David Naughton: David Kessler
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Quotes
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David : I want you to arrest me, you asshole!
Bobby in Trafalgar Square : There's no call for that kind of language.
David : Queen Elizabeth is a man! Prince Charles is a faggot! Winston Churchill was full of shit!
Bobby in Trafalgar Square : That's enough.
David : No! Let go of me!
Alex : David, please!
David : Shakespeare's French! Fuck! Shit! Cunt! Shit!
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Dart Player : Go. Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors.
David : Yeah. Thank you.
Chess Player : Beware the moon, lads.
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[still discussing how David can kill himself in order to lift the curse]
Harry Berman : A gun is good.
Judith Browns : You just put the gun to your forehead and pull the trigger.
Gerald Bringsley : If you put it in your mouth, then you'd be sure not to miss.
David : Thank you, you're all so thoughtful.
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Jack : Did you hear that?
David : I heard that.
Jack : What was it?
David : Could be a lot of things.
Jack : Yeah?
David : A coyote.
Jack : There aren't any coyotes in England.
David : The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Jack : Pecos Bill.
David : Heathcliff.
Jack : Heathcliff didn't howl!
David : No, but he was on the moors.
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David : I will not be threatened by a walking meat loaf!
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David : [while transforming] I didn't mean to call you a meat loaf, Jack!
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Jack : Now, I'm really sorry to be upsetting you, but I have to warn you.
David : Warn me?
Jack : We were attacked by a werewolf.
David : [putting his hands over his ears] I'm not listening to this!
Jack : On the moors, we were attacked by a lycanthrope, a werewolf. I was murdered, an unnatural death, and now I walk the earth in limbo until the werewolf's curse is lifted.
David : Shut up!
Jack : The wolf's bloodline must be severed; the last remaining werewolf must be destroyed. It's you, David.
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David : [sees Jack's reflection in bathroom mirror and shrieks] You're not real.
Jack : Ah, don't be a putz, David. Come here.
[motions, walks out of bathroom and looks inside bedroom door]
Jack : A nurse, huh?
David : [closes bedroom door] Shhh. Come on.
[motions and walks to living room]
David : What are you doing here?
Jack : I wanted to see you.
[picks up Mickey Mouse figure, moves its arm and uses high-pitched voice]
Jack : Hi, David!
David : Put that down! Okay, you've seen me. Now, go away.
Jack : I'm sorry I'm upsetting you, David, but you don't understand what's going on.
David : I understand all right. You're one of the "undead," and I'm a werewolf.
Jack : Yes, that's right.
David : Get out of here, Jack.
Jack : Tomorrow night's the full moon. You're gonna change. You'll become...
Jack : I know. I know. A monster.
Jack : You've gotta kill yourself, David, before it's too late.
David : Are you really dead, Jack?
Jack : What do you think?
David : I think I've lost my mind. I think you're not real. I think you're just another part of bad dream.
Jack : You've gotta believe me David.
David : Believe what? That tomorrow night, under the full moon, I'll sprout hair and fangs and eat people? Bullshit!
Jack : Oh, goddammit, David, please believe me! You'll kill and make others like me. I'm not havin' a nice time here. You've gotta take your own life.
David : I will not accept this. Go away.
Jack : This is not pretend, David.
David : I will not be threatened by a walking meatloaf!
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Taxi Driver : Puts you in mind of the days of the old demon barber of Fleet Street, don't it?
Alex : Sorry?
Taxi Driver : The murders.
David : What murders?
Taxi Driver : Haven't you heard? Last night... six of 'em. All in different parts of the city, all mutilated. He must be a real right maniac, this fella.
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David : I'm going to the police. Jack was right.
Alex : Jack is dead!
David : Jack is dead and six people are dead. There's gonna be a full moon tonight. I'm going to the cops.
Alex : David, please be rational. Let's go to Dr. Hirsch.
David : Yeah, be rational, sure. I'm a fucking werewolf, for Christ's sake!
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[first lines]
Truck Driver : That way is Proctor, and over here is the moors. I go this way.
Jack : Thanks for the ride, sir. You have lovely sheep.
Truck Driver : Boys, keep off the moors, stick to the roads. The best to ya...
David : Thanks again.
[then to the sheep]
David : We'll miss you.
David : Bye girls...
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David : [David has returned to Alex's flat wearing a womans coat] Good Morning. I'm freezing.
Alex : David. Where on earth have you been.
