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[LIGHTER CLICKS OPEN] [LIGHTER CLICKS SHUT] [CAR DEPARTING] [STRING QUARTET PLAYING WALTZ] ALL RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

VAN HOPPER: NOT A SINGLE WELL-KNOWN PERSONALITY.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THIS PLACE?

YOU THINK THE MANAGEMENT WILL GIVE ME A DISCOUNT?

I MEAN, WHAT DO THEY THINK I COME HERE FOR, YOU KNOW, TO LOOK AT PAGE BOYS?

THAT ONE'S CUTE.

HA HA!

ONCE UPON A TIME-- ARE YOU SHOCKED?

OH, I'M SURE YOU ARE.

HA!

WELL, NOW WAIT A MINUTE.

HERE IS SOMEBODY, AND HOW.

OH, IT'S MAX DE WINTER, THE MAN WHO OWNS MANDERLEY.

OOH!

YOU HAVE HEARD OF MANDERLEY, HAVEN'T YOU?

YES.

OF COURSE.

OH.

[PEN SCRATCHING] HE'S BEEN ILL.

THEY SAY HE CAN'T GET OVER HIS WIFE'S DEATH.

SHE DROWNED IN A BAY NEAR MANDERLEY.

[DING DING] HERE, KIDDO.

TAKE THAT TO THE MAN OVER THERE WITH THE WAITER, QUICK, QUICK.

REBECCA HIS WIFE WAS CALLED, A BEAUTY.

WELL, WEREN'T WE ALL?

IT'S SO GOOD OF YOU TO JOIN US.

YOU KNOW, I DID WONDER JUST THAT LITTLE BIT WOULD YOU REMEMBER ME.

OH, IMMEDIATELY, MRS. VAN HOPPER.

EXACTLY WHERE?

MY COUSIN BILLY'S BIRTHDAY, CLARIDGE'S.

OH, YOU KNOW, HE WAS SO PROUD TO HAVE YOU FOR HIS FRIEND, OH, AND TO HEAR HIM TALK ABOUT MANDERLEY, OH, STARS IN HIS EYES, A FAIRY LAND.

I WONDER YOU CAN BEAR TO LEAVE IT.

BILLY SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT--WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?-- THAT--THAT GALLERIED HALL, OH, HE SAID IT WAS A GEM.

I'LL BET MANDERLEY'S ENTERTAINED ROYALTY, HUH?

IS THAT SO?

NOT SINCE ETHELRED, THE ONE THEY CALLED THE UNREADY.

MY FAMILY GAVE HIM THAT NAME.

HE WAS INVARIABLY LATE FOR DINNER.

HA HA!

OH, NO.

I--I LIKE THAT ONE.

OH, I LOVE A MAN WITH HUMOR.

OK. NOW THAT WE'VE BROKEN THE ICE, I HOPE WE'LL SEE SOME MORE OF YOU, MM?

YOU'LL COME OVER TO THE SUITE SOMETIME, HAVE A DRINK.

HA!

I OFTEN HAVE A FEW FRIENDS OVER, YOU KNOW?

OH.

AH.

THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU, BUT I'VE ONLY JUST ARRIVED, AND I'M NOT SURE HOW-- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MONTE CARLO, OR DON'T YOU THINK ANYTHING OF IT?

OH, I SUPPOSE IT'S ARTIFICIAL IN A WAY, BUT THEN THE SETTING-- WELL, NO, BUT SHE'S SPOILED, YOU KNOW.

THAT'S HER TROUBLE.

OH, I MEAN, MOST GIRLS WOULD GIVE THEIR EYES TO SEE MONTE.

WOULDN'T THAT RATHER DEFEAT THE PURPOSE?

HA!

OH, DEAR.

WELL, YOU ARE THE FUNNY ONE.

GOOD MORNING.

ARE YOU ALONE?

YES.

PLEASE JOIN ME.

GARON, UNE CHAISE POUR MADEMOISELLE.

BIEN, MONSIEUR.

SO HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING?

I'M VERY WELL, THANK YOU.

I'M, UH, SORRY IF I WAS RUDE LAST NIGHT.

YOU WEREN'T.

WELL, NOT TO YOU, PERHAPS.

HOW IS YOUR FRIEND THIS MORNING?

SHE HAS A TOUCH OF INFLUENZA.

POOR MRS. VAN HOPPER, TO BE TREATED WITH CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS, PERHAPS, HMM?

[CHUCKLES] POACHED EGGS, TOAST, ENGLISH MARMALADE, AND COFFEE, YES?

HA HA!

MERCI.

SHE'S TRAINING ME TO BE WHAT'S CALLED A COMPANION.

SHE PAYS ME.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD BUY COMPANIONSHIP.

NOT THE REAL KIND, OF COURSE NOT.

I LOOKED UP THE WORD IN A DICTIONARY.

IT SAID A COMPANION IS A FRIEND OF THE BOSOM.

HA!

[SNIFFLES] DON'T YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY?

NO.

MY PARENTS ARE BOTH DEAD.

OH.

WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.

WE'RE BOTH ON OUR OWN IN THE WORLD.

I DO HAVE A SISTER AND AN ANCIENT GRANDMOTHER, BUT, UM, NEITHER OF THEM MAKE FOR COMPANIONSHIP.

BUT YOU DO HAVE A HOME, THOUGH, SOMEWHERE OF YOUR OWN.

I BOUGHT A PICTURE POSTCARD OF MANDERLEY WHEN I WAS A CHILD, COST HALF MY POCKET MONEY.

[BOTH CHUCKLE] AN EMPTY HOUSE, SOMETIMES AS LONELY AS A FULL HOTEL.

SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THIS FRIEND OF THE BOSOM WHEN MRS. VAN HOPPER FALLS DOWN STAIRS AND BREAKS HER EXQUISITE NECK?

SUPPOSE THERE'LL BE OTHER MRS. VAN HOPPERS.

PLENTY, AND AT YOUR AGE, SUCH A FUTURE HOLDS NO TETHERS FOR YOU, DOES IT?

NOTHING DOES.

I'M TWICE YOUR AGE.

GO AND PUT A HAT ON.

MAX: AT MANDERLEY, YOU CAN HEAR THE SEA FROM THE TERRACE, TIDE WASHING IN AND OUT OF THE BAY, NOT LIKE IT IS HERE-- COLD, GRAY LIKE SLATE-- AND IN SPRING, THERE ARE MASSES OF FLOWERS-- DAFFODILS, PRIMROSES, BLUEBELLS-- BUT I WON'T HAVE THEM PICKED FOR THE HOUSE, SHEAR VANDALISM.

WILDFLOWERS ARE BEST LEFT WHERE THEY ARE.

MY SISTER USED TO COMPLAIN THERE WERE TOO MANY SCENTS AT MANDERLEY, MADE HER FEEL DRUNK, SHE SAID.

HMM, I DON'T CARE.

IT'S THE ONLY KIND OF DRUNKENNESS I LIKE.

CRUSH A PETAL IN YOUR HAND, A THOUSAND SCENTS GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR HEAD.

NO!

NO!

[TIRES SCREECH] I'M SORRY.

THAT WAS UNFORGIVABLE OF ME.

PLEASE DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.

SHALL WE GO BACK NOW?

THERE.

SEE?

NOT AS DANGEROUS AS IT LOOKS.

YOU KNOW THIS PLACE?

YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE?

YES.

YES.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE.

SAFELY HOME.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE COLD.

HERE.

PUT THESE ON.

AH, HA HA HA!

SO... WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING WITH YOURSELF TODAY?

I'VE BEEN PLAYING TENNIS WITH THE PROFESSIONAL.

OH.

HA HA!

WELL, WHATEVER HE DID FOR YOUR BACKHAND, HE PUT SOME COLOR IN YOUR CHEEKS.

ANYONE NEW ARRIVE?

NOT THAT I NOTICED.

OH... [SIGHS] I BETTER HAVE THE DOCTOR IN TOMORROW.

I'M GETTING MY HEADACHES AGAIN.

OH.

OOF...

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE IT'S JUST THE BOREDOM OF THE COMPANY.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY THESE DAYS, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, MONTE USED TO BE-- OH, HA HA!

