Taboo - Season 1 Edit

A ball.

A base of land called Nootka Sound.

A bastard.

A beautiful exhaustion.

A book from a Mr. Cholmondeley for Miss Bow.

A brig called the Good Hope.

A cat in the middle of the desert, with no nose.

A child.

A clerk will record every word that's said,

A commission is not the King, so they can't subpoena,

A commission is not the King, so they can't subpoena,

A conviction for attempted murder, for which you hang.

A devil was exorcised.

A dispatch arrived from Dublin. The marriage is confirmed

A family matter.

A farmer, called Ibbotson,

A finer ne'er were born

A full pardon for your crime.

A gentle soul, taken from us all too soon.

A gentleman called Colonnade told me that you do.

A good man!

A group of people who are drawn together,

A key and a pen are your only weapons.

A kind of classless rebels,

A kindness.

A legal precedent from 1755.

A lifetime of devotion.

A line between life and death.

A line between life...

A line from memory is...

A Malay with a knife and then an American with his needles.

A man in London who can be relied upon.

A man who called himself Colonay.

A man who's since died...

A merchant has been arrested for high treason.

A merchantman brig commandeered from the Spanish fleet by Captain Reeves,

A monopoly.

A mulatto?

A package for Mr. Delaney.

A penitent sinner saw the light and spoke earnestly to the one true God.

A piece each, gentlemen.

A porky little Chinese?

A position in Sydney, Australia.

A rebellion against the cooks for bad custard, started by him,

A republican?

A reward in the sum of £25.

A Royal Commission cannot accept anonymous testimony.

A Royal Commission into the sinking of an East India Company ship

A Royal Commission into the sinking of the Influence.

A safe house.

A sheep is a sheep, but also meat and wool.

A slave ship?

A slight has been perceived

A son we all thought dead in Africa.

A son we all thought dead in Africa.

A toad.

A treaty between my father and the Nootka Indian tribe.

A treaty in which Nootka land was bought for gunpowder...

A treaty. That is all.

A warehouseman or two would hang.

A wasteland.

A whore actress to the rescue of the mighty East.

A windmill.

A witness!

Aboard a sunrise...

Abraham Appleby, our delegate from Christ,

Accept what?

According to charter records,

According to God's law.

According to the Irish code of 1777,

According to the mighty working

Across the surface of the entire Earth.

Actually will be very, very valuable to the Crown

Actually, two women, sir.

After many years in your service,

After pinch.

After you have eluded me so long.

Against His Majesty The King.

Against James Delaney are now in the protective custody

Against people.

Against your people.

Ah ha.

Ah, ah, ah! And I can't stand to have you

Ah, but it is a bit unexpected, isn't it? It's unusual.

Ah, but my business is not in Africa, it's out west.

Ah, fuck it!

Ah, I need to speak to you.

Ah, Mr. Delaney, you've been in Africa for a number of years,

Ah, Thoyt, sit down.

Ah, well, you will understand, then, that private ownership of

Ah, yes.

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah! See, there it is.

Ah! You feel me, don't you, when I break in?

Ah.

Ah.

Ah...

Aha, my final ace.

All family members of the guilty party

All fires extinguished.

All is forgotten.

All is well.

All land, property, chattels and investments of the guilty party

All lost.

All of those that I gather are damned.

All part of the plan.

All right, all right.

All right, you lot, you heard him move!

All right?

All right?

All right?

All right.

All that is due from a husband to a wife.

All the charges of treason brought against me

All the coaches to Bath and Southampton

All the good men in London...

All the tea in China,

All the tea in China.

All the tea in China.

All the wild possibilities.

All these chemicals I ingest...

All these shrimps, like devils, with little bows and arrows,

All was ordered and calm and now there is this thing

All will be well.

All you have to do is make believe...

Allow you to accommodate an entire fleet,

Almost as good as the bat shit distillations of Burma.

Almost in half.

Along with my mother.

Alter perceptions.

Although, for some tasks,

Always assume I just know.

Always cow eyed about your sainted mother.

