TEXT: KILGHARRAH In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name: Merlin. MERLIN: You're still angry with me, aren't you? ARTHUR: We spend the entire day hunting, catch nothing, because every time we got anywhere near anything you sneezed and frightened it away. MERLIN: Not the last time. ARTHUR: No, that time you fell into a stream. No-one could accuse you of being predictable, Merlin. MERLIN: I think I'm getting a cold. ARTHUR: Let's hope it's a bad one. (Women screaming in the distance) ARTHUR: What was that? MERLIN: I think it was a bird. (Women screams again) MERLIN: That? That was definitely a woman screaming. Why couldn't it have just been a bird? It's never just a bird. (Merlin runs closer) ARTHUR: What are you doing? MERLIN: I assume you want to risk our lives and see what's going on. ARTHUR: I never thought I'd say this, Merlin, but you're learning. (They walk up to the towns people) ARTHUR: Let the woman go. TOWNCHIEF: This woman has been sentenced to death. It does not concern you. ARTHUR: I am Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot, and your village is in my lands. TOWNCHIEF: Her sorcery has brought sickness and suffering to this village. ARTHUR: Did she receive a fair trial? TOWNCHIEF: Your father would have shown her no mercy. ARTHUR: I am not my father. Now cut her down. TOWNCHIEF: I will not endanger the lives of all who live here. (Arthur puts his sword to the Town chief's chest) ARTHUR: I said... cut her down. (It shows Merlin and Arthur later in the forest with the old lady, Valdis. Merlin is shown trying to heal
SUMMARY:
When a stranger gives Arthur the power to summon the dead, the king finds himself torn between head and heart. Unable to resist temptation, he seizes the chance to speak to the person he misses most - his father, Uther. But the spirit world is a dark and dangerous place... Little does Arthur realize that his decision comes at a terrible price. Against all odds, Merlin must put right Arthur's mistake before Camelot and everything they have built is destroyed forever.