Dark Odyssey Page #4

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Give the boy

a cup too.

No, thanks.

I better

get my coat.

He's good looking,

isn't he?

It looks like your

dream's come true.

Nike's found herself

a nice Greek boy.

(Nike)

Yianni, we're ready.

I don't need my

gloves anyway, Mama.

It's not cold out.

All ready?

Bye, Mama.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

Look after

the girls.

Take care of them.

I will.

You never make

enough coffee.

Come on, you with

your coffee.

Finish up in there,

I have to clean.

I didn't think we would

get away with it so easily.

I love plotting.

I feel like

a spy.

I hate this business.

If only mama and papa

would understand.

There's Jack's car.

Jack's car?

We're meeting Helen's

friend, Jack.

The one your

mother doesn't like?

She's never even met him--

she never wanted to.

But you're doing this behind

your mother's back.

He's only going to

take us for a drive.

What's wrong

with that?

Your mother thinks

we're going on a picnic.

Well, maybe we

will, Yianni.

Hi.

(Helen)

Hello, Jack.

(Nike)

Hi, Jack.

This is a friend

of Nike's.

Yianni Martakis,

Jack Fields.

Hello.

Hello.

Where do you

want to go?

Anyplace suits

me fine.

I really don't want to

go on a picnic.

What do we do with

all this food?

Oh, we'll do something--

like eat it maybe!

(laughter)

What a

wonderful spot.

Mmm,

I like it here.

Don't take too deep a breath...

it's dangerous.

Dangerous?

Yeah-- one part ozone,

99 parts garbage.

I don't think you understand

the joke, Yianni.

People are always saying that

the river's full of garbage.

I don't think

that's very funny.

You just don't understand

our way of kidding around.

Jack meant it as

a laugh for all of us.

I'm not laughing.

Look, fella, nobody meant

to hurt your feelings.

Oh, Yianni.

This whole scheme offends me.

What?

You've deceived your mother

and met with this man

and you made me

a part of it.

Is this guy

for real?

You've no right

to talk that way.

We don't want to

offend or harm anyone.

Oh, stop it,

all of you.

Yianni, please

let me explain.

Explain that I'm wrong?

Please, Yianni.

Oh, brother.

Come on, everybody,

let's walk.

Who is this

fella, Jack?

He works in the

same office with Helen.

Has he known her

for a long time?

No. They've only been out

together a few times.

It's tough for her.

My mother doesn't like the idea

of her going out with Jack

so she has to

meet him in secret.

In a way it's

all so stupid.

Helen should respect your

mother's judgment.

You can't say that.

(Helen laughing)

I don't like

this Jack.

Leave her alone!

Say, what's the

matter with you, fella?

You should be ashamed

of yourself.

Why? For having

some simple fun?

I was gonna drag her off into

the bushes and make love to her.

This is not a game.

That's right, mack,

it's not a game,

and I'm getting tired

of your creepy ideas.

Come on, Helen.

Keep your hands

off her.

Say, what is this?

Look fella, I don't know

what's bothering you

but you're asking

for a punch in the mouth.

I don't think

you will.

Listen, creep,

I'll break your neck--

Yianni, please,

come with me.

Oh, no!

(Helen)

Jack, stop!

Jack!

(smack)

(Nike)

Yianni!

Boy, that

guy's nuts.

(moaning)

(Nike)

We better separate.

All right, it's no good

this way.

We can't leave Nike

with him.

How is she

gonna get back?

Don't worry about me,

I'll manage.

Helen, you better meet me

at the corner near the house

so we can

go home together.

All right, 4:
00.

You sure you're going to be

all right with him?

We could

leave him here.

She'll be all right.

See you later.

Bye... thanks, Jack.

I'm sorry this happened.

Think nothing of it.

I needed the exercise.

Are you all right?

I hope you're

happy now.

You don't understand

these things.

I cannot

explain them to you.

Your sister is

a foolish girl.

My sister's not

at all foolish.

She's very capable when it comes

to looking after herself.

I'm the one that's

foolish, very foolish.

I'm sorry I've

made you unhappy.

I did what I thought

was right.

Not too serious,

I guess.

We could have had such

fun, all of us together.

Jack's a very

funny guy sometimes.

Well, we'll have

a good time anyway.

Let's see some of

the sights.

Whatever you

like, Nike.

I think I would like it

if you smiled once in a while.

Very well.

I will smile

once in a while.

Good.

(no voices)

This was

an aquarium.

It used to be filled

with fishes.

I loved coming here

when I was a little girl.

They swam 'round

and around their tanks,

made ugly faces

at the people.

Nike, don't twist

your face like that.

I'm a fish.

No, you're not.

Well, I'm not

a fish-fish.

I'm a girl fish.

You're a boy fish.

You're so silly.

No I'm not, it's just you don't

know anything about fishes.

Sure I do.

I just came

across the ocean.

It's getting late.

We better

be going.

Let's not

go home yet.

(Nike)

Give us a ride, mister?

Give us a ride,

mister?

Nike, what are

you doing?

We're gonna

get a ride.

Please give us

a ride, mister.

This ain't no

passenger boat, miss.

It's a work ship.

Nike, don't bother

the man.

Your boat's

so beautiful, captain.

She ain't no bother.

Young lady, you know,

you just can't come up

and ask for a ride.

How can I give

you a ride?

I bet it would

be easy for you.

Oh, you do,

do you?

You have

some girl there.

I'm not

his girl.

We're just friends.

Oh, he's got

bad eyesight, huh?

No, we just

met yesterday.

Nike, I don't think

you should bother the man.

He has his

work to do.

Wait a minute.

Young lady, you really

wanna go for a ride?

(Nike)

Yes!

Well I'm going

up the river a ways.

If you want to come along

I guess it can't hurt.

You can even

bring your friend.

(Nike)

Come on, Yianni!

He's a nice man,

isn't he?

And you're

a very bold girl.

Ahh.

In my village, they would call

you a wicked woman.

What would you call me?

I don't know.

You do so many things that girls

are not supposed to do.

Who decided what girls

are supposed to do?

I don't know

who decided.

The way you act,

I think you did.

Am I so different from

the girls you've known?

I have not known

many girls.

Don't tell me the only girl

you ever took to a carnival

was your sister.

My sister?

I had

a sister.

As I think about her, she

was like you in some ways.

Full of life, very kind,

a good person.

Life was not as kind to her

as it has been to you.

But she always carried

herself with a proudness

that I will

never forget.

What happened

to her?

She took

her own life.

She had a great

disappointment.

After that, she didn't

want to go on living.

She could have and--

Where is

your ship?

There.

When are

you leaving?

Tomorrow night we're

going to South Africa.

Oh.

This ride is longer

than I thought it would be.

It's getting late.

It's only

a quarter to five.

Coupas will be leaving

by 5:
00-- I must be there.

Captain!

Captain!

Captain, when can

we get off?

Right now.

I can let you off

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