Larry Hill and his new wife, Beth, were
vacationing on a small Carribian Island. They were driving a rental car
along a rather deserted road. It was late, and raining very hard. Larry
could barely see 10 feet in front of the car. Suddenly the car skids out
of control! Larry attempts to control the car, but to no avail! The car
swerves and smashes into a tree.
Moments later, Larry shakes his head to clear the
fog. Dazed, he looks over at the passenger seat and sees his new wife
unconscious, with her head bleeding! Despite the rain and unfamiliar
countryside, Larry knows he has to carry her to the nearest phone.
Larry carefully picks his wife up and begins
trudging down the road. After a short while, he sees a light. He heads
towards the light, which is coming from an old, large house. He
approaches the door and knocks. A minute passes. A small, hunched man
opens the door.
Larry immediately blurts, "Hello, my name is Larry Hill, and this is my
wife, Beth. We've been in a terrible accident, and my wife has been
seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone??"
"I'm sorry," replies the hunchback, "but we don't
have a phone. My master is a doctor. Come in and I will get him."
Larry brings his wife in. An elegant man comes
down the stairs. "I'm afraid my assistant may have misled you. I am not a
medical doctor, I am a scientist. However, it is many miles to the nearest
clinic, and I have had basic medical training. I will see what I can do.
Igor, bring them down to the laboratory."
With that, Igor picks up Beth and carries her
downstairs, with Larry following closely. Igor is placeing Beth on a table
in the lab when Larry suddenly collapses from exhaustion and his own
injuries; so Igor places Larry on an adjoining table.
After a brief examination, Igor's master looks
worried. "Things are serious, Igor. Quickly, prepare a transfusion!" Igor
and his master work feverishly, but to no avail. Larry and Beth Hill are
no more.
The Hills' deaths upsets Igor's master greatly.
Wearily, he climbs the steps to his conservatory, which houses his pipe
organ. For it is here that he has always found solace. He begins to play,
and a stirring, almost haunting melody fills the house.
Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. As
the music fills the lab, his eyes catch movement, and he notices the
fingers on Beth Hill's hand twitch. Stunned, he watches as Larry's arm
begins to rise! He is further amazed as Beth sits straight up, then
Larry!
Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs
to the conservatory. He bursts in and shouts to his master, "Master,
Master! The Hills are alive! ...with the sound of music!"
