"OCR :" "GDING" " Good afternoon, miss." " Good afternoon." " Is that it?" " That's it right enough, miss." "Granny calls it the devil's work." "well, I can't say I've ever heard it called that before." "Stand back now." "Did you know, if you touch it your hair stands on end?" "You are not g0ing anywhere near it, young lady." "(children playing)" "(Rings bell)" "(Rings bell again) Come on." "Is it true you've been sacked, sir?" "N0, it's not true, Fenton." "Tuck that shirt in, please." "So why are y0u leaving bef0re the end of term, sir?" "That is for me and the headmaster to know and for you to wonder at, Smith." " But there's definitely no more Greek?" " Correct, Johnston." "There is definitely n0 more Greek." "The headmaster in his wisd0m has decided there are more useful subjects to study." "Come on, hurry up, all of you." "classes start in 0ne minute." "(Grunting)" " Where would you Iike it, Mrs Spence?" " Where do people usually put it?" "N0rmaIIy in the sitting room." "well, that's not entirely helpful in a house like this." "What do you think?" "Library, drawing room, morning room, stamp room, old parlour?" "Let's put it in the drawing room for now." "This way." "Is it easy t0 w0rk?" "I suggest that I discuss the technical details with Mr Spence." "He's in L0nd0n." "Besides, my br0ther-in-Iaw can barely b0iI a kettle." "I d0n't think he'II be much use." "(Kn0ck at d00r)" "D0 y0u need any help, sir?" "N0, thank y0u, Seat0n." "I think I can manage." "Run aI0ng." "I'm glad there are n0 hard feelings, J0hn." "It was a difficult decisi0n, but Maj0r HuIt0n has a y0ung family." "Yes, 0f c0urse, Headmaster." "And French c0nversati0n is a m0re practical subject f0r the b0ys." "I see that." " Is that all y0u're taking?" " It's all I need." "S0, a walking t0ur?" "Yes, I th0ught I'd see a bit 0f the w0rId." "What's left 0f it." " I've always wanted t0 visit..." " Quite." "The r0mance 0f the r0ad and all that." " Yes." " Are y0u sure I can't call y0u a taxi?" "Er...n0." "Thank y0u." "I th0ught I'd start as I mean t0 g0 0n." " My train isn't until six." " Hmm." " well..." " Au rev0ir." "Quite." "(Chatter)" "AII right." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "Can..." "Here's y0ur change, sir." "And y0ur r00m's ready whenever y0u are." "I d0n't..." "I d0n't think this is..." "(T0iIet flushes)" "HeII0?" "HeII0?" "BI00dy hell." "Y0u're n0t the devil by any chance, are y0u?" "N0." "I..." "But I think this might be y0ur change." "Thank y0u." "C0me int0 the light where I can get a pr0per I00k at y0u." " The er..." "IandI0rd th0ught that I..." " well, y0u can hardly blame the p00r chap." "That is incredible, d0n't y0u think?" "I mean, wh0 the hell are y0u?" "Er, J0hn." "J0hn Standing." "Wh0 are y0u?" "J0hnny Spence." "pleased t0 meet..." "N0, c0mpIeteIy ast0nished t0 meet y0u!" "Y0u g0t time f0r a quick 0ne?" "Y0u must have." "My sh0ut." "We'II pr0babIy disc0ver we've g0t d0zens 0f c0usins in c0mm0n." "D0 y0u have many?" " N0t really." " I have a wh0Ie herd 0f them." "D0n't get 0n with a single 0ne." "Scr0ungers, the I0t 0f them." "Thank y0u." " That's f0r y0u." " Thank y0u, Mr Spence." "This sh0uId keep us g0ing." "Y0u're n0t rich by any chance, are y0u?" " Er, n0." "N0t at all." " Pity." "I was in a br0theI 0nce, in Paris." "Had a set 0f twins wh0 c0st a th0usand francs an h0ur." "I d0n't think they were quite in that league." "The circus maybe, cabaret." "What d0 y0u think?" "Cheers anyway." "S0 where are y0u fr0m?" " wales." " Hmm." " Father?" " Dead n0w." "W0rked d0wn the mines all his life." "Y0u d0n't s0und like a Taff." "My dad wanted me t0 g0 t0 university." "It was his dream." "S0 I went up bef0re the war, g0t my degree and came back talking like a bish0p, as he used t0 say." "Then we're definitely n0t related." "I've never passed an exam in my Iife." " Sm0ke?" " Thank y0u." " S0 what ab0ut family?" "Married?" " N0." "N0, I'm n0t." " Y0u must have reIati0ns." " A maiden aunt in Fishguard." " Hmm." "Y0u lucky d0g." " Y0u haven't met her." "What I w0uIdn't give t0 be in y0ur p0siti0n." "T0 y0ur freed0m." "L0ng may it last." " Is there en0ugh?" " There's plenty." " But there's still n0 w0rd fr0m him?" " N0." "(Sighs) S0mething's happened." "I kn0w it." "This will st0p y0u w0rrying." " Mrs paul thinks that he's missed the train." " What w0uId she kn0w?" "N0b0dy in this h0use understands my s0n except me." "J0hnny d0esn't like t0 fall." "They're happy ab0ut the b00ze..." "as I0ng as we drink 0ut 0f these." "Sp0ken t0 the kitchen, 0rdered tw0 large steaks, very well d0ne, and mashed p0tat0 and gravy." " Cheers." " Cheers." "Hmm." "S0 a walking t0ur?" " The 0pen r0ad is y0ur 0yster and all that." " Yes, I have a few ideas." " H0w ab0ut y0u?" " Oh, funk." "C0mpIete funk." "I had a bugger 0f a day in t0wn." "I was 0n the train 0n the way back and th0ught," ""What the hell am I d0ing, g0ing h0me like a lamb t0 the slaughter?"" "S0 0ff I g0t." "Here I am." "What ab0ut y0ur family?" "W0n't they be w0rried?" "Oh, ab0ut me?" "Never." "Ab0ut themselves?" "definitely." "Waiter!" "M0re 0f y0ur deIici0us tea!" "N0." "Greed." "That's what makes the w0rId g0 r0und." "Men, w0men, children." "Whatever y0u d0, it's never en0ugh, is it?" " N0-0ne's ever satisfied." " It d0esn't take much t0 satisfy me." "well, y0u're lucky." "The w0rId's y0ur pIaygr0und." "Mine hangs r0und my neck like a r0pe." "Ign0re me." "It's n0t every day y0u get a chance t0 talk t0 y0urseIf with0ut being carted 0ff t0 the funny farm." "I'm actually rather enj0ying it." "I'II d0 this." " It is extra0rdinary, us meeting like this, isn't it?" " Yes, I supp0se it is." "D0n't y0u think there's s0mething special ab0ut n0w?" "This m0ment between the death 0f 0ne m0narch and the c0r0nati0n 0f the next?" " What d0 y0u mean?" " well, anything's p0ssibIe." "The thr0ne's empty, n0-0ne is in charge." "T0 anarchy." "T0 anarchy." " Is that Daddy's plate?" " I hardly t0uched it." "He'II be cr0ss with y0u." "I kn0w." "Give me the pieces and I'II tell him it was me." "Then he'II be cr0ss with y0u." "I think there's a place in t0wn where we can get it mended." "Then he'II never kn0w at all." "PIat0 believed that every man was split in half by Zeus s0 that he c0uIdn't c0mpete with the g0ds." "S0 every0ne has a twin s0mewhere in the w0rId." "It's just a questi0n 0f I00king f0r them." " Y0u're n0t a pr0fess0r, are y0u?" " Teacher." "Ex-teacher." " What time is it?" "I have t0 g0 t0 the stati0n." " Y0u've g0t plenty 0f time." "Y0ur things are at the pub." "We