The Horror of Frankenstein Page #6

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Tell them exactly the way

you've just told me.

- The police?

- Of course, I must fetch them immediately.

Be sure to stay here

until I get back.

- Yes, Victor.

- Don't go away.

- I won't, Victor.

- Walk on.

Yes, all right, Stephan.

Now tell it to me all over again.

As I told Victor,

i came round the bend...

- Excuse me, Henry.

- What is it?

If you don't need me any more,

I'd like to get home.

Oh, yes, yes, of course.

Thank you, Victor.

It will be all right, won't it, Victor?

Of course it will, Stephan.

You just stick to what you saw

and everything will be all right.

Get up, there.

Right, Stephan.

Start from the beginning.

That should keep even you quiet.

And now, I'll get you some clothes.

You said he'd come

from the direction of the castle?

That's right, Henry.

All right, Stephan,

let's go and take a look up there.

My god, you're an ugly looking devil.

Can't you talk?

It'll be that piece of glass.

I'm sorry about that.

I can't have you wandering the countryside

chopping up the population.

You're wasting your time.

I'll get you something to eat.

Save your strength.

Hello, Henry.

Stephan.

Elizabeth, what are you doing here?

I hardly think that's any of your business.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I don't mean to sound rude.

It's all right.

It's my father's house.

- They've taken everything.

- What? Who?

The bailiffs.

To repay all my father's debts.

I had nowhere to stay last night.

My dear Elizabeth, I'm so sorry.

But why here? Why Victor, of all people?

Why not?

What is it now, Henry?

I've told you all I can.

Stephan says that he saw the killer

appearing from the direction of the castle.

- Some sort of monster.

- You're joking of course.

This is no time to joke.

A man's life is at stake.

I don't understand.

What are you talking about?

A man has been murdered

on the village road, my dear.

I found Stephan standing near the body.

Stephan wouldn't kill anybody.

That's what I thought up until this morning.

Then I take it that neither of you

have seen any sign of this monster.

- Not I.

- No.

Then we'll be on our way.

But what happens if you don't find this...

This man?

Then I'm afraid, Stephan is in trouble.

Come on.

But I saw him. I tell you, I saw him!

Come on, Stephan.

Victor, we must do something.

- What do you suggest?

- I don't know.

But he might hang

for something he didn't do.

Now, how do we know he didn't do it?

We were at school together.

That's hardly an automatic

guarantee of his innocence.

I don't believe that he's capable

of killing anybody.

It isn't a question of belief,

it's a question of evidence.

And there seems to be enough of that

to hang him three times over.

Well, then we must find this man.

This monster that he said he saw.

Don't you understand, my dear?

There wasn't one.

And now I have some work to do.

I'll see you at lunch, no doubt.

Now, my friend...

The first thing you must learn

is some manners.

When I say something,

you listen and you obey.

Sit down and you can have it.

Come on, sit.

You heard me. Sit!

I said sit!

Sit!

Good boy.

Good boy.

This food is revolting, alys.

They're hanging your cook

tomorrow, remember?

Surely, we could have found

another cook by now.

I offered to help

when Stephan was convicted.

I can manage.

Not if you continue to dish out muck

like this. Now take it away.

She'll have to go.

How would you like to take her place?

As your housekeeper?

After all, you need a job.

You told me so yourself.

You're very kind.

Not at all. I need...

I'll go.

- Good evening.

- I would like to see his lordship, please.

- You mean the baron?

- If that's what he is.

Come in.

- You have a visitor.

- Yes?

I'll leave you alone.

Well?

It's about my husband.

- Your husband?

- He's disappeared.

- Do I know him?

- Oh, yes, sir.

He's the one that dug up

all those fresh corpses for you.

Oh, yes.

You haven't seen him then?

Not for some time.

Our business was concluded.

We settled up and that was

the last I saw of him.

I was afraid of that.

It means I have to go to the police,

and I do so dislike the police.

I just hope they won't be

an embarrassment to you.

To me?

Well, I'll have to tell them what he did.

And how the last time I saw him

he was on his way up here

with a delivery for you.

I mean, they'll want to know

that sort of thing, won't they?

Yes. Yes, I suppose they will.

Well, you do just that.

In fact, do it straight away.

Take the short cut to the village.

- Thank you, sir.

- Think nothing of it.

Don't forget,

the shortcut through the woods.

Yes, sir. Thank you. Goodnight.

And good night to you, dear lady.

Wake up, old fellow.

I've got a little job for you.

You did exactly as I commanded?

No one saw you?

Good boy.

- You didn't touch anything?

- No, sir.

Ride to karlstadt, wake up the judge

and tell him to postpone the execution.

- Is the baron at home?

- Yes, sir.

Henry! What a pleasant surprise.

This is not a social visit, Victor.

Pity. What is it then?

Another body has been found

on the village road.

What perilous times we do live in.

You realise what that means?

It means there are a lot

of rogues and vagabonds

wandering about the countryside.

You're not doing your job, Henry.

It means that Stephan probably told the truth.

Poor Stephan.

It's all right.

I've managed to hold the execution.

Good for you, Henry.

So now you believe there's a monster

on the rampage?

"Monster," that was the word

that Stephan used, wasn't it?

A monster who's left a foot print.

How marvellous for you, Henry, a clue.

You seem to be treating

the whole affair very lightly.

I really can't find it in myself

to feel sorry for everyone

who gets waylaid by the roadside.

Even when it happens

so close to the castle?

What difference does that make?

Well, I would have thought

the idea of some maniac

of enormous size and strength

wandering around

would give you cause for concern.

So long as he doesn't wander around here.

- Perhaps he does.

- What's that supposed to imply?

Nothing yet.

- Good day, Victor.

- Henry.

- Interesting.

- What?

What the police lieutenant

was talking about.

On the contrary,

i found it exceptionally dull.

Now if you'll excuse me,

i have some work to do.

- Victor.

- Hmm?

I think it's time we had a little talk.

- About?

- Money.

- Don't I pay you enough?

- For my work, yes.

What else should I pay you for?

Your bedroom accomplishments?

No. For withholding information.

About what?

About why you employed a man

to steal dead bodies.

And why you keep going down

to the cellar at all hours.

I believe it's in the interest of public safety

that they should have this information.

That's very public-spirited of you.

So you must see it's worth

something to keep quiet. Agreed?

Agreed.

But don't you think your information

would carry a little more weight

if you knew why I wanted

those dead bodies?

And why I keep visiting the cellars?

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