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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,090 --> 00:00:03,070 ( music playing ) 2 00:00:30,110 --> 00:00:31,070 ANNOUNCER: Starring tonight, 3 00:00:31,070 --> 00:00:33,040 Barbara Rush, 4 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,020 Ross Martin, 5 00:00:35,020 --> 00:00:37,090 Henry Darrow, 6 00:00:37,090 --> 00:00:39,000 Rene Auberjonois, 7 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,170 and Marty Allen, 8 00:00:42,180 --> 00:00:44,040 To the shoppers, 9 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:45,180 the hunters, 10 00:00:45,180 --> 00:00:47,230 the sifters, and the winnowers, 11 00:00:47,230 --> 00:00:49,090 to those of you who comprise 12 00:00:49,090 --> 00:00:51,130 that vast fraternity of picture watchers, 13 00:00:51,130 --> 00:00:53,230 we offer you this salon of the special 14 00:00:53,230 --> 00:00:56,000 and the supernatural, 15 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,000 Painting number one, 16 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,220 It has to do with death, 17 00:00:59,220 --> 00:01:01,060 Usually, the last chapter 18 00:01:01,060 --> 00:01:03,110 in every man's book of life, 19 00:01:03,110 --> 00:01:04,230 The ashes and the dust, 20 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:08,060 the tomb and the engraving on the stone, 21 00:01:08,060 --> 00:01:09,230 Death the finale, 22 00:01:09,230 --> 00:01:12,180 But our first painting offers up a tale 23 00:01:12,180 --> 00:01:16,040 with the final curtain not quite the final curtain, 24 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:17,170 There's an epilogue, 25 00:01:17,170 --> 00:01:20,000 We offer you now a little item called 26 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,030 Cool Air, 27 00:01:21,030 --> 00:01:23,020 Tonight's first painting 28 00:01:23,020 --> 00:01:24,090 in the Night Gallery, 29 00:01:24,090 --> 00:01:26,190 ( music playing ) 30 00:01:39,230 --> 00:01:42,040 ( footsteps ) 31 00:01:54,020 --> 00:01:56,010 AGATHA: Once a year 32 00:01:56,010 --> 00:01:58,070 I visit his grave, 33 00:01:58,070 --> 00:02:01,060 a ritual born of habit, 34 00:02:01,060 --> 00:02:04,030 And, I suppose, 35 00:02:04,030 --> 00:02:06,180 some fleeting little ghost 36 00:02:06,180 --> 00:02:08,090 of obligation, 37 00:02:08,090 --> 00:02:12,080 Fleeting, for it was over 50 years ago 38 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,070 that I knew him, 39 00:02:14,070 --> 00:02:17,040 And there are times 40 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,120 when I find it difficult 41 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,020 to remember his face 42 00:02:22,020 --> 00:02:25,080 or the sound of his voice, 43 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,030 And the circumstances are indistinct 44 00:02:28,030 --> 00:02:29,070 around the edges, 45 00:02:29,070 --> 00:02:33,060 like an aging photograph, 46 00:02:33,060 --> 00:02:35,180 clouding and yellowing 47 00:02:35,180 --> 00:02:38,060 over the years, 48 00:02:38,060 --> 00:02:41,230 But I remember the cool air, 49 00:02:41,230 --> 00:02:44,000 I remember it 50 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,200 with a special horror, 51 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,010 an icy draft 52 00:02:49,010 --> 00:02:50,060 that still whistles 53 00:02:50,060 --> 00:02:53,140 across half a century, 54 00:02:53,140 --> 00:02:56,100 like a mournful dirge, 55 00:02:56,100 --> 00:02:59,190 a fitting kind of music 56 00:02:59,190 --> 00:03:01,060 to this man, 57 00:03:02,230 --> 00:03:05,030 ( music playing ) 58 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,070 Yes? 59 00:03:30,070 --> 00:03:32,050 Is there a Professor Munos here? 60 00:03:32,050 --> 00:03:33,070 Who's asking? 61 00:03:33,070 --> 00:03:35,060 Howard, Agatha Howard, 62 00:03:35,060 --> 00:03:36,080 He's expecting you? 63 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,070 Well, well, no, 64 00:03:38,070 --> 00:03:40,100 No, not exactly, 65 00:03:40,100 --> 00:03:42,160 Well, not exactly isn't good enough for me sister, 66 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,070 The doctor don't like visitors, 67 00:03:44,070 --> 00:03:47,090 Oh, no, I--I'm sure he'd want to see me, 68 00:03:47,090 --> 00:03:48,220 He and my father were acquaintances, 69 00:03:48,220 --> 00:03:50,220 Just tell him Professor Howard 70 00:03:50,220 --> 00:03:53,180 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 71 00:03:53,180 --> 00:03:57,060 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology? 72 00:03:58,150 --> 00:03:59,210 Tell him yourself, sister, 73 00:03:59,210 --> 00:04:01,090 I get enough getting myself upstairs 74 00:04:01,090 --> 00:04:03,110 without dragging the Massachusetts Institute 75 00:04:03,110 --> 00:04:06,020 of Technology with me, 76 00:04:06,020 --> 00:04:08,060 This way, 77 00:04:08,060 --> 00:04:09,230 Ugh, 78 00:04:09,230 --> 00:04:13,030 Oh, I don't know why I have to climb the stairs 79 00:04:13,030 --> 00:04:15,080 all day long in this heat, 80 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,080 Up and down, Up and down, 81 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,210 It's all right, 82 00:04:20,210 --> 00:04:21,220 Ugh, 83 00:04:30,090 --> 00:04:32,050 Smell that? 84 00:04:32,050 --> 00:04:33,050 Yes, 85 00:04:33,050 --> 00:04:34,130 Ammonia, 86 00:04:34,130 --> 00:04:36,020 I never could understand foreigners, 87 00:04:36,020 --> 00:04:38,130 And this one I can understand the least, 88 00:04:38,130 --> 00:04:40,100 He's got a refrigeration machine 89 00:04:40,100 --> 00:04:42,020 and it uses ammonia, 90 00:04:42,020 --> 00:04:43,150 Well, the darn thing leaks half the time 91 00:04:43,150 --> 00:04:46,000 and that machine keeps the whole house awake, 92 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,200 If he wasn't paying me so much rent 93 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,160 and paying it as promptly as he does, 94 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,120 well, he wouldn't be occupying three of my rooms, 95 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,050 Could you knock? 96 00:04:54,050 --> 00:04:55,170 Don't be so impatient, sister, 97 00:04:55,170 --> 00:04:58,020 I have a feeling you'll be wanting to leave soon, 98 00:04:58,020 --> 00:04:59,120 What do you mean? 99 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:00,200 You'll see, 100 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,040 Cold as a grave, like a tomb, 101 00:05:07,070 --> 00:05:08,070 JUAN: Yes? 102 00:05:08,070 --> 00:05:10,070 You have a visitor, doctor, 103 00:05:10,070 --> 00:05:12,000 Says you know her father, 104 00:05:14,190 --> 00:05:16,130 Yes? 105 00:05:16,130 --> 00:05:18,220 I'm Professor Walter Howard's daughter, doctor, 106 00:05:18,220 --> 00:05:20,130 From MIT, 107 00:05:20,130 --> 00:05:22,090 Please come in, 108 00:05:24,050 --> 00:05:26,110 Thank you very much, Mrs, Gibbons, 109 00:05:26,110 --> 00:05:27,200 House rules, doctor, 110 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,160 When a young lady comes visiting, 111 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,160 the door stays open, 112 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,150 Applicable when it is young men that the young ladies 113 00:05:33,150 --> 00:05:35,160 are visiting, thank you, 114 00:05:38,030 --> 00:05:39,040 Huh, 115 00:05:42,010 --> 00:05:45,190 It's delightfully cool in here, doctor, 116 00:05:45,190 --> 00:05:47,110 Well, I keep a refrigerating machine on 117 00:05:47,110 --> 00:05:48,210 most of the time, 118 00:05:50,150 --> 00:05:53,010 Please sit down, Ms, Howard, 119 00:05:53,010 --> 00:05:55,100 Thank you, 120 00:05:55,100 --> 00:05:57,060 I have heard that your father,,, 121 00:05:57,060 --> 00:06:00,080 Yes, last summer, 122 