left them there." "C0me 0n." " Sir?" "Y0ur c0ats, sir." " Oh, yes." "well d0ne." "Thank y0u, that's mine." "That's his." " I can't wear this." " Of c0urse y0u can." "I haven't w0rn 0ne 0f these since I was ten." "L00k at that." "A perfect fit." "It c0uId have been made f0r y0u." "What was that y0u said ab0ut the g0ds?" "When they keep us apart we are n0thing." "But t0gether we can rule the w0rId." "(bicycle bell)" " What's the verdict?" " There isn't 0ne." " What d0 y0u mean?" " We haven't heard." "He's disappeared." "He checked 0ut 0f his club yesterday m0rning." "He was b00ked 0n the 1 2.1 5." "Ge0rge was there but he wasn't 0n it." " Or the three that f0II0wed." " And he didn't teIeph0ne the h0use?" "If we're t0 keep t0 the plan, I sh0uId issue n0tices this m0rning." " It's g0ing t0 be a hell 0f a business." " Yes, I kn0w that, Arthur." "But n0w we just have t0 wait." "I can't give the auth0risati0n with0ut him." "Y0u kn0w what my br0ther's like." "(Gr0ans)" "It's ridicuI0us, this rule ab0ut n0t having a fire in the m0rning." "Why ec0n0mise 0n w00d when we live in the middle 0f a f0rest?" " Have a w0rd with CharI0tte." " And have her give me 0ne 0f her black I00ks?" "N0, thank y0u." "Anyway it's y0ur resp0nsibiIity." "I've had s0me fresh t0ast made up f0r y0u, Miss Spence." "Thank y0u, CharI0tte." "Mr Spence has just teIeph0ned fr0m a public h0use in Peterb0r0ugh." " What's he d0ing there?" " It's a bit early, even f0r J0hnny." "He had t0 stay the night there." "He was feeling indisp0sed." "Did he say anything ab0ut the c0ntract?" "N0." "will that be all, Mrs Spence?" " Er, yes, CharI0tte." "Thank y0u." " well, he w0n't be back f0r h0urs n0w." "Inc0nsiderate bastard." "(Kn0cking)" "Wh0... (clears thr0at) Wh0 is it?" "It's me, sir." "Ge0rge." "Oh, my G0d." "I'm..." "I'm s0rry, wh0 is it?" "C0uId y0u please 0pen the d00r, sir?" "It's I0cked." "Perhaps y0u might c0nsider unI0cking it, sir?" "N0, it..." "Erm, I..." "I think y0u must have the wr0ng r00m." "D0n't w0rry, we'II have y0u 0ut 0f here in a jiffy, sir." "Let me help y0u get dressed." "What?" "N0." "Thank y0u." "I think I'm quite capable 0f dressing myself." " please, I'II be quite all right." " shall I get y0u s0me c0ffee, sir?" "N0." "I'm s0 s0rry." "That was erm..." "That was very rude." "I just..." "I just need t0 find my things." "I understand, sir." "I'm s0rry, s0me0ne seems t0 have st0Ien my cI0thes." "I made y0u 0ne 0f my specials." " Right, erm, I think I sh0uId speak..." " Back in 0ne, sir." "always the best way." "That's very g00d." "What is it - was it?" " V0dka mainly, sir." "Just h0w y0u like it." " Thank y0u." "Y0u sh0uId get the IandI0rd up here." " I really need t0 s0rt this 0ut." " D0n't w0rry, sir." " I've had a w0rd and his discreti0n is assured." " Fine." "I'II d0 it myself." "Ah, just the man." "L00k, the feII0w I met last night has run 0ff with all my things." " I can't find my wallet, I can't..." " D0n't w0rry, sir." "Y0u settled everything gener0usIy last night." "N0, n0." "The man wh0 paid last night wasn't me." " I mean, we swapped c0ats but..." " D0n't upset y0urseIf, Mr Spence." "I'm..." "I'm n0t upset and I'm n0t Mr Spence." " I'II just put y0ur things in the car, Mr Spence." " N0." "Put them wherever y0u want, they're n0t my things." "Wait here." "L00k, I'm..." "I'm n0t wh0 y0u think I am." "Y0u can ask me any questi0n y0u want and I w0uIdn't kn0w the answer." "I d0n't even kn0w wh0 y0u are." "D0n't..." "My G0d." "That's a silver Wraith." "That's incredible." "F0ur-speed transmissi0n, c0achw0rk by H00per." "Am I right?" "It's beautiful." "Are y0u intending t0 drive, sir?" " C0uId I?" " Of c0urse." "If y0u want t0." "(Starts engine)" "Oh, 0h, 0h, my G0d." "I'm..." "I'm s0 s0rry, I didn't..." "Perhaps it w0uId be better if I dr0ve, sir." "I'm s0..." "I didn't see..." "Oh, my g00dness." "I'II..." "I'II pay f0r the damage, 0f c0urse." "I'm..." "AII will be all right 0nce we get y0u back." " I'm s0..." "I..." " We'II be h0me bef0re y0u kn0w it." "Yes, erm..." "I'm..." "J0hnny?" "J0hnny!" " S0rry?" " I haven't g0t time t0 talk, J0hnny." "It's the WiIIiams0n dinner at six and 0ne 0f us has t0 be there." "What the devil's happened t0 the car?" " entirely my fault, sir." " well..." "It can c0me 0ut 0f y0ur wages." "C0me 0n!" "(H0rn)" " I've g0t t0 g0!" " C0uId y0u please st0p sh0uting?" "It wasn't Ge0rge's fault." "It was mine." " I've said I'II pay f0r the damage." " I haven't g0t time f0r this." "I'II take y0ur bag upstairs, sir." "Thank y0u." "Daddy!" "Y0u're back!" "I've missed y0u s0 much." "I have terrible news." "Mrs Simps0n is dead." "Mrs Simps0n is dead?" " That..." "That is terrible news." " Y0u d0n't I00k very upset." "N0, n0, I am, I am." "I..." "I didn't even kn0w she was ill." "W0uId y0u c0me up and see her after my bath?" " Y0u mean she's here?" " Of c0urse." "I t0Id Father McReady he c0uIdn't bury her until y0u came back." "Y0u just have t0 pr0mise that y0u'II c0me up." "I pr0mise." "Yes, it's him." "darling?" "G0d, y0u I00k a mess." "Where 0n earth have y0u been?" " He really was ill." " Y0u might at Ieast ap0I0gise." " We've been waiting all day." " I was s0 w0rried." " Aren't y0u g0ing t0 kiss either 0f us?" " L00k, erm, there's been a mistake." "I..." "I...met erm, wh0ever y0u think I am last night." "And we had a few drinks, t00 many drinks, I'm afraid, and then this m0rning when I w0ke up, he had st0Ien my cI0thes and my luggage... and my wallet, and taken 0ff with0ut any expIanati0n." "Anyway, I came here this aftern00n t0 find 0ut exactly what was g0ing 0n." "(Sighs)" "He's been drinking." "I can smell it fr0m here." "I'm g0ing up t0 change f0r dinner." "C0me 0n, Frances." "Did y0u talk t0 paul?" "He's been in a state all day ab0ut the c0ntract." " Is he the 0ne wh0 was just rude t0 me?" " It's n0t funny." "Y0u might at Ieast have teIeph0ned." "There y0u are, Mr Spence." "Her Ladyship asked me t0 send y0u up when y0u arrive." " I'm n0t..." " please d0n't keep her waiting." "We were expecting y0u yesterday and she's getting quite anxi0us." " Was there anything else y0u wanted?" " N0, n0." "N0thing at all." "I am, 0f c0urse, g0ing upstairs." "(D00r 0pens)" "Annie?" " Oh, my G0d!" " What are y0u d0ing?" " Erm..." " Are y0u mad?" "Every0ne's getting changed f0r dinner, the servants are everywhere." "Annie's just getting me s0me shamp00." "She'II be back in a minute." "Y0u are an idi0t." "C0me and find me after dinner." "paul w0n't be back till late." "I've made sure 0f that." "(Kn0ck)" "Annie, dear, can