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Grant Merrick, mining engineer, United States citizen.

Grant Merrick, the findings of this court are that on the 17th day of

November in the year 1900, you did aid and abet one David Baird in an attempt

to blow up gold mining property under the protection of Her Majesty's forces.

Or alternatively, that you gave shelter to the said David Bayer after he had

attempted to commit an act of malicious destruction and that you did in any case

assist him in an attempt to evade military arrest.

That you did commit assault and battery on a person before Her Majesty's truth

and caught three of them to be put into hospital.

And that you did also supply information useful to our enemies.

Grant Merrick, on these counts we find you guilty and sentence you to be

executed.

Have you anything to say?

I'd say you're about as wrong as a snowball in hell.

The moral, Mr. Merrick, is to stay out of other people's wars.

Sorry, old chap, but that's how it is.

By the way, the only conflicting evidence is how you disarmed the

arresting party.

My only weapons.

Against Her Majesty's troops.

That's caught.

How about that?

What happened to Davy Bayers?

He was executed this morning.

I brought you a little tippet with your supper, as you might say, sir.

A nice piece of pigeon pie and an apple, Mr. Merrick.

Most of the chefs don't agree with the verdict.

You're no spy, Governor.

Tomorrow, eh?

The usual.

Just as the sun comes up.

Right, sir.

Fine shape.

Well, you don't have to now.

Good night, sir.

Sleep well.

One of the majors to call, sir.

Not as young as he used to be.

But alas, I was no swimmer.

So I lost my clementine.

Splinter duck.

Through the water.

Every morning.

About nine.

Crept her foot against the splinter.

Allen to the.

Bowman brine.

Paul come quick

Are

you

Davey bears father

Until the discovery of gold in the Transvaal, the Boers are happy in their

hinterland. But the first nugget brings the British.

Too many. The president of the Transvaal, Paul Kruger, wants them out.

And so a war is born.

Boers call it a war for independence.

The British call it a war for equality.

In London, they believe it will be a short war and a sharp lesson for Mr.

Kruger.

How can a rabble of farmers, however mobile and well-armed, withstand the

British army?

But they can, and they do.

Out of the costly toll, the British are taught a new tactic by their enemy.

The art of surprise.

Guerrilla warfare, fought with fury and without delay.

It puts an end to gentleman's war.

I assure you, sir, that these maps are not accurate.

We must have better reconnaissance.

The Boers' methods are just common sense, sir. Know every inch of the

ground, shrewd beggars.

Gotta hand it to them, you know.

Lay a beautiful ambush.

Someone will be on their copy for this lot, I dare say.

God knows what it'll do to morale.

Well, good night, gentlemen.

We could all do with some sleep.

Over there.

What are you lads up to?

Dolly, I must leave you.

And it breaks me ought to go.

Tell him to stop.

That's all right, auntie. You've got nothing I want.

For Daniel's sake, give me...

I was talking to the horse.

Miss Julie.

Julie, come.

There it is.

Hallelujah. Amen.

Jerusalem wouldn't have been more welcome.

At last, my girl.

We're so happy to see you. Welcome to sunrise.

It's not much, but welcome.

I've been traveling for days. Two days on a train, three on a wagon.

I think I'll have to stand for a week.

Ben.

How are you?

Oh, that's not the way to welcome a poor girl.

Don't give her tears.

Give her...

Come on now. Come on.

You'll want to wash it. I want to hear all the news.

Oh, the only news is that the British and the commandos are chasing each other

all over the felt.

And Cleansmith said that he thought we'd get shot by the both of them.

Give him something to eat and feed and water the horse.

And now to feed and water Julie.

Good heavens. Grand merit.

So this... where you are.

Do you know the whole British Army is looking for you?

Hello, Julie.

So they're still looking, huh?

I figured their hands would be pretty full.

Sure is good to see you.

Don't thank me. It's good to see you. Julie,

is that your real name?

Yes.

I come from Alabama with my

banjo on my knee.

No ma'am.

We'll see how much time we have.

That's certainly not a big day, Bonnie.

World!

See who a slim noise he is.

So you understand the whole business.

The lady in the canal.

It's another man's business.

Another woman's.

You're not going to be so alone.

Forget the canal.

What about Julie?

What about Julie?

She doesn't look like a widow.

And how does a widow look?

In any case, I can't let her go before the war is over.

Oh, so any of us would let her go.

She's different.

Not one of us, no.

She doesn't even speak our language.

