Brubaker Page #9

All right, that's enough! You stay here

and answer to those remarks, mister!

Miss Gray can explain them.

I believe you speak the same language.

- You want me to bring him back?

- No.

Nobody touches him.

I figured I hadn't heard the last from you.

I want to know why

you always think you can just walk out.

That's murder they're talking about.

If they condone it, you can't turn around

and tell these men why they're locked up.

It's one standard for everybody.

And you don't see any options?

No middle ground?

No. I don't see playing politics

with the truth, Lillian.

No way to compromise?

Oh, on strategy maybe,

but not on principle.

But that's what I-

- Goddamn it, I agree with you!

- No, you don't.

Not really.

The business

of this here prison is farming.

Not digging up good pastureland

looking for old graveyards.

What's done is done.

We got ourselves plenty

to think about today.

Never mind dwelling about yesterday.

We all gotta get back

to the basics at hand.

And that's why I'm standing up here,

saying to you convicts...

...straight out, how Rory Poke

is gonna run this here prison.

So we won't be wasting any more time

misunderstanding each other.

I am a firm believer in discipline.

A convict does his fair share of work...

...and he's not gonna have anything

to worry about.

But I know that that ain't been happening

around here lately.

And there ain't no crop...

...in no field...

...at no prison that I'm in charge of...

...that's gonna die in the fields.

The trusties will divide you up

into work groups.

You listen now.

Give them trouble,

and they've got my permission...

...to see to it that the troublemaker

is punished.

Hard.

Fair, but hard.

I packed up all

your personal things I could find.

If I've missed anything

or you have any mail, I'll take care of it.

Don't worry.

Hey, Brubaker.

I'm getting ready to tell you something.

You were right.

POKE:

I don't believe it makes no sense...

...having some convicts

looking more important than others.

Trusties is the only kind of men

that's earned...

That's what you're gonna discover

Rory Poke is all about.

Earning your privileges.

There ain't gonna be no more warden

playing favorites at Wakefield.

Ain't gonna be no more inmate council.

You've gotta earn privileges from now on.

That convict in the rear there.

Get back in line!

Get back into formation!

You men! You-! Get back in line!

Get back into formation!

You'll get a taste of the strap!

What the hell-?

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