"I'm sorry, penguin but if you insist I'm going to have to put a hole in your head." "And I'll have to choose another target there's already a cave in place of your brain." "When we first met, the hole in Vasco's head was even deeper." "At that time, he was just a poor man." "One of the many wretched souls living in Mexico when Porfirio Diaz was trying any thing to win the presidency for the fifth time." "And his tactics weren't always the friendliest." " Who are you voting for?" " Porfirio Diaz." "Ricardo Vuelta." " Who are you voting for?" " I vote against Diaz." "Take him to the wall!" "Dad!" "Platoon!" "Load arms!" "Aim!" "Fire!" "And who are you voting for?" "Who could a guy like me vote for?" "You didn't answer my question." "Who are you voting for?" "Are you deaf or what?" "I'm sorry, general?" "I want to know who you're voting for." "You worm!" "Answer me!" "Long live Mexico!" "Long live our revolution!" "Long live our Xantos!" "Long live our Xantos!" "Who is the brave one that started the rebellion?" "Good job, son." "What's your name?" "they call me Vasco, because I always where this hat." "And since my parents were Basque my father used to clean public toilets in Spain." "He came here with big ideas." "He wanted to introduce the idea of pay toilets to Mexico." "But he enjo yed hookers so much he spent his very last penny and became a janitor at the San Bernardino toilets." "You know San Bernardino pretty well?" "Pretty well?" "Of course, I was born there." "Very good, Vasco." "Be the leader of my men." "they are brave people." "Lead them to the attack!" "Conquer San Bernardino!" "Destro y the Regulares!" "Annihilate thexantistas!" " Are you talking to me?" " Yes, to you!" "I now appoint you my lieutenant and commander with full powers!" "To Vasco!" "Long live Mexico!" "Long live the revolution!" "Long live Vasco!" "Vasco didn't know it yet, but for a dangerous new job Mongo would always appoint a new lieutenant." "The General would always arrive when everything was over." "And that also happened at San Bernardino where the conquerors were busy celebrating their victory it was at that point, I arrived." "Don't move, compañero!" "Why are you dressed like that?" "What side are you on?" "Where do you think you're going?" "What are you doing with that wagon?" "What's in there?" "Why are you asking so many questions?" "Let's just kill him!" "Your friend is right, compañero." "When you're about to die, you don't ask so many questions." "Good job, Vasco!" "It's all for the glory of Mexico!" " Good job Vasco!" " Who is she?" "Why are you so pissed?" "Do you like the way I shoot?" "Do you like the way I shoot?" "Are you one of them?" "Then I'll need to search you." "Yes!" "Go ahead and search her!" "Bravo, Vasco!" "Forgive me." "I'm sorry." "Come on, shoot that little pig!" "He y, look!" "There's a penguin in San Bernardino!" "Let's see if the penguin likes bananas." "Come, here." "Come on, come on." "Come to daddy." "Take this nice banana." "Ex cuse me, would you please tell me who threw this banana peel?" " I did, why?" " Oh, it was you?" "This for is you." "Take it." " For me?" " Pretend you won a bet." "Please, can you tell me which is the best hotel in town?" "The best hotel in town?" "Well, that's the only one." "It smells like piss, but you'll get used to it." "Thanks." "You're a real gentleman." "I'm very grateful to you." "No problem, no problem at all, sir." "God bless you." "God bless you." "No problem, no problem at all." "Vasco, why do you think he gave you that dollar?" "Because the jerk was scared." "I'm looking for General Mongo." "Where I can find him, please?" "General Mongo's busy conducting a revolution." "Didn't you notice?" "I did hear a few shots and see a few dead bodies but I thought it was the typical local folklore." "I'd like to have your best room, and a hot bath, please." "We only have one, and it's taken by that gentleman, over there." "He must be important, that gentleman, over there." "Yes, he's one of General Mongo's officers, the strongest." " What's his name?" " Who?" " Him." "The strongest one." " Pepito." "Pepito Tigrero." "Pepito." "Pepito Tigrero." "Here we are!" "Now the room is free, prepare a nice little bath for me." "And where's Pepito Tigrero going to stay?" "At the hospital." "Please forgive me." "Your mother is a prostitute, your father's a crook and your grandfather is a man with avery broad buttocks." "What did you say?" "I'll explain." "Your mother's a whore, your father's a damn thief and your grandfather's a notorious fag." "How dare you?" "I generously spared your sister." "Now you know me." "Tell General Mongo the Swede is here." "Nice to see you again, miss." "Although, I'd rather entertain beautiful girls in private." "Since the conversation is dying out, I'm going to relax a little." "I hope this won't bother you." "Or maybe there's something I can do for you?" "You can join our side." "Why should I do that?" "Because we are on the side of the reason." "It is not always a good reason." "We, thexantistas, are fighting for justice and freedom." "Ours is a just cause." "I heard that in every country I sold guns in." "You must not sell the weapons to Mongo." " He's a bandit." " That's