A Clockwork September

This is a supporting article for the work underway at The Hermetic Lessons blog. 

September finds a newly released Alex finding out that  his life on the outside will be very different than his old existence. We begin in the Linear North apartment where a lodger has moved into Alex's room leaving him homeless. Outside he finds those who he previously preyed upon now have the upper hand as he becomes the victim of the old ultra violence, initially ineffectually dished out by the drunkies, before his former droogs deliver a more professional beating in their new role as police officers.  

Follow Julli Kearns shot-by-shot analysis of this month's action here. She has some interesting ideas about anti-christ references. Find the scene changes in the summary and track the month's ACO action via the bolded sync numbers within the screenplay excerpt below it. 

September Summary

1st - 15th - Alex's apartment at 18 Linear North

16th - 25th - Riverside scene

26th - 30th - The Droog Reunion

September Day by Day sync

 PEE

Aye, that's Joe. He... ummmm, lives here

now. The lodger. That's what he is...

he... he rents your room.1

Alex confronts Joe.

ALEX

How do you do, Joe? Find the room

comfortable, do you? No complaints?

JOE

I've heard about you. I know what you've

done. 2 Breaking the hearts of your poor

grieving parents. So you're back? You're

back to make a life of misery for your

lovely parents, is that it? Well, over my

dead corpse you will, because you see,

they've let me be more like a son to them

than like a lodger.

Alex cocks his fist and starts to retch violently, almost at the

same moment Joe drops back on the couch next to Em.

EM

Joe! Joe! 3 Don't fight here boys!

Alex burps and retches.

JOE

Oh, please. Do put your hand over your

mouth, it's bloody revolting.

Alex violently ill.

PEE

Well, what's the matter lad, are you

feeling alright?

EM

Dad... It's the treatment.

More retching.

JOE

4 Well, it's disgusting. It puts you off

your food.

EM

Leave him be, Joe. It's the treatment.

PEE

D'you think we should do something?

EM

Would you like me to make you a nice cup

of tea, son? 5

ALEX

No thanks, Mum. It'll pass in a minute...

(after a pause)

... What have you done with all my own

personal things?

PEE

Well. That was all took away, son, by the

Police. New regulation about compensation

for the victim.6

ALEX

What about Basil? Where's my snake?

PEE

Oh well, he met with like an accident. 7 He

passed away.

Alex becomes a bit weepy.

ALEX

What's gonna happen to me then? I mean

that's my room he's in – there's no

denying that. 8 This is my home also. What

suggestions have you, my Pee and Em, to

make?

PEE

Well, all this needs thinking about, son.

I mean we can't very well just kick Joe

out... Not just 9 like that, can we? I mean

Joe is here doing a job. A contract it is,

two years. Well, we made like an

arrangement, didn't we Joe? You see, son,

Joe's paid next month's rent 10 already so,

well, whatever we do in the future, we

cant just say to Joe to get out, now can

we?

JOE

No, there's much more than that, though. I

mean I've got you two to think of. I mean

you're more like a mother and father to

me. Well, it wouldn't be fair now, would

it, for me to go off and leave you two to

the tender mercies of this young monster

who's been like no real son at all. 11 Look,

let him go off and find a room somewhere.

Let him learn the errors of his way, and

that a bad boy like he's been don't

deserve such a good mum and dad as he's

had.12

ALEX

Alright. I see how things are now. I've

suffered and I've suffered, and I've

suffered and everybody wants me to go on

suffering.

JOE

You've made others suffer. 13 It's only fair

that you should suffer proper. You know

I've been told everything you've done,

sitting here at night round the family

table, pretty shocking it was to listen

to. It made me real sick, a lot of it did.

Now look what you've gone and done to your

mother. 14

Em bursts into tears.

ALEX

So that's the way it is then, eh? That's

the way it is. Right, I'm leaving now, you

won't ever viddy me no more. I'll make my

own way. 15 Thank you very much. Let it lie

heavy on your consciences.

Alex exits.

