01x05 - The Midnight Ride

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i

know the truth will rise and fall

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Yeah A word now to the

wise The world was made to change He is

a surprise

Looking at life through my own eyes I'm

searching for a hero to

idolize Feeling the pain as innocence

dies Looking at life

I shake my heart into battle Give that

freedom by the rattle Get my independent

sign Declare it on the D line Let the

doubt be a freedom ring and patriotic

voices Say red white and blue Never give

up You represent America hoping and

praying for a brighter day I listen to

my heart and I obey How can I see it any

other way i'm looking at my life with my

own eyes

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Today on Liberty's Kids the British are

marching on Lexington and conquered by

sea We have no time to waste Lives are

at stake

The regulars are coming The regulars are

coming

The regulars are coming The regulars are

coming 5 April

1775 Dear mother Dr Franklin insists

that his newspaper is stirring

patriotism in the bosom of every

colonist But I am not so sure There is

no doubt their political passions run

high here in the colonies but there are

so many people with so many different

backgrounds It seems to me that no two

of the colonies share the same interests

Pennsylvania and Virginia are as

different as France and Holland or so I

am told As for me I am proud to remain

steadfastly British

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Shh It's me You heard the voices too i

think it is thieves or someone who

disagrees with Dr Franklin's newspaper

They're here to destroy the printing

press Come on

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Look

Who goes there do you see

anything good Let us resume our business

I'll scare them You trip them up

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Run

We got them We got them Sarah run and

get Moses No no need to get Moses You

already got him

Huh

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moses But why why the sneaking around

maybe he's a traitor and a spy He could

have fooled us all along Don't be silly

Henry I'm sure Moses has a perfectly

logical explanation Oh my

back Of course I have a logical

explanation I'm no traitor I'm a

mechanic You can fix a wagon Sure The

mechanics are a secret group of patriots

concerned about how Britain is treating

the colonies

I thought that was the Sons of Liberty

That's another group Its membership is

reserved for men of commerce We

craftsmen having no group of our own

decided to form one We call ourselves

mechanics I never heard of them Because

these doings are not games There's great

danger in simply knowing about these

secret societies

Oh thanks to your enthusiastic defense

of Dr Franklin's print shop my mission

is in dire jeopardy I was to deliver

this urgent message to Dr Joseph Warren

a colleague of Samuel Adams We have

heard from our sources that the British

army is moving out of Boston to New York

If the colonists along the way think the

British are attacking they might react

with violence We don't want that to

happen And now I can't warn Dr Warren I

will take the letter to Boston Moses I'm

your man And who says a woman cannot be

part of this vital undertaking i'm going

to Sorry Henri I'm going to need you

here to help me get around As for you

two Moses this message must be delivered

You said so yourself There is no other

alternative You know I can do it We can

do it Two have a better chance than one

That is true But Moses she's British I

may be British but that doesn't mean I

can't see both sides of the question

It's the violence and the bloodshed I

fear and hate

It's settled A ship lease for Boston at

dawn bearing emergency supplies I was to

be on it Now you two will go in mystead

No argument As for tonight get some rest

Don't see why I have to rest I'm not

going anywhere

Why so quiet after all these long days

and nights at sea we're almost to Boston

Harbor I'm worried I hope I'm not

committing an act of treason What would

my mother think we're saving lives

That's not treason Stay down and hold on

There be trouble ahead

A British frigot If they catch us with

contraband aboard

Oh they're firing on us

Look out

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Don't worry They're just warning us off

The harbor is still closed We'll lose

them by staying in the shallow waters

close to the coast where they cannot go

But we're going to have to put you

ashore several miles south of Boston I'm

afraid you'll have to walk the rest of

the way

Thank you Goodbye

We have to walk through that Unless you

can sprout wings and fly Fear not We're

only 2 hours from Boston

Yuck Don't worry The frogs here are

probably too big to fit into your shoes

These wretched bugs 2 hours You said

it's been four and they've been the

longest hours of my life

Luckily according to the maps the road

should be dead

ahead See there it is

Oh my dress is ruined It'll dry soon

enough Let's eat I'm starving

Someone's coming We'd better hide Who

knows if they're friend or foe

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british

regulars Halt I say I spy something on

the ground there Have a look Sergeant

Yes sir

Bread and cheese sir Dropped deer within

the last few minutes I'd wager Not an

ant inside Have a look around but be

quick about it We must join the others

in Boston tonight for tomorrow's journey

to Lexington and conquered

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Nothing here Nowhere else to hide

