Maze Page #4

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going to work here.

They've second guessed all of that.

They'd spot you as soon as

you stuck your head over a wall.

If you thought that all along,

why didn't you say so before?

They've something else on.

- Yiz do, don't you?

- We're done here.

- Come on, you can't do that!

- Mick.

We're all on the same team, lads.

And no means no, by the way.

So no solo runs, okay?

There's a shift change at four o'clock.

Too many warders coming on then.

Which means the food lorry has

to leave the block by 3:40 at the latest.

So what, they just open up the main gate

for you and blow you a kiss goodbye?

No. There'll be a system.

LARRY:
Something special.

And we're not going anywhere

until we find out what it is.

- Any news on your transfer?

- That's all in hand.

Enjoy the weekend, Gordon.

Oh, I intend to.

Must be a mad scramble

to get out of here on a Friday.

A stampede, more like.

You'd swear the pubs closed at eight.

I suppose the main gate

would be the worst, right?

No...

Well having to sign out at admin

every time is a pain.

They open the gate,

but then it doesn't take long.

They give you a pass on the way in and

you just hand it back on the way out.

Oh, something high-tech I bet?

You'd laugh if I told you.

Secret passes, makes it sound

like a kid's tree house, doesn't it?

Anyway, have a good one.

Aye. See you, Larry.

What are you at?

F***'s sake, Larry!

What the f*** you playing at, man?

Hello!

What are you doing, Larry?

We have to take the admin lodge,

and someone's gonna have

to stay behind in there.

That's the main gate pass...

Here's Larry now.

Prisoner for transfer.

I need the bumper.

Bumper.

Andy, come here a minute.

Working.

Thanks.

You look like you saw a ghost.

Why are you here?

I thought you were off for the weekend?

Aye, I was. George had an emergency.

- Lucky me was on standby.

- Right...

- Stick the kettle on, will ya?

- Yeah. Sure.

- All right.

- All right.

Don't move.

Come with me!

Don't move, don't touch anything.

Get on the floor now.

Just do what you're told and you'll be okay.

Open the gate.

Quickly.

There we go. Same again.

- There you go.

- Good man.

Nobody move!

Don't make a sound.

- You're under arrest.

- Very funny.

It's no joke, mate.

Get your f***ing hands up now!

Open the gate! Quickly!

Settle. Easy.

Back off.

In!

All of you, on the floor. Now!

Don't move!

John, open the door or I'll shoot.

(GUN SHOT)

What did you do that for?

I don't know...

- I don't know...

- Doctor!

Doctor!

Doctor, you're needed. Come on.

The rest of you, uniforms off.

You heard me. Off!

John... can you hear me, John?

You're gonna be okay, John.

You're gonna be okay.

John!

No lunch today, Gordon?

The grub shoulda been here already.

Speak of the devil, and it shall appear.

I thought you'd forgotten us.

Here, I'll give you a hand.

Don't panic. You'll all be fed.

Jesus, Larry. Did you have to?

It's okay, I'll fix it.

We'll get the rest first, okay.

Yeah?

The food lorry?

No, it was late getting here.

He's just gone.

You should be seeing him any second.

H8. Everybody's hungry today.

Don't even breathe.

Holy sh*t...

Close it!

There's a bomb under your seat.

I have the button.

Now, go.

Listen, it's none of my business but...

Maybe one weekend you might try going over

to London, talk things over with your wife.

You ever thought about that?

Sure...

But she doesn't want to talk to me.

Like a brick wall.

When things need saying,

you gotta be looking eye to eye.

Believe me, I'm an expert

on long distance disasters.

And you'd see your daughter too.

When was the last time you saw her?

Turning into a marriage

counsellor now, Larry?

Me? No.

But they're the most important thing,

aren't they, our kids?

Doesn't matter about us, we're just...

Caretakers for their future.

We're not doing much of a job then, are we?

No, we're not.

False alarm. Baby's not due

for another three weeks.

Thanks a lot for covering,

but I want to save the days.

Yes! Well done baby,

getting my weekend after all.

You're leaving?

I was intending to, yes.

Have you got a problem with that?

No, no. So, you have any plans?

Football, T.V., beer.

Oh, yeah, who's playing?

The usual, Larry.

Look, if you don't mind

I'd really like to get out of here.

Yeah, sure, no bother.

Safe home.

How much you get paid for this?

Not f***ing enough.

Hand that to the gate guard

and don't try anything.

Pull up here.

Read that paper.

Don't move a muscle.

In!

Open the gate.

Now!

They made me O.C. on this wing, Larry.

So, is there something you want to tell me?

C'mon lads!

Shift change...

Bloody shift change...

Hey, you, you bastard,

what the f*** are you doing here?

Help! We need some help here.

The warders are fighting.

They're thumping the lard out of each other.

What do I do?

Gerry, get them out!

Game over, lads. Run for it!

They are prisoners!

We have to break it!

You told them you weren't going!

You're shitting me?

I had a promise to keep.

Two more years

and I can go home to my family.

They didn't need me, anyway.

The plan was tight, best I've ever seen.

(PRISON SIREN WAILING)

They could've just found out they're gone.

Gordon, let him go!

F*** you!

Pull! Pull!

Yiz are in trouble now, boys.

Do a head count and untie them.

Come on! Come on! Get moving!

Hey, we have ya!

(DOGS BARKING)

Don't even think about running!

Keep your f***ing hands up!

Thirty-eight missing, sir.

- Sir?

- What is it?

I think Larry Marley

had something to do with this.

Marley?

Isn't he in H2, what are you talking about?

The organisers of this escape

are out there somewhere on the run.

I don't have time for this.

We got out, Larry!

We showed them all!

Search!

What are you doing here?

Why aren't you with them?

I'd have given anything to be...

Almost...

I was on the run once, did you know that?

Managed to break out of a courthouse cell.

Saw my family three times that year.

It's like you said, they deserve better.

You're one clever bastard.

I suppose you think

you've won something today.

Scored a few points for your side.

Well nothing's changed you know.

You, me, all those guys out there

legging it across the fields,

we're all still stuck

in the same place, going nowhere.

He was a good man,

the warder your friends killed.

Oh. You didn't know?

See, that's what happens

when you unleash the monster...

People get hurt.

Why me?

Out of all the warders

you picked me, didn't you?

Ten of my friends died

in this prison on hunger strike.

They thought they'd broken us

but now the world knows they haven't.

A debt's been repaid to those men.

I don't expect you

to understand that, Gordon.

Prisoner Marley,

in future you will address me

only as Warder or Sir.

Is that clear?

(CELL DOOR)

You know, I used to think

my job was important,

that I was doing

some vital role for society...

I warned them that they were making

too many concessions but nobody cared.

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