BrainDead Page #2

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Thank you, Lionel.

What?

No pudding?

Only custard,

I'm afraid.

Custard!

I haven't had

A good custard in years.

She never

Makes the stuff.

Damn fine custard.

Mmm.

Rich and creamy,

Just the way I like it.

Touchy on

The old food front, Eh?

Never mind.

That was

A fine meal, Boy.

Thank you,

Mr. Matheson.

Lionel!

What's wrong?

Lionel,

You must listen to me.

Dark forces are amassing

Against you.

My grandmama has seen it.

Say, "The path ahead

Is one of fear

And great danger."

Eh?

Fernando!

Paquita, Wait!

God, Mum.

Oh, Fernando.

Your mother ate my dog!

Not all of it.

Get nurse McTavish, Quick.

How long has your mother

Been like this?

Since this morning.

Oh. I'll call

An ambulance.

You pack some things

For the hospital.

I'll do it.

Nurse McTavish.

Your mother's dead,

Lionel.

I'm sorry, Lionel.

There was nothing

We could do.

She loved you very much.

Which toothbrush?

Lionel!

Your mother's

Toothbrush...

The white one

Or green one?

Green!

Man on radio:
Mother.

You are looking well today.

Woman on radio:

I woke up this morning,

How about

A nice cup of tea?

I'll just put the jug on.

Sorry, Mother. That

Was your favorite teapot.

It slipped

Out of me hand.

Never mind that.

Jacket,

Nightgown, Slippers,

And toothbrush.

Where's your mother?

She's gone to hospital.

I didn't hear

The ambulance.

No, No.

No

She went

In nurse McTavish's car.

Sort of, Uh, Well,

Sort of Iying across

The back seat, Really.

Yeah. Her and nurse McTavish.

Off to hospital.

But her night bag?

I'll take that.

Man on radio:

So, It's you

Who've been poaching

My rabbits.

Lionel.

Man on radio:

I've a good mind

To let you have it

With both barrels.

Second man on radio:

It weren't me, Sir.

It were that johnny

Morris what did it.

Well, I go now.

Man on radio:
You just be

On your way, Young lad.

If I see you here again,

I'll give you what for.

What do you want?

You're not

From the immigration?

I told you people

I lost

My bloody papers, Ok?

My family left Latvia

During the occupation.

We were hunted

Like dogs.

I just want to buy some...

Sedatives.

What do you think I am,

A goddamn doctor?

I don't sell sedatives.

Tranquilizers,

I do have.

Do you want

A syringe,

Or are you

Going to sniff?

Oh, Lionel,

I am happy to see you.

Tell me about these...

Dark forces.

Death surrounds him.

There will be torment

And suffering.

You are marked.

Lionel.

Lionel, If something

Is wrong, I can...

Nothing's wrong, Ok?

It contains the power

Of the white light.

It will protect you.

Keep it with you always.

How is your mother?

Oh, Fine.

They want to keep her in

Hospital for a few more days.

She ran

Right in front of me.

They must have

Discharged her early.

It was

A dreadful shock,

Losing vera

Like that.

Had lunch with her

Only last friday.

Picture of health.

That boy of hers,

Where is he?

Fine lad.

Lionel called half a dozen

Times in the last 2 days.

Very keen

To view the remains.

Of course,

I had to put him off.

It would have been

Far too distressing.

As it is, It's been a damn

Difficult embalming job.

Oh, My god.

Excuse me.

I can tell

You're not a cosgrove.

You're far

Too good looking.

Pardon?

Les is the name.

I'm lionel's u...

Lionel's uncle.

And who might you be?

Paquita Maria Sanchez.

Latin, Eh?

Excuse me, Father.

I am looking

For lionel.

I haven't seen him.

And if he's not here

In 10 minutes,

His mother will be delivered

Into the hands of the lord

In his absence.

Mortician:
You idiot.

I told you to stay in there.

The embalming machine

Should be turned off.

Oh, Great!

Blowout!

Mortician:

You're a half-Wit.

This is coming

Off your wages.

I'll fix them up.

No, Leave it.

We've got to get the body

To the service.

The theme of

Today's service

Is the sanctity

Of motherhood.

Vera cosgrove

Will be surely missed

By her friends

And grieving family,

For she was indeed

A fine woman,

And everything a boy

Could wish for in a mother.

Father mcgruder:
Lionel...

Though deprived of his father

At an early age,

Was blessed with an abundance

Of mother love.

Father mcgruder:

Though our dear ones depart,

They live on in our hearts

And memories

Until,

In the fullness of time,

We, Too, Depart

From this world...

Until we are reunited

Once again.

A christian spirit

Is eternal.

Yea, Whosoever believeth

In the lord jesus christ

Shall be...

Resurrected.

Poor lionel.

He was always dreadfully

Attached to his mother.

Well, I've seen some displays

Of grief in my day,

But nothing

Quite like that.

Do you need anything?

I'm fine.

I called

To see you yesterday,

But you didn't

Answer the door.

I just want to be left

Alone for a while, Ok?

At least he's

Well provided for.

Yes, Well, The cosgroves

Were hardly paupers.

He'll be the sole

Beneficiary.

Hey, Guys.

Look what I found.

What are you doing

With this thing?

Digging up a few stiffs?

L...

Shut up!

You know

What you are?

A bloody sicko.

Yeah, Mean talk.

Get his wallet.

That's my mother

You're pissing on.

It's a zombie!

Mom, No!

What in God's name

Is going on here?

The devil is amongst us.

Stay back, Boy.

This calls

For divine intervention.

Yaaaaaah!

I kick ass for the lord!

There you are, Mum.

Void.

Use the spoon.

Hey, Hey.

Cut that out.

Shh.

How's it going, Lionel?

Uh...

Come on, Mate.

I'm dying for a slash.

I've got a urinary infection.

Christ, What a stink.

Yeah. Dog

Must have crawled

Under the house

And died.

Can't have been easy for you

These past few weeks, Lionel,

What, With your mother gone.

Who's that, Uh,

Little girl

You've been seeing?

What?

You know,

The little latin number

With the cute bum.

Paquita.

Oh, Yeah, Paquita.

That's the one.

She's a bit of all right.

Wouldn't mind her

Doing the growl on me.

So...

All this is coming

Your way, Eh?

Of course, Uh...

Your mother

Was always intending

To leave me a bequest.

Oh.

Oh, Yes.

We talked about it

Many times.

It was a foregone

Conclusion, Really.

It's just, With her

Dying suddenly,

She didn't get the chance

To include me in her will.

Well, You'll have

To talk to the lawyers

About it, Uncle les.

Don't bring the bloody

Lawyers into it.

This is a private

Family matter.

What the hell's that?

It's the pipes.

They do that sometimes.

It's not the pipes,

Lionel.

It's somebody

Doing the business.

Please, Uncle les,

You just gotta leave.

So you found your dad's

Old stag movies, Eh?

Yeah.

Is that the one

With the donkey

And the chambermaid?

No, Please.

All right.

I understand,

Lionel.

Some things

A man prefers

To do on his own.

It's all part

Of the grieving process.

Be seeing you, Lionel.

Man on radio:
Nijinsky

Was of what nationality?

Second man on radio:

Nijinsky is russian.

Russian is right.

That's very good.

Um, 13.

Number 13,

He's going for.

Lionel!

I dropped a shilling.

It must have, Uh...

Rolled down the drain.

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