Mrs. Bird
Batten down the hatches, young'un! There'll be a storm tonight.
Mary
Well, the radio said it was clearing up.
Mrs. Bird
[scoffs]
"Radio"? I feel it in my knees. My knees never lie.
Jonathan
[runs in the room]
Guess what, Mrs. Bird? We found a bear!
Mrs. Bird
Uh-huh.
Jonathan
A real bear from Peru!
Mrs. Bird
Oh, that's nice, dear.
Jonathan
[confused]
You don't seem very surprised.
Mrs. Bird
Oh, I was surprised when they came up with the microwave oven. [glares at a microwave oven] And I still don't trust you.
C Mr. Curry
[from his window]
Heck of a racket coming from your way last night, Brown.
Henry
[turns around]
Oh, hello, Mr. Curry. I'm sorry if we disturbed you.
Paddington
Good morning.
C Mr. Curry
[looks at Paddington]
I don't believe I've had the pleasure.
Mary
Mr. Curry, this is Paddington.
Jonathan
He's a bear!
C Mr. Curry
I can see that. You must be a long way from home.
Paddington
I'm from Darkest Peru.
Henry
Don't worry, Mr. Curry, he's going. [the Browns walk away]
C Mr. Curry
Just as well. Don't wanna be kept by any of your loud jungle music. [closes his window]
Judy
Hey, Paddington. Have you seen the paper? [gives Paddington the newspaper]
Paddington
Gosh.
Jonathan
You've already been in London a day, and you're already famous.
Paddington
Oh.
Judy
I'm sorry if I wasn't very nice before. It's just...it's a new school and I didn't want everyone to think I was weird.
Paddington
Oh, I understand, Judy. It's not easy being somewhere new.
Judy
No, it isn't.
Henry
[offscreen, faintly]
He put earwax on my toothbrush! [Judy laughs]
Paddington
Things can be very different from how you imagined.
Jonathan
Oh, don't let him bother you. Dad's always been boring and annoying.
Mrs. Bird
Oh, don't know 'bout that. More to your father than meets the eye.
Jonathan
Like what?
Mrs. Bird
Well, when I first met him, he was a very different man.
Mary
[flashback, "Born to be Wild" plays in the background]
WHOOOOOO!!!!! Ya-aay!!! Woo-hoo!!!
Henry
That's my girl! [he and Mary stop at the hospital]
Mary
Not gonna let this change us, right?
Henry
No way, baby! [they high-5 each other]
Mary
We're having a baby! [they run in the hospital, then the flashback fast-forwards]
Mrs. Bird
[during the flashback]
But becoming a father does strange things to a man.
Henry
[he and Mary leave the hospital]
Could you be careful? There's a baby here. Hey, step back, there's a baby coming through. Could you keep those flowers away, please? She's too young for pollen.
Mary
[confused]
Where's the bike, darling?
Henry
This is our new car.
Mary
What? It's very beige, isn't it?
Henry
It's a calm and neutral color. Could you get in?
Mrs. Bird
[the flashback ends]
The point is, your father loves you very much. Give him a chance. [picks up a laundry basket] He might just surprise you. [walks away]
Judy
Maybe you and Dad just need a fresh start.
Paddington
Hmm. I suppose I didn't make the best first impression.
Judy
Don't take this the wrong way, but...why don't we try to make you to look a bit more presentable?
Paddington
Hang on a minute. You're not talking about...?
Paddington
[as he's being blown by blow dryers]
Wind! Hot wind! 2 hot winds! I don't like it! [the blowing stops, offscreen] Well, I hope I don't look weird after all that. [onscreen, his fur stands up]
Judy
Too much?
Jonathan
Too much. [laughs]
Paddington
"Too much"? Then get me a brush, will you.
Mrs. Bird
Ah, there it is. [pulls out a duffle coat]
Jonathan
It's my old duffle coat.
Judy
Actually, it was mine first.
Henry
Well, long before that, it was mine.
Paddington
Oh, was it, Mr. Brown?
Judy
[faintly]
Really?
Mary
He wore it on his first day of school.
Paddington
[admiring the coat he's wearing]
It's lovely. Wooden buttons for ease of paw. And these 2 sandwich compartments are an excellent idea.
Henry
I must say it suits you very well.
Paddington
I never thought I'd like a human coat, but...
