The Lost World (1999) s01e08 Episode Script

We’re wasting our time.
There’s no way off this plateau from here.
Where’s Marguerite? Maybe she’s had better luck.
Well well what a surprise.
Just making the most out of a bad situation.
Why leave empty handed.
That’s reason enough for me, but hey take your time.
I’m sure it’s not as hungry as it sounds.
It’s miles away.
Roxton, wait for me.
You forget who funded this expedition.
With you constantly reminding me how could I? Why are you always in such a hurry? Because I’m trying to find a way home before we die out here.
Well, I for one intend to be rich when we get there.
What the hell? - Where’s that coming from? I don’t like this, Roxton.
Do you see something? - Just stay together.
Stay back! - Get your hands off me! No! - Marguerite! No! Help! - Let go off her.
She has returned.
At the dawn of the century A band of adventures set out to prove the impossible The existence of a prehistoric world The Visionary The Heiress The Hunter The Scientist and The Reporter All chasing the story of a lifetime Stranded in a savage land Befriended by an untamed beauty Together they fight to survive In this amazing world of lost civilizations and terrifying creatures.
Always searching for a way home.
A way out of the Lost World OUT OF TIME Are you okay? - You’re kidding right? They look like Druids.
They acting like you’re some sort of goddess.
Novel way to greet a deity.
Maybe we should get out of here before they realize their mistake.
Not a goddess a high priestess.
- And you would be? I am Bokra and these are your people.
My? Lost in the cosmos for almost two thousand years.
How careless of you.
It’s been a pleasure meeting you.
We’ll have to do this again sometime.
But you bare the sign.
The sun and moon, the serpent.
My birthmark.
- Your birthright.
It is the sign of our people.
Let’s get one thing straight, you’re not my people.
Where you now see two torn ragged holes.
Two spectacular emeralds once shown.
Emerald’s that large? You are the only one who can bring them back for us.
Sounds like he’s got your number.
It is your destiny to retrieve them.
To anchor us once again in one place in one time.
Why me? You are the reincarnation of Morrighan.
Îur priestess, our savior.
Sorry, but you must have me confused with some other priestess.
You two coming? What happens if Marguerite doesn’t bring the emeralds back? Then we are doomed.
Any time now.
Marvelous, bravo.
Enough meat there for a month, but rather a dangerous way of hunting.
Only for the dinosaur.
I can’t argue with that.
Now there’s just the small task of hauling it all the way back What is it? Hear that? Over there.
Look at him.
There, there it’s all right.
- A baby here? That’s incredible.
Where’d it come from? He must have been abandoned.
- Or lost, which means its parents must be about here somewhere.
How could they leave you here? Don’t cry don’t cry.
Veronica, his parents can’t be far away.
They’re probably looking for him right now.
Where are you going? Well, we can’t just leave him here.
No, of course not.
What are we going to do with a baby.
For centuries we’ve been praying for your return.
Look, you’ve been very kind the clothes are lovely, but my friends are waiting for me.
You think that life is just here and now? There is so much more.
Yes, I know.
I’m a reincarnated priestess and you’re lost in time.
I understand your skepticism.
We defyall the laws of nature as you know them.
Even as a child I never believed in fairy tales.
Then how do you explain us being here at all.
You make a hell of an entrance.
I’ll give you that.
Two thousand years ago our civilization was about to be annihilated.
Only Morrighan could see beyond it.
Only she could find a way to save us.
By setting you a drift in another dimension.
For what seems like an eternity we’ve been fading in and out of existence waiting for Morrighan to return.
I’m sorry, perhaps you can sell it to the next brunette that comes along.
I know you, Marguerite.
All your life you’ve been driven by something you don’t understand.
An emptiness inside, a void that all the riches in the world will never fill.
It is your destiny to save us or at least to try.
Our lives depend on you making a leap of faith.
Gracious me, who would leave a baby in the jungle.
He’d never survive a day? - My point exactly.
His parents are obviously around here somewhere we must find them.
Yes, I agree that’s the first thing we must do.
The poor little dickens must be frightened out of his wits.
The first thing we need to do is wash and feed him.
Look at him, Summerlee, he’s obviously not a native.
Yes, he does look European, I agree.
That means there must be another expedition on the plateau.
And if they found a way up here maybe they know a way down.
Precisely.
