Saturday night, theater Dead Man's Bay, a play for radio by
p.m. Hubbard.
Dear, you ought to be in by now. Pizza, let you know that he's
not. Oh, hello Janet.
Hello James. I'm sorry, I thought it was
Peter. No, no, but I expect him any
moment come in have a drink James, you know, where
everything is. Oh yes, of course, it's worrying
for you, darling. It's playing quite hard outside.
James was long enough. And with Peter who cooked, what
are you having today? Oh, shit.
I think please James City, right?
And the usual for eugenicist Peter handle small craft as well
as anyone I've ever seen. He always did even at school.
I always think of, they haven't tried to put him in something
bigger. He might have stayed on in the
service, but didn't think he'd ever had made a peacetime Salem.
Ricky is a different kettle of fish because I love will Jim,
you know, the thing as an administrator.
Yes. I don't know what I'd do without
you. I've never been at Sea with him
but he's got a first-class record.
He wouldn't be where he is ND as yours.
No desire to get caught in a blue somewhere between here and
older me and something of seem you sighs.
I'd rather have Peter and command, and Ricky, well, God
bless us. Cheers.
He's made a wonderful job of steam, you know, I haven't been
out in a very much to tell you the truth.
You will be laying her up for the winter soon.
Weren't anywhere. Depends to some extent on the
weather, but he generally gets In about now.
Yeah, the company much more input, do surely.
I mean most of us have gone having their what is not only
the money, you know, Janet Peter runs see me because the c means
everything to him, he'd rather at a dead loss.
If he had to as it is, he's not doing too badly with her.
Oh I know what it is, coming a bad.
Second to the see, I've been a sailor's wife longer than you
have done in another one Minds being home Comforts.
When they do come home, one can't really compete.
But I've never because I have you lucky these last two years
with Jim. The Establishment, however, much
he growls about it. But I'm glad Peter's doing well
with his burden. I'm sure the extra money as
well. No it's the Dorset arms people,
what's the name of that little NG it and Vincent Benton?
Yeah, he gives Peter a lot of business fishing trips and short
cruises, that sort of thing, they pay very well.
I don't care much of that man Benton.
I must say, I wouldn't make a bosom friend of him either.
I don't think Peter would but he's a useful connection.
If you want to run a charter business is visitors, have the
money to spend and Two, judges them pretty steep rates.
What they get. Well, oh, it's bang other.
Did you know, I think you're marvelous.
Let he darling. I'd be having litters of kittens
myself. He does probably been on his
Moorings and tidying up this last half hour.
So I don't think there's any call.
For one kitten, let alone a letter.
And I come on Janet. Sorry, we missed Peter, but he's
always a difficult man to catch a, yes, let us know when he's
packed up for the season and we'll invite ourselves in for a
me. Yeah.
You you come to us and then you and I can have a proper letter
while they. Talk about the good old days
before they vanished, you know what I mean?
Are they gone? Peter did you have to come in
through the kitchen? Then you want to see them.
Not particularly him. I'm fond of all James, but Janet
slamming is more than I can bear.
He wasn't slamming, she was being sympathetic as one
sailor's wife to another because he overdid it a bit but James
shut her up and I was weekly reasonable.
Well, I don't like your having to be sweetly reasonable, your
friends and not about me, I mean, what do you expect me to
do then burst into tears and say I'm worried?
Stiff challenge, love that if that's Once what you have to go
out of the box, you will talk too much.
Jonathan James or has little brother.
Ricky been having a go to of course he hasn't in any case you
know my views on Ricky nor has James you ought to know better
than that. Yes.
But I didn't imagine James would but Janet's different matter
with you Peter. It's not like you to be so
touchy. Well if you want to know yes I
am worried about you but about us if you like I don't like the
way things are going with you. I see.
And what way do you think things are?
Are going with me. I don't like all this business
with Joe Benton, but I mean, by all this business I don't mean a
legitimate business, the fishing trips and so on.
But that's not the whole story, is it, you're running stuff in
four months you and you've been doing it for some time now on
quite a scale. That's what he really pays you
for. You could God we can use the
money. Can't we know we use it.
All right, when it's there, but systematic, smuggling can be
quite a serious business. If you're caught, it's not like
the old bottle of brandy in your briefcase.
After holiday in France, is making a business out of it.
They object to not even that Peter not really Benson.
I don't like him and I don't like you're getting involved
with I guess I feel it. Well, it's all a bit degrading.
Well, I'm sorry. But that's how I feel.
Now, look, you say being in the up bottles?
All right. Well good God, we verb and the
times. Yes, I know that.
What's the difference? I bring in the odd cast for The
Odd case. Who am I doing down?
Majesty's customs? And excise, if you've got a
conscience about doing down the exchequer, I can't honestly say
I have not considering the pension they pass nor if I may
say so has that highly respectable and Splendid a
prosperous follower of yours. Only you may disapprove is
shiftless. Son in orbit.
Who pays that large car rolls down here in ultimately unless
I'm very much mistaken, the Inland revenue and God knows he
could afford around himself for the Lord's sake.
Layoffs for Daddy doesn't disapprove of you, but rather
come the Navy with him at times, don't you?
Yeah, I can't say I've got much of a conscience about beating
the Customs either. I just well, I just don't like
you're doing Joe Benton's dirty, work for him.
I feel, I feel you're selling yourself.
Somehow, I'll tell you what I'm selling.
That's my one commercial asset. My professional skill.
My seamanship does happen to be about the only thing, the Royal
Navy left of the cell. I can't be too choosy about who
I sell it to see me on a good enough to beat the Customs
between us. Well, we ought to be able to
capitalize on it. Somehow it's, it's quite a game,
you know. Yes, and you enjoy it.
