Scenes with Little John 53
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.
LJLittle John
TELL US, ROBIN!
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]
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]
[As Rosa is giving birth]
[She shakes her head]
[Little John puts his hand on her shoulder]
LJLittle John
It's fine. Your husband. Is he away?
LJLittle John
He'll be so proud.
RRosa
What's your wife's name?
RRosa
So you've done this before? With Alice?
LJLittle John
No. I was an outlaw...in the forest. Alice...was alone.
[Alice screams and the scream echoes]
I knew it was him! I knew it was him!
[Robin holds up Will's tag]
[Djaq arrives]
Will's the spy. The subject's closed.
LJLittle John
WILL?! Robin, I do not believe.
I need to speak with you.
NO, YOU DON'T, Djaq! TRUST ME!
[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 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]
[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 chuckles and Djaq unsheathes some of the dagger from the flute]
LJLittle John
What about me?
[He turns to the side and picks up bells and holds them up]
[He throws them to Little John]
LJLittle John
Bells? What do they do?
Oh...the...they're just bells.
[Pause]
[Much is pacing]
I don't like this. I hate it. It doesn't make sense. If Marian's in danger we should be looking for her! Robin's up to something!
[He stares at the letter and picks it up]
No! You cannot open people's private letters!
[Much sighs and looks at Will who nods in a "she's got a point" way]
[Pause]
[Much looks at Djaq and opens the letter and looks over it, then holds it out for Djaq to take]
[Djaq takes the letter and reads it aloud]
"My dearest Marian, I fear we may not meet again in this life."
[The gang all look up to Djaq in shock]
"We are both to be betrayed by Winchester".
[Scene transitions to Robin getting ready - wearing his Black Knights costume and sheathing throwing knives]
[Voice over] "I cannot allow it. All the Black Knights will be gathered together: [As he says their names, he sheathes a throwing knife] Winchester, Durham, Rotherham and the rest of the Sheriff's traitorous gang."
[Robin sighs]
[Voice over] "I may never have the chance again."
[Robin turns around and puts up his hood and cloak]
[Voice over] "And I cannot let this opportunity pass."
[Robin walks away. Scene transitions to him walking down a corridor]
[Voice over] "I must kill them."
[Robin walks through the door shows his ring with the Sheriff's insignia to Gisborne]
[Voice over] "I only hope you remember me well and forgive the brutality of what I'm going to do."
[Robin walks over to his chair and looks at the Sheriff]
[Voice over] If England is to live... [Winchester sits in his chair] they must die, and so I fear must I."
[Robin sits in his chair]
[Voice over] "Go to the woods to fight again. Go with my lads. I will see you in heaven."
Let the walls enclose us.
[The door slams shut]
[Voice over] "Goodbye, my love."
[Little John punches him]
[Much is angry and hits the soup bowl with a ladle]
I'm trying to think of a good bit. Even on a bad day, there's always something good, as my mother used to say. There must be something!
The Sheriff's got the pact, Allan is Gisborne's man, Marian's galloped off...! [Pause] I mean someone help me, because I'm struggling.
Robin's alive. That's a good thing, 'cause for a moment, that was looking...
[Much sits down and takes a bowl of stew]
Well we can't just eat in silence!
RLRobin, Little John, Will, Djaq
SHUT UP!
[They all throw bread at Much]
So, we're taking money from the rich to give to the...
[After Edward has saved Robin's life and has tussled with Birkley, who has a dagger after the latter was threatening Robin with a dagger, Robin is pointing his bow and arrow at Birkley]
[Shouting] Leave it, Birkley! You are a man of the cloth, you cannot kill!
BBirkley
And you, Hood, are a man of war who cannot kill!
[Pause]
[Robin fires an arrow straight at Birkley's heart, killing him instantly. He falls to the ground. Will arrives and looks at Birkley, then Robin in shock. Djaq looks in shock at Robin and Much looks in shock at Birkley]
[Edward turns around and has the dagger in his chest]
[Robin and Much rush over to Edward helping him to the ground and kneel next to him]
[Djaq kneels next to Edward]
Don't remove the knife. I'll prepare my instruments.
[Djaq runs off]
John! Get John and Beatrice to safety. Now!
LJLittle John
[To John of York and Beatrice] Go! Now!
[He runs away with them]
[To Much. Softly] Go. Go.
[Much leaves]
[Pause]
You'll need this... [He reaches for the pact and hands it to Robin] [Quietly] pact.
You will not give up your life for mine.
