Dementia 13 Page #3

IT LIES QUIET AND EASY.

BUT WHEN IT'S TENSE

AND FRIGHTENED,

IT STRAINS TO LEAVE YOU.

QUITE A SIMPLE PRINCIPLE,

ISN'T IT?

YOU'RE ENGAGED

TO TREAT MY BODY,

NOT MY MIND.

NOW, DON'T YOU TRY

TO SEPARATE:

THAT WHICH NATURE

HAS JOINED.

WHAT I'M TRYING

TO SAY IS THIS,

THAT EVERY YEAR:

AT THIS TIME,

YOU WORK YOURSELF TOWARD A POIN OF HYSTERIA.

YOU REMEMBER, YOU WORRY,

YOU IMAGINE,

AND THEN YOU COLLAPSE.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SUCH

A PUNCTUAL CYCLE

IS PHYSIOLOGICAL.

ASIDE FROM ALL THIS,

AM I WELL?

ASIDE FROM ALL THIS?

OH, YES.

WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO RES AND TO RELAX YOUR MIND.

REMEMBER THE, UH,

BIRD IN YOUR HAND.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

COME IN.

WILL YOU BRING A SUMMER DRESS

FOR MADAM,

SOMETHING YOUTHFUL

AND CHEERFUL,

SO THAT WE CAN:

HAVE LUNCH ON THE TERRACE?

AND MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW --

LOUISE?

Lillian:

SHE ISN'T IN HER ROOM.

I DON'T THINK SHE SLEPT THERE

LAST NIGHT,

IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME.

YEAH, BUT NOBODY'S ASKING

YOU, LITTLE GIRL.

NOW HURRY UP:

WITH THE LUNCH,

OR I'LL WISH FIVE YEARS

OF SPINSTERHOOD ON YOU.

I MUST KNOW:

WHERE LOUISE IS.

I'VE NEVER NOTICED

THIS INTERES IN YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

BEFORE.

WILL YOU PLEASE FIND HER,

LILLIAN?

YES, MA'AM.

HER LADYSHIP'S

SUMMER DRESS.

ANYTHING WILL DO.

TELL HER I MUST SEE HER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

EXCUSE ME, MR. HALORAN.

THE MISTRESS SENT ME TO FIND

YOUR SISTER-IN-LAW, LOUISE.

HAVE YOU SEEN HER, SIR?

I'M SORRY, LILLIAN.

WE LEFT PRETTY EARLY

THIS MORNING.

SHE'S NOT IN HER ROOM?

NO, SIR.

HER ROOM:

WASN'T EVEN SLEPT IN.

TRY ASKING MY BROTHER.

YES, SIR.

LUNCHEON IS SERVED

ON THE TERRACE.

THANK YOU.

I WONDER WHERE SHE IS.

I DON'T KNOW.

ASK ME WHAT I DID TODAY.

[ CHUCKLES ] RIGHT.

WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY?

NOTHING. ASK ME WHY.

WHY?

BECAUSE:

YOU WEREN'T THERE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

GOING TO WORK.

IF YOU'RE GOING

TO BE MY WIFE,

YOU'LL HAVE TO BE OF THE

TRUSTING, SILENT VARIETY.

HEY, RICHARD,

YOU SEEN LOUISE?

UH, NO, I HAVEN'T.

WHY?

I DON'T KNOW.

MOTHER'S LOOKING FOR HER.

OH, IS THAT CALEB?

HE'S BACK.

GOOD AFTERNOON,

MOTHER.

GOOD MORNING, CALEB.

HOW ARE YOU, RICHARD?

I'M FINE, CALEB.

AND NO MORE HEADACHES,

I TRUST?

UNPLEASANT THINGS,

HEADACHES,

GNAWING AWAY AT A MAN'S

MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION.

AND CONGRATULATIONS

ON YOUR CHARMING FIANCE.

LILLIAN.

PATRICK HASN'T SEEN HER,

MA'AM,

AND ARTHUR SAYS THAT NONE

OF THE CARS:

EXCEPT MASTER BILLY'S

HAS BEEN USED.

HAVE YOU COUNTED

THE SILVER?

PROBABLY THE MOST ASTUTE

DIAGNOSE:

YOU'VE EVER MADE, CALEB.

YOU'RE ALL BEING RIDICULOUS.

[ WATER BUBBLING ]

KATHLEEN?

THE TIARA.

SHE WANTS THE TIARA.

DOLLS?

NOW, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

PUT IT AWAY.

PROBABLY BELONGS

TO THE GARDENER'S CHILD.

NOW, THIS IS VERY BAD

FOR YOUR MOTHER.

THEY'RE KATHLEEN'S DOLLS.

I SAW THEM FLOAT UP

FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE POND.

ONE OF YOU HAS:

A BRILLIANTLY IMAGINATIVE

AND SADISTICALLY

EFFECTIVE MIND.

I WISH I COULD KEEP UP

WITH IT.

DR. CALEB, TAKE THIS HOME

AND STUDY IT!

FISH THE REST OF THEM OUT.

BURN THEM.

[ WATER BUBBLES ]

ARE YOU GONNA POUND I ALL OU ON THAT ONE LITTLE PIECE

OF METAL?

[ SIGHS ]

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW,

SOMETIMES I GET THE FEELING

YOU THINK I'M SOME SOR OF A CHRISTMAS-TREE DECORATION.

HANG ME UP AND LOOK AT ME

ON ALL THE HAPPY DAYS,

AND TIE ME UP IN A BOX

AND PUT ME IN A CLOSE WHEN IT GETS GLOOMY.

YOU KNEW WHAT I WAS LIKE.

