with a bayonet.
-Did you see me use it?
-By no means, lad.
Address your replies to the court.
Milord, he didn't use the bayonet.
He merely flourished it
under Captain Bligh's nose...
...and called him a few names.
Names? What names did he call him?
Sir, he--
He called him a bluenosed baboon.
Have you any more questions
to ask the witness?
No, milord.
That is all.
Milord, l should like to ask
a few questions of Captain Bligh.
Very well, Captain Nelson.
-Call Captain Bligh.
-Captain Bligh.
Captain Bligh, in the previous evidence
given before this court...
...you failed to make clear one very
important point. A motive for the mutiny.
Can you tell us why your men
took your ship?
No, sir. Until l was seized
in the cabin, l suspected nothing.
A circumstance occurred the night before
which should have aroused my suspicions.
Going on deck, l found Fletcher Christian
and Roger Byam...
...talking together at the rail.
l heard Roger Byam say,
"You can count on me."
l heard Christian reply,
"Good. That's settled."
l saw them shake hands.
l realized afterwards they
were plotting to seize the Bounty.
But that's not true, Captain Bligh.
Milord, gentlemen, let me explain.
lf the prisoner so desires,
he may question the witness.
Captain Bligh, you've not repeated
my whole talk with Fletcher Christian.
Did you not hear him tell me
about his home in Cumberland?
l did not.
Well, did you not
hear him ask my promise...
...that if he did not return,
l would tell his parents what had happened?
l did not.
l swear before God
and before this court...
...that was the content
of my talk with Christian.
lt had nothing to do with mutiny.
Captain Bligh, apart from
the conversation you overheard...
...was Mr. Byam's previous conduct
such that you believe him guilty?
Sir, his entire conduct convinces me
that he plotted with Christian.
They were friends before the mutiny.
They remained friends after the mutiny.
When l arrived, the prisoner
could've arrested Christian.
But he allowed him to escape.
On his own admittance.
Yes, but you knew l was trapped
on the island, perhaps for years.
Outnumbered, unarmed.
l gave my word to Christian
not to move against him.
Mr. Byam, if you were loyal
when Christian escaped...
...l should have found you dead.
l have nothing more to ask him.
l can only say again to this court,
l am not guilty of mutiny.
lf that is so, why did you not join
your captain when he was cast adrift?
l was below deck planning a counterattack
to regain the ship from the mutineers.
With whom did you plan the attack?
Sir, with my messmate,
Midshipman Stewart.
Milord...
...Midshipman Stewart died
in the Pandora's boat.
"The Lord is my shepherd.
l shall not want."
The Lord is my shepherd.
l shall not want.
Can't they ever reach a verdict?
l'm that sick of waiting, l could stamp on
a litter of wildcats and never feel a scratch.
Well, what are you looking at?
lt ain't Tahiti. lt's only Portsmouth.
l thought she might row by in a boat.
Who, the queen?
No, my wife.
Sorry, lad.
Why can't l see her?
My wife, my boy...
...that's all l've come back for.
l knew they'd hang me.
But l've got to see them.
l've got to see them!
Blast these sea captains!
Who made their sea law?
God didn't. The burning killers!
Lad! We're all in the same boat, Tom.
They won't let me see my mother.
Won't you help us now
by holding on?
Yes, sir.
Roger Byam?
Follow me, please.
-Sir Joseph.
-My lad, they've reached a verdict.
-Watch the dirk.
-The dirk?
The midshipman's dirk will be lying
on the table before Lord Hood.
lf it lies crosswise,
you've been acquitted.
lf the point lies toward you,
you've been condemned.
God be with you.
Thank you, sir.
Prisoner and escort, halt.
Left, hut.
Have you anything to say before the
sentence of this court is passed upon you?
Milord, much as l desire to live,
l'm not afraid to die.
Since l first sailed on the Bounty