All language subtitles for In.This.Our.Life.1942.BluRay.1080p.AC3.x264.eng

GOOD AFTERNOON, TOM.

HELLO, MATT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
SUNDAY?

NOTHING MUCH.

I'M GOING FISHING.

FISHING? ME, I LIKE
TO LAY AROUND ON A SUNDAY

AND DRINK BEER
IN MY UNDERSHIRT.

YES, SIR,
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.

HOWDY, MR. TIMBERLAKE.

WHAT YOU CALLING HIM
MR. TIMBERLAKE FOR?

YOU'VE KNOWN HIM
FOR 20 YEARS, AIN'T YOU?

YEAH. THAT'S WHY.

MR. TIMBERLAKE.

HELLO, PARRY.

MR. FITZROY--
HE MOST POLITELY

WANTS YOU TO BE HOME
THIS AFTERNOON.

ALL RIGHT.

HE CALLED YOU
AT THE OFFICE,
BUT YOU WAS ALREADY GONE.

AND MR. FITZROY SAID
THAT HE'LL BE AT YOUR HOUSE
BETWEEN 5:00 AND 5:30.

THANK YOU, PARRY.

AND HE ALSO WANTS ME
TO PICK UP
MISS STANLEY'S CAR

AND GIVE IT A WASH
AND A POLISH.

VERY WELL.

YOUR MOTHER TOLD ME
THE OTHER DAY, PARRY,

THAT YOU WERE
AT THE HEAD OF YOUR CLASS.

YES, SIR.
I RECKON THAT'S SO.

THAT'S FINE, PARRY.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WELL, I DON'T SEE
MISS STANLEY'S CAR
HERE, PARRY.

I GUESS SHE'S NOT
HOME YET.

I'LL JUST WAIT
FOR THE LADY, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

HELLO, DADDY.

HELLO, ROY.

MOTHER WANTS YOU.

MY, THAT'S
A PRETTY DRESS.

I LIKE YOU
IN BLUE.

YOU LIKE ME IN GREEN.
YOU LIKE ME IN YELLOW.
YOU JUST LIKE ME.

I GUESS THAT'S IT.
PETER HOME YET?

NO. HE GOT A CALL
AND HAD TO GO
BACK TO THE HOSPITAL.

HELLO, MINERVA.

MISS ROY, JUST LOOK
AT ALL THESE PRESENTS.

MY, MY.
THEY SURE IS BEAUTIFUL.

I RECKON THIS WON'T BE
LIKE THE OTHER TIMES.

I RECKON MISS STANLEY
GOING TO GET MARRIED
SURE ENOUGH THIS TIME,

BLESS THE LORD.

THIS TIME
IT'S THE RIGHT MAN.

HE CERTAINLY IS.
POOR MR. CRAIG.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"POOR MR. CRAIG"?

NOTHING, CHILD,
EXCEPT A GENTLEMAN
WHAT GETS MISS STANLEY

GETS A HANDFUL.

THAT DRESS
FIT YOU EXACTLY.

IT DIDN'T NEED
NO FIXING WHEN
YOU WAS MARRIED.

STANLEY'S GOT
A SMALLER WAIST.

MISS STANLEY
TAKES AFTER HER MAMA
AND HER UNCLE WILLIAM--

THE FITZROY SIDE.

YOU'RE JUST LIKE
YOUR GRANDMA--
MRS. TIMBERLAKE.

ONLY I'M NOT
SO PRETTY.

NO.

DID YOU COME
STRAIGHT HOME
FROM THE FACTORY?

YES, I CAME
STRAIGHT HOME.

WHAT KEPT YOU
SO LONG?

I WALKED.

WHY DID YOU WALK?

PLEASURE, THAT'S ALL.
JUST PLEASURE.

WILLIAM'S
COMING OVER.

YES, I KNOW.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO
CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES,

MAKE YOURSELF
PRESENTABLE?

BETTER PUT ON
YOUR OTHER SUIT.

WHY SHOULD I?

HAVEN'T YOU ANY PRIDE,
OR DON'T YOU CARE?

I GUESS I DON'T CARE.

YOU DON'T CARE.
THAT'S THE TROUBLE.

IF YOU CARED,
THINGS WOULDN'T BE
AS THEY ARE.

THINGS ARE
AS THEY ARE.

OH, YOU'RE A FOOL.

LAVINIA.

I DON'T BLAME WILLIAM
FOR TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF A FOOL.

MY DEALINGS
WITH YOUR BELOVED BROTHER
ARE THINGS OF THE PAST--DONE.

WE'VE OTHER AND BETTER
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

SUCH AS?

OUR CHILDREN,
THEIR FUTURE,
STANLEY'S MARRIAGE.

WELL?

LAVINIA,
I HAVE A FEELING--

IT'S NOTHING DEFINITE,
JUST A FEELING--

THAT THINGS ARE NOT
AS THEY SHOULD BE.

NO ONE'S MAKING HER
MARRY CRAIG.
IT'S HER OWN CHOICE.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW
HER OWN MIND.

THAT'S NONSENSE.
SHE KNOWS
HER OWN MIND

BETTER THAN
THE REST OF US.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

THAT'S THEIR RING--
WILLIAM AND CHARLOTTE.

HURRY, ASA.
GO DOWN
AND LET THEM IN.

Woman: THAT'S MRS. CARTER'S
OLD FAMILY CLOCK.

IT CAME
FROM BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.
I REMEMBER SHE TOLD ME.

IT'S REAL NICE
OF MRS. CARTER,
ISN'T IT?

LOOK, WILLIAM.
ISN'T THIS
A LOVELY SHAPE?

JUNK.

WILLIAM.
ASA.

HELLO, CHARLOTTE.

HELLO, ASA.
MY, SO MANY
LOVELY PRESENTS.

HOW ARE YOU,
WILLIAM?

IF I LISTENED
TO THE DOCTOR,
I'D BE IN A WHEELCHAIR,

BUT I DON'T,
AND I'M NOT.

HE'S FEELING
MUCH BETTER LATELY,
AREN'T YOU?

I MISSED YOU
AT THE OFFICE, ASA.

THESE TAX PAYMENTS
HAVE BEEN COMING UP

AGAINST THE OLD
TIMBERLAKE/FITZROY
CORPORATION.

THERE'S NO SENSE
IN THROWING GOOD MONEY
AWAY ON A DEAD COMPANY.

THIS STATEMENT SAYS
THE CORPORATION'S
DISSOLVED.

IT NEEDS YOUR SIGNATURE.

I PROMISE TO HAVE IT
IN THE MAIL TONIGHT.

WHERE'S STANLEY?

EVER SINCE YOU GAVE HER
THE CAR, WILLIAM,

WE'VE SEEN VERY LITTLE
OF STANLEY.

THE WAY SHE DRIVES--
LIKE A LUNATIC.

85 IN THE CITY LIMITS,
THE LAST TICKET SAID.

IF IT HAD BEEN
ANYBODY ELSE
BUT MY NIECE,

SHE'D HAVE GONE
TO JAIL.

WHAT STANLEY NEEDS
IS A FIRM HAND--

SOMEBODY WITH GUMPTION
ENOUGH TO MAKE HER
TOE THE LINE--

A MAN WITH ENOUGH
RED BLOOD IN HIM
TO BOSS HER.

WILLIAM,
HOW YOU TALK.

SHE'LL HAVE A HUSBAND
PRETTY SOON.

THAT'LL BE HIS JOB.

William: CRAIG'S
NOT UP TO IT.

HE'S SOFT.
SHE'LL TWIST HIM
AROUND HER LITTLE FINGER.

MAYBE NOT.

THERE'S TWO WAYS
OF BREAKING A COLT.

STANLEY NEEDS
THE WHIP,

AND CRAIG WON'T
BRING OUT THE WHIP
ANY MORE THAN YOU WOULD.

IF HE'S ANYTHING
LIKE DADDY,
STANLEY'S VERY LUCKY.

William: OH,
YOU AND YOUR DADDY.

ASA MAY UNDERSTAND
YOU WELL ENOUGH,

BUT I CAN TELL YOU
A THING OR TWO
ABOUT STANLEY.

GIVE ME 5 MINUTES.

IF WE WANT TO
CHANGE OUR MINDS,
THERE'S STILL TIME.

DO YOU?

NO.

ARE YOU AFRAID?

I KNOW.
YOU'RE THINKING
ABOUT ROY.

WE'RE IN LOVE.
NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.

NOTHING
ELSE MATTERS?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I ADORE YOU, PETER.

GOOD EVENING, PARRY.

HELLO, MISS STANLEY.

I'M TAKING THE CAR
TO GIVE IT A WASH
AND POLISH.

ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, PARRY.

UNCLE, DEAR.
I'M SO SORRY
TO BE LATE.

HELLO,
AUNT CHARLOTTE.

YOU'D BETTER BE SORRY.

BUT I COULDN'T
HELP IT.
I'VE BEEN SHOPPING.

I DON'T LIKE THAT DRESS
YOU'VE GOT ON.
IT'S TOO SHORT.

YOU SHOULD LIKE IT.
IT COST YOU ENOUGH.

ALL YOUR DRESSES
ARE TOO SHORT.

DID PARRY
PICK UP YOUR CAR?

YES. HE GOT IT
WHEN I CAME IN.

I WISH YOU'D
LET HIM DO
THE DRIVING.

IT WOULD SAVE ME
PAYING YOUR SPEEDING FINES.

STANLEY, YOU'VE GOT TO
STOP DRIVING
LIKE A LUNATIC,

OR I'LL LET THEM
TAKE YOU TO JAIL.

YOU WOULDN'T LET THEM
DO THAT TO ME,

WOULD YOU,
UNCLE WILLIAM?

BESIDES, I DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TAGGING ALONG
EVERYWHERE I GO.

I'VE HALF A MIND
NOT TO GIVE YOU

SOMETHING I'VE GOT
IN MY POCKET.

WHICH POCKET?

STOP IT. KEEP YOUR HANDS
OUT OF MY POCKETS.

HA HA HA!

UNCLE WILLIAM,
DON'T BE MEAN TO ME.
I CAN'T WAIT.

THERE. IT'S A GOOD DEAL
MORE THAN YOU DESERVE.

UNCLE, YOU DARLING.

FATHER, LOOK.
ISN'T HE MARVELOUS?

THAT'S VERY GENEROUS
OF YOU, WILLIAM.

THANK YOU, TOO,
AUNT CHARLOTTE.

IT'S WONDERFUL, DARLING.

FATHER'S GIVING STANLEY
SOME OF GRANDMA'S
FURNITURE

TO START HOUSEKEEPING.

HOW ABOUT A KISS
FOR YOUR OLD UNCLE?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
TURN YOUR CHEEK, ARE YOU?
NOT AFTER THAT CHECK.

THIS ON TOP
OF EVERYTHING ELSE.

UNCLE WILLIAM,
YOU'RE SO GOOD TO ME.

I RECKON
IT WON'T BE
LASTING YOU LONG.

THERE'S PLENTY MORE
WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

WHAT? YOU MINX.

HA HA HA!

YOU HEAR THAT,
CHARLOTTE?

YOU BETTER KEEP
A CLOSE HAND
ON YOUR POCKETBOOK.

WILL YOU HAVE
A DRINK, WILLIAM?

WHISKEY AND WATER.

REMEMBER, DEAR,
WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.

THE DEVIL WITH
THAT OLD FUSSBUDGET.

NOBODY'S GOING TO TELL ME
WHAT I CAN DO

AND WHAT I CAN'T.

THAT'S THE SPIRIT,
UNCLE WILLIAM.

ASA, I SUPPOSE YOU'VE
HEARD WHAT I'M DOING

WITH THAT WHITE ELEPHANT
THAT USED TO BELONG
TO YOUR FAMILY

UP ON WAVERLY STREET.

I HAVE A ROW
OF TAXPAYERS IN MIND

AND MAYBE SOME APARTMENTS
UP ABOVE.

IT WAS A GOOD BUILDING
IN ITS DAY, I RECKON,

BUT THESE ARE NO TIMES
FOR SENTIMENT.

YOU CAN'T WASTE
GOOD LAND WITH DEADWOOD.

A THING IS PROFITABLE
OR IT ISN'T,

AND IF IT ISN'T,
IT'S THROUGH, FINISHED.

THAT'S THE WAY
I LOOK AT THINGS,

AND THAT'S HOW I GOT
WHERE I AM.

PETER.

HELLO.

WHY DID YOU
COME IN?

I, UH, THOUGHT
YOU WERE UPSTAIRS.

WE'VE ALL HAVING
A DRINK TO STANLEY.

PLEASE COME IN,
PETER.

William: SHE ISN'T
THE ONLY ONE,
NOT BY A JUGFUL.

Stanley:
WHY, UNCLE WILLIAM.

William: HA HA HA!

WHY, PETER,
HOW NICE.

HELLO, AUNT CHARLOTTE,
MR. FITZROY--
UNCLE WILLIAM.

Asa: DRINK,
PETER?

STRAIGHT WHISKEY.

William: YOUNG MAN,
DR. BUCHANAN TELLS ME

THAT YOU'RE DOING
GOOD WORK
AT THE HOSPITAL.

SAYS YOU'RE CLEVER
WITH A KNIFE.

NOT ANY MORE
THAN SOME OF
THE OTHERS, I GUESS.

HE IS, UNCLE.
HE'S JUST MODEST.

IF YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD
AND STICK TO BUSINESS,

THERE'S NO REASON
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T TAKE
BUCHANAN'S PLACE SOMEDAY.

HE'S PRETTY OLD,
AND I'M NOT SO SURE HE'S
AS GOOD AS EVERYONE THINKS.

BY THE WAY,
WHERE'S CRAIG,
STANLEY?

CRAIG? OH,
HE'S AT A MEETING
OF SOMETHING OR OTHER.

