"(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)" "(CHILDREN LAUGHING)" "This had best be worth waking me for." "BOY:" "Mr Jaggers said," "I was to put it direct in your hand and leave nothing to chance, sir." "(EXHALES)" "Boy." "(DOOR OPENING)" "(DOOR CLOSING)" "Yes!" "(CHUCKLES)" "FRANCES:" "It means nothing to you, does it?" "The ruinous state our family is in." "Of course, it does." "But Papa assures me that there is way through." "(SCOFFING) And of course, you believe him." "Because then you may continue to dance through life, unencumbered by bitter realities." "Honoria." "I trust Papa." "(DOOR CLOSING)" "(SIGHS)" "(KNIFE SCRAPING)" "You have made me look like a liar, Papa." "(SCRAPING CONTINUES)" "We shall be cold for the rest of the week, then." "I will reverse our fortunes." "And in the meantime, we shall all wrap ourselves in blankets and tell each other that there is nothing to worry about." "(SCRAPING CONTINUES)" "Scraping, like a miser!" "Scraping, scraping, scraping." "You could have been married, Frances, and far away from this." "You chose to break your engagement and now you are here, a mouth to feed!" "So maybe, it is you that's the problem." "(GROANS)" " (BACK CRACKING) - (SIGHS)" "(CLOCK TICKING)" "(CLOCK CHIMING)" "Mr Scrooge, sir, it's nearly time." "Every second has value, Cratchit." "(CLOCK TOLLING)" "Now it's time." "(PALLBEARER COUGHING)" "Nothing but good mahogany can keep in the stench of a putrefying corpse." "Marley left no provision for such a coffin." "Jacob Marley left no provision for a coffin at all." "Or, indeed, any funeral." "It's the common pit for him, I'm afraid." "Well, then." "There's an end to it." "Mr Scrooge, sir, are we not going along to say a few words?" "Rest in peace." "Amen." "(BELLS CHIMING)" " Oh, Mr Cratchit, sir." " Oh, John." "John, there is no need for "sir", or "Mr Cratchit"." "I told you, "Mr C" or "Bob"." "I prefer "Bob"." "I was hoping to have a talk with you, sir, Bob, before tomorrow." "Oh." " Getting cold feet about the wedding?" " No." "No, sir." "My feet is blazing hot." " My feet is a furnace." " (BOTH CHUCKLING)" "I just thought, um, man to man, just us two," "I could buy you an ale, sir, Cratchit, mister?" "BOB:" "That's a splendid idea, John." "SCROOGE:" "Cratchit!" "But not right now." "Another time." "(WHISPERING) Stupid." "(DOOR CLOSING)" " Your order, sir." " Thank you." "(SNIFFS)" "You're a fine cook, madam." "Thank you, sir." "Can't show 'em your fear, the law." "'Cause, they'll twist you." "Twist your words, twist it all." "That's what they do." "No fear." "She'll be late." "Don't be late." "Go!" "Go!" "Be easy in yourself and in your manner, but not too easy." "Helping the law without helping them." "Hmm?" "Go." "SIKES:" "No fear, Nancy." "Don't give them nothing." "Ugh!" "(CHILDREN LAUGHING)" "Oh!" "MAN:" "Champagne and cognac for the Havisham party." "I'll take that." "HONORIA:" "What do you think?" "AMELIA:" "It's beautiful, Honoria." " Isn't it perfect?" " You'll look so lovely tonight." "Mary told me you were awake all night, again." "(SIGHING) I've only had a few days to learn everything I can about the brewery." " And now, I have it all up here." " (DOG BARKS)" "So, if the shareholders want to question me about hops, or malt, or harvest, or import costs, or distillation," " I can give them chapter and verse." " It's a party, Amelia." "No one's going to want to talk to you about hops." "No one's judging you." "I'm a woman in a man's world." "Of course they'll be judging me." "And Father, too." "They'll think he'd lost his mind, leaving the daughter in charge." "But I will not have that." "Well, why shouldn't you be in charge?" "A woman rules our country, our whole empire." "Think of her, Queen Amelia." "(BOTH CHUCKLING)" "That's better." "Come on, I'll walk with you." " Come along, Jip." " (JIP WHIMPERS)" "(EXHALES)" "(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)" "(LOCK CLICKING)" "(CUTLERY CLATTERING)" "I don't break bread with bluebottles." "How did that happen?" "Well, Marley did it." "Why?" "Well, why does any rich man hit a poor woman?" "Because he wants to, and he knows he'll get away with it." "BUCKET:" "Come, now." "A man doesn't hit a woman for no reason." "You don't know men the way I do." "Miss Nancy, you were the last to see Jacob Marley alive." " No, that'd be his killer." " One of the last." "What did you talk about?" "Well, I weren't there for conversing with, was I?" "Mr Fagin wouldn't be happy with this now, would he?" "Being your protector." "This ain't nothing special." "Our lives are different from yours." "But, Mr Sikes would be upset." "Him being your young man and a hothead." "Bill