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License please.

Is there some sort of problem, officer?

Your right headlight's out.

Yeah, I know, I've been meaning to get it fixed,

but with the holidays and all...

All right.

Cold night.

Okay, stay sober.

Happy new year, happy new year!

I've got it, listen, if he's not here in five minutes,

I'm gone.

Funny Donny that's who.

Do you know it's seven below out my window,

oh man, the white stuff is a comin' down.

We just got word from the boys at the weather bureau

that with the wind chill, we 're talking a cool 40 below,

good god, so stay below...

Rob.

Hmm?

It's 40 below.

Stay in bed.

I have an audition.

I'll give you an audition.

Rob, wait, my kid brother.

Oh, he's asleep.

He's right there.

Oh, who cares?

Go back to sleep, go back to sleep.

He's going home in a few days.

Where's my new headshot, did you print it up yet?

Oh, shit.

Rob?

I'll do it right after I finish my coffee.

I have an audition in 45 minutes.

Ugh, what is this?

You never should have told me you were gonna do it,

if you weren't gonna do it.

I'm sorry, I forgot.

How could you forget?

You've been sitting around watching football

all weekend with my brother.

I just forgot, it happens, for Christ's sake,

it's nothing to get ticked about.

Who's ticked?

Oh! Huh!

Don't worry about it, I'll call the landlord.

Right.

You can't call him, we're behind in the rent.

Hey, I wasn't sleeping too loud for you guys, was I?

No, Roland.

Here, have some coffee.

Stop it.

I don't even look like this anymore.

My roommate went in a while ago.

Oh yeah, what did she say?

It pays good, he was nice to her.

59, 59 please.

Oh, that's me, see ya later.

Bye.

Hi, I'm Katie mcgovern, hi, I'm number 59.

I'll be with you in a mom...

Oh well, you're...

Is something wrong?

Oh no, no, it's just, that, uh... say something,

tell me something... About yourself.

I do, uh, I did an under five on all my children.

I have two commercials running.

I toured in taming of the shrew, I've said all...

Yes, yes, yes, would you mind turning to your left,

just for a moment?

Sure.

Oh, your hair. Tell me, does it, um, could it go up?

How's that?

Well, that's that.

Maybe you read about it in the trades, hmm?

No.

No? Well she and the director were at each others throats.

Finally, she left the set.

Oh.

Now, everybody thought that she would settle down

and come back and finish the film,

but it has been a week now, and they are stuck.

Have they closed down the production?

Oh no, they're up in Canada, shooting every foot

of every scene in which she's not involved.

But you see, she is the lead,

there is only so much they can do without her,

so they must find somebody as quickly as possible

to film her role, to finish all those scenes...

Are you offering me the part?

I am offering you a chance at it.

You will have to go upstate for a few days,

where we will make you over.

You'll do a scene on videotape, that's so the director

can see what you look like on the screen.

Now for that, you would be paid... here. $3,000,

it's all spelled out here.

The payment schedules, the release forms, the union papers.

Everything's covered.

I will send a copy of that to your agent this afternoon.

I'm sort of in-between agents right now.

I see.

What happens if the director doesn't like me?

But he's going to like you. I'm sure of it.

And when you get the role,

you'll be paid $9,000 more.

Do you have some obligation that prevents

you from taking this?

No, no, not at all.

Rob, this is a role, it's real, I'm an actress,

actresses act, waitresses wait tables.

When did you ever turn down a job?

What's this guy Murray like?

I don't know, I just met him.

What's he look like? How old is he?

Rob, I just met the guy, I didn't card him.

What's got into you?

Just asking.

Will you put that thing down!

Look Katie, if you wanna do this thing, just do it.

That's him.

I'm going.

Oh, I gave you the number, right?

Mm-hmm.

So, I'll call you when I get there.

Great.

We'll talk about this then.

Great.

Hey sis, leaving us already?

Yup.

My classes start Wednesday,

so I may not be here when you get...

Back.

Is it something I said?

Oh dear.

What's the matter?

I hope Dr. Lewis won't be worried.

Who's Dr. Lewis?

The producer. He's arranged for you to stay at his house.

Is he a doctor?

He doesn't practice anymore.

Since his retirement he's turned his attention

to other pursuits.

