Pirates of the Caribbean – the Curse of the Black Pearl
Jack You can keep doing that forever, the dog is never going to move.
Prisoner Oh, excuse us if we haven’t resigned ourselves to the gallows just yet.
[in the Governor’s house; Elisabeth ‘s room] Estrella: There you go, Miss. [puts a bed warmer between the sheets] It was a difficult day for you, I’m sure.
Elizabeth I suspected Commodore Norrington would propose but I must admit, I wasn’t entirely prepared for it.
Estrella Well, I meant you being threatened by that pirate. Sounds terrifying.
Elizabeth Oh, yes, it was terrifying.
Estrella But the Commodore proposed. Fancy that. Now, that’s a smart match, Miss, if it’s not too bold to say.
Elizabeth It is a smart match. He’s a fine man; he’s what any woman should dream of marrying.
Estrella Well, that Will Turner , he’s a fine man, too.
Elizabeth That is too bold.
Estrella Well, begging your pardon, Miss. It was not my place. [leaves]
[meanwhile Will is hammering a new sword, he looks out unto the deserted street]
[on top of the Fort] Governor Swann : Has my daughter given you an answer yet?
Norrington No, she hasn’t.
Governor Swann Well, she has had a very trying day. Ghastly weather, don’t you think?
Norrington Bleak. Very bleak.
Governor Swann What’s that?
Norrington Cannon fire! [tackles the Governor] Return fire!
[in the jail] Jack : I know those guns. [looks out of his little window] It’s the Pearl .
Prisoner The Black Pearl ? I’ve heard stories. She’s been preying on ships and settlements for near ten years. Never leaves any survivors.
Jack No survivors? Then where do the stories come from, I wonder?
[the Black Pearl’s guns are destroying the battlements, the pirates are now coming ashore in boats; Will takes up a sword, a hatchet, and a knife to fight the invading pirates; on the battlements;saves a maid by killing a pirate with his hatchet]
Norrington [shouting orders to soldiers] Sight the muzzle flash!
Soldier Aim for the flashes!
Norrington I need a full strike, fore and aft! Let these demons both bite at this! [cannons are shot in the Black Pearl ‘s direction] Governor, barricade yourself in my office. That’s an order!
[the Governor’s house; pirates are running through the gates an knocking on the door] Elizabeth : [to butler] Don’t! [the butler opens the door]
Pintel Hello, chum. [shoots butler and the pirates swarm into the house] Up there! [points at Elizabeth ]
Pirate Girl! [ Elizabeth runs upstairs]
Estrella [they lock the chamber door] Miss Swann , they’ve come to kidnap you.
Elizabeth What?
Estrella You’re the Governor’s daughter.
Elizabeth They haven’t seen you. Hide, and the first chance you get, run to the fort. [distracts Ragetti and Pintel as the maid runs out, hits Pintel in the face with the bed warmer]
Ragetti Gotcha! [catches Elizabeth and she releases ashes onto his head] It’s hot! You burned me!
Pintel [to Ragetti] Come on! [Estrella escapes; Elizabeth is cornered on the stairs and while pirates are distracted by one of their own being taken out by a cannon she runs away; Pintel and Ragetti are stopped by a falling chandelier and Elizabeth locks the door and then tries to get a sword out but is unable; Pintel and Ragetti break the door] We know you’re here, Poppet.
Ragetti Poppet.
Pintel Come out… and we promise we won’t hurt you. [Ragetti looks at Pintel questioningly who only smiles] We will find you, Poppet. You’ve got something of ours, and it calls to us. The gold calls to us.
Ragetti Gold calls…
Pintel [opens door of the closet] ‘Ello, Poppet.
Elizabeth Parley!
Ragetti What?
Elizabeth Parley. I invoke the right of parley. According to the Code of the brethren, set down by the pirates Morgan and Bartholomew , you have to take me to your Captain.
Pintel I know the code.
Elizabeth If an adversary demands parley you can do them no harm until the parley is complete.
Ragetti To blazes with the code.
Pintel She wants to be taken to the Captain. And she’ll go without a fuss. We must honor the Code.
