Captain.
Captain.
Thanks, captain.
Captain.
Hold on.
Hold on, hold on.
Right, bring him to.
Come on, hurry up! Hurry up.
All right, all right.
Bring him over here.
Come on, line him up,
line him up, line him up.
One, two, three, come on.
Bring him over.
Hello, sir.
My name is Dr. Cummins.
I'm going to be
taking care of you.
Four for a boy...
Okay, we have three sh*ts
in the abdomen.
Five for a wedding,
six for a birth...
- What's he saying?
- Six for a birth.
Sounds like a nursery rhyme.
I'm gonna have to go in
and get these.
Hold him down.
Okay, here we go.
One.
Going in for the second.
- Stay with me.
- Five for a wedding.
- Five for a wedding.
- Two.
Uh, uh, it's shattered.
I'm gonna have to go in
a second time.
- Okay, last one.
- Five for a wedding...
Wait a minute,
there's something else in here.
Okay, here it comes.
Okay.
That's not a German b*llet.
Eight for silver.
How is he?
Not so good, ma'am.
Charlotte!
I have your book.
Edward, that's my book.
Give it back.
- Give it back!
- Edward, stop this at once!
Charlotte.
Please.
You must stop teasing
your sister.
Delicious.
Thank you.
Anais, would you mind
preparing me some hot water?
- I'd like to take a bath.
- Yes, ma'am.
Hey, you two
better knock it off!
- It's the elders.
- Let's go down and listen.
Yes, we need to find a solution.
In the last three weeks,
more have joined them.
And do we know where they are?
They are camped
between wood field
and dei's rock.
They claim the land
belongs to them.
Has anyone looked into
the validity of this claim?
There does seem to be
some validity to the claim
that dates back 80 years,
but there is nothing on record
that can't be changed
in our favor.
Has anyone tried
to negotiate with them?
They're gypsies, Seamus.
They're laying claim
to a sizeable amount
of our shared lands
and we've made them
an offer to walk away.
The offer was substantial.
They want the land.
That can't be allowed to happen.
We all have something
to lose in this room,
so what I'm suggesting
stays in this room.
Charlotte, Edward, off you go.
Off you go. Go, go.
The money that was offered
is used to hire mercenaries
to remove them from the land.
In my experience,
the thr*at of the stick
is normally enough.
This land is not yours.
You're being told
this land is not yours!
Gather your people,
get off the land!
Here we go.
Let's take another one.
Caught these two
trying to escape.
Woman had these.
Old whore tried
to f*cking bite me with them.
- And did she?
- Nah.
You think you can just
waltz into my country
with your spells and magic
and take whatever land
you fancy?
Make an example of them.
Awarning. His kind
aren't welcome 'round here.
Make sure you Bury these
with her.
You sure?
Silver. Worth a pretty penny.
There's no worth in it.
Just death.
Get 'em outta my sight!
Come on!
Put him there.
Now, let's get you
in a nice coat.
Yeah, put that on.
There we go.
We don't want you
getting cold, do we?
You're gonna be out here
a while.
Now, this'll teach you
to run your filthy gypsy mouth
to my captain.
Let's get this on you.
Come on! Dirt soon enough.
Shut it.
J' come over the hills I
I my Bonnie Irish lass I
I come over the hills
to your darling I
I you choose the road, love,
and I'll make the vow I
iand I'll be
your true love forever if
very nice.
Now time for bed.
I'd like a room for the night.
All guests must sign in here.
State where you've been,
where you're going,
and state your business.
Town rules.
Any reports of gypsies
in the area?
Like I said,
state your business here.
Other than that,
food and ale are included
with the room.
Take a seat,
I'll bring you some food.
That didn't take very long.
What gave me away?
Other than the fact
you're asking about gypsies
and you stated
your profession as pathologist
in the guest book,
not much.
Doesn't the good constable
have matters to attend to?
It's lieutenant.
Oh, climbing
the promotion ladder.
I'm impressed.
I heard what happened
in gevaudan.
I'm sorry.
How have you been?
How long will you be staying?
We could use
a good pathologist 'round here.
Cholera got the last one.
Well, if cholera's the only
thing you have to police,
then you don't need
a pathologist, do you?
