"THIS MOVIE IS INSPIRED BY HISTORIC EVENTS" "FROM THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY IN PRESENT-DAY HAITI" "Hurry up." "Come on!" "Come on!" "TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE" "PART 1" " THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE" "The woman and the boys in that carriage." "Dad!" "No!" "Get in!" "Get in or I'll shoot you." "No, not my sons!" "Not my wife!" "Stay where you are!" "Vile coward!" "Toussaint!" "Suzanne!" "Move!" "Let him go!" "JOUX FORT, WINTER OF 1802" "First Consul Bonaparte is waiting for you." "What is the latest on Toussaint Louverture?" "He hasn't spoken in almost a month, sir." "Sit down." "He refuses to speak to you?" "You who brought Alexandria down." "I employed every possible tactic." "Neither trickery, flattery nor threats broke his silence." "I'll return, I've high hopes..." "No, General!" "He refuses to speak to you." "He and you are old generals, so his pride prevents him from confiding in you." "We must use force then." "Let me try once more." "Your methods are often too expeditious." "Ensure he remains healthy until he speaks and don't forget about the war chest." "He told me there's no treasure, but he mentioned 60 million hidden somewhere." "Naturally, he won't tell you." "Who will he confide in?" "Someone who can win his trust." "Someone less malicious." "We have a young officer in mind." "A brilliant young man." "He's ambitious, but not yet corrupt." "His entire future hangs on this mission." "Hello?" "In here!" "Do you have a room to rent?" "Are you from Paris?" "Yes." "Does that make a difference?" "Stationed at Joux Fort?" "Any free rooms?" "Unfortunately not." "No, there are free rooms." "I'll see what I can do for you." "Write your name and occupation and where you come from." "Louise!" "Yes, Mom." "Take Mr. Lespinasse's cases to his room." "Not that one." "You can call me Mother Coulinge." "I'll try my best to remember that." "Follow me." "How is he?" "These people are not used to the cold." "He's surprisingly polite and well-educated." "François Dominique Toussaint?" "General Toussaint Louverture." "No, you were stripped of your title, until further notice." "Who are you, sir?" "Etienne-Denis Pasquier." "Bonaparte himself requested I come here and compile a report on your actions in Saint-Domingue." "General Cafarelli already tried that." "I will speak to Bonaparte alone." "As I said, he sent me here." "He and I are one and the same." "You're just out of the academy." "I represent the Consulate." "And I am a general." "Good day, sir." "I fear I may fail in my mission." "I brought a letter from Suzanne." "Your wife." "Good day, General." "My dear Toussaint, My hands tremble too much, so Isaac wrote these words for me." "We're in a town called Bayonne." "We don't know where you or Placide are." "I'm sick with worry." "Young man!" "Gustave, please show him to his cell." "Your name is Toussaint de Bréda aka Toussaint Louverture." "Is de Bréda your father's name?" "A slave has no father." "He has a master." "De Bréda is the plantation where I worked." "You were born into slavery, but Mr. de Bréda sold you later." "How old were you then?" "Excuse me." "If only he knew how to swim." "LE CAP PORT, SAINT-DOMINGUE SPRING OF 1751" "Ten thousand pounds." "What a bargain!" "They're in perfect health." "This lot is from the Bréda plantation, whose owner lived here for 39 years." "Mr. Bréda, who succumbed to a sudden illness, was known for taking good care of his slaves." "Only 10,000, ladies and gentlemen!" "I'll consider 9,500, but not a penny less." "I'll give you 8,500." "The old man is worthless." "I'll take 8,500." "Here's your money." "Take care of the old one." "Dad!" "Stop that!" "I'll buy the boy." "Five hundred pounds." "What about the negro's little sister, Bayon?" "Surely you won't separate them." "OK, I'll take them both." "I'll deliver the money tomorrow." "Come with me." "What's your name?" "Toussaint." "Toussaint de Bréda." "Which plantation owner bought you?" "Bayon." "Bayon de Libertat." "Did he teach you to read?" "I guess you were illiterate." "A negro is not a man." "You'd have better luck teaching a dog to read." "I'll be back tomorrow." "I'll ask them to give you hot food." "Don't be late, Toussaint." "No, sir." "How will I know who is your cousin?" "He'll be wearing a robe." "A dress?" "He's a priest." "We're not short on priests!" "He's