Always or tonight?

Always, Sir, on account of her being a fussy, stuck up bitch, Sir.

Always.

Am I the only one in this company with a brain?

Am I wrong?

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

America, then?

Among Christian soldiers,

An actress, no less.

An actress, she told me.

An actress.

An actress...

An admirer from the darkness and from on high.

An adventurer of very poor repute.

An agreement to assign your share of the Nootka trading post,

An ant.

An elephant.

An event which may be imminent.

An event which may be imminent.

An example of the kind of nail you used to nail down the hold of

An issue of war.

And a child.

And a chimpanzee.

And a fight with a bear in Chancery Lane,

And a ghost appeared

And a good thrashing from a Countess does the trick, apparently.

And a host of devils flew out of the hole in his head and down the river.

And a man called Solomon Coop into this room by tomorrow at noon.

And a strip of land at the arse of a pig.

And administration of felons through the docks.

And all of those who have use to me will sail along with me.

And all the while, s******ing behind our backs.

And all the while, these gulls hovered around picking at him.

And also a certain feminine product,

And also the money your father owed me.

And an element of God's grace.

And an element of strategy.

And an end to this business, at last.

And any claim to land, property, chattels or investment...

And anybody like you.

And as accessories for a crime against the Crown,

And as for him,

And as for your saltpetre, I will get it for you.

And at midday, Godfrey,

And at the moment one only has to say the Company

And at the time I was grateful that you had decided to leave England,

And be much cheaper.

And because of the strategical position of Nootka Sound,

And before you know it, the day will be over before it's begun.

And besides, Carlsbad said to say that you can have her.

And betrayal,

And blow kisses across the temporary border

And Brace?

And by dint of 'Corruption of Blood',

And by the command of His Majesty

And by who.

And call out to you on the other side.

And crucify all those around you.

And death.

And dedication.

And Delaney's will leaves him everything, including Nootka.

And Delaney's will leaves him everything.

And did you give her a lot of answers?

And die, like rats, like your father.

And don't think I would be loathe to use it because she's mad

And don't worry how we know so much. Hm?

And down he floats...

And even with the constant, careful stirring,

And every scratch and claim staked

And ferry them up the Fleet River to Hampstead.

And finally...

And find that humping gorilla of yours.

And for Godfrey to burn his account.

And for those of us who have secrets, marks, blemishes...

And hashish, enough to ease my grieving

And have a great need to ease 'em.

And have you spoken about all this with God?

And he bought them both for gunpowder.

And he can put the same old nails in the same old holes.

And he cured me...

And he cured me...

And he raved about fortunes and hidden treasures.

And he requires the letter for safe passage,

And he showed me to myself.

And he showed me to myself.

And he won't be happy.

And he would light these fires on the shore,

And he would speak in a language that was like...

And he would talk to Anna.

And he would talk to you, James.

And hidden just behind that, a cattle farm with a water wheel.

And his return was purposely in a public way.

And his slaves in their chains.

And his sugar plantation at Jumby Bay, Antigua.

And his wife since left.

And how did you end up in the duck pond?

And how would you know that?

And I also believe that that is of no consequence to you.

And I believe Nootka is of value to you

And I can move around it without waking it up.

And I could come more often, but I spare you.

And I do know the evil that you do because I was once part of it.

And I get the Treaty in return?

And I have proof that I am his widow.

And I have run out of fucking patience.

And I have sworn to do very foolish things.

And I need to ensure no one else betrays me.

And I never got a penny.

And I realise that is how it always is.

And I spend very little time in German brothels.

And I think I know who you are.

And I think we were right.

And I turn the key and you dress and you leave...

And I walk back to the house and report that they were kidnapped.

And I want no part in your plans or your future.

And I want you to know that there will be

And I will deal with it. In my way.

And I will get you payment in the form of a banker's draft.

And I will know.

And I will need your eyes and ears from now on as well.

And I will need your eyes and ears from now on.

And I will protect our interests by whatever means necessary.

And I will protect you.

