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You're doing less than nine knots.

Do you think the compass is adrift?

No, that's always the last thing.

Glad I checked it myself during the last broach.

Tea, darling.

Oh, thanks, dear.

Where are we?

Picked up the simple rock light yet? We should have by now, surely.

It's self-dead. We haven't.

Yeah, I've got it.

No light.

Well, no wonder we couldn't see it. That's a fine way to run a lighthouse.

Pass me the olders.

Our cord light is up. Something wrong with the lamp, I expect.

Oh, most unlikely. They always have a standby.

If that went out too, they could usually rig up something.

Some oil lamp. Whatever it is, it's a very bad show, parking with no lights.

Yes.

What do you make of it, Steve?

I don't know.

Take the wheel, will you, and steer over towards it. Right.

Mason. Go below and turn out the bosun and get the launch swung out, will you?

Yes, sir.

What are you going to do, dear?

Find out what's up.

Do you mean go aboard?

Yes. They may all be ill or something.

Roger, don't let's go any further.

Let's go back.

Don't be silly, dear. Come on.

Up there.

Budges.

Well, that's queer. They've got enough sea to last them for months.

Now, why that?

Anybody there?

How many men do they usually have in these places?

I thought about three.

Look at all this.

I know, it's strange.

Well, wherever they've gone, they can't have gone far.

But teapots still walk. Is it? Yeah.

smell what I smell. Yes, diesel oil. Yes, but something else as well. What?

Chanel 5.

Sweetheart, they don't have women lighthouse keepers.

And if they did, would they use Chanel 5?

Very funny.

How can you smell it?

She's right, you know. I can smell it strong.

And look here.

Lipstick.

Jolly queer.

They must be.

Yes.

There's something funny going on here.

What's up that way?

Sounds like a generator room.

Let's go and see, shall we?

Where's the light? Well, it was out.

I know.

That's what we're going to investigate.

It's up here, I think.

What, up there?

I'm not going up there. Not a good excuse, Mitchell.

All right, I'll tell you what. You stay down here. See if you can find it. Not

alone. Well, come with us.

No, I think I'll stay down here, but don't be long.

The 13th? Well, that's yesterday.

Got a bag?

You owe me 20.

I know.

And 20 from last bill.

Haven't I told you I'll pay you back when I get ashore?

That's 16 days.

What are you going to do to the man? Look, do I get a blooming tag or don't

I?

I told you you ought to smoke a pipe.

Yeah, so you did. And make toy boats.

You could sell them.

You sell them?

I don't try.

But I could.

Yeah, who wants to buy that junk?

Well, I reckon a skipper could sell them.

I've seen plenty of them in the shops.

Several quid they ask, too.

I reckon I could sell them. Look at who's talking.

Well, why don't you make them, Smarty?

Well, I expect I will.

You heard from any of your girlfriends lately, Johnny?

Huh? Not from Maggie?

Or Berta?

What about that little one in the fried fish shop?

You've got plenty of girlfriends, haven't you, Johnny?

What about that letter you were getting from Betty Gray?

Or was that... Man of trauma.

But to have some replies, you're right enough.

Or maybe they can't decipher your handwriting, eh?

Lay off the boy, men.

I reckon they can read my writing, don't you?

I keeps telling you that.

They don't know this of him.

If he don't like it here, why did he take the blooming job?

I reckon that's the best you've done.

Should be.

See, it's my last.

Why, won't you make no more when you get to shore?

No. Too much to do in the garden.

I wish I had a garden.

Plenty of time before you retire.

You're glad you're retiring, Skipper?

I am.

And I ain't.

Oh, I see what you mean.

Yeah.

Hey, my boy.

Now you can have a look at the scene.

Why, these days, you'll lose them there first.

They'll fly out of the window, and you won't get the back.

Oh, you've been saying that for two years.

Hello? Bob's lifted.

Yeah.

I reckon it's her.

Get down and tell Matt to stop driving.

Come on, give up.

Shipwrecked men are staring north by east. Away, boat crew!

Looks like I got the boat.

