[BETTY]
I read
One of your stories
Wasn't it Scribner's
Some magazine
Title -
Something with windows
[JOE]
It was "Blind Windows"
If that's what you mean
[BETTY]
That's right
I really liked it
[JOE]
I'm all warm and runny inside
[BETTY]
Let me pitch it to Sheldrake
[JOE]
I may be broke
But I still have my pride
[BETTY]
Come on
Get off your high horse
Writers with pride don't live in L.A
Silence
Exile and cunning
Those are the only cards you can play
[JOE]
Sheldrake won't buy this story
He likes trash with fairy lights
Jesus, think of the effort
Trying to get him to heighten his sights
[BETTY]
Every movie's a circus
Can't we discuss this
Schwab's Thursday night?
[JOE]
What for?
Nothing will happen
I gotta go now
Fight the good fight
[BETTY]
What's the rush?
[JOE]
See those gorillas?
[BETTY]
Yes, what about them?
[JOE]
Do me a terrific favor
Keep them amused while I escape
[BETTY]
If you're at Schwab's on Thursday
[JOE, spoken]
Done. Look, those guys are after my car. If I lose that in this town, it's like having my legs cut off
[BETTY, spoken]
Let's duck into the soundstage
[FIRST FINANCEMAN]
Come on, Gillis, give us the keys
[BETTY, spoken]
Shhh! Please be quiet, Mr. DeMille is shooting right over there
[FIRST FINANCEMAN, spoken]
So what?
[BETTY, spoken]
He's working on "Samson and Delilah" - they're doing a red-hot scene with Hedy Lamarr. You want to stay and watch?
[FIRST FINANCEMAN, spoken]
No
[SECOND FINANCEMAN, spoken]
Relax, we got five minutes