The 11th Hour (1995 Video Game)
Robert Hirschboeck: Henry Stauf
Quotes
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Stauf : You are so gullible, that if someone said, "it's chilly outside," you'd grab a bowl.
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[If you touch the phone in Stauf's kitchen]
Stauf : If you want to make a call, hang yourself and try again.
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[about Carl Denning, who is a TV reporter]
Stauf : I can see why you'd make a good anchor. All that dead weight between your ears!
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Stauf : Not even in the ball park! In fact, not even game day.
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Stauf : A lot of intermarriage in your family, stupid?
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[Carl continues searching the house]
Carl Denning : Man, it stinks in here!
Stauf : [his voice sounds over] Like that dead raccoon your father found in the basement.
Carl Denning : [stops] Say what?
[Carl takes the portable computer from his pocket]
Carl Denning : You tryin' to tell me something?
[Carl hears a woman's voice, moaning and laughing. He enters the nearest room. A rat crawls on the floor]
Carl Denning : Robin?
[a woman appears behind Carl, wearing a fancy velvet evening gown and elaborate jewelry. Carl turns around to face her]
Carl Denning : Whoa.
Martine Burden : Oh, you like it?
Carl Denning : Yeah.
Martine Burden : I hoped that you would. I wore it just for you.
Carl Denning : [confused] Thanks.
Martine Burden : So, do you think you have a role for me in your new play?
[Martine smoothes her hair back from her forehead in a fluid gesture]
Martine Burden : Am I right for the part?
Carl Denning : [chuckles cluelessly] Well, geez, I... I don't know, I...
[Martine caresses Carl's hair]
Martine Burden : I'd be very grateful!
[Martine places her head on Carl's chest]
Martine Burden : Very grateful.
[Martine kisses Carl. Carl pushes her back and wipes his mouth]
Martine Burden : [annoyed] What's the matter? You don't like me? You don't want me in your play?
Carl Denning : [chuckles] Listen, it's not that I don't... want you in my play...
Martine Burden : I know I'm right for the part! I could give you more!
Carl Denning : Um... you know... if you could just tell me where Robin is?
Martine Burden : Who's Robin? What do you want with her? What's wrong with me?
[Carl smiles, unsure what to say. Martine's image starts fading away, turning into a black and white image like an old movie. She touches her face in horror]
Martine Burden : [pleads] Please, take me out of here. Please, take me with you!
[horrified, Carl turns his eyes away from Martine]
Martine Burden : Before... before it's too late!
[Martine disappears]
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[Chuck heads to Robin's motel room. He looks around to make sure no one sees him, then unlocks the door. He takes out the knife Marie gave her earlier and sneaks inside, quietly closing the door behind him. He approaches the bed, sees someone lying in it, and thrusts the knife into the person's chest. The victim groans in pain and turns its face toward Chuck. Chuck recoils and gapes in shock, since the person he just killed is chief Martin, not Robin. Panicky, Chuck hears a noise from the bathroom. He approaches the door and listens: Robin is there, showering, unaware of the murder which has been committed so near her. Chuck climbs on the bed, grabs the knife hilt and tries to pull it out of Jim's chest, but it is stuck. Chuck yanks and tugs on the knife, but in vain. He heistates for a moment, then he gathers chief Martin's clothes and shoes on the dead body, and wraps it all with a sheet. He places the wrapped body on his shoulder and leaves. As the door closes behind him, Robin comes out of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel]
Robin Morales : Jim?
[Robin looks around, confused. She has no idea what has just happened, and how close she was to get killed. In the meantime, Chuck heads to Stauf's mansion, carrying chief Martin's body, struggling with his heavy burden. As before, he puts the body on the floor and knocks three times on the door. The door opens. Chuck pushes the bundle inside, and suddenly he is pulled into the house. He finds himself in the kitchen. Julia Heine, wearing an elaborate dress and a pearl necklace, is there, cutting something with a cleaver]
Julia Heine : [smiles] Hello, Chuck. Are you ready?
