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No!

Death finish is our medley

for all you out there on the graveyard shift.

This is your old buddy the night owl

bringin' it to ya till 5:00am.

We'll be back with a mellow medley of more music

right after this.

J“ maybe had a hard day at work

j“ and no one talks to me

j“ maybe had a hard day at work

Day 457.

Another night, another nightmare.

At least I'm alive and out of the life.

Lord knows I'd rather die before I turn another trick.

Anything would be better, even this.

Ow!

Blood.

Whoa.

Top of the morning to ya.

How'd you sleep?

- Not so good.

The same nightmare again?

- Yeah.

It never ends.

- You take him.

I already got a couple live ones.

- Can I get you somethin'?

- Give me a coffee, and a waitress over easy.

- How about some hot coffee all over your lap?

- No offense, uh, Nora.

I gotta do somethin' to fight off the boredom.

Now you may not believe it,

but I don't make many sales this time of the evening.

- Okay, |'|| bite.

What do you sell?

- The product line of the 80s,

condoms, prophylactics, rubbers.

Everyone needs 'em.

Can't live without 'em.

Age, you know, safe sex.

If you've got some time, I can arrange a personal demo,

say your place or maybe the backseat of my car.

- Gee thanks, but I've got a splitting headache.

There you go.

Hello.

What can I get you tonight?

- Afriendly face, a little decent companionship maybe.

- That's not on the menu.

-Ah.

I know what you mean.

- My name's John Henry Cox.

It's easy to remember.

- I know too many Johns already.

I'll call you Henry.

I'm Nora Edwards.

- It's nice to meet you, Nora.

I know this is personal and absolutely

none of my business, but are you by any chance

married or involved with somebody?

- No.

- Then sometimes you must get

as sad and lonely as I am.

Do you ever think about leaving this?

Never looking back?

- All the time.

- If the right man came along,

could you do it on impulse?

I don't know.

Maybe.

- If I was the right man,

would you come away with me?

- Henry, you don't even know me.

- There are people out there

who spend their whole lives together, Nora,

and they don't really know each other.

What I'm offering us both,

Is a chance.

- Henry, it's beautiful.

It's a family heirloom.

You're bleeding.

It's nothing, really.

- Will you marry me, Nora?

Will you marry me, Nora?

- Yes, Henry.

I'll marry you.

- Come away with me tonight, now.

- I can't leave in the middle of my shift.

I have clothes and my stuff.

- I'll send for them.

I'll buy you new clothes.

- Where are you going, honey?

- This is Henry.

We're gettin' married.

- I guess some girls have all the luck.

Congratulations!

Do you have any idea what the hell

you're getting yourself into?

- No, but I've been waiting an eternity

for an offer this good.

Didn't you see his limo?

- Oh, the best of luck to you, both of you!

Send me a postcard from your honeymoon.

Where are we going?

It's a little town

about 100 miles up the interstate,

a place called newbury.

Your car is beautiful.

By the way, what exactly do you do?

- I own my own business.

Been in the family three generations.

My friends, this is Nora Edwards,

the woman I'm going to marry.

This is sheriff Potter.

- Glad to meet you, and welcome to newbury.

Ms. Strickland, she runs the library.

Call me emmaline.

So glad to meet you, my dear.

He's quite a lady killer, you know.

And this is bill billings, president of the bank.

- Nice catch, John Henry.

Are there any more like you at home?

I don't know.

I grew up in foster homes.

I've never had a family.

- Well, you do now, my dear.

- Reverend Collins. - Welcome, Nora.

- Is everything ready?

- Just like you asked for.

- Come this way, my dear.

We have to get you dressed.

- Dressed? - For the wedding, of course.

Fits you like it was made for you.

- It's beautiful.

- Oh yes, it belonged to Henry's wife.

- His wife?

- Didn't he tell you that he was a widower?

- Is she ready yet?

It's time.

- Dear friends, we are assembled here tonight

to join in marriage this man and this woman,

to love and Cherish in sickness and in health

till death do you part.

Do you, John Henry, take Nora to be

your lawful wedded wife?

-I do.

- Do you, Nora, take John Henry

to be your lawful wedded husband?

