Nurse Betty Page #31

WESLEY (cont'd)

Well, guess what? I found Betty... where

she's been, anyway.

CHARLIE:

Where? Where is she?

WESLEY:

I'm not telling.

CHARLIE:

What?

WESLEY:

I'm not telling 'til you straighten up.

You been acting like f***ing Jerry Lewis

on me and this sh*t's gotta stop or you

can forget about your Betty... I mean it.

A slow transformation comes over Charlie.

CHARLIE:

Wesley, I'm fine... just tell me where

she is.

113 EXT. BEVERLY HILTON - NIGHT 113

George, Betty, Lyla and the two friends are waiting outside

the hotel for their cars.

FRIEND #2

I bought a car from Del, too. He sold me

a lemon.

LYLA:

Really? I put a hundred and thirty

thousand miles on mine.

BETTY:

Huh. I had no idea our little lot was so

popular...

FRIEND #1

I never bought a car from Del. But I

loved him. In my own way.

GEORGE:

I guess we all did. (to Betty) You know,

I didn't marry Leslie because I loved

her. I married her to forget you...

100.

BETTY:

Oh, David...I'm sorry I caused you that

much pain.

A black jeep 4x4 pulls up and ERIC AUGUSTINO, the actor who

plays LONNIE, gets out.

BETTY (cont'd)

Oh my God! What's Lonnie doing here?

GEORGE:

You're late, Eric.

ERIC:

I know. Why are you guys leaving?

LYLA:

We did our twenty minutes.

Before Eric can take another step Betty SLAPS him across the

face. FLASHBULBS go off as PHOTOGRAPHERS capture the moment.

BETTY:

You bastard! How can you even show your

face around here? Do you think we're not

onto you?

ERIC:

Who the hell is this?

GEORGE:

Sorry. She thinks you're someone else.

George hustles Betty to his car as photographers continue to

shoot.

BETTY:

I know exactly who you are!

114 EXT. CANYON RANCH BAR - NIGHT 114

The Lincoln Town Car rumbles into the dusty parking lot and

parks.

CHARLIE:

This doesn't look like the kind of place

Betty would go to.

WESLEY:

Maybe she had to use the bathroom. She

pees, doesn't she?!...

Wesley tears the photo of Betty from the glove box.

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CHARLIE:

Be careful with that!

Charlie takes it back and gingerly secures the tape.

115 INT. CANYON RANCH BAR - NIGHT 115

Merle is at the bar, drunk, the only customer on a slow

night. Ellen drops two coasters in front of Charlie and

Wesley as they sit down.

ELLEN:

What can I get you?

WESLEY:

We're Federal Marshals, ma'am.

Ellen looks dubiously at their unshaven faces and rumpled

clothes.

CHARLIE:

We're looking for this young lady.

He slides the photo of Betty across the bar. Ellen's gaze

drops to the picture for a second, and Charlie sees what he

was looking for - a flicker of recognition. He allows

himself a satisfied grin.

Wesley shows Ellen his badge as Merle checks out the photo.

ELLEN:

I haven't seen her.

MERLE:

Sure you have! That's ...

ELLEN:

Shut up, Merle.

Charlie continues to grin at Ellen ...

WESLEY:

Ma'am, if you've seen this woman--

MERLE:

Betty! That's her name - Betty.

Charlie takes the photo and puts it back in his pocket.

ELLEN:

I never saw that woman before, and

neither has Merle. He drinks too much.

And don't try to tell me you're cops. I

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was married to a cop for nine years, and

you're not cops. Now get out of here.

Wesley steps behind Merle, takes a handful of his hair and

SLAMS his head into the popcorn machine on the bar. Merle

staggers away, stunned. Wesley removes the tin popcorn scoop

from a nearby hook.

Ellen reaches for something under the bar, but Charlie's

faster. He pins her arm with one hand.

CHARLIE:

You haven't been very forthcoming with

us.

They watch Wesley follow Merle at a slow walk around the pool

table, CLOBBERING him over the head about every five steps

with the popcorn scoop.

Merle wobbles with every shot, but won't go down. They begin

a torturous second lap around the table, punctuated by the

CLANG of the scoop against Merle's head.

CHARLIE:

What's your name, dear?

ELLEN:

Ellen.

CHARLIE:

That's a nice name.

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