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Bye.

See my aunt.

Oh, is she any better?

No, my uncle's too worried about her.

Oh, dear.

Hey! Over this door!

You go away, you! Go away, leave us alone!

Hurry up with that.

I told you we required four hours extra work a day from every man on this estate

during harvest time.

You're not... I'm not prepared to give it.

Now come out or we'll break down this door. I won't come out.

All right.

You've been given fair warning.

Like that.

My wife's sick. She may be dying.

It comes to us all in due time.

Has she even died in peace?

Certainly. But not in this cottage.

It's needed for a man who will do his fair share and keep his rent up to date.

We're being turned out by the squire. Out of the house?

Oh, I can't believe Mr. Armstrong would do anything so cruel.

I'm acting on his instructions, miss, so you just keep out of it.

I'll bring the doctor back later.

What now?

I don't know.

If we could just lie low for a bit, work out what's best to do.

I know.

Bird Island. Well, we can hide there.

We? I don't want you getting mixed up in this. But I am in it. They're after me,

too. Come on, beauty.

Looks like we lost them, Mr Fletcher. At the moment, yes.

But I think I know where we can pick up the trail again.

his wife out of their cottage.

Who are they?

The squire's men.

But they mustn't do that. Mrs. Briggs is a very sick woman.

Don't they understand? Moving an owl could kill her.

They wouldn't listen.

We've got to do something at once.

Couldn't you go and see the squire? I must see Mrs. Briggs right away. Oh,

where's her husband?

Oh, he escaped.

Escaped? What do you mean? He attacked Fletcher. They were going to send him to

prison. But Albert got him away on Black Beauty.

No, he shouldn't have done that.

Oh, why not? Well, Briggs has put himself in the wrong. By fighting and

he's committed a crime. They could... Throw him into prison for it. Oh, but

won't catch him. Not Aunt Beauty. Well, the man can't run forever. He must give

himself up. Then perhaps we can help him. Well, then I'll come with you. No,

don't. You stay here.

I'll deal with it.

What

do

you think you're doing? Get your father out here.

Mr. Fletcher.

What do you want here?

I'm looking for an escaped criminal. That meddling daughter of yours helped

get away. I hear you ejected Mr. Briggs from his cottage with remarkably little

compassion.

When I've seen to Mrs. Briggs, I intend to take up your behavior with the

squire. You'll get no satisfaction from him. I'm acting on his behalf.

That black horse of yours is not in the stable. Where is it? I don't see what

it's got to do with you.

Aiding and abetting a criminal is a very serious offense.

You're all involved, all of you.

I'm going to see my patient. Would you mind getting off my property?

Right, keep your eye on the cottage.

Briggs might still decide to make it by here.

You on!

We can't hide here forever.

Of course not.

But I have a plan.

We'll send a message to Dr. Gordon, tell him we're here, and he'll know how to

help. I hope so.

Of course he will.

Well, you'd better get going then, hadn't you?

Me? Yeah. I'm not going.

I'm wanted to, remember.

I'm not giving them a chance to catch me. And how are we going to let the

know? I trust his deed.

He'll get through, because he's just going home. Aren't you, beauty?

Away, good beauty! To the rescue!

Come on, boy!

Beauty. Well done.

Now get your horses.

I'm going to take you back to the hall.

The thing is, where are Briggs and the boy? I don't know, sir.

They won't get far without that horse.

What was he doing loose?

He must have had him tethered and he got away.

We can use him as evidence.

Yes. It'll be some time before Dr. Gordon sees his horse again.

Perhaps that'll teach him to side with troublemakers.

It will, won't it?

But we'll soon knock that out of him.

Quiet, Beauty. It's me, Kevin.

Come on, we're going home.

Come on, we haven't much time.

Come on, Beauty. They may come back.

It's only a piece of paper.

Bird Island. Well done, Beauty.

Heather!

Where did you find Beauty?

No time to explain.

Tell Father I've gone to help Albert and Mr. Briggs.

They're at Bird Island.

Fletcher's after them, he knows. They're there. But Father's not here.

He's with Mrs. Briggs.

What are we going to do?

Your father told you to stay out of it. Well, you can stay here and do the

washing. I'm not going to.

Yes? We must see Mr. Armstrong right away. He has just returned from a

He must not be disturbed under any circumstances.

Oh, mustn't he?

I beg your pardon?

We've come to see you about one of your tenants.

And since when have my tenants been any business of yours, ma 'am?

Well, this one is. His name is George Briggs.

Briggs? He lives in one of your cottages.

All right, Poynton.

Briggs. Oh, yes, I know who you mean.

But he's no longer a tenant of mine. I believe he's just been put out.

Why is he being evicted?

Really, you must ask my bailiff about that. If it's any concern of yours,

I take leave to doubt.

His wife is a patient of Dr. Gordon's, and she's very sick.

And if she slept without a roof over her head... Briggs should have thought of

that before he refused to work.

Briggs has been far too busy nursing his sick wife to think about very much

else. I'm afraid I know nothing of that.

You should.

You should be the first to know, Jenny.

I have a large estate to run, ma 'am. It is not a charitable institution.

If Fletcher wishes to dismiss a man for not working, I must allow him to use his

own judgment.

Mr Armstrong, I'm sure you don't know how these people are being treated.

He should know.

Why... Doesn't he know? Jenny, he says he has a large estate to run. How can he

run it without people like Mr. Briggs? That is quite enough.

It's not enough.

George Briggs is a decent, honest, hard -working man.

What right have you got to use people like him and then just toss them aside

when they're down on their luck?

Young lady, I cannot possibly be expected to care for every Tom, Dick and

who works for me. Why don't you come with me and look at the conditions in

they've been living?

And who are you to tell me what I should do?

I'm me.

I'm Jenny Gordon.

I don't know what's to become of my Mary.

If that Fletcher catches up with me, they'll put me in prison.

Yes, but they haven't caught us yet, Uncle.

Yeah, I know Fletcher. He's a devil. He won't give up.

Forces us to live like pigs. He treats animals better.

If a human's sick, he kicks them.

When Dr. Gordon tells Squire Armstrong what's happened... He won't help. Why

should he? Cheap labour lines his pockets.

Shh!

Run out, man, and keep your eyes open!

How did they know we were here?

What's it matter?

At least I can make a fight for it. Oh, you wouldn't stand a chance.

Come on.

Come on!

Dick Turpin swam his horse across the raging torrent.

Oh, it's cold!

The man who catches Briggs will get a golden guinea!

Mr. Fletcher!

Mr. Fletcher!

Over there, look!

happen, Beauty?

Where are they?

Albert!

Go on, boy. You run for it. I'm not going to leave you, Uncle.

There's no need for them to get you as well. Come on.

Been trespassing in Squire Armstrong's stables.

I reckon you're in trouble.

Bring these two along.

Briggs, first we're going to finish our little job at the cottage.

Then I'm going to turn you in and let the law take its course.

Square Armstrong, this woman needs nourishment.

She needs to be kept dry and warm, and above all, she needs to be free from

anxiety.

Now let's finish what we've started.

Finish what, Fletcher?

Well, just putting out the troublemakers, huh? You didn't tell me

trouble was.

Well, that man attacked me.

You have to deal very firmly with these people, sir, otherwise they'll take

advantage. You'll find that when you've been here a little longer.

Don't tell me what to do.

All right, Briggs.

But this man won't work, sir. I'm willing to work as soon as my wife's

Put the furniture back inside.

And when you've done that, you can pick up your money and go.

But, sir!

Well

done,

beauty.

Thank you.