From Hell
Transcript written by and used with the courtesey of Angela Sugden
Man Get out of here!
Woman You’re taking all our money again.
Man That’s better.
Woman You’ll feel better when you get home.
Kate There’s one over there.
Mary Night, Polly.
Polly Gonna be a long night, Mary.
Mary Too bloody long.
Annie It’s quiet isn’t it? You had any luck?
Mary Not much, love.
Man Give you a penny for a suck.
Mary Piss off.
Liz Hi. Where’s Kate?
Mary Across the street.
Geordie Miss?
Mary Yeah?
Geordie It’s Mary isn’t it?
Mary What you want?
Geordie Shut your hole bitch.
Mary I know you. You’re Geordie from Nichol Street.
McQueen Do you remember me, Mary Kelly?
Mary I’d never for get you, McQueen. Will you stop that now? Buttons are hard to come by.
McQueen What does a whore need buttons for? I warned you and your friends. Payment was due Monday.
Mary I’m working, ain’t I? We all are.
McQueen And I am making sure that no-one troubles you. I’m providing a service, Mary Kelly. And I expect to be paid. . . or else you will be very troubled. Now, you tell your five friends they bring me my money by tomorrow, or this friend of mine here will be your next customer.
Kate You’re bloody filthy this morning.
Martha I bleeding stink.
Kate What’d you get up to last night?
Martha You don’t even want to know about it.
Polly Give us a look.
Ann Mary. Thank God I found you. He’s coming. Albert’s coming today. Well, I need you to look after the baby.
Kate Let’s have a hold.
Ann I’m so proud of her. I love her to bits.
Mary She’s the most gorgeous little girl.
Martha Isn’t she beautiful?
Ann She’s lovely, in’t she?
Liz I’ll be seeing you in a bit.
Annie Get us a jar of gin will you? You look fine Ann. Must be nice having a rich man looking after you.
Martha She has your eyes and her father’s brow. Don’t you think?
Kate Oh yeah.
Mary She is a perfect love, but, but Ann, we’re all in, in a terrible way for money. The Nichols gang. . .
Annie They want our blood. Know what they said they’re gonna do to us?
Kate Don’t start that now.
Ann Oh what, what’s she saying?
Mary They want a pound a week from each of us.
Kate You count yourself lucky my dear. Good an lucky that you got a wealthy man to take care of you.
Mary We need four pound to pay ’em, so we can’t spare the time.
Ann I’ll get the four pounds from Albert.
Mary He might say no, Ann. I can’t take a chance.
Ann Oh he won’t. I know he won’t. He’s been in France on business. He wrote, he sold a lot of his paintings. He’s sure to have full pockets and feel generous.
Mary To you perhaps, but. . .
Ann I’ll ask for meself. I’ll get you the four pounds. I promise, Mary.
Officer Belt I’m not going to hurt you, Netley. Remember me? Remember who I am? Your charge will be coming down sooner than expected. Much sooner than expected. Be a good man, Netley. Get him home quickly. Quickly and quietly. Understood? Well said, Netley. Very well said. Take them out.
Albert What is the meaning of this? Kidney, what in God’s name are you doing?
Ann Albert! Albert!
Kidney I want this room in pieces.
Albert I demand an explanation.
Martha It’s Albert.
Belt Go. Go.
Ann Albert! Get off me. Please, no.
Belt Go.
Kidney Who knows?
Ann I didn’t know. I swear, I didn’t. How can I tell anyone else?
Kidney Who knows? Who knows?
Martha I don’t know, I don’t know they could be. Albert must have mixed in with something terrible.
Mary She’s hungry and cold, poor thing. I’ve got to take her to ’em. I’ve got to take her to Ann’s parents.
Martha You go. Leave baby Alice with them. I’ll get to work, and I’ll meet you later at the Ten Bells.
Coroner Notice something, Inspector?
Chinese Man I pay. I already pay.
Godley I’m not after you, Emperor. Where is he? Move it. Go on. Get up. Get up!
Abberline Hello, darling. Sergeant. It’s night.
Godley Well spotted, Inspector Abberline. Indeed it is night. Our genius has returned to us. Thank you gentlemen. And remember, if you ever wish to escape the dreary confines of your present duties. . . this never happened. Cut along now.
Abberline Have I lost a day?
Godley No, Inspector. Indeed, it’s only four hours since you left here. Oh, deepest apologies for the rude awakening.
Abberline I suspect you enjoyed that.
Godley ‘I must be cruel only to be kind,’ as the poet said. Although, I would happily wallop you every time you chase the dragon.
Abberline Well, I had a neaking suspicion you might interrupt.
Godley You’ve seen something. What did you see?
Abberline A petticoat saturated with blood.
Godley You know, they used to burn men like you alive. Sometime this evening a bangtail was murdered in George Yard.
Abberline That doesn’t sound much out of the ordinary.
Godley ‘Twas the way she was done, Inspector. ‘Twas the way the bangtail was done that cries out for a man of your talents.
Police Surgeon Her name was Martha Tabram. I don’t know what sort of name Tabram is. It sounds foreign to me.
Abberline This is not what I saw.
Godley Not the woman of your dreams? Are you sure? Show him.
Police Surgeon You show him. Why do I have to be exposed to this degradation over and over again? I’ve looked at the mess twice.
Godley Before he cut her throat, he removed her livelihood as a keepsake.
Sir William Gentlemen, we are indeed fortunate today, to be able to observe an entirely new approach to the treatment of insanity. Oh, Dr. Ferral, I was just saying to my colleagues, we’re here in the hope that you’ll permit us to observe this new treatment of yours.
Dr. Ferral I wasn’t expecting such distinguished visitors, Sir William. But you’re all welcome, of course. I’m ready to begin right now in fact.