PEE

(shouting after him)

Now don't take it like that son.

Em boohoohoos, Joe comforts her.

EXT. AMBANKMENT – DAY

16 Alex walks along the Thames embankment still holding his paper17

parcel.

18 Tramp enters. The same man beaten by Alex and his gang earlier in

the film.

TRAMP

Can you spare me some cutter, me brother?

Can you spare some cutter, me brother? 19

Alex, without looking at him, reaches in his pocket and gives him

some money.

TRAMP

Oh, thankyou, your honour.20

The Tramp takes a second look at Alex.

TRAMP

Jamey Mack! Be the hokey fly! Holy Mother

of God! All the Holy Angels and blessed

saints in Heaven preserve us.21

Alex breaks away but the Tramp toddles alongside him.

TRAMP

I never forget a face! I never forget any

face, be God!

ALEX

Leave me alone, brother. I've never seen

you before.

Tramp shouts to other Meths drinkers and Tramps.

TRAMP

This is the poisonous young swine that

near done me in. Him and his friends beat

me and kicked me and thumped me.

Alex breaks away again.

TRAMP

Stop him! Stop him!

A leg is stuck out and Alex goes down. The tramp swarm all over

him.

TRAMP

They laughed at me blood and me moans.

This murderous young pig is a prize

specimen of the cowardly brutal young. He

is in our midst and at our mercy. Give it

to him. That's it.

Old Tramps begin to beat at Alex.

ALEX (V.O.)

22 Then there was like a sea of dirty, smelly

old men trying to get at your humble

Narrator, with their feeble rookers and

horny old claws. It was Old Age having a

go at Youth and I daren't do a single

solitary thing, O my brothers, it being

better to be hit at like that, than want

to be sick and feel that horrible pain.

The Tramp crowd round Alex, shouting.

TRAMPS

Young hooligan... Vagabound... Kill him...

Villain... Toad... Bastard... Kick his

teeth in... Near killed poor old Jack, he

did.

Police move in and push off crowd.

FIRST POLICEMAN

23 Alright, stop it now.

SECOND POLICEMAN

Alright, stop it now. Alright! Come on.

Stop breaking the State peace. You naughty

boys. Alright, that's enough.

Alex looks up.

ALEX

Oh, no.

DIM

Well, well, well, 24 well, well, well, well,

if it isn't little Alex. Long time no

viddy, droog. How goes? Surprised are you?

ALEX

Impossible... I don't believe it.

GEORGIE

Evidence of the old glazzies. Nothing up

our sleeves. No magic, little Alex? A job

for two, who are now of job age. 25 The

police.

EXT. COUNTRY ROAD – DAY

Police Landrover drives up.

Alex is pulled out by Georgie and Dim and hustled up a deserted

lane.

DIM

Come on, Alex. Come for walkies.26

Hahahahaha.

ALEX

Come, come, my little droogies. I just

don't get this at all. The old days are

dead and gone. For what I did in the past

I've been punished.

DIM

Been punished, yeah?

ALEX

I've been cured. 27

DIM

Been cured, yeah, that was read out to us.

The Inspector read all that out to us. He

said it was a very good way.

ALEX

I just don't get this all. It was them

that went for me, brothers. You're not on

their side and can't be. You can't be Dim.

It was someone we fillied with back in the

old days... Trying to get his own malenky

bit of revenge after all this time. You

remember, Dim? 28

DIM

Long time, is right. I don't remember them

days too horrorshow. Don't call me Dim no

more, either. Officer, call me.

GEORGIE

Enough is remembered though, little Alex.

Dim and Georgie laugh.

29 They drag Alex to a low water through.

DIM

This is to make sure you stay cured.

Georgie hits Alex in the stomach with his blackjack. 30 Then, they

push his head under the water and methodically start to beat him

with their blackjacks.

After a full minute of this, they drag him out, halt-drowned,

DIM

(laughing)

Be viddying you some more, some time Alex.

