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[soft jazz music plays]

[music continues]

[music continues]

LITTLE GIRL'S VOICE Mommy.... It's time.

[applause can be heard]

DIANE Alice, what's the line?

LITTLE GIRL It swells...

and then the music swells.

DIANA And then the music swells!

LITTLE GIRL And then what?

DIANA At midnight, I leave you

a glass slipper

[singing]

[applause]

[car horn honking]

ALICE I think it's just up on the next block.

DIANE Cherie has a perfect sense of direction.

We should have called an hour ago...

ALICE I'm sure she's busy mom.

[Church bells are CHIMING]

DIANE Oh God.

ALICE You hear that?

Church bells, we're close!

Mom. It's like a stop sign!

DIANE I know!

PRIEST Give them thy blessing, O Lord

that they may strengthen their love for each other.

We ask this of our Lord Jesus Christ...

DIANE You go in that door,

I'll go in the other side,

it's less conspicuous...

CHERIE [reading nervously] I, Cherie Lanette Walters,

take you Roberto Osvaldo Campos...

I promise to cherish and respect you

to care and protect you

to comfort and encourage you

for all eternity

[applause]

[A PITCH PIPE is heard]

DIANE [singing] Is this the little girl I carried?

Is this the little boy at play...

I don't remember growing older...

BOBBYS BEST MAN Who is that?

BOBBY Mother of the bride.

DIANA [singing] when did they?

when did she-

[Camera clicks]

ALICE Stop being so mad.

I didn't know.

Okay, She mentioned it...

but I never thought she'd actually-

CHERIE It always turns into her show.

ALICE Do you know how much freakin' nerve that took?

At least I managed to

talk her out of "Climb Every Mountain".

CHERIE God I'm so glad I got away...

Alice?

ALICE She's already lined up a job and a place...

I haven't seen it yet but...

she's been really on top of it-

Cherie, Please!

It's gonna be good!

BOBBY Photo time, babe.

ALICE I thought you'd be happy to have me closer...

JOE That song...

It's one of my favorites.

It's... it's beautiful.

DIANE Thank you.

DIANE So, Joe...

Have you photographed anyone famous?

JOE The State Senator.

DIANE Oh my god, that's amazing!

You photograph famous people!

Didja hear that, darling?

Famous people! Stars, and celebrities.

Gorgeous people!

[Sound of thumping heartbeat] [Diane's voice tunes out...]

DIANE And then the music swells!

CHERIE I promise to cherish and respect you

To care and protect you

and stay with you, for all eternity

DIANE There!

There's the street! Fulton street!

We're home! We're home!

This is it! okay...

Wait till ya see this place!

Diana laughing

DIANE Wait till you see its potential!!

DIANE [O.S.] Hello house!

C'mon!!

DIANE This is the guest room...

I was thinking blue...

We could hang all the hats in here...

from all the shows I was in.

We could use this room for entertaining...

Who knows, our friendly photographer might want to

get more friendly...

Your room's upstairs.

It's a nice size.

I'm not quite sure what to do with it yet...

[voice trailing off] We're gonna have to find a Handy-Man...

[piano music]

DIANE AND ALICE [duet] Why-O, Why-O, Why-O&

Why did I ever leave Ohio...

CHERIE So, mom, overall... the long-term plan is

to buy a franchise...

...mom?

DIANE Oh! Sorry, I'm sorry, sweetie...go on.

CHERIE We already have the proven business model,

the established trademark

plus expansion potential... [CAR ALARM goes off outside.]

DIANE Did you lock the truck?

CHERIE Who would want to steal your stuff, mom?

ALICE I've been worried about you this whole trip...

what show was this?

Mom as Mary Sunshine, 2nd Act,

Broadway touring company.

CHERIE Promise me, this move, you'll get out more.

ALICE Is that an invitation?

DIANE Somewhere in this room is a box with the instruments

I need for work tomorrow...

CHERIE Is this some kind of joke?

Mom?

The man walks out on you, without a word...

you nearly had a nervous breakdown...

Six years and you're still saving his...

his Toothbrush?!

ALICE Cherie...stop it!

Come on...

CHERIE You think he's coming back.

CHERIE I'm not doing this again.

You can keep your delusions Mom.

