What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Page #3

Yes, fine.

Would you, please?

I'll put her on.

Okay, then?

Good. I'd like to order

six bottles of Scotch...

and three bottles of gin.

The same brands. And as soon as possible.

I just told Miss Blanche. I'm going

downtown to see a man about jury duty.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Hello?

I've written a letter to Daddy

His address is heaven above

I've written, "Dear Daddy, we miss you

"And wish you were with us to love!"

Instead of a stamp I put kisses

The postman said

The postman says

that's best to do

I've written a letter to Daddy

Saying, "I love you"

Now when I'm very good

And do as I am told

I'm Mama 's little angel

And Papa says I'm good as gold

But when I'm very bad

And answer back and sass

Then I'm Mama 's little devil

And Papa says I've got the brass

Now I wish that you would tell me

'Cause I'm much too young to know

All right, Blanche Hudson!

Miss Big Fat Movie Star.

Miss Rotten Stinking Actress.

Press a button, ring a bell...

and you think the whole damn world

comes running, don't you?

Lunch, Miss Hudson?

Why, certainly, Miss Hudson.

I'm sure we can find something

appropriate for you, Miss Hudson!

You brought my lunch. A bit early, isn't it?

Then what were you ringing for?

I wanted to tell you

something's wrong with the telephone.

Maybe it's been

left off the hook downstairs.

Is that so?

Who did you wanna call, Blanche?

Actually, I wanted to call Bert Hanley.

- Our business manager?

- Yes.

There's something

I've been meaning to discuss with you.

Well?

I'm afraid I have bad news about money.

You see, the point is Bert thinks

we'll probably have to sell the house.

Why should we have to

sell the house, Blanche?

That's what I'm trying to tell you.

Our financial position

is such that we just...

We can't afford to...

We've got plenty of money invested.

I know.

Yes, that's quite true...

but some of those investments

aren't paying much.

When did our business manager

tell you all this?

Early last week, I think.

He didn't call here last week.

I know that, too.

No, we didn't actually speak

on the telephone.

He wrote me a letter.

He didn't write you any letter.

There hasn't been a letter from his office...

- Yes, Jane, there has.

- You're a liar. You always were.

Bert Hanley didn't write you any letter

or call you on the phone...

telling you to sell the house.

You called him four weeks ago

and told him to sell it.

I did nothing of the sort.

Don't you think I know everything

that goes on in this house?

You've been spying on me.

What do you think?

You are disgusting.

After all I've done for you, you spy on me,

when all I'm trying to do is help.

Who are you trying to help, Blanche?

What are you planning to do with me

when you've sold the house?

What'd you have in mind?

Some nice little place...

where they could look after me?

Better not tire yourself out

using the phone anymore.

If there are any calls,

I'll take them downstairs.

Eat your lunch, it'll get cold.

Jane, please wait.

Jane, I want to talk to you. Please.

Jane, I want to talk to...

Telephone, Mother.

All right, dear.

- I called this morning and placed an ad.

- Did we give you a reference number?

Here it is. You want to check the copy?

That's fine.

You want this to go in

the Personal column or the want ads?

I always think the Personal column's nicer,

don't you?

That's an eight-line ad. That'll be $6.30.

And who's placing this ad?

- We have to know.

- Why, I am.

Yeah, I know, but who for?

When you're placing an ad

for someone to do a job for you...

we have to have your name for the record.

My name is Jane Hudson.

Maybe you remember me.

I'm Baby Jane Hudson.

Sure.

Thank you.

This will be in the paper tomorrow.

Who the hell was Baby Jane Hudson?

"Please call Dr. Shelby at OL-61656...

"and ask him to come here

to the house immediately."

Under no circumstances...

let my sister see...

the contents...

of this note.

Blanche Hudson.

Miss Hudson, how nice to see you.

- I was just going to call on you.

- Why?

I wanted to ask you about

the flowers I brought over for your sister.

They don't last very long

this time of year...

and I thought perhaps

you'd like some more.

- You could've saved yourself the trouble.

- But it's no trouble at all.

I've just been cutting some,

that's why I came over.

- I always think it's nice to have flowers...

- Mrs. Bates...

I guess if my sister needed flowers,

we could afford to buy them.

What's the matter, Mother?

You look like you've been in a fight.

I'm not sure that I haven't been.

That Jane Hudson makes me so mad,

I could kill her!

That's a good idea.

What'll we use?

Did you have a nice drive?

What are you talking about?

Nothing, dear. It's so long

since you were out of the house...

I thought perhaps you'd gone

for a drive or something.

You know, I was thinking...

it's ever so long since we had a talk.

You know, a real talk

about the future and everything.

I didn't want you to be worried

about the house.

Even if I do have to sell it,

we'll still be together.

Blanche, you're not going to

sell this house.

Daddy bought this house.

And he bought it for me.

You don't think I remember that, do you?

You're wrong, Jane. You've just forgotten.

I bought this house for the two of us

when I signed my first contract.

You don't think I remember anything,

do you?

There're a whole lot of things I remember.

And you never paid for this house.

Baby Jane Hudson made the money

that paid for this house, that's who.

You don't know what you're saying.

You aren't ever gonna sell this house.

And you aren't ever gonna leave it, either.

Do you remember when I first came back

after the accident?

You promised you wouldn't ever talk

about that again.

I know I did...

but I'm still in this chair.

After all those years, I'm still in this chair.

Doesn't that give you

some kind of responsibility?

Jane, I'm just trying to explain to you

how things really are.

You wouldn't be able to do

these awful things to me...

if I weren't still in this chair.

But you are, Blanche. You are in that chair.

And tell me, what are these awful things

I'm supposed to be doing to you?

Well, I meant...

you wouldn't have to work so hard.

And I was thinking...

maybe Elvira could come in more often.

Maybe she could even live with us.

We don't need Elvira.

But you get so tired...

There's so much to do,

and you're not well.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe I should get a checkup

or something.

That would be wonderful.

Perhaps we can find a really good doctor.

We could get hold of

that nice Dr. Shelby, couldn't we?

Let's see...

what's his number again?

"And under no circumstances...

"tell my sister the contents of this note."

It's not me that needs a doctor, Blanche.

Hello, lovey.

Now, don't stop for me.

What did the doctor say?

He says it's no use my trying to go back

to work for another six months.

Didn't he even give you

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