why he pays well." "You're like all the other strangers, despicable and merciless." "Let's not exaggerate." "To me, it's only a question of price." "If you make a better offer, the arms are yours." "We're mainly students." "And we are fighting to defend the poor people." "We are not rich." "Students or bandits, to me it doesn't make any difference." "Send your leader to me." "If he offers more than Mongo, we might be close to an agreement." "Our leader is a prisoner of the Gringos." "A prisoner?" "What do you mean?" "While Madero, Villa, and Zapata were fighting against Diaz we, who are followers of Professor Xantos started our own revolution in these territories." "But when Mongo and his bandits arrived, our leader left for the U.S.A., in seeking help for our cause, the cause of freedom and justice." "Okay, that's pretty clear." "And what happened after that?" "America knew that if the Professor returned their interest in the Mexican oil wells would be lost." "Pretending to protect him, they locked him up at Fort Yuma." "He's been there for six months now." "No way, nothing's going to wake him up." "The penguin hits pretty hard, huh?" "If he's that strong, I don't think he gave you that dollar out of fear." "Vasco!" "they killed two of our men, down at the station." "they say the Gringo did it." "Let's go." "He y, something's going on down at the square!" "Come on, out through the window." "Quick!" "If they find you here, we're in trouble!" "Look over there!" "Somebody's running away!" "Long livexantos!" "Working for free usually brings me bad luck." "Come on." "He shouted, "Long livexantos!", before he fell." "they were coming out of the penguin's room." "I'm getting nervous." "Get out of the bed or it'll turn into your coffin." "If you're nervous because of your interest in the girl, be my guest." "You know very well why I'm here." "You're plotting to help thexantistas." "If in Mexico, what I'm doing, is called plotting..." "Stop wasting time, Vasco." "He's a Xantista." "Let's kill him now!" "Yes, let's kill him!" "Shut up!" "You are accused of killing two of our men, down at the station." "Are you denying that?" "If you understood the Latin saying, "Mors tuavita mea" you would understand why I did it." "But I guess you did not attend any courses in Humanities." "So you better go call General Mongo." "He's a good friend of mine and I'm sure he's waiting for me." "What's waiting for you is something else, you'll see." " Take him away." " Move!" " See you later." " Move fast!" "Yes, I'll see you later." "Don't worry." "Mexicans aren't good enough for you?" "But I've got a special treatment for those of your kind." "Penguin, what was that thing about "morsel two and vita mea"?" "Tell me again." "I forgot about it." "I'd like to explain to you that, as a foreign citizen I'm entitled to the protection of my Country's ambassador." " But I guess there's no point to it." " You're right." "That's what I thought." "And the General?" "Did he arrive?" "No, but the time has arrived for you to die." "You're making a big mistake." "I told you, the General's my friend." "He's the one who called me." "When the General is away, I'm the one in charge here." "You'll see what a nice trick I've prepared for you." "Anyhow, listen to me if you tell me why you gave me this dollar I'll make sure you die instantly." "I won't let you suffer." "You don't want to know." "You'll feel too bad." "You're going to feel a lot worse, I promise you." "You start as soon as I raise my hand!" "My hands are busy." "Send someone to rub my nose." "People of Mexico!" "You're about to witness the squashing of the head of this son of a penguin!" " For General Mongo, charge!" " Let's go!" "Get rid of that old jalopy!" "Get it out!" "Get it out!" "How dare you insult your General's car!" "You piece of shit!" "You are demoted, you son of a bitch!" "You're lucky I'm only removing your rank and not your head!" "Get out of my way and don't come back!" " Out of my way, I said!" " Of course, General." "Of course, of course." "I'm leaving right now." "Where is the Swede?" "I'm going to hang you all if you don't bring him to me alive, now!" "Mongo, my friend, you don't know how much I missed you." "By San Bernardino, to me your life is worth less than garbage." "Diaz's government is a cesspool." "And I don't give a damn about thexantista's high ideals." "I expect something better from the revolution." "I want a large sum of money." "And since the money is locked in a Swedish safe it takes a Swede to open it, a son of a bitch like you." "I do share your noble ideals, General." "But why do you need a safe to get rich?" "You have the whole city to loot." "Just sell that statue." "It's ancient and worth a lot of dough." "You're crazy!" "No Mexican would dare put a hand on that holy relic." "No." "You're going to help me get a hold of the money." "I'll tell them we need it to buy your arms, and we'll share it." "I'll give you a third of the loot and I'll be gone with the rest of it." "You'll be the alibi to fool them all." "How does that sound?" "Very ingenious." "What's going on?" "What are they doing, those idiots?" "You're acting like animals!" "Stop firing!" "It won't help!" "This damn