Fading Gigolo Page #6

I don't think this is

the group to push that point.

- I'm not a scholar...

- Enough already!

[RABBIS MUTTER]

Was there fornication?

The question is,

was there fornication?

Was there fornication?

There was no fornication!

May I speak on my own behalf?

Please, proceed.

There was a breach of modesty.

I was alone with a man.

He saw my head uncovered.

You took off your sheytil?

Yes.

And your body.

Did he see it uncovered?

He placed his hands on my back.

It was bare?

Yes.

RABBI:

You did that knowing full well

that what you were doing

was a violation?

AVIGAL:

I did.

And you allowed yourself

to be touched?

Yes.

And what, may I ask,

happened next?

I cried.

From shame?

No.

From loneliness.

[FRENCH SINGING]

I got jealous.

It's hard for a man

to understand a woman,

you know?

What goes on, you know, the...

the feelings.

I know, I know, I'm boring.

But if a man can't get a woman

out of his guts...

if he can't get her out of his heart,

it means something.

Right?

I'm in love with you, okay?

All right?

I know, I know, maybe

you don't love me, but...

Just be quiet.

I never said I didn't love you.

Really?

Oof.

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

Who is it?

I've come to say goodbye.

You didn't have to do that.

I wanted to.

What are you going to do?

I don't know.

Something.

Donde hay amor,

hay dolor.

It's true.

Goodbye, Fioravante.

Goodbye, Avigal.

Take care of her.

Don't worry, I will.

You're not really Jewish, are you?

I'm not sure.

Huh.

Then we add the chocolate syrup.

- Thank you.

- Enjoy. You're welcome.

So, you're leaving, right?

Yep.

I'm gonna miss you.

Me too.

I mean, I don't know what to say.

There's nothing to say.

You just water it.

I'm done.

The show's closed.

So first the bookstore,

then Virgil and Bongo...

although that was probably,

in retrospect, a crazy idea.

Who knows?

You're definitely going, right?

That's right.

So that's funny,

because when you're friendly

with somebody for a long time,

what happens is,

you develop a, you know,

like, a shorthand or something,

a close communication.

You... You understand one another

in a...

You go and look up

the little Tunisian girlfriend?

I don't know.

I mean, I...

It's funny, I can only

speak to her in present tense.

Well, maybe if you

spoke to her properly,

you'd find that you didn't like her.

That's a possibility.

You know, I have a theory

that sometimes when

you don't understand

what the other person is saying,

very often that's

a tremendous advantage.

Yeah.

"Cherries in the Snow."

- Ca vous plait.

- Oui.

- Merci.

- D'accord.

Ah, tu parles Francais?

Mmm, petit peu.

A gentleman.

That's very nice.

Are you from around here?

Yeah. Why do you ask?

Just being neighborly,

and I'm thinking,

if you ever need a plumber,

this is the guy.

He's great. A fantastic plumber.

Oh yeah?

Well, that's good to know

'cause they're hard to come by.

- Absolutely.

- Mm-hmm.

What's your name?

BOTH:

Fioravante.

That's lovely.

Is that yours?

He... he got that for me.

He gave me that.

Mmm.

You don't look like

a plumber, really.

That's because

he also does electrical.

- Oh. Uh-huh.

- Mm-hmm.

And you come together,

in a package?

You know, he's shy.

So I handle the dialogue...

He's shy?

He doesn't look shy.

- I'm not shy.

- No, actually you're right.

The truth of the matter

is that he's not shy.

I'm the shy one of the two.

You are flirting with me.

- No.

- Yes.

I am. I am.

You can tell, right?

Oh yeah.

I can tell.

Um, hey, sweetheart,

can I... can I give you

our card just in case

you need any plumbing work

or any electrical wiring.

"Virgil and Bongo."

MURRAY:
Yeah, ask in the

neighborhood about us.

You know, we don't bite.

No problem.

Okay. I will.

MURRAY:

Au-re-wah-wah.

[LAUGHS]

FIORAVANTE:

Au revoir.

MURRAY:

Yes, definitely.

Wow.

This definitely could be the beginning

of a very beautiful relationship...

between the three of us.

But...

you know...

when is it that you're leaving?

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