[ Port Royal street ; Will is fighting with Grapple] Grapple: [to Will , holding him defenseless] Say goodbye! [signs falls on him]
Will Goodbye.
Pintel [to Elizabeth , leading her to the Black Pearl ] Come on!
Elizabeth Will.
Will [spots them] Elizabeth . [sees the same pirate he killed with his hatchet and is confused]
Pirate Outta my way, scum. [knocks Will on the head, he faints]
Scene 7: (No luck and on board the Black Pearl )
[in jail] Prisoner: [a hole is blown in a cell, to Jack ] My sympathies, friend, you’ve no manner of luck at all.
Jack [picks up the bone and whistles] Come on, doggy. It’s just you and me now. It’s you and ol’ Jack . Come on. Come on, good boy. That a good boy, come on! Bit closer, bit closer. That’s it, that’s it, doggy. Come on you filthy, slimy, mangy cur. [there’s a crash downstairs and the dog runs away] No, no, no, no, no, I didn’t mean it. I didn’t… [a crash as the prison guard is thrown down the stairs]
Twigg [looks a round] This ain’t the armory.
Koehler Well, well, well, look what we have here Twigg – Captain Jack Sparrow .
Twigg [spits] Last time I saw you, you were all alone on a godforsaken island, shrinking into the distance. His fortunes aren’t improved much.
Jack Worry about your own fortunes, gentlemen. The deepest circle of Hell is reserved for betrayers and mutineers. [Koehler grabs Jack ‘s throat; Jack sees skeletal arm] So there is a curse. That’s interesting.
Koehler You know nothing of Hell. [they leave]
Jack That’s very interesting.
[ Elizabeth is rowed across with the pirates; on board the Black Pearl ] Bo’sun : I didn’t know we was takin’ on captives.
Pintel She’s invoked the right of parley with Captain Barbossa .
Elizabeth I am here to negotiate – [is backhanded by Bo’sun ]
Bo’sun You will speak when spoken to.
Barbossa [grabs Bo’sun ‘s wrist] And ye not lay a hand on those under the protection of parley.
Bo’sun Aye, sir.
Barbossa My apologies, Miss.
Elizabeth Captain Barbossa , I am here to negotiate the cessation of hostilities against Port Royal .
Barbossa There are a lot of long words in there, Miss; we’re naught but humble pirates. What is it that you want?
Elizabeth I want you to leave and never come back.
Barbossa I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means “no.”
Elizabeth Very well. I’ll drop it. [dangles medallion over the sea]
Barbossa Me holds are burstin’ with swag. That bit of shine matters to us? Why?
Elizabeth It’s what you’ve been searching for. I recognized the ship. I saw it eight years ago on the crossing from England .
Barbossa Did ya, now?
Elizabeth Fine. Well, I suppose if it is worthless then there’s no point in me keeping it. [it drops a bit, the pirates lunge forward]
Barbossa Ah. [chuckles] You have a name, Missy?
Elizabeth Elizabeth …Turner. I’m a maid in the Governor’s household. [she curtsies]
Barbossa Miss Turner …?
Pintel Bootstrap.
Barbossa And how does a maid come to own a trinket such as that. Family heirloom, perhaps?
Elizabeth I didn’t steal it, if that’s what you mean.
Barbossa Very well, you hand it over and we’ll put your town to our rudder and ne’er return.
Elizabeth [she hands it over] Our bargain? [Barbossa walks away from her]
Bo’sun Still the guns and stow ’em, Signal the men, set the flags and make good to clear port.
Elizabeth Wait! You have to take me to shore. According to the Code of the Order of the Brethren Barbossa: First, your return to shore was not part of our negotiations nor our agreement so I must do nothing. And secondly, you must be a pirate for the pirate’s code to apply and you’re not. And thirdly, the code is more what you’d call “guidelines” than actual rules. Welcome aboard the Black Pearl , Miss Turner .
Scene 8: (To save Elizabeth and Jack ‘s rescue)
Will [awakes on the street in the morning; to Norrington] They’ve taken her. They’ve taken Elizabeth .
Norrington Mr. Murtogg , remove this man.
Will We have to hunt them down. we must save her.