Why do you think so?

Why would she go to her people in the Cape, among the English?

No, you wouldn't want it, and neither would I.

I love her, the way she does things.

Alive!

That's it, Granny.

That's the word.

Alive. That's what we need.

You might get more than you bargained for. Why?

Because she's out there talking to the Yankees?

Bears and bears.

There's nothing in the world to bring your lovey back. And he should never

have married her. Not in the first place.

But big times like they are now.

And running off like a lunatic and getting himself killed the very next

day.

I can't help what I feel.

You don't mean it, my darling.

Grief's a heavy burden. Let go of it now. It's too long.

How are we all going to forget the day we ever lived?

He died for his people.

No wars for the people.

I don't want to hear any more how Davy died for his people.

Shh.

I'll say something now, Beth.

And I'll never say it again, so heed me, my girl.

One remembers here.

A black dress or an armband is only outside things.

The rest of us are alive, Beth. We need your care.

Little Polly needs it, and your mum here.

It's your duty.

All right.

I've said nothing.

road asking me to come.

I'm better off here for a while.

And you?

Me?

Well, if Davy hadn't spoken so often of his folks, I'd probably be pushing up

daisies.

I'm all right meantime.

They've been very good to me.

Farm raised, so it's all familiar-like.

I've been chaffing a bit a while back, but... Don't far and cut off here. You'd

never believe there was a war going on.

And when it's over...

What are you going to do there?

Find me a new claim.

The old one got confiscated.

Maybe I'll get it back, who knows?

Pretty good claim, too. Anyway, I'm not sure I'm in such a hurry to leave right

now.

Matt!

Lionhead.

No, Paul!

No, he got you once!

There's no sign of him.

There never is.

Let's table.

It's been long enough.

You look great.

He's beautiful.

You must have green fingers or healing hands or whatever it is with horses.

You should try me with women.

Maybe you'll be able to ride him one day soon. I'd like to, but I'm afraid I was

thrown away.

I should have gotten right back on.

Yes, but I didn't.

Do that again.

What?

That.

Grant, why are the British looking for you?

Were you a spy?

Just unlucky.

It's something to do with David.

I want to know.

I've heard things, rumors.

And now I want to know the truth, Grant.

Why now?

Because today's the day for knowing the truth.

Why do men treat women like half-wits?

Are you ashamed of something?

Well, Davey got a crazy idea to blow up the gold mines.

It didn't work.

I hit him, but the British got wind of it. They arrested him and me.

They accused me of giving him information that he couldn't have gotten

any other way. And did you?

He never asked me.

He might have read it up in some of my notes while I was away.

They shot him.

And Davey got an idea in his head.

And Beth's obsession about Davey being a war hero.

Don't you tell them any different.

Now, if it had worked, he would have been.

So don't you say... Critic me with some sense.

They'll shoot you on sight.

And it's not your war.

No.

No, I guess not.

Ron, will you stay here after the war?

Will you? I'm not promising anything.

You get on with your work or you'll grow up to be a savage.

How many stones, Polly?

Full.

And now?

Full.

Hey!

And now?

That's just to show you when you grow up, you don't gamble with people you

don't know.

Get back to your lesson.

There's lots more water on the stove.

Thank you.

I thought I'd never wash all this dirt out.

How come you came to marry a farm boy like Davey?

Well, he had such sweetness.

He wasn't like the other man he worked with.

Davey was different.

Who could help but love Davey?

You're going to bath outside.

I do too sometimes when the men are away.

It's lovely in the sun.

Granny's gone off without her hat again.

Don't be afraid, Julie. There are hundreds around in summer.

Just be careful where you walk.

You're marvelous.

Oh, I've lived in the country all my life.

They keep the rats down.

Julie, have you seen a puff adder before?

Yes, but not in my bathroom.

You take your time now. You've got the whole place to yourself.

A woman needs a bit of privacy now and then.

I'm going to be loving it.

Boss Paul, we're going to finish this so that the water can come.

We have to go.

Boss Paul,

when they built and made the country, it was young.

Now, Boss Paul is sick.

And I... The work will always be good for us.

Easy there, mate.

Leave us, Lasher. There'll be time.

Bring out the armory, Charlie boy. Farm folks always has a few arms around the

place.

And the double.

Our war, sonny.

Nothing to do with Queen Victoria.

Nothing to do with Kruger, see?

Find anything, Charlie boy?

What?

What are you doing here?

Heart trouble, eh?

You want to watch that?

