[BIRDS SQUAWKING]
Woman: STEVEN?
STEVEN?
YEAH.
HEY.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S, UM--IT'S BIG.
YOU HAVE A FAMILY OF 12 I DON'T KNOW ABOUT?
[CHUCKLES]
DON'T BE A BUZZ KILL.
COME ON, TAKE OFF YOUR JACKET,
HELP ME UNPACK.
BOY. HOW MUCH IS THE RENT?
YOU LOOKED AT, LIKE, WHAT, 100 HOUSES?
SO WHY THIS ONE?
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST KIND OF...
HAD A FEELING ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW?
IT'S...LIKE I BELONG HERE.
OH, HEY. DON'T--DON'T TOUCH THAT.
THAT'S MY DISSERTATION RESEARCH.
I STILL HAVE TO ORGANIZE ALL THAT STUFF.
WHAT'S REALLY IN THIS BOX? PORN?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE AN ART DECO CHAIR
AND AN ORIENTAL RUG RIGHT THERE.
DO YOU EVER HAVE REALLY STRONG DÉJÁ VU?
[MAN VOCALIZING]
AAH! HUH?
ALL DONE.
HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN?
[CHUCKLES] IT TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH.
HEY, IT'S, UM, IT'S 10:00.
CAN WE ORDER SOME PIZZA?
UH, IT'S, UH...
I THINK IT'S GETTING KIND OF LATE.
I SHOULD PROBABLY WALK YOU HOME.
WHEW.
WOW, THIS IS A REALLY NICE BATHROOM.
AAH!
[SCREAM ECHOES]
WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
NOTHING. I'M FINE.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[VOCALIZING]
[CLANG]
[FOOTSTEPS]
HELLO?
[FOOTSTEPS CONTINUE]
KAREN?
[FLOORBOARDS CREAKING]
KAREN, IS THAT YOU?
[DISTORTED OPERA MUSIC]
[OPERA MUSIC CONTINUES]
[MUSIC STOPS]
[WOMAN GIGGLES]
Woman: MAXIE.
CAN WE HAVE A PARTY, MAXIE?
KAREN?
MAXIE, I'M BORED.
I HAVEN'T BEEN FOR A WEEK.
CAN WE HAVE A PARTY?
WHO IS THAT?
PLEASE, MAXIE, CAN WE HAVE A PARTY, MAXIE?
PLEASE? KAREN?
HOW'D YOU GET IN?
* I SAY I'LL MOVE THE MOUNTAINS *
* AND I'LL MOVE THE MOUNTAINS *
* IF HE WANTS THEM OUT OF THE WAY *
* CRAZY, HE CALLS ME
* SURE, I'M CRAZY
* CRAZY IN LOVE, I'D SAY *
* I SAY I'LL GO THROUGH FIRE *
* AND I'LL GO THROUGH FIRE
* AS HE WANTS SO IT SHALL BE *
* CRAZY, HE CALLS ME
* SURE, I'M CRAZY
* CRAZY IN LOVE
[EXHALES]
OK, OK.
UHH!
YOU LOOK THINNER.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN SLEEPING?
HOW ARE THINGS WITH KAREN?
GREAT.
WE'RE, UH, WE'RE GREAT FRIENDS.
AND YOU'RE OK WITH THAT, ARE YOU?
NO.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU TWO BEEN FRIENDS AGAIN?
UM, I FIRST MET HER ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
JOGGING ACROSS CAMPUS.
IT WAS LIKE I HAD BEEN WAITING FOR HER MY ENTIRE LIFE
AND SHE JUST FINALLY ARRIVED.
BUT YOU STILL HAVEN'T BEEN PHYSICAL WITH HER IN ANY WAY?
NO. I CAN'T.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU WERE?
IT'S STRANGE. I...
I'LL TRY TO HOLD HER HAND OR LEAN IN TO KISS HER
AND SUDDENLY IT'S LIKE I CAN'T BREATHE.
I GET THIS HORRIBLE, UH, TIGHTNESS IN MY CHEST,
THIS PAIN.
SENSE OF GUILT?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE.
ANYWAY, I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT KAREN.
ALL RIGHT. TELL ME ABOUT THE BLACKOUTS.
WELL, I'LL BE IN THE HOUSE
AND, UH, STRANGE IMAGES APPEAR.
