The Ruby Ring (1997) - full transcript

THAT WAS GREAT, PRINCE.
THE BEST RIDE EVER.

WE HAVE TO SAY GOOD-BYE NOW,
DON'T WE?

YOU'RE THE BEST HORSE IN THE
WHOLE WORLD.

BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP YOU
ANYMORE, CAN WE?

COME ON.

WE HAD A GOOD SEASON, DIDN'T WE,
BOY?

LUCY, YOUR FATHER JUST
PHONED.

THEY'RE ON THE WAY.

MAYBE I WON'T GO, NOREEN.

MAYBE PRINCE AND I WILL JUMP THE
FENCE AND TAKE OFF.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU, BOY.



I KNOW HOW YOU MUST FEEL.

NO, YOU DON'T.

HOW COULD YOU? YOUR FATHER'S
NOT JUST LOST HIS JOB.

NO, BUT...

AND YOU'RE NOT ABOUT TO LOSE
EVERYTHING, ARE YOU?

( horn honking )
LUCY, WE'LL KEEP IN TOUCH,

AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

YEAH, RIGHT.

COME ON, LUCY, WE'RE LATE.

LOOK, THAT'S LANGLEY CASTLE,
LUCY. THEY DO RIDING THERE,

AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

I DON'T WANT TO RIDE THERE.

I WANT TO RIDE PRINCE.

LUCY, A HORSE IS A HORSE.



YOU REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND
ANYTHING, DO YOU?

OH, WHAT'S THE USE?

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE
A WORD WITH THAT GIRL.

HI.

HI, GRAN.

COME IN. THE DINNER'S
ALMOST READY.

THANKS AGAIN FOR TAKING US
IN, ELEANOR.

I KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE IT IS.

NONSENSE. WHAT ARE FAMILIES
FOR?

VICKY, THIS IS GOING TO BE
A GREAT ADVENTURE.

VICKY, THIS IS GOING TO BE
A GREAT ADVENTURE.

PAMELA, YOU AND ROGER CAN HAVE
MY ROOM, I'LL SLEEP IN THE

SPARE ROOM.

GIRLS, COME SEE HOW I FIXED UP
THE ATTIC FOR YOU.

I'M SLEEPING IN AN ATTIC NOW?

GREAT.

OH, LUCY! FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

COME ON, LUCY.

CHEER UP.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB, GRAN.

PINK AND PURPLE ARE MY FAVORITE
COLORS.

HOPE YOU LIKE SLEEPING IN THE
CORNER, LUCY, BECAUSE I BAGGED

THIS ONE.

FINE.

YOU'RE NO FUN.

YOU'VE BEEN IN A BAD MOOD ALL
DAY.

VICTORIA, WHY DON'T YOU RUN
DOWNSTAIRS AND HELP YOUR FATHER?

DO I HAVE TO?

GO ALONG NOW.

IT'S JUST NOT FAIR.

I WISH MY LIFE WERE COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT.

LUCY, SOMETIMES THE THINGS WE
THINK MATTER AREN'T THE THINGS

THAT MATTER AT ALL.

I'VE BEEN DRAGGED AWAY FROM
MY FRIENDS, MY SCHOOL,

AND NOW, NO ONE SEEMS TO EVEN
REMEMBER.

REMEMBER WHAT?

MY BIRTHDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUCY.

THANK YOU, GRAN.

WHAT IS IT?

OPEN IT AND SEE.

OH, WOW!

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

MY GRANDMOTHER EDITH GAVE IT
TO ME ON MY 16th BIRTHDAY.

SHE'D BEEN LIVING IN INDIA,
AND A RAJAH FROM THE PUNJAB

GAVE IT TO HER FOR SAVING HIM
FROM DROWNING.

HE SAID IT WAS MAGICAL.

HOW DOES THE MAGIC WORK?

THAT'S FOR YOU TO FIND OUT.

NOW, COME ON DOWN.

DINNER'S NEARLY READY.

YEAH, I'LL BE THERE IN
A FEW MINUTES.

YEAH, I'LL BE THERE IN
A FEW MINUTES.

GRAN.

DON'T BE FRIGHTENED, CHILD.

YOU CAN SEE ME.

OF COURSE I CAN.

I AM YOUR GREAT-GREAT
GRANDMOTHER EDITH.

NOW, TURN THE RING TWICE,
AND MAKE YOUR WISH, MY DEAR.

A WISH?

YES. ANYTHING YOUR HEART
DESIRES.

HURRY, BEFORE THE MAGIC FADES.

I WISH MY LIFE WERE
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

AND I'D LIVE IN A BIG HOUSE,
WITH A CHAMPION HORSE THAT

GALLOPS LIKE THE WIND.

THAT'S FINE.

NOW REMEMBER, YOU CAN ONLY
UNMAKE A WISH DURING THE FIRST

24 HOURS.

OTHERWISE, IT LASTS FOREVER.

( voice echoing )
GRAN!

GRAN!

HELP!

WHERE AM I?

THIS IS SO WEIRD.

WOW!

THIS IS SO COOL.

WHAT AN AMAZING ROOM.

THIS IS MY WISH.

A BIG HOUSE.

WHEE!

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME?

WHO AM I?

YOU'RE A THIEF, THAT'S WHO
YOU ARE.

LET GO OF ME!

SH, SH!

I WASN'T STEALING IT.

YOU'RE A LIAR, TOO.

GET TO THE KITCHEN WITH YOU.

GET OFF ME, YOU PIG!

WHAT, MAY I ASK, IS GOING ON?

SHE WAS STEALING THE SILVER.

I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

STOP THAT!

PATRICK COLLINS, MAY I REMIND
YOU THAT I GIVE THE ORDERS IN

THIS HOUSE.

YOU CAN GIVE THE ORDERS IN THE
GARDENS AND THE STABLES,

BUT IN HERE, I ANSWER TO NO ONE
BUT THE LORD AND LADY.

IS THAT CLEAR?

YES, MA'AM.

AND DON'T EVER LET ME SEE YOU
COME INTO THIS HOUSE WITH THOSE

FILTHY BOOTS ON AGAIN.

FINE. LET HER STEAL FROM YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.

NOW COME WITH ME.

YOU'RE LATE.

YOU WERE EXPECTED OVER AN HOUR
AGO.

YOU EXPECTED ME?

INDEED.

YOU MEAN, YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE RING.

OF COURSE.

AGNES, THOSE SHEETS LOOK
CREASED.

CHECK THEM. I DON'T WANT HER
LADYSHIP TO HAVE CAUSE FOR

COMPLAINT.

NOW, I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU'RE
GOING TO WORK.

WORK?

LOOK LIVELY, MABLE.

HER LADYSHIP IS WAITING.

HERE YOU ARE.

THIS IS THE KITCHEN.

ATTENTION, STAFF.

ATTENTION.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

LUCY McLAUGHLIN.

THIS IS LUCY McLAUGHLIN,
BRIDGET McINTYRE'S NIECE.

I DON'T KNOW ANYONE CALLED
BRIDGET McINTYRE.

SILENCE.

LUCY WILL BE REPLACING BRIDGET,
WHO, AS YOU KNOW, CAUGHT HER

RING IN THE MANGLE AND SADLY
LOST A FINGER.

THAT'S NOT THE RING I WAS
TALKING ABOUT. YOU'VE GOT IT

ALL WRONG.

I HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING WRONG.

AND DON'T LET ME EVER HEAR YOU
SPEAK TO YOUR BETTERS LIKE THAT

AGAIN.

MY BETTERS?

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

MIND YOUR MANNERS.

IF THE LADY OF THE HOUSE HEARD
YOU USE THAT TONE OF VOICE,

YOU'LL BE WHIPPED ON THE SPOT.

NOW NO MORE BACK TALK.

IT'S TIME YOU LEARNED YOUR
PLACE.

BUT... BUT NOTHING.

NOW TO WORK.

NELLIE OVER THERE WILL SHOW YOU
WHAT TO DO.

NOREEN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE?

PARDON ME, BUT I'M AFRAID
I DON'T KNOW YOU.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT...

YOU'RE NOT NOREEN, ARE YOU?

NO. MY NAME IS NELLIE.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US,
LUCY.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM.

BUT I'M QUITE SURE IT'S NO PLACE
I WANT TO BE...

OH, MY GOD.

THE RING, IT'S GONE.

WHAT RING?

THE RING GRAN GAVE ME FOR MY
BIRTHDAY.