arriving in La Fortune." "You can't miss him." "I'll buy horseshoes too." "OK." "Giddy up!" "Hello..." "How are you?" "How are you?" "Not too bad." "How's business?" "Not bad either." "And the kids?" "Good!" "Smells so good I want to eat it!" "Give that back!" "I'll pay for it." "Are those pretty melons for sale too?" "He tripped up on his skirt!" "Pay for it." "You're tough, aren't you?" "My change." "I don't talk to thieves." "Bye." "This market is wonderful." "Stop for a moment." "I want to buy fruit." "So boastful, but you can't read." "A wonderful book." "I enjoyed it myself." "Read it and take care of it." "Thank you." "Welcome, dear cousin!" "Is sugar so essential to our lives that we may sacrifice theirs?" "Thanks to sugar, France's economy is healthy." "Could we not free them from work under duress, from fear of being whipped?" "Do you think other slave nations would follow suit?" "You could serve as an example." "Start with the boy who picked me up." "He seems intelligent." "I loaned him a work by Raynal, one of Diderot's students." "Come back down to earth, cousin." "Toussaint is a slave." "He can't read." "Really?" "He deserves to be taught." "What for?" "He's my coachman, he treats the sick animals." "If you taught him to read and write," "you'd profit from it." "How very Jesuit of you." "Paul, Bayon de Libertat's cousin, stayed here for several years." "He taught me to read and write." ""Negros lack only a leader courageous enough" ""to lead them to vengeance and carnage." ""Where is he, this great man," ""that nature owes to its vexed children, the next Spartacus?"" "The next Spartacus..." "Raynal's "A History of the Two Indies."" "An incredible book." "I've read it." "They say Diderot wrote most of it." "I don't care." "He opened my eyes." "I thought I was happy on my master's plantation, but I was merely a slightly better-off slave." "And yet Bayon freed you." "BAYON PLANTATION, FALL OF 1776" "Welcome, ma'am." "Thank you." "My dear friends, we produced 300 tons of sugar this year." "I invited you here today to celebrate." "May the pearl of the West Indies continue to contribute to France's prosperity." "Long live Saint-Domingue!" "One person in particular has given his all to this plantation." "Step forward, Toussaint." "Step forward." "Toussaint..." "For your 33rd birthday, my gift to you is freedom." "You'll work here as a free man from now on." "Thank you." "Thank you, sir." "You're free now, Toussaint." "Just like the US, since this July 4th." "I'm proud of you, brother." "This is a new beginning." "You'll be free too one day." "I need yams, guavas, mangoes and figs." "Did you memorize all that?" "I can read now." "Is that your son?" "Yes." "He's mulatto." "Yes, his father is white." "So what?" "He freed me" "and taught me to read." "What's your name?" "I know who you are." "Toussaint de Bréda." "You know who I am?" "We gossip to pass the time." "Then you know I'm free to choose a wife." "What do I care?" "You're just another strutting rooster." "I'm the best." "Give me a kiss." "I won't fall for that." "I hear you like melons." "I'm Suzanne." "See you soon." "Come on!" "Quicker!" "Move it, lazybones!" "Two shipments for Bordeaux, three for La Rochelle." "Lady Luck is on our side, Toussaint." "Sir, I was thinking..." "Spit it out." "I want to get married and have my own plantation." "You want to leave?" "Yes." "I bought you, educated you and granted you freedom." "Now you want me to make a loss?" "You granted me freedom." "Here." "What's this?" "What you owe me." "You're crazy, Toussaint." "I owe you nothing!" "You owe me everything!" "Bayon had no choice but to allow me leave." "He gave me a tract of land so I had my own plantation." "Did you have slaves?" "Of course I did." "Did that not shock you?" "No, I treated them well." "Be careful." "Put the tools away when you're done." "Easy, girls!" "Hello, Toussaint." "My sister Catherine and her husband Joseph." "They just moved from Guadeloupe." "Welcome." "You no longer work for me, but I hope you can advise them." "They'll need slaves." "Can I count on you?" "I'm at your service, sir." "Thank you." "Come visit any time." "I must do the rounds." "Bye, Toussaint." "Come on, girls!" "Uncle!" "What is it, Moyse?" "My mom is sick." "Where is she?" "At home." "Marie-Ange!" "Marie-Ange!" "Marie-Ange!" "She was beaten by white men." "Which ones?" "Sailors." "They raped her." "Go get