Road House Page #6

and shake hands with Robbins.

Oh, you don't have to.

He's coming over here.

Come on, kid. We're going home.

- Nice going.

- Clear the court!

- That Jefty's a good egg down deep.

- Pete!

Pete deserves it. Anybody can

lose his head over a gal like Lily.

Well, this guy- Let me see.

What was his name?

Oh, yeah, Chubby. Chubby Shell.

Well, Chubby gets sore, and he decides

to put a 50-buck bet on the strike.

He shoots and he leaves a pin.

Of course, everybody yells,

when all of a sudden...

when the ball's dead

and the frame is over...

for no reason at all the pin drops.

- What happened?

- No kidding. What did Chubby do?

Let me tell you. I found

out about it afterwards.

The pin boy had a piece of the

fifty-buck bet, and he nudged it over.

- Did they let it ride?

- Why, sure.

For 50 bucks, it was a sympathy strike.

- Honey, I'll take this. You relax.

- Oh, by golly.

I'll never forget

Mike Travis up at the cabin.

Hey, Pete, remember the time

we put that stuffed moose head...

up in the cabin in the bush,

and Mike kept shooting at it?

- Tell them about it.

- No, you tell them, Jefty. I need a refill.

- Okay.

- Pete, how do you feel?

- I don't know yet.

- Mike kept blazing away at it.

But the moose head only nodded to him

because we had it tied in with wire.

And the sorer Mike got-

Oh, baby.

I don't get it, Lil.

Why did he do it?

I don't know.

There's something wrong about it,

but I just don't know what.

Maybe we're crazy, honey.

Maybe the guy's had a change of heart.

Maybe a million things.

But we're together. That's the main thing.

- I'd like to believe that.

- Well, that's what we're gonna believe.

And we'll get married.

Will you marry a guy on probation?

What do you think?

Hi, kids.

Having fun?

Thought you were gonna refill?

- So I was.

- Swell party, huh?

- What a day. Perfect.

- Almost.

- Almost? Anything wrong?

- You got Pete free.

Why don't you go the rest

of the way and find the money?

That's all it takes, Jefty.

I don't want a prison record.

Kids, I wish I could.

Jefty, we've all done something

one time or another we were ashamed of.

You're no exception.

But to make it good-That's what counts.

- Forget it, Lily.

- You know you can.

- Cut it out, I say.

- Anyway, what difference does it make now?

We're just one big happy family.

Lily singing in the bar,

Pete living upstairs.

Just the way it was.

We're twins from now on, kid.

Where I go, you go.

And just suppose I was mean.

Suppose you tried

to marry Pete and leave town.

Or suppose you got mad

and tried to slug me.

One word to the judge,

and that's all, brother.

Ten years in the pen.

Oh, what a setup.

What's the big joke? Let me in on it.

They'll tell you.

They'll tell you all about it.

What's eating him?

So that's what it was.

That's what he planned all the time.

Someday, I'll choke that laugh.

#Again #

#This couldn't happen #

#Again #

#This is that once in a lifetime #

#This is the thrill divine ##

That new stuff for the alley's

poolroom's coming in tomorrow.

Think I'll get the place painted, do it up.

In the meantime,

we'll take a little vacation.

My cabin. Lily and you and me.

Something's wrong with Lily.

Her voice doesn't sound the same.

Susie, how would you like

to spend a few days at my cabin...

with Lily and Pete and me?

- I can't go, Jefty.

- Why not?

I don't see any sense to it.

You don't see any sense to it, huh?

I told you, where I go, you've got to go.

You're tied to me.

- How about you?

- Sure.

Okay. We'll use my boat, climb

to the cabin on the other side.

You be at the dock at 8:00 tomorrow.

Pete-

Lily, Jefty just arranged for

the four of us to go away tomorrow.

His cabin. You better

go talk to Pete. He's upstairs.

- Don't let him-

- What's wrong?

I don't know.

But don't let him make a break.

You're the only one

that can stop him.

- Pete.

- Get your things packed. We're leaving.

No, baby. We packed once before,

and where did it get us?

Look, I've had my stomach full. I'm going.

- Now, you're coming with me, or I'm going alone.

- Sure. Go on alone.

Now, look. The Canadian border's

only 15 miles from here.

Whatever happens,

it's better than this.

I tell you, Lil,

if I stay here another day, I'Il-

Kill him, huh? That's great.

So that's what you've been thinking about.

He can even make you

do that to get back at you.

- Don't be a fool. He won't stop at anything.

- You're not making any sense.

You're drunk. Either you're coming

with me, or shut up and get out.

Pete, I know what I'm talking about.

You're letting a crazy man

likeJefty ruin our lives.

Leave me alone and get out!

Sure. I'm sorry I left

a good drink to come up here.

You're not worth it.

I hate you, Pete.

Hate you for making me

need your help.

I was crazy for ever

banking my life on you.

Oh, baby.

I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, baby.

You're right, Lil. This is what he wanted-

to make us hate each other.

For me to make a break.

Well, how cozy.

What's the help doing now?

It was like a morgue downstairs.

I was bored.

Really? So are the customers.

Why don't you go down and make

some noise. Try a little song.

Pick up the grub from the kitchen

and put it on the boat, will you?

- You like the way I'm stringing along, Jefty?

- Very nice. Very nice.

That's the way it's supposed

to be, isn't it, kid?

I don't know. I don't know.

I'll tell you one thing

for sure, Jefty.

If I am stringing along,

it's because I want to.

And don't go too far, Jefty.

Don't go one inch too far...

because I may wanna do something else.

Man, what a life. What a life. Hey, Susie,

get me another bottle on the shelf, huh?

Yes, sir, this is livin'.

Real livin'. Didn't I tell you?

Huh?

Now you're talkin'.

Set it right down here. That's it, Susie.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

What's the matter?

Nobody drinking but me?

Come on. Join the fun.

Suckers.

Mmm. Ahh.

Lily- Pete- Pete, I want you

to see something.

I want you to see something.

I want you to take

a look at this map. There.

Now, you go through

about a couple of miles...

of the prettiest woods you ever saw.

Then two miles of peaceful river.

And what have you got? Canada.

It's even prettier over there.

The smell of open fields and flow-

By golly, I just remembered. I still got that

little outboard motor on the river for fishing.

Remember, kid?

Where you going?

- Outside, get some air.

- Air.

Okay, let's all go out.

How's the moon?

Beautiful. Let's do a little shooting.

You ever see me shoot?

I'm good. Very good.

You don't want to shoot now, Jefty.

You're better at talking.

- Why don't you tell us the story

of your life? - Uh-uh. Uh-uh-uh.

That moon's too good.

Can't miss a shot.

Remember, baby, I promised

to teach you- Never mind that.

Okay, beautiful.

On second thought,

you wouldn't like Canada anyway...

not enough to spend

the rest of your life there.

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