"No." "Alaric, no!" "Forgive me" "Unfaithful bitch!" "You must die" "But simple death is too good for you" "Her lungs are fine" "The problem is something else" "The last tests were not good" "Paul..." "Your wife is not well" "Her heart has become weakened" "And getting worse every day" "I'm afraid it's serious" "What can I do?" "Get her out of the city" "She needs rest and fresh air" "And to relax" "I'll give her a strict routine that she must follow" "Will it cure her?" "I'm afraid not." "It's very serious" "But if she takes care of herself, she should live for many years" "You have a big part to play" "Yes." "I know what I must do" "She's my number one priority now" "I couldn't live without her" "Do you still have that house near Perrouze?" "Yes..." "I almost had to sell it." "The last remains of the Marnac estate" "My family's final resting place" "Now, of course, I don't need the money" "Me, once a poor architect..." "Marrying one of the richest women in the country" "Remember how they behaved at the wedding?" "Like I was an ignorant peasant" "A fortune seeker" "Paul, you have to move on." "Forget about them" "Really..." "You think it's that easy?" "You've done well for yourself." "Made a lot of money" "Everyone respects you" "Come, come..." "Stop tormenting yourself." "Now listen..." "That house is ideal for your wife" "It's quiet there, the air is clean" "It's in the mountains, but not too far above sea level" "She might not like it" "It's not exactly luxurious there" "But it would be good for her." "Try to convince her" "I will, but she never went there before" "I always had to go alone" "You know, to check the state of the place occasionally ...that sort of thing" "Don't worry, we'll think up some way of getting her there" "Paul..." "Pierre says that you need peace and quiet" "He suggests my holiday home" "So I get to see that place at last" "We'll leave tomorrow." "Soon you'll forget all about Paris" "Very good, Mr Marnac, sir." "Whatever you say..." "What a face that guy has." "Not what you'd call handsome" "Sort of mean looking" "Auntie, those old stories about him, are they true?" "Of course they are" "Your grandmother herself saw those weapons covered in blood" "Blood stains that stay fresh for 500 years?" "Hard to believe" "The legend says Alaric de Marnac slew his wife... and three of her five children" "Only the two he spared were his" "What a monster" "Then he took to witchcraft and devil worship" "Finally he went mad" "He committed many horrid crimes" "He even drank human blood" "And his disciples did as he commanded" "Finally he was brought to trial and the king ordered him imprisoned" "There was a huge battle" "Alaric was killed by his wife's brother with an arrow through his heart" "He was damned then to eternal torment" "Just an old wive's tale" "Why?" "Really auntie, it's too ridiculous" "What's so terrible about her having a lover?" "I'm not trying to excuse him, but he found her in another man's arms" "So?" "If every man killed his wife... because their marriage wasn't working..." "Where would we be?" "And that beast killed children" "No matter whose they were, they were innocent kids" "He died in mortal sin" "His soul can never find peace" "People must have been really dumb back then" "Enough talk" "We have a lot of work to do upstairs" "Come on!" "Don't you give me that look" "I'm not your wife!" "Tonight we'll be in Perrouze" "I'm happy, Genevieve" "At last you'll see my holiday home" "I have such happy memories of childhood days there" "Memories I want to share with you" "Maville's great." "She's been like a mother to me" "I know you'll like her" "Genevieve, my love, I know you'll get better here" "We can walk in the woods, visit the sights" "We'll be really happy here" "Paul, as long as you're here, that's all that matters" " Is this him?" " Yes, that's right" "Not bad looking" "What's he like now?" "Like that picture" "It says 1965..." "He looks about 30" "I'm good at ages" "So he's getting on now" "You know..." "He looks a bit like that man in the painting" "I hope he's not such a beast" "Look, I brought you here to help me" "Not to gossip all day" "All right!" "Keep your hair on" "Get to work" "I want everything gleaming!" "I'm glad the house will finally be lived in" "Maville wrote and asked if her niece could move in with her" "She's a young girl with no other family" "We can use some help around the place" "I'm glad I agreed to come" "I feel we're going to be very happy here" "I wish I'd come before" "Don't worry." "We'll make up for lost time" "Now I'm starting to see how shallow my life was in the city" "Surrounded by false friends only there for the money... not for me" "It