The Curse of the Werewolf Page #4

She won't miss you, dear.

Not for just a few minutes.

You all right, dear?

Careful.

Here.

What's the idea?

If that's what you came for,

you came to the wrong place.

I've a good mind to...

How much longer

does your friend

expect me to sit here

by myself?

I shall personally supervise

his immediate return, my dear.

Don't speak

to any strange men.

Really.

Leon?

Leon, where are you,

my little friend?

Leon?

Come on.

Every night

for the past 13 years...

you've been on about

that dog of yours.

Now keep quiet about it.

I've had enough.

The best dog

that I ever had.

You had to shoot him.

Yes, I had to shoot him.

He was a killer,

that's why.

He keeps the bullet

around his neck

to remind him,

round his neck.

I keep the bullet

around my neck

because it's made of

real silver.

The best dog I ever had.

Ah, go home.

Leon?

Leon? Leon?

Leon?

In God's name,

what happened?

Your clothes, you...

You can't...

No! No! No!

It's the truth, my son.

I won't believe you.

I can't.

There, there.

Leon?

I must ask you once again.

Can you remember

anything you did?

Where you went to

last night?

No.

But try, please try.

I can't, I tell you.

I can't remember anything.

The blood.

There was blood on my hands.

Where did I get

blood on my hands?

That's what I'm trying

to find out.

Perhaps it's the blood

of some animal.

A sheep, maybe.

You mean,

I killed it with...

With...

There, there.

You knew about this

all the time, Father?

But you didn't tell anyone?

Thank you.

What am I going to do?

Tell me,

what am I going to do, Father?

I think I can

obtain permission for you

to enter a monastery...

under special supervision.

But...

until then you must be...

chained,

and watched night and day.

Oh, yes,

that's right, isn't it?

You chain up wild animals.

That's all I am. An animal.

Hey, you.

Sargento.

Why, that's him.

Are you Leon Carido?

Yes.

A friend of

Jose Amadayo?

Yes.

I understand

that you were both

at a certain establishment

last night.

Owned by a Seora Zumara?

Yes.

According to a Seorita

Yvonne, you left early.

Is that right?

Yes, yes, I think so.

You think so?

Well,

I had a lot to drink.

Where did you go then,

Seor Carido?

Home.

Home?

Are you sure?

Yes, I've just left there.

You just left there?

I see.

Why... Why are you

asking me these questions?

Just making

some inquiries.

Good day, seor.

Good day.

Seor.

Well, I hope you feel

ashamed of yourself.

Seor?

Going to a place like that.

Getting drunk. Disgusting.

Don Fernando?

Tell me.

Has anything happened

to Jose?

I neither know nor care.

Probably in jail.

You're very fortunate that

you're not there with him.

Help me.

Leon?

Get away! Get away!

Get away!

Leon, what's wrong?

No.

Get away.

Leon?

Leon?

I must go.

Before father finds out

I've been with you

all night.

All night?

All night.

Careful.

You've been here

with me all night?

Yes.

Tell me, I must know.

Did... Did anything

happen to me?

You hurt your leg.

You were frightened

and screaming...

No. No.

Did I change?

Did my face change?

My hands.

Did anything happen?

No, Leon.

You have saved me.

Oh, God, thank you

for sending her to me.

We must go away.

Now, today.

You must marry me,

and we must go away.

Leon.

We'll start a new life.

A wonderful life, Cristina.

We'll be together every minute

of the day and night.

Tell me what's wrong.

Cristina...

do you love me?

Will you marry me, Cristina?

You say you love me,

will you marry me?

Yes. Yes, I will.

My darling,

this is terribly important.

But you must trust me

until I have time

to explain better.

We must go away. Now. Today.

Please don't ask

anymore questions.

Will you come?

Yes.

Yes, I'll come with you.

Are these your clothes,

seor?

Yes.

Leon Carido, I must ask you

to accompany me.

But why?

I'm arresting you

on a charge of murder.

In God's name,

listen to me, will you?

You must send

for my father.

You must, don't you

understand? You must!

Listen to me,

I tell you! Listen!

My boy...

there is only one thing

he'll listen to.

Look, I'll pay you.

I'm willing to pay you.

What do you want, seor?

I want you to

send somebody...

to fetch my father,

Seor Don Alfredo Carido.

How can I possibly

leave here?

Must be somebody

you can send.

Well, there is.

Send somebody

to tell him I'm here.

I need him.

Seor Don Alfredo Carido.

He lives at

the outside of the square.

The big house

at the top of the steps.

Well? What do you wait...

Here. Now, hurry, please.

Leon?

Leon, where are you?

Leon?

You all right?

What do you think

you're doing?

Where were you going?

Come on,

where were you going?

You were going with him,

weren't you?

You were going to run away

with him, weren't you?

Oh, I say.

You were, weren't you?

Yes, I was.

What?

And I still am.

You ungrateful little...

Where is he, Father?

Please, where is he?

He is right where

he deserves to be.

Where is he?

I must go to him, Father,

he needs me.

Needs you?

I'll bet he does,

the debauched young...

Will you please tell me

where he is?

He's in jail.

That's where he is.

Prison?

Yes, prison.

Why? What for?

What do they say

he's done?

I'm not interested

in what he's done.

I just know

they have taken him away.

And good riddance.

Rico...

will you please

take me to him? What?

I want you to take me

to the town.

I shall do

no such thing.

Well, then, will you lend me

your carriage? What's that?

Certainly not.

Then I shall

have to take it.

Cristina?

Come back here at once.

Come back.

You're to drive me

to the town.

It's an order

from Seor Gomez.

And hurry, please.

Cristina? Come back.

I have already killed three people,

Father. Can't you understand this?

Strangled them

with my hands.

Savaged them

with my teeth.

That has yet

to be proved.

Proof.

They'll prove it, all right,

because it's true.

And if they make me

stay here tonight,

it's going to happen

all over again.

Don't think these are

going to stop me.

What can we do?

We must go to the mayor.

Appeal to him.

No, not appeal.

Tell him...

tell him what I am.

Tell him I have confessed

to everything. What?

Tell him I have confessed.

That you must have me

executed.

Now.

My son...

Yes, now. Before sunset.

And, Father, you must

tell him how it must be done.

Burned.

Burned...

Burned alive.

No, this is too much.

It's preposterous.

It's too much

to expect me to believe.

Nevertheless, it is true.

How long have you

known of this, Father?

Since he was a child.

And you did

nothing about it?

I wasn't certain.

Then why are you

certain now? Why?

You have only to ask my son,

and he will tell you.

Your son, a murderer.

Yes.

What is it you want

me to do, then?

Please,

hand the boy over to me,

so that I may

take him to a monastery...

where he'll be

looked after.

No. That's impossible.

No, the boy will have to

stand trial.

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