I'm done!

ALICE Cherie wait...

Cherie!!

[sad piano music plays]

[The door SLAMS]

[door swings open]

CHARLES' BOSS Another lowlife for you.

Checks all bounced.

Not returning any phonecalls.

CHARLES I'll take care of it.

CHARLES' BOSS I know you will.

Any word from your girl?

You could have that bitch-of- an-Ex of yours arrested

for kidnapping, you know...

We're ordering out for lunch, you want something?

Let me know how it goes.

PHYSICS TEACHER Acceleration, motion, force...

we've been over this... right?

Which brings me to -our new student...

Miss Walters...

Who wasn't even here during the review...

But she was the only one of you...

to get this question correct.

[students mock her]

PHYSICS TEACHER Welcome to Nashua High, Ms. Walters...

Physics is a strength, obviously.

This test was geared to be difficult.

ALICE I don't actually like physics.

PHYSICS TEACHER Well, then... you'll fit right in here.

[School Bell rings]

PHYSICS TEACHER So, Alice...

What brings you to Nashua?

ALICE Uh- My father.

He's a bio-geneticist, got a job offer he couldn't refuse...

And my grandma's sick so we

moved in with her to help her out.

Great to meet you Mrs. Doyle!

[piano music plays]

PHYSICS TEACHER Uh, no lunch, Catherine?

CAT Hey! Hey Alice!

CAT Cat. We're neighbors...

[Loud Police Siren]

[Siren quiets down]

The couple that lived in that house before you...

they were real druggies.

ALICE Yeah. they definitely trashed the place.

CAT So, your grandma's not a drug addict?

ALICE You heard that?

CAT I thought I was a good liar -- but man, A plus!

What about your dad?

ALICE What about.

CAT My dad's gone too.

Dead actually, so I guess it's a little different-

ALICE What do you want?

CAT You need money and I have an idea...

ALICE My mom and I are doing just fine, thanks.

CAT You live here!

You need money.

We don't have to be friends...

I just need a lookout, someone to warn me if

anyone's around.

ALICE think you can trust me?

[Cat laughs]

CAT You hungry?

ALICE This is you?

CAT My mom likes to get a jump on the holidays.

Wanna snack?

My mom's always baking some shit...

ALICE I gotta go...

We're still unpacking and stuff...

we're having people over for dinner...

I gotta help.

CAT C minus.

Go home.

Think money.

[Christian choir music playing from car]

[Lady hums along to Christian music]

DIANE Where are they?

[sound of children playing outside]

[Door Opens]

[Charles KNOCKS loudly.]

YOUNG MOTHER [O.S.] Keep your pants on -- I'm coming!

CHARLES Ms. Ledoux?

YOUNG MOTHER Yeah?

YOUNG MOTHER What's this?

CHARLES It's your eviction notice, effective immediately.

You have 48 hours to vacate the premises.

After that we'll have to contact law enforcement.

Do you have any questions?

YOUNG MOTHER You fucking asshole!

You cold, heartless asshole!!

You don't care that we're on the street?!

You don't care that we're gonna die out there!?

[baby starts crying]

[birds chirping]

[traffic noises]

DIANE We've got to figure out how to get the car fixed.

Every bus smells like urine...

Thanks for meeting me.

ALICE Any kids with talent today?

DIANE No... all sharps...

sharps and flats...

ALICE Yeah, the kids in my classes...

seem like a bunch of wicked duds.

And -- I need $15, when ya can...

for lab supplies... physics...

DIANE $15?!

It's a public school... Oh, for Christ's sake-

ALICE They have a 'poor kid fund'-

DIANE No.

We'll deal with it.

I'm... walking...

ALICE Can we get pizza for dinner tonight?

DIANE Oh, honey, I'm going out with Joe later.

I wanted to thank him for his help with the move.

ALICE He's gay mom.

DIANE No he's not.

He's unusual-

ALICE He's gay!

DIANE I hate when you jump to conclusions like that...

Anyway, it doesn't matter...

I'm just going to dinner- ALICE -Did you see his handkerchief?

DIANE Don't you talk to your mother like that!

Where the hell do you think you're going?!

ALICE The library!!

[piano music]

CAT Hey mom.