was all so superficial" "This is our new life" "But for how long?" "We'll work it out together" "Now what's up?" "I think we're out of gas" "What a disaster." "What are we going to do?" "There's a town not far back" "I'll get some there" "I'll come" "No, it's too far for you" "Can't we wait?" "A car might come by" "Not much traffic come this way" "It's the scenic route." "That's why I chose this road" "Damn it..." "Don't leave me here" "I won't be long." "Relax" "Don't worry" "Put the radio on." "Just close your eyes and relax" "You'll be fine" "See you soon" "So his wife's really ill?" "Heart problems." "She's coming here to rest" "She'll stay here when he goes to Paris on business" "Then we'll have to look after her" "Great!" "Not just servants but nurses too" "Listen, we don't do what we want, but what we're paid to do" "Maybe I was better of in that school in Toulouse..." "That school was a jail" "Now you're my responsibility" "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you" "Think before you speak" "You're just like your mother." "God rest her" "Tell me about her" "She was my sister, but totally different from me" "Auntie, I promise I'll try to be good" "Really" "I know, Julie." "Deep down you're a good girl" "Don't you dare move" "Get out" "Just behave and you'll be fine" "Get the luggage out" "Are you mad, stopping out here?" "This place is like the jungle" "Survival of the fittest" "Come on lady" "We only want to see if you've got anything worth having" "You're rich and we're poor" "We're just trying to even out the odds" "Shit!" "Let's go" "This way, come on" "Paul!" "Be careful" "I'm worried" "They should be here by now" "It's very late" "Midnight..." "Listen to that wind" "All through the house" "The sort of night when Alaric de Marnac rises from his tomb" "There's someone" "Downstairs..." "at the servant's door" "Who could it be?" "Who else?" "Obviously the master." "He's here" "He finally arrived." "Come on" "I'm so glad to see you at last." "What happened?" " We had an incident" " An incident?" "I had to go to the police in town" "Police!" "Maville, don't worry." "It's all sorted now" "And your wife?" "In the car." "Waiting with the luggage" "This is my niece, Julie" "Pleased to meet you, Julie" "Me too, sir" "Let's go" "I really like Maville" "I know we'll get along great" "I told you so" "She'll take really good care of you" "You'll see" "Her niece is a pretty girl" "But I didn't like her" "Give her a chance." "We only just met her" "I know, but there was something I didn't like about her" "Something deep down inside her" "Maville has her faults too" "Like what?" "She tells stories" "Stories of ghosts and horrible monsters" "Used to give me nightmares when I was a kid" "Lots of them were about this ancestor of mine" "Sounds like that book Rebecca." "Do you remember it?" "Except here, Maville is a good housekeeper" "In the book, the monster was a beautiful woman" "Here it's the ghost of a knight who turns up every now and then" "I never saw him, of course" "Who was he?" "Alaric de Marnac." "The man in the painting" "He looks like you" "Hardly surprising, since we are related" "Maville used to scare me with him" "He has a satanic look" "It freezes the soul" "Nothing like you, thank God!" "Well, let's talk about happier things" "I have no problems with old legends" "What happened earlier was real" "I thought those thugs were going to kill us" "It was horrible" "Darling, I'm here to protect you" "Yes..." "And as long as you are, I won't worry" "Julie, calm down" "It's me..." "Paul" "You were screaming" "I had a nightmare" "That man in the painting came to life" "He tried to kill me" "I heard a scream and came to see what it was" "I know." "I heard it too" "I dreamed about that picture" "It's you and your horror stories" "Well... good night" "Goodnight." "I'm sorry, sir" "Good night" "It's wonderful" "Julie, every day I feel better" "A month since we came and it seems like yesterday" "How time has flown by" "I'm glad you feel better" "I feel stronger every day" "And I'll tell you a secret..." "I'm falling in love with my husband all over again" "Maville is nice, of course but do you know what?" "I didn't like you at first" "Now I feel really close to you" "I didn't like you either" "I hope you do now" "Of course I do." "I'm really glad we met" "Dear Pierre..." "I am happy to say that Genevieve is getting better" "The clean air, the slow pace of life, it really seems to be good for her" "Every day she gets stronger" "I really hope it lasts" "On the way here something happened that could have been serious" "I was worried about Genevieve and didn't think she would recover" "But to my great surprise