Savage Island Page #4

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Yeah, I left a blanket

for you in case it gets cold.

Great. Thanks a lot.

LAREDO:
Ruiz,

take care of the tower guard.

ORINOKO:
It's all clear.

Go on.

(GROANS)

LAREDO:
That's one down.

Let's get outta here.

Move.

Ruiz, let's go.

GUARD 1:
Hey, what was that?

GUARD 2:
What?

Did you hear something?

Listen.

No. Why, did you?

Yeah. Hey, did you see anything move?

Uh-huh.

Listen, man, I could swear I...

Hey, boys, look what I got here!

GUARD:
Thanks.

TOMAS:
Go ahead. Drink up.

There's plenty for everybody.

Don't you worry, there's plenty.

Give me that.

(GRUNTING)

Ruiz, come on.

I don't think anybody heard us.

Paco. Paco, are you all right?

PACO:
I'm okay,

just get me out of this hole.

Not now, Paco.

It's not time yet.

I'll get you out as soon

as I can, I promise.

We gotta plant

some dynamite first, though.

Don't leave me here.

To get this lock open.

I'll have to shoot itoff with a gun.

That'll wake the whole place.

Be patient. I'll see you later.

ORINOKO:

You two did all right, huh?

RUIZ:
You bet, amigo.

Do we have to wait much longer

before we start this fiesta?

LAREDO:
When the sun comes up

there'll be plenty of excitement.

And a bunch of emeralds.

Uh-huh. You bet ya.

Wait.

Go.

Looks clear.

Hurry.

Hurry.

Somebody's coming this way.

Ruiz, hurry.

It's not the right moment.

(EXPLOSION IN THE DISTANCE)

Maria, did you hear that?

What was that? An explosion?

We've gotta get out.

GUARD:
Guards, hurry!

Barracks A!

Hurry up! Quick! Quick,

the prisoners are escaping!

(GUARDS CLAMORING)

(GUNSHOTS)

Paco, cover your ears.

Here.

Come on. Hurry up!

(SCREAMING)

What's going on?

The prisoners are attempting an escape.

It's a revolt.

Sh*t!

Maria, I've got a job for you.

Get to Ruiz.

He'll tell you what to do.

Give him this match and cigar. Hurry!

Muriel, come with me.

Here, light this dynamite and throw it

at these sons of b*tches

while I climb this tower.

You gotta keep me covered,

understand?

Uh-huh. Go on.

Where you going, sweetheart?

Rushing off to meet

your boyfriend, are ya?

Sure.

With this dynamite.

You're terrific.

Let's blow this place up.

I'm proud of ya.

Now, go use that stuff

where it'll do some good.

(GUN CLICKING)

Okay, let's go.

Frieda and Norma go left.

Muriel, Maria, Tomas, right.

What gives you such

courage, Muriel?

Freedom.

(GUN CLICKING)

Hurry.

Maria, be careful with the gems.

It's lit. Let's go. Quickly.

(GROANING)

I'll take those emeralds.

They're mine.

Cesare!

(YELLING)

You c*nt!

Laredo, jackpot!

We've got the jewels!

The jewels, partner.

Two bags of emeralds.

Two bags! They're mine.

They belong to all of us.

That's our agreement.

What do you mean, all of us?

They're mine. I found 'em.

Nobody else worked

for 'em like I did.

I'm the one who deserves them.

You wouldn't try to cheat me

out of them, would ya?

Not after all I've done.

No tricks, Orinoko.

Let's have it.

Attaboy.

It's not fair. They're mine.

They're mine.

Now, you don't understand...

Remember, Orinoko,

you agreed to go all the way.

Well, I'm sure we can negotiate.

I mean, we can work

something out.

It's, it's not...

You agreed to escort us

back to the river

and carry us home

in your boat, remember?

Well, well, yeah.

But I mean, I'm not going

to do it for nothing.

I mean, you scratch my back

and I'll scratch yours, and...

You're great.

A man of honor.