COME, DEAR.

AND WHERE IS THE OLD CROWD?

[CLEARS THROAT] SEE ANYTHING OF MAX DE WINTER?

I SAW HIM HAVING BREAKFAST.

WELL, DID HE HAVE LUNCH WITH ANYBODY?

HE WASN'T IN THE RESTAURANT AT LUNCHTIME.

AH, THERE.

YOU SEE?

THEY SAY HE NEVER MENTIONS HER NAME, HMM, AND JUST WON'T TALK ABOUT IT, AND NOBODY GETS NEAR HIM, AND WE SAW HIM GIVE ME THE BRUSH-OFF.

STILL, I DON'T SEE WHY I SHOULDN'T TRY AGAIN...

WHEN I GET BACK UP ON MY TOES AGAIN.

I'D SAY MAX DE WINTER'S FAR TOO GOOD-MANNERED TO TURN A LADY DOWN TWICE, EVEN IF THE LADY'S NOT THAT MUCH OF A LADY.

GOOD DAY.

GOOD DAY.

GOOD MORNING.

WHERE DOES MADAM WISH TO GO TODAY?

HA HA HA!

[ENGINE STARTS] HA HA HA!

HA HA!

WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY?

I CAN SEE YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY.

WHAT IS IT?

IF ONLY THERE WAS AN INVENTION THAT COULD PUT A MEMORY IN A BOTTLE LIKE SCENT AND IT NEVER FADED AND IT NEVER GOT STALE, AND THEN WHEN YOU WANTED IT, YOU JUST OPEN THE BOTTLE, AND IT WILL BE LIKE LIVING THE MOMENT ALL OVER AGAIN.

WHAT MOMENTS IN YOUR YOUNG LIFE WOULD YOU PRESERVE LIKE THAT?

THIS ONE.

THE COFFEE REALLY THAT GOOD?

DON'T LAUGH AT ME.

DON'T TREAT ME LIKE A SILLY CHILD.

I KNOW I HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF THE WORLD.

I KNOW I'M NOT A WOMAN OR 36 OR SOMETHING DRESSED IN BLACK SATIN AND PEARLS.

YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE WITH ME IF YOU WERE.

STOP BITING YOUR NAILS.

IT'S AN UGLY HABIT.

WHY DO YOU TAKE ME OUT DAY AFTER DAY?

IF YOU THINK I'M SO SILLY AND UGLY, WHY?

YOU'RE BEING KIND.

IS THAT IT?

WELL, DON'T CHOOSE ME FOR YOUR CHARITY.

DAMN MY KINDNESS AND MY CHARITY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY.

I ASKED YOU OUT WITH ME BECAUSE I WANT YOU.

YOU'RE YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE MY DAUGHTER, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH YOU...

BUT I DO KNOW THAT YOU'VE BLOTTED OUT THE PAST BETTER THAN ALL THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF A DOZEN MONTE CARLOS.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, SAY SO, AND I'LL MOVE ON.

I ONLY STAYED BECAUSE OF YOU.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING MORE ABOUT YOU THAN THE FIRST DAY WE MET.

DO YOU WANT ME TO GO?

OH, TO HELL WITH THIS.

PROMISE ME SOMETHING-- YOU'LL NEVER WEAR BLACK SATIN.

["CHARLESTON" PLAYING] WHOO HOO!

HA!

HA HA!

YES.

VAN HOPPER: NOW, EVERYONE KNOWS I'M NOT ONE TO OPEN OLD WOUNDS, AND IT MUST BE LIKE A KNIFE THROUGH THE HEART EVERY TIME YOU THINK OF HER, BUT, MAX, YOU'VE JUST GOT TO LET YOUR FRIENDS HELP YOU, MAX, YOU KNOW?

JOIN US IN THESE LITTLE CELEBRATIONS AND HAVE A LAUGH.

YOU CAN'T BROOD YOUR LIFE AWAY.

IT'S NOT FAIR ON THE FEMALE POPULATION, GOOD-LOOKING MAN LIKE YOU GOING TO WASTE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE REBECCA WOULD WANT THAT, MAX.

HOW KIND OF YOU TO TROUBLE YOURSELF, ESPECIALLY SINCE I SCARCELY KNOW YOU AND MY WIFE NEVER DID.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, THERE ARE THINGS I HAVE TO DO.

NO, NO, NO.

YOU'RE LEAVING SO SOON?

WE'VE HARDLY GOT STARTED.

UH, YOU CAN STAY FOR A COUPLE MORE DRINKS, CAN'T YOU, MAX?

I KNOW--UH, HEY, EVERYBODY-- EVERYBODY, WE ARE GOING TO DRINK TO REBECCA DE WINTER.

MAX: DON'T SPEAK HER NAME!

NOT ONE OF YOU HERE KNEW HER.

GOOD NIGHT.

VAN HOPPER: WELL, PARDON ME, MR. MAX DE WINTER.

I MEAN, IT'S ONLY A LITTLE PARTY.

YOU HAD EVERY RIGHT TO WALK OUT.

I SHOULD KNOW BETTER, INFANTILE TANTRUMS AT MY AGE.

IT WAS JUST SO UNEXPECTED.

YOU KNOW WHAT A FOOLISH, LONELY, UNHAPPY WOMAN SHE IS.

HA!

TO BE PITIED AND PUT UP WITH, HMM, PATIENTLY BORNE?

YES.

HMM.

PERHAPS IT'S SIMPLY THAT I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT THAT KIND OF THING, ONE OF MY DEFECTS, ONE OF MY WORST, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

YOU'RE LAUGHING AT ME AGAIN.

NO, NOT REALLY.

[CHUCKLES] IT'S JUST THAT YOU CAN BE AN AWFULLY SOLEMN, LITTLE THING AT TIMES.

"LITTLE THING."

IS THAT HOW YOU SEE ME?

OH, DON'T BE HURT.

I DIDN'T MEAN IT TO-- [EXHALES] I-- I HOPE YOU'LL ALWAYS BE LIKE THAT TO ME, SO NATURAL AND OPEN.

LIKE A LITTLE GIRL WHO NEVER GROWS UP.

NO.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT I HOPE YOU'LL ALWAYS BE LIKE YOU.

ANYWAY, WHAT DOES IT MATTER HOW YOU SEE ME?

YOU COULD BE GONE IN A FEW DAYS, AND YOU'LL FORGET ALL ABOUT ME...

I'M QUITE SURE I WON'T FORGET.

YOUR FUNNY, SIMPLE-MINDED, LITTLE FRIEND.

YOU.

OF COURSE I WOULDN'T FORGET YOU.

DO I HAVE TO COME DOWN THERE AND SET YOUR STRAIGHT?

NO.

UH, JUST TELL THEM, "MRS. VAN HOPPER'S USUAL STATEROOM," OK?

[HANGS UP PHONE] RRGH!

OH, MY, THERE YOU ARE.

YOU'RE NEVER HERE WHEN I NEED YOU THESE DAYS.

WELL NOW, WE GOT WORK TO DO.

WE'RE PACKING UP, LEAVING TOMORROW.

I'M SICK TO DEATH OF EUROPE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THE SOUND OF NEW YORK?

WHAT A FACE.

I MEAN, I SAID, "NEW YORK."

HA!

DON'T, UH--I CAN'T MAKE YOU OUT, AND THE CHANCES I'M GIVING YOU.

I--I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T LIKE MONTE.

I'VE GOT USED TO IT.

BIG OF YOU.

OK. YOU CAN JUST GET USED TO NEW YORK.

[SOBBING] [SNIFFLES] [SNIFFLES] [KNOCKS ON DOOR] WE'RE GOING TO NEW YORK.

I'VE COME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

NO.

SO... MRS. VAN HOPPER'S HAD ENOUGH OF MONTE CARLO AND WANTS TO GO HOME.

SO DO I... SHE TO NEW YORK AND I TO MANDERLEY.

WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER?

DON'T MAKE A JOKE ABOUT IT.

IT'S UNFAIR.

I DON'T MAKE JOKES, WELL, NOT THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING, ANYWAY.

LOOK.

