The Caller Page #2

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MARY:

This is a little weird.

ROSE:

Well, people come together

for a reason, Mary.

It doesn't matter how.

Do you believe that?

MARY:

I don't know. I suppose.

ROSE:
Why are you sad?

MARY:
I have to go now.

ROSE:

Is it a man?

Did he cheat on you?

No.

ROSE:

Oh, don't be sad, Mary.

You sound like a smart lady.

You'll find someone better,

someone who deserves you.

Bobby cheats on me all the time.

MARY:

Why don't you leave him?

ROSE:

I love him.

MARY:

So find a good substitute.

Chocolate's good.

[ROSE LAUGHS]

ROSE:

He keeps promising he'll change.

MARY:

You've heard of feminism, yeah?

Women's lib?

ROSE:

Yeah, of course.

MARY:

Jump on the bandwagon. It's a goer.

ROSE:

Bobby doesn't like women's lib.

He says they need a good smack.

MARY:
He ever do that to you?

ROSE:

Not really.

MARY:

Not really?

ROSE:

He says he loves me.

MARY:

They don't change, Rose.

Ever.

Sometimes I think

I should have just got rid of him.

Sometimes I think walking out

was the worst mistake I ever made.

[PLASTIC BAG CRINKLING]

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[PHONE RINGING]

ROSE:

I took your advice.

What?

He-- He laughed at me.

I told him about you and me

and how he had to change

and he just kept on laughing.

I got rid of him, Mary,

just like you told me to.

I worked all night.

Real quiet

so the neighbors wouldn't hear.

They'll never find him.

They'll think he ran away

with one of his tramps.

You killed him.

I can move into

the apartment now.

They don't care who pays the rent.

I always hoped I'd live there

with Bobby someday, but...

Mary, are you there?

Don't ever call me, understand?

I just did what you told me to do.

Don't ever call me again.

[PHONE RINGING]

[RINGING STOPS]

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[SPEAKING IN FRENCH]

Marie?

[SPEAKS IN FRENCH]

Oh, God.

[SCREAMS]

How big is he?

Bigger than you.

Yeah, but I'm wiry.

Be careful.

Come here.

Why?

Come here.

That's not what I saw.

JOHN:

How did you end up down here?

MARY:

Navy brat. My dad was stationed

at Roosey Roads.

It's just closed, right?

Mm-hm.

You?

My grandparents came over

from Turin.

I was born here, but I went to

school in Florida. Gainesville.

Taught there for a while.

And then I saw the opening

at the college.

Don't get many Italians

in San Juan.

By the time my grandfather

realized this wasn't New York,

the boat had already sailed.

That's not true.

Ma, that true about Pappy?

Idiot got on the wrong boat.

Thank you very much, Mrs. Guidi.

I like this one.

Does he, uh,

bring girls around often?

One time before.

Ma.

She asked, I'm gonna tell.

A girl called Trulli.

Trudy, Trudy.

That girl could eat like a horse.

Ma.

Giovanni, that girl Johnny

brought home, what did she eat?

Let's see.

Caesar salad, roast beef,

french fries, carrots,

minced peas, three pieces of

bread and butter and a tiramisu.

What happened to Trudy?

She exploded.

Would you like something else?

No, thank you.

We should be--

We should be going.

Mm-mm.

Hey, see you, Pop.

Nice meeting you, Mary.

Good night.

Bye-bye.

It's not where

I pictured you.

I needed a place in a hurry.

It's not so bad.

The apartments are really big.

Thanks for tonight.

You're welcome.

Good night.

Good night.

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STEVEN:
Whose jacket?

How did you get in here?

How many times I told you?

Can't go leaving the back door open.

Lucky it was me.

Could have been anyone.

I'm calling the police.

Go ahead.

If you wanna make me angry.

Neither one of us wants that.

All these lawyers.

We haven't had a chance to talk.

You can't be here.

Not within 500 feet of me.

Five hundred feet.

[GASPS]

[CHUCKLES]

Come on.

It's kind of ridiculous, isn't it?

What do you want?

I miss you, Mary.

I mean, the way we were,

the fun we used to have.

Remember? So I just said,

"Screw the judges.

Screw the lawyers.

They don't know us."

I just came to talk.

The way we used to.

Remember?

[DOORBELL BUZZING]

Don't answer it.

JOHN:

Mary.

I forgot my jacket.

I didn't mean to intrude.

Excuse my manners.

John Guidi.

Hey, Steven. Nice to meet you.

Um, excuse me.

You wanna tell your friend

you're busy?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Are you busy?

Not really.

Not really.

I'll be in touch.

You need to get

the air conditioning fixed.

Tell that to my building manager.

I could take a look at it

some time if you want.

Thanks.

You should call the police.

You do have a restraining

order on the guy.

It wouldn't make a difference.

Only makes him mad.

Mary, listen, I can--

I can handle it.

Thanks.

I'll check that lock.

That should do it.

Gonna be okay?

I'll be fine.

All right.

In case you need anything.

Thanks. Again.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[CELL PHONE BUTTONS

BEEPING]

Hello?

Hi. Is that Luillo?

MAN:
Yes.

It's Mary Kee.

I'm calling from apart--

Hello?

I'm here.

I'm calling about

the air conditioning.

I can't hear you. Hel--?

Hello?

[LINE RINGING]

MAN:
Hello.

Luillo?

Yes?

Hi, it's Mary.

You're calling about--

The air conditioning.

What's wrong?

It's been broken since I moved in.

It's something I can fix in...

That long?

Yeah.

Okay, I'll be calling.

I'll wait for your call. Thank you.

Bye.

[PHONE RINGING]

I told you to stop calling me.

WOMAN:

What happened?

Are you okay?

Hi, Mom.

No, it's not Steven. It's just a crank.

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No trouble?

No, she's sweet, a really nice girl.

She's a little bit down today.

Hey.

Your buddy John?

Great job fixing my lawn mower.

JOHN:

It's just a couple wires.

I'll tell you, he handled that

engine like a nervous lover.

It was really just--

A feather touch.

Hey, can I offer

you guys a soda?

Um, I gotta go.

So soon?

It was--

I really just came by

to make sure that

you were okay.

Everything's fine.

Bye.

Bye, George.

GEORGE:
Okay.

I will call you.

We should do something.

Okay.

Feather touch.

You're a wicked man, George.

That I am.

[CHUCKLES]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?

ROSE:

I know you've been avoiding me.

But that's going to stop now.

I told you--

I saw you and your mommy today

posing for photos

outside the cathedral.

When I call,

you're going to answer.

I wanna keep you safe, Mary,

you and your beautiful mother.

[LINE CLICKS]

[]

Sh*t.

[YELLS]

[]

Can I ask you something?

Sure.

Who won the World Series in '79?

Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles.

Pirates were down

a three-game-to-one deficit.

They won it in seven games, yeah.

Is that right?

Yeah, look it up.

Clemente would've been

proud of that.

And that same year,

the year the Pirates

beat the Orioles,

who lived in my apartment?

What is this about?

You said you can't remember

what you had for breakfast.

I think you remember just fine.

Rose. Rose Lazar.

You knew her.

She said, "Good morning."

You know, things like that, yeah.

And?

You know, she was the sad type.

She had a boyfriend

who worked over at the Army base.

They were together for a while.

From time to time,

they'd be fighting.

Come home around midnight,

they'd be hollering

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