LYNNE There's my girl.

CAT What are ya doin'?

LYNNE Well, I'm doing some cleaning up.

CAT This isn't all yours, ya know...

LYNNE Oh, I know that honey, but ya know...

I thought this might be a good time for...

for us to start to let go of some of this...

CAT Are you out of your mind!?

LYNNE Sweetie, your teachers are telling me how...

distracted you are, how unfocused you are...

CAT That's bullshit.

LYNNE I know you've lost your way...

but sweetheart, Jesus is here for us!

Jesus... loves you!

CAT What does Jesus say about stealing, huh?

Dad left these for me!

When I leave this hellhole, I'm taking all this with me...

so don't you dare touch it, ya hear me?

LYNNE Cat!?

[humming]

[Sound of Door Knocking]

DIANE Gay or not, he's early.

DIANE May I help you?

CHARLES Mrs. Walters?

DIANE We don't take any door to door solicitations...

CHARLES No no no no...

I'm from the rental agency Mrs. Walters.

You haven't been answering your phone.

DIANE And?

CHARLES You seem to be behind on some payments...

DIANE How dare you harass me!

I could report you to the city housing authorities for

this dump of a place.

do you realize we haven't had a working heating system...

since we moved in here?

Think of the headlines: Sub-standard housing...

freezing out women and children...

my daughter getting sick...

CHARLES I wasn't aware there was a heating issue -

DIANE Well, it's your job to get aware before coming here...

Isn't it?

I will look forward to hearing how your agency...

is going to compensate me!

[Kids jeering]

[sad piano music]

[Diane is heard screaming]

ALICE What the hell happened?!

DIANE Cherie...

[sobbing]

DIANE My own daughter hates me...

Not one ounce of respect...

ALICE Jesus, mom...

DIANE She thinks it's easy raising two children on nothing?

She doesn't makes mistakes?

ALICE You're not making sense.

DIANE She won't even talk to me... I went to see her...

I said 'Cherie, I know I'm a screw-up...

but we need your help&' ALICE Oh my God...

mom...why?!

DIANE Thirty-five dollars to look good for her wedding...

I forgot to ask about removal...

ALICE Mom, mom, you don't want it to get infected...

you don't want it to get infected...

did you meet anyone interesting at work today?

DIANE I...

Apparently my boss doesn't like anyone who has...

actual idea of their own...

I should have told you.

I'm fired...

ALICE You'll find something else...

It doesn't matter... doesn't matter...

DIANE I'm sorry...

ALICE No, no, mom, mom...

Come on...

Hey, hey...

[Diane cries]

[Altercation with police heard outside]

[fight escalates]

ALICE It's my fault.

I didn't keep track of the budget...

I've never seen her this bad before Cher.

She can barely bring herself to get dressed in the morning...

let alone go on a job interview...

CHERIE What do you want me to do?

She's a wreck. She's always been a wreck...

ALICE Ever since that fight with you...

They're gonna cut off our electricity.

CHERIE That's nothing new, you'll go to bed earlier,

rise with the sun...

ALICE We'll freeze in the winter...

CHERIE Oh please!

ALICE A small loan.

Anything.

I'll make sure she pays you back, personally!

[Cherie laughs]

ALICE Cherie, please...

for me...

CHERIE What did she think moving here...

I know of a job.

ALICE But... she's a wreck...

It'll be ages before- CHERIE Not for her.

A job for you.

I'm pregnant Alice.

I haven't told him yet.

ALICE Wow...

Cher, that's...

That's big...

CHERIE I have to focus now, okay?

I have my own family now...

the job for you would be with Bobby's uncle...

it would be under the table.

BOBBY Cherie, come on!

ALICE Maybe Bobby can help?

CHERIE Don't you dare...

you hear me?

CHARLES No no no, no problem Clara.

just... wanna check on one thing here...

She has two kids at your school?...

LADY'S VOICE [over the phone] No, no, just one.

CHARLES Oh, right...

LADY'S VOICE [over the phone] The other one has graduated.

CHARLES Well, that's great...

Uh... thanks Clara. Feel better...

Say hi to Ed for me.

LADY'S VOICE [over the phone] See ya Wednesday...

CHARLES Yeah...

LADY'S VOICE [over the phone] All right...