And I will protect you.

And I will take his ship?

And I would feel it

And I would hear her.

And I would hear her.

And I, for the longest time, have been one of them.

And I'd say the lady is in danger

And I'll stitch you up and set you loose.

And I'm full with thirst and the temptations of the Tropics

And I'm planning a robbery.

And I'm planning a robbery.

And if required, he will stand up in court?

And if that sickly youth on the doorstep is there to protect you

And if they invited us both, then they probably know.

And if you are ever short of two shillings,

And in all that time, you reported every detail

And in return...

And in the morning I read the Gazette

And in the subsequent concealment of the facts.

And indirectly it was the King who financed the drawing up of

And is legal.

And is set to leave tomorrow on the ebb.

And it makes me so hard...

And it was assumed Delaney was dead.

And it's best we never talk of her when we've had brandy.

And its cargo...

And know you this I saw him there

And know you this, I saw him there

And leave it for a minimum of a year. Then, my friend,

And leave us penniless.

And less from the pink.

And let the rest of us enjoy Shakespeare!

And let this business run its course.

And lies!

And light his fires.

And like a wolf you tore out his heart,

And make the British red and the Americans...

And make you eat the paste.

And march away like nothing had ever happened.

And march away like nothing had ever happened.

And may God have mercy on our souls.

And more necks, more whores and more custard. And finally...

And most vilely in the afternoon when he's drunk.

And mother's madness to emerge.

And Mr. James Delaney.

And my blues are blue, then I will clear out.

And my father's debts amounted to a sum total of £215 and 17 shillings.

And negotiators are preparing depositions to draw

And no matter if it results in a dispute,

And no one in my Privy Council will raise a musket barrel!

And no second shot will be fired by either gun.

And not by conquest.

And not only can we not resolve this disaster by killing Delaney,

And now they have a good reason to come for her.

And now they have a good reason to come for her.

And off of a sinking ship.

And on its own, it is harmless.

And on my ship,

And one account from an East India Company clerk,

And one of you seeks satisfaction.

And only Miss Bow...

And out in the streets...

And Prinny is their queen.

And request a personal account from the priest. Until then,

And Robert.

And safe passage through your blockade.

And says, "How about old Horace Delaney,

And sealed.

And she eats her toast...

And she likes it.

And she thought you might know where he is,

And she's going to make this whole process louder and wilder,

And shoo away the dogs and crows that come for the carrion.

And silver.

And so angry.

And some shelter to this poor, unfortunate boy.

And somewhere to sleep.

And spitting fire, what, and she will glide over Lake Ontario

And step into the beyond.

And stir, and not stop stirring

And Strange would be able to accommodate it

And thank God you did.

And that animal from Africa

And that fat pig Prince Prinny plays the fool,

And that of the customers. Thruppence a barrel.

And that river hatch, I want that closed too.

And that to avenge the death of the good people, like my dear father,

And that's why you don't rent her.

And the account of the East India clerk, Godfrey.

And the best of it...

And the blue crosses are the Royal Navy ships,

And the Company will protect her from the Crown.

And the jurisdiction of an assizes.

And the only thing that will stop this entire enterprise

And the President of the United States.

And the Prince Regent.

And the Sphinx were all manufactured by men

And the successful outcome of that application,

And then began to deal slaves.

And then I intend to visit Zilpha Geary.

And then I shall try to reason with his creditors.

And then returned to London.

And then slaves to Trinidad...

And then there is the setting ablaze

And then threw him into the river.

And then you need to let it out,

And then... I will tell you which papers to burn.

And there was I thinking that we were just brothers in arms.

And therefore a total disaster.

And they will come.

And this is Sir Stuart Strange,

And this man...

And this scarcity of crew is almost certainly the reason why,

And those damned by suicide.

And to the East India,

And to the King.

And to you, your church on Earth and in Heaven,

And together, they will walk you along a tightrope.

And two in the water.

And very, very quietly...

And was that before or after he lost his mind?

And we are all owned,

And we can all pray to God

And we can make this happen.