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,080 It was a sudden heart attack, 123 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:03,210 I'm deeply sorry, 124 00:06:03,210 --> 00:06:05,160 He was an exceptionally astute man, 125 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,160 We'd had much correspondence together, 126 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,090 Yes, I'm aware of that, 127 00:06:09,090 --> 00:06:10,140 Well, as a matter fact, 128 00:06:10,140 --> 00:06:12,110 a few weeks ago I was sorting out 129 00:06:12,110 --> 00:06:13,180 some of his papers, 130 00:06:13,180 --> 00:06:15,120 Several universities have requested 131 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:16,220 that I donate them, 132 00:06:16,220 --> 00:06:19,160 Well, anyway, I was trying to isolate 133 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,200 some of the personal things, 134 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,170 And that's when I came across your letters, 135 00:06:24,170 --> 00:06:27,030 The last one was dated about a year ago, 136 00:06:27,030 --> 00:06:30,100 Oh, just about the time I first arrived from Spain, 137 00:06:30,100 --> 00:06:32,110 Well, I didn't know whether or not 138 00:06:32,110 --> 00:06:34,220 you'd heard about his death, 139 00:06:34,220 --> 00:06:37,110 So I took the liberty of calling, 140 00:06:38,180 --> 00:06:40,220 So you,,, 141 00:06:40,220 --> 00:06:43,080 You read all the correspondence between us? 142 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:48,020 Yes, Yes, I found them fascinating, 143 00:06:48,020 --> 00:06:51,020 You and my father shared something in common, 144 00:06:51,020 --> 00:06:54,190 You both refuse to accept the finality of death, 145 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,130 Your father was doing cellular research, Ms, Howard, 146 00:07:01,130 --> 00:07:04,160 The rejuvenation of organs, 147 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,090 I'm afraid my own approach took the research 148 00:07:06,090 --> 00:07:09,060 a step further, 149 00:07:09,060 --> 00:07:10,140 perhaps into the mystic, 150 00:07:10,140 --> 00:07:12,090 Yes, so you said 151 00:07:12,090 --> 00:07:13,150 in your letters something about 152 00:07:13,150 --> 00:07:16,170 the human will staving off death, 153 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,010 Coming from such a warm climate, doctor, 154 00:07:45,010 --> 00:07:47,110 it's odd how you prefer the cold, 155 00:07:53,010 --> 00:07:55,150 Did I say I preferred it? 156 00:07:55,150 --> 00:07:57,040 Well, it would seem that you do, 157 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,060 The temperature in here must be--ooh, 158 00:07:59,060 --> 00:08:01,140 JUAN: Let us say then that I prefer it 159 00:08:01,140 --> 00:08:03,090 to death, Ms, Howard, 160 00:08:05,210 --> 00:08:08,150 My--my illness was of a rare form, 161 00:08:08,150 --> 00:08:10,110 It left me very vulnerable, 162 00:08:10,110 --> 00:08:14,160 I can't survive temperatures over 55 degrees, Ms, Howard, 163 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,010 It's as simple as that, 164 00:08:17,010 --> 00:08:19,160 I know how uncomfortable you must feel, 165 00:08:21,070 --> 00:08:22,180 But I do thank you for coming, 166 00:08:22,180 --> 00:08:25,070 Well, I hope that I'll have a chance 167 00:08:25,070 --> 00:08:28,010 to talk to you again, 168 00:08:28,010 --> 00:08:31,180 Perhaps we could have dinner together, 169 00:08:31,180 --> 00:08:35,070 That would be very enjoyable for me, Ms, Howard, 170 00:08:35,070 --> 00:08:38,060 But unfortunately, I don't leave my rooms here, 171 00:08:38,060 --> 00:08:39,080 Ever? 172 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,120 JUAN: Ever, 173 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,060 I'm afraid I'm imprisoned, 174 00:08:42,060 --> 00:08:45,020 The most comfortable penitentiary with my books, 175 00:08:45,020 --> 00:08:47,060 my paintings, my research, 176 00:08:47,060 --> 00:08:50,180 but a solitary confinement at best, 177 00:08:50,180 --> 00:08:54,080 Well then you will have to invite me for dinner here, 178 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:55,090 Here? 179 00:08:57,190 --> 00:09:00,050 That would be a great pleasure for me, 180 00:09:01,180 --> 00:09:04,050 Well, perhaps I should ask, 181 00:09:04,050 --> 00:09:05,160 Are you married? 182 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,140 Well, I'm a widower, Ms, Howard, 183 00:09:08,140 --> 00:09:11,160 My wife, she died a year 184 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,140 after I was taken ill, 185 00:09:16,180 --> 00:09:18,060 She was lovely, 186 00:09:19,220 --> 00:09:21,190 Yes, she was indeed, 187 00:09:23,090 --> 00:09:26,080 She,,, Please, 188 00:09:27,140 --> 00:09:29,090 Please call on me again 189 00:09:29,090 --> 00:09:30,140 whenever you are free, Ms, Howard, 190 00:09:30,140 --> 00:09:32,180 I would very much like to see you, 191 00:09:32,180 --> 00:09:34,120 And when you come, 192 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,100 I'll supply a coat and gloves for you 193 00:09:36,100 --> 00:09:38,110 for the duration of your visit here, 194 00:09:38,110 --> 00:09:40,200 I'll bring my own, 195 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,150 I look forward to it, 196 00:09:42,150 --> 00:09:44,060 Until next time, doctor, 197 00:09:44,060 --> 00:09:45,100 Thank you, 198 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,040 And forgive me, Ms, Howard, 199 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,190 but like the room, my touch 200 00:09:57,190 --> 00:09:59,160 is uncomfortably cold, 201 00:10:01,060 --> 00:10:04,090 But I'm sure, doctor, like the man, 202 00:10:04,090 --> 00:10:06,160 I will find it warm, 203 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,200 ( music playing ) 204 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:23,140 You are very dear, Ms, Howard, 205 00:10:23,140 --> 00:10:25,160 AGATHA: Lips and touch, 206 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:29,010 both cold beyond description, 207 00:10:29,010 --> 00:10:31,180 and yet the man was warm, 208 00:10:31,180 --> 00:10:34,140 sensitive, and I found myself 209 00:10:34,140 --> 00:10:36,210 instinctively liking him, 210 00:10:36,210 --> 00:10:39,000 and somehow moved by him, 211 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,190 moved by his loneliness, 212 00:10:41,190 --> 00:10:44,070 his isolation, 213 00:10:44,070 --> 00:10:47,180 And I carried with me an impression of a man, 214 00:10:47,180 --> 00:10:51,160 full of all the fiery passion peculiar 215 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,050 to vibrant men, 216 00:10:53,050 --> 00:10:56,220 but enclosed by walls of ice, 217 00:10:56,220 --> 00:10:59,180 I know how fragile is life 218 00:10:59,180 --> 00:11:01,000 and how temporal, 219 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:02,220 but in the case of Dr, Munos, 220 00:11:02,220 --> 00:11:04,100 it seemed to be measured 221 00:11:04,100 --> 00:11:08,020 in the piston strokes of a small engine, 222 00:11:08,020 --> 00:11:09,210 And those walls of ice, 223 00:11:09,210 --> 00:11:12,000 did they imprison him, 224 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,090 or did they protect him 225 00:11:13,090 --> 00:11:17,000 from death waiting impatiently outside? 