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[dramatic music playing]
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[dramatic instrumentals play]
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[overlapping chatter]
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[dramatic rumbling]
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[dark, dramatic music playing]
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[spritely, regal instrumentals
playing]
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Cheers.
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[dramatic instrumentals
playing]
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[wind blowing]
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[chimes tinkling]
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[narrator] The earliest
documented instance
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of an animal speaking
like a human
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was in the 5th century BC,
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by the Greek physician Ctesias,
who wrote,
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"In my travels to India,
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I encountered a parrot
about as large as a hawk,
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with a human tongue and voice,
a dark red beak, a black beard,
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and blue feathers up to a neck,
which is red like cinnabar.
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It speaks Indian like a native
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and if taught Greek,
speaks Greek."
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[dramatic ambient music playing]
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In 1962, a budgerigar
named Sparkie Williams
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held the world record
for the largest vocabulary
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of a talking bird.
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Stupid bastard.
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[narrator]
At the time of his death,
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he knew 531 words.
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Stupid bastard. Silly bugger.
Stupid bastard.
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Like I told you,
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he is a very, very,
very good boy.
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That's not important right now.
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[narrator] In 1995,
a budgerigar named Park
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was credited by Guinness's
Book of World Records
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as having the largest
vocabulary of any bird.
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Never shake a baby bird,
that would surely be absurd.
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Konnichiwa!
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[narrator] While the budgerigar
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can be taught the most words,
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it is believed by many
that the hill myna
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sounds most similar
to a human when it speaks.
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Hello, how are you?
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[humanly laugh]
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Hello, how are you?
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[narrator] Crows are considered
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some of the most intelligent
animals on Earth.
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Come on.
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[narrator] And they can learn,
in some cases,
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to mimic human speech
and laughter.
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What a good boy.
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[narrator] And while most often
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when one thinks of an animal
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speaking like a human...
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[scream-like bleat]
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[narrator]
...one thinks of a bird.
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[scream-like yowl]
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[guttural yowl]
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[narrator] Some other animals
can produce sounds
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that are remarkably
like the ones we make.
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[grunting snorts]
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[narrator] These are very
isolated occurrences, however.
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The result of coincidence
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rather than anything supernatural.
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[shrill, whistle-like
vocalizations]
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You are considered to be
the world's foremost expert
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in parapsychology.
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A field of research I will admit
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I was unfamiliar with
until quite recently.
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Well, most are.
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Hm.
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There is something
I have been dying to ask,
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no pun intended,
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since we arranged
this interview.
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I hope my, uh, nomenclature
is not too crude.
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Well, what is it?
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Well, do you believe in ghosts?
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Well, the answer
to that question
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is actually quite complicated.
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How so?
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Do you believe
that ghosts are real?
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Well, now that is an entirely
different question
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with an even more
complicated answer.
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I'm afraid I'm a bit lost.
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Aren't we all?
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Allow me to respond
to your inquiry
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with a question for you.
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And that is, how do you define
that term, "real"?
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Well, it is, I suppose,
what I can see, what I can feel.
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Hear, smell.
What is obviously around me.
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Precisely.
What you can see,
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what you can feel,
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what is around you.
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- Right.
- Now, allow me
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to elucidate further
with a short exercise.
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- All right.
- Suppose when I look
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into the corner of the room,
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I see a man standing there
looking back at me.
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But there's no one there.
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[Dr. Fodor] So you say.
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But what if I could see someone?
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Can you?
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For the purpose
of this demonstration,
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yes, I see, as I said, a man.
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He is old with a heavy beard.
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Blue eyes. [laughs]
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He is making faces at me now.
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He is waggling his tongue.
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Right, but, uh, but there is
no one there.
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Do you see anyone there?
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What? So you cannot see him,
neither can he.
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And yet I can.
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So is he real or not?
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Well, no.
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But I say he is.
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But he is not.
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But I...
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say he is.
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That you two cannot see anyone
is irrelevant
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as far as I am concerned.
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You could bring
a thousand people in here
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and ask them all
if they see someone
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and they could all say no,
and yet I can.
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So to me, he is real.
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I think I understand now.
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Good. However...
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Oh, God, what now?
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My field of research with
regard to this scenario
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I have concocted
has little to do with the fact
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that you two cannot see
anyone in the corner.
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In fact, it does not
really matter that I can.
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What I am concerned with...
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What I am obsessed
with understanding is,
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why I can see that man?
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Do you understand?
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Not at all.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[rain pattering]
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[music fades]
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[sighs]
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Anne, hello.
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How was it?
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[grunting sigh]
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A drink, please.
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I see.
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Would you prefer
the Burns or the Calvert?
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The Calvert to start.
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[gentle music
plays quietly nearby]
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Now after the day
you've had,
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probably in no mood to have me
read your letters to you.
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Well... you might as well.
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Otherwise, they'll just...
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continue to accumulate.
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Yes.
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Right.
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[sighs, clears throat]
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"Dear Dr. Fodor,
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I do hope this letter
finds you well.
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My name is--"
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S-Sorry, Anne.
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If you could skip
the pleasantries,
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I'm not in the mood.
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Certainly. Yeah.
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"I live in the town
of Dundee, Scotland
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with my son Oliver.
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When we moved
into the cottage on--"
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All right.
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Here is what we will do.
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You will read the letter
to yourself,
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then you will take a moment.
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And then you will summarize it
for me.
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Ye... yes, sir.
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How short would you prefer
this summary to be?
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Four sentences or less.
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- How does that sound?
- Four. Yes.
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[vehicle drives past outside]
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[muttering]
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[clock chiming]
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Oh.
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Right, I think I've got it.
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Oh, does that count as one
of my four sentences?
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- No.
- Excellent.
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A young Scottish boy.
He sees his dead grandmother.
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Mother doesn't believe.
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Mother finds dead grandmother's
necklace on her pillow...
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One, two, three.
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...and the boy suffers at school
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because of his visions.
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Next.
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[mumbling]
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[thunder rumbling]
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Right.
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Library in Calcutta.
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Ghost of the former caretaker
said to haunt the history wing.
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Books strewn around.
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Photograph of phantasm enclosed.
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[Dr. Fodor sighs]
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[Anne] See? It's there.
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Oh, for fuck's sake.
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Next.
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Oh, golly. Right.
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[hums softly]
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Isle of Man.
Family living in a farmhouse.
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Claim a talking mongoose
lives in their barn.
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Creature's name is Gef.
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A talking mongoose.
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Yes.
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The creature,
whose name is Gef,
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resembles a mongoose
or some other member of--
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May I?
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Thank you.
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"Dear Dr. Fodor, greetings.
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I hope this letter finds you...
The Isle of Man.
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Let me begin by saying that
the earliest documented instance
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of an animal
speaking like a human
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was in the 5th century BC
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by the Greek philosopher
Ctesias--"
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This is from Dr. Harry Price.
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Yes, I-I believe he-he-he
visited the Irving family
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and investigated
the creature.
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Gef.
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"And while he did not see it,
he heard it.
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And the Irvings, and many
of the other townspeople
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are utterly convinced
that the creature does exist."
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[tense music playing]
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[thunder rumbling]
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- Would you pour me another?
- Oh, yes.
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[thunder rumbles loudly]
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[soft, fantastical music plays]
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[Dr. Fodor] "And while
he did not see it,
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he heard it.
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And the Irvings, and many
of the other townspeople
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are utterly convinced
that the creature does exist."
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[music drops off suddenly]
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A talking...
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mongoose.
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[lively piano music playing]
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[indistinct chatter nearby]
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I, uh, ordered you a gin rickey.
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I dimly recall a fondness for...
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Thank you.
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Apologies for my lateness.
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I took a circuitous route,
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to ensure I was not
being followed.
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Why on Earth
would anyone follow you?
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[Dr. Price] I don't know.
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I did not wish to be seen
together in this...
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public place.
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Have I become that unpopular
with your peers?
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I'm afraid so.
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The London Spiritualist Alliance
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do not take kindly to your new
clinical methods of research.
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So...
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The mongoose.
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Gef.
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[chuckles]
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Well, I-I must admit I found
your letter to be intriguing.
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[scoffs]
In my nearly 30 years
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of investigating
unnatural occurrences,
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this is perhaps
the strangest case
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I have ever encountered.
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Really?
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Mr. Irving, who owns the farm
upon which Gef resides,
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had written me 16 letters
over the past four years,
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describing the antics
of this bizarre creature.
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Strange that
he never wrote to me.
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Ah, the Irving family
are peculiar.
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Just to be clear,
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did you witness this creature
during your investigation?
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Did you observe it
speaking like a human?
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00:15:14,391 --> 00:15:15,435
[clicks tongue] No.
270
00:15:15,566 --> 00:15:16,915
No.
271
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But I did hear it.
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00:15:20,136 --> 00:15:21,093
You did?
273
00:15:21,224 --> 00:15:23,052
Yes. Once.
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From another room.
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00:15:25,619 --> 00:15:27,099
From another room?
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00:15:28,057 --> 00:15:30,624
And you're certain
it was the creature you heard,
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00:15:30,755 --> 00:15:32,104
not someone else?
278
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I suppose it could have been.
279
00:15:35,412 --> 00:15:38,502
We were informed
by one of the townspeople
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that the daughter, Voirrey,
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is an adept ventriloquist.
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I'm sorry.
283
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I know how all this sounds.
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[sighs]
285
00:16:00,611 --> 00:16:01,742
What's this?
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[Dr. Price] My journal.
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00:16:03,005 --> 00:16:05,050
It contains notes I took
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00:16:05,181 --> 00:16:10,925
during the investigation
of the Irving family, and Gef.
289
00:16:13,232 --> 00:16:15,408
[lighthearted piano music
plays in pub]
290
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An adept ventriloquist.
291
00:16:20,413 --> 00:16:23,590
[both laugh]
292
00:16:24,156 --> 00:16:25,375
[groans]
293
00:16:25,897 --> 00:16:28,769
The people of Cashen's Gap
are nearly unanimous
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in their belief in-in Gef.
295
00:16:33,035 --> 00:16:37,517
Many have encountered
the creature, or so they say.
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Interesting.
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00:16:43,784 --> 00:16:45,569
You know who you remind me of?
298
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Who's that?
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Harry Houdini.
300
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[snorts]
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I'm far less clever than he was.
302
00:16:53,968 --> 00:16:56,667
Perhaps, but your lives
have been quite similar,
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in some ways.
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00:16:59,844 --> 00:17:01,367
I recall,
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00:17:01,498 --> 00:17:03,674
before you became a skeptic.
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I am not a skeptic.
307
00:17:05,415 --> 00:17:07,808
[Dr. Price] Before you became
what you are,
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00:17:07,939 --> 00:17:09,941
I distinctly remember
you telling me
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00:17:10,072 --> 00:17:14,076
the story of the seance
you participated in.
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00:17:14,728 --> 00:17:18,384
With a voice medium,
William Cartheuser.
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You became disillusioned,
with Cartheuser,
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with all mediums, as we know.
313
00:17:24,695 --> 00:17:26,175
And yet, you spoke
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00:17:26,305 --> 00:17:29,526
of the overwhelming
emotional impact
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of encountering...
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your departed father.
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00:17:35,184 --> 00:17:36,620
What has this to do
with Houdini?
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[Dr. Price]
Humans are obsessed with death.
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And with what does
or does not come after it.
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You investigate
unnatural occurrences
321
00:17:48,197 --> 00:17:50,373
under the guise of understanding
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00:17:50,503 --> 00:17:56,988
why humans project
these phantasms into reality.
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00:17:57,815 --> 00:18:03,690
Why they are incapable of
letting go of these delusions,
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as you call them.
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00:18:05,736 --> 00:18:06,780
Yes.
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00:18:08,042 --> 00:18:12,134
I think you still
just miss your father.
327
00:18:17,835 --> 00:18:19,967
Houdini was deeply affected
328
00:18:20,098 --> 00:18:23,406
by the death of his mother,
as you know.
329
00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:26,626
He visited a medium
330
00:18:26,757 --> 00:18:30,108
hoping he might be able
to communicate with her.
331
00:18:31,544 --> 00:18:34,286
[table rattling]
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00:18:34,417 --> 00:18:36,506
[tense music playing]
333
00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:42,381
And he realized
that the medium was a fraud.
334
00:18:42,512 --> 00:18:45,819
So he sought to disprove
all mediums,
335
00:18:45,950 --> 00:18:47,908
to expose all psychics
336
00:18:48,039 --> 00:18:51,608
and spiritualists
as opportunists,
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00:18:51,738 --> 00:18:54,219
who prey upon the bereaved.
338
00:18:55,829 --> 00:18:59,746
He would attend seances
in disguise,
339
00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:03,707
and would leap forth
and explain to those present
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00:19:03,837 --> 00:19:06,057
how they were being duped...
341
00:19:06,188 --> 00:19:08,059
You are a fraud!
342
00:19:08,190 --> 00:19:10,496
[Dr. Price] ...demonstrating
the fraudulent methods
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00:19:10,627 --> 00:19:12,933
the mediums employed.
344
00:19:13,064 --> 00:19:14,370
I've heard these stories.
345
00:19:14,500 --> 00:19:17,111
[Dr. Price]
But he wanted to believe.
346
00:19:17,242 --> 00:19:20,071
He wanted to be mystified.
347
00:19:20,202 --> 00:19:24,641
He wanted to find one
who did understand
348
00:19:24,771 --> 00:19:29,820
so he could communicate
with his dead mother.
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00:19:29,950 --> 00:19:33,693
Did you know
that he and his wife, Bess,
350
00:19:33,824 --> 00:19:35,913
devised a message
351
00:19:36,522 --> 00:19:39,003
which one or the other
would relay,
352
00:19:39,133 --> 00:19:42,659
via medium, after they passed?
353
00:19:43,268 --> 00:19:47,229
Supposedly they told no one
this message.
354
00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,100
[Dr. Fodor]
I did not know this, no.
355
00:19:49,666 --> 00:19:51,668
[whispers indistinctly]
356
00:19:54,279 --> 00:19:56,020
[Dr. Price] After Houdini died,
357
00:19:56,150 --> 00:20:00,720
Bess visited a medium
named Arthur Ford.
358
00:20:00,851 --> 00:20:04,637
And he informed her
he had received a message
359
00:20:04,768 --> 00:20:07,249
from her late husband.
360
00:20:08,989 --> 00:20:10,252
Is that right?
361
00:20:10,730 --> 00:20:14,299
[Dr. Price] Bess confirmed
that the message was,
362
00:20:14,430 --> 00:20:19,652
in fact, the code,
which only she and Harry knew.
363
00:20:19,783 --> 00:20:21,698
[music fades]
364
00:20:26,529 --> 00:20:30,097
So, what do you think
about that?
365
00:20:30,228 --> 00:20:33,187
[lighthearted piano music
resumes in pub]
366
00:20:33,318 --> 00:20:35,407
I don't think anything
about that.
367
00:20:43,894 --> 00:20:45,156
Anne!
368
00:20:45,287 --> 00:20:48,246
[whimsical, pensive music
playing]
369
00:20:48,377 --> 00:20:49,813
[door slams shut]
370
00:20:52,468 --> 00:20:54,296
Ow! Who put that there?
371
00:20:56,950 --> 00:20:58,082
Anne!
372
00:21:00,127 --> 00:21:02,739
[footsteps]
373
00:21:04,175 --> 00:21:05,394
Is everything all right?
374
00:21:05,524 --> 00:21:07,874
We are going
to the Isle of Man.
375
00:21:08,919 --> 00:21:09,963
Golly!
376
00:21:10,660 --> 00:21:12,662
[train whistle blows]
377
00:21:12,792 --> 00:21:15,534
[dramatic music playing]
378
00:21:16,535 --> 00:21:18,145
[Dr. Fodor]
"The most extraordinary part
379
00:21:18,276 --> 00:21:19,495
of this amazing case
380
00:21:19,625 --> 00:21:22,106
is that Mr. Irving
has kept a sort of diary
381
00:21:22,236 --> 00:21:24,195
in the form of letters
of Gef's doings,
382
00:21:24,326 --> 00:21:26,980
and it rivals
the Arabian Nights
383
00:21:27,111 --> 00:21:31,463
in the fantastic improbabilities
which the record contains.
