Original subtitles

I WAS GETTIN' KINDA NERVOUS, EARLE.

I'VE BEEN WAITIN' OVER AN HOUR.

I'VE BEEN WAITIN', TOO.

OVER 8 YEARS.

HEY, THE PARK'S DOWN THERE, AIN'T IT?

YEAH.

THE PARK?

SAY, EARLE, YOU FEELIN' ALL RIGHT?

I WILL BE.

JUST AS SOON AS I MAKE SURE THAT GRASS IS STILL GREEN

AND TREES ARE STILL GROWIN'.

[LAUGHTER, SHOUTING]

HE OUGHTA BE HERE NOW.

WHEN HE COMES, YOU GET IN THE BEDROOM

AND STAY THERE TILL HE'S GONE.

OH, I'VE BEEN HEARIN' ABOUT ROY EARLE FOR YEARS.

HE'S A REAL BIG SHOT, AND I WANNA SEE HIM.

OK, OK.

HERE THEY ARE NOW! WALLY'S BROUGHT HIM.

ALL RIGHT. SCRAM.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

COME IN.

WELL, WHAT KEPT YOU?

AIN'T LOSIN' YOUR TOUCH, ARE YOU?

HUH?

WHERE'S BIG MAC?

HE'S GONE TO CALIFORNIA.

I'M HANDLIN' THINGS AT THIS END.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M KRANMER. JACK KRANMER.

COPPER, AIN'T YOU?

I USED TO BE. I RESIGNED.

I'LL BET.

I'M OK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.

SINCE WHEN HAS BIG MAC BEEN TEAMIN' UP

WITH EX-COPPERS?

I TOLD YOU NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

NOW MAC WANTS YOU TO START FOR CALIFORNIA

RIGHT AWAY. THAT CAR DOWNSTAIRS IS YOURS.

HERE'S THE KEYS.

NOW HERE'S YOUR ROUTE AND SOME DOUGH.

THE SOONER YOU GET OUT THERE, THE BETTER.

WHAT'S THE SETUP?

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU EVER HEARD OF TROPICO SPRINGS?

WELL, IT'S A RESORT TOWN.

IT'S THE RICHEST LITTLE TOWN IN THE WORLD, THEY CALL IT.

GOT A HOTEL THERE, GETS ALL THE TOP SUGAR.

YOU'RE GONNA KNOCK IT OFF.

AM I, COPPER?

NOW LOOK HERE, EARLE,

MAC SPENT A FORTUNE SPRINGIN' YOU.

YOU'RE WORKIN' FOR HIM NOW.

HE CALLS THE TUNE AND YOU DANCE TO IT.

HELLO, THERE.

HOWDY.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

NAW. JUST LOOKIN' AROUND.

THIS IS THE OLD EARLE PLACE, AIN'T IT?

YEAH. BUT NONE OF THE EARLES

BEEN AROUND HERE FOR 5 OR 6 YEARS.

YOU FROM THE BANK?

NO, I USED TO LIVE NEAR HERE.

AH, IT'S NICE COUNTRY.

YEAH.

HOWDY, SON. ANY LUCK?

NOT MUCH.

BEST PLACE TO CATCH 'EM'S

THAT HOLE BELOW THE TURNER PLACE.

PLENTY BIG CATFISH IN THERE.

3 OR 4 POUNDS, MAYBE.

3, 4 POUNDS?

GEE.

WELL, HUH...

USED TO BE A LONG TIME AGO, ANYWAY.

MAYBE IT'S FISHED OUT.

WHY...

WHY...

YOU'RE ROY EARLE!

THE BANDIT!

[HONKING HORN]

HOWDY, PARDNER. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

SHE'LL TAKE SOME WATER AND ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF GAS.

YES, SIR!

YOU BET!

HOT DAY, AIN'T SHE?

AIN'T MANY CARS COMING

THROUGH RIGHT NOW.

LITTLE EARLY, I GUESS.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PRIDE OF THE SIERRAS, BROTHER.

MOUNT WHITNEY--THE HIGHEST PEAK IN THE UNITED STATES.

14,501 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL!

SAY, I SEE YOU GOT

ILLINOIS LICENSE PLATE.

YOU'RE A LONG WAYS FROM HOME, AIN'T YA?

YOU MUST EXCUSE ME.

UH, I GET LONESOME HERE.

AND WHEN A CUSTOMER SHOWS UP...

WELL, UH, MAYBE I TALK TOO MUCH.

LONESOME, EH?

YEAH, I CAN SEE HOW YOU WOULD

GET LONESOME OUT HERE.

WHEW!

WOW, WE MADE IT!

HUH, I'D SURE LIKE

TO SHAKE YOUR HAND, SIR.

JACK RABBIT JUMPED IN FRONT OF MY CAR,

AND I KINDA LOST MY HEAD.

YOU SURE SAVED OUR BACON.

I SAVED MY OWN BACON, TOO.

COME FAR?

CLEAR FROM OHIO. AND YOU?

CHICAGO.

WELL, I'M MIGHTY PROUD TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE.

YOU SURE CAN HANDLE A CAR.

ME, I'M KINDA SHAKY AT IT,

BUT VELMA-- VELMA'S MY GRANDDAUGHTER--

SHE'S A GOOD DRIVER, BUT SHE GETS TIRED

AND I WON'T LET HER DRIVE TOO MUCH.

UH, WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR?

COLLINS. MINE'S GOODHEW.

VELMA, MA, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MR. COLLINS.

HOW DO? HOW DO YOU DO?

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

WELL, I GUESS I'LL BE

ON MY WAY.

OUT OF FIVE.

GOIN' FAR?

UP IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR MY HEALTH.

OH, WELL, I'M GOIN' TO LOS ANGELES.

I LOST MY FARM BACK HOME.

BUT VELMA'S MOTHER MARRIED AGAIN,

AND SHE SORT OF INVITED US OUT.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW--

.41...

3, 4, 5.

WELL, I HOPE YOU MAKE IT.

[SNORING]

[HONKS HORN]

HEY, YOU! YES, SIR?

I'M LOOKIN' FOR A FELLA NAMED HATTERY.

HE'S STAYIN' UP HERE, HIM AND ANOTHER FELLA.

THEY ALL IN CABIN 12. ARE YOU THE GENTLEMAN THEY'RE EXPECTIN'?

YEAH.

WELL, THEN YOU'LL BE IN CABIN NUMBER 11.

YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR CAR HERE. I'LL DRAIN THE WATER OUT OF IT

'CAUSE IT GETS AWFUL COLD UP HERE AT NIGHT.

GET MY BAGS. THEY'RE IN THE BACK.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF 'EM, BOSS.

HATTERY HERE?

RED!

SOMEONE TO SEE YOU.

YOU ROY EARLE?

YEAH.

GLAD TO SEE YOU.

I CAN'T SHAKE HANDS. I'VE BEEN CLEANIN' FISH.

MEET MY PAL, BABE KOZAK.

THIS IS MARIE GARSON.

RED, I WANNA TALK TO YOU ALONE.

SEE YOU LATER.

IT'S OK BY ME.

YOU DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF THE DAME, HUH?

EVEN GUYS LIKE YOU OUGHTA KNOW BETTER.

WELL, BABE PICKED HER UP

AT A DIME-A-DANCE JOINT IN L.A.

SHE'S STRICTLY OK, SHE JUST SORTA

LOOKS AFTER THINGS FOR US.

WELL, GIVE HER SOME DOUGH AND SEND HER BACK.

GET HER OUTTA HERE TONIGHT.

NOW, WHAT ABOUT THIS JOB?

WELL, THE TROPICO SEASON IS JUST STARTIN',

AND MENDOZA, HE'S OUR INSIDE MAN,

HE SAYS THAT THEY--THE HOTEL'LL BE

FULL UP IN ANOTHER WEEK.

AND THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF ROCKS

IN THE STRONG BOXES THEN. PLENTY!

WHEN DO I SEE THIS MENDOZA?

OH, HE'LL BE UP THE FIRST DAY HE GETS OFF.

HE'S IN TOUCH WITH BIG MAC, TOO.

OH, HE IS, HUH? YEAH.

HE'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE NEWS FIRSTHAND.

ALL RIGHT.

SAY, MR. EARLE?

I--I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT WITH YOU IN ON THE JOB,

WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE TRAVELIN' IN FAST COMPANY.

I SURE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU.

YOU KNOW, THAT ONE TIME, WHEN I WAS ONLY A KID,

I SEEN YOUR PICTURE IN THE PAPER--

YEAH.

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ROY EARLE.

HE DON'T LOOK LIKE MUCH TO ME.

HE'S GETTING GRAY.

HE MAY BE A POWER HOUSE TO SOME PEOPLE,

BUT HE'S A BLOWED OUT FUSE TO ME.

I'LL BET HE'S PLENTY TOUGH.

GET OUTTA LINE, AND YOU'LL SEE.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU'RE GETTING SO YOU'RE WALKIN' 'ROUND

ASKIN' FOR A SMACK IN THE NOSE.

AND STOP ARGUING WITH ME ALL THE TIME!

I GOT SOME BAD NEWS FOR YOU.

ROY SAYS WE GOTTA SEND MARIE

BACK TO L.A.

WHY THAT BROKEN DOWN...

I'LL TELL HIM.

YEAH? WELL, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.

YOU DON'T WANT ME TO GO BACK TO L.A.,

DO YOU BABE? YOU GO AND TELL HIM.

I DON'T KNOW.

I SUPPOSE WE NEED THAT GUY.

BUT THAT'S NO REASON HE SHOULD COME UP HERE

AND START PUSHIN' US AROUND.

HE'S NO MORE THE BOSS THAN WE ARE.

HE CAN'T GET AWAY WITH--

GO ON, KEEP IT UP.

YOU'RE GONNA WIN THIS ARGUMENT.

LEAVE HER ALONE! YOU GO SMACKIN' HER AROUND

AND I'LL FLATTEN YOU.

YEAH, YOU AND WHO ELSE?

JUST ME. YOU THINK IT AIN'T ENOUGH?

AW, CUT IT OUT. YOU WON'T GET NOTHIN'

OUT OF FIGHTING, ONLY A BLACK EYE.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE SAYS.

MARIE'S NOT GOIN' BACK TO L.A.

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK. HE THINKS DIFFERENT.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA BE SENT BACK

TO THAT DIME-A-DANCE JOINT IF I CAN HELP IT.

I'LL GO TALK TO HIM.

WITH HIM I DON'T THINK IT'LL WORK.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YEAH?

CAN I TALK TO YOU A MOMENT, MR. EARLE?

SURE. HELP YOURSELF.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO SEND ME BACK TO L.A.?

I LIKE IT HERE.

DON'T PLAY DUMB.

I DON'T INTEND TO.

OH, I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

BUT I DIDN'T GET IT FROM THEM.

LOUIS MENDOZA TOLD ME.

HE TALKS TOO MUCH, AND ALL HE DOES IS BRAG.

SO YOU SEE, MR. EARLE,

MENDOZA'S THE ONE FOR YOU TO WORRY ABOUT, NOT ME.

I AIN'T WORRYIN' ABOUT YOU.

IT'S THEM JITTERBUGS YOU GOT WITH YOU.

THEY'LL BE THROWIN' LEAD OVER YOU BEFORE LONG.

OH, I CAN HANDLE 'EM ALL RIGHT.

BABE GETS TOUGH EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,

BUT HE'S AFRAID OF RED.

AND I CAN MAKE RED THINK WHAT I WANT.

YOU GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT, AIN'T YOU?

IN A WAY.

ALL RIGHT.