y0u c0me and help me?" "I want it pr0perIy rubbed in." "Yes, madam." "(Water running)" "Y0u disgust me!" "Her Ladyship was m0st insistent 0n seeing y0u immediately, sir." " Right." " She's expecting y0u f0r supper." "Why d0n't I take this fr0m y0u and y0u lead the way?" "shall I?" "Y0u beastIy b0y." "C0me and give y0ur m0ther a kiss." "Father McReady, w0uId y0u think me rude if I cut sh0rt 0ur little game s0 that I can talk t0 my "pr0digaI" here?" " Of c0urse n0t, Y0ur Ladyship." " What's the tally n0w?" "I 0we y0u tw0 and f0urpence, Y0ur Ladyship." "Very thrilling." "We must make a n0te 0f that s0 that we d0n't f0rget." "Where's my little b00k?" "well, I'm sure y0u and J0hnny have a great deal t0 discuss." "In n0mine Patris et filii et Spiritus Sancti." "Amen." "G00d t0 have y0u safe h0me, J0hnny." "Enj0y y0ur dinner." "Thank y0u." "C0me and sit beside me." "What's the matter?" "Y0u I00k iII." "What have y0u d0ne with y0ur tie?" " I'm s0rry, I'm feeling a little..." " Hung0ver?" "Serves y0u right." "I supp0se y0u f0und s0me little tart t0 amuse y0urseIf with last night?" "Th0ugh g00dness kn0ws why y0u had t0 g0 t0 Peterb0r0ugh t0 find 0ne." "S0?" "Did y0u settle with the Levert0ns?" " settle?" " Did y0u agree the new c0ntract?" "D0n't play the f00I with me, J0hnny." "Did y0u 0r didn't y0u?" "Yes, I did." "G00d." "Oh, I knew y0u c0uId manage it." "paul is such a baby." "I knew that if y0u talked t0 them y0u'd make them see it 0ur way." "Y0u're a Spence." "The 0nIy 0ne in this h0use as far as I'm c0ncerned." "N0w, where's my present?" "J0hnny, I'm n0t in the m00d." "I need it." "We expected y0u yesterday." " (Kn0ck)" " That will be Annie, ma'am." "I trust y0u haven't let me d0wn." "N0w, tell us what's happening in L0nd0n." "Wh0 did y0u see?" "What's the g0ssip?" "I d0n't see why y0u're acting s0 surprised." "When has he ever behaved any differently?" " Perhaps he really was ill." " Oh, d0n't be s0 bI00dy naive." "well, I think I'II g0 up and leave y0u t0 it." "tell CharI0tte, if y0u ever see her again, that I w0n't be needing anything else." "G00d night." "I'm s0rry." "It's all right." "I'm fine." "Y0u have t0 stand up t0 my br0ther, 0therwise he just takes advantage." "Yes, I kn0w." "I think I'II g0 up t00." "well, g00d night." "(Sighs)" "G00d night." "D0 y0u have it?" "Her present?" "shall we get it?" "That will be the 0ne." "We nearly ran 0ut." "We were expecting y0u yesterday." "Is that all y0u g0t?" "It's n0t g0ing t0 last very I0ng." "(D00r 0pens, light switch clicks)" "(D00r cI0ses)" "(S0bbing)" "(Shrieks)" " Y0u gave me a fright." " I'm s0 s0rry." " Standing there in the dark, I..." " I'm s0rry, it was my fault." "N0, I sh0uIdn't have just barged in." "I th0ught y0u were still with y0ur m0ther." "I am s0rry." "W0uId y0u und0 me?" "please." "I was s0 w0rried." "I th0ught s0mething must have happened." "Did it?" " Did..." "Did what?" " S0mething happen?" "N0." "Oh." "G00d." "Thank y0u." " Did y0u speak t0 PigIet?" " Wh0?" "She was waiting up f0r y0u." "Are y0u all right?" "Y0u're very quiet." "W0uId y0u like me t0 run y0u a bath?" "Y0u must be exhausted." "N0." "N0, thank y0u." " H0w are y0u?" " AII right." "I supp0se." "CharI0tte is being beastly t0 every0ne and that seems t0 be my fault, 0f c0urse." "I d0n't see PigIet fr0m 0ne day t0 the next." "She leads a c0mpIeteIy secret life." "Did y0u say anything t0 her, by the way?" "She has been acting particularly 0ddIy since y0u left." "What ab0ut y0u?" "H0w was it?" "The business with the c0ntract?" "Oh, erm, Iet's n0t talk ab0ut that n0w." "Of c0urse." "I'II be d0ne in a minute." "I kn0w I'm g0ing 0n and y0u hate that." " darling, I..." " What?" " What?" " N0, it's n0thing." "Y0u said "darling"." "I'm being silly." "Ign0re me." "S0rry." " I think I'II p0p 0ut f0r a while." "I'm n0t very tired." " D0 y0u have t0?" "Yes." "S0rry." " What the hell are y0u d0ing?" " I'm just p0pping 0ut f0r s0me air." "I Ieft my d00r 0pen f0r y0u!" "Y0u've been away f0r 0ver a week, I wanted t0 see y0u." "Why d0 y0u think I t0Id paul t0 g0 t0 that dinner by himself?" "I th0ught we c0uId spend s0me time t0gether." "G0d kn0ws it's hard en0ugh in this madh0use." " Y0u'd rather spend time with y0ur m0ther!" " I didn't have much ch0ice." "S0?" "I th0ught y0u'd c0me t0 me afterwards, instead 0f wandering ar0und like a gh0st." "C0uId we talk ab0ut this in the m0rning?" "Y0u can be a real bastard, d0 y0u kn0w that?" "D0n't t0uch me." "It's n0 g00d n0w, there's n0 time, anyway..." "even by 0ur pathetic standards." " (Car appr0aches)" " See?" "That's him n0w." "G0 0n, g0!" "Get s0me bI00dy air and leave the rest 0f us t0 suff0cate!" "(S0ft thud)" "(S0ft thud)" "Ow!" "Y0u didn't c0me and say g00d night!" " That hurt!" " Y0u pr0mised!" " I'm s0rry." " If y0u d0n't c0me up by the time I c0unt t0 50," "I swear I'm g0ing t0 jump!" " Get back inside n0w!" " D0n't say I didn't warn y0u." "One, tw0..." " Get back inside!" " ..three, f0ur... five, six, seven, eight, nine..." "Y0u're lucky I'm n0t dead." "(Sighs)" "What 0n earth d0 y0u think y0u're d0ing?" "Y0u said y0u'd c0me up!" "well..." "I..." "I was busy, I'm very s0rry." " Y0u pr0mised!" " I said I was s0rry." "And I am." "Very well, I f0rgive y0u." "Kiss." "(He sighs)" "Y0u smell funny." " What s0rt 0f funny?" " Funny like a d0ct0r." "I th0ught y0u were never c0ming back at all." "Why?" "Because y0u said if things g0t t00 difficult y0u'd disappear." "Hm." "St0p!" " What's the matter?" " Mrs Simps0n!" "Ah, Mrs Simps0n." "The g0Idfish." "(Sniffs) O0h." "She's certainly dead." "What w0uId y0u have d0ne if I had disappeared?" " T0pped myself." " Y0u d0n't even kn0w what that means." " Of c0urse I d0, silly." " children d0n't kill themselves." "Then why did y0u run upstairs s0 fast just n0w?" " Because y0u might have slipped." " I was h0Iding 0n." "N0w pass Mr Rabbit." "Thank y0u." "N0w y0u can tuck me in and make me snuggIy." "And y0u can pr0mise n0t t0 d0 anything silly like that again." " only if y0u pr0mise." " What?" "That y0u'II never g0 away and leave me." "Erm..." "L00k, erm..." "I can't make that pr0mise, I'm afraid." "well, we must just h0pe f0r the best." "That y0u stay at h0me and I stay alive." "If I d0 have t0 g0 away, whatever the reas0n, I pr0mise I'II tell y0u first." "Cr0ss y0ur heart and h0pe t0 die?" "Cr0ss my heart and h0pe neither 0f us has t0 die." "N0w g0 t0 sleep." "(Squeaking s0unds)" " What's that?" " Mr Rabbit saying g00d night t00." "G00d night." "(ExhaIes heavily)" "Is that y0u?" "Yes, it's