Showing posts with label Eyes Wide Shut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eyes Wide Shut. Show all posts

Friday 22 October 2021

THEY Want to Know Why You Suddenly LEFT.




Look,
Listen,
Don’t Stop Me Now
if You Think That 
You Have Heard 
This One Before : —


A Married Man 
goes out, after Dark
Late at Night
Frustrated, in Anger,
Fed up with Marriage & The Way Things are Going
He becomes Determined
To Make a FOOL of Himself
and in consequence,
His Wife along with him —

But then, he meets up with A Hooker, who knows him, who sees what he has in mind to do  —
and She is Dead Against it.

I suppose you're wondering why you're here?

It had crossed my mind.
(Drops lid)

What's it all about?!

Sit down and I'll tell you.
It's a Question of 
Your Resignation.

Go on.

The Information in Your Head
is priceless.

You don't realise
You're a Valuable Property.

You're worth 
a great deal.


Who brought me Here?

I know how you feel.
Believe Me, 
They've taken quite A Liberty.

Who are "They"?


A lot of people are curious
about 
Your Resignation.

You had a brilliant career,
an impeccable record.

They want to know why you left.

What people?

Personally, I believe you,
that it was 
a matter of principle.

But what I think 
doesn't count, does it?
One has to be sure about such things.

So you poke your nose into 
My Private Business?!

I have to check Your Motive.


I've been checked!

Of course — but when A Man knows as much as you do, 
a double check does no harm, does it?

I don't know Who You Are
or Who You Work For
and I Don't Care
I'm Leaving.

Haven't you realised 
There's No Way Out?

I have something that will interest you.


Good evening. 

Good evening. 
I'm Dr. Harford. 

One of My Patients was admitted This Morning. 
Miss Amanda Curran. 
Could you please give me 
her room number? 

Certainly, Doctor. 
Her Name again? 

Curran. 
Amanda Curran. 

C-U-R-R-A-N? 
Miss Amanda Curran? 

That's right. 

I'm sorry, Doctor. 

Miss Curran died this afternoon. 

She died this afternoon

Yes, at 3:45 p.m. 
I'm sorry. 


“Because it could cost me My Life... 
...and possibly yours.”

[ It could possibly cost her His Life. ]


Yes, this is Dr. Harford. 
Tonight? No, no, that's okay. 
Please tell him I'll be there in about 20 minutes. 

YAWH :
Come in. 
Bill, I appreciate you coming. 
Sorry to drag you out here.
Let me have your coat. 


I was out anyway. 
Thank you. 

YAWH :
How about a drink?
Are you having one? 

Sure. 

YAWH :
What would you like? 


Just a little scotch. 

YAWH :
Good. How do you take it? Neat? 

Please. 
That was a terrific party 
the other night.
Alice and I had a wonderful time.

YAWH :
Well, good. 
It was great seeing you both. 

Cheers. 

Were you playing? 

No, I was just knocking 
a few balls around.

Beautiful scotch.

That's a 25-year-old.
I'll send you over a case.

No, please. 

Why not
You feel like playing? 


No, thanks. You go ahead, I'll watch
I was just... 

Listen... The reason I asked you to come over is... 
...I need to talk to you about something. 

Sure. 

It's a little bit awkward. 
And I have to be completely Frank. 

What kind of problem are you having? 

It isn't a medical problem. 
Actually... 
...it concerns you
I know What Happened last night. 
And I know what's been going on since then. 
And I think you just might... 
...have the wrong idea 
about one or two things. 

I'm sorry, Victor, I... . 
What in the hell are you talking about? 

Please, Bill, no games. 
I was There. At The House. 
I saw everything that went on. 
What the hell did you think you were doing? 
I couldn't even begin to imagine... ...how you'd heard about it... 
...let alone got yourself through the door. 

Then I remembered seeing you 
with that prick piano player... 
...Nick whatever the f*ck his name was, at my party. 

And it didn't take much to figure out The Rest. 

It wasn't Nick's fault. 
It was mine. 


Of course it was Nick's fault. 
If he hadn't mentioned it to you, none of this would've happened. 
I recommended that cocksucker to those people... 
...and he's made me look like a complete asshole. 

What can I say? 
I had... ...absolutely... ...no idea you were involved in any way. I know you didn't, Bill. But I also know that you... . You went to Nick's hotel this morning... ...and talked to the desk clerk. 

