]Eddie:Say, was you ever bit by a dead bee?Beauclerc: I have no memory of ever being bit by any kind of bee.I went to Linz.A blurred dissolve clears on the face of Stefan (fifteen years later) who is reading the letter at his desk.]The two lead roles, Dr.Vitus Werdegast and Poelzig, are characters who experienced bad blood between them due to past betrayals and murder.My father had kept their wedding cake in the freezer for ten whole years.After the funeral, he gave it to the yardman.He tried to act cheerful, but he could never be consoled by the little stranger he found in his house.