safe contains all the riches of our nation." "But my men were never able to open it." "If you want to be paid for your arms, you open it." "You do know how, don't you?" "Well?" "It's a Svenson, wheel model." "Reinforced, triple German steel." "It's got a special combination lock." "It weighs more than two tons." "God himself couldn't open it." "The only way is to know the combination." "There must be some manager or clerk who knows it." "Or did you kill them all?" "All ex cept for one, Professor Xantos." "He's in Yuma now." "But, how can we possibly bring him back here?" "It's not impossible." "I'll take care of it." "I'll go to Yuma." "And I'll bring Xantos back to San Bernardino." "Of course!" "How wonderful!" "With that money, we're on our way to a glorious victory!" "Thank you, Swede." "Thank you in behalf of our beloved fatherland." "You're welcome." "We'll split the treasure my way." "Half and half." "Three shares for me, one for you." "Take it or leave it General." "Do you agree?" "Rest assure that we trust you unconditionally." "Go then!" "Go!" "Come back with our enemy!" " General Mongo." "General Mongo!" " I n you we trust." "Sorry for intruding." "May I?" "I may be just a piece of crap." "But what about you?" "You're going to trust some one who killed two of our men?" "What if he's a spy?" "He's right, Mongo!" "What else can we do then?" "As a foreigner, he's the only one who can cross the border." "Any Mexican would be stopped." "Not a Mexican accompanied by a citizen of a neutral country." "Why don't you come with me?" "You can keep an e ye on me, and help me too." "Right!" "I won't be your servant!" "I will not serve a stupid penguin!" "I understand." "You're scared." "He y, calm down." "Calm down both of you." "Come on, Vasco." "The Swede didn't mean to offend you." "Besides, you called him a penguin." "Now you're even." "If you really want to fight with him you guys can always do that when you get back." "I'm offering you the opportunity to earn back your former rank and all the privileges that go with that rank." "Go with him." "Help him out." "Never take your e yes off him." "And bring us that bastard, Xantos!" "I'm asking you to do it for your General for your compañeros for our revolution." " If you insist, okay." " Long live the revolution!" "Doesn't heat like this kill penguins?" "Well, it certainly isn't comfortable." "Now you can tell me why you gave me this dollar." "I don't think this is quite the right moment." "Good morning, Lieutenant." "Who are you?" "Where are you going?" "My name is Yodlaf Peterson." "I'm a Swedish citizen, going to Hermosillo to get a train to the U.S." "Here's my passport." "Who's he?" "He's my servant." "Go ahead, Sergeant." "This is an operational area." "We must photograph and register everyone who's undocumented." " We're at your disposal." " Oh, no." "It's just for him." "A good system of control." "Okay, Vasco." "Let them take your photograph." " Take what?" " All right, dismount!" "Now!" "Yes, you." "Come on, dismount!" "Have a little patience, Lieutenant." "He's just an ignorant peasant." "Come on, Vasco." "It's easy." "Just stand in front of the platoon." "Sure." "Sure, sure." "A bit more to your right." "Move to your left." "A little more still more, more." "A little more." "There, that's it." "Now, don't move." "Ready?" "One." "Two." "Three." "You're an idiot!" "A widow?" "It must be sad for you to always travel and sleep alone." "I'm not alone." "I'm traveling with these." "Your late husband's?" "No, they're mine." "Stay where you are and keep your hands up." " We won't hurt anybody." " If they don't ask for it!" "Nobody move!" "Have we arrived?" "No, it's a robbery." "We had no other way of getting money." "But we don't want it for ourselves." "We're not bandits." "We are revolutionaries" "And we're fighting for our country's freedom." "Long live freedom!" "For a revolutionary, and even a bitch, but she's not bad looking" "What should we do with those two?" "The Swedish one, there." "He helped us once." "But the other is one of Mongo's lieutenants." " We better shoot him!" " No!" "Let's hang him instead." "No." "Professor Xantos taught us not to use violence." "Killing this bandit without a trial would just put us on his level." "Of course, she's right." "The lady is right, my friends." "No violence!" "Shut up!" "Careful." "Don't make me regret being generous." "Stop him!" "Stop him!" "He's stealing the train!" "Penguin!" "Wait for me!" "Penguin!" "Let's go kill!" "Compañeros!" "Let's go!" "Let's go to Yuma!" "To Yuma!" "Help me." "You son of a bitch!" "He y John, listen to this." "An unknown Mexican escaped after brutally murdering eight men." "With the help of Yodlaf Petersen, a Swedish citizen." "There's a reward of 2000 pesos for the capture of these two men." "they were last seen heading for Texas aboard the train they stole." "What did you say the Swede's name was?" "The Swede, Yodlaf Peterson." "Why, do you know him?" "Do we know him, Marshall?" "We know him extremely well." "Marshall will signal the arrival of the train." "Come out, John." "I saw Marshall flying around over here." "And wherever you go, he goes." "Yodlaf!" "What a nice surprise." " Good to see you