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[[Image:Lawandorder01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The original ''Law & Order'' (which is sometimes called ''Law & Order: Law & Order'') was canceled in 2010, potentially making way for the unrealized ''Law & Order: Puritan New England''.]] |
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[[Image:Lawandorder01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The original ''Law & Order'' (which is sometimes called ''Law & Order: Law & Order'') was canceled in 2010, potentially making way for the unrealized ''Law & Order: Puritan New England''.]] |
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At the end of the 2010 spring season, [[NBC]] canceled longtime staple ''[[Law & Order]]'', a program that had run on the network for twenty consecutive seasons and been instrumental in wresting away viewers in the critical [[Old People|65-and-older demographic]] from competing network [[CBS]] and the upstart [[Bingo|Bingo Channel]]. The storied program has since become the most syndicated show in the history of television, often airing a cumulative seven hours between [[Dynamite|TNT]], [[Portal:Film|AMC]] and Bravo on any given weekday, not to mention providing the basis for Sam Waterston’s lucrative insurance commercial career. The show’s current heir-apparent is ''Law & Order: Los Angeles'', a show that uses the exact same premise as Dick Wolf’s original brainchild, albeit with a different cast and setting. This incarnation of the show, however, was not the only ''Law & Order'' spinoff that NBC considered. Other possibilities entertained by the network’s brass included ''Law & Order: The Nuremberg Trials''—a program premise which was ultimately deemed too risky to air—and the decidedly less provocative ''Law & Order: Cases in Torte Law'', which was agreed to be too boring, even by ''Law & Order'' standards. One premise that was given some degree of consideration by the [[NBC]] program executives, though, was the intriguing '''''Law & Order: Puritan New England''''', a show that promised to grip viewers with plots “ripped from the headlines of late 17th century [[Massachusetts]].” This particular premise made it as far as the scripting stage, and though it was never filmed or aired, the pilot script written for the project is considered by many to be one of the better ones in a canon that contains nearly a thousand such scripts. This daring script is transcribed in its entirety below. |
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At the end of the 2010 spring season, [[NBC]] canceled longtime staple ''[[Law & Order]]'', a program that had run on the network for twenty consecutive seasons and been instrumental in wresting away viewers in the critical [[Old People|65-and-older demographic]] from competing network [[CBS]] and the upstart [[Bingo|Bingo Channel]]. The storied program has since become the most syndicated show in the history of television, often airing a cumulative seven hours between [[Dynamite|TNT]], [[Portal:Film|AMC]] and Bravo on any given weekday, not to mention providing the basis for Sam Waterston’s lucrative insurance commercial career. The show’s current heir-apparent is ''Law & Order: Los Angeles'', a show that uses the exact same premise as Dick Wolf’s original brainchild, albeit with a different cast and setting. This incarnation of the show, however, was not the only ''Law & Order'' spinoff that NBC considered. Other possibilities entertained by the network’s brass included ''Law & Order: The Nuremberg Trials''—a program premise which was ultimately deemed too risky to air—and the decidedly less provocative ''Law & Order: Cases in Torte Law'', which was agreed to be too boring, even by ''Law & Order'' standards. One premise that was given some degree of consideration by the [[NBC]] program executives, though, was the intriguing '''''Law & Order: Puritan New England''''', a show that promised to grip viewers with plots “ripped from the headlines of late 17th century [[Massachusetts]].” This particular premise made it as far as the scripting stage, and though it was never filmed or aired, the pilot script written for the project is considered by many to be one of the better ones in a canon that contains nearly a thousand such scripts. This daring script is transcribed in its entirety below. |
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{{line|NARRATOR|In the [[Puritan|Puritan justice system]], the People are represented by two separate yet equally important Groups: the [[Police|Constables]], who investigate crime, and the presiding Judges, who prosecute the [[God]]-offending dregs, condemn their sinful actions, and punish their grievous crimes. These art their Stories.}} |
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condemn their sinful actions, and punish their grievous crimes. These |
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{{line|GOODEWOMAN #1|…but my husband cares not for [[Bread]], it seems, ’less the stuff be cover’d by a goode and healthy Mold of several days.}} |
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{{line|GOODEWOMAN #2|And is that all that ails you? I fear how you would act when confronted with a real [[The Crucible|Crucible]], if this trifling matter vexes so!}} |
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And is that all that ails you? I fear how you would act when confronted |
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{{line|GOODEWOMAN #1|’Tis the proctor, Constance Putnam! [[Media:LAOPeasants.jpg|He plows his Field on the Sabbath!]]}} |
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seven years since Marriage,— I fear that I may soon seek’st base Fornication |
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with the neighbors’ slave ’twere it not for…— [[God|God’s]] blood, look’st there! |
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’Tis the proctor, Constance Putnam! [[Media:LAOPeasants.jpg|He plows his Field on the Sabbath!]] |
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{{line|INCREASE FICTION|Look’st tho’ this Field were plowed not an hour ago.}} |
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Good Lord! Quickly, fetch the Constables! Help…help! |
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'''EXT. CONSTANCE PUTNAM’S FIELD – LATE MORNING''' |
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{{line|paren=looking contemplative.|STEADFAST HANDJOBB|Yea, and with a plow, too.}} |
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Handjobb, is an ostensibly grizzled veteran of the force. The other, younger constable is Increase Friction, |
