C Mr. Curry
Miss Clyde! [runs up to Millicent]
M Millicent
Mr. Curry. What do you want?
C Mr. Curry
[shows a bouquet of withered flowers]
I found these tied to a lamppost and I thought: "Waste not, want not". [gives Millicent the bouquet]
M Millicent
Charming. Now, if you'll excuse me... [walks away]
C Mr. Curry
Uh...where exactly are you going?
M Millicent
[stops and turns around]
What concern is it of yours?
C Mr. Curry
[points to the taxidermist van, referring to Paddington]
You've got the bear in there.
C Mr. Curry
It's just... I thought you were sending him to Peru, but...
M Millicent
I said I was sending him where he belongs, which, in his case, is the Natural History Museum.
C Mr. Curry
But, Honeypot, that is barbaric.
M Millicent
[angrily]
Mr. Curry, I am not your "Honeypot". I never was.
C Mr. Curry
[realizes he's been used]
What?
M Millicent
[gives Mr. Curry back the bouquet in frustration]
Now take your rotten flowers and get out of here. Go. [Mr. Curry backs away slowly, she barks at him, he then runs away]
M Millicent
[opens the museum doors]
Welcome to your new home, bear. This is a cathedral of knowledge. Every major explorer has added to its glory. [points to 3 of many exhibits in the room] Charles Darwin brought the giant tortoise from the Galapagos.
Paddington
Good evening.
M Millicent
Captain Scott, the emperor penguin from Antarctica.
Paddington
Gentlemen.
M Millicent
Captain Cook, the kangaroo from Australia.
Paddington
Good day.
M Millicent
Each of these men have been immortalized through these finds. But do you see anything from my father? No. Because when he met your oh-so-precious species, he refused to collect a specimen.
BG Boss Geographer
[the flashback begins]
No specimen?
M Montgomery
Gentlemen, gentlemen... I-I-I mean, these were no dumb beasts. I mean, they-they were intelligent and civilized.
G1 Geographer 1
Oh, come off it, Clyde. They didn't even speak English.
M Montgomery
Well, no, but...
G2 Geographer 2
Did they play cricket?
G3 Geographer 3
Drink tea?
G4 Geographer 4
Do the crossword?
G1 Geographer 1
Pretty rum idea of civilization you've got, Clyde.
B Boss
Tell us their location. We'll send a real explorer to get a specimen.
M Montgomery
[pause]
Never. [the crowd gasps]
B Boss
Very well. You leave me no choice. This expedition shall be struck from the records. [receptionist rips off the records] Montgomery Clyde, I hereby revoke your membership of the hallowed Guild. [rips off his membership necklace] Geographers, turn your backs. [turns his back on Montgomery, followed by his fellow geographers]
M Millicent
[during the flashback]
We could've been rich and famous, but instead he threw it all away, and he opened a petting zoo. He put the happiness of a few furry creatures above his own flesh and blood. I vowed that one day, I would finish the job my father never could. [the flashback ends] And now, at last, that day has come. [unveils a glass box that reads "Ursus marmaladus", Paddington sees a foreshadowing vision of himself in it] That's right. I'm going to stuff you, bear.
Paddington
[Paddington gasps and runs away in fear, trying to escape the museum, but Millicent shot him the butt with a tranquilizer] [weakly]
Ow...! [he falls down the stairs and falls asleep]
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]