Mighty Aphrodite Page #3

And, you know--

I don't know, I--

I remember how great it

used to be with me and Amanda...

in our first apartment,

you know, how romantic it was.

You know, in those days it was

just a kick shopping together...

or, you know, just walking

the New York streets, you know.

Then when Max came,

everything was so great, you know.

We had such terrific times.

I don't know, it's been so long

since there's been, you know,

the old passion between us.

I don't know, but it was the first time

I had any of those thoughts.

And, you know,

they made me feel nervous.

You weren't too pleasant

this evening.

Why, 'cause I said no about going

to your boss Jerry Bender's house...

- in the Hamptons?

- I'll be fine.

I don't like the Hamptons. You know,

you used to hate the beach yourself.

Yeah, not the way he lives.

It's private and beautiful.

What are you getting

so angry about?

- 'Cause you won't come.

- Last time we went, I got a tick.

- A tick? Oh, wow. Big deal.

- For you, it wasn't a big deal.

- But I took my pants off, I had

a black thing living in my leg.

- Everyone will be there.

For the potential contacts,

I can put up with a few ticks.

I don't-- What contacts?

You know, it's like you're

an international spy.

- You got contacts all over town.

- I plan to have my own gallery,

and soon.

You've changed unbelievably

over the years.

- Oh, yeah? You know what, Lenny?

- You used to hate that.

- People grow. They grow. Some people.

- It's not growth.

You used to hate the beach.

And Jerry Bender has got a crush on you.

What?

- This guy stares at you.

- Oh, no. That's nuts.

- That's seriously crazy.

- He mentally undresses you.

- That's his normal look.

- It's not his normal look.

- If he looked at me that way

I'd hit him with a brick.

- Okay. Okay, let's--

- Or kiss him on the lips, maybe.

- Let's drop this. Please?

Well, what do you mean,

you couldn't find it?

Well, I'm sorry.

You know, it's dark in here...

and I-- you know,

we haven't done it in a while.

- And then you got so angry at me.

- I wasn't angry.

I wasn't angry. You were fumbling

and I was getting out of the mood.

Sorry, I couldn't find it. This--

We haven't been doing it in a while.

- Okay, let's not get into

a whole discussion here.

- I lost my sense of direction.

I'm tired.

Every marriage goes through

valleys and peaks.

- This is like a valley.

- I don't mind going through a valley.

- But I don't want to sink

beneath sea level here.

- Lenny, why rock the boat?

You got a bright, beautiful wife.

You got a kid that you're crazy for.

I'm not gonna rock the boat.

Did I tell you about Max?

They want to put him in a special class

because he's got a high IQ.

Yeah, well, two bright parents.

I mean, what do you expect?

Yeah, whoever they are.

I mean, I still don't know.

It's like raising thoroughbreds.

This kid must come

from good stock.

He's good-looking; he's got a high IQ;

he's got a great personality.

And he's amusing.

This is not my doing.

Amanda did the whole adoption.

I just resisted.

I complained, like a jerk.

I mean, a good father, a dynamite mother

produces a kid like Max.

I think the father's dead,

you know.

- The mother?

Don't go any further!

I know what you're thinking,

Lenny, and forget it.

How can I forget it?

The thought's been put into my head.

Oh, cursed fate. Certain thoughts

are better left unthunk.

I'll bet this kid

has a dynamite mother.

What makes you think he didn't

inherit everything from his father?

Everything? That's very unlikely.

But I'm gonna find out.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

- I'll bet she's great.

- Curiosity. That's what kills us.

Not muggers or all that bullshit

about the ozone layer.

It's our own hearts and minds.

- I'm gonna find out.

- Please, Lenny, don't be a schmuck.

I remember the adoption vaguely because

I'm somewhat friendly with Amanda.

But it was not that long ago

that we-- that we did it.

I recall trying to

expedite matters for her.

I somehow think it was

a single parent with no father.

Right. Exactly. So-So how--

Is it possible for me to get the name--

I'd like the name

of the mother, if I could.

That remains forever

in our files.

Even if I have it, I can't give it

to you. May I ask why you want to know?

Yes, 'cause I-I--

I'm curious about it...

and I'm trying to get

all the information that I can.

- So, so--

- I'm sorry. That's all

I can help you with.

There's no possibility

of, uh--

- No, those are the rules.

- I don't understand.

I'm the father of the child.

- I can't find out who--

- They're very firm. It's never done.

- Mm-hmm.

- How is the little boy doing?

- Good. He's great. He's fabulous.

- Yes?

- Yes.

- Say hello to Amanda.

- There's no possibility that I could--

- I'm sorry.

- There's--

- Really sorry. No way.

- Okay, thank you. Thank you.

- Bye-bye.

What are you doing, Weinrib?

Don't confuse me!

She's coming back in a minute.

- You are breaking the law.

- Breaking the law?

There's a higher law.

I can find out

who my son's mother is.

The judge won't see it

that way.

Keep a lookout for me,

will you, for Christ's sake?

- Me? I'm the leader of the Chorus.

- So what? Look out.

Get your friend Bud

to help you.

Bud can't help me. You know,

Ellie and Amanda are friendly.

- Bud can't keep a secret.

- Why is it a secret?

Why can't Amanda know?

What kind of argument am I

getting into with you? Amanda--

'Cause she wouldn't understand.

Oh, you're guilty because you

already have exaggerated notions...

about your son's mother.

It's understandable because things

are not going smoothly with Amanda.

That's why you will always

be a chorus member.

Because you don't do anything.

I act.

I take action.

I make things happen.

Well, hurry the hell up.

I hear footsteps.

I-I forgot my-- I dropped

my manila envelope. I didn't realize it.

- Oh.

- It has an important interview in it.

With-- With Roberto Duran.

You won't believe this,

but he's heading for Pennsylvania.

Of all the human weaknesses,

- obsession is the most dangerous.

- And the silliest.

- Yeah?

- I'm looking for a former tenant here,

- a-a-a Leslie Wright.

- Who are you?

I'm a friend of hers, and I believe

she lived here at one time--

a Leslie Wright?

Oh, yeah, yeah. I remember

the girl who used to live here.

- You remember.

The pretty one upstairs.

- Yeah, yeah, right.

She was only here for a while.

Who are you?

Uh, I'm just an old friend of hers

and I was trying to track her down.

Do you know-- Do you know

where I could find her?

Leslie Wailes was her name,

not Leslie Wright. Leslie Wailes.

- Leslie Wailes?

- Wailes.

- She moved to New York.

- You sure? 'Cause I have Leslie Wright.

Leslie-- Leslie--

Did she get married or--

I don't know.

You have no other information?

You don't know where I could

find her or anything?

No. She was only here

for a little while. I told you.

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