Do.

- I now pronounce you man and wife.

- To Nora and John Henry.

To Nora and John Henry.

- Heard you got yourself a new bride.

We just stopped by to wish you well.

- Thank you all for coming by, but not tonight.

- Ah, come on.

Let us have a look.

Bring her out.

What's the harm?

- I said not tonight.

- Who was that?

- Just some friends of the family.

- There are a couple of formalities.

Just to make it legal.

There's the blood test.

Well, since I gave the bride away myself,

we can dispense with it.

- What is your full name?

- Nora Mae Edwards.

- Date of birth? - March 15th,

- she's just the right age.

For getting married and settling down.

- We best be on our way.

- Leave the newlyweds to their night.

- I love you, Nora Cox.

- And I'm going to learn to love you too, Henry.

You know, I generally don't do this

on the first date.

- I know you're not that kind of girl.

Welcome to the bridal suite.

Henry, the bed is so cold.

- I like it a little cold.

You know I want your body.

- What would you like me to do?

- Lie still, be still.

I said be still.

Good morning.

I see you found something to wear.

- There is a closet full of clothes upstairs

and they're all my size.

Did you sleep all right?

-Actually, it feels a little weird

being up during the day.

I'm used to working the graveyard.

I mean, nights.

What time is it, anyway?

- We don't have clocks here

because time doesn't matter to my clients anymore.

Would you like to see the rest of your domain?

- Yeah.

- Through this hall is the dining room and kitchen.

And this gallery leads to the mortuary.

- Why didn't you tell me?

- My father brought me up in this house,

taught me this business, and left it to me

when he passed on.

Over the years, I've come to learn

that some people have an unnatural revulsion

to my profession, to the thought

of coming into contact with dead flesh.

- I can live with it.

But why didn't you tell me you've been married before?

- Doesn't really matter, does it?

This is where we display the deceased for the loved ones.

Those are the parlor rooms.

And this is the preparing room,

where we get the bodies ready.

You must promise me you will never

try to go in there.

- But I...

- Some doors are best left unopened.

Some things best left alone.

After breakfast, you might want to explore newbury.

- Maybe I'll just watch some TV.

- We don't have a TV.

I've got business at the florist and cemetery.

I'll see you when I get back.

- No clocks, no TV.

What do they do around here for entertainment?

Morley!

Oh, you startled me.

I didn't hear you come in.

Nice day, huh?

Thought I'd tale a walk around, you know.

I think I'll go now.

It was nice talking to you.

That morley guy sure is a strange one.

Hey boys and girls,

it's your old buddy the night owl

covering for jj on the nine to noon shift

right here where the hits just keep on comin'.

J“ die young

j“ yeah, yeah j“ die young

J“ well Jimi Hendrix he never got old

j“ took some pills in his bathrobe, woo

J“ die young

j“ what you waitin' for

j“ die young

j“ I gotta know, I gotta know, yeah

j“ die young

J“ I don't care what the critics say, no way

- It's the Matthews girl.

Somebody notify her brother,

and get reverend Collins up here.

Poor kid, I hope it was painless.

- It doesn't look to me like she was unconscious.

Probably writhed around in there

trapped underwater, gasping and choking

for a good minute before she ran outta air.

That must have been hideous.

- No evidence of foul play.

You know how kids drive today.

- What happened?

- Terrible introduction to newbury, Nora.

Poor little girl just lost her life

out there in the pond.

Can I give you a lift?

No, thanks.

- Sure is a shame.

Ain't enough live ones to go around.

- Anybody ever tell ya you got a morbid sense of humor?

J“ it ain't no fake, you know I was real

j“ I could tell by the way

- yep, she sure is cute.

One of the cutest dead girls I ever saw.

J“ die young

J“ oh, I gotta know, yeah

j“ die young

J“ die young

j“ die young

j“ 'cause you got to go

j“ die young

J“ die young

j“ I gotta know, I gotta know, uh-huh

j“ die young

J“ it ain't no fake, you know I was real

j“ I can tell by the way that those feel

j“ and in about 10,000 years

j“ they'll remember through a million tears

j“ die young

j“ what you cryin' for

j“ die young

j“ I gotta know, I gotta know, yeah

j“ die young

j“ it's just begun, uh huh

j“ die young

j“ die young

- yeah, I love you too, baby.

