Professor...Professor...
Ruth?
But you're not the real Ruth.
I suppose I'm a manifestation of your subconscious.
(Professor)
What do you want?
(Ruth)
What I want is what you want.
or rather, what your subconscious wants.
Which is?
Retribution for your sins.
You, dear Professor, are going on trial.
You will have the chance to defend yourself, of course.
Trial? This is absurd!
But it's not unwarranted.
You have lived a very long time.
A longer life than most of us, especially Louise.
Your subconscious believes you need to sort these feelings
and if necessary, undergo punishment.
What kind of punishment?
Let's start at the beginning.
Your childhood home.
No, I will not allow this!
Please, I beg of you!
Ahh, there you are.
The young Professor...or should I say Abr--
No, I know what you're trying to do.
I will not relive that pain.
There is no sin there.
As my subconscious, you should know that
Of course, but this is where you became the man you are today.
NO!
As you wish, we will move on.
This was where you received your education.
Where you met me
Louise
Jebediah
You shared your obsession with us.
Forced us
brainwashed us with your fool's quest.
It wasn't a fool's quest.
I was right.
I had to do it.
Had to?
Had to?!
You could have saved Louise.
The well would still be there.
I wasn't sure of that.
I know I made a rash decision
but it all happened so fast, and--
I don't regret it.
(Ruth)
Not at all?
(Professor)
The cost was great...
but no, I don't regret the results.
Jebediah never forgave you for what you did.
I know...
Despite what you did to him, he still wanted a working relationship with you
but things later got out of hand.
I took the three great inventions we developed, and fled.
The Colonel was furious
you left Jebediah all alone.
I did what I had to do.
Jebediah lost everything.
How do you know that?
If you're my subconscious--
When you became a university professor
you recruited your lab assistant, Edna
and the stranger, Robert Goodfellow.
What happened to Edna in the end?
If you're my subconscious
you already know.
I want to hear you say it!
This is absurd!
I will NOT have my subconscious lecturing me on MY actions!
Let's skip ahead.
Tell me about Liz - didn't you kill her?
She was already dead.
I'm sure your students resent you for that.
They understand that what I did was necessary.
Clown King was responsible for all the damage, anyway.
Why weren't you there for them when they needed you?
I was still recovering from my...
OUR wedding.
Have you ever asked yourself:
"What if I hadn't fled Edge Wood, then?"
"Could I have prevented Liz's abduction?"
You know the answer to that.
On the charges of selfishness, reckless death and endangerment
and overall stain on humanity's reputation
and all that it stands for
I sentence you to death.
Any last words, Professor?
No.
Die, Professor.
Die!
Professor!
Professor?
You need to fight it, Professor.
All of you...
Die! You must die!
Come on, Professor.
Fight it, Professor.
Hurry, man! Hurry!
You're not my subconscious.
Who are you?
(Jebediah's voice)
You, of all people, should know.
Jebediah!
I thought I'd pay you a visit.
How dare you defile Ruth's memory by posing as her!
You're the one who defiles her memory
by living.
All this time, I thought you joined her after our last encounter.
Oh, no.
I am very much alive.
I'm sure you're disappointed.
Mark my words, Professor!
We will meet again
sooner than you think...
A dream.
or was it more than that, perhaps?
I won't forget you.
I won't forget any of you.
But there are still people that need me.
Friends that need me.