How much further?

Just the next town.

It's beautiful.

The storm, the pine trees,

it's like a dream.

12.50.

Oh.

Hold on a sec.

Free goldfish with every $10 purchase.

Goldfish?

Well oh well.

Uh, would you, uh, hold onto that?

Poor things.

We're here, we're here!

You made it through the storm.

Oh, forgive me, my dear,

these contraptions take some getting used to.

The piano is automated, and so am I.

Ms. Mcgovern, I presume.

It's nice to meet you.

I'm Dr. Joseph Lewis. The pleasure is all mine.

Well done, Mr. Murray. Wonderful.

Thank you.

Take the woman's coat, why don't you?

And whatever that is.

Oh, the goldfish, a gift from the gas station.

Do you have a bowl for them?

I'm sure we can find something suitable.

Quite a house.

Be it ever so humble.

Doesn't look so humble to me.

I'll give you the grand tour, if you like?

Oh, yes, please.

Well, that's a sorolla oil there, one of the old masters.

Oh by the way, the piano was made for president McKinley.

He never heard it play, though,

shot dead in buffalo the day it was

delivered to the white house.

Shotdead, huh?

We are fortunate to be back here in the forest,

plenty of firewood,

so we keep the fire going all through winter.

Oh that's one of my passions. Do you play?

I used to play my kid brother.

And?

I gave it up.

Why?

He started to beat me.

Oh, how very rude of him.

Oh, nothing to be alarmed about,

he's quite dead, believe me. I killed him myself.

There's really nothing like it.

Just you, the bear, and the cold. Quite a challenge.

Yeah, I imagine.

“To my favorite empresario."

Please watch your step!

We have mice, I'm afraid.

They come into the house every winter,

for the warmth, I suppose.

We have traps all over.

Mice, bears, is there anything else I should know about?

My bedroom is back there, and the downstairs bathroom.

Your guest room is upstairs.

Just lovely.

Our dining room.

Mr. Murray has served many an extraordinary meal in here.

If he doesn't stop it,

they will have to carry me around in a forklift.

Could I use the phone?

Well, of course.

Dr. Lewis.

Yes?

There's no dial tone.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Oh, the storm, of course.

Those lines must be down. If the lines aren't up by morning,

Mr. Murray will drive you into town.

Her name is Julie Rose.

She could be my sister.

Well that's why you are here.

She just walked off the set?

Worse yet, I'm afraid.

I heard from the director this morning.

She had a nervous breakdown.

He says she'll never be the same again.

Oh, that's awful.

Of course it is, but it's you

we are counting on now, Ms. Mcgovern.

And we must do everything to get you ready.

What is this?

It's your scene for the videotape.

Start learning it tonight.

It's a thriller?

Yes, exactly.

We'll shoot it tomorrow, and we have it ready

for the director the moment he arrives.

You are going to have to be perfect, Ms. Mcgovern.

Your face, your hair, your smile,

everything has to be just right.

I'm all yours.

Ms. Mcgovern, it's Mr. Murray, Ms. Mcgovern.

Just a second.

I brought you some warm milk.

I know how hard it is to sleep in a strange place

the first night.

Uh-huh.

Oh, oh well.

Thanks.

Ms. Mcgovern?

Yeah?

I just wanted to say I think Dr. Lewis likes you.

Well, thanks.

He doesn't like everyone, you know.

He doesn't?

Oh, good gracious me, no.

But he likes you, I can tell.

Well, I'm sure he likes you too, Mr. Murray.

Do you really think so?

Oh yeah, of course he does.

Well, that's very nice of you to say.

Sweet dreams.

Goodnight, goodnight.

Mr. Murray, this knife is dull,

a dull knife will never do.

I have a sharpening stone.

Then you better use it.

If you wish to master your trade, Mr. Murray,

you must first master the tools of your trade.

Sharp knife, no tears. Works every time.

Can we phone a gas station and get a jump?

Phone lines...

Still down, right?

How did you meet Dr. Lewis?

It was a professional relationship.

What kind of professional relationship?

I was his patient.

What kind of doctor is he?

Psychiatrist.

Oh. Ah, well, there.

Remarkable, Mr. Murray.

