Sex and the Other Woman Page #5

Don't ever say that.

No.

Well... sure.

If you want me to.

But don't say that, Holland.

I can't help it.

I'm just scared, that's all.

I'm scared.

I'm really scared.

Okay. I'll try,

I will. Honest.

But we better be careful.

[SAWING]

[WINNIE] They're coming!

They're coming!

Ta-da! Mother of the year.

- Hi, Torrie.

- [CHATTERING]

[WINNIE]

Oh!

[ADA]

Let me see the baby.

Oh, isn't she beautiful?

Oh, what a lovely-

Let me hold her.

Oh, she's my dear child.

She'll have

a lot of mothers around here.

- Look at that little face.

- [CHATTERING]

[CHATTERING CONTINUES]

- [RIDER] Look, look!

- [WINNIE] She's smiling! Oh!

[CHATTERING, MURMURING CONTINUES]

[TORRIE]

She has to eat in an hour.

[CHATTERING, LAUGHING]

Mother.

I brought you some lunch.

And after

you have your soup...

I'll read to you.

Won't that be nice?

I had to take Anthony Adverse back.

It was overdue.

I've been working

on the magic show.

I'm trying to make it work.

Ada says it's a puzzle,

but I'll get it.

Oh! The baby's home.

It's a girl, just like I said.

And she's beautiful.

Mother...

please don't cry.

I don't like to see you cry.

Everything is going to

be all right.

Once you used to

read to us.

Now it's the other way around.

"Once upon a time"-

Fairy tales always seem

to begin like that, don't they?

"Once upon a time,

there were some elves...

"who happened upon

a cottage in a wood...

"where they spied

a baby in a cradle.

"The mother

was nowhere to be seen.

"And the elves,

being bad and mischievous creatures...

"who loved nothing so much

as doing harm to others...

"stole the child

and left in his place a changeling...

"an ugly creature

of impish countenance...

that no mother

could possibly love."

[WIND HOWLS]

[THUDDING]

[CLATTERING]

[MAN MUTTERING]

[MR. ANGELINI GRUNTS]

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

[GROANING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

I'm sorry, boy.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Leno, he's...

It's broke.

Leno fix.

Leno- Leno fix.

Leno fix. It's broke.

Leno fix.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

It's broke. Broke.

If the baby cries, just let her.

Don't go spoiling her now.

[WIND HOWLS]

We'll bring some ice cream

home after the show, Aunt Vee.

[AUNT VEE]

Thank you.

[RIDER] Yankees are playing

tonight, and I'm-

- Winnie, you sit up front.

- Oh, thank you, Rider.

[WINNIE] Oh, close that door!

The wind is fierce.

Have you seen Niles?

- No. Isn't he in his room?

- No.

[CAR DRIVES OFF]

Niles!

[SAWING]

[SAWING]

- Niles?

- [SAWING STOPS]

[OBJECT CLATTERS]

- [THUD]

- Child, what are you doing down there?

Playing.

Come up, please.

Bring your things.

[BLOWS]

- Niles.

- Hmm?

Were you playing the game?

No.

[WHISTLING]

[THUNDERCLAP]

[WHISTLING CONTINUES]

[WIND HOWLING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[MAN] Ashford One,

calling Indianapolis ground.

Ashford One

calling Indianapolis ground.

Come in, please.

[MAN] We're here,

Ashford One. Over.

My windscreen's iced over. Going to have to

come in blind. Can you head me?

We can head you, Ashford One.

Is Mary there with you?

[WOMAN] Yes, I'm here, Jack.

It's me, Mary.

We're all rooting for you.

That-a-girl, Mary,

Chin up. Buster's here too.

And I'm gonna

put you right down...

and you're gonna

go to sleep, yes, you are.

Wait just a minute.

You'll soon be in your bed.

Yes, sweetheart.

Ooh, what a pretty girl.

Ooh. Ooh, you're so pretty.

You're so pretty.

Yes, you are.

[THUD]

What is that?

- What are you doing there?

- [BABY CRYING]

Go away! Get away,

you crazy old man.

Get away. Get away,

you damn fool!

Get away! Go on! Get out.

