Book Two

“….I’ve never heard of him writing 

anything, really, after Mein Kampf…

That other book that you mentioned - -

What is that called…?”

“Yes, called ‘Hitler’s Second Book’ —”

After the demise of the magazine, 

Goopta could not sell his work, and 

he became destitute and suicidal. 

Out of pure desperation, he managed, in a single, feverish night, 

to crank out a book that changed the course of human history :

“How to be Happy, even when You Shouldn't.”

It was quickly followed by the best sellers,

“How to Manipulate People 

by your apparent Friendliness.”, and

“How to overcome Your Fears 

by making others Fear You.”

And upon the release of his masterpiece, 

Goopta hit the lecture-hall circuit, always 

preaching to standing-room only, 

for he shrewdly refrained from providing chairs. 

“Every painful moment in your life, 

casts a shadow across your neurobiology. 

Until you exterminate these dark memories, 

you will remain in a negative groove. 

Thus, those who cannot forget their past... 

Are condemned to repeat it.”

Goopta then opened an institute to help teach people 

how to become more self-helpful. 

Patients, who are called "Doctors," 

since the term "Patient" has unhealthy associations, 

learn how to shed The Darkness of their minds by mastering 

therapies taught by the institute's staff, which, to inspire a sense 

of empirical transmigration, is 

modeled after The U.S. Postal Service. 

The institute proved so popular, selfosophy branched out,

and institutes popped up throughout the nation. 

And Goopta announced a new evolution to Selfosophy :

“After wiping away its mind of Darkness, 

The Self must then wipe its eternal soul. 

And since our souls have existed for 

thousands of years before the advent 

of Selfosophy, we all have a great deal of wiping to do.”

The tax-exempt belief system also evolved its own Theology. 

But I can't tell you what it is. It's A Secret. 

When learning the theology, selfosophists must undergo a sworn blood-oath ritual, which is also a secret. So this artist's depiction is purely speculative and surely way over the top. In fact, forget you even saw it. In any case, all this secrecy and profits drew criticism from some quarters. But these critics were quickly silenced, either by libel suits or by what selfosophists call "Knock-knock, zoom-zoom" affirmations. There were even some internal criticisms. If a member continues his complaints, he is deemed a "Rat-fink-o-vich"... And is excommunicated from selfosophy. In 1979, onan goopta molted his earthly encumbrance... To pursue his selfosophical research in another dimension... That means he died of prostate cancer. But the institution he left behind has never been more popular... As we head into the next millennium. 

A Place of Burning, Torment and Misery

 

"Down to Gehenna or up to The Throne,

He travels the fastest who travels alone."

"As important as the character of Dr. Moreau were the Beast-people. They were going to be civilised, at least more so than we've seen in the previous Moreau versions. 

They've decorated themselves. They've got piercings. They've got some degree of beast-person civilisation. 

There is no Cat-Lady in The Book. 

The Panther-Woman was added in the in the Erle C. Kenton movie 

in the process of making it more Hollywood, and we, in return, retained her. 

In reality, Aissa, our cat-lady is drawn from another novel. 

We stole it from Outcast of the Islands, the Joseph Conrad novel. 

We thought since there's this connection between Conrad and Wells, 

borrowing characters from another Conrad story was vaguely in our agreement. 

I was determined on some level that I would provide that moment, that we were going to see The Girl turn into A Cat and be An Animal. She would run on all fours. She would become furry and underneath her chilaba is furry all over and has a tail. 

The Dog-people take the opportunity, while The Master is away, 

to chase her up the wall, drag her down, and kill her. Being civilised, 

they then proceed to not just to eat her but to cook her 

and then serve her to The Castaway. 

When he realises What's Happened in his absence, 

he immediately shoots a couple of the dog-men. 

The dog-men really love him. 

Not only that, they've got very short memories, because they're dogs; 

So they don't really remember that they've killed and cooked The Cat-Lady to begin with. 

They don't really understand why he's killing them. 

We also rationalise that Montgomery would undoubtedly 

be sleeping with the Beast-people if he's been on the island for decades. 

I know in one version we had the thought of the Pig-Lady biting Montgomery's dick off during the final party, which... later in the story, the Beast-people get into Montgomery's stash. 

