Beautiful Page #4

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You and l are gonna find out

all of its secrets.

And when we do. . .

we're gonna catch ourselves a killer.

l have a little test for you, Danny.

[ Breathing heavily, grunts ]

SUZY:
Tonight when it gets dark,

l want you to sneak around

to some of these houses. . .

take pictures of them. . .

and get me some secrets.

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

[ Women moaning on television ]

l don't want your money, honey

l want your love

l don't want your money, honey

l want your love

l don't want your money, honey

l want your love

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

l want your love

Suzy!

Do you know

what you're doing?

[ Music shuts off ]

Lick it! Love it!

Suck it! Cock!

What does it look like?

Darling, just -- look at you.

You're parading around the house

practically naked

with the drapes open!

So?

So, people are watching!

Darling, they watch!

You might as well

send an invitation out

to every pervert in the neighborhood!

Get a grip, mother!

lf you knew. . .

lf you only knew.

[ Clang ]

[ Door opens ]

WOMAN:
You did that on purpose.

No, l didn't.

Yes, you did. l watched you.

Well, can l have my ball back?

No.

DANNY:
Who are you, anyway?

It doesn't matter who l am.

l just want to be left alone. Please?

Im sorry.

You can keep the ball.

[ Door hinges creak ]

Who are you?

Im Daniel.

Daniel Hobson.

l just live down

the other end of the street.

Um. . . what's your name?

M-my name's Jennifer.

Hi, Jennifer.

Hello, Danny.

l should go back inside now.

Bye.

Now that you've seen

what l look like,

will you please leave me alone?

[ Door closes ]

[ Gasps ]

Ohh.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Alan.

We need to talk.

What do we need to talk about?

Us.

Danny.

[ Exhales sharply ]

As much as you want to avoid this,

as much as you want to hide

from the past,

we have to talk about it eventually.

lf we don't,

it's gonna tear us all apart,

including Danny.

Nothing affects Danny.

[ Puts object down ]

He's just a kid.

That's bullshit.

None of this is good for him, Alan --

none of it.

l come home every afternoon

to find him in this room

looking for something

that is not here.

Daniel is my son.

Okay? He's mine.

And as my son,

l will raise him as l see fit.

That's where you're so wrong.

You're so wrong,

and you're so cruel.

Daniel is our son.

He's ours!

I'd like to think that after 1 4 years,

Im a little bit more

than a live-in girlfriend, you know.

Im a bit more to Danny

than a stepmother.

Im all that he's ever known.

Alan, the way

that you keep secrets from him,

the way that you talk to him --

his lack of identity

has made him a social outcast.

He's a kid who can't relate

to the real world.

That's enough. Okay?

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