Dementia 13 Page #4

THAT OTHER INSANE PERSON

WILL NOD THEIR HEAD.

HE NODS...

AND I LOOK UP:

AT MY MOTHER.

AND SHE'S NODDING

HER HEAD.

AND THEN...

SHE STARTS LAUGHING

AT ME.

AND SHE PICKS ME UP

IN HER ARMS,

AND RUNS OUTSIDE AND...

THROWS ME INTO THE POND.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

OH, BILLY, WE'VE ALL

GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON. GO TO BED.

I'LL WALK YOU PAS ALL THOSE SPOOKY CORRIDORS.

HURRY AND GET THERE BEFORE

RICHARD THROWS US BOTH

IN THE POND.

WHAT'S WRONG?

OH, NOTHING.

YOU JUST MADE ME REALIZE --

THE MAN IN MY DREAM WHO CLIMBS

UP MY WALL IS RICHARD.

I'M SORRY.

I JUST NEVER THOUGH OF IT BEFORE.

JUST A DREAM.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

WHAT IS IT, ARTHUR?

IS DR. CALEB IN?

HE'S AT BREAKFAST.

IS IT IMPORTANT?

YES.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

COME ON IN.

EXCUSE ME,

BUT ARTHUR'S HERE.

HE SAYS HE HAS SOMETHING

IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

HELLO, ARTHUR.

I DRAINED THE POND,

LIKE YOU TOLD ME TO.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING THERE

I THINK YOU'D WANT TO SEE.

SHOW ME.

RICHARD?

[ DOOR OPENS ]

A SHRINE --

BEAUTIFULLY DONE.

I NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE.

WHY, IT'S SKILLFULLY CARVED,

I MUST SAY.

I WORK IN IRON.

REMEMBER?

SIX YEARS AGO,

YOU WORKED IN STONE.

I NEVER DID THAT.

EVERY ONE OF US:

WORKED IN STONE.

MY FATHER LOVED:

TEACHING US.

SOMEONE ELSE DID THAT.

I DIDN'T.

NO ONE ELSE PURSUED THIS

INHERITED TALENT -- NOBODY.

LEAVE HIM ALONE.

HE TOLD YOU BEFORE HE'S NEVER

SEEN IT, AND HE MEANT IT.

COME ON, RICHARD. LET'S GO.

NO.

HE'S TRYING TO PLAY

A GAME WITH ME.

DON'T YOU SEE?

YOUR MOTHER LIES IN BED

IN A STATE OF SHOCK

CAUSED BY SOMETHING

OR SOMEBODY.

I DON'T CALL THAT A GAME,

RICHARD.

HAS THE ALL-SEEING

DOCTOR NOTICED:

THAT A CERTAIN MONEY-HUNGRY,

CONNIVING LITTLE WOMAN

HAS LEFT OUR MIDST,

THAT MY MOTHER,

IN A STRUGGLE,

CLUNG ON DESPERATELY TO

A VERY VALUABLE DIAMOND TIARA?

BUT I THINK THAT SHRINE

HAS BEEN IN THAT POND

FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS.

I DON'T THINK THA FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO

LOUISE HAD EVEN HEARD

OF CASTLE HALORAN.

DO YOU?

WHAT DO YOU WAN OUT OF THIS, DOCTOR?

OH, I DON'T KNOW --

JUST A SOLUTION:

TO THE NIGHTMARE

THAT HAS DISTURBED THIS FAMILY

FOR SIX YEARS.

AFTER ALL, I AM

THE FAMILY DOCTOR, YOU KNOW.

I DIDN'T MEAN

TO ANNOY YOUR BROTHER,

'CAUSE I THINK

HE'S RIGHT.

I THINK LOUISE DID TRY TO STEAL

YOUR MOTHER'S TIARA,

AND I THINK:

SHE'LL COME BACK.

I THINK SHE'S HIDING

SOMEWHERE IN TOWN.

WILL YOU HELP ME

LOOK FOR HER?

SURE, IF YOU WANT ME TO.

I DO, BECAUSE

YOUR BROTHER'S UPSET,

AND THE YOUNG GIRL, TOO.

THAT LEAVES THE TWO OF US.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

SURE,

I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE'LL LOOK

FOR HER TONIGHT.

[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ RAT SQUEAKING ]

[ KANE GASPS ]

NO!

I TOLD YOU:

NOT TO FOLLOW ME.

LOOK AT YOU.

YOU'RE FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.

NOW SETTLE DOWN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THE STUDIO:

WHERE MY FATHER WORKED --

KEPT HIS STONECUTTING

TOOLS HERE.

I WAS TRYING TO FIND OU WHO MADE THAT MONUMENT.

OH, RICHARD.

RICHARD, I'M SORRY.

I'LL NEVER DOUBT YOU AGAIN.

I PROMISE.

WE CAN GET MARRIED NOW.

YOUR MOTHER'S STILL SICK,

AND SHE WON'T BE ABLE

TO STOP US.

NO ONE WILL BE ABLE

TO STOP US.

[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

WELL, THIS IS THE DEVIL'S

OWN CLIMATE.

GOOD FOR THE GROUSE

AND THE COUNTRY DOCTORS.

IF I HAD TO SURVIVE BY

TREATING THE COMMON COLD,

I MIGHT AS WELL RETIRE.

TWO LARGE IRISH:

FOR MASTER HALORAN.

OH, NO, NO,

I DON'T CARE FOR ANY.

OH, JUST TO TAKE THE CHILL

FROM YOUR BONES.

