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Gates of Paradise (2019)
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I need to stretch my legs. Do you mind if I take a break? Huh? From... what? From posing. I'm getting a little stiff over here. Oh, I kind of moved on from that, remember? Working on my Farthinggale painting. I've just been sitting here, looking like an idiot this whole time? Thought I said something. I'm fragile, Luke. "It was three days before they found her mangled corpse." Choose your method of death. Falling piano. So should I come back in 15 minutes? Drake! What are you doing here? I wanted to say happy birthday, since I can't be here on the day. Yeah, yeah. What'd you get me? My God. Are you still painting pictures of this place? It's better than my old ones, though, hey? I think there's other subjects, Annie. When you get to art school, they are gonna want to see a wider range. Well, I paint other things. Oh-ho... Aren't you glorious? Hmm? So what's next? You reclining nude? She could even put you right here, on the front lawn. Don't say I won't. So, are you two kids still playing "prince and princess of Farthinggale Manor," like when you were kids, making kissy-faces at each other? Oh, shut up. I remember once you mom had to pull you two apart. Maybe I should call Fanny over here. Tell her what ol' Uncle Drake just walked in on between Annie and her half-brother. You done, Drake? Ah, there you are. - Hi. Mom. - Heaven. Just in time for supper. No surprise. Well, you can't blame me for missing your country cooking, Heaven. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Smooth-talker, get going while it's still hot. Hey, Mona Lisa, let's go. All right. Annie, why are you still painting that place? Because, Mom, a bowl of pears is boring. Why does everyone care so much what I paint anyway? Let's leave Farthinggale in the past, where it belongs. Good morning, Annie. Happy birthday. You're 18! Yay, I can go to bars. That's 21. What is it? Open it. You're giving me your cottage? You knew I'd give it to you one day. When you died, maybe. I mean, you never let me touch it. Well, you can touch it all you like now, it's yours. But be careful with it. It's delicate. Thank you, Mom. I know this means a lot to you. It does. Because of you. Why because of me? Happy birthday! Logan. Thanks, Dad. So... I got you a little something, too. Oh... Oh, my God! Oh! If this turns out to be a prank, I will hunt you down, Dad. Mom, I love the cottage, but Dad wins. Oh, yeah. If you like vulgar displays of affection. Thanks, Logan. It's like magic. You say "vulgar" and Fanny appears. Hey, Dad. Hey, Aunt Heaven. You got her a Benz? It's not too late to try and top him, Aunt Fanny. It's really beautiful, Aunt Fanny. Well, it ain't a car, but I picked it out special. Wow, it's very classy, Fanny. You sound surprised, Heaven. I got class, just like all of you. You'll get a dose of it at my 40th birthday party, which is coming up presently. Hello? Hello, Heaven. Oh, Drake. Is the birthday girl there? Yeah, she's right here. Hi, Drake. Happy Birthday, old lady. You'll never guess where I am. Mm... Buckingham Palace? Close. What if I were to tell you I was at Farthinggale? Wait. Drake, are you kidding? Oh, my God. Drake's at Farthinggale. What? Yeah, he's there with Tony Tatterton. Drake, are you playing games? No! Tony, come say hi. I've got Heaven on the line. Heaven? Is it really you? Whoa! Wait, Mom. What are you doing? - I want to talk to him. - That's enough, Annie. Okay? - No, not okay. - Annie. Wait. No, Dad. I'm an adult now, right? That doesn't mean you know everything. You're right, Mom. You're absolutely right. There's tons that I don't know. All these family secrets that you never want to tell me. Well, I'm part of the family, too, if that's news to you. Hey, Annie, why don't we, uh, take a walk, get some air? Mom, when you keep these things from me, I fill out the blanks on my own, okay? Just tell me the truth. Annie, darling, don't spoil your day with bad feelings. Yeah. Hey, Luke's right. Why don't you go for a walk? You and your mom will talk about things when the time's right. Will we, Mom? Yes. You have to understand there are some things that are hard for me to dig back up. But we'll talk, sweetheart. Soon. Promise. I swear to God, Luke, you'd think that my dad also being yours would be the biggest family secret, but everybody from here to the moon knows that one. Why can't you just figure your mom's got your best interests at heart? Hey, it's my birthday. Just pretend that you're on my side. Your mother's wrong about everything. She always has been and she always will be. Thank you. Hey, um, listen. There's actually something I wanted to talk to you about. Yeah? I got my letter from Harrelston. I got in. Full scholarship. Wow. So you're going to Boston? When do you leave? End of the month. Well, that's great. It's everything you've been wanting, right? Yeah. You seem less than thrilled. No! No, I mean, it's cool, but... I'm just not sure how badly I want to be that far away from, uh, from