VISIONS.
AND I'LL BLINK MY EYES AND AN HOUR WILL HAVE PASSED.
SCARY IMAGES?
NOT SEXY ONES LIKE THE GIRL IN THE TUB,
THE ONE WHO LOOKS LIKE KAREN?
WE'RE BACK ONTO KAREN?
WELL, THESE THINGS COULD BE RELATED.
I MEAN, WHAT IF THESE VISIONS ARE MERELY REPRESSED CHILDHOOD MEMORIES?
I HAD A VERY HAPPY CHILDHOOD,
AND I'VE NEVER HAD ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH WOMEN BEFORE.
OK.
BUT WE DO HAVE BLACKOUTS, SENSE OF DETACHMENT.
I MEAN, WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING
IS WHAT WE CALL DISSOCIATION.
SO, UH, I THINK WE SHOULD DIG A LITTLE DEEPER.
[CLOCK TICKING]
AS YOU BREATHE IN,
FEEL THE WARMTH SPREAD THROUGH YOUR BODY.
YOU'RE GOING BACK, STEVEN.
BACK TO A TIME WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT UPSET YOU,
SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE DELIBERATELY FORGOTTEN.
Woman: * I SAY I'LL MOVE THE MOUNTAINS *
* AND I'LL MOVE THE MOUNTAINS *
* IF HE WANTS THEM OUT OF THE WAY *
* CRAZY, HE CALLS ME
* SURE, I'M CRAZY
* CRAZY IN LOVE, I'D SAY *
WHAT YOU LOOKING AT, MAXIE?
* I'LL SAY I'LL GO THROUGH FIRE *
* AND I'LL GO THROUGH FIRE *
* IF HE WANTS IT, SO IT SHALL BE *
* CRAZY, HE CALLS ME
* SURE, I'M CRAZY
* CRAZY IN LOVE, YOU'LL SEE *
* I'LL SAY I'LL GO THROUGH FIRE *
* AND I'LL GO THROUGH FIRE *
* IF HE WANTS IT, SO IT SHALL BE *
* CRAZY, HE CALLS ME
* SO I'M CRAZY
Therapist: 4, 3, 2,
1.
[CLOCK TICKING]
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I FEEL GOOD.
I WAS, UH, IN MY HOUSE.
IT WAS DIFFERENT.
IT WAS DECORATED LIKE IT WAS THE TWENTIES.
IT WASN'T MY FACE. IT WAS THIS...
THIS LONG FACE AND A GOATEE.
THERE WAS A WOMAN THERE.
I STARTED RECORDING THE SESSION ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH.
AND?
LISTEN.
Therapist: WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
Man: I'M THINKING FOR A PRIEST
YOU ASK A LOT OF NUTTY QUESTIONS.
YOU SEEM ANGRY. WHAT ARE YOU ANGRY ABOUT?
ZELDA. ZELDA'S GOT MY GOAT.
I COULD KILL THAT LITTLE SLUT.
THINGS SHE SAYS TO ME.
I COULD SLICE OPEN HER THROAT,
SLIP IN MY FINGER, AND PULL OUT HER TONGUE.
WHO IS THAT?
IT'S YOU.
Man on recording: IF YOU DON'T MIND TERRIBLY,
WOULD YOU STOP CALLING ME STEVEN?
MY NAME IS MAXWELL.
Therapist on recording: OK. TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF, MAXWELL.
THERE'S NOT MUCH TO TELL.
I WAS A BOXER ONCE.
TOOK A FEW TOO MANY HITS TO THE HEAD.
AND WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?
WELL, I MAKE DO.
THERE'S ALWAYS WORK FOR A BIG SIX WHO'S GOOD WITH A SHIV.
WHAT'S A SHIV?
CROSS ME SOMETIME AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
IS THAT HOW YOU GOT THE MONEY TO RENT THE OLD HOUSE?
WELL, I LUCKED INTO A COUPLE GRAND.
BESIDES, THIS SHACK IS BRAND NEW, BUDDY GUY.
BRAND NEW.
WHEN WERE YOU BORN, MAXWELL?
1893.
WHAT YEAR IS IT NOW?
EXCUSE ME?
IT'S 1928.
WHAT, YOU BEEN NIPPING AT THE WINE AFTER MASS?
YOU SEEM ANGRY.