So suddenly we're dealing with Humanized-animals on Drugs, 

which is a very appealing thought, and then one starts wondering 

how they would behave and what they would see.

And these were to prove to be controversial elements later in the development process. 

Here we see the muscular satyr character cranking the handle to lower the lift cage. 

All the way down the shaft, there's other creatures living in the different layers of the complex. 

We see them through the cage of the elevator, and they're peeking out, and we notice that there's babies and fires burning down there. 

Here the Bear-man reaches for the conch shell with a Lord of the Flies touch and then picks up the conch shell and blows it. 

Yes, there was going to be Animal-Vision in this movie, just like Toad-Vision or Droid-Vision. Of course, we're going to see point-of-view shots from the beast people.

It Would Be Obscene

Leland Palmer sits on the unmade bed, 

his hand absent-mindedly brushing the bedspread.

Deputy Hawk is unobtrusively searching The Room. 

He opens a dresser drawer beside 

the bed and discovers 

a locked diary, embosses 

with Laura’s initials.

HAWK

Do you know where 

The Key for this is, sir? 

[YES.]

LELAND (shakes his head)

Do you have to take that? 

HAWK

We’ll return it as soon 

as possible. 

[ It’s NEVER going to be possible. ]

Lecter :

Good morning, Will.

So nice of you to visit again.

He carved this on a tree

near the Jacobi house.

With a Buck knife.

The same one later used on Charles Leeds.

Yes.

Lecter :

Take a walk with me.

He had a second tool, too. A bolt cutter.

He used that to clear his view.

But?

I don't think that's

what he brought it for.

It's too heavy. Too awkward.

And he had to carry it a long way.

And what do we make of that symbol?

Asian Studies at Langley

identified it as a Chinese character.

It appears on a mah-jong piece.

It marks the Red Dragon.

Red Dragon. Correct.

This boy begins to interest me.

We don't know what greater meaning

the symbol might have...

Do you like my little exercise cage, Will?

My so-called lawyer

is always nagging Dr. Chilton

for better accommodations.

I don't know which is the greater fool.

Perhaps if you could offer

some insight into...

"A Robin Red breast in a Cage

Puts all Heaven in a Rage"

Ever been a redbreast, Will?

Of course you have.

I'm allowed 30 minutes

in here, once a week.

Get to the point.

Will Graham :

I think he meant to use the bolt-cutter 

to enter the house, but he didn't.

Instead he broke in

through the patio doors.

The noise woke Jacobi, and he had to 

shoot him on the stairs.

That wasn't planned. It was sloppy.

And that's not like him.

Lecter :

We mustn't judge too harshly, Will.

It was his first time.

Have you never felt a sudden rush of panic?

[ He lunges at Will, teeth-beared, until 

he reaches the limit of his choke-chain —]

Yeah, that's The Fear we talked about…

It takes experience to master it.

Lecter :

You sensed who I was back when I was

committing what you call my "Crimes."

Will Graham :

Yes.

Lecter :

So you were hurt not by a fault in your perception

or your instincts, but because you failed

to act on them until it was too late.

Will Graham :

You could say that.

Lecter :

But you're wiser now —

Imagine what you would do, Will,

if you could go back in time.

Will Graham :

Put two in your head before you 

could palm that stiletto.

Lecter :

Very good, Will.

You know, I believe we're 

making progress.

And that's what 

Our Pilgrim is doing.

He is refining his methods.

He is evolving.

The case file mentioned videos 

of The Leeds Family.

I'd like to see those.

Will Graham :

No.

Lecter :

Why not?

Will Graham :

It would be obscene.

Lecter :

….you don't make it easy, do you?

Still, one aims to please.

I'll call you if I think of anything else.

Would you perhaps

like to leave me your home number?

- That's the end of our session, Dr.

- For now.

It was only his first time.

Already in Atlanta he did much better.

Rest assured, my dear Will,

this one will give you plenty of exercise.

My love to Molly and Josh, goodbye.

Go to the back of the cell, Dr. Lecter.

The Search for Family

THERE WILL BE BLOOD | The Search for Family

Put. That Coffee. DOWN.

