Blue Jasmine Page #3

Hey, come on. We don't know the first

thing about money, but he does.

First thing is how not to give half

your money to the government.

Look, I know there's taxes,

but, I mean, what can I do?

There are ways.

GINGER:
You see, Augie? You see?

Suppose I put you in a venture

that was low-risk, but very high-yield.

I'm not talking about 6 or 7 percent.

I'm talking about 20 percent.

Profitable enough?

20 percent?

He's developing a group of hotels

in the Caribbean.

You mean, not starting

my own business.

No, we mean investing with Hal.

Jeez, investing what?

You mean the whole thing?

You need money to make money.

Am I right?

Ginger.

Let them in on one of your--?

The hotel deal or something.

It'd be great for them.

Make a killing.

Pay attention, Augie.

I'm paying attention.

You will make money for them,

won't you?

I make money,

they make money.

God, they're hard work.

Tomorrow I'm taking

the day off.

I've neglected everything,

my yoga, my Pilates.

I've got that luncheon to plan,

the fundraiser

for the Central Park Conservancy.

I've rented them a limo

and a driver,

and I've suggested they go

to the South Street Seaport.

(SIGHS)

Can you imagine

if they lived here?

Here, for doing your duty.

Happy birthday.

Oh.

I'm giving it to you now so you can

wear it to your party tomorrow night.

Oh, sweetheart, it's beautiful.

Not bad taste for

a philistine businessman, huh?

(LIZZIE MILES & SHARKEY'S KINGS OF DIXIELAND'S

"A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND" PLAYING)

A good man is hard to find

Well, you always get the other kind

And just when you think

He's your one best pal

You look around

You find him lovin' another gal

You rave

Yes, you crave

To see that man laying in his grave

So if your man is nice

Take my advice

And hug him in the morning

Hug him every night

Give him plenty lovin'

Be sure you love him right

'Cause a good man nowadays

Is hard to find

(PIANO PLAYING SOFT JAZZ MUSIC)

(CHATTERING)

I know, it's so extravagant.

Oh, look at that.

He surprised me in the tub, so to speak.

Ha, ha, ha.

Corsica's a bore. The weather's nice,

but it's nothing like Sardinia.

This year you are coming

to Palm Beach, no excuses.

Hey, Jasmine.

What?

Who's that woman?

Which?

That one.

Oh, Raylene.

She's a friend.

I love Raylene.

We met in a yoga class.

Isn't she pretty?

Yeah.

She runs a modeling agency.

How long have you known her?

Few years. Why?

GINGER:
And you trust her?

JASMINE:
Trust her?

Of course I trust her.

What kind of question is that?

She just seems so cozy all night

with your husband.

I wouldn't worry. Hal's not

the roving type, nor is Raylene.

She's a very close friend.

I don't know.

If it was my husband,

I'd keep an eye on him.

Goodness,

you are a suspicious one.

I'm just saying.

Just relax.

I am relaxed.

You shouldn't drink

so much, Augie.

Nobody wants to hear those

stupid Polish jokes, you know?

AUGIE:

Oh, I had a drink?

Yeah? Yeah.

Let me tell you, you were half in

the bag the entire night, okay?

Tell me about my drinking.

Give me that.

What's eating you?

If you saw your friend's wife kissing

another guy, would you tell your friend?

Hey.

What?

Would you tell your friend?

I'm talking.

Tell him what?

Are you listening to me?

If you saw your friend's wife kissing

another guy, would you tell your friend?

Would you tell him?

Yeah.

Bet your ass I'd tell him.

But what if it causes trouble?

Or maybe a divorce?

If you don't say anything,

it could've been a passing thing.

He never knows and he lives on

happy with his wife.

You know, I would tell him,

because that's what a friend's for.

You gotta have his back.

That's why I'd tell him.

It's a tough call, Augie.

I don't know.

Ginger.

What?

What are we doing?

Are we playing charades?

I mean, come on.

Did you see something?

Yeah.

On the street, by accident.

I saw Hal kissing that brunette

who was at the party.

You saw Hal kiss Raylene?

Raylene?

You know her name too?

My God, she gets around.

Oh, we were introduced. Come on,

you got nothing to worry about.

Yeah.

Nobody could ever take your place.

Yeah, believe me, I wasn't

thinking she'd look at you. Heh.

Nobody would ever look at me, right?

Right.

You looked at me.

Yeah, once. It was a mistake.

All right, listen.

What?

You think Hal's banging her?

When Jasmine don't wanna

know something,

she's got a habit

of looking the other way.

Thank you for my present.

I got so many comments.

I think everyone enjoyed themselves

and that piano player was--

He was fantastic.

I got his card.

What were you, uh, talking to

Raylene so intensely about?

Oh, uh, her husband is thinking

about getting his own plane.

I was just weighing the pros and cons

for her of a Challenger versus a, uh--

Gulf stream?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

She's so pretty.

Yeah.

Bill's out of town for a couple

weeks and she'll be all alone.

I thought maybe we could take her out

to dinner or have her over here.

Yeah.

Great.

Sure.

This is silly, Ginger.

Why?

It's Sunday.

So?

It's his day off. He wants

to spend it alone with you.

He's alone with me plenty.

If I'm gonna marry Chili, you're

gonna meet him sooner than later.

I told him we'd show you

the town.

Well, he won't want your sister around.

Will you stop it?

JASMINE:

This city is so beautifully European.

Have you ever been abroad?

At all?

No.

We used to sail

from Saint-Tropez to Cannes

and up the coast to Monaco.

Hm.

It reminds me of the Mediterranean.

There's Chili.

JASMINE:
Which one?

GINGER:
There.

JASMINE:
Who's that with him?

GINGER:
I don't know.

Chili.

CHILI:
Hi.

GINGER:
Hi, hey.

You look beautiful.

GINGER:
Oh, thanks.

Yeah.

You smell good too.

You're late.

Eddie. Nice to meet you.

Hi. Ginger. Hi.

This is Jasmine.

Jasmine, hi. I'm Eddie.

This is Eddie.

Nice to meet you. Eddie.

I'm Jasmine.

Hi.

Ginger told me about you.

Oh, all good, I hope.

I gotta tell you, I was all set

to move in with your sister.

Then she tells me that we gotta

postpone because her sister's in town.

He's joking.

Well, I hope I didn't inconvenience you.

It was an emergency.

No.

Things happen. Right, Eddie?

Could've happened

to anybody.

Told me you never been here,

don't know anybody,

so I brought along this

sad excuse for a blind date.

Best he could do on short notice.

He works with me.

I gotta get a beer.

You want a beer?

Can I buy you a drink?

I have a drink, but thank you.

I'm dropping dead of hunger.

This place has the best clams.

You like clams, Jasmine?

No, no, no.

I'm not hungry.

What the hell are you drinking?

Let me see. What is this?

Is it vodka?

Martini.

CHILI:
This place has the

best clams in the city.

The best are at Manero's.

You're nuts. They don't even compare.

Who cares?

This place is good too. They're fresh.

That's the thing with clams.

You get a bad clam,

you'll wish you were never born.

So, what do you do, Jasmine?

I told you, she just got here.

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