Scenes with Allan 72
[Much comes back to camp, angry after Robin "suspects everyone"]
AllanWhat's your problem? Ey! D'you speak to Robin then or not?
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?
Like to know his plans do you? What's the Sheriff and Gisborne's plan?
I mean is: there even a Henry? Or is it a trap?!
[to Will] How much do they pay you?
[Little John returns with firewood]
[Pause]
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]
Allan
What? How does he know?
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]
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.
Allan
We thought about it, we decided against it, didn't we?
[They begin to fight. Little John cuts between them]
Yes! If anyone's gonna kill the traitor, it's gonna be me!
Allan
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]
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]
Allan
It's not me either.
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]
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]
[Allan walks up to Djaq who is with Rosa, with a plate of food]
Allan
Djaq.
[She looks over at Allan and the food, then turns to face Rosa]
[Pause]
Allan
Are you alright?
[Djaq sighs]
There's a spy in the camp. How can anything be alright?
Allan
He probably knows he's made a mistake now.
He had his chance to confess.
Allan
Maybe he's stuck. people get stuck, y'know.
[Pause]
Your brother said he was stuck. He refused to change and he hanged for it.
Allan
He was an idiot.
[Emotionally] No! He was a good man underneath it. And you saw that. I believe Robin would see it too. If the spy confessed...and begged for forgiveness. If he changed his ways.
[Pause]
[Djaq turns to face Allan]
I believe you're a good man, Allan A Dale.
[Allan walks off]
What are you going to do with him?
Should kill him. Traitor to the King. Doesn't deserve to live.
Allan
Kill him?
I knew it was him! I knew it was him!
[Robin holds up Will's tag]
Allan
No.
[Djaq arrives]
Allan
Robin...
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!
[Allan and Robin are standing on a plan of wood above a large cauldron with burning oil, with clubs in their hands being forced to fight each other]
[Quietly] You don't have to do this, Allan. Don't give them the satisfaction. Even if you do kill me, they won't let you go.
Allan
[Quietly] Y'know, if you'd have listened, you might have understood. You should have given me a second chance, Robin.
[A guard pokes him and he swings for Robin. They begin fighting]
How did you get to be so low?
[Allan laughs]
Allan
That's always been your problem. So high and mighty, eh? So much better than everyone else.
No. Just better than you.
[Robin swings for him]
Allan
John. Friends.
[Little John punches him]
Allan
Robin, please. I'm not Judas.
[Robin has Allan pinned to the floor and is holding a dagger up to his neck]
Allan
Please. Don't kill me. I don't want to die.
[Marian rushes over]
[Marian kneels next to Robin]
Please. Please. Do it for me.
I'm doing this for you. To protect you.
[She puts her hand on his cheek]
If you love me, you will let him go.
I do love you. And that's why I can't let him live. Because one day, he'll do something to take you away from me!
Allan
I wouldn't.
Please. Don't let his blood taint us.
[Robin lets Allan go, Marian takes the knife and Allan crawls away. As he crawls up to a sack, Marian throws the dagger, which just misses Allan and hits the sack. Allan turns his head to her in shock]
You owe me your life, don't you ever betray me!
[Allan shakes his head]
Allan
I won't. [crawls away]
[Pause]
It took you a long time to tell me that.
[Robin laughs then so does Marian]
I must have been half concussed.
Well you'll be fully concussed if you don't watch out.
[Robin smiles]
Allan
I'm not all bad!
Allan
Write a note, just say that you want to be left alone - bit of praying, grieving or whatever.
And all letters from the convent have to be sealed by the Mother Superior.
Allan
I'll sort it.
Allan
I'm good with nuns.
Allan
Oh, I don't really do saddling.
Allan
Sure.
[Gisborne walks away]
Allan
Where are we going?
Allan
Yeah? Hang on doesn't she want to be on her own, grieving and that?
[Gisborne runs back to Allan and kicks him]
Allan
Alright. Alright.
Allan
Give us the letter!
MMcClellan
It's for Robin of Locksley and his eyes only!
Allan
Just give it to us or we'll take it from you.
[Arrowshot is heard and an arrow comes through a guard's chest, he falls over revealing Robin standing behind him.]
Don't you know it's rude to read other people's mail?
[After Allan returns from his failure to catch McClellan, with one of his two helpers dead with an arrow in his chest]
Allan
[sheepishly] Err... he's dead.
Allan
Well, we got part of it, yeah, but Robin turned up--
TURNED UP?! And got his message?!
Allan
I don't know. Look, he kind of took us by surprise! All we heard him say was "Lardner", that was it.
[grabs the arrow in the soldier's chest; simmering] "Lardner"? That's what he said?
[Long, tense silence, as the Sheriff pulls the arrow all the way out; suddenly, he explodes with rage and throws it at Gisborne]
I BLAME YOU FOR THIS!!! [throws food and utensils from the table at him and Allan] YOU HAD HIM ON YOUR DOORSTEP, AND YOU LET HIM ESCAPE!!! YOU AND YOUR IMBECILES!!! SIX... LEGS... AGAINST... ONE... AND THE ONE... GOT AWAY?!?!
[The Fool takes the key off of Allan's belt and hugs his leg, so he won't notice]
Please! Have mercy! Don't let them do this to me!
[Allan moves the Fool off him]
Allan
Hey...
[Allan looks down and notices that the Fool has taken they key and looks back at the Fool]
I don't do tragedy, I do comedy.
Allan
Well watching you swing'll be comedy.
[Allan slaps the Fool]
[The Sheriff and Gisborne leave and Allan follows]
[The Fool who has his eyes closed and head back after Allan has hit him, opens his hand to Will, showing the key. Will looks over to Allan and Allan looks back at Will then leaves]
[Allan walks up to Will, who is by the gate of Nottingham, looking at the dust that the army is creating]
Allan
I don't think we're going to get out of this, Will.
[Allan is thinking]
Allan
But if we do...do you reckon I could come back?
[Will scoffs]
It's too late, Allan. Miles too late.
Allan
Alright, I made some mistakes.
"Mistakes"?! You deliberately betrayed us!
Allan
Yeah, strictly speaking. But it's not that simple, Will. I know how this place works now. It'll help Robin. What do you think - the old team back together?
You're with Gisborne now. There's no coming back from there.
[Will leaves]
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