She's So Lovely Page #2

- I'm tryin'.

- OK. I know Eddie.

OK? And I'm gonna go home, and he's

gonna want to know who did it.

And, you know, he's gonna think...

I got raped, uh, or,

you know, beat up, whatever,

somethin' like that,

and then he's gonna think

somethin' else,

and then he's gonna want

to kill somebody.

So, if you wanna...

If you wanna sign these forms,

we'll pick him up right now.

- No, I don't wanna take him away.

- OK.

OK? I just wanted

to be able to call somebody.

In case something happened,

and then maybe I couldn't handle it.

- But forget it. That's OK.

- All right. Here's my number.

Somethin' comes up, you call me, OK?

- Yeah, yeah. OK.

- Go right to the phone, just call me up.

You got a instinct, follow it, all right?

- We'll send a wagon. We'll pick him up.

- Hey.

I love the guy. OK?

I'm playing a dollar

a ticket to listen to Augie stutter.

I don't stutter!

We were walkin' down the street...

We were walkin'

down the street the other day...

Yeah, he says, "D-D-D-D-D-D-D."

Hey!

Where ya been? You were supposed

to be at the doctor's at 3:00.

I been callin' all day. The phone's

just been ringin' and ringin'.

I w... I went to the doctor's.

- You did?

- Yeah, but I couldn't find the place.

- You couldn't?

- No.

I lost the address.

You know, I only had three dollars,

and then the car broke down.

- So you get some change and call.

- What?

Well, if you're gonna disappear,

let somebody know you're all right.

Call where? There's a pay phone.

Well, you call here,

leave a message.

It's pouring.

What the hell has that

got to do with it? Wh...

What the hell has that

got to do with anything?

Well, I said it's rainin'.

What are you doin'

all the way down here?

Come on next to me.

You know everybody.

- Sure.

- What?

I said I know everybody.

Lucinda, get her a drink.

What are you havin', Murph?

Don't call me that, Eddie.

I got a name.

Well, come on down here.

Let me take a look at ya.

That's the way

Uh-huh, uh-huh

I like it

Uh-huh, uh-huh

That's the way

Uh-huh, uh-huh

Jesus f***in' Christ.

What the f*** happened to your eye?

- God sakes.

- L-I fell.

You fell?

- Where did you fall?

- Right outside the place there.

It was raining hard, and I was running

just to keep from getting wet,

and I slipped and fell,

woke up there in the rain.

I don't know how long I was out.

I went home, you weren't there,

so I came here.

Here. Nice and warm.

You're shakin' like a leaf.

Get her a towel, will ya?

Yeah, sure.

You're frozen!

Lucinda, get her another shot.

- Let me see your head.

- I'm fine.

How could you be fine?

Do you know what your face looks like?

- Yeah.

- Come on. Get her into the bathroom.

Get her out of these wet clothes.

Wrap a towel around her waist.

Get her in a coat.

I'm gettin' you to a doctor.

- No doctors!

- No doctors.

Georgie, Lucinda,

get her in the back

before her brain freezes

altogether, will ya?

Shorty, do me a favour.

Get me a drink, will ya?

Pour me a drink.

Three dollars.

She's got three dollars in her pocket.

She goes to the doctor

with a bum carburettor.

She's pregnant, and falls over.

It's all I ever get, Chinese stories.

Fables to cover foibles.

- Disgusting.

- Yeah.

- I know.

- Make good money, though.

- Yeah. I have a pair of boots like that...

- Here's one.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

- Do you have the time?

- I have no idea. Must be about 7:30.

- You have no idea, but it's 7:30?

- Yeah, I think so.

Oh, boy.

Come on. Doctor. Doctor.

Will you do me a favour? See this lady?

She could be bleedin' internally.

We have been waitin' an hour.

The only reason I'm here

is 'cause I'm pregnant,

but you say the baby is fine,

and I just want to go home.

No. No, I didn't say that.

What I said was I couldn't tell.

So lay back on the bed.

I'm gonna check

that abdomen again, OK?

- That's a doctor?

- He looks like a doctor.

Looks like a gladiator.

- Pain?

- No.

- Pain?

- Hey, the X-rays are negative.

Pain?

That tickles, right there.

OK, that's it.

Your X-rays are negative.

There's nothin' wrong with ya.

I'm takin' you out.

Just wait here!

We'll be out in a minute!

I ain't gonna wait here

all f***in' night.

Give the girl a break.

She's had a rough night.

Anyway, the baby's OK?

- The baby's OK.

- Yeah.

I wouldn't want to be a woman.

Neither would I.

Some big Pollak sticking their fingers

inside all your private parts.

- I hate hospitals.

- Mm-hmm.

- Why don't you put the radio on?

- Why don't you shut up!

Put on somethin' nice.

You look like hell.

Gee, thanks, Eddie.

You look fine.

Just put yourself together.

It's rainin'.

Put on some heels,

and that red dress.

This is a crazy night to go dancin',

with the face

and the dress and the... Let's go eat.

Whatever you kids want.

Make up your minds.

- Yeah.

- What's everybody talkin' about?

- We're here.

- Yeah, we're here.

- Know what I mean?

- I don't know. Eddie, I'm hungry.

You know what dancin' does?

Dancin' sets up memories

for when we get older.

It keeps you in shape.

Dancin' makes your eyes alive instead

of dead. You should try it, Shorty.

- You know I don't dance.

- He don't dance.

I'm serious. Just try it.

We'll make it a thing.

It'll be fun, Georgie.

Yeah, I want to. I want to.

- See that?

- No. Not a chance.

Oh, come on, Shorty.

We never go out dancin'.

Come on. We're here.

Let's do something.

- Shut up.

- Come on. Look. He's leavin'.

What do I gotta be,

a 24-hour inspiration machine?

Come on, move it!

Last chance! No? OK.

Bye, Georgie. Thanks for the ride.

Gimme two.

- It's a lousy night.

- Yeah. Too much rain.

Hey, wait. Hey, hey.

You didn't pay for the tickets.

Oh, geez.

I forgot the money.

Oh, and look at this.

She's in her red dress and everything.

You got any?

She doesn't have any.

I mean, no purse, nothin'.

Could I write you an I.O.U.?

I didn't bring the car,

so I don't have my driver's license.

But I got a big heart,

and we gotta dance.

How could you take a lady out

with no money?

I'm stupid.

Look how sore she is.

- She's embarrassed.

- Could I sign for just a little cash?

How much?

We got a cab ride,

oh, say two drinks.

Make it three.

Make it for 20, plus the tickets.

Is that OK?

Oh, you know, you're really...

You're terrific.

You really are terrific.

Could we make it three more bucks?

- Don't push it.

- No, for you.

- You don't have to do that.

- I know.

- I want to.

- In that case, make it out to me,

- otherwise I won't get the money.

- What's your name?

- Carmen Rodriguez.

- Carmen Rodriguez? You could sing that.

Eddie Quinn.

Carmen Rodriguez.

There you go.

But I'm telling you, it's a lousy night.

There's only about

a handful of dancers up there.

Thanks.

What? I hate it when you do that.

People like to be nice.

You got a guilty conscience.

- Come on.

- I wanna go home.

- Oh, one dance.

- Come on, Eddie. No kiddin'.

- Let's go.

- One dance. One dance. One dance.

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