"OH, RORY, IT'S TRUE." "I LOVE..." "WHO DO YOU LOVE, JOHN?" "...YOU." "I LOVE YOU." "OH, GOD." "UNMARKED POLICE." "AYE." "( cow moos )" "DID YOU FORGET ABOUT BRUCE?" "THIS PLACE IS A MESS." "I'M SORRY, HAMISH." "THE CHAIN CAME OFF MY BIKE." "AYE, AND WEE JOCK NEEDS FEEDING." "COME ON, JOCK." "HAMISH, CAN I TALK TO YOU?" "CAN IT NOT WAIT TILL WE GET RID OF BRUCE?" "I'VE HAD A WARNING." "AYE, AYE." "NO, I'M SERIOUS." "A VISION..." "YOU'RE IN IT." "ME, I'M IN IT..." "AND I'M SUFFOCATING..." "DROWNING..." "I DON'T KNOW, HAMISH." "IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD." "FUNNILY ENOUGH, JOHN, I'VE HAD A VISION." "IN MY VISION, BRUCE ARRIVES." "BRUCE ARRIVES, WE'RE IN A MESS, AND THAT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD." "( shouting )" "THERE IT IS, MacBETH-- THE LATEST." "CAN YOU JUST NOT FEEL THAT PROCESSING POWER?" "YES, SIR." "JUST WAITING TO BE UNLEASHED, EH?" "I'M PUTTING ONE OF THESE IN EVERY NICK ON MY PATCH." "NO MORE MOUNTAIN OF PAPERWORK, NO SIR." "THOSE DAYS ARE GONE." "THIS IS STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY." "IT'LL BE A GREAT HELP, SIR..." "WHEN THE CASES COME FLOODING IN." "YOU CAN ALSO BE ONLINE TO INVERNESS 24 HOURS A DAY." "IT'S A VERY SIMPLE INTERFACE." "'CAUSE YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY UP TO SCRATCH WITH YOUR PAPERWORK, YOU KNOW?" "I GATHER WE'RE STILL GETTING REPORTS FROM YOU FROM SEPTEMBER." "1993." "( phone rings )" "I DID TRY AND EXPLAIN, SIR, ABOUT THE TYPEWRITER PROBLEM." "LOCHDUBH POLICE STATION." "IS YOUR MAN JOHN-- IS HE UP TO IT?" "THE ADMINISTRATION?" "OH, YES, YES." "JOHN KEEPS ME IN ORDER, SIR." "HAMISH." "I SUPPOSE THEY PUT AN ARM THROUGH AND UNLOCKED THE DOOR." "WE TEND TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE LOCK, I'M AFRAID." "UH-HUH." "( steps on broken glass )" "IRREPLACEABLE, OF COURSE." "BUT INSURED?" "YES." "YES, THERE IS THAT CONSOLATION." "HAMISH, THIS GANG THAT HAVE BEEN RUNNING AMOK ALL OVER THE HIGHLANDS" "AS I UNDERSTAND IT..." "THE MOB?" "YES, YES." "YOU THINK IT COULD'VE BEEN THEM?" "NO." "OH." "NO, NO, YOU SEE, THE MOB..." "WELL, THEY SPOTTED THESE FOR A START." "AND MOST BURGLARS TEND TO BREAK IN FROM THE OUTSIDE." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "WELL, SOMEONE-- I THINK IT WAS YOU" "BROKE THE WINDOW FROM THE INSIDE." "SEE, MOST OF THE GLASS HAS FALLEN ON THE OUTSIDE." "PLUS, YOU'D NEED ARMS-- I'D SAY AT LEAST ABOUT FOUR FEET LONG" "TO BE ABLE TO REACH IN FROM THERE." "OH." "FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, MAJOR?" "YES." "( knock on door )" "MR. McIVER JUST PHONED." "HE SAID TO SAY, BRUCE, IS IT, IS ON HIS WAY." "YOU NEED TO GET RID OF THESE FOR A START." "WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO AVOID YOU BEING ARRESTED." "I'LL TAKE THAT." "( glass shards hit floor )" "BACK." "( crashing sound )" "THANKS, MRS. MEIKLEJOHN." "OKAY, WHERE'D YOU PUT THE SILVER?" "STABLE BLOCK." "GOOD." "WE'LL GET IT LATER." "WE WANT THE INSPECTOR TO FIND IT, OKAY?" "I'VE ALREADY TELEPHONED THE INSURANCE, HAMISH." "WHAT?" "THE CARS ARE ON THEIR WAY." "WILL THEY ALL BE WANTING TEAS?" "UH..." "YEAH." "WE'RE READY." "LET ME DO THE TALKING." "IT'S JUST THAT I LIKE NOTICE IF THERE'S TO BE A LOT OF TEAS." "THE ICE CREAM." "ICE CREAM?" "WE DIDN'T DO THE ICE CREAM." "COME ON." "COME ON." "SPOONS!" "SPOONS!" "EH?" "IS IT THE BEST YOU