Dickinson

Sue!

Sue!

Sue, no!

No!

No!

Wild nights -

Wild nights!

Yes? Who is it?

Your mother and father are leaving. Don't you want to come say goodbye?

Yeah, sure. Hang on. Just...

- Wife? - One moment!

It's time to go!

You sure you brought enough for one night, now?

Oh, Lord. You can never be too careful, Henry.

All right.

We'd better be off.

No!

No!

You can't! You mustn't!

How shall we cope with the unbearable pain of your absence?

I know why you prefer poetry to acting.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, other child.

All right. Must be off.

Austin.

The horses.

- Come help with the horses, Austin! - Coming. I'm coming.

Now, girls, keep everything tidy.

There's cold roast for dinner.

And please, keep Maggie away from the meat.

If you aren't careful, she'll eat us out of house and home.

Have fun in Boston, Mom.

Girls...

listen to me.

While I'm gone, clean constantly.

Au revoir, Mama.

Bye.

I miss them already.

Vinnie, we have the whole house to ourselves for one night.

To do whatever we want.

Please don't tell me any ghost stories. I can't handle them.

Austin, are you thinking what I'm thinking?

I may be.

- I'm gonna go ride my horse! - Let's throw a party!

Wait, what?

You guys, come on. It's been so long since Mom and Dad went anywhere.

We need to throw one of our classic Dickinson house parties.

- Yes! - I don't know.

Oh, come on.

Lavinia, every time we throw a party,

I find you with your hair tied around some boy's neck.

That's actually a traditional courting ritual, so...

Oh, my God. Can I invite Joseph Lyman?

This is gonna be a disaster.

Parties are supposed to be disasters, Austin.

Parties are like shipwrecks.

You should emerge from them soaking wet, out of breath, and helplessly disoriented.

Come on, let's do it!

Let's do what?

Emily wants to have a party.

- That sounds fun. - Hm.

Yes, yes, it does.

Let's invite everyone.

Party at the Dickinsons' tonight!

Yeah!

- Okay. Hey ya. - Yeah!

Beethoven.

Intense.

Think you might wanna lighten the mood a little bit?

For the party?

Hey, I liked that.

May I speak with you for a moment?

In private.

You look so beautiful.

Austin.

Sue...

darling.

I was thinking.

Don't you think tonight would be the perfect time for us

to announce our engagement?

I don't know if we're ready.

What's your hesitation?

I can't even afford to buy my own wedding dress.

So what? I'll buy it.

- No. - Whatever dress you want.

No, you don't understand.

I'm penniless.

No inheritance.

No dowry.

I'm offering you nothing.

Sue, you're offering me the most precious thing in the whole universe.

- True love. - True love can't pay my debts.

There are debts from my father's funeral and my mother's,

- and my sister... - Shh, shh.

You don't need to give another thought to any of that.

I'll pay whatever you owe.

I'll take care of everything.

A cousin of mine, she knows a family in Boston. They're looking for a governess.

I could go work for them for a few months and earn a little money.

In Boston?

Don't be ridiculous.

You're going to stay right here with the Dickinsons,

and you and I are getting married.

I'll get it! I'll get it!

Oh. It's only George.

Hey, everybody.

Let's get this party commenced!

Emily.

I, um...

- I brought you these. - George.

- Lilies? - Yes. White lilies. Aren't they nice?

They're the symbol of death.

Oh.

I love them.

Can I get you some brandy?

Heavens, yes.

And did you bring my other gift?

Oh, uh, yes. Yes, I did.

George Gould, you're a star.

Don't take too much, okay?

Tonight is going to be wild!

We're here.

Where's Austin?

He's here.

Jane, I love your dress.

Wait till you see her fan. My father brought it over from Japan.

- He's a samurai, so... - Mm.

Cool.

Hm? Oh, thanks.

Oh, my God.

Joseph. You came.

How are you?

Um...

I made a pillow for my cat.

Okay.

Where's the brandy?

There.

Oh, Emily.

You're here.

It's my house.

We've always been such good friends, haven't we?

All those years together in school.

So many memories.

Right. Like the time you tried to poison me?

I suppose if I marry Austin, you and I will be sisters.

I suppose if Austin married a flesh-eating demon, she'd be my sister too.

Anyway, it's very Jeffersonian.

So Jeffersonian.

- What's up, college! - Look. Everyone's favorite townie.

Joseph Lyman.

Yo, I run this town. I'm the mayor.

- Hey, thanks for the hookup. - Mm-hmm.

- You really came through. - Yeah, no doubt.

Yo, check this out.

Abigail, Harriet, Jenny, Fanny, Virginia.

Gross. You keep five different girls' locks of hair in your wallet?

Hell yeah! They're my trophies.

I prefer to love just one woman.

Why would you do that?

Hello, boys.

Oh, nice fan.

Thanks. Jane let me hold it.

Apparently, if you go like this,

it means, "I wish to get rid of you."

Harsh.

Oh, but... I didn't mean it like that.

Oh.

- Are you already drunk? - Don't tell me what to do.

Has anyone seen Sue?

Oh, there you are.

- Let me pour it. - What is he doing with her?

Who even is she?

Her whole family is dead.

- She's a full-blown orphan. - Mm.