1. Still got it.Copy !req
2. What's that?Copy !req
3. An old friend.Copy !req
4. I was rummaging through
a closet…Copy !req
5. … and it was sitting there.Copy !req
6. It's nice, Paul.Copy !req
7. It's got character.Copy !req
8. When I wrote my first book,
I carried it…Copy !req
9. … in this while I looked
for a publisher.Copy !req
10. - I was a writer then.
- You're still a writer.Copy !req
11. I haven't been one since I got
in the Misery business.Copy !req
12. Not a bad business.Copy !req
13. And it would still
be growing too.Copy !req
14. The first printing for Misery's Child
was the most ever.Copy !req
15. Over a million.Copy !req
16. Marcia, please.Copy !req
17. Misery Chastain put braces on your
daughter and put her through college.Copy !req
18. Bought you two houses
and seats to the Knicks.Copy !req
19. What thanks does she get?
You go and kill her.Copy !req
20. I never meant for it
to become my life.Copy !req
21. If I hadn't gotten rid of her now…Copy !req
22. … I would be
writing her forever.Copy !req
23. I'm leaving for Colorado to
try to finish the new book.Copy !req
24. If I can make this work…Copy !req
25. … I might just have something
I want on my tombstone.Copy !req
26. I'm your number one fan.Copy !req
27. There's nothing to worry about.Copy !req
28. You're gonna be just fine.Copy !req
29. I'll take good care of you.Copy !req
30. I'm your number one fan.Copy !req
31. Where am I?Copy !req
32. We're just outside Silver Creek.Copy !req
33. How long?Copy !req
34. You've been here two days.Copy !req
35. It's gonna be okay.Copy !req
36. My name is Annie Wilkes.Copy !req
37. My number one fan.Copy !req
38. Yes. That's right.Copy !req
39. I'm also a nurse.Copy !req
40. Here.Copy !req
41. Take these.Copy !req
42. Here.Copy !req
43. What are they?Copy !req
44. They're called Novril.
They're for your pain.Copy !req
45. Thank you.Copy !req
46. How come I'm not in hospital?Copy !req
47. The blizzard was too strong.
I couldn't risk getting you there.Copy !req
48. I tried calling,
but the phone lines are down.Copy !req
49. You mustn't tire yourself.Copy !req
50. You've gotta rest.Copy !req
51. You almost died.Copy !req
52. Open wide.Copy !req
53. Your legs just sing grand opera
when you move, don't they?Copy !req
54. It's not gonna hurt forever, Paul.
I promise you.Copy !req
55. Will I be able to walk?Copy !req
56. Of course you will.Copy !req
57. And your arm will be fine too.Copy !req
58. Your shoulder was
pretty badly dislocated.Copy !req
59. It was a little stubborn,
but I finally popped it back in.Copy !req
60. What I'm proud of
is the work on those legs.Copy !req
61. Considering what I had in the house,
a doctor couldn't have done better.Copy !req
62. It's not nearly as bad as it looks.Copy !req
63. You have a compound fracture
of the tibia in both legs…Copy !req
64. … and the fibula in the right leg
is fractured too.Copy !req
65. I could hear the bones moving…Copy !req
66. … so it's best your legs
remain immobile.Copy !req
67. As soon as the roads open…Copy !req
68. … I'll take you to a hospital.Copy !req
69. In the meantime, you've got a lot of
recovering to do…Copy !req
70. … and I consider it an honor
that you'll do it in my home.Copy !req
71. This is Marcia Sindell.
I'm calling from New York.Copy !req
72. I'd like to speak to the
chief of police or sheriff.Copy !req
73. - Which one do you want?
- Whichever one is not busy.Copy !req
74. I'm pretty sure they're both not busy,
Ms. Sindell, since they're both me.Copy !req
75. I also happen to be president of the
Policeman's Benefit Association…Copy !req
76. … chairman of the Patrolman's
Retirement Fund…Copy !req
77. … and if you need a fishing
guide, you could do a lot worse.Copy !req
78. Call me Buster, everybody does.Copy !req
79. What can I do for you?Copy !req
80. I'm a literary agent, and I…Copy !req
81. I feel like a fool calling you…Copy !req
82. … but I think one of my clients,
Paul Sheldon, might be in trouble.Copy !req
83. You mean Paul Sheldon the writer?Copy !req
84. - He's your client, huh?
