GLENDALE - screenplay by Michael McCarthy Copyright 2014
FADE IN:
EXT. GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA -- DAY
Establishing ariel shot of the city from its low valleys to its large skyscrapers then a montage of shots around the city:
EXT/INT. THE GLENDALE GALLERIA -- DAY
A three story, carpeted mall with all of your typical mall stores. CROWDED with a diverse group of SHOPPERS including Caucasians, Asians (especially Koreans), Armenians, Mexicans and African Americans.
EXT. BRAND BOULEVARD OF CARS -- DAY
One dealership after another. So many it seems like there’s an never-ending swarm of them.
EXT. BRAND BOULEVARD -- CENTER -- DAY
Lots of busy restaurants and shops. As well as:
EXT/INT. ALEX THEATER -- DAY
A former movie palace converted into a proper “streamline moderne” theater. A late night TV show is currently being filmed here.
EXT/INT. BRAND BOULEVARD -- BUSINESS DISTRICT -- DAY
This is where the skyscrapers are. Lots of buildings housing offices where lawyers, doctors, collection agents and all manner of businesses operate.
EXT. CITY STREETS -- DAY
The people are as diverse as those in the mall. Lots of PEOPLE waiting at bus stops on Brand Boulevard, Glendale Boulevard, Broadway, etc. There are both MTA and Glendale Beeline buses. Since it’s June, many of those waiting are wearing shorts.
EXT/INT. MAURIZO’S ITALIAN DELI -- DAY
It’s precisely what the sign reads. Lots of CUSTOMERS in line here. Very busy place. There’s a small area inside the store where people sit eating some of the famous subs made there.
EXT/INT. GLENDALE HEALTH CENTER -- DAY
Over a dozen PEOPLE in line waiting to check in for free or reduced cost healthcare here.
EXT. FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK -- DAY
A huge cemetery with a billboard that reads: COME SPEND ETERNITY WITH US.
EXT. BROADWAY GLENDALE APARTMENTS -- DAY
LOTS OF PEOPLE go in and out of the businesses on the ground level of the six story building: MIKE’S CAFÉ, ANTON’S TAILOR SHOP, VOYAGE TRAVEL AGENCY, MAILBOXES & MORE, JOE’S CIGAR SHOP and QUICKSHOT P.I.
PEOPLE board buses on both Broadway and Glendale while more people wait for other buses.
PEOPLE buy newspapers from the dispensers in front of the building. Among the titles available are the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly and New Armenia.
INT. APARTMENT 414 -- DAY
SARAH AMES, 26, blonde, pretty, lies asleep on her futon in her IKEA furnished studio apartment. There’s an acoustic guitar and amplifier in the corner and a PC with a Pro-Tools manual beside it on a desk. The walls are decorated with posters of various singer/songwriters: Joshua Radin, Butch Walker, A Fine Frenzy, Bat For Lashes, Ingrid Michaelson and a handsome, heavily-tattooed lad named PHIL TANNER.
There’s a thirty gallon aquarium with several zebras and neon tetras on the middle of the large kitchen counter/snack bar that sections off the kitchen area of the apartment.
An ALARM CLOCK GOES OFF on a bedside table at the foot of the futon. After it CHIRPS a few times Sarah reluctantly opens her eyes. She sits up and yawns as she stretches; she’s wearing a long, over-sized Bon Jovi T-shirt. Then she crawls to the end of the futon, shuts the alarm off. The time is now 10:01.
INT. APARTMENT 414 -- BATHROOM -- DAY
Sarah is taking a shower behind the shower curtain, which is decorated with a koi fish pattern. Butch Walker’s “So At Last” plays loudly from her computer speakers in the other room.
INT. APARTMENT 414 -- WALK IN CLOSET -- DAY
Now A Fine Frenzy’s “Electric Twist” plays while Sarah, already wearing a pink bra and matching undies, sings along as she slides into an orange T-shirt with a logo on the left side of the front that reads ORANGE LAUNDRY. She then picks up a pair of blue jeans from a basket of clean laundry on the floor and puts them on. They aren’t super tight but they do accentuate her very nice figure.
INT. BROADWAY GLENDALE APARTMENTS -- LOBBY -- DAY
Sarah gets out of the elevator wearing a backpack and walks through the lobby where the mail woman, OLIVIA DESPENTES, 43, is putting mail in the building’s many mailboxes. Sarah stops to talk to her.
OLIVIA
Hi, Sarah.
SARAH
Hey, Olivia.
OLIVIA
On your way to work?
SARAH
You bet. Did I get anything good
today?
OLIVIA
Just junkmail, I think.
SARAH
Oh well, better than bills.
OLIVIA
Well, have a good day.
SARAH
You, too.
EXT. BROADWAY GLENDALE APARTMENTS -- DAY
Sarah walks out of the building and heads right on the busy Glendale Avenue sidewalk.
EXT. ORANGE LAUNDRY -- DAY
Not surprisingly, Orange Laundry has an orange logo with an orange instead of an O. It’s a considerably large laundromat with lots of CUSTOMERS inside.
Along comes Sarah, who takes off her backpack as she heads inside.
INT. ORANGE LAUNDRY -- DAY
Sarah walks in and is immediately confronted by an upset customer, a gentleman known as TOMMY, 50, who’s wearing rather ragged clothes. He scratches his head as he talks to her.
TOMMY
Sarah, this machine just ate my
quarter. Or quarters. All I know is
I put four in and it’s not working.
SARAH
OK, OK, let me get the key, Tommy.
Sarah opens a waist-high door and goes behind the counter underneath which she deposits her backpack.
SOOK SOO YOUNG, 24, Korean, very pretty, is busy working, folding someone’s T-shirts.
SOOK
Hi, Sarah.
SARAH
Hi. Do you have a key? Tommy’s
saying the machine ate his quarters
again.
SOOK
Again?
SARAH
Do you want to argue with him?
SOOK
Absolutely not.
Sook reaches into her pocket and retrieves a laundry machine key and hands it to Sarah.
SARAH
Thanks, Sook.
And off Sarah goes to deal with Tommy, Sook’s eyes fixated on her.
SOOK
(to herself)
No problem.
It’s obvious that Sook either idolizes Sarah or has a crush on her from the way she stares at her while she deals with Tommy.
INT. CLANCY BROTHERS FILM STUDIO -- DAY
Actress JENNIFER MURPHY, a gorgeous red-head, 26, is filmming an interrogation scene with actor TONY HODGE, 56, balding. Hodge is the detective. Jennifer is the suspect.
TONY
You’re telling me you didn’t see
Joe Pritchard at all the night he
was murdered?
JENNIFER
That’s what I said. I didn’t see
him.
TONY
Then why did a video camera from the
ATM across the street film you
entering the building?
JENNIFER
That’s not true.
TONY
Isn’t it?
JENNIFER
You’re bluffing.
TONY
If I was bluffing, how would I know
you were wearing a red hoodie?
JENNIFER
I don’t even own a red hoodie.
TONY
Well, I’m not gonna take your word
for it. In fact, our department is
servicing a search warrant on your
apartment as we speak.
JENNIFER
Look, I am innocent. I did not kill
him. We were good friends.
TONY
Good friends who slept together?
JENNIFER
That’s none of your business.
TONY
It is if you wanted to be more than
just friends with benefits and he
turned you down.
JENNIFER
I’m not saying another word without
a lawyer.
Tony slams his hands on the table, frustrated, and then he exits the room.
DIRECTOR
Cut and print! Great work guys.
JENNIFER
Thanks.
DIRECTOR
Why don’t we break for lunch now
and I’ll see you in an hour?
INT. STUDIO HALLWAY -- DAY
Jennifer walks down the busy hallway until she reaches a dressing room door with a piece of paper taped to it that reads JENNIFER MURPHY. She unlocks the door.
INT. JENNIFER’S DRESSING ROOM -- DAY
Jennifer enters the dressing room. She goes to her Coach handbag and gets her iPhone.
JENNIFER’S P.O.V. ON IPHONE as she scrolls through her contacts, stopping when she reaches Sam Cushing, which she clicks on, prompting the phone to dial the number.
INT. ORANGE LAUNDRY -- DAY
Sarah and Sook are behind the counter, folding clothes.
SARAH
Got any plans this weekend?
SOOK
I’m here again tomorrow and Sunday
we go to church, so not really. You?
SARAH
I’ve got dinner with Alan and a couple
of friends tonight. Hopefully, he’ll
want me to stay over because I’m sick
of staring at the four walls of my
apartment. Then tomorrow I’m doing an
open mic night, which should be super
intimidating.
SOOK
I wish I had an apartment.
SARAH
Why don’t you get one?
SOOK
My parents would get all bent out of
shape. They think daughters are
supposed to live at home with their
parents until they get married.
SARAH
That’s crazy. I mean, it’s hard to
have a serious relationship when you
live with your parents and if you
don’t have a serious relationship then
you’ll never get married.
SOOK
That’s what I keep telling them. But
they’re so stuck in their ways.
SARAH
Wow, that sucks.
SOOK
You’ll probably laugh, but I was almost
a K-Pop star until my parents decided
it wasn’t in keeping with their values.
SARAH
Really?
SOOK
I was doing very well at a K-Pop training
school for a major label. But my parents
said it was changing me and the next
thing I knew we were moving to the U.S.
SARAH
So, your parents moved here just to stop
you from being a pop star?
SOOK
Well, they’d talked about moving here
for years but it was like one of those
things people say they’re gonna do
but never actually get around to.
