1 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,439 Dépêchez-vous avec la malle. 2 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:50,759 Tenez mon cheval, voulez-vous? 3 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,839 (Coughing) 4 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:10,639 Merci, mon ami. 5 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,759 Mon général. 6 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:27,559 Réveille. 7 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,839 Richard, you're shaking. 8 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:32,319 Am I? 9 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,359 What's the matter? 10 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,399 (Sighs) 11 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,519 I'm going into battle today. 12 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,519 And I'm getting older. 13 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,519 You weren't old last night. 14 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,439 Where are we? It was dark when I arrived. 15 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,519 Behind that hill is the town of Toulouse. 16 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,119 Toulouse is the last town loyal to Napoleon. 17 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,439 Ifwe take Toulouse, 18 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,959 Boney has to pack his bags and head for Paris. 19 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:08,479 And Paris will take everything that's valuable and send him on his way. 20 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,599 You mean the war will be over? 21 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,839 Ifwe take Toulouse. 22 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,759 And to take Toulouse, 23 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,799 we have to take that hill. 24 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,919 The war will be over! 25 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,839 We can go home, 26 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:26,879 buy a town house. 27 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,919 No, a country house. 28 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:30,599 Maybe both. 29 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,079 Both? And where do we get the money? 30 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,119 There's a lot of numbers here, Richard. 31 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,159 Let's see. 32 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:41,039 10,000 guineas. 33 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,519 And that piece of paper gives you power of attorney over it all. 34 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,719 Which means you have complete control over my money. 35 00:04:51,840 --> 00:04:54,039 To do with it as you will. 36 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,159 You present that piece of paper at the premises 37 00:04:58,280 --> 00:05:01,479 of Messrs Adam Hopkinson and Son, Adelaide Street, London, 38 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,879 and they will give you 10,000 guineas. 39 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,999 You don't mean to die on me, Richard, do you? 40 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:11,279 Oh! 41 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,399 Dear Jane. 42 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,319 Richard? 43 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,359 If you love me enough to leave me all your money, 44 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,919 you must love me enough to make me a promise. 45 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:27,279 Do you? 46 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,039 It depends on the promise. 47 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:31,959 Promise this will be your last battle. 48 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,079 It bloody will be if I'm not careful. 49 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,679 Be serious, Richard. 50 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,239 Promise me that after this battle you will ask Wellington to send you home. 51 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:47,519 Could do worse. I'm as tired ofthese bloody battles as you are, Jane. 52 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,479 I want to go home. 53 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,079 Put my feet up. 54 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:53,959 We'll be so happy. 55 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:55,999 Yes, 56 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,039 we will. 57 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,559 Promise me you'll come straight back to me. 58 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,559 Break that promise, Richard, 59 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,239 and I promise I'll be on the first boat back to England, 60 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,359 and you will never hear from me again. 61 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,279 I can't let that happen. 62 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,039 It would break my heart. 63 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,079 Would it? 64 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,679 Yes, it would. 65 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,599 You'd get all my money. 66 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:43,239 Colonel Ross? 67 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,359 SERGEANT MAJOR: Quiet in the ranks! 68 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,359 Oh, damn, damn, damn! 69 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:54,519 Five years I worked my fingers to the bone for Wellington, cracking his codes and ciphers. 70 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,599 I beg him for a brigade, he gives me a brigade. 71 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:01,479 What am I to do with my brigade? I am to support Colonel Wigram's brigade, Sharpe. 72 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:02,599 Colonel Wigram! 73 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,199 (Explosion) 74 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:06,879 Well, Ross? 75 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,959 Wellington wants you to take that hill, and I hate you for it. 76 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,199 What are you grinning at, Sharpe? Think I can't do it? 77 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:17,759 - What time is it, Ross? - It's nine. 78 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,839 I shall be on top ofthat hill by noon. 79 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,039 - Sergeant major? - Sir! 80 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,199 - Brigade will prepare to move off. - Sir! 81 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,239 (Frederickson laughs) 82 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,319 Wigram's well connected, sir. 83 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,439 Wellington had to give him a chance. 84 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,479 You think he ain't up to it, Sharpe? 85 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,679 Why else would he send you in close support, sir? 86 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,519 Did the communiqué say "close support", Sharpe? 87 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,719 That's the way I read the order, sir. 88 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,799 Wellington wants you to give very close support, sir. 89 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,279 Artillery! Covering fire. 90 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,479 SERGEANT MAJOR: Over here, lads. 91 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,839 On the double! 92 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,839 Come on, be brave, now. 93 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,959 SERGEANT MAJOR: Come over the top! 94 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,519 SERGEANT MAJOR: Come on, 95 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:49,519 be firm now! 96 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:58,799 Sound the recall! 97 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:01,879 WIGRAM: Get back! 98 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:06,359 Guarding the Colours! 99 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,759 (Cheering) 100 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,359 Come on, lads! 101 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:42,639 Let the buggers through. 102 00:09:48,680 --> 00:09:51,639 I'll have you flogged! I'll have you flogged! 103 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:55,639 What are you staring at, Sharpe? Bloody cowards ran away! 104 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,719 A bad workman always blames his tools. 105 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:08,839 Not my fault, Ross. 106 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:10,959 You did your best, Wigram. 107 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:14,519 Skirmishers! 108 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,079 Piper, play me a tune. 109 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,959 Général. 110 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,479 ♪ Distant bagpipes 111 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:00,839 (Knock at door) 112 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,239 Lady Spindacre to see you, ma'am. 113 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,279 (Sobs) Oh, Molly! 114 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,319 Oh, there, there! 115 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,439 You mustn't distress yourself. 116 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,359 He's in no danger, Jane. Colonel Wigram is with him. 117 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:18,759 He's not worth the worry. 118 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:20,799 No soldier is. 119 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:22,839 What would I do without him? 120 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:24,959 I thought the same about my Reginald. 121 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:26,999 See, men are all the same. 122 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:30,119 You marry them, you make a good home for them, 123 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,839 but as soon as your back is turned, they're offto battle, 124 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,679 and before you can say Jack Robinson, they're dead as doornails. 