When Night Is Falling Page #2

[ all ]:
Ah...

[ Timothy ]:
Sh*t!

[ Tory ]:
Timothy!

[ Timothy ]:
Marcus!

[ Tory ]:
Don't panic, everyone.

Perhaps the electricity is

a little too much to ask for...

[ Timothy ]:
Why do I have

to do everything myself?!

-Come back to my trailer.

I've got your stuff there.

-Don't worry, honey,

I'm getting it fixed.

-''Don't worry, honey''...

That's what you said just before

the tent went up in flames!

-One small fire and

I'm responsible every time

some little problem...

Just keep your hair

on your head!

-Thanks, I will.

-So my name's Petra, by the way.

-Yeah, I saw that on your card.

And mine is Camille Bak...

Camille.

-Camille. That's nice.

I like it.

It's like 'come here'.

It's nice.

[ loud growling ]

-Hey, Petra!

-Shut up, Jim.

So your accent,

is that from Quebec?

-Yeah, originally from Quebec.

But my father was a minister,

so I moved around a lot.

-Well, this is my house.

-Oh, well...

This is really... nifty.

-Yeah, I like it.

I wanna do that wall in some

kind of fun-fur and slate

or something,

but slate's really expensive.

-Yeah. Well...

here's your laundry.

-Oh, right.

So, uh, can you join me

for a scotch?

-Oh, l'm not much of a drinker,

really.

-And some music.

'Cause without music,

life would be a mistake.

-So, I have a confession

to make.

I wore one of your tops.

You know, the one

with the zipper?

-Really?

-A school teacher

at a Christian college

has to get her kicks somehow.

It did make me feel a little...

racy, for a while.

-I'm sure it looked great

on you.

Your man must've liked it.

-What man?

-Oh... I just thought, you know,

someone as beautiful as you are

would, uh...

-Oh, well...

-You have an exquisite mouth,

you know.

-I do?

-I have a confession

to make too, actually.

I did the, uh, switcheroo

on purpose.

-Why?

-I wanted to see you again.

-Why?

-I don't know. You moved me.

-Because I was so pathetic,

I suppose?

-No. No, I can't explain.

Um... I'm sorry if

that's embarrassing.

-No. No, I mean, I...

I think you were... really...

very tender,

at the Laundromat.

You touched me.

-I wanted to.

Camille, I'd love to see you

in the moonlight

with your head thrown back

and your body on fire.

-Okay.

That was uncalled for.

-True. But if you wait

for what's called for,

usually nothing happens, so...

-Well, I am clearly

a bit out of my element here.

Can I have my... my laundry?

-No. No, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Sit down. I was just...

-I must be fun to shock

or something.

-It's true, you are, but I...

-Well, I'm nobody's fool.

-No.

No, no, no. Of course you're

not. I'm the fool. I'm sorry.

I...

-Can I have my laundry?

-So you're a school teacher,

huh?

-My laundry. Please.

Thank you.

[ Tory ]:
lf the foundation

money comes through,

we might be all right.

We might be able to squeeze by.

But what do you mean,

good authority?

Did you talk to the foundation

yourself?

'Cause if the money doesn't come

through this time, I don't--

Timothy...

-That is the problem here.

-I swear to God,

I've just about had it.

If I'd known it was gonna be

like this, I would've--

-What? What, gone back

to your racoon act?

-Don't start that.

It was a good idea.

-Yeah, racoons.

-How was I suppose to know

they were so selfish?

-You know, I think maybe

it's this fuse here.

-How did you find me?

-There aren't 20 Christian

colleges

with someone named Camille

teaching here.

Listen, I wanted to, uh...

apologize for being

so aggressive

last night.

l don't know anyone here,

and I just...

-Come.

-Let's go.

You look great.

-Thanks.

[ laughing ]

-That's good! Most impressive!

So, we've covered abortion,

church and state,

predestination, drug abuse,

prostitution...

Ah yes, homosexuality.

How do approach

the homosexuality problem,

Camille?

-Well, uh... I'm not really sure

I'd consider it a problem.

-Honey, what you said at Tom's.

Camille said that

it's important to love

the sinner but hate the sin,

so that, uh... you're allowed

to feel the desire

but not act on that desire.

-Well, in heteros...

in retrospect, sorry,

I've come to think that there's

a lot of room for multiplicity

in God's creation.

-You are aware that

that is contrary to doctrine

in this matter?

-God... God cannot be so cruel

as to decree that people

like... like that...

can never, ever be contented.

I mean, one's devotions

are not entirely chosen.

-But the Bible. I mean, there

isn't one condoning passage

in the entire Bible.

Not to mention

that every other holy book

of every major religion

opposes homosexuality.

-I know, yes.

-As a chaplain,

how would you counsel

a young Christian

who came to you

and said that he was struggling

with his desires

for another man?

-Well, I...

I would try to determine

whether sh...

he is reacting out of, uh...

Uh, it's a very controversial

issue, as you well know,

and I don't claim to have it

all worked out.

I don't know.

-But you do acknowledge

that this institution

and the book upon which

this institution is based

characterize homosexual acts

as unnatural and sinful.

And as chaplain, you'd have

to support this doctrine.

-Of course.

-Camille?

-Yes.

-Are you okay?

-Yeah. Yes, l'm fine.

-The reverend wants to see you

in his office.

-I don't really want to talk

to him right now. It's just...

-I know what's going on,

you know.

-You do?

-It's okay. I understand...

I think.

-You do?

-Camille, you've been saying

the same thing

about a million different ways.

The buying of the top,

talking about orgasms

in front of a reverend,

and now this almost-sabotage

of the interview...

-What am I saying?

-That this pressure for us

to get married

just forthe sake of a job

feels like a sham.

You don't want to be

this career Christian

who just does what she's told.

And you know what?

-What?

-Maybe it's a blessing

in disguise.

We've been together

for almost three years.

Maybe we're just being cowards.

-You think so?

-Yes.

I love you, Camille Baker.

Oh, I love you more

than anything.

Any job, anything.

And maybe you can...

imagine more intoxicating

options...

but it's okay.

It's what imaginations are for.

-Oh, Martin...

-Let's not wait any longer.

Just marry me, whether we take

this job or not, okay?

I-I still have to think, Martin.

I...

-All right, take five everyone!

-I'll be back in a second.

-What were you doing

at the school?

Are you stalking me

or something?

-I'm sorry if I threw you

by showing up.

I mean, to interrupt

you and your man.

-That's what I came

to talk to you about.

Petra, uh...

What happened this morning...

was an aberration.

-Of course.

-So, don't think that I'm a...

-Oh, I won't, I won't.

-I'm sorry I lied.

I think I was just flattered

by your attention but I'm not...

I'm not really like that.

-Okay.

Well... it was nice meeting you.

-Well, I mean, we could,

you know...

-What? We could... could what?

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