The Railway Man Page #2

(FOREBODING ORIENTAL MUSIC)

Get dressed, Lomax.

(SHOUTS IN JAPANESE)

(YELLS IN JAPANESE)

No, no, no.

No!

The war's over!

Not for you, Lomax.

No! No! This way, please.

Please... no!

Eric! Oh, God!

(ERIC CONTINUES YELLING IN AGONY)

(STATIC IN EARPHONES)

VOICE FROM EARPHONES: Help us!

For the love of God, someone help us!

(YELLS AND SHOUTS FROM EARPHONES CONTINUE)

Gentlemen.

You have all fought valiantly.

You are a credit

to your country.

But I have to inform you

that General Percival has decided,

under the circumstances,

to negotiate, as it were,

a ceasefire.

He's thrown in the towel, sir?

What happens to us?

Thorlby!

We are still a fighting unit

and you will do what you're told.

You can start by destroying anything

that might be of value to the enemy.

Quickly, gentlemen.

Lomax.

What are you doing?

Might come in handy, sir.

(SCOFFS)

(SUSPENSFUL DRUM ROLLS)

(AEROPLANE ENGINES RUMBLE)

Christ almighty.

(TANK ENGINES RUMBLE)

(YELLS IN JAPANESE)

Lomax, my friend,

I think we have just witnessed

the fall of the British Empire.

(SHOUTS IN JAPANESE)

You will number off!

Beginning with number one.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

Eight.

Nine.

Ten.

Jack.

Queen.

King.

Ace.

(COMMANDS IN JAPANESE)

(SOMBRE MUSIC INTERRUPTED

WITH SHOUTS IN JAPANESE)

Good?

(COMMANDS IN JAPANESE)

(HEAVY DOORS CLOSE)

(METAL CLANG, SILENCE)

(SLOW MUSIC)

(DISTANT WAVES)

So what do you think?

I don't want to take

over completely.

You're tired. Do you

want a cup of tea?

(MUSIC STOPS)

(DISTANT THUNDER)

(BREATHES RAPIDLY)

Eric?

(CLATTER)

What have you done?

I decided, on reflection, I preferred

things the way they were.

Eric, whatever's wrong, you

can talk to me about it.

Eric.

Please. Never, ever try to interfere

with matters that don't concern you.

There's no objection, I hope?

No. No, of course not.

(KNOCKS)

Eric?

I was just wondering

if you'd paid these bills.

(LOW FOREBODING MUSIC)

Eric?

Eric.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Mrs. Lomax? Mike Moffat,

Northumberland Debt Recovery.

Non-payment of rates.

These gentlemen are here to help me.

Is Mr. Lomax at home?

Non-payment?

That's right, madam.

You may be aware we have visited

on two previous occasions.

No. No, I wasn't aware.

Look, my husband...

And those visits were made

after all attempts to communicate

with Mr.

Lomax by post had failed.

I'm sorry, I really know

nothing about this.

But if you could possibly

leave it with me.

My husband is slightly

disorganised sometimes...

Are you in a position to make

a payment now, madam?

(MUSIC BUILDS UP)

We are authorised to enter

the property and make

an inventory of goods.

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