Mourning Becomes Electra Page #3

A guilty conscience.

You don't deny you lied to me about

visiting Hazel, do you?

No.

Well, I have no doubts

you'll tell me where you were.

I intend to.

How was Grandfather Hamil?

Much better now.

He seems to have been sick so much

this past year.

He'll soon be doing the rounds

with his patients again.

He sends you his love.

Oh, by the way.

I happened to meet

Captain Brant on the street in New York.

He said he was coming up here today

to take over his ship and asked

if he might drop in to see you.

Doesn't that please you, Vinnie?

Is that why you picked the flowers?

Because Captain Brant is coming.

Haven't you heard the news?

It means that Father will be coming

home soon.

I haven't heard the fort

firing any canons.

You will.

I'm sure I hope so as much as you.

You can't say that.

You will not take that tone with me,

please.

I've got to have a talk with you,

Mother. Before long.

Whenever you wish.

You always make such a mystery

of things, Vinnie.

What are you driving at, Seth?

Ain't you noticed this fellow Brant

reminds you of someone?

Your Pa, ain't it, Vinnie?

Father?

Yes, he does.

That must be why I felt...

Yeah.

He's like Orin, too.

He's like all the Mannons I've

ever knowed.

And more specially he calls to mind

your grandpa's brother, David.

Oh, I know his name ain't never been

allowed to be spoken

among the Mannons since the day

he left,

but you've likely listened to gossip,

ain't ya?

There was a nurse girl working

in the house.

David had to marry her.

She was going to have a baby.

And your grandpa threw 'em both out.

Tore the house down and built

this one.

What's that whole scandal got to do

with Captain Brant?

Ain't it funny that no one ever heard

tell of David or his wife after they left?

Your Grandpa had it out with me one time

that she'd had the baby.

It was a boy.

He was cussing it.

Now it's about her baby

I've been thinking.

No, I can't believe it, no...

No, hear, here's another funny thing.

His name, Brant.

Sounds made up to me.

Sounds like it was a short for

something else.

Remember what that nurse gal's

name was?

T'was Marie Brantme.

Brantme...

Oh, don't be stupid, Seth.

His name would be Mannon

and he'd be more than proud of it.

He'd have good reasons not to use

the name Mannon

when he come calling here,

wouldn't he?

That would be too horrible, I...

All I'm driving at, Vinnie...

is that you ought for your Pa's sake

to make certain.

How?

Catch him off guard.

Give it to him good and strong.

See if he don't give himself away,

maybe.

Looks like him coming up the drive now.

There's something about his walk

that brings back David Mannon, too.

If I didn't know it was him

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