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THAT WAS GREAT, PRINCE. THE BEST RIDE EVER.

WE HAVE TO SAY GOOD-BYE NOW, DON'T WE?

YOU'RE THE BEST HORSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP YOU ANYMORE, CAN WE?

COME ON.

WE HAD A GOOD SEASON, DIDN'T WE, BOY?

LUCY, YOUR FATHER JUST PHONED.

THEY'RE ON THE WAY.

MAYBE I WON'T GO, NOREEN.

MAYBE PRINCE AND I WILL JUMP THE FENCE AND TAKE OFF.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU, BOY.

I KNOW HOW YOU MUST FEEL.

NO, YOU DON'T.

HOW COULD YOU? YOUR FATHER'S NOT JUST LOST HIS JOB.

NO, BUT...

AND YOU'RE NOT ABOUT TO LOSE EVERYTHING, ARE YOU?

( horn honking ) LUCY, WE'LL KEEP IN TOUCH,

AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

YEAH, RIGHT.

COME ON, LUCY, WE'RE LATE.

LOOK, THAT'S LANGLEY CASTLE, LUCY. THEY DO RIDING THERE,

AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

I DON'T WANT TO RIDE THERE.

I WANT TO RIDE PRINCE.

LUCY, A HORSE IS A HORSE.

YOU REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING, DO YOU?

OH, WHAT'S THE USE?

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A WORD WITH THAT GIRL.

HI.

HI, GRAN.

COME IN. THE DINNER'S ALMOST READY.

THANKS AGAIN FOR TAKING US IN, ELEANOR.

I KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE IT IS.

NONSENSE. WHAT ARE FAMILIES FOR?

VICKY, THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT ADVENTURE.

VICKY, THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT ADVENTURE.

PAMELA, YOU AND ROGER CAN HAVE MY ROOM, I'LL SLEEP IN THE

SPARE ROOM.

GIRLS, COME SEE HOW I FIXED UP THE ATTIC FOR YOU.

I'M SLEEPING IN AN ATTIC NOW?

GREAT.

OH, LUCY! FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

COME ON, LUCY.

CHEER UP.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB, GRAN.

PINK AND PURPLE ARE MY FAVORITE COLORS.

HOPE YOU LIKE SLEEPING IN THE CORNER, LUCY, BECAUSE I BAGGED

THIS ONE.

FINE.

YOU'RE NO FUN.

YOU'VE BEEN IN A BAD MOOD ALL DAY.

VICTORIA, WHY DON'T YOU RUN DOWNSTAIRS AND HELP YOUR FATHER?

DO I HAVE TO?

GO ALONG NOW.

IT'S JUST NOT FAIR.

I WISH MY LIFE WERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

LUCY, SOMETIMES THE THINGS WE THINK MATTER AREN'T THE THINGS

THAT MATTER AT ALL.

I'VE BEEN DRAGGED AWAY FROM MY FRIENDS, MY SCHOOL,

AND NOW, NO ONE SEEMS TO EVEN REMEMBER.

REMEMBER WHAT?

MY BIRTHDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUCY.

THANK YOU, GRAN.

WHAT IS IT?

OPEN IT AND SEE.

OH, WOW!

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

MY GRANDMOTHER EDITH GAVE IT TO ME ON MY 16th BIRTHDAY.

SHE'D BEEN LIVING IN INDIA, AND A RAJAH FROM THE PUNJAB

GAVE IT TO HER FOR SAVING HIM FROM DROWNING.

HE SAID IT WAS MAGICAL.

HOW DOES THE MAGIC WORK?

THAT'S FOR YOU TO FIND OUT.

NOW, COME ON DOWN.

DINNER'S NEARLY READY.

YEAH, I'LL BE THERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

YEAH, I'LL BE THERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

GRAN.

DON'T BE FRIGHTENED, CHILD.

YOU CAN SEE ME.

OF COURSE I CAN.

I AM YOUR GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER EDITH.

NOW, TURN THE RING TWICE, AND MAKE YOUR WISH, MY DEAR.

A WISH?

YES. ANYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES.

HURRY, BEFORE THE MAGIC FADES.

I WISH MY LIFE WERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

AND I'D LIVE IN A BIG HOUSE, WITH A CHAMPION HORSE THAT

GALLOPS LIKE THE WIND.

THAT'S FINE.

NOW REMEMBER, YOU CAN ONLY UNMAKE A WISH DURING THE FIRST

24 HOURS.

OTHERWISE, IT LASTS FOREVER.

( voice echoing ) GRAN!

GRAN!

HELP!

WHERE AM I?

THIS IS SO WEIRD.

WOW!

THIS IS SO COOL.

WHAT AN AMAZING ROOM.

THIS IS MY WISH.

A BIG HOUSE.

WHEE!

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME?

WHO AM I?

YOU'RE A THIEF, THAT'S WHO YOU ARE.

LET GO OF ME!

SH, SH!

I WASN'T STEALING IT.

YOU'RE A LIAR, TOO.

GET TO THE KITCHEN WITH YOU.

GET OFF ME, YOU PIG!

WHAT, MAY I ASK, IS GOING ON?

SHE WAS STEALING THE SILVER.

I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

STOP THAT!

PATRICK COLLINS, MAY I REMIND YOU THAT I GIVE THE ORDERS IN

THIS HOUSE.

YOU CAN GIVE THE ORDERS IN THE GARDENS AND THE STABLES,

BUT IN HERE, I ANSWER TO NO ONE BUT THE LORD AND LADY.

IS THAT CLEAR?

YES, MA'AM.

AND DON'T EVER LET ME SEE YOU COME INTO THIS HOUSE WITH THOSE

FILTHY BOOTS ON AGAIN.

FINE. LET HER STEAL FROM YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.

NOW COME WITH ME.

YOU'RE LATE.

YOU WERE EXPECTED OVER AN HOUR AGO.

YOU EXPECTED ME?

INDEED.

YOU MEAN, YOU KNOW ABOUT THE RING.

OF COURSE.

AGNES, THOSE SHEETS LOOK CREASED.

CHECK THEM. I DON'T WANT HER LADYSHIP TO HAVE CAUSE FOR

COMPLAINT.

NOW, I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO WORK.

WORK?

LOOK LIVELY, MABLE.

HER LADYSHIP IS WAITING.

HERE YOU ARE.

THIS IS THE KITCHEN.

ATTENTION, STAFF.

ATTENTION.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

LUCY McLAUGHLIN.

THIS IS LUCY McLAUGHLIN, BRIDGET McINTYRE'S NIECE.

I DON'T KNOW ANYONE CALLED BRIDGET McINTYRE.

SILENCE.

LUCY WILL BE REPLACING BRIDGET, WHO, AS YOU KNOW, CAUGHT HER

RING IN THE MANGLE AND SADLY LOST A FINGER.

THAT'S NOT THE RING I WAS TALKING ABOUT. YOU'VE GOT IT

ALL WRONG.

I HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING WRONG.

AND DON'T LET ME EVER HEAR YOU SPEAK TO YOUR BETTERS LIKE THAT

AGAIN.

MY BETTERS?

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

MIND YOUR MANNERS.

IF THE LADY OF THE HOUSE HEARD YOU USE THAT TONE OF VOICE,

YOU'LL BE WHIPPED ON THE SPOT.

NOW NO MORE BACK TALK.

IT'S TIME YOU LEARNED YOUR PLACE.

BUT... BUT NOTHING.

NOW TO WORK.

NELLIE OVER THERE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT TO DO.

NOREEN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

PARDON ME, BUT I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW YOU.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT...

YOU'RE NOT NOREEN, ARE YOU?

NO. MY NAME IS NELLIE.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US, LUCY.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM.

BUT I'M QUITE SURE IT'S NO PLACE I WANT TO BE...

OH, MY GOD.

THE RING, IT'S GONE.

WHAT RING?

THE RING GRAN GAVE ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY.

MUST HAVE FALLEN OFF IN THE DRAWING ROOM.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

I'VE LOST SOMETHING.

I'VE GOT TO GO AND FIND IT.