some water." "You'll come live with me." "Our Father, who art in Heaven..." "Let us pray for Marie-Ange." "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." "I'm glad you came." "You gave me the strength to brave this." "Marry me, Suzanne." "It's bad luck to talk of marriage at a funeral." "Suzanne..." "Stop." "It's unlucky." "Despite my grief, we married a few months later." "Our wedding day and the day Isaac was born were the best of my life." "Don't you also have illegitimate children?" "Where did you hear such nonsense?" "In General Boudet's report, the terms "ladies' man," "seducer" and "smooth talker"" "are mentioned several times." "Gossip and malicious slander to discredit me among my own people." "The people of Saint-Domingue, your people, are French." "Robespierre also had faith in his people." "They led him to the gallows." "And I to this dungeon." "My people did not lead me here." "One man did so." "Bonaparte, your master." "He's not my master." "I'm nobody's dog." "LE CAP, SPRING OF 1791" "What happened?" "The mulattos just demanded civil rights." "Did they win?" "A law was adopted." "We won't adopt it, naturally." "This rabble revolted." "That's not right." "It's the law." "You know well that mulattos despise blacks." "Slaves treat them worse than whites do." "Don't worry about it." "You're free." "They're free too." "Shut up, Toussaint." "Don't let them hear that!" "Let's go." "Come on, Toussaint!" "Dog!" "Do something!" "They'll kill him!" "Catch the nigger and throw him in the sea!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Stop it!" "My God!" "Toussaint!" "Help me!" "I'll take care of him." "I don't need help." "Get in, Catherine." "Catherine!" "Placide, take your brother outside." "Go on!" "I'll slit their damn throats!" "That's enough, Moyse!" "Why are you getting mixed up in white people's business?" "I simply made my voice heard." "You're not making any sense." "In Paris, mulattos were granted civil rights." "Don't get involved in politics." "Then who'll make our voices heard?" "A war is on its way, Suzanne." "Thousands of men are rising up against the whites." "BOIS-CAIMAN, SUMMER OF 1791" "Drums, drums...!" "Possess us and protect us!" "Grant us strength!" "Grant us the courage to get rid of white people!" "Bréda, don't you want to join in?" "My name's Toussaint, not Bréda!" "Did you come to spy on us?" "Why are you like this?" "We're brothers." "You prefer whites like Bayon," "though they attack mulattos." "They attacked me too!" "Why are you defending them?" "Choose a side and pledge to kill Bayon!" "No, I won't do that." "I'm free too, but I'll slit my master's throat!" "If you don't drink the pig's blood and swear to kill Bayon, you're not one of us!" "Your bullets won't kill me!" "Dog!" "Papa Legba protects Toussaint!" "He carries lighting and fire within him!" "Death to white men!" "You're in danger!" "Where's Mr. Bayon?" "Le Cap." "Come with me." "We'll cross the marsh." "Run!" "Hurry!" "You're hurt!" "It's nothing." "I was so scared!" "I'm lucky I got here safely." "Thank you, Toussaint." "Why are you sheltering that dirty white man?" "Shut up, Moyse!" "White men" "killed my mother!" "Go!" "Where is Catherine?" "Grande-Rivière, I think." "Oh my God!" "Stay here." "Don't go, sir." "It's too dangerous." "She's alone with her child." "I'll come with you." "Catherine!" "Catherine!" "Don't you recognize Toussaint?" "He was with the killers!" "He risked his life to save my family." "No, he was with them!" "Where's Joseph?" "Catherine, where's Joseph?" "Goodnight, sir." "You were a free man with a family and your own land." "Why did you go to Bois Caiman?" "God sent me there." "Which God?" "Your voodoo god?" "I'm Catholic." "I have only one God." "Bois Caiman was a voodoo ceremony." "What happened next?" "The northern plain was awash with fire and blood." "France sent plenty of soldiers." "It was an unequal war." "How could our machetes vanquish their weapons?" "Toussaint!" "Take this." "That was Boukman's." "Put it on his grave." "No, it's yours now!" "Take it." "Don't ever lose it..." "We need food and water." "Why did you come here?" "You tried to kill me." "You angered me." "I'm on your side now." "Suzanne, prepare some food and rum." "Are you in charge now?" "Yes." "I'm Viceroy of Conquered Territories." "And you'll take on the French with..." "With these men?" "I have faith in them." "Many are wounded