David : [excited] Alex you wont believe this. I have lost my mind. I woke up at the zoo.
Alex : The zoo?
David : [confused] What did I do last night?
Alex : You don't remember?
David : Well I remember seeing you to the door and waving goodbye, and getting locked out of the flat and coming in through the front window, I started to read then I woke up naked at the zoo.
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David : How could there have been witnesses? It was so dark. We were running, and I fell and Jack went to help me up, and this thing came from nowhere. I don't know what they're talking about.
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David : Look at me, here I sit in a porno theatre in Piccadilly Circus talking to a corpse.
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David : Maybe it's a sheep dog... let's keep going.
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David : I think Debbie Klein is a mediocre person with a good body.
Jack : There is nothing mediocre about Debbie Klein's body.
David : She's a jerk!
Jack : You're talking about the woman I love.
David : I'm talking about a girl you want to fuck, so give me a break.
Jack : Alright. Well, I have to make love to her. It's really very simple. She has not choice.
David : You know, it just fascinates me how much energy you spend on somebody so dull.
Jack : There's nothing dull - about that body.
David : We've known Debbie - what? Since the 8th grade? How many years of foreplay is that?
Jack : She says she likes me too much.
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David : I don't know why I feel so good. I haven't felt this good in a long time! You know, my body feels great! I feel like an athlete. Let's go back to your place for a quickie, huh?
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David : That's easy for you to say. You're already dead.
Gerald Bringsley : No, David. Harry and I and everyone you murdered are not dead. The undead!
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Alex : Remember I'm just a working girl, so don't expect too much.
David : Do you live by yourself?
Alex : Yes.
David : Good.
Alex : There's a shop on the corner, we'll get some food.
David : [Inside store at checkout] This suffs expensive.
Alex : It's outrageous. My pay can't possibly keep up with inflation.
David : How do you live?
Alex : Carefully.
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David : My memory is fine. It's my sanity I'm beginning to worry about.
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Jack : Remember the Alamo.
Barmaid : I beg your pardon?
David : Oh, he was just joking.
Barmaid : Joking? I remember the Alamo. I saw it once in London... in Leicester Square.
Chess Player : She means in the Cinema--that film with John Wayne.
David : Oh yeah, of course. Right, with Laurence Harvey. Very bloody.
Chess Player : Bloody awful, if you ask me.
[he and the bar patrons laugh uproariously]
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David : [to himself] I'm going completely crazy.
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David : Maybe its a sheep dog... lets keep going
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David : Say, "knock, knock."
Jack : Knock knock.
David : Who's there?
Jack : Who?
David : Ha, now don't you get it?
Jack : What?
David : You don't get that joke? Alright, here, I'll try another. Alright, say, "knock, knock."
Jack : What?
David : Say, "knock, knock."
Jack : Who's there?
David : No, no, no, no. You say, "knock, knock."
Jack : Knock, knock.
David : Who's there?
Jack : Who?
David : No--
[they both start laughing]
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Jack : You're right, it is a pub.
David : Okay, well, what do you say? We go in for a little food, huh? Drink, rest?
Jack : The Slaughtered Lamb?
David : [notices that the sign has a wolf head instead of a lamb] That's kinda strange.
Jack : Where's the lamb?
David : It's probably inside getting cold, come on.
Jack : No, really. What kind of ad is that for a pub?
David : I don't know, would you rather the Hilton?
Jack : Alright, but whatever happens-- it's your fault.
David : It's my fault.
Jack : Right.
David : Alright, come on.
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Alex : David, what's wrong? I heard voices.
David : It was just me, Alex, just me being crazy.
Alex : Are you all right?
David : No, I don't think so.
Alex : Come back to bed now.
David : Do I seem crazy to you?
Alex : David, what is the matter?
David : I just saw Jack again.
Alex : Where? Here?
David : Yeah.
Alex : What did he say?
David : He said that tomorrow I'll turn into a monster.
Alex : Do you believe him?
David : Do you believe me?
Alex : I believe that you're very upset. I believe that you loved him very much and that somehow you blame yourself for his death.
David : Did you ever see "The Wolf Man"?
Alex : Is that the one with Oliver Reed?
David : No, the old one.
Alex : Um, I -I don't think so.
David : Bela Lugosi bites Lon Chaney Jr. and he turns into a werewolf.
Alex : [laughs] Why are you telling me this?
David : No, no, listen. Claude Rains is Lon Chaney's father and he ends up killing him.
Alex : So?
