A Stolen Life Page #5

THIS STUDIO, YOU KNOW THAT.

BUT NOT IF YOU:

CONTINUALLY UPSE EVERYTHING

AND EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT. GO ON WITH YOUR

SMUG LITTLE LIFE IF YOU WANT TO,

BUT YOU CAN COUNT ME OUT.

KARNOCK, STOP BEING

SUCH A PIGHEADED BOOR.

I'M PERFECTLY WILLING TO ALLOW YOU

TO HUMILIATE ME AS REGARDS MY WORK.

I WANT IT THAT WAY.

BUT NOT AS A PERSON.

NOR WILL I ALLOW YOU TO

HUMILIATE ANYBODY ELSE

AS LONG AS YOU'RE

IN THIS HOUSE.

OH.

GO SOAK YOUR HEAD.

WELL, GO ON BACK TO WORK.

OH, I DON'T KNOW

WHAT TO DO WITH THIS.

AM I IN TIME FOR TEA?

OH, FREDDIE.

HELLO, KATE.

TO WHAT DO WE OWE

THE HONOR OF THIS VISIT?

WELL, I JUST THOUGHT I'D DROP

AROUND, SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING.

GOOD. I'LL SEE THA YOU GET YOUR TEA IMMEDIATELY.

FREDDIE,

THIS IS MR. KARNOCK,

THE MAN WHO'S TEACHING ME

HOW TO PAINT.

MR. KARNOCK,

MY COUSIN MR. LINDLEY.

GOOD AFTERNOON,

MR. KARNOCK.

ARE WE GONNA HAVE TEA,

OR ARE WE GOING TO WORK?

WE'RE GOING

TO HAVE TEA.

ANTISOCIAL FELLOW,

ISN'T HE?

HOW ARE YOU PROGRESSING,

KATE?

I'M NOT.

OH, MY. ARE YOU

TEACHING HER?

FREDDIE, YOU CERTAINLY

SHOW YOUR IGNORANCE

WHEN YOU MAKE:

A REMARK LIKE THAT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

KATE.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

THANK YOU.

I'M JUST CURIOUS TO

KNOW IF THAT'S AN EYE.

I KNOW IT'S IN THE

RIGHT PLACE FOR AN EYE.

IT'S GOT TO

BE AN EYE.

BUT IS IT?

YES,

IT'S AN EYE.

NOW WILL YOU RUN ALONG

AND HAVE YOUR TEA?

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MOOD,

WE CAN GO BACK TO WORK.

WELL, I GUESS THAT JUST ABOU CONFIRMS EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

FREDDIE?

RUMORS HAVE BEEN

CIRCULATING:

THAT YOU ARE UNDER

THE INFLUENCE OF

SORT OF A RASPUTIN

OF THE PAINT POTS.

THAT'S JUST ABOU THE KIND OF RUMOR

I'D EXPECT SOME PEOPLE TO CIRCULATE.

YOU MAY PUT THE TEA

HERE, JENNY.

MR. EMERSON'S

ON THE PHONE.

MR. EMERSON?

YES, MISS BOSWORTH.

EXCUSE ME.

BILL?

HELLO, KATE.

I JUST GOT INTO TOWN.

OH, HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU?

OH, VERY WELL.

AND YOU?

OH, I'M FINE.

IS PAT WITH YOU?

NO. SHE'S IN BOSTON.

I'M HERE ON BUSINESS.

OH, I SEE.

SAY, CAN YOU MEET ME

AT McCALL'S DEPARTMENT STORE?

YES, OF COURSE

I COULD.

YOU'RE SURE

I'M NOT INTERFERING?

NO. YOU'RE NO INTERFERING WITH ANYTHING.

DON'T BE SILLY.

HOW LONG WILL I TAKE YOU?

I CAN BE THERE:

IN NO TIME.

OK. I'LL SEE YOU

LATER, KATIE.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD-BYE.

BILL.

HELLO, KATIE.

HELLO.

IT SEEMS FOREVER

SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME, HASN'T IT?

HOW'S PAT?

SHE'S FINE.

WHAT ARE YOU:

SHOPPING FOR?

I'M LOOKING FOR A

BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR HER.

I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS YOU MIGH BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT SHE'D LIKE.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT SOME LINGERIE OR

A NEGLIGEE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

THAT WOULD BE:

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING

IN NEW YORK?

I'M MAKING ARRANGEMENTS

TO TAKE A TRIP TO CHILE.

FACE THE FRONT, PLEASE.

FOR A YANKEE, THAT'S A FAR

CRY FOR YOU, EVEN TO CHILE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IS THIS A NEW JOB?

MM-HMM.

IS PAT GOING:

WITH YOU?

YES, SHE IS.

SECOND FLOOR.

EXCUSE ME.

GOING UP.

GOING UP, PLEASE.

HAS YOUR NEW JOB SOMETHING TO

DO WITH LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTION?

REMEMBER MY TELLING YOU

LAST SUMMER ABOUT THE JOB

MY COLLEGE FRIEND

OFFERED ME?

YES. I... REMEMBER

VERY WELL.

WELL, I FINALLY TOOK IT.

IT'S A GOOD BREAK.

IT PAYS DARN GOOD MONEY.

MAY I HELP YOU?

NO, THANK YOU.

WE'RE JUST LOOKING AROUND.

VERY WELL, MADAME.

BILL, I CAN'T THINK OF YOU

AWAY FROM THE ISLAND SOMEHOW.

I HAD TO DO SOMETHING

TO MAKE MORE DOUGH.

THIS LOOKS LIKE PAT.

THAT IS NICE.

MAY I HELP YOU?

HOLD IT UP TO YOU,

WILL YOU, KATIE?

