WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:06.320 Tired of the everyday grind, ever dream of a life 2 00:00:06.360 --> 00:00:11.119 of romantic adventure, want to. 3 00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:15.080 Get away from it all. We offer you. 4 00:00:17.120 --> 00:00:25.760 Escape, Escape, designed to free you from the four walls 5 00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:28.839 of today for a half hour of high adventure. 6 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:46.799 You are standing on the bridge of a tramp steamer, 7 00:00:47.439 --> 00:00:51.679 a ship captain sailing through the vast emptiness of the ocean, 8 00:00:52.679 --> 00:00:56.359 while on the deck below you, the crew, a desperate 9 00:00:56.439 --> 00:01:00.039 gang of cut fruits and murderers, are waiting for a 10 00:00:59.880 --> 00:01:05.000 signal that will give them your ship and bring you 11 00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:05.640 your death. 12 00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:11.040 Listen now as Escape brings you Anthony Ellis's exciting story 13 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:13.000 The tramp Am. 14 00:01:48.760 --> 00:01:53.200 What a stinker you can smell a rotten cocks for me? 15 00:01:54.439 --> 00:01:55.560 What a stinker? 16 00:01:56.040 --> 00:02:00.719 You'll sail like a ruddy ace tag You know that, Art, Jesus, 17 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:02.000 what we've been looking for. 18 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:05.879 Goudy pet knots with the wind behind it. If she 19 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:09.080 don't blow up, I don't like it. 20 00:02:12.919 --> 00:02:15.879 There was six thousand tons of the ugliest tramp I'd 21 00:02:15.879 --> 00:02:20.039 ever seen. The paint was scaling off her plates, and 22 00:02:20.199 --> 00:02:23.599 you could see the patches of rust in the pug 23 00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:27.879 and mystery loomed over. It's dark in the night. We 24 00:02:27.960 --> 00:02:32.840 stood on the Liverpool Duck Goudy Winkle Jones and me 25 00:02:34.240 --> 00:02:41.400 and we sized her up. Yes, that's what we've been 26 00:02:41.400 --> 00:02:42.400 looking for, all right. 27 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:45.960 Where's she bound? Then? 28 00:02:46.120 --> 00:02:50.319 Care when you find out that the papa bit a go? 29 00:02:50.599 --> 00:02:52.479 She short ended on crew too. 30 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:53.879 What's her cargo? 31 00:02:54.400 --> 00:03:00.680 What we've been waiting for? Scrap go Skipper's name miss bled. 32 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:03.479 He should be easy. He drinks too much all the time. 33 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:06.000 You know the can he was in the pub doo. 34 00:03:07.000 --> 00:03:11.039 I still say she's too bloody slow, scrap. 35 00:03:10.759 --> 00:03:13.639 Iron and her old and no, Winkle Winkle, you're a 36 00:03:13.919 --> 00:03:14.520 worry of it. 37 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:17.599 Sweat you want? Why don't you leave the thinking to 38 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:23.039 Art and me? H? I think? Do you think she'll 39 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:23.719 do art? 40 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:27.360 She'll have to do. He might not find another for 41 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:29.199 months and then we'll lose the deal. 42 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:32.840 They're all they're all arm with you. 43 00:03:33.240 --> 00:03:35.599 Well, I'm with you too, but but I don't like 44 00:03:35.599 --> 00:03:39.080 the looks her in that straight, ruddy black hippopotamus. 45 00:03:39.759 --> 00:03:41.319 You'd be safer doing the black than this. 46 00:03:41.439 --> 00:03:44.960 Hope it choke. You're getting milky, winky Jones. 