She is Julie Rose.

Do you think I should keep this coat on or take it...

Sitting or standing?

To your right.

To my right? Okay.

That's perfect.

Do I look directly into the camera or...?

No, off to the right,

pretend as if the camera isn't there.

I wanna take a beat after the line

"there was blood everywhere," is that all right?

Oh yes, of course.

Okay, let's do it.

Katie mcgovern, uh, Julie Rose, take one.

I'm sorry, did you say “action?"

Action, yes.

I was all alone out there, where the hell were you?

I mean...

Sorry, sorry.

It's all right, it's all right.

Are you gonna be right there?

Katie mcgovern, uh, Julie Rose, take two.

Action.

I was all alone out there, where the hell were you?

I mean, all alone.

There wasn't another soul in sight.

Look what they did to me.

Will you look what they did to me?

I was all alone out there.

Where the hell were you?

I mean, all alone.

There wasn't another soul in sight.

I waited in the parking lot until 1:30.

She must have had me followed.

I should've known.

I don't know how he got into the car, I never even saw him.

The first thing I know, his hands are around my throat.

I tried to breathe, I couldn't breathe!

And I... I must have blacked out.

He must have thought I was already dead.

I came to a couple hours later, there was blood everywhere.

Look what they did to me. Will you look what they did to me?

Hello, Evelyn.

This is the proof, as promised. She is alive.

Our game continues. I will contact you, soon.

Goodnight.

Dr. Lewis?

Dr. Lewis?

Hello, is anybody here?

Dr. Lewis? Dr. Lewis?

You lied to me! Why did you lie to me?

Oh Ms. Mcgovern, we didn't lie to you.

You said she had a breakdown, that's a breakdown?

She did have a breakdown,

she had a breakdown and then killed herself.

Killed herself.

Yes.

What else haven't you told me?

Ms. Mcgovern, we didn't want to upset you.

What happened to Julie Rose was a tragedy.

This movie was her first big role.

I'm afraid the pressure was just too much for her.

Perhaps we should have told you.

But I promise you, there is nothing else you don't know.

Suicide is a terrible thing.

The number you've...

The number you have reached...

Hello, may I help you?

Yes operator, I'm having trouble dialing this number

I, I wonder if you could dial it for me, please?

What is the number you're trying to reach?

Area code 311359-2889...

Sorry, there's no 311 area code in existence.

Are you sure?

There is no 311 area code.

A castle, queen's side.

Castle kings side.

How can you play without looking at the board?

Memory, my dear. I could move my own pieces,

but I'm lazy. I prefer to be moved.

How did it go on?

Lovely, isn't it?

It's quite ingenious, actually.

Triggered by this little device here.

It monitors my heartbeat constantly.

When my heart is beating too fast,

it sends a signal to the piano and we have music.

At my age, one needs to be aware of such things.

When I hear the melody,

I know it's time to stop my exercising, have a rest.

Do you like the piece?

It's Vivaldi, the four seasons, winter.

Pawn to queen's rook, three.

Is the house warm enough for you?

Yes. Why?

You are shivering.

I'm fine.

Queen to rook four.

Mr. M u rray?

Hmm?

Ms. Mcgovern?

The phone's still dead.

Dr. Lewis was worried about you.

- I'm a little tired, that's all. - Hmm.

Mm-hmm, you look pale.

I think I'll go upstairs and have a nap before dinner.

Malcolm, Dr. Lewis.

We've caught one, Mr. Murray.

Hmm.

Dispose of the poor creature when you have a chance.

With pleasure.

Dr. Lewis is looking for you.

What are you doing to me?

We are not doing anything to you, dear.

All my ID is missing from my wallet.

My bank cards, my credit cards.

Perhaps you forgot them in New York,

there's nothing to be upset about.

I saw my driver's license in the fireplace.

You think we burned your driver's license?

Why on earth would we ever do such a thing?

I don't think anything, I saw it!

And I saw the phone in the kitchen,

the lines aren't down, the cord's been cut.

Dear, dear, dear.

We pushed you too hard.

Ms. Mcgovern, something more to drink?

Some more hot chocolate?

Hmm?

You can take the chocolate back into the kitchen, Mr. Murray.

The woman does not appreciate your concern for her welfare.