WHAT ARE YOU SO ANGRY ABOUT?
ZELDA.
ZELDA'S GOT MY GOAT.
I COULD KILL THAT LITTLE SLUT.
THINGS SHE SAYS TO ME.
I COULD SLICE OPEN HER THROAT, SLIP IN--
AAH! [LAUGHS]
SORRY. SORRY.
YOU SNEAKING UP ON ME?
NO, I KNOCKED AND I CALLED YOUR NAME LIKE 30 TIMES.
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER. GOD, WHO DOES THAT?
DON'T BE MAD.
I BROUGHT YOU A HOUSE-WARMING GIFT.
THANKS FOR ALL THE CANDLES.
HEH.
MMM. MM-HMM.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION?
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, WHY IS THAT EVERYONE'S
ALWAYS QUEEN ELIZABETH IN A PAST LIFE?
YOU KNOW?
NO ONE'S EVER JUST SOME ORDINARY PEASANT.
WHAT ABOUT HYPNOSIS--
PAST LIFE REGRESSION,
PEOPLE WHO SPEAK IN OTHER PEOPLE'S VOICES?
MM-MMM, DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON RECOVERED MEMORIES.
I MEAN, THOSE ALMOST ALWAYS TURN OUT TO BE FALSE.
OR THEY'RE JUST, UM...
FANTASIES THAT ARE PRODDED OUT BY AN OVERZEALOUS THERAPIST.
SINCE WHEN DID YOU BECOME SUCH A SKEPTIC?
OH, COME ON.
YOU KNOW I READ A LOT OF BOOKS ON THAT STUFF.
THIS ONE WOMAN RECOVERED MEMORIES OF THIS WHOLE PLANTATION DRAMA.
IT TURNED OUT TO BE FROM SOME HARLEQUIN NOVEL.
I MEAN, THERE'S ALWAYS A LOGICAL EXPLANATION.
I KNOW, I KNOW. YOU'RE RIGHT.
I DON'T...I DON'T BELIEVE IN IT EITHER.
AND I'M ABOUT TO KICK YOUR ASS.
OH, YEAH.
[LAUGHS] OH.
UH-HUH.
MAYBE IN... YOUR NEXT LIFE.
I WIN.
[GRUNTS]
[SNIFFS]
[WOMAN GIGGLES]
[JAZZ PLAYING]
Woman: MAXIE.
LET'S HAVE A PARTY, MAXIE.
MAXIE, I'M BORED.
I HAVEN'T BEEN FOR A WEEK.
Maxwell: WHAT IS WRONG?
I AM POSILUTELY SPLIFICATED.
WHOO.
DO YOU LIKE MY NEW KIMONO, MAXIE?
HMM?
WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO DRESS LIKE YOU'RE CHINESE FOR?
IT'S JAPANESE, YOU PERFECT ASS.
AND THE STATUE AIN'T FATTY ARBUCKLE EITHER.
IT'S THE BUDDHA.
[CHUCKLES]
SO DOES THAT MEAN, UH, YOU BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION, THEN?
SURE, MAXIE.
YOU'VE BEEN LEARNING SOME BIG WORDS DOWN BY THE DOCKS, HUH?
WELL, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT WAY.
MAYBE I WAS CLEOPATRA.
MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN SHACKED UP WITH THE QUEEN.
WELL, NOW...
YOU MAY LIE LIKE A QUEEN,
BUT YOU BLUFF LIKE AN OLD WHORE.
DON'T EVER CALL ME THAT.
EVER!
WHOO!
UH-OH.
AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET SPANKED.
[CHUCKLES]
MAYBE IN YOUR NEXT LIFE, MAXIE.
I WIN.
YOU CHEAT.
IT AIN'T CHEATING IF YOU DON'T CATCH ME DOING IT.
[LAUGHS]
BABY.
DID YOU FORGET WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?
ARE YOU GONNA DO IT THIS TIME, TOUGH GUY?
HMM?
OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO TEASE?
HMM?
SO IN A PAST LIFE, YOU THINK YOU WERE MAXWELL?
NO, I THINK I AM MAXWELL. NOW.
OK, WELL, LET'S EXPLORE THAT IN THE CONTEXT
OF WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW WITH KAREN.
5, 4,
3, 2, 1.
MAXWELL, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
[AS MAXWELL] ZELDA....
