1. Welcome back
to Play of the Week,Copy !req
2. where each week a new play
is performed live in front of
a studio audienceCopy !req
3. here in Cornley,
and broadcast
to the nation.Copy !req
4. I am Chris Bean,
the director.Copy !req
5. Tonight, we are
going to present
a truly frightening horror.Copy !req
6. Last Halloween,
we presented a season
of spooky stage adaptations,Copy !req
7. but regrettably,
due to misprints on
our publicity materials,Copy !req
8. we ended up presenting
a rather underwhelming
productionCopy !req
9. of The Texas Chainsaw
Massager...Copy !req
10. In which a masked man
went on a rampage,Copy !req
11. giving back rubs
to the local community.Copy !req
12. Equally poorly received,
was our pajama-based production
of Nightwear on Elm Street.Copy !req
13. But we're going to put
all that behind us tonight.Copy !req
14. One tiny note,Copy !req
15. when we did our dress rehearsal,
the play ran very smoothly,Copy !req
16. but just a touch too short
for its timeslot.Copy !req
17. But do not fear,
we have managed to make up
those missing three minutesCopy !req
18. with the subtle use
of additional adjectives.Copy !req
19. So, the actors are prepared.Copy !req
20. The stage is set.
Please enjoy... The Lodge.Copy !req
21. Oh! What an unusual,
creepy, old, big,
large blue house.Copy !req
22. Alice! Come in
out the rain, please!Copy !req
23. Oh, wow!
This place is amazing.Copy !req
24. Well, it's not very homely.Copy !req
25. So, how would you like to
make this all yours?Copy !req
26. Grade-two listed
detached family home,Copy !req
27. built 1726,Copy !req
28. every detail of it
immaculately renovated
in 1931.Copy !req
29. Period fixtures
and fittings
throughout...Copy !req
30. Almost everything here
is an antique,Copy !req
31. so please,
do be careful.Copy !req
32. Pretty nice.Copy !req
33. How many bedrooms?Copy !req
34. Three. A large,
impressive, spacious,
elegant, commanding,Copy !req
35. beautiful ensuite
for yourselves.Copy !req
36. A cozy, warm,
welcome, nice, bright,
safe single for AliceCopy !req
37. and a small, sweet,
snug, petite, pretty little
compact, neat,Copy !req
38. charming single.Copy !req
39. Perfect for the little one
on the way.Copy !req
40. Well, that sounds great.Copy !req
41. Believe me,Copy !req
42. you guys do not
want to miss out
on this opportunity.Copy !req
43. Well, I'm convinced.Copy !req
44. David, he's just
a good salesman.Copy !req
45. Shall we take a look
in the kitchen?Copy !req
46. Are you sure
this place is safe?Copy !req
47. It looks a bit rickety,
all these old beams.Copy !req
48. Oh, of course it's safe.Copy !req
49. They built this
in the days when they
made things to last.Copy !req
50. As you can see,
a fully fitted kitchen.Copy !req
51. Oh, it's lovely.Copy !req
52. I suppose I quite
like the tiles.Copy !req
53. Yes, can I
pour you a tea?Copy !req
54. Yes, please.Copy !req
55. Oh, that is nice.Copy !req
56. Let's go back into
the living room.Copy !req
57. Here we are.Copy !req
58. What on Earth
is that?Copy !req
59. Good Lord, yes.Copy !req
60. Oh, pay no attention to that.
It belongs to Mr. Fortenoy.Copy !req
61. Don't worry. It won't
be here when you move in.Copy !req
62. - Now?
- No, not now,
wait for your cue.Copy !req
63. Mummy, look
what I've got!Copy !req
64. Alice! What have I
told you about running off
without an adult?Copy !req
65. I was skipping with
the other little girl.Copy !req
66. What other little girl?Copy !req
67. Outside.Copy !req
68. There's no one there.Copy !req
69. Yes, there is.Copy !req
70. She gave me this.Copy !req
71. How odd, strange,
bizarre, and weird.Copy !req
72. Where did you find that?Copy !req
73. She must have found it
in the spacious, impressive,
verdant, green gardenCopy !req
74. surrounding the unusual,
creepy, old, big,
large blue house.Copy !req
75. No, Mummy.
There was a little girl.Copy !req
76. Alice, how old are you?Copy !req
77. Seven.Copy !req
78. And is that
your skipping rope?Copy !req
79. Yes.Copy !req
80. Why don't you show
Tony what you can do?Copy !req
81. - Can you do any tricks?
