Sleeping Dogs Page #4

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I like to exterminate vermin like that

and that's what I'm gonna do.

- Like Elsie?

- Elsie? Who in the hell is Elsie?

A woman who lives on her own

about ten miles down the road.

Your men shot her today.

- Whose side are you on, boy?

- Leave him alone. Put some music on.

- No.

- Do it somewhere else. I want to sleep.

I want to tell you something.

For your information,

Elsie had her chimney stuffed with guns,

grenades, ammunition.

When we arrived on the scene,

she killed herself.

We didn't shoot her.

Now how does that make you feel,

you sonofabitch?

Get that crap and let's get out of here.

I got my eye on you, boy.

I got my eye on you really good!

Come on.

(Mary laughs)

(More laughter)

Ssh!

Get your ass down!

(Clock ticking)

( Suspense music)

Why the hell

hasn't he pushed that bloody alarm?

If he doesn't do it in one minute,

you'll have to go and do it for him.

(Faint laughter)

(Alarm rings briefly)

What's he doing?

(Rings fully)

Come on, you guys!

Where are you? Get out here!

Come on! Get in here!

- Did you set that off?

- No, sir. I thought you did.

Any of you men set it off?

All right, scatter!

Watch it!

Give me cover!

(Battle rages)

Get those units cleared out!

Get into those units!

- Up there!

- Come on! Come on, all of you guys!

Get out of here! Everybody out of here!

(Vehicles drive off)

( Melancholic music)

(He vomits)

That's...

That's that Barry Brown.

(Tweeting)

- He's over there.

- Thank you.

Smithy...

Gloria, Jesus!

What are you doing here?

Sit down.

I've got a message for you.

Yeah. I don't want to hear it.

Not just now.

- How are you?

- I'm fine.

What have you been doing?

Didn't Bullen tell you?

No.

I'm with the resistance.

(Sighs)

God...

You haven't fallen for that crap, surely?

I have to give you a message.

You're to meet Bull at a safe house

at 0500 hours tomorrow morning.

I'll give you the directions.

He's taking you to Coromandel.

Whose idea is that?

Central Headquarters.

It shows you how smart

Central Headquarters are, doesn't it?

Coromandel is where I was arrested,

for Christ's sake!

But you know the area there.

I know my island and I know

the main street and that's all.

They know what they're doing.

What if I don't want to go to Coromandel?

You have to go. If you stay here,

you'll probably be captured.

That would make you a danger

to everybody else.

You'd almost certainly get shot.

Is that in order of importance?

Smithy, you're part of the resistance now

whether you like it or not.

(She sighs)

How are the kids?

They're fine.

They're with really nice people.

( Romantic music)

- Whoo-hoo!

- I bet I can do this.

Oh, I can't see!

I bet I can sing as well.

God of nations...

Sing! Sing, Smithy!

That's the song your mate Bullen sings

all the time, eh?

...at thy feet...

Whoo!

In the bonds of love we meet...

(Gloria) Whoo-hoo! Yeah!

I was going really fast there.

Move!

What's the time?

- Seven o'clock.

- Holy Jesus!

(Distant voices)

(Gloria laughs)

Whoa-oa-oa-oa!

Oh, I'm not gonna be able to walk

when I get off this bike.

He's looking pretty angry.

(Gloria) He is looking pretty angry.

- We're really late.

- Yeah.

You're late.

We were supposed to have been

on a Kombi that left two hours ago.

What are you doing here? You were

supposed to catch the blasted bus!

I'm sorry we were late.

Yeah, you certainly were, you b*tch!

Bullen! Bullen!

Please!

We might not see each other again.

I don't want to leave you like this.

Yeah, OK. You just shouldn't

have come here. That's all.

You'll have to stay

and catch the bus this afternoon.

OK, I'm sorry.

Yeah, well...

We'd better get going.

- Take care of yourself.

- Yeah, and you.

OK, let's go!

Goodbye.

Bye.

Come on, get on!

(Clears throat)

Smithy, aren't you going to say goodbye?

Goodbye.

(Engine starts)

You realize you held everything up

for two hours?

You were supposed to be

on that damn Kombi. It waited an hour.

I didn't want to bloody come

in the first place.

You realize I could have you shot

for this, don't you?

Listen, I was talking to my wife!

You bastard!

- Get down, you crazy fool!

- I'm sick of sitting in sheep sh*t!

I'll rub your bloody nose in it. Get down!

- You stink, Bullen!

- You just get down, you crazy...

Jesus, look out!

ID card.

Wait here.

( Suspense music)

(Rattling)

OK, you can go.

If he tells them where we've come from,

they've got Gloria. Are you happy now?

You're expecting us. I'm Bullen.

- Where's your telephone?

- There... Smith!

- Do you dial 0 to get long-distance?

- Give me that!

- What number do you want?

- Hamurana 858.

G'day. Alison... This is Dudley.

Can you put a call through for us,

unofficial?

Yeah. Hamurana 858.

Thanks. They're gonna call us back.

- It's urgent. Why did you hang up?

- You'll have to wait.

You know, if they don't answer,

it'll mean they've got her.

Here, stuff that in your gob and shut up,

will you?

How do we get through to Area HQ?

That's a bit tricky.

You have to take the road past the school.

Where it peters out,

there's a gate into a paddock.

If you don't go through the gate,

they buried enough explosives under there

to blow up half of Coromandel.

Get over the fence and follow the track.

They'll contact you.

- You know this road?

- You have to know the password.

What is it?

They say, "It's a hell of a place

for a picnic," and you say,

"Have you seen a peaked cap?

I've lost one in the bush somewhere"

"Hell of a place for a picnic.

Have you seen a peaked cap?

"I've lost one in the bush somewhere."

Have you got that, too?

Smith!

- Eh?

- (Bullen) Repeat it.

"Hell of a place for a picnic.

"Have you seen a peaked cap?

I've lost it in the bush somewhere."

Dib-dib!

I didn't think you were one of us.

- I'm not. I never was.

- You're becoming quite a celebrity.

I don't even know why I was arrested

in the first place.

Cousins set you up.

- Cousins?

- Yeah, your fisherman mate.

He was upset

when you moved on to his island.

He had an arsenal set up there,

so he set you up for the Specials.

You mean Cousins put the gun

in the boat?

Unfortunately underestimated

the Specials.

You bastards!

You bastards!

(Phone rings)

Hello?

No, but...

Yeah, I see.

Thanks.

(Bullen) Well?

She's dead.

- What happened?

- There's no answer.

It's been ringing all the time.

There's no reply.

Jesus, God!

She's dead.

Put that thing away.

I might as well have shot her myself,

you know.

While she was asleep, just put the gun

against her head and... and bang!

It's not just me, you know.

Oh, no, it's you, too.

All you soldier boys and Boy Scouts!

Put that bloody thing down!

Put it down, will you?

Put that bloody thing down!

- Jesus!

- Sh*t!

Out the back, quick!

In there!

There's nobody here.

(Gunshot)

Pull your bloody finger out!

Here, come on! Jesus, get moving!

Get in there!

Come on, run!

Ugh, ugh!

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