All language subtitles for Flowers.In.The.Attic.1987.ARROW.1080p.BluRay_English

'Grandmother's house.

'Though it's been many years
since I last saw it,

'I'll always remember
that even my first impression

'was one of fear and wonder.

'My childhood was soon to be lost,

'my innocence shattered,

'and all our dreams destroyed

'by what we would find within.

'My mother and father were the centre
of my universe when I was young,

'and I always wanted to grow up
to be just like Mom.

'The whole family was really close.

'I still remember how we'd greet dad
when he came home

'from one of his many business trips.'

He's home!

- Get Cory and Carrie.
- Yeah. Come on, guys! Hurry up!

' Come on' Daddy!

Come on, Carrie.
Get behind the couch.

Get down.
Get down, get down, get down.

Daddy! Dad!

Yeah. Yeah! How you doing?

'He loved us all,
but Dad never let me forget

'that I was his favourite.'

Look, I was afraid
the others might be jealous,

so I had to wait
until they all went to bed.

- But you give me so much.
- Shh.

Just tell me what you think.

And you see?
It's a jewel box as well.

The moment I saw that box,
I knew you had to have it.

Mother, how should I arrange
the candles?

I can have six rows of six
or three rows of 12.

Or just one big circle of 36
all around the cake.

What happened to two lines of 18?
Couldn't you figure that one out?

We wanna taste Daddy's cake!

We wanna taste the icing.

- And lick the bowl!
- And the spoon too!

Don't you look handsome and pretty?

But we have to wait until after
we sing "Happy Birthday" to Daddy

before we eat the cake.

Can't we even have
an eensy teensy little bite?

Yeah!

And give Dad a cake that looks like
a mouse has been nibbling at it?

I've decided I'm gonna do
six rows of six.

- It's Daddy!
- Cathy, Dad's here! Come on!

Get down. Hurry. Get down here.

No!

'When dad died,
Mother's grief overwhelmed her.

'We had to sell everything
we owned just to survive.

'And when that money ran out,
they took our house.

'We were forced to leave the place
where we all grew up,

'where all our happy memories were,

'the only home I'd ever known.

'Mother said there was only
one place left to go.'

How come you never took us
to meet the grandparents before?

I suppose because
we were never penniless before.

Years and years ago, I did something
that angered your grandfather.

His punishment
was to disinherit me.

Then why are we going there now?
If they won't give us any money?

Because he will.

Your grandfather is dying.

He's not expected
to live much longer.

But in that time,
I'm going to win back his love.

And then, darlings,

I'll be the heiress to a fortune
beyond your imaginations.

And through me, every dream
you've ever had will come true.

Mother should have prepared us
for something like this.

What do you mean?

She never allowed us
to have a dog or a kitten.

What that's got to do with anything?

Because pets die, Christopher.

And if we had had a pet
and it had died,

then we would have learned
something about that.

- About what? About death?
- Yes, death. Death.

She should have told us.

Somebody should have told us
that fathers die too.

They die, Christopher,

even if they're young

and they're handsome
and we need them.

I don't wanna be here, Christopher.

I don't wanna go
to the grandparents' house.

I could care less about being rich
and having all my dreams come true.

All I want is to be at home

and just stay at home
where Daddy's memory is.

I don't wanna walk at night.
It's scary.

Why didn't they
send a car for us?

Witches in there, Mama.
Witches and monsters.

Good morning, John.

Children, this is John.

He's been
with your grandparents for...

well, as long as I can remember.

This is Christopher and Cathy

and the twins, Cory and Carrie.

Very nice to meet you, John.

Hello, Mother.

Leave all the bags
with John, Corrine,

and bring the children upstairs.

Let's get ready for bed, children.

But it's daytime, Mama.

It's only six in the morning,
sweetheart.

Mama's got to take
a little nap herself.

With us?

The boys will sleep in one bed,
Corrine, the girls in the other.

But I wanna sleep
with Cory, Mama.

Stop your whimpering, young lady,
and listen to me.

As long as you're in this house,
you will abide by my rules.

You will not yell
or cry or run about.

And when your mother and I
leave this room,

we will lock this door behind us.

Mother, please, they're children.
You can't expect me to...

What I expect, Corrine,

is that they will do precisely
as I've instructed.

Listen to Mom, all of you.