again, John." " The pleasure is all mine." "I never thought you'd get down off that cross I nailed you to." "But I did, see?" "John and I got into serious trouble in Cuba." "We sold some defective merchandise to the rebels." "To save my own life, I had to blame everything on him." "John, how did you get out of that mess?" "I owe it all to Marshall." "He's the only one that didn't abandon me." "He freed me from the nail that was pinning my flesh to the tree." "How?" "Did he pull the nail out with his beak?" "No, he ate my hand off." "Look." "Well, these things happen." "It was good seeing you again, John." "But I must go now." "You aren't going anywhere." "He's yours." "That's enough." "they want you dead or alive." "And since I have a choice, naturally, I favor the first solution." "You won't hold it against me, will you?" "No." "I can take a joke." "You stay here and keep him company up until the final moment, Marshall." "Pretty hot, huh?" "Vasco, shoot that damn animal!" "You made him mad." "You're a penguin, you should understand he gets pissed off if you treat him like that." "Sooner or later every son of a bitch comes to a brutal end." "Get me down from here!" "Calm down, calm down." "Die in peace." "Don't worry." "I will always keep this as a reminder of you." "Damn heat!" "What about the revolution?" "What happened to your ideals?" "And to your mission with Mongo?" " You want some?" " No, thanks." "Xantos!" "We have to take him to San Bernardino to open the safe." "The Revolution needs that money, compañero." "You can't get the Professor out of Fort Yuma by yourself." "Help me down, Vasco." "Help me down!" "I can't take it anymore!" "Okay, okay." "But first you have to swear by San Bernardino that this is the last time you'll try to fool me." "I swear, by any Saint you want." "Don't go anywhere." "Are you a Catholic?" "Of course I'm a Catholic." "Quick!" "Hurry up!" "Oh, God!" "Oh, God!" "What the hell are you doing?" "I havevertigo!" "I'm afraid!" "I can't do it!" "Oh, God!" "What do you mean, you havevertigo?" "Come on, hurry up!" "The rope is choking me!" "I fooled you, huh?" "Vertigo?" "Me?" "Watch this." "The hell with vertigo." "Look at this." "Good job, compañero." "If you ever come to Sweden, I'll introduce you to my sister." "Beautiful e yes, blue like the sky, like only you have." "Penguin, you're not dead!" "Are you?" "Don't joke!" "What about the revolution?" "Penguin!" "Penguin, the blood is going to my head." "Everything is black!" "Penguin, help!" "The pawn moves, and checkmate." "You see, Mr. Rosenbloom?" "I n chess, even the weakest piece can win over the stronger pieces." "When one has principles, every thing is possible." " We appreciate your principles." " And we're here to help you." "We're ready to invest a great deal of money in your cause." "Human nature has often surprised me with its sudden generosity." "But experience has taught me the rich never lend to the poor without expecting something in return." "We want nothing more than a guarantee that we'll continue to have what we've always had until now." "Recognition of our rights by any new government coming into power." "What do you mean?" "Sign the ninety-nine year contract granting us the oil rights and we'll help you return to Mexico and win your revolution." "We have the means to do it." "The Mexican revolution needs nobody's help to triumph." "Now get out of here!" "Your tactics are disgusting." "You make me sick to my stomache." "Seventeen." "Black." "How do you play that?" "Bet on a number." "If it lands on it, you win thirty-six times your wager." "Really?" "Try it." "That looks good." " Thirteen, red." " There, there." " Can I play any number I want?" " Take your choice." " Ninety-nine." " You can't bet on ninety-nine!" "You told me I can play any number I want!" "I want ninety-nine, if you don't play it, I'll shoot you in the ass." "But ninety-nine doesn't exist." "Didn't you tell me any number I want?" "Please, tell him that number doesn't exist." "I'll give you a different number, compañero." "The lucky one will win." "There are two of us, right?" "Then let's bet on number two." "But if we lose you tell me why you gave me that dollar, okay?" "Right." " What the hell did you say?" " A few magic words to help us." "Thirty-three." "Black." "Sorry for you guys." "And I'm sorry for you, buddy." "Yeah, this matter could lead to mortal displeasure." "I made a mistake." "How stupid of me!" "The winning number is two." "This is your lucky day." "Let's see." "One, two, three..." " Thirty-six." "Thirty-six dollars." " Of course." "Gentlemen, the tables are closed now." "Besides, there's suddenly something wrong with my nose!" "I better go take care of it." "Good afternoon, good afternoon." "Next time we'll bet on ninety-nine so we'll win more money." "Maybe." "That money belongs to me, sweetie." "I n Dallas, you said you needed it for you Aunt's funeral." "I n San Antonio you had to get your horse out of hock." "I n Wichita..." "Wichita was the best night ever." "Unforgettable!" "I'm getting nervous." "Compañero, let me introduce you to Zaira, wonderful Zaira amazing Zaira." "The only blonde I know who's blond all over." "You're the only Swede I've ever