Weird Woman Page #4

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here with me, rather than with...

Well, with anyone else,

I was...

Well, I...

What are you talking about?

Haven't I got enough

on my mind

without listening to this

romantic twaddle of yours?

Now, go on. Get out of here. Go home

and don't let me see you here again.

Maggie, darling,

what's he done?

If he's done anything

to hurt you, I'll kill him.

I hate him.

I never want to see him again,

the philanderer.

Come on now, darling, I'll take

you home. Oh, leave me alone.

I never want to see another

man as long as I live.

I must be losing my mind.

These things

just don't happen.

What did you do to Margaret?

Do to Margaret?

You know what I'm talking about.

You've got plenty of explaining to do.

Look, will you please go home?

I've had just about all I can take.

Yeah, that's what you think.

Listen, you psychopathic young fool.

Now, come on. Get up!

Get out of here and stay out.

Yes?

Norman, it's Paula. Something

terrible has happened.

Paula! Well, what is it?

Paula!

Paula!

Paula!

Paula.

Darling, what happened?

No, don't do that.

Why?

The death chant, Norman.

I heard it. I heard it.

Death chant?

What are you talking about?

You know what it means.

Someone is praying us to death.

That's pure imagination.

No. Don't answer it.

Why not?

Because I'm afraid.

There it is, Norman.

Make it stop! Make it stop!

Paula!

Paula! Listen to me.

Whoever is playing that music

is just trying to frighten you.

If you don't fear it, it means nothing.

If you do, it means everything evil.

But I do fear it, Norman,

because it is evil.

Once I wasn't afraid

because we had protection.

But now... Now...

Oh, honey, you're gonna drive us both mad

with these foolish superstitions of yours.

You've got to stop it.

Do you hear me, honey?

You've got to stop it.

Oh, no.

Why is this happening to me?

This is my home that is filled

with fear and shadows.

I'm a scientist,

but I'm not immune.

You can't be surrounded

by fear and not be infected.

Things piling up.

Sawtelle's death.

Then that girl,

that psychopathic boy.

Somebody terrifying Paula

with death chants.

Why? Why?

From the moment

I burned the white magic.

From the moment the medallion

cracked in the fire.

I said it once in a lecture,

"Man moves two steps forward

and one step back. "

Maybe I'm wrong.

Maybe it's one step forward

and two steps back.

Hello, Norman. Have you

heard the news? No. What news?

The Board met yesterday and invited

Hinshaw of Mid-State to replace Sawtelle.

And they offered him

the sociology chairmanship

as an inducement.

Well, that's fine.

Hinshaw's a good man.

Well, Grace.

Hello, Professor.

I can see by your face that

you know just why I'm here.

Yes, Ilona just told me

about Hinshaw.

Oh, I know about that, too.

No, this is an entirely

different matter.

What now?

There's some little snip of a

student who's been working for you...

Margaret Mercer?

Mmm-hmm.

Seems there's an adoring swain

who stands guard over her,

and he spread the news around that you

tried to take advantage of Little Nell.

Keep your shirt on.

The story got to Ilona

and she sent for the girl,

hoping, no doubt, to find

her worst fears confirmed.

It seems

she wasn't disappointed.

The girl is a neurotic.

I don't doubt it.

And the boyfriend is

probably a half-wit.

But I'm Dean of Women,

and this was dumped in my lap.

Besides, these things

do happen.

Do they?

Sure, they do.

You may not think it to look at

me, but I still have memories.

That's better.

Now, just what did happen,

if anything?

I suddenly discovered this little

mooncalf talking romantic nonsense.

I practically had to throw her

out of the office.

Mmm-hmm.

A woman scorned again. No

wonder Ilona was sympathetic.

Well, I'll handle it.

Thanks, Grace.

Save the orchids.

Norman, what is wrong

with you, anyway?

Surely it isn't just this

Margaret Mercer business?

I don't know.

I really don't know. It seems

like I'm beginning to crack up.

Here, here, you better

get a grip on yourself.

Go down to the gym.

Workout and a shower

will make you feel better.

Two steps forward,

one step back.

Drop that gun, Jennings. Not

this time. Now it's my turn.

Just why do you

want to kill me?

You know why. Margaret and I

were getting along all right

till you came along

and broke us up.

You're a young fool.

You may think I'm a fool

'cause I can't keep up

in my work.

Well, how do you expect me

to keep up in my work,

thinking about you and Margaret? You've

ruined her life. You've ruined mine.

Give it to me.

Jennings?

Jennings!

Jennings says Professor Reed

beat him up.

Do you suppose he was really

interested in Margaret?

He was always asking her

to work nights.

First Sawtelle, then Jennings.

There must be a jinx on this college.

The jinx is on Professor Reed. If David

dies, he'll be charged with murder.

How does it feel to have

your husband in danger?

Not good, is it?

Better than having him dead.

Better than having him

kill himself.

Or don't you think so?

Only, Millard

didn't kill himself.

It was murder.

No.

Your husband drove him

to take his own life.

Your husband is a murderer.

No! No, no!

That's what you did to him.

You and your child's face

and your black heart.

That isn't true!

How can you say such

terrible things? It is true!

Until you came here, Monroe

was a safe and decent place.

Norman was a decent man.

And then he brought you

from the jungle.

You talk as though I were some

strange creature that he captured.

You're a witch.

Ilona says you are.

And she's right.

Ilona hates me.

And why not?

She's the woman

Norman should have married.

And then you bewitched him.

He killed my husband just as

surely as if he'd fired the shots.

That's a lie!

And now the boy, Jennings.

Maybe he'll die.

Do you know what that means?

Your husband will be twice

a murderer. Stop it! Stop it!

Why don't you go back? Why

don't you go back to the jungle?

Go back! Go back! Go back!

Go back to the jungle

where you belong.

You've got to go back, Paula.

You don't belong here.

You're a witch. Go back!

Go back, go back, go back.

You've brought nothing

but tragedy to Monroe.

You must go back.

Answer that phone.

Answer it.

Answer it.

Hello?

Thank you, Grace.

What for, you dope?

Any professional bail bondsman

could have done as much.

Besides, the kid's

still alive, isn't he?

Yes, but I'm very grateful.

Good night.

What are you doing here?

Where is my wife?

Let go of me, you murderer.

Where is Paula?

In there.

Paula!

That's the way I found

Millard, only he was dying.

Norman. Norman, take me

away from here. I'm afraid.

There's nothing to be afraid

of, honey. Yes, there is.

This house is full of it,

something evil.

Evil, yes, it's you.

Don't!

Why are you

terrorizing my wife?

She's got to get out of here.

Away from Monroe.

She's brought nothing

but death and destruction.

Paula never hurt any

living thing. She's a witch.

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