Queen of the Lot
1
(ROARING)
Oh my gosh,
another one's starting.
You wish upon a star
(LAUGHING)
Makes no difference
who you are
(LAUGHING)
'Cause Margie Chizek's
going to be a star
AUNT BEE:
Oh, sweetie.MAGGIE:
Norma Shearer,she's queen of the lot.
like Norma Shearer.
Queen of the lot,
that's right sweetie.
IN PICTURES" PLAYS)
FEMALE NEWSREADER: Fiery redhead
comedienne action star,
Maggie Chase, famous for her
high octane Red Wrecker series,
was arrested Saturday on her
second offense of drunk driving
in two weeks.
While known for
her action flicks,
it looks like the only thing
Maggie will be kicking
house arrest.
Lucky for her,
she won't be alone.
Her current beau,
the sizzling Dov Lambert,
starting his next blockbuster,
- slated to begin production...
- (CAMERA CLICKING)
...just after Christmas.
We'll keep you up to date
on both stars
as the stories roll in.
(NEWS THEME MUSIC)
FEMALE NEWSREADER 2: It may be
one of the biggest risks
facing the U.S. Housing Market.
- (PHONE BEEPING)
- One in four Americans now...
Kaz?
It's Margie.
- Hi.
- (CAMERA CLICKING)
Listen, can I come stay
with you guys for a little bit?
There's photographers here,
they're outside all the time.
Please can I just
stay with you guys?
I... (SIGHS)
Okay, I'm gonna
come tomorrow, okay?
Just a couple of days.
Are you sure Caeser won't care?
Okay.
Love you.
(NEWS THEME MUSIC)
KAZ:
The queen arrives.- (SHRIEKING)
- Look at you.
(LAUGHING)
- MAGGIE:
Hey.- CAESAR:
Oh, God.- MAGGIE:
Oh, my God.- (LAUGHING)
Oh, my God.
I'm so happy to see you guys.
Welcome.
MAGGIE:
Oh, my God.I can't believe that I'm...
Oh forget it, you're home.
I want you to know this is
the happiest time in my life.
Look at me.
This is yours, remember that.
Are you proud of yourself?
- Huh?
- CAESAR:
Home sweet home.You should be the
proudest girl in the world.
You know what
you've accomplished?
It's a new you,
that's what it is.
- Okay?
- MAGGIE:
Thank You.You don't know how much
this means to me.
KAZ:
And this is your house,your home.
Go out and take a look
like you used to.
- Go ahead, go ahead.
- MAGGIE:
Okay.PAROLE OFFICER:
So Maggie,it's a great place right?
MAGGIE:
Oh yeah,look at the view.
- Yeah.
- (SIGHS)
Now you know we had to give you
a special chance to do this.
MAGGIE:
Mm-hm.- Hi!
- Hi.
My name is Crowley.
I'm Ms. Chase's
personal assistant.
- KAZ:
This is Caesar.- CROWLEY:
Hi.Get some of this beauty,
infuse it into your spirit.
Take it to another level.
I'm not gonna do what
I did last time, you know.
I can't... I can't mess up again.
It's just too much.
Yeah, no.
And you know, you're too good
to be wearing that stupid thing.
You know, I don't want it
to be beeping,
so I have to come and slug you.
- I'm scared.
- It's alright.
- That's a good thing.
- Is that normal?
It's very normal.
We have her on a herbal
regime for the sobriety.
- No drinking?
- No drinking.
HILDI:
What kind of herbs?CROWLEY:
Um, it's a green powder drink.
It has a lot of
different vitamins and...
Raw hemp?
You know, I'm not sure.
HILDI:
Hemp is the bestprotein powder you can get.
You can handle it. Come on,
you're on screen, you're on...
doing all of that stuff.
But don't get caught up
into the Hollywood hype.
It's not the Hollywood hype
that scares me,
it's like being in the kitchen
and eating dinner
that scares me, you know?
It's the little stuff in life
that freaks me out.
- Wow, that's heavy.
- (LAUGHING)
- That's heavy.
- It's true.
Listen, don't let that thing
go off, ever.
- You be good.
- I will.
- I will.
- PAROLE OFFICER: Be good.
Bye.
- Hi.
- GIO:
Hi.- MAGGIE:
I'm Maggie.- KAZ:
Sit down,- I want you to meet Gio.
- Gio.
- MAGGIE:
Nice to meet you.- KAZ:
And this is Hildi.- MAGGIE:
Hi Hildi.- Hi. How are you?
KAZ:
These people,sweetheart, are here for you.
Everybody.
Isn't... aren't you
the acting teacher?
HILDI:
Mm-hm.KAZ:
Well, she's not justan acting teacher, sweetheart.
She's a life coach.
I've seen you backstage
every single week.
- KAZ:
Yeah.- Yeah.
You're supposed to be
really scary.
(LAUGHING)
What do you think?
MAGGIE:
I think you'd call hera little intimidating.
- What about Gio?
- GIO:
Alright?MAGGIE:
And you're the onewho's been cleaning up
- all of my messes.
- KAZ:
Oh, he's the best.- MAGGIE:
And I keep making 'em.- I do my best.
KAZ:
He's gotrelations with the public.
- You know what that means?
- MAGGIE:
No.He cleans up everybody's life.
- (LAUGHING)
- Lunch is served.
HILDI:
Can you pass methe Pellegrino?
We have something important
to talk about.
I have a boyfriend now,
his name's Dov Lambert.
KAZ:
Uh huh.CAESAR:
Congratulations.KAZ:
Oh, he's a great actor,this guy, great actor.
When he wants to come
stay here, is that okay?
He's gonna stay here,
that's fine.
Isn't this man still...
isn't Dov still married?
Oh no, no,
this is a terrific guy.
He's in my card game
every Tuesday.
- MAGGIE:
Is he?- He's in your card game?
Isn't that okay if Dov
stays here
for just a couple of nights?
I feel so lonely being away
from my house, and him...
Just for a couple of nights.
Why wouldn't you mention
if a guy like Dov...
- I don't...
- ...is in your card game?
Why wouldn't you say something
about it?
CAESAR:
Cause it's my card game,it's my life, that's why.
- Would you stop?
- Oh, bullshit.
So I wanted to know if it's okay
if I move into the main bedroom?
Just for this month.
I mean, I'm used to having
a lot of space,
and if you guys wouldn't mind,
then I'd be willing to pay
your mortgage for you.
For this month.
And you guys can sleep
in the guest house.
- Great. Perfect for me.
- What?
The guest house. We're going
Okay?
You don't understand?
There's such a thing
as generosity...
- We'll be delighted to do that.
- Well, wait a second.
You guys are so nice to me.
HILDI:
What do you want?MAGGIE:
Right now,or in general?
What do you want,
there's only right now.
Like, what?
HILDI:
Shush,just think about it.
There's only the present
moment right now.
You want to know
how to get happy?
- MAGGIE:
Yeah.- You see that?
You stay in the moment,
right now.
- Right now?
- HILDI:
Right now!- That's the stuff...
- Okay.
HILDI:
Where are you right now?Yum Yum Donuts.
- Yum Yum Donuts?
- MAGGIE:
Yeah.That's what you think of
this moment right now?
MAGGIE:
It's the first thingthat came to my mind.
Alright, when did you
have that feeling?
When did you experience
Yum Yum Donuts?
When I was living here
in North Hollywood.
Okay.
- Were you happy then?
- (LAUGHING)
- MAGGIE:
Yes.- Yes!
So when you get depressed,
when you get scared,
when you want to take a drink,
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