125 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:38,439 (Sighs) 126 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:40,559 My Reginald was no loss, though. 127 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:43,479 He didn't deserve me. 128 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,959 No. I married him a captain, made him a major within a month, 129 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:48,999 and what does he do? 130 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,519 Gets himself killed by a common dragoon at Vitoria. 131 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:54,959 (Gasps) 132 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:56,759 A wrinkle. 133 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:57,879 Well, it'll have to go. 134 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,039 Look at me, Jane. 135 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,079 Poor widow with a wrinkle. 136 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,279 Nothing except Colonel Wigram between me and the poorhouse. 137 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,279 Or the whorehouse... 138 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,879 Why, what lovely notepaper! 139 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,359 JANE: That makes it worse. 140 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:25,679 Richard said if he was to fall in battle, 141 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,999 I was to take that paper to London, and draw out his money. 142 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:31,919 It's a power of attorney. 143 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,039 Power of attorney? 144 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,639 Over a substantial sum? 145 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:40,879 10,000 guineas. 146 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:45,719 Richard, be careful! 147 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:31,519 See the breastworks? 148 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,399 Gunpowder'll weaken them. 149 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,519 See if you can get the grappling irons in. 150 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,679 Then open the gate and let us into the fort. 151 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,319 Pint of rum for the first man to get their grapnels in. 152 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:47,439 What do you say, Hobbes? 153 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:54,159 (Soldier screams) 154 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:03,119 Pint of rum, Hobbes! 155 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:23,839 WIGRAM: Close the ranks! 156 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,079 ROSS: Steady, lads. Steady, steady. 157 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:30,519 WIGRAM: Close the ranks! 158 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,679 Keep it tight, keep it tight! 159 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,519 Steady, boys. 160 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,759 Sharpe, open that gate. 161 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,439 Open the damn gate! 162 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,759 SERGEANT MAJOR: Everybody, up the hill! 163 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,519 Come on, Hobbes! 164 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,759 I'll have that pint of rum for you, Hobbes. 165 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:25,759 Come on! 166 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,079 (Explosion) 167 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:35,119 We're in. 168 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,559 Steady. Close the ranks! 169 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:43,999 Ross! 170 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,079 ROSS: Keep 'em moving, Wigram. Keep the buggers moving! 171 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,199 Go on! 172 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,359 ROSS: Come on, you blighters! 173 00:15:56,080 --> 00:16:00,839 Pick up the Colours! 174 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,479 What do you mean, coming on a battlefield with your buttons not done up? Eh? 175 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,519 Come on. You follow me. 176 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,639 Follow me! 177 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:46,919 Go through. 178 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:10,239 Commandant Maillot! 179 00:17:10,360 --> 00:17:12,359 Commandant! 180 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:23,279 You'll be needing this. 181 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,999 Get up. Get up! 182 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:37,919 Pick up your glasses. 183 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,119 Now, crawl back to Calvet. 184 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:52,559 (Screams) 185 00:19:00,120 --> 00:19:01,519 CALVET: Repliez-vous. 186 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:02,639 Repliez-vous. 187 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:08,599 Repliez-vous! 188 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,439 Stop firing. Cease firing! 189 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:17,439 Well done, lads. 190 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:19,559 See if you can find some brandy. 191 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,159 - I'm getting too old for this. - Me, too. 192 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:28,439 - Pat? - Sir? 193 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,759 - Tell Jane the battle's won. - Yes, sir! 194 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,479 - I'm coming home. ROSS: Splendid work, Sharpe. 195 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,519 - Are you all right, sir? - Oh, it's a scratch. 196 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:41,799 Just a scratch. I intend to celebrate tomorrow night with a good bottle of claret. 197 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,119 I want you to do me the honour of dining with me. 198 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,519 Bring your beautiful wife, Sharpe. 199 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:47,559 Sir. 200 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:48,599 Oh, 201 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,159 you'd better bring that filly of yours, Wigram. 202 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,439 - What's her name? - Lady Spindacre, sir. 203 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,119 The merry widow, yes. 204 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:58,919 Be sure and bring your wife, Sharpe. 205 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:00,919 Beauty... 206 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:02,919 ..and the beast. 207 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:09,799 What did you say, sir? 208 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,959 Steady on, Sharpe. Just a jest. 209 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:16,559 Wigram merely meant you're not as pretty as your wife. 210 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:19,999 Absolutely. 211 00:20:20,120 --> 00:20:23,719 What I meant is that Sharpe is not as well-bred as his wife. 212 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,599 Some women prefer the rough to the smooth. 213 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,159 They enjoy having themselves degraded. 214 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:34,839 Your next move, Sharpe, 215 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,599 is to slap my face. 216 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:47,399 (Clears throat) Who is to be your second, sir? 217 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:51,599 You're a damn fool, Sharpe. Wellington hears about this, you'll be on the first ship home. 218 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:53,759 Exactly what I promised my wife, sir. 219 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:55,799 Best I stay here tonight. 220 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:58,159 Tell Jane you gave me some billet duties. 221 00:20:58,280 --> 00:20:59,239 Very good. 222 00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:01,279 (Gasps) 223 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,999 Pistols at dawn, sir. 224 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,279 (Groans) 225 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,439 Never mind, Sharpe. That gives us 12 hours drinking. Come along. 226 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,159 (Laughter and music) 227 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:35,919 The spoils ofwar. 228 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:37,959 I've finished fighting, Frederickson. 229 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,199 WOMAN: Come on, darling. Over 'ere, eh? 230 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,199 I'm going home. 231 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,239 I feel the same. 232 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,239 I would like to be finished too. 233 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,559 But first, I must have what you have. 234 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:54,399 What's that? 235 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,439 Marriage and money. 236 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,799 Or money and marriage. 237 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:00,999 You have both, Sharpe. 238 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:03,039 Which comes first? 239 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,079 Luck. 240 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,119 Luck comes first. 241 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,239 I'm going to need more than luck. 242 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,759 The only way to make a beautiful woman blind to all this 243 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,799 is to entice her with golden guineas. 244 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:17,839 Oh! 245 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,239 You don't need gold to entice them. What did you do when you were young? 246 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:24,599 Dirty old sod! 247 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:26,919 See? 248 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,039 Getting old, Sharpe. 