- No.Copy !req
82. How would you like
to see your new room?Copy !req
83. Can I?Copy !req
84. Don't forget your new doll.Copy !req
85. That's strange.
It's gone.Copy !req
86. Well, it can't
have gone far.Copy !req
87. Come on, Alice,
I'll race you.Copy !req
88. Well, it really is
coming down out there.Copy !req
89. So what do you think?Copy !req
90. I still don't know, David.Copy !req
91. I mean, there's something
about this place that just
gives me the creeps,Copy !req
92. and it seems
unusually cheap
for three bedrooms.Copy !req
93. That's the advantage
of being a few miles
further out.Copy !req
94. Damn lights have blown.Copy !req
95. Damn lights have blown.Copy !req
96. It's just a fuse.Copy !req
97. Or this place
is cheap because it's old
and nothing works.Copy !req
98. Good evening.Copy !req
99. Sorry, I didn't
mean to scare you.Copy !req
100. Oh, no.
Not at all.Copy !req
101. I'm Albert Fortenoy.Copy !req
102. The vendor?Copy !req
103. Unfortunately, yes.Copy !req
104. "Unfortunately"?Copy !req
105. I wish I didn't
have to sell.Copy !req
106. My dear wife Vera
passed away 30 years ago.Copy !req
107. Thirty years ago today, in fact.Copy !req
108. I can no longer afford
the upkeep all on my own.Copy !req
109. Oh, I'm so sorry.Copy !req
110. Well, it's
a beautiful house.Copy !req
111. Thank you.
I've lived here...
All my life!Copy !req
112. I feel very safe here.Copy !req
113. It's been in the family
since it was built.Copy !req
114. Passed down for gen...
Passed down.Copy !req
115. Passed...
Passed down.Copy !req
116. Pa... Passed down.Copy !req
117. Passed down!
Passed down for generations!Copy !req
118. If these walls could talk,Copy !req
119. think of the stories
they'd tell.Copy !req
120. In fact, sometimes,
I think they can.Copy !req
121. Sometimes, I think
I hear them whisper.Copy !req
122. Stand by
for sound-cue seven.Copy !req
123. Well, thank you very much
for having us.Copy !req
124. I think we've seen
everything we need to see.
We'd best get going.Copy !req
125. Yes, dear.
Come along, Alice!Copy !req
126. Well, don't rush off
on my account.Copy !req
127. It's getting rather late.Copy !req
128. And there is...Copy !req
129. A storm coming!Copy !req
130. Sound-cue seven!Copy !req
131. - Yeah.Copy !req
132. No, we really
ought to make a move.Copy !req
133. It's a fair drive home.Copy !req
134. I'll bring the car round.Copy !req
135. Well, before you go,Copy !req
136. let's talk about
making an offer.Copy !req
137. Whoa!Copy !req
138. Oh! Oh, no!Copy !req
139. That's odd.Copy !req
140. - What is?