Behave and obey your grandmother

and never ever give her any reason,
any reason at all, to punish you.

Please? Please do this.
Make them obey.

Make it seem like a game,
like a wonderful adventure.

Why are you crying, Mother?

I'll come back this afternoon.

Don't worry about us, Mom.

We'll be fine.

It won't be so bad.

That Grandmother... she can't
possibly be as mean as she seems.

Remember, God sees everything.

God will see whatever evil you do
behind my back,

and he will punish you for it.

Do you know why your mother
has come home?

Yes. To win back her father's love
so he'll make her part of his will again.

And why was she stricken from that will?
Did she tell you that?

I have to go to the bathroom.

Be silent.

Learn control.

And never, never speak
unless I ask you a question.

- He's just a little boy...
- What did I just say?

Your mother has come home
after 17 years

to repent for her sins
and for her crimes

not only against
your grandfather and me

but against God.

Your mother's marriage was unholy,

a sacrilege,

an abomination
in the eyes of the Lord.

She did not fall from grace.

She leapt into the arms of a man

whose veins pulsed
with the same blood as hers.

Not a stranger...

but her own uncle.

And you, the children,
are the Devil's spawn.

Evil from the moment
of conception.

- I'm getting my mother!
- Come back here!

Come back here.

Sit down.

And don't move again
until I leave.

There is one other matter.

Your grandfather will not be told
that you are here.

He will never be told.

He has no idea that you even exist...
any of you.

No idea that you were ever born.

As long as he lives,
and I swear this to you,

I will spare him
that final agony of shame.

I don't like it here, Cathy.

I wanna go home.

Mama!

Where have you been, Mama?
Where have you been?

Oh, Mama's here.
Mama's here. Mama's here.

What's wrong, Mom?
What happened to you?

Corrine!

You will stop those children's screaming
this very moment!

- Mother!
- No! Devil!

Mama, make her stop!

Corrine, control your children

or I'll whip them
till the blood runs from their backs!

Your children are spoiled and indulged
and need lessons in obedience.

No child that lives
under this roof

will disobey, or scream,
or show defiance.

Do you hear me?

Do you?

Now, remove your blouse, daughter,

and show them how punishment
is given in this house.

If you're cruel to my children,
I'll take them away tonight.

Take them, Corrine.

Take them now!
Do you think I care?

Take off the blouse, Corrine.

Take it off.

Now, look closely, children.

Seventeen lashes.

One for each year
she lived in sin with your Father.

So that you understand me now.

I will give you food and shelter,

but never kindness or love.

For it is impossible to feel
anything but disgust

for what is not wholesome.

It's better.

- If I had some antiseptic...
- My young doctor.

The years of happiness
I had with your father

are worth a hundred whippings.

The things that Grandmother
said to us, Mother,

they are ugly things.

They hurt you, Mom.
I hate them for that.

The worst is over.
Beginning tomorrow,

I'm going to start to win back
my father's love.

If you help me,
if all of you help me

by doing what I ask,
by being good,

Hlsucceed.

The closet on the right
has a secret panel.

Look for it tomorrow morning.
If you push on it gently, it'll open.

You'll see a narrow stairway.

Up the stairs is an attic,

an attic so big
you could easily get lost in it.

Make it a playground
for the twins. Make it...

Make it your special place.

Do you need to use the bathroom?

No.

Not even to brush your teeth?

I don't feel like it tonight.

What do you think
about all that talk?

Uncles marrying nieces?

Maybe having kids
with thorns and tails?

You're the future doctor.

What do you think?
Could it really happen?

You sure can't prove it by us.

- What are you thinking?
- About Mom.

How different she's become
since Daddy died.

She hasn't been different.
Justsad.

We're sad, too, Christopher.
It hasn't changed who we are.

What if the grandmother comes in
before we wake up

and sees us in the same bed?

Then we'll sic Cory on her.
He can bite her other leg.

- She doesn't scare you?
- Nobody scares me.

Anyway, we used to sleep
in the same bed all the time.

I've listed the rules you're to follow
as long as you live in my house.

Read them carefully
and put them to memory.

Grab some food.
We don't want to starve up there.

Let's go find those stairs.

- I found it.
- What do you see, Christopher?

Nothing to see from here.
Just some stairs.

Is everybody ready to go up?

Not yet.

Your mother was given permission
to tell you about the attic.