47 00:03:45.240 --> 00:03:48.479 I ain't milky, use milky you're calling me milky? But 48 00:03:48.599 --> 00:03:52.599 Gary Ross, Eh, God, your little. 49 00:03:55.280 --> 00:03:55.400 Right. 50 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:00.719 What's the lad, But I'm going back to the pub. 51 00:04:01.439 --> 00:04:04.000 You boys wait at the hotel. I'll get things lined. 52 00:04:03.879 --> 00:04:04.520 Up with a skipper. 53 00:04:04.639 --> 00:04:06.319 Think o, think you take it home. 54 00:04:06.520 --> 00:04:08.759 I told you he's short handed. He'll take us on. 55 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:11.639 You get your stuff packed. I'll see you later, rock Jump. 56 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:20.720 I walked up the road to a walloper called a jug. 57 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:25.600 Inside were seaman mostly and the rest a lot of 58 00:04:25.639 --> 00:04:26.560 dirty muck. 59 00:04:26.360 --> 00:04:28.199 From Knoxst A Dodos. 60 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:32.680 I spotted the Captain Blee sitting in a corner, dipping 61 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:36.040 his yellow mustache in a mug, and, after igot my 62 00:04:36.120 --> 00:04:37.079 own pime, I. 63 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:38.720 Walked over to him. 64 00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:40.920 It was well cammed, I could see that. 65 00:04:49.519 --> 00:04:59.000 I'm a little sure, captain, Captain Blee, aren't you skipper 66 00:04:59.040 --> 00:04:59.959 of the lace Winger? 67 00:05:00.079 --> 00:05:05.879 We're at the ducks er he please find if I 68 00:05:05.920 --> 00:05:08.079 sit down, don't mind? Who are you? 69 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:11.519 Alf r Ginnys Captain? I want to talk to you 70 00:05:11.560 --> 00:05:13.800 about shipping on on the lace Wing? 71 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:17.920 What for? I need a birth? I heard you were 72 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:26.000 short handed. It's a dirty life for a compliment. Oh oh, 73 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:29.600 I must have made a mistake. What your game me? 74 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:33.279 I don't follow you. You're trying to hop the twig? 75 00:05:33.519 --> 00:05:35.439 Oh no, I'm clean with the police, captain, if that's 76 00:05:35.439 --> 00:05:37.040 what you mean? Now, they're not after me? 77 00:05:37.279 --> 00:05:38.560 And why do you want to sign up with a 78 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:41.079 blast of brethren's cow like the lace wing. 79 00:05:41.160 --> 00:05:43.600 That's like I said, I need a birth got me 80 00:05:43.680 --> 00:05:45.600 papers second off is on my last ship. 81 00:05:46.240 --> 00:05:54.560 Let's see ah Forrginny's. 82 00:05:57.319 --> 00:05:58.879 You ain't take them? 83 00:05:58.959 --> 00:05:59.160 Well? 84 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:06.680 Well, am I highed? How old are you? 85 00:06:07.040 --> 00:06:09.720 Thirty four old? 86 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:10.199 I am? 87 00:06:11.079 --> 00:06:14.600 Now I'm sixty. 88 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:19.759 I'm sixty and I'm hold around a bill stinking. 89 00:06:19.519 --> 00:06:23.879 Slush of rubbish like the last wing. Now what that means? 90 00:06:24.920 --> 00:06:28.439 I might have had a cunader, but I ain't. I'm 91 00:06:28.439 --> 00:06:34.959 a failure and I'm drunk. You sign up somewhere else 92 00:06:35.079 --> 00:06:36.920 and pillar or jobs at job. 93 00:06:37.319 --> 00:06:38.199 I'm killing you. 94 00:06:41.399 --> 00:06:44.279 I need a man like you. I need a first off, 95 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:47.720 second and or third. I need a chief inch of 96 00:06:47.879 --> 00:06:50.759 blood in here. And I'm going to settle for scrapings. 97 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:55.759 That's what I always get, scrapings. 