384
00:21:31,594 --> 00:21:34,640
Before me are 200
quarto typed sheets,
385
00:21:34,771 --> 00:21:37,164
and every page
describes a miracle.
386
00:21:37,295 --> 00:21:40,254
I will mention some of the most
interesting incidents."
387
00:21:43,649 --> 00:21:45,564
[train whistle blows]
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00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:50,308
[Dr. Price] In June 1932,
Gef began killing rabbits,
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00:21:50,439 --> 00:21:51,875
for the family.
390
00:21:52,005 --> 00:21:53,180
He strangled them,
391
00:21:53,311 --> 00:21:55,008
and thoughtfully
left them outside
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00:21:55,139 --> 00:21:58,577
in a convenient position
on the wall.
393
00:21:58,708 --> 00:22:01,928
During the next year or so,
he slaughtered scores of them
394
00:22:02,059 --> 00:22:04,670
and the faunal equilibrium
of the district
395
00:22:04,801 --> 00:22:07,543
was in danger of being upset.
396
00:22:09,414 --> 00:22:10,937
In 1934,
397
00:22:11,068 --> 00:22:14,288
Gef began making little trips
to the nearest town
398
00:22:14,419 --> 00:22:16,465
and on his return,
told the farmer
399
00:22:16,595 --> 00:22:19,076
what certain people
have been doing.
400
00:22:19,206 --> 00:22:21,470
This was proved to be correct.
401
00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,951
Then he became clairvoyant
and told the farmer
402
00:22:25,082 --> 00:22:28,912
what was happening ten miles
away without leaving the farm.
403
00:22:29,042 --> 00:22:31,828
Questioned as to whether
he was a "spirit,"
404
00:22:31,958 --> 00:22:36,485
Gef said
"I am an earthbound spirit."
405
00:22:36,615 --> 00:22:40,184
In July of the same year,
Gef began doing tricks.
406
00:22:40,314 --> 00:22:43,970
A person would go outside
onto the farmhouse's porch
407
00:22:44,101 --> 00:22:46,103
and place some pennies
on a stone.
408
00:22:46,233 --> 00:22:48,714
Gef, with his eye
to the door's peephole,
409
00:22:48,845 --> 00:22:52,544
would then say whether
they were heads or tails up.
410
00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,504
Sometimes he was right.
411
00:22:56,592 --> 00:22:59,333
Voirrey has even attempted
to photograph him.
412
00:22:59,464 --> 00:23:02,380
But just as she was about
to press the button,
413
00:23:02,511 --> 00:23:06,340
he darted off and was not
heard from for days.
414
00:23:06,471 --> 00:23:09,213
Gef explained that he is afraid
of being caught.
415
00:23:09,343 --> 00:23:11,998
Not by the camera,
but by a trap.
416
00:23:12,129 --> 00:23:14,348
Hence his timidity.
417
00:23:15,741 --> 00:23:18,831
Sometimes Gef follows
the Irvings to the nearest town
418
00:23:18,962 --> 00:23:20,354
when they go marketing.
419
00:23:20,485 --> 00:23:23,445
But always keeps
on the far side of the hedge,
420
00:23:23,575 --> 00:23:27,013
though he chats gaily
all the time.
421
00:23:29,625 --> 00:23:34,586
In March, 1935,
I received some fur and hairs
422
00:23:34,717 --> 00:23:38,547
which Gef had kindly plucked
from his back and tail,
423
00:23:38,677 --> 00:23:41,158
and was asked to identify it.
424
00:23:42,246 --> 00:23:45,467
I forwarded it
to Professor Julian Huxley,
425
00:23:45,597 --> 00:23:49,514
who handed it to
Mr. F. Martin Duncan, F.Z.S.,
426
00:23:49,645 --> 00:23:52,691
the authority on hair and fur.
427
00:23:52,822 --> 00:23:54,954
In a letter to me, he says:
428
00:23:55,085 --> 00:23:57,696
I have carefully examined them microscopically
429
00:23:57,827 --> 00:24:00,482
and compared them
with hairs of known origin.
430
00:24:01,047 --> 00:24:03,441
As a result,
I can very definitely state
431
00:24:03,572 --> 00:24:06,575
that these specimen hairs
never grew upon a mongoose,
432
00:24:07,227 --> 00:24:11,101
nor are they those of a rat,
rabbit, hare, squirrel,
433
00:24:11,231 --> 00:24:14,974
or other rodent,
or sheep, goat, or cow.
434
00:24:15,801 --> 00:24:18,804
I am inclined
that these hairs have probably
435
00:24:18,935 --> 00:24:23,026
been taken from
a longish-haired dog or dogs.
436
00:24:24,462 --> 00:24:26,899
[Dr. Price] Mr. Irving wrote
that he would be delighted
437
00:24:27,030 --> 00:24:30,642
to see me and would make
all arrangements for my visit.
438
00:24:30,773 --> 00:24:33,036
Unfortunately,
on receipt of the letter
439
00:24:33,166 --> 00:24:36,561
announcing my decision,
Gef suddenly disappeared.
440
00:24:37,214 --> 00:24:39,564
At the end of the month,
he was still missing,
441
00:24:39,695 --> 00:24:41,740
but I decided
not to alter my plans.
442
00:24:41,871 --> 00:24:43,525
And as I wanted a witness
443
00:24:43,655 --> 00:24:46,136
in case Gef should put
in an appearance,
444
00:24:46,266 --> 00:24:50,270
I asked Mr. R.S. Lambert,
the editor of The Listener,
445
00:24:50,401 --> 00:24:52,272
if he would accompany me.
446
00:24:53,012 --> 00:24:55,798
Upon our arrival to the Isle,
we decided to visit
447
00:24:55,928 --> 00:24:57,843
the haunt of Gef right away.
448
00:24:57,974 --> 00:25:00,542
As we approached,
Mr. Lambert and I
449
00:25:00,672 --> 00:25:05,285
were startled by an animal
bounding toward us.
450
00:25:06,330 --> 00:25:08,288
But it was only Ralph,
451
00:25:08,419 --> 00:25:10,160
the Irving's
three-year-old dog,
452
00:25:10,290 --> 00:25:13,119
who had heard
his master's voice.
453
00:25:14,991 --> 00:25:19,256
We at last reached the house
and were introduced to Voirrey,
454
00:25:19,386 --> 00:25:23,782
a good-looking girl of 17
who we found very intelligent,
455
00:25:23,913 --> 00:25:26,045
shy, and rather quiet.
456
00:25:26,176 --> 00:25:29,135
Mrs. Irving is a charming
and dignified lady
457
00:25:29,266 --> 00:25:30,963
who gave us a friendly welcome
458
00:25:31,094 --> 00:25:34,401
and asked us
to make ourselves at home.
459
00:25:34,532 --> 00:25:37,840
Mr. Irving was a successful
Liverpool businessman
460
00:25:37,970 --> 00:25:39,450
who, at the beginning
of the War,
461
00:25:39,581 --> 00:25:40,799
bought the farmstead,
462
00:25:40,930 --> 00:25:43,889
hoping to make a living
breeding sheep.
463
00:25:44,020 --> 00:25:45,848
As we sat around
the paraffin lamp
464
00:25:45,978 --> 00:25:48,459
in the small,
dark-paneled parlor,
465
00:25:48,590 --> 00:25:51,244
we heard the Gef story
all over again.
466
00:25:51,375 --> 00:25:53,943
Mr. Lambert and I
plied the Irvings
467
00:25:54,073 --> 00:25:57,076
with innumerable questions
and received answers
468
00:25:57,207 --> 00:25:58,948
which invariably tallied
469
00:25:59,078 --> 00:26:02,647
with what Mr. Irving
had recorded in his letters.
470
00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:09,132
The family was heartbroken
by Gef's continued absence.
471
00:26:09,262 --> 00:26:11,743
Mrs. Irving
was convinced the mongoose
472
00:26:11,874 --> 00:26:13,789
was still about the house.
473
00:26:14,485 --> 00:26:18,184
Probably listening
to every word we were saying.
474
00:26:20,709 --> 00:26:22,493
She addressed
a few words to Gef
475
00:26:22,624 --> 00:26:24,451
in the hope that her appeal
476
00:26:24,582 --> 00:26:27,498
would strike a sympathetic
chord somewhere.
477
00:26:27,629 --> 00:26:30,109
There was no response.
478
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:31,850
Then I addressed
a little speech
479
00:26:31,981 --> 00:26:34,244
to the four walls
of the living room,
480
00:26:34,374 --> 00:26:36,202
hoping Gef would hear me.
481
00:26:36,333 --> 00:26:39,815
I pointed out that we had come
a long way on his account,
482
00:26:39,945 --> 00:26:43,122
and that we were entitled
to some manifestation.
483
00:26:43,253 --> 00:26:45,777
A few words,
a scream, a squeak,
484
00:26:45,908 --> 00:26:49,041
or just a simple scratch
behind the paneling.
485
00:26:49,172 --> 00:26:52,392
I even invited him
to throw something at me.
486
00:26:52,523 --> 00:26:54,612
But all to no purpose.
487
00:26:54,743 --> 00:26:58,398
Gef was definitely
not in a talking mood.
488
00:27:01,314 --> 00:27:04,796
Neither Mr. Lambert
nor I slept very well.
489
00:27:04,927 --> 00:27:07,669
The mongoose problem
obsessed our minds
490
00:27:07,799 --> 00:27:09,975
and made sleep difficult.
491
00:27:10,106 --> 00:27:13,587
Was the whole affair
a fraud from A to Z?
492
00:27:13,718 --> 00:27:16,503
Was it a plot
lasting four years?
493
00:27:16,634 --> 00:27:19,028
If so, what was the motive?
494
00:27:19,158 --> 00:27:21,378
Were the Irvings engaged
in a clever,
495
00:27:21,508 --> 00:27:23,989
picturesque conspiracy?
496
00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:27,036
Was there any
sort of animal at all?
497
00:27:27,166 --> 00:27:30,126
Was there any real evidence whatsoever
498
00:27:30,256 --> 00:27:32,128
that Gef had been heard?
499
00:27:32,258 --> 00:27:33,520
If a plot...
500
00:27:33,651 --> 00:27:35,479
there was no apparent motive,
501
00:27:35,609 --> 00:27:37,394
no financial gain.
502
00:27:38,003 --> 00:27:39,831
[tense music playing]
503
00:27:39,962 --> 00:27:42,094
[rooster crowing]
504
00:27:42,225 --> 00:27:45,881
The next morning we awoke to
the news that Gef had returned
505
00:27:46,011 --> 00:27:48,666
and been talking
throughout much of the night.
506
00:27:48,797 --> 00:27:51,234
Incidentally,
Gef had informed the farmer
507
00:27:51,364 --> 00:27:54,237
that he had taken
a sly glance at me
508
00:27:54,367 --> 00:27:58,067
and did not like how I looked.
509
00:27:58,197 --> 00:28:01,070
So I was told to stand
in a certain position
510
00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,551
on the floor and cry out
"I believe in you, Gef!"
511
00:28:05,204 --> 00:28:07,511
I believe in you, Gef!
512
00:28:07,641 --> 00:28:10,166
There came a shrill scream
from upstairs.
513
00:28:10,296 --> 00:28:13,256
So once again I called out,
this time saying
514
00:28:13,386 --> 00:28:15,606
"Won't you come down?
I believe in you!"
515
00:28:15,737 --> 00:28:17,042
To which Gef replied,
516
00:28:17,173 --> 00:28:19,392
"No, I don't mean to stay long,
517
00:28:19,523 --> 00:28:21,090
as I don't like you!"
518
00:28:21,220 --> 00:28:22,787
As the mongoose was talking,
519
00:28:22,918 --> 00:28:26,008
Mr. Lambert crept
toward the stairs.
520
00:28:26,138 --> 00:28:27,444
But unfortunately,
521
00:28:27,574 --> 00:28:29,489
the top stair
had a loose tread,
522
00:28:29,620 --> 00:28:32,101
which he stepped on
and went tumbling down,
523
00:28:32,231 --> 00:28:34,190
making a terrible noise.
524
00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:37,628
Gef shrieked out
"He is coming!" and vanished.
525
00:28:38,498 --> 00:28:41,153
[dramatic music playing]
526
00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:46,811
The Irvings
were kindness personified,
527
00:28:46,942 --> 00:28:51,120
and did everything for us,
except produce Gef.
528
00:28:53,252 --> 00:28:56,516
Mr. Irving personally
conducted us over the house
529
00:28:56,647 --> 00:28:59,084
and pointed out Gef's haunts.
530
00:28:59,693 --> 00:29:02,131
We saw numerous peepholes,
531
00:29:02,261 --> 00:29:04,133
cracks through which Gef
threw things
532
00:29:04,263 --> 00:29:06,004
at doubting visitors.
533
00:29:06,700 --> 00:29:08,877
Squint-holes
through which the mongoose
534
00:29:09,007 --> 00:29:10,400
watches the Irvings.
535
00:29:10,530 --> 00:29:12,315
We saw the runs behind paneling
536
00:29:12,445 --> 00:29:14,926
by which Gef can skip, unseen,
537
00:29:15,057 --> 00:29:17,320
from one room to another.
538
00:29:17,450 --> 00:29:19,148
The fact that every room
is paneled
539
00:29:19,278 --> 00:29:22,499
makes the whole house
one enormous speaking-tube,
540
00:29:22,629 --> 00:29:25,502
with walls
like sounding-boards.
541
00:29:27,896 --> 00:29:30,899
In Voirrey's room
we were shown Gef's "sanctum,"
542
00:29:31,029 --> 00:29:33,031
which was a boxed partition,
543
00:29:33,162 --> 00:29:35,860
on top of which Gef
was said to dance
544
00:29:35,991 --> 00:29:40,038
to the gramophone
and bounce his favorite ball.
545
00:29:41,213 --> 00:29:44,738
By speaking into one of the
many apertures in the panels,
546
00:29:44,869 --> 00:29:46,218
it should be possible
547
00:29:46,349 --> 00:29:47,741
to convey the voice
548
00:29:47,872 --> 00:29:49,831
to various parts of the house.
549
00:29:53,573 --> 00:29:56,533
Apparently,
Gef often does this.
550
00:29:56,663 --> 00:29:58,317
[brakes squeak]
551
00:29:58,448 --> 00:30:00,754
[engine putters, shuts off]
552
00:30:05,629 --> 00:30:06,673
Can I fetch you a drink?
553
00:30:06,804 --> 00:30:09,372
Thank you.
No, um, I'm exhausted.
554
00:30:09,502 --> 00:30:11,940
I think I'm going
to retire early.
555
00:30:12,070 --> 00:30:13,724
Tomorrow should be interesting.
556
00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,597
I'm going to go to
the, uh, pub for a nightcap.
557
00:30:17,728 --> 00:30:19,034
Unless there's anything else
you might need?
558
00:30:20,122 --> 00:30:21,732
Uh, no, by all means.
559
00:30:21,863 --> 00:30:26,041
And, um, if you happen to see
any talking mongeese...
560
00:30:26,171 --> 00:30:27,172
[chuckles softly]
561
00:30:28,957 --> 00:30:30,523
It's mongooses,
I believe.
562
00:30:31,133 --> 00:30:33,831
Well, if you happen to see
any of either then,
563
00:30:34,571 --> 00:30:35,789
inform me right away.
564
00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:37,443
Yes, of course.
565
00:30:37,574 --> 00:30:39,750
- Night.
- Good night.
566
00:30:42,927 --> 00:30:44,363
[door opens]
567
00:30:44,842 --> 00:30:46,235
[dog barking]
568
00:30:51,631 --> 00:30:52,850
Good evening.
569
00:30:55,505 --> 00:30:58,073
- And to you.
- Is the bar closed?