[BABY CRYING]

- [AUNT VEE] All right.

- What is it?

It was that damned Angelini. He scared me

half to death. Right there at that window.

- [CONTINUES CRYING]

- Oh, honey, shush.

Oh, shh, shh, shh,

shh, shh, shh.

You run along.

I will sit with the baby.

Well, he scared her

half to death too.

Damned idiot.

[SINGING IN RUSSIAN]

[STOPS SINGING]

[BABY FUSSING]

[ADA]

Thank you, child.

[THUNDERCLAP]

These hands told me

this weather was coming.

[SINGING]

- [BABY QUIETS]

- [STOPS SINGING]

I will go sit

with your mother.

- Put down the netting, please.

- Okay.

[BABY CRYING]

[BABY QUIETS, CONTINUES FUSSING]

[THUNDERCLAP]

[RAINING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

Ada! Ada!

Ada, Ada, Ada!

[MAN #1]

Anything under there?

[MUTTERING]

Get some light over here.

[CONSTABLE]

You see what I mean?

There's Angelini's ladder

right where he left it.

Christ. It's the Lindbergh thing

all over again.

- [MAN #2] Fowler. This way.

- George.

Uncle George!

Uncle George!

[MAN]

You there!

[TORRIE CRYING]

No!

[man #1]

More cars comin'.

[CONSTABLE] Where's Charlie

with those other dogs?

- [MAN #2] There's Charlie's truck now.

- [HORN HONKS]

- [DOGS BARKING]

- [MAN #1] It's about time!

[CHATTERING, YELLING]

[MAN] Has anybody

found her, Bob?

[CHATTERING]

[MAN]

Nothin' in here.

Child, have you seen Rider?

- [MAN] Come on!

- Niles?

Oh, go inside, please.

[MAN #3]

Get up on there.

[MAN #4]

Let me up the ladder.

[ADA]

Rider! Rider!

[MAN #4] The Italian took the kid.

Could be miles away by now.

- Rider!

- Ada?

What's the matter?

What are you doing out here?

Where is Rider?

Torrie needs him.

I think I saw him

down by the pond. Rider!

[UNCLE GEORGE]

Rider!

[UNCLE GEORGE]

Come on up here.

- [RIDER] Where are ya?

- [UNCLE GEORGE] Here!

- Come on!

- [DOG BARKING]

Rider, Torrie is calling

for you.

The doctor is trying

to get her to sleep.

[ADA]

Niles!

- [DOG BARKING]

- Niles!

[MAN #5]

Come on! Be careful!

Come on.

Get a move on!

[NILES WHISPERING]

Holland!

Where are you?

Holland, where is the baby?

I know you've got the baby.

Holland. Damn you!

Where are you?

- Holland!

- Niles.

Where is the baby?

Holland's got the baby.

He put some pain pills in your tea.

He stole the baby.

He's bad. [BREATHES HEAVILY]

He'll never go to heaven.

Holland killed Russell.

He stuck the pitchfork in the hay.

He was mad 'cause

Russell saw the ring.

The ring was mine.

Holland gave it to me.

He told me to take it.

He made me do it

with the rose shears.

Poor Mother.

But she found it.

Holland pushed her down the stairs.

Oh, my God.

Oh, God, Niles!

Holland wanted the ring.

He always did.

He killed Father.

He pushed the door down on him.

Holland!

Holland!

Where is the baby?

- Please, Holland!

- [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

Niles, listen to me.

Say it now.

Holland is dead!

- Holland did not take the baby!

- No! No!

- Niles did it!

- No! No!

No, no, no!

- [MEN CHATTERING, SHOUTING]

- [DOGS BARKING]

[SOBBING]

[MAN #1] Put that

son of a b*tch on the truck!

All right, now.

Goddamn it, talk!

- Where's the baby?

- We're gonna ask you one more time.

We got Angelini

over here at the barn!

[DOGS BARKING]

Oh, my God.

- My God.

- George, what is it?

What is it? What's happ-

George, what is it?

[AUNT VEE]

Oh, my God! No!

[SCREAMING]

[UNCLE GEORGE]

That poor little baby.

[RIDER]

Oh, Jesus.

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