226 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,180 JUAN: And now, El Greco, 227 00:11:18,180 --> 00:11:21,140 He was the mystic of the Spanish painters, 228 00:11:21,140 --> 00:11:24,170 but his people bore no relationship to reality, 229 00:11:26,060 --> 00:11:27,150 On the other hand, 230 00:11:27,150 --> 00:11:29,220 Velasquez, a court painter to Philip IV 231 00:11:29,220 --> 00:11:32,060 was much more rooted to reality, 232 00:11:32,060 --> 00:11:34,220 Why, just look at his painting of the Infantas, 233 00:11:34,220 --> 00:11:36,220 but towering over both of them, Agatha, 234 00:11:36,220 --> 00:11:39,220 must be Goya, 235 00:11:39,220 --> 00:11:43,120 Goya, to me, is El Corazon de Espana, 236 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:44,190 the heart of Spain, 237 00:11:44,190 --> 00:11:46,220 but even more than that, 238 00:11:46,220 --> 00:11:49,160 brush and palette of men, 239 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:50,230 You look for example 240 00:11:50,230 --> 00:11:53,170 at the May 3rd execution, 1808, 241 00:11:53,170 --> 00:11:56,220 This was all the horror of war put on canvas, 242 00:11:56,220 --> 00:11:58,060 The brutality, the slaughter, 243 00:11:58,060 --> 00:11:59,060 the damnation, 244 00:11:59,060 --> 00:12:00,200 AGATHA: I went there frequently 245 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,220 after our first meeting, 246 00:12:02,220 --> 00:12:05,150 And I could sit by the hour 247 00:12:05,150 --> 00:12:07,140 listening to him, 248 00:12:07,140 --> 00:12:09,150 He talked of art, 249 00:12:09,150 --> 00:12:11,010 of sculpture, 250 00:12:11,010 --> 00:12:12,190 of Spanish history, 251 00:12:12,190 --> 00:12:16,220 it was as if all the richness of his knowledge, 252 00:12:16,220 --> 00:12:19,120 all the passion of man 253 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,030 had been stored up 254 00:12:21,030 --> 00:12:23,010 and by my presence, 255 00:12:23,010 --> 00:12:25,200 I had released it, 256 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,220 It came out in a torrent, 257 00:12:27,220 --> 00:12:30,180 and I found myself getting more and more 258 00:12:30,180 --> 00:12:32,080 accustomed to the cold, 259 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,180 So, as is so often the case, 260 00:12:36,150 --> 00:12:38,190 ( music playing ) 261 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,100 Necessity becomes the mother of invention, 262 00:12:47,050 --> 00:12:49,080 And survival, you might say, 263 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,110 the father of desperation, 264 00:12:55,210 --> 00:12:58,140 We cling to life, don't we? 265 00:12:58,140 --> 00:13:00,180 And why not? 266 00:13:00,180 --> 00:13:02,200 The alternative? 267 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,130 The life after? 268 00:13:05,130 --> 00:13:07,200 How can we be sure? 269 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:11,000 What about reincarnation? 270 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:12,230 Holds charm does it to come back as a donkey 271 00:13:12,230 --> 00:13:15,110 or a rooster or a duck? 272 00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:19,230 No, Agatha, 273 00:13:19,230 --> 00:13:22,160 this is the life that counts, 274 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,080 It's the only one that has substance, 275 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,060 It's the only one we can be sure of, 276 00:13:28,060 --> 00:13:30,000 And that is why we clutch at it so jealously 277 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,020 and so selfishly, 278 00:13:32,020 --> 00:13:33,150 because we know it to be brief 279 00:13:33,150 --> 00:13:35,120 and very precarious, 280 00:13:39,010 --> 00:13:41,060 My wife, 281 00:13:41,060 --> 00:13:43,220 she believed as I did, 282 00:13:43,220 --> 00:13:45,010 But you could force to hold death, 283 00:13:45,010 --> 00:13:47,210 defeated by strength of will, 284 00:13:52,170 --> 00:13:55,060 She must have had an infinite faith, 285 00:13:57,180 --> 00:13:59,070 Oh, 286 00:13:59,070 --> 00:14:01,010 Not quite infinite, I'm afraid, 287 00:14:02,100 --> 00:14:04,170 She committed suicide the year after-- 288 00:14:06,170 --> 00:14:09,050 well, the year after my illness, 289 00:14:09,050 --> 00:14:12,090 Which perhaps isn't as inconsistent as it sounds, 290 00:14:12,090 --> 00:14:15,160 her faith in men had to do with her ability to survive, 291 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,220 and her own free will to reject or accept 292 00:14:17,220 --> 00:14:20,010 that as she saw fit, 293 00:14:20,010 --> 00:14:23,060 And there have been times recently, when,,, 294 00:14:23,060 --> 00:14:26,140 when I have found myself wondering, 295 00:14:32,050 --> 00:14:34,230 AGATHA: It was a week later, 296 00:14:34,230 --> 00:14:36,190 A week smothered 297 00:14:36,190 --> 00:14:39,070 in an insufferable heat, 298 00:14:39,070 --> 00:14:42,110 I'd come into town unexpectedly, 299 00:14:42,110 --> 00:14:46,050 and I brought Dr, Munos a little gift, 300 00:14:55,030 --> 00:14:58,070 Juan? Juan, I've brought a surprise for you, 301 00:14:58,070 --> 00:14:59,170 You mentioned not being able to get 302 00:14:59,170 --> 00:15:01,140 real Spanish olive oil, 303 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,160 JUAN: Forgive me, Agatha, 304 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,010 I'm not-- 305 00:15:07,010 --> 00:15:09,130 I'm not feeling well this evening, 306 00:15:09,130 --> 00:15:12,130 Oh, wait, is there anything I can do? 307 00:15:14,010 --> 00:15:16,080 Juan, do you need anything? 308 00:15:18,190 --> 00:15:21,000 Juan, I'm staying at the Hotel Astor, 309 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,060 Call me if you need me, 310 00:15:34,220 --> 00:15:36,070 Did you see him? 311 00:15:36,070 --> 00:15:37,090 No, 312 00:15:37,090 --> 00:15:39,020 No, he wasn't feeling well, 313 00:15:39,020 --> 00:15:40,170 When did you see him, last? 314 00:15:40,170 --> 00:15:42,200 Last week, why? 315 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:45,220 Well, um, yesterday afternoon, 316 00:15:45,220 --> 00:15:48,030 there was a repairman up there, 317 00:15:48,030 --> 00:15:50,080 Uh, his machine was on the blink again, 318 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,010 Well, that repairman came down the stairs 319 00:15:52,010 --> 00:15:53,120 four at a time 320 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,170 and nearly took the door with him when he went, 321 00:15:56,170 --> 00:15:58,140 I don't understand, 322 00:15:58,140 --> 00:16:00,070 He was scared, 323 00:16:00,070 --> 00:16:02,220 I've never seen any man that scared in all my life, 324 00:16:02,220 --> 00:16:04,030 Of what? 325 00:16:04,030 --> 00:16:06,040 That's what I'd like to know 326 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,140 but it had something to do with the doctor, 327 00:16:09,140 --> 00:16:12,020 I'm sure you're exaggerating this, Mrs, Gibbons, 328 00:16:12,020 --> 00:16:13,120 Oh, am I? 329 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,230 Well, try telling that to the repairman, 330 00:16:15,230 --> 00:16:18,100 ( thunder roars ) 331 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,130 Well, it seems like 332 00:16:31,130 --> 00:16:33,090 we're going to have a storm, 333 00:16:33,090 --> 00:16:36,010 Well, maybe, it'll break this terrible heat spell, 334 00:16:36,010 --> 00:16:38,050 ( music playing ) 335 00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:55,010 AGATHA: And what a storm, 336 00:16:55,010 --> 00:16:57,190 That part of the nightmare, 337 00:16:57,190 --> 00:17:00,000 I shall never forget, 338 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,180 For the thunder seemed like 339 00:17:01,180 --> 00:17:05,070 some massive earthquake, 340 00:17:06,090 --> 00:17:09,040 I was in my hotel room 341 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,140 and another sound intruded, 342 00:17:11,140 --> 00:17:15,020 a new note to the orchestrated terror 343 00:17:15,020 --> 00:17:16,150 of that night, 344 00:17:16,150 --> 00:17:18,050 - Yes? - JUAN: Agatha, 345 00:17:18,050 --> 00:17:21,160 Please, please come immediately, 346 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,010 Juan? 347 00:17:23,010 --> 00:17:24,120 What--what is it Juan? 348 00:17:24,120 --> 00:17:26,020 JUAN: I need you, please, 349 00:17:26,020 --> 