Escape From New York Page #2

Plissken.

Something you don't give a sh*t about.

I'm gonna inject you.

It'll sting for a second or two.

That's it, Plissken.

Tell him.

Tell me what?

That idea you had about turning

the Gullfire around 180 degrees...

...and flying off to Canada...

What did you do to me, a**hole?

My idea, Plissken.

Something we've been fooling around with.

Two microscopic capsules

lodged in your arteries.

They're already starting to dissolve.

In 22 hours the cores

will completely dissolve.

Inside the cores

are a heat-sensing charge.

Not a large explosive.

About the size of a pinhead.

Just big enough

to open up both your arteries.

- I'd say you'd be dead in 10 or 15 seconds...

- Take them out now!

They're protected by the cores.

...we can neutralize the charge

with x-rays.

We'll burn out the charges

if you have the president.

- What if I'm a little late?

- No more Hartford Summit...

...and no more Snake Plissken.

When I get back I'm gonna kill you.

The Gullfire's waiting.

- I'm ready.

- 21 hours.

Suppose he's dead, Hauk.

If I come back without him...

...you'll burn these things out?

- Get them both back, Plissken.

And remember, once you're inside

you're on your own.

- Oh, you mean I can't count on you?

- No.

Good.

Tracer test confirmed at

Are you picking up the target blip?

Right on course.

Been a while.

How's your altitude?

Plissken.

Plissken?

- Plissken, what are you doing?

- Playing with myself. I'm going in.

Plissken.

Plissken?

I'm inside the World Trade Center

on the 50th floor.

- Just like Leningrad, Hauk.

- Is the glider intact?

Yeah, but taking off is for sh*t.

- I'll work it out.

- You'll have to use the east stairwell.

It's gonna take you a while to get to ground

level. Call me when you get outside.

I'm at the plane.

Nobody else made it, Hauk.

Wait a minute.

I've got his pulse.

Right up ahead, moving northwest.

Hey. You're Snake Plissken, ain't you?

- What do you want?

- Nothing.

I thought you were dead.

Hey, you don't wanna walk around

down there, Snake.

Hi, chief. Nice night.

Nice boots.

Nice boots.

Hey.

Easy now, chief.

I'm walking. I'm walking.

Mr. President.

I'm the president.

Sure, I'm the president.

I knew when I got this thing

I'd be president.

- Where'd you get it?

- I woke up and there it was.

It was like a miracle.

Oh, Jesus!

It may be just an impact

on the mechanism itself.

Hauk.

I'm right here, Plissken.

I don't know who you a**holes

are looking at, but it's not the president.

Hail to the chief

All right, get your machine ready.

I'm coming out.

Eighteen hours, Plissken.

Listen to me, Hauk.

The president is dead. You got that?

Somebody's had him for dinner.

Plissken, if you get back in that glider,

I'll shoot you down.

You climb out,

I'll burn you off the wall.

Do you understand that, Plissken?

A little human compassion.

You a cop?

No.

You got a gun.

You got a smoke?

Keep your hand over it.

It's all right if we're quiet.

They won't hear us.

- Hey, this is a real one. You just get in?

- What's going on out there?

Crazies.

End of the month.

They're out of food.

Do you live here?

Skulls? Are you kidding?

I'm with the Turks now.

I just got caught in the street after dark.

I'm stuck here.

A plane crashed seven hours ago

near 8th Avenue. Did you see it?

No.

Sh*t.

- You're a cop.

- I'm an a**hole.

Hey, wait a minute.

I know who you are.

- Yeah. But I heard you were dead.

- I am.

Snake Plissken. All right!

- What you doing in here with a gun, Snake?

- Looking for somebody.

- Who?

- The president.

Come on.

- He really here?

- Somewhere.

When you find him...

...you gonna take him out?

Take me out with you, Snake.

Why?

I can think of lots of reasons why.

Where you going, buddy?

Bad neighborhood. You don't wanna be

walking from the Bowery to 42nd at night.

I've been driving a cab for 30 years,

and I'm telling you...

...you don't walk around here at night!

Yes, sir!

Lt'll kill you and strip you

in 10 seconds flat!

Usually, I'm not down

around here myself, but...

...I wanted to catch that show.

This stuff is like gold around here,

you know.

Hey, Snake, when did you get in?

I didn't even know they caught you.

Oh, Snake Plissken in my cab.

Wait till I tell Eddie!

Hey, hang on, Snake.

Hey, what were you doing

back there, Snake?

Looking for somebody.

Well, why didn't you ask me?

Hell, I know everybody in this town.

Yes, sir, I've been driving this cab

for 30 years. This very same cab!

I'm gonna ask you.

- Now, where's the president?

- The Duke got him.

Everybody knows the Duke's got him.

You don't have to put a gun

to my head. I'll tell you.

- Who's the Duke?

- The Duke?

The Duke of New York. A-number-one.

The big man, that's who!

- I wanna meet this Duke.

- You can't meet the Duke.

Are you crazy?

Nobody gets to meet the Duke.

You meet him once

and then you're dead!

I hate to leave her on the street.

Usually, I don't leave her alone at all.

But you're a special case, Snake.

It's okay, Snake.

It's a better neighborhood.

You can relax.

Thanks.

Boy, they got a great place here.

Like a fortress.

- They?

- Yeah.

- Who is it?

- It's me!

- Who's "me"?

- Cabbie.

What do you want?

Somebody wants to see Brain.

It's important.

- Go away, Cabbie!

- No, it's Snake!

Snake Plissken.

- You're Plissken?

- He wants to see Brain.

Why?

I wanna meet the Duke.

Hey, you remember this place, Snake.

It used to be the public library.

Oh, that Brain, he's the greatest.

Mr. Fabulous! The Duke loves him.

- Who's that?

- That's Maggie, Brain's squeeze.

The Duke gave her to Brain just

to keep him happy.

See what I mean?

Heard you were dead.

Brain?

Brain, I brought somebody to see you!

Harold Helman.

- Snake?

- Harold?

How you been, Harold?

It's been a long time.

You never told me you knew

Snake Plissken, Brain.

Isn't that great? Hey, Brain, I could

use some gas if you could spare some.

I'm glad you remember me.

Yeah.

A man should remember his past.

Kansas City, four years ago,

you ran out on me.

- You left me sitting there.

- You were late.

We were buddies, Harold.

You, me and Fresno Bob.

You know what they did to Bob?

You wanna see him sprayed all

over that map? Where's the president?

- I swear to god, Snake, I don't know!

- Don't f*** with me.

- Why do you wanna know?

- I want him.

- Working for the man now?

- Then I'll just beat it out of your squeeze.

Maggie doesn't know exactly where he is

and unless you know exactly, precisely...

...where he is, you'll never find him.

Listen, I'll take you out of here. Yeah.

Jet glider just a couple of blocks

down the street.

And all you gotta do is get me to him.

No kidding? On the level?

Hey, will you take me too?

- We gotta deal somewhere else.

- No glider.

We've got the president. And the Duke's

taking everybody out of here.

Never happen, baby.

You see, I know something

you and the Duke don't know.

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