570
00:30:59,813 --> 00:31:01,728
What would you like to drink,
m'dear?
571
00:31:03,948 --> 00:31:05,123
A whiskey.
572
00:31:06,646 --> 00:31:08,997
I dunno if it's good whiskey
I'm afraid.
573
00:31:09,823 --> 00:31:11,390
Well, shouldn't we wait for...
574
00:31:11,521 --> 00:31:12,565
For whom?
575
00:31:13,653 --> 00:31:15,742
[music plays softly nearby]
576
00:31:15,873 --> 00:31:17,266
[grunting]
577
00:31:18,876 --> 00:31:20,399
[chair creaking]
578
00:31:20,530 --> 00:31:22,662
[grunts, sighs]
579
00:31:30,801 --> 00:31:32,934
Here to see ol' Gef, right?
580
00:31:34,413 --> 00:31:36,676
I am the assistant
to Dr. Nandor Fodor,
581
00:31:36,807 --> 00:31:38,809
the world's
foremost parapsychologist.
582
00:31:38,940 --> 00:31:40,985
And we are here
to investigate a possible
583
00:31:41,116 --> 00:31:42,726
supernatural occurrence
584
00:31:42,856 --> 00:31:44,946
involving an entity known as,
585
00:31:45,598 --> 00:31:47,426
yes, Gef.
586
00:31:47,557 --> 00:31:48,601
Hm.
587
00:31:49,515 --> 00:31:51,169
Gef ain't supernatural.
588
00:31:53,215 --> 00:31:54,694
He's an earth spirit.
589
00:31:56,479 --> 00:31:58,220
Told me that hisself, he did.
590
00:32:00,135 --> 00:32:01,440
Have you encountered him?
591
00:32:03,094 --> 00:32:04,313
Indeed I have.
592
00:32:05,792 --> 00:32:06,837
Once.
593
00:32:07,881 --> 00:32:09,753
Were near two years past now.
594
00:32:11,885 --> 00:32:14,192
Did you see him?
Can you describe him?
595
00:32:14,323 --> 00:32:16,673
Were but only
for the briefest of moments.
596
00:32:18,675 --> 00:32:20,807
And outta the corner
of me eye.
597
00:32:22,853 --> 00:32:24,115
Oh, I see.
598
00:32:24,246 --> 00:32:25,377
But I heard him speak.
599
00:32:25,508 --> 00:32:27,858
[gentle, suspenseful music
playing]
600
00:32:27,989 --> 00:32:29,251
Clear as day.
601
00:32:38,782 --> 00:32:41,437
It were after the funeral rites
Father Penzen read
602
00:32:41,567 --> 00:32:43,091
for my beloved Helen.
603
00:32:45,006 --> 00:32:46,050
[Anne] Is that your wife?
604
00:32:46,181 --> 00:32:47,225
[man] Aye.
605
00:32:49,401 --> 00:32:51,229
Nigh onto 30 years.
606
00:32:52,578 --> 00:32:54,406
It was consumption took her...
607
00:32:56,191 --> 00:32:57,453
before her time.
608
00:32:58,106 --> 00:32:59,803
I am very sorry.
609
00:32:59,933 --> 00:33:01,500
I'd had a few that day.
610
00:33:02,327 --> 00:33:04,547
I wasn't copin' too well
with her loss.
611
00:33:05,243 --> 00:33:07,245
So by's time
the rites had been read,
612
00:33:07,376 --> 00:33:09,421
I had to piss somethin' fierce.
613
00:33:09,552 --> 00:33:12,511
[church bell tolling]
614
00:33:14,165 --> 00:33:16,341
So I went 'round the side
of that old church,
615
00:33:17,342 --> 00:33:18,561
where I'd be outta sight.
616
00:33:20,650 --> 00:33:23,827
And it was when I was standin'
there, pissin',
617
00:33:27,048 --> 00:33:28,266
that I heard him.
618
00:33:30,573 --> 00:33:32,270
- Gef?
- Aye.
619
00:33:32,923 --> 00:33:35,273
[gentle piano notes resonate]
620
00:33:35,404 --> 00:33:37,884
[sorrowful instrumentals
playing]
621
00:33:39,799 --> 00:33:41,845
He recited a poem to me.
622
00:33:44,848 --> 00:33:50,071
And even now, rememberin',
I get a bit blubbery.
623
00:33:51,768 --> 00:33:53,465
[shuddering breath]
624
00:33:57,165 --> 00:34:00,603
[Gef] "I dreamed that one
had died in a strange place
625
00:34:00,733 --> 00:34:02,300
Near no accustomed hand
626
00:34:02,431 --> 00:34:04,955
And they had nailed
the boards above her face
627
00:34:05,086 --> 00:34:07,044
The peasants of that land
628
00:34:07,175 --> 00:34:09,916
Wondering to lay her
in that solitude
629
00:34:10,047 --> 00:34:11,831
And raised above her mound
630
00:34:11,962 --> 00:34:15,008
A cross they had made
out of two bits of wood
631
00:34:15,139 --> 00:34:17,228
And planted cypress round
632
00:34:17,359 --> 00:34:20,449
And left her
to the indifferent stars above
633
00:34:20,579 --> 00:34:23,191
Until I carved these words
634
00:34:23,321 --> 00:34:27,151
She was more beautiful
than thy first love
635
00:34:27,282 --> 00:34:31,112
But now lies under boards..."
636
00:34:36,204 --> 00:34:38,510
That were the day
I finally quit drinkin'.
637
00:34:42,079 --> 00:34:43,602
[sips, swallows loudly]
638
00:34:47,084 --> 00:34:48,999
That poem was by Yeats,
wasn't it?
639
00:34:49,478 --> 00:34:50,566
It's "A Dream of Death."
640
00:34:50,696 --> 00:34:51,784
Aye.
641
00:34:53,221 --> 00:34:56,876
But it weren't only the poem
itself that struck me so.
642
00:34:59,052 --> 00:35:00,358
It were that voice.
643
00:35:02,839 --> 00:35:04,884
That voice
that got inside of me.
644
00:35:07,235 --> 00:35:12,153
Felt like it were playin' up
my spinal cord like piano keys.
645
00:35:13,415 --> 00:35:14,503
I see.
646
00:35:14,633 --> 00:35:15,634
I'd been numb.
647
00:35:16,461 --> 00:35:17,462
See?
648
00:35:20,117 --> 00:35:22,163
Unaccepting that she were gone.
649
00:35:26,036 --> 00:35:30,127
It were the first time I allowed
myself to feel the pain.
650
00:35:33,304 --> 00:35:34,653
I needed to.
651
00:35:36,177 --> 00:35:37,439
I needed to.
652
00:35:38,179 --> 00:35:39,658
I understand.
653
00:35:43,009 --> 00:35:45,403
[breathes unevenly]
654
00:35:47,884 --> 00:35:51,017
Ya wanna know the strangest
part of the whole story, though?
655
00:35:54,238 --> 00:35:56,762
There's something stranger
than what you just told me?
656
00:35:58,242 --> 00:35:59,374
Aye.
657
00:36:01,114 --> 00:36:04,205
My Helen passed in April of '33.
658
00:36:05,597 --> 00:36:08,774
Good Friday,
if you can believe it.
659
00:36:10,254 --> 00:36:11,429
Oh.
660
00:36:12,125 --> 00:36:15,825
That poem, Yeats, as you know,
661
00:36:17,870 --> 00:36:20,960
it weren't published
until the summer of '34.
662
00:36:22,266 --> 00:36:23,267
Oh.
663
00:36:24,225 --> 00:36:25,182
Hm.
664
00:36:25,313 --> 00:36:26,749
You don't believe me, do ya?
665
00:36:28,185 --> 00:36:30,753
Well, it was a very sad story.
666
00:36:30,883 --> 00:36:31,971
[man] Aye.
667
00:36:32,102 --> 00:36:34,409
[solemn piano melody playing]
668
00:36:35,671 --> 00:36:37,934
You must understand,
Dr. Fodor has instilled in me
669
00:36:38,064 --> 00:36:40,066
a tremendous skepticism.
670
00:36:40,197 --> 00:36:41,546
[grunts]
671
00:36:41,677 --> 00:36:43,853
He always says,
"Believe only that
672
00:36:43,983 --> 00:36:45,724
which can be seen and heard,
673
00:36:45,855 --> 00:36:50,163
touched, detected
by instruments of science.
674
00:36:50,294 --> 00:36:52,035
Believe not words,
675
00:36:52,165 --> 00:36:56,300
but provable, observable facts."
676
00:37:00,913 --> 00:37:02,611
And that's how ya live, then?
677
00:37:06,005 --> 00:37:08,007
I mean, Dr. Fodor
is a brilliant man.
678
00:37:12,621 --> 00:37:14,971
Your story's as sad as mine,
I think.
679
00:37:17,234 --> 00:37:18,409
In its own way.
680
00:37:23,849 --> 00:37:25,721
[music ends]
681
00:37:25,851 --> 00:37:27,375
[shrill animal call
in the distance]
682
00:37:28,289 --> 00:37:29,420
[groans]
683
00:37:29,551 --> 00:37:30,552
[echoing owl call]
684
00:37:33,555 --> 00:37:34,730
[sighs]
685
00:37:34,860 --> 00:37:36,906
[owl trilling]
686
00:37:38,647 --> 00:37:41,432
[dramatic music playing]
687
00:37:50,485 --> 00:37:51,529
[car horn honks]
688
00:37:53,139 --> 00:37:54,619
[brakes squeak]
689
00:38:02,235 --> 00:38:03,889
Hey. Hey.
690
00:38:05,935 --> 00:38:07,937
- You must be Dr. Fodor.
- Yeah. Hello.
691
00:38:08,067 --> 00:38:09,634
- You must be Anne.
- How do you do?
692
00:38:09,765 --> 00:38:11,027
Delighted to make
your acquaintance!
693
00:38:11,157 --> 00:38:12,681
Welcome to Cashen's Gap!
694
00:38:12,811 --> 00:38:14,247
I see you've already met
our mayor!
695
00:38:15,292 --> 00:38:16,728
We're all very excited
that you're here.
696
00:38:16,859 --> 00:38:18,600
Dr. Price spoke
quite highly of you.
697
00:38:18,730 --> 00:38:20,341
Now, he was a lovely man,
he was.
698
00:38:20,471 --> 00:38:22,038
Oh. Indeed.
699
00:38:22,168 --> 00:38:23,431
Best of luck to you.
700
00:38:23,561 --> 00:38:25,084
Oh, thank you, Maurice.
701
00:38:25,215 --> 00:38:26,347
Mayor.
702
00:38:28,131 --> 00:38:29,828
Have to drive you
rest of the way to the house
703
00:38:29,959 --> 00:38:31,264
if that's all right with you.
704
00:38:31,395 --> 00:38:33,310
The, uh, grade can be a bit more
705
00:38:33,441 --> 00:38:35,443
uneven at times, I'm afraid.
706
00:38:35,965 --> 00:38:37,401
I think we will be fine.
707
00:38:40,186 --> 00:38:41,840
The warmth of this winter
in particular,
708
00:38:41,971 --> 00:38:44,800
makes it very suitable
for cultivation of apricots.
709
00:38:44,930 --> 00:38:47,106
Delicious little darlings,
if you've never had 'un.
710
00:38:48,238 --> 00:38:49,979
- I think I'm gonna be sick.
- Oh, gosh.
711
00:38:50,109 --> 00:38:53,983
And here, closer to the water,
the soil's a lot lighter,
712
00:38:54,113 --> 00:38:57,378
more akin to sand, so
the cherry trees just love it.
713
00:38:57,508 --> 00:38:58,727
You can see 'em there.
714
00:39:01,077 --> 00:39:02,252
What?
715
00:39:04,428 --> 00:39:06,648
[gentle dramatic music playing]
716
00:39:13,306 --> 00:39:15,613
And with how warm it's been,
as I mentioned,
717
00:39:15,744 --> 00:39:18,573
you know, the fruit's
just been growin' so well.
718
00:39:18,703 --> 00:39:20,313
Last year was more profitable
than the previous,
719
00:39:20,444 --> 00:39:21,967
which had been more profitable
than the previous.
720
00:39:22,098 --> 00:39:24,230
And this year, you know,
set to be the best yet.
721
00:39:24,361 --> 00:39:27,277
You know, it's more work,
but it's rewarding, in its way.
722
00:39:27,408 --> 00:39:30,323
Oh, Dr. Fodor,
this is my wife, Margaret.
723
00:39:30,454 --> 00:39:32,369
Maggie,
this is Dr. Nandor Fodor,
724
00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:33,805
and his assistant, Anne.
725
00:39:33,936 --> 00:39:36,721
It's a real pleasure
to meet ya, Dr. Fodor.
726
00:39:36,852 --> 00:39:41,291
Dr. Price spoke so admiringly
of ya in his letters.
727
00:39:41,422 --> 00:39:43,772
I wanted to have read your book
before you arrived,
728
00:39:43,902 --> 00:39:46,078
but when I ordered it
from Pavel's in town,
729
00:39:46,209 --> 00:39:48,472
they said it'd be a month
before a copy came.
730
00:39:48,603 --> 00:39:52,607
Well, that is very kind,
and, uh, entirely unnecessary.
731
00:39:53,956 --> 00:39:56,654
And aren't you
a beautiful thing?
732
00:39:57,263 --> 00:39:59,657
Such eleemosynary eyes.
733
00:39:59,788 --> 00:40:00,919
Hello.
734
00:40:01,746 --> 00:40:03,966
Married, are you? Hmm?
735
00:40:05,010 --> 00:40:06,795
[laughs] Oh. Oh, no.
736
00:40:07,448 --> 00:40:09,058
I'm sor... I'm...
737
00:40:09,188 --> 00:40:11,234
No. [splutters] I'm-I'm-I'm...
738
00:40:11,364 --> 00:40:13,366
I'm Dr. Fodor's assistant.
739
00:40:13,497 --> 00:40:14,977
[laughs]
740
00:40:15,107 --> 00:40:17,545
I didn't mean to each other,
silly girl.
741
00:40:17,675 --> 00:40:20,069
Though by your reaction,
perhaps I touched
742
00:40:20,199 --> 00:40:22,854
on a subject
that's a wee bit sore.
743
00:40:22,985 --> 00:40:23,986
For God's sake.
744
00:40:24,116 --> 00:40:25,466
I meant are you married at all!
745
00:40:25,596 --> 00:40:27,337
You've a figure suitable
for birthin'.
746
00:40:27,468 --> 00:40:28,469
Um...
747
00:40:28,599 --> 00:40:30,122
May I see your hand?
748
00:40:30,253 --> 00:40:31,428
Oh, gosh, yes.
749
00:40:31,559 --> 00:40:34,257
So, your love line...
Oh, here.
750
00:40:34,387 --> 00:40:35,824
All right, all right,
that's enough of that.
751
00:40:35,954 --> 00:40:37,565
They haven't come all this way
to hear you prattle on.
752
00:40:37,695 --> 00:40:38,653
I'm sorry.
753
00:40:38,783 --> 00:40:41,090
And you must be Voirrey.
754
00:40:41,786 --> 00:40:43,440
Pleased to meet you,
Dr. Fodor.
755
00:40:43,571 --> 00:40:47,226
Dr. Price mentioned that you are
an accomplished ventriloquist.
756
00:40:47,923 --> 00:40:50,055
Oh. [laughs nervously]
757
00:40:50,186 --> 00:40:52,493
I wouldn't consider
myself accomplished, sir.
758
00:40:53,232 --> 00:40:54,756
Self-taught, are we?
759
00:40:55,496 --> 00:40:58,977
Yes, sir. Used to make my dolls
talk, when I was a girl.
760
00:40:59,108 --> 00:41:00,457
One day I scared
my friend, Saoirse,
761
00:41:00,588 --> 00:41:02,764
'cause she thought
they were really talkin'.
762
00:41:02,894 --> 00:41:03,982
Fascinating.
763
00:41:04,113 --> 00:41:05,984
Oh, this is my hand, Errol.