David : Well, I think that a werewolf can only killed by someone who loves him.
Alex : [smiling] What are you talking about?
David : I don't know what I'm talking about.
Alex : I'm torn between feeling very sorry for you, and finding you terribly attractive.
[She kisses him]
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Jack : [appears as an undead spirit] Can I have a piece of toast?
David : Get the fuck outta here, Jack.
Jack : Thanks a lot.
David : No. I can't take this. Am I asleep now, or awake or what?
Jack : I realize I don't look so hot, David... but I thought you'd be glad to see me.
[David is silent]
Jack : David! You're hurting my feelings.
David : Hurting your feelings? Has it occurred to you that it might be unsettling to see you rise from the grave to visit me?
Jack : Sorry to be upsetting you, David, but I had to come.
David : Aren't supposed to be buried someplace in New York?
Jack : Yeah. Your parents came to my funeral. I was surprised at how many people came.
David : Well why should you be surprised? You were a very well liked person.
Jack : Yeah. I was, wasn't I?
David : Well, I liked you.
Jack : Debbie Klein cried a lot.
David : Oh God. Am I asleep now or what?
Jack : So, so you know what she does? She's so grief-stricken she runs to find solace in Mark Levine's bed.
David : Mark Levine?
Jack : An asshole. Life mocks me even in death.
David : I'm going completely crazy.
Jack : [suddenly shouting] DAVID!
David : What?
Jack : Now I'm really sorry to be upsetting you, but I have to warn you.
David : Warn me?
Jack : We were attacked by a werewolf.
David : [covering his ears] I'm not listening to this.
Jack : On the moors. We were attacked by a lycanthrope. A werewolf. I was murdered. An unnatural death. And now I walk the earth in limbo until the werewolf's curse is lifted.
David : Shut up.
Jack : The wolf's bloodline must be severed. The last remaining werewolf must be destroyed. It's you, David.
David : What?
Jack : Please believe me. You'll kill people.
David : Nurse!
Jack : Listen to me!
David : Nurse!
Jack : The supernatural, the power of darkness... it's all true. The undead surround me. Have you ever talked to a corpse? It's boring. I'm lonely. Take your life, David. Kill yourself... before you kill others.
[David is crying]
Jack : Please don't cry.
[hears Alex coming]
Jack : Beware the moon, David.
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David : It's a sheepdog or something. Come on, turn slowly. Let's walk away.
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Jack : [as everyone in the pub is laughing] Excuse me, but what's that star on the wall for?
[the dart player misses the board everyone grows silent]
Dart Player : [pointing his finger at Jack] You made me miss.
Jack : Sorry.
Dart Player : I've never missed that board before.
David : Uh, Jack, we'd better go.
Jack : Are you kidding, I'm starved.
Dart Player : There's no food here.
David : Shall we go, Jack?
Jack : Apparently so.
Barmaid : You can't let them go.
David : Um, how much do we owe you?
Chess Player : Nothing lads. Go. God be with you.
Jack : Oh, thank you.
Barmaid : [in a woried tone] Wait! You just can't let them go!
Chess Player : Go. Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors.
David : [zips up his jacket] Thank you.
Chess Player : Beware the moon, lads.
David : Yeah.
Jack : [as they're leaving] What the hell was that all about.
David : I don't know, let's go up the road and see if there's an inn or something.
Jack : Beware the moon?
David : Yeah I know, Jack, but come on, will ya? I'm freezing.
Jack : Where the hell are we going?
David : I don't know, anywhere. I just want to get away from The Slaughtered Lamb.
Jack : Where to now, Kessler, "The Duck's Breath?"
David : Okay, look it, I'm sorry. I'm sure we'll find something else.
Jack : Weird fucking place.
David : It was, man, but boy, they could play darts.
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David : Hi, Jack.
Jack : Hi, David.
David : Good movie.
Jack : Mm-hmm.
David : What can I say, Jack?
Jack : I don't have to say anything, David.
David : Aren't you going to say "I told you so?"
Jack : If I were still alive, I probably would. But I did tell you so you schmuck.
David : You look awful.
Jack : Thank you.
David : I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I don't know what I'm saying. I don't even know if it was me that killed those people last night. I don't remember doing it.
Jack : What about the zoo?
David : Well, even if I'm not the Wolf Man, I'm crazy enough to do something like that. And look at me, here I sit in a porno theatre in Piccadilly Circus talking to a corpse. I'm actually glad to see ya, Jack
Jack : I want you to meet some people. David Kessler, this is Gerald Bringsley. Gerald's the man you murdered on the subway. We thought it best for you not to see him, as he's a fresh kill and still pretty messy.
