A Woman Under the Influence Page #2

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it's not very tidy.

Could we go to your place?

We could get some fresh air

and get out of this smoke.

Why don't we go to your place?

- Hmm?

- Yes. Yes.

Okay.

Why don't we just do that.

- What do I owe you, bartender?

- $3.50.

Good luck.

Are you all right, sweetheart?

[ Mumbles ]

[ Ignition Indicator Buzzing ]

[ Buzzing Stops ]

Oh, please don't be sick.

just lean on me.

Can you open your eyes?

There you are. You're up now.

- This is the place, right?

- Mm-hmm.

What -

Hey, cut it out.

Listen, buddy.

Knock it off.

Hey, don't! Put - Put me -

Cut it out.

Let me go.

Let... go.

[ Groaning Softly ]

Funny thing.

just a funny thing.

Nick!

No, uh, Garson. Garson Cross.

I'm the one that

brought you home last night.

You don't have to get up.

It's, uh...

pretty early in the morning.

I - I'm sorry if I disturbed ya.

I - I like to get up early in the morning,

walk around and talk to myself.

Are you in there?

Who -Who's Nick?

You're not married, are ya?

[ Rattling Doorknob ]

I'm gonna have to leave

in a minute now.

Listen, if this Nick fella's on your mind...

and you consider me

some kind of a threat to him...

or if you're trying to punish him with me

or me with him, forget it!

I never met the man.

And don't blame yourself for me

if that's what you're doin'.

Are you in the shower?

Okay, as long as the shower's runnin',

then you're all right.

At least I hope you're all right.

- [ Groans ]

- What's the matter?

I'm not in the mood for games, Nick.

Nick Longhetti. Mabel Longhetti.

[ Imitating Sound Of Blows Landing ]

Want a cup of coffee?

I'm gonna get a cup of coffee.

[ Sighs ]

I just don't understand that woman.

It's my fault.

Been divorced twice.

[ Sighs ]

I just can't seem to keep a woman.

Mama?

Well, what do you think of him?

I mean, I know you can't like him.

He's not your son, but -

Mama!

Kids?

Kids! Kids, where are you?

Nick. Nick, where are my kids?

- [ Man ] Come on.

- [ Man #2 ] Hey. It's cold out there.

[ Chattering ]

[ Man Singing In Italian ]

[ Man ]

Come on.

[ Singing Continues ]

- [ Man ] Nobody home, huh?

- She's home.

[ Man ]

Yeah.

[ Man ]

Mabel?

- Make yourselves at home.

- Nick, can I get a glass of water?

Yeah. Eddie, help 'em

make themselves at home.

Find a seat, fellas.

Make yourselves comfortable.

Mabel.

- Hey, Nick, can I use a glass?

- Yeah.

What's the matter?

Hey.

Hey.

Nothin'.

- Who's with you?

- Everybody.

- Did you eat?

- No.

Aw, Nick, you must be starving.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, I'll, uh-

I'll get somethin;

I'll get somethin'.

I'll -

I'll be right out there.

[ Man ]

Hey. Come on, man.

Everything cool, Nick?

What do you say, big man?

- All right?

- How's Mabel?

- Yeah. Good.

- Everything all right?

Good. Come on, fellas.

Sit down and relax.

- She don't have one of her headaches?

- No. Don't be silly. Sit down.

Don't worry about it.

Let's go, fellas.

Make yourselves at home here.

jimmy, would you please -

the living room.

Hey, this is Mabel.

Come on out here, honey. For-

You know everybody?

This is Mabel. For everybody.

- Hi, Mabel.

- Hi.

Hi.

- Would you like some spaghetti?

- [ Mouths Word ]

- Spaghetti?

- Yeah, it's cool.

- Do they all want spaghetti, Nick?

- Yeah. Yeah.

- How are you, Mabel?

- Oh.

- Clancy, how are you?

- All right.

- How are you? Oh.

- How you feeling?

-just fine. Fine. Fine.

- All right. All right.

God bless ya, darlin'.

All right. That's enough. Clancy, come on.

[ Snaps Fingers ]

- [ Man Chuckles ]

- [ Man #2 ] Hello, Mabel.

[ With Deep Voice ]

Hello, Bowman. How are you there?

