"Vincent:" "This is where the wealthy and the powerful rule." "It is her world," "A world apart from mine." "Her name..." "Is catherine." "From the moment I saw her, she captured my heart" "With her beauty," "Her warmth and her courage." "I knew then, as I know now," "She would change my life..." "Forever." "Catherine:" "He comes from a secret place, far below the city streets," "Hiding his face from strangers," "Safe from hate and harm." "He brought me there to save my life." "And now, wherever I go, he is with me in spirit." "For we have a bond stronger than friendship or love." "And although we cannot be together," "We will never, ever be apart." "¶ ¶" "Vincent:" ""and as I was green and carefree," ""famous among the barns about the happy yard" ""and singing as the farm was home," ""in the sun that is young once only," ""time let me play and be" ""golden in the mercy of his means," ""and green and golden I was huntsman and herdsman," ""the calves sang to my horn," ""the foxes on the hills barked clear and cold," ""and the sabbath rang slowly" ""in the pebbles of the holy streams." ""all the sun long it was running," ""it was lovely, hay fields high as the house," ""the tunes from the chimneys, it was air" ""and playing, lovely and watery" ""fire green as grass" ""and nightly under the simple stars" ""as I rode to sleep" "The owls were bearing the farm away..."" "(water flowing)" "It was beautiful." "Why did you stop?" "Sometimes I..." "See it all so clearly." "(exhales)" "I used to come here when I was a child" "And wonder about such places," "How it would feel to lie in a meadow" "Under the warm sun" "Or..." "See the night sky full of stars." "When I was a girl," "We spent our summers at a lake in connecticut." "I had a secret place, too." "A glen." "I would hide there" "In the tall grass," "And I felt as if I were the only person on earth." "Safe." "Yes." "And if I sat very still," "The deer would walk by and not even see me." "I could almost reach out and touch them." "It seemed..." "Enchanted." "It seemed so far from the city," "Like a different world." "It's only two hours away." "I wish you could see it." "Oh..." "So do I." "If only we could be there." "We are there." "You're taking me with your words, showing me." "I would love to share it with you." "It seems so unfair." "You, of all people," "Would appreciate how magical this place is." "Catherine..." "If you saw it, you would know" "In an instant." "And then it would be ours." "(sighs):" "I could want nothing more." "Maybe there's a way." "Please," "Don't even..." "All we really need is a way" "To get out of the city and up there safely." "A van." "We could drive up at night." "No one's even at the lake at this time of year." "Maybe we could really do it." "Vincent," "Let me try to arrange it." "If I can, will you come with me?" "It's something I never even dared to wish for." "To go there, to share that with you" "Would mean so much." "Then We must try." "(sighs)" "Have you both gone completely mad?" "Not at all." "I cannot believe you could seriously entertain" "Something so foolhardy and dangerous." "You overstate the risk." "Any risk is too great." "Surely that's apparent." "That catherine could even suggest such a thing." "An innocent dream, father, born of love!" "An irresponsible dream born of selfishness!" "No!" "Yes!" "(subway train passing in distance)" "Yes, I know," "Because..." "I've had the same dream for you myself" "Over and again for so many years." "Ever since you were young, I've..." "I've wanted nothing more than to be able to show you the sun," "The mountains" "Things for which you have only words." "This not merely for myself, father," "But for catherine as well." "This is a chance" "For us." "No more than a moment, the briefest moment," "Free from the perils and the urgency" "Of the time we share." "Vincent, your love for catherine..." "And hers for you" "Is something that warms all of us." "But you have a responsibility" "Beyond that," "A duty to those down here in this community" "Who depend on you, who look to you" "For truth..." "And strength," "For hope and protection." "Without you, their world would be a very dark place." "And what about my responsibility to catherine," "Who gives so much and asks for so little?" "How can I deny her, father?" "Vincent, if I thought it were in any way possible..." "It is possible, and there are ways!" "Nonsense!" "Supposing something goes wrong;" "supposing you're discovered." "Am I unable to fulfill even her slightest wish?" "Tell me, father!" "Are we forever bound to accept a poem for a sunset?" "Vincent..." "You cannot" "Do this." "Vincent?" "Vincent!" "¶ ¶" "Vincent." "Pascal!" "(distant rattling)" "What is it, pascal?" "Then it's true." "You're leaving." "Who told you this?" "There's been talk, rumors on the pipes." "Mouse." "He overheard you arguing with father." "It scared him." "(sighs)" "Mouse has no reason to be frightened." "Jamie," "Mouse." "We