Perhaps there's someone on the road

ahead of us If that be so we'll catch up

with him shortly Come

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That was close That was messy My clothes

Sarah the British are not going to New

York at all They're riding to Lexington

and Conquered We have to tell Dr Warren

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Dear heavens Dr Warren Yes Yes Was there

an accident no accident sir That's not

to say we look this way on purpose Let

me get to the point sir We come from

Philadelphia with an urgent message from

the mechanics But even more importantly

hold on I'm not aware of any mechanics

who send messengers What sort of

mechanic cobbler Waywright

I cannot talk to you now Wait we're from

the printer Ah and the printer's wife

How is she we both know he isn't married

Sir come in

quickly I must apologize for my

interrogation but with all the spies

around one can never be too careful

Well now you know who I am but I don't

know who you are other than you've come

from Dr Franklin's print shop in Moses

The

printer right

i'm Sarah Phillips Sir James Hiller

Please excuse the way we look We've been

at sea for almost 2 weeks and then walk

through an endless swamp to get here You

came all the way from Philadelphia Moses

said our message was urgent Hold on

There are some gentlemen here who should

hear this

James Hiller and Sarah Phillips Paul

Rivere and William Daws Call me Billy

please I'm sure James and Sarah have

brought us urgent news from Philadelphia

What we've seen outside the city is much

more pressing sir Boston Harbor remains

blockaded and the British are on the

move but they are marching on Lexington

and Conquered not New York

That confirms everything we know

Tonight's the night Yes The rumors Moses

heard about the British marching on New

York are completely false The rumors we

heard from the British groom are

completely correct The British are

marching on Lexington and Conquered by

sea which means they'll be going after

Samuel Adams and John Hancock not to

mention the colonist stores of g*ns and

ammunition Not if we get there first We

have no time to waste Lives are at stake

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Warn every volunteer from here to

conquer Wake them up Knock on every door

if need be I'll go by land out through

Boston neck Right After I set the signal

at North Church to let everyone know the

British are coming by sea I'll cross the

river and arrange for a horse in Charles

Town It will be dangerous but if one

meets with trouble perhaps the other

will get through We've got to be part of

this But James I'm verging on treachery

already You're looking at it all wrong

This is history in the making Dr

Franklin needs us to observe Otherwise

who will ever know what actually

happened this night you're right The

truth must be told We'd like to come

with you Yes To describe these events

for Dr Franklin's newspaper The whole

world must learn of such momentous

happenings H They would make good cover

will help raise the alarm I am well

raised Mr Doors but I can be loud She

can breaks glass all the time All right

then Come along Hold on I don't know if

Dr Franklin would consent to my putting

you two in danger Sir Dr Franklin's

right-hand man Moses sent us here And Dr

Franklin is behind us 100% Philadelphia

to Boston in just 13 days I still find

that nearly impossible With all due

respect sir nearly impossible and

impossible are two distinctly different

things And we have to cover this story

and let people know what happens Very

good then Godspeed And write well Tell

the world of our gallant boys and a

midnight ride to stop the bloodshed

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Sorry to disturb you Mr Newman but the

British regulars are definitely on the

move and they are preparing to cross the

Charles River Two lanterns then yes just

as we agreed One of by land two of by

sea The whole city will be able to see

them from the belfry

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Do you hear that sounds like soldiers

We don't have much time

Heat Heat

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pett coats to muffle the ores Great idea