Coffee's for Closers, only.

Alec Baldwin Glengarry Glen Ross Speech

Daniel Plainview :

Get out of there! 

 Can I Help You? 

Henry :

 Daniel?

Daniel Plainview :

Who's that? 

Henry :

My Name is Henry. 

Daniel Plainview :

Yeah? 

Henry :

 I'm Henry. 

Daniel Plainview :

 What can I do for you? 

Henry :

I'm Henry Plainview. 

I'm from Fond du Lac. 

 I'm Your Brother, 

from Another Mother. 

 Ernest is My Father. 

Daniel Plainview :

 Who are you? 

Henry :

 Henry.

Daniel Plainview :

Mary Branch? 

Is that Your Mother?

Henry :

Yes, sir, that's right. 

 I read about Your Gusher 

in The Paper, about 

Your Success. 

Daniel Plainview :

 You heard about my strike? 

You just show up? 

Henry :

 Our Father's Dead. 

 Ernest Died, I heard. 

I wanted to find you. 

Daniel Plainview :

 When? 

Henry :

 Three months ago. 

I got a letter from Annabelle. 

Daniel Plainview :

 My Sister, Annabelle? 

Where is she?

Henry :

Still at Home. 

Fond du Lac. 

Daniel Plainview :

 You came all the way 

from Wisconsin 

to tell me this? 

Henry :

I'm coming from New Mexico. 

I've been there. I came to find you. 

 Did you know about me? 

Daniel Plainview :

 Do you have Identification? 

 Do you have this letter?

Where are you coming from? 

Henry :

From New Mexico. 

Daniel Plainview :

 Yes, I know, but from where? 

Henry :

 Silver City. I've been there for two years. 

I was trying drilling of my own for years.

Getting leases in Texas. Louisiana. 

Daniel Plainview :

Anything that produced? 

Henry :

 No. Not like Your Success, no. 

Daniel Plainview :

Are you married? 

Henry :

No. I spent time in jail. 

I had a stretch of very bad time. 

I had nothing. I was picked up in Louisiana. 

I worked on a chain gang 

for six months building roads. 

 That was a very hard time. 

 Are you married? 

Daniel Plainview :

 What were you in jail for? 

Henry :

Believe it or not, for all 

the terrible things I've gotten myself into, 

 when they picked me up, 

I hadn't done anything. 

Henry :

 But I've done my share of things 

 that shouldn't be talked about. 

Daniel takes a milkbottle, fills it 7/8ths up with whiskey, tops it off with milk, and then forces his deaf son to drink it in one --

 Drink it. Drink it! Come on. 

Now Daniel and Henry 

can talk in Private --

Daniel Plainview :

 So... What do you want, Henry? 

Henry :

 Nothing. If you can spare something, 

I can work for you in any way. 

I know I'll keep moving, before long, 

to get back to Fond du Lac. 

Daniel Plainview :

Do you have any money? 

Henry :

Some. Not much. 

Daniel Plainview :

Just answer me directly. 

 You say "nothing," then you say 

you'd like to stay and work. 

And it's better, I'd just like 

to hear you say you'd like to be here. 

Henry :

I'd like to be here. 

I'm a good worker. 

I worked cable tool rigs, built railroads. 

I won't need any favours. 

Daniel Plainview :

 Good. What did My Mother know? 

Henry :

I don't know. I don't know if she knew 

and looked the other way, 

if she never knew. 

 Why did you leave? 

 I know you didn't get on 

with Our Father. 

 

Daniel Plainview :

I worked for The Geological Survey 

and went to Kansas. 

I couldn't stay there. 

I just couldn't. 

 I don't like to explain myself. 

Are you an angry man, Henry?

Henry :

About what? 

 Are you envious? 

Do you get envious? 

Henry :

I don't think so, no. 

Daniel Plainview :

I have a competition in Me....  

I want no one else to succeed. 

I hate most people. 

Henry :

That part of me is gone. 

 Working and not succeeding, 

 all my failures have left me... 

I just don't care.

 

Daniel Plainview :

 Well, if it's in me, it's in you. 

 There are times when I look at people 

and I see nothing worth liking. 

I want to earn enough money, 

I can get away from everyone. 