- Yes, he is.Copy !req
85. Everybody sure likes those
Misery books.Copy !req
86. Yeah.Copy !req
87. I'm sure you know Paul's been
coming to Silver Creek Lodge…Copy !req
88. … for years to finish his books.Copy !req
89. I understand he's been up here
the last six weeks.Copy !req
90. Well, not quite.Copy !req
91. I just called there and they…Copy !req
92. … said he checked out
last Tuesday.Copy !req
93. Isn't that a little strange?Copy !req
94. I don't know. Does he usually phone
you before he checks out of a hotel?Copy !req
95. No. No, of course not.Copy !req
96. His daughter hasn't heard
from him…Copy !req
97. … and when he has a book coming out,
he keeps in touch.Copy !req
98. So when there wasn't any word
from him, I…Copy !req
99. You think he might be missing, huh?Copy !req
100. I hate that I made this call.
Tell me I'm being silly.Copy !req
101. Oh, a little over-protective maybe.Copy !req
102. Tell you what I'll do.Copy !req
103. Nothing's been reported out here…Copy !req
104. … but I'll put his name
through our system.Copy !req
105. If anything turns up,
I'll call you right back.Copy !req
106. Oh, I'd appreciate that.
Thanks a lot.Copy !req
107. Goodbye, Ms. Sindell.Copy !req
108. We got a phone call?
Busy morning.Copy !req
109. Yeah. Work, work, work.Copy !req
110. Virginia, when was that blizzard?Copy !req
111. Last Tuesday. Why?Copy !req
112. No reason.Copy !req
113. I guess it was kind of a miracle,
you finding me.Copy !req
114. No, it wasn't a miracle at all.Copy !req
115. In a way, I was following you.Copy !req
116. Following me?Copy !req
117. It wasn't any secret to me you
were at the Silver Creek…Copy !req
118. … seeing as how I'm your
number one fan and all.Copy !req
119. Some nights I'd just tool on
down there and sit outside…Copy !req
120. … and look up at the light
in your cabin…Copy !req
121. … and imagine what was going on
in the room of the greatest writer.Copy !req
122. Say it again.
I didn't hear you.Copy !req
123. Don't move now.Copy !req
124. I wouldn't want to hurt
this neck.Copy !req
125. Well, the other afternoon…Copy !req
126. … I was on my way home…Copy !req
127. … and there you were,
leaving the lodge.Copy !req
128. I wondered why a literary genius would
go out when there was a storm coming.Copy !req
129. I didn't know there was
a big storm coming.Copy !req
130. Lucky for you I did.Copy !req
131. Lucky for me too.Copy !req
132. Because now you're alive…Copy !req
133. … and you can write more books.Copy !req
134. Oh, Paul, I've read
everything of yours.Copy !req
135. The Misery novels.
I know them all by heart.Copy !req
136. All eight of them.
I love them so.Copy !req
137. You're very kind.Copy !req
138. And you're very brilliant.Copy !req
139. Like a baby.Copy !req
140. - All done.
- Thank you.Copy !req
141. When do you think
the phone lines will be up?Copy !req
142. I have to call my daughter
and agent in New York…Copy !req
143. … to let her know I'm alive.Copy !req
144. It shouldn't be much longer.Copy !req
145. Once the roads open, the phone
lines will be up in no time.Copy !req
146. If you give me their numbers,
I'll keep trying them.Copy !req
147. Could I ask you a favor?Copy !req
148. I noticed in your case there is
a new Paul Sheldon book…Copy !req
149. … and I wondered if maybe…Copy !req
150. You want to read it?Copy !req
151. If you wouldn't mind.Copy !req
152. I have a hard and fast rule…Copy !req
153. … as to who reads my stuff
at this early stage.Copy !req
154. Only my editor, my agent…Copy !req
155. … and anybody who saves me from
freezing to death in a car wreck.Copy !req
156. You'll never realize
what a rare treat you've given me.Copy !req
157. Boy, it's like clockwork,
the way your pain comes.Copy !req
158. I'll get your Novril.
Forgive me for prattling…Copy !req
159. … and making you feel all oogy.Copy !req
160. What's your new book called?Copy !req
161. I don't have a title yet.Copy !req
162. What's it about?Copy !req
163. I don't know.Copy !req
164. I know it sounds crazy,
but I haven't…Copy !req
165. … written anything but Misery
for so long.Copy !req
166. Why don't you read it…Copy !req
167. … and tell me what it's about.Copy !req
168. Maybe you can come up
with a title.Copy !req
169. Like I could do that.Copy !req
170. Nothing unusual about
Mr. Sheldon's leaving, Buster.Copy !req
171. - You can tell by the champagne.
- Maybe you can, Libby.Copy !req
172. He always orders a bottle of
Dom Perignon when he's ready to go.Copy !req
173. Then he pays up and he's out.Copy !req
174. No long-distance phone calls…Copy !req
175. … or Federal Express packages?Copy !req
176. Anything out of the ordinary?Copy !req
177. I don't think Mr. Sheldon likes for
things to be out of the ordinary.Copy !req
178. Considering who he is,
and all famous and all…Copy !req
179. … he doesn't put on airs.Copy !req
180. Drives up from New York
in the same car each time.Copy !req
181. A '65 Mustang.
Says it helps him to think.Copy !req
182. Always been a good guest.Copy !req
183. Never makes a noise.
Never bothers a soul.Copy !req
184. - I hope nothing's happened to him.
- So do I.Copy !req
185. I bet that old Mustang's pulling into
New York right now.Copy !req
186. I'm sure you're right.
Thanks, Libby.Copy !req
187. My pleasure.Copy !req
188. I know I'm only 40 pages
into your book, but…Copy !req
189. But what?Copy !req
190. Nothing.Copy !req
191. No, no.Copy !req
192. What is it?Copy !req
193. What's ridiculous…Copy !req
194. Who am I to make a criticism
to someone like you?Copy !req
195. It's all right, I can take it.Copy !req
196. It's brilliantly written.Copy !req
197. But then everything you write
is brilliant.Copy !req
198. Pretty rough stuff, huh?Copy !req
199. The swearing, Paul.Copy !req
200. There, I said it.Copy !req
201. Yeah. The profanity bothers you.Copy !req
202. It has no nobility.Copy !req
203. These are slum kids.Copy !req
204. I was a slum kid.Copy !req
205. Everybody talks like that.Copy !req
206. They do not!Copy !req
207. What do you think I say
at the feed store?Copy !req
208. "Now Wally, give a bag of that
effing pig feed and…Copy !req
209. … ten pounds of that
bitchly cow corn!"Copy !req
210. And the bank.
Do I tell Mrs.Copy !req
211. "Here's one big bastard
of a check…Copy !req
212. … give me your Christing money!"Copy !req
213. There! Look there!Copy !req
214. See what you made me do?Copy !req
215. Oh, Paul, I'm sorry.Copy !req
216. I'm so sorry.Copy !req
217. Sometimes I get so worked up.Copy !req
218. Can you ever forgive me?Copy !req
219. It's fine.Copy !req
220. I love you, Paul.Copy !req
221. Your mind.Copy !req
222. Your creativity.
That's all I meant.Copy !req
223. Well, this sure is fun.Copy !req
224. Virginia…Copy !req
225. … when you're in this car,
you're not my wife, you're my deputy.Copy !req
226. This deputy would rather be home
under the covers with the sheriff.Copy !req
227. - Stop.
- What?Copy !req
228. - Stop!
- What?Copy !req
229. See that broken limb?Copy !req
230. Could be the weight of the snow.Copy !req
231. Could have been a rotten branch,
could have been the wind.Copy !req
232. Could have been a lot of things.Copy !req
233. Need some help?Copy !req
234. No, I'm enjoying myself!Copy !req
235. Thank you.Copy !req
236. You think Sheldon's out there?Copy !req
237. I hope not.Copy !req
238. If he is, he's dead.Copy !req
239. Let's go to the newspaper office.Copy !req
240. Oh, I hope I didn't wake you.Copy !req
241. No, it's fine.Copy !req
242. Look what I got.Copy !req
243. They had it at the store.
There was a whole batch of them.Copy !req
244. As soon as I saw it, I slammed my
money down. I got the first copy.Copy !req
245. Then the roads are open.Copy !req
246. The one to town is,
but that's about it.Copy !req
247. I called the hospital and I talked
to the head orthopedic surgeon…Copy !req
248. … and I told him who you were
and what had happened.Copy !req
249. And he said as long as
there's no infection…Copy !req
250. … you're not in danger.Copy !req
251. As soon as the road to the hospital
is open, they'll send an ambulance.Copy !req
252. The phone's working?Copy !req
253. Mine's still out.Copy !req
254. The ones in town
were working just fine.Copy !req
255. I called that agent of yours.Copy !req
256. Oh, Paul, I peeked
at the very beginning.Copy !req
257. What a wonderful first page.Copy !req
258. - The name Misery Chastain.