SARAH
Do you ever think of moving back there
on your own?
SOOK
Not really. I’m twenty four now,
which is practically ancient by K-Pop
standards.
SARAH
Really?
SOOK
Yeah. I think the average age of
K-Pop stars is around seventeen.
SARAH
Say you were a big K-Pop star at
seventeen. What would happen to
you when you hit, say, twenty one?
SOOK
Usually they kick you out of the
group and replace you with someone
younger.
SARAH
That’s horrible.
SOOK
Yeah, they call it graduating.
SARAH
Graduating?
SOOK
Yeah. You’re not kicked to the curb,
you’re graduating.
SARAH
Then what do those girls do?
SOOK
A lot of them become TV stars or go to
college. Some become successful solo
artists. But an awful lot of them commit
suicide, too.
SARAH
Wow. That is so fucked up. Someone
needs to make a documentary about
that.
SOOK
People have tried. But they just hit
one roadblock after another and
eventually give up.
(beat)
So, what time is your thing tomorrow
night?
SARAH
I’m supposed to go on around 10.
Why, do you want to come?
SOOK
Would that be cool?
SARAH
As long as you promise to clap. No
matter how much I suck.
Sook laughs.
SOOK
Promise.
INT. SAMANTHA CUSHING’S APARTMENT -- BEDROOM -- DAY
Jennifer and her girlfriend, SAMANTHA CUSHING, 24 with curly, dirty blonde hair, have just had sex and are out of breath.
JENNIFER
This, my darling Samantha, has been the
best lunch date ever.
SAMANTHA
You say that every time you spend your
lunch break here.
JENNIFER
That’s because the sex just keeps
getting better and better.
SAMANTHA
(laughs)
We’ve been together for two years. I
would have thought we reached our
peak a long time ago.
JENNIFER
We did. But we just keep on peaking
and peaking again and again.
SAMANTHA
I see your point, Jenni-fur.
INT. BARRAGARN’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT -- GLENDALE -- DAY
Bartender SCOTT COULIER -- light brown hair, handsome, 30 -- hands beers to a COUPLE OF CUSTOMERS at the bar then takes a dish rag and wipes down the other end of the bar as waitress ANGELIQUE VEGA -- very beautiful, long black hair, 29 -- approaches him.
ANGELIQUE
Hey Scott, you making any tips today?
I just got stiffed by a party of six.
SCOTT
That sucks.
ANGELIQUE
Apparently, they thought they were
supposed to tip one point five percent,
not fifteen percent.
SCOTT
I’d give you a few bucks if I had any
to give you. I don’t know why I take
these early afternoon shifts when it’s
so dead.
ANGELIQUE
I’m surprised it’s this dead for a
Friday but I have a feeling we’ll get
slammed in another hour.
SCOTT
Yeah, probably. Then some asshole will
call in sick and I’ll get stuck here
until one in the morning.
ANGELIQUE
I’m on ‘til close myself, but I asked
for the extra hours.
SCOTT
Ah.
ANGELIQUE
Yeah. Apparently, my son needs braces
or he’s going to wind up with all kinds
of jaw problems.
SCOTT
Seriously? I had braces. Now I have
TMJ that gets so bad it keeps me up at
night sometimes.
ANGELIQUE
Well, Jose has a nasty overbite and
kids, well, you know how kids are.
SCOTT
Fucking bullies.
INT. FUEL CAFÉ -- DAY
Sarah is sitting alone in the back the café, which isn’t very busy at the moment. She’s eating an egg and cheese bagel sandwich and drinking a latte while she writes in a journal. Suddenly, she stops writing, having just thought of something she’s excited about. She takes her phone and hurries toward the restrooms.
INT. FUEL CAFÉ -- WOMEN’S RESTROOM -- DAY
Sarah locks the restroom door behind her then selects an ap on her phone and presses record.
SARAH
OK, this is a new chorus idea.
(sings)
You make my body go swoon, swoon,
swoon / Every time you walk into
the room / You make my heart go boom,
boom, boom / That’s the sound of I
love you, too.
(speaking normally)
Maybe that’s too cheesy.
She presses pause on the recorder.
Somebody POUNDS on the restroom door.
WOMAN (O.S.)
Any time you’re done singing in
there.
Sarah laughs and blushes a bit.
EXT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- PARKING LOT -- NIGHT
A blue sedan pulls into the driveway. Driving it is ALAN ENOS, 35, handsome enough, black hair. Sarah is in the passenger seat.
INT. ALAN’S SEDAN -- NIGHT
Alan pulls into a parking spot and parks, shuts the car off. He’s wearing a black suit and a black and blue striped tie while Sarah wears a pretty but somewhat conservative blue dress.
SARAH
Alan, you OK?
ALAN
Yeah. Why do you ask?
SARAH
You just seemed a little quieter
than usual on the way here.
ALAN
It was just a bad day at work. We
had to put down three cats and a dog.
SARAH
Ah. I’m so sorry, honey.
ALAN
It’s OK. I mean, it sucks, but it’s
part of being a veterinarian.
SARAH
You sure you’re up for this?
ALAN
Yeah, I’ll be fine.
INT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- NIGHT
Jennifer and Samantha are seated on a bench.
JENNIFER
They should be here any second.
Sarah is never late for anything.
SAMANTHA
I noticed that. She’s always so
early.
JENNIFER
Alan probably took too long to get
ready.
SAMANTHA
I wonder if he’ll wear the black
suit or the gray suit tonight.
Jennifer laughs.
JENNIFER
That’s so mean.
SAMANTHA
No, it’s not. It’s the truth.
Both laugh.
The restaurant doors open and in walk Sarah and Alan. Jennifer and Samantha see Alan’s suit, look at each other and laugh a little as they get up to greet them.
Jennifer hugs Sarah -- who hugs back -- and gives her a quick kiss on the cheek.
JENNIFER
I’ve missed my Sarahbee.
SARAH
It’s only been a couple of weeks.
JENNIFER
Still, you’re my BFF.
Alan shakes Samantha’s hand.
ALAN
Nice to see you, Samantha.
SAMANTHA
You can call me Sam.
ALAN
(to himself)
OK, mental note, call Samantha Sam.
Samantha smiles.
Jennifer gives Alan a hug.
JENNIFER
You still treating my girl like a
precious butterfly?
ALAN
Sure.
JENNIFER
Then stop. My girl likes it rough!
The women all laugh then Sarah and Samantha hug.
SAMANTHA
Nice to see you, Sarah.
SARAH
You, too. You look gorgeous tonight.
The HOSTESS approaches them.
HOSTESS
Is your party all here now?
JENNIFER
Yes, we are.
HOSTESS
Great. If you’ll just follow me...
The four follow her onto the restaurant floor.
SAMANTHA
Can we sit in the back? We get a
little loud sometimes, so it’s best
for everyone.
HOSTESS
That shouldn’t be a problem.
The hostess stops, so everyone else stops, while her eyes scan the restaurant and she thinks.
HOSTESS (CONT’D)
OK, I can accommodate you. If
you’ll follow me...
The hostess leads them around a gigantic aquarium and past the sushi bar to a small area in the back corner where there are just a few tables.
HOSTESS (CONT’D)
You can sit at any of these, if
you want to take your pick.
SAMANTHA
The one in the corner OK with everybody?
JENNIFER
Absolutely not.
SAMANTHA
Shut up.
(to Sarah)
Is the corner OK with you?
SARAH
Absolutely!
The four sit down at the corner booth. Sarah sits beside Alan while Jennifer sits beside Samantha. The waitress hands each of them a regular menu and a sushi ordering slip along with little pencils.
HOSTESS
(to Jennifer)
Here you are.
JENNIFER
Thank you.
HOSTESS
(to Samantha)
For you.
SAMANTHA
Thank you muchly.
HOSTESS
(to Alan)
For you, sir.
ALAN
Thanks.
HOSTESS
(to Sarah)
And here you are.
SARAH
Thank you.
HOSTESS
(to everyone)
Daniel will be your waiter and he
should be right with you.
And off the hostess goes. The four look at their menus. Jennifer and Samantha start checking things off on the sushi ordering slips.
SAMANTHA
(to Jennifer)
You getting the eel?
JENNIFER
God, no. Everything was perfect last
time except for the gross, gross eel.
SAMANTHA
I know. I was being sarcastic.
Jennifer affectionately elbows Samantha’s arm.
SARAH
I think I’m in the mood for tofu
teriyaki.
ALAN
Are you going to get your cucumber,
avocado and cream cheese roll?
SARAH
Yes! Thank you for reminding me.
Since it’s not on the menu, Sarah writes it down on the top of the sushi slip.
SARAH (CONT’D)
Should I get two so you can have some?
ALAN
Sure. Can we have them bring that out
first?
SARAH
Sounds good -- I’m starving. So, what
are you getting?
ALAN
I think vegetable tempura sounds good
tonight.
JENNIFER
(to everyone)
Are we getting appetizers?
SARAH
We’re getting a couple of cucumber,
avocado and cream cheese rolls for
an appetizer.
SAMANTHA
That sounds good.
JENNIFER
(to Sarah)
Why don’t you order four of those and
we can all have one?
SARAH
Okie Dokie.
The waiter, DANIEL, 22, very cute with dark black hair, approaches the table.
DANIEL
Hi, I’m Daniel and I’ll be taking care
of you tonight.
SAMANTHA
(faux flirting)
Are you gonna take really good care of us?
