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Joseph Conrad's epic novel Nostromo has more characters than the Charles Dickens

blockbuster. There's Charles Gould. He's returned from Europe to reopen his

father's ruined silver mine in the primitive South American country, Costa

Guana. Charles has brought his young wife Amelia with him, but he's begun to

love the mine more than he loves Amelia. Several people love the mine now that

it's turning out money. There are General Montero and his brother Pedro

Montero. There's Colonel Satillo. All three would kill for the mine and do. Last

time we saw Montero murder Costa Guana's liberal president, starting a rebellion.

Charles Gould is in no doubt about the rebellion's purpose. He assumes the

Montero brothers want his mine and he's determined not to let them get it.

Acting like King of the province where his mind is located, Gould is now

bracing for war. He's preparing to dynamite the mine if he has to to keep

the Monteros from getting it. He's also imported a shipment of modern European

rifles and there's one general Gould trusts, General Barrios. So Gould arms

barrios is troops with the new weapons. The rifles are brought from Europe by

Martin de Coude, cynical, sophisticated, a man who hates Costa Guana. De Coude

stays on anyway because the woman he wants to marry won't return to Paris

with him. De Coude is now editor of the local paper writing inflammatory pieces

that make him a prime target for killing by the Monteros. Finally the man

everybody calls Nostromo the fearless upright man they send for whenever there's

a hard job to be done. Nostromo lives at an inn run by an Italian family. The

mother of the family, Teresa, loves him as a son. Nostromo is promised to marry her

older daughter Linda and afterward to look after the younger daughter,

just sell. As we resume tonight the Monteros are coming over the mountain and

Colonel Satio is coming by sea, all desparados dreaming of fantastic wealth.

Nostromo second episode.

It was the shock.

I am the fool. So was my dear that French would be her. I was wrong. You're right and now we have civil war.

Out here at the moment. Carter is so much to lose. I can let it kill you or you

can rest diet recover and come up smiling it's up to you. It was a seizure wasn't

it? The heart? He survived it. He could live for years of fella. Both survivors aren't we?

We survived Guzman Bento. Now don't talk please. The civil war hasn't reached

this province yet. We must be brave and help for the best.

Antonio demands that I write violent articles against the rebels. Monteros

slaughters women and each children. Nostromo tells me Montero will cut my

throat if he catches me. I'm a lover pretending to be a patriot for Antonio's

sake. I adore the woman.

Yes? What is Paris like? Full of lights and Frenchmen. Is your wife in Paris?

I'm not married. My sister is in Paris but I'm running a letter to her now. I would like

to go there. You have plenty of time. No we shall always be here. Linda and me. I shall

help Antonio Mina with the sick people. She loves that? Yes and poor children. I shall

do it and Linda will marry Jean Batista. Oh no Stromo. That's not his name. Tidy of

Jean Batista's room. Come on. Where are you going? The host needs some exercise.

No Stromo. I need some exercise as well. Come on. Hurry up. Why do you always tell me

what to do? She's now got nothing the whole day. She went to daddy up.

Where is Jean Batista coming home again mama? How would I know?

I've just seen off my friend Nostromo. He's an interesting fellow, the Italian. He has

a quality not unlike Cyrano de Bergerac. He has panache. He would not hesitate to fight

a hundred men. But there's a flaw in him somewhere. Cyrano was his own man. Nostromo

as the name probably tells you. Is someone else's man?

Welcome Nostromo.

This a good need for your help with something special. If Ontario wins the war then Charles

won't allow him to walk in and take all this. So while preparing a little surprise just

in case, dynamite, they're sure to attack Solaco. They must be stopped up in the mountains.

But if they come here he intends to blow up the entire mine. Sky high.

Thank you for coming Nostromo. I have a question. Can you come over the mountains with Mr Holroyd?

How did you do it? Is it a route for an army? No, not an army. All right not an army but

there is a route you found it and I want it blocked. Can you do it? Of course. Dynamite.

Good. Take as much as you need.

Oh, say I ruled.

You have a moment, Father.

What would be the price for Hernandez and his men to fight on our side? Money. And a pardon?

A pardon? He's growing tired of leaving out there as an outlaw. So he shall have his pardon?

There is a civil war of the mountains. There is chaos. Nobody knows who the final authority will be.

So who is in the position to guarantee Hernandez a pardon? I am. When with one.

So you want me to ask him? I want to do what's good and right for this country.

Including having the lands of the church restored to the church.

On your soul?

On my soul.

Hey, your strombo!

Where have you been? Is it a good story? Shall I write about it?

My plot you like? Oh, what I like. I like the ideas catching the next male boat.

Then do it. Not alone. Listen, some advice. You want to make your fortune?

Leave natural and join gold, the king of Solaco. He's too dangerous.

He's just an English man and a hypocrite. All he speaks of is the good that will come to the poor people because of a selfless activity.

He's wonderful. So I've tried to deal with him and all that's over.

Try to take it from him and he'll blow it up.

No. The dynamite is a beast. I've seen it.

And he's mad this man. If he's mad, I'm not staying.

Everybody's mad in this country.

I'm not going to be a good one.

I'm not going to be a good one.

I'm not going to be a good one.

Hang on. You'll notice this.

Yes, you should go. You won't last in this country.

And if you want to write about anything, write that scum like this will try to take over Solaco when you're clever rich friends.

Send all the militia away.

Then go nicked in this house from 1844 until he moved to the White House.

I'm tired! I'm tired!