LET THINGS STAY AS THEY ARE

FOR A FEW DAYS AND... SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT.

OH, THANKS, MR. EARLE.

WELL?

GOOD-BYE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YEAH?

MORNIN'. THIS IS ME, ALGERNON.

ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU THIS MORNIN'?

YEAH, YOU CAN RUSTLE ME UP SOME BREAKFAST.

OH, LADY NEXT DOOR GOT YOUR BREAKFAST ALREADY.

SHE THOUGHT MAYBE I OUGHT TO SEE

IF YOU WAS SORT OF STIRRIN' AROUND, YES, SIR.

BOY, WHERE'D YOU EVER GET THE NAME ALGERNON?

MY OLD LADY THOUGHT IT UP.

PIPPY AIN'T IT? KINDA GIVES ME CLASS.

HOW YOU LIKE THIS DOG?

OH, HE'S JUST A DOG, AIN'T HE?

OH, NO, SIR. MIGHTY FINE DOG, HE IS.

WATCH NOW...PARD?

DUCKS! DUCKS!

[BARKING]

DOWN.

DOWN.

UP. UP.

JUMP.

YES, SIR, MIGHTY FINE ANIMAL, HE IS.

KINDA PROUD OF YOUR DOG, AIN'T YOU?

OH, NO, SIR. HE AIN'T MY DOG.

HE JUST TOOK LIKE TO ME AND FOLLOWED ME AROUND.

SORTA GETS ME WORRIED, TOO.

WHY?

WELL, YOU SEE, PARD, HERE

USED TO BELONG TO A WOODCUTTER

WHO LIVED UP HERE ALL THE YEAR 'ROUND.

LAST WINTER A SNOW SLIDE COME DOWN--BOOM!--

ON THAT MAN'S HOUSE AND KILLED HIM DEAD.

DIDN'T KILL PARD, THOUGH. SO A MAN SAW PARD

SORT OF RUNNIN' 'ROUND IN THE SNOW, LIKE,

TOOK HIM IN. BAM--IF THAT MAN UP AND DIED WITH THE PEMONIA.

GREAT, BIG STRAPPIN' MAN, TOO.

SO PARD GOT TO HANGIN' 'ROUND THE LODGE, HERE.

AND DOGGONE IF MISS TUCKER DIDN'T COME UP HERE

WITH THE... [WHEEZING]

AND I HEAR YESTERDAY... SHE AIN'T GONNA LIVE.

SO I'M JUST TELLIN' YOU ABOUT PARD

IN CASE YOU WANT HIM FOR YOUR OWN DOG.

CAN I COME IN?

YEAH.

IS HE BREAKING YOUR HEART

WITH THE STORY OF THE LITTLE MUTT?

IT'S THE LORD'S TRUTH.

HA HA. LOOK AT HIM.

HE'S A BORN PANHANDLER.

YOU KNOW, EVERYONE AROUND HERE STUFFS HIM

SO IT'S GETTING HE WON'T EAT ANYTHING ELSE

BUT A NEW YORK CUT.

I GUESS I'LL GET ON BACK TO THE STORE.

PARD'LL STAY HERE WITH YOU, WON'T YOU, PARD?

HEY, SIT DOWN. HAVE A CIGARETTE.

THANKS.

WHERE ARE YOUR BOYFRIENDS?

THEY'RE OUT FISHING.

IT'S ABOUT ALL THEY DO.

NEVER CATCH ANYTHING, BUT THEY JUST KEEP

RIGHT ON FISHING.

YEAH, HE CERTAINLY IS SPOILED.

YEAH, LOOK AT HIM. HE KNOWS WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT HIM.

AH, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD THIS MORNING.

I FELT ROTTEN LAST NIGHT.

NOTHING LIKE A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP

TO PEP YOU UP.

WHAT YOU OUGHTA DO IS GET OUT IN THE SUN.

DO YOU GOOD.

WHERE I'VE BEEN STAYIN',

THEY DIDN'T LET ME GET OUT IN THE SUN.

AFRAID I MIGHT SPOIL MY GIRLISH COMPLEXION.

MUST BE TERRIBLE TO BE IN PRISON.

OH, SOME OF THEM ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS.

YOU GET A MEAN GUARD DOWN ON YOU,

UNLESS YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES,

YOU MIGHT AS WELL CLIMB UP ON TIER 2

AND JUMP OFF.

SOME OF THEM DID.

I DON'T GET YOU.

TOP OF THE CELL BLOCK.

IT'S A 40-FOOT DROP, AND YOU LAND ON CONCRETE.

I SAW A GUY TAKE A DIVE ONCE.

HE MADE QUITE A SPLASH.

YEAH. THAT MUST BE AWFUL.

YEAH, WELL HE JUST DIDN'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.

I WAS DOIN' THE BOOK MYSELF, BUT I GOT A BREAK.

HOW WAS IT?

I MEAN, KNOWING YOU'RE IN FOR LIFE?

I SHOULD THINK YOU GO CRAZY.

YEAH. YEAH, LOTS OF 'EM DO.

BUT I WAS ALWAYS THINKIN' ABOUT A CRASH OUT.

I TRIED IT ONCE AT THE PRISON FARM

WHERE THEY SENT ME FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.

BUT THE FIX BLEW UP AND A SCREW PUT THE BLAST ON ME.

YEAH, AND THEN THE WORST OF IT WAS THEY SENT ME BACK

BEHIND THOSE BIG WALLS.

WE WERE JUST GETTIN' READY FOR ANOTHER CRASH OUT

WHEN MY PARDON CAME.

YEAH, I GET IT.

YOU ALWAYS HOPE YOU CAN GET OUT.

IT SORTA KEEPS YOU GOIN'.

YEAH. YEAH, SURE. THAT'S IT. YOU GOT IT.

WELL, I'LL GET YOU SOME MORE COFFEE.

WELL, THANKS FOR THE CHOW.

SEE THAT FELLOW OVER THERE?

HE BETTER WATCH HIS STEP AND FISH ON THE BANK,

'CAUSE THAT LITTLE OL' DOG'S GOT THE HEX ON HIM FOR SURE.

UH-OH, GONNA PUT THE EVIL EYE ON HIM, HUH?

YES, SIR, THE EVIL EYE.

THAT LITTLE OL' DOG'S GOT THE EVILEST EYE.

HIS LEFT EYE JUST SHINES IN THE DARK

JUST LIKE A CAT'S EYE.

ALGERNON, IF IT'S IN THE DARK,

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH EYE IS WHICH?

[LAUGHTER]

COME ON, MENDOZA. WHAT ARE WE DOING,

PLAYING CARDS OR TAKING A NAP?

I'M SORRY, FOR A MOMENT,

MY MIND WAS NOT ON THE GAME.

THAT'S FOR ME. THANKS, LOUIS.

DUMB LUCK. JUST PLAIN DUMB LUCK.

MAYBE IF YOU WOULDN'T KICK SO MUCH, YOU'D DO BETTER.

IT'S ALL IN THE CARDS.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

OH, ROY, THIS HERE IS LOUIS MENDOZA.

DELIGHTED, MR. EARLE.

COME ON, MENDOZA.

LET'S FINISH OUT THIS HAND.

THAT'S A BABY.

THERE'S THAT DUMB LUCK AGAIN.

I CAN'T BEAT IT.

WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE AT THE HOTEL, MENDOZA?

HOW SOON DO WE GO?

OH, IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.

THE RACING SEASON IS STARTING UP NORTH,

AND ALL THE BIG SHOTS HAVE BEEN MAKING RESERVATIONS.

THIS IS THE LAYOUT.

I DON'T KNOW.

BABE AND I KIND OF FIGURED OUR BEST GETAWAY

WAS OVER THE PASS.

NOBODY'D EVER EXPECT US

TO CROSS THE SIERRAS TO GET INTO L.A.

SUPPOSE IT WOULD BLOW UP A STORM?

IF THE PASS GOT BLOCKED OFF...

THEN WHAT?

Babe: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

OH, BY THE WAY, I DROPPED IN TO SEE BIG MAC YESTERDAY.

HE WANTS TO SEE YOU.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL TAKE A LOOK

AT THE HOTEL TOMORROW.

I'LL DRIVE ON IN AND SEE HIM.

Red: OH, I ALMOST FORGOT!

MENDOZA BROUGHT US A PRESENT.

AND, ROY, I GUESS YOU'RE THE ENGINEER.

BIG MAC GAVE ME THE MACHINE GUN.

KNOW HOW TO WORK IT?

RED DOESN'T, AND NEITHER DOES BABE.

HA, THAT'S A GOOD ONE, THAT IS.

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

DOES HE KNOW HOW TO WORK IT?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, THAT GUN REMINDS ME

OF ONE TIME 9 OR 10 YEARS AGO.

WE WERE GETTING READY TO DO A JOB BACK IN IOWA.

AND ONE OF THE GUYS GOT THE SHAKES.

WELL, PRETTY SOON WE FOUND OUT

THAT THIS GUY WITH THE SHAKES

HAD TALKED TOO MUCH.

AND A BUNCH OF COPPERS ARE WAITING FOR US

DOWN AT THE BANK.

BUT WE DON'T SAY NOTHING.

LEFTY JACKSON GOES OUT AND GETS HIS GUN.

COMES BACK AND SITS DOWN

AND HOLDS IT ACROSS HIS KNEE.

THE GUY WITH THE SHAKES IS SITTING

RIGHT ACROSS THE ROOM FROM HIM.

PRETTY SOON LEFTY

JUST TOUCHED THE TRIGGER A LITTLE.

AND THE GUN WENT...

[TAPS TABLE RAPIDLY]

LIKE THAT.

AND THE RAT FELL OUT OF HIS CHAIR DEAD,

AND WE DROVE OFF AND LEFT HIM THERE.

YEAH, THE GUN JUST WENT...

[TAPS TABLE]

WELL, I GUESS I OUGHT TO BE GETTING BACK.

I HAVE TO GO ON DUTY AT 8:30.

WHAT'S YOUR STUNT?

YOU STICK RIGHT THROUGH THE WHOLE JOB, DON'T YOU?

OH, SURE. I STAND BEHIND THE DESK

AND ACT LIKE I'M SCARED.

WHEN YOU FELLAS GET THROUGH, I TELEPHONE THE POLICE.

WE DON'T WANT NO SLIP-UPS, MENDOZA.

BOYS AND GIRLS, I GOT THE IDEA

THAT OUR BOYFRIEND HERE IS NO CREAM PUFF.

HOW'D YOU LIKE THE LITTLE BEDTIME STORY

ABOUT THE GUN THAT WENT...

[TAPS TABLE]

DID YOU GET THE IDEA?

DO YOU SUPPOSE HE MEANT IT THAT WAY?

TRY TALKING AND FIND OUT.

I'LL TAKE A PACK OF THESE.

25 CENTS, PLEASE.

YES, SIR. [LAUGHS]

KEY TO 316.

UH, 316...

[CRASH, HORN HONKING]

Man: THEY DON'T CARE HOW THEY DRIVE.

THEY'VE GOT NO MONEY, THEY'VE GOT NO INSURANCE.

IT'S MURDER.

TOUGH LUCK, PFIFFER.

IF HE WASN'T SUCH AN OLD DODO,

I'D TAKE IT OUT OF HIS HIDE.

HE WASN'T DRIVING. THE GIRL WAS DRIVING.

I WAS! I WAS!

WHAT'S AN OUTFIT LIKE THAT DOING IN TROPICO, ANYHOW?

IT'S A STATE HIGHWAY, AIN'T IT?

THE SIGNAL WAS OUT. HE HAD HIS HAND OUT, HERE.

WAIT A MINUTE, NOW WAIT A MINUTE!