DANIEL
(blushes a bit)
Really, really good care.
JENNIFER
(to Samantha)
Leave him alone.
DANIEL
So, would anybody like to order drinks
or appetizers?
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- NIGHT -- 15 MINUTES LATER
All four of the group are eating their cucumber, avocado and cream cheese rolls and drinking alcoholic beverages. Alan has a large Sapporo. Jennifer and Samantha are drinking Asahi. And Sarah has plum wine.
SARAH
(to Jennifer)
So, how’s that show you’ve been
working on?
JENNIFER
It’s pretty lame, but I had fun with
it. Today was my last day.
ALAN
Which show was it?
JENNIFER
Um... Good question. I think it was
one of the CSI shows. Which one,
who knows, they’ve got one for every
every damn city in the country at this
point.
ALAN
I watch them all.
SARAH
I told you not to tell people that.
Jennifer and Samantha laugh but Alan looks a bit perturbed, so Sarah gives him a kiss on the cheek.
SARAH
C’mon honey, I was just joking.
ALAN
I know.
SARAH
(to Jennifer and Samantha)
Alan had a bad day at work today.
JENNIFER
I could never be a vet. I admire
what you do. I just wouldn’t have
the stomach for it.
SAMANTHA
I know. I couldn’t imagine --
Jennifer elbows Samantha, shutting her up.
JENNIFER
These rolls are awesome. Much better
than a regular vegetable roll.
SAMANTHA
Yeah, seriously.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- NIGHT -- 10 MINUTES LATER
Everyone has their food now. Daniel is at the table, handing them each another drink:
SAMANTHA
Thanks, Daniel.
SARAH
Yeah, thanks.
ALAN
Thanks.
SAMANTHA
Are you single? I’m asking because
we have a hot friend who’s single
right now.
SARAH
Christina said she didn’t want anyone
setting her up anymore.
JENNIFER
Really? She usually likes the guys I
introduce her to.
SAMANTHA
So, Daniel, are you single or not?
DANIEL
I am, but I’m fine.
SAMANTHA
See, you look lonely to me. And our
friend is lonely.
ALAN
(to Samantha)
Just leave the guy alone already.
SAMANTHA
Let me show you her picture.
Samantha quickly finds a photo of Christina on her phone and holds it up so Daniel can see it; she’s a gorgeous brunette with long, wavy hair who looks younger than her age, which is 30.
SAMANTHA (CONT’D)
She’s hot, right?
DANIEL
Yes. But this is making me uncomfortable.
SAMANTHA
OK, OK. I just thought you might want to
come to Sarah’s open mic thing tomorrow
night and meet her.
DANIEL
Seriously? You’re not like, playing
some kind of prank on me?
SARAH
She’s serious.
ALAN
This is ridiculous.
EXT. BARRAGARNS’ MEXICAN RESTAURANT -- GLENDALE -- NIGHT
Scott emerges from a kitchen door with a large bag of trash, which he tosses in a dumpster. When he turns around he notices Angelique about ten feet away, crying while she smokes a cigarette.
He approaches her.
SCOTT
Angelique, are you OK?
ANGELIQUE
Yeah. I’m just stressed out.
SCOTT
How come?
ANGELIQUE
I’ve been doing the math all day and
even if I get good tips like tonight
every shift I still don’t see how I’m
gonna afford Jose’s braces.
SCOTT
I think most orthodontists offer
financing.
ANGELIQUE
Yeah, well, I filed bankruptcy last
year so I doubt they’d give me that
option. Besides, financing things is
how I got into trouble to begin with.
SCOTT
I feel ya. I can’t have any credit cards
myself. If I have them, I use them. It’s
like an addiction. So, I filed bankruptcy
a few years ago now I don’t have any.
ANGELIQUE
I’m not gonna get any new ones. I get
applications already but I just tear them
up.
SCOTT
Credit cards ruin so many people’s lives.
The temptation to use the credit is so
strong that people wind up maxing the
cards then they get more cards to pay
those cards and they just keep getting
further and further in debt. I’m sure
people have committed suicide because
they get so overwhelmed by credit card
debt and collection agents.
ANGELIQUE
Collection agents are the worst. I
got harassed by so many of them. I’m
still afraid to answer the phone when
it says caller unknown.
They sit in silence for a beat. They look each other in the eyes for a moment then they both turn away.
SCOTT
So, what’s your boyfriend like?
ANGELIQUE
He’s sweet. He’s younger than me,
but I think he’s got an old soul.
SCOTT
How long have you been together?
ANGELIQUE
We’re going on five months.
SCOTT
How long is the longest relationship
you’ve ever been in? If you don’t
mind me asking.
ANGELIQUE
I was with Jose’s father for four
years but I only really loved him
for the first year or so. I just
tried to make it work for Jose.
SCOTT
That’s admirable.
ANGELIQUE
Not really. He had to hear his
mother and father fight so much.
I wish I could do it over.
SCOTT
Does he remember the fighting?
ANGELIQUE
I think so because he never tells
me about what he does with his
Dad, like he’s afraid it would
upset me.
SCOTT
Would it?
ANGELIQUE
No. I’m happy they have a good
relationship.
A pick up truck pulls up. It’s driven by JUAN, 21, Angelique’s boyfriend, who glares at Scott.
ANGELIQUE
Well, I’m out of here.
SCOTT
Have a good night.
Angelique gets in the pick up truck and quickly kisses Juan on the cheek. Scott goes back in the restaurant as they drive off.
INT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- NIGHT
The four are now eating fried ice cream.
JENNIFER
(to Sarah and Alan)
So, are you guys still coming to the
movie with us?
Sarah looks at Alan.
ALAN
I’m really exhausted.
JENNIFER
(to Sarah)
You could still come with us and we
can drop you off at Alan’s later.
SARAH
That’s OK. I’m pretty exhausted
myself.
SAMANTHA
Party poopers.
SARAH
(to Jennifer)
We’re still going walking tomorrow
morning though right?
JENNIFER
Abso-fucking-lutely.
SAMANTHA
Can I come?
JENNIFER
You and I both know you won’t get
out of bed until noon tomorrow.
SAMANTHA
Well, maybe I’ll get up early for
once and surprise you.
JENNIFER
Don’t you have to go shopping for
Meryl Streep tomorrow?
SAMANTHA
Oh, shit. You’re right. She wants
new scarves so I get to go blow a
ridiculous amount of money on them.
SARAH
Is she going shopping with you?
SAMANTHA
No, Meryl trusts me. Well, once in a
while she’ll have me return something
but usually she likes everything I
buy for her.
SARAH
That’s so cool. I wish I could be a
personal shopper. I’m so sick of doing
people’s dirty laundry. I dream about
it in my sleep now. It’s awful.
SAMANTHA
Well, if I hear that someone is looking
for a shopper I could put in a good
word for you.
SARAH
That would be super duper.
ALAN
But you don’t like expensive clothes.
SARAH
I’m sure I could pretend to. I’ve
only been reading Nylon magazine
for ten years now.
SAMANTHA
Do yourself a favor and buy a bunch
of Vogue magazines. The U.S. edition,
the French edition, the U.K. edition,
buy them all. American celebs love
European shit.
SARAH
Cool. I know a place on Brand that
tears the covers off of old issues
to get refunded but then they sell
them for like two bucks a pop.
Daniel comes to the table with the check.
DANIEL
Who should I give the check to?
Jennifer grabs it. Daniel walks off.
JENNIFER
Tonight was on me.
ALAN
Are you sure? I was planning to
pay for Sarah and I.
JENNIFER
I’m sure. Trust me. I don’t know
which CSI I was on but I do know what
I got paid.
SARAH
Well, thank you.
ALAN
Yes, thank you.
Jennifer waves Daniel over, her credit card in hand. He hurries over and takes it along with the check.
DANIEL
Thank you. I’ll be right back.
SAMANTHA
(to Sarah)
When he comes back, tell him where
your open mic is tomorrow night.
SARAH
Do you really expect Christina to
like him or are you just playing
games with the kid?
SAMANTHA
No, we were talking the other day and
she said she’s had enough of older guys,
that she wants to try dating younger.
JENNIFER
I can’t imagine Christina saying that.
SAMANTHA
Well, she did.
Daniel comes back over with Jennifer’s card and the slip for her to sign.
JENNIFER
I’m giving you a fifty dollar tip
so you’ll have money to buy Christina
a couple drinks tomorrow night.
DANIEL
Thanks.
SARAH
So, my thing is at Maximillians and
I should be on around ten. But
we’ll all be there at least an hour
before that. You should join us.
DANIEL
OK, I will see you then.
SAMANTHA
You just have to promise to clap for
her. Even if she sucks, you clap.
Got it?
Daniel laughs.
SAMANTHA (CONT’D)
(to everyone)
See, he does have a sense of humor.
Daniel blushes.
JENNIFER
Christina likes to think she’s funny,
so it’s important that anyone she’s
seeing knows how to laugh.
SAMANTHA
So, if you want in, just laugh at
all of her jokes tomorrow night.
Everyone laughs, including Daniel.
SARAH
(to Samantha)
You’re so awful, Sam.
INT. SCOTT’S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT -- LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT
Scott enters the apartment, still in his work clothes, carrying a pizza. (The walls of the living room are decorated with framed contemporary art prints.) He walks over to the cluttered coffee table -- art books as well as Juxtapose and High Fructose magazines -- and puts the pizza there then he heads into the bedroom.
