Riot in Cell Block 11 Page #4

in the yard?

I already have every man

placed on 24-hour duty.

They're going crazy.

I'm getting scared.

Everybody's scared.

The tool house is on fire.

Fire Department.

Fire in the tool shed.

Fire in the tool shed. Let's go.

It's Roberts, cell block five.

Roberts?

- Lifer.

Roberts.

- Yeah.

You can get death in the state for

leading a riot.

I've done 20 years

of hard time, Warden.

You tell those guys on the

gun walk to lay off.

We'll bring these guards through.

Wait.

You tell him.

Warden, these men mean to kill us.

Gun walk.

Gun Walk. Don't do any shooting

when the men come out of five.

19?

Tower.

The men are coming out of five.

They have hostages. Let them go.

They want me to open

up and let them into 11?

Yes, sir.

Hey, state police are coming.

Why didn't you bring the army too,

you bunch of freaks?!

Yellow bellied rats!

Lousy dogs.

Scram, you lousy cops.

This...

This is the Warden speaking.

The state police have orders not to

shoot if you go back to your blocks.

Go back to your blocks!

I appeal to you, for your own sake,

get back into your blocks, men.

Get back into your blocks.

Give the OK, Warden, and we'll

break this up.

Take over, Captain.

Lieutenant Wilkinson,

proceed with plan B.

Dunn on the phone.

Yes, Dunn?

Warden, I'm giving you fair warning.

If any inmate is killed,

one guard for each inmate.

Pick up the man who was shot.

Break them up into two groups.

Damage estimated at over $1 million.

That includes the mess hall,

a fire in the tool shed...

Once they arrived,

it didn't take long.

Nobody killed, quite a few injuries.

State police handled

themselves well.

The Warden's policy

is to avoid bloodshed.

No, it's far from over.

11 still holding out.

Now they have nine hostages.

Five guards from block five.

No report on any of them.

Presume they're still alive.

Haskell seems to be the boss in

there...

Yard's clear, Warden.

Barrett, 18.

Warden, Bacon's dead.

Let's have the doctor hold

his report for 24 hours.

We won't release this to the press.

There's 11 again.

Yeah, what is it?

- Warden, I hear Bacon got it.

It was an accident.

- Give it to me straight.

He's dead.

Gunshot.

OK, it's like I said.

One for one.

Carnie, get one of the

screws and bring him here.

Snader?

- Snader.

It's a pleasure.

- Dunn!

Listen, Dunn, are you there?

Like I told you, it was an accident.

We didn't kill him, one of

the state policemen did.

We're sticking to our end of the

bargain.

Yeah, but Bacon's dead.

Our deal was one for one.

They're going to kill Snader.

Hold it, Dunn,

I'm coming right down.

Dunn!

Dunn!

We're ready to

listen to the demands.

OK, Warden, I'm ready.

I want to talk to the whole prison.

First, let me see Snader.

-OK.

Have a good look.

We of 11 block

know that we represent

the entire inmate

population in these demands.

We are bargaining for all of you.

Here goes.

11 block must be remodelled.

Give us room to breathe, and

more light to see with.

The nuts are to be separated

from the rest of us and put

some place where you can

do something for them.

Get rid of the leg locks,

chains

and brutal guards like Snader.

Teach us a trade,

so that when we get out of here,

we'll be able to hold down a job.

Are you sure you didn't write

these demands yourself?

The whole thing sounds

exactly like your yearly complaints.

Remodel block 11...

The State Commission condemned

that block two years ago.

Inmates read too.

And last,

no reprisals against any ringleaders

or participants of this revolt.

That is all.

Well...

You may let them get away with

it, Reynolds, but I promise you,

I'll have these men

brought to trial.

If it weren't for those guards,

I wouldn't sign anything and you

know it.

Warden, what do you think?

Those demands are awfully

sharp for a bunch of cons.

These are intelligent men.

Dunn in particular.

If he's so smart,

what's he doing in here?

He's also a psychopath, like a lot

of brilliant men on the outside.

Are you going to recommend

acceptance for the Governor?

In the main.

After all, most of them have

been my demands for a long time.

Looks like this time

you might get them.

I want you to sign

and I want the Governor to sign.

I'll sign. I don't know

about the Governor.

When will you know?

Give me six hours.

Sure, Warden.

Put him in one of the cells.

Carnie! Carnie!

Carnie!

No. No.

No, no.

Dunn! Carnie, that's enough of that!

He tried to take over.

Throw him out.

Gator, Get me Barrett on the phone.

Take care of him.

Come on, men,

put him in a cell.

Easy with him, Al.

Oh, leave me alone.

As far as

I can tell, nothing broken.

My neck's stiff.

You're lucky that

pipe just glanced off your shoulder.

You don't look so hot yourself, Al.

I figured you were on Mickey's side.

You figured wrong.

- And you figured wrong when

you put Carnie in charge.

If you want the job, it's yours.

Then shut up!

Yes?

We're throwing Mickey

out the front gate.

All right. I'll send a

stretcher for Mickey. Who's this?

Mike Carnie.

Where's Dunn?

I'm in charge now.

That was Crazy Mike Carnie.

He's taken over. They've

almost killed one of the inmates.

What happened to Dunn?

- He won't say.

Crazy Mike, who's he?

- Crazy is the nicest thing you

can say about him.

Dispensary?

- Yes, sir?

Send a stretcher to 11 block gate.

What's the matter, Snader?

Don't think I like you, huh?

You're wrong.

I'm gonna do you a favour.

Wanna say goodbye to your wife?

I'll let you write

her a farewell letter.

No.

All the other screws

are writing letters.

How would your old lady

feel if she don't get one?

Of course, if you don't want to...

I'll just leave the

pencil and paper.

Change your mind, just rap on

the door, Schuyler'll pick it up.

Wait till the wives get those letters

and start to phone the Warden.

You'll see some action.

What a lot of tripe...

"Goodbye for ever."

Get me operator.

This is Carnie.

I want to talk to Mrs Monroe.

The operator says

Carnie's calling Mrs Monroe.

Told them to put the call

through, I'll monitor it here.

Put the call through,

we'll cut in.

Find out what this guy's up to.

- Yes?

Mrs Monroe, this is inmate Carnie.

Mike Carnie?

I've got a farewell

letter from your husband.

- No, no, he's not dead!

'Not yet.

"Dearest Sue,

"I feel responsible for

everything."

Get me the Governor.

Operator, get the Governor, urgent.

"They tell me I've got to say

goodbye to you and the children.

"I don't know how, because I can't

believe it."

Convinced?

Just a moment, sir. Ready.

Governor, have you signed yet?

No, I haven't.

These men's lives

really depend on it.

You can't trust Carnie.

Governor, if you're going

to sign at all, will you

please do it right away?

I must consider it very carefully.

If I sign, it'll be an open

invitation for the inmates of every

prison in this state to grab a few

guards and dictate their own terms.

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