Let me have a deck up.

One of them's a girl.

All right, move it!

There's a gadget for the sparking plug.

And don't forget to take a bit of stuff for the tow line.

What do you think we'll get, eh?

What do you mean?

Well, there's bound to be some sort of a handout.

After all, we saved them.

Oh, that.

Must have been a sizable yacht to take that lunch, too. Say, at least 50 tons.

You don't run them for peanuts.

Bet you we didn't save them or we'd have come in for salvage.

You know what?

I'll bet you we'll share at least 100 quid between us.

You ever see anything so beautiful?

Ever in all your life?

Oh, you mean these things, eh?

No. I mean that young lady.

Oh, the girl?

Say, why can't you cool off?

You let it soak there for a bit, sir.

It'll ease the pain.

Just get this dry, will you, sir?

Yes, Miss?

Half a minute, then.

Now, that's it, is it?

Sorry, Miss.

But you see, you really aren't what you might call proper to sit out to receive,

young lady. Nonsense. You've been wonderful.

What's that noise?

It's a generator.

Does it go on all the time?

Oh, yes, Miss. Isn't it driving you mad?

You said we don't hear it.

I didn't know a lighthouse was like this.

It's so big.

I always thought some narrow thing. Ah, miss, you're quite right there, too.

Ordinary lighthouses are tall and thin.

But there ain't no ordinary lighthouse.

Your coat's dry, sir.

Oh, thank you very much. Hang it up there, will you?

Lovely case.

Go ahead, help yourself.

I'm afraid they're a bit wet.

There was originally four of these here towers.

Mystery towers, they were called.

And they were made in the 1914 war to be sunk in the Straits of Dover to stop the

Germans coming down the channel.

Oh, did they?

Oh, no, miss.

You see, the war ended before they was properly finished.

They didn't know what to do with it.

So they towed one out here and made it into a lighthouse.

Sunk it on the bottom and filled it full of concrete.

Just fancy that.

And what happened to the others?

Oh, they was taken to bits.

And the cement blocks they was made of went to build... What do you think?

I can't imagine.

The Regent Dance Palace in Brighton.

Really?

Who'd you believe that now?

Ow! Sorry, sir.

But it's got to be tight to do any good.

All right, go ahead.

That's the best I can do for you, sir.

But I think you'll be more comfortable.

Well, I reckon you won't be able to use that arm for a week or so.

No, I suppose not.

I'm afraid, Captain, we have been an awful nuisance to you, and I can't thank

you enough for all you've done for us.

If it hadn't been for you spotting us like you did, heaven knows what would

have become of us.

You were right with the forklift thing when it did, but you needn't thank us,

sir. You see, not much happens to us chaps out here.

To rescue people from the sea and get them aboard here is a great thing for

us, sir.

A very later day.

We'll talk about it for years.

But if you'll pardon me, gentlemen, or something that's got to be done.

Now, sir, I'm not being inquisitive, but just a few particulars for the law.

It's regulations, sir.

And the service is a great one for regulations.

Yes, but I told you already what happened, Captain.

Yes, sir, but I'd like it again.

Me?

What name, sir?

And where from?

The Dulcibelle. From Shoreham.

Must be there.

Port of registration?

At New Haven.

On board was my secretary, Mr.

Rell, and my friend here, Mr. Rossetti.

My name is Conway. Mark Conway.

Well, Captain, we were happily on our way to Deauville when just before

midnight there was an explosion in the engine room.

And before we knew where we were, the yacht was on fire.

We got away in the boat.

But shortly afterwards, the fuel tanks blew up and the yacht sank.

You had no one else on board, sir? No professional sailor?

Oh, yes, of course, our engineer.

That poor fellow was killed. He was below in the engine room when it blew

up.

How did you come to hurt your arm, sir?

I'm coming to that.

We saw the yacht sink.

And we set off for the shore, about 30 miles, I suppose.

We were no danger. There was plenty of fuel. The sea was calm. The boat was

good. But unfortunately, there was an accident.

Engine breakdown?

No, not exactly.