HE'S COMING BY
FOR ME LATER.

William: PROBABLY
ONE OF THOSE
CIVIL LIBERTY AFFAIRS.

CIVIL LIBERTY. HA!
IF YOU ASK ME,

THEY'RE CONCERNED
ONLY WITH LIBERTY
FOR THE WRONG PEOPLE.

WHO ARE
THE WRONG PEOPLE,
WILLIAM?

THE PEOPLE WHO
AREN'T WORTH A CENT
AND NEVER WILL BE, THAT'S WHO.

STANLEY, IF THIS
YOUNG MAN OF YOURS

DOESN'T GET RID OF
SOME OF THOSE HALF-BAKED
RADICAL IDEAS,

HE'LL NEVER BE ABLE
TO BUILD UP A DECENT
LAW PRACTICE.

ON THE OTHER HAND,
IF HE'S SENSIBLE,

I MIGHT THROW
A FEW SIZABLE FEES
IN HIS WAY MYSELF.

Roy: PERHAPS
HE PREFERS
HIS IDEAS TO FEES.

WHAT'S THAT?

CRAIG
HAS CONVICTIONS.
I LIKE THAT.

HE WOULDN'T BE CRAIG
WITHOUT THEM.

HE HAS TO EARN
A LIVING.
DON'T FORGET THAT.

AND A PRETTY HANDSOME
LIVING, IF I KNOW STANLEY.

I NEEDN'T WORRY
AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU,
UNCLE WILLIAM.

YOU LITTLE FLIRT.
IF I WERE CRAIG,
YOU'D BET

I'D NEVER LET
A PRETTY GIRL LIKE YOU
OUT OF MY SIGHT.

WHY, UNCLE WILLIAM.
WHAT A THING
TO SAY.

I WONDER, DARLING,
IF YOU REALIZE JUST
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE.

DOES ANYONE EVER KNOW?

YES. I DO.

I DECLARE, PETER,
YOUR WIFE STILL THINKS

THE SUN RISES AND SETS
WITH YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

WE MUST GO UPSTAIRS,
TOO, WILLIAM.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN
LAVINIA.

HOW IS LAVINIA?

WHEN ARE YOU
COMING TO SEE ME,
YOUNG LADY?

I'LL COME VERY SOON.

THANKS AGAIN
FOR THE CHECK, UNCLE.

STANLEY, DEAR,
I WONDER IF YOU'D MIND
TRYING ON THE DRESS.

I'VE GOT JUST ABOUT
AS FAR AS I CAN
WITHOUT A FITTING.

NOT NOW, ROY, PLEASE.

BUT, DARLING,
WE HAVEN'T MUCH TIME,

AND I'LL BE BACK
AT THE SHOP ON MONDAY,

AND YOU GO OUT
EVERY EVENING.

YOU WANT IT TO BE
RIGHT, DON'T YOU?

I DON'T CARE.

I DON'T CARE
WHETHER IT'S RIGHT OR NOT.

STANLEY.

STANLEY,
WHAT IS IT, DEAR?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOTHING.

YOU AND I USED TO
TELL EACH OTHER
EVERYTHING.

IT'S DIFFERENT NOW.

WHAT'S HAPPENED
TO US?

ROY--

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T EITHER.
THAT'S JUST THE TROUBLE.

ROY, I'LL TRY ON
THE DRESS.

MAYBE TOMORROW
MORNING.

I'VE GOT A HEADACHE.

PETER.

YES?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

AWAY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I'M GOING AWAY,
OUT OF TOWN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK I MEAN?

I'M LEAVING
FOR LYNCHBURG.

A DOCTOR SENT FOR ME
FOR A CONSULTATION.

OH, PETER,

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

I WON'T TELL YOU
THE CRAZY THING
THAT WENT THROUGH MY MIND.

I'M TERRIBLY SILLY
BECAUSE I'M TERRIBLY
IN LOVE.

I GUESS YOU CAN'T BE
SO IN LOVE WITHOUT
BEING SILLY ABOUT IT.

WHAT AM I SAYING,
PETER?

I'LL TRY TO BE
MORE SENSIBLE.
JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT.

IT'S MY FAULT
FOR BEING
SO CLUMSY...

ABOUT EVERYTHING.

IF YOU'D TOLD ME
THAT YOU WERE GOING,

I WOULD HAVE
HAD YOU ALL PACKED,
LIKE A GOOD WIFE.

YOU'LL WANT YOUR DARK GREEN
TIE BECAUSE IT GOES WELL
WITH YOUR GRAY SUIT

AND YOU LIKE THINGS
TO MATCH.

YES, I LIKE THINGS
TO MATCH.

I LIKE EVERYTHING
TO MATCH, TO COME
OUT RIGHT, TO...

WELL, I GUESS
I'M TALKING NONSENSE.

NO, YOU'RE NOT
TALKING NONSENSE, PETER.

THERE'S SOMETHING
WRONG, AND YOU'RE
UNHAPPY.

ANYONE WITH EYES
CAN SEE THAT.

PETER, I THINK I KNOW
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH US.

IT'S THE WAY
WE'RE LIVING HERE.

WE'RE NEVER ALONE.
PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS
AROUND.

WHEN YOU COME BACK,
LET'S FIND A PLACE

WHERE WE CAN BE
TO OURSELVES.

MAYBE IF WE'D DONE IT
A LONG TIME AGO,
AT THE VERY BEGINNING--

IT WAS MY FAULT
WE DIDN'T.

SOMEHOW IT SEEMED
LIKE LETTING
THE FAMILY DOWN,

BUT IT'S
DIFFERENT NOW.

FATHER SAYS
THEY CAN MANAGE.

IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD.
I DON'T WANT TO
THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO,
DARLING.

I'LL FIND A PLACE
AND GET US ALL
MOVED INTO IT.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO
WORRY YOUR HEAD
ABOUT IT.

ROY...

PLEASE, PETER.

I...I'M TIRED
OF DECORATING OTHER
PEOPLE'S HOUSES.

I WANT ONE
OF MY OWN,

AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

I WANT US TO HAVE
A FAMILY

AND TO MAKE
OUR HOME JUST WHAT
WE'D WANTED

FOR OURSELVES
AND FOR THEM.

I DON'T WANT TO MOVE.

PETER, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WE USED TO TALK
ABOUT IT ENOUGH--
ABOUT BEING FREE.

WE MEANT WHAT WE SAID,
DIDN'T WE?

WHY, YES, OF COURSE,
BUT WHAT HAS THAT
GOT TO DO WITH IT?

DON'T ASK ME
TO EXPLAIN.

I HAVEN'T ANY REASON--
NO REASON ON GOD'S EARTH.

I JUST WANT YOU TO
REMEMBER WHAT WE SAID,
WHAT WE PROMISED EACH OTHER.

I REMEMBER THERE WERE
TO BE NO STRINGS
TO OUR MARRIAGE.

EVEN WHEN I WAS LITTLE,
I HATED ANYTHING
WITH STRINGS TO IT.

SO WE'RE FREE,
BOTH OF US--
FREE AS AIR.

YOU'RE A GOOD SPORT, ROY--

THE BEST THING
THAT COULD HAPPEN
TO ANYBODY,

MUCH BETTER
THAN I DESERVE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN
MUCH OF A HUSBAND,
BUT I LOVE YOU.

HEAVEN KNOWS
I LOVE YOU.

OH, HELLO, CRAIG.
COME ON IN.

SHE'S UPSTAIRS.

OH, STANLEY?
CRAIG'S HERE.

HELLO, DARLING.

Stanley:
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

YOU JUST MISSED
UNCLE WILLIAM.

HE MADE
YOU AND STANLEY
A VERY NICE GIFT.

YOU MEAN STANLEY.
THE ONLY THING
HE EVER GIVES ME

IS A LECTURE
ON MY RADICAL VIEWS.

HOW WAS THE MEETING?

DRY AS DUST.
IT'S PRETTY HARD
TO CONCENTRATE

ON SLUM CLEARANCE
AND STANLEY
AT THE SAME TIME.

DARLING.

CRAIG, I CAN'T GO
OUT TONIGHT.

I'VE GOT
A DREADFUL HEADACHE.

I DON'T THINK
I'D BETTER.

I'M SO SORRY
TO DISAPPOINT YOU.

POOR DARLING.
ANYTHING I CAN DO?

NO, THANK YOU.
I'LL JUST LIE
QUIETLY

TILL IT PASSES OVER.

I WISH I COULD STAY
AND LOOK AFTER YOU.

PRETTY SOON I CAN.

YOU'RE SWEET, CRAIG--
MUCH TOO SWEET.

GOOD MORNING,
MR. TIMBERLAKE.

I'LL GO TELL
MRS. FITZROY
YOU'RE HERE, SIR.

MR. TIMBERLAKE.

ASA.

WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I THOUGHT
SHE MIGHT BE HERE.

WHO? WHO IS IT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

STANLEY.

BUT STANLEY'S NEVER
HERE THIS EARLY

UNLESS SHE STAYS
OVERNIGHT.

I KNOW. I THOUGHT
THAT'S WHAT SHE'D DONE--
SPENT THE NIGHT HERE.

BUT HER CAR IS STILL IN THE
GARAGE.

WHAT CAR, ASA?

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENED.

IT'S--IT'S
ABOUT STANLEY.

STANLEY?
WHAT ABOUT HER?

ASA, DON'T STAND THERE
LIKE A DUMB STATUE.
WHAT ABOUT HER?

SHE'S GONE.
SHE'S NOT AT HOME.

WHERE IS SHE?
SHE'S GOT TO BE SOMEWHERE.

OF COURSE SHE'S
SOMEWHERE.

SHE CAN'T POSSIBLY
BE
LOST.

IF SHE'D HAD AN
ACCIDENT,

WE WOULD HAVE HEARD
FROM THE HOSPITAL.

WHO SAW HER LAST?
WHERE WAS SHE?

AFTER YOU LEFT LAST NIGHT,
SHE WENT TO HER ROOM.

THIS MORNING SHE WAS GONE,
WITH MOST OF HER THINGS.

SHE HADN'T EVEN SLEPT
IN THE BED.

IF ANYTHING'S
HAPPENED TO THAT GIRL--

THERE, WILLIAM.
NOTHING'S HAPPENED.

YOU KNOW HOW IMPULSIVE
STANLEY IS.

SHE PROBABLY THOUGHT OF
SOMEONE
SHE WANTED TO VISIT,

AND EVERYONE WAS
ASLEEP WHEN SHE LEFT.

GOOD GRACIOUS.
SHE'S PERFECTLY ABLE TO
TAKE CARE OF HERSELF,

ISN'T SHE, ASA?

WHAT ABOUT CRAIG?
MAYBE SHE'S WITH HIM.

OH, NO. CRAIG
DROVE ME OVER HERE.

HE'S WAITING OUTSIDE
IN HIS CAR.

THIS BEATS ANYTHING
I EVER HEARD.

POOR LAVINIA.
SHE MUST BE
IN A DREADFUL STATE.

WE'VE GOT HER ONTO
DRUGS,

BUT I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT LAVINIA.

I'M NOT EVEN
WORRIEDABOUT
STANLEY.

IT'S ROY I'M
THINKING
ABOUT.

ROY? WHAT HAS SHE
GOT TO DO WITH IT?

ASA, THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU'RE NOT TELLING US.

I KNEW THAT FROM THE
START.

YES, THAT'S TRUE.

I DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO SAY IT
TO MYSELF.

PETER LEFT
LAST NIGHT, TOO.

WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HE SAID THAT
HE HAD TO GO

TO THE HOSPITAL
AT LYNCHBURG

FOR A CONSULTATION.

WE CALLED
THE HOSPITAL,

AND THEY KNEW
NOTHING AT ALL
ABOUT IT.

OH, SO THAT'S HOW IT IS.

BUT--BUT YOU CAN'T THINK
THEY'RE TOGETHER.

YOU--YOU CAN'T THINK
THAT SHE'S GONE OFF
WITH--WITH PETER.

I'VE STOPPED
THINKING.

BUT STANLEY COULDN'T.
SHE--

SHE ISN'T LIKE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
SHE'S LIKE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ANYBODY'S LIKE.

SHE'S LIKE ALL THE OTHERS,
I SUPPOSE--

THE REST
OF HER GENERATION.

NO SCRUPLES,
NO RELIGION, NOTHING.

BY HEAVENS, CHARLOTTE,
IF A NIECE OF MINE--

DON'T, WILLIAM, PLEASE.
YOU MUSTN'T GET
EXCITED.

YOU'LL ONLY MAKE YOURSELF SICK.

AFTER WHAT I'VE DONE
FOR THAT GIRL.
AFTER WHAT I'VE DONE.

IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE
MUCH DIFFERENCE, DOES IT,

WHEN A PERSON WANTS
SOMETHING ELSE?

SHE'S NOT THERE.

THEY DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING.

WE'D BETTER DRIVE
STRAIGHT HOME.

IT'S ALMOST AN HOUR
SINCE WE LEFT.

SHE MAY BE BACK
BY NOW.

ANYTHING COULD HAVE
HAPPENED.

SHE MIGHT SUDDENLY HAVE
TAKEN IT INTO HER MIND
TO VISIT SOMEBODY.

PETER MAY HAVE GONE
SOMEPLACE ELSE.

IT'S CONCEIVABLE
THAT TWO PEOPLE

COULD LEAVE A HOUSE
ON THE SAME NIGHT

AND NOT NECESSARILY GO TOGETHER.

AREN'T YOU COMING IN?

WHAT FOR?

I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT,
BUT DON'T DO ANYTHING FOOLISH,
CRAIG.

YOU'RE YOUNG, AND YOU'VE GOT
WORK TO DO.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR WHOLE LIFE
AHEAD OF YOU.

YEAH.

STANLEY.

Roy: YOU, TOO, FATHER?