IT'S PERFECTLY SIMPLE.

EITHER YOU GO TO NEW YORK WITH MRS. VAN HOPPER OR YOU COME TO MANDERLEY WITH ME.

DO YOU WANT A SECRETARY OR SOMETHING?

NO, YOU LITTLE FOOL.

I'M ASKING YOU TO MARRY ME.

I'M SORRY.

I'M BEING RATHER A BRUTE TO YOU, AREN'T I?

WE OUGHT TO BE IN A CONSERVATORY, ORCHIDS.

YOU SHOULD BE IN A WHITE FROCK.

THERE SHOULD BE A VIOLIN PLAYING A WALTZ.

WELL, I'M SORRY.

WE'LL HAVE TO DO WITHOUT ALL THAT.

STOP IT, MAX.

WELL, I'M NOT THE SORT OF PERSON-- WELL, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO EXPLAIN, BUT I DON'T BELONG TO YOUR SORT OF WORLD, FOR ONE THING.

AND WHAT IS MY WORLD?

WELL, MANDERLEY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

NONSENSE...

BUT YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED MY QUESTION.

HOW CAN I?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

DO YOU MIND HOW SOON WE GET MARRIED?

IT CAN ALL BE ARRANGED IN A FEW DAYS-- THE LICENSE, MAGISTRATE, SOMEONE.

NO CHURCH, BELLS, CHOIRBOYS?

NO.

I HAD THAT KIND OF WEDDING BEFORE.

SAY YES QUICKLY.

WE CAN DRIVE TO VENICE FOR THE HONEYMOON.

VENICE?

MM-HMM.

ALL LOVERS SHOULD GO TO VENICE.

WE CAN HOLD HANDS IN A GONDOLA AND THEN TAKE A CRUISE BACK TO ENGLAND.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU MANDERLEY.

I--I WOULD BE MRS. DE WINTER?

MM-HMM.

DON'T YOU WANT TO BE?

I THOUGHT PERHAPS YOU LOVED ME.

I DO.

AH, SO IT'S YES?

YES, MAXIM.

HA HA!

AH... MAX: AND DON'T WORRY.

WE'LL DISCUSS EVERYTHING OVER BREAKFAST.

GOOD MORNING.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT, EH?

I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS.

THEN WE'LL HAVE A LARGE BREAKFAST.

WHAT ABOUT MRS. VAN HOPPER?

SHALL I TELL HER?

NO.

I'LL DO IT.

I'LL TELL HER.

WELL, YOU BETTER DO IT NOW.

I'LL BE HERE.

I'M SURE SHE'LL BE VERY HAPPY FOR US.

WELL, I GOT TO HAND IT TO YOU.

TENNIS LESSON, HUH?

HA HA HA!

WELL, GAME, SET, AND MATCH TO YOU, KIDDO.

HA HA HA!

YOU'VE BEEN DOING ANYTHING YOU SHOULDN'T?

I'LL FINISH YOUR PACKING, OF COURSE.

MM, OF COURSE.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE THAN PACKING AS MISTRESS OF MANDERLEY.

OH, HO HO!

THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT?

YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE HIM?

[WHISTLES] I MEAN, HE'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE CREATURE, YOU KNOW, SURE, BUT, UM, YOU WATCH OUT, LITTLE CINDERELLA.

MAYBE THE PRINCE TURNS OUT TO BE NOT SO CHARMING.

YOU SEE HIS EYES THE OTHER NIGHT?

[WHISTLES] TIGER, TIGER.

YOU READY FOR THAT KIND OF THING IN YOUR BED?

AS YOU SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

I'LL FINISH THE BIG TRUNK.

GOOD LUCK, KIDDO.

[EXHALES] MAX: YOU ARE THE MOST DELIGHTFUL COMPANY, MRS. DE WINTER... [CHUCKLES] BUT ON OUR LAST NIGHT ABOARD, I THINK WE HAVE TO MAKE A PUBLIC APPEARANCE JUST FOR APPEARANCES' SAKE.

I'LL WEAR MY NEW DRESS.

MM-HMM, AND I'LL BE ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR, VERY POLITE TO ALL THE OLD BONES.

HMM.

THERE'S GONNA HAVE TO BE QUITE A BIT OF THAT WHEN WE GET BACK, AROUND THE COUNTY, AT ANY RATE.

AT MANDERLEY, WE PLEASE OURSELVES, AND I HOPE YOU'LL LOVE IT AS MUCH AS I DO.

MM...

NOTHING TOO BRIGHT, JUST SOMETHING VERY LIGHT, REALLY.

WELL, YOU CAN TAKE QUITE A LOT OF COLOR, ACTUALLY, MADAM.

WE DO HAVE ALL THE VERY LATEST TONES.

OH, I'M NOT USED TO TOO MUCH.

IT'S AN EXPERIMENT, REALLY.

YOU CAN TRUST US, MADAM.

WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.

NOW LET'S SEE WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS ONE.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING] GOOD EVENING, MR. DE WINTER.

MAY I JOIN YOU?

WELL, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOURSELF?

WH--WHAT'S ALL THAT MUCK ON YOUR FACE?

IS IT TOO MUCH?

WELL, IT'S A SORT OF JOKE, REALLY.

ALL THE OTHER WOMEN-- I THOUGHT IT WENT WITH THE DRESS.

I DIDN'T MARRY A TART.

MAXIM, PLEASE.

WIPE IT OFF NOW.

NO.

I CAN'T, NOT HERE.

ARE YOU DETERMINED TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME?

I SAID, WIPE IT OFF NOW.

STOP IT, MAXIM.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE CABIN, DARLING.

[SNIFFLES] [SNIFFLES] I'M SO SORRY.

HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID OVER A LITTLE BIT OF LIPSTICK?

ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO AMUSE ME, AND I BITE YOUR HEAD OFF.

IT'S JUST THAT YOU TOOK ME BY SURPRISE.

I PROMISE I'LL NEVER DO ANYTHING SO HORRIBLE AGAIN.

SAY YOU FORGIVE ME, PLEASE.

HEH.

OF COURSE.

I LOVE YOU.

MM.

ALMOST THERE.

YOU TIRED?

YOU CAN EXPECT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CURIOSITY.

EVERYONE'LL WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LIKE... ONLY NATURAL.

BUT THERE'S NO NEED TO BE NERVOUS.

JUST BE YOURSELF, AND THEY'LL LOVE YOU.

HERE WE ARE.

NICE TO SEE YOU, GEORGE.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S OUR NEW BOSS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SEEING TO THE HOUSE.

MRS. DANVERS IS THE ONE FOR THAT.

SHE DOES EVERYTHING.

JUST LEAVE IT TO HER.

SHE'S QUITE A CHARACTER IN HER OWN WAY.

YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND HER A BIT STIFF AT FIRST, BUT TAKE NO NOTICE.

IT'S JUST HER MANNER.

NOW CLOSE YOUR EYES.

I'LL TELL YOU WHEN TO OPEN THEM.

[HAND BRAKE CLICKS] NOW LOOK.

THERE.

YOU LIKE IT?

IT'S YOURS.

COME ON, THEN.

THEY'RE HERE NOW.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

COME ON OUT.

YEAH.

I'M COMING.

MAN: COME ALONG, QUICKLY.

HE HAVEN'T GOT LONG.

THAT'S RIGHT.

DAMN THAT WOMAN.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE?

MRS. DANVERS HAS SUMMONED THE STAFF FROM ALL 4 CORNERS TO WELCOME US.

SHE SHOULD KNOW I WOULDN'T WANT THAT KIND OF THING.

AH, FRITH.

GLAD TO SEE YOU HOME, SIR, AND MADAM, TOO.

GIVE ROBERT THAT COAT.

NOW, YOU WON'T HAVE TO SAY A THING.

I'LL DO IT.

[CLEARS THROAT] WELL, THANK YOU FOR THIS WELCOME.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.

I HOPE YOU'RE ALL IN THE BEST OF HEALTH, HMM?

I MUST SAY, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK AMONG YOU.

THANK YOU.

[EXHALES] THERE.

ALL DONE.

[CHUCKLES] THANK YOU, FRITH.

RIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM.

MAX: MRS. DANVERS, QUITE A RECEPTION.

THANK YOU.

MEET MRS. DE WINTER.

I'M SO PLEASED TO MEET YOU, MRS. DANVERS.

THANK YOU, MADAM.

I AND ALL THE STAFF AT MANDERLEY ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

GOOD.

WELL, NOW YOU'RE FRIENDS.

FINE.

TEA, I THINK, FRITH.

I HADN'T REALIZED THE HOUSE WAS QUITE SO BIG.

YES.

MANDERLEY IS A BIG HOUSE, NOT AS BIG AS SOME, OF COURSE.

SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING, MRS. DANVERS.

IT IS FOR YOU TO MAKE YOUR OWN TIME, MADAM.

IT IS THIS WAY.

I'M TOLD YOU'VE BEEN REDECORATING.

OH, MRS. DANVERS, IT'S CHARMING.

I HOPE I CARRIED OUT MR. DE WINTER'S ORDERS.

[BIRDS CHIRPING] BUT YOU CAN'T SEE THE SEA FROM HERE.

NO.

NOT FROM THIS WING.

YOU CAN'T HEAR IT, EITHER, NOT FROM THIS WING, BUT MR. DE WINTER SAID YOU WERE TO HAVE THIS ROOM.

HE THOUGHT YOU'D PREFER IT.

SO THIS WASN'T HIS BEDROOM BEFORE?

NO.

WHEN MRS. DE WINTER WAS ALIVE, THEY LIVED IN THE WEST WING IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROOM IN THE HOUSE LOOKING DOWN TO THE SEA.

MRS. DANVERS, I HOPE WE WILL BE FRIENDS AND COME TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

YOU MUST HAVE PATIENCE WITH ME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS SORT OF LIFE IS SO NEW TO ME, AND I DO WANT TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF IT AND MAKE MR. DE WINTER HAPPY.

I HOPE I SHALL DO EVERYTHING TO YOUR SATISFACTION, MADAM.

OH, I'M SURE YOU WILL.

I WON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN YOU MAID WILL BE ARRIVING, MADAM?

DO YOU WISH FOR ONE?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

IT IS USUAL FOR LADIES IN YOUR POSITION.

PERHAPS YOU WOULD SEE ABOUT IT FOR ME, MAYBE SOME YOUNG GIRL WANTING TO TRAIN.

IT IS FOR YOU TO SAY, MADAM.

THANK YOU, MRS. DANVERS.

[GULLS SQUAWKING] [BARKING] GO ON, BOY.

[BIRDS CHIRPING] [BARKING] MAX: COME ON.

[DOG BARKING] GO ON, THEN.

WHO'S THE WOMAN IN THE WHITE DRESS?

WHO?

IN THE GALLERY, THE WOMAN ALL IN WHITE.

SOME GREAT-GREAT- GREAT-AUNT OR OTHER.

CAROLINE I THINK HER NAME WAS.

SHE'S VERY BEAUTIFUL... HMM, I SUPPOSE SO.

WONDERFUL EYES, YOUNG BUT... NOT YOUNG.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO LOOK LIKE THAT?

NO.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T SUIT YOU.

WHY WOULDN'T IT?

WILL YOU STOP ASKING SILLY QUESTIONS AND EAT YOUR EGG?

MAXIM.

SORRY.

YOU MUSTN'T MIND ME.

RUNNING A PLACE LIKE MANDERLEY, SUCH A JOB, LOT ON MY MIND.

RIGHT.

GOT A MASS OF THINGS TO DO.

THINK YOU CAN AMUSE YOURSELF?

MWAH.

UH, LUNCH TODAY-- SISTER, BROTHER-IN-LAW, CRAWLEY MY AGENT.

OLD DANVERS'LL SEE TO IT.

YOU DON'T MIND, DO YOU?

[SIGHS] [CLEARS THROAT] GOOD MORNING.

MORNING, MADAM.

MORNING, MADAM.

[BIRDS CHIRPING] [CLEARS THROAT] DO YOU REQUIRE ANYTHING, MADAM?

I CAN'T FIND ANY MATCHES TO LIGHT THE FIRE.

IT'S RATHER COOL IN HERE.

THE FIRE IN THE LIBRARY ISN'T NORMALLY LIT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON, MADAM.

YOU'LL FIND A GOOD FIRE IN THE MORNING ROOM.

YES.

I SEE.

IF YOU SHOULD WISH TO HAVE A FIRE IN THE LIBRARY, AS WELL, I'LL GIVE ORDERS, OF COURSE, MADAM.

OH, NO.

I WOULDN'T DREAM OF IT.

I'LL GO TO THE MORNING ROOM.

THANK YOU, FRITH.

YOU'LL FIND WRITING PAPER IN THERE, MADAM.

MRS. DE WINTER ALWAYS DID HER CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEPHONING IN THE MORNING ROOM AFTER BREAKFAST.

YES.

THANK YOU.

YOU GO THROUGH THE DRAWING ROOM, MADAM, AND TURN TO THE RIGHT.

THANK YOU, FRITH.

[FIRE CRACKLING] [TELEPHONE RINGS] [RING] [RING] YES.

WHO IS IT?

MRS. DE WINTER?

OH, I'M AFRAID YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKE.

MRS. DE WINTER'S BEEN DEAD FOR OVER A YEAR.

IT'S MRS. DANVERS, MADAM, SPEAKING TO YOU ON THE HOUSE TELEPHONE.

I WONDERED IF YOU WOULD APPROVE THE MENUS FOR TODAY.

OH, I'M SORRY.

YES.

I--I'M SURE I DO.

THEY'RE ON THE BLOTTER IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE DESK.

YES, VERY SUITABLE, VERY NICE INDEED.

THANK YOU, MADAM.

[CLICK] GOOD MORNING.

HEH.

SORRY.

HA HA!

I'M FRANK CRAWLEY, MAXIM'S ESTATE MANAGER.

YES.

OF COURSE.

MAXIM'S TOLD ME ABOUT YOU.

GOOD MORNING.

HA HA!

EXPLORING MANDERLEY?

AND THERE SEEMS TO BE SO MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT IT.

IT'S A FASCINATING, OLD PLACE.

IS THIS SIDE OF THE HOUSE COMPLETELY SHUT UP?

NOT EXACTLY.

IT'S JUST THAT WITH ONLY THE TWO OF YOU, THE WEST WING ISN'T NEEDED, REALLY.

HMM, THE FIRST MRS. DE WINTER USED IT.

I IMAGINE SHE HAD IT ALL DONE TO HER OWN SPECIAL TASTE.

SHE LIKED BIG ROOMS.

WITH ALL THE SHUTTERS CLOSED LIKE THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE FORBIDDEN TERRITORY.

HA HA!

NO.

NO.

YOUR SIDE OF THE HOUSE HAS THE BETTER LIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT WAS IN MAXIM'S MIND, LIGHT AND FRESH TO SUIT YOU, AS WE CAN ALL SEE NOW.

THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU, MR. CRAWLEY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT HERE, MADAM?

CAN I HELP YOU?

I LOST MY WAY.

DO YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU THESE ROOMS?

THIS IS THE WEST WING.

YOU CAN, OF COURSE, SEE WHATEVER YOU WISH.

YOU HAVE ONLY TO ASK.

I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW, YOUR GUESTS HAVE ARRIVED.

LET ME SHOW YOU BACK TO YOUR SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

I'M SURE I CAN FIND IT.

THERE'S NO NEED.

WOMAN: WE'RE NOT A BIT ALIKE, YOU KNOW, MY BROTHER AND I.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT FUNNY HEAD OF HIS.

ME, I LOSE MY TEMPER, THE SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION, AND, BANG, IT'S ALL OVER.

MAXIM, NOW, HE HITS THE ROOF ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, AND HOW HE HITS IT.

HA HA HA!

DON'T THINK YOU'LL SET HIM OFF, THOUGH.

YOU'LL KNOW HOW TO SOOTHE THE SAVAGE BREAST.

MAX: QUITE INTOLERABLE, BEATRICE.

BEATRICE: POOR MAXIM.

