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Cissy!

Cissy!

Yes.

Where are you?

I'm in the garden.

Cissy, for heaven sake, cover yourself.

I am covered, that's what the hat's for.

I mean, decently covered like the young lady

mother and I tried to raise you to be.

I think sometimes you'd rather be back

in Africa running naked with your nasty little playmates.

They were not nasty.

They were my best friends I ever had,

plus you and daddy, of course.

Of course.

You were supposed to be back yesterday.

If you decided to vacation at kitt peak

instead of coming back to work you should have telephoned,

left a message with Ms. Lee.

I'm really sorry, but it was too hazy.

I had to wait until yesterday to get these photographs,

but wait until you see them.

Well, will you just look at this winner?

How 'bout that?

It's obvious there's tremendous new activity on the sun.

They're beautiful.

They're beautiful.

Kiss for clarity.

Help!

Wait there, wait there.

- Turn it off. - What?

Off, turn it off.

Oh, just a second.

I really think you should have your hearing tested.

I could hear that all the way in the garage.

Oh my goodness, you found them.

Thank you, Ellen.

You're welcome.

I started dinner.

Think there will ever be an atomic war?

Probably.

What a depressing thought.

We all die?

Statistics say most of us.

Oh, I know.

I hope I do die.

I hope I do.

Then I could talk to daddy again.

I know, I miss him, too.

I try and talk to him now.

It's very difficult.

I don't know how to talk to people, living or dead.

If you weren't with me,

I guess I'd just talk to myself or be silent.

And my tongue would wither away, like our toes.

Soon we won't have toes anymore.

Z0om says.

Says we don't walk enough.

Cro-magnon man had toes three times longer than ours.

What did I with that mince?

I bought mafu some lovely mince as a special treat.

And he really used them.

Used them to hold on to everything.

Oh, here it is.

You're friend mafu is very quiet tonight.

I think he's napping.

I think he's very tired.

He posed for me all day long.

Ginga!

Ellen.

Ellen, Ellen, nol

don't look now.

Look tomorrow, please!

Oh, no!

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god.

You will serve this creature, lord.

What do you think?

What do you think?

I found the perfect juice for mother's favorite salad bowl.

Will she be upset?

I know she'll be upset.

You think my mafu will like it?

He would have if you'd kept it like this all the time.

No, no, no, no, no.

I mean my new mafu.

You think he'll like it?

You don't seriously think that zom's gonna

get you another mafu, not after what you did.

Oh, ves.

No, no, but I didn't do anything.

I didn't do anything.

I had an obligation.

I had an obligation to defend my daddy's work and my work.

What do you want me to do,

just let him tear up the sketches like that?

How will I ever finish illustrating the book?

Oh, well, doesn't matter because I know

my daddy understands.

I know my daddy understands

and he wants me to have a new mafu.

Daddy's dead.

Daddy is dead!

I am responsible for you and I am telling you

there will be no more mafu.

Yes

yes, there will so! No, there will not!

Oh, yes there will so be another mafu.

And nobody ever, ever said that you could be dead!

Oh, god.

You're just like mother.

You're just like mother, and you both...

You both always are wanting to control everything.

Everything! - It do not want to.

I choose to because there is no one else.

There is no one else, cissy!

Cissy, you're the most important thing

in the world to me, ahead of my work even.

I'd give up anything for you.

You're my sister and I love you,

but I cannot give you another mafu, I cannot.

You are not my sister.

Oh, cissy.

You are not my sister.

And I hate you.

I hate your chicken shit guts!

J always whinin", always yellin' &

please, Ellen!

No.

No.

T want this.

No.

T want this!

No.

Cissy!

Cissy!

Cissy, come to bed!

All right, damn it!

What is it?

I want to tell you how sorry I am.

Huh?

I couldn't sleep until I made it up to you.

Oh.

Oh.

I just love making you feel so good.

Your skin feels so smooth.

It's like velvet.

Just let all those muscles relax.

It's like I'm touching you and myself at the same time,

like we're the same person.

Is that what love is?

Not just sacrificing to make someone else happy,

but being that happiness, that person.

Sometimes.

And saying things.

