Nurse Betty Page #38

GEORGE:

Good.

George turns to leave.

WESLEY:

Actually, there is one more thing.

George stops. Wesley is suddenly shy, hesitant.

WESLEY (cont'd)

It's just... well... I watch the show

too, and you being Dr. Ravell and all, I

thought you could maybe get Jasmine to

come out here.

GEORGE:

You thought wrong.

George pulls away. Wesley grabs his sleeve.

WESLEY:

It's just for an autograph. It's not for

me...

GEORGE:

It never is.

123.

George wrenches free of Wesley's grip and takes off.

Wesley is furious. He catches George in two strides, spins

him around and SLAPS him across the face. George's glasses

go skittering across the floor. PEOPLE stare.

WESLEY:

You need to learn some manners, friend...

reach out to your goddamn fan base a

little more.

Charlie pulls Wesley away. George is frozen to the spot,

humiliated, a pink handprint emerging on his cheek.

WESLEY (cont'd)

... and I saw your movie-of-the-week. It

sucked dick!

134 EXT. HOLLYWOOD BLVD. - DAY 134

Betty walks aimlessly along a busy street. She moves without

direction, in a daze until a glint of bright light hits her,

causing her to turn. She is staring at a black Lincoln

sitting in a car lot, sunlight dancing off its chrome. She

shudders involuntarily at it. Suddenly, she hears a familiar

voice.

DEL (O.S.)

What the hell are you doing here?

It's Del. He's in a pastel version of his usual shirt,

slacks, and tie.

DEL (cont'd)

Well, are you gonna answer me? What'd

you come here for?

BETTY:

I came for love...

DEL:

You're not on that soap opera thing

again, are you? 'Cause you know what

that is?

BETTY:

It's people with no lives watching other

people's fake lives.

DEL:

That's right. So, if you know it, why

are you in trouble?

124.

BETTY:

I don't know.

DEL:

You sure don't. Who do you think you are

coming to Hollywood, anyway? You should

remember where you came from. And who you

really are.

Del looks up at the sun for a moment, shading his eye from

it.

DEL (cont'd)

I gotta run. Got some serious clients to

meet, with real potential.

(BEAT)

Goddamn, it's hot!

He wipes the sweat from his brow. Betty looks at his

handkerchief and sees that it's soaked in blood. Then back

at his face, now obscured by blood pouring down from his

head.

She stares, horrified, and in that moment Del becomes... a

MAN, staring back at her as he wipes the sweat from his brow.

MAN:

Who are you talking to? Are you crazy?

Betty backs away and melts into the flow of PEDESTRIANS.

135 INT. ROSA'S APARTMENT - LATER 135

Rosa comes home from work and tosses her purse and jacket on

the chair. No Betty in her room.

ROSA:

Bet-ty!? Did the pizza guy show up yet?

She emerges from Rosa's bedroom with toiletries and moves to

an open suitcase in her room. She barely acknowledges Rosa.

ROSA (cont'd)

Are you all right?

(no answer)

What happened?

(BEAT)

He dumped you, didn't he? I KNEW IT WHEN

I MET HIM!! He's a loser, like the rest

of them. Mother-f***er!

Rosa now notices Betty packing.

125.

ROSA (cont'd)

What are you doing?

BETTY:

I'm going back to... I need to... I don't

know.

Rosa tries to stop Betty for a moment to talk. Betty grabs a

pile of Rosa's clothes and heads for her room.

BETTY (cont'd)

... this is your sweater, right?

ROSA:

Where are you going?

BETTY:

I have to leave now.

She tries to put Betty's suitcase away.

ROSA:

What? No, I'm not gonna let you just run

out of here... You need to talk about

what's going on...

BETTY:

You think I'm crazy, Rosa, but you don't

know the half of it. My husband was,

ahh...

ROSA:

Your husband?!

BETTY:

Yes, I had a husband and he was killed

two weeks ago in my kitchen. I was right

there...

Rosa stops.

ROSA:

Jesus!... What are you saying?

They stare at each other for a beat.

ROSA (cont'd)

What?! That you had something to do with

it?

BETTY:

I don't know. I'm just starting to

remember it now. I don't...

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