Escape From Alcatraz Page #2

on top of our block.

How do you get

on top of the block?

- Ask the bull for the key.

- Thanks.

Hey, jive dude, where you going?

Summer's coming on.

It's getting cooler.

Weather here is as crazy as The Rock.

Maybe crazier.

Mark Twain wrote that

the coldest winter he ever spent

was a summer in San Francisco.

I can...

Wolf's coming at you.

- Is his hand cupped?

- Yes.

- Which one?

- His right.

Break off!

Drop it, Wolf!

Drop it, Wolf.

You like D-block, Wolf?

You better, because you're gonna

rot there for a long time.

D-block, Morris.

Look, he came at me.

I said D-block.

When l get out, you're dead.

You'll be dead before you get out.

Warden don't like inmates fighting.

Don't like 'em stinking up

their cells, either.

Lights out!

Go on back to your cell.

Welcome to Alcatraz.

- Hey, is anybody over there?

- Yeah, me.

Come out in front and say hello.

Busy.

How busy can you be

in one of these closets?

Don't worry. l washed it.

How you doing, neighbor?

I'm Charley Butts.

Smallest cell l ever been in.

- You'll get used to it.

- l don't think so.

I don't like living alone here.

You'll get used to that, too.

Break out!

Yard time!

Button the collar.

Who's the new fish?

I got him next to me.

- What's your name?

- Charley Butts.

Charley's butt?

Butts. Butts. Charley Butts.

You got a funny name, kid.

Yeah? What's your name?

Al Capone.

Thought you were dead.

Me? l got too much money.

I'll never die.

- You play poker?

- Not much.

I just learned myself.

We'll play tomorrow.

See you later, kid.

See you later, Al.

I don't believe

I just met Al Capone.

I don't, either.

- I'm Doc.

- Charley Butts.

How's the painting going, Doc?

The one of the warden?

It's nearly finished.

- You painting the warden?

- He's very inspiring.

Inside. Everybody in.

Yes, sir?

I want painting privileges

taken away from Chester Dalton.

- Doc?

- Cell 233.

What's the reason?

You're deputy warden.

You think of one.

When do you want

the suspension to begin?

It's not a suspension.

It's an elimination.

- Right away.

- Yes, sir.

Painting privileges

have been removed.

Why?

I don't know.

Painting's all l have.

I'm sorry, Doc.

You okay, Doc?

I think there's

something wrong with him.

I'd keep my eye on Doc.

He seems pretty upset.

Cons are always upset

about something.

Put your overalls on.

Mr. Zimmerman,

I'm making a new table.

I need a hatchet.

Bob, get Doc a hatchet.

Mr. Zimmerman!

Can you come over here

for a minute?

Get him out of here! Get him out!

Take him out of here! Get him out!

Get back to work.

Let's go! Move!

Everybody, back to work! Let's go!

Here. Put that in your report.

What were you doing

back there, boy?

- How about a magazine?

- Why not?

What do you want? Boy's Life?

I know some queens

who fight over it every month.

Just give me what

you got on top there.

I heard about Doc,

and l know why he did it.

Somebody took away

his painting privileges.

Who?

The warden.

Morris.

I hear there was an accident

in one of the shops.

Accident? You mean Doc.

Yeah, someone didn't like

what he was painting,

so someone won't let him paint.

Someone should have warned Doc

to be careful what he paints.

I think you're absolutely right, sir.

There's always the possibility

that some a**hole will be offended,

isn't there?

We all have to be careful.

Back in line.

Hey, how's it going, Frank?

Well, well.

If it isn't the Anglins.

What are you guys doing,

just dropping by?

- Thought we'd pay you a visit.

- Gonna stay long?

Not long. Only about 15 or 20 years.

Why The Rock?

We were leaving Atlanta when

we encountered a minor problem.

- Such as?

- They saw us.

Yeah, that do present problems.

They shipped us to Leavenworth.

But we didn't like

their accommodations, either.

Warden said he knew

just the place for us...Alcatraz.

Is it true no one's

ever bust out of here?

- So they tell me.

- Jesus.

Wonder what I'd be like

after 15 years here.

You still reading that bible?

Yeah. It's opening up

all kinds of new doors.

I turned 35 today. Some birthday.

- When's your birthday?

- l don't know.

Jeez, what kind of

childhood did you have?

Short.

I always wanted to see San Francisco.

Never thought it'd be like this.

What'd you get sent to the rock for?

Couple of years ago l started

stealing cars, for kicks mostly.

I'd sell the parts.

Got sent to the state pen.

You end up in Alcatraz for that?

Not exactly. A bull there

liked to push me around.

So when l got out,

I went back, and stole his car.

Unfortunately,

I drove it across the state line,

which made it a federal rap,

and l was sent to the rock.

English! Visitor for you.

Butts, you got a visitor.

- Me?

- Yeah, you.

Probably somebody

wants their car back.

Hello, father.

Why didn't you say you were coming?

I was afraid you wouldn't let me.

It's just hard to see you like this.

Your mama's going to die.

Charley?

When?

Well, she's got a few months.

Can you call her?

We're not allowed

to make phone calls.

You cannot discuss institution rules.

Stick to your personal life.

This is my personal life!

You getting a kick out of it?

Hello?

Hello!

l...love...you...Charley.

Hey, Frank.

Yeah?

If you try to get out, l want in.

- Must be Wednesday.

- Why?

Mystery mounds.

We always have

mystery mounds on Wednesday.

I can't taste it.

I just eat it out of habit.

- What's the movie this weekend?

- Some cowboy piece of sh*t.

Hey, at least they could

show us a gangster movie.

I may have found a way out of here.

You looking at something?

This cell block's really getting old.

The moist air corrodes the concrete.

The salt is rusting the metal.

I took a nail clipper, and dug around

the grille at the back of the cell.

I can dig that grille out,

and enlarge the hole

into the utility corridor

to the top of the cell block

and maybe onto the roof.

How will we hide the hole?

We tear the ads from magazines...

no one will miss those...

make cardboard, paint grilles

on that, and put it in the hole,

maybe partially obscure it

with a towel or whatever.

I've ordered an accordion

to put in front of my hole.

Suppose we make it. They'll know

we're gone at the next count.

We'll leave at night,

so they won't know till the morning.

We'll have to make some dummy heads,

make them out of plaster

or cardboard or whatever.

Put them in the bunks,

the guards won't know.

You work in the barbershop.

You get the hair.

How do we cross the bay?

That's your job.

You work in the clothing shop.

You're gonna steal some raincoats

and some contact cement.

We'll make a life raft

and some life preservers.

I read how to do it

in Popular Mechanics.

They'll think we're going to Frisco.

Well, we won't.

We'll go to Angel Island instead.

What about me?

You'll stand guard while l dig.

I'll stand guard while you dig.

You two trade off the same way.

What are our chances?

Slim.

- I'm in.

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