- My daughter must be going nuts.Copy !req
259. Like a visit from my—Copy !req
260. I'm supposed to be home
for her birthday. It's today.Copy !req
261. The agent said she would tell her.
You'll have to wait…Copy !req
262. … till tomorrow if you
want to talk to her yourself.Copy !req
263. Oh, Paul…Copy !req
264. … what a poet you are.Copy !req
265. I made you my specialty:Copy !req
266. Scrambled eggs à la Wilkes.Copy !req
267. And I'm on page 75.Copy !req
268. I guess that means it's okay.Copy !req
269. No.Copy !req
270. No, it isn't. It's…Copy !req
271. Oh, pooh.Copy !req
272. I can't think of any words.Copy !req
273. Would "great" be insulting?Copy !req
274. I can live with "great."Copy !req
275. No.Copy !req
276. It's not just great, it's…Copy !req
277. … perfect.Copy !req
278. A perfect, perfect thing.Copy !req
279. I thought it was time
you two should meet.Copy !req
280. Paul, say hello to my favorite
beast in the whole world.Copy !req
281. My sow, Misery.Copy !req
282. Misery?Copy !req
283. Yes. I told you
I was your number one fan.Copy !req
284. Yeah, I'm…Copy !req
285. … starting to believe you.Copy !req
286. This farm was dreary, what with
a few cows and chickens and me.Copy !req
287. But when I got Misery here,
everything changed.Copy !req
288. She just makes me smile so.Copy !req
289. She's a fine…Copy !req
290. … pig, is what she is.Copy !req
291. I'm on page 300 now, Paul.Copy !req
292. And it's better than perfect.Copy !req
293. It's divine.Copy !req
294. What's the ceiling that dago painted?Copy !req
295. The Sistine Chapel.Copy !req
296. Yeah.Copy !req
297. That and Misery's Child.Copy !req
298. Those are the only two divine
things ever in this world.Copy !req
299. When my husband left me,
I wasn't prepared.Copy !req
300. It wasn't an easy time.Copy !req
301. For a while I thought
I might go crazy.Copy !req
302. I know how that can be.Copy !req
303. I don't know about you…Copy !req
304. … but what I did to get through it
was I dove into work.Copy !req
305. Days, nights.Copy !req
306. Night shifts can be lonely
at a hospital.Copy !req
307. I did a lot of reading.Copy !req
308. That was when
I first discovered Misery.Copy !req
309. She made me so happy.Copy !req
310. She made me forget all my problems.Copy !req
311. Of course, you had a little
something to do with that too.Copy !req
312. Yeah, well…Copy !req
313. I just kept reading them
over and over.Copy !req
314. I've only got two chapters left
and when I finish…Copy !req
315. … I'll turn to the first page…Copy !req
316. … and start reading it
all over again.Copy !req
317. I'm, uh…Copy !req
318. - Done?
- Yeah.Copy !req
319. No problem.Copy !req
320. Thanks.Copy !req
321. Don't get me wrong.Copy !req
322. I'm not against marriage
per se, but…Copy !req
323. … it'd take a special guy to make me
want to walk down that aisle again.Copy !req
324. Yeah, it's not something you
should enter into lightly.Copy !req
325. It boils down to respect.Copy !req
326. People don't respect the
institution of marriage anymore.Copy !req
327. They have no sense of
real commitment.Copy !req
328. Well…Copy !req
329. … I'd love to chat,
but I'm right at the end…Copy !req
330. … and I gotta find out what happens.Copy !req
331. You.Copy !req
332. You…Copy !req
333. … dirty bird.Copy !req
334. How could you?Copy !req
335. She can't be dead.Copy !req
336. Misery Chastain cannot be dead.Copy !req
337. Annie, in 1871, women often died
in childbirth.Copy !req
338. Her spirit is the important thing
and Misery's spirit is alive.Copy !req
339. I don't want her spirit!Copy !req
340. I want her!Copy !req
341. And you murdered her!Copy !req
342. No.Copy !req
343. I didn't.Copy !req
344. Who did?Copy !req
345. No one.Copy !req
346. She died.
She just slipped away.Copy !req
347. Slipped away?Copy !req
348. Slipped away?Copy !req
349. She didn't just slip away!
You did it!Copy !req
350. You did it! You did it!Copy !req
351. - You murdered my Misery!
- Annie! Annie!Copy !req
352. I thought you were good, Paul…Copy !req
353. … but you're not good.Copy !req
354. You're just another lying,
old dirty birdie…Copy !req
355. … and I don't think I better be
around you for a while.Copy !req
356. And don't even think about
anybody coming for you.Copy !req
357. Not the doctors…Copy !req
358. … not your agent…Copy !req
359. … not your family…Copy !req
360. … because I never called them.Copy !req
361. Nobody knows you're here.Copy !req
362. And you better hope
nothing happens to me.Copy !req
363. Because if I die…Copy !req
364. … you die.Copy !req
365. No, Ms. Sindell, there's no
point in coming up here now.Copy !req
366. Everything that can be done is.Copy !req
367. We're working close with the police,
and the FBI's been informed.Copy !req
368. Right. Right.Copy !req
369. As soon as we know anything
we'll let you know.Copy !req
370. No bother at all.Copy !req
371. Call anytime. Bye, Ms. Sindell.Copy !req
372. All right. Well, I sure
appreciate it. Thank you.Copy !req
373. According to Sheldon's credit charges,
there's nothing after Silver Creek.Copy !req
374. No calls about the article either.Copy !req
375. You poor, dear thing.Copy !req
376. What are you doing on the floor?Copy !req
377. It's all my fault.Copy !req
378. If I had a proper hospital bed,
this never would've happened.Copy !req
379. Here, let me help you back in.Copy !req
380. I know this hurts,
but it will only take a few seconds.Copy !req
381. Upsy-daisy.Copy !req
382. - Please. Wait. Wait.
