Norma Is this what you're looking for, by any chance? Joe Why, yes. Norma Whose phone number is this? I've been worried about the line of my throat. I think this woman has done wonders with it. Joe Good Norma And I have lost half a pound since Tuesday Joe Very good Norma Now it's after nine, I'd better get to bed Joe You had Norma Are you coming up? Joe I think I'll read a while longer Norma You went out last night, didn't you, Joe? Joe I went for a walk Norma You took the car Joe I drove to the beach Norma Who's Betty Schaeffer? Joe Surely, you don't want me to feel as if I'm a prisoner in this house? Norma You don't understand Joe, I'm under a terrible strain. It's been so hard I even got myself a revolver. The only thing that stopped me from killing myself Was the thought of all those people Waiting to see me back on the screen. How could I disappoint them? All I ask is a little patience, a little understanding. Joe Norma, there's nothing to worry about, I haven't done anything Norma Of course you haven't, Good night, my darling Joe I should have stayed there, poor Norma, So desperate to be ready for what would never happen But Betty would be waiting, We had a script to finish one unexpected love scene Two people, both risking a kind of happy ending.
