Hannah and Her Sisters Page #9

Hannah continues to nod patiently, patting Mickey on the

back, as they make their way across the foyer into the den,

where the twins are playing. Mickey wears his coat.

MICKEY:

I gotta see new comedians later,

I've gotta--

HANNAH:

(interrupting)

Two minutes on your sons' birthday.

You know, it's not going to kill you.

Her voice trails off as Mickey walks over to the twins.

MICKEY:

Happy Birthday, fellas! Happy

Birthday!

Hannah's twins greet Mickey with cries of "Hi, Daddy!" and

indistinct chatter.

HANNAH:

(overlapping their

chatter, bending down

to talk to her sons)

Guys, look what Daddy brought.

Presents!

Mickey hands a gift to each twin. They grow quiet, suddenly

shy.

MICKEY:

(to his sons)

Yeah, aren't you like, you know...

HANNAH:

(overlapping)

Huh?

MICKEY:

(continuing, holding

out his arms)

...a little, uh, hey! A little hug!

What is this? Now how 'bout a

little action from the kids?

The twins put down their gifts, one on the sofa, one on the

coffee table, and hug their father.

MICKEY:

(turning to Hannah)

How is everything?

HANNAH:

(picking up the gift

on the sofa and nodding)

Everything's good. Everything's

fine.

MICKEY:

(nodding, overlapping)

Yeah? Yeah?

(pointing)

Okay, kids, you can open the

presents now.

HANNAH:

(overlapping)

Here, you guys. Open them up.

Hannah makes room on the coffee table for the gift she is

holding; she places it next to the other one. The boys

start opening them.

MICKEY:

Let me get a little reaction here.

(to Hannah, putting

his hands in his pockets)

How's Elliot?

HANNAH:

He's fine.

MICKEY:

Yeah?

HANNAH:

(overlapping)

Oh, you know what? I'm trying to

convince him to produce a play.

MICKEY:

Oh!

HANNAH:

I think he'll find that satisfying.

MICKEY:

(nodding)

Really? That'll be terrific for

him, I think.

HANNAH:

I think so.

MICKEY:

I like him. I think he's a sweet

guy.

HANNAH:

(stroking one of the

twins' backs)

Yeah.

MICKEY:

The few times that I've met him...

(pointing to the

baseball mitt twin

#1, has taken out of

his box)

Isn't that a great mitt?

TWIN #1

Thank you, Daddy.

MICKEY:

(overlapping to Hannah)

'Cause he's a loser.

HANNAH:

(overlapping, to Twin #1)

Ohh!

MICKEY:

(overlapping, gesturing)

H-he's so awkward and he's clumsy

like me...

HANNAH:

(overlapping, chuckling)

I know, I know.

MICKEY:

(overlapping)

...so I, so I like that. I always

like an underconfident person...

HANNAH:

(overlapping, touching

the mitt and reacting)

That's really nice!

MICKEY:

(still rambling on,

gesturing to Hannah)

...you know? I, uh...

HANNAH:

(overlapping)

You know, he's been wanting a mitt.

She helps Twin #2 open his present. It's a football.

MICKEY:

You've always had good taste in

husbands, so...

HANNAH:

(chuckling and nodding)

Thanks, thanks.

MICKEY:

Mh-hm.

HANNAH:

(leaning down to look

at the football)

That's a beauty!

MICKEY:

Isn't that great?

HANNAH:

Oh!

MICKEY:

(pointing, to Twin #2)

Go right over there.

HANNAH:

Football!

Twin #2, panting, runs offscreen to catch the football.

MICKEY:

(to the offscreen twin)

Come on! Hurry up! Let's go!

HANNAH:

(looking offscreen at

twin #2)

Wow!

MICKEY:

(still pointing,

gearing up for the pass)

Go out, go out by the Sung vase

and, and catch this.

Mickey throws the football.

MICKEY:

See?

(whistling)

HANNAH:

(pointing offscreen)

Hey, d-- Watch, watch the picture.

There's a sound of breaking glass. Hannah and Mickey react.

CUT TO:

EXT. NEW YORK CITY STREET - DAY

Mickey is walking up a West Side street, his hands in his

coat pockets. Jazz plays in the background as he talks over

the screen.

MICKEY (V.O.)

Gee, Hannah's sweet. Although,

sometimes I still do get angry when

I think of things. Oh, what the

hell. At least, I'm not paying

child support.

(sighing)

Oh, God, I hope there's nothing

physically wrong with me, either.

Mickey pushes open the outside door of Dr. Abel's office, as

the movie cuts to the doctor's consultation room. The

doctor is framed in the doorway, looking through a file

cabinet.

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