Cruel Will Page #4

Oh, I am worried, Lilian.

I want you to come and stay with

Herbert and I for a couple of days.

I don't know about that.

I have to do something

about my school situation.

I can't just run away.

Listen, Auntie, I have to go.

I have to try to contact

my professor, okay?

All right.

Oh, oh, wait.

Before I go,

you are going to the mortuary today,

aren't you?

I know your memory.

Yes, yes, Auntie, I'm going today.

Okay.

I'll talk to you later, sweetheart.

Bye.

Hello, can I have Chef Brookstone's office,

please?

Hi, this is Lily.

Yes, sir, I'm fine.

If we could talk...

I need to talk to you.

I'm so sorry, sir. He just ran in.

Should I call security?

No. I can

handle it.

Paul, I will talk to you,

but not right now.

I'm in the middle of a session.

That's okay.

I'm all talked out

today anyway, Doc.

Are you sure?

It's fine, it's fine.

This young man seems

to really need you.

Is that right?

This is what I've been

talking about, doctor.

That was awkward.

Get him a glass of water,

and can you please make sure

Miss Culpepper's all right?

Look, um, actually,

I'm uh...

I'm worried about you.

And don't worry about the exam.

Just consider the extension infinite.

There's a world out there

that's in great need

of your genius,

And it would just

be a crime to, uh,

to hold you back.

That's incredible.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

Um, well,

do you want to have a coffee?

Uh, sure.

Yeah.

Right this way.

Okay.

Music plays)

Uh, I didn't expect

your own personal brew.

Well, I said,

"the best coffee around these parts."

Oh, please continue.

The thing is,

I let so much time pass by.

I hadn't seen my father

in almost two years, and now...

Shh.

Take a sip.

Isn't that better?

Doesn't that taste great?

I don't understand how I

could've let things get so far.

I let this feud

or whatever it is

between Paul and my father get

in between us, and for what?

To be estranged now forever?

Now, don't say that.

Why not?

That's how I feel.

Well, okay.

Well, I mean,

you don't have to put so

much pressure on yourself.

I mean, none of this is

your fault, of course.

Look, honor the memory

of your father

by fulfilling your life

to the fullest.

Look, do you think

for one second

that your father...

wherever he is...

do you think that

he would want you

to wallow away

or blame yourself?

Probably not.

No, probably not.

Well, that's a start.

Look, I... I... I think you

should...

to me, happiness is

just non-negotiable.

If I were you,

I would just eliminate

everything that isn't quite right.

What do you mean?

Well, like this Paul character.

I mean,

what's the deal with this guy?

I mean,

if... do you think I would have my woman

rolling around,

completely out of control?

No, I wouldn't.

See how far you get now, b*tch.

God, I'm an a**hole.

Tell me about Lily.

Did she ever express

similar emotion

over the years about Adrian?

That's something

that always killed me.

She barely mentioned

anything about it

all of these years.

I figured she just

blocked it out.

That happens sometimes,

doesn't it?

You think she shut it out?

A little bit.

That's fairly typical.

What was her relationship with

Adrian at the time of his passing?

After we ran off

together years later,

it took a while

for them to reconnect.

But it was more her than him.

What about these apparitions?

Has that stopped?

I hope so.

I can't really say.

Paul, let's you and

I get out of here for a minute.

Let's take a walk.

Don't you think Lily should hear that tape?

Don't you think she

deserves to hear her father

as he intended?

It's not what you think it is.

I just don't think Lily

should hear him like this.

Do you really believe that Adrian is evil,

as you say?

If you could hear him,

If you ever knew him, yes.

You would know that he

was capable of doing

something completely awful.

It's just one of

those things you know.

Did Lily ever feel this way?

Even when he was beating her?

What about Lily's mom?

Do you think Adrian had something

to do with her disappearance?

No.

Look, I don't know.

I don't know what happened.

I guess he just drove her away.

Paul, listen. I am not an expert

in the paranormal.

The world of psychiatry

does not line up well

with the world of spirits and the unknown,

but what I think you should do...

No! You listen.

Okay.

I know it sounds insane,

but I need you to believe me.

If just one person can believe me,

then I'll know that this is real.

I'll know that I haven't

completely lost it just yet.

I'm gonna say something which,

as your psychiatrist,

I probably shouldn't.

You know there's a very fine line

between sanity and insanity,

Between what people think

of as good and evil.

Now, that line

is entirely drawn...

What's your point?

I'm hesitant to tell you

truly what I think,

But I can find no

discernable disorder

psychologically with you.

If that's the case,

then the only other conclusion I can

draw is a rather frightening one.

I came here to get someone

to believe me about Adrian.

I keep seeing him

and hearing him,

as if all of this is part

of some messed-up farewell.

Paul, take a breath.

No.

I know that this is insane,

but I need to talk to Lily.

I need to tell her everything.

Maybe if she'll believe me,

then all of this will

just go away.

Paul, this is Fredrick.

Look, I have to say you

really disappointed me, pal.

Was there absolutely no way

you could've reached me today

about why you couldn't

do your job?

You know, I thought, hey,

I'd give him the week off.

You don't take that. I figured you

didn't have your head on straight.

Listen, I'm gonna

have to let you go.

It's nothing personal,

kid, but that's two days

I could've easily covered

if you'd been responsible.

That's all.

Damn it, Paul.

Where are you?

Yo, Paul!

I was going out of

the bistro. I saw you here.

Dude, what's been up

with you lately?

You've got to be

driving Fred crazy.

You gonna close some clients

with me tomorrow or what?

Yeah. "Yeah."

Your frankness is amusing.

Hey, don't ruin the mood, Paul.

We've got to get you charged up again.

Need I remind you how good we got it,

jackass?

Hey, we still on

for the game tonight?

And after that, Sabado gigante!

Blake, no, I can't.

Okay.

I mean, just trying to cheer you up.

Yeah, okay. I got to go.

Dude, don't tell me you got your panties

in a twist about that video I sent you.

That wasn't even the best one.

Blake!

I do not have time to chat with you.

Okay, what, what?

You want me to say

I believe all that crap

about you being haunted?

'Cause if that's what it takes to

snap your silly ass out of this...

Blake,

I do not need you to believe me, okay?

Paul, what the hell?

You better watch

yourself there, Paul.

You don't want to

catch one from me.

Friend or not.

What is he doing here?

He really needs to leave!

I've been waiting for you.

Can you go, dude? I

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