The Holly Kane Experiment Page #3

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and they, um,

they carry infrared devices

which can detect the heat

from a human body at

distances of up to 37 miles.

- Sounds like you

know a thing or two

about clandestine operations.

- I suppose.

- What about your brother?

- My brother?

- The arms dealer?

- How could you

possibly know that?

- Did you just forget about him?

- I'm trying to.

What's going on?

- I'm leaving.

- Because I didn't tell

you about my brother?

- Because I don't appreciate

people lying to me.

- Holly!

- I am not my sister.

I am sane and rational,

and I am in control of

my thoughts and feelings.

- Come in.

- Hi.

I've got the papers for you

to sign so that we can get

started on the protocol registration

system for your trials.

I'm not interrupting you, am I?

- Distractions

are welcome today.

- In that case, let me

distract you with a nice lunch.

- That would be lovely.

- I'll leave these for you.

Call for you at 12:30.

Is everything alright?

You seem distracted.

- I think it's my

resistance to a new thought.

- What are the symptoms?

- Confusion.

- Can you be more specific?

- Not really.

- Don't worry, just relax.

Allow the thought

to have its effect.

- What if I've

picked the wrong one?

- A single erroneous thought

is not gonna plunge

you into madness.

- Madness?

- I mean, I'm just saying that

you're more than intelligent

enough to be able

to make a mistake

and learn from it.

- You know about Rosalyn.

- I was just

making an observation.

- You know about a

guy I met in a cafe.

Of course you know about

my schizophrenic sister.

Perhaps you know

about my mother, too.

She was bipolar with a

hypersexual disorder,

that was always a secret.

Both my parents are dead

now so that doesn't matter,

and that means you think you

understand my motivations.

Child grows up in

fear of madness,

becomes a psychologist to try

and save her crazy family.

Well, that's bullshit.

I know who I am and I'm quite

sane, thank you very much.

- I never doubted

it for a moment.

You're a very impressive woman.

Rational, smart, and perceptive,

and I can see that

I've upset you.

Allow me to make amends.

I have two tickets for "the

damnation of Faust" tonight.

- Sounds like fun.

I thought it was romantic.

- Religious nonsense.

- You don't believe in souls?

- Margarite did not ascend

to heaven it Goethe's

original version.

- You don't believe in souls.

- Goethe held that one

could be inwardly Christian

without following any of the

church's accepted beliefs

and practices.

He damned the whole history

of Christian theology

as a hodgepodge of

fallacy and violence.

- Some people find

solace in their faith.

- Which allows radicals

to find solace in death,

and that's what makes

them so dangerous.

But I'm being gloomy.

- You picked a gloomy opera.

- Something a little

lighter next time?

- The circus maybe?

Thank you for this evening.

- My pleasure entirely.

I'm sorry.

I made an unwelcome advance.

- It's not you.

I'm just really disorientated.

The whole day's been strange.

- Your resistance

to new thoughts?

- Sorry, I'm being boring.

- Give it a little time,

see where it leads.

That's how research works.

- How was the cocktail?

- It did something,

I just don't know what.

Everything just feels

really upside down.

- It worked pretty well for me.

- You had some?

- Do you think I'd give you

something if I didn't test it?

I went to the cinema and

watched some shitty horror film

in 3-d, or 4-d,

or maybe even 5-d.

- I'm certain it took me

to where I needed to go.

I'm just...

I'm not sure what

happened there.

- How is your new employer?

- He's simply making it

possible for me to do clinical

trials.

- Everything you're doing

looks a little desperate to me.

- Well, that's because you

see through paranoid eyes.

- You have got to learn

to chill out, Holly.

- She was troubled from birth.

Even as a baby, she

didn't look quite right.

- Poor thing.

- Not that I

noticed at the time.

She was great at first,

but as she got older

she just got weirder.

I just didn't want

to be around her.

- That must've been

confusing for you.

- Not as confusing as when my

parents took off in the car

and then came back without her.

Yeah, you would've thought

my father would've dropped

my mother off at the same time,

but he always forgave

her for everything.

You have a talent of getting

information out of people.

- You're a very

interesting woman.

Grazie.

Oh!

- Was the owner

schooled at Eton?

- Somewhere in Turin, I believe.

I performed a small

favor for him once

and he feels indebted to me.

- So you called out to

your mafia connections.

- The mafia is just

another violent cult

sanctioning psychopaths to

kill those who oppose them.

- That sounds like a no.

- Violent cults are the biggest

threat of the world today.

The jihadists get

the most airtime,

but Zionists, creationists,

radical nationalists,

no less dangerous.

They're all prepared to

kill and maim in the name

of their beliefs.

- Sounds like religion is

the real Thorn in your side.

- The problem is always the

unthinking, unquestioning

acceptance of

someone else's ideas.

But I'm being gloomy again.

- You really should

go to the circus.

- Perhaps you're right.

- Nice view.

- I couldn't agree more.

You're a very attractive woman.

- Don't forget my mind.

- Oh, how could I

ever forget your mind?

- Actually, sometimes

I wish I could.

- As far as I'm concerned,

it's operating perfectly.

You

are very beautiful.

- I should leave.

- You don't want to stay?

- I need my bed.

- But it's late.

- The trains are still running.

- I'll organize a lift for you.

- No, I'll walk.

- No, no.

I insist on a lift, even if

it's only as far as the station.

- You know how independent I am.

- Fucks sake.

- Please keep your voice down.

- What are you doing?

- I'm trying to be careful,

which is something you're

completely failing to do.

- Look, I'm sorry but I

don't want to see you again.

I thought I made

that perfectly clear.

- Is that because

of your cozy dinners

with Marvin Greenslade?

Is he your boss, your

boyfriend, or both?

- I don't know what

you're talking about.

- I've been doing some research.

After his success with

subliminals throughout the 80's,

Marvin went for the money.

Through the 90's he worked as

a consultant for international

marketing firms.

It paid well.

Marvin acquired a

portfolio of properties

and a sure bit of inquire,

but his greatest

success was yet to come.

This guy keeps such a low

profile that you need high level

clearance to find out

anything about him.

But last year he began to

work for the prime minister

as a special advisor.

It's been a long time coming,

Marvin's been a member of the

party for the last 20 years.

He's the first real mentor

figure that the pm ever had.

Marvin Greenslade.

Advisor to the pm.

Early 70's.

Well dressed.

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