764
00:41:06,115 --> 00:41:08,596
He, uh, sees to the house,
tends the crops with me.
765
00:41:08,726 --> 00:41:10,162
He lives in the guest house.
766
00:41:10,293 --> 00:41:11,947
I'm honored to make your
acquaintance, Dr. Fodor.
767
00:41:12,077 --> 00:41:13,514
And I yours.
768
00:41:13,644 --> 00:41:15,167
And who are these?
769
00:41:15,298 --> 00:41:16,865
Ralph and Rolf.
770
00:41:16,995 --> 00:41:18,693
Which one is this?
771
00:41:18,823 --> 00:41:19,781
That's Rolf.
772
00:41:19,911 --> 00:41:21,522
[Dr. Fodor] Rolf?
773
00:41:21,652 --> 00:41:22,958
[chuckles]
774
00:41:23,088 --> 00:41:25,569
Well, thank you
for introducing us
775
00:41:25,700 --> 00:41:28,790
to your lovely family,
uh, Mr. Irving.
776
00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:31,140
We have, as you said,
traveled a great distance,
777
00:41:31,270 --> 00:41:32,881
in the hope that we might meet
778
00:41:33,011 --> 00:41:34,883
another member
of your household.
779
00:41:35,013 --> 00:41:37,581
Yes, of course,
you're here to see Gef.
780
00:41:37,712 --> 00:41:39,017
Indeed.
781
00:41:39,148 --> 00:41:41,542
Now, uh, is the creature here?
May we see him?
782
00:41:42,107 --> 00:41:43,848
Creature? Uh, well.
783
00:41:43,979 --> 00:41:46,329
Gef is always here,
you know, you might say.
784
00:41:46,459 --> 00:41:48,418
He's always about. Um...
785
00:41:49,506 --> 00:41:51,595
But he is not currently
in the house.
786
00:41:51,726 --> 00:41:55,164
At the moment.
He left about a week ago.
787
00:41:55,294 --> 00:41:57,122
Shortly after we informed him
you were comin' actually.
788
00:41:57,253 --> 00:41:59,864
He, um, he gets a bit upset,
you know, when we bring
789
00:41:59,995 --> 00:42:01,474
experts in to see him.
790
00:42:01,605 --> 00:42:03,172
Yeah, he sees it as an insult.
791
00:42:03,302 --> 00:42:04,782
He says he knows he exists,
so why's he got
792
00:42:04,913 --> 00:42:05,870
to prove it to anyone else?
793
00:42:06,001 --> 00:42:07,350
Ah.
794
00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:09,265
Nothin' to worry about,
you know, I assure you!
795
00:42:09,395 --> 00:42:11,963
As I said, Gef's always here,
this is his home.
796
00:42:12,094 --> 00:42:14,139
If I had to guess,
I would say the wee rascal's
797
00:42:14,270 --> 00:42:16,098
probably watchin' us right now.
798
00:42:16,228 --> 00:42:17,882
Yeah.
799
00:42:18,013 --> 00:42:19,057
Tryin' to get the measure of ya.
800
00:42:19,188 --> 00:42:21,494
[laughter]
801
00:42:22,539 --> 00:42:24,193
No, but there's a cave,
802
00:42:24,323 --> 00:42:25,673
about half a mile
up the mountain,
803
00:42:25,803 --> 00:42:27,718
and often that
when he's not in the house
804
00:42:27,849 --> 00:42:29,372
that's where I'll find him.
805
00:42:29,502 --> 00:42:31,417
That's almost certain
where he's gonna be.
806
00:42:33,289 --> 00:42:35,117
Anyway, come inside
and have a cuppa tea.
807
00:42:35,247 --> 00:42:37,598
My wife's baked a raspberry
tart you've just got to taste.
808
00:42:37,728 --> 00:42:40,078
Oh, that sounds lovely.
809
00:42:40,209 --> 00:42:41,514
Come on. Come on.
810
00:42:42,559 --> 00:42:45,040
[gentle, pensive music playing]
811
00:43:03,101 --> 00:43:05,060
I've found that when Gef's not
here in the house with us,
812
00:43:05,190 --> 00:43:06,670
oftentimes he can be
found in a cave
813
00:43:06,801 --> 00:43:08,454
toward the top of the mountain.
814
00:43:08,585 --> 00:43:11,370
And I'd wager
that's where he is now.
815
00:43:11,501 --> 00:43:12,589
I see.
816
00:43:13,459 --> 00:43:14,809
A bit of a hike
to get there, though.
817
00:43:14,939 --> 00:43:16,332
You know, it's all uphill,
818
00:43:16,462 --> 00:43:17,681
the trail's a bit uneven.
819
00:43:18,377 --> 00:43:19,552
Doesn't bother Gef
much, I presume,
820
00:43:19,683 --> 00:43:20,771
with his quick
little feet.
821
00:43:20,902 --> 00:43:22,077
But might prove a bit
more trying
822
00:43:22,207 --> 00:43:23,469
for our awkward
human paws.
823
00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:25,428
[laughs]
824
00:43:25,558 --> 00:43:29,606
So... not here at the moment,
as we've determined.
825
00:43:30,912 --> 00:43:32,653
Don't know what else
to do with the day.
826
00:43:33,349 --> 00:43:34,524
Well...
827
00:43:35,307 --> 00:43:36,787
let's see that cave.
828
00:43:41,183 --> 00:43:43,707
Do you know how many breeds
of sheep there are in the world?
829
00:43:45,622 --> 00:43:47,972
I confess I do not.
830
00:43:48,103 --> 00:43:49,495
Many thousands.
831
00:43:52,107 --> 00:43:53,630
Although only a rare few
832
00:43:53,761 --> 00:43:55,197
are what we call
"fine wool"
833
00:43:55,327 --> 00:43:56,851
but they're not
as common here.
834
00:43:56,981 --> 00:43:59,375
Although I've had a lot
of success with Rambouillet,
835
00:43:59,505 --> 00:44:01,812
although they generally
don't prefer the rain.
836
00:44:04,206 --> 00:44:05,424
Fascinating.
837
00:44:07,209 --> 00:44:08,558
What's fascinating?
838
00:44:08,689 --> 00:44:09,864
Sheep.
839
00:44:09,994 --> 00:44:11,474
Oh. Oh.
840
00:44:11,604 --> 00:44:14,695
[pensive music continues]
841
00:44:22,485 --> 00:44:24,574
All right. Here we are.
842
00:44:24,705 --> 00:44:27,011
One of Gef's favorite
hiding spots.
843
00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:29,405
Gef!
844
00:44:30,493 --> 00:44:32,408
Gef! You in there, old boy?
845
00:44:32,538 --> 00:44:35,716
I got Dr. Fodor and his lovely
assistant here to see you.
846
00:44:36,325 --> 00:44:37,979
See, the cave goes in
a fair bit.
847
00:44:38,109 --> 00:44:40,024
Because he ain't answerin'
and we can't see him,
848
00:44:40,155 --> 00:44:41,852
doesn't mean he ain't here.
849
00:44:41,983 --> 00:44:43,767
[wind blowing]
850
00:44:46,814 --> 00:44:49,033
You know, perhaps--
you don't have to, of course,
851
00:44:49,164 --> 00:44:52,297
but perhaps if you
announce yourself to him,
852
00:44:52,428 --> 00:44:55,170
just say there's absolutely
no doubt in your mind he's real
853
00:44:55,300 --> 00:44:57,563
and that might assuage
any concerns he may have,
854
00:44:57,694 --> 00:44:59,174
and convince him
to show himself.
855
00:45:01,176 --> 00:45:02,960
What exactly would you
like me to say?
856
00:45:03,091 --> 00:45:05,136
Just that.
Just tell him who you are,
857
00:45:05,267 --> 00:45:06,616
and that you're certain
he's real,
858
00:45:06,747 --> 00:45:07,922
and that you mean
no harm to him.
859
00:45:08,052 --> 00:45:09,358
Not here to
vivisect him or anything.
860
00:45:09,488 --> 00:45:11,012
Let's just say hello.
861
00:45:11,142 --> 00:45:12,665
- Hello?
- Hm.
862
00:45:12,796 --> 00:45:15,538
Hello. Very well.
863
00:45:23,198 --> 00:45:24,373
Hello.
864
00:45:25,940 --> 00:45:26,941
Hello, Gef.
865
00:45:27,071 --> 00:45:28,681
[laughs]
866
00:45:28,812 --> 00:45:31,075
- Go on, go on.
- Right. [clears throat]
867
00:45:31,859 --> 00:45:34,513
My name is Dr. Nandor Fodor.
868
00:45:35,297 --> 00:45:36,646
And, um...
869
00:45:37,647 --> 00:45:40,476
Mr. Irving has instructed me
to inform you
870
00:45:40,606 --> 00:45:44,697
that I believe that,
uh, you exist.
871
00:45:44,828 --> 00:45:46,177
And, uh...
872
00:45:48,092 --> 00:45:52,923
I would add that, um, if you are
currently residing in this cave,
873
00:45:53,054 --> 00:45:56,971
would you be amenable
to venturing out
874
00:45:57,101 --> 00:45:59,625
so that we may converse?
875
00:46:02,019 --> 00:46:04,282
I am very excited
876
00:46:04,413 --> 00:46:06,067
to make your acquaintance.
877
00:46:09,461 --> 00:46:10,636
- How was that?
- That was brilliant.
878
00:46:10,767 --> 00:46:12,029
- Really good.
- Brilliant.
879
00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:13,291
Yeah.
880
00:46:13,422 --> 00:46:15,119
You know, if he is in there,
881
00:46:15,250 --> 00:46:17,208
I've absolutely
no doubt in my mind
882
00:46:17,339 --> 00:46:18,383
that speech is certain
to draw him out.
883
00:46:18,514 --> 00:46:19,820
Really?
884
00:46:25,477 --> 00:46:27,828
Damn. Oh, damn.
885
00:46:28,741 --> 00:46:30,004
What?
886
00:46:30,134 --> 00:46:32,180
I'm truly sorry, Dr. Fodor.
I really am.
887
00:46:32,833 --> 00:46:35,139
Appears our little friend
isn't here at the moment.
888
00:46:35,923 --> 00:46:37,489
Perhaps he is in town.
889
00:46:37,620 --> 00:46:39,796
You know, probably slipped past
us as we were climbing up.
890
00:46:40,362 --> 00:46:41,972
Could be back at the house,
playing in Voirrey's room.
891
00:46:42,103 --> 00:46:43,278
He's got a little space there...
892
00:46:43,408 --> 00:46:45,106
Yeah, I know. I know.
893
00:46:45,236 --> 00:46:47,369
I did read Dr. Price's diary.
894
00:46:47,499 --> 00:46:48,849
Indeed. Well...
895
00:46:49,850 --> 00:46:52,374
Seeing as Gef isn't gonna
grace us with his presence,
896
00:46:52,940 --> 00:46:55,072
maybe we should venture
into the cave anyway?
897
00:46:57,640 --> 00:47:00,643
You see, one unfortunate
characteristic of Gef
898
00:47:00,773 --> 00:47:02,863
is that he can be a bit
of a thief at times.
899
00:47:02,993 --> 00:47:05,039
You know,
often we'll find this or that,
900
00:47:05,169 --> 00:47:07,606
trinket or bauble missing,
a trifle from the kitchen.
901
00:47:07,737 --> 00:47:09,826
Others in town have reported
similar incidents.
902
00:47:09,957 --> 00:47:11,088
Maybe...
903
00:47:11,567 --> 00:47:14,091
he has been ferreting away
some of his plunder here?
904
00:47:15,179 --> 00:47:16,311
Yeah.
905
00:47:17,355 --> 00:47:19,183
Please, after you.
906
00:47:20,184 --> 00:47:21,707
Well, I'll just leave
my bag here,
907
00:47:21,838 --> 00:47:24,275
because if you fall
I'll need my hands.
908
00:47:24,406 --> 00:47:25,450
[Dr. Fodor] Yes, you go first.
909
00:47:25,581 --> 00:47:27,148
- Be careful.
- Yes.
910
00:47:27,278 --> 00:47:29,585
Yes, yes, as I suspected.
911
00:47:30,281 --> 00:47:32,153
A veritable trove
of ill-gotten goods.
912
00:47:32,849 --> 00:47:34,155
Come on, come see.
913
00:47:34,633 --> 00:47:35,852
Oh, yeah.
914
00:47:37,071 --> 00:47:38,550
God.
915
00:47:38,681 --> 00:47:40,204
Yes, look at this.
916
00:47:42,946 --> 00:47:44,034
I would say...
917
00:47:45,209 --> 00:47:47,951
unquestionably,
that's Gef's as well.
918
00:47:48,082 --> 00:47:50,171
Want to take that back to London
with you, for testing?
919
00:47:50,301 --> 00:47:51,737
Thank you, Mr. Irving.
920
00:47:51,868 --> 00:47:54,305
I'll make sure this gets
safely back to London.
921
00:47:54,436 --> 00:47:55,698
Yeah.
922
00:47:56,351 --> 00:47:59,310
I did once
see a mongoose in India, 1929.
923
00:47:59,441 --> 00:48:00,921
Oh, right. Did it talk?
924
00:48:01,051 --> 00:48:03,401
[soft, dramatic music playing]
925
00:48:06,317 --> 00:48:08,580
[laughs]
926
00:48:08,711 --> 00:48:10,060
What are you laughing at?
927
00:48:10,974 --> 00:48:11,975
Nothing.
928
00:48:14,325 --> 00:48:17,372
Was there a pair of women's
undergarments back there?
929
00:48:18,460 --> 00:48:21,071
[laughs]
930
00:48:23,421 --> 00:48:25,510
Look, from what I hear,
everybody on this island
931
00:48:25,641 --> 00:48:27,077
has their Gef story.
932
00:48:27,208 --> 00:48:29,471
An account of their encounter
with this creature.
933
00:48:29,601 --> 00:48:30,776
Tell me yours.
934
00:48:32,822 --> 00:48:35,477
- I got no Gef story.
- No?
935
00:48:35,956 --> 00:48:37,348
I find that incredible,
936
00:48:37,479 --> 00:48:39,872
considering you reside
on the Irving Farm.
937
00:48:42,353 --> 00:48:43,964
I got no Gef story.
938
00:48:45,182 --> 00:48:46,749
You and I both know...
939
00:48:48,359 --> 00:48:49,839
there ain't no Gef.
940
00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:52,059
What did you just say?
941
00:48:52,189 --> 00:48:53,886
[Errol laughs]
942
00:48:54,017 --> 00:48:55,410
What did you just say?
943
00:48:59,153 --> 00:49:01,242
Oh, golly. Oh golly, lemonade.
944
00:49:01,372 --> 00:49:02,895
Um, I'm going to need
to use the loo
945
00:49:03,026 --> 00:49:04,549
before we brave
that road again.
946
00:49:04,680 --> 00:49:06,551
Could you just...
Thank you.
947
00:49:06,682 --> 00:49:08,249
[indistinct conversation]
948
00:49:08,379 --> 00:49:10,599
Just... Thank you!
949
00:49:10,729 --> 00:49:11,992
[whimpers softly]
950
00:49:14,995 --> 00:49:16,300
All right.
951
00:49:16,431 --> 00:49:20,348
[Voirrey]
♪ Someday I'll find you ♪
952
00:49:20,478 --> 00:49:23,916
♪ Moonlight behind you ♪
953
00:49:24,047 --> 00:49:29,966
♪ True to the dream
I am dreaming ♪
954
00:49:30,097 --> 00:49:32,403
♪ As I draw near you ♪
955
00:49:32,534 --> 00:49:35,972
♪ You'll smile a little smile ♪
956
00:49:36,103 --> 00:49:38,844
♪ For a little while ♪
957
00:49:39,802 --> 00:49:41,151
Just like that.
958
00:49:43,023 --> 00:49:46,504
♪ Someday, I'll find you ♪
959
00:49:47,070 --> 00:49:51,248
♪ Moonlight behind you ♪
960
00:49:56,688 --> 00:49:58,734
Oh. Hello, Ms. Anne.