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Handjobb’s young-gun loose-cannon occasionally-sarcastic partner. The junior of the two constables is examining |
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Mr. Putnam’s field with the finest forensic equipment of the day, which is to say a magnifying glass. |
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{{line|FORENSICS PERSON|We’ve ropeth’d off the entire Field, and placed little cones within all the plowèd Furrows.}} |
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Look’st tho’ this Field were plowed not an hour ago. |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Find’st thou anything?}} |
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Yea, and with a plow, too. |
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We’ve ropeth’d off the entire Field, and placed little cones within all the plowèd Furrows. |
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Yea, come hither. |
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{{line|FORENSICS PERSON|Didst thou really have to taste…—}} |
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Knowst thou what this is? |
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Constable Handjobb bends down once again and tastes the substance in question on the ground. |
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{{line|FRICTION|Handjobb, come hither!}} |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Yea, what ails you?}} |
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Yea, ’tis [[Media:LAOHorse.jpg|horse Droppings]].— The Perpetrator must have made use of such a beast. |
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{{line|FRICTION|Look’st.}} |
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Didst thou really have to taste…— |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Squash seeds…— look’st like this was about more than merely plowing one’s Field.}} |
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Handjobb, come hither! |
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Yea, what ails you? |
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The camera peers down to reveal a handful of squash seeds in the furrow of the field. |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|So, ye both claim to’ve seen a man plowing the Field of Master Constance Putnam nary an hour ago?}} |
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{{line|GOODEWOMAN #2|Yea…— ’twas awful, a truly terrible sight.}} |
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Squash seeds…— look’st like this was about more than merely plowing one’s Field. |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Not just plowing, Goodewoman. We found minute Seeds of squash in the Furrows;— therefore, we believe that he planted as well.}} |
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{{line|GOODEWOMAN #2|Yea.}} |
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Constance Putnam nary an hour ago? |
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Well, Constable, Mister Putnam owns some seven hundred acres of land;— |
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Yea, thankee, and where does Mister Verity Putnam live? |
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'''MATHER''' |
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{{block|''DUN-DUN''}} |
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His Property lies on th’ other side of Towne, sirs. |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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And how far be the trek there? |
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Mather thinks a moment. |
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{{line|VERITY PUTNAM|What seem’st to be the Problem, Constables?}} |
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'''MATHER''' |
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Hm, no further than eight or nine Miles, I should think. |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|I’m Constable Handjobb, and this is Constable Friction. We’re here to inquire upon the actions of your brother, one Constance Putnam.}} |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|V. PUTNAM|’S that so? And what begs this inquiry?}} |
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Thankee, good Sir. |
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''Dun-dun'' |
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{{line|FRICTION|We believe your brother might be involved in a Sabbath-plowing-and-planting incident.}} |
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'''EXT. VERITY PUTNAM’S DOORSTEP – LATE AFTERNOON''' |
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{{line|V. PUTNAM|[[God|’Sblood]], that’s so unlike him. Dust thee think that I were also involved?}} |
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Handjobb and Friction stand before yet another doorstep, this time of Mr. Verity Putnam, once again in physical |
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{{line|FRICTION|Nay, sir, we were curious as to whether or not your esteemèd brother were here at all today.}} |
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exhaustion. Handjobb knocks on the door, which is answered shortly. |
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'''VERITY PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|V. PUTNAM|He was not here this day, nay.}} |
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What seem’st to be the Problem, Constables? |
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Constable Handjobb exasperatedly unfurls his parchment badge. |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Hast thou any idea as to where else he could have been?}} |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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I’m Constable Handjobb, and this is Constable Friction. We’re here |
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to inquire upon the actions of your brother, one Constance Putnam. |
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'''V. PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|FRICTION|And which Church would that be, sir?}} |
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’S that so? And what begs this inquiry? |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|V. PUTNAM|The one near Towne’s centre}} |
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We believe your brother might be involved in a Sabbath-plowing-and- |
