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David Robinson my orders would place you

under arrest mr. Robinson it seems there

will be a retrial only an impartial jury

can officially acquit David got a job

working the grandpa don't worry you

won't be with us Walter says that this

William master is the finest prosecutor

in the city I know a judge who could be

fairly useful to us in this matter why

won't you marry me I love you

it would seem my family has been tested

by some higher power forever pushing us

beyond the limits of endurance but

though our trials and tribulations never

cease we are not downhearted each new

calamity only serves to strengthen our

resolve take Ben for example he has

found work and it has transformed him he

is now quite the gentleman

Billie too has left the fold for new

adventures and though Christina is upset

to see him gone she will in time come

around to the idea as for me my work

continues apace of course I worry about

your father sitting alone in yourself

but I am confident that these

accusations against you will once again

be proved worthless they have no case

against you Emily sends her love to you

our ongoing courtship is a consolation

and a source of neverending joy you will

not see what is right under your nose

that Billy wasn't a happy here and that

is why he lived well of course he was

unhappy living in the stable with

animals I suppose you're having living

in the guest bedroom yes yes indeed I

would well then you'll make him an

object of scorn

look around you this is Boston we don't

live in a treehouse anymore

we have servants and what about Bessie

this is different

why because because she's always been a

servant she was born to it also was

Billy well the difference between us

emily is that you approve of that state

of affairs for all my letters reassuring

my father in reality our family

become a part of this huge christina you

can't stand ever ever are you alright

I heard you're quarreling against I'm

afraid I'm gonna break his high I never

meant to do it is she still in there yes

don't worry she'll come out soon

no how's mr. Robinson he's coping well

thank you Emily have they fixed a date

for the trial yet the day after tomorrow

guilty whichever way you looking

Robinson Peck the man left Parsons and

it dies as a result we think he died

there is no doctor certificate to that

effect are you implying a bit of no

taste mr. Lister of course we have a

case our testimony has to be presented

with a little flair that's wrong

the question is will it achieve what you

want will it make Emily Chan return to

you and what has that got to do with

anything rather a lot as I understand it

there is only one thing for you to

understand to mr. Lester

Robinson must pay for what he has done

you wanted to see me sir yes nobody come

in oh how are you getting on passively

well sir I've made one or two mistakes

which mr. Karle has been kind enough to

point out to me but I'm learning all the

time sir landed and I'd like to thank

you once again for giving me this issue

now listen to me very carefully a new

shipment has arrived today I want you to

go down to the docks and meet it yes

there want you to make a full inventory

of the cargo here are the necessary

documents inventory by mr. Karle usually

used to Cotterill is occupied elsewhere

don't argue with me then no sir

well get on with it

well then don't fail me

come on have a little bit of this block

for me

what would Billy say if he saw you

wasting away like this he wouldn't care

yes he would just because he doesn't

live here anymore

doesn't mean he's not your friend you're

Bobby be around to visit us in no time

try and keep him away why does he leave

then we've been over this he had to go

Christina you have to understand things

on the island they were different it was

a special time it was as all we dreamed

it all what about Ben what about bad you

met him on the island

- and he's stolen that's different I

love Ben the lineup Billy

well I'll leave this here

and if you won't eat it for me in it for

Mama this is an awful time for now she

needs all of us the whole family to

build together instead we're all at each

other's throats

so please Christina think of her for

once

yes Emily

I was wondering will I be asked to

testify I don't see why he weren't there

when it happened and you have had no

dealings with Seth Parsons have you no

but I have had dealings with bong-soon

why does he take such an interest in all

this I really don't know dear

I think he must be a very spiteful man I

did find something out I found out who

the judge is to be who is it

his name is Abraham moss is he famous

let's just say he's not known for his

leniency a hanging judge that's what

they call Christina

you'll err excuse me what is that

how many barrels hey don't walk away

like those fans those are nothing

counted I said those nothing thousand

listen to me I'm trying to make it

inventory

a cargo gone astray what were you doing

man and this this is supposed to be an

inventory huh this worthless scrap of

paper sir why did I ask you to speak

trained monkey might have fared better

we're not for the fact that you were

married to my granddaughter I'd have you

swabbing decks on the first ship out of

here do you understand do you understand

yes sir right this time this time we say

no more about it and I will not talk

your wages as I should well if you'd

give me no pleasure to take money from

Joanna well what are you waiting for

was everything accounted for

yeah we let him stew on it for a day or

two

you haven't said a word since you came

home is everything all right at work yes

why

no reason

not like the monsoon is it even the rain

is different in Boston mrs. Robinson may

I speak with you yes deal of course I

have to leave this house

Emily today my bags are packed I shall

leave within the hour

I'm sorry mrs. Robinson as much as I

hate to leave you in your hour of need

I feel I can no longer be a member of

this family will you forgive me

ah oh yeah I don't know what to say

naturally you are free to go we always

knew you would eventually but why now is

it something to do with the trial no

what have we offended you in some way

from it you have been the only family

I've ever really known I will be forever

in your debt

only only what it's Ernst mrs. Robinson

I see he's asked me to marry you

and you've refused I do love

to see him suffering daily it's too much

to bear