How dare you? Here's a sleep. My father is asleep. How dare you make such a noise. What do you want?

What happened? What's the matter? You're drunk?

You'll never leave here, will you?

You'll never come with me. You'll stay with your father. You'll marry some colonel.

Why do you drink so much? What do you care?

Go on, set!

Will you leave you with me? I'm not.

Your son and says are unbearable.

But I can still defend you. And I will.

And I will.

They're not well, General. They shoot well due to you, don't they?

Are you a signal?

I'm a signal!

Suppose Barrios fails.

He won't. He's the best general in the country.

Besides the DAI's cast, there's no going back in any of this. We just have to see it through.

Absolutely not. Get out! Get out!

Send your good! Send your good! And may I have a route?

What is it?

And hide. They're in the customs house and ready for your approval.

I'll be with you in a few minutes in your hisch.

Darling, why don't you just get out of this heat and be straight out?

Will you come with me?

I wish I could, but I have to push onto the mine.

Why do you always have to push onto the mine? Why? Why can't you come home with me?

Because the silver has to come down tonight.

The silver?

All right, tell me this.

How do we see it through if bad things happen, despite what you think about Barrios?

Darling, if you're really worried, I'll put you on the first wave.

They're not thinking about me. I'm thinking about you. What do you intend to do?

I'm committed, you see, so I shall go any distance that's necessary.

With or without me?

God willing never without you, may I?

He was here tomorrow.

Takes a near a good home, Ignacio.

It's a good of you to come, Senor.

Such a busy day, so much at stake, I understand.

These are the best quality, as always.

And this time, they are half the usual price in your life.

All right.

This war, the peons are leaving them to rot. It's almost criminal.

Talk to my manager at the mine.

Is it safe for me on the campo? I mean, is it possible that...

Ever a good swine.

Oh, my God.

Who's that?

Forgive me, Senor. Forgive me.

Don Martin.

Where is Senor Gould?

He's at the mine.

Good.

I must speak to you.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I must speak to you.

About Antonio?

No.

Yes, of course.

All this is about Antonio.

You see, there is some news.

Matera's won.

He's declared himself president.

How's the reading done?

No, please listen, please.

If it were not for Antonio, I would run away.

I'm a dead nine if I stay.

But you won't come with me, so there has to be another solution.

Please!

Listen to me.

I'm not deceiving myself about my motives.

Antonio will not leave Sulaco.

Therefore, Sulaco must leave the rest of the republic,

of course, by Guilatouis' fate.

Do you see?

Don't you understand what I'm saying?

The only solution is, Sulaco must be a separate country.

Don Martin, this is mad.

No, it is not!

This province must declare its independence.

You must convince your husband.

You!

You must see it.

Take the mountains.

Nature itself seems to cry to us separate.

The silver gives the separate state of Sulaco its income.

It is the same with the railway and it will all work and we shall all survive.

Please let me go.

No, no!

He wanted to blow up the mine.

He intends to do that.

I don't believe you.

A strong aside.

It is true.

So you must not alarm him.

Your husband is such an idealist.

Mrs. Groot, are you aware to what point the other deals are the existence?

For worth the meaning of the Santa may I know.

You could not believe his own motives if he didn't make them partums of some fairy tale.

I don't care what you say.

My husband is in danger now and I must warn him.

No, not you.

I will do it.

I'll warn him.

He might have listened to you about an independent state of Sulaco.

He listens to no one else.

I will.

I will.

When I give you the order to open the door.

They'll kill me.

But I will if you disobey you'll waste my signal which is one shot.

Understand?

Brey citizens of Sulaco.

You know me.

I am Camacho.

Deliver all undemocratic.

I am Camacho got you all the work on the railway.

But like you my friends I hate the foreigners.

I hate the exploiters of our beautiful land.

What a new day is about to dawn.

The Great Patrick General in Monteiro has won the war and is now our new president.

I am Camacho.

I am the devoted father of President Monteiro.

And I invite you all as democratic citizens to take over this fine administrative building that allows his y'all.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

This is the end of President Rivera.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

What are you doing? Come back!

Crankers! Go out!

Let's go.

Monteiro's won the war and declared himself president.

What is it?

These.

You hit them.

Over the head this time. A warning.

In the head next time.

Don't we have a new president?

The arrangements we have for the explosives may not be necessary.

Take half the men and go back to the mines.

You have the money.

You have the money.

The arrangements we have for the explosives may never necessary.

Take half the men and go back to the mine.

No thieves will enter your mates at your...

I promise.

We're going back, my burst. Get out, Seymour, whatever.

I'm going to devil's going on out here.

I must go. I must look at your own tongue now.

Shall I tell you what? That you're coming home?

No.

But you will need protection.

Goodbye, gentlemen.

Where the devil's he going?

The stromo!

The stromo!

Has everybody here gone mad?

It doesn't matter where he's going, Captain.

What matters is the silver wins the ship, do you?

The day of the early, why?

It'll be all right.

Captain!

What was the noise out here?

Who is shooting?

Charles?

Have you got to send the cells in your...

Yes.

Good. Show me, please.

You know, didn't like this.

You close it like this.

You aim like this.

And you fire.

Where is my husband?

Where is he?

With the silver.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God.

He's going to blow up the mine.

He's going to blow up the mine.

That's true, isn't it?

De Koo said to me that my husband is going to blow up the mine.

And with the mine, he'll blow himself up.

He's going to kill himself like his father.

Tell me!

Is it true?

Isn't she?

You came here to look after me.

You came here to...

You came here to...