Chuck Lynch : [smiles nervously] Ready? For what?
[Stauf walks inside. He smiles at Julia, then turns to face Chuck]
Julia Heine : Soup's on.
Stauf : Soup's on.
[a grotesque skull emerges from the soup pot, exclaiming "Soup's on!". Chuck shakes his head, confused and frightened]
Julia Heine : How about...
[Julia starts walking toward Chuck]
Julia Heine : ...a Chuck roast?
Stauf : A Chuck steak!
[the skull says "Chuck him into the soup!". Julia gets closer to Chuck, who backs away, while Stauf watches them, amused. Julia grabs hold of Chuck's right shoulder and raises the cleaver high in the air]
Chuck Lynch : [yells] No!
[Julia brings the cleaver down on Chuck, while Stauf watches them excitedly]
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[Robin parks her car near the gate of Stauf's mansion, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and her new hiking boots. She exits the car and approaches the gate. She lingers for a moment, looking at the sign that read "Stauf", then enters. She makes her way through the weeds. When she reaches the door, she heistates. Unbeknownst to her, Samantha watches her on the computer screen at her home]
Samantha Ford : Don't do that.
[Robin enters. The door slams behind her]
Samantha Ford : [whimpers] Oh, god.
[Robin walks through a corridor. She hears a cat meowing, and turns around. Then Stuaf's voice is heard over]
Stauf : You don't like cats, do you, Robin?
Robin Morales : [worried] Who's there?
Stauf : You've been afraid of them... ever since you were a little girl. Ever since you and your sister drowned the kitten in the toilet.
Robin Morales : How did you know I...
Stauf : [interrupts] Poor little kitty.
Robin Morales : I didn't mean to drown...
Stauf : [interrupts] Poor little dead kitty! Here, kitty-kitty-kitty.
[a cougar appears, growling. Robin watches it fearfully as it advances toward her, snarling. The cougar growls and springs at Robin, who desperately shields her head with her hands. As the cougar reaches Robin, it vanishes]
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[Robin enters the nursery. Her shirt is torn, and there are scratch marks on her throat and face. She examines the toys and picks up one of the dolls. The doll's face turns into demonic, with long fangs, and it cries "I want my mommy!". Horrified, Robin drops the doll. Then she hears Stauf's voice]
Stauf : [mockingly] "I want my mommy"...
[Rohin spins around and sees Stauf in the room, approaching her]
Stauf : ...and what do you want? Not your mommy. I'd guess...
Robin Morales : [interrupts] Who are you?
Stauf : ...success... power... influence...
[Stauf turns his back to Robin and starts walking away while talking]
Stauf : ...money...
[Stauf stops and turns around to face Robin]
Stauf : Fame! Some of us want even more than that. I thought that all I wanted was money. Enough wealth for, oh... a lifetime... or two.
[Stauf reaches out and caresses Robin's hair. She shrugs his hand off in annoyance]
Stauf : But that was just the beginning. And all it wanted...
[Stauf bends and picks up the doll]
Stauf : ...all the house wanted was merely to exist.
[again, Stauf turns his back to Robin and starts walking away while talking]
Stauf : Of course, like so many things...
[Stauf stops and turns around to face Robin]
Stauf : ...to exist, it needs to be fed.
Robin Morales : [confused] What are you talking about?
[Stauf approaches Robin. His facial expression becomes angry, and his tone becomes harsh and loud]
Stauf : To live it must eat! That's not too much to ask, now is it?
[Robin does not respond. Stauf's tone softens]
Stauf : What is it that you want? What can this house...
[again, Stauf turns his back to Robin and starts walking away while talking]
Stauf : ...my house... give you?
[Stauf stops and turns around to face Robin]
Stauf : Success? Power? Influence?
Robin Morales : [derisively] How can a house give anything to anyone?
Stauf : [raises his voice] Never doubt the power of this house! You've seen its magic.
Robin Morales : You're saying I can have anything I want?
Stauf : [smiles] Name it!
[Stauf turns his back to Robin and starts walking away. Robin hesitates]
Robin Morales : I...
