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[ ROCKABILLY MUSIC PLAYING
ON RADIO ]
[ Garbled ] WELL, I GO A GIRL THAT'S REALLY GREAT
[ SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]
WHEN SHE'S NEAR,
MY HEART STARTS TO BEAT
[ SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]
JOHN, LET'S GO TO BED.
I WANT TO TAKE
THE BOAT OUT ALONE.
I'LL BE UP LATER.
NO, I'LL GO WITH YOU.
TELL ME THA SHE LOVES ME TOO
[ SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]
WELL, THEY'RE ONLY ONES
THAT I'LL EVER LOVE
SHE'S THE ONE
THAT I'M THINKING OF
I SEE SPARKS
OH, EVERY TIME I'M NEAR HER
JOHN...
THAT WILL IS NO GOOD.
YOUR MOTHER'S STILL ALIVE.
WE CAN TALK HER
INTO CHANGING IT.
YOU WERE ALWAYS TOO GREEDY,
LOUISE.
I JUST DON'T LIKE
TO SEE HER EXPLOITING YOU.
HONEY, SHE'S LEAVING ALL OF
YOUR FAMILY'S MONEY TO CHARITY
IN THE NAME OF
THIS MYSTERIOUS KATHLEEN.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
YOUR MOTHER IS CRAZY.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT IT.
I KNOW
THAT MUSIC'S TERRIBLE.
[ VOLUME INCREASES ]
OH, WHEN SHE'S NEAR
I CAN HARDLY SPEAK
...AND MY KNEES GET WEAK
JOHN, YOU'RE ROWING TOO HARD.
LET ME ROW.
YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT ME,
LOUISE.
IS IT MY HEART?
STOP IT.
YOU'RE ONLY A MEMBER
OF THE FAMILY
AS LONG AS
YOU'RE MY WIFE.
IF I DIE BEFORE MOTHER,
YOU'RE A STRANGER...
[ Straining ]
ENTITLED TO NOTHING.
NOW YOU'VE DONE IT.
LOOK AT ME WITH STARRY EYES
AND THEN I GE ALL HYPNOTIZED
WHERE ARE THE PILLS?
I-IN THE COAT.
SHE'S THE ONE
THAT I'M THINKING OF
I SEE SPARKS
WELL, EVERY TIME
I'M NEAR HER
IT'S EMPTY, YOU IDIOT!
MY HEART STARTS
BEATING MADLY
WELL, WHERE DID
SHE CAUSE THE PAIN?
[ SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]
LOOK AT ME WITH STARRY EYES
ROW FASTER, LOUISE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IF I DIE, THERE'S NOTHING
IN IT FOR YOU.
SHUT UP.
[ GASPING ]
[ ROCKABILLY MUSIC CONTINUES ]
JOHN?
JOHN!
[ SLAP! ]
UGH!
AAH!
[ GASPING ]
[ SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]
NOW WHAT DO I DO?
YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT I'M THINKING OF
I GOT TO GET RID OF HIM.
WELL, I GOT A GIRL
THAT'S REALLY GREAT
...AND I START TO SHAKE
WHEN SHE'S NEAR,
MY HEART STARTS TO BEAT
[ SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]
THEY'RE THE ONES
THAT I'LL EVER LOVE
SHE'S THE ONE
THAT I'M THINKING OF
I SEE SPARKS
OH, EVERY TIME
I'M NEAR HER
I FEEL SO STRANGE
MY HEART STARTS
BEATING MADLY
WHERE DID SHE CAUSE
THE PAIN?
[ SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]
LOOK AT ME WITH STARRY EYES
AND THEN I GE ALL HYPNOTIZED
[ MUSIC DISTORTING ]
[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
I'LL HAVE TO GET RID
OF HIS THINGS,
SAY HE WENT BACK TO NEW YORK
ON BUSINESS OR SOMETHING.
[ FROGS CROAKING ]
"MOTHER...
"I AM TERRIBLY SORRY...
"BUT I HAVE RECEIVED...
"AN URGENT...
"WIRE FROM NEW YORK.
"SINCE I MUST LEAVE TONIGHT...
"I WILL BE FORCED TO MISS...
"KATHLEEN'S...
"MEMORIAL CEREMONY.
"BUT YOU ALL KNOW...
"MY THOUGHTS
"WILL BE WITH HER,
IN LOVING MEMORY."
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING ]
"YOUR LOVING SON, JOHN."
I'LL PACK THE THINGS
HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN --
A SUIT, SOME SHIRTS.
I'M FINALLY RID OF HIM.
I KNOW I CAN HANDLE HIS MOTHER
WITHOUT HIM AROUND.
SHE'S HALF-CRAZY ANYWAY.
I CAN GET RID OF HER,
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
I'D BETTER WATCH OU FOR HIS BROTHERS, THOUGH,
ESPECIALLY THE OLDER ONE,
RICHARD.
THE TYPEWRITER --
HE WOULDN'T FORGET THAT.
HE'D HAVE TO WRITE LETTERS
ON THE PLANE.
I WONDER IF HE'LL RO UNDERWATER.
EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING ]
I'LL MAKE HER CHANGE
THAT RIDICULOUS WILL.
"YOUR LOVING SON, JOHN."
FAT JOHN.
[ FROGS CROAKING ]
I HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OU WITH JOHN'S BUSINESS.
I'M SURE EVERYTHING
WILL BE FINE.
YOUR BROTHER'S ALWAYS HAD A WAY
OF SOLVING HIS OWN PROBLEMS.
[ METAL TINGS ]
OH, I'M SORRY.
WE'RE IN YOUR WAY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IRELAND,
CASTLE HALORAN?
