INT. KITCHEN - LATER
Sitting at the kitchen table, Carolyn is in the middle ofreading the letter to Michael.

　　CAROLYN"-- going over and over in my mindevery detail, every moment of ourtime together and I ask myself, "Whathappened to me in Madison County?" Istruggle to put it together in a waythat allows me to continue knowingwe're on separate roads. But then Ilook through the lens of my camera,and you're there. I start to write anarticle and I find myself writing itto you. It's clear to me now we havebeen moving towards each other,towards those four days, all ourlives --MICHAEL(rises)Goddamn sonofabitch! I don't want tohear anymore! Sonofabitch! Burn thedamn thing! I don't want to hear it!

　　Throw it away!

　　Carolyn continues reading silently. Michael's curiosity getsthe best of him:

　　MICHAELWhat's he saying now?

　　CAROLYNWell, he just gets on about how ifmama ever needed him, she could findhim through the National Geographicmagazine. He as a photographer. Hepromises not to write again. Then allit says is...

　　(beat)I love you... Robert.

　　MICHAELRobert! Jesus! I'll kill him.

　　CAROLYNThat would be some trick. He'salready dead. That's what this otherletter is.

　　(takes letter andskims)From his attorney. He left most ofhis things to mama and requested...

　　(she stops)MICHAELWhat?

　　CAROLYNThat he be cremated¹ and his ashesthrown on Roseman Bridge.

　　MICHAELDAMN HIM! I knew mama wouldn't havethought of that herself. It was somedamn perverted²... photographic mindinfluencing her! When did the bastarddie?

　　CAROLYN'82.

　　MICHAELWait a minute! That was thirty yearsafter daddy. Do you think...?

　　CAROLYNI don't know. I'm completely in thedark here. That's what I get formoving away.

　　MICHAELThis happened way before we both gotmarried. I... I can't believe it.

　　(then, innocently)You think she had sex with him?

　　Carolyn cannot believe he is this dense³.

　　CAROLYN(sarcastic)My Lord. It must feel real niceliving inside your head with PeterPan and the Easter Bunny.

　　MICHAELDon't talk to me like that. She wasmy mother for Christsakes. And now Ifind out she was... She was a --!

　　CAROLYNDon't say that!

　　MICHAELWell, what am I supposed to think?

　　CAROLYNI can't believe she never told me? Wespoke at least once a week. How couldshe do that?

　　MICHAELHow did she meet him? Did Dad know?

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1 cremated
v.火葬，火化（尸体）( cremate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He wants to is cremated, not buried. 他要火葬，不要土葬。 来自《简明英汉词典》 The bodies were cremated on the shore. 他们的尸体在海边火化了。 来自辞典例句

2 perverted
adj.不正当的v.滥用( pervert的过去式和过去分词 )；腐蚀；败坏；使堕落
参考例句：
Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction. 某些科学发明被滥用来生产毁灭性武器。 sexual acts, normal and perverted 正常的和变态的性行为

3 dense
a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的
参考例句：
The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

4 obsession
n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)
参考例句：
I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。 She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

5 attic
n.顶楼，屋顶室
参考例句：
Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。 What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

6 jewelry
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
参考例句：
The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。 Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

7 walnut
n.胡桃，胡桃木，胡桃色，茶色
参考例句：
Walnut is a local specialty here.核桃是此地的土特产。 The stool comes in several sizes in walnut or mahogany.凳子有几种尺寸，材质分胡桃木和红木两种。

8 tapestry
n.挂毯，丰富多采的画面
参考例句：
How about this artistic tapestry and this cloisonne vase?这件艺术挂毯和这个景泰蓝花瓶怎么样？ The wall of my living room was hung with a tapestry.我的起居室的墙上挂着一块壁毯。

9 subscription
n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）
参考例句：
We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。 Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。

10 stymied
n.被侵袭的v.妨碍，阻挠( stymie的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. 最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。 来自辞典例句 I was completely stymied by her refusal to help. 由于她拒不相助， 我完全陷入了困境。 来自互联网