What is it that you want from me?

I have no money, I have nothing to offer you.

My dear, we don't want anything from you.

It appears you have some misconceptions about us,

and obviously we had some about you.

I'm afraid you have disqualified yourself

from further consideration for this job.

We'll take you home in the morning.

Home?

You do want to go home?

Oh yes.

Fine, and we are in agreement, are we not?

Please.

If you are afraid of us, I suggest that you

use the bolt on the inside of your bedroom door.

We won't disturb you.

Goodnight, Ms. Mcgovern.

Much too cold at nights to be outside

without an overcoat, don't you think Mr. Murray?

We are going to do just fine, Mr. Murray.

You'll do a perfect job.

How can you be sure?

Because you must.

In a minute Mr. Murray. Just finish what you're doing.

Hello.

Rob, Rob.

Hello?

Rob, oh god, help me.

Katie, where are you? Where are you calling from?

I don't know. I'm calling from an attic in a house...

They cut off my finger.

What?

They cut off my finger!

Ms. Mcgovern?

I'm going to find you,

but you have to tell me where you are.

I don't know, I don't know where I am. Pine...

Pine view, pine grass, pine something.

Rob, they're gonna kill me,

and I know they're gonna kill me.

What road?

Thruway, we went upstate on the thruway.

Katie, please, how long were you on the thruway?

Um, a few hours maybe, it was dark, I fell asleep.

Think Katie, think.

What was the exit?

I don't know, I don't know what exit.

There was a bridge, there was a covered bridge.

The goldfish, it was the next town after the goldfish.

Goldfish, what do you mean goldfish?

He gave us a goldfish, I remember Mr. Murray

said it was the next town.

Listen to me, hang up the phone,

dial the operator and call the police.

Oh no, don't go, please don't hang up!

Katie just tell the police that.

Tell them everything you told me.

They're gonna kill me, they're gonna k...

I'm going to find you, alright?

- You're going to be all right. - Oh, Rob.

Now hang up and dial the police.

Please hurry!

Hang up, now!

Please don't go! Oh!

Roland!

Nyack police, sergeant Brody.

I'm in a house that belongs to Dr. Lewis.

He's downstairs, he's gonna kill me, you gotta help me.

Where is the house located, ma 'am?

I don't know, I don't know.

Are you in danger right now?

Yes, yes I'm in danger.

They don't know I've called, please, please hurry.

Ma 'am, if you could just give

me your name. Hello, are you alright ma'am?

Hello, are you there?

Hello? Hello?

Oh!

Oh, oh!

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy.

Blackmail, Ms. Mcgovern, is a game of moves,

and countermoves, not unlike chess.

The players in this particular game were two sisters.

Several years ago, one of them married for money,

then murdered to keep it.

The other saw everything, but never said a word.

She just vanished from her sister's life,

and eventually entered mine as a patient.

Isn't that right, Mr. Murray?

Yes, yes.

This woman bore

a remarkable resemblance to you, Ms. Mcgovern.

Julie Rose.

Precisely.

She shared the knowledge of the murder with me

during one of our sessions.

And I prescribed an unorthodox,

but profitable, form of therapy. Blackmail.

It was all going so well.

Until Julie's sister did something I did not expect.

She had Julie murdered in a parking lot,

on new year's Eve.

The videotape.

Exactly.

Mr. Murray was on his way to meet her,

but he was too late to save her.

He was able to retrieve the body and dispose of the car

before the authorities arrived.

When he got the corpse back here,

we noticed it was missing the ring finger on her left hand.

Apparently, Julie's sister had the killer remove it

as proof of his accomplishment.

You're going to kill me, aren't you?

Why, not at all.

But Julie's sister might.

You see, Ms. Mcgovern, your excellent performance

convinced her that Julie is still alive.

And she wishes it wasn't so.

She will pay a great deal for a second chance.

In chess, Ms. Mcgovern, second chances are rare

but very valuable.

There, that's not too tight, is it?

Now this, my dear, will make you drowsy.

No, no, no, I don't want it. I don't want it.

No, no, please no.

This will all make it easier to fix, my dear.

No, you come back here!

Oh god please help me, I'm the one who called.

Please, they're trying to kill me.

