Happy Birthday to Me Page #2

whether the new tissue

will function normally or not.

In the past year, we've had marvellous

results with the new technique.

The principle is sound, and I think

we'll succeed with Virginia.

In fact, we are succeeding.

Then why isn't she conscious?

She's been like this for months.

She only moves when you turn on

that goddamn machine.

Dr. Feinblum, her alphas are up again.

I'll switch out.

What's happening?

Virginia, can you hear me?

My...

...birthday.

I was an experiment, David.

Just like that frog in the lab.

The principle is very simple.

When a salamander loses its tail,

it grows a new one.

And Dr. Feinblum found

that when this happens,

the salamander's nervous system

creates a kind of electric field

around the site of the wound.

So what he did was,

he developed this apparatus

which reproduced this field

in human beings.

And this field brought about

a regeneration and a healing

of broken bones, damaged tissue,

and internal organs.

And brain cells.

You were the first.

A guinea pig.

Yes, but a very successful guinea pig.

What you remembered today proves it.

You see, Virginia,

Dr. Feinblum was convinced

that your brain tissue had been

restored by his treatment.

- And today I remembered.

- Yes.

And tomorrow

you will remember more.

- Even the...?

- Even the accident.

You know, I'm not saying

it's going to be easy.

Some of the memories

may be very painful.

That's why you've repressed them.

But you will remember, Virginia,

and you will be complete.

It's scary.

Yeah.

I won't let anything

or anybody hurt you.

No, I won't.

See you.

Good night, Ginny.

Come on, Etienne!

Come on, Etienne!

Come on, baby!

This is your match!

Do it, baby!

You can do it!

Take it home! Take it home!

Take it home!

Come on, you bastard!

We've got 50 bucks on you!

Come on! Go!

Boogie down, baby!

Boogie down!

You did it!

That was fantastic!

Did you wipe that mother out!

- At 4 to 1, we made 200 bucks.

- 200 bucks?

- We are rich!

- This calls for a celebration!

The Silent Woman!

You've got it!

But first I have to clean up my bike.

- Well, we'll meet there tonight.

- What time?

Seven o'clock.

- Okay, see you then.

- Bye.

Bye-bye.

It's too bad Bernadette

wasn't here to see you win.

I had to win.

I was carrying this next to my heart.

- God, you've got a lot of nerve.

- That's not all I've got.

Want to see?

What the hell are you looking at?

God, that Etienne.

What a mover.

No wonder Bernadette took off.

Are you kidding?

She loves it.

Don't you know

that they've taken a room

in some seedy motel

and are doing it every night?

Oh, come on! They are not.

How do you know?

My sweet, innocent Virginia,

I've got a lot to teach you.

Guys, no answer at Etienne's.

You think he'd come

to his own celebration.

And where the hell is Alfred?

He's on a new biology project.

He stuffs students.

Come on, you guys.

He's your regular all-American boy.

Ghoul.

All-American ghoul.

Come on, Steve.

He's not that bad.

I think these girls like Alfred.

I think they would like to be

stuffed by Alfred.

Why don't you get stuffed, Rudi?

God, you're gross.

Just piss right off, Maggie, okay?

Rudi, Maggie, look.

You've got to quit this bickering

back and forth, all right?

Now, come on.

Kiss and make up.

Well, there's no problem there.

Come on, let's party.

The night's young.

For God's sake,

what's this all about, Ann?

I don't want to see Alfred.

He's probably still in the lab

stuffing something.

Stuffing what, I wonder.

He has been acting

very odd lately.

Just go around back

and keep watch, okay?

Fooled you.

Jesus Christ!

You just scared the sh*t out of me.

Is he in?

No, and the door's locked.

But there is a window that's open.

So?

So, why don't we go in there and see

what evil deeds Alfred's been up to?

- Do you need a hand?

- Yes.

Quiet.

God, this place

is almost as weird as he is.

You think he really stuffs

all these things?

Who knows?

- Ann, let's get the hell out of here.

- Courage, my dear.

What is it?

I don't know.

There's only one way to find out.

No!

Oh, God!

Oh, Jesus!

Window.

What are you doing here?

We were worried because

you didn't show up at the inn.

You were worried about me?

Worried...

...about me?

Maybe you were worried

about Bernadette.

What about poor little Bernadette?

How do you like her?

My latest masterpiece.

She is a masterpiece, isn't she?

I'm very proud of her.

And I'll tell you something.

If you're both very good,

you can be my next models.

I think you'd be good models.

Oh, Jesus, Alfred.

You might think this is a joke,

but I think it's sick.

Watch it.

She's on the warpath.

Virginia, you're next.

Hey, wait for me.

Just a moment, please.

Come in.

No, no, of course not,

Mr. O'Hara.

I don't want to alarm you unduly,

but there's still

no word of Bernadette.

Are you sure you have no inkling

where she could possibly be?

Yes, Mr. O'Hara. Of course I realize

she is my responsibility also.

Certainly.

I will call you tomorrow.

Bye.

Well, Miss Wainwright.

I have to tell you that I do not

for one moment believe

that two of the Top Ten

could disappear

without the rest of you

being in on the joke.

Mrs. Patterson, really,

I have no idea where they are.

Virginia, I know that in some ways

you are a special case.

It must have been hard for you

to come back to Crawford.

I knew your mother, you know.

Well, after all, she was a local girl.

Virginia, your father

is a very wealthy man,

and I'm afraid that is

the beginning of the trouble.

You and all your gang,

you think that because you are rich

you can sneer at people

who've had to work hard,

people who've had to fight

to get a decent education,

that you can do just as you please.

But I'm afraid

it doesn't work like that.

At least not at Crawford Academy.

For now, I'm going to assign you

to after-school duties.

Please report to Mr. Muncie

at three o'clock.

We'll see if a little detention

doesn't jar your memory.

Yes, Millie. What is it?

Ambassador Vercours on line one.

It's about Etienne.

So, did she give you

the same horseshit?

What a b*tch.

How are we supposed to know

where everybody is?

And what they're up to.

Well, I already know

what they're up to.

It's just where

that has me stumped.

I just hope they're all right.

It is kind of weird,

vanishing like that.

Yeah, I know.

You want to go to the movies tonight?

The film society's showing High Noon.

We can get the whole gang to go.

Sounds great.

I love Gary Cooper.

- Cooper is the best.

- I agree.

But Zinnemann is so fabulous!

Every time I see a Western,

they put grease in their hair.

Hi, Rudi.

You missed a great movie.

Yeah? Well...

It seems like someone didn't bother

to ask me to come along.

Come on, Steve, let's go.

Maggie, I want to have

a word with you.

- Have a word with her later.

- Steve, get out of the way.

Take it easy. She's with me.

I said get out of the way!

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