Pin (1988)

1. Take a look.

2. He never moves.

3. Yesterday we were here for over an hour.

4. I think he's paralyzed.

5. Paralyzed people move their head.

6. Maybe he's dead.

7. Sure. And they have him sitting in a chair?

8. It's a dummy.

9. That's what I think.

10. Why would they have a dummy sitting in the window?

11. To scare people. Keeps the robbers away.

12. That's dumb. It wouldn't scare anybody.

13. No? Why don't you go say hello to it?

14. 'Cause if it's a man, that's when I don't want to get in trouble.

15. See? It works. You're scared to go.

16. You think it's a dummy. You go.

17. Hey, look at me!

18. Yo! Look at me!

19. - Get out! - It's alive!

20. Come in.

21. - All ready for bed? - Yes, sir.

22. Let's see. What shall I have you do for me tonight?

23. Ursula, can you count to ten for me?

24. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

25. That's good.

26. And now, what shall we do with the schoolboy?

27. How about counting backwards by sevens from 100?

28. One hundred,

29. ninety-three,

30. eighty-six,

31. seventy-nine,

32. seventy-two,

33. - Sixty-six... - No, Leon. I'm sorry. That's wrong.

34. You work on it. We'll try it again tomorrow.

35. - Good night, children. - Good night, sir.

36. Ninety-three,

37. eighty-six,

38. seventy-nine,

39. seventy-two,

40. sixty-

41. I think we have another case of the flu here, doctor.

42. Pin, it's very hard to hear a heartbeat when someone is talking.

43. Sorry, doctor, but I'll wager this boy has a temperature of at least 104.

44. How much would you like to wager?

45. How about a wool sweater? It gets cold sitting here naked all the time.

46. It's a bet.

47. Oh, I'm afraid you're mistaken.

48. 103.2. Would you like to look at it?

49. It's not necessary, doctor. I trust you.

50. Well, Richie, Pin's right about one thing. It's the flu.

51. I just wanna do a little blood test, so you come with me.

52. We'll go see nurse Spalding.

53. - Hi, Pin. - Hi, Pin.

54. I'm sorry you didn't win the bet.

55. Maybe if you just asked father for some clothes, he'd give some to you.

56. If I wore clothes, then no one could see inside me,

57. and I wouldn't be any good for teaching anymore.

58. Well, couldn't you take them off when you had to?

59. I couldn't do it myself, and it would be too much extra work for the doctor.

60. Well, I could come by and do it for you.

61. You have to go to school.

62. Anyway, we shouldn't be having this conversation.

63. You know the doctor doesn't like me talking to anyone when he's not here.

64. We won't tell him.

65. You go out to the waiting room now. Pin is tired.

66. Bye, Pin.

67. I'm afraid the boy has a few rows on his left lung.

68. Are you concerned about pneumonia?

69. It's crossed my mind.

70. I'll order a chest x-ray.

71. Leon!

72. Leon?

73. Leon, come down here this minute!

74. What is this?

75. Do you think I have nothing better to do with my time than clean up

76. - after you and your friends? - I'll clean it up.

77. Never mind.

78. It's that new friend of yours. The Allison boy.

79. He looks dirty and, uh, diseased.

80. I don't want you bringing him in this house again.

81. Why don't you just sterilize him at the door?

82. You made me do that, Leon.

83. Y- you shouldn't have talked to me that way, Leon!

84. Think fast! Geez, Leon. Wake up.

85. We're having a game at school. Wanna play?

86. He can't play. He'll get all dirty. Right, Leon?

87. What do you say?

88. What a spaz. Let's go to school.

89. Hello, Pin.

90. I know the doctor doesn't like me talking to you when he's not here.

91. Couldn't I do it just this once?

92. I don't have any other friends to talk to except you...

93. and Ursula-but she's a girl, so it's not the same.

94. You go home, mary. I'll lock up.

95. - I left a mess in the lab. - Don't worry about it.

96. I'll see you in the morning.

97. Now, those are healthy lungs.

98. One is from your mother and me, and one is from Pin.

99. - Which one's from Pin? - The one with the blue paper.

