Pendulum

[PUTS BAG DOWN]

[DOOR OPENS]

YES?

I WISH TO SEE:

DON MEDINA.

MY NAME--

I'M SORRY.

DON MEDINA IS NOT RECEIVING

VISITORS AT PRESENT.

YOU WILL ANNOUNCE

THAT MR. FRANCIS BARNARD

HAS COME FROM ENGLAND

TO SEE HIM.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

YOU'RE DOING?

REMOVE YOUR HAND,

SIR.

Woman:
MAXIMILLIAN.

WHAT IS IT?

THIS GENTLEMAN DEMANDS

TO BE ADMITTED, DOA.

I TOLD HIM--

YOU ARE DOA MEDINA?

I AM.

I AM FRANCIS BARNARD,

ELIZABETH'S BROTHER.

OH, I'M SORRY.

WON'T YOU COME IN,

MR. BARNARD?

PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

I'M CATHERINE MEDINA.

DOA.

WILL YOU NOT SPEND

THE NIGHT, MR. BARNARD?

I'M CERTAIN THAT

MY BROTHER WOULD WISH IT.

PERHAPS, DOA. MAY I

SEE YOUR BROTHER NOW?

UH...

HE IS RESTING.

HE HAS NOT BEEN WELL

SINCE THE DEATH.

I SEE.

WHEN MAY I SEE HIM?

PERHAPS AT SUPPER...

IF YOU WOULD:

DO US THE HONOR.

VERY WELL. AT SUPPER.

MAY I VISIT:

MY SISTER'S GRAVE NOW?

GRAVE?

I PRESUME THERE IS ONE.

NOT AS SUCH, MR. BARNARD.

SHE IS INTERRED BELOW.

OH?

A FAMILY CUSTOM,

MR. BARNARD.

I SEE.

IF WE MAY:

GO THERE, THEN?

PLEASE FOLLOW ME.

[CREAKING]

WHEN DID SHE DIE?

YOUR BROTHER'S LETTER

MADE NO MENTION OF THE DATE.

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO.

3 MONTHS? WHY WAS I

NOT NOTIFIED SOONER?

I'M AFRAID I--

HOW DID SHE DIE?

I KNOW VERY LITTLE

OF THE DETAILS,

MR. BARNARD.

THIS IS NO LONGER

MY HOME, YOU SEE?

I LEFT IT SEVERAL

MONTHS BEFORE:

NICHOLAS MARRIED

YOUR SISTER.

YOU MEAN,

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW--

[BANGING

AND GRINDING]

IN THE NAME OF HEAVEN!

WHAT'S THAT NOISE?

PLEASE FOLLOW ME,

MR. BARNARD.

[BANGING AND GRINDING

CONTINUES]

NOT THAT WAY!

MR. BARNARD!

[NOISES STOP]

WHO ARE YOU?

THIS IS MR. BARNARD,

NICHOLAS.

ELIZABETH'S BROTHER.

OH, YES.

YOU ARE WELCOME,

SIR.

RESTING,

DOA MEDINA?

SIR?

I TOLD MR. BARNARD

THAT YOU WERE RESTING,

NICHOLAS.

I THOUGHT:

THAT YOU WERE.

THAT NOISE, SIR.

IT IS AN APPARATUS, SIR,

THAT MUST BE KEPT

IN CONSTANT REPAIR.

WHAT BRINGS YOU TO US?

ELIZABETH WAS MY SISTER,

DON MEDINA.

I RECEIVED A REPORT

OF HER UNTIMELY DEATH,

A REPORT WHICH WAS

UTTERLY DEVOID OF DETAILS.

WHAT SHOULD I HAVE DONE,

REMAINED IN ENGLAND?

YES, YOU

ARE QUITE RIGHT.

MY APOLOGIES, SIR.

SHOCK AND...GRIEF...

RESTRAINED ME FROM MORE

ADEQUATE COMMUNICATION.

YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT

TO BE PROVOKED.

PERHAPS:

YOU WILL SHOW ME

MY SISTER'S

PLACE OF INTERMENT NOW.