You enjoy every minute of it because I said to Dear Janet,
just now you'd still run seem you if you didn't make a penny
out of her in front of everyone. Well, I don't think I'd mind the
Robin Hood active. If you weren't making money for
joke Vinton, and the fact is, of course, it is not a game maybe
to you, but it's not to the authorities.
I'm terrified that one of these days you're going to get caught.
Look, let's be honest, I don't care, but you abandoned myself,
but of course, he's on the make, but I know what I'm doing.
I think I can handle it and him, if things look like getting out
of hand, I can always pull out pretty quick.
You sure? That's what I'm afraid of,
anyway. Let's Seasons pretty well over.
We can take another look at it. If you like you next spring in
the meantime, For Heaven's Sake. Stop.
Reading about it doesn't worth it so very well, I hope you're
right. Anyways, you say the season's
over. Well, I must get some supper.
Oh, oh, mr. Benton, good evening.
Good evening, mrs. Robertson, do you want?
Oh, here's Peter now. Hello there.
Peter. Hello Joe.
If I might come in for a quick word that is if I shan't be
disturbing, you mrs. Robinson, don't be long.
I promise you, but if it's inconvenient, come in term that
is just getting supper. But if you want belong, 10
minutes, if that's all right. For you, a sample.
Well what's on your mind? Joe?
What are you just this? I want you to manage a Guernsey
run for me, Guernsey just some Peter Porton back.
It'll have to be within the next day or two.
I wouldn't ask it is late in the season as this, but it is a bit
urgent. It is a bit late in the year to
run like that. You know, I was thinking of
Langer up, as a matter of fact, is it really all that urgent?
It's necessary. Peter, you'll have to take my
word for that, and I see him. As far as I'm concerned, it's
pretty necessary to keep Look alive wouldn't help you much.
If see me went down with all hands, they're not to speak of
any cargo she may be carrying give them, the reason will
weather report how considerate Joe but not without mmm.
I could make it worth your while Peters and I look, it's been a
good season and I don't mind going a bit over the usual odds
for a last trip. Meaning, what?
Well, say, a couple of hundred people on camera.
It's worth that to me. You're getting to be quite a big
businessman, aren't you? Him.
I said it was necessary to me, but I want to make it worth your
while nothing's worth drowning for germ.
All right, I'll do it. Good.
I felt sure you would. I when do you want me to go
within the next 48 hours? I think I'll let you know.
All right? I'll be in touch with you
tomorrow when we know a bit more about conditions, that's what
you all right. But I'm counting on you Peter.
Well now I'll take myself off before your loving wife actually
throws me out. Why does she dislike me so much
to supposing? I think it's just an instinct.
She has is he? Hmm.
Well I never was one to cause trouble in the home.
Tomorrow then and don't worry, I'll let myself out night Peter
tonight. Well, what does he want this
time? Hmm.
Oh, he wants me to do another run for.
I lay it up, I said, I'd think about it.
Oh well, I suppose if it's only a coastal run, but I can blow up
at this time of the year. Well, I haven't committed
myself. I don't see what the weather is
up to, and then decide. Where do you want to go?
Oh, well, he talked to the Channel Island trip, but once
you do the Channel Islands, run I said I'd think about it.
Why didn't you just tell him to go to hell?
Or can't you do that for God sake.
Leave this and meet us at all. I'll do the job went my own way,
but you must leave it to me. I know how you deal with mr.
Benson Pizza. It's not your way at all.
It's his. That's what worries me about the
whole business of look like off. Will you please?
Listen. I can't tell what you think.
Just lay off, please. And let me settle it any well,
supper's ready. She wanted.
All right, all right. Okay, how was everything?
Hello. This is Robert.
I wonder if I might have a word with.
No, I'm afraid you can't, he's not in.
He went out after breakfast. That is mr.
Benton isn't it? I wanted to see Peter rather
urgently. As a matter of fact, yes.
What he did, say something about getting in touch with you.
I thought that he'd gone out to see you.
Well, if he hasn't, I'm afraid I can't say where he is.
Yeah. No.
He's like lunchtime expect. Yes, yes, goodbye.
To hell with you mr. Benson so far as I'm concerned
When dropping all the time clear weather coming in from the West.
So that means you'll go don't trust it this time of the year.
Oh well, if wishing for a gale gets me a force 3 Breeze.
I'd better not start wishing for a come.
That's no way to behave at this time of morning, Vicki.
Oh, I didn't hear you coming out.
There. Were dead man's Bay of talking
to yourself in a doom-laden voice.
I must say that you look very nice doing it.
Anyone your shape should be How did you clean out of Windows?
I wouldn't expect you to call it dead man's Bay.
It's all West Bay to the channel, pilot Dead Man's Bears,
worked for its name. How do you mean?
Well, you'll seems marriage judger has been murder under
sail. South Westerly, blowing into the
race, though, the whole troop Convoy once they're granted 230
bodies on the beach. Oh, it would 17 offices in one,
grave in the churchyard, the other ranks where they could dig
them in. And they always come ashore in
Dead. Man's Bay.
What's upset? You?
Let's brother. Peter been hitting the bottle
again. Nothing's upset me and I wish
you wouldn't talk about Peters. If he was a chronic alcoholic, I
don't want to talk about Theatre at all.
I'm so done. Not much of a life for you.
This is it. It's my life.
I chose it when I can handle it. You chose Peter.
But we said we wouldn't talk about Peter.
You didn't choose this damned Island up with winter coming on
and nothing, but the girls for coming nonsense.
It is insane to Lena there's a road into England.
One doesn't even have to pad it along the top of the bank as one
used to do John younger than I am.
Damn it. I'm still as lovely as they
come. They off.
Ricky, you're an unprincipled. Bastard, aren't you?
I sometimes wonder if Peter knows just how and principle you
are. And what good of Peters
principles ever done him or you for that matter?