J“ die a young

j“ I gotta know, I gotta know, uh-huh

What are you doing, man?

We're in no hurry.

She's got all day.

- Can I help you?

- I'm Evan Matthews, I'm her brother.

-Ah, yes.

I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you.

- Since my parents died,

she was the only one I had left.

And now she's gone.

Now it's just me.

- Evan, I know how you must feel right now

but now is the time to be strong.

Come and sit down.

I can't believe she's dead.

Did she have any, feel any pain?

- I was told she didn't feel a thing.

This is my bride, Nora.

Nora, sit with him a while, if you would.

I have some arrangements to attend to.

We'll talk about the economics when you feel up to it.

Well, if you're so concerned about it,

you better go check.

J“ I don't wanna let you go, lady

j“ I don't wanna let you go, lady

j“ you brought laughter to my soul

j“ and now you're in control

j“ I don't wanna let you go

j“ come and dance a little closer to me

Doesn't she look lovely?

J“ oh, that's why our love was never meant to be

j“ come on and get close to me

Yes, beautiful, just beautiful.

_ It won't be long now, my friends.

Just a few more little odds and ends to attend to.

J“ come on and let me see you smile

j“ I don't wanna let you go, lady

And then...

J“ I don't wanna let you go, lady

j“ you brought laughter to my soul

j“ and now you're in control

j“ I don't wanna let you go

j“ I wanna hold you with my arms tonight

j“ we will be all right

j“ hold me tighter

j“ I wanna kiss you in the clear moonlight

j“ it will be all right

J“ she was an Beauty queen

j“ lovely as only in a dream

j“ she knew just how to turn me on

j“ she teased me all night

j“ with that good old fashioned girly charm

j“ I thought we'd have another round

All right, everyone.

Stand clear.

J“ I crossed my arms around her hips

j“ I pulled her body close

j“ and gently kissed her crimson lips

j“ but when I tried to make my move

J“ I don't sleep with strangers

j“ I'm not that kind of girl

j“ strangers are for dancing

j“ not chancing, romancing

j“ I don't sleep with strangers

j“ I'm careful from the start

j“ I won't let a stranger endanger my heart

j“ I grew impatient with her game

j“ I had an image you maintained

j“ but as I turned to walk away

J“ and as she drew me close

j“ these were the words I heard her say

j“ I don't sleep with strangers

And best of all, she's safe.

It's safe sex now because we can't get aids

from dead people.

J“ I don't sleep with strangers

- I think maybe the honeymoon is over.

I didn't mean to wake you.

- You're dressed.

Where were you?

Downstairs.

There was some work to be done on the Matthews girl.

- I thought I heard something.

Old houses make sounds all their own.

- Were you alone?

- No, morley was with me.

Nobody else.

Unless you count the body.

I know this all seems a little strange,

but you'll get used to it.

- I guess I must have been dreaming.

- And nothing real is ever quite as frightening

as it is in our dreams.

- Mr. Matthews.

- Call me Evan, please.

- Sure.

I'm sorry about your tragic loss mister,

Evan. - Thank you.

- Have you seen Henry?

Henry?

Are you in here?

That's odd, the door's open.

Morley said he was in there.

Well, he didn't actually say it.

He just sort of gestured.

- Nora, good morning to you.

Hey everybody, this is Nora Cox,

Henry's new wife.

What can I get you, honey?

- Just coffee, thank you. - Coming right up.

- She married the undertaker?

- Yep, she married the undertaker.

- Well, how do you like our little town, Nora?

- Huh?

Oh, it seems very nice, thank you.

Oh!

Oh.

- I'm sorry about the mess.

I never used to be this clumsy.

How much do I owe you?

- As long as its on the house, it's on the house.

- Well, I have to go now.

Thank you.

- Welcome to newbury, Nora.

- Why don't you look where you're goin', young lady!

Oh, Nora, it's you.

Here it is.

We call it home.

Take a seat.

How about a nice cup of hot chocolate?

