"It's about Vietnam," "It's about whatever you want it to be about," "Thank you, I'll talk to you later," "This is..." "I'm sorry, I don't know your name." "Shelley, my girlfriend." "I'm Richard." "I'm Richard, and I'm thirsty, so..." "We'll talk to you later." " What is happening?" " This is for you from all of us." "Hey, Shelley." "Oh, thank you." "Look at this." "Wait a minute." "Did everybody sign this?" "Everybody signed." "There was an agent in the house tonight and he says he thinks this play might be good enough for Broadway." "Let's keep our fingers crossed." "Come on, let's all have some cake." "I think the thing that we oughta do here is..." "Everybody got a piece?" "Here you go." "Let me trade you that." "We shouldn't cut the mask." "We'll save those for later." "We'll cut 'em next time." "Come back to me." "What did she give you?" "How was the play?" "Did you enjoy it?" "Are you all right?" " Ah-ha!" " Ah-ha what?" " Ah-ha where you goin'?" " I'm going on a trip." " Where?" " I have no idea." " What about the play?" " Well, it isn't done." "OK." "When will it be done?" " I don't know." " Oh, my God." "Richard, there are people waiting for that play." " Jill going with you?" " No, I don't think so." "We broke up." " How long will you be with us?" " Just tonight." " If you'll sign in here, sir." " Sure." "Arthur, 313, please." " Have a pleasant stay." " OK, thanks a lot." " This way?" " This your first time here, Mr...?" "Collier." "Yeah." "For some reason I never got around to coming here." " I always heard how nice it was." " When was that?" "About eight years ago." "I used to be a student up at Millfield College." "The students come here now and then to enjoy the restaurant." "And the rooms." "It seems to me I remember they had a graduation prom here back in '47, was it?" " Really?" "You been here that long?" " I been here since 1910." "1910?" "Came here with my parents when I was five years old." "My father was a desk clerk." "I used to drive him crazy playing ball in the lobby." "He got so mad at me sometimes, I'm lucky I lived to be six." "Three, George." " Got yourself a nice view here." " Let me see." "Oh, great." "OK, let's see now." "Here you go." "Thank you." "If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know." "My name's Arthur and I live in the bungalow behind the hotel." "Thanks a lot." "See you around, Arthur." "Have we ever met before?" "Have we ever...?" "No." "No, I don't think so." "No." "I'm sure we haven't." "Have a nice stay here, Mr Collier." "OK." "Thanks a lot." " Sir?" " When do you open?" "In about 40 minutes, sir." "40 minutes?" "Yes, sir." "Arthur!" " Hi." " Yes, Mr Collier?" "Arthur, you know in the Hall of History there's a photograph - the young woman?" " There's no nameplate." " Yes." "That's Elise McKenna." "She was a famous actress in her day." "Starred in a play in the hotel theatre." "I'm sorry." "Did you say that there's a theatre here?" "Yeah." "Down by the lake." "Really?" "When was this play done?" "1912." "1912?" "Hey, Arthur!" "Arthur, hi." "Can you take my luggage and put it back in my suite?" "And where's the nearest library?" " In town, right past the church." " Great." "Look out." "Thanks." "Terrific." "Thanks a lot!" "See you around, Arthur." "McKenna." "Yes." "Oh, my God." "One of the most revered actresses on the American stage," "For many years she was the theatre's greatest box-office draw," "Under her manager's guidance, William Fawcett Robinson, she was the first American actress to create a mystique in the public's eye," "Never seen in public in her later years, without an offstage life, the absolute quintessence of seclusion," "Do you have any theatre biographies not in the racks?" "Rare books or magazines?" "We do have some magazines, but they're in the back and I'd have to find them." "Could you do that for me, please?" "Well, all right." "Thanks." "I'm in the back." "You're great." "Here you are." "Thank you." " Yes?" " Hello." "Miss Roberts?" " Yes." " Hi." "My name's Richard Collier." "I read your book on famous American actresses." "I really enjoyed it." " What is it you