The Nesting Page #2

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would object.

He probably doesn't

even remember owning the house.

Have you always lived with him?

No. I only came back last spring.

The project I was working on

ran out of funds...

...and I was forced to take

a leave of absence, so to speak.

- Oh? What's your field?

- Physics. Quantum physics.

Grandfather promised to make

a hefty contribution to the project...

...if I came home

and lived with him for a year.

Grandfather?

Daniel, come over here.

I have some guests with me.

- Miss Cochran is going to rent the house, so...

- Fine. Fine.

Go ahead and make

the arrangements.

I just bought it.

It's mighty

ingenious.

How do you do, sir?

You know anything

about pistols, Mr. Cochran?

Felton's the name.

And not much.

- Just what they do.

- Well, that's a start.

Why hasn't the girl married you?

You've got character.

- Grandfather...

- It's quite all right, Colonel.

He does have character, and so do you.

You're everything

your grandson said you were.

Is that so?

I suppose you're one

of those liberated,

...progressive...

- Grandfather!

- What is it? Is it his heart?

It could be a stroke.

Seems kind of pointless to rent such

a big house with so many rooms...

...and use just one

for both bedroom and office.

Frank said he couldn't get

the electricity running upstairs.

Anyway, I like it this way.

It's like my apartment.

It's cozy.

Well, you certainly are

a creature of habit.

Do you think it's abnormal?

No. Not at all.

What made you say that?

Oh, I don't know.

I was reading about agoraphobes who spent

their whole lives imprisoned in one room.

Some really bad cases

never even leave their beds.

Ah, cut it out, Lauren.

You-You're practically cured.

In any case,

you're being perfectly sensible,

...and this is definitely

the best room in the house.

Get a load of this.

- Oh, it's gorgeous.

- It's gauche.

But it's just what you need up here.

That nail's loose.

- It's very becoming on you.

- Ta-da!

What the hell was that?

Yeah. That's that, miss.

Got the toilet working.

- Jesus. Is that what that was?

- That's right, mister.

You flush a toilet ain't been used in

years, and the pipes let you know it.

- God, I thought the whole house...

- You should have thought sooner, miss.

Don't know why you'd want to go

and stay in a place like this.

It seems downright

unsmart to me.

It's a beautiful

old house.

Well, like they say, beauty is

in the eye of the... whoever.

- Yeah, that's what they say.

- I guess I'll be going.

Oh, Frank, one more thing. When you flushed the

toilet, the window in the sitting room cracked.

It must have been

the vibrations.

There ain't no pipes

near the window.

I'll have a look at it, but it'd

be a while before I can fix it.

The nearest glazier's

30 miles away.

- Charming fellow, isn't he?

- He's not so bad.

He's just typically suspicious

of city folk.

- Oh, hi.

- Hi, Daniel.

- Hi. How's it going?

- Good.

We're getting it together.

How's your grandfather?

He's pretty much the same.

He still can't speak.

But the doctor says

eventually he should improve.

That's common

with a stroke.

I spoke with the telephone company. They said

it would take about a week to get the lines up.

So if you need to make a call, there's

a pay phone at the general store.

Okay. That'll be fine.

Oh, Mark. Ooh, we better get going.

You're gonna miss your train.

Yeah, okeydokey.

Oh, you, uh,

leaving already?

Yeah. I have a meeting

in the morning.

Why don't I give you a lift?

I'm going that way.

- Well, that's great...

- Oh, no, that's okay.

No, no. That's a good idea.

It'll save you a trip.

I really appreciate all your help.

I'm just sorry

that things couldn't be better.

- Don't be sorry. I've got the patience of a goat.

- I know.

Look, I'll take care of me.

You just take care of you.

- And you call me as soon as you get a phone.

- I will.

Okay.

Mark, you know you're free to...

I know I'm free.

I'll miss you.

Oh, I'll come up

for a visit real soon.

Plus we have to go

back to the roots of the trouble.

Dr. Webb, don't you

understand what I'm saying?

I had a dream and I remembered it.

After all these years,

the first night in that house,

...and I remembered my dream

for the first time.

Go on. I'm listening.

But weirder than the dream itself

or remembering it,

...I had a dream,

and when I woke up, it happened.

It actually happened.

- Coincidence.

- Precognition.

And I think it's related to that house.

Really, Lauren, I'm surprised at you.

No sooner do you have a dream...

Then let me surprise you a little bit more.

I also think that that house

may be haunted.

I think that in your search

for inspiration,

...you may have sacrificed

your wits.

Now, listen to me. A vivid dream can

be quite baffling, especially for you,

...and particularly

the moment of awakening.

But what you had was a dream,

just a very confusing dream.

Listen,

I've got a patient waiting.

So why don't you drive in

next week and we'll talk.

Look, you always said it was crucial

for me to remember my dreams.

And it finally happened here,

not in New York.

I want you to come here.

You said you might.

I said I might, if I had the time.

But, Lauren, you really can't

expect me to drop everything...

Seventy-five bucks a week for seven years?

That's 27 grand I've dropped on you.

You're being superstitious

and asking the impossible.

Not impossible.

Perhaps inconvenient.

If you can't do this for me,

...then it's obvious to me

that you don't really give a sh*t.

I don't know how I can go on seeing you.

- I'm sorry you feel that way.

- So am I.

All right.

Let me see what I can do.

This weekend?

I'll try. I promise.

If it looks like I can make it,

I'll call Mark for directions.

Now I really must get off.

Oh. Hello, Frank.

Did you get that window glass?

Nope.

This ain't the big city,

you know.

Things take time.

Time's money.

Doesn't the colonel

pay you for your time?

Yeah, he pays me all right,

...but he don't pay me to rush.

I don't like shakedowns, Frank,

...and I don't think

your boss does either.

That bastard.

Is anyone there?

Is anybody there?

Wait!

Dr. Webb. Help me.

I'm up here!

What you doing up there?

Hooking up an antenna?

Couldn't you make it up here

in the country without a TV?

- Help me.

- Lauren.

Don't try to move.

I'll be right up.

Please.

Lauren.

Open your eyes

and don't be afraid.

I'm almost there.

Lauren, open your eyes

and look at me.

I can almost touch you.

Open your eyes and look at me.

I really wish you'd change your mind

and stay at my house.

At least until you're feeling better.

If I leave now,

I'll never have the guts to come back.

Well, maybe you shouldn't.

Daniel, my life is already filled

with unsolved mysteries.

If I run away now,

it'll just be one more.

So what's one more?

There's no point

in torturing yourself.

Daniel, I have got

to work this out.

Not every patient has her

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