Shock Waves Page #2

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I don't think so.

Now I do.

What the hell?

Are you all right?

Lend a hand here.

Where is it?

- Where's what?

- The freighter off the port bow.

Freighter nothing.

What it'd do, fly? Where's it gone?

Freighter coming down on us.

Running without lights.

Ships don't come up out of nowhere.

You ran us onto something!

He is telling the truth!

I saw it, too.

What happened?

Get back inside.

There's no danger here.

Well, it sounded like

we hit something!

Sure we hit something,

a school of canned tuna.

Take that jacket off, we're not sinking.

Not yet anyway.

Well, here's one goddamned

thing those bastards won't get.

What the hell?!

Has everyone gone crazy?!

Don't you know?

We've been hit by a ghost ship.

It's over there.

It was moving down on us, Dobbs.

It ain't going no place now.

But it was moving! I swear.

Where's Ben?

I wish I knew.

What do you mean?

Went looking for him

a little while ago.

He wasn't in his cabin,

and he wasn't no place else.

Come up on deck, and I found these.

First off, I figured he was

checking the underside.

Beats me.

Clothes here, dinghy's still here.

He's too old to go swimming

around these here currents!

What's it look like?

Well, the props and

shafts are all right.

She's lying flat on the bottom

and I can't see everything.

Are we gonna be able to

get out of here all right?

We'll know as soon as the

tide comes in and lifts us off.

Oh, swell, and then we can go

look for the captain, right?

He's probably waiting for us to pick

him up on the other side of the island.

I still don't see why we

can't stay in the boat.

Surely you can pump the water out.

The hull's been damaged.

One wave, and she rolls right over.

You'd have a lot of trouble

getting out of it then.

You know, I keep asking myself

if this is really happening,

if this isn't all a bad dream.

Then I realize, it isn't a dream anyone

would believe, so it must be real.

Ben! Ben!

Where the hell are you?

What the hell does

he think he's doing?

He is trying to break his neck.

Sh*t!

Are you sure we're not

weighted down too heavily?

Norman, leave him alone.

He knows what he's doing.

Knows what he's doing, does he?

Beverly, these people

haven't the slightest idea

of how to boil water,

let alone sail in it.

Sorry I said anything.

Looks like our trip up

here was for nothing.

This must've been one hell of a joint.

Hey, Dobbsy!

I found your room!

Don't you ever get

enough of that stuff?

Only once in a while.

Then I don't usually remember it.

Well, will you look at this?

It's just a dusty old refrigerator.

Dusty old refrigerator.

Why have you come to this place?

I am waiting.

You will please answer my question.

Who wants to know?

That is not of importance.

Why are you here?

Our boat ran aground out on the reef.

Where are you?

I am near, but also far.

We can't get her off.

The bottom's filled in.

We saw this place and came up here.

- How many are you?

- Why should we answer you?

Because I live here and you

have entered uninvited.

Look, we didn't mean to trespass.

It didn't seem like anyone was here.

We were running at

night and hit that wreck.

We're alone, we need help.

We don't mean to

cause you any trouble.

What do you mean? There is no wreck.

Sure there is. It's right

out there on the reef.

Can you help us out?

Are you still there?

I don't like this one bit.

He sounds like a nut.

This is some old hermit,

probably harmless.

Perhaps you do need help,

but you cannot get it here.

I have been the sole

occupant of this hotel

and this island for many years now.

You have left others at the beach?

No, there's only us.

There are no survivors from the wreck?

No, it's all rusted out.

It must've been there for years.

It has a name?

Yeah, the Pro something.

- Protious?

- Might be.

Do you know it?

What about getting off the island?

I've had enough of this!

If he's gone, let's get out of here.

- Think you can find your way?

- You're not coming?

Just where are you

going to go from here?

Where'd you find those?

There's a whole room

full of them upstairs.

- Any sign of our friend?

- Not a sound in the place.

- What time is it?

- Why? Are you going someplace?

I haven't been to bed this early

since I was five years old.

How can he just fall asleep like that?

He played very hard today.

I know what you was

goddamned gonna say.

It ain't hot now, right?

It ain't hot now, so I can carry

them goddamned cans back here.

Hey, not so loud, will ya?

You'll wake everybody.

- I didn't say anything.

- Well you was gonna say it!

Shut up, will ya?

Least we can do is feed

these people now and then.

I'm going, I'm going.

You don't have to.

One of us can do it.

None of you can do nothing,

that's what it comes down to.

Not that I'm complaining, mind you.

I'm only doing my job.

Is anyone there?

Who is it?

And now, you have found me.

Wait a second.

I was hoping you would

give us some help.

Of course.

You must excuse the

manners of an old man

who has lived by himself

for too many years.

Not having people around,

they have grown rusted with disuse.

All we want is for you to tell

us how we can get out of here.

Yes.

Yes, this is a most unfortunate

time for your visit.

You and your friends

must leave immediately.

Fine with me. How do we do it?

There is a boat, a small boat,

but it can get you away from here.

You're only a sail of two days

from the nearest inhabited island.

If you hurry, the tide

will be favorable.

What's the rush?

It is better if you do not know that,

but I can tell you this.

There is danger here,

danger in the water.

If you are quick,

you can escape that danger.

On the edge of the grounds is a

path which leads to a small canal.

There, you will find the boat.

I believe it is still sea-worthy.

Help me, will ya?

Come on, let's get out of here.

Look at this.

Jesus.

What is it?

It's German. Symbol for the SS.

SS? What's he doing with that?

Bet I know who to ask.

Maybe we should ask them.

I am here, gentlemen.

Why is it you have not left?

Because of this.

Where did you find it?

We found it in the hand of our cook

when we pulled him out

of the creek down there.

He is dead?

Don't you know?

Most sincerely, I do not.

It seemed like he was drowned.

Then I am afraid it is too late.

- Too late for what?

- For any of us.

You are, indeed, very stupid.

I gave you a chance to save yourselves,

but you have refused to take it.

So be it.

Now, it is too late.

- Did you kill Dobbs?

- Yes, I killed him.

And your captain, too, perhaps,

but not in the way you think.

It was indirect.

What the hell is that

supposed to mean?

You're not making any sense.

If you will not be so impatient,

maybe I will have the

opportunity to tell you.

Well, try and make it fast.

We are not alone on this island.

So, those other two

we saw are with you?

We Germans developed the

perfect weapon, a soldier.

He was capable of fighting

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