
Dead of Night
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- 1945
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Ah, Walter Craig?
How do you do?
You're Eliot Foley?
That's right.
So glad you were able to come.
Let's have your bag and
put the car away afterwards.
It struck me after I telephoned you,
rather cheek on my part
asking a busy architect like yourself
to spend the weekend
with a set of complete strangers.
Not a bit.
We're pretty cramped for space here.
We need at least two more bedrooms.
- And with only one living room?
- Yes, only one living room.
However, we'll go into all that
in the morning, shall we?
- Know this part of the world at all?
- No, I've never been here before...
...not actually.
- Let me take your things.
Fancy you spotting that.
Trained professional eye, eh?
Yes, of course.
We've got several other guests,
so I've put you in the barn,
but don't get worried...
It has central heating
The very words I was going to use.
Listen, I expect they've started tea.
Yes... yes, they have.
Mother, this is Mr Craig.
Oh, I'm so glad you're here.
How do you do?
Well, come along in.
Let me introduce you to the others.
Mrs Cortland.
How do you do?
Dr Van Straaten.
How do you do?
Very pleased to meet you.
- And, er... Mr Grainger.
- How do you do?
- And this is Sally O'Hara.
- How do you do?
You must be tired after your drive.
Come and sit over here by the fire.
I can't tell you how delighted I am
you were able to accept
my son's invitation.
You see we are both
such admirers of your work.
You'd like some tea, wouldn't you?
Do you take milk and sugar?
Milk and sugar, Mr Craig?
You're still there.
So it isn't a dream this time.
I beg your pardon.
As it isn't a dream this time,
I must be going out of my mind.
Of course!
Dr Van Straaten.
You're a psychiatrist.
You'll treat me now, won't you?
Forgive me,
I don't quite understand the joke.
It isn't a joke. I only wish it were.
I've seen you in my dreams.
Sounds like a sentimental song,
doesn't it?
over and over again, Doctor.
Hardly turns you into a mental case.
After all, recurring dreams
are quite common.
But how did I dream about you?
I've never set eyes on you in my life.
Very likely, you've seen
my photograph in the papers.
That's why my face
seems familiar to you.
I don't think so.
Even if it were, is that any reason why
I should keep on dreaming about you?
After all,
you don't mean anything to me.
There may be an association of ideas.
I may be linked to something
that means a great deal to you.
Such as?
I should have to psychoanalyse you
to find that out.
But it doesn't end there.
You see, everybody in this room
is part of my dream. Everybody.
- Gosh!
- Good Lord, really?
- You're kidding!
- What all of us?
I can only tell you that when I came
into this room, I recognised you all.
Having seen all our photographs in
the newspapers, eh, Dr Van Straaten?
You may have seen me on the sports
page. Motor racing's my line.
And there was one of me once,
in the "Kentish Mercury".
When I was a bridesmaid at
my sister's wedding. You remember?
Oh... But I shouldn't think
you've come across that.
- I've never had my photograph taken.
- Oh, yes, you did dear once.
You know the one.
Naked on a fur rug, six months old.
Good Lord, that's right. I don't think
he'd recognise me, I was much fatter.
Surely, Mr Craig, you might've seen
any of us some time or another.
- In the street or anywhere.
- Yes...
about meeting you all together,
here in this room that I've never
been in, in my life, until today?
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