Gisborne kills De Fourtnoy on the Sheriff's orders, to silence him about what the Sheriff asked him to do, which also benefited Gisborne from having no more competition to being the master-at-arms.
He threatens to kill the Sheriff if he doesn't own up, but the Sheriff ironically uses this to say that "no one will ever know" that Robin wasn't the killer, and literally kicks Robin right out of the carriage, and Robin then runs into the forest with his gang. Robin immediately realizes that Lacey wasn't behind the later 3 killings, but the Sheriff was, and Robin confronts him in his carriage. It turns out that Lacey killed the Deputy (incidentally the Sheriff's lookalike), and then the real Sheriff has Gisborne kill Lacey.
Robin and Marian threaten to shoot him if he doesn't put the bow down, but Lacey shoots the Sheriff anyway, and Lacey is himself shot in the arm by Robin and Marian at exactly the same time. Lacey tells Robin that the Bailiff and the Sheriff allowed his sick wife to die, and that he killed the Bailiff out of revenge, and that he accidentally killed the young boy while trying to kill the Sheriff. She tells them that the real assassin is Lacey (who lied to Marian about why he was on duty), and then Marian leads them to him. Robin and Much find the Nightwatchman and discover that it's really Marian. The next day, the Nightwatchman witnesses a castle guard (Joe Lacey) trying to kill the Sheriff. Robin then visits Marian, and she tells him that she suspects De Fourtnoy for the killings. Robin makes a deal with the Sheriff to catch the assassin, who is after the Sheriff, in exchange for calling off the dogs.
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She also finds out from him how to actually fire an arrow from a bow, properly. Marian meets with Joe Lacey again, and they talk about the past. The Sheriff later orders De Fourtnoy to kill 3 more innocent people, to blame on Robin, who is with his gang being chased by Gisborne and his hunting dogs. But when a young boy is also shot dead, the Sheriff realizes that Robin isn't the killer of either of them, but anyway tells De Fourtnoy to spread the word that Robin also killed the young boy, just to get all the villagers against him although the Sheriff also tells De Fourtnoy to find the real assassin. The Sheriff sends De Fourtnoy, the master-at-arms, to spread the word all around that Robin was the killer of the Bailiff. Marian finds her friend Joe Lacey, who says he had been called out of retirement to work as a castle guard. The villagers suspect Robin Hood is the culprit, and the Sheriff of Nottingham uses this to turn the people against the outlaws, while Robin suspects the mysterious Nightwatchman, who leaves food and medicines for the poor. In any case, Esther, who claims to have helped co-write "I Shot the Sheriff," claims that there's another layer to the song, and it's not exactly in keeping with the chill vibes associated with breezy reggae and murdering law enforcement officials.A Bailiff is assassinated by a mysterious archer. She also went out with Marlon Brando for a few years.
Esther Anderson sure thinks so, and she would know a thing or two considering that she dated Marley for a spell.
As a result, reggae music ensues.īut could "I Shot the Sheriff" have a deeper meaning? Could it count itself among numbers like "London Calling" by The Clash and Semiconic's "Closing Time?" The musical equivalent to a bookcase concealing a hidden door, leading to messages hidden just below the surface. In a moment of quiet pause, however, he refuses to give in to his baser instincts, and refrains from shooting the deputy. Marley, within the context of the song, finds it prudent, even necessary, to shoot the sheriff. Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1973 classic "I Shot the Sheriff" seems plenty straightforward.