EXT. "HOME" – NIGHT – HEAVY RAIN

A Clockwork August

A Clockwork August 

This supporting piece for the work undertaken by Blogos at The Hermetic Lessons blog covers the month of August in A Clockwork Orange mapped to 2022. I'd envisaged doing some shot-by-shot analysis along the way but once I found Julli Kearns wonderful site I junked the idea. In part because it's already been done and brilliantly so, but also because I don't want to spend too much time immersed in the mindset of this movie. I can appreciate the skills on show, but I'm finding myself increasingly repelled by the violence and the imagery, not something I'd have expected, but perhaps related to the times we find ourselves in. Anyway, for this next section here's Julli's thoughts.As before she's drawing on many different sources and making some astute connections. No point re-inventing the wheel... 

August begins with the last we see of Alex's therapy sessions but swiftly transitions to a demonstration of the Ludovicci process as Alex is tortured and tempted in front of a crowd of the watching great and the good. Once the Priest and the Politician have had their say, Alex is released and we end the month watching his return to the family apartment at 18A Linear North and a stunned Em and Pee. 

The major scene changes are in the summary, the bold numbers within the script mark the change in dates. 

August Summary

1st - Ludovicci Cinema

2nd - 25th - Auditorium (Temptation of Alex)

26th - 31st Alex's Family Apartment

August day-by-day breakdown

ALEX

You needn't take it any further, sir.

You've proved to me that all this ultraviolence and killing is wrong and terribly

wrong. I've learned my lesson, sir. I see

now what I've never seen before I'm cured,

praise Bog!

DR. BRODSKY

You're not cured yet, my boy.

DR. BRODSKY

You must take your chance boy. The choice

has been all yours.

ALEX

But, Sir... Missus... I see that it's

wrong! It's wrong because 1 it's like

against like society. It's wrong because

everybody has the right to live and be

happy without being tolchocked and knifed.

DR. BRODSKY

No, no, boy. You really must leave it to

us, but be cheerful about it. In less than

a fortnight now, you'll be a free man. 2

INT. AUDITORIUM – DAY

VIP audience including Minister, Junior Minister, Prison Governor,

Priest, Dr. Branom, Dr. Brodsky.

Dressed in street clothes Alex enters led by a white-coated

Technician.

He is led onto stage and left standing there, 3 blinking into

lights.

The Minister rises and walks to the front of the auditorium.

MINISTER

Ladies and Gentlemen, at this point, we

introduce the subject himself. He is, as

you will perceive, fit and well nourished.4

He comes straight from as night's sleep

and a good breakfast, undrugged,

unhypnotized. Tomorrow, we send him with

confidence out into the world again, as

decent a lad as you would meet on a May

morning. What a change is here, Ladies and

Gentlemen, from the wretched hoodlum the

state committed to unprofitable punishment

some two years ago, unchanged 5 after two

years. Unchanged, do I say - not quite.

Prison taught him a false smile, the

rubbed hands of hypocrisy, the fawning,

greased, obsequious leer. Other vices

prison taught him as well as confirming

him in those he had long practiced before.

6 Our party promised to restore law and

order and to make the streets safe for the

ordinary peace loving citizen. This pledge

is now about to become a reality. Ladies

and Gentlemen, this is an historic moment.

The problem of criminal violence is soon

to be a thing of the past. 7 But enough of

words – actions speak louder than. Action

now. Observe all.

He returns to his seat and leans close to his Junior Minister.

JUNIOR MINISTER

Our necks are out a long way on this,

Minister.

MINISTER

I have complete faith in Brodsky. 8 If the

polls are right, we have nothing to lose.

Lights are dimmed. Enter Lardface, an elegantly dressed fag.

LARDFACE

Hello, heap of dirt. Pooh, you don't wash

much do you, judging by the horrible

smell. 9

ALEX

Why do you say that, brother? I had a

shower this morning.

LARDFACE

Oh, he had a shower this morning. You

trying to call me a liar?

ALEX

No, brother. What d'you want?

LARDFACE

What do I want?

ALEX

Sorry, brother. I didn't mean any offence.

