Strange Intruder Page #5

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before we left.

The children.

Would you like to see

their room?

Yes, please.

All right.

Well, where are they?

Why?

What have you done with them?

They're in school.

School?

Yes, didn't the family tell you?

I run the store for father

and the children

stay in school in town.

They come home weekends.

I'm sorry, Adrian made me

promise to come and see them.

( soulful theme playing )

Isn't that Adrian's watch?

Yes, he gave it to me.

It's broken.

Yes,

it has the children's picture

in the back of it.

Heh, I know,

I gave it to him.

Where's Wo-wo?

Wo-wo?

Libby's rag dog.

Oh, heh,

well, she still has it.

She'll bring it home

with her tomorrow.

Imagine your knowing

about Wo-wo.

I know everything

about the children.

Then I'll be able to see them,

then, tomorrow?

Yes, of course you will.

Shall we go

in the other room, Paul?

Yes.

Oh, I do look forward

so much to the weekends

when they come home.

Paul, what did you think

I had done with the children?

Nothing.

I came specially to see them

and when they weren't there.

I don't know what Adrian

would think of all this.

Adrian?

What do you mean?

I see him very often

in my dreams.

Don't you?

Oh, yes, I see him often.

Very often.

Are you sure

I can't get you something?

Maybe a little brandy.

I think I will.

All right.

( playing )

I've got to ask you something,

Paul.

I wrote a certain letter

to Adrian.

The one about Howard?

Then you know about it?

I never saw the letter

but he told me about it.

Did he never get any of my other

letters, after that one?

No, that was

the last one he got

the day before

he was captured.

Heh, one day.

If only

it hadn't reached him.

But it was true,

wasn't it?

Yes, it was true.

But I was just thinking of

what he might have been spared.

It did hurt him, didn't it?

He changed after it.

Did he hate me for it?

I don't know.

He just told me about it

and after that...

Yes?

He mentioned

only the children

about how he must come back

to save them.

From what?

From me?

From this Howard.

Ah, but surely he must have

known from my letter that I...

I'd never let him have them.

I don't know.

He said he'd sooner

see them dead.

( playing )

This was another

of his favorites.

Paul, Paul, I...

Paul,

I've got to talk someone.

I've never been able to

tell the family,

you see they think

so much of me.

Will you listen to me,

will you?

Yes.

( sighs )

It had nothing to do with love

or anything like that.

It was too brief.

I didn't even hate this man,

much less love him.

I've kept all my hatred

and disgust for myself.

Even Adrian couldn't have

had so much for me.

He never said he had any.

But you have, haven't you?

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