"♪ DIM DOWN THE LIGHTS ♪" "♪ ON THE HOT LINE ♪" "AND WE'RE BACK." "I'M REBECCA, AND YOU'RE LISTENING" "TO HOTLINE ON KIIS, 106 ON YOUR FM THERMOSTAT." "IF YOU'RE JUST TUNING IN," "WHAT WE TALK ABOUT HERE MAY SURPRISE YOU." "IT MAY EVEN SHOCK YOU," "BUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE, IT'LL KEEP YOU AWAKE." "SO IF YOU'VE GOT A STORY TO TELL," "A SECRET, A FANTASY," "WE'LL BE BURNING UP THE AIRWAVES" "TILL THE CLOCK STRIKES 3:00." "LINES ARE OPEN, 555-KIIS." "LINE THREE, TURN US ON." "BOY, THAT'S QUITE AN INTRODUCTION." "I HOPE I DON'T DISAPPOINT ANYONE." "DOES IT CONCERN A MAN?" "OH, YES." "YOU DON'T SOUND VERY DISAPPOINTED." "I'D SAY ENLIGHTENED IS MORE LIKE IT." "ENLIGHTENED!" "MY!" "THEN START AT THE BEGINNING AND DON'T MISS A BEAT." "MY NAME IS KRISTIN." "I'M 21 YEARS OLD." "I'M A WOMAN." "THAT MAY SOUND OBVIOUS," "BUT TO ME, IT WASN'T." "I DON'T MEAN I'M CONFUSED ABOUT MY SEXUAL IDENTITY." "BUT IN A WAY WE'RE ALL DEFINED BY OTHERS' PERCEPTIONS." "HOW WE LOOK, SOUND, OUR INTERESTS, CAREERS." "BUT WHEN YOU'RE HANDICAPPED," "SOME PEOPLE DEFINE YOU STRICTLY BY THAT ALONE." "I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I'M BLIND." "HI, KRISTIN.WHAT'S UP?" "MRS. KORNHAUSER, HOW ARE YOU TODAY?" "MY ARTHRITIS IS ACTING UP," "BUT HEY, WHY COMPLAIN?" "THAT'S RIGHT." "OH, YOUR KEY." "THANK YOU." "OH, THE SOCIETY'S SENDING ME A NEW READER." "COULD YOU SEND HER UP?" "YOU GOT IT." "OH!" "KRISTIN!" "[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS]" "[CREAKING]" "IS SOMEONE THERE?" "I'M HERE TO SEE MISS KRISTIN IVY." "I BELIEVE SHE'S IN ROOM 21." "YOU MUST BE FROM THE SOCIETY." "YES, I'M HER NEW READER." "YES." "I'M MRS. KORNHAUSER.SHE'S EXPECTING YOU." "IT'S ON THE SECOND FLOOR." "EXCUSE ME." "DON'T I KNOW YOU?" "SURE!" "FROM THE SOCIETY." "RIGHT?" "YES." "SO AM I.I'M A READER." "REALLY?" "I'M A READER, TOO." "IS THAT SO?" "WHO ARE YOU SEEING?" "UH..." "A MISS IVY IN 21." "NOT AGAIN." "WHAT?" "I'M SORRY." "THEY SCREWED UP THE FILES AGAIN." "I'VE BEEN MISS IVY'S READER" "FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS." "BUT THE WOMAN AT THE DESK..." "I KNOW, I KNOW." "MRS. DANHAM'S GETTING SO OLD," "SHE CAN BARELY REMEMBER HER OWN NAME." "I THOUGHT IT WAS KORNHAUSER." "SEE WHAT I MEAN?" "HELLO?" "KRISTIN IVY?" "YES?" "HI, I'M PAUL CAMERON, YOUR NEW READER." "I THOUGHT THEY WERE SENDING A WOMAN." "I'M SORRY.I REQUESTED A WOMAN." "THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE COMPUTER." "COMPUTER?" "YEAH." "IT'S NEW." "WELL, AS LONG AS I'M HERE," "WHERE DO WE DO THIS?" "UM..." "WELL..." "UM..." "WHY DON'T YOU" "TAKE THE CHAIR BY THE WINDOW?" "THERE'S MORE LIGHT." "WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE MEN IN OUR ROOMS." "I WON'T TELL IF YOU DON'T." "PAGE 40." "ARE