Too bad about the full moon though I

feel like there's a lantern on us Sh The

sunset

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Paul over here Deacon Lton reliable as

always I saw the lanterns

My father's horse as promised I hope

she's

fast One a race for

me Watch out for the red bellies The

roads are crawling with them

Look to the north Yes it's the regulars

Whoa Good eyes girl I believe the

British are crossing to Cambridge We've

no time to lose

Whoa What's the matter riders coming

British patrol Perfect stopping place

for them

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Dash it all After them

The regulars are on the march The

regulars are coming The regulars are

coming Hey the regulars are coming Wake

up Wake up The regulars are coming

The regulars are coming The regulars are

coming

The British are coming The British are

coming Wake up The morning Wake up The

British are coming The British are

coming

John Hancock Sam Adams you still

yourselves

Welcome to Clockhouse James Known for

its peace and quiet Sound the alarm Hold

People are sleeping here Keep the noise

down Noise you'll have noise enough

before long The regulars are coming Help

me wake the house

Coming Don't break it down

What's going on Paul john Sam the

regulars are on the move They mean to

capture you two and all the munitions

they can find We'll gather up our things

and repair to Buckman Tavern to plan our

escape

James how was your ride incredible James

take care of the horses I'll help Mr

River's courage is amazing When I tell

the story he'll be famous But his is

only half the story Mr Doors has been

doing the same thing just as amazingly I

can only write what I witness And I've

been with Paul Rivere I witness great

events too From now on I'll be a

journalist I can't let people get all

their news from James Mr Dolls and I are

riding on to Concord We'll understand if

you don't want to come and miss a huge

story Of course Sarah may want to stay

Not a chance

My horse is tired He's had a long night

We all have There's a rider coming

River doors Dr Prescott the freedom

fighter Call me Samuel I heard about

your ride Paul River and I thought I'd

join you

You hold there Let's split up See you in

conquered

My horse will never make it

It will Now go They won't do anything to

me I'm a British subject You're also a

brave girl

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If you're staying I'm staying Go Mr

River And good luck

You're in my charge The others will get

the message through You What's your name

river Paul Rivere

Boston's famous express rider What

brings you out tonight i see you've been

riding hard alerting the countryside of

our regiments headed this way I won't

deny it Dismount sir Sergeant take his

horse Mr River If you attempt to run or

we are insulted you will pay the price

You may do as you please What are you

two doing out here shouldn't you be in

bed leaving such treasonous activities

to your elders i've committed no treason

I'm a loyal British subject from a

respectable English family Oh but of

course Pardon me for not recognizing you

immediately your lady

ship It was the uh muddy face and dirty

hair that had me fooled Sergeant round

up these urgents We'll need someone to

clean up after the horses

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Listen a skirmish ahead Sergeant prepare

the men to engage What about the

prisoners sir they're traitors We shall

deliver them to the civil authorities

But they'll slow us down sir You're

right Sergeant Release them but keep the

horse It's fresher than ours Yes sir

You're

free I strongly suggest you go home

Don't let our patrols catch you on these

roads again Company forward

Come let us go Where are we going back

to Lexington We have to help Hancock and

Adams escape What a story this is going

to be Yes and I plan to help write it

Thanks for your help You'll be safe here

at the inn Thanks for letting us come

along All the world will know of your

brave acts when my newspaper article is

published

Got to get these notes down while

tonight's events are fresh in my mind

I'll have little something for you to

include with your dispatch What is that

your autobiography

no just the half of the story you left

out The truth must be told

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How I wish for a day when words will fly

across the sea at the speed of lightning

and not wait these long interminable

months at sea I worry over much about

the colonies I hope But I fear that this

tense situation is headed for

confrontation not compromise

I fear for my friends and my allies I

fear for Moses without whom my life at

home could not go

on I fear for James Sarah and Henri the

young ones in my charge This is no time

to be bold and brash But try to tell

that to youthful souls caught up in the

passion of the times In the end no man

or woman can remain neutral There's a

day of reckoning coming and nothing I

can do will prevent it

My own eyes I'm searching for a hero to

idolize Feeling the pain

in looking at life

I take my heart into battle Give that

freedom better rattle Get my independent

sign Declare it on the dotted line Red

white and blue Never give up You

represent America

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