WANT?" "I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS IN THIS INSTANCE, MRS. MEIKLEJOHN." "I DON'T, AS A RULE, USE BEST IN THE KITCHEN." "BUT SINCE YOU'RE HERE, MAJOR-- EAT!" "I WOULDN'T EAT ALL THAT AT ONCE IF I WERE YOU." "YOU'LL MAKE YOURSELVES SICK!" "( doorbell rings )" "THERE!" "NOW DO YOU BELIEVE ME?" "THAT IS THE FRONT DOORBELL RINGING," "AND THAT THING SAYS, "BILLIARD ROOM"!" "DON'T LET THEM IN!" "WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A BILLIARD ROOM." "( Major groans )" "( vomits ) THERE, I TOLD YOU YOU'D BE SICK!" "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, LAD?" "SORRY, SIR, I WAS JUST DIGESTING EVIDENCE AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY." "TO THE LEFT." "WHAT DOES THIS SAY TO YOU, macbeth?" "ITALIANS, SIR?" "FOR GOD'S SAKE, MAN, DO YOU NOT READ YOUR BULLETINS?" "MAYBE I MISSED ONE OR TWO." "EXACT IN EVERY DETAIL." "TWO TUBS OF ICE CREAM, TWO SPOONS." "I THINK IT'S THEM." "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN, MAJOR?" "THE MAJOR RECALLS HEARING A NOISE LATE LAST NIGHT, SIR." "THE CULPRITS WILL BE LONG GONE, I'M AFRAID." "MAJOR MacLEAN, YOU HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM" "OF THE MOST WANTED GANG OF THIEVES IN SCOTLAND." "THE GANG THE GUTTER PRESS CALL "THE RASPBERRY RIPPLE MOB."" "Major:" "GOSH." "I THINK macbeth'S WRONG, SIR." "SOME OF THIS ICE CREAM'S ONLY JUST MELTED." "I'D SAY THEY WERE IN THE VICINITY." "EXCELLENT." "THIS TIME, WE'VE GOT THEM." "CRONK, I WANT MORE MEN." "I WANT ROAD BLOCKS." "I WANT THE WHOLE DISTRICT SEALED OFF-- HOOK, LINE AND SINKER." "WHAT SHALL WE HAVE?" "OH, I LOVE THOSE CRUMPETY THINGS." "THEN CRUMPETY THINGS IT IS." "QUIET THIS MORNING, MR. CAMPBELL." "I'M QUITE HAPPY WITH MY OWN COMPANY, THANK YOU." "UH-HUH." "WELL, THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE." "SO IT SEEMS." "I WAS JUST TELLING ESME HOW MUCH I LIKE YOUR CRUMPETS, MR. CAMPBELL." "CAN'T GET ANYTHING LIKE THEM IN LONDON." "I'M GLAD SOMEBODY APPRECIATES WHAT I HAVE TO OFFER." "HOW DID IT GO, THEN?" "BRUCE IS STAYING." "SENDING FOR REINFORCEMENTS, IN FACT." "AYE?" "HE THINKS WE'VE GOT THE RASPBERRY RIPPLE MOB IN OUR MIDST." "AND WHY WOULD HE THINK THAT?" "DON'T ASK." "HOW YOU GETTING ON WITH THE COMPUTER?" "WELL, IT'S NOT EXACTLY MY FORTE, HAMISH." "NO, ME NEITHER." "BUT ISOBEL'S GONNA POP IN, GIVE US A LESSON, TOMORROW LUNCHTIME." "US?" "I'VE HEARD YOUR "US" BEFORE NOW." "LOOK, JOHN, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT KEEN," "BUT I'M UNDER HEAVY PRESSURE HERE" "FOR BRUCE TO GET THIS ADMIN CLEARED UP." "HE WANTS EVERYTHING LOGGED IN IN THAT COMPUTER." "CROSS-CHECKED..." "I DON'T KNOW, WHAT IS IT--INTERFACING." "LOOK, I COME IN, I CLEAN, I ANSWER THE PHONE." "WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?" "JOHN, I NEED HELP WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION," "AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR TWO PEOPLE." "WELL, I CAN'T DO THREE JOBS." "NO, NO, I KNOW." "I'M SORRY, YOU'RE RIGHT." "JOHN, LOOK, IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?" "YOU'RE HALF MY AGE, YOU KNOW THAT?" "AYE." "AND I CLEAN YOUR LAVATORY." "AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR IT." "AND I FEED YOUR DOG." "YOU DON'T EVEN FEED YOUR OWN DOG." "AYE, I DO!" "JOHN..." "LOOK, I'M SORRY." "GOING TO ZAP YOU WITH MY LASER PHASER." "( mimics phaser sound ) ( grunts