OH, I'M SORRY, ROY.
FROM HERE YOU LOOKED
JUST LIKE HER.

I GUESS I'VE JUST
BEEN HOPING THAT--

WELL, YOU CAN STOP
HOPING.

MOTHER GOT A LETTER.

OH. THEN THEY--
THEY--

YES, THEY DID.

YOU DIDN'T EXPECT
ANYTHING ELSE, DID YOU?

Asa: WHAT DID
STANLEY SAY?

JUST WHAT THEY SAY
IN BOOKS.

"I'M SORRY TO HURT
ROY AND CRAIG,

"BUT PETER AND I HAD TO BE
TOGETHER.

WE WERE MEANT
FOR EACH OTHER."
MEANT FOR EACH OTHER.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE
SUCH THINGS ACTUALLY HAPPEN
TILL THEY HAPPEN TO YOU.

LISTEN TO ME, ROY.

STANLEY IS WEAK,
BUT YOU'RE STRONG.

THE WEAK ALWAYS HAVE
THE STRONG TO PROTECT
THEM,

BUT THE STRONG
MUST PROTECT THEMSELVES

OR GO UNDER.

I'LL PROTECT MYSELF.
NEVER FEAR.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO?

ARE YOU GOING
TO LET THEM--

I'LL NEVER STAND IN THEIR WAY.

CRAIG IS A LAWYER.
HE MAY BE GLAD
TO ARRANGE IT.

I CAN'T BEAR TO HEAR
YOU TALK LIKE THAT.

WE HAVE TO TALK
THE WAY WE FEEL,

AND THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL.

ROY, WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?

TO WORK, OF COURSE.

WHY SHOULD I STAY HOME?
NO, THANKS.

I'M NOT WEARING BLACK--
NOT FOR PETER, NOT FOR ANYONE.

I'VE GOT A LIFE TO LIVE,
AND I'M GOING TO LIVE IT.

FATHER, I DON'T LIKE
THIS HAT ANYMORE.

I SAW ONE YESTERDAY IN A SHOW
WINDOW DOWNTOWN--

BRIGHT RED WITH
A BLACK FEATHER IN IT
ARCED AT AN ANGLE.

WHAT COULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE?

ROY, DEAR,
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH,

BUT DON'T LET
YOURSELF GET HARD.

BE SOFT, LIKE YOU?

NO. I'LL GO OUT AND GET WHAT I
WANT,

THE WAY STANLEY GETS
WHAT SHE WANTS,

THE WAY UNCLE WILLIAMGOT AWAY
FROM YOU

EVERYTHING HE WANTED.

I'M GOING TO BE
LIKE THE FITZROYS.

THEY KNOW HOW TO LIVE,

AND I'M GOING TO BE
JUST AS HARD AS THEY.

THAT'S THE WAY TO BE HAPPY.

NO, ROY. HARD THINGS
ARE APT TO GET BROKEN.

UNCLE WILLIAM HASN'T BROKEN.
STANLEY HASN'T BROKEN.

BUT YOU--YOUR LIFE IS BROKEN.

I'M NOT GOING TO
BE LIKE YOU.

[LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING]

MORNING, SIR.

MORNING.

PETER.

DARLING.

IT'S BEEN 22 HOURS.
I COUNTED THEM.

SO DID I.

I WISH YOU DIDN'T
HAVE TO LIVE AT THE HOSPITAL.

WHEN CAN WE BE TOGETHER?

I GUESS I'M LUCKY TO HAVE
A JOB,
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

YOU'VE ONLY ONE JOB THAT
MATTERS.

YOU?

ME.

LOVE ME?

MMM. PETER, I'VE GOT
A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

ASK NO QUESTIONS.

I KNOW.
YOU RENTED IT.

NO, SILLY, IT'S OURS.

BUT HOW? YOU CAN'T
BUY A MACHINE LIKE THIS

ON WHAT I MAKE.

PETER, YOU NEEDN'T
LOOK SO SERIOUS.
I DIDN'T STEAL THE MONEY.

REMEMBER UNCLE WILLIAM'S CHECK?

STANLEY, YOU DIDN'T
CASH IT?

WHY NOT? IT'S MINE.
HE GAVE IT TO ME.

THAT WAS FOR YOUR
WEDDING.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE MARRIED.

IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
CASHED THAT CHECK,

THERE'S NO REASON
MY EXPLAINING.

PETER, YOU'RE AWAY WORKING MOST
OF THE TIME,

AND I'M STUCK UP HERE
ALL BY MYSELF.

I HAVEN'T EVEN GOT
MY CAR.

THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT THE
VICTROLA--

TO HELP ME
PASS THE TIME.

YOU TALK ABOUT
PASSING THE TIME.

STANLEY,
DO YOU REALIZE
WHAT WE'VE DONE,

ALL THE UNHAPPINESS
WE'VE CAUSED?

IF WE DON'T
MAKE UP FOR THAT
IN OUR OWN HAPPINESS,

HEAVEN HELP US.

STANLEY, YOU'RE
NOT EVEN LISTENING.

THIS IS THE TIME
TO FACE IT--NOW, WHEN WE'RE
STARTING OUT.

WE'VE GOT TO BE HAPPY, STANLEY.

WE'VE GOT TO BE HAPPY.

BUT, SILLY,
WE ARE HAPPY.

OR AREN'T WE?

SURE. OF COURSE
WE'RE HAPPY.

THEN I CAN
HAVE IT, CAN'T I?
JUST THIS ONE THING?

YOU KNOW HOW I LOVE TO
DANCE.

YOU LOVE TO DANCE,
TOO, DON'T YOU?

MY LANDS.
YOU'RE STILL HERE,
MISS ROY?

I HAD SOME LATE ORDERS TO GET
OUT.

HOW DO YOU LIKE
WORKING HERE, PARRY?

OH, I LIKE IT, MISS ROY.

MA AND I SURE DO
APPRECIATE YOUR GIVING ME
THIS JOB.

IT'S MIGHTY GOOD TO HAVE
MONEY COMING IN
EVERY WEEK REGULAR.

WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH YOUR FIRST WEEK'S SALARY,
PARRY?

PART OF IT WENT FOR
RENT.

DIDN'T YOU BUY
ANYTHING FOR YOURSELF?

YES, MA'AM.
I BOUGHT A BOOK
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GET

AT THE SECONDHAND
STORE.

Roy: BOOK? WHAT BOOK?

BLACKSTONE'S
COMMENTARIES:

THE FOUNDATION
OF COMMON LAW

AND MODERN
JURISPRUDENCE.

WHAT IN HEAVEN'S NAME
IS THAT?

IT'S A LAW BOOK,
MA'AM.

WHY, PARRY, YOU HAVE A MIND TO
STUDY
LAW SOMEDAY?

IS THAT IT?

YES, MA'AM, BUT I RECKON
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE
TO BECOME A LAWYER?

WELL, YOU SEE, IT'S
LIKE THIS,
MISS ROY.

A WHITE BOY, HE CAN
TAKE MOST
ANY KIND OF JOB

AND IMPROVE HIMSELF.

WELL, LIKE IN THIS
STORE.

MAYBE HE CAN GET
TO BE A CLERK
OR A MANAGER.

BUT A COLORED BOY,
HE CAN'T DO THAT.

HE CAN KEEP A JOB,
OR HE CAN LOSE
A JOB,

BUT HE CAN'T GET
ANY HIGHER UP.

SO HE'S GOT TO FIGURE
OUT SOMETHING
HE CAN DO

THAT NO ONE
CAN TAKE AWAY.

THAT'S WHY I WANT
TO BE A LAWYER.

WHY, PARRY,
THAT'S WONDERFUL.

I HAD NO IDEA.
MINERVA NEVER TOLD ME.

MA IS AFRAID
FOR A COLORED BOY

TO HAVE TOO MUCH
AMBITION.

SHE JUST WANTS TO SAVE YOU FROM
DISAPPOINTMENT.

BUT YOU'LL MAKE IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE A LAWYER.

I'M CERTAIN OF IT.

THANKS, MISS ROY.
I'LL REMEMBER
YOUR SAYING THAT.

I SURE WILL.

GOOD-BYE, PARRY.

GOOD NIGHT, MISS ROY.

CRAIG!

OH, HELLO, ROY.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M FINE.
HOW ARE YOU?

FINE, TOO.

IT'S NICE, ISN'T IT?

YES, IT'S NICE.

UM, SIT DOWN,
WON'T YOU?

WELL, I JUST GOT
MY DECREE.

IT PUTS A PERIOD
ON WHAT'S HAPPENED.

I'M A FREE WOMAN.

IF WE COULD ONLY GET FREE FROM
OURSELVES.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN
DOING?

OH, NOTHING
AND EVERYTHING.

WHICH?

IS THERE ANY
DIFFERENCE?

I'VE BEEN KEEPING
VERY BUSY.

DECORATING HOMES
FOR NEW LOVERS?

DO YOU HAVE TO TALK
LIKE THAT?

I DON'T HAVE TO TALK AT ALL.

CIGARETTE?

THANKS, I HAVE SOME OF MY OWN.

I'M NOT PICKING THEM
OFF THE STREET YET.

YOU LIKE BEING
HURT, DON'T YOU?

YOU GET A SORT OF
PLEASURE OUT OF IT,

LYING DOWN AND LETTING
MISERY WASH OVER YOU.

WELL...

HAVE YOU TRIED
WORKING?

WHAT FOR?

FOR YOURSELF, TO KEEP
YOUR SELF-RESPECT.

CAN'T KEEP SOMETHING
YOU HAVEN'T GOT.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR
PRACTICE, THE THINGS
YOU BELIEVE IN?

I DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING.

I'VE JUST TALKED WITH A
COLORED BOY,
PARRY CLAY.

HE'S GOING TO BE
A LAWYER.

NO WOMAN OR NOTHING
ON EARTH IS GOING
TO STOP HIM.

YOU'VE GOT
EVERYTHING
THAT BOY WANTS,

AND YOU SIT HERE
FEELING SORRY FOR
YOURSELF.

CRAIG,
I'M SORRY.

I SHOULDN'T
HAVE SAID THAT.

IT'S NONE
OF MY BUSINESS
WHAT YOU DO.

WAIT A MINUTE.
DON'T GO YET, ROY.

WELL?

WELL...

I'M SORRY. I GUESS
I OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF MYSELF.

MAYBE IF--

IF WHAT?

WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBE IF WE--

OH, NEVER MIND.

SAY IT.

COULD I SEE YOU SOMETIME?

WHENEVER YOU WISH...

IF YOU GET YOURSELF
A HAIRCUT.

I'LL EVEN GET A RED TIE
TO MATCH YOUR HAT.

THAT MIGHT NOT BE
A BAD IDEA.

WHERE CAN I REACH YOU?

CALL ME AT THE OFFICE,
NOT AT THE HOUSE.

FOR THE PRESENT,
LET'S KEEP THIS
BETWEEN OURSELVES.

JUST AS YOU SAY.

THE IMPUDENCE OF THE GIRL,

THE PLAIN,
BRAZEN IMPUDENCE!

BUT, WILLIAM,
THE POOR GIRL IS BORED
AND UNHAPPY

WITH PETER AWAY
AT THE HOSPITAL
SO MUCH.

OH, IS SHE?
WELL, THAT'S JUST
TOO BAD.

SHE DISGRACES THE FAMILY,
RUNS OFF WITH HER SISTER'S
HUSBAND,

AND NOW WE'RE EXPECTED TO FEEL
SORRY FOR HER.

THIS IS A FINE
STATE OF AFFAIRS.

HELLO.

ANYTHING HAPPEN?

YOUR SISTER HAS THE BRASS
TO WRITE ME A LETTER

ASKING ME TO SEND
HER CAR DOWN TO BALTIMORE.

OH.

I CAN'T BEAR TO
THINK OF MY POOR
CHILD

LONELY AND UNHAPPY.

IT'S TOO BAD ABOUT YOUR POOR
CHILD.

ROY HASN'T A CAR.
PERHAPS SHE'D LIKE TO USE
IT.

NO, THANKS.

I QUITE UNDERSTAND,
MY DEAR.

BESIDES, IT IS
STANLEY'S CAR.

IT'S JUST STANDING
IDLE
IN THE GARAGE.

WHY DON'T YOU SEND IT TO HER?
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

I'LL DO NO SUCH THING!
NOTHING ON EARTH CAN MAKE ME
SEND HER THAT CAR!

THANK YOU.

GOOD-BYE.
GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE, AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

FEEL ANY DIFFERENT?

MMM...NOT MUCH.

I DON'T.

LET'S GO DANCING.

ALL RIGHT. WHERE?

THERE'S A PLACE
CALLED THE SHANTY ON
MACON STREET.

I HEAR THERE'S
VERY GOOD SWING.

THE SHANTY IT IS.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

[SWING MUSIC PLAYING]

[SONG ENDS]

HAPPY?

MM-HMM.

YOU'RE SWEET.

DARLING.

I MIGHT EVEN TURN
OUT TO BEA GOOD
WIFE.

IMAGINE ME BEING
A GOOD WIFE.

OH!

WHY DON'T YOU WATCH
WHERE YOU'RE GOING?

I'M SO SORRY, HONEY.

LET ME FIX IT
FOR YOU.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

NO, IT ISN'T ALL RIGHT.

IT'S A DIRTY SHAME,
ON YOUR NICE DRESS.

BESIDES, A DRINK'S
A DRINK.

FORTUNATELY, THERE'S
MORE WHERE
THAT CAME FROM,

AND THE NEXT ONE'S
ON ME.

DON'T BOTHER.
WE WERE JUST LEAVING ANYWAY.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

I THOUGHT NOW THAT
WE'RE ACQUAINTED,
WE COULD TALK.

PETER, I DON'T
WANT TO GO YET.

DON'T YOU THINK
WE OUGHT TO?

WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?