And we can use every resource we have. Every resource.

And we can watch your little whores devour them together,

And we have 202.

And we have all owned others...

And we have plenty of time.

And were complicit in the deaths of those slaves.

And what are we, the bear or the dogs?

And what connections are they?

And what did God say?

And what exactly is it that my father owed you?

And what exactly is it that my father owed you?

And what is the official reason

And what is your interest in the sinking?

And what you tell us is corroborated,

And what?

And when he's worst he's little better than a beast.

And when his wife would not play the Spanish princess

And when morning becomes afternoon

And when peace comes and this border is drawn,

And when you have taken your shot, I'd like to talk to you.

And when you sit there with that same look of defiance on your face,

And where did he get the money to buy a ship?!

And where do we get this chlorate?

And whilst you're here,

And who keeps telling you all this shit?

And who the hell was that?

And who was this gentleman?

And who's Carlsbad? Carlsbad is the head

And whorehouses are full of secrets, and secrets, to me, are weapons.

And why must you be a woman to him?

And why would James Delaney hate the India so?

And why would she invite a man who cannot dance?

And will you be including that in your account

And would that be good?

And yet he told me everything.

And yet you came outside to see me.

And yet you're a rationalist.

And yet, you have so much to tell.

And you also hear everything they say when they raise their hand?

And you and I fighting like children.

And you are a spy.

And you believe that those men are senior directors

And you can come and hear everything?

And you can see that by the way that he follows you.

And you can't.

And you do not trust the name Colonay?

And you have pledged to give us the names of the Americans

And you have samples?

And you have the same eyes as her.

And you heard its destination?

And you heard its destination.

And you just said...

And you lay your hands on me in my society!

And you saw something at the pond.

And you show me red crosses.

And you take him upstairs and slit his throat,

And you think she's beautiful?

And you were both being paid for your services

And you will await trial in the same cell

And you will be first on the list of their conspirators.

And you will give me answers.

And you will hang. For being a pirate, you vagabond!

And you will know it.

And you will stay there until this business is done.

And you witnessed this, too?

And you would not need to be wary of me.

And you?

And you're a British citizen?

And you're wet, too.

And your friend, Stuart Strange.

And, again, beware.

And, as we thought at the time,

And, at a time of your choosing,

And, if you look very closely,

And, in return, you would sell out the East India?

And, Sir Stuart, odd to relate,

And, sir...

And, two years ago in Dublin,

And, when they come, let them in. You can open every door.

And, yes, I have other business than pissing.

And, yes, it would have affected his mind in the later stages.

And?

Anonymous note.

Another half an hour, at least.

Antiquarian.

Any action past, present or future,

Any business with him will be conducted in my presence.

Any girls who spoke are a half crown.

Any longer.

Any man wounded will be tended by the doctor.

Anyone firing l'outrance will be fair game to be shot.

Anyway... show me this cow shit.

Apart from me and the canary, no one.

Apart from that great big river that connects us.

Apart from those who are actually labelled a whore.

Apart from you.

Apparently, they're happy to deal with the devil

Are currently at war.

Are preparing to begin their secret peace talks in Ghent,

Are supplying the blockade with tack and pork,

Are you armed?

Are you deaf?

Are you going to teach me, then?

Are you just going to sit?!

Are you more comfortable with business than with learning, James?

Are you not ever hungry?

Are you short of a couple of shillings?

Are you sure he's dead?

Are you tricking me?

Aren't they?

Aren't we all?

Aren't you a pretty one?!

Argh!

Around my arms and legs.

Arrest the bastard.

Arsenic is gentle.

As a cadet at the East India Company military seminary in Woolwich,

As a doctor, I ought to make sure you're fully recovered.

As a man concerned with injustice.

As a rule, I do this trick with a beautiful woman...

As a rule, the King's council very rarely makes business

As Africa also served me incredibly well.

As each ribbon is untied, a reason disappears.

As far as I can ascertain...

As far as I know, there is only one place where one can find

As ghosts.

