Trust Me Page #3

- Oh, there's a kid I'm looking at.

That's a nice car. Is that new?

No. I mean, it's a demo. I sell them.

But I thought you were a singer.

Well, I was, but, you know...

gigs stop rolling in,

- you got to pay the bills.

- But you've got such a beautiful voice.

You sing in the shower.

You can hear it in the courtyard.

Ask anybody.

Thank you.

So are you guys into this?

Acting and stuff?

- No, but I like the book.

- Oh, yeah, me, too.

We... you know, Ben goes here now.

- Really? Cool.

- Yeah. Can I get a cookie, Mom?

Sure. Hurry up, though,

'cause it's going to start.

You know, I've been thinking,

I really want to take you guys out.

Just to say thanks for all the packages

and the watering of plants and stuff.

- You don't have to do that.

- No, I want to.

In fact, what are you doing Saturday?

Ben is with his dad this weekend.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

Well, then, I could just take you.

Come on. How bad can it be?

All you got to do is have a great meal

with a guy who happens to think you're one

of the most beautiful women he's ever met.

- Howard.

- It's true.

Look, I know I'm not your usual

kind of guy or something, but...

I see you out there and the way

you are with him and I just...

I think you're amazing.

Can I say that? Is that weird?

- It's nice. Thank you.

- So what do you say?

It's a terrible idea.

We live in the same complex.

Which means I'm absolutely

going to behave myself.

Or you won't have far to go

when you start stalking me.

I've been stalking you for a year and a half

and so far, you haven't even noticed.

It was a joke.

- What is this? This is not a cookie.

- I think the play's starting.

- Okay. I'm going to get my ticket.

- Yeah.

Hi. I'll take one ticket.

Can I sit with my friends?

I'm sorry. It's closing night,

we're completely sold out.

I'm Howard Holloway

of the Howard Holloway Agency.

Why didn't you say so?

Well, in that case, it's closing night

and we're completely sold out.

I was invited to this performance

by one of the lead actors

for the purposes

of possible representation.

- Brian Brosnan.

- It's Ryan Brosnan.

And I don't care if you were invited

by Franz Kafka himself,

I don't have any more tickets.

- I don't know who that is, but...

- Sandy, it's Marcy.

- Marcy Watkins. Ben's mom.

- Oh, hey. Hey, Marcy.

- How are you?

- Very good.

You know, I just talked to Jeannie Kim and

Georgia has pink eye so they're not coming.

Is there any chance I can just grab

those tickets for my friend here?

- You know I'm not supposed to.

- I know.

- Hey, what the hey? There you go.

- Thank you.

- I got to take this.

- Here. I'll save you a seat.

Okay, thanks.

Yeah, I'm here for the Brosnan kid.

I hear he's amazing.

Howard Hollo... Hello?

Hello? God damn it.

Howard Holloway. Lydia?

How'd you get this number?

Listen, Lydia,

I'm really psyched you called,

but I'm just walking into a screening.

Okay, your dad was very clear

with me before.

"Big deal" how? No, no.

I got to go, okay?

Who said he needed

to hear back from you tonight?

Was it Mr. Ang Lee?

Yeah, that's somebody.

Chelsea Charles dropped out today

and he said 'cause she had mono,

but I heard that she threw up at the Teen

Choice Awards 'cause maybe she's pregnant.

- I heard that, too.

- Isn't she, like, 14 years old?

And Meg's casting this one, too.

And she showed the tape where you

busted in to Mr. Ang Lee and he freaked out.

So he called Daddy's cell,

but he was on the toilet...

- Hey!

- Oh, I'm sorry, you weren't?

So he called and I answered and he said

I was like a young Joni Foster.

Jodie. Yeah?

And he asked who my agent was...

and I told him it was you.

- I hope you're not mad.

- Mad? No, I'm... no. No.

You did the absolutely right thing.

Did Mark get you the... who got you

the appointment for the thing today?

All Mark ever got me was a couple

commercials and that stupid kidney crap.

That guy's a freakin' scumbag.

Hold on, I think this...

okay, yeah, that's good...

That's... that's...

Meg? Hi.

Yes, I have.

In fact, I'm with her right now.

Meg says hi.

And hi to you, too, Ray.

Can't wait to meet you.

- Tell her "whazzup?"

- He says, "What's up," Meg.

Please, Meg, no... it's okay.

It's forgotten.

No, please, yeah. I'd love to hear.

Oh, f***. I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.

No, go ahead. Yeah?

And the... no, talk about the mon...

- Well, no, that's a nice place to start.

- How much?

But of course,

she's not going to do it for that.

Well, you better go back to them, Meg,

or it's going to be a very long night.

I'm sorry, Meg, our entrees just arrived.

Is that how you like it, sweetie?

- It's perfect, Howard. Thank you.

- Oh, good. So, well, see what you can do.

Okay. Bye-bye.

Excuse me. Excuse me, miss.

Can I have a vodka rocks?

Make it a double, please.

- And my friend Ray...

- I'll have another bourbon.

Oh, make it two.

Save those pretty legs a trip.

So... what'd she say?

They want her at the studio tomorrow

for a "chemistry read" with Sir Ben.

Kingsley.

"Gandhi"?

Why in the hell would a 13-year-old girl need

to have chemistry with some Indian f***er?

He's English, Ray,

and it's not like that.

They just want to see

how they act together.

- Turns out, it's a franchise.

- Like "Harry Potter," right?

Exactly like "Harry Potter."

Agnes Dieter is producing,

Ang's directing the first two himself,

they're announcing it Friday

when they introduce their new "Sophia"

at Grauman's Chinese Theatre,

and since they start in two days

and there are sequels involved,

they want a three-picture deal signed

before she walks in the room tomorrow.

- Well, that doesn't suck.

- No, it doesn't suck.

What was the offer?

75 with a small bump

on the next two pictures.

But like I said, it's nothing.

They know we're going to pass.

Are you telling me that you just

hung up on a lady who offered us

a quarter of a million dollars?

For three movies, Ray... but there's no

guarantee they'll ever make the other two.

You wait your whole life for a set up

like this and still it never happens.

It's a royal flush.

How do you know?

'Cause I've been doing this

since I was six.

Yeah, but this?

You ever done this before?

- Because it sure don't look like it.

- Don't start.

I'm talking business now, baby.

Keep quiet.

Why, because you're Trump

all of a sudden?

He started a topless car wash

with my money.

- Yeah, how much did we lose on that one?

- I said shut up.

- You shut up.

- You shut up.

Thank you.

Thanks.

If this thing is as big as you say it is,

then maybe we oughta get somebody in there

that's been there before.

Like, what's that guy's name?

- "Stinkis"?

- Okay, okay. I get it.

You don't know me, I don't know you.

But nobody can take care of her

like I can. Nobody.

Because I've been where she is

and I know what she needs.

There's a reason we found each other.

I'm just asking for a chance

to prove that to you.

Dad, I...

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