- Oh thanks, no, the caffeine keeps me up all night.

Could I trouble you for a glass of water?

No trouble at all.

You do seem a little jittery.

I know it's none of my business, but,

is anything wrong between you and your new...

- Everything's fine.

It's just that I don't really know anyone.

- Well, it takes a while for folks

to get used to the local customs,

but folks is folks once you get to know 'em.

Where are you from, anyway?

- Out of state.

I used to live in New York.

That was a long time ago.

Seems like another lifetime now.

You know, Nora, when I get to feelin' blue

I go out and get myself a good book,

one of them murder mysteries

or somethin' by Stephen King.

Everybody needs a good scare once in a while,

don't you think?

- I guess so.

- Why don't you wander on up to the library

and see Ms. Strickland?

I'm sure she'd be happy to have the company.

- Dear Donna, people around here sure are strange.

Death and dying may be Henry's occupation

but in this town it seems to be everyone's preoccupation.

Hello?

Hello?

Oh, good morning, Nora.

Nice of you to drop by.

A fellow book lover is always welcome,

especially in this town.

How is that new spouse of yours?

- Fine, thank you.

- Are you going to the services for the Matthews girl?

Oh, I don't know.

I don't think so.

- Everyone's going to be there, you know.

But that's how it is in a small town.

Everybody knows everybody's business.

I, myself, have been a friend of the Matthews family

for a long time.

Used to check out the Nancy drew mysteries

for that poor child myself.

And what can I get for you?

- I'd just like to browse around, if that's okay.

- You go right ahead, my dear.

Sexuality, abnormal sexual practices.

Hm, maybe this is it.

The world is full of people

with peculiar tastes in their sexual appetites

and behaviors.

Tell me about it.

Carnal, carnival, and yes, even carnivorous

sexual practices have been reported.

There are even people whose bizarre tastes

run towards sexual acts including

intercourse with the dead.

- Oh, didn't figure you for the science type.

Everything's okay between you and Henry?

Oh, everything's fine.

- Well, I thought you might like some of these,

a couple of romances, a mystery,

and a Stephen King to get your blood going.

I've already checked them out for you

and your library card is tucked

into the first good sex scene in that romance novel.

- Thank you.

- See you at the funeral.

- Death is always a tragedy.

And the death of a young person,

this young person, this beautiful wisp of a child

Is especially tragic to those of us

who knew her well.

There's nothing we can do now,

nothing we can say to call her back,

nothing we can do to assuage the pain,

Nothing we can do now,

nothing we can say to bring her back

from the eternal slumber in god's special place.

But know you this,

she is going to a sweeter rest

than we shall ever know,

a rest untainted by the pain of mortal life,

a rest so pure and sweet...

- This is taking an eternity.

Shh.

- Wanted her at his side.

God bless her soul.

Amen.

- No!

Please!

Let me see her once more before...

- Now, now... - Please, you have to!

- Son, it's too late for that.

What is, is.

Be a man.

You know your sister would want it that way.

- His hand reached slowly and deliberately

for the milky whiteness of her throat.

She tried to push him back,

but his fingers...

Henry?

Is that you?

Hello?

Is anyone here?

Evan, have you been following me?

- No.

Yes.

Please don't be afraid of me,

but I had to talk to you alone.

- I'm sorry about your sister,

but there's really nothing more I can do.

- Please! - Let go, you're hurting me.

- You have to hear me out.

You're the only one I can trust now,

and if I'm right, I may be the only one you can trust.

- What do you mean?

Do you wanna come up to the house?

- No.

We can't be seen together.

They suspect me already.

Please, just come with me for a moment.

We don't have much time.

What I have to tell you

involves practices so deviant, so bizarre,

so against nature that if I can't prove

that what I'm saying is true,

you'll think I'm insane for even suggesting it

because it involves your husband.

Have you seen anything strange around the mortuary?

- I don't have any idea what you're talking about.

- No, I can't tell you,

but if you'll meet me tonight at midnight,

I'll show you.

Be ready when I come for you.

And whatever you do, don't let him

get you near the water.

- Where have you been?

- Just out walking.

I was thinking about poor Evan Matthews.

