Zee and Co. Page #6

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waiting for you!

The rest is just crap!

You can take your junk and get out of here!

You've quite recovered from your accident,

I see?

Why don't you get a flat?

Better still, a mews.

She can have window

boxes and grow things.

Make sure the window faces south.

And she'll spend a lot of time

in the kitchen,

at the sink, at the stove,

making her goddamn homemade pt and

all that other sh*t she's so pompous about.

Where's my car?

She'll get fat, of course,

once she has a man.

Jesus, I've seen her eat.

And she'll want more kids to make it richer,

fuller, you understand? To hold it together.

Of course, you won't be able to

give her any, will you?

You'll have to go to doctors, together,

separately.

And you'll have to get drunk

to drown your sorrows.

Then you'll begin to notice

little things about her,

her smelly armpits, her greasy hair.

And you'll have to get drunk,

baby, every night,

before you can get it upstairs.

Was it an accident

or did you drive it against

the wall on purpose?

Maybe I did!

Ell, if you did,

you will be walking around on crutches

for quite a while.

Oh, I wouldn't do that.

You wouldn't wanna hurt me again

and find out you were wrong, would you?

You'd have to go to your head shrinker

for 15 a go.

"Why did I do it?

Why did I do it?"

- Have the police got it?

- How the hell should I know?

Is it in a garage? Tell me!

Blast it, tell me!

Hit me and I will!

You rotten b*tch! I'll kill you!

- I'll knock your teeth down your...

- (Laughs)

No, I won't. Oh, no, I won't.

I wouldn't give you the satisfaction.

You come back here!

Come back here, you!

- I haven't dismissed you yet!

(Door closes)

(Mutters) You sod!

You won't get away with this!

(Mutters to herself)

(Car starts)

Hey, you!

You forgot your junk!

(Ringing tone)

(Phone rings)

Hello?

Is my husband in your skinny,

chicken-like arms?

- He's not here.

- I didn't think he would be.

And before I open my fish stall,

and while I have you on the blower,

there are a couple of things

I think you ought to know.

Look, this isn't any of your business.

You take my advice and skip it!

You're not his type.

You're not fun and games.

Oh, you're a marvelous listener.

But listening is dull in the sack.

It never made for a good marriage,

not his kind of marriage.

He likes women to be a mess.

That's why he's still with me.

- Can't you see that?

- Oh, shut up!

Why...

The blessed nerve!

B*tch!

All right...

(Ringing tone)

I thought you'd left.

No.

What's the point in that?

Look...

very simply,

can you tell me where my car is?

South Moreton Garage.

Now, why couldn't you

have said that earlier?

You didn't give me the chance.

You just tore into me.

Who has it? Where is it? Is it wrecked?

I didn't attack.

You were feeling remorse

because of your dirty weekend.

Well...

I'll try to get a couple of hours' sleep.

Bobby...

Can't we stop all this wrangling?

All this hell?

Yes.

As of now.

Wake me at eight in the morning

with some coffee.

(Door closes)

Bobby...

Bobby, Bobby...

Bobby...

(Stella makes Native American whoop)

It can't be haunted because it's new.

Nobody's lived here and nobody's died here.

We'll liven it up a bit.

You can paint the wall.

I don't mean house paint, I mean art.

Anything you want. Look at that.

They get away with murder.

You'll have to put a couple of pillars

in there to support that.

(Church bells)

We can wave to the crowds.

It's lovely!

- Yes, it's not bad, is it?

- It's lovely.

Shall we have it pink and gold or rosy or?

You can have anything you want.

What's it going to be like living with you?

I don't mean a night here, a day there.

I mean, day after day, night after night.

Are you a day bird or a night bird?

Are you grumpy in the morning?

I don't know very much about myself

in the morning.

Or any other time, I suppose.

I wonder what's up there.

Are you all right?

Yes, I'm fine. I just feel

a bit strange, that's all.

How is she taking it?

Oh, she's all right, I suppose.

We've been through it all before for years.

She's gone to her lawyer, I've gone to mine.

The one good thing is,

we don't have any kids or financial worries.

I think she'll move out altogether,

go and live in the sun.

She loves the sun.

Somehow, I don't ever see us

being completely happy.

Oh, sure we will.

We will.

We'll do our best, huh?

(Rock music)

Hello?

Hello.

Where are you?

Over here.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Are you all right?

- Fine. Just fine.

Was it babies?

No.

You should have some.

Cos you're...

you're so fond of them.

Yeah, I suppose so.

That... That kid in your office building.

You know, the Cypriot kid.

Does he still chat to you?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, he does.

But you know what he's done now?

He's bought a parrot

and he's trying to teach it to speak Greek.

Can we have a pet?

They die on us.

One cat...

...one hamster...

one canary, all in a row.

That was our unlucky year.

Let me do something... cheerful for you.

I know, I know. Let's go to the

Italian restaurant up the street.

It's new and it looks all right.

Oh, I can't. I'm in a mess.

No, you're not in a mess.

I'm still your baby, aren't I?

Yes...

...you are.

No matter whose lover you are, whose

husband, I'm still your baby, aren't I?

I told you we shouldn't

have gone to that party.

I knew we shouldn't have gone.

You said Gladys would be upset.

Well, damn Gladys.

Come on.

Get dressed. We'll go out.

No.

I'm finished.

I'm too tired...

too sleepy...

...too late.

I think I'd better go to bed.

Come on.

(Groans)

Good night.

Good night.

Bobby?

Do you?

Do you ever feel lonely with her?

Yeah.

(Door closes)

Night.

(Running water)

Zee?

(Bangs on door)

Zee! Zee!

You'd better travel in front with me, sir.

(Siren blares)

(Thunder rumbles)

How long did they let you stay with her?

For a few minutes,

when she was out of danger.

What did she say?

Nothing.

She was lost.

She didn't know where she was.

(Thunder rumbles)

I think...

...that she must love me...

...quite a bit.

Is that what you call it?

Had you had a row or something?

No.

- On the contrary.

- On the contrary?

- What?

- On the contrary,

nothing.

For God's sake, don't investigate,

don't question everything I say!

- All right, I won't.

- Look...

she almost killed herself.

What do you expect me to do?

Go to her? Cradle her?

- Hold her hand?

- No! I do not expect you to hold her hand!

(Thunder rumbles)

It crossed my mind...

...to let her die.

I almost... went back to the bedroom...

and let her bleed to death.

There was a time...

...when I didn't know either of you.

You were just names.

It was ages ago. I can't remember...

who I was or what I did then or...

who I went out with.

She asked me to ask you...

...to go to the hospital and visit her.

Not to complain.

She just wants to see you and talk to you.

She likes you.

You get the job done, you see.

You have this air of serenity.

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