ALL HOPPED UP AGAIN.
SHE'S GOT HER FRIENDS OVER FROM THE BABYLON.
THREW SOME PARTY FOR ME.
[RAGTIME MUSIC PLAYING]
Man: HELLO, ZELDA. HEY.
Woman: ZELDA!
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Woman: YOU LOOK SMASHING.
Man: HEY, MAX. LOOKING KEEN, MY FRIEND.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Maxwell: SHE'S GOT HER DRAGON LADY DRESS ON,
PRANCING AROUND, AND BEATING HER GUMS.
IS SHE MAKING YOU ANGRY?
[LAUGHTER]
IF HE DON'T QUIT PAWING AT HER BUBS LIKE THAT,
I'M GONNA CUT HIS EYES OUT
AND STUFF THEM DOWN HIS THROAT.
WHO?
SOME HIGH HAT WANTS TO BE A SUGAR DADDY.
I SEEN HIM SNIFFING AROUND.
HOW MANY MEN HAVE YOU KILLED?
THAT I WAS PAID FOR?
OR JUST TO SEE THE BLOOD?
[RAGTIME MUSIC PLAYING]
Woman: HELLO, MAXWELL.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
HAVE YOU EVER KILLED A WOMAN?
[CHUCKLES]
WELL, NOT YET.
BUT THE PARTY'S ONLY JUST STARTED.
WHEN I WAS IN PARIS,
THEY ASKED ME, WHY PRODUCE SHAKESPEARE?
WHY PRODUCE SHAKESPEARE?!
WELL, SO I CAN PLAY JULIET.
YOU KNOW WHERE I SEE YOU SOME DAY?
WHERE?
NEW YORK CITY.
BROADWAY.
OH.
WELL, I'M GOING TO NEED A PLACE TO STAY.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE PUTTING ME UP, MR. BUTLER?
MMM.
HMM?
MAX, SWELL GIN MILL YOU'VE GOT HERE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU KIDS CALL IT?
DANCE WITH ME, MR. BUTLER.
OF COURSE, MY DEAR.
YOU'RE DRUNK.
I AM POSILUTELY SPLIFICATED.
[GIGGLES]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
WHOO!
[CHEERING]
[VOICES DISTORTING]
[MUSIC PLAYING IN DISTANCE]
Maxwell: MR. BUTLER.
OH, SPLENDID PARTY, OLD BOY.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT--
[GRUNTS] UHH!
DO I TOUCH THE THINGS THAT BELONG TO YOU, HUH?
GET UP! OHH!
NO, NO!
I'M GONNA TEACH YOU SOME MANNERS.
UHH!
WHAT'S THE MATTER, MR. MONEYBAGS?
[GRUNTS]
[GROANING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTS]
Therapist: 5, 4,
3, 2, 1.
HOW DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
[NORMAL VOICE] I DON'T KNOW.
SCARED, I GUESS.
SCARED OF WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF.
WHAT ARE YOU CAPABLE OF?
MURDER.
[INSECTS CHIRPING]
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
DON'T BE MAD, STEFANO.
IT'S A HOUSE-WARMING PARTY.
KAREN INVITED EVERYONE.
HEY! HEY!
HI.
HOW'S IT GOING?
HEY. THANK YOU.
HI.
HEY.
Man: HEY, KAREN.
[MAN CHEERING]
Woman: GREAT PARTY, KAREN.
KAREN, YOU LOOK DIVINE.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
Woman: OH, YEAH!
HI!
OH, YOU LOOK FABULOUS, DARLING.
[LAUGHTER]
[KAREN GIGGLES]
ON MY, UH, BOOK TOUR TO EUROPE,
THEY ASKED ME, WHY WRITE ABOUT HISTORY?
WHY WRITE ABOUT HISTORY?!
WELL, BECAUSE IT REPEATS ITSELF.
NO, NO, NO. THAT'S PRECISELY
NOT WHAT MARCUS IS TRYING TO TELL US--
I WOULD TO.
LOVE TO WHAT?
DANCE.
HMM?
[HUMMING]
YOU'RE DRUNK.
I AM GINORMOUSLY DRUNK.
[DISTORTED MUSIC]
[DISTORTED VOICES]
[MOANING]
[MUSIC PLAYING IN BACKGROUND]
UHH! [BOARD CLANGS]
[GROANS]
[GRUNTS]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
GOD, STEVEN, YOU FREAK ME OUT.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU MY WHOLE LIFE.
