A Hard Day's Night Page #6

She is beautifully and most expensively dressed. She looks

up and sees RINGO.

RINGO smiles at her and she smiles back. She then beckons

him to join her.

He looks around to see if she means someone else. She nods a

negative.

RINGO looks back enquiringly then points at himself as if to

say:
"Who, me?"

TANIA smiles enthusiastically.

GEORGE has been watching all this.

GEORGE:

Are you going in?

RINGO:

No, she'll only reject me in the end

and I'll be frustrated.

GEORGE:

You never know, you might be lucky

this time.

RINGO:

No, I know the psychological pattern

and it plays hell with me drum skins.

He blows the glamorous lady a kiss, then moves sadly on.

INTERIOR FURTHER DOWN THE CORRIDOR

PAUL enters a compartment followed by JOHN. The TWO GIRLS,

RITA and JEAN, from the restaurant car are sitting there.

PAUL:

Excuse me but have you seen that

little old man we were with?

The girls jump up, surprised.

JOHN:

We've broken out, oh, the blessed

freedom of it all!

(he extends his hands

as if handcuffed)

Eh, have you got a nail file, these

handcuffs are killing me. I was

framed. I was innocent.

PAUL:

Will you stop it! Sorry to disturb

you, miss...

He starts to drag JOHN after him.

JOHN:

I was innocent. I was framed. I won't

go back.

JOHN is now by the door; he leers at the girls horribly.

JOHN:

I bet you can guess what I was in

for.

He cackles like a maniac before disappearing, the door closing

after him.

A waiter carrying a tray with champagne and glasses on it

passes into one of the compartments with the blinds down.

PAUL:

How about that one?

He moves towards the compartment.

PAUL:

(to Ringo and George)

Did you look in here?

GEORGE:

No. I mean, it's probably a honeymoon

couple or a company director or

something.

PAUL:

Well, let's broaden our outlook.

PAUL opens the door of the compartment.

INTERIOR OF COMPARTMENT

From the BOYS' P.O.V. we see GRANDFATHER and the elderly

lady, AUDREY, sipping champagne and nibbling caviar on toast.

GRANDFATHER:

(looking up)

Congratulate me, boys, I'm engaged.

PAUL enters and crosses over to him.

PAUL:

Oh no, you're not. You've gone too

far this time... and who's paying

for all this?

GRANDFATHER:

It's all taken care of. It's down on

our bill.

PAUL:

Oh, well that's all right.

(realising)

What?

AUDREY:

Young man, kindly moderate your tone

when you address my fiance.

PAUL:

I'm sorry, Missus, but the betrothal's

off.

(he grabs GRANDFATHER

by the arm)

I'll refuse me consent, he's over-

age!

AUDREY grabs GRANDFATHER's other arm and pulls back.

AUDREY:

Leave him alone, after all he's done

for you is this the way you repay

him?

A tug of war now starts between PAUL and AUDREY.

PAUL:

(pulling)

Him? he's never done anything for

anybody in his life.

AUDREY:

(pulling)

You dare to say that when even those

ridiculous clothes you are wearing

were bought when you forced him to

sell out his gilt edged Indomitables!!

JOHN and GEORGE jump on the seat egging PAUL and AUDREY on.

JOHN:

Come on, Auntie, you're winning.

GEORGE:

Get in there, Paul, she's weakening.

RINGO attempts to interfere.

RINGO:

Look, Missus, this is all a

misunderstanding, you see, he's...

AUDREY:

Keep away from me, you depraved lout,

I know all about your terrible past.

RINGO:

Y'what?

She hits RINGO with her handbag and continues struggling

with PAUL for GRANDFATHER. RINGO grabs her handbag to stop

her hitting him.

RINGO:

He's given me a bad character,

blackguarding me name to all and

sundry. He's got to be stopped. It's

not fair.

RINGO pushes out into the corridor, forgetting that he is

holding the woman's handbag.

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