CHARLES Okay...

LADY'S VOICE [over the phone] Take care.

CHARLES Okay, bye.

JIMMY C'mere, sit down.

I need a runner.

CAT I've told you, drugs make me nervous.

JIMMY You'll get used to it...

CAT Besides, I'm just getting good at my thing...

[loud whistle]

JIMMY How's your ma?

She good?

Tell her I said hi?

CAT She's fine...

JIMMY Scary without your Dad around, huh?

I know...

I know how that is...

JIMMY You know, I can't protect you...

Unless you work for me.

you know that.

Take it, it's for good luck...

CAT No...

JIMMY You... take it...

I'll see you around, okay?

Be good...

RECEPTIONIST Take a number and fill out these forms completely.

Listen for your number to be called.

[into a phone] New Hampshire Department of Labor

How can I assist you?

no, we can't mail them, you have to come pick them up...

DR. LIGHT Do you feel tired, anxious?

Good things are already coming your way...

Just pick up your phone and dial 1.800.GO.LIGHT...

and you're on the path to happiness...

you can't stop it.

ALICE [O.S.] Mom?!

[bedroom door opens]

ALICE Mom, what are you doing?

DIANE What does it look like, sweetie?

ALICE Do you know what time it is?

DIANE Shhhhh...

ALICE Where's the refill?

DIANE Half...

it makes 'em last longer.

Oh, shit honey...

I missed your thing...

ALICE It's OK.

DIANE No, it's not!

What an asshole -- they probably think I'm unfit...

a "no show" to her own daughter's school conference!

ALICE It's no big deal mom.

DIANE They think I neglect you...

they'll call social services...

ALICE Mom!

It's totally okay.

No one cared...

DIANE Some perfect, Donna Reed-shit will come...

take my baby away...

ALICE No one's taking me away mom...

No one's taking me.

DIANE They're right you know...

They're absolutely right about me.

ALICE Fuck them.

You and I are different.

We'll never fit in here.

GERRY That's how I want it to feel every time.

Don't over stuff it.

You just have to constantly check and see that it's at...

prime load capacity.

Test it.

Keep aware at all times.

A happy customer is a frequent customer.

[Door Opens]

GERRY Fill that.

[to customers] Oh, hello! May I help you?

ALICE Shit!

CHARLES Don't take him too seriously...

wanna bet he even starches his socks?

GERRY Looks good...

yeah, good...

Good work today.

I can see you getting ahead here real quick.

You're still in training.

ALICE But the hourly wage-

GERRY Cherie said I can't put you on payroll.

You're under sixteen, right?

I'm the one taking the risk...

Don't forget tomorrow -- hair net...

say hi to Bobby and Cherie.

[Christian music can be heard]

[Alternative music BLARES]

CAT Hey!

ALICE Hey...

I just...

CAT Wait.

[The music lowers]

CAT You got a Boston creme?

ALICE Whoa.

CAT My Goddess.

ALICE Yeah.

Sorry I smell.

CAT How's the legit job?

ALICE Sucks.

So what exactly does a "lookout" do?

CAT I knew you'd take me up on my offer.

ALICE I'm not saying yes...

I'm just curious...

what's that?

CAT That is Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island...

Brooklyn, Central Park, St. Marks Place...

and this pin is the precise point where my father and I...

listened to his music -- the Village Vanguard...

ALICE How'd he die?

CAT Throat Cancer.

A year ago.

ALICE Shit.

CAT Yeah.

Gruesome.

It sucks.

[Exuberant, Christian SINGING filters in]

CAT My mother replaced him with Jesus...

[Alternative Music blares]

CAT Can you please keep it down!!!

I'm getting out.

CAT Enough for a bus ticket to New York,

one way, and a few months of living.

ALICE Wow.

CAT I figure I need another couple hundred...

before I hit it...

LYNNE [O.S.] Cat?

CAT Go away!

LYNNE [O.S.] The girls just wanna say hello to you, hun...

CAT Tell them I'm busy devil-worshiping!

LYNNE [O.S.] Catherine...

open the door!

Catherine...

Open the door!

What did I tell you about locking the door?

Don't make me come in there!

[Door rattles]

Open this door, young lady!

