The Invisible Man Page #5

- Go now, my dear.

- No. I want to stay. You must hide.

Don't worry.

The whole world's my hiding place.

I can stand out there amongst them

in the day or night and laugh at them.

Come along, my darling.

Oh, Father!

Link hands, all around the house.

- Link hands.

- Link hands.

- Link hands.

- Link hands.

Keep close together,

or he'll slip under your arm.

Now, boys, forward.

Thank you, Kemp,

for opening the window.

You're a true friend, Kemp. A man to trust.

I've no time now but, believe me,

as surely as the moon will set

and the sun will rise,

I shall kill you tomorrow night.

I shall kill you even if you hide

in the deepest cave of the earth.

At ten o'clock tomorrow night

I shall kill you.

Help! Help!

He's here! He's here!

- Here he comes.

- Stand where you are.

- What is it?

- Something smacked my face.

(Griffiin laughs)

Naughty boy. (laughs)

Ow! Let go!

- What's the matter with you?

- He twisted my nose.

Now, steady, boys.

We've got him all right this time.

(Griffiin) Good shot.

(Griffiin laughs)

Get that hat.

Now then, boys, advance slowly.

It's all right. He's unarmed.

We've got him easy.

Help! Help! He's got me by the feet!

Here he is! Help!

(shouting)

It's the invisible man! He's got him

by the feet! After him! Quick!

What do you know about that?

(woman screams)

Help!

Murder! Murder!

' Here we go gathering nuts in May,

nuts in May, nuts in May

' Here we go gathering nuts in May

on a cold and frosty morning

Whoops!

He threatened to kill me at ten o'clock

tonight. You must lock me up.

You're not the only one

in danger, Dr Kemp.

I'll see that you have protection.

Now, Dr Cranley,

you're concealing something from me.

One moment.

Why were you and your daughter

in this house at two o'clock this morning?

Dr Kemp called me up.

He told me the man was here.

- He wanted my help.

- Why did he ring you before the police?

- Why did your daughter come too?

- She came to drive the car.

You know who

the invisible man is, Doctor.

I understand you have another assistant

besides Dr Kemp, a Dr Griffin.

- Where is Dr Griffin?

- He's gone away.

It is Griffin!

What's the good of concealing it?

It's Griffin,

and he's threatened to murder me.

He may be here now, in the garden

looking through the window,

or in the corner of my bedroom

waiting for me, waiting to kill me!

And you all sit there

doing nothing! Nothing!

We've doubled the search party

around Kemp's house.

Nothing to report, sir. The policeman's

trousers were found a mile away.

- That's all.

- Well, it's beaten me.

I'll give 1,000 for a practical idea.

He's roaming the country at will,

a madman.

(Griffiin) Here I am.

Aren't you pleased you've found me?

Aagh!

(Griffiin) Would you like

to keep him company?

(man) Stand away! Keep back!

(train whistle)

Thank you.

- Give me 5 worth of silver, please.

- Yes, sir.

Thank you. Good day.

- Morning.

- Morning, sir.

There you are. A present

from the invisible man.

Money! Money! Money! Money!

(laughs)

' up and down the City Road

' In and out the Eagle

' That's the way the money goes

' Pop goes the weasel!

Money! Money! Money! Money!

20 men of the search parties

have been killed,

and 100 in the train disaster.

The invisible man has been reported

in a hundred different places.

Now I appeal to you to help us

keep the public calm.

What plans have you got

for capturing him?

100,000 men are searching and watching.

But have you any special

secret means of getting him?

The police have offered 2,000

for the first effective means.

- Why not bloodhounds?

- The bloodhounds have lost the scent.

Why not put wet tar on all the roads,

then chase the black soles of his feet?

Because he's not a fool.

Now, we've got one hope, gentlemen.

But I daren't say a word of it here.

He may be standing there

beside you listening.

Try and sleep now, my dear.

There's nothing you can do.

We must just pray that the police

can take him without harming him.

Stand back, close against the wall.

Now then.

Drag that net clear across the room.

Now everything depends on

the way we carry out my plan.

I'll tell you it after we've made certain

he's not in this room.

Good. Now we're safe here at last.

Constable, keep an eye on that window.

Now, come here. All of you, sit down.

Now listen carefully. We've got a chance

tonight that will never come again.

He's threatened to murder

Dr Kemp at ten o'clock.

From what we know of him,

he'll do his utmost to carry that out.

He's certain to be near this house,

watching, for some time beforehand.

Now, at half past nine,

Dr Kemp, with a bodyguard of police,

will leave this house

and walk down to the police station.

It's a natural thing

for Dr Kemp to seek protection.

The invisible man is certain to be near.

He's certain to see what's happening.

You mean you're going to

use me as a bait? I can't!

- You must. You'll be perfectly safe.

- Safe? He's not human.

- He can go through prison walls.

- Don't be a fool.

I can't sit in that station waiting.

He'll kill you, kill you all,

and then take the keys and come to me.

Very well. If you're afraid

of waiting in the police station,

you can leave it directly you're inside.

There's a secret way out

through the inspector's house.

We'll disguise you as a policeman

and you can walk out and drive away.

Even if he sees you,

he won't recognise you.

He'll probably be waiting

to break in at ten o'clock.

- What happens to me then?

- I'll have you driven quietly back here.

Then get into your car and drive away

into the country, miles away,

and stay there until we've got him.

Now, you needn't be afraid.

We'll get him all right this time.

I'll lay traps that even

an invisible man can't pass.

You see? It covers a fairly wide range.

Now, I've got 20 of these guns

and a good man to each.

One splash of this on his skin

and we've got something to follow at last.

- Why not paint the top of the wall?

- Because he'd smell it.

I've got a better plan. I'm going to put a

thin layer of loose earth on top of the wall.

The slightest touch will disturb it,

and we've got him trapped.

Oh, I see. Pretty good.

Quick march!

(Griffiin) They think they're very clever.

All right, take him straight inside.

20 minutes to ten.

Keep your eyes open now, boys.

Here, quick, sir.

I heard footsteps outside,

soft footsteps, like naked feet.

Listen.

Come on.

- Where are you going to?

- The mountains, 100 miles away.

Drive away quickly.

It's ten minutes to ten.

He's bound to do something in a minute.

- Will he try and get into the station?

- Every door and window is barred.

No, he'll try the wall right enough.

There he goes!

- Go to your stations now. Watch the wall.

- He's over the wall!

I felt breathing down my neck.

He's in here.

Ten o'clock!

Ten o'clock he wanted to murder me.

(Griffiin) I think this'll do nicely, Kemp.

We'll stop here.

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