Henry : 

What Will You Do 

about Your Boy? 

Daniel Plainview : 

I don't know. 

Maybe it'll change. 

 

Does Your Sound 

come back to you?

I don't know. 

 

Maybe no-one knows that.

Doctor might not know that. 

 

Henry :

Where's His Mother? 

Daniel Plainview : 

I don't want to talk 

about Those Things. 

 

I see The Worst in People, Henry. 

I don't need to look past seeing them 

to get all that I need. 

 

I've built-up my hatreds 

over the years, 

little by little. 

 

Having you Here gives me 

a second Breath of Life. 

 

I can't keep Doing This 

on my own with 

these people. 

Henry : 

Daniel! 

Daniel, wake up! 

Daniel! 

Daniel Plainview : 

Just have to Go and Have a Word 

with The Conductor. 

I'll be right back. 

You stay here. You understand? 

You stay here. I'll be right back. 

 

 

No! No! No! 

Tilford!

 

Plainview. 

 

 Daniel Plainview :

This is My Brother, 

Henry Plainview 

from Fond du Lac. 

 

H.M. Tilford. 

 

Pleasure. Henry Plainview. 

J.J. Carter. So... 

Shall we?

Tilford, of Standard Oil : 

Yes. How's your boy? 

Daniel Plainview :

Thank you for asking. 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

Is there anything we can do? 

Daniel Plainview :

 Thanks for asking is enough. 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

 So what are your plans? 

Daniel Plainview :

Is this about buying up my tracts here? 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

 Yes. 

Daniel Plainview :

The Cable was about my Coyote Hills lease.

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

We'd like that, too. 

Daniel Plainview :

What's your offer on Coyote Hills?

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

We'll offer $150,000 for full title. 

Daniel Plainview :

That's A Deal. What's next? 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

 You have 11,000 acres in Little Boston. 

You have one proven well that was damaged... 

 

Daniel Plainview :

I have three wells proven. 

You haven't been

Paying Attention. 

That's three proven wells.

Tilford, of Standard Oil : 

 We'll make you a millionaire while you're sitting here 

from one minute to the next. 

 

Daniel Plainview :

And what else would I do with myself? 

 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

Are you asking me?

 

Daniel Plainview :

What else would I do with myself? 

 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

Take Care of Your Son...?

I don't know what you would do. 

 

Daniel Plainview :

If you were me and Standard offered to buy 

what you had for a million dollars, why? 

So, Why? 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

You know why. 

Daniel Plainview : 

Yeah, you fellas should just 

scratch around in The Dirt 

and find it like the rest of us, 

instead of buying-up 

Someone Else's Hard Work. 

 

 Tilford, of Standard Oil :

I've scratched around The Dirt, Son. 

 

 

 Daniel Plainview :

You going to change your shipping costs? 

 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

We don't dictate shipping costs. 

That's railroad business. 

 

Daniel Plainview :

You don't own the railroads? 

 'Course you do. Of course you do. 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

 Where you going to put it all?  

Where? Build a pipeline? 

Make a Deal with Union Oil? 

Be My Guest. 

 

But if you can't pull it off, 

you've got an ocean of oil 

under your feet with 

nowhere to go. 

Why not turn it over to us? 

We'll make you rich. 

You spend time with Your Boy. 

 

It's a Great Discovery. 

 Now, let us help you. 

Daniel Plainview :

Did you just tell me how to run My Family? 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

It might be more important, 

now that you've proven the field 

and we're offering to buy you out.

  

Daniel Plainview :

One night I'm going to come to you, 

inside of Your House, 

or wherever you're sleeping, 

and I'm going to cut your throat. 

Tilford, of Standard Oil : 

What? What are you talking about? 

Have you gone crazy?

Daniel Plainview : 

Did you hear What I Said?

 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

I heard What You Said -- 

Why did you say it?

 

Daniel Plainview :

You don't tell me about My Son. 

Tilford, of Standard Oil : 

Why are you acting insane and 

threatening to cut my throat? 

Daniel Plainview : 

You don't tell me about my son.

 

Tilford, of Standard Oil :

I'm not telling you anything! 

I'm asking you to be reasonable. 