- Car won't start.Copy !req
141. What a damn nuisance.Copy !req
142. We'll have to call someone.Copy !req
143. You'll never get
a mechanic to comeCopy !req
144. all the way
out here now, dear.Copy !req
145. Get out!Copy !req
146. Get out!Copy !req
147. No! No! Not now!Copy !req
148. She said, "Now, deer."Copy !req
149. Wait for your cue!Copy !req
150. So what do we do now?Copy !req
151. Well, it looks like
you'll have to
stay the night.Copy !req
152. Oh, no, no, no,
we wouldn't want to
be an imposition.Copy !req
153. It's no trouble at all.Copy !req
154. Besides, in this weather,
what choice do you have,
but to stayCopy !req
155. at the lodge.Copy !req
156. He's got a point.Copy !req
157. It's far too far
to walk back to town.Copy !req
158. Well, that's
very kind of you.Copy !req
159. Oh, please, it'll be good
to have the company.Copy !req
160. There's plenty of room.Copy !req
161. Thank you.Copy !req
162. The little one can stay in
Vera's cozy, warm, welcoming,
bright, nice, safe study.Copy !req
163. Help yourself to
anything in the kitchenCopy !req
164. and there's some
old nightclothes
in the airing cupboard.Copy !req
165. You have free run
of the house.Copy !req
166. Although, you should be aware,Copy !req
167. Fortenoy Lodge has
a few little quirksCopy !req
168. which I'm sure
you'll discover.Copy !req
169. But then again,Copy !req
170. don't we all?Copy !req
171. Sleep well.Copy !req
172. Is she asleep?Copy !req
173. Out like a light.Copy !req
174. No. No.Copy !req
175. No bother?Copy !req
176. Some nonsense about
another little girl
in the mirror.Copy !req
177. That girl's imagination.Copy !req
178. It will be good once
she's got a little brother
to play with.Copy !req
179. Yes.Copy !req
180. Well, anyway,
she's fast asleep now.Copy !req
181. I made the bed up.Copy !req
182. Oh, thank you, dear.Copy !req
183. Get out!Copy !req
184. Get out!Copy !req
185. No! No!
What are you doing?Copy !req
186. She said, "Cue deer."Copy !req
187. She said,
"Thank you, dear."Copy !req
188. - Get out! Get out!
- No! No! Shut up!Copy !req
189. I will give you
a visual cue.Copy !req
190. I really don't like
that Mr. Fortenoy.Copy !req
191. He gives me the creeps.Copy !req
192. I'm sure he's just
a bit eccentric.Copy !req
193. Imagine being alone
in this place all these years.Copy !req
194. Anyway, time for bed.Copy !req
195. Looks like
we're bunking in
with Tony tonight.Copy !req
196. No, no, no, no. Tony!Copy !req
197. Tony? Time for bed.Copy !req
198. Fast asleep.Copy !req
199. Fast asleep!Copy !req
200. Fast asleep.Copy !req
201. Chuck a blanket over him.Copy !req
202. Oh, for goodness sake,
all right.Copy !req
203. David, uh, look at this.Copy !req
204. A newspaper article
from 1937.Copy !req
205. God, there's
dozens of them.Copy !req
206. Fourth of June 1948,Copy !req
207. "Vicar's daughter
missing from school,
presumed dead." David,Copy !req
208. her doll looks just like
the one Alice found earlier.Copy !req
209. Every single page
catalogued in perfect order,Copy !req
210. all detailing people
who've just vanished
right up until the present day.Copy !req
211. Why would he
keep all of this?Copy !req
212. I'm sure there's
a perfectly reasonable
explanation.Copy !req
213. I knew there was
something odd
about that man.Copy !req
214. What do you think
he's doing up there?Copy !req
215. He's probably trying
to get some sleep,Copy !req
216. and I'd like to do the same.Copy !req
217. Ever since we've arrived,
I have had a bad feeling
about this place.Copy !req
218. Get away from there!Copy !req
219. David, I can see him!Copy !req
220. What are you doing?Copy !req
221. Get out. We're in
the middle of filming.Copy !req
222. All right.Copy !req
223. David! He's doing something
very strange in there.Copy !req
224. It's some sort of ritual.Copy !req
225. It's not our place to judge
a man's religious beliefs.Copy !req
226. I'm sure there's
nothing to worry about.Copy !req
227. Yes, I'm... Oh!Copy !req
228. Yes, I...
I'm sure you're right.Copy !req
229. Gosh!Copy !req
230. It really is
coming down out there.Copy !req
231. Then just be glad
we're inside.Copy !req
232. Only me.Copy !req
233. Only me.Copy !req
234. What are you doing
up at this hour?Copy !req
235. I thought I heard
a strange noise.Copy !req
236. It's most likely a bat.Copy !req
237. They often flit about
the place at night.Copy !req
238. You know, in this light,
you remind me a little
of my Vera.Copy !req
239. She and I always
wanted a child.Copy !req
240. When is it due?Copy !req
241. Um...Copy !req
242. Any day now.Copy !req
243. I'd give anything
to see my Vera again.Copy !req
244. To have her safely back at...Copy !req
245. The lodge.Copy !req
246. Perhaps I will see her again.Copy !req
247. - There it is! The lodge!Copy !req
248. Perhaps, I will
see her again.Copy !req
249. One day.Copy !req
250. What was that?Copy !req
251. It came from Vera's cozy,
warm, welcoming, nice,
bright, safe study.Copy !req
252. Oh! Oh my God, Alice?Copy !req
253. David, wake up!Copy !req
254. She's missing.Copy !req
255. Oh my God!Copy !req
256. Get out!Copy !req
257. - Get out!