home. Well, I think it's great. You and Drake, Harrelston men. He'll be running Wall Street and you'll be the Surgeon General. Us Hillbillies done good. I'm really proud of you. Come here. Hey. Shh... Shh... You guys will see each other on vacations and holidays. Drake didn't disappear forever when he went off to school. I know. It's just... you spend all this time with all the people that you love, and then all of a sudden, work or school or something just takes everybody away. Not everyone. Your dad and I are still here. I know, but Luke is... he's more than just a half-brother to me. He's my best friend. You didn't think you and Luke and Drake would be running around Winnerow like little kids for the rest of your lives. Well, no, but... would that be so bad? Aww. Shh... Your dad and I are here. And we're not going anywhere. It's going to be okay. It's going to be. Hello, Handsome. I don't think I know you. You a friend of Luke's from high school? What are you, a wrestler? Go easy on the booze tonight, okay? How often does Fanny turn 40? I know, but Fanny likes you a little too much when you're a few in. Well, there is only one "fanny" that I'm interested in... and it ain't your sister. Oh! Hi, sweetie. Thanks for coming. Go get yourself a beer. Hey. Come on, Logan. Dance with the birthday girl. Now, you know I don't dance on an empty liver, Fanny. You give me a couple, huh? Oh, I'll give you a lot more than a couple. Thanks for making an appearance, Heaven. Last one here. What is it comes after "fashionably late"? Oh, I don't know, Fanny. Maybe looking for an excuse to leave early? Why are you starting with me? I can see it all over your face... You don't want to be here. You can't stand my friends. Well, I could do without you offering my daughter a beer and propositioning my husband in front of my face, but short of those details, I'm more than happy to celebrate my sister's birthday. Mm. What about that one over there? He'd be a bed-full, huh? Uh, don't you mean a crib-full? Ugh. Stay boring, Heaven. Imma go tap his keg before a line forms. You do that. Hey, Mr. Mopey. Annie. Wow. Nice, uh, everything. I was looking for an occasion to try out this dress. Well, I think you went right past try-outs and straight to competition. So, what's with the brooding-loner routine? I mean, look at her, for God's sakes. No shame. She doesn't care who she embarrasses. You'll miss her when you leave. I don't know. Looking forward to putting this whole town in my rearview. That's nice, Luke. I'll make sure not to write you. What? Hey, hey, hey, wait. What did I say? Oh, no, nothing. I'll just go hang out with the rest of the yokels. I wasn't talking about you. Well, I'm gonna be in your rearview, too. Listen, you dope. You're the only thing in this town I'm actually gonna miss. Hell, I'd take you with me, if I could. You're crying. Come here. Look. I'm sorry. I really didn't mean that the way you're taking it. Okay? I promise. Come here. And you'd better write me, or I'll get some Boston toughs to come break your legs. Where's my little Lukey? There's my handsome son. So, for those of you that don't already know, my sweet boy just got in to Harrelston. He's gonna be on a full-ride scholarship. Won't cost me a penny! So all the liquor stores in town can breathe a big sigh of relief. Hey. You said you were gonna take it easy tonight. Actually, you said I was gonna go easy tonight. - Logan. - Okay. This is the last one, I promise. Anyhoo. Thank y'all for comin'. Let's get dancing, dummies. You! I'm comin' for you, you hunk! Hey... Geez. What are you hoping comes from this? A little brother or a sister? Ohh... I think it's time to go. But Mom... Bye, Luke. Seeya. Hey! You can't be mad at me, can you? I told you this would happen. Right, but you can't be mad at me, can you? Slow down, please. You're drunk. She pulled me out there. Everyone was looking. What was I supposed to do? Yank my arm away and humiliate her in front of everyone? She never has any problem humiliating us in front of anyone. Mom, just let it go. It's Fanny. Logan, please, slow down. You're gonna be all right. Everything is gonna be all right. Annie... Can you hear me? Annie? Annie. Oh, thank goodness. Welcome back, beautiful. Who... Who are you? Hey, there. Hey. How are you feeling? My head hurts. You had an accident... but you're gonna be all right, you're in the hospital. What's going on? What happened? You've been in a coma for a few weeks. What? Drake, I can't... Drake, I can't... I can't... I can't feel my legs. You've suffered a spinal injury and there's a great deal of disc herniation and swelling. But there's no reason to believe that you won't make a full recovery. I-I don't know who you are. Annie, this is Mr. Tony Tatterton. He's your great-grandfather. Your step-great-grandfather. I'm gonna take care of everything, Annie. No matter what the expense, I'll cover it. You will walk again. Where's my mom and dad? Drake... where are my parents? Annie... you don't know how lucky you are to have survived. The accident, it was... It was instantaneous. There's