IRELAND'S FINE.
CASTLE HALORAN
IS A BIT PERPLEXING,
A VERY STRANGE PLACE, REALLY --
OLD AND MUSTY,
THE KIND OF PLACE
YOU'D EXPECT A GHOS TO LIKE TO
WANDER AROUND IN,
KIND OF A HAUNTED CASTLE.
CASTLE HALORAN IS HAUNTED.
BY YOUR MOTHER?
BY KATHLEEN.
I KNOW VERY LITTLE
ABOUT HER.
IN FACT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
YOU HAD A SISTER
UNTIL WE ARRIVED HERE.
THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH TO KNOW
ABOUT HER, REALLY.
MY MOTHER WAS ABOUT 40 WHEN
SHE GAVE BIRTH TO KATHLEEN.
IT WAS LIKE A GIFT,
SHE USED TO SAY --
"AN APPLE FOR THE STARVING
AND KATHLEEN FOR ME."
SHE EVEN HAD A POEM --
"THREE SONS, EACH WHO WOULD
MARRY AND GO AWAY,
BUT LITTLE KATHLEEN
WOULD ALWAYS STAY."
IT'S ENGRAVEN ON
HER LITTLE TOMBSTONE NOW.
HOW DID SHE DIE?
SHE DROWNED IN THE POND.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING ]
Woman: PASSENGERS ARRIVING
FROM LONDON AND PRAGUE,
AER LINGUS IRISH
INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
WISH YOU CAD MLE FILTE.
YOUR BAGGAGE WILL BE DELIVERED
SHORTLY ON THE CONVEYOR BELT.
PASSENGERS TRAVELING ONWARDS
BY AIR TODAY
SHOULD CHECK AT THE
PASSENGER SERVICE DESK.
EXCUSE ME, MISS.
A-ARE YOU KANE?
YES. HELLO.
WELL, I'M BILLY,
RICHARD'S BROTHER.
I CAME TO GET YOU.
OH, HI.
I'M SO HAPPY TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
UH, RICHARD'S SORRY
HE COULDN'T COME TO GET YOU,
BUT HE'S -- WELL, HE'S UP
TO HIS ELBOWS IN STATUES,
SO I SAID I WOULDN' MIND PICKING YOU UP.
THANKS. THAT'S AWFULLY NICE
OF YOU, BILLY.
AER LINGUS IRISH
INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
WISH YOU CAD MLE FILTE.
YOUR BAGGAGE WILL BE DELIVERED
SHORTLY ON THE CONVEYOR BELT.
MY OLDEST BROTHER, JOHN, HAD
TO LEAVE EARLY THIS MORNING,
BUT HIS WIFE, LOUISE,
IS STILL HERE.
SHE'S FROM AMERICA,
SO YOU WON'T GET HOMESICK.
UH, THAT'S MY BAG.
OH.
IS IT COLD?
FREEZING.
BUT ALL OLD CASTLES
ARE LIKE THAT.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
CASTLE HALORAN
GIVES ME NIGHTMARES.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THERE IT IS.
UNBELIEVABLE.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
WE'LL LEAVE THE LUGGAGE
FOR A MINUTE.
COME ON.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO HIM.
THIS IS WHERE HE WORKS.
[ LOUD HISSING ]
[ CLATTER ]
WHAT IS IT?!
I'M SORRY, RICHARD.
KANE.
OH, I MISSED YOU.
I MISSED YOU, TOO.
WELL, I'M SORRY I DIDN' PICK YOU UP MYSELF, HONEY,
BUT I WANTED TO FINISH
THIS STATUE.
YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.
Lady Haloran: WELL, I FIND
A STATUE REMINDS ME OF DEATH.
HOW VERY UNUSUAL,
LADY HALORAN,
FOR A WOMAN TO HAVE BEEN MARRIED
TO SUCH A FAMOUS SCULPTOR
AND YET FEEL THAT WAY.
DID, UH, JOHN MENTION WHEN HE
WAS GOING TO RETURN?
HE WASN'T SURE.
WE THOUGHT I'D STAY ON
FOR A WHILE
TO GET TO KNOW THE FAMILY,
AND THEN IF HE COULDN' MAKE IT BACK,
I'D JUST RETURN TO NEW YORK.
HOW LONG
IS A LITTLE WHILE?
AS LONG AS YOU LIKE,
MOTHER.
WELL, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME
HERE, LOUISE,
AS LONG AS YOU UNDERSTAND
THE PRIVACY
OF OUR PERSONAL DUTIES.
I SPEAK OF THE CEREMONY
TOMORROW.
I'M SURE JOHN
EXPLAINED IT TO YOU.
I'M AFRAID JOHN WAS
USUALLY TOO BUSY
TO TALK MUCH
ABOUT THE FAMILY.
THAT'S WHY I'M SO HAPPY
TO BE HERE, FINALLY.
YOU'LL HAVE A PLEASANT STAY.
AND I'M SURE YOU CAN FIND
SOMETHING TO OCCUPY YOUR TIME
DURING THE CEREMONY.
IT WON'T TAKE VERY LONG.
[ SIGHS ]
PERHAPS I AM SUPERSTITIOUS,
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTAN THAT ONLY THE IMMEDIATE MEMBERS
OF THE FAMILY SHOULD GIVE
THEIR THOUGHTS TO...
KATHLEEN.
EXCUSE ME.
MOTHER, I DON'T CARE WHA TRAGEDY HANGS OVER THIS FAMILY.
I WANT TO GET MARRIED.
I'M ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.
AND I'M GOING
TO GET MARRIED.
MOREOVER,
I'M GOING TO MARRY KANE.
OH, MOTHER,
KATHLEEN'S DEAD.
