Maid In Manhattan Page #4

He just froze and ran off-stage.

Now he has this thing about speaking

in public. He's all freaked out.

I always get nervous

before l go on.

-Really?

-Yeah.

Well, not always.

Just sometimes.

-Mr. Marshall?

-Look at the dogs.

What a surprise, a dog walker.

Let me guess. Jerry sent you.

Yeah, to get Rufus.

-Is that Rufus?

-That's him.

He's beautiful.

-Can l?

-Sure.

-Hey, buddy!

-Can l have him?

-Okay.

-Thank you.

-Ma, can l go play?

-Yeah, go ahead.

This is for you.

-Thank you.

-Bye. Let's go.

It's from my nanny.

Do you want to sit down?

-Sure.

-Over here.

Cool, l won't get dirty.

Oh, Lord! l almost sat on your face.

Right there.

Ty seems like a terrific kid.

Thanks. I'm kind of crazy

about him.

I've never met a 1 0-year-old

Nixon aficionado.

Yeah, l know. Last year,

they studied the '70s at school...

...and he's become obsessed

with the politics, the music.

He was reading

the Kissinger biography.

-You're kidding!

-No.

I'm waiting for him to discover another

decade. Until then, l'm learning a lot.

Well, l think it's great.

-You do?

-I do.

Guess what? l threw a stick

in the air, and Rufus caught it!

-Really?

-Yeah. I'm gonna go do it again.

So how long are you

in town for?

I'm not sure.

You always stay at the Beresford?

Sometimes l feel like l live there.

So, what brings you here?

-Work.

-What do you do?

-Oh, my God! 1 1 :00, by the tree.

-What?

Check it, 1 1 :
00.

That's Eddie Yatter.

-What does he want?

-He's paparazzi. I can't shake him.

He works for Blanton Maddox...

...whose goal lately is

to catch me with another woman...

...so his sleazy tabloid can say

that l've broken up with--

Your supermodel fiance?

Oh, God! Ty!

-What?

-Come on!

-I just realized that you--

-Excuse me?

-Sorry, it's just that my face is--

-What?

-What's wrong with your face?

-It's stuck to your--

What's that?

-Oh, God. Oh, God! Get it off.

-Here, let me. It's okay.

Oh, my God! Did l get

anything on it? ls it okay?

It's perfect.

-So....

-Okay.

Don't believe everything you read.

-Any of it true?

-No.

Well, we were seeing each other.

Now we're seeing less of each other.

It's complicated.

I want to show you something.

Follow me.

Oh, God.

-Let me help you.

-I got it. It's fine. I'm good.

Don't worry about me.

Look at that.

It's like two different worlds.

-Interesting perspective, huh?

-Yeah.

And l'd like to point out

it's paparazzi-free.

You know when l come here most

is when l have to make a speech...

...and l get nervous.

-You get nervous?

-Sure.

See that?

Sometimes when l have

to stand up in front of people...

...my heart kind of races,

and l can't remember my words.

-Same here. I know.

-Really? Same with you?

Wow. Well, in my business,

it's not a good thing.

-What do you do?

-What do l do?

I want to show you something.

I hold on to this.

A paper clip?

Was that a paper clip?

It was.

I had to find something...

...to draw the nervous energy

away from my heart.

Like a....

-Like a lightning rod?

-Like a lightning rod. Exactly.

All the energy

goes into the paper clip.

And then what's left is....

Your speech.

Yeah, a smooth,

and l'd like to think...

...very compelling speech.

Some of the best speakers

in history...

...a paper clip.

Let me see, Henry Kissinger.

He wasn't known

for his speaking abilities.

No, he wasn't, was he?

Well, imagine what he would've

been like without the:

-He would've really sucked.

-He would've what?

-Really sucked.

-Right.

So maybe you'll try again?

Hey, Ma,

can we go see the penguins?

-Let's go see penguins.

-Five minutes.

-You're a bad influence.

-I am?

Hurry up!

Look at this guy go.

They're so funny.

They look like little, fat,

short guys with tuxedos.

Speaking of fat guys in tuxedos,

there's this thing Monday night.

It's a black-tie.

It's a $2500-a-plate dinner.

-Oh, my God. $2500 per plate?

-$2500 a plate.

-I hope you get to keep the plate.

-You can if you want.

What is it for?

For the inner-city literacy campaign,

something l support.

It's a big benefit that Maddox

throws every year.

It's not quite as boring as it sounds.

I don't know, are you interested?

Wait a minute. Isn't that the guy who

hired Yatter to get pictures of you?

Yes, it is.

I don't get it.

Why would you go?

I go because-- I go--

It's exposure.

Won't everyone know you're there

just to expose yourself?

Well, l kind of

have to expose myself.

-When you put it that way--

-I didn't. You put it that way.

I don't care how much

you pay for dinner.

You shouldn't serve yourself up,

no matter what the cause.

So why don't you tell me

what you really think.

You really want me

to tell you what l think?

If Mr. Wanton Maddox, or whatever

his name is, really wants to help...

...why doesn't he give the $2500

per plate to the inner-city schools?

And eat a little bit lighter that night,

you know?

So why don't you come with me

and tell him yourself.

Monday...

...l'm busy. Sorry.

You're busy, you can't?

What? Can you change it?

It's complicated.

Which reminds me, l gotta get

out of here. Come on, we gotta go.

-We gotta go. We're gonna be late.

-Do we have to?

-I gotta get back.

-Caroline.

This can't be it. Come on,

we haven't seen the snakes.

Except for Yatter.

It was nice meeting you,

Chris Marshall.

We're late. We gotta go.

Come on.

Here, Ty....

-Don't use them all on one speech.

-I won't.

-Keep up the good voting record.

-I'll do my best.

" lt's complicated."

What kind of answer is that?

Honest.

The only thing complicated between

me and him would be my bra strap.

Look, what am l supposed to do?

Make his bed with me in it?

Get real!

-He thinks l'm a guest here.

-All right. All right.

But just tell me what he was like.

Sexy eyes.

And nice lips.

What about the hands?

Were they big?

-They were perfect.

-Perfect works.

-Marisa!

-Who? What?

-Marisa Ventura, are you back there?

-Oh, my God, it's Paula!

What are you doing?

I just....

I spilled something on my apron...

...so l was cleaning it,

and she was helping me tie it.

Mr. Bextrum wants to see you

in his office right now.

Oh, sh*t!

Look who's here.

Let's review the last hour, okay?

Delgado killed while you were

out walking that goddamn dog.

-You got a pen that works?

-Sure. Here you go.

-Anything else l can do for you?

-No, that's good, thanks.

Get this note to the woman

in the Park Suite.

Her name is Caroline.

-Can you handle that for me?

-Certainly.

-Thank you.

-Who's Caroline in the Park Suite?

Someone l met.

You wanted me to have an escort...

...for that Maddox literacy thing

on Monday night.

But l was thinking more of a blind,

ex-illiterate senior citizen who learned...

-...to read while fighting Nazis.

-I thought your mother was in Florida.

Just make sure she's not married,

on medication...

...or a Democrat.

Did you check, or--?

Rufus.

Sure, okay, great.

Can l talk to you for a second?

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