Pirates of the Caribbean – the Curse of the Black Pearl
Jack [looks back at the Pearl ; wades out onto the beach shaking off the ropes that bound his wrists] That’s the second time I’ve had to watch that man sail away with my ship.
Elizabeth [follows Jack as he walks] But you were marooned on this island before, weren’t you? So we can escape in the same way you did then.
Jack To what point and purpose, young missy? The Black Pearl is gone and unless you have a rudder and a lot of sails hidden in that bodice – unlikely young Mr. Turner will be dead long before you can reach him.
Elizabeth [follows him as he knocks on a tree trunk then takes four steps and jumps up and down a few times] But you’re Captain Jack Sparrow . You vanished from under the eyes of seven agents of the East India Company. You sacked Nassau Port without even firing a shot. Are you the pirate I’ve read about or not? How did you escape last time?
Jack Last time…I was here a grand total of three days, all right? Last time [opens a secret cellar door] …the rumrunners used this island as a cache. Came by, and I was able to barter a passage off. From the looks of things, they’ve long been out of business. Probably…have your bloody friend Norrington to thank for that. [climbs out with two bottles of rum in his hands]
Elizabeth So that’s it then? That’s the secret grand adventure of the infamous Jack Sparrow ? You spent three days lying on a beach, drinking rum?!
Jack Welcome to the Caribbean , love. [hands her a bottle]
Elizabeth and Jack : [singing and dancing around a fire] We’re devils and black sheep and really bad eggs. Drink up me ‘earties yo ho! Yo ho, yo ho a pirate’s life for me.
Jack I love this song! Really bad eggs! Ooh. [falls] When I get the Pearl back, I’m gonna teach it to the whole crew, and we’ll sing it all the time!
Elizabeth And you’ll be positively the most fearsome pirate in the Spanish Main .
Jack Not just the Spanish Main , love. The entire ocean. The entire wo’ld. Wherever we want to go, we’ll go. That’s what a ship is, you know. It’s not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails that’s what a ship needs but what a ship is…what the Black Pearl really is…is freedom.
Elizabeth Jack …it must be really terrible for you to be trapped on this island.
Jack Oh, yes. [puts his arm around her shoulder] But the company is infinitely better than last time, I think. The scenery has definitely improved.
Elizabeth Mr. Sparrow …I’m not entirely sure that I’ve had enough rum to allow that kind of talk.
Jack I know exactly what you mean, love. [curls his moustache]
Elizabeth [toasts] To freedom.
Jack To the Black Pearl . [drinks and loses consciousness; wakes in the morning to the smell of smoke; sees the island burning and runs to Elizabeth ] No! Not good! Stop! Not good! What are you doing? You burned all the food, the shade! The rum!
Elizabeth Yes, the rum is gone.
Jack Why is the rum gone?
Elizabeth One, because it is a vile drink that turns even the most respectable men into complete scoundrels. Two, that signal is over a thousand feet high. The entire Royal Navy is out looking for me, do you really think that there is even the slightest chance that they won’t see it?
Jack But why is the rum gone?
Elizabeth [she sits to stare at the horizon] Just wait, Captain Sparrow. You give it one hour, maybe two, keep a weather eye out and then you will see white sails on that horizon.
Jack [takes out pistol, thinks better of it and puts it back, stalks off, imitates Elizabeth ] “Must’ve been terrible for you to be trapped here, Jack . Must’ve been terrible for you.” Well it bloody is now! [spots the Dauntless] There’ll be no living with her after this.
Scene 20: (A future wedding and Bootstrap’s bootstraps)
Elizabeth But we’ve got to save Will .
Governor Swann No. You’re safe now. We will return to Port Royal immediately, not go gallivanting after pirates!
Elizabeth Then we condemn him to death.
Governor Swann The boy’s fate is regrettable, but, then, so was his decision to engage in piracy.
Elizabeth To rescue me. To prevent anything from happening to me.
Jack If I may be so bold as to inject my professional opinion. The Pearl was listing near to scuppers after the battle. It’s very unlikely she’ll be able to make good time. Think about it. The Black Pearl . The last real pirate threat in the Caribbean , mate. How can you pass that up?
Norrington By remembering that I serve others, Mr. Sparrow , not only myself.
Elizabeth Commodore, I beg you, please do this. For me. As a wedding gift.
Governor Swann Elizabeth . Are you accepting the Commodore’s proposal?
Elizabeth I am.
Jack A wedding! I love weddings…drinks all around! [extends his arms] I know. “Clap him in irons,” right?
Norrington Mr. Sparrow , you will accompany these fine men to the helm and provide us with the bearing to Isla de Muerta . You will then spend the rest of the voyage contemplating all possible meanings of the phrase “silent as the grave.” Do I make myself clear?
Jack Inescapably clear.