[Samantha, who has been watching Robin ever since she entered the mansion, becomes frantic]
Samantha Ford : [desperately] No, don't say it!
[Samantha types furiously on her keyboard. Carl, while climbing the stairs, hears a beeping from the portable computer]
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[while climbing the stairs, Carl hears a beeping from the portable computer]
Carl Denning : It's about time.
[Carl takes the computer from his pocket and switches it on. He sees Robin and Stauf on the screen, and hears their conversation]
Stauf : [smoothly] Tell me what you want. The world is waiting.
Carl Denning : Robin?
Robin Morales : [stunned, hearing Carl's voice] Carl?
[Robin looks around]
Robin Morales : Carl? Where are you?
Stauf : [snaps] Never mind him! He's an illusion! Tell me what you want.
[Stauf's tone becomes coaxing]
Stauf : Your own show. Your own network!
[Robin pauses for a moment]
Robin Morales : [softly] My own network?
Stauf : [snaps his fingers] Like that. Is that what you want?
Carl Denning : [yells] Robin!
Stauf : Is it?
Robin Morales : I...
Stauf : [shouts] Say it!
Carl Denning : [yells] Don't!
[Robin and Stauf disappear from the screen. Samantha appears]
Samantha Ford : [to Carl] She's gone.
Carl Denning : [snarls] Who are you?
Samantha Ford : Samantha. I'm the one who sent you the GameBook. I've been trying to help you save Robin.
Carl Denning : Samantha... why are you doing this?
Samantha Ford : I thought... hoped that you could defeat the house, but the house is too powerful. We're all so weak. You've got to get out now.
Carl Denning : Well, you know, I just can't leave her here.
[Carl hears Robin's voice in the distance]
Robin Morales : Help! Carl! Help me!
[Carl looks around, trying to find where Robin is calling from]
Samantha Ford : Don't go! It's too late!
Carl Denning : Samantha, I'll see you later, all right?
[Carl closes the portable computer, and follows Robin's voice]
Robin Morales : [her voice sounds over] Oh, god... help! Please... no... no more. No.
[Carl enters Temple's bedroom, from which he hears Robin's voice. He looks around but does not see her]
Carl Denning : Robin?
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[Carl enters Temple's bedroom, looking for Robin. The roon is empty. Suddenly it is brightly illuminated. An audience applause and game show music are heard. Carl looks around, but sees no one. A large electrical sign "Let's make a... real deal!" appears. Stauf, dressed in a tuxedo and a red bow tie, appears in the room]
Stauf : [smiles] Hello, Carl Denning, and welcome to "Let's Make A Real Deal".
[pigs' oinking is heard]
Carl Denning : Who the hell are you?
Stauf : Why, I'm Monty Stauf, your host on "Let's Make A Real Deal", and have I got a real deal for you. I wonder what I've got in my pocket.
[Stauf pulls out a wad of money. Pigs' oinking is heard again]
Stauf : Six! Count 'em. Six hundred dollars!
[Stauf hands the money to Carl. The invisible audience cheers. Carl takes the money hesitatingly]
Stauf : Now, Carl, here's the deal...
[Stauf places his hand on Carl's left shoulder]
Stauf : You can keep the six hundred dollars, but you must choose a door. Be it door number 1, door number 2, or door number 3!
[Stauf points to three doors, marked with numbers 1, 2 and 3]
Stauf : ...or you can give me two hundred dollars and see what's behind the door of your choice. Well, Carl, what'll it be?
Carl Denning : [clueless] I'll pay.
[Carl gives Stauf 200 dollars]
Stauf : Thank you! Now, which door?
Carl Denning : [points] What's behind the middle door?
Stauf : Let's see what's behind door number 2!
[door number 2 opens, showing a big TV screen]
Stauf : A big-screen TV!
[the invisible audience cheers. Pigs' oinking is heard]
Stauf : Isn't this fun, Carl?
[Carl shakes his head, confused]
Stauf : Let's make another deal. You can keep the big-screen TV and the four hundred dollars you still have, or you can give me two hundred more, and see what's behind another door.
