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18 DOAN1 D"d yo! )ear 4eB TONI1 Yea)3 Yo! sa"d New Yor 7la 7la3 And I sa"d% Iw)o sa"d% Nw)a# we #)"n % we areBA 7la 7la3J DOAN1 IA4 #)"n "n6 a7o!# 6o"n6 7a( TONI1 =!ess3 DOAN1 I donA# wan# #o 6!ess3 TONI1 I sa"d 6!ess3 DOAN1 No3 TONI1 Da44"#% w)o sa"d% IE)a# we #)"n % we areBJ O) 8or =odAs sa e3 E)"() CennedyB I donA# I )eard3 now@ DOAN1 Ton"% IA4 6o"n6 #o New3 TONI1 EeAre no# 6o"n6 #o New Yor @ DOAN1 No% IA4 6o"n63 TONI1 No% yo!Are no#3 E)y are yo! say"n6 noB DOAN1 Yo! donA# wan# 4e3 DOAN1 Cennedy3 TONI1 #o New Yor 3

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20 DOAN1 T)"s "s dy"n63 T)"s #)"n63 T)"s #)"n6 we )a;e3 dy"n63 IA4 dy"n63 Yo!Are dy"n63 EeAre dy"n63 I#As

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TONI1 Bro#)er ?"#() (an 7"#e 4e3 (T-0 opens door% laughing $oices% clinking glasses# T-0 e&its! DOAN1 ('alks to imaginary mirror# Takes out handkerchief and dabs her makeup! I wen# #o see ?"#() las# wee 3 I d"dnA# #ell yo!3 I wan#ed #o see )ow we s#ood3 HeAs no# l" e yo! say% Ton"3 HeAs n"(e% )eAs a 6en#le4an% )e 4a es yo! 8eel "40or#an# w)en )eAs #al "n6 #o yo!3 And )e l"s#ens3 I l" e #)a#3 He sa"d% #)an yo!% Doan3 I was #a en 7a( @ T)an yo!B T)an yo! 8or w)a#B T)an yo!% )e sa"d% 8or 7r"n6"n6 so4e san"#y #o 4y s"s#erAs l"8e3 T)an yo!3 Eow@ T)a# was a s)o( er3 I#As 7een a w)"le s"n(e anyone sa"d #)an yo! #o 0oor Doann"e3 ((oor opens% laughing $oices% clinking glasses# T-0 enters carrying two drinks!

21 SeeB S#"ll so7er3 TONI1 =o# yo! a 8res) S)"rley Te40le3

DOAN1 I H!s# donA# wan# yo! 7e"n6 s"( 3 TONI1 DonA# s#ar# on 4e% Doan3 ?"#() says we 6o "n #en3 DOAN1 No3 O ay% 8"ne3 No3 TONI1 E)a# do yo! 4ean% noB DOAN1 I3 I 4ean3 TONI1 No way yo!Are s#and"n6 4e !0 w"#) ?"#() o!# #)ere3 T)a# d"( )ead wo!ld r"de 4e #"ll 4y dy"n6 day3 Ton"3 Ton"% 0lease3 DOAN1 Le#As H!s#3 TONI1 ?a e "# #wen#y3 DOAN1

TONI1 No@ EeAre 6onna do #)"s3 No "s no# an o0#"on3 Yo!Are 6onna 7a( 4e !03 Re4e47er% yo!Are on 4y s"de3 ((rinks half her glass! EeAre 6onna 6o o!#% )and "n )and% H!s# l" e we sa"d3 IA4 6onna loo a# yo! and s4"le and say 7la&7la&7la3 DOAN1 (Starts slowly backing toward the bathroom! No3

22 TONI1 (/d$ancing toward her% hand outstretched! Yo!Are 6onna s4"le and 8l!##er yo!r eyelas)es3 DOAN1 (Backing away! No3 TONI1 (/d$ancing! Yes3 ?"#() "s 6onna 6r"n 8ro4 ear #o ear3 All #)e 6!es#"e&6!es#s are 6onna 6o% awwww% a"nA# #)a# swee#B DOAN1 (Backing away! No3 TONI1 (/d$ancing! Now (o4e on% le#As do "#3