Damn. Well, what I can see even old
Peter is not about keeping pretty queer company at times.
I suppose you mean Joe Benton? I do, what makes you describe
him as pretty quick company. Do you know anything about him
that? I don't know, I don't expect so
on his things, but it's all a bit vague.
I've hardly met him myself. I can't afford to As the Dorset
arms. Much only is not like much, I'd
say locally, but we none of us liked him, but he puts business
in Peters way. All right?
All right, I know it was old enough to know what he's doing,
and that's what we're I suppose he is in other ways.
He just got more value in his little finger than you have in
the whole of your elegant body and swollen head.
Thank you. Oh, I know you got a degree or
little miracle efficiency but I don't trust you a yard, thank
you again. I suppose somebody must know you
wouldn't be in the job. You are.
Hope to have know what they're doing.
So now, let me get on with my chores.
You can stay if you want, any don't bother me.
Peter won't be home till lunchtime.
Anyway, what have I done to deserve this?
All right, Ricky, I apologize. I am feeling a bit low and your,
well, your line of approach was unfortunate all the same.
I think, we'd better go, all right, I'm going, but sometime
when you're feeling less doom-laden, Can you tell me
where mr. Benton is, he was on the phone,
a moment ago sir. I'll see if I can find him for
you. Thank you.
He is expecting me, I think perhaps, yes there's mr.
Benton now, yes Joe good morning.
There you are. Sorry, I couldn't make it
sooner. I've been trying to get hold of
you but your wife wasn't very forthcoming.
Come into my office. A moment when young Hawaii, I
look into say I'm afraid, it's no go.
It's really too late. In the year to make this
particular passage. It was a good offer Joe but well
I simply can't undertake it. I see, look Peter.
I don't think we can discuss this here is much to discuss is
there. I've told you, I think there is
look Joe. I fought this thing over and I
really have made up my mind. No one else made it up for you.
What do you mean? Isn't it a demonstration of
Independence? Just to show your wife.
No, of course not. Well whatever it is.
You have to think again Peter I need that run made and I need
you to do it for me. Look Joe, I'm sorry to be.
So Blige We got an interesting partnership.
I've enjoyed it tremendously, but I just don't think this is a
feasible. Proposition, you have to accept
my decision and I can't persuade you in any way.
I'm afraid not. If it's a matter of money - fair
enough I just don't want to make this fun now.
I regard it as an unreasonable risk.
Nice. I see I'm afraid.
Peter. You're not in a position to say.
No, it's for me to decide what I'm doing my own boat.
So certainly only you can decide but I don't think you realize
what your position is. It's a fairly tricky one.
Alright I but it may be but that applies to all of us, doesn't
it? Oh certainly but it applies to
you as much as to any of us and perhaps more.
What do you mean? What sort of goods do you think?
You've been handling this past year or two?
Dutiable stuff? Obviously you think you've just
been running liquor and tobacco and so on.
So I assume it never occurred to it.
Might be something a bit more valuable watches.
Perhaps it wasn't my business to ask and I haven't and your
conscience is reasonably. Clear is that it not
overburdened? I admit.
Oh, For Heaven's Sake, be your age man.
What do you mean? Think what it entailed, all this
organization, the context, the passwords, the offshore dumping
and collecting the money? You've been getting, damn it?
You think all this has been paid for out of a matter of Dodge
duties. You can't be so much of a fool
at all that or if you are no one's going to believe you are.
It's not much good acting the honest.
Simple Salo when you're up for dope, smuggling What is even
your best friends? Won't like it much and the jury
won't wear it at all. No this is serious Peter now
look it won't go on much longer because this particular line has
just about outlived its usefulness and we'll have to be
packed in any way. But for the moment, you've got
to do what I say. Dope, you bastard.
Now listen Peter if you will make this run within the next 24
hours tomorrow night probably that will be the end of it in
that case there will be nothing for you to worry about.
If you don't you will pay the full penalty for what in your
innocence or your folly or whatever, you like to call it.
You've been doing this last year.
You have some you bastard. Well, are you going to make this
round or aren't you? Well, Peter, yes, oh yes, I'll
go. All right, that's better.
Now, I'll be in touch with you again.
Very shortly. In the meantime, there should be
no need for me to repeat what I've said about your position.
There's nothing you can do. And I think the more you
consider the matter, the more clearly you'll see that Oh, a
Peter, your friend Benton was on the phone, he requires your
presence. So you all right?
Yes. Yes.
I'm all right. Well, what about Benton?
Did you say yes? As I saw him.
I told him I wouldn't I did. There was no need for a
telephone. Well, well well, that's what I
can. You are doing this channel.
I'll run, are you? Yes, yes tomorrow, probably I
see. Well, what about lunch?
Oh well, yes, it's already. I'll get it and get yourself a
drink while you're waiting, you look as if you needed one.
I'm all right. I tell you sir.
You know what it is that he darling having a husband in a
hush-hush job of this sort on has to be Natalie described, as
of course Janet but I can't see Jim discussing his work with
anyone outside at all. Not even you although of course
he knows you wouldn't said, of course he does darling but I'm
bound together a bit of what's going on.
I mean, from all the things he says, no I can't help being wide
and I thought I mean, I know you wouldn't be the word course it
poor. Jim has been worried nearly out
of his mind and I felt if I could only talk to someone about
it. You know what it is, but I can't
talk to anyone. So I thought I'd talk to you
about it. Darling, you don't mind.
Do, you know, of course not. This is something news.
Oh, yes, quite new. I mean, it's not just routine
worries and one being difficult or something like any job of
that sort. Well, there must be snags, are
probably driving half round the bend of the time, but I'm pretty
serious. Oh, no darling.
It's only real when only since yesterday, barely understands.
Yes, yes he came home. Very late looking like death.
Because I asked him what was wrong?