100. Let's see what Pin got you.

101. This is just the kind of present I'd expect from Pin.

102. Gosh! Would you look at this?

103. Do you think I'll ever look like this?

104. If you get caught with that-

105. I won't.

106. Do you think mother looks like this?

107. Where'd you get that thing, anyway?

108. Marcia Bateman. She found it in her brother's closet.

109. You mean she stole it.

110. She'll put it back.

111. You know Marcia's already growing breasts?

112. Those aren't breasts. That's fat. Marcia's a pig.

113. She happens to be my friend.

114. Your friend's a pig.

115. You know what I wish?

116. I wish Pin could come here and live with us.

117. Father wouldn't let him. He's an office dummy-

118. Don't you ever call him that!

119. He's a stupid dummy!

120. What are you doing in this room?

121. What is that?

122. You're both reaching an age where changes will occur

123. in your attitude towards the opposite sex.

124. The reason is to prepare you to be mothers and fathers.

125. If you didn't become mothers and fathers there wouldn't be babies,

126. and the human race would disappear.

127. Nature can't allow that. So she equips each of us

128. with a biological need to join together and create new life.

129. And that is why, just as people get thirsty for water, they get thirsty for sex.

130. Do you have any questions before I continue?

131. Does every single person have a need?

132. If they're normal, they do. Any more questions?

133. All right. Let's begin with the male sexual apparatus.

134. Leon, take the towel off my lap.

135. Leon! Do it!

136. I'll do it.

137. How did you like Pin's lecture?

138. Oh, Marcia Bateman already told me all that stuff.

139. But not about the need.

140. Do you think mother and father ever have the need?

141. They must. We're here, aren't we?

142. It's so hard to picture.

143. I'll bet you before they do it, mother washes his penis with Spic & Span.

144. Do you ever have the need, Leon?

145. No. I'm not old enough.

146. I can't wait to be old enough.

147. I think I'm really gonna like it.

148. Comin' through.

149. Cool it.

150. What do you need it now for?

151. What do you need it for now?

152. - How you doin', Leon? - You can get it later.

153. Guys, wait for me.

154. > I know?

155. > I got a better idea?

156. > I should've listened to my mother?

157. > I should've kept my heart away?

158. > Well, are you happy?

159. > Yes, I really think so?

160. > We're in a lot of danger? - Marcia.

161. - Hi, Leon. - Have you seen Ursula?

162. Well, last time I saw her, she was dancing with Eddie Morris.

163. > Let's go? - Leon, you wanna dance?

164. > We are?

165. > On the run?

166. - Do you think I should sleep with him? - You have to do it.

167. Oh, I don't know.

168. - No! - Jesus Christ!

169. Leon! No!

170. Son of a bitch! I'll kill you!

171. I'll kill him!

172. Stop it!

173. Kill him!

174. How many guys you been screwin'?

175. How many? The whole goddamn football team?

176. How many?

177. I'll tell you right now,

178. I don't want a sister who's a tramp.

179. If you ever...

180. do it again, you can forget I'm your brother.

181. - Hi. - Hi.

182. This calculus is just killing me.

183. I think I'm pregnant.

184. It's been nearly two months since my last period.

185. You promised me you wouldn't do it anymore.

186. I haven't.

187. Leon, count the weeks. It's from before the promise.

188. - What am I gonna do? - Tell father.

189. - No, I can't. - You have to. You have to find out for sure if you're pregnant.

190. I could go to somebody else.

191. There's only six doctors in the whole town.

192. You're 15 years old. You think they're not gonna call your father?

193. I can't, Leon. He'd hate me.

194. If you're pregnant, he's gonna find out anyway. You can't hide it.

195. I'll wait. I mean, maybe I'll get it.

196. And maybe you'll wait too long and you won't be able to have an abortion.

197. Do you want a baby at your age?

198. Let's talk to Pin.

199. Leon. I'm coming to you with the biggest problem in my whole life, and you want advice from-

200. From what? What?

201. Leon, he won't talk to us.

202. You know that he won't talk to us if father's not there.

203. That's because he's loyal.

204. He knows father doesn't like us talking to him.

205. Why go to him if he won't talk?

206. This is different.

207. A really important decision has to be made here. I can't believe he won't help us.

208. Leave the lights.

209. Hi, Pin.

210. Ursula.

211. Hello, Pin.

212. I know how you feel about father's rules,

213. and I admire you for being so loyal.

