When Night Is Falling

Resynched By OzOz

-Reverend. -Camille.

Aren't you cold?

Sharpens the mind.

-Even if contemporary people deny it,

even if they ridicule Christianity,

modern culture was built on this moral law.

And our hunger for the certainty of this law,

for a spiritual anchor,

for an immutable, eternal truth is proof... of it's existence.

Especially now,

after a few decades of relativistic situational ethics,

our society is tired of constant change.

And as we approach the millennium...

-Transformations are a basic staple of mythology.

Transformations from human form to animal forms and vice-versa;

of gods into humans and humans into gods;

of wind into blood,

flesh into water,

ugliness into beauty.

The human need for change, progress, movement,

is reflected in the ancient stories,

which are told over and over again in different forms.

Okay, uh, Chapter 12 for Thursday. Thanks.

Professor Baker.

l was wondering if you could help me with something.

-Of course, Professor Bergin. What with?

-Uh, well, I have to prepare a speech on very short notice.

What speech?

-Well, it's just the keynote address

to the lnternational Theologians' Conference

in Chicago.

Professor Bergin...

That's wonderful!

Yeah, it is!

So...

Let's do something exciting tonight, huh?

Yeah, something really crazy.

-Okay... -Hey, remember, Martin,

Calvinists are not supposed to have sex standing up.

-I know. 'Cause it might lead to dancing.

-Camille. Martin. -Reverend.

-If you have time, I'd like to meet with you later today.

Four o'clock in my office? -Sure, Reverend.

-And don't book anything immediately after.

I'd like for us not to be disturbed.

-Hugh really is brilliant, you know, Bob?

Bob?

Bob?

Ah no...

Oh no!

Bob, come!

Bob? We went over this, remember?

"Come" means "come here".

Oh, Tillie.

I'm 47.

-Yeah, that's great. But have you seen my dog?

-Ah yes, he walked by here about half an hour ago.

I remember because it was the first time

I'd seen him without you.

He was charging along like he had an appointment or something.

Thatta way. -Thank you.

-Don't you love it the way dogs sometimes get this look

like they got a hectic schedule to follow? Busy, busy!

Bob...

Are you all right?

My dog just died.

Oh. I'm sorry.

I loved him so much.

It's pathetic, really.

No. No, it's not pathetic.

It's, uh... Animals love you in a way people can't.

So uncomplicated, really, you know?

Whether you're successful or not, or ugly or beautiful...

they don't care.

Yeah. Thanks.

Oh... It's okay, it's okay.

How did he die?

I don't know.

I don't get it.

He... he wasn't that old...

He just snuck away and...

I found him in an alley.

And you know what? I realized that...

I loved him more than anything, anyone, I'm suppose to love.

Oh, dear...

What a blubbering idiot!

Il think everything good just goes,

eventually.

Yeah.

Oh, they're done.

I'll get yours.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Yeah. Just relax.

You know,

I really didn't expect to be this long. l gotta run.

Oh. l'm sorry.

Uh... sorry about your dog.

It's okay. Thanks.

Hello!

Hi!

-Hi. -Hi.

Hi.

Ah... Where'd you get that?

-Do you like it? -Yeah. It's...

It's wild. Where'd you get it? -Oh, just picked it up.

I think it has a certain...

reckless charm, don't you?

Yeah... Yeah...

It's fun. -Yeah.

-Okay, we should get going, honey.

Yes.

Uh...

What?

-We are going to a meeting with the reverend, remember?

Yes.

-Very funny. -What?

Camille, you can't wear that.

He's gonna think you've lost your mind.

-So? -And I've lost mine.

-Martin, this is the era of the individual, remember?

You've got to stop worrying

about other people's opinion of you.

Okay? Let's go.

But if I do take their offer,

we'll need someone else to fill the role

of chaplain.

An appropriate successor would concern me... greatly.

-Well, chaplain certainly is a very exciting position,

especially in these times.

I'm sure you'll have lots of takers.

-It's not takers we need, it's givers.

-It was just a manner of speaking.

-And of course, whoever took the position would have

to be beyond reproach, for the more conservative element

of our college constituancy.

We have to remember that not long ago,

we were still debating whether or not

Christians could use rock 'n' roll

to convey a godly message.

-Remember when old Mrs. Lindow said that...

all rock 'n' roll led to sexual intercourse,

because the music...

no, it was the rhythm of the music matched

the rhythm of the contractions of an orgasm.

lt's easy to laugh,

but we have to remember that Mrs. Lindow is as much a member

of God's flock as anyone else.

Yeah.

-All I'm trying to say is that...

the chaplainship of the college could well go to a man

and woman, together.

And as one of our star theologians, Martin,

you're more than qualified.

And Camille, your book on Christian ethics,

your student counselling last year

and your general behaviour as a fine Christian woman

make you a credit to the college and to the faith. But...

if we were to hire a man-and-woman team,

they could not be suspected to be...

to be indulging in the physical pleasures of marriage

without actually being married...

even if their sexual relations

were very much in the closet, as it were.

Well, we're both...

very committed to each other.

Well, you want to skip the restaurant, then?

-Well, in fact, I should get some grading done.

Yeah. I don't really know

what I'm going to speak about yet anyway.

No?

-You sure you're going to be okay about Bob?

Sure.

Okay.

Bye, then.

Bye.

Easy, easy. What is this?!

Excuse me.

: Okay, next!

-I'm sorry, I'm looking for, uh...

What do you do?

Uh, I teach mythology.

That's new. And?

-And I'm just looking for someone.

And what happens?

This is funny.

I'm not an acting person.

I have her laundry, you see? Petra Soft?

-Oh, I see, you have her laundry.

Uh... she's right over there.

Thanks.

Timothy?

Are you gonna look at these?

We don't wanna have to call them back.

-Honey, I'll be with you when I'm free.

Right now, however, I am... occupied.

Right. You're occupied...

Okay, next!

-Okay, Tim, can we bring in a third one?