Fantasy Island (1977–1984): Season 2, Episode 16 - Photographs/Royal Flush - full transcript

♪♪

[CLANGING]

THE PLANE! THE PLANE!

GOOD MORNING, BOSS.

GOOD MORNING, TATTOO.

WHAT, MAY I ASK, IS THAT
BOOK YOU'RE READING?

"THE POWER OF HYPNOTISM."

OH, YOU'RE STUDYING
HYPNOTISM NOW? TO WHAT END?

OR DARE I ASK?

OH, FOR NO SPECIAL REASON, BOSS.

JUST FOR FUN.



INDEED. MM-HMM.

UH, SHALL WE GO MEET OUR GUESTS?

SMILES, EVERYONE. SMILES!

♪♪

MR. JOHNNY COURT
OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TATTOO: BOSS,
WHAT'S HIS FANTASY?

MR. ROARKE: ONE CHERISHED

BY PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS
EVERYWHERE, TATTOO.

MR. COURT WISHES TO PARTICIPATE

IN THE WORLD'S ONLY
MILLION-DOLLAR POKER GAME.

AH, THE ANNUAL FANTASY
ISLAND POKER CHAMPIONSHIP.

NONE OTHER, MY FRIEND.

TATTOO: HE LOOKS
SO YOUNG. IS HE GOOD?

MR. ROARKE: EXCEEDINGLY
GOOD, TATTOO.



MR. COURT HAS BEEN PLAYING
POKER SINCE HE WAS 14 YEARS OF AGE.

NOW HE FEELS IT'S TIME
TO CHALLENGE THE BEST,

INCLUDING THE ONE CONSIDERED
TO BE THE WORLD'S GREATEST.

YOU MEAN VICTOR HOLY?

VICTOR HOLLY, YES.

BUT, BOSS, YOU THINK
MR. COURT CAN BEAT HIM?

MR. ROARKE: MRS. NANCY WESTON,

A SUCCESSFUL, HIGHLY
RESPECTED PHOTOGRAPHER

FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TATTOO: SHE LOOKS
TROUBLED. WHAT'S HER FANTASY?

MR. ROARKE: MRS. WESTON SAYS
SHE'S SEEKING THE OPPORTUNITY

TO MAINTAIN HER SANITY, TATTOO.

UH, SANITY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

MRS. WESTON BELIEVES
THAT SHE'S BEING HAUNTED.

HAUNTED? YOU
MEAN LIKE IN GHOSTS?

ON A RECENT TRIP
AROUND THE WORLD,

SHE TOOK HUNDREDS OF
PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE NEW BOOK.

ON RETURNING HOME
SHE DISCOVERED THAT,

IN A NUMBER OF THEM,
THERE APPEARED THE IMAGE

OF A LITTLE GIRL.

LITTLE GIRL? WHOSE LITTLE GIRL?

MRS. WESTON DOESN'T KNOW.

SHE'S ONLY SURE THAT THE
LITTLE GIRL WASN'T THERE

WHEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN.

BOSS, YOU REALLY THINK
THAT LITTLE GIRL IS A GHOST?

MY DEAR GUESTS,

I AM MR. ROARKE, YOUR HOST.

WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND!

♪♪

I KNOW HOW CRAZY IT ALL SOUNDS,

AND I CAN'T THINK OF A
RATIONAL EXPLANATION.

THAT WAS TAKEN IN VENICE.

YES.

HERE IS STONEHENGE, IN ENGLAND.

AND HERE AGAIN IN
A BUDDHIST TEMPLE.

MR. ROARKE, THERE IS NO
WAY THAT THAT LITTLE GIRL

COULD'VE BEEN IN ALL THOSE
PLACES WHEN I PHOTOGRAPHED THEM.

THE THOUGHT OF THIS GHOST

OR THIS LITTLE GIRL,
OR WHATEVER SHE IS,

IS JUST OBSESSING ME.

I HAVE DREAMS, DREAMS
LIKE I HAVEN'T HAD...

UH, MRS. WESTON, HAVE
YOU DISCUSSED THIS

WITH YOUR FAMILY?

PERHAPS IT MIGHT HAVE A
MEANING TO ONE OF THEM.

THERE IS NO FAMILY, MR. ROARKE.

MY HUSBAND WAS
KILLED IN VIETNAM.

LAST YEAR, OUR ONLY SON ADAM...

DIED IN AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS 11.

I AM TERRIBLY SORRY.

I'VE BEEN QUITE
ALONE SINCE ADAM DIED.

I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT
ACCEPTING HIS DEATH.