- A mother would never leave her baby.
Unless she was trying to protect it.
And what about the rest of the expedition? We have to try to find them.
If they’re alive we might be able to help each other.
Or maybe they’re beyond help.
So, do you buy it? - Not on your life.
Then what do you suppose their up to? Dammed if I know.
Some kind of mass hysteria.
Maybe we’ve been drugged.
I’m starting to believe anything is possible here.
Her highness returns.
Are you going to help them? Marguerite help someone? Only if there’s a percentage in it for her.
Then you’d better come along.
Just to keep me honest.
You can’t be serious? I think she is.
Marguerite? - Where do we start? We? - I’m in.
Oh, come on, you’re as crazy as she is.
Oh, what the hell.
When you take the first step the path will present itself.
I don’t like riddles.
Oh, my God.
Here comes the fog.
- What now? We take the first step.
Can you see anything? - Nothing but this fog.
I don’t like this.
- You can turn back.
There is no back.
I don’t think there’s a forward either.
One hell of a first step.
I don’t see any path.
- Look around.
Let’s get out of here.
Good idea your worship.
Which way would you suggest? What are you waiting for.
Shoot! I didn’t know you were that eager to die.
They’re getting closer! Do I have to do everything myself.
- Don’t! The smell of blood will drive them into a feeding frenzy.
We won’t be able to take on all of them.
Any ideas? - We stick together.
We’re dead meat out here in the open.
- If we can make it to those trees and find some cover.
Maybe we can make a stand.
Looks like our only option.
No sudden moves nice and slow.
I say we make a run for it.
- Not yet.
They’re going to be on us any second.
- Don’t turn your back shown no fear.
A trail look! Where’d they go? - It’s impossible.
It’s all impossible.
Let’s get going before they decide to come back.
Is he alright? He’s so beautiful.
He is when he’s like this.
You’d cry too if you were hungry and alone.
Well yes, I suppose I would.
I searched the entire area where we found.
Sign of any humans.
Nothing at all? The only foot prints I found belonged to ape-men.
How many? - I don’t know.
A lot around where we found the baby, more on the trail to.
And they were fresh.
Well, it appears that Veronica is right.
The ape-men may have killed the parents.
And not found the baby? - What other explanation is there? What should I call you? My father’s name was Tom.
He’s not a stray cat.
He’s not yours just because you found him.
Do you want me to put him back where we found him? No, of course not.
We have to go on searching for the parents.
They’re dead, professor.
- You don’t actually know that.
This is my home.
And now it’s his.
So, when are you going to tell me? - Tell you what? Why you decided to become Moses to lead the Druids to the Promised Land.
Leading people on doomed expeditions is your forte.
Not mine.
Whatever you say, Your Holiness.
Looks like we have to make a choice.
Now what? - Priestess! Philistine! - You two go this way.
I’ll go the other.
There’s gotta be a sign or something.
I’m sure there will be.
- Well, that’s very reassuring.
Meet back here.
Ten minutes.
Here.
See something you want? What are you offering? More than you can handle, I’m sure.
- Oh, from what I’ve seen.
I think I could manage.
Manage? Is that the best you can do? Where shall I begin? Help! Marguerite! Roxton! Help! Sounds serious.
Yeah.
Somebody anybody help! What a mess, how’d you end up in there? Just get me out! - Stay back.
Where are you going? - I’m not going anywhere.
Just stepping out of the quicksand.
- I’m sinking fast! Don’t move.
You’re only going to make it worse.
Marguerite, lay down.
What? You’re going to have to stretch out to him.
I’ll anchor your feet it’s the only way.
Me stretch out in that? - Come on.
You’re wasting time.
You do it.
- I’m too heavy.
It has to be you.
Marguerite, please! - Okay, okay, okay.
Right, down on your belly.
This is disgusting.
Marguerite, you’re doing fine.
- I’m sinking! Relax your body, surrender to the quicksand.
I’ll kill you for this, Roxton.
I swear it.
No! Thank you, thank you! You know what? - What? I think it was the other fork.
Lullaby close you eyes and dream of sunny skies.
First thing in the morning we begin the search again.
Do you think we’ll find them? - Alive? Not likely.
Just look at her.
She’s a natural mother, almost makes me wish she could keep him.
Don’t you start.
- If it’s not too persona, George, why did you and Jessie never have children? It’s too personal, Arthur.
