（Back at Murron's home； night）
Mrs. MacClannough： Murron， come in now.
（William gives Murron the thistle she gave him years before. At first she
does not know what it is， then realizes that it was the thistle she gave him）
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（The next day William is patching his roof when MacClannough
and Campbell ride up to him.）
William： Sir， I know it was strange of me to invite Murron to ride last night， but I assure you I——
Campbell： MacClannough's daughter is another matter. I've come to fetch you to our meeting.
William： What kind of meeting？
Campbell： The secret kind.
MacClannough： Your meetings are a waste of time， Campbell.
Campbell： Your father was a fighter， and a patriot.
William： I know who my father was. I came back home to raise crops，and God willing a family. If I can live in peace， I will.
Campbell： （to another man） Go on.
MacClannough： You say you want to stay out of the troubles？
William： Aye.
MacClannough： If you can prove it， you may court my daughter. Until you prove it， my answer is no.
William： No？
MacClannough： No Wallace， no.
William： Didn't I just prove it？
MacClannough： No.
William： No？
MacClannough： （Riding away） No.
（William calls Murron out by throwing little rocks at Murron's back door.
She comes out and William and Murron are alone in a grove.）
William： Of course， running a farm is a lot of work， but that will all change when my sons arrive.
Murron： So， you've got children？
William： Oh not yet， but I was hoping that you could help me with that.
Murron： So you want me to marry you， then？
William： Well， that's a bit sudden but alright.
Murron： Is that what you call a proposal？
William： I love you. Always have. I want to marry you.
（They kiss）
William： Is that a yes？
Murron： Aye， that's a yes.
William： Is it？
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（That evening William and Murron meet secretly.）
William： We best hurry. He'll be waiting.
Murron： Wait.
William： Where are you going？
（She runs behind a tree and returns with a small bundle.）
William： What's that？
Murron： You'll see. __________________________________________________________
（Under cover of night， they stand before a priest in the woods.
Murron is now wearing a finely embroidered dress.）
William （to Priest）： Father.
William （to Murron）： I will love you my whole life； you and no other.
Murron： And I you； you and no other forever.
Priest： （speaks Scots Gaelic）
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（Privately， William and Murron spend their honeymoon in the woods.）
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（Next morning， in the town. William walks up to Murron）
William： When am I gonna see you again？ Tonight？
Murron： I can't.
William： Why not？
Murron： My dad's growin suspicious.
William： Growin suspicious， is he？ Wouldn't have anything to do with
that. When？
Murron： Tonight.
William： Tonight？
Murron： Aye.
（The two go their separate ways. Murron is carrying a basket of
vegetables.）
Smythe： Look lively， sergeant.
（Smythe walks to Murron with two other soldiers in the back.）
Smythe： Where are you going lassie？ Ooh， that looks heavy. Let me help you.
Murron： That's fine.
Smythe： I'm not going to steal it. 'O， you remind me of my daughter
back home.
（She tries to lose him， but he finds her.）
Smythe： Hello lassie.
（Smythe throws the basket from her. In defense， Murron hits Smithe in the
face.）
Soldier： Keep it quiet， Smythe.
（Smythe attemps to rape Murron in the doorway of a private home.
Murron bites his cheek， drawing blood.）
Smythe： Ah， you bitch.
（Smithe hits her in the face.）
（William runs in， knocking the seargent aside and kicks Smythe
in the face dazing him.）
William： Are you alright？ Alright？ （Helps her to her feet.）
Come on. Are you alright？
Murron： Aye.
William： Can you ride？
Murron： Aye.
（William puts Murron on a horse， and is about to get on.）
Smythe： Come back here， you bastard. Raise the alarm. Help！
William： Meet me at the grove. Ride.
Smythe： They're getting away.
Soldier 1： Go around back！
Soldier 2： Get him！
Soldier 3： Come on.
（Several soldiers chase Murron and William， who runs on foot
trying to draw them away from Murron. But a soldier clotheslines
Murron with his spear， knocking her off the horse. Meanwhile，
William escapes， not knowing that Murron has been captured， and
he and runs to the grove. He looks for her there）
William： Murron？ Murron？
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（Back in town， Murron is tied to a stake. The magistrate
has assembled the townspeople and soldiers around him.）
Magistrate： All of you know full well the great pains I've always taken never to be too strict， too rigid， with the application of our laws. And as a consequence， have we not learned to live together in relative peace and harmony？ Ha？ And this day's lawlessness is how you repay my leniency. Well you leave me with little choice. An assault on the king's soldiers is the same as an assault on the king himself.
（Smythe looks down knowing he is guilty of the consequences he created.
The magistrate slits Murron's throat.）
Magistrate： Now， let this scrapper come to me.