SHE'S BEEN DEAD
FOR SEVEN YEARS.
YOU NEVER TALKED SO MUCH
WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD.
AH.
WELL, I CRIED A LOT,
DIDN'T I?
AFRAID I MIGHT BE
DOING THAT AGAIN
IF YOU FRIGHTEN HER AWAY
FROM ME.
YOU WANT ME TO INCLUDE HER,
TO TALK TO HER?
YES.
YES, I DO.
VERY WELL. I WILL.
I'LL TELL HER I DON'T CARE
FOR HER.
MOTHER!
YOU HURT HER,
AND I PROMISE YOU
I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.
THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU DIDN'T RIDE VERY MUCH.
[ CHUCKLES ] I DON'T.
I'M JUST SHOWING OFF
'CAUSE I FINALLY GOT YOU
TO MYSELF.
GOOD MORNING.
OH, GOOD MORNING, LOUISE.
IT'S NICE TO SEE HER ENJOYING
HERSELF FOR A CHANGE.
THE MOOD AROUND THIS PLACE
ISN'T GOOD FOR HER.
AH, SHE MAY BE RIGHT.
ESPECIALLY
AN AMERICAN GIRL.
YOU CAN TELL SHE'S BEEN RAISED
ON PROMISES.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
ABOUT THAT?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
ABOUT THAT?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I SAW YOU SQUIRMING
WHEN MOTHER READ THE WILL.
YOU GAVE JOHN ENOUGH DIRTY LOOKS
TO GIVE HIM A HEART ATTACK.
DON'T JOKE ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW
HE HAS A BAD HEART.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BUT I KNOW YOU DIDN'T MEAN
ANYTHING BY IT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU OUGH TO SPEND MORE TIME
WITH YOUR WIFE-TO-BE.
YOU'RE AN INTELLIGENT WOMAN,
LOUISE.
YOU NOTICE THINGS,
SIZE PEOPLE UP.
YOU KNOW WHEN THEY'RE HAPPY
AND KNOW WHEN SOMETHING'S
BOTHERING THEM.
I WANT YOU TO DO ME
A LITTLE FAVOR.
OF COURSE.
KEEP THAT MICROSCOPE YOU'VE
GOT BUILT INTO YOUR EYE
OFF OF ME.
I'LL SEE YOU.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
THIS WILL TAKE YOU IN,
ALL RIGHT.
OH, THERE'S PLENTY OF VIEW
FROM UP THERE.
MUST BE VERY INTERESTING
TO KNOW ABOUT ALL
THE SECRET PASSAGEWAYS.
OH, I KNOW THEM ALL.
I'VE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS.
20 YEARS?
HOW WONDERFUL.
AH, WELL,
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.
YOU GET USED TO A FAMILY
AND YOU GET TO LIKE YOUR ROOM
AND YOU GET TO KNOW THE RUN
OF THE HOUSE.
AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
THERE YOU ARE -- 20 YEARS.
YOU MUST HAVE
BEEN HERE, THEN,
WHEN, UH,
THE LITTLE GIRL...
AH, YES.
THAT WAS A SAD THING,
THAT WAS.
LORD HALORAN
WAS A MUCH-LOVED MAN,
AND HE INVITED ONE OF
THE COUNTRY FELLOWS
UP HERE FOR HIS WEDDING.
OH, A BIG WEDDING
THAT WAS --
A BIG BANQUET,
AND EVERYONE INVITED.
SHE WAS ALL DRESSED UP
AS THE BRIDESMAID,
RUNNING ABOUT TO HER HEART'S
CONTENT ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THERE'S NEVER BEEN A WEDDING
HERE SINCE.
WHAT ABOUT KANE
AND RICHARD?
WELL, IT'S NOT MY BUSINESS,
BUT I WOULDN'T BE BETTING
YOU'D SEE ANOTHER WEDDING HERE.
WELL, I MUST GO BACK
TO WORK.
[ FROGS CROAKING ]
[ OFF-KILTER
WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING ]
Kane: BILLY? BILLY?
BILLY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
OH, HELLO, KANE.
OH, SURE, SURE, I'M -- I'M FINE.
I WAS JUST REMEMBERING
ABOUT KATHLEEN.
KATHLEEN?
OH, YES, THE LITTLE GIRL.
RICHARD TOLD ME
ALL ABOUT HER.
WE USED TO PLAY TOGETHER
RIGHT HERE.
SOMETIMES I THINK I CAN STILL
HEAR HER LAUGHING,
JUST LIKE THEN.
IS -- IS THIS
THE POND WHERE...?
YES.
SHE WAS MISSING ALL NIGHT.
MOTHER WAS FRANTIC,
ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE.
THE NEXT MORNING,
WE FOUND KATHLEEN FLOATING
IN THE WATER RIGHT OVER THERE.
I'M SORRY, BILLY.
NO, KANE, I'M SORRY.
I'M NOT ALWAYS SO MORBID.
IT'S JUST THAT THE FUNERAL
CEREMONY IS TODAY.
IT'S A VERY
BEAUTIFUL POND.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL JUS EXACTLY LIKE I IMAGINED
IRELAND WOULD BE.
IT RAINED THE DAY
OF THE FUNERAL.
WE STOOD AROUND HER GRAVE
UNDER BLACK UMBRELLAS,
AND THEN WE THREW FLOWERS
UNDER HER LITTLE HEADSTONE.
MOTHER LOOKED
AT THE FLOWERS,
AND THEN SHE COLLAPSED.
EVERY YEAR
IT'S BEEN THE SAME --
THE UMBRELLAS, FLOWERS...
AND MOTHER'S COLLAPSE.
