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Hello. It's been raining long?

Oh, ten minutes.

I came for my watch.

It isn't ready.

Are you sure?

Here's the check. Maybe it isn't ready.

But you said it would be ready yesterday.

It wasn't. But you said it would be ready.

Well, here it is.

You want to take it someplace else? No, I took it someplace else already.

I want you to fix it.

I'd just like to have it as soon as I can.

That's when you'll get it.

Come back in four days.

Thank you.

Wow.

He's a character.

Yes, he is.

But his work's absolutely reliable and he doesn't overcharge.

Let's see.

Make it four o 'clock.

He'd be there by then.

Probably there with her right now.

The two of them together in the house alone.

Huh. Nobody will ever know what happened.

It'd be a big hole where the house was.

That's where his car was.

And it began to rain about three, so we was here until the rain stopped.

Nearly five.

So four is the right time to get them both.

I'll check tomorrow to make sure, but four should be right.

I was down here.

I thought I heard the bus.

Smells pretty good.

It's just a pot roast.

It'll be about 20 minutes. You want some beer?

Okay, I'll get it.

You have a good day?

Uh -huh, all right.

What's the Limburger for?

Not me.

No, it's for me.

But you don't like it.

I know.

Funny, though, lately I've discovered I do like it.

You want some?

No, I'll have some for lunch tomorrow.

Yes, I'm sure of it.

And drink another beer, no doubt.

You drank two today.

Or somebody did.

That's it?

You'd think you'd drive a better car than that.

Well, now I know.

Four o 'clock.

Fran's always at the market from 1 .30 to 2 .30.

I'll come then.

In our plenty of time.

Oh, hi. I didn't hear you come in.

I'm kind of a spooky guy, you know. You are, aren't you?

Oh, the pressure cooker.

Yeah, of course.

I see you ate the Limburger.

Yes.

You got some more beer, too.

Yes, I...

I didn't want you to run out.

Has the paper come?

It's in the living room.

Dinner will be ready in just a minute.

Okay. I'm ready.

Is there another ashtray?

This one's pretty full.

Yes, plenty of them.

Just a second, I'll bring you one. Because I'm very happy to be of service.

Did you have a good time this afternoon?

What do you mean, a good time?

Oh, did you enjoy yourself?

Oh, I...

I suppose so.

How can she be so calm, casual?

I suppose so.

Come to dinner now.

All right.

I'm coming.

Well, no reason to wait.

Tomorrow. It's tomorrow.

Tom? What?

What's the matter?

Nothing. Why?

I don't know, you just seem kind of odd, that's all.

Well, I'm an odd character.

You are a little bit, aren't you?

But you're a very nice character.

Thank you.

Well, I can't help it.

It's not my fault.

They brought it on themselves.

What? Who are you? Grab him, Bill.

Come on. Hey, Joe.

Get that other arm.

Grab him, Bill.

Come on. I can't. Give me some hope.

How do you suppose this guy got in here?

Leaves here, I guess.

Yeah, but what's he doing around this time of day?

I don't know. Let's get out of here. Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Look, why don't we finish off upstairs first, huh?

I mean, look, this guy's out cold. He can't harm us. We'll tie him up.

Crazy. Okay, see if you can get something to tie him up with. Yeah.

And we need a gag, too. Uh -huh.

I'll get his belt and tie his feet.

Don't tie him up.

Get his head.

Got it?

Come on, Sam.

I've had enough out of you.

Oh, what a tiger you are.

Well, I bet you're a hard guy to get along with, huh?

Yeah.

We better tie him up or something.

Now, listen to me. Come on.

Get him up.

Get a piece of rope.

Now, look, man, why don't you just cool, see?

You ain't gonna get loose.

Because I just did a hit to the navy.

These knots are going to hold.

Why don't you just relax, huh?

Just relax and take it easy and wait for somebody to come by and let you loose.

Try it.

You better be still, Dad. We're going to bang your head against that post now.

Got it?

There you are.

Hey, did you fish skin?

The guy was making such a fuss, I forgot.

Hey, look, he's crying.

Oh, Horace sure takes things hard, don't he?

I guess you'd call him a man with strong emotions.

Yeah.

Nine bucks.

This place is a lemon. It won't be my fault, man. You said it looked good,

Oh, come on.

Let them understand.

Or they got away.

They could have had what they wanted, anything.

I've got to get out of here some before Frank comes.

Maybe...

No,

you were right.

Can't do it.

Never do it.

I'll just have to wait for Fran.

She'll be here in a minute.

What'll I say?

I came home to get something I needed at the shop, and they tied me up.

She won't notice the clock or anything.

Just a few minutes more now.

But she won't know I'm down here.

She won't come down.

She'll see it open.

She'll notice that.

And I'll make a noise, too.

I'll make some kind of noise.

Not too good.

Maybe...

But it's loud enough. It's plenty loud enough for her to hear. That's all

necessary.