249 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,319 The old dazzler isn't what it used to be. 250 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,639 I need a good woman. A woman who'll let me take my time. 251 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,759 Yeah. 252 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,239 I've got a woman like that. 253 00:22:43,360 --> 00:22:45,279 And I mean to keep her. 254 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,959 That was why Toulouse was my last battle. 255 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,079 No. 256 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,399 Your last battle is in six hours' time, 257 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:56,199 with Colonel Wigram. 258 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:24,599 Merci. 259 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,239 (Sighs) 260 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,479 Le Général Calvet m'a dit que c'étaient vos derniers jours parmi nous. 261 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:19,039 - Camier! Hoche! - À vos ordres. 262 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:34,079 Challon... 263 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,199 (Knock at door) 264 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,199 - Lady Spindacre. - Oh, Jane! 265 00:25:57,440 --> 00:25:58,359 (Sighs) 266 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,399 Have I lost him? 267 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,439 Lost him? 268 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:04,479 All the others are returned. 269 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,519 Oh! 270 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:08,639 You weren't told? 271 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:11,999 Major Sharpe is well. 272 00:26:12,120 --> 00:26:14,599 Oh, Molly! 273 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,479 And preparing to fight a duel. 274 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:21,679 A duel? 275 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:22,999 What happened? 276 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,439 Colonel Wigram made a gallant remark about your beauty, 277 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:29,799 which Major Sharpe misunderstood, 278 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:31,839 and called Wigram out. 279 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,399 No! 280 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,679 He promised me. 281 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,719 He gave me his word! 282 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,679 And broke it. The brute! 283 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,519 What can I do? 284 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,679 Teach him a lesson. 285 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,679 You told him if he fought again, you'd be on the next boat from Bordeaux. 286 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:54,719 Now, bad enough he should break his word. Now, don't you break yours. 287 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:58,479 There's a ship sailing at three, 288 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,199 and we can be on it. 289 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:01,799 We? 290 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:05,639 Oh, my dear Jane, you're my best friend. 291 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,439 You don't think I'd let you down? 292 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:11,279 Now, pack your bags, and your power of attorney, 293 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,479 and in three days from now, we'll be in London. 294 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,039 Oh, I don't know, Molly. 295 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,279 How can I leave Richard without a word? 296 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,319 You're not leaving him, 297 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,639 you're teaching him a lesson. 298 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:25,639 And while he's busy learning his lesson, 299 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,399 we'll be in Bond Street, buying you some dresses 300 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,839 that'll break his heart when he sees you next. 301 00:27:54,120 --> 00:27:56,799 (Whispers) My fellow likes to fire last. 302 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,359 Shoot, damn you. Shoot! 303 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,639 He likes them to sweat a little. 304 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,039 What if I was to say I was sorry, Sharpe? 305 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:24,799 ROSS: Don't shoot, Sharpe. 306 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:27,879 You won't want to shoot him. Not when you hear my news. 307 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,919 - What news? - The war's over. 308 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,839 Wellington's won. We've won, Sharpe. 309 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:39,519 God! 310 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,439 I hope what you said is true, Ross, 311 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,639 because if it's not, I'll go back there and I'll shoot him in the head. 312 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,799 Might've been better if he'd shot you in the head, Sharpe. 313 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:53,159 There's no point beating about the bush. Your wife found out about the duel. 314 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:54,359 What? 315 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:57,959 Yes, she's leaving for Bordeaux, taking a ship for England. 316 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:05,839 (Groaning) 317 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:07,879 Oh, stop your whining, Wigram! 318 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,039 You won't die from a bullet up the bum. 319 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,799 You might spend the rest of your life scratching your arse, 320 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:15,039 but that's what we're all going to do now. 321 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:18,079 - Now this war is over. - He shot me in the arse, Ross! 322 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,399 Don't go on, Wigram. 323 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:38,999 What the devil are you doing here? 324 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:42,879 Major Sharpe, this is a warrant summoning you to a court of inquiry 325 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:46,119 under the jointjurisdiction ofthe British and French authorities. 326 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:49,119 Oh, don't be a silly sod! It wasn't much of a bloody duel. 327 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:50,399 It's nothing to do with duelling. 328 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:51,879 What the devil has it got to do with? 329 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,919 Last night, 330 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,559 ten miles outside Toulouse, 331 00:29:56,680 --> 00:30:01,919 somebody stole a coach containing the treasure ofthe former emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. 332 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,879 Two men were killed. 333 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,239 So? What's it got to do with me? 334 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:09,839 Where were you last night? 335 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:15,479 I don't know. I was drunk. Blind drunk. Like every other officer in the British army. 336 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,479 - He was with me. - All night? 337 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,399 This is a sensitive issue, Sharpe. 338 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:25,319 Treasure worth more than a million gold sovereigns. 339 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,759 Lord Wellington's French allies claim it's theirs, 340 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,599 and they have evidence you took it. 341 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,599 I'm sorry, Sharpe. 342 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:35,519 Am I under arrest? 343 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:39,599 Lord Wellington wants...proof, so he's set up a tribunal of inquiry. 344 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:43,439 If it finds there is a case against you, you go to a court martial. 345 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:45,759 Ifthe court martial finds against you... 346 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:49,639 ..you'll be shot. 347 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,799 Who's in charge ofthis tribunal? 348 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:56,919 Colonel Wigram. 349 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,519 (Groans) 350 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,759 You wish to withdraw all of it? 351 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:12,679 All of it. 352 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:14,799 10,000 guineas! 353 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:20,399 It's a very large sum, if I may say so, Mrs Sharpe. 354 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:22,439 Are you sure that you want it all? 355 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:24,559 She's quite sure. 356 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:26,519 Very well. 357 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:30,199 If you will sign the bottom ofthe page. 358 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,679 How would you like to be paid the sum specified? 359 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,279 Notes, coins, bonds. Makes no matter. 360 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,199 We'd like it in this bag. 361 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,199 Oh, no, no, no, no! 362 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:50,199 No. That's quite impossible. 363 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,839 We do not have such large sums on the premises, 364 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,839 but it shall be with you by noon, ma'am. 365 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,759 Please be sure it's sent over on time. 366 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,799 Carruthers has your address. 