Silence Page #3
And he was baptized.
(beat)
By me, during my ministry. Do you know
how many Christians the authorities
executed at Shimabara? Thousands.
Tens of thousands. Most beheaded.
RODRIGUES:
Each a martyr.
GARUPE:
We must honor their memory and ask for
their prayers. And we cannot abandon
whoever remains.
Valignano is wavering, swayed by the passion and idealism of
the young men. And they know that.
VALIGNANO:
(a beat; then...)
No, any missionary work in Japan, of
any kind, is now out of the question
for us. The only European ships
permitted to enter port in Japan are
Dutch.
GARUPE:
Can the Dutch...
VALIGNANO:
The Dutch are heretics. Religion is
just a business advantage to them. No,
it is far too dangerous for you.
RODRIGUES:
But how can we neglect a man who
nurtured us in the faith? He shaped
the world for us. (ALT1: He showed us
our calling.)(ALT2: HE formed us as
Jesuits.)
GARUPE:
And even if this slander should be
true, then Father Ferreira is damned.
RODRIGUES:
And we have no choice but to save his
soul, Father.
VALIGNANO:
This is in your hearts, then? Both of
you?
RODRIGUES:
Yes.
GARUPE:
It is. Like our first fervor.(ALT:
Like our first fervor we felt in the
novitiate. We feel it is a call,
Father.)
7A
VALIGNANO:
Then I must trust God has put it
there. He calls you to a great trial.
From the moment you set foot in that
country you step into high danger.
(beat)
(MORE)
8
VALIGNANO (cont'd)
You will be the last to go, you know.
An army of two.
RODRIGUES:
Two to find one. “Satis est, domine,
satis est.” (Our Saint Francis
Xavier’s own words, Father.) “It is
enough.”
CUT TO:
9 EXT. MACAO WATERFRONT DAY 9
Rodrigues and Garupe walk briskly past the crowded docks of the
island waterfront. A misty rain falls. Junks are so closely
moored that their hulls make a scraping, thumping SOUND, like a
muffled cadence.
The Europeans take broad strides: the length of their step, and
their height, makes the Chinese population clogging the street
and congregating around the wharves give way before them. A
CHINESE BUSINESSMAN has to almost trot to keep up.
RODRIGUES (V.O.)
“May 25, 1640. Pax Christi. God be
praised. Father Valignano, as I begin
these lines I cannot be sure that,
when they are done, they will ever
reach you.”
The Chinese Businessman bustles ahead of the priests and
gestures for them to follow him down a narrow alley.
RODRIGUES (V.O.)
“But I want to maintain your
confidence in our mission, and
vindicate your faith in us.”
The Chinese Businessman stands at the entrance to a TAVERN,
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