Extramarital (1998) - full transcript

Elizabeth's dream of becoming a respected journalist is rocking her marriage to Eric. When she flies to San Francisco, she meets the mysterious Ann and Bob, Ann's handsome gigolo friend. Although Ann and Elizabeth get along immediately, she soon discovers that Ann is married to someone else. By her demanding editor, she is assigned to contribute to an issue devoted to modern sexual trends. So she persuades Ann to interview about her torrid extramarital affair. She thinks she has stumbled onto an interesting subject. But when Ann is stabbed to death during this anonymous affair. Meanwhile she cheats on her husband with the same man in a moment of weakness, but then she discovers that her life is in danger.

[WATER RUNNING]

[MOANING]

[GASPS]

[MOANING]

[GRUNTING]

[GASPS]

BABY, IT'S OKAY,

YOU'RE DREAMING.

[TV CLICKING ON]

[MAN CHATTERING ON TV]

COME ON, SWEETHEART,

WE'VE GOTTA GO.

I'M GONNA MISS MY FLIGHT.

OKAY. YOU SEEM TENSE.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE

THAT DREAM AGAIN, DID YOU?

NO.

I'M JUST ANXIOUS

ABOUT THE MEETING.

I'VE GOTTA

MAKE THIS GUY TALK,

OR ELSE MY STORY SUCKS,

GRIFF WILL NEVER BUY IT,

AND THERE GOES MY INTERNSHIP.

JUST BE FIRM.

DON'T LET HIM INTIMIDATE YOU.

IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

THE GUY'S TOUGH.

YOU KNOW INTIMIDATION

IS NOT EXACTLY MY STRONG SUIT.

HEY, YOU'RE SMART, KIDDO.

I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT.

[FEMALE ANNOUNCER]

THE WHITE ZONE IS

FOR IMMEDIATE LOADING...

ALL RIGHT, REMEMBER,

NERVES OF STEEL.

I'LL TRY.

DON'T TRY, JUST DO IT.

BE A GOOD GIRL, HONEY.

I'M ALWAYS GOOD.

[MOUTHING WORDS]

[FEMALE ANNOUNCER]

THE WHITE ZONE IS

FOR IMMEDIATE LOADING

AND UNLOADING

OF PASSENGERS ONLY.

NO PARKING.

[BLOWING WHISTLE]

I'M GOING, I'M GOING.

[PASSENGERS CHATTERING]

[WOMAN OVER P.A.]

WE'RE PROCEEDING

TO TAXI ONTO THE RUNWAY.

AT THIS TIME WE ASK

TO YOU FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS

AND PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF.

[SIGHS]

HI.

HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?

OH, I'M FINE.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S

GONNA BE A SHORT FLIGHT.

NOT SHORT ENOUGH

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

THEY NEVER GIVE US

ENOUGH LEG SPACE.

[CHUCKLES]

YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

[WOMAN]

SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU

TO SAN FRANCISCO?

A STORY ON A CITY BIG-WIG

WHO'S BEEN IMPLICATED

IN A HUGE SEX SCANDAL.

HOW EXCITING.

WHO DO YOU WRITE FOR?

WE@R

MAGAZINE.

GREAT ARTICLES.

YOU LIVE IN L.A.?

YEAH. DO YOU?

I NOW SPEND MOST

OF MY TIME UP NORTH.

WE HAVE A HOME

IN NAPA VALLEY.

MMM.

I LOVE THE WEATHER.

I HAVE SPACE TO THINK,

RIDE MY HORSES.

IT'S SO HARD

TO FOCUS IN L.A.

MY HUSBAND, THOUGH, HE PREFERS

THE HOUSE BY THE BEACH.

GOD, IT MUST BE BEAUTIFUL

UP THERE RIGHT NOW.

STORYBOOK GREEN, RIGHT?

I WENT TO CATHOLIC

BOARDING SCHOOL UP THERE.

NOTHING BUT GREEN PASTURES

AND COWS.

OH, WE REPLACED THE MILK

WITH THE WINE, DARLING,

A LONG TIME AGO.

HOW FUNNY. I WENT TO CATHOLIC

BOARDING SCHOOL MYSELF.

YOU DIDN'T.

YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND

ALWAYS TEASES ME.

HE SAYS THAT THAT'S WHY

I'M SO SCREWED UP--

FOUR YEARS WITHOUT BOYS.

MY HUSBAND WOULD AGREE.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEY'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

PROBABLY RIGHT.

[ELIZABETH]

YOUR ELECTRONIC PARKING CARD

SHOWS YOU DIDN'T

CHECK OUT OF THE GARAGE

UNTIL MIDNIGHT THAT NIGHT.

[MAN]

SOMETIMES I WORK LATE.

[ELIZABETH] CAN YOU TELL ME

WHY BEVERLY WAS AT YOUR OFFICE

THE NIGHT OF THE RAPE?

SHE WASN'T AT MY OFFICE.

I SAW HER WAITING

AT THE BUS STOP

OUT OF MY WINDOW.

THAT WAS NEVER

IN THE POLICE REPORT.

THERE WAS NEVER A BUS SCHEDULED

FOR THAT LINE, THAT NIGHT.

HOW COULD SHE HAVE BEEN

WAITING FOR A BUS THAT

WAS NEVER SCHEDULED?

I'M GONNA TRY TO SAY THIS

IN A NICE WAY

ABOUT SOMETHING THAT

COULD GET EXTREMELY UGLY.

IT WOULD BE VERY WISE

OF YOU NOT TO PROCEED

WITH YOUR INQUIRIES.

GOOD, WE AGREE.

THERE IS NO STORY.

YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

MISS BARTON.

[SIGHS]

TAXI!

I HAVE A RESERVATION

FOR MRS. BARTON, PLEASE.

ELIZABETH?

OH, MY GOD,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

MY FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED--

THE FOG.

MINE TOO. ISN'T THIS CRAZY?

BOB, THIS IS THE WOMAN

I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

WE MET ON THE WAY UP.

PLEASURE.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

JOIN US FOR A NIGHTCAP?

OH, COME ON,

LIVE A LITTLE DANGEROUSLY.

IT'LL BE FUN.

WHY NOT?

EXCUSE ME.

I DIDN'T REALIZE YOUR HUSBAND

WAS JOINING YOU UP HERE.

BOB? OH, HE'S NOT MY HUSBAND.

OH, COME ON, DARLING,

DON'T SAY YOU DIDN'T

FIGURE IT OUT.

WRITERS ALWAYS FIGURE IT OUT.

WOULDN'T YOU SAY, BOB?

YOU'RE INTERESTED

IN CHARACTER, AREN'T YOU?

OH, YEAH. AND I'M

INTERESTED IN DESSERT.

REAL DECADENT

AND SWEET.

[WOMAN LAUGHING]

SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA

DO TO ME TONIGHT?

THAT'S KIND OF A STRANGE

QUESTION, 'CAUSE WHEN YOU

SEE IT, YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT.

[LAUGHING]

GOOD NIGHT. I'LL CALL

YOU BACK IN L.A.

OKAY. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

[CHUCKLES]

WHY DON'T YOU START

SHOWING ME?

[SOFTLY MOANING]

[TROLLEY BELL RINGING]

[BOB'S VOICE MURMURING]

[BOB, WOMAN SOFTLY MOANING]

[MOANING CONTINUES]

[MOANING]

[MAN] SO WHAT

YOU'RE SAYING IS A YEAR AGO,

WE WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED.

I'M AFRAID WITH THE CHANGE

IN YOUR WIFE'S SALARY,

IT MAKES IT RATHER IMPOSSIBLE

AT THIS TIME.

DUE TO THE CHANGE

IN YOUR WIFE'S SALARY.

YOU CALL WHAT

THEY PAY A SALARY?

HONEY, INTERNS DON'T--

YEAH, BUT CHRIST!

75K A YEAR PLACING EXECUTIVES,

YOU HAD IT MADE.

NEVER HAVING TO LEAVE

THE HOUSE, NEVER HAVING

TO LEAVE YOUR STUDY.

COME ON, HONEY. WE BOTH

KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE TOUGH

IN THE BEGINNING.

RECRUITING MADE ME MISERABLE.

YOU DON'T WANT ME TO BE

MISERABLE, DO YOU?

YEAH, BUT IT'S BEEN

OVER A YEAR NOW.

I MEAN, WHY NOT AT LEAST

TRY ANOTHER PUBLICATION?

WHAT'S SO BIG ABOUT

WE@R

MAGAZINE, ANYWAY?

GRIFFIN. HE'S THE BEST

EDITOR IN TOWN.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOUR MENTOR, THE ONE

WHO CHANGED YOUR LIFE

ONE COLLEGE AFTERNOON.

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN

ONE HELL OF A LECTURE.

ERIC, STOP IT!

LOOK, I'M PRETTY SURE HE'LL USE

THE PIECE I'M TURNING IN TODAY.

THEN I'LL BE ON STAFF,

AND EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.

ALL RIGHT?

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

GIVE ME A KISS.

