The Big Blue Page #29

ROBERTO:

(glancing at his

watch)

... It's not like him to be late.

Of course sometimes he doesn't show up at all. Once in

Capri, he...

JOHANA:

(interrupting)

We get the picture, Roberto.

(looks over her

shoulder)

Jacques, I think Louis needs help.

JACQUES turns around. UNCLE LOUIS is a few yards behind

them at a fish stand on the dock. He's holding up an eel

and screaming at the fishmonger.

UNCLE LOUIS:

(yelling)

Two dollars for this! This fish

wasn't caught. It died of cancer!

JACQUES shrugs his shoulders and gives up on the idea of

interfering.

ROBERTO:

(pointing)

Here he comes!

A speed boat races along the water. It's a beautiful highly-

varnished mahogany Riva. It races into the port.

Standing at the helm, looking like Christopher Columbus

his hair brushed back by the wind, is ENZO.

Next to him hanging on to the windscreen is an impressive

six foot, dark haired beauty. She has a scarf over her

hair. She wears a purple leather micro-mini with a cerise

halter top and her ruby fingernails are three inches long.

If she ever actually would get cast in a movie, she'd make

Raquel Welch hide in shame. Her stage name is BONITA

MARIPOSA.

ENZO kills the THROTTLE, swings the speedboat into a perfect

landing at the dock. ROBERTO takes the lines.

ENZO:

Jacques! Johana!

JOHANA:

Enzo!

JACQUES:

Enzo!

During all of this, everyone's attention is actually on

BONITA who is tugging at her long black hair. They're all

awestruck except for ROBERTO.

ROBERTO:

(meaning the speed

boat)

Where did you get that?

ENZO:

(meaning Bonita)

"That"! This is not a "that"...

This is Bonita Mariposa, the famous Spanish actress.

(whispering to Bonita)

... Who is going to be careful

with the varnish...

(back to Roberto)

And who has come to spend a few

days with us.

(and very quickly)

Where's Mamma?

ROBERTO:

(checking watch)

You have eight hours before she

gets here.

ENZO glances at his watch and sighs with relief. BONITA

says hello to JACQUES, kisses JOHANA.

INT. LIVING ROOM IN JACQUES' APARTMENT - DAY

Loud classical music booms from the stereo. The noise

pins JACQUES, ENZO and ROBERTO to their chairs.

UNCLE LOUIS gets a bottle of whiskey and serves everybody.

ENZO:

He's really going totally deaf!

UNCLE LOUIS:

I'm not as deaf as you are blind,

my boy! You take care of your

eyes, I'll take care of my ears!

ENZO:

(laughing)

I'm sorry Uncle Louis.

UNCLE LOUIS pours him a whiskey.

UNCLE LOUIS:

Come on, drink up, my boy! It

might just save us from your

bullshit.

The bottle is empty. UNCLE LOUIS goes to the kitchen.

JACQUES turns down the music, and finally hears the bell

which has been ringing. JACQUES opens the apartment door:

it's Professor LAWRENCE. Suit and tie and carrying a

bottle.

JACQUES:

I'm glad you could come. I want

you to meet Enzo.

ENZO and LAWRENCE shake hands.

LAWRENCE:

(with a smile)

So you're the famous Enzo Molinari?

ENZO:

(with an even bigger

smile)

In the flesh. I have that honor!

INT. BATHROOM - NIGHT

JOHANA comes into the bathroom, closes the door, cutting

down the blaring music. The paint is peeling off the

ceiling.

BONITA IS STANDING UNDER A 40 WATT LAMP, PUTTING ON MAKE-

up in front of JACQUES' cracked shaving mirror.

BONITA:

You're going to live here

permanently?

JOHANA:

... Maybe, if Jacques will let me

fix up the place a little.

JOHANA walks over to the mirror and watches BONITA put on

her make-up like a professional.

BONITA:

(wistfully)

He's shy, not like Enzo.

JOHANA:

Yes. Not like Enzo.

BONITA:

(putting on eyelashes)

I think, he's really nice... He's

a funny guy... sometimes even very

moving.

JOHANA:

(after a long silence)

... I'm pregnant, Bonita!

BONITA stops working on her make-up and looks pensively at

JOHANA.

BONITA:

Are you going to keep it?

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