[in the brig of the Black Pearl ; Pintel and Ragetti are swabbing the floor] Parrot: Awwk, shiver me timbers.
Gibbs Cotton ‘ere says you missed a bit.
Will [to Pintel] You knew William Turner ?
Pintel Ol’ Bootstrap Bill . We knew him. Never sat well with Bootstrap what we did to Jack Sparrow , the mutiny and all. He said it wasn’t right with the Code. That’s why he sent off a piece of the treasure to you as it were. He said we deserved to be cursed… and remain cursed.
Ragetti Stupid blighter.
Gibbs Good man.
Pintel Well, as you can imagine that didn’t sit too well with the Captain.
Ragetti That didn’t sit too well with the Captain, at all. Tell him what Barbossa did.
Pintel I’m telling the story! So…what the Captain did, he strapped a cannon to Bootstraps’ bootstraps.
Ragetti Bootstraps’ bootstraps.
Pintel The last we saw of ol’ Bill Turner , he was sinking to the crushing black oblivion of Davy Jones’ Locker. ‘Course it was only after that we learned we needed his blood to lift the curse.
Ragetti That’s what you call ironic.
Barbossa [comes down and throws the key to Will ‘s cell to Ragetti] Bring him!
[in a boat with the rest of the soldiers and Jack ] Norrington: I don’t care for the situation. Any attempt to storm the caves could turn to an ambush.
Jack Not if you’re the one doing the ambushing. I go in, I convince Barbossa to send his men out with their little boats. You and your mates return to the Dauntless and blast the bejesus outta them with your little cannons, eh? [puts an arm on Norrington’s shoulder] What do you have to lose?
Norrington [peels off the arm] Nothing I’d lament being rid of.
Jack Now, to be quite honest with you, there’s still a slight risk for those aboard the Dauntless which includes the future Mrs. Commodore .
[on the Dauntless] Gillette : [pulling Elizabeth along with another soldier] Sorry, but for your own safety.
Elizabeth Coward! The commodore ordered – I have to tell him! The pirates! They’re cursed! They cannot be killed!
Gillette Don’t worry, miss, he’s already informed of that. A little mermaid flopped up on deck and told him the whole story. [shuts the doors]
Elizabeth This is Jack Sparrow ‘s doing! [she is locked in]
Scene 21: (The blood ritual, again, interrupted)
[on the way to the Aztec gold] Pintel: [to Will ] No reason to fret. It’s just a prick of the finger, a few drops of blood.
Twigg No mistakes this time. He’s only half-Turner. We spill it all!
Pintel Guess there is reason to fret.
Jack [pushing through the crowd of pirates] Beg your pardon.
Barbossa [is ready to slit Will ‘s throat] Begun by blood…
Jack Excuse me.
Barbossa …by blood un –
Will Jack !
Barbossa S’not possible.
Jack Not probable.
Will Where’s Elizabeth ?
Jack She’s safe, just like I promised. She’s all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to die for her, just like you promised. So we’re all men of our word really except for Elizabeth who is, in fact, a woman.
Barbossa Shut up! You’re next. [leans in to slit Will ‘s throat again]
Jack You don’t want to be doing that, mate.
Barbossa No, I really think I do.
Jack Your funeral.
Barbossa Why don’t I want to be doing it?
Jack Well, because [pushed a pirate’s arm off his shoulder] …because the HMS Dauntless, pride of the Royal Navy, is floating just offshore. Waiting for you.
[in the boats] Murtogg: What are we doing here?
Mullroy The pirates come out, unprepared and unawares, we catch ’em in the crossfire, send them down to see Old Hob.
Murtogg I know why we’re here. I mean why aren’t we doing what it was – what Mr. Sparrow said we should do. With the cannons and all?
Norrington Because it was Mr. Sparrow who said it.
Murtogg You think he wasn’t telling the truth?
[in the cave] Jack : Just hear me out, mate. You order your men to row out to the Dauntless. They do what they do best. Robert ‘s your Uncle, Fannie ‘s your Aunt, there you are with two ships. The makings of your very own fleet. ‘Course you’ll take the grandest as your flagship, and who’s to argue? But what of the Pearl ? Name me Captain, I’ll sail under your colors, I’ll give you ten percent of me plunder and you get to introduce yourself as…Commodore Barbossa. Savvy?
Barbossa I s’pose in exchange, you want me not to kill the whelp.
Jack No, no, not at all by all means, kill the whelp. Just not yet. Wait to lift the curse until the opportune moment. For instance… [picks up a few medallions] after you’ve killed Norrington’s men… [throws them back as he speaks] every… last… one. [pockets one]
Will [sees Jack take a piece of the gold] You’ve been planning this from the beginning. Ever since you learned my name.
Jack Yeah.
Barbossa I want fifty percent of your plunder.
Jack Fifteen.
Barbossa Forty.