INT. SCOTT’S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT -- BEDROOM -- NIGHT
Scott takes off his shirt and tosses it in the hamper then he takes off his jeans, boxers and shorts and tosses them in the hamper as well. (The bedroom walls are covered with movie posters: Clerks, Chasing Amy, Before Sunrise, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting.) Finally, he opens a bureau drawer and takes out sweatpants and a T-shirt and puts them on.
INT. SCOTT’S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT -- LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT
Scott comes out of his bedroom and walks over to the refrigerator in the kitchen area, which takes up about one third of the living room, and he grabs a large bottle of hard cider, opens it. Then he goes and sits on the couch. Opens the box of pizza. Picks up a slice. Eats.
EXT. ALAN’S HOUSE -- NIGHT
Alan’s two story house in the valley. His sedan is parked in the driveway.
INT. ALAN’S HOUSE -- BEDROOM -- NIGHT
Alan is lying in bed, reading a veterinary surgery book, when Sarah comes out of the bathroom wearing only her underwear and bra. She strikes a sexy pose, but he’s so consumed by the book that he doesn’t notice. So, she gets on the bed and kisses his cheek.
SARAH
What’s a girl gotta do to get some
around here?
He ignores her for a second, finishing a sentence, then he places a bookmark in the book and shuts it, puts it on the bedside table. Finally he turns to her and smiles.
ALAN
All she has to do is ask.
SARAH
(flirting)
Well, I am asking.
ALAN
It sounds like you’re begging.
SARAH
(pissed)
Begging? What the fuck, Alan?
ALAN
Calm down.
SARAH
Calm down? You just made me feel
like a slut.
ALAN
That wasn’t my intention.
Sarah gets off of the bed, puts on a bathrobe.
SARAH
Well, you can read your book.
I’m gonna go sleep on the futon.
That said, she hurries out of the bedroom.
Alan just stares at the doorway a beat, startled by what just happened. But then he just sighs and picks up his book.
INT. SCOTT’S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT -- BEDROOM -- NIGHT
Scott is lying in bed masturbating; it’s obvious from the way we see his hand rising and falling beneath the sheet.
SCOTT’S P.O.V. ON THE CEILING: He sees MARY, his beautiful, blonde ex, 27. She’s wearing a necklace with a charm that reads SCOTT inside of a heart.
He’s not happy to see Mary. He shuts his eyes and when he opens them again we see his P.O.V. on the ceiling and it’s just a plain white ceiling.
He shuts his eyes again and lets out a groan as he climaxes and his whole body trembles.
EXT. GRIFFITH PARK -- MORNING
Jennifer and Sarah are walking along a path in Griffith Park. A few PEOPLE walk by them headed in the opposite direction.
JENNIFER
So, are you excited about tonight?
SARAH
I can’t tell if what I’m feeling is
excitement or anxiety.
JENNIFER
I would imagine it’s a little bit of
both.
SARAH
Yeah. It doesn’t help matters that
Alan was a complete jerk last night
when we got home.
JENNIFER
Alan? Seriously? What happened?
SARAH
He was reading when I got in bed and
propositioned him. He snapped at me
and accused me of begging for it. The
way he said it, he might as well have
called me a slut, you know?
JENNIFER
I’m sure he didn’t mean it like that.
You said he had a bad day at work, right?
SARAH
Yeah, but he could have apologized for
it and he didn’t. I went to sleep on
the futon downstairs and he let me
spend the whole night there. I barely
even slept, I was so angry with him.
JENNIFER
Did he apologize this morning?
SARAH
He said he was sorry about last night,
yeah. But he was still a little moody.
I don’t know what’s up with him. He’s
been upset about work before but
usually he’s fine the next morning.
You’d think he’d be nicer the day of
my thing.
JENNIFER
Yeah. But, knowing Alan, he’ll probably
have chocolates and roses waiting for
you when you get home.
SARAH
Speaking of chocolates, you just made
me think of the munchies, which reminds
me -- do you want to stop by Ken’s on
the way back? I’m all out of weed and
I’d like a toke or two before I go on
tonight.
JENNIFER
Yeah, we’re almost out, too.
A teenage girl, JODI, and her girlfriend, DIANA, who are holding hands as they approach from the opposite direction, recognize Jennifer and stop.
JODI
Excuse me, are you Jennifer Murphy?
Sarah and Jennifer stop.
JENNIFER
I am.
DIANA
We loved you on Law and Order and
Unforgettable. I’m Diana, by the
way.
Jennifer shakes her hand.
JODI
I’m Jodi.
Jennifer and Jodi shake.
JODI (CONT’D)
What have you been working on
lately?
JENNIFER
I did an episode of CSI -- don’t ask
me which one -- and I’m actually
starring in a Lifetime movie that
airs in August.
DIANA
What’s it called?
JENNIFER
Um, good question. Give me a sec...
SARAH
Isn’t it called The Ghosts of You?
JENNIFER
That’s right. Ghosts, plural.
JODI
Awesome! Can we get a photo with you?
JENNIFER
Of course.
Diana offers her phone to Sarah.
DIANA
Could you?
SARAH
Sure.
Diana gets on one side of Jennifer, Jodi on the other. Both put an arm around her. Sarah takes a photo.
SARAH (CONT’D)
Hold on. Let me take one more.
She takes another photo.
EXT. KEN’S HOUSE -- DAY
Sarah and Jennifer walk up to a small Spanish-style home on San Fernando Road in Glendale. Sarah knocks.
JENNIFER
I hope he’s home.
SARAH
I think he lacks the ambition to
leave the house.
After a beat, KEN LANGLAY opens the door. He’s 32 with bright blonde hair and a scruffy face.
KEN
Yo... Sarahbee. Jenni-fur.
SARAH
Hey Ken.
KEN
Come on in.
Sarah and Jennifer go inside.
INT. KEN’S HOUSE -- DAY
Ken shuts the door behind them. His fiancé, WENDY LESARDE, 22 with long red hair, is sitting on the couch completely topless and she makes no attempt to cover up, nor does she appear the least bit uncomfortable. Jennifer and Sarah notice this and give each other a look and have to fight the urge to laugh.
KEN (CONT’D)
Have a seat. You remember my fiancé,
Wendy.
Jennifer takes a seat on the couch, but leaves a space between her and Wendy.
JENNIFER
(to Wendy)
Hi sweetie.
WENDY
Hey.
Sarah sits on a beat up old recliner. Ken sits on a second, slightly newer recliner.
SARAH
(to Wendy)
How’s it going?
WENDY
Pretty well.
SARAH
Awesome.
Jennifer points at the bong on the coffee table, which is covered in High Times and various other pot-related publications.
JENNIFER
(to Ken)
May I?
KEN
I insist.
Jennifer picks up the lighter and bong, takes a hit, holds it in.
KEN (CONT’D)
So, what can I get you ladies today?
SARAH
I’m doing an open mic night tonight,
so I could use something to calm my
nerves but not something that’s gonna
get me too stoned to play guitar.
Jennifer exhales, smiles.
JENNIFER
Niiiice.
KEN
I have just the thing.
(to Jennifer)
And for you, my favorite actress?
JENNIFER
Whatever’s in the bong, please.
KEN
That’s Pineapple Express. Named
after the movie, of course. That
one’s a hundred for a dime.
JENNIFER
That’s fine.
(to Sarah)
You have to try this.
Ken leaves the room to get the pot. Meanwhile, Jennifer hands the bong and lighter to Sarah and she takes a hit.
JENNIFER
(to Wendy)
I’m something of an expert and I
must say you have lovely boobs.
Sarah exhales and laughs, mostly because of what Jennifer just said.
WENDY
They’re real. Want to feel them?
JENNIFER
No thanks. I have a girlfriend.
WENDY
I don’t think touching a girl’s boobs
constitutes cheating. What do you
think Sarah?
SARAH
Your boobs rock.
WENDY
Shouldn’t Jennifer touch them?
SARAH
That’s her call, not mine.
Sarah takes another hit.
JENNIFER
Regrettably I have to decline.
Ken returns as Sarah exhales. He hands her a dimebag.
KEN
Sarah, meet my friend, Mistress
Amber.
SARAH
Thanks.
He turns to Jennifer and hands her a bag.
KEN (CONT’D)
And Pineapple Express for Jennifer.
JENNIFER
Merci beaucoup.
Sarah takes out 70 dollars and hands it to him.
KEN
Thanks.
Jennifer takes out a hundred, gives it to him.
JENNIFER
Here you go, dude.
KEN
(to Sarah)
So, where is your open mic?
SARAH
Maximillians.
JENNIFER
You and Wendy should come.
Sarah gives Jennifer a “what are you doing” look.
Ken turns to Sarah.
KEN
Would that be cool?
SARAH
Super duper.
KEN
What time do you go on?
SARAH
Ten-ish.
KEN
(to Wendy)
Wendy, wanna go to Sarah’s thing?
WENDY
Only if Jennifer touches my boobs.
JENNIFER
Fine. I guess if it’s for a good
cause.
Sarah gives Jennifer a “don’t do it look,” but Jennifer just smiles at her as she slides over next to Wendy, who turns to her. And then Jennifer cups Wendy’s boobs in her hands for a few seconds, even squeezes them slightly. Then she slides back to the other end of the couch.
WENDY
What do you think?
JENNIFER
Very nice.
WENDY
Nice?
JENNIFER
As soft and warm as they are beautiful.
Sarah takes another hit from the bong.
WENDY
(to Ken, motions to Jennifer)
Can we keep her?