YOU'LL DO NO SUCH THING.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SETTLE DOWN IF YOU WANT TO WORK HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO WORK HERE.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

HOME? YOUR PARENTS CAN'T AFFORD TO

FEED YOU.

THIS IS YOUR HOME NOW.

AND I'M AFRAID IT'S EITHER HERE OR THE WORKHOUSE.

THE WORKHOUSE?

WHAT YEAR IS THIS?

1896.

DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING?

1896.

ARE YOU FEELING BETTER?

WHERE ARE WE?

THIS IS OUR QUARTERS.

IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE ANOTHER GIRL MY OWN AGE TO TALK WITH.

I'M SORRY, NELLIE, BUT AS SOON AS I FIND THE RING, I'M

GOING BACK TO MY OWN HOUSE IN THE 20th CENTURY.

LUCY, YOU MUST STOP TALKING LIKE THAT.

PEOPLE WILL THINK YOU'RE DAFT AND THEY'LL SEND YOU AWAY TO

THE MADHOUSE.

I'M TELLING THE TRUTH.

I'M NOT BRIDGET WHAT'S-HER-NAME'S NIECE, AND

I'M NOT A MAID.

I'M A TEENAGER FROM THE FUTURE.

LUCY.

I'M OUT OF HERE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

LUCY, WAIT!

YOU CAN'T JUST GO WANDERING WHERE YOU LIKE.

MRS. PUXLEY MIGHT SEE US.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR US IN THE KITCHEN. LUCY, COME BACK.

I HAVE TO FIND MY RING.

WE'VE GOT TO START WORK NOW.

IF YOU DON'T, YOU WON'T GET FED.

PLEASE, YOU'LL GET YOURSELF INTO TROUBLE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

MRS. PUXLEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS GOING TO FIND MY RING.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS NONSENSE.

YOU'RE BOTH GOING TO THE KITCHEN; THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK

TO DO THERE.

COME ON.

AND LUCY, WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED IN THE KITCHEN, I WANT

YOU TO LAY THE FIRE IN MISS ELIZABETH'S ROOM.

NO, LUCY, NOT LIKE THAT.

MRS. PUXLEY ALWAYS INSISTS ON PERFECT SQUARES, OTHERWISE SHE

SENDS THEM BACK AND WE HAVE TO FOLD THEM ALL OVER AGAIN.

LOOK, NELLIE, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ALL THIS.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE DRAWING ROOM.

BUT NOW I'M SO CONFUSED, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM.

( bell tolls ) WHAT'S THAT?

THE HOUR BELL. IT'S GONE PAST 8:00, WE'D BETTER GET A MOVE ON.

WE'VE GOT LOTS TO DO.

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME FIND MY WAY.

THE SERVANTS CAN'T GO INTO THE DRAWING ROOM ANY TIME THEY

WANT, LUCY.

THE ONLY PEOPLE ALLOWED INTO THE DRAWING ROOM BESIDES THE

LANGLEYS ARE THE SERVING MAIDS, AND WE'RE JUST SCULLERY MAIDS.

ANYWAY, WE'VE GOT THE FIRE WOOD, THE DISHES, THE POULTRY, THE

COAL AND THE FIRES TO DO AFTER THIS, AND I CAN'T DO ALL THAT ON

MY OWN.

NELLIE, I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO SOUND COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS,

BUT IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY.

IT STILL IS MY BIRTHDAY.

AND MY GRANDMOTHER GAVE ME A MAGIC RING, AND THE RING GAVE

ME A WISH, AND I WISHED I LIVED IN A BIG HOUSE, AND SOMEHOW

ENDED UP HERE.

I HAVE TO GET THAT RING BACK, BECAUSE IF I DON'T MAKE ANOTHER

WISH WITHIN 24 HOURS, I WON'T EVER BE ABLE TO GET BACK HOME.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THAT.

SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRY TALE TO ME.

BUT I DO KNOW WE'VE GOT LOTS OF WORK TO DO, AND IF WE DON'T DO

IT, WE'LL GET INTO TERRIBLE TROUBLE.

LOOK, IF I HELP YOU WITH ALL THIS, WILL YOU HELP ME GET TO

THE DRAWING ROOM WITHOUT BUMPING INTO THAT MRS. PUXLEY?

I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE NEAR THE DRAWING ROOM; I COULD LOSE MY

JOB.

AT LEAST TELL ME HOW TO GET THERE.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND, THERE ARE LOTS OF

CORRIDORS AND STAIRWAYS, AND THE CASTLE'S SO HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GO UPSTAIRS BEFORE YOU CAN GET

DOWNSTAIRS.

JUST TELL ME.

WHEN YOU FINISH LAYING THE FIRE IN MISS ELIZABETH'S ROOM,

YOU'LL BE NEAR THE OLD STONE STAIRWELL WHICH LEADS DOWN TO

THE GREAT HALL, WHICH IS NEAR THE DRAWING ROOM.

THE SOONER WE FINISH ALL OUR CHORES, THE QUICKER YOU CAN GET

THERE.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS YOUR HOUSE MAID'S BOX.

BLACKING AND POLISHING BRUSHES.

EMERY PAPER, CLOTH, AND LEATHERS.

RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH.

RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH.

THERE YOU ARE, LUCY.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO LAY THE FIRE IN MISS ELIZABETH'S ROOM.

RIGHT AWAY, IF YOU PLEASE.

AND WHO MIGHT YOU BE?

LUCY. LUCY McLAUGHLIN.

WELL, WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, IT'S COLD IN HERE.

I WANT THAT FIRE LIT.

YEAH, I WAS JUST ABOUT-- WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

CHRISTMAS?

AND AFTER YOU'VE DONE THAT, YOU CAN TAKE MY TRAY DOWN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'LL BE A PLEASURE, I'M SURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'LL BE A PLEASURE, I'M SURE.

JUST WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN MY TRAY.

QUICKLY.

YOU STUPID, STUPID GIRL!

MRS. PUXLEY!

THE SERVANT GIRL HAS SET MY ROOM ON FIRE.

( coughing ) OW! I BURNED MYSELF!

THIS IS YOUR FAULT.

RUN TO THE KITCHEN AND GET SOME BUTTER.

LET GO OF ME THIS INSTANT.

COLD WATER WILL HELP YOUR BURN.

I TOLD YOU TO GET BUTTER.

DON'T BE SILLY. YOU PUT COLD THINGS ON BURNS.

OW! YOU'RE HURTING ME!

I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.

YOU'RE NOT. NOW GET ME A TOWEL.

FINE. DON'T LISTEN TO ME.

I BEG YOUR PARDON.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

HOW DARE YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THIS?

YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A SNIPPY LITTLE SERVANT GIRL WHO DOESN'T

KNOW HER PLACE.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT IN THE WORLD, AND ALL YOU

CAN DO IS WHINGE AND BE NASTY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO HELP

YOU.

THAT DOES IT. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR WAGGING TONGUE.

YOU CALLED, MISS ELIZABETH?

OH, MRS. PUXLEY, I THINK YOU SHOULD TEACH THIS GIRL A LESSON.

PERHAPS A FEW HOURS MUCKING OUT THE STABLES?

VERY GOOD.

LUCY, COME WITH ME.

YOU REALLY MUST NOT TALK TO MISS ELIZABETH LIKE THAT.

WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS?

SHE IS THE MISTRESS' DAUGHTER.

SHE'S A SPOILED BRAT.

MAYBE MISS ELIZABETH WAS A LITTLE SHARPER THAN USUAL,

BUT THAT'S ONLY TO BE EXPECTED.

HER HUSBAND-TO-BE ARRIVES FOR A VISIT FROM LONDON TOMORROW.

A VISIT FROM HER FIANCE SHOULD MAKE HER HAPPY.

DOESN'T SHE LOVE HIM OR SOMETHING?

NOT YET.

YOU MEAN SHE'S MARRYING SOMEONE SHE DOESN'T LOVE?

OF COURSE.

HELLO, BOY.

( door opens ) WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

FORGIVE ME, MR. COLLINS.

I WAS JUST PASSING THE TIME OF DAY.