OH, CHAMPAGNE.
I GUESS WE CAN AFFORD IT.

WAITER, SPLIT
A CHAMPAGNE.

YES, MA'AM.

LOOK, PETER.
HE'S SOUND ASLEEP.

NEVER MIND
THE DORMOUSE.
HE WORKS ALL DAY.

THIS IS THE WAY
HE RELAXES.
DON'T YOU, HONEY?

HUH?
WHAT'S THAT?

NEVER MIND.
HE LOVES TO GO
PLACES,

ALTHOUGH
NOBODY KNOWS WHY.

DOESN'T HE DANCE?

I DON'T THINK
YOU COULD QUITE
CALL IT THAT.

YOU'RE REALLY GOOD.
I WAS WATCHING YOU.

I'M CRAZY ABOUT IT.
I COULD DIE DANCING.

TRY IT WITH HIM
SOMETIME.

WELL, HERE'S TO
ACCIDENTS.

SAY, WE HAVEN'T EVEN
INTRODUCED OURSELVES.

MY NAME'S BETTY WILMOTH.
THAT'S THE BODY OF JIM PURDY.

MINE'S STANLEY
KINGSMILL,

AND THIS IS
MY HUSBAND PETER.

MARRIED? I'D NEVER
HAVE GUESSED IT.

YOU LOOK TOO HAPPY.

ALMOST 6 HOURS NOW.

JUST TODAY?
HEY, JIM,
WAKE UP.

THIS IS A PARTY.
THEY'VE JUST BEEN
MARRIED.

HUH?
WHAT'S THAT?

THEY'VE JUST BEEN
MARRIED.

MARRIED?
WHO?

OUR FRIENDS THE KINGSMILLS--
PETER AND STANLEY.

CONGRATULATIONS
AND MANY HAPPY
RETURNS.

THE LONGEST SENTENCE
OF THE EVENING.

IT TOOK A WEDDING
TO DO IT.

HERE'S LUCK
TO YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU.

DARLING, WE'VE GOT
TO BE GOING.

SO SOON? THAT'S A
SHAME.

PETER, CAN'T WE STAY A LITTLE
LONGER?

PLEASE, DEAR.
IT'S LATE.

BUT I'M HAVING FUN.
I HAVEN'T HAD FUN
FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.

I'VE GOT TO BE AT THE
HOSPITAL
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

WHAT'S
THE DIFFERENCE?

THIS IS A WEDDING CELEBRATION.

THAT'S AN AWFUL CHIC HAT
YOU'RE WEARING.

WHERE'D YOU
GET IT?

IN RICHMOND.
WE COME
FROM RICHMOND.

LET ME SEE.
WHO DO I KNOW
THAT LIVES IN RICHMOND?

STANLEY, COME ON.
GOOD NIGHT, MRS. WILMOTH.

OH.
DON'T BE SUCH
AN OLD STICK.

STANLEY.

I'M STAYING
WHETHER YOU ARE
OR NOT.

GO ON. WHAT ARE YOU
WAITING FOR?

HONEY, YOU SURE YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

I ALWAYS KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING.

3512 CHARLES STREET.

DRIVER, TAKE ME
BACK TO THE SHANTY.

OK.

NO, DON'T TAKE ME BACK.
TAKE ME HOME.

Stanley: DARLING.

Stanley: DARLING.

HA HA HA!

STANLEY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
NEVER COMING HOME.

YOU OUGHT TO BE
SPANKED.

FOR BEING
A GOOD WIFE?

FOR MAKING ME
LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

DARLING.

YOU'RE EVERYTHING
I WANT--EVERYTHING.

DARLING, DARLING.

AM I, DARLING?

WELL,
HOW DO I LOOK?

LIKE A HUMAN BEING.

LAST TIME I SAW YOU,
YOU LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING
STUFFED WITH STRAW.

FUNNY WHAT
A PARK BENCH
WILL DO TO YOU

IF YOU STAY THERE
LONG ENOUGH.

PARKS ARE
FOR THE VERY RICH
OR THE VERY POOR.

SAY, YOU'VE GOT
INTELLIGENCE.

THAT'S A TRAIT
EVERY MAN ADMIRES...
IN ANOTHER MAN.

HMM. WELL, YOU'RE
GOOD-LOOKING,
THEN.

IS THAT WHAT
YOU WANTED TO HEAR?

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING
OR FEEL ANYTHING

EXCEPT THE WIND
BLOWING IN MY FACE.

I KNOW HOW IT IS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT US.
WHAT HAVE YOU
BEEN DOING?

YESTERDAY I WENT DOWN
TO MY OFFICE

AND BLEW THE DUST
OFF THE TOP OF MY DESK.

GOOD.

MY FATHER KEPT UP THE
RENT,

BUT HE COULDN'T
KEEP UP THE CLIENTS.

BY THE WAY, WHERE ARE WE GOING?

NOT THAT IT MATTERS
VERY MUCH.

HOW ABOUT DINNER
AT WILLIAMSBURG?

I WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE I'VE
NEVER
BEEN BEFORE.

I DON'T CARE HOW FAR IT IS
OR HOW LONG IT TAKES.

I THINK I KNOW
A PLACE.

IT'S IN
THE BLUE RIDGE

OUTSIDE
OF LEXINGTON.

THEY CALL IT AN INN,
BUT IT'S
REALLY A FARM.

HOPE IT HASN'T
EVEN A NAME.

NO, IT HASN'T.
IT'S AN OLD HOUSE
ON A SIDE ROAD

ABOUT 20 MILES
FROM NOWHERE.

OUT OF EVERYWHERE
INTO NOWHERE.

IS THAT A POEM,
OR IS IT A WISH?

SORRY. YOU'LL
HAVE TO TURN BACK.
THE ROAD'S CLOSED.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?

THERE'S A FOREST FIRE
WEST OF HINSDALE.

THAT'S QUITE A WAYS
FROM HERE.

WE'RE SETTING
A CHECK FIRE
JUST AHEAD.

CAN WE SEE THE FIRE?

IF YOU CLIMB
THE HILL, LADY.

LET'S.

SURE.

IT'S KIND OF FRIGHTENING.

GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

TO KEEP ME
FROM BEING FRIGHTENED?

NO, JUST BECAUSE
I WANT TO HOLD IT.
MIND?

NO, OF COURSE
I DON'T MIND.

I'M VERY FOND
OF YOU, ROY.

I THINK YOU'RE TRYING TO BE--

TRYING YOUR BEST.

THAT FIRE OVER THERE
MUST BE THE ONE
THEY SET.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO, CRAIG,
ISN'T IT, YOU AND I?

WHAT?

START ANOTHER FIRE.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT
OF EACH OTHER,
ISN'T IT?

AND THAT'S ALL
WE WANT.

I'D LIKE TO THINK
OF IT AS SOMETHING MORE--

SOMETHING IN ITSELF,
PERMANENT.

DON'T USE THAT WORD,
CRAIG.

IT FRIGHTENS ME.

THERE'S NOTHING
PERMANENT BUT NOW,
THE MOMENT.

THAT'S ALL THERE IS.

THERE'LL BE OTHER MOMENTS,

AND THERE'LL BEOTHER DAYS.

I'M NOT GOING
TO LOSE YOU.

YOU'LL ONLY LOSE ME
IF YOU TRY TO HOLD ME.

DON'T DO THAT, CRAIG.

WE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED
THAT LESSON BY NOW, BOTH
OF US.

NEVER COUNT ON
ITS LASTING,

AND DON'T ASK ME
TO COUNT ON IT.

I CAN'T THINK
WHEN YOU'RE SO CLOSE
TO ME.

THEN HOLD ME CLOSER.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO
THINK.

I OFFERED TO
GIVE HIM BACK
THE RING,

BUT HE SAID NO,
THERE WASN'T
ANYONE ELSE

HE WANTED TO
GIVE IT TO.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE
IT AROUND
TO REMIND HIM,

SO I SHOULD
KEEP IT.

I THOUGHT AS LONG AS HE
FELT
THAT WAY ABOUT IT,

WHY SHOULD I DO
OTHERWISE?

IT WAS HIS DESIRE.

PUT THE THINGS
DOWN THERE, BETTY.

WHAT TIME DOES PETER
GET HOME?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.

HE NEVER GETS IN
UNTIL LATE.

I COULD DO WITH A
DRINK, HONEY.

OH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HOME SO EARLY?

YOU SEEM OVERJOYED.

HOW ARE YOU,
PETER?

GREAT. HOW ARE YOU?

WE'VE BEEN OUT
SHOPPING.

STANLEY GOT
THE CUTEST HAT,
AND--

COME ON IN, BETTY.

NO, I THINK
I'D BETTER BE GOING.

NO, COME ON IN
AND HAVE A DRINK.

I'D BETTER NOT.
I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW.

I'M SORRY.

FORGET IT, HONEY.

GOOD-BYE.

BYE.

I'LL REMEMBER THAT,
PETER.

IT WAS SUCH A NICE
WAY TO TREAT MY FRIEND.

FRIEND.

SHE'S THE BEST FRIEND
I'VE FOUND IN THIS PLACE.

[DOOR SLAMS]

THEN YOU'D BETTER
GET SOME NEW FRIENDS.

MAYBE I WILL,
BUT YOU'LL APPROVE
OF THEM EVEN LESS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT?

EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK I MEAN.

STANLEY, WE'VE
GOT TO STOP TORMENTING
EACH OTHER.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

LOOK, I'M A SURGEON.

I'VE NOTICED LATELY
WHEN I'M OPERATING--

MY HANDS,
I'M NOT SURE.

I DON'T DARE SLIP.

YOU COULD GIVE UP DRINKING.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS
YOU COULD GIVE UP--

RUNNING UP BILLS I CAN'T
POSSIBLY PAY.

WHO DO YOU THINK I AM,
YOUR UNCLE WILLIAM?

I DO BELIEVE YOU'RE EVEN JEALOUS
OF HIM.

SHUT THAT THING OFF!

I WON'T.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

SHUT THAT THING OFF.

KEEP AWAY FROM ME.

I HATE YOU.
I HATE THE DAY
I MARRIED YOU.

I HATE EVERYTHINGABOUT YOU.

YOU AND YOUR
RIGHTEOUS AIRS.

WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK TO ROY,
WHERE YOU BELONG?

SHE'S JUST FOOL ENOUGH
TO HAVE YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON,
MISS ROY.

HELLO, PARRY.
HOW IS EVERYTHING?

JUST FINE.
THIS IS THE KIND
OF WORK I LIKE.

MR. CRAIG GIVES ME
TIME TO STUDY.

WHAT DOES YOUR
MOTHER SAY?

SHE'S MIGHTY PROUD,
MISS ROY.

SHE THINKS I'M ALMOST
A LAWYER ALREADY.

MR. CRAIG IN?

YES, MA'AM.

I GUESS YOU'D BETTER TELL HIM
I'M HERE

BEFORE I GO IN.

HE'D GIVE ME A BAWLING
OUT

IF I KEPT YOU
WAITING.

DARLING, I'M GLAD
TO SEE YOU.

CRAIG.

SIT YOURSELF DOWN.

I CAME TO
BRING YOU A MESSAGE
FROM UNCLE WILLIAM,

OR MAYBE THAT'S JUST AN EXCUSE.

AS IF YOU NEEDED ONE.

UNCLE WILLIAM
WANTS TO SEE YOU TONIGHT.

HE'LL BE AT THE HOUSE.
YOU'RE COMING OVER,
AREN'T YOU?

OF COURSE.
WHAT DOES HE WANT?

HE'S NEVER BEEN
VERY ANXIOUS
TO SEE ME BEFORE.

MAYBE HE SUFFERED
A CHANGE OF HEART.

I SUSPECT HE WANTS TO
OFFER YOU SOME OF
HIS LEGAL BUSINESS.

I CERTAINLY COULD STAND
ONE RICH CLIENT.

IT WOULD MAKE UP
FOR A LOT OF THE OTHERS.

CRAIG, I'M SO PROUD
OF YOU.

PROUD ENOUGH TO MARRY
ME?

MAYBE SOMEDAY.

HOW ABOUT CHRISTMAS?

CHRISTMAS IS TOO SOON.

APRIL, THEN.

OH, NO, NOT APRIL.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS
ALL OVER...

FOR BOTH OF US.

I THINK IT IS,
CRAIG, BUT I WANT
TO BE SURE.

IN THE MEANTIME,
LET'S JUST BE HAPPY.

THE DOCTOR SAYS
I'M GETTING OLDER,

ALTHOUGH I'M BLAMED
IF I FEEL IT.

ANYWAY, I'VE GOT TOO MANY
INTERESTS TO TAKE CARE OF
MYSELF,

AND I'VE DECIDED TO ENTRUST THE
MANAGEMENT

OF SOME OF MY AFFAIRS
TO OTHERS.

I'VE DONE A GOOD MANY
THINGS FOR STANLEY,
THE RASCAL,

AND I FIGURE IT'S ABOUT TIME I
DID
SOMETHING FOR YOU.

THE LONG AND SHORT
OF IT, CRAIG,

IS THAT I BELIEVE
YOU'RE HONEST
AND INTELLIGENT,

AND I'D BE WILLING
TO THROW

SOME OF THE LEGAL END
OF MY BUSINESS YOUR WAY.

Craig: THAT'S VERY GENEROUS
OF YOU, MR. FITZROY.

ONLY ONE CONDITION
I'M FORCED TO STIPULATE:

YOU NOW REPRESENT CERTAIN
PERSONS I CAN'T APPROVE OF.

NO DOUBT AS A YOUNG LAWYER,
YOU HAD TO TAKE YOUR CLIENTS

WHERE YOU COULD FIND THEM,
BUT NOW--

WAIT A MOMENT.
JUST WHAT CLIENTS
ARE YOU REFERRING TO?