want?" " Information about Elise McKenna." "What sort of information?" "I'm a playwright and I want to do a play based on her life..." " I'm sorry." " Ma'am, please." "Please don't." "This is not for a play, Miss Roberts." "This is something very personal." "I don't understand." "Where did you get that?" "She gave it to me, ma'am." "At the opening night of a play that I wrote at Millfield College about eight years ago." "That watch was very precious to her." "She never... never left it out of her possession." "It disappeared the night she died." "She died that night?" "Won't you come in, please?" "Thank you." "I have some things I have been saving for the theatre collection." "It's a costume from one of the plays she was in." "Miss Roberts, what was she like?" "When I knew her, she was kind and thoughtful, but... she was just too much within herself." "She seemed empty, somehow." "She wasn't always that way, was she?" "No, not at all." "People who knew her when she was young said that she was quick and bright and full of fun." "Strong, wilful." "Not at all the way she was later." " What made her change?" " I don't know." "But the change seems to have taken place about 1912, after she performed in a play at the Grand Hotel." "That was her manager, William Robinson." "Was he really as strange as you seem to indicate in the book?" "There was something strange about their relationship." "Wow, look at this." "Hey." " May I?" " Of course." "This is incredible." "This guy, Finney, he was my philosophy teacher at Millfield." " Really?" " Yeah." "She read that book over and over." "She had that made." "What is it?" "That's my favourite music in the whole world." "I don't understand what's happening." "Dr Finney." "Walk with me." "I have another class." "What's your name?" " Richard Collier." " Student?" "Yes, I was." "Nine years ago." "Well, I try to make my classes interesting, but nine years..." "What can I do for you?" "I have a question for you." "Is time travel possible?" "That is a question." "Let me tell you something..." "Richard, is it?" "Yes, sir." "I was in Venice in 1971 , staying in a very old hotel." "And I mean very old." "The structure, the furnishings, everything." "The atmosphere was aged, if you follow me." "In my room I felt as though it was a century or more earlier than 1971 ." " You understand?" " Yes, sir." "So, in other words then, the location is very important." "Not only important, but essential." "The rest is here." "One afternoon I..." "I was lying down in that room, all the sights around me a part of the past, even the sounds I heard." "And I conceived a notion." ""What", I asked myself, "if I attempt to hypnotise my mind, suggest to it that it isn't 1971 but 1571?"" "I closed my eyes and fed a suggestion into my brain." ""It's August, 1571 ."" ""I am in the Hotel del Vecchio."" "And I spelled out the details for myself and did it over and over and again and again and again." "And?" "Well, I'll never really know, Richard." "I've never done it since." "And I'm not sure I'd want to do it again." "I felt exhausted afterwards." "Completely washed out." "And if it really did happen," "I was only there a fraction of an instant, remember, a flicker." "Yes, sir, I understand that, but you were there." "I thought so." "It was imperfect, granted." "How would it be otherwise?" "There were objects around me that were clearly from the present, and I knew they were there." "If I were going to try it again - mind you, I have no such intention - but if I did, I would disassociate myself entirely from the present, move everything out of sight that could possibly remind me of it." "Then who knows?" "Sorry." "Hi." "Do you have any 1912 money?" "Very specifically 1912." "Ah-ha!" "That's it." "Yeah, not too bad." "Yep, yep, yep, yep." "That's looking all right." "Good evening, Miss McKenna." "You don't know me, but you will." "Evening, Miss McKenna." "You don't know me... but you will." "OK." "It is June 27th, 1912." "Oh, boy." "You are lying on your bed in the Grand Hotel, and it is 6pm in the evening of June 27th, 1912." "Your mind accepts this absolutely," "It is 6pm on June 27th, 1912," "Elise McKenna is in this hotel at this very moment," "Her manager, William Fawcett Robinson, is in this hotel at this very moment," "Now, this moment, here," "Elise McKenna and you," "That's not very bright. 