagreement with Merlin, that's all. Alice: Was it about me? You mustn't worry. He's probably a bit jealous, that's all. Gaius: Jealous? Alice: Well, it's only to be expected. The poor lad's had you all to himself. He's bound to be a bit hostile for a while. Gaius: Very hostile, if truth be told. Alice: Oh, he'll soon get used to having me around. Gaius: I'm sure you're right. Alice: Listen, why don't you sit yourself down for a while and take a break. Gaius: I must prepare Uther's medicine. Alice: Well, I can take care of that. You showed me how, remember? Gaius: Thank you. She takes the basket and put it on the table letting, Gaius sitting. EXT - TRAINING YARD OF CAMELOT - DAY Merlin running with a target on his back. Arthur: Run! Arthur hits the target with a polearm, knocking Merlin down. Arthur: You're meant to bob, Merlin, weave. You might as well be a barn door. Arthur removes the polearm and helps Merlin up. Merlin: Yes, Sire. Arthur: For goodness sake, what is your problem? Merlin: Nothing. Arthur: Right. Well, either you tell me, or we go back to the lance and hoops. Merlin: Gaius and me, we...had a bit of a falling out. Arthur: Look, I row with my father all the time. You should do what I do, just lie low and wait till he comes to his senses. It'll soon blow over. Merlin: No, I don't think so, somehow. Arthur: Oh, cheer up, will you? Punches Merlin in the arm. Merlin: How is punching me in the arm meant to cheer me up? Arthur looks confused. Arthur: It works with the knights. Merlin: Well, they're thick, aren't they? Arthur: I'm a knight. Merlin: There you go, then. Arthur punches him again. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Gaius reading in his chambers. Alice brewing Uther's medicine. Gaius: You gave me this book, do you remember? Alice: It was on your birthday, wasn't it? Gaius: Or was it when I was made court physician? Alice adds manticore venom to the potion. Alice: Have a look inside. I'm sure there's an inscription. Gaius: You're quite right, of course. My 50th birthday. Alice: Here we are. All done. She hands him the potion. Gaius: Wonderful. Thank you. Alice: Hurry now. You wouldn't want to keep your King waiting. He goes away before taking a bag. Gaius: Really, Alice, I can't imagine how I survived without you. INT - UTHER'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - DAY Uther: Ah, Gaius, you have my medicine. Gaius: I do, Sire. Uther: To my very good health. Uther drinks it. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Gaius and Alice are eating in the physician's chambers. EXT - COURTYARD OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Merlin sits on some courtyard steps. warning bell sounds. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT They turn their head when the bells sounds. INT - UTHER'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Uther's on the floor in his chambers, Arthur tries to wake him. Arthur: Father! Gaius enters. Arthur: I found him this way. I...I can't rouse him. Gaius: The King's alive, but his pulse is weak. Arthur: What's wrong with him? Gaius: Please, I must examine him. Seal off the King's quarters. Merlin enters. Uther gasps and his eyes sht open, but they're completely black. Merlin: What is that? Gaius: Hush, Merlin. Uther closes his eyes. Gaius finds the empty bottle in the King's hand. Gaius smel it. INT - CORRIDOR OF CAMELOT'S CASTLE - NIGHT Merlin and Gaius exit the room and find Arthur waiting them in the corridor. Arthur: Well? Gaius: I am afraid I cannot yet determine the cause of your father's illness. Arthur: Well, he's been poisoned, hasn't he? Gaius: I cannot say at this stage. Arthur: Just look at him, Gaius. What else could it be? Gaius: We must not jump to hasty conclusions, Sire. Please watch over him till I return. Arthur goes into Uther's room, Gaius leaves and Merlin follows him into the Phoenix Corridor. Merlin: I don't think we need any more information. Gaius: Since when are you the expert in such matters? Merlin: Oh, you don't need to be a physician to see what's happened. Gaius: Merlin! Merlin: Gaius, he's been poisoned, and I think we both know who did it. Gaius: What exactly are you implying? Merlin: It was Alice. It had to be. She's been helping you with the potions. She's had every opportunity to corrupt his medicine. Gaius: Merlin, you have no proof of any of this. Merlin: How else did he ingest the poison? There is no other explanation. Gaius: Of course there is. Merlin: Oh, come on, Gaius! I understand why you're protecting her. Really, I do. But in your heart of hearts, you must know what I'm saying is true. Gaius: All I know is that the King is gravely ill and that you're place is by Arthur's side! Gaius goes, letting Merlin alone. Then Merlin comes back near Arthur. INT - UTHER'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Arthur sitting by his father's bedside. Arthur: It doesn't make any sense. His food and wine are tasted each and every meal. It's brought here under armed guard. No one can interfere with it in any way. So, it can't be his food and drink. The only other thing he's had is...Gaius's remedy. Merlin: Arthur, I think I know what happened. I thin...I know who did this. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Gaius enters in the room where Alice is waiting. Alice: What's going on? Gaius: The King has been poisoned. It appears that someone has tampered with his medicine. Alice: But surely you don't think it was me? Gaius: Don't lie to me, Alice. Please. Alice: Gaius, I, I... Her eyes go black. Gaius: Alice. Arthur enters the room with two guards. Arthur: You're under arrest for high treason. Take her away. Guards take her away and Arthur leaves. Merlin walks in. Merlin: I had no choice. It was either her or you, Gaius. Gaius: It wasn't your choice to make. Gaius goes to sit down on a seat. INT - DUNGEONS OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Arthur: Do you admit to using magic? Alice: Yes. Arthur: Admit to poisoning the King? Alice: Yes, yes, but it forced me to do it. It, it made me. Arthur: Who forced you? Alice: The creature. The creature. Arthur: You're lying! There's no creature. You're just trying to save your own skin. Alice: No, no. Arthur: Please, my father is dying. If you have a single shred of goodness within you, you will tell me how to cure him. Alice: I don't know. Arthur angrily hits the cell doors. Alice: I don't know! I'm so sorry. The manticore... Merlin sees her eyes turn black and the old woman loses her words. INT - UTHER'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Merlin: How is he? Gaius: He's fading. He won't last the day. Long silence. Merlin: Gaius... Gaius: It's alright, Merlin. I understand. You were only trying to save me from harm. Thank you. But I don't believe Alice wanted this. Merlin: I know she didn't. The poison is from the manticore, the creature that was in Alice's room. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Gaius: We cannot counteract the manticore's venom. It's too deadly, by far. Merlin: So what can we do? Gaius: We can kll the manticore. The poison is imbued with its magic. With the manticore dad, it will lose its potency. Merlin: How do I kll it? Gaius: You can't. You don't have the power. It's a creature of the Old Religion. But maybe there's another way, if I can remember. Here. The manticore cannot live in this world long. It's life source is a ancient evil that exists in the spirit world. Merlin: So if we can trap it in this world... Gaius: Exactly. If we were to summon the creature and you kept it at bay long enough, perhaps I could break the box. Merlin: The gateway. Gaius: If the gateway is destroyed, then the creature's connection with its life source will be destroyed with it. Merlin: And the manticore will die? Gaius: I believe so. Merlin: Gaius, the box is enchanted. It would need magic to destroy it. Gaius: I am aware of that. Merlin: Do you think you can? Command such magic? Gaius: There was a time when I could. Let us hope I haven't forgotten. They approach the box. Gaius: Are you ready? Merlin: What if this doesn't work? Gaius: Then we're going to have a very angry manticore on our hands. Merlin: Cum her, ping scinnlce. Manticore comes out and attcks Merlin. Merlin: Gaius! Gaius: Ado pas sawolduru, Ado pas sawolduru Merlin: Gaius! Gaius, it's now or never! Gaius: Ado pas sawolduru Box explodes. manticore leaps at Gaius. Merlin: Gaius! Manticore fries. Merlin: Not too bad for a has-been. Gaius: Not too bad yourself. INT - UTHER'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Uther: I am fortunate, indeed, that you found an antidote, Gaius. Gaius: It will take time, My Lord, but you will make a full recovery. Uther: What of the woman? Arthur: We have her in the cells, Sire. She awaits your judgment. Uther: She won't have to wait long. She's sentenced to death. We'll execute her in the morning. Arthur: Yes, Father. Arthur leaves the chambers. Gaius: Sire, if I may. Uther: Yes, Gaius. Gaius: It seems this woman was in the thrall of some kind of creature. Perhaps, in the light of that, her sentence might be... Uther: She practiced magic, Gaius. There are no circumstances under which that is acceptable. Her judgment stands. Gaius and Merlin bow and exit. INT - DUNGEONS OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Gaius sits with Alice in her cell. Gaius: I'm sorry, Alice. There was nothing I could do. Alice: Don't. I knew what my sentence would be. Uther will never change. Gaius: No. Alice: I hoped that I could learn from it .That, that I could harness its magic for the good, for healing, but it was too strong for me. Gaius: At least you are rid of it now. Alice: Yes. And it's far better to die free than to live as a slve. Gaius: I can only hope that's true. Alice: Gaius, before I go, I want you to know something. I never forgot you. Since we parted all those years ago, not a day has gone by when I have not thought of you. Gaius: I fear I abandoned you, Alice. Alice: No. Gaius: I left you all alone. Alice: You stayed behind to protect me. I know that. You saved my life. And there's no greater gift that I could've hoped for. And you've achieved great things here in Camelot, whereas...I... Gaius: Alice. Alice: I've disgraced myself. After everything I've done, you would have every right to hate me. Gaius: Hate you? I could never hate you. I've treasured these past days. I love you, Alice. I love you, and I always will. Alice: As I will you, Gaius. I don't...I don't want to leave you, my love. She cries in his arm. Gaius: Don't be afraid. Please. INT - PHYSICIAN'S CHAMBERS - CASTLE OF CAMELOT - NIGHT Gaius is putting Sorcerer's Chimes into a box. Warning bells sound. Merlin exits his room and reaches his old friend. Merlin: Something's happened. Gaius: Perhaps one of the prisoners has escaped. Merlin: How is that possible? I wonder. The dungeons are so secure. Gaius: I really couldn't say. Merlin: You could've gone with her. Gaius: I could've done. But then, who'd look after you? Merlin: Me? (laugh) I don't need looking after. I can fend for myself. Gaius: Ah. Well, in that case, you won't be wanting any of this, then. Gaius unveils a hunk of meat. Merlin: Well, maybe just a slice. They smile and Gaius cut a piece of meat, as Merlin are waiting, a plate in his hand. Gaius put then a very tiny piece in the plate to the poor Merlin. *END*	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x09 - Love in the Time of Dragons"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.10 - Queen of Hearts Camelot, Throne Room. Guinevere kneels before Arthur, while he's taking a crown. Merlin and Gaius, in the first row, are smiling. Arthur: By the sacred laws invested in me, I pronounce you Guinevere, Queen of Camelot. Arthur crowns her, take her hand and they each sit on a throne. Morgana's Bedroom. Morgana wakes up, scared, and looks at her arm. She sees the healing bracelet. She goes to the window, and turn around hearing someone. Guinevere: Is everything alright my Lady? Morgana: I'm fine. It's late. You should go to bed. Guinevere: Good night. Morgana: Good night Gwen. Corridor of Camelot. Morgana's walking in the castle. . Morgause (echo): Sister...Siste r...Sister...This way...This way...This way... A door opens and a torch lights. Morgause: Sister...Sister...Sister... Morgana takes the torch. Morgause: Siter...This way... Morgana enters in a room, and Morgause appears behind her. Morgause: Hello Sister. They hug. Morgana: I can't tell you how good is to see you. Morgause: I received your message. Tell me about these dreams that are so troubling to you. Morgana: They show a ceremony in Camelot. It's my serving girl, Gwen, she...sits beside Arthur on a throne. She's crowned queen. I see the same thing night after night. Morgause: There are some dreams that are so powerful your healing bracelet will not stop them. It is a prophecy. Morgana: How can that be? She's a servant. Uther would never allow Arthur to marry her. Morgause: There are many futures, Sister. Some are shrouded in mist, and others are clear as cut glass. But your gift is powerful, and this vision cannot be ignored. You cannot allow this serving girl to take your rightful place upon the throne. Whatever relationship exists between Arthur and...Gwen, you must destroy it. Morgana's Bedroom. Gwen puts breakfast on the table, while Morgana fixes her. Gwen gasps when she notices it. Gwen: You startled me. You're up early this morning. Morgana: I...I couldn't sleep. I went for a walk. Gwen: Did you want to change? Morgana: No. Have you spoken to Arthur recently? Gwen: I saw him yesterday in the market. Morgana: It must be hard. Gwen: What's that? Morgana: Hiding your feelings for him. Gwen: I'm not sure what you mean. Morgana: I know how you feel about Arthur and how he feels about you. Do you deny it? Morgana takes Gwen's hand. Morgana: It's such a shame you can't be more open about your feelings for each other. Gwen pulls her hand away. Gwen: If you'll excuse me my Lady. Dining Room. Gwen and Merlin serve Arthur, Uther and Morgana. Uther: What news from the northern borders? Arthur: There've been a number of minor skirmishes. Arthur touches Gwen's hand, and she smiles. Morgana saw it. Uther: You think Odin is testing our defences? Arthur stares Gwen. Uther: Arthur, are you listening? Arthur: What's that? Arthur moves his hand and accidentally knocks down his cup. Uther: What on earth is wrong with you? Gwen hurries to clean it up. Morgana stares Arthur. Arthur: Nothing. Sorry. Arthur's Bedroom. Arthur sits, staring at a parchment and playing with a feather pen. Morgana opens the door. Arthur: Morgana. Morgana: Arthur, am I disturbing you? Arthur: No. Come in. To what do I owe this pleasure? Morgana: Well, I was worried about you. You weren't yourself at dinner. Arthur: Just a bit tired. Morgana: Really? I thought the reason you were so distracted had something to do with the fact that Gwen was in the room. Arthur: I have no idea what you're talking about. Morgana: Come on, Arthur. Why can't you admit you have feelings for her? A blind man could see it. Arthur: Is it really that obvious? Morgana: It's only so obvious to me because...I know Gwen also has feelings for you. Arthur: Has she said something? Morgana: She speaks of you all the time. Arthur: What did she say? Morgana: You're already arrogant enough. I will flatter you no further. Poor girl, I fear she doesn't know what to do with herself when she's around you. Arthur: She's not alone. I have such feelings for her, and yet I know nothing can ever come of them. Morgana: If it's Gwen who you desire, why do you deny yourself? Arthur: Because she's a servant. My father would have me marry for the good of the kingdom. Morgana: Uther knows nothing of love. You are the future king.You must set your own rules. Besides, he doesn't have to find out. You should spend some time with Gwen. I know she'd like that. Gwen's House. Gwen drops firewood into a basket. Gwen: Arthur wishes to spend the day with me? Merlin: I thought you'd be happy. Gwen: It isn't that simple. If anyone were to find out...What if someone sees us? Merlin: I'll take you to meet him outside the city. Arthur's willing to take the risk...if you are. Gwen hesitates. Merlin: Should I tell him you won't meet him? Gwen (fastly): No. Merlin laughs, and puts his hands on Gwen's shoulders. Merlin: You forget, he's Prince Arthur, and that he can be a spoiled, arrogant brat. Gwen (laughing): Merlin. Merlin (laughing): Sorry. Gwen's still hesitating. Merlin: You like him. Gwen: Yes. Merlin: He likes you. Gwen: Mmmm. Merlin: Isn't that all that really matters? Gwen: I suppose it is. Merlin goes to exit. Merlin: then I will come back in the morning. Gwen follows him, nervously. Merlin stops next to the door, and by a gesture, says her to relax. She smiles and looks happy. Morgana's Bedroom. Morgana sits in front of her mirror while Gwen folds down the bed. Gwen: Will there be anything else? Morgana: No, that'll be all. Gwen walks toward the door, but stop and turn around. Gwen: I was hoping it might be possible to be relieved of my duties tomorrow. Morgana: Really? And why is that? Gwen: I fear I'm sickening with a fever. Morgana: Of course. Gwen: Thank you. Gwen smiles, and goes out. Morgana smirks. Gwen's House. Gwen looks in the mirror. Merlin knocks and comes in. Gwen appears to him, and he stares at her. Gwen: What? Merlin: You look lovely. Gwen sighs and smiles. In the woods. Arthur stares at a silver plater, fixing his hair and eyebrows. Behind him, Merlin and Gwen arrive, laughing. Merlin: Shh. Merlin cups his hands around his mouth. Merlin: Caw Caw! Arthur drops the platter and turn around. Gwen and Merlin walk toward him. Arthur: Guinevere, you look... He stares at her, and can't say anything. Merlin: I think he's trying to say you look nice. Gwen laughs. Arthur: Thank you, Merlin. That'll be all. Merlin: Have fun. Merlin leaves, and Gwen crosses the brook on stones. Arthur takes her hand to help her. Morgana watches them by far, smiles, and leaves. Dining Room. Uther's drinking. Morgana: It's such a beautiful day, I was wondering if you might join me for a ride. Uther: I have council matters to attend to. Morgana: It's just, I get to spend so little time with you these days. Time together is...so precious to me. Uther: You're right. We don't spend enough time together. The council can wait. They toast. In the woods. Gwen wants to serve the lunch. Arthur takes the plates from her hands. Arthur: You are not here as a servant. He serves her. Gwen: It feels different, doesn't it? Being away from Camelot? Arthur: I love Camelot more than I can say, but when I'm there, sometimes I feel I can hardly breathe everyone expects so much of me. Being here with you? I can be myself. Gwen: I like that, you being yourself. Arthur: Sometimes I dream of leaving Camelot. Gwen: Really? Where would you go? Arthur: I don't know. Somewhere where nobody knew who I was. I'd get some land and become a farmer. Gwen laughs. Gwen: I can hardly see you toiling away in the fields all day. Arthur: Obviously I'd take Merlin with me; he can do all the hard work. Gwen: I'm sure he'd love that. Arthur hands Gwen the plate. Gwen: Thank you. Not far from there. Uther and Morgana are riding. Uther: I'm glad you persuaded me to come. We must do this again. Morgana: I'd like that very much. Come on, I'll race you. In the woods. Arthur and Gwen rest on pillows. Gwen: We should be heading back to Camelot soon. Arthur: We could stay a while longer. Don't know when we'll have the chance to do this again. Gwen: Perhaps when you become a farmer we can be together more often. Arthur: That's just a dream. I fear I will never leave Camelot... A noise. Arthur: Stay still. Gwen: Is it bandits? Arthur reaches toward his sword, take a glove and hits something over guinever's head. She gasps. Arthur: A wasp. Arthur smiles. Gwen laughs, and kisses him. Horses arrive. Arthur and Gwen stop kissing, and Gwen gasps. Uther: Arthur! Council Room. Arthur walks, nervous. Uther enters, and starts laughing next to his son. He slaps him on the soulder. Surprised, Arthur smiles. Arthur: I thought you'd be furious. Uther: I was young once, I'm more than familiar with the temptations of serving girls. Arthur: I'm sorry I kept it from you. I thought it for the best. Uther: No serious harm has been done. I can't allow it to continue, obviously. Arthur: What are you talking about? Uther: You can never see this girl again. Arthur: You just said that no harm had been done. Uther: You've had your fun, now it must come to an end. Arthur: What does it matter that Guinevere's a servant? Uther: The survival of Camelot depends on forging an alliance through your marriage. Arthur: But I can't marry someone who I don't have feelings for. Uther: Your first duty is to Camelot. Arthur: I care about her... Uther: I cannot allow this. I forbid it. Arthur: You can't forbid my feelings any more than I can. I won't deny them any longer, I love her. I love Guinevere. Uther: You leave me no choice; she's banished from the city. Arthur: You can't do that. Uther: She has three days to leave. To return is on pain of death. Arthur: She has nowhere to go! Her, her life is in Camelot. Uther: You have caused this to happen, Arthur. My decision is final. Arthur: Please, do not banish her. I give you my solemn word that I'll never see her again. Uther: You have made it clear to me that you cannot control your feelings for this girl. Arthur: No! I... Arthur catches Uther's arm, stops when he sees his father's expression and lets him go. Uther: This is for your own good. He leaves. Arthur's Bedroom. Merlin: How did Uther know where to find you? Arthur: I don't know. You were the only person who knew where we were. Merlin: I didn't dramatic pause tell him. Arthur: Oh, maybe something you said dramatic pause gave it away. Merlin: I didn't say anything. Arthur: You know Merlin, you couldn't keep a secret if your life depended on it! Merlin: You'd be surprised! Arthur: What's that supposed to mean? Merlin: Nothing. Arthur looks at the floor. Merlin: What are you going to do? Arthur: I don't know. Morgana enters. Arthur: Leave us, Merlin. Merlin and Morgana stare at each other before Merlin goes out. Morgana: Arthur, I heard what happened. I can't tell you how sorry I am. Arthur: It's all my fault. Morgana: You're not to blame. Arthur: I- I can't accept that I may never see her again. Morgana: Uther has banished her. Surely you have no choice. Arthur: There are always choices. Morgana: What will you do? Arthur: I'll leave with her. Morgana: You're leaving Camelot? You'd give up your rights to the throne! Arthur: One day we will return to Camelot together, and Guinevere will take her place on the throne beside me. Gwen's House. Gwen's packing stuff to move. Gwen: There is so much to do. I'll have to sell everything I can't take with me. And of course I need to find a new maid for Morgana. Merlin: Gwen. Gwen: Do you know anyone suitable? Merlin: Gwen, stop it. Where will you go? She sits on her bed and shakes her head, tears in eyes. Gwen (crying): I don't know. I've spent my whole life in Camelot, it's all I know. Everything I care about is here. I have nothing else. Merlin: I'll think of something. I promise. Gwen nods. Arthur's Bedroom. Morgana places a poultice under Arthur's pillow. Uther's Bedroom. Uther sits at the table, when someone knocks on the door. Uther: Enter. Morgane comes in, ans Uther smiles. Uther: Morgana. Morgana: I was concerned about you, My Lord. You weren't at dinner. She takes candles. Uther: Augh, I had no appetite. Morgana: You're worried about Arthur. Uther: I do not understand his feelings for this girl; she's a servant. Morgana lights candles. Morgana: It is strange that... Uther: What? Morgana: Arthur tells me everything and he's never expressed any feelings for Gwen and suddenly he's declaring his love for her. Morgana switch off the match. Uther: What are you saying, Morgana? Morgana: I'm sure there's an explanation. Uther: Speak your mind. Morgana: You yourself have noticed Arthur's strange mood. It's almost as though he's...been enchanted. Arthur's Bedroom. Guards search something magic, while Arthur stands up with his arms crossed. Merlin comes in. Merlin: What's going on? Arthur: My father has ordered my chambers to be searched. Merlin: What for? A guard empties a container onto the table. Arthur: You think I have a girl hiding in there? A guard finds the poultice under Arthur's pillow. Arthur: What's that? Council Room. Gaius examinates the poultice. Uther: Is it magical? Gaius: I believe so. These are the symbols of the Old Religion. Uther: Could it be used to cast an enchantment? Gaius: That would be one use of such a poultice. Uther: This enchantment, could it cause someone to fall in love? Gaius: It is entirely possible. May I ask where it was found? Uther takes the poultice. Uther: It was discovered in Arthur's Chambers. Find Morgana's maid and bring her to me immediately. Gaius looks at Morgana. Arthur's Bedroom. Arthur is packing some stuff while Merlin enters, running. Arthur: What is it, Merlin? Merlin: I just saw some guards dragging Gwen into the palace. Arthur runs out of the room, and Merlin follows him. Council Room. Gwen is dropped on knees in front of Uther. The King shows her the poultice. Uther. Uther holds poultice out in front of her] Uther: You recognise it? Gwen: I've never seen it before in my life. Uther: Really? I believe you planted it in Arthur's Chambers to enchant him. Uther gives the poultice to a guard. Gwen: That's not true. Uther: Why else would Arthur fall in love with someone like you? Gwen: I don't expect someone like you to understand that. Uther slaps her. Morgana: My Lord! Gwen has always been a loyal and trusted servant! Uther: I have no doubt she's feigned loyalty while using her position to get close to my son. The doors open and Arthur enters, furious. Arthur: What is the meaning of this?! Uther: This poultice was found under your pillow. Some kind of love charm. You are under its spell. Arthur: That's ridiculous. Uther: What would you know. Arthur: Because I know how I feel. I'm not enchanted. Uther: So can you tell me how it came to be in your room? Gwen gasps, scared. Arthur: I don't know, but I don't believe Guinevere put it there. Uther: Until its spell is broken, I can't take anything you say as the truth. Her father consorted with sorcerers. Gwen: My father was a good and innocent man and you excuted him! Uther: So you would seek your revenge by enchanting my son?! Gwen: No! Gaius: My Lord, whatever this poultice is, I don't believe that Gwen is responsible for magic. Uther: I don't care what you believe, Gaius. Arthur is under her spell. It's the only rational explanation for his behaviour! Arthur: Father, you have to see reason. Guinevere has done nothing wrong. Uther: She has been found guilty of using magic and enchantments. She will be burnt at the stake. Arthur: No... Arthur runs toward Uther. Uther: Restrain him! Guards grab Arthur. Arthur: You can't do this! Gaius: My Lord! At least give Gwen a fair trial! Uther: I have all the evidence I need. Arthur: I'm begging you! W-we will leave Camelot and never return! Just, just let us go! I relinquish my entitlement to the throne! Morgana looks Gwen, who gasps. Uther: My son would never do that. It is proof beyond doubt that you are enchanted. Arthur: I will never forgive you for this. Uther: She will die. The enchantment will be broken. You'll see I was right. Take her away. Uther leaves the room. Arthur: No! Guinevere! Arthur struggles with the guards, while Gwen begins to panic when guards sease her. Gwen: Arthur! No! Arthur, please...! Guards take her and move toward the door. Arthur: No! Arthur escapes from guards and runs to Gwen. He hugs her and kisses her until an other guard pull him away. Arthur: I will always love you! Gwen sees Morgana's smiling when she's taken away by the guards... A pyre is built in the Place of Camelot. Gwen watches it from the window of her cell, and Arthur watches it from the window of his room. Merlin enters. Merlin: We need to find a way to smuggle Gwen out of Camelot. Arthur: My father has me under constant watch. There are guards outside, below in the square. I can't watch her die, Merlin. Prison. Merlin brings a platter to Gwen's cell. Merlin: I thought you might be hungry. Gwen: I can't even think of eating. How is Arthur? Merlin: He wants me to let you know that he will do everything he can to convince Uther that you're innocent. He won't stop until you're released. Gwen: You and I both know that Uther will not change his mind. When I am gone, will you take care of him for me, Merlin? Merlin: No, you can't give up hope. There is still time. Gwen: To do what? Merlin: I need to find the person who really planted the poultice. Do you have any idea who it might've been? Gwen fixes Merlin with a dark look. Merlin: What is it? She checks if guards are far and faces Merlin. Gwen: After I was sentenced to death, I was being led out. I looked back. I swear, Morgana was smiling. You probably think I'm mad. Merlin: No, I... Footsteps. Merlin: don't doubt... A guard opens the cell door. Gwen: I can no longer trust her. I've started to wonder if it wasn't a coincidence that Uther and Morgana found us in the woods. Merlin leaves. The guard locks the cell. Gaius' place. Gaius: Morgana? Uther'll never believe that Morgana's responsible. Merlin: Perhaps Arthur will talk him 'round. Gaius: Uther thinks Arthur's enchanted. Anything that Arthur does is going to strengthen that belief. I fear that's not going to save Gwen. Merlin: If we can't expose the true sorcerer, then we must invent one. Gaius: Oh? Merlin: What if a sorcerer was caught planting an identical poultice in Arthur's Chambers? Uther would've no choice but to release Gwen. Gaius: And do you know of a sorcerer who's stupid enough to get caught doing such a thing? Merlin: Me. Merlin's Chamber. Merlin takes the magic book from the floor boards under his bed. Merlin: So, if I disguise myself, it won't matter if I'm caught. I can use magic to escape, and then just change back into myself. They'll think that the sorcerer has just vanished into thin air. Gaius: Well, no matter how you disguise yourself, I fear Arthur will recognise you. Merlin: Not if I'm eighty years old. Gaius: An aging spell? Merlin, aging spells are notoriously difficult and unpredictable. If the spell doesn't hold, you'll be exposed. Merlin: If I don't do something, Gwen's going to die, and I'm not going to let that happen. Can you make a poultice identical to the one found in Arthur's Chambers? Gaius: Well, I believe so. Merlin: Okay. Merlin begins grinding magic dust and then tells an incantation and sets the dust on fre. Gaius' place. Gaius finishes tying a poultice. His jaw drops at the sight of Old Merlin exiting his chamber. Old Merlin makes grunting noises. Merlin: You know me better than anyone, Gaius. Do you recognise me? Gaius: There's something of you in the eyes. But perhaps that's just because I know it's you. Merlin: I can't believe that one day I will actually look like this. Ooh. I ache, all over. Gaius: Ah. Well, now you know how I feel. Gaius gives to Merlin the poultice. Gaius: You'll be needing this. Corridor of Camelot. Old Merlin walks to Arthur's Chambers. He peeks around corner and sees Arthur giving instructions to a pair of guards. Old Merlin allows Arthur to spot him entering the chamber: he goes to Arthur's bed and waits. Arthur creeps into the room, sword drawn. Old Merlin babbles a fake spell, Arthur puts his sword at Old Merlin's back. Arthur: Show yourself. Who are you? Merlin: I am... He spins around. Merlin: Dragoon! The Great! Arthur: Is it you who planted the poultice in my bed? Merlin: You have caught me red-handed. I have no choice but to confess. Arthur puts him back at sword point. Arthur: An innocent girl almost died because of your actions. Merlin: I suppose your father will have to release her now that you've caught me. Arthur: I should run you through where you stand. Merlin: I really wouldn't do that if I were you! Because if you do that...! Arthur looks puzzled at Old Merlin. Merlin: You will never learn of my plan. Arthur: What plan? Merlin: Exactly! That's why you can't run me through! Arthur lowers the sword. Arthur: Have we met? They look each other. Merlin: No, I don't believe so. I never forget a face. Arthur: Your eyes. We've met somewhere before. Merlin: Me? No! Old Merlin looks for a heavy object. Merlin: Fly grimma! Merlin's spell knocks Arthur with a helmet and he flees the scene. Arthur recovers. Arthur: Guards! Merlin avoids the guards in the corridors, and spells. But he's unable to break the aging spell. Arthur: He went this way! Old Merlin runs and hides behind another wall, always spelling, but it doesn't work. He peeks around the corner at Arthur. Arthur: There he is! Old Merlin tries to run, but Arthur throws his dagger that pins Merlin's sleeve to the door. Arthur: Seize him. The guards grab Old Merlin. Council Chamber. Uther goes over documents with council members. Arthur: Father. Uther: Arthur. Guards escort Old Merlin into the chamber. Uther: Who is this? Arthur: He is the sorcerer. Arthur gives to Uther the poultice Gaius made. Arthur: I found him placing this under my pillow. Uther: Is this true? Merlin: Yes. Morgana is confused. Arthur: What did you hope to achieve with this enchantment? Merlin: If Arthur were to fall in love with a lowly serving girl, it would bring shame on Camelot. Uther: Have I wronged you in some way, old man? Merlin: You have wronged so many people in so many ways. You're blinded by your hatred of magic. You have tortured and excuted innocent people. You, Uther Pendragon, are a stupid, arrogant old tyrant! Arthur: You will hold your tongue! Merlin: And you. Oh, I have heard how you...mistreat your servants! They do everything for you, but do they ever get any thanks? No! You're a spoilt arrogant brat...! Gaius rolls his eyes. Merlin: ...with the brains of a donkey and the face hic* cough of a toad. Guards pull Old Merlin away from Arthur. Uther: This serving girl. She is your accomplice? Old Merlin shakes