Okay. I'll go in the kitchen

and get the spaghetti.

- [ Snickering ]

- Come on, fellas. Go inside, will ya?

- What the hell is the matter with you?

- [ Mabel ] Hey.!

Get out of this kitchen!

Look at - Look at your shoes, Eddie!

They're full of mud.

- [ Eddie ] Oh, come on.

- [ Mabel ] Look at your feet.

There's mud all over your shoes.

Get out ofhere.

Hey, Eddie, put me down. Come on.

- Get out of here, and let me do some work.

- [ Chuckling ] Oh, okay.

And cut that out, Eddie!

[ Sighs ]

You want spaghetti?

- Spaghetti again?

- Yes.

- Hold - Hold - Hold that.

- [ Nick ] I'm ready.

- Hold that.

- [ Mabel ] Nicky, did you get the wine?

- [ Nick ] I'm ready.

- What?

- Eddie, you got the wine on?

- [ Man ] Please.

- Eddie!

- [ Man ] Hot stuff.

Wine's on.

All right. Come on.

- Ready with the sauce?

- Yeah.

A little bit at a time.

Hold - Hold a minute.

- You got a spoon?

- Oh, oh, oh, oh.

- [ Nick ] More.

- Go ahead.

Do you need this spoon? Here.

A little more.

All right, that's good.

- Okay. Yeah.

- All right.

Come on. Bring it out.

Okay.

- [ Mabel ] We got the wine, glasses.

- I need something to put this on.

- Huh?

- This is hot.

- He's got the cutting board in there.

- [ Man ] What?

Gangway. Hot stuff.

[ Man Speaking Italian ]

- Hey.

- Outta the way. Hot stuff, hot stuff.

Sit down.

It doesn't make any difference.

- Anywhere?

- Sit down, fellas. We're ready.

- I'm gonna sit here.

- Down here, Billy.

Hot stuff.

- [ Nick ] Let's hear it for Gino.

- [ All ] Bravo, Gino.

- Yeah, Gino!

- Bravo!

[ Man Clears Throat ]

- [ Nick ] Pass 'em down.

- Comin' down.

Okay.

Here you go.

- [ Mabel ] Whose idea was this?

- [ Man ] It was Nick's idea.

[ Nick ] Everybody get bread

down that end down there?

- [ Man ] Some sauce.

- [ Nick ] Billy, sauce.

[ Man ]

I don't want no bread. No.

- [ Mabel ] What's your name?

- Help - Help yourselves.

- What's your name?

- [ Gino ] You don't remember me?

I was here three weeks ago with Nick.

We had dinner.

- Bread?

- Veronica is my wife.

The kids were playing outside.

You don't remember that?

I remember your wife.

I don't remember you.

Hey, Nick, guess what she is.

[ Speaks Italian ]

''Crazy. '

- Want a beer?

- [ Mabel ] Sit down.

- Who wants beer? Billy? Morton?

- No. No, thanks.

- Aldo? james?

- No, I'm drinking wine.

[ Nick ]

How's the sauce?

- What's your name?

- [ Man ] Terrific.

Grimaldi. Vito Grimaldi.

A friend of Nick's.

[ Gino ]

Thanks. Hey, pass the sauce. Why not?

Need a little more sauce, boys.

[ Man ]

Give me the sauce.

[ Man ]

I gotta play catch-up here.

[ Man ]

I'm having trouble.

Billy.

Twirl it.

Use the spoon.

Twirl it against the spoon.

- Like that?

- No.

- Oh, man. Come on.

- Oh, no.!

- [ Man ]jesus Christ.

- It's all over my shoes.

- Christ's sake!

- Can't take you anyplace.

Sh*t.

- [ Man ] Now eat it. Go ahead and eat it.

- Look at ya.

[ Mabel ]

You want another plate?

- That's dirty. Here. Give him some more.

- Please.

- [ Mabel ] There. That's good. Here. Here.

- There. Get rid of this.

Get rid of that.

Get rid of that.

[ Chattering ]

- [ Nick ] Pass the cheese here.

- Here's some more junk, man.

Whoo!

-[ Man ] Now, where was I?

-[ Nick ] Take some cheese.

[ Man Chuckles ]

- [ Man ] Cheese.

- What's your name?

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