00:17:27,040 You must hurry, 350 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,220 Juan? 351 00:17:29,220 --> 00:17:30,230 Juan? 352 00:17:45,030 --> 00:17:47,110 ( knocks on door ) 353 00:17:50,060 --> 00:17:51,200 Who is it? 354 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,130 AGATHA: Agatha Howard, Please, Please let me in, 355 00:17:54,130 --> 00:17:56,060 Thank God, you've come, 356 00:17:56,060 --> 00:17:57,210 He's been pounding on that fool machine 357 00:17:57,210 --> 00:17:59,130 - half the night, - Can't you turn the lights on? 358 00:17:59,130 --> 00:18:03,100 No, Gustavo shut off the electricity, 359 00:18:03,100 --> 00:18:04,150 See? 360 00:18:04,150 --> 00:18:05,230 Between that and the Federates, 361 00:18:05,230 --> 00:18:08,000 no wonder the whole isn't awake, 362 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,090 ( music playing ) 363 00:18:19,230 --> 00:18:21,210 Juan? 364 00:18:21,210 --> 00:18:23,110 JUAN: Agatha, 365 00:18:23,110 --> 00:18:26,030 The piston on the pump is stuck, 366 00:18:26,030 --> 00:18:27,070 Find me a mechanic, 367 00:18:27,070 --> 00:18:28,230 I must get it started again, 368 00:18:28,230 --> 00:18:30,060 Juan, let me in first, 369 00:18:30,060 --> 00:18:31,160 I must talk to you, 370 00:18:37,210 --> 00:18:39,200 What's happening? 371 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,060 I told you, 372 00:18:41,060 --> 00:18:44,000 the machine has stopped, 373 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:45,180 The temperature is rising, 374 00:18:45,180 --> 00:18:47,060 No, 375 00:18:47,060 --> 00:18:49,110 You mustn't touch me, 376 00:18:49,110 --> 00:18:52,010 You mustn't even look at me, 377 00:18:52,010 --> 00:18:54,030 Agatha, please, 378 00:18:54,030 --> 00:18:56,030 find me a mechanic, 379 00:18:56,030 --> 00:18:57,120 I've been phoning half the night, 380 00:18:57,120 --> 00:18:58,210 No one will come up at this hour, 381 00:18:58,210 --> 00:19:00,080 Oh, but surely, Juan, in the morning, 382 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:03,070 In the morning it'll be too late, 383 00:19:03,070 --> 00:19:05,050 Now, do you understand? 384 00:19:05,050 --> 00:19:08,210 That engine must be fixed tonight, 385 00:19:15,130 --> 00:19:18,110 I'll do what I can, 386 00:19:18,110 --> 00:19:20,150 ( music playing ) 387 00:19:22,010 --> 00:19:23,110 Wait, Why is he hammering like that? 388 00:19:23,110 --> 00:19:24,130 What's the matter with him? 389 00:19:24,130 --> 00:19:25,150 Where can I find a mechanic? 390 00:19:25,150 --> 00:19:27,040 At 3:00 in the morning? 391 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:28,170 Is there anyone in the building? 392 00:19:28,170 --> 00:19:30,010 Well, there's Charlie Crowley down here 393 00:19:30,010 --> 00:19:30,466 on the first floor, 394 00:19:30,466 --> 00:19:32,070 He works in a garage, 395 00:19:32,070 --> 00:19:35,000 but he won't take kindly if you wake him, 396 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,010 He,,, 397 00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:40,200 ( music playing ) 398 00:19:43,100 --> 00:19:45,190 Mr, Crowley? Mr, Crowley? 399 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:48,070 CHARLES: I mean, why not, 400 00:19:48,070 --> 00:19:49,110 Does--why not the lights work? 401 00:19:49,110 --> 00:19:51,030 Where's that flashlight? 402 00:19:51,030 --> 00:19:52,100 WOMAN: In the drawer, 403 00:19:52,100 --> 00:19:54,190 CHARLES: All right, 404 00:19:54,190 --> 00:19:56,150 Um, what is it? 405 00:19:56,150 --> 00:19:57,220 Um, Mr, Crowley, it's Dr, Munos, 406 00:19:57,220 --> 00:19:59,090 just above you, He needs help, 407 00:19:59,090 --> 00:20:00,220 Help? What kind of help? 408 00:20:00,220 --> 00:20:03,060 He has a gasoline engine, a refrigeration machine 409 00:20:03,060 --> 00:20:04,150 and it stopped, 410 00:20:04,150 --> 00:20:06,050 Well, what am I supposed to do about it? 411 00:20:06,050 --> 00:20:07,210 Please, please, just take a look at it, 412 00:20:07,210 --> 00:20:09,120 He must get it started again, 413 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:11,050 Lady, I don't know whether you know it or not, 414 00:20:11,050 --> 00:20:13,000 but it must be near dawn, and I got to get up 415 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,080 - at 7: 00 as it is, - Oh, please, 416 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:16,190 WOMAN: Who is it, Charlie? 417 00:20:16,190 --> 00:20:19,010 Oh, it's some friend to Dr, Munos, 418 00:20:19,010 --> 00:20:21,000 WOMAN: Tell him to make him stop that racket, 419 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:22,120 Please, please, just take a look at it, 420 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:23,230 All right, lady, All right, 421 00:20:23,230 --> 00:20:25,160 Wait, till I get some tools, Wait a minute, 422 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:28,120 Everybody wants something at this hour of the morning, 423 00:20:28,120 --> 00:20:29,140 You go ahead, 424 00:20:29,140 --> 00:20:31,160 Where is Dr, Munos, 425 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,070 I don't know what time it is, 426 00:20:33,070 --> 00:20:34,110 and I gotta get up,,, 427 00:20:34,110 --> 00:20:36,150 ( music playing ) 428 00:20:44,070 --> 00:20:45,140 JUAN: It's open, 429 00:20:50,110 --> 00:20:52,070 What smells? 430 00:20:52,070 --> 00:20:53,200 JUAN: It's incense, 431 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,050 It's over there, 432 00:21:02,120 --> 00:21:05,140 Agatha, please, 433 00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:09,110 I think it best that you leave immediately, 434 00:21:09,110 --> 00:21:12,190 I can't do anything, That pump arm is shot, 435 00:21:14,120 --> 00:21:15,210 Well, can you get one? 436 00:21:15,210 --> 00:21:17,190 Not at this hour, You just have to make do 437 00:21:17,190 --> 00:21:19,110 until the supply house opens, 438 00:21:19,110 --> 00:21:21,130 Ice, can you get me ice? 439 00:21:21,130 --> 00:21:24,010 Mister, the only thing I'm gonna get now 440 00:21:24,010 --> 00:21:25,120 is some sleep, 441 00:21:25,120 --> 00:21:29,100 JUAN: Agatha, please, 442 00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:32,050 I must have ice, 443 00:21:32,050 --> 00:21:33,150 A lot of it, 444 00:21:33,150 --> 00:21:35,080 Then in the morning, I can have 445 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,200 the machine repaired, 446 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,100 I'll see to it, Juan, right away, 447 00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:42,200 ( music playing ) 448 00:22:04,110 --> 00:22:06,090 That's the last of it, doc, 449 00:22:06,090 --> 00:22:08,000 Want me to bring it in there? 450 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,130 JUAN: No, 451 00:22:09,130 --> 00:22:10,120 Just leave, 452 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:12,100 I'll get it myself, 453 00:22:19,060 --> 00:22:21,190 Where do you want the bill? 454 00:22:21,190 --> 00:22:24,020 JUAN: Put it on the table, 455 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:37,130 Excuse me, miss, 456 00:22:37,130 --> 00:22:39,040 Are you related to him? 457 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:40,140 Well, I was just wondering, 458 00:22:40,140 --> 00:22:42,000 He's locked himself up in that bathroom 459 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,050 with like 300 pounds of ice in there 460 00:22:44,050 --> 00:22:46,180 and I was just wondering what the deal was, 461 00:22:46,180 --> 00:22:49,120 I mean, what's a guy use that much ice for? 462 00:22:49,120 --> 00:22:51,140 I'm afraid I wouldn't know, 463 00:23:03,150 --> 00:23:05,220 Juan? Juan? Are you all right? 