though." "They say you're a healer." "Will you help them?" "How many are injured?" "Twenty or so." "Are you going with them?" "I know you watched your father drown, that your sister was raped and killed." "I know..." "This isn't about revenge." "What can these bandits do?" "This is war." "He has 100 men." "Have you forgotten about your wife and children!" "I'll find a safe place for you." "Moyse will take care of you." "If this is what you must do, then go." "SAN RAFAEL, WINTER OF 1791" "It's not as comfortable as home, but you'll be safe here." "Be careful." "When will you come home?" "When God wants me to." "What if he doesn't want that?" "I trust in him." "Toussaint, I want to come fight with you." "No, stay and take care of them." "But, uncle!" "Don't argue!" "I need you to stay here!" "There you are." "I thought you wouldn't show up." "I came to help the wounded." "With what?" "We have nothing." "The island will provide for me." "Sure." "You're right." "White medicine kills more people than the pox." "I need to rest now." "Vertueuse." "Vertueuse." "Take care of the doctor." "Make sure you're nice to him." "Move!" "Move, idiot." "Healer!" "He said he knows you." "He does." "You're lucky." "You disobeyed me." "No, uncle." "One of the Spanish king's men came to the farm." "He's recruiting soldiers to fight the French." "He promised weapons, horses and supplies." "Who's watching over my family?" "The Spanish army." "As long as you fight the French," "Suzanne and the children will be safe." "It's too early to join them." "Vertueuse!" "Leave, Vertueuse." "You'll sleep here." "Uncle!" "Uncle!" "What's going on?" "Biassou needs to lead his men, but he's blind drunk." "Where is he?" "In his tent." "Let's go." "I drank bad tafia." "Make me better, Toussaint." "I'm not a magician." "You need to sleep it off." "My men are waiting for me." "Where do we go?" "Beside Rouge Riviere bridge." "An old farm." "I know it." "I'll go." "I'm taking Biassou's place." "Let's go!" "Hello, comrade." "You're back?" "I want to see Denis Pasquier." "I don't know who that is." "A young man was sent to take over at the fort." "I've a man called Lespinasse." "Fetch him for me." "Louise!" "Yes, Mom." "Fetch Mr. Lespinasse." "Mr. Pasquier!" "Go!" "Mr. Lespinasse?" "Mr. Pasquier?" "Yes?" "A gentleman is here to see you." "Who is he?" "I don't remember." "Caffirelli!" "No, Cafo..." "Cafarelli." "Yes, Cafarelli." "I'll be right down." "OK." "Why did you sign in under another name?" "Thank you." "I thought it prudent to remain anonymous." "The First Consul is annoyed." "You're not here to write Louverture's biography, but to find out what he got up to in Saint-Domingue." "He's hard-headed." "He's not giving much away." "I'm trying to win his trust." "I need a little more time." "I don't know why they chose you." "You're too sentimental for such a mission." "This negro is clever." "He's sly too." "Bonaparte is tired of waiting." "He wants to know where his war chest is." "I'll do whatever it takes." "A gentle approach won't work." "He's a proud man." "Crush him!" "He grows weaker every day." "We can't deprive him." "Bonaparte would never forgive you if he died." "Sixty million in gold." "That's worth a few sacrifices." "The man who breaks his silence will be rewarded." "Who gave the order to attack?" "You." "Don't you remember?" "I don't!" "Ask Vertueuse." "Vertueuse?" "She's mute!" "Listen carefully." "I asked you to come here to heal my men, not lead them." "I'm their leader." "I brought you the weapons you need." "Good." "Now go back to the dispensary." "Enough!" "If you want to lead an army, don't drink." "Do you want to end up like him?" "Stay away from women and booze." "I'm just following orders." "Give that to your master!" "Don't take that." "I was ordered to confiscate it." "Tell Bonaparte" "I won't not slit my throat." "I'm not a coward." "You shouldn't take it out on me." "I'm the only one who can deliver letters to your wife." "I know that." "Shall we continue?" "Unbridled chaos reigned in Saint-Domingue." "Blacks fought whites." "Revolutionaries killed royalists and mulattos attacked everybody." "The Spanish occupied half of the island." "The English lay in wait, ready to attack, and the Americans tried to profit from the situation." "Is that why Commissioner Sonthonax was dispatched?" "Yes." "The deputies believed he could single-handedly restore order." "They were