Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Page #5

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There you go again, "if," "could."

That's not good enough.

Frank, old hoss,

just consider the alternatives.

And we have enough now.

Let's get out. It's all here.

All except for what

I came down here to find.

Sprague Pumps. Keep looking.

Load some of those,

in the unlikely event...

...that the others find their way

up here before we're finished.

What's so damned important

about that one crate?

Only one other person

knew the answer to that question...

...and that's why she had to die.

Dr. Svevo. Sprague Pumps.

Now maybe we got a way up and out.

You ready? Let's go.

- Where the hell are we?

- We're about amidship.

Svevo can't be far off.

He's above us and somewhere forward.

- What is this place?

- I don't know.

There are tanks above us, Mr. Meredith.

Large boiler tanks.

Yeah, for desalinization.

Takes the salt out of the water.

I've seen a lot of those tanks

on the docks in Marseilles.

Speaking of Marseilles, how are we

gonna get out of here, captain?

This bottle sure is getting heavy.

Take a look. From now on we keep

moving upwards towards the surface.

Up there.

Get up there before it starts again.

You first, Meredith.

No, let the others go first.

I haven't got time to argue.

Get up there.

Above the pipe you're holding.

It's about 3 feet.

Stand on this pipe.

- Careful, your head.

- Watch your head. Come on.

Give him your cane.

You got his cane?

Did he make it okay?

Not bad. We're helping Gina up next.

Give me that.

- All right. Come on.

- Take it.

This way. Come on.

- Easy.

- Grab his arm.

- Give me your hand.

- Hold the pipe above your head.

Come on, get your bag.

Come on, honey, give me your hand.

Come on.

- Come on. Hold on.

- Captain.

The hell with it. I'll give you your share.

Get up here.

Hey, come on, honey. Come on.

Frank, Larry, Wilbur, go to the

other side. Tex and I will handle this.

- Get out of there, will you?

- I am, I am. Yeah, I am.

Take that side.

Steady. You ready?

Right. Up, steady.

- Quick, look.

- Wilbur, pass it back to Larry.

Push back.

Okay, get it across.

Hold it.

Okay, hold it.

Let me get underneath.

- Push it. There.

- Come on, lift it.

Skipper.

Those doors could be locked tight.

I won't know that

till I get there, will I?

Please hurry.

Put your foot in the bucket.

It doesn't look too difficult.

Just keep your eyes on the road.

Wilbur, the door's open.

Look out below.

Great.

It's easier now.

I've made a bridge for you.

Okay, who's first?

- I am. I've got the goods.

- Let's go.

Crawl right astraddle of it, little lady.

You ever ride a horse?

Are you serious? She was a professional

jockey for five years.

Three, actually.

Frank?

Thanks.

- Keep your eyes on the road.

- Right.

You know, you're really

a terrific-looking guy.

That's all right.

- I was gonna pull you up anyway.

- Yeah.

- Cross the grill and wait in the room.

- Right.

- Gina, you're next.

- Okay, here.

Take it easy, Gina.

Take it easy.

- You all right?

- I'm afraid l...

I kept my eyes closed

most of the way.

Tell that to Meredith.

Cross the grill carefully

and wait in the room with Celeste.

Okay. You next, Hannah.

- You'll watch him?

- How else would I know how to do it.

Give me your hand.

I've gotcha, I've gotcha.

- Put your foot in there carefully.

- Okay.

It's all right, Hal.

I'm up here. I'm safe.

Right hand up here. Now, the rungs

are a little higher than a ladder's.

Seems simple enough.

You might say I even have

an advantage.

How's that?

Can't see anything below.

Give me the stick.

- Hannah! Hannah!

- Hang on.

Hannah!

Hold on. Hold on.

Put your left hand up.

Give it here.

Put your feet on the rung.

- Hannah!

- Hold on.

- Hannah.

- Pull.

Can you shift his feet?

That's it, slowly.

Now you're right at the top.

Feel the top.

One more, one more.

Now stand still. Let me move.

- Hannah?

- She's all right.

- Hannah!

- She's hurt her shoulder.

That's all.

She just hurt her shoulder.

- Thank goodness.

- Stand still, Meredith.

Let me get her. Don't move.

There's a step there, step over.

Watch her arm. Watch her.

Here, lean over my shoulder if you can.

Easy, easy.

Celeste, get her legs if you can.

Now, there's a pipe right in front of you.

- What can I do to help?

- Open the case, Celeste.

Take it easy.

Lean against there.

Here.

Her shoulder's dislocated.

She won't get very far this way.

What can you do?

Pop it back into place if I can.

It's gonna hurt a great deal,

Mrs. Meredith. I'm so sorry.

Now, step down towards me.

- Everybody, come on up.

- Step down.

Right foot. Don't drop this.

Hannah.

- Okay, you're up now.

- Hurry, hurry. Come on.

Turn you around and sit you down.

Here. Sit down.

You're a hell of a fellow, Meredith.

I don't have that much choice, captain.

- What's the matter?

- Just a leg cramp. I'll be all right.

I'm not used to all this

physical exertion.

I've got a few aches and pains myself.

My wife, she'll need

a great deal of extra attention now.

You know, she tries

to appear brave but...

- Yeah, she's terrified.

- Yeah.

Just like me.

Well, not like you...

...but terrified, yes.

And you're not?

Captain, I've felt this much

fear and apprehension...

...this much doubt

and lack of confidence...

...in simply trying to cross

an unfamiliar room.

Here's your stick.

Thank you.

Thank you, captain, for everything.

Theresa, your father...

...has he always had

such a one-track mind?

Well, you know,

his bark is worse than his bite.

He means well.

Yeah, well...

...I guess if I had a daughter

as pretty as you are...

...I'd probably act the same way.

Thank you.

- Wilbur, sarge.

- A body.

- Keep the rest here.

- It's a dead body.

The ax must have been waiting for him

as he came around this corner.

- The girl?

- She's gotta be the favorite.

And look where she wound up.

Now we've got Svevo

between us and the surface.

Stay here.

All right, we're gonna spread out.

Go down the passageway.

Half on one side, half on the other.

If anything happens, hit the deck

and then run like hell.

Come on. Come on.

- Sarge?

- Okay, come on.

Come on, come on.

Watch your foot. Come on.

Do you wanna go first?

Well, you go first, then.

They've been here, that's for sure.

What the hell would they be looking for?

- You guys need a fourth for bridge?

- Turner, look over here.

There's enough here to start a war.

Well, that's a slight exaggeration.

I'm sorry about this, captain.

I had hoped that we would

never meet again.

Who's that? What does he want?

He's your basic garden-variety terrorist,

and I think he wants to kill us.

Well, however accurate the second part

of your statement may be, please...

...don't confuse me with some

politically impotent bomb thrower.

The truth is, I came aboard this ship with

a purer motive than Captain Turner...

...to recover a piece of property

which was already mine.

You can take whatever you want

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