Ext. A midsummer dawn. Thornfield the grounds

EXT. DAY. WHITCROSS MOOR.

Jane is waiting for the coach at the crossroads where she

arrived, almost a year before. It comes pounding towards

her. She hails it. This time, the coachman respectfully

descends to take her bag and help her on. She is so

confident and so changed that he doesn't recognise her.

EXT. DAY. THORNFIELD - THE GROUNDS.

Jane is walking through the orchard. It is wild, neglected.

Its untended state worries her. She looks up. Rooks are

circling, cawing.

CUT TO:

Jane finds herself at the side of the house. The ground is

pitted with weeds. The windows are dark. She half runs

round to the front. What she sees takes her breath away.

The great walls and battlements are blackened with fire.

Windows gape on a hollow shell. The inside of the house has

collapsed. Through the hanging door, only its charred

remains can be seen. Weeds grow through utter devastation.

Jane gazes in horror and distress.