Notting Hill Page #2
WILLIAM:
Can I help you?
It is Anna Scott, the biggest movie star in the world -- here --
in his shop. The most divine, subtle, beautiful woman on earth.
When she speaks she is very self-assured and self-contained.
ANNA:
No, thanks. I'll just look around.
WILLIAM:
Fine.
She wanders over to a shelf as he watches her -- and picks out a
quite smart coffee table book.
WILLIAM:
That book's really not good -- just
in case, you know, browsing turned to
buying. You'd be wasting your money.
ANNA:
Really?
WILLIAM:
Yes. This one though is... very
good.
He picks up a book on the counter.
WILLIAM:
I think the man who wrote it has
actually been to Turkey, which helps.
There's also a very amusing incident
with a kebab.
ANNA:
William suddenly spies something odd on the small TV monitor
beside him.
WILLIAM:
If you could just give me a second.
Her eyes follow him as he moves toward the back of the shop and
approaches a man in slightly ill-fitting clothes.
WILLIAM:
Excuse me.
THIEF:
Yes.
WILLIAM:
Bad news.
THIEF:
What?
WILLIAM:
We've got a security camera in this
bit of the shop.
THIEF:
So?
WILLIAM:
So, I saw you put that book down your
trousers.
THIEF:
What book?
WILLIAM:
The one down your trousers.
THIEF:
I haven't got a book down my trousers.
WILLIAM:
Right -- well, then we have something
of an impasse. I tell you what --
I'll call the police -- and,what can
I say? -- If I'm wrong about the whole
book-down-the-trousers scenario, I
really apologize.
THIEF:
Okay -- what if I did have a book down
my trousers?
WILLIAM:
Well, ideally, when I went back to
the desk, you'd remove the Cadogan
guide to Bali from your trousers, and
either wipe it and put it back, or
buy it. See you in a sec.
He returns to his desk. In the monitor we just glimpse, as does
William, the book coming out of the trousers and put back on the
shelves. The thief drifts out towards the door. Anna, who has
observed all this, is looking at a blue book on the counter.
WILLIAM:
Sorry about that...
ANNA:
No, that's fine. I was going to
steal one myself but now I've changed
my mind. Signed by the author, I see.
WILLIAM:
Yes, we couldn't stop him. If you
can find an unsigned copy, it's
worth an absolute fortune.
She smiles. Suddenly the thief is there.
THIEF:
Excuse me.
ANNA:
Yes.
THIEF:
Can I have your autograph?
ANNA:
What's your name?
THIEF:
Rufus.
She signs his scruffy piece of paper. He tries to read it.
THIEF:
What does it say?
ANNA:
Well, that's the signature -- and
above, it says 'Dear Rufus -- you
belong in jail.'
THIEF:
Nice one. Would you like my phone
number?
ANNA:
Tempting but... no, thank you.
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