LARDFACE

Oh. Oh, you're sorry are you, well you

must think I'm awfully stupid.

He slaps Alex in the face.

ALEX

Why did you do that, brither? I've never

done wrong to you.10

LARDFACE

You want to know why I did that, well you

see – I do that...

He stamps on Alex's foot.

LARDFACE

... and this...

He pulls Alex's nose.

LARDFACE

... and that...

He pulls Alex's ear, pushes him off balance and plants his foot on

his chest.

LARDFACE

... because I don't like you horrible

type, do I, and if you want to start

something... if you want to start... go

on... well, you just start. Please do.

Alex retching.

ALEX

I'm gonna be sick. 11

LARDFACE

You're gonna be sick are you?

ALEX

I wanna be sick.

LARDFACE

You wanna be sick?

ALEX

Let me get up.

LARDFACE

You wanna get up? Well, you've gotta you

see... 12 well I want you to lick it. Go

on... Lick it.

Alex, gagging and coughing, licks the sole of his shoe.

LARDFACE

... And again... Go on!!! Again! There's a

good boy.

ALEX (V.O.)

And, O my brothers, would you believe your

faithful friend and long suffering

narrator pushed out his red yahzik a mile

and a half to lick the grahzny, vonny

boots. The horrible 13 killing sickness had

wooshed up and turned the like joy of

battle into a feeling I was going to snuff

it.

Minister rises.

MINISTER

Enough! That will do very well. Thank you.

Lardface does leading-man-bows. A smattering of applause.

LARDFACE

Thank you very much,14 Ladies and

Gentlemen... Thank you.

Alex on floor – still retching.

15 A beautiful nude Girl enters.

16 Alex looks up slowly.17 

ALEX (V.O.)

She came towards me with the light like it

was the like light of heavenly grace, and

the first thing that flashed into my

gulliver was that I would like to have her

right down there on the floor with the old

in-out, real savage. 18 But quick as a shot

came the sickness, like a detective that

had been watching around the corner and

now followed to make his arrest. 19

Alex retching. Minister rises.

MINISTER

Thank you very much. Thank you my dear. 20

Girl bows and exits to loud applause.

MINISTER

Not feeling too bad now are you?

ALEX

(pullimg himself

together)

No, sir, I feel really great. 21

MINISTER

Good.

ALEX

Was I alright, sir? Did I do well, sir?

MINISTER

Fine. Absolutely fine. You see, Ladies and

Gentlemen our subject is, you see,

impelled towards good by paradoxically

being impelled toward evil. The intention

to act violently is accompanied by strong

feelings of physical distress. To counter

these, 22 the subject has to switch to a

diametrically opposed attitude. Any

questions?

Priest rises and moves to Alex.

PRIEST

Choice! The boy has no real choice, has

he? Self interest, fear of physical pain

drove him to that 23 grotesque act of self

abasement. Its insincerity was clearly to

be seen. He ceases also to be a creature

capable of moral choice.

MINISTER

Padre, these are subtleties. We are not

concerned with motive, with the higher

ethics; we are concerned only with cutting

down crime 24. And with relieving the ghastly

congestion in our prisons... He will be

your true Christian, ready to turn the

other cheek. Ready to be crucified rather

than crucify, sick to the very heart at

the thought even of killing a fly.

Reclamation, joy before the angels of God. 25

The point is that it works!

Applause.

EXT. FLATBLOCK

Alex walking carrying his prison parcel wrapped in brown paper.

INT. ALEX'S FLAT

26 Ma, Pa and Joe the Lodger reading newspapers. Headlines – all

Alex. 27

Alex enters quietly. Loud radio music from sitting room prevents

anyone from hearing him. He enters his won room which is the first

off the hall.

ALEX

Hi. Hi. Hi, there my Pee and Em.

All three look up startled.

EM

Alex.

ALEX

(to his mother)

Hullo love, how are you?

(kisses her)

Nice to see you, Dad.