MUST HAVE FALLEN OFF IN THE
DRAWING ROOM.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE
GOING?

I'VE LOST SOMETHING.

I'VE GOT TO GO AND FIND IT.

YOU'LL DO NO SUCH THING.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SETTLE
DOWN IF YOU WANT TO WORK HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO WORK HERE.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

HOME?
YOUR PARENTS CAN'T AFFORD TO

FEED YOU.

THIS IS YOUR HOME NOW.

AND I'M AFRAID IT'S EITHER HERE
OR THE WORKHOUSE.

THE WORKHOUSE?

WHAT YEAR IS THIS?

1896.

DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING?

1896.

ARE YOU FEELING BETTER?

WHERE ARE WE?

THIS IS OUR QUARTERS.

IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE ANOTHER
GIRL MY OWN AGE TO TALK WITH.

I'M SORRY, NELLIE, BUT AS
SOON AS I FIND THE RING, I'M

GOING BACK TO MY OWN HOUSE
IN THE 20th CENTURY.

LUCY, YOU MUST STOP TALKING
LIKE THAT.

PEOPLE WILL THINK YOU'RE DAFT
AND THEY'LL SEND YOU AWAY TO

THE MADHOUSE.

I'M TELLING THE TRUTH.

I'M NOT BRIDGET
WHAT'S-HER-NAME'S NIECE, AND

I'M NOT A MAID.

I'M A TEENAGER FROM THE FUTURE.

LUCY.

I'M OUT OF HERE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

LUCY, WAIT!

YOU CAN'T JUST GO WANDERING
WHERE YOU LIKE.

MRS. PUXLEY MIGHT SEE US.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR US IN THE
KITCHEN. LUCY, COME BACK.

I HAVE TO FIND MY RING.

WE'VE GOT TO START WORK NOW.

IF YOU DON'T, YOU WON'T GET FED.

PLEASE, YOU'LL GET YOURSELF
INTO TROUBLE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

MRS. PUXLEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS GOING TO FIND MY RING.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS
NONSENSE.

YOU'RE BOTH GOING TO THE
KITCHEN; THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK

TO DO THERE.

COME ON.

AND LUCY, WHEN YOU'VE
FINISHED IN THE KITCHEN, I WANT

YOU TO LAY THE FIRE IN MISS
ELIZABETH'S ROOM.

NO, LUCY, NOT LIKE THAT.

MRS. PUXLEY ALWAYS INSISTS ON
PERFECT SQUARES, OTHERWISE SHE

SENDS THEM BACK AND WE HAVE TO
FOLD THEM ALL OVER AGAIN.

LOOK, NELLIE, I DON'T HAVE
TIME FOR ALL THIS.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE
DRAWING ROOM.

BUT NOW I'M SO CONFUSED, I DON'T
KNOW WHERE I AM.

( bell tolls )
WHAT'S THAT?

THE HOUR BELL. IT'S GONE PAST
8:00, WE'D BETTER GET A MOVE ON.

WE'VE GOT LOTS TO DO.

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME FIND
MY WAY.

THE SERVANTS CAN'T GO INTO
THE DRAWING ROOM ANY TIME THEY

WANT, LUCY.

THE ONLY PEOPLE ALLOWED INTO THE
DRAWING ROOM BESIDES THE

LANGLEYS ARE THE SERVING MAIDS,
AND WE'RE JUST SCULLERY MAIDS.

ANYWAY, WE'VE GOT THE FIRE WOOD,
THE DISHES, THE POULTRY, THE

COAL AND THE FIRES TO DO AFTER
THIS, AND I CAN'T DO ALL THAT ON

MY OWN.

NELLIE, I KNOW THIS IS GOING
TO SOUND COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS,

BUT IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY.

IT STILL IS MY BIRTHDAY.

AND MY GRANDMOTHER GAVE ME
A MAGIC RING, AND THE RING GAVE

ME A WISH, AND I WISHED I LIVED
IN A BIG HOUSE, AND SOMEHOW

ENDED UP HERE.

I HAVE TO GET THAT RING BACK,
BECAUSE IF I DON'T MAKE ANOTHER

WISH WITHIN 24 HOURS, I WON'T
EVER BE ABLE TO GET BACK HOME.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THAT.

SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRY TALE TO ME.

BUT I DO KNOW WE'VE GOT LOTS OF
WORK TO DO, AND IF WE DON'T DO

IT, WE'LL GET INTO TERRIBLE
TROUBLE.

LOOK, IF I HELP YOU WITH ALL
THIS, WILL YOU HELP ME GET TO

THE DRAWING ROOM WITHOUT BUMPING
INTO THAT MRS. PUXLEY?

I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE NEAR THE
DRAWING ROOM; I COULD LOSE MY

JOB.

AT LEAST TELL ME HOW TO GET
THERE.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, BUT YOU MUST
UNDERSTAND, THERE ARE LOTS OF

CORRIDORS AND STAIRWAYS, AND THE
CASTLE'S SO HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GO
UPSTAIRS BEFORE YOU CAN GET

DOWNSTAIRS.

JUST TELL ME.

WHEN YOU FINISH LAYING THE
FIRE IN MISS ELIZABETH'S ROOM,

YOU'LL BE NEAR THE OLD STONE
STAIRWELL WHICH LEADS DOWN TO

THE GREAT HALL, WHICH IS NEAR
THE DRAWING ROOM.

THE SOONER WE FINISH ALL OUR
CHORES, THE QUICKER YOU CAN GET

THERE.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS YOUR HOUSE MAID'S
BOX.

BLACKING AND POLISHING BRUSHES.

EMERY PAPER, CLOTH, AND
LEATHERS.

RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS OVER
WITH.

RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS OVER
WITH.

THERE YOU ARE, LUCY.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO LAY THE
FIRE IN MISS ELIZABETH'S ROOM.

RIGHT AWAY, IF YOU PLEASE.

AND WHO MIGHT YOU BE?

LUCY. LUCY McLAUGHLIN.

WELL, WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS,
IT'S COLD IN HERE.

I WANT THAT FIRE LIT.

YEAH, I WAS JUST ABOUT--
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

CHRISTMAS?

AND AFTER YOU'VE DONE THAT, YOU
CAN TAKE MY TRAY DOWN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'LL BE
A PLEASURE, I'M SURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'LL BE
A PLEASURE, I'M SURE.

JUST WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?

YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN MY TRAY.

QUICKLY.

YOU STUPID, STUPID GIRL!

MRS. PUXLEY!

THE SERVANT GIRL HAS SET MY ROOM
ON FIRE.

( coughing )
OW! I BURNED MYSELF!

THIS IS YOUR FAULT.

RUN TO THE KITCHEN AND GET SOME
BUTTER.

LET GO OF ME THIS INSTANT.

COLD WATER WILL HELP YOUR
BURN.

I TOLD YOU TO GET BUTTER.

DON'T BE SILLY. YOU PUT COLD
THINGS ON BURNS.

OW! YOU'RE HURTING ME!

I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.

YOU'RE NOT. NOW GET ME
A TOWEL.

FINE. DON'T LISTEN TO ME.

I BEG YOUR PARDON.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

HOW DARE YOU TALK TO ME
LIKE THIS?

YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A SNIPPY
LITTLE SERVANT GIRL WHO DOESN'T

KNOW HER PLACE.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU COULD
WANT IN THE WORLD, AND ALL YOU

CAN DO IS WHINGE AND BE NASTY
TO PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO HELP

YOU.

THAT DOES IT. I'VE HAD ENOUGH
OF YOUR WAGGING TONGUE.

YOU CALLED, MISS ELIZABETH?

OH, MRS. PUXLEY, I THINK YOU
SHOULD TEACH THIS GIRL A LESSON.

PERHAPS A FEW HOURS MUCKING OUT
THE STABLES?

VERY GOOD.

LUCY, COME WITH ME.

YOU REALLY MUST NOT TALK TO
MISS ELIZABETH LIKE THAT.

WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS?

SHE IS THE MISTRESS'
DAUGHTER.

SHE'S A SPOILED BRAT.

MAYBE MISS ELIZABETH WAS
A LITTLE SHARPER THAN USUAL,

BUT THAT'S ONLY TO BE EXPECTED.

HER HUSBAND-TO-BE ARRIVES FOR
A VISIT FROM LONDON TOMORROW.

A VISIT FROM HER FIANCE
SHOULD MAKE HER HAPPY.

DOESN'T SHE LOVE HIM OR
SOMETHING?

