Private Lessons Page #4
- R
- Year:
- 1981
- 87 min
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Ouch!
Oh, sorry.
Philly, turn on the lights, will you?
Excuse me, but am I hurting you?
Miss Mallow, are you okay?
Miss Mallow?
Miss Mallow?
Oh, no.
Miss Mallow?
Oh, my God!
She's dead!
Philly, what is it?
What is it?
- What is it?
- I killed--
- Calm down.
- I killed her.
- Philly, what are you saying?
- I killed Miss Mallow!
Come on.
She's dead.
I want to know how
this happened, Philly.
I want to know what filthy thing
you were doing. I want you to tell me.
It must have been her heart.
She said she had a weak heart.
Operator, get me the police.
Don't!
- Please don't tell them I did it!
- Hold please.
What do you want me to tell them?
That I did it?
Or that she did it herself?
They're not going to believe that,
you know.
Don't tell them anything!
You don't have to call them!
Please hang up the phone, Lester!
I'll do anything! Please just help me!
Very well.
May I suggest we begin
by covering her up?
Perhaps we should put her somewhere where
it's cool so she doesn't rot too quickly.
What are you gonna do with
all this food? Won't it spoil?
Would you rather the food spoil
or Miss Mallow spoil?
Well, that should be sufficient.
Let's pop her in, shall we?
On three.
One...two...three.
Like a sack of potatoes.
Mash her down.
Those Europeans never did fit in.
We can't just leave her where
she is for too long, you know.
Your father will be home
in a week or two.
Suppose he takes it into his mind to
get some lamb chops from his freezer?
I think your father,
from what I know of him,
would be quite disappointed
to find Miss Mallow
instead of lamb chops
in his freezer, don't you?
That's not necessary.
Perhaps not.
But it is worthy
of your consideration, Philly.
Don't you think your father
would be more than disappointed
to find Miss Mallow all frozen,
rock hard in his freezer
instead of some nice
baby lamb chops?
Aren't you gonna help?
It's not my body.
Come on, Lester.
Can't you help me?
Boy, this is really hard.
Yes. Well, you've heard
the expression "frozen stiff."
This is ridiculous.
Philly, let's flip her over.
Here. On the count
of three. This way.
One...two...three.
Got it?
- Barely.
- Good.
Are you okay?
Yes, actually,
I quite enjoyed it, Philly.
I'm having the time of my life.
Okay.
Are you ready?
Good.
Yes, what is it now, Philly?
It's Miss Mallow!
She's not there!
She's not in her grave!
She's disappeared!
- What are you talking about?
- She's not there.
The grave's empty.
I saw it.
I'm warning you, Philly.
If this is your idea
of some sort of childish prank,
I, for one, am not amused.
But it's not!
I will not deal with this
as anything other than a joke.
Ouch!
See what he wants.
Yes?
I found this note for you
in your flower garden, Philly.
Let's see it.
"The flower you two buried
had to be transplanted."
"Leave $10,000
in the flowerbed tonight,
and it will be returned
soon afterwards."
"P.S. I hear the
police like flowers too."
The gardener.
You'd be surprised
at the number of people
who go poking through the grounds
of the wealthy at night, my boy.
So, what's next?
Gosh, Lester, I don't know.
Lester, I just can't think of
any other way to get the money.
Neither can I.
Lester, you think
Well, Philly, do you
want Miss Mallow back?
- Of course.
- Then open the safe and get the 10,000.
Who knows? Your father may
not even notice it's missing.
Fat chance.
Do you mind?
Of course not.
What are we gonna tell my father when he
comes home and discovers $10,000 missing?
What are you going to tell him when Miss
Mallow's remains turn up at the police station?
Hey, Lester, look at this.
Good work, Philly.
What are you doing here now?
Why aren't you at the hotel?
Because I was sick of staying
at that sleazy place.
Nicole, he'll see you.
Well, I don't care.
I want him to see me.
What is the matter with you?
What the hell is going on, Nicole?
A belated case
of conscience maybe?
Well, that's very sweet.
Look, the old man
may not be a prize,
but the kid doesn't deserve
to have this done to him.
You've got a crush
on a 15-year-old boy.
Oh, shut up.
Tell me...
when you slept together,
did he wet the bed?
I'm warning you. If you don't shut up,
I'm going straight to--
What are you gonna do? Tell me
what you're gonna do, sweet pants.
All right, I'll tell you.
You're gonna do precisely
what I tell you to do.
Right?
Otherwise,
I'll have to tell
the immigration people
that you're not only an illegal alien,
but a felon.
A felon?
Yes.
Seducing a minor--
that's a criminal offense,
in case you didn't know.
Don't be frightened.
Please don't run away.
I'm sorry, Philly.
You let me think
that you were dead--
that I had killed you.
Why?
Why'd you do it?
Was it just for the money?
Lester forced me into this mess.
What'd he do,
put a gun to your head?
He threatened to tell immigration
that I was working here illegally.
- Big deal.
- It was a big deal for me.
I could have been deported.
I had to do it.
Don't you see?
You got your money.
Why don't you just take it and go away?
I'm on your side, Philly.
I thought you loved me.
I don't trust you anymore.
All right,
then I'll go to the police.
No.
Well, what do you
want me to do then?
I don't know.
But I don't want you arrested.
Where's my father's $10,000?
Lester has the money.
Well, can you help me
try and get it back?
Of course
I'll help you, Philly.
Dad's gonna be home day after tomorrow.
Gonna have to hurry.
First we have to find
a place to hide you.
- Where?
- I don't know.
Sherman's potting shed.
I used to hide there all the time.
Maybe we'd better hurry
to put some pressure on dear Lester.
Yeah. I've got some ideas
about that already.
Good.
I missed you, Miss Mallow.
But we came here to ask you a favor.
Anything you need.
We just got blackmailed
for $10,000.
Have you talked to the police?
We can't go to the police.
Oh, Mr. Travis,
won't you please help us?
You need a policeman,
not a tennis instructor.
Exactly. But we need you,
not a real cop.
You're joking.
Me, a policeman?
This guy is a real bully
and he scares easily.
So all you have to do
is act like a tough cop.
- But I don't know how to act like a cop.
- Just be hard and tough.
And maybe we could watch Dirty Harry
on television tonight.
Hi. I'm with the police department.
I'm Detective Jack Travis.
- You Fillmore?
- This is the Fillmore residence,
but I am not Mr. Fillmore,
if that's what you're asking.
I'd like to ask a few questions.
- No.
- Thank you.
Now see here.
You.
I really must object to your barging in here
without so much as a--
- Who are you?
- Me?
- I'm the houseman and chauffeur.
- Name?
My name?
My name is Lester Lewis.
But I really must object, sir.
I believe--
- Yes?
- Shut up, Lester.
Now then, Lester.
Is there a Miss Nicole Mallow here?
There is. That is, she used to be here.
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