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TheManWhoEscaped逃亡者

TheManWhoEscaped

Episode1

EdwardCokeusedtobeanarmyofficer,butheisinprisonnow.Everydayisexactlythesameforhim.

Itiswinternowandalltheothermengetupatsix,whenitisstillcoldanddark.Theyhavebreakfastatsixthirty.Workbeginsatseventhirty.Someofthemenworkintheprisonfactory,wheretheymakemailbags,butCokeoftenworksinthefieldsoutside.

Themenhavelunchattwelve.Lunchlastsanhourandthenthemengobacktoworkagain.Dinnerisatsix.Cokeusuallygoestotheprisonlibraryafterdinnerandreadsuntil9.30.Thelightsgooutatten.Thedayislong,hard,andboringandeverymanhasalotoftimetothink.Theyusuallythinkaboutwhytheyarethere.Cokedoes.Healwaysthinksabouttwomen.

OneofthemeniscalledEricMasters.Heusedtobeanarmyofficer,justlikeCoke.CokeknowsthatMastershasalotofmoneynow.Thesecondman'snameisHugo.ThatisallCokeknowsabouthim.MastersknowswhereandwhoHugois,butCokedoesn't.

EverynightCokeliesinbedandthinksaboutEricMastersandHugo.Thereisanotherthinghethinksabout,too.Escaping.HewantstoescapeandfindMasters,andthentheotherman.Cokeisinprisonforsomethinghedidnotdo.

Episode2

Itissixo'clockonaverycoldwinterevening.AlloverEnglandpeoplearesittingdownintheirliving-roomsandarewatchingthenewsontelevisionorarelisteningtoitontheradio.Thereisoneveryimportantpieceofnewsthisevening.Itisthis:

"IntheWestofEnglandthisevening,hundredsofpolicemenarelookingforamanwhoescapedfromPrincevillePrisonearlythismorning.Theman'snameisEdwardCoke.Heis30yearsold,sixfeettall,andhasblackhairandblueeyes.Heiswearingadarkblueprisonuniform.Thepolicedonotthinkhecanstayfreeverylong.Itisonlyafewdegreesabovezeroanditissnowing."

TheradioisoninanexpensivepubinSoho,inthecentreofLondon.Mostofthepeopletherearenotveryinterestedinthenewsprogramme,butonemanis.HisnameisEricMasters.Heisabout45andiswearingveryexpensiveclothes.Heislookingveryafraidofsomething.Thereisanothermanstandingnexttohimatthebar.Mastersisaskinghimaquestion.

"Didtheysaytheman'snamewasCoke?

"

"Yes,that'sright,Coke...EdwardCoke.Why?

Doyouknowhim?

"

"Pardon?

"

"Doyouknowhim?

"

"No...no....Idon'tknowhim...I...Ijustwantedtoknowtheman'sname,that'sall."

InanotherpartofLondon,ayoungdetectiveisstandingintheofficeofhischiefatScotlandYard.Theyoungdetective'snameisRichardBaxter.

"YouknewCoke,didn'tyou,Baxter?

'

"Yes,sir.Iarrestedhimfouryearsago."

Baxter'schiefisnoddinghishead."Yes,Iknowthat,Baxter.That'swhyI'mgivingyouthisorder,now.FindCokeagain!

Youmustfindhimimmediately!

"

Episode3

Itis6.30intheeveningnow,andthewindisstillblowing.Itisgettingcolder.AbouttenmilesawayfromPrincevillePrisonamanishidinginafield.Thewindiscuttingthroughhisthinprisonuniformlikeaknife.

Adogisbarkingsomewhereinthedistance.Isitapolicedogperhaps?

Themaninthefielddoesnotknow.Thereisonlyoneideainhismindatthemoment:

hemustfindfoodandsomewarmclothes,butwhere?

TwohundredmilesawayinLondon,Baxter'strainisstandingatplatform9inPaddingtonStation.Baxterissittinginacomfortablecompartment.Thereisanothermanoppositehim.Baxterdoesn'tknowthemanbuthecanseehewantstotalk.Themanisholdinganewspaperinhishands.

"IseesomeoneescapedfromPrincevillePrisonthismorning."

"Oh,really?

"

"Yes...Wouldyouliketoreadaboutit?

It'sallhereinthepaper."

"No,thankyou."

Thetrainisleavingthestationnow.Baxterislookingoutofthewindow.Hecanseeathousandbrightlightsinthewindowsofpubs,cafes,housesandflats.Everywherepeoplearesittingdowntowarmmealsandhotcupsoftea.Theworldlookswarmandcomfortable.ThemanoppositeBaxterisstilltalking.

"Thepapersaysthemanwasaspy...hegaveimportantmilitarysecretsaway.Ihopethepolicecatchhim!

"

"Yes,sodoI."

Episode4

NOTE:

Fromthispointonwards,thereisasynopsisatthebeginningofeveryunit.Thesynopsistellsinafewwordswhathappenedinthelastepisode.

Thestoryisalsotoldinthepasttensefromnowon.

Synopsis:

Ayoungdetective,RichardBaxter,arrestedCokefouryearsago.Cokeescapedfromprisonbecausehewantedtofindtwomen,RickMastersandsomeonecalled"Hugo".ThatwasallCokeknewaboutthesecondman.HeknewMasterswhentheywereofficersinthearmy.Baxter,thedetective,leftLondononthesamedayCokeescaped.HisjobwastocatchCokeagain.