his head. Merlin: I enchanted her too. The girl is entirely innocent. Arthur: My Lord, he has confessed. Morgana is still confused. Uther sulks and picks up the poultice. Uther: Release the girl. Tomorrow at dawn you will take your place on the pyre. Take him away. Arthur and guards escort Old Merlin to the dungeons. Morgana and Gaius follow to watch them in the Corridor. Morgana: Do you know that man, Gaius? Gaius: I've never seen him before. Is there something troubling you, Morgana? I would've thought you'd be relieved that the true culprit's been found. Morgana: Of course I am. Prison. The guards shove Old Merlin into a cell. Merlin looks out at the pyre in the Place. Corridor. Gaius walks. Arthur: Gaius? Have you seen Merlin, I can't find him anywhere. Gaius: I- I think he said he was going to spend the day in the tavern. Arthur: Oh, did he? Well, we'll see about that. Prison. Gaius visits Old Merlin's cell. Gaius (whispers): Merlin! What happened? Merlin cries. Merlin: I can't break the spell, Gaius. It's too powerful. Gaius: You have to try again. Merlin: I have tried, it's no good. I'm stuck like this. Gaius: Not for long. Uther will have you burnt at the stake. Merlin: There must be another way to break the spell. Gaius: There's only one thing I can think of. Merlin: What is it? Gaius: In the book of Gala there's an antidote that can undo such aging spells. Merlin: How long will it take to make this antidote? Gaius: Longer than I fear you have. Buy as much time as you can. Merlin: How do I do that? Gaius: Merlin, I've no idea. Gaius' place. Gaius brews potion, trying to make it a certain colour. Prison. A crowd is gathered around the pyre in the morning. Merlin waits in his cell. Arthur enters with guards. Arthur: It's time. Merlin: Wait! Arthur: What is it? Merlin: There are other crimes I wish to confess. Arthur: What difference does it make? You're about to be burnt at the stake. We can't execute you twice. Gaius' place. Gaius finishes anti-aging potion. Corridor. Gaius sees Old Merlin being escorted to the Place. The Place. Merlin is escorted towards the pyre, accompanied by a drum roll. Uther: You have been found guilty of using magic and enchantments. In accordance with our law, you will be b*rned at the stake. Let this serve as a lesson to all those who seek to destroy Camelot. Old Merlin sees Gaius weave through the crowd show him the antidote bottle. Merlin turns at lunges at Gaius. Merlin: A curse upon you all! Merlin grabs the bottle. Merlin: I will have my revenge! Guards pull Old Merlin towards the pyre. Arthur: Are you alright, Gaius? Gaius: I'm fine, Arthur. Merlin spells and the pyre bursts into huge flames. Everyone pulls back and Old Merlin pushes through crowd. Arthur: After him! Corridor. Old Merlin runs down the corridor, but can't get through the door at the end. He drinks the antidote as Arthur and guards approach. Arthur turns the corner to find young Merlin with the red robe tucked behind his back. Arthur: Merlin, where's the sorcerer? Merlin (gravelly voice): He w... Merlin coughs and clears his throat. Merlin: Erm...he went that way. Merlin points to the wall behind him. Arthur turns to the guards. Arthur: Sound the warning bell. Search the entire palace. I want him found. Are you telling me you let him run straight past you? Merlin: He was, he was, he was too fast for me. Arthur: He's a doddery old man. This is what happens when you spend all day in the tavern. Merlin: What? Arthur: Perhaps mucking out my horses will help sober you up. Morgana's Bedroom. Morgana enters while Gwen is gathering the dirty laundry. Morgana: Gwen. Morgana gives Gwen a fake hug. Morgana: I can't tell you how relieved I am that you've been pardoned. Gwen is suspicious. Morgana: I begged Uther to release you, but he wouldn't listen to reason. Gwen: I'm sure you did all you could. They both nod. Gwen: I... Gwen indicates the laundry basket and exits. Still confused, Morgana closes the dividing door. Corridor. Gwen walks with the laundry. Arthur pops out of an alcove and pulls her into it. Gwen gasps. Arthur: Sorry. Didn't mean to startle you. Now, my father believes that my feelings for you are a result of an enchantment. If he's to see any sign that that isn't the case, then he'll banish you from Camelot. Gwen: And are your feelings for me the result of an enchantment? Arthur: Oh, we both know that's a lie. But...I think it would be safer for you if we let others continue to believe it. Gwen nods. Gwen: What you said to your father...would you really have given up your place on the throne for me? Arthur: Still would. Gwen's jaw drops. Gwen: Your place is here in Camelot. Arthur: My place is with you. Gwen: This isn't just about us. You must stay for the sake of your people. You will be a great king. And then you can change these ridiculous customs. Arthur: I promise you that when I am King, things will be different. We can be together. Gwen: I will count the days until then. Arthur and Gwen lean in to kiss. They hear a noise nearby and break apart. Gwen: I should go. Arthur watches Gwen leave as he steps back into hiding and a guard walks down the corridor. Gaius' place. Merlin enters. Gaius: Ah, Merlin. It's good to see you looking like your old self. Merlin: I'm covered in horse dung. Gaius: Precisely. Merlin: Arthur seems to think I spent the day in the tavern. I don't suppose you, er...you know where he got that idea? Gaius: I really can't imagine. Oh, and Merlin? You might want to take a bath.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x10 - Queen of Hearts"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.11 - The Sorcerer's Shadow A FOREST A young man is walking when two men show up. Nollar: Your mother knows you’re out here? What’s your name, boy? The young man: Gilli. Tindr: What’s in the bag? Gilli: Nothing Tindr grabs Gilli’s bag and empties it. Nollar: Where you’re heading? Gilli: Camelot. To fight in the tournament ... Nollar (laughs): Is that what your pretty new sword’s for? Gilli: Yeah Tindr (grabs the sword): Let me see. Nollar: You ever seen this tournament? Believe me, a little boy like you is got no chance. Especially without a sword. Gilli (as the men leave): Give it back. Nollar: I’m doing you a favor, one day you’ll thank me. Gilli: I said, give it back. Gilli asault them but he is pushed back Nollar: I thought you were a fighter!? Here, I’ll show you how to fight!! Gilli asault him once more but the man punches him. Nollar: Good luck at the tournament. They leave, laughing. Gilli takes a ring from his stuff. As he looks at it, the ring starts to shine in gold, as well as Gilli’s eyes. *Open credits* CAMELOT, THE COURTYARD Arthur and Merlin are walking; Merlin holds pieces of Arthur’s armor. Merlin: Did anyone think this tournament through? A contest opens to all comers with a prize of hundred gold coins. Hum, I wonder what kind of people are going to turn up? Arthur: It’s a tradition Merlin, the tournament’s been held every ten years to centuries … Nothing to worry about. THE TRAINING FIELD Many men are gathered, training for the tournament. Merlin (seeing a man cutting the head off of a mannequin with an axe): Tell me he can’t use that in the contest. Arthur: He can use what he likes, it’s an open tournament. Merlin: What about the Knight’s Code? Arthur: It counts for nothing. The only rule is: there are no rules. Arthur leaves and Merlin avoids only just an axe thrown by Nollar. Merlin (for himself): Yeah, you’re right, there’s nothing to worry about! THE LOWER TOWN Gilli comes in the Rising Sun Inn. Gilli (to the innkeeper): Excuse me? Hello? The innkeeper: Drink? Gilli: A room The innkeeper: I’m only taking competitive. Spectators have to stay outside the city walls. Gilli: But I am a competitor. The innkeeper : Of course you are … Gilli (presenting a parchment): Here. (The innkeeper reads it) I’d like a room please. The innkeeper (giving him a key): You’ll have to share. Gilli: But … The innkeeper: D’you want a bed or not? And I’ll have my money now. Gilli: Why? The innkeeper: Because you’ll be dad by sunset. CAMELOT’S ARMORY Merlin prepares Arthur’s armor. Nollar and Tindr show up. Nollar (to Merlin): My! If it’s not the Prince of Camelot … Merlin : I’m his servant. Nollar: I’ve always wanted a servant. (Putting his foot on the bench where Merlin sits) Here. Clean them. Merlin: What? Nollar: My boots. (thrat Merlin with a whip) Hurry up. Merlin stands up and moves across the armory. Nollar gives him a lash of whip. Merlin: I’m looking for a cloth! Nollar: I don’t care if you use your tongue! Clean them! Gilli (comes out from behind the three of them): Stay where you are. Nollar: Oh so you’ve decided to join us after all. Gilli (about the whip): I think you should put that down sire. Nollar (to his companion): Did you hear that? Tindr: Oh I heard it all right. Nollar (to Gilli): Why don’t you say it again? Merlin: I’m sorry, this is my fault. Nollar gesture him to stay quiet while Tindr faces him. Nollar (to Gilli): I’m not hearing you. Gilli: I’ve said what I had to say. Nollar makes his whip cracks. The ring on Gilli’s finger starts to shine while he magically grabs a sword. He manages to disarm the man. But Nollar gets a small axe out of his belt. Merlin (to Gilli): Watch out! Gilli disarms his opponent once again. Gilli: Now, get out. The men leave the Amory. Gilli (to Merlin): Thanks for the warning. Merlin: It’s me who should be grateful. Gilli: It’s all right. I’ve already had a run in with those two. Merlin: You have? Gilli: Yeah, I know what it’s like to be picked on. Arthur (from outside): Merlin! Merlin (to Gilli): Well, thanks again. I’m - Arthur’s voice (Impatient): Merlin! Merlin (shaking Gilli’s hand): Merlin. That’s me. Gilli: I’m Gilli Arthur’s voice (shouting): Merlin!!!!! Merlin: Arrg! I got to go. He leaves. THE DINNER ROOM Arthur, Uther and Morgana having lunch while Merlin is doing service Morgana: Remind me how many times have you won this tournament Uther? Uther: Three Morgana: That’s a lot to leave up to, Arthur. Arthur: Indeed. Morgana (to Uther): I remember your last victory. You were a master in the arena. It’s such a shame we won’t see you compete again. Uther: Who say you won’t? Morgana: I thought you said you were too old to take the field? Uther: Not ages stops me. I’m still proving the match for any man. Arthur: Well, we won’t be finding out. Uther (to Arthur): Why ever not? Arthur: Because I don’t want you getting hurt. Uther laughs Morgana (to Uther): Do you think you could still win the crown? Arthur: The Kingdom needs him to rule, not to fight. Uther (to Arthur): You think I can’t do both? Morgana: But you’re not as young as you used to be. Besides, I need someone to keep me company in the stands Arthur: If you’ll excuse me, I need to prepare for the tournament. Merlin? They both leave the room. Morgana (to Uther): It is such a shame. Would‘ve been good for the people to see you competed one last time? But still, Arthur is probably right. You can’t do everything … Uther seems thoughtful has they finish their lunch. THE ARMORY Merlin gets Arthur ready for his first battle Merlin: How’re you feeling? Arthur: Confident Merlin: You’re sure? Arthur: Yes Merlin: The last time this tournament was held (whispering) three men died. Arthur: Really Merlin: And that was just on the first day … Arthur: Thanks for that Merlin. Merlin: And on that second day … Arthur: Let’s just … gets to the first! Merlin: You’re right. That’s when most people die Arthur: Merlin …? Merlin: Yes? Arthur: Shut up. THE ARENA OF CAMELOT All the fighters are gathered in the field. Gaius and Merlin are standing among the other servants. Morgana shows up in the royal stand and start the opening speech. Morgana: It’s my pleasure to welcome you all to Camelot. This is a contest like no other. It is open to all comers. (Uther comes along the other competitors) Including our reigning champion, the King. There are no rules, no wapon are banned. The last man standing takes the prize. Let the tournament begin. The tournament began with a fight involving Uther who win without too much difficulty. Arthur wins his own fight with only one punch. Nollar almost loses his but finally sab his opponent and kills him. Then it’s Gilli’s turn. He wins by using magic. Gaius (about Gilli‘s fight): Who would believed it? NEAR THE ARENA As Gilli passes by, Gaius and Merlin talk to him Gaius: That was a fine victory. Gilli: Thank you. Gaius (about Gilli’s wound): That will need treating. Gilli: No, it’s all right. Merlin: Gaius is the court physician. Gilli: It’s just a nick, I’m fine. He leaves quickly. Merlin: He’s using magic. Gaius: I suspected as much. The ring bears the mark of the old religion. Such rings are very rare but they acted as a conduit. A channel for magical powers. Merlin: So, he does have magic like me? Gaius: He doesn’t have your powers, Merlin but to wield a ring such as that needs considerable gift. Merlin: Well, he’s braver than me, using magic in front of all those people. Gaius: Brave or stupid. If Uther finds out, he’ll have him klled. THE ARMORY Gilli put his sword on the sword rack. As his wound hurts he goes in the corridors to cast a spell and heals his arm. The spell unleashes a bright light and let a mark on the wall. As two guards had seen the light, they try to stop him. Gilli succeed to escape, losing his ring. IN THE ARMORY ‘S CORRIDOR King Uther, Gaius and Merlin are gathered around the mark on the wall. Uther: Sorcery. It’s the only explanation. Gaius: We mustn’t jump to conclusions Sire. Uther: What other explanation could it be? The guard report saying “an unnaturally bright light”. It’s heat so intense that they could feel at the other side of the corridor. These scorch marks would seem to support their story. Gaius: But they appear to have been there for some time (seeing the ring on the floor behind Uther). Did the guards could get a look at this man? Uther: No, it was too dark. Gaius: Unfortunate. I can see no evidence of magic. Uther: This is strange odour. How do you explain that? Gaius (pointing in the end of the corridor to make a diversion): It’s coming from the grain store there. It’s alecost for the tavern. (He picks up the ring)They used it in their brewing. Uther: Brewing? Gaius: Indeed sire. It imparts a special flavour. Uther (leaving): Very well. GAIUS’ CHAMBERS Gaius: It’s cleary Gilli’s judging by the scorch mark and the odour. This is an old healing spell. It’s crude but its works. You heat the skin to coagulate the blood and there cauterizes the wound. Merlin: On his shoulder. Well, no wondering why he didn’t want treatment. Gaius: You’ll have to talk to him before it’s too late. THE RISING SUN TAVERN Merlin knocks at Gilli’s door. Gilli: Who is it? Merlin (opens the door): Merlin. I’ve come to see how you are. Gilli: It’s a lot better. Merlin (about Gilli’s wound): Can I have a look? Gilli: There’s nothing to see. Merlin (sitting in a bed): Wow, the way you fought earlier, that was incredible. Gilli: Yeah? Merlin: Yeah. Someone your size to go bat a man like that. Sure a lot of people are going to think you’re using magic … I’m not gonna tell anyone. Gilli: I’m not using magic. Merlin gets out the ring. Merlin: You don’t have to fear me. (Looking the ring) It bears the mark of the old religion (giving the jewel back to Gilli). Where did you get it from? Gilli: My father. He left it me. Merlin: Did he have the same powers as you? Gilli: He was a gifted man, but he would not touch magic. He vowed never to use it. He feared it. Wouldn’t even let me talk about it. Merlin: Why? Gilli: He was scared Uther would found out. That the King would discover he was a sorcerer. Even when he was attcked and … he’d three men on him; he still wouldn’t use this. Merlin: Is that how he died? Gilli: I am not gonna be like him. Merlin: Because you want to be proud? … Of who you are? Gilli: Why all these questions? Merlin: You remind me someone I know. Gilli: Who? Merlin (stand up and walking up to Gilli): You saved my life and I’m trying to save yours. You need to withdrawn from the tournament. Gilli: It’s an open competition. You’re supposed to be up to use whatever skills you have. Merlin: Fighting skills! … And you’re not a swordsman, or a gladiator. Fighting is not your talent. Magic is. Gilli: Then why can’t I use it? Merlin: Because is banned. Gilli: Without magic, I’m a Nobody. People think they can kick dirt in my face. Merlin: You’re not a Nobody. You’re … special. Gilli: Then let me prove that. Merlin: If you continue to use magic here, you will be caught, Uther will have you excuted. Another customer enters the room putting the conversation to an end. BACK TO THE AREANA Uther and Arthur both win their second fight. As Arthur is in the tent, Uther comes in, followed by the Lady Morgana. Uther (to Arthur): Have you seen who you are to face in the semi final tomorrow? Might need to put in some practice. Morgana: Well, the crowd are really looking forward to it. So am I. (as Arthur leaves) It should be quite a match ! NEAR THE ARENA Gilli headed to his battle when he meets Nollar. Nollar: Seems like you’re my next opponent. Gilli (trying to leave): Excuse me. Nollar don’t let him pass. Gilli: Can you let me past please? Nollar (as he shows his wapon): No. ‘Cause I want you to help me decide which of these I’m gonna kll you with? The two men laugh as Gilli leaves. Few minutes later, Gilli and Nollar meet in the arena. Under the man’s asault Gilli is pushing against the arena’s wall, right into Tindr’s arms who was standing in the crowd. Tindr : Hello again! Nollar is about to pass Gilli through. The young man uses his magic and ejects his opponent. He manages to escape from Tindr, reaches Nollar and kills him. THE ARMORY Gilli is sitting on a bench, still shocked by Nollar death. Merlin shows up. Gilli (looking straight): I’ve never klled a man before. I just wanted to feel … what was like to be … respected. But this … I’m not a kller. This isn’t me. Merlin: You need to withdraw. Gilli: I’m going to. THE RISING SUN TAVERN As Gilli enters, he is warmly welcomed by the crowd. The crowd: Here he is. Everybody applauses and shakes Gilli’s hand. The innkeeper buys him a drink. The innkeeper (to everyone): The drinks are on the House! ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS Merlin sharps Arthur’s sword. The prince is slouched on his table. Arthur: What do I do Merlin? If I fight my father tomorrow, the way I can … I’ll show him up, I’ll humiliate him. In front of his people. Or worse! I could wound him, even kll him! Merlin: He does not gonna back down, isn’t it? (Arthur gives him a look that means “no”) He’s determined to prove himself … You have to let him win. Arthur: You don’t have to put it up with the gloating! Do you have any idea what it’s like to live with a man who constantly thinks he’s the best! Merlin: Hum, must be irritating …! THE FOLLOWING DAY, IN THE ARENA Uther is about to fight against Arthur. Arthur: Good luck. Uther: And you … you’ll need it. Arthur: Don’t be so sure, Father. Uther : When I was your age, I conquered Camelot. I didn’t inherit this Kingdom I won it. One day you’ll be strong enough to take my crown. But not yet. They both put their helmets. Uther: Ready? Arthur (without looking): Ready. Uther instantly attcks his son whom succeeds to ward off Uther’s blow. Uther: I thought you said you were ready. Then the fight began. Arthur and Uther gives back to back to one another. Arthur (sarcastic): Need a breather Father? All in all, Arthur is stronger than Uther and he succeeds to make Uther fall. Uther seems to have issues to get up. Arthur: Footwork always was your weakness! Uther finally stand up. He looks very weak so as Arthur noticed. The prince decided to let his father win and felt intentionally. Uther gives a hand to Arthur to gets up and takes a bow in front of his people. In the royal stand, Morgana seems frustrated. THE FIGHTER’S CAMP Merlin (to Arthur): Well done. It can’t have been easy. Arthur: If he wasn’t my father …! (He leaves) Gaius (to Merlin): The king’s reachs the final. You need to worry about who he might be facing next. Merlin looks in the arena and sees Gilli fighting. Once again, Gilli’s opponent is about to win but the young man uses his magic to defeat him. GAIUS’S CHAMBERS Merlin is thoughtful when Gaius comes in. Gaius: I thought you said the boy was going to withdraw. Merlin: That’s what I thought. Gaius: We have to warn the King Merlin: No! Gaius: Why are you protecting him? Merlin: You know what Uther would do! Gaius: Gilli is using magic for his own gain. It’s corrupting him. Poisoning him. Merlin: Just let me talk to him. Gaius: I fear it’s too late. Merlin: Gaius, please! You taught me what magic was for. You gave me the opportunity to be the person that I am today. I’ve had you to help me. Give me one more chance to talk to him. Gaius: We’ll have to put an end to this. If he fights tomorrow, either his magic will be found out or worse, the King would die. Merlin leaves. THE RISING SUN TAVERN As Merlin comes in, Gilli is in the middle of the crowd, explaining his fight. Gilli: Now, lot of people asks me how did he fell on his back. I just tripped him like that. I’m strong, you don’t realize it. Seeing Merlin, Gilli meets him in Gilli’s empty room. Gilli: What’s this is about? Merlin: Your opponent? ‘Thought you might like to know how he is? Gilli: Is he alright? Merlin: Gaius thinks he’ll pull through but he might not have been so lucky. Gilli: It could’ve been me that got injured. Merlin: I thought you weren’t going to fight! Gilli: You’ve seen the way people are now. They’re showed me respect. You don’t know what that’s like for me. Merlin: I do. Gilli: No. No, no one does. Merlin seems thoughtful for a moment then shuts the door. He faces Gilli, whispers an incantation and present his closed fist. When he openes it, there is a flame burning on his palm. Gilli looks at Merlin, as if he sees him for the first time. Merlin: It’s lonely … to … be more powerful than any man you know and have to live like a shadow. To be special and have to pretend you’re a fool. I know how it feels … I understand. Gilli: Then you understand why I have to fight. If Uther is klled, so what? How many of our kind have died at his hands?! How many more will?! It’s time those with magic fought back! Merlin: Gilli … Gilli: You can’t tell me what to do! Merlin: You need to learn to use your magic for good! That is the true purpose! It’s not meant to your own vanity! Gilli (shouting): I’m not gonna apologize for who I am!! You can be a servant, and, and pretend you’re less than them, but I’m not gonna … Merlin (interrupting): No! That’s not what I do! Gilli: No?! You’re defending the King! Protecting a man that would have you dad! Merlin: I’m protecting you! Gilli: You’ve been pretending for so long now, that you’ve actually forgotten who you are. Merlin: No. That’s not true. Gilli: Isn’t it?! Merlin: No … Gilli: It’s time someone struck a blow for the likes of you and me. And if you’re too weak, then I will. Gilli leaves the room, letting Merlin on his own. GAIUS' CHAMBERS At night, Merlin is lying on his bed thinking. He suddenly gets up, run to the clearing next to Camelot and summon the Great Dragon. Kilgharrah (as he landed): I was beginning to hope you’d forgotten me. Merlin (smiling): I don’t think so Kilgharrah: The problem is, young warlock, that you wish to talk, but you don’t wish to listen. The last time we met, you chose to ignore my advice and overrule me. Merlin: I’m sorry. Kilgharrah: A Dragonlord should never abuse their power. What reason do you have to summon me this time? Merlin: You are a creature of magic … and only a creature of magic could hope to understand. Uther is to fight a young sorcerer in the tournament tomorrow. Gaius wants me to prevent him from using magic but if I do that there is every chance he would die. Kilgharrah: Your choice is a hard one, young Warlock. Yet, you, like I, must hold hope that Arthur will bring about a new age. An age where the likes of you and I are respected once again. If he sees his father klled through the use of magic, it would harden his mind for ever. Merlin: No … no, there must be some … other way. Kilgharrah: To see one of your kin die is never an easy thing. But all great struggles demand sacrifices. I am sorry young warlock. I wish I had some words to help you. Merlin: Some choices are easy … some stay with you forever … CAMELOT, BY MORNING Uther is in his apartment, preparing for his fight against Gilli. Arthur enters Arthur: Come to whish you luck Uther: Against a boy? Arthur: He’s reached the final. Uther: Arthur, even you could bat him! (He leaves the room) IN THE ARENA Uther stands in the middle of the pitch. Merlin watches worryingly Gilli’s arrival. The two of them share a very expressive look. In the pitch, the fight is about to begin. Uther put his helmet and raise his sword. Uther: For glory Gilli: For glory Then the battle starts. As Uther is obviously better than Gilli, the young man starts to use his magic. But, from the crowd, Merlin fought him back with his own powers. Uther finally wins and is cheered by his people. Gilli leaves the arena, depressed. Merlin (to Gilli as the young man passes next to him): I’m sorry. But Gilli doesn’t even respond and just walks away. THE RISING SUN TAVERN, GILLI’S ROOM Gilli is packing when Merlin enters. Merlin: I didn’t have a choice. Gilli: You did what you had to do. And you betrayed your kind. Merlin: No that was you. You betrayed us. You’d won. But you were going to kll the king anyway. There’s no honor in that. Come one, look inside yourself, you’re better than this. Magic is not meant for fighting. It’s not meant to bring you glory. Gilli: I never understood my father … I thought that he was afraid of magic. But he wasn’t. He was afraid of what it can do. How it can corrupt. I know now that he was … he was strong. Well … he was stronger than me. (He grabs his bag) I’m sorry. Merlin: I know it doesn’t seem like it now but one day magic will be permitted once again. And when that day arrives, you’ll not longer have to hide who you are. Your gifts will be recognized and we … will be free! And who knows, maybe … maybe then our path will cross again. Gilli: I hope so Merlin: Oh, they will. We’re kin Gilli (shaking Merlin’s hand): Kin. Later, Gilli leaves Camelot and the lower Town as Merlin watches him from the round path. THE DINNER ROOM Uther (to Morgana as they reach the table where Arthur is already sitting at): I thought the boy was going to kll me. Morgana: So did I! Uther: Then, suddenly, the old fighting spirit kicked in. I dug deep, found my strength and whole thing just began to flow. I felt at one with the sword. My feet moved instinctively. Morgana: And now, you’re champion once again. Maybe you can give Arthur some lessons! Uther: It is I who learnt a great deal to our fight. Morgana: I can’t see what. Uther: He’s a far better warrior than you think. It is Arthur who should have claimed the prize. Morgana: But sadly he wasn’t good enough. Uther: Because he threw the fight (Arthur choke with his water) that I might save face. Arthur: You knew? Uther: I have followed your progress with a sword since you were boy. I know your abilities better than anyone. I’m eternally grateful. I hope that when you are king and have sons of your own, that they will afford you the same honour. Indeed, the most satisfying outcome of the tournament is that Arthur’s actions have shown me that he is now truly ready to be king. Uther raise his glass. Arthur and Morgana raise theirs and the three of them choke their glasses. GAISUS’ CHAMBERS Gaius and Merlin are ready to eat; Gaius put a very well served plate in front of Merlin. Gaius: I’m proud of you. Merlin: Oh, I don’t deserve it. Gaius: You’re being hard on yourself. Merlin doesn’t respond sighs and seems ready to eat … Gaius (taking Merlin’s plate for himself): All right! Merlin: Hey, what are you doing? Gaius: You said you didn’t deserve it. Merlin: Gaius, I haven’t eaten. Gaius: Pity it’s delicious Merlin (trying to take back his plate): Gaius … As Merlin’s getting ever more puzzled, Gaius starts giggled Gaius (taking another very well served plate from behind their table): Alright … Merlin: Thanks They both laugh THE END*	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x11 - The Sorcerer's Shadow"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.12 - The Coming Of Arthur (Part One) Forest Corpses of knights in the mist. Amongst them, Sir Leon, lying on his back, he seems to be dad. --- Council Chamber Uther holds a Pendragon knight cape that is blood stained and torn. Uther: It was Cenred who did this, you’re certain of it? Arthur: Yes my lord. His messenger has only this minute departed from Camelot. Cenred said that the patrol trespassed on his land, and an example had to be made. Uther: How many dad? Arthur: All of them, Sire. Every last man. Uther: The knights? Arthur: All lost. Edric, Alduuf… Osric… And Sir Leon. People stare at each other in the council chamber, the atmosphere is gloomy. --- Forest A group of people are looking for survivors amongst the bodies of the knights. Man: Here! They gather around Sir Leon. A man kneels and examines him. This man is a druid. Iseldir: Quick! Help me. We do not have much time. Ready? They carry Sir Leon in a cave. --- Druids’ cave Sir Leon is still alive but looks very weak. Iseldir: His spirit leaves him. We must hurry. Druids: (chanting) Buthed gwared…hrag pob ailed… Iseldir goes near Sir Leon with a cup. Druids: (chanting) Hrag pob evnis… boyd un thilis. They repeat the incantation while Iseldir makes Sir Leon drink from the cup. Sir Leon opens his eyes, he seems to feel better. Iseldir: Welcome back. – Opening Credits – Council Chamber Arthur is welcoming Sir Leon. Arthur: We thought you were dad for sure. Sir Leon: I was dad, or as good as, until the druids found me. Uther: Druids? Sir Leon: Yes my Lord, I owe them my life. Uther: How did they heal you? You were as good as dad, you said. Sir Leon: I don’t know. Uther: Did they use magic? Sir Leon: Well, I… Uther: Yes or no? It’s a simple enough question. Sir Leon: I only know that I drank from some kind of cup, Sire. Uther: Cup? Sir Leon: It was extraordinary my Lord. I have known nothing like it. From the moment it touched my lips I could feel my life return to me. In the room people look puzzled. Uther: Well…your trials have left you weary I ‘m sure. We must let him rest. Uther leaves the room; Morgana and Merlin are staring at each other. --- Sir Leon’s chamber Gaius examines Sir Leon. Sir Leon: Is that it? Gaius: That’s it. He is exhausted, Sire, and seriously dehydrated, but given time and he’ll make a fully recovery. Arthur: Thank you Gaius. Gaius leaves the room, followed by Uther and by Merlin. --- Corridor Uther: Well? Gaius: It’s remarkable, Sire. He bears no sign of any kind of wound. He is in perfect health. Uther: And the cup he spoke of? Gaius: From his description, I would say it was the Cup of Life. Merlin stares at Gaius in disbelief. Uther: You are aware of its power Gaius? Gaius: I am, indeed Sire. But the druids are peaceful people. They would only ever use the cup for good. Sir Leon is surely proof of that. Uther: Be that as it may, according to Sir Leon's description, the druids' cave lies within Cenred's kingdom. It is imperative that we get to the cup before he does. Gaius: My lord, druids are secretive by nature. They will have the cup well hidden. Might it not be wise to leave it where it is? Uther: I'm not prepared to take that risk. Uther leaves. --- Gaius’s chamber Merlin: I thought the cup was destroyed with Nimueh when I defeated her on the Isle of the Blessed. Gaius: The cup cannot be destroyed. Its magic is eternal, unbound by time or place. Merlin: But why does Uther fear it so much? Gaius: Because the cup can be used for evil as well as good. Merlin: I don't understand. Gaius: Many centuries ago, it fell into the possession of a great wrlord. One night, he gathered his army before him. He took a drop of blood from each and every man and collected it in the cup. Such was the vessel's power that the soldiers were made immortal where they stood. Merlin: So they could not be klled. Gaius: The carnage they wrought was beyond all imagining. The King's no fool. He knows that the forces of the Old Religion are rising against him once more. Heaven forbid that the cup should fall into the hands of Morgause. Merlin: Or Morgana. Gaius: With Such a wapon at their disposal, Camelot would be all but lost. --- Corridor Uther is waiting. Arthur: You called for me Father. Uther: Cenred is our sworn enemy. We cannot risk him getting his hand on the Cup of Life. Arthur: I know, Father. Uther: You must retrieve it. Your mission must remain secret; you can speak to no-one of this. Morgana is hidden nearby, spying on them. Arthur: I will take only my most trusted men. Uther: We've seen what happened to the last patrol that entered Cenred's land. You must go alone. I'm sorry to place such a burden upon you, but there is no one else I can trust. Arthur: I understand, Father. --- Arthur’s chamber Merlin is packing. Arthur: You will be ready by sunrise, won't, you Merlin? Merlin: If I don't know where we're going, how do I know what to pack? Will it be hot? Will it be cold? Will it be wet? Will it be dry? Arthur: Don't be such a girl, Merlin. We're not going on holiday. Merlin: Holiday? What's a holiday? Merlin begins to pack a red Camelot cape. Arthur: Not that. Nothing bearing the crest of Camelot. We're going under cover. Merlin: This is ridiculous. Are you going to tell me where we're going or not? Arthur: Well, I can tell you it will be dangerous Merlin: Great(!) Arthur: And I can tell you we will be travelling through bandit-infested lands. Merlin: Terrific. Then where? Arthur: I can't tell you that. Merlin: You don't know where we're going. Arthur: No, Merlin. I know where we're going. It's just, I can't tell you, that's all. Merlin: (joking) Right. Cos if you do, you'll have to kll me, I suppose. Arthur: Immediately and without hesitation. Merlin: Great. Arthur grins. Merlin: It'll be a surprise. I