Attack of the Puppet People Page #5

I TRUST TO CURE HIM.

MARIANI, WHO'S

IN MILAN.

AURIAC, BUT HE'S

IN PARIS, AND YOU.

YOU KNOW PERFECTLY

WELL I NEVER COULD

RESIST FLATTERY.

HOW MUCH TIME CAN I

HAVE TO WORK ON HIM?

WELL, YOU SEE, WE

HAVE A MATINEE:

TOMORROW AT 2:
00.

IT WOULD BE TRAGIC

TO RETURN ALL THAT

MONEY FOR THE TICKETS.

CAN YOU HAVE HIM

READY THAT SOON?

I'LL TRY, EVEN IF IT

TAKES ME ALL NIGHT.

AND, ONE MORE THING,

HOW MUCH IS THIS

GONNA COST?

NOTHING. THAT'S THE

LEAST I CAN DO FOR

AN OLD FRIEND.

THANK YOU,

THANK YOU.

MAY A DEAR OLD FRIEND

ASK YOU SOMETHING OF

A PERSONAL NATURE?

CERTAINLY.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO

THAT BRINGS THE POLICE

OVER TO ASK ME:

ALL SORTS OF:

QUESTIONS?

WHEN WAS THIS?

THIS AFTERNOON.

A POLICE SERGEANT

NAMED PATERSON.

HE COMES TO MY:

HOTEL ROOM,AND

IT SOUNDS FANTASTIC,

HE ASKED ME IF YOU WERE

IN THE HABIT OF MAKING

PEOPLE DISAPPEAR.

I SUPPOSE YOU TOLD HIM

I DO IT ALL THE TIME?

BUT SERIOUSLY, IT'S

BAD BUSINESS TO:

HAVE POLICE PRYING

INTO YOUR AFFAIRS.

EMIL, I'M QUITE

SERIOUS. IF I THOUGHT

I WAS BEING WATCHED

I WOULD FIND LIFE

INTOLERABLE. NOW, BE A

GOOD FELLOW, WILL YOU,

AND TELL THE NIGHT

DOORMAN TO LET ME IN

THE THEATER LATER ON.

I'LL HAVE TO GIVE

MR. HYDE A TRYOUT

WHEN HE'S FINISHED.

I'LL RUN ALONG NOW.

I'LL DO IT ON MY WAY HOME.

I DON'T SUPPOSE I HAVE

TO TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL

I AM TO YOU, FRANZ.

NONSENSE.

GOOD NIGHT, EMIL.

AND GOODBYE.

[Franz] SORRY YOU'RE AWAKE,

MISS REYNOLDS.

MAKES EVERYTHING

MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

WHAT ARE YOU:

GOING TO DO?

THE POLICE HAVE BEEN ASKING

MY FRIEND, EMIL, QUESTIONS.

THEY'RE GETTING TOO CLOSE.

THAT LEAVES ME ONLY ONE COURSE.

YOU'LL FREE US,

WON'T YOU?

YOU'LL MAKE US

OUR RIGHT SIZE AGAIN?

[Franz] AND BE DEPRIVED

OF YOUR COMPANY?

NO, I COULDN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

CAN'T YOU SEE? IT'S BETTER

THAT WE ALL BOW OUT TOGETHER.

[Franz] PLEASE,

DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.

CAN'T YOU SEE? IT'S MUCH

BETTER THAT WE ALL

MEET DEATH TOGETHER

THAN FOR ANY ONE OF US

TO BE LEFT ALONE.

THERE'S NOTHING WORSE

THAN LONELINESS.

WAIT. WAIT,

I HAVE A SPLENDID IDEA.

YES, WE'LL HAVE

A GOING-AWAY PARTY

FOR ALL OF US. A CELEBRATION.

EMIL ASKED ME TO FIX HIS PUPPET

AND LEAVE IT AT THE THEATER.

WE'LL HAVE OUR PARTY THERE.

A THEATER PARTY.

[Franz] NOW,

LET'S ALL GET READY.