But let me remind you again.
You must never be seen.

My God.

'Grandmother's rules
weren't rules,

'they were cruel punishments.

'We were trapped, and the only way
we could even feel the sunlight

'was to look out a barred window.

'Our mother must've been desperate
to have come back.

'We were all going to pay the price.'

'As the weeks became months,

'our memories of our real home
began to fade.

'But we clung to our dreams.

'Chris wanted to go
to medical school someday,

'and I wanted to be a dancer.

'We tried to act like a family.
It was the only way we could survive.

'Mother's visits
became fewer and fewer,

'and then stopped altogether.

'We imagined that something horrible
had happened to her.

'Or had we been forgotten?

'There seemed to be no way
to escape, but soon, very soon,

'we'd have to find a way
past Grandmother

'to find and to help Mother
if we could.'

Do you think it's a good snail?

I think it's a wonderful snail.
It's very beautiful.

It doesn't look like an orange?

Not in the very least.

And I've never seen an orange
with feelers. Have you?

Antennae, Cathy. Not feelers.

Snails are members
of the family of molluscs,

soft bodies, no backbones,

and tubular intestines
that end with their mouths.

Dear Dr Christopher,

when Cory and I wanna hear
about a snail's guts,

then we will send you a telegram
or something.

Thank you.

When do we get to go outside?

- As soon as Mom says we can.
- But Mama doesn't come anymore.

If we could go outside,
we'd have real flowers and real grass.

And real snails.

God's taken all the grass to heaven.

- Why?
- For Daddy.

Remember how he used
to mow the lawn all the time?

Why do we have to stay upstairs
all the time?

- Cos downstairs has gone away.
- That's not true, Cory.

Mama doesn't like us anymore.

- Stop it, you two.
- I itch.

Mama's being mean. We want a TV.
We want our ice cream.

We wanna play with our friends.
We wanna go outside.

- Don't you wanna go to school?
- No!

Look at me.
Look at me, all of you.

The Bible says there's a time
for everything.

A time to be born.

A time to plant.
A time to harvest.

Probably a time
to have ice cream too.

This is our time to sacrifice.
For Mom.

Later on, we'll have plenty of time
to live and enjoy.

Cathy? Can I come in?

Close the door
so we won't wake the twins.

Something could've happened to Mom.

Maybe she's sick.

Mom's always been healthy
as a horse.

Well, where's she been all this time?

Why'd she stop coming to see us?

And I had another thought.

- A terrible thought.
- What?

What if they've locked her up
somewhere in this huge house?

Just like they've locked us up.

- Why would they wanna do that?
- To punish her. Why do you think?

Cos they're crazy as loons.

Gave me a chill.

Giving myself chills
just thinking about it.

I'm sure it's not true.

How can you be sure?

Does it matter?

We're never gonna know
until she comes to see us again.

Oh. Yeah?

- What's that supposed to mean?
- I've got a plan.

Christopher, what are you
thinking of doing?

- Don't worry about it.
- Christopher!

Shh. You don't wanna
wake the twins.

Carrie, you're in the wrong bed.

I wanna sleep with Cory tonight.

Get up! Get out of those beds!

Don't! Don't touch that! No!

My father gave that to me!

Oh, God!

No!

Tell me, Christopher.

You thought of a way out of here,
haven't you?

Without the grandfather finding out.

I've thought about it
for weeks, Cathy.

It's the only thing
I've been thinking about.

Can it be done?

Christopher, if Mother's here,
we have to find her.

We've gotta tell her.

We will. Tonight.

OK, grab the bar, Cathy.

OK, pull it.

Come on, pull! Yeah.

That's it. Grab it.

Pull. Pull, Cathy.

I'm going with you.

- No chance.
- Yes!

All right. But I go first.

And you don't lay one hand on this rope
till I get all the way down.

- You understand?
- I understand.

Be careful.

- Careful!
- Oh!

What?

"My God."

Get up! Quick, go!

Come on! Come on!

Come on!

Christopher!

- Cathy!
- Christopher!

Cathy.

Come on, Christopher!

Come on! Throw the rope!
I can catch it!

Christopher, you can make it!
Just climb!

Come on, Christopher!

- Mama?
- Shh.

Mama?

- Mama! Mama!
- Mama!

Oh!

Christopher made me
a swing, Mama.