YOU COMFORTABLE?" "YES." "FINE." "SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE OFF YOUR HAT?" "YES." ""THE CHORAL PRELUDES TO BACH."" ""THUS, THE CHORAL PRELUDES BEFORE BACH" ""ARE FINALLY NO MORE" "THAN WHAT THEY ARE IN THEMSELVES."" "PRETTY BORING STUFF, HUH?" "NO..." "YES!" "INCREDIBLY." "I'M GOING TO TEACH MUSIC HISTORY SOMEDAY" "AND BORE A WHOLE NEW GENERATION." "OF COURSE YOU ARE." "YOU HAVE A NICE LAUGH." "THANK YOU." "UM..." "IT'S GETTING LATE." "UM..." "WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO COME BACK?" "I DON'T KNOW." "WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE MEN IN OUR ROOMS." "ARE YOU SURE YOU'D EVEN WANT TO?" "YES, BUT ON ONE CONDITION." "WHICH IS?" "AFTER I READ YOUR BOOK," "YOU'LL LET ME READ YOU SOMETHING I LIKE." "LIKE WHAT?" "DO YOU LIKE POEMS?" "SOME." "USUALLY THEY'RE TOO VISUAL." "A LOT OF POEMS ARE BORING." "HERE'S A SHORT ONE." "IT REMINDS ME OF YOU." "PEOPLE ARE BATHING" "AND POSTURING THEMSELVES ON THE BEACH." "AND ALL WAS DREARY." "GREAT ROBOT LIMBS," "ROBOT BREASTS, ROBOT VOICES." "ROBOT EVEN THE GAY UMBRELLAS." "BUT A WOMAN, SHY AND ALONE," "WAS WASHING HERSELF UNDER A TAP," "AND THE GLIMMER OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD" "WAS LIKE LILIES," "AND LIKE WATER LILIES." "BORING?" "NO." "IT'S VERY PRETTY." "IT'S BY D.H. LAWRENCE." "UM..." "IF YOU LIKE," "I'LL READ YOU ONE OF HIS NOVELS NEXT TIME." "I WOULD LIKE THAT." "TOMORROW, OK?" "REMINDS ME OF YOU." "PEOPLE ARE BATHING" "AND POSTURING THEMSELVES ON THE BEACH." "AND ALL WAS DREARY." "GREAT ROBOT LIMBS, ROBOT BREASTS..." ""ONE PLAYER THE MANUAL PARTS," "THE OTHER THE PEDAL PARTS AND OCTAVES."" "END OF CHAPTER, THANK GOD." "MY TURN." "FIRST..." "COULD YOU..." "COULD YOU TAKE OFF YOUR GLASSES?" "WHY?" "I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING." "THEY SAY THE EYES ARE THE WINDOWS TO THE SOUL." "YOU HAVE..." "YOU HAVE PRETTY EYES." "YOU SHOULDN'T COVER THEM UP." "YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOSE THE HAT, TOO." "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER," "BY D.H. LAWRENCE." ""OURS IS ESSENTIALLY A TRAGIC AGE," ""THOUGH WE REFUSE TO THINK IT TRAGICALLY." ""THE CATACLYSMH AS HAPPENED." ""WE ARE AMONG THE RUINED" "AND START TO BUILD UP NEW LITTLE HABITATS..."" ""IN THE YARD, TWO PACES BEYOND HER,"" "A MAN WAS WASHING HIMSELF," ""UTTERLY UNAWARE." ""HE WAS NAKED TO THE HIPS," ""HIS VELVETEEN BREECHES SLIPPING DOWN" "OVER SLENDER LOINS."" "WHY DID YOU STOP?" "IT'S DARK." "I CAN'T SEE ANYMORE." "I WAS ENJOYING IT." "I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE." "I'M A CROSS BETWEEN MEL GIBSON," "KEVIN COSTNER, AND ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER." "IS THAT GOOD?" "I DON'T KNOW." "CAN I TOUCH YOUR FACE?" "I