Lisa Page #4

( garage door opening )

( Porsche revs engine )

( tires squeal )

( shuts off engine )

( car alarm chirps )

( chirp )

( door locks click )

( chirp )

( door locks click )

GREAT. HE'S GO THE SAME CODE I DO.

I'LL HAVE TO

HAVE MINE CHANGED.

( chirp )

( beep )

( chirp, locks click )

YOU'RE LEAVING

HIS CAR UNLOCKED.

THEY RE-ARM THEMSELVES

AUTOMATICALLY.

( deep breath )

YOU DON'T MIND

IF I DRIVE, DO YOU?

( chirp -- locks lock )

( beeping )

( door opens and closes

in distance )

( both cars alarms chirp )

( both chirping,

locks clicking )

( sighs )

( starts engine )

( funky blues riff begins )

NOW WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY

AT THE AGE OF FIVE

I HAD SOMETHING:

IN MY POCKET:

KEEP A LOT OF FOLKS ALIVE

NOW I'M A MAN

MADE TWENTY-ONE

YOU KNOW BABY:

WE CAN HAVE A LOTTA FUN

I'M A MAN

I SPELL "M"

"A"

"N"

MAN:

OHH:

AWWW:

OHH:

AWWW:

AHHH:

OHHH:

( shuts off tape )

( car door closes )

HI.

Lady:
GOOD AFTERNOON.

( chirp, locks engage )

( gasps )

( car alarm goes off )

( alarm wailing )

( alarm continues )

I WAS SO SCARED:

I THOUGHT I WOULD DIE!

IF HE FOUND ME,

I WOULD HAVE BEEN

SO EMBARRASSED.

EMBARRASSED?

LISA, FOR ALL YOU KNOW,

THIS GUY COULD BE

SOME KIND OF A PERVERT.

HE'S NO PERVERT.

HOW COULD A GUY:

WHO LOOKS LIKE THA BE A PERVERT?

BUT STILL, YOU SHOULDN'T --

I GOTTA GO.

I'M GONNA TRY AND CALL HIM

BEFORE MY MOM GETS IN.

SO I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

BYE.

( phone ringing )

( ringing )

HELLO?

HI, RICK.

CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

CALL ME "RICHARD."

You don't like

being called Rick?

NO. I DON'T.

Okay...Richard.

YOU DIDN'T CALL YESTERDAY.

I tried.

There was no answer.

WELL, I'M SORRY

I MISSED YOU.

You should get

an answering machine.

Then I could --

I could leave you messages.

DO YOU HAVE ONE?

DOESN'T EVERYONE?

WELL, IT'S NOT FAIR,

THEN, IS IT?

WHAT ISN'T FAIR?

WELL, YOU CAN

LEAVE ME MESSAGES ANYTIME.

I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ANY.

I DON'T HAVE YOUR NUMBER.

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

YOU CAN JUS PICK UP THE PHONE

AND CALL ME:

ANYTIME YOU LIKE.

ALL I CAN DO IS SIT HERE...

AND WAIT.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME

TO STOP CALLING?

OH, NO, NO,

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

I ENJOY OUR CONVERSATIONS.

IT'S JUST...

I DON'T WAN TO FEEL USED.

I WOULDN' DO THAT TO YOU.

AH, BUT YOU

ALREADY ARE.

YOU KNOW WHO I AM,

WHERE I WORK,

WHAT I LOOK LIKE --

I DON'T KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT YOU.

I WANT TO MEET YOU.

SEE YOU.

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TALK

AND GET TO:

KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER

AND BECOME...FRIENDS.

FRIENDS? YOU HAVEN' EVEN TOLD ME YOUR NAME.

IT'S LISA.

LISA?

I DON'T THINK

YOUR NAME IS LISA.

BUT IF THAT'S WHA YOU WANT ME TO CALL YOU,

THAT'S FINE.

FOR NOW.

( phone rings )

RICHARD, I HAVE TO GO.

MY OTHER LINE'S RINGING.

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

NO, WAIT --

HI, GUY.

SORRY I COULDN' TALK TO YOU EARLIER.

I'VE BEEN SWAMPED.

BUT I DO HAVE:

A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

WHAT?

I CALLED LARRY AND TOLD HIM

YOU COULD GO TO BIG BEAR.

MOM...

OH, MY GOD! THANKS!

YOU'RE REALLY GREAT.

( chuckling )

LISTEN, IT'S GONNA BE

WAY TOO LATE TONIGHT,

BUT DO YOU WANT TO DO

SOMETHING FUN TOMORROW NIGHT?

Katherine:

JUST CONCENTRATE.

YOU'LL PUT THIS ONE

RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.

YEAH, SURE, MOM.

YOU KNOW WHA YOU'RE DOING WRONG?

YOU'RE LETTIN' THE BALL

ROLL OVER THE HOLES.

YOU REALLY OUGHTA

LET YOUR DAD:

SHOW YOU HOW:

TO DO THAT RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE A DAD.

OH.

COULD YOU SHOW ME?

YEAH.

YEAH, I'D LOVE TO.

WHAT YOU GOTTA DO

IS LET YOUR THUMB

COME OUT OF THE BALL FIRST.

OKAY, THUMB OUT FIRST.

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

OH, YEAH.

THAT'S GREAT.

COME ON!

COME ON!

COME ON! COME ON!

OH, COME ON!

YEAH!

STRIKE!

UH, SPARE.

WHAT?! I DID I WITH ONE BALL!

SORRY, IT WAS

THE SECOND BALL.

IT'S A SPARE.

