Hellfighters Page #8

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those end two for practice?

Blowin' 'em up

at the same time?

Welcome back, Chance.

- Here you are.

- Gracias, senora.

Just one cheat,

and I could win this one.

I won't tell.

I never cheat

when I'm keeping score.

Did you know that there are over

60 different games of solitaire?

According to Hoyle,

it's called patience,

and there are 102 games.

I played them all.

It's just being stuck

so far away.

I'm not like this

when I'm there with Greg.

It never worked either way

with me.

But that was a long time ago.

Do you want me to take another shower

so you can call Bill Hansen again?

- I haven't been fooling you

at all, have I?

- What did Bill say?

The area's under martial law.

No one is allowed in

except military or emergency personnel.

Bill's tried everyone

except the president.

So have I.

Well, Jack Lomax

is flying in.

He knows the president.

Forty-three, Joe!

Forty-three

on the money!

You can start loading

the nitro, Chance.

We got both barrels into the fire

at the same split second.

- Right, George?

- Right.

- How many runs?

- Fourteen times from 75 yards out.

The throttle governor wasn't working

'til the last run.

You only got it on

the button for one run?

You couldn't time it

any closer.

Try a half dozen more.

When you get it on the button

every time, then we'll load the nitro.

Yeah, you're right.

Let's go.

Yeah, you're right.

Let's go.

[Greg Shouting]

Zamora!

Tell them they're

bringing in the wrong stuff.

I want only the boxes marked

with a red circle.

Es todo lo mismo.

He says it's all

nitroglycerin.

The boxes that're marked,

we've checked for exact mixture.

That's what we'll need if we're gonna

blow two wells at the same time.

Explain that to them.

Quiero no mas, las cajas que tienen

la marca del curculo rojo.

Es mucho peligro

cargar esto.

They have never worked

with nitroglycerin before.

- They are not happy.

- I gathered that.

- What's their bonus, double pay?

- Si, senor.

Well, tell 'em from now on,

it's double-double.

That goes for you too.

Tell them that, and call

your Caracas office and say I said so.

Bueno.

[Speaking Spanish]

Unless somebody has

some questions,

I guess we're all set.

Greg will raise the flag

for ready.

When he drops it,

you start.

If there's any reason to abort,

he'll raise it again.

Otherwise, we follow

set procedure.

- Is it understood?

- Check.

Let's go.

Go! Hit it!

[Explosion]

Couldn't be better!

[Gunshot]

Hang onto the head!

Grab hold!

- [Gunshot]

- [Explosion]

- [Gunshot]

- Ohh!

- Get a jeep!

- There's one comin'!

Lie still.

[Gunfire]

- Hold his leg.

- [Groans]

That tight enough?

Yeah. That's good.

Let's get him in there.

Take his shoulders.

Easy does it.

All right.

Move out.

Bring the dozers!

Lay some dirt on those loose fires!

And fill up another

nitro barrel!

- Did you get your well capped?

- Hell, no!

Let's go finish it.

We'll come back to this one.

Then we'll pay the army

a visit.

I vote for paying the army

a visit now.

Not in the mood I'm in.

They hang you for murder

down here.

Si, si, bueno.

[Speaking Spanish]

Gentlemen, I told you I would

apologize, but that is not enough.

I feel like cutting

my throat.

A couple of hours ago,

I'd have given you the knife.

My Spanish is just

good enough to gather...

you're expecting more trouble

with the guerrillas.

Yes, I must be

honest with you.

That is why I have ordered

two more companies of infantry

and three more helicopters.

Huh. In the meantime, we're gonna try

and catch some shut eye.

Let us know when

you feel it's safe.

Have your men take the nitro

out of that shed...

and bury it 'til

we need it.

No sniper can get

that close.

Two did.

Bury it!

Whatever you people

wish done will be done.

Uh, gentlemen?

Thank you very much.

Forget it.

[Helicopter Whirring]

Just a precaution,

senora.

I understand there was some

guerrilla activity in the vicinity.

[Snoring]

What are you doin' here?

Greg, what the hell

is Tish doin' here?

- It was my idea.

- Somebody wake me up.

Hold it, hold it!

Blame me. I brought 'em.

If I wanted Tish here,

I'd have let her stay.

Why do you think

I sent her back to Caracas?

I didn't know you did. I was told

it was the army keeping her out.

I guess I forgot

to mention about Greg.

Yeah, everybody did.

Well, we left in such a hurry.

And that's the way you're goin' back.

In such a hurry.

- And no arguments.

- I am going to argue.

- But in private, if you don't mind.

- Outside, lady.

[Snoring]

Hey, Joe!

- Where can I get a cup of coffee?

- Uh, what?

- Where's the coffee?

- In the field office.

Jack, Madelyn!

Never mind Madelyn.

Show me where the coffee is.

Okay.

I'm reading a lot into your being here,

'cause I want to.

Am I right?

Or is it only because Tish is here?

Both.

Oh.

It was terrible

in Caracas.

Tish said it would be better here.

I came to find out.

I hate to say this,

but Greg's right.

You should go back.

All right.

But if I do,

we'll never really know...

if there's any hope

for us together, Chance.

This fire is it for me,

it's the answer.

I-I may fall apart and get

the screaming meemies, I don't know.

But if I can take

this one...

From what Tish tells me,

there'll never be a worse one.

- I think it's worth it

for us to find out.

- [Door Opens]

It's settled.

They're going right back.

- They're staying, at least Madelyn is.

- What's with you?

- They're staying.

- Yowiee!

I can't fight

all of ya.

The detonator wires on all three

nitro drums lead back to this pit...

where they're spliced in

to one plunger.

Now, nothing triggers

'til that plunger is pushed.

- You hope.

- Fervently.

We knocked off the end two together.

This setup is better.

The wire runs are closer

to being the same length.

You tried two,

and you happened to come off lucky.

Now you're tackling three.

All it takes is one

oversensitive blasting cap booster,

a loose piece

of asbestos wrapping...

or a hot spot burning

through an insulated wire,

and any one of those drums can go off

prematurely, or not at all.

Then where will you be?

Depends on where you are

at the time.

Jack, believe me, it's our firm

intention to double wrap the asbestos,

to triple check

the booster caps,

and if the insulated wire

does burn through,

we'll sue

the manufacturer.

[Laughs] You two are pretty

sure of yourselves.

Not if somebody has

a better idea. Do you?

No, I don't.

You wanna know the real

reason I came down?

To tell you this is one

you ought to back away from.

You wanna know the real reason

I'm glad you're here?

So I could ask you if you

wanted to handle this plunger.

I'd like that very much.

Esta libre todo.

No hay peligro.

All clear, Sr. Buckman.

I read you.

Looks like that practice

paid off.

- Es un peligro, mi General.

- Bueno, vayan. Andele.

Please, senoras.

Por favor.

You're connected.

Hit it!

Man, ain't it beautiful!

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