love surprises. Who doesn't love a good surprise? --- Castle vaults Morgana walks in the vaults, she stops, smirks and turns. Morgause shows up. Morgause: What is it you wanted to tell me, sister? Morgana: Arthur rides at dawn. He's been sent to recover some kind of cup. The Cup of Life, they called it? Morgause: The Cup of Life - Are you sure? Morgana: I heard every word. Morgause: How long I have searched for it... Morgana: Is it as powerful as they believe? Morgause: Oh, yes. Trust me, sister, with the cup in our possession, Camelot would soon be at our mercy. Where is the cup now? Morgana: It's in the hands of the druids. All I know is that their camp lies within Cenred's kingdom. Morgause: Then perhaps Cenred will be of use to us again. He has spies everywhere. If he can have Arthur followed... Morgana: Then Arthur will lead us all the way to the cup itself. Morgause nods and they both laugh. --- Morgana’s chamber From her window, Morgana watches Arthur and Merlin leaving the castle --- Countryside Arthur and Merlin are galloping trough the countryside. Three men are spying on them, and then they ride to Cenred’s castle. --- Cenred’s castle Morgause: Which way was the Prince heading? Spy: For the Forest of Ascetir, my lady. Cenred: Send word to the scouts in the area. They must be prepared. Spy: Yes, Sire. Morgause: Can your scouts be relied upon? Cenred: Of course. I handpicked them myself. Morgause: Why does that not reassure me? Cenred: Do not concern yourself, my lady. The Cup of Life will soon be in our hands, and when it is, Camelot will be ours. Morgause: You forget yourself, Cenred. It is Morgana that will take the throne, not you or I. Cenred: I make no claim upon the throne, only the spoils of victory. Morgause: You will get what you deserve, Cenred. (Caressing Cenred’s face) I can assure you of that. --- Forest Merlin: We're going to Cenred's Kingdom, aren't we? Arthur: What makes you say that? Merlin: Er, we're in the Forest of Ascetir. We're not stopping. Arthur: You can think what you like, Merlin. Merlin: Come on! You might as well tell me. Arthur: Then I'd have to kll you. I told you that. Merlin: Go ahead. I'm probably going to die anyway. Look at what happened to the patrol that came here! dad, the lot of them! Arthur: Sir Leon survived. Merlin: Right, so that gives me, what? A one in 40 chance of making it? Arthur: Rather less, actually. There are only two of us. Merlin: So I'm not probably going to die, I'm DEFINITELY going to die. Arthur: Always the pessimist, Merlin. Who knows, maybe, just this once, we'll have no trouble. Arthur gets sht in the neck by a dart and he falls from his horse. Merlin: Maybe you're right. If past experience is anything to go by… Merlin gets sht in the neck by a dart and he falls from his horse too. --- Jail Merlin is waking up in some kind of jail. The floor is covered with straw. There are people around him, staring at him. The scene is fuzzy. Arthur slaps Merlin’s face to wake him up. Merlin: What was that you were saying about me being a pessimist? Arthur: Must've slipped my mind. Arthur helps Merlin to stand up. A hand touches Arthur’s shoulder. Arthur: (grabbing the hand) Touch me again, you die. Merlin: Gwaine?! Gwaine: No manners you royals. Merlin, old friend, you look terrible. Merlin: Likewise. Arthur: What are you doing here? Gwaine: Well, you know, wrong place, wrong time, wrong drink. Arthur: Nothing's changed there, then. Gwaine: That's just not fair. Arthur: Where exactly are we? Gwaine: The bowels of an old castle. Belongs to a fella names Jarl. Arthur: Never heard of him. Gwaine: Lovely bloke. slve trader. Merlin: We're going to be sold as slaves? Jarl: Right, you filthy vermin. Which one of you is ready to face my champion in the arena? No volunteers? Well, I shall have to choose one of you toe rags myself, then. Let me see… How about you? He points to Merlin, who looks around. Merlin: Me? Jarl: Death or glory, boy. You should be honoured. Arthur: Who is this so-called champion? Can he crush nothing but weaklings like this? Jarl: You think you could offer a better contest? Arthur: I guarantee it. Merlin: Arthur, no. Jarl: Very well… But if you lose, I'll feed your little friend to the crows piece by stinking piece. Are you ready, my champion? Gwaine: I am. Arthur and Merlin taken aback look at Gwaine. Gwaine gives them a sorry smile. --- Cenred’s castle Morgause: How could you let this happen? You let Arthur slip through your fingers. Cenred: He was taken before my men could get to him. Morgause: Taken? By whom, exactly? Cenred: The slve trader, Jarl. He's been working our western border for months. Morgause: And you let him? Cenred: We have an understanding. He doesn't bother me, and I don't bother him. Morgause: And where is this Jarl now? Cenred: Don't worry, Morgause. I'll find him soon enough. Morgause: See that you do. Cenred: Are you thrat me? Morgause: Trust me, Cenred, when I am thrat you, you'll know about it. --- Jarl’s den Raucous men push Arthur and Gwaine in the middle of the arena. Jarl: Gentlemen, the rules are simple. One man lives and one man dies. If you cannot or will not finish off your opponent… I'll kll you both. Jarl throws swords at their feet. Jarl: Let battle commence! Gwaine and Arthur start fighting. The crowd cheers. Arthur: Take it easy, will you? Gwaine: It's got to look real, hasn't it? Arthur: Fine. If it's real you want… Arthur and Gwaine continue fighting. They drop their swords and wrestle on the ground. Arthur: So far, so good. Gwaine: What comes next? Arthur: Er...there was no next. Jarl: Finish him! Merlin: Forbaern aeltaewlice. fre spreads along the ropes above the people. The men are panicking. It is chaos. Gwaine, Arthur, and Merlin manage to escape. They run out of the fortress. --- Forest They stop, panting for breath. Gwaine: Now, that's somewhere I'll not be in a hurry to see again. Arthur: Best stay out of trouble, then. Gwaine: I could say the same to you. Arthur: You could do, but I wouldn't have any idea what you're talking about. Gwaine: C’mon. You must have done something to end up in a hole like that. Arthur: Actually, we're on a quest. Merlin: We're looking for the Cup of Life. Arthur smacks the back of Merlin's head. Merlin: What? Arthur: What part of the word "secret" did you not understand? Merlin: It’s… Gwaine. Gwaine: Gentlemen, gentlemen. It seems whatever it is that you're after - you could use a little help. Arthur does not like that pleased but ends by nodding his assent. --- Jarl’s den Jarl: No-one makes a fool of Jarl. No-one! I want to know who they are and where they're hiding! Bandit: My lord… The bandit brings Arthur's bag. Jarl: What's that?! Bandit: It was confiscated from the prisoners, my lord. It may hold some clues. Jarl: I don't want clues. I want blood! Jarl searches the bag and finds nothing. Jarl: Ugh! He throws the bag to the floor and it jingles. Jarl cuts open the inside and finds coins and a sealed note. Jarl: Well, well, well. It seems we were entertaining royalty. He cackles. --- Forest Gwaine: So according to Merlin here, if you tell me where this cup is, you have to kll me. Arthur: That's correct. Gwaine: You may as well tell me, then. I mean, let's be honest - you couldn't kll me even if you wanted to. Arthur: Yeah? Try me. Gwaine: I already did. Back in the arena. I had you bang to rights, did I not? Arthur: That… was just a game. Gwaine: Oh, a game, right. I won that game, did I not? Arthur: No, you didn't. One more minute... Merlin looks more and more fed up with the conversation. Merlin: One more minute and you both would've been dad. Neither of you won. You're plan was a half-baked disaster, and if it was not for that fre we would all be pushing up daisies. --- Cenred’s castle Cenred: You're certain it was Arthur? Jarl: Oh, yes. It was the prince, all right. Matched your description exactly. He had his servant with him. Him and another man. Morgause: And do you have proof of this? Jarl shows the note found in Arthur’s bag. Cenred: Where were they headed? Jarl: West. Into the Forest of Gedney. They've no horses. Their tracks told us as much. You'll soon run them down. Cenred: Excellent. Jarl: Always glad to be of help to, people of qualities such as yourselves. Perhaps some small compensation for my, time and trouble? Morgause: Oh, my dear man, how remiss of me. You will have your reward this instant. Morgause uses magic to kll Jarl by throwing him against the wall. --- Forest Arthur, Merlin, and Gwaine stop and look at the entrance of the druids’ cave. Merlin: Well, don't tell me. We're actually here. Gwaine: Easy, Merlin. Wouldn't want to rile the Prince. Arthur, Gwaine, and Merlin go into the cave. The cave looks empty but there candles lit everywhere. Arthur: It has to be here somewhere. Arthur sheaths his sword. He notices a cloth move and pulls a small druid boy out of hiding. Arthur: Where is it? Hmm? He shakes the boy. Arthur: Where's the cup? Tell me. Merlin: Let him go, Arthur. He's just a boy. Arthur: Where…is it? Merlin: Arthur. Gwaine draws his sword. Arthur: Stay out of this, Merlin. Merlin: No, Arthur, really. Druids surround them. Arthur looks up and pulls his sword on the boy. Arthur: One step closer... Iseldir: There is no need for volence, Arthur Pendragon. The boy has done you no harm. Release him. Arthur: Not without what I came for. Iseldir: You seek the Cup of Life, do you not? Arthur: I do. Iseldir pulls out the cup. Iseldir: It is yours. Please, now… the boy. Arthur lets the boy go and grabs the cup, but Iseldir doesn't let go. Iseldir: You meddle with a power you do not understand. Arthur Pendragon. By taking the Cup of Life you risk more than you know. Arthur grabs the cup. Arthur: I'll take my chances, thanks. Let's go. Arthur, Gwaine, and Merlin turn to leave. Iseldir (in Merlin’s head): ‘Emrys’. Merlin turns and looks at Iseldir. Iseldir (telepathy): ‘The cup is in your care now. Guard it well. The future of this land depends on it.’ Merlin catches up with Arthur and Gwaine out of the cave. Gwaine: Hard work this quest business. Arthur: Trust me, it's a great deed we did here today. Merlin: Are you sure the cup wasn't safer with the druids? Arthur: They can't be trusted, Merlin. No one can. The only safe place for the cup is the vaults of Camelot. Merlin (mumbling): Yeah, but we have to get it there first. Cenred and his soldiers are watching them. Cenred: Get the cup… then kll them. Arthur: We're approaching the border of Cenred's lands. Beyond the forest lies Camelot. Gwaine: And food and water and a nice hot bath. Arthur: Quiet. They stop. Arthur: Listen! The forest is completely silent. Merlin: I can't hear anything. Arthur: Exactly. Gwaine: Never satisfied, you city types. It's too noisy, it's too quiet... Cenred's men jump out of hiding. Arthur: Run! Soldiers start chasing them. Arthur is sht in the leg by an arrow. Arthur falls unconscious. The soldier takes the cup from Arthur's bag. Merlin uses magic to knock the soldier out, but the cup goes flying and then rolls down on a hill, straight into the hands of Cenred's men below. Gwaine: Merlin! In the forest, the night has fallen, Gwaine and Merlin inspect Arthur's wound. Gwaine: Right. That doesn't look too great. Merlin: Arrow must've been poisoned. He's got a fever. We need to keep him warm. Merlin takes off his jacket to cover Arthur. Gwaine: I don't get it. Why all this bother over a cup? Merlin: Because in the wrong hands it can become a terrible wapon. Gwaine: Not so great Cenred's got it, then. Merlin: It's worse than you can possibly imagine. --- Cenred’s castle Cenred’s soldiers are gathered. Cenred and Morgause bring the cup. Cenred: Loyal friends…our time is at hand. From today no sword will fell you, no spear will stop you short. Your blood will not be spilled in vain, but in victory. You march with the mightiest wapon of them all: immortality. Morgause: (casting a spell) Gegadra anne here from pise bune and heora blod… Swa paet he ne abuge and ne swelte noht,ac libbe a on ecnysse. Morgause lifts the cup, then cuts a soldier's hand and pours the blood into the cup. Council chamber Uther: Arthur should be back by now. Sir Leon: I'm sure there's a simple explanation, Sire. Uther: You know as well as I do he's been gone too long. Take a patrol, as many men as you need. Whatever it takes, find him. Sir Leon: Yes, Sire. Sir Leon leaves. Morgana: You show great strength, my lord. Uther: What do you mean? Morgana: Day after day you must send your only son into danger. Uther: Not a responsibility any father would wish to bear. Morgana: You must try not to worry. He's the First Knight of Camelot and your greatest warrior. He's made it home safe in the past. Why should this time be any different? Uther: You're right. Of course you are. --- Forest Merlin and Gwaine sit by a dying fre camp. Arthur lies on the ground, shivering with fever. Merlin: We need more firewood. Gwaine: You're right about that. Merlin: D’you want to go and get some? Gwaine: Not really. Thanks for asking. Merlin: There's wolves out there. Bears, boars... Gwaine: Exactly. Merlin: I'm not a warrior. I can't defend myself like you. Gwaine: Never too late to learn… (silence) Merlin, don't you know when someone's joking with you? If I die collecting firewood, keep it to yourself. I got my reputation to consider. Gwaine walks off. Merlin kneels over Arthur. Merlin: Gehalge … Gehalge. Come on. Arthur, come on. The spell does not work. --- Cenred’s castle Cenred and Morgause watch the army of immortals leaving the castle. Cenred: Magnificent, aren't they? My army of immortals. Morgause: YOUR army? Cenred: Well, they are my men. Morgause: Correction. They WERE your men. It is I that made them immortal - they are bound to me now. Cenred: Do not think for one moment that you can cross me, my lady. Morgause: Cross you? Never. (casting a spell) Ic bebiode the thine cyning cwellan! A soldier lifts his sword. Cenred: What are you doing? Morgause: Have I not always been honest with you, Cenred? Cenred draws his sword. Cenred: Stop! Stop, you answer to me not to her. A brief fight starts. Cenred pierces the soldier through with his sword, but the man does not fall. Cenred: Morgause, Morgause, Make him stop! Please, I beg you. Make him stop! The soldier disarms Cenred and knocks him to the floor. Morgause: Did I not say that, when I thrat you, you'd know about it? The soldier raises his sword. Morgause: Well, now you know. Cenred: Morgause, please...! The soldier runs Cenred through and kills him. --- Countryside On the top of a hill a patrol of Camelot watches Cenred’s army marching. Sir Leon: My God! … All right men, come on! They run through the woods, but they are caught by mounted soldiers. They try to flee. Sir Leon manages to throw one of mounted soldier from his horse. They start to fight, Sir Leon runs his sword through the soldier, but it does not kll him. Sir Leon is stunned and he has no other choice than running to save his life. --- Forest In the camp, everybody is asleep. Arthur coughs and wakes up. Arthur: Where's the cup? Merlin and Gwaine wake up. Arthur: Where's the cup? Merlin: Cenred's men - they took it. Arthur: Then what are we still doing here?! Merlin: You were unconscious. Arthur: Always an excuse, Merlin. Arthur tries to get up, but groans with pain. Merlin and Gwaine get up to help him. Arthur: We have to get back to Camelot before it's too late --- Camelot – Council Chamber In the town, the church bell tolls. Uther: We must convene the Council of wr. Sir Leon: They cannot be stopped. The soldiers, Sire. They will not fall. Uther: What are you saying? Sir Leon: They will not die. Uther: Gather the Knights. Prepare whatever defences you can. Sir Leon: But Sire. Uther: DO IT! Morgana smirks. Sir Leon bows and leaves the chamber. Uther turns to Gaius. Uther: It’s Cenred. It must be. How? The location of the cup was secret. Gaius: There's only one explanation, Sire. We have a traitor in our midst. Morgana still smirks. --- Camelot's army prepares for wr. From a window, Uther looks at his men gathered in the courtyard. Sir Leon, who is getting ready for the battle, looks really frightened. --- Morgana’s Chamber Gwen watches the immortal army marching towards Camelot, she looks frightened. Morgana comes in. Morgana: Gwen. Gwen: Is it true they attck at dawn? Morgana: I'm afraid so. Gwen: And no word from Arthur? Morgana: Nothing. Morgana does not really hide her satisfaction. Gwen: Then all is lost. We'll be massacred. Every last one of us. Morgana: Not everyone has to die. Gwen: What do you mean, “not everyone”? Morgana: Those that defy them - those that choose to fight - they will surely die. But those who do not resist, those who choose to welcome change… They will have a future here. Everyone has a choice, Gwen. Gwen: You know I have always been loyal to you, Morgana. And I always will be. Morgana smiles and takes her hands. Morgana: Then have no fear. No harm will come to you, I can promise you that. They hug. Gwen looks uneasy, Morgana smirks. --- Countryside From the top of hill, Arthur, Merlin, and Gwaine watch a village on fre. Gwaine: What the hell happened? Arthur: I don't know. We need to hurry. We're still a day's march from Camelot. They resume their way to Camelot. Arthur is limping. They find the corpses of the Camelot knights. Arthur: A Camelot patrol. Merlin: There's not a single enemy body. Arthur: He's right. This wasn't a fight, this was a slaughter. Gwaine: Who could've done such a thing? Arthur: An army of men that cannot die. Come on. Arthur, Gwaine, and Merlin climb over another hill. They discover smoke rising from Camelot. On The way to the castle, they cross a battle field, the ground is strewn with bodies of Camelot's soldiers. Arthur: They never stood a chance. They arrive in the lower town, ruins are still smoking. Arthur struggles to open the door of a house. Gwaine: Here… let me. Gwaine kicks the door and they all enter the house that is dark and silent. Suddenly, some jumps in front of them waving a sword. Arthur and Gwaine take defensive stances. Merlin: Elyan! Elyan: I'm sorry. Merlin shuts the door. Arthur: Where is everyone? Elyan: I- I - I thought that... Arthur: Elyan, please, What happened? Elyan: They came out of nowhere. A mighty army. wapon were useless against them. They were men, Sire, but not men… Nothing could kll them… Nothing. Arthur: Where's your sister? Where's Guinevere? Elyan: She was in the citadel when they attcked. Arthur: Then there's still hope. Elyan: Sire… The citadel's been taken. Arthur, Gwaine, Merlin, and Elyan leave the house. Arthur is limping more and more. Arthur: Let's go. Elyan: How much longer can he keep going like this? Merlin: I don't know --- Castle They have to hide to avoid Cenred’s men. It’s getting more and more difficult for Arthur to stand. Gwaine: Where now? Arthur: Now, er... Now we, er... Merlin: Arthur, you can't go on. Arthur: We must. We must find the others... Merlin: You can't go on without treatment. Arthur: Guinevere… my father. Merlin: Elyan, do you know your way to the dungeons? Elyan: Yes, I think so. Merlin: Go with Gwaine. See if you can find them. Arthur: I'm going with them. Merlin: You're not. Arthur: That's an order. Merlin: To hell with your orders. You're coming with me. Merlin puts Arthur's arm around his shoulder and drags him down the corridor. They have to hide again to avoid a patrol. --- Gaius chamber The place is in a mess. Everything has been wrecked. Arthur: You're disobeying orders, Merlin. I'll have you in the stocks for this. Merlin: Fine. Now, stay put. And try not to move that leg. Merlin looks for a potion. He hears the sound of glass smashing in the cupboard. He picks up Arthur's sword and goes to check it out. Merlin yanks the door open. Merlin: Gaius! Gaius: Merlin! They hug. Merlin: Are you all right? Gaius: All the better for seeing you. Arthur clears his throat. Gaius: Arthur! Merlin (whispering): I tried to heal him, using magic, but it didn't work. Gaius nods and goes to Arthur. Arthur grunts with pain. Gaius: This may hurt a bit, Sire. Gaius examines the wound. Arthur groans. Arthur: Ah… Gaius: The wound is infected. I'll have to re-dress the leg to reduce the inflammation. Arthur: No, no, no. We haven't got time… Just give me something to keep going. Gaius: Yes, Sire. Merlin: It's the army of immortals, isn't it? Gaius: We'll be lucky to get away with our lives. Any of us. --- Dungeon Gwaine and Elyan hidden in a corner, see Uther being dragged out of a cell by Cenred’s soldiers. Uther: Where are you taking me? I am the King! I demand to know --- Merlin’s room Merlin is packing staff hidden under the floor of his room. He takes a big book and after a short hesitation, the flask of water the Fisher King gave him. --- Gaius chamber Gaius gives Arthur a potion. Gaius: The effect will be instant, Sire, but I cannot guarantee how long it'll last. Arthur: Thank you, Gaius. Gwaine and Elyan enter. Elyan: The King, Sire. He's alive. Arthur: Where is he? Gwaine: They're taking him to the throne room as we speak. Arthur: This may be my last chance. Merlin: Arthur, there's too many of them. You'll never make it. Arthur: I won't leave my father to die here alone. Gwaine, Elyan, take Gaius and make your way to the woods beyond the castle. I hope we meet again. Gwaine, Elyan, and Gaius leave. Arthur: Merlin, you should go with them. Merlin: Nah, I've seen the woods already. Arthur smiles. They sneak through the corridors. Arthur stumbles. Merlin: Are you all right? Arthur: Keep moving. --- Throne hall Merlin and Arthur hide in a gallery above the Throne Room. The hall is packed. Soldiers force Uther to his knees in front of Morgause. Morgause: Well, Uther… How the mighty have fallen. Arthur makes a furious move, but Merlin grabs him. Merlin (whispering): The guards are immortal, they'll cut you to ribbons! What use are you dad?! Morgause: I don't think you'll be needing this anymore. Morgause removes Uther's crown. Uther: This is unlawful. You cannot do this. You have no right to the throne! Morgana: No, she does not. But I do. I am your daughter, after all. Don't look so surprised. I've known for some time. Shock dawns on Arthur's face. Morgana is seated on the throne. Morgause nods to a soldier, and the soldier shoves Geoffrey of Monmouth forward, he is holding the crown. Geoffrey: By the power vested in me… I crown thee Morgana Pendragon… Queen of Camelot. Geoffrey of Monmouth puts the crown on Morgana’s head. The soldiers oblige Uther to bow. Morgana and Morgause smirk. Arthur looks at the scene with horror.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x12 - The Coming of Arthur (part 1)"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 3.13 - The Coming Of Arthur (Part Two) Camelot dungeons Guards escort Sir Leon, he looks dazed. --- Council Chamber They enter the Council Chamber; the guards throw Sir Leon at Morgana’s feet. She wears the crown and she is seated on the throne. Morgana: Tell me, Sir Leon, how have you enjoyed the first week of my reign? Sir Leon remains silent. Morgana: Speak up. Are you and your fellow knights ready to honour and serve me? Sir Leon: I would rather die. Morgause: That can be arranged. Sir Leon: My loyalty is to the king and Prince Arthur. There is nothing you can do to change that. Morgana: We shall see. Morgana nods and two guards drag Sir Leon out of the room. --- Forest Merlin is running, he is chased by Morgana’s soldiers He manages to reach a cave. Gwaine defends the entrance. --- Cave Merlin enters the cave. Elyan holds him a flask. Merlin tries to drink but there is no water left. Elyan: I'll get some more. Merlin: It's too dangerous. Gaius: What happened? Merlin: Nothing… (Whispering to Gaius) We need to do something. Morgana's men are everywhere. Merlin and Gaius give a look at Arthur, who is sitting on the floor, his stare is vacant. --- Castle Courtyard Morgana addresses the people gathered in the courtyard from the castle balcony. Camelot knights are standing in a line. Morgana: I will give you one more chance to pledge your allegiance to me. Morgana’s soldiers thrat the Camelot knights with their crossbows. Sir Leon and Morgana stare at each other. He smiles. Sir Leon: Long live the king! Knights: Long live the king! Morgana: Perhaps this will help you change your mind. She gives a signal. Soldiers turn towards the crowd and they use their crossbows. You can hear screams. People start running to escape the arrows. Sir Leon: No! – Opening Credits – Castle In the courtyard, soldiers are collecting corpses. From his prison cell, Uther looks at the scene in dismay. The door opens, Morgana comes in. She looks satisfied. Morgana: Father. Uther: Why are you doing this? Morgana: Oh, come, come. Surely you of all people must understand. Sometimes such measures are necessary. Uther tries to walk to her but he is chained to the wall. Uther: Those people are innocent! Morgana: As were so many that you put to death. Uther: If you must kll someone, kll me. Morgana: You'll get your wish… but not yet. First I want you to suffer as I suffered. To know what it is like to be alone and afraid. To be disgusted with who and what you are. She turns and she is about to leave the cell. Uther looks at, tears in the eyes. Morgana stops. Uther: Do you really hate me so much? Morgana stops walking. Morgana: You cannot begin to know how much I hate you. A guard shuts the cell door. --- Cave Arthur is still sitting on the floor, looking despondent. Merlin hands him a bowl, with an engaging smile. Merlin: It's rat. Arthur looks even more depressed. Merlin: Oh, believe me, you've eaten far worse. I mean, I've definitely served you things I would never have touched, but you wolfed them down no problem. Arthur: Merlin, for once, leave me in peace, please. Merlin puts the bowl down on the ground, he is about to leave but he finally stays. Merlin: I understand. Your father lied to you about Morgana - I don't know why - I'm sure he had his reasons. But now is not the time for that. He is still your father. He needs you. Camelot needs you. Arthur: I've known her all my life. How could she do this to us? Merlin: I can't answer that. But you have a duty to your father, to your people… You can't give up on them now. Arthur: We cannot defeat an immortal army. Merlin: We don't know until we try. Arthur takes the bowl and starts eating. --- Morgana’s chamber Gwen is making the bed. Morgana looks puzzled. Morgana: I'm beginning to see the challenges that I face. Being queen is not so simple, Gwen. Gwen: You're doing well, your Majesty. Morgana: You think? The knights do not share your view. Gwen: They don't know you. Morgana: I need their allegiance. Without that, the people will not yield to me. Gwen: My mother was a maid in Sir Leon's household. We grew up together. I could talk to him, try to make him see sense. Morgana: You would do that for me? Gwen: Uther klled my father. Morgana: Yes, I… I forgot you too had suffered. Gwen: Let me meet with Sir Leon. Morgana: I will arrange it. Gwen: Thank you, your Majesty. Gwen bows to Morgana and leaves the room. --- Cave Merlin and Gaius chats in quiet voice. Merlin: We need to act before Morgana gets any stronger. Gaius: Have you sent word to Lancelot yet? Merlin: I sent a letter to Haldor days ago. He's probably moved on. Gaius: Give it time. Merlin: We don't have time. We need to act now. Gaius: I know, Merlin, but how? Merlin: There was an immortal army before. How was it defeated? Gaius: The Cup of Life had to be emptied of the blood it contained. Once that had happened, the enchantment no longer held. Merlin: Then that's what I have to do. Gaius: They're immortal, Merlin. You do not have the power to defeat a soldier, never mind an army. --- Camelot dungeons The door of Sir Leon’s cell opens and Gwen comes in. Sir Leon: Guinevere! Gwen hands him a small amount of food. Gwen: It's all I could get. Sir Leon: I don't understand. What are you doing here? He starts eating greedily. Gwen: Morgana sent me...to talk to you, to make you see sense. Listen to me. Sir Leon spits out the food. Sir Leon: I'd rather starve. Guard! Gwen: Listen to me. (Whispering) I'm going to help you escape. (To the guard) It's alright. Get me some water. The queen has instructed me to get the prisoner food and water. Sir Leon: You know what will happen to you if you're caught. Gwen: We have to find Arthur. Sir Leon: I have a good idea where he'll be hiding. Gwen: Then I need to get you out of here. Sir Leon: How? It's impossible, surely? Gwen: I'm a trusted member of the court. Morgause has the keys to the cells in her chambers. Sir Leon: No, Gwen. Hidden next to the cell, Morgana and Morgause have followed the entire scene. Morgana: It is as we suspected. She's betrayed me. I will have her excuted at dawn. Morgause: No! Wait. This is good. Let her run to her beloved prince. She will lead us straight to him. Gwen: No one will suspect me. --- Cave Merlin searches through his bag. Gaius: Merlin, what are you doing? Merlin: Looking for something. Gaius: What? Merlin shows the flask of water the Fisher King gave him. Merlin: (Whispering) this. When I met the Fisher King, he gave me this. He told me, in Camelot's darkest hour, when all seems lost, it would show me the way. Gaius looks sceptical. Gaius: Yes. But how? Merlin: That's what I'd like to find out. --- Morgana’s chamber Gwen lights candles. Morgana enters the room. Morgana: Did you speak to Sir Leon? Gwen: Yes. Morgana: And will he do as you asked? Gwen: It might take some time, but I think he will come round. Morgana: Gwen! (Smiling) This deserves a celebration. Morgana pours some potion in a glass. Gwen: Why, Your Majesty… Gwen looks uncomfortable. Morgana toasts. Morgana: To friendship and loyalty. Gwen has no other choice than to follow and toasts. Gwen: To friendship and loyalty. They both drink. --- Cave Merlin holds the Fisher King’s flask. Staring at the flask, he casts a spell. Merlin: Gerihtljc, me. Nothing happens, he tries another spell. Merlin: Fultumie me! Still nothing. --- Morgana’s chamber Gwen comes into the room. Gwen: My Lady? Morgause? The room seems to be empty. Gwen opens a drawer and finds a set of keys. She copies the cast of one the keys into piece of clay and leaves the room. Behind a curtain, Morgause was spying on her. --- Cave Merlin tries a new spell. Merlin: Geondlihte gesweorce min! It still does not work. Merlin is about to fall asleep. --- Gwen’s house Back in her house, Gwen pours molten metal in the mould to get a copy of the key. --- Cave Merlin has fallen asleep, holding the flask in his hand. A noise wakes him up and he drops the flask that breaks on the ground. Gwaine: Oh, sorry. Nature calls. The water spreads on the ground. Merlin looks at the disaster. Merlin: Oh, no! The water becomes shinny and suddenly, the face of a young woman appears. Merlin: Freya? Freya: I've missed you. Merlin: You're... Freya: Merlin, we don't have long. Merlin: Is it really you? Freya nods. Freya: I swore that one day I would repay you. Now is the moment. Merlin: I don't understand. Freya: There is but one wapon that can slay something which is already dad. Merlin: A blade forged in the dragon's breath. Freya: That wapon lies at the bottom of the Lake of Avalon. Where you hid it. Merlin: But Morgana's army are not dad, they are very much alive. Freya: Anyone who toys with the cup pays a terrible price. The moment they entered their pact with Morgause, they became the living dad. You MUST come to the lake. Merlin: And you will give me the sword? Freya: In your hands it has the power to save Albion. Merlin: Thank you. Freya: No. It's giving me the chance to see you again. Gwaine is coming back into the cave. Gwaine: That's better... You all right? You look like you've seen a ghost. Merlin: I'm fine. Really… (Whispering) Freya? --- Forest Merlin threads his way through the forest. The Dragons flies and lands next to him. Merlin: I have to cross 20 leagues of hostile territory. I need you to take me. Kilgharrah: I am not a horse, Merlin! Merlin: If you do not, then Morgana will have won. Unless that's what you want? Kilgharrah: My allegiance has never been with the witch. Merlin: I know. But is it with me? Kilgharrah: Yes, young warlock. It is with you. Merlin flies on the Dragon’s head. They arrive by a lake. Merlin jumps on the ground. Merlin: Thank you. Kilgharrah: I warned you before that, in the wrong hands, this sword can do great evil. You must promise me, Merlin that once its task is done, you will place it where none can wield it. Merlin: I promise. Merlin notices a coracle on the shore of the lake. He sits in the boat and casts a spell. Merlin: Gesigle. The coracle starts sailing. Suddenly, the blade of the magical sword appears out of the water. --- Castle courtyard Gwen slips on the pavement, spilling all the things she was carrying in her basket on the ground. She starts gathering them and throws the key she has forged into Sir Leon’s cell through the cellar window. Sir Leon hears the key clinking and grabs it. --- Camelot Night has fallen, the bells ring the alarm. Sir Leon comes into Gwen’s house. Gwen: We haven't got time to waste. She hands him a dress. He looks at the dress in disbelief. Sir Leon: You...You can't be serious. Gwen: Just hurry! Every guard in Camelot will be looking for YOU. They won't be looking for two women courtiers. Sir Leon sighs. --- Castle Morgana: Sounds like the wait is over. They walk to a window and watch the two runaways. Morgause: (Casting a spell) Beo pu leohte bewunden! A glimmering path appears, showing the trail of the runaways. Morgause: The potion does its work. Morgana: Off you go. Hurry along to your beloved prince. --- Forest Gwen leans against a tree. Gwen: What's taking you so long? Sir Leon: I'm a woman! Sir Leon is struggling with the dress. Gwen: Here, let me help you. She helps him with the dress. Sir Leon: From here, we need to take the path heading north. There's a cave in the Darkling Woods, five minutes due east of the fallen oak. It has a concealed entrance and fresh water. My guess is that's where Arthur's hiding out. Morgana’s soldiers run in the forest. Morgause stops and casts a spell. Morgause: Scin scir! The glimmering trail appears through the woods. Morgause: This way! --- Cave Arthur comes into the cave. Arthur: Having a little lie down, Merlin? Merlin: No. Arthur: Good. Because the time for sleeping's over. Merlin: You seem better. Arthur: You're hopeless at a lot of things, Merlin. Well, most things, in fact. But very occasionally, quite by accident, you say something useful. Merlin: Really? Arthur: Yesterday, amongst all your gibberish, you said something that… if I didn't know you, I would be completely fooled into thinking you were... Merlin: What? Arthur: … Wise. Merlin: No! Distant shouting. Arthur, Gwaine, and Merlin go out the cave. They hide and Arthur grabs someone. Arthur: Guinevere! They hug. He shakes hand with Sir Leon. Arthur: Sir Leon. Elyan: We've been found! They're almost upon us! Arthur: (To Merlin) Get Gaius. (To the others) We need to get out of here! Run! Merlin comes back into the cave. Merlin: They've found us. We need to go. Gaius: I'll slow you down. It's Arthur you need to protect, not me. Merlin: I won't leave you! Gaius: Camelot needs you. Merlin: Camelot needs us both. Go! I'll be right behind you! Merlin goes to the place where he has hidden the magic sword and he takes it. When he goes out of the cave Morgana’s soldiers are on him. A fight starts between Merlin and one of the soldiers. Merlin manages to ht the soldier with his sword and the soldier explodes. Arthur and his friends are chased by the soldiers. They enter a narrow path in the forest, followed by the soldiers. A man (Shouting): Look out! A huge rock falls and blocks the way, followed by dozens. It allows Arthur and his companions to escape. Arthur: Who's that? Gwaine: I don't know, but I'm liking him already. They all look above and see two men. Gwen: Lancelot! Lancelot: We need to hurry. A little later, they rest in the forest. Arthur: I take it that rock fall wasn't an accident. Lancelot introduces a giant, who looks rather shy. Lancelot: This is Percival. It was his strength that brought them down. Percival: Your Highness. Arthur: Arthur. They shake hands. Percival: Arthur it is. Arthur: What were you doing here? Merlin: Er...it was me. I sent for him. Arthur: Well, we owe you our lives. Thank you. Arthur and Lancelot shake hands. Gwen and Lancelot exchange glances. --- Castle Morgause: He was lucky to escape. I'm sorry, Sister. Morgana: What can he do? Arthur has but a handful of men. We have an immortal army at our disposal. Morgause: Yes, but whilst Arthur lives, the people will not yield. Morgana: Then we will make them. Tonight we will have a gallows built, and tomorrow, one by one, we will put an end to the knights of Camelot. --- Ruins of an old castle Arthur and his companions head to an old castle. They enter a vaulted room. It is dark ,the furniture is covered with spider webs. They follow Arthur, holding torches. Gaius: Are you sure we'll be safe in here? Arthur: This castle belonged to the ancient kings. It will do for a while. Elyan: Can't be worse than that cave. Arthur: Search the place, see what you can find. They scatter and start searching the place. A little later, Gwaine brings some wapon and drops them on a table. Gwaine: They must've been left by bandits. Meanwhile, Arthur takes off the cloth that was covering a round table. Arthur: Here! Come and join me. They all take a seat around the table. Arthur stands, between Merlin and Gwen. Arthur: This table belonged to the ancient kings of Camelot. A round table afforded no one man more importance than any other. They believed in equality in all things. So, it seems fitting that we revive this tradition NOW. Without each of you, we would not be here… Merlin and Lancelot exchange glances and smile. Arthur: My father has languished in prison for too long. Tomorrow, I make my bid to rescue him. Are there any around this table who will join me? Lancelot stands up. Lancelot: You taught me the values of being a knight, the code by which a man should live his life. To fight with honour for justice, freedom, and all that's good. I believe in the world that you will build. Elyan: Even though I was a commoner… a nobody, you were willing to lay down your life for me, Arthur.