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I can't catch my breath, Ira.

We need to talk.

If it's about Nick,

I don't wanna discuss it.

I don't want to hear his name.

Not tonight, Glenda.

I want one night alone.

Just us.

No dogs, no cats,

no ex-husbands.

Just us, the way we were.

All right. Great. Great.

- All right.

Remember that night

up in Lake George

when you came into the cabin

after that moonlight swim

- I don't talk wanna about it.

I don't know. I just don't

want to talk about it.

It was a wonderful night. You

were standing there all naked.

No, I don't wanna

talk about it! I wasn't!

All right, we don't have to talk about it.

We don't have to say anything.

Wha What is it

Is it something I've done?

Is it Nick? Is that all

you're worried about?

All right, all right!

That's it!

It's clear to me that you and I are

never going to have a moment's peace

until that man

is out of our lives.

If you can't learn to

give up the past,

then you're gonna have to

learn to give up the present.

You can't rehabilitate

an entire world, Glenda.

Why the hell did you

ever say "I do" to me,

when you're still saying

"I did" to him.

You know something?

I'm better off sleeping

with the goddamn dogs.

I know when I'm not wanted.

Do you see that telephone?

You have exactly 10

seconds of freedom left

before the entire Los Angeles police

department surrounds this area.

Next time, I'm gonna hide in your bedroom.

You two are never in there.

I am crossing.

Couldn't we work something out?

I think, the three of us

make a wonderful pair.

I'm dialing.

Every woman's fantasy.

Alternating husbands.

I'm talking. Hello?

This is Mrs. Ira Parks.

The fugitive you're looking

for, Nicholas Gardenia,

has just broken into our house.

I'll miss my old room.

I don't think I'll ever be able

to sleep on top of a bed again.

I'm I'm sorry, Aurora.

I woke you up.

I'll explain everything

in the morning.

Buenas noches.

Captain Anderson, please.

Ira Parks.

Ira I've got to

tell you something.

No, don't tell me.

I have a hunch. I know.

Ira. My car was stolen again.

- Oh, God.

No, I can see it driving away.

It's being stolen now.

My bet is it's Nicholas Gardenia.

I win my bet, Sam.

No, you don't have

to come out here.

But if he scratches a fender, you have

my permission to use police brutality.

He was under the bed again.

Wasn't he?

I tried to tell you but you

didn't wanna talk about him.

Telling me a man is under the

bed, while we're making love

is not exactly

talking about him.

Instead of wasting

all that time crying,

why didn't you

at least just point down?

I would have been

mildly curious.

Well, I didn't let him in! He

probably got there before you.

He always gets there before me!

Okay. You win.

You're too smart for us, Ira.

Nick and I purposely got a

divorce, so I could marry you,

knowing that you would buy a house

with a room over the garage.

So that, when he was kidnapped,

after he spent two years in a Mexican

jail, robbed a bank in Carmel,

and the police were after him

He could then hide out

in our spare room

so while you and I were

throwing parties

to celebrate your running

for Attorney General,

I would be able to

run up there, sneak away,

and be able to spend

35 seconds alone with Nick!

I've been found out.

I confess. I confess!

- You're having a breakdown. Aren't you?

- A big one!

It's been coming a long time,

and this is it!

What are you doing?

What's wrong?

I'm hyperventilating.

I can't breathe.

What do you mean

you can't breathe?

That's all you're doing

is breathing.

It's too much breathing. I'm

losing all my carbon dioxide.

All right Just calm down.

You want a glass of water?

How can I drink water when

I'm breathing all the time?

I breathe all the time.

I drink plenty of water.

That's because

you're not hysterical.

All right. Lie down.

You wanna lie down?

No, no. Just leave me alone.

I wanna lie down.

That's what

I just said to lie down.

Why is it when I bring something

up, you don't want to do it?

Because when you bring it up,

I don't want to bring it up.

- You just brought it up.

- Ira, please

- Just let me lie down.

- You are lying down.

- Ira!

- Okay, I'll go to the window.

No! Don't go to the window. He'll

only come through it again.

Oh, calm. Calm.

I have to get calm.

Mmm

- Uh, don't excite me.

- No.

- Don't mention Nick. Nick excites me.

- Oh.

I don't mean the way you mean. He

excites me the other way. The bad way.

Oh. I know

what you mean, honey.

Don't worry about anything.

Everything is all right.

He'll never bother us again.

We'll kill him. The man is dead.

I promise you.

- Don't go away!

- No, I'm gonna stay here.

- Lock the door.

- Okay, I'll just

- Don't leave me!

- I'll stay right here

- Look under the bed.

- Look under But, he's not under the bed.

- He's in my car. I saw him drive away in my car

- Look anyway, honey.

He's like a termite. He gets into the

cracks in the wood. Is he there?

- No, he's not there.

- Look again.

- Would you

- I'll take another look.

- He's not there. I swear.

- Okay.

We have the room

all to ourselves. Okay.

Ira, we've got to keep him out.

It's our only chance.

Okay, hmm

Put some garlic

around the window.

Maybe a big cross over the bed.

- We've got to protect ourselves.

- Yeah.

Morning, Mr. Parks. Did they

catch the first Mr. Parks?

I'm the first Mr. Parks.

Oh, yeah.

And don't blow the horn.

Mrs. Parks isn't feeling well.

Does that mean

I get the day off?

No, that means you get to

wash the windows in the house.

The Governor's coming

for dinner tonight.

He ain't gonna be looking out no

windows if he's eating dinner.

- Good morning.

- Maybe for you. Not for me.

- I'm putting it all here

in the letter.

Can't you just tell me

instead of writing it down?

I can't stop something

once I've started.

All right. There will be

six for dinner tonight,

including the Governor

and his wife.

We'd like you

to serve at 8:
00.

Well, they're gonna be

serving me dinner at 8.00.

- I'm going to the hospital.

That's why I put in the letter

so I don't have to explain.

- Please explain.

The letter says, "The doctor says, I

gotta have my feet scraped today.

"The doctor says, 'Aurora, you gotta be

off your feet for two days, because'"

Do you want me to read you the

whole letter? I gotta go now.

Now With the Governor coming?

What about dinner?

He can have mine.

I hate that hospital food.

Tell Mrs. Parks, I called my

sisters, but they're all busy.

I'm very sorry.

Aurora, you can't just leave.

What will I do?

Well, if I were you, I'd put

my chicken up pretty soon.

- Don't step on my feet!

Morning.

Coffee.

I've never felt this bad

in my whole life.

Wait. It's early yet.

- It's a letter from Aurora.

I can't get my eyes open.

Can't you read it to me?

Frankly,

I haven't got the heart.

- I can't make this out. Who's going to the hospital?

- Aurora.

- Then how's she gonna be able to make dinner?

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