AND NOW, THIS,

I JUST FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS
JUST FALLING DOWN AROUND ME.

MR. ROARKE, YOU HAVE TO HELP ME.

WHO IS THIS LITTLE GIRL,

AND WHAT DOES SHE WANT FROM ME?

MRS. WESTON...

THIS IS ONE OF THE
MOST BIZARRE FANTASIES

I'VE EVER BEEN ASKED TO FULFILL,

AND IF I AM TO FULFILL IT,

I MUST HAVE YOUR COMPLETE
AND UNQUESTIONING TRUST.

WELL, BOSS, I THINK
IT'S ALMOST TIME.

ALMOST, TATTOO.

AH, MR. COURT.

YOU MUST BE QUITE ANXIOUS

FOR THE POKER
TOURNEY TO BEGIN, HUH?

I SURE AM.

I'VE WAITED FOR 16 YEARS.

I KNOW.

AND NOW, YOU HAVE
SOME OF THE GREATEST

POKER PLAYERS IN THE WORLD HERE,

LIKE "CHINA" MIKE IVORY

AND BOOTS. ORVILLE
"BOOTS" PIERCE.

GENTLEMEN, ART THURSTON.

THAT'S AS BIG-TIME
AS YOU'RE GONNA GET.

TELL ME SOMETHING, MR. COURT.

IS IT MONEY OR PRESTIGE
THAT BRINGS YOU HERE?

MAYBE BOTH.

NO. IT'S FOR ME.

JUST ONCE IN MY LIFE,
I WANT TO BE CHAMP.

I SEE.

OH, HELLO, NICK.

UH, HAVE YOU FOLKS MET?

UH, JUST BRIEFLY, WHEN
MR. LARGO ARRIVED.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE
MR. COURT'S FINANCIAL ANGEL, HUH?

150 GRAND WORTH.
JOHNNY PONIED UP THE REST.

OH, AND WHAT DO
YOU GET IN RETURN?

WELL, I AIN'T THE
NEIGHBORHOOD LOAN COMPANY,

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

MR. LARGO GETS 100%
RETURN ON HIS INVESTMENT.

THAT'S $300,000 WHEN I
WIN THE TOURNAMENT.

AND, UH, IF HE LOSES?

UH, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'LL
GO ORDER MYSELF A LUCKY DRINK.

AND BY ALL MEANS.

OH, MR. ROARKE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME BACK.

OH, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

FANTASY ISLAND'S
POKER TOURNAMENT

WOULDN'T BE THE SAME
WITHOUT BERTHA JONES

DEALING THE CARDS,
WOULD IT, TATTOO, HUH?

AH, WILL YOU EXCUSE ME?

CERTAINLY, LOVE.

AH, MR. HOLLY. IT'S SO
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

QUITE FINE, MR. ROARKE.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE
MET MY DAUGHTER EMILY.

OH, A PLEASURE, MISS HOLLY.

HOW DO YOU DO? HOW DO YOU DO?

IS THAT HIM?

UH, YES. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO MEET HIM NOW?

I'LL HANDLE IT.

VERY WELL, SIR.

WELL, MISS HOLLY. I THINK
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE

A VERY INTERESTING
POKER TOURNAMENT.

I GUESS YOU'D BE VICTOR HOLLY.

AND YOU'D BE JOHNNY
COURT. PLEASURE.

LIKEWISE.

THEY TELL ME YOU'RE GOOD.

THE BEST, MR. HOLLY.

THE BEST, AND I WANT
EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT.

YOURS FOR THE TAKING, KID.

BUT I HAVE NO INTENTION
OF LETTING YOU SUCCEED.

IF YOU'RE READY, GENTLEMEN,
THE GAME IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.

BOSS, BOSS.

I JUST FIGURED OUT
WHO NICK LARGO IS.

INDEED?

I KNEW I SAW HIS FACE BEFORE.

IT WAS IN TIME MAGAZINE.

BOSS, HE'S A GANGSTER!

I AM WELL AWARE OF
MR. LARGO'S REPUTATION.

BUT BOSS, IF JOHNNY
LOST NICK'S MONEY...

I'M AFRAID JOHNNY WILL HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT THAT HIMSELF.

BUT...

BERTHA: NOW, LET'S GET
DOWN TO BUSINESS, GUYS.

THE GAME IS FIVE-CARD
STUD, NO LIMIT,

$200,000 BUY-IN.

GO BROKE, YOU'VE GOT 30
MINUTES TO FIND AN ANGEL

AND GET BACK IN THE GAME.
GOOD LUCK, GENTLEMEN.

