Asylum

Yes?
What's your business here?

HARTRIGHT

We are representatives of Sir Percival Glyde
We're here to see Anne Cattrick.

MARIAN

I feel so nervous

HARTRIGHT

You've been so brave

MARIAN

There is something
I must say to you
Something i've held deep inside for so long

WOMAN

Only one of you

(the woman leads marian through the patients in the asylum to Anne)

Cattrick
You can have five minutes
Not that you'll get much sense from her

MARIAN
(marian approaches anne)

Anne?
Anne Cattrick

(Marian realizes that it is infact her sister Laura and not Anne Cattrick)

MARIAN

Laura?

LAURA

Marian? MARIAN!
(They embrace)

HARTRIGHT

How can this be?

LAURA

They held me down and drugged me
They dressed me in Anne's clothing

MARIAN

I was sure I heard some screaming
But they told me I was dreaming!

LAURA

They brought me here that evening
Underneath a cloud of darkness
Though I told them who I was
There was no one who believed me!

MARIAN

Then it was Anne they buried
Claiming it was you!

LAURA

What?

HARTRIGHT

There isn't time now
We must get out of here!
We've got to stop Glyde before he gets away!

I will redeem this pledge

LAURA

Marian I don't understand!
What have they done to Anne!
Tell me!

MARIAN

Oh Laura I am so sorry!
Anne Cattrick is dead!

LAURA

What?

MARIAN

I believe they killed her

HARTRIGHT

And put you in this asylum in her place

LAURA

Please God No!

MARIAN

Laura I am so sorry

LAURA

Then her secret has gone with her to the grave!

MARIAN

We musn't think about this now
We have to get you to safety

LAURA

But we must know her secret

HARTRIGHT

She's right
We have to go to Limmeridge

MARIAN

Limmeridge?

HARTRIGHT

We are but three miles away
And your uncle knows more than he's admitting
It's time for him to tell the truth!