NOT YET.

YOU MEAN SHE'S MARRYING
SOMEONE SHE DOESN'T LOVE?

OF COURSE.

HELLO, BOY.

( door opens )
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

FORGIVE ME, MR. COLLINS.

I WAS JUST PASSING THE TIME OF
DAY.

NO ONE COMES TO THE STABLES
UNLESS THEY'RE WORKING.

OH, BUT I HAVE BEEN WORKING,
MR. COLLINS.

THAT'S A PRETTY LITTLE THING.

THANK YOU.

WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU LIBERATED?

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.

A TINY BUTTER KNIFE?

IT'S SILVER.

IT'LL BARELY FETCH A POUND.

MRS. PUXLEY WATCHES US LIKE
A HAWK.

THE MORE YOU CAN STEAL,
THE SOONER WE CAN LEAVE.

THERE'S A LITTLE SILVER TEA
SERVICE I'VE GOT MY EYE ON.

THAT'S MY GIRL.

( horse whinnies )
THERE'S SOMEONE THERE.

WHO'S THERE?

IT'S JUST ME, SIR. LUCY.

GET BACK TO THE HOUSE.

MRS. PUXLEY TOLD ME TO COME
AND CLEAN THE STABLES.

AND I'VE JUST GOT HERE.

UH, SO YOU DIDN'T HEAR
ANYTHING.

NOTHING.

YOU'RE A LIAR.

I HEARD NOTHING.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DO TO
LIARS LIKE YOU?

SAME THING I DO TO THIEVES LIKE
YOU.

I WHIP THEM.

GO, BOY! RUN.

COME ON, BOY. FASTER.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE ARE.

I WISH YOU COULD TALK; I BET
YOU'D KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHICH WAY SHOULD WE GO?

DOESN'T MUCH MATTER, DOES IT?

I'M SO FAR FROM HOME ANYWAY.

COME ON.

( hoofbeats )
WHOA.

HELLO, MISS.

YOU CAN ANSWER ME, I WON'T BITE.

HELLO.

THAT WASN'T SO HARD, WAS IT?

NOPE.

ENJOYING THE VIEW OF THE
CASTLE?

IT'S LOVELY, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, FROM A DISTANCE.

BUT WHEN YOU GET INSIDE,
IT'S A HORRIBLE PLACE.

REALLY? I HAVEN'T FOUND IT TO
BE THAT WAY AT ALL.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON'T WORK
THERE.

THEY BOSS YOU AROUND LIKE THEY
OWN YOU, AND THAT ELIZABETH IS

SO STUCK UP.

YES. DEAR ELIZABETH.

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE
BROTHER... ROBERT, IS IT?

HAVEN'T MET HIM.

I'M SURE HE'S AS NASTY AS THE
REST OF THEM.

WHO ARE YOU, ANYWAY?

I'M ROBERT.

SORRY.

AND I SEE YOU STOLE MY HORSE.

ARE YOU GONNA HAVE MY HANDS
CHOPPED OFF OR SOMETHING?

NO, WE DON'T DO THAT ON
SATURDAYS.

I DIDN'T EXACTLY STEAL HIM.

I JUST SORT OF BORROWED HIM.

I HAD TO GET AWAY.

YOU RODE MY HORSE WITHOUT
A SADDLE?

YEAH.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

HE USUALLY DOESN'T LET ANYONE
RIDE HIM BUT ME.

WELL, NOW, BOY, I SEE YOU'VE
MADE A FRIEND.

ANY FRIEND OF HIS IS A FRIEND
OF MINE.

EXCUSE ME, MISS...

McLAUGHLIN. LUCY McLAUGHLIN.

MAY I ACCOMPANY YOU BACK TO
THE CASTLE?

I CAN'T GO BACK THERE.

PATRICK WILL KILL ME.

NO, HE WON'T.

I FROWN ON THE STAFF COMMITTING
MURDER; IT'S SO UNSEEMLY.

WILL YOU PROTECT ME?

WITH MY VERY LIFE, IF
NEEDS BE.

WITH MY VERY LIFE, IF
NEEDS BE.

THAT WAS A VERY GALLANT
OFFER.

NONE OF THE BOYS WHERE I COME
FROM WOULD THINK OF PROTECTING

A GIRL WITH THEIR LIFE.

IN FACT, I DON'T THINK THEY
THINK OF PROTECTING A GIRL AT

ALL.

ALL THEY THINK ABOUT IS
FOOTBALL.

HOW ODD. I MEAN, I LIKE A BIT
OF SPORT, BUT THERE ARE MANY

THINGS THAT ARE FAR MORE
INTERESTING.

THEY'RE SO IMMATURE.

YOU SEEM A LOT MORE GROWN UP
THAN ANY OF THEM.

SO YOU DON'T LIKE ANY OF
THOSE BOYS?

NO, NOT REALLY.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN
COMMON; WE HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING

TO TALK ABOUT.

SO WHAT DO YOU LIKE?

I LOVE TO RIDE.

AT LEAST, I DID.

I USED TO GO OUT EVERY DAY WITH
PRINCE, AND WE WON LOADS OF

TROPHIES AND MEDALS TOGETHER.

NOW THERE WAS ONE BOY I REALLY
DID CARE ABOUT.

OH?

I USED TO BE ABLE TO TALK
TO HIM ABOUT EVERYTHING AND HE

ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY
WHAT I MEANT.

I ADORED HIM.

LUCKY BOY.

NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT PRINCE.

MY HORSE.

LUCKY HORSE, THEN.

BY THE WAY, WHAT DID YOU DO TO
ANNOY PATRICK SO MUCH?

I SURPRISED HIM AT THE
STABLES.

HE WAS SNOGGING ONE OF THE MAIDS
IN THE HAY.

HE WAS WHAT?

SNOGGING. YOU KNOW, KISSING.

OH, YES. I SEE.

SO ARE YOU OFTEN GETTING
YOURSELF INTO TROUBLE?

NO, I'M NOT A PROBLEM CHILD
OR ANYTHING, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU

MEAN.

IT'S JUST, THINGS GET SO
CONFUSING.

SOMETIMES PARENTS CAN BE
COMPLETELY USELESS.

SORRY. I'M NOT MAKING ANY
SENSE, AM I?

NO, YOU ARE.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING.

PEOPLE EXPECT YOU TO BEHAVE IN
A CERTAIN WAY, AND IF YOU DON'T,

THEY THINK YOU'RE JUST CAUSING
TROUBLE.

YES, EXACTLY.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

BEING WHO I AM, IT'S ALWAYS
EXPECTED THAT I'LL BE ON MY

BEST BEHAVIOR.

IT'S SO BORING BEING THE
RESPONSIBLE HEIR ALL THE TIME.

YEAH, I'LL BET IT IS.

YOU KNOW, LIVING AT THE
CASTLE, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TREATED

AS IF I'M IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL.

BUT IF YOU'RE TREATED THAT WAY
FOR TOO LONG, IT BECOMES NORMAL,

AND YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE.

COULD YOU GIVE IT ALL UP?

I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE
POSSIBLE.

AND I'M SURE WHEN THE TIME
COMES, I'LL RISE TO THE

OCCASION.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME,
WHAT I REALLY LONG FOR IS TO BE

FREE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES
THAT MY POSITION BRINGS, AND

GET AWAY FROM MY FAMILY FOR
A WHILE.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

FEELING LIKE THAT IS WHAT GOT ME
INTO THIS MESS IN THE FIRST

PLACE.

YOU MEAN HAVING TO WORK AT
THE CASTLE?

WELL, YES. NO.

NOT EXACTLY.

IT'S JUST...

WISHING I COULD GET AWAY FROM
MY FAMILY HAS ONLY MADE THINGS

WORSE, AND I'M HAVING TO DEAL
WITH EVERYTHING BY MYSELF.

WE'LL GIVE YOU A HAND, WON'T
WE, BOY?

WE'LL GIVE YOU A HAND, WON'T
WE, BOY?

HERE WE ARE.

IT'S TO BE MINE ONE DAY.

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIG.

WHAT I REALLY WANNA DO IS TRAVEL
THE WORLD, AND PAINT.

I SEE YOU FOUND THE LITTLE
HORSE THIEF.

DON'T WORRY, I'LL MAKE SURE SHE
GETS PROPERLY PUNISHED.

YOU JUST GO BACK TO THE
STABLES, PATRICK.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE YOUNG
LADY.

SHE DOESN'T DESERVE YOUR
TIME, SIR.