Sorry.
One of us didn’t want any.
No, you don't! Where do you think you’re going? - Get out of my way! Veronica, no! - Let go of me! Wait till daylight, we can’t track them at night.
I’m leaving now with or without you.
I could sure use a bath.
How long have we been walking? Eleven hours since the quicksand.
- We don’t have much time.
If the Druids are in such a damn hurry to get their emeralds, why didn’t they just drop us a little closer? Because we have to prove we’re worthy.
Of what? - Staying alive.
What the hell are you doing? Headhunters.
They’re gone.
- I’ve had just about enough of this.
What else are they going to throw at us? Don’t look at me.
- Well, who else should I look at? You didn’t have to come.
This whole thing is out of control.
You know that dart was this close to killing you.
It’s not your mission in life to protect me.
Protect you? It’s the rest of the world that needs protection from you.
Just what’s that supposed to mean? Guys, I don’t thing now is the time for this.
It means you’re an overwhelming pain in the ass.
I think they want us to move along now! Why do you believe anything the Druids have said to you is true? Because I can’t come up with anything else that explains all this.
Maybe I want it to be true.
For someone who trusts no one she’s taking a hell of a lot on faith.
What time is it? Ten minutes after the last time you asked.
We’re getting nowhere.
We’re following the trail.
How do you know it’s the right trail? Maybe we missed something, maybe we should turn around.
We’re not turning around.
This is the right way I’m sure of it.
How can you be sure? - It’s the way we’ve been directed.
The vicious little creatures on the beach, the quicksand, headhunters.
They’ll be other signs.
Hopefully more conventional ones.
This forest is never ending.
- Patience, whatever needs to be revealed will be.
Words of wisdom? Look, Marguerite, just because some old Druid thinks you’re a high priestess doesn’t mean you are one.
Maybe we should have gone around the quicksand? If you two want to turn around and go back.
That’s fine with me.
I’m going to visit the powder room then I’m going to get some emeralds.
She’s taking this whole thing rather seriously, don’t you think? I don’t know what to think.
Magic fog, disappearing dino’s, emeralds the size of a man’s fist.
It doesn’t make much sense to me.
There’s gotta be a rational explanation.
Let me know if you come up with one.
That was quick.
Have you noticed there’s no sign of any living creature.
Not a squirrel, not a bird.
Just endless trees and so quiet.
It gets to you after while.
I just hope this is leading somewhere.
Roxton? Malone? What the hell you couldn’t even wait two minutes.
Go on without me.
I’ll catch up.
- Two minutes, Veronica.
The ape-men aren’t resting.
We’ve been tracking them all night.
- They’re running we’re walking.
At least we know there’s only two of them.
So far.
- Yes, but they’re heading away from the ape village not towards it.
- So they’re going to eat Tommy on their own and not share him with the others.
Veronica, take it easy.
We will find him.
We better.
Feeling better? Yes, but I’m worried.
For all we know they could be leading us right into a trap.
That’s already occurred to me.
Not a pleasant thought.
Do you think she knows where she’s going? Seems to.
Aren’t we heading back the same way we came? Feels like we’re going in circles.
- Are you sure? Aren’t you? - Shouldn’t somebody tell her? In the mood she’s in? - Somebody’s gotta tell her.
Your funeral.
- Marguerite! Marguerite! How in the world did you do that? What the hell are you doing? Have you completely lost your mind? Drop the knife! Put it down! Where is she? - I don’t know.
She’s disappeared.
Are you alright? - What did I say? Why did you turn down here? You’re going in circles.
Stop right there.
First you abandon me now you’re gonna shoot me.
I said stay where you are.
- I will not.
Put the gun down, stop fooling around.
You tried to kill me.
- I tried to kill you? Yeah.
- With my knife.
Much as I may have been tempted to kill you from time to time, I have never acted on my impulses.
Sure looked like it to me.
- I left you alone for two minutes.
When I came back you were gone.
I heard a commotion coming from what is obviously the wrong direction.
And here I am.
- Roxton, there’s no blood on her face.
There’s not a mark from where you hit her.
You hit me? - He had to.
In the face? She looked just like you.
Absolutely identical.
You’re hallucinating.
Both of you.
- I’m telling you we’re not alone.
There! Let’s get back to the trail.
- On the double.
