Thunder Road Page #2

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There ain't no point | in making a long speech.

Niles Penland's dead.

If you'd get rid of that plug, Elmo, maybe | we could understand what you're saying.

I was saying there ain't no call | to make a long speech.

Niles Penland's dead, | but he may not be the last one.

It appears that this fellow Kogan | is out to put us in his pocket -

no matter how rough he has to make it.

And the Revenue boys are tightening up.

Now, I want some opinions | as to what we oughta do.

What does Luke think | is the best thing to do?

He'd fight Kogan till hell freezes over.

How should we go about it?

Well, Luke and me has discussed it | a good bit.

We'd start by rechecking every man who's | hauling or making moon in the valley -

still men, watchers, walkers and catchers.

When we were | absolutely sure of our men,

we'd move every still to a scared location, | buy new transporter cars.

And we'd have the drivers change their | road approach to every delivery point,

carry weapons in every car.

That in itself is a violation,

but Mr Kogan intends to shoot us | off the road, if he has to.

Seems to me you're gonna | have to come to this eventually.

Unless you're gonna fight a tornado | with a peach-tree switch.

You're talking | about spending a lot of money.

Stacey, you make as much money as us.

If your folks'd dig up | the cash they've got buried,

you could equip a whole fleet.

Wait! No offence, Vernon, but maybe | your son is responsible for this grief.

He come out of the service with | a good record and went back to driving.

But he's got a machine-gunner's outlook | and death don't faze him much.

I admit he hasn't been busted | in the moon traffic yet.

We're in a business, Jess. | We keep up to date or go under.

Is my son up to date?

Seems to me he went under. I buried him.

- That ain't necessarily Luke's fault. | - It ain't?

He died trying to imitate Luke.

Let's check the facts. Since Luke came | back, arrests in this valley have doubled.

Why?

Because every sheriff and police officer | from here to Memphis is after him.

The Treasury Department's | got a special investigator to turn him up.

That's why the pressure's on everywhere.

I'm sorry you feel the way you do.

Luke never intended any harm | to come to your boy.

Whatever you all want to do, | me and Luke will abide by it.

But don't forget - and this | hasn't been mentioned here today -

we're in an illegal business.

We've always had the government on our | backs and now we've got another enemy.

Well, we'll have a show of hands.

Those opposed to Kogan's offer, | signify it.

Those approving Mr Kogan.

By majority consent, we do not accept.

Centlemen, I guess | that finishes the business.

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