Rebel Without a Cause Page #4

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RAY:

Where's your mamma, honey?

LITTLE BOY:

I don't know.

RAY and GENE exchange looks, then RAY moves across to JUDY--

camera following. He looks down at her, consults the file

in his hand.

RAY:

Judy--we're ready for you now.

JUDY:

(a mumble)

He hates me.

RAY:

What?

JUDY:

He hates me.

She rises. RAY leads her to one of the glass-walled offices.

Camera moves with them. JIM watches them go.

RAY:

What makes you think he hates you,

Judy?

JUDY:

I don't think. I know. He looks

at me like I'm the ugliest thing in

the world. He doesn't like my

friends--he--

RAY leads her into the office.

Inside small office as JUDY comes in, RAY following. He

indicates a chair for her while he sits down behind a desk.

JUDY:

(continuing)

He doesn't like anything about me--

he calls me--he calls me--

She starts to cry. She doesn't hide it, but keeps wiping

the tears with the palms of her hands.

RAY:

He makes you feel pretty unhappy?

JUDY:

(crying)

He calls me a dirty tramp--my own

father!

RAY:

Do you think your father means that?

JUDY:

Yes! I don't know! I mean maybe

he doesn't mean it but he acts like

he does. We're altogether and

we're going to celebrate Easter and

catch a double bill. Big deal. So

I put on my new dress and I came

out and he--

RAY:

That one?

JUDY:

Yes--he started yelling for a

handkerchief--screaming. He

grabbed my face and he rubbed all

my lipstick off--he rubbed till I

thought I wouldn't have any lips

left. And all the time yelling at

me--that thing--the thing I told

you he called me. Then I ran out

of the house.

RAY:

Is that why you were wandering

around at one o'clock in the morning?

JUDY:

I was just talking a walk. I tried

to call the kids but everybody was

out and I couldn't find them. I

hate my life. I just hate it.

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