The Three Faces of Eve Page #2

home cos she was havin' too big a time.

When I went up to get her, she cussed

me and said she never would come home.

- How about how much you loved her then?

- Will you let me talk to her alone?

She wouldn't come home to me or to Bonnie.

We'll just be a few minutes.

You didn't answer my question, Mrs White.

That's not true, what he said.

What's not true?

- I haven't been to Atlanta in nearly a year.

- That's what I mean.

Why do you think he says

things like that if they're not true?

- I don't know.

- But he'd have to have some reason to do it.

- Yes, sir, I suppose so.

- Have you thought what that might be?

- I thought of one.

- What was that?

Maybe he wants to get Bonnie

away from me.

- Do you mean by divorce?

- No, sir, maybe not that.

But maybe he can make me believe

l'm losing my mind.

- Is that what you think he's trying to do?

- I don't know what else it could be.

- Am I?

- I find no evidence of it.

- But you're not positive.

- I couldn't be positive of anything so quickly.

But the fact you may be having

spells of amnesia

doesn't mean that you're what you call

losing your mind. Doesn't mean that at all.

It's no use.

Cos I am. You don't want to tell me,

but I know it now.

How do you know it, Mrs White?

Because now l'm hearin' voices too.

What kind of voices?

Just one voice.

But that's what that means, doesn't it?

- How long has this been going on?

- For months.

Why didn't you tell me this before?

What does this voice say to you?

She tells me to do things.

A woman's voice?

Can you recognise it in any way?

No, sir.

It sounds familiar sometimes,

but I don't really recognise it.

What does this voice tell you to do?

To do things like... leave Ralph,

take Bonnie and run away.

All kind of terrible things like that.

That is what it means, isn't it?

No, not in your case.

- But that's what everybody says.

- And in most cases they'd be right.

It's a serious manifestation,

the hearing of voices.

But the difference in your case is this:

you've been frightened by this voice

because you recognise it

as a symptom of illness.

People who are actually losing their minds

rarely find anything extraordinary

about hearing voices.

They almost invariably assume it's

some sort of extra privilege that they enjoy,

like personal radio reception

or a built-in radar.

Yeah, but what if sometimes it...

it sounds like my own voice?

Your own voice?

- Doesn't make any difference.

- Yes, it does.

You just don't wanna tell me, but it does, I...

Mrs White?

Hi.

Feeling better now?

I feel fine.

- What was it? A headache?

- No, I didn't have no headache.

She had one, but I didn't.

- "She"?

- You got a nice place around here.

Oh, she always gets those headaches

when I wanna come out.

I think she's a real dope, don't you?

- Who are you talking about?

- Eve White.

It's these hose.

They're nylon and l'm allergic to nylon.

I think l'll take'em off.

You don't mind, do you?

If you like.

I think you'd better turn around, though.

You're kinda cute,

but I don't think I know you that well.

Maybe sometime, though, huh?

- Hey, you like to go dancin'?

- Sometimes.

Would you like to go dancin' with me?

OK, you can turn around now.

- So you're not Eve White?

- I certainly am not.

Maybe one night this week.

You can tell your wife you gotta see a patient.

- And do what?

- And go dancin'.

I bet you're a real cute dancer.

I doubt if my wife would agree,

but back to the point -

if you're not Eve White, who are you?

Now what are you trying to do, kid me?

Seems more likely you're trying to kid me.

l'm Eve Black. You know that.

- You mean that was your maiden name?

- That's still my name.

l've never been married.

That's for laughs, gettin' married.

- What about Ralph?

- You don't think l'd marry ajerk like that?

And Bonnie isn't your child?

Not while l'm in my right mind she isn't.

Boy, what fat books.

Hey, is this radio working?

You got a back door to your office.

We could get out without him seeing.

- Will you excuse me?

- You're not gonna tell him, are you?

l'll be right back. You wait here.

It's up too high.

Excuse me. l'll be right back.

Is that her?

- Ever had a case of multiple personality?

- No.

Do you think you'd recognise one

if you saw one?

I don't know. l'm not so sure.

But I can tell you this, l'll bet ya

I can spot a fake as far as I can see one.

- Whom do you suspect?

- Mrs White. Mrs Eve White.

- That dreary little woman?

- That's the one.

(music louder)

Everything all right?

Oh, hi. Got your buddy with you, huh?

- May I turn this off?

- Oh, sure. What did I do, scare you?

- You remember Dr Day?

- Sure. Hi.

- How are you, Mrs White?

- That's what you think.

- This is Miss Eve Black, Doctor.

- How do you do, Miss Black?

How do you do?

- You don't mind talking to both of us?

- The more there are, the better I like 'em.

And you say you are not Mrs White now?

OK, you wanna hear it again?

I am not Mrs White. My name is Eve Black.

Then how does it happen

that you remember meeting me?

Cos I know everything that happens to her.

She don't know anything about me,

but I know everything about her.

Everything I want to, anyway.

There's some things about her l'm not

interested in, like thatjughead out there.

Mr White, she means.

And the thing is, she don't really

even care anything about him.

She tells herself she does

cos she thinks she ought to.

Don't think I never told her so, too.

- What did you tell her?

- Leave the so-and-so.

Take the kid and beat it.

What can he do about it?

- How did you tell her?

- I yelled at her.

I don't know whether she heard me or not,

but I really hollered at her.

Boy, I can tell you, though,

l'm gonna fix his wagon.

I ain't gonna go through

the rest of my life with that creep.

And you say that Bonnie is not your child?

Oh, now, Doctor. How could I have a child

if l'm not even married?

You tryin'to insinuate somethin'?

- You mean Ralph never made love to you?

- Boy, l'd like to see him try.

Where were you, then,

when Bonnie was born?

It looks like to me that's your problem,

Doctor, not mine.

Don't you have any fans in this office?

It's hot in here.

How are you gonna fix Ralph's wagon?

- You really wanna know?

- I do indeed.

l'm gonna come out and l'm gonna stay out.

- Were you ever on the stage, Miss Black?

- No, not exactly on the stage.

But I sang in nightclubs, a lot of 'em.

- Where?

- Well, across the river's one.

- The Big Apple. You ever been there?

- No, l'm afraid I haven't.

They're crazy about me at the Big Apple.

Every time I go in there,

they ask me to stand up and sing.

Of course, I have to be

in the mood to do it, though.

- What kind of mood?

- I have to have a couple of snorts first.

Can you come out,

as you call it, whenever you want to?

No. I wish I could, but I can't.

Sometimes I can, but sometimes I can't.

But it's getting easier. Cos she's gettin'

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