:39:25
Get cleaned up.
The Captain's waiting for you.
:39:40
A man has been killed on this ship
for the first time. l want to know why.
:39:44
- A key in the jacking gearjarred out, sir.
- Why?
:39:48
- Vibration.
- And why the vibration?
:39:51
Because of the bearing knock, sir. l guess
one key has been missin' for a long time.
:39:56
And the other one's just being held in by rust.
:39:58
Can you fix any personal
responsibility for this?
:40:02
- For the jacking gear, sir?
- For the accident, Holman.
:40:06
Without the knock in the LP,
there'd be no vibration.
:40:09
Chien handled the overhaul.
He should have fixed it, sir.
:40:13
Are you saying that Chien killed himself?
:40:18
l'll remind you he worked under supervision.
:40:20
Can't supervise an overhaul and stand
deck watches at the same time, sir.
:40:24
Black gang should stand
their watches in the engine room, sir.
:40:29
Lop-eye Shing says that you killed Chien.
:40:32
You threw the engine
in some mysterious way.
:40:35
Now, that may be superstition,
Holman, but it's very real to them.
:40:39
Your resentment of Chien was well known.
:40:42
The system you got on this ship
is what killed him, sir.
:40:48
You will immediately train a new coolie
to take Chien's place. Give it your full time.
:40:53
- They ain't got the brains.
- They operate efficiently enough.
:40:57
lt's monkey see, monkey do. They don't
know what happens with the engine.