SUCH A GHASTLY TIME HE HAD, PERFECT WRECK 6 MONTHS AGO.

NOW YOU LOOK MUCH BETTER, MUCH BETTER, DOESN'T HE, GILES?

YOU'RE A DIFFERENT PERSON, OLD CHAP, DON'T YOU THINK SO, CRAWLEY?

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

MY GOD.

POOR MAXIM.

OOH, DO YOU HUNT, MY DEAR?

WELL, I'M AFRAID NOT.

I LEARNT TO RIDE AS A CHILD, BUT VERY FEEBLY.

I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT IT.

OH, YOU MUST TAKE IT UP AGAIN.

CAN'T POSSIBLY LIVE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE AND NOT RIDE.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH YOURSELF?

MAX: SHE SKETCHES AND PAINTS RATHER WELL.

OH, VERY NICE, I'M SURE, ON A WET DAY WHEN THERE'S NOTHING BETTER.

THERE'S NO EXERCISE IN IT, IS THERE?

I LIKE WALKING AND SWIMMING.

OH, NO.

THE WATER'S FAR TOO COLD.

OH, I DON'T MIND AS LONG AS THE CURRENTS AREN'T TOO STRONG.

IS IT SAFE TO SWIM IN THE BAY?

JASPER LOOKS AS IF HE COULD DO WITH A SWIM.

BEEN EATING TOO MUCH, OLD BOY, JUST LIKE GILES.

HA!

GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME, EH?

[CHUCKLES] ARE YOU VERY MUCH IN LOVE WITH HIM?

NO.

DON'T ANSWER.

I CAN SEE WHAT YOU FEEL.

I'M AN INTERFERING BORE, AREN'T I?

YOU MUSTN'T MIND ME.

I'M DEVOTED TO MAXIM.

[KLAXON HORN WAILS] COME ON, BEA, OLD GIRL.

HOW ARE YOU GETTING ON WITH THE DANVERS WOMAN?

I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE QUITE LIKE HER BEFORE.

DON'T SUPPOSE YOU HAVE.

THING IS, SHE'S INSANELY JEALOUS OF YOU.

WHY?

RESENTS YOU BEING HERE AT ALL.

THAT'S THE TROUBLE.

I THOUGHT MAXIM WOULD'VE TOLD YOU.

SHE SIMPLY ADORED REBECCA.

I SEE.

DARE SAY SHE'LL GET OVER IT IN TIME.

[KLAXON HORN WAILS] IF MAXIM DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, I WOULDN'T TRY TO FORCE IT... NO.

OF COURSE.

ALL PART OF FORGETTING REBECCA IF HE CAN.

HELL, THAT WAS A TACTLESS, DAMN THING TO SAY.

ONE THING, YOU'RE NOT A BIT LIKE REBECCA.

MAX: LITTLE OF MY FAMILY GOES A VERY LONG WAY, AND YOU HAVEN'T MET GRANDMA YET.

OH, DON'T BE GRUMPY, MAXIM.

I LIKE THEM.

BEATRICE JUST SAYS WHAT SHE THINKS.

DOES SHE THINK?

SHE THINKS I SHOULD DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH MY HAIR.

WHAT'S IT GOT TO DO WITH HER?

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOUR HAIR?

SO YOU LIKE MY HAIR.

OF COURSE I DO.

OF COURSE I LIKE YOUR HAIR.

IT'S QUITE A SHOCK, ISN'T IT?

CONTRAST IS SO SUDDEN AFTER THE WOODS.

NO ONE EVER EXPECTS IT, NOT EVEN ME.

JASPER?

JASPER!

COME ON, YOU STUPID DOG.

WHERE ARE YOU?

[JASPER BARKING] OVER THERE.

NO.

HE CAN LOOK AFTER HIMSELF.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'LL FETCH HIM.

HE CAN FIND HIS OWN WAY BACK!

JASPER?

HERE, JASPER.

[JASPER BARKING] JASPER?

[JASPER WHIMPERS] WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THIS ISN'T A NICE PLACE.

COME ON, JASPER.

LET'S GO HOME.

[BARKS] [GASPS] [JASPER GROWLING] I KNOW THAT DOG.

HE COMES FROM THE HOUSE, AIN'T YOUR DOG.

NO.

HE'S MR. DE WINTER'S DOG.

COME ON, JASPER.

GOOD BOY.

SHE DON'T GO THERE NOW.

NO, NOT NOW.

GONE IN THE DARK.

GONE IN THE SEA, AIN'T SHE?

WON'T COME BACK.

I NEVER SAID NOTHING, DID I?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

DON'T WORRY.

I NEVER SAID NOTHING.

[THUNDER] IT WAS ONLY BEN.

HE'S PERFECTLY HARMLESS.

HIS FATHER USED TO BE ONE OF THE KEEPERS, AND THAT COTTAGE IS SUPPOSED TO BE KEPT LOCKED.

JASPER!

WAIT FOR ME, MAXIM.

NOW, IF YOU LISTENED TO ME INSTEAD OF CHASING AFTER THAT STUPID DOG, WE'D BE HOME BY NOW.

WE WOULDN'T BE GETTING SOAKED.

I WAS AFRAID HE MIGHT GET CAUGHT BY THE TIDE.

OH, IS IT LIKELY I WOULD LEAVE THE DOG IF THERE WAS ANY QUESTION OF DANGER TO HIM?

WELL, HOW SHOULD I KNOW?

IN YOUR MOOD, YOU'RE CAPABLE OF ANY-- NOW YOU'RE WHINING BECAUSE YOU'RE TIRED.

I'M NOT.

THAT'S JUST YOUR EXCUSE.

EXCUSE?

EXCUSE FOR WHAT?

FOR NOT COMING WITH ME OVER THE ROCKS, I SUPPOSE.

AND WHY DO YOU THINK I DIDN'T WANT TO COME WITH YOU?

OH, MAXIM, HOW SHOULD I KNOW?

I'M NOT A THOUGHT READER.

I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT YOU ARE...

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T WANT TO, THAT'S ALL.

I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR FACE.

SEE WHAT IN MY FACE?

PLEASE LET'S STOP THIS.

PLEASE, MAXIM.

ALL RIGHT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE OTHER BEACH.

I NEVER GO NEAR THE BLOODY PLACE.

I NEVER GO TO THAT DAMNED COTTAGE, AND YOU WOULDN'T, EITHER, IF YOU HAD MY MEMORIES.

YOU WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU-- YOU WOULDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.

DOES THAT SATISFY YOU?

PLEASE, MAXIM.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO LOOK LIKE THAT.

IT HURTS TOO MUCH.

PLEASE.

[EXHALES] WE SHOULD'VE STAYED IN ITALY, SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME BACK TO MANDERLEY.

I WAS A FOOL TO COME BACK.

ALL WOUNDED AND HURT INSIDE, CAN'T BEAR TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

DO YOU?

DO YOU?

[INHALES] HERE.

[SNIFFLES] IT WAS HAVING THAT CROWD FOR LUNCH.

SHOULD'VE WAITED A FEW WEEKS.

[INHALES] POOR, OLD BEATRICE, SHE ALWAYS GETS MY GOAT, BUT I'M QUITE FOND OF HER, REALLY.

WE WILL BE HAPPY HERE, WON'T WE?

OF COURSE...

IF YOU PASS GRANDMA'S INSPECTION.

[BOTH CHUCKLE] [BIRDS CHIRPING] [CRASH] WOMAN: WELL, MRS. DANVERS SAID SHE PUT THEM TOGETHER LAST.

FRITH: VERY GOOD, THEN.

I'LL LOOK AROUND... FRITH: COULD I SPEAK TO YOU, SIR?

YES, FRITH.

OF COURSE.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S ABOUT ROBERT, SIR.

THERE'S BEEN A SLIGHT UNPLEASANTNESS BETWEEN HIM AND MRS. DANVERS, SIR.

ROBERT IS VERY UPSET.

HE CAME TO ME ALMOST IN TEARS, SIR.

OH, LORD.

YOU SEE, SIR, IT'S ONE OF ROBERT'S DUTIES TO CHANGE THE FLOWERS IN THE MORNING.

