Short Cuts Page #19

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and, uh, she was dead.

Nothin' was gonna change that.

- How old was she?

- Huh?

How old was she?

Uh - [Sighs]

Oh, I don't know.

In her s, maybe.

You couldn't tell.

Must have been horrible.

What did you do?

Nothin'.

Nothing?

I mean, after you

got her out of the water.

- Did she drown?

- We don't know.

I didn't think we should

move her, you know?

You left her in the water?

Yeah.

For how long?

[Sighs]

Until we left and reported it.

I tied her to the bank.

[Water Running]

[Water Draining]

How long did you say

you left her in the water?

[Sighs]

Claire...

she was dead.

We didn't think we should move her.

It was dark.

We made a decision to leave her there

until we could report it!

She was already dead.!

And when did you report it?

This morning. Today.

- Today?

- Yeah.

And when did you find her?

[Sighs]

I told you.

Well, when did you catch the fish?

Christ!

[Sighs]

That's what we went up there for-

to fish.

You fished while she was in the water?

You just left her there?

Claire -

You're making me sick!

Marian's got a crush on Alex Trebek.

- Alex Trebek?

- Yeah.

- Where'd she meet him?

- At a party.

He's an art collector or something.

She thinks he might buy one of her paintings.

[Chuckling]

- Nah, I don't think so.

- No?

I don't see how she could even

give those things away.

Well, she sells a lot more

than you think.

I posed for her today.

- Ralph walked in the middle of it.

- Ralph. What a jerk.

I don't know

if I know a bigger jerk.

It was embarrassing,

but I guess they're used to it...

being doctors and artists and all.

What was embarrassing about it?

Well, you know.

I was nude.

You mean, like, you were naked?

Mm-hmm. "Nude," they call it.

You mean...

- without any underpants on...

- Mm-hmm.

Naked?

Wouldn't it be a trip if Alex Trebek

bought a nude painting of me?

Can't stand the suspense

The endless embraces

Each episode

Yeah. Sit over there under Art Blakey.

- [Honey] Why's he here? There's a -

- [Lois] Who?

- Art -Where's Art Blakey?

- Where?

- He's at the bar. Can you block me?

- Oh, yeah. He's listening to the music.

- He don't see you.

- Can you block me?

- You're blocked, babe. Okay. Okay?

- Earl's here.

- What?

- Earl's here.

- Where?

- Hey, that's that lady. I - I just cleaned her pool.

Kiss

- It's all black people.

- Is he lookin' over here?

- No.

- No?

- I can't believe he's here.

- Wanna go to the Troubadour after this?

- Did he see me?

- Now he's looking. Now he's not.

I favor

A good

Punishing kiss

- [Applause]

- Thank you.

- Whoo!

- Want to puff one? Want to puff?

- We'll be right back.

- Don't worry. I'll take care of it.

- Please. He'll see me.

- [Woman] How you doing?

Good. I'd like to

sing you some songs...

that I used to do with my ex,

Chick Trainer.

That was before

he got me pregnant...

in Miami...

and before he blew his brains out...

through the hole in his arm.

- Come here.

- And that was, like, years ago.

- I don't want to talk to you, Earl.

I'm with some people. Okay?

- I'm with -

I'm with some people, Earl!

You're embarrassing me!

You're embarrassing me.

- Come on, have a drink.

- Earl!

- Here's a song that says something...

- Go!

That I think we've all said

at one time or another-

- To hell with love.

- You okay?

Mm-hmm.

- Hey, even if the music sucks here...

- Mm-hmm.

We're still gonna have fun.

- All right?

- Yup.

I'm gonna like somebody

And let them like me

- Going further means chains

- You got a light?

- Uh, no.

- And I was born to be free

To hell with love

- I like this one. The sentiment anyway.

- To hell with love

- Sh*t. You want some?

- Yep.

I find a way to keep

From gettin' in too deep

To hell with love

- Yeah. It looks good.

- I like this one.

You looking for a friend, Trixie?

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