Castle on the Hudson Page #3

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JUST FOLLOW OU THE REGULAR ROUTINE.

BUT NO UNIFORM.

ALL RIGHT, YOU.

COME OUT OF HERE.

IF YOU' RE TAKING ME

OUT TO GIVE ME THE WORKS,

YOU' LL HAVE

TO DRAG ME OUT.

NO, NO.

YOU DON' T GET ANY MORE OF THAT.

YOU' VE GOT A BIG

PULL AROUND HERE.

THE WARDEN SAYS:

YOU DON' T HAVE TO WEAR ANY UNIFORM.

WELL.

WELL!

YOU SEE?

THAT' S WHAT I WAS

TRYING TO TELL THOSE LUGS

WHEN THE FIGHT STARTED.

CERTAINLY! CERTAINLY!

OK, BOYS. LET' S GO.

HOW' S ABOUT A LITTLE

CIGARETTE, CHIEF, HUH?

COME ON, NOW.

BE GOOD.

AW, BE

A REGULAR GUY.

BE A SPORT!

Prisoner:

HELLO, SWEETIE.

Second Prisoner:

LOOKS LIKE HE' S GOT A SE OF BURGLAR TOOLS

IN THE SEAT OF THEM PANTS.

Third Prisoner:

HEY, CAP, WHY DON' T YOU SEARCH HIM?

Fourth Prisoner:

AIN' T HE GOT THEM CUTE LEGS?

Fifth Prisoner:

HEY, GOT A DATE TONIGHT?

COME ON,

COME ON.

KIND OF COLD:

THIS MORNING.

SURE, SURE.

COME ON, COME ON.

WAIT A MINUTE,

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT ABOUT MY CLOTHES?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

YOU SAID YOU DIDN' WANT A UNIFORM.

THE WARDEN SAID I WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING:

TO PLEASE YOU.

THAT' S THE GAG, HUH?

OK, BABY. IT' S ALL

RIGHT WITH ME.

[WHISTLE]

Man:

MACHINE SHOP DETAIL!

FORWARD! MARCH!

QUITE THE BIG SHOT,

WILL YOU.

WHITE TIE AND TAILS.

[LAUGHTER]

COME ON. LET' S GO.

Prisoner:
LOOK AT HIM!

COME ON OVER HERE,

DROOPY DRAWERS!

[LAUGHTER]

[WHISTLE]

Man:
QUIET!

FORWARD! MARCH!

HIYA, SARGE.

PRETTY CHILLY THIS MORNING.

SURE IS.

Man:
FORWARD! MARCH!

Second Man:

FORWARD!

ALL RIGHT, BOB.

YOU CAN TAKE:

THE MEN INTO THE BOILER ROOM.

NO, NOT YOU.

YOU WORK IN HERE.

Bob:
LEFT FACE!

FORWARD! MARCH!

Man:
FORWARD! MARCH!

ALL RIGHT.

PUT THAT DOWN.

Warden:

PUT IT DOWN!

OK, OK.

I UNDERSTAND:

YOU DIDN' T LIKE

THE UNIFORM:

I ISSUED YOU.

I STILL:

DON' T LIKE IT.

I DON' T SUPPOSE

YOU LIKE THE FOOD

OR THE HOURS EITHER.

AND I GUESS:

MAYBE YOU DON' T LIKE YOUR CELL.

IT' S ROTTEN.

NO, IT ISN' T ROTTEN.

IT ISN' T THE BES PLACE IN THE WORLD, BUT IT' S CLEAN.

I RATE A BETTER:

JOINT THAN THAT.

THAT' S WHAT EVERYONE

GETS UNTIL THERE' S ROOM FOR THEM

IN THE NEW:

CELL BLOCKS.

ALL YOU' RE

ENTITLED TO IN HERE

IS FOOD AND:

A PLACE TO SLEEP.

ANYTHING:

ELSE YOU GET, YOU GET FROM ME.

WHAT MAKES YOU:

THINK YOU RATE:

ANYTHING BETTER:

THAN ANYBODY ELSE?

