When Night Is Falling

-Reverend.

-Camille.

-Aren't you cold?

-Sharpens the mind.

-Even if contemporary people

deny it,

even if they ridicule

Christianity,

modern culture was built

on this moral law.

And our hunger for

the certainty of this law,

for a spiritual anchor,

for an immutable, eternal truth

is proof... of it's existence.

Especially now,

after a few decades of

relativistic situational ethics,

our society is tired

of constant change.

And as we approach

the millennium...

-Transformations are

a basic staple of mythology.

Transformations from human form

to animal forms and vice-versa;

of gods into humans

and humans into gods;

of wind into blood,

flesh into water,

ugliness into beauty.

The human need for change,

progress, movement,

is reflected

in the ancient stories,

which are told over and over

again in different forms.

[ bell ringing ]

Okay, uh, Chapter 12

for Thursday. Thanks.

-Professor Baker.

l was wondering if you could

help me with something.

-Of course, Professor Bergin.

What with?

-Uh, well, I have to prepare

a speech on very short notice.

-What speech?

-Well, it's just

the keynote address

to the lnternational

Theologians' Conference

in Chicago.

-Professor Bergin...

That's wonderful!

-Yeah, it is!

So...

Let's do something exciting

tonight, huh?

-Yeah, something really crazy.

-Okay...

-Hey, remember, Martin,

Calvinists are not supposed

to have sex standing up.

-I know. 'Cause it might lead

to dancing.

-Camille. Martin.

-Reverend.

-If you have time, I'd like

to meet with you later today.

Four o'clock in my office?

-Sure, Reverend.

-And don't book anything

immediately after.

I'd like for us

not to be disturbed.

-Hugh really is brilliant,

you know, Bob?

Bob?

Bob?

Ah no...

Oh no!

Bob, come!

Bob? We went over this,

remember?

"Come" means "come here".

Oh, Tillie.

-I'm 47.

-Yeah, that's great.

But have you seen my dog?

-Ah yes, he walked by here

about half an hour ago.

I remember because

it was the first time

I'd seen him without you.

He was charging along like he

had an appointment or something.

Thatta way.

-Thank you.

-Don't you love it the way dogs

sometimes get this look

like they got a hectic schedule

to follow? Busy, busy!

-Bob...

-Are you all right?

-My dog just died.

-Oh. I'm sorry.

-I loved him so much.

It's pathetic, really.

-No. No, it's not pathetic.

It's, uh... Animals love you

in a way people can't.

So uncomplicated,

really, you know?

Whether you're successful

or not, or ugly or beautiful...

they don't care.

-Yeah. Thanks.

-Oh... It's okay, it's okay.

How did he die?

-I don't know.

I don't get it.

He... he wasn't that old...

He just snuck away and...

I found him in an alley.

And you know what?

I realized that...

I loved him more than anything,

anyone, I'm suppose to love.

Oh, dear...

What a blubbering idiot!

Il think everything good

just goes,

eventually.

-Yeah.

[ washing machine beeping ]

Oh, they're done.

I'll get yours.

Yeah.

-Thanks.

-Yeah. Just relax.

You know,

I really didn't expect

to be this long. l gotta run.

-Oh. l'm sorry.

-Uh... sorry about your dog.

-It's okay. Thanks.

[ door opening ]

-Hello!

-Hi!

-Hi.

-Hi.

Hi.

-Ah... Where'd you get that?

-Do you like it?

-Yeah. It's...

It's wild. Where'd you get it?

-Oh, just picked it up.

I think it has a certain...

reckless charm, don't you?

-Yeah... Yeah...

It's fun.

-Yeah.

-Okay, we should get going,

honey.

-Yes.

-Uh...

-What?

-We are going to a meeting

with the reverend, remember?

-Yes.

-Very funny.

-What?

-Camille, you can't wear that.

He's gonna think you've lost

your mind.

-So?

-And I've lost mine.

-Martin, this is the era

of the individual, remember?

You've got to stop worrying

about other people's opinion

of you.

Okay? Let's go.

-But if I do take their offer,

we'll need someone else

to fill the role

of chaplain.

An appropriate successor

would concern me... greatly.

-Well, chaplain certainly is

a very exciting position,

especially in these times.

I'm sure you'll have

lots of takers.

-It's not takers we need,

it's givers.

-It was just a manner

of speaking.

-And of course, whoever took

the position would have

to be beyond reproach, for

the more conservative element

of our college constituancy.

We have to remember

that not long ago,

we were still debating

whether or not

Christians could use

rock 'n' roll

to convey a godly message.

-Remember when old Mrs. Lindow

said that...

all rock 'n' roll led

to sexual intercourse,

because the music...

no, it was the rhythm

of the music matched

the rhythm of the contractions

of an orgasm.

-lt's easy to laugh,

but we have to remember that

Mrs. Lindow is as much a member

of God's flock as anyone else.

-Yeah.

-All I'm trying to say is

that...

the chaplainship of the college

could well go to a man

and woman, together.

And as one of our star

theologians, Martin,

you're more than qualified.

And Camille, your book

on Christian ethics,

your student counselling

last year

and your general behaviour

as a fine Christian woman

make you a credit to the college

and to the faith. But...

if we were to hire

a man-and-woman team,

they could not be suspected

to be...

to be indulging in the physical

pleasures of marriage

without actually being

married...

even if their sexual relations

were very much in the closet,

as it were.

-Well, we're both...

very committed to each other.

Well, you want to skip

the restaurant, then?

-Well, in fact,

I should get some grading done.

-Yeah. I don't really know

what I'm going to speak about

yet anyway.

-No?

-You sure you're going

to be okay about Bob?

-Sure.

-Okay.

Bye, then.

-Bye.

-Easy, easy. What is this?!

[ background chatter]

-Excuse me.

[ a woman ]:
Okay, next!

-I'm sorry,

I'm looking for, uh...

-What do you do?

-Uh, I teach mythology.

-That's new. And?

-And I'm just looking

for someone.

-And what happens?

-This is funny.

I'm not an acting person.

I have her laundry, you see?

Petra Soft?

-Oh, I see,

you have her laundry.

Uh... she's right over there.

-Thanks.

-Timothy?

Are you gonna look at these?

We don't wanna have

to call them back.

-Honey, I'll be with you

when I'm free.

Right now, however,

I am... occupied.

-Right. You're occupied...

Okay, next!

-Okay, Tim, can we bring in

a third one?

-Unfortunately, I only have

two hands available, you know?

-Does that mean "no"?

-Uh-huh.

-Excuse me...

Can I talk to you for a moment?

-Oh, yeah. Uh... Tim,

could we call it a night?

-Uh, Petra,

before we call it a night,

I have an idea I'd like to try,

and my idea is...

Uh... Okay, it's a night.

It's a night, go.

-Hello.

-Hi.

-Uh... A funny thing happened.

l don't know if you've checked

your laundry yet,

but I think we did a switcheroo

by mistake.

-A switcheroo, yeah.

I did realize that. How are you?

Are you feeling better?

-Oh, yeah, yeah. Much better.

I... I wanted to thank you...

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