WHAT'S WRONG, PA? WHAT'S GOING ON?

WILL YOU LET ME GET A WORD IN?

I WAS DRIVING ALONG...

WHY, ROY! OH, FRIENDS OF YOURS?

YEAH, WHY?

I JUST WONDERED. I KNOW I HAVE NO CHANCE TO COLLECT,

BUT I'M CURIOUS.

I PULL OUT FROM THE CURB,

AND, WHAM, I GET A LICK IN MY FENDER!

YEAH, BUT YOU DIDN'T MAKE NO SIGNAL.

YOU TALK ABOUT COLLECTING, YOU'D BETTER BE CAREFUL.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PAY OFF.

OH, A WISE GUY IN ON THIS, HUH?

OH, ALL RIGHT.

HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY. I'LL CHARGE

THE WHOLE THING OFF TO EXPERIENCE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, MR. PFIFFER?

OH, I GOT CLIPPED.

BUT I'M SATISFIED IF THIS GUY IS.

WELL, I GUESS IF MR. PFIFFER'S SATISFIED, I AM.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON, LET'S BREAK THIS UP.

COME ON, BACK ON THE SIDEWALK.

HEY, LISTEN, FELLA. THESE PEOPLE AIN'T GOT ANY DOUGH.

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO L.A.,

AND THAT CAR'S ALL THEY GOT.

OH, STOP IT, YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART.

50 BUCKS AIN'T GONNA MEAN MUCH TO YOU.

SORRY, BUT NOT A QUARTER.

THAT'S RIGHT, MR. PFIFFER,

I SAW THE WHOLE THING.

THAT GIRL WAS DRIVING THE CAR.

LOOK, SHE'S A CRIPPLE, TOO!

NO, I GUESS IT WAS REALLY VELMA'S FAULT.

SHE WAS GAWKING AROUND, LOOKING AT THINGS,

AND SMACKED RIGHT INTO THAT FELLA'S CAR.

I WAS SURE SURPRISED WHEN HE GAVE YOU

THAT $100 TO GIVE ME.

I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT HIM, PA.

HE'S PROBABLY GOT PLENTY.

WELL, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME

YOU SAVED OUR LIVES, SON.

WHEN VELMA SMASHED INTO THAT CAR,

I HAD 13 CENTS IN MY POCKET...

AND A $5.00 BILL IN MY SHOE.

'COURSE THE WOMEN DIDN'T KNOW IT.

DON'T YOU TELL 'EM.

PA, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

OH, YOU SAID YOU COME FROM CHICAGO,

DIDN'T YOU, ROY?

I CAME OUT HERE FROM CHICAGO,

BUT I'M REALLY FROM BROOKFIELD, INDIANA.

BORN THERE AND WENT TO SCHOOL THERE.

LITTLE TOWN?

YEAH. I KNEW IT!

MY FOLKS HAD A FARM.

I SAID TO MA OUT THERE IN THE DESERT,

YOU WAS OUR KIND.

YES, SIR! I CAN TELL 'EM EVERY TIME.

SAY, PA? YEAH?

EXCUSE ME. I SUPPOSE IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,

BUT...WHAT'S WRONG WITH VELMA'S FOOT?

IT'S A CLUB FOOT. SHE WAS BORN THAT WAY.

CAN'T NOTHING BE DONE ABOUT IT?

YEAH, ONE TIME A DOCTOR SAID SHE COULD BE OPERATED,

BUT THE LAST FEW YEARS, I'VE BEEN SO BROKE,

WE COULDN'T IF WE'D WANTED.

WE HURRIED WITH THE DISHES.

WE KNEW PA'D BE TALKING YOUR EAR OFF.

PA SURE CAN TALK.

ISN'T THE AIR GRAND OUT HERE?

LOOK AT THE STARS!

I NEVER KNEW THERE WERE SO MANY IN THE SKY.

BACK HOME YOU COULDN'T SEE THEM LIKE THAT.

WELL, IT'S ALWAYS LIKE THIS

OUT IN THE DESERT.

YOU SEE THAT BRIGHT BLUE STAR UP THERE?

LOOK AT IT SPARKLE!

LOOK...YOU SEE THAT OTHER ONE?

WHERE?

RIGHT THERE.

OH, I SEE IT.

YEAH, THAT'S JUPITER.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

OH, A FELLA I USED TO KNOW,

HE TAUGHT ME ALL ABOUT THE SKY.

AND WHERE WE WAS, WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH ELSE TO DO.

IS THAT STAR ALWAYS UP THERE LIKE THAT?

OH, NO, YOU SEE DIFFERENT STARS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

THEY CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS.

NOW, LOOK, YOU SEE THAT ONE TWINKLING OVER THERE?

WELL, THAT'S VENUS.

BOY, IT MAKES YOU DIZZY JUST LOOKING AT THEM.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN THE NIGHT

AND YOU LOOK UP AT THE STARS,

YOU CAN ALMOST FEEL THE MOTION OF THE EARTH.

IT'S LIKE A LITTLE BALL THAT'S TURNING THROUGH THE NIGHT...

WITH US HANGING ON TO IT.

WHY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE POETRY, ROY.

IT'S PRETTY.

WELL, I GUESS I'D BETTER BE STARTING.

I GOT A LONG DRIVE AHEAD OF ME.

GOT A BUSINESS APPOINTMENT IN L.A.

PA, I SURE ENJOYED THAT DINNER.

YEAH, WE SURE ENJOYED YOUR COMPANY.

NOW, DON'T YOU FAIL TO LOOK US UP IN LOS ANGELES.

WE MIGHT GET LONESOME.

'SPECIALLY VELMA.

WHY, GRANDPA, YOU SHOULDN'T SAY THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'M SURPRISED AT YOU.

I DECLARE TO GOODNESS, THE OLDER YOU GET,

THE SILLIER YOU ACT.

OH, ROY UNDERSTANDS ME.

ME AND ROY IS OLD-TIMERS.

GOOD-BYE.

All: GOOD-BYE, ROY.

LUCKY GIRL THAT GETS HIM.

[DOOR BUZZER]

Man: COME IN.

I'VE GOT A SWELL POLLY FOR YOU TOMORROW, DOC.

STILL A SUCKER FOR THE PONIES, EH?

HELLO, ROY, OLD-TIMER!

HELLO, MAC.

HO HO. YOU'RE A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES!

I SURE AM GLAD TO SEE YOU, TOO.

THANKS FOR THE SPRING.

I WAS JUST GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER CRASH-OUT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, MAC?

I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T EAT.

JUST AIN'T HUNGRY.

AND I CAN'T SLEEP.

DOC BANTON SAYS IT'S MY PAST LIFE

CATCHING UP WITH ME.

[LAUGHS]

DOC BANTON? IS HE OUT HERE NOW?

YEAH, I WAS EXPECTING HIM WHEN YOU CAME IN.

HE'S RUNNING ONE OF THOSE HEALTH SERVICES

UNDER A PHONY NAME.

HELP YOURSELF TO A DRINK.

WELL, ROY, HOW DOES IT LOOK,

AND WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I CAN'T SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

IF THE BOYS DON'T BLOW UP ON ME, IT'S A CINCH.

BUT, MAC, IT'S GONNA MAKE AN AWFUL BIG NOISE

IN THE NEWSPAPERS.

WELL, THAT'S YOUR HEADACHE, NOT MINE.

THE JEWELRY, THAT'S ALL I'M INTERESTED IN.

NOW, LOOK, ROY,

ONCE YOU GET YOUR MITTS ON IT,

KEEP YOUR MITTS ON IT.

DELIVER IT RIGHT HERE.

IF YOU'RE HOT... TELEPHONE.

THIS CAPER MEANS A LOT TO ME.

I SPENT A PILE OF DOUGH SETTING IT UP,

AND I'M IN DEEP.

SO DON'T LET ME DOWN, ROY.

I NEVER LET NOBODY DOWN, MAC. YOU KNOW THAT.

OH, I KNOW, I KNOW. BUT I'VE BEEN DEALING

WITH SUCH A LOT OF SCREWBALLS LATELY.

YOUNG TWERPS. SODA JERKERS AND JITTERBUGS.

WHY, IT'S A RELIEF JUST TO TALK TO A GUY LIKE YOU.

YEAH.

ALL THE A-1 GUYS ARE GONE.

DEAD.

OR IN ALCATRAZ.

IF I ONLY HAD 4 GUYS LIKE YOU, ROY,

THIS KNOCK-OVER WOULD BE A WALTZ.

YEP.

TIMES HAVE SURE CHANGED.

YEAH, AIN'T THEY?

YOU KNOW, MAC, SOMETIMES I FEEL

LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT ANYMORE.

YEP, TIMES HAVE SURE CHANGED.

HIDE THE BOOZE, HIDE THE BOOZE.

AH, HELLO, MAC!

HELLO, DOC.

LOOK WHO'S HERE.

WELL, I'LL BE...

ROY EARLE, THE OLD BOY HIMSELF!

HELLO, DOC.

LAST TIME I SAW YOU WAS WHEN I WAS

TAKING SLUGS OUT OF LEFTY JACKSON'S CHEST.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

AH, THOSE WERE THE TIMES.

NOT MANY OF THE OLD BUNCH LEFT.

OH, CUT IT OUT.

HA HA HA.

MAC TELLS ME YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT, DOC.

ROY, THIS IS THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY FOR THE HEALTH RACKET.

EVERY WOMAN IN CALIFORNIA THINKS SHE'S EITHER

TOO FAT OR TOO THIN OR TOO SOMETHING.

WELL...

SAME DOSAGE, SAME MEDICINE.

NEED A PRESCRIPTION?

NO, WELL...GOOD NIGHT, MAC.

GOOD NIGHT, DOC.

HE'S IN A BAD WAY, OLD MAC.

BUM TICKER, KIDNEYS ON THE BLINK, BAD STOMACH.

LIKE A KID'S TOY THAT'S RUNNING DOWN.

I TRY TO KEEP HIM FROM DRINKING,

BUT THERE'S NO STOPPING OLD MAC.

HE'LL GO ON DOING JUST AS HE ALWAYS HAS DONE.

WELL, MAYBE HE'S RIGHT.

SAY, DOC.

YEAH?

THERE'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO ASK YOU.

YEAH?

CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT A CLUB FOOT?

WELL, SOME CAN BE OPERATED AND SOME CAN'T. WHY?

A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE'S GOT A GRANDDAUGHTER.

SHE'S A MIGHTY NICE GIRL.

ONE TIME A DOCTOR TOLD HER OLD MAN

THAT AN OPERATION COULD FIX IT.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF...

YOUNG KID, IS SHE?

ABOUT 20, I GUESS.

OH, 20.

I SEE...

WELL, MY ADVICE, ROY, IS TO FORGET ALL ABOUT HER FOOT.

LOOK, DOC, I AIN'T KIDDING.

WELL, I'D HAVE TO SEE HER.

WOULD YOU TAKE A LOOK AT HER,

THAT IS, IF I CAN TALK HER INTO IT?

SURE, SURE, SURE, OF COURSE, ROY.

BUT YOU UNDERSTAND I CAN'T DO ANY OPERATING,

BUT I CAN GET YOU SOMEONE WHO WILL.

IT'LL, UH... COST YOU PLENTY, THOUGH.

OK, DOC. I'LL GIVE YOU A RING.

GOOD, DO THAT, ROY, DO THAT!

AND, UH...

I'LL MAKE YOU A PRESENT OF MY FEE FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE.

NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT, DOC.

ROY.

I DON'T KNOW, MAC, DO YOU--

YEAH, I DO.

