Dorfman Page #2
BUT WHEN HE DOES CALL,
IT'S SORT OF LIKE
TIME STANDS STILL.
NOT THAT--NOT THAT I BELIEVE
IN THAT CRAP. (SNORTS)
WHAT DO YOU DO, VALLEY GIRL?
I'M AN ACCOUNTANT.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
YOU'RE SOME SORT OF
PROFESSIONALS, I'M GUESSING.
WE'RE MODELS.
OH. THAT'S EXCITING.
YOU KNOW,
WE NEED A NEW ACCOUNTANT.
OH, WELL, YOU SHOULD CALL ME.
HERE, I'LL GIVE YOU MY CARD.
I'M NEVER IN REHAB.
"DEBORAH DORFMAN."
OH. YOU'RE JEWISH ACCOUNTANT,
HUH?
-IS THAT A PROBLEM?
-NO. IT'S MORE LIKE, YOU KNOW.
CLICHE.
WHAT, LIKE YOU BEING
A POLISH ANTI-SEMITE?
-I'M SORRY.
-SUCH EXCELLENT RETORT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I LOVE THIS B*TCH.
-OH.
-DORFMAN.
YES? WELL, KABUL?
-I LEAVE SUNDAY.
-YES!
-GO GET 'EM, JAY.
-OH, I WILL.
OH, MY CAT.
WELL, I CAN'T BOARD ELMER.
HE'LL FREAK.
OH, ELMER.
HEY, YOU GUYS,
COULD YOU WATCH HIM FOR ME
WHILE I'M GONE?
-I DON'T DO LITTER.
I DO CATS AND I DO LITTER.
SO I DON'T DO CATS. UM.
CLEAN--I CAN--
I WOULD LIKE TO WATCH YOUR CAT.
YES. I WOULD DO
ANYTHING FOR YOU.
-HIGH FIVE.
-KABUL.
-KA-BUL! YEA.
WOW. KABUL.
YEA!
TRADITION IN THIS FAMILY.
LIKE YOM KIPPUR OR HANUKAH.
OR THE SUPER BOWL.
NOBODY LOVES THE SUPER BOWL
MORE THAN YOUR MOTHER.
WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO DEB?
SHE'S SO INTO HERSELF.
("SAFE IN L.A."
BY GOLD MOTEL PLAYS)
HI.
OK. OK. NO TIME FOR A TOUR.
-HERE IS THE KEYS.
-OK.
AND I WILL SKYPE.
THE COMPUTER'S ON THE DESK.
THE TV DOWNSTAIRS IS BROKEN.
SORRY.
IT'S OK.
THERE'S A GREAT SHABU-SHABU
PLACE AROUND THE CORNER.
WHAT ELSE?
I LEFT YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING
UPSTAIRS. THANK YOU.
AND, UH,
IT IS SUCH A MESS IN THERE.
UNPACKED FOR YOU.
AND IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU NEED?
(SIGHS) EVERYTHING.
ART ON THE WALLS, PLANTS,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO--
HEY, IT'S ME. DORFMAN.
YOU ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF ME.
(ENGINE STARTS)
ELMER.
IT'S YOUR AUNTY DEB.
OH...POOP.
SIX DAYS.
(SNORTS)
NO WAY.
OH.
MY PRESENT.
THINGS TO SEE.
AND POSSIBLY SHARE.
-IT WILL BE DONE, ELMER.
(MEOW)
BECAUSE NOTHING ON EARTH CAN
QUELL THE FLAMES OF MY HEART.
(MEOW)
-OH!
(YOWLS)
BERT, YOU BARELY ATE
AT LEAST HAVE SOME FLAN.
YOUR MOTHER COULDN'T EAT FLAN.
IT GAVE HER PHLEGM.
IT'S BEEN
OVER A YEAR ALREADY, POP.
I'M SORRY I'M SUCH A BUMMER
FOR YOU, DANIEL.
I'LL JUST SIT OUTSIDE
("FAST AS I CAN"
(MEOW)
ELMER, STOP, YOU LITTLE BRAT.
(MEOW)
-BETTER GET USED TO ME.
I PLAN ON SPENDING
WOMAN ON IPOD:
HE WAS DETERMINED TO BRING HER
AS THE HEAT OF THEIR PASSION
WHIRLED AROUND THEM,
COCOONING THEM IN SILKEN
STRANDS OF PLEASURE.
DESIRE TOOK ON A FINE,
SHARP EDGE.
(PHONE RINGS)
THIS IS DEB.
I THOUGHT POP:
WAS GETTING BETTER.
HE WOULDN'T GET OUT OF BED.
AND NOW HE WON'T STOP
WATCHING QVC.
YOU KNOW HOW MOM LOVED
THAT STUFF. GOD, HE ADORED HER.
TRUE THAT.
YEAH, DEB, I AM CLUELESS
ABOUT HOW TO HELP POP.
YOU GOT TO GET SOMEBODY ELSE
TO WATCH JAY'S DOG.
CAT, NO. NO WAY. JAY NEEDS ME.
SATURDAY. I'LL BE HOME THEN.
COME ON. YOU'RE MY ROCK, DAN.
ROCK AND ROLL.
OK.
(DOGS BARKING)
HEY. I'M LIL G. AND YOU ARE?
