European Hotel Confessions- Scene 1 -

(Smiles, picks up the bell, does not ring it) You just did.

(Shakes rain from his hat) The ghost checked out. 1923. No forwarding address. European Hotel Confessions- Scene 1

(Takes the letter, reads silently. Her expression doesn’t change.) This is not a confession, Mr. Julian. This is a goodbye. (Smiles, picks up the bell, does not ring it) You just did

(Whispers) I never told anyone I was afraid of elevators. picks up the bell

(Leans forward, lowering her voice) That the elevator you just walked past? Last Tuesday, at 3:47 a.m., it stopped between floors. When we opened the door, there was no one inside. But the mirror was fogged. And someone had written in the steam: “Room 217 forgives you.”