SHE CERTAINLY DOESN'T DESERVE
A BEATING.

BE CAREFUL. SHE MAKES UP ALL
KINDS OF STORIES.

THAT WILL BE ALL, PATRICK.

THANK YOU.

YOU SEE, WE'RE NOT ALL MEAN
AND HORRIBLE.

NO.

I THINK YOU'RE SAFE NOW, BUT
JUST TO BE SURE, PERHAPS I

SHOULD ESCORT YOU TO YOUR
QUARTERS.

I JUST HAVE ONE OTHER FAVOR
TO ASK YOU.

YOU CAN CERTAINLY ASK.

I LOST SOMETHING IN THE
DRAWING ROOM.

IT'LL BE MY PLEASURE TO TAKE
YOU THERE.

THANK YOU.

DON'T JUST STAND THERE; HELP ME.

NOW THAT I'M HERE, WHAT AM
I LOOKING FOR?

A RING, A RUBY RING.

YOU TAKE THAT SIDE.

HURRY UP, WE DON'T HAVE ALL
NIGHT.

MOST SERVANTS DON'T TELL ME
WHAT TO DO.

I'M NOT LIKE MOST SERVANTS.

NO, YOU'RE CERTAINLY NOT.

LOOK. HERE IT IS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

HEY, THAT'S MINE!

WHAT WOULD A SERVANT BE DOING
WITH SUCH A FINE PIECE OF

JEWELRY?

MY GRANDMOTHER GAVE IT TO ME.

OH, REALLY? AND DID SHE WEAR
IT IN THE POORHOUSE?

ELIZABETH, GIVE IT BACK.

IT'S LUCY'S.

PERHAPS I'LL KEEP IT.

NO, DON'T TURN IT.

THAT'S MY RING. GIVE IT BACK!

LET GO OF IT!

WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON?

SHE PUSHED ME.

SHE TOOK MY RING.

IT'S NOT HER RING, MOTHER.

IT COULDN'T BE.

ROBERT, PERHAPS YOU COULD
EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

LUCY FOUND A RING WHICH SHE
BELIEVES TO BE HERS, AND

ELIZABETH SNATCHED IT AWAY.

ELIZABETH, GIVE ME THE RING.

OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

AND QUITE VALUABLE.

I TOLD YOU IT COULDN'T BE
HERS.

I AGREE WITH YOU, ELIZABETH.

A SERVANT COULDN'T POSSIBLY EARN
A RING AS WONDERFUL AS THIS.

THEN IT'S SETTLED.

I GET TO KEEP IT.

IT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU,
EITHER, DOES IT, MY DEAR?

PERHAPS IT WAS LOST BY ONE OF
OUR GUESTS.

I SHALL KEEP IT IN MY JEWELRY
BOX UNTIL YOUR FATHER RETURNS.

PERHAPS HE'LL KNOW ITS RIGHTFUL
OWNER.

WILL THAT BE TONIGHT?

LORD LANGLEY WILL RETURN
TOMORROW EVENING AT 7:00.

BUT I HAVE TO MAKE MY OTHER
WISH BY THEN.

THAT'S MY RING. GIVE IT TO ME!

HOW DARE YOU?!

STOP THAT.

MOTHER, THIS IS LUCY, THE
NEW MAID.

WELL, MY GIRL, YOU HAVE
A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT DECORUM

AT LANGLEY CASTLE.

( thunder crashes )
( thunder crashes )

WHO'S THAT?

HELP! AN INTRUDER!

STOP THAT INTRUDER, SOMEONE!

QUICKLY. HE'S ESCAPING.

SOMEONE CATCH HIM.

HELP. HELP ME! HELP, SOMEONE!

QUICK, SOMEBODY RING THE
ALARM.

GO DOWNSTAIRS AND RING THE
ALARM.

MRS. PUXLEY!

SOMEONE SEARCH THE DRAWING
ROOM.

THE DOOR'S LOCKED.

OPEN UP. OPEN THE DOOR.

WHAT HAPPENED?

SOMEONE BROKE INTO HER
LADYSHIP'S ROOM.

I THINK HE ESCAPED THROUGH
THE WINDOW.

WHAT DID HE LOOK LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW. I COULDN'T SEE.

GO INSIDE, LADIES, AND LOCK
THE DOOR.

IF HE'S OUT THERE, WE'LL FIND
HIM.

IF HE'S OUT THERE, WE'LL FIND
HIM.

ELIZABETH, STOP BEING SO
MELODRAMATIC.

IT'S PROBABLY NOTHING.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

DON'T LEAVE ME ON MY OWN,
ROBERT.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A LOOK
AROUND.

LORD KNOWS WHO COULD BE
LURKING ABOUT.

ELIZABETH, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF THERE WAS AN INTRUDER.

OPEN UP.

PERHAPS MOTHER WAS JUST
FRIGHTENED BY THE STORM.

WELL, I SHALL WAIT IN THE
DRAWING ROOM UNTIL I KNOW

WE'RE SAFE.

GOD, I HATE COBWEBS.

WHERE AM I?

OKAY, THERE MUST BE A WAY
OUT OF HERE.

OH, GOD.

OKAY, KEEP CALM. COME ON.

LUCY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

HER LADYSHIP'S ROOM'S BEEN
BROKEN INTO.

I KNOW. I WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE
IF I COULD HELP.

YOU'RE SOAKED RIGHT THROUGH.

YOU BETTER GET THOSE WET THINGS
OFF BEFORE YOU CATCH YOUR DEATH.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

COME ON. LET'S GET SOME
SLEEP.

WE HAVE CHURCH IN THE MORNING.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO TO
CHURCH? I SHOULD STAY HERE AND

FIND THE RING. IT'S THE PERFECT
TIME, NO ONE WILL BE HERE.

TURN OUT YOUR POCKETS, FRED.

OH, NO. SHE'S SEARCHING
EVERYONE.

THEY'RE MINE. I WOULDN'T TAKE
ANYTHING.

WE DON'T KNOW WHO WAS
CREEPING AROUND LAST NIGHT, AND

THERE'S SOME SILVER MISSING.

AND I WON'T HAVE A THIEF WORKING
FOR ME.

RIGHT. OFF YOU GO.

GOOD. THIS WILL BE MY CHANCE
TO GET AWAY.

GOOD-BYE, NELLIE.

I CAN'T LET HER SEARCH ME.

WHY? YOU HAVEN'T STOLEN
ANYTHING.

YES, I HAVE, IN MY BAG.

WHAT HAVE YOU TAKEN?

SOME FOOD FOR MY FAMILY,
LUCY. IF SHE CATCHES ME, THEY'LL

SEND ME TO PRISON.

HURRY UP, YOU TWO.

YOU'RE NEXT.

GET ON THE WAGON THE VERY
FIRST CHANCE YOU GET.

I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY, GIRLS.

WELL, I'M SORRY, BUT I'M NOT
GOING TO CHURCH.

I HAVEN'T BEEN SINCE I WAS
CHRISTENED, AND I'VE NO

INTENTION OF GOING TODAY.

YOU'LL DO EXACTLY AS YOU'RE
TOLD. NOW COME HERE.

BYE.

LUCY, STOP THIS INSTANT.

YOU'RE BEING A DISOBEDIENT
CHILD, AND I WON'T HAVE IT.

PLEASE, I HATE CHURCHES.

THEY STINK OF DUST AND OLD
BOOKS.

YOU'LL GO TO CHURCH LIKE
EVERYONE ELSE.

NOW COME HERE.

OPEN YOUR PURSE.

RIGHT. NOW GET IN THE WAGON.

LUCY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I WANT YOU TO MEET MY FAMILY.

I CAN'T. I HAVE TO GET BACK
TO THE CASTLE; I'VE ONLY GOT

SEVEN HOURS LEFT.

YOU CAN'T GO BACK TO THE
CASTLE ALONE; IT'LL TAKE AGES.

PLEASE, THE HOUSE IS JUST UP
THE LANE.

OKAY.

HAVE YOU ALWAYS LIVED ROUND
HERE?

OH, NO. ONLY SINCE MY FATHER
LOST HIS JOB.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO MOVE?

HE WAS A WEAVER.

HE WORKED REALLY HARD, BUT ONE
DAY, THEY BUILT THIS MACHINE

THAT COULD DO HIS JOB TWICE AS
FAST; THEY DIDN'T WANT HIM

ANYMORE.

WE LOST OUR HOUSE, LOST
EVERYTHING, REALLY.