You see, I was tightening down the bun, the spanner, and my sleeve got caught in

the revolving propeller shaft.

The spanner was pushed to the bottom of the boat and bent the shaft.

Silly thing to happen, eh? But there we went.

When the fog came, we drifted, and thanks to you, here we are.

Thank you, sir.

I'm very glad we are to have you.

We'll do all we can to make you comfortable.

Oh, that's very kind of you, Captain.

But we were rather counting on getting ashore right away.

Oh, it's not my arm. Thanks to you, that's perfectly all right.

But I'm in a rather large way of business, and I'm already two days

overdue. So quite a number of people will be worried about me.

Captain, I'm not exaggerating when I say that a premature report of my death

would create quite a sensation of stock exchange.

You see, at this very moment, I'm at a critical stage of an important business

deal, so you understand.

Of course, it would be a different matter if you had a radio transmitter.

That, sir, I'm afraid I have not got.

What about those two aerial masts up there?

They're quite right there, sir.

There was a station here during the war, but we took it away.

They're not connected to anything now.

I see.

Well, Captain, you will appreciate my position, so if you can make

arrangements, set us ashore on that excellent launch of yours, as soon as

our clothes are dry, we will be ready.

But that's just what I can't do, sir.

I don't understand.

Well, it's this way.

We are 20 miles off the shore.

Six hours there and back.

And it's against the rules to send away a man, sir, and leave me short-handed.

Don't be silly. You sent off two men to pick us up.

Ah, that was quite a different thing.

That was saving lives.

Well, couldn't this be saving lives?

But it wouldn't be, would it, sir?

Well, no one would know.

Of course they'd know.

They'd see it in the log.

But why need it be in the log?

Because I'd put it in, sir.

For crying out loud. Shut up.

Captain,

would you have to?

Of course, sir.

It's regulations.

Regulations were made to be broken?

It isn't only that, sir.

There's the petrol.

I have to account for every drop.

If you don't know the service, sir, it'll take every bit of ten gallons.

Hmm.

Now, how much would that be? Say, uh, 30 shillings, eh?

Captain, I offer you 200 pounds between the three of you.

But, sir, it isn't the value.

It's the regulations.

I'm due to retire at the end of the spell.

That's 16 days more to go.

I can't risk my pension at the end of 35 years' service.

I'll give you 300 pounds. Pay it now in notes.

Let me have a word with the Skipper, sir. Maybe we'll figure a way out.

Come on.

Come on.

Yes, miss?

My clothes dry.

Oh, yes, indeed, miss. I'll bring them. No, no, I'll come.

Thank you, Johnny.

Mmm, warm as toast.

Johnny, what's a boy like you doing stuck out here?

Can't be much of a life for you.

Don't you ever get very lonely, Johnny?

Johnny.

Why don't you answer?

Oh, there you are.

I thought you'd gone.

Pass me my frock, will you?

What's the matter, Johnny?

Don't I look as attractive as all those girls you were cutting out of the paper?

It is you that cuts them out, isn't it?

What do you do with them when you have cut them out, Johnny?

I think I've caught a fish!

What's your pension got to do with Johnny and me?

How can it make any difference?

Nobody will ever find out.

Even if they did, well, they can't blame you.

He's told you he's an important man.

Much more likely to get us into trouble if we don't put him off.

You can't get in trouble by doing your duty.

And our duty is to man the light.

I am head keeper here, and I say they've got to wait.

That's my last word. I've made up my mind. I don't want to hear no more about

this. Listen, you dunderhead. Don't you be talking to me like that.

It's no good, sir. The skipper's made up his mind.

I don't like to disappoint you, sir.

But I can't start. I know. You mustn't break the regulations.

I'm glad you can see it that way, sir.

And a few hours more or less can't be much different.

As you said yourself, sir, you might all have been drowned.

Now listen, sir.

There's a shell-mixed boat due off here about ten o'clock tomorrow.

I can call her with my lap, and she'll pass on the message with her wireless,

and there'll be a boat out here for you in the afternoon.