AND THEN ONE DAY, YOU JUST...
YOU JUST FINALLY ARRIVED.
[BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY]
I LOVE YOU.
SAY IT AGAIN.
I LOVE YOU, ZELDA.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU, MAXIE.
DON'T EVER LEAVE ME.
YOU'RE SO NICE, BABYDOLL.
NOW, YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP US APART.
YOU'RE KILLIN' ME. YOU KNOW THAT?
YOU SLAY ME EVERY TIME.
[GROANING]
AAH!
NO.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME?
JUST TO SEE IF YOU'RE OK, I GUESS.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT.
[LAUGHS]
SO, UH, WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR FRIEND, PROFESSOR BUTLER?
[SCOFFS] YOU'RE A MEAN DRUNK, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.
IS HE OK?
YEAH, I THINK HE'LL LIVE.
I MEAN, IS HE HURT?
WELL, WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HIS BOOK WAS MEAN,
BUT IT WAS TRUE.
[SNIFFS]
GOD, I'M SO HUNGOVER.
I BARELY REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM LAST NIGHT.
[SIGHS]
WHERE ARE YOU, BY THE WAY?
HMM. AT MY HOUSE.
IT'S COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
YOU SHOULD SEE IT.
KAREN?
HELLO?
BOO! GOD!
THAT TIME I DID IT ON PURPOSE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU DON'T REMEMBER?
ANY OF IT?
[SCOFFS]
OH, MY GOD.
WAIT. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
KAREN.
NO, FORGET IT. NO, I GET IT, OK.
IT WAS WHAT IT WAS, RIGHT?
LET'S JUST NOT MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT.
[SCOFFS] THANK YOU.
LOOK, IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST I'M A LITTLE BIT HAZY ON THE DETAILS.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING THAT YOU SAID TO ME LAST NIGHT?
TRUTHFULLY, NO.
I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE THAT IT'S ME THAT SAID IT,
BUT--WHAT-- WHAT DID I SAY?
NOTHING.
FORGET ABOUT IT.
HERE. A SOUVENIR!
YOU KNOW, I JUST--
I THOUGHT I SAW ANOTHER SIDE TO YOU LAST NIGHT, THAT'S ALL.
ZELDA, WAIT. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.
ZELDA?
WHO'S ZELDA?
OK, UM, THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED
TO EXPLAIN TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
HOW DID SHE REACT?
HOW DO YOU THINK?
I MUST HAVE SOUNDED COMPLETELY INSANE.
OR AT LEAST COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS.
STILL, IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS ZELDA
IN A PAST LIFE,
IT MUST HAVE BEEN DISTURBING FOR HER TO HEAR
THAT YOU MURDERED HER.
WELL, I DIDN'T TELL HER THAT PART.
Karen: STEVEN?
[NECK POPS]
[SCREAMS]
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YOU WERE HOME.
NO, I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SPOOK YOU.
WELL, WELL, WELL.
WHAT DID YOU DIG UP?
STUFF ABOUT ZELDA.
I MEAN, SHE WAS A REAL PERSON.
ZELDA FLEMMING WAS, LIKE,
A MINOR CELEBRITY IN TOWN.
SHE WAS A DANCE HALL GIRL.
SHE DID PLAYS. SHE SANG.
SHE WAS LIKE A WALKING SCANDAL.
YEAH, THAT'S HER ALL RIGHT.
SHE'S A REAL DISH, AIN'T SHE?
AND EXTREMELY SEXY.
I CAN SEE WHY YOU'VE BEEN SO OBSESSED WITH HER.
I JUST WISH THINGS COULD HAVE WORKED OUT BETTER FOR US.
STEVEN?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE I FOUND ALL THIS STUFF?
WHERE?
IN YOUR BOX.
IN YOUR DISSERTATION RESEARCH BOX,
THE ONE THAT YOU WOULDN'T LET ME OPEN.
WELL, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY OF THAT BEFORE.
STEVEN! LOOK, LOOK. I SEE ALL YOUR NOTES.
NO, YOUR UNDERLINING AND ALL YOUR HIGHLIGHTING.
