The Poseidon Adventure Page #5

With you.

-Mr. Acres, would you, please?

-Yes, sir.

Come, we don't want

to lose the others.

You'll be right behind me?

Like two peas in a pod.

Quickly!

Hello!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey, in there!

You follow me. And don't look down.

Easy does it. Come on.

Get your foot up on the ladder.

That's it.

Go ahead, you're all right.

Go ahead, honey.

l said, don't look down!

Okay, okay.

Thattagirl. Take it easy.

This must be it! Bring them up!

Don't lose your footing.

Your turn, kid.

Give Mrs. Rosen a hand.

All right, come on.

-How you doing, Mrs. Rosen?

-Fine.

l think l'm getting my second wind.

How are you doing, Mr. Rogo?

Fine, fine.

Don't mind that. Don't mind that.

-Just look up.

-Manny, are you there?

-Where else could l be?

-Mrs. Rosen. . . .

l didn't mean it

to sound the way it did.

l miss something?

When l told you

about Dad's 600-pound swordfish. . .

. . .l didn't mean that

you weighed that much.

With all that's happening,

that's what you're worried about?

Sure. What else?

You're a good boy.

Tell my sister.

Watch your leg now.

lt's all right, Mrs. Rosen, come on.

l'm coming.

Press against my back. Push.

-You go first.

-All right, Mrs. Rosen.

But don't-- Don't go too fast.

Manny, are you behind me?

You haven't lost me yet.

Up you go.

Up, up.

Keep it moving!

Nonnie, you all right?

l'm sorry.

l can't move.

l can't.

Nonnie, keep your eyes on the ladder.

Don't look at anything

except the ladder.

l'm right here. l'm with you.

Do you understand?

All right, now, one rung at a time.

Just reach up your hand.

Now, don't think of anything

but the ladder. Go ahead, Nonnie.

Come on, what are you doing up there,

taking a coffee break? Move it!

Please, Mr. Rogo.

All right, Nonnie, now your foot.

Step up.

Step up.

That's it.

That's it.

That's the one.

The first rung's the tough one.

Now again. Now again.

Once more. That's it.

All right. One rung at a time now.

Now your foot. Now your foot.

Keep going. That's it.

Okay. Now the next rung.

Those terrible explosions.

-What's happening?

-lt's all right. lt's all right.

We're still afloat.

Look!

My God! There are others still alive!

You stay here. Help the others out.

l'll see where they're going.

-Where you going?

-We're following the doctor.

Doctor!

You're going the wrong way.

You're going toward the bow.

That's right, Reverend.

Wait a minute.

You can't get out that end.

-Why not?

-Because we're settling by the bow.

The bow's underwater.

Go to the stern.

We'll exit through the engine room.

-lt's gone.

-How do you know?

The explosions. You must've felt them.

The only way out is forward!

Did you check the engine room?

Did you see it?

l don't have to. We're going forward.

Please, come with us, Reverend.

You're going the wrong way, damn it!

We lost Acres.

ln the shaft. He fell.

Where in the hell were you?

What's that supposed to mean?

l told you to keep

everybody rounded up!

-Mr. Rogo did the best he could--

-You don't have to defend me.

l've had just about enough from you.

Who do you think you are, God Himself?

-He was hurt and needed protection!

-So he was hurt!

The boat tilted and he fell!

The shaft blew up!

He's dead. That's it! Or do you

want to make something more out of it?

l said l'd get everybody out

and, goddamn it, l'll do it!

Mr. Scott, all those other people,

where were they going?

They're going toward the bow.

But they're wrong.

The bow's underwater!

How do you know?! Have you seen it?!

What makes you so damn sure

about everything?

lf all those people

think they're right. . .

. . .maybe we should go with them!

Not you!

That's brilliant!

Twenty people decide to drown,

so that's all right.

That's typical.

Everything by numbers--

-Stop it, Mike!

-He's been right so far.

Wait a minute.

May l make a suggestion, please?

We'd feel more secure

if you two would stop fighting!

Well, what do you want us to do?

l'm gonna make a deal with you.

l'm gonna go to the stern,

to the engine room.

And if it's passable,

we're gonna do it my way!

lf not, we'll go forward.

You got it?!

Preacher!

You got 1 5 minutes.

lf you're not back here in 1 5 minutes,

we're going the other way.

You're on.

Wouldn't it be a good idea

to look around. . .

. . .try to find things we might need,

like food or something?

-Yeah, sure, sure.

-Good.

All right. Start looking, everyone,

but stay in the area.

Nonnie, let's take a look.

Manny, wait a second.

l want to ask you something.

l'll follow Mr. Scott. Stay here.

No way. l'm gonna help find things.

Okay, but don't stray too far.

Manny, have you still

got your handkerchief?

lt's not very clean.

Reverend Scott.

Mr. Scott.

Why aren't you with the others?

l'm scared.

l feel safer with you.

You will get us

out of here, won't you?

Oh, you bet l am, Susan.

You bet l am.

We can't get out this way. But we

went by a lot of other passages.

We'll look down every single one

until we find that engine room.

Okay.

Okay, come on.

We're never gonna see

our little grandson, are we?

Now, darling,

you have to think positively.

We'll see him. We'll see him.

lf any of us are saved,

l hope it's those two children.

They still have their whole lives

in front of them.

Stop giving our lives away.

We'll come out of this. All of us.

Now you just sit here while l--

Manny. . .

. . .you are a good man.

You're such a good man.

-Promise me something.

-Depends. What?

lf l'm not back in five minutes,

tell the others that l was wrong.

Tell Mr. Rogo to do it his way.

Understand?

l promise, but you'll be back!

l'll be back.

Look at that.

A whole new idea of cutting hair.

Strap the customer in, push a button,

raise him up, flip him over. . .

. . .let his hair hang down

and snip, snip, snip.

Yeah, snip, snip, snip.

My brother, Teddy, has lovely hair.

He's really dead. . .

. . .isn't he?

l can't go on without him.

l can't.

Nonnie. . .

. . .you will go on.

We do, you know.

We have to.

At first we don't think

it's possible. . .

. . .but in time, believe me, in time. . .

. . .you'll find other things,

other people.

Someone else to care for. You'll see.

-Brandy, rope, axe.

-We found these.

Good, good. Well, it's 1 7 minutes

and he ain't back.

-Sixteen minutes.

-Let's go.

-Can't we wait a few minutes longer?

-What for?

We're gonna move that way and fast.

Mr. Rogo!

-What's wrong? Where were you?

-With Mr. Scott.

We found a hatch he thought

might lead to the engine room.

So he told me if he wasn't back

in five minutes to tell you. . .

-. . .to do it your way.

-Come on, kid, pull yourself together.

Goddamn it, that does it!

We've been wasting time. . .

. . .while we should have gone

up front with the rest.

Wait! After all he's done for us,

we can't leave without him.

-You act as if he's already dead.

-l agree.

He made a deal!

We're sticking to it!

We're going up front right now!

Let's move it!

l found it! l've been there.

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