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planting incident. |
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'''V. PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|And how far’s that from here, sir?}} |
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[[God|’Sblood]], that’s so unlike him. Dust thee think that I were also |
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involved? |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|V. PUTNAM|’Tis not a long journey,— but a few Miles towneward.}} |
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Nay, sir, we were curious as to whether or not your esteemèd brother |
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were here at all today. |
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'''V. PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Thankee, sir.}} |
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He was not here this day, nay. |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{block|Varity Putnam closes the door behind him, and Handjobb and Friction step away from the gentleman’s door.}} |
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Hast thou any idea as to where else he could have been? |
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'''V. PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|FRICTION|We really must obtain ourselves a Wagon.}} |
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Well, my brother was not the most devote of [[Church|Church-goers]], though he |
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still did attend Mass more often that he did not: tho’ he were not here, |
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perhaps he was in attendance at the [[Church]]. |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Aye, you’re telling me.}} |
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And which Church would that be, sir? |
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The one near Towne’s centre |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|G’evening, Reverend.}} |
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And how far’s that from here, sir? |
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'''V. PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|REVEREND|G’evening. What brings thee here?}} |
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’Tis not a long journey,— but a few Miles towneward. |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|My Partner and I were wond’ring…—}} |
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Thankee, sir. |
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Varity Putnam closes the door behind him, and Handjobb and Friction step away from the gentleman’s door. |
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{{line|REVEREND|‘Partner?’ Ye twain aren’t of a ''gay'' disposition, I hope?}} |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|paren=quiet nervously|Oh, nay, nay goode Rev’rend, we are Constables.}} |
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We really must obtain ourselves a Wagon. |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|FRICTION|Yea, and we’re here to inquire about the attendance of one of your Parishioners.}} |
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Aye, you’re telling me. |
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'''INT. PURITAN [[Church|CHURCH]] – EVENING''' |
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{{line|REVEREND|Whom would that be?}} |
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about throughout the day. |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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G’evening, Reverend. |
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'''REVEREND''' |
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G’evening. What brings thee here? |
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My Partner and I were wond’ring…— |
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‘Partner?’ Ye twain aren’t of a ''gay'' disposition, I hope? |
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Handjobb answers quite nervously. |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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Oh, nay, nay goode Rev’rend, we are Constables. |
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Yea, and we’re here to inquire about the attendance of one of your |
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Parishioners. |
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'''REVEREND''' |
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Whom would that be? |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|One Constance Putnam, Rev’rend. Was he present at this day’s Service?}} |
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One Constance Putnam, Rev’rend. Was he present at this day’s Service? |
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{{line|REVEREND|Nay, I can’t say that I remember him.}} |
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Nay, I can’t say that I remember him. |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|FRICTION|That resolves it then.}} |
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That resolves it then. |
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'''REVEREND''' |
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{{line|REVEREND|Resolves what?}} |
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Resolves what? |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Rev’rend, we believe that Constance Putnam may very well have plow’d and planted his field today, on the Sabbath.}} |
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Rev’rend, we believe that Constance Putnam may very well have plow’d |
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and planted his field today, on the Sabbath. |
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'''REVEREND''' |
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{{line|REVEREND|Bless me, what is this world coming to…?}} |
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Bless me, what is this world coming to…? |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|I know Rev’rend, ’tis a tragedy.— Yet thanks to you, we’re about to take this Bastard down. Friction, let us to’t!}} |
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I know Rev’rend, ’tis a tragedy.— Yet thanks to you, we’re about to take |
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this Bastard down. Friction, let us to’t! |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|FRICTION|’Tis Sunset, Handjobb.}} |
