（Local Scot street）
Common Scot： William Wallace killed 50 men. 50 as if it was one.
Commoner #2： 100 men， with his own sword.
Commoner #3： Cut through them like Moses through the Red Sea.
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（William runs to the top of a mountain， and admires Scotland.）
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（London， in Longshank's castle. Coughing frequently， it is apparent
that Longshanks is now in poor health.）
Longshanks： His legend grows. It will be worse than before.
Hamilton： He rallies new volunteers in every Scottish town. And when he replenishes his numbers， ——
Longshanks： They're sheep， mere sheep. Easily dispersed if we strike the shepherd. Very well. Take a flock of your finest assassins and set a meeting.
Hamilton： My lord， Wallace is renowned for his ability to smell an ambush.
Longshanks： If what Lord Hamilton tells me is correct， he warmed to our future queen and would trust her. So we'll dispatch her with the notion that she comes in peace.
Hamilton： My Lord， the princess might be taken hostage， or her life be put in jeopardy.
Longshanks： My son would be most distressed by that. But in filth， if
she were to be killed， we would soon find the King of France a useful ally against the Scots. You see， as king， you must find the good in any situation. __________________________________________________________
（Cut to an isolated hut in Scotland. Two English soldiers guard the
door as William and Hamish walk onto the scene. While inside the
hut …… ）
Assassin： It's William Wallace sure. And he's given up his sword. Be ready.
（William and Hamish approach the guards and push them into the hut，
closing the door behind them. Then William and Stephen push a cart
up to the door as a barracade. Finally， they douse the thatched roof with
tar and ignite it. The hut burns with the assasins trapped inside.）
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（That night Wallace meets Isabella in a home somewhere in
Scotland. She is pacing the floor， anxiously waiting for Wallace.）
William： My lady. I received your message. This is the second time you've warned me of danger. Why？
Isabella： There will be a new shipment of supplies coming north next month. Food and weapons， they will travel——
William： No， stop. Why do you help me？ Why do you help me？
Isabella： Because of the way you are looking at me now.
（William kisses the Princess. She and Wallace makes love.）
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（Time goes by as music plays. Robert the Bruce sits next to his dying
father and Longshanks is holding on to his life. Isabella is happy as ever.）
（Cut to a remote location in the Highlands. William， Hamish and Stephen
are talking when a couple horses are lead into the scene with hoods
completely covering the heads of the riders.）
Stephen： Just when we thought all hope was lost， our noble saviors have arrived. Off with their……hoods！
Craig： Sir William， we've come to seek a meeting.
William： Well， what's the point？ You've all sworn loyalty to Longshanks.
Craig： An oath to a liar is no oath at all. Every man of us is ready to swear loyalty to you.
William： So let the council swear it publicly.
Craig： We cannot. Some scarcely believe you are alive. Others think
you'll pay them Mornay's wages. So we bid you to Edinburgh. Meet
us two days from now. Give us your pardon and we'll unite behind you.
Scotland will be one.
William： One？ You mean us and you.
Craig： No， I mean this. （He pulls out Murron's thistle embroidery she gave
William at the wedding.） It's the pledge of Robert the Bruce.
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Hamish： You do know it's a trap. Tell him.
Stephen： I think if the Bruce wanted to kill you he'd have done it already at Falkirk.
William： Aye.
Stephen： I know， I saw.
Hamish： I ain't leaving him aside. What about the others？ The nest of
scheming bastards couldn't agree on the color of shite. It's a trap， are
you blind？
William： We've got to try. We can't do this alone. Joining the nobles is the only hope for our people. You know what happens if we don't take that chance？
Hamish： What？
William： Nothing.
Hamish： I don't want to be a martyr.
William： Nor I. I want to live. I want a home， and children， and peace.
Hamish： Do ya？
William： Aye， I do. I've asked God for these things. It's all for nothing if you don't have freedom.
Hamish： That's all a dream， William.
William： A dream？ Just a……？ Ha！ What we've been doing all this time；we've lived that dream.
Hamish： You dream isn't about freedom. It's about Murron. You're doing this to be a hero because you think she sees you.
William： I don't think she sees me. I know she does. And your father sees you， too.
（Hamish hits William in the face）
Stephen： （looks at the sky） Jesus？！ （To William） Get up. Give us your
hand. Shall I come with you？
William： No， I'll go alone.
Stephen： I'll see you after.
William： Right.
Stephen： （looking at the sky again） Sooner rather than later， I hope.
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（Edinburgh， where Robert the Bruce is anxiously waiting
for Wallace to arrive.）
Craig： He won't come.
Robert： He will. I know he will.
（Wallace approaches Edinburgh）
Guard： My Lord， he approaches.
（Robert hops down from the table， on which he was anxiously pacing.
Wallace rides into the castle and dismounts as his horse is
lead away. As he walks toward Craig and Robert， several men
beat him up.）
Robert： NO！
（Robert jumps in， trying to save Wallace.）
Craig： Stay out of it， Robert. （As he pulls Robert away.）
Robert： Aah！ You lied！ Get away！ Get away！
（The men beat Robert also.）
Craig： The Bruce is not to be harmed. That was the arrangement.
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（Later， in Robert's father's room）
Robert： Father！ You rotting bastard. Why？！ Why？！
Leper： Longshanks acquired Wallace. So did our nobles. That was the price of your crown.
Robert： Die！ I want you to die.
Leper： Soon enough I'll be dead. And you'll be king.
Robert： I don't want anything from you. You're not a man， and you're not my father.
Leper： You are my son， and you have always known my mind.
Robert： You deceived me.
Leper： You let yourself be deceived. In your heart， you always knew what had to happen here. At last， you know what it means to hate. Now you're ready to be king.
（As he leaves and closes the door……）
Robert： My hate will die with you.
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（London）
Executioner： William Wallace， you stand in taint of High Treason.
William： Against whom？
Executioner： Against your king. Have you anything to say？
William： Never in my whole life did I swear allegiance to him.
Executioner： It matters not. He is your king. Confess， and you may receive a quick death. Deny， and you must be purified by pain. Do you confess？ Do you confess？ （Wallace ignores the executioner.） Then on
the morrow you shall receive your purification.
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（Dungeon）
Guard： Your Highness.
Isabella： I will see the prisoner.
Guard： We've got orders from the king that no one——
Isabella： The king will be dead in a month and his son is a weakling. Who do you think will rule this kingdom？ Now open this door.
Guard： Majesty. Come on filth， up on your feet.
（Guard kicks William）
Isabella： Stop it. Leave me. I said leave me.
William： My lady.
Isabella： Sir， I come to beg you to confess all and swear allegiance to the king， that he might show you mercy.
William： Will he show mercy to my country？
Isabella： Mercy is to die quickly， perhaps even live in a tower. In time， who knows what could happen. If you can only live？
William： If I swear to him， then all that I am is dead already.
Isabella： You will die. It will be awful.
William： Every man dies， not every man really lives.
（The Princess takes out a small vial）
Isabella： Drink this. It will dull your pain.
William： No. It will numb my wits， and I must have them all. For if I'm senseless or if I wail， then Longshanks will have broken me.
Isabella： I can't bear the thought of your torture. Take it.
（Looking sadly at Princess Isabella.）
William： Alright.
（They kiss， and William spits it out after she leaves.）
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