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23 TONI(Cont!1 w)ereAs yo!r 4a#eB And see% IAd )a;e #o "n;en# so4e#)"n63 Eell% IA4 no# 6o"n6 #o do #)a#3 I donA# 4a e !0 s#or"es3 T)a#As no# 4y way3 (5nocks softly on bathroom door! G) loo % IA4 sorry3 Sorry IA4 a 7"# dr!n 3 Sorry I ra"ned on yo!r 0arade3 I now% I now3 DonA# )a;e #o say "#3 IA4 l" e one o8 #)ose Her s w)o dan(es w"#) )"s w"8e 4ay7e on(e e;ery #en years and )as #o 7e s)"#8a(ed #o do "#3 IA4 (l!4sy% aw ward3 I 8all o;er s#!883 I donA# now )ow #o a(#3 S!re% I ad4"# "#3 L" e a 7!ll "n a C)"na s)o03 All #)!47sB Yea)% #)a#As 4e3 A s#!47lerB A 7!47lerB Yo! 6o# 4y n!47er3 B!# yo! 6o##a re4e47er% Doan3 Yo! 0"( ed 4e3 O!# o8 all #)e wo4en yo! (o!ld )a;e 0"( ed% yo! 0"( ed Ton"3 And% le# 4e #ell yo!% I wan# #o #)an yo!3 I now I donA# s)ow "# so 6ood% 7!# I wan# yo! #o now "#As an )onor #o 7e w"#) yo!3 To now 0eo0le are say"n6% IYo! see )erB T)a#As Ton"3 Her and #)a# Doan ()"( 6o# a #)"n6 6o"n63J T)ey all #al a7o!# )ow Doan "s so (ool% so reser;ed% so (on#rolled3 And I )a;e #o #ell yo! "# dr";es 4e a l"##le (raFy so4e#"4es3 L" e I donA# now )ow #o a(# aro!nd yo!3 IA4 l" e #)e no"se and #)e ra( e# on #)e #)e ed6e o8 yo!r (al43 I need yo!r (al43 I need yo! #o!()"n6 4e so I now "#As o ay3 I need so4e r!les so I donA# a(# s#!0"d3 I donA# need so4eone #o s#and 7a( and wa#() 4e 8all on 4y 8a(e and say% ID!s# loo a# )er3 T)a#As Ton"% #)a# d!47 7"#()3J IA4 s(ared% Doan3 I need yo!3 I need yo! w"#) 4e3 I need yo! neK# #o 4e3 I need yo! now3 ((oor opens# Say3 .-/0 enters!

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24 DOAN1 T)a#As w)a# I )eard3 I )eard s)eAs a 6e43 yo! #wo are do"n6 #)e #)"n6 #on"6)#3 TONI1 Yo! )eard #)a#B DOAN1 E;eryoneAs )eard3 Tal o8 #)e #own3 (o44"#4en#s are s0e("al3 Yea)3 TONI1 T)a# was DoanAs "dea3 Valen#"ne's Day I )eard

S)eAs s4ar# #)a# way3 I )o0e IA4

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TONI1 (-ffering arm! Yo!Are r"6)# on #"4e3 I#As H!s# a7o!# #o s#ar#3 =ra7 on#o 4e3 IAll es(or# yo! "n3 Yo!All 6e# #)e 7es# sea# "n #)e )o!se3 DOAN1 (Takes arm! T)an yo!3 TONI1 O)% say3 DOAN1 YesB TONI1 N"(e dress yo! )a;e on3 N"(e s)oes #oo3 DOAN1 T)an yo!3 (They walk together arm in arm# T)e End Blackout! Real (lassy3

25

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Cas# o8 C)ara(#ers ?"()ael99999999994ale3 '0&so4e#)"n6 An6el9999999999998e4ale3 '0&so4e#)"n6

Syno0s"s Two ()ea#"n6 lo;ers wa e !0 "n a )o#el roo4% 7!# one o8 #)e4 "s dead3 No#e1 /nni$ersary )ad 0rod!(#"ons a# <"rs#S#a6e and a# #)e Er"#e A(# Re0er#ory3

26

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T)e Pla(e1 In a 7ed "n a )o#el roo43 (/t 6ise7 early morning% about 879: a#m# Subdued lighting# 1 CH/E* and /0GE* asleep% lying back to back# Silence e&cept for 1 CH/E*)s breathing# +resently 1 CH/E* begins mo$ing% slowly at first# Then we see him mo$ing more% tossing about# Then he starts waking up by degrees# He props himself up to get his bearings# He switches on light! ?ICHAEL1 An6el3 An6el3 Ea e !0% An6el3 soa ed3 Ea e !03 (Silence# T)e (!s)"on "s

/0GE* does not mo$e!

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?ICHAEL1 (/ little louder! Ea e !03 An6el@ (Silence# /0GE* does not mo$e!

