The Shuttered Room
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- 1967
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God bless mommy.
God bless daddy.
And God bless
Aunt Agatha.
God bless
Aunt Agatha.
There's a good girl.
Into bed now.
There you are.
There you go.
Night-night, Susie.
Night, mommy.
She's going to be
a beauty, isn't she?
Of course, dear.
A beauty.
[door creaking]
[breathing]
[crying]
Daddy! Daddy!
Aah! Aah!
Oh!
You've left that door
unlocked again.
You've left that door
unlocked again!
No! No, John!
Please don't be violent.
No! No! No!
No. No. No.
Please. No.
[mother crying]
Easy.
Easy.
This way.
Easy. Come on. Come on.
[door locks]
Stop!
Please stop!
I'm sorry.
Cigarette?
I don't want
to go back there.
That's all
there is to it.
The nearer I--
The nearer I get,
the worse I feel
about it.
Isn't it stupid?
No, it's not stupid.
You must think you married
some sort of nut.
Hope not.
Why am I so scared
of going back there?
I was a little girl.
I don't remember
anything.
My mind's
a total blank.
Blanks are
rarely total,
And I don't think
your mind
Is as blank
as you'd like it to be.
That's your trouble.
Are you going
to insist
Upon being older
and wiser?
I don't need it!
What was that
about a cigarette?
It'd be the easiest thing
in the world
To turn the car around
and go back to New York.
Oh, Mike...
I don't deserve you.
I'm just an ignorant,
overemotional juvenile.
No, you're a highly
intelligent young woman.
At least that's
the impression I had.
If I find I'm wrong,
I'll throw you
in the nearest ditch
without a backward look.
I don't believe you.
You'd look back.
Maybe one quick glance.
To see if I hurt myself
when I hit the ditch,
right?
Yeah.
[music plays]
Anybody home?
[horn sticks]
[horn turns off]
Lookin' for somebody?
Yes. Are you the gentleman
who runs that ferry?
That's right.
Could you take us across?
Don't lead nowheres.
The other side's
the ocean.
No hotels
nor nothing.
How much for the trip?
$10.
Come on, Barry.
Looks like
we got business.
$10. He saw us coming...
For Miles.
Come on, fella.
What are you
waiting for?
Ha ha ha ha ha.
Come on. Don't be
scared, mister.
You ain't going
to hurt her none.
Ha ha ha ha.
So long, fella.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[horn honks]
Hey! Hey, buddy!
[shouting]
Move!
Hey, move over,
will ya, man?
Move!
[honking]
Move!
Whee!
Oh! Oh! Oh!
What'd you let go for,
stupid?
[groaning]
Is he going
to be all right?
Yeah, sure.
He scratched himself
on a piece
of barbed wire.
That's careless.
Oh. I wonder if you
could tell me
Where I could find
Zebulon Whately.
Yeah, sure.
Um...
How many guesses
do I have?
He's in the forge.
Thank you.
If you can walk
that far.
Thank you.
[banging]
Mr. Whately?
Mr. Zebulon Whately?
Mornin'.
Can I be of help?
Mr. Whately?
named Whately.
I'm looking for
a Mr. Zebulon Whately.
I think that's the way
you say it. Zebulon.
That's correct.
Zebulon.
Where could I find--
I'm Zebulon Whately.
Oh.
Hey, this is crazy.
Woof!
You folks on one of these
"see the USA first" tours?
I mean, this ain't
exactly no beauty stop.
At least not until
you came along.
Well, I was born
on this island.
My name is
Susannahh Whately.
You're kidding?
I'm glad to know you.
You might say
we're related.
I'm married
to your niece.
My niece?
She's in the car.
Would you like
to say hello?
Susannah?
The one that was raised
in New York?
Why'd you bring her here?
Do I have to have
a reason?
If I were you, mister,
I'd turn
that pretty car around
And go right back
where you come from.
What's your name?
Susannah. What's yours?
Lisa!
Lisa,
come here!
I told you not
to speak to strangers.
You know,
that Mrs. Sutley,
She believes
in those stories
About New Yorkers
eating children.
Do you?
Yeah, sure.
It's possible.
Especially
on hot nights.
That mill wheel's
been rusted up solid
16, 17 years,
Ever since Susannahh's
pa and ma died.
Ain't no use
for nothin' these days.
We don't intend
milling corn.
Can't get in there.
It's locked.
The lawyer sent us
the keys.
Lawyer?
Yes, on my wife's
21st birthday.
21?
Is she?
You're sure you wouldn't
like to meet your niece?
Is she beautiful?
Very.
Tait, come here.
I wouldn't take her into
that old house, mister,
'less you want her
to end up like this.
Hey, fellas.
She says she's one of us.
Born here.
What do you think of that?
Ha ha ha.
How do you do,
ma'am?
She doesn't look
like nothing we've
ever seen here.
Does she?
We're happy
to welcome you back.
Ain't we?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I wandered to that place
Was liquored up, figured
to sleep in the mill
So my wife wouldn't
smell whiskey on me.
In the night, the hot breath
of hell blow in my face.
There was beelzebub
rushing down on me,
And from his mouth
A red-hot tongue of flame
that smote me in the eye.
I ran out so fast,
Even the devil
couldn't catch me,
And I'm advising you
right now,
Don't go near it.
There's no one
And they don't take
to strangers
No more than we do.
Miss Susannahh,
I want you to meet
big Rick.
Oh!
Oh. Oh, Rick's hurt.
You hurt, Rick?
Yeah, Rick's hurt.
Oh!
Get him, Rick!
Get him, Rick!
You go get him,
Rick!
[cheering and clapping]
Get him!
Come on!
You get him, there!
Ha ha ha ha!
[engine starts]
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