If you'll think a moment you cannot fail to understand that you'd better be friends with this man Vigo.

He and Father Gibault and this old priest here, Beret, carry these Frenchmen in their pockets.

I'm not on your side, understand, I'm an American, and I'd blow the whole of you to kingdom come in a minute, if I could; but common sense is common sense all the same.

There's no good to you and no harm to Clark in mistreating, or even holding this prisoner.

What harm can he do you by going back to Clark and telling him the whole truth?
Clark knew everything long before Vigo reached here.