Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest
Jack I thought not, if it were, there’d be rum. [Bootstrap stretches out his arm with a creak, there’s a bottle of rum in his hand; Jack takes it with some difficulty]
Bootstrap You got the Pearl back, I see.
Jack I had some help retrieving the Pearl, by the way. Your son.
Bootstrap William? Ended up pirate after all.
Jack And to what do I owe the pleasure of your carbuncle?
Bootstrap He sent me. Davy Jones.
Jack Ah. So it’s you, then. He shanghaied you into service, eh?
Bootstrap I chose it. I’m sorry for the part I played in the mutiny against you, Jack. [a little crab escapes from his sleeve, he grabs it and eats it] I stood up for ya. Everything went wrong after that. They strapped me to a cannon, I ended up on the bottom of the ocean, the weight of the water crushing down on me. Unable to move, unable to die, Jack, and I thought that even the tiniest hope of escaping this fate, I would take it. I would trade anything for it.
Jack It’s funny what a man Will do to forestall his final judgment.
Bootstrap You made a deal with him, too, Jack. He raised the Pearl from the depths for you, thirteen years you’ve been Captain.
Jack Technically, I –
Bootstrap Jack. Won’t be able to talk yourself out of this. The terms would apply to me, apply to you, as well. One soul, bound to Crew a hundred years upon his ship.
Jack Yes, but The Flying Dutchman already has a Captain, so there’s really –
Bootstrap Then it’s the Locker for you! Though this is terrible, the leviathan Will find you and drag the Pearl back to the depths and you along with it.
Jack Any idea when Jones might release said terrible beastie?
Bootstrap I already told you, Jack. The time is up. [puts something in Jack’s hand] It comes now. Drawn with ravenous hunger for the man what bears the black spot. [Jack opens his hand and a black spot spreads out on the palm of the hand that Bootstrap touched]
Jack [slightly panicked, Jack rushes out to the Crew quarters] On deck all hands! Make faster—gasket! On deck! Scurry! Scurry on! Move it! Move it!! I want movement! [there is chaos below decks]
Gibbs [trying to pull his clothes on] Mr. Skinner, pick it up! (??)
Jack [runs up on deck] I want a—- (??), plenty running. Run as if the devil himself and itself was upon us! [wraps his marked hand with a strip of cloth]
Gibbs Do we have a heading?
Jack [doesn’t see Gibbs] Ah! Rum! Land. [Gibbs walks away and then pops up on another side of the stairs under which Jack is trying to hide] Ah!
Gibbs Which port?
Jack I didn’t say port. I said land, any land. [the undead monkey climbs by and knocks off Jack’s hat] Ah! [they hiss at each other]
Gibbs Jack’s hat! Steer about!
Jack No, no, leave it. [everyone looks at him funny] Rum. [he hurries away]
Gibbs Back to your stations, the lot of ya! [spots Jack under the stairs again] Jack?
Jack Shh!
Gibbs For the love of Mother and Child, Jack, what’s coming after us?
Jack Nothing.
[we see Jack’s hat floating on the sea, a foreign Sailor on another ship spots it and fishes it out; he puts it on and pretends to salute, another walks up and demands it from him and puts the hat on his own head; they stop bickering when they hear an ominous groaning underneath; the one in possession of the hat frantically tries to give it to the one who had found it, but he doesn’t want it anymore; with a crack and a splash, the ship is crushed and taken underwater]
Scene 4: (The search for Jack proves somewhat successful)
[in Port Royal, Will is getting ready to leave and goes to see Elizabeth before he does]
Prison guard: You’re not… you can’t be here. [tries to stop Will from going to Elizabeth]
Governor Swann I think you’ll find he can.
Prison guard: Mr. Swann.
Governor Swann Governor Swann, still. Do you think I wear this wig to keep my head warm?
Elizabeth [talking through the bars] Jack’s compass? What does Beckett want with that?
Will Doesn’t matter. I’m to find Jack and convince him to return to Port Royal and in exchange the charges against us Will be dropped.
Governor Swann No, we must find our own avenue to secure your freedom.
Will Is that a lack of faith in Jack… or in me?
Governor Swann You would risk your life to save Sparrow’s does not mean that he would do the same for anyone else. Now, where’s that dog with the keys? [looks around for the dog and whistles]
Elizabeth I have faith in you. Both of you. Where Will you find him?
Will Tortuga. I’ll start there and I won’t stop searching ‘till I find him. And then I intend to return here to marry you.
Elizabeth Properly?
Will With your leave, if you’ll still have me.
Elizabeth If it weren’t for these bars, I’d have you already. [Governor Swann breaks off a piece of a wall sconce, looks around and drops it in a dark corner] I’ll wait for you.
