Scenes with Much 130
[After the Sheriff's declaration of quarantining Pitt Street due to the supposed pestilence]
SHERIFF, THIS IS NOT RIGHT!
[He is pulled back by Much]
I've just had a look at a young lass and it's not a pestilence.
I've seen a pestilence before in Scarborough. These people must have food and water...and medicine!
I've shut up for you once before, Sheriff. It lost me my wife, my hand and the respect of my son. So, I'm not shutting up anymore! Now, why are you saying this is the pestilence?
[A guard stabs Dan. Will is being held back by Little John]
[Marian turns to see the commotion and sees Luke running over up to Much and Robin, intending to go to Dan but is held back by Much]
[Will is shocked as he watches his father fall to the ground and then looks in shock at the Sheriff]
[to the guard] Well done! Hysteria! Panic! In times of crisis, not very helpful. IT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!
[Will, livid with rage tries to get to the Sheriff, but Little John still holds on to him. As Will tries to claw away, Robin runs over to Will]
Will! Will! You can't go up there!
[Much arrives and grabs onto Will]
You heard the Sheriff. Set up those barricades!
MuchThere's too many of them Will!
Much
Will!
[Will looks at her and calms down. Djaq shakes her head. Luke, grief stricken watches his father being dragged away. Will sees Luke and races to him and hugs him]
Much
This is a medicine chest!
[He holds it up]
[He opens it and holds it up in front of Djaq]
Much
Every medicine known to man! And some unknown.
[Djaq laughs, puts her hands on his neck and kisses him on the cheek]
Much
Oh, don't do that.
Much
I'm a man, you're a woman. I fall in love very easily.
[Much walks in on Joseph cooking and who is about to add poison]
Much
[smells the soup] Mmm, smells good. Are you a cook?
No, I'm a man of science.
Much
Science? What, er, what sort of science?
The science of elimination.
Much
What's that?
Finding ways to get rid of dirt. Have you noticed there's dirt everywhere? We have to get rid of it. And there are people who will make the necessary difficult decisions. Who don't need to be...popular.
Much
I think you should talk to the Sheriff. He doesn't need to be popular.
With the right tool, we can clean this country. Create a new England.
[Pause]
Much
I think you should definitely talk to the Sheriff. [chuckles]
[Joseph pats him]
[Will turns to them]
I've done the right thing, that's what I've done.
[Holds up the poison]
Yeah, I know. She told me.
Much
Where is she, Will? What have you done with her?
I've stood up to the Sheriff. It's what we all should have done a long time ago.
Even if all of Nottingham dies?
[Robin pushes Will up against the wall, takes the poison and drinks it]
Much
Woah, master, no!
You want to watch people die? Then you can start with me.
Robin, I can't let the Sheriff live!
[Emotionally] My dad...he did it for me. He stood up to the Sheriff to prove himself to me!
Then prove yourself to him. Show that we are stronger men than the Sheriff.
[Robin moans in pain]
[Much grabs Robin and helps him to to the floor]
Much
Will! Will! Come on!
[Emotionally] Robin, why did you have to do this?!
To prove my point. Will Scarlett still believes in the right thing.
Much
Will, please.
[Will races off]
[Much and Little John help Robin up]
Go! Go! To the Sheriff's Quarters. Go! I'll see you there.
[Allan, Much and Little John run to the Sheriff's Quarters. Robin is bent over, breathing and then gets up and tidies his hood, picks up the poison and exhales]
[The gang burst into the Sheriff's Quarters]
Much
Djaq, the remedy, quick!
[Djaq throws the remedy to Robin]
Will...this is your call.
[Will walks over to Robin]
Prove to me Will Scarlett still believes in doing the right thing.
You didn't drink the poison, did you?
No. But I think my point still stands so... [He gestures to the Sheriff]
[He kneels next to the Sheriff and applies the remedy onto his lips]
This is to the memory of my good father... [quieter] Dan Scarlett, [normal, quiet voice] and the people of Nottingham.
[The Sheriff doesn't awaken. Robin looks at Little John, Will looks at Robin then at Much]
Much
Well he can't be dead.
[Robin shakes the Sheriff]
This is just getting weird now. I want him to live. I don't want him to live.
