Escape From New York Page #4

Bad neighborhood. You don't wanna be

walking from the Bowery to 42nd at night.

I've been driving a cab for 30 years,

and I'm telling you...

...you don't walk around here at night!

Yes, sir!

Lt'll kill you and strip you

in 10 seconds flat!

Usually, I'm not down

around here myself, but...

...I wanted to catch that show.

This stuff is like gold around here,

you know.

Hey, Snake, when did you get in?

I didn't even know they caught you.

Oh, Snake Plissken in my cab.

Wait till I tell Eddie!

Hey, hang on, Snake.

Hey, what were you doing

back there, Snake?

Looking for somebody.

Well, why didn't you ask me?

Hell, I know everybody in this town.

Yes, sir, I've been driving this cab

for 30 years. This very same cab!

I'm gonna ask you.

- Now, where's the president?

- The Duke got him.

Everybody knows the Duke's got him.

You don't have to put a gun

to my head. I'll tell you.

- Who's the Duke?

- The Duke?

The Duke of New York. A-number-one.

The big man, that's who!

- I wanna meet this Duke.

- You can't meet the Duke.

Are you crazy?

Nobody gets to meet the Duke.

You meet him once

and then you're dead!

I hate to leave her on the street.

Usually, I don't leave her alone at all.

But you're a special case, Snake.

It's okay, Snake.

It's a better neighborhood.

You can relax.

Thanks.

Boy, they got a great place here.

Like a fortress.

- They?

- Yeah.

- Who is it?

- It's me!

- Who's "me"?

- Cabbie.

What do you want?

Somebody wants to see Brain.

It's important.

- Go away, Cabbie!

- No, it's Snake!

Snake Plissken.

- You're Plissken?

- He wants to see Brain.

Why?

I wanna meet the Duke.

Hey, you remember this place, Snake.

It used to be the public library.

Oh, that Brain, he's the greatest.

Mr. Fabulous! The Duke loves him.

- Who's that?

- That's Maggie, Brain's squeeze.

The Duke gave her to Brain just

to keep him happy.

See what I mean?

Heard you were dead.

Brain?

Brain, I brought somebody to see you!

Harold Helman.

- Snake?

- Harold?

How you been, Harold?

It's been a long time.

You never told me you knew

Snake Plissken, Brain.

Isn't that great? Hey, Brain, I could

use some gas if you could spare some.

I'm glad you remember me.

Yeah.

A man should remember his past.

Kansas City, four years ago,

you ran out on me.

- You left me sitting there.

- You were late.

We were buddies, Harold.

You, me and Fresno Bob.

You know what they did to Bob?

You wanna see him sprayed all

over that map? Where's the president?

- I swear to god, Snake, I don't know!

- Don't f*** with me.

- Why do you wanna know?

- I want him.

- Working for the man now?

- Then I'll just beat it out of your squeeze.

Maggie doesn't know exactly where he is

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