As Horace Delaney's widow,

As Horace Delaney's widow, I also own half of the trading post

As hostess, I thought I would dance the outrageous dance

As I hear about you.

As if there were a door open in this very house.

As in your premonition.

As is your name in mine.

As is your name in mine. Carlsbad.

As long as YOU cooperate.

As of now, you are a weakness.

As part of a thriving illicit network.

As the late Mr. Delaney's lawyer, I attended the funeral,

As the man who organised the loading of the Cornwallis with slaves...

As the man who organised the loading with slaves.

As the one from Mr. Wilton in the records office.

As they reach their final resting place.

As widow. Mrs. Delaney is my name.

As will I, I think.

As you may recall,

As you may recall, I represent a company which produces products

As you see, the flame has formed a reflective surface on the glass,

As you will see, the small piece of land your father bought off

As your father's clothes when he would go dancing on the foreshore

Ask him about the French experiment.

Ask no more questions now and talk to me only of chemistry.

Ask your chemist.

At 7:00 AM every day I read the Gazette.

At a ratio of around 60:40 in favour of the pigeon.

At all times your life is in our hands.

At all times your life is in our hands.

At dawn... to the death.

At first, the code eluded me.

At last some good news.

At last, I found a way to slip between them.

At last, I have found a way out of the cage

At last. Back in the world of reason and rationality.

At last. Back in the world of reason and rationality.

At least he's sorting his father's debts.

At least, she used to.

At Nootka Sound. And I believe Nootka is of value to the King.

At the point of a bayonet, if necessary.

At whatever the hell time of night it is?

Atticus, give me my horse back.

Atticus, I want an explanation.

Atticus, you stole my horse and you left your name...

Atticus!

Atticus!

Atticus!

Atticus! Bill! Right, Robert, get down there,

Atticus?

Australia is too far.

Australia! I swear it. I swear it.

Awful, and unnatural, and, I'm sure, untrue.

Aye, he lived on air and honey beer.

Aye.

Barrels of saltpetre can cut the leaching stage down to four weeks.

Barrels will contain...

Based on mutual self interest.

Be careful.

Be punctual.

Be sure of this, Delaney!

Be very, very careful now!

Because a canvas sheet would protect the powder perfectly well

Because all our lives will depend upon it.

Because he will be of no use to me.

Because I am insane!

Because I am more generous than my father.

Because I have eyes and ears everywhere throughout the city

Because I own it, and I know every creak in it

Because I read them. Have you even looked at them?

Because I will always be this close to you.

Because if he does not leave England, I will kill him.

Because if it is you, I might believe it.

Because it is unstable.

Because my husband was invited. He has business of theirs in Berlin.

Because of your will.

Because that was their plan.

Because the dead don't sing.

Because this day is insane, because Delaney is insane!

Because this whole thing is insane.

Because tonight she stabbed the Duke of Richmond.

Because you are his sister.

Because you are not safe here.

Because you are the captain of the mutineers.

Because, from now on,

Because, on July the 5th, it was loaded with a cargo of slaves.

Because, otherwise, you would've come to me

Because...

Been dead for days.

Before he yelped, "Enough!"

Before I chop off your trotters and boil them.

Before Mass!

Before midday.

Before the ebb.

Before the sun comes up.

Before the tide gets your shoes.

Before they reach the ports.

Before we begin, may we bow our heads in prayer?

Before whatever it is in your blood wears off.

Before you drink any more, could you tell me what happened?

Before your unexpected return,

Before, they laughed.

Beg your pardon.

Begging pardon, Sir, the show is almost done.

Begging the lady's pardon.

Begging your pardon, but what the hell are you doing here?

Behold, £215 and 17 shillings.

Behold, a witness to God's deep love for us all.

Behold!

Behold! A man of his calling!

Beneficial for the honourable East India.

Benjamin Wilton, records,

Besides, you're not coming.

Between His Majesty's Government and the cursed United States.

Between Nootka and China.

Between the eyes.

Beyond that, an area of low land.

