What Goes Up Page #6

I rented your room

this morning.

You told me you

were checking out.

Fine.

It's very late.

I do have...

Oh, and that woman, Donna,

she keeps calling for you.

Oh.

Don't worry about her.

Not for

a grown man, but...

No, no, it's great, really.

It's...

He's in

military school now.

Oh.

Well, they can be so...

So restless at that age.

Well, at any age.

"You shall go to the ball."

We have to seek

before we can find,

find out what God

meant for us to be.

Don't let them beat

that out of your son.

No, I won't, Mr. Campbell.

Campbell is my first name.

What's yours?

Barbara.

Barbara. Lovely.

Thank you, Barbara.

No, no, thank you, Mr...

Campbell.

Night-night.

Good night.

(UNZIPPING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

F***.

(GURGLING)

(BABY CHOKING)

F***.

It's okay. It's okay.

Okay. It's all right.

Okay. Okay.

(BABY CRYING)

Okay. Okay.

He... He was choking.

He was choking on Mars.

Remote. Little.

Remote.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

Hello?

PEGGY:
Fenster.

Oh, hey.

You going to school today?

No. I don't like it there.

Right.

Can I come over?

Yeah. Yeah, definitely.

Okay.

- Okay.

Bye.

- Bye.

DICK:
I'm sure I'm speaking

for all of us

when I say that we

were really looking forward

to this morning's excitement.

I spoke with my man at NASA,

and she assures me and urges

us all to keep our chins up.

So, the celebration assembly

will have to wait for another day.

However, tonight's musical

salute to Miss McAuliffe,

Blast Off, produced by

Miss Penelope Little, is good to go.

Lucy, can I

ask you a favor?

Are you sure? Because I...

I bought condoms.

Yes. I can't get pregnant,

okay? Ever.

Wow.

That must make you

kind of sad, huh?

Yeah, kind of.

Let's just do this.

Yes, ma'am.

The one that smells good.

(CRAZY RHYTHMS PLAYING)

Fenster, honey!

Fenster, honey!

Fenster up there.

# Well, all right

# I don't wanna go

I say, "All right"

# You never listen

to me anyway #

Well, you know, it's kind

of complicated with you.

And what would

you have me do?

I don't know. Like, moan or...

Or something?

Get off. Get off.

I want to get up.

MRS. ITSKY:
Fenster!

Oh, God. No, no, no.

Just a second!

Fenster!

Fenster, help me up.

Just a second, Mom!

Fenster. I'm stuck.

(GASPS)

Hi, Mrs. Itsky.

You've been shopping?

(STAMMERING) Mr. Campbell...

Mr. Babbitt...

You have a phone call.

Take a message.

She said it was urgent.

Tell her I'm dead.

Tell her I quit

and I'm dead.

(STAMMERING) Oh.

Mr. Babbitt, I don't think

that I would feel very

comfortable telling...

Oh, f***.

Do you think you could take the phone?

- Lucy.

DONNA:
Gina, get me the thing.

No, the other thing.

Babbitt.

Hey, Fenster,

have you seen Lucy?

Uh-uh.

What are you doing now?

Well, the whole sex

thing is kind of weird,

but I'm not

really sure because

I don't really have

much to compare it to.

Know what I mean?

Wait a minute,

that was your first time?

Don't tell Peggy.

Well, I doubt any

experience is going

to prepare you

for sex with Peggy.

Yeah. It's a whole

different ball of wax.

But, you know,

if you stick enough lubricant

in just about anything,

you're good to go.

Second entrance

on the right.

Sure.

- I used to use mayonnaise a lot.

Mayonnaise is good,

except it makes

your thing smell

like a sandwich.

The thing is,

with Peggy...

The thing is,

I think I love her.

What's her name?

FENSTER:
That's Lute.

What's she doing?

Sh*t.

Hey!

(WHISTLING)

Lute?

Hey! Have you seen Lucy?

Lucy?

CAMPBELL:
Yeah.

No.

What is that?

What are you doing?

My punishment.

The judge said I do this,

and it won't go

on my record.

What did you steal?

Do you know

Antonio Calvache?

What, jeans?

Everyone is

wearing Calvache.

FENSTER:
Calvache,

Calvache, Calvache.

And I swore I'd never...

Hi, Fenster.

I'd never do it again.

Well, you're done.

What? But...

You're done.

Okay.

Come on. Get in.

My mom's picking me up.

You'll probably find

Lucy at the musical.

Musical? When is that?

7:
00.

Okay, fantastic.

I have to be there at 6:00.

I'm the assistant

choral mistress.

Got somewhere to be?

No.

I'll catch him later.

Is it going to hurt?

WOMAN:
Tess Sullivan?

Sit with me?

PENELOPE:
Yup, yup, yup,

yup, yup, yup, yup.

STUDENTS:
Yup, yup, yup,

yup, yup, yup, yup.

Great.

Ten minutes till curtain.

Articulate and project.

And remember, it's all right if

they don't understand the show

as long as they...

STUDENTS:
Understand the words.

- Understand the words.

Where have you been?

I've been looking all over for you, Lute.

I drove by

Good Shopping earlier

and I didn't see you.

What is going on?

I'm not doing it anymore.

I said I was sorry and

I gave the stuff back,

and besides, Mr. Babbitt

says I've suffered enough.

If I were you, Lute, I would

steer very clear of Mr. Babbitt.

He is part of the problem.

He is not part of the...

You know what?

I don't even know

why I'm wasting time

with this nonsense!

I have a show to do.

Places, everybody!

Places, everybody!

No. Miss Little,

I think you're wrong.

And if that makes me

part of the problem, too,

then I guess that's

just fine with me.

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

We are here tonight

to celebrate heroism.

And now, I'd like

to introduce the real

creative juice behind

tonight's festivities,

our choir mistress and volleyball

coach, Miss Penelope Little.

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

We would like to dedicate

tonight's performance

not only to our

beloved teacher in space,

but also to the next

generation of heroes.

They could be our neighbors,

or one of our fellow students.

The young man I wish

to honor tonight is both.

He's one of our students,

and he's my neighbor.

He came upon our little Gustav

choking in his cradle

and he screwed his courage to the

sticking place and came to the rescue.

And so, ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to present

tonight's

Exemplary Citizenry Medal

to James Arneson Lement.

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

Jim, you're a hero!

And now, let's blast off!

(PIANO PLAYING)

# And when you find

what you're looking for

# Up there in the stars

# Don't forget why

you went so far

# So far from our hearts

# You are going to

tell us what you see

# You will enlighten us

# Better we will be #

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Take me ashore.

Are you sure?

We don't have to.

I'm feeling optimistic.

Fenster!

(MOANING)

It's a miracle.

(CAMPBELL SIGHING)

Hey. You can breathe.

I'm okay.

You know,

I just want you to know

I don't have

any expectations.

I don't really expect...

Why didn't you come

to the lake today?

I don't know.

You have a change of heart?

No.

I was... I was with Tess.

What were you doing?

Helping her out

with something.

What is it?

What's wrong?

I'm fine.

- No, you're not.

What did she say?

Did she talk about me?

No. Why would she?

This wasn't about you.

Well, I'm sorry.

But, you know,

Tess is very angry.

She has her reasons.

I know she does.

What do you know?

She's pregnant.

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