she didn't ask to go back to Paris" "But she's really enjoying it here now" "Truly, my life has never been better" "I think things really started to go wrong for me at school" "My dad worked in a factory in Toulouse" "He got in a mess and killed himself" "My mother was an alcoholic who died in a car crash" "They put me in a reform school" "A bad place." "Worse than jail" "My aunt came and rescued me" "Julie, you poor girl" "I've wasted too much time." "Now I want to do things" "I won't be a maid all my life" "Look at Maville, she's grown old here" "She's wasted the best years of her life in this place" "Her ambitions never went beyond these mountains" "Julie, I want to help you find your dreams" "Thank you, madame" "Hello?" "Ah, yes" "OK..." "The day after tomorrow" "Yes..." "I'll come to Perrouze" "Anything wrong?" "It's the police." "They have some information about that robbery" "They want to see me." "I have to go into town" "I've never come here before" "It's a gloomy place" "This is where Alaric de Marnac is buried" "The man in the picture?" "Yes" "He was a total monster" "This house is the site of his former castle" "All I know about him is what my husband told me" "He killed his wife for being unfaithful" "The legend says he rises from his tomb to punish any Marnac woman who lives here" "He comes back every hundred years" "What a horrible story" "They say he's due to return soon" "I suppose you'd be his first victim" "But don't worry" "It's only a legend" "An old wives' tale..." "Come on, I want to show you something" "Here's his grave" "Alaric de Marnac." "1515 to 1565" ""Only he will hear the trumpet of Hell..."" ""Only the Devil will be his friend"" "Here, take this" "I don't understand" "I told them to stop all this nonsense about Alaric de Marnac" "And now this" "It was horrible... that snake." "It was such a shock" "That stupid girl's fault!" "I'm kicking her out" "Paul, please don't" "Pail, let's make love tonight" "Well..." "I don't know" "Go on!" "Get out of here!" "What did the police want?" "To show me some pictures" "See if I could identify those thugs" "Did you?" "Yes..." "seems they were quite well known" "Looks like they might catch them soon" "Maybe even tonight" "Paul, how long will you be in Paris?" "Shouldn't be more than 3 or 4 days" "I won't stay long" "Please, darling." "Don't worry" "I'll be back before you know it" "And you've got Maville" "I know." "I'm being silly" "I'll be as quick as I can be" "I won't be gone long" "Please don't be." "I need you" "Genevieve, just take care of yourself" "Remember, I love you" "Paul, it's just that sometimes..." "I get depressed" "But darling..." "Don't worry, I'll be all right" "But hurry back" "I will" "Where's Julie?" "I haven't seen her all day" "She's in bed." "She had a headache" "I think she's got a cold" "Dear me, what a night." "It's going to be stormy" "Storms round here can be bad." "Sometimes the power goes down" "I think I'll go up to bed" "I'll go with you" "No, please." "I'm all right" "Very well." "But if you need me for anything just call" "The bell in your room also rings in the kitchen" "Thank you, Maville." "Goodnight" "Goodnight." "Sleep well" "The knight..." "Death..." "God bless us" "How is she doctor?" "I think she's over the worst of it" "I gave her a sedative" "It's a heart problem" "That's out of my league" "When's Mr Marnac back?" "Probably tomorrow" "I'll talk to him about it" "She might have to see someone in Paris" "Well, I must be off." "I have another call to make" "I'll show you out" "Stay here till I get back" "She says it was a snake in her bed." "And she saw the knight" "Then the lights went out" "But the electric company say there was no power cut last night" "So it's impossible" "I told you and Julie to keep an eye on her" "Julie was ill in bed" "And where were you, Maville?" "She didn't want me with her." "I stayed in the kitchen" "I tried to keep awake, but somehow I still fell asleep" "This is all wrong." "I don't like it at all" "Julie, sick; you asleep." "And my wife left alone here" "What do you mean?" "Nothing, I'm just thinking out loud" "But I don't like it" "Good evening, sir" "Hello, Julie." "How's my wife?" "Much better." "She's asleep" "Believe me, Paul." "It wasn't a dream." "It was real" "That's impossible." "That story is just a legend" "I saw him, I tell you" "It was just a nightmare." "Forget it" "Don't take it so seriously..." "please" "I know you're right." "I'll try to be strong" "Good." "We'll go back to Paris soon" "I'll have Pierre run some more tests" "Tomorrow I must see the police in Perrouze again" "Again?" "I think it's just routine" "Come in" "Here's your dinner" "I'm not