[Pause]
You know, I've never quite understood my daughter's feelings for you.
Well, I probably don't deserve them.
No, I think you do. Robin, listen. For Marian to lose us both would kill her.
Edward. Edward, that is not going to happen!
[Robin nods]
Tell...Tell her...It's good to dream.
[Robin nods]
[Robin takes Edward's hand and Edward takes Robin's hand. Edward smiles and dies]
[Robin starts to cry, but on hearing Gisborne and guards, leaves]
[Gisborne notices Birkley and then Edward and kneels next to Edward]
[Softly] Edward. [Whispering] Marian.
Where's, er, where's Will and Djac?
They said they've gone to get some honey.
LJLittle John
They'll be back soon.
If that's all they've gone for. Well, why does it need two of them? Hmm? "Honey" is one of those things.
What do you call it when you use a sweet, innocent word but what you really mean is something else?
Euphemism. Exactly. Yes, there's a bit too much honey going on around here, if you ask me.
[Robin and Marian chuckle and smile ]
Will and Djac nipping off together. You two going on long walks in the forest.
LJLittle John
He's jealous.
[Robin smiles and raises his eyebrows]
What happened to fighting for justice and rebelling against the Sheriff?! We should be sticking together, instead we're splitting into couples. And to be perfectly honest, [he puts his arm around Little John] I don't fancy mine much.
[Marian chuckles]
Anyway, while you two have been off gallivanting...
We haven't been gallivanting!
I know what you were doing
We were burying a corpse in the forest.
[To Robin] Is that a euphemism?
[Djaq, Little John and Much are thinking of what to write to King Richard, with Djaq writing]
LJLittle John
Come home now.
LJLittle John
Too many words.
Lardner's a pigeon not an eagle. More words, more weight.
It's one word! Same as now.
LJLittle John
So use now.
[Later]
Right. "Your Majesty, no reinforcements. Prince John plans to steal your throne."
Plots. Plots is a better word.
LJLittle John
Plots is better.
"Your Majesty, no reinforcements. Prince John plots to steal your throne. Come home...now." Short, sharp and to the point.
I'll add "Make peace" before "Come home". "Make peace immediately".
Ah...I do like immediately.
[The Fool appears]
[Much, Djaq and Little John raise their weapons towards The Fool]
And alliterate - alliteration makes it much more memorable.
I appear, I disappear, it's what I do.
[Will arrives in a guards' uniform and as he speaks, he removes the "mask"]
[They unsheathe their weapons]
I thought you were caught.
Madam, manacles are mere mist for me and my... [He looks at Will] my mate.
[Will looks back at him]
Have you heard about the pigeon?
Yeah. Robin and Marian have gone back to the tree to get it.
Yeah, well, so has the Sheriff and Gisborne. They've got them surrounded in that tree.
LJLittle John
We have to go! Now!
We have to find the Sheriff.
[He walks off]
LJLittle John
I don't care about the Sheriff.
Alright. Then you don't care about Nottingham.
LJLittle John
[To Eleanor] GET DOWN AND STAY DOWN! Milady.
[The gang are walking through a field]
There's something about Sherwood.
[Much falls down]
[The gang laugh]
[Much stands up]
I know a lot of people who would be very grateful of Queen Eleanor's money.
[He runs ahead]
[Djaq runs up to Little John]
So, John... do you think you'll be visiting Aquitaine any time soon?
The Queen Mother fancies you!
MRMuch, Robin, Will, Djaq
Big Bear!
[Little John tries to run away from the gang but they chase after him]
LJLittle John
You're jealous!
[Robin jumps and gives John a little kick]
[Robin and Much grab John]
[Robin, Much and Will push Little John to the ground. Djaq laughs and Will, Much and Robin stand up. Djaq continues to laugh]
I have a proposal. If they won't come to us, we'll go to them.
There's too many of them.
[Robin nods. Much sighs and paces]
LJLittle John
It's a good day to die!
Will you shut up! Why does he always say that?! I don't even know what it means!
We'll almost certainly die. But at least we'll die fighting.
[Djaq who was looking at Will, looks at Robin]
[Robin looks at Much]
[Pause]
[Robin slighty nods]
So this is a Kalila and Dimna night.
You don't have Kalila and Dimna night?
A Kalila and Dimna night you remember for your whole life. You must only speak the truth. You must ask all your questions, share all your dreams.
Yes. But it's real talking. And if you're too boring, someone shouts Kalila and you lose your turn. You start.
Just talk. You like talking.
I know I do...but, well, not like this.
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