Well I I mean one done yes one does they never say but one
always ask. Well he shut up like a clam and
said there was nothing wrong and what made me think the was noisy
but I thought you wanted darling.
He said no of course he wasn't worried and went on looking as
we've seen a couple of ghosts. Oh poor.
Janice. I do know I've had some of it
you know? But not very long ago either.
Baby. Anyway.
What happened then? But anyway, doubt again almost
at once and had known him is what time you got back.
I was asleep and then he went off early this morning.
Still looking like this. Oh dear, I am sorry.
I couldn't bear it to be anything.
Seriously wrong with The Establishment would break his
heart and and tend to wanna be given a ship or posted overseas
or something. Of course, it has been nice.
These last two years. Having him settled ashore.
Although I know he gets Restless at times.
I'm sure it's not anything like that.
Of course it is wearing for you is not being able to talk about.
It makes it worse, is he? I mean has this sort of thing
ever happened. Before.
Never of course, he's cursed the people of the establishment, but
you know what these buttons are? Huh?
And then this is a technical. Hold up.
He's got to get things straightened out and keep the
program, on course, but he's not going to feel himself involved,
like this, this is something which is right under his skin,
that's what worries me. I know Janet, you're thinking of
security, and that's bound to be worrying.
Yes, security is Jim's responsibility.
All along the line. Of course, if it is secure, it
is the last thing he can talk about, and all I can do is to
make him eat when he does come home and ask No more silly
questions. I thought I'd burst of I didn't
talk to somebody. I hope you don't matter.
Of course, not, but you're quite right, there's nothing one can
do. Well, you were, you haven't seen
Ricky have you known in any case, he's not the sort of
person I can talk to and it has something to do with security.
He'd be right up his neck in it, too.
And he couldn't see anything anymore than human.
No, I suppose not. I was only wondering, oh well,
anyway do try. Not to worry Janet.
I'm sure whatever it is. James is more than capable of
riding it out. I do you're not going to stop
him worrying so he's paid for after all but it won't help him
if he sees God you worried too especially when there's nothing
you can do to help you. I know you're quite right,
darling. I'm sorry I burned you with it.
I must fly as most of the chance Jim nearly there.
Well coffee, Jim. No, thank you.
My dear. I must be getting back.
I'm afraid. Yes of course if you must but
couldn't you manage just to sit for another 10 minutes?
Well, All right. 10 minutes, It'll be of any comfort.
You need him. It's you.
You look tired. You know, I mean, you know, I
never interfere is no good, cracking yourself out.
I went to that. It's just that we're a bit
occupied with something at the moment, but I don't want you
worrying like this. It doesn't do any good, you
know. No, I'm sorry.
Let him say. When did you see later today?
As a matter of fact, I was up that way and dropped in for
Natalie, you know, me, Peter, their city.
And what was she saying? Oh oh.
That wives were to act to worry over their husbands and husbands
didn't like it. That is been worrying herself.
Yes, I think she always does. Peter, I suppose.
So yes, it's not as you said, any what?
I gathered. I'm sure she needed Peter, the
Rock of Ages underneath. I mean, you think that do know
Jim, of course, ask any woman. I'm not asking any woman.
I'm asking you why I asked me, you know, Peter longer than I
have. I know I have.
But when it comes to a man's being the Rock of Ages or not, I
think a woman's judgment is always of Interest woman's
intuition. I didn't expect to find you
buying that one Jim. Well, let's put a straight case.
Let he could have had Ricky. Couldn't she.
If she'd wanted him, she's nearly his age.
He's a clever chap. Sure to be successful when he
puts his mind to it thing and attractive to women.
Surely. Yes.
But not Peter Peters, no Beauty. Look, here are two brothers to a
girl of let his age as she was then I mean one seems to have
everything, but does she go for that one?
Oh not g. She goes for Peter who hasn't
even a career or whether he had them I suppose but Anyway, why
why? What Jim I'm sorry.
I'm at the time. Why did let him marry Peter?
And not Ricky. I told you Peter the Rock of
Ages like you Jim don't. You see.
Doesn't sound very exciting. All right.
Nobody exciting perhaps but solid don't you see?
Yeah. That doesn't sound very
complimentary either. Safe.
So predictable you're going Peters say sound and predictive
cause he is underneath that mean.
Hmm. I know what you're thinking.
I've seen. You looking at him, when he's
bored and fed up and lifting his elbow a bit.
But you said yourself. You'd rather have him in command
and anyone else who got caught in a Blow.
So, same thing, isn't it? I wasn't thinking of seamanship.
Or was I? That's just the same thing.
To some extent any, huh? What about Ricky then?
I really can't put my finger on it.
No sorry. No.
Not solid at all. No no no.
I mean I've got nothing against Ricky, you know that.
But you asked why Peter not making that year.
I mean I've been litigated on the same only now she's worrying
about him. Yes.
But I think for him more than about him.
Anyway I said you needn't, then why is she do you think?
I don't know. I tell you.
I think in her place I'd be wanting that he was whining
about himself and I sure did Worried about himself mostly
because she's worrying about him expects.
Oh dear, let me see if I can work that one out.
Hello, lady Ricky. I was just going out.
What are you doing here? This time of the afternoon, did
you go out or come in for a while?
What? No, yes, well, yes.
All right. I must go out sometime.
There's no me just had to come in for a bit anyway.
Thanks. Well, I didn't expect to see you
of all people want you to be holding the force at The
Establishment. Now, Of All Times y, now of all
times. Well I gather there was a crisis
of some sort. Brewing.
But perhaps they haven't told you Ricky.
I expect James is managing it on his own.
I did you get this from Janet? I suppose.
I shouldn't take Jenna to seriously.
If I were you not on the establishments Affairs, she
knows nothing and would say anything awesome, she ought to
learn to keep her silly mouth shut.