dropped me home, then went out drinking." "BUCKET:" "I didn't ask you where he went." "Have you been tutored in your answers?" "You think Mr Sikes could kill a man?" "You pin this on Bill to get an easy result, you'll be missing the real felon." "I'm not pinning anything on anyone." "That is not my way." "I just want the truth." "You can trust me." "You don't believe me?" "Right." "Marley dies, and here's you with your books, and your maps, and your questions, but girls like me are found dead every day and who cares?" "I've no cause to believe, or trust the law." "I'm gonna be the one to change that, miss." "Is there something you wanna say?" "No one's listening." "It's just me and you." "So, if there's something you wanna say..." "There ain't nothing." "I'm done." "Take the pie." "Eat it at your leisure." "And he ain't my young man, Mr Sikes." "Don't have a young man." "I just have a lot of old ones." "(DOOR OPENING)" "(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)" "Very well." "Miss Barbary?" "Miss Frances." "Sir Leicester." "What a surprise." " ARTHUR:" "This sounds important, Jaggers." " It is." "ARTHUR:" "Let me guess, the shareholders refuse to trust my sister with their money, as I told you they would." "I'm ready to take my rightful place." "(JIP PANTING)" "Arthur, the New Year reception is going ahead and I would very much like you to be there." "Of course you would." "But my absence will scream." "You think anyone will invest in a woman?" "In you?" "If you have a brewery at all within six months," "I'll be surprised." "And you will have no one except yourself to blame." "I wonder if you might allow us some privacy." "ARTHUR:" "Now you're going to give me a talk." "But, what can she do?" "Take away my meagre 10%?" "It is guaranteed to me, she has no leverage." "You're quite correct." "Your sister cannot take away your money." "Exactly." "I can." "Your father's will." "I urge you to read the codicil." "Should you behave in a way that is damaging to the property, by which is meant the business," "I'm empowered to take away the means by which you live and see them to your sister." "All monies." "You see his signature?" "You forced him to this." "No, your father was never forced into anything." "You will attend the reception, you'll stand by your sister, you'll act in a manner appropriate to your name and status." "Or you'll cut me off without a penny?" "Let me go destitute?" "Or I will exercise the codicil." "Get yourself cleaned up." "And wash out your mouth." "You stink of brandy, and it's not yet 10 of the clock." "(DOOR SLAMMING)" "He'll do as he's told." "(GASPING) Really?" "Did she say that?" "Tell me everything." "LEICESTER:" "I have charge of them for the day." "I had intended the gallery in Greenwich." "It's fascinating." "But they have no interest in our naval history." "Pester me instead for cakes and hats." "They are lucky girls to have such a benevolent uncle." "You are much missed from the county, Miss Barbary." "I was most distressed when I learned you were not to be a permanent neighbour." "For a man to make promises of matrimony, then to break them?" "I've shunned him completely from my house and company." "Sir Leicester," "I have told my family it was I who broke off the engagement." "I couldn't bear for them to know the truth." "(STAMMERS) No, I would never dream..." "No, never." "Well, the blasted fool would've made a sorry excuse for a husband." "But a lady like yourself, my dear Miss Barbary, why, any man would be proud to call you his wife." "Be comforted." "If you're free tomorrow, Sir Leicester, perhaps you'd like to come for tea?" "It would be my very great pleasure, Miss Barbary." "ARTHUR:" "Are you mad?" "The Havisham party is far too public, we cannot be seen together, I forbid it." "COMPEYSON:" "No, no, Arthur." "The reception is the perfect opportunity." " Get me an invitation, I'll be..." " Who do you think you are?" "Damn you." "You do not give me orders." "I am master here." "Know your place." "Well, my dear?" "Well, nothing. (CHUCKLES)" "I told him nothing, he got nothing." "Who's this from?" "Just lifted it." "Mr Scrooge has received your request for a further loan to cover the shipping costs of your stock." "I cannot say why he has not answered yet." "Go back to him." "Tell him, I demand an answer now." "Demanding." "Makes a man look needy." "Mr Scrooge will answer in due course." "I do not have due course." "(DOOR CLOSING)" "Miss Barbary." "Frances." "(DOOR CLOSING)" "My behaviour towards you was disgraceful." "Forgive me, please?" "You shouldn't even have to ask, Papa." "We have a visitor tomorrow." "A friend." "We shall pile coal on the