Castle on the Hudson Page #8

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Second prisoner:
ANOTHER

CHICKEN TO BE FRIED.

Third prisoner:

HELLO, KID.

HIYA, GENTLEMEN.

I TOLD YOU HE WAS

A CINCH TO END UP HERE.

WHEN YOU DUCKED THA MURDER RAP WITH US, YOU WAS ONLY PLAYING HOOKY.

YEAH. AND THE SAME

GOES DOUBLE FOR ME.

YOU SAID IT.

SO THIS IS IT, HUH?

WELL, WARDEN,

ANYTIME YOU GET LONELY

AND YOU WAN TO HAVE A LITTLE CHAT, JUST COME RIGHT DOWN.

TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES

AND GIVE THEM TO ME. WHAT FOR?

WHAT FOR?

TO REST YOUR FEET.

MY FEET ARE ALL RIGHT.

I WISH YOU' D OPEN

THIS DOOR AND GIVE ME A CHANCE TO SHOW YOU.

REGULATIONS, GORDAN.

WHAT' S THE MATTER?

YOU THINK I GOT CALLUSES ON MY FEET, TOO?

HEY, WARDEN?

YEAH?

YOU KNOW THAT OLD

WATER MAIN THAT STARTS UP ON THE HILL?

MM-HMM.

WELL, YOU BETTER HAVE I PLUGGED UP,

BECAUSE I' VE BEEN

WORKING ON THAT BABY FOR 6 MONTHS.

I' D HAVE CRASHED OU OF HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND LISTEN.

IT WAS MY JOB, AND I WAS ON IT ALONE.

IF ANYBODY ELSE HAD BEEN

ON IT, I WOULDN' T HAVE TOLD YOU.

WOULDN' T HAVE TOLD YOU

ANYWAY IF I DIDN' T KNOW

THEY WERE GONNA WHEEL ME

OUT OF HERE PRETTY SOON.

YOU' RE A STRANGE

FELLA, GORDAN.

YOU WORKED 6 MONTHS

TO GET OUT OF HERE,

AND WHEN YOU FINALLY DO

GET OUT, YOU COME RIGHT BACK TO THE CHAIR.

I HAD YOU FIGURED

FROM THE BEGINNING.

YOU' RE NOT AS TOUGH

AS YOU PRETEND.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

DON' T EVER SAY I AIN' T TOUGH!

IF I EVER GET A CHANCE

TO CRASH OUT OF THIS DEATH TRAP, I' LL DO IT!

AND DON' T YOU FORGET IT!

ALL RIGHT, GORDAN.

I AIN' T AS TOUGH

AS I PRETEND, HUH?

MR. WARDEN?

YES?

HOW ABOUT A CIGAR, HUH?

[CHUCKLES]

YOU' RE A PEST,

KAGEL.

OH, IF YOU DON' T LIKE

ME, I' LL LEAVE ANYTIME.

HEY, 8 BALL?

IF YOU WAS REFERRING

TO ME, MY NAME IS MR. ALEXANDER HAMILTON.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I' LL GIVE YOU BUTTS

ON THIS CIGAR. IT' S A LONG ONE.

I WON' T HAVE TIME

TO FINISH IT.

WELL, THAT' S DIFFERENT.

I SURE DO:

APPRECIATE THAT.

SAY, GORDAN,

THAT TALK ABOUT BUSTING

OUT OF HERE--THAT AIN' T GONNA DO YOU NO GOOD.

WELL, I JUST DON' T WAN NOBODY THINKING THIS PLACE SOFTENED ME UP.

HE' S RIGHT, TOMMY.

I KNOW A GUY WHO SPEN 6 MONTHS DIGGING HIS WAY OUT OF THIS PRISON

AND CAME UP:

IN THE WARDEN' S OFFICE.

[PLAYING SLOW TUNE]

HEY, TOMMY,

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

I BET I CAN LEARN

MYSELF TO PLAY THIS ZITHER REAL GOOD...

