The Ultimate Warrior Page #2

A few people are going to be leaving.

Cal, for one.

And I'm asking you to lead them.

Where?

An island I've heard about.

No, we wouldn't hurt any of

the people living there.

But we've got something we

could give to them.

Who else would be going?

You've probably seen the

pregnant girl, Melinda.

She's my daughter.

She carries my grandson.

Or granddaughter.

Have you seen Barrie?

She's not in her room.

Your wife went out

about an hour ago.

Went out?

Did she have the baby?

Yeah, she wasn't going to stop

for anybody.

Take it up! Take it up!

Barrie!

I heard a sound, so I hid.

Where's the baby?

Where's the baby?!

Take him out of there.

We've got to go back.

No! No!

I know where the milk is!

Let go of me!

I'I do it myself!

If I help you, will you leave?

Yes!

We've got to leave.

Even if we don't find any milk,

we won't keep looking.

We've got to take the

baby and go!

I promise!

There's no mistake, Baron

someone's been stealing

from the garden.

And Cal told you this?

I looked for myself -

it was the tomatos.

It had to be one

of our own people.

You could see where he stood.

He really broke up

the plants, too.

Well, start looking around,

will you.

Make a quiet search.

Yes, sir.

Okay!

I knew it, didn't I tell you?

Let's go.

You stay away from there!

Stay away from there!

Let go!

Put me down!

Put me down!

I wonder what they were after?

There's a baby.

Good piece of bait.

I must assume that they're dead.

You'd be quicker to ask me

to go out there and get that baby

if you weren't worried that I'd

get myself killed off.

There'd be no way to get your

grandson out of here.

Those people outside are

waiting for me to go.

I've been getting two extra

portions at every meal.

They'll want me to perform.

(baby crying)

(crying stops)

It's dead.

Get this thing up there!

Alright - the rest of you outside!

Hey, there he is!

In the alley!

(men shouting)

Hey, there he is!

This way!

Come on!

(whistles)

Here he comes!

They were all dead.

The street we're on is 29th street...

...and one line of the entire

system runs under our street...

...through towns and subways.

In the basement of this building

there is a trap door

that goes down into a chamber

where fans used to force

fresh air into the tunnel.

I've outlined the tunnels to get you

close to where you'll have to go.

(knock) Yes?

"They're fighting over rations

in the storeroom."

"I think you'd better come."

I'll be there as soon as I can.

How many people know

you have this plan in mind?

Just Melinda, Cal, and us.

You think the others would object?

Yes - they'd feel betrayed.

They would claim what you

were intimating -

- that I was saving my daughter's

neck at their jeopardy.

But I'll tell you this...

...I'd sacrifice any and all

of this compound

just to get Cal's work

somewhere it would flourish.

It's a matter of values, Carson.

(shouting outside)

I'd better tend to this argument.

You look that over.

You don't want me to go along?

No. It'll be political.

No use in your taking sides.

I'll be back as soon as I can.

You've got you own

damn favorites!

Come on - everybody gets

the same!

Your wife has a stock of her own!

She saved out of her

own rations!

Nobody can save!

Stop!

You'd better put it down, Silas.

Come out.

Him and his wife's

been stealing.

If that is true it will be known.

A man better get his

before there's nothing to get.

If you believed someone was stealing,

you should have come to me, Silas.

You've got your own

problems, Baron...

...what with Melinda, and all.

I'm not inaccessible.

You only need knock

on the door.

We wouldn't want to interrupt you

and Carson being holed up so much.

I don't notice where you've

lost much weight.

Get out of here.

I'll find out if his accusation

is true.

I was found in your room.

Somebody put it there,

I swear it! I swear it!

Who did?

I'd tell you, wouldn't I?

If I knew, I'd tell you!

You were seen on the roof.

There were witnesses.

I went up on the roof.

Lots of people go up

on the roof!

Lots of people go up

on the roof!

I went up on the roof!

Is there anyone here who wants

to speak up for him?

Is there anyone here who

should speak up for him?

Give him to the street people.

No!

You're about a month away from

turning out that baby.

Just about precisely.

That'll be a fine day,

that day.

We think we've got

a place to go to.

Yeah, the Baron was telling me

that Carson knows about some place.

Some island, somewheres.

Bet I've heard that story

two dozen times.

Carson's been there -

he's going back to it.

Father's the only thing that's

keeping it all stuck together.

I know, but it has lasted a lot of years.

It's the only home some of

these people have ever had.

Your own will be born here.

Cal - he's worried that you won't

be ready when it's time.

I'll never really be ready.

But I told the Baron I'd go.

No!

It's Cal - on the roof!

Get up to the roof!

Pull up the rope.

And get rid of those planks.

Is Cal alright?

I'll get you to your room.

I said is Cal alright.

Cal is dead.

That farmer had an answer.

I was afraid you lost your

baby last night.

I loved Cal.

I know you did.

I'm not going.

Not going?

It doesn't make sense to me.

You and Carson

take the seeds...

...get them going somewhere.

What do you suppose Cal

would have said to that?

It seems to me he would have said

"Get out of here...

...find a place for my baby."

Some warm tea - drink it.

You think it over.

(knock) Yeah.

You alright Carson?

Sure

Sit down.

If I did it might suggest

that there is time to talk.

There isn't.

Oh - it's that time.

Carrot can smell something here -

- the weakness.

He's probing.

He must know that Cal is dead.

This place is about lost.

You'll have to go today.

Melinda is very upset - she says

she's not going, but

I'll have her ready.

Cal's death changed her mind.

Yes

Will I have to take her

out by force?

She'll be asleep by the time

you get to my room.

She'll sleep for about an hour.

You drugged her?

If she drank her tea, I did.

Come over here - I'll show you.

From my door, you have to go

downstairs to the right.

It leads to the basement.

You know, of course, you'll

have to deliver the baby

somewhere along the way.

I was wondering when

you'd get around to that.

Joe, wake up.

There's somethng

going on.

Why was he going down there?

Carrying one of those packs...

...backpacks.

Are you sure it was the Baron?

Of course.

Okay - I'll take a look.

If it comes to saving one

or the other...

...save the seeds.

She'll come around soon.

I'm going to close it again...

...so you won't be able

to come back.

Good luck, Carson.

How much food did they

take with them, Baron?!

No more than they deserved.

And how much was that?

Only a few tins of meat that

I had stored for a few years.

Two cans of water.

Why'd they leave?!

You must know something

we don't!

No! I'm still here,

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