?ICHAEL1 (+rods /0GE* with hand! An6el3 An6el3 Are yo! o ayB Are yo! s"( B An6el 0lease3 An6el3 Ea e !03 Please wa e !03 (His face close to her lips! Yo!Are no# 7rea#)"n6% An6el3 E)a#As #)e 4a##er% An6elB O) =od% An6el% no3 Please% An6el3 Please 7e o ay3 Please3 E)a# do yo! do w)en #)ereAs no 7rea#)"n6B T"l# )ead 7a( 3 Yes@ T"l# )ead 7a( @ (He rolls /0GE* onto her back# Tilts her head back! E)a#As neK#B E)a# do I do neK#B L"s#en 8or 7rea#)"n63 Yes@ L"s#en 8or 7rea#)"n63 (He listens! O) =od% yo!'re no# 7rea#)"n63 Brea#)e% An6el3 Co4e on% 7rea#)e3 (He listens!

27 ?ICHAEL (Cont!7 E)a# neK#B G)3 P"n() nose% (o;er

No 7rea#)"n63 4o!#) and 7low3 (He does this! No#)"n63 O) =od3 O) =od3 (He does it again! No#)"n63 O) =od3 O) =od3 O) =od3 An6el% 0lease3 (He straddles her body% starts pressing on her chest% speaking panicky encouragement through grunts! Co4e on% An6el3 Please s#ar# 7rea#)"n63 Yo! (an do "#% An6el3 Le#As see yo! s#ar# now3 Co4e on3 In3 O!#3 In3 O!#3 Brea#)e% An6el% 7rea#)e3 Do l" e #)"s3 In3 O!#3 In3 O!#3 Co4e on3 Do "# 8or 4e3 Do "# 8or ?"()ael3 Please% An6el3 Brea#)e3 Brea#)e3 Co4e on% An6el3 Brea#)e3 Brea#)e3 Brea#)e3 O) =od% =od% "#As no# wor "n63 (Stops# He is out of breath# He puts hand in front of her nose! No#)"n63 (Then he slowly gets off her# Then he stands% stares down at her% running his hand through his hair in dismay# Silence# Then suddenly he blurts out44! ?y =od% An6el3 Yo!Are99yo!Are dead3 Yo!Are99dead3 AN=EL1 Yes3 ?ICHAEL1 I3 I (an'# 7el"e;e #)"s3 AN=EL1 I'4 sorry% ?"()ael3 Yo! now% yo!Are3 0erson3 ?ICHAEL1 Yo!Are 4y 8"rs#3 ?y 8"rs# dead

28 AN=EL1 H"s 8"rs#3 He always does #)a#3 He's 7"6 on 4a "n6 l"s#s and 0r"or"#"F"n6 #)"n6s3 <"rs#% se(ond% #)"rd% e#(3 L" e "# 4eans so4e#)"n63 ?ICHAEL1 And3 And I donA# now w)a#As s!00osed #o )a00en neK#3 E)a# are #)e r!les w)en3 E)en yo! wa e !0 and yo! 6e#3 T)"sB AN=EL1 HeAs as "n6 4eB He #)"n s I nowB Bel"e;e 4e% ?"()ael3 T)"s wasnA# 0lanned3 Yo!All H!s# )a;e #o 8eel yo!r way alon63 ?ICHAEL1 I read so4ew)ere3 Peo0le ?a6aF"ne% I #)"n 3 I read3 T)a# 0eo0le w)o3 Yo! now3 Peo0le w)o !)3 L" e3 D"eB T)e"r so!ls donA# lea;e r"6)# away3 T)ey !)3 Yo! now3 T)ey s#"( aro!nd 8or a w)"le3 AN=EL1 Yes3 T)a#As r"6)#3 IA4 s#"ll )ere3 So4e o8 #)e (ell 6ro!0s #a e a w)"le #o sw"#() o883 I s#ay !n#"l all #)e sys#e4s are down3 T)en I 6e# #o #!rn o88 #)e l"6)#s3 ?ICHAEL1 Yo! )a;e s!() a 7ea!#"8!l 7ody% An6el3 AN=EL1 S0ea "n6 o8 w)"()3 No# #o so!nd (r!de% 7!# IA4 "nd o8 ly"n6 )ere "n 4y own 0ee3 I# wo!ld 7e n"(e "8 so4eone 4o;ed 4e3 ?ICHAEL1 I w"s) I (o!ld #a e yo! "n 4y ar4s r"6)# now3 AN=EL1 Yes3 Please3 Please do3 IA4 as "n6 yo! #o3 "n yo!r ar4s% ?"()ael3 ?ICHAEL1 B!# #)e 0ol"(e3 Ta e 4e