I TOLD HIM IT WOULD

BE ALL RIGHT,

NICHOLAS.

YES, OF COURSE.

NOW PERHAPS YOU'LL BE

GOOD ENOUGH TO TELL ME

HOW MY SISTER DIED.

AN ILLNESS:

OF SOME DURATION, SIR.

AND WAS THIS ILLNESS

DIAGNOSED?

YES.

BY WHOM?

DR. LEON,

A PHYSICIAN OF REPUTE.

AND HE DECIDED?

SOMETHING:

IN HER BLOOD.

YES?

THAT'S ALL?

JUST SOMETHING:

IN HER BLOOD?

I'M AFRAID SO.

AND I'M AFRAID

THAT DOES NOT:

SATISFY ME, SIR.

FOLLOW ME.

MAY WE GO NOW,

MR. BARNARD?

THIS IS VERY PAINFUL

FOR MY BROTHER.

AND FOR ME...

AS WELL.

THIS FORM OF BURIAL

IS A FAMILY CUSTOM,

MR. BARNARD.

WILL YOU STAY:

THE NIGHT WITH US?

THE NIGHT...

AND MORE, SIR.

UNTIL I KNOW EXACTLY

WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE.

THANK YOU.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YES?

I TRUST THAT YOU WILL

BE COMFORTABLE HERE.

IS THIS YOU?

NO.

NO, THAT IS MY FATHER

SEBASTIAN MEDINA.

SEBASTIAN MEDINA.

YES.

THE RESEMBLANCE:

IS REMARKABLE.

YES.

AND THE OTHER:

IS MY UNCLE BARTOLOME.

MR. BARNARD, I'M AWARE--

PAINFULLY AWARE--

OF YOUR DISTRUST

REGARDING ELIZABETH'S DEATH.

HER DEATH WAS,

AND IS, ANGUISH TO ME.

I BEG OF YOU,

DO NOT ADD--

I'M SORRY,

DON MEDINA,

BUT YOUR WORD:

IS NOT ENOUGH.

TOO MANY THINGS NEED

FULLER EXPLANATION

BEFORE I CAN:

BE SATISFIED:

THAT WHAT YOU SAY

IS TRUE.

FULLER EXPLANATION?

YES.

COME WITH ME.

PLEASE COME.

THE ATMOSPHERE:

IS HEAVY IN HERE.

WHY HAVE YOU:

BROUGHT ME HERE?

IT IS HER ROOM, SIR.

I'VE HAD IT KEPT

EXACTLY AS SHE LEFT IT.

LOOK AROUND YOU, SIR.

THIS ROOM WAS:

FURNISHED AND ARRANGED

WITH DEDICATED LOVE.

EVERY ARTICLE OF FURNITURE,

EVERY DECORATIVE DETAIL

IS THE WORK:

OF A MASTER CRAFTSMAN

OF ITALY OR SPAIN

OR FRANCE.

INDEED, EVERY COUNTRY

IN THE CIVILIZED WORLD

IS REPRESENTED HERE.

IT IS A UNIQUE ROOM.

I DID IT ALL FOR HER.

I WANTED HER TO HAVE

SOMETHING THAT--

[CREAKING]

MARIA.

BEG YOUR PARDON, SIR.

I WAS JUST CLEANING UP.

OH, YES.

YES, OF COURSE.

YOU MAY GO NOW.

IS THIS ALL:

YOU MEANT TO TELL ME?

YOU ARE AN UNYIELDING MAN,

MR. BARNARD.

I AM FORCED TO BE, SIR.

GOD AS MY WITNESS,

I WORSHIPPED YOUR SISTER.

I WORSHIP HER STILL.

WITHOUT HER,

LIFE IS MEANINGLESS.

SHE WAS THE VERY SUBSTANCE

OF LOVELINESS.

I TRIED TO CAPTURE IT,

BUT IT WAS THE WAY

SHE WALKED AND MOVED...

HER SMILE, HER VOICE.

SHE SANG LIKE AN ANGEL.

