Night of the Big Heat Page #2

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I nearly wrecked my marriage.

I'm not going through it again.

You can't just have a girl

and then walk away.

Don't pull that on me.

You were no untouched virgin

when we met.

How long was it before we tumbled

into your bed? Two hours?

- You needn't wait so long this time.

- You haven't taken in a word.

- You're clearing out.

- Just like that?

Just like that.

What are you going

to tell your wife?

That's my problem.

That you didn't like the look of me?

As far as she's concerned,

I'm just your new secretary.

You never did tell her about us,

did you?

(high pitched whirring)

- What's that noise?

- I don't know.

Sounds as if it came

from beyond the point.

(volume increases)

It's weird.

Strange.

Bob said he heard a peculiar noise

when I nearly ran him over.

(whirring fades out)

(gulls squawking)

Jeff.

Get dressed.

What happened?

I found him wandering on the road

by his meadow, in a fair old state.

He keeps on about

his sheep being dead.

What's the matter, Ben?

It's my sheep.

They all be dead.

(crying)

Someone's killed my sheep.

- Can he lie down somewhere?

- There's a couch in my study.

HANSON:
How were they killed?

- Come on, Ben.

- I said how were they killed?

- He's in no state to answer questions.

I asked a straightforward question.

There's no harm in that.

- You found the old man?

- Yes.

- Did you see the sheep?

- No.

Only Ben wandering about,

half out of his mind.

- Who's he?

- He's a guest. His name's Hanson.

Why is he so interested

in the sheep? What is he?

I don't know. He spends his time

locked in his room.

I'd like him to rest

for a while.

- Give time for the sedative to work.

- Of course.

What do you think happened?

Do you think his sheep are all dead?

Who can tell? With this heat it's

difficult to know what's going on.

Give Mrs. Siddle a ring, will you?

Tell her I'll be bringing Ben home.

Mr. Hanson...

Why is he so interested

in how those sheep died?

- Why don't you ask him?

- How's Ben?

- He's calmed down.

- Did he say what happened?

No. Mumbled they were dead.

Nothing coherent.

The Doctor's not sure if it's

just the heat affecting him.

Mrs. Siddle? Jeff Callum.

Ben's with us.

He's not feeling well.

Dr Stone will bring him home.

He thinks there's something

wrong with the sheep.

(phone crackling) What's that?

I'm sorry, I can't hear you.

Don't worry.

He'll be home soon!

(phone crackling)

If the crisis is over,

I'd better start work.

Where's the typewriter

and manuscript?

Mr. Callum?

- Jeff.

- You can't start.

It's in the study

where Ben's resting.

In that case, I'll go and change.

(knock on door)

- Yes?

- It's me. Can I come in?

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