Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde Page #3

but I've heard you pacing there for hours.

I know you haven't eaten.

Please don't be offended.

I'm flattered.

Not offended.

Would it compromise you if you

took a glass of wine with me?

Thank you.

You must think me a strange man.

No.

I think you're noble.

I think you're working on something good.

And dedicated to it. Far too dedicated.

I'm delighted to make you eat.

But I wish I could make you rest.

To stop driving yourself so hard.

I can't.

Not untill I've made a decision.

Your health and my gratitude.

Please.

What kind of decision?

- It's a question of morality.

I have to weigh an evil againt non-questioned good.

A life-boat with...

half-a-dozen people aboard.

And a big steamliner with,

perhaps, five hundred.

Would you sacrifice the life-boat

to safe the steamliner?

- It's absolutely necessary

to sacrifice the life-boat?

To save the liner, yes.

Then you must.

Any means is worth the end-result?

- If the end-result is worthwhile

and important enough...

Then you have no alternative.

- Any means?

I decided I must take human life

so as to eventually prolong it.

And then came the next terrible decision.

Who?

At the end of the next long street

He'll be there

Around the next-up corner

Waiting there

Hello...

Looking for something?

Well, it wasn't me!

I can tell you it wasn't me!

- What a twat are you!

Want a punch of bogus ratching-o?

- Come on, Jack.

Leave her!

Come on! Do you want the law here?

That... That filthy, dirty...

Come on. She's not worth it.

I should have killed her...

I'd be doing everybody a favour if I killed her...

Thank you, kind sir.

You're a gentleman.

- May I escort you?

Oh...

A real gentleman...

I knew it.

I'm really popular with real gentlemen.

On the account of the fact

that I speak langue French.

'Course, I come from very good stock too, you know.

My father was a gentleman.

But he wasn't gentleman enough

to marry me mother.

Oh, that's by-the-by.

Point is, I can tell a real gentleman.

Not by the way he looks...

But, well...

Real gentlemen...

... they have such...

sophisticated taste in...

... certain things.

A quiet one, aren't we?

You've hardly said a word.

Well, if you'd lost the youth of your breath,

you hadn't lost the youth of your hands.

Undo me.

Please, dear.

Oh.

I hope you're not going

to be too vigorous, dear.

I mean, it's been a long, hard night

and I don't want any...

Hear this!

Hear this!

Hear this!

Good people of Whitechapel!

Hear this!

A murder!

Foul and horrible, grizzly murder!

Took place within this precinct...

Howard, please!

There's some exitements in the area.

- It's nothing to do with us.

It does not concern us.

... murder!

Hear this!

Hear this!

Hear this!

Good people of Whitechapel!

Hear this!

Murder!

Well, professor?

Mutilations are expertly done.

Most expertly done.

A butcher? A slaughter-man?

- Is very possibly.

He certainly knew what he was doing.

And mad just the same.

I mean, who else but a madman

would do that to a woman?

Miss Spencer!

Oh, please. I'd much prefer Susan.

I've brought you some supper.

- That's kind of you, most kind...

I'll eat it later.

You... mustn't stay.

Mustn't...

You're ill.

- It's just a slight headache, it will...

- But you're trembling!

You have a fever!

- For God's sake, leave me! Leave me now!

Good evening.

It's Hyde, isn't it?

Mrs Hyde?

Is it?

- The... last time we met

I didn't get an opportunity to...

... introduce myself.

I am Howard,

Howard Sencer.

Howard Spencer...

Yes.

Uh, how is your brother?

- Brother?

- Doctor Jekyll.

Oh. He...

He hasn't been himself at late.

Oh, I am sorry to hear that.

Eh, well...

I'll see you again...

I hope.

Howard?

I hope we shall meet again.

Well! I may not have

much time for Dr Jekyll,

but his sister is absolutely marvelous.

- You've just seen her?

- Yes. She's downstairs now.

- I'd love to meet her.

Mamma, do you suppose...

- Well, you could hardly go barging in

without an invitation.

But, you do have that tray to collect.

Doctor Jekyll?

It's the same as before.

A same devilish hand.

But, professor...

Why would any man do that?

She was very young... and pretty.

Ah, Byker!

A word with you.

I'll see you later.

You seen this one?

Not very nice.

I'm used to it.

Anything familiar about it?

Familiar...

Well, you've been around

as many bodies as I have.

How's Doctor Jekyll?

Jekyll?

Well, I should imagine.

You hadn't been supplying

him lately then?

- Not lately, no.

- I see.

There's no point in offering him this one.

What he wants has already been taken.

Am I disturbing you?

- No, I'm glad to see you.

I wanted to see you to apologize

for my behaviour last night.

- You're feeling better.

- Yes. Come in.

Let me take that.

- Oh, thank you.

Sit down.

What's burning?

- Oh, just some old clothes.

Well, not old, exactly...

Stained by chemicals, you see.

I'm...

I'm afraid I was careless.

Well, as long as you replace them.

- Yes, I've already ordered some

and they're sending them over.

- Oh, that must be them.

It was outside the door.

Oh, I see. Thank you.

- You've heard about the

murders, of course. Two.

Mamma is absolutely terrified,

just completely forbidden me to...

Fools! The blasted fools!

How could they've made such a stupid mistake?

I specifically ordered them to...

It's not even your colour.

- But it's not a mistake...

- What?

- They're for your sister.

You see?

Charged to Mrs Hyde.

Around the next-up corner

Please make him there

Waiting there

I'll keep searching, looking,

waiting, hoping

He'll be there

I have to know what

you're up to, professor.

I merely want you to wait and to observe.

Depends on how long I have to wait.

At the moment,

there's not much to observe.

He's at home. He's awake.

There's nothing ought to report.

- Patience, sergeant Danvers. Patience.

And moderation.

I want a sober and reliable witness.

Witness to what?

Maybe nothing.

We shall just have to wait and see.

A man.

They'll be looking for a man.

- What was that you were saying

about moderation?

Don't do as I do, sergeant.

Do as I say.

He's got a woman in there.

What?

- Just now... I saw a woman

get pass the window.

- Where? - She's gone now,

but there was a woman.

Are you sure?

It was a woman. I saw her shape clearly!

I'm no Berryl Lothary here,

but I can tell a woman when I see one.

Oh, there she goes again.

Ah...

Oh, perhaps Jekyll has

taken my advice at last.

And forsaken research for a while.

- Might that mean we're

sitting here for nothing?

With an empty brandy flask.

Mrs Hyde?

Someone coming out.

It's a woman...

And a deuced pretty one, too.

Professor...

There. That's where we're supposed

to be looking at.

With an empty brandy flask.

Trouble with is you don't know

when you've had enough.

You did in order without that last gin.

- I'm alright.

- Well, you could straight your own mind.

Don't you be taught into any

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