Strange Cargo Page #3

No prisoner would dare come in here.

He was seen climbing

in an upstairs window.

You. We're looking for...

If you're looking for a loose convict,

come and get him.

All right, Verne, we've got you.

Don't try anything.

So, you outsmarted me, huh?

That's what happens, they tell me,

when smart people get together.

One of them winds up ahead.

And I lose. Only what happens

when I catch up with you?

And I will catch up with you, baby.

The law here denies convicts

the privilege of associating with women.

The same law applies to women.

Women are not allowed to associate

with convicts, on the penalty

of expulsion from the colony.

Don't tell me I'm going to be kicked out

of this paradise of yours.

All right, come on, give me my ticket.

I'll be on my way.

Well, we don't give out tickets.

Oh, what do you expect me to do,

ride out of here on a cloud?

Make it a cloud for two, baby.

We didn't send for you.

You can get out the way you got in.

But, Grideau, it wasn't my fault.

He spoke to me on the dock,

and I warned him to keep away from me.

When he didn't,

I told him I'd call the guard,

and he said if I did,

he'd throw me overboard.

How about that, Verne?

Some women would rather drown

than talk to a guy like me.

- How did you come to be in her room?

- I told her I'd be there, didn't I?

Why didn't she turn me in

before I made good?

Because I didn't believe he would.

He broke into my room, and as soon

as I could, I called the guards.

They'll tell you. Go on, tell him.

So, she ran into the boys.

She was in a spot.

She turned me in to save her own hide.

You're a liar.

You're not going to take the word

- of a slimy convict against mine, are you?

- I might.

But the facts speak more convincingly

than either of you.

He was found in your room.

I've got to act accordingly.

Okay. So that's that, and I'm on my way.

But no matter where I go,

or no matter how low it is,

I'll know that you're no better than me,

Monsieur Grideau,

or any of the rats in your zoo.

You said you'd catch up with me someday.

Well, I just hope you do.

- And what's going to happen then, baby?

- Here's what.

Take Verne to a dormitory.

I'll deal with him in the morning.

You've got 12 hours to leave the colony.

If you're not gone,

you'll be put under arrest.

I got an idea, Grideau.

Give me 12 hours to get out,

and put her in the dormitory.

That way everybody's happy.

Let go of me. You heard what he said.

I'm going out the way I came in.

- Send the Pig in.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, monsieur.

But I wonder whether this time

instead of paying me the reward,

you would grant me a small favor?

Well, what is it?

Well, Julie's not a bad girl.

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