THERE, NOW I FEEL BETTER.

THAT'S THE WORKS.

NOW, IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME,

READ THIS LETTER, AND YOU'LL KNOW WHAT TO DO.

AS THE DOC TOLD YOU,

IF I DON'T LAY OFF THIS STUFF,

IT'S GONNA KNOCK ME OFF.

BUT I'M GONNA DIE, ANYHOW.

SO ARE YOU.

SO ARE WE ALL.

HA HA. YOUR HEALTH, ROY.

AH, HELLO, ROY!

HELLO, PA.

GLAD TO SEE YOU, GLAD TO SEE YOU.

HEY, THIS IS THE DOC, MR. PARKER,

THE NEW HEALTH INSTITUTE.

PROUD TO MEET YOU, MR. PARKER.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HE'S KIND OF AN EXPERT. KNOWS HIS STUFF.

OH, YEAH? WELL, AFTER YOU CALLED UP,

I SPOKE TO THEM ALL, AND I THINK

I GOT VELMA ON MY SIDE,

BUT MA'S AGAINST IT.

[PIANO MUSIC]

YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE THINGS THE WAY THEY LOOK.

WE'RE JUST GETTING STRAIGHTENED OUT.

ROY, THIS IS MABEL. HOW DO YOU DO?

THIS IS HER HUSBAND CARL.

THIS IS MR. PARKER, MABEL.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HELLO, ROY.

HELLO, VELMA.

SAY, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MR. PARKER.

HOW DO YOU DO? VELMA.

YOU SAY MR. PARKER.

ISN'T HE EVEN A DOCTOR?

I AM A...SPECIALIST.

HMM!

SEEMS TO ME YOU'D BE THANKFUL SOMEBODY'S

TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FOR THAT GIRL OF YOURS.

YOU'VE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS, CARL.

VELMA'S MY GIRL, AND I'M THINKING

IF HE ISN'T EVEN A DOCTOR--

WELL, HE CAN LOOK AT HER, CAN'T HE?

THAT WON'T HURT NOTHIN'.

I DON'T THINK VELMA WANTS HIM TO LOOK AT HER.

DO YOU, DEAR?

WELL, PA WANTS HIM TO. SO DOES ROY.

WHO IS THIS ROY, ANYWAY?

MABEL, YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT ROY.

IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR HIM--

WHY DOES HE GO TO SO MUCH TROUBLE TO HELP STRANGERS?

HE MUST HAVE SOME REASON.

MAYBE HE LIKES VELMA.

SHE AIN'T MARRIED YET, AND LIKELY NOT TO BE.

AND IF YOU WANT MY OPINION--

WE DON'T WANT YOUR OPINION.

LOOK, YOU GOT VELMA ALL UPSET,

TALKING LIKE THAT.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!

DON'T YOU WORRY, HONEY. IF YOU DON'T WANT HIM

TO LOOK AT YOUR FOOT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET HIM.

OH, BUT I DO!

VERY WELL, IF THE CHILD'S MADE UP HER MIND,

I'VE NOTHING MORE TO SAY.

COME ALONG, MR. PARKER. COME ON, MA!

THIS WAY, DOCTOR.

ROY, IF THIS HERE SPECIALIST

SAYS HE CAN OPERATE ON VELMA, WHAT THEN?

OPERATIONS COST MONEY.

WELL, I'LL LOAN YOU THE MONEY.

I COULD NEVER PAY IT BACK. YOU KNOW THAT, ROY.

I AIN'T WORRYING ABOUT THAT.

OH, I KNOW, I KNOW.

ANYBODY WITH EYES IN THEIR HEAD...

SHE'S PRETTY, AIN'T SHE?

AND JUST AS SWEET AS SHE'S PRETTY.

YEAH.

ARE YOU FIGURING ON MARRYING VELMA, ROY?

WELL, I AIN'T GOT THAT FAR IN MY FIGURING.

WELL...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

BUT IT SEEMS TO ME,

BEFORE YOU GO PUTTING OUT MONEY,

I OUGHT TO TELL YOU ABOUT VELMA.

HMM?

WHAT ABOUT HER?

WELL, SHE'S GOT A FELLA BACK HOME.

HIS NAME'S PREISER. HE'S ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD

AND ALREADY DIVORCED.

HE'S DOING GOOD IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS,

BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT.

A DIVORCED MAN RUNNING AROUND WITH A CRIPPLED GIRL,

SO MA AND ME BRINGS VELMA OUT HERE TO HER MOTHER.

NOW, IT'S MY GUESS THAT

VELMA'S STILL THINKING ABOUT THAT FELLA.

NOW, MIND, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG.

I'M ALWAYS TELLING MYSELF THERE WASN'T.

MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.

THAT'S ABOUT ALL THERE IS TO IT, ROY.

I HOPE YOU AIN'T SORE OR ANYTHING.

NO, I... I AIN'T SORE AT NOBODY.

I GUESS IT SOUNDS FUNNY,

AND...I AIN'T GOT THE RIGHT WORDS TO FIT IT,

BUT IT SEEMS AS IF I'VE BEEN CLOSE TO VELMA

FOR A MILLION YEARS.

AND KNOWIN' HER LIKE I DO,

NOBODY AIN'T EVER GONNA TELL ME

SHE'S EVER DONE A WRONG THING.

'CAUSE I KNOW, YOU UNDERSTAND?

SHE'S NOT TO KNOW YOU EVER TOLD ME ANYTHING.

ALRIGHT, ROY. ANYTHING YOU SAY.

ROY, HE SAYS IT CAN BE FIXED!

THERE'S NOTHING VERY SERIOUS.

WE'LL SOON HAVE THE YOUNG LADY WALKING AS WELL AS ANYBODY.

JIMINY CRICKET!

AIN'T THAT WONDERFUL, MA?

NOW, HONEY, YOU JUST THANK ROY.

ROY'S THE ONE. HE THOUGHT UP THE WHOLE THING,

AND HE'S LENDING ME THE MONEY.

YOU, MR. COLLINS. YOU...

WHY, I'VE NEVER...

I MEAN I... OH, I...

I HOPE YOU'LL EXCUSE THE WAY I ACTED,

BUT I'VE BEEN SO WORRIED ABOUT VELMA.

POOR CHILD, AFTER ALL,

I AM HER MOTHER, AND...

MR. PARKER HERE WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.

NOW YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, VELMA.

OH, ROY, YOU'RE SO GOOD.

PA SAYS YOU'RE THE BEST MAN THAT EVER LIVED.

AND I GUESS PA'S RIGHT.

WELL...GOOD-BYE.

DURNDEST FELLA.

DURNDEST FELLA.

IT'S CRIMINAL NOTHING'S EVER BEEN DONE

WITH THAT GIRL BEFORE.

SIMPLE ENOUGH OPERATION.

I GOT AN IN WITH THE BEST SURGEON IN TOWN.

THE WHOLE THING'LL SET YOU BACK ABOUT 400 BUCKS, THOUGH.

YOU SATISFIED?

YEAH. SURE, I'M SATISFIED.

BUT, ROY, I'M GIVING IT TO YOU STRAIGHT.

YOU'RE JUST STICKING YOUR NECK OUT.

SHE'S NOT YOUR KIND, AND YOU KNOW IT.

AND SHE'S GONNA THROW AN AWFUL FIT

WHEN SHE FINDS OUT WHAT KIND OF A GUY YOU REALLY ARE.

YEAH, I KNOW.

YOU MAY CATCH LEAD ANY MINUTE.

WHAT YOU NEED IS A FAST-STEPPIN' YOUNG FILLY

YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH.

'MEMBER WHAT JOHNNY DILLINGER SAID

ABOUT GUYS LIKE YOU AND HIM?

HE SAID YOU WERE JUST RUSHIN' TOWARD DEATH.

YEAH, THAT'S IT.

JUST RUSHIN' TOWARD DEATH.

[BARKS]

[WHINES]

WHAT'S THE MATTER, PARD? YOU BEEN HIDIN' OUT?

[BARKS]

[DOOR CREAKS]

IS THAT YOU, ROY?

YEAH.

IS PARD WITH YOU?

YEAH, HE'S RIGHT HERE.

HEY, YOU HAD ME SCARED.

WHAT'RE YOU DOING IN THERE?

COME ON IN.

GEE, I'M GLAD PARD'S ALL RIGHT.

I WAS AFRAID BABE HAD KILLED HIM.

DID HE DO THAT?

YEAH, HE WENT CRAZY.

RED TRIED TO COOL HIM OFF,

BUT HE FOUGHT LIKE A WILDCAT.

AND HE PICKED UP A POKER,

AND HIT RED OVER THE HEAD WITH IT.

WHEN RED WAS DOWN, HE SWUNG AT ME TWICE.

WERE THOSE GUYS FIGHTING OVER YOU?

RED WAS STANDING UP FOR ME.

WHEN WAS THIS?

ABOUT DARK.

WHERE ARE THEY?

WELL, AS SOON AS BABE KNOCKED RED COLD,

HE STARTED RUNNING FOR THE STORE.

AND I HEARD PARD BARKING AND...

BABE THREW A POKER AT HIM.

SO I RAN OVER HERE AND LOCKED MYSELF IN.

AND I FOUND THIS UNDER YOUR PILLOW.

FIGURED IF BABE SNEAKED BACK,

I COULD HOLD HIM OFF.

HE WAS LIKE A CRAZY GUY.

GIVE ME THAT. YOU STAY HERE.

OH, ROY, YOU'LL ONLY GET YOURSELF IN A JAM--

SHUT UP AND LOCK THIS DOOR BEHIND ME.

ROY!

GIVE ME THAT GUN.

NOBODY'S GONNA PUSH ME AROUND!

GIVE IT TO ME.

IS HE IN THERE?

YEAH, HE'S SCARED TO COME OUT.

SO YOU WERE GONNA BUMP HIM OFF, HUH?

WELL, HE HIT ME ON THE HEAD--

YOU WAIT RIGHT HERE. I'LL HANDLE THIS.

I HAD HIM HOOKED GOOD. HE WAS ALL PLAYED OUT.

AND I'M REACHING FOR MY NET...

WELL, GOOD NIGHT, FELLAS.

HERE'S MY PAL. I GUESS I'LL GET ALONG.

ALL RIGHT, SON.

AND I HOPE TOMORROW YOU GET A 10-POUNDER.

YEAH, THANKS.

GOOD NIGHT.

YOU STINKIN' RAT.

YEAH, I KNOW. I WENT CRAZY.

MARIE, SHE TRIED...

THAT'S RIGHT. BLAME THE DAME.

GO ON.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

Roy: MARIE?

HERE HE IS. MARK HIM UP.

SWING ON HIM. HIT HIM WITH THIS.

NO.

I DON'T WANNA HURT HIM.

AW, ROY, DON'T HURT HIM.

HE WON'T ACT LIKE THAT AGAIN.

CAR'S OUTSIDE.

IF I WAS YOU, I'D BEAT IT, AND QUICK, BOTH OF YOU.

AW, LOOK, ROY, WE BEEN COUNTIN' ON THIS JOB.

I'M GIVIN' YOU A CHANCE TO BLOW.

IF YOU DECIDE TO STICK, I'LL SHOOT THE FIRST ONE

THAT DON'T DO AS I TELL HIM.

OK, ROY. COME ON.

ROY...

I'M NOT GOIN' BACK TO THE CABIN.

AH, YOU BETTER NOT.

TROUBLE WOULD JUST START ALL OVER AGAIN.

LOOK, I FOUND A COT IN THE WOODSHED.

