Pearl Harbor Page #6

Betty clears her throat.

EVELYN:

Oh, this is Betty.

RAFE:

Nice to meet you, Betty.

He draws his hand from behind his back; he's holding two

roses. He hands one to Evelyn and the second to Betty.

RAFE:

Danny would'a brought this.

He escorts them along the platform.

EVELYN:

Danny's not coming?

RAFE:

No, he...got some news today. He'll be

okay, he just didn't feel like coming

tonight.

EVELYN:

I was hoping to meet him.

BETTY:

I was hoping to meet him.

RAFE:

We'll just have to find a substitute,

won't we?

Betty stops, and faces Rafe.

BETTY:

I just want to tell you one thing. If

you're thinking this might be your last

night on earth?... I'm prepared to make

it meaningful.

(leaning close)

Very meaningful.

EVELYN:

At ease, Betty!

INT. CITY NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT

It's a party in full swing; swing music, jitterbugging,

beautiful young men and women in high spirits.

Rafe and Evelyn are sitting at a big table with the other

pilots and nurses. Anthony's paired up with Sandra, Billy

with Barbara, and Red, shyest of the group, finds himself

next to Betty. Betty's already found a companion in Red

Strange.

RED:

He, I'm R-Red. Red S-Strange.

BETTY:

Red...Strange?

RED:

You know the football player, Red G-

Grange? Well the guys called me R-Red,

cause you know, I'm red...and they

thought I was strange, so, you know, Red

G-Grange, Red Str-Strange.

BETTY:

But...they called you Strange? Because

of Red Grange? I don't get it. Was Red

Grange strange?

RED:

How would I know.

Beside her beer is an open ketchup bottle; he picks it up and

swigs from that. Rafe and Evelyn see this, and try to keep

from laughing.

BETTY:

Do you always stutter?

RED:

Only when I'm n-n-n-

BETTY:

Nervous?

RED:

Yeah. But if I have to get something

out, I c-can always s-s-s-

(he sings)

SIIING!

She covers his hand with hers.

BETTY:

Don't be nervous.

Red looks at Betty with love in his eyes. Under the table,

Rafe and Evelyn join hands too.

EVELYN:

There shipping us out. Hawaii. The

Germans are overrunning Europe, and we're

sent to paradise. How about you? Have

you heard anything?

He hesitates; then Evelyn is distracted by the conversation

beside them, between Barbara and Billy.

BILLY:

You're a very special woman, and...well

baby, they're training me for war, and we

don't know what happens tomorrow. So we

gotta make tonight special.

Barbara shoots a look at Evelyn, before she answers.

BARBARA:

I hope you can back that up, flyboy.

Cause you're not ever gonna forget

tonight.

She takes him by the hand and pulls him to his feet... They

start dancing, sexy movements that won't stop till they've

been in bed.

Rafe pulls Evelyn to her feet, and leads her through the

dancers, outside.

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