NO ONE COMES TO THE STABLES UNLESS THEY'RE WORKING.

OH, BUT I HAVE BEEN WORKING, MR. COLLINS.

THAT'S A PRETTY LITTLE THING.

THANK YOU.

WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU LIBERATED?

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.

A TINY BUTTER KNIFE?

IT'S SILVER.

IT'LL BARELY FETCH A POUND.

MRS. PUXLEY WATCHES US LIKE A HAWK.

THE MORE YOU CAN STEAL, THE SOONER WE CAN LEAVE.

THERE'S A LITTLE SILVER TEA SERVICE I'VE GOT MY EYE ON.

THAT'S MY GIRL.

( horse whinnies ) THERE'S SOMEONE THERE.

WHO'S THERE?

IT'S JUST ME, SIR. LUCY.

GET BACK TO THE HOUSE.

MRS. PUXLEY TOLD ME TO COME AND CLEAN THE STABLES.

AND I'VE JUST GOT HERE.

UH, SO YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

NOTHING.

YOU'RE A LIAR.

I HEARD NOTHING.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DO TO LIARS LIKE YOU?

SAME THING I DO TO THIEVES LIKE YOU.

I WHIP THEM.

GO, BOY! RUN.

COME ON, BOY. FASTER.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE ARE.

I WISH YOU COULD TALK; I BET YOU'D KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHICH WAY SHOULD WE GO?

DOESN'T MUCH MATTER, DOES IT?

I'M SO FAR FROM HOME ANYWAY.

COME ON.

( hoofbeats ) WHOA.

HELLO, MISS.

YOU CAN ANSWER ME, I WON'T BITE.

HELLO.

THAT WASN'T SO HARD, WAS IT?

NOPE.

ENJOYING THE VIEW OF THE CASTLE?

IT'S LOVELY, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, FROM A DISTANCE.

BUT WHEN YOU GET INSIDE, IT'S A HORRIBLE PLACE.

REALLY? I HAVEN'T FOUND IT TO BE THAT WAY AT ALL.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON'T WORK THERE.

THEY BOSS YOU AROUND LIKE THEY OWN YOU, AND THAT ELIZABETH IS

SO STUCK UP.

YES. DEAR ELIZABETH.

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE BROTHER... ROBERT, IS IT?

HAVEN'T MET HIM.

I'M SURE HE'S AS NASTY AS THE REST OF THEM.

WHO ARE YOU, ANYWAY?

I'M ROBERT.

SORRY.

AND I SEE YOU STOLE MY HORSE.

ARE YOU GONNA HAVE MY HANDS CHOPPED OFF OR SOMETHING?

NO, WE DON'T DO THAT ON SATURDAYS.

I DIDN'T EXACTLY STEAL HIM.

I JUST SORT OF BORROWED HIM.

I HAD TO GET AWAY.

YOU RODE MY HORSE WITHOUT A SADDLE?

YEAH.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

HE USUALLY DOESN'T LET ANYONE RIDE HIM BUT ME.

WELL, NOW, BOY, I SEE YOU'VE MADE A FRIEND.

ANY FRIEND OF HIS IS A FRIEND OF MINE.

EXCUSE ME, MISS...

McLAUGHLIN. LUCY McLAUGHLIN.

MAY I ACCOMPANY YOU BACK TO THE CASTLE?

I CAN'T GO BACK THERE.

PATRICK WILL KILL ME.

NO, HE WON'T.

I FROWN ON THE STAFF COMMITTING MURDER; IT'S SO UNSEEMLY.

WILL YOU PROTECT ME?

WITH MY VERY LIFE, IF NEEDS BE.

WITH MY VERY LIFE, IF NEEDS BE.

THAT WAS A VERY GALLANT OFFER.

NONE OF THE BOYS WHERE I COME FROM WOULD THINK OF PROTECTING

A GIRL WITH THEIR LIFE.

IN FACT, I DON'T THINK THEY THINK OF PROTECTING A GIRL AT

ALL.

ALL THEY THINK ABOUT IS FOOTBALL.

HOW ODD. I MEAN, I LIKE A BIT OF SPORT, BUT THERE ARE MANY

THINGS THAT ARE FAR MORE INTERESTING.

THEY'RE SO IMMATURE.

YOU SEEM A LOT MORE GROWN UP THAN ANY OF THEM.

SO YOU DON'T LIKE ANY OF THOSE BOYS?

NO, NOT REALLY.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN COMMON; WE HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING

TO TALK ABOUT.

SO WHAT DO YOU LIKE?

I LOVE TO RIDE.

AT LEAST, I DID.

I USED TO GO OUT EVERY DAY WITH PRINCE, AND WE WON LOADS OF

TROPHIES AND MEDALS TOGETHER.

NOW THERE WAS ONE BOY I REALLY DID CARE ABOUT.

OH?

I USED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT EVERYTHING AND HE

ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WHAT I MEANT.

I ADORED HIM.

LUCKY BOY.

NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT PRINCE.

MY HORSE.

LUCKY HORSE, THEN.

BY THE WAY, WHAT DID YOU DO TO ANNOY PATRICK SO MUCH?

I SURPRISED HIM AT THE STABLES.

HE WAS SNOGGING ONE OF THE MAIDS IN THE HAY.

HE WAS WHAT?

SNOGGING. YOU KNOW, KISSING.

OH, YES. I SEE.

SO ARE YOU OFTEN GETTING YOURSELF INTO TROUBLE?

NO, I'M NOT A PROBLEM CHILD OR ANYTHING, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU

MEAN.

IT'S JUST, THINGS GET SO CONFUSING.

SOMETIMES PARENTS CAN BE COMPLETELY USELESS.

SORRY. I'M NOT MAKING ANY SENSE, AM I?

NO, YOU ARE.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

PEOPLE EXPECT YOU TO BEHAVE IN A CERTAIN WAY, AND IF YOU DON'T,

THEY THINK YOU'RE JUST CAUSING TROUBLE.

YES, EXACTLY.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

BEING WHO I AM, IT'S ALWAYS EXPECTED THAT I'LL BE ON MY

BEST BEHAVIOR.

IT'S SO BORING BEING THE RESPONSIBLE HEIR ALL THE TIME.

YEAH, I'LL BET IT IS.

YOU KNOW, LIVING AT THE CASTLE, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TREATED

AS IF I'M IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL.

BUT IF YOU'RE TREATED THAT WAY FOR TOO LONG, IT BECOMES NORMAL,

AND YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE.

COULD YOU GIVE IT ALL UP?

I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

AND I'M SURE WHEN THE TIME COMES, I'LL RISE TO THE

OCCASION.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT I REALLY LONG FOR IS TO BE

FREE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT MY POSITION BRINGS, AND

GET AWAY FROM MY FAMILY FOR A WHILE.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

FEELING LIKE THAT IS WHAT GOT ME INTO THIS MESS IN THE FIRST

PLACE.

YOU MEAN HAVING TO WORK AT THE CASTLE?

WELL, YES. NO.

NOT EXACTLY.

IT'S JUST...

WISHING I COULD GET AWAY FROM MY FAMILY HAS ONLY MADE THINGS

WORSE, AND I'M HAVING TO DEAL WITH EVERYTHING BY MYSELF.

WE'LL GIVE YOU A HAND, WON'T WE, BOY?

WE'LL GIVE YOU A HAND, WON'T WE, BOY?

HERE WE ARE.

IT'S TO BE MINE ONE DAY.

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIG.

WHAT I REALLY WANNA DO IS TRAVEL THE WORLD, AND PAINT.

I SEE YOU FOUND THE LITTLE HORSE THIEF.

DON'T WORRY, I'LL MAKE SURE SHE GETS PROPERLY PUNISHED.

YOU JUST GO BACK TO THE STABLES, PATRICK.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE YOUNG LADY.

SHE DOESN'T DESERVE YOUR TIME, SIR.

SHE CERTAINLY DOESN'T DESERVE A BEATING.

BE CAREFUL. SHE MAKES UP ALL KINDS OF STORIES.

THAT WILL BE ALL, PATRICK.

