Assault on a Queen Page #7

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please detail someone

To take three rather

large empty sacks

to the bank.

Makeit an order

with no explanation. Hmm?

You're out

of your minds.

You're completely

out of your minds.

Do as he says.

Yes, Sir.

Give these keys

to the Master-at-Arms.

I commend

your wisdom.

It's taken care of, Sir.

Mr. Porter

and Mr. Stewart will escort you.

The Captain requests

the following information

imparted to passengers

and crew members.

We've been boarded by members

of a British submarine

for military purposes.

There's no cause for alarm.

and we shall be

under way shortly.

Excuse me , Sir,

you ordered three sacks?

We did.

Master-at-Arms.

Sir?

Come with me

please.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Stand aside.

Captain's orders.

Open it up.

I beg

your pardon?

Open it up.

Don't interfere.

What is

going on?

Open it up.

What is it?

The Queen Mary, Sir.

She's dead in the water.

Any radio message?

No, Sir.

Nothing at all.

Contact her.

Ask if she requires

any assistance.

Aye, aye, Captain.

15 minutes.

O.K.

Whoops.

You two fellas want

to give me a hand?

Nah,

I didn't think so.

Out of the way!

Lets go.

Out of the way.

All right,

out of the way now.

That's it.

Mr. Lobley.

Sir?

Lower

the ship's boat

and take it aft

to the accommodation

ladder.

Yes, Sir.

Well?

Oh, nothing, Sir.

I was just wondering.

I know. You were

just wondering

why we don't overpower them,

take their uniforms

and lead a boarding

party against that

filthy submarine.

Something

like that, Sir.

I'd give a year's pay

to be able to do it...

call their bluff...

but I cannot

endanger this ship.

I cannot,

and I will not.

The junior officer,

in a hurry.

Mr. Conroy.

Sir?

Captain...

We contacted her...

She requested

we stop transmitting,

then broke off.

All ahead full.

All ahead full.

Aye, Sir. All ahead full.

Steady as she goes.

Aye, Captain.

Steady as she goes.

[LINC]

Sunrise cslling

Buccaneer.

Buccaneer,

this is Sunrise.

Come in. Come in.

Yes Sunrise

this is Buccaneer.

Something funny

happening.

Go on. Go on.

I'm getting something

on a close band.

Another ship.

Some kind of code,

and then she broke off.

But whoever it came from

was close by.

You chaps better

hurry up. I mesn it.

Will do.

We got company.

The other side.

Captain...

What do they say?

Well, they uh...

They what?

What is it?

They're being held up

by a submarine.

Ask them to repeat

the message.

Yes, Sir.

Captain.

Well?

"We are being held up

by a submarine."

Sound General Quarters.

General Quarters.

Aye, Sir.

General Quarters.

[BELL RINGS]

Back up, please.

Out of the way.

Stand aside, please.

[WHISTLES]

Let me see that,

will you, lady?

I beg your pardon.

Oh, no! Help!

No! No!

No, don't shoot!

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT]

Shove off!

Whoever they are,

they're coming fast!

Here they come.

Come on!

Come on!

It's a patrol boat!

Let's get below.

How close is he?

He's gaining.

Stand by to dive.

What?

Dive? What

about this stuff?

Shut the hatch.

Mark, he's going

to dive.

Come on!

What's the matter

with you?

You were going

to leave us up there.

We've got

to get out!

Stand by to dive.

Where is Victor?

He's dead, Rosa.

Open the vents...now!

Dive!

Level off

at periscope depth.

Right.

Mark, take a look.

A Coast Guard cutter.

What about her armament?

She's got a few popguns.

They can

make holes in us.

Not to mention

the depth charges.

Mark, take the wheel.

Bow and stern.

Planes.

Full dive!

Stay on that course.

Check.

Level off

at 25 meters.

We sare moving

under the Queen.

[SONAR PINGING]

They've found us.

[SONAR PINGING]

How far behind

schedule are we?

Almost an hour, Sir.

We'll get underway.

Signal the cutter

to stand by.

Yes, Sir, Mr. Conroy.

Sir.

Left full rudder.

Left full rudder.

Hold it.

[SONAR PINGING]

Slow to 1/3.

[TONY]

Slow to 1/3.

[ENGINE RUMBLES]

We're close.

Very close.

That cutter is probably

plotting our position

and course right now.

What do we do?

They'll be

dropping depth charges.

Not while

we're this close

to the Queen

they won't.

When the Queen

moves off,

we can expect it then.

They'll catch us.

One way or another,

they'll catch us.

Sonar has them still

under the Queen Mary.

Well, we'll just

wait on her.

We got plenty of time.

You keep your guns

trained on that spot.

What if

they're too close?

We'll ram her.

Eric, the batteries

are running down.

We're going to

have to surface.

Well, we have

no alternative.

What the hell

does that mean?

Quite simple.

We'll have to

torpedo that cutter.

Torpedo her with what?

Tony.

Torpedo her with what?

You've got live fish

in those tubes,

haven't you?

You've got

live torpedoes in there.

Yeah, they're live

and ready to fire.

We'll surface.

reverse course.

Give her

both torpedoes.

You read him?

he wants you

to sink that ship.

What difference

does it make?

That's s United States

Coast Guard vessel.

When my head's

on the block,

I shut my eyes.

Keep your eyes open.

We're not going

to sink that ship.

[ENGINE RUMBLES]

[SONAR PINGING]

What is that?

That's the Queen.

She's stirring.

She's getting under way.

Grab on to something.

Come on. Over here..

Hold on.

Ohh!

Surface.

Blow all the ballasts!

Left full rudder.

Steady on course.

2-2-0.

That'll give us

a good shot to miship.

Wait a minute.

You can't do--

Stay right there,

Mr. Brittain.

Steady on 2-2-0.

Hold it there.

Tony, stand by to fire!

[GUNSHOT]

Aah!

Aah!

Aah!

Fire on those torpedoes!

Aah!

On deck.

Get up there.

Tony.

Tony.

Stand by to ram!

Stand by to ram!

[SIREN]

Aah!

Captain,

empty life raft--

there.

Yeah, I see it.

Give me 3/4 full on the original course.

AYE, CAPTAIN.

3/4 full on the original course.

We'll crisscrossfor a while in that direction

My guess is they all bought it, Sir.

Yep.

O.K., climb in.

[SHIP'S HORN BLOWS]

Greatest heist in the world,

and we wind up with this.

We almost made it.

Sure.

We're alive, Mark.

Be thankful for that.

Exit the gracious Queen.

Here, start paddling.

South America is that way.

[SHIP'S HORN BLOWS]

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