Paranoiac Page #2
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- 1963
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all the family had retired.
Well, they haven't.
I want
another bottle of brandy.
Don't just stand there, man!
Get it!
I'm sorry, sir,
there is no more brandy.
Why not?
The wine merchant.
Something about
an unpaid account, sir.
And there is also the garage.
Kent tried to get
some petrol today.
I'm afraid that they won't allow
you any further credit, sir.
If I may say so...
You may not, Williams!
You may not say anything.
And if you'll be so good,
tomorrow you'll get me...
another dozen bottles
of brandy.
Without settling
your account, sir, I...
Don't argue with me,
man, get it!
And what is more,
I consider 20 pounds a week...
to be quite adequate
for the family wine allowance.
I have instructed the
wine merchants accordingly.
Now I'll settle your account
with the garage...
but apart from that,
there'll be no more money.
By what right do you
sit and pontificate...
on what money
I can or cannot have?
By my right as executor
of your parents' estate.
Whose money is it, anyway?
It most certainly
isn't yours.
It will be soon.
In three weeks.
Then stretch a point.
Let me have some now.
Look at these
motor cars, alcohol...
trips to America,
holidays on the Continent...
and that yacht.
You paid them all,
didn't you?
Yes, I did, but only
after the suppliers...
threatened
to take you to court.
It seems your family name...
means more to me
than it does to you.
You're beginning to sound
like Aunt Harriet.
You consistently overspent
your allowance...
and you've run up debts...
that you had no possible hope
of meeting.
Whereas your sister,
Eleanor, has...
Don't bring her into it.
She's out of her mind.
to have her
certified as such.
We're not
completely stupid, Simon...
even if you like to think so.
And just exactly
what's that supposed to mean?
I suppose
it had entered your mind...
that with Eleanor
out of the way...
you'd come into her share of
the money as well as your own?
Yes, Mr. Kossett,
it has entered my mind.
Yes, I thought as much.
So what?
Nothing. But for as long as
I have control of the money...
you're not getting
a penny more.
Even if
you're dragged through...
every court
in the British Isles.
In three weeks' time, you
come into the full estate.
Then you can do
what you like...
but not till then.
All right, Kossett,
three weeks.
And then do you know
what I'm gonna do?
Drink yourself to death,
I shouldn't wonder.
I'm going to find myself...
the best firm of
accountants I can...
and get them to look into
the affairs of the trust.
With what in mind?
To find out how much money you've
embezzled in the last 10 years.
Show Mr. Ashby out, Keith.
I'll talk to him, Father.
Do what you like
but keep him away from me.
Pompous old windbag.
Come into my office.
Care for a drink?
You didn't mean that about
the accountants, did you?
Yes. Worried?
No.
You should be, Keith.
You father's so honest,
he'd rather cut his throat...
than take anything
that didn't belong to him.
But you...
You're like me, Keith.
You like expensive things.
I'm not saying you've dug
too deeply into the trust.
But I've a feeling there'll be
a few thousand unaccounted for.
How about being
a good fellow and let me...
have 100 quid
for a couple of weeks?
Dear God...
please forgive me.
Miss Eleanor?
I'll take her to her room.
It's still the same one?
At the end of the corridor.
Up here.
Quick, bring her in here.
What happened?
Where did you find her?
Is she all right?
I think so.
Well, where's the young man?
I don't know, he left.
It was him,
Miss Ashby, I'm sure of it.
Stop being a fool, Williams.
Anyway,
let's go and find him.
Williams.
Yes, miss?
Who was he?
It was Mr. Tony, miss.
Why the hell don't you look
where you're going?
Hey, you, come here!
Did you hear what I said?
Come inside, both of you.
Simon.
Simon,
I want to speak to you.
Come in, please.
I want to talk to you.
Williams, take him up
to Mr. Simon's room...
and get him some
dry clothes, will you please?
Yes, Miss Ashby.
Will you come
with me, please, sir?
Tony, is it really you?
How do you feel?
I feel wonderful.
Come closer.
Sit down.
I was beginning to
think Simon was right.
What about?
He thinks I'm mad.
That isn't true, Eleanor.
Simon only worries about you.
You will tell me everything,
won't you, Tony?
Please,
help me to understand.
I think your aunt is waiting
to speak to Mr. Ashby.
Then later. Promise?
I promise.
Tony, I'm so happy.
I'll see you later.
I'm going to get up
for dinner.
I don't think you should.
Of course I should.
Tony's come back.
Come in here, please.
Sit down.
Who are you
and what do you want?
You know who I am,
Aunt Harriet.
I know who you'd like
us to think you are.
And please call me Miss Ashby.
Miss Ashby.
You'd like us to think
you're Tony Ashby...
wouldn't you?
I don't know
what your game is...
but in case
you are unaware of the fact...
Tony Ashby committed suicide
eight years ago.
And he left a note saying,
"I can't stand it any longer.
Please forgive me. "
You read about
that in the papers, of course.
He left a note
on the cliff top...
to make it look
as though it was suicide.
But it wasn't.
They didn't find a body,
did they, Miss Ashby?
They didn't, did they?
The tide is
very strong there.
There wasn't a body.
I just ran away.
You just ran away. Why?
Because I couldn't stand
being with you...
for a moment longer,
Aunt Harriet.
Then why have you come back?
To see the house.
To see Eleanor.
It seems I was just in time.
So you think you can just
march in here out of the blue.
I didn't come
marching in here.
If Eleanor hadn't
tried to kill herself...
I'd have left
without showing myself.
Then why don't
you do just that, now?
I shall...
when I find out what
you've been doing to her.
What?
When I left, she was a normal,
healthy girl.
She was upset when Mother
and Father were killed...
but quite sane.
Now look at her.
How dare you?
How dare he what,
Aunt Harriet?
Return to his own home?
Simon.
I'm sorry
I ran off like that.
You gave me a bit of a shock.
Drink?
I'm afraid
we're a bit short of brandy...
but we can manage
anything else.
Not for me, thank you.
Come on,
this is an occasion.
I still don't drink.
No, of course not.
I'm afraid I do.
You'll have to excuse me.
Cheers.
You'll appreciate the
fact that your arrival...
was a bit
of a surprise for us.
You'll have
to give us a little time...
to adapt ourselves,
won't he, Aunt Harriet?
Of course, I understand.
You're very generous.
Tell me, as a matter of curiosity,
what were you doing on the cliffs...
when our sister
decided to take the plunge?
I was making up my mind
whether to come here or not.
You hadn't decided?
No.
Not even with half
a million pounds at stake?
Half a million?
600,000, to be exact.
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