98 00:06:55.399 --> 00:06:56.560 Go and clear out. 99 00:06:56.720 --> 00:07:00.759 I still want to sign on. Are you your band barankuya? 100 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:05.399 No bonus? No bonus in my ship owner doesn't. 101 00:07:05.040 --> 00:07:05.680 Believe in it. 102 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:10.839 Dirty Doug. Oh, that's all right. You'll have leascus and 103 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:11.800 mugs under you. 104 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:14.519 I'm used to it. I've been around on the sea. 105 00:07:14.639 --> 00:07:17.000 One man's the same as another. Yeah, you a fool, 106 00:07:17.720 --> 00:07:22.360 but I need a mate. Yeah you want to hire 107 00:07:22.439 --> 00:07:25.480 them in? We shot eighteen and the page not worth 108 00:07:25.519 --> 00:07:26.079 a bunnyon. 109 00:07:26.439 --> 00:07:29.000 I'll get him. 110 00:07:28.199 --> 00:07:31.040 Sail at six in the morning. All right, he had 111 00:07:31.079 --> 00:07:33.040 a fool, don't turn up. 112 00:07:36.199 --> 00:07:38.879 I gotta have another point. 113 00:07:38.839 --> 00:07:41.199 Right, you ask you, but you stay and enjoy yourself. 114 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:42.759 I'll take care ofthing's topside. 115 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:43.680 What's your name? 116 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:49.800 Jennings, Arthur, Jennys, Jenny? All right, Jennings, Tell that steward 117 00:07:49.800 --> 00:07:50.079 a man? 118 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:50.680 Who you are? 119 00:07:50.759 --> 00:07:54.560 He's a born in the last wing named setting, sneaking 120 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:59.000 little pig. Don't trust him, yes, sir? All right Jennings, Sir, 121 00:07:59.439 --> 00:08:03.240 tell you something. I don't trust you neither. See you're 122 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:07.759 too smooth, but you're not scuffing me. See, don't forget. 123 00:08:07.800 --> 00:08:15.160 It was as easy as pie. 124 00:08:15.519 --> 00:08:17.360 Of course, it had taken her time to find the 125 00:08:17.439 --> 00:08:21.480 right ship and the right skipper. Yes, better than four months. 126 00:08:21.720 --> 00:08:24.759 We had to be sure. The most tramps these days 127 00:08:24.800 --> 00:08:26.759 belong to a big company. The part of a fleet. 128 00:08:27.399 --> 00:08:30.120 We couldn't use anything like that. It had to be 129 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:35.120 what it was. The lace wing Panama Registry, a general 130 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:37.600 trader that nobody else would touch, with a skipper to 131 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:39.399 go with her, a ship that. 132 00:08:39.399 --> 00:08:41.720 Wouldn't be missed for a while. 133 00:08:42.840 --> 00:08:46.240 We found her. I picked up Jones and Guardian and 134 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:49.759 we went back to the ship. The steward Satin was 135 00:08:49.799 --> 00:08:50.759 the only man aboard. 136 00:08:51.399 --> 00:08:51.960 He was a. 137 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:54.559 Nervous little rat who looked all the time like he'd 138 00:08:54.600 --> 00:09:04.519 been caught doing something nasty. 139 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:10.000 This will be your Kevin, mister Jennings. 140 00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:11.240 What did you take me for? 141 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:11.639 You call? 142 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:13.120 There's a Kevin has nothing for a pig. 143 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:14.120 Get it cleaned out? 144 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:17.080 Oh yes, sir, Sorry sir, ook I said him. 145 00:09:17.279 --> 00:09:19.960 Mister Gowdy is the new second officer, and mister Jones 146 00:09:20.039 --> 00:09:22.799 is chief engineer. That's Captain Bleeese orders. 