464 00:23:05,220 --> 00:23:08,170 JUAN: I'm afraid the ice isn't working anymore, 465 00:23:08,170 --> 00:23:12,010 It's getting warmer, the tissues can't last, 466 00:23:12,010 --> 00:23:15,220 Juan, Juan, I just spoke to the supply house, 467 00:23:15,220 --> 00:23:17,070 They have to send down to the battery 468 00:23:17,070 --> 00:23:18,180 for a new pump arm 469 00:23:18,180 --> 00:23:20,130 but the man assured me they could have it here 470 00:23:20,130 --> 00:23:22,030 within an hour and a half, 471 00:23:22,030 --> 00:23:24,030 JUAN: Were it no more than 15 minutes, 472 00:23:24,030 --> 00:23:26,230 it would still come too late, 473 00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:28,120 Well, Juan, please, please, 474 00:23:28,120 --> 00:23:30,120 let me fetch a doctor, 475 00:23:30,120 --> 00:23:34,100 JUAN: Agatha, I am a doctor, 476 00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:35,130 Physician heal thyself, 477 00:23:35,130 --> 00:23:37,120 isn't that the phrase? 478 00:23:37,120 --> 00:23:39,150 Juan, please, 479 00:23:39,150 --> 00:23:42,080 oh, please, please, Juan, come out, 480 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:43,190 Oh, Juan, I must see you, 481 00:23:43,190 --> 00:23:45,130 JUAN: Must see me? 482 00:23:45,130 --> 00:23:47,210 I think that very unwise, 483 00:23:47,210 --> 00:23:50,140 I've changed considerably in the past 484 00:23:50,140 --> 00:23:53,070 few hours, 485 00:23:53,070 --> 00:23:54,110 You remember what I was telling you 486 00:23:54,110 --> 00:23:56,230 about the will and the nerves? 487 00:23:56,230 --> 00:23:58,110 How we could delay death even after 488 00:23:58,110 --> 00:24:02,190 the organs cease to work? 489 00:24:02,190 --> 00:24:04,100 It was an interesting theory 490 00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:07,210 but unfortunately only a theory, 491 00:24:07,210 --> 00:24:09,170 You see, dear Agatha, 492 00:24:09,170 --> 00:24:12,080 they can't keep up indefinitely, 493 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,150 There is a gradual deterioration of the organs, 494 00:24:15,150 --> 00:24:18,130 However you preserve the outer shell, 495 00:24:18,130 --> 00:24:21,180 the organs, they simply don't work again, 496 00:24:21,180 --> 00:24:24,060 The best I could hope for 497 00:24:24,060 --> 00:24:27,220 was a kind of artificial preservation, 498 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:30,100 Juan? 499 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:32,050 Juan! Juan, please, 500 00:24:32,050 --> 00:24:33,230 JUAN: Let me finish, 501 00:24:33,230 --> 00:24:37,050 I mentioned my wife's suicide, 502 00:24:37,050 --> 00:24:38,120 Do you understand now 503 00:24:38,120 --> 00:24:42,170 why life became so unbearable for her? 504 00:24:42,170 --> 00:24:45,130 No, no, Juan, I don't understand, 505 00:24:45,130 --> 00:24:48,000 I only know that I must help you, 506 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:49,210 Juan, you're not going to die, 507 00:24:49,210 --> 00:24:51,100 And I won't let you, 508 00:24:51,100 --> 00:24:53,170 JUAN: You don't understand, dear Agatha, 509 00:24:53,170 --> 00:24:58,150 My wife committed suicide 510 00:24:58,150 --> 00:25:03,120 because she couldn't stand 511 00:25:03,120 --> 00:25:06,130 living with a corpse, 512 00:25:07,180 --> 00:25:10,170 You see, my darling, 513 00:25:10,170 --> 00:25:13,150 I died that time 514 00:25:13,150 --> 00:25:15,160 10,,, 515 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,020 years,,, 516 00:25:18,020 --> 00:25:19,010 ago, 517 00:25:19,010 --> 00:25:22,030 Juan! Juan, Juan, please! 518 00:25:22,030 --> 00:25:23,140 Juan! 519 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:29,050 ( screams ) 520 00:25:38,140 --> 00:25:40,180 ( music playing ) 521 00:25:43,120 --> 00:25:45,180 AGATHA: Yes, each year, 522 00:25:45,180 --> 00:25:47,040 I visit his grave 523 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,130 and I wonder if I'm mourning 524 00:25:49,130 --> 00:25:51,020 something that was 525 00:25:51,020 --> 00:25:54,140 or something that might have been, 526 00:25:54,140 --> 00:25:57,150 but I won't ponder the question, 527 00:25:57,150 --> 00:26:00,010 "What might have been?" 528 00:26:00,010 --> 00:26:03,030 Embraces elements of horror 529 00:26:03,030 --> 00:26:07,010 that could drive me insane, 530 00:26:07,010 --> 00:26:09,120 and as always, I find 531 00:26:09,120 --> 00:26:13,230 any icy draft of wind unbearable, 532 00:26:13,230 --> 00:26:17,060 It conjures up images, 533 00:26:17,060 --> 00:26:19,000 memories, 534 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,200 remembrances of the nightmare, 535 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,110 It's a funeral dirge 536 00:26:25,110 --> 00:26:28,090 that sings of death 537 00:26:28,090 --> 00:26:30,110 and so I leave, 538 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,010 We branched out a bit this evening 539 00:26:39,010 --> 00:26:40,150 and moved a few feet away from the usual, 540 00:26:40,150 --> 00:26:43,140 And get into the area of photography, 541 00:26:43,140 --> 00:26:45,080 Now, this painting here 542 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:48,020 had best be viewed in a dark room 543 00:26:48,020 --> 00:26:50,160 because it conjures up the ghostly, 544 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:51,180 the ghastly, 545 00:26:51,180 --> 00:26:53,080 and the ghoulish, 546 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,130 It tells the story about a very remarkable device 547 00:26:56,130 --> 00:26:59,040 that offers up a vision as things are 548 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,010 and a hellish vision of what they were 549 00:27:02,010 --> 00:27:03,200 and shall be, 550 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,000 Our painting is called 551 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,000 "Camera Obscura," 552 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,100 ( music playing ) 553 00:27:41,150 --> 00:27:42,160 ( honking ) 554 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,070 Yes? 555 00:28:24,070 --> 00:28:26,140 William Sharsted, Mr, Gingold, 556 00:28:26,140 --> 00:28:28,060 I rang you up last week, If you'll recall, 557 00:28:28,060 --> 00:28:31,020 told you I'd be here today, 558 00:28:31,020 --> 00:28:34,020 Oh, yes, Mr, Sharsted, of course I recall, 559 00:28:34,020 --> 00:28:35,190 Do come in, won't you? 560 00:28:35,190 --> 00:28:37,030 Thank you very much, 561 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,180 Well, well, well, well, 562 00:28:41,180 --> 00:28:45,010 you set me to have some lovely things here, Mr, Gingold, 563 00:28:45,010 --> 00:28:47,120 Thank you, Mr, Sharsted, Yes, 564 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,000 Over there on the wall, 565 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,210 that's a constable reproduction, is it not? 566 00:28:51,210 --> 00:28:54,160 An original, Mr, Sharsted, 567 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,190 Yes, one of his early works, 568 00:28:57,190 --> 00:28:59,150 An original? 569 00:28:59,150 --> 00:29:00,170 Well, now, 570 00:29:00,170 --> 00:29:02,210 Well, well, well now, 571 00:29:02,210 --> 00:29:04,200 That would fetch a pretty penny, 572 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,220 Oh, it might perhaps 573 00:29:06,220 --> 00:29:08,030 if I were to sell it, 574 00:29:08,030 --> 00:29:10,190 but I have no plans to do so, 575 00:29:10,190 --> 00:29:12,190 Would you follow me, please? 576 00:29:12,190 --> 00:29:14,180 - Ah, German, - 16th century, 577 00:29:14,180 --> 00:29:16,130 My sitting room is right upstairs, 578 00:29:16,130 --> 00:29:18,030 if you would please, Mr, Sharsted, 579 00:29:18,030 --> 00:29:20,180 I didn't come here to sit, Mr, Gingold, 580 00:29:20,180 --> 00:29:22,200 I came to collect, 581 00:29:25,150 --> 00:29:27,110 It's a 300 Pound loan 582 00:29:27,110 --> 00:29:29,070 at 13% payment due 583 00:29:29,070 --> 00:29:31,080 in full on August the 13th, 584 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,230 That would be Monday, Mr, Gingold, 585 00:29:33,230 --> 00:29:35,170 - Monday next, - Yes, 586 00:29:35,170 --> 00:29:37,000 I've not heard from you, 587 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,090 Why not a glass of wine, Mr, Sharsted? 