THAT IS SO WEIRD. THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO US.

YOU LOST YOUR HOME AS WELL?

YEP.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE?

IN A WAY, YES.

WELL, THERE ARE WORSE PLACES
WE COULD BE.

MOST OF THE GIRLS AT LANGLEY
CASTLE ARE IN OUR POSITION.

IT'S JUST SO SAD TO HAVE TO
SELL THE HOUSE WHERE YOU GREW

UP.

WE DIDN'T SELL OURS, THE
LANDLORD JUST EVICTED US.

OH.

IT WAS SO COLD THAT WINTER.

THE BABY GOT SICK.

AND WE WERE STRUGGLING TO PAY
THE RENT.

WHEN THE AGENT PUT IT UP, THERE
WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO.

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU
COULDN'T PAY?

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

THE AGENT CAME ALONG WITH SOME
POLICE AND A GANG OF MEN WITH

CROWBARS.

I CAN STILL SEE MY FATHER
CARRYIN' ALL OUR THINGS OUTSIDE.

ONE OF THE CONSTABLES TRIED TO
HELP HIM, BUT HE WOULDN'T LET

THEM TOUCH ANYTHING.

I THOUGHT MY MOTHER WAS NEVER
GONNA STOP CRYING, AND THAT SET

THE BABY OFF.

WE HAD NOWHERE TO LIVE AND
NOTHING TO EAT.

I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT SICK,
EMPTY FEELING.

WE ALMOST STARVED. HM.

NELLIE, I'M SO SORRY.

I COMPLAIN SO MUCH, AND YOU'VE
HAD A MUCH HARDER TIME THAN ME.

OH, DON'T BE SORRY.

I'M FINE NOW.

SAY WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT THE
LANGLEYS, AT LEAST THEY FEED

YOU WELL.

HOW DID YOU END UP AT THE
CASTLE?

MY PARENTS KNEW IF I DIDN'T
GET A JOB, I'D HAVE TO GO TO

THE WORKHOUSE, SO THEY SENT ME
AROUND THE COUNTRY LOOKING FOR

WORK, BUT THERE WAS NONE TO
BE HAD.

YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW RELIEVED
I WAS WHEN MRS. PUXLEY TOOK

PITY ON ME.

SHE MAY SEEM STRICT, BUT SHE'S
A KIND WOMAN, REALLY.

SO YOU'RE GLAD TO BE WORKING
THERE.

YES. VERY.

THEN WHY WOULD YOU RISK IT
ALL BY TAKING FOOD?

I JUST CAN'T BEAR THE THOUGHT
OF MY FAMILY STILL BEING HUNGRY.

SO I HELP THEM OUT WITH SCRAPS
OF FOOD FROM THE KITCHEN.

YOUR FAMILY MUST MEAN A LOT
TO YOU FOR YOU TO RISK GETTING

INTO TROUBLE LIKE THAT.

FATHER ALWAYS SAID, NO MATTER
HOW BAD THINGS GOT,

WE'D ALWAYS BE A FAMILY, AND
THEY COULD NEVER TAKE THAT AWAY

FROM US.

WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU'LL SEE
YOUR FAMILY AGAIN?

I DON'T KNOW, NELLIE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW.

HERE WE ARE.

FATHER.

LUCY.

THIS IS MY FRIEND LUCY.

HELLO.

HELLO.

COME ON.

MA. NELLIE!

NELLIE!

I BOUGHT SOME FOOD, MA.

AND YOU CAN THANK LUCY FOR THE
FOOD.

GOD BLESS YOU, CHILD.

EXCUSE ME.

LUCY, NOW WHERE YOU GOING?

NELLIE, BE WITH YOUR FAMILY
WHILE YOU CAN.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE
CASTLE.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE
CASTLE.

LUCY, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR
YOU.

ROBERT. SOMETHING WRONG?

IF I DON'T GET MY RING BACK,
I'M NEVER GONNA SEE MY FAMILY

AGAIN.

WELL, YOU'RE IN LUCK.

FATHER'S BACK EARLY, AND HE
WANTS TO SEE YOU.

IF THE RING REALLY IS YOURS,
I'M SURE HE'LL UNDERSTAND.

DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?

OF COURSE.

HERE SHE IS, FATHER.

COME CLOSER.

LUCY, IS IT?

YEAH. LUCY McLAUGHLIN.

MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME THE MOST
EXTRAORDINARY STORY ABOUT THIS

RING.

SHE SAYS IT'S HERS.

IMAGINE, A SERVANT GIRL.

I'LL HANDLE THIS, DIANA.

IT IS MINE.

THE ONLY WAY SHE COULD
POSSESS SUCH A THING IS IF SHE

STOLE IT.

LUCY, DID YOU STEAL THE RING?

I DID NOT STEAL IT.

THANK YOU, LUCY.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
ABOUT THE RING?

I'VE HEARD OF YOUR FORTHRIGHT
NATURE, BUT YOU'RE YOUNG, AND

THERE'S STILL TIME FOR YOU TO
LEARN PROPER MANNERS.

AS FOR THE RING, I'LL ASK MY
FRIENDS IF THEY OR THEIR WIVES

HAVE LOST SUCH A PRIZE.

AND IF THAT PROVES
UNFRUITFUL, WE SHALL GIVE IT TO

ELIZABETH TO CELEBRATE HER
ENGAGEMENT.

ENGAGEMENT?

BUT MOTHER, I THOUGHT THAT
RUPERT WAS JUST VISITING.

RUPERT WEBSTER IS TO BE
YOUR HUSBAND.

IT'S ALL ARRANGED.

YOU'RE TO GO ON A PICNIC WITH
HIM THIS AFTERNOON, HE'LL

PROPOSE TO YOU THERE.

BUT... ELIZABETH.

I'M GOING UPSTAIRS NOW.

BUT FATHER, I'VE HAD NOTHING
TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

HUSH, ELIZABETH.

DO AS YOUR MOTHER TELLS YOU.

ROBERT, SIT DOWN AND HAVE SOME
TEA.

YES, FATHER.

THANK YOU, LUCY.

OH, THERE YOU ARE, LUCY.

FILL THE HAMPER WITH SWEETS,
CAKES, VENISON AND LAMB.

ENOUGH FOR THREE PEOPLE.

USE THE BEST CHINA.

RIGHT AWAY, IF YOU PLEASE.

NELLIE, HELP LUCY.

YES, MA'AM.

NELLIE, KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR
ME.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

THAT'LL DO, I SUPPOSE.

YES, MA'AM.

MARY, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS
RING BEFORE?

AT ONE OF MY PARTIES, PERHAPS?

NO, YOUR LADYSHIP.

IT'S ALL VERY STRANGE.

THAT YOUNG SERVANT GIRL CLAIMS
IT'S HERS.

BUT OF COURSE, THAT'S MOST
UNLIKELY.

STILL, I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED
A MYSTERY.

NOW, I'M GOING TO WORK WITH COOK
ON THE MENU FOR THIS EVENING'S

DINNER PARTY FOR YOUNG RUPERT.

I'LL EXPECT YOU WHEN YOU FINISH
LAYING OUT MY CLOTHES.

AND DON'T DAWDLE.

NO, MA'AM.

NO.

MARY SPENCER.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT I'VE
GOT FOR US, PATRICK COLLINS.

YOU'RE A WICKED WOMAN, MARY
SPENCER.

LOOK.

THE ANSWER TO ALL OUR DREAMS.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I'LL KEEP IT SAFE FOR YOU.

I'LL COME AND GET IT LATER.

THEY'VE STOLEN IT. THEY'VE
STOLEN MY RING.

I'VE GOTTA GET IT BACK.

LUCY, WAIT. MRS. PUXLEY'S
BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.

YOU'RE TO TEND MISS ELIZABETH
AND MASTER RUPERT ON THEIR

PICNIC.

TELL HER I VANISHED.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

UH, STRAIGHTENING UP THE
BRUSH ROOM.

A WORTHY TASK, I'M SURE,
BUT YOUR TIMING IS POOR.

YOU'VE KEPT MISS ELIZABETH
WAITING.

NOW HELP NELLIE WITH THE HAMPER.

I'LL JOIN YOU SHORTLY.

SHE'S COMING, TOO?

BUT I ONLY HAVE TILL 7:00, AND
I HAVE TO GET TO THE BARN.

OH, BE BACK WELL BEFORE THEN.