- No! No, what are you doing?Copy !req
258. You touched your nose.Copy !req
259. I was acting!Copy !req
260. Very convincing.Copy !req
261. We must search the house.Copy !req
262. Where is she?
What have you done
with our daughter?Copy !req
263. Nothing at all.Copy !req
264. David, let's not jump
to any conclusions.Copy !req
265. - Mummy.Copy !req
266. Why is everyone shouting?Copy !req
267. Oh, Alice, thank God!
Come here, my darling!Copy !req
268. Mummy's got you.Copy !req
269. Mummy has got you.
It's all going to be okay.Copy !req
270. Where were you?Copy !req
271. I was just talking
to the other little girl.Copy !req
272. Alice, stop making things up.
There is no other little girl.Copy !req
273. Yes, there is.Copy !req
274. She's the Vicar's daughter,
and she told me
Tony needs help.Copy !req
275. I'm sorry.Copy !req
276. He's dead.Copy !req
277. Alice, go to your room.Copy !req
278. You'll be safe in there.Copy !req
279. The man was clearly unwell.Copy !req
280. He'd been
taking those pills
since we arrived.Copy !req
281. Let's afford the man
a little dignity at least.Copy !req
282. Let's all go back to bed.Copy !req
283. We can call the police
in the mor...Copy !req
284. - Whoo!
- Let's all go back to bed,Copy !req
285. and we can call
the police in the morning.Copy !req
286. What on Earth
are you talking about?Copy !req
287. We can't wait
till morning.Copy !req
288. Wait... Stop it.
Stop it!Copy !req
289. We can't wait until morning.Copy !req
290. We need to call them now.Copy !req
291. Hello? Yes, police.Copy !req
292. I'd like to report a death.Copy !req
293. Would they even
risk coming out
in a storm like this?Copy !req
294. Oh!Copy !req
295. We think it may
have been an overdose.Copy !req
296. Yes, the address
is Fortenoy Lodge,
ten miles outside of...Copy !req
297. Hello?Copy !req
298. Hello?Copy !req
299. It's gone dead.Copy !req
300. - You've cut the line.
- Yes, I have!Copy !req
301. Nothing can be done
for Tony now.Copy !req
302. How can you be
so callous?Copy !req
303. A man has died.Copy !req
304. Oh my God, he's gone!Copy !req
305. Vera has taken him.Copy !req
306. That's why you cut the line.Copy !req
307. That's why you cut...Copy !req
308. That's why you cut the line.Copy !req
309. That's why you cut the line!Copy !req
310. And you've sabotaged our car.Copy !req
311. Tony could never have
left this place alive.Copy !req
312. Nor can anyone,
for that matter.Copy !req
313. Not when my Vera's life
depends on it.Copy !req
314. What are you
talking about, man?Copy !req
315. There really is nothing
I wouldn't do to see
my wife again.Copy !req
316. And when enough blood
has been spilled,Copy !req
317. my Vera shall return.Copy !req
318. Bang!Copy !req
319. Not long now, my love!Copy !req
320. Soon we shall be reunited.Copy !req
321. Ha-ha!Copy !req
322. Emma! Tie him
to the chair,
I've got him!Copy !req
323. No, you haven't!Copy !req
324. - Yes, I have!
- No, you haven't.Copy !req
325. You have to
let me get you.Copy !req
326. If you want to get me,
you've got to get me,
come on!Copy !req
327. Stop that.
Get in the chair!Copy !req
328. You're weak, Chris.Copy !req
329. Sorry, that was too much.
All right.Copy !req
330. He got me.Copy !req
331. Get out!Copy !req
332. Get out!Copy !req
333. No! You get out!Copy !req
334. Oh!Copy !req
335. Shut up.Copy !req
336. Ooh!Copy !req
337. Argh!Copy !req
338. I'm all right.Copy !req
339. Mummy!Copy !req
340. The Vicar's daughter
said the angry lady
is coming.Copy !req
341. We have to leave now.Copy !req
342. The whole house
is screaming it.Copy !req
343. Dennis!Copy !req
344. Dennis! Get in! Get in!Copy !req
345. Get in!Copy !req
346. Get in!Copy !req
347. - No! "Get out"!