- Oh, you're such a crybaby.Copy !req
383. There you go. Comfy?Copy !req
384. Perfect.Copy !req
385. Such a kidder.Copy !req
386. I have a big surprise for you. But
first there's something you must do.Copy !req
387. Do you suppose I could have a little
snack while I'm waiting for it?Copy !req
388. I'll get you everything you want,
but you must listen first.Copy !req
389. Sometimes my thinking
is a little muddy. I accept that.Copy !req
390. It's why I couldn't remember things
on the witness stand in Denver.Copy !req
391. But this time I thought clearly.Copy !req
392. I asked God about you.Copy !req
393. And God said, "I delivered him unto
you so that you may show him the way."Copy !req
394. Show me the way?Copy !req
395. Yes.Copy !req
396. When I mentioned a snack,
I was thinking more of a…Copy !req
397. … cheese and crackers kind of thing.Copy !req
398. Paul, this is no time for jokes.Copy !req
399. You must rid the world of this filth.Copy !req
400. You want me to burn my book?Copy !req
401. I know this may be difficult for you,
but it's for the best.Copy !req
402. It's really not difficult at all.Copy !req
403. My agent made dozens of copies.
There'll be an auction in New York.Copy !req
404. Publishing houses in New York
are reading it now.Copy !req
405. So if you want me to burn
my book, fine.Copy !req
406. But you're not really
ridding the world of anything.Copy !req
407. Then light the match, Paul.Copy !req
408. It's no big deal.Copy !req
409. So you've indicated.Copy !req
410. Do it.Copy !req
411. This is the only copy, Paul.Copy !req
412. You didn't think your first book would
be taken seriously enough to copy.Copy !req
413. They did. You've never made copies
because you're superstitious.Copy !req
414. It's why you always come back
to the Silver Creek Lodge.Copy !req
415. You told that
to Merv Griffin 11 years ago.Copy !req
416. I'll tell you what.Copy !req
417. It doesn't ever have to be published.Copy !req
418. No one has to read it,
I'll just keep it for myself.Copy !req
419. No one will even know it exists.Copy !req
420. As long as it does exist,
your mind won't ever be free.Copy !req
421. I think you should
light the match, Paul.Copy !req
422. Can't you see it's what God wants?Copy !req
423. You're so brilliant, I'd think
you'd certainly be able to see that.Copy !req
424. We're put on this earth
to help people, Paul.Copy !req
425. Like I'm trying to help you.Copy !req
426. Please, help me help you.Copy !req
427. You're doing the right thing.Copy !req
428. Oh, my goodness! Goodness gracious!Copy !req
429. Oh, goodness! Heavens to Betsy!Copy !req
430. Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness!Copy !req
431. Heavens to Betsy! Oh, goodness!Copy !req
432. Well, isn't that an oogy mess?Copy !req
433. That's the Steadman place down there.Copy !req
434. And that's the Wilkes farm
straight ahead.Copy !req
435. That's no '65 Mustang.Copy !req
436. There's nothing else out this way.
Let's circle back.Copy !req
437. I do believe the winters are getting
shorter every year.Copy !req
438. People say it has something to do
with the ozone layer.Copy !req
439. What do you think?Copy !req
440. I don't know.Copy !req
441. Yeah, well, it's a theory.Copy !req
442. Here's your Novril.Copy !req
443. We're back. Now, remind us
who the audience chose.Copy !req
444. - They chose Kevin.