AND SHE COULD PLAY

THE HARPSICHORD:

AS NO OTHER WOMAN I HAVE

EVER KNOWN COULD PLAY.

EVERY NIGHT:

AFTER WE HAD DINED...

SHE WOULD PLAY FOR ME.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

I HAD NOT INTENDED

TO SO DISPLAY MYSELF.

I ONLY WANTED:

TO CONVINCE YOU.

NOW, PRAY, I...

BEG OF YOU TO:

LEAVE ME FOR A WHILE.

PLEASE, GO.

DO YOU LIVE IN LONDON,

MR. BARNARD?

YES, AND YOU?

IN BARCELONA,

WITH AN AUNT.

AND, UH, HAVE YOU

BEEN HERE LONG?

A LITTLE OVER A WEEK.

I CAME TO BE WITH

NICHOLAS BECAUSE I--

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WHO WOULD THAT BE?

NICHOLAS.

HOW ARE YOU, MY FRIEND?

PALE.

SLEPT BADLY, HAVE YOU?

CHARLES,

WE HAVE A VISITOR.

WELL. SPLENDID,

SPLENDID.

EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED.

CHARLES.

IT'S ELIZABETH'S

BROTHER.

OH?

YOU MEAN, HE'S--

YES.

DR. CHARLES LEON AT

YOUR SERVICE, SIR.

DOCTOR.

YOU ARE,

I UNDERSTAND,

ELIZABETH'S BROTHER.

THE RESEMBLANCE:

IS CLEAR.

THE COLORING,

THE SAME:

CONFIGURATION.

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,

YOUR SISTER.

DOCTOR.

AH, MY DEAR.

I'VE INTERRUPTED

YOUR MEAL, I SEE.

PROPER TIMING:

WAS NEVER MY FORTE.

WE'VE JUST FINISHED.

WON'T YOU JOIN US

IN GLASS OF WINE,

CHARLES?

DELIGHTED.

SO, YOUNG GENTLEMAN,

YOU'VE COME ALL THE WAY

FROM ENGLAND?

THAT'S RIGHT.

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY,

YOUR SISTER'S DEATH.

APPALLING BUSINESS.

HOW ARE THINGS:

IN BAZTAN, CHARLES?

WHAT?

OH, AS ALWAYS, NICHOLAS,

BUYING AND SELLING,

LIVING AND DYING.

THE WEAVE OF LIFE.

WHY DID MY SISTER

DIE, DR. LEON?

HAVE YOU NOT:

BEEN TOLD?

OF COURSE HE HAS.

WELL, THEN.

I WANT TO HEAR IT

FROM YOU, DOCTOR.

HER...DEATH WAS

INEVITABLE, I FEAR...

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES--

THIS CASTLE,

THIS ODIOUS ATMOSPHERE.

WHAT HAS THE CASTLE

TO DO WITH IT?

WHAT HAS THE CASTLE--

IT'S TOO LATE NOW,

CHARLES. I...

I DIDN'T WANT

HIM TO KNOW.

KNOW WHAT?

YOUR SISTER'S DEATH

WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE

OF THE HEART, SIR,

DUE TO TOTAL SHOCK.

LITERALLY,

SHE DIED OF FRIGHT.

WHY DID YOU:

NOT TELL ME?

I THOUGHT:

TO SPARE YOU, SIR.

YOU THOUGHT:

TO DECEIVE ME!

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

SHOW ME WHERE:

IT HAPPENED.

VERY WELL.

NO, NICHOLAS.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY,

MY DEAR.

WE WERE WRONG...

VERY WRONG TO HAVE KEPT

THE TRUTH FROM MR. BARNARD.

NOW WE ARE DOUBLY

SUSPECT IN HIS EYES.

SUSPECT?

COME.

NICHOLAS, YOU SHOULD NOT

BE DOING THIS, YOU KNOW.

YOU'RE NOT WELL.

IT CANNOT BE AVOIDED,

CHARLES.

COME.

WELL?

Francis:

A TORTURE CHAMBER?

YES, MR. BARNARD.

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