YOUNG MAN, YOU DON'T EXPECT ME
TO HIRE YOU AS MY LAWYER

AND LET YOU BRING
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS

TO TEAR DOWN MY OWN HOUSES, DO
YOU?

I SEE. YOU'RE ONE
OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

I AM, AND WHAT'S MORE,
THOSE HOUSES ARE PLENTY GOOD
ENOUGH

AND HAVE BEEN
FOR 50 YEARS.

THAT'S JUST THE TROUBLE.

EH? HOW'S THAT?

I APPRECIATE YOUR OFFER, MR.
FITZROY,

AND NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU'RE MAKING IT.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT IT?

JUST AS YOU SAY, I CAN'T
VERY WELL
REPRESENT YOU

AND BE AGAINST YOU
AT THE SAME TIME.

JUST WHAT DO
YOU MEAN?

OF COURSE YOU'LL GIVE UP
THE OTHER THINGS.

I COULDN'T
AFFORD TO.

WHY NOT? THOSE PEOPLE CAN'T
PAY YOU ANY LARGE FEES.

NO, THEY CAN'T
PAY MUCH,

BUT THEY'RE VERY GOOD
CLIENTS.

YOUNG MAN, BEFORE YOU TURN
THIS OFFER DOWN,

YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
YOUR FUTURE.

YOU SHOULD THINKOF ROY.

HE IS THINKING
OF ME, UNCLE.

I'M BLESSED IF I KNOW HOW.

I'M AFRAID I HAVE TO BE
GOING.

GOOD NIGHT, MR. FITZROY.

I'LL WALK OUT TO THE
CAR
WITH YOU.

MR. TIMBERLAKE.

GOOD NIGHT, CRAIG.

WELL, CAN YOU BEAT THAT?

TURNING DOWN
AN OFFER LIKE THAT

AND ACTUALLY PATRONIZING ME,
TO BOOT.

ASA, WHAT IS
THIS WORLD COMING TO?

I DOUBT IF
THEIR GENERATION

COULD DO
A WORSE JOB OF IT
THAN WE'VE DONE.

ROY, YOU THINK I DID
THE RIGHT THING,
DON'T YOU?

CRAIG, IS IT TOO LATE
FOR ME TO CHANGE MY MIND

ABOUT WHAT YOU ASKED ME TODAY?

YOU MEAN...

IF THE OFFER'S STILL GOOD,
I'D LIKE TO MARRY YOU,

JUST AS SOON
AS WE CAN.

DARLING.

[RING]

HELLO. YES.

YES, THIS IS
MR. TIMBERLAKE.

BALTIMORE CALLING?

I CAN'T HEAR YOU VERY
WELL.

WHAT?

WHAT'S THE NAME?

BETTY WILMOTH?

YES.

YES.

WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?

YES.

YES.

WELL, ONE OF US
WILL BE THERE.

ROY, CRAIG, WILL YOU
COME IN HERE, PLEASE?

WHAT IS IT, DADDY?

ROY, I HAVE BAD NEWS.

IT'S ABOUT PETER.

HE DIED THIS AFTERNOON.

EH? WHAT'S THAT?

PETER DEAD?

A FRIEND OF STANLEY'S
TELEPHONED ME FROM BALTIMORE.

BUT HE CAN'T BE
DEAD, DADDY.

PETER COULDN'T
BE DEAD.

WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?

NO. NO, IT WAS NOT
AN ACCIDENT.

THEN WHY? WHAT ARE YOU
KEEPING BACK?

SHE TOLD ME THAT...
PETER HAD KILLED HIMSELF.

KILLED HIMSELF?
BUT HE WOULDN'T.

WHY ON--OH.

ROY, DARLING.

IS THAT ALL SHE SAID?
WHAT ABOUT STANLEY?

STANLEY'S IN A BAD WAY.
SHE FOUND HIM.

PETER'S A COWARD TO DO A
THING LIKE THAT.

I'VE SAID IT ALL ALONG--
SOFT. NO GUTS.

DON'T YOU DARE
SAY THAT.

IT WAS HER FAULT.
SHE DROVE HIM
TO IT.

ROY.

OH, CRAIG, I'M SORRY.

DARLING, THERE'S NOTHING
YOU COULD HAVE DONE.

THAT PART'S OUT
OF OUR LIVES, OVER.

WHAT'S DONE IS DONE.
WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING FOR
STANLEY.

MAYBE I'D BETTER GO TO
BALTIMORE.

NO.

HE WAS MY HUSBAND.

STANLEY IS MY SISTER.

I'LL GO AND DO WHAT I CAN.

[RINGS DOORBELL]

OH, YOU'RE STANLEY'S
SISTER.

YES.

PLEASE COME IN.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE
HERE, MRS.--

MISS TIMBERLAKE.

I'LL TAKE YOUR BAG.

THANK YOU.

HOW IS SHE?

A LITTLE QUIETER NOW.

POOR DEAR. SHE WAS ALMOST
OUT OF HER MIND.

WHAT OF PETER?

HIS BROTHER CAME DOWN
THIS MORNING.

HE'S MAKING ALL
THE ARRANGEMENTS.

I SUPPOSE YOU'RE
TAKING STANLEY
BACK HOME.

IF SHE WANTS TO COME.

I THINK SHE OUGHT TO
GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE.

I'VE BEEN DOING
SOME SHOPPING
FOR HER.

I HAD TO GO TO 6 PLACES
TO FIND
A DECENT BLACK HAT.

ALL HER HATS ARE SO
GAY, YOU KNOW,

JUST LIKE
POOR STANLEY.

WAS SHE GAY?
I WAS AFRAID SHE'D BEEN UNHAPPY.

WELL, SHE HAD TO KEEP
UP, DIDN'T SHE?

YES, I SUPPOSE SHE DID.

I DON'T THINK
SHE'S ASLEEP.

WE'LL GO IN
AND SEE.

STANLEY, DEAR.
STANLEY.

IT'S YOUR SISTER.

ROY.

SOMETHING TERRIBLE
HAS HAPPENED.
PETER--

DON'T TALK.

YOU'RE GOING TO
STAY, AREN'T YOU?
PLEASE STAY WITH ME.

WHEN YOU'RE RESTED
AND FEEL BETTER,

I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU HOME.

HOME?

YES.

THEY DON'T WANT ME.
NOBODY WANTS ME.

THEY WANT YOU VERY MUCH--
MOTHER AND DAD.

WE ALL DO.

YOU DON'T
HATE ME, ROY?

NO, I DON'T HATE YOU.

I DIDN'T MEAN
TO HURT YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHY IT
HAPPENED.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
AT THE TIME.

IT WAS LIKE LIGHTNING,
LIKE BEING STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING.

OH, STANLEY, DON'T.
IT'S ALL OVER NOW.

WE HAVE TO LIVE
AS WE CAN.

I COULDN'T HELP IT.
I NEVER COULD
HELP ANYTHING.

YOU LOVED ME
WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

I STILL LOVE YOU.

WHY DID IT HAPPEN?
WHY DID IT HAVE TO
HAPPEN TO ME?

DON'T TALK
ABOUT IT, STANLEY.
TRY NOT TO THINK.

HE ALWAYS WANTED ME
WITH HIM.

HE NEVER EVEN WANTED ME
TO LEAVE
THE HOUSE,

NOT UNLESS
HE WAS ALONG.

HE WAS THAT WAY ABOUT
ME.

AND NOW HE'S GONE,
AND I CAN NEVER
SEE HIM AGAIN.

IF HE'D ONLY TOLD ME
WHAT HE WAS GOING TO
DO,

I COULD HAVE STOPPED
HIM.

PERHAPS HE WAS OUT OF HIS MIND.

NO, HE WASN'T OUT OF
HIS MIND.

HE DID IT BECAUSE
HE COULDN'T LIVE
WITH ME

AND HE COULDN'T
LIVE WITHOUT ME.

I REALLY LOVED HIM.
IF I'D ONLY SHOWED HIM.

NOW IT'S TOO LATE,
TOO LATE.

ROY, WHAT HAVE I DONE?
HE'S GONE. HE'S DEAD.

STANLEY, DON'T
TORTURE YOURSELF.

LIFE AND DEATH HAPPEN.

IF IT HADN'T BEEN
FOR ME, HE'D STILL
BE ALIVE.

HE'D STILL BE ALIVE.
I CAN'T STAND IT!

STANLEY, STANLEY,
LISTEN TO ME.

REPEAT WHAT I SAY
RIGHT AFTER ME.

JUST SAY THE WORDS.

SAY THEM VERY QUIETLY,

AND SOON YOU'LL
GO TO SLEEP.

I'M GOING TO
GET BETTER.

I'M GOING TO GO ON.

I'M GOING TO GET BETTER.
I'M GOING TO GO ON.

EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL
RIGHT.

IN TIME, EVERYTHING
WILL BE
ALL RIGHT.

EVERYTHING WILL BE
ALL RIGHT.

JUST SAY THOSE THINGS
OVER TO YOURSELF.

DON'T THINK
OF ANYTHING ELSE.

SOON YOU'LL GO TO SLEEP.

SOON YOU'LL GOTO SLEEP.

BUT YOU'LL STAY WITH
ME?

I'M AFRAID ALONE.

DON'T WORRY, DEAR.
I'M HERE WITH YOU.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[TURNS OFF VICTROLA]

DO ME UP.

DARLING, YOU'RE
NOT GOING OUT IN THIS
DRESS?

MOTHER, I'M NOT GOING TO WEAR
BLACK
ANYMORE.

IT'S DEPRESSING.
IT SEEMS TO BLOT ME OUT.

BUT WHAT WILL
PEOPLE THINK?

PEOPLE CAN THINK
WHAT THEY LIKE.

ANYWAY, I'M FED UP WITH
PRETENDING SOMETHING
I DON'T FEEL.

STANLEY.

FOR MONTHS
I WISHED I WAS DEAD,

AND I'M TIRED
OF WISHING IT.

I'VE GRIEVED FOR PETER
AS MUCH AS I CAN,
AND I CAN'T GRIEVE ANY MORE.

Roy: HELLO, STANLEY,
DADDY.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING,
MOTHER?

NOT A BIT GOOD.

OH, I'M SORRY.
I WON'T BE IN
TO DINNER.

I HAVE TO CHANGE.

IT'S NICE SOMEONE'S HAPPY.

I WONDER WHAT ROY
HAS DONE TO CRAIG.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HE'S NOT THE LEAST
AMUSING ANYMORE.

THEY SEEM VERY HAPPY,
STANLEY.

WELL, I'M GLAD
I BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.

I WON'T BE IN UNTIL LATE.

Lavinia:
WHERE ARE YOU
GOING, DEAR?

FOR A DRIVE.

Lavinia: DO BE
CAREFUL,
DARLING.

OH.

HELLO, STANLEY.

I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE HERE.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

ROY'S DRESSING.
SHE'LL BE DOWN IN A MINUTE.

THANKS.

DON'T YOU DANCE ANYMORE?

NOT VERY MUCH.

YOU USED TO BE
CRAZY ABOUT IT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, WE'VE BEEN
SORT OF BUSY.

WE?

YES. ROY AND I.

OH.

DOING WHAT?

LOTS OF THINGS.

TONIGHT WE'RE
GOING TO THE OPERA.

SOUNDS SIMPLY
FASCINATING.

JUST THINK
WHAT YOU ESCAPED.

JUST THINK
WHAT YOU MISSED.

ANYWAY, IT'S
TOO LATE NOW.

Roy: HELLO, CRAIG.

DARLING, I--I THINK
WE'D BETTER HURRY.

WE'VE PLENTY
OF TIME.

STANLEY,
WHY DON'T YOU
COME WITH US?

NO, THANK YOU.

I'D HAVE TO KEEP STILL
AT THE OPERA,

AND I'D RATHER DO
ANYTHING THAN KEEP STILL.

WE'LL SEE
YOU LATER, THEN.

I WON'T BE HERE.
I'M GOING OUT.

OH. WELL,
GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

[CRYING]

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
STANLEY?

STANLEY, WHAT IS IT?

I CAN'T BEAR IT.

I CAN'T BEAR TO SEE
OTHER PEOPLE HAPPY WHEN--

WHEN I'M SO MISERABLE.

CAN'T YOU SEE?
I'LL GO OUT OF MY MIND IF--

IF I HAVE TO SIT BY
AND WATCH OTHER PEOPLE
MAKE LOVE.

CAN'T YOU SEE?

OH, DADDY,
I WANT TO GO AWAY.

I WANT TO GO AWAY
BEFORE ROY'S MARRIAGE.

I CAN'T STAND A WEDDING.

I WISH I COULD FLY.

I WISH I WERE RICH ENOUGH
TO BUY A PLANE AND FLY AWAY.

YOU CAN'T FLY AWAY
FROM LIFE, MY DEAR.

I JUST CAN'T SIT
AND WAIT FOR UNHAPPINESS
TO COME TO AN END.

IT TAKES TOO LONG.

IN MY DAY,
WE DIDN'T TALK MUCH
ABOUT HAPPINESS.

IF IT CAME,
WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR IT.

BUT WE WERE BROUGHT UP
IN THE BELIEF

THAT THERE WERE OTHER
THINGS MORE IMPORTANT.

WHAT THINGS?

OH, OLD FOGY
FANTASTIC NOTIONS

SUCH AS DUTY
AND PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY.

IT'S A CHRONIC CONDITION
AND PROBABLY NOTHING
SERIOUS,

BUT I'D FEEL BETTER
IF HE WENT DOWN
TO JOHNS HOPKINS

AND HAD A THOROUGH
GOING-OVER.

YOU KNOW HOW
HE IS, DOCTOR.

HE WON'T ADMIT IT,
BUT HE'S FRIGHTENED
TO DEATH OF HOSPITALS.

STANLEY, DEAR.

HELLO, AUNT CHARLOTTE.