And we made a garden
of paper flowers.

And a snail.

And Cathy has them pasted up
right near the window!

You've been wonderful with them.
Look how happy they are.

Happy to see you, Mama,
but not happy to be here.

You haven't been to see us
in so long, Mom.

We were worried about you.

Is that why you tried to run away?
Is it? Answer me.

We weren't trying to run away, Mother.
We were trying to find you.

Didn't it occur to you
you could've ruined my plan?

Our plan?

Don't you understand? I told you.

- My father...
- The twins aren't healthy, Mother.

They need to be outside
in the fresh air and the sun.

They need to be with their friends.

They need plenty of room to run around,
and they need to be in school.

All right. I'll leave it up to you.

We can pack our things
and leave today...

Yes!

Or we can wait a little longer
until the reading of the will.

So Grandfather's dying?

The doctors say
he won't live out the month.

If we leave now, we have nothing.
Nowhere to go.

If we stay, we... we'll have more
than we could ever want. Forever.

We love you, Mom.

Whatever you think's best,
that's what we'll do.

Cathy, you have a say in this too.

I think I'd better
check on the twins.

We'll be all right, Mom.

If it's just a little longer,
we'll be all right.

Don't worry.

I've got him! I got him!

Christopher! I've got a pet!

"| hate vain thoughts,
but thy law do I love."

"Thou art my hiding place
and my shield."

Christopher, come
and look what happened.

Why did you put up more bars?

'I knew Chris
would have second thoughts

'about agreeing with Mother.

'I found a way to escape,

'even if it was only to a hot bath
and my fantasies,

'fantasies of a life filled with dancing,
friends, and maybe even romance.

'Fantasies that might never come true.'

- Cathy? ' Yes?

- Can I come in and talk?
- What is it?

You're not mad at me
for siding with Mom, are you?

No, but why do you always
have to agree with her?

Sinners!

Christopher!

What have we done
to be called sinners?

Do you expect us to live in one room,
week after week,

and not see each other?

You put us here.
You-you locked us in.

You wanna catch us doing something
you can call evil.

Look at you in your black dress

and your fancy jewels
and your pinched face.

We're not afraid of you.
We laugh at you.

Do you hear that? We laugh.

Get out! Out! Out!

Mom won't let her do anything
to hurt us, Cathy.

We have to barricade the door,
or we'll hide in the attic.

She won't come up there.

I'm so scared, Christopher.

We'll be all right.
Mom will make sure of that.

So will I.

Cory?

- What is it? What's wrong?
- Cory's gone.

Cory?

Cory! Where are you?
— Cory! Cory!

- Cory!
- Cory!

Fred's gone.
Look, you guys go that way.

- Cory!
- Cory!

- Cory!
- Cory! Cory!

Cory?

- Cory!
- Cory!

He's here.

Cory! Cory, wake up!
Wake up, honey! Come on!

Fred got out.

I had to catch him again.

Where is Fred?

He's right here.

Guess we'd better keep
Fred downstairs, huh?

Oh.

Cathy!

Cathy. Cathy!

Open the door! Cathy!

Cathy! Come on. Open the door.

Cathy! Cathy!

- You are a sinner.
- Open the door!

Come on, open the door!
What's going on? Cathy!

Cathy! Cathy!

Why is Mother doing this to us?

Mom doesn't know what happened.
I'm sure of it.

Why doesn't she come back?

She'll come, Cathy.

Soon. You'll see.

Why didn't the grandmother
bring our food today?

She's just coming late, that's all.

Maybe there is no more food.
Maybe they ran out.

I'm not hungry anyway-

She'll be here.

Oh!

Oh!

- Good evening.
- Good evening, Mr Winslow.

'Starved
for both sunlight and food,

'our faces became pale
and our bodies thin.

'When Grandmother stopped feeding us,
little Cory became very sick,

'and every day, we watched him
become weaker and weaker.'

Move him over.

What are you doing?

- What are you doing?
- Hold his head up.

- Why? What are you gonna do?
- Just do what I say.

I figured another way out.
I'm gonna try it tonight.

If you want to go with me,
all the better.

If not, I'll go by myself.

Check that door.

Cathy...

It's Mother's.

This is Mother's room.

Come on. We can't stay here.

Look, there's an explanation
for all this, Cathy.

As soon as we find Mom, we'll ask.