hungry" "But you must eat" "And Maville's made something special" "Why did my husband have to go back to the police?" "I think they might have found those men who tried to rob you" "They've been arrested?" "Not exactly, no" "What do you mean?" "I believe they were killed resisting arrest" "Maybe he went to identify the bodies" "Now try to eat something" "Come on, I know you'll like it" "It's your favorite." "And Maville cooked it specially" "Blood!" "What is it, Madam?" "What's wrong?" "It's only..." "Only a fish" "Take it away!" "Go on, take a look." "It's nothing..." "Mireille, you shouldn't have come." "It's crazy" "People know me here" "I had to come." "I had to know what was going on" "I told you not to contact me." "Not to follow me" "You left so suddenly" "I'm sorry, but you must be patient" "Listen, Paul Marnac..." "I know about you." "I could cause you a lot of trouble" "I've worked for you for a long time" "I know all about your business" "Maybe more than I should" "Are you threatening me?" "A friendly warning" "Just don't forget about me." "Alright?" "Blackmail..." "Call it what you like" "You've got no class" "I found you in the gutter and you're still trash" "I gave you five years of my life" "You always knew what I wanted" "Just be patient" "Soon we'll have everything we planned for" "I promise" "Maville, I have a bad feeling" "I sense that my life will soon be over" "Oh, Madam..." "When I die, I'm going to die alone" "Please don't say such things" "My heart is sick and now my mind is too" "I see things that aren't really there" " Maybe I'm going mad, Maville" " Come now..." "Completely mad" "It's 9 o'clock." "Where's Paul got to?" "Don't worry, I'm sure he'll be back soon" "Poor Paul." "I've not been easy to live with" "First of all my moods and depressions" "And now this illness" "But I do love him" "I always have..." "I always will" "And he loves you too" "Paul?" "Is that you?" "Paul!" "Maville..." "Please help me!" "Take the body upstairs" "We'll settle up later" "From Paul to Genevieve, with all my love" "On our fifth wedding anniversary" "I couldn't do anything." "She never even woke up" "Cardiac arrest in her sleep" "At least she didn't suffer." "I'll fill out the death certificate" "Now what can I do?" "I feel so empty" "I'll take care of things" "Thank you, doctor" "It's no trouble" "Poor lady." "How sad to die alone" "Paul, do I look good?" "Fantastic" "Better than her?" "Well?" "Of course, much better" "You look great" "That first time I saw you I knew my life would be empty without you" "And I knew I would kill to make you mine" "How long will you be in Paris?" "Long enough to arrange things" "Getting the funeral sorted." "Telling all the friends and family" "Then the legal stuff has to be sorted" "The factories, the houses, the business, the bank accounts" "It's all mine now!" "Soon it will be all ours" "Yes, very soon." "When you're my wife" "Hello lover" "I knew you'd be back" "I have some things to pick up" "Your pyjamas?" "The silk robe I gave you on your birthday?" "I told you, it's not good for us to meet right now" "Nobody saw me." "I'm very discrete" "The perfect mistress" "But I'm tired of being perfect" "At least say you're happy to see me" "Listen, Mireille, it's all going according to plan" "In a few days I must return to the country" "A few things to sort out there." "Then we can be together at last" "Just a body." "No class...no style" "What a mess I'm in" "You sleep well, my girl" "You think you've finally got me where you want me..." "But your death will solve my problems" "Your death..." "Paul, can't you sleep?" "No..." "I'm a little restless" "Maurice, at last" "Drink some coffee." "It'll do you good" "Christ in heaven knows, I'm dying inside" "What's wrong, Paul?" "Nothing." "Just thinking out loud" "I know this is hard for you." "Let me help" "It's like a poem" "A poem that doesn't rhyme" "Death is the only solution" "I'm trapped" "But I must be myself" "I don't understand you." "What is it?" "Sometimes I'm hard to understand" "But if the poem doesn't rhyme..." "If it doesn't fit in the house..." "Now the house is empty" "I'm here for you." "I'll always be here" "We'll work it out together" "Yes, of course we will" "Paul, please..." "Can I come to the country with you?" "No, Mireille" "It's not possible right now" "We have to wait" "We're safe here" "My aunt sleeps like a log" "I usually slip some pills in her milk" "Knocks her out for hours" "So it's just you two?" "The gardener comes every two weeks" "But he never talks" "Apparently he's worked here more than 30 years" "He's deaf as a post" "Maurice, I really want this lt'll take time, but we can be rich" "Really