Strange Intruder Page #3

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in the back of it.

Heh, I know,

I gave it to him.

Where's Wo-wo?

Wo-wo?

Libby's rag dog.

Oh, heh,

well, she still has it.

She'll bring it home

with her tomorrow.

Imagine your knowing

about Wo-wo.

I know everything

about the children.

Then I'll be able to see them,

then, tomorrow?

Yes, of course you will.

Shall we go

in the other room, Paul?

Yes.

Oh, I do look forward

so much to the weekends

when they come home.

Paul, what did you think

I had done with the children?

Nothing.

I came specially to see them

and when they weren't there.

I don't know what Adrian

would think of all this.

Adrian?

What do you mean?

I see him very often

in my dreams.

Don't you?

Oh, yes, I see him often.

Very often.

Are you sure

I can't get you something?

Maybe a little brandy.

I think I will.

All right.

( playing )

I've got to ask you something,

Paul.

I wrote a certain letter

to Adrian.

The one about Howard?

Then you know about it?

I never saw the letter

but he told me about it.

Did he never get any of my other

letters, after that one?

No, that was

the last one he got

the day before

he was captured.

Heh, one day.

If only

it hadn't reached him.

But it was true,

wasn't it?

Yes, it was true.

But I was just thinking of

what he might have been spared.

It did hurt him, didn't it?

He changed after it.

Did he hate me for it?

I don't know.

He just told me about it

and after that...

Yes?

He mentioned

only the children

about how he must come back

to save them.

From what?

From me?

From this Howard.

Ah, but surely he must have

known from my letter that I...

I'd never let him have them.

I don't know.

He said he'd sooner

see them dead.

( playing )

This was another

of his favorites.

Paul, Paul, I...

Paul,

I've got to talk someone.

I've never been able to

tell the family,

you see they think

so much of me.

Will you listen to me,

will you?

Yes.

( sighs )

It had nothing to do with love

or anything like that.

It was too brief.

I didn't even hate this man,

much less love him.

I've kept all my hatred

and disgust for myself.

Even Adrian couldn't have

had so much for me.

He never said he had any.

But you have, haven't you?

No.

Would it matter if I had?

Yes, it would.

( soulful theme playing )

Because there is something

of Adrian about you.

You don't hate me or judge me?

No.

Do you think if Adrian had come

back he would have forgiven me?

I don't know.

You said he was a saint,

Paul.

Well, he was a saint

to me too.

I've loved him ever

since I was a little girl.

He was my whole life.

I leaned on him

for everything.

When he went away

and I was left alone.

I was lost.

Do you think

he could have understood

that when I was

with this other man

it was really him,

Adrian, I was with.

Only women are never

supposed to be human.

They must wait,

month after month,

year after year,

in loneliness.

But they must never

give way to it.

Well, I did.

Because I loved him so much

I had to tell him what I'd done.

Before he came back

in that letter.

( piano playing )

Haven't you anything

to say to me?

Didn't he send me one word.

Didn't he even

mention my name, once?

Yes, he did.

I'd forgotten.

What did he say?

Tell me.

He said your name.

When?

When he was dying.

He said it twice.

How did he say it?

How did his voice sound?

It was just a whisper.

Alice. Alice.

It was the last thing

he said as he died.

( sobbing ):

Thank you, thank you.

Please, Paul,

remember the family doesn't know

anything about this.

I won't tell anyone.

I think

I'd like to get back now.

Oh, yes, of course.

I'll drive you.

No, I'd rather walk.

But you don't know the way,

Paul.

Yes, I do.

You will come and see the

children tomorrow, won't you?

Yes, I must keep my promise,

mustn't I?

Yes.

Well, goodnight.

You'll never know

what you've done for me.

Goodnight, Paul.

( slow waltz theme playing )

( mysterious theme playing )

ADRIAN:

I'm grateful to you, so grateful.

You're keeping

your promise.

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow you'll see them.

Send them to me. Quickly.

Send them to me.

( suspenseful theme playing )

ADRIAN:

You promised me the children.

And a promise

is a sacred thing.

Yes, Adrian, I hear you.

ADRIAN:

Tomorrow, Tomorrow you'll see them.

Send them to me.

Send them to me.

Time...

Time...

The time is so short.

Can you forget so soon?

Must I wander alone?

Must I?

Yes, Adrian.

I'll never...

ADRIAN:

Never forget me.

Never forget me.

Never forget.

( whistling )

( sighs )

( soulful theme playing )

Uh-uh, uh-uh.

( chuckles )

Good morning, Mom.

Good morning, Paul.

Did you have a good night?

Wonderful.

I haven't slept

like that in months.

Good.

Good morning.

Do Adrian's things fit you?

Mm-hm.

All except the slippers.

Well, come on let's hurry.

It gave me such a start.

I saw him there

at the cookie jar,

just like I used to catch

Adrian in the mornings.

You feel the same, then?

About what?

It's almost

like having Adrian back.

Well, for a moment,

I just didn't know where I was.

( upbeat theme playing )

( both panting )

I told you,

I can run fast.

Oh, that wasn't fair,

I lost a shoe.

I was ahead of you

all the time, heh.

Well, I had to let you win.

All right, then, let's see

what you can do in the water.

I'll race you

to the other side and back.

Now wait a minute.

Let's just relax

for a minute.

Okay.

This is wonderful.

If only one could stop time

and stay with all this forever.

It's like this always.

Nearly always, anyway.

You can come here

every morning.

Or do you, do you have

to go back to the hospital?

Maybe you won't have

to be there long,

and you can always

come back here.

Can I?

Unless you have somewhere else

you'd rather go,

somewhere you'd prefer?

No.

No, there's nowhere else.

But I only have

today and tomorrow.

Paul, is there anything

worrying you?

Why do you ask?

You say such odd things.

What have I said?

Yesterday you said,

there's no future for you

and just now you said

there's only today and tomorrow.

Well, I only meant that

I have to go back tomorrow.

Oh.

Well, well, come on.

Or we'll get

a cold breakfast.

( soulful theme playing )

( upbeat theme playing )

( horn honks )

KID:
Mama. Mama.

Hello, darling.

Mama, mama.

Hello, darling, heh.

Hello, Parry, thanks for

bringing my monsters home.

Oh, they were no trouble at all,

we had fun.

( both speaking indistinctly )

Mother...

Hmm?

Wo-wo's stomach got torn.

Oh, no, poor old Wo-wo.

And his insides fell out.

Never mind, darling,

we'll sew him up

and give him

a nice new tummy.

And we took him

into dinner with us,

and Johnny filled him up

with cabbage off his plate.

Johnny, you didn't.

What did your teacher say?

She didn't like it

and I don't like cabbage.

And that fell out too.

You let it fall all over the

floor and I got a black mark.

Hmm.

Fruit nuggets.

I'm hungry.

You always are.

Here's a cookie for you

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