[HORSE NEIGHING]

♪♪

[HORSE NEIGHING]

[GASPING]

[GASPING] MR. ROARKE!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, MRS. WESTON?

MR. ROARKE...

I'VE SEEN HER. SHE'S HERE!

I HAD A DREAM. I
THINK I KNOW NOW

IT HAD TO DO WITH ADAM!

MY DREAM, IT WAS THE
ACCIDENT ALL OVER AGAIN,

ONLY THIS TIME, THIS TIME,
SHE WAS HERE WITH ADAM.

PLEASE, MRS. WESTON,
CALM YOURSELF.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
I'VE SEEN THE GHOST!

SHE'S HERE ON FANTASY ISLAND!

I DO UNDERSTAND, MRS. WESTON.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU
TO TELL YOU THAT SHE'S HERE,

BUT SHE'S NO GHOST.

HER NAME IS ALISON
CASTLE, AND SHE ARRIVED

WITH HER PARENTS ON
THE AFTERNOON PLANE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I AM NOT QUITE SURE EVEN I
UNDERSTAND YET, MRS. WESTON,

BUT I DO KNOW THAT
ALISON IS NO ORDINARY CHILD,

AND YOU MUST BE EXTREMELY
CAREFUL IN APPROACHING HER,

FOR SHE MAY PROVE TO BE A
VERY DANGEROUS PERSON TO KNOW.

BERTHA: DEUCE, ACE, TREY, JACK

ACE STILL BETS.

200 ON THE ACE.

SEE IT.

YOU LOST ME, GENTS.

ONE DOWN.

NOPE.

TWO DOWN. SHALL WE GO?

ACE AND A PAIR.

SEVEN, NO HELP.

AND A NINE.

PAIR OF ACES BETS.

500 ON THE ACES.

TOO BAD FOR ME.

BERTHA: THREE DOWN.
YOUR BID, JOHNNY.

WELL, WE'VE GOT
TO KEEP YOU HONEST.

YOU OKAY? LET'S GO AROUND.

DEUCE AND A PAIR OF JACKS.

ACE, THE BET.

A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE ACES.

AND ANOTHER THOUSAND.

CALL.

THREE JACKS.

GOOD ENOUGH.

NICE GOING, JOHNNY!

YOU'RE REALLY
RIDING A HOT STREAK.

HOW ABOUT ANOTHER DECK?

MAYBE YOU'D HAVE
BETTER LUCK, ORVILLE,

IF YOU HAD SOMETHING
TO EAT, HUH?

COULDN'T GET ANY WORSE.

TWO HOURS OKAY WITH EVERYBODY?

HEY, HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

WITH ME RIDING A
STREAK? COME ON.

OH, WELL. WHY NOT?

GOOD ENOUGH.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

UH, THEY TELL ME YOU'RE
VICTOR HOLLY'S DAUGHTER?

GUILTY AS CHARGED.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING,
JOHNNY COURT? YOU'RE GOOD.

SO IS YOUR FATHER.
OH, BY THE WAY,

ARE YOU ALLOWED TO
CONSORT WITH THE ENEMY?

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT
YOU HAVE IN MIND.

DINNER FOR TWO, BOTTLE OF WINE,

SOME CANDLELIGHT, THE WORKS.

FINE.

SO ANYWAY, THE GUY FINALLY
TURNS OVER HIS WHOLE CARD.

IT'S A DEUCE. [LAUGHING]

NEVER SAW THAT GUY AGAIN.

I'M SORRY. I'VE BEEN TALKING
CARDS ALL EVENING LONG.

IT'S OKAY. I WAS RAISED ON IT.

GOOD FOOD, HUH?

GOOD COMPANY.

THANK YOU.

JOHNNY, WHY DO YOU PLAY POKER?

EMILY, WHY DO YOU
OWN A DRESS STORE?

IT'S MY LIVELIHOOD.

POKER IS MY LIVELIHOOD.

BUT I CAN COUNT ON
A CERTAIN INCOME.

A POKER PLAYER CAN'T SAY THAT.

YOU REALLY DON'T
LIKE GAMBLING, DO YOU?

HATE IT WITH A PASSION.

I HEAR NICK LARGO
IS BACKING YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

MY DAD TELLS ME
HE'S A VERY BAD SORT.

WELL, THAT'S ONE
OF THE DRAWBACKS

ABOUT THIS BUSINESS.

A GUY'S CHOICE OF FRIENDS
IS DEFINITELY LIMITED.

EVER THINK OF CHANGING
YOUR LINE OF WORK?

NOW AND THEN. I ONCE
WANTED TO GO TO COLLEGE.

