Stepfather II Page #4

- lf you 're my friend

you'll respect my feelings

and you'll stop this paranoid behaviour, Matty,

because if you don 't,

- l have nothing else to say to you

- Carol, listen ...

Matty, l mean it.

OK.

lf we keep this up,

l'm gonna have to take a cold shower.

We could take that shower together.

Hm?

Do you think that would be the right thing to do?

Why not?

Carol, this is my first marriage.

l just want to do everything right.

A big wedding,

followed by that special night.

That's a bit Victorian , Gene, don 't you think?

Well, what's the matter

with sticking with tradition ?

- Nothing.

- l mean ,

if more people stuck with tradition ,

there'd be happier people and less divorces.

- Maybe you think l shouldn 't wear a white gown .

-No, no, no.

- That's not what l was saying.

-No? Gene, l think l'd better go home.

- Good night.

- Carol...

(Reads) Harrison High School,

Portland, Oregon .

l knew it. l f***ing knew it.

(Whistles)

(Cereal crackles)

(Phone rings)

Hello.

Hiya, Matty.

Wouldn 't you be more comfortable

talking in my office?

To tell you the truth, doc, no.

OK.

(Sighs) What's on your mind?

Not too pop uu a rr, a rro yo uu??

(Nervous laugh) What's that supposed to mean ?

Nobody likes to write to you . You must have

burned a lot of bridges in Connecticut.

Have you been checking my mail, Matty?

l mean , you did say you were from Connecticut.

At least, that's what you told Carol.

Then l saw this.

Why did you lie to her?

Did l?

l told Carol my last practice

was in Connecticut, yes.

This is from my high school,

telling me about my 25th class reunion .

lt's amazing how they can still find you

after all these years.

l'm very disappointed in you , Matty.

Nobody likes to be spied on .

l'm gonna have to go to the post office

and put a stop to this.

You were quite the basketball player in 1 964,

according to your class newsletter.

And this was in there along with the invite.

Harrison High School Cougars.

1 964 Regional Division Champs.

They even got a picture of the team.

The funny thing is l see your name here,

but l don 't see you .

A man can change a lot in 25 years.

Not this much, Gene.

No.

No, not that much.

l knew you weren 't a psychietrist

The question is now, who the hell are you?

l'm just someone who loves Carol.

- Let's see what she has to say about this.

- Matty, wait. Wait, please.

l never meant to hurt anybody, least of all Carol.

You're her friend and she has a right to know,

but let me tell her.

What are you gonna tell her? More lies?

You have the evidence. You can be sure l'll do it.

l just think that she should hear it from me.

When ?

Today.

Today.

You've got until five.

Can you forgive

a lifelong bachelor's premarital jitters?

Oh, Gene.

They're so beautiful.

They're er...

the first part of a very long apology

There's more?

A lot more.

(Gene giggles)

(Sighs)

What's wrong?

There's something

that you should know about my past.

Shh.

There'll be plenty of time for talk later.

Oh!

What happened?

One of my patients back in Connecticut

heard voices.

And one of them told him to do this to me.

This is what you were afraid l'd find out?

l must look like Frankenstein to you .

No.

Frankenstein was a monster.

You are...

..the kindest man

'vo ovo rr mknnow nn

(Ringing tone)

Where the hell is she?

(Wind chimes jingle)

- Come on . Pick up...

(Tin can clatters)

M A Y WWho s theere ??

(Ringing tone)

(Can clatters)

(Metallic rustling)

(Rustling)

(Dog barks outside)

(Can clatters)

(Cat meows)

What are you doing here?

You almost gave me a heart attack.

l'm sure you're a lovely visitor

and a very popular guest...

..but you are uninvited.

(Creaking)

(Screams)

Don 't struggle and it'll be a lot easier.

( Chokes)

Harrison High. Class of...

1 964.

Where are they now?

(Whistles Camptown Races)

Who's there?

(Tin can clatters, dog barks)

- Hi.

- Hi.

Gene,

where have you been ?

Getting a refill.

Come here.

Don 't do that again , all right?

- OK.

- OK.

Very fancy.

Where did you find wine at this hour of the night?

Oh.

l have my secrets.

(Phone rings)

Hello.

Hi.

What?!

VlCAR:
lf we'd only known as l'm sure the Lord

knew the pain her soul was suffering

Why?

Why did Matty kill herself?

lt doesn 't make any sense.

Matty was afraid.

She was afraid of being left alone.

She looked everywhere for her er...

Mr Right.

She just couldn 't find him.

Oh, Matty.

(Tapping)

(Man taps again)

- Gene?

(Taps)

Gene?

lt's Sam.

wass jusst ggo nngg to co mmo ovo rr

Oh, l heard your car pull up.

There's a box right in here.

- Sit down .

- Thanks, Carol.

l have the spare set of keys she left with me...

in case there was an emergency or something.

- A lot of good l did with them.

- Sam, don 't talk that way.

- l'm gonna miss her

- We all are.

Oh, excuse me. Sam, this is Gene,

- my fienc?

- Hi, Sam.

Hello

Matty must have been mighty upset

with that guy to do what she did.

What guy?

Well, l don 't know, she had a lot of boyfriends,

but l never heard any of them

leave in the middle of the night before.

You heard someone leave her house

the night she died?

l heard someone walking from her back yard

across mine, someone whistling.

- Whistling?

-Yeah

Some song l ain 't heard in a long tie

(Whistles Camptown Races slowly )

(Speeds up )

lt was probably just some kid

taking a short cut through the old guy's yard.

What kid do you know

who whistles a song like Camptown Races?

How would I know?

Don 't you see, Gene?

Someone might have been here

the night that Matty died,

someone who knows what really happened.

What do you think happened, sweetheart?

All right, l know,

but l want to know why.

Carol, people die. Life goes on .

We have a lot to do.

You have a wedding to plan .

Gene, l just don 't know if l'm up to that right now.

l just don 't see

why we have to call off the wedding.

We're not calling it off. We're just postponing it.

What about all the plans we made?

You know, you behave as if nothing's happened.

My best friend just died, Gene, and l...

l just can 't start worrying

about wedding arrangements.

So, instead of getting married,

you want to grieve?

Yes. No!

l don 't know. Look, maybe if l'd been there

when Matty needed me, maybe none of...

Maybe you could have helped Matty.

Maybe Matty di need you .

You don 't know that would have changed things.

l know that l need you .

l'm sorry.

l don 't mean to push you . l er...

l'm just afraid.

l'm afraid of losing you .

We don 't have to have a big church deal.

The wedding's not important.

- (Whispers) lt's not?

-No.

The marriage is. Having a family that cares

about one another. That's what matters.

We could just go to a justice of the peace.

l love you .

l love you too, Gene.

We'll do it like we planned,

with flowers,

church.

The whole nine yards.

(Bell peals)

Hi.

M o mm, yo uu oomk rroa y coo

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