[MAN]

WHY DO YOU

ALWAYS PRETEND, LAURA,

THAT YOU DON'T HEAR

WHAT I SAY WHEN I KNOW

THAT YOU HEAR WHAT I SAY?

DO YOU WANT ME TO BELIEVE

THAT YOU'RE STUPID,

BECAUSE IF YOU DO,

I WILL.

AND AS FOR YOU,

YOUNG LADY,

THIS HAPPENS

TO BE A BUSINESS,

NOT A HOBBY BETWEEN

GETTING YOUR HAIR DONE

AND HAVING LUNCHES.

YOUR STORY'S LATE.

WHERE IS IT?

IT'S RIGHT HERE.

ELIZABETH, THE FIRST LINE

DOESN'T WORK.

THE STORY DOES.

I HOPE SO, FOR YOUR SAKE.

STAFF MEETING TOMORROW

MORNING, 10 A.M. SHARP.

TRY TO BE THERE.

♪ COME ON IN

♪ I'LL BE THERE IF I CAN

♪ ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT

♪ I KNOW THAT EVEN IF

♪ I'M MILES FROM HOME

♪ THE BRIDGES BREAK

THE TUNNELS BURN ♪

COME ON, BABY. I'M READY.

♪ THERE'S NOTHING ELSE

THAT'S COMING THROUGH ♪

♪ SAID THERE'S NOTHING

IN THE WORLD THAT SHINES ♪

♪ LIKE YOU

♪ LIKE YOU

[MAN]

OH, YEAH.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

COME HERE.

MMM.

[MOANING]

YOU LIKE THAT? YEAH.

[MOANING]

OH, DOES THAT FEEL GOOD?

YEAH.

[MOANING]

[BOTH MOANING]

HOW DID YOU KNOW HE'S

ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS?

I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE IT.

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

THE MASK.

IT'S A SECRET.

OH, YOU MEAN LIKE THE SECRET

OF WHO THE REAL BOB IS?

DON'T WORRY, LOVELY.

I'M NOT INTERESTED

IN YOUR CHECKERED PAST.

I JUST WANNA KNOW

WHAT'S WHAT, WHO'S WHO.

PURELY SOCIOLOGICAL.

IF ANYTHING, IT GIVES

A CERTAIN EDGE TO THINGS.

I LIKE AN EDGE.

[MOANING]

NOW, FOR OUR THEME ISSUE

ON SEXUAL IDENTITIES,

JULIA'S GOING TO COVER

THE PIECE ON MARRIED MEN

AND THEIR INFIDELITIES.

BE CAREFUL

WITH YOUR RESEARCH, JULIA.

[ALL LAUGHING]

[GRIFF]

AND, CARL, YOU HAVE A HANDLE

ON THE GAY DATING SERVICE ISSUE?

I'M ALL OVER IT, GRIFF.

I'LL COVER THE DEMOGRAPHICS.

GOOD.

THAT MAKES FOUR FEATURES.

BUT I WANT TO HAVE A FIFTH.

IF I DON'T HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE

IDEA BY NOON TOMORROW,

I BELIEVE THERE MIGHT BE

A LITTLE TROUBLE IN PARADISE.

ELIZABETH, IN MY OFFICE.

YOU'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD

STORY GOING THERE, BUT YOU

WIMPED OUT. HAVE A SEAT.

I DISAGREE.

I THINK IT WORKS.

BULLSHIT.

IT'S VERY OBVIOUS

THAT YOU BACKED OFF.

ELIZABETH,

YOU SHOULD HAVE DUG IN,

YOU SHOULD HAVE NAILED

THAT LAWYER MAN

RIGHT THERE AT THE END.

YOU SHOULD HAVE

JUST CONFRONTED HIM

AND TAKEN HIM DOWN.

NO GUTS, NO STORY.

THE THING IS--

WHAT IS THE THING?

[WOMAN OVER INTERCOM]

GRIFF, YOUR WIFE'S ON TWO.

I CAN'T TALK

TO HER RIGHT NOW.

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL HER

I LOVE HER AND I'LL CALL

HER BACK IN A FEW MINUTES?

LET ME TELL YOU

WHAT THE THING ISN'T.

THE THING ISN'T JUNIOR LEAGUE.

THIS IS JOURNALISM.

AND JOURNALISM

IS TELLING THE TRUTH.

IF YOU CAN'T TELL THE TRUTH,

THEN WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

TO GET TOUGH, ELIZABETH.

THE THING IS, I JUST--

DON'T TELL ME

WHAT THE THING IS!

WE ALL HAVE OUR DEMONS.

NOW, THE BOTTOM LINE IS,

IF YOU CAN'T CONFRONT

YOUR DEMONS

AND NAIL YOUR ENDINGS,

WELL, THEN MAYBE

YOU JUST DON'T BELONG HERE.

WILL YOU PLEASE EXCUSE ME.

I'D LIKE TO CALL MY WIFE.

[ERIC]

MY SAUCE CAME OUT GREAT.

ANY REACTION TO THE STORY?

NO.

ACTUALLY, YES.

HE SAID HE DIDN'T LIKE IT.

GRIFF?

WELL, WHAT'D HE SAY?

HE TOLD ME

NOT TO GIVE UP MY DAY JOB.

[DISHES BREAKING]

HAPPY NOW?

IT'S NOT THE END

OF THE WORLD, LIZZY.

MAYBE NOT FOR YOU.

[PHONE RINGING]

HELLO?

ELIZABETH? THIS IS ANN.

SAN FRANCISCO LAST WEEK.

YEAH, SURE.

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD. I JUST CALLED

TO SAY HI.

SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING.

I REALLY ENJOYED

OUR TIME TOGETHER.

SO DID I. IT WAS FUN.

SO, HOW IS EVERYTHING?

GREAT.

HOW'S BOB?

OH, BEHAVING HIMSELF,

THOUGH NOT WITH ME.

ANN, I'VE BEEN REALLY

CURIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING.

I KNOW IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,

SO FEEL FREE TO TELL ME

TO SHUT UP,

BUT I HAVE ASK.

HAVE THERE BEEN

OTHERS LIKE BOB?

GOD, NO.

NEVER?

WHAT DO YOU THINK? I MEAN,

I CAN'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE

I'M DOING

SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS.

I WASN'T LOOKING,

YOU UNDERSTAND.

IT JUST HAPPENED.

IS IT SERIOUS?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M CONFUSED. YOU KNOW,

I COME FROM A VERY SHELTERED,

PROTECTED BACKGROUND.

OH, GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE

I'M TELLING YOU ALL THIS.

SHE TRIES TO RESIST,

BUT THE CHEMISTRY'S TOO GOOD.

IT'S LIKE SOME

WEIRD KIND OF FATE,

BUT OF COURSE, SHE'S TORN

WITH THAT NAGGING GUILT.

SHE'S A GOOD GIRL.

AND GOOD GIRLS DON'T

INDULGE IN AFFAIRS.

[MAN]

SHE MARRIED TOO SOON.

SHE DIDN'T SOW ANY WILD OATS.

I KNOW A LOT OF WOMEN

WHO MARRIED NUMBER ONE

AND THEY'RE DOING JUST FINE.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT RIGHT OR WRONG.

IT'S ABOUT HER REACTIONS

TO WHAT'S GOING ON.

THE DRAMA, THE DECEIT,

THE GUILT, THE SELF-LOATHING.

BUT THEN THERE'S

THE RAW PASSION OF THE THRILL,

THE WHOLE, CRUSHING EXPERIENCE.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT

THIS SPECIAL ISSUE IS ABOUT,

SEXUAL DISCOVERY.

THIS IS A WOMAN IN TRANSITION,

COMING OUT OF HER COCOON.

WHAT'S THE SCOOP?

ANATOMY OF AN AFFAIR,

A FIRST TIMER.

THE VIRGIN ADULTERESS.

THE VIRGIN ADULTERESS.

THE VIRGIN ADULTERESS.

THAT'S GOOD.

VERY GOOD.

MAYBE EVEN EXCELLENT.

CATHOLIC GIRL GOES ASTRAY,

BUT NOT TOO FAR.

MMM, VERY NICE.

BUT, ELIZABETH,

THE TERRAIN, INFIDELITY,

ADULTEROUS, SEXUAL ACTIVITY,

ISN'T THAT FOREIGN TERRITORY

FOR YOU?

YOU MAY NEED A PASSPORT.

[GROUP LAUGHING]

I THINK I CAN HANDLE IT.

YOU DO?

YES, I DO.

I HOPE SO, FOR YOUR SAKE,

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE

A ROUGH DRAFT IN TWO WEEKS,

YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER

A NEW SOURCE OF EMPLOYMENT.

PUT THAT CIGARETTE OUT.

LOOK, JUST DO THE BEST YOU CAN

AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

OKAY.

I LOVED YOUR PRESENTATION.

YOU WERE SO GREAT.

HOW'D YOU GET

THAT WOMAN TO OPEN UP?

I DON'T KNOW, IT'S WEIRD.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE SHE WANTS TO.

