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Continued from page 62…
Friday, July 11th, 1986, 9:05 P.M.
CHARLOTTE
Kathy, you’ve got it all wrong. It’s
not what you think.
Those accounts are tax shelters.
I would never steal from you
guys. I take care of you. All of you.
KATHY
And you’ll continue to take care of
us, Char… With a little help from
your friend.
CHARLOTTE
A little help from my friend?
KATHY
Mmm-hmm.
CHARLOTTE
You?
Kathy just sits there and smiles
as if to say “yes.”
CHARLOTTE
You’ve got to be kidding me?
KATHY
No, I’m afraid I’m not.
CHARLOTTE
You miserable cunt.
KATHY
Excuse me?
CHARLOTTE
You’ve got the nerve to sit there
and accuse me of theft… But you’re
willing to forgive me if I let you in
on my embezz…!!
KATHY
(ears perking up)
What was that?
CHARLOTTE
(rattled)
Nothing!
KATHY
Were you going to say.. embezzlement?
Gee, that’s funny— I wasn’t going to
use that term.
Charlotte says nothing.
KATHY
Oopsy— Looks like somebody’s made
a boo-boo.
CHARLOTTE
Oh, I didn’t say anything… What?
You think you tricked me?
Kathy is grinning from ear to ear.
KATHY
Hey, Charlotte, come on, it’s me…
You can talk to me.. We’re virtually
cut from the same cloth.
CHARLOTTE
So.. What? You’re going to blackmail
me… I mean— TRY and blackmail
me.. Oh, shit!
Charlotte is fucking up
left and right.
KATHY
Wow! You just keep sticking your
foot in your mouth over and over!
I’ve really got you flustered, don’t I?
CHARLOTTE
(flustered indeed)
Kathy.. just shut
your mouth, okay?
KATHY
Charlotte, relax, will ya? I told you,
we’re one and the same… Don’t
worry.. I’ve got your back.
Charlotte manages to gather
her wits about her a little bit.
CHARLOTTE
Well, forget it, I wont do it…
I wont have you.. lording your will
over me every time I turn
around, just because you think you
got something on me. Forget it, Kathy.
You can take your little scheme
and shove it up your ass. What
do you think of that? I’m outta’ here.
Charlotte grabs her purse
off the floor and starts
to gather her things.
CHARLOTTE
(arranging her purse)
And don’t try and fuck with me, either.
You’ve got no proof of anything…
I’ll grind you into a pulp. Maybe you
forgot who I am.
Kathy is unfazed by Charlotte’s
tirade. Charlotte stands up
to leave.
CHARLOTTE
Enjoy your drink. Don’t forget
to lock up when you leave.
KATHY
Charlotte?
Charlotte stops.
CHARLOTTE
What?!
KATHY
Umm, were you aware that Belinda
is in love with that Myles guy over
at the studio?
Kathy’s change of
direction tactic works
as Charlotte is not sure
where she is going
with this.
CHARLOTTE
(pausing and staring)
What does that have to
do with anything?
KATHY
Oh.. nothing… I was just wondering
if you knew.. that’s all.
Charlotte decides to
play along.
CHARLOTTE
I know that she likes him.
KATHY
Likes him?! Tsk, tsk, tsk,
Charlotte, you’re not keeping up
with the latest gossip… She’s
head over heels.
Charlotte sits back down.
CHARLOTTE
Okay.. so she’s in love with
him.. So what?
KATHY
(back to performing again)
Well, none of us are angels when
it comes to men.. Belinda included…
But she does have a rather.. innocent
quality about her, wouldn’t you say?
In fact, you might say that she’s kind
of a good girl in many ways.
CHARLOTTE
Yes…. she is.
KATHY
Which reminds me.. I want to
congratulate you on your conquest
of Jeff Joniak. He is so cute—
everybody likes him… Including
myself… (pauses smugly)
I don’t know if you’re aware of
this… but I’ve often imagined the
two of us together.
Charlotte is seething.
Kathy is playing the
role of evil seductress
perfectly.
CHARLOTTE
How did you know about that?
KATHY
Oh, well, it seems that my private
detective passed away AFTER your
little rendezvous with him up here
last month. Unless, of course, you
guys weren’t having sex… Charlotte,
what were you doing? Were you
teaching him the latest version of
the Go-Go’s board game?
CHARLOTTE
We were discussing scripts for the
upcoming season… Not that it’s
any of your business.
KATHY
Till eight o’clock in the morning?
My, my, you are a busy beaver…
Or do I have that backwards?
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
CHARLOTTE
What does this have to do
with Belinda?
KATHY
Oh, am I getting off the subject
here, Charlotte? I know how
bothered you must be when I
talk about Belinda and Myles
being in love with each other.
Just imagine the two of them—
kissing and kissing each other..
in a warm, passionate embrace…
Making love to each other.
Charlotte has seen enough.
She decides to turn the
tables herself.