588 00:29:39,090 --> 00:29:41,040 My sitting room is right up here,,, 589 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:42,210 Mr, Gingold, Mr, Gingold, I'm not here to, uh,,, 590 00:29:42,210 --> 00:29:45,010 Right this way, 591 00:29:50,140 --> 00:29:52,230 Ah, here we are, 592 00:29:52,230 --> 00:29:53,200 Oh, 593 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:57,000 Excuse me, 594 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,040 Aha, a Corot, 595 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,160 - Yes, - Well now, 596 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:03,090 Well, well, well now, 597 00:30:03,090 --> 00:30:05,230 You certainly are quite a collector, Mr, Gingold, 598 00:30:05,230 --> 00:30:07,050 Thank you, 599 00:30:07,050 --> 00:30:09,020 Never heard any of these appraised, 600 00:30:09,020 --> 00:30:11,210 Well, I've never felt the need, Mr, Sharsted, 601 00:30:11,210 --> 00:30:15,150 You see, I collect things for their beauty, 602 00:30:15,150 --> 00:30:17,160 not for their value, 603 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:18,210 Will sherry do? 604 00:30:18,210 --> 00:30:21,010 Please, 605 00:30:21,010 --> 00:30:23,190 About your loan, Mr, Gingold, 606 00:30:23,190 --> 00:30:25,090 Monday is three days off, 607 00:30:25,090 --> 00:30:27,210 I presume you are prepared to repay, 608 00:30:27,210 --> 00:30:32,160 Well, I am prepared 609 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:35,040 to discuss it 610 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,080 in good time, 611 00:30:42,190 --> 00:30:44,060 Oh, there is one thing 612 00:30:44,060 --> 00:30:46,210 I would very much like to show you, 613 00:30:48,070 --> 00:30:50,060 Are you familiar with this? 614 00:30:51,170 --> 00:30:53,210 WILLIAM: Some sort of Victorian toy, 615 00:30:53,210 --> 00:30:58,010 Oh, it's hardly a toy, Mr, Sharsted, 616 00:30:58,010 --> 00:30:59,210 It's a camera obscura, 617 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,110 Fascinating, I'm sure, 618 00:31:04,110 --> 00:31:08,100 However, I'm not a photography buff, Mr, Gingold, 619 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:10,020 No? 620 00:31:10,020 --> 00:31:12,000 No, 621 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,020 What are you, Mr, Sharsted? 622 00:31:15,020 --> 00:31:18,000 What am I? 623 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:19,220 Well, I'm a businessman, Mr, Gingold, 624 00:31:19,220 --> 00:31:22,000 A money lender, 625 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:23,090 I'm not ashamed of that fact, 626 00:31:23,090 --> 00:31:24,160 MR, GINGOLD: Nor should you be, 627 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:28,150 I was merely identifying your occupation, 628 00:31:28,150 --> 00:31:29,220 not judging it, 629 00:31:35,230 --> 00:31:38,070 Oh, let me explain 630 00:31:38,070 --> 00:31:42,020 the camera obscura to you, 631 00:31:42,020 --> 00:31:44,030 You know, very few 632 00:31:44,030 --> 00:31:45,060 of my acquaintances 633 00:31:45,060 --> 00:31:47,010 have had the privilege of seeing 634 00:31:47,010 --> 00:31:49,110 what you are about to see, 635 00:31:49,110 --> 00:31:52,130 To begin with, these controls 636 00:31:52,130 --> 00:31:54,230 are coupled with a series of prisms 637 00:31:54,230 --> 00:31:56,230 and lenses on the roof, 638 00:31:56,230 --> 00:31:58,230 The hidden camera, 639 00:31:58,230 --> 00:32:00,230 as the Victorian scientists 640 00:32:00,230 --> 00:32:03,200 so aptly called it, 641 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,220 gathers a panoramic view 642 00:32:05,220 --> 00:32:07,060 of the town below 643 00:32:07,060 --> 00:32:09,080 and then by means of the same prisms 644 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,210 and lenses transmit them down 645 00:32:11,210 --> 00:32:15,030 to this viewing table here, 646 00:32:15,030 --> 00:32:17,210 provide the most solving study 647 00:32:17,210 --> 00:32:19,040 of one's fellow men, 648 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:21,040 Let me show you, 649 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,080 ( music playing ) 650 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,160 Oh, that's incredible, 651 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:34,030 Truly incredible, 652 00:32:34,030 --> 00:32:36,050 Yes, 653 00:32:36,050 --> 00:32:39,060 Distance sweetens, 654 00:32:39,060 --> 00:32:41,100 does it not? 655 00:32:41,100 --> 00:32:44,000 Hmm? How do you mean? 656 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,040 There is a softening effect on anything 657 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:49,080 when viewed from a cloud, 658 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,130 However, on closer look, 659 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:04,080 Yes, the residence of Norton Flate, 660 00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:07,060 You recognize it? 661 00:33:08,220 --> 00:33:10,120 I recognize it, 662 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:11,210 What's that got to do with me? 663 00:33:11,210 --> 00:33:13,210 Oh, you must know the answer to that, 664 00:33:13,210 --> 00:33:17,060 I believe you're responsible for destroying Mr, Flate, 665 00:33:17,060 --> 00:33:19,090 Destroying him? 666 00:33:21,010 --> 00:33:24,130 That's a bit melodramatic, Mr, Gingold, 667 00:33:24,130 --> 00:33:25,200 I happen to own the mortgage 668 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,190 on that ratty little building it is 669 00:33:27,190 --> 00:33:30,090 and since he's unwilling to keep up 670 00:33:30,090 --> 00:33:31,160 the payments on his mortgage,,, 671 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,110 MR, GINGOLD: Unwilling or unable? 672 00:33:35,220 --> 00:33:38,130 The distinction eludes me, Mr, Gingold, 673 00:33:38,130 --> 00:33:40,170 Unwilling or unable, he has the most cavalier way 674 00:33:40,170 --> 00:33:42,140 of borrowing money and then not paying it back, 675 00:33:42,140 --> 00:33:44,030 And you say I have the most cavalier way 676 00:33:44,030 --> 00:33:46,030 of charging usurious interest, 677 00:33:46,030 --> 00:33:47,220 which in the case of a man of Mr, Flate's 678 00:33:47,220 --> 00:33:50,130 advanced years makes it almost impossible for him to pay, 679 00:33:50,130 --> 00:33:52,000 I charge the legal rate, Mr, Gingold, 680 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:53,080 The legal rate, yes, 681 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:55,210 but what is legal is not or is just, 682 00:33:58,010 --> 00:34:00,040 I would suggest, Mr, Gingold, 683 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:01,110 that you preoccupy yourself 684 00:34:01,110 --> 00:34:04,020 with your own financial difficulties, 685 00:34:04,020 --> 00:34:07,010 I'm repossessing old man Flate's building 686 00:34:07,010 --> 00:34:09,080 since he can't meet his obligations 687 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:11,210 and must suffer the consequences, 688 00:34:11,210 --> 00:34:15,100 The significance of this should not be lost to you, 689 00:34:15,100 --> 00:34:18,040 Now, there are a number of objects, 690 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:19,140 dart, in the other room 691 00:34:19,140 --> 00:34:21,210 that I could force you to relinquish 692 00:34:21,210 --> 00:34:23,130 in lieu of payment of your loan, 693 00:34:23,130 --> 00:34:25,160 You have that right of course, 694 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:27,000 but in the case of Mr, Flate, 695 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:28,150 The case of Mr, Flate 696 00:34:28,150 --> 00:34:32,050 is no different than any other dishonored debt, 697 00:34:32,050 --> 00:34:35,060 Is it not, Mr, Sharsted? 