I HOPE THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH UNCLE WILLIAM.

NOTHING THAT A VISIT
FROM YOU WON'T IMPROVE.

RUN IN AND
CHEER HIM UP.

HE'S IN THE LIBRARY.

THANK YOU. I WILL.

Doctor: I'LL MAKE
THE ARRANGEMENTS,
MRS. FITZROY.

GOOD EVENING.

UNCLE, DEAR.

STANLEY!

I'M SO SORRY
YOU'RE NOT FEELING WELL.

IT'S NOTHING,
NOTHING AT ALL.

YOU KNOW WHAT ALARMISTS
THESE DOCTORS ARE.

DOCTORS AND WIVES,
THEY'RE THE SAME BREED.

A MAN GETS
A LITTLE STOMACHACHE,

AND WHAT DO THEY THINK?

THEY THINK
ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

I SWEAR,
YOU DON'T LOOK SICK.

IN FACT,
YOU'VE NEVER
LOOKED BETTER...

OR YOUNGER.

YOU'RE THE KIND
OF MEDICINE A MAN NEEDS,

NOT THAT STUFF.

I GUESS I'M...

KILL OR CURE.

KILL OR CURE, EH?

HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO COULD SAY

A THING LIKE THAT
AND GET AWAY WITH IT.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
I COULD SAY IT TO.

YOU'RE A RASCAL.
SO ARE YOU.

I KNOW YOU
GO TO CHURCH
ON SUNDAYS,

BUT YOU AREN'T
FOOLING ME,

AND YOU PROBABLY
AREN'T FOOLING GOD.

COME ON,
UNCLE WILLIAM,
ADMIT IT,

AND SAVE US BOTH
THE TROUBLE
OF PRETENDING.

STANLEY.
YOU'RE THE LIMIT.

SAY, YOU KNOW,
I'M FEELING BETTER ALREADY.

HOW ABOUT A DRINK?

YOU WOULDN'T DARE.

OH, WOULDN'T I?

NO.

YOU'LL SEE.
I'LL SHOW YOU.

YOU'VE GOT TO PAMPER
THAT DELICATE STOMACH
OF YOURS.

MY STOMACH'S
AS GOOD AS YOURS.

IT'S THOSE DOCTORS.

THE IDEA
OF YOUR BEING SICK.

WHEN YOUR TIME COMES,
UNCLE WILLIAM,
YOU'LL DIE VIOLENTLY.

LIKELY AS NOT, SOMEBODY'S
HUSBAND WILL SHOOT YOU.

HA HA HA!

UNCLE,
THAT LITTLE GLASS.

I TOLD YOU
YOU WERE AFRAID.

OH, I AM?

SAY, MAYBE YOU'RE
TRYING TO GET RID
OF ME.

ONE OF MY HEIRS,
YOU KNOW?

BLESSED IF
I'D PUT IT PAST YOU.

KILL THE GOOSE
THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG?

HA HA HA! GOOSE!

NOT ON YOUR LIFE.

THAT'S MARVELOUS.

LET'S SIT OVER HERE.

I HAVEN'T LAUGHED
SO MUCH SINCE--

WELL, NOT SINCE
BEFORE YOU WENT AWAY.

HERE'S TO US.

UNCLE, DEAR, WHAT
ARE YOU LEAVING ME
IN YOUR WILL?

YOU LITTLE DEVIL.

COME ON, TELL ME.
HOW MUCH?

WHEN YOU RAN OFF
WITH PETER,

I CUT YOU OFF,
EVERY CENT.

WAS IT MORAL
INDIGNATION...

OR JEALOUSY?

IT WAS WHAT YOU DESERVED.

COME ON, UNCLE WILLIAM,
LET'S NOT PRETEND.

I'VE GOT AS MUCH RIGHT
TO YOUR MONEY AS YOU
HAVE.

WHAT?

YOU CHEATED MY FATHER
OUT OF IT, DIDN'T YOU?

I DID NO SUCH THING.
THAT WAS BUSINESS.

THAT'S JUST
A NICE NAME FOR IT.

WHEN YOU TWO
WENT INTO BUSINESS,

HE HAD THE MONEY
AND YOU DIDN'T,

AND WHEN YOU
FINISHED WITH HIM,

YOU HAD THE MONEY
AND HE DIDN'T.

WHAT DO YOU
CALL THAT?
I CALL IT SMART.

YOU RASCAL.

DID YOUR FATHER
TELL YOU HOW I DID IT?

NO. HOW?

WELL, I GOT HIM
TO SINK EVERY CENT
IN NEW MACHINERY.

I SAW THE DEPRESSION
COMING, AND HE DIDN'T.

TOBACCO PRICES
WENT TO POT,

AND THERE HE WAS,
OUT ON A LIMB.

BUT YOU TWO
WERE PARTNERS.

WHY WEREN'T YOU
OUT ON A LIMB, TOO?

I WAS, BUT NOT
ON THE SAME LIMB.

AT THE RECEIVERSHIP SALE,
I GOT SOMEONE TO BID

ON THE WHOLE SHOOTING MATCH
FOR ME, DIRT CHEAP.

THEN I BUILT UP
THE BUSINESS

TO WHAT YOUR FATHER
NEVER DREAMED OF.

I GAVE HIM A DECENT JOB
IN THE FACTORY,
AND THAT'S THAT.

UNCLE WILLIAM,
YOU ARE WONDERFUL.

I NEVER KNEW
WHAT YOU SAW IN PETER...

OR CRAIG EITHER,
FOR THAT MATTER.

NO GUMPTION,
EITHER OF THEM.

NO ONE ELSE AROUND.

THEY'RE NOT UP TO US,
STANLEY, NOT A BLESSED
ONE OF THEM.

WHAT WE WANT,
WE GO AFTER,

AND WHAT WE
GO AFTER, WE GET.

THERE'S NOTHING
WORTH GETTING HERE,

NOT IN THIS PLACE.

WHAT ARE YOU HATCHING UP
IN THAT PRETTY HEAD OF YOURS?

UNCLE, DEAR,
I'M SO UNHAPPY.

I WANT TO GET AWAY
FROM HERE JUST
AS SOON AS I CAN.

YOU'D MAKE A TRIP?
A VACATION?

OH, NO, FOR
LONGER THAN THAT.

I WANT TO LIVE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I CAN'TSTAND IT HERE.

YOU'LL GET OVER THAT.
GIVE YOURSELF TIME.

NO, I WON'T.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
THIS MEANS TO ME.

I'LL GO MAD
IF I STAY HERE
ANY LONGER.

NONSENSE. YOU CAN'T KEEP
RUNNING AWAY FROM LIFE.

YOU'VE GOT THE COURAGE.
STAY HERE AND FACE IT.

I'M NOT AFRAID.

IT'S NOT THAT.
I DON'T CARE
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.

I'M JUST BORED,
AND IT'S HORRIBLE
TO BE BORED.

YOU'RE A SPOILED CHILD
AND OUGHT TO BE SPANKED.

WHERE?

I'M NOT GOING TO SPOIL
YOU ANYMORE, AND YOU'RE
NOT GOING AWAY AGAIN.

UNCLE, DEAR,
JUST THIS ONE THING.

I'LL DO ANYTHING ELSE,
ANYTHING IN THE WORLD,

BUT I WON'T GIVE YOU
MONEY TO GO AWAY WITH.

BUT WHY?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU'RE NOT TELLING
ME THE REASON.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TELL YOU.

I'M LONELY, THAT'S WHY.

IT'S BAD ENOUGH TO BE OLD.

IT'S WORSE TO BE LONELY.

WHEN YOU RAN OFF WITH PETER,
I WAS MISERABLE.

YOU'RE NOT RUNNING OFF AGAIN.

DON'T LEAVE ME, STANLEY.

COME HERE AND LIVE WITH US.
THAT'LL BE A CHANGE FOR YOU.

YOU CAN LIVE
IN THIS FINE HOUSE,

AND WE'LL DO
LOTS OF THINGS TOGETHER.

WE'LL MAKE TRIPS,
ANYTHING YOU WANT. ANYTHING.

NO!
NO, I WON'T!

I WON'T STAY HERE!

YOU'RE JUST LIKE ALL
THE REST OF THEM.

YOU DON'T CARE
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.

NO ONE CARESWHAT
HAPPENS TO ME!

STANLEY! COME BACK!

NO!

STANLEY!

[DOOR SLAMS]

MISS STANLEY'S
HERE, SIR.

MISS STANLEY?

YES, SIR.
VERY WELL.

COME IN, STANLEY.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, CRAIG.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

MY, HOW VERY FORMAL.

MAY I SIT DOWN?

YES. PLEASE.

I'VE GOT A FAVOR
TO ASK OF YOU.

WOULD YOU EXPLAIN
THIS TO ME?

IT'S PETER'S.

WELL, IT'S VERY SIMPLE.

IT'S AN INSURANCE POLICY,

MAKING YOU THE BENEFICIARY
FOR THE SUM OF $1,000

A YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH.

YES, I KNOW THAT, CRAIG,

BUT CAN I BORROW
ANY MONEY ON IT
BEFORE THE YEAR'S OVER?

PERHAPS, IF IT'S URGENT.

I WANT THE MONEY
TO GO AWAY.
I'M WRETCHED HERE.

NO ONE WILL
HELP ME, NOT EVEN
UNCLE WILLIAM.

THAT'S WHY
I CAME TO YOU.

I'M SORRY, STANLEY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE
YOU WERE SO UNHAPPY.

NO ONE KNOWS
WHAT I'VE BEEN
THROUGH, CRAIG.

I KNOW IT'S MOSTLY
MY OWN FAULT,

BUT THAT DOESN'T
MAKE IT ANY EASIER,
DOES IT?

I UNDERSTAND.

I'LL SEE THE BANK
THIS AFTERNOON

AND SEE IF I CAN'T
ARRANGE A LOAN
ON YOUR POLICY.

OH, THAT'S VERY KIND
OF YOU, CRAIG.

YOU'RE
THE ONLY ONE WHO'S
BEEN SYMPATHETIC,

AND I GUESS YOU'VE
GOT MORE REASON

THAN ANYONE ELSE
NOT TO BE.

WELL, IT'S ALL OVER NOW.

THEN WE'RE
STILL FRIENDS?

OF COURSE.

BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

CRAIG. HAVE DINNER
WITH ME SOMEWHERE
TONIGHT.

PLEASE.
I'VE GOT A REASON.

I DON'T THINK
WE'D BETTER.

WHY NOT?
YOU'RE AFRAID,
AREN'T YOU?

AFRAID OF YOURSELF.

AFRAID OF WHAT YOU
MIGHT FEEL IF YOU
LET YOURSELF GO.

WHY DON'T YOU ADMIT
THE TRUTH, CRAIG?

YOU'VE NEVER
GOTTEN OVER ME,
AND YOU NEVER WILL.

YOU'D LIKE TO PUT YOUR
ARMS AROUND ME RIGHT
NOW, WOULDN'T YOU?

YOU'D LIKE TO KISS ME,
WOULDN'T YOU?

THAT'S THE TRUTH,
ISN'T IT?

STANLEY...

IF YOU'RE NOT AFRAID,
YOU CAN PROVE IT.

I'LL MEET YOU
AT THE SOUTHSIDE TAVERN
AT 7:00 TONIGHT.

AND SINCE YOU'RE
SO BUSINESSLIKE
THESE DAYS,

7:00.
SOUTHSIDE TAVERN.

STANLEY.

I'LL BE
WAITING FOR YOU.

[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]

[BOXING ANNOUNCER ON RADIO]

HEY, LADY, DO YOU MIND?

Man: WHO'S WINNING?

THE DAME.

I'D LIKE ANOTHER
DRINK, PLEASE.

HAVEN'T YOU A CLOCK?

WHAT TIME IS IT?

I MAKE IT 7:30.

Man: WE DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHO WON.

IMAGINE,
A DAME LIKE THAT.

HOPE SHE BREAKS HER NECK.

I'LL DRINK
TO THAT ONE.

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

GOOD MORNING.

I BEG YOUR PARDON. ARE YOU
MRS. STANLEY KINGSMILL?

NO. SHE'S MY SISTER.

I'M INSPECTOR MOLETTE
OF THE 7th PRECINCT.

I'VE BEEN SENT TO ASK
YOUR SISTER A FEW QUESTIONS.

PLEASE COME IN.

THANK YOU.

Roy: I WONDER IF YOU'D
MIND ASKING ME INSTEAD.

MY SISTER HASN'T
BEEN VERY WELL.

Molette:
I'M VERY SORRY.

I'M AFRAID I'LL
HAVE TO SEE HER.

YOU SEE, IT'S
ABOUT AN ACCIDENT,

A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

BUT SHE HASN'T BEEN
IN ANY ACCIDENT.

THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.

THEN PERHAPS WE CAN
CLEAR THE MATTER UP.

YOU SEE,
WE RECEIVED A REPORT--

ROY, WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S HAPPENED?

IT'S NOTHING, DEAR.
DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.

THIS IS
INSPECTOR MOLETTE.

I'M MIGHTY SORRY
TO DISTURB YOU,
MRS. KINGSMILL.

I'VE BEEN SENT
HERE TO INVESTIGATE
AN ACCIDENT.

WHAT HAS THAT GOT
TO DO WITH ME?

PERHAPS I'D BETTER
TELL YOU WHAT
WE KNOW SO FAR.

LAST EVENING ABOUT 7:30,
A CAR STRUCK A LITTLE GIRL
AND HER MOTHER

AS THEY WERE CROSSING
THE INTERSECTION AT GRANITE
BOULEVARD AND SAWYER STREET.

THE WOMAN WAS BADLY INJURED,
AND THE LITTLE GIRL
WAS KILLED.

KILLED?

NOBODY SAW THE ACCIDENT,
BUT ONE WOMAN SAW

A SPORT CAR SPEEDING
AWAY FROM THE SPOT.