(Standing up) It is now my turn to repay you. Arthur is looking more and more moved. Sir Leon stands up. Sir Leon: I have fought alongside you many times. There is no-one that I would rather die for. Gwaine: I think we've no chance… But I wouldn't miss it for the world. Gwaine stands up. Then it is Percival who stands up. Percival: Your enemies are my enemies. Gaius stands up. Gaius: If you need an old man… Arthur barely holds back his tears. Merlin and Lancelot smile at each other. Gwen stands up. Gwen: You know the answer. Merlin is the only one who remains seated. Arthur: Merlin? Merlin: No, don't really fancy it. Arthur: You don't have a choice, Merlin. Merlin: OK. Merlin finally stands up. Arthur: I want to thank you all for staying loyal to me in Camelot's hour of need. I'll do something that my father won't approve of. Lancelot, Gwaine, Percival, and Elian kneel in front of Arthur. Arthur: Arise, Sir Lancelot, Knight of Camelot. Arise, Sir Gawain, Knight of Camelot. Arise, Sir Percival, Knight of Camelot. Arise, Sir Elyan, Knight of Camelot. Merlin and Gwen are looking at the scene, smiling. One by one the new knights stand up. Arthur: Tomorrow, when you fight… you can stand proud knowing you are members of the most noble army the world has ever known. Later, they all lay on the floor, trying to get some sleep. Merlin and Lancelot are close to each other. They whisper. Merlin: You're a knight. At last. Lancelot: But for how long? Merlin: Who knows? Lancelot: What are you planning? And don't even think about lying; I know you too well. Merlin: It's too difficult to explain. Lancelot: You can tell me. Gaius, who does not sleep, overhears the conversation. Merlin: Morgana has the Cup of Life. If I can find it and empty it of the blood within, then the army will be destroyed, and Morgana will be powerless. Lancelot: Aren't you forgetting something? It's guarded by an immortal army. Merlin: Aren't you forgetting something? I have magic. Lancelot: It doesn't make you immortal. Merlin: No. Lancelot: You know, Merlin, you're the one Arthur should knight. Merlin scoffs. Lancelot: You're the bravest of us all, and he doesn't even know. Merlin: He can't. Not yet… That's why I need to find a way to get to the Cup without Arthur knowing. Lancelot: Leave that to me. The following day, they are all gathered around Arthur. Arthur: There is a tunnel under the northern ramparts that brings us only a few paces from the entrance to the dungeons. It will be well guarded. So, if we're going to break everyone out, we must remain unobserved. We cannot let them raise the alarm. Lancelot: We need to take out the warning bell. That way the warriors have no mean of communication. Arthur: Good idea. Lancelot: I'll need someone with me who knows the castle. Merlin: I'll go. Arthur: All right. Gaius looks concerned. They get ready for the fight. Arthur comes near Gwen. Arthur: Stay here with Gaius. I want you to gather firewood and make bandages. There'll be casualties. Gwen: All right. Gwen was about to go but Arthur grabs her arm. Arthur: Guinevere… Gwen: They'll see. Arthur: I don't care. I want you to know...if I never see you again... Gwen: You will. You will see me. I watched you last night.(Caressing Arthur’s face) you gave us hope, something to believe in. I saw the king you will become. I'm so proud of you Arthur. They kiss. Lancelot watches them and leaves the room. Gaius comes near Merlin. Gaius: You need to be careful. Merlin: I've got the easy bit. The warning bell is nothing compared to the cells. Gaius: I overheard you, Merlin. If Morgause catches you, she will kll you. Merlin: I have no choice. Gaius: I remember the bungling idiot that came charging into my chamber all those years ago. Who would believe it? They hug. Gaius looks anxious. --- Outskirts of Camelot Arthur and his companions are approaching the castle. Soldiers keep watch on the ramparts. --- Ruins of the old castle Gwen comes into the room and looks for Gaius. Gwen: Gaius? Gaius?! The room is empty. --- Camelot dungeons Arthur (To Lancelot and Merlin): Good luck! The group splits. Lancelot and Merlin go upstairs. --- Camelot corridors Merlin and Lancelot sneak into the corridors, trying to avoid the Morgana’s guards. Suddenly Merlin stops walking and gasps. Merlin: I can sense the Cup's power. This way. A guard arrives. Lancelot starts fighting but does not manage to defeat him. Merlin enters the fight. He hits the guard that explodes. Lancelot is stunned. Lancelot: What is that? Merlin: It was forged in a dragon's breath. --- Camelot dungeons Gwaine whistles to draw guard’s attention. He runs away and they chase him. Gwaine: (to Percival) Now! Percival locks the gate on his side while Sir Leon and Elian locks the gate on their side. The guards are trapped. Gwaine: (to guards) stay there and don't move. --- Camelot corridors Merlin and Lancelot peek around a corner. Soldiers guard the door of a room. Lancelot: What do we do now? Merlin shakes head and they hide. --- Camelot dungeons Arthur and his companions fight guards. Elyan is wounded. Arthur throws a set of keys to the imprisoned knights. The knights open the prison help and come to help Arthur. --- Corridor Meanwhile, Lancelot and Merlin attck guards. Merlin uses the magic sword to kll guards. They finally manage to get inside the council room and lock door. There is a very short time of relief, just before they realise that there are facing more guards in the room, guarding the cup. Guards draw their swords. Lancelot and Merlin look at each other, they have to go on fighting. --- Dungeons Arthur opens Uther's cell. He unchains his father. Arthur: Father, we have to hurry. Uther looks completely lost. Uther: I'm sorry. Arthur: Please, Father, now isn't the time. Arthur helps his father to get out of the cell. --- Fights go on in the council room and in the dungeons. Lancelot is injured. He groans with pain. In the dungeons, the situation becomes more and more compromise. The warning bell rings out. Arthur: What the hell are those two doing?! Lancelot is getting too weak to fight. Merlin kills the last guard, and runs to reach the cup. But the door opens, Morgause enters the room and casts a spell that throws Merlin against a wall. Merlin is knocked down. In the dungeons Arthur and his companions fight, but reinforcements arrive. The situation looks desperate. Arthur stops fighting. Arthur: If we're to go down! We'll go down fighting! For the love of Camelot! The Knights roar. --- Council room Merlin drags himself along the ground, gasping. Morgause walks to him. Morgause: I have a feeling I won't be seeing you again. Morgause is about to cast another spell. Gaius: No! You won't. (Spell). Oferswinge! The spell throws Morgause away. But she gets up and tries to cast spell. She is finally knocked out by another spell cast by Merlin. Gaius: Merlin! The Cup! Merlin picks up the magic sword and knocks Cup off the pedestal, the blood spills. In the dungeons, guards explode. --- Council room Morgana enters the council room. Morgana: No! No! She runs to Morgause. She kneels near her, sobbing. Morgana: Sister… Morgana caresses her sister’s face. Merlin: It's over, Morgana. Morgana: No, you're wrong. This has just gn! No…No! She screams and roars. The noise is terrible. Windows explode and the ceiling starts crumbling. There are stones falling everywhere. Merlin, Gaius, and Lancelot flee the place. --- Dungeons Uther is still in a state of shock. Arthur: You're safe now, Father. Arthur helps him to stand up. Elyan: Where's Gwaine? Elyan, Sir Leon, and Percival look concerned. Elyan: Gwaine? You still alive? Voice of Gwaine: What do you think? They all look relieved. Gwaine goes out of a vaulted cellar. Gwaine: And that's Sir Gwaine to you. --- Camelot courtyard Arthur and Merlin are seated on the stairs outside the castle. Arthur: Have you seen the state of these boots? Merlin: Yeah. Arthur: Well, go and get something to clean them. Merlin: Why? They're YOUR boots. Arthur: Have you lost your mind? Merlin: I thought you believed in equality. Arthur: I'm sorry? Merlin: At the round table, you said... Arthur: Shut up, Merlin. Arthur gives Merlin a friendly shove. They smile. Merlin: How's your father? Arthur: I don't know. All this… Morgana… it's h*t him hard. Merlin: Perhaps we're heading for a new time. You may need to take charge, become...become king. Arthur: Who knows what the future will bring. Gwen and the Knights come into the courtyard, riding horses. Arthur stands up to welcome them. Gwen dismounts. Arthur and Gwen kiss. --- Gaius’s chamber Gaius: And they searched through the remains of the rubble, and still no Morgana? Merlin: Or Morgause. Gaius: They won't have gone far. Merlin, no one else is going to say this to you, but I will. Well done. Merlin: I told you Camelot needed both of us. Gaius: We're going to have to tidy this place up. Merlin: Hmm. But not now. Merlin stands up. Gaius: Where are you going? Merlin: Er... Gaius: What are you up to? Merlin: There's something I have to do. --- Forest Voice of Kilgharrah: ‘In the wrong hands, this sword can do great evil. You must promise me, Merlin, that once its task is done, you will place is where none can wield it.’ Merlin casts a spell while he sticks the sword into a big rock. Thunder rumbles. Then, he walks away. Close-up of the sword. ‘MERLIN WILL RETURN’ – Closing Credits –	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "03x13 - The Coming of Arthur (part 2)"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 4.01 – The Darkest Hour is just before the Dawn (Part One) “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name… Merlin.” --- Plains of Denaria (day) A cloaked figure struggles to pull a horse cart along a dusty road. Four nights approach on horseback. Sir Leon: Halt! The cloaked woman stops. Sir Leon: Stay where you are. The woman sets down the cart handles a as the knights dismount, Sir Elyan among them. Sir Leon: Where are you headed?... Morgana: The Seas of Meredor. Sir Leon: What's in the cart?... Morgana says nothing. Sir Leon motions for the spare knights to search it and Morgana turns around. Sir Leon: Lady Morgana. Morgana uses magic to throw each of the knights to the ground. She looks around, pulls off her hood and pulls back a blanket in the cart. Morgana: You’re all right? Morgause: Yes, thank you, Sister. But we must hurry. Night is nearly upon us... Morgause turns her face towards Morgana, revealing a hideous deformity to the right side of her face. Morgause: … And we still have far to go. --- New Opening Credits --- Castle Square Merlin runs through knights and servants and into the Castle. Servants are decorating the castle with vines and Merlin ducks under one of them as he bolts up the Griffin Stairway. Merlin: Sorry. --- Castle Kitchens Merlin bumps into more servants and nicks some food off a passing plate. The head cook accosts him with a ladle. Head Cook: What are you doing in my kitchen? Merlin: Uh, the prince's shirt. The cook motions to the line above the stove where the pots are hanging. Head Cook: Keep your dirty fingers off my food, d’you understand? Merlin grabs the shirt and a hook on a string drops down in front of his face. He looks up, confused. Sir Gwaine and Sir Percival are peering down at him with eager and mischievous grins. Gwaine puts a finger to his lips and Merlin laughs. Merlin attaches the hook to one of the roasting chickens and pulls on the string. The knights pull it up to them as Merlin exits hastily. Head Cook: Oi! --- Castle corridors Merlin weaves through bustling servants. A servant with wine pitchers bumps into him and spills it all over Arthur's newly washed shirt. Merlin picks up the stained shirt and stares at it. Sir Lancelot: You could try a bit of salt. Merlin: Arthur is going to kll me. Sir Lancelot: Let's see… Sir Lancelot looks at the shirt. Sir Lancelot: …You've faced far worse, Merlin. Merlin: He needs it for tonight. Sir Lancelot: I'm sure a man of your talents can think of something. Lancelot lifts his eyebrows knowingly. Lancelot keeps walking and Merlin checks to see no one's looking. Merlin: spellFordwin wamm! Lancelot stops and turns around. Merlin shows him the clean shirt and Lancelot opens his arms as if to say "See, that was easy." The both continue on their way. --- Arthur’s chambers Arthur's leaning against his desk and writing, as Merlin enters with his clean white shirt. Merlin: You’re dressed. Arthur: Yes, Merlin. I'm not an idiot. Arthur turns around to walk behind his desk. He didn't manage to pull his shirt all the way through his belt in the back and his skin is showing. Merlin sniggers. Merlin: Are you sure about that? Arthur: I beg your pardon? Merlin: It's just that… Arthur: Merlin! Merlin: But you… Arthur: I am trying to write a speech. Merlin: D’ you want help? Arthur: No. Merlin: You won't want this, then? Merlin holds up a scroll and Arthur looks up from his desk. Merlin: … I spent all night working on it. Arthur takes the scroll and looks over it with exaggerated scepticism. Merlin: … What do you think? Arthur hands it back to Merlin. Arthur: It needs a polish. Merlin: I'll add it to the list. Arthur tosses the speech he was working on. Arthur: Merlin, there aren't many servants who get the chance to write a prince's speech. Obviously it would be too much for you to say, "Thank you." Merlin stares at Arthur for a moment and walks out with his laundry without deigning reply. Arthur smiles. --- Seas of Meredor Morgana helps Morgause limp out of the cart in the foggy wood. Morgause: The Isle of the Blessed. Morgana helps Morgause to the dock. A ferryman waits for them by a longboat. He holds out his hand. Morgause places a coin in it. Morgause: You know where we wish to go. The sisters huddle in the boat, the ferryman at the helm, as it glides across the sea. --- Uther's chambers Uther's hand shakes badly as he lowers his goblet to the table in front of his chair. Gwen enters and watches him with a pitying expression before she approaches him. Gwen: You’ve not eaten, Sire. Sire? Uther doesn't seem to hear her, lost in his own misery. Gwen takes the tray of untouched food and meets Gaius on her way out. She looks at the potion in Gaius's hand. Gwen: It doesn't seem to make any difference. Gaius: I'm not sure it ever will but at least it gives him peace. Gwen: It's been a year since Morgana betrayed him. Gaius: (nods) His heart is broken and his spirit is gone. Are you joining us for the feast tonight? Gwen: I don't think so. I need to stay with the King. Gaius: You're very good to him, Gwen. Gwen: I don't do it for him; I do it for Arthur. --- Seas of Meredor Morgause and Morgana continue across the sea with the ferryman. --- Council Chamber Sir Leon and Sir Elyan ride into the square and report to Arthur and the Council. Sir Leon: The reports are true, Sire. We caught up with Morgana on the Plains of Denaria. Arthur: Was she alone? Sir Elyan: (shakes head) There was someone else. Arthur: Morgause? Sir Elyan: I couldn't be sure. Agravaine: Where was Morgana heading? Sir Leon: The Seas of Meredor. Gaius: Isle of the Blessed. Agravaine steps into the light. Agravaine: I will send out patrols at first light. Arthur: Thank you, Agravaine. Sir Leon: Sire, you should know her powers have grown. Sir Bertrand and Sir Wontague are both dad. Arthur: Keep me informed of any developments. The councilmen exit. Agravaine remains. Arthur: For months, nothing. Why now? Agravaine: We knew she couldn't stay hidden forever. Today, tomorrow, does it matter? We mustn't live in fear, Arthur. Camelot is strong. If Morgana were to act, we'd be ready for her. Arthur: You're right, of course. I don't know how I'd've got through these last few months without you. Thank you, Uncle. Agravaine: I made a promise to your mother. I'll always be there for you. Arthur nods with a smile and exits --- Isle of the Blessed (night) [SCREECHING] Wyvern shriek as they fly around the fortress as Morgana's boat continues to the isle. --- Banquet Hall Arthur and Agravaine sit on either side of the king's chair at the feast. Arthur stands and the laughter dies down. Arthur: Samhain… It is the time of the year when we feel closest to the spirits of our ancestors. It is a time to remember those we have lost, and to celebrate their passing. --- Isle of the Blessed – Altar Morgause: Samhain is almost upon us. We must hurry. Morgana: I can't do this. Morgause: Sister… Remember what I’ve told you. It is the only way. What you are about to do will affect everyone, even you. But most importantly, it will bring our enemies to their knees. You must be strong, remember that. Morgause presents Morgana with a dagger. Morgause: … Do not be scared. Morgana takes the dagger. Morgause: I am not long for this world. There is nothing left for me here now. Morgause weakly climbs onto the altar stone and takes Morgana's hand. Morgause: Please, sister, let my parting be my final gift to you. Morgause lies down on the altar. --- Banquet Hall Arthur raises his glass in a toast. Arthur: To the king. Everyone stands to toast. [GONG CHIMES] --- Isle of the Blessed – Altar Morgana: spellEala leofu sweoster, paem gastum befaeste ic pe. Alys pa peoster pe inne onwunap. Morgana poises the dagger to strike, her eyes glow and she plunges it into Morgause's chest. Morgause gasps. [METAL STRIKES STONE] Morgause: Uh! --- Banquet Hall Merlin senses the magic and everything goes into slow-mo. Image becomes fuzzy and voices are distorted. Gaius: To the King! Agravaine: To the King! The knights toast their glasses as Merlin freaks out. --- Isle of the Blessed – Altar Morgana is blown off her feet. --- Banquet Hall Merlin sees a dad-looking woman in a black, hooded cloak with a staff standing in the middle of the banquet hall. The Cailleach (whisper): Emrys. Emrys. Emrys. [JUG CLATTERS] Merlin drops his empty serving pitcher and the whole hall goes quiet and stares at him. He swoons. Lancelot rushes to his side. Arthur rolls his eyes. Merlin shivers on the floor. --- Isle of the Blessed – Altar The Cailleach strokes Morgana's cheek and Morgana wakes. She sits up and sees the cloaked woman standing in front of the rift. Morgana: Who are you? The Cailleach: I am the Cailleach, the gatekeeper to the Spirit World. You have torn the veil between the worlds. [SCREAMING] The Cailleach: The Dorocha. They are the voices of the dad, my child, and, like the dad, they are numberless. Morgana looks around in fear. The Cailleach: You are right to be afraid, Morgana. Your enemies will rue this day and all the destruction it brings, but you must be aware… Tearing the veil between the worlds has created a new world… and you will not walk through it alone. The one they call Emrys will walk in your shadow. He is your destiny… and he is your doom… Emrys. --- Merlin’s room Lancelot lays Merlin on the bed. Sir Lancelot: What happened? Gaius: I don't know. I've never felt anyone so cold before. Sir Lancelot: Will he be all right? Gaius: I'll need Hawthorne to improve the blood flow… and blankets… lots of blankets. --- Gaius’s chambers Gaius is grinding something as Merlin steps out of his chamber wearing a blanket. They sit together. Merlin: When she spoke, her voice...it was as though it came from the depths of the Earth, and her eyes...they were so sad. So much pain in them. (He’s shivering) Who is she? Gaius: The Cailleach… the gatekeeper to the Spirit World. Merlin: Why is she there? Gaius: It was on the stroke of midnight of Samhain's eve. The moment when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. It cannot be a coincidence. Merlin: Why was I the only one to see her? Gaius: You have great power, Merlin. For someone so gifted, such visions are not uncommon. Merlin: But you don't understand. It wasn't a vision. She knew who I was. She called me Emrys. Gaius ponders. Merlin: What is it? What does it mean? Gaius: I'm not sure. But if someone has torn the veil between the worlds, then God help us all. --- Arthur’s chambers (morning) Merlin brings in a breakfast tray and sets it noisily on the table while Arthur's still in bed. Arthur: Merlin! Merlin opens the curtains, making a lot of noise. Arthur: Merlin! Merlin: What? [KNOCK AT THE DOOR] Arthur puts a pillow over his face. Someone knocks at the door. Arthur: (muffled) Merlin! Merlin: That's not me. Arthur takes off the pillow and Sir Leon enters. Sir Leon: Excuse me, Sire. You're needed in the Council Chambers as a matter of urgency. --- Council Chamber [GIRL CRIES] The Council is gathered around her. Arthur: What's happened to her? Agravaine: Her village was attcked. Arthur: By who? Agravaine: It’s not entirely clear, Sire. [SOBBING CONTINUES] Arthur: What's your name? Drea: Drea. Arthur steps closer and the girl tenses. Arthur puts a comforting hand on her shoulder and speaks tenderly. Arthur: Drea. She uncertainly makes eye contact. Arthur: I'm Arthur. Don't be frightened. Tell me what happened. Drea: My mother, my father, my litter sister, they're... She starts weeping again. Arthur: It's all right. It's all right… Someone attcked them. Drea nods. Arthur: Who? Drea: There was no one… just...shapes. Arthur: You didn't see their faces? Drea: They had no faces. Arthur looks uncertainly at a few councilmen. Merlin turns at the sound of something behind him. He seems to hear some kind of screeching. Drea: I… I keep telling you. They were there, but...they weren't there. They moved so quickly… It was as if they weren't real, but...they must've been. I could hear the people screaming. And then...silence. They were all...dad. [SHE SOBS] Arthur: Hey. Thank you. Arthur turns her to cry on Gaius's shoulder. Arthur: Where is this village? Agravaine: Hawden. to the east of the White Mountains, no more than half a day's hard ride. Arthur: Ready the men. --- Forest The Round Table Knights ride out of Camelot. Merlin is startled by the sound of a woodpecker. Arthur: Merlin… you need your comfort blanket? Merlin: What do you mean? Arthur: You're making ME edgy. [HORSE WHINNIES] Merlin jumps. Arthur: That's a horse. Merlin: Maybe it sensed something. Arthur: Yes, that you're a clot pole. Merlin: That's my word. Arthur: Yeah, and it suits you perfectly. The knights look at a deserted village from the top of a hill. Arthur: It's too quiet. --- In the village (night) They enter the village on foot, night has fallen. All is silent. A door creaks loudly and they freeze until a goat bleats and wanders out. They split up in pairs to search. [CRUNCHING] They all jump. Sir Gwaine: Sorry. Sir Elyan: Here! Gwaine drops the apple and they all run to Elyan. Inside one of the houses, they stare at frosted corpses. They all turn as something whips past behind them. Arthur: You saw it? Sir Gwaine: We are literally chasing shadows. Arthur: Come on. They exit the house and search the village at night, bearing torches. [DISTANT WAILS] Merlin splits off from Lancelot when he hears a door shut in a barn. [RUSTLING] He walks around cautiously [SQUAWKING], a chicken jumps out at him. He sighs in relief. Something shrieks quietly behind him and he sees a wisp of it as it exits the barn. Merlin chases the shrieking wisp and loses it. [DISTANT SCREECHING] [GROWLING] Screaming is getting louder. Merlin: spell Leoht! Merlin shines a light from his hand. The light fades. Merlin: spell Leoht! Leoht The light shines briefly and disappears. Merlin: Leoht Nothing happens. Screams echo around him. A wisp sh*t straight for him. Merlin: spell* Fleoh nu on moras! Merlin's eyes glow, but nothing happens. Sir Lancelot: Merlin! Lancelot uses his torch to repel the wisp. Sir Lancelot: What happened? Merlin: (tears in the eyes) My magic...I couldn't use it. The others come running. Sir Lancelot: There's something out there! Arthur: You saw it? Sir Lancelot: When it saw the light, it fled. Sir Gwaine: It scared the horses. Merlin: It's not something you can chase or something you can kll. Arthur: We need to get out of here. [DISTANT WAILING] --- Castle Square (night) [BELL RINGS] People are screaming and running into the Castle. Gwen rushes down a hallway with blankets and a torch. Agravaine: Gwen! Warn Gaius there are more victims by the western gate. Agravaine continues down another hallway and Gwen rushes on until a window behind her smashes in right behind a knight. The skull wisp rushes in and the knight screams. Gwen takes cover behind a column and brandishes her torch at the skull wisp. The skull wisp leaves and she crouches to check on the knight. He's frozen solid. --- Morgue Guards exit with a stretcher and Gaius pulls a cloth over the face of one of many victims. Merlin: Gaius. Gaius: Merlin…You saw them. Merlin nods. Gaius: Here, help me. Give me some more sheets. Merlin's still acting strangely. Gaius: Merlin? Merlin: My magic is useless against them. I've tried. I have never felt so powerless. Something deep inside… When it came for me, I felt this emptiness. I couldn't breathe… I'm scared. Gaius: Merlin, it's all right. It's not your fault. --- Agravaine’s chambers (morning) Agravaine: We've suffered fifty dad, maybe more. Mainly in the Lower Town. Arthur: And there's no way of fighting them? Agravaine: No, our only wapon are torches. And the light doesn't kll them, it only repels them. Arthur: What are they? Gaius: The Dorocha, Sire. The Spirits of the dad. On Samhain's eve in the time of the Old Religion, the high priestesses would perform a blood sacrifice and release them. Agravaine: But who would do such a thing now? Gaius: Morgana. Arthur: You see her hand in this? Gaius: We know she was travelling to the Isle of the Blessed. Arthur: How do we defeat these creatures? Gaius: I don't know, Sire. No mortal has ever survived their touch. --- Arthur’s chambers (night) Merlin lights candles. [CREAKING] He drops his basket of candles; one rolls near the curtains. Arthur looks up. Merlin: I thought I saw something. Arthur: What was it, a spider? Merlin sees the curtain move and stares at the candle on the floor. Arthur watches Merlin's hesitation. They both look at the candle on the floor. Arthur: Just pick it up. Merlin doesn’t move, they both stare at the curtain. Arthur: Do you want me to get one of the maids to do it for you? Merlin: It's not a joke. Arthur: Yeah. Arthur approaches the curtain, uses his sword to whip it open. Nothing's there. Merlin sighs in relief. Arthur: You see, Merlin, I could never be like you. I could never let myself look so spineless. Merlin: Oh, you see I'm different. I could never let myself look heartless. Arthur: What? Merlin: All right. Thoughtless. Arthur: Never. Merlin: Definitely humourless. Arthur: That’s because you're not funny. Arthur hands Merlin the candle. [SCREAMING] Merlin: You're not scared? Arthur: Oh, I am, Merlin. Maybe more than you. --- Camelot (night) The guards light fires in grates all over the city. The Dorocha sweeps past some candles in the Gaius's Chambers and blows out some of them. Gaius snaps up from his work. --- In the lower town. Knights patrol the streets with torches. Sir Percival lags behind when he sees/hears something. He walks over to some barrels and finds three small children huddling behind them. Sir Percival: Hey, hey, hey. It's all right. It's all right, you're safe now. Percival hears the Dorocha and checks to see the knights walking in the distance. Percival leaves the torch and runs through the street with the children in his arms. The Dorocha streaks right for them and Elyan jumps in with a torch just in time. Elyan takes one of the kids and they bring them to their parents in a house. Sir Percival: Thanks. Sir Elyan: Couldn't let you have all the glory, could I? They grin at each other. --- Castle square (morning) The square is packed with refugees carrying their belongings. There is a huge line of people waiting to get some help. --- Council Chamber Gaius: They're coming from across the kingdom. They're looking to Camelot for protection. Arthur: And we will give it to them. Agravaine: We cannot house them all. Arthur: We have to try. Agravaine: How? We cannot live like this forever, Arthur. We must find a way to vanquish these creatures. Arthur: Somewhere in all your books, Gaius, there must be something. All I'm asking for is a way to fight them. Gaius: I fear the Dorocha cannot be defeated by swords and arrows, Sire. If I am right, and the veil between the worlds is torn, then there's only one path open to us… To travel to the Isle of the Blessed and repair it. Arthur: And how do I do that? Gaius: I'm not sure. But for the tear to be created it would have required a blood sacrifice. To seal it… will require another. Arthur: We ride before nightfall. Gaius: And who will be the sacrifice? Arthur: If laying down my life will spare the people of Camelot, then that is what I must do. Forest Agravaine rides through the woods. --- Morgana’s cave Agravaine enters without knocking. She puts a dagger to his back. Agravaine: My lady? Morgana: My lord… I trust you bring me good news. She lowers the dagger and walks further into her home. Morgana: Tell me. Agravaine: The kingdom is on its knees. Morgana: How terrible. Agravaine: (chuckles) Indeed. Morgana: What of the poor people? Agravaine: More fall every night. Morgana: Such a shame. Agravaine: You should know that Arthur intends to vanquish these creatures. Morgana: (scoffs) Impossible. Agravaine: He makes ready to go to the Isle of the Blessed as we speak. And if the Dorocha don't kll him on the way, our brave little lamb intends to sacrifice himself to repair the veil. Morgana thinks it over and turns away. Agravaine: Something's troubling you… Morgana! Morgana: Something the Cailleach said. She spoke of someone called Emrys. Called him my doom. Agravaine: Your doom? What did she mean? Morgana: I don't know. Agravaine: Morgana, we should be celebrating. Arthur will be dad within the week, leaving the throne open for Camelot's rightful heir. Morgana smirks. --- Uther’s chambers Arthur sits by his father. Arthur: There are many things I have to thank you for. You've