- They chose Kevin.Copy !req
445. In fact, say hello to Kevin Andrews.Copy !req
446. Hi, Kevin.Copy !req
447. How you doing, Chuck?Copy !req
448. Make yourself at home and Sheri
will tell us about the date.Copy !req
449. First of all, I picked out
a very classy restaurant.Copy !req
450. It was so classy, and he shows up
without no tie…Copy !req
451. See, isn't this nice?Copy !req
452. Great, I always wanted to visit the
other side of the room.Copy !req
453. Look what I got for you.Copy !req
454. An electric razor so you can
shave yourself now.Copy !req
455. For this surprise
I'd have burned all my books.Copy !req
456. Now, don't poke fun.Copy !req
457. This is a big day for you, Paul.
Sit tight and I'll set everything up.Copy !req
458. Set what up?Copy !req
459. That's the big surprise.Copy !req
460. Your new studio.Copy !req
461. After all, writers do need
a place to work.Copy !req
462. Work? You mean, write?Copy !req
463. What in the world
would I write?Copy !req
464. Oh, but Paul, I don't think. I know.Copy !req
465. You've burned that nasty manuscript.
Now you can do what you're great at.Copy !req
466. You're gonna write a new novel.
Your greatest achievement ever.Copy !req
467. Misery's return.Copy !req
468. Misery's return?Copy !req
469. You didn't mean it when you killed
her, and now you'll make it right.Copy !req
470. It'll be a book in my honor…Copy !req
471. … for saving your life
and nursing you back to health.Copy !req
472. Oh, Paul, you're gonna make me
the envy of the whole world.Copy !req
473. You just expect me to
whip something off?Copy !req
474. I expect nothing less
than your masterpiece.Copy !req
475. You understand that this is not
the ordinary way books get written.Copy !req
476. Some people might consider this
an oddball situation.Copy !req
477. I have total confidence
in your brilliance.Copy !req
478. Besides, the view will inspire you.Copy !req
479. You just inhale that.
I'll be right back.Copy !req
480. I guess neighbors don't bother you?Copy !req
481. Don't you worry…Copy !req
482. … you'll have total solitude
so you can concentrate on your work.Copy !req
483. Great.Copy !req
484. I got you this expensive paper
to type on.Copy !req
485. And I got a good deal on this clunker
on account of it's missing an "N."Copy !req
486. I told the lady "N" was one of the
letters in my favorite writer's name.Copy !req
487. It's two of the letters in my
favorite nurse's name: Annie.Copy !req
488. You fooler. Did I do good?Copy !req
489. You did great.Copy !req
490. There is just one little thing.Copy !req
491. I can't work on this paper. See, it's
Corrasable Bond and it smudges.Copy !req
492. I thought maybe if you…Copy !req
493. … went back into town, you could
get some white long-grained mimeo.Copy !req
494. But mine cost the most,
so I don't see how it can smudge.Copy !req
495. Come here, I'll show you.Copy !req
496. It does smudge after all.Copy !req
497. Isn't that fascinating?Copy !req
498. I thought you'd be interested.Copy !req
499. I'd like you to be in on
everything, Annie.Copy !req
500. Not just the finished book,
but how it's written.Copy !req
501. Thank you for thinking of me.Copy !req
502. Anything else I can get
while I'm in town?Copy !req
503. Any other crucial requirements
I can satisfy?Copy !req
504. Would you like a tiny tape recorder?Copy !req
505. Or how about handmade
writing slippers?Copy !req
506. Just the paper will be fine.Copy !req
507. Are you sure? If you want,
I'll bring back the whole store.Copy !req
508. Annie, what's the matter?Copy !req
509. I'll tell you what's the matter!
I go out of my way for you!Copy !req
510. I do everything to make you happy!Copy !req
511. I feed you! I clean you!
I dress you!Copy !req
512. And what thanks do I get?
"You bought the wrong paper, Annie!"Copy !req
513. I'll get your paper, but you better
show me more appreciation, Mr. Man.Copy !req
514. Shit!Copy !req
515. Come on, you've written about this,
now do it.Copy !req
516. What do you know? It works.Copy !req
517. What a surprise.Copy !req
518. You crazy bitch.Copy !req
519. Paul, I've got your paper.Copy !req
520. I hope it's enough.
Three reams of long-grained mimeo.Copy !req
521. Just the kind you asked for.Copy !req
522. Paul.Copy !req
523. You're dripping with perspiration.Copy !req
524. Your color is very hectic.
What've you been doing?Copy !req
525. You know damn well
what I've been doing.Copy !req
526. I've been sitting here suffering.
I need my pills.Copy !req
527. Poor dear.Copy !req
528. Let's get you in bed,
and I'll get them.Copy !req
529. I want my pills now!Copy !req
530. - It'll only take a second.
- No!Copy !req
531. I want my pain to go away, Annie.Copy !req
532. Please, make it go away.Copy !req
533. Please, Annie.Copy !req
534. Please.Copy !req
535. It just breaks my heart
to see you like this.Copy !req
536. I've done a lot of thinking
on the drive.Copy !req
537. Here you go.Copy !req
538. And I'm absolutely certain.Copy !req
539. The main reason I've never been
more popular is because of my temper.Copy !req
540. You must be so mad at me.Copy !req
541. The truth, now.Copy !req
542. Well…Copy !req
543. Who doesn't let off a little steam
every once in a while?Copy !req
544. My genius needs his rest
before he writes.Copy !req
545. Footsies up.Copy !req
546. There you go.Copy !req
547. Here.Copy !req
548. In case you think of any ideas.Copy !req
549. I wouldn't expect too much.Copy !req
550. Don't be silly. You'll be brilliant.Copy !req
551. Think of me as your inspiration.Copy !req
552. I have faith in you, my darling.Copy !req
553. Catch this.Copy !req
554. The presumption must now be
that Paul Sheldon is dead.Copy !req
555. We know he somehow managed
to crawl outside his car…Copy !req
556. … but we haven't found his body
in the vicinity of the accident.Copy !req
557. Also, had anyone found him,
they would've taken him to a hospital.Copy !req
558. Undoubtedly, he is buried
somewhere out there in the snow.Copy !req
559. We'll find him after the thaw.Copy !req
560. Unless the animals get to him first…Copy !req
561. … which is a distinct possibility.Copy !req
562. That was a statement from Colorado
Police Chief, Sherman Douglas.Copy !req
563. We will update you—Copy !req
564. You don't think he's dead, do you?Copy !req
565. Well, he might well be,
but not the way they say.Copy !req
566. He never crawled out
of that car by himself.Copy !req
567. You can see the dents
on the door there.Copy !req
568. Someone pulled him out.Copy !req
569. I'm sorry, Paul. This is all wrong.Copy !req
570. - What?
- You'll have to do it over again.Copy !req
571. It's not worthy of you.
Throw it all out.Copy !req
572. Except naming the gravedigger
after me. You can leave that in.Copy !req
573. I really value your criticism, but
maybe you're being a bit hasty here.Copy !req
574. What you've written just isn't fair.Copy !req
575. - Not fair?
- That's right.Copy !req
576. Growing up in Bakersfield,
my favorite thing…Copy !req
577. … was to go to the movies on
Saturdays for chapter plays.Copy !req
578. - Cliffhangers.
- I know that, Mr. Man!Copy !req
579. They also call them serials.
I'm not stupid, you know!Copy !req
580. Anyway, my favorite was Rocket Man.
And once it was a no-brakes chapter.Copy !req
581. The bad guys put him
in a car on a mountain…Copy !req
582. … knocked him out, welded the doors,
and started him to his death.Copy !req
583. He woke up, tried to steer,
tried to get out.Copy !req
584. But the car went off a cliff before
he escaped and crashed and burned!Copy !req
585. I was so upset and excited!
Next week, I was first in line.Copy !req
586. It starts with last week's ending.Copy !req
587. There was Rocket Man, trying
to get out and here comes the cliff.Copy !req
588. Just before the car went
off the cliff, he jumped free!Copy !req
589. And all the kids cheered!Copy !req
590. But I didn't cheer.Copy !req
591. I stood right up and started shouting:Copy !req
592. "This isn't what happened last week!