[Staple Gun sounds]

ALICE Wow.

DIANE You like it?

ALICE Ingenious.

DIANE A band-aid -- I've called the

landlord about a real solution...

we'll see.

ALICE Any news from the unemployment agency?

DIANE Not yet.

ALICE How 'bout the help-wanted ads?

DIANE Menial crap. Nothing worth doing.

ALICE Mom...

DIANE I'm working on it okay?!

I've got my own way of doing things but I'm doing it...

'To dream the impossible dream&' next line.

We need a 'look up and live' song -- 'To fight the

unbeatable foe&' next line?

ALICE I have to change...

DIANE [O.S.] We don't want any...!

CHARLES Hey, sorry if this is a bad time...

I... was talking to the landlord, he wanted you to

have this until he could fix the heat.

DIANE Funny, I was going to come visit your offices today.

CHARLES Saved you a trip.

It's an electric heating unit.

Best on the market.

DIANE Are we being charged for this?

CHARLES No... no, I just thought

it's the least the landlord can do...

DIANE That's very kind of you...

CHARLES Charles.

DIANE Charles.

CHARLES Call me Charles.

DIANE Thank you... Charles.

CAT See that guy over there with the Ace tattoo

on his neck?

ALICE Yeah.

CAT He's a hood...

They work for Jimmy -- the local dealer...

Stay away from those fuckers...

They are wicked, wicked uncool -- all of them.

ALICE Okay.

CAT I used to shoplift, but that was too easy...

Unlike them, what I do takes skill...

strength and speed.

I can pull a box in just under 5 minutes...

given the right circumstances.

Training lesson number one: keep a relative distance so

you can see who's coming from all sides.

[Alice coughs loudly]

LYNNE Are you alright, sweetheart?

ALICE Cat...

LYNNE Oh, you're waiting for Cat?

Oh, you poor thing...

Well why don't you come on in for a drink -- I've got

some fresh-baked cookies in there...

Do you know, I never get to meet Catherine's friends.

Do you live in the neighborhood?...

[coughing]

LYNNE Why don't ya come on in...

Didja knock on the door? I think Cat must be home.

I'm sorry, honey, did Cat... did ya knock on the door?

[football game is heard on the Television]

CHERIE Please help me.

This is my fourth piece.

ALICE Two for you, two for the baby...

CHERIE It's the size of your fingernail.

BOBBY Babe, did you see that?!

They ran a slant over the middle, they fumbled...

and we recovered the fumble!

CHERIE That's great hon.

ALICE I got a new job.

I think I'm gonna be good at it...

CHERIE Isn't Gerry's working out?

ALICE Yes!

yes... thank you...

but this one's just until Mom gets back on her feet...

CHERIE If she gets back on her feet.

ALICE Yeah...

CHERIE Do you ever think of getting out?

a lot of pros: No constant drag,

less drama, consistency...

ALICE Save me the "consistency".

BOBBY [to the TV] Yes!

[to Cherie] Are we gonna have a great home team or what?

Enough of the fourth string shit...

[to the TV] Oh...come on!!

ALICE Wait a minute, home team?

CHERIE Bobby has a chance at a franchise...

In Atlanta...

It's... not a sure thing.

BOBBY [to the TV] Come on, come on!

[to Cherie] TV's broken...

DIANE We're so happy here.

The opportunities are boundless -- my problem is

deciding which job offer to take.

CHARLES A true Renaissance woman...

DIANE My eldest would like me to do something practical.

My youngest leans more towards adventure.

CHARLES Just like her mother...

I bet she's a beautiful child.

DIANE She's not really a child...

She just turned fifteen...

but she still likes to play dressup...

CHARLES A young fifteen.

DIANE Do you have any children?

CHARLES A girl.

DIANE Ah!

CHARLES But I lost her a while ago.

She would have been thirteen in December.

DIANE Oh I'm... I'm so sorry.

That must be so painful.

CHARLES Would you like another glass of wine?

DIANE I'd have a few more spare ribs...

CHARLES I love a woman with a healthy appetite.

CAT Rich people's dinner time...

Stay here...

I'll need ten minutes...

[coughing]

OFFICER Hey.

Hey!

What're ya doing?

ALICE The library.