DO YOU BELIEVE IT'S POSSIBLE

TO HAVE AN AFFAIR

AND NOT HAVE IT EFFECT

YOUR MARRIAGE?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE SEEMS TO THINK SO

AND SHE'S LIVING IT.

GOD, LAURA,

SHE SEEMS SO FREE.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

I MEAN, IT'S BAD KARMA.

YOU PUT THAT KIND OF ENERGY

OUT THERE AND IT'S BOUND

TO COME BACK AND HURT YOU.

YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD CALL

MY PSYCHIC, KALIA.

SHE'S SO IN TUNE.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

I'M SERIOUS.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS

A LITTLE KINKY.

KINKY?

YEAH.

WHY IS IT OKAY FOR

A MAN TO HAVE AN AFFAIR?

AND A WOMAN HAS AN AFFAIR

AND IT'S "KINKY."

WELL, MAYBE I DON'T WANT

YOU GETTING ANY IDEAS.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME.

LIZZY, DON'T START

THAT AGAIN.

I TOLD YOU, I HAVEN'T

BEEN WITH ANYBODY ELSE

SINCE WE'VE BEEN MARRIED.

GOD, YOU'RE SO INSECURE.

I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT YOU.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT HER.

YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE REALLY

NICE IF YOU WERE A LITTLE

SUPPORTIVE FROM TIME TO TIME.

DON'T TASTE IT.

NEEDS GARLIC.

[PHONE RINGING]

THAT'S PROBABLY HER NOW.

HERE, STIR MY SAUCE.

HELLO?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME

HOW YOU MET BOB?

THIS IS GREAT, ANN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

HOW MUCH WE COVERED.

LET'S MEET AT THE BEACH

TOMORROW. I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

OH, GOD, YES,

I WAS SO NERVOUS.

SO, WHERE DID IT

FINALLY HAPPEN?

THE MIRAMAR.

ON SANTA MONICA?

MM-HMM. YES.

WE GOT A ROOM

AT THE HOTEL

AND WE HAD LUNCH SENT UP

WITH CHAMPAGNE.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY DIVINE.

HE WAS SO SWEET

AND ADORING, AND THE SEX,

IT WAS AMAZINGLY GREAT.

GOD, I DON'T MEAN

TO BE SO BLUNT,

BUT I NEVER

HAD SEX LIKE THAT.

I JUST DIDN'T

KNOW IT EXISTED.

SO IT WAS LIKE,

"YOU MEAN, THERE'S THIS?"

[SIGHS]

YOU KNOW

THE SWEETEST THING?

HMM?

HE SENT A BOUQUET OF ROSES

TO THE HOUSE WITH A CARD

THE NEXT DAY.

THIS IS JUST SO STRANGE.

REMEMBER HOW YOU WERE TELLING ME

ABOUT HOW YOU FIRST MET BOB,

STANDING IN LINE AT THE MOVIES

AND HAVING COFFEE AFTERWARDS,

AND NOW MAKING LOVE FOR

THE FIRST TIME AT THE MIRAMAR

AND GETTING ROSES

AND A NOTE LATER,

IT'S ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE

IT HAPPENED WITH ERIC AND I.

NO. YOU'RE SERIOUS?

YES.

I THINK

IT'S TIME WE HAD

THAT FABULOUS BOTTLE

OF WINE THAT WE BROUGHT.

HERE YOU GO.

EITHER YOU AND I

ARE INCREDIBLY ALIKE

OR THAT'S AN AWFULLY

BIZARRE COINCIDENCE.

CHEERS.

TO COINCIDENCES.

COINCIDENCES.

BETH, I HATE TO SAY THIS,

BUT I'VE DECIDED TO LIKE IT,

SCREWING SOMEONE ELSE

BESIDES MY HUSBAND.

THIS IS JUST

SO HARD TO BELIEVE.

DARLING, LOOK. YOU AND I,

WE'RE THE GOOD GIRLS.

PRIM AND PROPER,

MARRIED THE FIRST MEN

WE SLEPT WITH,

LOVE AND HAPPINESS,

FOREVER AFTER,

BUT THAT WAS THEN,

THIS IS NOW.

AND I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT

I'M A BIT OF A LATE BLOOMER.

[ANN]

AND THAT I HAVE A WHOLE LOT

OF EXPERIENCE AHEAD OF ME.

I CAN DO ABSOLUTELY

ANYTHING WITH HIM.

DO YOU KNOW HOW GREAT

THAT IS, TO BE

LIKE THAT WITH SOMEONE?

WHENEVER YOU WANT,

WHATEVER FANTASY YOU WANT?

[ELIZABETH]

YOU MAKE IT SOUND

SO AMAZING.

ERIC MAKES ME FEEL

LIKE A WOMAN.

[ANN]

THAT'S GOOD.

LIKE A SEXY WOMAN?

[ELIZABETH]

SEXY?

SURE, WHATEVER THAT MEANS.

[ANN]

DO YOU PLAY GAMES?

[ELIZABETH]

OH, WELL, WE USED TO.

ERIC CAN BE PASSIONATE.

I COULD GO HOME

AND DRESS UP AND I KNOW

IT WOULD DRIVE HIM CRAZY.

ERIC CAN TAKE ME IN

HIS ARMS AND MAKE LOVE

TO ME FOR HOURS.

AND I KNOW HE

REALLY APPRECIATES ME.

ERIC AND I ARE SPECIAL.

AND I KNOW I CAN DO

ANYTHING WITH HIM.

I KNOW I CAN

COUNT ON HIM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[SIGHS]

WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU?

DO YOU LIKE IT?

LIZZY, I DON'T NEED THAT

TO FIND YOU ATTRACTIVE.

[ELIZABETH]

I TOLD YOU,

I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY

WITH ERIC.

ADMIT IT, YOU'RE CURIOUS.

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE

YOUR TAPE RECORDER ON.

YOU'RE ASKING ME ALL THIS STUFF

NOW BECAUSE YOU WANT TO KNOW,

NOT PROFESSIONALLY,

PERSONALLY.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA

BE ABOUT SEX, BUT IT'S NOT.

IT'S ABOUT DISOBEDIENCE

AND EMPOWERMENT.

TO DISOBEY THE RULES

OTHERS MADE US LIVE BY

AND LIVING WITH

WHAT WORKS FOR US, FOR ME.

BUT TELL ME TRUTHFULLY.

YOU DON'T FEEL GUILTY

MAKING LOVE TO BOB?

YOU CAN LIVE WITH YOURSELF.

THERE'S NO DIRTY FEELING?

NO SENSE OF BETRAYAL?

IT'S NOT LIVING WITH MYSELF,

IT'S LIVING FOR MYSELF.

AND AS FOR BETRAYAL,

MY HUSBAND FORGED THAT ONE

A LONG TIME AGO.

HE'S CHOSEN

TO GET DIS-INVOLVED,

SO I GET INVOLVED

ELSEWHERE.

LOOK, HAVING AN AFFAIR

IS HAVING AN AFFAIR.

YOU GO, YOU DO IT AND THEN

YOU GO HOME. EVERYTHING

STAYS EXACTLY THE SAME.

IMAGINE THAT YOU

MET SOMEONE NEW.

HANDSOME AS HELL AND JUST

LOOKING AT HIM MADE YOU HOT.

AND CIRCUMSTANCE MADE IT

SO YOU COULD GO

TO BED TOGETHER.

YES, YOU COULD.

NO ONE WOULD KNOW.

YOU COULD DO IT AND YOUR LIFE

WOULD STAY EXACTLY AS IT IS.

YOU COULD DO IT

AND LOVE EVERY

FUCKING MINUTE OF IT.

I COULDN'T.

I WOULDN'T.

BUT WHAT IF YOU COULD?

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[TOILET FLUSHING]

BOB, I'M HERE.

SORRY, I'M LATE.

[PHONE BEEPING]

[ELIZABETH]

HI, WE'RE NOT HOME.

LEAVE A MESSAGE.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

[ANN] THOUGHT YOU WOULD

GET A KICK OUT OF

EAVESDROPPING ON BOB AND ME.

ALMOST LIKE BEING HERE.

HE'S SO GREAT.

WELL, IF IT ISN'T

MR. MOVIE STAR.

MMM.

HMM.

[ANN] GOOD.

[BOB] YOU LIKE THAT?

DO YOU LIKE THAT?

MMM, YEAH.

[ANN]

OH, BABY.

ELIZABETH?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

MAN, SHE'S BEEN SNIFFING

ALL DAY FOR YOU.

EVER SINCE YOU GAVE HER

THAT BONE.

I'M GLAD SHE LIKED IT.

[MUTTERING]

[GASPING]

[SCREAMING]

SO, WHERE'S THAT GOOD-LOOKIN'

HUSBAND OF YOURS?

HE'S OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS.

I'M KINDA WORKIN' TONIGHT.

[KNIFE SLICING SKIN]

[GRUNTING]

WELL, I STILL WANT YOU GUYS

TO COME OVER FOR DINNER.

WE'D LOVE TO COME, THANKS.

OKAY, BYE.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

[GAGGING]

GET THE TAPE.

