The Big Blue Page #20

ENZO:

(smiling)

What's the matter? You still have

a bunch of things to ask me? You

want to know the price of tea in

China of how we landed on the moon?

Is that it?

ENZO laughs. JACQUES is serious.

JACQUES:

No, I have to ask you a favor...

(a beat)

You're the only one who'll

understand.

ENZO:

(seriously)

... I'm listening.

INT. CORRIDOR - NIGHT

MAMMA MOLINARI:

Tutto va bene?

The three officials are eating pasta, plates on their knees.

Their mouths are too full to speak, they nod

enthusiastically.

NOVELLI:

(mouth full)

Gracie mille, chignora.

MAMMA MOLINARI smiles and slams the door.

INT. FIAT - NIGHT

JACQUES is driving, JOHANA sits beside him. ENZO crammed

in the back seat, very uncomfortably, because of a stretcher

which takes up all the space.

They are dressed as they were at ENZO'S party.

ENZO:

(leaning forward)

Hey! Will you slow down! When

did you learn how to drive?

JACQUES:

Driving isn't the problem, it's

remembering the right road.

JACQUES runs a red light.

ENZO:

And the lights! Running lights,

stealing stretchers...! You'll

have us in jail.

JOHANA:

Enzo, stop bitching, will you?

EXT. MARINELAND PARKING LOT - FIAT - NIGHT

They get out of the car. JACQUES starts to change into

his swimming trunks. ENZO shakes his head, can't believe

he's really come along. He laughs and starts undressing.

INT./ EXT. FIAT - STREET TAORMINA - NIGHT

It's a very narrow street. The car moves down it quickly.

JACQUES drives. The back seat is now occupied by the

dolphin. Its nose and tail protruding through the windows.

JOHANA is in the front seat, turned around, spraying the

dolphin with a watering can.

EXT. BEACH - NIGHT

They have driven to the public beach. They slowly lower

the stretcher into the water. The dolphin, leaving the

stretcher, swims around a little but won't go away. He

won't leave JACQUES.

JACQUES:

(moved)

You can't stay here! Come on! Go

away!

JACQUES swims off with her for a while.

ENZO walks back toward the car with the stretcher.

JOHANA, standing by the water looks at JACQUES and the

dolphin who are swimming off together.

JACQUES keeps splashing the dolphin as they swim.

ENZO:

You can stop that now, she has all

the water she needs.

JACQUES cannot get rid of the dolphin.

ENZO:

All right, we did it. Let's go

back to the party.

JACQUES and the dolphin can't seem to part.

JACQUES:

Just one minute.

JOHANA is worried, she walks up to ENZO who goes back into

the water and takes JACQUES by the arm.

ENZO:

Jacques, the dolphin is home now.

And that's where we're going.

Come on! Hurry up now. Our

girlfriend is freezing over there.

The dolphin starts swimming off. JACQUES follows ENZO

half-heartedly.

EXT. JOHANA'S PENSION - NIGHT

ENZO stops the FIAT in front of the pension. The three of

them get out. ENZO hasn't bothered to dress.

JOHANA heads for the gate, she obviously has no desire of

leaving JACQUES.

JOHANA:

Well, good night, then...

ENZO:

You going to sleep here, all by

yourself?

JOHANA:

Yes...

She looks over at the pension, having a hard time concealing

her lack of enthusiasm.

JOHANA:

... It's a comfortable place.

ENZO:

Sinister is what I'd call it...!

Ours is so much cheerful! Why

don't you come and stay with me...

There's plenty of room in my suite.

JOHANA:

(smiles)

The Mamma's there too.

ENZO:

(face clouds up)

Yes, the Mamma is is there.

JOHANA:

Good night Enzo, Good night Jacques.

JACQUES:

Good night.

ENZO:

(to Jacques)

You don't need a stretcher to take

her with you. You know that, don't

you?

JACQUES:

What?

ENZO:

The dolphins aren't the only ones

who don't feel very good sometimes.

JOHANA:

Leave it alone, Enzo, it's okay.

She rings the bell for the concierge, then looks back at

JACQUES.

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