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| 1. Elizabeth's dream- Elizabeth- [singing] "We pilage, we plunder, we rifle and loot. Drink up me hearties, yoho! We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot. Drink up me hearties, yoho! Yoho, yoho, a pirate's life for me. We extort, we pilfer, we filch and sack. Drink up-" [gasps as Gibbs places a hand on her shoulder] Gibbs- "Quiet, missy! Cursed pirates sail these waters. Don't want to bring them down on us, now, do ya?" Norrington- "Mr. Gibbs, that will do!" Gibbs- "She was singin' about pirates! Bad luck to singin' about pirates with us mired in this unnatural fog. Mark my words." Norrington- "Consider them marked. On your way." Gibbs- "Aye, Lieutenant. It's bad luck to have a woman on board, too...even a miniature one." Elizabeth- "I think it'd be rather exciting to meet a pirate." Norrington- "Think again, Miss Swann. Vile and dissolute creatures, the lot of them. I intend to see to it that any man who sails under a pirate flag or wears a pirate brand gets what he deserves: a short drop and a sudden stop." [Elizabeth looks at Gibbs, who mimes hanging] Gov. Swann- "Lieutenant Norrington, I appreciate your fervor, but I'm, uh, concerned about the effect this subject will have upon my daughter. Norrington- "My apologies, Governor Swann." [walks off] Elizabeth- "Actually, I find it all fascinating." Gov. Swann- "Yes, that's what concerns me." [Elizabeth goes to the side of the ship and sees a parasol floating in the water, followed by a young boy lying on a floating piece of wreckage] Elizabeth- "Look, a boy! There's a boy in the water!" Norrington- "Man overboard! Fetch a hook! Haul him aboard!" [the boy is pulled aboard] "He's still breathing." Gibbs- [spots burning ship] "Mary, Mother of God..." Gov Swann- "What happened here?" Norrington- "It's most likely the powder magazine. Merchant vessels run heavily armed." Gibbs- "A lot of good it did them...Everyone's thinkin' it, I'm just sayin' it. Pirates." Gov. Swann- "There's no proof of that. It was probably an accident." Norrington- "Rouse the captain immediately! Heave to and take in in sail! Launch the boats." Sailor- "Heave to!" Gov. Swann- "Elizabeth, I want you to accompany the boy. He'll be in your charge. Take care of him." [Elizabeth nods and walks over to the boy] [Elizabeth reaches out to touch the boy's face. He awakens and grabs her wrist] Elizabeth- "It's okay. My name's Elizabeth Swann." Boy- "W-W-Will Turner." Elizabeth- "I'm watching over you, Will." [Will faints and she notices the medalion around his neck] "You're a p-pirate..." [whirls around and hides it behind her back as Norrington approaches] ? Norrington- "Has he said anything?" Elizabeth- "His name is William Turner. That's all I found out." Norrington- [to the sailors] "Take him below." [Elizabeth studies the medalion closer and looks up to see a ship with black sail flying the Jolly Roger; she closes her eyes] 2. Meet Will Turner- [Elizabeth awakens suddenly from her dream and goes over to her dresser. Opening a drawer, she takes the medalion from its hiding place and puts it on. Someone knocks at the door.] Gov. Swann- "Elizabeth? Are you alright? Are you decent?" Elizabeth- [hides the medalion in the bodice of her nightgown and throws on a robe] "Yes...yes!" Gov. Swann- "Ah, still abed at this hour?" [opens the curtains and the window] "It's a beautiful day. I have a gift for you." [reveals a dress] Elizabeth- "Oh, it's beautiful!" Gov Swann- "Isn't it?" Elizabeth- "May I inquire as to the occasion?" Gov. Swann- "Does a father need an occasion to dote upon his daughter?" [to the maids] "Go on. Actually, I, um...I had rather hoped you would wear it for the ceremony today." Elizabeth- "The ceremony?" Gov. Swann- "Captain Norrington's promotion ceremony." Elizabeth- [sticks her head out from behind the screen] "I knew it!" Gov. Swann- "Commodore Norrington, as he's about to become." [maids lace Elizabeth up in a corset] "A fine gentleman, don't you think? He fancies you, you