I COULD FIX IT UP AND SLEEP HERE IN THE KITCHEN.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL HAVE ALGERNON GET YOUR CLOTHES,

AND I'LL SEND YOU HOME TOMORROW.

[MUTTERING]

Roy: NO.

NO!

NO, I SAY!

CAN'T HOLD--

TAKE THE GATES AWAY.

I'M CRASHING OUT.

YEAH, SURE...

SURE...

I'LL GO BACK TO THE FARM.

SWEET... WHEN WE HAD A FARM.

BUT YOU'RE... YOU'RE HOLDING ME BACK.

DON'T HOLD ME BACK.

I'LL CRASH OUT, I TELL YA.

I'LL CRASH OUT.

YOU...CAN'T...

OH...

BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT.

FARM WAS THE BEST.

YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S THE BEST.

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT AWAY.

YOU CAN'T.

YOU CAN'T...

LITTLE MORE COFFEE?

YEAH. WELL, YOU ALL PACKED?

WELL...

ROY, I...

I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD--

I'LL RUN YOU OVER TO BALLARD.

YOU CAN CATCH A BUS.

HAVEN'T GOT A SOUL IN L.A.

WHERE YOU FROM?

SAN FRANCISCO.

FAMILY THERE?

YEAH.

MAYBE I CAN STAKE YOU TO A TICKET.

ROY...

REMEMBER WHAT YOU WERE SAYING THE OTHER DAY

ABOUT PRISON?

AND THE WAY YOU KEPT FROM GOING CRAZY

BY THINKING ALL THE TIME ABOUT A CRASH OUT?

UH-HUH.

WELL, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S BEEN WITH ME.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CRASH OUT EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.

MY OLD MAN USED TO GET DRUNK A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK

AND KICK US AROUND.

MY OLD LADY USED TO STAND IT,

BUT NOT ME.

I WAITED FOR MY CHANCE, AND I BEAT IT.

I CRASHED OUT JUST LIKE YOU DID.

I GOTCHA.

THEN I CAME DOWN TO L.A.

AND GOT A JOB IN THE DIME-A-DANCE JOINT.

IT WAS A LIVING, BUT...

WELL, I GOT PRETTY SICK OF BEING PAWED OVER.

SO WHEN BABE CAME ALONG, I...CRASHED OUT AGAIN.

I THOUGHT BABE WAS A RIGHT GUY.

I GUESS I WAS NEVER REALLY HOOKED UP

WITH ANY GUYS THAT WASN'T WRONG,

SO I HAD NOTHING TO GO BY.

TILL I MET YOU.

I'LL GET READY.

GO AWAY, PARD, WILL YOU? GO AWAY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, ROY, PLEASE DON'T SEND ME BACK TO L.A.!

PLEASE DON'T!

I WANNA STAY WITH YOU. PLEASE, ROY, DON'T!

OH, ROY...

LISTEN...

LISTEN TO ME.

I'M GIVIN' IT TO YOU STRAIGHT.

I GOT PLANS, SEE.

AND THERE'S NO ROOM IN THEM FOR YOU.

YOU COULDN'T EVER MEAN NOTHIN' TO ME...

NOTHIN' SPECIAL, THAT IS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

I'M GONNA TAKE A RUN DOWN TO L.A.

I CAN'T STAND THIS WAITING AROUND.

LET ME GO ALONG, ROY, WILL YOU?

I SURE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IN A MOVIE.

WILL YOU, ROY?

ALL RIGHT, GET YOUR THINGS

AND BRING MY HAT.

OK, I WON'T BE A SECOND.

WE'LL BE BACK IN PLENTY OF TIME

IN CASE MENDOZA CALLS...

IF HE EVER CALLS.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY HE'S STALLING AROUND.

I JUST DON'T LIKE IT.

NOW, YOU GUYS KEEP YOUR NOSES CLEAN.

YEAH, SURE, ROY.

[BARKING]

[ARF ARF]

[ARF ARF]

ROY, PARD'S FOLLOWING YOU.

GO ON HOME, PARD. GO BACK.

AW, ROY, LET'S TAKE HIM ALONG WITH US.

I'VE GOT TO LEAVE HIM SOME TIME.

HE MIGHT AS WELL GET USED TO IT.

YEAH, YOU'VE GOT TO LEAVE HIM SOME TIME,

SO LET'S TAKE HIM NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

GONNA TAKE IN A MOVIE WHEN WE GET TO L.A.?

I DON'T CARE. I JUST CAME FOR THE RIDE.

I GUESS I'D BETTER TAKE CARE OF PARD THEN

IF YOU'RE GOING TO A MOVIE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO SEE SOME PEOPLE.

FRIENDS OF MINE.

WHAT'S THEIR RACKET?

HA HA HA HA.

THEY'RE NOT IN ANY RACKET.

HE'S A FARMER FROM OHIO.

LOST HIS FARM.

THERE'S HIM AND MA AND HIS GRANDDAUGHTER.

GRANDDAUGHTER, HUH?

YEAH. NAME'S VELMA.

JUST HAD AN OPERATION ON HER FOOT.

MIGHTY PRETTY GIRL.

IS SHE?

YEAH.

YEAH, AND DECENT.

[DOOR BUZZER]

HELLO, PA.

HELLO, ROY.

WELL, I'LL BE DOGGONED. WHERE'VE YOU BEEN?

SAY, HOW'S VELMA?

WELL, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW HER.

YOU MEAN SHE'S WALKING AROUND?

NO, SHE'S STILL IN BED,

BUT THE DOCTOR SAYS IN A FEW MORE DAYS,

SHE CAN DANCE OR DO ANYTHING,

AND NOBODY'D EVER KNOW SHE WAS CRIPPLED.

AW, SAY, THAT'S GREAT.

HELLO, BOY, HELLO.

THERE'S A CUTE LITTLE FELLA, HUH?

ROY, IT'S ABOUT TIME!

HEY, MA, CUT THAT OUT.

ROY'S A DARN NICE-LOOKING FELLA,

AND I'M JEALOUS.

COME ON IN AND SEE VELMA.

SHE'LL BE GLAD TO SEE YOU.

OH, ROY, YOU LOOK SO GOOD.

MABLE'S HUSBAND'S AT WORK,

AND MABLE'S UPTOWN GADDING AROUND,

SO YOU GOT HER ALL TO YOURSELF TODAY, ROY.

WELL, I HEAR YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

SHE WANTS TO KISS YOU.

OH, MA...

WE WERE WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, ROY.

WELL, I'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY.

IT HURT MUCH WHEN THEY FIXED YOUR FOOT?

OH, IT DIDN'T HURT AT ALL.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.

WE'LL NEVER GET THROUGH THANKING YOU, ROY.

IT WAS WONDERFUL OF YOU.

SAY, UH, I'VE GOT A BIG BUSINESS DEAL COMING UP,

AND IF IT GOES THROUGH THE WAY I THINK IT OUGHT TO,

I CAN QUIT FOR LIFE.

OH, THAT'S FINE, ROY! DID YOU TELL PA?

I WAS THINKING THAT, UH...

IF THIS DEAL GOES THROUGH THE WAY IT OUGHT TO

THAT I'D LIKE TO TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD.

AND I WAS JUST...

DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN, VELMA?

YES, I SEE.

WELL, I--I WAS THINKING

THAT IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD,

WHAT--WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?

YOU SEE, VELMA, I'D SURE LIKE TO MARRY YOU.

I AIN'T SO OLD.

I'M GOING TO HAVE PLENTY OF DOUGH SOMEDAY.

GEE, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'VE SURE BEEN WONDERFUL TO US, ROY,

AND PA SAYS THERE'S NO BETTER MAN THAN YOU.

BUT, ROY...

YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY BACK HOME, I GUESS.

WELL, YES, IN A WAY I HAVE.

HE FIGURING ON COMING OUT HERE TO MARRY YOU?

I DON'T KNOW. I MAY GO BACK THERE.

I OUGHT TO BE HEARING FROM HIM ANY DAY NOW.

ARE YOU CRAZY ABOUT HIM, VELMA?

WELL, I GUESS THAT LETS ME OUT.

BUT WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS THOUGH,

CAN'T WE, ROY?

WHEN WILL WE SEE YOU AGAIN?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I'LL BE WALKING IN A FEW DAYS.

ROY, YOU SIMPLY MUST COME BACK

TO SEE ME WALK.

WHY, OF COURSE HE WILL.

YEAH...I'LL COME BACK AND SEE VELMA WALK.

WHAT'S WRONG, PET?

HE WANTS ME TO MARRY HIM, PA,

AND I SAID I WOULDN'T ON ACCOUNT OF LON.

OH...

I DON'T LOVE ROY, PA.

I'M NOT CRIPPLED ANYMORE, PA.

AND FROM NOW ON, I'M GOING TO HAVE FUN.

DRESSING UP AND GOING PLACES AND DANCING.

I'LL DANCE ALL NIGHT LONG IF I WANT TO!

OH, I KNOW WHAT ROY DID FOR ME, PA,

BUT I DON'T LOVE HIM.

I JUST DON'T LOVE HIM.

OH, THERE, THERE. IT'S OK.

MORNING. A MAN PHONED IN A TELEGRAM FOR MR. COLLINS.

HELLO, PARD, YOU HARD LUCK DOG YOU.

Roy: IT'S FROM MENDOZA.

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.

Red: HERE ARE THE 3 HAMMERS.

SHALL I TAKE THE SLEDGE, ROY?

Roy: I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE NEVER CRACKED

A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX BEFORE.

I STILL DON'T SEE

WHY MENDOZA CAN'T OPEN THOSE BOXES.

IT WOULD BE A TIP-OFF

THAT IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB.

THE COPS WOULD PINCH HIM AND HE'D SING,

OR I DON'T KNOW GUYS.

ROY, WHAT ABOUT PARD?

OH, YEAH...

YEAH, TAKE HIM OVER TO ALGERNON.

TELL HIM TO LOCK HIM UP.

HERE. HERE'S 5 BUCKS.

WHY NOT TAKE HIM ALONG?

Red: IMAGINE TAKING A DOG ON A CAPER.

THAT'S RICH, THAT IS.

I'D WATCH AFTER HIM.

YOU DO AS I TELL YOU.

WELL, I GUESS THAT'S EVERYTHING.

NOW, LISTEN...

WHEN WE GET INTO THE HOTEL,

DON'T ANYBODY LOOK UP, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.

THAT'S MY BUSINESS.

NOBODY'S GOING TO BOTHER YOU, AND I MEAN NOBODY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

MARIE AND I ARE GOING TO HEAD FOR L.A.

WITH THE JEWELRY IN A SHOEBOX.

YOU TAKE THE DOUGH AND COME BACK UP HERE.

WHEN YOU HEAR FROM US, BRING THE DOUGH TO L.A.

ALL RIGHT?

WELL, I GUESS WE'RE ALL SET.

WELL, I'M GLAD MARIE'S GOING.

SHE'S GOT MORE NERVE THAN MOST GUYS.

YEAH.

AND WE'LL MAKE UP HER SHARE BETWEEN US.

THAT'S FAIR, AIN'T IT?

FAIR ENOUGH. YOU BET.

IT'S WORTH IT TO HAVE SOMEONE

TO WATCH OUT FOR THE CAR.

I'LL NEVER FORGET A GUY I KNEW ONCE.

PETTY GARRISON HIS NAME WAS.

WELL, ONE DAY, HIM AND ANOTHER CREEP

WALTZES IN TO KNOCK OVER A GROCERY STORE, SEE?

AND HE LEAVES THE HEAP OUTSIDE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.