OH, YES,

I KNEW YOU WERE QUIET,

BUT WHEN WE FIRST MET,

I COULD SIT NEXT TO YOU

IN THAT LITTLE APARTMENT,

WATCHING YOU WORKING

AND THINKING FOR HOURS.

IT'S THIS PLACE.

YOU KNOW IT IS.

WHAT DO YOU:

WANT ME TO SAY?

NOTHING.

KANE.

BELIEVE ME -- I AM SORRY.

I DON'T CARE

WHETHER YOU'RE SORRY OR NOT.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

OH, RICHARD,

RICHARD, I KNOW

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS

RUNNING AROUND IN THA BEAUTIFUL HEAD OF YOURS.

I KNOW THAT ONE OF THEM

IS YOU LOVE ME.

OF COURSE I LOVE YOU.

BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND.

EVER SINCE KATHLEEN DIED,

MY MOTHER'S BEEN RUNNING AROUND

WITH SOME SORT OF CRAZY GUILT,

LOOKING TO EVERY ONE OF US,

TRYING TO PUT I ON ONE OF OUR HEADS.

BILLY WAS ONLY 13,

TWO MONTHS AFTER IT HAPPENED.

HE USED TO WAKE UP

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGH AND COME SCREAMING

INTO MY ROOM:

BECAUSE HE HAD:

NIGHTMARES ABOUT HER.

MY OWN FATHER DIED WITH HIS WIFE

REFUSING TO SEE HIM.

NOW I FEEL IT'S BEEN

PASSED ON TO ME.

I'VE GOT TO WAIT,

AND I'VE GOT TO WATCH

TILL I CAN MAKE SOME SENSE

OUT OF ALL THIS.

THAT LEAVES IT UP

TO YOU TO DECIDE

WHETHER YOU WANT TO SI AND WAIT WITH ME.

[ STOOL THUDS ]

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ RUSTLING ]

[ RUSTLING ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING,

FROGS CROAKING ]

[ WATER SPLASHES ]

[ FROG CROAKS ]

[ RUSTLING ]

[ TWIG SNAPS ]

[ OWL SCREECHES ]

[ WINGS FLAP ]

[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ WATER BUBBLING ]

WHAT DO YOU THINK

OF THE POND, ARTHUR?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND, SIR.

OF COURSE NOT.

HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU

TO DRAIN IT?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

I'VE NEVER

DRAINED IT BEFORE,

AND I DON'T KNOW

THAT I'D DRAIN IT PROPERLY.

THERE ARE THREE GEAR CHANNEL

DOORS ON THE POND.

OPEN THEM.

IF I WAS YOU, I'D SAVE THAT UP

FOR A VISIT TO MY OFFICE.

YOU'RE LOSING WEIGHT.

SKIN'S PALE.

[ METAL SCREECHING ]

SHE ALWAYS LOVED THE TIARA.

I WANTED TO PUT I IN HER COFFIN.

THEY WOULDN'T LET ME.

I'LL BRING IT TO HER PLAYHOUSE

AND PUT I WITH HER OTHER THINGS.

[ DOOR CREAKS ]

[ LOCK CLICKS ]

THE TIARA.

YOU WANT THE TIARA.

AAH!

[ AX SLAMS ]

AAH!

[ SCREAMING ]

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

RICHARD!

RICHARD, PLEASE COME!

SOMEBODY, PLEASE COME!

LILLIAN, CALL THE DOCTOR.

WILL IT BE DR. CALEB?

ANYBODY.

AND GET RICHARD HERE.

RICHARD!

HURRY.

STILL BREATHING.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

LET'S GET HER INTO THE HOUSE.

WHY DON'T YOU GO TO BED,

BILLY?

I WILL IN A MINUTE.

YOU'RE GONNA GET ALL DEPRESSED

SITTING HERE BY YOURSELF.

DID YOU EVER SEE

WHERE MY ROOM IS?

YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN

A CORRIDOR:

WHERE NOBODY'S LIVED

FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS,

THEN UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS

WHERE MY GREA GRANDUNCLE OR SOMEBODY

TRIPPED AND BROKE HIS NECK...

AND THEN PAST THE SPO WHERE MY GRANDFATHER

DIED OF A HEART ATTACK.

I'D RATHER BE DEPRESSED HERE

THAN IN THERE.

POOR BILLY.

NO WONDER YOU USED TO GE ALL THOSE NIGHTMARES.

USED TO?

I STILL GET THEM.

WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?

ARE THEY TERRIBLE?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEY'RE MORE STRANGE

THAN TERRIBLE.

I'M ALWAYS A LITTLE BOY,

AND I'M IN MY ROOM.

IT'S LATE.

I HEAR SOMEBODY OUTSIDE MAKING

A KIND OF A SCRAPING SOUND.

I GET OUT OF BED,

LOOK OUT OF THE WINDOW,

AND THERE'S A MAN

CLIMBING UP THE WALL,

COMING CLOSER:

TOWARD MY WINDOW.

I YELL FOR MY MOTHER,

AND SHE COMES INTO THE ROOM

JUST AS THE MAN IS COMING IN

THROUGH THE WINDOW.

I HOLD ON TO HER LEGS,

CRYING.

I'M SO SMALL

I ONLY COME UP TO HER WAIST.

THE MAN:

IS IN THE SHADOWS.

YOU CAN ALMOST RECOGNIZE HIM,

BUT NOT REALLY.

HE SAYS THAT HE'S INSANE

AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE

IN THE ROOM IS INSANE ALSO

AND THAT HE'S GOING

TO NOD HIS HEAD,

AND WHEN HE DOES,

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