1 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:45,800 RUSTLING 2 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,040 FOOTSTEPS ON CONCRETE 3 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,680 RUSTLING 4 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,920 RUSTLING 5 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:21,200 THEY HARMONISE: 6 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,360 7 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:30,640 8 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:41,280 9 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:47,200 10 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:58,200 your glory 11 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,200 12 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:15,320 13 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:21,079 14 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,760 RADIO STATIC HISSES 15 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,040 INDISTINCT VOICES IN STATIC 16 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,040 SIMON: December 15th. Holiday is declared. 17 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:56,520 Parents pull pupils away until only Jack and I are left. 18 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,880 He did not talk to me until supper, 19 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,240 but then made a fine joke about bread and butter pudding. 20 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,000 I tried not to play grateful as I laughed. 21 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,880 He talked of plans, 22 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,200 how we were going to make this the best of Christmases. 23 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,920 I said little. 24 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,520 I was called to the office after, for a phone from home. 25 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,320 Mother wanted to speak before they left for Switzerland. 26 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:23,200 She said Father was tired and would speak to me in the new year. 27 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:24,920 She sounded not her best. 28 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,840 THEY LAUGH 29 00:05:44,280 --> 00:05:46,000 I increasingly believe that bathing 30 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,520 is the only sensible thing to do on this island. 31 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,680 Until what? 32 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,040 Why should we be the only grown-ups? 33 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,640 I say eat, sleep and bathe. 34 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:58,840 You don't mean that. 35 00:05:58,840 --> 00:06:01,000 I could mean that. 36 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,640 I SHOULD mean that. 37 00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:07,760 I don't like those clouds. 38 00:06:09,280 --> 00:06:11,760 It rains here. You may have noticed. 39 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,080 I'm not worried about rain. 40 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,840 I'm worried about a storm. 41 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,800 A storm is coming! 42 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,760 Mind my specs! 43 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,720 If I get water on the glass, I've got to get out and clean it. 44 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:50,080 It was funny. Only if you're in the mood for funny. 45 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:51,880 I've got a pain in my brain. 46 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,400 Ralph, don't... Ralph! 47 00:06:58,400 --> 00:06:59,640 Stop it! 48 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,120 There was a big storm. 49 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,280 The biggest Simon Camborne had ever known. 50 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,400 He found it quite exciting. 51 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:19,200 He put on his galoshes and his rain hat and his mack 52 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,320 and went out in it. 53 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,000 And he was amazed at what he saw. 54 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:28,760 The whole of his garden was a pond, 55 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,240 and full of fish. 56 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,800 He was frightened for a moment, 57 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:39,480 but then fish swam up to him, smiled, and said... 58 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,440 .."Isn't it lovely here?" 59 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,320 LAUGHTER 60 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,000 And Simon felt good. 61 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,840 But then Simon Camborne saw a problem. 62 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,720 His garden gate had orange toads sitting all over it. 63 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,240 A problem I'll tell you about tomorrow. 64 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:01,720 ALL PROTEST 65 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,800 I will, I will, I will, I promise. 66 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,040 Now, has everyone been to the toilet? 67 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,240 BOYS: Yes. Percival, have you? 68 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:15,040 I've forgotten my telephone number. Buriton 623... Percival? 69 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,640 Yes, I went to the toilet. 