no way they could've felt any... God, we all thought we were gonna lose you, too. So my family's gone? No, that's not true, Annie. You've got your Uncle Drake, your brother, Luke. Fanny. And you've got me. I'm your family, too. You won't be alone through any of this. Tony's gotten you the best doctors. Your own private nurse. You won't want for anything. Please. Leave me alone. Okay. No! No, no, no. No, no... No! Anything? Not to worry. It's still very early in your recovery. I'm never gonna walk again, am I? I think you will. The prognosis is very promising, Annie, but you have to keep a positive attitude. Remember, you're suffering an emotional trauma just as devastating as your physical one, and given what I see on your x-rays, there's every reason to believe that you'll make a full recovery. Oh! Are you family? - Yeah. - Yes, we're family! Please remember to not get her too excited. She's still very fragile. All right, all right. Leave us be, please. Hey. You're looking good. Luke, where've you been? Why haven't you come to see me? What do you mean? Annie, I've been here every day for the last few weeks since you went into a coma. It's true. He never left your side. Not once. Here. Brought you your favorite drink. Thanks. Could you... Yeah. Look, they want us to give you some space 'cause they want to avoid any upsetting stimuli. Upsetting? How would me seeing you be upsetting? This is all my fault. I acted like such a fool that night. I'm not blaming you, Aunt Fanny. It just kills me I was always so rotten to Heaven. When we were growing up, I was always the one that got all of Daddy's love. But I loved her in my own way, Annie. You have to believe that. Hey, Mom? Maybe not right now. You're right. I-I'm sorry. What's important is getting you better. We'll get you out of here as soon as they let us. And we'll get you back home. Hey. What is it? I hadn't thought about that. Going back home. Knowing that my mom and dad are never gonna walk through the front door again. W-Well, uh, we'll take you back to our house. And we'll fix you a nice room, and we'll get you anything you need. You're not even gonna be there. Hey, I'll be here for another week and a half, before I go to school. And I ain't going anywhere. I'm gonna take care of you just as good as Heaven would've. She's not much older in this picture than I am now. And here is a photograph of your mother riding "Scuttles." We had dozens of horses back then, but those two just loved each other. Tony, how many pictures do you have from back then? Because I'm gonna want to see all of them. Oh, I've got dozens and dozens. They're all up at Farthinggale, but I like to keep these ones close to me. You've been incredible, Tony. I mean, I don't know how I'm ever gonna be able to thank you, all this stuff that you're doing for me when I'm practically a stranger. No, you're not a stranger, Annie. I've always known about you. It's a tragedy that our family was ripped apart all those years ago, but it's not too late to put things right. I never understood what happened. I mean, my mom never really talked about it, her days at Farthinggale. I always wondered if you were some kind of ogre or something, but now I just can't understand why she put all this distance between all of us. Heaven and I... we had a falling out. But I never stopped loving her. Do you know where they're buried? My parents? I had Heaven and your father buried up at Farthinggale. You're kidding? They had plots in the family cemetery. Right on the grounds. I do take some comfort in the fact that they're both at home. Oh, look at you, Dapper Dan. You're looking at... the new Regional Manager of Factory Operations, Tatterton Toys, Framingham Division. Oh, I'd give you a card, but they're still being printed. You hired this lunkhead? Drake's third in his class at business school. He's graduating this year. I figured I'd better scoop him up before 50 other people had the chance. Well, congratulations, Drake. You might end up respectable yet. Actually, I have an offer to make to you as well. I don't really look good in pinstripes. I was hoping you might consider coming to Farthinggale. Recuperating there. You'll have your own comfortable room. Nurse Broadfield will take care of your every need. I have a private cook. And Dr. Malisoff will be on call. You need a lot of peace and quiet, like the doctor says. And, frankly, I think getting out of this town would be good for you. You could get you away from these bad memories for a while. I don't really know what to say. Just think on it. Well, I will need to go there at some point. I will need to see where my parents are buried. Well, Drake will be close. Oh, yeah, and that's right. Luke will be at Harrelston, too. Only 20 minutes away. - Mm-hmm. - Just think about it. It would do my heart good to make up for all the lost years. Are we done yet? Yes. We'll do it once more before your bedtime. The phone's not working. No. Dr. Malisoff had them shut it off. Why'd he do that? Because your blood pressure was too high after your last visitors, and he thinks it's