Savage Island

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(CRICKETS CHIRPING)

(WOMEN WHISPERING)

WOMAN:
Oh, God.

(WEEPING)

God.

Oh, my God.

(SCREAMING)

Please, God. Help, please.

Help!

Mercy.

(CONTINUES SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING STOPS)

Miss, would you sign in, please?

Miss, everyone has to sign in.

Hey, you, come here!

Miss Daly?

Mr. Luker's expecting me.

(BUZZING)

Miss Daly's here.

Miss Daly!

At last we meet.

How do you do?

May I offer you some espresso,

cappuccino, chardonnay?

No, thank you. I'm fine.

If we could maybe just...

Getting down to business, huh?

I can tell you're a woman

who drives a hard bargain.

What a marvelous piece

you are wearing.

I'm sure you will be most

impressed with my selection.

I've collected some exquisite

stones for your perusal.

Is there something wrong?

What the...

Sit down.

Sit down!

What is it you want?

Jewels? Money?

Who the hell are you?

Let's just say

a dissatisfied ex-employee.

Well,

I am certain I have never

met you before in my life.

Whatever the problem is, I'm...

I'm sure we can

straighten it out.

I was your slave, Mr. Luker.

Me and a hundred other women

down in South America.

Digging up your precious

emeralds with our bare hands!

I don't know what you

are talking about.

I procure my emeralds

through middlemen.

Middlemen whorun the prison.

And promise inmates

shorter sentences

in exchangefor hard labor.

What they don't tell you is that

one week on your Emerald Island

is like a thousand years in

the shittiest South American hole!

You're a raving lunatic!

Maybe so. Thanks to you.

I swore when I got out

of there I'd get even.

It took me two years to do this,

and as of today,

no more Emerald Island.

Curious, huh?

Well, I'm gonna tell you

all about it.

Every last detail.

The beginning of the end

was four days ago.

The day the boat brought

in the new prisoners.

Only one of them was a plant.

And she worked for me.

It's been a long time.

Think I could have a hit?

It smells so good, Sarge.

Nah, she's just a baby.

Wouldn't like it.

Green meat. You know

what I'm talking about?

Give her time. She'll be

ripe soon. Apple a day.

Here, I'm going forward.

Take the tiller, Tomas.

Tomas, I'm going up there.

Okay.

LORNA:
Hey, captain, how much

longer on the jungle cruise?

I'm getting seasick.

Oh, won't be long now.

This happens to be a river.

DALY:
It was the

same setup as usual.

Four soldiers and two boat crew.

And the captain, Orinoko.

I never could figure out why

Orinoko did your dirty work

bringing in the new prisoners,

taking out your emeralds.

He wasn't a cruel bastard

like the rest of your men.

I guess he and his crew

just did it for the money.

Like any good mercenaries.

(COUGHS)

Got a little fire down below,

huh? (CHUCKLES)

This stuff is rotten.

It's putrid, like this jungle.

Give me that bottle, duchess.

(GRUNTS) Ahoy.

Ruiz, take that.

You feel better now?

WOMAN:
My throat's on fire.

It'll pass.

Want a slugof this, Tomas?

Hmm.

What's your name?

Maria.

What're you in for?

For stealing diamonds from

a fat old b*tch

and her sex-starved husband.

I belonged to a gang, see.

Diamonds, gold.

Whatever paid well.

I didn't really doso bad.

I did okay.

Come on, Tomas. We gotta be off

the river by nightfall.

Let's go. Keep an eye

on forward, Ruiz.

I'll watch the stern.

DALY:
Crossing the jungle to

meet the boat when it docked

was my other partner, Laredo,

and his gang of jewel thieves.

The plan was for them

to kill the guards

and force Orinoko to lead them

to the prison camp.

What we hadn't figured on

was running into one of

the armed squads

that patrol your jungle.

Hold it.

It's this way.

Stay close. Follow me.

LAREDO:
Spread out, it's an ambush!

(GROANING)

(MEN SHOUTING)

MAN 1:
Where are they?

I can't see them!

MAN 2:
Got one over there!

Look over there!

There's only a couple more!

There's another one! Get him!

PACO:
(WEAKLY)

Laredo. I got shot!

Laredo.

Paco, where were you hit?

Here.

Most of Laredo's men

were killed in the ambush.

His best friend, Paco,

got hit in the shoulder.

It slowed them down,

but they carried Paco with them,

hoping to find someone

who knew how to extract a bullet.

Orinoko docked for the night,

and let his group into

the jungle to his regular campsite.

Well, here we are.

Home sweet home.

So, this is where we're going

to bed down tonight, ladies.

Sleep tight.

Tomas, come on! What?

Make yourself useful.

Break out the double beds

for these ladies.

You know, the feather

mattresses, everything.

That's it.

Now, Achilles, I think

I'll retire for the night.

Tomas, wake me up around 07:00.

Hmm.

And don't forget the bacon and eggs

and a cup of scalding hot coffee.

Oh, I'll remember, captain.

Not too bad.

Nothing like clean sheets.

(EXHALING)

Maria went to work on

the head guard.

Well, well.

I'd better go with her.

I am responsible for her, you know.

Oh, sure thing, Sarge.

But if you need a little help,

I'll be right with you.

You talk too much, old man.

I don't like your jokes.

Remember who's in charge.

You watch your step,

or you'll answer to me.

Now, you listen, Sergeant.

And listen good.

Tomas works for me.

I'll take care of my crew.

You stick to guarding the prisoners.

You got it?

Can I have just one puff?

Is that all you want, Maria, huh?

Mmm. Like silk.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

You like it, huh?

Yes.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

Let me see how it is

to be a woman again.

Are you afraid?

I'm not afraid of anything.

You're going to remember

this for a long time.

We'll do it right here.

Let me look at you first.

Yeah.

(SCREAMS)

(MUFFLED GRUNT)

Maria, it's me, Laredo.

How many guards are there?

What took you so long?

There are three of them.

Shh! Right over there.

Draw them over here.

(PANTING) Help, guards!

Guards! Hurry up!

The sergeant's been bit.

Hurry up!

(GUNSHOTS)

How the hell did you get here?

How did you get past my sentries?

Nobody could do that.

You're crazy.

Who are you guys, anyway?

(PACO GROANING)

LAREDO:
He's hut bad.

He took a bullet in his shoulder.

He needs a doctor.

Let me take a look.

Hmm, it's gotta come out.

Do we have any supplies here?

No way.

Let's go.

LAREDO:
Okay. Lead us there.

We'll take him to the boat.

Well, you've got some supplies there.

LORNA:
Hold him still.

LAREDO:
Clench your teeth

good and tight, Paco.

That way you won't feel it so much.

(GROANING)

RUIZ:
Here, bite on this.

LORNA:
Hold him.

Man of strengthand courage.

Doesn't look too good, Orinoko.

LORNA:
Give me some gauze.

Pass me the pinchers.

Just one more minute.

And the alcohol.

Hurry it up girl, will you?

Okay.

Look the other way.

Come on.

There we are.

It's bleeding.

Got it. What a bullet.

To infiltrate the camp,

disguised as the soldiers,

Laredo had to have Orinoko's help.

The warden and

his right-hand man, Jordan,

trusted Orinoko.

They should have known better.

We lost most of our men

in the ambush,

but we can still

accomplish our mission.

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