THANK YOU.

YOU SEE, WE'RE NOT ALL MEAN AND HORRIBLE.

NO.

I THINK YOU'RE SAFE NOW, BUT JUST TO BE SURE, PERHAPS I

SHOULD ESCORT YOU TO YOUR QUARTERS.

I JUST HAVE ONE OTHER FAVOR TO ASK YOU.

YOU CAN CERTAINLY ASK.

I LOST SOMETHING IN THE DRAWING ROOM.

IT'LL BE MY PLEASURE TO TAKE YOU THERE.

THANK YOU.

DON'T JUST STAND THERE; HELP ME.

NOW THAT I'M HERE, WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR?

A RING, A RUBY RING.

YOU TAKE THAT SIDE.

HURRY UP, WE DON'T HAVE ALL NIGHT.

MOST SERVANTS DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

I'M NOT LIKE MOST SERVANTS.

NO, YOU'RE CERTAINLY NOT.

LOOK. HERE IT IS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

HEY, THAT'S MINE!

WHAT WOULD A SERVANT BE DOING WITH SUCH A FINE PIECE OF

JEWELRY?

MY GRANDMOTHER GAVE IT TO ME.

OH, REALLY? AND DID SHE WEAR IT IN THE POORHOUSE?

ELIZABETH, GIVE IT BACK.

IT'S LUCY'S.

PERHAPS I'LL KEEP IT.

NO, DON'T TURN IT.

THAT'S MY RING. GIVE IT BACK!

LET GO OF IT!

WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON?

SHE PUSHED ME.

SHE TOOK MY RING.

IT'S NOT HER RING, MOTHER.

IT COULDN'T BE.

ROBERT, PERHAPS YOU COULD EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

LUCY FOUND A RING WHICH SHE BELIEVES TO BE HERS, AND

ELIZABETH SNATCHED IT AWAY.

ELIZABETH, GIVE ME THE RING.

OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

AND QUITE VALUABLE.

I TOLD YOU IT COULDN'T BE HERS.

I AGREE WITH YOU, ELIZABETH.

A SERVANT COULDN'T POSSIBLY EARN A RING AS WONDERFUL AS THIS.

THEN IT'S SETTLED.

I GET TO KEEP IT.

IT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU, EITHER, DOES IT, MY DEAR?

PERHAPS IT WAS LOST BY ONE OF OUR GUESTS.

I SHALL KEEP IT IN MY JEWELRY BOX UNTIL YOUR FATHER RETURNS.

PERHAPS HE'LL KNOW ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.

WILL THAT BE TONIGHT?

LORD LANGLEY WILL RETURN TOMORROW EVENING AT 7:00.

BUT I HAVE TO MAKE MY OTHER WISH BY THEN.

THAT'S MY RING. GIVE IT TO ME!

HOW DARE YOU?!

STOP THAT.

MOTHER, THIS IS LUCY, THE NEW MAID.

WELL, MY GIRL, YOU HAVE A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT DECORUM

AT LANGLEY CASTLE.

( thunder crashes ) ( thunder crashes )

WHO'S THAT?

HELP! AN INTRUDER!

STOP THAT INTRUDER, SOMEONE!

QUICKLY. HE'S ESCAPING.

SOMEONE CATCH HIM.

HELP. HELP ME! HELP, SOMEONE!

QUICK, SOMEBODY RING THE ALARM.

GO DOWNSTAIRS AND RING THE ALARM.

MRS. PUXLEY!

SOMEONE SEARCH THE DRAWING ROOM.

THE DOOR'S LOCKED.

OPEN UP. OPEN THE DOOR.

WHAT HAPPENED?

SOMEONE BROKE INTO HER LADYSHIP'S ROOM.

I THINK HE ESCAPED THROUGH THE WINDOW.

WHAT DID HE LOOK LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW. I COULDN'T SEE.

GO INSIDE, LADIES, AND LOCK THE DOOR.

IF HE'S OUT THERE, WE'LL FIND HIM.

IF HE'S OUT THERE, WE'LL FIND HIM.

ELIZABETH, STOP BEING SO MELODRAMATIC.

IT'S PROBABLY NOTHING.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

DON'T LEAVE ME ON MY OWN, ROBERT.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A LOOK AROUND.

LORD KNOWS WHO COULD BE LURKING ABOUT.

ELIZABETH, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THERE WAS AN INTRUDER.

OPEN UP.

PERHAPS MOTHER WAS JUST FRIGHTENED BY THE STORM.

WELL, I SHALL WAIT IN THE DRAWING ROOM UNTIL I KNOW

WE'RE SAFE.

GOD, I HATE COBWEBS.

WHERE AM I?

OKAY, THERE MUST BE A WAY OUT OF HERE.

OH, GOD.

OKAY, KEEP CALM. COME ON.

LUCY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

HER LADYSHIP'S ROOM'S BEEN BROKEN INTO.

I KNOW. I WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE IF I COULD HELP.

YOU'RE SOAKED RIGHT THROUGH.

YOU BETTER GET THOSE WET THINGS OFF BEFORE YOU CATCH YOUR DEATH.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

COME ON. LET'S GET SOME SLEEP.

WE HAVE CHURCH IN THE MORNING.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH? I SHOULD STAY HERE AND

FIND THE RING. IT'S THE PERFECT TIME, NO ONE WILL BE HERE.

TURN OUT YOUR POCKETS, FRED.

OH, NO. SHE'S SEARCHING EVERYONE.

THEY'RE MINE. I WOULDN'T TAKE ANYTHING.

WE DON'T KNOW WHO WAS CREEPING AROUND LAST NIGHT, AND

THERE'S SOME SILVER MISSING.

AND I WON'T HAVE A THIEF WORKING FOR ME.

RIGHT. OFF YOU GO.

GOOD. THIS WILL BE MY CHANCE TO GET AWAY.

GOOD-BYE, NELLIE.

I CAN'T LET HER SEARCH ME.

WHY? YOU HAVEN'T STOLEN ANYTHING.

YES, I HAVE, IN MY BAG.

WHAT HAVE YOU TAKEN?

SOME FOOD FOR MY FAMILY, LUCY. IF SHE CATCHES ME, THEY'LL

SEND ME TO PRISON.

HURRY UP, YOU TWO.

YOU'RE NEXT.

GET ON THE WAGON THE VERY FIRST CHANCE YOU GET.

I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY, GIRLS.

WELL, I'M SORRY, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO CHURCH.

I HAVEN'T BEEN SINCE I WAS CHRISTENED, AND I'VE NO

INTENTION OF GOING TODAY.

YOU'LL DO EXACTLY AS YOU'RE TOLD. NOW COME HERE.

BYE.

LUCY, STOP THIS INSTANT.

YOU'RE BEING A DISOBEDIENT CHILD, AND I WON'T HAVE IT.

PLEASE, I HATE CHURCHES.

THEY STINK OF DUST AND OLD BOOKS.

YOU'LL GO TO CHURCH LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

NOW COME HERE.

OPEN YOUR PURSE.

RIGHT. NOW GET IN THE WAGON.

LUCY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I WANT YOU TO MEET MY FAMILY.

I CAN'T. I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE CASTLE; I'VE ONLY GOT

SEVEN HOURS LEFT.

YOU CAN'T GO BACK TO THE CASTLE ALONE; IT'LL TAKE AGES.

PLEASE, THE HOUSE IS JUST UP THE LANE.

OKAY.

HAVE YOU ALWAYS LIVED ROUND HERE?

OH, NO. ONLY SINCE MY FATHER LOST HIS JOB.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO MOVE?

HE WAS A WEAVER.

HE WORKED REALLY HARD, BUT ONE DAY, THEY BUILT THIS MACHINE

THAT COULD DO HIS JOB TWICE AS FAST; THEY DIDN'T WANT HIM

ANYMORE.

WE LOST OUR HOUSE, LOST EVERYTHING, REALLY.

THAT IS SO WEIRD. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO US.

YOU LOST YOUR HOME AS WELL?

YEP.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE?

IN A WAY, YES.

WELL, THERE ARE WORSE PLACES WE COULD BE.