1912." "1912, 6pm on June 27th, 1912," "Elise McKenna and you," "Goodbye." "Now, in this hotel," "She and her company are in this hotel at this very moment," "Even as you lie here on your bed in the Grand Hotel on June 27th, 1912, 6pm, June 27th, 1912," "The stage is being set for their performance tomorrow night," "Your mind accepts this absolutely," "It is 6pm on June 27th, 1912," "You have travelled back in time," "Soon you will open your eyes, and you will walk into the corridor, and you will go downstairs and find Elise McKenna," "She is in the hotel at this very moment," "Dammit!" "There's no question in your mind, It is 6pm on June 27th, 1912," "That which you think becomes your world." "It is June 27th, 1912," "It has to happen, You know that now," "You know it," "It has to happen, There is no question," "You know it, It has to happen," "Relax and accept," "Relax and accept," "Stop!" "I bet they're a hundred years old." "Isn't that nice?" "What a place, huh?" "Arthur!" "Arthur." "Arthur." "Arthur!" "Arthur!" "Come on, wake..." "Hi." "Arthur, I'm really sorry to wake you up, but you're the only one who can help me." "Those things in the Hall of History display case, where do they come from?" "Is there a storeroom or something?" "Where do those things comes from?" "The... the attic, Mr Collier." "Shit." "Come on." "20." "60." "12." "McKenna." "Robinson." "Yes!" "I was there." "I was there." "6pm, June 27th, 1912, There is," "Wait a minute." "Of course." "416." "416." "9.18 tomorrow morning." "9.18 tomorrow morning." "Elise." "Elise McKenna." "Believe." "Believe." "Believe." "1912, 1912, 1912, 1912." "I made it." "Oh, brother." "I made it." "I made it." "I'm back." " Are you ready yet?" " No." "I don't know why you act in such a manner." " Indeed, I suspect you do not." " What am I to make of that remark?" "What you will, Rollo." "What you will." "Are we to have this exchange each time I notice the existence of another female?" "Notice her?" "That scarcely describes your rapt appraisal of her every inch?" " Rapt appraisal..." " You just don't love me any more." " It's a good idea." " Great idea." " I'm not gonna discuss it any further." " That's what you always say." ""I will not discuss it" is your answer to everything." "Unless you come to your senses, I shall leave without you." "Excuse me." "Did you see someone just trying to get in here?" "Yes." "Some young chap." "Ran that way." "I'll be damned." "I'd better report that." "Indeed you'd better, sir." "I'd have reported him myself if I'd known..." "Good afternoon, Miss McKenna." "You don't know me." "Good afternoon, Miss McKenna." "Good afternoon." "I've just come 68 years." "May I please speak to you?" " Yes, monsieur?" " Yes..." " Is Miss McKenna here?" " No, I'm afraid she's not." " Could you tell me where she is?" " I'm sorry." "I have no idea, monsieur." "Strike one." "I beg your pardon." "Are you getting out?" "Not inside, Arthur." " Are you Arthur?" " Yes, sir." "Here you go." "Arthur." "Not inside." "I'm sorry." "Be out of here within two hours after the show?" "Impossible." "The man's insane." " It's what he wants." "You know Robinson." " I wish to God I didn't." "If he's that anxious to get out of here, let him help us tear down the set." " What?" "!" " Sorry." "Have you seen Miss McKenna?" "You have a message for her, give it to me and I'll see it reaches her." "Now..." "And I say I shall have her." "Not in my life, you shall not." "Dammit, Cecily." "It's not your place to say." "Desist!" "Let's not bury the playwright before his time." "Excuse me." "I'm terribly sorry to bother you." "I wonder if you know where Miss McKenna might be." "Very well, very well." "Let us take it again." "From the beginning." "A year's stipend, shall we say, paid for by the month." " Whatever you desire." " Hello." "Take it again." "May I speak to you, please, Miss