[Robin continues shaking the Sheriff]
[The Sheriff awakens]
Oh, I don't think so, now I've had the remedy, hm?! GUARDS!!! GUAAAAAAARDS!!!
[Will is building a monument to remind him and Luke of Dan]
It's good to have you back, Lukey!
Are you both ready for this?
Look, what's he doing up there?
Much
I thought you said Will was going to build something to remind you of your father.
He is. Wait for the light.
Much
Light? It is light.
[Will races over to Luke, as they look at the sunlight]
Any second. [Pause. The gang except Will and Luke look at what Will has built] Now.
[The sunlight shafts through the holes that Will made in stone and gets projected onto the rock. The gang follow the light to the rock and see Dan's face projected onto the rock via sunlight and Will's monument. Robin smiles.]
Much
[joyfully] That is...!
[Will has his arms around Luke]
[He nods]
Much
What? You think he's getting information?! From one of us? No... Master surely it's a mistake! A traitor?! Who? That's why you sent us back to camp! Because you suspect... you suspect me?!
Much, I have to suspect everybody!
Much
That's me, you suspect me?!
Much, go back to the camp!
Much
What do I have to do to prove my loyalty to you? What? Tell me! What? I'll chop off my own arms! Well...one arm because once I chop that off then...I wouldn't be able to...chop off...the other.
[Much comes back to camp, angry after Robin "suspects everyone"]
What's your problem? Ey! D'you speak to Robin then or not?
Much
Why do you wanna know?
Well we wanna know what's going on. What's the plan?
Did the messenger get through to the castle?
Yeah, is Robin gonna kill him?
Much
Like to know his plans do you? What's the Sheriff and Gisborne's plan?
Much
I mean is: there even a Henry? Or is it a trap?!
Much
[to Will] How much do they pay you?
[Little John returns with firewood]
[Pause]
Much
There's a spy. In the camp. One of you is a spy! [He points to Allan, Djaq and Will] And Robin knows! So...you're done for!
[As he says that he points to Little John and Allan]
Much
It's obvious! I mean, Gisborne is always five or...six steps ahead of us.
Are you calling me a traitor?
Traitor?! Trai- [He sighs]
[Will looks at Allan]
What you looking at me for?
[Will scoffs]
Well you're the one who tried to persuade me to steal from Robin. Y'know, the time when we thought the King was coming.
Much
That's right. Traitor!
We thought about it, we decided against it, didn't we?
[They begin to fight. Little John cuts between them]
Much
Yes! If anyone's gonna kill the traitor, it's gonna be me!
What makes you so high and mighty? He obviously doesn't trust you either, does he? Or why's he sent you back here?
[Much screams and lunges for Allan, trying to fight him]
[Little John stops them]
Stop it the pair of you! [To Much] Off him!
[He pushes Much away from Allan]
We need to know who the traitor is.
[Robin looks at Much]
Much
Sorry. It's not the sort of secret I can keep.
Let's just deal with Rosa first.
Robin, there'll be people like Rosa who need our help every day but if we're not a gang, if you... [He points his finger at Robin] suspect us...
Alright. It's true. One of you is betraying us. You're meeting Gisborne and you're selling our secrets.
[Pause]
Much
Not me.
Stop this now! If the guilty man or woman confesses right here, I'll listen. Tell me what Gisborne said. What he offered. Step forward now. You have one chance.
[Three second pause. Allan opens his mouth to speak but hesitates. Much quickly responds]
Much
I will not be treated with equal suspicion!
[Much walks off. Robin shakes his head]
Well, whoever you are. You've made your choice.
[He walks past the gang and looks at Little John]
[Much sticks his dagger into the ground and stands up]
[Henry of Lewes wakes up]
[Matilda holds Alice up. Robin looks and so does Much]
[Henry takes the dagger, Robin notices and points a bow and arrow at him, as Henry breaks his bonds and puts his arms around Much's neck and also points the dagger at him]
[The gang, Rosa and Matilda turn around]
HHenry
They say you don't kill any more.
HHenry
The King's finished.
[Robin stretches the arrow]
HHenry
Prince John, the Sheriff, the Black Knights, they all win.
Much
[struggling for breath] Robin.