70 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,320 Thank you. 71 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,680 All right, a bit of quiet now. Now, remember, if you can't sleep, 72 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,440 doesn't mean the boy next to you can't. So try not to disturb them. 73 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,440 Unless you need the loo. Unless you need the loo. 74 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,480 BOYS GIGGLE 75 00:08:59,920 --> 00:09:01,480 HE SIGHS 76 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,480 SIMON: Why has he got my name? 77 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,320 RALPH: Who? The boy Piggy's been telling stories about. 78 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,440 Oh, I think Piggy's just working his way through 79 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,640 everyone in the register. A different story for each, you know? 80 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,680 Does he know how it ends? 81 00:09:23,680 --> 00:09:26,360 I don't know. I think he just makes it up as he goes along. 82 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,200 He has an enormous facility. 83 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,960 Did you mean it? What you said about doing less? 84 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,040 Cos we've got the second shelter to secure, signal fire to keep going... 85 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,760 Jack's camp's not worrying about anything like that. 86 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,600 My father took me into his study one day. 87 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,480 My mother was there. She was in tears. 88 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,240 She had a bruise just there. 89 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,160 He asked me to tell him who I preferred - him or her. 90 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:05,480 I took a moment 91 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,280 and I told them I couldn't decide who I preferred. 92 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,640 It's a hard... It's not that hard. 93 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,880 I loved her, and I hated him. 94 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:18,320 But I didn't say that. 95 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,680 Instead, I said I couldn't decide. 96 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:22,080 I was a coward. 97 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,520 My father told me that we're all cowards, at least some of the time. 98 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,560 He pulled her up by the hair and he said, "Do you hear that? 99 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:31,440 "Even your precious boy doesn't love you properly." 100 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:35,440 And walked away and slammed the door, and she looked at me, 101 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:39,240 and then shouted and went after him, begging him for something. 102 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:51,720 My point... The point is... 103 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,800 ..I'm a coward. 104 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,000 And I know that Jack is one, too. 105 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,720 And he'd hate me for telling you that, but he is, 106 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:00,600 and you're not, Ralph. You don't know that. 107 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,320 And we all, all the little 'uns, need you. I need you. 108 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,320 I don't understand you and Jack. 109 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,760 We were alone a lot in the long vacs. 110 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,480 We were friendly when no-one else was there. 111 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,520 Then the others would come back and he'd drop me like a stone. 112 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,200 I never minded. 113 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,080 He is nicer than people know. 114 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:42,080 But...there is...something. 115 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:43,920 SHOUTING 116 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,080 What? What? We've seen it! We saw the beast! 117 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,280 We were up at the signal fire. 118 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,280 There's a beast on this island. 119 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,000 FLIES BUZZ 120 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,240 FLIES BUZZ LOUDLY 121 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:10,720 HE HOOTS 122 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:26,920 HE HOOTS 123 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,480 HOOTING REPEATS 124 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:31,680 Jack! 125 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,920 Jack! They're coming. 126 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,600 Why are you holding a leaf? 127 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:50,960 It was Piggy's idea. 128 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,320 THEY LAUGH 129 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,720 We wanted to show you that we come to parley. 130 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,800 What do you wish to parley about? 131 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,520 The beast. There's been a sighting. 132 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:06,720 The fire was bright. We'd just made it up. The fire. 133 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,600 We laid more sticks on... Keeping to Piggy's schedule. 134 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,320 BOTH: For the signal. Then we saw the eyes. 135 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:16,320 Teeth. Claws. Halfway between maybe a gorilla and a lion, 136 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,920 but like neither of them. We ran as fast as we could. 