fire, and drink good Assam tea." "I look forward to it." "(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)" "What are you doing, John?" "A surprise for Martha." " Don't say nothing to her." " (CHUCKLING) Oh." "There's young ladies here, miss, wanting to see the early spring modes." "They've asked to see the white ball gown." "Oh, your wedding dress." "It's so pretty." " Is it nearly finished?" " Nearly." " Hmm." " (CHUCKLING)" "Have you seen the fans?" " Oh, they're exquisite." " That's what I thought, too." "(LADIES CHATTERING)" "Miss Barbary will be with you all shortly." "(CHATTERING CONTINUES)" "Oh, I forgot." "Captain Hawdon came by and left you this." " Oh." " (BOTH GIGGLING)" "(GIGGLING)" "MARTHA:" "Mesdemoiselles and monsieur, an example from our early spring modes." "Doesn't she look exquisite?" "It's beautiful, isn't it?" " That is divine." "Look at the detail." " Yes, and look at the shoulder." "Oh, she looks beautiful." "(LADIES CHATTERING)" "What are you waiting for?" "(DOOR OPENING)" " Go home, Cratchit." " (DOOR CLOSING)" "(BLOWING)" "If you recall, Mr Scrooge, sir, um, tomorrow my Martha is getting married." "And you were taking a day's unpaid leave of absence." "Yes, yes, I remember." "Now, get out." "(DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING)" "(SIGHS)" "(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)" "NANCY:" "Inspector, don't look." "Pretend to be doing something else." "They were shouting that night." "It was before I went to meet Marley, and him, and Mr Scrooge, rowing in the street." "What about?" "All I heard was, "Jaggers shall settle it."" "It's why Marley was so riled." "And that can't come from me, Inspector, it just can't." "I understand, miss." "You can trust me." "(DOORBELL RINGING)" "I forgot my newspaper." "It's under your arm, sir." "So it is." "How foolish of me." "The young lady, you called her Miss Barbary?" "I'm acquainted with Miss Barbary, uh, Miss Frances." " I wondered..." " Yes, indeed, sir, they are sisters." " Our young lady is Miss Honoria." " Honoria?" "(INHALES)" "Well, small world." "(DOORBELL RINGING)" "(LOCK CLICKING)" "HONORIA:" "For you." "It's only tiny, but I saw it and I thought," ""That is for the bride," and I had to get it." "It's your something new, Martha." "And, when I get married you can lend it to me, and it can be my something borrowed." " I'll treasure it." "Thank you." " (BOTH CHUCKLING)" "Come on." "(BOTH LAUGHING)" "JOHN:" "I can't buy you no wedding present, Martha." "But I thought, well... (CHUCKLES)" "It's us." "Oh, John." " That's so lovely." " Yeah?" "(CHUCKLING)" "(JOHN LAUGHING)" "(SIGHING)" "(BELL CHIMING)" "(EXHALES)" "I knew nothing about the codicil." "I honestly knew nothing." "We used to be such friends once, Arthur." "Such happy friends." "I miss that so much, don't you?" "Can we not be friends again?" "Because neither of us are happy now, are we?" "(DOOR OPENING)" "(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)" " ARTHUR:" "Good evening." " Good evening." "Marley wanted to leave the partnership with Scrooge." "You made no mention of this when we spoke." "Well, then it seems robbery was the motive." "It would not have been appropriate for me to infer some other agenda." "Why did Marley want to leave?" "He made him angry." " Why did he want to part ways?" " He gave me no reason." "It's not so unusual to want to dissolve a long partnership." "I, myself consider it often." "(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)" "(EXHALES)" "(SNIFFLING)" "ARTHUR:" "God!" "What are you doing here?" "(SNIFFLING)" "COMPEYSON:" "Looking." "How did you get in?" "COMPEYSON: (CHUCKLING) Through the front door." "Get out." " Get out now." " Why are you crying?" "I'm not." "AMELIA:" "Arthur?" "ARTHUR:" "Oh, God." " Oh, God, Am." " AMELIA:" "Arthur." "Not a word." "Don't breathe." "Don't move." "(DOOR OPENING)" "Are you unwell?" "I just needed a moment." "Yes, they're all very kind, but one does feel a little on show." "It's time for the dancing." "You should go." "Arthur, this argument of ours..." "Is at an end." "(EXHALES)" "We should begin the dancing together." " Come." " (FIDDLE PLAYING)" "(FIDDLE CONTINUES)" "I don't recall inviting you, sir." "No, a friend brought me." "I have a small legacy, which he suggested I might want to invest here." "AMELIA:" "Well, in that case," "I can arrange to give you more information about the brewery." "I didn't know you were the director." "I'm happy to go to a party organised by a woman, but invest in your business?" "(SCOFFING) I might as well set fire to my money." "Good night, Miss Havisham." "(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)"