147 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:26.039 See, yes, sir, I'll see their quarters is put to 148 00:09:26.159 --> 00:09:27.399 rights immediately, sir. 149 00:09:27.519 --> 00:09:27.960 You're ready? 150 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:28.440 Well better? 151 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:29.320 Okay, that's all. 152 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:33.240 Shall I clean up in your first set? Yes, sir, 153 00:09:36.759 --> 00:09:43.000 will I must say? Nice work? Oh, nice work, it's 154 00:09:43.039 --> 00:09:45.720 a starter. All very nice for you blokes. But me, 155 00:09:46.440 --> 00:09:47.960 I've got to go down in the bowels of this 156 00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:49.039 bucket of boggie. 157 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:51.840 Chief engineer. You think I want to blow myself up? 158 00:09:52.440 --> 00:09:54.519 I know what their mentionence is like without even looking. 159 00:09:54.720 --> 00:09:56.840 You've got engineer paper and we need you down there. 160 00:09:57.039 --> 00:09:58.000 If you don't like it, you know. 161 00:09:57.960 --> 00:09:58.440 What you can do. 162 00:09:58.559 --> 00:10:03.240 Take no needit at winkle, he's angry. No dam What next? 163 00:10:03.799 --> 00:10:05.600 Well, as soon as the young man comes aboard, we'll 164 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:08.279 see that he's all tucked in bed, nice and comfy, 165 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:10.519 and he doesn't wake up until we're out of here. 166 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:14.399 What about the rest of the crew, Well, what there is? 167 00:10:14.440 --> 00:10:17.639 We can manage the ones I'm supposed to. I wouldn't 168 00:10:17.679 --> 00:10:22.440 sign up. See that'll be the story. Don't forget it right, 169 00:10:23.679 --> 00:10:26.240 You better get on the job now. I'll go ashore 170 00:10:26.279 --> 00:10:27.919 and send a cable that we've found it. 171 00:10:28.639 --> 00:10:30.120 We're shoving off at six. 172 00:10:46.360 --> 00:10:48.840 The skipper was carried aboard by a couple of crewmen. 173 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:52.519 At three o'clock that morning, he was no trouble without 174 00:10:52.679 --> 00:10:56.159 the world. By five the rest of the men had 175 00:10:56.200 --> 00:11:00.440 straggled up the gangway, and at six we ease away 176 00:11:00.480 --> 00:11:04.919 from the dock. Then after a bit the lace wing 177 00:11:05.120 --> 00:11:08.080 was burying a dirty nose in the cross chop of 178 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:16.440 the Irish Sea. 179 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:22.799 We were three days out of Liverpool. 180 00:11:23.679 --> 00:11:25.799 I got off the regular ship lanes as soon as 181 00:11:25.840 --> 00:11:27.639 I could, and there was no questions asked. 182 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:31.120 The captain b didn't budge from his cabin. 183 00:11:31.960 --> 00:11:33.960 I hadn't even seen him since putting out, and I 184 00:11:34.080 --> 00:11:38.559 made sure that the steward kept him well supplied with whiskey. 185 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:40.000 Garrety. 186 00:11:40.120 --> 00:11:42.559 Jones and me were having grabbed my cabin on that 187 00:11:42.720 --> 00:11:46.519 third night, the ship was pitching and evening like a 188 00:11:46.600 --> 00:11:53.120 donkey with the itch. Sure, oh what a ship. Smoothed 189 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:56.799 his glass out there and look at it. Oh she'll 190 00:11:56.840 --> 00:12:00.960 never make it. The engines runched out a nice we're 191 00:12:01.039 --> 00:12:01.519 pushing that? 192 00:12:01.679 --> 00:12:02.080 You are? 193 00:12:02.399 --> 00:12:03.039 Never mind that? 194 00:12:03.159 --> 00:12:03.919 What about the crew? 195 00:12:04.080 --> 00:12:06.159 Push over usual bunker? 