PEE

Hullo lad. What a surprise, good to see

you.82 

ALEX

Keeping fit then?

PEE

(very ill at ease)

Fine, fine.

ALEX

Well, how are you then?

PEE

Oh fine, fine. Keeping out of trouble, you

know.

ALEX

Well – I'm back.

PEE

(with feigned

enthusiasm)

Aye. Glad to see you back, lad.

EM

Why didn't you let us know what was

happening, son? 29

ALEX

Sorry, Em, I wanted it to be like... a big

surprise for you and pee.

PEE

Well, it's a surprise all right, a bit

bewildering too.

EM

We've only just read about it in the

morning papers.

PEE

Aye. You should have let us know, lad, not

that we're not very pleased to see you

again. All cured too, eh?

ALEX

That's right, Dad they did a great job on

my gulliver, I'm completely reformed. 30

PEE

Aye.

ALEX

(looks in the kitchen)

Well, still the same old place then, eh?

PEE

Oh, aye, aye.

ALEX

(fake whisper)

Hey, Dad, there's a strange fella sitting

on the sofa 31 there munchy-wunching lomticks

of toast.

PEE

Aye, that's Joe. He... ummmm, lives here

now. The lodger. That's what he is...

he... he rents your room.1st September

A Clockwork July

 I must begin with two apologies, this update is late and the sync dates don't appear on the last entry for July. Don't know what happened, I did them, maybe they weren't saved properly. I wish I had a staff I could blame it on, maybe I should make one up. Anyway, I'll try to do better in July which is already upon us. Part five of Julli Kearns shot-by-shot analysis which covers the events of July can be found here. She has some interesting research on Serum 114 amongst her many astute observations. 

As to what's happening, it's a grim watch. We shift from Alex's violence to state violence. There's a clear suggestion that the films Alex is being shown are not fakes. Now the misery is being inflicted by men and women in white coats in the name of science. The summary has the scene changes, the bold numbers in the script below signal the changes day by day. If you've stumbled on this by accident (traveller, you are very lost indeed), then it all relates to this.

July Summary

1st July - Ludovico exterior 

2 -7 - Ludovico project entrance lobby

8- 11 - Alex's room at the Ludovico project

12 - 20 -Cinema (includes first two Ludovico films)

21 - 23 Alex's room

24 - 25 - Nazi war film with voice-over

26 - 31 - Cinema

July day by day

INT. LUDOVICO CENTRE RECEPTION DESK – DAY

ALEX (V.O.)

1st The next morning I was taken to the

Ludovico Medical Facility, outside the

town centre, and I felt a malenky bit sad

having to say goodbye to the old Staja, as

you always will when you leave a place

you've like gotten used to.

Chief Guard briskly leads the way for Alex and escort. They move

into reception hall where the Doctor stands.

CHIEF GUARD

(shouting like an RSM)

Right. Halt the prisoner. Good morning,

sir, I'm Chief Officer Barnes. I've got

2nd 655321 on a transfer from Parkmoor to the

Ludovico Centre, sir!

DOCTOR

Good morning, we've been expecting you.

I'm Dr. Alcott.

Chief Guard checks the name from his clipboard.

CHIEF GUARD

Yes, Dr. Alcott. Are you prepared to

accept the prisoner, sir?

DOCTOR

Yes, of course.

CHIEF GUARD

Well, 3 I wonder if you'd mind signing these

transfer documents, sir.

Doctor signs.

CHIEF GUARD

Thank you, sir. There, sir... there,4  and

there, sir... and there.5 Thank you, sir.

Prison escort move forward. Halt. Excuse

me, sir. Is that the officer that is to

take charge of the prisoner, sir?

6 Doctor nods. Officer steps forward.

CHIEF GUARD

If I might offer a word of advice, Doc.

You'll have to watch this one. A right

brutal bastard he has been, and will be

again. In spite all his sucking up to the

prison Chaplain and reading the Bible.

DOCTOR

Oh, I think we can manage things. Charlie,

7 will you show the young man to his room

now.