SAY, WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH BEING A BOTTLE BABY?

LOOK AT THE SERVICE

WE GET. THE OLD BOY

IS REALLY LETTING GO.

HE'S BEEN GIVING US

PARTIES LIKE THEY'RE

GOING OUT OF STYLE.

AND TONIGHT, A THEATER

PARTY NO LESS.

YOU BETTER ENJOY IT,

GEORGIA, AS IT

MAY BE OUR LAST.

WHAT ARE YOU:

TALKING ABOUT?

SALLY!

TELL HER.

HE SAID THAT:

TONIGHT...

HE SAID TONIGHT HE WAS

TO KILL US ALL AND

GOING HIMSELF, TOO.

WE'D BETTER HURRY UP

AND DRESS. WE'LL

TELL THE BOYS.

BOB, BOB, HE SAID

HE'S GOING TO--

YEAH, I KNOW.

WE HEARD YOU:

TELL GEORGIA.

IF I WAS JUST:

MY OLD SIZE:

FOR FIVE MINUTES.

LET'S TRY THE

PHONE. THERE'S

NO MUSIC NOW.

MAYBE THEY'LL

HEAR US.

SURE. AND SO WOULD

FRANZ. HE'S JUST

OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

HEY, THE WINDOW.

IT'S SLIGHTLY OPEN.

MAYBE WE COULD:

SIGNAL SOMEBODY.

SURE WE CAN.

WE'RE ONLY

FIVE STORIES UP.

HERE'S SOME PAPER.

GET SOMETHING:

TO WRITE WITH.

LAURIE, KEEP AN EYE

OUT FOR FRANZ.

HERE'S AN OLD

PAINTBRUSH. IT'S

ALL DRIED UP.

SAY, HOW ABOUT USING

SOME OF THIS LIPSTICK?

[Stan] HERE'S A PENCIL.

[Bob] GREAT. BRING IT ON OVER.

[Bob] LET'S SEE NOW.

I'LL WRITE, "HELP!

SEND POLICE!"

[Georgia] YES.

[Mac] COME ON

[Georgia] HURRY UP.

[Bob] GET THAT PENCIL OUT

OF THE WAY. PUSH SOME

OF THAT STUFF BACK.

[Mac] AIM IT GOOD.

NOW, SHALL WE TAKE A TAXI

TO THE THEATER?

I THINK THAT WOULD BE

A NICE TREAT.

OF COURSE, YOU WON'T BE ABLE

TO SEE OUT THE WINDOW,

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'LL MIND

THAT LITTLE INCONVENIENCE.

AT LEAST,

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR

WHAT THE CITY:

SOUNDS LIKE AT NIGHT

BECAUSE THIS TIME,

I SHAN'T PUT YOU TO SLEEP.

[Franz] YOU'VE BEEN VERY GOOD.

THIS IS YOUR REWARD.

YOU ALL RIGHT,

MR. FRANZ?

YES, YES, FINE.

[Janitor] KIND OF LONESOME

IN A THEATER WITH NOBODY AROUND.

NOT TO ME. I HAVE MY PUPPETS

TO KEEP ME COMPANY.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN AT IT ALL NIGHT.

I THOUGHT MAYBE I'D GET YOU

SOME MORE COFFEE.

NO, NO MORE COFFEE.

I STILL HAVE PLENTY.

DON'T COME

ON THE STAGE!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

NO MORE COFFEE.

I'VE GOT ONE OF THOSE CAPSULES

THAT HE USES TO PUT US TO SLEEP.

IF WE COULD SLIP IT

IN HIS COFFEE...

IT MAY NOT PUT HIM TO SLEEP,

BUT IT'D SLOW HIM DOWN SOME.

[Mac] WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

[Bob] THE LAST TIME

HE PUT US AWAY.

NOW THEN, I THINK OUR

PUPPET FRIEND DR. JEKYLL

IS READY FOR A TRIAL.

GOOD EVENING,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I AM DR. JEKYLL.

