Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Page #7

Why don't you high over to my place

about 9:
00 tonight?

Lance?

- No way, lady.

- Lance?

Yeah. I'll see you tonight.

Hello, Roxanne? Why don 't you drop

over to my place about 9:00 tonight?

Bring your little girl. I'm in the mood

for one of my special private parties.

Since I'd already proposed to her once,

I figured it was just a waste of time.

Oh, Baxter.

And strictly as an afterthought,

it occurred to me that...

...I loved her.

Our generation fights the sex revolution

and they get married.

Ain't that the truth.

Are you sure you won't stay

and have dinner?

No, thanks. I'd say yes, but tonight

calls for champagne and candlelight.

A toast, a toast, my friends,

to our health and cheer and happiness.

Otto, let the ritual begin.

Well done, vassal. Pray, be excused. We

have no further need of your services.

Make sure you turn off the ovens.

For the queen, so haughty and serene.

- One, two for you, little page.

- What are these for?

To sheathe your body for the court.

And a brutal one for the jungle denizen.

- Come with me. We'll change.

- And the best one of all for me.

- The things that I do for bread.

- Not gold. Affection. Friendship.

The strong mutual bond of the round

table. We are the spirits of the dead...

...creatures treading the river Styx.

- I'm here. Doesn't that prove my fealty?

- Doesn't that satisfy you?

- I accept your fealty and nobly return it...

...and beseech you to get thine ass

in gear and garb your angry loins.

Okay. Okay.

- It is I, Superwoman.

- Far out, Z-Man.

Not Z-Man, Superwoman.

It bodes nothing unless you're serious.

- Come now, let us seek Jungle Lad.

- Hey, rube, it's your party. Let's do it.

Marvelous. It displays you

to such magnificent advantage.

Let's not be jealous, Z-Man.

I don't feel so well.

Only the wine going to your head,

taking those wicked herbs with it.

- What?

- Ancient potion by Merlin the magician.

Just add one part peyote

and some other benign goodies.

- It's used in all the best rituals.

- It's only a small dose, Casey.

You know how Z-Man is.

I mean, Superwoman.

Listen, I'll watch out for you.

No more words, I pray you.

Let the games begin.

Roxanne?

Will you watch out for me?

- Jungle Lad.

- Ronnie...

...I am really ripped. Cool it.

- Ronnie? Nay, nay. Superwoman.

- Okay.

Okay, Superwoman. Whatever.

Oh, am I flashing.

I gotta get my head together.

Maybe some of that sauce.

Jungle Lad, is it not sufficient

just to be here locked in embrace...

...in the arms of she

who is every man's dream?

Who are you to reject Superwoman?

Why do you react so strangely

in the embrace...

...of the embodiment of carnal desire?

"Carnal desire" my ass.

I, who have never before been spurned.

Superwoman.

You wanna know something?

You're right.

You wanna know something else?

I'm gonna take a downer and crash.

You varlet. You serf.

You buggering knave.

How dare you cast aside

my alabaster charms...

...my capacious love,

my undying troth.

Yes, I vow it.

Ere this night does wane...

...you will drink the black sperm

of my vengeance!

How now, Jungle Lad?

Why so helpless? And why so frail?

Where is your much vaunted

muscular prowess?

I don't know your story.

And I don't wanna know it.

All I know is, these goddamn ropes

are cutting my wrists...

...and I want out now!

- Growl, vassal.

You spoil Superwoman's sport

when you whine and succor me.

Jungle Lad should be silent and mighty,

not a groveling ant...

...creeping across the melodious moat.

Besides, methinks you miss the point.

You are doing what I want...

...exactly what I demand, sir.

At last the king of the jungle

comes under the imperious rule...

...of she who is unconquerable:

Superwoman.

How it excites me, your legendary

strength rendered impotent...

...as you grovel before

the greatest superhero of all time.

The man's out of his gourd.

Methinks you remind me

of certain things.

Don't move, you churl.

Don't move a single muscle

of that finely fleshed body.

You're a freak, Barzell.

You're a stone freak!

I'll get you back in spades, Barzell!

I'll get you, you mother!

The vorpal blade goes snicker-snack!

Yes, Jungle Lad...

...meet my friend Excalibur,

mightiest sword of all time.

Forged by Woden, the god of time,

legendary blade of King Arthur.

Hurled into the lake,

it sprang forth again, shining and pure.

But now, now it is wielded by she

who will eclipse all their deeds...

...Arthur, Lancelot and even mighty

Coeur de Lion. Superwoman!

Listen, Ronnie. See, this whole thing

has been a big game.

Right? A big put on.

We've been putting each other on, man!

The trouble is, you think it's for real,

but it's not.

Now, we're friends, aren't we?

Remember, Z-Man? Put the sword away.

Come on, Z-Man, put it away.

You don't need it.

Yeah.

Z-Man? There is no Z-Man, varlet.

And indeed, it is not a game we play.

I am Superwoman!

Oh, my God. No.

You've been a broad all along.

Right, Barzell? A goddamn broad!

A goddamn ugly broad, Barzell!

An ugly broad!

No, Ronnie! No!

Oh, God!

You beg for mercy...

...while the cries of 6,000,000 innocent

still ring in your ears?

They are waiting for you.

So without the Boy Wonder,

my sylph-like friend?

- Man, this game's fixed.

- Objection. Objection.

- It's your dime.

- Help me. I'm at Ronnie's...

...and he's flipped out.

He's killing everybody!

- Calm down. Z-Man's killing what?

- Casey, what's wrong?

He's killing everybody!

Please, call the police.

Why turn away from Superwoman,

greatest law enforcer of them all.

- Hang on, Casey. We'll be right there.

- What's happening?

Casey needs help. Let's go.

Stay here. I'm going around the back.

- Come on, Pet. Let's go.

- Help me out of here.

She's dead!

Casey. She's dead.

He killed her!

And there's someone else inside...

...but I don't know who it is.

The head is missing!

Oh, my God!

- Kelly?

- Harris! Harris, are you hurt?

My toes...

I can feel my legs!

God!

- Oh, Harris, you can walk.

- Kelly. Oh, Kelly.

The act of death has caused

another life to be reborn.

Together, we share the wonder

of human existence.

And let there be no doubt

that all of us are brothers.

There can be no beginning or ending that

does in some way not touch another.

For our actions affect the lives

and destinies of the many.

Z-Man:
He forgot that life

has many levels...

...and by choosing to live on only one,

lost sight of reality.

Ashley:
Men were toys

for her amusement.

Her total disregard for their feelings

made love a stranger to her.

Lance Rocke:

He never gave of himself.

Those who only take must be prepared

to pay the highest price of all.

Porter Hall used his profession

to mask selfish interests...

...to betray the trust

that should have been sacred.

Susan Lake:
Perhaps too pure.

Excessive goodness can often blind us...

...to the human failings

of those less perfect.

Emerson found that something

as precious as love...

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