The Ladykillers Page #5

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THAT SHE HAS:

NOTHING MORE TO FEAR.

MY MOTHER.

EACH OF THEM COULD

TELL A SIMILAR STORY.

I PLANNED THE ROBBERY,

MRS. WILBERFORCE.

I WANTED TO HELP THEM.

NO, I DON'T THINK,

EVEN IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE,

I STILL DON'T THINK

IT CAN BE SAID...

TO BE ENOUGH JUSTIFICATION-

MADAM, HOW CAN YOU BE SO

HEARTLESS? YOU'RE A CRUEL WOMAN.

BUT TO SIT IN JUDGMENT ON YOUR

FELLOW CREATURES. I'M SORRY.

THIS IS GETTING US NOWHERE.

WE MUST DO SOMETHING.

QUITE RIGHT, MR. HARVEY,

WE'VE GOT TO TELL HER.

MRS. WILBERFORCE,

I WANTED TO SPARE YOU THIS,

BUT I'M AFRAID

THE POLICE ARE AFTER YOU TOO.

THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'RE AS HO AS THE REST OF US, MA'AM.

AS HOT?

IF THEY PICK HER UP, THERE'S NO

SAYING WHAT THEY MAY DO TO HER.

- PICK ME UP? WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING-

- JOB WAS PLANNED IN HER HOUSE.

SHE CARRIED THE LOLLY FOR US. YES,

I KNOW I CARRIED THE LOLLY, BUT-

BUT SHE WAS IGNORAN OF THE PLAN, OF COURSE.

IGNORANCE IN THE SIGH OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE.

EVEN IF WE SWEAR THAT SHE

DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS DOING.

THEY'D NEVER BELIEVE US.

YEAH.

WHO WOULD BELIEVE

ANYTHING WE SAID?

OH, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT.

I SHALL DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE.

SHE'LL NEVER STAND

UP TO IT, OF COURSE.

THE GRILLING, THE RUBBER HOSES. THE

REST OF HER LIFE SEWING MAIL BAGS.

MAIL BAGS?

AND NO ONE TO LOOK

AFTER THE PARROTS. OH.

WE WON'T LET THEM GET YOU,

MRS. WILBERFORCE.

WHY NOT?

WHAT'S SHE EVER DONE FOR US?

IF THEY GET US, I'LL TELL

THEM SHE PLANNED THE JOB.

I'LL TELL THEM SHE

PLANNED THE BIG ONE. OH.

THE EAST CASTLE STREET JOB.

OH. OH, DEAR. OH, DEAR.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

IT'S A BOGEY. A BOGEY. OH, NO.

LOOK, OUT THE BACK WAY.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

DON'T ANSWER IT. WE MUS ANSWER IT. THE LIGHT'S ON.

WHEN YOU WERE AT THE STATION WITH

THE TRUNK, WHAT DID YOU SAY TO THEM?

NOTHING. I'VE NO IDEA.

I DON'T REMEMBER.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

WHERE DO WE GO?

NO ONE'S GOING ANYWHERE.

MRS. WILBERFORCE, LISTEN TO ME.

GO TO THE DOOR.

ASK HIM WHAT HE WANTS.

SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BED EARLY.

YES.

IF HE ASKS ABOUT ME, SAY I LEF THIS AFTERNOON FOR MANCHESTER.

MANCHESTER.

DON'T LET HIM IN, YOU UNDERSTAND? NO.

HE CAN'T COME IN WITHOUT A SEARCH

WARRANT. NOT WITHOUT A SEARCH WARRANT.

YOU DON'T WANT TO ROT IN STIR THE REST OF

YOUR LIFE. BE SENSIBLE. STAY BUTTONED UP.

BUTTONED UP?

YES?

UH, GOOD EVENING, MRS.

WILBERFORCE. WHAT DO YOU WANT?

IT'S SERGEANT McDONALD. YES, I

KNOW WHO IT IS. WHAT DO YOU WANT?

THE SUPERINTENDENT ASKED ME

TO CALL IN ON THE WAY BACK.

WHAT ABOUT? WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, IT'S NOTHING, MA'AM.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE'VE

SORTED OUT ALL THAT RUMPUS.

- YOU'LL NOT BE WANTED.

- I WON'T BE WANTED?

- I WON'T COME IN. I'M ALL

WET. - Y-YOU CAN'T COME IN!

I'M GOING TO BED EARLY. PROFESSOR

MARCUS LEFT THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU CAN'T COME IN WITHOUT A

SEARCH WARRANT. A SEARCH WARRANT?

WHAT WOULD I BE WANTING

WITH A SEARCH WARRANT?

YOU HAVEN'T GOT A

SEARCH WARRANT, HAVE YOU?

NO, MA'AM.

THEN GOOD NIGHT.

HE- C-COMING.

OH, DEAR. DON'T LET HIM IN. WHATEVER

HE SAYS, JUST TELL HIM TO BUZZ OFF.

- YOU'RE QUITE SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT,

MRS. WILBER- - OF COURSE I'M ALL RIGHT.

NOW, WILL YOU

PLEASE BUZZ OFF?

HE'S GOING OFF. HE'S GOING

AWAY. WAS THAT ALL RIGHT?

FINE. GIVE HIM TIME TO MOVE ON.

NOW, NOW, MRS. WILBERFORCE. IN HERE.

- THE CASES.

- LET ME GIVE YOU A PIECE OF ADVICE.

DON'T GO NEAR A POLICE STATION

AGAIN, ANY POLICE STATION.

AND DON'T SPEAK TO A POLICE CONSTABLE

AGAIN, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

JUST LIE LOW AND STAY BUTTONED UP, YOU

UNDERSTAND? DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT ANYTHING.