have you talked it over with him no I

can't

well where will you go to China into new

life must help make arrangements no

please I beg you

give this to ads and let me go I've

never asked anything of you again I have

no power to stop you Emily you may go

with my blessing yeah

yes mr. Weiss hello here says he knows

you

make it quick hello Ben Sydney you

remember me then yes of course what do

you want yeah that's no way to treat one

of your own is it after all this time to

all that living hand-to-mouth on a

desert islands blunted your good manners

Ben sorry shocked that's all

how are you all the better for seeing

you Ben this your desk is it um yes well

well never had you down as the

book-learnin tight I'm afraid you can't

stay mr. Weiss has very strict rules oh

I bet he does

don't worry Ben I ain't gonna show you

up just want the answers to a few

questions all yes of course what would

you like to know well first off who's

this new addition to the Thomas family

this Joanna Robinson and when do I get

to make her acquaintance

so I got you wondering what had happen

to our been not here nothing I says to

myself Sydney I says we ain't heard he's

alive but yep we ain't heard he's dead

neither and then one day I'm walking

through the town and who should I see

getting out of a fancy carriage with a

lady on his arm but old Ben Thomas it

all is finally you didn't fool me Ben I

knew you right off I understand you're

related to ban on his father's side

Sydney that's right

his father is my father's brother yeah

the Thomases there's hundreds of us hey

Ben

you'll have to get to know us better

mrs. Robinson please help yourself thank

you so then tells me your husband's up

for murder mr. Robinson nasty business

you gonna get him off what it's been a

very pleasant evening and I like your

family pin I like some more especially

that you have why do you want a very

handsome woman how much what's that

cousin let's have it

how much to stay away and keep my

whereabouts secret hi Ben I can't hardly

believe my ears

Sydney just tell me well since you want

to put a price on and a couple of

hundred she do I'm a shipping clerk

we're gonna find such a sum you married

into money didn't you sell the family

silver there's some you listen cousin

unless you do what I say you're gonna

have 20 hungry mouths on your door that

can work out even more expensive whereas

if you come up with a load I won't

bother you no more ten I'll give you ten

we'll say no more about now you don't

get off that easy

the money's there I've seen it for

myself I'll give you till tomorrow

you

you married into money didn't you do you

deny it no sir I can't hear you no sir

what was your rank before you had the

good fortune to meet Joanna Robinson my

rank sir

I'm bought ship first mate captain

perhaps no the truth is you didn't have

a penny until you made your wife isn't

that right yes sir

yes well now did you a friend two

brothers on the Fury in those first

weeks of the voyage yes sir what were

their names for the court Jed and Seth

Parsons

why are you here Emily

tell me what you want if it's not too

late I would like to make amends

you are lying you think it is within my

power to have David Robinson released

and so you come here to plead for you

I'm not here to pee for him but for

myself it wasn't my fault we worship Ric

Lansing

and I confess I allowed myself to one of

you my true power from my destiny and

for that I'm sorry

but it's not too late I have left the

rebels means I'm free nothing happened

on the island I've saved myself for you

I'm ready to return to China as your

wife and when Seth the younger of the

two was murdered objection sustained I'm

sorry when it seemed that young Seth had

been killed did you swear vengeance on

the man you held responsible David

Robinson I didn't know if I answered a

question yes or no did you swear

vengeance yes sir that vengeance never

came did it man

then you came across the young woman who

was to be your salvation whose family

will provide you with the means to what

you have become so clearly a custom you

betrayed your friend Jed Parsons the

only man who ever gave a care for your

well-being and you wormed your way into

the affections of that young girl oh no

doubt her family were only too pleased

to have you among them a small price to

pay for your silence

no I didn't they used you didn't they

they used you and you are too ignorant

to see it No

I know use them too don't cheat we've

gotten to find him find him

you saw Seth Parsons fall and hit his

head against the woodwork is that right

yes and in your opinion was he dealt a

fatal blow I cannot say it he laid quite

still yes and then his brother arrived

examined Seth and pronounced him to be

dead correct yes that is correct

and did you believe him it's a simple

enough question mrs. Robinson did you

believe Jed Parsons when he said his

brother Seth was dead I don't know I

would remind you that you are on oath I

will ask the question again did you

believe the man to be dead or not yes

for the court to hear

yes

you all right then and look you

mr. Weiss I love Joanna but I'm no good

for her afraid I'll bring unhappiness to

her and the rest of the family

see what you intend to do I don't know

my wit's end well I can't say that I'm

surprised by boy you have the salt sea

in your blood I knew it the instant that

I laid eyes on you you're an adventurer

a man of action hmm not for your life of

domesticity

I suspect that soon you will be heading

for the open sea once more if you want

to do that I put money in your pocket so

that you can at least leave as a

gentleman don't decide just now think on

it

you

and what of this man have it done to you

entered your cabin without permission

that is all yet when he lay there dead

or dying did you administer to him

objection sustained

whether ship found it did you seek his

body to remove it to a place of burial

no and you sought to hide your guilt

away on that remote island for a period

of two years who objection did you think

the day of reckoning would never come

well did you David your husband can't

help you now

the day of reckoning is here mrs.

Robinson objection a of reckoning is

here objection objection your honor

my father was devastated and lost all

hope during the early stages of the

trial could it really be that Wang Chan

had enough power or wealth to prefer the

course of justice

a ship is leaving Sam for free

ooh

we buy

this is

day

we should get away

get away