196 00:12:06.559 --> 00:12:08.799 Any trouble makers in this lot? 197 00:12:09.080 --> 00:12:11.919 Don't make me laugh? Lot of mugs. 198 00:12:12.200 --> 00:12:14.519 Yeah, we ought to be able to make it. Then. 199 00:12:15.120 --> 00:12:17.600 The important thing is to keep the radio man quiet. 200 00:12:17.679 --> 00:12:19.759 That'll be your job, that right. 201 00:12:20.559 --> 00:12:24.200 What about them engines, I tell you I've got to 202 00:12:24.279 --> 00:12:24.879 slow down. 203 00:12:25.279 --> 00:12:31.960 They won't end together. Make evening? 204 00:12:32.120 --> 00:12:32.480 Captain? 205 00:12:32.960 --> 00:12:34.399 Who are these bleaders here? 206 00:12:34.960 --> 00:12:37.080 Oh you were a bit under the weather, Captain. I 207 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:40.279 took him on in Liverpool as you requested. Your second 208 00:12:40.320 --> 00:12:44.200 off is a mister Gowdy and chief engineer, mister Jones, 209 00:12:44.679 --> 00:12:45.840 what do you think you're doing? 210 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:51.000 With my ship. Mister, any complaints I knew I didn't 211 00:12:51.039 --> 00:12:51.440 trust you. 212 00:12:51.519 --> 00:12:55.159 You're blister bleddering god things said and told me we're 213 00:12:55.200 --> 00:12:56.320 ten degrees of course. 214 00:12:56.919 --> 00:12:59.360 Now that that's right, captain, nothing more. 215 00:12:59.440 --> 00:13:02.879 It's not a set them back. You sail into the Indies. 216 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:03.720 That's right, sir. 217 00:13:04.000 --> 00:13:05.240 That's where we're going, not. 218 00:13:05.519 --> 00:13:06.440 On my ship. 219 00:13:06.960 --> 00:13:09.879 That don't kill us my part. You want to blow 220 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:10.240 us up. 221 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:11.559 She's running too fast. 222 00:13:12.200 --> 00:13:13.879 Close the door, will your birth right, y'all? 223 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:18.879 You're relieved, you are, mister the running loddy your fire 224 00:13:19.080 --> 00:13:19.639 jack here that. 225 00:13:21.399 --> 00:13:22.120 I put it to you. 226 00:13:22.360 --> 00:13:26.360 Captain, either way you lie, you go along with us 227 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:30.480 and you won't get hurt. You make any trouble, then 228 00:13:30.559 --> 00:13:31.799 we'll throw you overboard. 229 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:39.080 You know what me, I have your irons here. This 230 00:13:39.279 --> 00:13:42.159 is good to me. I can't pass your hand for 231 00:13:42.320 --> 00:13:43.960 this side. Captain. 232 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:47.120 You want to take seconds. 233 00:13:47.200 --> 00:13:50.320 Now you come in with us and we give you 234 00:13:50.399 --> 00:13:56.320 a share or overboard. Now, no arguments this minute. 235 00:13:56.480 --> 00:13:59.120 Now I'll give you a share of knocking out. 236 00:13:59.279 --> 00:14:08.919 You have a look outside. See it's clear better this 237 00:14:09.080 --> 00:14:11.039 way off. I was afraid he might come in with 238 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:12.080 empty the TV up. 239 00:14:12.320 --> 00:14:16.879 I didn't think he would all right, come on, breaking. 240 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:17.200 Me out. 241 00:14:21.240 --> 00:14:24.200 To get over to the right of Jonesy. 242 00:14:26.759 --> 00:14:45.399 Okay, okay, yeah, have a nice swim, Captain dear. 243 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:47.639 Well, that's that. 244 00:14:49.360 --> 00:14:53.759 In the morning we'll break the sad news to the crew. Now, 245 00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:55.399 let's get this half back off. 246 00:14:55.399 --> 00:15:00.440 Of course, we. 247 00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:08.480 Will return to Escape in just a moment. 