CHARLIE

Right, sir. Come this way, please.

Alex exits with Officer.

INT. ALEX'S ROOM – LUDOVICO CENTRE – DAY

Alex finishing breakfast tray in bed.

Room bright and cheery.

Dr. Branom, a tall woman in her fifties, enters with nurse

carrying a sterile tray.

DR. BRANOM

(very briskly)

Good morning, Alex, my name is Dr. Branom.

I'm Doctor Brodsky's assistant.

ALEX

Good Morning, Missus.8 Lovely day, isn't

it?

DR. BRANOM

Indeed it is. May I take this

She removes his tray.

DR. BRANOM

How're you feeling this morning?

ALEX

Fine... fine.

DR. BRANOM

Good. In a few minutes, you'll meeting Dr.

Brodsky and we'll begin your treatment.

You're a very lucky boy to have been

chosen.

ALEX

I realise all that, Missus, and I'm very

grateful to all concerned. 9

DR. BRANOM

We're going to friends now, sir.

ALEX

I hope so, Missus.

She inserts a needle into the medicine vial.

ALEX (CONT'D)

What's the hypo for then? Going to send me

to sleep?

DR. BRANOM

Oh no, nothing of the sort.

ALEX

Vitamins will it be then?

DR. BRANOM

Something like that. You are a little

undernourished, so after each meal were

going to give you a shot. Roll over on

your right side please, loosen your pajama

pants 10  and pull them half-way down.

He does, somewhat reluctantly. She gives him a shot in the bum.

ALEX

What exactly is the treatment here going

to be then?

DR. BRANOM

It's quite simple really. Were just going

to show you some films.

ALEX

You mean like going to the pictures?

DR. BRANOM

11 Something like that.

ALEX

Well, that's good. I like to viddy the old

films now and again.

INT. AUDIO VISUAL LUDOVICO CENTRE – DAY

Auditorium setting. Alex is bound in a examination chair in front

of a large video screen. A white-coated Technician is strapping

Alex's head to a medical device.

He then carefully attaches the eyelid locking to Alex's eyes.

ALEX (V.O.)

And viddy films I would. Where I was taken

to, brothers, was like no cine I'd been in

before. I was bound up in a straight#jacket and my guliver was strapped to a

headrest with like wires running away from

it. 12 Then they clamped like lidlocks on my

eyes so I could not shut them no matter

how hard I tried. It seemed a bit crazy to

me, but I let them get on with what they

wanted to get on with. If I was to be a

free young malchick in a fortnight's time,

I would put up with much in the meantime,

my brothers. 13

At the back of the auditorium are ten or fifteen solemn medical

Professionals in white coats watching the proceedings and

occasionally taking notes. A film begins showing on the screen.

The Technician drops eyedrops into Alex's eyes.

VIOLENCE FILM

Man being beaten by four toughs wearing white.

Punches, kicks, grunts, blood. 14

ALEX (V.O.)

So far the first film was a very good

professional piece of cine, looked like it

was done in Hollywood.

Screams, moans, kicks, punches.

ALEX (V.O.)

The sounds were real horroshow. You could

slooshy the screams and moans very

realistic and you could even get the heavy

breathing and panting of the tolchocking

malchicks at the same time. And then, what

do you know, soon our dear old friend, the

15 red, red vino on tap. The same in all

places like it's put out by the same big

firm, began to flow. It was beautiful.

It's funny how the colors of the real

world only seem really real when you viddy

them on a screen.

More kicks, punches, groans, thumps.

Girl being beaten, raped by six toughs.

Screams, music, laughing, grunts, heavy breathing.

ALEX (V.O.)

Now all the time I was watching this, I

was 16 beginning to get very aware of like

not feeling all that well, but I tried to

forget this, concentrating on the next

film, which jumped right away on a young

devotchka, who was being given the old in#out, in-out, first by one malchick, then

another, 17 then another. This seemed real,

very real, though if you thought about it

properly you couldn't imagine lewdies

actually agreeing to having all this done

to them in a film, and if these films were

made by the good, or the State, you

couldn't imagine them being allowed to

take these films, without like interfering

with what was going on.

