:05:01
The winters can be
fantastically cruel.
:05:03
The basic idea is to cope
with the very costly damage...
:05:07
...and depreciation
which can occur.
:05:09
This consists mainly
of running the boiler...
:05:11
...heating different parts of the
hotel on a daily rotating basis...
:05:15
...repairing damage as it occurs...
:05:18
...and doing repairs so the
elements can't get a foothold.
:05:22
That sounds fine to me.
:05:24
Physically, it's not
a very demanding job.
:05:27
The only thing that can get a bit
trying here during the winter...
:05:31
...is a tremendous sense
of isolation.
:05:34
That just happens to be
exactly what I'm looking for.
:05:39
I'm outlining a new
writing project.
:05:42
Five months of peace
is just what I want.
:05:46
That's very good, Jack.
:05:48
Because, for some people...
:05:52
...solitude...
:05:53
...and isolation...
:05:56
...can, of itself, become a problem.
:05:59
Not for me.
:06:01
How about your wife and son?
Do you think they'll take to it?
:06:06
They'll love it.
:06:07
Great.
:06:11
Before I turn you over to Bill...
:06:14
...there's one other thing I think
we should talk about.
:06:18
Not to sound melodramatic...
:06:19
...but it's been known to
give a few people...
:06:22
...second thoughts about the job.
:06:25
I'm intrigued.
:06:27
I don't suppose they
said anything in Denver...
:06:29
...about the tragedy we had up here
during the winter of 1970.
:06:33
I don't believe they did.
:06:38
My predecessor in this job...
:06:40
...hired a man named Charles Grady
as the winter caretaker.
:06:43
He came up with his wife and
2 little girls of about 8 and 10.
:06:47
He had a good employment record,
good references.
:06:50
And from what I've been told,
he seemed...
:06:52
...like a completely
normal individual.
:06:55
But at some point
during the winter...
:06:58
...he must have suffered some kind
of a complete mental breakdown.