MICHAEL

I saw an interesting thing happen today. A rebel was being arrested by the military police, and rather than be taken alive, he exploded a grenade he had hidden in his jacket. He killed himself, and took a captain of the command with him.

[ROTH looks concerned]

Right. Johnny.

JOHNNY OLA

Those rebels, you know, they’re lunatics.

MICHAEL

Maybe so — but it occurred to me. The soldiers are paid to fight — the rebels aren’t.

ROTH

What does that tell you?

MICHAEL

They can win.

ROTH

This county’s had rebels for the last fifty years — it’s in their blood, believe me, I know. I’ve been coming here since the 20’s. We were running molasses out of Havana when you were a baby — the trucks, owned by your father, Michael —