Girl being raped.

ALEX (V.O.)

When it came to the sixth or seventh

malchick, leering and smecking and then

going into it, I began to feel really

sick. But I could not shut my glazzies and

even if I tried to move 18 my glazballs about

I still not get out of the line of fire of

this picture.

Alex squirming and retching.

Dr. Brodsky clears his throat and quietly addresses his collegues

seated in the back of the room.

DR. BRODSKY

Very soon now 19 the drug will cause the

subject to experience a death-like

paralysis together with deep feelings of

terror and helplessness. One of our

earlier test subjects described it as

being like death, a sense of stifling and

drowning, and it is during this period we

have found the subject will make his most

20 rewarding associations between his

catastrophic experience and environment

and the violence he sees.

Alex retching violently and struggling against his strait jacket.

ALEX

Let me be sick... I want to get up. Get me

something to be sick in... Stop the

film... Please stop it... I can't stand it

any more. Stop it please... please.

INT. ALEX'S ROOM – LUDOVICO – DAY

DR. BRANOM

Well, that was a very promising start. By

my calculations, you should be starting to

feel alright again. Yes? Dr. Brodsky's

pleased with you. Now tomorrow there'll be

two sessions, of course, morning and

afternoon.

ALEX

You mean, I have to viddy two sessions in

one day?

DR. BRANOM

21 I imagine you'll be feeling a little bit

limp by the end of the day. But we have to

be hard on you. You have to be cured.

ALEX

But it was horrible.

DR. BRANOM

Well, of course, it was horrible. Violence

is a very horrible thing. That's what

you're learning now. Your body is learning

it.

ALEX

I just don't understand about feeling sick

the way I did. I never used to feel sick

before. I used to feel like the very

opposite.22 I mean, doing it or watching it,

I used to feel real horrorshow. I just

don't understand why, how or what.

DR. BRANOM

You felt ill this afternoon because you're

getting better. You see, when we're

healthy we respond to the presence of the

hateful with fear and nausea. You're

becoming healthy that's all. By this time

tomorrow you'll be healthier still. 23

INT. AUDIO VISUAL LUDOVICO CENTRE – DAY

Alex retching and screaming – restrained again by a straight#jacket. 

24 (Nazi war film playing) ALEX (V.O.)

25 It was the next day, brothers, and I had

truly done my best, morning and afternoon,

to play it their way and sit like a

horrorshow co-operative malchick in the

chair of torture, while they flashed nasty

bits of ultra-violence on the screen.; 26

though not on the soundtrack, my brothers.

The only sound being music. Then I noticed

in all my pain and sickness what music it

was that like cracked and boomed. It was

Ludwig van – 9th symphony, 4th movement. 27

ALEX

Stop it... stop it, please!!! I beg of

you!!! It's a sin!!! It's a sin!!! It's a

sin, please!!!

Brodsky leans forward and turns down the sound.

DR. BRODSKY

28 What's all this about sin?

ALEX

That!... Using Ludwig van like that! He

did no harm to anyone. Beethoven just

wrote music.

DR. BRANOM

Are you referring to the background score?

ALEX

Yes!!!

DR. BRANOM

You've heard Beethoven before?

ALEX

Yes!!!

DR. BRODSKY

29 You're keen on music?

ALEX

Yes!!!

DR. BRANOM

(quietly)

What do you think about that, Dr. Brodsky?

DR. BRODSKY

(softly)

It can't be helped. Here's your punishment

element perhaps. The Governor ought to be

pleased... I'm sorry, Alex, this is for

your own good, 30 you'll have to bear with us

for a while.

ALEX

You needn't take it any further, sir.

You've proved to me 31 that all this ultra#violence and killing is wrong and terribly

wrong. I've learned my lesson, sir. I see

now what I've never seen before I'm cured,

praise Bog!

DR. BRODSKY

You're not cured yet, my boy.