01x13 - The Turtle

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the clear padarthas or your freedom rate

and patriotic

here are some exciting scenes from

today's episode of Liberty's kids I

think it's some kind of underwater boat

that you're going to attack the Redcoats

with our infant Navy can't beat the

British on top of the sea

so we intend to strike from beneath and

the target advil house flagship the

Eagle sink her break the blockade

if we fail house brother lands his army

and takes New York

I will not aid in the death of British

sailors

James look quicker September 4 1776 dear

mother

James Omri and I find ourselves in New

York and the city is under siege Lord

Admiral Howe has arrived with nearly

30,000 troops and the wooden walls of

his fleet have sealed off Manhattan

Island

no helper supplies can reach the

Colonials from the sea the rebels

licking their wounds from their

devastating defeat on Long Island are

down to only 9,000 able men last night a

British officer posted ad milord house

flagship HMS Eagle alone could sink what

there is of the splinter fleet fer built

rebel Navy on me when will you learn to

close a door when entering a room but

I'd only have to open it again when we

leave to meet James a story James wants

us to meet him at the fishing world as

soon as you're ready coming you're going

to be thrilled

a sea monster in New York Harbor sir

that is most unlikely

maybe not thrilled first eagerly we hear

me last I fished these waters fair and

foul more years and a three you've been

alive and never seen the likes of this

last midnight it was a mile north of the

Whitehall battery and less than a cable

link away from my boat round it was

bright like a candle I tried to give

chase but down it goes a light under the

water and then gone and all I'd like to

rent your skiff tonight you're not

thinking of stalking this seagoing

phantom Oh James it isn't real are you

sure because I think I know what its

next meal is

there's the Whitehall battery we roll

bio north

see anything yes

trouble if we run into a patrol all the

monster Audrey no one believes in

monsters I remind you this is the 18th

century but I about stories about about

giant beasts that hit warships in one

night that's more than I can swallow I

think she made a joke and the joke is

what we are out here in the middle of

what are you doing let's get after it I

feel it we should be getting away from

it

if that's a monster on wreaths and

nature's become a coppersmith what is it

tell you later

the Pope was sticking again

I couldn't surf is fast enough if you

must release the b*mb you'll pop right

up and what did you see they were

watching from the woods I repeat what

did you see we saw that and that is I I

think it's some kind of underwater boat

that you're going to attack the Redcoats

with if that were so such an enterprise

would require secrecy which begs the

question of what to do with you three

spies we are not spies we're journalists

for Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania

Gazette my word no my words I wrote that

article below it Benjamin Franklin

helped convinced General Washington when

my turtle was an idea worth trying I'm

in his debt you three may stay but only

if you give your word you'll withhold

the story until after the attack we

agree now mr. Bushnell David Bushnell

late of Seabrook Connecticut James

Hillier Sarah Phillips and on rila fever

now about this attack our infant Navy

can't beat the British on top of the sea

so we intend to strike from beneath and

the target you won't be disappointed

Admiral House flagship the Eagle 64 g*ns

and this powerful ship this side of the

Atlantic sink her and we break the

blockade keep a lookout for the patrols

there's even more ships since last night

I count three hundred homes

make for the battery something up ahead

folks by order of the crown

what is that I call it a rotating or

they lose the vessels pull and this one

helps it go under mr. Bushnell you have

created what men have dreamt of an

underwater craft it is practical and

safe my little turtle is all that and

more you see once under the Eagle

sergeant Lee will drill a small hole in

the hole and attach this underwater b*mb

bombs can't explode underwater this one

can and what it does it will send a

message to the HMS Eagle that we are a

force to be reckoned with

the soldiers will have no warning yes we

are living in strange times but we are

at w*r miss Phillips

and soldiers understand w*r there's also

pumps ballast weights rudder no end of

things to turn pump screw and unscrew I

know there's a lot to learn sergeant I

wish we had more time for training

there's another problem I fear

the Redcoats captured the tow boat they

took the crew I don't think they'll talk

at least not right away

we'll be it's all right general Putnam

they work for Benjamin Franklin ah yes

I've met the boy a fine show at Bunker

Hill in Boston a lad yes sir

this does leave us with a problem

it does indeed general put them even if

the men don't talk now we'll know that

some plan is afoot we must strike soon

when can you attack we need a calm sea

in a week F tide see the night after

next but we'll need another boat to tow

the turtle into range

maybe I can help let us do it three

youths in the middle of that Armada it's

dangerous we've been in dangerous spots

before sir we know how to avoid trouble

three use one of them a girl it would be

ignored as harmless besides I'd only be

towing not actually attacking and if

we're going to report this story we have

to be on the water what do you have in

mind son what happened Sarah could you

please make a sketch of the turtle for

the paper I suppose so

listen we can't let Sara know this she'd

object we're supposed to be journalists

not soldiers we're not supposed to be

part of the action you do not cluster

sure I trust her but she is British I

think we should tell her we'll fill her

in later right now just tell her were

observing the British fleet but why at

night we're letting them get used to us

so they'll ignore us when the turo goes

on its mission here what is going on

with you two wait

they've seen us but what should we do

