Hell Drivers Page #3

12. Lucky to get that.

Pressure pump's up the spout.

- 15.

- Johnny:
a stinking 14

Hey, pop, you passed me about a dozen times

today. How many runs did you do?

Look at him. Blind, deaf and twice a grandad.

Hey, pop

how many runs did you do?

- Ooh, er... 17.

- 17?

- Hello

- You ain't going to keep that much longer.

It's gold, that case.

Here, let the new boy have a look at it.

Look at that. Isn't that marvellous?

Feel the weight of it.

Solid gold isn't that a beaut?

Johnny:
do more rurns than Red in a day

she's yours

He's the pace-setter, see?

He keeps us on the ball.

Tub:
that's solid 22-carat gold

It's worth 250 quid

Johnny:
250 quid

just think what you could do with that.

Hey, boys Red's overslept

it's anybody's case today

- Red's overslept

- Come on let's go

Get cracking Red's overslept

Get off there

Get back, get back

- What's going on over there?

- Pop's trying to beat Red's time. Fine chance

What's he want to give way for?

If he don't, he'll have his front stove in

and be off the road for two days.

Hey, Red.

Hurry up the Sun's fading my paintwork.

Hey, Tom. Where you been?

I look for you. You are not in for supper.

I'm working on a sick truck.

Jill, have you got some sandwiches?

I'll see what there is.

Hey, Tom, two guys come looking for you.

In a car. They go away.

For me?

Yeah, at Ma West's.

Who were they? What did they look like?

I don't know, I don't see them.

Ma West yell upstairs but you are not there.

I see them drive away in a big car

from the window.

Gino, are you doing anything tonight?

I wait for Lucy now,

take her to see the Italian picture

at the playhouse.

Why? Do you like

I should do something for you?

- No, it's ok.

- You tell me...

No, OK.

You know Chick Keithley?

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Do you know if anybody got the case today?

- The case? Ha, ha fat chance

That's all I want to know.

Now, listen, Tom. This is crazy.

I see you try to beat Red today.

Don't do it. You listen to me.

Don't try it.

So long as he uses the short cut,

it's not possible.

Short cut?

Why don't we all use it?

Because we're not pazzo like Red, that's why.

You know the quarry?

It's very dangerous to drive fast there.

If you drive slow, it's no longer a short cut.

It's a long cut, huh?

Have you tried it?

Yeah, we all try it.

Leggy tried.

He was the last.

We don't go there no more.

But Red only drives a truck,

just like you and me.

- Here you are, Tom.

- Oh, thanks.

Ham and cheese.

We've got some chicken in the refrigerator.

No, this is fine.

- No coffee?

- No. Bye.

- Good night, Tom.

- Tom

Don't try it, huh? You listen to Gino.

Jill, are you falling for that guy or something?

I never saw you smile so sweet since we met.

Well, well.

Where have you been? On a picnic?

Yeah. We had champagne.

Well, just fancy.

There was I thinking of inviting you for supper.

Thanks.

- Well, I've got to go back to work.

- Work?

This time of the night? You act as if

you're running away from a wife or something.

I'm working on a truck.

There doesn't always have to be a woman in it.

Well, it's usually either that or money, isn't it?

Is it?

Of course I may be wrong,

and I'm willing to learn.

Why don't you get in and tell me all about it?

I just love life stories.

Gino's waiting for you in there, remember?

You think I'm flinging myself at you, don't you?

You're giving a pretty fair imitation.

What else is wrong with me?

- You want to know?

- Yeah.

- Hi, muscles.

- Hi, Lucy.

Hello, boys.

Hey, Lucy.

Tom, what are you doing here?

Lucy, we've got to hurry

or we'll miss the picture.

Want to knock off and come with us?

- Lucy won't mind.

- I haven't finished the truck.

- Gino.

- Huh?

I'm going to take

that gold cigarette case from Red.

You can help me.

Tom, I told you, don't do it.

Red is pazzo.

He don't let anyone take the case.

He's only a...

how you say? ...A carrot for us donkeys.

Then I'm a donkey.

- Tom.

- Gino

Wait a minute. Tom, how long

have you been driving ballast?

You know how long.

Red's been driving it for 12 years.

He knows all the tricks and you don't.

- So you don't want to help me?

- Tom...

all right, I'm with you.

But what do you want me to do?

I'll tell you tomorrow morning. Thanks, Gino.

Enjoy the picture.

It's like poison in the blood, this thing.

They all get it.

I will try to see he don't get hurt.

- He's a nice boy, huh? You like him?

- He's all right.

He's my friend. You must be nice to him.

Carissima, you look so...

you look so pretty tonight.

Come, I drive. Move over.

Gino, I don't feel like a film tonight,

especially one of those foreign ones.

Oh, no?

It's too bad. This is the last night for it.

I don't get much chance to...

hear my owrn people talking

Hey, Johnny, come on, hurry up.

Where are we going?

Oh, I don't know.

Let's just go somewhere and have a drink.

All right. Whatever you say.

Yeah, we go and we talk, huh?

You don't know yet, but...

I think I've got a surprise for you.

About you and me.

Tonight, I tell you.

Gino...

if you really want to go and see the picture...

you change your mind again?

Let's go and see the picture.

Whatever you say, carissima.

Come on, Harry

- what's your hurry?

- Come on, shake it up.

Anybody would think you're fond of work.

- He works very hard, doesn't he?

- Yeah.

- Go ahead, boy.

- Yeah

Come on

Red:
Come on

Look at that.

Red's getting some of his own medicine.

He'll never get away with it.

Hey, Red how do you like your own medicine?

Here, Gino, get out of my way

That's how it's going to be, huh?

Hey, Gino

get on

What happened?

It don't matter. Get on.

Gino, are you all right?

Uh-huh.

What happened?

Gino, what's the matter with your leg?

Just a shake-up.

It don't matter, I tell you. Get on, go.

You got a tow-chain?

I've got one.

Yah!

Hey Tom, get going.

You've got to beat him.

- Thanks, Red. How much is that?

- 13 shillings, Miss Lucy.

Oh, Tom, could you lend me

a couple of bob until tomorrow? I'm short.

Yeah, sure.

Thanks a lot.

Thank you very much.

I er... I see on the progress report

that you didn't break any records today.

- No. Gino went off the road. I had to help him.

- Is he all right?

He's gone to bed. He doesn't feel too good.

- Does he need anything?

- No, I don't think so.

He hurt his leg, got shaken up.

He wants to sleep it off.

Oh, dear. That means he won't be

taking me to the dance tonight.

That's too bad. Very selfish of him.

I didn't mean it like that.

What way did you mean it?

You know, you've got a nasty habit.

- I've got lots. Which one do you mean?

- I could like you.

Look, nobody's asking you to like me.

You're Gino's girl.

Ever thought of asking me that?

Look, Gino's my pal.

You're not pulling this kind of thing on him.

Don't talk to me like that Gino's my friend, too...

- Treat him like one.

...and that's all.

You know, the way you act, anyone would think

you're the only girl in this town.

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