me." "Yes, it's me." "(Birds0ng)" "Is this f0r me?" "It says F f0r Frances." "Oh, well, then I supp0se s0." "Can I 0pen it?" "Oh, it's beautiful." "Did y0u have it made specially?" "I I0ve it." "Thank y0u." "will y0u put it 0n f0r me?" "Yes, 0f c0urse." "(Kn0ck)" "M0rning, sir, Mrs Spence." "I h0pe I'm n0t disturbing y0u?" " N0t at all." "I'II g0 and get dressed." " Right." "Oh, thank y0u, Ge0rge." "Er..." "Where...where is every0ne?" "Y0ur br0ther is at the f0undry, sir." "He is expecting y0u at ten." "And y0ur sister and Mrs paul are at breakfast." "And Her Ladyship?" "Indisp0sed, sir, and likely t0 remain s0 f0r the rest 0f the day." "I er...f0und this in y0ur waistc0at p0cket, sir." "Ah, g00d m0rning..." "Annie." " G00d m0rning, sir." " I was just 0n my way t0 breakfast." "Ah, s0rry, Mr Spence." "Thank y0u." "M0rning." " What are y0u d0ing?" " N0thing." "Can y0u have a w0rd with CharI0tte ab0ut having a fire in the m0rning?" " It's ridicuI0us that there isn't 0ne." " W0uId y0u like me t0 light 0ne?" " Did y0u enj0y y0ur fresh air last night?" " Yes, thank y0u." "Daddy br0ught presents f0r every0ne." "Mummy g0t a I0cket with a picture 0f his face 0n it." " I'm n0t sure y0u sh0uId be..." " Is this f0r me?" "It says ML 0n it." " Ah, well..." " And this is f0r y0u." "N f0r Auntie Nina and B f0r Auntie blanche." "And my 0ne." "CharI0tte's Web." "Just what I wanted." "Thank y0u." "pleasure." "I supp0se y0u think that's funny." "Y0u really d0n't care ab0ut any0ne, d0 y0u?" "Except f0r y0urseIf." "(D00r slams)" " Can I 0pen her present?" " N0, y0u can't." "Ge0rge is waiting 0ut fr0nt, sir, when y0u're ready." "Thank y0u, I'm c0ming n0w." " Can I have it?" " Abs0IuteIy n0t." ""T0 my darling B. Kiss, kiss, kiss."" "Isn't it pretty?" "(Sniffs) That stinks." "May I 0ffer my c0ngratuIati0ns, sir?" " What f0r?" " The Levert0n c0ntract." "Y0ur m0ther gave Mr paul the g00d news this m0rning." "Ah." "There will be quite a ceIebrati0n t0night, sir." "well d0ne, sir!" "(Cheering)" " Thank y0u." " Thank y0u, sir." " I'm s0rry." "I c0uIdn't keep it a secret." " Thank y0u, sir." "It's been like Christmas, I d0n't think any0ne's d0ne a scrap 0f w0rk all day." "Thank y0u." "C0me 0n." "H0w did y0u d0 it?" "I just c0uIdn't believe it." " I...hardly kn0w myself." " It's incredible that they accepted 0ur terms." " well d0ne, sir." "BOTH:" "Thank y0u." " Have y0u g0t the c0ntract?" " Er...n0, n0t with me." " But y0u did sign it?" " There are details t0 finalise." "They'II send it 0n." "A letter arrived f0r y0u this m0rning." "That's pr0babIy it." "I want t0 hear the wh0Ie st0ry but I've g0t t0 see the bank." "I had a tricky meeting with 0Id Th0rnt0n while y0u were away." " C0ngratuIati0ns, sir." " Oh, thank y0u." "Arthur, can y0u make sure that every0ne gets back t0 w0rk?" "S0rry ab0ut last night, I had a bit 0f a spat with Nina." "Wasn't quite myself." "J0IIy well d0ne." " I really mean that." " Thank y0u." "Just the s0rt 0f thing y0ur father w0uId have pulled 0ff, if y0u d0n't mind me saying s0, sir." "I felt, well, that s0metimes y0u didn't understand the lives 0f the men and w0men here." "I'm happy t0 admit I was wr0ng." "It's a terrible thing f0r a man t0 have n0 w0rk." "Yes, I kn0w." "We will need s0me funds by next week t0 c0ver the wages." "The acc0unts are all here, sir." "Mr paul and I went thr0ugh everything 0urseIves yesterday." "And again, c0ngratuIati0ns, sir." "Thank y0u." "(ExhaIes heavily)" "D0n't w0rry, I'II get him." "(D00r 0pens)" "darling, y0u haven't even changed and it's haIf-past seven." "Every0ne's ab0ut t0 g0 in." "I'm..." "I'm n0t very hungry." "What are y0u d0ing?" "Trying t0 understand these rep0rts ab0ut the gIassw0rks." "I th0ught that was paul's j0b?" " I'd Iike t0 understand them myself." " Y0u still have t0 eat." "Sandwich, maybe?" "A glass 0f water." " Y0u are in an 0dd m00d." " I'm s0rry." "D0n't be." "It's rather nice t0 have t0 I00k after y0u f0r a change." "We c0uId take a picnic upstairs, just us." "I'II tell them I'm n0t feeling well, they're used t0 that." "I used t0 have t0 st0p b0ys fr0m having "midnight feasts" and here I am eating 0ne!" " I didn't kn0w y0u were a prefect!" " I wasn't." "I mean, I..." "I was, I just wasn't a very g00d 0ne." "If CharI0tte finds 0ut ab0ut all this I'm dead, and s0 is Annie." "She caught me red-handed in the larder, but I managed t0 persuade her that my cause was just." "(She chuckles)" "She's very excited at the news ab0ut the f0undry." "Y0u're s0 clever t0 have managed that." "The tr0ubIe is I haven't." "Oh." "That's why I was reading all th0se papers." "Did y0u kn0w there was a rep0rt bef0re the war c0mmissi0ned by my sister fr0m a chap called A Farr." "alice Farr." "well, actually, it's rather g00d as a matter 0f fact." "Why d0n't y0u g0 back t0 y0ur papers while I get all this cleared up?" " Oh, Iet me help." " N0, thank y0u." "I'd rather d0 it myself." " N0, please..." " I mean it!" " What are these d0ing here?" " I was reading them last night." "It's a bit late, isn't it?" "L00k, I'm s0rry ab0ut yesterday." "I didn't kn0w what I was d0ing." "really?" "I think y0u knew exactly what y0u were d0ing." "What w0uId y0u have d0ne?" "What w0uId I have d0ne?" "I pr0babIy w0uIdn't have seduced my sister-in-Iaw f0r a start!" "Ab0ut the Levert0n c0ntract?" "What w0uId y0u have d0ne if they had refused 0ur terms?" " What d0es it matter n0w, they've signed." " But if they hadn't?" "I w0uId have d0ne anything t0 keep the furnaces burning, y0u kn0w that." "It's madness t0 rely 0n a single c0ntract." "Y0u sh0uIdn't have g0t us in this p0siti0n." "Daddy w0uIdn't have st00d f0r it." "I read that rep0rt last night." "I didn't fully understand it, but he seemed t0 take it seri0usIy." "He did until y0u t0Id him n0t t0." "Are these alice's designs?" "Y0u c0mpIete shit!" "Cr0ckett wants t0 kn0w ab0ut the sh00t 0n Sunday." "He's suggesting starting at BagIey End this year and driving up t0wards M00rcr0ft." "They walked it yesterday m0rning and say the gr0und is s0Iid." "He'II be here at eleven, t0 g0 0ver it with y0u." "S0unds g00d." "Erm, I have t0 g0 int0 t0wn at ten, s0 maybe y0u c0uId take care 0f it?" "Of c0urse, if that's what y0u want." "And I have a hair app0intment." "We can g0 in t0gether." "I'II just g0 and get ready." "well, I'II see t0 Cr0ckett then." "D0 y0u have t0 g0 in?" "I have s0me things t0 s0rt 0ut at the bank." "Y0u'II find them much m0re amenable." "They were pleased ab0ut the c0ntract." "G00d." "Er, yes, Mayfair 242." "I'd Iike t0 speak t0 Sir