Terrible things that you don't really mean.

Like when I said I hated you.

I don't hate you.

I love you.

Cissy, time to wake up!

Breakfast time in the Belgian Congo.

Well.

Fresh-squeezed orange juice.

Not until mafu comes.

What?

Not until what?

I won't be eating or drinking anymore

until death or my mafu comes to me.

I am in no mood for games.

This is not a game.

This is an unshakeable resolve.

I have seen your unshakeable resolves in action before.

I give it, at most, 15 minutes.

Then you're a fool

don't turn your back on me, dumb shit!

You get me what I want

or I will assassinate myself right here and now!

I am not impressed by childish blackmail.

Oh, really?

Really.

Oh, Ellen.

Oh, cissy!

Cissy, don't!

Go, go, do it!

Go, go call zom!

Call him, now!

T will.

And tell him what I want.

What I wanted is a colobus.

I want black and white or kirk's red.

Right, Dr. carpenter?

Hello?

Hello?

I'm sorry, wilbur.

Yes, fine.

The last set.

Dr. eastman, how about a slide of the black hole model?

Yes.

Stick this x-1 that's in here, as well.

Thank you.

Oh, um, zom called.

"Cissy's preference unavailable.

"Will bring suitable replacement tonight.

"Does invitation include dinner?

N love. N

were you reading my messages?

No, I couldn't find a pencil, so I memorized.

Thank you.

Does it?

What?

Does the invitation include dinner?

You never answered my question.

What question?

Is zom's invitation for dinner?

Will you stay out of my private life?

What the hell is going on with you?

Nothing!

Nothing is going on with me!

Why are you doing this?

Because I love you.

You can't even bear to hear those words, can you?

Do you have any feeling for me at all?

Are you gonna be all right?

Yes, thank you.

Hi.

You're late, you're late.

Uh-oh.

Ellen, you look terrible.

I'll tell you what.

Why don't you go upstairs and sit in a nice hot tub

and I'll finish getting the living room ready, okay?

What about dinner?

Dinner is almost ready.

You're not the only gourmet cook in this house.

Ellen, go on.

Worry wart.

I'm okay.

Are you okay?

Go on, Ellen, Ellen.

And Ellen?

Ellen, would you wear that pretty hostess gown

that zom likes, okay?

Wear the one he likes.

Hurry up.

Have a drink.

Have a nice drink or something.

You look so pretty.

I knew a nice hot bath was the thing

to make you feel better.

Having you back makes me feel better.

T know.

I'm sorry.

I was awful, wasn't I?

I just had todo it because you didn't seem

to understand how important...

Dom and mafu.

I love you, my Ellen.

I love you.

Hurry up.

I'm coming!

Ellen, hurry up!

Jumbo!

Jamba, jamba.

Dom, it's an orangutan.

Ellen! - May we come in?

- Come in. - Zom.

Oh, dear god.

An orangutan.

Oh, well.

Yes, this young fellow would love a date for the evening.

His woman is in Borneo and I promised him dinner

with two lovely young ladies and here we are.

Come on, now.

Oh, Ellen, you look just beautiful.

- Thank you. - That dress is exquisite.

I told her to wear that.

Come on.

Come on, my boy.

Isn't mafu a beauty?

He's so big.

Isn't he too big for her to handle?

No, no, he's not.

Normally yes, perhaps, but he's very gentle.

He's been raised by some family friends of mine since birth.

But rough him up and he could be dangerous.

Understand?

Yes, I understand.

I'll be careful.

Here we are.

Have a drink.

He's only on loan, you know.

Just on loan until I can find you a smaller monkey.

A baboon, perhaps.

- He's so special. - Or a colobus.

Daddy never had a chance to study orangutans.

T understand.

That's why I want you to put him in Max's book.

He is an endangered species.

And that's why I'm counting on you, the artist that you are,

to put him in there and Cherish him.

It will, t will.

Well, here we are all together.

My lovely god-daughters.

On a handsome evening and...

What's for dinner?

Well, come on.

Come on.

The Zaire government decided to go into the ituri forest

and cut timber, so they sent the bantu tribe in to do it

not knowing that they were about to destroy the most

oldest living example of primitive man left on earth.