EXT. GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA -- DAY
Establishing ariel shot of the city from its low valleys to its large skyscrapers then a montage of shots around the city:
EXT/INT. THE GLENDALE GALLERIA -- DAY
A three story, carpeted mall with all of your typical mall stores. CROWDED with a diverse group of SHOPPERS including Caucasians, Asians (especially Koreans), Armenians, Mexicans and African Americans.
EXT. BRAND BOULEVARD OF CARS -- DAY
One dealership after another. So many it seems like there’s an never-ending swarm of them.
EXT. BRAND BOULEVARD -- CENTER -- DAY
Lots of busy restaurants and shops. As well as:
EXT/INT. ALEX THEATER -- DAY
A former movie palace converted into a proper “streamline moderne” theater. A late night TV show is currently being filmed here.
EXT/INT. BRAND BOULEVARD -- BUSINESS DISTRICT -- DAY
This is where the skyscrapers are. Lots of buildings housing offices where lawyers, doctors, collection agents and all manner of businesses operate.
EXT. CITY STREETS -- DAY
The people are as diverse as those in the mall. Lots of PEOPLE waiting at bus stops on Brand Boulevard, Glendale Boulevard, Broadway, etc. There are both MTA and Glendale Beeline buses. Since it’s June, many of those waiting are wearing shorts.
EXT/INT. MAURIZO’S ITALIAN DELI -- DAY
It’s precisely what the sign reads. Lots of CUSTOMERS in line here. Very busy place. There’s a small area inside the store where people sit eating some of the famous subs made there.
EXT/INT. GLENDALE HEALTH CENTER -- DAY
Over a dozen PEOPLE in line waiting to check in for free or reduced cost healthcare here.
EXT. FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK -- DAY
A huge cemetery with a billboard that reads: COME SPEND ETERNITY WITH US.
EXT. BROADWAY GLENDALE APARTMENTS -- DAY
LOTS OF PEOPLE go in and out of the businesses on the ground level of the six story building: MIKE’S CAFÉ, ANTON’S TAILOR SHOP, VOYAGE TRAVEL AGENCY, MAILBOXES & MORE, JOE’S CIGAR SHOP and QUICKSHOT P.I.
PEOPLE board buses on both Broadway and Glendale while more people wait for other buses.
PEOPLE buy newspapers from the dispensers in front of the building. Among the titles available are the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly and New Armenia.
INT. APARTMENT 414 -- DAY
SARAH AMES, 26, blonde, pretty, lies asleep on her futon in her IKEA furnished studio apartment. There’s an acoustic guitar and amplifier in the corner and a PC with a Pro-Tools manual beside it on a desk. The walls are decorated with posters of various singer/songwriters: Joshua Radin, Butch Walker, A Fine Frenzy, Bat For Lashes, Ingrid Michaelson and a handsome, heavily-tattooed lad named PHIL TANNER.
There’s a thirty gallon aquarium with several zebras and neon tetras on the middle of the large kitchen counter/snack bar that sections off the kitchen area of the apartment.
An ALARM CLOCK GOES OFF on a bedside table at the foot of the futon. After it CHIRPS a few times Sarah reluctantly opens her eyes. She sits up and yawns as she stretches; she’s wearing a long, over-sized Bon Jovi T-shirt. Then she crawls to the end of the futon, shuts the alarm off. The time is now 10:01.
INT. APARTMENT 414 -- BATHROOM -- DAY
Sarah is taking a shower behind the shower curtain, which is decorated with a koi fish pattern. Butch Walker’s “So At Last” plays loudly from her computer speakers in the other room.
INT. APARTMENT 414 -- WALK IN CLOSET -- DAY
Now A Fine Frenzy’s “Electric Twist” plays while Sarah, already wearing a pink bra and matching undies, sings along as she slides into an orange T-shirt with a logo on the left side of the front that reads ORANGE LAUNDRY. She then picks up a pair of blue jeans from a basket of clean laundry on the floor and puts them on. They aren’t super tight but they do accentuate her very nice figure.
INT. BROADWAY GLENDALE APARTMENTS -- LOBBY -- DAY
Sarah gets out of the elevator wearing a backpack and walks through the lobby where the mail woman, OLIVIA DESPENTES, 43, is putting mail in the building’s many mailboxes. Sarah stops to talk to her.
OLIVIA
Hi, Sarah.
SARAH
Hey, Olivia.
OLIVIA
On your way to work?
SARAH
You bet. Did I get anything good
today?
OLIVIA
Just junkmail, I think.
SARAH
Oh well, better than bills.
OLIVIA
Well, have a good day.
SARAH
You, too.
EXT. BROADWAY GLENDALE APARTMENTS -- DAY
Sarah walks out of the building and heads right on the busy Glendale Avenue sidewalk.
EXT. ORANGE LAUNDRY -- DAY
Not surprisingly, Orange Laundry has an orange logo with an orange instead of an O. It’s a considerably large laundromat with lots of CUSTOMERS inside.
Along comes Sarah, who takes off her backpack as she heads inside.
INT. ORANGE LAUNDRY -- DAY
Sarah walks in and is immediately confronted by an upset customer, a gentleman known as TOMMY, 50, who’s wearing rather ragged clothes. He scratches his head as he talks to her.
TOMMY
Sarah, this machine just ate my
quarter. Or quarters. All I know is
I put four in and it’s not working.
SARAH
OK, OK, let me get the key, Tommy.
Sarah opens a waist-high door and goes behind the counter underneath which she deposits her backpack.
SOOK SOO YOUNG, 24, Korean, very pretty, is busy working, folding someone’s T-shirts.
SOOK
Hi, Sarah.
SARAH
Hi. Do you have a key? Tommy’s
saying the machine ate his quarters
again.
SOOK
Again?
SARAH
Do you want to argue with him?
SOOK
Absolutely not.
Sook reaches into her pocket and retrieves a laundry machine key and hands it to Sarah.
SARAH
Thanks, Sook.
And off Sarah goes to deal with Tommy, Sook’s eyes fixated on her.
SOOK
(to herself)
No problem.
It’s obvious that Sook either idolizes Sarah or has a crush on her from the way she stares at her while she deals with Tommy.
INT. CLANCY BROTHERS FILM STUDIO -- DAY
Actress JENNIFER MURPHY, a gorgeous red-head, 26, is filmming an interrogation scene with actor TONY HODGE, 56, balding. Hodge is the detective. Jennifer is the suspect.
TONY
You’re telling me you didn’t see
Joe Pritchard at all the night he
was murdered?
JENNIFER
That’s what I said. I didn’t see
him.
TONY
Then why did a video camera from the
ATM across the street film you
entering the building?
JENNIFER
That’s not true.
TONY
Isn’t it?
JENNIFER
You’re bluffing.
TONY
If I was bluffing, how would I know
you were wearing a red hoodie?
JENNIFER
I don’t even own a red hoodie.
TONY
Well, I’m not gonna take your word
for it. In fact, our department is
servicing a search warrant on your
apartment as we speak.
JENNIFER
Look, I am innocent. I did not kill
him. We were good friends.
TONY
Good friends who slept together?
JENNIFER
That’s none of your business.
TONY
It is if you wanted to be more than
just friends with benefits and he
turned you down.
JENNIFER
I’m not saying another word without
a lawyer.
Tony slams his hands on the table, frustrated, and then he exits the room.
DIRECTOR
Cut and print! Great work guys.
JENNIFER
Thanks.
DIRECTOR
Why don’t we break for lunch now
and I’ll see you in an hour?
INT. STUDIO HALLWAY -- DAY
Jennifer walks down the busy hallway until she reaches a dressing room door with a piece of paper taped to it that reads JENNIFER MURPHY. She unlocks the door.
INT. JENNIFER’S DRESSING ROOM -- DAY
Jennifer enters the dressing room. She goes to her Coach handbag and gets her iPhone.
JENNIFER’S P.O.V. ON IPHONE as she scrolls through her contacts, stopping when she reaches Sam Cushing, which she clicks on, prompting the phone to dial the number.
INT. ORANGE LAUNDRY -- DAY
Sarah and Sook are behind the counter, folding clothes.
SARAH
Got any plans this weekend?
SOOK
I’m here again tomorrow and Sunday
we go to church, so not really. You?
SARAH
I’ve got dinner with Alan and a couple
of friends tonight. Hopefully, he’ll
want me to stay over because I’m sick
of staring at the four walls of my
apartment. Then tomorrow I’m doing an
open mic night, which should be super
intimidating.
SOOK
I wish I had an apartment.
SARAH
Why don’t you get one?
SOOK
My parents would get all bent out of
shape. They think daughters are
supposed to live at home with their
parents until they get married.
SARAH
That’s crazy. I mean, it’s hard to
have a serious relationship when you
live with your parents and if you
don’t have a serious relationship then
you’ll never get married.
SOOK
That’s what I keep telling them. But
they’re so stuck in their ways.
SARAH
Wow, that sucks.
SOOK
You’ll probably laugh, but I was almost
a K-Pop star until my parents decided
it wasn’t in keeping with their values.
SARAH
Really?
SOOK
I was doing very well at a K-Pop training
school for a major label. But my parents
said it was changing me and the next
thing I knew we were moving to the U.S.
SARAH
So, your parents moved here just to stop
you from being a pop star?
SOOK
Well, they’d talked about moving here
for years but it was like one of those
things people say they’re gonna do
but never actually get around to.
