- Lydia Weekes: [Holding Jean's hand] I want this
- Dr. Jean Markham: Remember that... in the next few days and weeks. Try hard to remember that.
- Dr. Jean Markham: [Dr. Markham opens the door] Can I help you?
- Lydia Weekes: I'd like to speak to the doctor please. And I'd like to ask him why he's inviting a ten-year-old to his house, and bribing him to come back with this.
- [Lydia holds up a book]
- Dr. Jean Markham: Heidi?
- Lydia Weekes: Yes, with Heidi.
- Charlie Weekes: Mum!
- [Charlie comes running up to the door]
- Lydia Weekes: Are you expecting the doctor home?
- Charlie Weekes: Hello, Doctor Markham.
- Dr. Jean Markham: Hello Charlie.
- Lydia Weekes: Oh
- [Lydia looks away in embarrassment]
- Dr. Jean Markham: Charlie wanted to see the bees. Bribes were not discussed.
- Older Charlie: [Narrating] It's hard to remember. To hold on to more than feelings. The line between what I saw and what I thought I saw is blurred. I remember it was a cold summer. There was more cold to come. Cold in our house too. And in return I watched my mothers every step. I remember moments, half understood then, and now too long gone. The bees dancing, the sound of whispers. Secrets everywhere. How could I have known what would happen when they were told?
- Lydia Weekes: Hide from your neighbours as much as you please, but everything that happens you must tell the bees. Something like that. Thats Kipling, isn't it?
- Dr. Jean Markham: I thought it was a local superstition.
- Lydia Weekes: Oh, there's plenty of those.
- Dr. Jean Markham: You know my father used to say you should tell the bees your secrets, then they don't fly away.
- Charlie Weekes: Do you tell the bees your secrets?
- Dr. Jean Markham: I used to.
- Charlie Weekes: Did it work?
- Dr. Jean Markham: Well, they're still here.
- Charlie Weekes: Well maybe they remember.
- Charlie Weekes: I think I should go to Dr. Markham's. I need to go check on the bees.
- Robert Weekes: Hey. It's time you stopped going on about those bees.
- Charlie Weekes: They listen to me.
- Robert Weekes: No they don't.
- [sighs]
- Robert Weekes: You can't be like this Charlie. Be a man.
- Charlie Weekes: What if I can't? Not everyone knows how to be like you.
- Robert Weekes: What are you talking about? I said what are you talking about?
- [Charlie says nothing]
- Robert Weekes: I'll speak to you later. Stay here.
- Dr. Jean Markham: How do you manage to be so... yourself?
- Lydia Weekes: Do I?
- Dr. Jean Markham: You can't help it.