McKenna?" "May I please speak..." "Miss McKenna..." "Elise, may I..." "Oh, boy." "Miss McKenna..." "Good afternoon, Miss McKenna." " I'm..." " My sweet, qu'est-ce que c'est?" "Never seen an actrice en déshabillé before?" "I'm looking for Miss McKenna, please." "Most likely walking by the lake, my dear." "Thank you." " Watch it." " Sorry." "Excuse me." "Is it you?" "Is it?" "Yes." " Are you all right?" " I'm quite all right." " Sorry if I startled you." " You didn't." "May I speak to you, please?" "Anything the matter?" "Who was that young man?" " I've no idea." " He gave no name?" " There was hardly time." " You were conversing, McKenna." "No." "Well, not really." "No need to look back." "He's following us." "Keep on walking." "I'll be right along." " Are you a guest here, sir?" " You're Robinson." "Are you a guest of the hotel?" "Yes." "Yes, I am." "Then I must ask you to stop annoying Miss McKenna any further." "If you do not, I shall see that you're put out." " What did you say to him?" " What I've always said to men of his sort." "That gown of yours in Act Two." "I'm not crazy about it, you know." "It'll have to be redone." "Warn Marie that I shall discuss it with her later." "Good evening." "Reservations for four under Woods." " What time was the reservation for?" " 8pm." " Monsieur, may I help you, please?" " I'm dining with Miss McKenna." "Good evening." " Poughkeepsie." " Poughpeepskie." "And I just won't discuss it any further." "Isn't he the nincompoop who thought he could do Hamlet last season?" " Mon cheri, we meet again." " Yes." "Hello." "I so admire a man not tied down by the dictates of fashion." " Ma'am?" " That suit." "I haven't seen one like it for a decade." " A decade?" " Yes." " Still looking for Miss McKenna?" " Yes." "Over there." " Thank you." " À bientôt." "What do you think you're doing?" "Dancing with you." "But we don't even know each other." " I know everything about you." " Yes, I'm sure you do." " What do you mean?" " Excuse me." " You don't understand." " I think I do." "Please, don't leave." "You have no idea how far I've come to be with you." "There's no need to be afraid of me, you know." "The man's an intruder." "Would you see to it that he is escorted from the premises?" "If you will, sir." "One moment." "I shall go with him." "McKenna." "Are you sure you want to do this?" "Don't worry, William." "I shall return momentarily." " Thank you." "I was so embarrassed..." " Your name, please." " Richard Collier." " Your place of residence?" " Chicago." " Your occupation?" " I'm a playwright." " A playwright." " Yes." "I'm not here because of..." " You say you know everything about me." "Which is absurd." "You couldn't possibly." "We've never met." "You're a complete stranger to me." "But, then, why did you say "Is it you?"" " I don't have to answer that." " I know you don't." "I wish you would, though." "What is the matter with him?" "He's just looking out for me as he's always done." "Why's that?" "Do I look dangerous?" "Wait." "When can I see you again?" "I don't know." "Gardez la souplesse de la ligne, Marie," " And have it ready by tomorrow morning." " I'll do my best." "You're smiling, McKenna?" "It seems appropriate." "A rather handsome young man, if ill-mannered." " I'll keep an eye on him." " I'm sure you will." "Is he the one, William?" "Is he?" "Only you can tell for certain." "Now, tomorrow night's performance." "Remember, stay ahead of them." "Keep the mystery, always the mystery." "Sleep well, McKenna." "Good morning." "Um..." "Did you sleep all right?" " Wonderfully." " Oh, I'm sorry." "I didn't sleep too well either." "But I was on a porch chair, so, you know..." " Don't you even have a room?" " Uh, yes, I will." "At 9.18." "Room 416." "I mean..." "Would you like to go to breakfast?" " At 6am?" " Oh." "Well, later?" "I don't eat breakfast on performance days." " Of course not." "Um..." "lunch?" " Mr Collier..." " It's not Mr Collier." " Isn't that your name?" " Well, yes, but..." " Shh, shh!" " What?" " Marie." "She's sleeping." " Marie?" " My maid." "Ooh." "I'm sorry." "but I was hoping maybe you'd call