[ANN]

THE TAPE.

[SIGHS]

[WHISTLING]

[ELIZABETH]

HER MESSAGE

SOUNDED FRANTIC,

BUT I COULDN'T QUITE

MAKE IT OUT.

I THINK YOUR IMAGINATION'S

GETTING THE BEST OF YOU.

LOOK, I JUST DON'T WANT

TO MISS HER CALL AGAIN.

THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY

OFF WITH THAT ANSWERING MACHINE.

YEAH, BUT STEVE AND MARY

ARE EXPECTING BOTH OF US.

COME ON, HONEY.

COME ON, A NIGHT OUT

WILL DO US GOOD.

RELAX, UNWIND, A LITTLE WINE.

I WANT TO, JUST NOT TONIGHT.

I HAVE TO STAY HERE.

YOU ARE SO SELFISH,

YOU KNOW THAT?

SPENDING YOUR DAYS

IN THERE STAGNATING.

I'M SICK OF THIS WRITING THING,

THIS-THIS FUCKING LITTLE HOBBY!

YOU'RE MY WIFE!

[CAR STARTING]

[CAR DRIVING AWAY]

[ANN]

IT'S SO RAW, SO PRIMAL.

AND MY LOVER WANTS

THE SAME THING I DO--

FULFILLMENT.

YOU SHOULD TRY IT.

DARLING, THE ROMANCE FADES FROM

EVERYONE'S MARRIAGE EVENTUALLY.

[METAL SCRAPING]

DROPPED THE ANSWERING

MACHINE OFF.

THEY SAID IT'D BE

A COUPLE DAYS,

SO I GOT A REPLACEMENT.

I TOOK THE TAPE OUT.

IT'S, UH, ON YOUR DESK.

ANY NEWS ABOUT ANN?

NO.

THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY WRONG

WITH HER NOT CALLING.

THE NUMBER BEING DISCONNECTED.

I CAN JUST FEEL IT.

THE WOMAN CAME TO HER SENSES,

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

I MEAN, WHY SHOULD SHE

EXPOSE HERSELF, HER AFFAIR?

SHE BAILED OUT.

SHE WOULD TELL ME.

WE GOT CLOSE.

PLEASE, YOU JUST MET.

FACE IT, LIZZY,

SHE'S GONE,

SO IS YOUR STORY.

NO!

IT'S NOT OVER!

MAYBE IT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

MAYBE IT'S A BIGGER STORY.

DON'T YOU GET IT, ERIC?

I REALLY FEEL

LIKE THIS IS GONNA BE

MY BREAKTHROUGH PIECE.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES

I'VE HEARD THAT PATHETIC LINE?

[CRYING]

LIZZY.

JUST DROP

THIS WHOLE THING, HUH?

COME ON, GIVE US A CHANCE

TO FINISH THE HOUSE,

BUILD A GREAT LIFE TOGETHER.

FUCK YOU.

JESUS CHRIST.

WHY SHOULD I GIVE UP

MY DREAMS LIKE YOU?

JUST LET THEM SIT IN A CORNER

AND GATHER DUST LIKE

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT?

WHY IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU?

IT'S NOT OKAY WITH ME.

THERE'S JUST SO MUCH ABOUT US

THAT IS NOT OKAY.

I KNOW DINNER

WAS CANCELED LAST NIGHT.

WHERE WERE YOU?

JUST HAVING A DRINK.

HAVING A COUPLE DRINKS.

BY MYSELF, ALONE. OKAY?

[MACHINE BEEPS]

[MAN]

ERIC, THIS IS DAVE

AT THE OFFICE.

THE BOSS IS

[TAPE GURGLES] BIGALOW FILE

AND I CAN'T FIND IT.

I KNOW YOU [TAPE GURGLES]

FOR SAFEKEEPING, YOU S.O.B.

HE SEEMS PRETTY ANXIOUS,

SO CALL ME [TAPE GURGLES].

[BEEPS]

HEY, ELIZABETH, IT'S SARAH.

WE HAVE [TAPE GURGLES] CALL

YOU. SO CALL ME WHEN YOU

GET A CHANCE. OKAY.

[BEEPS]

[ANN]

ELIZABETH,

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT GET A KICK

OUT OF EAVESDROPPING

ON [TAPE GURGLES].

ALMOST LIKE BEING HERE.

HE'S SO GREAT.

[TAPE FAST-FORWARDING]

ANY TIME, DARLING.

[BOB]

TELL ME,

WHY [TAPE GURGLES]

[ANN GASPING]

[TAPE FAST-FORWARDING]

[BOB MUTTERING,

TAPE GURGLES]

[ANN SCREAMING]

[BOB]

SO, LIKE, I'M IN THIS,

YOU KNOW, TOTAL FUNK.

THE ACTING IS LIKE,

COMPLETELY BACK-BURNER.

I'M LIKE BILL HOLDEN

IN "SUNSET BOULEVARD," RIGHT?

AND I'M IN NEW YORK,

DOING MY USUAL SATURDAY

NIGHT AT THE PIERRE BAR.

THE NIGHT MAN FLOATS ME

A DOUBLE CUANTRO,

'CAUSE HE KNOWS I LIKE

THE FRENCH STUFF.

IT IMPRESSES THE LADIES

OR WHATEVER.

SAYS HE'S GOT A GUY

FROM L.A.,

WANTS TO MEET ME,

IT'S A HUSH-HUSH THING.

BUT HE SMELLS MONEY, RIGHT?

SO RIGHT AWAY,

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,

I'M INTERESTED.

ANYWAY, LISTEN TO THIS,

BY THE WAY.

"BOB, THE NEWCOMER,

"FROM NEW YORK,

WITH A HAUNTING PRESENCE,

TURNS IN A TRULY

INSPIRING PERFORMANCE."

[LAUGHS]

COOL!

ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?

ANYWAY, SO, I MEET THE DUDE,

WHICH IS WHAT I CALL HIM,

THE DUDE, RIGHT, AND HE

LAYS OUT THE GIG FOR ME.

ALL I GOTTA DO, IS I HAVE

TO INITIATE AN AFFAIR

WITH THIS BROAD, RIGHT?

BUT HE'S GONNA GIVE ME

ALL THE PARTICULARS THAT I NEED

TO LIKE, PROPERLY SEDUCE HER.

NO SHIT!

SERIOUSLY.

I MEAN, HE'S GIVING ME

ALL THE ACCOUTREMENTS.

I'M TALKING A CAR,

UPGRADING THREADS,

EVERYTHING, RIGHT?

SO HE SHOWS ME A PICTURE.

I GOTTA SEE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE.

AND SHE LOOKS GOOD.

I MEAN, SHE'S ALMOST A BABE.

IT'S LIKE, I MEAN,

SHE'S A LITTLE BIT

SEDATE LOOKING.

BUT I'M THINKING,

"THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM."

TOTALLY DOABLE, NAILABLE THING.

PLUS, HE GOT YOU

THE LEAD IN THE PLAY, RIGHT?

MM-HMM, YES.

GOD, I LOVE THIS CITY.

COCKROACH TO BUDDING STAR

IN TWO MONTHS.

MM-HMM.

WHAT SORT OF EXTENSION

ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

MAYBE JUST A WEEK.

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE,

AREN'T YOU?

NO.

THEN LET'S HAVE IT.

I JUST NEED A FEW DAYS

TO VERIFY SOME THINGS

THAT SHE TOLD ME.

DON'T TRY TO BULLSHIT ME.

WHAT'S THE REAL REASON?

I NEED TO NAIL MY ENDING.

THAT'S ALL YOU HAD

TO SAY, ELIZABETH.

I'LL GIVE YOU ONE WEEK

BECAUSE I RESPECT YOUR HONESTY.

ELIZABETH, WHICH ONE OF THESE

WOULD YOU GO WITH?

WHO'S HE?

THAT'S OUR CHOICE.

[ELIZABETH]

SO, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME

YOU WERE AN ACTOR?

UH, WELL, BECAUSE,

WHENEVER YOU SAY THAT,

PEOPLE THINK YOU'RE A FLAKE.

ESPECIALLY IF

YOU'RE NOT FAMOUS.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

WELL, I WAS INTERVIEWING ANN

FOR THIS STORY I'M DOING

AND NOW SHE'S DISAPPEARED OFF

THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE

TO DO WITH ME?

I MEAN, 'CAUSE IF YOU THINK

I CAN HOOK YOU UP WITH HER,

YOU'RE WRONG.

ANYTHING PERSONAL

WOULD REALLY HELP.

NO, SEE, ANN WAS-- SHE WAS

REAL GOOD AT KEEPING HER LIFE

EXTRA-PRIVATE.

SO, ARE YOU SAYING THAT

YOU'RE HAVING A RELATIONSHIP

WITH A WOMAN AND YOU DON'T KNOW

THE FIRST THING ABOUT HER?

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

NO, I'M NOT SAYING

THAT AT ALL. I KNOW PLENTY.

I KNOW ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

I KNOW, LIKE, UH,

WHAT HER FAVORITE FOREPLAY IS.