What has she been saying? In fact, Janet has been
Indiscreet. I'm not going to double her
indiscretion by repeating it. Let's, this is serious.
I'm responsible for Purity and a James artwork and I have a right
to know, then I suggest you report to Captain hard work that
you have reason to believe. His wife has been guilty of a
breach of security. That's if you have reason to
believe it, when you must press it on anything, I've told you, I
was wrong, you know how seriously to take your letter to
you. Well, that's something we have
in common at least. I wish I knew how seriously I
ought to take you. I wish you would manage to take
me a bit more seriously than you do.
Poor Ricky all those looks and all that ability, yet somehow no
one ever takes him quite as serious as he takes himself that
it look, less do know what it is.
We do at the establishment. What?
No, I haven't the faintest idea for all I know you may be doing
confidential welfare work for the illegitimate offspring.
Offspring of admiral of the fleet.
Oh, For Heaven's Sake. I tell you this is seriously.
How did I know how serious it is?
James harbach and Amanda throw his weight about and your so
self-important that one's always have to Discount.
Whatever it is you're supposed to be doing my God, it is
serious. All right, if you only knew what
it is, they're working on. Now a bunch of little boffins
who aren't interested in anything but the technicalities
and Captain James hard with that very gallant and loyal officer,
who has no thought beyond the Queen's regulations.
Was in the destruction of a queen's enemies.
So long as we're sure who they are before we start firing the
thing off, you're not sure yourself.
You wouldn't for example and Leave It to Her Majesty's
government, to decide who you're going to be at war.
With I wouldn't trust Her Majesty's government with an old
folks out there, who, really have you ever met any
politicians or senior civil servants?
The country is run by their old and the idol and a second-rate
and what are the young and energetic and first-rate which I
imagine means you Supposed to do about it.
It hasn't occurred to you. I suppose that you're in the
wrong job. Of course.
I'm in the wrong job. There we go.
I wanted to go into the Navy, especially after I got my
degree. I don't even a decent living in
it, but all the Robertsons. Go into the Navy.
Although I notice my respectable big brother got out.
As soon as he decently could, then why in Heaven's name?
Don't you get out of here? Feel like this is something new.
I've never heard you. Blow your top like this before.
Am I supposed to feel honored by your confidence?
Well, I can't honestly pretend I am but but I think your
confidence should be shared with a few people.
Ricky James Hardwick for one and even Peter.
Perhaps I told you yesterday, I didn't think Peter knew enough
of what goes on in that. Busy little mind of yours.
What you actually said was that, you wondered if Peter knew what
an unprincipled bastard, I was not quite the same thing.
Surely well, I don't know, I hope not.
But I tell you this, Ricky. I You should consider a change
of job and I'll give you time to consider it.
But if you don't make up your mind to it pretty soon, I may
start doing a little talking out of turn on my own account.
You're quite a girl actually, lets you said Peters worth 10 of
me but by God, you're worth 10 of PETA.
You've Got Brains as well as looks at your tough.
I hadn't begun to realize how tough you were.
You and I could get somewhere between us, don't you think?
Hold on Joe Nick. It's too late for you to take
that line. Much too late.
Now especially if I went anywhere with you, I've got a
pretty clear idea where it would be let's no no, no.
Ricky. We both said enough more than
enough. Well, I'm going out.
Now you can stay or not as you like, but I think over what I
said, just now will you Because I'm going to do quite a bit of
thinking about what you said. Goodbye.
Ricky goodbye. Black cam.
And fog coming up or I'm a Dutchman.
Yes. Make a fast.
And come aboard. No one's going to see anything
much tonight. Have any trouble finding me?
Be on board here and ready to sail at dusk tomorrow.
I'll come as soon as it's dark and give you a packet, only
papers you can sail. As soon as it suits you, once
you have them on board, make some Peter Port as soon as you
reasonably can. But in any case by daylight, all
right depends on how long this fog.
Last I don't mind feeling my way out of here but I'm damned if
I'm going to feel my way into some pita pocket.
The approaches are far too tricky, but given reasonable
conditions. Yes, all right.
But I do Ben who's my contact with end, and then called the
hurrell, he'll find you and identify himself in the usual
way. Your very own.
He's new isn't him. You've never met him but that
shouldn't worry. You, you know who he is.
Hand over the package to him? That's all grunts.
Mm, nothing to bring back. Well, that's up to him.
If he asks you to bring anything, bring it on, hold it
for my orders, but I don't think he will.
If he doesn't, you're your own Master once.
He's got the papers and I mean, that I shan't be calling on you
again. Money as you.
I've got 100 in 5 here. You can collect the other
hundred anytime after your back. All right.
I expect you think it's a pretty useless gesture, but I'm not
taking any money from you on this trip.
No, no. Well, please yourself.
It seems to be foolish and as you say, you, but they're not
out of character. Perhaps, I still say it's
happened to him. I suppose, if I was simply to
hit your now look here PK, I mean, what Say about this being
the end of are doing business together.
But do please understand that any move, any move at all on
your part today. Information, anywhere will be
the end of you. It wouldn't do any good.
Anyway, the whole lines being dismantled, they'll be nothing
left to go on and no one left. Who knows anything.
So far as you're concerned, the whole thing will be as if it had
never happened. If you take my advice, you'll
persuade yourself that it never did.
Well, no comment or none that I trust myself to make.
I'll be aboard here. Ready to sail at dusk tomorrow.
Now, if you'll nothing more to say, I suggest you put yourself
short on, I'll shut down here and do the same.
What the hell looks like the roads up?
It's the police. What's the trouble officer?
No trouble sir. Just a routine check.
Now you mind giving me your name and address sir not at all Peter
Robertson. I live on the island and 9 have
am and Road. I'm on my way home now.
Robertson knowing upper Mount roll.
This is your car sir. Yes it is.