961
00:49:58,864 --> 00:50:00,997
Hello, Voirrey.
Uh, sorry for the intrusion.
962
00:50:01,128 --> 00:50:04,348
I was just coming upstairs
and I heard you singing.
963
00:50:04,479 --> 00:50:05,480
[clears throat]
964
00:50:08,918 --> 00:50:09,962
May I come in?
965
00:50:17,100 --> 00:50:18,928
Gosh, you have such
a lovely room.
966
00:50:19,972 --> 00:50:22,192
That was Noel Coward, the song?
967
00:50:23,889 --> 00:50:25,282
You have a lovely voice.
968
00:50:26,153 --> 00:50:28,546
Thank you. So do you.
969
00:50:29,721 --> 00:50:32,028
Oh. Well, that's very kind
of you to say.
970
00:50:34,900 --> 00:50:38,513
Would you mind telling me
a bit more about your talent?
971
00:50:39,079 --> 00:50:40,645
I could teach you if you like.
972
00:50:40,776 --> 00:50:42,430
It's quite simple, really.
973
00:50:42,995 --> 00:50:44,562
I'm not sure I'd be any good.
974
00:50:44,693 --> 00:50:46,042
[Gef] It's quite simple.
975
00:50:47,522 --> 00:50:49,001
I promise.
976
00:50:49,132 --> 00:50:52,222
You... you just...
you just did it. [laughs]
977
00:50:52,353 --> 00:50:53,919
That's incredible.
978
00:50:55,138 --> 00:50:57,967
Keep your mouth mostly closed.
979
00:50:58,098 --> 00:50:59,534
Your tongue loose.
980
00:50:59,664 --> 00:51:01,188
There are certain sounds
that are easier to make
981
00:51:01,318 --> 00:51:02,406
without moving your lips.
982
00:51:02,537 --> 00:51:03,581
[Anne] Oh.
983
00:51:03,712 --> 00:51:04,756
Try it.
984
00:51:05,322 --> 00:51:06,497
Now?
985
00:51:06,628 --> 00:51:09,109
Now. Speak.
986
00:51:10,458 --> 00:51:11,633
Hello.
987
00:51:11,763 --> 00:51:12,851
Hello.
988
00:51:12,982 --> 00:51:13,939
Hello.
989
00:51:14,070 --> 00:51:15,680
[both laugh]
990
00:51:15,811 --> 00:51:18,205
Yes. I should need a bit
more practice, I think.
991
00:51:18,335 --> 00:51:19,510
Indeed.
992
00:51:19,989 --> 00:51:22,034
The way you throw your voice?
993
00:51:22,774 --> 00:51:24,385
It's a marvel.
994
00:51:24,515 --> 00:51:25,821
It is.
995
00:51:26,778 --> 00:51:30,130
That is something I would be
very interested in learning.
996
00:51:30,260 --> 00:51:31,696
I could teach you the theory,
I think.
997
00:51:31,827 --> 00:51:34,003
But it requires a lot
of practice.
998
00:51:34,134 --> 00:51:35,483
Oh, I'm sure.
999
00:51:37,049 --> 00:51:40,009
Humans can actually determine
from whence a sound comes.
1000
00:51:40,618 --> 00:51:43,752
We hear it with our eyes
as much as we do our ears.
1001
00:51:44,492 --> 00:51:48,060
Sound has no direction,
only modulation.
1002
00:51:49,105 --> 00:51:51,716
Sounds that are further away
sound different...
1003
00:51:52,282 --> 00:51:53,327
than those nearby.
1004
00:51:54,545 --> 00:51:59,594
Oh. Gosh. It's...
it's fascinating.
1005
00:52:01,683 --> 00:52:05,600
♪ Someday, I'll find you ♪
1006
00:52:05,730 --> 00:52:09,430
♪ Moonlight behind you ♪
1007
00:52:10,344 --> 00:52:15,740
[Gef] ♪ True to the dream
I am dreaming ♪
1008
00:52:18,526 --> 00:52:19,701
[gasps]
1009
00:52:21,442 --> 00:52:22,704
You are a wonder.
1010
00:52:23,400 --> 00:52:24,575
Why don't you give it a try?
1011
00:52:24,706 --> 00:52:26,621
Oh, I have no idea how.
1012
00:52:30,015 --> 00:52:31,191
[Voirrey] Just try.
1013
00:52:32,757 --> 00:52:35,847
Focus all your attention
on to that spot on the wall,
1014
00:52:38,285 --> 00:52:39,634
and make it sing.
1015
00:52:40,722 --> 00:52:41,853
Make it sing.
1016
00:52:43,203 --> 00:52:44,900
- I don't know how.
- Try.
1017
00:52:47,032 --> 00:52:49,209
[hums softly]
1018
00:52:50,558 --> 00:52:52,821
♪ Moonlight behind... ♪
1019
00:52:52,951 --> 00:52:54,953
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
1020
00:52:55,084 --> 00:52:57,086
Put your voice into the space.
1021
00:52:57,695 --> 00:52:59,393
Make the space sing.
1022
00:53:02,222 --> 00:53:04,615
All right. But I don't think
it's going to work.
1023
00:53:04,746 --> 00:53:05,790
[clears throat]
1024
00:53:07,618 --> 00:53:12,057
♪ Someday, I'll find you ♪
1025
00:53:12,188 --> 00:53:16,932
♪ Moonlight behind you ♪
1026
00:53:17,062 --> 00:53:23,417
[Gef] ♪ True to the dream
I am dreaming ♪
1027
00:53:23,547 --> 00:53:28,639
♪ As I draw near you
You'll smile a little smile ♪
1028
00:53:29,466 --> 00:53:32,121
♪ For a little while ♪
1029
00:53:32,948 --> 00:53:34,602
They're, um, they're
gonna be waiting for me.
1030
00:53:34,732 --> 00:53:36,256
I have to go.
1031
00:53:40,129 --> 00:53:42,349
[soft, mysterious music playing]
1032
00:53:42,479 --> 00:53:43,741
[door closes]
1033
00:53:45,482 --> 00:53:47,702
[leaves rustling in the breeze]
1034
00:53:59,453 --> 00:54:00,715
[Dr. Fodor grunts]
1035
00:54:05,415 --> 00:54:09,071
I sincerely apologize
for having brought you here.
1036
00:54:09,201 --> 00:54:10,812
Oh, there's no need
to apologize.
1037
00:54:11,291 --> 00:54:12,422
They're very kind people.
1038
00:54:12,553 --> 00:54:14,424
[laughs]
1039
00:54:14,555 --> 00:54:16,644
Lunatics. The lot of them.
1040
00:54:16,774 --> 00:54:18,689
Particularly the patriarch.
1041
00:54:18,820 --> 00:54:21,866
I remain entirely mystified
as to their motives,
1042
00:54:21,997 --> 00:54:26,393
but am certain that
this is an inexplicable farce.
1043
00:54:27,959 --> 00:54:30,658
The only one among them
with any sense whatsoever
1044
00:54:30,788 --> 00:54:33,095
would seem
to be their man, Errol.
1045
00:54:34,096 --> 00:54:35,793
Well, I think they're all
very kind.
1046
00:54:36,490 --> 00:54:37,534
There was...
1047
00:54:39,362 --> 00:54:41,625
There was a pair
of undergarments
1048
00:54:41,756 --> 00:54:43,279
in that cave today.
1049
00:54:43,410 --> 00:54:44,759
Did you notice that?
1050
00:54:45,673 --> 00:54:48,284
A woman's small clothes.
1051
00:54:52,070 --> 00:54:54,551
Do you really think
there's no possible chance
1052
00:54:54,682 --> 00:54:55,813
they're telling the truth?
1053
00:54:56,597 --> 00:54:58,250
I beg your pardon.
1054
00:54:58,381 --> 00:55:00,644
I know today was unusual.
1055
00:55:01,210 --> 00:55:05,170
And I know that
the Irvings are unusual.
1056
00:55:05,301 --> 00:55:08,043
This thought keeps going round
and round in my head.
1057
00:55:08,173 --> 00:55:09,610
Why?
1058
00:55:10,262 --> 00:55:12,743
If it is as you said
and it's all a great charade,
1059
00:55:12,874 --> 00:55:15,529
then what is
the Irvings' motive?
1060
00:55:16,573 --> 00:55:19,968
Ere the arrival of Gef--At the alleged arrival!
1061
00:55:20,098 --> 00:55:22,187
Ere the alleged incident,
1062
00:55:23,275 --> 00:55:26,104
the Irvings were
a well-to-do family,
1063
00:55:26,235 --> 00:55:30,413
they've a pristine reputation
they're financially secure.
1064
00:55:31,283 --> 00:55:32,589
Didn't strike me as con artists.
1065
00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:34,156
[laughs]
1066
00:55:34,286 --> 00:55:36,288
If they were charging
admission, perhaps.
1067
00:55:38,900 --> 00:55:41,903
Do you really have
no theories whatsoever?
1068
00:55:42,033 --> 00:55:43,905
Now that you've met them.
1069
00:55:44,035 --> 00:55:48,083
If it were an individual person
suffering from these delusions--
1070
00:55:48,213 --> 00:55:51,347
if it were just Mr. Irving
espousing the existence
1071
00:55:51,478 --> 00:55:53,262
of this creature
at the behest of his family
1072
00:55:53,393 --> 00:55:56,134
and the townspeople,
then perhaps I could formulate
1073
00:55:56,265 --> 00:55:58,180
a thorough
psychological evaluation.
1074
00:55:58,310 --> 00:56:01,444
But the fact that
it is the entire family,
1075
00:56:01,575 --> 00:56:03,751
the entire town,
it would seem...
1076
00:56:04,752 --> 00:56:07,363
So you think it is some
sort of mass hysteria?
1077
00:56:10,018 --> 00:56:12,150
And you do not believe,
1078
00:56:13,500 --> 00:56:15,545
it is in the realm
of possibility
1079
00:56:15,676 --> 00:56:18,766
that the Irvings are telling
the truth and that Gef is real?
1080
00:56:20,115 --> 00:56:21,508
Do you?
1081
00:56:27,818 --> 00:56:29,254
[knocking on door]
1082
00:56:32,606 --> 00:56:33,607
Anne?
1083
00:56:34,477 --> 00:56:36,000
Is everything...
1084
00:56:36,784 --> 00:56:38,916
Sorry to disturb you
so late, sir.
1085
00:56:39,830 --> 00:56:41,441
But there's a call for you.
1086
00:56:43,051 --> 00:56:44,313
A call?
1087
00:56:44,444 --> 00:56:46,794
[ominous music playing]
1088
00:56:47,838 --> 00:56:49,231
At this hour?
1089
00:56:49,361 --> 00:56:50,406
From whom?
1090
00:56:50,537 --> 00:56:51,886
Is it from America?
1091
00:56:53,191 --> 00:56:55,150
Not from America, sir.
1092
00:56:55,280 --> 00:56:56,847
The call...
1093
00:56:57,935 --> 00:56:59,110
it is from...
1094
00:57:01,243 --> 00:57:02,287
him.
1095
00:57:15,736 --> 00:57:16,780
[clears throat]
1096
00:57:17,912 --> 00:57:19,174
[stammers] Hello.
1097
00:57:19,304 --> 00:57:21,437
[line crackling]
1098
00:57:22,830 --> 00:57:25,485
Hello, this is Dr. Nandor Fodor.
1099
00:57:29,532 --> 00:57:30,751
There does not appear
to be anyone
1100
00:57:30,881 --> 00:57:32,796
on the other end of the line.
1101
00:57:32,927 --> 00:57:34,885
[Gef] Dr. Fodor... Yes.
1102
00:57:35,016 --> 00:57:38,715
Yes. Hello. Uh...
with whom am I speaking, please?
1103
00:57:38,846 --> 00:57:40,456
[Gef] I am a freak!
1104
00:57:40,587 --> 00:57:42,414
I have hands and I have feet!
1105
00:57:42,545 --> 00:57:44,895
And if you ever saw me,
you would be paralyzed,
1106
00:57:45,026 --> 00:57:48,943
petrified, mummified,
and turned to a pillar of salt!
1107
00:57:49,073 --> 00:57:50,248
All right.
1108
00:57:50,379 --> 00:57:52,120
[Gef] I am the fifth dimension!
1109
00:57:52,250 --> 00:57:54,470
I am the eighth wonder
of the world.
1110
00:57:54,601 --> 00:57:56,385
I can split an atom.
1111
00:57:56,516 --> 00:57:57,908
Uh, yes. Uh...
1112
00:57:58,039 --> 00:58:00,215
Gef, is-is that you?
1113
00:58:00,345 --> 00:58:02,391
[Gef] I am the Holy Ghost!
1114
00:58:03,305 --> 00:58:05,699
Yes, that-that-that
is wonderful.
1115
00:58:05,829 --> 00:58:11,095
Uh, Gef, I went today
with Mr. Irving to a cave
1116
00:58:11,226 --> 00:58:14,795
where you have, uh, previously
been observed and, uh...
1117
00:58:15,360 --> 00:58:17,841
well, had you been there, you
would have heard me proclaim,
1118
00:58:17,972 --> 00:58:23,107
in no uncertain terms,
my sincere belief in your...
1119
00:58:24,239 --> 00:58:26,415
uh, well, existence.
1120
00:58:29,636 --> 00:58:32,508
Um, and so I suppose
I should say,
1121
00:58:32,639 --> 00:58:35,076
I would very much like
to meet you in person,
1122
00:58:35,206 --> 00:58:37,295
if you were so inclined.
1123
00:58:37,426 --> 00:58:41,909
Um, I promise you,
I have no malicious intentions
1124
00:58:42,039 --> 00:58:43,693
towards you whatsoever.
1125
00:58:46,217 --> 00:58:49,003
[Gef]
I shall never see you again.
1126
00:58:49,133 --> 00:58:50,395
Again?
1127
00:58:52,136 --> 00:58:55,487
Did-did you see me today
at-the-at the cave?
1128
00:59:00,971 --> 00:59:02,451
[Gef] Your father.
1129
00:59:06,411 --> 00:59:07,587
What about him?
1130
00:59:10,633 --> 00:59:12,809
[Gef] Hm. That's what
your father said to you.
1131
00:59:12,940 --> 00:59:14,506
Before you left.
1132
00:59:14,637 --> 00:59:17,466
I shall never see you again.
1133
00:59:17,597 --> 00:59:20,730
[breathing unevenly]
1134
00:59:21,949 --> 00:59:22,993
What?
1135
00:59:25,343 --> 00:59:26,780
[Gef] Tomorrow.
1136
00:59:26,910 --> 00:59:32,089
Tomorrow I shall let you
see me.
1137
00:59:33,874 --> 00:59:36,137
How could you know
that about my father?
1138
00:59:37,486 --> 00:59:38,705
[line clicks]
1139
00:59:38,835 --> 00:59:39,967
Hello?
1140
00:59:40,097 --> 00:59:43,361
[tense, dramatic music playing]
1141
01:00:12,521 --> 01:00:16,046
I am-- I mean, was
something of a public figure
1142
01:00:16,177 --> 01:00:21,443
and some scientific
and pseudo-scientific journals
1143
01:00:21,573 --> 01:00:23,924
have published articles
about me, haven't they?
1144
01:00:24,054 --> 01:00:25,752
And... [sighs]
1145
01:00:25,882 --> 01:00:27,231
theoretically, if you wish
1146
01:00:27,362 --> 01:00:29,407
to discover certain facts
about my life,
1147
01:00:29,538 --> 01:00:32,149
how I left Budapest
for New York,
1148
01:00:32,280 --> 01:00:34,151
and then, surmise how...
1149
01:00:34,282 --> 01:00:36,980
a-a certain conversation
may have gone.
1150
01:00:37,807 --> 01:00:41,419
[stammers]
1151
01:01:01,701 --> 01:01:04,007
Fine morning to the both of you!
I trust you slept soundly?
