Winter of Our Dreams Page #2

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- Hey, what's the problem?

- There's no problem.

- Who's this?

- I'm a friend of hers.

- Oh, piss off, would ya?

[knocks on door]

[Lou] Who is it?

[Pete] Who do you think?

It's me.

- Shut the door, would ya?

- I got a present for you.

Here.

Not until you say, thank you.

- Shut up, Pete

- Shut up Pete.

[groans]

- I wanna go to sleep.

- Hmm?

Yeah, well.

Don't mind me, eh.

- Don't.

Get off me, will ya?

Don't tickle me!

[Lou shouts]

You get on my nerves, you know?

- Wine before sugars, thanks.

What's the matter?

- You.

- What have I done?

Lou.

- Look.

I just wanna sit down,

relax, and have a quiet drink by myself.

Okay?

- Yeah.

Well.

You don't really, really,

wanna have a drink, do ya?

- What are you doin' that for?

- Why shouldn't I?

[scoffs]

- You don't understand

women at all, do ya?

You're so young.

[Pete] I know I'm not as

experienced as you are.

You wouldn't know the difference

who you were with, would ya?

All those faces.

It'd just be one big blur.

I suppose you do need a rest

anyway.

A bit sore, are ya?

- Go away, will ya, Pete.

- Okay.

- Go on.

- Have a good night.

- Hello.

- Oh, hello.

- I was walkin' past,

thought I recognized ya.

- You wanna buy a book?

- Pretty good place.

- Would you like a glass of claret?

- Yeah, okay.

Secret supply.

[Rob] Yup.

Here ya are.

- I got some photos of Lisa

before they cleaned our her flat.

- Do you wanna see them?

- Yeah, I'd like to.

[Lou] I found one of her old diaries too.

That was India, she was

there for a fair while.

Place called, um, Goa?

- Goa, yeah.

[Lou] That was her guy.

She used to write her own

songs.

I got some of them on tape.

Some guy was taking

pictures for a magazine.

He gave 'em to us.

What was she like when you knew her?

- We went to the same

school in the country.

She was quiet, unsure of herself.

At university, she used

to talk at meetings

even though she'd get really embarrassed.

[laughs]

- She was great.

- She ever tried getting off junk?

- Oh yeah, after Thomas went.

She tried for a long time.

She reckoned she couldn't make it.

- Did you think she might kill herself?

- No.

Makes me feel I really didn't know her.

Otherwise, I could have

done something for her.

She did a real lot for me.

That was hers.

[Lou] She gave it to me.

She was giving me lessons.

Anyway.

- Do you want some more?

- No, I'd better be going.

You still gonna write

that article about her?

- Yup.

- She woulda liked you.

She never saw any of those

people she knew from uni.

She used to say it was like another

life.

You go through lots of different lives.

- Come in again.

- I will.

[jazzy music plays on radio]

[tv host]

Arachnophobia is a fear of?

Stevens?

[buzzer]

[tv contestant] Spiders.

[tv host] Spiders is right,

$60 more.

[cheering]

[tv announcer] A beautiful

fur like this one

would be a luxurious coat to own.

So perfectly designed and styled,

it's been made from natural China mink

and features a blouson

waist, bat wing sleeves,

and ties neatly at the neckline.

Normally priced at $2,600.

Our price only $195 from Seymour

Cornelius

and Sale of the Century.

[applause]

[tv host] And shown

magnificently, I might add,

by our beautiful Simone Gardener.

Simone.

And, that's our

first long one we've had I think.

Isn't it superb?

[tv contestant] Beautiful.

[tv host] Great.

Nice job.

Moving right along, please, Peter.

[tv announcer] A truly a magnificent

watch.

An 18 carat gold bracelet,

surrounded by a delicate

frame of diamonds.

Electronic time keeping and

stylish brilliance at its best.

An elegant creation,

normally priced at $4,500,

our price only $250 from...

[Lou reading] "July fourth, 1970.

We performed a straight

theater play with my new song,

and Robby and I joined

the main demonstration.

[Lou reading] The atmosphere was

incredible.

We feel everyone marching as your friend.

Robby's great.

He goes up to cops, cracks joke with

them.

Tries to keep things calm.

I love being with him.

He's still so distant with me, though.

Nothing like how it used to be at school."

- Out.

- Bullshit.

- It was miles out.

- Double fault.

That's game. Five all.

- Four-five!

[laughs] How come we changed ends

at the end of the last game, then?

- We didn't.

- Yes we did.

[Gretel] Oh, God, I'm sweating.

- Tough game.

- Your returns are vicious.

- You should talk.

- I need a back scratch.

- I gave you one last night.

- Oh, it's really itching.

- You owe me at least two.

- What about that massage I gave you?

- That wasn't me.

- Liar.

- It wasn't.

It must've been one of your other lovers.

- Oh, very funny.

- Those blokes enjoyed watching you

serve.

- Yeah, and being pervy.

God, you're hopeless with

tennis dresses, aren't you?

- Yup.

Still miss the old me.

[moans]

[phone rings]

- Oh, bugger it.

- Let it ring.

[Lou] Is that you, Rob?

- It's for you.

- Yeah?

- Hello, this is Lou.

I was wonderin' if I could come over.

- Yeah, if you like.

What's up?

- Oh, I'm a bit freaked.

Need someone to talk to.

- Everything alright.

[Lou] Yeah, I'm down at the Quay.

Thought I'd catch the last ferry.

Do you live far from the wharf?

- No.

I'll meet you there if you like.

- Would you?

That'd be great.

- See you then.

- Bye.

- Competition.

- It was my mother.

[laughing]

[sax music]

Hi.

- Hi.

- What's this?

- Nothin', I'm just sayin' hi.

- So, what happened?

- Oh, some guy heavied me.

Client.

Must've followed me to my

place after I knocked off.

- Did he hurt ya?

- No. A bit.

I wanted to visit someone.

Thought I could visit you.

- Sure.

- It's a bit late for a visit.

- That's alright.

[ship's horn blows]

Coffee or a drink?

- You got some of your claret?

- Yup.

- Hello, I'm Gretel.

- Lou.

- Look, um, I'm marking essays.

So, um, I won't be sociable.

- Would you like a cup of coffee?

- No thanks.

- I didn't know you were married.

- You didn't ask.

- Why didn't you tell me on the phone?

- Just 'cause I'm married

doesn't mean I can't have visitors.

- Well, it's pretty late.

I feel like an idiot.

- Well, there's no need.

- I left my cigarettes.

- Hold on.

- Does she know about me?

- What?

- Your wife. What I do.

- No.

Here's an old picture of Lisa.

That's me.

[Lou laughs] Right.

You look really good.

- Thanks.

- Well, you still look okay now, though.

That was a really good time

for her, the theater thing.

She used to talk about that.

- Yeah.

- How long have you been married?

- Six years.

Have you ever been?

- Once.

Didn't work. Didn't last long.

That was the last ferry.

I'm gonna have to get

a cab when I get home.

- You can stay the night here.

- Would she mind?

- No.

We often have nocturnal guests.

[train rumbles in the distance]

- You're a dark horse, aren't you?

- Sure am.

- She was most surprised to see me.

- Well, she didn't know you existed.

- Oh, don't you tell your

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