If I might see your driving license and insurance
certificate sir, license and enjoy.
They're both in order. I think I smell is so good.
My asking what all this is about.
Just a routine checks. Her ticket on Earth, that would
could you bear to tell me what set this particular routine in
motion? Just looking into the Mobile's
of the vehicle. Sir, that's been information
received about some stolen property and we are under orders
from the chief counsel to check traffic movements in and out the
island and it's easier than most gotten jobs.
Anyway, just the one road and you've got that sealed off as if
the gas Mains are on fire. Oh that's all right, sir.
Here's your it's if you'd like to proceed.
No, thank you. Good night, awesome.
Good night, Sir. And thank you.
Oh, well, there you are. That was wondering what has
happened to you? But I'm a bit later.
I got held up in town. On top of that, I was stopped by
the police as I came in police. No.
Cause for alarm didn't find a
case of Contraband scotch in the boot order.
No, in fact that they look for it, they were stopping everyone,
but they wouldn't say what they were going after him.
Well, it wouldn't, of course, sorry.
I'm late. Oh, that's what I felt.
I could do with another five minutes, give yourself a drink
while you're waiting, all right. By the way, Janet was in today
with dark hints of crisis, at the establish prayer, I should
imagine Janet knows as much about what goes on at the
establishment of the office cat. If I were James, I don't only
tell Janet nothing. I go out of my way to feed her
Commerce fictions. So as you have something to
retail without accidentally impinging on the truth, yes, I
expect he does too. What's that woman?
Isn't it? Real harm in her?
Visa at least she is really fond of her.
James has some value in that, but I can't help thinking her
affection. It's disastrous in some of its
manifestations. What about Benton?
What about him? What?
I imagined it to him. Sure I did.
What about this trip then is it on?
Yes. But it's any comfort to you,
why? I think the sounds are running
out on my beautiful friendship with Joe Brenton.
Meanwhile, I'm booked for one more round leaving tomorrow
evening. And you can save yourself,
there's no way about weather conditions.
So, apart from this fog, which I don't think should bother much.
All right? It's up to you.
You know, my feelings about mr. Benton.
I don't care who never set eyes on him again.
Even if we do have to live on sausages and baked beans for the
rest of our lives, I'll give me five minutes.
We're not eating babies tonight. Anyway, thank heaven for that.
Hello, Peter change of plans. It's got to be tonight, but
there isn't time to argue it was get down to the harbor and be
ready to sail within the hour. I don't know if you're
interested but I still have to negotiate a police.
Roadblock pass through it on my way up on the road in about 100
yards from the mainland and is a double barrier and they're
checking all traffic in and out. Tell me exactly what happened.
I think was my card maybe show my license and insurance when I
asked what it was about the handed out.
The usual final about a routine check.
I asked them what they were checking and I said it was
something to do with stolen property.
Course it may have been all my eye.
Anyway, there it is. I just have to go out half an
hour after coming in and it may occur to them to wonder why?
Oh no, you tell me, Joe, you all the Mastermind.
Well, tell them, tell them. All right, I'll try that.
They seem fairly harmless. Compass.
I must ring off now, this needs thinking about in the meantime,
I still want you on board and ready to sail within the hour.
Is that understood? Yes, but all right.
Damn damn, what was that? Hmm.
German tell us again. What did he want?
He wants me to go to Mike and I are you going?
Yes. And you won't tell him to go to
Hell For Heaven's Sake. Let's start that all over again.
I've told you, this is the last one I'm doing for him.
For all he's done is to advance the date.
I really got some just a measure of advancing the date a minute
ago. You told me, he wanted to go
tomorrow. Now, he orders you off tonight.
Well, I may be a fool. Don't like the urgency of it,
and with this roadblock, it's got nothing to do with it.
Whatever the piece of art. It's not the sort of stuff.
I'll be handling, please, for the last time.
Stop worrying. I'll be back within 48 hours and
that'll be the end of it. I hope to God, you're right
about that. You mean, look, I've told you
haven't I, this is the last troll rights and I, sometimes
feel it'll never be free of it, and I can't stand much more of
it. Pete.
I'm sorry, but I can't, if you won't have to learn to
understand and I get back from this trip, It's the end.
I'll get rid of seem you if I don't make you any happier.
Well, I shan't really be able to afford her anyway, not without
Benton's business. Now I really must be all for.
Now, what about supper? It's already, I won't wait.
That was plenty of food on board, but Peter 90.
It's no good. I can't argue the thing anymore.
You just have to take my word for it.
I shan't. Damn everything.
Good evening. Good evening, sir.
I gave my particular job colleague when I came in Betty,
half an hour ago, you want them again, if you please sir,
that'll be on the in going list as you're now going out how you
better have them again. Robertson, I live on the island
at 9:00 upper Mount Road. This is my car and here's my
license and insurance to be good.
Nine up her my role within the last half-hour.
Was it? You come in about that?
Had to go out again quick that you sir?
Yes, damn it. I just got home and I had a
phone call. Some of the bank, my boat on the
mornings in the fog. I'm going down to see if she's
come to any harm, so it may be nothing.
But I do want to go down in the morning and find a song called
I'm boring. Now, I see that sir pretty thick
down in the harbor from what I hear, right sir, thank you,
thank you officer, good night, good night sir.
Hello. This is Peter.
No. Now look at it, I probably
shouldn't be bringing you up like this, but I don't imagine
anyone's going to be tapping your line.
You're not in a party line, are you hello?
No, I thought about it and I say your to keep this call to
yourself, you'll do just that, won't you, of course, right.
I know I can count on that. Now, tell me lifted.
When did you last see Ricky Ricky?
Well, he was here for a bit this afternoon, at what time he came
just, as I was going, Out after lunch.
A bit before three. I suppose.
