The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Dominic suggests the feud may make Padraic stand up for himself; Padraic admits deceiving Declan.

Scene 109 of 174 · ≈ 2 min on screen · Act two

Dominic
Padraic *
Dominic *
Padraic

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:04 into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 109

In 1923 on Inisherin, Padraic tries to restore his friendship with Colm after Colm suddenly cuts him off, but Colm’s escalating demand for solitude draws their neighbors into a costly feud.

Scenes 1–14
Padraic inhabits an easy routine of animals, home, pub, and daily companionship with Colm.
Scenes 15–40
Colm’s rejection exposes Padraic’s dependence on the friendship and raises the possibility that his easy manner is part of the problem.
Scenes 41–50
Padraic asks the priest to put in a word; Colm then gives Padraic a concrete threat against further contact.
Scenes 51–79
Padraic navigates gossip, violence, loneliness, and attempted apologies while trying to understand Colm’s terms.
Scenes 80–91
Colm’s first missing finger makes his demand for silence undeniable; Siobhan returns the finger and asks what would end the feud.
Just before
Scene 106
Padraic wakes and sits up in bed as morning comes.
Scene 107
Padraic wakes to find Siobhan’s bed made and her gone.
Scene 108
Dominic quietly leaves Peadar’s house after confronting his father about executions.
Scene 109
This scene

109EXT. CASTLE RUINS AT THE BLACK FORT - DAWN 103 *

The fog-strewn ruins, upon which sit PADRAIC and DOMINIC with the poteen bottle, both depressed, as the morning sun hangs low on the horizon. DOMINIC takes a drink and passes PADRAIC * the bottle... *

DOMINIC

Me Daddy says he’s going to kill you

Sunday, for spilling the beans about

that fiddling with me.

PADRAIC winces...

PADRAIC *

Why Sunday? *

DOMINIC *

It’s his day off. *

PADRAIC

(pause)

‘Kill me’ kill me, or “Beat me up a

bit” kill me?

DOMINIC

“Beat you up a bit” kill ya, I think.

Although he did kill a man once. A

little Japanese man.

PADRAIC doesn’t really know what to say to that. Pause.

PADRAIC

I’m sorry for that spilling the beans

on ya, Dominic. I was out of order that

night.

DOMINIC

You was funny apart from that bit!

That’s why I don’t understand why the

fat fella threw the finger at ya. He

seemed fine when you were slagging him.

PADRAIC

He did not. Did he?

DOMINIC

“That’s the most interesting Padraic’s

ever been”, he said. “I think I like

him again now”.

PADRAIC ponders this.

PADRAIC

Aye, I think the finger thing was more

because I apologised the next day.

DOMINIC

Then maybe this whole thing has just *

been about getting you to stand up for *

yourself a bit.

PADRAIC

Do you think?

DOMINIC

Yeah, and be less of a, y’know... a whiny *