Lipstick Page #3

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I felt...

It was worse.

I mean, it was different.

But it...

it was sort of like now.

The police, they asked her

such awful questions.

No question about it?

CHRIS:

No.

This is the man that raped you?

Yes.

What are you so quiet for,

Miss McCormick?

Nothing to shout about.

Yeah, I know,

but you sound uncertain,

and that worries me.

Are you sure this is the guy

that raped you?

I'm sure.

I told the police

why he was there.

Yeah, I know.

You invited him.

He's a teacher

at Kathy's school.

I have all that.

( intercom buzzes )

Yes?

There's a gentleman here

to see Miss McCormick.

Who is it?

Steven Edison.

Is that okay?

It's okay.

Oh, Chris.

( sighs )

Mmm.

Was it raining

in Seattle?

Let me see.

She lives alone, huh?

With our kid sister.

And that's it?

Yeah.

Have they got the guy?

Yes.

Please come in,

Father.

I'm Carla Bondi.

Where have you

got the guy?

Please, sit down.

Mr. Stuart is in jail,

but we can only keep him

there for 48 hours.

Then he's got

to be released,

unless we decide

to prosecute.

And we won't decide

to prosecute

unless you decide

to testify.

Now, do you understand that?

Well, you,

you should.

You should, sure.

She'll press charges.

Good.

Do you think I should testify?

Yes, of course I think

you should testify--

you've been raped.

Miss McCormick,

every human being

has the right of simple

consent-- even women.

But I must tell

you something.

If you plan to go ahead

with this,

you better be prepared to be

abused again in court.

What do you mean?

I mean that his

lawyer's going

to try to terrify you,

degrade you, control you,

humiliate you.

Why do you think there are only

in California?

MARTIN:

Only 10,000?

Out of no less than

What is it, Mr. Edison?

Do you want to ask me something?

Uh, yes, I do.

What chance is there the rapist

will actually go to prison?

Two out of 100 serve time.

So, even if Chris goes through

all that, there's no guarantee?

Never a guarantee.

What's in this for you,

Mrs. Bondi?

What do you mean?

Well, what I mean is,

I think there's a hell of a lot

you can get out of this--

we know there is.

I think you're

ambitious, aren't you?

Aren't you?

Yeah, but I'm not...

Come on, Steve.

I... I thought you

wanted me to press charges.

EDISON:

I do. I-I did, but...

Oh, look, this is

going to get ugly.

It was ugly.

I know.

But taking him

to court--

what's that going

to do for you?

Aw, look, things have been going

so beautifully, haven't they?

I mean, you're

the hottest model in the country.

The agency's happy.

If you go ahead

with this thing,

that's all going

to be wiped out.

And for what?

You're going to win this case,

and you're going

to feel worse.

Excuse me.

You know, she doesn't win

the case.

The People of the State

of California do--

to protect them from a rapist.

Chris McCormick

is a witness, that's all--

in the People's case

against Gordon Stuart.

If we have a case.

Oh, what...?

Mrs. Bondi, what do you mean,

"If we have a case"?

There's enough evidence,

isn't there?

Gordon Stuart is

one of the People

of the State of

California, too.

And we owe him his case.

And his case says...

here's a pretty woman

who, let's say,

comes on... and on,

and then

changes her mind.

What?

All right, she has a right

to change her mind...

but then she cries rape.

I didn't encourage him.

I told him to get out.

Yeah, but that can sound like,

"Come on in."

You didn't

throw him out.

It was too late to call...

When did it get

to be too late?

When it began to feel good?

It never did!

Gordon says you loved it.

He's a liar.

It was horrible.

Let's go, Chris. Come on.

He forced me down, and made me

smear lipstick all over...

Aw, drop it,

Chris.

Isn't that what you do?

Peddle lipstick?

Isn't that

what you do, too?

You hard sell her

all over this country.

And we're allowed to look

and we're allowed to buy,

but don't touch.

And all it takes for rape

is one man like Gordon Stuart.

Why should Chris McCormick

risk all the good luck

she's had

just to...?

Because it happened to her!

( sighs )

And because she can help.

All right, so you

know what you want.

Steven, you know

what you want.

But what do

you want, Chris?

He wanted to kill me with it.

BONDI:

With what? That's enough, damn it!

With his cock!

I hate him! I hate him,

and I want him to die in jail!

I want them to do it

to him in jail!

( crying )

Okay.

I'm sorry I had

to do that to you,

but I had to find out.

You're going to be

a terrific witness.

And we'll get

a conviction.

Oh, here they are.

REPORTER:

There they are up there. Okay.

Where's

the boyfriend?

He's not coming in.

REPORTER 2:

Is that Steve Edison, the boyfriend?

Miss McCormick, have

you had any contact

with Gordon Stuart

since the alleged rape?

No.

Not even at

the pretrial investigation?

Father McCormick,

are you willing

to give a statement

on this matter?

Mr. Stuart-- you supposedly

saw him attack your sister?

He was your music teacher

at school, wasn't he?

Do you think he was a nice man,

Kathy?

Any statement,

Miss McCormick?

Button your blouse.

Don't let

the newsmen see it.

BONDI:

What did you do then?

KATHY:

Nothing. I just cried.

Then we called the police.

I had to dial the number

'cause Chrissy couldn't see.

Thank you, Kathy.

Sorry I had to

put you through it all again.

Your witness,

Mr. Cartright.

CARTRIGHT:

Kathy, what time

did you get home from

school that afternoon?

KATHY:

About the time I usually get home.

You usually get home from school

at the same time?

I sometimes stop

at a friend's.

It was quite often.

Four out of five afternoons

the previous week.

So your sister might

easily have assumed

you might be late

that afternoon.

BONDI:

I object, Your Honor. I don't think so.

Counsel is asking Kathy to state

what was in her sister's mind.

Sustained.

Kathy, in direct testimony,

when you were questioned

by the deputy district attorney,

you testified he was raping her.

Do you know what it means,

the word "rape"?

It's when somebody puts force

on somebody to have sex.

If your sister hadn't told you

she'd been raped,

from what you saw, would you

have been able to determine

if it was done

without her consent?

BONDI:

Objection. Objection.

JUDGE:

Objection sustained.

CARTRIGHT:

Now, Kathy, if she had said nothing to you that afternoon,

would you have thought that

the behavior of the defendant

and your sister,

in her bed,

constituted this crime?

BONDI:

Objection.

The witness is not competent

to determine

what constitutes a crime.

Yes, I am.

JUDGE:

Sustained.

You said you opened

your sister's door,

and saw her on the bed

with Mr. Stuart.

When you looked through

that door,

was she struggling?

She was tied up.

Ah, but, Kathy, your sister's

a very strong woman.

You think that somebody,

all by themselves

could have tied her up?

BONDI:
Objection, Your Honor.

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