playfully )" "AYE, THEN, YOU'RE DEAD." "BUT I'M A FIGHTER." "I CAME BACK TO LIFE." "TELL ME ABOUT THE OIL TANKERS." "NOT TODAY, DANNY." "I THINK THEY GET A DISCOUNT ON FORDS." "Rory:" "NO, I'VE TOLD YOU." "I'M SORRY." "I'M--I'M..." "LISTEN, CAN I JUST TELL YOU ALL THIS IS A SUB POST OFFICE." "I CAN'T DO YOUR ROAD TAX HERE." "YOU HAVE TO GO OVER TO CNOTHAN FOR THAT." "AND I CAN'T DO YOUR CAR INSURANCE OR YOUR MOTs." "RIGHT." "( grumbling from crowd )" "BUT I BELIEVE THE POLICE WILL BE CHECKING TV LICENSES WHILE THEY'RE HERE." "( excited commotion )" "RORY, WHICH ONE IS IT?" "IT'S THE BLUE ONE." "COMPLETELY KITTED OUT MOBILE INCIDENT ROOM" "PHONE, FAX, COMPUTER, SATELLITE." "DO YOU THINK THEY GET THE ADULT CHANNEL?" "I'M JUST WAITING TO TAKE A FULL STATEMENT FROM MAJOR MacLEAN, SIR." "EXCELLENT, AWAY YOU GO." "EVERY DETAIL YOU CAN GET TO FEED INTO THE SYSTEM." "SIR." "SO, WE FILE OUR REPORT AND THE INSURERS RECOMPENSE YOU" "IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR POLICY." "OF COURSE, NOTHING CAN MAKE UP FOR THE ITEMS THAT YOU LOST." "NO, NO..." "IN THE FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS." "I FEEL..." "I FEEL SOMEHOW TO BLAME." "NO, YOU MUSTN'T BLAME YOURSELF, SIR." "THIS MOB REFUSES TO BE CAUGHT." "THERE'S A CONSIDERABLE REWARD ON OFFER." "AND STILL, WE DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT THEM." "AYE." "AH..." "CONSTABLE macbeth, THIS IS MR..." "MARKWELL." "MARKWELL." "ABERCROMBIE AND MARKWELL." "LOSS ADJUSTERS." "JUST BEEN HELPING THE MAJOR WITH HIS INSURANCE CLAIM." "HAMISH macbeth, LOCHDUBH POLICE." "YOU GOT HERE VERY QUICKLY." "HAPPILY, I WAS IN THE AREA." "PERHAPS YOU COULD HELP ME WITH A CRIME REFERENCE NUMBER." "IN DUE COURSE." "YEAH, AYE, SURE." "THANK YOU." "RIGHT, MAJOR, I'LL SAY GOOD-BYE, THEN." "Major:" "THANK YOU." "GOOD-BYE." "( engine starts )" "I DON'T BELIEVE THIS-- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, CLAIMING THE INSURANCE?" "I COULDN'T TELL HIM THE TRUTH, COULD I?" "I SHOULD HAVE LEFT YOU TO GET CAUGHT." "WAIT A MINUTE." "IS ALEX IN ON THIS?" "NO, NO." "BUT SHE KNOWS THERE'S MONEY PROBLEMS." "YOU STOPPED PAYING HER THAT ALLOWANCE." "LOOK, MAJOR, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TELL HER, AT LEAST ABOUT THE DEBTS." "I KNOW, HAMISH, I KNOW..." "WE DON'T INHERIT THE LAND FROM OUR PARENTS." "WE..." "WE BORROW IT FROM OUR CHILDREN." "I'VE LET HER DOWN." "THIS STATE, I..." "I CAN'T TELL HER." "COULD YOU TELL HER, HAMISH?" "( knock on door )" "COME IN!" "HAMISH." "HIYA." "HOW'S IT GOING?" "WHAT?" "I DON'T KNOW..." "THE WRITING," "THE CITY, ALL THAT." "GOOD." "GOOD." "( beeping sound )" "THAT'S THE, UH, THE NEW NOVEL, THEN?" "NO, SPEECH." "ESME'S ASKED ME TO GIVE OUT THE SCHOOL PRIZES." "THEY'RE PRETTY EXPENSIVE, AREN'T THEY?" "COMPUTERS?" "QUITE." "WHY?" "WELL..." "WELL, WHAT I MEAN IS, UH," "WITH ALL THE ADDED EXPENSE OF LIVING IN LONDON..." "THINGS ARE A LITTLE TIGHT, BUT MY ALLOWANCE COVERS IT." "WHAT?" "DO YOU THINK I STOLE THE FAMILY SILVER IN ORDER TO TOP UP MY INCOME?" "AYE." "HAMISH, ARE YOU IN DEBT?" "IS THAT WHAT IT IS?" "LOOK, I CAN LEND YOU SOME, OR I'LL SPEAK TO DAD" "NO, NO, NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND." "WHAT I MEAN IS..." "YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT COME A DAY" "WHEN YOU WANT TO BE FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT FROM YOUR