Did he send you to look after me?

I'm here for your safety.

Come on, man!

Come on, man!

Come on, man!

Somebody else is here for your safety.

Adios, sonata.

I'm here for you.

I'm here.

I'm here.

I'm here for you.

Augustine! Augustine, open the door!

Open it.

Oh, a gallant site.

I must go now, Antonio.

No, it's dangerous. Please, stay with me.

We have to protect the Talaqra from the mother.

I'll come back as soon as I can.

Do you think it's true that Monteira has won?

What do you think Dr. Hassey?

You used to say save your powder,

till you see the whites of their eyes.

I think you should rest.

I'm so happy to see you. Come on.

Come on!

Bonifacio.

I'm out of business.

My new wife died.

I saw Pedro in the mountains.

We had to put the hard weight because of Pedro.

Monteira, he's coming with 60 or 70 horsemen.

For aye!

Hey, what's up?

I'm out of business.

Fire!

It's not a problem.

I'm not a problem.

I'm not a problem.

Pedro Monteira is coming.

Our demand test with 60 or 70 man.

Bonifacio told me.

Stay with me, maven.

You must get the silver away.

But there's no sign of the ship.

Let's do it without your ship,

and let's do it in one of your lighters.

Oh, I see. Yeah. Right. Load one of the lighters.

Again, as soon as it's dark, take it out to see and intercept the ship.

Agree?

Yes.

And you'll do it in person, Captain.

No, I can't do that, old fellow. I'm dressless, sorry.

But why not?

I've got to stick to my post here, I'm afraid.

I must protect this property.

I'm sorry, but my first duty is to the company.

What the hell are we to do?

Well, if it was me, Nostromo.

All that silver.

Right.

Nostromo.

Nostromo.

I want you to get the silver away from here tonight in a lighter in secret.

Would you do it?

You'll need men you can trust to load her after dark.

You put a fortune in my hands, and you'll...

You'll be well paid.

I have my wages.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

No surrender.

It's quite.

Something strange happened down there at the fine.

Some Indio came riding in.

He had a lens, so Bandolier Rifel, he started talking to the mob.

There was some kind of excitement and they've all left.

Done.

Then they have the news.

What news?

The bad news.

When Tara's little brother, Pedro,

the one who's going to shoot you when he finds you.

Well, it's coming.

Over the impossible mountains.

Then we must fight.

We must get every man in town that can handle a rifle.

I think you should go.

Find your woman.

Take her out on the camp.

As for me.

I need a slip before tonight.

Bandolier, I'm going to the camp.

I'm going to the camp.

Do you know what will happen to this town if you surrender?

Do you know what will happen to your property?

Your families?

Your wives and daughters and sisters?

Perhaps democracies should be tried.

You must not surrender!

We can come to terms with General Muffin.

For those sages, you're coming.

Don't you understand what we have to do?

We must bring back Barrio Sunkada and Satillo from Esmeralda.

From Esmeralda.

Colonel Satillo has gone over to the month of his cousin.

Satillo is embarking his troops for Silaco.

Stop.

This is my last message.

All I can do.

Should I go back, Senio?

No.

Go to the Alba of Fines, Senio Gold.

Tell him that Satillo's changed sides and is coming here.

Yes, Senio.

For the silver.

That's why he's coming.

For the silver.

Yes, for the silver.

They all wanted the silver.

I had been wrong.

I should have never brought him Carlos and then Amelia back to this country to open the mine.

My poor, tormented friend, Monica, and was right.

Costa Guana will always be run by butt.

Some tyrants.

Don't let them forgive me for bringing you back here.

And now for God's sakes, go and save yourself.

What's happening?

Oh, those good gentlemen intend to surrender to town.

Never.

I'm all right, just a little bit tired.

Let me rest back there for a little while.

You see, how good I leave him.

You see, how could I leave you?

What easily I think.

What?

It must be obvious to you, I don't love you.

I will never love you.

I mean, I think you're something of a fool.

I only kept a hair to help me run my knee.

But there's no point in our mister.

It's all over.

You can go.

Let me know.

How is she?

She has given the children her blessing.

Let me take the girls home with me.

Yes, thank you.

Take care, Nostromo.

Come on.

Where have you been?

The boat's loaded and waiting.

I had to fetch the doctor from Senorogol's house.

The pudron is very ill.

Come along, man.

We must go now.

You want to see her, Nostromo?

Yes, she died.

Yes?

She has been like this before, are you sure?

I'm sure you should not let this again.

So you can see her or not.

Makes a little difference.

As soon as you can.

Welcome, mister.

Welcome, mister.

Look at me.

I'm dying.

I want to preach to mister.

I want you to fetch me a priest.

Do that for me.

But I have to go now.

There is no time, Padrona.

This is the last time I will ask any think of you.

How can you refuse?

I'm needed.

I've given my word.

I have no time.

And I'm less to you.

Than the praise of the people who gave you the stupid name of Nostromo.

Your phone.

That is all they have given you.

Can't you understand that?

Fusigaz.

Words.

That you've given them your body and soul.

Padrona.

There is a...

Listen to me.

Listen to me.

I am the one who came ashore when evening.

Found this place.

Set down to it with you.

You were like a mother to me.

You invited me into your house.

You asked me to marry one of your daughters.

I must be what I am.

I must protect my good name.

They trust me with everything,

unfortunately my hands.

Yes!

And I have lost everything.

Italy.

My son.

My grandchildren.

But you have to protect your vanity.

That's what it is.

You are not a real man like George too.

And it would betray you into poverty, misery and contempt.

Don't say that.

Don't say that. I beg you.

Please.

Give me your blessing.

Go!

Please be to die.

Love and fame.

Adios, Churchill.

Adios, Gerald Batista.

If you don't hear from me,

give my thanks to Linda.

I thought Nostromo couldn't fail it anything.

Now, when?

Do you know what I have to do?

No?

A man with all that silver.

We'll have every knife raised against him.

Every he lands.

And I'm supposed to find somewhere out there in the darkness.

A company steamer.

A desperate business I'll tell you.

But when I succeed with it,

they will talk about me from one end of America to the other.

I hope you met a good bargain with the king of Celatto,

in case you do return.

And what bargain would your worship have made?

Well now.

With such a desperate business as you put it,

nothing but the whole treasure would do.

Nostromo.

Celatto.

What's he doing there?

Going with you?

No.

I go alone.

I'll do it alone.

That man has to get away before Montaro arrives,

or he's dead.

He's not a man for this kind of business.

Hide him somewhere.

Don't let me down, old chap.

I don't have to choose between him and the silver,

but if I must.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Hi, God, I choose well when I choose that man.

Hombres.

Now back to the mine, Tilda and Pepe,

I shall be with my wife to deal with whatever happens here.

Good night to you, Captain.

Evening, Doctor.

Your Majesty.

Report on the situation, sir, as we said in the army.

Everyone's cleared out.

Tignada Villaras dying back there.

Her husband's with her.

I'm staying because she asked me to.

In any case, I have no horse to get back to the mine, and I don't.

Particularly care to be blown up.

That's what you intend to do, isn't it?

Blow up the mine.

You want a drink before you go?

Are you going home to your wife first?

When you're fit, you make her to join us.

Your patient, I'll be honest, is in my house as I understand the map.

What you intend to do when Sateo turns up?

I tell you, Gold, you should pack up your household

and get your wife out before that man gets here.

It's like problem.

Yeah.

Pedro Monteiro is coming over the mountains, Roena.

Pincey, you might say.

I shall deal with things in my own way.

I suggest you stick to medicine.

My first light, we must be out of the bay, and hidden by the islands.

We are going out on the Abenail, but there'll be slack water soon.

That means nothing to me.

It will.

When you've all worn one of the strips, it'll mean a lot to your soft hands.

Stay near your stroke.

Not so deep.

Can't you give time with me?

One.

Two.

One.

Oh, we're moving at all.

A very crooked course.

We're on a crooked course, all right.

Stop, Roena.

Stop, Roena.

We have a blade out of the water now.

What?

Don't speak.

Listen.

Can't you hear?

Under the force.

Under the force in your seat.

Next to you.

There. To your right.

Give it to me.

Unless we find an earthbound steamer, some other ship will find us lifting.

Dad from Thirston, hunger on the Englishman's silver.

Before that happens, I will cut down the gunnall with this axe down to the waterline,

to you understand.

And the sea shall have the treasure rather than give it up.

That's like someone in agony.

A soul in agony.

Is there an honor boat out there?

I refuse to fetch a priest for a dying woman.

Was that her?

Was that the moment of death?

Is that what we heard?

No, no, of course not.

And your action in not fetching a priest was admirable.

You're right.

To hell with the priest and superstition.

I don't believe in them.

She...

She believes in that.

Confession, absolution.

And a little doubt without them.

For it is.

So I'd better succeed, huh?

Now show me a hero.

Are you ready?

The scar goes like a disease.

Because if we put it ashore, anywhere, a man discovered it, then we are dead.

So keep time, Don Martin.

Bend your back, don't whimper.

You will find that the man can always do more than he thinks.

The priest.

See you in your...

You're all right.

Yes, of course.

Thank goodness did you see Martin? Is he safe?

No, yes, he's safe. He's with Nostrauma.

He said something extraordinary to me.

He told me to tell you that Sir Larker should be independent, separate, a separate country,

but the silver could make Sir Larker independent.

Sir, your...

Hernandez...

That's your word. That he will be pardoned.

Good.

But he won't move until he has spoken to you.

I'll just wait a minute.

Hey, once more.

You, my darling, have just saved the situation.

A separate state, of course.

I told Martin it was a mad idea.

Our own country. My country.

That's not mad at all. It's the answer.

I didn't understand.

Hernandez will understand.

And Studio, Oscar!

To your left.

There's someone else in this letter.

This is silent. Come.

Sir, the Jew, the Hyde merchants.

Get out. Get out or I'll throw you all to sight.

No. Don't hurt me. Please, please don't kill me.

Don't hurt me. I have already. Look. Look.

The mob found me.

I was trying to leave the town and go to the mine.

I got away from them.

I thought I must find the boat.

And must find the boat.

I've been on this boat since yesterday.

Could you give me something to drink?

Please. Please. Something to drink.

Since yesterday.

On this boat since yesterday.

Since before it was loaded.

They know they when it was dark.

They never saw me.

Oh, when I got out, listen.

I'm not going to get out.

I'm not going to get out.

I'm not going to get out.

I'm not going to get out.

Oh, when I got out on this boat, believe me, I didn't know what it would carry.

I didn't know. I didn't know.

Get back where you were before.

Get down and make no noise or angle him.

There's no room for fear in this lighter.

I should have killed him.

But after you gave him the water, I couldn't do it.

Put a coward.

And we are saddled with him.

How was that?

Down. Get down.

It's a ship with their lights out.

They're lost.

They're trying to find out where they are.

If they can see the islands, they can line up on the jetty.

Why have the engines stopped?

There is great danger.

I cannot see my course.

You are the captain.

It's your business to see. You are supposed to see.

Why can't you see?

If your eyes are of no use to you, my God, I shall put them out.

Now start the engines. Start them.

You, still the ship.

Still the ship, damn you, or I'll kill you.

The mail's off to Starboard.

What's that, you British? What's he saying?

What can you see, repeat? What can you see?

It's over here. It's over here.

I'll kill you.

Now they know where they are.

Christ!

What are we thinking?

I don't know. Make no more sound.

Hirsch, where is he?

No.

Drowned? Or swimming, trying not to drown?

How terrible!

Forget him, pump!

How do you like the exercise?

In six miles, I could have made a steeper or out of you.

That way, if your woman behaves badly, you would deal with her as she deserves, and she will respect you.

Out here, you're not a caballero.

And I'm not your man.

How does that feel?

What the hell is the matter with you?

I thought we were friends!

Oh, I see what this is.

I know it's the matter with you.

You didn't want me. You didn't want anyone with you.

Because for the first time in your life, you thought you were going to fail.

The great Nostromo must not be a failure here, but if he is, no one must be there to see it.

I believe in myself.

What do you believe in?

Nothing!

What is this, Captain?

A stowaway?

This one was clean to the ship, Colonel. He was in a boat. We hit the boat. And this man says the boat.

You don't feel it if you hit a small boat. Shut up!

I've seen you in Solaco, señor. What were you doing in a boat?

Nothing. It wasn't my fault.

Your fault?

I didn't know anything about that boat. I didn't want to be in that boat, but I had to hide.

It was nothing to do with me. The server was nothing to do with me.

I was right. I can always smell dretches.

It's no... the server. I think it's not the server, señor.

The stowaway was sinking! I can't swim!

Do we think you're for people like you, Don Martin?

Oh, thank God for that!

But we don't need it. Look, the isables.

Don't stop pumping.

Pop harder.

I'm not going to do it.

I'm not going to do it.

I'm not going to do it.

I'm not going to do it.

I'm not going to do it.

I'm not going to do it.

I'm not going to do it.

Don't stop pumping.

Pop harder. And I'll get up there.

Oh, this for a woman who doesn't love me.

I should have bought off Monterra.

I should have done with him what I've done with every corrupt crawling, jacking office, since I put in this country.

I should have bribed him.

in silver like some Indian despot,

hacked him off to Europe to Corral's rock

with his disgusting little brother,

which will now adopt the customs of the country.

Hernandez will be my general brother.

Come!

Come!

Here.

We brought it here.

Then, we loosened the stuff above

and bring it down to conceal it.

Do we understand?

How did you know about this place?

I brought a girl here. How else?

Oh.

It's all right.

He's lying.

I know he's lying.

But if he says Abedano's in the boat,

then it's the coup.

He's pretending to be mad.

I'll deal with him.

I know you want to help me.

You see, we accidentally...

Please let me help you. I do want to...

Good.

Did you see the silver?

Yes.

Yes, I saw it.

I mean... no, no, I mean... I didn't see it.

I heard them say that...

Did you see the silver?

No, your excellency.

I couldn't see the silver.

I was under the top hall and I was hidden.

I'd been there for hours. I couldn't see because it was dark.

I heard they did not see the silver.

No, I didn't see the silver.

You told me that the silver was sunk with a boat.

Why are you lying?

It must be. The boat was sunk.

The silver was on the boat.

Avelianos.

No, the cool and Nostromo.

If Nostromo was in charge, the silver is safe.

I know this Nostromo.

Everyone knows Nostromo.

So, it's a trick.

It's a trick.

You're right. It could be a trick.

But it's not my trick. Believe me, it's not my trick.

I was only hiding in the dark. I just heard the voices.

Exactly.

You heard the voices. And if you heard the voices, you heard their plans.

Give me back my watch. Get off.

Take your hands off me, Daniel. I'm an Englishman.

Dad, how dare you? I can't in Metro.

Keep your hands off that gentleman at once.

There will be this man, Major.

At the image of my apologies.

Apologies be damned. These scoundrels are shown on my watch.

Where's my watch?

Dad, what shall I find out? Please, come on, meet.

Why aren't you doing your duty, Satillo?

Why the hell aren't you in Esmeralda?

Because I want to enjoy the rest of my life in comfort.

Probably in Spain.

And if you help me, you can retire just as comfortably joined.

Where is the silver which was here?

To help you, Captain, it is not in the boat.

The boat with your man, Austro, Mo, and someone else, who was that?

Like who was it? Perhaps you can tell me.

That boat was sunk a few hours ago.

I don't believe it. It can't be true.

The boat was sunk.

Good. Oh, to what a tragedy.

But we mustn't make the best of it, you and I.

So, where is the silver?

I don't believe it.

Sank, Nostromoon de Cou. How do you know?

I mean, I was dark out there a few hours ago. No moon.

I don't know what you're up to.

But you're a damned scoundrel, sir.

And a turncoat.

And I'm not staying here a moment longer.

Arrested man, Holden.

And a thief. You're a thief, sir.

My watch is stolen down you the hell.

Go on. Go on. You have a dungus.

You're a liar, a thief, and a traitor.

Colonel.

What do you mean there?

I'm an Englishman!

Oh, my God, much!

We're in that gunboat, Colonel.

Oh, maybe.

It's fresh water. You can drink it.

I'll get you the food from the boat.

Don't get me the food.

I'm leaving.

What? Whoa!

I have to tell good, and I have to get rid of the light.

If I don't, there will sit from the shore and come after us.

Here.

I got it with you!

I can't stand this place!

Come with me and you are dead.

I'm leaving you the dinghy.

But use it all if you can get to one of the competitions.

I'll be back in a couple of days.

Have you a message for the ladies?

Oh, yes. Use words like glorious and successful.

Tell them that you couldn't have kept the light or a flood without me.

Tell them that.

That you would have gone to the bottom without me.

Yes. But alone.

Alone.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Okay.

Anandas, the master of the mine is here.

Anandas!

Anandas!

Anandas!

Anandas!

Anandas!

Anandas!

So you ruled?

This is senior Hernandez, a man of God, who could be the savior of this country.

Sir Nure, welcome.

I've seen you many times.

I have watched you have el Jewel campo, and I do mine.

And the only reason I'm speaking to you right now

is because I know that you've been just

to the people who are making you rich.

And you have made donations to the right charities.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

So, what should we drink to?

Your future.

I hope not to blow up the mine, which is to say I hope not to blow up your future, and

the future of the independent state of Salaka.

The independent state?

The separate country of Salaka.

We can drink to that.

I'm thinking, Senor.

I'm thinking who's going to win.

Who will I have to be dealing with next week?

You see, maybe there won't be a separate country of Salaka.

Do you know how long I have survived, Senor?

Yes.

You've survived since Guzman Bentus, slaughtered your family, and you became abandoned.

Not that time Guzman Bentus murdered my father at the mine.

We are two of a kind, aren't we?

I'm the master of alcampo.

I'm the master of the mine.

So?

So, in the independent state of Salaka, you'll be master of the army.

Do I have your word?

If I become El Heneral in charge of the army, I'll be pardoned.

You have my word.

First the mine.

You take your men to the mine and I'll meet you there.

I must get my wife out of Salaka.

Salud, Senor.

Salud.

Morning.

What's going on out there?

What do you expect?

Oh, the girl.

They need to be unsold.

We stick together at times like this.

Don't do it.

Salaka, you're spoken to you, is he?

Good length.

Carhen Bull's story about the silver and the nicer it is.

True.

What in the devil do you mean it's true?

You're part of the name of the star of his John.

So is Deku.

I'm not being a party.

The higher masses, the good world.

I don't know anything about the silver.

You.

Now.

There's a pathetic creature called Hirsch.

Perhaps you know him.

Well, he was a star away in the lighter.

The girl produced.

He convinced me he was a solo survivor.

So that's that.

So they were drowned.

Oh, bad luck, bad luck.

Someone has to go doodle about this.

I intend to.

Do you indeed?

Yes, I do.

So you've made some arrangement, have you?

With Satya, is that it?

It sounds like this one has to decide who one's friends are.

Good God.

I hardly believe my ass.

You're a traitor, sir.

I'm a survivor, Captain.

Come out, Captain Mitchell.

Glad to.

Here's your watch.

Take it.

I never slander my brave impatriated soldiers again.

You foreigners are completely insignificant.

I have no time for you.

You are beneath my contempt.

Now get out of here.

Go back to your business.

No one will touch your gan-old man.

Well, he's still paid.

It doesn't know anything.

But you are certain that gold planned is.

Who else?

In the city of the city of the city.

You're paid.

But you are certain that gold planned is.

Who else?

He lives space silver.

He even neglects his wife.

Oh, his wife?

I see.

That's why you hate the man.

Now I believe you.

Do you believe that gold would send a fortune to see with an Italian stebador

of no guarantee of its safety?

No, Carol, if you don't do that, if your child's gold,

marry the silver in the earth and collect it later.

Oh, you mean for himself?

Not for the American, but for himself.

Wouldn't you?

Let me speak to him.

Maybe I can find out these people always give themselves away in the end.

Yes, and you've had a hard life.

You deserve the comforts that money can buy.

Go.

An easy, Doctor.

Easy.

We have time.

Not too much.

No, why not?

Oh, Monteiro is coming.

Pedro Monteiro.

Are you sure?

Over the mountains.

Over the mountains.

With an army.

So I'd stay away from the town if I was you.

You've got complete control here.

And here I suspect is where we shall find ourselves.

Yes.

Yes.

And Doctor, if you don't return, I shall visit Casa Gould and questions

and you're a gold person.

Monteiro, no Monteiro, you understand?

Look at him.

A twisted man with an evil eye.

I think he's another traitor.

I should run my sword through his body.

He just wants his share.

They all want their share.

My God, we shall not be sharing the silver with anyone.

Not even with a little Pedro.

Fuck.

I'm sorry.

Not the traitor.

Goodbye, Paris.

Bye, Monteiro.

The Major is so bippy.

I got a hat on in there.

A hat on in there.

A hat on in there.

Under every building, dynamite, but we could share all this.

And remember that work here, we have a share of a silver.

Everyone.

Thank you, Brad.

They are well paid and well fitted.

And they know a little thief when they see one.

No!

No!

Cheers.

What's going on?

I'm sure. Are you quite sure? How do you know?

For the light who went down, the silver is lost, and on Martin?

Yes.

And Satio controls the harbor.

He's after your silver, for some reason he believes.

I'm a silio.

Agustin.

Honest the horses to the sineurs carriage.

Pack some things we're leaving.

We can't.

We're going now. We're going to the mine.

I've made some arrangements for you.

No. Don Jose is dying.

Antonio is with him. I will not leave them.

Can they travel?

No.

But you go. The two of you go.

I will not leave.

You must. The telegraph is smashed.

I can't get barriers back from Kate.

The only safe place is a mine.

No. You go.

I can keep Satio and his troops away from here.

I'll get back there and tell him that...

You can't leave, Don Jose. You can't.

You can't. You're a doctor. He's dying.

I forbid you.

I'm not a priest.

I intend to save them.

They're living.

The money, son.

The money, son.

So did you have any clothes, son?

Well, in that case, Sabah.

Why are the bells really moving?

Why are the bells really moving?

What's that?

I think a gentleman has arrived from over the mountains.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

I'm not a priest.

There he is.

Stand to arms!

Stand to arms!

Look at them, crawling to Monteiro.

That's Loram Brozio, my late partner.

He's telling Pedro about us.

They won't put cavalry against our infantry firepower.

If they come, it will be in the dark.

You're right.

And that rabble is not an army.

But we have to get out of here by tonight.

We're outnumbered.

Now we'll wait for the doctor.

And Doctor will go over to them.

I am not giving up to Silver.

Wait.

Something is happening.

I think we shall have a visitor tonight.

Good.

Good.

Good.

There's nothing more I can do here.

Thank you for all you have done.

Why not stay?

There's someone I have to see and I don't want them looking for me here.

So I'll get along.

Colonel Sotizio has been struck down with a fever.

We need a doctor here.

You understand me? We need a doctor, Sotizio.

There is a doctor in town.

You know him. His name is Monija.

That is the priority.

Can you hear me, sir?

Can you understand me?

I instructed to say that he's excellency, don't Pedro Monteiro,

the man's an interview at once.

We're Cardinal Sotizio.

And I'm Rosia.

And I'm Rosia, we are old friends.

And look how I am.

You must come, even if your men have to carry you.

I need money, Hannah.

And I need you, my friend, on my side when I share out to Silver.

You have it?

Hey.

You, you are on the wrong side, sir.

I have no choice.

My wife and children are in the town.

I have to do what he says.

You, you have children.

Yes.

That's unbelievable.

To have children, you must be a man.

Of course.

Your doctor, my friend, Gona.

And tell Monija, about the gatling guns, he will understand that.

Come. I shouldn't.

Okay. You first.

If you don't want Brauspilla, ain t'

I'm gonna cross you.

I have no idea this is structure.

This bus!

Sorry, you excess.

Watch out, school!

He needs help there.

Don't want to find your own freedom over here.

No!

Don't let me go.

Charles?

All right.

I'm Charles Gould.

Sanyor, his excellency, Governor Montero,

invites you to meet him.

I'm here to give you safe conduct.

Safe conduct?

Moments, Sanyor.

Forgive me, I must get this over.

You'll not be forgotten, does he?

Don't worry, I'll be back soon.

Hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Look at this.

You could have prevented this barberation.

This destruction of beautiful things.

I had intended to make this my official residence.

Do you see where you foreigners have done?

So press the people and the people take the revenge.

And what do you expect?

I am angry.

I am enraged because this is your fault.

What amends you intend to make before my brother comes?

Do you know my brother?

The hyena?

Now he's not a patient man.

He's a patriot.

And he intends to cleanse this country of foreigners like you.

He will purify Costaona.

He loves his people.

And he intends to reward them by giving them back everything that men like you have stolen for 300 years.

And I will guide him.

Do you know why?

Because I am educated.

I lived in Europe and exiled for many years.

But now, I am here.

They call you the king of Sulaco.

Lab just to post you.

Listen to me.

You will sign some papers that I have prepared for you.

Then you and your charming wife can leave the country safely.

No.

Then I will have you shot.

Then the mine will be blown up.

It's superb.

A true carolero.

You are the man I took you for.

And you are the man we need because you are unshakable.

So let us call you those disgust together how we can run this mine to our mutual benefit.

See, together we can make ourselves and we can make this country very, very rich.

And that's what you want, isn't it?

I mean, how short-sighted to blow up all that silver.

You need time to consider.

I will give you until tomorrow.

Speak to your wife.

Today I am very busy.

I must deal with a dangerous man.

A traitor.

Coronin Sotillo.

He has betrayed his office.

For you so you can be sure that we are in charge and that town is safe.

Tell your wife.

I noticed her particularly when we were here at the ball.

She is very charming.

Oh, but she has nothing to worry from.

His excellency, Don Pedro Monteiro, Governor of Sulaco.

At your service.

Don Carlos.

And we know each other.

We are both Costa Juanans and we want the same thing.

And Don Carlos.

Don't make me fetch you.

Don, I am Rosie.

I have nothing to say to you.

I must speak to his excellency.

Don't make me fetch you.

Don't make me fetch you.

I can't.

I can't.

Oh, God.

This is never an argue.

Now you will speak.

Where is the silver?

Where is it?

Where is it?

I can't.

He told you.

He told you and then you put him out of his misery.

I will have done.

Of course.

And now Major.

We move to the old fort.

We are going to the old fort.

Are they all around the house?

What could we go at the backway?

I'm not mad.

I mean, I know that it could appear that way.

No.

I feel a terrible remorse.

I bitterly regret what I've exposed you to here.

And equally that I ever believed it possible in this country

that matters could be settled in a sane,

liberal, political manner.

To believe that was, I suppose, a kind of madness.

I'll never make that mistake again.

Is there nothing we can do?

Not without barriers.

There's no one to make that journey for fetching.

Master Omer's dead.

I can't wait to see you.

I can't wait to see you.

Let me go.

You.

God, you survived.

I did you.

Leave your foot down.

Just someone up there.

They've gone.

Come on.

Come on.

They finished him off.

It's not possible.

He wasn't the latter.

He went overboard and drowned.

It's not possible.

What are you doing, daughter?

What are you up to? What's this game?

I'll tell you.

I'll probably be here.

I'll tell you. I'll be in the boat.

Still knows?

Of course.

He knows everything.

No.

Impossible.

Impossible.

He cannot know everything.

How come, Sateo?

What you mean?

I heard this man.

The threats and beatings tell Sateo that the light had sunk.

Cut into by the battle steamer.

Cut into.

Yes, he mentioned your name, you and Deku.

And he found this man, Hirsch, clinging to the steamer.

God knows how.

He saved himself before the light went to the bottom.

Yes, he did.

To the bottom.

What is it that Sateo cannot know?

That I am alive.

You're right.

That's a miracle.

That you're alive, Master Humboldt.

And I don't believe in miracles.

Nobody knew.

Golden his wife believed that you were dead.

I'm good.

I'm good.

I'm good.

I'm good.

I'm going to Casagoul now.

What did they say about my death?

Nave, they had better things to think of.

Not if you're a gentleman, sorry.

Not include me.

The whole idea was stupid.

They should have kept their silver here and handed the lot to Sateo.

You're a fair if you went.

You could have said no, but the great Nostromo wins again.

I had the whole chapter lost.

The Resa was right.

The Resa is dead.

And torture.

It survives as far as I know.

Did he get a repressed?

Why are you alive?

When a fool can swim.

Did he get a repressed?

No.

So, the silver's gone.

Also, Deku.

What happened to him?

He can't swim.

So, not every fool in this case, eh?

That fool sank with the silver.

What's that you're doing here?

Who were you expecting to meet in Sigur?

Sateo!

They could kind of believe that the silver is not lost.

What?

Sateo thinks that the treasure was not in the lighter.

And the man is an imus.

And you are dangerous.

You encouraged the imus.

And the imus did that.

Do you still want to meet Sateo?

Because I'll tell you where he is.

And he'll hang you up as well.

Then you know what feels.

You know what you're talking to.

Why do you think my back is twisted?

I survived the tortures of Guzman Bento.

So why go on with this?

My business.

You know what else?

Tell him it's simple.

Question.

How would I conceal the silver?

Answer.

I'd better get one of the islands out there.

Three men, enough for an hour, could check any of those islands.

They'd find them clear.

You think you can bury all that silver, not leave at race?

You would never have dug a hole in your life, have you?

All your fit for is to send men like me to do your dirty work.

I'll tell you what to do.

If you want to delay every year, you'll get.

Just tell him, Sank.

It's too late for Sank.

Off a fort point.

He's waiting there to be recovered by divers.

He doesn't have any divers, but he can drag for it.

If you take a line from the end of the landing stage of the old fort, towards the north west,

that's the place I would put it myself if I thought about it.

So let him go fishing for a few days.

Answer.

I will keep him busy while we can deal with something else.

But, Barrios, we have to bring him back.

And you're the only one who can do it.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

Barrios, we have to bring him back.

And you're the only one who can do it.

Go too well.

You must.

You're the only one who can do it.

Listen. Listen to me.

I'm not sure.

No!

I wish I could have buried you and see.

No candles, no incense, no mumbling, and bringing no merits.

The spirit of liberty is upon the waters.

If I believed in God, I would say he had sent you my son.

He had sent you my son.

Was there a priest?

Then I will cast her.

Oh, you're not.

Her last words, Jim, but this still will save my children.

So how do I save them, Georgia?

Thank you.

Let's send him back from Kater.

Then he will be known for one end of America to the other, the Serma, the man who saves the latter.

Right.

Where is it here?

At the old fort.

If you are a man, you will do what is raised, Jan Batista.

Save the town and you will save my daughters.

It's a raisin.

It's not curse you.

She loved you.

For her, then, I will do it for you, Teresa.

And for the last time.

To leave me here to die in Nostromo.

And the only witness.

The only witness alive.

Is that it?

Nostromo!

The mythical country Joseph Conrad created in Nostromo was like most real countries being run by the imperial powers at the end of the 19th century.

Conrad had seen enough of them during his seafaring days.

He knew what made them easy picking for Americans and Europeans.

Imperialism ran on twin drives.

One was a missionary impulse to civilize backward cultures.

The other was greed.

The typical target was an undeveloped country that offered foreigners a chance to develop it and get rich while civilizing the natives.

Greed and goodness went hand in hand.

Conrad made an American businessman the money power behind Charles Gould's operations in Costa Guana.

In the 1890s, Americans were newcomers to the imperial way.

The Western Europeans had been at it for centuries.

But when Americans took the plunge, it was on the grand scale.

American companies dominated many poor Latin countries with the support of the United States government, of course, and the always present threat of American gunboats and the United States Marines if the natives acted up.

America's most grandiose adventure was the takeover of the Philippines.

Americans were by no means unified about imperial glory.

Mark Twain, for example, was bitterly outspoken against the Philippine venture, calling it a betrayal of American principles.

Eventually, World War II made America the world's greatest imperial power.

By then, of course, it was the old European imperial powers shattered by war that needed saving from barbarism.

For Masterpiece Theatre, I'm Russell Baker. Good night.