Matthew Levert0n." "It's Mr Spence fr0m Century glass." "Y0u'II have t0 interrupt the meeting." "This is imp0rtant, he'II want t0 hear it pers0naIIy." " Can I c0me int0 t0wn with y0u?" " I'm g0ing 0n business." "please, it's really imp0rtant." "Sec0nd th0ughts, that's a very g00d idea." "Of c0urse y0u can c0me." "S0rry we're late." "Mary L0u's c0ming with us." "Very imp0rtant missi0n, apparently." "There was n0thing I c0uId d0." " We need t0 talk." " Yes, 0f c0urse." " AI0ne." " Right." " Can I sit in the fr0nt?" " Yes." "Where are y0u g0ing?" " ArgyII Street." "That junk sh0p." " Right." " L00k after her." " Yes, sir." "I think this is the Iast 0ne." "That's everything we have." " Are y0u sure?" " Yes." "But I think it w0uId be better t0 discuss any queries y0u may have with Mr Th0rnt0n when he returns next week." " There's n0thing else?" "N0 0ther acc0unt?" " N0, sir, that's everything." "What's this?" "There seems t0 be s0mething in this acc0unt." "Quite a I0t." "In fact, 0ne miIIi0n p0unds." "I'm s0rry." "This acc0unt is in the wr0ng file, I sh0uIdn't have..." "It says Spence at the t0p." "Erm...that's because it's y0ur wife's trust fund." "Are y0u saying that's g0ne as well?" "N0, sir, the principle sum has n0t yet been paid 0ut, due t0 the terms 0f the marriage settlement." " What terms?" " Perhaps I can make an app0intment..." " D0 y0u kn0w wh0 I am?" " Of c0urse, Mr Spence." "There can hardly be anything irregular ab0ut discussing the terms 0f my marriage settlement." "N0, sir, I supp0se n0t." "well?" "well, I am n0t c0mpIeteIy familiar with the d0cument but my understanding is that the m0ney is 0nIy t0 be paid 0ut in the event 0f y0ur..." "wife c0nceiving a male heir." "unless, 0f c0urse, that she sh0uId predecease y0u." "A male heir?" "Sir alfred was m0st insistent." "S0 a granddaughter wasn't g00d en0ugh f0r him." "It w0uId appear n0t, sir." "Thank y0u, Mr Myers0n." "My c0at." "There is 0ne 0ther thing." "There's a painting up at the h0use - I'd Iike it valued." " Yes, sir." "I'm sure that can be arranged." " Y0u've been m0st helpful." "S0rry." "Excuse me, d0 y0u kn0w where ArgyII Street is?" "OCR :" "GDING" "(Shop bell jangles)" "radio: ..a new dish to be served to her Majesty at the Coronation luncheon." "I'm looking f0r a little girl, my daughter." "Upstairs?" "Thank you." "What are you doing here?" "Erm, I'm l00king for a little girl." " The gentleman d0wnstairs indicated..." " You sh0uld not have sent the child here." "It sh0ws lack of respect for your family." " l've missed y0u." " Where is she?" "The child?" "She left half an h0ur ag0 with the chauffeur." "S0, did y0ur wife like her "petit cadeau"?" "Did she think I paint a g00d likeness 0f y0u?" "Yes." "Yes." "She erm..." "she l0ved it, as a matter 0f fact." "S0 she is happy?" "And what ab0ut me?" "Did y0u find Bela's little present?" " The perfume!" " Yes, did y0u find it?" " l gave it t0 my sister." " What?" "The sister wh0 hates y0u?" "Why?" " lt was a mistake." " That must have been a surprise f0r her." " Yes, it was." " Did it make her happy?" " N0, it didn't." " Then we are b0th unhappy." "What are y0u g0ing t0 d0 ab0ut this?" " Where's y0ur father?" " Still in the bank." "(Sighs) Well, I'm n0t waiting." "Ge0rge can c0me back f0r him." "Get in." "And take that 0ut 0f y0ur m0uth." "(Engine starts)" " That little girl 0f y0urs is ad0rable." " Yes, she is." "Why was she here?" "Because she wants me t0 mend s0mething f0r her." "A plate fr0m y0ur regiment." "She thinks y0u will be angry it is br0ken." "Ah." "S0 that's the big secret." " Y0u are n0t angry?" " N0." "Why sh0uld I be?" "She seemed t0 expect it." "She l0ves y0u...but she fears y0u als0." "The truth is, I'm the 0ne wh0 sh0uld be afraid." "She alm0st jumped 0ut 0f a wind0w because I didn't say g00d night." "I think she l0ves me." "It's quite an unusual feeling." "Y0u are in a strange m00d." "Did s0mething happen in L0nd0n?" "What d0 y0u mean?" "I d0n't kn0w, y0u seem different." "Y0u were different just n0w." " H0w?" " l'm n0t sure." "Gentler, perhaps. I like that." " Pe0ple change." " That's n0t s0 usual." "I'm the pr00f." "I d0n't think we kn0w what we are capable 0f until we are given the 0pp0rtunity." "That I d0 believe. I have seen what pe0ple are capable 0f, if they are given the 0pp0rtunity." " That's why I am here." " Why are y0u here?" "We agreed...n0 st0ries." "Please, I'd like t0 kn0w." "Y0u w0uld n0t understand." "The English d0 n0t kn0w what it is like t0 be 0ccupied by an enemy." " l'm s0rry." " D0n't be." "That was a l0ng time ag0." "But n0w y0u are the her0 0f war, with y0ur plate!" "Fr0m y0ur l0yal men t0 their brave captain." " (B0th laugh) - l d0n't feel very brave." "Y0u're ticklish!" "Y0u've been lying t0 me all the time." "I t0ld y0u, pe0ple change." "Y0u mean ticklish 0ne day and n0t ticklish the next?" "I d0n't think that's p0ssible." "H0w did y0u kn0w I was here?" "They said at the bank that y0u left bef0re lunch s0 I th0ught I might find y0u here." " Oh, I see." " N0w, there is a funeral t0 attend, and I am under the very strictest 0f instructi0ns t0 ensure y0u're n0t late." "FATHER McREAD Y:" "Our Father in heaven wh0 n0tices even the falling 0f a sparr0w must surely then have n0ted the untimely passing 0f Mrs Simps0n." "We c0mmend her t0 his care and ask his c0mf0rt f0r th0se 0n earth wh0 m0urn her passing." "In the name 0f the Father, S0n and H0ly Gh0st." "MARY LOU:" "Amen." " Amen." " Amen." " Amen." "Thr0w s0me 0n n0w." "C0me 0n, Piglet." "I think it's an early bed f0r y0u t0night." " D0 fishes g0 t0 heaven?" " l'm sure they d0." "There are rather a l0t 0f them." "Well, if y0u'll excuse me, I need a chance t0 even the sc0re with y0ur m0ther bef0re she has her rest." "C0uld I p0ssibly have a w0rd with y0u first, Father?" "Yes, 0f c0urse." "It's true a priest cann0t reveal the secrets 0f a c0nfessi0n?" "That is c0rrect." " Can I make 0ne?" " N0w?" "Please." "Well, that is p0ssible." "G0d's ear is everywhere." "H0w d0 I begin?" "Dear me, J0hnny, I kn0w it's a l0ng time, but y0u must remember, we learned it t0gether." " Bless me, Father, f0r I have sinned." " Bless me, Father, f0r I have sinned." "It is a very l0ng time since my last c0nfessi0n." " This is g0ing t0 be...a little unusual." " l think it already is." "I want t0 talk ab0ut me and my sister." "I see, g0 0n." " l think y0u understand why." " l d0, I d0." "D0 I?" "Oh...that unf0rtunate girl." " Glass designer." " Yes." "Yes." " That's exactly it." " Alice, isn't that her name?" " Alice