- Come in out of the cold. - Tell me what's going on.

They're trying to kill me, please!

Hello Tom. Don't mind Julie.

She's a patient of mine, delusional and very agitated.

No!

She doesn't know what she's saying, I'm afraid.

He's lying, don't believe him.

He's lying, he's crazy, they're trying to kill me.

You gotta get me out of here, you can't believe him!

Julie, Julie please, try to keep calm.

Take me to the police station.

She has these fits and sometimes even drugs don't help.

Please, don't listen to him.

It's all right, though, she's only dangerous to herself.

Last night she got hold of a steak knife,

and cut off her own finger!

No, no they did this to me!

Let go of me!

They did this to me.

It took us all morning to suture the wound,

didn't it, Julie?

Don't call me that, my name is Katie mcgovern.

Tom, do you want to see her papers, here?

This is the statement of her admission

to mercy psychiatric institute.

That's not me!

She was admitted there last winter.

Please look closely, that's not me,

they made me look like her.

Please, it's not me!

She's been under my care for about a year now.

Quiet, oh my god.

Unfortunately,

her condition has been deteriorating lately.

Oh no, please, Julie Rose is dead.

Her corpse is in the attic, go look in the attic!

Go look in the attic, please, look in the attic!

Sometimes her imagination gets the better of her.

Please, go look in the attic.

Don't, she'll be all right in a few minutes.

Maybe we ought to take a look.

I don't think you should encourage her.

I think we should leave.

Look John, put the lady's mind at rest,

go up and take a look.

I really don't think it's necessary.

It can't hurt, it might calm her down.

I'm gonna have to write out a report anyway.

All right. Mr. Murray, take the officers to the attic.

The attic?

Of course, sir. Right this way.

I am sorry you had to come out on such an awful day.

Well, it's part of the job.

Are you sorry, Julie?

It's unheated.

Would you look at that?

What?

I haven't seen one of those things in years.

0h, Dr. Lewis was once quite a hunter.

You wouldn't need to be much of a hunter

with one of those.

Ah. Oh!

I'm gonna have to get a repairman in here.

She tore this wire right out

when she had her attack this morning.

Dr. Lewis doesn't seem to think there's much hope for her.

Lovely, isn't it?

90 years old, made for president McKinley.

Is that right?

Poor man never got to play on it, though.

Shot dead in Cleveland the day

it was delivered to the white house.

You play?

Uh, now and then.

Someday you must come by and we'll have a game.

Well?

Nothing up there.

What?

It was there. It was, I saw her. Oh, god.

Mr. Murray, take her back to her room

and see that she remains there.

No, no, please.

- Come on. Here. Come on. - No, please.

They're going to kill me. Please, they're lying.

Madness is a terrible thing.

No, no.

No, no!

No, no!

I wonder sometimes why I don't just give up on her.

Stubborn, I guess.

It wasn't making any sense, she kept talking about goldfish.

Huh?

Goldfish!

Rob, it's gotta be this next exit!

Why?

Well, because according to this,

there are only six covered Bridges in

this part of New York state.

Yeah, so?

Only four of them go anywhere near the thruway.

Right.

Okay, well so according to this,

Katie said she was on the road about a few hours.

Right!

So, okay, well let's figure somewhere

between two and four.

Okay, okay!

Okay, so of the four you can get to off the highway,

one is only an hour from the city.

Yeah?

Two are five hours away, minimum.

Yeah.

The only other one is just east of here,

about a half a mile away from the next exit.

You sure?

Gotta be.

Why didn't you say so?

Thank you for taking such good care of my sister.

She's been through so much, recently.

Julie, you have a visitor.

Julie? I don't think she can hear us.

Julie dear, so good to see you again.

Mr. Murray, you may take her upstairs, now.

Up we go.

She became quite agitated when she heard you were coming.

It was necessary to sedate her.

Julie's told me so much about you, Evelyn.

I can imagine.

Would you care for a glass of Sherry?

Brandy, perhaps?

Nothing?

There is no reason to be so downhearted.

After all, you are getting exactly what you want.

She is all yours...

When I have what I want. Now where is it?

Nearby.

You've been told to bring it with you.

I've never been one to do what I was told.

Didn't Julie tell you that?