137 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:20,680 Bashed into things. It followed us. 138 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:24,320 Did it do that? No! That was a bush. 139 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,360 You definitely saw it? The beast? 140 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,160 You aren't pulling our legs? 141 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:31,680 BOTH: We saw it. 142 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:36,280 I believe them. 143 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,920 Yes. I believe them, too. 144 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,000 So the question is whether to retreat or attack. 145 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,720 Where are you retreating to, Captain? Another island? 146 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,080 Have you seen another island, Maurice? I thought I did once, 147 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:52,760 but it was just a fly in my eye. 148 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,080 The beast has never come down here. 149 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,680 If we stay here, united... What, and be cramped in? 150 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:59,360 How should we get our food, Roger? 151 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,640 Maybe the pigs would come to us if we asked nicely. 152 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,200 LAUGHTER 153 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:06,440 It's time to hunt. The hunters will go. We've weapons. 154 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,720 Those spears are only made of wood. 155 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,920 You're frightened for us. How sweet. 156 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:15,040 I just don't see what good attacking a beast with matchsticks will do. 157 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,040 So you agree with your pig? You say we wait the beast out? 158 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,200 Did I say that? Yes. I just think we need to think! 159 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:21,600 Tally ho! Onward, Christian soldiers! 160 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,360 And the little 'uns, Jack? Think of them. 161 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,560 If we go, and the beast comes down... Sucks to the little 'uns. 162 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,320 Stop! Everyone's shouting. 163 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,240 We should hold a proper meeting with the conch. Sucks to the conch! 164 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,840 We know who ought to say things. 165 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:36,120 What good has Simon ever done talking? Or Bill? 166 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,240 It's time some people leave deciding things to the rest of us. 167 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,760 That was cruel. 168 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,640 He's choir. 169 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:53,080 He should have come to me. 170 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:59,320 Besides, I'm bored of worrying about being cruel. 171 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,080 Time to get waxy. Adieu! 172 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,400 You're not thinking this through. Where can it be? 173 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,680 Where can it live that we haven't seen? 174 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:13,800 Thank you, Ralph. You've given us our starting point. 175 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,400 The only place we haven't been. Do you remember, Maurice? 176 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,800 The tail-end part of the island, where the rocks are all piled up. 177 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,120 Yes, I know it. 178 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:23,880 You have realised the worst thing about the beast 179 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,000 being on the mountain is that the signal fire's out? 180 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,280 It's our duty to relight the fire. 181 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,840 Or are you done with the rescue idea? 182 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:37,920 Then we all go. 183 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:39,720 Then all of us big 'uns go. 184 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,680 We all have to kill the beast. 185 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:47,400 Good. 186 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:59,520 CHOIR VOCALIZES 187 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:21,920 188 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,040 No. 189 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:26,880 Not with them. 190 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,800 You can see why this is the only bit of the island left unexplored. 191 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,840 HE BREATHES UNSTEADILY 192 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,280 I'm chief. 193 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,560 I'll go. Stay here. 194 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,400 Stay hidden. 195 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:32,840 Wait for me. 196 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,520 Do you think any of this is about finding the beast? 197 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,040 WIND WHISTLES 198 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,440 ROCKS CRUMBLE UNDERFOOT 199 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:57,960 ROCKS FALL BEHIND 200 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:00,480 I'm the head hunter. 