367 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:09,679 I'm happy to have been of service to you, Mrs Sharpe. 368 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:11,799 - Ma'am. - Thank you. 369 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:16,239 - Carruthers? - Yes, sir? 370 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,159 Put a letter in the post to Major Sharpe. 371 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,279 Tell him his wife has closed the account. 372 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,399 (Gavel bangs) 373 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:28,519 The purpose ofthis tribunal is to enquire into the disappearance 374 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:31,799 ofthe personal treasury ofthe late emperor, Napoleon I, 375 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:35,799 whose property now belongs by law to His Most Catholic Majesty, 376 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,239 Louis XVIII, King of France. 377 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:44,559 Monsieur Roland represents the interests ofthe new French administration. 378 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:46,319 Major Sharpe, 379 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:51,879 as there appears to be a prima-facie case against you as perpetrator ofthis crime, 380 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,199 you may wish to appoint a lawyer. 381 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,199 Just get on with it. 382 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:01,039 I shall speak for Major Sharpe, sir. 383 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,679 Don't be a damned fool. What do you know about the law? 384 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:11,999 The court recognises that Captain Frederickson will hold a watching brieffor Major Sharpe. 385 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:16,599 Proceed, Monsieur Roland. 386 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:19,559 In December last year, 387 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:21,999 the emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, 388 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:25,879 was persuaded to contemplate the possibility of defeat. 389 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,519 His private treasury was packed in wagons, 390 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,919 and a permanent escort provided 391 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:34,359 under a hand-picked officer, 392 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,479 Colonel Maillot. 393 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,719 Two weeks ago, after the fall of Toulouse, 394 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:46,039 this treasury fell under the overall command of a new officer, 395 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:48,079 a Major Ducos. 396 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:50,119 Ducos! 397 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:53,879 May I take a moment of your time, Monsieur Roland? 398 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:59,639 Where is Major Ducos and Colonel Maillot at this moment in time, sir? 399 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:04,479 Major Ducos is missing and presumed dead at the hands of Major Sharpe. 400 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:09,119 Colonel Maillot is at his home in Normandy. 401 00:34:09,240 --> 00:34:11,159 Why is Colonel Maillot not here? 402 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,599 He was not willing to travel into British-held territory. 403 00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:19,319 But he has sent me this sworn deposition. 404 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:34,239 The script, sir - why is it so shaky? 405 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:37,239 Colonel Maillot was wounded in the attack on the train. 406 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:41,599 He lost two fingers on his right hand. 407 00:34:41,720 --> 00:34:44,359 - Did you see him write it, sir? - No, 408 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:47,879 but it tallies with the evidence at the scene. 409 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,119 I bend two fingers. 410 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,879 Tie a bandage about it. 411 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:15,999 Voilà. 412 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:21,039 Anyone could have written that statement. 413 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:25,759 Ifthis tribunal of inquiry finds against Major Sharpe, 414 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:28,839 he will be court-martialled for murder. 415 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:34,959 You cannot shoot a man with no more evidence than a scrap of paper, 416 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:38,079 which looks as if a spider has crawled all over it. 417 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:42,359 Habeas corpus. 418 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:44,639 Produce the body. 419 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:48,839 I want to see Colonel Maillot in this court. 420 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:50,959 (Whispering) 421 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:56,199 Habeas corpus? 422 00:35:56,320 --> 00:36:00,639 A fellow in the field artillery gave me a law book to wipe my arse with. 423 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:03,999 But I read it instead. 424 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:06,439 I think, Monsieur Roland, we must insist 425 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:10,159 on Colonel Maillot appearing before this tribunal. 426 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,639 I will fetch him here myself, 427 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:15,759 but it will take two weeks. 428 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:18,559 Just one last question. 429 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:22,239 Why should Major Sharpe, 430 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:25,679 a rich man, want to rob the treasury? 431 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:27,799 WIGRAM: He was a rich man. 432 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:32,239 Major Sharpe's wife withdrew all his money from Messrs Adam Hopkinson and Son 433 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:34,799 in London a week ago. 434 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:37,719 And...er how do you know this? 435 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,959 We intercepted a letter from Messrs Hopkinson and Son 436 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:43,759 to Major Sharpe. 437 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:48,879 WIGRAM: This tribunal is now adjourned. 438 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:53,079 Major Sharpe will be confined to quarters in the barracks at Bordeaux. 439 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:55,959 (Groans) 440 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:09,559 Oh, Molly, I'm so glad you went back and bought this. 441 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:13,679 I wanted it so much when we saw it yesterday, 442 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:15,719 but it seemed so expensive. 443 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:17,399 How much do I owe you? 444 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:19,239 Good grief, girl, it's a gift. 445 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:21,559 No, Molly, I insist. 446 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:24,759 Oh, well. Three guineas. 447 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,879 Hmm. 448 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:33,679 But you must stop me the next time. 449 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,079 My dear Jane, it's your money. 450 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,959 You must learn to spend it without looking over your shoulder. 451 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:41,879 No, Molly, I must mind my money. 452 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,479 I'm glad your friend found me this town house. 453 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:47,439 I'm very happy with it, but the rent is very high, 454 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:50,079 and we're spending so much. 455 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:52,839 And besides, Richard will be here soon. 456 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:56,919 Major Sharpe? 457 00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:58,919 But, Jane, how? 458 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:02,959 He's sure to follow me, as soon as Wellington gives him leave. 459 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:05,359 (Knock at door) 460 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:07,479 Come. 461 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:12,199 A Lord Rossendale, ma'am, from Horse Guards. 462 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,839 He says he must see you most urgent. 463 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:16,879 Shall I tell him to wait? 464 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,999 No. Show him in, Sarah. 465 00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:25,159 Mrs Sharpe. 466 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:29,959 I'm sorry to intrude upon you, madam. 467 00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:32,639 I would not have done so were it not a most urgent matter. 468 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:36,439 I regret to say that your husband, Major Sharpe, has been arrested. 469 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:38,479 Arrested? 470 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:39,799 On what charge? 471 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:43,519 Making away with the treasure ofthe late Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. 472 00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:46,439 But my husband's a rich man. Why should he do such a thing? 473 00:38:46,560 --> 00:38:48,479 He's done worse, ma'am. 474 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,119 He murdered two men while taking it, and mutilated... 475 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:55,079 Beg pardon, ma'am, but it was bad. 476 00:38:56,080 --> 00:39:00,279 He is in custody now, and will most certainly be court-martialled. 