Have you all got amnesia?Copy !req
593. They just cheated us!
This isn't fair!Copy !req
594. He didn't get out
of the cock-a-doodie car!"Copy !req
595. They always cheated like that
in cliff— Chapter plays.Copy !req
596. But not you.Copy !req
597. Not with my Misery.Copy !req
598. Ian rode for Dr. Cleary at the end
of the last book, but his horse fell.Copy !req
599. Ian got hurt and lay in the ditch.
He never reached the doctor.Copy !req
600. So there couldn't have been
a blood transfusion to save her.Copy !req
601. Misery was buried
in the ground at the end…Copy !req
602. … so you'll have to start there.Copy !req
603. Is it fair?Copy !req
604. Should I continue?Copy !req
605. You better.Copy !req
606. Oh, Paul!Copy !req
607. When Ian realized
they'd buried Misery alive…Copy !req
608. … because the bee sting had
put her in that temporary coma.Copy !req
609. When Gravedigger Wilkes
recalled how 30 years ago…Copy !req
610. … the same thing had happened
to Lady Evelyn-Hyde!Copy !req
611. Then Dr. Cleary deduced Misery must be
Lady Evelyn-Hyde's lost daughter…Copy !req
612. … because of the rarity of deadly
bee stings. My heart just leapt!Copy !req
613. I've known from the start that Misery
was born of nobility, and I was right!Copy !req
614. Yeah, yeah.Copy !req
615. Paul, can I read each chapter when
you finish? I can fill in the "N's.Copy !req
616. Will she be herself after Ian's
dug her out, or will she have amnesia?Copy !req
617. Have to wait.Copy !req
618. Will she still love him
with that special, perfect love?Copy !req
619. You'll have to wait.Copy !req
620. Not even a hint?Copy !req
621. Misery's alive! Misery's alive!Copy !req
622. Oh, it's so romantic! Oh, this whole
house will be filled with romance!Copy !req
623. I'm gonna put on my Liberace records!Copy !req
624. You do like Liberace, don't you?Copy !req
625. Whenever he played Radio City,
who do you think was in the front row?Copy !req
626. I'll play my records all day
to inspire you.Copy !req
627. He's my all-time favorite.Copy !req
628. Would you have dinner with me tonight?Copy !req
629. To celebrate Misery's return.Copy !req
630. I couldn't have done it without you.Copy !req
631. Oh, Paul.Copy !req
632. It would be an honor.Copy !req
633. No, he's not here.Copy !req
634. I don't know where he is.
He never tells me anything.Copy !req
635. He's probably out having
an affair somewhere.Copy !req
636. Wait a minute. He's coming in now.Copy !req
637. It's Jim Taylor. He wants to know
who you're having an affair with.Copy !req
638. Hello, Jim. What's doing?Copy !req
639. Jim, we've been through this before.Copy !req
640. If you have benches
in front of your store…Copy !req
641. … people are gonna want
to sit on them.Copy !req
642. I don't like him either…Copy !req
643. … but I'm not coming over there
to tell him to move.Copy !req
644. Give my best to Denise. Bye.Copy !req
645. Well, whoever she is,
she sure likes to read a lot.Copy !req
646. I'm flattered that you think
I've got that much energy.Copy !req
647. I figured if I can't
find Paul Sheldon…Copy !req
648. … at least I can find out
what he wrote about.Copy !req
649. What do you expect to find?Copy !req
650. A story about a guy who drove his car
off a cliff in a snowstorm?Copy !req
651. You see, it's just
that kind of sarcasm…Copy !req
652. … that's given
our marriage real spice.Copy !req
653. I hope you like it.Copy !req
654. It looks wonderful.Copy !req
655. So do you.Copy !req
656. I've never had meat loaf this good.
What do you do to it?Copy !req
657. My secret is I only use
fresh tomatoes, never canned.Copy !req
658. To give it that little extra zip,
I mix in Spam with the ground beef.Copy !req
659. Can't get this
in a restaurant in New York.Copy !req
660. Let's have a toast.Copy !req
661. A toast?Copy !req
662. Yes. To Misery.Copy !req
663. Let me pour you some wine.Copy !req
664. No.Copy !req
665. To Misery.Copy !req
666. Wait.Copy !req
667. Let's do this right.
Do you have any candles?Copy !req
668. I don't know. I— I think so.Copy !req
669. I'll go look.Copy !req
670. Did you study decorating
or do you just have a flair?Copy !req
671. Oh, you!Copy !req
672. I just picked things up
over the years.Copy !req
673. Well, it certainly says "you."Copy !req
674. You really think so?Copy !req
675. Absolutely.Copy !req
676. If you can't find any, it's okay.Copy !req
677. I just thought it'd be nice.Copy !req
678. Are you kidding?Copy !req
679. If anyone had told me I'd be having…Copy !req
680. … a candle-lit dinner
with Paul Sheldon in my own house…Copy !req
681. … I would've checked both legs
to see which one was being pulled.Copy !req
682. Will this do?Copy !req
683. It's perfect.Copy !req
684. To Misery…Copy !req
685. … and to Annie Wilkes,
who brought her back to life.Copy !req
686. Oh, Paul, I get goosebumps
every time I think about it.Copy !req
687. Oh, my God. What have I done?Copy !req
688. I'm so sorry, Paul.Copy !req
689. I ruined your beautiful toast.Copy !req
690. Will you ever forgive me?Copy !req
691. Here, let me pour another one.Copy !req
692. Can we pretend this never happened?Copy !req
693. To Misery.Copy !req
694. To Misery.Copy !req
695. Paul, this is positively the best
Misery you've ever written.Copy !req
696. Here's your pills.Copy !req
697. Annie?Copy !req
698. Annie, what is it?Copy !req
699. The rain.Copy !req
700. Sometimes it gives me the blues.Copy !req
701. When you first came here…Copy !req
702. … I only loved the writer part
of Paul Sheldon.Copy !req
703. Now I know I love the rest of him too.Copy !req
704. I know you don't love me.Copy !req
705. Don't say you do.Copy !req
706. You're a beautiful…Copy !req
707. … brilliant…Copy !req
708. … famous man of the world…Copy !req
709. … and I'm…Copy !req
710. … not a movie-star type.Copy !req
711. You'll never know the fear
of losing someone like you…Copy !req
712. … if you're someone like me.Copy !req
713. Why would you lose me?Copy !req
714. The book's almost finished.Copy !req
715. Your legs are getting better.Copy !req
716. Soon, you'll be wanting to leave.Copy !req
717. Why would I leave?Copy !req
718. I like it here.Copy !req
719. That's very kind of you.Copy !req
720. But I'll bet it's not altogether true.Copy !req
721. I have this gun.Copy !req
722. Sometimes I think about using it.Copy !req
723. I better go now.Copy !req
724. I might put bullets in it.Copy !req
725. "There is a justice higher
than that of man…Copy !req
726. … I will be judged by Him."Copy !req
727. What?Copy !req
728. They're hauling Misery into court.Copy !req
729. That's nice.Copy !req
730. "There is a justice…Copy !req
731. … higher than that of man…Copy !req
732. … I will be judged…Copy !req
733. … by Him."Copy !req
734. Welcome to Love Connection!Copy !req
735. Where old-fashioned romance
meets modern-day technology.Copy !req
736. Where you hear all
the intimate details of the date.Copy !req
737. See you in the morning.Copy !req
738. Paul.Copy !req
739. I know you've been out.Copy !req
740. - What?
