Somewhere In Time Page #2

Oh. wow. Iook at this.

Hey. May I? This is

incredible. Of course.

This guy. Finney. he was my

philosophy teacher at Millfield.

Really,?

Yeah.

She read that book

over and over.

She had that made.

[ Classical]

What is it?

That's my favorite music

in the whole world.

I don't understand

what's happening.

Doctor Finney? You'll have

to walk with me. young man.

I have another class. What's your

name? Collier. sir. Richard Collier.

Student? Uh. yes I was. nine years ago.

Well. I try to make my classes

interesting. but nine years?

What can I do foryou? I

have a question foryou. sir.

Shoot.

Is time travel possible?

That is a question.

Let me tell you something.

Richard. is it? Yes. sir.

I was in Venice

in 1971.

I was staying in

a very old hotel.

But I mean. very old:

the structure. the

furnishings. everything.

The atmosphere was aged.

ifyou follow me.

and my room. I felt

as though it was...

a century or more

earlier than 1971.

You understand?

Yes. sir.

So. in other words. then.

the location is very important.

Not all important.

but essential. Mm-hmm.

The rest is here.

One afternoon. I--

I was lying down

in that room.

all the sights around me...

a part of the past.

even the sounds

I heard,

and I conceived a notion.

What, I asked my,self,

ifl attempt

to hy,pnotize my, mind?

Suggest to it

that it isn't 1971,

but 1571.

I closed my, ey,es...

and fed a suggestion

into my brain.

It's August. 1571.

I am in

the Hotel Del Vecchio.

I spelled out the details

for myself...

and did it

over and over...

and again and again

and again--

And?

Well. I'll never

really know. Richard.

I've never done it since.

And I'm not sure

I'd want to do it again.

I felt exhausted afterwards.

completely washed out.

And if it really

did happen.

I was only there a fraction

of an instant. remember.

- A flicker.

- Yes. sir. I understand that. but you were there.

I thought so.

Oh, it wasn't perfect, granted.

How would it be otherwise?

There were objects around me that

were clearly, from the present,

and I knew they, were there.

Oh, if I were going to

try it again--

M i nd you.

I have no such i ntention.

But if I did.

I would disassociate my,self

entirely, from the present.

Move everything out ofsight that

could possibly, remind me ofit.

Then, who knows?

Whoops.

Sorry. Hey.

Hi.

Hi. how do you do?

Listen. do you have 1912 money?

I mean. very specifically. 1912.

[Scissors Clipping]

Aha. That's it.

All right--

[ Murmuring ]

Yeah. not too bad.

Yup. yup. yup. yup.

It's looking all right.

[ Clears Throat ]

Ah. good evening. Miss McKenna.

You don't know me. but you will.

Evening. Miss McKenna.

You don't know me.

but you will.

Okay.

It is June 27. 1912.

Oh. boy.

You are lying on your bed

in the Grand Hotel.

and it is 6:
00 p.m. in the

evening ofJune 27. 1912.

Your mind

accepts this absolutely.

It is 6:
00p.m.

onJune 27, 1912.

Elise McKenna is in this hotel

at this very moment.

Her manager.

William Fawcett Robinson.

is in this hotel

at this very moment.

Now. this moment. here.

Elise McKenna and you... [

Whispering ] God. how stupid.

That's not very bright. both in the

Grand Hotel on this early evening.

on June 27. 1912.

on June 27. 1912.

Elise McKenna and you.

Good-bye.

Elise McKenna, now.

in this hotel.

She and her company,, who are in

this hotel at this very moment,

even as you lie here on your bed

in the Grand Hotel on June 27, 1912,

[ Murmuring ]

The stage is being set...

for theirperformance

tomorrow night.

[ Murmuring ] Your mind

accepts this absolutely,.

It is 6:
00 p.m.

on June 27. 1912.

You have traveled

back in time.

Soon you will open

your eyes.

and you will walk

into the corridor.

and you will go downstairs

and find Elise McKenna.

She is in the hotel

at this very moment.

[ Yells ]

Damn it!

There's no question

in your mind.

Now. now. now. now. It is

That which you think

becomes your world.

Yourmind accepts this

absolutely,. It isJune 27, 1912.

It has to happen!

[ Murmuring ] You know

that now! You know it.

It has to happen.

There is no question.

You know it.

It has to happen.

Relax. Accept.

Relax and accept.

[ Screams ]

Shut up!

[ Man ] Yeah. not bad. Great.

Hey. Iook at these pictures. Oh.

I'll bet they're a hundred

years old. if they're a day. huh?

[ Woman ] Oh, look at this

furniture. Isn't that nice?

[Man ] What a place, huh? Mm-hmm.

Yeah? You like those?

Oh, it's beautiful.

They,'re yours. I'll

bet this is all crystal.

[ Man ] You suppose it

is? Yeah, it must be.

L ook at the rest ofthe place.

It has to be.

L ook at here,

the original picture, huh?

Yeah, but look how much

they,'ve been-- It's beautiful.

[ Y ells ]

Arthur!

Arthur? Arthur?

Arthur?

Arthur!

Come on. Wake up.

Arthur. I'm really sorry

to wake you up.

but you're the only one

who can help me.

You know those things in the

Hall of History display cases.

Where do they

come from?

I-Is there a storeroom

or something?

Arthur. please. Where do

those things come from?

The. uh. attic.

Mr. Collier.

[Richard]

Whew.

Oh. sh*t.

Come on.

Here we go.

Twelve!

[ Murmuring ]

McKenna.

[ Whispers ]

Yes.

I was there.

I was there.

It is 6:
00 p.m..

June 27. 1912.

There is no question in

your mind. Wait a minute.

It is 6:
00 p.m.--

Of course.

[ Whispers ]

Room 416. room 416.

tomorrow morning.

[ Murmuring ]

Believe.

Believe.

Believe.

[ Whispers ]

[Hoofbeats]

[Horse Whinny,ing]

[Hoofbeats Continue ]

[ Groans ]

[ Whispers ]

I made it.

Oh. brother.

[Laughs]

I made it.

I made it.

[Door Opens]

[ Woman Humming

"You Made Me Love You"]

[Humming Continues ]

Maude!

[Humming Stops ]

I'm back.

Are you ready yet?

No.

I don't know why you act

in such a manner.

Indeed. I suspect

you do not.

And what am I to make

of that remark?

What you will. Rollo.

What you will.

Are we to have

this maddening exchange...

each and every time I notice the

existence of a female other than yourself?

Notice her existence?

Oh. that scarcely describes your

rapt appraisal of her every inch.

" Rapt appraisal of her--"

You just don't love me anymore.

Oh. Maude.

Oh. Christ.

- I want to lie down a while. -

That's a good idea. - Great idea.

I warn you. I've had enough

of this constant bickering.

That's what you alway,s say, to

everything:
"I will not discuss it. "

That's your answer

to everything.

Unless you come

to your senses,

I shall leave

without you.

Excuse me. did you see someone

just trying to get in here?

Yes. some young chap.

ran that way.

I'll be damned.

I'd better report that.

Indeed.

you'd better. sir.

I'd have reported it myself

if I'd known that there was--

Good afternoon. Miss McKenna.

You don't know me.

[ Murmuring ] Good

afternoon. Miss McKenna.

Good afternoon. Miss McKenna.

I've just come 68 years.

May I please speak to you?

Yes?

Yes. monsieur?

Uh. is Miss McKenna here?

No. I'm afraid. she's not.

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