201 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,560 I couldn't let you do it on your own. 202 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,200 HE BREATHES UNSTEADILY 203 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:53,960 HE BREATHES UNSTEADILY 204 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:03,760 BOYS CLAP AND CHEER 205 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,320 HE BREATHES RAGGEDLY 206 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,840 WIND WHISTLES 207 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,960 LOUD CHEERING 208 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,960 Yes, Jack! 209 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,360 Yes! Yes, Jack! 210 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,640 Well, there's no beast here. 211 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,880 No, but what a wizard place for a fort. 212 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,720 You're welcome to it. I'm never visiting. 213 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,760 Once here, who'd need to leave? 214 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,440 There's no fresh water. What's that, then? 215 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,520 WATER TRICKLES 216 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:40,200 You could put a coconut shell there, filling all the time. 217 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,560 There are no coconuts! Nor is there fruit, and nor pigs. 218 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,480 We'd have to travel for food. 219 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,360 We'll go back and climb the mountain. Maurice was wrong. 220 00:22:54,360 --> 00:22:56,360 Better to start where the twins first saw it. 221 00:22:56,360 --> 00:22:59,520 Pity you didn't try there first. It was closer to camp. 222 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,680 You want me to reprimand Maurice? 223 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:02,920 HE SCOFFS 224 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:04,880 I don't think it was Maurice's idea. 225 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,920 You play brave, Chief. 226 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:17,040 But you're as scared as they come, really. Aren't you? 227 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,520 And you're not as hardened as you'd like us to think. 228 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,000 And who told you that? 229 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,800 INSECTS BUZZ, BIRDS CALL 230 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,280 SIMON: December 18th. 231 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,360 We've decided to call the large oak in Pilgrim Court 232 00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:36,680 the Tree of Destiny. 233 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:40,840 Jack has a plan to remap the whole of the grounds. 234 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:45,320 The next week is to be Genesis, our Genesis, 235 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:49,160 and we will rename and rebirth everything inside the grounds 236 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:50,800 as if it is newly hatched. 237 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,760 He had us both stand on the hill behind the cathedral and shout, 238 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,960 "Let there be light!" He looked tremendous, 239 00:24:59,960 --> 00:25:03,400 his yellow hair shining like the sun itself. 240 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:07,720 He said, "We are as gods, because if we are not gods, 241 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,760 "then how else will the world be made?" 242 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,560 PIGGY: This is stupid. We don't know where we're going. 243 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,520 ROGER: You're just fat and unfit. 244 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,600 Why are we stopping? 245 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,120 We were here before. I remember. 246 00:26:02,120 --> 00:26:04,360 If you cut through... You remember the pig run? 247 00:26:04,360 --> 00:26:06,400 Went on for miles. Find them 248 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,680 and we'll find a route all the way to the signal fire. 249 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,920 RALPH: Do we know where we're going? 250 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:33,480 We're following Jack. 251 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:46,720 Pig runs. Pig runs! 252 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:57,280 BOYS WHOOP AND SHOUT 253 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:08,240 CHOIR VOCALISES 254 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,040 Jack! The sun's getting low. 255 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,840 We're all tired. We're looking for the beast. 256 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,640 Looking needs light. I'm hungry. 257 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,440 If we leave now, we can get back to camp before dark. 258 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:29,120 We'll sleep, and then tomorrow we can climb. It's a good idea. 259 00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:31,080 If you're frightened, of course we can turn back. 260 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,320 Do you have to make everything into a compet...? Let him go. 261 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,040 Your Simon says to let me go. 262 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,160 Your pig gives you a reason to turn back. 263 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,040 Your decision. 