DAD." "WHAT, AND COME AND BE DEPENDENT ON YOU?" "YES, I COULD COME BACK AND MARRY YOU." "WE COULD HAVE CHILDREN-- THREE, I THINK." "THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT A CAREER." "I COULD COME AND CLEAN THE STATION FOR YOU." "COME ON, ALEX." "THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT." "WELL, I WISH YOU'D SAY WHAT YOU DO MEAN, HAMISH." "THINGS MIGHT BE A LITTLE EASIER BETWEEN US." "AYE." "SEE YOU LATER, EH?" "I'M SORRY." "I JUST--I JUST COULDN'T." "( distant voices )" "WE NEED TO GET RID OF THEM BEFORE THEY'RE DONE WITH THIS." "RIGHT, SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I DON'T" "WELL, I TELL YOU, I THINK--I THINK..." "WE STAGE A BUNGLED GETAWAY, RIGHT?" "BRUCE FINDS THE ABANDONED CAR WITH THE LOOT STILL IN IT." "HE ASSUMES THE THIEVES DUMPED IT," "ROUND THE ROADBLOCK AND AWAY." "RIGHT." "RIGHT." "I'LL GET YOU THE SILVER." "AYE." "( sound of printer )" "THAT'S THE OLD WAY, macbeth." "I JUST THOUGHT LOOKING FURTHER AFIELD, SIR-- FOR A GETAWAY CAR, MAYBE." "IN THE OLD DAYS, AYE, WE'D BE SEARCHING FOR THE EVIDENCE." "BUT NOWADAYS, IT'S ALL PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILING." "WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THESE CHARACTERS?" "WE'VE GOT TO GET BEHIND THEM-- KNOW THEIR HOPES, THEIR FEARS," "WHERE THEY GO, WHAT THEY DO." "ONE THING WE DO KNOW-- WE KNOW WHAT THEY EAT." "CRONK?" "YES, SIR?" "SEND FOR ICE CREAM-- A LOT OF ICE CREAM." "YES, SIR." "RASPBERRY RIPPLE?" "AYE." "AND INFORM THE LOCHDUBH HOTEL THAT WE'LL BE ASKING FOR THEIR COOPERATION." "ANOTHER LARGE DARK RUM AND PEP, BARNEY, PLEASE." "AYE." "WHAT'S THAT ON YOUR MENU TODAY?" "RASPBERRY RIPPLE ICE CREAM." "IT'S LOVELY--I THINK WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF DOLLOPS OF THAT." "Barney:" "RIGHT YOU ARE, LACHLAN." "THANK YOU." "UH, DAD, I DON'T LIKE ICE CREAM." "( cash register rings )" "YES, YOU DO, SON." "NO, I DON'T." "YES, YOU DO." "Agnes:" "THERE YOU GO, GENTS." "Man:" "THANK YOU, AGNES." "( jukebox plays ) ( people laugh )" "JOHN, CAN YOU DO ME A WEE FAVOR?" "AYE, SURELY." "SEE THAT OLD CAR OUTSIDE YOUR PLACE?" "AYE, THE LADA." "THE LADA, AYE." "CAN I BORROW IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS?" "WHY?" "WELL, I NEED BRUCE TO THINK THE MOB USED IT AS A GETAWAY CAR." "WHY?" "SO THAT HE THINKS THEY GOT AWAY." "THEN HE GOES AWAY?" "ABSOLUTELY." "SO IT WAS STOLEN YESTERDAY, OKAY?" "WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, HAMISH?" "WELL..." "ITS PROBABLY BEST" "IF I DON'T INVOLVE YOU ANY MORE THAN I HAVE TO, JOHN." "REALLY." "MAYBE I COULD GIVE YOU A HAND." "WELL, IF YOU COULD HELP ME WITH THE ADMIN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT." "LISTEN, HAMISH..." "THIS MEETING WITH ISOBEL" "ISOBEL..." "LISTEN, I CANNOT BE HERE." "NEITHER CAN I." "AND WHY NOT?" "I'VE GOT OTHER THINGS ON." "OTHER THINGS ON, YOU MOLLOCK?" "LIKE WHAT?" "WELL, PROBABLY IT'S BETTER IF I DON'T INVOLVE YOU." "JOHN!" "( door opens )" "( door closes )" "( door opens )" "Isobel:" "HELLO?" "( coins rattling )" "HI, ISOBEL." "ALL SET FOR YOUR LESSON?" "WELL, THERE'S A WEE BIT OF A PROBLEM." "WHAT?" "WELL, JOHN CANNOT BE HERE." "WELL, JUST THE TWO OF US, THEN." "NO, I'M SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE PHONED YOU." "UM, IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD TIME." "OH, OKAY." "DO YOU MIND?" "NO." "I'LL