Gerald Bringsley : Yes. I do look most unpleasant.
David : Why are you doing this to me?
Gerald Bringsley : This isn't Mr. Goodman's idea. He's your good friend. Whereas I am a victim of your carnivorous lunar activities.
David : Mr. Bringsley, I'm sorry. I have absolutely no idea what to say to you.
Gerald Bringsley : You've left my wife a widow and my children fatherless. And I understand, I am to walk the earth and limbo, one of the living dead until the wolf's bloodline is severed and the curse lifted. You must die, David Kessler.
Jack : David? This is Harry Berman and his fiancee Judith Browns.
Harry Berman : Hello.
Judith Browns : Hello.
Jack : And each gentleman are Alf, Ted, and Joseph.
Ted : Can't say we're pleased to meet you, Mr Kessler.
David : What shall I do?
Jack : Suicide.
Harry Berman : You must take your own life.
David : That's easy for you to say. You're already dead.
Gerald Bringsley : No, David. Harry and I and everyone you murdered or not dead. The undead.
David : Why are you doing this to me?
Jack : Because this must be stopped.
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David : How shall I do it?
Judith Browns : Sleeping pills?
Ted : Not sure enough.
David : I could hang myself.
Jack : No. No, if you did it wrong, it could be painful. You'd choke to death.
Joseph : So what? Let him choke!
Jack : [defensively] Do you mind? The man's a friend of mine!
Joseph : Well, he ain't no friend to me.
Gerald Bringsley : Gentleman, please.
Harry Berman : A gun!
Ted : I know where you can get a gun.
David : Don't I need a silver bullet or something?
Jack : Oh, be serious, would you?
David : [puts his hand on face] Madness.
Harry Berman : No, a gun would be good.
Judith Browns : Yes, you just put the gun to your forehead and pull the trigger.
Gerald Bringsley : But if you put it in your mouth, you'd be sure not to miss.
David : [sarcastically] Thank you. You're all so thoughtful.
Alf : A knife!
Harry Berman : An electric shock!
Judith Browns : A car crash!
Gerald Bringsley : You could throw yourself in front of a tube.
Ted : Drowning.
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Alex : David. David! David, what's wrong?
[He kisses her]
David : I'm a werewolf.
Alex : A werewolf? Are you all right now?
David : I don't know, I'll let you know the next full moon.
Alex : David, you're going to be discharged tomorrow. Will you be all right?
David : My friend Jack was just here.
Alex : You're dead friend Jack?
David : Yes. He told me that... I will become a monster in two days. What do you think?
Alex : What do I think? About the possibility of you becoming a monster in two days more about visits from dead friends?
David : I was dreaming again?
Alex : Yes, I would think so.
David : I think so too.
Alex : You have somewhere to stay in London?
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Dr. J. S. Hirsch : You've never had bad dreams before?
David : Well sure, as a kid, but never so real. Never so weird.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : Did you get a good look at the man who attacked you?
David : Doctor, I told you, it wasn't a man. It was an animal... A big wolf or something. A rapid dog.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : Let's have a look, shall we?
[David takes off his shirt]
David : Look, Dr. Hirsch, I know I was traumatized, but Jack was torn apart. I saw him. A man can't do that to someone with his bare hands.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : You'd be surprised what horrors a man is capable of.
David : Well, did you see Jack?
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : No, and in fact, your wounds had been clean and dressed for you arrive here.
David : Well did you talk to the police in East Proctor? Did the cops go to The Slaughtered Lamb?
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : I really don't know.
David : Then why the hell are you so quick to disbelieve me? You think I'm crazy.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : David, please, the police are satisfied. Now I'm certain if there were a monster roaming around Northern England, We'd've seen it on the telly. Now you'll be leaving this hospital in three or four days. Please, remain sane. At least until you're no longer our responsibility.
David : Dr. Hirsch, I'd rather not be by myself.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : I'll send someone in to keep you company.
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Alex : Mr. Kessler?
David : Yes?
[takes off headphones]
Alex : You haven't eaten your lunch.
David : Well, I'm not very hungry, thank you.
Alex : I'm afraid you have to eat something.
David : What?
[takes off headphones]
Alex : You have to eat something.
David : No, really, thanks, I'm not hungry.