A gentleman. I knew it.

A man after,

after my own heart.

You're wonderful.

Thank you. Thank you.

DALY:
That greedy bastard Orinoko

took his cut and disappeared.

I guess he knew he had

a fighting chance that way.

So, Laredo, who could barely

even read a compass,

led the survivors off

through the jungle.

The jungle was crawling with patrols.

Laredo hoped he could avoid them

by cutting through the swamps.

They'll have another patrol

after us in no time.

But we're ahead of them.

Don't slow down

back there!

The river's about

10 miles from here.

There's an old hermit

there with a boat.

I think he'll help us.

Let's hope he's still there.

All right, let's stop here

and rest for a minute.

I think we'll be safe.

WOMAN 1:
Hey, Laredo,

over here. it's cooler.

WOMAN 2:
Watch out for snakes.

LAREDO:
And hopefully

no one can see us.

(WOMEN GROANING)

(WOMEN EXHALING)

Be careful.

Here, give me your arm.

Okay. Come on, quickly!

We have to hurry. Come on!

Keep moving!

(PANTING)

CESARE:
Goddamn wound!

ADOLPHO:

I think he's picked up the scent.

Come on. Come on.

There!

Yeah, he smellsthem all right.

They can't be far.

Yeah, we're onthe right road now.

They're gonna wish

they'd never been born.

Come on!

LAREDO:

That's it. Careful.

That's a girl.

(DOG BARKING)

They caught up with us!

Drop everything and run!

Come on, move, move!

Be careful here. It's dangerous.

Watch where you put your feet.

Come on, come on, keep moving.

Look out for these branches over here.

(WOMEN GROANING)

Stay to the right.

Laredo, come quick! What is it?

What happened?

Get out of the way!

(SIGHING) I'm afraid we've lost her.

(CRYING)

I know you're tired,

but we've gotta keep going.

Ah! Leeches!

Maria, I'll take them off.

There, there.

There.

(WHIMPERING)

It's all right.

(SCREAMING)

Good God! Leeches! Here.

We've gotta get

them off. No!

What have you done?

I had to do it.

She would have died a worse death.

LAREDO:
Let's go.

We've got to keep moving.

Be careful.

Slowly.

Okay, straight ahead.

(SCREAMS)

MARIA:
Help her, Laredo!

LAREDO:
Here,

hold onto this.

Help me with this branch.

Come on!

Grab on to this.

Come on, take it, take it.

Hold on tight.

That's a girl.

Come on, hold on!

Hold on!

LAREDO:
Hold on tight!

(GUNSHOT)

Jesus, they've found us.

Get back! Get back!

MARIA:
Oh, Kate!

Janie!

Get over there!

Girls, you go ahead.

You can be at the river in just a few

minutes. I'll keep shooting it out.

I'm going to kill those bastards!

Laredo, don't be a fool!

LAREDO:
All right.

We'll make run for it.

I'll cover you.

Now, run!

Go on, run! Move!

Get outta here! Run!

Move, move!

(GASPS)

(GROANS)

(EXHALES)

MARIA:
Oh, Laredo!

Oh, Laredo.

Please, please

speak to me.

Go. Take the emeralds. Escape.

Not without you.

He's dying.

Don't die, please!

We'll have to go alone.

No!

We can't.

We can't leave him here to die.

We must take him with us.

He saved our lives.

All right, come on. Let's go.

(GRUNTING)

All of that

horror,

for two little bags of green sh*t!

That got lost in the quick sand anyway.

And you know

what I realized?

Stealing from you isn't enough.

Ruining your little empire

isn't enough.

And killing you probably wouldn't be

that big a thrill either.

Hey!

What is it?

Open the safe!

(BREATHING NERVOUSLY)

Now!

(STUTTERS) Anything you want.

You can have everything.

Just please don't hurt me.

Faster!

Quit your blubbering!

Faster!

It's all yours. I...

I can give you a carrying case.

Hurry up!

(GUN FIRING)

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