WELL, THEY COME BOUNCING OUT

A COUPLE OF JUMPS AHEAD OF A SHOTGUN BLAST--

SOMEBODY SNITCHED IT.

SO THEY DUCKS DOWN AN ALLEY,

AND RUNS RIGHT SMACK INTO A COPPER.

BROTHER, WHAT A MESS.

YOU THINK OF THE PRETTIEST STORIES TO TELL.

OH, THEY WAS JUST SMALL-TIMERS,

NOT LIKE US.

WE WASN'T BIG TILL THIS ONE.

I DON'T FEEL BIG.

ROY FEELS BIG, THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.

ALL RIGHT, CUT THE GAB AND GET GOING.

[WHIMPERING]

PARD'S LOCKED IN.

HE KNOWS THERE'S SOMETHING UP.

E KEEPS SCRATCHING AT THE DOOR.

THAT LITTLE MUTT'S JUST A PLAIN NUISANCE.

[ARF]

[PARD BARKING]

THAT'S PARD. I TOLD YOU HE KNEW.

[HOWLING]

SHUT UP AND GET IN THE CAR.

WISH THAT DOG WOULD STOP HOWLING.

GIVES ME THE CREEPS.

[HOWLING]

[BARKING]

[BARKING]

WHAT WRONG WITH YOU?

IT'S PARD. HE GOT LOOSE.

HE'S FOLLOWING US.

HE CAN'T FOLLOW US FAR AT NIGHT.

OH, ROY, YOU CAN'T.

WHO SAYS I CAN'T?

WHAT I OUGHT TO DO

IS PUT A BULLET THROUGH HIS HEAD.

AIN'T GOT ENOUGH TROUBLE WITHOUT A FOOL DOG?

[BARKING]

LET HIM IN.

POOR LITTLE FELLA.

GOT NO HOME. GOT NOBODY, HAVE YOU?

OF ALL THE 14-KARAT SAPS...

STARTING OUT ON A CAPER

WITH A WOMAN AND A DOG.

IF HE SPOILS THIS JOB, I'LL--

OH, YOU'RE FULL OF TALK.

I THINK YOU'RE GLAD.

M-M-MENDOZA!

SHUT UP. ONE MOVE OUT OF YOU, SON,

AND I'LL FILL YOUR PANTS FULL OF LEAD.

GET OVER THERE.

I--I WILL, SIR.

OPEN IT UP, QUICK.

[HAMMERS TAPPING CHISELS]

HOW'S IT GOING?

HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THE BOXES.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

GOT A FEW MORE.

THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING.

[PEOPLE CHATTING]

[CAR HORN BLOWS]

GET BACK HERE.

A QUIET, PEACEFUL, LITTLE HOTEL.

NICE TIME OF NIGHT TO BUILD A HOUSE.

OH, BOB!

GET OVER THERE.

OH! SHUT UP.

GO ON, MOVE. OVER THERE. MOVE FAST.

BOB, MY RINGS. YOU'VE GOT TO STOP THEM. YOU'VE GOT TO.

LOOK, MY FRIEND. YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

I--I MEAN YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT.

SIT DOWN.

YOU WON'T GET HURT.

HEY, YOU.

Y-YES, SIR?

SIT OVER THERE.

GO ON, GO ON, HURRY UP.

[HONK HONK HONK]

HEIST 'EM, BUDDY.

AAH!

YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE ME WITH YOU.

I COULDN'T FACE THE POLICE NOW.

I NEVER THOUGHT WE'D HAVE TO SHOOT SOMEBODY.

HE WON'T CROAK. I SHOT LOW.

GO ON, GET IN THAT CAR.

POLICE! POLICE!

HEY, HE'S TAKING THE WRONG ROAD.

[TIRES SCREECH]

AAH!

COPPERS WILL GO TO THE FIRE NOW.

OH, ROY, THOSE BOYS.

SMALL-TIMERS FOR SMALL JOBS.

THEY LOST THEIR HEADS.

THIS ONE WAS JUST TOO BIG.

SAY, FEELING BETTER NOW?

STILL KIND OF WOBBLY.

KEEP THINKING OF BABE AND RED.

AW, THERE'S NO USE IN WORRYING ABOUT THEM.

IF THEY DIDN'T KICK OFF, THE COPPERS HAVE 'EM.

ROY, DO YOU THINK THEY'LL TALK?

IF THEY DON'T, MENDOZA WILL, BUT WHO CARES?

I'LL BE TURNING THAT BOX OVER TO BIG MAC

IN A COUPLE OF HOURS,

AND HE'S GONNA HAND ME A WAD OF DOUGH.

OH, GEE, THEN WE'LL BE ALL SET, WON'T WE, ROY?

SURE. YOU GOT QUITE A PIECE OF CHANGE COMING TO YOU, TOO,

AND I'M GONNA SEE THAT YOU GET IT RIGHT AWAY...

BECAUSE I'LL BE BLOWING PRETTY SOON.

GOING BACK EAST, I GUESS.

I'M GOING WITH YOU.

OH, DON'T TALK LIKE A SAP. YOU STICK AROUND WITH ME,

YOU'LL NEVER BE IN ANYTHING BUT TROUBLE.

LOOK, ROY, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,

I'M STICKING WITH YOU.

DON'T THINK YOU'RE EVER GONNA CHUCK ME SO EASY.

WELL, WE'LL SEE. COME ON, LET'S GO.

COME ON, PARD.

BUT REMEMBER, IF THE GOING GETS TOO TOUGH,

I'M GONNA HAVE TO PARK YOU FOR A WHILE.

I'M GLAD YOU SAID FOR A WHILE.

THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

LOOK, IF I REALLY GET IN YOUR WAY, YOU CAN POP ME.

IS THAT A DEAL?

IT'S A DEAL.

I WON'T BE LONG.

[BUZZ]

HELLO, EARLE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

MAC SENT FOR ME. I FLEW OUT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

MIGHTY SICK MAN, MAC IS. HE COLLAPSED LAST NIGHT.

HE'S ASLEEP NOW.

HEY, YOU WANNA READ ABOUT YOURSELF?

TOUGH ABOUT THE 2 GUYS, HUH?

IT WAS THEIR OWN FAULT.

WELL, THEIR TROUBLES ARE OVER.

BOTH OF THEM, HUH?

YEAH, MENDOZA BROKE HIS COLLAR BONE.

HE GOT KNOCKED COLD, BUT HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

THE POLICE THINK HE WAS KIDNAPPED.

THEY HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED BABE AND RED YET.

LET'S GO AND SHOW THE STUFF TO MAC.

IT MIGHT CHEER HIM UP.

YOU GOT IT IN THAT SHOE BOX THERE?

YEAH, AND IT SURE IS HEAVY.

HEY, BOSS, WAKE UP. EARLE'S HERE.

HE CLIPPED 'EM FOR A HALF A MILLION.

I SURE COME THROUGH FOR YA.

YOU DIDN'T SPRING ME FOR NOTHING.

WAKE UP, MAC, WAKE UP. EARLE'S HERE.

HEY, THIS GUY'S DEAD.

HE'S WHAT?

HE'S DEAD.

YEP. COLD AS A MACKEREL.

KICKED OFF IN HIS SLEEP, I GUESS.

SAY, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THE STUFF?

MAC TOLD ME WHAT TO DO

IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED.

I GUESS HE HAD A FEELING HE'D NEVER MAKE IT.

DON'T BE A SAP, EARLE. MAC'S DEAD, AND WE'RE RICH.

I CAN GET A FENCE TO HANDLE THIS STUFF.

DON'T YOU SEE IT? WE'RE RICH.

LISTEN, CHISELER,

I'M STILL WORKING FOR HIM, AND SO ARE YOU.

I GOT MY INSTRUCTIONS, AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW 'EM.

USE YOUR HEAD, MAN. THIS IS A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.

YOU HEARD ME.

OK. MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

PICO-7719.

HELLO, THIS YOU, ART? THIS IS EARLE. MAC'S DEAD.

YEAH. HE SAID IN THE LETTER TO CALL YOU,

THAT YOU WAS TO DO THE HANDLING.

NOPE. NOPE. HE--HE JUST KICKED OFF.

HIS HEART.

OK. THANKS.

HAND OVER THAT BOX, EARLE.

YOU GIVE ME ANY TROUBLE,

AND I'LL FILL YOU FULL OF LEAD.

I'LL BE REINSTATED AND GET A MEDAL BESIDE.

JUST WHAT I TOLD POOR MAC...

A COPPER'S ALWAYS A COPPER.

WELL, THIS STUFF'S PRETTY HOT ANYWAY.

HERE IT IS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS GETTING READY TO COME AND LOOK FOR YOU.

GET IN THE CAR. YOU GOTTA DRIVE.

WHAT'S WRONG, HONEY?

BULLET NICKED ME.

GO TO VERMONT AND TURN RIGHT.

MIGHTY LUCKY, ROY. A LITTLE HIGHER,

IT WOULD'VE BEEN CURTAINS FOR YOU.

THAT STUFF SURE BURNS, DOC.

TELL ME, ROY. DID YOU REALLY CRACK 'EM FOR 500 Gs?

WELL, I CAN'T TELL YA.

THEY ALWAYS KICK UP THE PRICE AFTER A HEIST,

BUT I GOT PLENTY OF ROCKS. OH, BY THE WAY,

YOU'LL HAVE TO TRUST ME ON THE DOUGH ANGLE.

I ONLY GOT ABOUT 50, 60 BUCKS ON ME.

OH, YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR CUT YET, EH?

WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, BUT I--

I FIGURE THIS IS GONNA COST YOU ABOUT 500.

YOU KNOW, I'M TAKING AN AWFUL CHANCE.

500'S OK WITH ME.

WHEN I NEED HELP, I NEED IT BAD,

AND I'M WILLING TO PAY FOR IT.

WHAT ABOUT LITTLE VELMA?

OH, I DON'T KNOW, DOC.

THAT WAS JUST ONE OF THEM THINGS, I GUESS.

IS SHE--IS SHE WALKING PRETTY GOOD NOW?

PERFECTLY.

THAT SURGEON FRIEND OF MINE DID A MAGNIFICENT JOB.

YOU OUGHT TO SEE HER. IT'LL DO YOUR HEART GOOD.

WELL, MAYBE I WILL LOOK IN FOR JUST A MINUTE.

I PROMISED THE OLD MAN I WOULD ANYWAY.

WELL, YOU BETTER BE GOING NOW.

MAKE A RIGHT TURN HERE.

WHAT ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE STUFF?

AREN'T WE GOING TO SANTA MONICA?

SOMETHING I GOTTA DO FIRST. IT'LL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.

VELMA?

I PROMISED PA I'D COME BACK AND SEE HER WALK.

FINE TIME YOU PICKED TO GO CALLING.

CAN I GO IN WITH YOU?

YOU STAY IN THE CAR.

I'M ONLY GOING IN MYSELF BECAUSE I PROMISED THE OLD MAN.

YEAH. I KNOW. YOU SAID THAT.

[I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU PLAYING]

GEE, MY FOOT GETS STRONGER ALL THE TIME, LON.

DON'T YOU THINK I'M DANCING BETTER?

SURE, BABY, YOU'RE PERFECT. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE DRINK?

OH, NO, LON.

YOU WANT ME TO GET DIZZY AGAIN LIKE LAST NIGHT?

GOOCHIE, GOOCHIE, GOOCHIE, GOOCHIE.

YOU THINK HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT?

SURE. JOE'S A PANIC WHEN HE'S TIGHT.

YOU SAID IT, BOY! HA HA HA. LISTEN--

NOW, LOOK HERE. NOW, LOOK HERE.