477 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:06,999 Perhaps I should have broken the news more gently? 478 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:09,719 Nonsense. You were cruel to be kind, Lord Rossendale. 479 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:12,039 Major Sharpe has made her most miserable. 480 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:14,479 Brute! Doesn't deserve a beautiful woman like this. 481 00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:16,519 Shall I lay her on the couch? 482 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:18,559 No, take her to her bedroom. 483 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:22,959 - (Gasps) Don't let her drop. - Don't worry, I have a good hold of her. 484 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,599 Smelling salts. Smelling salts, you stupid girl! 485 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:40,359 I shall have to leave you for a moment, Lord Rossendale. 486 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:42,959 That girl will never find the smelling salts. 487 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:50,639 Be so good, Lord Rossendale, as to take one of her hands and stroke it gently, 488 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:52,759 to restore the circulation ofthe blood. 489 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:55,999 Why, yes, of course. 490 00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:50,159 She's taken every penny out ofthe account. 491 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:54,119 Why should she want it all? 492 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:56,839 Hats. 493 00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:58,879 Hats cost a devil, I'm told. 494 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:02,119 Then she'd better buy a black one, with a veil. 495 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:06,599 They're going to shoot me, aren't they? 496 00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:09,199 Yes, of course. 497 00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:16,559 I've got to get out of here, find this Maillot, find out the truth. 498 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:18,879 That's not a problem. 499 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:21,519 I gave the provosts a guinea 500 00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:23,559 to get themselves some rum. 501 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:25,999 And human nature being what it is, 502 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:29,439 one little drop led to another little drop, 503 00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:31,479 and... 504 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:33,679 (Clatter in other room) 505 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:35,799 After you, gentlemen. 506 00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:55,279 DUCOS: Challon. 507 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:09,279 Romand, Hubert! Avec moi! 508 00:42:14,120 --> 00:42:16,039 I can't understand it, Pat. 509 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:19,719 Why has she not written me to tell me what's happening? 510 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:27,119 More than likely, she has written to you, but how would a letter find us out here? 511 00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:32,199 I want you to leave for England immediately. 512 00:42:32,320 --> 00:42:34,439 I want you to give this letter to Jane personally. 513 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:36,359 Should I not know what's in it? 514 00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:40,399 It says I'm sorry I broke my promise to her, Patrick. 515 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:42,519 The rest of it's between a man and his wife. 516 00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:45,959 I'll be back as soon as I can. 517 00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:47,879 Where will I find you? 518 00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:51,319 Maillot's place in Normandy. It'll take me and Frederickson 519 00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:52,719 a few weeks to get there, 520 00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:55,159 travelling mostly at night. 521 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:56,679 You'll find us. 522 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:27,199 Paris. 523 00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:29,759 Paris! 524 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:41,719 SHARPE: Normandy. We're nearly there. 525 00:43:49,720 --> 00:43:51,719 Get down! 526 00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:07,519 Merde! 527 00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:47,319 (Dogs bark) 528 00:45:49,840 --> 00:45:51,839 Lucille? 529 00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:13,159 Henri! 530 00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:15,359 MAN'S VOICE: Major Sharpe, Major Sharpe! 531 00:46:29,600 --> 00:46:30,519 Major Sharpe! 532 00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:32,639 Henri! 533 00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:09,559 Why not speak English, like the other night? 534 00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:11,679 You're mistaken, ma'am. 535 00:48:12,680 --> 00:48:13,999 We were not here the other night. 536 00:48:18,160 --> 00:48:20,159 My name is Sharpe. 537 00:48:21,800 --> 00:48:23,799 Major Sharpe. 538 00:48:27,640 --> 00:48:28,639 Curse! 539 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:32,759 He let you live. Be sure I won't be so soft! 540 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:33,799 SHARPE: Help me! 541 00:48:33,920 --> 00:48:34,839 Help him! 542 00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:36,879 Get him on the table! 543 00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:38,359 What did you use? 544 00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:40,399 Nails. He shot my brother. 545 00:48:40,520 --> 00:48:43,039 I assure you, madame, he did not! 546 00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:45,079 I heard his name called - Sharpe. 547 00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:47,239 You were tricked. We were all tricked! 548 00:48:47,360 --> 00:48:49,359 Boil some water, quickly! 549 00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:55,919 Oh, cursed! 550 00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:58,559 Escaped? 551 00:48:58,680 --> 00:49:00,599 The provosts will pursue him. 552 00:49:00,720 --> 00:49:03,239 What will happen when they find him? 553 00:49:05,560 --> 00:49:07,559 Perhaps you should sit. 554 00:49:17,360 --> 00:49:19,359 Oh, John, 555 00:49:20,360 --> 00:49:22,959 what am I to do? 556 00:49:24,640 --> 00:49:26,639 Hold on. 557 00:49:29,040 --> 00:49:31,439 I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. 558 00:49:37,760 --> 00:49:38,879 Hold him fast. 559 00:49:58,160 --> 00:50:00,239 Argh! 560 00:50:00,360 --> 00:50:01,839 Got it. 561 00:50:11,080 --> 00:50:12,479 (Fizzing) 562 00:50:20,840 --> 00:50:22,839 Help me dress the leg. 563 00:50:29,600 --> 00:50:31,599 I'll do it. 564 00:50:47,160 --> 00:50:48,439 Let him sleep now. 565 00:50:53,480 --> 00:50:56,439 Madame, I don't even know your name. 566 00:50:57,480 --> 00:50:58,919 Lucille Dubert. 567 00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:02,159 I thought your name was Maillot. 568 00:51:02,280 --> 00:51:04,079 No. 569 00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:06,199 Madame Lucille Dubert. 570 00:51:07,960 --> 00:51:09,959 You are very beautiful. 571 00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:14,399 Are you married, Madame Dubert? 572 00:51:14,520 --> 00:51:16,519 No, I'm a widow. 573 00:51:17,520 --> 00:51:20,119 You British made me a widow on the battlefield. 574 00:51:21,760 --> 00:51:23,679 At Talavera. 575 00:51:23,800 --> 00:51:25,799 I'm sorry. 576 00:51:27,200 --> 00:51:29,119 And er... 577 00:51:29,240 --> 00:51:31,239 would you like to be married again? 578 00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:37,479 Married! I hadn't thought of it. 579 00:51:38,800 --> 00:51:42,159 When my husband died, I didn't think I'd find happiness with another man. 580 00:51:42,280 --> 00:51:43,759 And now? 581 00:51:45,440 --> 00:51:47,439 Now, maybe. 582 00:51:48,440 --> 00:51:50,439 I'm ready to think about it again. 583 00:51:57,560 --> 00:51:59,319 That will be all, Rudge. 584 00:52:02,560 --> 00:52:04,479 You may be offtoo, Sarah. 585 00:52:04,600 --> 00:52:06,599 Thanks, ma'am. 586 00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:11,759 To you. 587 00:52:12,760 --> 00:52:14,679 Me? 588 00:52:14,800 --> 00:52:16,279 To you. 589 00:52:20,600 --> 00:52:24,759 You at least have a wonderful future, Jane. You're a rich woman. 590 00:52:25,800 --> 00:52:27,839 When I first saw you, 591 00:52:27,960 --> 00:52:30,719 I thought you were the most beautiful woman in London. 592 00:52:31,720 --> 00:52:34,639 But wealthy too... Society will open its arms to you. 593 00:52:34,760 --> 00:52:36,759 What good is that to me? 594 00:52:37,760 --> 00:52:39,679 I'm still his wife, 595 00:52:39,800 --> 00:52:41,559 for better or for worse. 596 00:52:41,680 --> 00:52:43,359 Believe me, Jane, it was for worse. 597 00:52:46,360 --> 00:52:49,599 You are a wife now. You will be a widow soon. 598 00:52:49,720 --> 00:52:50,879 Don't say that. 599 00:52:51,000 --> 00:52:53,479 I'm sorry, Jane. I'm stating a simple truth. 600 00:52:53,600 --> 00:52:56,279 When they catch your husband, they will shoot him. 601 00:52:57,280 --> 00:52:59,199 Nothing you or I can do or say will stop that. 602 00:52:59,320 --> 00:53:01,239 You must go. 603 00:53:01,360 --> 00:53:03,879 You mustn't speak of my husband like that. 604 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:06,439 Major Sharpe has become a murderer, Jane. 605 00:53:06,560 --> 00:53:08,479 He's not the man you married. 606 00:53:08,600 --> 00:53:11,999 He's become a monster who mutilates the men he murders. 607 00:54:12,360 --> 00:54:14,039 Don't leave me! 608 00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:18,599 I'm not leaving you, Jane. 609 00:54:25,560 --> 00:54:26,559 Jane... 610 00:54:51,280 --> 00:54:53,279 Major Sharpe is still the same. 611 00:54:56,360 --> 00:54:58,279 He has a wife, hasn't he? 612 00:54:58,400 --> 00:55:00,319 How do you know? 613 00:55:00,440 --> 00:55:02,359 He called it out in his sleep. 614 00:55:02,480 --> 00:55:04,399 Jane. 615 00:55:04,520 --> 00:55:06,439 He must love her a lot. 616 00:55:06,560 --> 00:55:08,479 Love her? 617 00:55:08,600 --> 00:55:10,919 If he does, he's a fool. 618 00:55:11,040 --> 00:55:12,399 (Clears throat) 619 00:55:13,400 --> 00:55:14,399 She left him. 620 00:55:18,840 --> 00:55:20,839 You have good sight. 621 00:55:21,840 --> 00:55:23,759 Most men your age need spectacles. 