wrong." "Stay out of our affairs!" "We won't implement your laws!" "Not one of the deputies" "know anything of this island." "Do you want independence?" "We just want to work our plantations." "Then the war must end." "That's why I'm here." "You're here to incite hatred by promising slaves freedom." "Those savages will kill us all!" "We won't let them do that!" "Saint-Domingue is French and you must obey French laws." "We'll deport whoever refuses." "Are you declaring war?" "Move or I'll resort to violence." "I'm General Laveaux." "Welcome to Saint-Domingue." "About time." "My apologies." "We were..." "Spare me the details, General!" "Where are your wife and daughter?" "They're still on the boat." "I trust you'll see to their safety." "Certainly, Commissioner." "Move!" "Allow me, ma'am." "Welcome to Saint-Domingue." "Not exactly the welcome I anticipated." "I asked General Rigaud to join us." "Rigaud?" "Who is he?" "A mulatto." "A brilliant soldier who heads the southern district." "I see." "He'll help us fight the rebels." "Where are we on that front and who is Toussaint Louverture" "that everyone's talking about?" "A rebel leader." "He entrenched himself in the Tannerie camp." "Is Louverture his master's name?" "No, it refers to his bravery in combat." "They say he excels at breaking through enemy lines." "Come in." "General Rigaud, Commissioner." "Delighted to meet you, General." "We were speaking of Louverture who is complicating affairs." "We're counting on your collaboration." "I'd be honored to serve the republic." "What do you think of Louverture?" "Honestly, I don't trust him." "He aspires to an island run by blacks." "Not exactly, General." "We don't know his demands." "Therein lies the problem." "Very well." "Regardless, he's waging war on us." "Do whatever it takes to get rid of him." "LA TANNERIE REBEL CAMP, JANUARY 17, 1993" "My dear wife, I think of you and the children every day." "Biassou opened another camp in Tourelles." "I'm in charge here, Moyse is my second in command." "He's become a strong, courageous man." "Don't worry, I'm watching over him." "Toussaint, the French are coming!" "What do we do now?" "We're outnumbered." "They're surrounding us." "We can't take them on." "Do we surrender?" "Tell the men to gather up the weapons." "Put the women and wounded in the carriages." "What about the cannons?" "We leave them." "They'd slow us down." "There are fewer of them to the south." "That's where we'll break through." "Their watchman hasn't warned the others." "They're not getting into position." "Anticipating Louverture's strategy isn't easy." "He has no military training." "Check on our men." "So?" "The ground is uneven, we need time to set up the cannons." "Hurry." "We need to take advantage of this location." "I'm sorry, General, but there's a simpler solution." "Which is?" "We can see their powder keg." "If we bombard it, we can blow it up" "and kill them all." "There are rules of war." "No need for chivalry." "They're bloodthirsty rebels, driven by vengeance." "Do you hate black men, General Rigaud?" "I hate all those who despise mulattos." "They're driving our men south." "Let's go!" "They're getting away." "A pretty good strategic move for an emancipated slave." "Should have listened to me..." "Enough!" "He was smarter than us." "That's all." "How many men did you lose?" "Ten or so." "Can't you see we've no choice but to surrender?" "In exchange for what?" "Amnesty?" "Yes!" "That's not what I'm fighting for." "I'm fighting for our freedom." "Who gave you the right to disobey me?" "Who do you think you are?" "I owe you nothing, Biassou." "I won't make peace with the French." "It's OK." "Put your weapons away." "You're courageous, but you don't know who you're dealing with." "This is Dessalines." "That's Christophe." "They've killed more white Frenchmen that you ever will." "Laveaux, you were at Valmy." "Rigaud, you led the Siege of Savannah in the US, yet you were tricked by savages with pitchforks." "Don't underestimate them" "or their leader." "General Laveaux didn't comprehend the situation." "They're savages, wild animals, and must be treated accordingly." "Enough!" "Keep that up and I'll have you retired." "That will be all!" "I know you're about to grant freedom to those negroes." "On that day, you'll lose my support." "Good day, Commissioner." "What a stubborn man!" "Laveaux, do whatever it takes" "to bring