The General Died at Dawn Page #3

Detestable man.

Who is it?

Don't know.

Thank you.

Pete.

What?

Where are you going?

I'll be back.

Where are you going?

Down to the bar...

for a tonic.

No more bets

on the ponies?

Now, Judy,

have I got money for bets?

I don't know.

Have you?

I surely don't

understand your attitude.

Pick up that shipment

for Yang, first thing.

Of course. Of course.

Of course. Why, of course.

Well, I must say,

what a funny world

where a man's own daughter

don't trust him. I must say.

No one mistrusts you, Pete,

but I just happen

to be worried

about that O'Hara boy.

So please be careful.

Sure.

Oh, you dog.

Oh, you dog, you.

What are you looking at,

banjo eyes?

He drink

for three days now.

Who is he?

Name Mr. Brighton.

Oh! Mr. Brighton?

Yeah.

Waiting for somebody.

He got plenty money.

Say he go

to hard-knock university.

Every morning, he eats

two double lamb chops.

Also has

two sisters

live in Washington, D.C.

His favorite song:

"I'll be glad when you die,

you rascal you"

"I'll be glad"

"When you're dead,

you rascal you"

See?

I found this sign

on the floor, Mademoiselle.

Thank you.

My foot.

I am Wu, Mademoiselle.

And?

I bring to Mademoiselle

the greetings of the house.

A custom here.

Good brandy?

Yes.

Our four-star is better.

Brandied duck is with us

a house specialty.

I never eat brandied duck.

Very friendly on the stomach.

Like our small creature here.

You have him long?

Two years.

Call him.

What?

Mademoiselle,

call the animal to you.

What for?

Call him.

Maybe if you call him

with name.

Maybe if you say to him,

"Sam."

What do you want?

Where is O'Hara?

Who is O'Hara?

Mademoiselle,

you are indelicate.

You do not know him,

nor the creature here?

Your Mr. O'Hara was taken off

a train last night.

General Yang do it?

Yes.

What else?

I don't know what else.

What do you mean?

You don't know more?

No.

The animal was left behind.

You're sure

nothing more? Please.

Why should I lie?

Mademoiselle has

already lied once.

Who in the world are you

to demand the truth?

A great friend

of O'Hara.

And what's that

got to do with me?

Shanghai is filled

with dangerous persons,

Mademoiselle.

Be careful.

Of what? Do you-

You will be watched.

You like to fish?

It bores me.

Why are you so

very much interested

in my country,

my, uh, people?

How many times before

you buy guns

for people

of my province?

Maybe I fix you

so you really don't talk.

Interesting idea, no?

Yang, that money

was the bitterly earned

personal property

of 500,000 oppressed people

who want your heel

off their collective neck.

They trusted me with it,

and I failed.

If I live to ever

look them in the face,

it will be

with far greater difficulty

than facing you.

Do I make myself clear?

No.

I'm saying, bring on your fires

and your devils.

You've already done

all you can to me,

or I've done it myself.

Mr. O'Hara has

so little regard for his life.

He sounds,

sounds almost like Chinese.

That makes me a candidate

for your guard, don't it?

No. You are too much

interested in women.

That's a fact.

You eat fresh fish

tonight.

Thanks.

When we arrive

in Shanghai tomorrow,

maybe fresh fish

eat you.

Hmm, thanks.

When does she sail?

Midnight tomorrow.

I'd like to book two bedrooms

and a sitting room.

Two bedrooms and-

It's for me and my daughter.

Oh, yes, Mr...

Uh, Martin. Martin.

Mr. Martin.

Peter Martin.

Peter Martin.

I'll pay you now, cash.

How much is it?

$530. $530.

$1,060.

$1,060.

Was the name Martin,

did you say?

Yes, Martin,

Peter Martin.

Midnight tomorrow,

Mr. Martin.

Seems everybody

in these parts

have two names.

Have they?

That one is either

a thief or a liar.

Really?

He gave a fake name.

I've seen it by

the initials on his wallet.

How are you on pears?

24 hours more,

and still no news.

I shall lose my mind

waiting.

The boy

must be dead.

Has the girl made

any moves?

In 24 hours,

nothing suspicious.

"I'll be glad"

"When you're dead,

you rascal you"

"I'll be glad when you're dead,

you rascal you"

Believe me,

Mr. Chen,

it's lucky

if more complications

do not set in.

Oh,

where are you coming from?

Down the bar,

having a drink.

Down the bar? Why?

What's the matter?

Headache.

Oh.

You've been looking

awfully worried

these last 24 hours.

Well, knock on wood, huh.

Everything's shipshape.

We'll be out of here

by midnight.

We're on our way, huh?

What's that for?

Shh.

Who's that?

I don't know.

A fat man.

How did he get here?

He sneaked in,

looked through your bags.

Better open up, brother. Who are you?

I was inside when he came.

He didn't see me.

I can make an awful racket,

maybe break down the door.

You wouldn't like

that disturbance, would you?

Better call the police, Pete.

No, no!

Open up.

Judy, don't get excited.

Judy?

What's the matter?

Nothing, nothing.

We don't know who he is and-

Where's your gun?

In my bag.

Stand back.

Come out of there.

Put down your popgun.

Who are you?

I'm the angle man.

W- what?

When you're in trouble,

I work out the angles.

We'll find an angle,

Brother Perrie,

and, uh, Miss Perrie,

I might add.

And what's all that

supposed to mean?

Well, from the General

to the specific,

you're on a very

interesting project.

No one here knows

what you're talking about.

Now you get out.

We'll have the police

on you in 10 seconds.

Get out.

Now, I'm not the smartest man

in the world, brother,

but I'm not the dumbest.

You send for the police.

Yes, you do

that little thing.

Well, what are

you gonna do?

Judy, this man's

a big imposter of some sort,

a- a faker...

He's gonna share

some money with me.

What money?

That's what

I came to find out.

Oh, come on,

get out of here.

You admit you don't know

what you're talking about.

But your father, he knows.

Just look at him.

He needs a friend.

A bird's-eye-view man

like me

that knows the town,

all the back alleys.

Get out!

You have it in your power

to stop me from leaving,

Brother Perrie.

Pete?

One final word,

Brother Perrie.

If you were thinking

of escaping

with a large sum of money,

and you know you are,

it'd be absolutely fatal

not to insure yourself

with a man like me.

Oh, excuse me,

I forgot to introduce myself.

The name is Leach.

And I want one-third of it.

I shall be downstairs

in the bar.

And I shan't consider it

an imposition

if you should call on me

when you need me.

Judy-

I don't want one trembling word

out of you, not one.

All I want to know is what

you're doing with those Yang funds?

Shh.

Don't duck, Pete,

answer my question.

You can't frighten me.

I won't give it up. Not a cent.

You'll have to. I'm not gonna let

the O'Hara boy get killed.

I don't care if he does. Here are the tickets.

We're going to the States.

You mean you are.

I'll get there.

In a coffin.

Judy, help me, please.

Not this year.

Judy, don't you see,

it's for you.

I can't use

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