Out of the Fog Page #6

I've got to be up at seven to go

to work. I've got to get some sleep.

Do you say that to Goff, too?

- George ..

Or to me before you met him?

Shall I remind you how many times we

stayed out to all hours of the morning?

How many times I took

you straight to work?

You weren't worried about

sleep then, were you?

George, you're waking

everyone up in the house.

Tonight .. we'll talk about it tonight.

I'll see you tonight, George.

I promise I will.

Oh no. No.

It's got to be now.

- Look George.

I know what you're going to say.

You want me to marry you. - Yes.

You want me to live in a 3-room

flat with you? - Yes.

To have children .. to spend all day

cooking and washing diapers.

Yes.

- Well, why should I?

Why should I?

Because I know you can be happy,

living that kind of life with me.

Look, Stella. I'm not

just talking off the cuff.

George, please go home, will you.

I can't see a guy like

Goff break your heart.

What for? It's so easy

for you to be happy.

Yeah, even in a 3-room flat.

We could live a beautiful lifestyle.

George, go home will you.

- Just doing the simple things.

Taking a walk on a boardwalk

on a Sunday afternoon.

Watching the people in the ocean.

I could get a real kick out of just

watching you just put on a new dress.

It's inside of you, Stella.

With your heart spilling over

with love for the things you've got.

That you can hold on to forever. That's

where you'll find what youre looking for.

Not with Goff and that

phoney kind of life.

Inside of you, Stella .. with me.

That's the way I feel about things.

- Why did you have to come here?

Why did you have to spoil everything now?

Eddie .. Eddie, Eddie.

- Yeah? - Where's Olaf?

Can't you hear me? Where's Olaf?

- Where do you expect him to be?

Well did you tell him?

- Certainly. I told him in plain English.

Tonight is Caroline's birthday party.

Tonight she don't want you to go fishing.

Tonight she wants you to be here.

- What did he say?

He said he'd be here.

You stay here. If anybody

comes, I'll be right back.

Olaf .. Olaf!

Olaf!

Olaf!

That's funny. The boat is here.

Olaf! Where are you?

Olaf!

Olaf!

She must be a very athletic woman to

run so fast with all those corsets on.

All she needs is a letter on

the sweater she is wearing.

She is 37 today. She wants

me to go to her birthday party.

Her thirty-seventh birthday.

So she says.

Thirty-seven? She's fifteen minutes

younger than the Roman Empire. Let's go.

Oh I forgot to ask you.

What happened with Swenson?

Good news.

He'll take the $190 and allow

us $100 on the Enterprise The 3rd.

And the rest we pay

in instalments .. Olaf.

I can feel that Gulf-Stream

sun right now.

Like warm butter.

Oh, Jonah .. look.

Men of the Enterprise The 3rd,

I salute you.

We are pleased to see you.

- I am pleased to see you.

We've got some business to transact.

I've come for the small sum of

one hundred and ninety bucks.

What did you say?

- I repeat.

I came for the small sum of

one hundred and ninety dollars.

Somebody's been

telling your fairy-stories.

Where would two old men like us get $190?

- I want that money tomorrow night.

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

I'll sink the Enterprise the 3rd to the

bottom of the bay and then you'll know.

Please Mr Goff, ain't you

got any feelings inside you?

Don't talk foolish.

I got rocks inside me.

What's the use, Jonah?

Why should we fight any more?

Let's sell the Enterprise The 3rd, forget

the Leif Ericsson, forget fishing and ..

Forget Mr Goff.

You can't sell your hide, brother.

Tomorrow night at nine o'clock.

One hundred and ninety smackers.

- Magruder .. Magruder!

Don't call him. I tell you,

leave the Cops out of this!

Police .. Police!

Magruder!

One thing I'm serious about.

I don't like to appear in court.

Help! Magruder!

Jonah, he'll kill us.

- Magruder! Police!

Jonah, not so loud or Magruder will come.

- Magruder!

Okay, okay. Don't say I didn't warn you.

- Jonah, maybe we can make a deal?

No. No more deals.

First it's $5, now it's $190.

Next it will be the food we eat

and then the roof over our heads.

Magruder .. Magruder!

What's the matter?

What's going on down here?

Magruder .. this man here .. a racketeer.

He's extorting money from us.

- Two crazy old men.

A gangster. He wants a

hundred and ninety dollars.

He'll get a hundred and ninety years.

- We want him arrested.

You too, Olaf?

- Well ..

Olaf?

- Yes.

I wanted him arrested too.

Boys, I've been waiting

for this for a long time.

Come on, you tin-horn Dillinger.

You boys will have to come

along and press the charge.

Yes, yes. That's it, Magruder.

We'll be right along.

Olaf .. we should have

done that a long time ago.

Too simple. There must

be something wrong.

Come on.

I accuse Goff of being a racketeer

and I want him put on trial.

Very well.

What do you say for yourself, Mr Goff?

I'm afraid these two old boys are

trying to pull a fast one, your honour.

Tell the truth, you crook!

Order! Preserve the dignity of

the court .. continue Mr Goff.

In the course of my business on the

evening of December 7th this year.

I had the occasion to advance as a

loan to Mr Goodwin and Mr Johnson.

The sum of $1,000.

You liar! You will be struck dead by God.

Order! All decisions in this

court will be made by me.

Continue Mr Goff.

This $1,000 loan at 6% interest per

annum, payable at the rate of $5 a week.

Was secured by a personal note

signed by these two old men.

Here is the note .. notarised.

Yes, notarised.

December 7th. $1,000 payable ..

Why, this seems perfectly regular to me.

But we signed it at the point of a gun.

He didn't lend us a penny.

The note is a lie, Judge. I swear it.

One at a time, please!

Now, did you sign this paper?

Yes, but ..

- And you?

Yes, I signed it.

- Notarised.

These two gentlemen have invented their

little plan to avoid paying their debt.

That's the whole story.

I am surprised that two men of your age

should attempt an adventure like this.

But you are wrong. You're so wrong.

The court rules that there are

no grounds for further litigation.

If you Mr Goff wish to bring

charges for false arrest ..

You are at liberty to do so.

But Your Honour, you can't do this.

I know these men. I'll vouch for ..

Silence!

And next time, don't make arrests

on such ridiculous evidence.

And take up the time of the court.

Get back to your beat .. case dismissed!

Next case, Tony Badiccio .. wife beating.

Alright. Let's go.

Yes .. yes ..

Now, I have to go to

Caroline's birthday party.

Olaf.

- Yeah?

Maybe you ought to marry her.

She can't be any worse than Goff.

Yeah? Well .. I'll get a

good night's rest, Jonah.

Tomorrow we go fishing. Goodnight Jonah.

Tomorrow we go fishing. Goodnight Olaf.

Hello, Pop.

It took you a long time to get home.

What do you want now?

I'm going to teach you a lesson, Pop.

Purely for business reasons .. understand?

You see that? That's rubber hose.

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