I've been saving up a few tins from the last night of board, but we'll open the

board tonight.

Have a bit of a party night.

All right, all right. If that's the way you feel about it.

That's right, sir.

And now, make yourselves at home.

But if you don't mind, me and my mates will leave you for a bit. There's some

duties to attend to. Certainly.

You are going to do something, aren't you? We're not going to be stuck here

for tomorrow.

Stay here?

Of course not. Don't you worry, Linda. We will fix something.

Well, what are you going to do?

Come to terms with this boy's fellow and get him to put us ashore tonight.

What about the other two?

Well, you heard them say they get relieved in 16 days.

That means to say no one will come here until then.

They have no radio, no other means of communication with the shore.

So we lock them up somewhere with water and food to last and there they stick

until relief comes to let them out.

That gives us 16 days clear start, plenty.

Admittedly, it's not as good as the original plan, but we must be lucky to

be alive.

The best laid plans of mice and men.

Going after Glenn?

Everything was going fine until we scuttled the yacht.

Yeah. What time do you make it?

Five past six.

Let's see whether the old set works.

and the steamer Exmoor reported finding the burnt-out wreckage of the yacht

Egret, in which they were known to have made their escape.

Apparently, there were no survivors.

With them has been lost the proceeds of the robbery, over £100,000.

God, what luck!

You know, I never reckon on the aircraft.

If things hadn't turned out as they did, they might have spotted us.

What luck!

Didn't I tell you time and time again, no guns?

And now?

I had to. It was either him or me.

That, of course, changes the whole situation.

Why?

Because, you fool, now we are murderers. And they will never stop looking for us.

But they don't even know we're alive.

They will when the lighthouse men tell their story. Yes, but we should be far

away by then. Not far away enough.

There's only one thing to do.

Where's the gun?

I've got it.

Thank God for that.

Why? The lighthouse men must never tell their story.

You got us into this with your confounded gun.

And you're going to get us out of it with your gun.

Then, and only then, shall we be safe. No one will know. No one.

What about Linda?

She must never know either.

Put the gas out of that wireless.

We don't want any more broadcasts.

That ought to fix it.

Now put that back inside.

There's a wire there. Looks as if it goes to an extension speaker. What?

Where?

Later.

Everything's alright.

I'm fixing up with that man Boyce. He's leaving any moment now. So get your

things ready, yeah?

No engine registered in Dundee.

No engine.

No engine room.

No tanks.

Doesn't add up.

Oh, here we are.

Egret, twin-screw diesel yacht, 45 tons, registered showroom. Owner Martin Carjo.

What the hell do I know about the egret?

Hey, Johnny!

Ever hear of a yacht called Egret?

Secret? Yes, why?

What was it to do with? Something we heard on the radio.

Something about some crooks. Why?

Oh, nothing.

Taking yourselves at home?

Well, don't waste time. How much do you want to take us off?

Plenty of time.

In fact, I've got a few questions I want to ask. What questions?

Oh, for one, what sort of engine did you say you had in the, uh, Dulcibel, was

it? Texman Ricardo's. Why?

Same as in the Egret, huh?

What are you getting at? Let him say what he wants.

It wouldn't be the Egret you've just come off with, because there was a nice

little story about the Egret on the radio.

When? When did you hear a story? And what did you hear?

Never mind what I heard.

I heard it yesterday.

I suppose you want to know well enough what it's all about.

You see, I know what you are.

And I know what's in these bags.

Your smugglers. If you aren't, show me what's in them.

And now I suppose you want to know how I knew, huh?

Well, I found a hard-but-use receipt for the egret which fell out of your pocket.

You know, you ought to get your details.

Right, dulcet bell indeed.

Why, she's a sailing boat, hasn't got any engine. The most ingenious sailor.

You bet it is.

And supposing you were right, what are you going to do about it? Oh, we're

talking. That's the spirit I like to hear.

Well, suppose I get the boat, take it to the coast before dawn.

Sixteen days clear start before the old man starts blowing up his mouth. What

will that be like?

Well, it depends.

Depends on what?

Which coast.

