Anomalisa Page #2

Yes. It's long-distance!

Jesus.

Here he is. Okay.

Hi, slugger.

Say something.

It's long-distance.

Hi, daddy. I'm a pirate.

Are you? That's great. I'm

glad to hear your voice.

Did you buy me something?

Not yet. But I will.

I just got here.

Okay, I love you.

Take care. Bye.

Well, he gets

right to the point.

Yeah.

So, um...

What else? I mean,

how's your room?

It's, you know, it's a room.

It's nice, I guess. Big bed.

Oh, that's good. You can

thrash about all you like.

Okay, Donna, it's not that I like it.

It's restlessness.

Okay, okay.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

You doing anything tonight?

No.

I ordered room service.

I'll watch a movie or something.

I don't know.

I should get some sleep.

Okay.

Well, I better go.

I've got to get

dinner together for hen.

Okay.

Have a good night.

Okay.

Good luck tomorrow.

Yeah, thanks.

Okay, bye. Bye.

"Thank you.

"It is my privilege today to talk

to you about customer service,

"what it is and why it's

an essential component

"of any successful

business enterprise.

"The front line of every

customer department

"is the group of folks who

interact directly with the public.

"The telephone representative

at corporate headquarters,

"the retail associate on the

floor of the regional store,

"the guys or gal..."

F***.

- You b*tch.

- A**hole.

Then why are you still here?

I'm leaving. I just

need to find my wallet.

Why don't you find your

balls while you're at it?

You knew I didn't

want to get married.

Yeah. Well, you agreed to it.

You're a grownup.

Yeah, I'm a grownup. You

remind me of that every day.

Well, someone has to.

B*tch.

A**hole.

I'm going.

Oh, yeah?

Where are you gonna go?

I'm just going. F*** you.

F*** you.

F*** you. F*** you.

F*** you. F*** you. F*** you.

Why don't you f*** off, b*tch?

You f*** off.

You know, my mother was right

when she said you're a b*tch.

F*** you. F*** you. F*** you.

Housekeeping. Would you like

turndown service tonight?

Thank you.

It is my privilege today to talk

to you about customer service.

What it is and why...

Sh*t.

I mean, what the f***

did I do, Michael?

It's a goddamn mystery.

It's like the goddamn

mystery of the ages.

Oh, sh*t.

One minute,

we were going to spend

the rest of our lives together,

and the next...

Amarossi. Okay.

Hi, Bella. It's Michael.

Sh*t.

Hi, Bella, it's Michael.

Hi, Bella...

Hi, Bella, it's Michael.

F***.

Six...

Hello?

Hello?

Hello. Um...

May I speak to

Bella Amarossi, please?

This is Bella.

Bella?

Hi, I wasn't sure...

Hi... I... uh...

It's, uh... Who is this?

It's Michael.

I didn't recognize your voice.

Michael? Michael stone.

Michael stone. From...

Oh, my god!

Michael?

Oh, my god!

Wow.

Where are you?

I'm in Cincinnati on business

and I thought of you and I

looked you up in the phone book

and there you were, so, uh...

It's good to hear your voice.

Yours, too.

I'm shaking.

Jesus, how long has it been?

Ten years.

Eleven.

Oh, right.

Uh...

I'm married. Oh.

I have a kid.

Oh.

That's great.

Congratulations. Thanks.

You?

No.

I've missed you.

Yeah.

That's a weird thing to say.

I know. I'm sorry.

Well,

it doesn't matter. It's all

water under the f***ing bridge.

The f***ing bridge.

Yeah.

Well, I am sorry.

I do think about you a lot.

Yeah.

I guess the postcards must've

gotten lost in the mail.

Do you want to maybe

get a drink, Bella?

Oh.

I don't know, Michael.

This is all very intense.

It's like out of the blue.

I just came out of this stupid

relationship with a psycho.

And I just...

I don't know, I'm not

sure you want to be

the victim to my current

emotional imbalance tonight.

Yeah.

Well, I understand.

I mean,

I could, I guess. I don't know.

Jesus, Michael,

it's been so f***ing long.

And you just call?

Out of nowhere?

I'm sorry. It was stupid.

Everything's just screwed-up.

I'm not thinking straight.

There's something wrong with me.

Well, where are you staying?

The Fregoli.

La-di-da, you're doing well.

Oh. You know. It's boring.

Everything's boring.

Okay, I could meet you there.

At the bar. I have to

go to work early, so,

I can't stay very long.

Yeah, that sounds great.

It'll be lovely to see you.

This is really weird.

I've gained some weight. Not

terrible or anything, but just

so you don't look at me

like freaked-out or something,

because I just couldn't

handle that right now.

I wouldn't do that.

Okay.

And I have a fake tooth

in the front

because I fell and hit a

cement bench with my mouth.

But I don't think you can tell.

They matched it pretty well.

Okay.

I look forward to seeing you.

Bye, Michael.

Bye, Bella.

Soak a towel,

and place it in the space...

What is the meaning

of this, may I ask?

Oh, mother, Godfrey loves me.

He put me in the shower.

What ever are you talking about?

Godfrey loves me.

Godfrey loves me.

Godfrey,

I demand an explanation.

I think, perhaps, madam,

that I had better resign.

Yes, I think you'd better.

That's a very good idea.

What do you think your father

would say to all this?

I don't care what anybody says.

Godfrey loves me.

Now see here, young lady,

you take a bath and

put on some dry clothes.

And come downstairs immediately.

Do you hear? Godfrey loves me.

Oh, I've never heard of

anything like this in my life.

- Good to see you.

- Good to see you.

Mmm.

There you are. Hey. Oh.

Michael?

Bella!

Mmm.

You look great.

Thank you.

You, too.

Have a seat. Please.

It's really lovely to see you.

Thanks.

Let me get

the waitress' attention.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

It's busier here

than I would've thought.

Hi. Do you know what you want?

Um...

I... what are you

having, Michael?

A Belvedere Martini

with a twist.

Same old Michael.

I'll have one of those.

Make it two.

Back in a minute.

So.

You look good.

Tell me what's going on.

Not too much.

I'm embarrassed to say.

I'm working for the state,

doing graphics for the

health department.

Graphics?

Yeah, I design pamphlets.

You know, teen pregnancy, STD's,

diabetes.

I see. Well, that

sounds interesting.

It's okay.

My boss is a dick.

I guess that fits right in with

the teen pregnancy and the STD's.

Do I look bad?

I look bad, don't I?

No, you look good.

Why did you go, Michael?

I don't know.

I can't explain.

Here we are. Two Belvedere

Martinis straight-up with twists.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You're welcome. Enjoy.

Old times.

Old times.

That's nice.

Yeah.

I've missed you.

Me, too.

Try to.

Try to what?

Try to explain.

Huh.

I think I might have

psychological problems.

Oh, good. That clears

things up. Thanks.

It's hard to explain.

I've been running

for a long time now.

Running?

We were special together.

That's what I thought.

Yeah. I agree.

But things kind of shifted.

But just like

completely suddenly?

I was so pissed at you.

I was so f***ing hurt.

I didn't get out

of bed for a year.

Do you realize that?

Jesus.

I'm sorry.

God, you drank that fast.

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