BUT THAT WAS YEARS AGO.
WHY DO YOU KEEP HAVING THE SAME
CEREMONY OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
THERE'S SOME THINGS
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, NOT YET.
MOTHER'S PROBABLY WAITING.
IS RICHARD READY
FOR THE CEREMONY?
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK HE'S IN HIS STUDIO.
HE SAID HE HAD
A SUDDEN INSPIRATION,
SOMETHING ABOUT WANTING
TO FINISH A STATUE BEFORE --
ALL RIGHT, SIMON,
I'VE SEEN YOU.
COME OUT OF THERE NOW.
[ Irish accent ] I GIVE UP.
YOU CAUGHT ME FAIR AND SQUARE,
MASTER BILLY.
I GIVE MESELF UP.
SO, IT'S POACHING AGAIN,
ARE YOU, SIMON?
WELL, LET ME TELL YOU --
YOU JUST ABOUT SCARED THE WITS
OUT OF POOR MISS KANE HERE.
SHAME ON YOU, SIMON.
SHAME ON YOU!
'TWAS ONLY
OLD BUSHY TAIL I'M AFTER,
MAY HIS SOUL ROT.
I SWEAR BY THE SHADE OF
FINN McCOOL, MASTER BILLY.
I'M NOT POACHING
YOUR LEGAL GAME.
NO, 'TWAS ONLY THA NO-GOOD RABBIT-STEALING FOX
WHICH BRINGS ME HERE.
PLEASE, MASTER BILLY,
FOR THE MEMORY OF
YOUR LATE, GREAT FATHER --
GOD REST HIS SOUL --
DON'T TURN ME OVER TO THE BULLS.
OF COURSE NOT, SIMON,
BUT DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU
RUNNING AROUND THROUGH THE BRUSH
AGAIN LIKE THIS.
NOW OFF WITH YOU.
OH, GOD BLESS YOU, MY BOY.
IT IS A TRUE SIGN OF THE LATE,
GREAT LORD OF THIS ESTATE,
YOU ARE.
FORGIVE ME, MISS.
THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD
OLD SIMON WOULD WANT TO DO
IS TO FRIGHTEN
A FRESH YOUNG BEAUTY...
LIKE YOURSELF.
BYE, SIMON.
OLD SIMON LIKES TO THINK
OF HIMSELF
AS THE LAST OF THE GREA IRISH POACHERS.
ISN'T THAT DANGEROUS, RUNNING
AROUND WITH A GUN LIKE THAT?
I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN FIRED
FOR 30 YEARS.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE
IT'S LOADED.
WELL, THEN HOW DOES HE CATCH
ANYTHING, OR DOES HE?
WELL, HE SETS OUT SNARES
FOR RABBITS,
AND WHEN HE
FINDS THEM EMPTY,
HE BLAMES I ON OLD BUSHY TAIL.
OLD BUSHY TAIL'S A FOX,
OR AT LEAS SIMON THINKS SO.
NOBODY'S EVER SEEN
OLD BUSHY TAIL,
AND I DON'T THINK
SIMON HAS, EITHER.
[ MOURNFUL MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ BELL TOLLING ]
[ SCREAMS ]
PLEASE, LET ME HELP.
HAVE LILLIAN
PREPARE HER ROOM.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF HER.
WHAT HAPPENED?
ONE OF THE FLOWERS DIED
WHEN IT TOUCHED HER GRAVE.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
[ MOANS ]
Shhhhh.
REST.
THERE'S SOMETHING
IN THIS HOUSE,
LIKE MUSIC
IN THE HALLWAYS...
LIKE A CHILD'S MUSIC,
ASKING ME SOMETHING,
BUT MORE LIKE BEGGING ME.
BEGGING FOR WHAT?
BEGGING FOR HER MOTHER
TO LISTEN TO HER.
YOU KNOW?
I'VE HEARD HER.
SHE ASKS FOR YOU.
POOR TINY THING.
SHE WANTS YOU TO LISTEN
TO HER,
TO WATCH FOR HER SIGNS.
OH, I DO TRY.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT SHE WANTS?
SHE'LL TELL ME.
I PROMISE YOU.
SHE'LL TELL ME.
[ EXHALES HAPPILY ]
NOW REST.
SHE'LL GIVE US A SIGN.
I PROMISE YOU.
Shh.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ TOY WHIRRING ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
[ BALL THUDS ]
[ GASPS ]
[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ TOY WHIRRING ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
[ WHIRRING RESUMES ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
[ WHIRRING RESUMES ]
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
ARE YOU LOST?
NO. ARE YOU?
I THINK YOU'LL FIND THA YOU'RE IN QUITE THE WRONG PAR OF CASTLE HALORAN
TO FIND YOUR ROOM.
GOOD NIGHT, LOUISE.
GOOD NIGHT.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ FROGS CROAKING ]
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMAXES ]
AAH!
[ GASPS ]
[ SCREAMING ]
[ GASPING ]
[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYING ]
CONSIDER YOUR MIND AS A BIRD
IN YOUR HAND.
WHEN IT'S RELAXED,
IT LIES QUIET AND EASY.
BUT WHEN IT'S TENSE
AND FRIGHTENED,
IT STRAINS TO LEAVE YOU.
QUITE A SIMPLE PRINCIPLE,
ISN'T IT?
YOU'RE ENGAGED
TO TREAT MY BODY,
NOT MY MIND.
NOW, DON'T YOU TRY
TO SEPARATE
THAT WHICH NATURE
HAS JOINED.
WHAT I'M TRYING
TO SAY IS THIS,
THAT EVERY YEAR
AT THIS TIME,
YOU WORK YOURSELF TOWARD A POIN OF HYSTERIA.