I WAS GOING TO BE AN
ARCHITECT, BUILD THINGS.

WELL, AT THE RISK OF IT
SOUNDING LIKE A CLICHÉ,

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO
START ALL OVER AGAIN.

SOMETIMES IT IS, EMILY.

SOMETIMES YOU GET
TOO COMMITTED TO A GOAL,

TO AN IDEA...

AND CAN'T LET GO OF IT.

FUNNY, I'VE HEARD ALL
THOSE WORDS BEFORE.

MY FATHER USED TO
SAY THEM TO MY MOTHER.

♪♪

AH, MRS. WESTON.
WELCOME TO OUR LUAU.

THANK YOU.

I DON'T FEEL AS
TROUBLED AS I DID TODAY,

JUST CONFUSED.

WELL, PERHAPS SHOULD YOU
PRACTICE A BIT MORE PATIENCE,

EVEN THAT WILL DISAPPEAR.

ENJOY YOURSELF.

THANK YOU.

[SCREAMING]

[CHANTING AND SCREAMING]

♪♪

PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T CRY.

EVERYTHING WILL BE
ALL RIGHT. I PROMISE YOU.

IT'S JUST IT'S NOT SAFE NOW,
NOT WITH MOM AND DAD SO NEAR,

BUT DAD CAN'T FIND OUT.
I PROMISED YOU, DIDN'T I?

WONDERED WHEN YOU'D COME.

IT'S NOT NICE TO
EAVESDROP, YOU KNOW.

SORRY...

BUT YOU LEFT SO ABRUPTLY.

I'M ALISON, AND
YOUR NAME IS NANCY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE REAL.

I BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE REAL.

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.

THE PHOTOGRAPHS. HOW DID YOU...

I'M NOT SUPPOSED
TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

PROMISE YOU WON'T TELL.
SHE'D BE AWFUL ANGRY AT ME.

YOU PROMISE?

HOW DID YOU KNOW MY NAME?

I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO
TALK ABOUT THAT EITHER,

BUT I GUESS IT'S ALL
RIGHT TO TELL YOU.

MY FRIEND SAYS
YOU'RE REALLY NICE.

HE SAYS YOU TAKE
PRETTY PICTURES.

WILL YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF ME?

IS THAT WHO YOU WERE
TALKING TO A MOMENT AGO?

UH-HUH, MY FRIEND ADAM.

OH!

CAN YOU ACTUALLY
TALK TO HIM, TO ADAM?

THAT'S WHY I DID THOSE
THINGS I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO.

YOU MEAN APPEAR ON THE PHOTOS?

UH-HUH.

HE WANTS ME TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING.

THEY'RE COMING!
I CAN'T TALK NOW.

BUT ALISON...

PLEASE, YOU MUSTN'T TELL THEM.

I'LL FIND YOU
TOMORROW, I PROMISE.

THERE YOU ARE.

ALISON, WHY DID YOU
RUN OFF ALONE LIKE THAT?

MRS. WESTON, MY I INTRODUCE

MR. AND MRS. CASTLE,
ALISON'S PARENTS.

UH, THIS IS NANCY WESTON.

HOW DO YOU DO?

I'M AFRAID IT'S REALLY MY FAULT.

I JUST FELT LIKE TAKING A WALK,

AND I SAW ALISON, AND
WE STARTED TALKING.

I DIDN'T REALLY
MEAN TO KEEP HER.

MRS. WESTON IS A
PHOTOGRAPHER AND, LIKE YOU,

CAME TO FANTASY ISLAND
FOR A QUIET WEEKEND,

YOU HAVE SUCH A LOVELY DAUGHTER.

I'D LOVE TO TAKE
SOME PHOTOS OF HER.

OH, WE SEE.

I HOPE ALISON DIDN'T BORE YOU

WITH HER IMAGINARY FRIENDS.

SHE'S GOT QUITE AN IMAGINATION.

WELL, IT'S NICE MEETING YOU.

PLEASE, DEBBIE.

I PROMISE YOU YOU'LL LOVE IT.

I'M SORRY. I'M STILL
AFRAID TO BE HYPNOTIZED.

BY ME? WHY?

WELL, IT MEANS SURRENDERING
MY MIND AND MY BODY

TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

THEY MIGHT TRY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME?

STRANGE, UH, IT NEVER
OCCURRED TO ME.

WAITER, ANOTHER RUM, PLEASE.

IT'S INCREDIBLE!
THAT LITTLE GIRL,

SHE CAN SOMEHOW TALK TO MY SON.

OH, COME NOW, MRS. WESTON...

NO. NO, MR. ROARKE.