I'm waiting for a friend to take me to the library...

OFFICER Good luck.

ALICE Thanks.

[Heart pounding heavily]

[theatrical music plays]

ALICE [echoed] I love you mom.

[Diane's singing is heard]

DIANE [echoed] I got my own way of doing things.

but... I'm doing it.

[music swells]

[police siren]

OFFICER Watch your head.

CAT You told them nothing, right?

CAT ...right?

ARRESTING OFFICER [on the phone] Miss Wandsworth...

This is officer Kapp...

from the police station...

we have your daughter down here...

[Diane singing to herself]

DIANE Are you hurt!?

ARRESTING OFFICER Mrs. Walters,

we picked up Alice this afternoon as an accessory to...

what we think was an attempted theft.

DIANE No, there must be some kind of mistake...

ARRESTING OFFICER Because she has no prior record...

she was not charged...

DIANE My daughter would not be involved...

would not be an accessory to anything...

ALICE Mom.... DIANE No!

You don't have to defend these ludicrous accusations!

I would like your badge number...

ARRESTING OFFICER I'm sure this is hard to hear...

DIANE Don't you threaten me!

ALICE Mom! Stop it!

DIANE How dare you treat us like the rest of this neighborhood-

ARRESTING OFFICER I would strongly advise that you...

step inside the house and calm down.

ALICE Come on!

ALICE Get a hold of yourself!

You almost got yourself arrested!

DIANE I couldn't let him believe those lies,

malign us in front of...

ALICE It's true!

Everything he said is true...

I did it...

I meant to do it...

And I fucked up big time and got caught...

DIANE What have I done?

Moving you into this slum of a neighborhood...

letting you get dragged into a life of crime...

ALICE Mom.

DIANE I'm a complete failure of a mother!

ALICE I'm not involved in a life of crime...

DIANE We have to move!

We have to move today!

Otherwise-- or you'll turn into one of them!

I gotta get you out of this dump!

ALICE Calm down mom.

I made a mistake, okay?

I've learned my lesson...

DIANE You need a father.

Someone who can control you -- lay down some laws.

Someone you'll respect!

ALICE I don't need a freakin' thing Mom!!!

Can't you see this for what it is?

I made a mistake okay?

Kids do this!

This is NORMAL!!!

COUNSELOR So you feel stressed?

ALICE Stressed?

COUNSELOR The transition to a new school...

a new home, can often produce a great deal of anxiety for

young students...

ALICE I'm not stressed.

I'm fifteen.

I'm not the greatest sleeper.

My mom keeps telling me I should get to bed earlier.

But who listens to their mom right?

CAT Hey!

Cheer up!

We'll get it right next time.

ALICE I can't do it Cat...

CAT: What are you talking about?

ALICE I can't focus.

CAT I need you...

ALICE I have something else -- an idea...

The school bell RINGS.

ALICE To the right buyer...

this stuff is worth a lot

I checked at this pawn shop on Main, he's really into this kind of thing...

CAT How long have you had these?

ALICE They're all my mom's...

This one's from Candide ...so...

about nine years....

CAT I mean what do you do with them?

ALICE I thought I'd create a place...

someplace where everybody could be someone else and...

we could change things...

Stupid.

CAT I bet in New York, everyone wears this kinda thing.

You love this stuff. Why sell?

[Front door slams shut]

DIANE [O.S.] Alice!

ALICE Take that off!

Grab that book, we're studying...

CAT What's going-

ALICE Just do it!

[out the door] I'm in my room!

I'll be right down!

DIANE [O.S.] I tried what you said, it didn't work...

I'm unemployable... underqualified, overqualified...

too loud, too bright-

ALICE Mom, this is Cat...

Cat this is my mom...

DIANE I need to you now.

CAT What did we do?

DIANE [O.S.] Now!!

DIANE What is she putting you up to, tell me!

ALICE Nothing.

DIANE Drugs!? More stealing? Prostitution?

ALICE Mom!

DIANE Wanna see your life on the front page of the papers!?

-- Alice Walters gets 15 years!

ALICE We were just talking...

DIANE I saw the costumes...

You making fun of me!

You were laughing at me...

Two delinquent little shits!

[Hard Slap across the face]

DIANE Laughing at me, laughing, laughing!

