A Woman Under the Influence Page #9

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Let's do it right!

- Nick, your mama has to talk to you.

- What about?

Nick, these people can't stay here.

They gotta go.

All right. You do it!

- Okay. Okay.

- I know it's wrong!

I can't do it!

Can't tell 'em not to go - to go.

- Okay.

- You do it. Go ahead.

- Okay.

- Mama, you want me to do it?

- I'll do it.

- Do it.

Stop sweating.

[ Laughing, Chattering ]

Everybody, quiet.

Please, quiet.

- Please, everybody.

- Quiet!

- Mama has an announcement.

- [ Man ] Hey. Shut up.

- Shh.

- Quiet! Everybody, please.

- [ Chattering ]

- [ Man ] Shut up.!

Quiet in here, please.

- [ Chattering Subsides ]

- Now, you know that Nicky loves you all.

I love you all. Now, you should know better

to come here on a day like this...

when Mabel's

coming out of the hospital.

I'm not blaming you,

but I'm saying the girl'll be here any minute.

And you must go home. Immediately.

- Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

- Please.

Wait a minute. I want to

thank you all for coming.

Thank you very much. And I'm gonna give

my respect to Mabel from every one of ya.

I'm sorry I got you over here,

suits and ties and -

But Mama's right.

just too many.

[ Man ]

All right.

[ Chattering Softly ]

[ Man ]

See ya tomorrow.

[ Nick ]

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

[ Margaret ]

Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

I'll go get the car, okay?

[ Chattering ]

If you don't wanna go, don't go.

But I'm saying if you wanna come, come.

Yeah, I'll come.

Let's go have a drink. Come on.

Come on and have a drink.

We'll see you later.

- Thanks a lot, Nick.

- Okay, Nick.

[ Chattering ]

- Bye-bye, Mama.

- Bye-bye.

- [ Woman ] Are you getting the car?

- Good night, Nick.

Bye-bye.

[ Speaking Italian ]

- Arrivederci.

- Arrivederci.

[ Man ]

Take care, Gino.

[ Chattering ]

- Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

- All right.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

[ Men Chattering ]

[ Man ]

Hey, Nick. Hey, Nick.

[ Man ] Hello, Mabel.

How are ya, sweetie? Take care, honey.

Anytime. Whenever you want.

I'll pick you up.

- You will love it.

- See ya, honey.

- Hi, Mabel. I know you don't know me...

- [ Horn Honks ]

but I'm a friend of,uh, Nick's.

Vito. You know Vito. Grimaldi.

I'm Mary, his wife.

And if you-

Anything you need,just let me know.

Please let me know.

- [ Mary ] It's really wet out here.

- [ Nancy ]

Oh, Mabel, darling. You look wonderful.

God love ya. You look terrific.

I love you, sweetheart.

- I'll see you soon, okay?

- How are ya?

[ Man ]

Boy. Phew.

Mabel. You look fine.

Rested.

I'm so happy to see you, darling.

Oh!

Are you hungry?

Would you want something to eat?

- No.

- No?

Well, will you say hel -

your hellos to everybody?

- [ Zepp ] You saw Nick?

- Here are all the people.

- Nick.

- I'm very happy to see you, Mabel.

Must have been hard.

I'm sorry to have been the one

to have done the committing.

- I know.

- But I know that you know...

that it was the best thing.

So I hope we can be friends again.

Don't talk about the past, Doctor.

[ Woman ]

Hello, Mabel.

It's Tina. Hi, Mabel.

You look great. Great.

[ Zepp ]

The children have been fine. No calls, no fever.

- Hello, Mabel.

- Mama's good, and Nicky's always healthy.

You look wonderful.

just wonderful.

And we're happy to see you again...

and let us all

cut our welcoming speeches short...

because I'm very, very hungry...

and I'm sure you must be hungry too.

Okay, Adolph.

We're all going to eat.

[ Woman ] You look great.

You really look good.

- [ Grandma ]

How do you do? I'm Mabel's mother.

- You look good. God, you look sexy.

-And this is her father George.

-[ Adolph ] She looks wonderful.

- She does look wonderful.

- Oh.

[ Adolph ]

Very, very good.

[ Woman ]

And we'll go to lunch, or go to a movie, huh?

- We'll go, right? Okay?

- [ George ] I could use a nice, hot cup of coffee.

[ Adolph ]

And I'm sure that you are, like me...

- All right?

- a man ofbreeds...

that is hungry.

[ George ]

Let's see if we can find a cup of coffee.

[ Grandma ] Of course you're hungry.

We'll do something about that.

- [ Adolph ] Thank you very much.

- I don't think the young people

think enough about how important food is.

- Could I see the children?

- They go about eating like birds.

Why don't you wait a minute?

You go in there, they're gonna start to cry...

and you're gonna start to cry,

and everybody's gonna get so emotional.

- I think it's better. Sweetie.

- I've gotta see the children now.

- Yes. You can see them.

- Where are they?

They're in there.

Go ahead, dear. Go in.

- [ Margaret ]

Why shouldn't she see the children?

- [ Grandma ] You do think she looks good?

- [ Maria ] Hi, Mom.

- [ Tony And Angelo ] Hi, Mom.

Hi, Mom.

[ Kissing ]

- Hi, Mom.

- Hi, Mom.

I love you, Mom.

[ Maria Mumbles ]

- I love you, Mama.

- Okay. Enough now.

I'm sorry.

Is everything okay, Mom?

Yes.

It's just been such a long time.

Oh, hello, banana.

Hello, my little banana.

How are ya?

I missed you.

Where's Maria?

Maria, come on over here

and see me.

You want me to come over to you?

- If you want to.

- You want me?

If you want to.

All right.

I'll just stay here then.

[ Angelo ]

Are you feeling better, Mom?

Haven't got any more stomachaches?

I mean, haven't got any more headaches?

No. I- I'm just trying very hard

not to get excited.

Okay.

No emotions now.

I really want to be calm.

[ Angelo ]

I really did miss-

- That's enough now.

- Are you tired or anything?

You look great, Mom.

How are ya?

I'm gonna kiss your hand.

[ Kissing ]

How you-

Did you miss us?

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

- Oh, Doc.

- Oh. No, it's -

- Gee, I'm terribly sorry.

- No, it's my fault.

No, I pulled the chair out,

and I thought you saw me.

Look, hon.

Everybody is having a good time here,

but I think we should leave you alone...

so that you can relax.

You're staying for dinner.

I would stay for dinner...

but, uh, uh, it's unbelievable.

If you're gonna have spaghetti,

I can't stay.

- George.

- I can't stay because I can't eat it.

- Sit down!

- No offense. I just don't like spaghetti.

- I'm not a spaghetti man.

- Sit down, George!

- Don't you tell me to sit down!

- Dad.

Hey.

Come on.

I'll sit down here with you, Dad.

You can sit anywhere you like, hon.

I'm very happy to see my family.

Do I look pretty, Dad?

You look beautiful, hon.

- You think I'm gonna be all right?

- You're gonna be fine.

just fine.

Mabel, honey.

Why don't you go over

and sit with your mother?

Go sit with your mother, hon.

Come on. Excuse us for a minute.

Come on. Don't worry.

It's all right.

- I'm with you. There's nothing you can do wrong.

- I don't know what to do.

- There's nothing you can do wrong.

- I don't know what you want.

I just want you to be yourself.

This is your house.

-The heII with them! Up theirs! The heI with them!

- I don 't know what to- I can 't.

-just be yourself. Be yourself.

- Can't.

[ Nick Mimics Mabel's Sputters ]

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