SHE KNEW. SHE KNEW MY NAME.

SHE KNEW ABOUT THE
PHOTOGRAPHS, EVERYTHING!

AND HER FRIEND ADAM.

DON'T YOU SEE? IN MY DREAM,

THEY WERE HOLDING
HANDS LIKE FRIENDS.

SOMEHOW, HE'S COMMUNICATING
WITH ME THROUGH HER.

WELL, HOW?

IS THIS A TRICK OF SOME KIND?

CAN SHE ACTUALLY TALK TO MY
DEAD SON, OR AM I GOING MAD?

YOU ARE NOT GOING
MAD, MRS. WESTON.

THERE IS A VERY, VERY FRAGILE
LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO
TRANSCEND THAT LINE

HAS PUZZLED MANKIND
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME.

BUT I PROMISE YOU
THIS, MRS. WESTON.

BEFORE YOU DEPART
FANTASY ISLAND,

YOU WILL HAVE THE ANSWERS
TO ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

THAT'S RIGHT. PLEASE
LET YOUR MIND DRIFT AWAY.

GOOD GIRL. YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

NOW, AT THE COUNT OF THREE,

YOU WILL OPEN YOUR EYES
AND KISS PASSIONATELY

THE FIRST MAN YOU SEE.

ONE... TWO...

THREE.

FOR THAT, YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO GET A TIP!

YOU WON AGAIN, MR. HOLLY.

GOOD NIGHT, MR. IVORY.
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME.

YOUR DEAL, GENTLEMEN.

MR. HOLLY IS HAVING A
TERRIFIC WINNING STREAK.

YES, HE HAS, TATTOO.

SIX OF THE LAST NINE POTS
HAVE BEEN WON BY HIM.

HOW LUCKY CNA HE GET?

INDEED, IF IT IS
ALL ENTIRELY LUCK.

THREE THOU.

BERTHA: IT'S UP TO YOU, JOHNNY.

THAT'S A NEW AMOUNT.

MAYBE NEXT TIME.

BERTHA. THANKS A LOT.

CALL TWO THOUSAND.

BERTHA: HUH, THREE
TENS. MR. HOLLY WINS AGAIN.

DON'T SPEND IT ALL
IN ONE PLACE, HONEY.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR,
HONEY. YOU, TOO.

NEVER SAW SUCH A
RUN OF LUCK IN MY LIFE.

I CAN'T SAY I RECALL
WHEN I HAD SUCH A RUN.

WELL, LOOKS LIKE IT'S YOU
VERSUS ME FROM HERE ON OUT.

HOW DOES A SLEEP
BREAK SOUND TO YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO
DO, BREAK UP MY RUN OF LUCK?

WHY NOT? YOU BROKE UP MINE.

SEVEN HOURS SOUND ALL RIGHT?

OKAY.

[KNOCKING]

GOOD MORNING.

MRS. WESTON.

MAY I COME IN?

I HOPE ALISON'S
DISAPPEARANCE LAST NIGHT

DIDN'T DISTURB YOU TOO MUCH.

YOU DID SEEM UPSET.

WHY IS IT I GET THE IMPRESSION

THAT YOU'RE PROBING
FOR INFORMATION?

BECAUSE I THINK MY SON
IS A FRIEND OF ALISON'S.

HARDLY UNLIKELY. I KNOW
ALL OF ALISON'S FRIENDS.

EVEN FRIENDS YOU CAN'T SEE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF A GAME
YOU ARE PLAYING, MRS. WESTON...

BUT MY DAUGHTER IS
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

OH, YES, SHE IS MY BUSINESS.

SHE'S TALKING TO MY SON,
AND HE'S BEEN DEAD FOR A YEAR.

ALISON'S IMAGINARY FRIENDS

ARE MUCH LIKE OTHER
CHILDREN'S IMAGINARY FRIENDS.

THEY ARE PLAYMATES THEY MAKE UP

BECAUSE THEY HAVE
NO ONE TO PLAY WITH.

I ADVICE YOU TO LEAVE ME
AND MY DAUGHTER ALONE.

GOOD MORNING.

WOULD YOU JOIN ME?

UH, NO, THANKS. I'M NOT HUNGRY.

DID YOU GET MUCH SLEEP?

NO.

SOMETHING KEPT ME AWAKE.

PROBABLY PRETTY
KEYED UP FROM THE GAME.

YEAH, YOU MIGHT SAY THAT.

NO, REALLY, IT WAS, UH...

SOMETHING ELSE THAT
WAS BOTHERING ME.

DO YOU MIND IF I
ASK YOU A QUESTION?

