:45:02
But for someone like Von Sloneker,
that's just inciting.
:45:05
So he swung into action
with a full rigamarole...
:45:08
about how desperately
in love he was with her...
:45:10
how she was the first girl
that ever made him feel that way...
:45:13
how it was their obligation
to themselves...
:45:15
to do everything they could
to live life to the fullest.
:45:18
Polly had, meanwhile, quit her summer job
and joined his boat for the rest of the cruise.
:45:23
He now completely ignored her.
:45:25
She, in turn,
became obsessed with him.
:45:29
Polly was a bit of a masochist
and prone to drink too much.
:45:34
Von Sloneker exploited this
to get her drunk...
:45:37
and had her-
:45:39
Do you know what
''pulling a train'' means?
:45:43
I don't think so.
:45:47
When Von Sloneker had gotten her
blind drunk one night...
:45:50
he talked her into pulling a train -
:45:52
him, Victor Lemley,
the other crew member.
:45:56
When she arrived at Wheaton for her first
semester, she was acting very strangely...
:46:00
always wearing the same clothes...
:46:03
never washing, except just putting on
more and more makeup and perfume.
:46:07
She'd remain silent for hours...
:46:09
and then talk obsessively
about Paul McCartney.
:46:13
After two weeks,
she was sent to McLean's for treatment...
:46:16
but was able to go home
to Virginia for Thanksgiving.
:46:19
The day after Thanksgiving,
she went into their stables...
:46:22
and killed herself.
:46:24
I've heard about that girl,
and it wasn't Rick's fault.
:46:27
She was just some girl who had a crush on him,
but whom he hardly knew.
:46:30
She'd always had psychological problems
and was, in fact, a pathological liar.
:46:35
It was very sad what happened,
but Rick had absolutely nothing to do with it.
:46:39
( Nick )
I don't know.
:46:42
She was carrying his photo
when she killed herself.
:46:45
That doesn't mean anything.
:46:48
- What an appalling story.
- Yep.
:46:50
Not many people could know about it.
:46:52
Von Sloneker could hardly
show his face around here.
:46:55
- You really showed up Cynthia. Whew.
- Yeah.
:46:58
That's what made it
worthwhile for me.