Why doesn't she come on?

It's time.

What's she doing?

She's always back by now. What's keeping her?

Maybe... Maybe she's not coming.

She'll be here. She'll be here in a few minutes.

I know she's got to. She's got to come.

She didn't come.

She's gone.

She's gone away somewhere with him.

And left me here to die.

What am I going to do? What have I done?

Oh, Fran, Fran, please come back.

You can go. We can get anything. Just come back right now. It's all right.

not so bad. I realize that now.

After all, you're human too, and I'm too old for you.

I'm awful.

But I understand now. It'll be all right, Frank. All right, if you just

back.

Oh.

Oh, she did. She's here.

See the door.

She'll hear me. She'll look down.

Why doesn't she stop?

She could hear me if she just settled down a second.

There's time to wait.

She couldn't hear me there, possibly.

What's she doing?

Why doesn't she come on back?

We haven't got all day.

She'll just come back to the bedroom and be quiet a second. I can make her hear

me. I know I can.

That's our front.

I think.

Across the street.

It didn't turn into drive.

Hello, dear. Hi, friend.

Must be kissing him.

Well, what did I expect?

How's everything?

Okay, I guess.

How's with you? Oh, Dave, I am so worried. I left two $10 bills on my

be sure I'd have them for a CAD package, and they're gone, and so are my watch.

It had stopped, and I left it in the top dresser drawer until Paul could fix it.

I'm sure I did.

Did you know somebody got in while I was gone? A burglar?

Sure, they could have, I guess.

Anything else missing?

No, I don't think so. I haven't found anything.

Did you call the police?

I thought I'd call Paul first in case he took it. He might have taken the watch,

too, and you would have stopped. I'll call him now.

It doesn't matter.

It just doesn't matter if he is here.

He probably won't leave and there's no time to wait.

He doesn't answer.

I wonder where he is.

Maybe he went out for a cup of coffee. Oh, no, he has a coffee pot there.

Maybe he wants to get supplies or something.

I'm down here.

Down here.

If you just stop talking for a minute, you'll hear me.

Well, if you do have to call the police, they'll probably think I did it.

Nonsense. Don't worry about that.

Now, come on out in the kitchen. You want a snack?

Yeah, I guess.

Now. Now they'll hear me. It's closer there.

If you'll just be quiet for a second.

They've got to hear me.

Any luck today?

Ah, just the same.

As soon as they find out...

I wouldn't be too discouraged. After all, it's only been a week.

Did you hear something?

No, what?

Kind of a hum.

There it is again.

No, I didn't hear anything.

Maybe it's the refrigerator or something.

Electrical stuff does that sometimes.

You know, wires, aerials, stuff like that.

I know my iron made a noise like that once, but then it stopped.

I had kind of a hum noise like that in my cell once.

Maybe they'd find out what it was.

A person's ears will do that sometimes, too.

Do your ears ever ring?

No, I don't think so.

There. I hope you get a small portion of the limber, and then you'll have to

finish it.

Paul noticed what was left the other day, and neither of us likes it.

Oh, yeah.

And he saw some cigar ash he left yesterday, too. Oh, it was silly, but

Excuse me.

We've got to tell him, David. It's just silly not to have told him before.

Well, it's up to you. But I'd think about it. Well, I have. And even if we

haven't been married very long, I think I know Paul pretty well.

He's different than most men in some ways, I suppose. But just in little

Something like this, he'll be fine. I know he will.

You'll see.

I hope so, for your sake.

But don't be surprised if he's not, sis. There's not many guys going to be

overjoyed to find out they've got an ex -convict for a brother -in -law.

Her brother?

Ex?

Oh, you'll see. Paul isn't like most men.

You know, I bet he can help you find a job, too.

He knows people downtown. I just know he'll try.

Don't worry about that.

I just don't want to cause any trouble for you, that's all. Don't cause me any

trouble.

You know, I almost told him about it last night, except I... Oh, I just

you to be here, and I wanted him to see you and see what kind of a person you

are, and then he'd know it isn't...

Well, it just isn't the way it sounds.

You'd be surprised how people react to the way it sounds.

Maybe it has been just a week, but it's been the same everywhere.

First, everything's just ducky, cheerful, friendly.

And then I tell them, their eyes change.

It's cold and blank.

And it's all over.

Well, it just won't be that way with Paul. I just know it won't be.

What have I done?

What was I going to do?

Dave, come on. We might just as well do it now.

I'll call him and we'll just go on down there.

Oh, okay.

No, don't leave.

Don't go in there. You can't hear me. Come back, come back.

We'll just have to go on down.

They'll probably be back by the time we get there.

Okay, whatever you say. I'll get my purse.

No, no, no.

Don't leave me. Don't go.

Oh, why don't they look down here?

Please come down here.

Please think of something. Remember something down here. Please, please,

We'll go in my car.

No. Come back. Come back. Don't go.

