Scenes with Djaq 59
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This charade is over. [he smiles and walks away but stops next to Robin] Your friend is dead.
[He carries on walking]
[He is hit in the stomach by Little John near the entrance of the cave]
[Robin runs to Marian; Djaq looks at Robin]
DjaqRobin... I'm sorry.
[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]
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]
Marian. Gisborne stabbed her last night and she's-
She's dead. Marian's dead.
[He walks back to the cave]
[In the cave]
Djaq
We need to bury her.
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.
[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.
[Allan notices that Marian is breathing and walks up to take a look]
I'm not being funny, right, she's breathing.
There's poor people going hungry.
Djaq
Be honest with us...
And we take it all. So what's it gonna be?!
[One of Davina's men captures Djaq]
[Djaq hits him and gets free]
Djaq
A woman, you'll find.
Well, it's not the end of the world. I mean, Marian's basically alright and...we've got a camp.
Much, the Sheriff and the Black Knights are going to kill the King. Take over England.
True. It is the end of the world.
[Will nods with his drink]
Well, if we've learnt one thing from today, it's that you are never going to go to Nottingham on your own, again, ever. Because if you'd have died, especially now...
If I had died, Much, or if I die tomorrow...you will carry on without me.
How? We are Robin Hood's men.
You are Robin Hood. And [points to Djaq] you are, and [points to Little John] you are. [turns to Will] All of you! We are not just six outlaws in the forest. [Allan arrives outside the camp] We are the spirit of England and that lads, that is this country's only hope.
[Allan walks in]
Djaq
What happened to you?
Oh, tricked one punter too many.
I could have told you that. Here. [hands Allan a cup]
ARAllan, Robin, Will, Much, Djaq, Little John
:[holding their cups up] We are Robin Hood!
[The gang smile and drink and as Allan takes his drink, the bag of money from Gisborne in exchange for Allan spying is seen hanging from his trousers. He quickly covers it up and drinks]
Here. [hands little John and Allan a plate of food]
I thought you said chicken?
Yeah, this is a pretty small chicken, Much.
Djaq
And have you seen in the trees? No squirrels lately. [Looks at Will, smiling]
Djaq
All you ever eat is meat and bread. We are surrounded by edible berries and, and leaves! Where's the fruit, the salad?!
There is only one use for leaves around here and you wouldn't want to be eating them afterwards.
[the gang laugh]
[Robin arrives with Daniel]
[Djaq and Will stand up]
We need to go. This is Daniel. His friends are in danger and if I'm not much mistake, so are we.
It's Gisborne. He's creating a new armour. We need to take his toys away, so...arm yourselves.
[The gang get ready]
[Little John looks at him]
[Will looks at him]
[Allan waves at him]
And you must be Djaq, [Djaq smiles at him] the Saracen. Wow!
[Daniel looks at Much]
[Much walks forward, smiles and puts his hands on his hips]
[The gang laughs]
[Daniel looks at Little John]
I just expected you to be taller.
Djaq
Men tend to lie about their size.
Right, we need to trade Daniel and the black diamonds in open space. And that's here. [he points on the map of the village that they've built on the table] So when the Sheriff has the diamonds, and we have Daniel back safely...then we can strike.
You can't just nick 'em back though. Well he'll have the place surrounded, won't he? You might as well walk in with your hands in the air saying "Shoot me".
Djaq
We'll need something that burns quickly.
Djaq
[shakes her head] Mmm.
Straw's fast but it's not hot enough.
Wood's hot but it's, it's not quick enough.
MMark
Pitch. Fast burning and hot.
[Smiling and pointing at Mark] Pitch! Good thinking, Mark!
[Little John smiles and ruffles Mark's hair]
I could make a new box, choose the right wood - something thin, could line it with pitch, carry the black diamonds in that to the Sheriff and well you could shoot it, Robin with a flaming arrow.
Djaq
And the rocks will explode.
Good idea, Will. We'll test it in the morning.
[The gang and the boys laugh. Will walks over to Mark and ruffles his hair]
MMark
I can't see any feathers.
No, and we haven't seen any squirrels.
Look, I don't know if any of you have noticed, but I have to do everything you all do and keep the larder stocked! So, if any of you want to run ragged around the forest trying to catch this massive animal, then you can be the servant!
[The gang and the boys continue to laugh - Mark snorts]
[He hands Robin a cup]
[She holds Robin's cup]
[Will, smiling, throws Robin a small bag]
[opening the bag and talking to the boys] Good work, lads.
[Robin holds out four tags]
[Daniel smiles. Robin laughs]
You are now [he passes a tag to the boy sitting by Allan] honorary members of our gang.
[Mark smiles]
[hands Daniel a tag] You are our eyes and ears in the villages. And any time you need us... [He hands Will two tags to give to a boy and Mark, who are standing behind him] you can call on us.
And any time you need us, call on us.
[Robin smiles and winks at Daniel. Will smiles.]
LJLittle John, Will, Much, Robin, Allan, Djaq
[holding their cups up] We are Robin Hood!
MBMark, boy next to Mark, boy next to Allan, Daniel
[holding their arms up] We are Robin Hood!
[The gang and the boys laugh and smile]
[After being captured by Robin Hood]
Oi! The money you have could feed the poor of Nottingham!
Just let them take what they need, Lukey.
[Will appears and recognises them]
[He runs over to Dan and Luke and hugs them]
[They continue to hug. There is laughter and sobbing]
[Allan smiles, Much hugs Dan and Allan hugs Luke]
Djaq
Will, you know these people?
[laughing] I'd like you to meet my father Dan Scarlett and my little brother Lukey.
[He playfully grabs Will and Will puts his head up against Luke's head]
My big little brother Lukey!
[Robin smiles]
[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!
There's too many of them Will!
Djaq
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]
This is a medicine chest!
[He holds it up]
[He opens it and holds it up in front of Djaq]
Every medicine known to man! And some unknown.
[Djaq laughs, puts her hands on his neck and kisses him on the cheek]
Djaq
Why not?
I'm a man, you're a woman. I fall in love very easily.
Djaq
Don't worry. I don't.
[Will is building a monument to remind him and Luke of Dan]
It's good to have you back, Lukey!
Djaq
Are you both ready for this?
Look, what's he doing up there?
I thought you said Will was going to build something to remind you of your father.
He is. Wait for the 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.]
Djaq
Beautiful.
[Will has his arms around Luke]
[He nods]
[Much comes back to camp, angry after Robin "suspects everyone"]
What's your problem? Ey! D'you speak to Robin then or not?
Well we wanna know what's going on. What's the plan?
Djaq
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?!
Djaq
What's going on?
[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]
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.
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!
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]
Djaq
It's 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]
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]
[She looks over at Allan and the food, then turns to face Rosa]
Djaq
Later.
[Pause]
[Djaq sighs]
Djaq
There's a spy in the camp. How can anything be alright?
He probably knows he's made a mistake now.
Djaq
He had his chance to confess.
Maybe he's stuck. people get stuck, y'know.
[Pause]
Djaq
Your brother said he was stuck. He refused to change and he hanged for it.
Djaq
[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]
Djaq
I believe you're a good man, Allan A Dale.
[Allan walks off]
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