North and South, Book II

Ashton Main Huntoon:
[at a party given by the president of the Confederacy] Oh, to HELL with your conviction! You probably ended your political career just now! Well that is if you ever really had one!

Congressman Sam Greene:
[to Virgilia] You never fail to amaze me. You could ask for the moon and not even offer a kiss in return.

Elkanah Bent:
I don't like to be kept waiting. I have little patience where women are concerned.

Ashton Main Huntoon:
Well Mr.Bent, maybe I shouldn't bother, then. Because I like a man with a lot of... patience.

Elkanah Bent:
Well then, considering all your attributes, patience may be a virtue I could make an effort to acquire.

Ashton Main Huntoon:
[Bent puts a blindfold over Ashton's eyes] Oh El, you know I'm afraid of the dark!

Elkanah Bent:
You used to be afraid of me, but I think you've gotten over that.

Ashton Main Huntoon:
What makes you think I've ever been afraid of any man?

George Hazard:
[avoiding to talk about the war] What's that on your finger?

Orry Main:
[smiles] Madeline and I were finally married.

George Hazard:
Oh, congratulations!

Orry Main:
I just wish you'd been there to be my best man.

George Hazard:
I'll make it up to you! Throw you the damnest party you ever saw, after the war!

Orry Main:
[both laughing] Great!

George Hazard:
We'll make it a West Point reunion. I'll even invite Marcus Hassler, remember him?

Orry Main:
[tense pause] He was killed by a Union sharp shooter last week.

George Hazard:
[another tense pause] Orry, Lincoln bend over backwards to accomodate the South...

Orry Main:
Then why did he invade Virginia? You call Bull Run accommodate?

George Hazard:
Wait a minute, I was there, I saw it! There was an entire rebel army waiting to invade the capital, what was Lincoln supposed to do? He took an oath to preserve the Union. The South started it by firing on Sumpter!

Orry Main:
We didn't start anything! We just wanted to be left alone!

Orry Main:
You never even gave him a chance! You refused to compromise! He just could NOT extend slavery into the new territories!

Orry Main:
That is NOT the issue George! We both agreed that slavery is an outmoded institution that will only hold South back!

George Hazard:
[pause] Dear God, what has happened to us?

Orry Main:
[gets up] Well, I think that under the circumstances it was best that we ended our business partnership.

Madeline LaMotte Main:
[to Justin LaMotte] I want my freedom, you can't force me to love you!

Justin LaMotte:
Would you like to watch while I kill your lover?

Orry Main:
The day I met you was the day I was born.

Ashton Main Huntoon:
[to Madeline about her mother] Your mother sold herself to men for money.

Charles Main:
[talking about George being in prison] Besides, he's an enemy.

Orry Main:
What? Charles, that man is my best friend. What's wrong with you?

George Hazard:
[Orry and Charles have released George from Libby Prison] I couldn't have lasted much longer in there, Orry... You saved my life. Thank you... both of you...

Orry Main:
Don't get yourself shot on your way home.

[putting George on a boat]

Orry Main:
You got food, a blanket, some old clothes... Follow the corrent as long as you can, then head North. There you should find some Union troops.

George Hazard:
Would you do me another favor?

Orry Main:
[nodding] What's that?

George Hazard:
Tell Jeff Davis that if he stops the war, I'll buy the champagne.

[smiles]

Orry Main:
[pauses, then smiles back] You best make that offer to Mr.Lincoln.

George Hazard:
[talking about his meeting with Orry] At first, it was like nothing had changed, it was just so good to see him again. But it became obvious to me that the war had done something to that sense of understanding that we always seemed to share. By the time we said goodbye, we were acting just like enemies.

Constance Flynn Hazard:
Oh, George...

George Hazard:
And when he broke me out of prison, it was more like he was repaying an old debt instead of a, an act of friendship.

Constance Flynn Hazard:
[pause] Darling, I love Orry as much as you do, and I know the kind of man he is. He would never turn his back on you, or your friendship.

Bradley:
This isn't an official visit, General, but I wanted to warn you ahead of time. [Constance enters carrying tea, the two men rise] I'd rather discuss this in private, sir.

George Hazard:
Unless it involves military secrets, Captain, I have nothing I want to hide from my wife.

Bradley:
[they all sit] Sir, from what I've been able to find out, the War Department has had complaints for almost two years about defective weapons made by Axol Iron Works. Do you know anything about such a company?

George Hazard:
No, I've never heard of them.

