Elle Page #4

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MAN (O.S.)

I’ll wear a condom.

MICHELLE (INTO PHONE)

I appreciate your willingness to

sacrifice but tonight’s not good.

As Michelle returns to her drawings, another cafe patron, abig, grey-haired WOMAN keeps throwing funny looks Michelle'sway. Angry looks. Now the woman rises from her table with hertray and, on her way out, makes a detour over to Michelle'stable. She proceeds to deliberately spill the contents of hertray - half-eaten food and paper products - right intoMichelle's lap. Michelle strangely, takes it completely instride. She doesn't even act all that surprised.

The woman, glaring at Michelle, sets her tray down and walksout. Michelle dabs a napkin in water, scrubs her blouse.

17 INT. MICHELLE’S MOTHER’S APARTMENT -- DAY 17

Michelle lets herself in. She's surprised to discover hermother, IRENE, having coffee in the breakfast nook with agigolo-esque guy in early middle age (RAFE). The man wears adress shirt and boxer shorts.

Michelle sighs heavily and shakes her head. Her mother, awoman in her late 70s with layers of plastic surgery, showsmild annoyance.

10.

IRENE:

If you’re going to come in withoutknocking, you’re going to betreated to gruesome sights like mehaving coffee with a friend.

RAFE:

But I did wish I had pants on.

The gigolo excuses himself, smiling. Michelle glares at him.

MICHELLE:

How much do you pay them? So

demeaning.

IRENE:

I have nothing to be ashamed of.

This is my life. My sex life...

You’re just a little b*tch.

MICHELLE:

All I’m saying is you’re on a fixedincome. You should be more

economical. Do you really need ayoung stud at your age?

IRENE:

Did you eat? I made spaghetti.

MICHELLE:

I’ll take some coffee.

Irene goes to get it as Michelle sits down at the table.

MICHELLE (CONT’D)

Did you have more work done?

IRENE:

You’re just going to keep going?

MICHELLE:

I’m sorry.

Irene brings over the coffee.

IRENE:

A little Botox.

MICHELLE:

It’s your business.

(sips her coffee)

Very good.

11.

IRENE:

You act surprised.

Rafe comes back in, fully dressed.

RAFE:

Well, that’s better. Michelle, I

hope we get a chance to meetproperly soon. I have to take off.

IRENE:

Not yet, you’re not.

She slinks over to him sexy for a lovers’ goodbye kiss.

Michelle, openly disgusted, has to look away.

MICHELLE:

Did my mother tell you she’s HIVpositive?

IRENE:

I already warned him you were goingto try that one.

Michelle shrugs. Rafe smiles at her.

RAFE:

Nice meeting you.

He takes off. Irene returns to the table.

IRENE:

I’m going to ask you a question. Iwant you to think before youanswer. What would you say if Iremarried? Think about it.

MICHELLE:

It’s simple- I’d kill you. No needto think about it.

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