- Okay, okay, sorry.Copy !req
348. No! Get in!Copy !req
349. Get in!Copy !req
350. No! Say, "Get out!"Copy !req
351. Say get out!Copy !req
352. Don't say,
"Say get out,"
just, "Get out!"Copy !req
353. - Okay, right, I'm sorry.
- No!Copy !req
354. Get back in, Dennis!Copy !req
355. - No, get out!
- All right! All right!Copy !req
356. - Dennis, come back!
- Dennis, come back!Copy !req
357. - Oh, just forget it!
- Just forget it!Copy !req
358. Go away, you idiot!Copy !req
359. Go away, you idiot!Copy !req
360. - Get out!
- Get out!Copy !req
361. - There it is.
- Yes! Nailed it.Copy !req
362. Alice, please!
There is no angry lady!Copy !req
363. Of course there is, silly.Copy !req
364. She's right there!Copy !req
365. Gone. She's vanished
without a trace.Copy !req
366. You will die!Copy !req
367. The rain has turned to hail!Copy !req
368. Daddy!Copy !req
369. "Expect more...Copy !req
370. "Boides."Copy !req
371. Oh, no.Copy !req
372. We need to get out of here!Copy !req
373. It's locked.Copy !req
374. It's locked.Copy !req
375. I'm afraid there is
no way out of...Copy !req
376. The lodge.Copy !req
377. Mummy, I'm scared.Copy !req
378. Quickly, this way.Copy !req
379. We can hide in the kitchen!Copy !req
380. Quickly,
close the door.Copy !req
381. Hand me that knife
from the counter.Copy !req
382. Get in the cabinet.Copy !req
383. Don't make a sound.Copy !req
384. Where are you?Copy !req
385. Are you under the table?Copy !req
386. No.Copy !req
387. Are you in the pantry?Copy !req
388. No.Copy !req
389. Then you must be in here!Copy !req
390. You'll never take
my family, Fortenoy!Copy !req
391. David, no!Copy !req
392. Don't kill him.Copy !req
393. No one else has to die.Copy !req
394. You're right.Copy !req
395. I can feel myself changing!Copy !req
396. Vera is merging with me!Copy !req
397. My Vera!Copy !req
398. My Vera!Copy !req
399. Albert, is that you, my love?Copy !req
400. It is, my sweet!
With one more life,
you shall be reborn.Copy !req
401. Behold your new body.Copy !req
402. No!Copy !req
403. You're doing
far too much there, Chris.Copy !req
404. Please don't hurt me, Mummy!Copy !req
405. - Your mummy is dead.
- Your mummy has gone.Copy !req
406. - My love is dead!
- My love is dead!Copy !req
407. - And now I will have my revenge.
- And now I shall...
I will have my revenge!Copy !req
408. Revenge!
Go, go, go!Copy !req
409. Help me! Help me!Copy !req
410. Ah-ha!Copy !req
411. No need to panic.
I'm here now.Copy !req
412. I'm... I'm here.Copy !req
413. Ah, yes, I... I'm...Copy !req
414. I'm going to kill her.Copy !req
415. Help me! I really
need help right now!Copy !req
416. Right, yes.
Just hold on.
Hold on one minute.Copy !req
417. I kind of have
no other option now.Copy !req
418. I'm going to kill her.Copy !req
419. Ha-ha-ha!
It's happening.Copy !req
420. In three... Two... One...Copy !req
421. And a half, and...Copy !req
422. Argh!Copy !req
423. - I've stabbed her.
It's done. It's happened.Copy !req
424. Ah-ha!Copy !req
425. Oh!Copy !req
426. You're safe now.Copy !req
427. Here, take my hand.Copy !req
428. Let's get you
out of this damned place.Copy !req
429. Everything's
going to be okay.Copy !req
430. Oh!Copy !req