1152
01:01:04,138 --> 01:01:05,052
Yes. Thank you.
1153
01:01:05,182 --> 01:01:06,314
No.
1154
01:01:07,315 --> 01:01:08,490
Oh.
1155
01:01:14,975 --> 01:01:17,412
I'll admit I was very surprised,
waking to hear
1156
01:01:17,542 --> 01:01:20,110
the news that Gef had extended
an invitation to you personally!
1157
01:01:20,241 --> 01:01:22,243
What? He called
you on the phone, did he?
1158
01:01:22,939 --> 01:01:25,550
Someone called me last night. Yes.
1159
01:01:25,681 --> 01:01:27,422
I wonder whose telephone
he accosted for that purpose,
1160
01:01:27,552 --> 01:01:28,684
the wee devil.
1161
01:01:28,815 --> 01:01:30,207
The Guileys, I'd wager.
1162
01:01:30,338 --> 01:01:31,469
They've got an old
candlestick phone
1163
01:01:31,600 --> 01:01:33,428
right next to the window
in their foyer.
1164
01:01:33,558 --> 01:01:35,909
It would've been easy for him
to slip in and dial you.
1165
01:01:36,039 --> 01:01:37,562
He's got such
nimble little fingers.
1166
01:01:37,693 --> 01:01:39,216
Does he now?
1167
01:01:45,788 --> 01:01:47,616
[soft music playing nearby]
1168
01:01:50,010 --> 01:01:51,620
Hmm. Hmm.
1169
01:01:52,882 --> 01:01:53,883
Hmm.
1170
01:01:56,407 --> 01:01:57,931
Here we are.
1171
01:01:58,061 --> 01:01:59,846
Hmm.
Thank you, love.
1172
01:02:01,282 --> 01:02:03,763
Uh, will Voirrey
be joining us today?
1173
01:02:03,893 --> 01:02:07,723
I-I'm afraid she's not
feeling well, poor girl.
1174
01:02:07,854 --> 01:02:09,638
She's got a mild allergy
to ragwort,
1175
01:02:09,769 --> 01:02:12,119
if you can believe that.
1176
01:02:12,249 --> 01:02:15,165
So summers can be a bit...
1177
01:02:15,775 --> 01:02:17,211
I see.
1178
01:02:19,343 --> 01:02:21,258
Oh! I nearly forgot!
1179
01:02:21,389 --> 01:02:22,738
[clears throat]
1180
01:02:34,576 --> 01:02:38,145
Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science.
1181
01:02:38,275 --> 01:02:39,929
What a mouthful!
1182
01:02:40,060 --> 01:02:42,018
It arrived at
Pavel's yesterday,
1183
01:02:42,149 --> 01:02:44,455
shortly before
their usual closing time.
1184
01:02:44,586 --> 01:02:47,589
But they waited for me
to rush over and pick it up.
1185
01:02:48,590 --> 01:02:50,984
[sighs] I can't wait to read it!
1186
01:02:51,462 --> 01:02:54,161
I'll give you my honest
thoughts, when I've finished.
1187
01:02:55,858 --> 01:02:57,207
Yesterday, you say.
1188
01:02:58,905 --> 01:03:01,298
Well, I, uh,
I hope you enjoy it.
1189
01:03:02,256 --> 01:03:04,562
"The only comprehensive survey
1190
01:03:04,693 --> 01:03:07,870
of every kind of psychical
phenomena known to mankind".
1191
01:03:08,001 --> 01:03:10,003
[both chuckle]
1192
01:03:10,133 --> 01:03:13,136
Well, I presume
Gef's not in it.
1193
01:03:13,833 --> 01:03:16,400
So you'll have to write
a sequel after today.
1194
01:03:19,273 --> 01:03:22,015
[whimsical music playing]
1195
01:03:23,320 --> 01:03:25,540
Looks like you weren't the only
one Gef called last night!
1196
01:03:33,678 --> 01:03:35,202
Well, it's, uh...
1197
01:03:35,332 --> 01:03:37,204
It's a pleasure to receive
so many of you here today.
1198
01:03:37,334 --> 01:03:39,249
I hope you'll excuse
my not having provided
1199
01:03:39,380 --> 01:03:40,990
adequate refreshments
for the occasion.
1200
01:03:41,121 --> 01:03:43,079
And, had my wife and I known
so many of you were comin',
1201
01:03:43,210 --> 01:03:44,994
we'd have tea and biscuits
for the lot of ya.
1202
01:03:45,125 --> 01:03:47,388
Gef failed to inform us
he had spoken to so many of you.
1203
01:03:48,345 --> 01:03:49,738
Called me in the dead
of night, he did!
1204
01:03:50,391 --> 01:03:52,132
Asked after sister
and her drinkin'.
1205
01:03:52,262 --> 01:03:54,308
How in the bloody hell
did he know about that?
1206
01:03:55,613 --> 01:03:57,180
[woman] Called me Candy.
1207
01:03:57,311 --> 01:03:59,356
Nobody's called me that
since me grandma
1208
01:03:59,487 --> 01:04:01,010
passed on 20 years ago!
1209
01:04:01,141 --> 01:04:03,143
Yes! Yes, I know
we're all very excited!
1210
01:04:03,273 --> 01:04:06,015
But please, please.
Now as I was saying...
1211
01:04:06,146 --> 01:04:07,887
We've got guests who've
traveled a great distance
1212
01:04:08,017 --> 01:04:11,064
in order to investigate
our friend Gef.
1213
01:04:11,673 --> 01:04:14,806
That's Dr. Nandor Fodor
and his assistant, Anne.
1214
01:04:14,937 --> 01:04:17,679
Now, Dr. Fodor is one
of the world's leading experts
1215
01:04:17,809 --> 01:04:19,942
in the field of the paranormal.
1216
01:04:20,073 --> 01:04:23,903
A term I think we can all agree,
aptly describes our friend Gef.
1217
01:04:24,860 --> 01:04:26,253
Now as we all know,
1218
01:04:26,383 --> 01:04:28,124
Gef can be a bit
of a skittish fellow at times.
1219
01:04:28,255 --> 01:04:29,778
I mean,
I was genuinely surprised
1220
01:04:29,909 --> 01:04:31,998
he was open to this viewing. So...
1221
01:04:32,128 --> 01:04:34,826
Unfortunately,
it is all gonna be a bit brief.
1222
01:04:34,957 --> 01:04:36,654
While I'd like you all
to be able to talk,
1223
01:04:36,785 --> 01:04:38,352
you know,
if we all start shouting
1224
01:04:38,482 --> 01:04:41,311
he's just gonna get
agitated and run off. So...
1225
01:04:41,442 --> 01:04:43,487
Do I have your agreement
from the lot of you
1226
01:04:43,618 --> 01:04:46,229
that you're gonna do your best
to remain calm?
1227
01:04:46,360 --> 01:04:47,361
Yes.
1228
01:04:47,491 --> 01:04:48,884
- Yeah.
- Really?
1229
01:04:49,015 --> 01:04:50,059
Well, yeah.
1230
01:04:50,190 --> 01:04:51,147
[man] Yeah.
1231
01:04:51,278 --> 01:04:52,975
Right then.
1232
01:04:53,106 --> 01:04:54,237
This way, please.
1233
01:04:56,761 --> 01:04:58,676
[whimsical music playing]
1234
01:05:09,513 --> 01:05:11,428
Right.
Just take a step back, please.
1235
01:05:11,994 --> 01:05:13,648
It's a bit dark in here,
isn't it?
1236
01:05:13,778 --> 01:05:16,259
Now, we're gonna
take back the sheet.
1237
01:05:16,390 --> 01:05:17,565
But I think it's only fair
1238
01:05:17,695 --> 01:05:18,827
that we allow
our distinguished guests
1239
01:05:18,958 --> 01:05:20,089
to be the first to address Gef.
1240
01:05:21,873 --> 01:05:23,092
Go on.
1241
01:05:24,964 --> 01:05:27,009
[crowd gasping]
1242
01:05:30,795 --> 01:05:33,842
Is-is that him?
There? In the box?
1243
01:05:33,973 --> 01:05:35,931
That little...
little tuft of fur?
1244
01:05:36,062 --> 01:05:37,977
Looks like he's bein'
a bit shy after all.
1245
01:05:38,803 --> 01:05:42,155
Well, can you tell him
to come out so we can see him?
1246
01:05:42,285 --> 01:05:45,723
[Gef] Can you tell him
to come out so we can see him?
1247
01:05:47,899 --> 01:05:50,728
Ask him your question now,
before he has a change of heart.
1248
01:05:50,859 --> 01:05:55,255
Uh, yes, Gef. Hello. Thank you
for letting us meet you in...
1249
01:05:56,256 --> 01:05:57,692
person at last.
1250
01:05:57,822 --> 01:06:00,825
Um, Mr. Irving said that
we could ask you a question.
1251
01:06:00,956 --> 01:06:02,436
Is-is that all right?
1252
01:06:02,566 --> 01:06:05,004
[Gef] Hmm... yes.
1253
01:06:06,135 --> 01:06:08,746
Right.
When we spoke on the telephone
1254
01:06:08,877 --> 01:06:11,227
the other night, uh,
you said something.
1255
01:06:11,358 --> 01:06:13,534
You repeated something
that my father said to me
1256
01:06:13,664 --> 01:06:15,536
a long time ago.
1257
01:06:15,666 --> 01:06:18,365
Um, how did you know
that he said those words?
1258
01:06:18,495 --> 01:06:22,673
How did you know that he told me
he would never see me again?
1259
01:06:22,804 --> 01:06:26,982
[Gef] I have seen beyond
the bounds of infinity
1260
01:06:27,113 --> 01:06:30,638
and drawn down
demons from the stars.
1261
01:06:30,768 --> 01:06:35,599
I have harnessed the shadows
that stride from world to world
1262
01:06:35,730 --> 01:06:41,518
to sow death and madness.
1263
01:06:42,519 --> 01:06:43,912
[James] Come on,
get him outside.
1264
01:06:44,043 --> 01:06:45,174
Let's give him some air.
1265
01:06:45,305 --> 01:06:47,307
This may be a bullshit.
Take a look.
1266
01:06:49,700 --> 01:06:51,485
I am-- I am deeply sorry,
Dr. Fodor.
1267
01:06:51,615 --> 01:06:53,487
All the commotion
will have scared poor Gef off.
1268
01:06:53,617 --> 01:06:56,838
But as I said to you before,
he always returns, in time.
1269
01:06:56,968 --> 01:07:00,363
[dramatic music playing]
1270
01:07:02,583 --> 01:07:05,499
[loud rustling on barn roof]
1271
01:07:06,848 --> 01:07:09,372
[footsteps retreating]
1272
01:07:16,379 --> 01:07:18,294
You have been here all along.
1273
01:07:19,991 --> 01:07:22,429
You know that
this is a great farce.
1274
01:07:23,691 --> 01:07:26,737
You know that
these people are mad.
1275
01:07:27,999 --> 01:07:29,827
And yet you do nothing.
1276
01:07:29,958 --> 01:07:31,351
You indulge them.
1277
01:07:32,178 --> 01:07:33,222
So do you.
1278
01:07:34,397 --> 01:07:37,531
I am here in the name
of scientific research.
1279
01:07:37,661 --> 01:07:38,749
If you say so.
1280
01:07:38,880 --> 01:07:40,577
[Dr. Fodor laughs]
1281
01:07:40,708 --> 01:07:42,579
None of this bothers you.
1282
01:07:42,710 --> 01:07:44,842
These people obsessed
with an entity that they cannot
1283
01:07:44,973 --> 01:07:46,714
even reliably prove is real.
1284
01:07:46,844 --> 01:07:49,760
That it is adults
perpetuating this nonsense.
1285
01:07:49,891 --> 01:07:52,459
Men and women who are,
for all intents and purposes,
1286
01:07:52,589 --> 01:07:55,026
ordinary, functioning
members of society.
1287
01:07:56,115 --> 01:07:57,594
Why do you care so much?
1288
01:07:58,987 --> 01:08:01,946
It is my job to care.
To understand.
1289
01:08:04,079 --> 01:08:07,996
All anyone wants in this
world... is to be happy.
1290
01:08:09,519 --> 01:08:10,955
Maybe you'd be happy
if you let people believe
1291
01:08:11,086 --> 01:08:12,435
what they want to believe.
1292
01:08:14,002 --> 01:08:17,875
Your perspective is endearing
but childishly simplistic.
1293
01:08:18,354 --> 01:08:22,358
Who in this world
is happier than a child, hmm?
1294
01:08:23,533 --> 01:08:24,578
Maybe...
1295
01:08:25,796 --> 01:08:28,147
simple ain't so bad, eh?
[laughs]
1296
01:08:28,277 --> 01:08:30,366
But these people are lying!
1297
01:08:30,497 --> 01:08:31,759
Oh, everyone lies.
1298
01:08:31,889 --> 01:08:33,108
They are intentionally,
1299
01:08:33,239 --> 01:08:35,806
inexplicably misleading others!
1300
01:08:36,546 --> 01:08:38,157
People love that mongoose.
1301
01:08:38,287 --> 01:08:39,854
The one that does not exist.
1302
01:08:40,594 --> 01:08:42,204
- Yeah.
- Yeah. [laughs]
1303
01:08:44,902 --> 01:08:47,818
Well, I intend to expose
that they're lying.
1304
01:08:49,472 --> 01:08:50,517
Okay.
1305
01:08:55,304 --> 01:08:57,350
You must be
a lot of fun at parties.
1306
01:08:57,480 --> 01:08:58,525
Excuse me?
1307
01:09:01,702 --> 01:09:05,096
I am invited to and attend
many parties.
1308
01:09:05,227 --> 01:09:06,924
More than you,
I would wager!
1309
01:09:07,055 --> 01:09:10,667
And I have many interesting
conversations at these parties!
1310
01:09:10,798 --> 01:09:12,974
Enlightening,
entertaining discussions
1311
01:09:13,104 --> 01:09:14,845
with people
from every field of study
1312
01:09:14,976 --> 01:09:16,107
and strata of society.
1313
01:09:16,238 --> 01:09:17,500
Yeah.
1314
01:09:17,979 --> 01:09:20,111
When you walk away,
they call you an asshole.
1315
01:09:24,681 --> 01:09:25,856
Asshole.
1316
01:09:31,819 --> 01:09:33,690
[Dr. Fodor] Whereby,
I previously stated
1317
01:09:33,821 --> 01:09:35,301
that the housekeeper, Errol,
1318
01:09:35,431 --> 01:09:37,303
was the only person
at the Irving estate
1319
01:09:37,433 --> 01:09:40,088
with even an ounce of sense...
1320
01:09:40,219 --> 01:09:42,438
I rescind that statement now.
1321
01:09:42,569 --> 01:09:45,311
I believe he may be
the craziest of them all.
1322
01:09:46,050 --> 01:09:48,444
"Why do you care so much?"
1323
01:09:48,575 --> 01:09:50,185
he had the gall to ask me.
1324
01:09:51,969 --> 01:09:55,625
With casual disregard
for my almost 20 years
1325
01:09:55,756 --> 01:09:57,453
of research in this field.
1326
01:09:58,106 --> 01:09:59,716
Research which, I may say,
1327
01:09:59,847 --> 01:10:02,241
has proven invaluable to many.
1328
01:10:06,723 --> 01:10:09,770
"Let people believe what
they want to believe."
1329
01:10:09,900 --> 01:10:12,903
That doesn't seem like
the worst advice in the world.
1330
01:10:16,298 --> 01:10:18,082
Should I have remained a lawyer?
1331
01:10:18,909 --> 01:10:21,085
You always said
you hated practicing law.
1332
01:10:21,216 --> 01:10:22,304
[Dr. Fodor] I did.
1333
01:10:22,957 --> 01:10:24,393
My father...
1334
01:10:24,524 --> 01:10:27,483
his dream was that I remain
in Budapest
1335
01:10:27,614 --> 01:10:29,268
and marry Hanna Varga.
1336
01:10:31,182 --> 01:10:33,228
A simple life.