heard you and catherine were going away..." "Forever." "Forever?" "(sighs):" "It's not true." "Then why are you packing?" "Don't go away, vincent." "This is my home." "You're my family." "I'll only be gone for a very short time." "Where are you going?" "To a place..." "A special place that catherine wishes for me to see." "It's unlike anywhere I've ever been." "It's a lake in the mountains." "It's a place from her childhood." "I want to go," "To be there with her." "Do you understand?" "What if something happens to you?" "What if you get caught above?" "Like mouse." "This is a quiet place, a safe place." "Please don't worry yourselves." "I'll be back, I promise." "Just be careful, vincent." "We need you." "I'll be careful." "(whispers):" "Okay." "Come back quick." "(subway cars rattling overhead)" "Tell me what you think." "It sounds dangerous." "But to live as fully as we can, there are risks we must take." "This is a risk for all of us." "And if anything should happen to you" "I don't know, I don't want to think about it," "But it would be awful." "Vincent," "You're an important part of us." "¶ ¶" "¶ ¶" "¶ ¶" "Catherine..." "Vincent." "I rented a van." "I've got everything we'll need." "I'll come to the 14th street entrance." "That'll be the safest." "Vincent?" "What's wrong?" "What is it?" "(sighs)" "It was a dream, catherine." "No." "A beautiful, impossible dream." "One we dare not have." "But for a moment, I thought it might be possible." "So did I." "If the slightest thing should go wrong" "If anyone were to see us" "It would ruin everything we already have." "Yes." "I'm sorry." "I should never have asked." "I'm the one that should apologize." "Catherine, you ask for so little," "And there is so much I wish to give you," "And so much I know I can never give you." "And so much more you do." "(sighs) you must believe that, vincent." "Some people don't even have dreams." "One day..." "We'll see that lake, catherine, I promise you." "And until then, we'll keep on dreaming." "¶ ¶" "(door rumbling)" "¶ ¶" "(gasping)" "Catherine (voice echoing):" "But for a moment, I thought it might be possible." "I should never have asked." "Vincent:" "Your pain is my pain..." "Your pain is my pain..." "Is my..." "No." "Father:" "Life that can never be..." "Never be..." "No!" "You know what they'd do..." "What they'd do..." "If they caught you up there..." "Or found you down here..." "Or found you down here?" "They'd kill you, or put you behind bars." "You'd wish you were dead..." "Wish you were dead..." "Vincent:" "I've never regretted what I am..." "What I am..." "Until now..." "Until now..." "Father:" "No more than a moment, the briefest moment..." "The briefest moment, the briefest moment... (vincent panting)" "(roaring)" "(catherine's, father's and vincent's voices echoing)" "(echoing voices mingling)" "(voices fading)" "¶ ¶" "¶ ¶" "Who's there?" "Who's there?" "Catherine?" "I am the image of her..." "Within you." "I am your heart," "Your mind." "Why are you here?" "You have nothing to fear from me." "What is this place?" "Don't you recognize it?" "My chamber." "Yes." "In another life." "Another life?" "The one you never lived." "Am I dreaming?" "Call it what you will" "Sleep, a waking dream." "In a world without you Where you don't exist." "But I'm here." "I can feel myself." "The vision was yours, don't you remember?" "You died as a child." "I remember thinking..." "There would be less pain for those I love." "It's already begun." "You're here..." "But you're no one." "My rose." "It's not there." "Catherine never gave it to you." "She never knew you." "Is she alive?" "Nothing of what you knew remains." "Is she alive?" "Yes." "Take me to her." "Vincent..." "There are other things for you to see first." "Believe me." "Come." "I will answer all your questions." "¶ ¶" "Remember love." "(creaking)" "(water dripping)" "(grunts)" "¶ ¶" "Pascal, it's me, vincent." "Pascal?" "This way." "How now, nuncle?" "Over here." "Pascal?" "Come on." "Jamie?" "(liquid gurgling)" "Welcome." "Paracelsus!" "There are some who call me by that name." "Who has sent you here?" "There's no one here." "Just the two of us." "Who has sent you?" "I come of my own will." "There is always room for strangers here." "You know who I am." "You presume too much, my friend." "Your face." "The scars." "I watched you burn in the fire." "I have no scars." "Where is father?" "Who?" "Jacob wells!" "Jacob wells." "And what business could you possibly have with him?" "I need to find him." "He has nothing to offer, I assure you." "Where is he?" "Here there is..." "Only me." "No." "Pascal." "I saw him," "And heard the others." "All extensions of myself." "My eyes and my ears." "Pascal:" "For years and years." "This cannot be." ""he shall be the greatest who is the loneliest," ""the most hidden, the most deviating," "The human being beyond good and evil."" "Beyond good and evil lies only death." "Join with me" "And you will choose