Take you off like that?

Sorry we upset the little lady here, but we arrived unexpected-like.

But we... like it here.

Now, if you all behave... Hey, sonny.

You're going to behave real nice, aren't you?

Yes. And we'll all live nice and comfortable together.

And nobody will get hurt.

Because this is going to be our temporary residence till the war's over.

That's right.

Till the war's over.

Yeah.

We're going to have a little bit of hospitality.

No English soldiers coming under my roof.

We ain't soldiers anymore.

We're on your side.

Now, let's go inside.

Get something to eat.

Again.

Seems like the little ladies are leading us to the after-dinner port, as you

might say.

Go drop around, then.

Oh, come on. People always have to drop around somewhere.

For medical reasons, even.

Hey, Slasher, boy, you'll get the V.C. for this. He can smell it out like a

bloodhound.

Go on, I'd love his ring from Slasher, you kind.

Yeah.

You wouldn't say it's, uh...

He was one of the family.

A long-lost relative or something, eh?

I think a cat's already done.

Oh, what a pity.

Hey, let's have a look.

Now that you've eaten, why the hell don't you move on?

Hey, he talks funny, don't he? Yeah. Yeah.

I've seen that face before.

I think I'll get some clean air.

Don't be too long.

You know something?

I think he's on the run.

Just like us.

What is it? It's good stuff.

Peach brandy.

One good thing about the boys.

Well, it's down the old green light.

A

regular

treat.

Good, wholesome food.

Bit of this and a chair under you.

Pity the bloke tries to change it.

Yeah, yeah.

I second that.

The, uh, the lady in the, in the winter's weeds.

Dead in the family?

We're not fighting us roin eggs, I hope.

Do you hear that, lads?

We got one of theirs.

It was my brother, Dave.

Dead bothering you, Slasher?

He gets terrible head pains.

Used to fight in the prize ring.

Take on anyone he would.

Bigger straw in the fairground.

Then the old bugle sounded.

Easy on the Artec, boy.

Oh, don't be tacking on now, Slash.

I said lay off the Artec.

Oh, I couldn't eat a mouthful with them toad eaters sitting there and playing

with them.

They must be some cursed.

No, they're not. We'll get them out. Just give it a little time.

Perhaps they'll go on their own.

What are all bee companies doing?

I bet they all walked into it the next day.

Same old ambush. Same old tactics.

Major Chaplain Smith.

You remember him, Slasher?

You men stand fast.

England stands behind you.

England should stand in front.

England stands behind you. Ah, what do you expect? I command upper class.

Too pedigree to have any brains.

And use their heads for atstands.

Your people are lucky. They should have our officers.

Mark my words, Carol.

Buy on the wreath.

There's a fortune to be made on the gold fields when this lot's over.

And to make a fortune, you've got to stay alive.

Right.

Know what a regular soldier is, Manny?

I'm a regular soldier.

Non-commissioned officer.

Backbone of the army.

Been in it 13 years.

Been everywhere.

Seen the world converting the even.

India.

Fuzzy wuzzies. In a sedan.

Walking through the desert. On foot.

On footmarker.

And them.

On camels.

F'd in their great two-handed swords that can cut your head right off.

And then they charge.

We form a square.

Stasher, Charlie Boyd, show me how we form a square. Come on.

Quite busy.

But maybe others of us can make a square.

He's armed!

And then, one break through the square. And then, fly our spears!

Put it on.

It's a fun place to bother on your own.

Now he did it.

Here, look at this.

Bless the four corners of this house.

And be the blessed.

And bless the... Off. Off and bless the board. And

bless each place of rest.

And bless the door that opens wide.

To stranger as to kid. That's right.

Words for dummits like you.

Words for dummits.

Millions.

Now, gentlemen.

I think it's a suitable moment to mention a little fact that you ain't

thought of.

To ensure our welcome and our friends' continued hospitality, we'll keep four

-hour watches.

And I mean sharp awake all the time.

They ain't played their hand yet.

But when they do, we'll teach them a sharp lesson in plain English.

I did.

But I'm kidding you!

All two of you, take this time.

I could have got away.

You're a coward, Grunt. You're a coward.

Look, I tried to get away.

So, you tried to run away, did you?

So that's it.

Well, that was a bit foolish, boy.

All right.

Leave it now.

Are you going to turn the earth his ways?

Your Uncle Grant here wants to get away more than you do.

There are plenty of things he'd like to do.

Yeah, he'd like to get away.