I'm coming what are you doing out here

we are planning to attack and stick you

with physics what's this then

they are notes for writing my mother and

my adventures in the colonies your

mother takes a keen interest in military

affairs

there's nothing seditious about an

intelligent woman wanting to keep

well-informed

that's the black d*ck to decide bosun

pass a towline black geek that's what

the sailors call Admiral Howe and give

us black d*ck and we feel nothing but

why does he call him black d*ck perhaps

he has a dark temperament we're going to

find out they're taking us aboard the

eagle

the Admirals complements your to escort

the prisoners to his day cabin pretty

good set this way

watch him animal aide don't like a bit

of mold with your brain as you can see

we plan to control the Hudson River

Valley by holding Montreal on the north

and New York to the south cleaving the

colonies into divide and conquer a sound

strategy if this were Europe and all

Pleasant fields and farms but it's

nothing but dense hostile wilderness

nature will fight us as defiantly as the

Colonials as a colleague observed you

cannot conquer a map we must first

negotiate negotiate with these hmm I see

you've never met Benjamin Franklin he

may be many things including a rebel but

his worst enemy would not dare call him

ignorant don't underestimate the

Americans captain they're carving a

nation out of wilderness they claimed

there were night fishing sir but I found

this she said their notes for writing

her mother I trust there's a good

explanation for plying restricted waters

in the middle of the night like we said

we were night fishing sir indeed well

you've hooked some trouble young man

Admiral how were journalists and we're

writing about your fleet we work for

Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette

Benjamin Franklin mother sent me to stay

with him while she remained in London

dr. Franklin very kindly taught us to be

journalists and how is my dear friend

dr. Franklin

is there anyone to boss doesn't know he

is very well thank you sir

the rebels are planning something

frighten or not I don't trust them my

captain is a cautious man and with

excellent reason I assure you we are

only observing just fishing for facts

young lady I want your word as a loyal

subject of the crown that you're taking

no action against us you have it it's

the truth

I suppose it is prudent to make friends

with the press sir

indeed captain oh I did not think we

would ever get off that ship and

complete our mission our mission on me

you mean gathering facts what else

you mean what else aren't you and James

telling me you two have been acting odd

all night what is going on we're going

to tow the turtle and be part of the

attack what I wanted to tell you right

away thanks on three

I guess you're upset no I'm not upset

I'm livid I gave my word to Admiral how

you have made me a liar I've never lied

in my life never how could you betray me

like this

Sara it's not what you think what am I

supposed to think that you've forsaken

your duty as a journalist for personal

glory I knew you wouldn't understand you

understand

I will not aid in the death of British

sailors but we're only towing them that

makes it right how horrible I'm ashamed

of you I'll have nothing to do with this

if I your prisoner mr. Bush no of course

not but I must insist on your being my

guest only until after the attack who

you Sarah

maybe if you promise not to tell me

already made a liar out of me once mr.

Hiller that's enough for one night

Donn's in two hours time to go give me a

minute we're going now

I just wanted to say goodbye can't tell

what might happen out there you know you

don't have to do this yes I do it's

wrong I'm sorry you feel that way I've

got to go

guess I won't need this tonight not

unless you want a beacon to alert the

British it'll be dark but the Foxfire

moss inside will provide light enough to

read the depth gauge looks like you get

your story firsthand tonight best of

luck Wallace

lots of lobster bats on the water for

this hour I wonder if they know what's

happening we're here

still wish I had more training you'll do

fine I'm sure a patrol hurry

and good luck

the time passes slowly it doesn't it it

does indeed miss Phillips

nearly danza by heaven ain't nowhere I'd

rather be

why aren't you why hastily train someone

else to lead the attack the turtle calls

for limbs stouter than mine they lacked

the strength and endurance

my dear brother trained for months he

can make a thread a needle if he had to

what happened

so wants to strike a blow for liberty

Minh he's down with a fever that ravages

our troops sure sergeant Lee will do his

best

a little bit up that's it

steady now steady come on stop

strong must fight it

wings air supplies going to one out

where is he the b*mb should have

exploded by now something's wrong

please get out of the boat you said that

something was wrong I want to help my

friends but I can't do it alone

err

they see him

look it's your ball mr. Bushnell

through the fleet cut anchors and drift

with the tide but that will loose our

blockades uh until we know rafts and how

many we're up against

I won't risk for fleet recall the

longboats they're cutting the Rikers and

the long boat is turning away

my friends as safe miss Phillips I just

wanted to thank you for what you did out

there and also to say I'm sorry I should

have told you the truth I was wrong not

to yes you were and it hurt I just

didn't know which side you were really

loyal to whichever one it may be nothing

would change my loyalty to my friends

thanks to you too my turtle will live to

fight another day I'm afraid it'll be

without us sir

a wise lady has reminded me that good

journalists record events they don't

make events

September 7 1776 dear mother Admiral

Howe has moved his fleet to a more

distant Anchorage I must admit my

admiration of these ingenious clones

there is something about this new world

that inspires new thoughts perhaps its

untamed vastness fills the heart with

dreams of endless possibilities the more

I'm here the more I believe in the

future of this infant nation