The Cutting Edge Page #4

Unacceptable.

-Would you stop?

-Didn't work for you last time.

What?

You heard me.

-You have some nerve.

-Just listen to my music one second!

Stop turning it!

Guys.

Hey!

It's after midnight.

I have a 6:
30 appointment.

We were just wrapping up.

Play him the Mozart.

You'll be asleep in no time.

Katya, please try to understand.

Douglas is not boy. He is man.

Is young, vigorous man.

I don't care. He has three months

to qualify for nationals.

-He needs every minute.

-Sure, sure. This I know.

And he is back on Monday.

And he will be working much better.

Really?

Katya, please, you know.

Solitude is....

Too much is not good, eh?

It's Christmas, we skate.

I have the flu, we skate.

I have a boyfriend in London

that I never see.

I skate every day so that you can play

Dr. Frankenstein with this guy.

I show up every morning

for seven months...

...so that you can give him two days

to go off whoring in New York City?

Is not entirely correct.

He went to Boston.

If I get her any higher...

...they'll need a putty knife to scrape

her off the ceiling. Am I right?

-Are we ready for nationals or what?

-We will be.

-Celebrating? We haven't won yet.

-To you, Doug.

Who's ready to order?

I think I'll start with some vichyssoise.

Five weeks to go.

Everything's clicking.

We're gonna kick some tail.

-Am I right?

-"Tail"? Excuse me?

-Some beluga.

-I'm eligible.

Doug Dorsey, licensed to thrill.

Slow down, champ.

We've got a long way to go.

-Trying to rain on my parade?

-Don't let her beat you down.

Hasn't happened by now,

he's in the clear.

Standing there doing nothing.

Get our menu.

-Now is not the time.

-Any specials or what?

Everyone's in such a great mood.

-I'll throw another log on the fire.

-Hale, now is not the time.

They'll find out sooner or later.

The fact is...

...I've asked Kate to marry me,

and she's accepted.

-Fantastic.

-Oh, Hale, congratulations.

-Thank you.

-Congratulations.

-That's great.

-Katya, I want my kiss.

Show them the ring, Kate.

-Great. That's just great.

-Now, there's a piece of ice.

Hale, I think I'm paying

you altogether too much.

-What are you doing?

-We ready to order?

-Yeah.

-Sure.

Still dropping that shoulder.

I thought you'd retired.

I changed my mind.

You know what I think

is the saddest thing about sports?

People who stay too long

at the party.

-What are you doing here, Rick?

-I'd like to see you go out a champion.

That's my plan.

If you wanted to skate so badly,

why didn't you come to me?

-I know we made some mistakes.

-Mistakes?

You spent the last 1 0 years

tying me into knots.

You were always difficult.

Know what the first thing

you said to me was?

I was 9,

and you came into my building.

And I was skating.

And when I was finished,

I turned around...

...and, oh, my God,

there was Rick Tuttle.

And you know what you said?

You said, "Boy, do we have

our work cut out for us."

Still blaming Calgary on Brian?

You meant a lot to this sport, Kate.

You still do.

But nationals?

I mean, now, after all this time?

I just hate to see you humiliated.

-Humiliated?

-Oh, come on. This guy.

A hockey player?

Let's face it. Trusting partners

was never your strong suit.

This guy, this hockey player...

...is the best skater

I've been on the ice with.

He gonna make you cry,

he's so good.

You know your way out.

You let me down,

it'll take them a month...

...to count the blade marks

up your back.

Do me a favor, take off

the rock while we work.

It's cutting the hell out of my hand.

The United States

Figure Skating Association...

...welcomes you to the national

skating championships.

Congratulations

and the best of luck.

Douglas, free leg must be high.

Katya, head low.

Yes, your body must be tight.

-Like rush hour out here.

-Spindler and Nyman.

They cry on command.

The Weiderman twins. Don't get too

close. You'll go into sugar shock.

-Hey, isn't that--?

-Brian Neuman.

-My old partner.

-The ex-husband.

Who's the new wife?

Pekurovsky. Lorie Pekurovsky.

Tell me how you really feel.

Well, Kate.

-Surprise, surprise.

-Hello, Brian.

No wonder you've been

keeping him to yourself.

-What's the matter?

-Nothing.

Don't worry. You'll get used to it.

Yeah, right.

Going down?

You talked me into it.

-Hello.

-Hey.

-How you doing?

-I'm well.

-See you around.

-Just get in?

-Yes.

-I thought you were napping.

I couldn't sleep. I wasn't tired.

He has the self-control of a rabbit.

Kate, what are you looking for?

Nothing. My earring.

I spend four years working

my way back to nationals...

...and what happens?

I'm skating to weird music...

...with a partner who can't even follow

the simplest of instructions.

Maybe he's got a problem sleeping.

The only problem that he has

is finding his zipper fast enough.

I thought they looked good together.

You think this is funny?

We have to skate tonight.

-Now is the time to rest.

-Like you, huh?

That's it. That is it.

Call the front desk

and get a room of your own.

I knew this wouldn't work out.

I can't even concentrate.

I can't even find my lucky earring.

Hello.

This hasn't got anything

to do with skating, does it?

-What does that mean?

-You're falling for him.

-What?

-Doug.

-Yes.

-You are. You're falling for him.

-That's crazy.

-You think so?

-You're nuts.

-Am l?

-You see how we act together.

-Yes, I do.

We never get along.

I mean, we're always fighting.

Foreplay.

-Okay, we're all in.

-You are not waiting for Hale?

He's not coming. He had to go up

to Boston. Business problems.

Is okay with you?

If you wanna worry about something,

worry about ramjet the rookie here.

Who?

Let's go.

So here we are at night number four

of the U.S. national championships.

The country's 12 best couples

are in the arena tonight.

only two of these couples

will go on to the olympics...

...in Albertville, France

six weeks from now.

Tonight we're seeing

two and a half minutes...

...in the compulsory moves before

tomorrow night's long program.

You look nervous.

You look really nervous.

How nervous are you?

How nervous are you?

I feel better.

What is wrong with you?

I always get tight before a game.

Put it this way.

When I played hockey,

I used to have two helmets.

One for the game,

and one for just before.

This just coming up now?

Bad choice of words.

Beautiful skating. Just beautiful.

I don't believe this.

I'm fine. No problem.

Don't sweat it.

Look at me.

Miss Moseley, Mr. Dorsey,

you're on.

Look at my eyes, look at my eyes.

That's good.

Okay. Now smile.

Concentrate on my forehead.

Okay. Now look at me and smile.

There you go. There. Bigger.

Okay. Now breathe.

Breathe.

Just don't breathe on me, okay?

Look, it goes away.

The worst it ever was...

...I went out and scored six goals

in the first two periods.

Next to skate...

...Kate Moseley, Douglas Dorsey.

Miss Moseley, Mr. Dorsey, please.

You're saying once

we get out there...

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