You mean he can take us to the French Crescent? Why not?

Could you do it, 40 miles? Can I do it? Well, do you take me for one of these

shore-going sailors who spend their time with their backside stuck to a rock?

Well, I'm a qualified man.

15 years at sea with a mate's ticket.

Take you to China, if you like.

No, thank you. I'll give you 300 to take us to France.

600.

Very well.

What are your plans?

Well, first of all, I'll get the boat ready. Then we'll lock up the old boy.

and the young film.

I thought maybe you'd be after it, so I put it away for safety.

Where is it? Where you won't find it. Tell me where it is or else I'll...

Hello?

Well, miss.

What are you doing? I'm getting a tea.

Can I help?

Oh, I wouldn't want you to dirty your hands.

Oh, I like housework.

Do you?

Yes.

Johnny, what do you do out here all day?

Oh, there's plenty to do.

There's my music. I'll be very fond of music.

Oh, do you play something?

Yes, miss. Gramophone.

Then there's fishing.

Pardon? From the boat?

No.

No, from the tower.

You still haven't told me what you're going to do about Linda.

Just leave it to me.

I used to go fishing in my brother's boat, miss.

Why didn't you stay with them?

Well, expect they didn't want me.

There's something else I just thought of. Huh?

That light.

What about it?

Well, if there's no one here to work it, some passing ship might spot that it's

out, report it, and then where shall we be?

I checked up on that. It's automatic.

That boy's fellow will turn it on just before we leave. We'll go on in depth.

Something's happened. We can't use the launch. Why? The old man, he smashed the

distributor cap and we haven't got a spare. Blast.

No, sir.

I'm asking you not to try to corrupt my men.

You will be sure all right tomorrow.

Try to remember you are lucky to be alive.

And now, gentlemen, will you come in to tea?

Oh, so you're going to help her, then?

There's no call for you to do that, Miss. Oh, I like it.

Do sit down, my dear.

Come on, gentlemen.

Excuse me, please.

How much have you told the old man?

What do you take me for?

Then why the hell did he break that distributor cap?

What's the matter? Motor's out of action.

Hasn't it got a sail, this boat?

It's a motorboat.

Couldn't we make a sail?

I haven't got the time. In any case, there's no wind.

Could we row the boat?

Oh, a good puller, all right, but she's a heavy boat.

Your arm puts you out of the running, so barring the young lady, that leaves you

and me.

You done much rowing? A little bit silly.

Never make it before dawn.

Could we make it if we took Johnny? Oh, that's a different matter.

Pulling is what? Two men.

You won't get him to come.

It might be a rain.

He'd never go against the old man.

Leave that to me.

You go and stick around the old captain and see that he doesn't get up to

anything else.

You bet.

Linda?

Well, when are we getting away?

Oh, everything is set. We're leaving almost at once. But there's one thing

you've got to do.

Listen, this is the position.

Boyce made a guess at who we are.

How? Oh, there was an announcement. Oh, well, that's not important.

What is important is that the motor of the launch is picked up and we've got to

roll. That means to say we've got to take Johnny with us.

And what about the old man?

Well, he'll be locked up. With food and water, of course.

Johnny will never agree to that.

Ah, that's where you come in, darling.

You've got to spin him a yarn, tell him anything you like. But we've got to have

the boy with us.

And what happens when we get ashore? Don't worry, they'll be looked after.

I see.

All right, I'll do what I can.

But you must give me a little time. Good. I know you'll fix it. We'll be

waiting. Right.

Hello, Johnny.

Thought anything?

Oh, not yet, miss, but I expect I will.

Johnny, I want to talk to you.

What would you say if I asked you to help me?

Oh, I'd do anything to help you, miss.

Johnny, I'm in terrible trouble.

Trouble? Yes.

I'm going to tell you the truth.

I was running away with Mr. Conway.

You mean you were going to marry him?

No, I'm afraid not. You see, he already has a wife.

Well, that's wicked. He did not... I know. We both know, Johnny. And the fog,

the rake, it's all been like a terrible judgment on us.