But we won't stand for that sea.

Now, you like your Granny, don't you?

And your Ma, too.

What about, uh... Julie?

If I went, you'd shoot my mom?

I'd have to.

Have to.

If anybody puts a foot wrong, that's how it'll be.

But I have to give it to him in writing.

He knows.

Now go back.

Get it.

I know, son.

I know.

How'd you go on that?

Every blooming time.

I'm a wizard. Got supernatural powers.

Supernatural, my arse.

How do you like it?

I think I'll have a word with our American friend.

Go on, Slash.

You know, at the moment I set eyes on you, I say to myself, here's a right

sharp lad.

Sharp as a pin.

In the army, you get to know all sorts.

I know your sort.

How you think.

What goes on in here.

Now,

I'm a man what thinks head, see.

You've been around.

I've been around.

Oh, yeah, you got no quarrel.

When this lot's over, we could team up, you and me.

Go to the gold field.

Together.

Why don't you go bury yourself?

You'll come round to my way of thinking.

I hope those last a few days.

Cloud's nearly done. I doubt we'll get any more.

I just can't believe what things are coming to.

It's a lot better than we've been having up on the reef.

Sometimes not a crumb for days.

Come and help me dig up some potatoes.

Julie, watch the pen.

Get your greedy mouth out!

Get out!

That's right, Charlie boy.

Get out.

I'm going to give you money all the time, isn't it?

Are you lucky that you look... Get back to your... ...court

room.

You make it interesting.

So I like it.

Next time, I'll give you something nicer to play with.

You've got rocks in your head.

Good luck. Clear our picture, no mistake.

I can see it coming.

I don't know.

You spoke sensible to the kid this morning?

Three of us?

A rock, say. Boy, one day I'm going to break every bone in that skin of yours.

Nothing's going to happen to that kid.

You ain't got Tuppen's brains between you.

He's going to blow the whole works. Mr. Merrick's going to open the door.

Door? What door?

The door to our fortune.

We could have stopped anywhere, right?

Before he came here.

And who did we find?

Mr. M.

Fake Charlie boy.

And we're going to use him.

Always look ahead, lad. Always look ahead.

Nothing's going to happen to that kid, Kane.

Can't you see? He's just waiting.

Just as sure as it does.

Let's do it now.

Ain't we said no murder?

If we have to do it, I'll kill him, Eric.

Don't need you to help me.

I mean, I don't need you to teach me how to run things.

One head, Charlie.

One head, remember.

And whose is it?

Now, you just sit back and watch the wizard go to work.

You're going mad, that's what.

Sometimes I wish I were back in the outkent road.

You stink.

Why don't you wash your shirt?

Hello?

Not so frisky this morning, huh?

Hey, that's sharp.

That's good.

I seem to be up in a circus.

A real buffalo bull, you are.

Do any other tricks?

You going to ride him?

No, I'm going to teach him to sit up and beg.

Bit of a comic, aren't you?

Well, you don't make me laugh.

Hey, would you like to get on?

Would you hold him?

Sure.

You ain't seen us.

You ain't heard of us.

And you'll be all right.

Come on. Good guy. Come on.

What do you have for your father?

He's at the vet, uncle. That's where I'm going.

Thank you,

Danny. Where's Julie?

She's not here.

King Paul?

He's gone with Julie.

But the Berger are here.

They're going to look for Sir Pye.

Yes, yes. They'll be back by sunset.

By sunset, that's right.

Paul. I'm going to... I'm going to go to the toilet.

Did we have to kill him?

You want to get to the gold fields, don't you?

Yeah.

Getting soft, Charlie boy.

We'll have to watch it.

... ... ... ...

...

I'm going to kill you, Kenny.

Your daddy's a real man of peace, sonny.

You think the British are winning?

They'll be here soon enough.

You wouldn't be joking, would you, uncle?

Even if they do?

I've got no worries.

You'll hide us.

Very serious offence.

Harbouring deserters.

And spies.

What do you mean?

Oh, so innocent, aren't you?

I know all about Merrick.

How he came here. How would you know?

I'll no more drink to me father.

It makes him so strange and so wild.

I think it's on that door.

Okay, give me a right.

Keep at it.

You stay with Johnson, too.

Uh-huh.

Not you, Daddy.

You might forget yourself.

They get done away.

Bring back some more of this whiskey, if you can get it.

All right, then.

Give them a good Christian burial.

And don't go forgetting yourselves, saying something you just shouldn't.