OH, I'M DEB. I'M JUST STAYING
IN 719 FOR THE WEEK.
I'M CAT SITTING.
D-TOWN DEB?
OH, I DON'T REMEMBER.
THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF
FROM ENCINO.
WELL, TOMORROW, YOU MIGH WANT TO TRY TAKING THE METRO
TO THE VALLEY.
NO STRESS, NO MESS.
OK.
GOD, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING HERE.
YOU PROBABLY STOPPED
TO GET THE MAIL.
I CAN DO THAT.
-HI.
-HI.
FRIEND OF JAY'S?
UM, YES, I AM CAT SITTING
FOR A CAT THAT HATES ME.
AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME
WHY WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY
TO PUT A MAN IN OUTER SPACE
BUT WE CAN'T MAKE A MAILBOX KEY
YEAH. AND A THOUSAND
PIECES OF JUNK MAIL.
THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THE PLANET NEEDS.
WE SHOULD KILL MORE TREES
AND SMALL CREATURES--
YEAH, I HATE JUNK MAIL.
THIS IS AN INVITE
TO MY ART OPENING FRIDAY.
OH.
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN
LIKE JUNKY JUNK MAIL
JUST EXTRA PAPER...NEVER MIND.
THANK YOU. SORRY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
I'D LIKE TO PAINT YOU.
PUT PAINT ON ME:
OR PUT PAINT ON A CANVAS?
I'M MARRIED.
-I'M GAY.
-OH, GOOD.
-WET PAINT.
-OH.
-NICE TO MEET YOU, DEBORAH.
-DEB.
NO, NO, NO, DEB.
DEB IS CUTE, SWEET,
PEOPLE PLEASER.
YOU'RE A DEBORAH.
OK. AND YOU ARE?
ROOM 518 IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
WELCOME TO D-TOWN.
THANK YOU.
COOKIE.
(MAN GRUNTS)
(GRUNTS)
HUH, POP?
OR THERE'S VIRTUAL BOXING
OR VIRTUAL GOLF.
(PHONE RINGS)
LEEANN TEXTED ME FROM UPSTAIRS.
SHE'S IN THE BABYMAKING WINDOW.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT VIRTUALLY?
(LAUGHS)
YOU MADE A JOKE, POP.
THAT'S GOOD.
YOU KNOW, YOUR MOTHER WOULD HAVE
LOVED BEING A GRANDMA.
SHE WOULD'VE BEEN GREAT.
POP, DO YOU THINK
I'M GOING TO BE A GOOD FATHER?
ARE YOU KIDDING? THE GREATEST.
GO. GO. GO. MAKE A BABY.
THANKS.
THE ONLY TEARS:
THAT YOU SHED WITH THIS MACHINE
(APPLAUSE ON TV)
HMM.
OK.
WHERE AM I GOING
TO PUT EVERYTHING?
WHAT?
HI. SORRY.
UM, WELL, YOU SAID
IF I NEEDED ANYTHING.
SO HERE I AM:
WITH A PRE-THANK YOU GIFT.
UM, YOU DON'T HAVE A TOOLKI THAT I COULD MAYBE BORROW
AND THEN MAYBE YOU COULD COME BY
AND HELP ME MOVE A FEW THINGS?
WHERE'S YOUR HUSBAND?
MY--
RIGHT. HE, UM...
HE'S A TOTAL LIE.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
OK. NOW WHAT?
WOMAN ON IPOD:
HER LIGHT BREATH FEATHERED
WHEN HER TONGUE:
TENTATIVELY TOUCHED HIS,
HE WAS SWEPT INTO A SWIRLING
MAELSTROM OF LONGING.
HER EYES WERE DILATED
WITH PASSION.
THE BUD OF HER BREAS DRAWING IT AS INTENSELY
OF HIS MOUTH.
HER LEGS OPENED FULLY WIDE,
LIKE A BUTTERFLY'S WINGS
ON A SPRING MORNING--
(SKYPE RINGS)
-OH, DON'T HANG UP!
WOO. UH. I'M COMING!
DON'T HANG UP.
OK. UM...
WHAT DO I PRESS?
HI? HI! HI.
HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING?
IS EVERYTHING OK?
SO FAR.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
YOUR LOFT IS SUPER COOL.
YOU'RE COOL.
HA. (SNORTS) NO.
YOU ARE.
(MEOW)
-OH, I THINK SOMEONE
WANTS TO SAY HI TO YOU.
HEY, BUDDY.
HI. SAY, "HI, DADDY."
HI, DADDY. HE MISSES YOU.
KIND OF. HE'S REPENTING
FOR DIVE BOMBING ME
HEY, BUDDY. WE'RE GOING
TO BE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.
HI.
MAN:
HEY, JAY,THE HUMVEE'S HERE!
OH. I GOT TO GO.
LOOK, YOU GUYS HAVE FUN.
I LOVE YOU GUYS. SEE YOU SOON.
LOVE YOU TOO.
(KNOCKING AT DOOR)
COMING!
HEY!
OH.
IF IT ISN' MY GAY FRIEND COOKIE.
WHAT KIND OF NAME
IS COOKIE ANYWAY?
IT RANKS RIGHT UP THERE
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