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TED:
Sam the bellboy. Now there was a man.
BETTY:
Yeah. Oh, hi, Teddy. Ready to start the night shift?
TED:
Yeah.
BETTY:
Well, let me buy you a drink.
TED:
You wanna buy me a drink? I'm starting my shift.
BETTY:
You're not an alcoholic, are you; one drink won't kill you.
TED:
Yeah, sure.
They walk out of frame. In the empty frame we
SUPER:
NEW YEAR'S EVE 7:00 P.M.INT. BACK ROOM--NIGHT
Betty and Ted sit in the back room, both with drinks in their hand. This
dialogue is to be delivered rapid fire, Howard Hawks style.
BETTY:
After fifty years, Sam retires, and you're taking over the night shift.
TED:
Correct.
BETTY:
You're filling some mighty big shoes.
TED:
Oh, I know.
BETTY:
Sam was a legend in the hotel business.
TED:
Oh, I know . . .
BETTY:
A bellhop's bellhop.
TED:
An inspiration to us all.
BETTY:
He ran the night desk for fifty years, all by himself.
TED:
An amazing man.
BETTY:
No desk clerk. No night man. No help. Just f***in' Sam,
and his wits.
TED:
A man alone.
BETTY:
And you're gonna do the same.
TED:
I know.
BETTY:
Tonight.
Ted spews his drink.
TED:
Tonight!
BETTY:
Yes, tonight.
TED:
I can't.
BETTY:
Yes, you can.
TED:
No, I can't. I never worked the night shift before.
BETTY:
Oh night shift--smight shift.
TED:
We were supposed to work it together.
BETTY:
I know, but I can't.
TED:
Why not?
BETTY:
I'm having a New Year's Eve party.
TED:
Since when?
BETTY:
Actually, I'm not having it. My roommate is. And there's
this guy. German guy. He's gonna be there. And so am I.
TED:
I can't run this place by myself.
BETTY:
Oh, sure ya can.
TED:
No, I can't.
BETTY:
Sam ran this place by himself for fifty years.
TED:
Yeah, and he had fifty years of f***in' practice, too. I
haven't had a day.
BETTY:
Look, Teddy, calm down--
TED:
--Don't call me Teddy.
BETTY:
Ted, the night's cake. It's easy. The day's when it's busy.
During the night there's nothing to do.
TED:
It's New Year's Eve.
BETTY:
Which'll make it less busy than normal. Ever worked on
Christmas? Unless you sell turkeys, business is dead. You
just got butterflies, that's all.
TED:
What I have ain't butterflies. I can't handle this hotel all by myself.
BETTY:
Okay, let's calm down a minute. Slow it down, cool it off.
Let's just talk.
TED:
You can say any goddamn thing you want--
BETTY:
--Ted? I thought we were calming down? I thought we were
cooling off? No hostility. Say good-bye to hostility. We're
just talking.
TED:
Okay . . . okay . . . okay . . . I'm calm, I'm cool, let's talk.
BETTY:
Ted, in a nutshell, all you have to do is hold the fort. It's
New Year's Eve. Most of the guests are going out. You'll
just be giving them a little nod as they come staggering in
at three . . . four . . . five . . . in the morning. Nobody's
having any parties, a few get-togethers, but no parties. You
got about three people checking in tonight, that's it. The
only variable is Chester Rush in the penthouse.
TED:
Chester Rush? The guy from The Wacky Detective?
BETTY:
Yeah, him and his entourage checked in last night. They're
in the penthouse. The only reason I refer to it as a variable
is that he's a movie star. Ya never know about movie stars.
I'm tellin' ya, Ted, it's cake.
Betty takes a piece of paper and writes her number down.
BETTY:
(continuing)
And look, if you have any problems, call me at the party.
Ted thinks about it for a moment.
TED:
Okay.
BETTY:
Great--
TED:
--For fifty bucks.
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