YOU REMEMBER, YOU WORRY,
YOU IMAGINE,
AND THEN YOU COLLAPSE.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SUCH
A PUNCTUAL CYCLE
IS PHYSIOLOGICAL.
ASIDE FROM ALL THIS,
AM I WELL?
ASIDE FROM ALL THIS?
OH, YES.
WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO RES AND TO RELAX YOUR MIND.
REMEMBER THE, UH,
BIRD IN YOUR HAND.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
WILL YOU BRING A SUMMER DRESS
FOR MADAM,
SOMETHING YOUTHFUL
AND CHEERFUL,
SO THAT WE CAN
HAVE LUNCH ON THE TERRACE?
AND MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW --
LOUISE?
Lillian:
SHE ISN'T IN HER ROOM.
I DON'T THINK SHE SLEPT THERE
LAST NIGHT,
IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME.
YEAH, BUT NOBODY'S ASKING
YOU, LITTLE GIRL.
NOW HURRY UP
WITH THE LUNCH,
OR I'LL WISH FIVE YEARS
OF SPINSTERHOOD ON YOU.
I MUST KNOW
WHERE LOUISE IS.
I'VE NEVER NOTICED
THIS INTERES IN YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
BEFORE.
WILL YOU PLEASE FIND HER,
LILLIAN?
YES, MA'AM.
HER LADYSHIP'S
SUMMER DRESS.
ANYTHING WILL DO.
TELL HER I MUST SEE HER.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
EXCUSE ME, MR. HALORAN.
THE MISTRESS SENT ME TO FIND
YOUR SISTER-IN-LAW, LOUISE.
HAVE YOU SEEN HER, SIR?
I'M SORRY, LILLIAN.
WE LEFT PRETTY EARLY
THIS MORNING.
SHE'S NOT IN HER ROOM?
NO, SIR.
HER ROOM
WASN'T EVEN SLEPT IN.
TRY ASKING MY BROTHER.
YES, SIR.
LUNCHEON IS SERVED
ON THE TERRACE.
THANK YOU.
I WONDER WHERE SHE IS.
I DON'T KNOW.
ASK ME WHAT I DID TODAY.
[ CHUCKLES ] RIGHT.
WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY?
NOTHING. ASK ME WHY.
WHY?
BECAUSE
YOU WEREN'T THERE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO WORK.
IF YOU'RE GOING
TO BE MY WIFE,
YOU'LL HAVE TO BE OF THE
TRUSTING, SILENT VARIETY.
HEY, RICHARD,
YOU SEEN LOUISE?
UH, NO, I HAVEN'T.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.
MOTHER'S LOOKING FOR HER.
OH, IS THAT CALEB?
HE'S BACK.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
MOTHER.
GOOD MORNING, CALEB.
HOW ARE YOU, RICHARD?
I'M FINE, CALEB.
AND NO MORE HEADACHES,
I TRUST?
UNPLEASANT THINGS,
HEADACHES,
GNAWING AWAY AT A MAN'S
MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION.
AND CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR CHARMING FIANCE.
LILLIAN.
PATRICK HASN'T SEEN HER,
MA'AM,
AND ARTHUR SAYS THAT NONE
OF THE CARS
EXCEPT MASTER BILLY'S
HAS BEEN USED.
HAVE YOU COUNTED
THE SILVER?
PROBABLY THE MOST ASTUTE
DIAGNOSE
YOU'VE EVER MADE, CALEB.
YOU'RE ALL BEING RIDICULOUS.
[ WATER BUBBLING ]
KATHLEEN?
THE TIARA.
SHE WANTS THE TIARA.
DOLLS?
NOW, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
PUT IT AWAY.
PROBABLY BELONGS
TO THE GARDENER'S CHILD.
NOW, THIS IS VERY BAD
FOR YOUR MOTHER.
THEY'RE KATHLEEN'S DOLLS.
I SAW THEM FLOAT UP
FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE POND.
ONE OF YOU HAS
A BRILLIANTLY IMAGINATIVE
AND SADISTICALLY
EFFECTIVE MIND.
I WISH I COULD KEEP UP
WITH IT.
DR. CALEB, TAKE THIS HOME
AND STUDY IT!
FISH THE REST OF THEM OUT.
BURN THEM.
[ WATER BUBBLES ]
ARE YOU GONNA POUND I ALL OU ON THAT ONE LITTLE PIECE
OF METAL?
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES I GET THE FEELING
YOU THINK I'M SOME SOR OF A CHRISTMAS-TREE DECORATION.
HANG ME UP AND LOOK AT ME
ON ALL THE HAPPY DAYS,
AND TIE ME UP IN A BOX
AND PUT ME IN A CLOSE WHEN IT GETS GLOOMY.
YOU KNEW WHAT I WAS LIKE.
OH, YES,
I KNEW YOU WERE QUIET,
BUT WHEN WE FIRST MET,
I COULD SIT NEXT TO YOU
IN THAT LITTLE APARTMENT,
WATCHING YOU WORKING
AND THINKING FOR HOURS.
IT'S THIS PLACE.
YOU KNOW IT IS.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO SAY?
NOTHING.
KANE.
BELIEVE ME -- I AM SORRY.
I DON'T CARE
WHETHER YOU'RE SORRY OR NOT.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
OH, RICHARD,
RICHARD, I KNOW
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
RUNNING AROUND IN THA BEAUTIFUL HEAD OF YOURS.
I KNOW THAT ONE OF THEM
IS YOU LOVE ME.
OF COURSE I LOVE YOU.
BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND.
