Kiss Me Goodbye Page #8

...you always have them.

See once a priest,

always a priest.

But they can go on, you know?

It's like, a season you've got it,

then the next spring, presto, gone.

There's no guarantee with

this kind of thing.

I understand that. I just

want you to try.

You don't know what you might

be getting into.

- I'm willing to pay you.

- You are.

- Handsomely.

- Handsomely?

I love Kay, Hugh.

I'll do anything not to

lose her.

Cash?

- You think I'm crazy?

- I don't think you're crazy.

What do you call a woman who's

being married in less than...

...twenty four hours and can't

decide between dead husband...

...an a live fiancee?

- Extremely confused.

Very extremely confused.

- Crazy.

You want my advice?

Go through with the wedding.

- Suppose I go...

- Look. You love Rupert, don't you?

Yes, I love him.

- Okay.

- I think.

I just don't want to spend my

whole life comparing him or...

...sharing him with Jolly.

It's not fair to him. It's not

fair to either one of them.

I think the three of

us ought to...

...you and me and Jolly should

have a little confrontation.

Confrontation about what?

Get him back here. Call him up

or whatever it is you do.

Just do it when I'm there.

There are some things we

should talk about.

- What things?

- Trust me.

- Got to redo my hair.

- Kay, where have you been.

Do you know what time is it?

You're never gonna be ready.

- Yes I am.

- Kay?

There's a short circuit somewhere

in this house.

- Why don't you get an electrician?

- I am an electrician.

- Where's Rupert?

- He's coming.

- Are you sure?

- Yes, I'm sure.

Something happened on

that trip to country.

Nothing happened.

- You had a fight, didn't you?

- Mother we didn't have a fight.

We had a slight misunderstanding,

that's all.

But he's apologized many times and

everything is just fine.

I can see that.

Would you relax? Love

your dress.

Okay, this is it.

- All right?

- If you see a spirit do this.

- What does that do?

- It gets then soaked.

Look, remember whatever you do

nobody's supposed to...

...know about you, okay?

- Right.

- Be very nonchalant.

- I got ya.

- Okay?

- Okay.

Agnes dei qui tolis

pecata mundi.

For God's sake, that's what you

call being nonchalant?

Oh, sorry.

- Good evening Dr. Baines.

- Hi.

Everything's ready

for the rehearsal.

- Rehearsal?

- Big wedding rehearsal.

Oh, the wedding rehearsal.

- Where's Kay?

- She's upstairs, changing.

If you'll excuse me...

- Okay.

Nice dog. Roll over.

Play dead for about a year.

I found it, I found it.

Oh, hello, Rupert.

I found the short circuit.

Charlotte! Charlotte!

I found the short circuit.

It's up in the attic.

Well, it's about time.

Who is he?

- Who?

That man.

Oh, that man is the building

inspector.

- What building inspector?

- The official building inspector.

You don't expect to move back into

a building unless it's inspected.

Charlotte. I'll get up there

and work quickly.

Oh, hello inspector.

See this wall?

It's a well-made wall.

A good wall.

- Everything running smoothly?

- Fine.

- No problems?

- None.

Charlotte. Get me my flashligt.

- What flashlight?

- Well, it's in the kitchen.

- Well you get it.

- No I have work to do.

I've got work to do.

You haven't the faintest idea

of what you're doing.

Oh, yes I do.

Almost done now.

Mother! Reverend Hollis is here.

God! The Reverend's here already!

Charlotte, the light, please.

Charlotte.

Bring back to light.

Charlotte.

Charlotte.

Charlotte.

Honey.

Charlotte!

I'm stuck!

Jolly says he only appeared because

I wanted him to.

Is that true? Do you think

you wanted him to appear.

I don't know.

Maybe. If so why did I wait until

now, three years later...

...and the week I'm supposed to

get married.

I don't know.

But maybe it's...

It's called timing, my love.

One of my assets as a performer.

Timing was always one of your

best assets.

- Is he here?

- Yes, he's over there.

- Where?

- He's on the bed.

Okay.

- Hello, Emily.

- Jolly says hello.

Oh, hello Jolly.

- God, she looks old.

- Jolly says you look wonderful.

I wish I could say

the same about him.

She doesn't believe in me,

you know.

Well, she says she's giving us

the benefit of the doubt.

Yes. Well, I believe you're

getting the benefit and...

...I... The doubt.

Old.

- What are you doing?

- Just looking.

The book says that the spirit

can inhabit any object.

Aninate or inaninate.

Even an animal.

What's in here?

- This is Jolly's rehearsal hall.

- Jolly?

There he is. That's him.

God, help us.

- Go back, you son of a btch!

- Don't provoke him.

Let's get out of here.

Rupert?

Good luck.

Excuse me. Why is she so anxious

to talk to me?

He wants to know what you want

to talk to him about.

Just some things I wanted to

bring-out-

Emily!

Things that I thought

might interest Kay.

Yes, what sort of things?

For instance, is there guilt

after death?

Why, there's no guilt

before death.

And whether or not he can have

affairs in his new state.

I don't know. I never

thought to ask.

Oh, well. Nothing's

changed, obviously.

- What do you mean by that?

- Come on, Kay.

When he was alive, fine.

Kid yourself all you wanted.

But now that he's dead, face it.

Wha-I don't what are you

talking about?

- I'm talking about his affairs.

- Affairs with who?

Whom, darling.

Affairs with whom.

Whom?

All right, whom.

Affairs with whom?

- With me, for one.

- Good for openers.

What?

You had an affair with her?

- It... Uh...

You had an affair with my

best friend?

Emily. You had an affair with

my husband?

I am not proud of it. But I was

just a drop in bucket.

Bucket? You had a bucket

of lovers.

Bucket. I mean, that's not a word

that I would have chosen.

Come off it, Kay.

What did you think he was doing

on the road with all those shows?

I, uh, she's exaggerating.

Do you remember how he used to

choose one young dancer...

...and murture her career?

- Is that what you did? Every show?

- Not every show.

And what show were you in? Or were

you part of the inermission?

That's about exactly what it was.

An intermission.

And then, back home to Kay.

- Who else?

- This is hardly fair.

Who else? I want to know.

You can start anywhere you like.

Alphabetically, in order of...

...appearance, I really

don't care which.

There was Janine.

Janine? Sweet little Janine.

Why, she was just a child.

- No, she wasn't.

She wasn't old enough to have a

working permit!

- I never thought to ask.

- I don't believe this.

No, no. I don't believe this.

- Stop lying to yourself.

- No. I'm not lying to myself.

Kay, you knew about his reputation

before you married him.

It went ahead of

him like a parade.

- No. No, it didn't.

- Parade? Parade.

Did you honestly, honestly think

marriage was going to change him?

Yes! Yes, of course I did.

All right. All right. Now, wait a

minute.

There were times when I

had this feeling...

...but I didn't want to

think about it.

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