GUESS." "YOUR SKIN IS SMOOTH," "NOT LIKE ARNOLD AT ALL." "YOU LIKE TO LAUGH A LOT, HUH?" "HOW DO YOU KNOW?" "I CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR FACE." "THE LINES AND THE MUSCLES." "THEY GIVE YOU AWAY." "CAN YOU FEEL WHAT I'M THINKING, TOO?" "WHY DID YOU SAY I REMINDED YOU" "OF THAT POEM YESTERDAY?" "IT'S WHAT I THOUGHT" "WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU STANDING..." "AT THE DOOR." "I BETTER GO." "I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW, OK?" "OK." "I'D LIKE IT IF YOU WORE YOUR HAIR DOWN." "OK." "HONEY, YOU STUMBLING AROUND LIKE SOME BLIND CHILD." "WHATCHA DOING HERE?" "LUNCH IS TOMORROW." "I THOUGHT MAYBE..." "SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND?" "LET ME GUESS." "NEW CLOTHES, HMM?" "SLOPPY GRIN." "I THINK YOU FOUND YOURSELF A MAN!" "FRANCESCA!" "KRISTIN DONE FOUND HERSELF SOME STUD!" "NOW YOU'RE HERETO BEG SISTER COLEY" "TO FIX YOU UP ALL PRETTY AND FINE." "NEVER MIND I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR THE PAST YEAR." "OH, HONEY, IT'S OK." "HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US," "THOUGH I CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY." "GIRLFRIEND, DON'T YOU SEE WE GOT AN EMERGENCY?" "GET OVER HEREWITH SOME MAKE-UP." "COME RIGHT THIS WAY, SWEETHEART." "ANOTHER COUPLE OF MINUTES." "YOU SURE I'LL LOOK OK?" "HONEY, YOU ACTING LIKE THIS IS YOUR FIRST DATE." "OH, BABY!" "HOW'D A PRETTY THING LIKE YOU" "GET THIS FAR WITHOUT A MAN?" "I GUESS I WAS AFRAID." "OF MEN?" "OH, HONEY." "MY PARENTS WERE ALWAYS WARNING ME," "SAYING THERE WERE PEOPLE OUT THERE" "WHO WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOMEONE LIKE ME." "I GUESS I JUST CUT MYSELF OFF." "WELL, SWEETIE, WE GOT A LOTTO TALK ABOUT." "WOW!" "YOU LOOK GREAT!" "I MEAN IT.YOU LOOK TERRIFIC!" "THANK YOU." "I THOUGHT TODAY..." "MAYBE WE'D JUST READ YOUR BOOK." ""WITH A QUEER OBEDIENCE," ""SHE LAY DOWN ON THE BLANKET." ""THEN SHE FELT THE SOFT, GROPING," ""HELPLESSLY DESIROUS HAND TOUCHING HER BODY," ""FEELING FOR HER FACE." ""THE HAND STROKED HER FACE SOFTLY..." ""SOFTLY, WITH INFINITE SOOTHING AND ASSURANCE," ""AND AT LAST THERE WAS THE SOFT TOUCH OF A KISS" ""ON HER CHEEK." ""SHE LAY..." ""QUITE STILL..." ""AND SORT OF ASLEEP" "IN A SORT OF DREAM."" ""AND SHE QUIVERED AS SHE FELT" ""HIS HAND GROPING SOFTLY." ""AND WITH SHEERTH WARTED CLUMSINESS" "AMONG HER CLOTHING..."" ""YET THE HAND KNEW, TOO," "HOW TO UNCLOTHE HER WHERE IT WANTED."" ""HE DREW DOWN THE SILK SHEET..." "SOFTLY."" "WAIT." "WHAT?" "MY FRIEND AT THE BEAUTY PARLOR" "GAVE THIS TO ME." "IS IT THE WRONG KIND?" "NO, MA'AM.IT BE JUST FINE." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "DON'T ANSWER IT." "KRISTIN, ARE YOU IN THERE?" "IT'S ME, MRS. KORNHAUSER." "IT'S OK." "GET DRESSED." "I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, MRS. KORNHAUSER." "IS ANYTHING WRONG?" "I'M NOT SURE.HERE'S MARGARET FROM THE SOCIETY." "SHE SAYS THERE'S A MAN IN YOUR ROOM." "NO, PAUL'S A READER.THE SOCIETY SENT HIM." "THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME, TOO." "I CHECKED." "THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM." "I'M SURPRISED THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS." "HE WAS HERE THE OTHER DAY" "WHEN YOU CAME HOME AND HE WAS FIXING YOUR BATHROOM." "I TRIED TO WARN YOU, BUT YOU HAD ALREADY GONE." "KRISTIN." "THE POEM!" "NO..." "YEAH." "SEE..." "THE POEM!" "LET ME EXPLAIN." "YOU WERE THERE!" "YOU SNUCK IN ON ME!" "SHOULD WE CALL THE POLICE?" "IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK." "JUST GET OUT!" "WE DON'T WANT TO CALL THE POLICE." "JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE." "JUST GET OUT!" "KRISTIN!" "LISTEN TO ME!" "KRISTIN, LISTEN TO ME!" "KRISTIN, I LOVE YOU!" "KRISTIN, LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE!" "IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!" "[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS]" "I DIDN'T MEAN TO WATCH YOU!" "ALL RIGHT!" "I'M LEAVING, OK?" "KRISTIN!" "PEOPLE ARE BATHING" "[KNOCK ON DOOR] AND POSTURING THEMSELVES" "ON THE BEACH." "IT'S ME." "GO AWAY." "I CAN'T." "I HAVEN'T FINISHED READING THE BOOK TO YOU." "ROBOT EVEN THE GAY UMBRELLAS." "BUT A WOMAN, SHY AND ALONE..." "I'M CALLING MRS. KORNHAUSER." "IT'S TOO LATE.I READ HER THE DIRTY PARTS." "IT KILLED HER." "IF YOU DON'T LET ME IN," "I'LL READ IT OUT HERE." "LOOK..." "JUST..." "LEAVE ME ALONE." "IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT." ""IT WAS SENSUALITY, SHARP AND SEARING AS FIRE," ""BURNING THE SOUL TENDER," ""BURNING OUT THE SHAMES," ""THE DEEPEST, OLDEST SHAMES"" "IN THE MOST SECRET PLACES." "YOU'RE GONNA WAKE EVERYONE UP!" "LET ME IN!" "NO!" ""IT COST HER AN EFFORT TO LET HIM HAVE HIS WAY..."" "IT'S OK, MA'AM.GO BACK TO BED." ""YET THE PASSION LICKED ROUND HER, CONSUMING," "AND WHEN THE SENSUAL FLAME OF IT PRESSED THROUGH HER... "" "IS THIS HOW YOU GET YOUR KICKS?" "SNEAKING IN, WATCHING ME." "IT MUST REALLY TURN YOU ON," "KNOWING I CAN'T SEE YOU." "KNOWING I WAS BLIND!" "THAT'S NOT HOW IT WAS." "THEN HOW WAS IT?" "YOU WERE..." "UNDRESSING." "BUT IT WASN'T A BLIND GIRL THAT I SAW." "IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN." "AND IF I WATCHED YOU..." "IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE I COULDN'T LOOK AWAY." "NOW IT'S UP TO YOU." "DO YOU WANT ME TO STAY OR LEAVE?" "NO." "FOR THE FIRST TIME," "I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A BLIND WOMAN." "I WAS A WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN BLIND."