Act 2 Scene 1 Flashcards
We’ve been over this. When I knew her she was Barbara Pepper. She obviously kept her married name despite the divorce.
A teenage dalliance with her college professor comes back to haunt a respectable Georgetown wife. It’s like a Jane Wyman movie. But with lesbians.
But Barbara Grant’s out every night of the week with a different date (cut)
Well, a date with Millie certainly would’ve been different.
You know what I mean, Mildred. We can deny this.
If she says anything at all, which she might not. Probably won’t. It certainly wouldn’t improve her situation.
They weren’t calling her a security risk before.
You don’t think she’d resort to blackmail, do you?
I for one think she’d turn us all in at the first opportunity.
But it’s her word against Millie and Bob. All you have to do is deny it.
My character is unassailable. Barbara’s just some tramp. No one’ll listen to any of her nonsense.
Are you really sure Bob?
What would I say?
Tell him that slut’s concocting fantastical stories. Speaking of: Millie, what did you tell Kitty Sunderson?
Kitty’ll be next door soon. We should head over, Jimmy.
Of course. This is not a crisis. We can work this out.
Ta. (EX Norma, Kitty, Barbara)
Shit!
Well, that could be from any Mildred in the world.
Except she just admitted it in front of Kitty Fucking Sunderson. What do they say?
Kitty confuses easily. We can overcome that. The onus will be upon Barbara to prove it was you.
Really Bob? Even if Barbara files a concern? With everyone else it’s guilty until proven innocent. Why would it be any different if it involves you?
It was just the one time!
Oh nobody’s ever used that excuse before.
We never planned for this Jim.
Well, operating without a plan now isn’t doing us any favors.
I’m sorry, Jimmy, you have a brilliant idea you neglected to offer?
Not just yet. I’ve gotta think. (walk) Bob?
But (cut)
Millie, we will talk in the morning.