- You've been out of your room.Copy !req
741. No, I haven't.Copy !req
742. Paul.Copy !req
743. My little ceramic penguin
in the study always faces due south.Copy !req
744. I don't know what
you're talking about.Copy !req
745. Ceramic penguin?Copy !req
746. Is this what you're looking for?Copy !req
747. I know you've been out twice.Copy !req
748. At first, I couldn't figure out
how you did it, but last night…Copy !req
749. … I found your key.Copy !req
750. I know I left my scrapbook out.Copy !req
751. I can imagine what you
might be thinking of me.Copy !req
752. But you see, it's all okay.Copy !req
753. Last night, it came so clear.Copy !req
754. I realized you just need more time.Copy !req
755. Eventually, you'll come to accept
the idea of being here.Copy !req
756. Paul, do you know about the early days
at the Kimberly Diamond Mines?Copy !req
757. Do you know what they did to
the workers who stole diamonds?Copy !req
758. Don't worry, they didn't kill them.Copy !req
759. That'd be like junking a Mercedes
because it had a broken spring.Copy !req
760. If they caught them, they had to make
sure they could still work.Copy !req
761. They also had to make sure
they couldn't run away.Copy !req
762. The operation was called "hobbling."Copy !req
763. Annie.Copy !req
764. Whatever you're thinking about doing,
please don't do it.Copy !req
765. Annie, for God—Copy !req
766. Shh, darling.Copy !req
767. Trust me.Copy !req
768. - God's sake!
- It's for the best.Copy !req
769. Please!Copy !req
770. Almost done.Copy !req
771. Just one more.Copy !req
772. God, I love you.Copy !req
773. You cock-a-doodie!Copy !req
774. - Sit on this!
- You poop!Copy !req
775. Just leave it, all right?Copy !req
776. Oh, I like that tone.Copy !req
777. How many times I have to tell you?
I have a system here.Copy !req
778. - Where the hell is that thing?
- What thing?Copy !req
779. The thing!Copy !req
780. Here it is. Right where it should be.Copy !req
781. What is it?Copy !req
782. I'm not sure. Maybe nothing.Copy !req
783. Well, I'm glad you found it.Copy !req
784. There's that spice again.Copy !req
785. Come on, Mizzy.Copy !req
786. Come on.Copy !req
787. Hi, pumpkin!Copy !req
788. Such a kidder.Copy !req
789. Come on, Misery.Copy !req
790. Come on, Mizzy.Copy !req
791. Hey, Pete.Copy !req
792. Buster.Copy !req
793. Answer me a couple of things.Copy !req
794. If I can.Copy !req
795. Do you have any
new Paul Sheldon books?Copy !req
796. Well, we had a batch.
Sold them all out in three days.Copy !req
797. Would you happen to know
if Ms. Wilkes bought one of them?Copy !req
798. Are you kidding?Copy !req
799. Every time he writes a new book,
she has me set aside the first copy.Copy !req
800. Has she been buying
anything odd lately?Copy !req
801. Ms. Wilkes?Copy !req
802. Same old stuff.Copy !req
803. Lest you call paper odd.Copy !req
804. Newspaper?Copy !req
805. No. The typing kind.Copy !req
806. Oh, that kind.
Nothing odd about that.Copy !req
807. Ms. Wilkes done something?Copy !req
808. Not a thing.Copy !req
809. I'll never understand you.Copy !req
810. I cook your meals, I tend to you
practically 24 hours a day…Copy !req
811. … and you continue to fight me.Copy !req
812. When are we going to develop
a sense of trust?Copy !req
813. Oh, my.Copy !req
814. I didn't mean to startle you, but you
didn't give me a chance to knock.Copy !req
815. You can tell from my reaction, I'm not
all that used to visitors out here.Copy !req
816. What can I do for you?Copy !req
817. I was wondering, do you happen
to know anything about Paul Sheldon?Copy !req
818. - What do you want to know?
- Anything you could say might help.Copy !req
819. He was born in Worcester,
Massachusetts 45 years ago…Copy !req
820. … the only child of Franklin and
Helene Sheldon, majored in history.Copy !req
821. That isn't the kind
of information I'm after.Copy !req
822. You see, he's been missing
for quite some time—Copy !req
823. I know. It's so upsetting.
I'm his number one fan.Copy !req
824. I've got all his books,
every sentence he ever put down.Copy !req
825. I'm so proud of my Paul Sheldon
collection.Copy !req
826. Well, here I am, prattling on
and my manners have just flown away.Copy !req
827. I haven't invited you in. Please.Copy !req
828. Thank you.Copy !req
829. You must know
all about that horrible accident.Copy !req
830. - Mind if I take a look around?
- Of course not.Copy !req
831. That accident almost killed me too.Copy !req
832. I prayed when I heard the news.Copy !req
833. I got down on my knees and I begged
for it not to be true.Copy !req
834. You're gonna laugh at what I'm about
to say, but go ahead, I don't care.Copy !req
835. When I was praying,
God told me to get ready.Copy !req
836. - Get ready for what?
- To be his replacement.Copy !req
837. He gave so much pleasure
to so many people.Copy !req
838. There's a shortage of pleasure these
days, in case you hadn't noticed.Copy !req
839. God told me, since I was
his number one fan…Copy !req
840. … that I should make up new stories
as if I was Paul Sheldon.Copy !req
841. So I went to town, and I bought
a typewriter and paper to type on.Copy !req
842. The same kind Paul Sheldon used.Copy !req
843. I turned the guest bedroom
into a writing studio.Copy !req
844. - Would you like to see it?
