Dead Again Page #4

Yes, lots of times.

My mommy was his cook.

We were like family.

I used to sit on Uncle Teddy's lap.

- I liked that.|- I'm sure Uncle Teddy did, too.

Mrs Tepper,|on the south wall of that office,

there was a lacquered mahogany desk.

Yes, I remember.

What did President... ?

What did Uncle Teddy do with it?

He gave it to Emily Maxwell,|his personal secretary.

- Where did Mrs Maxwell retire to?|- Tucson, Arizona.

I'm going to count to three,

at which point you'll be wide awake,|quite refreshed,

and you'll remember nothing|of our little discussion.

One, two, three.

How did I do?

I don't think you'll need to worry|about those silly chocolate cravings.

Mother, turn that down, please.

I thought today,|since this is our first real session,

we'd just go for an hour or two.

As soon as you feel|quite comfortable, my dear,

I want you to take a look|at the candle in front of you.

I want you to stare at it. Good.

I want you to picture yourself|walking down a flight of stairs.

With each step,|you'll relax still further.

And as you go down,

I want you to tell yourself,

"I am going deeper and deeper

into a state of hypnosis."

Since yesterday|you became a bit excited,

today I want you to distance yourself|from the events you're watching,

as if you were only a witness,|not an actual participant.

If you do happen to notice|any nice little relics

or objets d'art along the way,|you might just mention them, too.

For Christ's sakes.

At the bottom of the stairs,|I want you to picture a door.

This door is very important,

because just beyond it lies|whatever time or place

from your life you wish to visit.

All right, the door has opened.

You can speak, my dear.|What was the happiest day... ?

- The day we first met.|- Distance yourself.

The day Roman and Margaret first met.

Margaret?

- That's right.|- Margaret who?

- Mr Church...|- Strauss.

All right, let's go back to the day|Margaret and Roman first met.

How far back are you? Two years?

Three years? A year?

It was 1948.

I think I've heard enough.

Mr Church, I really must insist|that you refrain from talking.

The lady just told us she met a guy|named Roman in 1948.

- I say the session's over.|- On occasion, Mr Church,

hypnosis can take us back to our past|lives as well as our past.

You expect me just to run with that?

Let me remind you, yesterday|this young lady wasn't even speaking.

Rachmaninoff was|on the program that night.

Wait for me, my dear.

When was this?

Winter 1948.

Roman was guest conductor|with the Los Angeles Symphony.

Everyone was terrified of him,

except Margaret.

It was after the war,

and Los Angeles was so exciting.

Everywhere you went,|people were having fun.

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