Ordinary People Page #11

CONRAD:

How's your golf game?

BETH:

I didn't play.

CONRAD:

Oh... It did get colder today.

BETH:

No, I mean, ...for the year it's

colder.

CONRAD:

Yeah.

Beth leaves Buck's bedroom.

47 INT. JARRETT'S HOUSE, LANDING ­DAY 47

BETH:

Weren't you swimming today?

CONRAD:

Uh-huh. Sorry I scared you.

BETH:

How'd it go?

CONRAD:

Good. I swam well, today.

BETH:

Good.

CONRAD:

Yeah.

Personaly I think I could swim

the 50 if my timing got...

He leans back against a wardrobe. Beth sees it.

BETH:

Off.

CONRAD:

...my timing got better.

I'm a just a little... a little

off with my... my timing.

BETH:

Well, you have to work at that.

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CONRAD:

Yeah. Oh, I got seventy four on a

trig quiz.

BETH:

Seventy four? Gee, I was awful at

trig.

CONRAD:

Oh? Did you...? You took Trig?

Beth stares, trying to remember.

BETH:

Wait a minute... Did I take trig?

That's... - uh...? I bought you two

shirts. They're on your bed.

Beth enters parents' bedroom and closes the door. Conrad just

stands there, paralyzed.

48 INT. CAR ­ NIGHT 48

Beth and Calvin are going to the Murray's birthday party,

Calvin is driving.

CALVIN:

Who's gonna be there?

BETH:

Well. The Murrays of course, and

the Gunthers, and the Caines, and...

the good old us.

CALVIN:

Why don't we just go to the movies

instead?

BETH:

Don't be negative.

CALVIN:

That's not negative. That's

unpredictable.

Come on. Let's really go to the

movies.

BETH:

Okay.

Calvin smiles, thinking she agrees, not understanding she is

taking this as a joke.

CALVIN:

Really?

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BETH:

Okay. Yeah. Come on. Let's go.

What's our excuse?

CALVIN:

Beth wanted to go to the movies?

BETH:

Good. Very good.

She laughs strangely.

49 EXT. MURRAY'S HOUSE ­ NIGHT 49

The car is arriving at the Murrays' house, we see in

background

BETH:

All right now, smile.

And remember, not too many martinis.

50 INT. MURRAY'S HOUSE ­ NIGHT 50

Gladyce the maid goes open the door. Beth enters all smiles,

followed by Calvin.

BETH:

Hello Gladyce. Will you put that

with the rest of them?

Several guests. Beth sees Mrs Murray coming down the stairs

eyes wide open, showing off.

BETH (cont'd)

Oh, look, we're in time for the

grand entrance!

MRS MURRAY:

Hello! Look who's here! Three

blocks away and the last to arrive.

They kiss.

MRS MURRAY (cont'd)

Come on in.

While going to the dining room, they meet their host, Clark

Murray a thin blond man.

BETH:

Clark! Happy birthday! You look

wonderful for a 75-year-old!

BETH (cont'd)

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