Dumb shit politicians.

Huh?

Oh, well.

Anyway, our pygmy friends are not so dumb.

They know that the bantu are idol worshipers.

Most any god at all.

So they set the scarecrows at the perimeter of the forest

hoping the superstitious bantu would

take notice and they did.

It worked.

Well, that's wonderful.

I love the pygmies.

Hara the pygmies.

Hara, hara.

Haral

Oh, zom!

Don't scare me.

I don't like to be scared.

Relax, little girl.

It is only ituri forest scarecrow.

I was just playing with you.

It don't care.

I don't like to be scared.

Oh, zom.

Oh, it's so beautiful.

Where did it come from?

Present from your pygmy friends.

I picked it up when I was there last month.

Present?

They sent a present to me?

Do they...

Do they still remember me?

Of course they do.

They remember that Max carpenter's little girl

lived with them for over three years.

T remember so much about them.

It's funny, even the dance we used to do.

Will you do it with me, zom?

Do it with me.

Come on, do it with me, zom.

Come on, zom.

Ellen, Ellen.

Let's get Ellen.

Come on Ellen, Ellen.

No.

Charming.

Will you excuse me?

I have to go hang it over a fallen log.

Oh.

Don't encourage her, zom.

Cissy.

Ah, you were the one who started it all, my dear.

I remember you the first time

we went out on safari with Max.

First day out you came up to me,

prissy little queen that you were,

with your nose in the air and said,

"t hate the dust.

"Where does a lady tinkle?"

Oh, don't be so bad.

You with your usual tact and grace said,

"hell, little girl, just hang it over a fallen log."

Oh, stop!

Make him let go!

Let go!

He's just fascinated by your feathers.

Just talk softly to him.

He's all right.

Look, he didn't mean to.

He's sorry.

I'm sure he is, but I think that's enough for tonight.

Huh?

Cissy, enough.

You've had a little too much mafu.

[Cissy I goodnight.

Say goodnight, mafu.

See you in the morning.

First thing in the morning.

Night.

Goodnight, baby doll.

Night, zom.

Pleasant dreams now.

Thank you for my mafu.

I love him, I love him.

I'm gonna take good care of him, I promise.

Well, see that you do.

She's finally asleep.

And you.

When do you sleep?

Aha.

I'm not tired.

I'm worried about you.

You know, you're exhausted.

I've been working very hard.

You know what I mean.

Cissy needs help.

Zom, don't start that again.

It was an accident, really.

So was the last time and the time before that.

Sounds like your father.

Max was always the eccentric.

All brilliant children are eccentric.

I don't want to talk about it anymore.

Oh, yes, of course.

Of course, you don't want to talk about it.

You prefer to believe that everything's normal.

Perfectly normal.

But it isn't and you know it.

Admit it.

What do you suggest I do?

I want you to take cissy to see a good psychiatrist.

No.

Daddy and I discussed it many times when he was sick.

He made me promise that I would

always take care of cissy and I will.

As long as I live cissy will never

be put away, and drugged, and left alone.

I love cissy too much.

There's no room in her life for anyone, but me.

I would like very much to be free, but I'm not.

There's a man...

I mean, we work together.

And he's very warm, he's very passionate.

And he reaches out to me.

I want him.

I can't.

Hey, my mafu.

You're a handsome devil.

Biggest mafu I ever had.

Come on down.

Don't grab.

Don't grab, mafu.

Want a peanut?

Come sit down with me.

You don't know yet to do what I say, but you will.

Right, handsome?

Not bad, huh?

Guess who that is.

Who's that?

It's mafu.

Who's that?

That's cissy.

You silly.

You're a silly.

A greasy, silly mafu.

I brought you the sun.

Thank you.

We can use it.

Mm.

You don't like it.

Oh, come on.

Don't do that.

Come on.

Let me tie your knots.

Don't, please.

This is you, mafu.

This is your picture.

It's your face.

It's your eyes.

No, no, no.

We're working now.

Don't do that now.

Thank you.

Thank you, mafu.

Thank you.

Smart mafu.

Good mafu.

Good.