met." "Hopefully, you'll be the last." "If I were you, young man, I'd be keeping better company." "This is your chance for a new experience!" "And your moment of glory, you Latin stud." "Ex cuse me, isn't she your woman?" "Yes, but these sort of things we Swedes don't care about." "Zaira, I'm going to a meeting." "Keep this young stud with you." "This is one chance you don't want to let slip through your fingers." "Leave it to me." "You think you can resist me?" "I can try." "Xantos is very famous." "The U.S. has to release him soon to avoid an international scandal." "If he returns safely to Mexico, and wins the revolution we'll lose our oil concessions." "It's a risk we can't afford, John." "We can't let that happen." "You know the fee." "Ten thousand dollars to be paid when the job is done." "But we've brought you a little pleasure as an advance." "avery welcome gift." "The job will be done." "John, the Swede is gone!" "Someone must've released him." "Marshall, you're getting old!" " She's blonde everywhere!" " What happened?" "It was too much of a shock, I guess." "You better take him away." "I have to get to the Fort on time tonight." "The Commandant has invited me to his birthday party." "Me and my girls." "We are to get in after dark and out before daylight." "To protect the reputation and prestige of the U.S. Army." "I'll help you protect the prestige of the U.S. Army." "He y, what's going on in your mind, Swede?" "Sergeant!" "He y, Sergeant!" "Out of the way!" " Ah, you're here." " Good evening, Sergeant." " Same bunch as usual?" " Yes, same as usual." "I've never seen her before." "That's right." "Of course, I forgot." "She's a new one." "Let's not waste time." "I'll let you try her when you come see us." "All right, I'll count on it." "Open the gate!" "Squad, attention!" "Left, face!" "Get in step, forward, march!" "Here they are." "Very well." "Finally!" "Welcome to the Fort, Miss Zaira." "More beautiful than ever." "And you, Captain, are as gallant as ever." "What are you gaping at?" "Back to your barracks." "Go to bed!" "Clear theyard, go on!" "Happy Birthday!" "Hurray!" "Congratulations!" "Cheers!" "Jimmy, I understand you have a very important guest at the Fort." "Who, Professor Xantos?" "He's upstairs." "He's an old bookworm, and not interested in young women" "Fire!" "Fire!" "Hurry, sound the alarm!" "Alarm!" "Hurry up!" "Get the buckets!" "Start forming a chain!" "Bring the horses out!" "Over there, move!" "Faster!" "Faster!" "Get all of the horses out of the stalls!" "Faster, faster!" "Ex cuse me, sir but we're on fire." "Yes, we sure are, dearie." "You don't understand, the Fort's burning down!" " What?" " Fire!" "It's spreading like crazy!" "Send for theyuma City Fire Department, hurry!" "Attention!" "Everybody listen!" "The fort is on fire!" "Evacuate the building." "Get out, hurry!" "Hurry!" "Get out, get out!" "The alarm!" "The alarm!" "The alarm!" "The alarm!" "Fire!" "Fire!" "The fort is on fire!" "Get the water wagons, now!" "We've got one hell of a blaze out there!" "Penguin!" "Go to the tank." "Zaira!" " Where is he?" " Upstairs." " What about the Professor?" " I'll take care of him." "Get outside and help the others." "Hurry!" " Wait!" "Who are you?" " There's no time for explanations." "Your people are waiting for you, they need you." "You must get out of here." "I will return to my country legally, not like an escaped convict but like a man who wins his freedom without violence." "Sometimes you have to use violence, Professor." "No!" "Give me just one case where violence is necessary." "This one." "What happened?" "Where's the water?" "Damn it!" "I'll fill up the tank, Sergeant!" "Okay, but hurry up!" "Move on!" "Faster!" "Let's fight this fire!" "Go, horse!" "Move, move!" "Vasco, come here!" "Take him." "He weighs a ton." "Stuff him all the way in." "Keep stuffing." "Keep stuffing." "Only women like you are good for something." "Thanks." "Come on, horse." "Move it!" "He y, wait!" "Bye, blondie!" "Things are going our way." "Now It'll be easier to get Xantos." "How do you feel, Professor?" "I think he's mute." "He hasn't said a word since we left the Fort." "Professor, why are those idiots so anxious to get killed for you?" "What the hell do you tell them?" "Tell us what you tell them, and see how we react." "I bet the poor mute man is also deaf." "No, he can hear and speak." "Just not quite the way you do." "You're not Mexican, are you?" "No." "I am Swedish." "I think he is blind." "He can't even see that you're a foreigner." "From Stockholm." "Will you tell me what you propose to do with me, now that you've freed me?" "He wants to turn you over to Mongo, to be shot." "I suppose you have more serious motives than that fanatic." "Certainly, I'm doing it for the money." "At least that's more reasonable." "But it depends on how much." "Let's say half of what's in the safe, in San Bernadino." "One more word in that damn language and shoot both of you." "Take it easy, Vasco." "The Professor knows my language." "We were talking about my country." "I don't care what you were saying!" "Say it in a Christian language." "Mine!" "There's no reason to get ex cited." "Take the first watch, instead." "I'll sleep a