sake, get in. How are you feeling? Ready to go? I thought you flew planes. With wings. I've been flying helicopters ever since Korea. Get in. Button up. Close the door. I gotta tell you, Judge. I'm not too happy about this. Just relax, Arthur. Could we maybe just go out a bit? Kind ofjust go and hover? We'll do any goddamn thing you want. Now hold on to your cojones. This is what it's all about! Pretty, isn't it? I don't want to talk. What? I don't want to talk. Did you ever skydive? - Did you ever skydive? - No! Why? You oughta try it. You might learn something. I was skydiving once and my main chute didn't open. My reserve didn't open either. There I was, plunging to the earth. As I hit the treetops I discovered the meaning of life. - Which is? - It sucks, Arthur. It really sucks. They used to keep Native Dancer down there. Native Dancer, the horse. They kept him down there. Beautiful animal. - Where are we going? - Do you have any place in mind? Down. I would prefer to go down. Just relax and enjoy it, Arthur. The old Chinese proverb. Great, isn't it? Oh, my! Let me show you something. Look at that. Wild, isn't it? - We've hit it. - Hit what? What did we hit? The halfway point. There's a little game I play. I always calculate how far I can go on the fuel I have and still get back. Then I figure out the halfway point and I go just a little beyond it. You mean we're beyond the halfway point? You mean we're not gonna make it back? Maybe, maybe not. Well, land. Land! Put it down! Come on, we're all right. If we're beyond the halfway point we're not all right. Land! Here we go! Heading back. Sixteen years of marriage and my wife still won't eat Chinese food. It's crazy. Especially since we met in a Chinese restaurant. How are we doing? Where are we? Are we back yet? Trust me, Arthur. It's a protest. She relates Chinese food to our marriage. We're not gonna make it back! I knew it! I knew it! We're not gonna make it back! Arthur, look at that. I told you I had good instincts. Hang on, Arthur. Hang on now. Hang on... Hang on, Arthur. We'll make it. Hang on! Oh, God! Oh, God! Hang on! Hang on! Home free. We almost made it right on the button. Another ninety feet. I told you I had good instincts. Come on, let's go ashore. Shit, my wheel. Come on, Arthur. It's easier when you take the belt off. That's it. Are you all right? Come on, let's get some coffee. You'll be all right. Your adrenaline's still charged. You have to admit it makes you feel alive, vital. When I think that we could be dead right now... Listen, why is everyone so preoccupied with death? I'm not usually preoccupied with it, but this seems like a valid time. Another chicken salad sandwich. Arthur? No. Let's get back to Fleming. - You won't consider taking his case? - Nope. Not interested. You'd better be interested. There are some very powerful people who can ruin your career. Ruin my career? What do you mean? For one they can have you disbarred. Do you want some more coffee? Disbarred? What are you talking about? Did you ever have a client named Ernest Drago? Drago, yeah. What about him? You gave the police information that led to his conviction. Drago was a nut. Drago was insane. He sat in my office and rattled off the most grotesque fantasies imaginable. I handled him on a burglary charge and I heard that stuff every day. His favourite fantasy was: What would happen if he stuck a firecracker in somebody's mouth? So, I read in the newspapers that there was this nut - - who held people at gunpoint and forced cherry bombs in their mouths. I knew it was Drago, so I told the police. You didn't prevent a crime. You betrayed a client. - You violated the code of ethics. - What are you talking about? - What's going on? - Arthur, they want you. You're a very principled lawyer with no political ties. I tell ya... They want me to ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Кто подставил Кролика Роджера на английском - текст Зейрам 2 на английском - текст Космический Джэм на английском - текст Серп и молот на английском - текст На краю Вселенной на английском |