Working Girl Page #8

Katherine

Little Katie's been so lonely.

Jack

No! No! No!

Katherine

Jack! What is it?

Jack

Kath, there's something I have to tell you. There's...There's

someone else and I...

Katherine

There's someone else?

Jack

Some else that I have to be meeting with right now. Big deal

going. Can't be in two places at the same time. Talk to you

later. 'Bye.

SCENE 65

Tess

Here we are. Okay, I've got to run. Sorry, 'bye.

Katherine

Tess, you forgot your n...notebook....That...little....slut!

That...goddamn little b*tch...secretary!

SCENE 66

Tess

Hi. I'm meeting...Uh, I have a meeting with Mr. Trask.

Guard

Yes, your name, please?

Tess

Tess McGill.

Guard

All right, it's at the top of the stairs.

Tess

Thank you.

SCENE 67

Receptionist

Miss...McGill?

Tess

Yes.

Receptionist

Good afternoon. Let me take your coat.

Tess

Thank you.

Receptionist

This way, please.

Tess

Thank you.

SCENE 68

Jack

Hi.

Tess

Hi. Is everything okay?

Jack

Yeah, yeah. You're the only one from Petty here so far. What's

going on?

Tess

Flying solo on this.

Jack

Good. Old Armbrister and Trask are over there in the corner.

We're all waiting to see what color smoke comes out of the

chimney.

Tess

Tell me something. If a colleague of mine had a strategy that

they needed help with, would you look at it if I asked you to?

Jack

Yeah, sure.

Tess

No ethics problem? You know, open to accusations about stealing?

Jack

I look at stuff all the time. Nobody's ever accused me of

stealing.

Tess

Uh-huh.

Jack

What's it about?

Tess

Um...I don't know. I'm so nervous, I can't stand still.

Jack

You'll be fine...I love you.

Tess

I love you, too.

SCENE 69

Businessman

Gentlemen?

Trask

There was a story on the news last night showing life imitating

an old children's riddle. It seems that a truck got stuck at the

entrance to the Holland Tunnel. Too high for the clearance.

Well, for hours, the experts tried to find some way to unwedge

the vehicle, but to no avail. Finally, a ten-year-old girl in a

passing car suggested simply letting the air out of the truck's

tires, thus lowering it to the clearance level, which they did.

And it worked. Well, by letting some of the air out of our

strategy to expand into broadcasting, Miss McGill and Mr. Trainer

have effectively shown all of us here at Trask the light at the

end of our tunnel.

Armbrister

Oh, gentlemen, uhh, and ladies, I've decided to sell Mr. Trask

the Metro Radio System for sixty-eight point five million dollars

in cash and securities. Now, of course, this is, uh, an

agreement in principle. As to what constitutes principles in

this day and age, I'm gonna leave that up to you barracudas to

squabble over.

SCENE 70

Katherine

I'm certain they'll want to hear this!

Receptionist

Miss, this is a closed meeting and you can't...!

Katherine

Thank God I'm here!

Trask

What the hell is going on?

Katherine

You're being tricked! That's what's going on.

Jack

Katherine! What are you...?

Katherine

Jack, just trust me and sit down! My name is Katherine Parker and

I'm an associate partner in Mergers and Acquisitions at Petty,

Marsh. And this woman is my secretary!

Jack

She is not!

Katherine

Oh, no?! Ask her.

Jack

You're not her secretary!

Tess

I can explain, Jack.

Jack

Oh, Jesus. You are her secretary.

Katherine

While I was laid up with broken bones, she rifled through my

desk, found my memo outlining a Trask radio acquisition and has

been passing it off as her own idea.

Tess

It was my idea! She stole it from me! I swear!

Katherine

Good God, Tess. Don't you know when to stop?

Tess

But you're lying!

Katherine

Oh!...Thank you....Oh, thank you. Thank you all so much. The

up-side is that I have found out in time to control the damage.

We have containment and we have a deal on the table. I

say...pass me a set of papers and let's get on with it.

Trask

Who's running this thing?

Jack

Just a second, please. Wha...?

Tess

I know you don't believe me, but...Oh, it doesn't matter. I'm

sorry. I'm sorry.

Jack

Well, gentlemen...the players may have changed, but the game

remains the same, and the name of the game is "Let's Make a

Deal." If you'll all turn to page twenty-two in your prospectus,

I'd like to take you through the terms of transferal.

SCENE 71

Tess

Well, they did it.

Mick

Yeah..they sure did.

Tess

You really look great. How are you?

Mick

Good. Good. Business is great and uh...

Doreen

Mick, did you see me? I caught it one-handed...Oh, hi.

Tess

Hey, Doreen.

Mick

And my boat's booked through three weeks from now. Doreen's

working the lines for me.

Tess

That's great. Really.

Mick

So how's life in the fast lane?

Tess

Well, um...fast. It's real fasts and busy and....It's good to

see you, Mick. I guess I better...get....

Mick

Yeah, it's good to see you, too.

SCENE 72

Secretary #1

Cyn told us about what happened. It really bites the big one,

Tess. Really.

Secretary #2

We took up a little collection.

Tess

Thanks.

Secretary #2

It's not much. It's just enough to go out and get toasted some

night when you really need it. Don't say no. We really wanted

to. And no paying the Con Ed with it.

Tess

Okay, thanks.

Secretary #3

So what are you gonna do now, huh?

Tess

Oh, you know. Start all over. Find a job, a place to live. And

just wise up and not take the whole thing so seriously. I'll be

okay. 'Bye.

Secretary #2

'Bye, sweetie.

Tess

Thank you.

Secretary #2

Miss you.

Tess

Thanks.

Secretary #4

So long, Tess.

Secretary #5

Good luck!

Secretary #6

'Bye, Tess.

Tess

'Bye. Don't work too hard.

Secretary #7

Good-bye, Tess.

Tess

'Bye.

SCENE 73

Man

Sorry.

Tess

Sh*t!

Jack

I've been trying to find you.

Tess

Just leave me alone.

Jack

Just one thing. Was you and me just part of the...scheme, too?

Tess

No! Look, if I told you I was just some secretary, you never

would've taken the meeting. I mean, think about it. Maybe you

would've fed me a few drinks and then tried to get me into the

sack. End of story.

Jack

That's not true.

Tess

Are you sure about that? Can you honestly tell me that it

wouldn't have made a difference? I mean, who's fooling who here?

Katherine

What's this? More stolen files?

Tess

No, it's my stuff from the desk.

Katherine

Your stuff? Now there's a broad term.

Tess

No, it's my stuff. Look, you, maybe you can fool these guys with

this saint act that you've got down, but don't you ever speak to

me again like we don't know what really happened! You got me?!

Katherine

Tess, this is business. Let's just bury the hatchet. Okay?

Tess

You know where you can bury your hatchet?! Now get your bony ass

out of my sight! (To Jack): And if you really think that I said

I loved you as part of scheme, then that is really pathetic...you

know?!

Katherine

My God, she'll stop at nothing.

SCENE 74

Trask

What the hell kind of show are you people running here?

Katherine

Oren, I'm sorry you've had to see this, but it means nothing to

us. Jack, let's get upstairs.

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