Niagara Page #4

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Bye. Bye, Mrs. Kettering.

Sure did have a good time.

Here, honey.

You take this and I'll check on the mail.

- Hello.

- Hello.

I've been using your view.

- Is anything wrong?

- You just stole my question.

My sergeant took a message. You wanted

to see me about the Loomis case.

It was urgent.

The sergeant's exaggerating. It wasn't

that important. Just a silly question.

I hoped maybe that

you had heard from Mrs. Loomis.

How could I? She'll be unconscious

for the rest of the day.

Mrs. Cutler, the doctor says only panic or

fear could have broken through that drug.

What scared her so much

that she came to and skipped?

- Skipped?

- Yeah, disappeared from the hospital.

No mail, but old...

What is this? If it's another funeral, have

the corpse leave his name at the desk!

Loomis is trying to kill his wife. He's alive.

Polly, you ought to have

- your head examined.

- Loomis?

She had a nightmare. She thinks

this Loomis is alive, that he was here.

I thought we had this out.

It wasn't a nightmare.

He is alive and his wife knows it, too.

Oh, please, Polly! Mr. Starkey, I'm sick

of this thing. Look what it's done to her.

If you've got a problem,

take it someplace else.

We're washed up! We're through with it.

Good night. Thank you, sir.

I bought two tickets for Chicago.

Can I have a refund on one?

Sure.

- That's $12.50.

- Thanks.

Well, are they gonna keep us here all day?

There'll be a delay. The police

are checking up on everybody's ID.

Checking up? Why?

The bus is supposed to leave at 5:55.

- At this rate, we'll never get home.

- They're looking for some dame.

The bus'll make up for lost time

once we get started.

"Let's visit Niagara Falls."

I'm sorry I ever mentioned it.

Hop in.

Can you get me to the bus station

on the American side?

If you're not in too much of a hurry.

They've got a roadblock at the bridge.

- Smugglers or something.

- That's no good, then.

And the sidewalk?

Can I get through that way?

Could be. Take that walk over there,

just to the right side of the gate.

Thanks.

The tower is under control

of both countries,

but Americans claim them bells

don't play The Star-Spangled Banner

as well as they do God Save the Queen.

Right over there on June 30th, 1859,

Blondin, a French tightrope walker,

made his famous walk over the Falls.

If you'll follow me, I'll show you

a little better where it happened.

Hello? Hello? Police!

Too bad.

They can't play it for you now, Rose.

Georgie...

I loved you, Rose. You know that.

Ray boy, grab these cans.

You and I will get the gas.

Boss, you run and get some liver.

Polly-O, you run up

and get five or six bottles of beer.

All right now, everybody rush around.

Do yourjob. Jump to it.

Just trying to get things organized.

At home with the kids

he tries to organize pillow fights.

- Come on, honey. Cheer up.

- I'm all right.

Come on, kids. We haven't got all day.

Those fish are dying to get at our bait.

This Canadian town of Chippewa.

Great Revolutionary War battles.

The British whipped us.

All right now. Very nice people.

Oh, Polly, get the beer in there, huh?

Boss, you gotta get the liver down here.

- You the one who phoned?

- Yeah. I heard about it on the news later.

There was a fella here seemed a lot like

that Loomis they're looking for. Had a scar.

- How long ago?

- Maybe 10 o'clock.

He come and asked could he rent a boat.

I didn't have nothing till 3 o'clock.

- He's trying to reach the American side.

- Yeah. Notice which way he went?

No, I was working on some tackle.

But he seemed awful anxious

to get himself a boat.

Thanks. If he shows up again, phone us.

Right.

Hey! What's wrong over there?

Hey!

Get off this boat!

Get off the boat!

You're insane. You must be insane.

Where do you...

Get off!

Hey!

Hey! Hey, you!

Hey!

Hello? Give me the police.

No. No, I don't know whose boat it is.

He shoved off toward the river.

There's some girl on the boat.

Yeah. Yeah.

Sorry. You wouldn't get off.

Are you all right?

Of course I'm all right.

You turn this boat around.

- Go to the police and give yourself up.

- It's a little late for that now.

Talk to the police.

Tell them it wasn't your fault.

You should've done it two days ago.

Are you afraid to defend yourself?

I can't.

Not any more.

I... killed Rose.

- Any other boat in the inlet?

- No, there's nothing fast enough.

Sorry.

United States River Patrol.

Morris, on United States River Patrol,

where are you? Come in.

River Patrol. Morris speaking.

We're abeam of Navy Island.

Try to intercept a power launch.

She's a 20-footer,

probably on her way to Buffalo.

George Loomis is aboard.

Yes, sir.

He isn't crazy enough

to head downstream, is he?

Where is he trying to go?

I guess he's making a run for Gill Creek.

Mr. Starkey, this is Morris

on the launch speaking.

- Something wrong up ahead.

- Starkey here.

Lost headway.

Engine trouble or something.

They're in the drift.

There must be some gas on board.

I don't think so.

- They're being pulled into the current.

- A 12-knot drift.

- What does that mean?

- It means they're in real trouble.

You can't. You'll be torn to pieces.

Can't you tell 'em to hurry up

on that police boat? Can't they get there?

Morris, on United States River Patrol,

can you reach them?

No, sir. We're 1,000 yards past

the limit now. We're turning back.

Scuttle it.

If we can take on enough water,

she'll ground.

What's the story?

- Take it easy, fellas. No photographs.

- The car is waiting.

- Here, dear.

Well, goodbye, Mr. Starkey.

And thank you.

You've seen enough of the Falls

for one trip,

but don't cross us off your list. Goodbye.

Goodbye, and my thanks.

I bet that was the first time anyone

ever used "Scuttle it" as a prayer.

And had it answered.

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