DRINK'S THE ONLY ROAD TO

SURVIVAL IN THIS CLIMATE.

DESPITE YOUR USELESS

AMERICAN EDUCATION,

YOU'RE STILL IRISH,

YOU KNOW.

DRINK UP.

DO YOU KNOW:

HIS SISTER-IN-LAW,

JOHN'S WIFE,

AN AMERICAN GIRL --

FAIR HAIR, FAIR COMPLEXION?

YOU'D KNOW HER.

NO, I HAVE NEVER SEEN HER.

I SEEN HER:

AT THE CHEMIST'S, DOC,

ABOUT TWO OR THREE

DAYS AGO.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

OVER HERE, BILLY,

NEARER THE HEAT.

DRINK UP.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, BILLY?

WHERE DID SHE GO?

I DON'T KNOW.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

OH, THERE.

YOU WOULDN'T BEGRUDGE AN

AGING MAN HIS MOMENT'S REST,

WOULD YOU?

YOU KNOW, I THINK

YOU KNOW THE ANSWER

TO ALL THE PROBLEMS

YOUR FAMILY'S BEEN HAVING

BECAUSE, BILLY, YOU SAW

YOUR LITTLE SISTER DROWN

ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.

NO, I DIDN'T.

OH, YES, YOU DID.

YOU KNOW:

HOW I KNOW YOU DID?

NO.

'CAUSE YOU TOLD ME.

I DID NOT.

OH, BILLY.

COME ON. DRINK UP.

[ LIQUID POURS ]

DO YOU REMEMBER:

ALL THOSE YEARS AGO,

WHEN YOU COULDN'T SLEEP?

DO YOU REMEMBER:

WHO IT WAS GAVE YOU

THE LITTLE PILL:

THAT MADE YOU SLEEP?

REMEMBER THE DREAMS,

FACES IN THE SHADOWS,

THE MAN CLIMBING UP

YOUR WALL?

I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN.

WHO WAS THAT MAN?

NO. I DON'T KNOW.

WHO WAS IT THAT TRIED

TO THROW YOU IN THE POND?

RICHARD.

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

WHAT HAPPENED TO LOUISE?

FISHY,

FISHY IN THE BROOK

DADDY CAUGHT YOU

ON A HOOK:

FISHY, FISHY

IN THE BROOK:

DADDY CAUGHT YOU

ON A HOOK:

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ MID-TEMPO ORCHESTRA MUSIC

PLAYING ]

HAS ANYONE HERE:

SEEN RICHARD?

NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

[ CONVERSATIONS

AND MUSIC CONTINUE ]

EXCUSE ME.

YES?

YOU KNOW,

THE ONE THING IN THE WORLD

THAT REALLY CHILLS MY BONES

TO THE MARROW:

IS WHEN A PRETTY GIRL

IN A WEDDING DRESS

LOOKS AT ME:

AND FINDS ME REPULSIVE.

OH, DON'T BE SILLY,

DOCTOR.

OH, I'M OFTEN SILLY --

ONE OF MY MAJOR VICES.

ANOTHER ONE IS THE DESIRE

ON MY PART TO HELP OTHERS,

HOWEVER RANCID:

THAT MAY SOUND.

THEN YOU CAN HELP ME BY

TELLING ME WHERE RICHARD IS.

I'M NOT SURE

WHERE RICHARD IS,

OR, INDEED,

UH, WHAT HE IS.

OH, AND YOU WONDER

WHY YOUNG GIRLS:

IN WEDDING DRESSES

GIVE YOU DIRTY LOOKS.

NO, NO, NO.

I'M QUITE SERIOUS.

I'VE KNOWN THIS FAMILY

FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

I'VE BEEN AWARE OF THE

ATMOSPHERE OF DEPRESSION

AND THE SLIGHTLY DEMENTED

QUALITY THAT HANGS OVER IT.

BUT THESE ARE SUBTLE MATTERS,

SO I NEVER SPOKE.

I WILL TELL YOU,

YOUNG LADY,

THAT I KNOW THAT LOUISE

DID NOT LEAVE,

BUT WAS TAKEN AWAY

FROM CASTLE HALORAN.

PERHAPS EVEN:

HER HUSBAND, JOHN,

DIDN'T ACTUALLY GO

ON THAT BUSINESS TRIP.

I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT,

YOU THINK I'M SOME KIND

OF VILLAIN.

CAN YOU IMAGINE:

WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO TRY TO HELP OTHERS AND TO BE

MISTRUSTED EVERY TIME?

MY LIP TWISTS.

THIS DOESN'T MEAN THA EVERY WORD I SAY IS SINISTER.

I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY

TO YOU --

THAT I'VE DISCOVERED

THINGS IN THIS HOUSE

THAT MAKE ME UNEASY,

AND THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY

IN A POSITION OF SOME DANGER.

FROM RICHARD?

PRIMARILY FROM RICHARD,

BUT I'M NOT SURE.

IT COULD BE ANYONE.

WELL, MAYBE YOU

HAVE FORGOTTEN,

BUT I CERTAINLY:

HAVEN'T.

I'M HIS WIFE NOW.

AND THERE'S A SISTER

AND A SISTER-IN-LAW

AND HIS MOTHER...

AND PERHAPS:

HIS ELDEST BROTHER.

I SWEAR TO YOU, DR. CALEB,

YOU ARE A VERY SICK MAN.

KANE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, HONEY?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!

I WAS JUST OUTSIDE

HAVING A SMOKE.

WELL,

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

I DON'T WANT ANYONE

TO SEE ME CRYING.

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