The Adventures of Pluto Nash Page #4

When I was a little boy,

I used to come out here with Rowland...

...look up and count the stars,

and dream about what was out there.

I never heard such drivel in my life!

What kind of refreshments

you got back here?

Dreadfully sorry, sir.

We weren't expecting anyone.

I know you got something.

You going to make me house it?

Champagne and caviar!

Don't touch those, they're for guests!

James, we are guests.

He'll get her drunk

and have his way with her.

You know something?

Bad luck, old boy!

We were ambushed?

- Ambushed?

- Yes, sir.

Really? They're just not playing fair.

Any other excuses?

Problems at home, cold coming on...

...work too stressful? What?

- Nothing, sir.

- Good.

Because the next time I talk to Rex Crater,

I need to say Nash is dead.

- That's all he wants to hear.

- It's as good as done.

Or else you are.

Get out of here.

We'll get right on it, sir.

Where are we?

Safe. It's an old prospecting dome.

We found it years back.

Nobody knows about it but me and Bruno.

What's the temperature out here?

It's about 200 below.

Balmy.

Play's over. Get down here.

Okay.

That was fun.

Memories.

I've had a lot of memories in here.

Look at all this junk.

What do you mean "junk"?

This is called inventory.

Show a little respect.

This is what's left of my life's work.

Very interesting help

you have around here.

That's an old program I forgot to delete.

Left it on "Oops!"

I forgot that was in there.

Miss me?

Guess not.

She's an excellent piece

of multi-functional software.

Initiate search.

Convicted organized crime,

Earthling, initials WZW.

WZW.

No WZW.

Nothing. Thank you.

Thanks for nothing. Worthless computer.

How's it going?

It's not going at all.

Babette made lunch.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Can I help?

Computer's got no information

on our mystery man.

I'm starting to think

that that Zimmer conned us.

Here's your problem.

Zimmer said WZW, not MZM.

You're just looking at it upside...

Wait a minute.

You did it! Look at you! You're a genius!

Look what you did.

She saw it upside down.

Watch this.

Initiate search. Convicted,

organized crime, Earthlings, initials MZM.

Okay. You see? Now we have something.

Open file 10-17 MM.

How do you feel about your acquittal,

Mr. Marucci?

Makes me proud to live in this great

country where justice is still served.

With gambling to be outlawed on Earth,

will the Giovanetto syndicate...

...engender a consortium to perpetuate

a new gambling coalition on the Moon?

Will the what do what to the what?

Speak English, sweetheart.

Will you and the other major

organized crime figures on Earth...

Organized crime?

I don't know nobody in organized crime.

Listen, darling...

...you want to ask me a question,

let's sit down somewhere.

We'll open a bottle of wine,

get to know each other better.

Get a new dress, a nice pair of shoes.

Be at my hotel around 7:00.

What are you waiting for, a dance?

I forgot the stairs was there.

Back it up.

Let me take it in a little closer here.

And closer still.

What do you see?

So Mike Marucci is Rex Crater?

One way to find out.

That's pretty far-fetched, Pluto.

But I buy it.

Marucci had the bucks, he had the balls.

He had the background

to build Moon Beach.

Not to mention he wouldn't mind

whacking anybody who got in his way.

So I noticed.

Pluto, when you make an enemy,

you don't mess around.

Yeah, you know me.

I'm gonna see an old buddy at the FBI,

I'll get back to you.

Right.

Listen to that! That's Connecticut.

Listen how clear.

What's this?

No, don't do that! Stop!

That's a cryogenic Chihuahua!

It's a real dog?

Yes, it's very delicate.

It's illegal to bring pets here.

I've got a friend back in Jurez who

knows how to freeze-dry these things.

Look at that. It's a girl.

Pop that little b*tch in the particle wave

for two minutes on defrost...

...she'll be running around the room.

I used to get $5,000 a pop for these things.

Where'd you do your singing back Earth?

Weddings, bar mitzvahs,

reincarnation rituals.

The usual gigs. I hit a rut...

...so I sent my tape to a club I heard about

up here. Figured, what the hell?

They sent me a one-way ticket.

But when I got here,

the place had been sold.

I checked the water tanks.

We have enough to stay here for months.

What about food?

Plenty.

Let's have a dinner party.

Let's change the mood in this place.

All right.

He seems a little... Does he get angry?

No. He has a happiness chip

I had installed. That's why he's always...

- Does he mind when you make fun of him?

- No, the happiness chip.

I wish I had a happiness chip

in my ass so I'd always be happy.

Has one-sixth gravity been giving you

chronic back pain?

We at the Lunar Lumbar Clinic specialize

in replacing the lumbar vertebrae...

...with our patented

epoxy spinal substitute.

You see,

once Dr. Pedanken was murdered...

...there's no link

to prove a Marucci clone ever existed!

- Please, after we eat, okay?

- Now I got to buy you dinner, too?

I'll tell you, Jack...

...detective work was a lot easier

before they invented cloning.

At least you knew who your friends were.

Who is that?

Nobody even has this number.

- Ma!

- Pluto!

Get off this line.

What if somebody is tracing this call?

Pluto, Rowland is dead!

They found him murdered.

How could they do this?

I can't believe this.

Pluto, please get off the Moon!

They're going to kill you, too.

Did you hear me?

I got some unfinished business

to take care of. I'll be back in touch.

Pluto.

Bruno!

- Come on!

- Yes, boss!

They killed Rowland!

We came too close to the truth.

It's time to confront Marucci!

- We'd better wear protection.

- You'll be safe here.

You're leaving me behind?

- What is that?

- Service recreational vehicle approaching.

Let's get it right this time, okay?

Registered to Lunar Grand Hotel.

- What the hell is that?

- I'd put on my spacesuit if I were you.

I count five of them.

Four with 43-K Magnums

and one Scorpion rocket launcher.

- Initiate countermeasures!

- There are no countermeasures.

- Break out all the assault weapons!

- We sold them, remember?

Where's that big-ass street sweeper

with the supercharger?

It's at your mom's.

Great! What are we going to do?

Bathroom!

- Bathroom?

- Yeah, come on!

Babette, secure yourself!

Bruno, hold us down!

Johnson, stay with me.

You three, go in

and make sure we got him.

Where are you going?

Get back!

Come here!

- What are you doing?

- Saving your ass!

Sh*t!

Johnson, behind you!

Goddamn it!

Stay with me!

James, open up!

Bruno!

Bruno!

Let's go!

- How did they find us?

- Obviously you did something stupid.

That's good.

Hold it.

Engage power thrust, now!

Why don't you just give yourself up?

- Engage the power thrust right now!

- Power thrust engaged.

We lost them. We're good to go now.

Who's going to pay for

the damage to the vehicle...

...not to mention the caviar

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes