PPolice Captain
[Reading back her statement] "...je mehn ich loszukommen versuchte, desto gewaltsamer wurde er. Er schlug mir auf den Kopf und schlug auf mein Gesicht gegen die Hauswand. Er hörte auf, als ich zu Boden fiel und weinte. Er trat noch mal nach mir, auch ins Gesicht bevor er wegrannte. Und er schrie an meinen Nachbarn nitchs anzufangen. Ich versichere alle Angaben der Wahrheit ansprechen nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen gemacht zu haben." ("...the more I tried to get away, the more violent he became. He hit my head and hit my face against a wall. He stopped when I fell to the ground and cried. He kicked me again, including in the face, before he ran away. Then he told my neighbours not to interfere. I assure you that I address all statements of truth to the best of my knowledge and belief.")
[He hands the statement back to Bettina to sign]
PPolice Captain
Bevor sie unterschreiben, möchte ich dass sie es noch einmal durchlesen. Lesen Sie es sorgfältig und lassen Sie sich Zeit. Vielleicht möchten Sie etwas ändern oder vielleicht ist etwas Ihrer Aufmerksamkeit entgangen. Möchten Sie einen Kaffee? (Before you sign, I want you to read it over again. Read it carefully and take your time. Maybe you want to change something, or maybe something has escaped your attention. Would you like a coffee?)
BBettina
Ja, bitte. (Yes, please.)
PPolice Captain
Ich lasse welchen kommen. (I'll have it brought to you.) [He opens the door to his office.] Wie gesagt... Lassen Sie sich Zeit. (Like I said... take your time.)
[Frightened] Please... Why am I here? [The Captain doesn't answer] Me hier, Herren, why?
PPolice Captain
Ich glaube das doch wohl vollkommen klar. (I think it's quite clear why.)
I don't understand German. Doesn't anybody here speak English? Will somebody tell us what's going on?
PPolice Captain
Ihr scheint immer noch nicht zu wissen was Sie angerichtet haben. Letzte nacht, warten Sie das junge Mädchen nach Hause. Sie versuchen sich ihr sexuell zu nähern. Wenn sie ablehnte, worden Sie aggresiv un greifen Sie gewaltsam an! (You still don't seem to know what you've done. Last night, you walked that young girl home. You made sexual advances on her, and when she refused, you became aggressive and violently attacked her!)
[Even more frightened] I don't understand...
The police say that the girl... she was assaulted, beaten up.
Yeah, well, anybody could see that. What's that got to do with Neville?
You saw what happened. She pointed him out. Last night, she say he beat her up.
That's bloody madness, man. Look, yer know young Neville, you know he's not capable of a thing like that! Don't yer?!
It would surprise me, yes I admit.
It is in police hands, all right?
No, it's not all right! Look, that young lad's down that cop shop, right? He's alone, he'll be scared stiff! He'll need a lawyer.Now you give me an hour off work, I'll get down there and try to sort it out.
...all right. He should have help. [Dennis turns and leaves the office.]
Wo denken Sie, wo Sie hingehen? (Where do you think you're going?)
Wir brauchen jemand zum dolmetschen. (We'll need someone to interpret.)
Sie haben Ihre Arbeit. (You have work to do.)
Ich geh' mit ihm. (I'm going with him.) [She leaves her office.]
...I dropped her off at her apartment. [The typist writes that up.]
PPolice Captain
You go with girl?
PPolice Captain
[To the typist] Fragen Sie, ob er zusammen mit den Mädchen aus dem Taxi gesteigen ist. (Ask him if he got out of the taxi with the girl.)
TTypist
[To Neville] You went with her... to her apartment?
Well, she asked us to. She said it was dark and she asked us to take her in. But I only went part of the way. Then... [The Captain gets up.] ...she asked us inside, but I said, "No, I had to get back." So, I left her and went to find another cab.
PPolice Captain
[To the typist] Fragen Sie wie lange es gedauert hat bevor das andere Taxi bekam. (Ask him how long it took before another taxi came.)
TTypist
[To Neville] How long did it take you to get another cab?
Only about ten minutes. I was back in the hut soon after.
TTypist
[To the Captain] Er hat ungefähr zehn Minuten und ist kurz nach zurück in der Baracke gegangen. (It took him ten minutes, then he went back to his hut shortly after.)
