Hysteria Page #7

"Miss Dalrymple was asked to leave the square,

where upon she started

to shout and jump about".

"When finally we did try to place her in handcuffs,

she resisted

most violently".

No. That is not true.

You will speak only when questioned, Miss Dalrymple.

Well, how am I to defend myself against

his accusation if you won't let me speak?

Is there more?

I'm afraid there is, Your Honour.

October 1879, solicitation.

No, that was not me.

My friend, Molly...

she is a prostitute. She was a prostitute.

She has since found gainful employment,

as a maid, in my father's house.

Anything else, Mr. Squyers?

No, Your honour.

No? Nothing else?

What's of the crime

of charity and compassion?

Very admirable I'm sure.

Seems that the help included prostitution,

resisting arrest and

assaulting police officers.

One could only imagine that the cost to England, should

be sending university education to all her women.

Yes, it's very easy, isn't it?

to make fun of women's lives.

I would like to see you,

walk for one mile in our shoes,

I imagine that your mirth would turn, first

to sympathy and then to despair.

Be careful, Miss Dalrymple.

Your symptoms are showing.

Until England fully recognizes

the worth and contributions of women,

will she'll be anything other

than a second class country

despite all her wealth.

That's enough, Miss Dalrymple.

Your Honour,

Charlotte Dalrymple clearly suffers from

erratic, aggressive and violent emotions.

That are best described, as incurable hysteria.

To back truce my opinion, I would like to call

an expert witness, Your Honour.

Proceed, Mr. Squyers.

I would like to call Dr. Mortimer Granville,

If it pleases the court.

Mortimer Granville, please.

Dr. Mortimer Granville.

Your Honour.

The evidence you shall give shall be the truth,

the whole truth nothing but

the truth so help you God!

It will.

State your name.

Mortimer Granville.

Now, I'm sure we all, are well aware

of your celebrity, Doctor.

But, if you wouldn't mind just telling us

a little of your professional experience.

I'm a medical doctor whose practice consists

of treating women diagnosed with hysteria.

And in this capacity,

how many women have you treated?

Hundreds, certainly.

And always good results, I trust?

we've had few complaints of late.

Is it true Dr. Granville that,

incurable cases of hysteria

demand institutionalization and surgical hysterectomy?

Please answer the question, Dr. Granville.

Well, yes.

Traditionally, yes.

But only in the most severe,

most persistence cases...

Thank you, doctor.

We have already address the...

the persistence of Miss Dalrymple problem.

In your professional opinion, Doctor,

as an expert in the field of hysteria,

how would you describe Miss Dalrymple behaviour?

Without a doubt,

Charlotte Dalrymple is...

erratic,

and volatile,

and at times physically aggressive.

She is also the most vexing woman I've ever met.

Thank you, doctor.

Your Honour, based on this evidence,

I find that, I must recommend

that Charlotte Dalrymple be remanded to the

chumps for the institute for the criminally insane.

With a further recommendation

for immediate surgical hysterectomy.

I wasn't quite finished.

Miss Dalrymple

is also the most generous, compassionate,

selfless and truly Christian

woman that I have ever met.

Doctor, you just sworn that she is erratic,

volatile,

and even physically aggressive.

Would you not characterize that as hysterical?

Well, you see...

after consulting with my patients

and considerable reflection,

It is my professional opinion

that hysteria is a fiction.

It's nothing but a...

a catch-all diagnosis for women without opportunity

forced to spend their life tending to domestic chores

and selfish, prudish husband who are

unwilling or unable

to make love to them properly.

Or often enough.

I beg your pardon, Doctor...

Your Honour,

the Constable suffered no grave injury.

but great harm must still be done if

Miss Dalrymple is locked away and butchered.

England will lose a devoted and singular woman

she can ill afford to spare.

I grant you, there may not be room in the world

for more than one Charlotte Dalrymple.

Fortunately for all of us,

I think they must've broken the mould.

In the case of Charlotte Dalrymple,

there are no easy answers.

Mr. Squyers,

I find your case for hysteria

wanting.

By your reasoning,

we should lock up every female in

whom whimsy and logic collide which

suggests me most of the women in England.

My wife included.

On behalf of that matter, however

I am loath to offer precedent where

a policeman safety is being served.

Miss Dalrymple,

for striking a police officer

in the course of his duty,

I sentenced you to

thirty days in prison.

and I want you

to think most carefully and act

most cautiously in the future.

Take her.

Miss Dalrymple.

Dr. Granville.

suppose I know that you might be interested.

That's an interesting offer,

something to meditate on while I consider a new career.

Mortimer Granville, you're a good

doctor, and you should remain one

Instead of leaching and bleeding

people in cutting them up to no purpose

you, have invented a machine that does harm to no one

and makes anyone had comes into

contact with to feel better.

I should think there a very few doctors in history

that could have a glimpse of such accomplishment.

You are a confounding woman.

You're all fire and brimstone in one minute,

compliments and common sense the next.

I am a woman like any other.

No, no. You're quite unlike any women I've ever met.

Will you be alright?

I'm fine. I've got lots of friends in prison.

Mortimer

Thought I might find you here.

I've been thinking a lot about my future.

And...well, actually

I was wondering if you might give me a reading.

I'm sorry. I've giving up phrenology.

Oh, Emily, I'm...

I'm so sorry.

Don't be.

Charlotte's trial was a revelation for me as well.

I realized... I haven't been living my life at all.

I've been living my father's

idea what my life should be

Phrenology, Chopin.

Even you, Mortimer.

You seem happy.

I am.

After all, life will always

be to large extent to what we ourselves make it.

The inimitable Mr. Smiles.

I shall miss him.

And I shall miss you.

God, you're naughty

I should never send yourself of it.

No, no. Not even for Christmas.

You just go out and purchase one for yourself.

God bless you, Mom.

It is a clever old woman

who can keep up with today's technology.

Alright then.

Lovely chatting to you.

Ring me anytime.

Goodbye.

Any prospects?

Open this.

I told you before I don't want your money.

It's not my money, it's yours.

It's your share of the royalties

of my manufacturers.

The portable electric massager.

The portable electric massager?

Yes, I told you I was working

on something rather exciting.

You see, I made a very small motor.

It seems to go really well,

so I shared it to few firms,

and they simply adored it.

And apparently,

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