No only a matter of minutes. That's the establishment I
imagined but Lisa I didn't see him go of course but that's
where I gathered he was going and you haven't seen him or
heard from him since not at all. No.
I don't know, quite he's down in the town.
I think it's not yet, know he's still talking.
When I don't know anything definite.
But here, you'll be laying her up to the window soon obviously.
Yes, ask him when I see him. Yes, I will look James with
would it seem unreasonable? If I were to ask, what all this
is about. Signs of a disturbance.
What do you mean you think he's been beaten up or something?
We think it could have been the Okay, yes.
Yes. Yeah.
What do you think, man? Sympathetic.
If I said he had it coming to him but it wasn't Peter Rabbit.
Read Peter also have done something of the sort of years
ago, but I don't think you realize how urgent it was.
This is serious. I don't know what you're talking
about. Now, what have we got on our
hands? I'm coming with you.
And no one will know you're gone.
Girl. That I shan't be gone long.
I'll tell you about that later. Now please get the pram back.
All right, all right. All, secure, whatever.
Well, Joe, you're coming all the way to st.
Peter Port? No, I want you to get me around
the bill as quickly as possible and put me ashore at the island,
end of West Bay on the island, side of the road block.
Can you do that? So there was a connection after
all you want to bypass the roadblock to human factor.
I've come through it twice, giving my name and address each
time. Doesn't where IAM not in the
least? No need it.
Worry you that is provided you can get me what I want
reasonably assume. So With a creep in under the
farm and put you ashore ever. So gently, I'm dead man's Bay.
Yes. As a matter of fact, the
conditions are good for the job unless the fog is a good deal
figure outside and I think it is well, but we'll have to use the
show lights, know that means endoderm.
It means going inside the race. All right, fair enough, that's
getting on 49 now, I tied it over.
Let me see. Yes that's it.
The race will start at about 10:30 was no wind at all, but
really big ties. Not necessarily fatal for thing
of this size. Batten down properly handled
much, rather not put her into which I can avoid it.
So we aim to get around and of the bill before it starts at, we
can agreed. Yes.
Can we get away now? Already back up the morning and
she come around on the shore side and I want to find the
thing is painted wrap around our screws.
Are you go far and cast off and I give the word right?
Ready to cast off right now. We got to feel our way out of
this. Tell me the rest tell me as much
as I need to know. You devious bastard.
I put you ashore on Dead, Man's Bay.
Well care of the nasty police. Do I do then, well, do I go to
Gran's, your don't I you do. You've got to wait for me to get
back to you? I thought you weren't coming all
the way. I'm not, but there's something I
must get you. Before you say, I told you.
Hey, what am I supposed to do? Anchor in the bay Swan around,
in circles, waiting for, you know what?
I can't live on the beach in our family.
Exact thing I know that that's up to you.
I'll give you a fixed time for my return.
Now, come to the same point on the beach and show and like see
words, we can arrange a signal if you like, and I want you to
get to me as fast as you can. It's quite a maneuver.
You do realize that the Rendezvous two nights in the
year on the average, when you could do it, I was improvising
on the weather or just plain lucky.
I'm playing my luck Peter. I've got I told you it was a
sudden change of plans. That was an understatement but
there's no reason why it shouldn't come off.
So long as you can manage your side, I can manage.
That's the fog signal from the bill still somewhere head.
We're doing well. Very near the bill.
Now once the signal is bad on the starboard quarter will alter
course westwards and creep round under it talk about navigating
by ear. Do you realize this is the first
time you've ever been to Sea and see you finally reeling after
all, she's done for you, how does a sailor's life appeals
your joke? Get on Peter for God's sake and
stop. The Jolly Sailor act.
Time is very important, right? All right.
We're goin on now, we should hear the signal P.
Pastor to starboard, but it drops for another star.
We alter course northwards against the screen and make the
or Landing point. Here we go.
Then listen to that thing. Will you your ears are as good
as mine? You think it's getting
noticeably closer seeing out there got a bit wider.
Now then I'm moving in to the beach now,
there are the lights on the road, you'll see, yes, wrecking
the roadblocks, a couple of hundred yards, west of us.
I'll go us down, just before we catch, you'll have to jump.
When you see a moment, you'll just about get your feet wet
with no more if you're clever. Oh well what's your return
signal? 13 minutes dead.
From now, I'll flash one long and three short letter b or
whoever is there will it's just on the cards I make it myself,
you Into the beach but I'll either get a boat or throw you
in the packet. In either case, you must get
moving at once and get out to sea as fast as you can without
your engine being too noticeable.
Show after we arrest words once I'm Caraway, westwards I can
stand South out to sea but not until I'm well.
Clear of the race. Then watch gansey if I'm with
you. I'll decide if not Peter Port as
I said and hand the papers over to Mercury realm, right?
Ready now, get up for it. We're going in.
No. The beach.
25 minutes, come with the efficient mr.
Benton said that. Have a light, should be dead
ahead. If it comes.
Not yet but I'll take around once more.
There he is. He's only by God.
Be and he goes me again. He's in a hobby, something.
All right, Joe coming as fast as we can.
I'm going to load right stand by.
Now. Right.
Go. No!
Oh the hell with it? Come out, whoever you are tell
me what we're doing next. We are care of the race standing
out to sea stop. Playing hide and seek for God's
sake and tell me what You Little Fool.
Stop fucking clever. And tell me what you're up to.
I'm leaving the country brother what I didn't want to
particularly, but things are hella particular transaction.
I was interested in. Went a bit off the rails and I
had no alternative leaving your country of your country's good.
Is that it for my goat? I help.
And for something else, I happen to believe in, but not for my
country's. I leave all that to you along
with mr. Benton and his rackets, you poor
pathetic little bastard. You're not trying to tell me
that you're selling out to the enemy.
Are you didn't think you were that problem?