698 00:34:35,060 --> 00:34:37,170 The man is 76 years old 699 00:34:37,170 --> 00:34:39,200 and you are stripping him of everything he owns 700 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,040 in the entire world, 701 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,060 That may be business, Mr, Sharsted, 702 00:34:43,060 --> 00:34:46,070 but it is a far cry from humanity, 703 00:34:46,070 --> 00:34:48,030 Humanity, Mr, Gingold, 704 00:34:48,030 --> 00:34:49,210 applies to funeral eulogies 705 00:34:49,210 --> 00:34:51,050 and valentine cards, 706 00:34:51,050 --> 00:34:53,220 not business, 707 00:34:53,220 --> 00:34:57,190 Now, may I suggest that you stop this 708 00:34:57,190 --> 00:35:01,150 oh, so subtle tugging at my heartstrings 709 00:35:01,150 --> 00:35:05,050 and let's get down to your case, 710 00:35:05,050 --> 00:35:07,020 Three hundred pounds 711 00:35:07,020 --> 00:35:10,150 payable in due on Monday, 712 00:35:10,150 --> 00:35:14,040 Now, this altogether fundamental question, 713 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,060 Are you prepared to pay me 714 00:35:16,060 --> 00:35:18,010 or do I put some kind of distraint 715 00:35:18,010 --> 00:35:20,030 on some of these charming pieces 716 00:35:20,030 --> 00:35:21,220 to pay off your loan? 717 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:29,150 Before you go, Mr, Sharsted,,, 718 00:35:29,150 --> 00:35:32,110 I'm not going, Mr, Gingold, 719 00:35:32,110 --> 00:35:35,080 Not until you tell me what I am to expect from you, 720 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,040 Another glass of sherry, 721 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:40,030 perhaps a tour of the house, 722 00:35:40,030 --> 00:35:42,000 and examination of the paintings, 723 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,040 That much you can expect of me, 724 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:45,190 if it pleases you, 725 00:35:45,190 --> 00:35:48,120 It neither pleases me nor interests me, 726 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:49,210 I'll be here on Monday 727 00:35:49,210 --> 00:35:51,060 and I'll have the proper legal papers 728 00:35:51,060 --> 00:35:52,130 to take what I want, 729 00:35:52,130 --> 00:35:56,080 One moment, Mr, Sharsted, 730 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:59,180 There is one more thing 731 00:35:59,180 --> 00:36:01,150 which I think you should see, 732 00:36:01,150 --> 00:36:03,080 another camera obscura, 733 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:06,130 but this one is quite unique, 734 00:36:06,130 --> 00:36:08,050 The only one of its kind, 735 00:36:08,050 --> 00:36:11,160 still in existence since so far as I know, 736 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:14,150 Well, show it to me then I'll be on my way, 737 00:36:14,150 --> 00:36:16,010 Fine, 738 00:36:23,070 --> 00:36:27,050 It's this way, Mr, Sharsted, 739 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:37,050 Well, I'm not sure,,, 740 00:36:37,050 --> 00:36:39,040 It's in one of the back rooms 741 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:41,010 toward the rear of the house, 742 00:36:41,010 --> 00:36:42,040 Follow me if you will, 743 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,030 but do be careful, 744 00:36:45,030 --> 00:36:46,130 The stairs are very narrow 745 00:36:46,130 --> 00:36:49,130 and quite old, 746 00:36:53,050 --> 00:36:55,160 ( music playing ) 747 00:37:22,030 --> 00:37:25,000 MR, GINGOLD: Now then, Mr, Sharsted, 748 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:26,120 If you think what you've already seen 749 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:29,230 is arresting, look at this, 750 00:37:29,230 --> 00:37:32,030 ( music playing ) 751 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:50,110 WILLIAM: Wait a minute, 752 00:37:50,110 --> 00:37:51,130 That building, 753 00:37:51,130 --> 00:37:54,020 the old corn exchange, 754 00:37:54,020 --> 00:37:57,110 But that building burned down when I was a boy, 755 00:37:57,110 --> 00:38:00,100 ( music playing ) 756 00:38:00,100 --> 00:38:03,020 WILLIAM: And that park across the way, 757 00:38:03,020 --> 00:38:04,160 we called it Victoria Greens, 758 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,100 but that hasn't been there since the '90s, 759 00:38:06,100 --> 00:38:10,090 MR, GINGOLD: And just beyond the park, Mr, Sharsted, 760 00:38:10,090 --> 00:38:12,020 if you recall, 761 00:38:12,020 --> 00:38:14,130 Just beyond the park 762 00:38:14,130 --> 00:38:17,120 was Henderson Street 763 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,050 where my father had his shop, 764 00:38:19,050 --> 00:38:22,120 Yes, the elder Sharsted, 765 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:24,060 the creator of the dynasty, 766 00:38:24,060 --> 00:38:28,180 the hander-down of your impoverished legacy, 767 00:38:28,180 --> 00:38:31,200 My father was a most successful man, 768 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:33,160 With the art of backing people 769 00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:35,090 into a corner of despair, 770 00:38:35,090 --> 00:38:38,030 he was without peer, 771 00:38:38,030 --> 00:38:39,150 Observe, 772 00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:42,010 ( music playing ) 773 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:52,070 WILLIAM: But that shop hasn't been there for years, 774 00:38:52,070 --> 00:38:53,130 The whole building, 775 00:38:59,090 --> 00:39:03,130 You are a shrewd old dog, are you not, Mr, Gingold? 776 00:39:03,130 --> 00:39:05,150 Old pictures, are they not, 777 00:39:05,150 --> 00:39:09,030 ancient sludge you put into some sort of magic lantern, 778 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:13,160 Gave me turn, Mr, Gingold, you really did, 779 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:16,160 Well, now I'll bid you good evening, 780 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:18,090 MR, GINGOLD: Mr, Sharsted, 781 00:39:20,170 --> 00:39:22,130 - About Mr, Flate, - What about him? 782 00:39:22,130 --> 00:39:24,090 You will reconsider, 783 00:39:24,090 --> 00:39:25,130 Reconsider? 784 00:39:25,130 --> 00:39:27,100 Why the devil should I? 785 00:39:27,100 --> 00:39:29,100 No, I won't reconsider 786 00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:32,010 and I won't reconsider your obligation either, Mr, Gingold, 787 00:39:32,010 --> 00:39:36,090 the one I'll be addressing myself to as of dawn on Monday, 788 00:39:36,090 --> 00:39:39,140 But for this, uh, brief diversion, 789 00:39:39,140 --> 00:39:41,100 I thank you, 790 00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:43,080 Now, I will bid you good evening, 791 00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:45,020 And I, Mr, Sharsted, 792 00:39:46,180 --> 00:39:49,180 bid you good bye, 793 00:39:57,090 --> 00:39:59,140 ( music playing ) 794 00:40:55,190 --> 00:40:58,140 I say, could you tell me where I might find a taxi? 795 00:40:58,140 --> 00:40:59,180 - Taxi, sir? - Uh-huh, 796 00:40:59,180 --> 00:41:00,210 I don't know of any taxis 797 00:41:00,210 --> 00:41:02,140 that come out this way, sir, 798 00:41:02,140 --> 00:41:03,230 Ah, don't be a bloody fool, 799 00:41:03,230 --> 00:41:05,210 I came out here in a taxi, 800 00:41:05,210 --> 00:41:07,100 Idiot Gingold must've sent me out 801 00:41:07,100 --> 00:41:10,100 to the wrong street, 802 00:41:10,100 --> 00:41:11,140 Is that gas? 803 00:41:11,140 --> 00:41:13,020 That's right, sir, 804 00:41:13,020 --> 00:41:15,010 Gas, 805 00:41:15,010 --> 00:41:16,110 But they haven't used gas 806 00:41:16,110 --> 00:41:18,040 in quarter of a century, 807 00:41:27,010 --> 00:41:30,130 Well now, you don't see horses,,, 808 00:41:30,130 --> 00:41:34,120 huh, ah, 809 00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:36,200 well, now, 810 00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:38,090 I must be suffering 811 00:41:38,090 --> 00:41:40,220 from some sort of heatstroke or something, 812 00:41:43,190 --> 00:41:46,030 The whole thing is a delusion, 813 00:41:52,130 --> 00:41:54,150 Well, that can't be, 814 00:41:54,150 --> 00:41:56,080 Corn Exchange? 