The Curse of the Cat People Page #3

He had his heart all set

on your playing with the other children.

I'd better tell him.

Daddy.

Amy, come over here

and take a look at this.

Your daddy is so pleased with you...

...that he's built you a model ship

for your very own.

You see, when you're a good girl

and play with the other children...

...don't go moping

and dreaming by yourself...

...your daddy wants to do everything

he can to make you happy.

Now, you run along

and find the other children.

I wanted to talk to you.

I wanted to tell you

about the other children.

- Can't you tell me later?

- I didn't play with them.

They wouldn't play with me.

What do you mean?

They wouldn't play with me

on account of the birthday party.

Because you didn't ask them?

I don't blame them for being angry.

- Why didn't you explain what happened?

- They ran away.

- Why didn't you run after them?

- I did.

I came to an old, dark house...

...and a voice called to me.

- A lovely sweet voice.

- Now, Amy...

- It's true.

- Who did the voice belong to?

- It was just a voice.

- Now, look, this is the last time...

...you come to me with such stories.

I'm sick of this thing.

- But it's true.

- Let me be the judge of that.

Old, dark houses and voices.

Run out and play with the other children

and never let me hear that again.

Your mother may excuse it

as imagination, but I call it plain lying...

...I'll have none of it. Understand?

My, my, what a coil we're in.

- What's this all about?

- Oh, Amy's been lying again.

No, I didn't.

Voices from an old, dark house.

Did you hear the child out?

- Well, it seemed to me that...

- You mean you didn't.

Seems to me the least you could do.

You can't jump at conclusions that way.

- I think you're being unfair.

- I'm never unfair.

- Ollie, you're shouting at me.

- I'm not shouting at you.

But there's no doubt in my mind

that you spoil this child.

I'm sorry, darling.

Daddy and Mommy are a little upset.

You're upset about me.

I made you fight.

I hate for you to fight.

We're not really fighting, darling.

We're just having a little discussion.

You run out and play,

and we'll make up. Go on, now.

I wish...

...for a friend.

Amy looks happy. Looks almost as if

she were playing with another child.

Like somebody else

were running with her and playing.

Well, nothing wrong

with your appetite, is there?

- I didn't have to coax her tonight.

- She made a promise...

- ... and she's keeping it. Aren't you?

- Yes.

- Saw the way she played this afternoon.

- Indeed, I did.

Up and down the garden she went,

laughing and singing to herself.

I wasn't singing to myself.

I suppose it was to the wind you sang.

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