214. But Ursula has a decision to make.

215. She thinks she's pregnant. I think she should tell the doctor.

216. She's afraid. She wants to wait.

217. She'll do whatever you tell her to do, Pin.

218. Please. Please help her.

219. It's no use, Leon.

220. - Leon, let's go home. - No!

221. I know he'll help us.

222. - I'm going. - Don't go.

223. Leon is right.

224. The doctor is a truly scientific man.

225. I don't think morality will affect his attitude.

226. You made a mistake and it must be rectified.

227. Please excuse her, Pin. She's really upset.

228. - I understand. - I really appreciate your advice.

229. Anytime. You and I have a great deal to talk about.

230. I told you he'd help us. I knew if it was really important, that he'd talk to us.

231. When did you learn how to do that?

232. Do what? God. It was incredible.

233. To stand there and have him tell me he wants to talk to me.

234. To me.

235. What's the matter?

236. No education like the real thing. Eh, Pin?

237. After all the time you took explaining sex to them,

238. giving them a better start than I had,

239. where does it get me?

240. Sunday in the office.

241. Okay, Ursula. On the table.

242. Aren't you going to observe, Leon?

243. No, sir.

244. Might be educational.

245. And Leon, as far as your mother's concerned,

246. your sister is simply having menstrual problems.

247. There's no point in upsetting her.

248. Are you frightened?

249. Yes, sir.

250. Good.

251. You won't want to go through this again.

252. I told you three months ago to do those college applications.

253. - I don't appreciate disobedience. - Why can't I go to Butler college?

254. Because I want you to get out of this town.

255. - I like it here. - That's why you should go.

256. It's stifling.

257. - Couldn't I wait till the spring semester? - No.

258. - Frank. - Yes.

259. It's getting late. They're expecting us at 8:30.

260. When I get back, I want these applications filled out and ready to be mailed.

261. - The medical histories. - Damn it!

262. If you go back now we'll be late.

263. I can't give the speech if I don't have the case histories with me.

264. I don't think the doctor knows enough about the college.

265. He doesn't like anything that's second-rate.

266. - But I'll miss you. - I'll miss you.

267. But you have to think about your future.

268. I don't know what I'll do with my future.

269. Whatever you do, you need to get the best education you can get.

270. That's what father says. Has he been talking to you?

271. Leon-

272. Go home.

273. Now!

274. Wait.

275. Your mother is sitting outside in the car.

276. I don't want her to see you leave.

277. Help me with the door.

278. - What are you doing? - I decided to take Pin. I can use him for a visual aid.

279. I hate that thing being in the car. It gives me the creeps.

280. Don't worry. It'll be a one-way trip. I'm leaving him with the society.

281. He'll make a good teaching aid.

282. - Slow down! - We're late.

283. Frank!

284. Would you please slow down!

285. Oh, god! Oh!

286. It was the curve. Just relax.

287. I am feeling nauseous. Can't you lay it down?

288. - I'm driving! You lie it down. - Can't touch it.

289. Then just relax. We'll be there soon.

290. Damn it. We're not gonna be in time.

291. I would prefer to get there late.

292. Watch out! Oh!

293. - Coming through, please. - Clear this area here.

294. Pin.

295. Leon.

296. Oh, it's such a shame.

297. Very sorry.

298. It won't take more than a week to sublet my apartment and get back here.

299. That won't be necessary, aunt Dorothy. We'll be fine.

300. - Father left us a big estate. - I'm not talking about money, Leon.

301. I'm not gonna let my sister's little girl grow up without a woman around.

302. - But Ursula... - Don't argue, Leon.

303. She's a minor, and she needs adult supervision.

304. But you have a whole life of your own back in the city.

305. Oh. Don't worry about that.

306. It'd be good for my heart to move out here.

307. Don't feel as if I'm being inconvenienced.

308. I've always loved this house.

309. Now, you two be good. See you next week.

310. Bye.

311. What a mess.

312. - What? - You know what mother's doing right now?

313. She's vacuuming heaven.

314. And I bet she's telling God to take off his shoes.

315. You know what I hate?

316. This plastic.

317. And tomorrow we can have chicken. And then there's ribs and burgers.

318. We never have to cook again.

319. I always wanted to learn how to cook,

320. but she said I would make too much of a mess.

321. What?

322. Can we clean up before we go to bed?

323. So, what do you think?

324. Leon! You can't do this!

325. I think we should discuss this outside.

326. - Father did not want him in the house! - Outside!