IT'S A WONDERFUL STYLE

FOR YOU, MADAM.

IT'LL LOOK WONDERFUL ON PAT.

AM I A PRIZE DOPE!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WELL, IF IT'S PAT'S BIRTHDAY

TOMORROW, IT'S YOURS, TOO.

OF COURSE.

I'D LIKE TO GET YOU

SOMETHING, KATIE.

OH, THAT'S SWEET OF YOU, BILL,

TO THINK OF IT. NO, THANK YOU.

OH, SURELY THERE'S SOMETHING IN

THE STORE YOU'VE SEEN YOU'D LIKE?

NO, NO, THANK YOU

VERY MUCH.

ARE YOU SURE?

SURE.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE IT.

HOW MUCH IS IT?

$69.50 WITH THE TAX.

CAN I GIVE YOU:

A CHECK FOR IT?

OF COURSE. THERE ARE SOME BLANK

CHECKS ON THE DESK IN THE HALL.

ALL RIGHT.

WOULD YOU LIKE I WRAPPED AS A GIFT?

YES, PLEASE, WILL YOU?

COME ON, KATIE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK

SHE'S GOING TO LIKE THIS.

I'M LEAVING TONIGHT. I WANT TO SURPRISE

PAT AND BE HOME FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

OH, BILL,

HOW STUPID OF ME.

I COMPLETELY FORGO I HAVE AN ENGAGEMENT.

I MUST RUN ALONG.

OH, BUT WOULDN'T YOU HAVE TIME FOR

A DRINK BEFORE I CATCH THE TRAIN?

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.

I REALLY HAVEN'T TIME.

IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL

SEEING YOU AGAIN, KATIE.

WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU.

AND THANKS A LO FOR HELPING ME OUT HERE.

IT WAS FUN.

GOOD-BYE, BILL.

GOOD-BYE, KATIE.

GIVE MY LOVE TO PAT.

RIGHT.

WHO IS:

THIS GUY EMERSON?

KARNOCK, WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE?

WAITING FOR YOU.

USED MY CHARM ON THE COOK.

SHE GOT ME SOMETHING TO EAT.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

IT'S AFTER 11:
00.

OH, I WENT TO A NEWSREEL THEATER,

WALKED AROUND THE LAKE IN THE PARK.

NO DINNER?

NO. I WASN'T HUNGRY.

WHERE'S THE GUY?

GONE.

COME OVER HERE. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

COME ON, NOW.

NO GUY'S WORTH ALL THIS.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A DRINK?

NO, THANK YOU, KARNOCK.

YOU KNOW...

I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF

THINKING ABOUT US.

AND I'VE GOT I STRAIGHT AT LAST.

ALL THIS ART STUFF... THAT'S BEEN A

SUBSTITUTE FOR SOMETHING, HASN'T IT?

YOU'LL BE GLAD

TO KNOW, KARNOCK,

I'VE COME TO A DECISION.

I'M A THIRD-RATE ARTIST.

ALWAYS WILL BE.

SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO

BOTHER WITH ME ANYMORE.

WHAT ARE YOU:

GOING TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW. SOMETHING.

GO SOMEWHERE.

HAVEN'T DECIDED.

ALWAYS RUNNING AWAY.

NO WONDER YOU LOST HIM.

WE WON'T DISCUSS IT,

KARNOCK.

YOU'LL NEVER LAND A GUY, ALL

CLOSED UP INSIDE LIKE THIS.

BUT I WASN'T ALWAYS

LIKE THIS. PEOPLE CHANGE.

REMEMBER WHAT I SAID

WHEN I FIRST MET YOU?

THERE, IN MY ROOM?

I MOST CERTAINLY DO.

KIND OF WENT FOR ME

THEN, DIDN'T YOU?

ONLY YOU GOT COLD FEET.

KARNOCK, YOUR CONCEI REALLY AMAZES ME AT TIMES.

MAN NEEDS WOMAN, WOMAN

NEEDS MAN. THAT'S BASIC.

EVERYTHING ELSE STARTS FROM

THAT-ART, MUSIC, THE WHOLE WORKS.

ONLY WOMEN LIKE YOU WANT TO MAKE

SOMETHING IMPORTANT OUT OF IT.

YOU WANT A GUY TO STIFLE

HIMSELF FOR YOU-

THE GRAND PASSION

AND ALL THAT BALONEY.

YES, WE DO.

DON'T GO FEMALE ON ME.

GET WISE TO YOURSELF.

OH, LEAVE ME ALONE!

SURE YOU'RE NO RUNNING AWAY FROM ME NOW?

REALLY!

NOW, THAT'S BETTER.

I'M SORRY, KARNOCK.

I GUESS IT IS "THE GRAND

PASSION" OR NOTHING.

KARNOCK, I THINK I'M GOING

TO THE ISLAND FOR A WHILE.

GOOD NIGHT.

HOW MUCH:

DO I OWE YOU?

75 CENTS.

YOU MAY KEEP:

THE CHANGE.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HELLO, KATIE.

PAT! I THOUGH YOU WERE IN CHILE.

I WASN'T ABLE TO GO.

DID FREDDIE:

GET MY WIRE?

FREDDIE'S GONE TO NEW YORK

FOR A FEW WEEKS.

OH. I DIDN'T KNOW.

YOU LOOK TIRED, KATIE.

ANYTHING WRONG?

NOTHING:

IN PARTICULAR.

OH, I READ ABOUT YOUR EXHIBITION

AT THE GRUEN GALLERY.

I SUPPOSE I SHOULD HAVE

RUN DOWN TO SEE IT-

NOT THAT I KNOW:

A THING ABOUT ART.

I COULDN'T TELL

Rate this script:5.0 / 1 vote