Silver Streak Page #6

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Yeah.

Yeah, but what?

I only hope she's still alive.

...arriving passenger Hall,

please report to the information desk

at the north concourse.

Great! We've got ten minutes.

I'll get the tickets. Just wait right here.

- Get the tickets and it's goodbye, George.

- What?

Look at that.

That's my driver's licence picture.

I hate that picture.

Yeah? Well, why don't you just shuffle

right over there and tell them about it?

- Are they the police?

- Travelers Aid.

- How will we get on the train?

- Good question.

- I've got the gun. I could start a diversion.

- Yeah, blow your brains out.

Wait. I got an idea.

You come with me.

- How much you want for that radio?

- $30.

- We'll take it. Pay him.

- What?

Pay him. It's a bad hat you got on.

Give you $5 for it.

- It's yours.

- Thank you. Pay him.

- What?

- Pay the man.

- Five for the shoe polish.

- Why do we want that?

Don't argue, just pay the man.

32, 33, 34, 40 dollars. Thank you very much.

Thank you! See anything else you want,

just make me an offer.

- No, thank you, very much.

- How about a brush?

Nothing!

Can't win 'em all.

That is the stupidest idea

I have ever heard.

You wanna save that girl's life?

Then it's this or we're dead.

Now take off yourjacket.

Come on.

- I can't pass for black!

- Who you telling?

I didn't say I'd make you black.

I said I'd get you on the train.

Now, we got to make them cops

think you're black.

It'll never work, never!

- Are you afraid it won't come off?

- That's a good joke. Humorous.

- Like that.

- May I speak?

This is crazy! Lt'll never work!

Don't you understand?

Are you kidding? Look at that!

Al Jolson made a million bucks

looking like that. Now, here, you try it.

Don't worry about your eyes,

cos you're gonna be wearing these.

There you go.

That looks good.

Get it on top of your head there.

Put on my jacket.

Then you slide this beanie on your head.

Here you go. All right, Ace-deuce!

That's bad. You're looking good.

Here, take this radio.

When you step out of here,

step out like King Sh*t.

You bad! Put that radio to your ear.

It will help cover your face.

And just move with the rhythm of the music.

That's all you gotta remember, OK?

Let me see you try it. Step to the music.

Step to the music. Yeah! Step to the music.

Stop. How come you whiteys

got such a tight ass, man?

How can you walk out with a tan face

and that walk? Get into the music.

Come on, George, come on. Loosen up!

Listen to the beat. Let your feet move.

Now do it! Can't you feel it? The tempo's right

here. Right in there. That's all you gotta do.

Yeah. Now try it. Don't you feel it?

Yeah! Needs work, George.

Needs a lot of work, you know that?

Will you practise? Man, you gotta

practise, but let it be loose.

Listen to the music. Follow the beat.

Hear it? Feel it coming up?

- I got it.

- It's coming?

You have it? That's it?

I'm gonna get the tickets. OK?

I'll be back. Work on it, George.

God, help us.

Come on, man, get some jive going.

Be cool. Shake it, but don't break it. Damn!

Hey man, how do I look?

You look sharp, mister!

I feel sharp! You hear?

I feel like the sun around midnight!

You dig? Out of sight! Get down! Get down!

Feeling good! Feeling

fine! Feeling real fine!

Loosen up those hips.

All you whiteys got a tight ass!

Yeah, get that ass moving there!

Out of sight! I'm a macaroni!

Get down, I'm the king! Number one, baby!

Uh... Uh... I'm not...

Hey, you must be in

pretty big trouble, fella.

But for God's sake, learn to keep time.

Sh*t, that's my man! That's my main man!

- I don't think we'll make it past the cops.

- We will. I hope we don't see no Muslims.

- Who you looking for?

- White guy.

Well, if I see any, I'll let you know.

Your attention, please.

The AMRoad train, the "Silver Streak"

departing for Chicago is now loading...

- This the Chicago train?

- First class, yes, sir.

...no visitors permitted

beyond the loading gates.

Attention, please. Will Mr Mitchell

please report to the AMRoad office...

Board!

- She's gone.

- Sure that's her compartment?

Yes, of course. Hey, wait a minute.

- Where are my clothes?

- You sure this is your compartment?

'Course I'm sure. The police must have taken

everything when they found Sweet's body.

We've gotta see if

Hilly's still on the train.

How we gonna do that?

You can't leave this compartment.

Go to the phoney professor's room -

four cars back, room C.

If he's there,

ask him what happened to his secretary.

Give me the gun.

Now give me your wallet.

- What the...

- I need a disguise. I'll get a porter's uniform.

- These disguises are getting expensive.

- Crime costs. Where's it at?

Four cars back, room C. Stay out of trouble.

- Hilly! Are you all right?

- George, watch it! Don't come in here!

Are you all right?

That's what I was gonna ask you.

I'm sorry about your head.

I never would have gone

to the compartment if I thought you would...

- The letters.

- Devereau's got them.

He found them in yourjacket.

- I guess I blew it.

- Poor George.

I tried not to get you involved,

but they came to me yesterday

and told me they'd killed the professor,

and unless I cooperated they'd kill me,

and I thought that I'd go along with them

and that then you'd get away,

and I was really happy when you did,

but I was afraid I'd never see you again.

George, I was so frightened.

So was I.

I was scared you wouldn't be here.

I missed you, Hilly.

You did?

I missed you, too.

George. George.

Hm?

You've got shoe polish behind your ear.

I'll explain that to you later.

- Where are we?

- Just passing the Illinois River Canal.

Well, how are you?

I hope I didn't slug you too hard.

- Where's Devereau?

- Isn't that perfect?

You wanna see him and he wants to see you.

Ladies first, hm?

Come in.

Please sit down. Make yourself comfortable.

Miss Burns, how are you?

Bring us some fresh coffee, toast

and marmalade for our guests, would you?

- Yes, sir.

- Right away.

I've just been looking over

this correspondence you brought me,

and... it's fascinating.

The professor was right.

It's a remarkable find.

I'm almost tempted to destroy it,

but then, on the other hand,

I've always had a soft spot

for things of beauty,

particularly when they were genuine.

Would you put these in my safe? I don't

think they propose any further threat. Do you?

I hope you're not disappointed

if it doesn't work.

I think it will. This has been a very difficult

project, and I have made an error or two.

One of them was bringing Reace out here.

What happened to him, by the way?

I shot him.

Good for you.

- He probably deserved it.

- Did you have him kill the professor?

Oh, no. Oh, no. On the contrary.

He did that on his own.

An unfortunate mistake.

I knew we couldn't kill the professor

until we had the Rembrandt letters.

So, I had to set up a scenario

whereby the professor was kidnapped

and an impostor impersonated him

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