Jan Clayton: Irene Marshall

Quotes 

• Michael Anthony : [Irene is taking down a wreath from her apartment door after the holidays when Anthony appears in the hallway]  Happy New Year, Mrs. Marshall.

  Irene Marshall : Oh, thank you. Happy New Year to you.

  Michael Anthony : My name is Michael Anthony, Mrs. Marshall. You are Irene Marshall?

  Irene Marshall : Yes.

  Michael Anthony : Could you give me just a few minutes of your time?

  Irene Marshall : Well, I have a great deal of time these days. Come in.

  Michael Anthony : [Entering and opening his briefcase]  I came to bring you this:

  [Displaying a check] 

  Michael Anthony : A cashier's check.

  Irene Marshall : A cashier's check?

  Michael Anthony : For a million dollars.

  Irene Marshall : For a million dollars?

  Michael Anthony : It's a gift, Mrs. Marshall, and the taxes have already been paid on it.

  Irene Marshall : [Accepting check]  But who would...? One million dollars?

  [Collapses onto sofa] 

  Irene Marshall : It looks so real.

  Michael Anthony : It is. Any bank will honor it.

  Irene Marshall : But I don't understand. Why anyone would...?

  Michael Anthony : The donor must remain anonymous.

  Irene Marshall : I would like to thank him, at least.

  Michael Anthony : [Offering the agreement]  I'll do it for you, if you will sign this paper agreeing never to reveal the exact amount or the circumstances under which you received it. If you do, the remainder of the money will be forfeited. You will see, there is one exception. You may tell your husband.

  Irene Marshall : [Coldly]  My husband is dead.

  Michael Anthony : ****Yes, I know. But if you should remarry...

  [Irene shakes her head emphatically] 

  Irene Marshall : Oh, when I think of what this would have meant to Eric. The expeditions we could have financed.

  Michael Anthony : Why not think of what it could mean to you, Mrs. Marshall? You're still young. You could travel, forget the past.

  Irene Marshall : Eric's job would dig into the past, unearth secrets.

  [Suddenly a thought comes into her mind] 

  Irene Marshall : Secrets? There's some secret in the past that I'd like to dig into.