PPolice Captain
Das is Zeit genug. (That's enough time.)
[To the typist] What did he say?
TTypist
He said it was long enough.
Long enough for what? I was only with her a minute at the most. (The Captain takes the statement from the typewriter) It took us about ten minutes to find a cab. You can check the times with the barman, and all me mates, and both cabbies. [The Captain and the typist leave the room.]
He said he wants to question you and everybody who was with Neville that night. He's coming back to the building site with us.
Well, can I not go and see the lad?
Please, Dennis. It'll not help.
HHans
[To Police Officer] Ein Kollege von dem Neville Hope wartet draussen auf mich. (A colleague of Neville Hope is waiting for me outside.) [He goes into the waiting room] Ah, hello. Hans Bauer.
Dennis Patterson. [They shake hands.] You're the chap I spoke to on the phone. You're Neville's...
HHans
I'm his defence. If it goes that far.
Thank God you speak good English.
HHans
[Laughs] The Dusseldorf judiciary knows that only too well. They give me many Engländer... oh, I'm sorry, I mean Englishmen. Oh, and Scots too. Football hooligans - my butter and bread.
I've brought a German friend just in case.
HHans
Bauer. Angenehm. (My pleasure.) [They shake hands.]
HHelmut
Ganz meinerseits. (The pleasure's all mine. )
HHans
Dann nehmen wir doch mal einen Augenblick hier Platz. (Let's take a seat for a moment.) [They sit down]
What did you mean, "If it goes that far"?
HHans
I think there is not a case. I've now seen copies of the girl's statement and also the report from the police log. I'll give you translations, of course. You'll see, there are many holes. However, I must now do some homework of my own, just in case. See witnesses, verify facts, et cetera, et cetera.
Well, I can bring the lads in whenever you like.
HHans
Oh, good. Yes, please.
HHelmut
Aber sollten wir nicht über all das weiter reden, wenn Neville entlassen ist? (Shouldn't we keep talking about all this after Neville is released?)
HHans
Damit haben Sie natürlich vollkommen recht. Sicher. (Of course, you're absolutely right. Certainly.) [To Dennis] Oh, he says maybe we should discuss all this after we get Neville out.
I got that, yeah. That's a good idea.
HHans
Er, did you bring the... the surety?
Yeah, it's all here. [Helmut produces a bag full of money and gives it to Dennis.] It'll just need a lot of counting. [He gives the bag to Hans.]
HHans
Oh! Did you win all this in a poker school?
No, no. We had a whip-round.
HHelmut
Die Jungs haben zusammengelegt. (The guys at work chipped in.)
HHans
Oh, ausgezeichnet! Das bedeutet doch wohl, daß... (Oh, excellent! That means that...) Neville has many good friends, nicht wahr? (Hasn't he?)
D'ya wanna stop for a drink?
[Sighs] No. Just let's get back, eh?
Eh, we would've had you out earlier, yer kna, if we'd had the money.
[Still shaken] Mr. Bauer said the lads had had a whip-round, like.
Right, and you can thank Helmut and all the Erics for that.
[To Helmut] I cannae thank you enough! [He starts crying.]
Howay, bonny lad. Get it out of your system, and then you can face the lads. Hey, they're all dyin' to see you, Nev.
[Fighting back the tears] I never thought I'd... miss Oz!
Bauer's right. It's full of holes. Look! According to this police report, they saw this girl, this Bettina, near the street where she lives. The patrol car spotted her, noticed she was in distress, but she ran away. They followed her on foot and caught up with her.
So what exactly is the point?
Look, she ran away, right? She didn't report it. She didn't go to the police or register a complaint or whatever they call it.
Right. so when she sees the law, does a runner.
Hmmm... but see, the prosecution might argue that the girl evaded the police because she didn't want the aggro, like. Oz, you see, most rape cases, they don't get reported, you know, because the victim don't want the stigma.
Yeah, fair enough, Barry, fair enough. But the other alternative is, she was, er... trying to protect somebody.
The bloke she was with in the bar.
There were shaggy-haired louts round her.
Ah! Nev's right. There was, there was one bloke in particular, right. She was having a right ding-dong with him, right? He looked very beady when Nev went off with her.