Mary
[offscreen]
You look like one of the family.
Jonathan
You're not going to send Paddington to the authorities, are you?
Judy
You will try the Geographer's Guild?
Henry
[pause]
Yes, alright. We'll see if they know anything. [Jonathan hugs him] But if it's a dead end...
Mary
I'm sure it won't be.
Paddington
Thank you very much, Mr. Brown. [he smiles, Henry smiles back]
Paddington
But it wasn't my fault!
Henry
Who else was in the house? The front door was still locked.
Paddington
There was an elephant.
Jonathan
An elephant?
Judy
[confused]
What?
Paddington
Well, it had a head of an elephant and a body of a snake. But it tried to shoot me!
Mrs. Bird
Have you been drinking saltwater?
Paddington
No.
Mary
[crouches down]
Paddington, why don't you tell us what really happened?
Paddington
[confused]
What?
Mary
We won't be cross.
Henry
Speak for yourself.
Paddington
Mrs. Brown, you must believe me. I would never lie to you.
Mary
"Dear, Browns. Thank you very much for having me stay. You're a very lovely family. I'm very sorry about the flood, and the fire, and the incident at the Geographer's Guild. [Henry looks away in guilt] I hope that... now I have gone, things will calm down a bit. Yours, Paddington." [puts down the note]
Judy
Well, shall we go after him?
Henry
It's...better this way. He didn't really belong here.
Jonathan
How can you say that? [runs out of the room]
Henry
[as Judy is about to leave]
Judy...?
Judy
I'm going to my room. [puts on her headphones and leaves, Mary follows]
Henry
Where are you going?
Mary
I'm just, um... I need to know he's okay. [leaves, Henry sits on the table and sulks in regret]
Mrs. Bird
[sighs heavily]
You just don't get it, do you?
Henry
[turns to look at Mrs. Bird]
What?
Mrs. Bird
This family needed that wee bear every bit as much as he needed you. There, said my piece. [leaves the room]
Mary
[as they run to the leftmost window]
Henry? Henry, do not go out there.
Jonathan
Do it, Dad!
Henry
Someone has to. [jumps down] And that someone is me.
Mary
Oh... Oh, I say... [Henry kisses her, Jonathan stares]
Judy
Um... [she looks away in embarrassment]
Mary
My hero. [her painting reveals Henry's face] Crikey. [Henry walks out the window]
M Millicent
Not so fast! [the Browns gasp in fear] C'mon, hand over the bear.
Mary
No. We won't do that.
Paddington
Mrs. Brown?
Mary
[she puts her hand on Paddington]
He's family.
M Millicent
"Family"? You're not even the same species.
Paddington
It's true.
Henry
It is true. And when I first met Paddington, I wanted nothing to do with him. [looks at Mary] But my wonderful wife, she opened her heart to him. [looks back to Millicent] And so did my incredible children. And now I have too! [he walks up to Millicent]
Mary
[softly]
Henry...
Henry
It doesn't matter that he comes from the other side of the world. Or that he's a different species. [Millicent prepares to shoot] Or that he has a worrying marmalade habit. We love Paddington, and that makes him family. |And families stick together! So if you want him, you'll have to take us all! [Mary smiles]
M Millicent
Okay then. [Mary gasps in fear]
Henry
When I say "all"...
M Millicent
I've never stuffed a human before, but...
Paddington
[interrupts]
Wait! Wait. You don't need to do that. [starts walking towards Millicent]
Jonathan
Paddington!
Judy
[sadly]
No.
M Millicent
[smiling wickedly]
Yes. That's it. Come, come.
Paddington
[sees a pigeon land on the roof]
Uh...could I have one last request?
M Millicent
[sighs is disgust]
What is it?
Paddington
I'd like a sandwich. There's one in my hat.
Paddington
Thank you. [takes off his hat, pulls out his sandwich, and throws it at Millicent]
M Millicent
[the pigeons fly at her, leading her off the cliff]
Nice try, bear! [the hatch opens in front of her] Aah!
Mrs. Bird
THE CROW'S NEST!
Paddington
Mrs. Bird!
Mrs. Bird
What?!
M Millicent
[offscreen]
Hey! [seen hanging on a flagpole] Why don't you look where you're going?
Mrs. Bird
Ah, shut your pie hole. [spills coffee on Millicent]