Keep you eyes open.
Unbelievable! This is unreal.
How many are there? - Too many.
They’re everywhere.
Run! Tree! Let's go! They’re still behind us.
If they wanna kill me let ‘em.
I’m done running.
We’ll make our stand here.
Come on! Come and get us! Roxton? - Patience.
I don’t see any.
Where the hell are they? Stay here.
Don’t lose sight of me.
Anything? They’re gone.
Summerlee? What is it? - I saw something.
Look! What’s she doing? That’s incredible.
- It’s her baby? It can’t be.
It can’t be anything else.
I lost her.
Are you alright? Where is she? I have to find her! - No, wait! Damn! If only I could’ve reasoned with him.
- You have no choice.
It was either him or Veronica.
Let’s find her.
If anyone had told me about this place I’d have them committed.
You okay? Fine.
What is it? Now is not the time for secrets.
- What if they’re wrong? Did you really believe you were the high priestess? If we don’t bring back the emeralds they’ll be lost.
And you’re concerned for their well being? Yes.
Well no offence Marguerite, but you are one of the most selfish, self-centered individuals I have ever known.
Why do you care? No offence, Roxton, but you wouldn’t understand.
Guys! Rest times over.
Our friends are back.
I think they want us to go this way.
Now what? Must have missed a sign somewhere.
I don’t think so.
The emeralds.
I don’t think they want us to go back.
We sure as hell aren’t going forward.
We can’t hold them here.
We can until we’re out of bullets.
- And then what? And then we think of something else.
Now get ready.
We’ll make a run for it before we use up all our ammunition.
Not a chance.
- It’s either that or learn to fly.
What do you say, Marguerite? Would you forget about the damn emeralds? All your life you’ve been driven by something you don’t understand.
It is your destiny to save us.
Our lives depend on you making a leap of faith.
Marguerite, what are you doing? Marguerite! I don’t believe it.
Impossible! Evidently not.
How the hell did you know there was a bridge here? I didn’t.
- You must have seen it.
Did you? - Well no, but that’s just my point.
Save your point to pry the emeralds loose.
Then all we have to do is get them back to the Druids.
How hard can that be after what we’ve been through? Not another word, Malone.
You’re quite sure we’re right? - What other explanation can there be? How are we going to tell her? - I don’t know.
Now’s a good a time as any.
She can’t be far.
- She is running for her life.
Stealing my baby.
- Not yours.
We’ve been through this.
His mother is dead.
- No, Veronica, I’m afraid she’s not.
What? - You saw them in the clearing.
The baby wasn’t afraid of her because she’s his mother.
The one I shot, that was his father.
- No.
You saw them, Veronica, she was nursing him.
But Tommy’s human you said it yourself.
Not quite human, but the next step in the evolutionary chain.
No, I don’t believe it.
That is why the ape-man left him to diein the jungle.
Because he’s different.
- The parents couldn’t let him die.
They came after him and they came after us.
They loved him, Veronica.
His mother loves him.
I won’t hurt you.
Just give me the baby.
Give me the baby.
Give him to me.
It’s okay, just give him to me.
Just give me the baby.
Give him to me! Take my hand.
The Druids could have mentioned the bloody fire.
Beasts and savages are one thing.
- The only way is through the fire.
Oh, yeah.
After you.
Marguerite! Oh my God! Marguerite! Stop! That isn’t Marguerite.
Its Morrighan.
What happens now? Now that you have made the leap.
This is only part of your destiny The rest will reveal itself in time.
I don’t understand why can’t you tell me now? You have given us life.
We must return to a time where we can flourish.
A moment in history, a place called Stonehenge.
What about me? When we go history will have changed.
It would be as if we have never been here at all.
May the Gods be with you, Marguerite, and the spirit of Morrighan guide you.
Wait! Frightened of a little fog? I couldn’t see where I was going that’s all.
It was pretty thick there for a minute.
Let’s get back to the balloon.
There’s should be just time enough to investigate the peninsula.
Provided we don’t stop for any geological specimens.
I still have plenty of room.
- Can’t you think of anything else? Not at the moment.
Let’s go.
Any day now.
And how far did you get? The northern caves and a little beyond.
Nothing? - Less than nothing.
Not a total loss.
Seems smaller than I remember.
So, anything happen here? - Oh, we’ve had quite the adventure.