EVER SINCE KATHLEEN DIED,
MY MOTHER'S BEEN RUNNING AROUND
WITH SOME SORT OF CRAZY GUILT,
LOOKING TO EVERY ONE OF US,
TRYING TO PUT I ON ONE OF OUR HEADS.
BILLY WAS ONLY 13,
TWO MONTHS AFTER IT HAPPENED.
HE USED TO WAKE UP
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGH AND COME SCREAMING
INTO MY ROOM
BECAUSE HE HAD
NIGHTMARES ABOUT HER.
MY OWN FATHER DIED WITH HIS WIFE
REFUSING TO SEE HIM.
NOW I FEEL IT'S BEEN
PASSED ON TO ME.
I'VE GOT TO WAIT,
AND I'VE GOT TO WATCH
TILL I CAN MAKE SOME SENSE
OUT OF ALL THIS.
THAT LEAVES IT UP
TO YOU TO DECIDE
WHETHER YOU WANT TO SI AND WAIT WITH ME.
[ STOOL THUDS ]
[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]
[ GUNSHOTS ]
[ RUSTLING ]
[ RUSTLING ]
[ BIRDS CHIRPING,
FROGS CROAKING ]
[ WATER SPLASHES ]
[ FROG CROAKS ]
[ RUSTLING ]
[ TWIG SNAPS ]
[ OWL SCREECHES ]
[ WINGS FLAP ]
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ WATER BUBBLING ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THE POND, ARTHUR?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND, SIR.
OF COURSE NOT.
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU
TO DRAIN IT?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
I'VE NEVER
DRAINED IT BEFORE,
AND I DON'T KNOW
THAT I'D DRAIN IT PROPERLY.
THERE ARE THREE GEAR CHANNEL
DOORS ON THE POND.
OPEN THEM.
IF I WAS YOU, I'D SAVE THAT UP
FOR A VISIT TO MY OFFICE.
YOU'RE LOSING WEIGHT.
SKIN'S PALE.
[ METAL SCREECHING ]
SHE ALWAYS LOVED THE TIARA.
I WANTED TO PUT I IN HER COFFIN.
THEY WOULDN'T LET ME.
I'LL BRING IT TO HER PLAYHOUSE
AND PUT I WITH HER OTHER THINGS.
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ LOCK CLICKS ]
THE TIARA.
YOU WANT THE TIARA.
AAH!
[ AX SLAMS ]
AAH!
[ SCREAMING ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
RICHARD!
RICHARD, PLEASE COME!
SOMEBODY, PLEASE COME!
LILLIAN, CALL THE DOCTOR.
WILL IT BE DR. CALEB?
ANYBODY.
AND GET RICHARD HERE.
RICHARD!
HURRY.
STILL BREATHING.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
LET'S GET HER INTO THE HOUSE.
WHY DON'T YOU GO TO BED,
BILLY?
I WILL IN A MINUTE.
YOU'RE GONNA GET ALL DEPRESSED
SITTING HERE BY YOURSELF.
DID YOU EVER SEE
WHERE MY ROOM IS?
YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN
A CORRIDOR
WHERE NOBODY'S LIVED
FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS,
THEN UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS
WHERE MY GREA GRANDUNCLE OR SOMEBODY
TRIPPED AND BROKE HIS NECK...
AND THEN PAST THE SPO WHERE MY GRANDFATHER
DIED OF A HEART ATTACK.
I'D RATHER BE DEPRESSED HERE
THAN IN THERE.
POOR BILLY.
NO WONDER YOU USED TO GE ALL THOSE NIGHTMARES.
USED TO?
I STILL GET THEM.
WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?
ARE THEY TERRIBLE?
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY'RE MORE STRANGE
THAN TERRIBLE.
I'M ALWAYS A LITTLE BOY,
AND I'M IN MY ROOM.
IT'S LATE.
I HEAR SOMEBODY OUTSIDE MAKING
A KIND OF A SCRAPING SOUND.
I GET OUT OF BED,
LOOK OUT OF THE WINDOW,
AND THERE'S A MAN
CLIMBING UP THE WALL,
COMING CLOSER
TOWARD MY WINDOW.
I YELL FOR MY MOTHER,
AND SHE COMES INTO THE ROOM
JUST AS THE MAN IS COMING IN
THROUGH THE WINDOW.
I HOLD ON TO HER LEGS,
CRYING.
I'M SO SMALL
I ONLY COME UP TO HER WAIST.
THE MAN
IS IN THE SHADOWS.
YOU CAN ALMOST RECOGNIZE HIM,
BUT NOT REALLY.
HE SAYS THAT HE'S INSANE
AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM IS INSANE ALSO
AND THAT HE'S GOING
TO NOD HIS HEAD,
AND WHEN HE DOES,
THAT OTHER INSANE PERSON
WILL NOD THEIR HEAD.
HE NODS...
AND I LOOK UP
AT MY MOTHER.
AND SHE'S NODDING
HER HEAD.
AND THEN...
SHE STARTS LAUGHING
AT ME.
AND SHE PICKS ME UP
IN HER ARMS,
AND RUNS OUTSIDE AND...
THROWS ME INTO THE POND.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
OH, BILLY, WE'VE ALL
GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
COME ON. GO TO BED.
I'LL WALK YOU PAS ALL THOSE SPOOKY CORRIDORS.
HURRY AND GET THERE BEFORE
RICHARD THROWS US BOTH
IN THE POND.
WHAT'S WRONG?
OH, NOTHING.
YOU JUST MADE ME REALIZE --
THE MAN IN MY DREAM WHO CLIMBS
UP MY WALL IS RICHARD.
I'M SORRY.
I JUST NEVER THOUGH OF IT BEFORE.