I NEVER WAS ONE TO SPOIL A GOOD TIME,

BUT ENOUGH'S ENOUGH, THAT'S WHAT I SAY.

[DOOR BUZZER]

OH, WHO'S THAT NOW?

ROY.

HELLO, PA.

WELL, IS THIS A SURPRISE.

HELLO, ROY! WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU DROPPED IN.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

REST OF THE FAMILY'S OUT FOR A RIDE.

THEY'LL BE SORRY THEY MISSED YOU.

ROY, THIS IS MR. PREISER.

HE'S MY-- HE'S FROM BACK HOME.

HELLO, ROY. VELMA'S TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT YOU.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

WE HAD A COUPLE OF DRINKS TO YOU THE OTHER NIGHT.

DID YA? YEAH.

OH, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ME DANCE YET.

MY FOOT'S ALL BETTER NOW. WATCH THIS.

[WHINES]

GO ON, PARD. GO GET ROY. GO FIND HIM.

THIS IS A FINE PARTY,

LETTING A LADY DANCE BY HERSELF.

COME ON, BABY. WHEE! LET'S DO IT.

[GROWLS]

I DECLARE, WHO'S THAT NOW?

AW, GEE, BAD DOG, YOU. GEE, I'M SORRY, ROY.

HE--HE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR

BEFORE I KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED.

WELL, HELLO.

YOU'RE VELMA, AREN'T YOU?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, I'M MARIE GARSON, A FRIEND OF ROY'S.

I FEEL AS THOUGH I KNOW YOU.

ROY'S OFTEN TOLD ME HOW NICE YOU ARE.

HAS HE?

OH, SAY, THAT REMINDS ME.

YOU DID A LOT FOR VELMA, ROY.

GOTTA PAY YOU BACK.

AFTER ALL, IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

FORGET IT. THINK NOTHING OF IT.

OH, BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO TAKE IT, ROY.

AFTER ALL, LON AND I ARE GOING TO BE MARRIED VERY SOON,

AND HE CAN AFFORD IT EASILY.

GETTING MARRIED?

WELL, THAT'S-- THAT'S FINE.

YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S SWELL.

WELL, I--I GUESS I'LL BE ON MY WAY, PA.

I'M GOING BACK EAST.

JUST CAME IN TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

WELL, LET'S HAVE A DRINK TOGETHER FIRST, ROY,

YOU AND YOUR LITTLE GIRLIE, AND ME AND MY LITTLE VELMA.

GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.

I'M SORRY. I--

I DON'T LIKE YOU.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU TALK,

AND I DON'T LIKE YOUR FRIENDS.

I DON'T LIKE TO THINK OF HER BEING MARRIED TO YOU.

NOW COME ON, ROY.

YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANY RIGHT TO SAY SUCH THINGS.

LON'S GONNA BE MY HUSBAND, AND I LOVE HIM.

AND YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS AND MEAN 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU,

'CAUSE I NEVER WANTED YOU.

I'M SURE SORRY.

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

MAYBE IT'S JUST AS WELL

IT HAPPENED THIS WAY.

GOOD-BYE, PA.

GOOD-BYE.

SOME NERVE HE HAD.

IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, DEAR,

I WOULD'VE PUNCHED HIM RIGHT IN THE NOSE.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE COME IN THERE, MARIE.

I HAD TO, ROY.

YOU THOUGHT OF HER MORE THAN YOU DID ME.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHY.

YOU DON'T LOVE HER ANYMORE, DO YOU?

NO.

IF YOU WEREN'T SURE OF IT, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ASKED ME.

IF I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THEY COME FROM,

I'D THINK THEY WAS PHONY.

POOR OLD MAC.

THERE HE WAS, LAYING THERE DEAD

WITH A HALF A MILLION BUCKS BESIDE HIM.

WELL...

IT'S ALL YOURS,

AND ALL I WANT IS MY CUT.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT A FEW DAYS FOR THAT, ROY.

WHAT'S THAT?

NOW, DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.

MY SHARE YOU COULD PUT IN YOUR EYE.

LARRY'S THE HEAD MAN,

NOW THAT MAC'S GONE.

KANSAS CITY?

THAT'S HIM. HE'S FLYING OUT.

NOW, YOU LEAVE THE STUFF WITH ME

AND HIDE OUT FOR A WHILE.

I CAN HELP YOU OUT A LITTLE.

YOU AIN'T TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE ON ME,

ARE YOU? BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE FAST ONES.

WELL, TAKE THE STUFF WITH YOU

IF YOU FEEL THAT WAY.

BUT IT'LL BE LIKE CARRYING A BOMB AROUND.

OK. GIVE ME A COUPLE OF HUNDRED BUCKS

AND KEEP THIS.

BUT IF I DON'T GET MY END,

YOU AIN'T GONNA BE AROUND LONG.

YOU AND LARRY BOTH.

OH, NOW, DON'T WORRY, ROY.

YOU'LL GET IT.

HERE'S THE 200.

SAY...

THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

OH...

OH, ROY!

THAT'S A PRESENT.

OH!

OH, ROY...

OF COURSE...

YOU WOULD PUT IT ON THE WRONG FINGER.

OH...

WELL?

SAME OLD SONG.

NOTHING DOING YET.

I'M GONNA RUN OUT OF DOUGH

WITH ALL THESE LONG-DISTANCE CALLS.

WELL, YOU SHOULD'VE TAKEN THE MONEY

VELMA'S BOYFRIEND OFFERED YOU.

BUT NO. "THINK NOTHING OF IT."

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

SUCKER.

ROY!

YEAH. IT DON'T LOOK LIKE

THIS THING'S EVER GONNA COOL OFF.

LOOK, I'VE BEEN THINKING THINGS OVER.

I LIKE LITTLE PARD HERE AS MUCH AS YOU DO,

BUT...WELL, WHAT ALGERNON SAID

ABOUT HIM BEING BAD LUCK...

OH, THAT'S A LOT OF MALARKEY.

WELL, MAYBE IT IS, AND MAYBE IT ISN'T.

HOW COULD A POOR LITTLE DOG BE THE CAUSE OF IT ALL?

THAT'S JUST PLAIN DUMB.

SOMETIMES YOU GET ME CRAZY!

YOU THINK WHEN YOU SAY A THING, THAT'S THAT!

NOBODY KNOWS NOTHING BUT YOU!

OK, PARD'S TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING.

IT'S ALL PARD'S FAULT. HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY.

I DIDN'T SAY PARD WAS TO BLAME!

I ONLY SAID THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO IT!

OH, SHUT UP.

DON'T TELL ME TO SHUT UP, YOU--

OH, HONEY, I'M SORRY.

IT'S HURTING YOU, ISN'T IT?

NOW, YOU JUST LET ME CHANGE THIS DRESSING FOR YOU.

SORRY.

IT DON'T LOOK SO GOOD, ROY.

IT'S ALL RED.

DO YOU FEEL AS IF YOU HAVE ANY FEVER?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE I HAVE.

THINK I OUGHT TO GO IN AND SEE THE DOC?

OH, NO. YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

THEY MIGHT GET YOU.

YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYBODY, ROY.

AFTER ALL, $10,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY.

YOU OUGHT TO TURN ME IN

AND LIVE EASY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

ROY,

EVEN IN FUN...

DON'T EVER SAY THINGS LIKE THAT.

AHH...

THANKS, SONNY.

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING, MR. COLLINS.

BABY, OUR TROUBLES ARE OVER.

I'M DRIVING IN TONIGHT.

I JUST TALKED TO ART ON THE PHONE.

HE SAID THEY'LL HAVE MY CUT READY. HOW'S THAT?

OH, GEE, THAT'S GREAT!

NOW WE CAN GO BACK EAST WHERE WE'LL BE SAFE.

YEAH, AND JUST WHEN I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK

THEY WERE GIVING ME THE OLD RUNAROUND.

IT SURE IS EASY TO BE WRONG IN THIS WORLD.

OH, HONEY. LOVE ME?

AH, YOU BET I DO.

LET HIM OUT, WILL YOU?

OK.

PAINS?

YEAH. A LITTLE.

LOOK, HONEY, I'LL DRIVE IN.

NO. NOTHING DOING.

SUPPOSE WE GET A RUMBLE?

OH, WE WON'T. THEY'RE NOT EVEN LOOKING FOR YOU YET.

ALL THE SAME, I'LL DRIVE.

YOU GO AHEAD WITH THE PACKING.

I THINK THE CAR NEEDS GAS.

ALL RIGHT.

NICE LITTLE PARD. NICE LITTLE BOY THERE.

SHAKE HANDS? NICE PARD.

OH, HE'S A FINE BOY. NICE LITTLE PARD.

I WANNA SEE YOU.

UH...I'M BUSY. I GOT A LOT TO DO--

A LOT TO DO THIS MORNING.

THAT'S A NICE LITTLE DOG YOU GOT THERE, MR. COLLINS.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE UP WITH HIM.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HIS NAME IS PARD?

WELL, UH...

DIDN'T I HEAR YOU CALL HIM THAT YESTERDAY?

MAYBE I'M WRONG.

GET IN THERE.

YOU KNOW WHO I AM, DON'T YOU?

NO. I NEVER SAW YOU BEFORE.

NOT BEFORE YOU CAME HERE. HONEST.

WHAT ARE YOU SO SCARED ABOUT THEN?

OH, PLEASE, MR. EARLE, PLEASE DON'T KILL ME.

OPEN THAT DOOR.

LOOKING FOR THAT REWARD, HUH?

LISTEN TO THIS:

"POLICE ARE HOT ON HIS TRAIL,

"AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HE'S TRAVELING

"WITH A WOMAN WHO ANSWERS TO THE NAME OF MARIE

"AND A LITTLE GRAY-WHITE MONGREL DOG

WHO ANSWERS TO THE NAME OF PARD."

MENDOZA.

YEAH. HE SQUAWKED.

I SHOULD'VE TAKEN CARE OF HIM

WHEN HE FOLLOWED ME OUT OF THE HOTEL.

LOOK AT THE TAG THEY HUNG ON ME.

"MAD DOG" EARLE.

DAMN NEWSPAPER RATS!

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO, ROY?

OW. WAIT A MINUTE...

MARIE, I--I GOTTA PARK YOU FOR A WHILE

LIKE YOU SAID.

LIKE WHO SAID?

REMEMBER WE AGREED THAT IF THE GOING GOT TOUGH,

I WAS TO PARK YOU. YOU SAID IT WAS A DEAL.

OH, NOW, LOOK, ROY... I CAN'T LEAVE YOU NOW.

I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.

LET'S STICK TOGETHER, HONEY. LET THE MONEY GO.

FORGET ABOUT IT. WE'LL HEAD EAST.

WE'LL MAKE IT. THEN WE'LL BE SAFE.

BABY, YOU NEED DOUGH TO GET BACK EAST.

I'VE GOT MAYBE 30 GRAND COMING TO ME,

AND I'M GONNA GET IT.

NOW, LISTEN...

I GOT AN IDEA.

I'LL PUT YOU ON THE BUS TO LAS VEGAS.

YOU WAIT THERE FOR ME. I'LL GO IN AND GET MY END,

THEN I'LL COME AFTER YOU.

OH, NOW, LOOK, ROY, DON'T LEAVE ME.

PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME. I'M SCARED ABOUT IT.

YOU THINK I WANT TO TAKE YOU IN AND GET YOU SHOT?

BROTHER, WHEN THEY HANG

THAT NUMBER ONE TAG ON YOU,

THEY SHOOT FIRST AND ARGUE AFTERWARDS.

I KNOW.