TRY ME.

HOW COME YOU AND
YOUR FATHER CHEAT?

IS THAT SOME KIND OF A JOKE?

IT TOOK ME HALF THE
NIGHT TO FIGURE IT OUT,

BUT IT'S ALL THERE.

HIS HEARING AID
AND YOUR COMPACT.

ONE A RECEIVER AND THE
OTHER ONE A TRANSMITTER.

ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS DOT-DASH
IN THE NUMBER OF MY WHOLE CARD.

IT WAS MY FATHER'S IDEA.

YOU SEE, HE'S LOSING HIS
CONCENTRATION, AND HE'S SCARED.

OF ME?

YES. HE'S 99% CONVINCED

THAT YOU'D BEAT HIM
IN AN HONEST GAME.

WHO DO YOU TWO THINK YOU ARE?

ALL MY ADULT LIFE, I
HAVE SKIMPED AND SAVED

TO GET MYSELF A REPUTATION,
A STAKE, SO THAT SOME DAY

I COULD BE IN A
TOURNAMENT LIKE THIS;

AND NOW YOU AND YOUR OLD MAN...

[CHUCKLING]

YOU KNOW, THE FUNNY
PART OF IT IS THAT

LAST NIGHT I WAS THINKING,

MAYBE YOU AND I, BUT,
AH, WHAT'S THE USE.

RIGHT NOW, I THINK
I HATE MYSELF.

JOHNNY...

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

I'M GOING TO PROVE
YOUR FATHER RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO CLEAN HIS
CLOCK IN AN HONEST GAME.

MR. ROARKE. MR. HOLLY.

TATTOO. JOHNNY.

EMILY TOLD ME YOU FOUND OUT.

IF THERE'S A STRONGER
WORD THAN HUMILIATED,

THAT'S HOW I FEEL RIGHT NOW.

AND ALL THESE YEARS I
FIGURED YOU WERE THE BEST.

I WAS, JOHNNY, SO HELP ME.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER...

FIND YOURSELF GETTING OLDER,

NO RETIREMENT NEST
EGG. DESPERATION SETS IN.

I'VE GOT TO WIN THIS ONE, KID.

AND FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,

I'M SORRY ABOUT...

WELL, YOU'LL EXCUSE
ME, MR. HOLLY.

I DON'T FEEL TOO SORRY FOR YOU.

HELLO.

YOU AREN'T ANGRY AT ME FOR
LEAVING YOUR SIDE, ARE YOU?

I COULDN'T TALK ANYMORE,
NOT WITH THEM THERE.

ALISON, HONEY...

DO YOU HAVE OTHER
FRIENDS LIKE ADAM?

UH-HUH,

BUT MOM DOESN'T WANT
ME TO TALK ABOUT THEM.

SHE SAID PEOPLE WON'T LIKE ME
IF THEY KNOW ABOUT MY FRIENDS

AND THINGS I CAN DO.

WHAT DO THEY TELL
YOU, YOUR FRIENDS?

THEY USUALLY
DON'T STAY TOO LONG.

THEY TELL ME ABOUT
THEIR MOMMIES AND DADDIES

AND THEIR FRIENDS.

ADAM TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT YOU.

I PROMISED TO SEE HIM TODAY.

YOU... YOU DID?

ALISON...

IS ADAM HAPPY?

WELL, NOT EXACTLY.

WHY NOT?

HE SAYS HE'S SUPPOSED TO LEAVE.

THEY ALL HAVE TO LEAVE
SOONER OR LATER, BUT ADAM CAN'T.

WHY CAN'T HE LEAVE, ALISON?

HE FEELS TRAPPED,

LIKE IN ONE OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS.

I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DON'T YOU SEE? HE KNOWS
YOU'RE STILL UNHAPPY,

AND THAT MAKES HIM UNHAPPY.

HE WANTS YOU TO LET HIM GO.

I CAN'T.

HIS MEMORY IS ALL I HAVE LEFT,

THE ONLY THING I CAN HOLD ON TO.

MY DAD'S COMING.

HE'LL BE MAD IF HE SEES
US TOGETHER AGAIN.

ALISON, COME HERE, PLEASE.

STAY WITH ME, MAYA.

MRS. WESTON, I'D LIKE TO
KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME
ALISON'S DISAPPEARED

AND TURNED UP WITH YOU. I
WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION.

PERHAPS YOUR WIFE CAN EXPLAIN,

OR SHOULD I DO THE EXPLAINING?

MRS. CASTLE?

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR WIFE

WAS ONCE ONE OF THE MOST
POWERFUL PSYCHICS IN THE WORLD?

