Pirates of the Caribbean – the Curse of the Black Pearl
Jack You know, for having such a bleak outlook on pirates you’re well on your way to becoming one. Sprung a man from jail, commandeered a ship of the Fleet, sailed with a buccaneer crew out of Tortuga [they both look at the gold on the bottom of the little river] …and you’re completely obsessed with treasure.
Will That’s not true. I am not obsessed with treasure.
Jack [looks in on the gathering] Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate.
Barbossa Gentlemen, the time has come! Our salvation is nigh! Our torment is near at end.
Will Elizabeth .
Barbossa For ten years we’ve been tested and tried, and each man jack of you here has proved his mettle a hundred times over and a hundred times again! [the men cheer]
Ragetti Suffered, I have.
Barbossa Punished, we were. The lot of us disproportionate to our crimes! Here it is [throws off the chest’s lid] …the cursed treasure of Cortez himself. Every last piece that went astray, we have returned…save for this. [points to the medallion on Elizabeth ‘s neck]
Will [scrambles up, upsetting some of the treasure] Jack !
Jack [pulls him down] Not yet. We wait for the opportune moment.
Barbossa 881 we found but despaired of ever finding the last.
Will When’s that? When it’s of greatest profit to you?
Jack May I ask you something? Have I ever given you reason not to trust me? Do us a favor – I know it’s difficult for you, but please stay here and try not to do anything stupid.
Barbossa And who among us has paid the blood sacrifice owed to the heathen gods?
Pirates Us!
Barbossa And whose blood must yet be paid?
Pirates Hers!
Barbossa You know the first thing I’m goin’ to do after the curse is lifted? Eat a whole bushel of apples. [takes up the knife] Begun by blood…by blood undone.
Will [hits Jack with oar] Sorry, Jack . I’m not going to be your leverage.
Elizabeth [her palm is cut] That’s it?
Barbossa Waste not. [drops the medallion; there is an anticipation to see if it worked]
Koehler Did it work?
Ragetti I don’t feel no different.
Pintel How do we tell? [Barbossa shoots him]
Koehler You’re not dead.
Pintel No. He shot me!
Ragetti It didn’t work.
Twigg The curse it still upon us!
Barbossa You, maid! Your father, what was his name? Was your father William Turner ?
Elizabeth No.
Barbossa Where’s his child? The child that sailed from England eight years ago, the child in whose veins flows the blood of William Turner . Where? [backhands her and she falls down]
Bo’sun You two! You brought us the wrong person!
Pintel No! She had the medallion. she’s the proper age.
Ragetti She said her name was Turner – you heard her! [ Will motions for Elizabeth to follow him into the water; she takes the medallion with her] I think she lied to us.
Twigg You brought us here for nothing.
Barbossa I won’t take questioning and no second guesses, not from the likes of you, Master Twigg .
Koehler Who’s to blame? Every decision you’ve made has led us from bad to worse.
Pirate It was you who sent Bootstrap to the depths!
Bo’sun And it’s you who brought us here in the first place.
Barbossa If any coward here dare challenge me, let him speak! Hmm?
Koehler I say, we cut her throat and spill all her blood, just in case.
Barbossa [sees the monkey pointing] The medallion! She’s taken it! Get after her! You feckless pack of ingrates!
Pirates No oars here. Where’s the oars?
Bo’sun The oars have gone missing. Find them!
Ragetti [spots Jack ] You.
Pintel You’re supposed to be dead!
Jack Am I not? [looks down at himself] Oh. [finds pistols pointed at him] Palulay…palu-li-la-la-lulu, parlili… parsnip, pasley, par partner, partner…
Ragetti Parley?
Jack Parley! That’s the one. Parley! Parley!
Pintel Parley? Down to the depths whatever man that thought up “parley!”
Jack That would be the French.
Scene 16: (Keeping to the code, revealing the medallion, and talk of negotiation)
Elizabeth [boards the Interceptor] Not more pirates.
Gibbs Welcome aboard, Miss Elizabeth .
Elizabeth Mr. Gibbs ?
Gibbs [Will climbs aboard] Hey, boy, where be Jack ?
Elizabeth Jack ? Jack Sparrow ?
Will He fell behind. [leads Elizabeth away]
Gibbs Keep to the code.
Anamaria Weigh anchor! Hoist the sails! Make quickly, divvies.
[in the cave] Barbossa: How the blazes did you get off that island?
Jack When you marooned me on that godforsaken spit of land, you forgot one very important thing, mate. I’m Captain Jack Sparrow .
Barbossa Ah, well, I won’t be making that mistake again. Gents, you all remember Captain Jack Sparrow ? Kill him. [the pirates all point their weapons at Jack ]
Jack The girl’s blood didn’t work, did it?
Barbossa Hold your fire! [the pirates reluctantly lower their weapons] You know whose blood we need?
Jack I know whose blood ye need.
[in the cabin of the Interceptor] Elizabeth : [trying to bandage her palm] What sort of a man trades a man’s life for a ship?
Will Pirate. Here. Let me. [puts on bandages]
Elizabeth Thank you.
Will You said you gave Barbossa my name as yours. Why?
Elizabeth I don’t know. [she winces and pulls away]
Will I’m sorry. Blacksmith’s hands I know they’re rough.
Elizabeth No…I mean yes, they are but… but don’t stop.
Will Elizabeth .
Elizabeth [takes out medallion] It’s yours.
Will I thought I’d lost it the day they rescued me. It was a gift from my father. He sent it to me. Why did you take it?
Elizabeth Because I was afraid that you were a pirate. That would have been awful.
Will It wasn’t your blood they needed. It was my father’s blood…my blood…the blood of a pirate.
Elizabeth Will, I’m so sorry, please forgive me. [ Will slams down the medallion on the table and she leaves]
[in the Captains cabin of the Black Pearl ] Barbossa: So you expect to leave me standing on some beach with nothing but a name and your word it’s the one I need and watch you sail away in my ship?
Jack No. I expect to leave you standing on some beach with absolutely no name at all, watching me sail away on my ship and then I’ll shout the name back to you. Savvy?
Barbossa But that still leaves us with the problem of me standing on some beach with naught but a name and your word it’s the one I need.
Jack Of the two of us, I am the only one who hasn’t committed mutiny, therefore…my word is the one we’ll be trusting. Although…I suppose I should be thanking you because, in fact, if you hadn’t betrayed me and left me to die, I would have an equal share in that curse, same as you. [bites into an apple] Funny ol’ world, innit? [offers him an apple]
Bo’sun [enters] Captain, we’re coming up on the Interceptor. [Barbossa goes topside]
Jack [runs out after Barbossa and stands in front of him at the bow, blocking the view of the Interceptor] I’m having a thought here, Barbossa. What say we run up a flag of truce? I scurry over to the Interceptor, and I negotiate the return of your medallion, eh? What say you to that?
Barbossa Now you see, Jack , that’s exactly the attitude that lost you the Pearl . People are easy to search when they’re dead. [to Bo’sun ] Lock him in the brig. [throws away Jack ‘s apple]
Scene 17: (The chase and the fight)
Gibbs Hands aloft to loose t’gallants! With this wind at her stern, she’ll carry every sail we’ve got.
Elizabeth [the crew is running around] What’s happening?
Anamaria The Black Pearl, she’s gaining on us. [looks out at the Pearl ]