me by my first name, Richard." " Why should I?" " I don't know." "Just hoped you would." " When can I see you today?" " I shall be rehearsing all day." " All day?" "!" "That's crazy." "You..." " Shh!" "You'll wake her up." "Will you walk with me?" "Can you do that much?" "I can't." "Young woman, if you do not walk with me, I shall go mad, positively insane!" "Walk with me... please?" "Say "Richard" - that's me " ""I would love to walk with you and get to know you, and... not be afraid of you, and resolve everything." Say yes." "Yes!" " One o'clock." " Mm-hm." "Outside the hotel." "She's crazy about me." "Can I persuade you to join me?" "Where are you from, Collier?" "Chicago." "Where are you from, sir?" "I'm given to understand that..." "you're a playwright." "You understand correctly." "No doubt you dream of seeing Miss McKenna in one of your opera," "That's plural for "opus"." "I presume you've written more than one." " And seen them produced." " Really?" "I'm not entirely unacquainted with the American stage in the past decade." " Perhaps I've seen one?" " No, I doubt it." "I also doubt very much that I shall ever see one graced by Miss McKenna." "You don't really believe that's why I'm here, do you?" "Why are you here?" "Is it money?" " I don't think you believe that, either." " There is a law, Collier." " I will not hesitate to make avail of it." " Oh, yes?" "On what charge?" " The matter's concluded, sir." " No." "Oh, yes." "You may depend on it." "Good morning, sir." "Uh, excuse me." "Arthur!" "Forgive me again, sir." " I'm very sorry, sir." " That's quite all right." " I'd like a room, please." " Oh." "Don't you have one?" "Well, I was rather ill when I arrived last night, so I stayed with a friend." " Ah." "I see." " Mm-hm." " You do have a room, sir?" " Oh, yes." "Yes." "Thank you." "One single, three dollars a day." "Bathroom privileges extra." "Would you care to sign the register now, sir?" "Um..." "Excuse me." "I'm sorry, are you sure this is the right room?" "The right room, sir?" "I don't understand." "Oh, I'm sorry, Mr Beals." "That room is reserved." " I forgot to put a notice in the slot." " I'm very sorry." " Right." "Shall I sign?" " Would you, please?" "Excuse me." "Let me just finish that for you." "9.18." "Thank you, sir." "Oh." "Nothing." "Which room is your luggage in, sir?" "Um..." "It's no problem." "I can get it later myself." "Thank you very much." "See you around, Arthur." " Morning." " Morning." "Astonishing." " Hello." " Hello!" "You look lovely." "Thank you." "Shall we?" " Sorry I'm late." "Complications." " No, not at all." " What did you do to your face?" " Shaved." "New blade wasn't sharp enough." "I shudder to think what you'd look like if the blade were any sharper." "Oh, no." "I don't believe it." "Gotta give him credit." "He's like a bulldog." "Would you like me to speak to him?" "I think I know what would, though." "Whoa!" "Wait for me!" "Mr Collier, it isn't easy being a successful actress." "Over the years, I..." "I've found it necessary to protect myself." "So understand, please understand." "That I'm even with you today, when..." " ..when we only met last night..." " Why did you say "Is it you?"" "I was expecting..." "Me?" " Someone." " Who?" "Tell me." " I think you'll laugh." " Why?" "Is it funny?" "In a way." "William told me you were coming." " Robinson?" " Yes." "He knows somehow." "He really does." "He knew a lot of things before they happened - my career, my..." "He told me that..." "one day I would meet a man who... would change my life." "Did he tell you that man would be someone to be afraid of?" "Yes." "And... what do you think now?" "Do you... do you believe that?" "No." "You're obviously not." "That's beautiful." "What is it?" "It's Rachmaninoff." "From the "Rhapsody"." "I saw him with the Philharmonic once." "I love his music, but I've never heard this piece." "Really?" "Well, I'll introduce you to it sometime." "I'm sorry we had the carriage so long." "Thank you." "See that guy's face?" "They'll hang us for horsenapping." " Stick out your tongue." " Huh?" "Stick out your tongue." "Why?" "Oh, no." "A