little." "Yeah, I'll do that." "I don't care what he said." "I can tell you why we got you out of prison." "I know why." "To have me assassinated by General Mongo." "No!" "It's because of the safe." "General Mongo wants the money to finance the revolution." "He's a man of facts." "He doesn't believe in silly words, like you do." "You're wrong." "Mongo will abandon you once he reaches his goal." "You don't know Mongo." "Everybody knows what he wants." "First, the peasants will own the land." "Second, the workers will own the factories that they work in." "And all the riches of Mexico will be divided among the poor." "And all the people like you, that know how to read and write will be burned with their books, trust me!" "Where are they?" "I don't know, but if you want, I can go look for them." "Very funny!" "It's still warm, John." "they can't be far." "That's nice." "Understand?" "they'll come looking for you, when they hear you scream." "This gofer is starving." "He hasn't eaten for a week." "I don't know where they are." "I didn't see anything." "How cute." "I was sleeping, I didn't see anything." "When he's eaten all the roots, he'll start digging his way out of the trap." "His claws are so strong he can dig right through the ground." "He won't have much trouble with your belly." "Keep moving." "It's that crazy Vasco having one of his laughing fits." " All by himself?" " Yeah, he has them often." "It doesn't sound normal." "Perhaps we should go back and get him." "There's no reason to worry." "Come on." "Penguin!" "Penguin!" "I can't believe he'd laugh like that all by himself, without a reason." "Fine, don't believe me, but do you see that falcon over there?" "It means someone's there with Vasco that we'd better avoid." " For our own sake." " Then they're torturing him." "If they get a hold of us, they'll torture us too." "So get moving!" "No!" "I'm not going anywhere." "Why do you care for a bastard who wants to turn you over to Mongo and have you killed?" "No man has the right to render final judgment on another man." "And all mistakes can be corrected." "I don't care about your philosophy." "All I care about is you and the money that you mean to me!" " Give me those glasses!" " Why?" "The only way to free your countryman is to catch that damn bird." "I don't understand how that can free Vasco." "The falcon is avery curious animal." "He'll come down to find out what's shining." "And when his master sees his friend is missing he'll come looking for him." "Professor, the jacket, quick!" "Marshall must have found them." "You stay here and guard him." "We'll go see what's happening." "Hold him still." "When Vasco stops screaming, let him go." " Okay?" " Yes, okay." "God!" "I can't stand it anymore!" "Penguin!" "Penguin!" "Don't leave me here!" "Don't leave me here!" "To hell with Mongo!" "Long livexantos!" "Long live Mongo!" "Long live whoever!" "Oh, my God, I'm dying!" "Oh, my God!" "Oh, God!" "Oh, my God!" "Oh, God!" "Oh, my God!" "Penguin!" "Penguin, fuck you!" "There he is." "Didn't find them?" "Don't worry." "You're still my best friend ever." "Keep moving!" "If you knew I wanted to turn you over to Mongo why did you convince him to save me?" "If we continue to travel together, you will learn a lot." "It's the Rio Grande." "We're in Mexico." "You asked me a question a moment ago." "Now I will answer it." "I insisted on saving you because we belong to the same land." "Can you understand that?" "I'm not as stupid as you think." "I have a question too, even though I don't belong to the same land." "How are we going to get past those soldiers?" "Nothing new to report, sir." "Double your guards." "Destro y all revolutionaries with Xantos or with Mongo." "No one is to be allowed to cross the border." "Understand?" "No one!" "Yes, sir." "How very strange!" "These turtles are of a tropical origin and are always found near water." "How have they managed to travel so far from the river?" "Look!" "There are more here." "They a very rare in Mexico." "I bet you don't have them in Sweden, am I right?" "Yeah." "You're always right, Professor." "So, what's your point?" "My friends I found a way." " To do what?" "The Professor goes in here." "Sure, and us?" "Where are you going, Father?" "To bury our beloved Prior in our blessed land." " What is your order?" " San Bernardino." "All right, let them pass." "Wanted." "Our professor who art inside, please be quite an enjo y the ride." "Just one noise no matter how small, and we'll end up against the wall." "For the sake of San Bernardino, Amen." "This is our sector." "If we follow the General's plan to the letter within a month all the revolutionaries will be destro yed." " Where are you going, Fathers?" " To bury our beloved Prior." "All right." "Let them pass." "Just a minute." "Stop!" "Sergeant." "Let's see what's in the coffin." "Yes, sir." "Come on, you two!" "Didn't you hear that?" "Colonel, It is my duty to inform you our Prior was taken from us by an infectious disease, Cholera." "I can't risk having my troops spread this epidemic." "Let them go now." "On your way!" "Don't let anybody touch the coffin." "Not for any reason!" "Come, Brother." "Let's retrieve our Prior." "We better burn the coffin so