How do you know that? 

Because I had you followed

You had me followed

Okay, okay, I'm sorry. All right? I owe you an apology. 
This was for your own good, believe me. 
I know what the desk clerk told you. 
But what he didn't tell you is... ...all they did was put Nick on a plane to Seattle. 

By now he's probably back with his family... ...banging Mrs. Nick. The clerk said he had a bruise on his face. Okay, he had a bruise on his face. That's a hell of a lot less than he deserves. I don't think you realize what kind of trouble you were in last night. Who do you think those people were? Those were not just ordinary people there. If I told you their names-- I'm not gonna tell you their names... ...but if I did, I don't think you'd sleep so well. Was it the second password? Is that what gave me away? Yes, finally. But not because you didn't know it. It's because there was no second password. Of course it didn't help a whole lot that those people arrive in limos... ...and you showed up in a taxi. Or that they found the receipt from the rental house in your coat... ...made out to you-know-who. There was a woman there... ...who tried to warn me. I know. Do you know who she was? She was a hooker. Sorry, but... ...that's what she was. 
A Hooker. 

Suppose I told you... ...that everything that happened to you there... ...the threats, the girl's warnings... ...her last-minute intervention... ...suppose I said that all of that... ...was staged. 

That it was a kind of charade. That it was fake. Fake? Yes. Fake. Why would they do that? Why? In plain words... ...to scare the living sh1t out of you. To keep you quiet about where you'd been... ...and what you'd seen. Have you seen this? Yes, I have. I saw her body in the morgue. Was she the woman at the party? She was. The woman lying dead in the morgue... ...was the woman at the party. Well, Victor, maybe I'm missing something here. You called it a fake, a charade. 

Do you mind telling me what kind of f*cking charade... 
...ends with somebody turning up dead? 

Okay, Bill, let's 
cut the bullshit. All right? 

You've been way out of your depth for the last 24 hours. 
You want to know what kind of charade? 
I'll tell you exactly what kind. 
That whole play-acted, ""take me"" phony sacrifice... ...that you've been jerking off with had nothing to do with her real death. 

Nothing happened after you left that hadn't happened to her before. 
She got her brains f*cked out. Period

When they took her home, she was just fine, and the rest is in the paper. 
She was a junkie. She OD'd. 

There was nothing suspicious
Her Door was locked 
from the inside

The Police are Happy
End of Story. 

Come on, it was always gonna be just a matter of time with her. Remember, you told her so yourself.

You remember, the one with the great tits who OD'd in my bathroom? 

Listen, Bill, nobody killed anybody. Someone died
It happens all the time. 

But Life goes on. 
It always does... 
...until it doesn't. 
But you know that, don't you?



We’ll need The Body [ of Your Friend ] for evidence.

••SMASH!!!••

What Do You Desire..?

….Number 1.

I’ll Take You.

Oh?












Lugasov :
Comrade Charkov. 
Valery!

The KGB :
Yes, Professor?

Lugasov :
My Associate was arrested last night.

The KGB :
Oh? 

Lugasov :
I mean no disrespect…
but I was wondering if you could tell me — why.

The KGB :
I’m sure I don't know who you're talking about.

Lugasov :
She was arrested by The KGB.
You are the first deputy chairman of the KGB.

The KGB :
I am.
That's why I don't have to bother 
with arresting people anymore.

Lugasov :
But you are bothering with 
having us followed.

Aide :
I think the deputy chairman is busy.

The KGB :
No, no. It's perfectly understandable.

Comrade, I know you've heard The Stories about Us.
When I hear them, even I am shocked —
But We are NOT What People Say

Yes, people are following you.
People are following those people.
You see them? They follow me.

The KGB is A Circle 
of ACCOUNTABILITY.
Nothing More.

Lugasov :
You know the work we're doing here.
You really don't Trust us? 

The KGB :
Of course I do.
But you know 
The Old Russian Proverb
Trust but Verify.”

And The Americans think that 
Ronald Reagan thought that up.
Can you imagine? 

It was very nice speaking with you.

Lugasov :
I Need Her.

The KGB :
So you will be accountable for her…? 
Then it's Done.

Lugasov :
Her Name is…

The KGB :
I know Who She Is.
Good Day, Professor.


Lugasov looks very glum — he feels SEEN, 
as The Kids like to say these days.