I KNOW HOW SHE TREMBLES

JUST BEFORE SHE COMES.

I KNOW LOTS OF THINGS

ABOUT HER, PRETTY PRIVATE STUFF,

JUST NOT STUFF

THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU

OR YOUR LITTLE INTERVIEW.

HOW ABOUT HER HUSBAND?

DID SHE EVER MENTION HIM--

MAYBE WHERE HE WORKS,

WHAT HE DOES FOR A LIVING?

NOPE. WOULDN'T HAVE A CLUE.

I'M SURE SHE TOLD YOU.

REALLY, IT WAS

NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

MAYBE SHE JUST HAD HER FILL

AND THOUGHT ENOUGH'S ENOUGH.

HMM. LAST TIME

I SPOKE TO HER,

SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS

FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU.

SHE SOUNDED VERY EXCITED.

WHAT?

[LAUGHING]

IT'S BULLSHIT.

OKAY? SHE WAS IN LOVE

WITH HER HUSBAND, NOT ME.

SHE HAD GREAT SEX WITH ME.

IT WASN'T LOVE.

I THINK SHE KNOWS

THE DIFFERENCE.

WELL, SHE'S WRONG.

SHE DIDN'T SOUND WRONG.

ANN CAN SOUND

A LOT OF WAYS, OKAY?

SHE WAS VERY PRACTICED

IN THE ART OF DECEPTION.

I HAVE A FEELING YOU'RE

NOT BAD AT IT YOURSELF.

ONLY WHEN I'M PAID TO BE.

I'M AN ACTOR.

OH.

THAT'S NICE.

THANK YOU.

SHE MADE QUITE A POINT

OF A CATHOLIC BOARDING SCHOOL

THAT SHE WENT TO.

GRADUATE AT THE

TOP OF HER CLASS.

[LAUGHING]

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

A CATHOLIC BOARDING SCHOOL,

THE TOP OF HER CLASS?

COME ON. NO, NO, NO, NO.

ANN DIDN'T FINISH HIGH SCHOOL.

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M POSITIVE.

[ANSWERING MACHINE

MESSAGE, GARBLED]

[TAPE REWINDING]

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

I FIGURED IT OUT.

[GASPS]

GOD, YOU SCARED

THE HELL OUT OF ME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

HOW DID YOU KNOW

WHERE I LIVE?

WASN'T HARD TO FIND.

WHAT DID YOU FIGURE OUT?

SOMETHING ABOUT ANN?

NO.

ABOUT YOU.

SEE, FIRST,

I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,

WHAT IS THIS NICE,

HAPPILY MARRIED WOMAN DOING

WRITING ABOUT

EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS?

IT DOESN'T ADD UP.

I GET PAID

TO BE INTERESTED.

I DON'T BUY IT.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT ANN

OR HER AFFAIRS.

THIS IS ABOUT YOU.

PORTRAIT OF THE WRITER

EMERGING FROM DARKNESS.

HMM?

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

IS IT?

[CLEARS THROAT]

YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANN.

YOU'RE TRYING

TO FIND YOURSELF.

YOU DON'T KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT ME.

YEAH? INDULGE ME.

I MEAN, YOU--

YOU HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE

TO-TO HIDE YOUR LIFE

INSIDE THIS NARROW

LITTLE COMFORT ZONE.

IT IS SO OBVIOUS,

WHAT KIND OF WORLD

YOU'VE CREATED FOR YOURSELF.

YOU ARE NOT THE SUCCESSFUL

WRITER THAT YOU SHOULD BE.

WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE TRYING

TO PROTECT OURSELVES

DOESN'T WORK-- IT NEVER DOES.

LIFE IS NOT ABOUT

TRYING TO BE SAFE

AND COMFORTABLE.

LIFE IS ABOUT ONE THING--

IT'S ABOUT LIVING.

TO BE TRULY ALIVE,

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

TO FINALLY BE FREE?

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

YOU SEE, I GET IT.

I GET YOU.

AND HE DOESN'T, DOES HE?

YOUR HUSBAND, I MEAN.

OF COURSE HE DOESN'T,

BECAUSE HE IS NOT LIKE US.

HE'S NOT AN ARTIST.

SOMETIMES I GET SO SCARED.

I KNOW YOU DO.

BUT IT'S CALLING YOU,

AND YOU'VE GOT

TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT

TO LIVE WITH REGRETS, DO YOU?

HMM?

NO.

[PHONE RINGING]

[GASPS]

HELLO?

[ERIC] I GOT

THE BIGALOW ACCOUNT!

THAT'S GREAT, HONEY.

CAN YOU GIVE ME

A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT?

SURE. JUST LET ME KNOW

WHERE AND WHEN. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I LOVE YOU.

[SIGHS]

[ANN'S VOICE, GARBLED]

[BOB]

ARE YOU READY?

[GARBLED TAPE CONTINUES]

[ANN'S SCREAMS, GARBLED]

SHE SOUNDED REALLY SCARED,

LIKE SOMETHING AWFUL

WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

ELIZABETH, STOP OBSESSING

ABOUT THIS, JUST DROP THE STORY.

I CAN HANDLE IT!

YOU KNOW, I DON'T

GET YOU ANYMORE.

THIS SOUNDS DANGEROUS.

IT'S TIME TO BACK OFF, OKAY?

I CAN'T BACK OFF.

I HAVE TO DO THIS.

I KNOW YOU PROBABLY

WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND. TRY ME.

LIFE IS NOT ABOUT BEING SAFE,

IT'S NOT ABOUT PRETENDING.

IT'S ABOUT SEEING THINGS

FOR WHAT THEY REALLY ARE.

LIKE NOT PRETENDING

WE'RE NOT HAVING PROBLEMS

WITH OUR MARRIAGE,

THAT I DIDN'T FIND

A BOOK IN THE CLOSET

FROM ANOTHER WOMAN,

OBVIOUSLY A RELATIONSHIP

YOU FEEL YOU HAVE

TO HIDE FROM ME.

WHY CAN'T YOU

LET GO OF THE PAST?

WHY CAN'T YOU?

I CAN'T GET INTO THIS

RIGHT NOW. I GOTTA GO.

YOU'VE ALWAYS GOTTA GO!

I'M NOT BACKING OFF, ERIC!

[GRUNTING]

MAN, YOU ARE GOOD.

IF I WERE GRIFF, I WOULD

NOT WANT TO MESS WITH YOU.

[PANTING]

I THINK I FEEL BETTER.

YEAH.

[LAUGHING]

IT'S YOUR TURN NOW. GREAT.

HEY, I'VE BEEN

MEANING TO ASK YOU,

HOW'D THAT SURPRISE GO?

WHAT SURPRISE?

YOU KNOW, ERIC SITTING

NEXT TO YOU ON THE FLIGHT

TO SAN FRANCISCO.

I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED

VERY ROMANTIC.

WHAT ARE YOU

TALKING ABOUT, LAURIE?

WHAT?

HIS SECRETARY CALLED ME

AND SHE ASKED ME

TO BOOK A SEAT NEXT TO YOU.

ERIC DOESN'T

HAVE A SECRETARY.

HE DOESN'T?

SO, WHO DID

SIT NEXT TO YOU?

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

OKAY, I'M OUT OF HERE.

HERE'S THE NUMBER

OF THE DETECTIVE IN NEW YORK.

I GAVE HIM THE RUNDOWN

AND I TOLD HIM

TO CALL YOU WITH SOME ANSWERS.

PERFECT. THANK YOU,

LAURIE. YOU'RE A LIFESAVER.

I'M SO ON TOP OF IT,

IT'S SCARY.

I'VE GOTTA RUN. CIAO.

YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE.

GOOD NIGHT, LAURIE.

WELL, IT'S NICE

TO SEE YOU HERE.

ONE MIGHT BELIEVE

YOU ARE ACTUALLY A WRITER.

YEAH, LITTLE OLD ME,

OUT IN THE REAL WORLD

LIVING DANGEROUSLY.

WHY THE LONG FACE?

YOU HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE

WITH THE ARTICLE?

WHY DON'T WE

GO ACROSS THE STREET

AND HAVE OURSELVES A DRINK

AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.

COME ON, GRIFF,

YOU KNOW I DON'T DRINK.

YOU'RE A BIG GIRL, ELIZABETH.

AND I'M A GOOD LISTENER.

COME ON.

WHAT THE HELL.

[ELIZABETH]

SHE'S IN THE SEAT NEXT TO ME,

SHE'S AT THE SAME HOTEL.

MAKES SURE SHE RUNS INTO ME.

JUST TOO MANY COINCIDENCES.

IT'S LIKE SHE'S LYING TO ME

ABOUT EVERYTHING.

YOUR SUBJECT IS BECOMING

A SLIPPERY CHARACTER.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

YOU HEARD FROM HER?

FOUR DAYS AGO.

DO YOU KNOW

WHAT'S REALLY WEIRD?

I CAN'T QUITE EXPLAIN IT,

BUT IT'S LIKE SHE WANTS ME

TO WRITE THIS ARTICLE.