622 00:55:23,880 --> 00:55:25,799 Not me. 623 00:55:25,920 --> 00:55:27,919 I'm not that old. 624 00:55:29,640 --> 00:55:31,639 You're so vain. 625 00:55:32,640 --> 00:55:35,519 You were wearing these before you broke the glass. 626 00:55:36,520 --> 00:55:38,519 These are not my spectacles. 627 00:55:39,880 --> 00:55:41,799 They belong to a bad piece ofwork. 628 00:55:41,920 --> 00:55:44,239 A French major by the name of Ducos. 629 00:55:44,360 --> 00:55:45,519 Ducos? 630 00:55:46,560 --> 00:55:47,799 You know the name? 631 00:55:47,920 --> 00:55:51,039 My brother cursed his name. I remember. 632 00:55:51,160 --> 00:55:53,159 Ducos has made Sharpe a thief. 633 00:55:54,160 --> 00:55:56,159 And now he has made him a murderer. 634 00:55:57,160 --> 00:55:58,479 We have to find him. 635 00:56:03,840 --> 00:56:05,359 "Monsieur Juliot, Paris." 636 00:56:05,480 --> 00:56:07,399 He made these. 637 00:56:07,520 --> 00:56:11,519 Surely this Ducos would go back to get another pair? 638 00:56:16,800 --> 00:56:18,719 Look after Major Sharpe for me. 639 00:56:18,840 --> 00:56:20,839 And when I get back, 640 00:56:21,840 --> 00:56:23,959 I should have something to say to you. 641 00:56:24,080 --> 00:56:25,999 Something to say to me? 642 00:56:26,120 --> 00:56:29,799 And what do I say to Major Sharpe when he wakes up and finds you've gone? 643 00:56:30,840 --> 00:56:33,159 Tell him he is to be best man. 644 00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:36,599 You will remember that? Au revoir. 645 00:56:38,840 --> 00:56:40,759 Best man... 646 00:56:40,880 --> 00:56:43,239 Good man, better man... 647 00:56:44,240 --> 00:56:45,279 Best man... 648 00:56:45,400 --> 00:56:47,239 Oh, merde! 649 00:56:51,520 --> 00:56:53,439 Happy? 650 00:56:53,560 --> 00:56:55,479 I love you. 651 00:56:55,600 --> 00:56:58,359 I love my house. I love my life. 652 00:57:08,480 --> 00:57:09,759 Miss Jane! 653 00:57:09,880 --> 00:57:11,799 Harper! 654 00:57:11,920 --> 00:57:13,719 Harper's here! 655 00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:18,959 Jane! 656 00:57:20,240 --> 00:57:22,399 I have a letter from your husband, Miss Jane. 657 00:57:23,640 --> 00:57:25,279 Miss Jane... 658 00:57:25,400 --> 00:57:27,399 Sarah! 659 00:57:33,920 --> 00:57:35,919 Xavier? 660 00:57:45,360 --> 00:57:47,039 You startled me, Major Sharpe. 661 00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:51,439 How long have I been here, ma'am? 662 00:57:51,560 --> 00:57:53,599 Ten days. 663 00:57:53,720 --> 00:57:55,119 Have you been here every night? 664 00:57:56,160 --> 00:57:58,159 Mm-hm. 665 00:57:59,280 --> 00:58:01,199 Who is Xavier, ma'am? 666 00:58:04,800 --> 00:58:06,719 My husband. 667 00:58:06,840 --> 00:58:09,359 My late husband. 668 00:58:09,480 --> 00:58:10,639 (Footsteps) 669 00:58:13,320 --> 00:58:15,319 (Dog barks) 670 00:58:22,600 --> 00:58:24,719 What are you doing in my house? 671 00:58:24,840 --> 00:58:26,079 Who are you? 672 00:58:26,200 --> 00:58:27,959 Apologies, madame. 673 00:58:28,080 --> 00:58:29,759 Major Salmon. 674 00:58:29,880 --> 00:58:33,639 I'm here on the orders ofthe authorities, searching for Major Sharpe. 675 00:58:33,760 --> 00:58:35,719 I am alone. 676 00:58:35,840 --> 00:58:38,519 We'd like to make sure ofthat, madame. 677 00:58:38,640 --> 00:58:40,559 He could be in hiding. 678 00:58:40,680 --> 00:58:42,599 Major Salmon, 679 00:58:42,720 --> 00:58:44,879 I am the mistress ofthis house. 680 00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:48,199 I dust and clean every room 681 00:58:48,320 --> 00:58:49,319 every day. 682 00:58:50,360 --> 00:58:53,759 Do you think I wouldn't know ifthere were a man hiding in my house? 683 00:58:53,880 --> 00:58:56,319 If you say so, Madame Maillot. 684 00:58:56,440 --> 00:58:58,439 We um... 685 00:58:59,440 --> 00:59:01,919 came here because we were worried about you. 686 00:59:02,040 --> 00:59:03,519 After all, 687 00:59:03,640 --> 00:59:04,919 Major Sharpe... 688 00:59:06,720 --> 00:59:08,719 ..murdered your brother. 689 00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:12,959 Then surely this is the last place where he would hide. 690 00:59:16,200 --> 00:59:18,199 Madame. 691 00:59:35,320 --> 00:59:36,439 (Galloping) 692 00:59:39,520 --> 00:59:40,519 Thank you. 693 00:59:51,720 --> 00:59:53,719 You have a soft heart, but hard hands, ma'am. 694 00:59:55,680 --> 00:59:57,159 Have you no servants? 695 00:59:57,280 --> 00:59:59,559 What would I pay them with, Major Sharpe? 696 01:00:00,560 --> 01:00:03,119 The Revolution took everything but the roof. 697 01:00:04,120 --> 01:00:06,279 Napoleon took the rest, 698 01:00:07,320 --> 01:00:10,399 including my brother...and my husband. 699 01:00:12,680 --> 01:00:13,599 I'm sorry, ma'am. 700 01:00:13,720 --> 01:00:15,719 I make do. 701 01:00:16,720 --> 01:00:19,639 But there are certain tasks that are too much for me. 702 01:00:21,440 --> 01:00:23,639 It helps sometimes to have a man about the house. 703 01:00:24,640 --> 01:00:27,039 Captain Frederickson will help you while we're here. 704 01:00:27,160 --> 01:00:28,999 He has gone to Paris. 705 01:00:30,160 --> 01:00:31,079 Paris? 706 01:00:31,200 --> 01:00:33,959 He's gone to see the man who makes Major Ducos' spectacles. 707 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:37,919 He said I should take care of you until he comes back. 708 01:00:39,480 --> 01:00:41,479 You're doing that very well, ma'am. 709 01:00:42,480 --> 01:00:44,039 Did he say anything else? 710 01:00:44,160 --> 01:00:46,079 Yes! 711 01:00:46,200 --> 01:00:50,079 I think Captain Frederickson asked me to marry him. 712 01:00:52,760 --> 01:00:54,279 He's a fine man. 713 01:00:54,400 --> 01:00:56,319 He's a hero. 714 01:00:56,440 --> 01:00:58,359 Like you. 715 01:00:58,480 --> 01:01:00,479 Like my husband. 716 01:01:01,600 --> 01:01:03,599 Heroes have short lives. 717 01:01:56,240 --> 01:01:58,159 What is the matter, dearest? 718 01:02:01,320 --> 01:02:03,479 Look what the morning postjust brought. 719 01:02:04,520 --> 01:02:07,279 It's a letter from Richard. 720 01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:12,239 I can't bear it, John. 721 01:02:14,160 --> 01:02:16,799 He asks after my health most tenderly. 722 01:02:19,080 --> 01:02:21,879 And then, almost as an afterthought, tells me his troubles. 723 01:02:22,000 --> 01:02:23,919 This is Sunday. 724 01:02:24,040 --> 01:02:26,599 There is no post. 725 01:02:29,600 --> 01:02:31,999 As I thought. I locked this door last night. 726 01:02:35,160 --> 01:02:37,359 So how did the letter get into this room? 727 01:02:47,920 --> 01:02:49,919 He's been here! 728 01:02:50,920 --> 01:02:52,239 In our bedroom! 729 01:02:54,240 --> 01:02:56,239 Harper was here. 730 01:03:00,680 --> 01:03:02,679 (Running water) 731 01:03:34,120 --> 01:03:35,239 Voilà. 732 01:03:40,120 --> 01:03:42,119 - Monsieur? - J'arrive. 733 01:04:01,360 --> 01:04:03,359 Dans rue de Richelieu. 734 01:04:05,600 --> 01:04:07,599 Gaston. 735 01:04:14,560 --> 01:04:16,679 I make lenses for the world, monsieur. 736 01:04:19,720 --> 01:04:23,359 I am Captain Frederickson. I served with Wellington's army. 737 01:04:23,480 --> 01:04:25,599 I too would have been a soldier, 738 01:04:25,720 --> 01:04:28,239 but for my eyes. 739 01:04:28,360 --> 01:04:31,999 But now the war is over, we are friends, n'est-ce pas? 740 01:04:32,120 --> 01:04:35,199 Just so. That is what brings me here. 741 01:04:35,320 --> 01:04:38,239 During the war, I was taken prisoner by a Major Ducos. 742 01:04:38,360 --> 01:04:39,399 Ah. 743 01:04:39,520 --> 01:04:41,359 These are his spectacles. 744 01:04:41,480 --> 01:04:44,519 He had two pairs, one ofwhich he loaned to me 745 01:04:44,640 --> 01:04:46,559 while I was his prisoner. 746 01:04:46,680 --> 01:04:47,599 Hmm... 747 01:04:47,720 --> 01:04:49,639 Major Ducos? 748 01:04:49,760 --> 01:04:51,319 You know him? 749 01:04:51,440 --> 01:04:53,879 Perhaps you might tell me where I may find him. 750 01:04:54,000 --> 01:04:56,559 I would like to thank him for his kindness to me. 751 01:04:57,600 --> 01:05:00,559 I...I have not seen him for a...for a year. 752 01:05:00,680 --> 01:05:02,599 It is strange. 753 01:05:02,720 --> 01:05:06,039 These are very special prescriptions, and only recently 754 01:05:06,160 --> 01:05:10,199 a Count Poniatowski of Naples ordered such a pair. 755 01:05:10,320 --> 01:05:12,239 Exactement. 756 01:05:12,360 --> 01:05:14,079 Count Poniatowski? 757 01:05:14,200 --> 01:05:15,599 Of Naples. 758 01:05:17,400 --> 01:05:19,399 Thank you, Monsieur Juliot. 759 01:05:44,320 --> 01:05:46,039 Richard? 760 01:05:47,800 --> 01:05:48,759 Are you hungry, Richard? 761 01:05:48,880 --> 01:05:50,559 I'm starving. 762 01:05:50,680 --> 01:05:52,399 What is your favourite French dish? 763 01:05:53,400 --> 01:05:55,159 Er... 764 01:05:56,160 --> 01:05:57,159 coq au vin. 765 01:06:00,520 --> 01:06:01,879 Because it's the only one you know? 766 01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:02,919 No, 767 01:06:03,040 --> 01:06:05,039 I like it cos it's got wine in it. 768 01:06:05,160 --> 01:06:06,719 It's got chicken in it too. 769 01:06:07,560 --> 01:06:10,359 I'll get the wine, you get the chicken. 770 01:06:52,240 --> 01:06:54,359 You will take us to Major Sharpe, 771 01:06:55,360 --> 01:06:58,319 and Major Sharpe will take us to the treasure. 772 01:06:59,320 --> 01:07:01,559 How the devil can he do that when Ducos has it? 773 01:07:01,680 --> 01:07:03,039 Convince me. 774 01:07:03,160 --> 01:07:06,799 Do you think if Major Sharpe and myself had the imperial treasure, 775 01:07:06,920 --> 01:07:08,839 I would waste my time in a shop 776 01:07:08,960 --> 01:07:10,959 that makes spectacles? 777 01:07:11,960 --> 01:07:13,799 You are convincing me. 778 01:07:20,680 --> 01:07:22,599 A toast. 779 01:07:22,720 --> 01:07:24,719 What shall we drink to? 780 01:07:25,720 --> 01:07:27,719 To the death of Napoleon. 781 01:07:28,720 --> 01:07:30,639 Oh, you don't know? 782 01:07:30,760 --> 01:07:32,679 But then, how could you? 783 01:07:32,800 --> 01:07:34,719 Know what? 784 01:07:34,840 --> 01:07:36,839 Napoleon is gone. 785 01:07:37,840 --> 01:07:39,359 He's in exile in Elba. 786 01:07:41,480 --> 01:07:43,479 I can't believe it. 787 01:07:44,680 --> 01:07:46,679 Then the war... 788 01:07:48,240 --> 01:07:50,239 ..the war is truly over. 789 01:07:52,600 --> 01:07:55,639 (Sighs) What shall I do? 790 01:07:58,080 --> 01:07:59,239 You have to go home. 791 01:08:01,320 --> 01:08:03,319 Until my innocence is proven, I have no home. 792 01:08:07,360 --> 01:08:09,359 To peace, then. 793 01:08:13,480 --> 01:08:15,479 To peace. 794 01:08:20,240 --> 01:08:22,239 (Sighs) Peace. 795 01:08:23,240 --> 01:08:25,239 I've never known it before. 796 01:08:26,600 --> 01:08:29,599 I seem to have spent all my life soldiering, fighting. 797 01:08:29,720 --> 01:08:32,719 Never really thinking about the war finishing, 798 01:08:32,840 --> 01:08:35,279 and what I'd do, where I'd go. 799 01:08:37,480 --> 01:08:39,399 These past few weeks, 800 01:08:39,520 --> 01:08:41,439 being here with you, 801 01:08:41,560 --> 01:08:44,159 helping on the farm, it's been good. 802 01:08:46,840 --> 01:08:48,839 You've been very kind to me. 803 01:08:49,840 --> 01:08:51,279 I feel like I'm... 804 01:08:51,400 --> 01:08:53,399 Your wife will be waiting for you. 805 01:08:56,760 --> 01:08:59,119 Yes, I suppose she will. 806 01:09:05,880 --> 01:09:07,479 Good night, Richard. 