248 00:15:08.559 --> 00:15:13.120 But first, tomorrow night, Frank Lovejoy stars in Suspense's production 249 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:16.879 of The Storm on most of these same CBS radio stations. 250 00:15:17.679 --> 00:15:20.080 It's a strange story about a man on a dance 251 00:15:20.159 --> 00:15:23.559 team who sets out or prove himself greater than a hurricane. 252 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:27.639 And needless to say, it's a tale well calculated to 253 00:15:27.759 --> 00:15:29.519 keep you in suspense. 254 00:15:30.159 --> 00:15:31.679 Don't miss it. Tomorrow night at. 255 00:15:31.559 --> 00:15:37.399 The Stars address presented by CBS Radio Suspence starring Frank Lovejoy. 256 00:15:38.840 --> 00:15:40.080 Now back to. 257 00:15:41.080 --> 00:15:56.320 Escape the next morning. 258 00:15:56.440 --> 00:16:00.159 I called the crew together in the upper deck, a 259 00:16:00.200 --> 00:16:02.440 slip of paper ready in my hand, and when they 260 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:11.840 quieted done, I gave them the speech. Men, I've got 261 00:16:11.919 --> 00:16:18.879 a sad duty to perform. Last night, Captain bleeded away 262 00:16:18.960 --> 00:16:26.200 with himself. Yes, he jumped overboard. He committed suicide. 263 00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:33.120 He left a note for me, which I'll turn over 264 00:16:33.240 --> 00:16:35.559 to the proper parties. When we reached Paul. 265 00:16:37.320 --> 00:16:44.120 Also his instructions that we proceed to Dominica instead of Balancia. 266 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:49.840 Now I'm carrying out that order, and until we get 267 00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:53.120 to Port, I shall be acting captain. 268 00:16:56.879 --> 00:16:58.720 That's all you met your work. 269 00:17:00.039 --> 00:17:04.759 Okay, So what an actor you'd have made off? Lovely 270 00:17:05.119 --> 00:17:09.839 epsout You couldn't love me? Keep they swallowed it, I 271 00:17:10.119 --> 00:17:10.400 think so. 272 00:17:10.559 --> 00:17:12.599 I'm not too sure about a couple of them though. 273 00:17:13.640 --> 00:17:16.640 That's Steward's sudden and the bloke with the bloke with 274 00:17:16.759 --> 00:17:19.559 a mouthful of teeth, of the donkey man. 275 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:25.519 Him looking this way. We'll all keep an eye on 276 00:17:25.640 --> 00:17:26.000 them both. 277 00:17:28.200 --> 00:17:30.680 You better get a message off to our boy in Dominica. 278 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:32.640 Think the radio men will get naughty. 279 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:36.759 That no reason he should. Don't you give him any call. 280 00:17:36.680 --> 00:17:38.440 To be there? Do worthy? 281 00:17:44.680 --> 00:17:47.839 He looked good. It's all going our way. 282 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:51.319 The ship, in a cargo of scrap was going to 283 00:17:51.359 --> 00:17:54.279 be worth fifteen thousand dollars to us when we took 284 00:17:54.319 --> 00:17:54.880 her into Port. 285 00:17:55.839 --> 00:17:56.839 That's the way we fixed it. 286 00:17:57.640 --> 00:18:02.559 Six months before Double Folks I met in Liverpool, we 287 00:18:02.640 --> 00:18:06.640 were to find them a ship Hi Jagger and sailor 288 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:11.400 into Dominico with acado squap if possible. Then they were 289 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:14.839 going to sail it out again to China, and Daddy 290 00:18:15.279 --> 00:18:19.519 Jones and me, well, we blow down to Argentina with 291 00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:24.200 our fifteen thousand and have some fun. That's the way 292 00:18:24.240 --> 00:18:27.079 it was, And it looked like it was going to 293 00:18:27.119 --> 00:18:31.400 be Stone Ginger from then on. That's the way it 294 00:18:31.519 --> 00:18:34.480 looked until we were two days out of port. 295 00:18:37.799 --> 00:18:42.000 I mean, ah, what do you want to said? 296 00:18:42.559 --> 00:18:42.720 Night? 