Thunder Bay Page #4

with them?

Well, they record the vibrations

from the bottom of the gulf.

You just keep listening

to the radio,

l'll let you know

what's going on.

Get your boat started

and follow us out, huh?

First time anybody ever told

me what to do with my own boat.

But for money

l think l'll like it.

Stella, it's not good

that a father and daughter

don't talk.

You didn't mean

what you said, Stella.

About those men,

about yourself.

You always say things you don't

mean since you were a little girl.

l wish there were some way

l could take it all back.

Look.

l think you were wrong.

l think Teche will be richer

than we are tonight.

Teche! Teche!

Hello, Dominique!

All right, let it go.

Mac One to Big Bossier.

You have your geophones

strung out?

l string them out

prettier than pearls.

Yeah? Okay, that's fine.

Mac One to Mac Two.

Mac Two.

We just marked our last

location. How are you set now?

Are you ready

to drop your charges?

Yeah.

All right,

you can go ahead anytime.

Okay.

Drop one.

There she goes.

Mamma mia! The shrimp beds.

The shrimp beds!

The shrimp beds!

No!

Hey!

Don't you know

there are shrimp down there?

What does it mean?

Don't they know

they're killing the shrimp?

The town's not enough.

They've got to ruin

the whole bay.

You blow up the shrimp!

Turn around.

We stay here no more.

We go back to the river.

What's the matter

with that clown?

Hey! Swing around.

Catch up with that tub.

Turn back! Turn back!

You'll get us killed!

Hey! What's the matter

with you? Are you crazy?

You're fouling up

those cables!

You didn't tell me you were

going to blow up the gulf!

Well, what do you think l'm

recording? That bellow of yours?

That dynamite

will kill the shrimp.

Oh, those shrimp

were built

to stand 50 times

the force of those blasts.

You think l'm ignorant enough

to believe that? Huh?

We're starving now because

there are not enough shrimp.

They hear about this

in Port Felicity,

you'll be lucky

to get out of here alive.

Come on, pull up this thing!

Pull up the bow here!

We'll pick up this gear!

You'll pick it up,

all right.

Oh, you want to play rough

with Teche Bossier, huh?

All right.

Drop it.

Go fish your friend out!

Charlie?

How much of a job is there

to fix that?

That's a pretty mean job.

All right, let's get all this

equipment on our boat and go to work.

Looks like you blew up

some of that good will

l was spreading last night.

Yeah, maybe all of it.

Teche, what do you mean helping

those guys dynamite the bay?

Help them, huh?

You don't hear no more

bombs, do you? Huh? Why?

Because Teche Bossier wrecked

their gear, that's why.

Ask him.

That's right.

But they go back

for more gear.

We'll have the same thing

tomorrow.

Listen, my friends,

Stella was right last night.

These men are no good. They

spoil everything they touch.

We'll have a meeting

at Louis'.

We've got to stop this thing

before it goes anymore.

Why you get so wet?

l was so mad

when l see those bombs,

l jumped over

to cool off!

l don't cool off no more.

Not until we take care

of the oil men.

Come on!

Let's go.

Yeah, he fouled up

all the geophone cables.

Had to stop

the whole operation.

Come in.

But we got

the equipment repaired

and we'll try it again

tomorrow.

Yeah, l'm gonna

take out enough dynamite

for about 40 shots,

so l think...

Yeah, l'll call you

tomorrow night, Mac. Bye.

Well, good evening.

l see you're getting ready

to dynamite our shrimp again.

Oh, now, listen, that

dynamiting doesn't do any harm.

lf it hurt the shrimp,

l'd stop it.

Look,

will you please tell me

how l can get along

with this town?

Do you think

l'm the one to do that?

Yes, l think you could

if you tried.

l think you're doing a

wonderful job all by yourself.

You really kicked them in

the stomach today, didn't you?

Well, they can kick back.

They're on their way here now.

Oh?

l'm surprised you came over.

l wanted to bring you

the news myself.

l want to see what happens

when somebody like you gets

kicked around for a change.

Say, what's your trouble?

Who hurt you?

You're a lot like him.

You say that. You don't

know anything about me.

All right. Why don't you

go out with your friends?

l'll show you

some fireworks.

You aren't going to leave

here without getting hurt.

l've waited 10 years

to get here.

l think l'll stick around,

if you don't mind.

Thanks a lot for coming

over, though. l've enjoyed it.

You'd do anything,

wouldn't you?

Yeah, if l have to.

All right, that's far enough!

Stay where you are.

Nobody back down!

We got to stick together.

We'll stop them from

killing our shrimps! Come on.

Keep going. Keep going.

l said stay where you are!

Now you've got no reason

to come out here like this.

Nothing we do will spoil

the fish or the town.

All he talks is lies.

Come on!

Come on!

Sure, let's go.

Now start backing

out of here

or the next one lands

right in the middle of you!

You kill our shrimp

with your bombs.

Now you want to do the same

thing to the people, huh?

This fuse lasts about

20 seconds. Now, go on.

Don't anybody move!

He won't let

that thing go off!

Fifteen seconds.

l'm telling you, oil's gonna

do good things for this place.

More money in your stores.

Lots of jobs for some of you,

if you want them.

Teche, l told you

this was the wrong way.

There are peaceful ways.

Let's get our people

out of here.

Ten seconds!

We've got no reason

to fight each other,

but if you make me,

l will.

Some time, l'll catch you

without your bombs.

Now, beat it!

Do you need any help?

Well, l'm not getting

any from you.

Say, how many times do l have to

tell you to stay away from her?

Now wait a minute.

On company time,

you tell me what to do.

Not on my own.

Things are bad enough

as they are, Johnny.

Will you please not

make them any worse?

Now look, miss,

l think it would be better

for everybody concerned

if you went back

to your people.

l'll handle this.

All right, all right.

All right.

Look, baby, we've evidently

had a little trouble.

You run along home

for now, huh?

All right, Johnny.

Good night.

Good night.

We'll get along fine,

as long as you don't start

throwing your weight around.

l need a tool-pusher

with his head still on.

You're gonna get yours

knocked off,

if you don't

stay away from her.

Now go home

and get some sleep.

l'm sorry to

disappoint you.

l want to thank you.

You want to thank me?

You have tried to keep your

friend away from my sister.

l said l would,

didn't l?

But tell me,

just who are you afraid

for, her or yourself?

l hate to complain,

but it's after 3:00.

ln fact, if we hurry we might

just get back in time to get up.

We've still got half an hour

of moonlight. Let's use it.

You know,

l'm getting awful sick

of doing things

the hard way.

Well, we got two more

months to go on this job.

We don't have

much choice.

You'll have the crew down

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