815 00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:59,140 Why, that building came down in the war, 816 00:41:59,140 --> 00:42:02,000 Victoria Greens? 817 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:03,170 No, I told Gingold that hasn't been here 818 00:42:03,170 --> 00:42:06,120 since the 90's, 819 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:08,010 Gingold, 820 00:42:08,010 --> 00:42:10,030 He's the one who planted the seeds, 821 00:42:10,030 --> 00:42:12,020 Rotten, vindictive old man, 822 00:42:13,180 --> 00:42:15,140 Oh, I say, 823 00:42:15,140 --> 00:42:17,130 I say, 824 00:42:17,130 --> 00:42:18,230 I don't suppose you can tell me 825 00:42:18,230 --> 00:42:21,050 where I'll find a taxi or a bus stop, 826 00:42:21,050 --> 00:42:24,210 Oh, can't say to that would, 827 00:42:28,180 --> 00:42:30,140 Mr, Sharsted, 828 00:42:30,140 --> 00:42:32,140 How do you know who I am? 829 00:42:32,140 --> 00:42:33,230 Now, look here,,, 830 00:42:33,230 --> 00:42:37,180 Why, we're old friends, Mr, Sharsted, 831 00:42:37,180 --> 00:42:39,170 Old chums, you might say, 832 00:42:39,170 --> 00:42:41,010 From way back, you might say, 833 00:42:41,010 --> 00:42:44,010 - Sanderson, - Oh, 834 00:42:44,010 --> 00:42:48,060 At your service, Mr, Sharsted, 835 00:42:48,060 --> 00:42:49,190 You, 836 00:42:49,190 --> 00:42:51,230 You used to rob graves, 837 00:42:51,230 --> 00:42:53,180 They caught you at it, 838 00:42:53,180 --> 00:42:55,050 You died in prison, 839 00:42:55,050 --> 00:42:56,050 Right, 840 00:42:56,050 --> 00:42:57,130 Right, right, 841 00:42:57,130 --> 00:43:00,020 Right as rain you are, Mr, Sharsted, 842 00:43:00,020 --> 00:43:03,190 But then you always was a keen lad, 843 00:43:03,190 --> 00:43:06,130 Sharp as a pin, you was, 844 00:43:06,130 --> 00:43:07,200 Heeya, 845 00:43:13,170 --> 00:43:16,030 ( music playing ) 846 00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:42,100 Well, I couldn't have-- 847 00:43:42,100 --> 00:43:43,170 I was going in the opposite direction, 848 00:43:43,170 --> 00:43:45,020 I couldn't have circled back, 849 00:43:45,020 --> 00:43:47,120 MAN: Back again, Mr, Sharsted? 850 00:43:57,120 --> 00:44:00,000 Back again, Mr, Sharsted? 851 00:44:09,180 --> 00:44:10,190 MAN: William Sharsted, 852 00:44:10,190 --> 00:44:12,030 Yes, Yes, 853 00:44:12,030 --> 00:44:14,050 - Young Billy Boy, - Yes, 854 00:44:16,180 --> 00:44:17,200 Amos Drucker, 855 00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:19,030 I remember you, 856 00:44:19,030 --> 00:44:20,160 Indeed you do, dear Billy Boy, 857 00:44:20,160 --> 00:44:22,010 And why shouldn't you? 858 00:44:22,010 --> 00:44:23,160 Your dear father and I 859 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:25,080 managed a little transaction here 860 00:44:25,080 --> 00:44:27,030 I engaged in, 861 00:44:27,030 --> 00:44:28,100 Of course-- of course there were some 862 00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:30,090 who didn't take too kindly to it, 863 00:44:30,090 --> 00:44:33,120 War profiteering or something of the sort, 864 00:44:33,120 --> 00:44:34,230 You hanged yourself, 865 00:44:34,230 --> 00:44:36,180 I hadn't much of a choice, Billy Boy, 866 00:44:36,180 --> 00:44:40,220 It was maybe 20 years in prison or this, 867 00:44:48,170 --> 00:44:50,220 - No, - ABEL: Evening, William, 868 00:44:53,060 --> 00:44:55,160 I thought you'd be coming 869 00:44:55,160 --> 00:44:57,190 sooner or later, 870 00:44:57,190 --> 00:44:58,230 Remember me? 871 00:44:58,230 --> 00:45:00,020 Abel Joyce, 872 00:45:00,020 --> 00:45:02,050 At your service, William, 873 00:45:02,050 --> 00:45:05,150 Your fellow money lender and usurer, 874 00:45:05,150 --> 00:45:07,000 I was at your funeral, 875 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:10,050 Aye, that you were, dear fella, 876 00:45:10,050 --> 00:45:13,090 And a pretty paltry affair it was, too, 877 00:45:13,090 --> 00:45:16,160 Or at least that's my recollection of it, 878 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:19,060 Go away, 879 00:45:19,060 --> 00:45:20,140 Go away, 880 00:46:34,210 --> 00:46:36,090 No, wait, Wait, 881 00:46:51,220 --> 00:46:54,190 Hello, Billy Boy, 882 00:46:54,190 --> 00:46:56,210 Come in here, Billy Boy, 883 00:46:56,210 --> 00:46:59,100 Come in here and stand, 884 00:46:59,100 --> 00:47:00,220 You don't exist, 885 00:47:00,220 --> 00:47:02,230 You're dead, You hear me? 886 00:47:02,230 --> 00:47:04,030 You don't exist, 887 00:47:13,210 --> 00:47:15,160 Gingold, Gingold, 888 00:47:15,160 --> 00:47:17,210 I don't belong here, I swear to you, 889 00:47:17,210 --> 00:47:19,060 These aren't my kind, 890 00:47:19,060 --> 00:47:21,020 These are ghouls and grave robbers, 891 00:47:21,020 --> 00:47:22,230 bloodsuckers and users, 892 00:47:22,230 --> 00:47:24,130 I don't belong here, 893 00:47:24,130 --> 00:47:26,180 Gingold, Gingold, 894 00:47:26,180 --> 00:47:30,090 You're wrong, Mr, Sharsted, 895 00:47:30,090 --> 00:47:32,200 - You're in your elements, - I'll reform, 896 00:47:32,200 --> 00:47:33,230 MR, GINGOLD: You're with your colleagues 897 00:47:33,230 --> 00:47:35,230 and your peers, 898 00:47:35,230 --> 00:47:37,180 Damned and doomed 899 00:47:37,180 --> 00:47:40,050 for eternity of the lich, 900 00:47:40,050 --> 00:47:42,060 WILLIAM: Never mind the 300 pounds, 901 00:47:42,060 --> 00:47:44,050 MR, GINGOLD: Oh, no, Mr, Sharsted, 902 00:47:44,050 --> 00:47:47,170 too late for reprieve, 903 00:47:47,170 --> 00:47:50,180 Now, you shall stumble, 904 00:47:50,180 --> 00:47:51,200 and weep, 905 00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:54,060 and swear along the alleys, 906 00:47:54,060 --> 00:47:56,000 and squares, and streets 907 00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:58,220 of your own private hell, 908 00:48:00,220 --> 00:48:03,000 Reform! I'll change! 909 00:48:03,000 --> 00:48:04,070 Gingold! 910 00:48:04,070 --> 00:48:07,100 We can have this-- I'll change, 911 00:48:08,230 --> 00:48:12,020 And you shall do so 912 00:48:12,020 --> 00:48:14,050 for all eternity, 913 00:48:17,220 --> 00:48:20,030 ( music playing ) 914 00:48:25,140 --> 00:48:28,170 From the pen of Edgar Allan Poe, 915 00:48:28,170 --> 00:48:29,230 more or less, 916 00:48:29,230 --> 00:48:31,150 Quoth The Raven, 917 00:48:33,010 --> 00:48:35,110 ( music playing ) 918 00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:45,140 ( thunder trembling ) 919 00:49:23,150 --> 00:49:27,020 Once upon,,, 920 00:49:27,020 --> 00:49:29,200 a,,, 921 00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:33,040 midnight dreary,,, 922 00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:35,140 ( crow squeaking ) 923 00:49:37,010 --> 00:49:40,190 ,,,while I pondered,,, 924 00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:45,040 ( crow squealing ) 925 00:49:46,150 --> 00:49:48,020 Once upon a midnight dreary, 926 00:49:48,020 --> 00:49:51,030 while I pondered 927 00:49:51,030 --> 00:49:53,030 weak and-- 928 00:49:53,030 --> 00:49:54,140 weak and-- 929 00:49:54,140 --> 00:49:57,080 while I pondered weak and-- 930 00:49:57,080 --> 00:50:01,010 while I pondered weak and,,, 931 00:50:01,010 --> 00:50:02,190 CROW: Weary, 932 00:50:02,190 --> 00:50:04,110 Weary, dummy, 933 00:50:04,110 --> 00:50:05,140 Weary, 934 00:50:05,140 --> 00:50:07,020 Can't you get anything right? 935 00:50:07,020 --> 00:50:09,010 Weak and weary, 936 00:50:09,010 --> 00:50:10,080 ( crow squeaking ) 937 00:50:12,090 --> 00:50:14,190 ( music playing ) 64905