taught me so much. Most of all, you have taught me what it is to be a prince. I hope that this time you'll be proud of me. Arthur cries as Gwen walks in the doorway. Arthur stands up, cups his father's chin and kisses his forehead. Arthur turns to leave and Uther grabs his arm. Uther: Don't leave me. Arthur: I have to, Father. Uther: Please. Arthur squeezes his father's hand, then wipes his tears and leaves. He sees Gwen and goes to her. Arthur: Promise me you'll look after him when I'm gone. Gwen: What is it? Arthur doesn't respond. Gwen: … You don't have to go. Arthur: I do. Gwen: Please, Arthur, take care. You are precious, not just the kingdom. Arthur: Smile. Gwen: I can't. Arthur: D’you remember...the first time I kissed you? She smiles. Arthur: There. That's the memory I want to take with me. They embrace. Gwen holds him tight. --- Outside, the Knights are getting ready to leave. They walk their horses out of the castle in slow-mo. --- Agravaine’s chambers Arthur hands Agravaine a ring bearing the Pendragon seal. Arthur: You have to take this. It bears the royal seal. In my absence, responsibility to the kingdom rests with you. Agravain: What about your father? Arthur: Should he die, you are to assume the throne. Agravaine: Arthur… Arthur: You're the only person I trust, Uncle. Agravaine: I beg you, for the sake of the kingdom, there must be another way. Agravaine presses the ring back into Arthur's hand. Arthur: My mind is made up. I'm just grateful you're here. Arthur leaves Agravaine with the ring. --- Merlin’s room Gaius enters while Merlin is packing. Gaius: Merlin. What’re you doing? Merlin: It’s my destiny to protect Arthur. Gaius: How? Your magic is powerless against the Dorocha. Merlin: Then I must sacrifice myself in his place. Gaius: No. Merlin: My life has always been marked out by destiny. If this is meant to be...I'm not afraid. I will gladly die, Gaius, knowing that one day...Albion will live. Gaius hugs Merlin. --- Outside the castle Lancelot watches Gwen walking to him. He smiles. Sir Lancelot: Gwen. Gwen: Will you grant me a favour? Sir Lancelot: Anything. Gwen looks over at Arthur exiting the city gate with Merlin. Gwen: Look after him. Bring him home. Lancelot looks disappointed. Sir Lancelot: I will protect him with my life. You have my promise. Gwen: Thank you. --- The forest The knights ride out. After dismounting, they prepare to make camp. Arthur: Elyan, look after the horses, they need watering. I need someone to volunteer to get wood. Merlin: I'll do that. Lancelot watches Merlin go and follows. Sir Lancelot: You shouldn't be here. You have no powers. Merlin: Doesn't matter. Sir Lancelot: You're not a warrior, Merlin. I don't want to see you hurt. If you leave in the morning, I'll cover with Arthur. Merlin: It's your duty to protect Camelot no matter what the cost… Well, it's my duty to protect Arthur. Surely you can understand that. Sir Lancelot: I can understand that very well. --- Morgana’s cave Morgana is dreaming. Red and black banners lie strewn on a bttlefield with knights’ corpses. A raven sitting on a helmet takes flight. Excalibur is stuck in the ground (or in a knight's chest) Emrys walks on the field with a white cane. Morgana: Help me, Emrys. Please. Morgana's wrinkled hand reaches up to Old Merlin from her position on the ground. Merlin: Is this really what you wanted, Morgana? Morgana: Please... Morgana wakes in her bed. At first she seems afraid, then angry. Morgana: Emrys. --- The knights ride by a field littered with peasants corpses. Arthur: We need to reach Daelbeth by nightfall. The knights pick up the pace. --- Ruined fortress (dusk) Arthur: Pair off. Find any wood you can. Get the fires burning. The knights collect firewood while carrying torches. Gwaine hears a man's scream and drops his firewood. The nights gather together as screams start to surround them. The Dorocha launches at them and Arthur wards it off with a torch. Arthur: Let's go! Sir Percival: We haven’t got enough! Arthur: Go! The knights are back at the fre pit with Merlin and Lancelot. Merlin pretends to use the flint. Merlin: (whisper)spell* Bel onbryne. The fre lights instantly. Lancelot looks at him. Merlin makes a cute shrug face. Lancelot grins in amusement. The knights stand around the fre with torches. Percival looks at the fre, then at Arthur. Sir Percival: It won't get us through the night. Arthur: It’ll keep the area safe for a while. Later, Gwaine throws a log on the fre. Sir Gwaine: The last one. Maybe we should draw lots, see who gets some more. Arthur: I'll go. Sir Lancelot: You'll need help. Merlin: I'll go with him. Arthur: You sure you're the right person? Merlin: Well, since when have you known how to collect firewood? The knights chuckle. Lancelot watches as they walk off. Merlin collects firewood while Arthur stands guard with a torch. The Dorocha charges them from behind. Arthur: Merlin! Arthur drops the torch to tackle Merlin out of the way. They fall off the wall. Arthur: Let's go! They rush through some passages and close a door behind them. The Dorocha seems to lose them. The knights back at the f*re pit shuffle around anxiously. Sir Lancelot: They should have been back by now. Sir Elyan: Someone needs to go and look for them. Sir Percival: We've only one torch between us. Lancelot grabs the torch and starts walking off. Sir Lancelot: Who's coming? Elyan follows, then the other knights. Gwaine grabs his sword belt and puts it on as he follows. Arthur and Merlin hide behind a corner in one of the fortress rooms. Merlin ties a cloth around Arthur's injured arm. They are shivering. Arthur: It's cold. Merlin: Right. Arthur: You're not feeling it? Merlin: I… Merlin shrugs his shoulders and shakes his head. Arthur: You know, Merlin, you're braver than I give you credit for. Merlin: Really? Was that a compliment? Arthur: Don't be stupid. Merlin chuckles and then Arthur does, too. Back in the passages, Lancelot leads the knights through the fortress, warding off the Dorocha with the torch. Back in the hiding chamber, Merlin and Arthur listen to the screaming spirits. Arthur: Of all the things I've faced...I never worried about dying. Merlin: I don't think you should now. Arthur: Sometimes you puzzle me. Merlin: You never fathomed me out. Arthur: No. Merlin: I always thought if things had been different, we'd've been good friends. Arthur: Yeah. Merlin: That's if you hadn't been such an arrogant, pompous, dollop head. Arthur chuckles. Merlin: We will defeat the Dorocha. We will, Arthur, together. Arthur: Well, I appreciate that. You know, you're a brave man, Merlin… between battles. Merlin chuckles. Merlin: You don't know how many times I've saved your life. Arthur: If I ever become king, I'm going to have you made court jester! They chuckle. Then they hear the Dorocha. In the passages, Lancelot and the knights continue the search. Back in the hiding chamber, Merlin and Arthur wait. Arthur: They say the darkest hour is just before the dawn. Merlin: Feels pretty dark now. Arthur: It can't be long. [SCREECHING] The Dorocha finds them and sweeps through the door. Arthur starts to rush out from around the corner, but Merlin pulls him back and stands up himself, running straight for the Dorocha. Arthur: Merlin, no! [SCREECHING] Merlin jumps at the Dorocha. It catches him in the chest, stops him mid-air and throws him back against the stone wall. Lancelot enters and wards off the Dorocha with the torch, then hands it to Percival and turns to Arthur. Sir Lancelot: What happened? Arthur and Lancelot go to Merlin. They turn him over, his face is covered with frost.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "04x01 - The Darkest Hour: Part One"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 4.02 – The Darkest Hour is just before the Dawn (Part Two) --- Ruins of Daelbeth Arthur: We have to get him to Gaius. Sir Leon: And abandon the quest? Arthur: He saved my life, I won’t let him die. Sir Leon: Sire, if we don’t get to the Isle of the Blessed hundred more will perish. Lancelot: Let me take him. Arthur: Carrying a wounded man, alone? It will take you two or three days to reach Camelot. Lancelot: Not if I go through the Valley of the Fallen Kings. You cannot give up on a quest. Sir Leon: Sire, he’s right. --- Arthur: This is my fault, I’m sorry. Merlin (talks with difficulty): Take me with you, please. Arthur: You’ll die, Merlin. Merlin: You don’t understand. Please, Arthur. Arthur: Do you ever do as you’re told? Merlin: I have to go with you. Arthur: Merlin… Lancelot: We need to leave… Arthur: Go! --- In the woods [BEES BUZ] Gwaine: Can you hear that? Sir Leon : Bees? Gwaine: Food. Sir Leon: You trying to get us klled? Gwaine: We’re riding to our deaths anyway. Sir Leon: It’s good to give the horses a rest. You're quiet. Arthur: That’s what happens after three days of listening to Gwaine. Sir Leon: You did the right thing, you know. Merlin couldn’t continue with us. Arthur: I should have saved him. [BEES BUZ LOUDER] They attck Gwaine who tries to escape. Gwaine: Ah! Ah! Ooh! Sir Leon: If anyone can get Merlin back to Camelot, Lancelot can. --- In the woods Lancelot and Merlin stop near a brook Merlin lies on his back, close to the water. His hand touches the water. A sweet voice: Lancelot. Lancelot. We bare you nor harm. We wish only to help. Lancelot: What are you? The voice: We are Vilia. Spirits of the brooks and streams. The tear in the veil has upset the balance of the world. Good spirits as well as bad roam freely. But this perilous state cannot continue for long. Lancelot: Prince Arthur is riding to the Isle of the Blessed. He intends to heal the veil. Vilia: He will need help from both of you. Lancelot: My friend is sick. I need to get him to Camelot. Vilia: Merlin is stronger than you give him credit for. The young warlock has great power and a future that has been written since the dawn of time. Do not worry. Even now, my sisters begin to heal him. Lancelot looks at Merlin and smiles. Vilia: You are tired. You must rest. Lancelot: I need to find a shelter. Vilia: You are safe here. Lancelot: But the Dorocha… Vilia: We will stay with you and protect you through the night. Vilia surround Lancelot, they look like soap bubbles. --- Tunnels of Andor The knights approach the entrance of the tunnels. Arthur: By dawn, we’ll be on the other side of the mountains. Gwaine: You can’t be serious. The tunnels are crawling with wilderoen. Arthur: The tunnels will take days off our journey. Gwaine: If we make it out alive. Arthur: We’ll cover ourselves in gaja berries. Gwaine: Oh, sounds great (!). Arthur: It’s your choice Gwaine, wilderoen or Dorocha? Elyan : I know which I’d rather go for. Sir Leon : Me too. [DISTANT SCREECHES] Gwaine stops. [GHOSTLY SCREAMS] The Dorocha attcks Gwaine. Percival tackles Gwaine out of the way. Gwaine: Never knew you cared! Arthur arrives waving a torch. Arthur: Quick! [SCREECHES and SCREAMS] They run into the cave. Percival : Remind me again why we’re wearing this disgusting paste. Arthur : Wildeoren are completely blind. They rely totally on their sense of smell. Gaja berries will mask our scent. Gwaine: What are the chances of us getting through here withiout seeing a wildeoren? Arthur: None. [BONES CLINK] Gwaine stumbles over a skull. [ANIMAL GRUNTS] Arthur: Shh! [SQUEALS and SNORTS] They all duck behind a big rock and hide. Arthur: Keep still. Don’t even breathe. [WILDEOREN SNUFFLES and SQUEALS] It seems to leave. Gwaine smiles. [ANIMAL SNUFFLES] The wildeoren is upon Gwaine who cannot move. The others stare at the scene in disgust. Gwaine finally manages to kll the wildeoren with his sword. [BEAST ROARS] Gwaine looks specially proud of himself. Arthur: You fool! Gwaine: It’s dad. Arthur: That one is, yes. They hunt in packs. [GRUNTS and SQUEALS] Elyan: Run! They all run, chased by wildeoren. --- Gates of Camelot Refugees try to enter Camelot. Guards are closing the gates. Gwen watches the scene from a window of the griffin staircase. [CROWD CLAMOURS] Gaius: We need more stretches and sheets, as many sheets as you can find. Gwen: Gaius. The guards were under orders to shut the gates at dusk. Gaius: Whose orders? Gwen: Lord Agravaine’s. --- Council Hall Gwen and Gaius enter the room, interrupting the Council meeting. Agravaine: Gaius, have you come to join us? Gaius: Why have you closed the city gates? Agravaine: We have limited resources Gaius. As much as I’d like to, we simply can’t feed and water the entire kingdom. Gaius: Surely the people have a right to be protected. Agravaine: It would be putting Camelot in danger. Starvation, disease. You of all people must understand Gaius. The gates will remain shut until we are free of the evil the plagues us. Gaius is about to leave the room. Agravaine: Now, gentlemen, where were we? Gwen steps in. Gwen: My lords. May I be granted permission to address the court? Agravaine: Guinevere? Gwen: Prince Arthur taught me long ago that every citizen of Camelot is important. He would never stand by and let them suffer. He would help them if he could and we must do the same. Agravaine: I feel the pain as much as you, but we don’t have a choice. If we keep letting people in, our food will run out within days. Gwen: You’re wrong. Agravaine: Perhaps you would enlighten me? Gwen: Those outside the gates are landowners, farmers. For days, the refugees have been bartering their wares with the townsfolk in return for the safety of their hearths. They bring with them far more than they take. Agravaine: But how long before those wares run out? Gwen: Three days ago, Prince Arthur embarked on a quest to rid us of these creatures. At worst we have another three before he reaches his goal. Or do you think he will fail? Agravaine: Of course not. Geoffrey of Monmouth: Sire, she is right. Agravaine: Very well. Re-open the gates. --- Valley of the Fallen Kings Lancelot wakes up and looks for Merlin. Lancelot: Merlin? Merlin!? Merlin is standing on a couple of rocks, in the middle of the stream, he’s fishing. Merlin: Shh! Breakfast? Lancelot: Merlin, what…? What are you…? Merlin: What? Lancelot: You’re meant to be… dying. Merlin: Sorry. Here… Merlin holds Lancelot the spearing stick he was using to fish. Lancelot: What’s that for? Merlin: Looks like you’re going to fall over. Lancelot swings the stick at Merlin with the stick. Merlin ducks. Merlin: No, not as quick as Arthur. Lancelot: Oh, yeah? Merlin: Come on, we need to catch up with the others. Lancelot: No, you’re going back to Camelot. Merlin: You might be. Lancelot: Merlin! Merlin: Say hello to Gaius for me. Lancelot: Merlin! Merlin: Arthur can’t finish this without us. Lancelot: Arthur’s right about you. You don’t ever do as you’re told. Lancelot: No. --- In the Forest The knights wash their hands and faces in a stream. Sir Leon: They need to rest, Sire. Even Gwaine’s gone quiet. Arthur: Sounds like a good reason to keep going. --- Agravaine gallops in the forest. --- Morgana’s hovel Morgana sits by a fre she seems to be chilled to the bone. Agravaine: My lady! [DOOR OPENS] Morgana: What news of the mighty Camelot? Agravaine: As we planned. The city is falling into wrack and ruin. Morgana: And Arthur? Agravaine: Last we heard, he has made it past Daelbeth. Morgana: Will we never be rid of him? Agravaine: Patience, my Lady. Even if he makes it to the Isle the outcome will be the same. Morgana: Then what brings you here so early? Something’s wrong. Agravaine: A minor irritant. Guinevere. She takes it upon herself to speak out against me. Morgana: She’s dangerous. Agravaine: But she’s a servant. A spirited one perhaps, but a servant nonetheless. Morgana: No, you’re wrong. I have dreamt the future, and in it, that “servant” sits upon my throne. I would rather drown in my own blood than see that day. Agravaine: Then we must make sure it never comes. Morgana: I couldn’t agree more. We must make sure she never sees another dawn. --- Uther’s chambers Uther: Where is Arthur? Gwen: I am unsure. Uther: Where is he? Gwen: The Prince is on a hunting trip, Sire. Uther: When will he be back? Gwen: In a few days. Is there something you need? Uther does not respond. Gwen is about to leave the room. Agravaine: Your devotion to the King is most impressive. There is something I would like to discuss. I wish to apologise. Yesterday, I feel let the Prince down. I’m grateful that you spoke out. Gwen: I didn’t mean to be discourteous, my lord. Agravaine: Well, you weren’t. Not in the least. Gwen, if you would permit, I would be grateful to seek your advice. You understand the people. Gwen: I’m not sure, I… Agravaine: If nothing else, I know that you will be honest with me. It’s not appropriate to talk now. But perhaps this evening, you could come to my chambers. Please, Guinevere? These are dark times. I need help if I am to guide through them. Gwen: Very well. Agravaine: Thank you. Gaius enters as Agravaine is leaving the room. Gaius: Is everything all right? Gwen: Yes. He wishes to speak with me later. I think he means to seek my counsel. --- In the forest Merlin and Lancelot discover a lodge. They enter. The place is silent and seems to be empty.It seems to be a hunter's lodge. Lancelot: Hello? He opens a curtain with his sword and discovers a man sitting. The man is frozen. Merlin: We can’t stay here. Lancelot: There’s nowhere else, Merlin. We’ll make a fre. It will keep us safe and dry. And there’s more than enough fuel to get us through the night. Merlin: Here. spell* Bael onbryne! The fre starts in the grate. Merlin: I’m not entirely useless, you know. --- Camelot Morgana sneaks into the tunnels under the castle. [DISTANT VOICES] Guard : Get on the other side. Guard : Yes, sir. A guard notices Morgana. Guard: Halt! Morgana knocks the soldier down without even turning around. --- Agravaine’s chambers Agravaine pours a beverage from a silver jug into a beaker. Gwens is seated, she looks slightly uncomfortable. Agravaine: But do the people feel safe? You can speak honestly. Gwen: No they do not. Agravaine: Go on. Gwen: They are frightened. Night after night, they have seen their friends, their children, their parents, all snatched cruelly from them and they don’t know who’ll be next. Agravaine: What can I do to reassure them? Gwen: Show courage. Shutting the gates showed you were as terrified as they were. It’s like a horse and its rider. If the people sense your fear, they will not trust you. Agravaine: I’m grateful for your advice. You have a wise head on your shoulders, Guinevere. Agravaine stands behind Gwen, he seems to be about to strangle her. Then, he gives the feeling he’s changed his mind and he goes away. Agravaine: I have kept you long enough. Gwen: And I must go to see the King. Agravaine: Do not concern yourself with that. I will ensure he is well looked after. It has been a long day. I’ll have my guards walk you home safely. Gwen: Thank you. --- Camelot: Lower town Gwen walks in the street, with two guards. Morgana looks at them from the battlements. Morgana: spell* Hleap on baec! They are all knocked out. Morgana smirks. --- In the Forest A fre is burning, the knights stand around. Elyan: Seen anything? Arthur shakes his head. Elyan: Do you know what we’re going to face on the Isle of the Blessed? Arthur nods. Elyan: Do you want to tell me? Arthur: The burden is mine and mine to bear alone. Elyan: Look around, Arthur. We would fight 1 000 armies with our bare hands for you. You are never alone. We stand together. Come on, I’ll take over. You need some rest. Arthur: Thank you. [SCREAMING] They all gather around the fre. --- Uther’s chambers Gaius enters the King’s chambers. Uther is alone and the place is messy. Gaius: Gwen? Gaius goes out to look for Gwen. --- Camelot: Lower town Gaius : Gwen ? Gaius discovers Gwen, lying unconscious in the street. One of the guards is dad, frozen. [SCREAMING] Gaius is attcked by the Dorocha. Gaius waves his torch and gets rid of him. --- Hunter's lodge Merlin: You don’t have to continue on this journey with me you know. Lancelot chuckles. Lancelot: Try and stop me. Merlin: Why, because you’re a knight you feel honour-bond. Lancelot: You wouldn’t understand. It doesn’t make any sense to me either. Merlin: Gwen? Lancelot: I made her a vow I would keep Arthur safe. Merlin: You don’t have to worry. I’ll keep him safe. Lancelot: I made a vow, Merlin. Merlin: You still think about her? Lancelot: No. Arthur’s a better man than me. Merlin: I’m sorry. Lancelot: Why? He loves her… and she’s happy. --- Gaius’s chambers Gwen: I remember the guards walking to my door… and then… nothing. Gaius: It’s just a surface wound. You were lucky. Gwen: Everyone talks about the coldness but I don’t feel cold at all. Gaius: You weren’t attcked by the Dorocha, Gwen. Gwen: Then what? Gaius? Gaius: I fear someone wanted to do harm. Gwen: Why? Gaius: I don’t know. Gwen: I’m sure if they did, they’ve done a better job. Gaius: Maybe. But cold-blooded mrder is suspicious. Better to leave you to the Dorocha. In the forest In the hovel, Lancelot and Merlin are asleep. The wind blows out the candles and then the fre. Merlin wakes up. [SCREAMING] Merlin: Lancelot! Merlin relights the fre using magic. The Dorocha attcks. Lancelot and Merlin rushes to the door and start running through the forest. They are chased by the Dorocha. Merlin: spell* O drakon, e male so ftengometta tesd ‘hup’ anankes. Flames burn the Dorocha. The Great Dragon has come to rescue, he lands on a field. Lancelot draws his sword. Merlin: It’s all right. It’s all right. It’s all right. Merlin bows slightly to the Dragon. Merlin: Thank you. Dragon: Who is your friend? Lancelot: I am Lancelot. Dragon: Of course Sir Lancelot. The bravest and most noble of them all. Lancelot: I’m not sure that is true. Dragon: We shall see. For now there are more pressing things at hand the Dorocha cannot be allowed to remain in this world. The sundered veil must be restored. Lancelot: We are on our way to the Isle of the Blessed to help Arthur heal it. Dragon: Indeed. But at what price? Merlin: I know the Spirit World demands a sacrifice. Dragon: It demands noting, it is the Cailleach, the gate keeper to the Spirit World who asks such a price. Merlin: And there is no other way? Dragon: There is not. Merlin: Arthur intends to sacrifice himself to heal the veil. It is my destiny to protect him, you taught me that. Dragon: Merlin, you must not do this. Merlin: Then, I have no choice. I must take his place. Dragon: From the moment I met you I saw something that was invisible. Now it is there all to see… Merlin: A lot of what you see, Old Friend… is what you taught me. Dragon: It will be an empty world without you young warlock. The Dragon flies off. --- In the forest Merlin and Lancelot rides. Lancelot: When we get to the Isle of the Blessed do you really intend to sacrifice yourself ? Merlin: What do you want me to say? Lancelot: I look at you and I wonder about myself. Could I knowingly give up my life for something? Merlin: You have to have a reason. Something you care about. Something that’s more important than anything. Merlin nudges his horse into a gallop. They overlook a castle from the top of hill. There is some smoke going out of the castle. Lancelot: Looks like someone bat us to it. Merlin: Bandits? Do you think we’ll make it before night fall? Lancelot: There’s only one way to find out. They start galloping to the castle. --- In the castle Arthur and the Knights sit by a campfire. Gwaine starts taking off his socks. Elyan: Has something died? Gwaine: Why am I always the butt? Sir Leon: Can’t think. Gwaine: Pick on Percival. Percival: Why me? Elyan: He washes. Sir Leon: And he doesn’t set fre to his socks. Gwaine’s sock starts to burn. Gwaine: No! Arthur: Quiet! Lancelot enters. He is alone. Arthur: Lancelot? How’s Merlin? Lancelot: Bad news… he’s still alive. Merlin comes in. Elyan: Merlin! Arthur: Good to see you, Merlin. Merlin: Yeah. Good to see you too. They hug Merlin. Later, they are all asleep except Merlin and Arthur. Merlin: It’s going to be fine. Everything will be all right. Arthur: I’m just tired Merlin: You don’t have to sacrifice yourself. Arthur: I have to save my people. Merlin: I will take your place. Arthur: Merlin… Merlin: What is the life of a servant compared to that of a prince? Arthur: A good servant’s hard to come by. Merlin: I’m not that good. Arthur: True… One thing… Look after Guinevere. I want her to be happy in her life. She deserves it. Merlin: Don’t worry. I’ll make sure. --- Seas of Meredor Arthur, Merlin, and the Knights arrive on the shore of the Seas of Meredor.. Arthur : The Isle of the Blessed. The ferryman waits for them by a longboat. They huddle in the boat and it glides across the sea. [ANIMAL SHRIEKS] Sir Leon: What is that? Gwaine: I hope I’m wrong. [SHRIEKING] Arthur: Wyvern! Wyvern shriek as they fly around the fortress Percival: You’re right! They enter the fortress, wyvern attck. The Knights try to ht them with their swords. The situation does not look that good. Merlin: spell s’enthend’ apakhorein nun epello –o-o! The wyvern fly off. Gwaine: See? That’s how to deal with them! Arthur: We need to keep moving. [SHRIEKING] Sir Leon: Sire, you must go on. We'll fend them off. They split into 2 groups. --- Isle of the Blessed – Altar Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, and Gwaine arrive in the altar hall. The Cailleach: It is not often we have visitors. Arthur: Put an end to this. I demand you heal the tear between the two worlds. The Cailleach: It was not I who created this horror. Why should it be I to stop it. Merlin: Because innocent people are dying. The Cailleach: Indeed? [SHE LAUGHS] Gwaine rushes to her with his sword. She knocks him out. The Cailleach: Is this the best you can do? Arthur: I know what you want. The Cailleach: Do you? … and are you willing to let me have it? Arthur: I’m prepared to pay whatever price is necessary. Arthur starts walking. Merlin: spell Forb fleoghe! The Cailleach: So, Emrys, you choose to challenge me after all. Will you give yourself to the spirits to save your prince? Merlin: It is my destiny. The Cailleach: Perhaps. But your time among men is not yet over, Emrys, even if you want it to be. [VOICES SCREAMING] Lancelot looks at Merlin, smiles and walks into the tear where he disappears. Merlin: No! No! No! N-No… [THUNDER RUMBLES] --- Camelot Arthur: (voiceover) ‘I want to pay tribute to Sir Lancelot. We owe him a great debt. But it is not just his deed that we will never forget. It is his courage, his compassion, his unselfish heart. He was the most noble knight I will ever know. He gave his life for all of us. A huge pyre has been set up in the castle yard. There is a folded knight cloak and a sword on the top of the pyre. All the Knights are gathered; there are soldiers in line around the pyre. Arthur sets fre to the pyre. Gwen stands in front of the burning pyre. She is crying. Arthur grabs her hand. Gwen: He didn’t sacrifice himself for Camelot. I asked him to look after you and he promised me with his life. He was true to his word. Arthur looks slightly puzzled. He pats her on the shoulder and lets her alone in front of the fre. --- Morgana’s hovel [MORGANA SCREAMS] Agravaine: Arthur was lucky. Morgana: And Guinevere? Agravaine: It was only by chance that Gaius found her. Morgana: No you’re wrong. We are not thwarted by luck, it was Emrys. Agravaine: Emrys? Morgana: The Cailleach warned me about him. She said he was my destiny and my doom. It was he, who thwarted us, I’m sure of it. Agravaine: So what’s to be done? Morgana: As long as he exists, I will never gain what is rightfully mine. You must help me find this ‘Emrys’ and destroy him. --- Merlin’s room Merlin is in his room, he seems to be weeping. A door opens in Gaius’s chambers. Agravaine: Gaius? Gaius: How can I be of assistance? Agravaine: You’re a man of great knowledge and wisdom. [HE SCOFFS] Gaius: Knowledge, perhaps. Agravaine: Have you ever come across a sorcerer called Emrys? Gaius: No, it doesn’t sound familiar. Agravaine: Well, if you do hear mention of the name… Gaius: I’ll be sure to tell you. Agravaine: It will not go unrewarded. Agravaine leaves the room. Merlin comes out of his room. Gaius: The only person that could have heard that name… Morgana. We know her powers are growing. She too must have seen the Cailleach. Merlin: But Agravaine? Gaius: I suspect he’s not as virtuous as he seems and don’t forget, he has every reason to despise Uther. We must be aware; Morgana can never know the truth. She must never know who you really are.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "04x02 - The Darkest Hour: Part Two"}	foreverdreaming
Merlin: IV ep 3 Amendments 08.06.11 1. 1- EXT. CAMELOT (MAIN SQUARE) - DAY 1. FR The square is a hive of activity. A caravan of colourful carts is being unloaded by acrobats, dancers, jugglers, strong men and jesters. An acrobat back flips off a wagon and lands on his feet. Jugglers practice their routine, sending batons high into the air. 1a INT / EXT. KING’S PALACE (Arthur’s CHAMBERS) / CAMELOT (MAIN1a SQUARE) - DAY 1. UK/FR. Merlin and Arthur look down into the Main Square. Merlin’s impressed, Arthur less so. Merlin: Did you see that? Arthur: It’s a man throwing some sticks in the air. Merlin takes in Arthur’s mood. Merlin: What’s wrong? Arthur pulls a face. Merlin: It’s the anniversary of your birth. A huge feast is being held in your honour. You have dancers, jugglers and acrobats to entertain you. It must be a terrible burden. Arthur: Perhaps I’m just less easily impressed than you, Merlin. Merlin: I’m really looking forward to it. Arthur: That’s because you have the mind of a child. Arthur heads out. Merlin: (to himself): And yet I’m still more intelligent than you. Arthur doesn’t look round as he calls out... Arthur: I heard that. 5 INT. KING’S PALACE (BANQUET HALL) - DAY 1. FR. Two acrobats have set up a circular board, divided into brightly coloured segments. The Gleeman passes through the Banquet Hall, casting a critical eye over the preparations, checking everything is as it should be. [Suddenly, behind him we hear a crash - The Gleeman turns to see a chest full of juggling batons spill out over the floor. The Gleeman: Careful gentlemen. Careful. The jugglers pick up their batons. The Gleeman: There is no room for error. We must strive for perfection in all that we do. For tonight, we entertain royalty.] He hears a sound and looks round to see objects flying out of a deep trunk. The Gleeman clears his throat. A head appears, peering out over the rim of the trunk. This is Geldred. The Gleeman: Have you misplaced something Geldred? Geldred leaps from the trunk. We now see he is a dwarf. Geldred: Our special gift for the Prince. I cannot find it anywhere. It is lost. Geldred starts to search a sack, causing more mess... The Gleeman: Geldred... Geldred continues his search. He stops as he feels a hand on his shoulder. He looks up to see The Gleeman fixing him with a piercing stare. It is suddenly apparent that The Gleeman is a man to be feared. He pulls slim box from his tunic... The Gleeman: I took the liberty of ensuring their safe passage myself. [King Odin has gone to such trouble to arrange our little surprise. We would not want to disappoint him. ] The Gleeman opens the box to reveal three sharp throwing daggers. The Gleeman: We must make sure this is a celebration that the young Prince will never forget. The GLEEMAN throws one of the knives through the air. It pierces the centre of the board with terrifying precision. --- Opening Credits --- [6 INT. KING’S PALACE (Arthur’s CORRIDOR) - DAY 1. UK. Merlin and Arthur exit Arthur’s chambers and make their way down the corridor. They meet Gwen. Gwen: Arthur. Arthur: Guinevere. Gwen: I’m glad we have met. I wanted to give you my best wishes for your special day. Arthur: Thank you. That’s very kind. Gwen You must be so looking forward to the carnival? Arthur: hesitates, then... Arthur: Absolutely. More than I can say. Merlin’s outraged as he takes in Arthur’s volte-face. Gwen I should get on. Arthur and Gwen share an affectionate smile as she heads off. Arthur: stares after her with puppy dog eyes. His expression changes as he sees Merlin smirking... Arthur: Shut up, Merlin. Merlin: It’s sweet. How you are with Gwen. You’re like... you’re like a little puppy. Arthur: doesn’t appreciate the analogy. Arthur: Really? Have you ever seen a little puppy do this...? Arthur clips Merlin round the head. Merlin: Ouh! Arthur clips Merlin: round the head again. Merlin’s outraged. Merlin: What was that for? Arthur: That was for what you said earlier. Merlin goes to respond. Arthur clips him round the head before he can speak. Merlin’s speechless. Arthur: And that is for what you were about to say. Arthur heads off, leaving Merlin disgruntled, rubbing his sore ear. Merlin: (to himself): A little puppy with the brains of a donkey. Arthur calls out without looking back... Arthur: Heard it.] 7 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Uther’s CHAMBERS) - DAY 1. UK. Uther appears weak and withdrawn. Reveal Arthur seated by him. Arthur takes a moment as he takes in Uther’s vacant expression, then launches into his usual routine. Arthur: The Court discussed the annual levy this morning. The council has suggested we raise it. I feel the people are already over- burdened... Uther: We should not talk about matters of court today. Arthur’s surprised by Uther’s response. Uther fixes Arthur: with an emotional look. Arthur’s increasingly concerned. Arthur: Father? Uther smiles softly... Uther: You think I could ever forget that today is the anniversary of your birth? Arthur’s both relieved and touched. [Uther pulls out a small box, holds it out to Arthur gestures for him to take it. Arthur: takes the box, opens it and pulls out a beautiful ring. Uther: It was your grandfather’s. Arthur’s moved... Arthur: I shall treasure it. Thank you. Uther: Despite what you all think, I haven’t completely lost my mind. Arthur: No one thinks that. Least of all me. Uther’s touched. Uther: You are a good son Arthur... ] I take it a suitable celebration has been arranged for this evening? Arthur: A feast, and some entertainment. I will tell you all about it tomorrow. Uther: Nonsense. You think I would miss my son’s anniversary? Arthur’s surprised and touched. [Arthur: Are you sure you feel strong enough? Uther Nothing would stop me.] 8 - INT. KING’S PALACE (PHOENIX CORRIDOR) - DAY 1. UK. Arthur and Gaius are talking by the guards outside the door to Uther’s chambers. Arthur: He seems much better. This will be the first time he has left his chambers in months. Gaius: We must be cautious. I have seen cases like your father’s before. Periods of lucidity are no uncommon, but I have to warn you. It may not last. Arthur: takes this in, but remains positive. Arthur: No. I’m sure this is the start of his recovery. He will soon be his old self. Gaius smiles, letting Arthur enjoy the moment.] 