- Sure.Copy !req
845. It's right this way.Copy !req
846. I know how he wrote,
the kinds of words he used…Copy !req
847. … the wonderful stories he told.Copy !req
848. I've spent the last four weeks
trying to write like him…Copy !req
849. … but I can't do it right.Copy !req
850. I try and I try and I know all
the words, but it's just not the same.Copy !req
851. Maybe it takes time
to get the hang of it.Copy !req
852. I could give you 200 pages,
and you could tell me what you think.Copy !req
853. - I'm not much of a critic.
- Well, I just thought…Copy !req
854. Look at me. You'd think
I'd never had a guest.Copy !req
855. - Would you like a hot cup of cocoa?
- No, I—Copy !req
856. It's no trouble.
There's some already made.Copy !req
857. Must get lonely, living out here
all by yourself.Copy !req
858. If you can't enjoy your own company,
you're not fit company for anyone.Copy !req
859. Well, you've got a point there.Copy !req
860. - Here you are.
- Thanks, Ms. Wilkes…Copy !req
861. … but I don't want to take up
any more of your time.Copy !req
862. I best be going.Copy !req
863. But you didn't even taste your cocoa.Copy !req
864. I'm sure it's wonderful,
but I should be getting back.Copy !req
865. If you wouldn't mind, perhaps I
could pay you another visit some time.Copy !req
866. I'd be delighted.
Now that you know the way.Copy !req
867. Ms. Wilkes?Copy !req
868. Ms. Wilkes, are you all right?Copy !req
869. Here!Copy !req
870. Here! I'm down here!Copy !req
871. I'm down here!Copy !req
872. Mr. Sheldon?Copy !req
873. Don't feel bad, Paul.Copy !req
874. It was bound to happen
sooner or later.Copy !req
875. It's a sign.Copy !req
876. You see, I've known for some time
why I was chosen to save you.Copy !req
877. You and I were meant
to be together forever.Copy !req
878. But now our time
in this world must end.Copy !req
879. But don't worry, Paul.
I've prepared for what must be done.Copy !req
880. I put two bullets in my gun:Copy !req
881. One for you and one for me.Copy !req
882. Oh, darling, it'll be so beautiful.Copy !req
883. Now, don't be afraid.Copy !req
884. I love you.Copy !req
885. I love you too.Copy !req
886. And you're right.Copy !req
887. We are meant to be together.Copy !req
888. And I know we must die.Copy !req
889. But it must be…Copy !req
890. … so that Misery can live.Copy !req
891. We have the power…Copy !req
892. … to give Misery eternal life.Copy !req
893. We must finish the book.Copy !req
894. But the time is now.Copy !req
895. Soon others will come.Copy !req
896. It's almost finished.Copy !req
897. By dawn…Copy !req
898. … we'll be able to give Misery…Copy !req
899. … back to the world.Copy !req
900. I'll fix you something to eat.Copy !req
901. Paul, I'm dying. Does she wind up
with Ian or Winthorne?Copy !req
902. You'll know very soon.Copy !req
903. I've just thought of the last chapter.Copy !req
904. You know…Copy !req
905. … when I finish, I'd like
everything to be perfect.Copy !req
906. I'll need three things.Copy !req
907. What things?Copy !req
908. You don't know?Copy !req
909. I was fooling, silly.Copy !req
910. You need a cigarette.Copy !req
911. You used to smoke, but you quit
except when you finish a book.Copy !req
912. And you have just one.
And the match is to light it.Copy !req
913. And you need one glass of champagne.
Dom Perignon.Copy !req
914. Dom Perignon it is.Copy !req
915. Annie?Copy !req
916. Yes, Paul.Copy !req
917. I'm almost done.Copy !req
918. Oh, Paul, this is so romantic.Copy !req
919. Ian and Winthorne dueling
for the right to Misery's hand.Copy !req
920. Does Ian win? Oh, don't tell me.
It's Winthorne, right?Copy !req
921. You'll know everything in a minute.Copy !req
922. Get the champagne.Copy !req
923. Did I do good?Copy !req
924. You did perfect.Copy !req
925. Except for one thing.Copy !req
926. This time we'll need two glasses.Copy !req
927. Oh, Paul.Copy !req
928. Remember how for years nobody knew
who Misery's real father was…Copy !req
929. … or if they'd ever be reunited?Copy !req
930. It's all right here.Copy !req
931. Does she finally marry Ian,
or will it be Winthorne?Copy !req
932. It's all right here.Copy !req
933. Paul, you can't!Copy !req
934. Why not?Copy !req
935. I learned it from you.Copy !req
936. No, no, no!Copy !req
937. Not Misery! Not my Misery!Copy !req
938. Not my Misery!Copy !req
939. I'm gonna kill you,
you lying cocksucker!Copy !req
940. Here, you want it? You want it?Copy !req
941. Eat it! Eat it till you choke…Copy !req
942. … you sick, twisted fuck!Copy !req
943. This is it. The very first copy.Copy !req
944. The word I'm getting is the Times
review is gonna be a love letter.Copy !req
945. That'll be a first.Copy !req
946. And my contacts at Time and Newsweek
tell me they're both raves.Copy !req
947. Don't laugh, but for the first time,
you've got a shot at prizes.Copy !req
948. Great.Copy !req
949. I thought you'd be thrilled.
You're being taken seriously.Copy !req
950. I'm delighted the critics like it,
and I hope the people like it too…Copy !req
951. … but I wrote it for me.Copy !req
952. Now, don't think
I'm completely nuts, but…Copy !req
953. … in some way Annie Wilkes…Copy !req
954. … that whole experience…Copy !req
955. … helped me.Copy !req
956. Paul, since you brought her up,
I have to ask…Copy !req
957. … or I'll be drummed out
of the agent's union.Copy !req
958. How would you feel about a nonfiction
book about what went on in that house?Copy !req
959. If I didn't know you better
I'd think you suggested…Copy !req
960. … I dredge up the worst horror of my
life so we could make a few bucks.Copy !req
961. I thought you were over it.Copy !req
962. I don't know if anyone could ever
totally get over something like that.Copy !req
963. It's weird.Copy !req
964. Even though I know she's dead…Copy !req
965. … I still think about her
once in a while.Copy !req
966. Excuse me. I don't mean to bother
you, but are you Paul Sheldon?Copy !req
967. Yes.Copy !req
968. I just want to tell you
I'm your number one fan.Copy !req
969. That's very sweet of you.Copy !req