327. I don't have to be reminded about father's attitude,

328. and I think it's rude of you to bring it up in front of Pin.

329. Father's dead.

330. What do you think would happen to Pin if I didn't bring him home?

331. He'd probably be locked in some closet or killed.

332. He's family-

333. more than any stupid aunt Dorothy and I want him here.

334. Aunt Dorothy's gonna have a fit when she sees him.

335. She won't see him.

336. I'll put him in the attic. I'll keep the door locked.

337. Besides,

338. I don't think aunt Dorothy will be staying with us for very long.

339. What do you mean?

340. Do you want her here?

341. People don't stay in a place they're not wanted.

342. It might take her a little while to feel the vibrations, but I think she will.

343. Don't worry about anything. Haven't I always taken care of you?

344. Yes.

345. And I always will.

346. Good night.

347. - Sorry, Pin. - That's all right, Leon. I understand.

348. Leon, what happened to all the covers on the furniture?

349. - I took them off. - I hope you didn't throw them away.

350. - I stored them. - Good. This is very expensive furniture.

351. We don't want it ruined.

352. You know how she is. So much like her sister.

353. They were made from the same mold. She'll have this house shipshape in no time.

354. First the plastic covers will go back. Then the fireplace will be sealed shut.

355. It will be just like old times.

356. I wasn't able to find all the plastic covers.

357. Do you know where they are?

358. They're in the attic.

359. Oh, I looked up there, but the door was locked.

360. Somebody lost the key.

361. Oh, well. I'll just call the locksmith in the morning.

362. - Don't you like your dinner, Leon? - Mm. Yeah.

363. I'm sure it's not as good as your mother used to make.

364. - It's just as good. - Why, thank you.

365. Well, did anything exciting happen today?

366. I got a job at the library.

367. I applied last week, and they called today.

368. It's just temporary for now, but if I want I can have it full-time when I graduate.

369. Ah, that's wonderful.

370. You never told me about that.

371. It just happened.

372. What do you need a job for? You have plenty of money.

373. Well, a good job is worth more than money, Leon.

374. It's good for the mental health.

375. You have a problem with your mental health, Ursula?

376. I just wanna do it. Okay?

377. - Are you finished? - Just with dinner.

378. She is taking over the house.

379. She's changing Ursula.

380. She never kept things from you before.

381. You never had secrets from each other.

382. You'd better do something, Leon.

383. Now.

384. Hi. Pin's suggestion. He feels I was rude to you.

385. You were rude to aunt Dorothy.

386. Well, she's gone to bed. I'll apologize in the morning.

387. Friends?

388. Oh. Chocolate's for you.

389. Dorothy.

390. Dorothy.

391. Dorothy.

392. I'm right behind you, Dorothy.

393. Right behind you.

394. Ursie! Somebody-

395. I'll call her doctor as soon as I get to the office.

396. But judging from the medication on her night table,

397. She had a bad ticker.

398. I'm sorry you kids have to go through this.

399. You tell Leon if he still feels sick tomorrow to call me.

400. I will.

401. Everything's gonna be fine.

402. Now you'll have your own room.

403. I like this room, Leon. I hope I won't have to leave it again.

404. No. No, it's yours for good now.

405. Hi, Leon! I'm home.

406. Hi.

407. - What do I smell? - Beef stroganoff, and it's delicious.

408. Mm. You're becoming a regular gourmet chef.

409. I spent three hours in the library tonight and nobody came in.

410. - People don't read anymore. - Uh, let's sit in the living room.

411. - I want to see your beef stroganoff. - But it's not ready yet.

412. - I'm just gonna wash... - Come on into the living room.

413. - Leon! - I want to talk to you.

414. Well, Ursula. How do you like it?

415. I love it, Pin. I think it's terrific.

416. Do you think the cheeks are too red?

417. No.

418. I decided what I want to do with my life. I wanna be a writer.

419. Not a hack, but a really worthwhile writer.

420. A poet. What do you think?

421. - That's fine. - Well, you don't sound so excited about it.

