Scenes with Much 130
Much
I hate the cave.
It's gonna rain again and it's dry in there.
Much
It's dark and it's, you know, horrible.
Much
Yeah, well. I should have two votes, because I really don't like the cave. In fact, I should have three, because I really, really don't like the cave.
Much
I hate bats. Bats are rats. Rats with wings.
No, they're intelligent. Bats make noises you cannot hear.
What's the point of that? Noises you can't hear.
Much
What if there was a noise nobody could hear.
Much
And then if you were the only person in the world who could hear it. Because I am that person. To see sense where others see nonsense. Just like the bat. I take it back. I like the bat. The bat is my friend. The bat understands me.
Much
What is it girls eat?
Much
Now, does she want an egg or bacon? She can't have both, I don't care who she is.
Pray to your God...and to mine. She is going to die.
Much
Die? What do you mean, die?
Her face. I've seen that look a thousand times.
Much
W-W-What do we do?
I need clean instruments. Knives. :[Much uses the ladle to throw the egg away] And crush this [She hands him berries] into a fine paste. Now.
Much
Now, right, er, now.
Much
Right, here is the paste, and er, the instruments are coming and er, Djaq is er, Djaq is coming. I'm sure, I'm sure all...
"I am sure, I am sure"? I am sure is reassuring, "I am sure, I am sure" is not.
Much
I am sure. It's just, Djaq is very, er, Djaq is very...
Much
I'll shut up.
Much
I'll go.
[He starts to leave, but quickly spins around and hands Robin a flask of wine]
Much
Drink this. All of it.
[He leaves]
[Marian laughs]
What could Djaq have told him? This is not good, is it?
Much
[pressing on Marian's wound] I'm just pressing, right?
Yes. There's not much else we can do. The other physician has the instruments.
Much
Should I be able to feel a heartbeat?
[Much looks at Djaq, in worry. Djaq runs over]
[Djaq opens Marian's eyes and thinks of what to do. She starts pounding on Marian's chest. Much stops her]
Much
What are you doing?! What are you doing?! You'll hurt her!
Trust me, Much. Where she is, she cannot feel a thing.
[She continues pounding]
[Much shakes his head]
Much
No. Oh, come on, come on, Marian.
[Djaq continues pounding]
Much
Please!
[Djaq continues pounding]
[Much nods and laughs]
Much
Yes! Yes!
[Djaq laughs]
[Much throws his arms up]
Much
ALLAH BE PRAISED!
[Little John throws his arms up]
Much
Well, how did you do that?
Put your finger back in. Now!
PPitts
You've been trained?
PPitts
Good. Good. Then you've probably saved her life.
Much
She has saved her life.
PPitts
This charade is over. [he smiles and walks away but stops next to Robin] Your friend is dead.
[He carries on walking]
Much
Dead?
[He is hit in the stomach by Little John near the entrance of the cave]
[Robin runs to Marian; Djaq looks at Robin]
[Djaq walks up to Robin, looks at him with tears in her eyes and walks away; Robin walks over to Marian's body]
Marian. Marian! Marian. I love you. I should have said. Why did I not say? I love you. Marian. I love you. Marian.
[He kisses her then cries over her body]
[The Sheriff's voice is heard]
Robin! Oh, Robin! Come out, come out, wherever you are!
[Robin slowly lifts his head in anger]
You're getting slack, my friend! Could it have been easier for me? Hmmm? If you'd led me by the hand to your little hidey-hole? A clue: no!
Much
Allan. Where are Allan and Will?
[Much looks at John; John nods]
Much
[aiming his bow at the Sheriff] STAND!
Much
Stand or we shoot.
[The Sheriff looks around]
Uh, there are two of you.
Much
Last warning!
How many do you think there could be of them?
A dozen or so at the most.
[The Sheriff chuckles]
... And how many of the outer circle?
Wait! Why are they not running? Why are they not running? Hood must be in there!
Much
John... now what?
Much
John, I think we're gonna die.
A good day. [paints mud on his face like warpaint]
Much
What?
Much
What?
Much
I hate sayings!
[After Robin has unsheathed his sword, ready to charge, Much unsheathes his sword]
Much
[to Little John ] It's a good day!
[Robin, Little John, Much, and Djaq, screaming, charge at the guards]
What is this? Is this suicide?
I can explain. There was this woman, a mother. She was giving birth to this newborn babe, right.
We were going to take the haul. Gisborne's money. We were going to take it to Scarborough.
Yeah, but we're back now. Saved your bacon actually.
[Little John and Much are shocked. Everyone looks sombre]
Much
Marian. Gisborne stabbed her last night and she's-
She's dead. Marian's dead.
[He walks back to the cave]
[In the cave]
We must get her to Knighton Hall...to her father. John...John, I need you to...Djaq, prepare her body. Will...I need you to make...I need you to make a coffin.
Shh! In good time. First...we say goodbye.
[tears roll down his cheeks] She was a good woman. Kind and considerate.
Much
[steps forward] "Good"? Oh, she was... Yeah, she was...
[steps forward] She was alright. Yeah.
Her we loved. Her I loved. I loved her and I never told her.
Much
She knew. We all knew.
[Allan notices that Marian is breathing and walks up to take a look]
I'm not being funny, right, she's breathing.
Much
"I'll send for a physician." He just killed one. He's revolting.
Much
Yes. Pitts. We thought he would denounce Gisborne, but he was a traitor. He was also revolting. I'm glad he is dead.
Yeah, but she's gotta marry Gisborne now. Tomorrow.
Much
True.
[Much finds Robin sitting atop a hill overlooking Locksley, and walks up to him]
Much
I knew you'd be here.
[Much sits next to him]
Much
Remember the times when we used to sit up here? Sit up here and say there was no finer place in England.
Gisborne is stealing my life.
Much
And you must let him. You heard Edward. The King is in danger. What is Locksley, if England can't be saved?
At this moment I care more about Locksley than England.
Much
It's not Locksley, is it? It's Marian. We must let her go. I say "we", I mean you.
Much
Robin, the King is coming back! And if we can stop the Sheriff from messing things up, then England will be right again.
Much
Yes! The Sheriff will be out, you'll be in. We're talking days, surely. I mean...you'll have your lands back! You'll be in Locksley and I'll be in Bonchurch. I mean, it's not a huge estate but it's big enough. A man could easily get lost in it. Easily.
[Robin laughs]
You know something? If you want to get lost, why don't you start practising now?
Much
You don't mean that. You know a smaller man would be offended. A smaller man would be wounded.
You see there is no smaller man. You are the smaller man, Much. All you care about is the roof over your head, the food in your belly. You speak every facile thought that comes into your head. You're like a pox on my skin and I keep scratching, but you never go away.
[Pause. Much is upset]
[Much pushes Robin over]
Much
You go away!
[He gets up and walks away]
This is strange. Going without Robin.
Much
It's fine. He's made his decision. It's fine.
[Much stops walking]
[Much shakes his head and takes off his hood]
Much
There is something I have to do. I must find Robin.
[He runs away]
[Much has run away from Nottingham and is in the field. He sees "King Richard"]
Much
Ha! Woah! Your Majesty, welcome home!
[He runs up to "the King" but one of his men pushes him away]
Much
Wha-? Your Majesty, I'm Much! I served in the King's Guard! Your Ma-!
[Much realises it's not the King and stands up]
[He looks to the left]
Much
Edward.
[He looks to the right]
Much
Marian.
[He looks back and forth, unsure about which way to go]