I HAVE DISCOVERED

A STRANGE DRUG.

IT IS ABLE TO FREE MY EVIL

NATURE FROM WHAT IS GOOD IN ME.

[Franz as Jekyll] THEN I BECOME

THE SINISTER MONSTER, MR. HYDE.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF

A FEW MEMBERS OF OUR AUDIENCE,

I'D LIKE TO PUT ON ONE OF

THE SCENES FROM OUR LITTLE PLAY.

[Franz as Jekyll] WHICH ONE

OF YOU WILL VOLUNTEER?

COME NOW, WE MUSTN'T KEEP

DR. JEKYLL WAITING.

[Franz] MISS REYNOLDS, YOU WILL

PLAY THE GOOD DOCTOR'S FIANCE.

GEORGIA, YOU WILL BE HIS VICTIM.

AND, NOW LET ME SEE,

FOR DR. JEKYLL'S BEST FRIEND...

YES, BOB, YOU SHOULD BE

VERY GOOD IN THE PART.

THE REST OF YOU JUST SIT

BACK AND ENJOY YOURSELVES.

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE ON,

MISS REYNOLDS. I'LL PROMPT

YOU ON WHAT TO DO.

GO AHEAD, DARLING. KEEP HIS

EYES OFF THE COFFEE CUP.

TELL HIM HE'S BEEN

STRANGE LATELY AND ASK

HIM WHAT'S THE MATTER.

YOU'VE BEEN STRANGE LATELY.

TELL ME WHAT'S THE MATTER.

NOTHING, MY DEAR.

NOTHING AT ALL.

IT'S ONLY

YOUR IMAGINATION.

YOU MUST PLAY UP TO HIM.

REMEMBER, YOU LOVE HIM.

SAY SO. TELL HIM

HE CAN TRUST YOU.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.

WHY CAN'T YOU BE

KIND TO ME?

NO. MORE CONVINCING,

DEAR. TRY IT AGAIN.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.

WHY CAN'T YOU BE

KIND TO ME?

THAT'S IT, MY DEAR. THAT'S IT.

[Franz as Jekyll]

THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW.

THEY CAN NEVER BE CHANGED

BACK AGAIN.

PERHAPS IT WOULD BE BEST

IF WE STOPPED:

SEEING ONE ANOTHER.

THERE IS DANGER HERE FOR

YOU AND I WOULDN'T WANT

ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.

ASK HIM TO CONFIDE IN YOU.

WHY WON'T YOU TELL

ME WHAT'S WRONG?

I HAVE TRAVELED THE

ROAD OF NO RETURN.

THERE IS NO GOING BACK.

ONLY DEATH CAN FREE

ME FROM THE CURSE I

HAVE PUT UPON MYSELF.

[Sally screams]

WHY YOU'RE MORE OF A

FIEND THAN I THOUGHT!

IF YOU'RE GONNA KILL US,

GET IT OVER WITH!

CUT OUT THIS:

CAT-AND-MOUSE GAME!

BOB, DON'T RUIN OUR LAST ACT.

LOOK AT THIS PUPPET DOWN HERE,

FRANZ. LOOK AT IT CLOSELY!

IT'S A MONSTER ALL

RIGHT, BUT NOT HALF

THE MONSTER YOU ARE!

STOP IT, BOB! THE PUPPET!

YOU'RE DESTROYING THE PUPPET!

STOP IT, I TELL YOU! STOP IT!

[Sally screams]

WHO'S THERE?

ME AGAIN.

DON'T COME ON

THE STAGE!

I TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT

TO BE DISTURBED.

I HEARD YOU SHOUTING

AND I THOUGHT--

YOU THOUGHT WHAT?

MAYBE YOU WANT:

SOME MORE COFFEE.

NO, NO, YOUR

COFFEE'S FINE AND

STILL HAVE PLENTY.

BOB!

MISS REYNOLDS!

WHERE HAVE YOU RUN TO?

WHERE ARE YOU HIDING?

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