there's no chance of contamination." "...so there's no chance of contamination." "And I think we should burn those contaminated monks, as well." "I think they would be happy to accompany the Prior on his last trip." "What now?" "Professor, when we start shooting, quickly jump onto the red truck." "It's the only hope we have of saving our lives." " Ready?" " Let's go!" "Vasco, step on it!" "Get them!" "Damn, it's stuck!" "Faster!" "Speed up!" "We did it, Vasco!" "No more problems!" "Oh God!" "Come on!" "Gosh, John." "It must've been a lovely dive." "Yeah." "Straight to hell, I hope." "Careful!" "Don't move." "The bird will give us away." "What do we do now?" "I'll take care of that damn bird." "He y, save a leg for me." "And make it well done." "First you have to say please." "But I never please anybody." "Oh, well then I hope you choke." "It's time for you to realize this is my country, and I do whatever I want." "...if you don't like it, you know where you can go." "Calm down." "Nationalism has always been a sign of fear and insecurity." "I'm not afraid of anyone, Professor." "Do you understand?" "It was terribly cruel to kill that poor bird." "It's avulture Loricatus." "It's very rare, and of almost human intelligence." "That's why it tastes like shit!" "Well, at least I can feed it to my turtles. they're dying of hunger." "Your turtles are dying of hunger?" "Fuck you and your turtles!" "I haven't eaten in two days!" "With General Mongo this would never happen." "Never!" "Maybe he was trying to trick you into following him, by feeding you." "No, not me." " Ask him." " That's not true." "How?" "Go ask him." "I n Sweden we say please, but I don't want to please you, jackass." "I'll make you please me." "Do you understand?" "Young men, please." "If you must fight, then do it fairly." "Drink, here, drink!" "You asked for it." "Professor!" "Damn it, he's gone!" "Where are the other two?" "they're busy digesting Marshall." "It's true. they barbecued him, then they ate him." "Where is Professor Xantos?" "Professor, are you going to tell me where they are?" "I wouldn't tell you, even if I did know." "Very well." "Colonel, this man is wanted by your government, and by mine as well." "He committed murder, robbery, and above all, treason." "Therefore, I request that he be ex ecuted immediately." "Our last kiss." "Happy now?" "I know you don't approve of this, Lola." "Xantos would be against it, too." "He taught us there is never a reason to kill." "They won't tell us where the Professor is." "And why?" "Because they murdered him!" "And they will pay with their lives!" "Go on, give the order to fire!" "No, it's your decision." "You give the order to fire." "Compañeros, prepare to fire!" "Listen, before I die, just tell me why you gave me this dollar." "Why don't you want to live?" "Tell me, Vasco." "Where is Xantos?" "I'll tell you." "But first you need to put down those guns." "Here's another one." "Compañeros, we're on the right trail." "Here, make a little comb out of this, when your hair grows out." "Make yourself a soup with it." "He y, Swede, what do these turtles have to do with the Professor?" "Ever heard the story of Tom Thumb?" "He'd leave a trail behind himself." "So does the Professor." "I n the name of the republic of Mexico and Porfirio Diaz you, Professor Vitaliano Xantos are found guilty of murder, robbery, rebellion, and above all else treason." "Ex ecution shall be carried out immediately." "Proceed, Captain." "Platoon!" "One pace forward!" "Load!" "Ready!" "Aim!" "Penguin!" "Those soldiers you killed in order to save me were human beings." "And to kill a human being, even if he's your enemy, is a crime." "Isn't that what I've always taught you?" "Isn't it?" "What should we have done?" "Stood there and watched you die?" "The power in our belief is that we have no fear of death." "We do not need guns to triumph." "Bo ys, don't you ever forget this principle." "If the cause you're fighting for is a just cause you can win without violence." " But the others have rifles!" "And when they have killed us all, our ideals will be dead too!" "And our revolution will never triumph!" "Look!" "Rifles, pistols, knives, ammunition!" "You're no different than General Mongo!" "You have no morals left." "Words are of no use to us anymore, Professor!" "We must respond to violence with violence!" "To respond differently is cowardice!" "Forgive me." "Evidently, I have become too old." "And you are all very young." "It could very well be that your way of thinking is more current than mine." "But my conscience finds it revolting." "Do you remember?" "My God!" "You've kept it all this time!" "Close to my brain, to remind me of you." "I really don't understand you." "You don't like me, do you?" "I don't like bandits." "Good shot, General!" "Right in the head!" "Move!" "Climb, Xantista!" "Use your muscles!" "If you reach that gun before I shoot you in the back, you'll have the honor of fighting the great General Mongo." "Let's see what you can do." "He'll end up like all the others, General." "It's a cruel game that leads nowhere." "You have a tender heart, wooden hand." "You can call me sir." "I like that better." "Do you know a more amusing way of killing