"A man without a past arrives in the Eternal City." "Unhindered and nameless - a new man." "And with a new heart" "Now dressed less conspicuously, the Late Mathias headed for the best luxury hotel." "Terence Papiano, Esq." "Archaeologist" "Tours of Rome, Day and Night" "a lot of luggage?"" ""Suite 3 - 400 lire a night."" "Identity Form (required by the police)" ""The dead travel fast!"" "The late Mathias is no exception." "Forced to flee, running in utter confusion, he begins to think" "Freedom has something bitter about it." "ROOM FOR RENT" ""The room to rent?" "Certainly, my daughter will show it to you."" "ADRIENNE!" ""I hope this will suit you" "May I have your name?"" ""My name?" "I call myself Monsieur Adrien." "Does that bother you?"" ""Don't mind the books." "They're my poor father's passion." "I detest them myself!"" "SPIRITUALISM" "SPIRITUALISM HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEAD" "Unfortunately, this drunken woman is one of Paleari's boarders." "What a bad impression it would make on the new lodger." ""It's Miss Caporale, my father's medium." "She's had a hard life - she drinks a little." "But she's an artist - she sings well!"" "This strange household worried Mathias." "And if that wasn't enough" ""Please excuse me for not being dressed earlier." "I would like you to meet my dear Adrienne's fiancé."" ""A distinguished archaeologist, Terence Papiano."" ""I hope you aren't leaving, Monsieur Adrien?"" "Within a few months, "Adrien" begins to take to the lovely, wholesome Adrienne." "It helps that odious Terence left on a trip the day of his arrival." "Unfortunately, Terence is due home tonight and his borderline hysterical brother Scipion has dutifully spied on the "stranger."" "SPIRITUALISM HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEAD" ""Those damned spirits!" "Miss Caporale has been using them to persuade my poor father to marry me off to that Terence" " whom I hate!"" "Very much in love with Adrienne but deprived of his identity, he is in no position to free her from Terence by marrying her himself." ""Adrien" suffers more and more from being a NOBODY." "" And that lodger still here?"" "Miss Caporale is also Terence's assistant." ""So he is rich?"" "" and he loves her?"" ""Call Adrienne!"" ""Monsieur Adrien!"" ""Do come in, Monsieur Adrien we were just talking about you."" ""My future father-in-law is about to hold a very unusual séance." "We'll be communicating with the dead." "We hope you'll join us."" ""Get dressed and join us as soon as possible in the "Magic Room"." "The séance." "SPIRITS Knock once for 'yes' and twice for 'no'." ""Will my daughter be happily married to Terence?"" ""it's nothing; stay here!" "It's just that these experiments are too much for my poor brother."" ""I've been robbed - 50,000 lire!"" ""I'm going to report this to the police." "Say nothing until I get back."" ""That's a promise?"" ""Someone has stolen 100,000 lire from Monsieur Adrien!"" ""It's TERR ..."" ""it's a mistake." "I found my money." "There was no theft."" ""A change of air would do your brother a world of good."" ""Leave Rome with him "" ""...without further delay."" "To be robbed, and unable to file a complaint, in danger, and unable to defend himself, in love, and unable to fulfill his happiness;" "these were the privileges "Monsieur Adrien" had brought to Mathias Pascal and Mathias Pascal was tired of being dead for nothing." ""I'm leaving - a few days - personal business." "I'll forgive you not keeping your word, if you promise not to marry Terence - at least not until I get back!"" "Soon after, Mathias" "Nightfall, the following clay" "Mathias found himself in front of his memory-haunted house." ""Who is it?"" ""Mathias"" ""Who?"" ""The late Mathias Pascal"" ""Where have you been?"" ""In the next world!"" ""Romilde?" "I want to see her!"" ". ." "Remarried?"" ""You were dead"" ""You see - you can't stay!"" ""I have the Civil Code in my favor." "In such cases, the first husband has the right to take back his place." "It's the second husband who has to go."" ""So I'm free to stay, AND I'M STAYING!"" "The next morning, the streets of Miragno are jammed with holiday crowds." "Have no fear, I'm leaving for Rome (on urgent business)." "Be happy with your child." "Mathias" "Living happily means living in hiding" "Mathias, his papers now in order, steals down the deserted streets towards the station" "At 10 a.m. In front of Town Hall" "Speech by Batta Maldagna (outgoing mayor and candidate for re-election)" "HERE LIES MATHIAS PASCAL" "ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN" "The End" "Music Copyright 2009 by Timothy Brock"