And she'll tell us.

Come on. We've gotta keep looking.

Let's go that way.

It's him.

He's dead, Christopher.

- What if he sees us?
- How can he see us if he's dead?

I always thought
you were the best, Corrine.

No. Here!

Do you love her
as much as you used to?

Don't ask stupid questions.

Wherever she is tonight,
she's thinking of us...

and she'll be coming back.

And when she does
this will all make sense.

- The twins are sick, Christopher.
- They'll be all right.

- Chris!
- No!

I don't wanna talk about it anymore.

That crazy, sick old man
is not gonna live forever, Cathy.

You could see that tonight.

He didn't even know who we were.
Who you were.

Did you forget why we came here
in the first place?

All the money in the world
isn't worth the living that we've lost.

Well, maybe not for you,

but without some of it,
Mom doesn't have a thing.

She has us if she cares!

Let's just take the twins
and run away, Christopher.

We'll find a way out,
but let's do it now before it's too late.

And then what do we do?

What do I do for the four of us
to keep us alive?

Don't you even doubt her in the least?

Can't you see how different
she's become?

Can't you see what wanting
all that money is doing to her?

I can't stop seeing that bed.

She's our mother, Cathy.

What do you want me to say?

Just the truth, that's all.

Cory?

I have to throw up, Cathy.

Why are you taking
the flowers away, Carrie?

Cos it's time.

- For what?
- Winter.

- Do you have a headache, Cory?
- I had one yesterday.

- Sore throat?
- A little.

Any numbness
in your fingers or your toes?

What's numbness?

Like when your foot falls asleep
and you can't feel it.

Sometimes.

Let me see your hand.

What are you doing?

Just looking.

Darlings! I'm back!

Darlings! I'm so happy.

Cathy, your hair!

What a sensible decision.
It's lovely, sweetheart.

You're angry with me. But you
don't know how much I've missed you.

And wait till you see the presents
I've bought you.

I wanted to tell you
I was going away, but...

but guess, guess
what's happened.

- The grandfather's dead.
- No.

He's been taken to the hospital?

No, I'm not happy because he's dying,
I'm happy because he loves me.

Don't you see?
I've done what I promised.

I've pleased him so much
he's giving me a party tonight.

A grand party
to reintroduce me to society.

And tomorrow my father
is having his attorney, Bart Winslow,

a wonderful man,
write me back into his will.

He's going to leave me everything.
Even this house.

And what about your children, Mother?
Does he know about them?

We know perfectly well
what he feels about that.

So what's to become of us, Mom?

How much longer do we continue
living in this prison?

- Prison?
- You come back with gifts for us, Mom.

Do you think they can make up
for what we've lost?

Christopher...

- If you stop loving me...
- I haven't stopped loving you, Mom.

I make myself keep loving you
every day despite what you do.

- Don't say another word.
- Look at us, Mother.

Do we look like you, with your
rosy cheeks and your bright eyes?

Look at the twins, Mother.

Cory has stomach cramps
almost every day!

And Carrie has little sores
growing on her skin!

Do you know, or even care,

that the grandmother
stopped feeding us for over a week?

Stop it!

You have no right
to talk to me like that!

Tell me I've had pleasure
while my children have been in pain.

You are heartless.

When you are ready to treat me
with love, I'll be back.

What are you doing?

I'm going downstairs.
I wanna see that party.

You going with me?

Why aren't you up and dressed?

What have I told you about being
together in your night clothes?

Cory's sick. He's very sick.

He needs a doctor.

Why are you just standing there?

Cory needs to be taken to a hospital.
There's no other decision to make.

What's wrong with you, Mother?
Are you just gonna stand there

and think about yourself and your money
while Cory lies there and dies?

Don't you care what happens to him?

Have you forgotten
that you're his Mother?

Always it's you!

- Oh! ' Cathy!

Damn you to hell, Mama, if you
don't take Cory to a hospital right now!

Do you think you can go on doing
whatever you want to us

and nobody will ever find out?

If Cory dies, Mama,
you'll pay for it.

One way or another,
I will find a way.

I promise you that.

Come in.

Take the child downstairs
and bring the car around.

My daughter is taking him
to the hospital.

Hello, John.

Don't worry, Fred.
He'll be back.

Cory had pneumonia.
The doctors did all they could.