You've got five days.

We'll be waiting for you. No, Kate!

I, uh... I can't think proper sometimes.

I forgot he had a bad heart.

No, you don't.

Get a rope, Charlie boy.

At the double.

This is my insurance.

Cover him.

Take that!

Feeling your oats this morning?

Nobody here wants to see this little puppy get injured.

The enemy's getting smaller.

All the time.

All right, I'm sitting down.

I'll get out of here.

Take your time.

That's better than a drug. This place stinks.

Kane's gone out of his mind.

And he's staying because of the girl.

He's got magical powers, eh?

Don't be bloody sick.

I'm going to kill Merrick now.

One of these and he's back and I'll have to leave easy.

Yeah, but Mary's smart.

Yeah. He's smarter than you, and he's smarter than me, and he's smarter than

Kane.

Do you understand?

All right, Charlie boy.

Throw it down, Charlie boy.

It's over.

Tell him, Kane.

All right, Charlie boy.

He's giving the orders now.

I'm gonna be deaf.

Shut up.

Could have been between your ears.

Yes, ma'am.

Search the outhouse, sir.

They are me. I'm in trouble. I'll shoot them.

The Terran forest are first mounted infantry.

I'm sorry to arise you so early in the morning, ma'am, but I must tell you this

area is now under British military command.

Where are the men of the house?

Are you alone?

I must warn you, you are bound by martial law.

No one.

There's no one here.

No one?

My little brother.

I'd have to search, I'm afraid.

Well, then, yeah. I'll go have a look in the house.

My orders are to requisition any livestock, grain, supplies.

Are you going to burn this place as well?

No, ma'am, that'll not be necessary.

It looks as though it'll soon be over.

souvenir. My father brought it back from war.

Where is your father now?

He's dead.

Find him in the kitchen, sir.

Where is your master?

Master is dead.

The army master is dead.

All right, let him go.

I'll have a proper look in the house. No!

There's cholera.

Good day to you, Matt.

Is that for me?

I'll get him through all right. Be back before you know it.

Take care, Grant.

They'll try all sorts of tricks.

Little Polly's tricks are the ones to watch for.

You two take care of each other.

He could have handed us over to the army. I was being dim now.

They shoot him on sight, he's a spy.

And I say he's a spore, a real spore.

Boars won't treat us bad prisoners of war.

And if the army recaptures us, they can't court-martial us. Aye, he's right.

You don't court-martial soldiers, what's being prisoned? Aye, they're both

bleeding mad.

The war's nearly over, right?

The Boars ain't taking prisoners.

They ain't got no time, they're retreating, see?

Remember what I said about the sedan?

They retreated.

What happened?

Get up.

You'll never make it.

You hear what they said this morning, martial law?

They'll shoot you like a dog. Just like us.

You ain't gonna leave that little woman all around.

What, with nasty British tricks?

Get up.

He's here.

The lion is here.

Lion's here.

Keep going.

And keep Polly inside.

It's going to come quick.

I think the lion is back.

He's by the crotch.

He was the horse.

Oh, he's too clever.

Look at your eyes.

Pauly boy.

A glass of water would be welcome.

Of course, lemonade would be nice, but how about a little drop of water?

Push it up, boy.

Oh.

A real heiress.

I'm sorry, Mr. I was afraid.

Oh,

go on, Paulie.

Poor Charlie boy's almost perishing with thirst.

Bring in a tin mug this time.

You like Pollyboy?

I like a Pollyboy. Mine's his duty.

Would I?

Step right over here, please, miss.

Won't Casanova be surprised?

Hold your filthy tongue.

Blimey.

It was all hearts and flowers in the kitchen this morning.

I think the little one is forgetting herself.

But don't you fret, my girl.

When Casanova's gone, wherever he's going, we'll give you all the loving

you'll ever need.

There we was, all nice and friendly, a real happy family.

And Casanova has to come along and spoil it all.

All this grief that's coming to him is his fault.

Blame him.

He didn't know when he was well off.

I can't understand it. Can you? It's way over me, Ed.

Wait till I give the word, Charlie boy.

Hey, where's the little tyke?

Where is he? The door's locked.

Always one step ahead of you, Mr. Merrick.

I've had your bit of fun.

Ah, there's a good lad.

Let the rifle go.

Step over here, smartly.

One last word of advice, Mr.

Merrick.

Never go out hunting when the lion's in the house.

Stay here.

you

Thank you.

Thank you.