MOST OF THE GIRLS AT LANGLEY CASTLE ARE IN OUR POSITION.

IT'S JUST SO SAD TO HAVE TO SELL THE HOUSE WHERE YOU GREW

UP.

WE DIDN'T SELL OURS, THE LANDLORD JUST EVICTED US.

OH.

IT WAS SO COLD THAT WINTER.

THE BABY GOT SICK.

AND WE WERE STRUGGLING TO PAY THE RENT.

WHEN THE AGENT PUT IT UP, THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO.

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU COULDN'T PAY?

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

THE AGENT CAME ALONG WITH SOME POLICE AND A GANG OF MEN WITH

CROWBARS.

I CAN STILL SEE MY FATHER CARRYIN' ALL OUR THINGS OUTSIDE.

ONE OF THE CONSTABLES TRIED TO HELP HIM, BUT HE WOULDN'T LET

THEM TOUCH ANYTHING.

I THOUGHT MY MOTHER WAS NEVER GONNA STOP CRYING, AND THAT SET

THE BABY OFF.

WE HAD NOWHERE TO LIVE AND NOTHING TO EAT.

I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT SICK, EMPTY FEELING.

WE ALMOST STARVED. HM.

NELLIE, I'M SO SORRY.

I COMPLAIN SO MUCH, AND YOU'VE HAD A MUCH HARDER TIME THAN ME.

OH, DON'T BE SORRY.

I'M FINE NOW.

SAY WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT THE LANGLEYS, AT LEAST THEY FEED

YOU WELL.

HOW DID YOU END UP AT THE CASTLE?

MY PARENTS KNEW IF I DIDN'T GET A JOB, I'D HAVE TO GO TO

THE WORKHOUSE, SO THEY SENT ME AROUND THE COUNTRY LOOKING FOR

WORK, BUT THERE WAS NONE TO BE HAD.

YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW RELIEVED I WAS WHEN MRS. PUXLEY TOOK

PITY ON ME.

SHE MAY SEEM STRICT, BUT SHE'S A KIND WOMAN, REALLY.

SO YOU'RE GLAD TO BE WORKING THERE.

YES. VERY.

THEN WHY WOULD YOU RISK IT ALL BY TAKING FOOD?

I JUST CAN'T BEAR THE THOUGHT OF MY FAMILY STILL BEING HUNGRY.

SO I HELP THEM OUT WITH SCRAPS OF FOOD FROM THE KITCHEN.

YOUR FAMILY MUST MEAN A LOT TO YOU FOR YOU TO RISK GETTING

INTO TROUBLE LIKE THAT.

FATHER ALWAYS SAID, NO MATTER HOW BAD THINGS GOT,

WE'D ALWAYS BE A FAMILY, AND THEY COULD NEVER TAKE THAT AWAY

FROM US.

WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU'LL SEE YOUR FAMILY AGAIN?

I DON'T KNOW, NELLIE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW.

HERE WE ARE.

FATHER.

LUCY.

THIS IS MY FRIEND LUCY.

HELLO.

HELLO.

COME ON.

MA. NELLIE!

NELLIE!

I BOUGHT SOME FOOD, MA.

AND YOU CAN THANK LUCY FOR THE FOOD.

GOD BLESS YOU, CHILD.

EXCUSE ME.

LUCY, NOW WHERE YOU GOING?

NELLIE, BE WITH YOUR FAMILY WHILE YOU CAN.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE CASTLE.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE CASTLE.

LUCY, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

ROBERT. SOMETHING WRONG?

IF I DON'T GET MY RING BACK, I'M NEVER GONNA SEE MY FAMILY

AGAIN.

WELL, YOU'RE IN LUCK.

FATHER'S BACK EARLY, AND HE WANTS TO SEE YOU.

IF THE RING REALLY IS YOURS, I'M SURE HE'LL UNDERSTAND.

DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?

OF COURSE.

HERE SHE IS, FATHER.

COME CLOSER.

LUCY, IS IT?

YEAH. LUCY McLAUGHLIN.

MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY STORY ABOUT THIS

RING.

SHE SAYS IT'S HERS.

IMAGINE, A SERVANT GIRL.

I'LL HANDLE THIS, DIANA.

IT IS MINE.

THE ONLY WAY SHE COULD POSSESS SUCH A THING IS IF SHE

STOLE IT.

LUCY, DID YOU STEAL THE RING?

I DID NOT STEAL IT.

THANK YOU, LUCY.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THE RING?

I'VE HEARD OF YOUR FORTHRIGHT NATURE, BUT YOU'RE YOUNG, AND

THERE'S STILL TIME FOR YOU TO LEARN PROPER MANNERS.

AS FOR THE RING, I'LL ASK MY FRIENDS IF THEY OR THEIR WIVES

HAVE LOST SUCH A PRIZE.

AND IF THAT PROVES UNFRUITFUL, WE SHALL GIVE IT TO

ELIZABETH TO CELEBRATE HER ENGAGEMENT.

ENGAGEMENT?

BUT MOTHER, I THOUGHT THAT RUPERT WAS JUST VISITING.

RUPERT WEBSTER IS TO BE YOUR HUSBAND.

IT'S ALL ARRANGED.

YOU'RE TO GO ON A PICNIC WITH HIM THIS AFTERNOON, HE'LL

PROPOSE TO YOU THERE.

BUT... ELIZABETH.

I'M GOING UPSTAIRS NOW.

BUT FATHER, I'VE HAD NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

HUSH, ELIZABETH.

DO AS YOUR MOTHER TELLS YOU.

ROBERT, SIT DOWN AND HAVE SOME TEA.

YES, FATHER.

THANK YOU, LUCY.

OH, THERE YOU ARE, LUCY.

FILL THE HAMPER WITH SWEETS, CAKES, VENISON AND LAMB.

ENOUGH FOR THREE PEOPLE.

USE THE BEST CHINA.

RIGHT AWAY, IF YOU PLEASE.

NELLIE, HELP LUCY.

YES, MA'AM.

NELLIE, KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR ME.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

THAT'LL DO, I SUPPOSE.

YES, MA'AM.

MARY, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS RING BEFORE?

AT ONE OF MY PARTIES, PERHAPS?

NO, YOUR LADYSHIP.

IT'S ALL VERY STRANGE.

THAT YOUNG SERVANT GIRL CLAIMS IT'S HERS.

BUT OF COURSE, THAT'S MOST UNLIKELY.

STILL, I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED A MYSTERY.

NOW, I'M GOING TO WORK WITH COOK ON THE MENU FOR THIS EVENING'S

DINNER PARTY FOR YOUNG RUPERT.

I'LL EXPECT YOU WHEN YOU FINISH LAYING OUT MY CLOTHES.

AND DON'T DAWDLE.

NO, MA'AM.

NO.

MARY SPENCER.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT I'VE GOT FOR US, PATRICK COLLINS.

YOU'RE A WICKED WOMAN, MARY SPENCER.

LOOK.

THE ANSWER TO ALL OUR DREAMS.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I'LL KEEP IT SAFE FOR YOU.

I'LL COME AND GET IT LATER.

THEY'VE STOLEN IT. THEY'VE STOLEN MY RING.

I'VE GOTTA GET IT BACK.

LUCY, WAIT. MRS. PUXLEY'S BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.

YOU'RE TO TEND MISS ELIZABETH AND MASTER RUPERT ON THEIR

PICNIC.

TELL HER I VANISHED.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

UH, STRAIGHTENING UP THE BRUSH ROOM.

A WORTHY TASK, I'M SURE, BUT YOUR TIMING IS POOR.

YOU'VE KEPT MISS ELIZABETH WAITING.

NOW HELP NELLIE WITH THE HAMPER.

I'LL JOIN YOU SHORTLY.

SHE'S COMING, TOO?

BUT I ONLY HAVE TILL 7:00, AND I HAVE TO GET TO THE BARN.

OH, BE BACK WELL BEFORE THEN.

ELIZABETH'S ENCOUNTERS WITH MASTER RUPERT ARE ALWAYS VERY

BRIEF.

WHY?

