The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998–…): Season 1, Episode 18 - The Ghost of Raven Jones: Part 3 - full transcript

DAVID ROBINSON: Hold on, Billy!

Come this way!

[WATER SPLASHING]

Billy, I have you.

[LAUGH]

- BEN THOMAS: We may be
- violating consecrated ground.

[LAUGHING]

[DOG GROWLING]

[PIG GRUNTING]

CHRISTINA ROBINSON: Barnabas!

[DOG BARKING]



JOANNA ROBINSON: That's him.

[LIGHTNING CRACKING]

Ernst!

[THUD]

ERNST ROBINSON: Who are you?

What do you want with me?

[THEME MUSIC]

[LABORED BREATHING]

When are we going

back to our cave?

When I say so.

I'm going to try to

get near the old man.

- BEN THOMAS: And
- why are we wasting



Our time with some old hermit?

Because he's got a pistol,

in case you hadn't noticed.

And he's got a reason for not

wanting us or the Robinsons

to be on the island.

He must be hiding something.

- And what if he's
- not hiding anything?

- Well, then he's
- gone to an awful lot

Of trouble for nothing.

Now shut up or keep up.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

- ERNST ROBINSON: Well,
- were you marooned?

Is that it?

Are you alone?

Have you been here...

Have you been here a

long time by yourself?

Just tell me.

This is getting us nowhere.

RAVEN JONES: Daniels.

What was that?

Is that your name?

Daniel?

RAVEN JONES: Not on my own.

Daniels.

Daniels is here too?

Is he your friend?

Friend Friend?

Uh, shipmate?

Oh, aye.

Is he here on the island?

[LAUGHING]

What?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[LAUGHING]

I thought I

recognized these rocks.

They look different

in the daytime.

It's all right.

- We'll retrace our
- steps and start again.

Oh, I'm sorry, Papa.

- DAVID ROBINSON:
- What is it, Billy?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

I'm afraid we're on the

right track after all.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[GUN CLICKING]

You're not going to kill me.

I mean, why would you?

I've done you no harm.

Look.

If that's your only

friend, then you need help.

My... my family will help you.

Quiet!

We both know why you're here.

You want my treasure!

Treasure?

RAVEN JONES: Don't lie to me.

You think you're

the first, do you?

Well, we've seen 'em coming,

and we've seen 'em off, too,

old Daniels and me.

ERNST ROBINSON: You're

making a mistake.

Look, we've been on this

island for over nine months.

Don't you think we would have

come looking for your treasure

before now?

I seen you looking!

You've been getting

closer every day!

We were looking for food!

Please, you've

got to believe me.

- We don't know anything
- about any treasure.

What do you think, Daniels?

Can we trust him?

Ah.

But even if he didn't

know, he does now.

Oh, aye.

Aye.

I'll be with you presently.

What?

What?

Oh, you damn fool.

What did he say?

Oh, he... he were all

for saving your life.

I talked him out of it.

Ha!

Not very much

sense, old Daniels.

ERNST ROBINSON: So where's

this treasure, then?

I don't believe you have any.

You don't?

Show me.

As a... a last request.

Oh, ho.

Oh, last request, eh?

Yeah?

Ah, well.

Don't see no harm in it.

Just a quick look, mind.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

There's nothing in there.

Why, here it is.

A piece of parchment?

The map, boy.

The map!

Ho.

All you have is the map?

There's more gold

and silver there

than you've ever set eyes on.

Jewels, [INAUDIBLE], trinkets.

A king's ransom.

And it's all mine.

But you haven't found it yet.

Why, it's here.

It's here.

On the island.

My island.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Seems a shame to waste

my only other shirt.

Still, it's at a good cause.

What are you doing?

- What does it look
- like, Christina?

- We're preparing to
- leave the island.

What do you think, Joanna?

- Well, I hope the
- old man's eyesight

Is weaker than his legs.

I still don't understand.

Simple, Christina.

Our ghost wants us

to leave the island,

- and that's what
- we're going to do.

At least that's what he'll

think has happened when he sees

this raft floating out to sea.

- DAVID ROBINSON: Let
- me have that, Billy.

- That's excellent.
- Thank you very much.

Put it right here.

- Now, then, Joanna,
- I want you to lash

- The rudder firmly in place
- so she sets of course

Straight out to sea.

At last, we're going to see

what this little raft of ours

can really do.

[RUSTLING]

[SHOUT]

What's that?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Just the wind.

I wonder what

they'll make of that.

Who?

