Blue Velvet Page #10

DOROTHY:

(strangely - extremely frightened

now that Jeffrey may have left it)

Do you know?

JEFFREY:

No.

DOROTHY:

(breathing heavily, strangely)

You don't?

JEFFREY:

No. What is happening?

DOROTHY:

Maybe you don't know. I know you though.

You're Jeffrey Beaumont and I know where

you live and I know ways to get you and I

know ways to kill you.

JEFFREY:

Please don't talk like that. You're upset.

I'm not helping you. I'm sorry for what I

did. I better go.

DOROTHY:

Go then. I can't let you put it in me now

but I want you. I like you.

JEFFREY:

Then don't talk about killing.

DOROTHY:

Did I say that?. I didn't mean it. or did I?

(laughs)

Sometimes I think it would be fun.

(strange smile)

Go ahead, you better leave now. I can't

open myself to you now. I'll tell you a little

secret.

(she leans close)

I want to die.

JEFFREY:

Don't say that.

DOROTHY:

It's a secret so don't tell anyone. Some day

I'll show you where. I've gotta go to sleep

now.

JEFFREY:

(frightened by her craziness)

O.K.

He takes another look at the blood in the bottom of the sink. He takes

another look at the beautiful dark troubled eyes of Dorothy Vallens, and

turns, goes through the hall to the living room. He crosses slowly to the

door, suddenly he turns back and enters the hallway going down to the

bathroom. He stops and looks at Dorothy who is turned away from him.

She stares into the sink. Jeffrey notices that a square of fabric has

been cut from the bottom of her blue velvet robe

JEFFREY:

I'm leaving now.

She is whispering something to herself.

DOROTHY:

(very faint whisper)

Help me. help me. please help me.

Jeffrey doesn't know what he can do.

96. INT. DOROTHY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Jeffrey turns back, goes through the living room. He looks around and

sees the empty bourbon glass of Frank's. Suddenly he remembers the

photograph that Dorothy hid. He picks up the pillow and sees a picture

of a smiling man and a small boy standing next to him wearing a pointed

hat with a propeller. He turns the photo over and finds an old marriage

license. It reads: Dorothy Vallens to Don.

JEFFREY (V.O.)

Don. Oh my God.

He hides the photo again. He sees Dorothy's telephone. He memorizes the

number - moving his lips with each digit. He goes to the front door and

opens it quietly.

97. EXT. STAIRWAY - APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT

He looks out into the hall. It's empty.

97A. INT. HALLWAY - APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT

He quickly goes to the back stairway and down the stairs. These steps are

cement and his feet make echoing sounds which seem very loud. He goes

through a door marked "EXIT".

98. EXT. LINCOLN STREET - NIGHT

. and comes out, crosses a lawn and goes out onto the sidewalk.

He walks along taking in deep cleansing breaths. He looks at his watch.

2:
30. He feels so confused, exhilarated, so uneasy. He secretly worries

about what he's gotten into.

99. INT. BEAUMONTS' LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Jeffrey enters the house. THE CAMERA RUSHES along the rug in the dark to a

foot. The lights come on. PAN UP the leg to Mrs. Beaumont waiting in a

chair, staring.

JEFFREY:

(startled)

God. you scared me.

MRS. BEAUMONT

Is something wrong? What's happened to

your face?

JEFFREY:

Nothing. I'm fine.

MRS. BEAUMONT

You can't just stay out half the night and

carry on, Jeffrey. There's got to be some

order, Jeffrey. I thought it would have

been nice to call your father when you got

home but now it is much too late.

FADE TO:

100. INT. JEFFREY'S BEDROOM - DAY

Jeffrey gets out of bed and goes to the phone. He dials a number.

JEFFREY:

Louise Wertham, please. okay.

(waits)

Louise?. Jeffrey. Hi. What's up?

(pause)

MARRIED?! Good night! Louise! Are

you kidding?

(long pause)

Well, Louise, I wish you a lot of

luck and if things don't work out,

I think you should go into comedy.

Jeffrey hangs up the phone hard. He shakes his head.

101. INT. BEAUMONTS' HARDWARE STORE - DAY

Jeffrey's drinking a cup of coffee behind the counter in the store.

He thinks. He takes another drink of coffee and sets the cup down.

He clasps his hands behind his back and begins pacing up and down.

JEFFREY:

(to himself, out loud)

How can I help her? I can't tell her to go

to Detective Williams. She'll think I'm a

policeman. She has my address. She can go

there. if she has to. I'll tell her. and

her. and she thinks I'm Don. her husband?

Where the hell is Don? - maybe he died.

Jeffrey dials the phone.

JEFFREY:

Hello?. Mrs. Williams?. This is Jeffrey

Beaumont. Fine. Okay. Is Sandy there?

Okay. Hi Sandy. Can you talk? He is?.

Well, I guess I'll talk to you later on.

It went okay. I'll tell you about it.

Dinner?. Tomorrow night? Seven o'clock,

yeah, sounds good. Okay. he's still in

the hospital. Okay, yeah. See you

tomorrow. thanks.

102. INT. HOSPITAL LABORATORY - DAY

The searching, mysterious MUSIC plays over while,

A DOCTOR is looking at various blood samples under a powerful microscope.

Various sophisticated gadgets are seen in CLOSEUPS.

JEFFREY (V.O.)

This is what my father's disease looks like?

DR. GYNDE

Yes.

The BLOOD is seen in CLOSEUP. Cells are moving.

The Doctor makes a change in magnification. The cells are huge - then,

even bigger. They are so big we can hear them moving.

103. EXT. "SLOW CLUB" - NIGHT

The parking lot is half-full. A strong wind is blowing trash around.

Jeffrey parks his car.

104. INT. "SLOW CLUB" - NIGHT

. and enters the club. He speaks to the Maitre d'.

JEFFREY:

A table in back, please.

MAITRE D'

Certainly

Dorothy is singing her opening song as the Maitre d' seats Jeffrey.

JEFFREY:

I'll have an ice-cold Heineken.

MAITRE D'

One Heineken, certainly, sir.

Jeffrey surveys the place after the Maitre d' leaves. It is very dark and

smoky inside. He has trouble seeing, but suddenly he spots Frank sitting

with some other GUYS watching Dorothy sing. They are sitting two tables

away.

Frank is totally captivated by Dorothy's singing and is very serious-

looking. He looks right up to her eyes. In his hand he works a small

piece of blue velvet cloth with his fingers. Again her first number,

"BLUE MOON," segues into "BLUE VELVET." This song she sings mainly to

Frank. When it is over Frank continues watching Dorothy and everyone else

applauds loudly.

Jeffrey drinks up his Heineken and goes back outside.

EXT. "SLOW CLUB" - NIGHT

He looks around at all the cars but none stand out as Frank's. He gets

into his car and pulls out across the street, re-parks the car and waits.

DISSOLVE TO:

106. EXT. "SLOW CLUB" - NIGHT

Traffic roars past Jeffrey and in the distance several people exit the

SLOW CLUB. Among them are Frank and his friends. They get into a black

Ford Fairlane and drive out of the parking lot - down the highway.

Jeffrey starts his engine and moves out after them. He has to gun the car

up to sixty-five to catch up with them.

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