JUST A DREAM.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
WHAT IS IT, ARTHUR?
IS DR. CALEB IN?
HE'S AT BREAKFAST.
IS IT IMPORTANT?
YES.
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
COME ON IN.
EXCUSE ME,
BUT ARTHUR'S HERE.
HE SAYS HE HAS SOMETHING
IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU.
EXCUSE ME.
HELLO, ARTHUR.
I DRAINED THE POND,
LIKE YOU TOLD ME TO.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING THERE
I THINK YOU'D WANT TO SEE.
SHOW ME.
RICHARD?
[ DOOR OPENS ]
A SHRINE --
BEAUTIFULLY DONE.
I NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE.
WHY, IT'S SKILLFULLY CARVED,
I MUST SAY.
I WORK IN IRON.
REMEMBER?
SIX YEARS AGO,
YOU WORKED IN STONE.
I NEVER DID THAT.
EVERY ONE OF US
WORKED IN STONE.
MY FATHER LOVED
TEACHING US.
SOMEONE ELSE DID THAT.
I DIDN'T.
NO ONE ELSE PURSUED THIS
INHERITED TALENT -- NOBODY.
LEAVE HIM ALONE.
HE TOLD YOU BEFORE HE'S NEVER
SEEN IT, AND HE MEANT IT.
COME ON, RICHARD. LET'S GO.
NO.
HE'S TRYING TO PLAY
A GAME WITH ME.
DON'T YOU SEE?
YOUR MOTHER LIES IN BED
IN A STATE OF SHOCK
CAUSED BY SOMETHING
OR SOMEBODY.
I DON'T CALL THAT A GAME,
RICHARD.
HAS THE ALL-SEEING
DOCTOR NOTICED
THAT A CERTAIN MONEY-HUNGRY,
CONNIVING LITTLE WOMAN
HAS LEFT OUR MIDST,
THAT MY MOTHER,
IN A STRUGGLE,
CLUNG ON DESPERATELY TO
A VERY VALUABLE DIAMOND TIARA?
BUT I THINK THAT SHRINE
HAS BEEN IN THAT POND
FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
I DON'T THINK THA FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO
LOUISE HAD EVEN HEARD
OF CASTLE HALORAN.
DO YOU?
WHAT DO YOU WAN OUT OF THIS, DOCTOR?
OH, I DON'T KNOW --
JUST A SOLUTION
TO THE NIGHTMARE
THAT HAS DISTURBED THIS FAMILY
FOR SIX YEARS.
AFTER ALL, I AM
THE FAMILY DOCTOR, YOU KNOW.
I DIDN'T MEAN
TO ANNOY YOUR BROTHER,
'CAUSE I THINK
HE'S RIGHT.
I THINK LOUISE DID TRY TO STEAL
YOUR MOTHER'S TIARA,
AND I THINK
SHE'LL COME BACK.
I THINK SHE'S HIDING
SOMEWHERE IN TOWN.
WILL YOU HELP ME
LOOK FOR HER?
SURE, IF YOU WANT ME TO.
I DO, BECAUSE
YOUR BROTHER'S UPSET,
AND THE YOUNG GIRL, TOO.
THAT LEAVES THE TWO OF US.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SURE,
I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'LL LOOK
FOR HER TONIGHT.
[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ RAT SQUEAKING ]
[ KANE GASPS ]
NO!
I TOLD YOU
NOT TO FOLLOW ME.
LOOK AT YOU.
YOU'RE FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.
NOW SETTLE DOWN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
THE STUDIO
WHERE MY FATHER WORKED --
KEPT HIS STONECUTTING
TOOLS HERE.
I WAS TRYING TO FIND OU WHO MADE THAT MONUMENT.
OH, RICHARD.
RICHARD, I'M SORRY.
I'LL NEVER DOUBT YOU AGAIN.
I PROMISE.
WE CAN GET MARRIED NOW.
YOUR MOTHER'S STILL SICK,
AND SHE WON'T BE ABLE
TO STOP US.
NO ONE WILL BE ABLE
TO STOP US.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, THIS IS THE DEVIL'S
OWN CLIMATE.
GOOD FOR THE GROUSE
AND THE COUNTRY DOCTORS.
IF I HAD TO SURVIVE BY
TREATING THE COMMON COLD,
I MIGHT AS WELL RETIRE.
TWO LARGE IRISH
FOR MASTER HALORAN.
OH, NO, NO,
I DON'T CARE FOR ANY.
OH, JUST TO TAKE THE CHILL
FROM YOUR BONES.
DRINK'S THE ONLY ROAD TO
SURVIVAL IN THIS CLIMATE.
DESPITE YOUR USELESS
AMERICAN EDUCATION,
YOU'RE STILL IRISH,
YOU KNOW.
DRINK UP.
DO YOU KNOW
HIS SISTER-IN-LAW,
JOHN'S WIFE,
AN AMERICAN GIRL --
FAIR HAIR, FAIR COMPLEXION?
YOU'D KNOW HER.
NO, I HAVE NEVER SEEN HER.
I SEEN HER
AT THE CHEMIST'S, DOC,
ABOUT TWO OR THREE
DAYS AGO.
THANKS.
THANK YOU.
OVER HERE, BILLY,
NEARER THE HEAT.
DRINK UP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, BILLY?
WHERE DID SHE GO?
I DON'T KNOW.
COME ON. LET'S GO.
OH, THERE.
YOU WOULDN'T BEGRUDGE AN
AGING MAN HIS MOMENT'S REST,
WOULD YOU?
YOU KNOW, I THINK
YOU KNOW THE ANSWER
TO ALL THE PROBLEMS
YOUR FAMILY'S BEEN HAVING
BECAUSE, BILLY, YOU SAW
YOUR LITTLE SISTER DROWN
ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.