- Shame.

Some people have a harder time letting go

than others.

- Do you mind if I go into town?

I'd like to speak to reverend Collins.

- Not at all.

Morley will give you a lift.

- Reverend Collins?

- Nora.

What's troubling you so soon after your wedding?

- I saw something, something awful

from a secret place at the mortuary.

At least, I think I saw it.

- What was it?

What did you see?

- They were doing something

to that girl's body, something perverse.

I couldn't keep from watching.

- But are you sure of what you've seen?

Is it possible that that young girl's death

touched you in some way beyond your understanding?

Did perhaps maybe you only thought

you saw something that really didn't happen?

Yeah, father, I think maybe you're right.

I don't really know what I saw.

It may have just been the shock.

Maybe I was just a little confused

and this was just a waste of your time.

Thank you. - Nora.

Nora, wait, please.

Hello, reverend Collins.

She did?

She is?

It must be the strain of her new surroundings.

Yes, I know.

Thank you, reverend Collins, goodbye.

This has been a trying day for you, hasn't it?

I know just the right thing to relax you,

a nice hot bath.

- I'm in here.

- I know.

I came to wash your back.

- No, please, don't trouble yourself.

- It's no trouble.

No trouble at all.

Reverend Collins was right, you are tense.

- Yeah.

- Relax.

- What are you trying to do to me?

- I'm sorry, my foot slipped.

I almost fell in.

- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

- I'm sorry.

- Evan?

Evan?

- It's me, it's Evan, it's okay.

Please hurry, we don't have much time.

My car's over here.

- I must be out of my mind

to be here with you in the middle of the night.

- I promise you won't think so after you see this.

- Harriet Anna Cox, beloved wife of John Henry,

born 1965, died 1985.

It's his first wife's tombstone.

I knew he was widower.

Maxine ina Cox, beloved wife of John Henry Cox,

born 1964, died February 18th,

- but I didn't know he was a widower twice.

Anyway, what does that prove?

- What year were you born?

- 1964.

- That makes you the same age as them.

- So, maybe he likes younger women.

- Come on, we don't have much time.

We've gotta find my sister's casket.

Here it is.

- You're not actually gonna break in there, are you?

- The only way you'll begin to believe me

is when I show you what's inside my sister's casket.

Nora, help me!

- Oh, this is grotesque!

If I don't stop, you're gonna be staring

at your sister's corpse in about 30 seconds.

- Don't you understand?

They're grave robbers!

- Grave robbers?

Empty.

- I knew it!

Those bastard grave robbers have taken her body.

- What for?

- They do something to the body

during the embalming.

Please believe me now.

It's the only thing that will save you.

- What do you mean, me?

Nora, listen.

The bodies they steal don't last forever.

They always need a fresh supply.

- This can't be happening.

- Henry married you because they mean

for you to be next.

And what they'll do to your body

after you're dead is the ultimate nightmare.

- You mean they...

Oh my god!

Oh my god!

- Yes.

And Henry's not in this alone.

There are others.

I'm not sure how many.

Maybe the whole town.

I'm not sure who we can trust except each other.

Come on.

Promise me if anything happens to me

you'll make sure they're exposed, and finish this.

- I promise.

I don't think we're alone.

- Who's there?

What do you want from us?

Run, run!

- Come on.

Oh my god, they're killing him!

Promise me if anything happens to me

you'll make sure they're exposed, and finish this.

Promise me, promise me, promise me.

I promise.

- God, where the hell have you been?

Well, thank goodness you're all right.

I woke up, I found you gone.

I thought you'd run away.

I thought something horrible had happened to you.

- I just went for a drive, that's all.

- Nora, wait.

Tell me what's going on.

- I went to the graveyard with Evan.

I saw their tombstones, Henry.

I saw mine.

We opened up her casket

and there was no body.

And then I think they killed Evan.

I know what I saw.

What do you do in that room, Henry?

What do you do with the bodies?

- I'll show you.

I'll show you.

You can see for yourself.

I thought I would spare you

from the ugly side of my life,

but you want to see... - No, let me go!

Please, I don't wanna see anymore.

- See for yourself, go ahead.