best if you refrain from social activity for a while. Well, what social activity? I need to make a phone call. I want to tell Luke I'm going up to Farthinggale. So, are you going to argue, or accept that the doctor knows what's best? I assume you want to be up and walking as soon as possible? Y-Yes. Well, this is what the doctor prescribed, so unless you think you know better, and want to just roll the dice with your recovery... I can just let the doctor know that you think his medical degree and experience are worthless. Shall I go ahead and do that right now? I need to get a message to my brother. Would that be possible? Of course. Wake up. You've been paroled. What? You're being discharged. Today? As soon as you're up and ready. Oh, well, I'm up and I'm ready. I brought you a get-well gift. It was your mother's. I had it sent overnight. Was this really my mother's? I bought it for her as a special present when she first went away to boarding school. I thought it might be nice if you wore it for the trip. Well, I don't know if this is really up to the minute fashion-wise, Tony. Oh. Well, you don't have to, of course. I just thought... No, no, no. No. If it'll make you happy, it'll make me happy. Yes. Yes, it would. I'll have Ms. Broadfield come in and help you put it on. My God, you do remind me of my Heaven. Whoa! What are you doing? You need your rest and we have a long ride ahead of us. Now, just hold on a min... A minute. Annie. Annie, wake up. We've arrived at Farthinggale. It's magnificent, isn't it? I never grow weary of looking at it. When you're feeling better, I'll show you the stables and the gardens. We even have a private beach. Tell me... what do you think? Uh, well, it's great. I mean... Yes. Take that inside! I've got her. You'll have to forgive me. My mind has been too much on my business and not on practical things... and we men tend to not notice dust and clutter when we live alone. I don't suppose a feather duster would hurt things any. No. I don't suppose it would. And I'll get right on it. You will see, this house will look just like it did when your mother lived here. That's a promise. Who's the boy? Oh. That is my brother. Troy. Oh. You have a brother? Yes. But he, uh... died some time ago. Oh. I'm sorry. Uh, let's, uh... get you upstairs. Careful with her, now. Here we go. I've got you all set up in my favorite room in the house. In fact, it used to be your mother's room. And your grandmother's before that. Here we go. Oh! Perfect timing, ma'am. I've just finished with your room. Annie, this is, um... It was Millie, wasn't it? She will be your private maid. You just call for me day or night, ma'am, and I can take care of whatever you like. That's, uh, well, thank you, but I really don't want you to make too much of a fuss over me. Oh, it really isn't a bother, ma'am. And please, just call me Annie. Well, okay, ma'am. Uh, Annie. You can leave us now. Thank you. All right. Right this way. Ahh. Okay. Do you want to put your arms around my neck? Ahh. There. I'm sorry, Tony, but, um, there's no phone. Ah, yes, well. Dr. Malisoff instructed us to remove the telephone... At least for now. But, I mean, I'm kinda gonna need a phone. Annie. Please trust me. Let me help you heal. Don't you believe that I've gotten you the best doctors money can buy? Yes. Yeah, of course. And we'll get any message you want to anyone you say. And, um, I'm sorry to ask this on top of everything else, Tony, but do you think I could get some art supplies? I mean, I wouldn't ask... Immediately. We'll get you anything you want. Except a phone. Doctor's orders, for now. We should probably let her rest, Nurse Broadfield. Whoa! Could you please ask before you do that? With needles, I find it is best to be done with it. Could you not be so rough? Well, it's this or bedsores. Take your pick. So do you have any kids, Mrs. Broadfield? It's Miss Broadfield, thank you. Oh, you don't have a husband? No, I do not. Boyfriend? No. If it's any of your business... Which it isn't. I'm sorry, I don't mean to pry. I'm just trying to make chit-chat. Well, I don't have time for men, and they haven't had any interest in me, which suits me just fine. There's a shocker. Will you stop moving, please? Gin. Twos and Jacks. Didn't take you for a hustler, Annie. Yeah, that was your downfall, Millie. Go again? I can't. If I don't get to your laundry today, I might end up in that graveyard out there. Oh... God. I didn't mean to... No. No, it's okay. Um, actually, I've been wanting to ask you something. Have you seen a strange man around here? Because I swear that I saw somebody out by the graveyard the other day. He just, like, appeared, and then was gone. Well, that's creepy. Out by the graves? Maybe there's ghosts here, huh? Yeah, well, that wouldn't surprise me one bit, if you want to know the truth. If I were a ghost, I'd feel completely at home in this house. Right? Excuse me, ladies. Why, I'm Rye Whiskey, and, well, I'm the cook. It's nice to meet you, Rye Whiskey. Have you met the maid, Scotch on the Rocks? Oh, don't think you're too clever now. I've pretty much heard 'em all. Mrs. Tatterton mispronounced my name years ago after she got all sick in the head, and it just stuck. Sorry. I'm just kidding around. I'm Annie Stonewall. Oh, yes, I know. I brought you some lunch. I just had to come up here and see if it was true. Everyone is saying Miss Heaven's come back to Farthinggale. Now, I don't know about that, but Lord if you don't remind me so much of her. You knew my mother? Oh, yes, I did. I pretty much come to know everyone who ever come up here in, uh, the last 40 years or so. Been in this house a long time. Seen everything. Really? 