Desperate Page #4

- Yes.

Okay. That's good enough for

me. Go ahead, take a walk. Blow.

- You mean, you're not gonna hold me?

- I can get you any time I'm ready.

Now get out of here.

why didn't you throw him in the cooler?

Oh, he'd be too lonesome.

when I hook those sharks,

I want them all together.

well, how do you figure

to get them all together?

with the bait that just walked out.

You know, Anna...

...Alex Sorenson will be disappointed

when he learns you are married already.

- And who is Alex? The old boyfriend?

- Oh, no.

Alex Sorenson is our minister...

...who brought little Annitza

from the old country...

...after my widowed sister passed away.

She was only 4 years old

and so small and so pretty.

- Oh, now.

- Such a beautiful bride you must have been.

wasn't she, Stephen?

Yes, she was, Aunt Klara. The

most beautiful bride I ever saw.

Tell me about the wedding.

who was the minister?

we were married by a judge.

well...

...you were not married by a minister?

well, you see, Aunt Klara, at the time...

...Steve had just gotten out of the

Army and, well, we didn't have any money.

But "money"? what answer is money?

Our minister wouldn't ask for money.

And now with the baby. It isn't legal.

well, of course it is, Aunt Klara.

No, no, no, it isn't

good, Anna, such a wedding.

why can't we have a real wedding now?

Yeah. we can make a wedding here...

...like we always planned

when Anna was a little girl.

A real Czech wedding like we

used to have in the old country.

Oh, please, Anna, please.

why not, Annie? if that's

what Aunt Klara wants.

- All right, dear.

- Oh, good.

Now, let's drink to our

little Annitza's wedding.

Such a wedding it will be.

women always crying. It's time

enough to cry at the wedding.

Come on, the turkey's getting cold.

"Have consented together in holy wedlock...

...and have witnessed the same

before God and this company.

And there to have given and pledged

their troth each to the other...

...and have declared the same

by giving and receiving a ring...

...and by joining hands.

I pronounce that they are man and wife.

In the name of the Father and of the Son...

...and of the Holy Ghost. Amen."

- Congratulations, my son.

- You are so pretty, darling.

Annitza, you are lovely, lovely.

Now, no tears, Mama. No tears.

Come on, everybody, clear the floor now.

Clear the floor for the celebration.

Put them all back to the wall.

Play the schottische.

[BAND PLAYING]

- Darling, remember

the baby. Ha-ha. - Oh.

[MUSIC ENDS THEN CROWD CLAPPING]

Play a Waltz.

[BAND PLAYING]

PETE:
well, the whole

village is here tonight.

Our friend Jan said...

...every man in the village must

attend his Annitza's wedding.

well, that's what I call hospitality.

- Let's have a drink, stranger.

- Never turned one down yet.

Then what are we waiting for?

- How do you feel, darling?

- I feel safe for the first time.

As I was saying, I went to the farm.

well, was he there?

Don't rush me, Walt.

You're always rushing me.

Someday I'll really rush you, Pete.

Like I said, it cost quite a

bit, what with hotels and such.

As a matter of fact, I made out

an itemized expense account...

...just so you wouldn't

think I was dishonest.

It comes to exactly $155.80.

was he there?

Don't rough me up, Walt, because

then I won't tell you anything.

I'm your only link, you

know, with the outside world.

I'm listening.

I'm counting.

He was there, Walt, with his missus...

...and he's a nice-looking boy.

You could've phoned. Saved time.

Yeah, but you can't collect

money on the telephone.

How long will it take to get there?

By car? Oh, you ought to be able

to make it if you drove all night.

I'm against this, Walt.

- Pete can bring

him back. - Uh-uh.

That's out of my line.

Al's going to go to the

chair, did you forget that?

No, Walt, I didn't forget.

well, I'm gonna try and stop it.

And you're coming with me. You too, Shorty.

FERRARI:
All right, stay

where you are, all of you.

[GUNSHOTS]

Open up, Walt.

You dirty fink, you brought the cops.

I didn't.

You gotta believe me, Walt.

I wouldn't do a thing like that.

Now, now, don't be crazy, Walt.

I wouldn't bring the cops in.

I'm not in on this.

Okay, I'm letting you out.

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT]

Come on. Open it up!

Quick. Give me a hand.

MAN:
That bullet did a lot of damage, Walt.

Yeah. Yeah, I feel like a rag.

- Is he gonna be all right, doctor?

- He'll be okay.

If you don't trust me, get a real doctor.

Oh, don't worry about me,

doc, I'm not gonna croak.

- I got too much to do.

- You'll not be doing anything...

...for a couple of months.

You'll be on your back.

Couple of months?

You got a big hole in you.

Now, you better lie still

or I'm not responsible.

I gave him a shot. He'll sleep

now, whether he wants to or not.

They tell me you and Jan made

every acre count this season.

we didn't do so bad, I guess.

It's those guaranteed seeds I sold you.

Heh-heh. That's right, Simon,

your seeds and hard work.

Understand you're gonna be a

papa any day now, eh, Steve?

That's right. A week or two, the doc says.

Good. Good

luck. Ha-ha-ha.

Thanks, Simon.

[ENGINE GRINDING]

[ENGINE STARTS]

Are you dumb? why don't you

watch where you're going?

If you yell loud enough,

maybe you'll get a cop.

- where's Anne?

- She went up to her room.

Eat something, Stephen. In such a hurry.

- Hello, darling.

- we're leaving.

- They've caught up with us.

- who?

Walt Radak and his mobsters.

- But, Steve, you said...

- Never mind what I said.

No time to talk. They may be headed this way.

But the police said you were innocent.

There was to be no more running away.

Steve, you've been lying to me all the time.

I lied because I want you to be

happy and not scared half to death.

I love you, Anne. If I tell you to get

out of here now, you've gotta believe me.

So that's why we've been running away.

That's why you wanted to

hide me in a safe place.

Because you were afraid

of what might happen to me.

They threatened to hurt you, Anne.

I was never afraid for myself.

Oh, darling, darling.

Poppa, we are getting visitors.

where's Steve Randall?

Steve who?

Listen, Mother Goose, don't get

cute. He's here. we saw the truck.

Please, a little more respect.

This woman is my wife and this is my home.

Anymore out of you and I'll give

you a fat lip. Go ahead. Look around.

But I tell you there's

nobody in... we are alone...

Walt:
Shut up.

Sit down.

[DOOR OPENS]

There's nobody here, Walt.

Maybe we got the wrong joint.

This is it, all right.

- where'd they go? when'd they leave?

- I don't know what you're talking about.

Maybe if we pushed you around

a little, we'd get the answers.

- No. REYNOLDS:
we're wasting time, Walt.

Let's get going. They

can't have gone very far.

Steve.

- Driver. My wife's sick. Get to a hospital.

- why, she's going to have a baby.

Hey, she can't do that. It's

against company regulations.

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