29 AN=EL7 Darn@ ?ICHAEL1 T)eyAll wan# no#)"n6 d"s#!r7ed3 <"ne3 O ay3 AN=EL1 E)a#e;er3

(Silence# Then 1 CH/E* starts weeping! AN=EL1 O) 6os)% w)a# nowB ?ICHAEL1 (Sobbing! All I wan#ed3 All I e;er wan#ed was a s"40le% !n(l!##ered o88"(e ro4an(e3 AN=EL1 I w"s) )e wo!ldnA# do #)a#3 I (anA# deal w"#) a (ry"n6 4an3 I8 any7ody s)o!ld 7e (ry"n6% "#As 4e3 ?ICHAEL1 (Blubbering! All #)e o#)er 4ana6ers )a;e s"40le !n(l!##ered o88"(e ro4an(es3 AN=EL1 All #)e o#)er 4ana6ers are s"40le !n(l!##ered 0r"( s3 O) =od@ D"d I H!s# say #)a#B ?ICHAEL1 I H!s# wan#ed #o 7e l" e #)e 6!ys3 AN=EL1 ?"()ael% yo!Are a lo# o8 #)"n6s% 7!# yo!Are no# l" e3 L" e #)e43 ?ICHAEL1 Eas "# so wron6 8or 4e #o wan# an !n(o40l"(a#ed rela#"ons)"0B

30 AN=EL1 Is #)"s a r)e#or"(al >!es#"onB ?ICHAEL1 A rela#"ons)"0 !n(o40l"(a#ed 7y & & AN=EL1 Gn(o40l"(a#ed 7y yo!& now&w)a#3 O)% s!re3 E)a#As lo;e 6o# #o do w"#) "#B ?ICHAEL1 I# was s!00osed #o 7e a7o!# seK3 R"6)#3

And no re6re#s3

AN=EL1 EKa(#ly3 Lo;e ne;er says% IO) 6ee% w)a# "8 s)e 6oes and 6e#s all e4o#"onal and s#ar#s 4a "n6 #)"n6s (o40l"(a#edBJ ?ICHAEL1 No a0olo6"es3 EKa(#ly3 AN=EL1 Lo;e ne;er says% IOo0s% sorry a7o!# #)a#3J ?ICHAEL1 No se(ond #)o!6)#s3 AN=EL1 R"6)# a6a"n3 Lo;e ne;er says% IG)% (an we 4ay7e 6o 7a( and% l" e% !ndo w)a# we d"dBJ ?ICHAEL1 No #ears3 No 8ears3 AN=EL1 No re(r"4"na#"ons3 Lo;e ne;er says% IYo!Are wear"n6 4e o!#3 Yo!Are s!88o(a#"n6 4e3 How a7o!# le#As H!s# 7e 8r"ends 8or a w)"leBJ (He pulls himself together% dabs his eyes% blows his nose on a 5leene&# Silence% then###! Yo! ?ICHAEL1 now% "#As 8!nny3

31 <!nnyB AN=EL1 Yo! )ear 4e la!6)"n6% ?"()aelB

?ICHAEL1 Today's o!r ann";ersary3 O!r one&year ann";ersary3 O) reallyB AN=EL1 I wasnA# aware3 I #o#ally 8or6o# #)a#3

?ICHAEL1 Valen#"ne's Day3 A year a6o3 ?e6an was o!# o8 #own ;"s"#"n6 rela#";es3 I was wor "n6 la#e on a re0or#3 Yo! a6reed #o s#ay and )el0 6e# "# #y0ed !03 O) yes3 Yes@ AN=EL1 I do re4e47er3

?ICHAEL1 Valen#"ne's Day 4eans no#)"n6 #o ?e6an3 S)e's no# #)e sen#"4en#al #y0e3 S)e's a 0ra(#"(al% 7y&#)e&n!47ers 0erson3 S)e & & AN=EL1 Yes3 Yo! des(r"7ed )er as (l"n"(al3 As 0ass"onless3 ?ICHAEL1 No# #)a# I'4 (o40la"n"n6% 4"nd yo!3 S)e's a 6ood 4o#)er3 A wonder8!l )o!se ee0er3 AN=EL1 T)ose are% o8 (o!rse% 8"ne >!al"#"es3 ?ICHAEL1 And as 8or #)"s 7e"n6 o!r ann";ersary% I 6!ess "#As a 4oo# 0o"n# now3 AN=EL1 ?oo#3 E)y do 4ana6er #y0es !se #)a# wordB eKa(#ly "s a 4oo#B E)a#

