Sister Act Page #14

EDDIE:

Calm down. Look, I didn't want to tell

you this, but we've had some problems

with our protection program lately.

CHRISTY:

Like what?

EDDIE:

Keeping our witnesses alive. We hide

them, but there's a leak in the

department, and they end up dead.

CHRISTY:

You son-of-a-b*tch!

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EDDIE:

I just need a few more weeks,

CHRISTY:

But it's a nightmare! Mother Superior

is out to get me! She hates my guts! She

keeps thinking up new kinds of torture!

In the distance, Christy hears the CHOIR practicing; they

sound even worse than usual.

CHRISTY:

(holding the phone

out)

Do you hear that? That choir? Eddie,

in here, that's what they call music!

EDDIE:

Don't call again. It's not safe. I'll

be in touch.

As the line goes dead, Mother Superior enters. Christy

takes her dust rag and pretends to polish the receiver. She

sings as she works.

CHRISTY:

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF

MUSIC...

Still singing, Christy breezes out of the room. Mother

Superior looks mystified.

INT. CHRISTY'S CELL - MIDNIGHT

Christy is lying flat out on her bed, in her habit,

utterly exhausted by the week's hard labor. There is a

meek SCRATCHING at her door.

CHRISTY:

(without moving)

Yeah?

Sister Mary Robert enters, very shyly. She barely looks

up.

CHRISTY:

What? What does she want now? I did

the dishes. I oiled the pews. I dusted

the hymnals. Two hundred hymnals. Why

can't people share?

MARY ROBERT:

(not speaking above a

whisper)

I... I...

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CHRISTY:

What?

MARY ROBERT:

I... I brought you something.

CHRISTY:

A cigarette?

MARY ROBERT:

An extra heel of bread. Please take it,

you need your strength. You've been

working so hard.

Mary Robert holds out a rather rugged crust of brown

bread. Christy takes it..

CHRISTY:

Thanks. So which one are you? Sister

Bruce? Sister Doug?

MARY ROBERT:

(until almost

whispering)

Mary Robert. I'm... Mary Robert.

CHRISTY:

Right. Okay. Bob. Nice to know you.

Mary Robert nods, and resumes looking at her hands. She

doesn't 1eave, but she's still tongue-tied. Christy is at a

loss.

CHRISTY:

So, Bob, how long have you been in? St.

K's?

MARY ROBERT:

Three years. Sister.

CHRISTY:

Three years. A rookie.

MARY ROBERT:

A novice.

CHRISTY:

Yeah, like a learner's permit, right?

When do you hit the big time? You know,

when do you take the final vows?

Mary Robert bursts into tears.

CHRISTY:

Whoa! Bob! What's going on here?

What'd I say?

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MARY ROBERT:

(still sobbing)

You have to help me

CHRISTY:

Right, sure, but what's the problem? Are

they keeping you a prisoner here? Do they

drug you? Did Reverend Mother like,

kidnap your parents? We can call the

Enquirer.

MARY ROBERT:

No, you don't understand -- I don't want

to get out! I want to get in?

CHRISTY:

Excuse me?

MARY ROBERT:

Oh. Mary Clarence, I'm so unworthy. I

want to take my final vows, I would do it

tomorrow, but Reverend Mother won't let

me!

CHRISTY:

She won't? Why not?

MARY ROBERT:

She says I should wait. She says that

no one should become a nun as an escape

from life. She says that I'm not

experienced enough to make the decision

yet. In a mature manner.

CHRISTY:

She said that? Reverend Mother?

Mary Robert nods, solemnly. Suddenly, from the streets

outside the convent, we hear a BLAST OF hot dance MUSIC,

and the SOUND of laughter and carefree conversation.

CHRISTY:

Well, then there's only one thing to do.

MARY ROBERT:

What?

CHRISTY:

Reverend Mother says you need

experience, right, in life. In order to

make a responsible decision. This is

going to be very painful for me. You

know how much I love this little room.

This whole convent. Wait.

Christy stands, and goes to the crucifix hanging on the

wall. She speaks to the crucifix, and listens, as if Jesus

is advising her.

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CHRISTY:

(to Jesus)

Must I do this thing, 0 Lord? Please

help me.,. yes, I know... I must put my

selfish cares aside... I must think of

others... yes, she's here...

(she gestures to Mary

Robert)

He says hi... yes, I understand... let

thy will be done. Amen. You too.

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