[She takes off his headphones]
Alex : You put me in an awkward position, Mr. Kessler.
David : How'd I do that?
Alex : [holds up pills] well, you're to take these after you've eaten. Now what sort of nurse would I be if I failed in so simple a task as handing out some pills?
David : You can you leave the pills, I'll take them later.
Alex : Sorry.
[Pulls open the curtains]
David : Oh, come on, Nurse Price.
Alex : You can call me Alex.
David : Come on, Alex.
Alex : [pulls off lunch tray revealing food] shall I be forced to feed you, Mr. Kessler?
David : Uh, you can call me David.
Alex : Shall I be forced to feed you, David?
David : You know, this is absurd. I'm not hungry, I don't want any food.
Alex : Right.
[Sits down next to him starts cutting into the cutlet then places a nap get on his lap she holds a cutlet up to him he crosses his arms in protest]
Alex : Let's try a little harder, shall we?
David : Would you give me a break?
[She pinches is nose making his mouth open and feeds him the cutlet]
Alex : [cuts another piece and holds it up to him] Will I have to take such drastic action again, David?
[He opens his mouth and eats the cutlet]
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David : I'm sorry if I conflict with your report, Inspector, but Jack and I were not attacked by a man.
Inspector Villiers : Hmm, so you've said.
Sergeant McManus : He may have a point, sir. Two strong boys would be able to defend themselves against one man.
Inspector Villiers : Sgt. McManus, are you suggesting the David and Jack were in fact attacked by some animal and that the officialdom of East Proctor has conspired to keep it a secret? We have an autopsy report on the murderer who was shot in the act by the local police. We have two witnesses to the crime. Now you'll forgive me, Mr. Kessler, if I consider your testimony as coming from someone who's gone through a terrible shock.
Sergeant McManus : Inspector, the boy seems all right to me and...
Inspector Villiers : And what, Sgt?
Sergeant McManus : And I don't really know, sir.
Inspector Villiers : That is precisely my point. David, as far as we are concerned the matter is now closed. We will trouble you no further, good day. Doctor.
[They leave]
David : There were witnesses?
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : So they said.
David : How could there have been witnesses? It was so dark. We were running and I fell and Jack went to help me up and this-this thing came from nowhere. I don't know what they're talking about.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : It's time I'm sure it'll all come back to you.
David : Doctor, my memory is fine. It's my sanity I'm beginning to worry about.
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Dr. J. S. Hirsch : Hello, David. I'm Dr. Hirsch. This is a countrymen of yours, Mr Collins.
David : Where am i?
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : You're in a hospital in London.
David : London? Where's Jack?
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : David, I'd like you to prepare yourself. Your friend is dead.
David : What?
[Tries to get up but lays back down in pain]
David : Ow... shit. Jack is dead?
Mr. Collins : Hi, I'm Mr Collins of the American embassy here in Grover Square. Both Mr Goodman's parents and your parents have been notified of your injuries and everything's in order.
David : Who are you people? What's going on here, where's Jack?
[Dr. Hirsch restrains him]
David : Get your hands off me. Let go of me, I want to see Jack.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : Nurse!
David : I want to see Jack.
Mr. Collins : Mr. Kessler, I -I appreciate how upsetting this must be for you, but please, Mr. Kessler.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : Twenty milligrams Sagetal I V., please.
Mr. Collins : I appreciate how upset you are, but this is--this is no reason for hysterics. Mr. Kessler? Mr. Kessler, try not to excite yourself. I shall come back and check on your progress and send a report to your parents. The police have requested to interview you and I have given them permission to do so.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : Thank you very much, Mr. Collins. He'll rest now. I'm sure everything will be fine once he's adjusted. He's had quite a shock.
Mr. Collins : These dumbass kids, they never appreciate anything you do for them
[he leaves]
David : How long have I been here?
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : You've been unconscious since you were brought in 3 weeks ago.
David : Three weeks...
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : Now you've suffered some cuts and bruises, lost a little blood, nothing serious. Black and blue for a while. You'll have some dueling scars to boast of. That lunatic must have been a very fierce fellow. They say a mad man has the strength of ten.
David : Lunatic?
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : We've given you a pretty strong sedative. Rest now, Nurse Price will see to all your needs. You rest.
David : It wasn't a lunatic.
Alex : I beg your pardon?
David : It was an animal.
Alex : What?
David : A wolf.
Dr. J. S. Hirsch : Did he say a wolf?
Alex : Yes, I believe he did.
