The Long Haul Page #2

He's a smart boy, Joe.

- Oh, sure.

He's probably the smartest bookkeeper

whoever came out of jail.

We all make mistakes.

I made a mistake the day I took him on.

He's still going to go on

working for you, isn't he.

Well, are you coming? Because

I'm tired and I want to go home.

Look.

Why don't you go across the

street and get a cup of coffee?

I'll be five minutes.

Five minutes?

Are you badly hurt?

What's the matter?

What's happened?

Give me a hand with him, will you.

- Sure, sure.

Let's get him inside.

Dad, what happened?

I'll get some brandy.

Ben, get me the brandy. Quick.

You shouldn't have gone in there

like that. It was asking for trouble.

I was only asking for a job.

You were asking for a job and

they gave you the business, eh?

Here.

Thanks.

Hey, hey, hey. That ain't beer.

Are you going to be alright now?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Hey .. hey.

Say ..

How about taking a couple of days off?

Take Connie and the kid away

for the weekend somewhere.

What's the angle? This isn't Christmas.

I'd like you to make a

run into Glasgow tonight.

You got to be kidding.

I've been driving all

day long. I'm bushed.

There is a bonus in it if you'll do it.

Do what?

There are five hundred crates

of whiskey on that vehicle.

That's a new twist.

Taking Scotch into Scotland.

You know, I thought that Casey

was on the Glasgow run this week.

That's just it.

I guess I could use a couple of days.

And a bonus.

I can definitely use that.

Alright then?

- Okay.

Hey .. hey!

As it is, we've missed

the preliminaries.

Hey, Lynn!

Hello?

Yes.

Yes, that's right.

Come on, will you.

We'll miss the main bout.

I should break my neck

to see a boxing match.

Just a moment.

Joe .. it's for you.

I'm not here.

- It's a man called Casey.

He says it's very urgent.

Yep?

Speaking.

Yeah.

Well, who is driving it?

You're sorry?

What is it?

The whole thing is set up.

Then someone has to get smart.

Well, are we working or playing?

Relax, will you.

Ed? Joe.

It's a new deal.

Yes I know. Now, listen.

The truck just left. Get on that road.

Find it. As soon as it stops, ring me.

No. I'll handle this one myself.

Hello, Mr Easy.

Hiya, Mr Easy.

Hello, Mr Easy.

I hear you're an honest man.

So?

It's a pleasure to meet an honest man.

What's your price?

That's quite a load you have out there.

I think we could do a deal.

Look.

Suppose you were to take a walk.

Go out back or have a wash or something.

Hot coffee.

- Coffee.

Ten cigarettes.

Ten cigarettes.

I thought I told you to wait in the car.

I'm getting just a little tired

of waiting for you, Joe.

I'm hungry and I want to

go and eat somewhere.

If you want to eat something,

then eat something.

In this pig-house?

Listen. You were serving in a pig-house

like this when I picked you up, baby.

Watch out I don't drop you

right back among the pigs.

You want to walk back to town, Joe?

Because I'm taking the car.

I wouldn't do that.

Hey, fellahs.

This must be the only caf on the

road that has a floor show, huh?

Get him out of there.

Never seen anything like it.

Look, lady. I've got enough

trouble of my own. I don't ..

Please, just drive me somewhere.

I can't do it.

- I've got to get away from here.

Please.

Alright.

Here.

Where are we?

You hungry?

Are you in love with that guy?

In love with Joe?

Nobody loves Joe .. except maybe Joe.

You were so upset I thought maybe ..

My old man used to get

drunk and knock me around.

Then I hated him.

But one day the police

came and took him away.

And I cried.

It's funny.

When you don't have much,

you don't like losing it.

It's just Frank I'm worried about.

He's my brother.

You see ..

Joe puts up with him on

account of me, but ..

I don't suppose he'd ever get

himself a job anywhere else.

You're married, aren't you?

Does it show?

I can always tell.

Married men are more ..

Simpatico.

Well that's Italian. It means sort of ..

Sympathetic?

You know something

else I like about you?

You haven't tried to

make one pass at me.

Usually, when fellow takes a

girl out and buys her a meal ..

He thinks that she's the dessert.

Well.

Shall we go?

Okay.

Harry.

Thanks.

What for?

Being simpatico.

Thanks.

You look tired, mister.

Been driving long?

All night.

We got rooms.

Want to rest up a little?

You and the wife?

You'd better close this up.

You'll catch cold.

Coffee, please.

- Okay.

What's the name of this place?

- Wayside.

Give me the police please.

Hello? My name is Miller.

I'm at the Wayside caf on the A59.

I've just had my truck stolen.

Harry. What happened?

What's going on? Was it your truck?

Did somebody steal it?

It's quite an act you've put on.

The next time you see

that boyfriend of yours ..

Say, next time I see him,

I'll break both of his arms.

No Harry, you're wrong.

Harry, listen to me, please.

I didn't have anything to do with it.

Harry!

What I can't understand Harry is, why?

If you were short of cash ..

- You think I was in on it?

Well, what did you stop for?

- Because I was tired.

How about the girl? Was she tired too?

Harry.

You've fallen for one of the

oldest gags on the road.

Yeah, yeah.

Well.

You're in for a hard time of it now.

Because the insurance companies

won't touch you after this.

And I don't think Connie is going

to be very happy about it, either.

Who was she, Harry?

Some girl you picked up on the road?

Suppose we don't talk about it.

- Well I want to talk about it.

I don't!

Well, I hope it was worth it.

Well, so now you're out of work.

What are we going to do?

I'll tell you what we're going to do.

Tomorrow morning, I'm going

down to the steamship company.

I'm going to buy three

tickets for America.

Tonight I'm writing Al and

telling him we're on our way.

I won't go, Harry.

What do you want me to do, Connie?

Stay here and scratch around

trying to make a living?

When I've got a good job

waiting for me back home.

I'm not going.

Alright.

You go to America.

But you'll go without me.

Easy, easy.

Easy, Connie.

I'm with you, baby.

We'll figure something out.

Joe.

Well?

We couldn't find her, Mr Easy.

We went back to the

caf but she had gone.

Gone where?

Did she go off with that truck driver?

Well did she or didn't she?

I don't know, Mr Easy.

A truck driver.

A truck driver.

Frank.

Yes, Joe?

I want you to go out and find that

sister of yours and bring her back here.

How?

In chains?

I don't care how.

I just want her back here. That's all.

A cup of tea, Joe.

- Right.

Oh it is real cold. Real cold.

Cold enough to freeze the

head off a brass monkey.

Well, how you been?

Not so good, I hear.

Ah, that's bad, bad.

Nothing is so degrading for a

man as to be looking for work.

Oh and ..

There is something I wanted

to talk to you about.

Care for a drink?

I've a little job on hand.

I need someone to drive a truck.

Someone reliable.

Like yourself for instance.

There is ..

There is two hundred

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