YOU'VE NEVER MET MASTER RUPERT.

YOU'VE NEVER MET MASTER RUPERT.

MUST WE HAVE THIS SO-CALLED PICNIC DOWN BY THE RIVER?

THERE'S LIKELY TO BE MUD.

NOT TO MENTION INSECTS.

I CAN'T ABIDE INSECTS.

HE'S A TOAD.

YES, BUT A VERY RICH TOAD.

NELLIE.

POOR ELIZABETH.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS, BUT I'M ACTUALLY BEGINNING TO

FEEL SORRY FOR HER.

WE ALL FEEL SORRY FOR HER, LUCY.

I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY PEOPLE INSIST ON EATING OUTDOORS

WHEN THERE'S SO LITTLE COMFORT TO BE HAD.

BUT I SUPPOSE THIS IS A ROMANTIC OCCASION.

I'M NOT FEELING VERY WELL, RUPERT.

PITY. I HOPE IT'S NOT AN AFFLICTION OF THE BOWEL.

I MYSELF OFTEN SUFFER GASTRIC DISTRESS.

I MYSELF OFTEN SUFFER GASTRIC DISTRESS.

HOW'S THE COURTSHIP?

ELIZABETH LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOING TO BE SICK.

I DON'T BLAME HER, HE'S REPULSIVE.

LUCY!

WHAT SHE MEANS, MASTER ROBERT, IS THAT THESE MATTERS OF

THE HEART NEED TIME TO GROW.

REALLY? I'VE HEARD IT CAN TAKE BUT A MOMENT FOR LOVE TO

TO FLOWER.

LADIES.

JUST LOOK AT HIM.

LUCY, YOU ARE A SERVANT, AND HE IS THE MASTER, AND YOU

MUST NEVER FORGET THAT.

NO. NO!!

NO!!

WHAT HAPPENED?

I HAVEN'T THE SLIGHTEST IDEA.

I MERELY PROPOSED.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

SIMPLY THAT I THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE A CHILD AS SOON AS

WE'RE MARRIED, AND THEN, ONE EACH YEAR THEREAFTER FOR SIX

YEARS.

SHE SCREAMED AND SCREAMED, AND THEN RAN OFF.

PERHAPS THE ROMANCE SIMPLY OVERWHELMED HER.

NO DOUBT.

LUCY, WHY DON'T YOU TEND TO MISS ELIZABETH.

NELLIE AND I WILL SET UP THE PICNIC IN THAT GROVE OF TREES

OVER THERE.

EXCELLENT IDEA.

NO MUD.

WE'RE SETTING UP THE PICNIC.

OH, GO AWAY!

LEAVE ME ALONE.

PERHAPS YOU'LL GET USED TO HIM.

TO HIM? HE'S VAIN, HE'S WEAK, HE'S SELF-CENTERED,

HE'S BORING, AND HE LOOKS LIKE A... A...

TOAD?

YES, PRECISELY.

I'M GONNA BE MISERABLE FOREVER.

IT'S AWFUL WHEN YOU FEEL SO SAD, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO

UNDERSTAND.

YES, IT IS.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE I FELT THAT WAY MYSELF.

VERY RECENTLY, IN FACT.

YOU HAVE?

YEP. YESTERDAY.

I FELT SO ALONE AND SORRY FOR MYSELF THAT I WAS MEAN TO

EVERYBODY AROUND ME.

I HAVE BEEN A BIT DIFFICULT MYSELF, HAVEN'T I?

IF I HAD TO MARRY RUPERT, I'D BE A BIT DIFFICULT, TOO.

I'M SORRY FOR BEING SO GHASTLY, LUCY.

IT'S JUST, I CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF BEING MARRIED TO HIM.

WHERE I COME FROM, PEOPLE ONLY MARRY WHEN THEY'RE IN LOVE.

I WISH I LIVED THERE.

ELIZABETH, WHY DON'T YOU DO EXACTLY AS YOU WANT?

ARE YOU SUGGESTING I REFUSE RUPERT'S PROPOSAL?

I'M SUGGESTING THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HAPPY.

MOTHER WOULD DIE.

IT WOULD TAKE A LOT MORE THAN A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT TO KILL YOUR

MOTHER.

POOR RUPERT.

WHY?

WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TO HIM IS GOING TO CAUSE HIM GREAT

GASTRIC DISTRESS.

ELIZABETH.

HI.

GOOD AFTERNOON, LUCY.

( gunshot ) WHOA. STEADY, BOY. STEADY.

WHAT WAS THAT?

THOSE DAMN POACHERS AGAIN.

( gunshot ) ROBERT!

OH, NO.

OH, MY GOD. ROBERT.

COME ON, ROBERT.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

OH, GOD, ARE YOU OKAY?

MY HEAD.

WHAT WAS THAT YOU DID?

C.P.R.

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.

IT'S A LIFE-SAVING TECHNIQUE.

WHAT DID YOU CALL IT?

C.P.R.

PERHAPS YOU COULD DO IT AGAIN.

LUCY, FROM THE FIRST MOMENT I SAW YOU...

ROBERT, THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

SOMETHING THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

YOU CAN TELL ME ANYTHING, LUCY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE HERE VERY SOON.

I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY.

NOT NOW.

EXCUSE ME, YOUNG MASTER.

YOUR FATHER WANTS TO SEE THE NEW MAID.

I GOT YOUR HORSE, TOO.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU'LL SEE.

YOUR LORDSHIP.

THANK YOU, PATRICK.

LUCY, COME FORWARD.

A MATTER OF SOME GRAVITY HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.

THERE'S BEEN THEFT FROM LADY LANGLEY'S QUARTERS.

WHAT IS THAT TO DO WITH LUCY?

LUCY HAS BEEN STEALING FROM US.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WE HAVE NO PROOF OF THAT YET, DIANA.

NOT ONLY IS SHE A THIEF, SHE'S A TROUBLEMAKER.

ELIZABETH CAME BACK FROM THE PICNIC SPOUTING PREPOSTEROUS

IDEAS ABOUT LOVE.

I WANT HER REMOVED FROM HERE NOW.

I WON'T HAVE A CHILD ARRESTED WITHOUT PROOF.

LUCY, THE RUBY RING IS MISSING.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?

I DIDN'T STEAL IT.

THEY DID.

THAT'S A LIE.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER ONE OF HER STORIES.

I'M TELLING THE TRUTH.

PATRICK COLLINS AND MARY SPENCER HAVE BEEN STEALING FROM YOU

ALL ALONG.

I WOULD NEVER BETRAY YOUR LADYSHIP'S TRUST.

LUCY, WE HAVE NO REASON TO SUSPECT PATRICK OR MARY.

THEY'VE BEEN LOYAL EMPLOYEES FOR MANY YEARS.

I SEE NO OTHER COURSE BUT TO SEARCH YOUR PERSON AND ROOM.

BUT FATHER...

IF THE GIRL HAS NOTHING TO HIDE, ROBERT, THEN NOTHING WILL

BE REVEALED.

MRS. PUXLEY, TAKE ONE OF THE STAFF AND SEARCH LUCY'S

QUARTERS, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

COME WITH ME, NELLIE.

MARY SPENCER. YES, SIR.

CHECK HER GARMENTS, PLEASE.

YOU CAN'T SEARCH ME.

I HAVE RIGHTS.

THERE SHE GOES AGAIN, TALKING NONSENSE.

SIR.

THIS IS ELIZABETH'S.

I TOLD YOU SHE WAS A THIEF.

ELIZABETH DROPPED IT BY THE RIVER. I SIMPLY PICKED IT UP FOR

HER.

SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

SHE BROUGHT IT TO ME BY THE RIVER. I MUST'VE FORGOTTEN IT.

PATRICK AND MARY DID STEAL THE RING, AND I CAN PROVE IT.

THEY PUT EVERYTHING THEY STEAL IN A LITTLE BAG IN THE STABLES.

THE RING WILL BE THERE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE HER, ARE YOU, SIR?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE HER, ARE YOU, SIR?

THEY HIDE THE BAG OVER THERE, UNDER THE HAY.