life." "Last chance, nuncle." "Choose carefully." "I could never join you." "Wrong choice." "So be it." "Pascal." "Jamie." "(grunting)" "What have you done here?" "Take the beast." "(groans)" "I'm not gonna hurt you." "Now cracks a noble heart." "Good night, sweet prince." "(snarls)" "(roars)" "(snarling)" "(roars)" "Gone." "Everything, gone." "Yes." "Paracelsus rules now." "The world below and everyone in it" "Belongs to him." "They all do his bidding now." "How can such a thing be?" "You weren't there to stop him." "Knowledge and beauty are fragile things." "They need protection." "But I was only a baby." "Even as a baby, you were a symbol to the community." "And when you died, hope and possibility died with you." "People lost heart." "Is there nothing I can do for them now?" "No." "Nothing." "It is already done." "Tell me..." "What happened to father?" "He faltered." "Paracelsus crushed him." "Where is he now?" "The way begins..." "Here." "¶ ¶" "Mouse." "Angel:" "Nothing of what you knew remains." "(whimpers)" "Don't be frightened." "(gasping)" "Mouse." "Trust me." "I'm a friend." "(shrieks)" "Shh." "It's all right." "It's all right." "Don't be frightened." "I'm a friend." "Do you have somewhere I can take you?" "Do you have a home?" "Mouse?" "(shrieking)" "Mouse has no language." "You weren't there to reach out to him." "There was no one else?" "No, no one." "He lived for many years," "Stealing to survive, alone and undiscovered," "Until paracelsus." "His hand." "Paracelsus is an exacting judge." "Please." "I've seen enough." "No." "There is more." "(indistinct voices)" "(man coughing)" "(coughing continues)" "Man 1:" "I've been waiting." "Man 2:" "Yeah." "All right, guys, get ready." "Get ready!" "(men muttering, laughing)" "(clamoring voices)" "Yeah, come on." "I don't know." "Whatever you want." "We'll clean this place up!" "You bums get outta here." "You're on our turf." "Move it." "What are you looking at?" "What are you doing?" "I didn't do nothing." "Hey." "Get up." "I said get up." "Father... (roaring)" "No." "No, I'm old." "Don't hit me, please." "You're bleeding." "Let me help you." "It's all right." "I won't hurt you." "(whimpering)" "What?" "Sleep." "At the shelter." "Please, look at me." "(moans)" "Father." "Tell me your name." "Your name." "Jacob." "Jacob wells." "Jacob wells." "You were a doctor." "Doctor." "How did this happen to you?" "You created a world below." "You spoke the truth." "People followed you." "You gave us everything." "You took care of us-- everyone." "Jamie," "Gypper, mouse." "You saved my life." "There was a child." "A baby." "Found among the garbage behind saint vincent's hospital." "Wrapped in rags." "You took him in." "Raised him as your son." "But" "He was not an ordinary child." "He was different from the others." "How did you find out about him?" "Tell me what happened." "Please." "No, no." "Please go away." "What happened to you, father?" "(mutters)" "What happened to the child?" "Tell me." "(voice breaking):" "He died." "Died." "(sobbing gently)" "Rest now." "(sighs)" "Catherine?" "Where is catherine?" "Please help me." "Please help me." "I cannot do it alone." "She's gone." "Is she?" "I have no sense of her." "She never knew you." "You said she was still alive." "She did not die, but her spirit is gone." "Catherine's spirit could never change." "Never!" "You were not there to strengthen her heart." "I want only to see her." "Just to see her." "That would be enough." "Catherine." "¶ ¶" "Tom:" "Cathy, we're going to be late!" "What are you doing?" "You're not even dressed yet!" "I'm sorry, tom." "I couldn't decide which dress to wear." "Tom:" "I can't always be making excuses for you." "I'm sorry, tom." "I'm not going to miss this dinner." "It's important to me." "I'm going for the car." "Be down in five minutes or I'm leaving." "Tom... (door slams)" "¶ ¶" "Who is that?" "Who's here?" "I am no one." "Don't let me frighten you." "Turn away from me." "Look out into the city." "Oh..." "Please, don't hurt me." "I could never hurt you." "I never meant for you to see me." "You will never see me again." "You're scaring me." "I'll go now." "Turn away, please," "Catherine." "(gasps)" "Catherine." "(screams)" "No!" "Get away!" "(shrieks)" "Catherine." "Oh, my god!" "Oh, my god!" "I'm sorry." "I never meant to..." "Catherine." "I'll kill you." "¶ ¶" "¶ ¶" "She's gone." "I've lost her." "Nothing is ever lost." "We are all on the same journey." "We create that journey for each other." "If I could begin again..." "Start over..." "Anything is possible." "I don't know what to believe." "Yes, you do." "Remember love." "¶ ¶" "Catherine." "It was a dream." "A terrible dream." "Everything was changed." "I couldn't wake up." "Well, it's over now." "I'm here." "Yes." "Oh..." "I thought I had lost you." "Oh, vincent..." "Don't you know?" "You could never lose me." "We could never lose each other." "As long as we remember." "Remember...?" "Remember love." "¶ ¶"