All those ships

just over the horizon.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Well, old man.

Any more of your tricks?

[GIGGLING]

Parsons, let's

get out of here.

- Let's go back to our
- island, shall we?

- I think something terrible
- is going to happen.

PARSONS: Ben.

Listen to me.

You got nothing to fear.

He's got a treasure map in

there just like I told you.

- That's why he wants
- us off this island.

And there's something else.

- Robinson's oldest
- boy, he's holding

Him prisoner, sort of a bonus.

- I think we just might
- kill us two birds with one

Stone, what do you say?

I don't know.

Hm.

Still think he's a ghost?

Look!

Nothing but sailcloth and paint!

No!

I don't care!

- There's something not
- right about this island,

And I want to go.

- You ain't going nowhere.

You and me swore an oath.

Have you forgotten that?

We swore my brother's

death would be avenged.

You... Parsons, look!

Even the Robinsons are

leaving the island.

You can stay here if you want.

I'm going to take the dory

and go, oath or no oath.

Ben!

Ben!

I'm not alone, you know.

I have my family.

Can't kill us all.

I don't have to.

They've left.

Run out on you.

You're lying.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

No.

It's impossible.

Come on.

Where are you taking me?

Just go.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

You.

But I thought...

Have you seen the old man?

We must find the cave.

- If you know where it
- is, please tell us.

- Follow the line
- of trees till you

Come to an outcropping of rock.

The path leads up to it.

Is my brother all right?

Wait!

Father!

- If my family's
- really gone, you might

As well just shoot me now.

Why waste a musket ball?

- ERNST ROBINSON:
- What about Daniels?

Did you waste a

musket ball on him?

Daniels was my friend!

Then why did you kill him?

No more talking!

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

ELIZABETH ROBINSON:

Ah, Christina.

Emily and I are saying

a prayer for Ernst.

Will you join us?

Lord, we pray that you

will keep Ernst safe

and bring him home to us.

He can be a headstrong

young man, but...

Mama.

What is it, dear?

We're praying.

That old man I saw,

wasn't he a ghost?

No, dear.

I don't think so.

Now concentrate.

How do you know he wasn't?

I just know, that's all.

Now shall we pray?

ELIZABETH ROBINSON: Lord...

Why can Emily see

a ghost, but I can't?

I don't know.

Perhaps she has greater

powers of concentration.

CHRISTINA ROBINSON: Hers

was just a old pile of bones

put there to frighten her.

Mine was an old man.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

I didn't see a ghost.

I wouldn't have been scared

of an old pile of bones.

Christina, Emily.

Let us each pray for

Ernst in our own way.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Emily.

Excuse me, please.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[GRUNT]

- There's no way down.
- RAVEN JONES: [LAUGH]

Save one.

No!

- [ROCKS CLATTERING]
- No.

Please.

Listen to me.

You saw for yourself, my

family has left the island.

- I'm the only one here.
- Oh.

ERNST ROBINSON: And I won't

go looking for your treasure.

I promise you.

You're a liar!

ERNST ROBINSON: No!

No, I swear!

Besides, if you kill me,

you'll be alone again.

Don't you see?

I... I could be

your... your friend.

No.

You can't fool me.

You can't fool old Raven.

Say your prayers.

Raven?

Raven Jones?

You... do... do...

You know my name?

Well, every urchin knows

the story of Raven Jones.

He's a hero.

There are many books

written about him.

But he... he disappeared

a long time ago.

Books?

What books?

What do they say about me?

What do they say

about Raven Jones?

That no prison can hold him.

[LAUGHS]

Prison?

Prison?

Aye, that's me!

[LAUGHS]

Aye, that's me!

What happened to your crew?

Oh, we didn't want to share

the treasure with that bunch

of rogues, so we

slipped overboard one

night, took one of the boats.

But you never found the gold?

Nor any ship.

And Daniels?

- RAVEN JONES: When we
- didn't find nothing, we...

We fell to arguing.

Well, it was the gold, you see.

Does that to a man.

So I persuaded him to

take the boat, get help.

What I really wanted to

do was get shot of him.

Three days later, he were back.

Without having seen a ship?

I don't know what he's seen.

He were dead.

Face down in the briney.

ERNST ROBINSON: But I...

I thought you said

that you killed him?

Well, as... as good as.

Oh.

- No!
- No!

No!

No!

Please!

Don't!

Don't!

What's your name, young lad?

Ernst.

Ernst Robinson.

Well, you'll likely

be hungry, young Ernst.

