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back disguised as the Colonel, right?

That's how they both survive.

He saves her from the genocide.

Now that's the story people want!

That's the celebration of our survival!

Yes, of course. Yes.

You know I never stopped

practicing for the Colonel.

I can do it. I even have the

disguise all ready to go.

Look.

You must forget your husband,

Ani. I am your husband now.

And that's when she gets it,

right?

It's been her husband the whole

time, he's come back to save her!

Genius, Tony. What can I say?

Pure genius.

Remember? And then I said,

"Dolma? Wouldn't wanna be ya."

And then... and then her grape

leaf fell off.

Yeah, I remember. Yeah.

You have to admit, I had you fooled there

with my "Erica Lopez from the Times".

What?

Acting was always

about denial for you.

Denying your fears,

your mediocrity.

Denying your past,

your name... Tony Gallow.

Acting, real acting, means

facing the truth about yourself.

Facing the evil that lives inside you

and show the world night after night.

But you, you never had the

courage to do that, did you?

I was trying to help.

Shut up! Shut up already!

Shut up!

You're not an actor, Tony.

You're an escape artist.

You betrayed me.

You almost killed James!

What? I had nothing to do

with that, Simon! I swear!

Simon, stop this!

You will lose everything.

Goodbye, Tony.

You don't belong to 1915.

You were never meant

to be a ghost.

Don't let him go!

It was my role.

Take him! We want justice! We

want justice! We want justice!

Returning

now to the Los Angeles Theatre...

site of Simon Mamoulian's 1915.

One hour before show time, the

box office is still closed...

as hundreds of local

activists have

unexpectedly surrounded

this historic venue.

Simon Mamoulian

is a traitor to his own people!

He is exploiting the death of our

ancestors with his mediocre career!

Most protestors

here are not Turks who deny the genocide.

They are Armenians, deeply offended by the

premise of this one-night-only play...

the decision of an Armenian woman to

run off with her Turkish oppressor.

Most Armenian women

preferred to die

rather than run off...

with a Turk.

Who's gonna honor them?

I'm sure in the

sequel, he'll show Anne

Frank smooching a Nazi!

Instead

of challenging Turkish denial...

Mamoulian is spitting on the

memory of our martyrs.

Today Simon has turned

his back on his friends, his career...

and his family. Stop this,

Simon, before it's too late.

Sir, threats fatal in nature, we are

obligated to evacuate the building by law.

Now you yourself reported some of

these threats, isn't that correct?

Yes.

You said you were concerned

for your safety.

Did I?

I don't remember anymore.

Sir, I'm going to make this

very, very easy for you.

Do you feel that the threats

were legitimate?

Mr. Laufton?

No.

No?

No. I think they were just

probably typical nut job letters.

I've seen hundreds of them.

Look, we've only got an hour

until curtain.

What I only really want you to do

is to make sure that our ghosts...

can get into the theater safely.

Did I say ghosts?

I meant guests, obviously.

So you'll stay, won't you,

James?

If you're the one asking me,

I will.

Okay!

All right, calm down, calm down. We

got a lot of work to do. The ending.

The ending can happen only once.

That is when 1915 comes to life.

Well, why won't he let us

rehearse it?

We're gonna rehearse it next.

The question is...

are you ready?

Ani's Decision. The scene

that everybody's angry about.

You're going to have

to seduce me.

Oh?

It's not easy to seduce me.

Come, Ani.

Let us escape together.

Nah.

No.

You are so talented, Angela.

Seriously, I think you should be a

star, a real star, a movie star.

And I think I can help you with that. I

know I can get you into my next movie.

Your movie?

Yes. Don't you want people to see

just how passionate you were...

how beautiful you were,

a hundred years from now?

You're smiling.

You're thinking about it.

No. No...

It's not that.

It's just been a long time since

I've thought about the future.

Sometimes I feel like there is

no future, you know what I mean?

It just... it feels like...

the same dark night...

over and over and over again.

Ray, can you get those bodies

closer together, please.

So they look like family?

That's good. Thank you!

Box office is open, Simon.

I still can't get a hold of Tony, though.

He's supposed to be here by now.

Don't worry about Tony. He'll

come back. He always comes back.

The time has come, my darling.

This is no longer an exercise.

Are you ready?

I'm ready.

No!

Seven years, Angela, seven years. You've

been drifting for seven years. It's time.

Come.

It is night, one hour

before the premiere.

You're supposed to be in your

room, but I can't find you.

You're going down the stairs.

Garo is here, too.

Remember Garo?

Try to remember.

He was right here,

in your arms.

You always held him like this.

Until the very last moment.

We were running out of time.

The show was about to begin.

Seven years ago,

this is where our son died.

Remember the lullaby?

Night has fallen over the

Ottoman Turkish empire.

By now, Armenians have been

driven deep into the desert.

They're about to meet

their fate.

It is 1915.

Shhh. Everybody's asleep.

I have to tell you a secret.

What is it?

All of these people, you are all

being marched to your deaths.

That can't be.

It has already been decided.

By the end of summer, there will be no

Armenians left on the face of the earth.

Why are you telling me this?

I want you to leave with me.

I want to escape together.

We don't have time, Ani.

Think about the future.

We are just two people in the

night. Nobody's watching.

Come, Ani. Let us save each

other from our destinies.

My answer... is no.

I can't leave.

I can't leave my family.

What happened, darling?

You have to say yes.

You have to take his hand.

I saw something.

You saw something where?

I saw something there.

There's no... there's nobody

there, darling. Nobody.

Okay, let's go again, huh.

James...

could you be more tender

with her?

Make sure she understands

you really love her.

You want me to convince

her that I really love her.

Yes, I want you to convince her.

Yeah.

Shhh. Everybody's asleep.

I have to tell you a secret.

All of these people, you are all

being marched to your deaths.

Why are you telling me this?

I want you to leave with me.

I want us to escape.

We don't have time, Ani.

Think of the future.

I don't want this, either.

We've been playing the roles

that have been written for us...

but right now, we are just two people

in the night. Nobody is watching.

Let us escape this madness.

I am your freedom, Ani.

That is all that matters.

This is our last chance.

On the other side of this night, there is

only death for you and damnation for me.

Come, Ani, let us save each

other from our destinies.

Take the Colonel's hand, Ani.

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