SHE COULDN'T
GET THE NUMBER,

BUT A SPORT CAR
WITH BLOODSTAINS ON IT
WAS FOUND IN AN ALLEY.

WE TRACED THE LICENSE
NUMBER, AND IT SEEMS
THE CAR IS YOURS.

BUT HOW COULD IT BE?

I GOT HOME ABOUT 7:30
AND WENT TO BED EARLY,

WITH A HEADACHE.

OH.

YES?

WHAT IS IT, DEAR?

ROY, IT'S AWFUL.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

Roy: BELIEVE WHAT?

IF SOMEONE ELSE
WAS USING YOUR CAR,

YOU'D BETTER TELL
US, MRS. KINGSMILL.

I CAN'T. PLEASE
DON'T ASK ME.

YOU'VE GOT TO TELL US.

STANLEY, DEAR,
IT'S NO USE.

YOU CAN'T PROTECT
WHOEVER IT IS.

THEY'LL FIND OUT
ANYWAY, AND IT'S
BETTER FOR THEM

TO KNOW THE TRUTH
FROM THE START.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT--
THAT HE'D RUN AWAY FROM--

HE JUST SAID THAT
THE LITTLE GIRL WAS DEAD.

I KNOW IT'S AWFUL,
BUT IT ISN'T YOUR
FAULT.

IT WAS. I MEAN,
IN A WAY IT WAS

BECAUSE YOU SEE,
I'D COME IN FROM A DRIVE

AND INSTEAD OF TAKING
THE CAR TO THE GARAGE
AS I USUALLY DO,

I LEFT IT OUT FRONT.

HE WAS GOING
TO WASH IT, BUT--

OH, STANLEY,
IT WASN'T--

IT COULDN'T
HAVE BEEN.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
IT, EITHER.

HE'S ALWAYS SO CAREFUL.

IT'S NOT LIKE HIM
AT ALL, UNLESS--

WELL, UNLESS
HE'D BEEN DRINKING.

BUT
HE DOESN'T DRINK.

I'VE NEVER KNOWN
HIM TO TOUCH A DROP
IN HIS LIFE.

IT SEEMS EVERYONE KNOWS
WHO IT IS EXCEPT ME.

I'M SORRY, MRS. KINGSMILL.
I'LL HAVE TO HAVE TO ASK YOU
TO GIVE ME THE NAME.

NO, I--

OTHERWISE, I'D BE OBLIGED
TO TAKE YOU TO THE STATION.

I DON'T WANT
TO DO THAT UNLESS--

I CAN'T!
I JUST CAN'T!

HIS NAME
IS PARRY CLAY.

HE'S A COLORED BOY.

HE WORKS IN
A LAW OFFICE
AND DOES ODD JOBS.

WE'VE KNOWN HIM
A LONG TIME.

AND HIS ADDRESS?

WILSON STREET.
I DON'T KNOW
THE NUMBER.

WE'LL FIND IT.

I'M SORRY.
I UNDERSTAND
HOW YOU FEEL.

THANK YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN
VERY KIND.

IT'S NOTHING.
I JUST DID WHAT
I HAD TO DO.

YOU CAN HAVE THE CAR
BACK ANYTIME,
MRS. KINGSMILL.

WE'VE ALREADY
TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS.

GOOD-BYE.

Roy: GOOD-BYE.

STANLEY, WE'VE
GOT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT PARRY.

IF THEY SEND
THAT BOY TO PRISON,
IT'LL RUIN HIS LIFE.

I'LL GET UNCLE WILLIAM
TO USE HIS INFLUENCE.

HE'LL BE BACK
FROM JOHNS HOPKINS TONIGHT.

IN THE MEANTIME,
I'LL STOP OFF

AT CRAIG'S OFFICE
ON MY WAY TO WORK.

NO, YOU'VE
GOT ENOUGH ON YOUR MIND.

NOTHING AS
IMPORTANT AS THIS.

BUT IT WAS MY CAR,

AND THAT MAKES IT
MY RESPONSIBILITY.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

I THINK FIRST
OF ALL, I'LL GO
TO PARRY'S MOTHER.

I COULDN'T HAVE
MINERVA THINK
WE'D LET HER DOWN

WHEN HER BOY'S
IN TROUBLE.

MINERVA, I WANT YOU
TO TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

NO MATTER
WHAT IT IS,
I'VE GOT TO KNOW.

HAVE YOU SPOKE
WITH MISS STANLEY?

I WAS THERE WHEN
SHE TOLD HER STORY
TO THE POLICE.

CHILD, THIS SEEMS
HARD TO SAY,

BUT WHAT MISS STANLEY
TOLD THE POLICE
ABOUT MY POOR BOY,

THEY AIN'T
A WORD OF TRUTH,
SO HELP ME.

THEN PARRY
HAD NOTHING--

MINERVA, HOW
DO YOU KNOW THAT?

BECAUSE PARRY COME HOME
FROM THE OFFICE,

AND THAT WAS ABOUT 6:00,

AND HE STAYED HOME ALL EVENING,
STUDYING SOME LEGAL BOOKS.

BUT HE--HE TOOK
THE CAR TO WASH IT.

DIDN'T HE PICK IT UP
ON THE WAY?

NO, MA'AM.
MISS STANLEY CALLED UP

AND SAID SHE'S GOING
TO USE THE CAR AND FOR HIM
NOT TO BOTHER.

BUT WHY DIDN'T PARRY
SAY THAT?

WHY DIDN'T HE TELL
THE POLICE? I DON'T
UNDERSTAND.

THE POLICE JUST COME
AND TOOK HIM OFF.

HE TRIED TO TELL THEM,
BUT THEY DON'T LISTEN
TO NO COLORED BOY.

MINERVA, YOU WOULDN'T
SAY THAT UNLESS...

MISS ROY, I AIN'T
NEVER LIED TO YOU

OR YOUR DADDY
ALL MY LIFE.

AND NOTHING
CAN MAKE ME LIE,
NOT EVEN PARRY.

OH, MINERVA,
I BELIEVE YOU.

I'LL GO AND GET
MR. CRAIG RIGHT AWAY.

WE'LL DO ALL WE CAN.

YES, MA'AM.

CRAIG, I'VE JUST
BEEN TO SEE MINERVA.

YES? WHAT ABOUT IT?

PARRY IS INNOCENT.
HE HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE ACCIDENT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

JUST THAT.
HE WAS AT HOME
WHEN IT HAPPENED.

MINERVA TOLD ME,
AND I BELIEVE HER.

CRAIG, YOU'RE HIS LAWYER.

PARRY'S PUT HIS
TRUST IN YOU.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET HIM
OUT OF THIS.

NO, I'M NOT HIS LAWYER.

I'M NOT GOING
TO HANDLE THE CASE.

I COULDN'T
GET HIM OFF ANYWAY.

YES, THE EVIDENCE WOULD BE
PRETTY BAD IF STANLEY WERE
TELLING THE TRUTH.

BUT SHE ISN'T.

SHE WOULDN'T LIE.

SHE HAS BEFORE.

BUT NOT ABOUT
A THING LIKE THIS.

SHE MAY BE WILD,
BUT SHE HAS
FEELINGS.

SHE WOULDN'T SET OUT
TO HURT ANYBODY.

NO. ALL SHE WANTS
IS TO BE HAPPY,

NO MATTER WHAT
IT COSTS SOMEBODY ELSE.

SHE'S YOUNG.

SO IS PARRY.

JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT
STANLEY DID TO US,

YOU MUSTN'T
MISJUDGE HER NOW.

LETTING AN INNOCENT BOY
SUFFER FOR SOMETHING
HE DIDN'T DO.

YOU MUSTN'T ACCUSE STANLEY
OF ANYTHING SO TERRIBLE.

AFTER ALL, SHE
IS YOUR OWN SISTER.

YOU MUSTN'T FORGET THAT.

I MUSTN'T
LET YOU FORGET IT.

IS ALL THIS DEFENSE
BECAUSE STANLEY'S
MY SISTER

OR BECAUSE
SHE'S STANLEY?

NO, DON'T ANSWER
THAT. I DON'T
WANT TO KNOW.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

ROY, HOW ABOUT A SCOTCH?
WE'VE GOT A NEW BOTTLE.

NO.

NO? WHY NOT?

I COULD DANCE
ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT.

THEN YOU WOULDN'T NEED
TO DRIVE SO FAST, WOULD YOU?

IT'S THE SAME THING,
ISN'T IT?

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

YOU DO DRIVE FAST,
DON'T YOU?

PETER SAID I WAS
THE BEST DRIVER

THAT HE EVER SAW
AT THE WHEEL
OF A CAR.

PETER SAID?

YES.

[MUSIC ENDS]

STANLEY,
WHAT DO YOU THINK

IS GOING
TO HAPPEN TO PARRY?

CRAIG WILL GET HIM OFF
WITH A LIGHT SENTENCE.

THEN YOU'RE CERTAIN
IT WAS PARRY WHO WAS
IN THE ACCIDENT?

NATURALLY.

WHO ELSE WOULD IT BE?

[MUSIC BEGINS AGAIN]

STANLEY, WHAT TIME
LAST EVENING

DID PARRY PICK UP
THE CAR?

I GOT HOME ABOUT 7:00. IT MUST
HAVE BEEN SOMETIME AFTER THAT.

WHERE HAD YOU BEEN?

WHAT BUSINESS
IS IT OF YOURS?

WHY DO YOU KEEP
ASKING ME QUESTIONS?

I'VE TOLD YOU ALL
I KNOW ABOUT IT.

STANLEY. STANLEY!

WE CAN'T ALWAYS
HELP WHAT WE DO.

THE AWFUL THING
IS NOT TO FACE
WHAT WE'VE DONE--

TO MAKE SOMEONE ELSE
FACE IT FOR US.

WHAT HAS THAT GOT
TO DO WITH ME?

FOR YOUR OWN SAKE,
PLEASE TELL ME
THE TRUTH.

WHAT TRUTH?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M TALKING
ABOUT A WOMAN WHO'S
IN THE HOSPITAL,

TOO BADLY HURT
TO BE TOLD HER
LITTLE GIRL IS DEAD.

WELL, IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

YOU SAID IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

I CAN'T HELP WHAT--
WHAT SOMEONE ELSE DOES.

MINERVA SAYS THAT PARRY
WASN'T OUT OF THE HOUSE
LAST EVENING AFTER 6:00.

WHENEVER THEY'RE
IN A TIGHT SPOT,

THEY ALWAYS LIE
FOR EACH OTHER.

SHE SAYS YOU
CALLED UP PARRY
AND TOLD HIM

YOU DIDN'T WANT
THE CAR WASHED

BECAUSE YOU WERE
GOING TO USE IT
YOURSELF.

SHE LIED.

PARRY SAYS
THE SAME THING.

I KNOW THAT.
HE TOLD CRAIG THAT.

CRAIG DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM.
NOBODY BELIEVES IT.

I BELIEVE HIM.

OH, YOU DO?

IF YOU BELIEVE HIM,
IT'S BECAUSE YOU WANT
TO BELIEVE HIM.

BECAUSE YOU HATE ME,
AND THAT'S YOUR WAY
OF GETTING BACK AT ME.

YOU WANTED THE TRUTH.
ALL RIGHT, HERE IT IS,
AND I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

YOU'VE HATED ME
EVER SINCE--SINCE PETER.

YOU PUT ON A FORGIVENESS ACT,
BUT YOU WEREN'T FOOLING ME.

I KNEW YOU WERE JEALOUS.

YOU CAN'T STAND THE SIGHT
OF ME BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T
HOLD HIM.

STANLEY!

AND IT'S NOT ONLY PETER.
IT'S CRAIG, TOO.

YOU'RE AFRAID
I COULD GET HIM BACK.

AND I COULD,
IF I WANTED HIM.

ALL I'D HAVE TO DO
IS LIFT MY LITTLE FINGER.

AND THAT'S WHY
YOU'RE TORMENTING ME--

BECAUSE YOU'RE JEALOUS,
AND YOU'RE GETTING REVENGE.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

[TURNS OFF MUSIC]

HELLO, ROY.
IS STANLEY HERE?

SHE'S IN THERE.

CRAIG.

STANLEY, I THINK
WE'D BETTER GET

YOUR STORY ON PAPER
WHILE IT'S FRESH
IN YOUR MIND.

SUPPOSE WE GO DOWN
TO MY OFFICE AND MAKE OUT
AN AFFIDAVIT?

RIGHT NOW?

YES. RIGHT NOW.

WELL...

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

ANYWAY, IT WILL BE
NICE TO GET OUT
OF THIS HOUSE.

IT'S SO GLOOMY HERE.

I'LL SEE
YOU LATER, ROY,

IF YOU'RE HERE.

I'LL BE HERE.

CRAIG, THIS
ISN'T YOUR OFFICE.

I WANT TO STOP HERE
FOR A FEW MOMENTS.

COME ON.

BUT IT'S THE JAIL.

YES.

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
YOU WERE BRINGING ME
DOWN HERE.

YOU SAID YOU WERE
GOING TO TAKE DOWN
MY STORY.

I THOUGHT WE'D STOP
AND SEE PARRY ON THE WAY.

I THOUGHT IF I BROUGHT HIMFACE
TO FACE WITH YOU,

HE MIGHT BREAK DOWN
AND TELL THE TRUTH.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

COME ON.

HEY, YOU.
COME ON DOWN.

SOMEBODY FOR YOU.

PARRY. BROUGHT
MISS STANLEY TO SEE YOU.

YES, SIR.

HOW DO, MISS STANLEY?

HELLO, PARRY.

Craig: NOW WILL YOU TELL US
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED?

THEY JUST COME AND GOT ME.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

MISS STANLEY, SHE KNOWS.