YES, FRITH?

PLEASE, THE PROBLEM.

AN ORNAMENT IS MISSING, SIR.

MRS. DANVERS HAS ACCUSED ROBERT OF EITHER TAKING IT OR BREAKING IT AND HIDING THE PIECES, SIR.

WHAT ORNAMENT?

THE CHINA CUPID, SIR.

ONE OF OUR TREASURES?

I BELIEVE SO, SIR.

HMM.

WELL, I'LL SEE MRS. DANVERS AS SOON AS I FINISH MY BREAKFAST.

VERY GOOD, SIR.

[DOOR CLOSES] DAMN.

CUPID'S WORTH A HELL OF A LOT.

I CAN'T STAND SERVANTS' ROWS.

MAXIM, I'M SORRY.

I FEEL SUCH A FOOL.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR] WELL, THERE YOU ARE, MRS. DANVERS-- ONE FALLEN ANGEL.

IT SEEMS MRS. DE WINTER BROKE IT HERSELF AND FORGOT TO SAY ANYTHING.

DRAMA OVER, I HOPE.

HMM.

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T THINK ROBERT WOULD GET INTO TROUBLE.

MAX: WELL, PERHAPS YOU'D BE GOOD ENOUGH, MRS. DANVERS, TO SEND THE PIECES UP TO LONDON.

IF IT'S TOO FAR GONE TO BE MENDED, WELL, IT CAN'T BE HELPED.

RIGHT.

FRITH, TELL ROBERT TO DRY HIS TEARS.

VERY GOOD, SIR.

I WILL APOLOGIZE TO ROBERT, OF COURSE, BUT THE EVIDENCE POINTED SO STRONGLY TO HIM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT IF ANYTHING SIMILAR SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, MRS. DE WINTER WILL INFORM ME PERSONALLY SO AS TO SAVE ANY UNNECESSARY DISTURBANCE AT MANDERLEY.

WE TRY TO AVOID UNPLEASANTNESS.

MAX: YES.

WELL, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH MRS. DE WINTER WAS AFRAID YOU'D HAVE HER THROWN IN JAIL, DOESN'T IT, MRS. DANVERS, LIKE SOME FRIGHTENED, LITTLE BETWEENMAID.

A BETWEENMAID IN MANDERLEY WOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE VALUABLES IN THE MORNING ROOM, SIR.

WE'VE NEVER HAD ANY BREAKAGES IN THE MORNING ROOM WHEN MRS. DE WINTER WAS ALIVE.

SHE AND I ALWAYS DUSTED THE VALUABLES TOGETHER.

NOW THERE'S NO ONE ELSE I CAN TRUST.

MAX: YES.

WELL, CAN'T BE HELPED.

THANK YOU, MRS. DANVERS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[LIGHTER FLINT STRIKES] [DOOR CLOSES] YOU DO SUCH EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU GET A HOLD OF THE WOMAN AS SOON AS YOU BROKE THE WRETCHED OBJECT AND SAY, "HERE, MRS. DANVERS.

GET THIS MENDED"?

SHE'D UNDERSTAND THAT.

I CAN'T HELP BEING SHY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GETTING OVER THAT.

I TRY.

I TRY EVERY DAY.

EVERY TIME I GO OUT OR MEET SOMEONE NEW, I DO TRY, BUT I'VE NOT BEEN BROUGHT UP TO IT.

IT'S ALL VERY WELL FOR YOU.

IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH UPBRINGING.

IT'S JUST GETTING ON WITH IT.

YOU KNOW DAMN WELL THAT LIFE AT MANDERLEY IS THE ONLY THING THAT INTERESTS ANYBODY DOWN HERE.

I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHY YOU MARRIED ME.

YOU KNEW I WAS DULL AND QUIET AND INEXPERIENCED, SO THERE'D NEVER BE ANY GOSSIP ABOUT ME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ANY GOSSIP DOWN HERE?

NOTHING.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT?

WHO'S BEEN TALKING TO YOU?

NO ONE.

WHAT HAVE I SAID?

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SAID.

I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

IT JUST CAME INTO MY HEAD, REALLY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

WELL, IT WASN'T A NICE THING TO SAY, WAS IT?

NO.

IT WAS STUPID, HORRIBLE.

I'M SORRY.

[DOOR CLOSES] [BIRDS CHIRPING] HELLO.

OH, YOU LOOK A LITTLE PEAKY, DEAR.

ANYTHING WRONG?

NOTHING, REALLY.

NOT STARTING AN INFANT, ARE YOU?

NO.

I DON'T THINK SO.

NO MORNING SICKNESS?

NO.

DOESN'T ALWAYS FOLLOW, OF COURSE.

I DIDN'T TURN A HAIR WHEN ROGER WAS BORN, PLAYED GOLF THE DAY BEFORE HE ARRIVED.

ANY SUSPICIONS, YOU LET ME KNOW, HMM?

REALLY, THERE'S NOTHING TO TELL.

HOPE YOU DO PRODUCE A SON AND HEIR BEFORE TOO LONG, TERRIBLY GOOD FOR MAXIM.

DOING ANYTHING TO PREVENT IT?

OF COURSE NOT.

NO.

WELL, DON'T LOOK SHOCKED.

BRIDES TODAY ARE UP TO EVERYTHING.

DAMN NUISANCE IF YOU WANT TO HUNT AND YOU LAND YOURSELF AN INFANT IN THE FIRST SEASON.

WOULDN'T MATTER IN YOUR CASE, THOUGH.

BABIES NEEDN'T INTERFERE WITH SKETCHING.

[LAUGHS] COME ON.

MUSTN'T KEEP GRANNY WAITING.

I WANT MY TEA.

IT'S ON ITS WAY, GRAN.

NO NEED TO BE GROUCHY.

WHY DOESN'T NORA BRING THE TEA?

BEATRICE: IT'S COMING, GRAN.

WOMAN: IT'S WATERCRESS SANDWICHES TODAY.

OOH, I LIKE WATERCRESS DAYS.

OH, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME IT WAS WATERCRESS DAY?

OF COURSE I TOLD YOU.

WE ARE FORGETFUL TODAY, AREN'T WE?

I COULDN'T DO THAT JOB FOR A THOUSAND A DAY.

WHY ARE YOU SO LATE, NORA?

NOW, WE MUSTN'T BE NAUGHTY.

AND WHO ARE YOU?

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU BEFORE.

BEA, WHO IS THIS CHILD?

GRAN, DARLING, YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL THIS IS MAXIM'S WIFE.

THEY'VE JUST COME BACK TO LIVE AT MANDERLEY.

SHE'S NOT REBECCA.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH REBECCA?

WHO SAID YOU COULD LIVE AT MANDERLEY?

TELL MAXIM TO BRING REBECCA.

WE SHALL SIMPLY HAVE TO GO.

SHE'S NOT REBECCA.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

IT WAS QUITE AWFUL FOR YOU.

IT DOESN'T MATTER, BEATRICE.

PLEASE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

WE DID TELL HER ABOUT THE WEDDING AND EVERYTHING.

PLEASE, THERE'S NO NEED TO SAY ANY MORE.

I'D FORGOTTEN HOW SHE ALWAYS LOVED SEEING REBECCA, ALWAYS MADE SUCH A FUSS OF HER, OF COURSE.

SHE'D HAVE HER ROCKING WITH LAUGHTER, AND, OF COURSE, REBECCA DID HAVE THIS AMAZING GIFT OF BEING SO ATTRACTIVE TO ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY.

IT REALLY DIDN'T MATTER WHO-- MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, DOGS-- AND I SUPPOSE, AS FAR AS MAXIM'S CONCERNED, THE POOR, OLD LADY CAN ONLY CONNECT HIM WITH REBECCA.

LORD, WHAT A GHASTLY AFTERNOON.

I KNOW YOU WON'T THANK ME FOR THIS.

I DON'T MIND.

I DON'T MIND.

GILES WILL BE VERY UPSET.

WELL, DON'T TELL HIM, THEN.

WHAT DOES IT MATTER?

IT DOESN'T MATTER AT ALL.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES] MAX: WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME BACK TO MANDERLEY.

