The Spiral Staircase Page #5

...and waited.

Then when the poor, simple-minded

creature came near the house...

...the tree moved...

...threw her into the well.

I was too late.

I couldn't find the rope.

You were that girl, Helen.

Come here.

Come here.

You must go away.

Leave this house.

Go with Nurse Barker tonight.

Don't wait for Dr. Parry.

Don't wait for anyone.

If you won't,

you must do what I tell you.

You must get under the bed.

Do you understand?

You must hide under the bed.

Why won't you do what I tell you to?

Why won't you listen to me?

Why won't anyone listen to me?

Would you mind

letting me have a wagon?

I'll leave it in the village

for Oates to pick up.

Very well. I'll go out with you

and hitch up the wagon.

You're very kind, professor.

I've been walking.

-In this rain?

-Yes.

In this rain.

I wonder if you'd mind doing

something for me, Stephen.

What?

Nurse Barker is leaving us.

And as long as

you're already rather wet...

...perhaps you wouldn't mind

hitching up the wagon for her.

Everybody's leaving

the old homestead.

Like a holiday.

-It'll be a pleasure.

-For both of us.

-Goodbye, Professor Warren.

-Goodbye.

Oh, Helen, will you tell Blanche

I want to see her in the den?

Have you been here long?

I was outside with Nurse Barker.

I saw the basement door open.

Did you come in that way?

Helen...

...you must forget

everything you've seen here.

Let me handle this.

Do you understand?

Take the candle.

Come with me.

You don't think I did it.

Wait.

I think I have a match. Yes.

Where could it go?

Hey, there it is.

Helen!

Helen!

Let me out of here!

Helen!

Number, please.

Hello.

Number, please.

Hello. Number, please.

Helen.

Helen.

What on earth are you doing?

What's the matter?

''Blanche murdered''?

''Stephen.''

Where?

I'll take you up

to my stepmother's room.

You stay there with her.

I'll call the constable.

Let me take care of things now.

You've been through enough.

You tried to telephone, didn't you?

Well, I'm glad you couldn't.

You looked in this mirror

once before today.

I watched you.

You had no mouth then.

Just as you have none now.

Look at yourself.

Look.

And there's no room

in the whole world...

...for imperfection.

The only person

who could have prevented you...

...from achieving

the quiet that I can give you...

...was Stephen.

And you locked him up...

...downstairs.

We're quiet now, Helen.

I'm glad I waited.

Everyone's out of the way.

Mrs. Oates is drunk...

...because I purposely

let her steal a bottle of brandy.

And Oates...

...he's gone to look for ether...

...because I made sure

there was no ether.

And Blanche...

...whom I loved...

...didn't love me...

...so she had to die.

She's dead and at peace.

And Stephen...

...you took care of him for me.

Stephen is weak...

...as I once was.

What a pity my father didn't live

to see me become strong.

To see me dispose

of the weak and imperfects...

...of the world, whom he detested.

He would have admired me

for what I'm going to do.

-Who is it?

-It's me, the constable.

I met Dr. Parry in town.

He said he won't be

able to pick Helen up tonight.

The boy is very sick,

and he has to stay there.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

I'll tell her, constable.

Well, I'll be on my way then.

Good night.

Helen!

Helen!

Helen!

Helen!

Helen!

Murderer.

Helen!

You killed them.

You killed them all.

The servant girl in the well.

The others in the town.

Today, the cripple in the hotel.

You killed them all.

Tonight, it would have been Helen.

I heard you.

Stephen.

Get me Stephen.

Now it's been done.

Ten years too late.

No.

Forgive me, Stephen.

I thought it was you.

He always waited

till you came home...

...so I thought it was you.

A doctor. Get Dr. Parry. Hurry!

One...

...eight...

...nine.

Dr. Parry.

Come.

It's I, Helen.

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