Farr." " Quite." "Terrible, quite terrible." "I think in s0me ways what happened was my fault." "It certainly was n0t." "The c0r0ner was very clear that n0-0ne in the family was in any way t0 blame." "The girl was 0f uns0und mind, with n0 respect f0r the sanctity 0f her 0wn life." "Y0ur sister, as y0u kn0w, t00k it very pers0nally." "T00 pers0nally in my view and y0ur m0ther agreed." "And then, 0f c0urse, there was the very sad business 0f the...the p00r child." "Never drew breath, 0f c0urse, but because 0f the girl's selfish act it c0uld n0t enter the presence 0f G0d, because it carried the stain 0f m0rtal sin." "Surely if there was sin it was that 0f the father?" "The father, wh0ever he was, had, 0f c0urse, sinned...but he can be f0rgiven." "He w0uld just need t0 c0nfess and be given abs0luti0n." "And can he be f0rgiven f0r what he did?" "Of c0urse." "Y0u can be f0rgiven f0r anything, pr0vided y0u make a pr0per act 0f c0ntriti0n." " Thank y0u, Father, that was very helpful." " But that wasn't a c0nfessi0n." "N0, n0." "W0uld y0u mind awfully if I had s0me time al0ne with my m0ther this evening?" "N0, n0, 0f c0urse n0t." "My v0w was p0verty!" "Thank y0u." "(Kn0ck at d00r)" " H0w was the funeral?" " Very m0ving." "I heard ab0ut y0ur perf0rmance at breakfast." "It made me laugh." "What were y0u thinking giving y0ur sister perfume?" "I..." "I wasn't thinking." "Anyway, Frances l0ves her l0cket." "Why the sudden c0ncern f0r that barren stick 0f a girl?" "She's n0t barren, she has a very beautiful daughter." "Exactly!" "And that nearly killed her." " S0metimes I wish it had." " N0, y0u d0n't." "D0n't I?" "D0n't pretend y0u haven't th0ught 0f it y0urself." "If she'd died, y0u needn't have w0rried ab0ut a s0n." "Y0u'd have inherited everything, and the family and f0undry w0uld have been safe which is why we ch0se her in the first place." "is it?" "Well, y0u kn0w it is." "Well, if we want t0 keep the f0undry safe we have t0 pay the wages." "S0 I am thinking 0f selling the Vermeer in the study." " Really?" " Y0u d0n't mind?" "Of c0urse I d0n't mind, alth0ugh I d0n't see h0w it will help." "It's a fake, as y0u well kn0w." "Y0u've left it a little late t0 play the saint, my dear." "The best pictures went l0ng ag0 with the land." " S0 h0w d0 y0u expect t0 survive?" " l d0n't." "It's the end f0r h0uses like this, n0-0ne can supp0rt them anym0re." "I mean, l00k at p00r Freddie Thynne, 0pening L0ngleat t0 the public." "I d0n't intend t0 be ar0und t0 see strangers gawping at this h0use." "Zeus 0nce decided t0 punish a king by setting 0ut a huge feast in fr0nt 0f him every day... ..but each time the King reached f0r s0mething t0 eat a winged Harpy snatched it away fr0m him and s0 he starved in the face 0f plenty." "There's a banquet in fr0nt 0f y0u here." "There are n0 Harpies, but y0u're all still starving." " The inevitable has t0 be accepted." " D0es it?" "Or is the inevitable s0mething that c0mes in a syringe?" "I take my pleasure where l can, just as y0u take y0urs." "What if we st0pped, b0th 0f us?" "Just f0r 0ne day." "Why d0n't y0u c0me d0wn and greet y0ur guests t0m0rr0w at the sh00t?" "This h0use needs y0u." "It's t00 late t0 change." "We are what we are." "(Sighs) Well, I can't see anything at all." "It l00ks like that night we dr0ve t0 Inverness 0n 0ur h0neym00n." " Oh, my g00dness." "L00k, there's a man!" " Oh, yes." "nina:" "What are they saying?" " Y0u have t0 turn up the s0und c0ntr0l." "Oh, yes, s0rry." " Machinery at the Royal..." " (Laughter)" " That's rather clever." " H0w w0nderful." "..coronation of Queen Elizabeth." "The design of the new coins has already roused spirited controversy with some commentators saying that Her Majesty looks too girlish." " Oh." " l'm s0rry, there's s0mething I want t0 say." "I haven't been strictly truthful with y0u all." "I didn't d0 a deal with Levert0n's in L0nd0n last week." "I did 0ne this m0rning." "It isn't a very g00d arrangement." "In fact, it's pretty bad fr0m 0ur p0int 0f view." "S0 it was a lie, all al0ng." "Why?" "I was a c0ward." "And what I sh0uld have d0ne, what I am trying t0 d0 n0w, is ask f0r y0ur help." "It's a bit late f0r that, d0n't y0u think?" "I d0n't see what we can d0." "We shut it d0wn, that's his plan." "Aband0ning the f0undry w0n't save us, and even if it did what kind 0f a life w0uld it be if we can eat but every0ne else is hungry?" "Well, that's n0t s0mething that b0thered y0u bef0re." "S0 what are y0u suggesting?" "We find a way t0 raise s0me finance t0 keep us g0ing while we c0me up with an0ther plan." "I read Alice Farr's rep0rt last night and I think it c0uld w0rk." " Y0u said it was c0mpletely impractical." " l was wr0ng." "Well, Blanche will never agree." "I d0n't understand what y0u're trying t0 d0." "Make it better." "Well, y0u can't." "I have t0 try." "Blanche, n0-0ne can bring Alice back." "D0n't y0u dare bring Alice int0 this." "Y0u kn0w n0thing ab0ut her, y0u never underst00d her f0r a single sec0nd." "D0 y0u remember when y0u set fire t0 my d0ll's h0use?" "Y0u did it because I l0ved it, because it was mine, because y0u were jeal0us." "Just like y0u always are." "Jeal0us 0f anything y0u can't have." "Well, Daddy can't g0 0ut and buy a new 0ne and make it better, this time." "I kn0w that." "She l0ved me." "That's what y0u c0uldn't bear, wasn't it?" "S0 y0u had t0 have her." "Alice wasn't like us." "She had n0 idea h0w pe0ple like us can behave." "It dr0ve her mad." "And...because 0f me and what I had d0ne, she felt she c0uldn't turn t0 any0ne." "N0t even y0u." "Y0u may n0t believe it but I kn0w h0w that feels and I think y0u d0 t00." "We can't bring Alice back, but we can think ab0ut what she might have wanted." "We can make the ideas she believed in real and that way s0mething survives." "(S0bs)" " That's new, isn't it?" " N0." "N0, n0. I just haven't w0rn it f0r a while." " Can y0u turn the light 0ut, please?" " Yes." "(Sniffles)" " Oh, n0t n0w." " Y0ur Ladyship?" "N0t t0night." "I feel t00 tired t0 be tired." "If y0u're sure?" "(Kn0ck at d00r)" "I just wanted t0 say g00d night." "G00d night." "I..." "I liked y0ur speech." "Thank y0u." " Y0u're a very surprising man." " l d0n't think my sister was very impressed." "Give her time." "D0 y0u think y0u can find the m0ney?" "I d0n't kn0w, but I intend t0 try." "I just wish there was a way I c0uld help." "Y0u have. I w0uldn't have had the c0urage t0 say anything with0ut y0u." "G00d night." "Oh..." "J." " Yes?" " l did s0mething very silly." " Please, y0u d0n't have t0..." " N0, I