Narrow Margin Page #4

No cholesterol, you see ...

And his life-cycle and moved

into this nice duplex

With a 23-year-old waitress

from one of his restaurants.

Not bad for somebody who's lost.

He won't run out of waitresses.

You'll have to excuse me.

I'm sorry, I've been talking too much.

- I tend to do it ...

- No, It's not you.

I understand.

I wish I could explain, but ...

By the way,

I think your restaurant guy is nuts.

I don't think this will work.

I'll back up. It's shorter this way.

- I appreciate that.

- These things weren't designed

for people my size.

No one loves a fat man but his grocer.

Did you find your briefcase yet, sir?

No, not yet.

Aren't your seats

at the head of the train?

That's right. I get mixed up.

Well, it can be confusing, sir.

Thank you.

What the ...

Shh! Shh!

Please. I'm not going to hurt you.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

You're supposed to say something.

Like what?

Something reassuring.

It's going to work out.

Thanks. That made a world of difference.

We'll be in the station soon.

You'll be safe when we get there.

I hope they've gotten

to your cabin by now

And taken care of Benti.

He shouldn't be left alone like that.

I'm sorry about your friend.

He wasn't my friend.

I just met him.

The jerk.

Two years away from retirement.

I'm sorry.

Are you?

There are two guys on this train.

One killed a police officer and a pilot.

I couldn't see in the helicopter.

I couldn't identify them,

You couldn't identify them,

Except...

They're the guys.

They work for Leo Watts.

There's nothing I can do.

All I can charge him with

is riding on a train.

They're going to walk.

There'll be a funeral for Benti.

Flag-draped coffin,

Everybody in dress blues,

His picture on the precinct wall,

People saying how terrible it was.

Not as spiffy as Benti's.

No flags, nothing like that.

There'll be two wives serving

a lot of food,

Two groups of children trying

to be very brave.

Those two guys died

Trying to help get you back

to Los Angeles,

And the two guys who killed them

Are going to walk,

Unless you testify against the man

who sent them up here.

Two years from retirement.

What a jerk.

Keep the lights out.

Jesus, they didn't exactly

bring out the national guard.

I guess they didn't want to

attract too much attention.

You stay here, OK?

don't do anything,

but just stay out of sight.

When we're ready,

when I think It's secure,

I'll come and get you.

Oh, and, uh...

I know, I know, lock it.

- You Caulfield?

- Yeah.

I'm Sergeant Nigro, RCMP.

This is Detective Loughlin.

They sent two of you, huh?

It's a pretty remote area.

- Backup's on the way.

- So, you guys are mounties?

Yes, uh, we don't really

use horses any more.

That's mostly for the tourists.

Besides, horses don't

have air conditioning.

I don't think we should

stand around out here

any longer than is necessary.

Where's the woman?

She's on the train. I've got her hidden.

A couple guys on the train

have been following us.

They're armed.

I think I've got them on a possible 314.

I think we can get the woman into safe custody.

Your 314's can't get anywhere.

We'll send units to meet

the train at the next stop.

We'll nail them.

I think you're right.

Why don't you get the woman

And we can get out of here?

Listen. I know you'll think

this is dumb of me,

but I haven't been feeling good lately.

My stomach, you know.

So I got to run over to the toilet

- for a second.

- Are you serious?

I don't have any choice.

You know what it's like.

I'll be right back.

Mr. Caulfield, you all right?

Caulfield?

Shithead.

A 314 is indecent exposure.

You're no cop.

- Who sent you?

- F*** you.

You're a dead man, do you know that?

- You all right, sir?

- Yeah. That was close.

I was taking a walk.

I didn't realize the train was leaving.

You could have been hurt.

That was stupid of me.

I'll never do that again.

I certainly hope not.

Listen ...

Never mind.

Mr. Caulfield,

I have a business proposition

that might interest you.

Would you care for a drink?

What will you have? It's my treat.

Coffee, please.

Seven and seven for me,

And scotch for my associate.

I figured him for something

with an umbrella in it.

He won't lose his composure.

He's very good at what he does.

So am I

But I do it for a living. He enjoys it.

People should have fun at work.

It makes the day go by quicker.

As I said,

I have a business proposition for you.

Tell me,

how much does a deputy district attorney

make in a year?

- Enough.

- Oh, I doubt that.

Are you thinking of becoming a lawyer?

I was thinking we might

negotiate an arrangement

That would be mutually satisfactory.

He says he thinks we can make a deal.

Ha ha ha.

Does he speak?

Yeah. Sometimes very convincingly.

I'm going to enjoy this.

- Thank you. Keep the change.

- Thank you, sir.

The people I work for

are very determined.

They want the woman.

You have her,

and the question is simply,

how much do you want?

What woman?

Well, you know we're going to find her.

It's just a matter of time.

What I'm proposing here

is that you recognize the inevitable.

I don't know what woman

You're talking about.

First you lost your briefcase,

And now you've lost some woman.

You ought to be more careful.

The people I work for

have a large investment in this matter,

and they are very determined.

- They sound like interesting people.

- Very interesting.

You have a good dental plan?

What I'm talking about

is probably 10 times

what you earn in a year,

including whatever you

steal on your expense account.

- I don't steal.

- An honest man, I like that.

- So do I.

- 10 times.

You could never make that much

if you worked another 30 years.

And then there's always the possibility you

won't survive that long.

That's true.

All you have to do is point her out

and look the other way.

Now, that's not a great deal of effort

for more money than you ever dreamed of.

And no risk to you at all.

You go through the motions

of guarding her.

We'll take care of the rest.

This offer doesn't stay

on the table too long.

There are a few things to know

before making your decision.

Jack, show him what you have.

Do you know what this is?

I have a feeling you're going to tell me.

Something's happened to the

communications gear on this train

There's no way for anyone to radio ahead.

That's a shame, isn't it?

The other item that might

interest you

is that when this train

reaches its destination,

some people will be waiting for you.

Quite a few of them.

They're not like us.

Now, we have no desire

for needless violence.

We're professionals, like you.

To have an ugly incident occur on this train

with no method of escape

isn't in our self-interest, either.

However, the men waiting for you,

that's a different matter.

They simply won't let you and that woman

Get off this train and walk away.

It's that simple.

I've been doing some checking on you.

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