297 00:18:42.880 --> 00:18:44.680 I have a word with you, Captain. 298 00:18:45.079 --> 00:18:45.559 I'm busy. 299 00:18:45.880 --> 00:18:50.119 It's important, sir. What it's about Captain Bleaser? 300 00:18:52.559 --> 00:18:53.240 What about him? 301 00:18:53.680 --> 00:18:56.839 Well, Sir, I hate to say this, but I don't 302 00:18:56.880 --> 00:18:58.279 think he met with no accident. 303 00:18:59.839 --> 00:19:01.319 You don't, no, sir. 304 00:19:01.960 --> 00:19:04.680 And seeing as how I know what really happened to him, 305 00:19:05.039 --> 00:19:07.440 I was thinking maybe you'd be worth a knicker or 306 00:19:07.559 --> 00:19:11.039 so if I kept my face shading. Captain Blee jumped 307 00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:13.119 over the sigh And I've got his note that says 308 00:19:13.160 --> 00:19:13.920 so could I. 309 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:14.960 See the not Sir? 310 00:19:15.640 --> 00:19:17.839 I know the Captain's writing. Lot me own. 311 00:19:19.880 --> 00:19:22.599 What makes you think it wasn't an accident? Sid? 312 00:19:23.160 --> 00:19:28.000 Seeing as how I saw what happened, sir ah, And 313 00:19:28.440 --> 00:19:31.079 seeing as ow we'll be import in a couple of days, 314 00:19:31.799 --> 00:19:33.759 I wouldn't want to make any trouble for you or 315 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:35.400 any of the other gentleman. 316 00:19:36.079 --> 00:19:38.599 Did you figure maybe something might happen to you? 317 00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:41.920 Oh, yes, sir, I did. That's why a friend of mine, 318 00:19:41.960 --> 00:19:46.440 mister Austin, he knows about it too, just in case. Now, 319 00:19:46.519 --> 00:19:49.160 what you do, sir is your own business, I'm sure. 320 00:19:49.680 --> 00:19:51.519 But don't you think it might be worth a little 321 00:19:51.559 --> 00:19:52.720 bit of sect to us? 322 00:19:53.039 --> 00:19:57.640 You're a ready fool, Siddon. You should have waited. You 323 00:19:57.880 --> 00:19:59.119 should have waited. 324 00:19:59.599 --> 00:20:01.319 Yes, ain't it you did? 325 00:20:01.519 --> 00:20:01.759 Murder? 326 00:20:01.920 --> 00:20:04.519 You don't want to Now, don't forget us in those two. 327 00:20:04.720 --> 00:20:06.079 We'll take care of Austin. 328 00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:09.640 Now look here, nobody to get nasty. I'll keep it exception, 329 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:12.480 I'll mister Jenny's, I'll give you a word. 330 00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:13.799 Don't let me. 331 00:20:20.119 --> 00:20:22.880 Explosure and throw us both off our feet. Seven was 332 00:20:22.920 --> 00:20:25.279 first up. He got out of the cabin like a whippet. 333 00:20:25.920 --> 00:20:28.119 The engines had stopped, and I knew that whatever had 334 00:20:28.119 --> 00:20:29.319 happened was in the engine room. 335 00:20:29.599 --> 00:20:32.359 I got up of the bridge guard. He was already there. 336 00:20:32.559 --> 00:20:34.400 I read anyone down that old. 337 00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:39.720 Goes below, I think, so give it here here. 338 00:20:46.359 --> 00:20:47.319 I better get down there. 339 00:20:47.559 --> 00:20:48.400 Look at the crew go. 340 00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:50.799 We're in pretty dogs worse orb and they get or 341 00:20:50.880 --> 00:20:52.440 in the boats sitting an Austin. 342 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:57.359 Know what happened to the captain? Games jumped in heydy, 343 00:20:57.799 --> 00:21:02.119 it's me odd? What happened? Does boilers fussy fire? 344 00:21:02.640 --> 00:21:06.279 He the shipping water like a bloody sieve. You're right, 345 00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:11.359 smash me on, help this cord it. They're all done in. 346 00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:13.759 I'll send some men. How many do you need to 347 00:21:13.759 --> 00:21:14.359 stop the leak? 348 00:21:14.759 --> 00:21:15.920 You can't stop it. 349 00:21:16.720 --> 00:21:19.720 There's an all six feet or more, and another behind 350 00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:20.319 the boiler. 