King Rat Page #4

- I looked.

- Well, what are we waiting for?

Tex, Dino, keep lookout.

Hey.

Looks like Vexley knows

what he's talking about.

Start counting the days, gentlemen.

He looks different.

Don't you think

he looks different somehow?

Yeah, he looks like a married man.

All clear?

Come on, we got things to do.

You wanna do something for me

tonight? Do a little interpreting?

Yeah. Yeah, all right.

What have you got in there, Marlowe?

- Food.

- Could I see it, please?

Stop picking on me, Grey.

Where'd you get it?

- I was given it.

- We can guess who by, can't we?

- Where are you taking it?

- To the hospital.

- Who for?

- Mac. Any more questions?

No. Not for the time being.

Don't forget, you and your crook friend

are on my list.

I haven't forgotten about the Ronson.

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

I haven't broken orders.

You will, Marlowe, you will.

If you sell your soul,

you've got to pay sometime.

Don't give me all that sally army stuff.

I judge a man

by the company he keeps.

Your friend's a crook, a liar

and a thief.

You're right about one thing, Grey.

He is my friend.

But he's not a crook

and he's not a thief.

But he's a liar.

We're all liars, Grey.

You denied the radio.

You gotta be a liar to stay alive.

Do a lot of things to stay alive.

Like kissing a corporal's ass

to get food?

I said it first, Grey.

You won't believe me,

but I said it before you.

He's not interested.

He says the market's very poor.

Yeah, that's why he's here

risking his neck.

Tell him 3000.

Tell him I'm sorry it's overpriced.

- He offers 600.

- Tell him to work it.

No, no. That's a joke.

Now, you're doing very well.

Tell him I can't insult the owner

with such an offer.

- How'd we do?

- Well, he's gone to 1000.

I'd need more than that

to live with the smell.

Tell him I sold one just like it a week

ago to one of his buddies for 3000.

Tell him it's only because I like his

smiling face, et cetera...

...you know, the usual horse manure.

Work him up a few hundred at a time.

I gotta go consult with the owner.

Four hundred? Why, everybody knows

an Omega's worth at least 2000.

I agree, sir, but you know,

beggars can't be choosers, sir.

I did my best. I really put it to him.

I'm sure you did, I'm sure, corporal.

Not your fault, don't think that.

But... But what am I to do?

Could you have one more try? Please!

See what you can do. Please!

I have great faith in you.

I couldn't take less than 1200.

Well, I don't think I can

do much, sir, but...

Okay, I'll give it another try.

- Twenty-six hundred dollars?

- Twenty-six hundred.

Watch it because he spits when he's

doing the "I've been robbed" speech.

Poor man's Bela Lugosi.

He'll come back.

- He's gone to 2100.

- That's what he intended to pay.

Tell him 2600 or nothing.

Twenty-two hundred,

and that's his final offer.

Yeah, it probably is too.

All right, tell him I accept.

Tell him he's too tough for me.

Tell him I'll have to give my

commission to make up the difference.

- Only 900?

- Afraid so, sir.

I had to sweat blood to get that.

Nine hundred, less commission.

Terribly disappointed.

It's the last thing I owned.

Well, things are getting tougher

all the time. Good night, sir.

- I didn't bring you much luck, did I?

- You owe me 2 bucks.

- Two what? For what?

- It's your commission.

You don't think I'd put you to work

for nothing, do you?

I'm not entitled to anything

for interpreting. I was happy to do it.

Listen, take it, $108. Ten percent.

It's yours. You earned it.

Look, how in the hell can I earn $108

out of a total of 2200...

...and there was no profit?

I'm not taking it.

Boy, I don't know how you survived

in this world up to now.

Look, let's go through the facts of life.

Now, your gallant Maj. Prouty

is selling me a phony.

So he deserves whatever he gets.

Think he gives a damn about me

if the watch backfires?

Maybe he stole it, who knows?

Anyway, he asked me 1200.

Now, I asked Torusumi 26...

...and he settles for 22 because

he knows he can get rid of it for 35.

I give Prouty 900, less 10 percent.

And he goes home thinking that

he's taken me, so everybody's happy.

Now, as to overheads, I had to pay

$100 to get the watch fixed.

You know, so it shouldn't fall apart

in his hands.

Another 120

for various safety measures.

That makes 1120.

Now 1120 from 2200

is $1080 even.

Ten percent of that is 108.

I gave you 110,

so you owe me 2 bucks. Okay?

You worked for it. It's yours. Nobody

is giving you anything for nothing.

No.

Well, cheer up, old boy.

Listen, on your way home,

you'll see Brant.

Give him his wages, will you?

- Brant? You mean Col. Brant?

- Yeah, Col. Brant.

Give him his wages. He'll take it.

Well, trust me. Good night.

Good night.

Murder!

Murder. I want the charge of murder

sworn out.

I demand a court-martial for murder!

Look. Look! Look!

That beast killed one of my children.

I want a charge of murder sworn out!

- What beast are you talking about?

- That beast, that murderer!

He's mad. It was an accident.

The dog got off the leash, that's all.

I keep telling him

it was an accident.

He killed it. That bloody beast

killed my child and ate it!

- Colonel, it's a hen, not a child.

- My hens are children, idiots.

I'll kill him and his bloody beast.

I've said I'm sorry.

If I had the money, I'd buy you 10,

- For God's sake, do something.

- What can I do, except report it?

- You'll have to get rid of this dog.

- What do you mean?

- What do you mean?

- What I said, get rid of it. Kill it!

- You can't order me to do that.

- Like hell I can't.

You've been told to keep

out of this area. It killed the hen.

I'm gonna kill it. The dog's mine

to kill, an eye for an eye.

Col. Foster, I have ordered

Capt. Hawkins to destroy his dog.

It's mine. I'm gonna kill it

just like it killed my baby.

Col. Foster, accept my apologies.

I'll do anything you want...

...but let me keep my dog.

- If you don't get away, colonel...

...I'll put you under arrest.

I'll get even with you. Murderer.

I'll get even with you.

I'll get even with you.

I'll get even with you.

My baby.

My baby.

Grey, please take back that order,

please.

It's such a small thing to ask.

I'll do anything at all.

But I can't. You know I can't.

I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do.

You'll have to kill your dog.

I don't care how you do it,

but do it quickly.

Help! Help us.

Somebody, please help us.

Somebody, help us.

Please.

You're sure about this, are you?

And that was the whole message,

just "come here, 54"?

Come on in.

It's my birthday.

I thought I'd invite you for dinner.

It's real, is it? Is it real?

Is it real pig?

You fantastic sod, you're just the

bloody end. Where did you get it?

A long story.

You couldn't invent the wheel,

by any chance?

- What's all the big noise about?

- Griffiths, is that you?

- Want to get us jailed or something?

- No, sorry. Sorry.

- Keep the noise down, you stupid git!

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