Son of Dracula Page #5

you shot through him without hurting him?

How else could I be here?

Why, I can't explain it. It's...

It's so incredible!

Perhaps you'll understand when I tell you

Count Alucard's real name

is Count Dracula.

Count Dracula? You mean the Hungarian

who's supposed to have become...

Don't use that word, Frank. We don't like it.

Say, rather, that we are undead.

Immortal.

You deliberately planned this?

You married him so you could become...

So you and I could attain immortality, yes.

But even if it would work,

do you expect me to agree

to anything so fantastic?

You have no choice.

I've taken the first step

while you were sleeping.

No. No, I can't do it.

I've already told you,

you have no choice.

Frank, isn't eternity together

better than a few years of ordinary life?

Yes.

Yes, I suppose it is.

There's one thing you must do

while you're still in your present form.

- What is that?

- Destroy Dracula.

Destroy Dracula?

But how?

There is one advantage

all humans have over us.

You can move about in the daytime.

We can't.

We must return to our graves

before sunrise or we're destroyed.

But how can I keep him from his grave?

You don't have to.

You can destroy him in one of two ways.

Either drive a stake through his heart

or burn his grave before he reaches it.

You must do this, Frank, for us.

Miss Caldwell! It got so late

I didn't think you were coming in.

I thought you might have told Frank

and I didn't want to disappoint him.

- I don't suppose we're allowed to see him?

- Sheriff says no.

Find out if he knows where Count Alucard

keeps himself during the day.

I'll try.

(Door unlocks)

(Jailer) Third one on your left.

- Hello, Frank.

- Hello, Claire.

It's nice of you to come, after everything.

I can only stay a few minutes.

I just wanted to tell you

that I know it was an accident.

That makes me feel better.

Kay understands too.

I'm sure she does.

I know it because she...

Would you think I was losing my mind

if I told you that Kay has been to talk to me?

I'd be more likely to say

you'd been dreaming.

Yes, I guess you're right.

I was dreaming.

You know, they'll never convict

Stanley of that killing.

- No?

- No!

He's as nutty as a filbert.

He's been back there

talking to some dame who wasn't there.

First he talks in his voice

then he answers in the woman's voice.

Did you... Did you hear anything

that was said?

That'd be a swell way

to spend a rainy evening -

eavesdropping on some goof

talking to himself in two voices.

Some fun.

Dr Brewster's doing all he can

for you, Frank.

All he can do is get me out of here

on an insanity plea.

- That shouldn't be hard.

- You mustn't think such things.

Why not? I can't be sane.

I really believe Kay came here to talk to me.

If that's not crazy...

When are they going to hold the funeral?

We haven't been able to contact

Count Alucard so far.

Do you happen to know

where he stays during the day?

Why during the day?

It's an unpleasant trip out there at night

and there's no phone.

Why should anyone think I know?

You saw him meet Kay on the road once

and I wondered if you saw

where he came from?

I'm sorry. I don't know anything.

I suppose you'll be burying her

at Dark Oaks?

Yes, I think so.

At least her ashes will be taken there.

- Her ashes?

- Yes.

I'm going to leave an order

for her cremation.

You can't do that.

You can't do that, I tell you!

She isn't dead. I know! She talked to me!

You can't cremate her, it'd kill her.

- You can't burn her now she's immortal!

- (Claire) Don't excite yourself.

(Claire) You must accept that Kay is dead.

(Frank) But I know she isn't dead!

- Let her go.

- But she isn't dead!

All right, Frank.

I think you'd better leave, Miss Caldwell.

- You must listen to me.

- Frank, try and get some sleep.

Good night, Frank.

Kay.

Kay!

Did you hear? They're going to cremate you.

Yes, I heard. That means Dr Brewster

has guessed the truth.

- We may have to eliminate him and Claire.

- No! Not your own sister.

She's no longer my sister

when she interferes with me.

(Frank) But if they cremate you...

(Kay) They won't find me.

I'll go to Dark Oaks tonight.

But we'll never be safe

as long as Dr Brewster's alive.

(Frank) Our first worry's Alucard.

If only I could get out of here.

I'll get you out but

you won't have to hunt for Alucard.

- I know where he is in the daytime.

- Where?

Remember the drainage flume

near the edge of the swamp?

- Yes.

- That's the place.

- But don't get there until after the sun is up.

- (Door creaks)

- Didn't I tell you to get some sleep?

- I couldn't go to sleep.

I was talking to someone.

Yeah.

Well, she's gone now

so I'll just douse the lights.

I'll wait for you at Dark Oaks in the playroom

Claire and I used to have in the attic.

I'll unlock the cell and bring you a gun.

There is very little doubt in my mind

that Kay has visited Frank in his cell

and I'm afraid for one very definite purpose.

What purpose?

Didn't you tell me that she and Frank

have always been in love?

Ever since they were children. Why?

Well, it's an unpleasant thought

but there are cases on record

where the living have voluntarily joined

the ranks of the undead

in order to consummate

what might be called... an unholy alliance.

You can't be serious!

Such a pact between

Kay and Frank is unthinkable!

Perhaps.

But so long as there is

the remotest possibility, and I insist there is,

we must arrange for immediate cremation.

Otherwise she will destroy

her own soul and Frank's.

- Frank!

- Get back! Stay away from me.

Stay away from me!

Frank! Frank Stanley!

- What happened?

- Frank just escaped. He's armed.

Get after him. If you have to shoot, do it.

(Car engine revs)

- What happened?

- How'd he get out?

I don't know, Sheriff.

The keys were on the desk as usual.

Now they're gone and so is Stanley.

I tried to stop him...

- Did you have anything to do with this?

- Certainly not!

We are as anxious as you are

to keep him locked up.

More so. Did you hear him

do any more talking to that girl?

- What girl?

- Katherine Caldwell.

- Katherine Cald...

- It's some kind of a crazy trick Stanley pulls.

He pretends to be talking to some girl,

first in his voice, then in hers.

Is this some trick so he'd sound crazy?

- Did you listen in as we asked you to?

- Yeah.

- But it was too crazy to bother about.

- For instance?

Well, the girl's voice said something

about getting him out of jail.

(Lazlo) That wasn't so crazy,

was it? He's out.

That's right.

I never thought of that.

- Do you think someone was in there?

- Never mind that.

What else did he say, however crazy it was?

She said something about meeting him

at Dark Oaks in some kid playroom.

- I know where it is. What else?

- Some crazy stuff about killing Alucard.

Did he say kill him or destroy him?

Come to think of it,

I believe he did say destroy.

Shove a stake through him or something.

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