want t0 tell y0u." "I br0ke y0ur regimental plate." "It was c0mpletely stupid 0f me." "I just t0uched it s0meh0w and it br0ke." " l kn0w." " lt was my 0wn fault." "Y0u have every right t0 be angry, I d0n't mind if y0u are." "I'm really n0t angry." "I kn0w I've been a terrible disapp0intment as a wife." "N0ne 0f this w0uld be happening if I'd had a s0n." "I will make it up t0 y0u s0meh0w." "I will find a way, I really will." "D0n't w0rry ab0ut anything, please." "Just g0 t0 bed." "Of c0urse. I didn't mean t0 ann0y y0u." "I'm s0 s0rry." "N0, y0u haven't. I'm n0t..." "St0p fiddling ab0ut, w0man, and c0me and help me." " What d0 y0u need?" " l need t0 get up and I need t0 get dressed." " Are y0u sure?" " Of c0urse I'm sure." " D0 I l00k like s0me0ne wh0 isn't sure?" " Let me help y0u." "Y0u're l00king very g00d, if I may say s0, sir." "Thank y0u, I wish I felt the same way." "I'm n0t l00king f0rward t0 this." "D0n't w0rry, sir, y0u'll beat y0ur rec0rd." "Y0u always d0." " Darling?" " Excuse me." " What d0 y0u think?" " Y0u l00k w0nderful." "Eugh...kissing?" "Can I g0 in t0 t0wn with Auntie B?" "Thanks." "Make sure y0u're back in time f0r the lunch." "I'm s0 happy." "I'd alm0st f0rg0tten h0w beautiful it is." " What w0uld y0u like t0 wear?" " Well, the tweed, 0f c0urse. lt's the sh00t t0day!" " Y0u didn't take the pist0l 0ut, by any chance?" " Certainly n0t." "Why?" "Well, it's g0ne missing." "One 0f the keepers must have b0rr0wed it." " M0rning." " G00d m0rning." " Thank y0u." " M0rning, sir." "Thank y0u." " That's a little heavy." " lt's y0ur gun, J0hnny." "Yes, 0f c0urse. I'll manage." "Well, y0u can try mine if y0u like, but y0u're always s0 rude ab0ut it." "Why n0t?" " l'll try y0urs then. I've always wanted t0." " That's much better." "Sawyer, c0me here, b0y." " (Whines)" " G00d d0g." " C0me 0n." "C0me." " (Barking)" " That's n0t like Captain." " Captain, c0me 0n, c0me here." " S0mething must have sp00ked him." " (Gr0wls)" "Never mind." "Sawyer can l00k after us b0th." "I th0ught that was a brave thing y0u said last night." "Thank y0u." "(L0w chatter)" "(D0gs barking)" " M0rning." " M0rning, sir." " (L0w chatter)" " Heel." "Here, b0y." "(Whining)" "What's the matter?" "Have they left y0u behind?" "D0n't y0u w0rry, we'll s00n have everything back t0 n0rmal." "What's that scratch 0n my rear bumper?" " lt's being attended t0, ma'am, I d0 assure y0u." " lt had better be." "N0w let me be. I can manage this." "(Squawking)" "Darling!" "What are y0u d0ing here?" "is s0mething the matter?" "What 0n earth are y0u wearing?" "D0n't ask, I've had a terrible m0rning." "Y0u really are quite remarkable." " Thank y0u s0 much." " F0r what?" "Everything." "Listen... I kn0w h0w much y0u l0ve me." "S0 I want y0u t0 d0 s0mething f0r me." "S0mething very, very simple... ..but it will make everything right f0r all 0f us." "F0r y0u, f0r Piglet...and f0r me." "That's what y0u want, isn't it?" "Of c0urse." "G00d..." "G00d." "(Exhales heavily)" "C0me and sit d0wn, please." "I want y0u t0 write s0mething f0r me." "Will y0u d0 that?" "I want y0u t0 write, "T0 my darling, I l0ve y0u s0 much..."" ""T0 my darling..."" "I kn0w what t0 write." "Where is everyb0dy?" "They must have g0ne t0 the west barn f0r lunch." "We'd better get a m0ve 0n." "I just need t0 d0 s0mething. I'll be quick." "All right, I'll wait in the car." "I'm t0ld y0u've been sh00ting like a girl all m0rning. ls this true?" "N0, n0, he b0rr0wed 0ne 0f my guns instead 0f using his 0wn." "That's the pr0blem, he's just t00 p0lite t0 admit it." "I've never heard him accused 0f that bef0re." "(Tinkling)" "Ladies and gentlemen, 0n behalf 0f my family, I'd just like t0 say h0w pleased we are t0 see y0u all here t0day." "I'm t0ld we have a rec0rd kill this m0rning." " Why aren't y0u at the head 0f the table?" " l th0ught Paul w0uld d0 it better." "An0ther min0r rec0rd is that f0r the first time in living mem0ry I've managed a fracti0nally higher tally than my br0ther J0hnny!" " (Laughter)" " He'll make a f00l 0f himself, just y0u wait." "And finally if y0u w0uld j0in me in raising a glass t0 my m0ther wh0 is here t0day, l00king s0 radiant." "T0 y0ur very g00d health!" " Lady Spence." "OTHERS:" "Lady Spence." "I've spent t00 l0ng away fr0m this family, I d0n't seem t0 rec0gnise anyb0dy." "Even y0u l00k a little 0dd n0w I c0me t0 think 0f it." "Mummy, I didn't expect t0 see y0u here!" "I'm n0t dead yet!" " What have y0u d0ne with Frances?" " Well, isn't she here yet?" "Excuse me." "S0rry." " Darling, where's Mummy?" " Y0u kn0w." " What...what d0 y0u mean?" " l saw y0u." " Where?" " Just n0w with Mummy." "Giving her Granny's medicine." "Why d0 y0u keep changing y0ur cl0thes?" "Oh, G0d." " Where's Frances?" " lsn't she at lunch with y0u?" "N0, she's n0t." "Frances?" "Frances!" "Darling?" "Charl0tte, quickly!" " H0w much has she taken?" " En0ugh." "Lift her." "We need t0 get her bl00d pressure up." "If she stays unc0nsci0us f0r t00 l0ng, she'll st0p breathing." " Why wasn't it kept l0cked up?" " Y0u kn0w perfectly well that it was." "N0w leave it t0 me and g0 and teleph0ne f0r an ambulance." "N0w." "Please d0n't let her... I w0n't." " Y0u'll just have t0 be patient, Mr Spence." " lt'll 0nly take a m0ment." "Just let them d0 their j0b, y0u heard what the d0ct0r said." " l need t0 speak with her." " Later." "Y0u've d0ne everything y0u can." "H0w is she?" "She's g0ing t0 be all right." "J0hnny f0und her just in time, thank G0d." " D0 they kn0w what happened?" " N0, n0t really." " H0w is every0ne?" " Yes, g0ne at last." "I d0n't think any0ne suspected anything." " D0 y0u kn0w, I just saw s0mething rather 0dd?" " What's that?" "That artist, d0 y0u remember her?" "We met her t0gether, the 0ne fr0m France." " What ab0ut her?" " l just saw her in recepti0n." "She l00ked terrible, like she'd been in a fight." " Are y0u sure it was her?" " Yes, 0f c0urse." "She's g0ne n0w, that's what was s0 0dd." "I asked the nurse where y0u were, she g0t up and left." "That's h0w I n0ticed her." " Oh, G0d." " What?" "What's the matter?" " Can I take y0ur car?" " Well, 0f c0urse." "Stay with Frances." "Please d0n't leave her al0ne with anyb0dy. I mean anyb0dy, n0t even me." "I'll be back as quick as I can." "(D00r is f0rced 0pen)" " l t0ld y0u what'd happen if y0u came back." " Wait, please." " Why?" " Because I'm n0t J0hnny, there are tw0 0f us." "He's s0me0ne I met and we swapped places, because 0f the way we l00ked." "And I kn0w that s0unds absurd." "Y0u are the ticklish 0ne." "Yes, I supp0se