My Girl 2 Page #16

Harry at the moment

PHIL:

Uhh sweetie, I wou... I wou...I wou...

VADA:

Don't worry, I'll do it in my own subtle way.

Vada picks up the phone and dials a number

HARRY:

Hello? Sultenfuss Parlor.

VADA:

Hi Dad.

HARRY:

Hi honey.

VADA:

I just called to say that I'm having a really

great time.

HARRY:

Good! You should go over and watch some Ted

Carson.

VADA:

Actually, I wanna see Jeffrey Pommeroy.

HARRY AND SHELLY'S ROOM BACK IN PENNSYLVANIA, SHELLY IS

LYING IN BED LOOKING SICK, HARRY IS SITTING BESIDE HER ON

THE PHONE TO VADA

HARRY:

Is he...eh...some kind of a new rock star or

something?

VADA:

VADA:

Yeah.

HARRY:

Totally groovy huh?

VADA:

Totally.

HARRY:

HARRY:

Ask him if he needs a good tuba player.

VADA:

VADA:

I will. How's Shelly?

HARRY:

HARRY:

Oh she's fine...ahh...umm the doctor

just...ehh...told her to stay in bed and get a

little rest and...'n stay quiet...just...just

to make sure that...

VADA:

VADA:

Okay...bye daddy, I love you.

HARRY:

HARRY:

I love you too sweetie, bye.

VADA:

Give my love to Shelly.

Harry hangs up and then looks at Shelly who has just opened

her eyes, and is weakly smiling a little

VADA:

VADA:

Shelly's sick...I have to get to the bottom

of this whole thing and get back there.

ROSE:

She'll be all right baby.

VADA:

Yeah...right, it's pointless to worry.

L.A.P.D. AGAIN, VADA AND NICK ARE TALKING TO DARYL TANAKA

DARYL:

I'm not authorized to trace licenses for

civilians.

VADA:

His name is Jeffrey Pommeroy and he used to

drive a 54 Ford pickup, black with red

interior. Please?

NICK:

Give us a break. All you have to do is make a

phone call.

DARYL:

(to Vada)

I thought I told you to lose this guy.

NICK:

Look, sergeant I know I said some things last

time that I shouldn't have said at all but...

DARYL:

I think the phrase was "Sleazoid Geek".

NICK:

I'm sorry okay...we gotta find this guy

because...he knew Vada's mom and he could tell

her stuff that no one else knows.

DARYL:

You're still asking me to break the law.

VADA:

No, we're asking you to stand up with Maggie

Muldovan like you should have years ago.

Daryl thinks for a moment then picks up the phone and dials

a number

DARYL:

Yeah, this is Sergeant Tanaka from Holenbeck,

I need a current address for a Jeffrey....

VADA:

Pommeroy.

DARYL:

Pommeroy...he may or may not be driving a

black 54 Ford Pickup.

(covers phone)

Monday.

VADA:

(disappointed)

I'm leaving Sunday.

DARYL:

(into phone)

Could you hold on for a second?

(quietly, to Vada and Nick)

Look, I can't get priority without a criminal

charge.

NICK:

So charge him with something...who's gonna

know?

DARYL:

Me, I'll know!

VADA:

Do you wanna be a hall monitor all your life?

DARYL:

(into phone)

Hello, I'm gonna need this right now...this

guy...well we think he might be going after

the governor.

(pause)

Twenty minutes? Fine.

BUDAPEST GARAGE, VADA AND PHIL ARE LOOKING AT THE ENGINE OF

A CAR:

PHIL:

So give him a call, the worst he can do is

hang up on you, right?

VADA:

I feel like before I can talk to him I have

to see his face.

PHIL:

How's this for a solution. We'll take a drive

over to his place, you can introduce

yourself....

VADA:

I'd like to see his house but...I don't know

if I'd have the nerve to just go up and knock

on his door. I don't think I can go through

with it.

PHIL:

Then we'll keep driving...you'll decide.

VADA AND PHIL DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, THEY TURN OFF INTO A

SIDE ROAD:

PHIL:

You're awfully quiet.

VADA:

Do you think I should tell my dad about

Jeffrey Pommeroy?

PHIL:

I don't know, he's got an awful lot on his

mind right now.

Maybe some day when the time is right.

VADA:

Maybe.

PHIL:

Then again, your dad's got his own memories

and he's got his own life now...I think this

is a secret just between you and your mom.

VADA:

A secret, I like that.

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