Dark Odyssey Page #6

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I think you had more

to do with it than I did.

Come in.

Papa, this is George Andros,

a shipmate of Yianni's.

Welcome, welcome, sir.

Nice to know you.

This is Jimmy Pappas,

my father's friend.

Hello.

This is

George Andros.

Welcome.

Mr. Dimitris.

Mr. Alexander.

(man)

Come on, Helen!

Put on a record

so we can dance.

(Helen)

All right.

It's all right,

mama.

Opa!

(papa)

Come on, boy. Come on.

(no voices)

You like Jack?

Invite him

to the baptism.

(papa)

Come on, Maria.

Get into

the dance.

All right, dear,

come on.

(man)

Opa!

We'll make a real

palikari out of you.

What's that?

Palikari is a man

like a Evzone.

Come here,

I'll show you.

This is an

Evzone sword.

When I was a corporal

in the Greek army,

they sent me with a new

lieutenant to lead some Evzones

who were fighting

in the mountains.

They are the best

fighters in the world,

but most of them

couldn't read or write.

This lieutenant, he came

from military academy

and he fancied

himself a Napoleon.

So he told the

Evzones one day,

"We have the

enemy in those hills,

and we have to

outflank him."

But the Evzones just

looked at one another

and wondered

what was said.

So I said, "Captain,

let me say what you want,

"so they

can understand.

"Boys," I said, "when a wolf

comes down to eat your lambs,

"what do you do?

"You crowd them

against a cliff

"and you put your

flag behind you.

"Then you whistle to one

dog to go to the right,

"and you shoo the

other dog to the left.

"And you stand

in the middle.

"If he tries to get away,

he can't climb the cliff.

"If he goes to

the right, woof!

"If he goes to

the left, woof!

"And the other dog will

have him by the throat.

If he comes for the flag,

then he must face your gun."

This sword, the Evzones

gave me after the battle

because I told them

what the lieutenant meant.

That other one the

lieutenant gave me.

He says to me, "Niko,

I am going to quit fighting

and go back to learn

more strategy."

And I said,

"Are you going back

to military academy,

lieutenant?"

He says, "No! I am going

to take up sheep herding."

(laughter)

When I got this,

I was your age.

Come on in, come on.

Come on in...

Come on.

Go on.

Come on, come on.

Come on, come on...

Oh, here he comes.

(clapping)

(man)

Opa!

Bravo!

(man)

Bravo, Yianni.

Bravo, bravo,

excellent, excellent.

Where are

you going?

I have to go

back to the ship.

I'm in trouble there.

I'll see

you tomorrow.

George,

Yianni's gone.

Yianni went back

to the ship.

Look at George.

He's so tired.

He drank

too much.

Sailors work

very hard.

We should let him

sleep on the sofa.

What?

This is becoming

an old sailor's home.

He could come

to the baptism.

Is Yianni coming?

I don't know.

He said he'd

see me tomorrow.

I don't like this.

(choir singing

in foreign language)

(priest praying

in foreign language)

(choir singing

in foreign language)

(priest praying

in foreign language)

(choir singing

in foreign language)

(priest praying

in foreign language)

(choir singing

in foreign language)

(priest praying

and choir singing)

Pano Coupas?

Martakis!

Martakis!

(gunshot)

(Nike)

Oh, George.

He's dead.

Where did he go?

Back to the ship,

probably.

I'm going to

call the police.

No, don't do that.

They'll pick him up before

the ship reaches Portugal.

It's better

this way...

before he shoots

someone else.

Taxi!

It's done.

It's done,

over, finished.

Why did you

come here?

Did you come

to stare at me?

I don't know why.

My ship is

leaving in an hour.

You will be

rid of me.

I wish I never

met you.

You hate me now.

I don't know.

You killed Coupas.

You killed--

It had to be this way.

I had to do it.

No, you didn't.

You didn't.

I tried to do what

you wanted, I tried.

I have to

carry my name.

I'm part of

my family.

If my father

were alive--

(police sirens

approaching)

It's Andros.

(Andros)

Put away that gun, Yianni.

You were my friend.

I'm still your friend.

That's why I'm telling

you to put away that gun.

No!

Please, Yianni.

It'll be easier

this way.

Get out of

there, lady.

Do what he says.

They'll get you

anyway.

Don't come

any closer.

You stop this!

Leave me alone!

(gunshot,

Nike gasps)

(Andros)

How is he?

Any chance?

How does it look?

I-- I only wanted

to stop him.

I didn't mean

to hurt you, Yianni.

(ship horn blows)

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