Kiss the Blood Off My Hands Page #4

They're short of staff in Evesham so ..

I volunteered.

They .. they could have sent someone

else. You've been working all day.

Don't you want me to go with you?

Sure. Sure I do.

Is anything the matter, Bill?

- No .. no.

We'd better get started.

You are becoming quite a popular

character around the institute.

Am I?

- Yes. Everyone likes you.

Not getting tired of your job are you?

No. I like it.

I thought you did. You seemed happy.

Not just the job.

You've never been around

Evesham before have you.

No. What's it like?

- Oh, its beautiful down there.

I guess we won't see much of it.

Here he comes.

That man signalled us.

He seems to be in trouble.

Yeah. He did.

I'll see what he wants.

You wait here.

You had me scared for a minute.

Sailing by like that.

You splashed me, too.

Are these your friends?

Felix, this is Mr Saunders.

Pleased to meet you.

- And this is Charlie.

Didn't I see someone

with you in the lorry?

Yeah.

We're not going through with it tonight.

- What's that?

I didn't know she'd be coming along.

They needed extra help.

"She"? You mean the same young lady?

I'll be carrying another

load one of these days.

One of these days.

The Skipper of the

Pelicano is ready tonight.

The Skipper will have to wait.

We'll have to rough up

the young lady, too.

Unless you leave her behind

and come along with me.

I said it's off tonight.

Bill!

Oh, there you are! You were

so long and I began to worry.

What happened?

- Nothing. The fellow lost his way.

Had to set him straight.

You know what you've got to

do when you get to Evesham?

There's a Dr Paton waiting for us. We'll

likely cope with the new cases tonight.

And do preventative

inoculations in the morning.

You're not going to get

much rest are you.

Neither are you.

Nobody thought it would spread so quick,

but the penicillin will stop it, surely.

Can't miss.

That's very reassuring. Believe me.

When it's your own child.

You've got nothing to worry about.

- Thank you.

Thank you very much.

I don't know what Dr Paton is going

to do about that Thomas girl.

She was the first to come down with the

fever and the doctor can't get near her.

What's the trouble?

- It's her father, Luther Thomas.

They lost their first to diphtheria. He

says it's the inoculations that did it.

Why, that's crazy.

Thomas is a good man but

he won't listen to anybody.

He won't let the doctor near the girl.

Constable, you're

wanted on the telephone.

Hello?

I see.

Right.

Is that all there is to go, Bill?

- This is the last load.

Dr Paton has given us a long list of

houses. We've a long, busy night ahead.

Mrs Paton is going along

to show us the way.

It sounds to me as if the young fellows

had a drop too much to drink.

Put his head under the

pump and send him home.

This one over here. Number seven.

Mr Thomas was quite violent

the last time the doctor called.

What do you want?

Mr Thomas, this young

lady is from London.

We don't want to see anybody.

- Can't I speak to you for a moment?

I'm not listening to anybody.

My little girl is going to get

better without any of your help.

Get out!

- Now look, Mr Thomas.

You too. Get out!

- Don't you think ..?

[ Baby crying ]

Now listen.

- Leave us alone!

We're going in.

Now you listen to me.

I've seen this stuff work on hundreds

of kids. For all kinds of things.

It will only take a minute.

If anything happens to your

little girl, it will be your fault.

[ Baby crying ]

Go on in, Jane.

Are you rushing back for

any special reason, Bill?

Huh .. no, I ..

I should think you'd be in a hurry

to get home. Get some sleep.

No, I'm not the least bit tired.

In fact, I've never felt so wide awake.

Hard work does that sometimes.

Oh, did you ever see anything so lovely?

We do have the rest

of the day off, Bill.

There is some place you'd like to go?

No, I'd just like to stop

and look for a while.

I love you, Jane.

You don't know how much I love you.

- Oh, I do. I do.

I loved you for a long

time without knowing it.

It's just that something kept

me from thinking the same.

Jane.

Not falling asleep, are you?

- Hmm.

Just dreaming.

About us?

I wish we could stay here forever.

A sort-of forever, anyway.

I'll settle for that.

It's getting kind of cool.

Don't leave me, Bill.

Because you're afraid.

Afraid? Afraid of what?

That you were thinking of going away.

All through our drive to Evesham, I ..

I was almost sorry I'd come along.

Then this morning I ..

That's why I wanted to stop. To tell

you how much you meant to me and ..

How you've made me begin

to think of other things.

Just the things I had lost.

I was thinking of going away.

Is anything the matter, Bill?

No, it's ..

It's just that I ..

I've got no place in your life.

I don't want to make you unhappy.

You won't.

Would you go anywhere with me?

Yes, but we're doing what we like now.

We'll always be together.

Where would you want to go?

I don't know. I ..

I don't want to go anywhere.

I just want to be with you.

Harry.

Harry!

[ Door knocks ]

Yes?

I hope you'll pardon this intrusion,

but I'm a friend. A friend of Bill's.

Oh .. won't you come in?

Are you sure I'm not intruding?

No, not at all. Please sit down.

Ta.

Oh pardon me, but I use a

little hair-oil now and then.

You still haven't told me your name.

Harry .. Harry Carter.

Bill hasn't ever mentioned you before.

That's just like his little ways,

isn't it. But he's a good sort, though.

I've no need to tell you that, though.

I've got a soft spot for him, too.

That's why I took the

liberty of coming to you.

I've been troubled about him.

Why?

Well, it's his job.

What do you mean, exactly?

Everything is going splendidly.

Well, in a manner of

speaking, I suppose it is.

Here.

I got you a little present.

With my best respects.

I do hope you don't think

it's too forward of me.

I'm afraid I don't understand

what you're getting at.

They are the best on the market. Not

easy to lay your hands on, these days.

You still haven't explained, Mr Carter.

That's alright. Just you call me Harry.

Anyway, me and Bill is partners.

And just recently everything has

been going very well indeed.

And then, all of a sudden.

He goes to pieces.

Now why, I wonder?

I don't think for a moment that you are

a friend of Bill's. What is it you want?

You can be honest with me.

Could it be that the little

lady went for a little ride ..

And whispered something in his ear, eh?

What is all this?

All that valuable stuff at the clinic.

We had it all sewed up.

I was going to make the arrangements

and he was going to make the deliveries.

If you don't get out of here,

I shall call the Police.

If I were you young lady,

I'd ask Bill's permission first.

If Bill were here, he'd take you

by the scruff of your neck and ..

And chuck me out?

You put me in a really awkward position.

I don't know quite where to begin.

Supposing we go back about

eight months. A Tuesday night.

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