Cheese?

You want cheese?

Uh-uh.

Oh, you want some wine.

I can understand that.

Mafu, come here.

Mafu, come here.

Yuck.

We're working now.

No mouth.

Nol

come on, we're working now.

Dumb shit silly monkey.

Hey, come down.

Come down.

Don't fall on me.

Dumb shit.

Mafu.

You're crying.

Why are you crying?

I'd forgotten what a man felt like.

Let's spend some real time together.

Just the two of us, okay?

Will you tell me what's going on with you?

Come on, just make me understand.

Share it with me.

What?

What?

Get out!

What are you doing here?

What are you doing in this room?

No, no!

Get out of my room!

Get out of my Ellen's room!

Get out of my Ellen's room.

Get out of my Ellen's room!

You're spoiled.

Spare the rod, right?

Spare the rod, he'll do it, right?

Right?

Hey, hold this.

Hold this.

Hold that.

A facial communication of fear

in the male pongo pygmies, right?

Right?

Hold that, hold that.

No.

No, let that go.

No, that's my daddy's.

Let that go!

No, that's my daddy's!

That's my daddy's!

You give it back!

This is mine!

You have to give me that thing!

This is my daddy's.

My daddy's.

It's mine.

You can't have it!

I have to have it!

- Cissy, I'm home. - No, you can't have it!

- Cissy. - You can't have it!

I'm right here.

You can't have it, it's mine!

It's mine.

Forgive me, daddy.

Turn around and look at me.

It's Ellen!

Ellen!

What?

Fllen!

What?

It's me.

What?

I'm home.

Ellen?

Yes,

Ellen?

I'm home.

Ellen, where were you?

You wouldn't help Mel

I'm sorry.

I tried!

Shh, what happened?

What happened?

Mean bastard!

What did he do?

Went into my dresser.

That's mine, that's mine!

You can't have it, you can't have it.

You can't have it!

It's my daddy's!

You can't have it!

I'll put it here.

I'll put it here by daddy.

Cissy.

He won't let me have anything.

Cissy, no.

What?

Stop it!

Ellen, help me.

Sorry, that was mean.

I'm sorry.

I'm trying to help you.

You won't help me.

I'm trying to.

Oh god, I tried.

When I want something, you go away.

I know, I know.

All right.

- You. - What?

You...

You help me?

T will.

Because...

Because I'm sick!

- No, no, I don't. - Yes.

I help you because I love you.

Because I want you to be normal.

Because I want you to grow up

and I want you to have a wonderful life.

What does that mean?

What does what mean?

Normal.

Normal is to be like everybody else that's normal.

To be like me, to be like zom.

To be normal, that's all.

I don't want that.

What?

I hear you talking.

What?

You think I don't know!

You want...

There's a man.

And he's warm, and he's wonderful,

and he's passionate!

And you want him!

Nothing!

You leave me nothing!

What about me?

T want!

No.

I want my privacy.

And I want not to look at you for a while!

Then leave!

You wish I was dead!

No, I don't.

I do wish sometimes that god would reach down

and strike you permanently speechless.

Nol

cissy, cissy!

Stop it!

Cissy!

Please!

Stop!

Stop that!

Let him go!

Cissy!

Let me in.

Open up.

Cissy, listen to me.

Cissy, please!

Please.

Easy, boy.

I tried to...

She locked herself in the cage with him.

I couldn't...

Om, I saw it.

I stood there and I watched cissy,

but I never saw it before.

I never saw it happen.

I never cared.

I've always hated animals.

Monkeys, apes always around the house.

Smelly things.

Mother always threatening to leave because of them.

She wants to be like daddy, always with goddamn monkeys.

But seeing it.

God, that poor animal.

Any living thing so brutally, so senseless.

Where is she now?

She's home.

She's sweet cissy again

until the next time.

There won't be a next time.

It's over.

No more.

First of all, you must go on with your routine.

Keep on working and go on up to Arizona.

She mustn't be allowed to interfere with your work.

It's her life that must be altered, repatterned.

No more animals, no more monkeys.

Well, I know, but...

No more monkeys.

You tell her that I haven't been able

to find another animal.