COME BACK LATER." "SEE YOU LATER, THEN." "THAT'S ME AWAY, THEN." "BYE." "BYE." "( knock on door )" "HELLO." "I WAS A BIT BRUSQUE WITH YOU YESTERDAY." "SORRY." "BROUGHT A PEACE OFFERING." "LUNCH..." "YOU'VE HAD LUNCH." "NO, NO, I WAS GOING OUT." "OH, CAN I NOT TEMPT YOU WITH SOUP?" "OR BREAD?" "IT'S BRILLIANT." "IT'S ITALIAN." "CIABATTA BREAD." "CIABATTA?" "PRACTICALLY LIVE OFF IT IN LONDON." "I WAS WRONG, WASN'T I?" "ABOUT LONDON." "YOU KNOW, I REALLY THOUGHT YOU'D COME RUNNING BACK." "STUPID." "YOU DON'T MISS LOCHDUBH AT ALL REALLY, DO YOU?" "ONLY CERTAIN ASPECTS." "AND WHICH ASPECTS WOULD THEY BE?" "( mutters )" "YOUR DAD REALLY MISSES YOU, YOU KNOW." "AND I MISS HIM." "I THINK HE WANTS ME TO..." "SOUNDS CLICHéD, TO HAVE A LIFE." "HE ALWAYS SAID HE'D DO EVERYTHING, ANYTHING" "TO GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO DO THE THINGS HE NEVER COULD." "I'M SURE HE WOULD." "AND I OWE IT TO HIM, DON'T I?" "TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT." "ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES I REALLY MISS..." "SOMETIMES I THINK, YOU KNOW, LIKE GIVING OUT THE PRIZES AT THE SCHOOL." "I THINK THIS IS WHERE I BELONG." "THEN WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK FOR A WEE WHILE?" "JUST MAKE SURE YOUR DAD'S COPING." "OH, COME ON, HAMISH." "WHAT?" "YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS, ARE YOU?" "GOOD AT WHAT?" "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST SAY IT?" "JUST SAY WHAT YOU MEAN." "INSTEAD OF SKIRTING AROUND IT." "YOU COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY ENOUGH WITH YOUR BODY." "YEAH, WELL, YOU'RE THE WRITER." "YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD WITH WORDS, ARE YOU?" "WHY CAN'T YOU SAY YOU NEED ME?" "SEE?" "SEE?" "THIS IS WHY IT NEVER WORKED BETWEEN US." "BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'S STRONG TO SAY NOTHING." "THE STRONG, SILENT TYPE." "I'M SORRY, I CAN'T BE BOTHERED WITH IT." "I'M JUST SAYING I THINK YOUR DAD NEEDS LOOKING AFTER." "YEAH?" "WELL, YOU'RE SO CONCERNED ABOUT MY DAD, THEN YOU LOOK AFTER HIM." "( knock on door )" "Hamish:" "JOHN?" "OH, HAMISH, COME ON IN." "( door closes ) AYE." "AYE, IS IT THE LADA?" "EH..." "NO." "( clears throat )" "I THINK WE SHOULD TALK." "UH-HUH." "CAN YOU NOT TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS?" "YOU'VE A PROBLEM WITH ME, HAMISH." "I'VE NO PROBLEM WITH YOU." "I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS." "WE ARE." "SO WHY WON'T YOU TALK TO ME?" "LOOK, UM..." "WHAT I SAID BEFORE..." "I REALLY DO NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION." "I MEAN, IT'S NOT A LOT." "ONCE THE BACKLOG'S CLEARED WITH THIS COMPUTER," "WELL, IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO MUCH." "I CAN'T DO IT." "YOU'RE NOT GIVING ME A LOT OF CHOICE HERE, JOHN." "AND..." "AND I KNOW ABOUT THE PETTY CASH." "I KNOW ABOUT THE PETTY CASH-- I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO THAT TO ME!" "WHY?" "HOW COME YOU COULDN'T EVEN PUT IN AN I.O.U. OR SOMETHING?" "ALL RIGHT." "I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD COME BACK TO THE STATION." "I'LL MAKE UP MY MONEY." "I'LL REPAY IT." "I'LL MAKE IT UP." "I'LL REPAY IT, DAMN YOU!" "I'D BEST GET BACK AND FEED WEE JOCK." "YOU STILL WANT THE LADA?" "NO, IT'S PROBABLY BEST IF I DON'T-- INVOLVE ME?" "( whispers ) Aye." "( keys rattling )" "HERE'S THE KEYS FOR THE STATION." "I'VE LET YOU DOWN." "( door opens )" "POW, POW, POW!" "YOU TWO ARE DEAD!" "YOU'VE GOT TO DIE THIS TIME." "SORRY, JOHN." "YOU NEVER DIE ANYMORE, TV JOHN." "( phone rings )" "HELLO?" "YES." "WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN THERE WAS A TIDAL WAVE?" "OH, THERE WERE A FEW BIG WAVES," "BUT NEVER A TIDAL WAVE." "DID YOU WATCH TV?" "IS THAT WHY YOU'RE CALLED TV JOHN?" "YES, I WATCH TOO MUCH TV." "THAT'S WHY I'M CALLED TV JOHN." "BUT THERE WASN'T TV ON THE OIL TANKERS." "NOT IN THE OLD DAYS." "JUST WEEKS AND WEEKS OF SEA." "RADIO, WE HAD THEN." "AND THE OTHER SAILORS, DANNY, WELL, THEY READ A LOT OF BOOKS." "BUT YOU DIDN'T?" "NO." "BECAUSE YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN?" "NO." "I DIDN'T STAY ON THE TANKERS LONG ENOUGH TO BECOME A CAPTAIN." "WHY NOT?" "I WOULD BE CAPTAIN." "BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON." "WHERE TO?" "WELL, YOU AND ME, WE LIVE IN CARAVANS, DON'T WE?" "SO WE CAN MOVE TO DIFFERENT PLACES IF WE WANT TO," "IF THINGS DON'T WORK OUT." "WELL, NOW, SOME PEOPLE, THEY CAN STAY IN ONE PLACE," "BUT OTHERS JUST HAVE TO KEEP MOVING." "Danny's Mother:" "DANNY?" "DANNY?" "WHY DO THEY?" "WELL, IT'S LIKE THE SHARK." "THE SHARK HAS TO KEEP MOVING BECAUSE IF HE STOPS," "HE CAN'T BREATHE." "SO HE JUST HAS TO KEEP ON SWIMMING." "Danny's Mother:" "DANNY!" "DANNY!" "IT'S BEDTIME!" "OFF YOU GO HOME NOW, DANNY." "DINNER, JOCK." "COME ON." "HAMISH!" "I'M IN TROUBLE!" "WHAT?" "I HAD A TELEPHONE CALL." "I PICKED UP THE PHONE AND THE VOICE SAID," ""I KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE."" "OH, GOD." ""I KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE." "GIVE ME THE GOODIES AND I'LL KEEP QUIET."" "OH, GOD." "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?" "WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THEM THE STUFF?" "WHAT, MY SILVER?" "!" "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!" "WE'RE BOTH GOING TO GO TO JAIL HERE!" "HAMISH, I'M SORRY." "THIS IS A MESS!" "DID HE NAME A PLACE?" "YEAH, GLENRADACH." "9:30 IN THE MORNING." "RIGHT..." "RIGHT." "LOOK, I SUGGEST YOU LEAVE BEFORE SOMEBODY SEES YOU HERE." "ALL RIGHT." "WILL YOU BE THERE?" "I'LL BE THERE." "( door slams )" "I'VE JUST COME TO SEE YOU." "I--I--I'VE COME TO TELL YOU THAT I WON'T HUMILIATE MYSELF." "I'M NOT PROUD." "NEVER LET IT BE SAID THAT RORY CAMPBELL IS..." "WELL, I AM PROUD, AND I WON'T HUMILIATE MYSELF." "UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO." "IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT, ESME?" "WHAT?" "TO HUMILIATE ME." "YOU SEE, THE THING IS I..." "I KNOW HE LOVES YOU." "WHO?" "JOHN." "TV JOHN." "I'VE SEEN HIM COMING HERE, AT NIGHT." "WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY?" "I COULD HAVE EXPLAINED." "TOO PROUD." "COME HERE." "SAUSAGE." "SWEET ONE?" "YES, BABY CAKES?" "OUR FAVORITE." "OOH!" "( laughs )" "( whispering ) D.S. Cronk to all units." "D.S. Cronk to all units." "( Esme moaning )" "OPEN WIDE, MY PUSSYCAT." "YOU, TOO, MY PLEASURE PANTHER." "( growls ) ( laughs )" "( screams )" "MORNING, JOHN." "MORNING." "ESME NOT IN?" "NO." "OH, I WANTED TO TRY MY SPEECH OUT ON HER." "I'M GIVING OUT THE PRIZES AT THE SCHOOL." "OH, WELL, I'LL POP BACK LATER." "MISS ALEXANDRA?" "COULD YOU HELP ME WITH A LETTER?" "A LETTER?" "YES." "FOR HAMISH." "YES." "( metal clanging )" "( door