9 - EXT. CAMELOT - NIGHT 1. FR. Night falls over Camelot. 10 - INT. KING’S PALACE (BANQUET HALL) - NIGHT 1. FR. The Banquet Hall is packed. KNIGHTS and COURTIERS are tucking into a feast. A blast of trumpets. Everyone looks toward the doors. For a moment, nothing happens. The tension builds. Suddenly, the doors are thrown open and acrobats back flip through them. Dancers and jugglers follow behind, and suddenly the Hall is filled with entertainment... Everyone’s enjoying the show, wowed by the skills of the performers Arthur takes in Uther smiling, and then applauding. He catches his eye. Uther raises his goblet. Arthur returns the gesture with a smile. He’s thrilled to see his father in such good spirits... In the midst of the performers, stands The Gleeman. He raises his arms and signals. The performers freeze. All eyes focus on The Gleeman as a hush descends over the Hall. With a flourish, The Gleeman pulls a brightly coloured cover from the large circular board. A ripple of excitement as the crowd realise what’s happening... [Uther: Knfe throwing. Excellent. ] The Gleeman looks out over the Hall. The Gleeman: We will require a volunteer... The Gleeman’s eyes travel the Hall, before settling on Arthur. The Gleeman: Prince Arthur. What better and more fitting occasion to demonstrate your legendary bravery. Arthur’s caught out, put on the spot. The Gleeman: Do you accept the challenge? Arthur feels the eyes of the COURTIERS and KNIGHTS awaiting his decision. Arthur stands. Arthur: Of course. There’s a round of applause as Arthur makes his way through the Hall. Merlin intercepts Arthur. They have a whispered exchange... Merlin: Is this safe...? Arthur: It’s Knfe throwing, Merlin. Of course it’s not safe. I could hardly refuse his challenge. Arthur sees that the eyes of the entire room are upon them [and starts emptying his pockets, giving the contents to Merlin, making an excuse to cover the true nature of their exchange. Arthur: Just emptying my pockets. Try not to steal anything, Merlin. A ripple of laughter. Merlin and Arthur’s whispered exchange continues... Merlin: I just don’t think it’s a good idea to let someone strap you to a board and throw knives at you. Arthur: Perhaps I should have you take my place? Merlin doesn’t relish the prospect, looks out at the expectant CROWD, then back at Arthur. Merlin: I think they want you to do it. Arthur: Your bravery never ceases to impress me, Merlin. Arthur heads over to the circular board where The Gleeman waits for him. He catches Gwen’s eye. She looks concerned. Arthur smiles, reassuring. The Gleeman gestures for Arthur: to place himself against the board... The Gleeman Sire. If you will...? ] Arthur places himself against the board. Dancers strap Arthur’s ankles and wrists to the restraints on the board. Arthur sh*t a slightly nervous glance at The Gleeman. The Gleeman Do not fear, my Lord. I never miss my target. Arthur: Good. Glad to hear it. With a flourish, The Gleeman whips an apple from his robes and holds it up to the CROWD. The Gleeman turns to Arthur. The Gleeman: May I? Arthur: What? Before Arthur can object, The Gleeman places the apple in Arthur’s mouth. The Gleeman nods to one of the dancers. She gives the wheel a push and it starts to spin. Arthur spins on the board. It makes him feel dizzy, and a little nauseous. A faint groan escapes his lips, muffled by the apple stuffed in his mouth. Geldred presents the case of knives to The Gleeman. He takes one out, touches his finger to the tip, then demonstrates the blades sharpness by slicing off the top of Geldred’s hat. On Arthur’s eyes, a flash of fear at the demonstration. Looking on, Merlin is also concerned. Without even stopping to take aim, The Gleeman suddenly turns and throws the Knfe at Arthur. It thuds into the board, centimetres from Arthur’s face. A huge gasp goes up, followed by a round of applause. As he spins, Arthur eyes the Knfe warily... The Gleeman takes the next Knfe from the case. The tension builds, and suddenly The Gleeman throws the Knfe. It flies through the air and thuds into the board on the other side of Arthur’s head. Another round of applause. The Gleeman takes the final Knfe from the case. Tension as he takes aim... Merlin looks on. He steps into the shadows, his eyes flash, he’s poised, ready to intervene magically. We go into Merlin time as The Gleeman throws the Knfe. It spins through the air in slow motion... The Knfe sticks straight into the apple. On Arthur’s eyes, wide with fear. The hall erupts in applause. Merlin stands down, breathes a huge sigh of relief. Gwen is equally relieved. The dancers release Arthur from the board as The Gleeman takes a bow. Arthur grabs the handle of the Knfe, takes a bite of the apple as he saunters back to his seat. He throws the Knfe and apple to Merlin, who catches them... Arthur: See, Merlin. Nothing to worry about. The Gleeman and Geldred watch Arthur chewing the mouthful of apple as he retakes his seat next to Uther, who congratulates him warmly. The Gleeman has a quiet word with Geldred. The Gleeman (an aside): In a few hours, the sedative on the apple will start to take effect. The Prince will be defenceless. Then we will strike. 11 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Arthur’s CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 1. UK. The door flies open. Arthur staggers in, followed by Merlin. The sedative is starting to take effect. Arthur’s very drowsy and unsteady on his feet. Merlin: You’re telling me you weren’t even a little bit scared? Arthur: Of course I wasn’t. I am a warrior. You learn to control your fear. To channel it... Arthur loses his balance, staggers. Merlin catches him, stops him from falling over. Merlin: You looked scared... Arthur rights himself. [Arthur: Then you are blind, as well as stupid, Merlin.] Arthur lets out an enormous yawn as he starts to undress. Arthur: It was good to see my father enjoying himself. (A worrying thought occurs) He was a little quiet toward the end of the evening. Perhaps I should go and see him. Merlin: Are you sure that’s a good idea? You can barely stand up. Arthur: Are you saying I’m drunk? Merlin: I’m saying I really don’t think you should be wandering around the palace. Arthur: And why is that, Merlin? Merlin: Because you’re not wearing trousers. Arthur looks down and sees that he is indeed not wearing trousers, then looks back at Merlin. Arthur: Good point. [12 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Arthur’s CORRIDOR) - NIGHT 1. UK. Arthur emerges from his chambers, fastening his trousers, which he finds rather difficult. He heads off down the corridor, bouncing off the walls, struggling to keep his eyes open. Merlin looks after him with concern. Merlin: Are you sure you’re okay? Arthur: I’ll be fine, Merlin. Get some beauty sleep. Merlin pulls a face as Arthur rounds the corner and disappears from view. Merlin: Watch out for the steps! We hear a loud crash O/S. Merlin smiles to himself, then heads off in the opposite direction.] 13 - INT. KING’S PALACE (NORTH CORRIDOR) - NIGHT 1. UK Arthur wobbles down the corridor. We now see The Gleeman is wedged onto the ceiling, braced between the two walls. The Gleeman watches Arthur disappear round the corner, then drops silently to the floor. 14 - INT. KING’S PALACE (PHOENIX CORRIDOR) - NIGHT 1. UK. Arthur lets out an enormous yawn, struggling to keep his eyes open as he passes the two guards outside the doors to Uther’s chambers. He heads inside. 15 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Uther’s CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 1. UK Uther lies in bed, sleeping peacefully. Arthur looks down at him. His eyes start to close as the sedative takes hold. He wobbles on his feet. Arthur forces his eyes open, slaps his face. But this only gives him a moment reprieve. He sinks into a chair. He fights the tiredness he feels sweeping over him, but it’s a losing battle. 16 - INT. KING’S PALACE (PHOENIX CORRIDOR) - NIGHT 1. UK. [The two guards standing outside Uther’s chambers suddenly react as they see The Gleeman standing in front of them - surprised he was able to get so close without them noticing. The Gleeman: Good evening, gentlemen. Before the guards can challenge him, we see a glint of a blade in each of The Gleeman’s hands. He dispatches the guards in two swift but deadly moves. ] 17 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Uther’s CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 1. UK. Arthur is drifting into sleep, struggling to focus on Uther. His head lolls. He jerks himself awake. Arthur hears a faint sound, but he is too tired to react to it. Behind Arthur, we see the door open. The Gleeman slips into the room. Arthur’s oblivious. The Gleeman creeps toward Arthur. He draws a sword from his robes just as Arthur’s head jerks up. Arthur catches a flash as the blade catches the candle light. Arthur draws his sword and parries the blow as The Gleeman strikes. Arthur spills out of the chair and staggers backwards. He’s sleepy and disorientated, tries to call out, but his voice is weak. Arthur: Guards...! [The Gleeman: They will be of no help to you. I imagine you are feeling rather sleepy by now? The Gleeman attcks. Arthur barely manages to fight off the attck. His sword is knocked out of his hand and thrown across the room. Arthur collapses to his knees. He tries to call out, but barely manages a mumble. Arthur: Father... The Gleeman stands over Arthur. The Gleeman: It is a shame that Odin will not be here to witness your death. I will enjoy telling him how you died, kneeling before me. ] The Gleeman raises his sword, ready to strike. The Gleeman: Goodbye, Arthur Pendragon. Arthur is powerless, fears this is the end. But as The Gleeman strikes, the blow is blocked by a sword. Arthur and The Gleeman see Uther standing there, Arthur’s sword in his hand. Uther: t will take more than a coward like you to kll my son. The Gleeman strikes. Uther blocks the blow. They trade a series of ferocious blows. But The Gleeman is skilled and Uther rusty. Uther is beaten back, and only narrowly avoids being klled. Arthur tries to get to his feet to go to Uther’s aid, but he’s too drowsy, collapses back on the floor. Uther and The Gleeman circle each other, preparing to strike. [The Gleeman: They say you have lost your mind. How does it feel, to know your Enraged, Uther attcks, but The Gleeman easily deflects the blows. The Gleeman: Uther Pendragon. The great King. Look at you. A broken man. Uther attcks, and again The Gleeman easily deflects the blows. He’s cruelly toying with Uther, taunting him. ] The Gleeman: Is there anything you’d like to say to your son before I kll him? Uther looks at Arthur, kneeling, helpless. Uther’s paternal instincts kick in. He attcks with a new ferocity, taking The Gleeman by surprise. Uther rains blow after blow down on The Gleeman, forcing him back. The Gleeman’s sword is knocked from his hand. Uther prepares to deliver a fatal blow. [Uther: I will send Odin your head as a gift.] The Gleeman suddenly draws a Knfe, lunges at Uther. Uther thrusts his sword. The Gleeman’s expression changes as he’s impaled. He staggers backwards, collapses and dies. Arthur looks on, hugely relieved. But Uther doesn’t respond. He looks weak and confused. His legs buckle. He sinks to the floor, sitting against the bed. Arthur realises something is very wrong. Arthur: Father! Uther pulls the bloody dagger from his robes, from where The Gleeman thrust it into his chest. Arthur forces himself to his feet, staggers over to Uther and drops to his knees beside him. Arthur’s horrified to see blood staining Uther’s robes. Both Arthur and Uther have to fight to stay conscious. Arthur: No... Guards! I will get help... Arthur goes to stand. Uther grabs his hand... Uther: Stay with me. Arthur: (to Uther) I’m here... Arthur: (cont'd) (bat, calling out) Guards! Someone! We need help! Uther: It is my time... Arthur: No... You can’t die... Uther: I know you will make me proud, as you always have. You will be a great King... Arthur: I’m not ready... Uther: You have been ready for some time, Arthur... Arthur: No. I need you... Uther: I know I wasn’t always a good father. I put my duty to Camelot first. I’m sorry. Arthur: Don’t say that... Uther grips Arthur’s hand with all his remaining strength. Uther: Know one thing. I always loved you, Arthur... With that, Uther’s eyes slowly close as he loses consciousness. Arthur’s horrified... [Arthur: No... Father... Father! Arthur’s appalled, but barely able to focus. Arthur: No...] 18 - EXT. CAMELOT - DAY 2. FR. The sun rises over Camelot. 19 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Uther’s CHAMBERS) - DAY 2. UK. Gaius is tending to Uther. He’s unconscious, very weak - close to death. Arthur and Gwen look on, deeply concerned. Arthur fixes Gaius with a desperate look. Arthur: Gaius. Can you treat him? Gaius: The Knfe pierced an artery. He is bleeding internally. Arthur: There must be something... there must be something you can do. Please, Gaius. Gaius shakes his head. Gaius: It is just a matter of time. I am sorry, Arthur. Arthur prepares himself for the worst. [Arthur: How long - how long has he got? Gaius: I fear he will not last more than two days. Arthur can’t accept that. Arthur: No... Gwen comforts Arthur. Gwen: I’m sorry. As Gwen holds him, Arthur stares at Uther, struggling to accept that he is going to die.] 20 - INT. KING’S PALACE (COUNCIL CHAMBERS) - DAY 2. UK. Sir Leon and Agravaine are reporting to Arthur, who just stares blankly, traumatised. Agravaine: We have traced the assassin back to the town of Wenham. It is in Odin’s land… Agravaine: (cont'd) It seems Odin hired him to kll you, in revenge for the death of his son. Arthur barely responds as he takes this in. [Sir Leon: We believe he had an accomplice among the performers, but he has fled the city. We have doubled the guard, should there be another attempt on your life.] Again, Arthur barely responds. Agravaine takes in Arthur’s despondent mood. He places a comforting hand on Arthur’s shoulder. Agravaine: Our thoughts are with you, Arthur. If there’s anything I can do at this difficult time, you have only to ask. Arthur: Your support means a great deal to me. Thank you. Agravaine and Sir Leon head out, passing Merlin as he enters. Arthur immediately responds to Merlin’s arrival. Arthur: (to Merlin) What news of my father? Merlin: There’s no change. Arthur snaps. Arthur: Why isn’t Gaius doing something? Merlin treads softly. Merlin: Because there’s nothing he can do. Arthur knows that’s true, and that is what pains him. 21 - EXT. FOREST - DAY 2. FR Agravaine rides through the forest at speed. 22 - INT. Morgana’s HUT - DAY 2. UK Agravaine bursts through the door, taking Morgana by surprise. She instinctively spins, drawing a dagger and stands poised, ready to plunge it into Agravain. He gives a sly smile. Agravaine: Is that any way to greet an old friend...? Morgana lowers the dagger. Morgana: I wasn’t expecting you today... Agravaine: I had to see you. I bring good news. Better news than we could ever have hoped for. Morgana reacts, curious. Morgana: What is it? Agravaine: Uther has been mortally wounded. He lies on his deathbed. Gaius says he only has days to live. Morgana smiles. Morgana: I hope the image of my face haunts him. (a sudden thought occurs) How is Arthur? Agravaine: He is devastated. The poor boy can barely think straight. Morgana smiles at this news. Morgana: We must strike while he is vulnerable. Agravaine: When Uther dies, the Kingdom will be weak. We must choose our moment carefully. Who knows what opportunities the coming weeks will bring? They share a smile. 23 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Uther’s CHAMBERS) - DAY 2. UK Arthur holds a vigil beside Uther’s bed. He just sits there, staring at Uther intensely. Gwen enters. [She stops as she sees Arthur, doesn’t want to intrude. Gwen: I was going to change the dressing on your father’s wound. I’ll come back. Arthur: It’s all right. Come in. Gwen crosses over to the bed. She changes the dressing on Uther’s wound through the following. Gwen and Arthur catch each other’s eye a few times, but given the circumstances, they are unsure what to say to each other. Arthur makes the first move.] Arthur: I appreciate your kindness, everything you are doing for him. Gwen: I do it for you. [Arthur’s touched. It tips him over the edge. He turns away from Gwen to prevent her seeing how upset he is.] Gwen: Arthur? [She turns his face and is pained to see his hurt.] Arthur: I cannot see him die... [Without him, I have no one. Gwen seizes Arthur’s hand. Gwen: You have many friends. And you have me. I will always be here for you. Arthur looks pained. Arthur: It is not the same... he’s my father. ]There is still so much I want to say to him... He cannot die. Arthur stands and hurries out. [Gwen: Arthur. Please... Arthur exits, leaving Gwen deeply concerned for him. ] 24 - INT/EXT. KING’S PALACE (Arthur’s CHAMBERS) / CAMELOT (MAIN 24 SQUARE) - NIGHT 2. UK/FR. Townspeople hold a candle-lit vigil in the Main Square. Merlin stands at the window, staring down at them. Arthur enters, crosses over and looks out of the window... Arthur: What’s going on? Merlin: It is a vigil for your Father. The people wish to share their grief. Arthur frowns, unsettled. Arthur: Why are they behaving like my father is already dad? There is still life in his body... Merlin: They’re preparing themselves for the worst. Arthur steels himself. Arthur: They can give up hope, but I will not. Merlin: I know it’s hard to accept. I wish it wasn’t so, but there is nothing more that can be done. Arthur looks thoughtful, then... Arthur: There is a way to heal my father. Merlin: How? Arthur hesitates, then fixes Merlin with a poignant look. Arthur: With magic. Merlin’s stunned as he takes this in. 25 - INT. Gaius’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 2. UK. Merlin has just informed Gaius of Arthur’s plan. Gaius looks concerned. Gaius: Arthur plans to use magic? Merlin: He’s desperate. He knows it’s the only hope he has of healing Uther. Gaius takes a moment to process the revelation, then fixes Merlin with a look. Gaius: Please tell me you’re not thinking of doing this, Merlin. Merlin: I’d be lying if I said ‘no’. Gaius: You can’t risk exposing yourself like this. It’s too dangerous. Merlin: Arthur didn’t recognise me last time I was eighty years old. There’s no reason why he should this time. Gaius: You seem to be forgetting that last time you used an ageing spell, you nearly got yourself burnt at the stake. Merlin: It’s worth the risk. Gaius: You think Uther will thank you for healing him with magic? He’ll most likely have you hanged. Merlin: Uther will never change his attitude to magic. I know that. Merlin: (cont'd) But if Arthur allows it to be used to heal his father, his attitude will be changed forever. He will see that magic can be a force for good. Gaius: You of all people should know that using such powerful magic is fraught with dangers. Merlin: If it works, I won’t have to hide any more. [Arthur will come to trust me for who I really am.] Gaius: And if it doesn’t? I cannot stand by and let you do this Merlin. Merlin: Don’t try and stop me, because you can’t. Tension Gaius and Merlin trade a poignant look. Gaius: You are playing a dangerous game, Merlin. Merlin: I’ve been playing a dangerous game since the first day I set foot in Camelot. Maybe this is my chance to change that. 26 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Arthur’s CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 2. UK Merlin enters. Arthur’s waiting impatiently. Arthur: Well. What did Gaius say? Did he have any information? Merlin: He didn’t know much. But he has heard of a sorcerer. An old man. He lives in the Forest of Glaestig. Gaius thinks he may be able to help you. Arthur: Will he take me to him? Merlin: He has told me all that he knows. We will have to find him ourselves. Arthur takes this in and is suddenly daunted by the prospect of what he is about to do. Arthur: If you were me Merlin, if it was your father, would you use magic to save his life? Merlin seizes the moment, looks Arthur in the eye. Merlin: Yes. I would. I’d do whatever it took. Arthur’s persuaded. Arthur: Ready the horses and gather some supplies. We ride at first light. 27 - NT. KING’S PALACE (Agravaine’s CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 2. UK [Agravaine is staring out of the window. There’s a knock on the door. Agravaine: Enter. ] The door opens. Arthur enters. Agravaine: Arthur. What news of your father? Arthur: I’m afraid there is still no improvement. Arthur hesitates, unsure how to express what he needs to say. Agravaine detects Arthur’s hesitation. Agravaine: Is there something on your mind? Arthur: [It will be apparent soon enough]. I didn’t want to go behind your back. I have decided to use magic to heal my father. Agravaine’s shocked - knows he must do what he can to dissuade him. Agravaine: I must counsel against such a course of action. Arthur: There is no other way... Agravaine: Magic caused your mother’s death. [My sister would still be alive today.] If you respect her memory, you cannot do this. Arthur’s moved by the argument. He’s torn... Arthur: Would you see my father die? Agravaine’s put on the spot, but of course cannot reveal his true desires. Agravaine: Perhaps it is his time. Arthur cannot accept that. Arthur: I know we have both suffered because of magic, but I cannot stand by and let my father die. My mind is made up. 28 - EXT. CAMELOT - DAY 3. FR The sun rises over Camelot. [29 - EXT. FOREST OF GLAESTIG - DAY 3. UK Merlin and Arthur ride up to a fork in the path. Merlin stops. He’s uncertain which path to take. Arthur’s unimpressed. Arthur: You’re lost, aren’t you Merlin? Merlin: No. I’m just getting my bearings. Merlin: (cont'd) (choosing a path) It’s this way... Through the trees, Arthur spots a hut off the other path (it is the same charcoal maker’s hut we saw in episode 2). Arthur: So what’s that hut over there? Merlin sees the hut, realises he was about to take the wrong path, attempts to cover. Merlin: Right. I was going to take this path and loop round. Or, we can go this way. Arthur reacts, disbelieving. Arthur and Merlin ride toward the hut.] 30 - EXT. CHARCOAL-MAKER’S HUT - DAY 3. UK Arthur and Merlin dismount. Arthur eyes the hut curiously. Arthur: Are you sure this is the right place? It looks like a charcoal maker’s hut. Merlin: The old man can hardly make a living by practising magic. I think a lot of sorcerers are in the charcoal business. Arthur doesn’t look entirely convinced by this as he walks up to the front door. Merlin looks round, wondering how he’s going to work the deception. Arthur realises Merlin hasn’t followed him. Arthur: Are you joining me, Merlin? Merlin: We don’t want to overwhelm him. He probably doesn’t get many visitors. I’ll stay out here and watch the horses. Arthur: I have never met anyone who is so scared so often. Scream like a big girl if there’s any trouble. Merlin: Don’t worry. You’ll hear me. Arthur shakes his head, disbelieving, as he turns and knocks on the door. 31 - INT. CHARCOAL-MAKER’S HUT - DAY 3. UK The door opens. Arthur peers in. Arthur: Hello...? Arthur looks round the hut. There’s no one there. 32 - EXT. CHARCOAL-MAKER’S HUT - DAY 3. UK Merlin’s hurrying into the trees when Arthur re-emerges from the hut. Arthur: There’s no one here. Are you sure this is the right place? Merlin: I’m absolutely certain of it. I’m sure he’ll be back soon. Arthur: How d’you know when he’ll be back? Merlin: He’s a doddery old man. He can’t have gone far. If you want his help, you’ll just have to wait for him to return. Arthur suddenly takes in that Merlin was heading off into the trees. Arthur: Where are you sneaking off to? Merlin’s put on the spot, thinks on his feet. Merlin: I need to pee. Arthur’s disturbed by the revelation. Merlin: So unless you want to watch me, you should wait inside the hut. Arthur: Why would I want to watch you? Merlin gestures toward the hut. Merlin: There’s the hut. Make yourself at home. Arthur eyes Merlin suspiciously, then turns and heads back inside the hut. Merlin reacts, exasperated. He hurries behind a tree. He peers out to check that Arthur hasn’t re- emerged, then focuses as he starts to incant the transformation spell. Merlin: Miht dagena, bepecce me. Adeaglie pisne gast min freondum ond min feondum!* 33 - INT. CHARCOAL-MAKER’S HUT - DAY 3. UK Arthur pokes around at a few dusty old bottles and pots on the table. In doing so, he knocks over a bottle, which in turn knocks a pot off the table. It falls to the floor and smashes. Arthur grimaces. Oops. He quickly kicks the pieces of broken pottery under the table to conceal them. Arthur hears a sound outside. Someone’s approaching the hut. Arthur steps away from the table. Arthur tenses as the door opens. Arthur reacts, stunned as Old Merlin enters... Arthur: You? Old Merlin looks back at Arthur. Old Merlin: We meet again, Arthur Pendragon. Arthur instinctively reaches for the hilt of his sword. Old Merlin reacts to the move... Old Merlin: So you have come to kll me? Arthur eyes Old Merlin warily, uncertain how to proceed. Arthur: No. That wasn’t my intention. Old Merlin hears a crunch as he steps on some broken pot. He looks down at it. Arthur grimaces... Arthur: I broke a pot. Old Merlin: You always were a clumsy fool. Arthur: Excuse me? Old Merlin: So if you haven’t come to kll me, what is it that brings you here? I take it you didn’t come all this way just to smash my favourite pot? Arthur: If I’d known who you were, I would not have come at all. Seeing how difficult this is for Arthur, Old Merlin helps him out. Old Merlin: I thought you may have come to ask me to use magic to heal your father? Arthur’s taken aback. Arthur: How did you know? Old Merlin: I know more than you could possibly comprehend. Arthur: Given your hatred for my father and all that he stands for, I have clearly had a wasted journey. Old Merlin: Do not suppose that you know my mind. Arthur fixes Old Merlin with a desperate look. Arthur: Will you help me? Old Merlin: You are asking me to save the life of the man that would have me excuted. Arthur: I know what I am asking of you. And you have no reason to help me. But... You are my father’s only hope. I will give you anything you ask. Land, gold - name your price. Old Merlin: I do not want your gold. All I have ever wanted is that people like me are allowed to live in peace. That those who practice magic are accepted, rather than hunted. That is all I ask. Arthur’s unsure he can meet the demand. Old Merlin: That is the price of your father’s life. Arthur rises to the moment. Arthur: You have my solemn word, that when I am King, things will be different. You will not have to live in fear. Old Merlin takes this in, moved by the declaration. Old Merlin: Then I will help you. Arthur’s suddenly filled with hope. Arthur: There is not a moment to spare. We must ride for Camelot immediately. Old Merlin’s caught out. Old Merlin: Now? Arthur: My father grows weaker by the hour. Old Merlin blusters, searching for an excuse. Old Merlin: But I have no horse. Arthur: You can have Merlin’s horse. He will have to walk. Old Merlin’s outraged. Old Merlin: You would make your poor servant walk back to Camelot? I’ve a good mind not to help you. Arthur: I don’t care whose horse you have. We have to get to Camelot before it’s too late. Old Merlin: (thinking on his feet) First, I will need to gather some rare herbs. They are an essential part of the cure. I shall come to Camelot at nightfall. If you want my help, that is how it needs to be. Arthur feels he can’t push any further. Arthur: I will meet you at the lower gate outside the town... Give me your word that you will come. Old Merlin: You have my word. Old Merlin pauses as he attempts to figure out how to handle the transformation back into his youthful self without being caught. Old Merlin: Now just wait here one moment. Arthur: Why? Old Merlin: Questions. So many questions. For once in your life, will you just do as you’re told? Arthur feels chastised. Arthur: All right. [I’ll wait here]. Old Merlin hurries out. 34 - EXT. CHARCOAL-MAKER’S HUT - DAY 3. UK. Old Merlin emerges from the hut and hurries into the trees. Old Merlin hides behind the same tree as before and takes out a vial of liquid. 35 - INT. CHARCOAL-MAKER’S HUT - DAY 3. UK Arthur kicks his heals. He soon grows impatient of waiting and heads out. 36 - EXT. CHARCOAL-MAKER’S HUT - DAY 3. UK. Arthur emerges and looks round. There’s no sign of Merlin, or Old Merlin. Arthur grows uneasy and reaches for the hilt of his sword as he scans the trees. Arthur: Merlin...? Silence. A crack of twigs. Arthur spins round. Merlin emerges from behind the tree, once again his youthful self. Arthur’s suspicious. Arthur: What were you doing? Merlin’s put on the spot. Merlin: Peeing. Arthur: (disturbed) You mean to say you’ve been peeing all the time I was in there? Merlin’s forced to nod. Merlin: I really needed to go. Arthur: There is definitely something very wrong with you, Merlin. Arthur turns to mount his horse. Merlin breathes a sigh of relief that the deception was successful. 41 - INT. Gaius’ CHAMBERS - DAY 3. UK [scène déplacée au montage par rapport au script original] Merlin enters. Gaius is relieved to see him. Gaius: Merlin. I was worried something had gone wrong. Merlin: Apart from Arthur thinking that there is something very wrong with my bladder, everything went to plan. Merlin starts to search the shelves, taking various books down. Gaius looks on with concern. Gaius: I take it this means you’re going through with it? Merlin: If I heal Uther, Arthur has given me his word that when he is King, magic will no longer be outlawed. This could change everything. Gaius: And if something goes wrong? What of Arthur’s attitude to magic then? Merlin stops and looks at Gaius. Merlin: I live with the risk of being exposed every day. If I don’t take this opportunity, maybe I’ll spend the rest of my life having to hide who I really am. Everyone’s always telling me I have this great destiny. Maybe this is it. I have to try. Gaius can’t bring himself to argue. Merlin gathers up the books and heads into his room. Gaius looks thoughtful as he stares after him. 37 - INT. Morgana’S HUT - DAY 3. UK Agravaine gives the news to Morgana. Agravaine: Arthur has gone to consult with a sorcerer. He means to use magic to heal Uther. A determined expression comes over Morgana’s face. Morgana: Then we must see to it that he fails. Open on a small fre in the grate. Morgana stands over it. In her hands she holds a tiny silver charm. She casts it into the fre and her eyes glow a deep amber as she incants a spell. Morgana: Seolforpræd apringe winstra, apringe yfele, apringe wip ealle gode cræfte.* Suddenly, the flames flare, the firelight dances in her eyes. Agravain looks on, in awe. Morgana takes a pair of tongs and pulls the charm from the raging fre. She turns to Agravain and drops the charm before him. He instinctively reaches out and catches it, before realising the danger of what he has just done. He reacts with surprise. Agravaine: It’s cold... Morgana: I have bound it to the left hand path. He holds up the charm, impressed. Morgana: You must place the charm around Uther’s neck. Agravaine: What will it do to him? Morgana: The force of any healing magic will be reversed, and magnified tenfold. Morgana: (cont'd) By trying to cure his father, Arthur will seal his fate. Agravaine looks grave as he takes this in. Agravaine: Arthur will never forgive himself. He will be destroyed. Morgana: And a broken Prince will make a terrible King. [38 - EXT. CAMELOT (MAIN SQUARE) - DAY 3. FR Arthur and Merlin dismount. Merlin hurries off. Arthur: Where are you going? Merlin’s put on the spot. Merlin: I have some errands to run for Gaius. Arthur: They’ll have to wait. I want you to prepare hot water, fresh bandages and anything else you think we might need. Everything has to be ready for this evening. Merlin heads off, daunted by the growing list of things he has to do. 39 - INT. KING’S PALACE (PHOENIX CORRIDOR) - DAY 3. UK. Arthur hurries towards Uther’s chambers. Two guards flank the doors. 