The Patriot Page #4
CHARLOTTE:
Come, come, inside, wait until you
see what I have...
THE CHILDREN:
(simultaneous)
Presents! For me? What do you
have?
CHARLOTTE:
Inside, inside...
Charlotte sweeps past Marion who smiles and follows her
into the house.
INT. PARLOR - CHARLOTTE'S HOUSE - DAY
Marion watches as Charlotte finishes handing out presents.
Susan plays with a new doll. William has half-a-dozen new
spinning tops, skimming around the floor. Margaret holds
a new dress up to herself. Samuel, Nathan and Thomas tear
into packages holding platoons of lead soldiers. Gabriel
looks through a new book.
Charlotte sees Marion watching her, rises and joins him at
the doorway.
MARION:
You look well, Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE:
As do you.
Suddenly Thomas and Samuel race through the doorway,
forcing Marion and Charlotte together, their bodies close.
They step back and exchange warm but uneasy smiles.
The moment is broken by the SOUND OF CHILDREN. Marion and
Charlotte gratefully turn their attention back to them.
EXT. CHARLESTON SQUARE - NIGHT
Down the block from the Motte house. A yelling crowd of
Sons of Liberty is massed around a Liberty Tree from which
hang dozens of glowing lanterns. Most of the men in the
crowd are drunk. Vendors sell rum, ale, food and banners
emblazoned with a coiled snake and the legend, "Don't
Tread On Me." Scores of on-lookers, including respectable
people, as well as street urchins, whores and drunkards,
watch the proceedings.
Several Sons of Liberty string up effigies of King George
III and Governor Wilmington. They light the effigies on
fire. As they begin to blaze, the crowd cheers.
EXT. CHARLOTTE'S BALCONY - NIGHT
Marion's children, except Gabriel, stand on the balcony
watching the mob. Marion steps out onto the balcony.
MARION:
Inside, all of you...
The children turn to Marion with stricken expressions.
Marion relents.
MARION:
Very well.
The children turn back to the mob. Marion joins them.
THOMAS:
Look! There's Gabriel!
They see Gabriel making his way through the crowd. He
sees them and waves, then enters the house.
A moment later Charlotte steps out onto the balcony and
sees:
IN THE SQUARE, a pair of drunk Sons of Liberty, pull down
one of the smoldering effigies, cut off its head, then
start hacking at it's groin with a sword.
Appalled, Charlotte shoots a glare at Marion and snaps at
the children.
CHARLOTTE:
Children, inside! All of you!
Right now.
The children start to protest, but a glance at Charlotte's
resolute expression makes them think better of it. They
file into the house. Charlotte shoots a glare at Marion
and shoos the children inside. Gabriel steps out and
joins them.
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