264 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:45,280 King Ralph. 265 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:57,160 A smaller group will move faster. The rest should return to camp. 266 00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:00,520 Good. We need volunteers. 267 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:01,640 Thank you. 268 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,160 Come on, Fatty. You're not fast enough. 269 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:11,720 The little 'uns will need you back at camp. They will. 270 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,680 We played rugger together. You know I can do it. 271 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,160 You promise you won't faint? 272 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:28,280 Five seems a good number. 273 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:03,320 Give it back. 274 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:05,920 Give what back? 275 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,920 I can't even remember what I wrote. 276 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,720 It's the saddest story I ever read. 277 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:16,200 That's what you wrote. 278 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,000 You're tired. 279 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,040 If you don't want to go on, I'll go up by myself. 280 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:33,320 I'll be with you, Jack. 281 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,720 Me too. I'm not tired. 282 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:42,880 Do they do anything you ask? Don't yours? 283 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,160 Simon. You're a good dog. 284 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,320 You'd follow Ralph anywhere, wouldn't you? 285 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,200 Go on, then. The three of you, go. 286 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:54,040 Fight the beast. 287 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,600 You see? You don't want to do this without me. 288 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,840 Ralph, we don't need to. 289 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,680 Now you're my dog. 290 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:35,320 Ralph... 291 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:53,400 Good idea. 292 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:20,440 Can you see anything? 293 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:25,560 There was no rock there. Am I right? 294 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:36,400 WIND BLOWS 295 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:43,480 WIND GUSTS 296 00:31:56,120 --> 00:32:01,920 CONCH TRUMPETS 297 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,680 Jack, don't scare people. 298 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:07,000 Don't scare people?! They've a right to be scared. 299 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:13,040 CONCH TRUMPETS 300 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:19,480 I've called this meeting... There is no meeting. I've got the conch! 301 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:21,240 You hate the conch. 302 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:27,840 First, you all need to know... we've seen the beast. 303 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,000 We were only a few feet away. 304 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,280 It sat up and looked at us. 305 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:36,160 Will you be quiet?! This is important, and I have the conch! 306 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,480 We don't know what this beast does. 307 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:44,160 We don't even know what it is. 308 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:47,120 It comes from the sea. Hunting. 309 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,040 Maybe the beast is... Yes. It's hunting. 310 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:52,440 That's what it's doing. The beast is a hunter 311 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,680 and there's only one thing to do with hunters. 312 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:57,760 Hunt back. Kill or be killed. ALL CHEER 313 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,440 Says the man who ran faster than anyone. 314 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,880 So Ralph thinks all my hunters are no good. 315 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:06,520 What? I never said that. You liar! 316 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,040 Ralph thinks all my hunters are cowards! 317 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,280 Run-away cowards! Jack, will you let me speak? 318 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:13,720 Ralph is Piggy. He says things like Piggy 319 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:15,600 because Piggy tells him what to say. 320 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:17,560 LAUGHTER 321 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,480 Would you elect Piggy as your leader? 322 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,160 No. Of course not. 323 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,720 All this talk, talk, talk. Who wanted it? Who called this meeting? 324 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,680 Ralph oughtn't be your chief! Do you hear?! 325 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:29,720 You already have your own camp. Give me the conch. 326 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:35,840 BOYS SHOUT 327 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:04,320 HE COUGHS 328 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,280 There's only one person who can protect you from the beast, 329 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,520 and it isn't your chief. 