OH, IT'S TRUE.

I'M AFRAID I'VE DONE
SOME CHECKING.

AS A MERE CHILD,

SHE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM
AMAZING MENTAL FEATS.

HER ESP AND
TELEKINETIC ABILITIES

ARE AMONG THE
HIGHEST EVER RECORDED.

ALISON HAS SIMILAR ABILITIES

ALIEN TO US BUT
QUITE NORMAL TO HER.

SHE IS ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH...

WELL, IF YOU PREFER
SIMPLE TERMS, GHOSTS.

MR. ROARKE, IT'S ABSURD.

I'VE NEVER HEARD
ANYTHING LIKE...

I'M AFRAID WHAT HE SAYS...

IS TRUE.

BUT THAT'S CRAZY.

IF ANY OF THIS WERE TRUE,

WHY WOULD YOU HAVE HELD
IT FROM ME ALL THESE YEARS?

BECAUSE I REMEMBER
WHAT IT WAS LIKE,

AND I DIDN'T WANT ALISON TO
GO THROUGH THE SAME HELL

THAT I DID.

EXPLOITED LIKE A SIDESHOW FREAK.

PARENTS WOULDN'T EVEN LET
ME PLAY WITH THEIR CHILDREN

BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID I
MIGHT PUT A CURSE ON THEM.

WHEN ALISON BEGAN
TO TALK TO HER FRIENDS,

I KNEW SHE'D
INHERITED THE POWER.

IT GRADUALLY LEFT AS I GREW UP.

I WAS HOPING IT WOULD
DO THE SAME WITH ALISON.

DON'T YOU SEE?

I WANTED HER TO HAVE
A NORMAL CHILDHOOD.

I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK

YOU HAD A FREAK FOR A DAUGHTER.

MRS. CASTLE, THE FIELD
OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENA

COMMANDS RESPECT
IN THIS DAY AND AGE.

NO ONE WOULD TREAT
ALISON AS A FREAK.

SHE HAS BEEN GIVEN
A VERY SPECIAL GIFT.

WHERE IS SHE?

SHE SAID SHE WAS
GOING TO TALK TO MY SON.

WE MUST FIND HER RIGHT AWAY!

BEAT YOUR PAIR.

THREE SIXES?

BERTHA: JOHNNY
WINS WITH THREE SIXES.

NEW DEAL COMING UP, GENTLEMEN.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

NINE, KING.

BERTHA: KING BETS.

KING BETS $2,000.

CALL 2,000.

BERTHA: ANOTHER NINE AND A PAIR.

QUEEN AND A POSSIBLE FLUSH.

I BET 10,000.

CALL.

ANOTHER NINE, AND THREE NINES.

10 OF HEARTS AND A
VERY POSSIBLE FLUSH.

75,000.

I CALL YOUR 75,000,

AND I'LL RAISE YOU...

$100,000.

THAT'S MY POKE, JOHNNY.
I'M FRESH OUT OF MONEY.

I'M SORRY, MR. HOLLY,
BUT YOU KNOW THE RULES.

YOU GET 30 MINUTES
TO CALL THE BET.

OTHERWISE, YOU LOSE BY DEFAULT.

NO WAY I CAN RAISE IT.

BERTHA: 30 MINUTES, MR. HOLLY.

LARGO, I'D LIKE TO
SPEAK TO YOU IN PRIVATE.

WHY NOT?

DAD, YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

I'VE GOT TO.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE,

A MAN OF UNWAVERING PRINCIPLE.

HE'S DESPERATE, JOHNNY.

HE'S TRYING TO
PROTECT MY INVESTMENT.

YOU BACKED YOUR FATHER?

I BORROWED AGAINST
MY DRESS SHOP.

IF HE BREAKS, I'M
OUT OF BUSINESS.

VICTOR HOLLY WAS BROKE?

I TOLD YOU. HIS AGE,
HIS CONCENTRATION.

YOU KNOW, THE HELL OF IT IS

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF
I SHOULD BELIEVE YOU.

I MEAN, MAYBE THIS IS ALL
PART OF THE GAME PLAN,

THE PRETTY LITTLE
GIRL EVOKING SYMPATHY.

AS OF RIGHT NOW, JOHNNY, ME
AND YOU ARE PARTING COMPANY.

I'M BACKING HOLLY.

YOU SURE YOU'RE
RIDING WITH A WINNER?

THE ODDS AGAINST YOU
HAVING THAT ROYAL FLUSH

ARE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.

649,740 TO ONE, TO BE EXACT.

I'M CALLING IN MY LOAN, KID.