opens )" "( door closes )" "WHAT?" "NO CIABATTA BREAD?" "THAT'S VERY FUNNY." "YOU KNOW WHAT THE SAD THING IS?" "PEOPLE REALLY CARE ABOUT YOU, AND YOU JUST PUSH THEM AWAY." "SO WHAT IS IT?" ""DEAR HAMISH," ""I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THE MONEY." ""I NEEDED IT TO PAY ESME, WHO WAS GIVING ME LESSONS." ""READING LESSONS." ""I NEVER LEARNED." "I ALWAYS MANAGED BEFORE." ""I NEVER THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE FOUND OUT." ""I MOVED ON." "THIS TIME, I WANTED TO STAY." ""BUT YOU NEEDED HELP WITH YOUR ADMIN, AND THE COMPUTER WAS COMING," ""SO I STARTED SEEING ESME." ""I HOPED I COULD LEARN IN TIME." ""BUT YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS, SO THAT'S ME." ""THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T PUT IN AN I.O.U. IN THE TIN." ""I'M SORRY I LET YOU DOWN." ""I'LL SEND THE MONEY WHEN I CAN." ""GOD SPEED TILL WE MEET AGAIN." ""IF NOT IN THIS LIFE, THEN IN THE NEXT." "YOUR FRIEND, TV JOHN."" "HE WANTED TO SIGN IT HIMSELF." "WHY DIDN'T HE SAY ANYTHING?" "DID HE SAY WHERE HE WAS GOING?" "DID YOU SEE WHICH WAY HE WENT?" "I CAME STRAIGHT TO YOU." "OH, JOHN." "( turns machine on )" "IS IT WORKING NOW?" "YES, SIR." "INTERVIEW RESUMED, 9:07." "MR. RORY CAMPBELL AND MRS. ESME MURRAY REMAIN PRESENT." "AND ME, SIR." "WHAT?" "AND ME." "YOU SHOULD REALLY SAY" "APPARENTLY, YOU HAVE AN INORDINATE AMOUNT" "OF RASPBERRY RIPPLE ICE CREAM IN YOUR FREEZER." "WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT, MR. CAMPBELL?" "I'VE ALREADY EXPLAINED." "HE SELLS IT IN HIS SHOP." "AYE, BUT WE'VE HAD A FEW TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES." "YOU THINK YOU COULD SAY IT AGAIN, PLEASE?" "I SELL IT IN MY SHOP." "IT'S FLAVOR OF THE MONTH!" "( machine beeps )" "CRONK!" "( rewinds machine )" "EXCUSE ME, SIR." "INTERVIEW TERMINATED DUE TO AN INTERRUPTION" "BY P.C. HAMISH macbeth." "I'M SORRY, SIR." "BUT I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND ALL POSSIBLE HASTE" "IN THE APPREHENSION OF TV JOHN McIVER." "YOUR TV JOHN?" "YES, SIR." "HE WAS SEEN LEAVING LOCHDUBH EARLY THIS MORNING" "UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES." "HE'S PULLING HIS TRAILER IN A CREAM LADA." "HE WAS SPOTTED GOING INTO SUSPECT MURRAY'S HOUSE." "AT NIGHT, APPARENTLY." "SUSPECT MURRAY'S HOUSE?" "WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY?" "I--I THOUGHT..." "LEAVE THIS TO ME, macbeth." "CONTACT THE ROAD BLOCKS." "FIND OUT WHICH WAY HE WENT." "Cronk:" "RIGHT." "MUSIC AND LIGHTS, PLEASE." "( starts engine ) ( sirens blaring )" "MUSIC AND LIGHTS." "AYE." "( horns honking )" "YOU THINK I MIND BEING IN YOUR WAY?" "I'VE BEEN IN THE WAY ALL MY LIFE." "YOU CAN WAIT." "( horns honking )" "WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE MAN?" "( twigs snap )" "Man:" "MMM." "( sirens blare )" "( horns honk )" "TV JOHN?" "AYE, AYE, SQUIRT." "THE POLICE ARE ALWAYS IN A RUSH." "AYE, RIGHT ENOUGH." "THEY'LL NEVER DIE IN THEIR BEDS." "AYE, YOU'RE RIGHT THERE." "( horns honking )" "CAN WE NOT CUT HIM OFF?" "THIS IS THE ONLY ROAD NORTH." "GET OUT." "SIR?" "GET OUT!" "YOU CAN RUN QUICKER THAN THIS!" "OH, I DON'T THINK SO." "( chuckles )" "Major:" "WHAT DO WE DO NOW?" "Hamish:" "I DON'T KNOW." "Voice ( through megaphone ):" "THANKYOUFORCOMING,MAJOR." "CONSTABLE, I'MARMEDANDDANGEROUS." "SOPLEASE, DON'TGETANYIDEAS." "I'VEGOTEVIDENCETHATWOULD