1337
01:10:35,274 --> 01:10:36,840
Would that have made you happy?
1338
01:10:38,015 --> 01:10:39,060
No.
1339
01:10:41,149 --> 01:10:43,151
But I might still be
with my father now
1340
01:10:43,282 --> 01:10:46,807
and not on this accursed island
chasing an imaginary mongoose.
1341
01:10:52,247 --> 01:10:53,988
He's not imaginary.
1342
01:10:56,251 --> 01:10:57,296
I'm sorry. What?
1343
01:10:58,862 --> 01:11:00,081
Gef.
1344
01:11:00,951 --> 01:11:02,997
I think he not only exists,
1345
01:11:03,127 --> 01:11:04,825
much as the Irvings
have described him,
1346
01:11:04,955 --> 01:11:06,522
but I'm certain of it.
1347
01:11:06,653 --> 01:11:08,263
You're certain of it?
1348
01:11:08,394 --> 01:11:11,440
[soft music playing nearby]
1349
01:11:21,320 --> 01:11:24,061
You had better
not fucking be serious.
1350
01:11:25,367 --> 01:11:26,716
Good night, Nandor.
1351
01:11:26,847 --> 01:11:28,544
It's Dr. Fodor!
1352
01:11:29,545 --> 01:11:30,894
And good night!
1353
01:11:34,289 --> 01:11:36,204
[creaking, door shuts]
1354
01:11:37,466 --> 01:11:39,381
[tense music playing]
1355
01:11:39,512 --> 01:11:41,165
Maurice!
1356
01:11:43,124 --> 01:11:44,343
Dr. Fodor.
1357
01:11:46,257 --> 01:11:49,783
I have just received a call
from the Irving family.
1358
01:11:52,525 --> 01:11:53,874
I see.
1359
01:11:54,004 --> 01:11:56,093
And they have requested that I
1360
01:11:56,224 --> 01:12:00,750
come up to the-- to perform
some further investigation,
1361
01:12:00,881 --> 01:12:02,665
at their residence.
1362
01:12:02,796 --> 01:12:06,495
So I will need you
to drive me up to the farm.
1363
01:12:07,061 --> 01:12:09,019
It's a bit late, isn't it?
1364
01:12:09,150 --> 01:12:14,329
Hmm. Oh, and I will need
to borrow this.
1365
01:12:16,026 --> 01:12:18,028
[tense music continues]
1366
01:12:26,907 --> 01:12:27,951
Gef!
1367
01:12:29,388 --> 01:12:30,954
Are you here, Gef?
1368
01:12:33,392 --> 01:12:35,829
Gef! It's your friend,
Dr. Fodor!
1369
01:12:37,744 --> 01:12:40,616
I'd just love to speak
with you for a moment.
1370
01:12:42,531 --> 01:12:44,968
I'll let you steal
my underpants!
1371
01:12:45,099 --> 01:12:46,361
[James] Dr. Fodor?
1372
01:12:48,015 --> 01:12:51,018
Is everything all right?[Dr. Fodor] Ah!
1373
01:12:51,671 --> 01:12:54,064
Feeling better,
are we, Voirrey?
1374
01:12:54,195 --> 01:12:55,892
You know, I must confess,
we weren't expecting
1375
01:12:56,023 --> 01:12:57,938
another visit from you
this evening.
1376
01:12:59,026 --> 01:13:00,375
Where is Gef?
1377
01:13:00,506 --> 01:13:01,942
He's not here at the moment.
1378
01:13:02,072 --> 01:13:03,683
I'm afraid today's excitement
scared him off.
1379
01:13:03,813 --> 01:13:05,815
But if you return tomorrow
at a reasonable hour...
1380
01:13:05,946 --> 01:13:08,252
- Gef!
- Dr. Fodor! Please!
1381
01:13:08,383 --> 01:13:12,692
I need... I need to come inside
for some further investigation.
1382
01:13:12,822 --> 01:13:14,955
I don't think that's a good idea
to allow you in our home
1383
01:13:15,085 --> 01:13:17,087
at this time,
in your condition.
1384
01:13:17,218 --> 01:13:18,611
Oh, in my condition?
1385
01:13:18,741 --> 01:13:20,003
Hmm.
1386
01:13:20,134 --> 01:13:22,353
Well, very well.
If you will not let me in,
1387
01:13:22,484 --> 01:13:26,053
I will conduct my own
investigation out here.
1388
01:13:26,183 --> 01:13:27,315
Gef!
1389
01:13:30,840 --> 01:13:32,842
I'm going to check
the barn.
1390
01:13:35,105 --> 01:13:36,455
Go and alert
the constable.
1391
01:13:36,585 --> 01:13:38,282
Dr. Fodor!
1392
01:13:38,413 --> 01:13:40,023
I've instructed Margaret
to go and alert the constable.
1393
01:13:40,154 --> 01:13:42,025
Now I would advise you
1394
01:13:42,156 --> 01:13:43,984
to accompany Maurice
back to his car,
1395
01:13:44,114 --> 01:13:45,376
and he can take you
back to your inn,
1396
01:13:45,507 --> 01:13:47,640
where you can
sleep this off.
1397
01:13:49,990 --> 01:13:51,165
[blows raspberry]
1398
01:13:55,169 --> 01:13:56,387
Oh, Gef!
1399
01:13:57,824 --> 01:13:59,129
Little Geffer?
1400
01:14:02,045 --> 01:14:03,394
I want to talk to you!
1401
01:14:05,005 --> 01:14:06,920
We can talk more
about my father!
1402
01:14:08,878 --> 01:14:11,446
I'll-- I'll give you
a signed copy of my book!
1403
01:14:11,968 --> 01:14:13,274
Dr. Fodor! No!
1404
01:14:13,404 --> 01:14:15,624
[music builds]
1405
01:14:20,324 --> 01:14:22,152
Apologies, my friend.
1406
01:14:22,283 --> 01:14:24,198
[music drops off suddenly]
1407
01:14:31,945 --> 01:14:33,381
[grunts softly]
1408
01:14:36,863 --> 01:14:38,386
[groans, winces]
1409
01:14:38,517 --> 01:14:41,302
Ah. Ow. [winces]
1410
01:14:41,998 --> 01:14:42,956
Ah.
1411
01:14:43,086 --> 01:14:44,653
[panting]
1412
01:14:44,784 --> 01:14:47,787
[church bell tolling]
1413
01:14:49,528 --> 01:14:50,746
Hello?
1414
01:14:51,834 --> 01:14:52,835
Hello!
1415
01:14:54,663 --> 01:14:58,319
[Gef] Sounds like someone got
a bit hammered this evening.
1416
01:14:58,449 --> 01:15:00,060
[giggles]
1417
01:15:01,061 --> 01:15:06,153
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie.
Where do we go after we die?
1418
01:15:06,283 --> 01:15:07,371
Who's there?
1419
01:15:07,502 --> 01:15:09,460
[Gef giggles]
1420
01:15:10,592 --> 01:15:12,289
[Gef]
If only you were little like me,
1421
01:15:12,420 --> 01:15:15,684
you could squeeze between
these bars and be free!
1422
01:15:16,337 --> 01:15:18,382
[chuckling]
1423
01:15:21,124 --> 01:15:22,473
This is madness.
1424
01:15:25,868 --> 01:15:27,914
Gef, is it?
1425
01:15:28,044 --> 01:15:30,003
[Gef chuckles]
1426
01:15:31,482 --> 01:15:34,529
I refuse to participate
in this...
1427
01:15:35,530 --> 01:15:37,401
farce any longer.
1428
01:15:38,707 --> 01:15:39,708
Hello?
1429
01:15:40,883 --> 01:15:41,884
Hello!
1430
01:15:43,538 --> 01:15:45,671
I require the use
of a telephone,
1431
01:15:45,801 --> 01:15:49,109
so I may call my assistant
to arrange my release.
1432
01:15:51,154 --> 01:15:54,027
I have an account at
the, uh, Abbey Bank in London,
1433
01:15:54,157 --> 01:15:57,596
if I am required
to post some kind of bond.
1434
01:15:59,946 --> 01:16:01,512
Or, if you would prefer,
1435
01:16:01,643 --> 01:16:06,561
my attorney is Marlon Sandersen,
Esquire, in New York City.
1436
01:16:06,692 --> 01:16:08,998
I can assure you
I will be placing a call to him
1437
01:16:09,129 --> 01:16:11,479
if I am not released immediately.
1438
01:16:16,615 --> 01:16:19,139
Right, right. So be it.
1439
01:16:21,750 --> 01:16:23,404
[Gef chuckles]
1440
01:16:23,534 --> 01:16:24,666
Damn you!
1441
01:16:25,275 --> 01:16:26,581
Whoever you are!
1442
01:16:26,712 --> 01:16:28,757
How did you know
what my father said to me?
1443
01:16:30,367 --> 01:16:32,065
Did-did-did you read my book?
1444
01:16:32,195 --> 01:16:33,849
[Gef chuckles]
1445
01:16:33,980 --> 01:16:36,591
What-what do you hope
to gain...
1446
01:16:36,722 --> 01:16:37,897
from this...
1447
01:16:38,027 --> 01:16:39,725
insanity?
1448
01:16:39,855 --> 01:16:44,207
Is it-is it some kind of...
financial incentive? Or...
1449
01:16:44,904 --> 01:16:46,862
do you just crave attention?
1450
01:16:48,429 --> 01:16:50,997
That's it. That's it, isn't it?
It's...
1451
01:16:52,215 --> 01:16:54,087
Well, then show yourself!
1452
01:16:54,217 --> 01:16:57,394
If you are able to squeeze
through these bars,
1453
01:16:57,525 --> 01:16:59,266
like you say,
then step into the corridor
1454
01:16:59,396 --> 01:17:00,702
and let me look at you!
1455
01:17:00,833 --> 01:17:03,400
Let me get
a good look at you, Gef!
1456
01:17:08,623 --> 01:17:11,844
I intend to publish an article
1457
01:17:12,627 --> 01:17:15,935
about this entire incident
on my return to London.
1458
01:17:16,457 --> 01:17:17,719
And...
1459
01:17:17,850 --> 01:17:19,460
the tone of that article,
1460
01:17:19,590 --> 01:17:21,592
the way in which I portray you
1461
01:17:21,723 --> 01:17:25,248
and the Irving family
and this entire accursed island
1462
01:17:25,379 --> 01:17:27,424
shall be determined
by this moment
1463
01:17:27,555 --> 01:17:29,992
and whether or not
you let me look upon you.
1464
01:17:39,045 --> 01:17:40,263
Please!
1465
01:17:40,394 --> 01:17:42,048
[Gef chuckles]
1466
01:17:42,178 --> 01:17:44,354
[Gef] What if there
is nothing after this?
1467
01:17:44,485 --> 01:17:47,923
No Heaven, no Hell.
Just nothing.
1468
01:17:48,054 --> 01:17:52,449
No awareness of the fact
that we were ever aware at all.
1469
01:17:52,580 --> 01:17:55,452
Stop it! Please!
1470
01:17:57,890 --> 01:17:59,848
Just show yourself.
1471
01:18:00,762 --> 01:18:03,156
Just for a moment, please. Just...
1472
01:18:04,244 --> 01:18:06,463
Just show me that you're real.
1473
01:18:06,594 --> 01:18:10,250
Just a-a-a tuft
of your little tail.
1474
01:18:13,688 --> 01:18:17,692
W-Wait!
What if you scratch my arm?
1475
01:18:17,823 --> 01:18:21,000
With your claws,
just a little scratch. Please.
1476
01:18:21,565 --> 01:18:23,698
Please, I'm begging you.
Just a little scratch,
1477
01:18:23,829 --> 01:18:25,700
with your little claws.
1478
01:18:25,831 --> 01:18:28,442
[Gef] I don't want to hurt you.
1479
01:18:28,572 --> 01:18:30,792
Even though you want to hurt me.
1480
01:18:30,923 --> 01:18:32,228
I don't!
1481
01:18:32,359 --> 01:18:34,100
I don't want to hurt you.
1482
01:18:34,230 --> 01:18:35,666
What do you mean?
1483
01:18:36,276 --> 01:18:38,321
I mean you no harm.
1484
01:18:38,452 --> 01:18:41,281
And I don't mind. Really. Just--
1485
01:18:41,411 --> 01:18:44,066
I'm asking, I am begging you, please.
1486
01:18:44,197 --> 01:18:47,200
Just scratch my arm, there.
Just on the wrist.
1487
01:18:47,983 --> 01:18:49,985
[squelching slice]
Ow! Ow!
1488
01:18:54,903 --> 01:18:57,863
[sobbing]
1489
01:18:57,993 --> 01:19:00,387
[solemn music playing]
1490
01:19:05,087 --> 01:19:06,175
Thank you.
1491
01:19:09,352 --> 01:19:10,832
You all right?
1492
01:19:13,704 --> 01:19:16,142
Yeah. [clears throat]
I think it is time
1493
01:19:16,272 --> 01:19:18,797
that I returned to London.
1494
01:19:21,147 --> 01:19:23,410
[engine puttering]
1495
01:19:26,543 --> 01:19:29,546
[dramatic music playing]
1496
01:19:40,035 --> 01:19:43,038
[train whistle blowing]
1497
01:19:59,185 --> 01:20:01,622
After careful consideration,
1498
01:20:01,752 --> 01:20:03,580
I've decided that upon
returning to London,
1499
01:20:03,711 --> 01:20:06,409
I will be tending my resignation
as your assistant.
1500
01:20:08,716 --> 01:20:10,326
Because of the mongoose.
1501
01:20:10,457 --> 01:20:11,719
Yes.
1502
01:20:13,808 --> 01:20:15,549
And because I am unhappy.
1503
01:20:19,945 --> 01:20:21,381
So am I.
1504
01:20:22,991 --> 01:20:24,863
[train whistle blows]
1505
01:20:27,691 --> 01:20:31,913
I will offer my wholehearted recommendation
1506
01:20:32,044 --> 01:20:34,829
to any future
prospective employers
1507
01:20:34,960 --> 01:20:37,745
should they contact me
regarding you.
1508
01:20:37,876 --> 01:20:39,486
Thank you.
1509
01:20:39,616 --> 01:20:40,966
And...
1510
01:20:43,664 --> 01:20:44,883
I will miss you.
1511
01:20:47,755 --> 01:20:49,844
I will miss you too, Nandor.
1512
01:20:51,324 --> 01:20:53,239
Well, then don't leave.
1513
01:20:53,369 --> 01:20:56,068
I have already decided.
1514
01:20:56,198 --> 01:20:58,592
Well, then undecide.
1515
01:21:03,858 --> 01:21:06,643
Do you really, really, really
want me to stay?
1516
01:21:07,862 --> 01:21:11,126
I would be utterly lost
without you.
1517
01:21:17,741 --> 01:21:18,786
Well...
1518
01:21:21,136 --> 01:21:22,877
Were I to consider staying,
1519
01:21:25,358 --> 01:21:28,361
I should require a raise in pay
by a dollar an hour.
1520
01:21:29,188 --> 01:21:30,493
Oh. [sighs]
1521
01:21:32,931 --> 01:21:34,019
Fine.
1522
01:21:34,149 --> 01:21:36,325
[Anne] And a letter
of introduction
1523
01:21:36,456 --> 01:21:39,111
to Dr. Elliot Weaving
of the University of Kent's
1524
01:21:39,241 --> 01:21:40,764
Paranormal Research Department.
1525
01:21:40,895 --> 01:21:42,636
I despise that man.
1526
01:21:42,766 --> 01:21:44,203
[Anne] He respects you.
1527
01:21:45,856 --> 01:21:47,641
Fine. Anything else?
1528
01:21:47,771 --> 01:21:48,903
[Anne] Yes.
1529
01:21:50,731 --> 01:21:54,691
You must consider...
the possibility, at least,
1530
01:21:55,866 --> 01:21:57,216
that Gef is real.
1531
01:21:59,783 --> 01:22:02,047
I wish you the best
in all your future endeavors.
