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LEOPOLD:
Shocking! The TA-RA-RA-BOOM-DE-AY.
CARLSON:
The? Oh, that's from Paris, isn't
it?
LEOPOLD:
It is a scandal nonetheless.
Leopold spots Uncle Otto observing him from across the room.
LEOPOLD:
Miss Carlson, do me the honor?
CARLSON:
I'm afraid I'm not much of a dancer.
LEOPOLD:
(smiling seductively)
Truly I would be in your debt. Any
admonition would be erased simply by
presenting a partner as lovely as
yourself.
CARLSON:
No, no. Really, I...
Leopold stiffly holds out his arm. A beat. Carlson, stuck,
takes it WITH HESITATION and is escorted to the dance floor.
They dance. ALL but Leopold and Carlson gaily sing "TA-RA-RA-
BOOM-DE-AY." Leopold, flushed, looks quite smitten. Carlson,
shy at first, eventually smiles brightly.
LEOPOLD:
I suppose we really ought to sing
along.
CARLSON:
(embarrassed)
Oh, golly.
They half sing, half speak the TA-RA-RA-BOOM-DE-AY, their
emphasis on "BOOM." Laughing giddily, their dancing becomes
freer, picking up speed. The room SPINS. Finally:
CARLSON:
(breathless)
Thank you for the dance. It was
lovely. I hope it wasn't too awful
for you.
LEOPOLD:
Not at all. It was most enlightening.
There is a slight pause. The Grandfather CLOCK strikes
midnight.
CARLSON:
I really must be going.
LEOPOLD:
I won't hear of it.
CARLSON:
(moving away from him)
No, I'm quite late as it is.
LEOPOLD:
I shall see you to the door...
CARLSON:
(stopping him
resolutely)
You're very sweet. I had a wonderful
time.
(she watches him,
memorizing his face.
Then firmly)
Goodbye.
Leopold takes a glass of champagne from a passing waiter. He
watches Carlson pass through the crowd and out the courtyard
door. He surveys the room. After a moment he follows her.
EXT. GARDEN - NIGHT
Leopold makes his way through the manicured garden in the
dark. He hears an EERIE METALLIC SOUND. He slows down, brushes
back the thicket. The silhouette of a woman is revealed. She
is once again writing in her notebook.
LEOPOLD:
Miss Carlson?
Carlson spins around quickly, panicked. Leopold STOPS.
Partially hidden in the brush, a sleek, oddly shaped,
MECHANICAL device. It's door open, lit from within, casting
a weird glow.
LEOPOLD:
Good God...
CARLSON:
What are you...? You frightened me.
Leopold moves toward the contraption and is about to touch
it...
LEOPOLD:
What sort of mechanism is this?
Carlson shakes her head, unsure of how to proceed.
LEOPOLD:
Answer me!
CARLSON:
It's perfectly all right. It's...
Leopold carefully examines the apparatus, stepping inside.
Carlson FREEZES.
CARLSON:
(carefully,
deliberately)
Listen to me. Please. Move very
slowly. Step out of the machine.
Step out and I'll explain whatever
you want to know.
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