Will Keep a weather eye on the horizon. [is so close he can kiss her, but tears himself away and leaves quickly]
[Will is looking for Jack everywhere and no one can tell him where he is]
Sailor #1: Captain Jack Sparrow? Hadn’t been thought about, heard he was dead.
Sailor #2: Singapore, that’s what I heard. Drunk, with a smile. Sure as a tide, Jack Sparrow, turned up in Singapore.
Giselle Jack Sparrow?
Scarlett I haven’t seen him in a month.
Giselle When you find him, you give ‘im a message. [slaps Will]
Sailor #3: Can’t say about Jack Sparrow, but this island just south of the straits where I trade spice for… delicious, long pork. Cannot say about Jack. But you’ll find that ship there. A ship with black sails.
[on board a ship taking Will to the Black Pearl beached on an island]
Captain My brother Will take you ashore.
Will [the Sailor stops rowing their boat] What’s wrong, the beach is right there?
Sailor Ne bougeais pas, c’set beaucoup trop dangereaux.
Will What?
Sailor Je ne pois, c’est trop dangereaux, j’avais le dit. [Will makes ready to dive] Bon voyage, monsieur. [Will dives and swims the rest of the way]
Will [walks ashore next to the Peal] Jack! Jack Sparrow! Marty! Cotton! Anybody? [he sees no one and makes his way into the jungle, spots Cotton’s parrot] Ah, a familiar face.
Cotton’s parrot: Awk, don’t eat me!
Will [looks confused] I’m not going to eat you.
Cotton’s parrot: Don’t eat me. Don’t eat me. Awk!
Will [walks on, spots Gibbs’ canteen hanging] Gibbs. [follows the rope that had been tied to it and is captured by the cannibals; hanging upside down by one foot he swings his sword around] Come on! Let’s go! Come on, who wants it?! I can do this all day! [the cannibals look at each other then one shoots a poisoned dart at the wildly swinging Will; it hits his neck and he is knocked out, sword dropping from his hand; he is shown being carried tied like a side of meat on a roasting stick to their village]
Cannibal #1: [addressing the chief] Kali kali ten dah dah.
Will [wakes up and sees their chief] Jack? Jack Sparrow. I can honestly say I’m glad to see you. [Jack rises and pokes his shoulder] Jack, it’s me, Will Turner!
Jack [addressing the cannibal] Pah se ko?
Cannibals Teen dada, eeseetis. [everyone agrees] Eeseetis.
Will Tell them to let me down.
Jack [to Will] Kele lam. Nom piki piki, nom minsi winsi. [approaches Will’s backside] Lam seisei, eunichi. Snip snip. [mimes scissors]
Cannibals [the cannibals all ‘aah’ with understanding] Eunichi.
Will [spots Jack’s compass] Jack, the compass, it’s all I need. Elizabeth is in danger. We were arrested for trying to help you. She faces the gallows!
Jack [stands a moment thinking, then approaches the cannibals] Seiserom shup shup sha smame mame shuku, savvy? Maliki liki. [waves Will away]
Cannibals [started up by one, taken up by all] Maliki liki! Maliki liki!
Jack [whispers to Will before Will is carried off with a chant of ‘boom shoukoo’] Save me.
Will Jack, what did you tell them? No! What about Elizabeth? Jaaack!
Scene 5: (The escape, more negotiations and salvaging)
[in the Port Royal jail we hear the prisoners whistling and calling ‘good boy, closer’ to what should be a dog, once the camera pans, we see that it’s Elizabeth they’re beckoning to]
Governor Swann [a guard unlocks her cell] Come quickly.
Prisoner Where are ye goin’?
Elizabeth [they leave the jail] You’ve got to tell me what’s happening.
Governor Swann I may still have some standing in the keep. I’ve arranged passage to England. The Captain is a friend of mine.
Elizabeth [outraged] No! Will’s gone to find Jack!
Governor Swann We cannot count on William Turner. Come! [drags her by the arm]
Elizabeth He’s a better man than you give him credit for.
Governor Swann Of course, this is no time for innocence. Beckett has offered one pardon only. One! And that is promised to Jack Sparrow. Even if Will succeeds… you’re not asking me to endure the sight of my daughter walking to the gallows. Do not. [leads her into a carriage] Perhaps, I can ensure a fair trial for Will, if he returns.
Elizabeth A fair trial for Will ends in a hanging.
Governor Swann Then there is nothing left for you here. [closes the door and drives the carriage to the dock; to Elizabeth] Wait inside. [makes his way towards the ship at anchor] Captain? [spots the Captain with his back to him] Captain! [the Captain was impaled on Mr. Mercer’s sword and once the sword is taken out, drops to the ground: dead] Oh…!
Mercer Evening, Gov’ner. [wipes the blade of his sword clean of blood] Shame, huh? [indicates the dead body] He was carrying this [he’s holding a leather case] It’s a letter to the King. It’s from you.