"MAD DOG EARLE." HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

THEY'VE TIED ME UP WITH THAT KRANMER KILLING.

IF THEY GET ME, I HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE.

BUT THEY AIN'T GONNA GET ME.

I'VE DONE ALL THE TIME I'M EVER GONNA DO.

[MOANING]

I'LL TIE THAT GUY UP.

NOW, LISTEN, YOU GO ON DOWN TO THE STORE

AND GET A BIG BASKET WITH A LID ON IT.

PUT PARD IN IT AND TAKE HIM WITH YOU.

OK, ROY.

I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU SAY.

COME ON, PARD.

GET IN HERE. COME ON.

GET IN.

NOW, WHEN YOU GET TO LAS VEGAS,

GO RIGHT TO THE PLACE I TOLD YOU.

DON'T ASK NOBODY NO QUESTIONS.

I'LL BE WITH YOU TOMORROW NIGHT

AT THE LATEST.

YOU GOT THAT?

[SNIFFLES] I JUST GOT A FEELING ABOUT IT, ROY.

I'M AWFUL SORRY FOR THE WAY I'VE ACTED.

YOU GOT NOTHING TO BE SORRY ABOUT.

YES, I HAVE.

NAGGING AT YOU AND FLYING OFF THE HANDLE.

I WISH I HADN'T.

OH...

OH, I LIKE IT. I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY

MARRIED PEOPLE OUGHT TO ACT.

LISTEN, MY MA AND PA

FOUGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS

GOING ON 40 YEARS.

I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU 2 CENTS FOR A DAME

WITHOUT A TEMPER.

OH, ROY... [SOBBING]

[HORN HONKING]

HERE SHE COMES.

HERE. TAKE THIS.

THAT'S ALL YOU GOT, ROY. I DON'T NEED THAT MUCH.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU KEEP IT. I'M ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE ALL I GOT IN THE WORLD.

COME ON NOW, BABY.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.

COME ON.

[HORN HONKING]

Announcer: TURNING FROM THE EUROPEAN NEWS,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A BULLETIN JUST HANDED ME

STATES THAT "MAD DOG" ROY EARLE

HAS BEEN DEFINITELY IDENTIFIED

AS THE MAN WHO SLUGGED THE TOURIST CAMP PROPRIETOR

EARLY THIS MORNING AT PALMVILLE ON ROUTE 395.

SUBJECT OF ONE OF THE MOST INTENSIVE POLICE SEARCHES

IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY,

THE BANDIT KILLER AND HIS COMPANION,

A WOMAN NAMED MARIE, ARE BELIEVED AT THIS MOMENT

TO BE HEADED TOWARD LOS ANGELES.

[TURNS RADIO OFF]

CAN I HELP YOU, SIR?

YEAH. GIVE ME A PACK OF CIGARETTES.

DON'T GIVE ME NO TROUBLE, YOU WON'T GET HURT.

HAND OVER THE DOUGH IN THAT CASH REGISTER.

YES, SIR, BUT DON'T GET NERVOUS NOW.

NEVER GET MYSELF SHOT UP OVER MONEY.

YOU'RE RIGHT, BUDDY. YOU'VE GOT SENSE.

HELLO, JOHN. GIMME A COKE.

LOOK OUT, TOM! IT'S ROY EARLE!

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

HOLD UP, HENRY.

JOHN THOUGHT IT WAS ROY EARLE.

BEEN READIN' TOO MANY OF THEM

DETECTIVE MAGAZINES.

SURE LOOKED LIKE ROY EARLE'S PICTURE.

IF IT'S EARLE,

HE'S HEADED BACK OVER THE PASS.

OPERATOR, GIVE ME 420.

SHERIFF, HOLDEN SPEAKING.

FAIRMOUNT DRUGSTORE HAS JUST BEEN HELD UP

AND ROBBED BY A MAN IDENTIFIED AS ROY EARLE.

YEAH, LOOKS JUST LIKE HIM.

[SIRENS]

OK.

PATROL CAR 41 WAITING ON HIGH RIDGE ROAD.

GOOD. WE'LL HAVE HIM BOTTLED UP IN ANOTHER HOUR.

[SCREECHING TIRES]

[SIREN]

[SCREECHING TIRES]

[HONKING HORN]

[SIRENS]

[HORN BLARES]

SPREAD OUT, BOYS.

SCATTER AND WATCH YOURSELVES. HE'S ARMED.

[MACHINE GUN FIRE]

BETTER KEEP UNDER COVER.

CHARLIE AND SPIKE,

SEE IF YOU CAN WORK OVER TO HIS LEFT.

IF HE MAKES A MOVE, LET HIM HAVE IT.

HE'LL NEVER COME OUT ALIVE.

AW, WE GOT HIM HOLED IN. I KNOW THIS COUNTRY.

HANK AND SAM, GO UP TO THE RIDGE. QUICK.

HEY, YOU, YOU GOT NO CHANCE!

[ECHO]

COME ON DOWN! WE WON'T DO NO SHOOTIN'.

Roy: COME AND GET ME, BUDDY! COME AND GET ME!

WHAT'S THE MATTER? YELLOW?

DEL, SCOUT OUT THE RANGER'S STATION.

GET SLIM UP HERE WITH HIS HIGH-POWERED RIFLE

AND TELESCOPE SIGHT.

Radio reporter on speaker: HIS POSITION PUTS HIM IN COMMAND

OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF TERRITORY

BETWEEN HIM AND THE ROAD.

NATURAL ROCK FORMATIONS SHELTER HIM FROM ATTACKS ABOVE.

IT IS SOME 5 HOURS NOW SINCE ROY EARLE

TOOK TO COVER ON THE ROCK,

AND THERE'S NO INDICATION ON HIS PART TO SURRENDER.

THE ROAD UP THE MOUNTAIN IS A JAM OF TRAFFIC.

SPECTATORS ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER.

AS I SAID BEFORE,

THE SCENE IS SOME 60 MILES FROM BALLARD.

I MUST GO BACK THE WAY WE JUST CAME.

IS THERE ANOTHER BUS GOING BACK SOON?

YES, LADY, THERE'S ONE LEAVES FROM HERE

IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

JUST LIKE ALL DAMES.

SHE DON'T KNOW WHETHER SHE'S COMIN' OR GOIN'.

IT'S INFERNALLY COLD UP HERE.

MAYBE IT'S NERVES.

THE ROCK ABOVE, WHERE EARLE IS HIDING,

LOOKS LIKE A HUGE ICEBERG.

WHENEVER THE FLARES ARE LIT,

THE FACES OF THE CROWD GATHERED AROUND HERE

LOOK LIKE WHITE MASKS OF SNOW.

THEY LOOK DEAD, ALL BUT THEIR EYES.

HEY, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOIN'?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, OFFICER.

I'M HEALY OF THE BULLETIN.

LET'S SEE YOUR POLICE CARD.

OK.

THERE HAVE BEEN MORE RUMORS FLYING AROUND.

ONE IS THAT EARLE'S ABOUT TO GIVE HIMSELF UP.

ANOTHER, THAT THEY SENT TO MARCHFIELD NEAR RIVERSIDE

FOR A SQUADRON OF ARMORED BOMBING PLANES

TO BLAST EARLE OUT.

AND WHILE ALL THIS IS GOING ON,

THE SHERIFF AND HIS MEN HOLD CONFERENCE AFTER CONFERENCE.

NERVES OF EVERYONE ARE GETTING MORE TAUT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE CROWD IS GETTING VERY RESTLESS.

HUGE SPOTLIGHTS ARE TRAINED ON EARLE'S ROCKY FORTRESS.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE PLANNING SOMETHING NEW.

HOWDY, SHERIFF.

HELLO, CHARLIE.

HEY, SLIM.

YEAH.

SEE THAT PEAK UP THERE?

YEAH.

IMAGINE YOU CAN WORK YOUR WAY UP ABOVE

WHERE THAT FELLA'S HIDIN'?

T'AIN'T NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.

STRAIGHT THOUSAND FEET. I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL TAKE A TRY AT IT.

OH, YES, THERE'S THE SHERIFF OVER THERE

TALKING WITH A MAN WITH A QUEER-LOOKING RIFLE.

ANY MINUTE NOW, IT MAY BE CURTAINS FOR ROY EARLE.

THIS SEEMS TO BE THE COLDEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TONIGHT,

COLD AND UNREAL.

ONE IS AWE-STRICKEN BY THE GRUESOMENESS

OF THIS RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATH--

THE MORBIDLY CURIOUS ONLOOKERS STANDING BY

AS IF THEY WATCHED A GAME.

THE TALL PINE TREES CLUSTERED AROUND

LIKE A SILENT JURY.

THE STERN-FACED OFFICERS OF THE LAW,

WAITING FOR THE KILL.

AND UP ABOVE, A DEFIANT GANGSTER

FROM A SIMPLE FARM ON THE FLATS OF INDIANA

ABOUT TO BE KILLED ON THE SIDE

OF THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAK IN THE UNITED STATES.

WHAT'S THE IDEA, YOU? GET BACK WHERE YOU BELONG.

ANYBODY ELSE TRIES THAT WILL GET RUN IN, SEE?

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, SISTER?

WHY'D YOU TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS LINE?

WHAT'D YOU MEAN TO DO?

HAVE YOU A LITTLE DOG IN THAT BASKET?

A LITTLE GRAY-WHITE DOG?

BOY.

HEY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?

ROY EARLE HAS BEEN TRAVELIN' AROUND

WITH A GIRL CALLED MARIE.

SURE, I KNOW. WHAT ABOUT IT?

MEET MARIE.

HEY, SHERIFF!

SHERIFF!

I GUESS SLIM COULDN'T MAKE IT.

LISTEN, YOU, FOR THE LAST TIME,

I'M TELLIN' YOU TO CALL EARLE.

YOU DON'T GET WISE TO YOURSELF, I'M GONNA--

WAIT A MINUTE, GEORGE.

LOOK, MARIE, IT'S DAWN NOW, AND WE CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER.

WE DON'T WANT TO KILL YOUR MAN UNLESS WE HAVE TO.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM TO COME DOWN AND SURRENDER PEACEFULLY?

YOU KNOW, IF YOU HELP US NOW, IT'LL GO EASIER WITH YOU.

I'M NOT THINKING OF MYSELF.

AW, BE SMART. JUST YELL UP TO HIM

AND TELL HIM TO PUT HIS GUN AWAY

AND COME DOWN.

OTHERWISE, WE'LL GET HIM SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

GO AHEAD AND YELL.

NO, I WON'T.

WHAT'S THAT?

I WON'T, I TELL YOU.

WE'LL GET HIM THEN.

HE'S GONNA DIE ANYWAY.

HE'D RATHER IT WAS THIS WAY.

GO ON. KILL HIM, ALL OF YOU.

KILL HIM, KILL HIM.

[CRYING]

OK, LADY, WE'RE THROUGH.

EARLE, COME DOWN! IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE!

Earle: COME AND GET ME!

THERE'S PLENTY OF YOU DOWN THERE!

I'M TELLIN' YA, IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY, COPPER.

[BARKING]

MARIE!

MARIE!

MARIE!

[ECHO]

MARIE!

AAH!

AAH!

[WHIMPERING]

[CRYING]

BIG SHOT EARLE.

WELL, WELL.

[STRIKES MATCH]

LOOK AT HIM LYING THERE.

HE AIN'T MUCH NOW, IS HE?

MISTER...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN A MAN "CRASHES OUT"?

"CRASHES OUT"?

THAT'S A FUNNY QUESTION FOR YOU TO ASK NOW, SISTER.

IT MEANS HE'S FREE.

FREE.

FREE.