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’Tis Sunset, Handjobb. |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Aye, well…we shall apprehend the Sinner on the morrow, then!}} |
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Aye, well…we shall apprehend the Sinner on the morrow, then! |
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''Dun-dun'' |
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{{block|''DUN-DUN''}} |
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'''EXT. CONSTANCE PUTNAM’S DOORSTEP – MORNING''' |
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Constable Handjobb and Constable Friction are accompanied by a number of unnamed, less-important constables outside |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Ready, goodemen? Three…two…one…enter! }} |
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the home of Mr. Constance Putnam. They are all armed with [[gun|muskets]]. Handjobb and Friction press themselves against |
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the wall on either side of Putnam’s door, and prepare to forcibly enter the residence. |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{block|Handjobb, Friction, and the other constables dramatically storm the Putnam house amid much shouting and clamor, eventually coming upon Putnam with his family at breakfast.}} |
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Ready, goodemen? Three…two…one…enter! |
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{{line|PUTNAM|What is the meaning of this?}} |
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Handjobb, Friction, and the other constables dramatically storm the Putnam house amid much shouting and clamor, |
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{{line|FRICTION|Constance Putnam, thou art under arrest for the Plowing and Planting of thy Field—}} |
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eventually coming upon Putnam with his family at breakfast. |
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'''PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|PUTNAM|But I haven’t plow’d today yet!}} |
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What is the meaning of this? |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|FRICTION|—On the Sabbath.}} |
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Constance Putnam, thou art under arrest for the Plowing and Planting |
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of thy Field…— |
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'''PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|PUTNAM|But ’tis a Monday!}} |
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But I haven’t plow’d today yet! |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Thou would do better, to not object or resist. We have witnesses that profess it so, and Evidence that condemns you. }} |
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…On the Sabbath. |
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'''PUTNAM''' |
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But ’tis a Monday! |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|I suppose thou can tell’st me what this is?}} |
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Thou would do better, to not object or resist. We have witnesses that profess it so, and Evidence that condemns you. |
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He produces the horse droppings from the day before and presents it to Putnam. |
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{{line|PUTNAM|This entire thing is absurd!}} |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Take him away, Friction.}} |
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I suppose thou can tell’st me what this is? |
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'''PUTNAM''' |
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This entire thing is absurd! |
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{{line|FRICTION|You’re coming with us, goode sir. Thou hast the Right to Silence, anything thou say’st can and will be us’d against thee in a goode and lawful Court; thou hast the right to a Lawyer, tho’ why thee would want such a thing is beyond me…}} |
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'''HANDJOBB''' |
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Take him away, Friction. |
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Friction produces a [[Media:LAOStockade.jpg|miniature stockade]] into which Putnam is placed, much to the horror and grief of his |
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{{block|set=EXT. GROUNDS OF THE COURTHOUSE|time=DAY|Handjobb and Friction stand next to a man—who is seen to be a prostrate Putnam—[[Media:LAOPressing.jpg|pressed between two boards]] with large rocks being placed on top of the upper board. As this happens, the two constables are interrogating the compressed Putnam, with the implication being that this has gone on for quite some time.}} |
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onlooking family, which is quite large. (Screenwriter’s Note: cries of ‘Oh no!,’ ‘Nay, Father!,’ ‘Please, |
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tak’st him not!’ etc. from his family may be added extemporaneously upon shooting.) |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|PUTNAM|I am innocent, I tell ye! Innocent!}} |
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You’re coming with us, goode sir. Thou hast the Right to Silence, |
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anything thou say’st can and will be us’d against thee in a goode and |
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lawful Court; thou hast the right to a Lawyer, tho’ why thee would |
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want such a thing is beyond me… |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|We have witnesses confirming they saw a Figure plowing thy Field, and yet more witnesses confirming that ye were not anywhere thy could’st have been upon that day! [[Biggles|Confess to your Crime! Confess!]]}} |
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'''EXT. GROUNDS OF THE COURTHOUSE – DAY''' |
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{{line|PUTNAM|I shall not!}} |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|Friction, add another boulder t’ the boards!}} |
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large rocks being placed on top of the upper board. As this happens, the two constables are interrogating the |