Baxtergotonthetrainat5o'clock.Anhourlater,at6,hewasasleepinthewarmtraincompartment.Cokewasstillinhishiding-placeinafield,100milesaway.Thewintereveninggotdarkerandcolder.ThewindcutthroughCoke'sthinuniformlikeaknife.Cokewashungryandtired,andhisarmsandlegsweresocoldthathecouldhardlyfeelthem.Heknewhehadtofindfood,warmclothing,andawarmplacesomewhere."Ihavetomakeamove!

Ican'tjuststayinthisfieldanddieofthecold!

"hethought.

Cokegotupandbegantowalk."WhereamI?

WhichdirectionamIwalkingin?

AmIgoingbacktowardstheprison?

"heaskedhimself.Afewminuteslater,themooncameoutandCokecouldseebetter.Hestoppedandlookedaround.Suddenlyhesawasmalllightnotfaraway."Whatcanitbe?

Itcan'tbeacar.Itisn'tmoving!

Itmustbeahouse!

"hesaidtohimselfandbegantowalktowardsit.Thelightgotlarger.Itwasahouse!

Hecouldseetheformoftheroofinthedarkness.

Tenminuteslater,hewasoutsidethehouse.Hestoppedandlistened."Strange!

"hethought."Ican'thearanything,notevenaradiooratelevision,buttheremustbesomeoneinthere!

There'salighton."Justatthatmoment,athoughtstruckhim.

"Thisisprobablytheonlyhousearoundformiles!

ThepoliceknowI'mprobablyaroundheresomewhere;andifthey'reanywhere,they'reinthathouse,waitingforme!

"

Cokedidn'tmove.Thewindbecamecolder.Hisfeetandhandsfeltlikeiceinthesnow."Ihavetotakethechance!

Ihaveto!

ThisistheonlyplaceIcanfindwarmclothesandfood!

"hethought.

Episode5

Synopsis:

Cokeescapedfromprisonandhidinafield.Itwasverycoldandheknewthathehadtofindwarmclothesandfoodsomewhere.Hesawahouseinthecountry,isolatedandfarawayfromthenearesttown.Hestoodoutsidethehousebeforegoingin.Hecouldnotunderstandwhytherewasnonoisecomingfromit,noteventhesoundofaradioortelevision.

Cokelistenedforseveralsecondsbuthecouldnothearanythingatall.Andyettherewassmokecomingfromthechimneyandtherewasalightoninthefrontroom!

"Whyisitsoquiet?

Isitatrap?

Arethepolicewaitingformeinthere?

"heaskedhimself.Hewenttothefrontdoorandpushedit.Tohissurpriseitwasopen!

Hewentinveryquietly.Inthefrontroomtherewasafireburninginthefireplace.Theroomwasclean,smallandverywarm.Therewasverylittlefurnitureinit---onlyacouchandatableinfrontofthefireandtwoold-fashionedchairs.Therewerealsosomephotographsontheshelfabovethefire.Theywereyellowandold.Therewerealsoafewofthesameyoungmanandalsoawomaninold-fashionedwedding-clothes.

SuddenlyCokefroze.Therewassomeoneelseintheroom.Heknewit.Hecouldfeelit!

Heturnedaroundquicklyand,atthesametime,puthishandinhispocket.Therewasasmallknifethere.Hesawanoldwoman.Shehadacovereddishinherhandsandtherewasadelicioussmellofmeatandvegetablescomingfromit.Shedidn'tlookafraid.Shedidn'tlookevensurprised.

"I'msorry,"shesaid,andputthedishdownonthetable.Cokecouldhardlybelievehisears.Herehewas,astrangerinherhouseandyetshesaidshewassorry!

"I'msorry,"shesaidagain."Ididn'thearyou.Didyouknock?

I'mdeaf,yousee."

Shepointedtoherear,shookherheadandsaid"deaf"asecondtime."Peopleoftencometothedoorandknock,butIdon'thearthem.I'mgladyoucamein."

Cokestaredatherforasecondandthenfinallyfoundhisvoice,"I...I'msorryIjuststeppedin."

Helookeddownathisclothes.Hisprisonuniformwassodirtythatitwasimpossibletotellwhatkindofuniformitwas.Thenhesuddenlyhadanidea.

"I'mamechanicfromagarageintown.Icametorepairalorrysomewhereoutherebuttheroadwasicy.Ihadanaccident.I...Ifelloffmymotorbike."

Hehadtosaythisseveraltimesbeforeshefinallyunderstoodhim.Whenshedid,shegavehimsomehotwaterandsoapandafterwardssomefood.Theonlythingheneedednowwasachangeofclothes!

Episode6

Synopsis:

AfterCokeescaped,hehidinafieldallday.Then,whenitgotdark,hewentintoasmallhouseinthecountry.Therewasanolddeafladyinthehouse.Shegavehimfood.TheyoungdetectivewhoarrestedCokefouryearsago,Baxter,leftLondonbytrain.ScotlandYard'sorderswere:

"FindCokeimmediately!

"

Itwasacoldandmiserablenight.OnlyafewmilesfromthehouseCokewasin,twopolicemeninasmallvillagestationcouldhearthewindoutside.Oneofthemwasasergeant.Theotherwasmuchyounger.

"IwonderhowMrsBentleyis?

"thesergeantasked.

"MrsBentley?

Oh,youmeanthatoldladywhosehusbanddiedafewyearsago?

"

"That'sright.She'sdeaf,youknow,sosheneverlistenstotheradioorwatchestelevision.Infact,shedoesn'tevenreadthepapers."

"Oh?

"theyoungpolicemansaid.Hewonderedwhythesergeantwantedtotellhimallthis.Thenhefoundout.

"Whydon'tyougoouttoherplaceandseeifshe's