The Letter Page #2

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Where are you going?

I was up all night,

but I think I was dreaming,

so I must've slept some.

Um, you like Julie?

Yeah, I like Julie too.

Now try it just--

just speaking the melody,

- not-- not singing it.

- Not singing?

- Great.

- You sure?

Oh yeah.

Okay. Ahem.

I didn't know you.

You didn't know me.

- But now I can see you.

- You see what I see.

- Now you're inside me...

- And I'm inside you...

-...and I'm inside you.

-...and you're inside me.

- I sit here with her...

- I sit here with him.

...and I'm thinking of you

and you're thinking of me.

And when we're together,

we know they're alone.

- Not really alone.

- They're not really alone.

- We know they're together...

- Like the earth and a stone.

-...like a dog and a bone.

- But I don't care.

And I care less, 'cause

my hand's in yours.

And it's touching my dress.

Take me home, please.

You've got me all emotional.

Take me home, please.

You've got me all emotional.

Please don't take my piano player.

Well, for the record,

- he's my piano player.

- Well, for the record,

- he's my piano player.

- I like to think

I'm everybody's piano player.

- We know they're together...

- Like the earth and a stone.

-...like a dog and a bone.

- But I don't care.

And I care less,

'cause my hand's in yours.

And it's touching my dress.

Watching Anita onstage,

I noticed something about her.

I mentioned this to Raymond.

I wouldn't say Anita's secretive.

Anita is secret.

Very much so.

- Like you.

- No.

No, I don't-- I don't think so.

Hmm.

Tyrone, though.

He-- he has this--

he has that thing too.

And you're right as usual, you know,

and there is something about Anita

that reminds me of-- of me.

But I like it. I mean, there's nothing

wrong with having a secret.

I hope I'm all right--

I mean for this.

No, you're always fine.

But Tyrone, though...

- You know, I have to say--

- No, I mean there's just something--

he has this really sweet voice

and he's just very protective of me.

And then I heard birds.

And the piano again.

I thought I heard someone say

"What's she doing that's so strange?"

It might've been Anita's voice.

I was in a field

under a tree.

I could see a man and a woman.

I dreamt that I was writing a story

about a man who followed me

and watched me,

even when I was sleeping.

I put his hands on my breasts,

and our lips touched.

He is touching my thigh

under my skirt.

Higher.

He's staring at me.

- Martine.

- I can hear him.

Martine.

- Huh?

- I can hear his footsteps.

- Hey.

- Hi.

You were mumbling.

- Oh. Really?

- Yeah, you were dreaming.

I was dreaming

that I was writing a story.

We should go.

- The new pages?

- Mm-hmm.

I was being followed.

Followed when?

In the dream, in the story.

I put his hand on my breast

and our lips touched.

It was just a dream.

Something was happening to me.

Oh God.

New pages.

- Oh, thank you.

- Julie.

Thanks.

- Raymond.

- Hmm?

I-- I know it's a whisper,

but I'm gonna need to hear it.

I'm sorry.

It's just tricky.

So can you take it from that line again?

Um, what do you mean?

She's acting more and more strange.

I think she must know

and she doesn't know what to do.

So she's, you know--

what is she doing that's so strange?

- Again.

- What again?

That line-- read it again.

I think she must know

and she doesn't know what to do,

so she's, you know--

what is she doing that's so strange?

And then I saw Anita watching me.

What is she doing that's so strange?

She's watching me,

- all the time.

- Raymond.

She's watching me, all the time.

- Stand closer.

- Like-- you--

- Clo-- closer than this?

- Yeah.

Please, closer.

She's--

she's watching me, all the time.

Like when I'm just reading, or even...

I don't remember that scene

in the play ending.

Everyone was just quiet.

That night,

Raymond was out late.

I had a headache for two days,

so I looked for some aspirin.

I couldn't find any.

The next morning,

I went to meet a journalist I knew.

- Martine.

- Oh. Hi, Elizabeth.

You looked like

you were somewhere else.

Yeah.

- How are you?

- I'm-- I'm pretty good.

It's good to see you.

God, how long has it been?

- What, like--

- Well, let me see.

I-- the last piece I did on you was

January-- two years ago.

As she spoke,

it occurred to me that

I had no idea who she was.

I had recognized her name

when she called,

but I couldn't remember

ever seeing her before.

Like last time,

I'm just gonna record it.

- That's okay?

- That-- that's fine.

Okay.

Interview with Martine Jamison,

May 11th.

She wanted to know about the new play.

So it's-- it's a workshop, so-- so--

so things-- things change.

Everything is still trying to change.

It wouldn't surprise me if...

Um, same group that I--

same group that

I've worked with before,

plus Tyrone Devlin has joined us.

- I don't know him.

- Oh, he works a lot, I think.

He's-- he's really very good.

Um, very good.

Why would I poison her?

You tell me.

You're deluded.

There's, um,

a festival in Japan that...

There's, um,

a festival in Japan that...

really interests me.

Some people write letters to the dead.

And when you write a letter

to someone who has died--

And when you write

a letter to someone who has died--

in Japan, they put it

in this little wooden boat

and it drifts off.

So has the person

who's written the letter

spoken to the dead?

- I think maybe, you know--

- I mean, I'd say yes.

I mean, I'd say yes.

Their-- their minds,

through the letters,

en-- enter...

um, a world that's not living.

But the mind is alive if

and only if their writing is sincere.

And in this way--

and in this way,

that world-- the dead world--

is brought into life and it--

and so-- so it lives. Um...

I'm thinking of a new element.

- For the play?

- Yeah, for the play.

Do you know what

copper supplements are used for?

No, I don't.

Well,

copper is a--

it's present in the body.

It's an element.

You actually need it

for your body to function,

so people take copper supplements.

But if you take too much,

it-- it can--

If you take too much,

it can lead to schizophrenia.

I didn't know that.

Yeah, it's clinically been known

to lead to schizophrenia.

Yeah. Well, it's--

it's kind of a--

a specialized kind--

kind of knowledge.

I'm changing the names

of the characters in the play

to be the names of the actors--

the actual actors playing them.

I didn't want her to look at me anymore.

You know what? I, uh--

I have this headache.

Do you think

we could finish this later?

Tomo-- maybe tomorrow even?

Of course.

Can I get you anything?

No no.

That's very kind.

I'm just, uh-- I--

I'll call you and we can

figure out a time.

Thank you for understanding.

I'm sorry about this.

Um, bye.

As you know,

I continued to write the play.

You've all been, uh,

really patient with the new pages.

So thank you.

It's very helpful to me.

Wow. What happened?

- All the songs are out?

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