rich..." "Important people" "I hope so" "Trust me" "Mireille, damn her!" "What to do?" "I must find a way out" "Where's Maville?" "In town." "She'll be a while" "Then we have time" "It's all fine." "Nobody suspects anything" "When I first heard that story of the knight" "I had nightmares - do you remember?" "Now he's like an old friend" "The perfect partner in crime." "A partner who makes no demands" "What shall we do about Maville?" "Nothing." "She won't be a problem" "If she is, just give her some pills and she'll sleep like a baby" "I don't know." "You might be right" "Of course I am." "I've known her since I was a kid" "Your wife was a tough bitch, she took a lot of scaring" "Julie, I bought something from Paris" "What?" "I hope you like it" "Paul!" "It's beautiful" "Anything for you, Julie" "How could you do such a thing, sir?" "I don't know." "Sometimes we act on impulse, Maville" "Julie is a bad girl." "She has no conscience" "I think she drove her father to suicide" "She's taken drugs, been a prostitute" "She used to hang around with a thug called Maurice" "A drug addict who'd been in jail many times" "He was her lover." "She ended up in reform school" "I convinced the judge to let her stay with me" "I thought I could change her" "I really did try" "But all I did was bring evil into this house" "I decided to kill my wife long before I set eyes on Julie" "I hated her..." "Her superior ways, her demands, her impossible moods" "How her friends used to laugh at me" "She deserved to die" "But she really loved you." "She told me that many times" "When she got ill she changed, because she needed me" "Then I hated her even more" "But her illness gave me the perfect solution" "You've changed." "I no longer know you" "You're not yourself" "So what are you going to do?" "You're like a son to me" "I watched you being born and growing up" "But I don't think I can forgive this" "I can't..." "Yes?" "No, he's already left" "I don't know." "I told you" "All right, I'll give him the message" "Mireille?" "Yes." "Says she's coming here to see you" "Damn bitch!" "She's real trouble" "Don't worry." "Just let her come" "I hated doing that." "Maville was a good woman" "But she had a conscience" "And because of that, she was dangerous" "We should call the ambulance" "Tell them about Maville's..." "terrible accident" "Wait, she's not dead yet" "Now what can we do?" "I'll get that" "Is Mr Marnac in?" "No, he's not" "I'll wait." "I need to see him" "It's important" "Hold on, where are you going?" "Clean it all well." "There must be no traces" "The doctor and the police might be dumb..." "But we can't take chances" "Don't worry." "I'll do a good job" "I'll dump the car in the lake tonight" "Could anyone know she's here?" "She was always very discrete." "Never discussed our affair" "No, there's nothing to worry about" "OK..." "First I'll hide the car" "Then we'll put Maville back on the stairs" "And call the cops" "Along come Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson... and believe everything we tell them" "Keep calm, Julie, and everything will be fine" "Our luck's in" "I am calm, lover very calm" "I thought the honeymoon would never end" "Thank God it has" "That bastard wanted it day and night" "And every time I felt more sick" "Every time I just hated him more" "He's such a kid, he's easy to fool" "I can make him do anything" "Soon we're going to be very rich" "After the honeymoon, I made him come back here" "That makes ourjob easier" "Soon we can be together, Maurice" "I love you..." "Julie" "Thanks, it's cold in this house" "It's been empty for a long time now" "Tomorrow I'll call the engineer in" "To see if we can get the heating fixed up" "Come on, get in the bath with me..." "You're all wet!" "Stop it" "The big bad dragon will leave you be, but you have to scrub my back" "Julie, we'll always be together, know why?" "Why?" "Because you and me, we're both alike - two monsters" "Aren't I right?" "Well... maybe you are" "And sometimes even monsters need love" "You're very deep tonight" "Fuck you!" "We're both evil..." "But I'm more evil than you, idiot" "Maurice?" "It's all over, my love" "I played the part of the grieving widow" "I was perfect" "Do you have the tickets?" "Tomorrow then, to New York" "I really need a holiday" "I earned it, right?" "I'll be waiting" "Yes... at dawn" "Best no-one sees us" "Bye now." "I love you" "What's going on?" "I'm starting to see things" "Must get out of here" "Hello?" "Who's there?" "Say something" "Somebody's trying to scare me, that's it!" "Trying to drive me crazy" "It's all in my mind" "This is my house" "They can't get me" "Maurice!" "It must be..." "I must escape" "Get out of here..."