No, that went surprisingly well.
You came off like A Naive Idiot.

And naive idiots 
are not A Threat.
I'll come back when 
The Paperwork is complete.



- Are you all right? - They didn't hurt me.
They let a pregnant woman into a room with a --
It doesn't matter.

They were stupid.
I was stupid.

Dyatlov won't talk to me.
Akimov, yes, Toptunov, yes, 
but Valery, Akimov his face was gone.

Lugasov :
You want to stop? 

Is that a choice I even have
Do you think the fuel will actually melt through 
the concrete pad? 

Lugasov :
I don't know.
A 40% chance maybe.
I said 50.
Either way, the numbers mean 
the same thing: "Maybe."

Maybe the core will melt through to the groundwater.

Maybe the miners who I've told to dig 
under the reactor will save millions of lives.

Maybe I'm killing them for nothing.
I don't want to do this anymore.
I want to stop.
But I can't.

I don't think you have 
a choice any more than I do.
I think, despite the stupidity, 
the lies, even this you are compelled.

The Problem has been assigned, 
and you will stop at nothing 
until you find An Answer.

Because that is Who You Are.

Lugasov :
A Lunatic, then.
A Scientist.

Did you know that they were running a safety test?

Yeah.

There's something else.
Akimov says they shut the reactor down
and Toptunov confirms it.

They pressed AZ-5.


Apparently not soon enough.


No.
They say Akimov pressed AZ-5, 
and then the reactor exploded.
If it had been just one of them, 
I would have put it under faulty memory 
or delusion even, 
but they both agreed.
They were adamant.

Comrade? 
Do you think it's possible

I think it makes no sense.
I think it's what I would say 
if I was trying to cover 
my own mistakes.


But? 

I believed them.

Then you should pursue it.
We have to pursue every possibility, 
no matter how unlikely
no matter what or who's to blame.


I'll go back to the hospital and reinterview 
Akimov and Toptunov.
If they're still awake.


They're not.


Khomyuk.


To Hell with Our Lives.
Someone has to start 
Telling The Truth.

You think the right question 
will get you The Truth? 

I know they're listening! 

There is no truth.



Why didn't you press the AZ-5 button? 

We Did.
And that's when it exploded.


I don't want my men here 
one more second than they need to be.
If these workedyou'd be wearing them.

Vasily — We're gonna have a baby.
Do you have any idea what you're dealing with? 
People are going to hear.

What is everyone gonna hear? 

We have to pursue every possibility, 
no matter who is to blame.
This entire region must be completely evacuated.
How many men do you require? 

Approximately 750,000 men.


A Ukrainian Babushka is in her barn,
milking her cow.

Boy Soldier :
It's time to go.
Did you hear me? 
This is an evacuation.
You understand? 
You have to come with me.

Babushka :
Why? 

Boy Soldier :
Because They told Me
so now I'm telling you.

Everyone in this village, everyone.
It's Not Safe here.
There's radiation in the air.
What's wrong with you? 

Babushka :
Do you know how old I am? 

Boy Soldier :
I don't know.
Old.

Babushka :
I'm 82.
I've lived here my whole life.
Right here, that house, this place.
What do I care about ‘Safe’? 

Boy Soldier :
I have A Job.
Don't cause Trouble.

Babushka :
Trouble? You're not the first soldier 
to stand Here with a gun.

When I was 12, The Revolution came.
Czar's Men.
Then Bolsheviks.
Boys like you marching in lines.
They told us to leave.
No.

Then there was Stalin and 
his famine, the Holodomor.
My parents died.
Two of my sisters died.
They told the rest of us to leave.
No.

Then The Great War.
German boys.
Russian boys.
More soldiers, 
more famine, 
more bodies.

My Brothers never came home.
But I stayed, and I'm still here.

After all that I have seen…
so I should leave now, 
because of something 
I cannot see at all
No.

The Boy Soldier's Commanding Officer 
has entered The Barn

Boy Soldier :
Just one moment! 

Boy Soldier :
It's time to go.
Please stand up now.
This is your last warning.

! BANG !

He Shoots The Cow. 
In The Head.

Commanding Officer :
It's time to go.
Come on.



Point four.
Point six.
Fifteen.


Legasov.
I'll meet him there.


The Atom is a humbling thing.

It's not humbling
it's humiliating.