Whisky Galore Page #5

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This is my quota.

Four bottles of whisky.

First I've had in two months

The Island Queen brought it in this morning

Oh, I beg your pardon.

Four bottles of whisky,

when there's maybe 200 cases

on the island!

200 cases?

Constable Macrae has just told me he hasn't

found a single bottle.

He says he's looked everywhere!

Has he looked around the beach up at Seal Bay?

You've got crazy the lot of you!

Bottles, bottles, everywhere! The place is like a bar

What is this?

Can I put some of it in here?

Anywhere as long as it's out of sight.

Obaig 6-6-6.

Will you hold on please.

Mr. Waggett, you are through to Colonel Lindsay Wolsey

Captain Waggett, officer commanding Todday Home Guard.

I'm very anxious to have a short talk with you on Home Guard matters

- not again

- no, it's nothing to do with the ship...

it's about that ammunition I'm returning to you.

Now I suggest I catch the boat tomorrow and be

with you the following morning

- if you must!

- well I wanted to put you in the picture

Paul! All the way to Obaig just for a

talk with Colonel Lindsay Wolsey.

No, I'm not going anywhere near the mainland

I'm going to the excise people at Novast.

What for?

Security!

He says he was off on the boat tomorrow.

Where's he going?

To Obaig to see the Colonel

We can have our Reitach tomorrow!

And Catriona's! A double Reitach!

Here you go, take a glass.

Now George, at one gulp!

otherwise Catriona will be wearing the breeches!

I still think, Mr Farquharson, our best course

would be to go straight to the cave!

The cave won't run away, Mr Waggett.

Our shall take advantage of our little expedition

to make a house-to-house search.

The local constable has already done that and found nothing.

My men our experts

So are the Todday men at hiding whisky.

We'll see

Well I suppose you know your own business best.

I do indeed, Mr Waggett

As soon as I've made my little haul

you can drive me to this little cave of yours

- Well, if you insist

- I do.

Come on, get a move on there.

Now you know the orders, don't waste time.

Results depend on surprise.

You've got to move quick to find anything.

Grant Macriddie, you'll come with me

There's a visit here I must pay myself.

You'll join us won't you Mr Waggett?

You know Joseph Macroon.

If it's at all awkward, there's no need.

Awkward? Why should it be?

I've done no more than my duty.

Then you'll join us.

Report to me in Macroon's Post Office

Who's is it?

Post Office is closed!

Miss Macroon, could we speak to your father

he's gone to bed.

On Mr. Waggett it's you!

I thought you were at Obaig.

I'm afraid we must ask you to wake your father.

May we come in?

Certainly.

What here a moment, I'll go and get him.

Here? Will they not smell it?

Disinfectant.

Father!

They're here, the four of them,

and Farquharson himself.

You're sure they've had no warning?

How could they?

- Mr Macroon

- Mr Farquharson. And what brings you here at this time of night?

It is on the late side, but between old friends

Ah well, you're welcome.

I haven't seen you for a year or more.

As long as that?

- Aye, when the Jamaica May went down

- that's it

Well now the Cabinet Minister's gone down.

Aye, too quick. She didn't last long at all

We've had a report at Novast that she's lasted long enough

for some of her cargo to be removed.

Now who'd be saying a thing like that?

I'm sorry to have disturbed you, Mr Macroon.

I'll call earlier next time.

Och, I didn't mind you coming late at all,

Mr Farquharson.

Poor fellows!

A dirty job! A Dirty job!

Dirty job!

You see! Not a single bottle!

Get back to the pier! I'll join you there.

I'm afraid we have been wasting our time.

- Aren't you going to...

- I'll speak to you privately, Mr Waggett.

We failed to find anything because they were ready for us.

I see to reason to tell them what we are going to do next.

How far is it to this cave of yours?

Driving carefully, as I always do,

about 15 minutes.

- Where's your car?

- In my garage

Farquharson's not going to the pier!

You think he'll be knowing about the cave?

Waggett? No.

- What makes you so sure?

- How would he know?

I told him myself to take a look at Seal Bay.

What?

Why should I help you to ruin my business?

You know what has been happening!

Sammy, your lorry!

Sammy, take her across Maha, along the sands - it will be quicker.

I'd like to lay my hands on that may Waggett!

Just for a bit of whisky to go to prison! Men!

Sitting there doing nothing at all!

Could you not do something to stop Waggett?

How can we?

Soldiers!

Helpless as newborn babies!

I can see them stopping the Germans!

That stupid stuffed up Sassenach playing at being a laird!

A tinpot General with his Home Guard

and his roadblocks

Roadblocks! A fat lot of use!

Roadblocks

How on earth did that get there?

It's the fairies.

They are very active in these parts!

- Who's next on the list?

- Torquil Munroe. His aunt has a telephone

This'll get you Court Marshalled

You don't know my Colonel, Doc.

It'll get me promoted.

This will take you the rest of the night, won't it?

No, we can move it in a jiffy.

Not much use against the Germans in that case.

My dear sir! If we were Germans, we'd be under fire from snipers.

Only blanks! It's Home Guard issue.

Childish attempt to frighten us

Come on you two! Let's get this shifted!

It's a special exercise Angus.

You remember Captain Waggett was telling us about the fifth columnist?

Mother, where is my helmet?

You were using it to feed the hens.

And tell him he can't pass the bridge

unless he knows the password.

Angus, Angus are you there?

What is the password?

Och it doesn't matter. Anything!

Tell him the password it's "whisky"

The password's "whisky"

Halt!

How is going there?

What are you doing here in uniform, MacCormac?

I'm guarding the bridge according to instructions from Captain Waggett, Because the Germans have landed.

Have you gone out of your mind?

No, no I'm pretty wise.

Then go back home and get out of uniform.

I can only be taking orders from Captain Waggett.

This is Captain Waggett! Are you blind?

No, no I'm quite sober.

This is lunacy!

It's me!

I'm Captain Waggett!

Ah but how do I know you're Captain Waggett?

I think you're a dangerous fifth columnist

and you cannot be going on without the password

There you are Waggett,

no password, no whisky.

"Whisky". That's the very word!

Come on Sammy! Can't you get it wound up?

Shut the door Joseph.

Here's Waggett! Come on!

Gone?

It's been a very interesting experience, this little military exercise

Mr Farquharson, they've had a lorry!

Well they can't drive fast across the dunes with that load!

Get in the car! cut them off!

You couldn't drive a little faster, could you?

Yes I can.

No petrol!

We'll have to cut our way out!

It's for you.

Yes, speaking.

Indeed?

Most interesting.

Yes I'll ask him.

What was it?

They'd welcome the opportunity to interview you

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