The Slender Thread Page #3

Does everything

have to have a reason?

How about

what you're doing?

I mean,

I ask you why. Eh?

What do you tell me?

Your boss

got hung up skiing.

Well, lady, that's one

hell of a good reason

to kill yourself!

Okay, okay. Stop hollering.

You're hurting my ears.

Where is that man?

(BUZZES)

An emergency trace.

Maine 2-1454.

The call's coming

through the Jackson

Switching Station

Out by the airport.

We'll have to

send a man out there

to complete the trace.

Thank you.

(RINGING)

Your busy night?

Just hold the phone,

please.

Crisis Clinic.

Newell speaking.

WOMAN:

In tracing your call,

We find it's coming

through an outlying

switching station.

We're sending a man out

to complete the trace.

Then tell him to hurry.

Look, this lady may

drop the phone

any minute now.

Come on, please.

On your call

to a Dr. Coburn,

Mutual 2-4530

is busy.

We'll keep trying.

Get a police car

out there

And tell him

I need him. Hurry!

I'm sorry.

Where were we?

Who was that?

A drunken barber.

We get a few like that.

And not all barbers.

Why were you so brief

with him?

Well, when I say drunk,

I mean, he was...

You're not brief

with me.

Why, you're not

a drunken barber.

But you do disapprove

of what I'm doing, right?

Look, I'm not going to

judge you, Inga.

I can't.

I only got three rules.

I never play cards

with a guy named Doc,

I never eat

in a place called Mom's,

And I never let them know

when they got me scared.

(LAUGHING)

I wish I'd met you under

different circumstances.

Let's make

the circumstances.

Just tell me

where you are,

And I'll jump in my car,

and I'll be right over there.

Okay.

Okay, Inga.

It bothers me.

The idea of your dying

bothers me greatly.

You're silly.

Don't let it.

Aren't you afraid?

Not at all.

I feel wonderful.

I recommend it.

What kind of pills

did you take, Inga?

Think I'm going to

tell you?

I already took them.

It's done.

There's nothing more

to talk about.

At least

give me a reason.

Help me to understand.

What went wrong,

and I don't mean

this morning!

INGA:

I don't even know you.

ALAN:
Maybe it's better.

Maybe it's easier.

(HORN HONKING)

Hi, Ma.

Hi, honey.

Want to help?

I'm going to watch

Captain Jupiter with Pete.

It'll be on

in five minutes.

Okay. I'll call you

for dinner.

Hi, Mrs. Dyson.

Hi, Pete.

Mark?

Honey!

Shall I make us

a drink?

Where are you?

Mark.

Are you all right?

Get away.

What is it?

It's a check for $263

From a lawyer

in Portland.

What does a lawyer

in Portland

have to do...

Where's Chris?

He's outside.

Why?

The check is for him.

His father

remembered him.

Do you remember

his father?

He remembered Chris

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