IT'S RIGHT HERE IN THE MARGIN--
I TOLD YOU I NEVER READ IT BEFORE!
HOPE I NEVER READ ANOTHER BOOK AS LONG AS I LIVE.
IT'S LIKE I WASTED MY LIFE ON RESEARCH!
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD.
PROFESSOR BUTLER WAS ATTACKED
WALKING HOME FROM OUR PARTY.
AND HE HAS NO IDEA WHO DID IT.
WELL, I GUESS HE HAD IT COMING.
WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT.
THAT WOULD BE A LOGICAL EXPLANATION.
NO, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT I MADE UP.
THIS IS REAL.
THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN THE PAST
ARE ECHOING IN THE PRESENT.
LOOK, I'D LIKE TO PRESCRIBE SOME ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATION--
NO, NO, NO. I DON'T WANT PILLS.
EVEN THESE PEOPLE-- ZELDA, MAXWELL.
THEY ARE JUST SYMBOLS.
THEY'RE NOT SYMBOLS!
MAXWELL WAS A REAL PERSON,
AND FOR WHATEVER REASON,
HE'S TRYING TO DO THINGS OVER AGAIN.
I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHY.
HELP ME DO THAT. PLEASE.
[CLOCK TICKING]
[JAZZ PLAYING]
WHAT DO YOU SEE, MAXWELL?
Steve: [AS MAXWELL] SHE'S LATE, AS USUAL.
COMING HOME AFTER A HARD DAY OF SHOPPING.
WONDER WHOSE POCKET SHE HAD HER HAND IN TODAY.
AND STILL, I'M MAKING HER DINNER.
WAITING ON HER LIKE A SERVANT.
ME BELIEVING.
OH, SHE'S SUCH A DOLL.
I AIN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE HER EVER.
BUT SHE JUST COULDN'T BEHAVE.
SHE KNOWS JUST WHAT TO SAY TO SET ME OFF.
JUST THE RIGHT WORDS,
AND THEN ALL I SEE IS RED.
[NORMAL VOICE] ZELDA!
STEVEN, SIT DOWN.
I'M GOING TO COUNT BACKWARDS FROM 10.
OH, GIVE ME A BREAK WITH THAT CRAP, WOULD YOU?
YOU NEED TO MOVE OUT OF THAT HOUSE RIGHT AWAY.
NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. IT'S NOT THE HOUSE.
DON'T YOU SEE? IT'S MAXWELL.
I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH MAXWELL INSIDE OF ME MY WHOLE LIFE.
KAREN HAS BEEN LIVING WITH ZELDA INSIDE OF HER
HER ENTIRE LIFE.
SHE JUST DOESN'T REALIZE IT YET.
ZELDA IS JUST AN ARCHETYPE, A SYMBOL IN A DREAM.
NO, DON'T YOU-- DON'T YOU SEE WHAT MAXWELL IS DOING?
HUH? WHY THINGS JUST KEEP ON REPEATING
AND REPEATING AND REPEATING?
HE WANTS TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
HE WANTS ME TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
FOR HIM.
STEVEN, PUT THAT BACK AND SIT DOWN.
YOU'RE STILL IN A HYPNOTIC STATE.
[AS MAXWELL] QUIT BEATING YOUR GUMS, YOU OLD FOOL!
IF YOU WEREN'T A PRIEST,
I'D GUT YOU LIKE A FISH.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
HI.
UM, CAN'T BELIEVE I'M BACK HERE,
BUT I THINK I LEFT MY CELL PHONE.
SO I'M ONLY GOING TO BE A MINUTE.
YEAH, COME IN. I'M--I'M JUST COOKING DINNER.
PLEASE, COME--COME ON. NO, NO.
KAREN, I LOVE YOU.
WHAT?
I LOVE YOU.
SAY IT AGAIN.
I LOVE YOU.
I'VE BEEN AN ASS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE IT ALL UP TO YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, STEVEN.
YOU'RE KILLING ME.
Steven: MORE WINE FOR YOU, MADAME?
Karen: PLEASE. YOU TRYING TO GET ME DRUNK?
I'M TRYING. IS IT WORKING?
I COULD DEFINITELY GET USED TO THIS.
HOW LOVELY.
OH--
DON'T DO THAT. I'M JUST--
I'M ALL SWEATY.
OH.
