Dead of Winter Page #2

to be back here

in the forest--

plenty of firewood,

so we keep

the fire going

all through winter.

all through winter.

oh, that's one

of my passions.

do you play?

I used to play

my kid brother.

and?

I gave it up.

why?

he started

to beat me.

how very rude of him.

how very rude of him.

oh!

nothing to be

alarmed about.

he's quite dead,

believe me.

I killed him myself.

I killed him myself.

there's really

nothing like it.

just you, the bear,

and the cold--

quite a challenge.

yeah. I imagine.

yeah. I imagine.

"to my favorite

impresario."

"to my favorite

impresario."

please watch your step!

please watch your step!

we have mice,

I m afraid.

they come into the house

every winter...

for the warmth,

I suppose.

we have traps

all over.

mice, bears...

is there anything else

I should know about?

ha ha ha ha.

ha ha ha ha.

my bedroom

is back there,

and the downstairs

bathroom.

and the downstairs

bathroom.

your guest room

is upstairs.

your guest room

is upstairs.

ah, just lovely.

ah, just lovely.

our dining room.

our dining room.

Mr. Murray has served

many an extraordinary

meal in here.

if he doesn't stop it,

they will have to

carry me around

in a forklift.

ha ha ha ha ha ha.

ha ha ha ha ha ha.

could I use the phone?

but of course.

but of course.

dr. Lewis?

yes?

there's

no dial tone.

are you sure?

yes.

oh, the storm.

of course.

the lines must be down.

if the lines

aren't up by morning,

Mr. Murray will

drive you into town.

Mr. Murray will

drive you into town.

her name is Julie rose.

her name is Julie rose.

she could be my sister.

that's why

you are here.

that's why

you are here.

she just

walked off the set?

she just

walked off the set?

worse yet, I m afraid.

I heard from the director

this morning.

I heard from the director

this morning.

she had

a nervous breakdown.

he says she'll never

be the same again.

oh.

that's awful.

of course it is.

but it's you

we are counting on now,

miss McGovern,

and we must do everything

to get you ready.

what is this?

it's your scene

for the videotape.

start learning it

tonight.

it's a thriller?

it's a thriller?

yes, exactly.

yes, exactly.

we'll shoot it tomorrow,

and we have it ready

for the director

the moment he arrives.

you are going to

have to be perfect,

miss McGovern.

miss McGovern.

your face...

your face...

your hair...

your hair...

your smile.

everything

has to be just right.

everything

has to be just right.

I m all yours.

I m all yours.

miss McGovern?

it's Mr. Murray,

miss McGovern.

just a second.

just a second.

I brought you

some warm milk.

I know how hard it is

to sleep in a strange place

the first night.

uh-huh.

uh-huh.

oh, well.

thanks.

thanks.

miss McGovern?

yeah?

I just wanted to say...

I just wanted to say...

I think dr. Lewis

likes you.

I think dr. Lewis

likes you.

well, thanks.

well, he doesn't

like everyone, you know.

he doesn't?

oh, gracious me, no.

oh, gracious me, no.

but he likes you.

I can tell.

well...

I m sure he likes you,

too, Mr. Murray.

I m sure he likes you,

too, Mr. Murray.

do you really think so?

oh, yeah.

of course he does.

oh, yeah.

of course he does.

that's very nice

of you to say.

that's very nice

of you to say.

oh, sweet dreams.

good night.

good night.

good night.

Mr. Murray,

this knife is dull.

a dull knife

will never do.

I have

a sharpening stone.

then you better use it.

then you better use it.

if you wish to master

your trade, Mr. Murray,

you must first master

the tools of your trade.

you must first master

the tools of your trade.

sharp knife, no tears.

works every time.

works every time.

can we phone a gas station

and get a jump?

phone lines...

oh. still down. right.

oh. still down. right.

how did you

meet dr. Lewis?

how did you

meet dr. Lewis?

it was a professional

relationship.

what kind of

professional relationship?

what kind of

professional relationship?

I was his patient.

I was his patient.

what kind

of doctor is he?

what kind

of doctor is he?

psychiatrist.

psychiatrist.

now, there.

now, there.

remarkable, Mr. Murray.

she is Julie rose.

she is Julie rose.

do you think I should

keep this coat on

or take it off?

or take it off?

sitting or standing?

sitting or standing?

to your right.

to my right? ok.

to my right? ok.

no.

no.

yes. perfect.

do I look directly

into the camera or...

no, off to the right.

pretend as if

the camera isn't there.

pretend as if

the camera isn't there.

I want to take a beat

after the line,

"there was blood

everywhere."

is that all right?

oh, yes. of course.

ok, let's do it.

ok, let's do it.

Katie McGovern.

Julie rose. take one.

Katie McGovern.

Julie rose. take one.

I m sorry.

did you say action?

I m sorry.

did you say action?

oh. action, yes.

oh. action, yes.

I was all alone

out there.

where the hell

were you? I mean--

where the hell

were you? I mean--

sorry...sorry.

it's all right.

it's all right.

are you going to be

right there?

for--oh...

oh, sorry.

oh, sorry.

Katie McGovern.

Julie rose. take 2.

Katie McGovern.

Julie rose. take 2.

action.

action.

I was all alone

out there.

where the hell were you?

I mean, all alone.

I mean, all alone.

there wasn't another

soul in sight.

there wasn't another

soul in sight.

Katie:
look what

they did to me.

will you look

what they did to me?!

I was all alone

out there.

I was all alone

out there.

where the hell were you?

where the hell were you?

I mean, all alone.

there wasn't

another soul in sight.

there wasn't

another soul in sight.

I waited in the parking lot

until 1:
30.

I waited in the parking lot

until 1:
30.

she must have

had me followed.

oh, god...

I should have known.

I should have known.

I don't know how

he got into the car.

I never even saw him.

I never even saw him.

first thing I know,

his hands

are around my throat.

I tried...to breathe.

I couldn't breathe.

then, um...

I must

have blacked out.

I must

have blacked out.

he must have thought

I was already dead.

he must have thought

I was already dead.

I came to

a couple of hours later.

there was blood everywhere.

there was blood everywhere.

look what

they did to me.

will you look

what they did to me?!

will you look

what they did to me?!

hello, Evelyn.

this is the proof,

as promised.

she is alive.

our game continues.

I will contact you...soon.

good night.

good night.

dr. Lewis?

dr. Lewis?

dr. Lewis?

hello? is anybody here?

hello? is anybody here?

dr. Lewis?

dr. Lewis?

dr. Lewis?

dr. Lewis?

you lied to me.

why did you lie to me?

you lied to me.

why did you lie to me?

oh, miss McGovern...

we didn't lie to you.

you said she had

a breakdown.

that's a breakdown?

she did

have a breakdown.

she did

have a breakdown.

she had a breakdown

and then killed herself.

she had a breakdown

and then killed herself.

killed herself?

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