MISS STANLEY THOUGHT YOU TOOK
THE CAR ON YOUR WAY HOME,

BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

BUT, MISS STANLEY,
YOU KNOW THAT AIN'T SO.

YOU KNOW YOU TOLD ME
NOT TO GET THE CAR,

THAT YOU WERE GOING
TO USE IT YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW YOU DID THAT,
MISS STANLEY.

IT WAS 6:00,
AND I WAS SITTING HOME

EATING MY SUPPER WHEN
THE TELEPHONE BELL RANG.

I REMEMBER
EVERY WORD YOU SAID.

YOU SAID, "PARRY,
YOU NEEDN'T BOTHER TO COME
AND GET THE CAR TONIGHT."

YOU SEE, CRAIG?
WHAT'S THE USE?

THAT'S HIS STORY.

THAT'S THE THING
HE'S MADE UP HIS
MIND TO TELL.

IT AIN'T NO USE.

IT AIN'T NO USE
IN THIS WORLD.

DON'T YOU SEE,
PARRY?

MR. CRAIG WANTS
TO HELP YOU,

AND I WANTTO HELP
YOU.

ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO
IS JUST--

JUST SAY
YOU TOOK THE CAR,

THAT IT WAS
A LOVELY EVENING

AND YOU WENT
FOR A DRIVE

AND THAT THEREWAS AN
ACCIDENT.

THAT'S ALL
YOU'VE GOT TO SAY.

AND WE'LL
DO EVERYTHING,

EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO GET YOU OUT.

MY UNCLE WILLIAM,
HE'S--HE'S GOT MONEY
AND INFLUENCE,

AND I'LL GO TO HIM.

AND THEN,
WHEN YOU GET OUT,

WHY, WE'LL ALL GIVE
YOU A FRESH START.

BUT, PARRY,
IF YOU GO ON
LYING LIKE THIS,

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING
ANY OF US CAN DO
FOR YOU.

ALL YOU'VE GOT
TO DO IS JUST
SAY THAT YOU--

JUST TELL THE TRUTH.

YES, ONLY THE TRUTH,
PARRY.

JUST SAY
YOU TOOK THE CAR.

YOU SEE, PARRY,
THIS WAY IT'S
YOUR WORD AGAINST HERS.

IT AIN'T NO USE.

IT AIN'T NO USE
IN THIS WORLD.

MY TELLING THE TRUTH
AIN'T GOING TO HELP ME.

THERE AIN'T NOTHING
GOING TO HELP ME.

WOULDN'T YOU THINK
HE'D SEE THE ONLY
SENSIBLE THING TO DO

IS TO SAY HE TOOK
THE CAR, AND THEN
WE COULD HELP HIM?

STANLEY, I'D LIKE
TO MAKE ONE MORE STOP.

WELL, WHAT FOR?

THE LITTLE GIRL
WAS CARRYING A BUNCH
OF PINK CARNATIONS

WHEN SHE WAS KILLED.

THEY MUST HAVE BEEN
FLOWERS SHE LIKED.

I THINK YOU SHOULD
LEAVE SOME BEFORE
THE FUNERAL.

ALL RIGHT, CRAIG.
I'LL ORDER SOME
THIS AFTERNOON.

NO, IT WOULD
BE BETTER
IF YOU LEFT THEM--

MORE FITTING.

BUT I CAN'T GO THERE, CRAIG.
WHY SHOULD YOU ASK ME TO?

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?

I'M TRYING
TO GET YOU
TO TELL THE TRUTH.

BUT I'VE TOLD YOU
I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

YOU WERE DRIVING,
WEREN'T YOU, AND IT WAS DUSK?

YOU DIDN'T SEE THE WOMANAND THE
LITTLE GIRL IN THE STREET.

I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

THEN YOU LOST YOUR HEAD.
YOU WERE SO FRIGHTENED

YOU DIDN'T KNOWWHAT YOU WERE
DOING.

Asa: ADMIT IT, STANLEY.
IF IT'S THE TRUTH,

EVERYBODY WILL KNOW
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

I'VE TOLD YOU
ALL I KNOW!

THE VERY IDEA--
JUST BECAUSE IT WAS
STANLEY'S CAR--

STANLEY, WE WANT
TO MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU,

WANT TO GIVE YOU
A CHANCE TO SAVE YOURSELF,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HELP.
YOU'VE GOT TO TELL THE TRUTH!

THE TRUTH!
THE TRUTH!

WILL YOU STOP
USING THAT WORD?

I TOLD YOU
EVERYTHING
I KNOW ABOUT IT!

I SIGNED
THE AFFIDAVIT.

NOW WILL YOU
LEAVE ME ALONE?!

WHY ARE YOU
PERSECUTING HER?

WHO SAID
THAT STANLEY

HAD ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE ACCIDENT?

I DID.
OR IF I DIDN'T,
I SAY IT NOW.

ROY, THAT'S A LIE,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

I WAS RIGHT HERE
IN THIS HOUSE
WHEN IT HAPPENED.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

TELL HER, MAMA.
YOU REMEMBER.

OF COURSE I DO.
SHE WAS UP IN MY ROOM.

WHAT TIME WAS IT?

TIME? WELL...

IT WAS ABOUT 7:00,
WASN'T IT, MOTHER?

YES, I'M SURE IT WAS
7:00 BECAUSE STANLEY
BROUGHT ME MY MEDICINE.

MR. TIMBERLAKE?
WAS STANLEY HERE
AT 7:00 LAST EVENING?

NO, SHE WASN'T.
IT WAS AFTER 7:00 WHEN
SHE TELEPHONED IN.

THAT ISN'T TRUE.

YOU'RE TAKING
ROY'S SIDE.

YOU'RE BOTHAGAINST
ME.

ASA, DON'T YOU DARE
SAY A THING LIKE THAT.

WILLIAM WOULDN'T--

I DON'T CARE
ABOUT WILLIAM.
THAT'S THE FACT.

ALL RIGHT.
IT'S YOUR WORD
AGAINST OURS.

GO AHEAD.
TELL HIM
I WASN'T HERE.

TELL HIM I WAS
OUT IN THE CAR
INSTEAD.

TELL THE POLICE
AND SEE WHO
THEY'LL BELIEVE.

STANLEY...

DO YOU REMEMBER
THIS PAGE FROM
MY DESK CALENDAR?

YOU WROTE SOMETHING.

7:00. SOUTHSIDE TAVERN.

BUT I DIDN'T GO.

I WANTED YOU
TO SIT THERE
AND WAIT FOR ME.

I STAYED HERE
ALL THE TIME.

NO, YOU WERE NOT HERE.

YOU WERE AT THE SOUTHSIDE
TAVERN TILL 7:30.

YOU HAD 3 DRINKS.

YOU PLAYED RUMBA MUSICON THE
JUKEBOX.

THE BARTENDER REMEMBERS YOU.

HE REMEMBERS YOU
BECAUSE HE WANTED
TO LISTEN TO A FIGHT

ON THE RADIO AND YOU KEPT
RUNNING THE JUKEBOX.

THEN YOU ASKED
WHAT TIME IT WAS.

THEN YOU LEFT.

YOU GOT INTO YOUR OWN CAR,
AND YOU DROVE AWAY.

CRAIG, IT
WASN'T MY FAULT.

IT WAS SO DARK
I COULDN'T SEE--

NOT UNTIL I'D HIT THEM
AND NOT EVEN THEN

DID I REALIZE WHAT I'D
DONE. I WAS SO SCARED.

CRAIG, THE MAN
AT THE TAVERN

COULDN'T
IDENTIFY ME,

NOT UNLESS YOU TOLD
HIM IT WAS ME.

AND YOU WOULDN'T
DO THAT, CRAIG,

NOT TO ME.

Stanley:
YOU WOULDN'T LET THEM
SEND ME TO PRISON,

WOULD YOU, CRAIG?
YOU COULDN'T, NOT TO ME.

STANLEY, YOU'RE
COMING WITH ME

TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE AND MAKE A STATEMENT

THAT'S GOING TO
CLEAR PARRY.

EVERYBODY
LISTEN TO ME.

IT'S TERRIBLE
IF STANLEY DID IT,
BUT IT'S DONE,

AND IT'S TOO LATE
TO CHANGE IT.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE
FOR PARRY.

WE'LL GET WILLIAM
TO DO EVERYTHING
HE CAN

TO CUT SHORT HIS
SENTENCE.

JUST A MOMENT,
MRS. TIMBERLAKE.

THIS IS MY
RESPONSIBILITY NOW.

YOU--YOU MEAN THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO--

COME ON, STANLEY.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL HAVE
TO CHANGE MY DRESS
BEFORE I GO.

STANLEY, I'LL DO
EVERYTHING I CAN.

Asa: WE ALL
WILL, STANLEY.

THANK YOU.

MY POOR BABY.

Stanley: I'LL BE
ALL RIGHT, MOTHER.

COME UPSTAIRS,
LAVINIA.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE
YOU CAN DO HERE.

CRAIG, I KNOW HOW HARD
ALL THIS MUST HAVE BEEN FOR YOU.

I'M SORRY.

ROY...

PLEASE DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
I ALREADY KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

THE WAY YOU FEEL
ABOUT HER.

YOU THOUGHT
IT WAS ALL OVER,

BUT IT WASN'T.

IT'S STILL IN YOU,
LIKE AN OLD FEVER.

I WAS JUST THE COOL NURSE
WHO SAT BESIDE YOU

AND STROKED YOUR HEAD
UNTIL THE SPELL WAS OVER.

THEN YOU THOUGHT
YOU NEEDED ME.

ROY, I DO NEED YOU,

AND I'M GOING
TO GO ON NEEDING YOU
AS LONG AS I LIVE.

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

[ENGINE STARTS]

POLICE STATION, OPERATOR.

GOOD EVENING,
MISS STANLEY.

WHERE'S MY UNCLE?

MR. FITZROY'S
IN THE DRAWING ROOM.

THE DOCTOR
AND MRS. FITZROY
ARE IN THE LIBRARY.

UNCLE.

UNCLE.
UNCLE, DEAR.

I'VE DONE
A DREADFUL THING.

THAT ACCIDENT,
IT WASN'T PARRY.

I DID IT.

AND NOW
THEY'VE FOUND OUT,

AND THEY'RE GOINGTO
TELL THE POLICE,

AND THEY'LL
SEND ME TO PRISON.

PRISON, UNCLE.

OH, IT WAS
AN AWFUL THING.
I KNOW THAT.

BUT I DIDN'T MEAN
TO HURT ANYBODY.

IT JUST HAPPENED,
AND THEN I WAS
SO UPSET,

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT I WAS DOING.

UNCLE, I DON'T
WANT PARRY PUNISHED.

MAYBE YOU COULD
FIX IT SO THAT HE'D
GET OUT OF PRISON

AND I WOULDN'T HAVE
TO GO TO THE POLICE.

I CAN'T FACE IT.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN SAVE ME, UNCLE,

THE ONLY ONE
IN THE WORLD.

I'LL DO ANYTHING
YOU SAY. JUST TELL
ME WHAT TO DO.

UNCLE, I'LL COME
AND LIVE HERE.

I'LL TAKE CARE
OF YOU.

I'LL MAKE YOU LAUGH.

REMEMBER HOW WE
LAUGHED THE OTHER
NIGHT?

WE'LL HAVE FUN.
WE'LL DO ANYTHING,
ANYTHING YOU WANT.

UNCLE, DEAR, WHY
DON'T YOU ANSWER ME?

WHY DON'T YOU
SAY SOMETHING?

UNCLE.

UNCLE, WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH YOU?

6 MONTHS AT THE OUTSIDE.

THAT'S ALL HE GIVES ME.

6 MONTHS.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

ONLY 6 MONTHS TO LIVE.
THAT'S WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS.

I'M SORRY, UNCLE,
BUT MAYBE THE DOCTOR'S
WRONG.

THERE ISN'T MUCH
TIME. THEY MAY BE
ON THEIR WAY

TO THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
RIGHT NOW.

CALL HIM UP, UNCLE.

HE'LL LISTEN TO YOU.
SAY ANYTHING.

JUST SO THEY
DON'T ARREST ME.

BUT I'M GOING TO DIE.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
I'M GOING TO DIE.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'RE
GOING TO DIE!

BUT YOU'RE AN OLD MAN.
YOU'VE LIVED YOUR LIFE!

I HAVEN'T LIVED MINE.
MINE'S HARDLY BEGUN!

THINK OF ME, UNCLE!
THINK OF WHAT
WILL HAPPEN TO ME

IF YOU DON'T
GET ME OUT OF THIS!

YOU'RE
NOT EVEN LISTENING!

YOU DON'T CARE
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME

ANY MORE
THAN THE OTHERS!

YOU'D LET ME
GO TO PRISON!

ALL YOU'RE THINKING
OF IS YOUR OWN
MISERABLE LIFE!

WELL, YOU CAN DIE
FOR ALL I CARE. DIE!

[POLICE SIREN]

BOY, LOOK
AT HER TRAVEL.

[POLICE SIREN]

OFFICER FALLON REPORTING
A WRECK ON REVERE BOULEVARD.

A WOMAN DRIVING A CAR
AT HIGH SPEED FAILED
TO MAKE A SHARP TURN.

CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE
AND DOWN A HILL.

LICENSE NUMBER 2-4-7-6-9.

2-4-7-6-9.

IS SHE DEAD?

YEAH, SHE'S DEAD.

WELL, THAT'S
THE TIMBERLAKE GIRL.

WE WERE LOOKING FOR HER.

NO, ON ANOTHER CHARGE.

[RING]

YES.

OH. I SEE.

YES. I'LL--
I'LL MAKE ALL
ARRANGEMENTS.

CRAIG, IF SHE'S
ARRESTED, WE CAN--

NO.

IT'S OUT
OF OUR HANDS.

THERE'S NOTHING
MORE WE CAN DO.