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compressed Putnam, with the implication being that this has gone on for quite some time. |
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'''PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|FRICTION|Yea.}} |
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I am innocent, I tell ye! Innocent! |
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We have witnesses confirming they saw a Figure plowing thy Field, and |
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yet more witnesses confirming that ye were not anywhere thy could’st |
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have been upon that day! [[Biggles|Confess to your Crime! Confess!]] |
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'''PUTNAM''' |
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I shall not! |
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Friction, add another boulder t’ the boards! |
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Yea. |
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is revealed to be Putnam’s attorney, Continence Pynchon, who has just arrived. |
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{{line|CONTINENCE PYNCHON|Cease this at once!}} |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|On what Authority?}} |
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Cease this at once! |
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{{line|PYNCHON|On that of the Court, sir. }} |
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On what Authority? |
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On that of the Court, sir. |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|And who might’st thee be?}} |
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This barbaric Pressing ye perform is only to be done in matters |
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concerning Murder, Rape, Theft, Witchcraft, Adultery, Usury, Embezzlement, |
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and Tom-peeping thro’ a lady’s Window;— my Client stands accus’d of no such |
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Crimes. |
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{{line|PYNCHON|I am Master Putnam’s hir’d Attorney, Continence Pynchon, here to defend him ’gainst the false accusations levied upon ’im.}} |
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And who might’st thee be? |
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{{line|HANDJOBB|False accusations, sir?}} |
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I am Mister Putnam’s hir’d Attorney, Continence Pynchon, here to defend |
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him ’gainst the false accusations levied upon ’im. |
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{{line|PYNCHON|Yea,— now I suggest thee stop crushing my Client ’neath those boards, so that I might defend him in the Courthouse. }} |
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False accusations, sir? |
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Yea,— now I suggest thee stop crushing my Client ’neath those boards, |
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so that I might defend him in the Courthouse. |
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{{line|FRICTION|How I hate lawyers.}} |
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'''FRICTION''' |
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{{line|PUTNAM|Speak’st for thyself.}} |
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How I hate lawyers. |
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Speak’st for thyself. |
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'''INT. COURTHOUSE – DAY''' |
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{{line|SAMUEL WILLIAMS|Master Pynchon, if convicted, your Client shall be hanged by the neck for his crimes ’gainst Man and [[God]];— we will lessen the punishment to but being drowned in the creek, if he but admit to the Accusations.}} |
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{{line|PUTNAM|I shall do no such thing!}} |
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{{line|PYNCHON|Hold your tongue, Master Putnam….— He shall do no such thing, sir!}} |
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against Putnam on behalf of the public. (Screenwriter’s Note: ideally, the part of Samuel Williams should be |
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played by someone roughly analogous to, but decidedly not, Sam Waterston.) |
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Mister Pynchon, if convicted, your Client shall be hanged by the neck |
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for his crimes ’gainst Man and [[God]];— we will lessen the punishment to |
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but being drowned in the creek, if he but admit to the Accusations. |
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'''PUTNAM''' |
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{{line|PYNCHON|Do not be so hasty, Master Williams: it so happens that my client has a certain amount of Knowledge regarding a local Coven of [[Witch|Witches]].}} |
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I shall do no such thing! |
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{{line|WILLIAMS|Witches? What part could Sorc’ry possibly play in this Matter?}} |
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Hold your tongue, Mister Putnam….— He shall do no such thing, sir! |
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Witches? What part could Sorc’ry possibly play in this Matter? |
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{{line|JUDGE HAWTHORNE|Master Constance Putnam, ye stand accus’d of plowing and seeding thy Field on the Sabbath Day. However, thy attorney has informed me that you claim this Act of which you stand accus’d was performed under the influence of Daemonick Sorcery from a local Coven of Witches…—}} |
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A fiaire amount;— ye need only listen to Mister Putnam’s Testimony. |
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{{line|HAWTHORNE|Order in this Court! Order! … Now, Master Putnam, can’st ye produce any Evidence supporting this claim of yours?}} |
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'''INT. COURTHOUSE TRIAL CHAMBER – DAY''' |
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{{line|PUTNAM|Well, goode sir, I cannot in Faith say’st so, but…— look’st! Look’st there! ’Tis an [[Media:LAOPlow.jpg|evil Apparition of a Plow]]!}} |