SENDTHEMAJORTOPRISON" "FORA VERYLONGTIME." "ANDWECAN'THAVETHAT , CANWE?" "SO..." "JUSTLEAVETHEGOODIES ONTHEGROUND,PLEASE," "THENGETBACKINTOYOUR CARS  ANDDRIVEAWAY." "NO CHOICE." "WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE MAN?" "CAN HE NOT READ?" "WE'VE GOT HIM NOW." "KILL THE MUSIC, THANK YOU." "HAMISH." "KNOW THINE ENEMY, MAJOR." "SO YOU..." "YOU ARE GOING TO STOP HIM?" "YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU?" "WE'RE AS GUILTY AS HE IS." "WE CAN'T TOUCH HIM." "( brakes squeal ) ( crashing sound )" "I SUGGEST YOU WERE NEVER HERE, MAJOR, RIGHT." "YOU IDIOT!" "Bruce:" "BOOK HIM, CRONK." "YES, SIR." "Hamish:" "WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!" "HE'S, UH..." "HE'S LED US TO OUR MAN." "I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT HE WAS TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING," "BUT I WOULDN'T LISTEN." "HE WAS MAKING OFF WITH HIS TRAILER." "AYE, EXACTLY!" "THE ONLY WAY..." "THE ONLY WAY TO GET US TO FOLLOW HIM OUT HERE." "YEAH?" "HERE WE ARE, SIR." "THIS IS JUST HOW MR. McIVER DESCRIBED IT TO ME." "IN HIS VISION." "BUT I WOULDN'T LISTEN TO HIM." "HE WAS INVOLVED IN IT." "THE MAJOR." "DID THE MAJOR DO THE CRAIGSIDE JOB?" "THE ACHMORE JOB?" "NO, I DON'T THINK SO." "BOOK HIM, CRONK." "I GATHER WE OWE YOU A DEBT OF GRATITUDE, MR. McIVER." "( engine starts ) JOHN." "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?" "I SPENT A LIFETIME TRYING TO COVER IT UP." "I'M ILLITERATE." "IT'S THE ONE WORD I CAN SPELL--ILLITERATE." "IT'S SPELT IGNORANT." "UNEMPLOYABLE." "IS THAT RIGHT?" "WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS SPELLS?" "THIS SPELLS..." "PLEASE COME BACK." "I'LL DO MY OWN ADMINISTRATION." "I'LL GET RID OF THE COMPUTER, JOHN." "I'LL EVEN CLEAN MY OWN TOILET." "PLEASE?" "OH, THERE'S JUST ONE THING." "WHAT?" "I CAN'T FEED MY OWN DOG." "HE'LL ONLY TAKE FOOD FROM YOU." "( laughs )" "I TRAINED HIM WELL, DIDN'T I?" "( applause inside school )" "THANK YOU!" "( applause stops )" "IT'S A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO BE INVITED BY MRS. MURRAY" "TO PRESENT THE SCHOOL PRIZES TODAY." "AND IT WASN'T SO LONG AGO THAT I WAS SITTING WHERE YOU ARE," "WITH MY FRIENDS IN CLASS FOUR," "WONDERING WHAT SOME STUFFY OLD LADY WAS TALKING ABOUT UP HERE ON THE STAGE." "AND THINKING..." "THINKING, "WHAT ON EARTH HAS THAT PERSON GOT TO DO WITH ME?" ""I'LL NEVER BE A COUNSELOR, OR A MAGISTRATE..." "OR A WRITER."" "BUT HERE I AM TODAY DOING SOMETHING I THOUGHT I'D NEVER DO." "AND ALTHOUGH I'M NOT DOING IT TERRIBLY WELL," "AND I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO RUN HOME TO LOCHDUBH" "WITH MY TAIL BETWEEN MY LEGS," "I AM A WRITER." "SO MY MESSAGE TO YOU IS THIS." "WHATEVER YOUR INTEREST," "THIS SCHOOL HAS A LOT TO OFFER YOU." "TAKE IT." "FOR ME..." "IT WAS THE POWER OF WORDS." "WORDS ARE PRECIOUS." "THEY'RE OUR MOST BASIC TOOL OF COMMUNICATION." "IF ONLY PEOPLE COULD SAY WHAT THEY MEANT." "IF THEY WEREN'T SO THREATENED BY THE TRUTH." "IT'S THOSE MAGIC WORDS..." ""I LOVE YOU."" "NOW, MRS. MURRAY TAUGHT ME..." "AND YOU" "AND MANY PEOPLE HERE IN LOCHDUBH HOW TO READ AND WRITE," "AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK HER." "( applause )" "NOW, AN ESSAY PRIZE," "WHICH THIS YEAR, GOES TO..." "DANNY MacLELLAN, FOR HIS STORY," ""THE SHARK WHO STOPPED SWIMMING AND SURVIVED TO TELL THE TALE."" "CONGRATULATIONS, DANNY."