SARAH
Do you ever think of moving back there
on your own?
SOOK
Not really. I’m twenty four now,
which is practically ancient by K-Pop
standards.
SARAH
Really?
SOOK
Yeah. I think the average age of
K-Pop stars is around seventeen.
SARAH
Say you were a big K-Pop star at
seventeen. What would happen to
you when you hit, say, twenty one?
SOOK
Usually they kick you out of the
group and replace you with someone
younger.
SARAH
That’s horrible.
SOOK
Yeah, they call it graduating.
SARAH
Graduating?
SOOK
Yeah. You’re not kicked to the curb,
you’re graduating.
SARAH
Then what do those girls do?
SOOK
A lot of them become TV stars or go to
college. Some become successful solo
artists. But an awful lot of them commit
suicide, too.
SARAH
Wow. That is so fucked up. Someone
needs to make a documentary about
that.
SOOK
People have tried. But they just hit
one roadblock after another and
eventually give up.
(beat)
So, what time is your thing tomorrow
night?
SARAH
I’m supposed to go on around 10.
Why, do you want to come?
SOOK
Would that be cool?
SARAH
As long as you promise to clap. No
matter how much I suck.
Sook laughs.
SOOK
Promise.
INT. SAMANTHA CUSHING’S APARTMENT -- BEDROOM -- DAY
Jennifer and her girlfriend, SAMANTHA CUSHING, 24 with curly, dirty blonde hair, have just had sex and are out of breath.
JENNIFER
This, my darling Samantha, has been the
best lunch date ever.
SAMANTHA
You say that every time you spend your
lunch break here.
JENNIFER
That’s because the sex just keeps
getting better and better.
SAMANTHA
(laughs)
We’ve been together for two years. I
would have thought we reached our
peak a long time ago.
JENNIFER
We did. But we just keep on peaking
and peaking again and again.
SAMANTHA
I see your point, Jenni-fur.
INT. BARRAGARN’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT -- GLENDALE -- DAY
Bartender SCOTT COULIER -- light brown hair, handsome, 30 -- hands beers to a COUPLE OF CUSTOMERS at the bar then takes a dish rag and wipes down the other end of the bar as waitress ANGELIQUE VEGA -- very beautiful, long black hair, 29 -- approaches him.
ANGELIQUE
Hey Scott, you making any tips today?
I just got stiffed by a party of six.
SCOTT
That sucks.
ANGELIQUE
Apparently, they thought they were
supposed to tip one point five percent,
not fifteen percent.
SCOTT
I’d give you a few bucks if I had any
to give you. I don’t know why I take
these early afternoon shifts when it’s
so dead.
ANGELIQUE
I’m surprised it’s this dead for a
Friday but I have a feeling we’ll get
slammed in another hour.
SCOTT
Yeah, probably. Then some asshole will
call in sick and I’ll get stuck here
until one in the morning.
ANGELIQUE
I’m on ‘til close myself, but I asked
for the extra hours.
SCOTT
Ah.
ANGELIQUE
Yeah. Apparently, my son needs braces
or he’s going to wind up with all kinds
of jaw problems.
SCOTT
Seriously? I had braces. Now I have
TMJ that gets so bad it keeps me up at
night sometimes.
ANGELIQUE
Well, Jose has a nasty overbite and
kids, well, you know how kids are.
SCOTT
Fucking bullies.
INT. FUEL CAFÉ -- DAY
Sarah is sitting alone in the back the café, which isn’t very busy at the moment. She’s eating an egg and cheese bagel sandwich and drinking a latte while she writes in a journal. Suddenly, she stops writing, having just thought of something she’s excited about. She takes her phone and hurries toward the restrooms.
INT. FUEL CAFÉ -- WOMEN’S RESTROOM -- DAY
Sarah locks the restroom door behind her then selects an ap on her phone and presses record.
SARAH
OK, this is a new chorus idea.
(sings)
You make my body go swoon, swoon,
swoon / Every time you walk into
the room / You make my heart go boom,
boom, boom / That’s the sound of I
love you, too.
(speaking normally)
Maybe that’s too cheesy.
She presses pause on the recorder.
Somebody POUNDS on the restroom door.
WOMAN (O.S.)
Any time you’re done singing in
there.
Sarah laughs and blushes a bit.
EXT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- PARKING LOT -- NIGHT
A blue sedan pulls into the driveway. Driving it is ALAN ENOS, 35, handsome enough, black hair. Sarah is in the passenger seat.
INT. ALAN’S SEDAN -- NIGHT
Alan pulls into a parking spot and parks, shuts the car off. He’s wearing a black suit and a black and blue striped tie while Sarah wears a pretty but somewhat conservative blue dress.
SARAH
Alan, you OK?
ALAN
Yeah. Why do you ask?
SARAH
You just seemed a little quieter
than usual on the way here.
ALAN
It was just a bad day at work. We
had to put down three cats and a dog.
SARAH
Ah. I’m so sorry, honey.
ALAN
It’s OK. I mean, it sucks, but it’s
part of being a veterinarian.
SARAH
You sure you’re up for this?
ALAN
Yeah, I’ll be fine.
INT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- NIGHT
Jennifer and Samantha are seated on a bench.
JENNIFER
They should be here any second.
Sarah is never late for anything.
SAMANTHA
I noticed that. She’s always so
early.
JENNIFER
Alan probably took too long to get
ready.
SAMANTHA
I wonder if he’ll wear the black
suit or the gray suit tonight.
Jennifer laughs.
JENNIFER
That’s so mean.
SAMANTHA
No, it’s not. It’s the truth.
Both laugh.
The restaurant doors open and in walk Sarah and Alan. Jennifer and Samantha see Alan’s suit, look at each other and laugh a little as they get up to greet them.
Jennifer hugs Sarah -- who hugs back -- and gives her a quick kiss on the cheek.
JENNIFER
I’ve missed my Sarahbee.
SARAH
It’s only been a couple of weeks.
JENNIFER
Still, you’re my BFF.
Alan shakes Samantha’s hand.
ALAN
Nice to see you, Samantha.
SAMANTHA
You can call me Sam.
ALAN
(to himself)
OK, mental note, call Samantha Sam.
Samantha smiles.
Jennifer gives Alan a hug.
JENNIFER
You still treating my girl like a
precious butterfly?
ALAN
Sure.
JENNIFER
Then stop. My girl likes it rough!
The women all laugh then Sarah and Samantha hug.
SAMANTHA
Nice to see you, Sarah.
SARAH
You, too. You look gorgeous tonight.
The HOSTESS approaches them.
HOSTESS
Is your party all here now?
JENNIFER
Yes, we are.
HOSTESS
Great. If you’ll just follow me...
The four follow her onto the restaurant floor.
SAMANTHA
Can we sit in the back? We get a
little loud sometimes, so it’s best
for everyone.
HOSTESS
That shouldn’t be a problem.
The hostess stops, so everyone else stops, while her eyes scan the restaurant and she thinks.
HOSTESS (CONT’D)
OK, I can accommodate you. If
you’ll follow me...
The hostess leads them around a gigantic aquarium and past the sushi bar to a small area in the back corner where there are just a few tables.
HOSTESS (CONT’D)
You can sit at any of these, if
you want to take your pick.
SAMANTHA
The one in the corner OK with everybody?
JENNIFER
Absolutely not.
SAMANTHA
Shut up.
(to Sarah)
Is the corner OK with you?
SARAH
Absolutely!
The four sit down at the corner booth. Sarah sits beside Alan while Jennifer sits beside Samantha. The waitress hands each of them a regular menu and a sushi ordering slip along with little pencils.
HOSTESS
(to Jennifer)
Here you are.
JENNIFER
Thank you.
HOSTESS
(to Samantha)
For you.
SAMANTHA
Thank you muchly.
HOSTESS
(to Alan)
For you, sir.
ALAN
Thanks.
HOSTESS
(to Sarah)
And here you are.
SARAH
Thank you.
HOSTESS
(to everyone)
Daniel will be your waiter and he
should be right with you.
And off the hostess goes. The four look at their menus. Jennifer and Samantha start checking things off on the sushi ordering slips.
SAMANTHA
(to Jennifer)
You getting the eel?
JENNIFER
God, no. Everything was perfect last
time except for the gross, gross eel.
SAMANTHA
I know. I was being sarcastic.
Jennifer affectionately elbows Samantha’s arm.
SARAH
I think I’m in the mood for tofu
teriyaki.
ALAN
Are you going to get your cucumber,
avocado and cream cheese roll?
SARAH
Yes! Thank you for reminding me.
Since it’s not on the menu, Sarah writes it down on the top of the sushi slip.
SARAH (CONT’D)
Should I get two so you can have some?
ALAN
Sure. Can we have them bring that out
first?
SARAH
Sounds good -- I’m starving. So, what
are you getting?
ALAN
I think vegetable tempura sounds good
tonight.
JENNIFER
(to everyone)
Are we getting appetizers?
SARAH
We’re getting a couple of cucumber,
avocado and cream cheese rolls for
an appetizer.
SAMANTHA
That sounds good.
JENNIFER
(to Sarah)
Why don’t you order four of those and
we can all have one?
SARAH
Okie Dokie.
The waiter, DANIEL, 22, very cute with dark black hair, approaches the table.
DANIEL
Hi, I’m Daniel and I’ll be taking care
of you tonight.
SAMANTHA
(faux flirting)
Are you gonna take really good care of us?
DANIEL
(blushes a bit)
Really, really good care.