most peculiar moment in my life, Mr Collier." "I think you'll survive it, Miss McKenna." "What time is it now?" "Um... 4.30." " I must get back." " Can't you stay a little longer?" "No, I have to rest awhile." " The play." " The play." "It's lovely." "Where did you get it?" "It was given to me." "Well, shall we?" "So, when does the company leave?" "Tonight." " Where are you going?" " Denver." "Oh." "Thank you for a most pleasant afternoon." " Couldn't we talk just a little longer?" " I really should rest." "I..." "Please." "Very well, then." "Just for a moment or so." "What did you want to talk about?" "No." "Oh, my God." "What's happening?" "Come in." " You'd better go." " Have you been waiting for our return?" " This is hardly the time..." " Have you?" " Does it surprise you?" " Our relationship is strictly business." " Strictly business?" " I am involved with you as an actress, not a doormat." "Do not attempt to wipe your boots on me," "Richard!" "I shall leave a ticket for you at the theatre door." "Excess within control, McKenna?" "Au revoir," " Good evening, Miss." " Not good at all." "Particularly bad." " I'll not go downstairs again." " Oh, what is it, Miss?" "I've just been dining with the man my father is determined that I wed." " Ooh!" "Banker Harwell." " Banker Harwell, yes." "All 67 years and five-foot four of height and several hundred pounds of him!" " He does have money, though, Miss." " And never lets a soul forget it." "I'm amazed he has the least desire to marry." "He's so happily wedded to his gold." "Perhaps he won't be that bad, Miss." "There must be something you like about him." "Yes!" "His absence." "The man of my dreams has almost faded now." "And what man is that, Miss?" "The one I have created in my mind." "The sort of man... each woman dreams of in the deepest and most secret reaches of her heart." "I can almost see him now before me." "What would I say to him... if he were really here?" ""Forgive me."" ""I've never known this feeling."" ""I've lived without it all my life."" ""Is it any wonder, then, I failed to recognise you?"" ""You who... brought it to me for the first time."" ""Is there any way that... that I can tell you how my life has changed?"" ""Any way at all to let you know what sweetness you have given me?"" ""There is so much to say, I..." "I cannot find the words."" ""Except for these:" "I love you."" "Such would I say to him, if he were really here." "What in God's name were you doing?" " Nothing." " Nothing?" "!" "Rewriting the first scene!" " I got it back on course." " We've just got to take that photograph." "Very well." "But just a moment - I have to change." "Quickly!" "Yes." "And a little flourish." "Yes." "Yes, very pretty." "Very pretty." "Just one moment." "Here we are." "Let me get you in focus, and then..." "Lovely." "Oh, yes, yes, yes." "I'm just going to put in the plate." "One moment." "There we go." "A little smile, please." "Not quite." "Perhaps you could think of something happy or bright." "Yes, that's it!" "That's it!" "Hold it." "Perfect!" "Absolutely perfect!" "Mr Collier?" "For you." "Do you have any notion how many years I have been with Miss McKenna?" "Since March of 1903." "March 1903." "That's correct." "She was 16 at the time." "There she was, on that dingy stage, in that pathetic play." "Total radiance." "It only took seconds for me to realise exactly what she had to be." "Mrs Robinson?" "Do you actually believe that I have nurtured her, cared for her, moulded, taught, developed her for all these years, merely to groom a wife?" "!" "What, then?" "A star." "Only someone with the limited awareness of your age could possibly conceive that my entire passion for this woman is no more than physical!" "Are you incapable of understanding that she has it within herself to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest actress of her generation?" " I owe you an apology." " What?" "I understand you now." "You have nothing but the best motives in mind for her." " Then you..." " But so do I." "Of course she'll continue to act." "She will continue to grow, and she will become