I'm not likely to for weeks.

And when you're off in Arizona,

I can go visit her every so often.

Not too often, but once in a while.

Then when you come back, we can.

Well, I can spend a lot of time with her.

I planned to anyway.

Yes, but there is that other condition

and you must swear to it.

If we fail to help her, you must face this fact.

You will have to commit her for observation.

Lightning scares me, too.

Why don't you love me anymore?

Cissy.

What a thing to say.

You're keeping secrets from me.

You don't want me to have mafu back.

That's not true.

That's not true.

Zom just can't get one right now, that's all.

You're not telling me the truth.

I heard you.

I heard you talking.

Honey, I was very upset, you know?

And people say things that they

don't mean when they're upset.

You used to be so beautiful.

You still are sometimes when you're naked with me.

Don't, cissy.

I don't wanna talk about it.

It's been a long time since anyone but me

stroked your breasts, made you cry.

Shut up.

You wanted to get married and have children.

Didn't you? - Shut up.

You think a woman who hasn't had children

isn't a real woman.

Ellen, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Ellen.

I know it's my fault.

I know you gave up all that for me

because I'm sick.

You had to be my nurse, my keeper.

I'm sorry.

I hate myself for it.

I hate it.

I'm so sorry.

Don't be, baby.

Don't.

I'm sorry.

It's all right, really.

It is.

Wouldn't you know it would be lousy weather.

Hope it's better at kitt peak.

Did you call 'em?

No, no, you didn't call 'em.

You're just operating on faith, huh?

Oh, that's unbelievable.

Now remember, this is eight months of our lives together

and it all depends upon your getting a 30-second picture.

Oh, do I hope you forgot your glasses.

I love you.

I heard you.

Kitt peak observatory, three days.

Just tell me that it's all right with you.

That you'll be fine while I'm gone.

I was fine when you went to palomar last month

and I'll be fine now,

so go with a clear conscience, Dr. carpenter.

Cissy, you know it's important to me.

Well, what do you think?

Wish me luck?

No.

Don't you have anything to say to me?

Hmm?

No.

You told me you understood why I was going.

I do, okay?

Cissy, huh?

Goodbye.

Have it your own way.

Zom will be by to see that you're all right.

I won't be answering the door.

I'll phone you every day.

I won't be answering the phone.

I will not cancel my trip.

And you will be just fine, won't you?

Yes, Ellen.

Miss.

Excuse me, miss.

What?

What do you want?

Take it easy.

I tried the front door, but nobody was there.

Go away!

Please, may I talk to you for a minute?

I work with Ellen at the observatory.

I know she's in kitt peak,

but I've been concerned about her.

What's your name?

David.

David eastman.

You must be him.

Him?

Who?

The man Ellen likes.

And you came all the way over here

because you were concerned about her?

That's very thoughtful.

It's funny, I've been concerned about you, too.

Are you sensual?

What?

You like her?

Yes, very much.

I'm cissy.

Oh, and you live here with Ellen.

She lives here with me.

Oh.

That's an interesting distinction.

Would you care for coffee or wine while we talk?

Jesus Christ.

Your wine, sir.

Oh, thank you.

Cheers.

Cheers.

How do you like it?

Well, I don't care for the vines very much,

but the wine's good.

I meant the living room.

Well.

It's incredible.

I don't think I've ever seen anything

quite like it before in my life.

Daddy loved it.

So do I.

Now, what the hell do you keep in there?

Huh?

Mafu.

Daddy had that built when he was sick

so he could work at home and spend more time with me.

Us.

You know about daddy?

Your daddy?

My daddy and Ellen's daddy, of course.

Oh.

Oh, of course, I see.

No, you don't.

Incredible.

That's very perceptive.

That's my favorite.

It's used by the bundu women's secret society

in their initiations.

Who do they initiate?

Virgins, of course.

Into the mysteries of womanhood.

Oh.

I can't reveal any more than that.

I swore a sacred oath.

Well, that's just as well.

It's a little out of my line.

I'm in solar astronomy.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

How dull.

You think I'm pretty?

Very.

Prettier than Ellen?

That's a Diana.

It's beautiful.

