Hannah and Her Sisters Page #2

ELLIOT:

(nodding)

Great idea.

HANNAH:

(agreeing)

I know.

ELLIOT:

(overlapping Hannah)

That's where your talent lies.

HOLLY:

(swallowing and nodding)

I know.

Holly and Hannah begin to laugh.

HOLLY:

(gesturing to Elliot,

still laughing)

Get outta here.

(to Hannah)

Could I speak to you privately?

HANNAH:

Oh, sure.

Holly and Hannah walk off; Elliot watches them leave.

ELLIOT:

(calling after them

as he nibbles on an

hors d'oeuvre)

I'm her husband! She tells me

anything!

CUT TO:

INT. HANNAH'S KITCHEN - NIGHT

Hannah, licking her fingers, walks past a memo-cluttered

refrigerator to the stove as Holly, behind her, begins to

speak. The faint sounds of music are still heard.

HOLLY:

Hannah, I have to borrow some more

money.

(sipping her drink)

Don't get upset.

HANNAH:

(stirring some food

in a saucepan on the stove)

Mmm, I never get upset over that.

Mmm?

HOLLY:

This is the last time, I promise.

And I'm keeping strict accounts.

As Holly talks, sipping her drink, Hannah busily works in

the kitchen, which contains a large center table stacked

with bowls and plates of food, hanging pots and pans, and

general party clutter. She walks on-and-offscreen as she

talks and listens to her sister.

HANNAH:

Holly, please. Don't insult me.

HOLLY:

(putting her empty

glass and plate down

on the table)

Someday, I'll pay it all back.

HANNAH:

I know. H-how much do you need?

HOLLY:

Two thousand dollars.

Hannah, who'd been mashing some food in a bowl on a nearby

counter, hesitates momentarily. She turns to Holly.

HANNAH:

(trying to nod her

head casually)

Uh-huh.

HOLLY:

(gesturing, her back

to the camera)

Hannah, I know it's a lot, but my

friend April and I, we have this

catering idea I think's going to be

great.

Hannah, licking her fingers, walks past Holly.

HOLLY:

(turning to face Hannah)

You admit that we're great cooks,

right?

HANNAH:

(nodding, back at the

stove now, stirring

in a pot)

Yeah.

HOLLY:

(putting her hands in

her pockets)

Well, in order to get started,

there's just a few things I have to

buy...

(gesturing)

and some old debts I have

outstanding.

HANNAH:

(looking at her sister)

Will you just tell me one thing?

HOLLY:

(nodding)

Okay.

HANNAH:

Are we talking about cocaine again?

HOLLY:

(shaking her head no)

I swear. I swear. We've already

got some requests to do a few

dinner parties.

A timer goes off. Hannah walks past Holly to attend to some

food on a different stove. Holly turns to face her. Only

Holly is seen as she talks to the offscreen Hannah, the

camera moving in closer on her face. As Holly speaks, she

distractedly nibbles an hors d'oeuvre. In the background,

her parents can be heard singing in the living room.

HOLLY:

I mean, obviously, I'm not going to

be a caterer forever, you know. We

both still go to auditions.

Something could turn up at any

moment. But the parties are at

night, days are free, I can still

take my acting class. I haven't

done drugs on a year.

Holly pops another hors d'oeuvre into her mouth as the

background singing gets louder and the film cuts to:

INT. HANNAH'S LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

The living room is crowded with family and guests sitting

comfortably on chairs near the piano, where Evan, Hannah's

father, plays "Bewitched" as Hannah's mother, Norma, sits

nearby, accompanying him in their duet. A child is sprawled

out under a blanket on a sofa; some guests chatter quietly;

others drink and eat, listening.

EVAN & NORMA

(singing)

"A whimpering, simpering

Child again

Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered

Am I..."

As they continue to sing, the film cuts back to the kitchen,

where Lee, carrying some glasses, enters through the doorway.

LEE:

Mom and Dad are floating down

memory lane again!

Lee walks over to her sisters, putting the glasses down on a

counter. Hannah is scooping seeds out of a cantaloupe.

Holly, leaning on the table, sips her drink. The music from

the living room is softly heard as the three sisters chat

comfortably and easily with each other.

HANNAH:

(smiling and turning

to Lee)

Aah... Hey, have you tried Holly

and her friend's shrimp puffs?

LEE:

(nodding to Holly,

touching her arm)

I think they're fantastic.

HANNAH:

(to Holly)

You've outdone yourself.

HOLLY:

(overlapping her

sisters, shrugging

and smiling)

Oh, my God. Thank you.

LEE:

(interrupting, to Hannah)

I need an antihistamine. Mom

thinks she's feeling her asthma,

and so...

HANNAH:

(overlapping)

Ohh?

HOLLY:

(overlapping, lighting

a cigarette)

Uh-oh.

LEE:

(continuing)

...before she starts turning into

Camille...

(laughing)

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