'Cause Annie thought she saw a ghost the other night, wandering outside. You ever seen one of those? A lot more than one, Miss Scotch-on-the-Rocks. A lot more than one. You know... What are you doing in here? The two of you! Why are you disturbing this girl? They're not disturbing me. We're just talking. Get out! It was a pleasure to meet you, Miss. Millie... Could you mail this for me? Who's this "Luke"? He your special guy, wink-wink? He's my brother. Never mind. Mr. Tatterton would like a word with you. Right now? He's in his office. This will calm you down. I am calm, Nurse Broadfield. I'm calm, too, but I can only be tested so much. Now, it will be the pill or it will be the needle, but it's one or the other. Ugh. Again? Oh, my God. Tony, you scared me. I was just thinking of you, Heaven. I would love so much to see you back out, riding on the grounds, on Scuttles. Uh. What? You always looked beautiful on that horse. Like you were one being. Tony... are you okay? I'm sorry. Was my head in the clouds again? I used to watch your mother, Heaven, riding Scuttles for hours. When she left, my younger brother, Troy, he cared for Scuttles for a while. One day, he got on Scuttles and just... rode out into the ocean. And that was the last of Troy. Oh, my God. He killed himself? Who told you that? Who? I mean, didn't you? Just now? Those are lies! Lies and vicious rumors! Troy would never do anything like that! No, that whole situation was just an unfortunate accident! I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean to assume. No. No. I'm... I'm sorry. Sometimes, I get lost in memory. I-I didn't mean to wake you. You should go back to sleep. Mm. Oh... I got you those art supplies you wanted. Thank you. Goodnight, Heaven. Ow! I felt that. No, I don't think so. No, I'm telling you, I felt that. It hurt. No, that's nonsense. It's too early. You wouldn't feel anything this stage of your recovery. I'm not nuts, Nurse Broadfield, I think I'd know. What you felt is something called "phantom pain." Okay? It's in your mind. No. It was in my leg. You've heard of those people who've lost their arms and they just have stumps, yet they insist they can feel their hands? It's the same thing. So, you're telling me that you're not hurting me right now, when you are? Something along those lines. Where's Millie? I haven't seen her all day. Millie has been let go. What? Yep. The girl was incompetent and, frankly, a little stupid, if you ask me. Well, how come she didn't come to say goodbye? Don't know, not a mind reader. I do, however, have a sixth sense... when it comes to sneaky people. Is it part of your job to spy on me? It's my whole job to help you heal. Now let's get you back into bed. No, I don't want to go back into bed. Well, I think you should get back to bed. I don't care what you think, Nurse Broadfield. I'm sick of being cooped up here. Plus, it was my great-grandfather who hired you, wasn't it? So that makes me the boss, and not you, doesn't it? Suit yourself. Tony! Come in. Hurry! Tony! What is it? I need to speak with you privately. Well... what is it? I want another nurse. Certainly. I'll get you all the nurses you need. No. I want a different nurse. Broadfield is horrible. She's a tyrant. Well, yes. She can be a tad gruff, but I assure you, she really is the best there is. No, Tony, please, I can't stand her. Annie. I thought you trusted me. - Tony, I... - I'll speak with her. Tell her to be a bit nicer. Okay? And Tony... I want out of this room. I think it's time you tell me why my mother left Farthinggale and never came back. Heaven... left this place because of me. Okay. So what does that mean? Your grandmother, Leigh, she took up with that mountain fool, Luke Casteel, for reasons I'll never understand. Heaven... should've been born right here, not in some mud hole down south. When she finally came to Farthinggale, she was happy here. You could see it in her face. Tony. Why'd she leave? I contacted Luke Casteel and he... he was exactly the kind of man I'd always expected he'd be. I paid him to stay out of Heaven's life. She may have had some lingering love for him... But you bought him off. I did. And when Heaven found out, she left. She told me she'd never forgive me. She never did. It was like... Leigh had left me all over again and I just couldn't bear it. All the light went out of this place when I lost Heaven. I want to show you something. All that belonged to your mother. That's her hair brush. Part of her is still