Dracula Page #3

was going to marry my sister Lucy.

Surely you could have written.

I felt it would be less of a shock

if I came and told her personally.

I would rather you didn't see my sister.

My wife and I will tell her.

Very well. I'm sorry.

Will you please

express my sympathy to Miss Lucy?

If she wishes to get in touch with me,

I am at her service.

Gerda. Dr. Van Helsing is leaving.

Will you show him to the door?

GERDA:
Yes.

Good day.

Why all this secrecy?

Why wouldn't he tell us?

Darling, Dr. Van Helsing is

a very eminent man.

Whatever his motives, you can be sure

he had a good reason for them.

In any case,

we can't help poor Jonathan now.

Lucy is the one we must think of.

Is she well enough to be told?

- It will be a terrible blow for her.

- She must know sometime.

We won't disturb her afternoon rest.

We'll see how she is this evening.

Jonathan will be home soon, I know it.

Then I'll get better, you'll see.

I won't be a trouble

to Dr. Seward or any of you.

Lucy, you're no trouble to anyone.

Now rest, get some sleep.

You've got to get some color back

into those cheeks.

- Good night, Lucy.

- Good night, Mina.

Good night, Arthur.

[Soft instrumental music]

MINA:
Sleep well.

LUCY:
I'll try.

[Eerie instrumental music]

[Foreboding instrumental music]

DICTAPHONE:
Research on vampires.

There are certain basic facts established.

One:
Light.

The vampire is allergic to light.

Never ventures forth in the daytime.

Sunlight fatal. Repeat, fatal.

It would destroy them.

Two:
Garlic.

Vampires repelled by odor of garlic.

Memo:
Check final arrangements with

Harker before he leaves for Klausenberg.

Three:
The crucifix.

Symbolizing the power of good over evil.

[Knocking on door]

The power of the crucifix in these cases...

Come in.

- You rang, sir?

- Yes.

I want this letter delivered

first thing in the morning.

- Will you see to that?

- Yes.

- Thank you.

- Thank you, sir.

Anything the matter?

What is it?

When I was outside I thought I heard you

talking to someone.

Of course. I was talking to myself.

You won't forget that letter, will you?

No, sir.

Yes.

DICTAPHONE:
The power of the crucifix

in these cases is two-fold:

It protects the normal human being...

...but reveals the vampire or victim...

...of this vile contagion

when in advanced stages.

It is established...

...that victims consciously detest

being dominated by vampirism...

...but are unable

to relinquish the practice...

...similar to addiction to drugs.

Ultimately death results

from loss of blood.

But, unlike normal death,

no peace manifests itself...

...for they enter into the fearful state

of the undead.

Since the death of Jonathan Harker...

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