[Turns to Neville] Ah, that's why she tried to pull you, then. To get up the other geezer's nose.
You mean it weren't Nev's irresistible charm? [Oz and Bomber chuckle]
HHelmut
Well... listen, I get friends. We find these... who you look for.
[Gets up] That's more like it! Let's find the bastards and give 'em a good...
[Stands up in front of Oz] Pipe down, prannet! [Oz sits back down again.]
HHelmut
We know the bars, speak language. Ask questions.
You need someone to identify them.
[Gets up] You and me go, Bomb. We'll know them.
Right, by Jove. [He, Barry and Helmut leave the hut]
I'll make some coffee. [Gets up.]
[To Bomber, Barry and Helmut] Good luck, lads!
I'm going for a shower. Fancy a couple of jars later, Nev?
Right. You're on, Wayne. [Wayne leaves. Neville turns to Dennis] A thing like this really lets you know who your friends are, eh?
You're right there, it does that. Listen, er... there's something I've got to tell you.
[Gets up again] Look, I'd better get over the bar as well. I'll see you later, lads! [Oz makes a hasty exit.]
Brenda. She's coming over.
You didn't ring on Monday, yer see. She panicked, she rang the site... Oz was passing, like.
[Gets up, annoyed.] Oz! I might have bloody known!
Look, it wasn't entirely Oz's fault, Neville! Yer know, I mean, he was caught on the spot. I mean, he couldn't explain why you weren't available without her thinking you were ill or something. Anyway, I rang her straight back. But she was adamant. Anyway, she missed today's flight, but she'll be over first thing in the morning.
They should've kept me inside.
Hello, pet. [Enters the room. Brenda closes the door.]
[Hugs Brenda] I know, I know! There's no need to fret. It's all over with. He's a free man.
Well, he's concluding formalities, but all charges are dropped. They got the other bloke.
Don't look surprised! You don't think Neville did it, did ya?
[Sits on the bed] Oh, hey, some of our German friends, they found the bloke and turned him in. I think they extracted their own confession. He didn't look to healthy!
[Sits next to Dennis] Well, what exactly happened, then?
Well, er... this bloke, you see, he was like the boyfriend. Well, he got the needle when he saw...
Well he [her boyfriend] beat her up, you see. Then the police saw her condition and she fingered Nev.
He did take her home, didn't he?
Look, Brenda, the point is...
That is the point, Dennis! Of course I knew that Neville didn't do the things they said he did. But he took that girl home! He went with her!
He didn't! Look, she imposed herself on him. She shared his cab. [Brenda stands up to put her coat in the wardrobe] Look, you know young Neville, he's so polite he'd give Hitler a ride! You're gonna make me very angry, Brenda.
If you can't see how much that lad cares for you, you're a very silly lass! He cares so much it hurts! It hurts him to be away from home. It hurts every minute he has to spend over here, sacrificing everything he wants, so that you can enjoy something better in the future. Look, he's the only bugger in Germany who isn't on the pull!
And you're his wife, and you don't seem to know that lad as well as I do! Look, the reason he got into trouble is because he didn't go with the girl! If he'd been like the rest of us he'd have gone, oh aye, he'd have done the business, she'd have been content. Nobody would have been none the wiser! But he's not like the rest of us. He gave her the elbow! She got vindictive. He didn't want to know. That's what happened!
...Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to... sound off at you like that. It's just... well you two, you've got a marvellous marriage. And I appreciate that more than most because mine's down the toilet.
Oh, you're right, Dennis! Well, what happens now?
Well let's go and fetch the lad, eh?
Where have the lads gone?
[Drying his hair] Swimming. Can you believe, hey?
Well, it's exercise, innit?
It's madness, son. Madness!
That Nev, he's into all them health things, isn't he?
Yeah. Tried to get me jogging the other week. I says, "No way." Told him what happened to my brother-in-law.
Well, he's into all that, in't he? You know, running, weights, calis-bleeding-thenics, whatever they call it. Mind you, you gotta bear in mind that bloke's a bit of a nutter, otherwise he wouldn't have married my sister, would he?
I don't know your sister, do I?
Nah, you're well out of there, ain't ya, son? Anyhow, he goes jogging every weekend, don't he? He's got all the gear and that, you know, the Adidas tracksuit, headband. So I says to 'im, I says, "You'll do yourself an injury, you will". I was right, weren't I?