You can't tell the difference

between a primate and a monkey?

No, I never...

I mean, that's just one of the talents

that I just don't have, but you obviously do.

How long have you known my Ellen?

I've known your Ellen about, um,

seven, no, eight months.

How'd you meet her?

Well, Ellen...

Want some cheese?

Yes,

well, your Ellen is very well-known

in the solar astronomy field.

And I work on similar projects.

I was working for NASA then.

So, it made sense for us to work together.

They sent me here.

I guess your mission went pretty well

by now from the way she talks.

Not nearly as well as I'd like to.

I can't tell you that.

Well, you better.

That's very personal.

Oh.

You promise you won't tell her I said anything?

Cross my heart and hope to die.

That you're reaching out to her.

And that she wants you.

She really said that?

Really.

What's that called?

It's called the flirtation dance.

You wanna try it with me?

Yeah.

You follow me.

You do everything I do.

Okay.

And you try and catch me.

But you don't catch me until I stop, all right?

That's very good.

I thought you'd be stuffy.

Like to play?

T do.

Come on.

Don't touch me.

Dumb shit.

That's right.

Surrender.

I surrender.

Sit.

Don't smile.

Do not smile during a sacred ritual.

Hold out your hands.

First, the left arm.

Time of peace.

Then your right arm.

With the last mafu...

Don't laugh.

With the last mafu, something very curious happened.

The penis would be soft and small

and then it would get big and hard.

Why is that, mafu?

Are you serious?

Well, that's natural.

It's natural?

Those things happen.

[Cissy I with men, too?

Oh, you are serious.

And now?

Well, it comes and goes.

Oh now, wait a minute.

I mean, this is a fun game, but I don't think Ellen would...

Owl

dumb shit!

All right, part of the game is for me to figure out

how to get out of these things.

Right, cissy?

Now that's your game, huh?

You dumb shit!

You move around so much I can't finish my eyes here.

Get the...

Get the keys for these locks.

You hear that?

Get these keys!

What species would you be?

Why don't you try pissed-off homo sapiens?

Homo sapiens?

Homo sapiens.

Homo sapiens.

Homo sapiens.

No, I can't find that.

Now, are you sure?

Listen, another two minutes and this whole

goddamn neighborhood is gonna be sure.

You're not in my daddy's book.

My dad doesn't know about you, mafu.

That makes you a very rare breed.

Hey!

Hey, in the car, help!

Help!

Help!

Please!

Hey, help!

Can you hear me?

Hey, goddamn itl!

In the car, help!

Cissy.

What a lovely picture.

Say, would you have a cool glass of wine

for a tired old animal?

It think so.

Could a tired old animal make it down

the back stairs to the garden?

I have something special to show you.

Isn't he absolutely gorgeous?

Well, he'll certainly keep the bantu

out of your corn patch.

Well, how have you been getting along,

what with Ellen away and everything?

Well.

Really, really well.

I'm working better than I have in a long time.

My portrait of mafu is almost finished.

It means so much to me.

I feel like I owe it to him and you.

Do you have any word on my new mafu?

No, not as yet, but I'll keep trying.

Don't worry about it.

I'll be around to see you tomorrow afternoon.

Okay.

And if you need anything during the night,

don't hesitate to call.

I'll be up all night with my ailing tiger.

No, I won't need anything.

Food, mafu.

Cissy.

Ellen is going to be very upset when she gets back.

Ellen is not here.

So, eat your food, mafu, 'cause I have work to do.

All right, I'll tell you what.

If you'll unchain me,

mafu will eat his food.

If I unchain you, you'll just give me trouble.

So now, eat.

I got my work to do.

Drink this.

Don't touch Mel!

Don't touch me!

Dumb shit.

Don't touch me.

Oh, god.

Don't touch me!

Daddy, daddy, help Mel

cissy, no!

No, don't!

Don't touch, don't touch!

No, cissy, no!

No, no!

Oh, god!

No, no, no, no, no, no!

So?

You know, you're not crazy, you're just pathetic.

Why don't you go wash your face?

When Ellen gets back here

this is gonna be most embarrassing.

Oh, my god.

Hello.