1532
01:22:03,700 --> 01:22:04,745
[Anne] Fine!
1533
01:22:06,094 --> 01:22:07,139
A dollar an hour?
1534
01:22:07,269 --> 01:22:08,270
[Dr. Fodor] Yes.
1535
01:22:08,401 --> 01:22:09,924
And the letter of introduction.
1536
01:22:10,794 --> 01:22:12,100
Reluctantly, yes.
1537
01:22:13,710 --> 01:22:14,973
Then I accept.
1538
01:22:16,975 --> 01:22:18,324
Welcome back.
1539
01:22:30,466 --> 01:22:31,946
[exhales]
1540
01:22:32,077 --> 01:22:33,469
[sighs]
1541
01:22:37,517 --> 01:22:38,997
The Calvert, was it?
1542
01:22:39,127 --> 01:22:44,437
It was. But, um, I regret
to inform you that, uh...
1543
01:22:47,179 --> 01:22:50,356
I've quit drinking.[laughs] Oh.
1544
01:22:50,486 --> 01:22:52,488
The trip was that bad?
1545
01:22:54,577 --> 01:22:56,753
From Mr. James Irving.
1546
01:22:56,884 --> 01:22:58,364
Oh, God.
1547
01:22:58,842 --> 01:23:00,018
[clears throat]
1548
01:23:01,106 --> 01:23:03,108
"Dr. Fodor,
1549
01:23:03,238 --> 01:23:04,631
while your trip
to Dalby Mountain
1550
01:23:04,761 --> 01:23:06,372
began somewhat auspiciously,
1551
01:23:06,502 --> 01:23:08,591
the way in which you made
your departure was..."
1552
01:23:08,722 --> 01:23:10,289
Blah, blah, blah.
1553
01:23:10,419 --> 01:23:13,248
"I regret to inform you
that I have employed
1554
01:23:13,379 --> 01:23:15,120
the honorable Karl Leibovitz,
1555
01:23:15,250 --> 01:23:17,600
an attorney from Leeds
who specializes
1556
01:23:17,731 --> 01:23:20,690
in litigating cases
involving libel, slander,
1557
01:23:20,821 --> 01:23:22,257
and defamation suits."
1558
01:23:22,388 --> 01:23:24,520
Oh. Incredible.
1559
01:23:24,651 --> 01:23:27,001
Uh, blah, blah
and we get to the-- ah, yes.
1560
01:23:27,132 --> 01:23:29,395
"I inform you of all this
not as a threat,
1561
01:23:29,525 --> 01:23:32,224
but as a piece of information
for you to keep in mind
1562
01:23:32,354 --> 01:23:34,487
when and if you ever decide
to publish an account
1563
01:23:34,617 --> 01:23:37,403
chronicling your time
at Cashen's Gap."
1564
01:23:39,405 --> 01:23:40,449
Oh.
1565
01:23:42,930 --> 01:23:45,367
You want me to order you
a glass of water?
1566
01:23:45,498 --> 01:23:46,760
Uh, please.
1567
01:23:48,762 --> 01:23:51,112
What about Gef himself?
1568
01:23:51,243 --> 01:23:53,506
Have you heard from the bastard?
1569
01:23:53,636 --> 01:23:57,640
He calls me once a week,
at least.
1570
01:23:57,771 --> 01:24:01,253
[laughs]
He called me about a month ago.
1571
01:24:01,383 --> 01:24:03,820
Told me that I had left
one of my shoes behind,
1572
01:24:03,951 --> 01:24:06,171
and that he was keeping it safe
in his little cave,
1573
01:24:06,301 --> 01:24:08,216
should I ever care to return.
1574
01:24:08,825 --> 01:24:10,479
Son of a bitch!
1575
01:24:13,439 --> 01:24:17,747
Gef has become a bit
of a local celebrity.
1576
01:24:18,313 --> 01:24:20,707
Did you hear about the case
of R.S. Lambert
1577
01:24:20,837 --> 01:24:23,666
and the British
Broadcasting Company?
1578
01:24:23,797 --> 01:24:25,320
Indeed.
1579
01:24:25,451 --> 01:24:27,931
[Dr. Price] And did you hear
that after you left,
1580
01:24:28,062 --> 01:24:31,283
a filmmaker by the name
of Roger Sanz
1581
01:24:31,413 --> 01:24:34,677
brought a film crew to the Isle
1582
01:24:34,808 --> 01:24:39,204
to attempt to obtain evidence
of Gef
1583
01:24:39,900 --> 01:24:43,033
via motion pictures?
1584
01:24:43,164 --> 01:24:44,513
Did I hear!
1585
01:24:44,644 --> 01:24:46,733
The Haunting
of the Isle of Man.
1586
01:24:47,299 --> 01:24:48,865
I attended
the film's premiere,
1587
01:24:48,996 --> 01:24:50,519
if you could call it that.
1588
01:24:50,650 --> 01:24:52,347
[narrator]
On the remote Isle of Man,
1589
01:24:52,478 --> 01:24:54,175
a little seen but much heard
little creature
1590
01:24:54,306 --> 01:24:56,308
going by the name of Gef
is fast becoming
1591
01:24:56,438 --> 01:24:59,137
as famous a mystery
as the Loch Ness Monster,
1592
01:24:59,267 --> 01:25:01,095
only this elusive
creature talks,
1593
01:25:01,226 --> 01:25:03,576
baffling experts
with his sinister
1594
01:25:03,706 --> 01:25:05,882
and powerful pronouncements.
1595
01:25:06,796 --> 01:25:08,276
I saw it shortly thereafter.
1596
01:25:08,407 --> 01:25:09,669
[both laugh]
1597
01:25:09,799 --> 01:25:12,324
I think it, uh, unequivocally
1598
01:25:12,454 --> 01:25:15,631
puts the mystery of Gef's
existence to rest.
1599
01:25:22,812 --> 01:25:24,510
Will you be publishing
an article
1600
01:25:24,640 --> 01:25:26,294
about your experience, then,
1601
01:25:26,425 --> 01:25:32,257
considering how litigious our
friend Mr. Irving has become?
1602
01:25:32,387 --> 01:25:34,476
I think I will, yes.
1603
01:25:34,607 --> 01:25:35,695
Hmm.
1604
01:25:35,825 --> 01:25:38,176
A braver man than I!
1605
01:25:39,786 --> 01:25:44,573
Well, I will portray the Irvings
and their imaginary pet
1606
01:25:44,704 --> 01:25:47,402
in a far kinder hue
than they deserve.
1607
01:25:47,533 --> 01:25:51,014
And though my time
at the farm was admittedly...
1608
01:25:51,667 --> 01:25:53,365
horrific,
1609
01:25:53,495 --> 01:25:57,456
as the weeks and months pass,
I recall with...
1610
01:25:57,586 --> 01:26:02,243
more and more fondness
my bizarre time there.
1611
01:26:02,374 --> 01:26:04,854
[laughs] I feel the same.
1612
01:26:08,075 --> 01:26:10,338
And in the end,
1613
01:26:10,469 --> 01:26:13,080
do you feel as though
you understand any better
1614
01:26:13,211 --> 01:26:17,302
the phenomena that is Gef?
1615
01:26:17,432 --> 01:26:21,871
Or the motives of the Irvings?
1616
01:26:23,133 --> 01:26:24,222
Perhaps.
1617
01:26:25,832 --> 01:26:28,965
Why is it that we write,
Dr. Price?
1618
01:26:29,096 --> 01:26:30,576
Hmmm.
1619
01:26:32,012 --> 01:26:37,104
To chronicle our experiences,
I suppose?
1620
01:26:37,670 --> 01:26:39,193
To remember.
1621
01:26:40,629 --> 01:26:44,154
Perhaps you can recall
every detail
1622
01:26:44,285 --> 01:26:46,026
of the cases
you've investigated,
1623
01:26:46,156 --> 01:26:47,984
but I fear...
1624
01:26:48,115 --> 01:26:53,599
entire sections of my life
have faded from view.
1625
01:26:53,729 --> 01:26:56,515
[laughs]
That is not what I meant.
1626
01:26:56,645 --> 01:26:58,168
To journal certainly,
1627
01:26:58,299 --> 01:27:01,302
but why do we publish
our writings?
1628
01:27:02,129 --> 01:27:03,826
To remember, you said.
1629
01:27:03,957 --> 01:27:08,483
No, we publish our writings
to be remembered.
1630
01:27:08,614 --> 01:27:10,311
We do not speak of it, often,
1631
01:27:10,442 --> 01:27:13,314
but we want our names
to be known.
1632
01:27:13,445 --> 01:27:16,230
To be recognized
within our field, and without.
1633
01:27:16,361 --> 01:27:18,972
I do not want fame!
1634
01:27:19,102 --> 01:27:20,495
Neither do I.
1635
01:27:20,626 --> 01:27:22,802
But we would not publish
our findings,
1636
01:27:22,932 --> 01:27:25,674
we would not write novels,
Dr. Price,
1637
01:27:25,805 --> 01:27:28,677
if we did not wish them
to be read.
1638
01:27:31,680 --> 01:27:33,639
It is incredibly ironic
1639
01:27:33,769 --> 01:27:37,512
that one of the most profound
questions I have ever been asked
1640
01:27:37,643 --> 01:27:40,689
was by none other
than Gef himself.
1641
01:27:40,820 --> 01:27:42,343
You're kidding!
1642
01:27:43,866 --> 01:27:45,085
No.
1643
01:27:46,173 --> 01:27:49,263
"What if there is nothing
after this?"
1644
01:27:49,785 --> 01:27:51,309
the creature entreated.
1645
01:27:53,223 --> 01:27:56,923
"No Heaven, no Hell.
Just nothing.
1646
01:27:58,185 --> 01:28:01,449
No awareness that
we were ever aware at all."
1647
01:28:04,887 --> 01:28:06,889
A grim query!
1648
01:28:07,020 --> 01:28:08,326
[Dr. Fodor] Indeed.
1649
01:28:09,805 --> 01:28:12,895
What if there is nothing
before or after?
1650
01:28:15,158 --> 01:28:16,986
What if this is all there is?
1651
01:28:19,946 --> 01:28:21,295
If that is so, then...
1652
01:28:21,426 --> 01:28:24,211
all that is left
after our bodies die
1653
01:28:24,342 --> 01:28:25,952
are the things we leave behind.
1654
01:28:26,082 --> 01:28:29,521
In your case, and in mine,
it is our writings.
1655
01:28:29,651 --> 01:28:32,001
The tales of the bizarre places
we have been,
1656
01:28:32,132 --> 01:28:34,961
the-the people and phenomena
we have observed.
1657
01:28:35,091 --> 01:28:37,485
That we have experienced
these things,
1658
01:28:37,616 --> 01:28:39,052
is what makes us unique,
1659
01:28:39,182 --> 01:28:41,794
among the two billion or so
people on this planet.
1660
01:28:43,273 --> 01:28:45,275
What, then,
makes the Irvings unique?
1661
01:28:46,668 --> 01:28:48,757
For what will they
be remembered?
1662
01:28:50,846 --> 01:28:53,806
[wind blowing]
1663
01:28:53,936 --> 01:28:56,417
[dramatic music playing]
1664
01:31:58,425 --> 01:32:00,122
[music fades]
1665
01:32:00,253 --> 01:32:03,386
[tense, whimsical music playing]
1666
01:33:38,481 --> 01:33:40,658
[music fades]
1667
01:33:45,184 --> 01:33:48,448
[bright jazz music playing]
1668
01:33:52,626 --> 01:33:58,458
Yeah, I just wanted to give out,
uh, a shout to the entire...
1669
01:33:58,588 --> 01:34:00,112
well, almost,
1670
01:34:00,242 --> 01:34:04,638
the entire cast and crew,
uh, on the production
1671
01:34:04,769 --> 01:34:07,119
of Nandor Fodor
and the Talking Mongoose.
1672
01:34:07,249 --> 01:34:10,905
An extraordinary cast,
incredible crew, amazing DOP.
1673
01:34:11,036 --> 01:34:14,343
Extraordinary costumes, set.
I mean, everything was amazing.
1674
01:34:14,474 --> 01:34:16,781
Um, apart from working
with Adam. Um...
1675
01:34:16,911 --> 01:34:20,915
'cause he is a bit of a diva,
to say the least.
1676
01:34:21,046 --> 01:34:23,744
I've been in this business
for over 40-plus years.
1677
01:34:23,875 --> 01:34:25,180
I've worked with some
great actors,
1678
01:34:25,311 --> 01:34:26,660
great writers, directors,
1679
01:34:26,791 --> 01:34:28,531
all kinds of great people.
1680
01:34:28,662 --> 01:34:31,230
But I've never worked
with a complete [bleep].
1681
01:34:32,231 --> 01:34:34,842
And the guy who wins that prize
is a guy called Adam Sigal.
1682
01:34:34,973 --> 01:34:37,497
Who calls himself a director.
1683
01:34:37,627 --> 01:34:40,543
Really, really challenging guy, yeah.
1684
01:34:40,674 --> 01:34:42,763
You get a project
1685
01:34:42,894 --> 01:34:46,245
and you read it
and you get excited about it
1686
01:34:46,375 --> 01:34:48,377
and the money is good
and all that stuff,
1687
01:34:48,508 --> 01:34:50,728
and then you get there
and there's just...
1688
01:34:52,164 --> 01:34:53,992
this guy at the helm.
1689
01:34:56,734 --> 01:34:59,519
The man's a fool.
Couldn't direct traffic.
1690
01:35:00,215 --> 01:35:01,695
And I was like, "Oh, by the way,
1691
01:35:01,826 --> 01:35:06,265
there's two words that
I wanted to just swap around,
1692
01:35:06,395 --> 01:35:08,963
because I just think it might
fly a little bit better."
1693
01:35:09,094 --> 01:35:13,402
And he said, "What the [bleep]
did you say about my script?"
1694
01:35:14,012 --> 01:35:15,535
If something wasn't going right,
1695
01:35:15,665 --> 01:35:18,146
he would just stand up
and shout,
1696
01:35:18,277 --> 01:35:19,844
and then just storm off,
1697
01:35:19,974 --> 01:35:21,933
and you wouldn't see him
for hours.
1698
01:35:22,063 --> 01:35:24,022
And then when he was ready
to come on set,
1699
01:35:24,152 --> 01:35:25,545
he wouldn't come back on set.
1700
01:35:25,675 --> 01:35:28,766
He would just send back
an Alsatian called Gavin,
1701
01:35:29,941 --> 01:35:32,073
who he then would scream
from the other room,
1702
01:35:32,204 --> 01:35:34,162
"Gavin's now directing!"
1703
01:35:35,294 --> 01:35:38,732
And you can tell, obviously,
when watching the movie,
1704
01:35:38,863 --> 01:35:41,082
the parts that are directed
by a dog.
1705
01:35:41,213 --> 01:35:42,780
Because they're better!
1706
01:35:43,345 --> 01:35:45,347
I... I can't talk right now.
1707
01:35:45,478 --> 01:35:47,001
He grabbed me
by the back of my hair.
1708
01:35:47,132 --> 01:35:51,440
He slammed my face down
really hard on my desk.
1709
01:35:52,702 --> 01:35:54,139
That was day one.
1710
01:35:54,269 --> 01:35:59,057
Uh, Adam Sigal
is a [bleep] bubble,
1711
01:35:59,187 --> 01:36:01,102
and I wish that mother[bleep]
1712
01:36:01,233 --> 01:36:02,887
would just [bleep] off
back to Florida
1713
01:36:03,017 --> 01:36:04,584
with the rest
of the [bleep] alligators
1714
01:36:04,714 --> 01:36:06,586
and [bleep] hicks that
he hangs out with.
1715
01:36:06,716 --> 01:36:07,761
What a [bleep]!
1716
01:36:07,892 --> 01:36:10,242
What a [bleep]!
1717
01:36:11,156 --> 01:36:14,855
[bright jazz music continues]
1718
01:36:21,470 --> 01:36:22,820
[music ends]
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