WELL, THEY SORT OF

PROMISED ME THAT.

THEY DID, HUH?

WELL, I DON' T KNOW

WHO "THEY" ARE,

BUT THEY' RE NO RUNNING THIS PRISON.

I AM.

YOU SEEM TO THINK

YOU' RE A BIG SHOT, GORDAN.

WELL, GET I OUT OF YOUR HEAD.

THERE AREN' ANY BIG SHOTS IN HERE EXCEPT ME.

AND REMEMBER THIS:

IF TWO MEN IN:

THIS PLACE KNOW ANYTHING, I KNOW IT.

DID YOU EVER DO:

ANY WORK?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

WORK?

HONEST LABOR:

WITH YOUR HANDS!

TAKE A LOOK:

AT THESE MITTS.

YOU DON' T SEE ANY

CALLUSES ON THEM, DO YOU?

ONLY SAPS WORK.

YOU' RE GOING TO FIND

YOU' VE GOT I FIGURED ALL WRONG,

GORDAN.

I' M GOING

TO SHOW YOU IT' S A PRIVILEGE TO WORK,

A PRIVILEGE:

YOU' VE GOT TO EARN.

YOU' RE GOING TO

MAKE ME WANT TO WORK?

THAT' S A HOT ONE.

THE MIRACLE MAN:

OF SING SING.

YOU TALK:

ABOUT CALLUSES.

I' M GOING TO

LET YOU SIT IN THAT CELL OF YOURS

ON THAT HARD,

IRON BENCH TILL YOU' VE GOT CALLUSES

THAT WILL MAKE YOU

LOVE TO STAND UP.

MAYBE, BUT YOU' LL

NEVER PUT THEM ON MY HANDS.

YOU' RE GOING

TO GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY,

PRAY FOR SOMEONE

TO LET YOU WORK, DO ANYTHING--

BREAK ROCK, SHOVEL COAL,

PICK UP GARBAGE,

ANYTHING TO GE OUT OF THAT CELL.

TAKE IT EASY, WARDEN.

DON' T LET ME GE ON YOUR NERVES.

YOU' RE GOING OU ON THAT ROCK PILE,

AND YOU' RE GOING TO

SWING A SLEDGE UNTIL YOU CAN' T STAND UP.

AND YOU' RE GOING

TO THANK HEAVEN FOR THE PRIVILEGE.

ALL RIGHT,

TAKE HIM BACK.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW I' LL

TELL YOU SOMETHING.

IF I FIND I GO A CHANCE TO CRASH OUT OF HERE,

AND I HAVE TO KILL

SOMEBODY TO DO IT,

I' D JUST AS WELL

KILL YOU AS THE NEXT GUY.

YES, I KNOW.

AND IF I WERE:

IN YOUR PLACE AND HAD THE CHANCE,

I' D PROBABLY DO

THE SAME THING.

BUT THE POINT IS,

GORDAN, YOU HAVEN' T GOT A CHANCE,

NOT ONE:

IN A MILLION.

YEAH? I DON' KNOW ABOUT THAT.

THERE AIN' T ONE GUY

IN A MILLION LIKE ME.

SURE THERE ARE,

THOUSANDS OF THEM.

THEY COME UP HERE

EVERY DAY, PRETTY MUCH THE SAME HISTORY.

IS THAT SO?

YOUR, UH, PARENTS

DIED WHEN YOU WERE A KID, DIDN' T THEY?

THAT' S MY BUSINESS.

KNOCKED AROUND:

THE EAST SIDE, WITHOUT FOOD OR MONEY?

SMARTEST THIEF:

AND TOUGHEST FIGHTER GOT TO BE LEADER?

THEN YOU GRADUATED

TO OLDER GAMES.

ONE AMBITION IN LIFE

WAS GET TO THE TOP,

BE BOSS OF THE OUTFIT,

GET THE SOFTEST PICKINGS.

THOUSANDS OF THEM.

AND IT' S TOO BAD

THAT KIDS HAVE TO START OUT LIKE THAT.