422. Do you have a problem with it?

423. No. I have a problem with it!

424. I don't want it sitting at the table.

425. And I don't want it wearing father's clothes. And I don't want it sleeping-

426. You shut up!

427. Where in the hell did these things come from? Mother?

428. Father?

429. From Pin!

430. He's the best friend you've ever had!

431. And for you to treat him the way you just did!

432. The way you have since he came here is goddamn cruel!

433. I want you to go downstairs right now and apologize to him.

434. - Now! - No! I am not going to apologize to any stupid-

435. Shut up!

436. There are three of us in this house now.

437. If you can't accept that, you can pack your bags and live on the street.

438. Is that what you want?

439. Leon. Please. I can't eat when he's at the table.

440. I'll talk to him.

441. If he agrees, do you promise to be nicer to him?

442. Yes.

443. Good.

444. - Hi. - Can I help you?

445. Uh-

446. can you tell me where the foreign language section is?

447. Yes. It's the last aisle at the back.

448. Uh, can you tell me the time?

449. Right. I wasn't looking.

450. Do you remember a guy named Stan Fraker?

451. He was a year ahead of you in school.

452. I think so. What does he look like?

453. He's got light brown hair and hazel eyes.

454. He's kind of athletic looking.

455. - A jock. - He played basketball.

456. Why do you ask?

457. He goes to Butler college now.

458. He's been to the library three times this week.

459. I think he's less interested in the books than he is in me.

460. Does that surprise you?

461. You've turned into a beautiful girl.

462. You're prejudiced.

463. What are you gonna do if he asks you out?

464. You haven't dated since the abortion.

465. Don't you get the need anymore?

466. Sometimes.

467. - This gladiator... - Leon.

468. - Hi. - Hi.

469. I tried to call you earlier.

470. I was, uh, at the stationary store.

471. Hi. I'm Stan Fraker.

472. - I'm sorry. Leon, this is Stan. - I don't know if you remember me.

473. No. No. I, uh... I don't.

474. The reason I called earlier is because Stan has invited me out for dinner.

475. I took steaks out of the freezer.

476. Save them for tomorrow night. Okay?

477. Gotta go. I won't be late. Okay?

478. - Nice meeting you. - Nice meeting you.

479. Kind of a quiet guy? Seems all right.

480. It was just him and me after my mom died.

481. So we spent a lot of time together. It was a good time. You know, uh,

482. fishing and hiking.

483. Stuff like that.

484. You must really miss him.

485. Yeah. Sometimes, uh, I forget he's dead.

486. I catch myself about to dial his number.

487. Are you stuffed?

488. No. I'm just resting.

489. - You sure you don't want to try these? - No.

490. Then we'd really be late for the movie.

491. - What time is it? - It's 8:10.

492. You're kidding. We have five minutes.

493. Leon! You frightened me.

494. I thought you were Pin.

495. Why should Pin frighten you?

496. I don't know. I was just startled.

497. I thought you were gonna be home early.

498. - It's just midnight. - That's hardly early.

499. I was having such a good time.

500. He's so sensitive. He's taking Phys Ed, but he's interested in traveling,

501. And he's even studying foreign languages on his own.

502. I think you two could be really good friends.

503. I told him about your poetry. He's real interested.

504. My poetry's private. And any guy who keeps a girl out this late

505. when she has to work in the morning is hardly sensitive.

506. Let me tell you something.

507. I like him, and I'm going out with him again.

508. Since my parents died, I've been busy with the house and the finances...

509. and looking after Ursula.

510. But we can talk about all that on Saturday night?

511. What's a good time for you then?

512. Okay. Good. I'll see you then.

513. I don't understand why you're doing this, Leon.

514. I have the need.

515. Marcia Bateman?

516. Isn't your need prompted by your sister's?

517. What makes you think Ursula has the need?

518. She's going out with an attractive young man. Aren't you feeling resentful?

519. - No. - Not even a little?

520. I don't want to talk about it.

521. Do you like it?

522. It's great.

523. It's got, uh, a stopwatch...

524. and, uh, an alarm.

525. And it beeps on the hour.

526. Je t'aime.

527. Wait, you're gonna rip my shirt.

528. Just let me undress myself, okay?

529. Aren't you getting undressed?

530. What?

531. I thought I heard someone.

532. I didn't hear anything.

533. It might have been Pin.

534. Who's Pin?

535. He's a friend who's staying with us.

536. Well, he wouldn't just walk in on us now, would he?

537. - He's done it before. - Well, tell him not to.