Beyond the facilitation of this greater good.

Big berry, popping balls.

Bile and bitterness.

Bill, what are you doing?

Bill!

Bill! Bill!

Blamed a headache.

Bless him, and gunpowder,

Bloody madhouse again!

Bloody soldiers raided the house.

Boom!

Both hands. Good boy.

Bought for beads,

Bound for a sugar plantation in Jumby Bay, Antigua...

Bow was the name that I used for the stage.

Boys, girls, suck, fuck...

Brace, can you come and help me?

Brace, do not believe that I will not know

Brace, I spoke to a witness.

Brace, I spoke to a witness.

Brace, what's the matter?

Brace, where did my father keep his most important things?

Brace, you are not sick and you are not dead yet.

Brace, you have always been my father's man,

Brace, you were not born for freedom.

Brace!

Brace!

Brace!

Brace!

Brace?

Brace? Brace, where's James? I need to talk to him.

Brace? I'm going out.

Brace...

Brace...

Brandy and bandages, man.

Bravo!

Bravo.

Breakfast will be out in half an hour...

Brighton, Martinez, shut the street down,

Bring her!

Bring themselves to repeat these stories.

Britain and the United States are currently at war.

Bullshit.

Buried in a deeper grave.

Busiest in the head. Doesn't drink.

Busy.

But a broken down, bent, buckled old butler will have to be sufficient.

But after you bought so much arsenic...

But also incredibly valuable to the Americans.

But between friends, so where's the harm?

But by false rumour.

But by more fucking lawyers...

But can you also admit that you don't want James Delaney to die?

But did you pay the grave diggers the extra shilling?

But even so, it's wise to take precautions.

But even so, it's wise to take precautions.

But first I need to put a fresh dressing on this.

But he instructed me to make sure you get home safely.

But he often spoke of you. He was very, very proud.

But he would talk to you, stand on the north bank of the river

But he's found the leak and will fix it,

But here's the thing, James. This Nootka Sound is a curse.

But here's the thing, James. This Nootka Sound is a curse.

But I do know you cared for her.

But I don't keep anybody around me that doesn't deserve what they get.

But I doubt you'd be able to steer a ship to America.

But I have no business.

But I have the feeling you've not known him a little longer.

But I reasoned that they are the lesser of the three adversaries,

But I will give you the gist of it.

But I would like you inside of me, Mr. Delaney.

But I'm pursuing him through his chemicals.

But if you're absolutely resolute on staying...

But in particular powder.

But in return, I will need a single meeting with

But in the event...

But in the file I have put only the facts, sir,

But in the port of Cabinda on the West African coast,

But instead will be sent to you, O Lord...

But it can also be wool.

But it will to the President and his representatives,

But justice will be delivered to him by God.

But know this.

But long since, you've been dangled

But look, if you don't want to deal with the obstacle,

But Mr. Delaney's son knew nothing of any marriage.

But not the cellar, so I must beat the tide.

But not the devil's back yard where you went.

But not the other...

But not to me.

But of course, your Highness.

But only if we give him a monopoly on the trade

But only the Company are aggrieved,

But only the King can have me hanged.

But that is not going to be possible. He's all yours.

But that's not going to be possible.

But the consequence for you was worth the risk to me, yes?

But the difference between Delaney and me

But the point is, you see...

But the return of the abolitionist Charles Grant...

But then I realised, it's not even a code, is it?

But then, she's an actress.

But there's no one else.

But these slaves were loaded by East India Company directors anyway.

But they do run cloth and trade beads to Tangiers

But they taught me how to use it. Now it's a gift.

But they will soon run short of powder.

But things have changed.

But we are here and there is a room with a bed and fire.

But we are the future.

But wh wh why... wh why was its name changed?

But what I do have are Malay coins, enough to bury you.

But what what an extraordinary achievement, gentlemen.

But when it is added to the sulphur and charcoal in our vats,

But you could allow your cunt

But you did.

But you have no such excuse.

But you must assign the treaty before you leave London.

But you will form an orderly line.