Robin Hood, Series 2 (2007)

Allan:
[to the Serving Girl at the Trip to Jerusalem Inn] You are going to tell Gisborne to keep this money. I'm not doing this any more, right, I've changed.

Serving Girl:
It's a bit late for a conscience isn't it?

Allan:
[whispering] Yeah. [non whispering] Very late.

[Robin's arrow lands on the bag of money, making some coins tip out of the bag]

[Pause, as Allan looks at the arrow]

Allan:
[Quietly] Robin.

[Robin appears and walks up to Allan]

Allan:
 :[Quietly] You're early.

Robin:
[To the Serving Girl] Leave us.

Allan:
Stay there!

Robin:
GET OUT!

[The Serving Girl leaves]

Robin:
[to Allan] I need to talk...to my spy.

[Pause]

Allan:
What was that with Will? You banished Will.

Robin:
It was an act.

[He gestures to the door]

Robin:
Only she knew who was guilty. [Pause] And I knew the spy would want come here before me to cover his tracks. For all I knew, [He walks up to Allan] it could have been Will standing there. [Whispering] But it's not. [Louder] Is it? [He walks even closer to Allan - up to his face] [Whispering] It's you.

Allan:
Robin...it was over. Ask her. I made a decision.

Robin:
Then what was this?

Allan:
No, I was giving it back!

Robin:
So you betray me. You betray yourself. You betray your King! And for what? For a few silver coins? What have you told Gisborne, Allan?

[Allan shakes his head]

Robin:
Huh?

[Allan mumbles]

Allan:
Nothing, really.

Robin:
[Whispering] Does he know about the camp?

Allan:
[Whispering] No!

Robin:
No? Does he know about Marian?

Allan:
[Quietly] No!

[Robin raises his eyebrows]

Robin:
More lies?

Allan:
NO! This was the last time, I promise. And I was wrong. But he captured me, Robin. He tortured me. I had no choice.

Robin:
EVERYTHING IS A CHOICE! EVERYTHING WE DO!

[Robin walks away from Allan to the other side of the room]

[Pause]

Allan:
That's easy for you to say, though, isn't it?

[Robin walks closer to him]

Allan:
Eh? You get the glory. [He walks closer to Robin] You get the girl. Everyone loves you! [As he says this, he continues walking closer to Robin - right up to his face] Then when the King comes back, you'll have lands, property, a wife. Everything! What will I have?! [Pause. Robin turns his head away, then looks at Allan again. Allan paces] You are always in the sun, Robin... [Allan stops pacing and returns to standing close to Robin] and I'm always in the shade.

[Robin pushes Allan up against the beam]

Robin:
Is that meant to be an excuse? Huh?

[Pause]

Allan:
Give me another chance. Please. I wouldn't have let Gisborne hurt any of us. I never told him anything like that!

[Robin nods]

Robin:
Harmless lies, innocent betrayals, they DON'T EXIST, ALLAN!

Allan:
Robin, I've changed. How can I get you to believe that?

[Robin shakes his head]

Robin:
[Whispering] You can't.

[Allan looks sad]

Robin:
[Whispering] And the funny thing is...you might be telling the truth.

Allan:
I am!

Robin:
[Whispering] And how am I supposed to believe you any more?

Allan:
Robin...I swear to you on my life!

[Robin unsheathes his dagger and puts it up up to Allan's neck]

Allan:
Don't kill me. [Whispering] Please.

[Robin cuts of Allan's tag and waves the dagger above Allan's nose as he talks]

Robin:
[Whispering] You are lucky I've left you with a life to swear upon. Never, never let me set eyes on you again.

[Robin leaves]