know." [Elizabeth gasps as the maids tighten the corset] "Elizabeth? How's it coming?" Elizabeth- "It's...difficult to say..." Gov. Swann- "I'm told it's the latest fashion in London." Elizabeth- "Well, women in London must have learned not to breathe..." Elderly servant- [to Gov. Swann] "Milord, you have a visitor." [Will studies a sconce while waiting on Gov. Swann. A pieace breaks of fin his hand and he buries it in the vase holding umbrellas and canes] Gov. Swann- [follows the servant down the stairs] "Ah, Mr. Turner, good to see you again." Will- "Good day, sir. I have your order." [opens case and reveals a sword] Gov. Swann- [unsheathes sword and examines it] "Well." Will- "The blade is folded steel. That's gold filigree laid into the handle. If I may..." [balances the sword] "Perfectly balanced. The tang is nearly the full width of the blade." [flips the sword and presents it gracefully to the Governor] Gov. Swann- [takes sword] "Impressive. Very impressive. Ah, now, Commodore Norrington is going to be very pleased with this. Do pass my compliments on to your Master." Will- "I shall. A craftsman is always pleased to hear his work is appreciated." [Elizabeth makes her way down the stairs] Gov. Swann- "Oh, Elizabeth, you look absolutely stunning." Elizabeth- "Will! It's so good to see you! I had a dream about you last night." Gov. Swann- "Yes, well, is that entirely proper for you to...?" Elizabeth- "About the day we met. Do you remember?" Will- "How could I forget, Miss Swann?" Elizabeth- "Will, how many time must I ask you to call me Elizabeth?" Will- [hesitates] "At least once more, Miss Swann, as always." Gov. Swann- "There. See? At least the boy has a sense of propriety. Now, we really must be going." [hands Elizabeth a parasol] "There you are." Elizabeth- "Good day, Mr. Turner." Gov. Swann- "Come along." Will- "Good day..." [Elizabeth and Gov. Swann exit, Will trailing after them. They leave in a carriage as the door is shut behind Will] "...Elizabeth." 3. Enter Jack Sparrow [Jack is standing on the mast of his "ship"; he looks down and realizes that it's filling up with water; as he jumps down the view widens to reveal that his ship is actually a single-mast boat, and slowly sinking; looking up from bailing it out, he sees three skeletons dangling next a sign reading "pirates ye be warned" and pays homage to them; he reaches the harbor, his boat sinking lower and lower until he can simply step off its mast onto the dock] Harbormaster- "What- hey! Hold up there, you! It's a shilling to tie your boat up at the dock." [they both look at the sunken boat] "And I shall need to know your name." Jack- [hands him three shillings] "What d'ye say to three shillings, and we forget the name?" Harbormaster- [hesitates and closes book] "Welcome to Port Royal, Mr. Smith." [Jack sees his money pouch and takes it when he's not looking] [At Norrington's promotion ceremony] Shouted to the soldier- "Two paces march! Right about face!" [Norrington walks between the two rows of soldiers; unsheathes his new sword] [Back at the docks] Murtogg- [spots Jack and blocks his path] "This dock is off limits to civilians." Jack- "I'm terribly sorry, I didn't know. If I see one, I shall inform you immediately." [tries to go on his way, but is again thwarted] "Apparently there's some sort of high-toned and fancy to-do's up at the fort, eh? How is it that two upstanding gentlemen such as yourselves did not merit an invitation?" Murtogg- "Someone has to make sure this dock stays off-limits to civilians." Jack- "It's a fine goal, to be sure, but it would seem to me that a ...a ship like that-" [gestures at the Dauntless] "-would make this one here a bit superfluous, really." Murtogg- "Oh, the Dauntless is the power in these water, true enough, but there's no ship that can match the Interceptor for speed." Jack- "I've heard of one, supposed to be very fast- nigh un-catchable...the Black Pearl." Mullroy- "Well, there's no real ship as can match the Interceptor." |
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