The Terror

Hello!

Hello?

Do you know the road to Colbin?

I was separated from my regiment at Arshstadt.

Do you have any drinking water?

I'm very thirsty!

Clear water from the mountain.

Thank you, l--

Hello.

I'd like a word with you.

You never said goodbye to me.

In fact, you never even said hello.

It isn't an act of treason to talk to me.

I'm a weary, disillusioned soldier.

And you're the only pleasant sight

that I've seen in seven months.

Go ahead.

It's permitted for you to laugh.

Wait.

You haven't told me your name.

My name's Helene.

I want to show you something.

Wait!

Where are you going?

What's wrong?

Rest yourself, young man.

You're safe here.

Here, take this for your strength.

God knows help is a very rare thing in this forest.

Take it whenever it's offered to you.

That bird.

He attacked me.

I'm afraid you're wrong.

She's quite harmless.

Here, hold out your arm.

She only seems dangerous.

Actually, she's very affectionate,

which is very unusual for a bird.

Take it back.

Oh, that is too bad.

Little girl liked him, didn't you?

This is Gustav.

He brought you here.

Gustav fed your horse.

Where is Helene?

This is Helene.

No, not the bird, the girl.

Where is the girl?

There is no girl.

Of course there's a girl.

I saw her.

She spoke to me.

Perhaps you were tired from your long journey,

and had a pleasant illusion.

Gustav, have you ever seen a girl here?

Gustav sometimes imagines things.

If he could speak, I think we would

find that his mind is warped.

Such is the will of God, to endow and deprive.

The only thing of beauty you'll find in this forest is Helene.

Hello.

I was afraid you'd drowned.

So you are real.

I started to think--

Who are you?

Wait, wait, danger.

Quick sand-- the girl was trying to kill me.

She knows not what she does.

Her will is not her own.

You mean she's insane?

Possessed, she needs your help.

Help?

How can I help her?

The castle of the Baron von Leppe, you will find her there.

I can say no more.

There's great danger.

Find Eric, Eric knows.

The Ride to Colbin is long and far safer by day.

If you leave now, you can rejoin your regiment by dusk.

Where is Gustav?

What do you want him for?

I want him to show me where the castle of the Baron von Leppe

is.

No one's lived in the castle for years.

And, besides, Gustav has gone away for a few days.

Perhaps you'd show me the way to the castle.

Why are you so interested in the Baron?

I never said that I was.

But the girl that I followed last night and spoke to,

I believe that she lives there.

I told you, there is no girl.

That is nonsense.

You recognize her, don't you?

No.

I'll find the castle myself.

No!

Don't go to the castle.

I have told you the truth.

There is no girl.

Mark me, you are getting yourself

into things beyond your understanding.

Leave now, while you can.

I intend to find her.

Please don't tell the Baron that I am here.

Hello!

Is anyone here?

Hello, it's me, Andre.

In the name of the government of France,

I order you to open this door!

Your pardon, young sir, I was at my devotions.

I did not hear you.

I'm sorry, sir.

But surely I made enough noise to awaken the dead.

The government of France.

I've seen the uniforms of many governments in my time.

What would a soldier of France be wanting here?

Shelter, for one thing.

Permit me to introduce myself, Lieutenant Andre Duvalier.

Baron Victor Frederick von Lepp.

I suggest you will find better shelter at the village inn.

Thank you, Baron.

But I've had my fill of village inns.

Surely, you wouldn't want to inconvenience a French officer.

Come in.

What you see, Lieutenant, are the remains of a noble house--

relics, ghosts of past glories.

A noble heritage is something to be proud of, Baron.

I'm afraid we've forgotten that in France.

Ah yes, your name, Duvalier, your family--

My father was the Count Duvalier-- was,

until they spilled his head into a basket one morning

in the Place de la Concorde.

Forgive me for reviving painful memories.

You must be cold and tired, Lieutenant.

Some cognac?

I'd like that, Baron, thank you.

Sit down.

Yes, Baron?

Cognac, for our guest.

Yes, Baron.

Baron, I wonder if I might ask, who

was the young woman I saw in the window

before you came to the door?

Young woman?

Oh, I'm afraid you're mistaken.

No, I'm not mistaken.

I saw her, dark hair and eyes, about 20.

Well, I'm quite sure you think you saw someone.

But..

Baron, I am in full possession of my faculties.

Please, allow me to show you something.

You should never believe everything

your eyes tell you, young man.

Is that the girl you think you saw?

Yes, of course--

Before you say anything, examine the portrait closely,

the signature-- and above all, the date.

1786?

But that's 20 years ago.

It's incredible.

It's the same girl.

And she hasn't changed a bit.

She has been dead for 20 years.

With all respect, Baron, for a ghost,

she's very active young woman.

You're speaking of the Baroness von Lepp, my wife.

I beg your pardon, Baron, I meant no offense.

Perhaps the resemblance was not quite as much as I had thought.

The girl at the window--

Lieutenant Duvalier, the only occupants of this castle

are Stefan and myself.

You are the first visitor since the turn of the century.

Of course, Baron.

Stefan will see you to your room.

Thank you.

Hello down there!

I'm coming down!

Wait for me!

Alright, unlock this door.

Do you hear me?

Unlock this door or I'm going to shoot through the door!

Ah!

I kept in the shadows, sir.

He did not see me.

He's a strange one, though.

He showed no fear.

He must leave at once.

Do you think, perhaps, he is not merely a traveler?

Why do you say that?

He might have heard things in the village.

Oh, nonsense, he's a soldier.

He doesn't listen to old wives' tales.

The important thing is that he leave with all due speed.

I shall see to it, sir.

But of his own accord.

We must show him the respect that his position

and rank demand.

How quickly.

I understand, sir.

So, must you intrude on the dead as well as the living?