We both know how wicked we've been, and now we want to put it right.

Well, how can I help you, miss?

By helping us to get ashore.

Oh, I can't do that.

Why don't you ask the skipper? He'll let you have the motorboat if he knows what

it's for. It's no use, Johnny.

It's no use. He won't.

And now the engine's gone wrong, and we've got to roll.

Oh, I could roll.

Then you'll come?

Oh, yes, I'll come.

If the skipper lets it up the boat.

I just told you, Johnny, he won't.

Well, I can't help you then, miss.

Johnny.

Johnny, you said you'd do anything for me.

Oh, yes, I did.

Well, perhaps if I asked him, it'll be all right.

Johnny, it's no use. We've tried everything.

What are you going to do then?

Well, we thought we'd lock him up and just take the boat.

Oh, no.

I don't like doing that.

Johnny, you did promise to help me.

Well, what's the hurry?

Why can't you go tomorrow like the skipper said?

You see, Johnny, it's my mother.

She doesn't know I've gone, and if we go back tonight, she need never find out.

It would break her heart, Johnny.

Oh.

Well, the old man's not to be hurt. I won't stand for that.

Then you'll come?

Yes, I'll come.

But why must we lock him up?

Or we could leave him be if he promised not to signal.

Johnny, don't you see it's for his own good? If we lock him up, it proves we

had nothing to do with our leaving the lighthouse.

They'll probably give him a medal.

A medal?

Cool. He'd like a medal.

Go and get him now, Johnny.

It feels like a beacon.

Got to wait.

Hello, lad.

I was just going down to the store room to get those tins I was telling you

about for supper.

Well, we shan't need them.

We're going ashore.

Well, you're in it too, are you, lad?

I reckon so.

Don't be a fool, lad.

Don't you see?

As soon as you've gone, I'll let off Rocket and get a boat off here in a few

hours. You won't, Skipper.

We're going to lock you up.

Oh, you are, are you? Oh, take it easy, Skipper. Take it easy. I don't want to

have to hurt you.

You see, it's all going to be all right. We're going to lock you up in the

storeroom. And you'll be all right with water and food.

There's no relief for two weeks. Oh, there will be, there will be. See, I'm

going to tell them as soon as I get the shot.

Ah, Skip, a pint down.

I don't know how to dock you one.

I'm sorry, Skip, but it's only for a couple of days.

Mary, but you'll get 20 years, you young fool.

You wouldn't say that if you knew the truth.

There you are, boys. I've made a proper big tin for you, so you won't go

without.

I'm sorry I can't take you with me. Johnny, come on!

You'll be all right till I get back.

Is that all right?

Oh, yes, that'll keep going for a week. Good. But just one thing, though.

If it comes up thick, there's no one to start the horn. There's a chance we have

to take.

Just a minute.

I've forgotten something. My jacket. I'll go back for it.

Everything all right?

Yeah.

Everything's okay.

What's the old man kicking off a row?

A bit.

He also gets tired.

All right?

We're waiting.

Okay, we'll show up.

And, Johnny, you're the heaviest. You pull two oars midships.

Mr. Rossetti and I will take a no-reach and pull in the boat.

Later on, I'll give you a spell and take your place.

Mr. Conway, will you take the teller and give me a spell first?

This spell will ease off a bit when we get away from the flagship.

Right now, take your time from me.

Easy, old.

Nine o'clock.

I've got to keep going.

I'm afraid you're not much help.

Better take a step.

Johnny, I think maybe we'd do better if you and me pulled an oar each. Come and

change places with me. Rosetta, you move forward.

Take your time from me.

Pull!

Light's not sure.

The old man must have got out. But we're more than halfway there.

We've got to get that light going or we've got no time to get away.

As soon as it's reported out, there'll be a boat up within 12 hours.

And the old man starts talking.

Pull, Johnny!

Don't be both of you. I said we're not going back. Pipe down, you.

This is our business.

Don't be both of you. I said we're not going back.

Wouldn't do any good anyway.

The lamp's broken.

And the old nerd won't do any more talking.