LIKE SHE FOUND ME.

I'D GIVE HER A COUPLE

OF DAYS. DO YOU HAVE

ANY LEADS TO GO ON?

MAYBE.

THERE'S THIS GUY.

HER LOVER?

YES.

BUT HE DOESN'T

SEEM TO KNOW ANYTHING.

GRIFFIN, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN

YOUR MATE IS HAVING AN AFFAIR?

I'M SURE THERE ARE SIGNS.

INTIMATE ONES, BUT I

WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS

SO HARD ON ME?

EVER SINCE I CAME HERE,

IT'S LIKE I CAN

DO NOTHING RIGHT.

ELIZABETH, YOU HAVE

THE POTENTIAL TO FLY,

BUT YOU'RE STILL CRAWLING.

AND THERE IS ANOTHER REASON

WHY I HAD

TO KEEP MY DISTANCE.

I KNOW WHY. IT'S BECAUSE

YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL,

AND I'M NOTHING

BUT A SCANDALOUS FRESHMAN.

BELIEVE ME, I GET IT.

ELIZABETH, EVER SINCE

WE FIRST MET

WHEN I WAS LECTURING

AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

I SAW HOW MUCH ALIKE WE ARE.

I'VE WATCHED YOU BLOSSOM

INTO THIS INCREDIBLY

AMAZING WOMAN.

AND I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN

THAT YOU HAD IT IN YOU

TO BE AN INCREDIBLE JOURNALIST.

YOU THINK I'M GOOD?

YES, I DO.

WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER TELL ME?

WHAT I DIDN'T COUNT ON WAS--

WAS FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU.

ELIZABETH,

LET ME JUST SAY,

I THINK WE WOULD

BE A GREAT TEAM.

I THINK WE COULD HAVE

AN AMAZING LIFE TOGETHER.

WOULD YOU CARE TO DISCUSS THIS

AT ANOTHER TIME?

[ANN]

HE GIVES ME FLOWERS,

BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.

WHEN HE KISSES ME,

IT'S ELECTRIC.

AND DID I MENTION TO YOU

THAT HE REALLY KNOWS HOW

TO SATISFY A WOMAN?

[ELIZABETH]

YOU'RE SHAMELESS.

[ANN LAUGHING]

PERHAPS. BUT I'M HAPPY.

YOU DON'T KNOW HAPPINESS

UNTIL YOU'VE HAD

A LOVER LIKE BOB.

[PHONE RINGING]

HELLO?

DO YOU LIKE THEM?

YES. THEY'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DIDN'T MEAN

TO UPSET YOU EARLIER.

[SIGHS]

IT'S OKAY, IT'S JUST--

WELL, YOU CAUGHT ME

OFF GUARD.

LISTEN, I THINK I MIGHT

HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

I FOUND ANN'S HOTEL RECEIPT.

MAYBE IT'LL HELP.

WHEN CAN I GET IT?

OH, UM, HOW ABOUT

TOMORROW NIGHT?

AFTER MY SHOW.

REALLY?YEAH.

YOU COULD, UH--

YOU COULD COME OVER.

YOU HAVE THE ADDRESS, RIGHT?

IT'S ON THE CARD

WITH THE FLOWERS.

OKAY. I'LL BE THERE.

OKAY. GOOD.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU.

WAIT A MINUTE, BOB?

YEAH?

ONE MORE THING.

WHERE WERE YOU

LAST WEDNESDAY?

HMM. I WAS--

[CHUCKLES]

I WAS DOING MY PLAY.

DID YOU SEE ANN

AFTERWARDS?

NO, I WISH I DID.

LET ME SEE.

I CAME HOME,

I FINISHED THIS BIO

I WAS READING ON OLIVIER.

I, UH, MADE A POT OF COFFEE.

MOCHA BEANS. UM--

I SMOKED A CIGAR,

BRUSHED MY TEETH,

HAD A PINT OF GREAT ICE CREAM.

ALL RIGHT,

I GET THE PICTURE.

[LAUGHING]

WAIT, WHAT FLAVOR?

OH, UH, PEANUT-BUTTER SWIRL.

MMM.

I HOPE THIS WAS

PRE-TOOTH BRUSHING.

[LAUGHING]

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WEIRD.

YEAH. WAIT, I DIDN'T TELL YOU

ABOUT MY WHOLE HAIR PROCESS.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH.

[LAUGHING]

I'M, UM-- I'M REALLY SORRY

ABOUT EARLIER TODAY.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

TOMORROW NIGHT.

[CHUCKLING]

HERE YOU GO.

THANKS.

LET'S GRAB A COFFEE.

CAN WE HAVE A COUPLE

OF ICE COFFEES, PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM, HERE YOU GO.

HOW'S THE STORY

COMING ALONG?

GOOD.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I HAVE A DATE TONIGHT TO PICK UP

A PIECE OF THE MISSING PUZZLE.

AND WHO HAS THAT PIECE?

FRIEND OF A FRIEND.

DOES THIS FRIEND

PLAY A PART IN THE FANTASY?

YOU COULD SAY THAT.

BUT IT'S JUST

A FANTASY, RIGHT?

LAURIE, I'M JUST DOING MY JOB.

I KNOW. I BELIEVE YOU.

HAVE YOU HEARD

FROM THE DETECTIVE

IN NEW YORK ABOUT BOB?

NOT YET.

HE ALWAYS DELIVERS.

[ELIZABETH]

GOD, I HOPE SO.

[KNOCKING]

COME IN, IT'S OPEN.

HI.

HI.

WELCOME TO MY BEAUTIFUL ABODE.

WOW, IT'S GREAT.

THANKS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I READ YOUR REVIEWS,

THEY'RE REALLY GREAT.

YEAH. YEAH,

LOOKS LIKE I'M, UH,

FINALLY STARTING TO GET

THE RECOGNITION I DESERVE.

"KISS OR KILL."

[LAUGHING]

I LIKE THAT.

ME TOO. SIT DOWN.

MAKE YOURSELF

COMFORTABLE. RELAX.

TAKE YOUR COAT OFF.

THANKS.

I THINK WE SHOULD

HAVE A DRINK.

HERE'S TO BEING ABSOLUTELY

TOTALLY,

100% ALIVE--

TRULY ALIVE.

[LAUGHS]

I HAVE A FEELING

YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT THAT.

I DO.

OH, MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE

YOU HAVE THAT PICTURE.

I HAVE THE SAME

EXACT ONE IN MY HOUSE.

REALLY? I'VE HAD THAT

SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.

ME, TOO.

NO WAY.

WHEN I FIRST SAW IT,

I WAS TRULY AMAZED.

YOU BOX, TOO?

YES, I DO.

SO DO I.

YOU DO?

A LITTLE BIT.

LET ME GET THAT

RECEIPT FOR YOU.

OKAY.

HERE.

THANK YOU.

HERE, HERE, HERE.

TASTE THAT.

I GOTTA GO.

[MOANING]

WHERE YOU GONNA GO?

OH.

[MOANING]

[MOANING]

SON OF A BITCH.

WHAT THE HELL--

THINK YOU'RE GONNA NAIL ME?

NO FUCKING WAY.

NO FUCKING WAY.

[SIGHING]

[DOOR OPENING, CLOSING]

SHIT.

[TOILET FLUSHING]

[WHISPERING]

WHERE IS IT?

"JENNIFER."

[MOUTHING]

YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?

YEAH. THANKS.

[SPITTING]

MORNING.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

[ERIC]

HEY, IT'S ME. YOU THERE?

LIZZY?

I MISS YOU.

[BEEPS]

[ERIC]

BABY, WHERE ARE YA?

I HOPE EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

LOOK, THINGS

ARE GOING GREAT UP HERE.

I WANT TO APOLOGIZE.

I'M SORRY. I LOVE YOU.

CALL ME AT THE HOTEL.

[BEEPS]

[GRIFFIN]

WHERE'S MY STORY, ELIZABETH?

YOUR TIME'S UP.

[BEEPS]

[WHISPERS]

WHAT IF I CAN'T DO THIS?

[MAN]

YEAH, THIS IS

DETECTIVE JAMES MARTIN.

I GOT THAT INFORMATION

YOU REQUESTED.

I'M GONNA FAX YOU

THE RAP SHEET ON THIS GUY.

HE'S A SEASONED CRIMINAL WITH

SEVERAL FELONIES ON HIS RECORD.

YOU SHOULD BE REAL CAREFUL

AROUND HIM.

[BEEPS]

[GASPS]

[EXHALES]

ERIC, WHERE ARE YOU?

[CRYING]

WHERE ARE YOU?

[WOMAN]

SAN FRANCISCO HILTON.

ERIC BARTON, PLEASE.

UH, HE CHECKED OUT

THIS MORNING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

HE CHECKED OUT?

ARE YOU SURE?

YES, POSITIVE.

YEAH, OKAY. THANK YOU.

HE CHECKED OUT.

ERIC, WHERE ARE YOU

WHEN I NEED YOU?

WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?

FUCKING LIES!

[SOBBING]

HI.

HEY.

