Bet Your Life Page #4

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- It's the rules of their sick game.

- The one you willingly signed up for?

What can I say? Compulsive

gambling, it's a disease.

Oh, and putting your life on the

line, that's the cure.

We're wasting time here.

This is a real game,

those are real guns, and we're

playing for real money.

You help me stay alive

for the next 11 hours...

I'll give you a third of it.

- Oh no, I want half.

- No way.

- I'm the one whose butt's on the line here.

- Well those are my thoughts exactly.

Get on the bike.

- Don't try anything stupid.

- I'm counting on you to keep me alive.

Keep your hands where they are, because

one inch higher, and I'll kill you.

Well at least I'd die with

a smile on my face.

Look out!

- Gotta split.

- Bastard!

Gotcha.

Where are you?

I'm right above you.

Looks like he's headed

southwest on foot.

He's in a hurry.

I wonder why.

How does he keep

finding me?

Damn girls!

We lost his signal. Looks like

he found the tracking device.

Great. Any good news?

I know exactly

where he's headed.

Hey son.

Nice Sig Sauer.

Just living the dream.

Now get out.

Do you have any idea how fast

you were going back there?

Listen, Carmen, I'm sorry. I just

didn't think I could trust you.

You mean you didn't want

to split the money.

Carmen!

I have to say Sonny,

I am impressed.

I didn't think you'd

make it this long.

What's the matter Joseph? Getting

second thoughts about the deal?

No I'm just thinking how satisfying

it's going to be when I take you down.

Both of you.

Don't bet on it.

I'm not escaping,

I'm just leaving.

Don't get me wrong,

but I have to get out...

Just give me a minute.

I'll get her down.

Sonny...

You look like a well-traveled man.

You tell me, what's the, uh,

capital of Thailand?

Bangkok! Sorry,

next contestant!

Routine stuff.

You know...

Come on baby.

Come on baby.

First of all, you don't

kill me, I kill you.

Thanks for clearing that up.

I got it.

She's coming down.

Freeze! Both of you!

Good timing.

Come on baby.

- Time to go Carmen.

- Time to earn your wings.

He's good.

He's lucky.

What the hell?

The intake pipe is going to wash them up

right inside the water treatment plant.

That sounds dangerous.

I say we get moving.

You gotta learn

to relax Carmen.

Well in my world, the moment you

relax is the moment you get killed.

Well I'm glad I don't

live in your world.

You should join gambler's

anonymous or something.

If I get out of this thing alive, I'm

never setting foot in a casino again.

- Too bad it might have all been for nothing.

- What are you talking about?

The last rule.

You have to be back at the Tower Casino

before the twenty-four hours are up.

Give me that.

Furthermore, said participants must be

present at the Tower Casino upon

completion of the time frame or

the bet will be forfeited.

Those cheating bastards.

That's suicide.

Man that's a sucker's

bet if I ever saw one.

How the hell are we going to

get back to Vegas in time?

Hi kids, you

miss me?

Ah, that's enough of that.

That stinks!

Hey, Joseph...

So what happens if I pull the

trigger? Do I earn a bonus?

Hey, just in time

to join the party.

Handcuffs please.

So tell me Joseph.

How exactly did you get

to Cleveland so fast?

Well.

How much longer before

we reach Vegas?

Three hours.

No funny stuff.

Phone please.

We've got a problem.

You know, I was wrong

about Cleveland.

I'm actually going to

miss that place.

What am I going do with all that money?

Higher education perhaps?

You know I always

wanted to be a nurse

Maybe you could be my

first patient Joseph.

You do have a great

bedside manner.

I suggest you

enroll in a course

on how not to interfere in

other people's business.

You know I took that class, but

didn't do too well.

Well don't get ahead of yourselves

kids. Game's not over yet.

I know. I still have to

collect the money.

You think I can get that

in tens and twenties?

- Chuck.

- Hey Sonny.

HoW's Cleveland

treating you?

Believe it or not, I'm on a private

jet on my way back to Vegas.

You are eventually going to tell

me what's going on here, right?

You'll be the first one to know.

Hey by the way, I've been asking

around about the Tower Casino.

Serious high-roller's scene.

You have to oWn your island just to

be considered for membership.

All the members are pulling in eight

figure incomes or more.

- Anything else?

- Afraid not.

They keep a low profile.

In fact, half the drivers I spoke to

never even heard of the place.

Figures. I should be

landing in an hour

at the Griffin Airstrip, right

outside the city.

Let me guess,

you need a lift.

It's the last thing I'll

ever ask you to do.

Yeah, be careful, I might

hold you to that.

- Alright, I'll see you in an hour.

- Alright.

Man, who the hell are you?

Friends of your pal Sonny.

You know I, I don't know

anybody by that name.

Shut up and drive.

Got any mayonnaise

in this bus?

Nah, I guess someone like you

only has Grey Poupon.

So how does it feel to have someone

point a gun at you for a change?

You are not going

to shoot me.

Because you, Sonny,

are a gambler.

- You are no killer.

- True.

But I wouldn't be so

sure about her.

You know, I can almost see how someone

might be crazy enough to accept the bet,

but what kind of sick freak

hunts down a man for sport?

It beats playing golf.

This whole thing was

rigged from the get-go.

Tracking devices, rules that

you forgot to mention.

- I never was supposed to have a chance.

- Think better.

Wise up. It's Vegas.

The house always wins.

Not this time.

Good sandwich.

Hey, Sonny!

Hey Chuck.

Run Sonny.

Get in! Get in!

Thanks for that buddy.

Chuck, meet Carmen.

Carmen, Chuck.

Yeah how

you doing?

Fifty-eight minutes.

- And where is the chopper?

- Already on its way.

- She's been helping me out.

- I thought she was trying to kill you.

My charm won her over.

Yeah, all one point two

million dollars of it.

Look, is someone going to tell

me what's going on here or not?

Here. Now blow.

You made a bet against

Your own life?

I know how it sounds,

but you had to be there.

Check out the

welcoming committee.

So much for the

direct approach.

Only twelve

minutes left.

- How do you plan on getting up there?

- I don't know.

- Any bright ideas?

- You do windows?

There's a window washing

rig round back.

Oh hell no.

OK Spiderman, any idea how

to work this thing?

Can't be too

complicated.

Things a girl's willing to

do for a million bucks.

So far so good.

This is high.

Really high.

Oh man, you

guys are nuts.

Steady!

Oh come on.

Sh*t!

Hell!

Take me to the roof!

Right.

This way, come on.

Sorry.

You were having a real

good run there Sonny.

I made it.

I made it.

But luck has...

a funny way of

running out.

You kill me, you kill

your boyfriend.

Well that was...

Congratulations Sonny. You did it.

You beat me at my own game.

What the hell is this place?

- What are they doing?

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