IF I HAD MORE TIME.

[BUZZ]

YES, SIR?

TELL THEM:

TO MOVE KAGEL.

YES, SIR.

[PLAYING HARMONICA]

HERE' S A LETTER

FOR YOU, GORDAN. THANKS.

WELL, KAGEL,

THEY' LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE NOW FOR YOU.

OH, YEAH. YEAH.

Tommy:
HEY, CHUMPS,

LISTEN TO THIS.

"DEAR MR. GORDAN,

UNLESS YOU APPEAR IMMEDIATELY AT THE INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICE

"TO ADJUST YOUR

INCOME TAX FOR 1938,

WE SHALL BE FORCED

TO ORDER YOUR ARREST."

[LAUGHS]

THAT' S A HOT ONE.

WHAT' S THE MATTER?

12 MORE HOURS

TO GO, MIKE.

THE DANCE HALL FOR YOU.

OH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

IS IT ALL RIGHT IF I

TAKE MY TROMBONE ALONG?

SURE.

THANKS.

WELL, SO LONG, FELLAS.

LOOKS LIKE THEY' RE

CATCHING UP TO ME. GOOD-BYE, TOMMY.

SO LONG, MIKE.

GIVE MY REGARDS:

TO THE REST OF THE GANG, AND DON' T CATCH COLD.

THANKS.

GOOD-BYE, MIKE.

I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST KIND OF LUCK.

BE SEEING YOU, TONY.

SO LONG, 8 BALL.

HERE' S THAT BUT I PROMISED YOU.

THANK YOU.

DON' T LET ' EM GET YOU DOWN, BIG BOY.

DON' T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

[PLAYS HARMONICA]

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

HEY, FELLAS, DID YOU

HEAR THAT TUNE?

THAT' S THE FIRST TIME

I EVER DONE IT WITHOUT A SOUR NOTE IN IT.

GEE, BET IF I HAD A COUPLE

OF WEEKS MORE, I COULD PLAY ROSES OF PICARDY PERFECT.

YEAH, IF I JUS HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME.

SAY, FELLAS, I CAN' GO IN THERE NOW.

PLEASE, PLEASE

DON' T TAKE ME IN.

I' LL GO IN A COUPLE

OF WEEKS. JUST GIVE ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS MORE.

TAKE IT EASY.

OH, NO, LET ME GO, I TELL YOU!

I GOTTA PRACTICE!

I' M NOT GONNA DIE! I WANT TO LIVE!

I' M NOT GONNA DIE!

I' M GONNA LIVE!

I' M GONNA KEEP ON

LIVING!

[YELLING]

I WANT TO LIVE!

[DOOR SLAMS]

HA HA! YEAH, I' M

AFRAID THAT' S IT.

YOU CERTAINLY PLAY

A SWELL GAME, FATHER.

Warden:
YOU' RE IN GOOD

SHAPE, GORDAN.

I WAS NEVER IN BETTER

SHAPE IN MY LIFE.

I WISH YOU WOULD LET ME

DO SOMETHING FOR YOUR SOUL, TOO, TOM.

AH, NO, NOT A CHANCE.

I DON' T GO IN FOR THAT PEARLY GATE STUFF.

IT' S ALL RIGHT FOR

SOME PEOPLE, BUT I DON' T WANT ANY.

MAYBE IT' LL COME

TO YOU LATER ON.

IF IT DOES, I' LL TELL YOU

WHAT I' LL DO. YOU CAN HAVE ALL MY BUSINESS.

THANKS FOR THE GAME, FATHER.

LET' S TRY AND GET ANOTHER ONE IN BEFORE I GO, HUH?

I, UH, AIN' T GO SO LONG, YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL.

GOOD-BYE.

SO LONG.

MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU.

YOU GUYS:

GET TIRED OF LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS?

SURE.

