Act 2, Scene 8

Question 1

(1) Connie: How was lunch?

Answer 1

Connie, I’m tellin’ you that man was almost… human. He listens to the Beach Boys for chrissakes.

Question 2

(2) Connie: … You bring back fries? Pixie?

Answer 2

I’d pass by their office, maybe I’d be having a rough day? [To Ronda and Emily.] Hey, y’all!

Question 3

(3) Emily: It’d be soooo cool.

Answer 3

I don’t know, sugar. May-be…

Question 4

(4) Christians: [singing] Are you washed in the blood of the lamb?

Answer 4

[To audience.] Well, I finally went to church with them just to make that child happy. You know kids…

Question 5

(5) Christian Man: Ronda’s told us so much about you.

Answer 5

She did?

Question 6

(6) Christian Woman 2: Can you stay for Bible Study?

Answer 6

Well -

Question 7

(7) Emily: I made you another picture -

Answer 7

“Help Miss Norma come to Jesus… and to quit smoking… and stop killin’ babies.” [To Connie:] Do you believe this? [Sit.] It’s like… they don’t even care ‘bout Jane Roe. They care about Norma McCorvey. You know I always been a spiritual person, Connie… But I was in church last night? And I felt something swooshy inside, like something flew right through me. I felt the Holy Spirit and I started crying like a baby.

Question 8

(8) Connie: … I’m glad for you, Pixie.

Answer 8

Sugar, I been looking for something like this my whole life. Someone to love me. Someone to take care of me. Someone to wipe out all the awful shit I’ve done and the shit that’s been done to me.

Question 9

(9) Connie: Well, Pixie, I try to -

Answer 9

And I realize now - Jesus Christ is the only one who could do that. I’m gonna get baptized, Connie. I’m gonna accept Jesus Christ as my savior.

Question 10

(10) Connie: … Well, if that’s what feels right in your heart…

Answer 10

Come to church with me?

Question 11

(11) Flip: Amen.

Answer 11

Y’all, this is my -

Question 12

(12) Ronda: Norma’s good friend -

Answer 12

Connie Gonzalez.

Question 13

(13) Connie: Thanks.

Answer 13

Flip, this is -

Question 14

(14) Flip: Welcome, Miss Connie!

Answer 14

And of course she’s coming to my baptism.

Question 15

(15) Ronda: … wear a bra, Miss Norma -

Answer 15

Girl, I haven’t worn a bra in 30 years!

Question 16

(16) Flip: … I’d like to buy you a drink.

Answer 16

Say what?

Question 17

(17) Flip: … “All things are possible to him that believes.”

Answer 17

It’s a miracle all right.

Question 18

(18) Flip: … That’s somethin’.

Answer 18

Well, she’s Catholic you know.

Question 19

(19) Flip: … And I say, “Course I understand!”

Answer 19

Okay…

Question 20

(20) Flip: … I have lust -

Answer 20

Oh, yeah?

Question 21

(21) … And it’s the same with baptism.

Answer 21

[Stand - look to Connie’s area.] Look - Connie’s my best friend in this world. And that ain’t gonna change. That’s 24 years. She’s stuck with me through everything. Maybe we’re more roommates than anything else at this point… But we share a life, a home…

Question 22

(22) Flip: … Two friends putting the love of Christ before all else. Right?

Answer 22

[Sit.] I guess you could say…

Question 23

(23) Flip: … the press has gotten wind of your baptism and we’re getting calls.

Answer 23

Shit! (Quickly.) Sorry. Well, know what we should do? We should do a preemptive strike. There’s a reporter at ABC, Peggy somethin’ - Christian - she kept calling for a statement when y’all moved in. We should let her do an exclusive.

Question 24

(24) Flip: … And I don’t want them using you.

Answer 24

[Stand.] Not this time. This is about Norma McCorvey. Not Jane Roe. This is my day.