Angel Eyes Page #22

KATHY:

Tons of makeup. On Larry, too.

They smile wryly again.

SHARON:

Sorry about that, but... I

couldn’t stand him doing that to

you. I took it on...

KATHY:

Don’t worry. I’m not your mother.

If he tries it again, I’m gone.

I’m out of there, me and Larry

Junior. He knows that.

They stare, and Sharon gives her a hug, Kathy returns it.

ON LARRY:

We see Larry, across the room, notice this hug. He keeps

his expression intact for the group he’s in, but we see a

flare of anger in his eyes.

122.

ON SHARON:

moving across the living room.

She sees Larry Jr. sitting alone and goes to him, sits

beside the child --who looks sad.

SHARON:

What’s up with you?

LARRY JR.

They won’t let me watch T.V.

SHARON:

Oh. Well... let’s pretend this is

T.V. It’s a show about a party.

They look about the room.

SHARON:

(as if it’s a secret)

That man... is really a super

hero.

LARRY JR.

Is not.

SHARON:

Is too. And so is she. Look.

See? Red tights under her

dress... Oh-oh, that man gave her

a drink with something in it.

LARRY JR.

With what?

SHARON:

With stuff to make her sleep.

He’s a bad guy.

The woman sips her drink, and the boy smiles, getting

into it.

LARRY:

She drank it.

SHARON:

Watch. She’ll fall down any

minute.

The boy is suddenly swooped up, lifted away by his

father. Larry puts the boy down near the door.

LARRY:

Hey, sport, you should go play

outside.

(CONTINUED)

123.

CONTINUED:

He turns to Sharon.

LARRY:

Stay away from my family.

Then he turns to the crowd, smiling a smile without

humor, speaking loudly.

LARRY:

Hey, everybody, keep it down.

Somebody might call the police.

There is some nervous laughter, people watching them now.

Sharon is angry and embarrassed, keeping her voice low.

SHARON:

What’re you doing?

LARRY:

(to crowd)

Once the cops leave, we can really

party.

The crowd around them is all staring now --as he turns

back to Sharon.

LARRY:

Why don’t you give everybody a

break --and go home?

In the hushed tension that follows, a GLASS falls and

SHATTERS, and more people quiet down and stare. Sharon

looks at her glaring brother, looks at her Mother

nervously picking up the broken glass --no support

there. Angry and shaken, she turns to the door.

She walks to the door, opens it, starts to leave, starts

to close the door behind her, and she stops, take takes a

breath, battling hard against the old patterns of hurt

and anger. She looks at that nearly-closed door. She

pushes it open and walks back in.

We see a surprised and angry look from Larry, a worried

look from her Mother --but Sharon is moving through the

crowd, searching until she sees her Father. She heads

toward him. He sees her and walks into the kitchen,

avoiding her. She follows him. We see Larry and his

Mother exchange an anxious look --and then move toward

the kitchen.

INT. KITCHEN -DAY

Sharon enters, waits, others are leaving the kitchen,

leaving her alone with her dad, but he starts to follow

them.

(CONTINUED)

124.

CONTINUED:

SHARON:

Don’t walk away. Okay?

He acts as if he just noticed her.

FATHER:

What?

She gestures toward his hearing aid.

SHARON:

Is it working? Do you need to

check it?

He absently touches the device.

FATHER:

It’s fine.

SHARON:

Dad...

But the kitchen door opens. We hear the party going on

out there. Larry and Sharon’s Mother enter, her Mother

looking at her husband and back to her daughter, very

frightened. Larry is raging in a near whisper.

LARRY:

What the hell are you doing?!

MOTHER:

Sharon, please.

SHARON:

Please? Please what?! Will you

stop protecting him? You were

always protecting him! Don’t talk

to your father. Don’t bother your

father!

She turns to her dad.

SHARON:

I’m going to bother you for one

minute, Dad.

handle that?

Okay? Can you

Larry advances on her.

LARRY:

Just get the hell out...

And she turns on him in a fury that halts him.

(CONTINUED)

125.

CONTINUED:

SHARON:

This isn’t about you, Larry --or

you, either, Mom. This is between

me and my father, so leave us

alone for one goddam minute!

She turns back to her father.

SHARON:

How about you, Dad. Do you want

me to leave?

FATHER:

Up to you.

SHARON:

Dad... I’m asking. Am I welcome

here?

FATHER:

Jesus --you’re here, aren’t you?

What d’you want?

SHARON:

I want to know!

(then, quieting)

Do you want me here? Do you love

me, Dad? I want to know.

The question’s out, and she’s totally exposed now --and

the silence that follows breaks her heart. She nods

toward his hearing aid. Her voice is close to a whisper,

thick with tears.

SHARON:

Do you... need to... check that

again?

FATHER:

I feel like...

He can’t finish it.

SHARON:

What, Dad? You feel like what?

FATHER:

I feel like I don’t have a

daughter anymore.

She takes the blow and doesn’t crumble, only her eyes

show the depth of the pain. She speaks quietly, softly.

(CONTINUED)

126.

CONTINUED:

SHARON:

Well... you do. It’s a shame

you’re going to miss knowing her.

You’re going to miss all that.

And she leaves, brushing past Larry and her Mother.

INT. LIVING ROOM -DAY

Sharon comes out of the kitchen, blinking back tears.

The party goes on around her, oblivious. She stops on

her way to the door because she sees the video crew

moving, hunting the next guest --and she makes a

decision and walks toward them, stops in the light, faces

the camera.

SHARON:

I’m next.

As they roll tape, people turn, gather, watch. Sharon

speaks over a torrent of emotions.

SHARON:

(to camera)

Hi, Mom and Dad. Congratulations.

We see her family coming out of the kitchen and walking

into this, surprised, stopping still.

SHARON:

Y’know... being in this house

reminds me of something. I was

about ten, I guess, and Larry and

I were playing aliens --remember,

Lar? We’re making a lot of noise,

and Dad comes home from work tired

and pissed off...

CUT TO:

HER FATHER:

watching this. Her Mother is near panic, Larry staring

hard, Kathy wondering. INTERCUT their reactions

during...

SHARON:

SHARON:

We’re yelling like mad, and Dad

bursts into the room and says,

what the hell are you doing? And

I’m scared. I’m really scared.

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

127.

CONTINUED:

SHARON (CONT’D)

And I say, we’re playing alien

invasion, Dad, and he says, oh,

yeah, I’ll show you a damn

invasion, and he picks me up,

picks me up off the floor and

throws me on the couch. I hit

that couch and bounce off, and he

grabs Larry and throws him on the

couch, and then... then he starts

making these monster sounds, and

he says, we came to earth to kick

ass, and I run at him and jump on

him and he tosses me on the couch

and then Larry, and we’re laughing

so hard I almost wet myself, and

he keeps tossing us and growling

and beeping, and it was... it was

great. It was great, and I’m

never going to forget that.

Never. And I miss that. I miss

it. So I just... I wanted to tell

you tanks for that, Dad. Thanks.

That’s all.

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