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Presiding over the trial chamber of the courthouse is one Judge Hawthorne, an old, fiery, and decidedly puritanical |
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{{line|HAWTHORNE|Where!?}} |
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man. Sitting before Judge Hawthorne behind a very heavy and embellished period table is Putnam, who is flanked |
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to his left by Pynchon, his attorney. Williams, the prosecuting attorney, sits behind another period table next |
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to the one which the other two men sit behind. |
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'''JUDGE HAWTHORNE''' |
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{{line|PUTNAM|There! ’Tis there!}} |
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Mister Constance Putnam, ye stand accus’d of plowing and seeding thy |
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Field on the Sabbath Day. However, thy attorney has informed me that |
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you claim this Act of which you stand accus’d was performed under the |
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influence of Daemonick Sorcery from a local Coven of Witches…— |
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Those in attendance gasp in shock, leading Judge Hawthorne to bang his gavel in an attempt to call his court to |
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order. |
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Order in this Court! Order! … Now, Mister Putnam, can’st ye produce any |
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Evidence supporting this claim of yours? |
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{{line|PUTNAM|Aggghhh!}} |
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Well, goode sir, I cannot in Faith say’st so, but…— look’st! Look’st there! |
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’Tis an [[Media:LAOPlow.jpg|evil Apparition of a Plow]]! |
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{{line|WILLIAMS|Your Honor, I really must object to this…}} |
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Where!? |
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{{line|HAWTHORNE|Objection upheld: Master Putnam, if ye must be afflictèd by an evil apparition, I suggest ye do it seated.}} |
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There! ’Tis there! |
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I can’st not see it. |
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At this point Constance Putnam falls to the floor and begins to roll around, as if he were on fire. |
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{{line|PUTNAM|Yes, your Honor.}} |
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{{line|HAWTHORNE|Now, whom in this Towne belongs to the Witches’ Coven you claim to exist—?}} |
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Aggghhh! |
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Your Honor, I really must object to this… |
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{{line|WILLIAMS|Judge Hawthorne, I can assure thee I am no…—}} |
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Objection upheld: Mister Putnam, if ye must be afflictèd by an evil |
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apparition, I suggest ye do it seated. |
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Yes, your Honor. |
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{{line|PUTNAM|WITCH!}} |
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Now, whom in this Towne belongs to the Witches’ Coven you claim to exist—? |
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Actually your Honor, my objection was in regard to the Nature of the Goodeman’s |
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he is being tried for, and, furthermore…— |
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Mister Williams, what reason have you to object to the Testimony of Mister Putnam, |
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’less the goodeman’s Testimony implicates yourself in the Hellish Accusations being |
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levied? |
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Judge Hawthorne, I can assure thee I am no…— |
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WITCH! |
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{{line|WILLIAMS|I am not guilty.}} |
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{{line|WILLIAMS|But I am no Witch!}} |
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I’ll have Order in this Court! Order! … Mister Samuel Williams, thou |
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art accus’d of practicing the Dark Arts, having Consort with daemonic |
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ambassadors of Hell, and having carnal Knowledge of the Evil One;— |
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Constables, take him away! He shall stand Trial on the morrow for his |
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Crimes. |
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'''INT. COURTHOUSE TRIAL CHAMBER – DAY''' |
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and dejection on his face. Judge Hawthorne bangs his gavel to bring the court to order. |
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Mister Williams, ye stand accus’d of practicing Witchcraft. How dust |
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thou plead? |
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{{block|FADEOUT — ROLL CREDITS}} |
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I am not guilty. |
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A likely assertion, Mister Williams. |
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But I am no Witch! |
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Mister Williams, you of all people should’st be aware of the Protocol |
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suspectèd party denies, the more likely they art a Witch. |
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Oh. Dammit. |
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Take him away. He is to be hang’d by the neck on the morrow. |
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'''EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DICK WOLF''' |
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