(He picks up a wrapped present% holds it up! ?ICHAEL1 I was 6o"n6 #o s!r0r"se yo!3

32 Eell3 AN=EL1 T)"s "s de8"n"#ely a s!r0r"se3

?ICHAEL1 Ha00y ann";ersary% An6el3 Ha00y Valen#"ne's Day3 (He sets the present on the bed! AN=EL1 T)an yo!% ?"()ael3 ?ICHAEL1 I donA# 4"nd ad4"##"n6% I';e 7een #)"n "n6 lon6 and )ard a7o!# !s% a7o!# #)"s3 T)"s #)"n6 we )a;e3 Had3 Se;eral #"4es I (a4e "n#o wor w"#) a s0ee() all 0re0ared3 AN=EL1 Yes3 ?e% #oo3 Se;eral #"4es I was 6o"n6 #o 7rea "# o883 I was 6o"n6 #o say so4e#)"n6 l" e3 (Clears her throat! ?"()ael% I lo;e yo!% 7!# I (anA# do #)"s3 I (anA# loo a# 4ysel8 "n #)e 4"rror and & & ?ICHAEL1 (Clears his throat! An6el% I lo;e yo!% 7!# I (anA# do #)"s #o ?e6an3 (anA# loo )er "n #)e eye any4ore3

(They are both suddenly silent# Then###! ?ICHAEL1 Yo! now% s#!d"es s)ow o88"(e ro4an(es (an res!l# "n a3 A d"sr!0#";e wor 0la(e3 AN=EL1 D"sr!0#";eB He s)o!ld (o!n# #)e #"4es I wor ed o;er#"4e ALONE #o sa;e )"s 7a(on@ ?ICHAEL1 And #)ereAs always #)e a00earan(e o8 s)ow"n6 !nd!e 8a;or"#"s43

33 AN=EL1 E)o 4ade s!re all )"s 8"les were !0 #o da#eB E)o wa#()ed )"s 7a( B E)o 4ade s!re no one 7l"nds"ded )"4B E)o #old )"4 w)oAs (o4"n6 "n la#e% w)oAs lea;"n6 earlyB ?ICHAEL1 Pl!s I )a;e 8a4"ly o7l"6a#"ons3 AN=EL1 And I donA#B ?ICHAEL1 Yo! )a;e a (a#3 AN=EL1 E"ns#onAs no# H!s# a (a#3 E"ns#onAs no# l" e3 O ay@ O ay@ ?ICHAEL1 Yo! now3

AN=EL1 Yo! don'# )a;e #o say "# a6a"n@

?ICHAEL M AN=EL1 No# l" e ?e6an and #)e #w"ns3 AN=EL1 I wan# yo! #o 0ro4"se 4e3 Pro4"se 4e #)a# yo!All (are 8or E"ns#on3 ?ICHAEL1 I don'# wan# yo! #o worry a7o!# E"ns#on3 IAll 6o 6e# )"43 IAll #a e )"4 #o a s)el#er3 AN=EL1 No@ ?ICHAEL1 IAll 4a e s!re "#As done #o4orrow3 HeAs an old (a#3 AN=EL1 T)eyAll 0!# )"4 #o slee03

34 ?ICHAEL1 HeAll 8"nd a n"(e )o4e3 Read 4y l"0s3 AN=EL1 No7ody wan#s an old (a#3

?ICHAEL1 Yo! now IAd #a e )"4 "n a )ear#7ea#% 7!# #)e #w"ns need a "##en3 And I don'# #)"n ?e6an wo!ld & & AN=EL1 So #)"s "s )ow "# ends3 D!s# #oss !s o!#3 <"le and 8or6e#3 I 4!s# (on8ess I always )a#ed Valen#"ne's Day3 I'd see #)e ads on TV o8 a 4an 7r"n6"n6 )"s lo;er a 0earl ne( la(e or a d"a4ond 7ra(ele# and I'd (ry o!#% IE)a# a7o!# 4eB E)a# do I 6e#BJ E)a# "s #)ere 8or a wo4an w"#) a (a# w)o's 4arr"ed #o )er Ho7B <or6";e 4e% ?"()ael3 I#'s #)e wron6 #"4e 8or 4e #o 7e ;en#"n63 (*ong silence# Then444! /0GE* ;uietly sobbing#

?ICHAEL1 E)en ?e6an 8"nds o!#% I donA# do3 AN=EL1 ?e6anAs a 0ro!d wo4an3

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?ICHAEL1 IAll #ell )er "# was H!s# one o8 #)ose #)"n6s3 say "# d"dnA# 4ean any#)"n63 P!rely 0)ys"(al3

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