HAVE A LOOK, ROBERT.

THERE'S NOTHING HERE.

NO, YOUNG MASTER.

THERE ISN'T.

LUCY.

IT'S THERE. I SAW IT.

IT MUST BE, IT HAS TO BE.

IF I DON'T FIND THE RING, I'LL NEVER GET HOME.

PATRICK. YES, SIR.

PULL HER OUT OF THERE.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH IT?

GET OFF ME! LET GO!

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME!

PUT HER DOWN.

PATRICK, I SAID PUT HER DOWN.

WE STILL HAVE NO PROOF OF ANY CRIME HERE.

EXCUSE ME, YOUR LORDSHIP.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH LUCY'S QUARTERS, AND I'M AFRAID WE

FOUND THIS BUTTER KNIFE UNDER HER MATTRESS.

NO, THAT WAS IN THE BAG.

I'M SORRY, LUCY.

SO VERY SORRY.

THEY HID IT IN MY ROOM TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE I WAS THE

THIEF.

YOU DO BELIEVE ME.

IS THIS WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO TELL ME AT THE RIVER, LUCY?

NO.

IS THIS WHY YOU WERE GOING AWAY?

NO, ROBERT.

PATRICK, LOCK HER IN THE CELLAR UNTIL THE CONSTABLE

ARRIVES.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

GET IN THERE WITH YA.

( hour bell tolls ) 5:00. IT'S HOPELESS.

( horse nickers ) HELLO, BOY.

I'M NEVER GONNA SEE MY FAMILY AGAIN, AM I?

LUCY. NELLIE.

COME ON. QUIETLY.

THANK GOODNESS IT'S YOU.

MY FATHER'S WAITING IN THE WOODS WITH A HORSE AND CART.

QUICKLY.

IT'S THE CONSTABLE.

HURRY. THEY'RE SOUNDING THE ALARM AT THE CASTLE.

HERE. IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT MAYBE IT WILL HELP.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME.

IT'S LIKE A HORRIBLE DREAM, AND I KEEP HOPING I'LL WAKE UP,

BUT I DON'T.

SAY YOUR GOOD-BYES QUICKLY.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME.

WHAT AM I DOING? I CAN'T RUN AWAY. BUT LUCY...

IF I GO NOW, I'LL NEVER SEE MY FAMILY AGAIN.

I HAVE TO TRY AND GET HOME.

IF YOU GO BACK TO THE CASTLE, YOU'LL GET CAUGHT.

I HAVE TO RISK THAT.

THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY.

WAIT. WE'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.

COME ON, BOY.

WHOA THERE.

WHOA.

AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?

JUST VEGETABLES, SIR, FOR LANGLEY CASTLE.

THEN YOU WON'T MIND ME HAVIN' A LOOK BACK THERE.

I DON'T MIND, BUT MRS. PUXLEY, SHE'S EXPECTING ME

AT 6:00. NOW WALK ON, BOY.

OH, NO, YOU DON'T.

WE'LL HAVE A LOOK.

I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, SIR.

HELLO, NELLIE. SIR.

I'M GLAD YOU'VE ARRIVED, SIR.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SEARCH THE WAGON, AND THIS MAID'S

BEHAVING VERY SUSPICIOUSLY.

IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE A VERY PRECIOUS CARGO, SIR.

TURNIP AND POTATOES?

WHAT'S SO PRECIOUS ABOUT THAT?

WELL, CONSTABLE, YOU CLEARLY HAVEN'T MET MRS. PUXLEY.

SHE DEMANDS THAT EVERY VEGETABLE IS TREATED AS THOUGH IT WERE

ONE OF THE CROWN JEWELS.

I PITY THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR BRUISING HER TURNIPS.

I HAVE MY ORDERS.

WELL, COME NOW, CONSTABLE, THE GIRL IS FRIGHTENED OUT OF

HER WITS.

THERE'S NO NEED TO FRIGHTEN HER MORE.

BESIDES, IF SHE WERE TRANSPORTING THE RUNAWAY,

SURELY SHE WOULDN'T BE HEADING TOWARDS THE CASTLE.

I CAN SEE THE LOGIC IN THAT.

YOU'RE A CLEVER MAN, CONSTABLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

I HOPE YOU'LL BE TELLING YOUR FATHER THAT.

SORRY TO FRIGHTEN YOU, MISS.

WALK ON, BOY.

NOW, NELLIE, LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THIS PRECIOUS CARGO

OF YOURS.

HELLO, LUCY.

ROBERT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TURN ME IN?

BECAUSE, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

AND SO SWEETLY.

( bells toll ) I HAVE TO GO.

I ONLY HAVE ONE HOUR LEFT.

ONE HOUR LEFT TO DO WHAT?

WHY ARE YOU GOING BACK TO THE CASTLE WHEN YOU'RE SURE TO BE

CAUGHT?

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU.

I HAVE TO GET THE RUBY RING BACK; IT'S MAGICAL.

IT BROUGHT ME HERE FROM THE FUTURE, AND I NEED IT TO TAKE ME

BACK HOME AGAIN.

DO YOU REALLY EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU COME FROM THE

FUTURE?

IT'S TRUE. WHERE I COME FROM, WE HAVE TELEVISIONS THAT SHOW US

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.

WE HAVE COMPUTERS, MACHINES THAT CAN THINK FASTER THAN MEN.

WE HAVE AIRPLANES AND SUBMARINES, AND WE'VE EVEN PUT

MEN ON THE MOON.

HOW WOULD I KNOW ALL THIS IF I WEREN'T FROM THE FUTURE?

FROM BOOKS OR YOUR IMAGINATION.

THEN HOW WOULD I KNOW ABOUT C.P.R.?

NO ONE LIVING NOW COULD'VE BROUGHT YOU BACK FROM DROWNING.

AND WHAT ABOUT PATRICK AND MARY SPENCER STEALING YOUR RING?

DID YOU SEE THAT IN THE FUTURE, TOO?

NO. I SAW THAT WITH MY VERY OWN EYES FROM THE SECRET

PASSAGE. WHAT SECRET PASSAGE?

THE SECRET PASSAGE IN THE DRAWING ROOM, BEHIND THE

PAINTING.

YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

NO, AND IF I DON'T, HOW COULD YOU?

BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I GOT HERE.

LUCY, PERHAPS YOU'D BETTER SHOW ME THIS SECRET PASSAGE.

LUCY, HIDE YOURSELF.

SOMEONE'S COMING.

STAND. ROBERT, I'M LOOKING FOR LUCY.

YOU AND EVERY CONSTABLE IN LANGLEY.

I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE'S DONE.

SHE WAS SO DEAR TO ME IN MY TIME OF NEED, I'D DO ANYTHING TO

HELP HER.

DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT?

SHE SAVED ME FROM MARRYING RUPERT WEBSTER.

OF COURSE I MEAN IT.

THE NEXT TIME I SAY I'LL DO ANYTHING TO HELP, ROBERT,

REMIND ME TO BITE MY TONGUE.

DO YOU REALLY THINK I CAN PASS FOR ELIZABETH?

JUST KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN AND COMPLAIN A GREAT DEAL.

ROBERT, I DON'T DESERVE THAT.

THANK YOU, ELIZABETH.

I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU.

SILLY GIRL.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND AS IF WE'LL NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

DEAREST NELLIE.

I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU.

FROM ME?

I'M JUST A SERVANT GIRL WHO KNOWS NOTHING BUT HOW TO

FETCH AND CARRY.

YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT REALLY MATTERS-- FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

GOOD-BYE, NELLIE.

GOOD-BYE, LUCY.

THANK YOU BOTH.

IT'S RUPERT AND YOUR MOTHER.

WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET AWAY WITH IT.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

START CRYING. WHAT?

COVER YOUR FACE AND CRY.

ELIZABETH, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.

POOR RUPERT IS LEAVING.

THE GIRL IS DISTRAUGHT.

PERHAPS THERE'S HOPE FOR YOU YET.

WELL, THEN, I CAN RETURN AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.

GIVE IT A BIT OF TIME, OLD BOY.

