The Black Castle Page #6

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of your own free will!

I suppose I must be grateful

to my charming wife for that.

Do you think

you'll get away with this?

The emperor knows I'm here.

He also knows

the dangers of hunting.

I suggest you make the most

of your brief reunion.

[Door Opens]

[Snores]

[Thud]

[Metal Clanking]

Romley.!

You're all right.!

There isn't much time, sir.

[Ringing]

[Dogs Barking]

[Bell Ringing]

Hurry, man, hurry!

[Barking]

[Ringing Continues]

[Bolts Turn]

This way!

[Dogs Howling]

Romley!

Romley, come on.

You go on with the lady, sir.

I'm staying.

Are you mad? Come on!

It's your only chance.

I can hold them for a while with this.

Romley, I'm ordering you to come.

Then for the first time,

I must disobey you. I'm sorry, sir.

He said this was

the only way out.

You believe him?

Strangely enough,

I do.

But it's that horrible room!

We'll have to chance it.

Follow me carefully

and step where I step.

[Growling]

Keep close to the wall.

[Growling Continues]

Don't look down.

Do you feel that?

It's fresh air.

It must be from

the outside.

So you did find

the way out.

Look, von Bruno.

You can't get away with this.

Why don't you listen to reason?

Sir Ronald

talks of reason, Gargon.

What do you say?

[Gargon Grunts]

It's unfortunate

we can't understand him.

His tongue was ripped out

by the natives you set upon us.

You won't forget that,

will you, Gargon?

[Elga Screams]

[Clicks]

[Screams]

[Thud]

There.

Thank you, Doctor.

For what? For keeping you

alive so the count

can torture you?

Oh, you've had to suffer

a great deal on my account.

Don't say that.

There must be

a way out of here.

I think perhaps

that I can help you.

Yes, there is a way,

but it's fraught

with great danger.

We're not in a position

to haggle.

You know you can never

get out of here alive.

Von Bruno

made that quite clear.

The alternative

is equally clear.

To get out of here,

you must be dead...

or at least have

the appearance

of being dead.

That's impossible.

Suppose there were a drug

that would retard

your heart action,

slow up your pulse rate

and your breathing until

they were imperceptible

until, to all outward

appearances,

you were dead?

You have such a drug?

Yes.

Well, supposing

we take this drug.

What happens?

If I know the count,

he'll order an immediate burial.

Well, that's fine.

We're dead. We're buried.

Then what?

The action of the drug

will last for about 10 hours.

By sundown,

the funeral will be over.

Then, if all goes well,

tonight I'll come

to the mausoleum...

and release you.

And if it doesn't?

That's the danger I spoke of.

You know what

that would mean?

We'd be buried alive.

I know what you're

thinking.

But I'd rather face that

anything with even

the slightest chance of success

than what he has

in store for us.

All right, Doctor.

We're ready.

Drink this...

and go with God.

Wait.

I want you to know

that whatever happens

Don't say it. I I know.

I think my life began

with you.

And if it must,

I want it to end with you.

[Bottle Shatters]

[Door Opens]

[Running Footsteps]

Glass. Glass!

How did this happen?

He jumped on me

while my back was turned,

overpowered me.

Took the poison from my bag.

Before I could stop them,

they both drank from it.

You fool!

Blundering old fool!

I tried to stop them!

For your stupidity,

you can join them!

I fought them!

No, no, Herr Count!

Don't kill me!

They are not dead.

Not dead?

What do you mean?

It is true. It was not poison

but a drug they took.

They're alive!

In 10 hours,

they will recover.

[Chortling]

This is good.

Did you hear that, Ernst?

This is far better

than anything

I could have planned.

Do they Do they know

what's going on?

I don't know. I think so.

So, the unhappy lovers,

Romeo and Juliet.

Can vengeance be pursued

further than death?

I am indebted to you,

Doctor.

You are a genius!

Prepare them for burial.

You may invite

a few intimate friends.

Naturally,

the services will be...

in 10 hours.

[Chuckling]

Von Melcher.

Under the circumstances,

restrain your feelings

I'm sorry.

for the dead.

[Both Chuckling, Laughing]

l

I beg you, do not think

too badly of me.

I tried my best to help you.

Forgive me for not having

the courage of youth.

Forgive me.

Forgive me.

[Thud]

[Gasps]

[Coughs]

You are forgiven, Meissen.

[Sobbing]

[Wind Howling]

[Thunderclap]

[Von Bruno]

An eye for an eye

and a tooth for a tooth,

Sir Ronald.

Fender, Koppich!

Seal the coffins.

[Thinking]

Fender, please!

Can't you see what

he's doing to us?

He's burying us alive!

I wonder why he ever came

to the Black Castle

in the first place.

Fender, help me!

You've got to help me!

I'm not dead!

I know one thing.

I wish it were Herr Count

I was sealing in here instead of

[Moaning]

Koppich.

What's that?

You hear it?

[Moaning]

It's It's from inside!

I'm getting out of here.

How could it be? He's

Come on.

We're imagining things.

Let's get it over with.

The guests have all left,

Herr Count.

Good. You may go.

Oh. Patience, von Melcher.

Have patience.

[Clock Chiming]

[Clock Stops Chiming]

Now can we go?

Of course.

We wouldn't want them

to spend their last moments...

alone.

Come on. Let's start

on the other one.

[Moaning]

There it is again.

I'm gonna see!

[Nail Squeaking]

[Nails Continue Squeaking]

[Nail Squeaks, Clatters]

[Thunderclap]

What are you doing?

Why aren't the coffins sealed?

Elga.

Oh, thank God!

But how did

The pistols.

Meissen put them

in the coffin.

He kept his promise.

We're free.

Oh!

What are you going to do

after we've gone?

There will be

other employment.

Could I persuade you

to come with us?

It would be a great honor, sir,

if you'd let me.

Get your things.

I have them, sir.

Right here!

[Laughing]

Move over, Max!

I'm driving!

Ho!

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