You grossly underestimate me, my dear.

I do have something for you.

What is it?

A gamesman to the very end.

Oh, I admire that.

Perhaps I'll have that Sherry after all.

That's the spirit.

She's resting comfortably, Dr. Lewis.

Every town around here's called pine something.

There's pine valley, pine Ridge, pine lake.

Damn!

13.

Here you go.

Hang on a sec, be right back.

What's he doing?

Come on, come on, come on.

I'm gonna get out of here.

Free with every $10 purchase.

Evelyn, you must understand that in any game,

there can be but one Victor.

It is a role I've grown accustomed to over the years.

Now where is the locker?

Go, Mr. Murray.

But what...

Mr. Murray!

Perhaps the game isn't over yet.

Oh dear.

Run you fool, get her!

She went this way!

Go man, down in the field, go man, catch her!

Catch her!

Do you see her?

Only her blanket!

That her?

I don't see any sign of her!

Well, that's all?

Yes!

Come back!

But she must be here somewhere!

Come back.

Hello, Julie.

It's been a long time.

Please, I'm not Julie.

You're not?

No. I'm an actress.

This was all arranged by Dr. Lewis.

Your sister's dead.

Oh, my god.

Is she?

Yes. I can prove it to you.

Just come with me to the attic, I'll show you her body.

You want me to come to the attic with you?

Yes, please, before they come back.

Why should I trust you?

Just look at me, listen to me,

can't you see I'm not her?

Poor Julie, still playing make-believe!

Now you're looking at that guy.

That's the guy that picked her up in the city.

Okay, let's say he did.

That was about 4:30 in the afternoon,

it was almost dark.

Okay, then what?

Then they disappeared.

Who's that?

What do you mean?

Who's she?

That's her, that's my wife!

I'm sure she is, but that's not the girl I saw.

Look, why don't you just give us the address,

we'll go there ourselves.

Can't do that.

What is wrong with you people, huh?

She said they were going to kill her.

Christ, they cut off her finger!

Here!

She's been here the whole time.

Come on, move, move!

I can't have you go around looking like that.

Quit messing around, you fool!

Evelyn? Evelyn. Evelyn.

Finish playing in the snow?

Your sister is a resourceful woman.

My sister's a fool, and so are the two of you.

I'll find her myself.

Quickly, keep them apart!

Evelyn, you needn't wander around up there

all by yourself, and it's a very old house,

and you don't know your way around,

so why don't you go back down there

and let me look for her, you must trust me.

0h, you'll know trust, do you hear?

That that's the foundation of human relationships...

I'll find her, oh, I really will.

See there's no back stairs to this house,

that's the only way she could get out.

Oh, I'll find her, wherever she is.

There isn't a place to hide in this house

that I don't know about.

Oh yes, please, when we do find her,

you let me handle her.

Dr. Lewis wants you to stay away from her.

You know, he's been so worried about things recently.

You know, sometimes people worry when they

really don't have anything to worry about at all.

Now I learned a long time ago that worrying

doesn't help one bit.

Ms. Mcgovern.

Think, where can she be?

She wouldn't go back in here, would she?

Evelyn, look, you stay right against that door,

now you just stay there!

Oh, oh she has caused so much trouble.

I, for one, am going to be very glad when you've killed her,

and this is all over with.

Why, after what she's done, I could kill her myself.

She's gotta be here somewhere. Hmm?

So how do you plan to do it?

A rope? A knife? Oh, you don't have to tell me,

I was just curious.

If you don't mind, I do have a suggestion.

Use a piece of cord, a strong nylon cord,

that's what I'd use, there's no blood.

No f...

Ms. Mcgovern?

Ms. Mcgovern?

Dr. Lewis?

Did you find her?

Mr. Murray is still looking for her,

but she's obviously not in the house.

She has to be, we'll find her.

The two of you have let her escape.

Impossible. She must be here.

I'm going home.

Call me...

Call me when you find her, if you find her.

We have found her, Ms. Mcgovern.

There's no way out.

Hunting weather.

I know what the cold can do. I've seen it.

It's only a matter of time.

There is nowhere to go, Ms. Mcgovern.

It's all over.

The game is over.

Katie?

Oh, Katie.