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Considerations for a Change of Scenery
Corlette
You know there's a place down here that might be kind of nice for a guy in your situation. Ever think about going to Managua?
Scanlon
Managua... shit, there's no way I can go to Managua.
Challenges of Transporting Sensitive Equipment
Corlette
Well, what do you think?
[Discussing using a helicopter to transport the nitro]
Billy White
Well the main problem is the vibration. This thing is like a damn egg-beater, no matter how we shock mount something it'll still have a severe lateral vibration.
Corlette
I thought maybe you could swingload it on a pallet.
Billy White
About twenty feet down there'd be no vibration, but then the problem is turbulence, you might move it a half mile that way but not 200, never had a flight around here without some turbulence.
Corlette
What are you saying Billy?
Billy White
Not with a chopper, there's no way.
Corlette
I'll double the amount if you can think of a way.
Billy White
It's not the money Mr. Corlette. No one's going to get into a chopper with that shit, you'd need a suicide jockey.
A Quest for Revenge and Justice
Carlo Ricci
He robbed my church, shot my brother. I don't care where he is or what it costs. I want his ass.
Plans for Money and Pleasure in Managua
Scanlon
What're you gonna do with all that money, you hump? Talk to me! What're you gonna do?
[Nilo has been shot]
Nilo
Get... laid! Best whore in Managua!
Scanlon
Two whores! Two best whores in Managua!
Nilo
You do it. For me.
Negotiations for a Dangerous Journey
Scanlon
We're carrying three cases each. One is enough to blow out your fire, six cases will blow out the whole field. That means you don't think all the trucks will make it, one of us is a backup.
Serrano
We want double, and legal residence... or we don't drive.
Corlette
You leave in four hours.
Uncertainty About the Journey Ahead
Scanlon
You wanna tell me where I'm going?
Vinnie
I swear to Christ I don't know.
A Safe Haven for Those in Hiding
Scanlon
Where am I going?
Vinnie
All I can say is it's a good place to lay low.
Scanlon
Why?
Vinnie
It's the kind of place nobody wants to go looking.
Discussion of Transportation Options
Corlette
Teamsters?
[observing Scanlon's truck-driving technique]
Scanlon
Greyhound.
Conflict over territorial claims
Father Ricci
Do you know who's parish this is?
Donnelly
Fuck you and the horse you rode in on!
Tensions Rise Over Territory and Trust
Nilo
Where are you from?
Scanlon
Listen Pancho, I've been clocking you every second you've been in this town. If you wanna pick your nose in this truck, you better clear it with me first, otherwise I'm taking you and this nitro right into a ditch!
Equality in Worth When Money is Involved
Nilo
When the money's up, I'm just as good as any of you.
[after he has just killed Marquez]
Expectations and Reality of Travel Destinations
Scanlon
You read about this place in the travel brochures?
Serrano
I heard it had a healthy climate.
Scanlon
Not what you expected though?
Serrano
It was exactly what I expected!
Desperate Journey for Freedom and Survival
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WANTED. Four men willing to drive a cargo of death to escape a life in hell.