Well, he only tries to jog across the red light at Catford Roundabout, don't he? Got hit by a juggernaut bound for the A2 to Dover. Laugh? I nearly bought me own beer!
In the sexual jungle, you're a predator you are, Wayne.
I work alone, if that's what you mean. Don't go in mob-handed like the lads. All they do is booze and talk about it. By the time they've worked up the nerve to do summat, they're all too incapable.
Have you no desire to form a permanent attachment?
I got engaged once. I think I still am in fact.
Well... I never broke it off officially, like. And she's still got the ring.
No, I don't like her very much.
Why'd you get friggin' engaged then?
I forgot. Er, I think it was 'cos her dad had a spare season ticket for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Oh, well. Obviously. I mean, that could make a lad's heart sink, couldn't it(?)
Am I... Am I really a radish, Wayne?
Oh, don't have an identity crisis. Not on me day off, time's slipping by.
Well if I'm in your way, I should just, you know...
No, I said I'd fix us up, didn't I? Now just bide your time. No need to panic. All you gotta realise is there's thousands of 'em out there. I mean, birds are like the Chinese army - once you've jumped a few, you think that's it for a while, and there's a whole new battalion comes over the hill.
Yeah, well that's where you and me differ, son. I want the lot!
I've never been that ambitious meself.
Barry... [Noticing two ladies sitting at a table behind Barry, smiling at them] I think our prayers have just been answered.
Look behind ya. [Barry starts to turn] Don't look now! Show some cool.
Oh... [Turns awkwardly towards the ladies to get a glimpse, then back to Wayne] Oh aye, they're very, er, very tasty. What do we do now?
Yeah, you're the one that's gotta prove himself sooner or later. You have to show what you're made of. Now we've already had a flash.
Yeah, when they came in. [Winks] A bit of the old eye contact. Halfway there, aren't we? Now remember, don't go promising them the world, right? Or go through all that boring preamble. Just get straight to the point. Bit of dazzling repartee.
Straight to the point, like?
Right. [Nods in the direction of the ladies.]
[Turns to the ladies] Hello. Er... would you like to come back to our hut? [Wayne facepalms]
Hey, you're some swimmer, aren't ya?
At school I was even better. I won many prizes.
Did you win a prize for English too?
Just as well, isn'it? Otherwise we wouldn't have much to say to each other.
Ja? I'll just need to teach you German.
Oh ey, I might have to be 'round a long time for that!
[Running down the side of the pool to Dennis] How, Den!
Oz seen you leaving with your towel, so we worked it out.
[Resurfaces, spitting out some water] How, Dennis! [Swims up to Dennis, swallowing more pool water as he goes. He notices Dagmar at the other side of the pool] Hey, isn't that the tart from the office?
[Covering his tracks] Aye, apparently she, er... comes here a lot, like, yer kna. I just, er... bumped into her. Just a coincidence, like.
[To Neville] Howay, then, get yerself in, Nev, man. It's lovely! [Neville dives in]
Aye, it's a great idea, this, Den!
Well I can't understand why you never told wor you were coming. [To Neville] Give you a race.
Right! [Neville and Oz swim off. Dennis signals to Dagmar that he'll ring her. Dagmar reciprocates and swims off.]
Hey, there is a god, Barry! Cop them!
[Turns to look at the flight attendants] My goodness, air hostesses!
Stewardesses they call themselves nowadays, ya nerk. [Knocks on the window. One of the flight attendants winds the window down.] D'you speak English?
Thought you would in your job. Where are you from?
I thought you were Swedish. Something about your flawless complextion told me that.
AAttendant
Yes, but what do you want?
Me? Oh, nothing. It's just that me and me chauffeur here are sort of strangers in a foreign land. Much like yourselves. Only we were feeling very depressed, and caught a glimpse of you two and it, well... just sorta lifted our hearts.
AAttendant
[Not understanding] Just what?
Made us feel... glad all over.
[To Wayne] What's happenin'?
[To Barry] It's hard to tell, son. We're dealin' here with the Swedish mentality, which is pretty inscrutable at the best of times. [The two attendants chat to each other in Swedish]
AAttendant
We are very flattered that you feel this way. [The traffic lights turn green and the taxi pulls away.]