Edward!
- Edward!
- Edward!
Edward!
Edward, come inside.
Cover yourself!
What happened?
Four for a boy. Five for a
wedding, six for a birth.
Seven for a curse
that's buried in the earth.
Eight for silver, nine for gold.
Ten for a wolf
and you won't die old.
Come on, Timmy, it's your go.
One for sorrow, two for joy,
three for a girl,
four for a boy.
Five for a wedding,
six for a birth.
Seven for a curse
that's buried in the earth.
I've seen it.
Seen what?
Before we go any further, you
must swear not to tell anyone.
I mean it, your father
will banish my family
from the settlement
if he finds out.
- I swear.
- We swear.
We're not supposed to be here.
- The elders forbid it.
- They have forbid it
ever since the night
this field was on fire.
But since then...
How many of you have dreamt
about the scarecrow
and the silver teeth?
Let's dig up
the box of treasure.
- You're scared.
- Am not!
Yes, you are.
- Scaredy-cat.
- Leave him alone.
Are you gonna dig it up?
If you're so brave,
why don't you dig it up?
All right.
- I will.
- No, Timmy, don't.
Flmmv
Timmy, don't.
Don't touch him, Eddie!
Run, Charlotte, run!
Get out of here, run!
Help!
Charlotte!
Charlotte, what's the matter?
What is it? What's happened?
Fetch the doctor.
What's happened?
What happened to him?
Darling, just be brave, dear.
Here.
It's very dark in here.
Yes, the light,
it was hurting his eyes.
Right.
Let's have a look, shall we?
Mm-hm.
Edward has been bitten
by some kind of wild animal.
The wound does seem
to be infected
and he has a fever.
I've treated the wound
and given him something to, uh,
calm him down.
I shall come back in a day
or two and check on him.
Thank you.
This way.
Thank you, doctor.
Run!
Edward?
Edward?
Eddie?
It's Edward.
There's something wrong
with him.
Stay here.
Edward?
Edward?
Edward!
Edward!
Edward!
Edward!
Moliere.
Come to boast about
another promotion, have you?
There's a manor house
half a day's ride from here.
They've sent for me
regarding their son
who's gone missing.
And what's that to do with me?
There was a gypsy problem
that way not so long ago.
It may be connected
to what you've been looking for.
Psst!
Timmy?
What happened to Edward
in the field?
You don't remember?
What I remember
was the silver teeth
and then a nightmare,
and then...
And then,
I woke up on the ground.
You used the teeth
to bite Edward.
Did you and the others
tell them what happened?
We took an oath, remember?
"And Judas asked,"
'what are you willing to give me
if I deliver him over to you?'
and they counted out for him
"30 pieces of silver."
It is the same silver
that was given to Judas.
Take this, you may need it.
Where's the silver?
It's here.
On holy ground.
I saw the flames
in my nightmare.
We will all pay for the sins
made by our elders.
We're all going to die.
Charlotte! What did Timmy want?
Come.
Edward!
Edward!
Good day, sirs.
Please, follow me.
Mr. Laurent will be
with you shortly.
Gentlemen. Seamus Laurent.
Lieutenant Alfred moliere.
- This is the pathologist.
- John McBride.
We have prepared
guest rooms for you
in case you need to stay.
Mr. Laurent, you sent for us
about an urgent matter
regarding the disappearance
of your son.
Yes.
But since we sent for you,
things have gotten a lot worse.
Jesus.
Cause of death is consistent
with att*ck by a wild animal.
Awild animal?
Size and shape of the bite marks
suggest a wolf.
Who is he?
The Adams boy.
And your son is still missing?
Yes.
Well. That's that.
I'll head back to the department
and file a report.
Is that it?
You have an att*ck
by a wild animal.
Your boy's missing.
I don't mean to be insensitive,
but the country's in the middle
of a cholera pandemic.
Thousands are dead.
Many towns are
closing their gates.
Trade routes heavily affected.
I'm sorry.
There's nothin' more I can do.
No, I'd like to stay on
for a few days,
if that's all right.
Let me know
if your boy shows up.
So you knew the boy.
My son Edward
and my daughter Charlotte
often play with the children
from the settlement.
