(Last night, while drunk, Martin Ellingham told Louisa Glasson that he loved her - and then he passed out)
I embarrassed myself.
No you didn't embarrass yourself. And I'm really glad that you said what you said. I just wish I'd had chance to say that I do too. I love you too.
(Martin stares at her)
What?
Love is...
What?
It's a difficult word when you think that we don't actually know each other that well.
Martin, we've known each other quite a while now.
Strictly speaking, for you to say you love me when you can't possibly know that you do is... potentially... delusional.
Oh!
There are certain quite well-known disorders where a person falls, without good reason, for someone else and believes that they love them.
(Gobsmacked) Pardon?
De Clerambault's Syndrome, for instance. Also known as erotomania. More common in women. They fall for a man of higher social standing.
(The camera starts to track back to an aerial shot of the bay)
Martin! What the hell are you talking about?
Delusional romantic attachments. Often associated with an excessive intrusiveness into the life of the object of the irrational affection. Stalking, if you like.
(Louisa slaps Martin's face. The credits roll)
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