唐顿庄园第一季第二集_7

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第二集_7

　　[EXT/INT. FRONT DOOR/OUTER HALL - DAY]
　　MR BATES
　　Sorry to have kept you waiting, sir.
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　I'm here to see Lord Grantham.
　　MR BATES
　　Is he expecting you?
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　No. But he'd be very interested in what I have to tell him.
　　MR BATES
　　His Lordship is not at home, but if you will leave your name--
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Ah, ah, ah. Don't go all high and mighty 1 with me. I don't know who you are, but you're certainly not the butler,
　　so don't try and make out you are.
　　MR BATES
　　How do you know?
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Because Charlie Carson's the butler 'round here.
　　MR BATES
　　Does your business concern him?
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　It might do.
　　MR BATES
　　Excuse me for one moment, sir.
　　[Bates partially 2 closes the door and enters the house. Anna waits in the entry.]
　　MR BATES
　　Fetch Mr Carson as fast as you can.
　　[Anna nods and the stranger walks in uninvited. Bates turns back to Anna.]
　　MR BATES
　　Use the front door.
　　[Anna heads outside and the stranger smirks 3 after her.]
　　MR BATES
　　If you would like to follow me, sir.
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Oh, no. If you think you're tucking 4 me away somewhere, you've got another thing coming.
　　MR BATES
　　You will be more comfortable, sir.
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Sorry, chump.
　　[The stranger waltzes into the library and looks around.]
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Oh, aye. I'll not mind waiting in here.
　　[Sybil enters wearing a riding outfit 5.]
　　LADY SYBIL
　　Bates...?
　　MR BATES
　　This...gentleman is an acquaintance of Mr Carson, milady.
　　LADY SYBIL
　　What is he doing in here?
　　MR BATES
　　He says he has urgent business with His Lordship.
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Urgent.
　　MR BATES
　　I've sent for Mr Carson to come at once.
　　LADY SYBIL
　　Then I'll stay with you in case explanations are needed.
　　MR BATES (mouths)
　　Thank you.
　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]
　　[Anna runs down the road.]
　　ANNA
　　Mr Carson! You're needed at once in the library.
　　[INT. OUTER HALL/LIBRARY - DAY]
　　[Robert enters through the open front door to hear the stranger complaining loudly.]
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　How long are you expecting me to wait? I'm a very busy man, you know.
　　MR BATES
　　If you could just be patient for a little longer, sir.
　　[The stranger sees Robert entering.]
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Ah.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　May I ask who this is and precisely 6 what is going on?
　　[Mr Carson and Anna enter.]
　　MR CARSON
　　Mr Bates, what are you...? Er...I'm sorry, Your Lordship. Mr Bates, you may go now.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　No, stay where you are. No one is going anywhere. Do I take it you know this man?
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Don't try and deny it.
　　MR CARSON
　　No, I won't deny it. I do know him, my lord, but not what he is doing in the library.
　　MR BATES
　　I tried to take him downstairs out of sight, Mr Carson, but he wouldn't come.
　　MR CARSON
　　Thank you, that was thoughtful.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　But who is he?
　　[Carson hesitates.]
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Will you tell him or shall I?
　　MR CARSON
　　His name is Charles Grigg. We worked together at one time.
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Oh, I'm a little more than that, aren't I, Charlie? We're like brothers, him and me.
　　MR CARSON
　　We are not like brothers.
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　We were a double act. On the halls.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　You were on the stage? Carson, is this true?
　　MR CARSON
　　It is, my lord.
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　The Cheerful Charlies, that's what they called us.
　　[Carson rolls his eyes while Grigg does a tap dance and hands Robert a flier for their old act.]
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　We did quite well, didn't we?
　　MR CARSON
　　Until you couldn't keep your hands out of the till.
　　ANNA
　　Would you like us to go, Mr Carson?
　　MR CARSON
　　No. You know it now. You might as well bear witness to my shame. He turned up in the village with no warning some
　　days ago on the run, asking for somewhere to hide and, of course, for money.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　God in heaven.
　　MR CARSON
　　He's wanted for some petty 7 crime of which he is, of course, guilty.
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Hey, steady on.
　　MR CARSON
　　He threatened to expose my past to make me a laughingstock in this house. And in my vanity 8 and pride, I gave him
　　what he wanted.
　　CHARLES GRIGG (scoffs)
　　You did not.
　　MR CARSON
　　I put him in an empty cottage and fed him from the kitchens. I couldn't buy food in the village, it would raise
　　too many questions. I stole. I'm a thief. She...saw it.
　　[Carson indicates Anna.]
　　ANNA
　　I'd never have said anything, Mr--
　　MR CARSON
　　And now my disgrace 9 is complete. My lord, you have my resignation 10.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　Really, Carson, there's no need to be quite so melodramatic. You're not playing Sydney Carton.
　　[Robert turns to Grigg.]
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　So, why have you come here, if he has done everything you asked of him?
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Because he hasn't.
　　[Grigg sits down in a chair.]
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　He wouldn't give me any money.
　　MR CARSON
　　If I had, how could I have prevented his returning to Downton once it was spent?
　　[Robert clears his throat.]
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　My dear Mr Grigg...
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Ah. Nice to see someone 'round here's got some manners.
　　MR CARSON
　　Hold your tongue!
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　I'll tell your what is going to happen. When I have given you twenty pounds, you will leave Downton immediately
　　and we will never set eyes on you again.
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　I'll have to see about that.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　If you return to this area, I will personally ensure your conviction 11 for theft and blackmail 12.
　　[Grigg springs up from the chair.]
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　Just a minute--
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　You will serve from five to ten years in His Majesty's custody 13.
　　[Robert pulls out his wallet.]
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　You think you're such a big man, don't you? Just 'cause you're a lord, you think you can do what you like with
　　me.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　I think it, because it is true.
　　[Robert holds out the cash and Grigg debates for a moment, then takes the money.]
　　CHARLES GRIGG
　　You'll not always be in charge, you know. The day is coming when your lot will have to toe the line just like the
　　rest of us.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　Perhaps. But happily for Carson, that day has not come yet.
　　[Grigg looks at Carson and stalks 14 off. Anna and Bates follow, but Sybil remains 15.]
　　MR CARSON
　　I...take it my resignation has not been accepted?
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　My dear fellow, we all have chapters we would rather keep unpublished. To be honest, Carson, I'm rather
　　impressed. Did you really sing and dance and everything in front of an audience?
　　[Sybil smiles.]
　　MR CARSON (ashamed)
　　I did.
　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
　　And do you ever miss it?
　　MR CARSON
　　Not in the least, my lord.