The Bicycle Thief Page #4

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You plough but you don't harvest.

Get it?

No, I'm afraid

I really don't understand.

She is not for you.

Forget her!

You're ugly, my boy.

You're ugly.

There are lots more women around.

Plough and sow a different field!

Do you like it?

Mum, it's getting cold.

- Afternoon.

- Afternoon.

- Afternoon. - Afternoon.

- Afternoon. - Afternoon.

Come on, Dad, there's room!

- No, that woman over there first!

- Wait your turn.

Excuse me, but why....

Some people

have been waiting two hours.

- Why don't you wait your turn?

- I'm in a bit of a hurry.

So are we, if you don't mind!

Do this favour for me.

Everybody'd be asking favours then!

Calm down! Keep calm!

This lady's first, then there's

this lady, and then there's me.

Keep calm!

I'll deal with you all.

That one yes and that one no.

My Lord, show me the light!

Give me the light!

What do you want?

- They've stolen my bike.

- What?

- What have they stolen?

- My bike.

What can I say?

I can only tell you what I see.

Listen:
you'll find it straight

away, or not at all. Understand?

You'll find it straight away

or not at all. Keep your eyes open.

Where, straight away?

How should I know? Go,

and try to understand what I said.

You'll find it straight away

or not at all.

- Thanks. Good Afternoon.

- Good afternoon.

- Adele, what's wrong today?

- My husband is getting drunk.

He's a real burden,

don't give him any money.

What can I do?

He takes it....

We're shut!

The girls have gone to lunch!

It's shut for everybody!

What the...! O my God! A kid!

Where do you think you're going?

Get out! You can't go in there!

Where's he going now?

Get out of here!

The law's the same for everyone.

Understand?

- Who was it?

- A man!

- A man? And where is he?

- There he is! On the stairs.

You can't go into the rooms!

Get out! Scoundrel!

Leave me alone.

In the dining room?

Get out! Isn't anyone going to

help me? come on, get out of here!

I want to talk to him.

Who the hell are you?

I'll show you who.

Just step outside.

Get out! Call the police!

- Cat got your tongue?

- What are you shouting for?

- I want to have something out

with you. - With me?

- Alfredo, leave over.

- Stop that!

- You want me? - Yes, you.

- Here I am!

No! First give me my bike back!

Clear off! Get your hands off me!

- Give over!

- Get out of here!

This bloke has ruined me!

Let's go outside,

I ain't scared of you.

Get back inside, girls.

Who's he think he is,

disturbing people....

....in the best brothel in Rome!

- I'll teach you to steal.

- clear off!

What'd the superintendent say,

if he knew!

Get out!

Clear off, you layabouts!

Calm down! What's wrong?

- Give back what you took off me!

- What did I take off you?

What do you want?

What did I take from you?

You nicked my bike!

What bike?

I'm no thief!

- You're not going anywhere.

- I'll paste you!

I'll kill you,

if you don't give it back.

I'm not moving from this spot.

Bring it out here now!

Just my luck!

I've got a nutter! Let go!

No!

I've never seen you before,

Let me go!

Do not involve me!

I'm not moving

until you give it back.

I'm not moving

until you give me back the bike..

..you nicked off me

at the Florida yesterday.

Who was at the Florida yesterday?

You were there with this hat!

- But we were just.... - You can't

go around accusing people like that!

- Let me go!

- No, I won't let you go!

Alfredo! Get up here!

He won't let me go!

Take your hands off me. Yesterday

we were at the General Market.

He stole your bike?

Yes.

Before making all this fuss,

are you sure?

- What do you mean am I sure?

- Where did he steal it?

Near the Florida.

If you're so sure, why don't you

go to the police station?

What are you waiting for?

It's near here! Move!

clear off!

What are you waiting for?

Go to the police station.

I'll wait here. I've nothing to hide.

You're not going anywhere.

I'm not daft.

Give it a rest. I've never

seen you before!

Get him out of my sight.

Alfredo!

- You'd better go.

- Right row you've made!

When you accuse someone

you must be certain.

Can't go just accuse

people like that.

Make sure he doesn't hit his head!

You'd better clear off. You have

to be sure before making accusations.

You could end up

getting cited for defamation.

Get rid of him before I kill him!

My beloved boy, apple

of your mummy's eye!

- When are you going to clear off?

- Get your hands off!

Make sure

of what you're saying first.

Go and get

your wallet nicked, too,..

..then come round here

kicking up a row!

Cowards!

You're all thieves!

I just wanted

to cool him down a bit!

Where's this bloke who is supposed

to have stolen the bike?

There he is.

He's pretending to throw a fit.

What do you mean pretending?

He's more dead than alive.

Where do you live?

I live here.

I told him to go to the station.

What have you got

against my son?

He's innocent.

Everyone knows him round here.

That's right.

He says that

he's got a German hat.

This isn't German.

- come on, get up.

- He can't even move!

Brigadier, he should be in hospital

rather than out in the open.

Will you take us upstairs, then?

For God's sake....

We're good people in our house.

Come on.

I'd sue him for defamation!

He's never hurt a fly!

It won't take long to look round.

This is all there is.

There are four of us

live here. He..

..sleeps here. Look and see

if there are any bikes under the bed.

My daughter, another child

and me sleep here.. Ooh!

Instead of coming here to offend us,

why not give the boy a job..

..he's been looking for ages.

Good Grief!

They're my brother-in-law's

tyres:
he had an 1100,..

..which he rented.

Look and see if there are

any bikes under the bed.

Look,..

..isn't there anyone

who can act as witness for you?

- I can act as a witness!

- But you....

Would you like to leave

us for a second, ma'am?

Talk as much as you want:

I don't mind!

You might have made a mistake

on your own. Are you sure it was him?

Yes, I'm sure it was him!

Come here.

Look out there. What do you see?

They're all witnesses for him.

You're wasting time.

I see this kind of thing

happening every day.

- Did you really see his face?

- Yes, while he was running away.

You saw him from behind, then.

No, I saw him, because....

- Was there anyone else there?

- Yes, there was.

Can't you give me the name

of a witness?

I had other things to do

then take people's names.

What do you want to do, then?

You didn't see his face,

you've got no witnesses,...

What are you going to do?

You haven't got any evidence.

If he were innocent,

you'd be in a right mess.

You've got to catch these people

red-handed or find the goods.

- I'll smash his face.

- That way you'll end up inside too.

If you only knew

how important this is for me....

Come here.

I'm fine.

Take me along to the station.

What did you find? Nothing!

I'm innocent, I am!

- What's your name?

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