And on the day
Edward went missing,
what do you remember?
A group of them
had been in the woods
with the Adams boy.
Something had happened
and Edward had been hurt.
And by the time we got him
back to the house,
he had developed
a terrible fever.
Something had att*cked Edward
in the woods.
An animal.
He, uh... he had bite marks
on his, um...
Yes, they had to have come
from an animal.
Charlotte seemed to be in shock.
She couldn't tell us anything.
Later that evening,
I went to check on him
but his bed was empty
and he was nowhere to be found
in the house.
We haven't seen him since.
A few days later,
the body of the Adams boy
was found in the woods.
Mr. McBride, the families in
the settlement are frightened.
They are in my employ,
they live on my land,
and I am responsible for them.
They're looking to me
to resolve this.
May I present my wife, Isabelle.
This is Mr. John McBride.
Very pleased to meet you,
Mrs. Laurent.
I'm so sorry to hear
your Edward is missing.
Is it possible
- he's just run away?
- No.
That wouldn't be like Edward.
You see,
he is a very happy child.
Besides,
we have searched everywhere.
And we are still
looking for him.
Please help us find him.
Why, yes... uh,
may I see his room?
Of course.
We had to clean the sheets.
Edward, he was, um...
He was unwell.
May I see the rest of the house?
Of course.
When I came down,
this door was wide open.
We need to board all the windows
on the ground floor shut.
Why?
It's just a precaution.
I come over the hills,
my Bonnie Irish lass I
I come over the hills
to your darling I
I you choose the road, love,
and I'll... ii
Anais.
Charlotte.
John?
Are we going to die?
Of course not!
I will not stand
for such talk at the table.
Mr. McBride is here
to help us find Edward,
and we can help him
by maintaining our strength
and remaining steadfast.
Now, eat, please.
McBride?
Seamus, fetch a r*fle.
What kind of animal
tries to break into houses?
There are some things
I'm going to need from you.
What's happening here?
Can't be sure until I set up
a hunting ground.
You're gonna hunt it?
I'll need to gather the elders
and tell them of your plans.
We own all the land
in this region.
Make sure they travel
under armed guard.
Gentlemen, you're all aware
of the unfortunate circumstances
that have brought us here
this evening,
the k*lling of the local child
and the disappearance
of my own son, Edward.
Mr. John McBride
has kindly offered
to help capture the animal
that k*lled the Adams boy.
You are sure that this is
some kind of animal,
not the work of a madman?
After examining the body,
I concluded
that the cause of death
had been consistent
with an animal bite.
What kind of an animal
are we talking about?
Wolf.
You're a pathologist.
That's correct.
What does that mean, exactly?
Our body speaks
even after our death.
I listen.
Isn't it a job for hunters?
I'm sure we've all read about
the beast of gevaudan,
perhaps heard the stories.
You see, I was stationed there
during the troubles
with the army.
You think what happened
in gevaudan is happening here?
It might very well be.
Then, isn't this a job
for the army?
Unfortunately,
the army can... will...
Only be deployed
if there is confirmation
that the same thing is happening
here as in gevaudan.
Are you suggesting
that we stay inside our house
and board the windows shut?
I would strongly advise it.
No one should be
out in the field
until that madman is caught.
There's no use complaining.
We drew the short straws.
We get this done,
we get ourselves home,
all right?
Jakob, you take the far side.
We'll work inwards
till we meet in the middle.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Stay in sight.
All right?
Calum?
Calum!
Calum!
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
Run!
Help!
Somebody help!
Help!
This is all we found.
Anne-Marie was working
the fields with calum and Jakob.
She made it back to the
settlement and raised the alarm.
We came back here and...
No calum and no Jakob.
Did the girl see
what att*cked them?
Well... she's in shock.
What... what she says
makes no sense.
What did she say?
She said it was a dragon.
She's in a bad way,
she... she's lost a lot of blood.
She was bitten?
Where is she?
She... she was just here.
Everyone must leave.
We can't protect them
in the field or in the village.
It's no longer safe here.
- And go where?
- Take them to the church,
barricade the door shut.
Food and water
can be fetched for,
but under armed escort only.
It is imperative
that we limit this exposure.
Exposure?
- Exposure to what?
- Seam us,
you and your people
are being hunted.
Water, I need water.
Sorry.
Can't sleep.
Oh, me neither.
Yes.
Who's Edith?
My wife.
Do you have children?
Seems a long time ago now.
Are they no longer with you?
We'd been stationed to gevaudan.
They were plagued by a wolf.
Two people had been k*lled
in the first week,
six the following.
That's when the army
had been drafted in.
There was talk
that the wolf was a curse,
and if people need to know.
The first time I saw it,
it was covered in fresh blood,
just outside our village.
By the time I got back there,
it was... too late.
Thirteen people
had been k*lled by the beast.
My wife and daughter
were among them.
I'm so sorry.
Did they ever catch this wolf?
Shortly after that,
a band of traveling gypsies
came to gevaudan.
They said the curse
had had its revenge
and was to be contained
in gypsy silver.
They then traveled northwest,
but the trail went cold
in le malzieu.
Well, the gypsies had a claim
on my husband's land.
My husband and the elders...
That's enough!
That's enough.
I want no more talk of curses.
We've locked everybody
in a church,
and I have nobody
working the fields.
If you're here to help,
then please help.
I just want this beast
or this wolf or whatever it is
captured and k*lled.
Tomorrow I will set the traps.
What in god's name is it?
Gentlemen, I must warn you,
this won't be easy.
- Oh, Jesus.
- Oh, my god.
- It's Anne-Marie.
- Don't touch it!
She's gone.
They never come back the same.
It's the kindest thing
we can do for her now, Saul.
I've known her
since she was a baby.
Saul.
Saul!
- Saul!
- Saul!
Oh, Jesus Christ!
Saul!
Saul, sh**t her!
Do it now!
Is this a fate
that has befallen my son?
Isabelle must never know
about this, I beg you.
What else
doesn't she know about?
Do you dream much, Seamus?
The land of gevaudan
had been cursed.
At night, everyone had
the same dream.
Who is she?
What?
The woman buried in the field.
Woman... I don't know
what you're talking about.
She cursed the land.
That's absurd.
Is what you just saw absurd?
The dreams, the beast.
You were cursed,
and it started with Edward.
Edward? Edward had
nothing to do with this.
He will k*ll
and keep on k*lling.
- Edward is innocent.
- Anyone who survives an att*ck
will change until the curse
has had its revenge.
Revenge? I am the one
seeking revenge
for what this thing
has done to my family!
I started this,
so I will finish it.
I will hunt it myself and put
an end to it once and for all.
Now you burn this thing...
Whatever it is.
Get the torch.
Please don't leave us, Nana.
Go on, Charlotte.
Isabelle...
Who is the woman
buried in the field?
It's the only trophy
that's kept locked in a drawer
and not displayed on the wall.
We must find what was buried.
We've all dreamt of the silver
that has cursed this land.
On the body of Timmy, I found
a page torn from the Bible.
He knew something
about the silver,
as there was
a passage underlined.
"As silver is melted
in the furnace,"
so will you be melted
in its midst;
and you shall know
that I, the lord,
"have poured out my fury
upon you."
Ezekiel 22:22.
Charlotte...
Is there anything
you can tell us?
Anything at all?
"And Judas asked,
'what are you willing to give me"
if I deliver him over to you?'
"so they counted out for him
30 pieces of silver."
The silver from the dream.
You believe it was
the same silver given to Judas.
Where is the silver?
McBride, open the door!
We've all prayed
for your safety.
Some of the men
have joined Seamus
to go and hunt the beast.
We cannot control what Seamus
is doing or has done.
I believe there is
a way to stop this.
Charlotte...
Where is it?
Saul, send word to moliere.
The army must
be deployed immediately.
And, Saul, I need a blacksmith.
We'll try again tomorrow
at first light.
Isabehe?
Isabehe?
Have you seen my wife?
I'm sorry, sir.
What's the matter with you,
are you sick?
No, I'm fine.
Go and clean yourself up.
One hundred.
Two hundred.
Three hundred.
Four hundred.
Five hundred.
Is anyone missing?
Everybody's here.
What is it?
Where is the maid?
She's in the kitchen, why?