everything you want her to be." " With you at her side?" " Yes." "With me at her side." " Never." " My God." "You really think you own her, don't you?" "Collier, I know who you are." "Ever since you came here." "I've known from the start." " You came to destroy her." " God, you're out of your mind." " No more." " No more?" "!" "The audience will be furious!" " Did you find him?" " No, Miss McKenna." " Did you try his room?" " He wasn't there." " What did they say at the desk?" " They have not seen him." " No message?" " No." "I'm sorry." "This makes no sense at all." "What could have happened to him?" "Marie..." "Marie, help me change, quickly." "Wait, Marie." "Thank you, Marie." "Your performance in act one, I..." "I must say was somewhat eccentric." "Where is he?" "What have you done to him?" "I have done nothing, McKenna." "Mr Collier has left, that's all." " What do you mean?" " Gone." "From the hotel, and your life." "I don't believe you." "I must admit, he was somewhat more charming than others that we've encountered in the past, you and I." " A trifle more sincere, perhaps." "Still..." " Then he was not the one you spoke of?" " No." " Then you were wrong about him." "You were wrong." "I love him..." "and he's going to make me very happy." "Do you understand?" "I love him." "What difference can that make now?" "He's gone." "I'll find him, William." "Don't you dare try to stop me." "Now, if you would excuse me while I change." "Of course." "May I remind you that we leave within the hour." "Thank you." "Elise!" "Elise!" "Elise?" "Sir?" "Are you all right?" " The company." "Have they gone?" " Company?" "The ones who did the play last night." "Have they gone?" "They left as soon as they were packed, sir." "Come along, Arthur." "We'll be late." "Richard!" "Are you all right?" "I thought I'd lost you." "Oh, never." "Never, never, never!" "Mm-mm-mm..." "Sure." "I was just laughing at the way you asked, that's all." "For one moment there, I thought you had a wife and children back home." "Oh, Elise." " I want to be everything to you." " You are." "You are." "Tell me more about yourself, my love." "What sort of plays do you write?" "Are there any parts in it for me?" "I would love to act in one of your plays." "Assuming that I ever want to act again after tonight." " You will." " Oh, Richard." "I write good plays." " Never let you answer, did I?" "Sorry." " No." " What time do you think it is?" " I don't know." "I don't care." "I love you." "Oh, don't look." " It's five o'clock." " Really?" "I don't feel sleepy, do you?" "No." " The first thing I intend to do for you..." " You've already done." " The second thing, then." " What?" "Buy you a new suit." "I don't understand." "Nobody seems to like my suit." " Can you blame them?" " I think my suit is terrific." "I mean, so what if it's ten years old?" " At least 15." " 15?" " Mm-hm." " Well, I think it's fabulous." "Let me show you." "It's really great." "It's in first-class condition, the sleeves fit - which is pretty good because my arms are about nine feet long." "Pockets everywhere - I could pull rabbits out of here." "This is the best part, a special coin compartment for emergen..." "Richard." "Richard!" "Richard!" "Richard?" "!" "Richard!" "Richard!" "No, no..." "No!" "June 29, 1912." "June 29th, 1912." "Dear God, please." "June 29th..." "I'm back." "I'm back." "No!" "The maid says he's been in there for days." " Are you all right, sir?" " Use the pass key." "Mr Collier?" " Oh, my God!" " Let's get him on the bed." " Easy." " Careful." "Careful!" "I got him." "Better take his legs." " Over here." " OK." "Operator?" "Get Dr Powell up to suite 313 right away." "He hasn't eaten in a week." "Send for an ambulance." " I'll call one right now." " What a shame." "If I'd only known." " Operator, get an ambulance." " Will he make it?" " I don't know." " They're on their way." "How is he?" " We're gonna need some oxygen." " We've got some downstairs." "Such a fine man." "What a shame." "I wonder what happened to him." "Gotta keep him going until they get here." "Gladys, this is Arthur again, in Mr Collier's suite,"