If I've offended you, I apologize. 

 

 Daniel Plainview :

You'll see What I Can Do. 

 

This parcel here is the 3,000-acre ranch owned by B.L. Harper. This is San Luis Obispo County land. 

 And from here to the coast, it's all Union Oil. 

Daniel Plainview :

 What's this? Why don't I own this? 

Why don't I own this!? 

 

That's the Bandy tract. 

He was The Holdout, when we were doing The Buying.  

He had hoped to Speak with You. 

Can't you just build the pipeline around this tract? 

 

 Daniel Plainview :

Can I build around 50 miles 

of Tehachapi mountains? 

Don't be thick in front of me, Al.

 

I can go to him again. 

Daniel Plainview : 

No, I'll Go and Talk to The Man. 

I'll Talk to Him. Show you How It's Done. 

All right. Pack it up, Henry. 

 

Daniel Plainview :

How big is His Room? 

 

 

He's sharing with another boy. 

 

Daniel Plainview :

Who?

 

An older boy. About 12. 

He's been there for a year. 

Named Ballard.

Daniel Plainview : 

How big is The Room? 

 

It's a fair size. 

Got enough space. 

.....are you taking Henry 

with you to meet Union Oil..?

*****

Daniel Plainview :

Are you the son of William Bandy? 

Bandy : 

Grandson. 

Daniel Plainview :

Is he here? 

Bandy :

No, he's out. 

 

Daniel Plainview :

Where is He? 

 

Bandy :

Told you, He's out. 

Now, what do you want? 

 

 Daniel Plainview :

I'm Daniel Plainview. 

I want to Talk with Him about 

His Property. 

 

About what? 

Daniel Plainview :

I believe I'll talk with him about that.

You're that oilman, aren't you? 

Daniel Plainview :

That's right. 

 We don't want you drilling out here. 

Daniel Plainview :

I don't want it either. 

Now, when will he be back? 

 Few days. 

Daniel Plainview :

 Tell him I'd like to speak with him. 

Not about drilling. 

 And I'll be back in a week. 

*****

Daniel Plainview :

 Put that in a glass case. 

 Here's to Union Oil. Hundred miles of pipeline, 

 and all the independent producers 

of this great state. 

Cheers. 

 

Daniel Plainview : 

There's that house in Fond du Lac 

 that John Hollister built. 

Do you remember it?  

I thought as a boy that was 

The Most Beautiful House 

I'd ever seen, 

and I wanted it. 

 

I wanted to Live in it. 

And eat in it. And clean it. 

 

And even as A Boy, 

I wanted to have children 

to run around in it. 

Henry : 

You can have anything 

you'd like now, Daniel. 

And you should.  

Where are you going to build it?

Daniel Plainview : 

Here, maybe. 

Near The Ocean. 

 

Henry :

Would you make it 

look like That House? 

 

Daniel Plainview :

I think if I saw That House now, 

it'd make me sick. 

 

Henry :

We can eat and get some women. 

Take them to the Peachtree dance. 

I say get liquored up 

and take them to the 

Peachtree dance. Yeah. 

  

Can I have some money -- please? 

*****

 

Daniel Plainview :

I want you to tell me something. 

 

Henry :

What? 

 

 Daniel Plainview :

What's the name of the farm 

next to The Hill House? 

 

What was the name of the farm, 

next to the Hill House? 

 

Henry :

I can't remember... 

 

 Daniel Plainview :

Who are you? 

 

 

 Henry :

I'll leave, Daniel. 

 

 Daniel Plainview :

Who are you? 

 

 Henry :

I'm No-One. 

Just let me get up and go. 

 

 Daniel Plainview :

Do I have A Brother? 

 

Henry :

I met A Man in King City 

who said He was Your Brother.  

We Were Friends for months. 

Working in King City. 

And he wanted to make 

his way to you, Daniel. 

 

We didn't have any money. 

He died of tuberculosis. 

 

He wasn't harmed. 

Wasn't killed, nothing bad. 

 

But he told me about you, 

and I just took His Story, 

used His Diary. 

 

Daniel. Daniel, I'm Your Friend. 

I'm not trying to hurt you. Never. 

Just Survive. 

 

 

No!