CAN YOU HELP ME? SURE.

A FRIEND OF MINE MAY HAVE

PURCHASED SOMETHING HERE.

CAN YOU MAKE

ANY SENSE OF THIS?

CAN MAKE OUT A FIRST NAME--

JENNIFER. BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.

LAST NAME IS TOO SMUDGED.

[SIGHS]

WELL, IS THERE ANY OTHER SOURCE

WHERE IT MIGHT BE?

NOT ON A FIRST-TIME BUYER.

NICE-LOOKING LADY, THOUGH.

GREAT LEGS.

CAN YOU TELL

WHAT SHE BOUGHT?

SONY EIGHT MILLIMETER VIDEO

CAMERA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TIMER.

SHE WANTED THAT.

FOR THE CAMERA?

SURE. SECURITY, SURVEILLANCE,

KINKY STUFF IN THE BEDROOM.

[CHUCKLES]

NO, JUST KIDDING. SHE DIDN'T

SEEM THE TYPE. HE DID.

HE?

YEAH, THE GUY WITH HER.

TALL, DARK,

KIND OF ITALIAN.

PASSING HIMSELF OFF

AS AN ACTOR.

GREAT EXCUSE NOT TO WORK

IF YOU ASK ME.

FUNNY, I JUST CALLED.

HIS ORDER IS READY.

WHAT ORDER?

MADE SOME DUPES FOR HIM,

COPIES OF A VIDEO.

IT WAS A RUSH ORDER, I GUESS.

SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

I'D GET IT FOR YOU,

BUT IT'S NOT HERE.

WE FARMED IT OUT.

HE'S PICKING IT UP

DIRECTLY FROM THE LAB DOWNTOWN.

TELL THEM I SENT YOU.

THANK YOU.

HEY, COME BACK ANY TIME!

I GET YOU A DEAL ON A VIDEO.

[BELL RINGS]

MMM!

YEAH.

[GRIFFIN] HONESTLY, I DON'T

SEE ONE DECENT PHOTOGRAPH

OF THE WHOLE BUNCH.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT--

PLEASE, JUST ONE MORE DAY.

I'M ONTO SOMETHING, I SWEAR.

HOLD ON A SECOND.

ELIZABETH, I NEED REAL PROOF.

I'M GETTING IT.

LEAVE IT HERE. I'LL GIVE IT

A READ. MEET ME ACROSS

THE STREET AT 5:30

AND LEAVE

YOUR CELL NUMBER.

NO, NOT YOU.

WELL, HONESTLY, JUST THE THOUGHT

OF LOOKING AT THEM AGAIN

MAKES ME NAUSEOUS.

FORGET ABOUT IT.

I'M PULLING YOU OFF THE PROJECT.

[LINE RINGING]

[MACHINE BEEPS]

GRIFF, ELIZABETH.

I'M ON TO SOMETHING.

335 BRILL. I'M GONNA BE LATE

FOR OUR 5:30, BUT I'LL BE THERE.

GOTTA HAVE THE GUTS

TO KNOW YOUR ENDING, BETH.

OKAY.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BOB'S VOICE]

SHE WAS AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND.

[BOB LAUGHING]

I THINK THAT THIS

CHANGES EVERYTHING.

NO WAY.

HEY, I FULFILLED MY END

OF THE DEAL, MAN!

YOU CAN'T JUST DECIDE THAT NOW!

I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU DO THIS!

HEY, FUCK YOU, MAN!

WE HAD A DEAL.

THE GIRL IS FINE.

LISTEN, I'M WATCHING

THIS THING RIGHT NOW.

WELL, LISTEN TO ME.

I'VE GOT THE ORIGINAL AND

I'VE GOT THE ONLY COPIES, OKAY?

SO, WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?

LOOK, IF SHE BECOMES

A PROBLEM, I'LL TAKE

CARE OF HER PERSONALLY.

UH, I'M GONNA CALL YOU

RIGHT BACK.

[BOB]

HEY!

ELIZABETH!

WAIT UP!

[SCREAMS]

[PANTING]

[HITTING BUTTONS]

[SCREAMS]

COME ON!

COME ON.

[PANTING]

[PANTING]

DAMN! FUCK!

[SCREAMS]

ELIZABETH, GOD,

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

MY STORY JUST GOT BIGGER.

THE WOMAN I'VE BEEN

LOOKING FOR, I THINK SHE'S DEAD.

DEAD? MY GOD,

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'LL CHECK IN LATER.

NAILING THE ENDING

OF YOUR STORY DOES NOT MEAN

THE END OF YOU, ELIZABETH.

DO YOU HAVE PROOF?

I'M THIS CLOSE.

MY GOD, CHILD, WHAT HAVE YOU

GOTTEN YOURSELF INTO?

[GRIFFIN]

LIZZY, HONEY, WHERE ARE YOU?

LIZZY?

IS HE AT THE THEATER YET?

HE'S SCHEDULED TO GO ON TONIGHT,

BUT HE ISN'T HERE YET.

DAMN IT, I'VE GOTTA

GET THAT TAPE.

I KNOW THAT'S WHAT

ANN WAS TRYING TO SAY

ON MY ANSWERING MACHINE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW HE HASN'T?

BECAUSE I SNUCK OVER TO HIS

PLACE AND SAW HIM WATCHING IT.

I'VE GOTTA GET IN THERE,

GET IT AND GET OUT.

YOU'RE IN WAY OVER YOUR HEAD.

YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL.

I KNOW, BUT LIKE GRIFF SAYS,

NO GUTS, NO STORY.

LAURIE, I NEED YOU

TO BUY ME SOME TIME.

IF HE SHOWS UP HERE,

JUST MAKE SURE

HE DOESN'T LEAVE.

BE CAREFUL.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

[DOOR OPENING]

[MAN]

OKAY, THANKS!

SEE YOU LATER.

BOB?

[MAN GASPS]

[GASPING]

[GASPING]

THE DUDE.

I'M NOT--

[FOOTSTEPS CLIMBING STAIRS]

[MAN WHISTLING]

[PLASTIC RUSTLING]

[ZIPPER CLOSING]

[BODY BAG DRAGGING

ON FLOOR]

[GASPING]

[CAR DOOR OPENING]

[DOOR CLOSING]

ERIC?

[NO AUDIO]

OH, MY GOD.

[DIALING]

[LINE RINGING]

COME ON, PICK UP.

PICK UP.

GRIFF!

ELIZABETH?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE

WHAT I'VE JUST SEEN.

WHAT'S WRONG?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

ELIZABETH, WHAT'S WRONG?

ELIZABETH?

[CAR DOOR CLOSING]

WHERE ARE YOU?

OH, SHIT.

HE'S STILL HERE.

ELIZABETH!

HE'S HERE!

WHO?

PICK ME UP AT THE MARKET

ON OCEAN. PLEASE HURRY.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

[ENGINE NOT TURNING OVER]

[ENGINE STARTS]

DRIVE!

[PANTING]

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE

THIS VIDEO-- WHAT'S ON IT,

WHAT I SAW TONIGHT.

HAVE YOU SPOKEN

TO ANYONE ELSE ABOUT THIS?

NO, I MEAN, I HAVEN'T HAD TIME.

I JUST CAME FROM THERE.

WHERE?

BOB'S.

BOB?

BOB WAS MURDERED

TONIGHT BY--

OH, MY GOD. BY, I THINK,

ERIC, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

IT JUST HAPPENED SO FAST.

MURDERED?

WELL, JUST RELAX, ELIZABETH.

I HAVE TO TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE

WHERE YOU'LL BE SAFE.

[GASPS]

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

I JUST HAVE TO MAKE

A LITTLE DETOUR.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?

I HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE

FOR YOU, ELIZABETH.

[CHUCKLES]

DID I EVER TELL YOU

THAT I HATE SURPRISES?

[GASPING]

YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU

SURELY CANNOT HIDE.

WHAT IS DESTINED

TO BE, SHALL BE.

[GRIFFIN]

PLEASE, MY LOVE.

[ELIZABETH]

WHAT IS IT?

[GRIFFIN]

IT'S FOR YOU.

[ELIZABETH]

I CAN'T.

OH, I THINK YOU CAN.

I THINK WE CAN.

CAN WHAT?

CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT.

WHATEVER YOU WANT, ELIZABETH.

WE THINK WE KNOW LIFE.

WE THINK WE KNOW PEOPLE,

BUT WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

THE ONLY THING I AM CERTAIN OF

IS MY LOVING YOU.

I NEVER REALIZED I WAS CAPABLE

OF SO MUCH LOVE.

NOR OF DOING WHAT

I HAVE UNFORTUNATELY DONE,

WHICH CIRCUMSTANCES

HAVE FORCED ME TO DO.

ANN WAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY GIFTED

WOMAN AT MAKING PEOPLE BELIEVE

WHAT SHE WANTED

THEM TO BELIEVE.

EVERYONE THOUGHT

SHE WAS SUCH A DEVOTED WIFE.

WIFE?

OH, DON'T WORRY

ABOUT THAT, ELIZABETH.