807 01:09:12,800 --> 01:09:14,799 Good night, ma'am. 808 01:09:20,320 --> 01:09:22,319 (Sighs) 809 01:09:45,080 --> 01:09:47,079 (Footsteps) 810 01:10:15,520 --> 01:10:17,519 (Sighs) 811 01:10:55,400 --> 01:10:57,399 Best I sleep in the barn, ma'am. 812 01:11:17,120 --> 01:11:19,039 (Cowbells) 813 01:11:19,160 --> 01:11:21,159 (Bleating) 814 01:11:29,840 --> 01:11:31,039 Psst. 815 01:11:31,160 --> 01:11:33,199 - It's me. - Pat? 816 01:11:34,240 --> 01:11:36,839 I've onlyjust got back. 817 01:11:38,440 --> 01:11:41,639 Let me have it, Pat. Let me have her letter. 818 01:11:41,760 --> 01:11:44,079 Jeez, I looked everywhere for her, so I did. 819 01:11:44,200 --> 01:11:45,959 Damn it, let me have her letter, Pat! 820 01:11:48,680 --> 01:11:50,079 There is no letter. 821 01:11:51,960 --> 01:11:54,359 When I found her, she didn't want to see me. 822 01:11:57,600 --> 01:11:58,599 Where is she? 823 01:12:02,880 --> 01:12:04,799 She's in London. 824 01:12:04,920 --> 01:12:09,199 She's well. She's staying with her friend, Lady Molly something or other. 825 01:12:09,320 --> 01:12:12,199 - Who else? - They're being looked after by Lord Rossendale. 826 01:12:15,000 --> 01:12:17,279 Well, he'll be a friend of Lady Molly's. 827 01:12:21,080 --> 01:12:23,079 Tell me the truth, Pat... 828 01:12:25,600 --> 01:12:27,599 Is my wife... 829 01:12:29,160 --> 01:12:31,839 Is Lord Rossendale...Damn it! Are they lovers? 830 01:12:33,600 --> 01:12:35,599 Yes or no? 831 01:12:36,800 --> 01:12:38,719 No. 832 01:12:38,840 --> 01:12:40,839 Good God, no. 833 01:12:41,880 --> 01:12:44,359 Nothing like that, sir. Nothing. 834 01:12:44,480 --> 01:12:46,479 You're a damn poor liar. 835 01:12:48,320 --> 01:12:50,399 But you're a damn good friend, Patrick Harper. 836 01:13:02,880 --> 01:13:04,199 Beg your pardon, ma'am. 837 01:13:05,240 --> 01:13:07,719 The door was locked. 838 01:13:34,080 --> 01:13:37,959 MAN: ♪ In my father's garden, the lilacs have bloomed 839 01:13:38,080 --> 01:13:40,559 ♪ In my father's garden 840 01:13:40,680 --> 01:13:42,999 ♪ The lilacs have bloomed 841 01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:45,039 ♪ All the birds in the world 842 01:13:45,160 --> 01:13:47,079 ♪ Come to make their nests there 843 01:13:47,200 --> 01:13:51,639 GROUP: ♪ With my girlfriend, that it's good, it's good, it's good 844 01:13:51,760 --> 01:13:55,599 ♪ Auprès de ma blonde, qu'il fait bon dormir 845 01:13:55,720 --> 01:13:58,119 ♪ Auprès de ma blonde 846 01:13:58,240 --> 01:13:59,719 ♪ Qu'il fait bon, fait bon, fait bon 847 01:13:59,840 --> 01:14:03,439 ♪ Auprès de ma blonde, qu'il fait bon dormir 848 01:14:03,560 --> 01:14:05,719 (All cheer) 849 01:14:15,280 --> 01:14:17,199 What do you say to my plan? 850 01:14:17,320 --> 01:14:19,239 We join forces, go to Naples, 851 01:14:19,360 --> 01:14:20,799 and destroy Ducos? 852 01:14:21,840 --> 01:14:23,759 Just like that? 853 01:14:23,880 --> 01:14:26,119 We cross the frontier into a foreign country, 854 01:14:26,240 --> 01:14:28,959 and fight Ducos and the devil knows how many men? 855 01:14:29,080 --> 01:14:32,319 I only wish to recover the treasure. 856 01:14:32,440 --> 01:14:35,759 You, however, need to save yourselffrom execution. 857 01:14:36,760 --> 01:14:38,679 You have no choice. 858 01:14:38,800 --> 01:14:41,039 Who's in command ofthis expedition? 859 01:14:43,280 --> 01:14:45,519 How many generals do you see in the room? 860 01:14:45,640 --> 01:14:47,559 None, Calvet. 861 01:14:47,680 --> 01:14:49,599 It's like the French Revolution. 862 01:14:49,720 --> 01:14:52,319 All men are equal, each man on his own merit. 863 01:14:52,440 --> 01:14:54,439 We have the most merit. 864 01:14:55,480 --> 01:14:57,839 - So you say. - I do say. 865 01:14:57,960 --> 01:15:01,879 What you need in Naples are skirmishers, snipers, small-arms experts. 866 01:15:02,880 --> 01:15:06,559 We've three such experts - me, Captain Frederickson 867 01:15:06,680 --> 01:15:08,599 and Sergeant Harper. 868 01:15:08,720 --> 01:15:13,799 So, which one of you equals is in command? 869 01:15:13,920 --> 01:15:17,959 - I am. - What do you say to that, Captain Frederickson? 870 01:15:20,640 --> 01:15:23,439 Major Sharpe is in command, General. 871 01:15:31,320 --> 01:15:32,879 CALVET: How shall I divide the cheese? 872 01:15:33,000 --> 01:15:36,319 By merit or by rank? Who gets the biggest piece? 873 01:15:36,440 --> 01:15:39,159 - You do. - Because I am a general. 874 01:15:39,280 --> 01:15:41,279 No, because I bloody hate cheese. 875 01:15:47,200 --> 01:15:49,199 (Sighs) 876 01:15:56,560 --> 01:15:58,999 Can I have a few words with you, Frederickson? 877 01:15:59,120 --> 01:16:01,039 Official business, Major Sharpe? 878 01:16:01,160 --> 01:16:03,079 Private business, 879 01:16:03,200 --> 01:16:05,119 between me and you. 880 01:16:05,240 --> 01:16:07,159 Save your breath. 881 01:16:07,280 --> 01:16:10,919 For God's sake, Frederickson! We've been friends for five years. 882 01:16:11,040 --> 01:16:13,119 We were friends. That's all over now. 883 01:16:13,240 --> 01:16:15,159 So, if you'll excuse me, sir... 884 01:16:15,280 --> 01:16:17,679 For God's sake! You think I set out to get myself shot? 885 01:16:18,720 --> 01:16:20,119 Didn't you? 886 01:16:20,240 --> 01:16:22,999 No, I didn't! I stepped into her sights. 887 01:16:23,120 --> 01:16:25,319 Damn you, Sharpe! God damn you! 888 01:16:25,440 --> 01:16:27,359 How many women do you want? 889 01:16:27,480 --> 01:16:30,479 - William... - I hope she breaks your bloody heart. 890 01:16:59,400 --> 01:17:01,399 I will come back. 891 01:17:02,400 --> 01:17:04,399 I'll be here. 892 01:17:25,840 --> 01:17:27,759 Lady Molly Spindacre, ma'am. 893 01:17:27,880 --> 01:17:30,919 Oh, Molly, I'm so glad to see you! 894 01:17:31,040 --> 01:17:33,199 I got your letter. I came straight here. 895 01:17:33,320 --> 01:17:35,599 Damn expensive journey, I don't mind telling you. 896 01:17:35,720 --> 01:17:38,159 - I'll make it up to you, I promise. - Don't mention it. 897 01:17:38,280 --> 01:17:40,199 What are friends for? 898 01:17:40,320 --> 01:17:42,959 Now, tell me what's the matter. 899 01:17:43,080 --> 01:17:44,399 Molly, 900 01:17:44,520 --> 01:17:46,439 I'm so frightened! 901 01:17:46,560 --> 01:17:48,479 Richard has escaped, 902 01:17:48,600 --> 01:17:50,639 and is footloose somewhere in France, 903 01:17:50,760 --> 01:17:52,679 sending his men to attack me! 904 01:17:52,800 --> 01:17:55,439 We must leave England. 905 01:17:55,560 --> 01:17:58,639 Leave England? For where? 906 01:17:58,760 --> 01:18:00,759 America. 907 01:18:03,360 --> 01:18:06,719 John has helped me invest my money there, in cotton 908 01:18:06,840 --> 01:18:09,119 and slaves. 909 01:18:10,960 --> 01:18:11,879 We need money. 910 01:18:12,000 --> 01:18:14,679 You have money. Lots of money. 911 01:18:14,800 --> 01:18:16,999 We do, and we don't. 912 01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:20,399 Most of our money is tied up in these projects. 913 01:18:21,400 --> 01:18:25,319 And John had such bad luck with cards before he met me. 914 01:18:25,440 --> 01:18:27,439 It's a long story, Molly. 915 01:18:28,760 --> 01:18:30,759 I need about 200 guineas. 916 01:18:32,480 --> 01:18:34,399 Jane! 917 01:18:34,520 --> 01:18:36,919 I haven't got two guineas! 918 01:18:37,760 --> 01:18:40,759 Well, can't we take some things to Bond Street, get our money back? 919 01:18:42,600 --> 01:18:45,199 Take things back to Bond Street? 920 01:18:45,320 --> 01:18:47,239 Don't be such a fool, Jane. 921 01:18:47,360 --> 01:18:49,999 Buying jewellery is one thing, selling it back is another. 922 01:18:50,120 --> 01:18:53,919 But John said! Oh, I don't know what to believe. 923 01:18:54,040 --> 01:18:56,279 I'll tell you what you can believe, Jane. 924 01:18:56,400 --> 01:18:58,399 You're the laugh of London. 925 01:18:58,520 --> 01:19:00,639 Rossendale's a reckless gambler, 926 01:19:00,760 --> 01:19:03,639 and if you don't give him up, you'll go down with him. 927 01:19:03,760 --> 01:19:06,919 Molly, you're my best friend. 928 01:19:07,040 --> 01:19:09,039 What will I do? 929 01:19:09,160 --> 01:19:11,079 Do as I do. 930 01:19:11,200 --> 01:19:13,839 Dry your tears, make up your face, 931 01:19:13,960 --> 01:19:17,359 wear your hair high, and your dress cut low. 932 01:19:17,480 --> 01:19:18,999 Drop Rossendale. 933 01:19:19,120 --> 01:19:21,119 What do you think I am, Molly? 934 01:19:22,760 --> 01:19:23,759 A wh... 935 01:19:25,520 --> 01:19:28,199 A whore? That's the word you're looking for. 936 01:19:29,600 --> 01:19:31,519 I'm a whore, Jane. 937 01:19:31,640 --> 01:19:34,759 An honest one. You are dishonest. 938 01:19:34,880 --> 01:19:37,439 I just tell lies to the men in my life. 939 01:19:38,440 --> 01:19:40,359 You lie to yourself. 940 01:19:40,480 --> 01:19:42,919 - Where are you going? - Where do you think? 941 01:19:43,040 --> 01:19:46,479 Your money's run out. I'm going back to France, to Colonel Wigram. 942 01:19:46,600 --> 01:19:50,119 I've been away a long time. It'll be hard work getting him back. 943 01:19:50,240 --> 01:19:51,759 Hair high, 944 01:19:51,880 --> 01:19:54,039 low dresses, 945 01:19:54,160 --> 01:19:57,319 laugh like a lady, and make love like a whore. 946 01:19:57,440 --> 01:19:59,279 What will happen to me? 947 01:20:00,920 --> 01:20:03,519 Oh, don't worry. You have a better bust than mine, 948 01:20:03,640 --> 01:20:05,839 and a much stronger stomach. 949 01:20:15,240 --> 01:20:18,639 CALVET: That is where Ducos and his men are hiding out. 950 01:20:25,000 --> 01:20:27,879 We are here. We march around the bay. 951 01:20:28,000 --> 01:20:29,919 No, across the bay. 952 01:20:30,040 --> 01:20:32,639 We'll steal two boats. We can attack tonight. 953 01:20:35,680 --> 01:20:37,679 In Russia, I ate my own corporal. 954 01:20:41,280 --> 01:20:43,319 Disgusting. 955 01:20:48,200 --> 01:20:50,199 (Woman hums) 956 01:20:53,320 --> 01:20:54,319 (Laughter) 957 01:21:01,360 --> 01:21:03,279 (Music box plays) 958 01:21:03,400 --> 01:21:05,399 (giggling) 959 01:21:09,280 --> 01:21:11,479 (Hums) 960 01:21:30,880 --> 01:21:32,679 Dai. 961 01:21:54,240 --> 01:21:56,239 (Tuts) 962 01:22:29,360 --> 01:23:27,999 (Gasps) 963 01:23:28,120 --> 01:23:29,119 Bitch! 964 01:23:35,560 --> 01:23:37,479 (Panting) 965 01:23:37,600 --> 01:23:39,759 CHALLON: Calvet! 966 01:23:39,880 --> 01:23:41,879 MAN: Oh my! 967 01:23:42,880 --> 01:23:45,239 CHALLON: Come on. Hurry up! 968 01:23:46,280 --> 01:23:48,199 Come quickly! 969 01:23:48,320 --> 01:23:50,439 MAN: Come on. Powder. 970 01:23:50,560 --> 01:23:52,479 Ugh! 971 01:23:52,600 --> 01:23:54,479 CHALLON: Go faster! 972 01:23:54,600 --> 01:23:57,519 MAN: We're ready now. CHALLON: Hurry up! 973 01:23:58,560 --> 01:24:02,799 CALVET: Those ruins are like rabbit warrens. Four men could hold off an army. 974 01:24:02,920 --> 01:24:04,839 How many has he got? 975 01:24:04,960 --> 01:24:06,959 Let's find out. 976 01:24:08,640 --> 01:24:12,559 Look, can you get your men to take these bloody white crossbelts off? 977 01:24:12,680 --> 01:24:14,959 - They stand out a mile. - Remove their belts? 