Dancer In the Dark Page #3

I'm not lookingfor Kathy.

I was lookingfor you.

I just have to go todrama rehearsal.

So what do you say?

You can alwaysride your bike.

You have it over there.

I left it at home.

I thought it'd bequicker if I walked.

How do you reckon that?

I just walk alongthe railroad tracks.

It's a...

shortcut.

Look, I don't understand.In musicals...

why do they start to singand dance all of a sudden?

I mean, I don't suddenlystart... to sing and dance.

No...

You're right, Jeff.You don't.

The last thing on the listis the bake sale.

Two sundays away.

Hi, Selma.Come on in, come on in.

I'm gonna introduce youto your understudy.

My understudy?

Yeah.

This girl Suzan,who boris knows,

is a good singer.She's a good dancer.

She'll learnyour part, too,

because, say,you get a cold,

and...

you can't do it,

then the showdoesn't have to stop.

Okay?

Suzan, Selma.Selma, Suzan.

Could you take offyour glasses?

I thinkwe'll do the part

without glasses.

Next sunday,you will see

both Marias.

I mean, Selma willdo the role, really,

but... i'll have youread part of it too.

All right?

It's your first timeon the night shift,

right?

While thisis being pressed,

you'll be cuttingon the other machine.

That meansyou'll be in charge

of two machines.

You have to beat Sarahover there, right?

This pallet mustnever be empty.

Is it alwaysso dark in here?

What?

Is it alwaysso dark in here?

It's exactly the sameas the daytime.

Oh.Okay.

The only thing is you haveto work a little faster.

That's whatyou're paid for, right?

- Okay.- Okay?

Thank you.

- Excuse me.- Yeah?

You have to worka little, you know,

a little fasterthan this.

Okay.

What are youdoing here?

What do you think?

I didn't put you down forthe night shift, Kathy.

Run along, Norman.

I'm on my own time now.

How I spend itis my own business.

'Night, ladies!

Good night!

Faster.

A little faster.

I like it betterwhen you dance.

You should dancemore... Cvalda.

I will dancewhen there is music.

It's music.

Now dance.

Selma!

Stop that,you've cut yourself!

Get away fromthe machine!

Henry!

Oh, Jeff is here.

Hello, Jeff.

Hi, Kathy.

Do you live here?

Thought she mightsay yes to a ride

when it'sthis late.

M-maybe Kathy...

wants a ride.

No, it's all right.

What's that,with your hand?

She cut her...

Cut my finger.

Yeah. It's goingto be all right.

The plates are sharp.

Goodnight.

Careful.

I think I founda solution to our problem.

That makes mereally happy.

It's nothing special...

But I've made up my mind.I'm gonna tell Linda,

and, uh...

I mean, after all,she loves me, and...

We'll justwork it out together.

That sounds likea really good idea, Bill.

I'm sorry, I'lllet you get to bed.

I guess I'm kinda tired.

Thanks, Bill.

Good night, Selma.

Good night, Bill.

Bill?

What's happening now?

Here we go.Selma, are you ready?

And...

You're on.

Cut. Cut, stop.

Stop, please.

This is Selma's entrance, okay?

Yeah?

Okay, Paul, please.

How fardo you think it is?

I don't know.

And...

Kathy, whatare you doing?

This isMaria's entrance.

Yes.I'm sorry.

My mistake.

Please, please!

I don't haveall night!

Six steps.

Let's take thisa little more seriously.

Good!

Okay, I'm thinkingmaybe, Selma...

You could take a littlesort of circle around Boris

on this next part,

unless you have something elseyou wanna suggest.

I'm open.

Okay?

Samuel.

Yes?

I need totalk to you.

Oh, Selma, please, ifit's about the drummer,

I have been lookingeverywhere for a drummer--

It's notabout the drummer.

It's notabout the drummer.

Um... just a quick word.

Do you wannago outside?

Yup.

Okay.

I--I'm notgonna play Maria.

What?

My heart justisn't in this...

Like, I shouldn'tbe wasting my time

on something...

that isn't...that important really.

I've been watching Suzan,and she's...

She's great.

She's... She's very--

She's a much better dancerthan I am.

Terrific.

Suzan's terrific.I'm not denying that,

but you--I thoughtyou lived for musicals.

So you've been pretendingthe whole time?

Yes.

I've just been pretending.

I don't know what elseI could do with you.

I've got everythingcast right now.

Yeah.

The only part that's leftis the old nun

who lets maria outof the convent gate.

I don't thinkyou'd want that part.

There's no dancingin that.

She'squite serious then?

She's serious.

It's importantfor the part.

Okay. I'm notdancing really.

No.

I could put a little bitof dancing in there.

You think so?

It--I didn'thave it in mind.

You can haveyour tapping.

She could be justa little... humorous

once in a while...

even thoughshe's a nun.

You'll always bemy perfect Maria.

Where are allthe hairpins today?

I left them at home.

And she won't beplaying Maria.

What do you reckonI'm gonna do

if I can't bawl you outfor learning your lines

on company time?

One...two...

Three!

What kind of a jokeis that?

Well, she's beating me.

I need a word with you.

We're talkingright now.

All right...

Come on.

Please sit down.

We were offfor the whole day.

Everything stops whenthe machine breaks.

You know that.

I--I can do my jobjust fine...

if I stickto the day shift.

This won't happen again.

Look, I daydreamtoo much.

I--I decided to quit.

And...

And I guess,then l--I forgot.

I've been orderedto let you go, Selma.

You're notgonna have to pay

for the machineyou broke.

I got themto agree to that.

Uh, thanks, Norman.

This is your salary.

And you know, um...

Maybe we can find yousomething

away from the machines

where your eyesightwouldn't matter so much.

Yeah...

Not right away.

That's very kindof you.

I better go.

I'll be okay.I really will.

Thanks, Norman.

Thank you, Selma.

Thank you.

What is shegoing to do now?

Did you ever thinkabout that?

Don't worry, Kathy.Really.

I'm gonna be fine.

Has anybodyseen Jeff today?

He's usually hereearly, Selma,

but not this early.

It's a shame.

Selma!

Selma...

I could give youa lift if you want.

I--I will need a lift...

Later.

I need to dosomething important

at...at 3:
00.

Well, you need to getyour truck then, don't you?

Yeah.

Train's coming.Get off the track, Jeff.

You have to be careful.

Stay to the side.

You can't see,can you?

What is there to see?

You can't see,can you?

See you at 3:
00.

I can see.

Gene hasn'tcome back yet.

I need to talk to Bill.

He decided totake the day off

to go to the bankfor his box.

Is he--is he upstairs?

Yeah.

I know everything, Selma.

Bill told me.

I want you to move out!

I--I don't understand.

Wh-what would you know?

That you came onto him.

That you asked himinto the trailer,

but heturned you down!

You've got nothingto say for yourself?

No.

I want to talk to Bill.

Hi, Bill.

Linda saw me go upto the, um...

Up to the trailer.

I told her it was youwho wanted to, uh...

That you'd...

That you'd fallenin love with me.

I know.She told me.

And what didyou tell her?

Nothing.

You didn't tell herI was lying?

Mum's the word, right?

Linda told meyou went to the bank.

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