Uh, yeah... yes.

- We lost all our
- crops in the monsoon.

Oh, don't you worry

none about that.

I got a rice field

down by the river.

Nice sheltered spot.

I grow it from a

couple of wild plants.

- It were a good
- harvest this year.

Do you still

look for the gold?

Every day.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

May I?

[ROCKS CLATTERING]

Oh.

ERNST ROBINSON: What will

you do with the treasure

if you find it?

Do with it?

I...

PARSONS: Good question.

ERNST ROBINSON: Parsons!

- PARSONS: I mean, it's
- no real use to you.

You can't eat gold.

Give me the map.

[WHIMPERING]

No.

Ernst.

No heroics now.

[ROCKS CLATTERING]

[SHOUT]

[ROCKS FALLING]

[THUD]

[GROAN]

Ah.

PARSONS: Give me the map

and I'll pull you up.

Never.

Very well.

I can always collect it from

the bottom of the ravine.

Ah!

Parsons!

Get away from my son!

Father!

Well, well.

If it ain't the murdering

swine who killed my brother.

Leave him alone.

Your quarrel's with

me, not with Ernst.

Put up the gun and we'll talk.

That's better.

Your brother attacked my wife.

I struck him, but

I didn't kill him.

And if he's dead, I'm sorry.

You will be.

Ow!

Emily!

[ROCKS CLATTERING]

[SHOUT]

Ernst!

PARSONS: [SHOUTING]

I've got you.

[GROAN]

The map.

Here.

You'll be all right, Raven.

We'll get you to the tree house.

Raven?

This is Raven Jones.

BILLY: But I thought...

That he was a legend?

So did I. Look.

Wow.

No prison could hold me.

Do you think we

can move him, Father?

RAVEN JONES: [LABORED BREATHING]

ERNST ROBINSON: Raven.

How did you escape

from the tower?

Do you remember?

You had them build

that golden cage.

And then when they went down

to the dungeon, you'd gone.

It were the gold.

It dazzled them.

I slipped away,

and nobody noticed.

[LAUGHING]

[GASPING]

It were the gold.

[LAUGHING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

ERNST ROBINSON (VOICEOVER): Was

this really the legendary Raven

Jones we encountered?

I believe it was, but I will

leave that for you to ponder.

Whoever he was, his life

seemed a tragic tale

which ironically drew

the family, especially

Father and I, closer together.

- For the moment,
- though, our task was

To hold a double

funeral for Daniels

and his lifelong

friend, Raven Jones.

Though their bodies will

never leave the island,

their souls are at

peace and have moved on.

The Lord is my shepherd,

I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie

down in green pastures.

He leadeth be beside

the still waters.

- ERNST ROBINSON
- (VOICEOVER): Out of respect

For the tragic souls, we had a

meal to celebrate their lives

from Raven's rice

field, which was

his only form of sustenance,

and which ironically

proved to be his real treasure.

ELIZABETH ROBINSON: Mm, lovely.

Emily, you saved my life.

- I don't know how to thank you.
- EMILY CHAN: There's no need.

- It's just lucky one of
- us can shoot straight.

[LAUGHTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I've acted like

a fool, Father.

I was just going to say

the same thing about myself.

Well, um... well...

I just want you to

know that, uh, I

depend upon your wise counsel.

We all do.

- And I depend
- upon your courage.

Tell me something, Ernst.

When you saw the raft

floating out to sea,

did you think we'd

abandoned you?

- No.
- Not at all.

Of course.

- But I was afraid you
- might be alarmed.

Father, look.

What is it?

Down there.

DAVID ROBINSON: [LAUGHING]

Oh.

PARSONS: And off they left me.

Some shipmate you are.

BEN THOMAS: I told

you I'm sorry.

At least I pulled you

out of the ravine.

- There'll be a
- day of reckoning.

Don't you worry about that.

I'll get even with

them Robinsons.

Just you wait till

these wounds heal.

What are you grinnin' at?

Nothing.

Then row, damn you!

Row!

THEME SONG: Time to

go, a ship is leaving.

No time for breathing,

life goes on.

Hm, ah.

When I see we're on

the same side fighting,

then it's time to leave.

Should have known how

the rain was falling.

Now we love so much more

cause that's what life's for.

Get away.

Ah, ah.

We should get away.

This is the moment.

The day by day, the

world will go away.

With you by my side,

I know what is right.

And I will stay with

you, if you decide.

We should get away.

Get away.

Get away from it all.

[MUSIC PLAYING]