I am." "Alth0ugh that might be hard t0 pr0ve at the m0ment." "I knew y0u were different the m0ment y0u t0uched me but I did n0t believe it was p0ssible." "I didn't mean t0 deceive y0u." "is that because 0f me?" "N0, because 0f me." "I'll survive." "D0 y0u kn0w where he is?" "He just tried t0 kill my... he tried t0 kill Frances." "I need t0 find him." "He went t0 his f0undry last night." "Thank y0u." "Wh0 are y0u really?" "(Sighs) A teacher." "Wh0 are you, really?" "A m0ther." "I had t0 leave my child behind when I fled." "I think it's time t0 g0 h0me, d0n't y0u?" "I'm n0t sure I kn0w where h0me is any m0re." "D0n't w0rry, y0u will." "(D00r creaks)" "Mr Standing." "Y0u'll have t0 excuse me, I'm just finishing a rather primitive supper." "Y0u l00k quite the c0untry gentleman." "S0 h0w did y0u find me?" "Bela." "Of c0urse." "Y0u have been busy, haven't y0u?" "Yes, I'm afraid I l0st my temper with her." "Y0u can hardly blame me, y0u've taken 0ur little experiment further than I expected." "Y0ur effect 0n Frances was quite remarkable." "I d0n't think I've ever been kissed like that bef0re." "I c0ngratulate y0u, it certainly made everything much easier f0r me." " What did y0u d0 t0 her?" " l didn't have t0 d0 anything, thanks t0 y0u." "She's always been very persuadable." "Of c0urse, y0u already kn0w that." "I can't blame y0u, I'd have d0ne the same." "In fact, I did." "I assume y0u're here ab0ut the m0ney." "D0n't w0rry, y0u'll get y0ur share." "Frances' father's a very rich man and I can aff0rd t0 be gener0us." "There is n0 m0ney." "She's n0t dead." "N0t p0ssible, I gave her en0ugh t0 kill a c0w, appr0priately en0ugh." "I want y0u t0 g0 away and leave her al0ne." "Oh." "S0 y0u want it all, d0 y0u?" "That's a little greedy but n0 m0re than I expected." "Y0u've bec0me alm0st as g00d at being me as I am." " l'm seri0us." " Yes, s0 am I." "N0w take 0ff th0se cl0thes." "We're g0ing t0 have t0 change back." "N0." "I mean it. I d0n't need y0u, I need my cl0thes." "N0w, take them 0ff." "S0 y0u're g0ing t0 kill us b0th?" "Was that always y0ur plan?" "G0d, n0!" "D0 I l00k like an idi0t?" "I never even th0ught y0u'd make it t0 the h0use, let al0ne int0 my bed." "N0, I had y0u bleating 0ut y0ur unlikely st0ry t0 a baffled c0untry p0liceman and then being sent p0litely 0n y0ur way." "But I did get curi0us, s0 I rang the h0use after a c0uple 0f days." "When Charlie answered and said I was 0ut but w0uld be back in an h0ur, I realised the walls had been breached and I had the perfect 0pp0rtunity." "Y0u're n0t the 0nly 0ne." "This last week has been the m0st extra0rdinary 0f my life." "And I l0ve y0ur family, every single 0ne 0f them." "Y0u have n0 idea h0w lucky y0u are." "Oh, G0d!" "Y0u are pathetically sentimental." "My family are t00 selfish t0 l0ve any0ne but themselves." "I've lived l0ng en0ugh with them t0 kn0w that." "N0w, w0uld y0u hurry up?" "What will y0u d0 with me?" ""Ashes t0 ashes" and all that." "There'll be n0 trace 0f y0u by m0rning." "(Gasping)" "FRANCES:" "Darling." "What happened?" "I've had such terrible dreams." "Y0u're safe." "Have I disapp0inted y0u again?" "Y0u've never disapp0inted me." "Y0u're the m0st extra0rdinary pers0n I've ever met." "And I'll never f0rget a m0ment I've spent with y0u." "And whatever happens... I want y0u t0 kn0w that I l0ve y0u." "What's the matter?" "Y0u're shaking." "D0n't w0rry ab0ut me, just... ..rest, rest and get str0ng." "Sleep." "Y0u've changed, d0 y0u kn0w that?" "Have I?" "I d0n't kn0w." "Y0u seem harder... t0 me, at least." "Y0u never l0ved me at all, did y0u?" "I d0n't think I did." "See, y0u have changed." "Y0u d0n't even pretend any m0re." "Paul wants t0 take me abr0ad " "France, Italy, everywhere." "He's certainly full 0f ideas f0r the business." "He thinks I can help him." "I think that w0uld be very g00d." " Really?" " Yes." "I've never travelled, never been anywhere, what with the war and everything." "I'm terrible at languages." " What use w0uld I be t0 him?" " Y0u'd be just what he needs." "Y0u l00ked s0 str0ng t0gether t0day at the lunch." "He really l0ves y0u, y0u kn0w that?" "I'm still bl00dy furi0us with y0u, y0u kn0w?" "I kn0w." " Stay with her." " Of c0urse." "She's asleep." "Where are y0u g0ing?" "T0 see Mary L0u, I made a..." "I made a pr0mise." "Frances will be all right." "Yes, I kn0w." "I d0n't think I knew what it meant t0 have a br0ther until t0day." "Thank y0u." "H0w's Frances?" "Better." "Sleeping." "I read the n0te she left." "She must have felt s0 al0ne." "It made me think ab0ut what y0u said ab0ut Alice, having n0-0ne t0 turn t0." "Y0u're right." "When it mattered, we all failed her." "including me." "I have decided t0 accept y0ur 0ffer." " Y0u'll take 0ver the f0undry?" " Yes." "I'm glad." "There w0uld be a c0nditi0n." "Anything." "That y0u never set f00t there again." "Paul and I will be in charge." "I c0mpletely agree." "What will y0u d0 ab0ut finance?" "Well, c0me 0n, there has t0 be s0mething here we can sell." "CHARLOTTE: (Whispers) She's asleep." "Please d0n't wake her." "(Squeaks)" "G00d night, Mr Rabbit." "She t0ld me what she saw this aftern00n." "I said y0u were helping her m0ther." "That's what she believes n0w." "Thank y0u." "But it wasn't you she saw, was it?" "(Sighs)" " What d0 y0u mean?" " l kn0w J0hnny better than any0ne." "He l0ved me...in his way." "But as he grew 0lder, I faded like a ph0t0graph." "I became invisible t0 him." "But he wasn't t0 me." "I saw everything that he did." "And then s0mething changed." "The child sensed it... ..said y0u smelt different." "I didn't believe it at first, but this aftern00n, when we f0und her 0n the bed... ..I saw y0ur face." "Then I was sure." "I'm leaving." "I came back because..." "I made a pr0mise I w0uld tell Piglet first if I ever had t0 g0 away." "Please tell her 0ne day that I tried t0 keep it." "is he c0ming back?" "(Sighs) N0." "Ever?" "N0." "Then why are y0u leaving?" "This isn't my h0use." " lt isn't my family." " lsn't it?" "This Princess Elizabeth wasn't meant t0 be Queen, any m0re than her father was b0rn t0 be King." "S0metimes nature 0r fate take the decisi0n." "Perhaps it'll be the making 0f us." "(Ping-p0ng ball b0unces)" "MARY LOU: ..five, six, seven, eight." "(Laughter)" "Very g00d." " (Squeals 0f laughter)" " Oh, g00dness!" "One, tw0, three...." "Wh0a!" "Are y0u all right?" " Oh, yes." " Y0u need t0 be careful in y0ur c0nditi0n." "I'm fine, just a little 0ut 0f breath, that's all." "C0me 0n, it's ab0ut t0 begin." "Ge0rge, Charl0tte, Annie, every0ne!"