330 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:19,159 Come on! 331 00:34:19,159 --> 00:34:20,760 We never should have come! 332 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:43,600 ALL: Everywhere we go 333 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:47,400 People always ask us 334 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:51,040 Who we are 335 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:54,880 Where we come from... 336 00:35:17,720 --> 00:35:21,760 QUIET RUSTLING 337 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,960 CROAKING 338 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,560 "December 26th. 339 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:16,600 "Jack remains ill. 340 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:18,600 "I'm reading him Huckleberry Finn. 341 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:21,080 "There was a part where I started doing funny voices, 342 00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:23,520 "and Jack really laughed, so I kept at it. 343 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:26,520 "They've said to keep him cool, 344 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:28,600 "but then he complains about feeling cold, 345 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:32,360 "so I put the blankets on him. I'd rather he be comfortable. 346 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:34,640 "I have taken to leaving my curtains drawn 347 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:37,080 "so that if he needs me, I can be there for him. 348 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:40,000 "He does not need much, 349 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,520 "just a comforting word if he is frightened. 350 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,720 "Last night he accidentally called me Mother 351 00:38:44,720 --> 00:38:46,800 "and we both laughed like drains. 352 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:49,880 "I lay with him until he slept." 353 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:56,920 Where would you be if you were not here? 354 00:38:56,920 --> 00:38:59,040 In a cottage on the edge of Dartmoor. 355 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:01,120 My father worked the boats in Plymouth. 356 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:04,160 A cottage? Sounds nice. 357 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:07,440 About the size of Simon's gatehouse, I imagine. 358 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:09,720 We did have a gatehouse. 359 00:39:09,720 --> 00:39:11,840 When it snowed, we had to work darn hard, 360 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:13,920 make sure we wouldn't get snowed in. 361 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:15,880 Father and I would be out there till late 362 00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:19,200 clearing and salting the paths. But then once we'd done that, 363 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:22,000 we'd have cornflakes with sugar and cream in front of the fire. 364 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,200 Cornflakes with sugar and cream? 365 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:27,640 HE SIGHS 366 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:27,640 What I'd give for that. 367 00:39:30,720 --> 00:39:33,080 I think that's where I'd be. 368 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:34,440 Where would you, Simon? 369 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:36,800 I know where I'd be. 370 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,280 Behind the counter in the sweet shop helping your auntie? 371 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,920 Whilst helping yourself to a few of the fizzy snakes 372 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:45,520 and strawberry bootlaces. Chocolate wheels. Sherbet flying saucers. 373 00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:46,920 PIGGY LAUGHS 374 00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:48,360 Go on, then, Simon. 375 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:57,520 I think, all told... 376 00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,840 ..if I could be anywhere... 377 00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:02,600 ..I'd choose here. 378 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:11,960 I've been happy here. 379 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:22,120 You'll get back to the, um... The cottage. 380 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:24,240 You'll get back to where you came from. 381 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,200 Got a ship in your pocket? 382 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:31,680 HE LAUGHS 383 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:35,200 SHOUTING 384 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:36,640 The conch! 385 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:40,280 HE SHOUTS 386 00:40:41,720 --> 00:40:44,240 SHOUTING CONTINUES 387 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:54,680 HE SHOUTS 388 00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:56,240 HE HOWLS 389 00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:04,360 Listen to me, all of you. 390 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:06,960 You're thieves, vagabonds. 391 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:08,240 Pathetic creatures. 392 00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:11,320 Tonight we're having a feast. 393 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:14,120 We've killed a pig, and we've got the fire to cook it with. 394 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:15,760 You can come and eat with us. 395 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,520 BOTH: The Chief has spoken! 396 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,600 Does that mean you're keeping a signal fire going? 