We're away, son. Follow that car! [Barry revs up the bike... which promptly stalls.] Come on!
All right, all right! [The taxi drives away]
You friggin' radish, Barry!
Stop calling me that, please! [Barry finally restarts the bike and sets off.]
If you lose 'em, I'll hang for you, Barry. I swear it, I'll hang for you!
I'll cut across there, look.
Well, be careful, then. [They ride through a small park, down a slope...] Jesus Christ! [...and crash into a pond! Fortunately for them, they splash-landed outside the Hotel Inter-Continental, where they see the Swedish flight attendants get out of their taxi.] See? Overnight stop, innit?
Well, shall we go in then, or what?
[Covered in mud, as is Barry] Go in? You seen the state of us? We look like a pair of motocross riders!
Ohhh. Suppose we'd better go back and get cleaned up then, eh?
Sssh. Quiet, son. Big score coming up 'ere.
Sssh. Whoa, man. [Points to the high score] I'm nearly on five and a half million, man!
...They've just pulled two Swedish air hostesses.
[Shocked, he stops playing] Air hostesses?! [The ball goes out of play, and it's game over for Oz.]
[Kicks one of the legs of the pinball table] 'Ere, might as well get a beer. D'ya want one?
Aye. I mean, I can understand Wayne, but Barry? [They go to the bar]
Two bottles of pils here, Adolph. Jammy Arabs. How did they manage that?
Well, they haven't exactly nailed 'em yet, but they know they're stopping at the Inter-Continental so they're goin' round there on the off-chance.
Ahh, well that's hardly guaranteed, is it?
Suppose not. Aye, they'll probably hang round in the bar there all night for nowt, then come back and spin some extravagant tale for our benefit.
Aye, aye. That's them. [They have a drink.] Hang on a minute... So you reckon they'll just be sittin' in the bar on the off-chance, hangin' around waitin'?
Right, let's get them. [Goes to the payphone]
Well... A stroke I pulled at a hotel in Sheffield one time. It was the night before Newcastle played Burnley in the semis. Hey, what a game that was, kidda. Supermac scored twice, and on the way back we smashed this Little Chef up on the A1 at Wetherby...
[Interrupting Oz's train of thought] Aye, never mind that, man. What was the stunt?
Oh, aye. Right, follow me. [Heads for the payphone again, burping as he does.]
What are we gonna do, then? Just, er... just sit here all night on the off-chance, or what?
Just bide your time. I'll think of something.
WWaiter
[Brings them a couple of beers] You are residents, sir?
Yeah, er... but I'll pay cash. [Hands the waiter some money] And keepen ze changen. [The waiter leaves a receipt and leaves.]
What did you say that for? We're not staying 'ere.
Yeah, but we could be if things work out.
No, we don't look like residents, especially with your haircut and earring.
Well, they'll think we're roadies.
Leave it out, will ya? Have a drink.
Hello? Yep. Inter-Continental? Yes, hello, yes. Can you get a message, please, to Mr. Wayne Norris? Yeah, Herr Norris. Yes, he'll be in the bar. ...Yes, and the message is, that, er... he's expected immediately... yeah, immediately, in Room 612. Yes, that's it. Danke schön! [Puts the phone down. They laugh] That'll wind 'em up!
You've knocked long enough. There's no-one there.
[Looks through the peephole in the door] Well, they must be in the shower or something, you know.
Swedish, in't they? Very liberated your Swedes, son.
Oh... My cousin Norma's very liberated, you know. [Wayne continues knocking.] Yeah, she's... she's always walking around the house stark-naked. I said to her, "This is a council house just outside Wolverhampton, you know". I said, "You could lose this house flaunting yourself the way you do." Eric... see, that's her husband, he don't know because he works nights...
Sssh! I can hear something.
They're there, are they? [A waitress passes by with a trolley and notices Wayne and Barry listening at the door.]
GWGerman woman
Was ist los? (What's happening?) [Turns the radio off.]
GMGerman man
Es had geklopft. (There was a knock.)
GWGerman woman
Nee, nee. (No...) [The knocking continues.] Hast du 'was bestellt? (Did you order something?)