Move over, you aren't going to pull again.

Come on, we've got no time to waste. Now start pulling. There, Mr. Conway, what

goes on? Put that gun down.

Do as I say, there's no time to go back.

Matt, Johnny, don't you see you've been trapped? They dare go back because

they've killed old Rigby. And they'll kill you too. They're murderers, both of

them.

Next time I'll aim.

That's our girl, Linda.

Let us fight, have it.

All right, come on, give me the gun.

Sit down, the two of you, and start pulling.

What the... Sit down.

I'm not pulling with a gun on me.

You can't reach shore by yourselves.

I'm not going to pull you in to be shot when I get there.

If I'm gonna get it, I'll get it now, and you can roll yourself ashore.

It's ten miles, you know.

You damn little fool!

That's better.

Now take your oar and pull.

One, two, three.

Quickly. Darling, what's up? You're all right, aren't you?

Blood, I've had blood. It's there, dripping from the ceiling.

All right, darling, take it easy. We know.

Something pretty terrible has been going on here.

We found the body of one of the keepers up there. Oh, no.

Roger, let's get away from here quickly. I'm terrified.

What are we going to do? Get back to the yacht and get busy with that? Why? Do

hurry. The person who did it may still be in the tower. No, they've got their

way. Their boat's missing. That doesn't mean they've all gone. Come on.

Hello, Gellert. Hello, Gellert. Knighton Radio replying, receiving you loud and

clear. All attention, pass your message over to you.

Gellert calling Knighton Radio.

Please relay the following message to appropriate authorities, stop.

I'm alongside Thimble Light, stop.

Observing light extinguished and receiving no reply to signal, went

aboard and investigated, stop.

Tower deserted but found murdered body of chief keeper, stop.

Their boat is missing but signs of very recent occupation, stop.

Yes, sir, right away. Every available man.

Yeah, it sounds as if it's them, all right.

How about the French side?

All right, I'll hang on.

Seems they got a line on those bank robbers.

They got away from their yacht.

Get all the men down to the beach. I'll see.

Hello. Yeah?

Oh, the French side have been notified.

Good. Very well, sir. My men will leave immediately.

It'll be about another mile.

I can't pull any more.

I'm done for.

All right, give me your oar. I'd better take over, you jellyfish.

He won't give us any more trouble for a long time yet.

Why did you warn me?

He could have killed me with that handle and then there would have been no

witnesses. That's what you wanted, wasn't it? No, Johnny, I wanted to save

you, all of you. I had nothing to do with the killing.

Well, why did you stop me killing him when you had the gun?

Well, don't you see? Then you would have been a murderer. But it's all right now,

Johnny. It's just as I promised.

We can go away together, just the two of us. And we've money, Johnny, plenty of

it. And nobody even knows we're alive.

It's all right, isn't it, Johnny?

I'm sorry.

I've got to turn you in.

Johnny, you're mad.

They'll get you too.

I ain't done nothing.

I aren't afraid.

But, Johnny, of course they'll get you. You locked up the old man. How do they

know you didn't kill him?

And you're here now with me in the boat. You're in it as much as us.

Oh, no.

Not when I tell them all about you and that man.

Johnny, they'll never believe that.

Do you mean it wasn't true?

All that about you and... I had to tell you something to get you to come with

us. We had to get ashore and you were the only one who could help us.

I've done a terrible thing.

I've done a wicked thing. I could see that now. No, Johnny, no, of course you

haven't. It was them.

And I didn't know what they were going to do either. But listen, Johnny, it is

all right.

Look, he can take the blame. They'll find him here in the boat and they'll

think he murdered us.

They know that he's a murderer, Johnny.

It is all right.

Johnny.

Johnny, you're a... Johnny's trying to frighten me!

Johnny! Johnny!

Johnny, say something! Johnny!

Johnny, Johnny, sing! Johnny, please!

Please! Please, you can't do that!

Look, look, Johnny, didn't I throw the gun overboard?

Doesn't that prove I was trying?

Oh, no!

Please, I beg of you, Johnny!