- No!

- Go ahead and see for yourself.

Stop!

In the name of love, stop.

What is the matter with you, woman?

Can't you see that I love you?

- Evan is dead!

They killed him!

And what about morley?

I saw Evan cut his head off.

- You called, madame?

- She's coming around now.

Listen, Nora, they're playing our song.

- No, please don't, no!

You don't want me.

I'm not dead yet.

I'm not dead yet!

- Honey?

I heard you scream.

Are you all right?

Did you have another bad dream?

- If you love me, you'll take me to the sheriff.

- Morning, sheriff.

Nora and I need a moment of your time.

- Well hello, Evan Matthews.

Yes, sheriff Potter. - Evan, Evan?

- Could you come by the office

on your way to town today?

- You see, dear, I told you

there was nothing to worry about.

- Now I understand.

You wouldn't let me speak to him

because he wasn't there.

Everything Evan told me is true.

You, Henry, morley, Ms. Strickland,

you've got your own little club.

You're all in this together, aren't you?

How sick!

How twisted and perverse!

How could you?

- Little lady, I think you've been out

in the sun a little too long.

Accusing us of doing things with dead bodies,

sounds like somethin' out of the national enquirer,

only nobody'd believe ya in a million years.

And nobody'd take the word

of a common prostitute, a new York city streetwalker

over oui's.

- How could you possibly know that?

I changed my name.

I started over.

It's all in the past.

I've got a clean slate now.

How did you find that out?

- Just ran a check of your fingerprints.

Seems you've got a rap sheet three pages long.

You're a convicted prostitute

and you did jail time too, didn't ya?

- No, that's all in the past!

I started over, I have a new life.

- There, there, Nora, Nora.

Your past is forgiven.

Your place is with us now forever and ever.

And no one will ever miss you.

- Reverend Collins, they're after me.

You've gotta help me.

- Who's after you?

Stay back, stay away.

Let me take care of her.

Nora, Nora, wait.

Nora, wait, you're safe here.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

I tell you there's nothing to be afraid of.

For god's sake, you've got to believe me!

You're in on it, aren't you?

You're part of it.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Please, let me help you

before it's too late.

Nora, Nora please, don't run from me.

Nora.

Stop it!

Talk to me.

Nora.

Stop, just stop for a minute.

Nora.

Nora please, just talk to me.

Nora, Nora please!

- Let me go!

You can't help, any of you.

Please, let me in!

Never open when you need one.

Hello operator, I need to make a collect call.

I haven't got much time.

I'm in a town called newbury.

It's about 100 miles north of the interstate.

Come as quick as you can, Donna.

- They're trying to kill me! - I'm on my way.

- I'll be in a place called Cox's funeral home.

Just pull up and beep.

And whatever you do, don't talk to anybody.

Don't tell them why you're here.

Honey, are you there?

Can you hear me?

Oh, honey!

- God, they're after me.

Don't let them get me.

- Duck in here, honey.

We'll save you.

She's in here, everybody.

Let's get her.

There she goes! - Come on!

- Come back, my dear.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

- Here's your goddamn ring back.

Something to add to the family jewels.

- Nora, please let me in.

Did you meet my first wife?

Oh, god!

My second wife.

I loved her so much.

I wanted to make you mine,

but all you wanted to be was homecoming queen.

Dad, gramps,

I'm trying to keep the family business alive.

Would you like to meet the rest of my family?

Get away from me!

Get off of me!

Morley!

Stop her, after her.

Don't let her get away.

- Nora Mae Edwards Cox, this could be your lucky day

because one of these keys starts the engine

of this beautiful 1982 buick electra hearse.

Okay.

Come on.

Eenie, meenie.

Thank god, a domestic v8.

- Nora.

Nora!

Nora!

Nora!

Hey kids, it's your old buddy

the night owl back with much more of the music

you wanna hear.

This little Valentine's in dedication

to the woman I love.

It's from Henry and goes out

to a little lady named Nora.

Nora!

- Excuse me, sir, could you please tell me

how I can get to the Cox funeral home?

- Well, little lady, I'll tell you what you do.

- No more one-night stands in hell!

