The Strongest Man in the World Page #4

- Yes. That weight lifting match. Withdraw. Withdraw? You're kidding. State has the greatest

weight lifting team in the country. We'll wipe Medfield right off the map. - She's sandbagging you, Krinkle.

- Sandbagging me? Yes. That Medfield bunch

have come up with a strength formula they're putting in Aunt Harriet's cereal that will literally knock

your number-one out. I'm telling you, withdraw. I can't withdraw. I just had a press conference.

I announced the whole thing. In fact, I even bragged a little. Then you're going to be

number two, Krinkle. I saw a demonstration of how that

formula works and, believe me, Medfield is going to murder State. Medfield's not gonna murder State, and Krinkle Krunch'll

never be number two. Now, look, Harry,

I'm counting on you to get that formula. It's worth $100,000 to me. - It's worth a lot more than that.

- All right, 150. 150 is okay for me,

but this is a big job. I'll need help. All right, another 50 for the help, but for heaven's sakes,

get some good people. Don't you worry

about a thing, Mr. Krinkle. I think I have the right party in mind. Exactly the right party. (BELL RINGS) Well, good-bye, Pete. Always a pleasure to visit you,

just so it's not for too long. Well, Mr. Arno,

you come any time, and just consider... Our house is your house. That's very good. (CHUCKLES) Thanks a lot. Come on. What does he mean,

their house is our house? It ain't my house. I never wanna go

back to that joint again. He's just puttin' you on, stupid. Besides, we won't have to go back there

again if you don't louse up anymore. Why do you always blame me every time

we get into predicaments like this? Because it's your stupidity that gets us

into these predicaments, that's why. ARNO: Hey! It's Harry! That's nice. A reception committee. Hey! Harry, you old son of a gun. - How's life treating you?

- Couldn't be better. Chauffeured limousine, penthouse

downtown, first cabin all the way. As I said, things couldn't be

better. How about you? Well, as you can see

I've had a temporary setback, but don't let that worry you. I'll be right back on top

before you know it. I know you will. As a matter of fact, that's why I'm here. Oh? What's up? (NERVOUS CHUCKLE) Is he okay? Who, him? Oh, sure. A little stupid, but he's okay. You gonna start that kinda talk again? You keep that up, you're gonna

cause me to lose my confidence. Oh, yeah? (LAUGHING)

Hey, what's the caper, Harry? I'll tell you all about it

on the way to town. Get in. But, boss, I don't care

what that guy Harry says. Every time we get mixed up with them

Medfield kids, we end up in jail, and I don't wanna go to jail no more. I don't go for that "Our house

is your house" stuff anymore. Cookie, nobody's goin' to jail. It's a real simple job that we're getting

paid a lot of money for. All we have to do is find out where the

formula is and go in and get it. - You say that's simple?

- Why, sure. As a matter of fact, it's so simple

I'm gonna let you handle it yourself. Yeah? All by myself? All by yourself. It's a chance to prove yourself. You'll figure it out, you'll do

the leading, I'll do the following. You really mean that, boss?

I do the leadin', you do the followin'? That's what I said. Yeah, I like that. I lead, he follows. Terrific. All right, now here's the plan. When that truck leaves

we go around the back of the building, up on the roof, over onto the scaffolding

and down in front of the lab window. The formula's in there. I don't like this scaffold business. But, boss,

I cased this joint this afternoon. The halls are loaded

with security guards. It's the window or nothin'.

We gotta use the scaffold. - All right, but I still don't like it.

- Here. Wear these. - What for?

- For the ropes of the scaffold. - What, are you stupid?

- Who's stupid? I don't like takin' orders from you. But, boss, don't you

remember you said to me, "Hey, you lead and I'll follow"? Quote. Yeah, and that's the stupidest thing

I ever did in my life. - (DOOR CLOSES)

- (ENGINE STARTS) Okay, follow me. Come on, come on. Hey, it's windier up here

than it is down there. Yeah, because it's higher up here

than it is down there. I know that! - Come on, boss. Come on.

- All right. I'm comin', I'm comin'. Come on, come on. Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Put my foot on the rail, will you? Put your foot on this, like this.

Okay, easy now. - ARNO: I'm comin'. Wait a minute.

- Okay. - Right down. Just jump.

- Wait a minute. Perfect. Perfect. Just perfect. (YELLS) ARNO: Ohh! Oh! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! Ohh! (SCAFFOLD CREAKING) - I'm gonna die.

- Boss, let go of the wall, will you? I can't let go. Boss, let go of the wall.

You're all froze up. Let go of my arm! - Aaaah!

- Ohh! COOKIE:
You know, you're violent. And you're an idiot. What are you tryin' to do, kill me? All you had to do was let go of the

wall. The whole thing was lopsided. I'll say, this whole thing's lopsided.

I'm gettin' up there again. You don't wanna get off now.

The worst part's over. The rest is a cinch, I'm tellin' ya. All we gotta do is

work these ropes here, we go down nice and easy

to the window. - Yeah?

- Come on, get the rope. This I gotta see. Uh, you're sure you know how to

work those ropes, right? Sure I'm sure. I worked on 'em today all by myself

with a phony window washing job. Now with you helping me,

it should be a snap here. All we gotta do is release it together, a notch at a time,

and we go down nice and slow. - Yeah.

- Ready? - Okay.

- Okay, boss, lower away. - Ooh.

- There. You see, boss? Yeah. Yeah, this works pretty good. Oooh. Ohh. (CHUCKLES) Yeah. This does work pretty good. Sure it does.

I told you I had it all worked out. You know, boss, you got all choked

up and froze over nothin'. That ain't good for your heart. And another thing. You gotta trust other

people to figure things out sometimes. Oh, yeah?

Trust other people? Like who? Well, people like me, for instance. (BOTH SCREAMING) - Cookie! Get me up!

- Give me your arm, boss! - Give me your arm!

- ARNO:
Get me up, you idiot! I can't get up! Ohh! Oh, my arm! - Wait a second.

- (GROANING) Whew! I don't blame you

for bein' scared, boss. - For a minute I thought you was a goner.

- Aah, you idiot! It wasn't me, boss.

It was the rope. It got a knot in it. You got a knot in your head! Just stay there, boss. No problem. I'm not stayin' anywhere. All I gotta do is release

the rope, that's all. (YELLING) (GASPING) Oh, boy. Hang on, boss! I got it. (GRUNTING) Ohh! Cookie! Cookie!

What are you doing, you crazy nut? - Wait a minute.

- (GROANING) Ohh. Take it easy, will ya? - Take it ea...

- Uh-huh. I got ya. Oh, you got me. You got me. Ohh! - Ohh! Ohh!

- Jeez! Oh, that smarts. Ohh. You did that on purpose! Boss, here we are,

right at the window, just like I said! - Look. We just gotta go in here. Yeah.

- Oh. Oh. Goin' back, we take the stairs. You can't. The halls are

loaded with those security guys. I'll take my chances with

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