GMGerman man
Nein, ich nicht, aber geh' mal gucken. (No, not me, but go have a look.) [She gets out of bed and opens the door.] Ja?
About time too! What you been doing, darling? Putting your face on, eh?
GWGerman woman
Was? Wer sind Sie? Was wollen sie? (What? Who are you? What do you want?)
Speak English, darlin'! It's us! [Wayne and Barry enter the room]
GWGerman woman
Ich verstehe gar nichts. (I don't understand anything you're saying)
Wayne, Wayne... are you sure that's one of them, mate?
Yeah, of course it is. They just look a bit different out of uniform, don't they?
GMGerman man
Was wollen Sie in unserem Zimmer? (What are you doing in our room? What do you want?)
Oh, hello. We've got company, have we? [To the woman] What's the matter, darlin'? Ain't we enough for you girls, eh?
GMGerman man
Sind sie Freunde von dir? (Are these friends of yours?)
GWGerman woman
Nein, ich kenne sie nicht. (No, I don't know them.)
Wayne... are you sure this is Room 612, mate?
GWGerman woman
Tu' etwas! (Do something!) [The man gets his wallet and starts pulling money out]
Hey, hey, listen mate. You don't have to pay us for it, you know.
Hey, what's going on here, eh? I mea, we come up here for an innocent liaison, and I find meself in some depraved situation with some geezer flashin' the old readies!
What is he? A blimmer or something, eh? And where's your mate?
Wayne, Wayne... they think that we're muggers.
They... We're in the wrong room. They think that we're... muggers. [Waves]
Bloody hell. [They scarper.]
You've obviously had more experience of this kind of thing than I have. Wayne, I tell you one thing, I'm not going on the pull again with you, mate!
Yeah, well the feeling's bloody mutual, son! You're a jinx you are, Barry. You're a jinx. [They look down to the ground below] Ready?
[Panicking] What do you mean "ready"? I'll break my bleedin' leg!
Look, don't be daft, mate. We're fit enough.
No, we're not! We might have been if we'd gone jogging or swimming with Nev! As you so despise physical exercise...
Leave it out, Barry, will you? It's not much of a jump!
No, not for the SAS, and I don't mean the friggin' airline!
Come on. It's like Butch and Sundance.
Aye, and we know what happened to them. [They take a bit of a run up, then jump.]
Good morning, Dennis. And where have you been, eh? [Dennis walks past, staring angrily at Wayne and Barry] Or maybe we shouldn't ask.
Aye. Maybe you shouldn't. Not that it'd make any difference, like. I mean, news spreads faster than the plague around here.
What's the problem, like?
[Points to Wayne and Barry] Well, ask Abbott and Costello here.
Come on, Den. We was all after the same thing last night, weren't we? I'd say you were a bit more successful than what we was, eh?
Yeah. Look at my ankle. It's all puffed up.
[Whacks Barry's ankle. Barry winces in pain.] I know all about you two, man! I spent an hour in the manager's office explaining who me guests were.
Oh dear. D'you mean there... d'you mean there were repercussions?
Aye, you could say that, Barry. I mean, it was you two who terrorised some innocent couple, wasn'it?
You didn't finger us, did you?
No, no. Said you were two blokes I'd met in the bar. [Points his finger in Wayne's face] But in future, you just stay out my life, right? [Grabs his washbag and towel, and leaves for the bathroom cabin.]
Is there something you two haven't told me?
Howay, Moxey, man! [Kicks the cubicle door] Hurry yersel' up! The amount of time you spend in there I'm surprised you don't move in!
Hey, I'm not doin' this for pleasure y'know, Oz. It's the bloody sauerkraut! [Dennis enters the cabin]
Is somebody in there? [Kicks the cubicle door]
Aye. Moxey. Put yer name doon for about Tuesday.
I've gotta get out of here, man.
[At the urinal] What's the matter, like?
Well those two pricks, man, Barry and Wayne, totally destroyed my weekend!
Aye, well, I didn't do their weekend much good, me, like.
Well, I'll tell yer all aboot it. This'll cheer ya up...
[Furiously] DID WHAT?! [Chases Oz out of the cabin]
[Running away] Dennis, what's got into you, man? [Runs away while Dennis gives chase. The toilet flushes and Moxey steps out of the cabin.]
[Calling out] It's f-free now!