There won't be a funeral.
He's already been buried.

No!

Something's wrong
with Fred, Christopher.

He won't wake up.

Arsenic poisoning.
In the sugar on the cookies.

In small quantities
you can't taste it or smell it.

It doesn't leave much
of a trace, Cathy.

If they did an autopsy
they wouldn't have found it.

Unless they were looking for it.

What do we do?

Tonight I'll go downstairs
by myself.

I'm gonna find us some money

or a couple of those diamond rings
that Grandmother wears.

And then what?

Then we're gonna leave
this place, Cathy.

One way or another
we're getting out.

Whatever happens after that
will be up to us.

But whatever happens
we'll be free.

Do we really have to wait
until tomorrow?

Yes.

Don't know if I can.

You must.

What difference
would 12 hours make?

The difference between
one ring and two.

Damn you!

Damn you!

- What happened?
- We're leaving tomorrow.

- You found a way out?
- Yeah.

- Where? A window?
- No, a door. The front door.

What?

There's gonna be
another party tomorrow.

I saw them preparing
one of the rooms.

There's probably gonna be 100 guests,
maybe more.

They can't keep locking the door,
not with that many people coming in.

What else happened tonight,
Christopher?

What else did you see?

I mean, you told me that it's us
against them. We're on our own.

Don't lie to me, Christopher.

It's not just a party, Cathy.
It's a wedding party.

Mom's getting married
to that man tomorrow.

Aah!

No, Chris!

Aah!

- We're very excited to be here today.
- Congratulations.

I'm scared, Christopher.

There's nothing to be afraid of.
Nobody's gonna hurt us anymore.

- This way.
- No, Chris.

They're not gonna get away with this.

We gotta go tell
our grandfather the truth.

What difference does it make now?
Let's just go!

No! Mother's not getting that money,
not after the way she treated us.

- Now, come on.
- OK.

He's gone.

He's dead, Cathy.

Yeah, we can be with Mama now.

No, Carrie. Mama lied to us.

She said she'd come and get us
after her father died, but...

she never came.

She only cares about herself, Carrie.

She's going to spoil everything.
We can't wait any longer.

But your mother...
these are her friends.

It's my wedding.
We'll start the ceremony now!

Today's Apr“ 23.

Christopher, what is it?

A copy of the grandfather's will.
It's two months old.

Says if it's ever proven that Mom
had children from her first marriage,

even after he's dead,
she'll be disinherited.

Mother's known all this time
that we could never be found.

She never meant for us
to leave that attic.

Dearly beloved, family and friends,

we are gathered here
on this most joyous of occasions

to join Corrine and Bart
in holy matrimony.

Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, we read
in Genesis the creation story.

You said it was not good
for man to be alone,

so you created woman
and thus gave your blessing

to the union of holy matrimony.

Look now upon Bart and Corrine
and pour out your grace upon them.

Give them the strength and peace

to honour the vows
they make before you today.

We pray that,
in your loving kindness,

you would bless their home
by filling it with the sounds

of happy, healthy children.

In the name of Christ, amen.

Mother!

Do you like my dress? I thought
it was appropriate for the occasion.

Who are you?
How did you get in here?

Have you forgotten us already?

Mama?

- Who are you, children?
- We're the children of the bride.

Nonsense.
You know I don't have any children.

Get them out of here.

I'll not have my wedding day
ruined by a cruel, evil prank.

You're the one
who's cruel and evil, Mother.

You kept us locked up in that attic
and you said you'd come for us

after your father died.
You never came!

You couldn't let anybody
find out about us

cos if you did
you'd be disinherited.

It's not true. No!

What proof do they have?

It died from eating
the same cookies Cory ate.

- Who's Cory?
- He was your son and my little brother.

- And you killed him.
- Just like you tried to kill us.

Look at us, Mother!
How could you do this to us?

Here, Mother.
Our wedding present to you.

- Stop it.
- Go on, eat it!

Eat the cookie!

'We finally got our real revenge.
We managed to make it on our own.

'I got a job to help put Chris
through medical school.

'Little Carrie grew up
but she was never truly healthy.

'I even started dancing again.

'We left the past behind,

'all except the memories
of Mother, Grandmother and the attic.

'I sometimes wonder
if Grandmother is still alive.

'Still presiding over Foxworth Hall.
Still awaiting my return.'