538. I- I can't.

539. Leon, do you want to go to bed with me or not?

540. - I do. - Good.

541. Then just put a chair under the doorknob.

542. Just knowing he's in the same house bothers me.

543. I'm sorry.

544. You know what I think?

545. I think you're full of shit.

546. Oh, God.

547. I must be crazy to be here tonight.

548. You know, I told my brother I was coming here tonight and he laughed.

549. And I defended you.

550. Boy, was I dumb.

551. Excuse me. I have to see about Pin.

552. Leon.

553. Leon, where's my jacket?

554. Leon.

555. Okay, this is not funny.

556. Leon.

557. Leon?

558. Hello, Marcia.

559. Oh, my God.

560. Oh, get away!

561. Who are you?

562. Oh, God!

563. Go away.

564. Leon, somebody, help me!

565. Marcia.

566. No, please, stop it!

567. Leon, stop it!

568. It's okay.

569. It's just one of Leon's electronic toys.

570. Leon. Marcia, it's okay. It's okay, honey. I know.

571. Marcia, it's okay. It won't hurt you.

572. It won't hurt you, honey. It won't hurt you.

573. Marcia, it's okay. It's okay. Calm down.

574. Well, how was your date last night?

575. - It was fine. - Just fine?

576. Is he worth going out with?

577. I like him very much.

578. Pin and I had a little chat.

579. He feels that I was too protective of you.

580. I don't even know this guy, and I should, so-

581. So I want you to invite him over to the house for dinner.

582. Couldn't we go out for dinner?

583. What's wrong, you don't like my cooking?

584. It's not that.

585. What then?

586. I thought we could have some drinks, I'll make coq au vin, wild rice.

587. Doesn't that sound like a great evening?

588. I don't think that Stan is ready to meet Pin.

589. Well, sooner or later, he'll have to meet Pin.

590. Leon.

591. Be nice, please.

592. Hello, Stan.

593. Hi, Leon, how you doing?

594. - Are those chocolates? - Yeah.

595. Great, Pin loves them.

596. The food smells great.

597. Oh, I think there's a problem with the rice.

598. Ursula, can you run into the kitchen and turn down the heat?

599. I'll introduce Stan to Pin.

600. Go on, before it burns.

601. Some house.

602. Come on.

603. - Take off your coat. Make yourself at home. - Sure.

604. Stan, I'd like you to meet Pin.

605. Hello, Stan.

606. It's nice to meet you, Pin.

607. I've heard a lot about you.

608. I didn't know you liked chocolates until just now.

609. Luckily I brought some with me.

610. It's very nice to meet you. Thank you so much for the chocolates.

611. You're welcome.

612. - Ursula told you about me? - Yeah.

613. And how she named you Pinocchio when she was three years old...

614. and that your nose never grew 'cause you never told a lie.

615. Leon, the rice is fine.

616. Would you like me to show you the house, Stan?

617. Sure.

618. See you later, Pin.

619. Are you okay?

620. - How can you let... - Oh, please don't.

621. Just hold me for a minute. Don't say anything.

622. So after we won the game, we all go piling into the locker room to wait for the coach.

623. When he comes in, we grab him and throw him in the showers.

624. He gets really P.O.'d. He grabs this kid, and he nails him.

625. The funny thing is, we win the championship, and he loses his job.

626. Leon, you're not eating.

627. I lost my appetite.

628. That's probably one of those occupational hazards with chefs.

629. This meal is really delicious.

630. You know, you could probably become one of those, uh, cordon bleuchefs.

631. This is my avocation.

632. My vocation is writing.

633. Ursula told me. I'd really like to hear some of your poetry.

634. Oh, yes, Leon, please.

635. You really have to hear it. It's wonderful.

636. After dinner, okay?

637. I suppose I should, uh-

638. I should preface this by telling you my hero, Testes, a sort of modern-day Beowulf,

639. is out to gain immortality, um,

640. by creating as much progeny as he can.

641. Sorry.

642. He'll make love to any woman in hopes of impregnating her.

643. At this point he's fathered, uh, 173 children.

644. Quite a potent guy.

645. Um, in these lines, he's contemplating rape for the first time.

646. "Closer she came to him, moving, it seemed, in silent motion.

