Deathtrap Page #6

I try to be convincing.

I act everything out

as i write it.

Man...in boots...

young man.

Watch out for him. Here

in this room he attacks you.

He attacks me?

Ja, with one of those.

Comes as friend

to help you. To--

To work with you,

but attacks.

Is confusion here.

Young man in boots.

He sits in this chair

and he talks of 2 people.

Smith and colonna?

No, one person.

Small, black, buns

over ears, no, ribbon?

Is in your play,

Is such a black man,

this smith colonna?

No, i don't know

that name.

Do you know that name,

darling? Colonna?

No, i don't know

that name.

Remember what else

i tell you.

Dagger is used again

by woman because of play.

And the man in boots

attacks you.

Of these 2 things

i'm certain.

All else is confusing.

Oh, but the pain

is less now, ja?

Ja. No--Yes!

I mean, no. I never had any pain

to begin with, really.

What an extraordinary

gift. I've--

I've always been

skeptical about esp,

But, well, after this...

Whoo! Tonight,

Not in many years

have i had such a feeling.

Like i was 20 again.

Have you always

had this gift?

Ever since childhood?

Oh, especially

in childhood.

My parents didn't wrap

christmas presents.

Why wasting paper?

And then later, you know,

In my teens ages

walking with boys.

Ugh, such images.

Would you like

that drink now?

I'd very much

like to talk to you.

Thank you, you know,

but i must go to house.

I am very tired.

But you will come and take

dinner with me sometime? Ja?

I will tell you

all my life.

Is very interesting.

It would make good play,

But first book.

When you were a child,

You lived in large house

with yellow shutters.

Eh?

Yes!

Good night.

Oh, my dear,

be careful.

Right. No boots.

Good night.

Good night.

Oh, remember

thursday night.

Merv griffin.

Sidney:
would you open

the window, darling?

[Sighs]

Why don't you

take a pill?

I don't want a pill.

I want a drink.

I want a brandy.

[Sighs]

no, i'll get it.

Shall i bring one

for you?

Bring the bottle.

[Creaking]

Sidney?

[Creaking]

Sidney!

Sidney!

Sidney!

There's something

out there.

What?

There's something

out there.

Myra, now,

come on.

I heard it.

Sidney, don't leave me!

Don't leave me, sidney.

Sidney, don't leave me,

please!

Oh, sidney, please!

There's nothing

down there.

I heard it, sidney.

I heard it.

Myra.

I heard it!

No, sidney!

Myra!

Myra! Sidney,

i heard it.

Myra, you're coming

downstairs. Sidney!

We've got to go...

I don't want to go.

And get the brandy.

I'd rather not go.

There is nothing there.

You got to go down there once

and for all and satisfy me...

No!

And satisfy yourself.

There is nothing

down there.

There is something.

I saw it.

It's just the wind.

It's just the wind.

And it's

blowing the leaves--

Sidney, i don't

want to do this.

Blowing the leaves

against the windows.

It's right here.

I heard it.

Listen, luv,

you're overwrought

And no wonder in the condition

you're in. Come on!

I don't want

to do this.

I cannot

let you do this--

Honey, i'm not

going to look.

You've got to look.

Look! Look!

Aaah!

Nothing there.

See, it's nothing.

Let's have

that drink.

It wasn't locked.

Well, that's hardly surprising,

everything considered.

Oh, yes.

[Sighs]

I suggest you

sip this one.

Oh, thank you.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Sidney?

What?

What is it?

I have to say

something.

Sidney?

Yeah?

Part of me tonight--

Oh, sidney--

Some terrible,

unknown part of me--Aah!

Oh, god...was hoping

that you would do it.

At the same time that i was

terrified that you would,

Part of me was really hoping.

I saw your money.

I saw the name and...

You tried

to stop me.

I did?

Yes, you did

your best.

Now...

Darling...

This was my doing

and my doing alone.

Do you understand?

Mm-Hmm.

If anything goes wrong,

I don't want

any confusion

On that point...

Mm-Mmm.

Whatsoever,

darling.

None at all.

But nothing

will go wrong.

I promise you.

Just believe

in me, myra.

Please. Please

believe in me.

Mmm.

Believe.

Do you think

it's possible...

That murder

is an aphrodisiac?

Mmm. Ha ha ha.

Up we go.

Ha ha ha.

Look at that moon,

darling.

Isn't that moon

beautiful?

Open the window,

darling.

Aaah!

Aaah!

Aaah!

Sidney!

Aaaah!

Aaaah!

Listen, all i did

was help carry you.

Oh, no.

Ohhh!

[Gasping]

It worked.

She's dead.

Yes, of course.

She's had minor heart

attacks over much less.

For future reference,

clifford...

That styrofoam log

hurts.

Sorry.

You did it much harder

Than you did

in the motel room.

Well, christ, what about

that helga ten dorp lady?

I almost had a heart attack

out there myself

When she says i was

going to attack you.

God!

"Ja. Is a very

confusing image."

Thank god for that.

Perhaps it's

a good job she came.

Now she'll be

telling everybody

That she felt the physical

pain of the oncoming attack.

Every little bit helps.

I've been telling

people for days

That myra was a bit

under the weather.

Oh, christ.

If only that goddamned

lousy production

Had worked...

Even halfway.

I'd have had

a movie sale.

There would

have been enough.

We could have

just taken off.

It didn't work,

sidney.

And you knew

it wasn't going to

From the second week

of rehearsal.

I didn't want

to kill her.

I didn't.

Well, this is not

exactly what they call

Involuntary homicide.

I'll get my things.

There's no hurry.

I'm going to wait

a few minutes

Before i call

the ambulance.

Also,

we don't want anyone

Working miracles of

resuscitation, do we?

Come and clean yourself

up and give me a hand.

What if that madame

ten dorp comes back?

I don't see

why she should.

The pain has stopped,

hasn't it?

Cripes!

Why you burning it?

There's nothing incriminating.

Still, i'll say i was

getting rid of manuscripts

As the grim reaper struck.

The closer you stay

to the truth the better.

Farewell, deathtrap.

Would that you were

the genuine article.

I really am going to

try something on esp.

That was an awfully impressive

demonstration the lady gave,

Despite the mistakes.

Now, i'm going

to make the call now,

So you go

and get your things.

Well, how long you think

you're going to be?

Well,

at least 2 hours.

I may have to go

with her. I don't know.

Well, ciao.

Ciao. Oh, cliff.

The floorboards upstairs

creak,

So, do a quick washup,

Get into bed,

And stay there.

I'll buy that.

Hello?

Th-This is sidney bruhl.

I-I'm at 10 hookpont lane.

Could you please

send an ambulance

As quickly as possible?

My wife has had a coronary.

Please, come immediately.

Thank you.

Good-Bye.

Minister:
accept

the soul of our sister

Myra elizabeth

maxwell bruhl

In the name

of the father

And of the son

And of the holy ghost.

Amen.

[Typing]

That must have been

quite a welfare office.

Oh, it was.

You know, everybody had

a really poignant story.

Well, they're creating

the play, really.

They're just

doing it for me.

It just

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