397 00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:39,640 Does stealing our fire 398 00:41:39,640 --> 00:41:41,840 mean that you're taking responsibility for a beach signal 399 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:43,960 now we can't go up the mountain? Jack! 400 00:41:45,240 --> 00:41:46,720 Jack! Ralph. 401 00:41:47,720 --> 00:41:49,760 You're batty, Simon. 402 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:38,480 Where is everyone? 403 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:40,920 Perhaps they're lying in the shelter. 404 00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:42,440 No. 405 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:45,400 The lake, then. Or the toilet. 406 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:47,840 Where's Samneric? Jack's party. 407 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:50,640 Why did you have to say that? 408 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:52,680 Why should we know and he not? 409 00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:55,480 Let them go. I don't care. 410 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:00,120 What if we were to...? It's a trap. 411 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:02,680 It's meat. 412 00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:05,880 You hate him. Yeah, but I don't hate meat. 413 00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:09,000 We don't have to do anything else except take and eat. 414 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:10,480 That's how we get stronger. 415 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:13,160 Bullies only have control if you give them control. 416 00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:14,520 I think bad things will happen. 417 00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:16,880 But you're batty, and Ralph's chief. 418 00:44:18,320 --> 00:44:20,000 What do you think, Chief? 419 00:44:22,840 --> 00:44:24,040 I think... 420 00:44:25,080 --> 00:44:26,200 I think... 421 00:44:28,640 --> 00:44:33,040 I think I wish I knew what makes things break-up like they do. 422 00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:37,000 They just... They just...do. Sorry. 423 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:38,560 Do you mind if I ask Nickie? 424 00:44:40,040 --> 00:44:42,000 Who's Nickie? Me. 425 00:44:43,360 --> 00:44:44,560 I'm Nickie. 426 00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:48,800 That's my name. 427 00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:55,480 I don't know, really, Ralph. 428 00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:56,760 I expect it's him. 429 00:44:58,240 --> 00:45:00,400 Jack? Jack. 430 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:04,280 And is he everything? Is he all of it? No. 431 00:45:04,280 --> 00:45:07,360 Look, we just got to go on, Ralph, that's all. 432 00:45:07,360 --> 00:45:09,240 That's what grown-ups do. 433 00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:18,320 DISTANT YELLING AND WHOOPING 434 00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:27,040 ALL CHANT 435 00:45:55,720 --> 00:45:58,080 SHOUTING 436 00:45:58,080 --> 00:46:00,200 PIG SIZZLES 437 00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:07,600 CHANTING CONTINUES 438 00:46:12,040 --> 00:46:15,320 We want to say thank you! ALL: Thank you! 439 00:46:15,320 --> 00:46:18,480 For the gift of this pig. ALL: Thank you! 440 00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:21,120 This fierce fire! Thank you! 441 00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:24,440 This succulent meat. ALL: Thank you! 442 00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:27,160 That is so good to eat! ALL: Thank you! 443 00:46:27,160 --> 00:46:29,200 SHOUTING 444 00:46:32,080 --> 00:46:35,800 We want to say thank you! Thank you! 445 00:46:41,960 --> 00:46:44,360 Ralph, would you like first flesh? 446 00:46:44,360 --> 00:46:46,680 As Mother says, always feed the guests first. 447 00:46:46,680 --> 00:46:48,760 And your mother was quite the lady. 448 00:46:48,760 --> 00:46:50,800 BOYS LAUGH 449 00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:56,440 Wa-ooo! ALL: Wa-ooo! 450 00:46:56,440 --> 00:46:57,840 BOY: Come on! 451 00:46:57,840 --> 00:46:59,320 LAUGHTER 452 00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:04,840 CHEERING 453 00:47:10,880 --> 00:47:12,520 Kill the beast! 454 00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:15,840 Yeah, come on! Kill the beast! 455 00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:18,880 SHOUTING 456 00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:26,480 Pig is good. 457 00:47:34,520 --> 00:47:37,560 THUNDER RUMBLES 458 00:47:46,160 --> 00:47:50,960 One, two, three, four, five... 459 00:47:50,960 --> 00:47:53,000 THUNDER CRASHES 460 00:47:57,000 --> 00:47:59,720 FLIES BUZZ 461 00:47:59,720 --> 00:48:02,200 WHISPERING VOICE: You are a silly little boy. 462 00:48:04,040 --> 00:48:07,880 Just an ignorant, silly little boy. 463 00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:13,000 You'd better run off and play with the others. 464 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:16,160 They already think you're batty. 465 00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:20,080 You don't want Ralph to think you're more batty, do you? 466 00:48:21,960 --> 00:48:23,960 Aren't you afraid of me? 467 00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:25,560 I'm the Beast. 468 00:48:25,560 --> 00:48:28,920 No! You're just a pig's head on a stick. 469 00:48:28,920 --> 00:48:30,400 The pig was good! 470 00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:32,160 CHEERING 471 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:35,080 There will be more pig for those who join my tribe. 472 00:48:35,080 --> 00:48:37,240 Who will join my tribe and have fun? 473 00:48:37,240 --> 00:48:39,160 CHEERING 474 00:48:39,160 --> 00:48:41,040 I'm chief! 475 00:48:41,040 --> 00:48:43,040 You're hunters. That was your job. 476 00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,360 We've decided to not be frightened of the beast. 