WELL, DO YOU-- YOU WANT TO TAKE A BATH?
ARE YOU GOING TO WATCH ME?
[BOTH LAUGH]
MMM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU WERE RIGHT?
I THINK I'M STARTING TO FEEL IT.
WHAT?
DÉJÁ VU.
[HUMMING]
[LAUGHS]
[SNIFFS]
CIGARETTES.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID SMOKING EXPLOITS THE UNDERCLASS.
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU ALWAYS SAY?
I DON'T SMOKE.
NO.
BUT HE DOES, DOESN'T HE?
PROFESSOR BUTLER HAVE A CIGARETTE
AFTER YOU SLEEP TOGETHER LIKE SOME OLD MOVIE?
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!
WERE YOU JUST WITH HIM?
STEVEN, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE
ANOTHER BOTTLE OF WINE?
THIS IS SUCH A CHARMING SIDE TO YOU.
OH, I THOUGHT YOU LIKED MY OTHER SIDE?
YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU KEEP ON DRINKING?
MAYBE YOU'LL WORK UP THE COURAGE TO KISS ME AGAIN.
HE DOESN'T NEED A BOTTLE OF WINE
TO KISS YOU THOUGH, DOES HE?
NO, HE DOESN'T.
[CRASH] RIGHT THERE.
YOU ACTUALLY SHOWED SOME HUMAN EMOTION.
[AS MAXWELL] WHO ELSE BESIDES HIM?
WHAT?
SINCE WE MET.
WHO ELSE? HOW MANY?
YOU MEAN, IN THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT
OR THE WHOLE FACULTY?
YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE NUTS, STEVEN.
[DOOR SLAMS]
I'M JUST SICK AND TIRED OF WAITING AROUND FOR YOU
TO GET YOUR FRICKING HEAD TOGETHER!
YOU'RE NOT A MAN.
YOU'RE A SELF-INDULGENT LITTLE BOY
WHO'S FRIGHTENED TO DEATH OF WOMEN.
[AS MAXWELL] I'M NOT FRIGHTENED ANYMORE.
ANSWER ME, YOU COWARD!
THAT'S EXACTLY-- I HATE YOU!
DON'T CRY, TOUGH GUY.
I'M JUST MEAN WHEN I'M DRUNK.
HEY.
I SAID I WAS SORRY.
GET OUT.
YOU DON'T LIVE HERE NO MORE.
GET OUT, YOU FILTHY SLUT.
I TOLD YOU NEVER TO CALL ME THAT.
I SAID, GET OUT!
GET OUT, WHORE!
I TOLD YOU NEVER TO CALL ME THAT.
I WARNED YOU! GET OUT.
I WARNED YOU. I SAID, GET OUT!
GET OUT, WHORE!
DON'T! UHH! AAH!
[GROANS]
[GASPS]
[STRANGLED CRY]
[CHOKING]
MAX.
[QUIETLY] HEY.
I GUESS WE'RE BOTH MEAN WHEN WE'RE DRUNK.
I'M SORRY.
AAH!
[AS MAXWELL] WHAT ARE YOU REACHING FOR?
MY CLOTHES, STEVEN. MY CLOTHES.
OW! YOU'RE HURTING ME! PLEASE.
YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO STICK
THAT SHIV IN MY HEART?
NOT THIS TIME.
NO. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
NO TEASE, BABY DOLL.
I'M GOING TO SLICE YOU OPEN.
PUT OUT YOUR TONGUE.
GO AHEAD.
SAY SOMETHING I'M TOO DUMB TO UNDERSTAND.
[GRUNTS]
AAH!
[KAREN SHRIEKS]
AAH!
NO!
[GROANS]
[GRUNTING]
MAXIE. I'M SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY.
MAXIE!
STEVEN!
MAXIE.
STEVEN, DON'T LEAVE.
NO!
[SOBBING]
STEVEN!
MAXIE, I'M SORRY.
STEVEN!
MAXIE, I'M SO SORRY!
STEVEN! MAXIE!
Zelda: * I SAY I GO THROUGH FIRE
* AND I'LL GO THROUGH FIRE
* IF HE WANTS IT, SO IT SHALL BE *
Karen: STEVEN!
* CRAZY, HE CALLS ME
* SURE, I'M CRAZY
* CRAZY IN LOVE, I'D SAY *