How are you?

Yes, I'm fine.

No, no, I don't miss mafu at all.

And how is Arizona treating you?

Have a safe trip home.

Hurry back.

I love you, too.

Bye now.

Oh, Ellen.

Oh, Ellen, I'm so glad you're home.

I am, too.

I missed you.

How was Arizona?

Oh, I got it, I got it, cissy.

The one I've been tracking for months.

You look wonderful. - You did?

Did you dress up for me?

Of course, I did.

- Hello, zom. - Hello, beautiful lady.

How was the trip.

Wonderful, very rewarding.

Was everything okay?

- Right as rain. - Yeg?

I invited zom to stay for dinner,

but he says he's too busy.

I really have to go.

Just came by to see how cissy was doing.

T invited him.

And zom, don't you leave till I say goodbye, all right?

T won't.

She all right?

Yes, yes.

She's happy as a lark.

Came by yesterday, she was working on her sketches.

I haven't seen her so good since the old days.

Thank god.

Everything's gonna work out.

I had my doubts at first.

But we should get her out of this old mausoleum.

Out to the dessert, the ocean, or somewhere.

I can't right now, I'm working.

Weekends, anything.

That'd make her see new things, think new thoughts.

T'll think about it.

You're right, of course.

Zom is always right, of course.

Right about what?

Oh well, she'll tell ya.

Well, goodnight, my lovelies.

Goodnight.

- Night, zom. - Goodnight.

Thank you for everything.

And goodbye.

Oh, let me know what you decide.

Uh-huh.

What you decide about what?

I took millions of photographs.

I can't wait to show you.

Kitt peak was so wonderful.

Oh, look what I've got on me.

Oh, I'm soaked in Brandy.

I'm not.

Well, you will be.

David?

Huh.

Cissy!

What are you doing back?

Did somebody come here?

Did anybody come to the door?

No, why?

Oh, wait a minute.

He probably went around the back.

Cissy.

Yes?

Are you sure no one came to the door?

No, I already told you.

Why?

Because there's a car on the street

that belongs to a friend of mine.

A David eastman.

Hmm-mm.

No.

Are you sure that's his?

Because I think they all look the same.

Yes,

no, yeah, someone did come to the door this morning.

You were still asleep and I was in the kitchen

and a man came up and knocked on the door.

What did he look like?

Ti don't know what he looked like

because I ducked down and didn't answer like you told me.

What happened to him?

What do you mean what happened to him?

Where did he go?

T don't know.

I guess he went away.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Why are you looking at me like that?

Why are you looking at me like that?

Nol

no, no.

Ellen, look at me.

I ook at me!

No, look at me!

Dumb shit!

No, no, dumb shit!

Where are you going?

Don't worry about Mel

stop it, stop it!

This is my whole life!

Stop it!

You selfish asshole!

Selfish!

Selfish dumb shit!

Please!

You bad...

You bad mafu!

I'll get you, dumb shit!

She won't even tell me that.

She says that's a surprise.

No, we're leaving very early in the morning.

I packed for both of us.

I'll tell her that when she comes home, all right?

We love you too, zom.

You be good, okay?

We'll send you a postcard.

Yeah.

You know, mafu.

I know you didn't do this on purpose.

I think restraint.

That's the basis of good social deportment.

I think your mother taught you that.

I hope I'm never gonna have to think

that you did this on purpose.

I think this is just baby stuff what you're doing.

Ellen?

Mafu.

Ellen.

I have food for you.

Will you eat something?

Please, eat something.

Just a little.

Open your mouth just a little.

Ellen, you don't understand.

You haven't eaten anything for a long time.

Just a little?

Now, just swallow that.

Just swallow that, okay?

Just swallow that.

No.

Why?

Why are you doing this?

You're dying on purpose.

Yes,

why?

So they will come and get you.

They will take you far away.

They don't know when your clouds come.

They won't rock you.

They won't hold you.

They'll strap you down and leave you.

But you can't hate me that much.

Soon.

Soon.

I'll let you go if you promise not to die.

No.

Please, don't leave me alone.

Please, don't leave me alone.

Ellen?

Wake up, wake up!