Louverture to me." "Certainly." "Why were you shouting?" "I'm surrounded by imbeciles." "Can we return to Paris?" "No." "I gave my word." "I'll restore peace here." "You know that's impossible!" "Do you think you're God?" "No, I'm not that ambitious, but leaving would be betraying France." "You only think of France, not of your wife and daughter." "In time, Charlotte will be proud of her father." "Black blood courses in your veins." "You should support me." "No." "I thought marrying you meant leaving this godforsaken island, yet here I am!" "Come, Charlotte." "What happened, Father?" "My heart bleeds, for the king is dead." "Which king?" "The French king was beheaded." "They beheaded Louis XVI?" "Yes." "Are you sure of this?" "I was in Le Cap when word arrived." "White men have gone crazy and killed their king." "We'll fight for a king." "The king is dead." "Then we'll fight for his cousin, Charles IV, the king of Spain." "You're confusing me!" "Why do you want us to fight alongside the Spanish?" "Dogs treat us better" "than Frenchmen do." "We need the Spanish to help us force the French to negotiate." "And win what?" "An end to slavery." "Don't start that again." "We need to make peace with the French." "You'd no longer be Viceroy of Conquered Territories." "You'd be a soldier, or worse." "He's right, Biassou." "We owe the French nothing." "What do you think, Dessalines?" "You're the boss." "Welcome." "Don't you all look handsome!" "On behalf of King Carlos IV of Spain," "I elevate Bissou to the rank of general and appoint Toussaint Louverture as brigadier." "That's not fair, uncle." "Bissou is illiterate and becomes general." "This has nothing to do with his education." "But you'll follow his orders." "I will not!" "General, you know the island well, so you must have a plan for getting rid of these damn Frenchmen once and for all." "We must take possession of the west." "We would lose many men." "It would give His Majesty's men access to the sea and control of the axes that link the north and south." "A bold move." "What else?" "We don't kill our hostages." "What a strange request!" "If they agree to join our ranks." "I never expected such intelligence in a..." "In a negro?" "An ordinary brigadier." "Let's drink to the king's health." "Long live the king!" "You're still sick." "You need to take action." "He'll catch his death in those rags." "What did you gain when you allied with the Spanish?" "I served a king and God." "No, you were paid for your services." "I've never been interested in money." "General!" "Your clothes are moth-eaten." "Tomorrow, they'll take away your blankets and firewood." "The consul's patience is running out." "If you have anything to tell me about your war chest, now's the time." "So that's what you're interested in, that's why you're here." "I'm just following orders." "Then go ahead." "I will." "I was ordered to make you talk about your war chest." "I accumulated a fortune." "It's in Haiti, in a place only I know of." "If Bonaparte is brave enough to meet me, I'll tell him where it is." "Open up, Gustave!" "I've wasted enough time here today." "SPANISH ARMY HQ, SUMMER OF 1793" "Dondon!" "Plaisance!" "Ennery!" "The port of Gonaïves now belongs to the king of Spain." "If we'd become allies earlier, we'd already have possession of Saint-Domingue." "You're our salvation." "Only God provides salvation." "I disagree, sir." "In the name of His Majesty, I raise you to general." "Long live the king!" "This victory awakened my thirst." "Let us celebrate, sirs." "I write to you as a fellow soldier." "The tactics you employed in seizing our positions in the name of Spain attest to your admirable strategic capabilities." "I wish to know what prompted you to change sides, so that I may establish if France can offer you a more attractive alternative." "Toussaint, this is from General Laveaux." "Laveaux?" "Yes." "He wants to know why I'm allied with the Spanish." "It's simple!" "I'm fighting for a king." "Not for our freedom?" "Be patient, Moyse." "Patience is a virtue." "Yes." "Louverture replied to my letter." "And?" "He will only fight for a king." "I don't wish to hear that word!" "He said he wants an end to slavery." "Finally, an insight into his behavior." "We must pull the rug out from under his feet." "What if..." "What if we were to decree an end to slavery?" "No!" "Don't even consider it." "The English and Spanish occupy