Alex & Emma Page #4

I'm teasing, of course.

It was then that Adam realized...

that all that stood between him

and the perfection of Polina 's arms...

was inexhaustible wealth.

- What is it with guys like Adam?

- What do you mean?

Do they really like being driven crazy

by women like Polina?

They're like lemmings

running into the sea.

They can't wait to be drowning

in their own misery.

If they're not in agony,

then it can't be love!

Why do men want women like that?

Maybe you're not picturing Polina

the way I'm picturing her.

What? Gorgeous, exciting,

incredibly sexy?

Maybe you are.

That's great for a weekend,

but what will happen in the long run?

What do you mean, like the next weekend?

No. When it's time for the first laundry.

I know.

In great romantic novels,

there's no laundry.

There's people like Ylva or Elsa to do it.

Maybe that's why I like them.

They can wash their own clothes.

Okay, where were we?

Adam needs a fortune so he can

live happily ever after with his true love.

- Who is it?

- Elsa, it's me, Adam.

Mr. Shipley, I'll be right there.

I'm sorry. Am I inconveniencing you?

No, I was just washing mein hair.

Come in.

- Won't you sit down?

- I can't stay long.

- Sit down!

- All right.

I'll make you tea.

- This is good.

- What?

You're creating another triangle:

Polina, Adam, Elsa.

No, she's just someone he can talk to.

He feels comfortable with her.

You know, now that she's German.

I hear there's a casino on the island.

The General goes there often

with Madame Blanche.

Where is this casino?

Right off the boardwalk,

next to the Regency.

But, Mr. Shipley, you're not thinking...

Elsa, do you believe in destiny?

Destiny?

That a man and a woman

are meant to be together?

But only if they are both ready.

With love, one must be patient.

You must not eat the fruit until it is ripe.

The baby must crawl before he can walk.

The farmer must sow before he can reap.

The butcher must kill before he can...

You struck oil. Stop drilling.

I'm talking about fate here.

When feelings are so powerful,

it's as if some force beyond your control...

is guiding you to someone

who can make you happy...

beyond your wildest dreams.

I never thought I could experience

feelings such as these, until now.

I thought they only existed in story books.

But now I know it can be real.

- It can?

- Yes, Elsa.

And once I have money, my destiny...

Polina shall be mine.

- I am so sorry!

- Maybe if you blow on it!

Will you ever forgive me?

Why should she ask for forgiveness?

She poured scalding hot water

on his crotch.

He led her on.

He made her think that he wanted her.

- She misinterpreted.

- No, I don't think so.

Don't tell me Elsa winds up getting hurt,

because that would be so unfair.

I don't know.

Can't always control

what happens to characters.

Sometimes they take you

to unexpected places.

People get hurt in books.

People get hurt in real life.

Adam left a disappointed,

but resilient Elsa, like a...

Adam left a disappointed,

but resilient Elsa, like a man on a mission.

A man on a mission with hot, wet balls.

Okay, lose the balls.

Adam entered the edifice that he hoped

would transform his life.

$200 was all he had to his name.

Enough to get him through the summer...

but certainly not enough

to win a woman like Polina.

Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen.

The atmosphere was intoxicating.

There was more money

than he had ever seen in his life.

Seventeen, black.

How do I...

Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen.

His heart beat like a drum.

He understood instantly this wasn't

a game he would play for his amusement.

It meant a lifetime of love with Polina.

Every roll, every bounce

of that little ivory ball...

would bring him

one step closer to paradise.

Zero!

Zero? That's green.

I thought there was only red and black.

There's green?

- So what is that, like a do-over?

- No, you lost.

- I lost?

- You lost.

He lost.

Adam would have to find another route

to Polina 's heart.

And what is so wrong with poverty?

- The voice of the common man.

- No, really.

The proletariat are not as miserable

as they're made out to be.

Wealth does not make for happiness.

It is love which sustains us.

The joy of family. The wonders of nature!

The supreme pleasure of spending life

with someone devoted to you!

And no amount of money

will ever give us these! No amount!

I see you found the casino.

Very interesting concept, Mr. Shipley.

Poverty as an aphrodisiac.

Pay no attention to him.

He's jealous of your purity.

- Yes, I long for insolvency.

- Please, John.

She's dead.

"Grandmother is gone. Stop.

We have closed up the house. Stop.

"Details to follow. Stop."

Could it be?

Money was no longer an obstacle?

Polina found herself with feelings

she never knew she had.

What she assumed would be the answer

to her problems...

left her with unexpected sorrow.

Her grandmother had been a kind soul.

Polina was filled

with the loss of the woman...

who had so often held her in her arms...

and comforted her

with her warmth and wisdom.

That's beautiful.

- You don't like it?

- No, I'm saying it's beautiful.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- I think that about does it for today.

- Okay.

You know...

- you're not at all like you seemed at first.

- How's that?

- At first you seemed kind of like...

- What?

- Kind of a mess.

- A mess.

Yeah. You live like a slob.

You're a hypochondriac.

You're extremely insecure, and you lie.

- Thank you.

- It's true.

But somehow all those qualities combine

to make something...

I don't know. Nice.

I think your qualities combine nice, too.

What do you say

we get an early start tomorrow?

Okay, great. Early.

- I'll see you tomorrow.

- Okay.

Oh, my God! Wait!

All right, honey! It's all right.

Take your time.

Oh, my God!

You said you wanted to get an early start.

My alarm didn't go off.

- What time is it?

- 6:
45.

No wonder it didn't go off.

What time did you get up?

Around 5:
00. I'm an early person.

Some people are early people,

other people are late people.

What kind of person

would you say you are?

Are you moving in?

- No, I just bought some groceries for us.

- For us?

Well, for me, really.

I can't work

without eating something normal...

but you're welcome to them.

Don't get me wrong.

I like fish sticks and Cap'n Crunch.

- Sorry, I got caught up...

- You don't have to apologize.

You're a creative genius.

You shouldn't worry about food, or eating.

Go take a shower

and I'll make you some breakfast.

No. We don't have time.

We still need at least 150 pages.

We'll eat as we work.

Let's see what we have from yesterday.

Let's go over yesterday

to see where we are.

Why don't we keep going?

Like you said, we don't have a lot of time.

If we keep going over what we've done,

then we won't get...

finished.

"Adam walks through the casino...

"and sees lots of people

sitting around and doing stuff...

"like playing roulette

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