ELIZABETH'S ENCOUNTERS WITH
MASTER RUPERT ARE ALWAYS VERY

BRIEF.

WHY?

YOU'VE NEVER MET MASTER
RUPERT.

YOU'VE NEVER MET MASTER
RUPERT.

MUST WE HAVE THIS SO-CALLED
PICNIC DOWN BY THE RIVER?

THERE'S LIKELY TO BE MUD.

NOT TO MENTION INSECTS.

I CAN'T ABIDE INSECTS.

HE'S A TOAD.

YES, BUT A VERY RICH TOAD.

NELLIE.

POOR ELIZABETH.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS,
BUT I'M ACTUALLY BEGINNING TO

FEEL SORRY FOR HER.

WE ALL FEEL SORRY FOR HER,
LUCY.

I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY
PEOPLE INSIST ON EATING OUTDOORS

WHEN THERE'S SO LITTLE COMFORT
TO BE HAD.

BUT I SUPPOSE THIS IS A ROMANTIC
OCCASION.

I'M NOT FEELING VERY WELL,
RUPERT.

PITY. I HOPE IT'S NOT AN
AFFLICTION OF THE BOWEL.

I MYSELF OFTEN SUFFER GASTRIC
DISTRESS.

I MYSELF OFTEN SUFFER GASTRIC
DISTRESS.

HOW'S THE COURTSHIP?

ELIZABETH LOOKS LIKE SHE'S
GOING TO BE SICK.

I DON'T BLAME HER, HE'S
REPULSIVE.

LUCY!

WHAT SHE MEANS, MASTER
ROBERT, IS THAT THESE MATTERS OF

THE HEART NEED TIME TO GROW.

REALLY? I'VE HEARD IT CAN
TAKE BUT A MOMENT FOR LOVE TO

TO FLOWER.

LADIES.

JUST LOOK AT HIM.

LUCY, YOU ARE A SERVANT,
AND HE IS THE MASTER, AND YOU

MUST NEVER FORGET THAT.

NO. NO!!

NO!!

WHAT HAPPENED?

I HAVEN'T THE SLIGHTEST IDEA.

I MERELY PROPOSED.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

SIMPLY THAT I THOUGHT WE
SHOULD HAVE A CHILD AS SOON AS

WE'RE MARRIED, AND THEN, ONE
EACH YEAR THEREAFTER FOR SIX

YEARS.

SHE SCREAMED AND SCREAMED, AND
THEN RAN OFF.

PERHAPS THE ROMANCE SIMPLY
OVERWHELMED HER.

NO DOUBT.

LUCY, WHY DON'T YOU TEND TO
MISS ELIZABETH.

NELLIE AND I WILL SET UP THE
PICNIC IN THAT GROVE OF TREES

OVER THERE.

EXCELLENT IDEA.

NO MUD.

WE'RE SETTING UP THE PICNIC.

OH, GO AWAY!

LEAVE ME ALONE.

PERHAPS YOU'LL GET USED TO
HIM.

TO HIM? HE'S VAIN,
HE'S WEAK, HE'S SELF-CENTERED,

HE'S BORING, AND HE LOOKS LIKE
A... A...

TOAD?

YES, PRECISELY.

I'M GONNA BE MISERABLE FOREVER.

IT'S AWFUL WHEN YOU FEEL
SO SAD, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO

UNDERSTAND.

YES, IT IS.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE I FELT THAT WAY
MYSELF.

VERY RECENTLY, IN FACT.

YOU HAVE?

YEP. YESTERDAY.

I FELT SO ALONE AND SORRY FOR
MYSELF THAT I WAS MEAN TO

EVERYBODY AROUND ME.

I HAVE BEEN A BIT DIFFICULT
MYSELF, HAVEN'T I?

IF I HAD TO MARRY RUPERT,
I'D BE A BIT DIFFICULT, TOO.

I'M SORRY FOR BEING SO
GHASTLY, LUCY.

IT'S JUST, I CAN'T STAND THE
THOUGHT OF BEING MARRIED TO HIM.

WHERE I COME FROM, PEOPLE
ONLY MARRY WHEN THEY'RE IN LOVE.

I WISH I LIVED THERE.

ELIZABETH, WHY DON'T YOU DO
EXACTLY AS YOU WANT?

ARE YOU SUGGESTING I REFUSE
RUPERT'S PROPOSAL?

I'M SUGGESTING THAT YOU HAVE
A RIGHT TO BE HAPPY.

MOTHER WOULD DIE.

IT WOULD TAKE A LOT MORE THAN
A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT TO KILL YOUR

MOTHER.

POOR RUPERT.

WHY?

WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TO HIM IS
GOING TO CAUSE HIM GREAT

GASTRIC DISTRESS.

ELIZABETH.

HI.

GOOD AFTERNOON, LUCY.

( gunshot )
WHOA. STEADY, BOY. STEADY.

WHAT WAS THAT?

THOSE DAMN POACHERS AGAIN.

( gunshot )
ROBERT!

OH, NO.

OH, MY GOD. ROBERT.

COME ON, ROBERT.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

OH, GOD, ARE YOU OKAY?

MY HEAD.

WHAT WAS THAT YOU DID?

C.P.R.

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.

IT'S A LIFE-SAVING TECHNIQUE.

WHAT DID YOU CALL IT?

C.P.R.

PERHAPS YOU COULD DO IT
AGAIN.

LUCY, FROM THE FIRST MOMENT
I SAW YOU...

ROBERT, THERE'S SOMETHING
I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

SOMETHING THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

YOU CAN TELL ME ANYTHING,
LUCY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE
HERE VERY SOON.

I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY.

NOT NOW.

EXCUSE ME, YOUNG MASTER.

YOUR FATHER WANTS TO SEE
THE NEW MAID.

I GOT YOUR HORSE, TOO.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU'LL SEE.

YOUR LORDSHIP.

THANK YOU, PATRICK.

LUCY, COME FORWARD.

A MATTER OF SOME GRAVITY HAS
BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.

THERE'S BEEN THEFT FROM LADY
LANGLEY'S QUARTERS.

WHAT IS THAT TO DO WITH LUCY?

LUCY HAS BEEN STEALING FROM
US.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WE HAVE NO PROOF OF THAT YET,
DIANA.

NOT ONLY IS SHE A THIEF,
SHE'S A TROUBLEMAKER.

ELIZABETH CAME BACK FROM THE
PICNIC SPOUTING PREPOSTEROUS

IDEAS ABOUT LOVE.

I WANT HER REMOVED FROM HERE
NOW.

I WON'T HAVE A CHILD ARRESTED
WITHOUT PROOF.

LUCY, THE RUBY RING IS MISSING.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR
YOURSELF?

I DIDN'T STEAL IT.

THEY DID.

THAT'S A LIE.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER ONE OF HER
STORIES.

I'M TELLING THE TRUTH.

PATRICK COLLINS AND MARY SPENCER
HAVE BEEN STEALING FROM YOU

ALL ALONG.

I WOULD NEVER BETRAY YOUR
LADYSHIP'S TRUST.

LUCY, WE HAVE NO REASON TO
SUSPECT PATRICK OR MARY.

THEY'VE BEEN LOYAL EMPLOYEES
FOR MANY YEARS.

I SEE NO OTHER COURSE BUT TO
SEARCH YOUR PERSON AND ROOM.

BUT FATHER...

IF THE GIRL HAS NOTHING TO
HIDE, ROBERT, THEN NOTHING WILL

BE REVEALED.

MRS. PUXLEY, TAKE ONE OF THE
STAFF AND SEARCH LUCY'S

QUARTERS, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

COME WITH ME, NELLIE.

MARY SPENCER. YES, SIR.

CHECK HER GARMENTS, PLEASE.

YOU CAN'T SEARCH ME.

I HAVE RIGHTS.

THERE SHE GOES AGAIN, TALKING
NONSENSE.

SIR.

THIS IS ELIZABETH'S.

I TOLD YOU SHE WAS A THIEF.

ELIZABETH DROPPED IT BY THE
RIVER. I SIMPLY PICKED IT UP FOR

HER.

SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

SHE BROUGHT IT TO ME BY THE
RIVER. I MUST'VE FORGOTTEN IT.

PATRICK AND MARY DID STEAL
THE RING, AND I CAN PROVE IT.

THEY PUT EVERYTHING THEY STEAL
IN A LITTLE BAG IN THE STABLES.

THE RING WILL BE THERE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE
HER, ARE YOU, SIR?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE
HER, ARE YOU, SIR?