in it, you see? I know. I just can't believe that she's gone, you know? Yeah. I understand. Tony... I don't get it. You and my mother always had such a big rift between you. Why would you hold on to all of these things? It was she who wanted nothing to do with me. It was very different on my end. I never lost hope that she'd come back. You see... by keeping a few of her things as they were... I've kept her as she was to me. I cheated fate. Tony, what are you doing? Oh. Sorry, I just, um... I just, uh, I just wanted to tell you I've made all the arrangements for your parents' service. We'll be holding it tomorrow, at noon. Thanks. Bye. Yes. Ahem. Guess it's a good idea to keep that door closed, huh? In my father's house, there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am, you also may be. They were fine people, Miss Stonewall. We were all richer for having known them. Thank you, Rye. Listen. Will you come by later? I've been wanting to talk to you. Well, the boss says you need rest, Miss, and I do as the boss tells me. But I'll sure try. How are you holding up? Drake, what's going on? Where's Luke? It's his father buried there, too. He wouldn't miss this. What? What is it? Listen. Luke met somebody. A girl. Yeah? So? It's just... Luke has been so absorbed by this new girl, he doesn't seem to have time for much else. No, no. That's not Luke. What's going on, Drake? Hey, don't blame the messenger, Annie. Her name's Jessica. She's got him hypnotized. I written him a bunch of letters. Hasn't he even received any of them? I don't know. Why wouldn't he? Something's not right. I need to call Luke. Look, as soon as he gets back, I'll pin him down. I promise. Hey. Time to go. We don't want any back sliding. What are you doing in here? I-I was just... Just what? I am not losing this job because a crippled girl violates the rules! Nurse Broadfield? Nurse Broadfield! Open the door! Open the door and let me out! Hello. Luke, is it? I'm Nurse Broadfield. Annie never stops talking about you. Well, she's been on my mind, too. Yeah, she knows that. Look, um, I don't want to get her too worked up, like the doctor said, but I was hoping to come up and bring her a few things. Just some books, some snacks, stuff I know she likes. What a sweetheart you are. I'll get those to her right away. I was actually hoping to say hi. I'll be in and out. Five minutes. Did you know that she took her first steps already? You're kidding? That's great! Yeah, and the doctor says she's at a very crucial point, and we don't want her progress to backtrack. No, no, of course not. She'll be up and walking any day now, and so you understand, the less that she thinks about home, the less the trauma of her loss will come back. All right. Can you do me a favor and take her this for me? Absolutely. Okay. And she'll be thrilled to hear that you stopped by and I'm sure she'll appreciate knowing that she hasn't been forgotten, Luke. No need to worry. Hey, one more thing. Keep taking good care of her for me. I will. Is Tony back? Nope. I'm not eating this. Then I guess you'll go hungry. Tell Rye I'd like something more appetizing. Anything too rich will upset your stomach. This isn't prison. I'm sick of prison food. Now go down and tell Rye to make me something decent. I'm the nurse. I've decided that this is what's good for you, So this is what you'll eat. You know, Nurse Broadfield, when I get hungry, I get talkative for some reason. Anything can come out when I start blabbing. I could even let it slip that you were taking a little siesta when I paid a visit to the room with broken mirrors. I'd really hate to accidentally mention that, because I was hungry. Oh, boy. Nurse Broadfield! Nurse Broadfield! I need you! Oh, my stomach. My stomach! Nurse Broadfield! Please come quickly! I need you! My God, You're boiling me alive! Well, you were a mess, weren't you? You put something in my food. You're recovering from a trauma and I told you what would happen. Don't blame me that it did. You just wouldn't follow orders. Don't think that you're fooling me, and Tony's gonna be home any minute. Well, if that's a threat, young lady, you should know that I'm completely secure in Mr. Tatterton's confidence in me. And you're not the only one with tales to tattle about your trip through his sealed rooms. Imagine what he might think of you, poking through his private business. Hmph. Makes for an interesting conundrum, doesn't it? Got me fired? The joke's on you. You're on your own now, girlie! See how much you like that. I'll never forgive myself. I should have listened to you before. She came so highly recommended. Tony, it's all right. She's gone. I could never hurt you, Heaven. You do believe me, don't you? Tony, I'm Annie. Oh, I've missed you so much. I never thought you'd come back to me. Okay, Tony. Stand up. You're confused. Annie. Yes. I'm sorry... I'm sorry. I'll make up for it. All of her abuses. Just tell me how. I need to use the phone. I need to call Luke. No. I'm afraid I can't do that. Dr. Malisoff says you should be out of the wheelchair by now. You're