Queen of the Lot Page #12

just south of Beverly.

Okay.

(SIGHING)

(SNIFFLING)

(SIGHING)

(SNIFFING)

You're kind of

inside of your head.

(LAUGHING)

Nice to meet you.

It's easy, easier

than you would think.

Just takes a lifetime,

and then...

it's gotcha.

- (DOOR OPENS)

- (BELLS JINGLING)

Mr. Gray.

GRAY:
Oh, that's a good size,

that's a good one.

Okay.

You alright, sir?

I'm a little blue,

to be honest with you.

Where's the army?

Where's your arm?

Where's the arm?

Yes, yes, yes.

Let me just check

your temperature.

- (YELLING)

- Oh Jesus, oh!

(YELLING)

(YELLING)

Where the f*** am I?

- What is this?

- AARON:
Easy, easy.

- It's a bad fall.

- CAESAR:
Christ.

AARON:
You're okay.

- You're okay.

- (GROANING)

GRAY:
Are you okay?

Are you alright?

- Sh*t!

- Oh, that was some fall.

(YELLING)

Oh, that was a close one, huh?

Oh, yeah.

You went out, actually.

You went out.

CAESAR:
Am I bleeding?

- No, no, no.

- GRAY:
No, no, you're fine.

You just sort of fell.

You must have

tripped or something.

There you go,

you feeling better?

- You want to sit down?

- You want to call somebody?

There's a sick

kid there, f***ing sick.

- Hey, hey sit down.

- Yeah, yeah, sit down.

Sick kid, that kid.

(SIGHING)

GRAY:
Maybe we should

open a window or something.

What was the thing over me?

There was a thing over me.

- Let's go open a window.

- There was a thing...

And uh, I'll get a

glass of water for you.

You just relax,

you had some fall.

CAESAR:
Who are you?

GRAY:
I just work

here, I help out.

So.

(SIGHING)

Okay yeah, I'm

gonna get the water.

And I'm gonna go call.

What happened... this thing?

What the f***...

(PHONE RINGING)

("SANTA CLAUS IS

COMING TO TOWN" PLAYS)

(INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION)

(PHONE RINGING)

(INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE)

Oh God.

Aaron.

Aaron?

Aaron.

Aaron?

Where are my pills?

Hey, get up.

Did you take these?

Did you?

I think I did

something stupid.

What did you do Aaron?

Tell me all about it,

it's the last

chapter of my opus.

Okay, Aaron.

My chronicles of my failures.

Oh, I did something

really stupid, Maggie.

What did you do?

I fell in love with you.

That's good,

that's not stupid...

And I took your pills.

That's stupid!

- That's really stupid, Aaron!

- I just want to sleep.

No, no you can't sleep.

Come on, you can't sleep.

Aaron you can't.

Aaron you can't sleep.

Come on, no baby, come on.

Come on, come on.

- Ow, you stepped on my hand.

- Oh, oh!

That's good, pain is good.

Good, wake up yes.

It's hurt, doesn't it?

Wake up.

Okay, okay.

This is like the

movie The Apartment.

You're Shirley MacLaine

and I'm Jack Lemmon.

And we need to walk up

and down the apartment,

just like Dr. Dreyfuss.

Aaron, Aaron?

Don't sleep, come on.

Richard Dreyfuss is

not in The Apartment.

No not Richard Dreyfuss,

Dr. Dreyfuss.

You have to throw up.

I don't think I

need to throw up,

I really need to sleep.

Yes, you took my pills, ready?

What are you doing?

Throw up, come on.

(GAGGING)

(SHRIEKING)

That's good, that's good.

Oh, good.

- Oh, I am so proud of you.

- (GAGGING)

That's good.

- Okay.

- (WATER RUNNING)

Coffee, we got to

get you coffee.

Stay here.

Oh!

Okay, wait.

I'm getting you coffee,

stay there don't move.

Don't move, okay.

- Okay.

- (GROANING)

Okay.

Ready?

Ow!

MAGGIE:
Oh God.

(YELLING)

That's hot!

That didn't

happen in the movie.

Are you okay?

Here, wait.

I love you.

I love you, I'm sorry.

What are you doing?

(GAGGING)

Good, good.

You threw up, that's good.

Don't you close your eyes.

You stay awake.

I love you.

You're my leading

man, do you hear me?

- I'm the leading man?

- Yes, yes.

I'm the leading man?

MAGGIE:
Okay, maybe,

maybe you should throw up again.

I don't want to

throw up again.

Alright, yes baby.

You have to throw up again.

Okay, in the sink.

- One, two, three.

- (WATER RUNNING)

Don't do that again!

(GAGGING)

Oh that's good, good.

Okay.

(COUGHING)

Okay.

Come on, come on.

Into the bedroom.

And we're gonna walk, ready?

One, two, three, four.

(SNICKERING)

(SIGHING)

AARON:
Hey.

I'm alive.

MAGGIE:

And you're brilliant.

This is brilliant.

AARON:
Oh, my God,

did you read it?

This is amazing.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

- What?

- Are you totally offended?

Offended, are you kidding me?

I love this.

This is what your

father should be making.

This is a movie, this

is a brilliant movie.

Not Trouble In Paradise,

this is so good.

There's so much and

I can add to it.

I love it.

This is incredible,

you're so talented.

Well, you know.

You did say

my family's life would

make a good movie.

And I feel like,

it's their last

redemptive possibility.

They're never

going to go for it.

They're never gonna go for it.

You're sweet.

I can get you money for this.

I have things that

you don't know.

Really?

Mhm.

Really?

Partner?

Mhm.

Am I the lead?

You are

the Queen of the Lot.

You really like it?

I think it's brilliant.

(GIGGLING)

(GIGGLING)

(GIGGLING)

MAGGIE:
May we step into

your office, Louis?

I have some things I'd

like to talk to you about.

Right this way.

("IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK

A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS" PLAYS)

Who owns you?

You own me.

I have to declare bankruptcy.

I'll never make

another movie again.

MAGGIE:
Look at this, Louis.

Look at this.

Oh, my God.

Where did you get all this?

Oh, my God.

This is the first piece of

jewelry I gave to Betty.

It was from my mother.

MAGGIE:
There's enough here

to get things rolling again.

Do you realize how

much there is here?

LOUIS:
I thought Betty

sold these years ago.

There's only one

thing I want in return.

LOUIS:
What's that?

I want you to make

me Queen of the lot,

the new lot, Queen

of the 21st century.

(LAUGHING)

And how am I supposed

to do that, my dear?

Aaron's been writing a

tell all book about you,

your family, your

wife, your kids,

all the dirty laundry

from the last 50 years.

And he's turned

it into a script,

you are going to produce it,

and Pedja's going to direct it.

With me playing Lizzy Schill

and Dov will play you.

And you'll finance it

with all of your jewels.

Neat, huh?

At this time in the

movie you need a side plot.

A twist.

ZOE:
You want a twist?

Here's the twist.

I will handle all the

PR including internet.

And I want 2.5% of the

gross, the real gross.

And I want 100% of the rights

for developing the game.

What?

The game rights.

It's a deal.

("JINGLE BELLS" PLAYS)

(LAUGHING)

(LAUGHING)

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