40 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Uther’S CHAMBERS) - DAY 3. UK Arthur enters. Gwen is tending to Uther. He crosses over to the bed and looks down at Uther. Arthur: How is he? Gwen: His breath is weaker. Gaius has given him wintergreen to make him more comfortable. Arthur takes this in. Gwen’s curious. Gwen: I saw you and Merlin riding out. Where have you been? Arthur’s torn about whether to confide in Gwen. She sees his indecision. Gwen: Arthur? Arthur decides he must tell Gwen. Arthur: I don’t want to have any secrets from you.] 42 - INT. Gaius’ CHAMBERS (Merlin’S ROOM) - DAY 3. UK. [Merlin sits on his bed]. He looks through a book, but fails to find what he’s looking for. He tosses it aside in frustration, picks up another book and starts to go through it. Again, he fails to find what he’s looking for. Merlin sits there, frustrated. There’s a knock on the door. Merlin looks up as Gaius enters. Merlin looks downcast. Merlin: I gave Arthur my word that I could heal Uther. I can’t even find the right spell. Gaius: That’s because you’re looking in the wrong books. Here... Gaius holds out a small leather tome, which Merlin takes. Gaius: Gwillem of Cambria was as mad as a coot, but there has never been a better healer. Merlin smiles. This means a lot to him. Gaius makes to leave. Merlin: Gaius. Thank you. Merlin and Gaius share an affectionate look. 46 - KING’S PALACE (Uther’S CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 3. UK [scène déplacée au montage par rapport au script original] Agravaine enters. He sees Gwen tending to Uther, mopping his brow. Agravain crosses to the bed, exchanges a faint smile with Gwen. Agravaine: It is cold today. Perhaps it would be a good idea to start a fre. Gwen: Of course. Gwen crosses over to light the fre. Agravaine waits until Gwen has her back turned and is preoccupied with the fre. He takes a small cloth bundle from his tunic. He unwraps it and takes out the tiny silver charm, which glows with a magical light. Agravain glances over at Gwen, then quickly and carefully ties the charm around Uther’s neck. He ensures it is carefully tucked out of sight in Uther’s robes. Agravaine: (sotto) Finally, you will get all that you deserve, old friend. Agravaine looks down at Uther for a poignant bat, then heads out. Go out on Uther, lying in bed. [43 - EXT. KING’S PALACE (PHOENIX CORRIDOR) - DAY 3. UK Arthur has just told Gwen of his plans. She looks shocked. Gwen: You’re going to use magic? Arthur nods, solemn. Arthur: It is my father’s only hope. Gwen looks worried, but doesn’t voice her concerns. Arthur sees her hesitation. Arthur: You think I’m mad, don’t you? Gwen: No. Who am I to say what you should do? Arthur: And yet it is your opinion I value above all others. Gwen: I’m flattered, but perhaps I’m not the best person to ask. If it weren’t for sorcery, my own father would still be alive. Arthur nods, solemn. Arthur: Of course. My mother also died because of magic. Arthur stares out over Camelot. Arthur: Magic has cast a shadow over my life from the moment I was born. Perhaps it is time to step out from under that shadow. I don’t believe everyone who practices magic is evil. Gwen Perhaps that is true. Arthur: Then isn’t it time we stopped treating them like they are? Sometimes I feel our judgement has been clouded by hate, and fear. Gwen That is a courageous attitude. Arthur: I’m not sure if it’s courageous, or foolish. I still don’t know if I’m doing the right thing. Gwen: You are not a fool, Arthur. You have a good heart. And good instincts. You have to trust those instincts. Sometimes that is all any of us can do. Arthur nods as he takes this in.] 44 - INT. Gaius’ CHAMBERS (Merlin’S ROOM) - NIGHT 3. UK Gaius hands Merlin a small pouch of hogswart. Gaius: You must use no more than four drops. Any more could be dangerous. Merlin nods. He takes one final look at the spell. Merlin: I just hope I can make the spell work. Gaius: Trust in your abilities, Merlin. Merlin’s grateful for the reassurance. Arthur: (O.S.) Merlin? Gaius and Merlin exchange a worried look. Merlin: (low) You have to get rid of him. Arthur: (O.S.) Merlin!? 45 - INT. Gaius’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 3. UK Gaius emerges from Merlin’s room. Gaius: Arthur... Arthur: Gaius. Have you seen my useless toad of a servant? Gaius I’m afraid not. Arthur: Where on earth can he be? Gaius is put on the spot. Gaius: Have you tried the tavern? Arthur’s enraged. Arthur: The tavern. Of course. I am going to make him wish he was never born. Arthur heads out. A moment later, Merlin emerges from his room. He fixes Gaius with a look of outrage. Merlin: Why did you tell him I was in the tavern? Gaius It was the first thing that popped into my head. Merlin: Next time, go for the second, or third thing that pops into your head. Anything but the tavern. Gaius nods, smiles faintly, then turns more serious. Gaius: Good luck, Merlin. Merlin and Gaius share a poignant look, then Merlin heads out. Gaius stares after him, deeply worried. 47 - EXT. CAMELOT (STREET) - NIGHT 3. FR Arthur waits impatiently by the lower gate. He hears a sound and spins round to see Old Merlin emerging from the darkness. Arthur: I’d started to think you weren’t coming. Old Merlin: I gave you my word. And here I am. Arthur: We must hurry. Arthur heads off, away from the palace, taking Old Merlin by surprise. Old Merlin: I’m led to believe that the King’s Palace is that way? Arthur: I can hardly be seen walking through the main gate with a known sorcerer. Old Merlin: So you are already going back on your word. You promised that I would no longer have to live in fear. Arthur: You’re forgetting that you have yet to heal my father. When you have, I will give you all that I promised. Old Merlin takes this in. They head off. 48 - INT. CAMELOT (TUNNELS) - NIGHT 3. FR Arthur hurries through the dark, damp passage. He turns to see Old Merlin lagging behind and reacts with frustration. Arthur waits for Old Merlin to catch up. When he arrives, Old Merlin is out of breath. Arthur: Is that really as fast as you can walk? Old Merlin: When you are as old as I, we will see how fast you can walk. I need to rest a moment. Arthur: There’s no time. Old Merlin: Then perhaps you should carry me? Arthur: Fine. If it means we get there quicker, I’ll carry you. Arthur turns. Old Merlin hops onto his back. Arthur heads off. Old Merlin kicks him with his heals, as you would a horse. Arthur stops, outraged... Arthur: Did you just kick me? Old Merlin: Now who’s wasting time? Arthur staggers on, disgruntled. Old Merlin kicks Arthur again, enjoying himself... Arthur: Stop kicking me! 50 - INT. KING’S PALACE (GRIFFIN CORRIDOR) - NIGHT 3. FR Arthur approaches the guards outside Uther’s chambers. Arthur: You’re dismissed. The guards hesitate, surprised by the order. Guard: But, Sire. We were instructed not to leave our post. Arthur: I said you’re dismissed. Guard: Yes, my Lord. The guards head off. Arthur waits until they’ve disappeared round the corner, then gives a nod. Old Merlin hobbles out of the shadows. Arthur ushers Old Merlin into Uther’s chambers, then follows him inside and closes the door. 51 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Uther’S CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 3. UK Uther lies in bed, barely breathing. Arthur grows increasingly anxious as he watches Old Merlin placing four drops of hogswart on Uther’s lips. Old Merlin takes a branch of sage and holds it over Uther. Old Merlin psyches himself up. His eyes start to glow. Arthur cracks... Arthur: Wait! Old Merlin stands down, looks at Arthur. Old Merlin: Is something wrong? Arthur: My father has taught me never to trust magic, and now I am using it to save him. Old Merlin: Your own life has been saved by magic more times than you can possibly imagine. Arthur: What on earth are you talking about? Old Merlin realises it would be dangerous to elaborate. Old Merlin: I merely mean to say that magic is all around you. It is woven into the very fabric of the world. Arthur’s unsettled. Arthur: How can I be sure it is the right thing to do? Old Merlin: I know you have suffered because of magic, as many have. But not all magic, and not all sorcerers are the same. I wish only to show you that magic can be used for good. I hope that one day you’ll see me in a different light. Arthur’s moved by the argument. Arthur and Old Merlin trade stares for a poignant bat, then Arthur nods and steps back. Old Merlin turns to Uther, psyches himself up then holds up the sage branch. Old Merlin’s eyes glow. The sage branch begins to smoke. Old Merlin wafts the incense over Uther and begins to chant, with increasing intensity... Old Merlin: Efencume ætgædre, eala gastas cræftige: gestricie pis lic forod. Old Merlin completes the spell. Silence. The tension rises as Arthur looks at Uther, desperately hoping to see some signs of life. For a moment, it looks like the spell has failed. Old Merlin grows anxious. Suddenly, Uther’s eyes snap open. Arthur’s thrilled. Arthur: Father... Arthur and Uther clinch hands. Uther manages a weak smile. Uther: Arthur... Old Merlin allows himself a smile, overcome with relief. But as Uther looks up at Arthur, his expression suddenly contorts in pain. His breath starts to fail. Arthur reacts, alarmed. Arthur: What’s happening!? Old Merlin’s equally alarmed. Old Merlin: I don’t know... Uther’s fading fast. His eyes close. He goes still. Arthur: Do something! Old Merlin feels for a pulse. There isn’t one. Old Merlin reels, meets Arthur’s stare. Old Merlin: He’s dad. Arthur struggles to accept this... Arthur: No... He can’t be... (shaking Uther) Father... Father!?... No... Please... Father... All Old Merlin can do is look on, horrified. Arthur realises the futility of his actions. He gives up, stares at Uther, his mind swimming. He suddenly turns on Old Merlin more hurt and angry that we have ever seen him. Arthur: What have you done? Old Merlin: This was not supposed to happen. Arthur: You gave me your word. You have klled him... You klled him. Old Merlin: No... Arthur draws his sword and advances on Old Merlin. Arthur: You will die for what you have done. Old Merlin’s eyes flash as he thrusts his hand out. [Old Merlin: Hleap on bæc!* ] Arthur flies backwards into the wall and falls to the floor, momentarily stunned. Old Merlin flees. Arthur takes a moment to come to his senses. [Arthur: Guards! ] 52 - EXT. CAMELOT (MAIN SQUARE) - NIGHT 3. FR The warning bell rings out across the moonlit square. 53 - INT. KING’S PALACE (GRIFFIN CORRIDOR) - NIGHT 3. FR Old Merlin hurries down the corridor as fast as his old legs will carry him. He hears the sound of guards approaching. Old Merlin ducks into a stairwell, takes out a little bottle of potion and downs it. 54 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Uther’S CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 3. UK Merlin hurries in. He sees Gaius standing over the bed, and Arthur and Gwen looking on, traumatised. Merlin struggles to accept what he’s seeing as Gaius gently closes Uther’s eyes and pulls a sheet over his face. Gaius turns to Arthur. Gaius: I’m sorry, Arthur. There is nothing more I can do. The King is dad. [Arthur instinctively shakes his head, unable to accept this. Gwen places a comforting hand on Arthur’s shoulder, really feeling for him, but lost for words. Gwen: Arthur... Gaius catches Merlin’s eye. They trade a horrified look.] 55 - INT. Gaius’ CHAMBERS - NIGHT 3. UK Merlin and Gaius enter Gaius’ chambers. Merlin: The spell was working. I’m sure of it. I did everything right. I don’t know what happened. Gaius: I think I do. Gaius opens his hand to reveal the small silver charm. It twinkles magically. Gaius: I found it around Uther’s neck. It appears as though it’s been enchanted and such an enchantment would have reversed the effects of your healing spell. Uther didn’t stand a chance. Merlin suddenly suspects who is responsible. Merlin: Morgana... Gaius: I believe so. [Merlin: How did she get past the guards? Gaius: Perhaps it wasn’t Morgana who placed the charm around Uther’s neck. Merlin: You think it was Agravaine? Gaius: I fear so.] Merlin frowns as he takes this in. [56 - EXT. Morgana’S HUT - NIGHT 3. UK Agravaine gallops up, dismounts and hurries inside.] 57- INT. Morgana’S HUT - DAY 4. UK Agravaine enters and finds Morgana staring contemplatively at the fre. Morgana speaks before Agravain can deliver his exciting news. Morgana: Uther’s dad, isn’t he? Agravaine: (confused) How did you know? Morgana: I felt it. I felt his pain. Agravaine’s surprised by Morgana’s muted reaction. Agravaine: I thought Uther’s death would be cause for a celebration? Morgana: Arthur will replace him. There is nothing to celebrate until I take my rightful place on the throne. Agravaine: You are closer to that goal than you think. Arthur is young, and untested. He will look to his trusted uncle for counsel. And I will ensure he fails. Morgana and Agravaine share a thin smile. 58 - INT. KING’S PALACE (Arthur’S CHAMBERS) - NIGHT 4. UK [Arthur stares out of the window, struggling to process his emotions.] Merlin approaches. Arthur looks round and sees Merlin standing there. Merlin: I am so sorry. Arthur absorbs the sympathy. Merlin struggles to express what he’s feeling. Merlin: I... I should’ve... I wish there was something I could have done. Arthur: Merlin. No one but me is to blame for this. Merlin: You’re not to blame. This isn’t your fault. Arthur: I am entirely to blame. My father spent twenty years fighting sorcery. To think I knew better. I was so arrogant. My arrogance has cost my father his life. Merlin: You were only doing what you thought was right. I’m sure that old sorcerer meant no harm. Perhaps the spell went wrong. Uther was dying. Maybe nothing could have saved him... Arthur: We’ll never know. All I know for sure is that I have lost both my parents to magic. It is pure evil. I will never lose sight of that again. Arthur’s makes to leave. [Merlin: Arthur... ] But Arthur’s already at the door and what else can Merlin say? 59 - INT. KING’S PALACE (THRONE ROOM) - NIGHT 4. FR Arthur enters the mighty room where Uther is lying in state. [There is a raised dais in the centre of the space. Uther lies on it, surrounded by candles. Arthur begins the long, lonely walk to Uther’s side. ] [Merlin and Gaius watch from the doorway. Arthur reaches the dais. ]He stares down at Uther’s serene and peaceful face. [And as he stares, Arthur starts to cry. Looking on, Merlin’s devastated by the thought of what he has done. 60 - INT. KING’S PALACE (ANTE CHAMBER) - NIGHT 4. FR Gaius closes the doors to the Throne Room. ] Gaius: We must leave him to mourn. Gaius takes in Merlin’s shell shocked expression. Gaius: Merlin..? Merlin: This is all my fault. I klled him. Gaius: You didn’t kll Uther. Morgana did. Uther’s spirit died when she broke his heart. Merlin takes this in. Gaius: We must look to the future. Uther’s death will allow Arthur’s progression to the throne. Gaius: (cont'd) We must hope it brings peace and sab to the land. Merlin: But magic will still be outlawed. Gaius nods sadly. Merlin: I have turned Arthur against magic forever. I’ll never be able to show him who I really am. Gaius: That time will come. I’m sure of it. Arthur will be under even more pressure now he is King. He will need you now more than ever. Merlin takes that in. He knows it’s true. Gaius: There is nothing more to be done. Come and eat your supper. Merlin: I think I’ll wait here. Gaius takes this in, touched by Merlin’s devotion. Gaius heads off, leaving Merlin to wait with a heavy heart. 61- INT. KING’S PALACE (THRONE ROOM) - NIGHT 4. FR Arthur stares at Uther. Tears streak down Arthur’s face. 62 - EXT. CAMELOT - DAY 5. FR. The sun rises over Camelot. The start of a beautiful day. 63 - INT. KING’S PALACE (ANTE CHAMBER) - DAY 5. FR Sunlight streams in through the windows. It falls on Merlin [is lying on the floor, fast asleep.] Arthur: (O.S.) Merlin? [Merlin wakes, comes to his senses. ]He sees Arthur standing over him. Arthur has dried his eyes. He is calm and composed, almost serene. They trade stares, then Arthur looks at the light flooding in through the window - in a contemplative mood. Arthur: It is a new day. Merlin takes this in, nods, then stands. Arthur: Have you been out here all night? Merlin: I didn’t want you to feel you were alone. Arthur: (touched) You’re a loyal friend, Merlin. Merlin and Arthur trade a look. Arthur: You must be hungry? Merlin: Starving. Arthur: Me too... Come on. You can make us some breakfast. Merlin and Arthur head off down the corridor, side by side. 64 - EXT. CAMELOT - DAY 6. FR Establishing. 65 - INT. KING’S PALACE (THRONE ROOM) - DAY 6. FR The Throne Room is packed with courtiers. An air of excitement and anticipation fills the room. We take in the presence of Merlin, Gaius, Gwen, Agravaine, Percival, Sir Leon, Gwaine and Elyan… Arthur kneels. Geoffrey of Monmouth stands before him. Geoffrey of Monmouth: Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the Peoples of Camelot according to their respective laws and customs? Arthur: I solemnly promise so to do. Geoffrey of Monmouth: Will you to your power cause Law and Justice, in Mercy, to be excuted in all your judgements? Arthur: I will. Geoffrey of Monmouth places a crown upon Arthur’s head. Geoffrey of Monmouth: Then by the sacred laws vested in me, I pronounce you Arthur, King of Camelot! Arthur stands and looks out over the courtiers. He catches Gwen’s eye and they share a poignant look. Agravaine: Long live the King! Everyone joins in the chant. ALL: Long live the King! Go out on Merlin, shouting - proud, moved by the huge significance of the moment. Merlin/ALL: Long live the King! Ends*	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "04x03 - The Wicked Day"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 4.04 - Aithusa “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name...Merlin”. DRUIDS’ CAVE - Night While the druids are sleeping, a man steals a key. He connects it to what looks like his third part of the key. The two parts matches perfectly. The man turns around and finds the druids all awake. He runs into the woods, but he is pursued. He reaches a cliff and has to stop. The druids are getting closer to him so he grabs one of them and pulls a dagger on his chest. Iseldir: It is not worth anyone's life. Man: Isn't it ? It's cost me 20 years of mine. Iseldir: It is of no use. You will never find the third part of the Triskellian. Man: Ah, but you’re wrong. I already know where that bit is. The man shoves his cptive at the druids and jumps off the cliff. He rides to Camelot. -------------------- OPENING TITLES ------------------- KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN’S CHAMBERS - Night Gaius is working late when the man knocks on the door. Merlin wakes up. Gaius answers the door. Man: Hello, Gaius. Surely you remember me ? Gaius: Only too well. Why are you here? Man: Please, I could do with drying myself by your fre. Gaius lets him in. Merlin watches the scene through the interstice of his bedroom door. Gaius: You've a nerve coming back here. You left me in a lot of trouble. Man: Yeah, yeah. Sorry about that. What can I say? Execution didn't really appeal to me. Don't pretend you supported Uther. Gaius: Tell me why you're here. Man: (Showing him the connected two parts of the Triskellion). Save your eyesight Gaius. It's the Triskellion of Ashkanar. Gaius: Are you sure? Man: I’m certain. Gaius: Let me see. (Gaius examines the writing on it). Gaius: It’s in a druid tongue. The bind runes are in threes. That’s rare. Man: Oh, I can save you the trouble. They guide the bearer to the tomb of Ashkanar. Yes. We both know the legend. We both know what he hid there. Gaius: A dragon’s egg. And you have come to steal it. Man: I wouldn’t say “steal”. Gaius: You’re forgetting one thing. You’re missing a part of the Triskellian. Man: Oh, no. I know where that bit is. Gaius: Where ? Man (looking down): In the vaults...beneath your feet. Gaius: In Camelot ? Man: Where it has lain safe and secure for the last four hundred years. Gaius: And you want me to help you to get it. Man: We could bring this noble creature back to life. Gaius looks sceptical. Gaius: I want no part of your plan. Man: You don't want to release the last living dragon? Gaius: The old ways should die. Man: That is not what you taught me. Gaius: It's what I feel now. I believe in the King that Arthur will become and the future he will build. Man: Think about it... Gaius: I've given you my answer. Now I think you should leave Camelot sooner rather than later. Arthur may not be his father but he is no friend of the old ways. Gaius opens the door for the man to leave. Man (by the door): You’ll find me in the tavern in the lower town. Take your time. Gaius, I know I caused you trouble before, but I’m a changed man. Believe me. Man leaves. Merlin gets out of his room. Merlin: Who was that ? Gaius: Oh, doesn’t matter. Merlin: Gaius ! Gaius (sigh): He was a pupil. His name is Julius Borden. Merlin: Why won't you help him ? This is our one chance of saving the dragons, of helping Kilgharrah preserve his kind ! Gaius: Borden is not a man to be trusted. Merlin: You don't think the Triskellion is real ? Gaius: That I have no doubt. Merlin: Then what ? Gaius: His motives, Merlin. Even as a young man he was prone to dishonesty ...who knows what path he is on now. Merlin: You want the egg to remain lost forever ! Gaius: I don't want it to get into Borden's hands. The tomb of Ashkanar has lain untouched for more than 400 years. It is my belief it should remain that way. Now let’s get some sleep. We’ve got a busy day ahead of us tomorrow. FOREST CLEARING - Night Kilgharrah: I never dared dream of such a moment, Merlin. Merlin smiles. Kilgharrah: Until now I believed the egg would never be found. That I would be the last of my kind. Merlin: So the legend is true. Kilgharrah: This is a chance in a thousand, Merlin. You must retrieve the egg. Merlin: I know. Kilgharrah: Then what is the matter ? Merlin: Gaius has forbidden it. Kilgharrah: Merlin ! You are a Dragonlord ! It is a gift passed down from your father. He gave up everything in his life to save me. What do you think he would say ? The egg harbours the last of my kind. I beg you, Merlin, in your father's name, promise me that you will do everything in your power to rescue it. Merlin: You have my promise. LOWER TOWN - Day Merlin is on his way to the tavern. THE RISING SUN - Day Merlin enters Borden’s room. There’s a lump on the bed in the shape of a body, but Borden jumps out from behind the door and pins Merlin against the wall with a dagger at his throat. Borden: What do you want? Merlin: To help you. Borden: Who are you? Merlin: A friend of Gaius. I heard what you told him. I want to see a dragon’s egg. I want to come with you. Borden: Did he send you? Merlin: No. Borden: No? Borden opens the door. Borden: Then get out. Merlin: Please, I know everything about dragons. I’ve read everything... Borden: Not interested. Go away. Borden shoves Merlin out. Merlin: All right, but you won’t get into the vaults without me. Borden (scoffs): And how’s a boy like you gonna help ? Merlin: Because I’m the personal servant of King Arthur. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS Merlin tries to steal the key to the vaults while Arthur is sleeping, but Arthur wakes up. King Arthur: What on earth are you doing? Merlin: Looking for woodworm. Merlin pretends to look for woodworm. King Arthur: Before breakfast? Merlin: That is when the worms are most active. King Arthur: Get out. Merlin starts to leave and sees the key on Arthur’s belt on the trousers from the day before. Merlin: These need washing. King Arthur: So do these. (Arthur throws some clothes at Merlin). Oh, and Merlin, before you go, I need that belt. Frustrated, Merlin leaves the belt with the key on it. KING’S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER - Day Agravaine: We need to strengthen all our outlying defences as Odin’s raids prove. But it is the northern borders that are particularly vulnerable. King Arthur: There’s always been so, and the reason’s obvious. If you look at the terrain here… Merlin’s eyes glow and Arthur’s trousers drop. Merlin: Allow me to help you, sire. King Arthur: No. No ! Merlin ! (both fall down) Merlin: Your Majesty. King Arthur: Merlin ! Merlin: Majesty ! King Arthur: Get off me ! Merlin: I’m trying to help you, sire ! They get up from the struggle. Arthur pulls up his trousers. Merlin: There we go. Will there be anything else, sire? King Arthur: No ! Merlin backs out with the key in his hand. King Arthur (clears throat): So, the terrain here... KING’S PALACE, TUNNELS - Night Merlin lets Borden in through the outer wall. Borden: I’m beginning to like you, Merlin. They go down the stairs toward the vaults. Merlin stops. Merlin: This is as far as I go. And this key opens the last gate. But you have to get past the guards. Borden (taking the key): That won’t be a problem. Borden distracts and then knocks out the guards, enters the vaults and takes the third piece of the Triskellian. He combines the three pieces and then returns to where Merlin is waiting. Merlin: Follow me. They exit and hide by the door to the outer wall. Borden lends the key back to Merlin Borden: Thanks. Merlin: Anytime. Borden: Tell me, Merlin, would you say you’re a good liar ? Merlin: Yeah, if I need to be. Borden (knocks Merlin out): You going to need to be. KING’S PALACE, CASTLE WALL - Day Merlin wakes up. He starts to get up and the key drops to the floor. He realises what happened, stands up, locks the door and runs to Arthur’s chambers. KING’S PALACE, ARTHUR’S CHAMBERS - Day Merlin puts back the key to the vaults, but he knocks a goblet onto Arthur’s bed. He scrambles over Arthur, stops the cup mid-air with magic, sighs in relief, and grabs it. Arthur wakes and sits up in bed, startled. King Arthur: Merlin ? What are you doing ? Merlin (puts a finger to his lips): Shhh ! (uses the goblet as an amplifier to listen to the bed headrest) I’m listening for woodworm. King Arthur: I’m getting slightly concerned about you. The warning bells ring. King Arthur: The hell is that ? KING’S PALACE, VAULTS Agravaine: The lock hasn’t been damaged, which would suggest whoever it was had a key. Gaius (looking at Merlin): Strange. King Arthur: Of all these treasures, this is all they were interested in. What was in here? Gaius: I believe, sire, one third of a Triskellian, a type of key. A key that, according to legend, opens the ancient tomb of Ashkanar. King Arthur: I remember my father talk of such a tomb. It contained a dragon’s egg. Gaius: It has been said. King Arthur: You don’t believe it to be true? Gaius: Well, it is possible, sire. The wealth and wisdom of Ashkanar are without equal. Agravaine: Is the egg still there? Gaius: I can’t be certain. But, to my knowledge, no one has disturbed the tomb for more than four hundred years. King Arthur: But with this Triskellian, someone could. Agravaine: Sire, a dragon’s egg can live for a thousand years. Even today, it could still hatch, and another dragon would be born into this world. King Arthur: So, all my father’s work to rid the world of these monsters would be undone. Agravaine: That must be our fear. King Arthur: Then we have no choice. We must hunt down this intruder, destroy the egg. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN’S CHAMBERS Gaius (shouting at Merlin): How could you be so stupid !? What were you thinking !? Merlin: I am a dragon lord. It is my sacred duty to protect the last of the dragons. Gaius: The tomb could’ve remained closed for another four hundred years and the egg would’ve been completely safe ! Now Arthur’s riding out intent on destroying it ! Merlin: We have to hope that Borden gets there first. Gaius (scoffs): You trust Borden ? You really think he’s going to release that dragon ? (scoffs) I fear to think what he intends for the poor creature. Why couldn’t you leave things alone !? KING’S PALACE, MAIN SQUARE - Day King Arthur: Hurry up, Merlin ! The knights ride out. Merlin mounts and joins them. COUNTRYSIDE - DAY They ride through the countryside. King Arthur: Same hoof tracks. We must be closing on him. Merlin: Look. Merlin points to a pillar of smoke. Merlin: He made camp. Ya! They ride off. FOREST, BORDEN’S CAMP - Evening Arthur checks the campfire ashes. King Arthur: It’s still warm. Sir Elyan: He can’t have more than a few hours’ lead on us. King Arthur: We need to keep moving. Later, Arthur checks the hillside. King Arthur: Deer tracks. Sir Leon: We lost him ? King Arthur: It’s getting too dark to see. We have to find somewhere to hole up for the night. Merlin: But we’re so close to him. King Arthur: Unless you can see in the dark, Merlin, there’s not much else we can do. FOREST, CAMP - Night Merlin is distributing the stew he has cooked between the knights Sir Leon: Whoa. I’m famished. (Merlin adds another spoonfull). Thank you. Sir Gwaine (grabs Merlin): yeah, I’m hungry as a horse. Merlin adds another spoonful and settles to have whatever is left King Arthur: As a point, Merlin, have you fed them ? Merlin: What ? King Arthur: The horses. Merlin: Well… King Arthur: Come on, they must be starving. Merlin: But… King Arthur: On your toes. Merlin feeds the horses. He senses something, but sees no one. Sir Gwaine: (Handing Merlin an empty plate) Mm. That was lovely, Merlin. Thanks. Sir Percival: (Doing the same) Er, I loved it. Sir Leon: (Doing the same) Me, too. King Arthur: (Doing the same) If you’re going to wash those up, wash this, too. (Places cauldron on top of the pile of empty plates) Merlin (ironical): Thanks. King Arthur: Oh, hang on, there’s still a bit left. (Eats the last bits at the bottom of the cauldron) Mmm... Mmm... . Merlin: Good, was it ? King Arthur: A little salty, though. Merlin turns to leave and do the washing up Sir Leon: Merlin ! There's another plate here (Shows him a plate with Merlin's share of the food). All laugh. FOREST, CAMP - Night The knights and Merlin are sleeping. Merlin wakes up when he hears a whisper in his mind. Voice (telepathy): Emrys. Emrys. Merlin stands up. Voice (telepathy): Emrys. Merlin follows the sound of the voice through the woods. Voice (telepathy): Emrys. Merlin: Where are you? Voice (telepathy): Emrys. Merlin finds druids in the woods. Among them, Iseldir who lowers his hood. Iseldir: Do not be afraid. We know your quest. Merlin: How ? Iseldir: The man you seek also stole from us. He passed through these woods not three hours before you. Merlin: Which way did he go ? Iseldir: To the east. But you must be wary, Emrys. The legends tell a tale that only the druids know. Merlin: What do they say? Iseldir: Ashkanar was a wise man. He knew one day men would come seeking to disturb his rest. The Triskellian is not just a key. It is also a trap. Merlin: What do you mean? What kind of trap? Iseldir: I do not know. But the legends are very clear, you must beware, Emrys. Merlin starts to head back to camp. Iseldir: Emrys, there is one other thing the legends say. Only when the way ahead seems impossible will you have found it. Merlin leaves. FOREST - DAY The knights sneak through the woods, swords drawn. They enter Borden’s camp only to find it abandoned. King Arthur: He must’ve left in the night. Sir Gwaine: No horse tracks. Sir Leon: He’s covered them. Merlin: We had him. We were so close. Merlin walks off purposefully. King Arthur: Where are you going ? We don’t even know which way he went. Merlin: He’s heading east. King Arthur: How would you know that ? Merlin: Because I can sense it. King Arthur: Sense is not a word I associate with you, Merlin. Elyan finds some horse dung. Sir Elyan: Hang on ! He’s right. King Arthur: He can’t be. Sir Leon: Well done, Merlin. They all head east. Merlin (to Arthur): Have you ever heard of the word “sorry” ? King Arthur: No. Is that another word you made up ? BALINOR’S CAVE - Day King Arthur: It’s a dad end. That’s it. Let’s go back. The knights turn back. Merlin: What about the cave ? King Arthur: We’re wasting our time. Sir Percival: Arthur ! Percival points down at a muddy footprint by the water. They enter the cave and draw their swords. They keep going deeper. King Arthur: Merlin, this is ridiculous. Where’s he heading? Merlin: There’s light ahead. They come to a waterfall. Arthur puts his hand through it and crosses to the other side. They continue on the other side. Sir Gwaine: No wonder no one’s ever found it. They walk down a hill towards a giant tower. FOREST - Day They walk down a large trench path towards the tower and Percival gets sht in the leg with an arrow. King Arthur: Take cover! They press their backs into the trench walls. An arrow lands between Arthur’s feet. Percival groans in pain. King Arthur: You all right ? Sir Percival: Yeah. An arrow flies next to Percival’s head. King Arthur: Where’s he fring from ? Arthur turns to Leon. King Arthur: I’ll draw fre, get him to safety. Borden sht at Arthur as he dodges to the other side and Leon helps Percival to his feet so he can take cover against the wall. Merlin sees Borden move on the ridge. Merlin (whisper): Arthur. Merlin directs Arthur’s line of vision. Arthur peeks out for a moment, then motions a plan to the knights. Arthur sprints to the other side of the trench. Merlin magic the crossbow out of Borden’s hands and smashes it against a tree. Borden runs off. Arthur reaches Borden’s former position. King Arthur: What happened ? Where’s he gone ? Merlin: Perhaps he ran out of bolts. Arthur sneaks through the woods and the others follow. Merlin dashes past Arthur. King Arthur: Careful ! Merlin stops and slides. Arthur pulls him back. King Arthur: Who knows what he’s left lying in wait for us. Merlin: We can go around that. King Arthur: No ! (Arthur grabs Merlin to stop him). He knows we’re coming. Merlin: That’s a risk we have to take! King Arthur: We’ll make camp, continue at dawn. FOREST, CAMPSITE - Day The knights relax while Merlin cooks dinner. Merlin steps away from the cauldron for a moment. Borden sht something into it with a slingshot. Merlin checks to see that the knights are busy, then tries to serve himself first. Arthur comes over and grabs the plate just as he is about to take a bite. King Arthur: Merlin, can you get some more firewood? Merlin: Well, I was just going to try the soup… King Arthur (eats it): Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. This is good. Guys, you got to try this. The knights head over with their plates and serve themselves. Merlin comes back from collecting firewood to find them all passed out. Merlin: All right, don’t tell me...it was too salty. Merlin gets closer and sees they’re fast asleep. Gwaine is snoring. Merlin drops the wood loudly, but no one moves. He crouches down to the cauldron. Merlin: Well, if you think I’m doing the washing... Merlin finds the poultice that Borden sht into the soup and sniffs it. He hears Arthur start having trouble breathing. Merlin rushes over to check on him. The knights begin to suffocate either. Merlin places a hand on Arthur’s chest. Merlin (whisper): Ic þe þurhhæle þin licsare! Arthur takes a full breath and returns to normal. Merlin rushes to Leon next. Merlin (whisper): Ic þe þurhhæle þin licsare! FOREST Merlin rushes through the forest in pursuit of Borden. He stops at the tower and sees Borden climbing it. Merlin follows. TOMB OF ASHKANAR Borden arrives at the entrance. The key hole is on the wall. Merlin approaches. Borden puts the key in the hole and turns the lock. Merlin turns the corner and finds him. Merlin: No ! The door opens and Borden looks back at Merlin before entering. As he does, smoke pours into his face from the mouths of gargoyles. Borden coughs and falls to the ground. The smoke floods down towards Merlin who covers his face with his jacket and holds up a hand. Merlin: Þrosm tohweorfe. The smoke is pushed back and disappears. Merlin crouches down by the unconscious Borden, picks up the torch and continues on. He walks up a few steps to a great hall and smiles as he sees the dragon egg on a pedestal. He approaches and puts down the torch. He touches the dragon egg. Borden: Give it to me ! Borden walks up the steps. Merlin (angry): It’s not yours to take. Borden: You give it to me and I will grant you a half-share, Merlin. Merlin: No, it must go free. Borden: Don’t be a fool ! Think of the power it could bring us ! The lands we can rule over, the riches. Merlin: I’m not interested in that. Borden: With this dragon at our command, we will live like kings. We will have the freedom and power to do as we wish ! Merlin: Dragons cannot be used like that ! They must be left unshackled, free to roam the earth. Borden: But this is your chance Merlin. Your chance to escape your meaningless life, your worthless existence ! Merlin: It’s not my life that is pitiable, it’s yours. You’ve wasted it...for nothing. Borden grabs the torch and thrat Merlin with it. Borden: I pieced together the Triskellian. I found the path that led us here ! The dragon belongs to me ! Now, hand it over ! Merlin: No. Borden (swinging the torch at Merlin): You are not gonna stop me, boy ! Merlin: Dragons are magical creatures ! They belong to no man ! (Falls to the ground) They are for the benefit of all ! Borden (scoffs): What do you know ? You are but a serving boy ! Merlin: I am the last dragonlord (Borden’s face falls) and I am warning you...leave this egg alone. Borden tries to strike Merlin with the torch. Merlin blasts him away. Merlin gets up and takes the egg. Borden is still unconscious. The tower begins to collapse. Merlin runs out. He reaches his satchel in the woods and puts the dragon egg in it. The knights run up to him. King Arthur: What the hell happened ? Merlin: The tomb was a trap. He set it off. He never got out. King Arthur: What about the egg? Merlin: (shrugs) It would’ve perished with him. King Arthur: Are you sure? We need to be certain. Sir Leon: Nothing’s going to survive under all that. The tower completely collapses. Merlin glances down at the bag at his feet. KING’S PALACE, PHYSICIAN’S CHAMBERS - Night Merlin and Gaius eat supper. Gaius: Shame about the egg. Merlin: Yes. Gaius: You weren’t able to save it ? Merlin (shakes his head): No. Gaius looks at Merlin who keeps himself busy. Merlin looks up and Gaius tilts his head. Merlin starts to grin and Gaius joins in. Merlin gets up and fetches the egg. Merlin: All the jewels, all the treasures, Gaius, nothing compare. (Merlin carefully hands it to Gaius). Gaius: And it was nearly lost because of you. Merlin: I’m sorry, Gaius. I was too quick to act. Gaius: You have to think things through. Ashkanar did exactly that. He had the foresight to conceal this for more than four hundred years. And now (handing the egg back to Merlin), it’s down to you, Merlin. For you to decide what you intend to do with it. Merlin: I’ve thought about that. I’m going to make sure it goes back to where it belongs. FOREST CLEARING - Night Merlin carries the egg through the forest and places it on a tree stump. Kilgharrah flies in and looks down at the dragon egg. Merlin (anxious): Is it still alive? Kilgharrah: It can live for more than a thousand years. Merlin (smiles): So, you are no longer the last of your kind. Kilgharrah (chuckles): It would seem not. Merlin: When will it hatch? Kilgharrah: Young dragons were called into the world by the dragon lords. Only they had the power to summon them from the egg. As the last dragon lord, this solemn duty falls to you, Merlin. Merlin: How do I summon it? Kilgharrah: You must give the dragon a name. Merlin closes his eyes and invokes his Dragonlord powers. Kilgharrah watches carefully. Merlin: Aithusa ! The dragon's egg hatches and a white dragon gurgles. Kilgharrah: A white dragon is, indeed, a rare thing...and fitting. For in the dragon tongue, you named him after the light of the sun. No dragon birth is without meaning. (Merlin smiles and cries as he watches the baby dragon breaking its way out). Sometimes the meaning is hard to see, but this time I believe it is clear. The white dragon bodes well for Albion, for you and Arthur…and for the land that you will build together.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "04x04 - Aithusa"}	foreverdreaming