477 00:48:51,360 --> 00:48:53,760 We've decided we're strong enough to kill it! 478 00:48:53,760 --> 00:48:55,400 CHEERING 479 00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:57,680 Who will join my tribe and not be afraid? 480 00:48:57,680 --> 00:48:58,960 CHEERING 481 00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:01,240 Who will join my tribe and not be afraid? 482 00:49:01,240 --> 00:49:03,040 CHEERING 483 00:49:01,240 --> 00:49:03,040 Kill the beast! 484 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:05,640 ALL: Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 485 00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:07,760 FLIES BUZZ 486 00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:07,760 WHISPERING VOICE: Ignorant. 487 00:49:07,760 --> 00:49:10,240 So ignorant. 488 00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:11,920 All of you. 489 00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:17,080 Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill. 490 00:49:17,080 --> 00:49:19,600 You knew. Stop! 491 00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:22,320 But you didn't make them listen, 492 00:49:22,320 --> 00:49:24,000 because you're weak. 493 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:27,080 THUNDER CRACKS Run along now, Simon Camborne. 494 00:49:27,080 --> 00:49:28,600 Run! 495 00:49:28,600 --> 00:49:32,640 BOYS SHOUT 496 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:42,320 Whoo! 497 00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:45,800 A storm is coming! 498 00:49:45,800 --> 00:49:49,240 Are you happy with your shelter, Jack? Whoo! 499 00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:52,240 This is a bad camp. 500 00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:55,000 This is a bad camp for bad people! 501 00:49:56,960 --> 00:49:58,320 Do our dance! 502 00:49:59,920 --> 00:50:01,160 Dance! 503 00:50:01,160 --> 00:50:03,200 WHOOPING 504 00:50:14,760 --> 00:50:18,840 MALE CHOIR: 505 00:50:18,840 --> 00:50:23,960 ..yes... 506 00:50:23,960 --> 00:50:25,000 Ha! 507 00:50:28,080 --> 00:50:33,880 Ha! 508 00:50:33,880 --> 00:50:36,880 Have! Ha-ha! 509 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:39,120 Ha! 510 00:50:40,160 --> 00:50:42,040 Ha-ha! Have! 511 00:50:42,040 --> 00:50:44,360 Have! Ha-ha! 512 00:50:44,360 --> 00:50:49,840 513 00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:51,640 HE PANTS 514 00:50:53,640 --> 00:50:55,560 THUNDER CRASHES 515 00:50:57,320 --> 00:51:00,080 HE SHOUTS AND WHOOPS 516 00:51:05,520 --> 00:51:06,800 Ha-ha! 517 00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:10,280 CHANTING CONTINUES 518 00:51:10,280 --> 00:51:13,320 CHOIR CONTINUES FAINTLY 519 00:51:46,680 --> 00:51:50,720 MUTED CHEERING 520 00:51:50,720 --> 00:51:54,000 INDISTINCT SHOUTING 521 00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:57,000 ALL: Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 522 00:51:57,000 --> 00:52:00,000 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 523 00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:03,080 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 524 00:52:03,080 --> 00:52:06,040 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 525 00:52:06,040 --> 00:52:09,720 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 526 00:52:09,720 --> 00:52:12,760 HE PANTS 527 00:52:16,240 --> 00:52:19,440 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 528 00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:22,520 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 529 00:52:22,520 --> 00:52:25,360 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 530 00:52:25,360 --> 00:52:28,360 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 531 00:52:28,360 --> 00:52:29,720 Kill the beast! 532 00:52:29,720 --> 00:52:32,880 HE PANTS 533 00:52:33,960 --> 00:52:36,120 There! There! 534 00:52:36,120 --> 00:52:38,120 ALL: Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 535 00:52:38,120 --> 00:52:42,640 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! Kill the beast! 536 00:52:42,640 --> 00:52:44,720 No! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 537 00:52:44,720 --> 00:52:47,640 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 538 00:52:47,640 --> 00:52:50,480 Kill the beast! Cut its throat! Spill its blood! 539 00:52:50,480 --> 00:52:55,440 CHANTING AND SHOUTING 540 00:53:12,760 --> 00:53:15,800 MUSIC DROWNS SPEECH 541 00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:18,040 DISTANT CONVERSATION 542 00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:36,040 HE BREATHES UNSTEADILY 543 00:54:44,080 --> 00:54:46,080 SIMON: January 4th. 544 00:54:46,080 --> 00:54:48,040 Lent term begins tomorrow, 545 00:54:48,040 --> 00:54:51,920 so slowly, children will return to where they should be. 546 00:54:51,920 --> 00:54:54,040 Jack was kind at breakfast, 547 00:54:54,040 --> 00:54:58,000 but by lunch he was readying himself for the arrival of the others. 548 00:54:58,000 --> 00:55:01,480 I asked him to meet me at the Tree of Destiny, 549 00:55:01,480 --> 00:55:04,680 and he said he did not know which tree I talked of. 550 00:55:04,680 --> 00:55:07,520 I tried to show little response. 551 00:55:07,520 --> 00:55:10,680 Maurice was the first of his platoon to appear. 552 00:55:10,680 --> 00:55:12,280 He had cake from his cook, 553 00:55:12,280 --> 00:55:15,240 which the two shared whilst talking loudly of the adventures 554 00:55:15,240 --> 00:55:16,800 of Maurice's Christmas. 555 00:55:18,520 --> 00:55:20,680 I sat close enough to listen 556 00:55:20,680 --> 00:55:22,840 and then returned to the dorm alone. 557 00:55:35,480 --> 00:55:39,920 CHOIR HARMONISES: 558 00:55:39,920 --> 00:55:44,000 559 00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:49,280 560 00:55:52,400 --> 00:56:00,400 561 00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:17,000 your glory 562 00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:29,960 563 00:56:29,960 --> 00:56:34,240 564 00:56:34,240 --> 00:56:39,760 565 00:56:43,360 --> 00:56:47,920 566 00:56:47,920 --> 00:56:52,000 your glory 567 00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:57,200 568 00:56:58,600 --> 00:57:00,960 RADIO STATIC HISSES 569 00:57:00,960 --> 00:57:04,000 INDISTINCT VOICES IN STATIC