a dream
a middle-aged man recognizes a woman in an elevator - they had met at a conference some time before. they flirt.. she laughs.. she's not very good looking

in bed, with their clothes still on, the man steps down to get something and is immediately assaulted by his psychotic younger brother, who has been hiding underneath..

they leave the place together

at home, he is visibly younger.. he quietly but heatedly argues with his parents about calling the police. his brother is extremely unstable, he says.. it's only a matter of time before someone is killed - why not get him some help?

the mother responds: because he's your brother.. we cannot

***

there are now three sisters - i am one.

the oldest kidnaps the youngest, taking her on an airplane that has a good possibility of crashing. i'm worried out of my mind, in tears..

my father now suggests that something has to be done; that we need to call the police.

i tell him no, she's my sister. you don't understand. you can't. you're an only child.

in the end, the youngest returns unharmed and the oldest, who should be dead, or missing, is standing near us in a large hat.. a kind of disguise, to protect her from our parents

the last scene is an imprint like a photograph - the tallest, the smallest, and the middle.. each of us a little frightened, a little nervous and infinitely far away..