647. "His heart beat steadily within the caverns of his bosom,

648. "Driving hot blood thick down, down into the depths of his loins.

649. "He lunged from the deepest darkest passions in us all.

650. "She turned without a sound and faced him.

651. "He stopped abruptly.

652. "It was as if a knife had performed an instant castration.

653. He was looking into the eyes of his sister."

654. Do you realize that outside of you and Ursula,

655. he's the first person to hear my poetry and he genuinely liked it?

656. Be careful. You know you have a tendency toward blind optimism.

657. I'd love to sit and argue, Pin. But I'd like to get downstairs, if that's okay with you.

658. - He needs psychiatric help. - I can't do that.

659. You have to.

660. He really believes that that thing is a person.

661. Doesn't he realize he's using ventriloquism?

662. He's not hurting anyone.

663. He can just go on living here and writing his poetry.

664. His poetry is sick. He's talking about raping his sister.

665. - It's just a poem. - Is it?

666. Would you like another drink, Stan?

667. Thank you.

668. Leon, would you like another drink?

669. I'm not feeling very well. If you two would excuse me, I'll go to bed.

670. Good night.

671. Do you think I don't know what's going on here?

672. I've read every psychiatric text in the library.

673. Leon is a paranoid schizophrenic.

674. No one is ever gonna cure him of that.

675. But he's my brother,

676. and I love him.

677. And I will not see him put away in an institution.

678. I told you to be careful. I warned you about this person.

679. Now look what's happened. He's turning her against us.

680. You must act, Leon, before we lose her.

681. Good morning. You're up early.

682. We need firewood.

683. Leon, thank you for being so nice to Stan.

684. Sure.

685. It's really important to me that you two like each other.

686. What if we didn't like each other?

687. Well, I don't want to think about that.

688. What if I told you I didn't like him?

689. But you do. You read him your poetry.

690. What if I hate him. What would you do? Who would you choose?

691. Leon, don't tease me.

692. Don't put me in the middle, okay?

693. I'm late for work. I'm gonna go now.

694. Don't make me any dinner. I'm going out with Stan.

695. Ursula.

696. I like him.

697. Serious?

698. Serious.

699. Est-ce que je veux au theatre?

700. Hello.

701. - Stan, it's Leon. - Hey, Leon. Great dinner last night.

702. Thanks. Listen. Ursula's birthday is in two weeks and I wanna throw a surprise party.

703. - How would you feel about helping me? - Yeah, absolutely.

704. Do you think you could come over here so we could discuss it?

705. Well, sure. Any time.

706. - The sooner the better. - How about an hour?

707. Remember, it's a surprise.

708. Got you.

709. "Got you."

710. Stan, glad you could make it.

711. I got here as quick as I could.

712. Come on in.

713. Sit down. Can I get you a drink?

714. I think I had enough last night, thanks.

715. Come on, I hardly ever have people around for drinks.

716. - Scotch? - Sure.

717. Hello, Pin.

718. Good afternoon, Stan. It's nice to see you again.

719. Did you enjoy the chocolates?

720. Very much, thank you.

721. Oh, you could hear me?

722. I'm sorry, I thought I was doing it in my head.

723. Well, you don't seem to be doing anything else with your head today.

724. It must be love.

725. Would you like to leave early today?

726. Um.

727. Finish up this cart and then put those new cartons away.

728. Then you can go.

729. Thank you.

730. I have a soft spot for girls in love.

731. I figure at this moment,

732. Ursula's worth close to $700,000.

733. Uh, God.

734. I never knew.

735. She doesn't know.

736. She doesn't need to know.

737. You see, Pin and I have always looked after her.

738. But sometimes she's a little insensitive.

739. Sometimes she forgets who her true friends are.

740. But, um...

741. We still love her.

742. We still care about...

743. Where she goes,

744. who she's with.

745. Are you tired, Stan?

746. I guess it was a late night.

747. I guess it was.

748. All the energy you expended plotting against Pin and me.

749. Wanting to put me in a mental institute.

750. Maybe even counting Ursula's money in your dreams.

751. Pin.

752. Get him.

753. Get him, Leon.

754. Bastard!

755. Damn it, Pin!

756. You told me 200 milligrams would put him out.

757. You didn't give it enough time. You frightened him.

758. God.

759. Look at all the blood.

760. Clean it up.

761. You must have learned something from your mother.

762. Get the sack. Put the body in it. Take it to the river.

763. Hide his car, and then come back and clean up the mess.

764. Go answer it.

765. Go on, Leon.

766. Hello.

767. - Hi, Leon. - Hello.

