The Raven

Once..

- Upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered..

Weak and weary..

Get the doctor, get some help!

Oh my God! Get a nurse, get a doctor.

She's my murderer!

It's been said, that the boundaries

between life and death

are at best shadowy and vague.

Who can say where one ends

and the other begins

as it says in the Book of Isaiah

No one understands that the righteous are taken away

to be protected from evil

brothers and sisters

You may pray for the soul of Annabelle Lee Lenore.

Who has departed her earthly flesh to go to another world,

and she leaves behind her earthly body,

which we bury on this cold December day.

May her soul ascend on this day of judgment

and may God have mercy on all the departed faithful

and goodbye to you, Miss Annabel Lee Lenore

Goodbye.

Hello, Mr. Devere.

Mr. Devere?

We wanted to get some condolences.

Miss Lenore is a lovely woman,

but she really did love you.

We did everything we could to keep her here a little longer,

but unfortunately, God had other plans.

I think I've heard enough. Thank you.

If you'd excuse me, please.

I just, I need a moment alone.

Of course, Mr. Devere

Be well.

The winged seraphs have taken her away.

Excuse me?

Her highborn kinsmen, await her in heaven.

She is not alone

Her highborn kinsmen.

You know what she told me, father,

she only lived to love me and to be loved by me.

Now she's gone.

What do I do with that? Father?

Repent.

Son.

There is no question that the two

of you had an incredible bond

on this earth, though.

There comes a time when we must leave our loved ones

behind. Oh, no. No.

- She didn't leave me behind Father. They stole her from me.

This was not her time. Clearly.

She had, she had so much more life to live

and there was so much more of our story to be told.

Mr. Devere, her time

with you has gone never more to return.

With all due respect, father

Reginald, that's not verifiable.

There's no way our time could just come to an end,

especially when I know it had only just gotten started.

Where'd she go?

I believe that there are many reasons

Why our loved ones leave us.

One particular reason could be to pave a way

for eternal love, an everlasting paradise.

Another could be for you to address your

transgressions.

Time belongs in the hands of the creator,

Of course.

But I'm afraid, father Reginald,

my faith has grown increasingly despondent.

- I'm sorry to hear that son. Mr. Devere..

God is with you. Bless you.

Bless you both.

Bless me.

God, if only you meant it. Irrevocably

Guy.

I'm really sorry for your loss.

Thanks Johnny.

You up for a night cap?

More like

A bender.

Yeah.

You like my tree? Decorated it myself.

Yeah. Very festive. Johnny.

I am sorry again for not making it to the funeral.

I just, I'm not very

comfortable with things like death.

Who is comfortable with death?

What exactly do you say to a friend at a time like this?

Nothing. You just drink.

Okay. You you want another one?

Yeah, sure. Why not?

Here.

Thanks.

- I remember this one time Annabel was certain she'd keep

up with my tolerance level.

She insisted we had two bottles of wine in one sitting.

She did?

Yeah. She was toast

halfway through the first.

I-I'd imagine so, with her little frame.

Little frame. Huge heart.

- I remember that night, I, I had to carry her home

and she, she, she fell asleep in my arms,

just like a little baby.

So peacefully.

You two together, you were, you were a sight to see

like match made in heaven.

Yeah, heaven is right.

Thanks to her.

You know, after my parents died when I was a kid,

I never really felt like I belonged anywhere.

Thankfully, the war didn't take me out. I made it home.

It's like life brightened up and got warm for once.

Slowly but surely, the DeVere estate became home.

Hot diggity dog! Welcome home Major!

Serious. Oh,

oh man.

I began to doubt I'd ever make it back.

Well, thank goodness you did. Look at you

With your chrome dome!

Oh, come on. Gimme a cold one!

Mother Francis, she was a cold woman,

but despite the resentment she had towards me,

for whatever reason,

and I think she felt obligated to care for me

because of her promise to my mother,

mother Francis, she decided to have a welcome home party.

You crying though. We had to leave.

Coming home was nice, but the icing on the cake

was my Annabel Lee Lenore.

I was Oh, I know her. Yeah. Yeah.

She wanted me one time.

I told her no though, because yeah,

she tried to kiss me the other night.

I, I'm getting a drink, I'm cold.

There was this other girl and she liked me a lot.

Guy

Don't tell guy

It looks better on me.

It looks better on me. I told ya.

Hey, Guy. How was it being in the military?

Did you kill anybody?

(Crowd laughs)

- Well, Timmy, despite all the terrors I'd seen, thankfully

I didn't have to kill anyone.

I wouldn't want those memories haunting me the

rest of my life either.

- That's a good point. - Wait, isn't that like the whole point

of joining the army to knock off them bad guys?

Right?

Oh, so that's how you see it, huh? Phil? So quick to kill.

Thank God, he wasn't drafted.

I don't know. You put a gun in front of me.

I don't think I could contain myself.

I'd be like, (makes machine gun noises)

Good Lord! Listen, it's the

leaders that are the problem.

Alright. Everyone else gets wrapped up in their political

problems that they probably never agreed

with in the first place,

but they're the ones who have to die for

their country.

Of course.

- That is pretty damn profound Sergeant Major.

Hey, did you get that smart out in the real world?

Whatever boys.

Hey Phil, maybe you can take that fiery energy of yours

and knock off this bad boy so we can hang out in peace.

Oh,

Missed Phil, come on you missed it.

One more. (crowd laughs)

Leave that poor bird alone.

A white raven is a symbol of good luck.

Oh, is it now?

Mmmhmmm.

Okay. I believe you.

- Are you boys done drinking the night away or what?

No, I don't think so. (crowd laughs)

- I think they're all just getting started and myself.

I don't think I would've stopped

until you came over and said hello to me.

Oh,

Well then.

Hello.

(crowd chuckles)

Hello, ma'am. So I take it, you've come to save

Me.

Have you guys really never met?

I don't believe we have

Pleasure to meet you. Guy Devere.

I know your name silly. I'm Annabel Lee.

Miss, Miss Annabel Lee. Before today.

I don't believe I've ever laid eyes on something

quite so lovely.

Oh, is that so? Mr. Charmer?

Hey Graham, will you do us the honors

and officially introduce these two