I' M BLEEDING

WITH GRIEF.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF

THESE DAYS, GORDAN,

YOU' RE GOING

TO FIND OUT THAT NO MAN HAS A SPO IN THIS WORLD

EXCEPT IN RELATION TO THOSE AROUND HIM.

YOU' VE GOT TO BE

USEFUL TO LIVE.

SAVE THAT FOR:

SUNDAY, MISTER.

AND LET ME PASS:

THE PLATE.

GORDAN.

PICK UP THAT MATCH YOU

THREW ON THE FLOOR.

PICK IT UP!

[BAND PLAYING MARCH]

HEY, GUARD! GUARD!

WHAT' S ALL

THE NOISE UP THERE?

WHAT' S

ALL THE MUSIC?

AW, COME ON.

YOU CAN TALK TO ME.

JUST ONCE. NOBODY' LL

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

WHAT' S ALL THAT MUSIC

OUT THERE?

SO YOU WON' OPEN UP, HUH?

ALL RIGHT!

KEEP YOUR BIG, FA MOUTH SHUT, ALL OF YOU!

TELL THE WARDEN:

IF HE THINKS HE CAN

BREAK ME DOWN THIS WAY,

HE' S NUTS!

[SPITS]

[CHEERING]

[APPLAUSE]

[CELL DOOR SLAMS]

HEY, YOU! HEY, YOU!

CHIEF! CHIEF!

WHAT?

YOU CAN TALK TO ME,

CAN' T YOU?

PLEASE.

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN

SITTING HERE?

ABOUT 3 MONTHS.

YOU' RE DAFFY! IT' S

OVER 3 YEARS NOW.

HOW MUCH MORE:

HAVE I GOT?

THAT' S UP TO YOU.

WAIT A MINUTE!

DON' T GET EXCITED.

NOW, LOOK. LISTEN.

WILL YOU:

TELL THE WARDEN SOMETHING FOR ME?

MAYBE.

WELL...

TELL HIM I' M READY

FOR THAT ROCK PILE.

NOW, LISTEN. DON' T LE ANYBODY AROUND HERE

GET THE IDEA I WAN TO WORK, SEE?

THAT AIN' T THE IDEA!

BUT, WELL...

I' LL DO ANYTHING

TO GET OUT OF HERE.

I' LL TELL THE WARDEN.

JUST CALM YOURSELF

AND SIT DOWN.

I CAN' T SIT DOWN!

TELL HIM...TELL HIM

I GOT THOSE CALLUSES.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING

TO DO? BREAK YOUR BACK?

BOY, THIS IS

A PLEASURE!

YOU MUST BE NUTS!

COME ON! COME ON!

KNOCK ON IT!

Guard:
GORDAN!

HEY, GORDAN!

YOU HAVE A VISITOR.

CLEAN UP.

A VISITOR?

THAT' S RIGHT.

OH. OH, YEAH,

THANKS.

LOOK OUT YOU:

DON' T BREAK THAT.

NOW, MISS,

DON' T GET TOUGH. REGULATIONS.

OK, BOB. WARDEN' S

SPECIAL PERMISSION.

TOMMY!

KAY!

Guard:

OTHER SIDE.

THE OTHER SIDE.

THE OTHER SIDE.

TOMMY!

TOMMY, DARLING!

KAY, HONEY!

OH, I TRIED

TO SEE YOU.

I CAME UP EVERY:

SATURDAY, BUT THEY WOULDN' T LET ME.

I COULDN' T FIND OU ANYTHING, AND I-- I KNOW.

THEY KEPT ME LOCKED

UP ALL THE TIME,

WOULDN' T LET ME

TALK TO ANYBODY,

TRYING TO:

BREAK ME DOWN.

HOW ARE YOU:

GETTING ALONG?

ALL RIGHT.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

EXCEPT YOU' RE

THERE IN NEW YORK, AND I' M HERE IN A CELL.

ONLY 30 MILES

BETWEEN US,

THAT' S THE ONLY

DIFFERENCE.

I KEEP THINKING ABOU YOU ALL THE TIME.

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