JENNIFER
(to Samantha)
Leave him alone.
DANIEL
So, would anybody like to order drinks
or appetizers?
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- NIGHT -- 15 MINUTES LATER
All four of the group are eating their cucumber, avocado and cream cheese rolls and drinking alcoholic beverages. Alan has a large Sapporo. Jennifer and Samantha are drinking Asahi. And Sarah has plum wine.
SARAH
(to Jennifer)
So, how’s that show you’ve been
working on?
JENNIFER
It’s pretty lame, but I had fun with
it. Today was my last day.
ALAN
Which show was it?
JENNIFER
Um... Good question. I think it was
one of the CSI shows. Which one,
who knows, they’ve got one for every
every damn city in the country at this
point.
ALAN
I watch them all.
SARAH
I told you not to tell people that.
Jennifer and Samantha laugh but Alan looks a bit perturbed, so Sarah gives him a kiss on the cheek.
SARAH
C’mon honey, I was just joking.
ALAN
I know.
SARAH
(to Jennifer and Samantha)
Alan had a bad day at work today.
JENNIFER
I could never be a vet. I admire
what you do. I just wouldn’t have
the stomach for it.
SAMANTHA
I know. I couldn’t imagine --
Jennifer elbows Samantha, shutting her up.
JENNIFER
These rolls are awesome. Much better
than a regular vegetable roll.
SAMANTHA
Yeah, seriously.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- NIGHT -- 10 MINUTES LATER
Everyone has their food now. Daniel is at the table, handing them each another drink:
SAMANTHA
Thanks, Daniel.
SARAH
Yeah, thanks.
ALAN
Thanks.
SAMANTHA
Are you single? I’m asking because
we have a hot friend who’s single
right now.
SARAH
Christina said she didn’t want anyone
setting her up anymore.
JENNIFER
Really? She usually likes the guys I
introduce her to.
SAMANTHA
So, Daniel, are you single or not?
DANIEL
I am, but I’m fine.
SAMANTHA
See, you look lonely to me. And our
friend is lonely.
ALAN
(to Samantha)
Just leave the guy alone already.
SAMANTHA
Let me show you her picture.
Samantha quickly finds a photo of Christina on her phone and holds it up so Daniel can see it; she’s a gorgeous brunette with long, wavy hair who looks younger than her age, which is 30.
SAMANTHA (CONT’D)
She’s hot, right?
DANIEL
Yes. But this is making me uncomfortable.
SAMANTHA
OK, OK. I just thought you might want to
come to Sarah’s open mic thing tomorrow
night and meet her.
DANIEL
Seriously? You’re not like, playing
some kind of prank on me?
SARAH
She’s serious.
ALAN
This is ridiculous.
EXT. BARRAGARNS’ MEXICAN RESTAURANT -- GLENDALE -- NIGHT
Scott emerges from a kitchen door with a large bag of trash, which he tosses in a dumpster. When he turns around he notices Angelique about ten feet away, crying while she smokes a cigarette.
He approaches her.
SCOTT
Angelique, are you OK?
ANGELIQUE
Yeah. I’m just stressed out.
SCOTT
How come?
ANGELIQUE
I’ve been doing the math all day and
even if I get good tips like tonight
every shift I still don’t see how I’m
gonna afford Jose’s braces.
SCOTT
I think most orthodontists offer
financing.
ANGELIQUE
Yeah, well, I filed bankruptcy last
year so I doubt they’d give me that
option. Besides, financing things is
how I got into trouble to begin with.
SCOTT
I feel ya. I can’t have any credit cards
myself. If I have them, I use them. It’s
like an addiction. So, I filed bankruptcy
a few years ago now I don’t have any.
ANGELIQUE
I’m not gonna get any new ones. I get
applications already but I just tear them
up.
SCOTT
Credit cards ruin so many people’s lives.
The temptation to use the credit is so
strong that people wind up maxing the
cards then they get more cards to pay
those cards and they just keep getting
further and further in debt. I’m sure
people have committed suicide because
they get so overwhelmed by credit card
debt and collection agents.
ANGELIQUE
Collection agents are the worst. I
got harassed by so many of them. I’m
still afraid to answer the phone when
it says caller unknown.
They sit in silence for a beat. They look each other in the eyes for a moment then they both turn away.
SCOTT
So, what’s your boyfriend like?
ANGELIQUE
He’s sweet. He’s younger than me,
but I think he’s got an old soul.
SCOTT
How long have you been together?
ANGELIQUE
We’re going on five months.
SCOTT
How long is the longest relationship
you’ve ever been in? If you don’t
mind me asking.
ANGELIQUE
I was with Jose’s father for four
years but I only really loved him
for the first year or so. I just
tried to make it work for Jose.
SCOTT
That’s admirable.
ANGELIQUE
Not really. He had to hear his
mother and father fight so much.
I wish I could do it over.
SCOTT
Does he remember the fighting?
ANGELIQUE
I think so because he never tells
me about what he does with his
Dad, like he’s afraid it would
upset me.
SCOTT
Would it?
ANGELIQUE
No. I’m happy they have a good
relationship.
A pick up truck pulls up. It’s driven by JUAN, 21, Angelique’s boyfriend, who glares at Scott.
ANGELIQUE
Well, I’m out of here.
SCOTT
Have a good night.
Angelique gets in the pick up truck and quickly kisses Juan on the cheek. Scott goes back in the restaurant as they drive off.
INT. HOUSE OF SUSHI -- NIGHT
The four are now eating fried ice cream.
JENNIFER
(to Sarah and Alan)
So, are you guys still coming to the
movie with us?
Sarah looks at Alan.
ALAN
I’m really exhausted.
JENNIFER
(to Sarah)
You could still come with us and we
can drop you off at Alan’s later.
SARAH
That’s OK. I’m pretty exhausted
myself.
SAMANTHA
Party poopers.
SARAH
(to Jennifer)
We’re still going walking tomorrow
morning though right?
JENNIFER
Abso-fucking-lutely.
SAMANTHA
Can I come?
JENNIFER
You and I both know you won’t get
out of bed until noon tomorrow.
SAMANTHA
Well, maybe I’ll get up early for
once and surprise you.
JENNIFER
Don’t you have to go shopping for
Meryl Streep tomorrow?
SAMANTHA
Oh, shit. You’re right. She wants
new scarves so I get to go blow a
ridiculous amount of money on them.
SARAH
Is she going shopping with you?
SAMANTHA
No, Meryl trusts me. Well, once in a
while she’ll have me return something
but usually she likes everything I
buy for her.
SARAH
That’s so cool. I wish I could be a
personal shopper. I’m so sick of doing
people’s dirty laundry. I dream about
it in my sleep now. It’s awful.
SAMANTHA
Well, if I hear that someone is looking
for a shopper I could put in a good
word for you.
SARAH
That would be super duper.
ALAN
But you don’t like expensive clothes.
SARAH
I’m sure I could pretend to. I’ve
only been reading Nylon magazine
for ten years now.
SAMANTHA
Do yourself a favor and buy a bunch
of Vogue magazines. The U.S. edition,
the French edition, the U.K. edition,
buy them all. American celebs love
European shit.
SARAH
Cool. I know a place on Brand that
tears the covers off of old issues
to get refunded but then they sell
them for like two bucks a pop.
Daniel comes to the table with the check.
DANIEL
Who should I give the check to?
Jennifer grabs it. Daniel walks off.
JENNIFER
Tonight was on me.
ALAN
Are you sure? I was planning to
pay for Sarah and I.
JENNIFER
I’m sure. Trust me. I don’t know
which CSI I was on but I do know what
I got paid.
SARAH
Well, thank you.
ALAN
Yes, thank you.
Jennifer waves Daniel over, her credit card in hand. He hurries over and takes it along with the check.
DANIEL
Thank you. I’ll be right back.
SAMANTHA
(to Sarah)
When he comes back, tell him where
your open mic is tomorrow night.
SARAH
Do you really expect Christina to
like him or are you just playing
games with the kid?
SAMANTHA
No, we were talking the other day and
she said she’s had enough of older guys,
that she wants to try dating younger.
JENNIFER
I can’t imagine Christina saying that.
SAMANTHA
Well, she did.
Daniel comes back over with Jennifer’s card and the slip for her to sign.
JENNIFER
I’m giving you a fifty dollar tip
so you’ll have money to buy Christina
a couple drinks tomorrow night.
DANIEL
Thanks.
SARAH
So, my thing is at Maximillians and
I should be on around ten. But
we’ll all be there at least an hour
before that. You should join us.
DANIEL
OK, I will see you then.
SAMANTHA
You just have to promise to clap for
her. Even if she sucks, you clap.
Got it?
Daniel laughs.
SAMANTHA (CONT’D)
(to everyone)
See, he does have a sense of humor.
Daniel blushes.
JENNIFER
Christina likes to think she’s funny,
so it’s important that anyone she’s
seeing knows how to laugh.
SAMANTHA
So, if you want in, just laugh at
all of her jokes tomorrow night.
Everyone laughs, including Daniel.
SARAH
(to Samantha)
You’re so awful, Sam.
INT. SCOTT’S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT -- LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT
Scott enters the apartment, still in his work clothes, carrying a pizza. (The walls of the living room are decorated with framed contemporary art prints.) He walks over to the cluttered coffee table -- art books as well as Juxtapose and High Fructose magazines -- and puts the pizza there then he heads into the bedroom.