351 00:21:21.200 --> 00:21:21.920 I'm coming up. 352 00:21:22.319 --> 00:21:22.799 We're done. 353 00:21:22.880 --> 00:21:23.200 We are. 354 00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:25.319 Get over to the radio, Kevin. Don't let that man 355 00:21:25.400 --> 00:21:26.039 send an as. 356 00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:27.400 Quick he's got you on. 357 00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:28.759 We might knock at picture. 358 00:21:28.839 --> 00:21:30.920 Who heard what I said? We've still got a chance 359 00:21:31.079 --> 00:21:33.039 after we take care of said in an Austin. If 360 00:21:33.079 --> 00:21:34.519 they spit it all up, go on. 361 00:21:36.200 --> 00:21:37.079 A horse flooding? 362 00:21:37.279 --> 00:21:39.279 Shall I give the other to a banger, Joe, get 363 00:21:39.319 --> 00:21:41.720 the pumps going. There's up of the candle, shifty with 364 00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:44.480 the explot and she's going passer. Get on the pumps, 365 00:21:44.720 --> 00:21:46.640 but get down there with them. I'll take care of 366 00:21:46.680 --> 00:21:46.920 the other. 367 00:21:46.960 --> 00:21:47.839 Will you listen to me? 368 00:21:48.000 --> 00:21:49.319 It's to late movie. 369 00:21:57.039 --> 00:21:58.240 I ran down to the radio room. 370 00:21:58.720 --> 00:22:00.839 We had to stop the core from going up because 371 00:22:01.160 --> 00:22:02.839 if there was a ship in the vicinity and it 372 00:22:02.960 --> 00:22:05.440 got to us before we'd put the choir down, setting 373 00:22:05.480 --> 00:22:07.680 the Norse and the three of us would hang in 374 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:12.480 the sinking ship with a side less worry. I heard 375 00:22:12.519 --> 00:22:14.759 the message before I even opened that door. 376 00:22:16.759 --> 00:22:17.960 Stop it, I've been sending it. 377 00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:21.319 Sets already got an answer. I said, stop it. What's sinking? 378 00:22:21.400 --> 00:22:24.400 Said my judy, are not under yet? Do you think 379 00:22:24.440 --> 00:22:26.160 I want us all in for salvage rights? 380 00:22:26.640 --> 00:22:28.759 You send out that We're okay? See now you do 381 00:22:28.880 --> 00:22:31.559 it now, need no assistance. Sent there's a ship about 382 00:22:31.559 --> 00:22:33.519 twenty miles or so. She could stand by, just in 383 00:22:33.640 --> 00:22:36.279 case she's on her way. She is your tool, need 384 00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:39.680 no Assistance's gonna get. 385 00:22:39.519 --> 00:22:40.599 Them booked over the side. 386 00:22:41.079 --> 00:22:42.920 We're done for it five minutes. 387 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:43.119 Not even there. 388 00:22:43.319 --> 00:22:47.680 Come on out here, listen to me, Jonesy. We've got 389 00:22:47.759 --> 00:22:49.039 to get the steward and one of. 390 00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:50.319 The crew men, Austin. 391 00:22:50.559 --> 00:22:52.759 They've twigged we've got to do it before we leave 392 00:22:52.799 --> 00:22:53.079 the ship. 393 00:22:53.200 --> 00:22:54.119 Now, what are you gonna do? 394 00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:56.799 Shoot him in front of the crew. We wouldn't stand 395 00:22:56.799 --> 00:22:57.200 a chill. 396 00:22:57.160 --> 00:22:59.359 Or say to us up, let's get off to see 397 00:22:59.359 --> 00:22:59.640 your tab. 398 00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:02.000 The chance out there and I want a boat around 399 00:23:02.319 --> 00:23:03.920 until we've taken care of those. 400 00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:05.599 Now listen, you do what you want. 401 00:23:05.680 --> 00:23:06.799