THEY HIDE THE BAG OVER THERE,
UNDER THE HAY.

HAVE A LOOK, ROBERT.

THERE'S NOTHING HERE.

NO, YOUNG MASTER.

THERE ISN'T.

LUCY.

IT'S THERE. I SAW IT.

IT MUST BE, IT HAS TO BE.

IF I DON'T FIND THE RING, I'LL
NEVER GET HOME.

PATRICK. YES, SIR.

PULL HER OUT OF THERE.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH IT?

GET OFF ME! LET GO!

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME!

PUT HER DOWN.

PATRICK, I SAID PUT HER DOWN.

WE STILL HAVE NO PROOF OF ANY
CRIME HERE.

EXCUSE ME, YOUR LORDSHIP.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH LUCY'S
QUARTERS, AND I'M AFRAID WE

FOUND THIS BUTTER KNIFE UNDER
HER MATTRESS.

NO, THAT WAS IN THE BAG.

I'M SORRY, LUCY.

SO VERY SORRY.

THEY HID IT IN MY ROOM TO
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE I WAS THE

THIEF.

YOU DO BELIEVE ME.

IS THIS WHAT YOU WERE TRYING
TO TELL ME AT THE RIVER, LUCY?

NO.

IS THIS WHY YOU WERE GOING
AWAY?

NO, ROBERT.

PATRICK, LOCK HER IN THE
CELLAR UNTIL THE CONSTABLE

ARRIVES.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

GET IN THERE WITH YA.

( hour bell tolls )
5:00. IT'S HOPELESS.

( horse nickers )
HELLO, BOY.

I'M NEVER GONNA SEE MY FAMILY
AGAIN, AM I?

LUCY. NELLIE.

COME ON. QUIETLY.

THANK GOODNESS IT'S YOU.

MY FATHER'S WAITING IN THE
WOODS WITH A HORSE AND CART.

QUICKLY.

IT'S THE CONSTABLE.

HURRY. THEY'RE SOUNDING THE
ALARM AT THE CASTLE.

HERE. IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT
MAYBE IT WILL HELP.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS
HAPPENING TO ME.

IT'S LIKE A HORRIBLE DREAM,
AND I KEEP HOPING I'LL WAKE UP,

BUT I DON'T.

SAY YOUR GOOD-BYES QUICKLY.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME.

WHAT AM I DOING? I CAN'T RUN
AWAY. BUT LUCY...

IF I GO NOW, I'LL NEVER SEE
MY FAMILY AGAIN.

I HAVE TO TRY AND GET HOME.

IF YOU GO BACK TO THE CASTLE,
YOU'LL GET CAUGHT.

I HAVE TO RISK THAT.

THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY.

WAIT. WE'LL THINK OF
SOMETHING.

COME ON, BOY.

WHOA THERE.

WHOA.

AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?

JUST VEGETABLES, SIR,
FOR LANGLEY CASTLE.

THEN YOU WON'T MIND ME HAVIN'
A LOOK BACK THERE.

I DON'T MIND, BUT MRS.
PUXLEY, SHE'S EXPECTING ME

AT 6:00. NOW WALK ON, BOY.

OH, NO, YOU DON'T.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK.

I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT'S
A GOOD IDEA, SIR.

HELLO, NELLIE. SIR.

I'M GLAD YOU'VE ARRIVED, SIR.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SEARCH
THE WAGON, AND THIS MAID'S

BEHAVING VERY SUSPICIOUSLY.

IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE A VERY
PRECIOUS CARGO, SIR.

TURNIP AND POTATOES?

WHAT'S SO PRECIOUS ABOUT THAT?

WELL, CONSTABLE, YOU CLEARLY
HAVEN'T MET MRS. PUXLEY.

SHE DEMANDS THAT EVERY VEGETABLE
IS TREATED AS THOUGH IT WERE

ONE OF THE CROWN JEWELS.

I PITY THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR
BRUISING HER TURNIPS.

I HAVE MY ORDERS.

WELL, COME NOW, CONSTABLE,
THE GIRL IS FRIGHTENED OUT OF

HER WITS.

THERE'S NO NEED TO FRIGHTEN HER
MORE.

BESIDES, IF SHE WERE
TRANSPORTING THE RUNAWAY,

SURELY SHE WOULDN'T BE HEADING
TOWARDS THE CASTLE.

I CAN SEE THE LOGIC IN THAT.

YOU'RE A CLEVER MAN,
CONSTABLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

I HOPE YOU'LL BE TELLING YOUR
FATHER THAT.

SORRY TO FRIGHTEN YOU, MISS.

WALK ON, BOY.

NOW, NELLIE, LET'S HAVE
A LOOK AT THIS PRECIOUS CARGO

OF YOURS.

HELLO, LUCY.

ROBERT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TURN ME IN?

BECAUSE, IF I REMEMBER
CORRECTLY, YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

AND SO SWEETLY.

( bells toll )
I HAVE TO GO.

I ONLY HAVE ONE HOUR LEFT.

ONE HOUR LEFT TO DO WHAT?

WHY ARE YOU GOING BACK TO THE
CASTLE WHEN YOU'RE SURE TO BE

CAUGHT?

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO TELL YOU.

I HAVE TO GET THE RUBY RING
BACK; IT'S MAGICAL.

IT BROUGHT ME HERE FROM THE
FUTURE, AND I NEED IT TO TAKE ME

BACK HOME AGAIN.

DO YOU REALLY EXPECT ME TO
BELIEVE THAT YOU COME FROM THE

FUTURE?

IT'S TRUE. WHERE I COME FROM,
WE HAVE TELEVISIONS THAT SHOW US

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE WORLD.

WE HAVE COMPUTERS, MACHINES
THAT CAN THINK FASTER THAN MEN.

WE HAVE AIRPLANES AND
SUBMARINES, AND WE'VE EVEN PUT

MEN ON THE MOON.

HOW WOULD I KNOW ALL THIS IF
I WEREN'T FROM THE FUTURE?

FROM BOOKS OR YOUR
IMAGINATION.

THEN HOW WOULD I KNOW ABOUT
C.P.R.?

NO ONE LIVING NOW COULD'VE
BROUGHT YOU BACK FROM DROWNING.

AND WHAT ABOUT PATRICK AND
MARY SPENCER STEALING YOUR RING?

DID YOU SEE THAT IN THE FUTURE,
TOO?

NO. I SAW THAT WITH MY VERY
OWN EYES FROM THE SECRET

PASSAGE. WHAT SECRET PASSAGE?

THE SECRET PASSAGE IN THE
DRAWING ROOM, BEHIND THE

PAINTING.

YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

NO, AND IF I DON'T, HOW
COULD YOU?

BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I GOT
HERE.

LUCY, PERHAPS YOU'D BETTER
SHOW ME THIS SECRET PASSAGE.

LUCY, HIDE YOURSELF.

SOMEONE'S COMING.

STAND. ROBERT, I'M LOOKING
FOR LUCY.

YOU AND EVERY CONSTABLE IN
LANGLEY.

I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE'S DONE.

SHE WAS SO DEAR TO ME IN MY TIME
OF NEED, I'D DO ANYTHING TO

HELP HER.

DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT?

SHE SAVED ME FROM MARRYING
RUPERT WEBSTER.

OF COURSE I MEAN IT.

THE NEXT TIME I SAY I'LL DO
ANYTHING TO HELP, ROBERT,

REMIND ME TO BITE MY TONGUE.

DO YOU REALLY THINK I CAN
PASS FOR ELIZABETH?

JUST KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN AND
COMPLAIN A GREAT DEAL.

ROBERT, I DON'T DESERVE THAT.

THANK YOU, ELIZABETH.

I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU.

SILLY GIRL.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND AS IF WE'LL
NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

DEAREST NELLIE.

I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU.

FROM ME?

I'M JUST A SERVANT GIRL WHO
KNOWS NOTHING BUT HOW TO

FETCH AND CARRY.

YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT REALLY
MATTERS-- FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

GOOD-BYE, NELLIE.

GOOD-BYE, LUCY.

THANK YOU BOTH.

IT'S RUPERT AND YOUR MOTHER.

WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET AWAY
WITH IT.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

START CRYING. WHAT?

COVER YOUR FACE AND CRY.

ELIZABETH, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
ALL OVER FOR YOU.

POOR RUPERT IS LEAVING.

THE GIRL IS DISTRAUGHT.

PERHAPS THERE'S HOPE FOR YOU
YET.

