Punch-Drunk Love Page #4

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KATHLEEN:

Are you going to the party tonight?

BARRY:

Yes I am.

KATHLEEN:

What are you doing?

BARRY:

Nothing.

KATHLEEN:

Right now, you're doing nothing?

BARRY:

I'm just talking on the phone to

you and standing.

KATHLEEN:

What time are you gonna be there?

BARRY:

Seven o'clock.

KATHLEEN:

You can't be late.

BARRY:

I won't.

KATHLEEN:

I'm serious.

BARRY:

I know.

KATHLEEN:

Seriously.

BARRY:

Ok.

KATHLEEN:

You can't be late though.

BARRY:

I know.

KATHLEEN:

You can't just not show up like you

do, you have to go.

BARRY:

I know.

KATHLEEN:

Seriously.

BARRY:

I know.

KATHLEEN:

You can't just stay in your house.

BARRY:

I know.

KATHLEEN:

Yeah but I'm serious.

BARRY:

Ok.

KATHLEEN:

I'll see you there.

BARRY:

I'll see you there.

KATHLEEN:

Don't puss out.

BARRY:

I won't.

Barry plays the 5 note melody on the Harmonium (carries over

into next scene....)

CUT TO:

INT./EXT. WAREHOUSE - LATER (BRIDGE/BREAK MUSIC WISE)

Barry and his workers are having lunch. A LUNCH TRUCK is

parked by the driveway. Barry sees the CAR that Lena brought

by at the start of the movie....OC CALL from one of the

workers;

WORKER:

Telephone Barry on line one.

A mechanic passes by at this moment, keeps walking past;

BARRY:

What's wrong with her car?

MECHANIC:

Wha?

BARRY:

Is that car gonna be ok?

MECHANIC:

It's fine.

The mechanic keeps walking....Barry enters.

CUT TO:

INT. WAREHOUSE/NEAR LANCE'S DESK - LATE AFTERNOON

Barry and the boys are prepping some boxes for shipping.

Ernesto walks over, says;

ERNESTO:

Barry, your sister's here.

Barry stands up fast, stumbles back a bit over some boxes,

recovers, ELIZABETH enters:

ELIZABETH:

Hey, how are you?

BARRY:

I'm fine, hi, how are you?

ELIZABETH:

I'm just stopping by to say hello.

BARRY:

Hello.

ELIZABETH:

So you're coming tonight, right?

BARRY:

Yes, indeed, yes I am.

ELIZABETH:

There's this girl, this friend of

mine from work that I think is

really cute and really cool and I

want you to meet her so I was

thinking about bringing her to the

party tonight.

BARRY:

Oh yeah no I don't want to do that.

ELIZABETH:

Why?

BARRY:

Well I don't want to do something

like that.

ELIZABETH:

She's my friend and you should meet

her. You'd like her.

BARRY:

Yeah, but please don't do that.

ELIZABETH:

I'm not really asking you, I'm

telling you.

BARRY:

Yeah but please don't do that:

everyone would be looking at me.

ELIZABETH:

It's a free country, we can look at

you if we want to.

BARRY:

Yes but I get tense and I feel like

I can't be myself if that happens.

ELIZABETH:

That's your fault not mine.

BARRY:

I don't think I'm going to the party.

ELIZABETH:

So it's ok if I bring her.

BARRY:

Please don't.

ELIZABETH:

She's really cute and she's really

nice.

BARRY:

...please, I just don't want it....

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