YOU OWE ME 300 GRAND.

IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

AL.

I BELIEVE THE BALL
WAS IN MY COURT

WHEN WE ADJOURNED.

SO, THERE'S YOUR 100,000.

BERTHA: THAT'S
RIGHT. HERE WE GO.

SEVEN, AND NO HELP.

A JACK OF HEARTS AND A VERY,
VERY POSSIBLE ROYAL FLUSH.

100,000.

I CALL YOUR 100...

AND LET'S KEEP IT FRIENDLY.
I'LL RAISE YOU ANOTHER 100.

CALL HIM.

CALL.

YOU'LL NEED THE ROYAL, KID.

I GOT IT.

BERTHA: AND JOHNNY'S THE WINNER.

[NEIGHING]

STOP! STOP! WAIT A MINUTE.

THAT HORSE. IT LOOKS...

EXACTLY LIKE THAT HORSE
ADAM WAS RIDING THAT...

THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.

IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE
PLACE WHERE ADAM WAS KILLED.

DOES IT?

ALISON!

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU!

MY GOD.

ADAM.

ALISON, I...

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I WAS JUST SAYING
GOODBYE TO HIM.

AND HE'S GOING?

ALISON: BECAUSE YOU
UNDERSTAND NOW WHY HE HAS TO GO.

HE'S NOT UNHAPPY ANYMORE.

I'M NOT SURE I DO UNDERSTAND...

EVERYTHING. IT'S TRUE I...

DON'T FEEL SO UNHAPPY INSIDE

TO GIVE HIM UP.

YOU SEE? THAT'S WHY HE CAN GO.

YOU SHOULDN'T FEEL SAD.

IT'S REALLY VERY
NICE WHERE THEY GO.

I KNOW, HONEY.

GOODBYE.

[HORSE NEIGHING]

AH, MRS. WESTON. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

I'M GLAD YOU ASKED. I
HAD TO SAY GOODBYE.

HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU?

THE SMILE YOUR FACE
IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.

WHEN I THINK OF HOW SIMPLE THE
SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM WAS...

ALL I HAD TO DO
WAS RELEASE ADAM.

AH, BUT RELEASING THOSE WE
DEARLY LOVE IS NEVER THAT EASY,

MRS. WESTON.

OH, LET ME SHOW YOU THE
REASON I ASKED YOU TO STOP BY.

OH, MY PHOTOGRAPHS. THANK YOU.

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD EXAMINE THEM.

WHA... ALISON, SHE'S...

SHE'S GONE!

FADED OUT OF THEM.

HOW?

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE SHE NO LONGER
NEEDS TO BE THERE, MRS. WESTON.

NO, SHE DOESN'T,

NOT ANYMORE.

THANK YOU.

I, UH...

I TRIED TO CALL YOU
ON THE PHONE, BUT...

OH, UH, I GUESS I DIDN'T
FEEL MUCH LIKE TALKING.

FUNNY THING ABOUT
THE TOURNAMENT.

WINNING IT MEANT EVERYTHING,

BUT NOW...

WELL, AT LEAST ONE GOOD
THING CAME OUT OF IT.

MY FATHER PROMISED
TO GIVE UP GAMBLING

PERMANENTLY.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I MEAN, YOU'VE GIVEN UP
YOUR WHOLE BUSINESS.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I'M NOT SURE.

WELL, UH, I MIGHT
HAVE A SOLUTION.

I'M LISTENING.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE
MORE THAN ENOUGH CASH

TO PAY OFF YOUR LOAN.

SUPPOSE YOU CONTINUE TO MANAGE
YOUR SHOP FOR THE NEW OWNER?

AND...

AND WHAT?

MAYBE THINK ABOUT
SOMEDAY MARRYING THE BOSS?

IT'S NOT A BAD SOLUTION.

NOT BAD AT ALL,

BOSS.

♪♪

GOOD LUCK TO YOU,

MISS HOLLY.

BYE-BYE. MR. HOLLY.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE.

UH, OH, BY THE WAY, TATTOO,

HOW GOES YOUR HYPNOTISM LESSONS?

OH, BOSS, I'M GOING TO
START ALL OVER AGAIN.

OH?

BUT THIS TIME ON
A SMALLER SCALE.

WATCH THIS.

[WHISTLING]

WELL, CHESTER.

NOW, WATCH THE WATCH.

NOW, RELAX.

THAT'S A GOOD BOY.

JUST RELAX.

NOW, AT THE COUNT OF THREE,

YOU WILL TURN AROUND
AND GO BACK TO THE HOUSE.

ONE...

TWO...

THREE.

[LAUGHING]