obviously much too distraught. You know, I'm so sick and tired of hearing that. I can't see any good reason why I can't make a simple phone call. Well, I'll call Luke. I'll call him for you right now. No, Tony. I'll call him myself. Why are you always resisting me? You act like I want to hurt you. Don't you think I could have, if I wanted to? I never suggested that you wanted to hurt me. I will call him! I'll call him for you now! Just tell me what you want me to say to him! Just tell him that he needs to come see me right away. Maybe later I'll sit for you. Would you like that? Yeah, that'll be fine, Tony. Sure. Heaven! Heaven, is that you? Tony, stop! - You've got to soak. - What are you doing? There may be swelling from your fall. Oh, what am I thinking? - Let me get that for you. - No, no, no! Tony! Tony! Get out! Are you insane? Yes. You know, this is a good home for you. It's always been your home. I know you never meant to leave me. Just call when you want to get out, darling. Knock-knock! Drake! Hey, I just wanted to swing by and show you my new hot-off-the-presses business card. Thank God, it's you. Listen. You got to get me out of here. Hey. What's going on? Tony's not right in the head. You got to get me out of here. - Right now. Come on. - Hey, hey, slow down. Take you where? Look, there's nothing wrong with Tony. You're getting a little... I don't know, stir-crazy. That's all. Why aren't you believing me? Because you don't know what you're talking about. I'm sorry that this place hasn't lived up to your expectations of unicorns and rainbows... Drake, he's crazy. No. No. That is ridiculous. I have been working with him every day, and he is treating me like I'm his own son, so why are you trying to blow this? Oh, my God. He bought you. Hey, don't get so sanctimonious. You never called Luke, did you? You said something to Luke so that he wouldn't come here. What did you say? All right, Annie. Listen to me. Your brother, Luke, he's found himself another girl. Okay. You know, they say if you sell your soul for the whole world, it's a bad deal. But for "Regional Manager," Drake? Here we are. Your tea and some of Rye's famous sugar cookies. Thanks. You're an angel. Is there anything else I can get for you? Uh, yeah, there is, actually. I am totally out of Cadmium red, and I really need it to finish this new one. Do you think that while you are out you could go and get me another tube? Of course, it's no problem whatsoever. This is Val. Oh, Val. Thank God. Hi. Um, is Luke Casteel there? Uh, no. Luke's in class, I think. Oh. Right. Listen, Val, this is unbelievably important. I need you to get a message to Luke. Can you do that for me? Carlos, ew! Put that away! Val? Val, hello? Yeah, what? I need you to tell Luke that Annie is in trouble. Serious trouble. And he knows where to find me. You got that? Okay. You got it? Uh-huh. "Annie's in trouble." I got it. Well, uh, c-can you please write that down for me? Please. Who are you? I'm Tony's brother, Troy. Troy? Well, I must say, you're looking pretty spry for a guy who's been dead all these years. Annie! Come on. Let's go. Annie! So, Tony's story about you riding a horse into the ocean was just another lie? No, that was true. Right up to the part where I died, that is. I tried to end things more than once, I'm ashamed to admit, but fate had other plans, I guess. So now I live here alone in my cottage on the far side of the maze. My God, this is it... This is my mother's music box. Yes, it is. This is my workshop. I made that music box for your mother with my own hands. In fact, I made all of these toys. I'm still the head designer for the company. So, you knew my mother, too? Yes. I knew your mother very well. Years ago, I found her lost in the maze and I brought her back here. In fact, she's the last guest I've had here. Until today. I'm so glad that, after all this time, my first guest here is you. My mother never mentioned you. No, she wouldn't have. Your mother and I were close for a while, but things got... complicated. As they always do. And we both agreed it would be best if I remained dead. Define "close." For a brief moment, your mother brought me back to the world of the living. I really shouldn't say anything more than that. Why? Why does everything that happened in our families have to be lied about and hidden away? Because... certain things are taboo. Can you understand that? Yeah. Yeah, I can understand that. Listen, Troy. Your brother's trying to keep me here against my will. Can I use your phone? I need to call a cab. I, uh... I haven't had a phone here since... well, forever. Well, can you take me into town? Uh, I can't do that. I don't leave Farthinggale. I can't do this on my own. Please? God... I want to help you, believe me, but, uh, I've tried to leave in the past and... I just can't... I can't breathe out there! Please, Troy, I'm begging you. You're my last hope. If you ever cared about my mother, you know that she'd want you to help me. Well, then, uh... Well, then I'd better get you out of here then, Annie... for Heaven. You're doing