almost every port and Louverture has taken over the west." "All we have is Le Cap and the north." "We don't have a choice." "Either we abolish slavery or Saint-Domingue falls into enemy hands." "You need the Convention's approval." "It takes at least 6 weeks to send a request to Paris." "I can't wait 3 months." "Daddy!" "Where is your mother, kids?" "In her room." "Moyse!" "Are you well, brothers?" "Yeah." "Nice uniform!" "Spanish army!" "Really?" "Yeah." "Hello, Suzanne." "I brought you a gift." "I don't want it." "I know you're angry with me." "The French army contacted me." "They know they've no choice but to abolish slavery." "Then we'll live together again?" "If God is willing." "God?" "You always think of God, but never your own wife." "Suzanne..." "You're the most beautiful woman in the world." "General Laveaux is here!" "I'll be right there." "Great timing!" "General." "Hello, Louverture." "What do you want?" "I came to tell you the Spanish will never abolish slavery, but Commissioner Sonthonax is prepared to do so." "He's working on the decree as we speak." "France now has only 3 colors:" "blue, white and red." "The colors of freedom." "Don't treat me like an idiot." "You need my men and I to fight the Spanish and the English." "Sonthonax wants to end slavery" "to further his career." "You're wrong!" "He's a member of an association that favors black rights." "He spoke out against slavery." "Only a black man can do this." "Then you do it, Toussaint." "Become our ally." "Are you asking me to betray Spain?" "No, to join forces with the country whose language you speak:" "France." "Catherine, I heard Sonthonax plans to abolish slavery." "My God!" "We should never have trusted him." "If it's true, I'm going to America." "Come with me." "You need to start a new life." "I can't." "I could never abandon" "Joseph and the plantation." "Think of your son!" "If slavery is abolished, there'll be another war and more massacres." "Go, François." "No, thank you." "Celebrate with me!" "This is a big day." "When we defeat our enemies," "I'll do great things here." "What notions of grandeur." "Black men will earn wages, their children will be educated." "Saint-Domingue will once more be the pearl of the West Indies." "A paradise." "Or hell." "Marie-Eugenie, why do you remain here with me when you care so little for me and my projects?" "Come in." "Apologies, Commissioner." "Ma'am." "Louverture posted these all over town." "I'm working tirelessly to turn Saint-Domingue into an island of freedom and equality." "Join forces with us and fight for this cause." "Toussaint Louverture." "Did you mention I plan on abolishing slavery?" "Yes." "He's a chess player." "He constantly thinks ahead." "Why?" "What does he want?" "The same as you do, but not for the same reason." "I put my life and soul into this mission." "I put my family at risk here." "I won't be tricked by Toussaint." "Have every last one taken down and replaced by my decree!" "Toussaint will interpret that" "as a declaration of war." "So be it!" "I had beliefs." "Sonthonax had only ambition." "Is that when you decided to betray the Spanish?" "No, they betrayed me." "Hermona and Biassou plotted against me." "Suzanne!" "Suzanne!" "Where are my wife and children?" "Who did this?" "The Spanish!" "Hurry up, Charlotte." "We were just heading out." "I fear that won't be possible." "Why?" "Did the English attack?" "No, Commissioner." "I was ordered to arrest you." "Arrest me?" "On what grounds?" "Take Charlotte upstairs, Marie-Eugénie." "General." "Just go." "Come, Charlotte." "The Convention charges you with failing to rule over the island." "Surely you jest?" "No, I received a decree." "I doubt the Girondins would do such a thing." "The Girondins are no longer in power, Robespierre is." "I'm as good as dead." "If only damn Louverture had joined forces with us!" "Tell him it's not too late to ally with France." "I'll do my best, Commissioner." "I'm at your service, General." "May I kiss my wife and daughter goodbye?" "Certainly." "Toussaint!" "Toussaint had better be dead!" "We missed, General!" "Biassou!" "Be gone!" "I told you we shouldn't attack Toussaint." "Papa Legba protects him..." "Shut up!" "Give yourself up, Biassou." "Toussaint!" "You'll never outrun me!" "Toussaint!" "You can come back to collect their ashes." "It's too late, Toussaint!" "TO BE CONTINUED..." "Translation:" "Mary O'Connor Épilogue"