AW, COME ON!

YOU GOTTA:

GIVE THE KID:

A BREAK.

YEAH, GIMME A BREAK!

LIGHTEN UP, MOM.

OKAY, OKAY.

WHY DON'T YOU

THANK THE NICE MAN?

MY-MY NAME'S DON.

THANKS, DON.

YEAH, THANKS.

SO DO YOU TWO:

HAVE NAMES?

WE'RE, UH...

WE'RE KINDA HAVIN'

A LITTLE FAMILY TIME

TOGETHER TONIGHT.

OH.

OKAY, I UNDERSTAND.

YOU GUYS HAVE:

A GOOD TIME.

THANKS.

MOM. THAT GUY

WAS REALLY CUTE,

AND HE LIKED YOU.

IT'S MY TURN.

KEEP SCORE.

YOU SURE ARE UPTIGHT.

( sighs )

WELL,

WHAT'S SO STRANGE ABOUT HER?

Lisa:
OH, I DON'T KNOW.

SHE JUST MAKES ME SO MAD

SOMETIMES.

WELL, WHAT'S HER PROBLEM?

WELL, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,

SHE GOT PREGNAN AND HAD THE BABY,

AND THE GUY DIDN'T WANT TO

HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER.

SO NOW SHE THINKS

ALL MEN WANT IS...

YOU KNOW.

( chuckles )

WELL, SOME MEN ARE LIKE THAT.

UH-HUH.

BUT, RICHARD, SHE'S GETTING

STRANGER AND STRANGER.

TONIGHT THIS REALLY NICE MAN

CAME OVER TO TALK TO HER.

HE WAS VERY POLITE.

SHE THOUGHT THA HE WAS ON THE MAKE.

SHE TOLD HIM TO GET LOST.

WELL, I'M GLAD

SHE GOT RID OF HIM.

WHY?

WELL, HE MIGHT HAVE

HIT ON YOU.

THEN I'D BE JEALOUS.

HOW COULD YOU BE JEALOUS?

WE HAVEN'T EVEN MET YET.

I'VE LISTENED TO YOUR VOICE...

THE WAY YOU:

BREATHE INTO THE PHONE...

I KNOW WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.

WHAT?

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

WELL...

THAT'S TRUE.

SEE, I CAN TELL

YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL MOUTH

BY THE WAY:

YOU FORM YOUR WORDS.

AND PALE EYES.

BLUE-GRAY.

IS YOUR HAIR:

LONG AND BLONDE?

YEAH.

KIND OF.

WHY ARE YOU:

HIDING FROM ME?

I WANT TO SEE YOU.

( door shuts in hall )

RICHARD, I HAVE TO HANG UP.

NO. WHY?

I-I JUST NOTICED THE TIME.

I HAVE AN EARLY MEETING

TOMORROW.

OKAY, WAIT, WAIT --

I WANT YOU TO:

PROMISE ME SOMETHING.

THE NEXT TIME YOU CALL,

WE'LL MAKE A DATE.

OKAY.

BYE.

I THOUGHT I HEARD --

I THINK YOU SHOULD

BLOW THAT GUY OFF.

I MEAN, HE'S MORE

YOUR MOTHER'S AGE

THAN YOURS.

BUT, WENDY, YOU SHOULD HEAR

THE THINGS HE SAYS TO ME.

HE EVEN TOLD ME:

I WAS BEAUTIFUL.

LISA, HE DOESN'T EVEN

KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

AND ANYWAY,

IF HE FINDS OU HOW OLD YOU ARE,

IT'LL ALL BE OVER.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

LISA, LOOK.

JUST DON'T LET THIS GUY

KNOW WHO YOU ARE,

WHATEVER YOU DO.

I MEAN, HE COULD EVEN

TELL YOUR MOM.

I'D BE DEAD.

SEE? YOU'D BE BETTER OFF

SETTING THE TWO OF THEM UP.

MAYBE IF YOUR MOM

HAD A BOYFRIEND:

AND GOT I ONCE IN A WHILE,

SHE MIGH LEAVE YOU ALONE

AND LET YOU:

START DATING.

( bell rings )

I'M IN THE FLOWER BUSINESS.

YEAH? WHAT DO YOU DO

IN THE FLOWER BUSINESS?

I DON'T WANT TO

TALK ABOUT WORK.

OKAY. LET'S TALK ABOU WHERE AND WHEN

WE GET TO MEET.

REMEMBER?

YOU PROMISED.

DO YOU WORK TONIGHT?

I WORK EVERY NIGHT.

BUT I CAN ALWAYS GET AWAY

FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

OH.

WELL, THEN,

MAYBE I'LL JUST DROP BY.

NO, NO.

I-I DON'T THINK

THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.

UM, I DON'T LIKE TO MIX

BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.

( door opens and closes )

Katherine:
I'M HOME!

I'LL BE RIGHT OUT!

OH, HI, HONEY.

HELLO?

OH, GOOD.

YOU'RE READY.

UM, ISN'T THA MY DRESS?

I WAS GONNA:

WEAR THAT TONIGHT.

SORRY. I THOUGH YOU'D WEAR YOUR WHITE ONE.

HELLO?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

WENDY'S TELLING ME A SECRET.

OKAY, OKAY.

COULD YOU CLOSE THE DOOR?

YES, DEAR.

HELLO!

SORRY, RICHARD.

WHO WAS THAT?

MY GIRLFRIEND.

I HAVE TO GO.

WHAT ABOUT TONIGHT?

I'LL BE WEARING

A SEXY WHITE DRESS.

BYE.

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