I WONDER--IF THEY TAKE HALF

OF THEM OUT, YOU COULD CUT DOWN ON YOUR WORKING HOURS.

SO THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL

THE DANCE HALL, HUH?

YEAH.

NICE PLACE.

I DON' T KNOW WHY YOU KEPT ME AWAY FROM HERE SO LONG.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I WOULDN' T MIND STAYING HERE FOR A WHILE.

SAY, IS THIS

THE PLACE I GO OUT?

THAT' S RIGHT, GORDAN.

HOW MUCH LONGER:

HAVE I GOT?

TILL 11:
00 TONIGHT.

OH, THAT GIVES ME

PLENTY OF TIME.

"ALMIGHTY GOD, WHO HAS GIVEN

US GRACE AT THIS TIME,

"WITH ONE ACCORD WE MAKE OUR

COMMON SUPPLICATION UNTO THEE;

"DOST PROMISE THAT WHEN

TWO OR THREE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN THY NAME,

"THOU WILT GRAN THEIR REQUESTS.

FULFILL NOW, O LORD..."

[DOOR OPENING]

HEY, GUARD,

WHAT TIME IS IT?

12 MINUTES TO 11:00.

THANKS.

[DOOR OPENING]

TOMMY, TOMMY.

THEY WOULDN' BELIEVE ME, TOMMY.

I SWORE A HUNDRED

TIMES I DID IT. YOU KNOW THAT, DON' T YOU?

I KNOW, HONEY.

I KNOW YOU DID EVERYTHING YOU COULD.

TOMMY, YOU KNOW

I' M TELLING THE TRUTH.

WARDEN, I KILLED HIM.

I--I KILLED HIM. WHY CAN' T THEY BELIEVE ME?

KAY, THAT' S NO USE NOW.

THEY KNEW I WAS THERE,

AND THEY KNEW I' D KILL HIM.

BUT YOU DIDN' T.

I LIED. HALF OF IT WAS A LIE.

TOMMY WAS THERE WHEN

CROWLEY CAME IN,

JUST LIKE THE COPPER

TESTIFIED.

THEY WERE FIGHTING,

AND CROWLEY WAS KILLING HIM.

I HAD THE GUN,

AND I SHOT HIM.

TOMMY TOOK THE GUN AWAY

FROM ME AND BEAT IT DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPE.

THAT' S THE TRUTH!

YOU' VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME!

TOMMY, TOMMY,

WHY DON' T YOU TELL HIM

THAT' S THE TRUTH

BEFORE IT' S TOO LATE?

KAY, HONEY, KAY,

BABY, TAKE IT EASY.

LOOK, KAY, THAT' S

NO WAY TO ACT.

WARDEN, YOU KNOW

THAT AIN' T THE TRUTH.

SHE' S JUST TRYING

TO CLEAR ME. THAT' S ALL.

YEAH, I TOLD YOU SHE

WAS A CHAMPION.

YES.

YEAH, AND THAT' S THAT,

SEE, AND THERE' S NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.

NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME.

YOU SAY YOU DID IT.

ALL RIGHT.

SUPPOSE THEY BELIEVE

YOU. THEN WHAT?

THEY' LL SEND YOU UP

THE RIVER FOR LIFE.

AND WHAT HAPPENS TO ME?

I' LL STILL HAVE TO DO MY

STRETCH FROM 5 TO 30.

DON' T YOU SEE, HONEY?

WE COULD NEVER BE TOGETHER, ANYWAY.

KAY, THIS IS A CHANCE

FOR ME TO DO SOMETHING DECENT IN MY LIFE.

YOU CAN' T TAKE

THAT AWAY FROM ME.

I LOVE YOU, KID.

OH, TOMMY, I CAN' T LE THEM HURT YOU--

THAT' S ALL THERE

IS TO IT.

WILL YOU DO ONE THING

FOR ME, TOMMY?

YOU KNOW I WILL, HONEY.

WILL YOU--WILL YOU

MARRY ME BEFORE--

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