great, Troy. - Just one step at a time. - Annie! Just get me down to the road and I'll wave down a car or something. Annie! Oh, God, please, Troy. We're almost there. - Annie! Annie! - I can't breathe. - It's not that much further. - I can't breathe. Annie! - Troy! - Annie! I'm sorry. I can't breathe. Thank goodness, you're okay. I was worried sick. Tony, get out of my way. We'll get you some dinner. Whatever you want. Tony! Leigh is dead! Heaven is dead. You can't bring 'em back! Just let... let my... Let Annie go! Troy, you're very sick. Let me get you back to your cottage. Take her back to the house, would you? - No! - Troy! Make him let me go! Please! No! No! She's in the best hands possible. Come on, now. Come on. No! No! Tony! I'm getting out of here! Tony! Tony! What's going on? Tony? What do you want? You can't know how I've missed you, Leigh. Tony, I want you to stop this. I'm not Leigh. Leigh is dead. I've never loved anyone but you, Leigh. Tony. Tony... you're making a mistake. Tony! No! Tony. Tony... Get out. Get out! Oh... I'm sorry, I thought I was... Get out of here! Oh, I thought I was... Get out! Yes. I mistook you for... Please forgive me. Tony? Tony! Give me back my chair! Tony? Tony! Bring me back my chair! Tony! I need to speak to Tony. Get outta here. What do you mean, get outta here? You're not welcome here. Get out. Will you get him for me, please? - No. - Tony! - Get him for me. - Get out, right now. - My sister's in there! - I don't care. - Tony! - Luke? Get Tony for me! Tony! Tony! Get your hands off me. My sister's in there. Tony, come here! Luke! Get out of here. Work! Work! Tony! Get this guy to let me past. I need to see my sister! I'm afraid your sister's not well. I need to see her. Luke! Luke! I'm gonna have to ask you to leave. Why? Let me see her! I need to know if she's all right. Hey! Luke! Annie! Luke! It's all right. I got it. Annie! Luke! Annie! You son of a bitch! Wait. No, Luke, stop. He's crazy. Just take me out of here. Annie, oh, my God. What have they done to you? I'll get the door. Heaven! Heaven! Don't leave me! Don't leave me! You should be here with your father! Heaven! Heaven! Heaven! Annie! I'm so glad you're back. Me too. Come on. Mom. Troy? How are you getting along there, sweetheart? Can I get you something? Can I talk to you for a minute, Aunt Fanny? When I was at Farthinggale, I met a man. He lived on the grounds, in a cottage by himself. This cottage, actually. It's the same one. I just found a letter that he wrote to my mother. It said a lot of things, but, in it, he referred to her as his niece. Now, if that's true, that means that my mother's real father is... Tony. Could that be true? Heaven never wanted your daddy to know about that. She made me swear to keep it a secret. Your momma and me, we had our differences, but we always kept each other's secrets. That's something, at least. So Tony really is her father. Well... I guess, if you figured that out yourself, then there's no reason you shouldn't know the truth. That Tony... he pushed himself on your grandmother, Leigh. So that means that... you and my mother aren't really sisters. Not by blood, no. You got it? All right... At this rate, you're gonna be running marathons in no time. 'Kay, watch your step here. There you go. Okay. Luke... What if we weren't brother and sister? I don't know, Annie. What if the earth was flat? Do you ever think about me? Let's take a break. No. Luke, I love you. I sure hope so. Not like a sister, okay? I think you feel the same way. Annie, this isn't a conversation. Look me in the eyes and tell me you're not in love with me. You're my sister. That's not an answer. It's the only one that matters. Ahem. Luke, Annie. I just got a call from Drake. You owe me for bringing me up here. The truth is, you're not really here for Tony. For what, then? Are you here to steal that diary you found? That's part of it. Annie, can we talk? I don't have anything to say to you, Drake. I-I only wanted to do what I thought was best for you. You can believe whatever you want, but that's the truth. That's nice, Drake. I was hoping you'd stop by before you left. Come in. I brought you something. I remember this. It's a love letter. To my mother. So I have something that I've been wanting to ask you, Troy, although I think I might know the answer. You were never supposed to know. But I have to admit... I'm glad you finally do. I'm sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but what the hell are we talking about, here? Troy is my father. So w-what you're saying is, um... what are you... what are you... What are you saying, Annie? You and I aren't actually brother and sister. I've been wanting to tell you, but I had to hear it from Troy first. It's true. Hey. So are you ever gonna kiss me? Give me a minute, okay, Annie? You were my sister until about three seconds ago, so. I wasn't your sister three seconds ago. I wasn't ever your sister. Well, I guess I can kiss you, then. You can kiss me. You can marry me. You can do anything you want to me. |
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