INT. SCOTT’S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT -- BEDROOM -- NIGHT
Scott takes off his shirt and tosses it in the hamper then he takes off his jeans, boxers and shorts and tosses them in the hamper as well. (The bedroom walls are covered with movie posters: Clerks, Chasing Amy, Before Sunrise, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting.) Finally, he opens a bureau drawer and takes out sweatpants and a T-shirt and puts them on.
INT. SCOTT’S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT -- LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT
Scott comes out of his bedroom and walks over to the refrigerator in the kitchen area, which takes up about one third of the living room, and he grabs a large bottle of hard cider, opens it. Then he goes and sits on the couch. Opens the box of pizza. Picks up a slice. Eats.
EXT. ALAN’S HOUSE -- NIGHT
Alan’s two story house in the valley. His sedan is parked in the driveway.
INT. ALAN’S HOUSE -- BEDROOM -- NIGHT
Alan is lying in bed, reading a veterinary surgery book, when Sarah comes out of the bathroom wearing only her underwear and bra. She strikes a sexy pose, but he’s so consumed by the book that he doesn’t notice. So, she gets on the bed and kisses his cheek.
SARAH
What’s a girl gotta do to get some
around here?
He ignores her for a second, finishing a sentence, then he places a bookmark in the book and shuts it, puts it on the bedside table. Finally he turns to her and smiles.
ALAN
All she has to do is ask.
SARAH
(flirting)
Well, I am asking.
ALAN
It sounds like you’re begging.
SARAH
(pissed)
Begging? What the fuck, Alan?
ALAN
Calm down.
SARAH
Calm down? You just made me feel
like a slut.
ALAN
That wasn’t my intention.
Sarah gets off of the bed, puts on a bathrobe.
SARAH
Well, you can read your book.
I’m gonna go sleep on the futon.
That said, she hurries out of the bedroom.
Alan just stares at the doorway a beat, startled by what just happened. But then he just sighs and picks up his book.
INT. SCOTT’S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT -- BEDROOM -- NIGHT
Scott is lying in bed masturbating; it’s obvious from the way we see his hand rising and falling beneath the sheet.
SCOTT’S P.O.V. ON THE CEILING: He sees MARY, his beautiful, blonde ex, 27. She’s wearing a necklace with a charm that reads SCOTT inside of a heart.
He’s not happy to see Mary. He shuts his eyes and when he opens them again we see his P.O.V. on the ceiling and it’s just a plain white ceiling.
He shuts his eyes again and lets out a groan as he climaxes and his whole body trembles.
EXT. GRIFFITH PARK -- MORNING
Jennifer and Sarah are walking along a path in Griffith Park. A few PEOPLE walk by them headed in the opposite direction.
JENNIFER
So, are you excited about tonight?
SARAH
I can’t tell if what I’m feeling is
excitement or anxiety.
JENNIFER
I would imagine it’s a little bit of
both.
SARAH
Yeah. It doesn’t help matters that
Alan was a complete jerk last night
when we got home.
JENNIFER
Alan? Seriously? What happened?
SARAH
He was reading when I got in bed and
propositioned him. He snapped at me
and accused me of begging for it. The
way he said it, he might as well have
called me a slut, you know?
JENNIFER
I’m sure he didn’t mean it like that.
You said he had a bad day at work, right?
SARAH
Yeah, but he could have apologized for
it and he didn’t. I went to sleep on
the futon downstairs and he let me
spend the whole night there. I barely
even slept, I was so angry with him.
JENNIFER
Did he apologize this morning?
SARAH
He said he was sorry about last night,
yeah. But he was still a little moody.
I don’t know what’s up with him. He’s
been upset about work before but
usually he’s fine the next morning.
You’d think he’d be nicer the day of
my thing.
JENNIFER
Yeah. But, knowing Alan, he’ll probably
have chocolates and roses waiting for
you when you get home.
SARAH
Speaking of chocolates, you just made
me think of the munchies, which reminds
me -- do you want to stop by Ken’s on
the way back? I’m all out of weed and
I’d like a toke or two before I go on
tonight.
JENNIFER
Yeah, we’re almost out, too.
A teenage girl, JODI, and her girlfriend, DIANA, who are holding hands as they approach from the opposite direction, recognize Jennifer and stop.
JODI
Excuse me, are you Jennifer Murphy?
Sarah and Jennifer stop.
JENNIFER
I am.
DIANA
We loved you on Law and Order and
Unforgettable. I’m Diana, by the
way.
Jennifer shakes her hand.
JODI
I’m Jodi.
Jennifer and Jodi shake.
JODI (CONT’D)
What have you been working on
lately?
JENNIFER
I did an episode of CSI -- don’t ask
me which one -- and I’m actually
starring in a Lifetime movie that
airs in August.
DIANA
What’s it called?
JENNIFER
Um, good question. Give me a sec...
SARAH
Isn’t it called The Ghosts of You?
JENNIFER
That’s right. Ghosts, plural.
JODI
Awesome! Can we get a photo with you?
JENNIFER
Of course.
Diana offers her phone to Sarah.
DIANA
Could you?
SARAH
Sure.
Diana gets on one side of Jennifer, Jodi on the other. Both put an arm around her. Sarah takes a photo.
SARAH (CONT’D)
Hold on. Let me take one more.
She takes another photo.
EXT. KEN’S HOUSE -- DAY
Sarah and Jennifer walk up to a small Spanish-style home on San Fernando Road in Glendale. Sarah knocks.
JENNIFER
I hope he’s home.
SARAH
I think he lacks the ambition to
leave the house.
After a beat, KEN LANGLAY opens the door. He’s 32 with bright blonde hair and a scruffy face.
KEN
Yo... Sarahbee. Jenni-fur.
SARAH
Hey Ken.
KEN
Come on in.
Sarah and Jennifer go inside.
INT. KEN’S HOUSE -- DAY
Ken shuts the door behind them. His fiancé, WENDY LESARDE, 22 with long red hair, is sitting on the couch completely topless and she makes no attempt to cover up, nor does she appear the least bit uncomfortable. Jennifer and Sarah notice this and give each other a look and have to fight the urge to laugh.
KEN (CONT’D)
Have a seat. You remember my fiancé,
Wendy.
Jennifer takes a seat on the couch, but leaves a space between her and Wendy.
JENNIFER
(to Wendy)
Hi sweetie.
WENDY
Hey.
Sarah sits on a beat up old recliner. Ken sits on a second, slightly newer recliner.
SARAH
(to Wendy)
How’s it going?
WENDY
Pretty well.
SARAH
Awesome.
Jennifer points at the bong on the coffee table, which is covered in High Times and various other pot-related publications.
JENNIFER
(to Ken)
May I?
KEN
I insist.
Jennifer picks up the lighter and bong, takes a hit, holds it in.
KEN (CONT’D)
So, what can I get you ladies today?
SARAH
I’m doing an open mic night tonight,
so I could use something to calm my
nerves but not something that’s gonna
get me too stoned to play guitar.
Jennifer exhales, smiles.
JENNIFER
Niiiice.
KEN
I have just the thing.
(to Jennifer)
And for you, my favorite actress?
JENNIFER
Whatever’s in the bong, please.
KEN
That’s Pineapple Express. Named
after the movie, of course. That
one’s a hundred for a dime.
JENNIFER
That’s fine.
(to Sarah)
You have to try this.
Ken leaves the room to get the pot. Meanwhile, Jennifer hands the bong and lighter to Sarah and she takes a hit.
JENNIFER
(to Wendy)
I’m something of an expert and I
must say you have lovely boobs.
Sarah exhales and laughs, mostly because of what Jennifer just said.
WENDY
They’re real. Want to feel them?
JENNIFER
No thanks. I have a girlfriend.
WENDY
I don’t think touching a girl’s boobs
constitutes cheating. What do you
think Sarah?
SARAH
Your boobs rock.
WENDY
Shouldn’t Jennifer touch them?
SARAH
That’s her call, not mine.
Sarah takes another hit.
JENNIFER
Regrettably I have to decline.
Ken returns as Sarah exhales. He hands her a dimebag.
KEN
Sarah, meet my friend, Mistress
Amber.
SARAH
Thanks.
He turns to Jennifer and hands her a bag.
KEN (CONT’D)
And Pineapple Express for Jennifer.
JENNIFER
Merci beaucoup.
Sarah takes out 70 dollars and hands it to him.
KEN
Thanks.
Jennifer takes out a hundred, gives it to him.
JENNIFER
Here you go, dude.
KEN
(to Sarah)
So, where is your open mic?
SARAH
Maximillians.
JENNIFER
You and Wendy should come.
Sarah gives Jennifer a “what are you doing” look.
Ken turns to Sarah.
KEN
Would that be cool?
SARAH
Super duper.
KEN
What time do you go on?
SARAH
Ten-ish.
KEN
(to Wendy)
Wendy, wanna go to Sarah’s thing?
WENDY
Only if Jennifer touches my boobs.
JENNIFER
Fine. I guess if it’s for a good
cause.
Sarah gives Jennifer a “don’t do it look,” but Jennifer just smiles at her as she slides over next to Wendy, who turns to her. And then Jennifer cups Wendy’s boobs in her hands for a few seconds, even squeezes them slightly. Then she slides back to the other end of the couch.
WENDY
What do you think?
JENNIFER
Very nice.
WENDY
Nice?
JENNIFER
As soft and warm as they are beautiful.
Sarah takes another hit from the bong.
WENDY
(to Ken, motions to Jennifer)
Can we keep her?