them, sir?" "No, but I know a more useful way." "You want Xantos, but those you sent have betrayed you." " You're lying." " John never lies." "Especially when he's serious." "they won't bring you Xantos, but those students can." "I don't see how." "All you need to do, is tell him that you'll hang them all if he doesn't turn himself over to you." "Very clever." "It might work." "But what is your interest in this?" "Personal reasons." "And ten thousand dollars" "You know, we have to think about our old age." "All right, Professor." "Let's come to terms." "You give me everything that's in that safe in San Bernardino." "And I'll be willing to go over to your side." "I can bevery useful to you with my complete lack of scruples." "All right, if that's all you ask for you will get what you want." "Our leader, General Mongo has sent us here to tell you that we are holding twenty of your followers prisoner." "If Professor Xantos does not come to Mongo by tomorrow they will be hanged." "Understand?" "Amigos, tomorrow is yet to come, but for the moment I suggest you drop your guns and start praying for you souls." "they were right about you turning into a filthy traitor." "You and that pig of a Swede!" "Vasco!" "Put the guns away." "they are carrying a white flag." "Professor Mongo and I have screwed up a lot of people carrying a white flag." "Now it's different." "You're no longer a bandit." "Tell Mongo I'll be there." "Okay, Professor!" "We'll be waiting for you." "Adios!" "Don't go, Professor." "Please. they will kill you!" "Don't worry." "I'll talk to Mongo and I'll try to convince him." "I know what he wants from me." "We'll go with you." "Without our guns." "No." "That would be a mistake." "A big one." "And perhaps auseless massacre." "I want your word of honor that you will not follow me." "It's your old professor asking you to obe y, for the last time." "We give you our word of honor." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Muchachos, are you gonna let him go all alone like that?" "I mean, he's an old man, poor thing." "Those people will kill him." "We gave our word of honor." "So you don't go because you gave your word of honor?" "Yes." "You know something?" "I don't have any honor." "Wooden hand was right, General." "Vasco and the Swede betrayed us." " And Xantos?" " Professor, he's on his way your Ex cellency." "Alone?" "All alone, my General." "Look, here comes Xantos." "Leave it to me." "General Mongo!" "The professor wants to talk to you!" " Are you hurt?" " No." "The dollar saved me." "He's all yours." "No, no." "Don't kill me." "I didn't do anything wrong." "I've always been your friend." "You know that, Vasco and so do you, Swede." "I don't give a damn about the revolution." "I just wanted a little money, that's all." "Only it didn't work." "I'm through." "I'm finished." "Look!" "Take my weapons." "You can't kill me." "You can't kill an unarmed man!" "I'm afraid." "No!" "I don't want to die!" "Vasco!" "Let him go." "There's been enough killing in San Bernardino." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you, Professor." "Long live the revolution!" "Long livexantos!" "Long live the revolution!" "The combination to the safe, Professor." "Long live Mexico." "Long live Mexico." "Our soil, our grain, our labor." "I haven't lied to you." "All of our wealth is right there." "If you stay with us, you'll have your share." "Lola, what's the matter?" "We've got to get married first." " Okay, let's get married." " But there's no priest." "He's more important than a priest." "But I don't have aveil." "You need aveil to get married." "I'll give you aveil." "Take this." "Let's kneel down." "Will you, Vasco what's your real name?" "Modesto Servando I rureta Go yena." "Will you, Modesto Servando I rureta Go yena called Vasco." "...called Vasco, take me as your wife, to live with all of your life?" "Yes." "Swear it on San Bernardino." "I swear it on San Bernardino." "Penguin I'm sorry but I can't let you take him." "He's too important for us." "I'm sorry, also, compañero." "But I never leave empty handed." "Just one shot." "Just one shot." "When Lola rings the bell, right?" "All right." "Listen now you might want to tell me why you gave me this dollar." "I bet myself that on my arrival in San Bernardino, I'd give a dollar to the first jackass I met." "Compañero, I met you." "The game's not quite over yet." "For you it is, but not for me!" " I've got three bullets in my gun." " Three." "Just as many as you are." "And this time, I won't miss." "There are four of us, now." "Don't play tricks, Americano." "I've never killed anyone but I will now, unless you drop that gun." "Professor!" "Hit the ground!" "Professor!" "It wasn't loaded." "Professor Xantos!" "Professor Xantos!" "The soldiers are coming!" "The soldiers are coming!" "Professor!" "Penguin!" "Are you going to leave us now?" "A man like you should stay and fight with us." "With what?" "The arms that were in the freight car?" "Or with the ideals of those kids?" "Why not?" "Stay with us, compañero." "You can be a winner if you fight for your cause." "Together we can make it." "But if I stayed I'd have to take that dollar back." "Compañeros!" "Let's go fight, compañeros!"