Oh, I haven't got my keys. Just a minute.

You think it looks like rain?

Could, I guess. Maybe I'd better get my umbrella.

Maybe it's down here.

Maybe she'll have to come down.

Oh, if it's only down here. If only she can't find it and just looks down here.

Dave, would you look in the hall closet? I can't seem to find it in here.

Yeah, sure.

He's right over me.

Did you find it?

Not yet.

Maybe I came in through there the last time and put it down somewhere.

Yes, down here. Oh, thank God. Thank God.

Now, Emma, here it is. Oh, good.

They're gone.

Gone.

And I'm all alone.

They're probably at the shop now.

And I'm not.

They'll see the sign, probably wait a while.

Even if they don't, even if they come back here, it won't do any good.

They'll never come down here.

There's just no reason to.

I might as well admit it.

There never was, except for a second there with the umbrella.

Stop it. Go away. Can't you see nobody's here? Nobody that can answer, so lay

off. Stop ringing!

Can't you get it through your head that I can't answer?

Now I'm sorry. Stop.

The ticking seems so loud.

Well, he just isn't home.

I thought that he might have gone out there for something, but I guess he

didn't. I gotta ring a long time, too.

With a sign like this, you can't tell what time the hour is going to be back

again. I know.

Well, what do you want to do? I suppose you better just wait here for a little

while longer.

I won't look at it.

It just makes it go faster. It makes me think about it.

It makes me think about it. How can I think about this thing so uncomfortable?

This wall can't breathe right.

Bad enough to have to... Die like this? Why does it have to be so painful?

Maybe... rough enough.

Maybe it'll wear through if I keep rubbing.

That's right out front, I think.

Across the street.

Yes.

It's a man.

Sounds like a man.

Coming in.

Gas, man!

Come on. Come on in. It's not locked.

Oh, no.

Those two kids must have blocked it after they tied me up. They slipped the

Oh, why did they have to leave?

Why couldn't she be here? The one man that would have to bring her down that

would be sure to see me.

Why don't they come back?

Come back.

They could still come back. Drive up in front right now. He'd see them. He'd

wait. There's still time. Oh, Fran, come back. Come back. Please do. Drive up in

front and stop. He'll get out and make you let him in. Please come. Oh, please

come now. You can save me.

Don't you see it's the only way? It's the only way I can live.

There's no hope now.

My heart.

I thought it stopped.

Now.

Now it's going fast. I can feel it.

It's going too fast. Way too fast.

Too fast.

What difference does it make now how fast it goes?

It's only got a few more minutes.

Eight minutes.

What could happen in eight minutes?

If Fran came back, if she came right now and came down here and untied me so I

could pull a plug or tell her to, if she did that, there'd still be time.

It'd be close, but there's still time.

The rope.

Maybe I can still...

Oh, it's no use.

Who's that?

Bobby, what are you doing? Come on, dear.

Hey, kid.

Look down here.

Look this way. Hurry, kid. There's not much time.

Hurry.

Look, son.

Look this way.

Can't you see me?

Hey. Hey, kid.

Look here.

Bobby, do you hear me? I said come on.

Now, look down here.

Look down here.

What's the matter? Can't you see me, you little... Bobby, come here.

He sees me.

That's it.

Look, little boy. Help. Tell your mama. I'm in trouble.

See? I'm tied up.

Bobby, you'll be sorry if I have to come and get you.

Don't just sit there. Tell your mother. Tell her about me.

Look, Mama.

Look at the man.

Bobby, come away from that window this instant.

look lady quick look at me help no

come back what's the matter with you you're crazy he told you

I was here

Well, that's it. Four minutes.

It's coming now.

It really is.

I said that before, but I really thought something would stop it, I guess.

But it won't.

It's not going to.

I'm going to blow up sky high.

This isn't great.

No!

Oh, that's no good.

Well, one thing it'll be instantaneous.

What's that?

Blood? I guess it's blood.

Okay, then let it be. I hope there's enough.

Maybe it'll make him slip through.

What does it matter if it hurts if I can lose it?

Stop.

Stop.

Stop.

Stop it. Stop the clock.

There must be some way to stop it.

Stop, clock.

Will you stop?

Oh, please stop it. Stop it. God, stop it. Somebody, anybody, just make it

Don't let it touch. Oh, why can't I?

Keep coming.

Keep coming.

It's here!

Doctor, does he have to be put in there?

There's no choice, Mrs. Stepp. It's as much for his own safety as ours. He can

injure himself as well as someone else. You saw what he did a moment ago, and we

can't tell when he might do it again.

Is there a light switch up there you can turn on?

The lights won't work. I blew a fuse this morning.

It's all right.

I understand you now.

You're human after all.

You can have a lover if you want.

I don't mind.

Really, I don't.

Only don't leave me.

I don't think I could stand that.

Anything is all right.

As long as you're happy.

Only don't forget me.

Don't forget that I'm here.

Wait.