NO, I DIDN'T.
OH, YES, YOU DID.
YOU KNOW
HOW I KNOW YOU DID?
NO.
'CAUSE YOU TOLD ME.
I DID NOT.
OH, BILLY.
COME ON. DRINK UP.
[ LIQUID POURS ]
DO YOU REMEMBER
ALL THOSE YEARS AGO,
WHEN YOU COULDN'T SLEEP?
DO YOU REMEMBER
WHO IT WAS GAVE YOU
THE LITTLE PILL
THAT MADE YOU SLEEP?
REMEMBER THE DREAMS,
FACES IN THE SHADOWS,
THE MAN CLIMBING UP
YOUR WALL?
I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN.
WHO WAS THAT MAN?
NO. I DON'T KNOW.
WHO WAS IT THAT TRIED
TO THROW YOU IN THE POND?
RICHARD.
TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.
WHAT HAPPENED TO LOUISE?
FISHY,
FISHY IN THE BROOK
DADDY CAUGHT YOU
ON A HOOK
FISHY, FISHY
IN THE BROOK
DADDY CAUGHT YOU
ON A HOOK
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ MID-TEMPO ORCHESTRA MUSIC
PLAYING ]
HAS ANYONE HERE
SEEN RICHARD?
NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
[ CONVERSATIONS
AND MUSIC CONTINUE ]
EXCUSE ME.
YES?
YOU KNOW,
THE ONE THING IN THE WORLD
THAT REALLY CHILLS MY BONES
TO THE MARROW
IS WHEN A PRETTY GIRL
IN A WEDDING DRESS
LOOKS AT ME
AND FINDS ME REPULSIVE.
OH, DON'T BE SILLY,
DOCTOR.
OH, I'M OFTEN SILLY --
ONE OF MY MAJOR VICES.
ANOTHER ONE IS THE DESIRE
ON MY PART TO HELP OTHERS,
HOWEVER RANCID
THAT MAY SOUND.
THEN YOU CAN HELP ME BY
TELLING ME WHERE RICHARD IS.
I'M NOT SURE
WHERE RICHARD IS,
OR, INDEED,
UH, WHAT HE IS.
OH, AND YOU WONDER
WHY YOUNG GIRLS
IN WEDDING DRESSES
GIVE YOU DIRTY LOOKS.
NO, NO, NO.
I'M QUITE SERIOUS.
I'VE KNOWN THIS FAMILY
FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
I'VE BEEN AWARE OF THE
ATMOSPHERE OF DEPRESSION
AND THE SLIGHTLY DEMENTED
QUALITY THAT HANGS OVER IT.
BUT THESE ARE SUBTLE MATTERS,
SO I NEVER SPOKE.
I WILL TELL YOU,
YOUNG LADY,
THAT I KNOW THAT LOUISE
DID NOT LEAVE,
BUT WAS TAKEN AWAY
FROM CASTLE HALORAN.
PERHAPS EVEN
HER HUSBAND, JOHN,
DIDN'T ACTUALLY GO
ON THAT BUSINESS TRIP.
I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT,
YOU THINK I'M SOME KIND
OF VILLAIN.
CAN YOU IMAGINE
WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO TRY TO HELP OTHERS AND TO BE
MISTRUSTED EVERY TIME?
MY LIP TWISTS.
THIS DOESN'T MEAN THA EVERY WORD I SAY IS SINISTER.
I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY
TO YOU --
THAT I'VE DISCOVERED
THINGS IN THIS HOUSE
THAT MAKE ME UNEASY,
AND THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY
IN A POSITION OF SOME DANGER.
FROM RICHARD?
PRIMARILY FROM RICHARD,
BUT I'M NOT SURE.
IT COULD BE ANYONE.
WELL, MAYBE YOU
HAVE FORGOTTEN,
BUT I CERTAINLY
HAVEN'T.
I'M HIS WIFE NOW.
AND THERE'S A SISTER
AND A SISTER-IN-LAW
AND HIS MOTHER...
AND PERHAPS
HIS ELDEST BROTHER.
I SWEAR TO YOU, DR. CALEB,
YOU ARE A VERY SICK MAN.
KANE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, HONEY?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!
I WAS JUST OUTSIDE
HAVING A SMOKE.
WELL,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
I DON'T WANT ANYONE
TO SEE ME CRYING.
[ Singsong voice ] COME OUT,
COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
THESE LITTLE NURSERY RHYMES
ARE NOTORIOUSLY EXPRESSIVE.
[ FROGS CROAKING ]
COME ON. I DON'T CARE
WHAT ANYONE SAYS ABOUT YOU.
WHO SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT ME?
NO ONE! EVERYONE!
I DON'T CARE!
LITTLE FISHY IN THE BROOK...
...PAPA'S HANGED YOU ON A HOOK.
PAPA'S CAUGHT YOU ON THE HOOK?
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ DOOR CREAKS, CLOSES ]
[ WOMAN SCREAMS IN DISTANCE ]
WHAT IS IT?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
FROGS CROAKING ]
DON'T TOUCH HER!
[ SCREAMS ]
[ KANE SCREAMS ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ GASPS ]
FORGIVE ME, KATHLEEN.
YOU CHILDREN PLAYED
WITH STONE
THE WAY OTHER CHILDREN
PLAYED WITH BUILDING BRICKS.
THEY ALL FORGOT WHAT A TALENTED
LITTLE BOY BILLY WAS.
WHAT ABOUT KATHLEEN?
HE MADE A WAX DOLL,
SOMETHING HE COULD PROTECT,
TO RELIEVE HIS GUILT.