[Robin fires the arrow at Henry. Allan and Djaq look over to Robin. Djaq looks in shock]
[Henry is in pain and Much takes Henry's arms off his neck and Henry rolls down the mound]
Much
I knew it was him! I knew it was him!
[Robin holds up Will's tag]
[Djaq arrives]
Much
I knew it.
Will's the spy. The subject's closed.
WILL?! Robin, I do not believe.
I need to speak with you.
NO, YOU DON'T, Djaq! TRUST ME!
I believe he could have changed.
Much
You knew it was him?
I didn't know, I guessed.
Much
I knew it was him. Knew it was Allan.
[Much sheathes his sword and walks up to the hill where Djaq and Little John are. Robin and Will walk together]
[Will puts his hand on Robin's shoulder]
[Robin nods and Will walks up to the rest of the gang]
[Horses neigh in the distance]
Much
Travelers on the North Road.
[Much puts his arms up in a "do you even have to ask?" manner, Little John lets go of his staff then catches it again, Djaq smiles and Will gives a small nod]
Yeah? Well then let's go.
[He races past the gang to lead them, as he does so, Will pats him on the back, Much unsheathes his sword and they all run to the North Road, following Robin]
[Robin starts walking to Nottingham]
Much
Well you can't just decide to go and leave. Without planning. Without us.
Much
It's the Black Knights!
[As the gang watch Robin walk off to Nottingham]
Much
Why does he do this? Why does he always, always do this?
[Robin arrives at the camp as Will is working on a harp]
Right lads! Work to do. We're going to the castle.
Why? To save England...Marian and her father. The Sheriff is hosting a celebration for the King's birthday except...it's really a celebration for the Black Knights signing the pact. Will, you'll need to find us a way of getting into this party.
[Will stands up]
The castle announced this party weeks ago, yeah. Put out a call for entertainers and players. Well, it gave me an idea and...I've been busy.
[Holds out the harp]
[Robin nods and says "Mmm?"]
[Will hits the harp, it twangs and he holds up a recurve bow, which has been hidden as part of the harp]
Ha ha ha ha! [Will gives him the bow] It's a recurve bow.
[Will holds out a flute and gives it to Djaq]
[Will pulls out the top of the flute and a dagger is hidden as part of the flute. Djaq chuckles]
[Much is holding a pipe]
Much
What does this do?
[Much blows into the pipe and a dart fires, Little John moves his head and the dart hits the beam just behind him. Much lowers the pipe in shock and Little John looks at him]
Much
Sorry.
[He hands Much a guitar made with Much's shield and sword, hidden as part of the guitar]
[Will smiles and so does Much and Much also chuckles]
Will, you're a genius! And a magician!
[Much unsheathes some of the sword up from the wooden scabbard of the guitar]
Much
You crafty craftsman!
[Much chuckles and Djaq unsheathes some of the dagger from the flute]
[He turns to the side and picks up bells and holds them up]
[He throws them to Little John]
Oh...the...they're just bells.
[Pause]
[Robin and the gang burst into Marian's room]
[Robin walks around the room and stops by the desk]
Much
What's the problem?
I wanted to talk to her before...
[He sits down by the desk]
Much
Before what? What did we have to warn her about?
[Robin opens a small box on the desk where there is spare parchment and he takes one]
Much
Robin!
[Djaq shakes her head]
[Robin begins writing]
[Voice over] My dearest Marian, I fear we may not meet again...in this life. For the things I did wrong, for the things I am about to do, but mostly for the life, for the love we could not have...I am truly sorry.
[Robin finishes writing, sniffles and closes the letter]
[Sombrely] I want you to give note to Marian.
Much
What for?
[Robin stands up]
There's been a change of plan.
[He rests his arms on the chair]
I want you to wait here for her.
Much
Aren't we supposed to help you and Winchester escape?
[Robin exhales and nods. Will holds up his violin]
Yeah, after the show-down.
I'll deal with Winchester. Use the distraction to go down to the dungeons to release Sir Edward. Then take him and Marian to the forest, I'll meet you there.
How are you and Winchester going to escape? If the castle guards find you...
Just do as I say. Please. I want you to give me your word.
[Djaq nods. Robin looks over to the other outlaws and Much and Little John nod. Robin nods]
[Robin walks to the door, sighs and turns to the gang]
And thank you, my friends.
[He leaves]
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