I think you should leave here.
Charlotte, darling,
please go to your room.
- Tomorrow.
- No, Seamus.
We need John's help.
We'll hunt again at first light
and put an end to all this.
And come back empty-handed
just like you did today.
Like all the weeks
the army tried
to hunt the beast of gevaudan.
It's you it wants, Seamus.
You and your kin.
Dead or chains
makes no difference.
You don't have
to go hunt for it,
because it will hunt you
for what you've done.
What I did I did for my family.
The gypsies, they had a claim
to the land, didn't they?
- It was my land.
- And you stole it from them!
- And I lost my son!
- Now you know the cost of greed.
My wife and child paid the price
because of men like you!
Please, please.
I just want to find my Edward.
Yes.
Why don't you ask
your husband where he is?
Get out.
You know, Seamus, all this time
I thought I was tracking
the beast that took my family.
But now I realize
I got it all wrong.
I'm just the caretaker,
making sure it all
gets put back in the box
before any more
innocent people are k*lled.
I'm staying here
until the army arrives.
I miss Edward.
Can you stay with me
here tonight?
Of course, darling.
Anais?
Anais?
Have you seen Seamus?
Isabelle!
Isabelle!
Charlotte!
Charlotte, Isabelle!
Isabelle!
Seamus!
It's Seamus, he's gone outside.
He's out...
Find Charlotte.
The house is on fire, go!
Seamus!
Seamus!
Seamus!
Charlotte.
Charlotte,
we must leave the house.
Seamus!
Seamus.
It was anais.
I sh*t it.
I see the flames
every night, John.
I was bitten.
I'll change.
Tell Isabelle and Charlotte
I'm so, so sorry.
No, no, wait, wait!
Isabelle, Charlotte.
Come on!
Wait, where's Seamus?
We have to get to the church.
It's the only
safe place. Let's go.
Come on!
Let's go!
Come, come, come.
Nana?
Get down, get down.
Stay still, stay still.
Nana?
Charlotte, you must be quiet.
Stay right there.
Silver.
Get up, get up!
Come on, move, go!
Come.
Stay behind me
and move towards the church.
Move, go, go.
Let us in!
Let us in!
- Let us in!
- Open the door!
Open the door!
Close the door.
What's happened?
The manor is on fire.
And Seamus?
He didn't make it.
We barely made it here.
It stalked us the whole way.
Were you all that is left?
So what do we do now?
- We wait.
- Wait?
Wait for what?
No, no, I'm tired of waiting,
hiding.
We're like sheep.
If you're telling me
the thing that k*lled my son
is just outside
those doors, I say,
I say we go outside
and we k*ll it.
You go out those doors
and you will be dead.
How come you made it here?
You're not dead.
I have something it's afraid of.
What?
I have the silver b*llet.
But we have to wait
for daylight,
draw it into the open
and have a clean sh*t.
That is our only hope.
We got word to moliere.
The army will be here
by morning.
- That's good.
- Now rest.
We've got a long night
ahead of us.
I believe this belonged
to your boy.
What happened to Seamus?
It was anais.
He was badly wounded
when I got to him.
He told me to tell you
and Charlotte...
That he was sorry.
Is Edward lost
to this nightmare?
I can't say.
The sins of my people
have soiled.
But now I come to you
as a mother,
aching the weight
of my grief, please.
Anything I can give, any path,
please show me, I beg you.
Show us mercy, if there is
any hope, please show me.
I beg you, lord, show us mercy.
Please don't leave us, don't go!
Please, mother!
Edward.
Mother, please, please,
come get me!
Mother!
Edward.
Edward, I'm coming.
Isabelle!
Mother!
Get back!
Move!
Enough!
- 4sabehe.
- Edward.
Move out of the way.
Please come get me!
I'm sorry.
Picked them up
off the church floor.
He doesn't remember anything.
Edward.
Son.
You and your sister are going
to come and live with me now.
All right?
None of this
was your fault, son.
All right.
Up you go.
Charlotte.
Charlotte.
It's time.
I come over the hills I
I my bonny Irish lass I
I come over the hills
to your darling I
I you choose the road, love I
I and I'll make a vow I
I that I'll be your true love
forever
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