WELL, THEN, I CAN RETURN AS
EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.

GIVE IT A BIT OF TIME, OLD
BOY.

YOU KNOW WOMEN.

YES. INDEED I DO.

COME, SISTER.

GOOD-BYE, ALL.

DRIVE ON.

NOW DO YOU BELIEVE ME?

SOMEONE'S COMING.

IT'S ALMOST 6:30.

IT'LL BE FATHER COMING FOR
HIS WHISKEY.

QUICK, IN HERE.

IF WE'RE TRAPPED IN HERE,
WE CAN'T SEARCH FOR THE RING.

THERE'S A WAY OUT THROUGH THE
BRUSH ROOM.

THERE'S A WAY OUT THROUGH THE
BRUSH ROOM.

SEE, I TOLD YOU.

THERE'S MY RING.

THAT THIEVING SWINE!

I'LL KILL HIM!

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME!

I'VE TAKEN MY LAST ORDER FROM
YOU, YOUNG MASTER.

LEAVE HIM ALONE!

LEAVE HER ALONE, YOU
UNGRATEFUL LOUT.

UNGRATEFUL, YOUNG MASTER?

I AM MOST GRATEFUL.

WITHOUT THAT FINE RUBY RING OF
HERS, IT WOULD'VE TAKEN US YEARS

OF STEALING TO GET THE MONEY WE
NEED, YOU UNDERSTAND?

LET GO OF HIM! LET GO OF HIM!

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS,
PATRICK? WE'VE ALWAYS TAKEN

CARE OF YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW
HUMILIATING IT IS TO BE SLAVING

FOR THE LIKES OF YOUR FATHER?

I'LL GET HELP.

OH, NO, YOU DON'T, YOUNG
LADY.

GET OFF ME. LET GO OF ME.

ONE MORE SOUND, AND I'LL
CRUSH YOUR SKULL.

DON'T STAND THERE, MARY.

GET SOME ROPE.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO MEET ME
AT 7:00.

IT'S A GOOD THING I CAME
ALONG WHEN I DID.

IF WE'RE TO GET AWAY SAFELY,
YOU HAVE TO DO EXACTLY AS I SAY.

YES, MR. COLLINS.

YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH
THIS.

BY THE TIME THEY FIND YOU,
WE'LL BE ON A BOAT. NOW GAG

THESE TWO GOOD AND PROPER.

I'LL SEE YOU AS PLANNED.

MARY, THERE'S STILL A CHANCE
FOR YOU. UNTIE US.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE IN
A POSITION TO BE GIVING ORDERS,

MASTER ROBERT.

YOU'LL NEVER SEE PATRICK
AGAIN, YOU KNOW.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
YOU STUPID GIRL?

IF HE'S GOT ANY SENSE,
HE'LL MAKE A BREAK FOR IT NOW,

SELL THE RING AND KEEP ALL THE
MONEY HIMSELF.

HE WOULDN'T DO THAT, HE LOVES
ME.

I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST USING
YOU TO GET THE SILVER OUT OF THE

HOUSE. MY MISTAKE.

I HEARD ENOUGH.

( hoofbeats )
Patrick: HAH! HAH!

SEE? I TOLD YOU.

Robert: COME ON, BOY.

Lucy: COME ON, BOY. FASTER.

WHOA!

THERE. THERE HE IS.

WE'LL NEVER CATCH HIM.

WE CAN IF WE GO ACROSS THIS
FIELD.

BUT THERE'S A WALL.

NO PROBLEM. COME ON, BOY.

LUCY, IT'S TOO HIGH WITH THE
TWO OF US. WE'LL NEVER MAKE IT.

HOLD ON.

PUSH HIM HARDER, LUCY.

COME ON, BOY, CATCH HIM UP.

COME ON, FASTER.

THAT'S IT, BOY. YOU CAN DO IT.

FASTER!

COME ON, FASTER!

BRING HIM ALONGSIDE.

THAT'S IT, BOY. YOU CAN DO
IT. COME ON!

HOLD HIM STEADY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

COME ON, PATRICK.

THIS HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH!

WHOA!

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOU WANT THE RING.

SHE NEEDS IT.

COME AND GET IT.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING
ELSE YOU'VE STOLEN.

JUST GIVE HER THE RING.

WHY SHOULD I?

PATRICK, PLEASE.

I HAVE TO GO HOME.

THE RING IS THE ONLY WAY.

NO.

GOOD BOY.

( hour bell tolls )
7:00.

IT'S TIME.

STAY.

BUT MY FAMILY.

TAKE ME WITH YOU.

I CAN'T.

YOU'D BE AS LOST IN MY TIME AS
I WAS IN YOURS.

I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU, LUCY.

I LOVE YOU, ROBERT.

I HAVE TO GO.

I WISH I WERE HOME WITH MY
FAMILY.

I WISH I WERE HOME WITH MY
FAMILY.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, LUCY.

OH, ROBERT.

LUCY.

ROBERT. ROBERT.

LUCY. LUCY!

OH, GRAN.

AND WHO, MIGHT I ASK, IS
ROBERT?

I THOUGHT I WAS STILL
THERE.

LUCY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, GRAN, I'M FINE.

BETTER THAN EVER.

THERE'S SOMEONE HERE TO
SEE YOU.

OH, NOREEN.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUCY.

THANK YOU.

WHERE'S THE BIRTHDAY GIRL?

SURPRISE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUCY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUCY DARLING.

( all talking )
THANKS, DAD.

TRICKED YOU.

THOUGHT WE'D FORGOTTEN,
DIDN'T YOU?

BLOW YOUR CANDLES OUT.

SHE HAS TO MAKE A WISH FIRST.

NO, I DON'T.

I HAVE EVERYTHING I COULD WISH
FOR RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT. OKAY. EVERYONE BLOW THE
CANDLES OUT AFTER THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING.

I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR
THE WORLD.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON, YEAH?

YEAH.

LUCY, YOU GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT?

I'M GONNA BE FINE.

GOOD.

BYE, THEN.

BYE.

( doorbell rings )
YES, MISS.

HI. SORRY. LOOK, I KNOW IT'S
LATE.

I JUST WONDERED IF IT WOULD BE
POSSIBLE TO LOOK ROUND THE

CASTLE.

I'M AFRAID WE'RE CLOSED NOW,
MISS.

IS THERE A PROBLEM, PUXLEY?

JUST TELLING THE YOUNG LADY
HERE, SIR, THAT WE'RE CLOSED

NOW.

YES, WE ARE.

THANK YOU, PUXLEY.

EXCUSE ME, BUT HAVE WE MET
BEFORE?

MY NAME'S ROBERT.

ROBERT LANGLEY.

MOST PEOPLE CALL ME ROB.

SORRY.
I'M LUCY.

ARE YOU SURE WE HAVEN'T MET?

YOU LOOK SO FAMILIAR.

LET ME SHOW YOU AROUND.

THANK YOU.

THE CASTLE WAS BUILT AROUND
A MEDIEVAL TOWER.

THIS HALL WAS ADDED IN THE
1600's.

IT WAS BOUGHT FOR WILLIAM
LANGLEY BY HIS FATHER, THE EARL

OF CHURNSIDE, IN 1696.

THE FAMILY'S LIVED HERE EVER
SINCE.

IT WAS LARGELY REMODELED IN THE
GOTHIC REVIVAL OF THE 1820's.

HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HEY, JUST A MINUTE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR SECRET
PASSAGE.

HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE?

IN A WAY.

"LADY ELIZABETH LANGLEY AND
DR. EDWARD D'ORSAY."

IT'S MY GREAT-AUNT ELIZABETH.

SHE MARRIED A FRENCH DOCTOR.

CAUSED QUITE A SCANDAL.

SHE LOOKS VERY HAPPY.

I BELIEVE SHE WAS.

THAT'S IT.

MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER ROBERT
PAINTED THIS PICTURE, BUT NOBODY

KNOWS WHO THE GIRL IS.

BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T SHE?

YOU LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE HER.

LISTEN...

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO FOR
A WALK; IT'S A BEAUTIFUL

EVENING.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME?

IT'S OKAY. I DON'T BITE.

I'D LIKE THAT.

I'D LIKE THAT VERY MUCH.

THIS'LL BE MINE ONE DAY.

I DON'T KNOW; I THINK IT'S
A LITTLE BIG.

WHAT I REALLY WANNA DO IS TRAVEL
THE WORLD, AND PAINT.