Episode 4.05 – His father’s Son “In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name...Merlin”. FIELD - DAY Merlin, dressed as a knight, is running. Armed men are running after him. Merlin heads into the woods and keeps running until he reaches a dad end in a narrow pass. He stops and turns to face his pursuers, who are now slowly walking towards him. A man, who appears to be the leader, stands out of the pursuers. Leader: Trapped…are we? An arrow hits one of the pursuers. Everyone looks up to see Camelot’s knights on either sides of the pass. Merlin (smiling): That's the idea. King Arthur (jumping down on the ground): On me! ------------------- OPENING TITLES ------------------- FOREST - DAY Agravaine is dragging along the leader of the prisoners towards King Arthur. Agravaine: Your Majesty. Look what we have here. King Arthur: He comes with us. We'll deal with the prisoners when we get back to Camelot. Agravaine: I fear this is no ordinary prisoner, Your Highness. He pulls a necklace out from the leader's neck and hands it over to Arthur. King Arthur: Well, well. Merlin: What is it? King Arthur: This, Merlin, is the royal crest of Caerleon. Is it not (facing the leader)...Your Highness? FOREST, CAMPFIRE - NIGHT King Arthur: This is not the first time he's trespassed on our lands. Agravaine: No, sire. Only last week he seized the village of Stonedown on the western borders. King Arthur: We're not on the borders now, Agravaine. This is the heart of the kingdom. He took a grave risk coming here. Agravaine: Perhaps he doesn't see it that way. I fear it's no coincidence that all this has happened since Uther's death. King Arthur: What do you mean? Agravaine: Arthur, your father was a strong king. His enemies feared and respected that strength. King Arthur: Are you saying I'm not worthy of that respect? Agravaine: No, sire, not at all. There isn't a citizen of Camelot who would not lay down their life for you. But your enemies...to the enemies of Camelot, you are still untested as a king. You must send a clear message that any action against Camelot will be met without mercy. King Arthur: Did we not achieve that here today? Agravaine: No, sire. Not enough. Merlin is cooking dinner and he is listening to the conversation. Agravaine: Not enough to deter the likes of Odin and Bayard and the countless others who covet Camelot's wealth. King Arthur: Well, what do you suggest? Agravaine: I suggest... I suggest that we force him to accept a treaty on our terms. He must withdraw his men from our land, return our territories to us. He must surrender Everwick. King Arthur: He'd rather die than agree to such terms. Agravaine: Then you are left with no choice. King Arthur: I can't just kll a man in cold blood. Agravaine: Arthur, you must do what you need to do to assert your authority on this land. King Arthur: Well, there must be another way. Agravaine: There's no other way. Think on it. Decide by tomorrow. Agravaine leaves. Merlin: Arthur... King Arthur: Not now, Merlin. FOREST - DAY Merlin wakes up and brings a glass to Arthur, who is still thinking about the decision he has to make. Merlin: Arthur? Arthur. Here. King Arthur (takes the glass): Thank you. Merlin: You must be cold (kneels by the fre) Have you not slept at all? King Arthur: Been thinking. Merlin: About what Agravaine said? Arthur nods. Merlin: So, what are you going to do? King Arthur: My father was a great king, but I don't have his wisdom or his conviction. I can only follow his example and do what he would've done. Merlin: You're going to draw up this treaty? King Arthur (nods): I have to show my strength. Show that I'm worthy of my father's name. Merlin: Caerleon won't sign it. You know that? King Arthur: Caerleon brought this upon himself. Merlin: Arthur, you've always shown mercy in battle. You've never sought to humiliate your enemy in this way. This isn't like you. This isn't who you are. King Arthur: You have no idea what it is to make these decisions. Decisions that will shape the future of this land. Merlin: Arthur… King Arthur: So, please...stick to what you do know. Arthur gets up and leaves. FOREST - DAY Clearing. Merlin and the knights watch the scene. Agravaine hands the treaty scroll to King Caerleon. King Caerleon (does not take the scroll): What is this? Agravaine hands the scroll to Sir Leon who opens it. King Caerleon: You expect me to sign this? To humiliate myself before you? Agravaine: You invde our kingdom and took what did not belong to you. King Caerleon: And if I do not sign? Agravaine: Then you will pay with your life. King Caerleon: And who makes these terms? King Arthur: Arthur Pendragon...(Arthur walks forward)…King of Camelot. Caerleon steps forward. King Caerleon: Very well. Then make it quick. King Caerleon kneels. King Arthur: Think what you're doing, Caerleon. This treaty could seal a truce between us. There would be peace. Like there was between your father and mine. King Caerleon: I am not my father. And you are not Uther. Do you really have the guts to kll me? King Arthur: You leave me no choice. King Caerleon: You do not choose anything, boy. It is I who choose to die and I alone. Now, get on with it. King Caerleon bows his head down. King Arthur: So be it. Agravaine smirks. Merlin shakes his head. KING'S PALACE, CORRIDOR - DAY Gaius watches through a window Arthur, Merlin, and the knights dismount in the square. KING'S PALACE, CORRIDOR - DAY Agravaine walks with Arthur to his chambers. Agravaine: Your resolve has already earned the respect of both the council and the people alike. Your father would be proud of you. King Arthur: Thank you, Uncle. I don't know what I'd have done without your support and counsel. Arthur enters his chambers where Guinevere is waiting for him. They hug. Agravaine makes a face. Merlin enters with Arthur's pack. King Arthur: Did you miss me? Guivevere: Yes. KING'S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS - DAY Merlin is unpacking. Arthur is washing up. Merlin (about King Caerleon’s execution): Can't have been easy having a man klled like that. King Arthur: I had no choice. Show of strength was necessary. Merlin: Don't you think compassion can also show strength? King Arthur: Not for the likes of Caerleon, no. No, an example had to be made for the good of the kingdom. Merlin: So, you don't regret what you did? King Arthur: My conscience is clean, Merlin, which is more than I can say for my room. So, just do your job, will you? Merlin: Look, I'm just saying, if there's something bothering you, you can talk to me. You shouldn't push your friends away, you know! Not now. Not when you need them the most. King Arthur: You're wrong, Merlin. I don't need anyone. I can't afford that luxury. The kingdom's my responsibility now. Mine to bear alone. And you must learn to accept that. CAERLEON'S CASTLE - DAY King Caerleon's body is being brought to his castle. His wife, Queen Annis, uncovers the body. She is shocked by what she sees. Queen Annis: This...this is no battle wound! This is the work of cowards! Arthur will pay for this, by God! The whole of Camelot will pay for this! KING'S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER Arthur sits alone at the table, reading documents. Someone knocks on the door. King Arthur: Come. Agravaine enters. Agravaine: I am sorry to disturb you, my Lord. King Arthur: Something the matter, Uncle? Agravaine: I dare to hope that my advice has been of some use these past months. King Arthur: Of course it has. You know that. Agravaine: There is something I wish to discuss with you. But...it is a delicate matter. King Arthur: Yes? Agravaine: It concerns Guinevere. King Arthur: What about her? Agravaine: She's a beautiful woman, Sire, and possessed of many fine qualities, I have no doubt. But she is a servant. King Arthur: That doesn't matter to me. Agravaine: Nor to me. I assure you. No, it's your people that concern me. Arthur looks uncomfortable. King Arthur: Well, surely as king, I can do as I see fit. Agravaine: No, sire, you cannot. You must do what is expected of you. You must present yourself in an appropriate manner. The people...your people do not wish to see their king with the daughter of a blacksmith. King Arthur: This isn't a matter of state. This is a matter of the heart. Agravaine: You cannot rule the kingdom with your heart, Arthur. Your father understood that. Agravaine sits down next to Arthur. Agravaine: You didn't want to kll Caerleon, I know that. But you were strong. You didn't let those emotions cloud your judgement. You ruled with your head like a strong king must. King Arthur: Yes. Agravaine: And now you must show that strength again. Set aside your personal feelings for the good of your kingdom. King Arthur: Set aside my feelings for Guinevere… Agravaine: I'm afraid so, my Lord. Arthur considers the advice unhappily. CAMELOT - DAY A messenger rides to Camelot. TRAINING GROUNDS - DAY Arthur is furiously hitting a punching bag that Merlin is holding for him. Merlin: You seem tense. King Arthur: What do you mean "tense"? Merlin: You know...agitated, on edge, angry. King Arthur: This is not anger, Merlin (punches stronger and stronger) This…is…controlled…aggression! Arthur punches the bag so hard that it is knocked off its chains. Merlin falls to the ground. Merlin: Great. I'm glad we cleared that up. Sir Leon arrives. Sir Leon: Sire. A messenger this minute arrived. King Arthur: What is it? Sir Leon: An army. They crossed our border at first light. King Arthur: An army? Whose army? Sir Leon: Caerleon's Queen. KING'S PALACE, COUNCIL CHAMBER – DAY King Arthur: At a forced march, Caerleon's men will reach Camelot by sundown tomorrow, which means we have no choice. We must intercept them before they can breach the walls of the kingdom. That way we hold the high ground. The knights of Camelot make ready as I speak. We ride at dawn. Agravaine: Long live the king! Assembly: Long live the king! Long live the king! Long live the king!. CAERLEON'S CASTLE, TUNNELS - NIGHT Morgana arrives outside Caerleon's castle. She magics a door to the tunnels open and enters. A guard stops her. Guard: Halt! Another guard appears. Morgana: Please. I mean you know harm. I wish only to speak with your Queen. CAERLEON'S CASTLE, THRONE ROOM - NIGHT The guards escort Morgana into the throne room. One of them pulls her hood off. Queen Annis: Morgana Pendragon. Stealing into my castle in the dad of night. You must have a death wish. Morgana: Sorry for the interruption Your Majesty, but I've come on urgent business. Queen Annis: What business could you possibly have with me?...witch. Morgana: I come in the name of my father. Queen Annis: Is that so? When last I heard, you and he were… Morgana: I speak not of Uther, but of Gorlois. Queen Annis: Gorlois? Morgana: Uther is my father by blood alone. Gorlois raised me as a child. He made me who I am. Queen Annis: I remember him well. He was a good man. An honourable man. Morgana: He was, Your Highness. And his sole reward was death, betrayed by his king. Queen Annis: Well, then. It seems we have both lost something at the hands of a Pendragon. Queen Annis stands up and approaches Morgana. Queen Annis: Now, for the last time, what are you doing here? Morgana: Your Highness... Morgana walks up to Queen Annis, and bows down to her knees. Morgana: Your Highness, Uther was a curse upon this land, as is his son. I seek revenge for the wounds they have inflicted, as do you. If you will accept it, I've come to offer my help. KING'S PALACE, ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT Merlin prepares Arthur's bed while Arthur puts a cloak on. Merlin: Off again? Another week in the wilderness. Eating weird animals, being eaten by weird animals. No hot water, no baths. This will be the last time either of us get to sleep in a proper bed. King Arthur: Merlin, I'm prepared to face all manner of horrors in this world, but if you think I'm sharing this bed with you... Merlin (laughs): What? No, that's not what I meant. King Arthur: Right. Good. Comfort to know. Merlin: Where are you going? King Arthur: That's my business. And Merlin, don't be here when I come back. Arthur leaves, pulling the hood on. LOWER TOWN - NIGHT Arthur is walking to Guinevere's house. A guard spots him. Guard: Halt! Declare yourself! Arthur stops. He turns around and pulls the hood off. Guard: I'm sorry, Sire. Forgive me. King Arthur: No harm done. The guard bows and turns back. Arthur continues on to Guinevere's and knocks on her door. She opens the door and smiles. Guinevere: Arthur. King Arthur: May I come in? Guinevere: Of course. GWEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT Guinevere: Can I get you anything? Something to eat? King Arthur: I'm fine, thanks. Arthur closes the door and faces her. King Arthur: I won't be staying long. Guinevere: Oh. Arthur stands awkwardly and Gwen waits with a smile. King Arthur: Guinevere...please believe me when I say that you've done nothing wrong. Gwen is confused. King Arthur: And that none of this...has anything to do with you. Guinevere: None of what? I don't understand. King Arthur: Things have changed for me. With my father gone, it falls to me to rule this land. Guinevere: I know what a responsibility that must be. King Arthur: And now that I'm king...it's no longer relevant what I may or may not want for myself. My only duty is to the people of this land. I'll be judged by my actions. Who I'm seen with. Guinevere (surprised): You're ashamed to be seen with me? King Arthur: No! (Arthur shakes his head, beginning to have difficulty keeping his composure) No…but now that I'm king, it's not appropriate. Guinevere (hurt): I'm not…appropriate? King Arthur: It seems not. Guinevere, astounded, gets closer to Arthur. Guinevere: Arthur...listen to yourself. This doesn't sound like the man I know. You've been talked into this, haven't you? King Arthur: I haven't been talked into anything. I'm my own man. I make my own decisions. Guinevere (crying): And you decided we can't be together? King Arthur: Yes. Guinevere: I see. (looks at Arthur). King Arthur: I'm sorry, Guinevere. It's just the way it has to be. Arthur turns to leave. Guinevere: Arthur (he stops and looks at her). Don't let anyone tell you what to do. You said you are your own man. You have a good heart. Be true to it. Only then will you be the king you want to be. Arthur considers her for a moment, then exits. She sheds a tear. KING'S PALACE, CORRIDOR - DAY Guinevere and Gaius watch Arthur and his army riding out of the palace from a corridor window. Gaius: Don't worry, Gwen. They'll be back soon, I'm sure. Guinevere: It's different this time, though, isn't it? Arthur's king now. The fate of Camelot rests on shoulders alone. Gaius: Oh, he's not alone, Gwen. You above all people should know that. Guinevere: I do know that, but I'm not sure he does. FIELD - DAY Arthur stands alone on the edge of a cliff, looking down at the enemy's army. Agravaine steps up beside him. King Arthur: Make sure the men have everything they need. They must be well rested by morning. Agravaine: I'll see to it, Sire. King Arthur: The battle commences at first light. Agravaine walks away. CAMELOT CAMP - NIGHT Arthur watches the Round Table knights from his tent as they talk around the campfire. Leon tussles Merlin's hair and the knights chuckle. Sir Elyan: ...an army. King Arthur clearly longs for their camaraderie. Merlin notices Arthur watching and his smile fades slightly. The others notice and look over. Arthur is caught and tries to cover. King Arthur: We should all get some sleep (he turns back into his tent). Sir Gwaine (to Merlin): Is he all right? Merlin: He's our king. If anything were to happen to any of us, he'll hold himself responsible. Gwaine nods as they all take in Merlin's words. ARTHUR'S TENT - NIGHT Arthur is thoughtful. Merlin is busy dealing with Arthur’s armour. Elyan leads the Knights as they enter. King Arthur: Elyan? Sir Elyan: Sire. Elyan looks at the other knights. King Arthur: Well? Sir Elyan: We just want you to know there isn't a man among us who would not die for you. We made our pledge, and we wear the Pendragon crest with pride. Tomorrow, we fight in your name, Sire. For freedom and justice in this land. Arthur is touched. King Arthur: Thank you, Elyan. Thank you all. They all nod and exit. Arthur seems disturbed. Merlin: They mean it, Sire. Every word. King Arthur: I've never once questioned their loyalty. I do wonder if I deserve it. Merlin: No one could care more for their men that you do. To send them into battle is not a decision that you would make lightly, and they know that. King Arthur: But was it the right decision? Merlin: If there was any other way out of this situation, you would take it. But you must defend Camelot. You have no choice. King Arthur: I had a choice...to let Caerleon live or die. I made the wrong decision. And now I've brought this wr upon Camelot myself. Merlin: Arthur...no one is prepared to sacrifice more for the sake of this kingdom than you. Your decision was made in the best interests of Camelot. King Arthur: Maybe. Now my men must pay for it with their lives. CAMELOT CAMP - NIGHT Arthur exits his tent, dressed in a brown cloak, and walks past his sleeping men. Merlin wakes and sees him heading off somewhere. Merlin gets up to follow. Arthur is heading to Queen Annis’s campsite. He walks down towards the sentries and he is stopped. Sentry: Halt! Arthur opens his cloak. Merlin watches from above. King Arthur: I'm unarmed. Arthur pulls off the cloak and drops it on the ground. King Arthur: You know who I am. Take me to your Queen. Merlin follows. QUEEN ANNIS'S TENT - NIGHT The sentries bring Arthur into the tent. Queen Annis: What is the meaning of this? King Arthur: Your Highness, I'm here to… She slaps him. King Arthur: Your Highness, I know that you feel nothing but contempt for me. You feel I've done you a grievous wrong, and you would be right. Merlin peeks from outside. King Arthur: I'm ashamed of what I did. It was cowardly, it was unjust, and I am deeply sorry. Queen Annis: Sorry does not bring back my husband. Sorry does not give my people back their king. King Arthur: I realise that. I know there's nothing I can do to repair that loss. Queen Annis: Then what are you doing here, Arthur Pendragon? King Arthur: I want to call off the battle. Queen Annis: It's a little too late for that. King Arthur: I don't propose a truce, but an alternative. I invoke the right of single combat. Two champions to settle this matter between them. Queen Annis: And why should I grant you this favour? King Arthur: There's been bloodshed enough already, Your Highness. Many hundreds of lives will be saved this way. Annis nods for her men to release Arthur's arms. Queen Annis: And your terms? King Arthur: If my man wins, you must withdraw your army. Queen Annis: And if mine is the victor? King Arthur: Then half of all Camelot is yours. A guard brings Merlin into the tent and shoves him to his knees. Arthur is astounded. Merlin (to Arthur): Sorry about this. Queen Annis: You know him? King Arthur: He's my servant. He must've followed me here. I…I knew nothing about it. Queen Annis: kll him. King Arthur: Wait. Please. Let him go. He's just...a simple-minded fool. Queen Annis: That is two favours you've asked of me this night, Arthur Pendragon. Queen Annis turns and sits on her throne, considering Merlin. Tension as Arthur waits for her decision. Queen Annis: Very well. You shall have your trial by combat (Arthur is relieved). Announce your champion by noon tomorrow. King Arthur (bows): Thank you, Your Highness. Queen Annis: And take your fool with you. FIELD - NIGHT Arthur and Merlin return to their camp. Merlin: Simple-minded fool? King Arthur: Oh, I was being kind, believe me. You almost got me klled in there. Merlin: Me? You seem to be doing a pretty good job yourself. King Arthur: What is wrong with you? Why can you never just let me be? Merlin: I'm your friend! I was looking out for you. King Arthur: I appreciate that. In your very confused way, you're only trying to help. But, please, don't do it again. KING ARTHUR'S TENT - DAY Everyone now knows about the agreement King Arthur and Queen Annis have reached. Sir Leon: But, Sire, we can win this battle. I know we can. King Arthur: I don't doubt it. But at what cost? How many men will be slaughtered? Sir Elyan: And what if we were to lose this trial? We can't give up our land. King Arthur: That's the deal I've struck. I believe it to be fair, and I'll stand by it. Agravaine: Well, then. All that remains, my Lord, is for you to choose your champion. The Knights step forward. Sir Percival: It would be a privilege, Sire. Sir Elyan: Sire. King Arthur: There can only be one choice. One choice which is just and honourable. This fight's mine. Agravaine looks pleased. QUEEN ANNIS'S TENT - DAY Queen Annis: I don't like it. It must be a trick. Morgana: What concerns you, Your Highness? Queen Annis: Arthur. Why would he choose himself as the champion? Morgana: Because he's Arthur. He'll always risk his own life before those of his men. Trust me, it's no trick. Arthur will fight. Queen Annis: It's as if you were pleased, Morgana. Whatever else he is, Arthur is a great warrior. You have as much to lose as I if he wins. You desire the throne of Camelot, do you not? Morgana (enraged): I don't deny it. It's rightfully mine, after all. Annis considers Morgana's emotional response. Morgana calms herself. Morgana: Arthur will not win. Queen Annis: How can you possibly know that? Morgana: Because I have the power to ensure that he doesn't. Queen Annis: Then you must use it. ARTHUR'S TENT - NIGHT Agravaine takes Arthur's sword while he is sleeping. FOREST - NIGHT Agravaine sneaks through the woods with the sword. He checks for Morgana, then turns and finds her standing there. Agravaine: Morgana! Morgana: Did you get it? Agravaine: Of course. Morgana draws the sword. She kneels down in the middle of three small fires and enchants the sword. Morgana: Efencume ætgædre, eala gastas cræft ige. Hige hefe. Hefe mæst sara. Fornéðe þas, ende hie æra (Her eyes glow. She raises the sword and the blade bursts into flame) Efencume þonne swæs bora! The flames disappear and Morgana lowers the sword. Morgana (smiles): Arthur's as good as dad. ARTHUR'S TENT Merlin helps Arthur with his armour. King Arthur: Not too tight, Merlin, you don't want to kll me before I've even started. Merlin: Sorry. Arthur takes off his left glove and pulls off his ring. He turns to Merlin. King Arthur: If this day should prove to be my last, give this to Guinevere. Arthur hands over his ring to Merlin. King Arthur: Tell her I'm sorry. Merlin (nods): Of course…Arthur, do you really think this is worth the risk? You're king now. Camelot needs you. Alive. King Arthur: I don't know what will happen. But for the first time since I became king, I know in my heart I've made the right decision. Merlin: Well, whatever happens out there...erm... King Arthur: You're not about to start crying on me, are you? Merlin: No. Just…good luck. King Arthur: Thank you, old friend. They shake hands. Agravaine enters. Agravaine: It is time, my Lord. King Arthur: Very well. Agravaine: Is all in readiness? King Arthur: Merlin? Merlin: Ready. Arthur nods and draws the now-cursed sword. Agravaine smiles as Arthur inspects it. King Arthur: Right, then. Arthur and Agravaine exit. QUEEN ANNIS'S TENT - DAY A giant man is standing inside the tent. Queen Annis: You have served my husband well, Darian. I know you'll do the same for me. Morgana: And Darian, no pity, no quarter. Do not hesitate for one second. Arthur Pendragon must die. FIELD - DAY The two armies face each other. Darian and Arthur walk to the centre of the field. Arthur looks up at the giant. Darian bears his teeth. Morgana watches from Caerleon's lines. Agravaine grins in Camelot's front line. The fight begins. Darian eventually knocks Arthur to his knees. Arthur rolls out from the blow and slices Darian's cheek. Darian checks for blood and howls, enraged. Morgana: This has gone on long enough. Time to turn the tide. I've enchanted Arthur's sword. It holds the weight of a thousand ages. No one could bear it for long. Morgana's eyes glow. Arthur's sword drops like lead behind him. He looks at it, unable to lift it. Darian swings and misses on the down sweep. Arthur punches Darian's face and gets caught on the upsweep of Darian's sword. He cries out in pain. He tries to lift his sword again. Darian begins to strike, but Merlin's eyes glow and Darian freezes mid-swing. Arthur leaves his sword and rams his shoulder into Darian, knocking him over and falling. Morgana is confused. Darian gets up first and kicks Arthur over. Darian picks up his sword. Morgana and Agravaine smirk. Annis waits. Arthur lies almost helpless and Darian raises his sword over his head. Merlin: spell* The sword drops out of Darian's hands into the ground behind him and he freezes. Arthur rolls up behind Darian, grabs the sword and slices across Darian's back. The giant falls to his knees and Arthur kicks him down. Arthur is poised to strike. He looks up at his men on the ridge. Merlin looks on tensely. Arthur looks down at his fallen enemy and runs the sword into the ground by Darian's head. Arthur's army bursts out cheering. Sir Perceval: Long live the king! Agravaine is disappointed. He has no choice but to join the applause. Knights: Long live the king! Army: Long live the king! Long live the king! Long live the king! Queen Annis heads toward the champions. Morgana turns and disappears into Caerleon's army. Annis approaches Arthur. Queen Annis: You are victorious, Arthur Pendragon. And you may rest assured that I shall comply absolutely with the terms of our agreement. My army will be gone by nightfall. King Arthur: Thank you, Your Highness. Annis holds out her hand and Arthur grasps it. Queen Annis: Tell me something. You spared my champion. Why? King Arthur: Because it's not victory I seek. It is peace. I hope that today will mark a new beginning for our kingdoms. Queen Annis: There is something about you, Arthur Pendragon. Something which gives me hope for us all. She considers him for a moment, then turns to leave. QUEEN ANNIS'S TENT - DAY Queen Annis and her men pack up her tent. Morgana enters. Queen Annis: It seems you do not have the power after all, Morgana. Arthur was made of sterner stuff than you imagined. Morgana: There will be other opportunities, Your Highness, and next time he won't be so lucky. Queen Annis: There won't be a next time. Not for me, anyway. Morgana: What are you talking about? Queen Annis: I believe I may have misjudged our young king. Morgana (scoffs): Don't be taken in by his fine words. Queen Annis: It wasn't Arthur who misled me. It was you. You are consumed by bitterness, Morgana. It spreads within you like a disease. In my grief, I let you infect me with your hate. Morgana: That is untrue. Have you forgotten how Arthur k*lled your husband? Do you not deny that you sought revenge? Queen Annis: Yes, I sought revenge. But that does not mean it was the right thing to do. Morgana (scoffs): You are weak, Annis, as I thought you were. Go ahead. Make peace with Arthur. But I will not rest until all of Camelot bows before me. Morgana turns to leave. Queen Annis: Morgana... Morgana turns around. Queen Annis: You came to me in the name of Gorlois, but I fear you're more like Uther than you realise. Morgana glares at Queen Annis and leaves CAMELOT, LOWER TOWN - DAY Arthur and his knights ride triumphantly into Camelot. CAMELOT, MAIN SQUARE - DAY Merlin: You're a hero. King Arthur: Thank you, Merlin. Merlin: Not to me. To your people. King Arthur: Right. You think different? Merlin: Maybe I know something they don't. King Arthur: Which is? Merlin: You know. That you're a cabbage head. King Arthur: Maybe. I should've listened to you, Merlin. Just this once, I think you were right. Even if you are the worst servant in the five kingdoms. Arthur dismounts. Merlin smiles. ATHUR'S CHAMBERS - DAY Arthur lies in bed, staring at the ceiling. Someone knocks at the door. King Arthur: Come. Guinevere enters with a pitcher. Arthur pauses when he sees it is her. King Arthur: Gwen. Guinevere (nods): Sire. King Arthur: These (retrieving some wild flowers from under a pillow and getting out of bed)...are for you. He offers her the flowers and she takes them King Arthur: They're not much, I know. I...picked them by the side of a road. Guinevere: Thank you Sire, but...I don't know what they're for. King Arthur: They're to say, "I'm sorry Guinevere." Guinevere: You don't need to apologize. I understand why things have to be the way they are. King Arthur: Mm… (stepping to her) A good king should...respect the traditions of the past, as my father did. Guinevere: I know that. King Arthur (stepping closer to her): But a good king should also...be true to himself...and do as he sees fit…and be seen with those who he cares for. She looks at him. Guinevere: Even if they're not...appropriate? He pulls her closer to him and kisses her King Arthur: Does that answer your question? Guinevere: It's a start. Both smile then kiss again.	{"type": "series", "show": "Merlin", "episode": "04x05 - His Father's Son"}	foreverdreaming

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