Bradley:
A formal investigation wasn't started until recently and they found that Axol Iron is a front for another arms manufacturer: Hazard Iron.

Constance Flynn Hazard:
Well, but that's ridiculous. George would never have anything to do with something like that?

Bradley:
They verified that these cannons were made from cheap metals which caused some of them to explode after prolonged use. I'm afraid some soldiers on the gun crews have been killed as a result.

George Hazard:
Oh my God...

Constance Flynn Hazard:
But everybody knows that while George was away, his brother Stanley was running the company.

Bradley:
Apparently the Generals signature appears on several incriminating documents which connect the two companies.

Constance Flynn Hazard:
Well then, someone forged his signature.

George Hazard:
And it had to be somebody from the inside.

Bradley:
Unfortunately you're going to have to prove that, sir.

Constance Flynn Hazard:
I don't believe this. My husband risked his life and undured great hardship in prison. How can his own government accuse him of such a crime?

Bradley:
Ma'm, I feel the same way, or I wouldn't be here. But I'm afraid all the evidence seems to be against you, General.

George Hazard:
Captain, you said this it was an unofficial visit. How much time do I have to prove my innocence?

Bradley:
I'm afraid they'll be swearing out a warrant for your arrest within the next few hours.

Constance Flynn Hazard:
Well can't you delay it?

Bradley:
I wish I could. I just found out this morning.

George Hazard:
What else can you tell us, Captain?

Bradley:
There seems to be a man named Morgan. Although there is no solid evidence against him, they suspect that he's involved in selling cheap metals to more than one foundry.

George Hazard:
Do you know where I can find him?

Bradley:
He does most of his business out of a tavern outside Philadelphia called Dillard's.

George Hazard:
I just talked to Morgan and he connected you with Axol Iron. I don't want to believe this, Stanley.

Stanley Hazard:
George...

George Hazard:
Just tell me it isn't true. [Stanley does not reply] You're my brother... I have trusted you with everything. How could you do this?

Isabel Hazard:
Stanley, don't tell him anything!

Constance Flynn Hazard:
Don't you realize what you've done? There's been a government investigation and they're going to arrest George.

Isabel Hazard:
Whatever trouble he's in, it's his own doing.

Stanley Hazard:
[raises voice] Enough! Isabel, I have always given everything you've ever wanted. Now I will not sacrifice my brother. George I had no idea any of this would ever happen with those cannons. And when I found out it was too late. Our whole business was at stake. Our future...

George Hazard:
What about our future, Stanley? You have not only befouled this family's reputation, you have probably destroyed the future of Hazard Iron, which is nothing comparied to the senseless killing of who knows how many Union soldiers!

Stanley Hazard:
Why...

George Hazard:
[grabs him by the lapels] You miserable traitor!

Stanley Hazard:
...Please forgive me.

George Hazard:
You must take full responsibility as will this company, to the families of those dead soldiers. Undoubtedly that means long prison terms for both you and Isabel.

Isabel Hazard:
I've done nothing illegal. My signature was not on those documents.

Constance Flynn Hazard:
Apparently you haven't heard your husband, dear. It's over, Isabel.

George Hazard:
If you can find the courage to own up to your actions, you might find some selfrespect.

Stanley Hazard:
I'll cooperate.

Ashton Main Huntoon:
I'm a sinner too... I'm gonna burn in hell with you Elkanah.

Ashton Main Huntoon:
[to Orry about Madelines mother] She was a black whore in New Orleans!

Orry Main:
[to Ashton] Get away from me... Get out of my sight. [to James Huntoon] Get her out of my sight! I don't ever want to see her again. [shouting] Get away from me!

[after James discovers all the terrible things Ashton has done]

Ashton Main Huntoon:
Forgive me, James?

James Huntoon:
It's too late, Ashton... Too late.

Madeline LaMotte Main:
You mean... you'll take me back? You'd still want me?

Orry Main:
I never wanted you to go. I love you Madeline and I always will.

Madeline LaMotte Main:
I love you, too. Believe me. I love you, too.

Orry Main:
I do.

Madeline LaMotte Main:
But I have to tell you, there's another man in my life now.

[They walk over to the cradle where their son is laying. She picks up their son and hands him over to Orry]

Madeline LaMotte Main:
Orry Nicholas Maine, your son.

Orry Main:
[He takes their son from Madeline and then looks Madeline in the eye] I love you.

[They then share a kiss]