If I ever get outta this alive,

I'm never gonna let the sight of blood

make me sick again.

Prepare to meet your maker,

you bald headed son of a bitch!

Oh, oh, oh, oh shit!

- Nora, stop it, for god sakes.

It's me!

- Evan!

They said you were alive.

- I thought you were dead. - I thought...

- I didn't know what to believe.

- I thought I was going to die, too.

I don't even know how I got in the casket.

- It doesn't matter now.

Come on, let's get outta here together.

- You better let me drive.

- Oh my god!

What are you doing, Evan?

Evan, speed up, run the roadblock!

- Why would I want to do that?

We're not going anywhere.

- You bastard!

How could you?

It's simple, really.

I always loved my sister,

always wanted her in a way

that society would never have accepted.

But after she died, Henry let me

do everything I always wanted to do.

And soon, it'll be your turn.

- Donna, Donna thank god it's you!

- Same nightmare again, hon?

- Stop!

- You know, Nora, you should've listened

to reverend Collins.

He wasn't one of us.

He was probably the only person

who could save you, and you killed him.

- Please, let me out!

No!

No!

No!

- I figured you were tired.

We haven't been that busy.

I just let you sleep.

Here, drink up.

- Nightmares are one thing,

but real life is something else.

Nora Mae Edwards Cox

got off on self defense.

She's writing her memoirs

and living in Woodstock, New York.

John Henry Cox survived the diner shooting.

He's currently keeping the family business alive

and has recently remarried.

Jack, the condom salesman,

was his company's top grossing sales achiever.

He was awarded a big bonus

and lost it all in the stock market.

Ma still runs the friendliest little cafe in newbury,

or anyplace else.

She's currently writing a book

of her favorite secret recipes

and has already sold the screen rights.

Emmaline strickland fell ill

after getting a bad shock

and is resting quietly in seclusion.

Jimmy the dishwasher quit his job at ma's

to become a neopop violence performance artist.

He currently resides in a loft in soho, New York City.

Evan Matthews works part time

for the Cox funeral home

and is in his second semester of mortuary school.

Sheriff Porter Potter continues to uphold

the traditional values of newbury.

Cicely Matthews is still dead.

Reverend Collins took a leave of absence from his church.

He is repeating a sky diving course

that he recently flunked at night school.

Larry and ed are on call 24-hours a day

just in case you need them.

As for the young gossip,

she finally met the man of her dreams

and the rest is history.

- Yep, she married the undertaker.

The people of newbury

want you to know you're always welcome anytime.

Morley Leslie did not die in the diner shooting either.

Through a miraculous operation,

Henry brought him back to life.

He walks among us still.

J“ I don't sleep with strangers

j“ I'm not that kind of girl

j“ strangers are for dancing

j“ not chancing, romancing

j“ I don't sleep with strangers

j“ I'm careful from the start

j“ I won't let a stranger endanger my heart

j“ I grew impatient with her game

j“ I had an image she maintained

j“ but as I turned to walk away

j“ she took me by the hand

j“ and asked if maybe I could stay

j“ and as she drew me close

j“ these were the words I heard her say

j“ I don't sleep with strangers

j“ I like to take my time

j“ Patience is a virtue

j“ Won't hurt you

j“ I don't sleep with strangers

j“ I guess I'm just a square

j“ first you have to know me

j“ and show me you care

J“ I don't sleep with strangers

j“ although I like your style

j“ if you treat me gently

j“ you just might be friendly

j“ I don't sleep with strangers

j“ although I like your smile

j“ maybe we could stay here and talk for a while

j“ I don't sleep with strangers

j'although I must confess

j“ it can be so thrilling

j“ when two hearts are willing

j“ I don't sleep with strangers

j“ although I will admit

j“ that there must be a first time

j“ and this may be it

j“ you are cruel and unusual to me

This is your old buddy

the night owl signing off.

Goodnight, kids.

J“ caution is a stranger to you

j“ wishful never described you

j“ bravery has left me too

j“ loving you has made me blue

j“ sometimes you might feel so strange

j“ you seem to think you need a change

j“ losing you will set me free

j“ I gave into indignity

j“ you are cruel and unusual to me