I WAS A FOOL TO COME BACK.

I'LL WALK THE REST, DAVIES.

FRANK, WALK ME BACK TO THE HOUSE.

WITH PLEASURE.

I'VE BEEN DOING MY DUTY-- LUNCH WITH THE BISHOP AND THE BISHOP'S LADY AND TEA WITH GRANDMOTHER.

DID I WEAR THE RIGHT HAT?

HA!

THE PERFECT HAT.

TELL ME ABOUT MANDERLEY'S FAMOUS, FANCY-DRESS BALLS.

USED TO BE AN ANNUAL EVENT, QUITE A BIG SHOW.

EVERYONE IN THE COUNTY CAME, QUITE A CROWD FROM LONDON.

IN MY CALLS, I KEEP BEING ASKED IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE ANOTHER.

LOT OF ORGANIZATION.

I SUPPOSE REBECCA DID IT.

MOST OF IT.

I'M ALWAYS BEING TOLD WHAT A SUCCESS REBECCA MADE OF EVERYTHING.

THAT'S WHAT ALL THESE INVITATIONS TO VISIT ARE FOR, OF COURSE, FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK ME UP AND DOWN, MEASURE ME UP AGAINST REBECCA.

5 OUT OF 10, WOULD YOU SAY, ON AVERAGE?

PLEASE DON'T THINK THAT.

I'M SURE PEOPLE FIND YOU AS REFRESHING AND CHARMING AS I DO, AND KINDNESS AND SINCERITY AND MODESTY ARE WORTH ALL THE WIT AND BEAUTY IN THE WORLD, I THINK.

THANK YOU, FRANK.

GOT YOU FOR A FRIEND, WHAT EVER HAPPENS, HAVEN'T I?

[BIRDS CHIRPING] THEY ALL REBECCA'S THINGS AT THE COTTAGE?

YES.

SO IT WAS HER OWN LITTLE PLACE, A SPECIAL PLACE.

IT WAS JUST A BOATHOUSE, BUT SHE HAD IT CONVERTED.

WHAT DID SHE USE IT FOR?

OH, MOONLIGHT PICNICS, ONE THING OR ANOTHER.

ROMANTIC.

DID YOU EVER GO TO HER MOONLIGHT PICNICS?

ONCE OR TWICE.

THAT'S WHY SHE DROWNED, ISN'T IT?

TELL ME HOW IT HAPPENED.

SHE WAS IN HER BOAT, LITTLE YACHT WITH A CABIN, LATE ONE NIGHT.

IT CAPSIZED.

IT CAN BE VERY SQUALLY IN THE BAY.

SHE MUST HAVE DROWNED TRYING TO SWIM ASHORE.

SHE WAS ALONE, THEN?

YES.

SHE OFTEN WENT OUT ALONE LIKE THAT, COME BACK IN THE SMALL HOURS, SLEEP AT THE COTTAGE.

DID MAXIM MIND THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WAS SHE FOUND ON THE BEACH?

NO, ABOUT 40 MILES UP CHANNEL TWO MONTHS LATER.

MAXIM HAD TO GO AND IDENTIFY HER.

SORRY.

YOU MUST HATE BEING REMINDED, BUT I FEEL I MUST KNOW TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND MAXIM FOR HIS SAKE.

HE NEVER TELLS ME ANYTHING ABOUT REBECCA, BUT I KNOW HE THINKS ABOUT HER AS IF HE BLAMES HIMSELF SOMEHOW.

NO.

HE IS TRYING TO FORGET.

NONE OF US HERE WANT TO BRING BACK THE PAST.

NEVER SEEN ANY PHOTOGRAPHS.

WAS REBECCA VERY BEAUTIFUL?

SHE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CREATURE I EVER SAW.

WE'LL DO IT, FRITH.

THANK YOU.

DID I DO SOMETHING VERY SELFISH... MARRYING YOU?

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

PERHAPS THERE ARE TOO MANY YEARS BETWEEN US.

YOU SHOULD HAVE WAITED, THEN MARRIED A BOY OF YOUR OWN AGE, NOT SOMEBODY LIKE ME WITH HALF HIS LIFE BEHIND HIM.

OH, AGE DOESN'T MEAN A THING IN MARRIAGE.

LOTS OF COUPLES GET-- I DON'T CARE ABOUT OTHER COUPLES, JUST US.

IT WAS MY FAULT.

I RUSHED YOU INTO IT, NEVER GAVE YOU A CHANCE TO THINK IT OVER.

I DIDN'T WANT TO THINK IT OVER.

THERE WASN'T ANYONE ELSE.

DON'T TALK AS IF WE MADE A MISTAKE.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I'VE EVER LOVED ANYTHING IN MY LIFE.

YOU'RE EVERYTHING TO ME, EVERYTHING THERE IS.

YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED IN ME, AREN'T YOU?

YOU THINK I'M NOT RIGHT FOR MANDERLEY.

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK, I DON'T WANT YOU TO PRETEND ANYTHING.

ADMIT IT, AND I'LL GO AWAY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

NONSENSE.

IT'S JUST YOUR IMAGINATION.

THIS ALL BEGAN BECAUSE I BROKE THE LITTLE CUPID.

OH, DAMN THE CUPID.

DO YOU THINK I CARE IF IT'S IN 10,000 PIECES OR NOT?

IT MADE YOU THINK ABOUT REBECCA AGAIN.

EVERYTHING IN THAT ROOM IS REBECCA'S.

THAT'S HOW I CAME TO BREAK THE CUPID, NO, NOT ON PURPOSE, OF COURSE, BUT BECAUSE I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF, "THIS IS MY ROOM NOW," SO I TOOK SOME DIFFERENT FLOWERS IN, PUT THEM WHERE THERE NEVER WERE ANY FLOWERS TO CHANGE THE ROOM, BUT, OF COURSE, I WAS CLUMSY, NOT A BIT LIKE REBECCA.

IF YOU REALLY THINK WE CAN'T BE HAPPY, PLEASE SAY SO, MAXIM.

IT WOULDN'T BE TRUE.

I'M SORRY IF I SEEMED TO SHUT YOU OUT SOMETIMES, MUST BE DIFFICULT TO LIVE WITH, NOT MUCH FUN.

I WANT US TO BE HAPPY.

THEN WE ARE.

[CHUCKLES] SO THAT'S AGREED.

IT'S OFFICIAL.

HA!

DON'T LAUGH AT ME.

NO.

I'M SORRY.

I HAVE THESE MEETINGS IN LONDON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... [POURS] LEAVING YOU ON YOUR OWN JUST AT THE WRONG TIME.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT, LOTS TO DO.

THANK YOU, ROBERT.

BETTER HURRY, SIR.

DON'T WANT TO BE LATE.

IT'S A LONG DRIVE.

INDEED.

TELL MRS. DE WINTER I'LL TELEPHONE HER FROM LONDON.

VERY GOOD, SIR.

[ENGINE REVS] [JASPER BARKING] COME ON, JASPER.

HA HA HA!

[BARKING] YOU CAN'T FORGET HER, EITHER, CAN YOU, JASPER?

[JASPER BARKING] QUIET, JASPER.

SHH, BOY.

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO IN THERE, BEN.

MR. DE WINTER DOESN'T LIKE IT.

DONE NOTHING WRONG.

WHAT HAVE YOU TAKEN, BEN?

SHOW ME.

WELL, YOU CAN HAVE IT, BUT YOU MUSTN'T DO IT AGAIN.

YOU GOT ANGEL'S EYES, NOT LIKE THE OTHER ONE.

IT ISN'T HONEST, TAKING OTHER PEOPLE'S THINGS.

YOU COULD GET INTO TROUBLE.

YOU WON'T PUT ME IN THE ASYLUM.

DONE NOTHING WRONG.

I NEVER TOLD NO ONE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, BEN?

SHE EYES LIKE A SNAKE, COME AT NIGHT.

I LOOKED IN ON HER ONCE.

SHE TURNED ON ME.

SHE SAID, "YOU AIN'T SEEN ME, AND YOU WON'T AGAIN."