THE HATE IN OUR MARRIAGE STEMMED

FROM SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL

THAN MERE INFIDELITY.

SHE WANTED TO DESTROY ME,

DESTROY ALL MY DREAMS,

WHEN SHE REALIZED I WAS

NO LONGER IN LOVE WITH HER.

AND SHE WOULD HAVE

TAKEN EVERYTHING FROM ME.

SHE WAS AS MANIPULATING

AND COLD-BLOODED AS THEY COME.

SHE WAS PEERLESS IN THAT.

BUT LET'S NOT DWELL

ON THE MORBID.

WOULD YOU LIKE

TO HAVE SOME STRAWBERRIES?

PLEASE.

OUR LIFE TOGETHER WILL BE RATHER

EXTRAORDINARY FROM NOW ON.

TOGETHER WE WILL CONQUER

THE LITERARY WORLD.

WE'LL START AT A FIVE-YEAR

CONTRACT WITH THE MAGAZINE

STARTING AT

A SIX-FIGURE LEVEL.

CAR-- YOUR CHOICE OF COURSE.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE

TO HAVE A HOUSE IN MALIBU

AND A PENTHOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY

AND A TABLE OF YOUR OWN

AT ELAINE'S?

WE'LL GO TO ALL THE BEST PLACES.

YOU AND I WILL TRAVEL

THE WORLD TOGETHER. RIGHT?

ANYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES,

YOU WILL HAVE.

HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN

THAT I HAVE A HUSBAND?

OH, YES, A HUSBAND THAT

STARTED THIS WHOLE DIRTY THING.

THE HUSBAND THAT CHEATED,

THE HUSBAND THAT LIED,

THE HUSBAND THAT DIDN'T

BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS,

JUST CARED ABOUT YOUR

PAYCHECK, DIDN'T GIVE A DAMN

ABOUT YOU AND YOUR LIFE.

YES, YOUR HUSBAND.

I'VE BEEN CONSIDERING THIS.

YOUR PRECIOUS HUSBAND.

HOW WILL YOU EXPLAIN ANN?

APPARENTLY,

ANN AND HER LOVER

ARE ON AN EXTENDED VACATION

IN BARBADOS.

PROBABLY WILL NOT BE RETURNING,

AND THAT OF COURSE

WILL DEVASTATE ME,

BUT I WILL CARRY ON.

WHAT ABOUT BOB?

SOMETIMES A MAN'S CHECKERED PAST

CATCHES UP WITH HIM

WHICH REQUIRES

A HASTY DEPARTURE,

USUALLY TO A FARAWAY,

FOREIGN COUNTRY.

YOU CERTAINLY

HAVE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING.

YES, I HAVE.

LET'S SAY I'VE EDITED IT DOWN

TO A WORKABLE PIECE.

[LAUGHING]

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE,

ELIZABETH, IS I LOVE YOU.

I KNOW THE LIFESTYLE

THAT YOU WANT.

AND I CAN GIVE YOU

EVERYTHING YOU WANT.

THERE IS, HOWEVER,

ONE THING I MUST INSIST UPON.

WE TAKE CARE OF ERIC.

TAKE CARE OF?

WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER.

THAT WILL SEAL

OUR BOND OF LOVE.

[LOUD KNOCKING]

[GASPING]

[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND,

I'VE INVITED A FRIEND OF YOURS.

ERIC.

THANK YOU

FOR JOINING US. PLEASE.

I'M SURE YOU KNOW

THE YOUNG LADY,

OUR NEW STAFF JOURNALIST.

PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.

SO YOU ACTUALLY MADE

THE BIG TIME? YOU'RE

THE NEW STAFF WRITER?

OH, YES.

ELIZABETH IS DESTINED

FOR BIG THINGS, INDEED.

CONGRATULATIONS, HONEY.

YES. I WAS JUST TELLING

ELIZABETH ABOUT THE APARTMENT.

FASCINATING STORY OF HOW

I CAME ABOUT FINDING THIS PLACE.

I THOUGHT THIS PLACE

WAS ANN'S.

SO DID ANN. LITTLE DID SHE KNOW

SHE WAS SUBLETTING FROM ME.

ERIC, I BELIEVE YOU KNOW

MY WIFE, ANN, DO YOU NOT?

UH, POSSIBLY.

HMM, POSSIBLY.

FUNNY.

I THOUGHT FOR SURE YOU AND

MY WIFE WERE HAVING AN AFFAIR.

[SCOFFS]

ALL RIGHT. LIZZY,

THIS GUY'S OUT OF HIS MIND.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

[GRUNTS]

NOW, DOES THAT HELP

REFRESH YOUR MEMORY?

[COCKS GUN]

ONE OF THOSE LONG,

LINGERING AFTERNOONS

UP THERE IN MY HOTEL

WITH MY WIFE.

OR DO YOU NEED TO SIT DOWN,

COLLECT YOUR THOUGHTS?

PUT YOUR PATHETIC ASS

IN THIS CHAIR.

WHAT IS THIS BULLSHIT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!

SEE? HE DOESN'T

KNOW ANYTHING.

HE DOESN'T?

EXHIBIT "A",

ANN'S DIARY.

LET ME READ A FEW PASSAGES.

"AUGUST 19TH,"

JUST SEVERAL MONTHS AGO,

"ERIC MADE SUCH A FUNNY JOKE

TODAY ABOUT THAT NITWIT WIFE

OF HIS, THE WRITER.

"THE JOKE WAS, 'WAS SHE MORE

INEXPERIENCED AT MAKING LOVE

OR WRITING?'

GOD, DID WE LAUGH."

YOU'RE LYING.

I NEVER SAID THAT!

IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE.

NO!

NO! YOU'RE LYING!

HE'S LYING!

IS THIS LYING?

ALL RIGHT.

IT HAPPENED BEFORE

WE MET, I SWEAR.

IS THAT BEING

A DEVOTED HUSBAND, ERIC?

I THINK IT'S DISGUSTING.

MAKING FUN OF YOUR

LOVELY WIFE'S DREAMS.

I KNEW IT.

I KNEW IT ALL ALONG.

ALL RIGHT, I HAD JUST

ABOUT ENOUGH OUT OF YOU,

YOU FUCKING PSYCHO!

[GUNSHOT]

GODDAMN!

[GROANING]

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG

WITH THIS MAN?

WHY DO PEOPLE NOT BELIEVE

WHEN SOMEONE HAS A GUN

THEY WILL USE IT?

I HAVE YOUR WIFE AND A GUN

AND I WILL USE THE GUN AGAIN.

[GRUNTS]

[GROANING]

YOU OKAY?

[ERIC]

GET THE GUN!

GET THE GUN!

[GUNSHOT]

[MOANS]

HONEY! HONEY, YOU OKAY?

OH, GOD. OH, FUCK.

[SIRENS WAILING]

COME ON.

[ERIC]

IS HE DEAD?

[ELIZABETH]

I'M A WRITER NOW--

A SUCCESSFUL, SINGLE WRITER.

ERIC AND I TRIED

TO WORK IT OUT,

BUT IT WAS OBVIOUS THERE

WAS NOTHING LEFT TO WORK OUT.

OF COURSE,

GRIFF WASN'T DEAD.

[APPLAUSE]

TWO WEEKS AGO,

I HEARD THAT HE'D ESCAPED

FROM THE SANITARIUM.

THEY TOLD ME THAT HE SAID

THAT HE LIVED ONLY FOR ME.

AND IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE

I ALMOST ENVY THAT.

I WISH I FELT

THAT WAY ABOUT SOMEONE.

WHO KNOWS?

MAYBE SOMEDAY, I WILL.

GREAT BOOK.

THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR COMING.

AND YES, I AM

WRITING ANOTHER ONE.

THIS IS EXCITING.

THE TURNOUT IS SO GREAT.

I KNOW.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, LIZZY.

I'M GONNA GET YOU

SOME WATER.

OKAY.

CONGRATULATIONS, ELIZABETH.

YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO SATISFY

A LOT OF PEOPLE'S FANTASY.

HOW'S THAT?

YOU SHOT THE BOSS.

OH.

I'D LOVE TO TAKE YOU TO DINNER.

I'M IN TOWN FOR A COUPLE DAYS.

I DON'T THINK SO.

UM, THIS PRESS TOUR,

IT'S KILLING ME.

BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER.

RIGHT.

[GIGGLING]

NOW THAT IS

ONE GOOD-LOOKING MAN.

WHY DIDN'T YOU ACCEPT?

LAURIE, I'M NOT INTERESTED

IN ANYTHING CASUAL.

AND EVEN THE MOST

INNOCENT LITTLE AFFAIR

CAN END IN DISASTER.

I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

[GRIFFIN'S VOICE ECHOING]

YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU

SURELY CANNOT HIDE.

[GASPS]

I'M SORRY.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHAT HAPPENED?

YEAH, I'M FINE, UH--

CAN I SIGN THAT FOR YOU?

YES, PLEASE.

HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

[GRIFFIN'S VOICE ECHOING]

WHAT IS DESTINED TO BE,

SHALL BE.