978 01:24:15,080 --> 01:24:16,999 These are the Imperial Guard, my friend. 979 01:24:17,120 --> 01:24:20,319 They have worn these belts in every one of Bonaparte's battlefields, 980 01:24:20,440 --> 01:24:23,559 from Austerlitz to Borodino. They would sooner take offtheir skins. 981 01:24:23,680 --> 01:24:25,599 Very well. 982 01:24:25,720 --> 01:24:27,639 But you'll let us go up there first. 983 01:24:27,760 --> 01:24:30,639 Soon as you hear a shot, you'll attack. 984 01:24:46,960 --> 01:24:48,879 Frederickson, take the left. 985 01:24:49,000 --> 01:24:50,999 Harper, you take the right. 986 01:25:16,160 --> 01:25:17,839 En avant! 987 01:25:17,960 --> 01:25:19,519 Marche! 988 01:25:39,160 --> 01:25:40,159 (Click) 989 01:25:41,400 --> 01:25:42,839 Get down! 990 01:26:20,600 --> 01:26:22,599 Good shooting, Sharpe. 991 01:26:23,720 --> 01:26:25,639 He stepped into my sights. 992 01:26:25,760 --> 01:26:28,159 Yes, but you could have missed. 993 01:26:36,360 --> 01:26:39,439 CHALLON: Merde! Remettez-moi ça sur la table! 994 01:26:39,560 --> 01:26:41,079 Allez! Remettez ça! 995 01:26:46,040 --> 01:26:48,039 Par ici! 996 01:27:30,320 --> 01:27:32,239 Take me to Ducos. 997 01:27:32,360 --> 01:27:34,279 PRésent... 998 01:27:34,400 --> 01:27:36,119 Feu! 999 01:27:51,880 --> 01:27:53,239 Par ici. 1000 01:27:54,280 --> 01:27:56,279 SHARPE: Harper. 1001 01:28:01,320 --> 01:28:03,359 MAN: La porte, la porte! 1002 01:28:09,160 --> 01:28:11,159 MAN: Oh, merde! 1003 01:28:48,880 --> 01:28:50,079 Ducos. Where's Ducos? 1004 01:28:58,560 --> 01:29:00,799 The gold, Gaston, the gold! 1005 01:29:03,520 --> 01:29:04,519 Mon général! 1006 01:29:05,560 --> 01:29:07,479 The bastard's gone to get help. 1007 01:29:07,600 --> 01:29:09,999 (Crashing) 1008 01:29:21,120 --> 01:29:22,679 Ducos. 1009 01:29:22,800 --> 01:29:24,799 The war is over, Sharpe. 1010 01:29:25,800 --> 01:29:27,199 Apparently, not for you. 1011 01:29:28,560 --> 01:29:30,479 Let me offer you a choice. 1012 01:29:30,600 --> 01:29:33,399 You can die up there, or you can die down here. 1013 01:29:33,520 --> 01:29:36,119 If you make me come up for you, 1014 01:29:36,240 --> 01:29:38,159 you will die very slowly, 1015 01:29:38,280 --> 01:29:40,199 and very painfully. 1016 01:29:40,320 --> 01:29:43,119 If you come down here, with your hands up, 1017 01:29:43,240 --> 01:29:45,519 I'll shoot you like a soldier. 1018 01:29:46,520 --> 01:29:47,879 You have my word. 1019 01:29:49,880 --> 01:29:50,879 Your word? 1020 01:29:52,840 --> 01:29:56,959 I give you my word before General Calvet, with whom I have no quarrel. 1021 01:29:57,080 --> 01:29:58,999 You're a damn liar, Ducos! 1022 01:29:59,120 --> 01:30:01,279 I say the same. You would shoot me too? 1023 01:30:01,400 --> 01:30:03,319 Why would you spare my life? 1024 01:30:03,440 --> 01:30:05,359 Why indeed? 1025 01:30:05,480 --> 01:30:07,399 Well, 1026 01:30:07,520 --> 01:30:09,519 you will have to take your chance. 1027 01:30:10,840 --> 01:30:13,519 Gentlemen, you have two minutes to surrender. 1028 01:30:19,400 --> 01:30:20,839 (Sighs) 1029 01:30:34,320 --> 01:30:36,319 What about this grasshopper gun? 1030 01:30:37,800 --> 01:30:40,279 It won't stop 100 men, spread out on all sides. 1031 01:30:40,400 --> 01:30:42,799 Spread out on all sides... 1032 01:30:46,560 --> 01:30:48,479 That's it. 1033 01:30:48,600 --> 01:30:50,519 Frederickson? 1034 01:30:50,640 --> 01:30:52,999 Fix me some powder charges. 1035 01:30:53,120 --> 01:30:54,239 For grapeshot? 1036 01:30:56,680 --> 01:30:58,599 Not grapeshot. Gold. 1037 01:30:58,720 --> 01:30:59,959 Non. 1038 01:31:00,080 --> 01:31:03,959 Make a choice, Calvet - you lose this box of gold, or you lose the lot. 1039 01:31:04,960 --> 01:31:06,879 Frederickson, you man the gun. 1040 01:31:07,000 --> 01:31:10,279 Harper, let's finish that bastard off, once and for all. 1041 01:31:13,240 --> 01:31:15,639 Soldati, avanti! 1042 01:31:17,320 --> 01:31:19,079 (Gunshot) 1043 01:31:35,640 --> 01:31:37,639 SOLDIER: È oro! 1044 01:31:39,600 --> 01:31:41,519 Lasciate tutto questo! 1045 01:31:41,640 --> 01:31:45,199 Siamo ricchi! 1046 01:31:50,240 --> 01:31:52,359 Fire the next one away from the boats. 1047 01:32:04,640 --> 01:32:06,639 (All shout excitedly) 1048 01:32:11,800 --> 01:32:13,319 Vigliacchi! 1049 01:32:13,440 --> 01:32:16,919 MAN: Andiamo! Dai, dai! Qua! 1050 01:32:17,040 --> 01:32:20,239 Tornate indietro! 1051 01:32:41,160 --> 01:32:42,479 Did I get him? 1052 01:32:42,600 --> 01:32:45,319 Don't worry, he's done for. 1053 01:32:51,840 --> 01:32:53,839 Allez. 1054 01:32:54,360 --> 01:32:56,359 Fait attention! 1055 01:32:57,360 --> 01:32:59,359 Allez. 1056 01:33:00,960 --> 01:33:02,879 Ça y est. C'est bon. 1057 01:33:03,000 --> 01:33:05,359 (All groan) 1058 01:33:11,680 --> 01:33:14,439 I came for the gold, and I got the gold. 1059 01:33:15,640 --> 01:33:17,719 What did you come for, Major Sharpe? 1060 01:33:19,680 --> 01:33:21,679 For my name, 1061 01:33:22,680 --> 01:33:24,599 and for revenge. 1062 01:33:24,720 --> 01:33:27,519 Ducos is dead. You have your revenge. 1063 01:33:30,840 --> 01:33:34,319 Am I misunderstanding something, Sergeant Harper? 1064 01:33:36,520 --> 01:33:38,839 Ducos was only half his revenge, sir. 1065 01:33:40,520 --> 01:33:42,439 Cherchez la femme? 1066 01:33:42,560 --> 01:33:44,559 The other half is a woman? 1067 01:33:47,000 --> 01:33:48,919 Now you have it. 1068 01:33:49,040 --> 01:33:51,039 Boats at the ready, sir. 1069 01:33:53,480 --> 01:33:55,719 Forget this other woman. 1070 01:33:56,720 --> 01:33:58,839 Forget your revenge. 1071 01:33:58,960 --> 01:34:02,439 I saw the way Madame Maillot looked at you back at her château. 1072 01:34:03,640 --> 01:34:05,639 I already have a wife. 1073 01:34:06,640 --> 01:34:08,559 No, you don't. 1074 01:34:08,680 --> 01:34:10,679 Not any more. 1075 01:34:23,640 --> 01:34:24,959 Order. 1076 01:34:25,080 --> 01:34:27,079 This tribunal is now in session. 1077 01:34:28,080 --> 01:34:30,079 Major Sharpe, you may stand. 1078 01:34:33,720 --> 01:34:36,359 I adjourned this tribunal some three months ago 1079 01:34:36,480 --> 01:34:38,919 to allow Colonel Maillot to give testimony. 1080 01:34:39,040 --> 01:34:41,279 In the meantime, Major Sharpe escaped 1081 01:34:41,400 --> 01:34:43,439 and murdered Colonel Maillot. 1082 01:34:44,480 --> 01:34:46,679 I will now send him for court martial. 1083 01:34:47,680 --> 01:34:50,479 I have no doubt the penalty will be death. 1084 01:34:50,600 --> 01:34:54,159 Monsieur Roland, is there anything you'd wish to add? 1085 01:34:55,760 --> 01:34:58,759 With the deepest respect, Colonel Wigram, 1086 01:34:58,880 --> 01:35:03,039 I must tell you that there is not a word oftruth 1087 01:35:03,160 --> 01:35:05,079 in the case against Major Sharpe. 1088 01:35:05,200 --> 01:35:07,279 What's he saying? 1089 01:35:07,400 --> 01:35:10,199 (Murmuring) 1090 01:35:11,880 --> 01:35:15,319 Silence! What the devil do you mean by this, Monsieur Roland? 1091 01:35:15,440 --> 01:35:19,919 This is the sworn testimony of General Maurice Calvet, 1092 01:35:20,040 --> 01:35:24,719 the general who commanded Major Ducos to take the imperial treasure to Paris. 1093 01:35:24,840 --> 01:35:28,839 This statement was given in my presence two nights ago. 1094 01:35:28,960 --> 01:35:33,359 This testimony makes it clear 1095 01:35:33,480 --> 01:35:37,919 that this tribunal has no choice but to discharge Major Sharpe 1096 01:35:38,960 --> 01:35:40,919 without a stain on his character. 1097 01:35:43,000 --> 01:35:45,159 MAN: Well said. 1098 01:35:45,280 --> 01:35:47,759 What about the murder of Colonel Maillot? 1099 01:35:47,880 --> 01:35:51,799 There was one witness to that murder, Colonel Wigram - 1100 01:35:51,920 --> 01:35:53,839 Colonel Maillot's sister, 1101 01:35:53,960 --> 01:35:55,919 Madame Lucille Dubert. 1102 01:35:56,920 --> 01:35:58,839 She is in this court today, 1103 01:35:58,960 --> 01:36:03,919 and she is prepared to testify to the innocence of Major Sharpe. 1104 01:36:15,440 --> 01:36:17,079 (Gavel bangs) 1105 01:36:22,280 --> 01:36:25,999 Do you wish to hear her testimony, or do you take my word? 1106 01:36:27,040 --> 01:36:27,999 Yes, yes! 1107 01:36:28,120 --> 01:36:30,319 Before you adjourn this tribunal, sir, 1108 01:36:30,440 --> 01:36:33,359 I am instructed by His Majesty King Louis Philippe 1109 01:36:33,480 --> 01:36:37,639 to say that France withdraws all charges against Major Sharpe, 1110 01:36:37,760 --> 01:36:40,239 and expresses her deep regret 1111 01:36:40,360 --> 01:36:43,399 for any damage that might have been done 1112 01:36:43,520 --> 01:36:47,199 to the good name ofthis good officer. 1113 01:36:47,320 --> 01:36:49,199 (Murmurs of assent) 1114 01:36:50,200 --> 01:36:51,199 (Gavel bangs) 1115 01:36:52,240 --> 01:36:54,239 This tribunal... 1116 01:36:55,960 --> 01:36:58,399 ..finds there is no case against Major Sharpe. 1117 01:36:58,520 --> 01:37:00,439 Accordingly, I... 1118 01:37:00,560 --> 01:37:02,559 I am closing the proceedings. 1119 01:37:05,760 --> 01:37:08,079 Congratulations! Congratulations! 1120 01:37:08,200 --> 01:37:11,119 Major, congratulations. Wonderful news. 1121 01:37:11,240 --> 01:37:13,439 - Oh, what wonderful news. - Terrific. 1122 01:37:14,640 --> 01:37:16,479 Terrific. 1123 01:37:20,160 --> 01:37:22,079 Good shooting, Frederickson. 1124 01:37:22,200 --> 01:37:24,799 They stepped into my sights. 1125 01:37:26,640 --> 01:37:28,639 You could've missed. 1126 01:37:32,320 --> 01:37:34,319 Where to now, William? 1127 01:37:35,320 --> 01:37:37,439 Home. 1128 01:37:37,560 --> 01:37:39,479 Become a lawyer. 1129 01:37:39,600 --> 01:37:41,599 Barrack-room lawyer? 1130 01:37:42,640 --> 01:37:43,559 No, 1131 01:37:43,680 --> 01:37:46,559 bedroom lawyer. 1132 01:37:46,680 --> 01:37:49,599 In five years' time, every rich widow in Westphalia 1133 01:37:49,720 --> 01:37:52,719 will come to me if she has difficulties with her will. 1134 01:37:56,160 --> 01:37:59,039 Your woman is waiting for you, Richard. 1135 01:38:04,840 --> 01:38:06,839 (Woman laughs) 1136 01:38:19,080 --> 01:38:20,999 Come on. 1137 01:38:21,120 --> 01:38:23,119 We're going home. 1138 01:38:26,280 --> 01:38:29,079 MAN: Congratulations, Sharpe. Well done. 1139 01:38:34,840 --> 01:38:36,839 (Screams) 1140 01:38:37,880 --> 01:38:39,879 (Wind whistles) 1141 01:38:41,960 --> 01:38:43,959 There's nobody there, Jane. 1142 01:38:46,080 --> 01:38:48,079 (Sighs) Nobody at all. 1143 01:38:52,240 --> 01:38:54,239 (Sighs) 1144 01:38:56,680 --> 01:38:58,679 What's the matter? 1145 01:39:01,080 --> 01:39:03,279 I had a letter from Molly this morning. 1146 01:39:06,240 --> 01:39:08,239 Richard has cleared his name. 1147 01:39:10,240 --> 01:39:12,239 He's free to come home. 1148 01:39:17,240 --> 01:39:19,239 He'll have his revenge on us, John. 1149 01:39:25,560 --> 01:39:27,479 ♪ Will you go 1150 01:39:27,600 --> 01:39:28,519 ♪ Or will you... 1151 01:39:28,640 --> 01:39:30,639 This time tomorrow, you will be in England. 1152 01:39:34,680 --> 01:39:36,079 I'll be back. 1153 01:39:36,200 --> 01:39:38,479 I know. 1154 01:39:38,600 --> 01:39:44,839 ♪ Would this moment last for ever? 1155 01:39:44,960 --> 01:39:47,559 ♪ Kiss me now 1156 01:39:48,320 --> 01:39:50,919 ♪ And leave me never