SHE SAID, "LET ME SEE YOU LOOKING ON ME AGAIN, I'LL--I'LL HAVE YOU PUT IN THE ASYLUM."

SHE SAID, "THEY'RE CRUEL TO PEOPLE IN THE ASYLUM."

SHE'S GONE NOW, AIN'T SHE?

SHE WON'T COME BACK.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU MEAN, BEN, BUT NO ONE'S GOING TO PUT YOU IN THE ASYLUM.

YOU MUSTN'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

I THINK YOU SHOULD GO HOME NOW, BEN.

ANGEL'S EYES.

HE'S JUST A POOR, SAD THING, JASPER, CAN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S SAYING, STUPID TO EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, POOR, SAD, SAD THING.

[BIRD SQUAWKING] [BARKS] I'M A SILLY, TIMID, HYSTERICAL SCHOOLGIRL, JASPER.

LET'S GO HOME.

I'M NOT IN THE MOOD FOR VISITORS.

ARE YOU?

WE'LL KEEP OUT OF THEIR WAY.

DANVERS: SHE'S COME BACK EARLY FOR SOME REASON.

SHE'S PROBABLY GONE TO THE LIBRARY.

IF YOU HURRY, THERE'S NO REASON WHY SHE SHOULD SEE YOU.

MAN: DAMN, I LEFT MY CIGARETTE CASE IN THE MORNING ROOM.

I'LL JUST GO AND... [JASPER BARKS] JASPER... [JASPER WHIMPERING] MAN: HELLO, YOU LITTLE TYKE.

HUH, NOT FORGOTTEN ME, THEN?

[JASPER PANTING] OH, I DO BEG YOUR PARDON.

TOO BAD OF ME TO BUTT IN ON YOUR PRIVACY LIKE THIS.

IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

THE FACT IS, I JUST POPPED IN TO SEE OLD DANNY.

SHE'S AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE.

THAT'S THE FELLA I'M AFTER.

I DON'T SMOKE, THANK YOU.

YEAH.

HOW'S OLD MAX?

HE'S VERY WELL, THANK YOU.

HE'S IN LONDON TODAY.

LEFT THE BRIDE ALL ALONE?

TSK, TSK, TSK, VERY NEGLECTFUL.

[LIGHTER FLINT STRIKES] ISN'T HE AFRAID SOMEONE WILL COME AND CARRY YOU OFF?

I WOULD BE.

[APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS] AREN'T YOU GOING TO INTRODUCE ME, DANNY?

IT'S THE USUAL THING TO DO, ISN'T IT, PAY ONE'S RESPECTS TO THE BRIDE?

THIS IS MR. FAVELL, MADAM, MRS. DE WINTER'S COUSIN.

HOW DO YOU DO, MR. FAVELL?

COULD I OFFER YOU A SHERRY?

[CHUCKLES] NOW, ISN'T THAT A CHARMING INVITATION?

WHAT ABOUT IT, DANNY?

SHALL I STAY FOR SHERRY?

PERHAPS NOT, BUT THANKS ALL THE SAME, MRS. DE WINTER.

SHERRY AND A LITTLE CHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

DEAR, OLD MANDERLEY, BUT I'D BETTER BE GOING.

I'LL SEE YOU OUT, MR. FAVELL.

RIGHT.

OH, COME AND SEE MY CAR.

SHE'S A BEAUT.

DANNY?

NO, THANK YOU.

GOOD-BYE, MR. JACK.

BYE, DANNY.

HAPPY DAYS, EH?

LOOK.

UH-- YOU'D BE DOING ME A BIG FAVOR IF YOU DIDN'T MENTION THIS LITTLE VISIT OF MINE TO MAX.

HE DOESN'T EXACTLY APPROVE OF ME-- I'VE NEVER KNOWN WHY-- AND IT MIGHT GET POOR, OLD DANNY INTO TROUBLE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS.

THERE.

ISN'T SHE LOVELY?

GOES TWICE AS FAST AS MAX'S OLD BUCKET.

YOU KNOW, I DO CALL IT A DAMN SHAME, OLD MAX JAUNTING UP TO LONDON AND LEAVING YOU ALL ALONE LIKE THIS.

I DON'T MIND BEING ALONE.

BUT IT'S ALL WRONG.

IT'S AGAINST NATURE.

I MEAN, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED, 3 MONTHS?

ABOUT THAT.

I WISH I HAD A YOUNG BRIDE OF 3 MONTHS WAITING FOR ME AT HOME.

[ENGINE STARTS] I'M A POOR, LONESOME BACHELOR.

[HAND BRAKE CLICKS] FARE YOU WELL.

[BIRDS CHIRPING] REBECCA.

REBECCA.

[GULLS SQUAWKING] DANVERS: IS ANYTHING THE MATTER, MADAM?

ARE YOU UNWELL?

NO.

UH, I'M QUITE ALL RIGHT.

I SAW FROM THE GARDEN THE SHUTTERS WERE OPEN.

YOU WANTED TO SEE HER ROOM, DIDN'T YOU?

OF COURSE YOU DID.

YOU'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE IT FOR A LONG TIME, HAVEN'T YOU?

NOW YOU'RE HERE, LET ME SHOW YOU EVERYTHING.

ISN'T IT A BEAUTIFUL BED?

YOU'VE BEEN TOUCHING HER NIGHTDRESS.

[INHALES] THE SCENT IS STILL FRESH, ISN'T IT?

YOU CAN ALMOST IMAGINE SHE'D ONLY JUST TAKEN IT OFF.

I KEEP EVERYTHING AS IT WAS ON THE NIGHT SHE NEVER CAME BACK READY FOR HER JUST AS IT ALWAYS WAS.

SEE HOW TALL SHE WAS, TOUCHES THE GROUND ON YOU.

SHE HAD A LOVELY FIGURE-- TALL, SLIM-- AND YET LYING THERE IN BED, SHE LOOKED JUST THE SLIP OF A GIRL WITH HER MASS OF DARK HAIR AROUND HER FACE.

I USED TO BRUSH HER HAIR EVERY EVENING, 20 MINUTES AT A TIME.

IT CAME DOWN BELOW HER WAIST WHEN SHE WAS FIRST MARRIED.

I USED TO DO EVERYTHING FOR HER.

LET ME SHOW YOU HER CLOTHES.

SHE COULD WEAR ANY STYLE, STAND ANY COLOR.

THE CLOTHES SHE WAS WEARING ON THE NIGHT SHE WAS DROWNED WERE TORN FROM HER BODY IN THE WATER.

THERE WAS NOTHING ON HER AT ALL WHEN SHE WAS FOUND ALL THOSE WEEKS LATER.

THE ROCKS HAD BATTERED HER TO BITS, HER BEAUTIFUL FACE.

MR. DE WINTER IDENTIFIED HER.

HE INSISTED.

HE WAS VERY ILL, BUT NO ONE COULD STOP HIM.

PLEASE.

NOW YOU KNOW WHY MR. DE WINTER DOESN'T COME HERE ANYMORE.

LISTEN TO THE SEA.

EVER SINCE THE NIGHT SHE DROWNED, HE'D SIT UP NIGHT AFTER NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY, IN THE MORNING, CIGARETTE ASH ROUND THE FLOOR, AND THEN ALL DAY, HE'D PACE UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN.

NO.

HE NEVER COMES HERE.

NO ONE EVER COMES HERE BUT ME.

YOU WOULDN'T THINK SHE WAS DEAD, WOULD YOU?

I FEEL HER EVERYWHERE.

SO DO YOU, DON'T YOU?

I HEAR HER FOOTSTEPS BEHIND ME OR THE SOUND OF HER DRESS SWEEPING THE STAIRS AS SHE COMES DOWN TO DINNER.

DO YOU THINK THE DEAD COME BACK TO WATCH THE LIVING?

IS SHE WATCHING US NOW?

NO.

I DON'T KNOW.

NO.

DOES SHE WATCH YOU AND MR. DE WINTER TOGETHER?

OH... [SNIFFLES] [SNIFFLES] [SNIFFLES] OH... MAXIM.

[SNIFFLES] MAXIM, MAXIM... DANVERS: DOES SHE WATCH YOU AND MR. DE WINTER TOGETHER?

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