768. Are you okay?

769. - Yeah, why? - You sound out of breath.

770. Oh, I was in the yard.

771. Guess what. Mrs. Shaver has given me the afternoon off early.

772. Uh, do you want to do something?

773. No, I'm working on poetry.

774. Well, I can't find Stan, so I guess I'll just come home.

775. No! That's crazy. It's a nice day.

776. Don't waste it around here. I'm too busy to keep you company so... Go shopping or something.

777. Well, I'll see. Maybe. I'll talk to you later.

778. Ursula's coming home early.

779. We don't have time to put the body in the river. What am I gonna do?

780. Hide him in the wood pile.

781. Leon, hide the body and come back and clean up the blood.

782. Leon, I'm home.

783. - What do I smell? - Pot roast.

784. Um, Stan called. He's cancelling your date.

785. - Why? - Something about a sick friend.

786. He was in a hurry, so I didn't ask questions.

787. Why didn't he call me at the library?

788. Perhaps you had already left.

789. Did he say he'd call back?

790. All he said was to tell Ursula that he couldn't make the date tonight.

791. He, uh-a friend was sick.

792. Hey, is it so terrible to spend an evening with me?

793. I'm sorry.

794. Uh, I have pot roast and carrots,

795. potatoes and caesar salad, and then for dessert there's-

796. Well, you've been very busy.

797. You remember Thursday nights?

798. We always used to have pot roast on Thursday nights.

799. Father loved pot-

800. Father loved pot roast.

801. I think-I think that was his favorite food.

802. You're not eating?

803. I had a big lunch.

804. Was Stan supposed to take you out for celery sticks?

805. I'm just a little worried about him.

806. - I thought you loved this guy. - I do.

807. So why don't you trust him?

808. You realize you're behaving as though you think he's cheating on you?

809. I am not behaving that way,

810. and I do trust him.

811. Good. So relax.

812. Here's to us.

813. Our father would turn over in his grave to see us drinking.

814. He hated that.

815. And now mother will turn over with him.

816. It's not funny.

817. You used to have a great sense of humor about mother and father.

818. I remember that the house was always neat and clean...

819. and that dinner was always on time and tasted good.

820. And that father would ask me a question at bed time.

821. And gave me a kiss on the cheek whether I answered it right or wrong.

822. What's wrong?

823. Nothing.

824. How do you feel about dessert?

825. Maybe later.

826. I wrote a new stanza this morning. You want to hear it?

827. Sure.

828. Good. You take the wine into the living room,

829. and I'll go check Pin.

830. Stan?

831. Stan?

832. Are you hiding?

833. Oh, no. Oh, please. Please.

834. What have you done?

835. What have you done?

836. - It was pin. Pin did it. - No, stop it!

837. I wasn't here when it happened. I was out shopping. I got back late.

838. - Stan was here. He was in a terrible argument with Pin. - No, no!

839. He said something about you that Pin didn't like.

840. Stan was furious. They started fighting. He hit his head on the mantel.

841. - He was dead before I got here. - Stop it! No!

842. It was an accident, but I was afraid.

843. I was scared they'd take Pin away. I couldn't let them do that.

844. - I know you couldn't either. - Stop it!

845. Ursula, wait!

846. - Why didn't you help me? - I have never lied to you or for you.

847. I want you to. I need you to.

848. I don't know how and neither do you, and that's why you do it so badly.

849. What am I gonna do?

850. We did it for Ursula.

851. You're lying again, Leon.

852. We didn't do it for Ursula. We did it for you.

853. Here. Jake, he's here.

854. Jesus Christ, he's alive.

855. Call an ambulance!

856. Ah, Mrs. Fraker. I didn't hear you come in.

857. I just stopped by for a minute.

858. - You go ahead. I'll be downstairs if you need me. - Thank you.

859. Hello, Pin.

860. Stan and I are on our way to Cape Cod for a vacation.

861. We'll be gone about a week. Is there anything you'd like?

862. Wind the music box.

863. Have you heard from Leon?

864. No.

865. I miss him a great deal.

866. So do I.