[again, Carl gives Stauf 200 dollars]
Stauf : Thank you! What a player!
Carl Denning : [points] Let's see what's behind number one here.
Stauf : Door number 1!
[door number 1 opens. Pigs' oinking is heard. Marie is revealed, sitting on a chair, dressed in a black bra and panties, garter belt, stockings and high heels. She smiles seductively and waves her hand]
Stauf : Sweet Marie! She can be yours, absolutely anytime, night or day.
Marie Wiley : [grins] Any time.
Stauf : Imagine the hours of enjoyment, the fun you'll have with sweet Marie. Much more exciting than watching TV.
Marie Wiley : [laughs] You can watch ME if you like.
[pigs' squealing is heard. Suddenly, Samantha's face appear on the TV screen]
Samantha Ford : Be strong, Carl! Don't give in to temptation.
Stauf : [annoyed] Damn it. I thought that TV was unplugged.
[the invisible audience boos]
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Samantha Ford : Choose me!
Stauf : [taunts] What a choice. Marie... sweet, sensuous, sexy Marie...
[Marie moves her body seductively. The audience cheers]
Stauf : ...or Samantha in a wheelchair!
[the invisible audience boos]
Robin Morales : What's behind door number 3?
Stauf : Pay up!
[Carl gives Stauf his last 200 dollars. The audience cheers]
Stauf : Door number 3!
[door number 3 opens, revealing Robin. She stands there, her shirt is torn, and there are scratch marks on her throat and face]
Robin Morales : Carl, I'm so scared! Please choose me! Save me!
[the invisible audience boos]
Robin Morales : [tearfully] I... love you.
Marie Wiley : [smiles] I'll give you anything you want. Anything and everything.
Samantha Ford : Don't listen to them, Carl! You'll be lost forever!
[Marie scowls at Samantha]
Stauf : [angrily] Shut up, Samantha!
Samantha Ford : [urges] He's afraid of you, Carl! Choose me. Destroy the power of this hellish house.
[the invisible audience boos]
Robin Morales : [pleading tearfully] Carl, you have to choose me. After all we've been through... I need you!
Marie Wiley : [grins seductively] Anytime... any place... anywhere you want me.
[the audience cheers. Pigs' oinking is heard]
Stauf : [smiles] Well... what'll it be, sport? The choice is yours
[Stauf pats on Carl's shoulder]
Stauf : The choice is yours.
[the audience cheers. Carl sighs, unsure whom to choose]
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[alternative ending #1: Carl chooses Marie. The audience cheers. Marie gets up from her chair and walks away into the darkness beyond, motioning Carl to follow, smiling seductively. He enters the door and follows her. Robin and Samantha look sad. Carl enters a bedroom. Marie is on the bed, inviting. Carl gets on the foot of the bed and crawls up on top of her. They kiss passionately. Marie rolls Carl over so that she is straddling him. They have sex. Suddenly, Marie's face changes to Stauf's, wearing a wig. Carl screams in horror]
Stauf : [laughs viciously] What a deal! Ha-ha-ha!
[Stauf backs away from Carl, taking off the wig]
Stauf : I'll let you in on a secret...
[Stauf approaches a plate of barbecued ribs on a dresser and takes one]
Stauf : ...'cause you're so special...
[Stauf takes a bite of the rib]
Stauf : Mmm... these are good... would you like a bite?
[Stauf laughs nastily and wipes his mouth]
Stauf : [laughs] Some choice you made, huh, Carl? Oh, don't look so sad. I'm not that bad.
[Stauf transforms back to Marie, who holds the rib]
Marie Wiley : See? Sure, you wouldn't like a bite...
[Marie transforms back to Stauf]
Stauf : [laughs] After all...
[Stauf takes another bite of the rib. Then transforms back to Marie]
Marie Wiley : [laughs while eating] ... it's you! Ha-ha-ha!
[Marie transforms back to Stauf. Stauf laughs fiendishly. The screen becomes dark]