SURELY YOU DON'T INTEND TO TAKE THE

MONEY. SURELY WE MUST SEND BACK THE MONEY.

I AGREE THAT WE MUST STAY LOW AND

- AND BUTTONED UP.

IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT TO KEEP THE

MONEY. NOW, LISTEN WITH BOTH EARS.

WE'VE HAD ABOUT ALL

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE FROM YOU.

YOU DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE WHA THIS SITUATION MEANS. NO. NO.

I WAS QUITE WRONG.

DOESN'T SHE UNDERSTAND?

NO, IT ISN'T ANY GOOD.

I KNOW WHAT WE MUST DO.

I KNOW I CARRIED THE LOLLY

FOR YOU, BUT EVEN IF THEY DO...

MAKE ME SEW MAIL BAGS,

I WOULD RATHER- RATHER

GO TO THE POLICE STATION...

AND GIVE MYSELF UP.

IT OUGHT TO LOOK

LIKE AN ACCIDENT.

HOW ABOUT SUICIDE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, GET HER TO WRITE A NOTE, YOU

KNOW. "I JUST COULDN'T STAND IT NO MORE.

SIGNED, MRS. WILBERFORCE." AND THEN

SOMEBODY GOES DOWN AND HANGS HER.

HMM?

VERY FUNNY.

YOU GOT A BETTER IDEA?

WHO'S GONNA DO IT?

I COULDN'T.

I SHOULD BE TERRIFIED

OF... MUFFING IT.

I MEAN TO SAY-

WELL.

IT OUGH TO BE SOMEONE EXPERIENCED IN-

WHY LOOK AT ME?

WHY SHOULD I-

WE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOU HER. YOU'VE TOLD US SO OFTEN...

THAT YOU HATE:

LITTLE OLD LADIES.

AND WHY NOT YOU? YOU ARE THE

ONE WHO MASTERMINDED THIS MESS.

I- I'M NOT-

PROFESSOR, IF WE'RE GOING TO THE

POLICE STATION, WE OUGHT TO GO NOW. HMM?

WELL, WE'D SOONER NOT GO NOW,

MA'AM, NOT IN THIS RAIN.

UH, MR. LAWSON HERE'S

GOT A BAD COLD.

OH, VERY WELL.

AS SOON AS THE RAIN STOPS.

I THINK, MEANWHILE,

I HAD BETTER LOCK THESE AWAY...

OUT OF TEMPTATION.

THANK YOU.

NO, NO. I

- I WON'T. I CAN'T. COME, NOW, MAJOR.

ENOUGH OF THAT.

NO, NO, NO. I CAN'T.

ALL RIGHT, LOUIS.

I LOST.

I'LL DO IT.

NO, NO. NOT DOWN THERE.

NOT IN HER OWN ROOM.

NOT IN FRONT OF THE PARROTS.

SEND HER UP HERE

AFTERWARDS.

AH, GOOD.

MRS. WILBERFORCE,

MAJOR COURTNEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK

TO YOU PRIVATELY, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

UPSTAIRS. MAJOR COURTNEY? BUT WHAT CAN HE

- JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST GOING

UPSTAIRS, I THINK YOU'LL FIND...

HE HAS THE SOLUTION

TO ALL OUR PROBLEMS.

IT WON'T TAKE A MINUTE.

YES, MAJOR COURTNEY?

SHE HAD TO GO.

SHE ASKED FOR IT.

SHE'S PROBABLY BEEN ASKING

FOR IT ALL HER LIFE. YEAH.

LOOK WHAT SHE DONE TO THAT BARROW

BOY AND THE CABBY AND THE JUNK MAN.

ALL OF 'EM OUT OF BUSINESS

IN TEN MINUTES.

I PROMISE YOU, MRS. WILBERFORCE, THEY'VE NO

INTENTION OF LETTING YOU TAKE THEM TO THE POLICE.

BUT PROFESSOR MARCUS SAID-

HE WAS LYING.

AT THIS VERY MOMENT, THEY BELIEVE ME TO BE

- TO BE BARGAINING FOR YOUR SILENCE.

THESE MEN ARE CRIMINALS,

AND I, TOO,

AM ONE OF THEM.

ALL THE SAME,

I DON'T LIKE IT.

SHUT UP, WILL YA? SHUT UP!

PLEASE, PLEASE.

LET US TRY:

TO BE PATIENT.

ALL I ASK YOU IS TO BELIEVE ME

WHEN I SAY, WELL,

A SPARK:

OF DECENCY REMAINS.

I WAS MOVED, MADAM,

BY YOUR APPEAL.

I SHALL GO TO THE POLICE,

EVEN IF THE OTHERS DO NOT.

BUT I- I NEED YOUR HELP.

STAY HERE.

GUARD THE MONEY.

GIVE ME TIME TO REACH

THE OFFICERS OF THE LAW...

AND BRING THEM BACK

WITH ME.

- UH, YOU DO TRUST ME,

DON'T YOU? - YES, BUT, UH-

MAJOR. MAJOR?

WHAT'S TAKING HIM SO LONG?

WHAT'S TAKING HIM SO-

BE QUIET. I AM STILL

TALKING TO MAJOR COURTNEY.

WAIT DOWNSTAIRS.

HE'S GONE. THE MAJOR'S

GONE. HE'S CROSSED US.

MRS. WILBERFORCE.

IT'S GONE.

THE LOLLY'S GONE!

HE DIDN'T GO THE BACK WAY.

HE'S DONE IT. HE'S TOOK THE LOT!

I'VE NOTHING TO SAY! I'M

GOING TO STAY BUTTONED UP.

LOUIS! ON THE ROOF!

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