YOU KNOW WOMEN.

YES. INDEED I DO.

COME, SISTER.

GOOD-BYE, ALL.

DRIVE ON.

NOW DO YOU BELIEVE ME?

SOMEONE'S COMING.

IT'S ALMOST 6:30.

IT'LL BE FATHER COMING FOR HIS WHISKEY.

QUICK, IN HERE.

IF WE'RE TRAPPED IN HERE, WE CAN'T SEARCH FOR THE RING.

THERE'S A WAY OUT THROUGH THE BRUSH ROOM.

THERE'S A WAY OUT THROUGH THE BRUSH ROOM.

SEE, I TOLD YOU.

THERE'S MY RING.

THAT THIEVING SWINE!

I'LL KILL HIM!

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME!

I'VE TAKEN MY LAST ORDER FROM YOU, YOUNG MASTER.

LEAVE HIM ALONE!

LEAVE HER ALONE, YOU UNGRATEFUL LOUT.

UNGRATEFUL, YOUNG MASTER?

I AM MOST GRATEFUL.

WITHOUT THAT FINE RUBY RING OF HERS, IT WOULD'VE TAKEN US YEARS

OF STEALING TO GET THE MONEY WE NEED, YOU UNDERSTAND?

LET GO OF HIM! LET GO OF HIM!

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, PATRICK? WE'VE ALWAYS TAKEN

CARE OF YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HUMILIATING IT IS TO BE SLAVING

FOR THE LIKES OF YOUR FATHER?

I'LL GET HELP.

OH, NO, YOU DON'T, YOUNG LADY.

GET OFF ME. LET GO OF ME.

ONE MORE SOUND, AND I'LL CRUSH YOUR SKULL.

DON'T STAND THERE, MARY.

GET SOME ROPE.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO MEET ME AT 7:00.

IT'S A GOOD THING I CAME ALONG WHEN I DID.

IF WE'RE TO GET AWAY SAFELY, YOU HAVE TO DO EXACTLY AS I SAY.

YES, MR. COLLINS.

YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH THIS.

BY THE TIME THEY FIND YOU, WE'LL BE ON A BOAT. NOW GAG

THESE TWO GOOD AND PROPER.

I'LL SEE YOU AS PLANNED.

MARY, THERE'S STILL A CHANCE FOR YOU. UNTIE US.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE IN A POSITION TO BE GIVING ORDERS,

MASTER ROBERT.

YOU'LL NEVER SEE PATRICK AGAIN, YOU KNOW.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, YOU STUPID GIRL?

IF HE'S GOT ANY SENSE, HE'LL MAKE A BREAK FOR IT NOW,

SELL THE RING AND KEEP ALL THE MONEY HIMSELF.

HE WOULDN'T DO THAT, HE LOVES ME.

I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST USING YOU TO GET THE SILVER OUT OF THE

HOUSE. MY MISTAKE.

I HEARD ENOUGH.

( hoofbeats ) Patrick: HAH! HAH!

SEE? I TOLD YOU.

Robert: COME ON, BOY.

Lucy: COME ON, BOY. FASTER.

WHOA!

THERE. THERE HE IS.

WE'LL NEVER CATCH HIM.

WE CAN IF WE GO ACROSS THIS FIELD.

BUT THERE'S A WALL.

NO PROBLEM. COME ON, BOY.

LUCY, IT'S TOO HIGH WITH THE TWO OF US. WE'LL NEVER MAKE IT.

HOLD ON.

PUSH HIM HARDER, LUCY.

COME ON, BOY, CATCH HIM UP.

COME ON, FASTER.

THAT'S IT, BOY. YOU CAN DO IT.

FASTER!

COME ON, FASTER!

BRING HIM ALONGSIDE.

THAT'S IT, BOY. YOU CAN DO IT. COME ON!

HOLD HIM STEADY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

COME ON, PATRICK.

THIS HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH!

WHOA!

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOU WANT THE RING.

SHE NEEDS IT.

COME AND GET IT.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE YOU'VE STOLEN.

JUST GIVE HER THE RING.

WHY SHOULD I?

PATRICK, PLEASE.

I HAVE TO GO HOME.

THE RING IS THE ONLY WAY.

NO.

GOOD BOY.

( hour bell tolls ) 7:00.

IT'S TIME.

STAY.

BUT MY FAMILY.

TAKE ME WITH YOU.

I CAN'T.

YOU'D BE AS LOST IN MY TIME AS I WAS IN YOURS.

I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU, LUCY.

I LOVE YOU, ROBERT.

I HAVE TO GO.

I WISH I WERE HOME WITH MY FAMILY.

I WISH I WERE HOME WITH MY FAMILY.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, LUCY.

OH, ROBERT.

LUCY.

ROBERT. ROBERT.

LUCY. LUCY!

OH, GRAN.

AND WHO, MIGHT I ASK, IS ROBERT?

I THOUGHT I WAS STILL THERE.

LUCY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, GRAN, I'M FINE.

BETTER THAN EVER.

THERE'S SOMEONE HERE TO SEE YOU.

OH, NOREEN.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUCY.

THANK YOU.

WHERE'S THE BIRTHDAY GIRL?

SURPRISE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUCY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUCY DARLING.

( all talking ) THANKS, DAD.

TRICKED YOU.

THOUGHT WE'D FORGOTTEN, DIDN'T YOU?

BLOW YOUR CANDLES OUT.

SHE HAS TO MAKE A WISH FIRST.

NO, I DON'T.

I HAVE EVERYTHING I COULD WISH FOR RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT. OKAY. EVERYONE BLOW THE CANDLES OUT AFTER THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING.

I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON, YEAH?

YEAH.

LUCY, YOU GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT?

I'M GONNA BE FINE.

GOOD.

BYE, THEN.

BYE.

( doorbell rings ) YES, MISS.

HI. SORRY. LOOK, I KNOW IT'S LATE.

I JUST WONDERED IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO LOOK ROUND THE

CASTLE.

I'M AFRAID WE'RE CLOSED NOW, MISS.

IS THERE A PROBLEM, PUXLEY?

JUST TELLING THE YOUNG LADY HERE, SIR, THAT WE'RE CLOSED

NOW.

YES, WE ARE.

THANK YOU, PUXLEY.

EXCUSE ME, BUT HAVE WE MET BEFORE?

MY NAME'S ROBERT.

ROBERT LANGLEY.

MOST PEOPLE CALL ME ROB.

SORRY. I'M LUCY.

ARE YOU SURE WE HAVEN'T MET?

YOU LOOK SO FAMILIAR.

LET ME SHOW YOU AROUND.

THANK YOU.

THE CASTLE WAS BUILT AROUND A MEDIEVAL TOWER.

THIS HALL WAS ADDED IN THE 1600's.

IT WAS BOUGHT FOR WILLIAM LANGLEY BY HIS FATHER, THE EARL

OF CHURNSIDE, IN 1696.

THE FAMILY'S LIVED HERE EVER SINCE.

IT WAS LARGELY REMODELED IN THE GOTHIC REVIVAL OF THE 1820's.

HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HEY, JUST A MINUTE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR SECRET PASSAGE.

HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE?

IN A WAY.

"LADY ELIZABETH LANGLEY AND DR. EDWARD D'ORSAY."

IT'S MY GREAT-AUNT ELIZABETH.

SHE MARRIED A FRENCH DOCTOR.

CAUSED QUITE A SCANDAL.

SHE LOOKS VERY HAPPY.

I BELIEVE SHE WAS.

THAT'S IT.

MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER ROBERT PAINTED THIS PICTURE, BUT NOBODY

KNOWS WHO THE GIRL IS.

BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T SHE?

YOU LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE HER.

LISTEN...

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO FOR A WALK; IT'S A BEAUTIFUL

EVENING.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME?

IT'S OKAY. I DON'T BITE.

I'D LIKE THAT.

I'D LIKE THAT VERY MUCH.

THIS'LL BE MINE ONE DAY.

I DON'T KNOW; I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIG.

WHAT I REALLY WANNA DO IS TRAVEL THE WORLD, AND PAINT.