You're out of your mind of course in your job.
If they missed you though the after you with everything,
they've got failing mystery of course.
But with any luck they'll think I'm the victim, not the villain
of the piece for a bit and a half long enough for me to get
clearly. I hope I still say you're out of
your mind, I don't think so. I've done a bit of thinking
that's all I see more than you do.
And I have a different scale of values but I'm not.
Out of my mind on the contrary, I am the same member of the
family and in your Senator you're carrying out going over
to the other side. Is that it but not in my boat.
You didn't do anything but I do that.
Did you? I'm setting course for
home-wrecking duck back. On course brother.
You see what I have here? Don't you?
If I have to use it? I will, and I may point out that
not being mr. Benton, I am perfectly capable
of taking over your boat and taking her where I want for
myself. So you're taking over the ship.
Are you? Ricky and I could navigate at
gunpoint, whatever you have in mind.
When have you in mind? By the way?
Hardison, Peter Port, Charlotte said, cause for some Peter Port
for the present. I make more speed.
I have an appointment to keep. I'll give you your instructions
later. That's it.
You're still with me a rendezvous.
Is it at see? I suppose you'll didn't really
think you could get away with this, did you?
I'm sorry. Ricky you poor little bastard.
But you miscalculated them. You are not in command of the
ship. I'm afraid, we are not in fact
alone. What is that term?
Once vacuum God, now the watch it, your man's arm Little
bastard. I've coached, but this lever,
the side, that's how I look. Now, Yes.
Yeah, we are at merely fold up as I'm very much mistaken old,
and having to work with bundling neatly tucked inside your
jacket, they are uniform jacket, the Queen's uniform Ricky, oh
God, what's to be done with a mess like this?
Set course for home. I suppose, I can see what else I
can do. Obviously, this is Lieutenant
Richard Robertson. I have apprehended him in an
attempt to him. There were secret information to
the enemy. The my name is Robertson.
Yes, curious coincidence. Isn't it any relation?
Yes. As a matter of fact, he is, he's
my young brother, Daniel, damn you.
Ricky, how could you do this to me?
Not only me, but my mother still alive and the whole right of
maybe that's what, well, maybe Ricky, you little bastard.
Think of something. What's the time?
Yes, the race will be going great guns for another hour yet.
What seen you in the race with everything wide open and she'll
found her? In a matter of minutes?
Spire Sailors that at least rigging, which is more than you
deserve? See me why my wife had get rid
of you but I hadn't really listen to you.
Come on then. This is it and everything's open
the campy. But attached wide, Scotland's
main hatch, already wide, nice life, jacket folder and inside.
Fuck it. I'm not going down with the
ship. Not if I can help it, still out
on tricky. Thank God for that anyway.
We'll be washed overboard and drowned without knowing what's
happening to you your poor little bastard.
I didn't ship heading due south side of the rest.
Goodbye, senior. Not much just from swimming.
Oh God. Lifting South much too fast.
Just got to keep on swimming. Hey.
Who's that? Thanks.
Is it? That's right.
Sarge. But now you from Young
grandmother and it's lat. Oh she in the for Sarge, no
banks. No, I meant here.
Forget it. You're covering from here to the
petrol pumps. Are you?
That's right. Sarge.
Well, you know what you gotta do?
Anyone carrying anything briefcase small suitcase, that
sort of thing? Stop them and have a look, you
know, we're looking for and if there's any trouble use your
whistle at once, right? Charge.
Right after golden. And keep on the move, you
haven't got much to cover and you want to cover it.
Pretty regular, right? Sarge Sarge, she and the four
sacks diet, I don't know. It's a blessed thing.
A British Chris Brown controller here.
I am with the piece of international Dynamite with top
security written all over it. What do I do brush it to the
admiralty? Oh, no, no, no.
I place it under the feet of the nearest patrolling cover - the
safer, that way. Here he comes again, having man
shot the bits with cold. I think it's pretty well pretty
well bound to see it. He should just be able to
persuade himself has its be there all the time and he hasn't
noticed it before. Right?
Try that canceled isil and The Best of British luck to you.
Who here, you're what? We got here, then?
Oh, a pocket. Sergeant Sergeant quick over
here. Curtis.
Drink. Peter.
He's, are you all right? I'm all right.
The Tripps office. As a matter of fact, I thought
Robin bad news. I'm afraid.
Bad news. The boat's gone.
Let's put a little signals. Gone in the race.
And have a great young. Rick.
He's gone with her mom and I'm afraid.
So. What happened to tell me what
happened? Well, I don't know.
Exactly. You must have taken it out and
gone of course in the foggy. Huh, he's headed out before I
leave now and you were swam up to him.
I suppose your could maybe try my darling but your trousers are
very wet. Indeed for God's sake.
Go and put on some dry clothes and think of a better story
while you're doing it. I think I didn't think I didn't
think, never mind. My dear never.
Never mind. He's dead, isn't he?
You're sure, he's dead. He's dead.
All right, clean the ground. Like all the other poor devils
and submit his church and God knows what they were like in
their lives with us. He's got it all have.
There's no disgrace in Dead. Man's bed.
Had no questions asked Ricky's. All right, you don't have to
worry about Ricky dry clothes. No, no, no more.
Whiskey for the moment, though. Get yourself.
Try my dear. Yes.
But it'll be all right. Everything will be alright.
Now Come on my dear. I'll give you a hand.
In Dead Man's Bay by p.m. Hubbard.
The part of Peter Robinson was played by ha Ross Letty
Robertson by Cecil shepper. Oh, Ricky Robertson by Nigel
Graham. Captain James Hardwick are the
Lawrence, Joe Benton. No Harlot and Janet Hardwick, no
hood. Other parts were played by Joe
Kendall Michael McClain and basil Jones.
The play was recorded was produced by Martin C Webster.