Laughing, laughing...

ALICE Go.

CHARLES You'd have to pay off your debt here before you could...

be eligible for relocation...

DIANE Oh God...

CHARLES Yeah...

DIANE I may lose her...

CHARLES No, no...

It's gonna be okay...

We'll figure something out.

CHARLES Your section?

Good.

ALICE Your regular?

CHARLES Thank you.

You had a run-in with a disgruntled customer?

ALICE Not my day.

CHARLES Yet.

You know what day it is?

Happy first month.

Open it.

I think you'll really dig the cassette.

ALICE I can't accept this...

CHARLES Don't make it a big deal...

It's your first month at a crummy job and you deserve a...

perk or two.

ALICE I don't know you...

Really.

CHARLES You know plenty.

There's not much more.

Better put it in back, so the boss doesn't take it...

as collateral.

ALICE Thank you.

[classical music plays]

ALICE Sure you could sell it for a lot of money...

OWNER Well, we don't get much call for this...

ALICE Its- and it's brand new! The guy told me...

he just took it out of the box.

ALICE Surprise.

Open it.

I'm not in trouble...

I swear it....

And I've nearly paid off the oil bill too -- soon we'll be

sitting around in our bathing suits.

DIANE You're my star.

My industrious, bright, shining star.

[Diane humming]

ALICE [singing] The minute you walked...

in the joint&

DIANE [singing] I could tell you were...

a man of distinction, a real big spender...

[humming]

LYNNE Hey there.

He was a looker, huh?

CAT Sideburns and all...

LYNNE That was his hippie phase...

CAT Free love mom?

LYNNE No... Just the look, honey.

Not the lifestyle.

CAT Oh.

I gotta go.

I'll be back for dinner.

CAT Hey, hey hey!

[punches and screams of pain]

[kicks]

WITNESS [O.S.] Hey! Hey you! WHat's going on here?

Stop!

CHARLES That's it!

[laughter]

ALICE Mom?

DIANE Alice!

Where have you been?

Oh! How rude of me.

Alice, this is Charles -- Charles,

this is my baby -- Alice...

[to Alice] You shouldn't sneak up like that!

ALICE What are you doing here?

CHARLES Hey! Charles Aiello, it's nice to officially meet...

ALICE You two know each other?

DIANE Charles works with our landlord...

we're friends.

Don't be rude.

CHARLES Just fixing some things up.

ALICE Mom are you in on this?

You've been spying on me!

DIANE Charles is here to help us sweetie...

CHARLES I haven't been spying on you...

ALICE Are you sleeping with my Mother?!

DIANE Alice!

CHARLES Listen, I think you two have things to talk about...

ALICE Let the freaking liar go Mom...

DIANE Alice!

Go to your room!

Go!

Charles, I am so sorry.

CHARLES Don't worry...

Teenagers... I've been there...

Look, I'm gonna finish up later.

DIANE She's usually very sweet...

very polite...

CHARLES It's okay.

[A KNOCK on the door]

DIANE [O.S.] Can we talk?

Alice?

Alice, please...

ALICE I don't want to hear it!

DIANE [O.S.] He's a good man Alice...

CAT I finally look like a New Yorker...

ALICE This is all my fault...

if I hadn't told the police about the-

CAT You can't take the credit...

this was a long time in coming...

LYNNE Knock Knock.

CAT Who's there?

LYNNE Ohhh... your Fairy Godmother!

Here's your shake, honey.

CAT I'm reverting to toddlerhood.

LYNNE Alice, how bout some fresh lemonade?

Thought you girls might need a snack... this afternoon, huh?

CAT Okay, thanks mom.

You can go now.

LYNNE It's almost time for your medicine...

CAT I'll call you.

LYNNE Wanna stay for dinner?

KIM Go! Mom. Please!?

LYNNE I can take a hint!

Lemme have a kiss...

[singing] This is the day of the Lord... praise his name...

CAT She hasn't left my side in 24 hours.

Are you alright?

After the fight with your mom...

With you I can't even whine -- you've probably looked-

ALICE That was just a one-time thing.

She's been really stressed lately...

no job, no-

CAT I'm lying here with three broken ribs and one working...

eyeball and you're gonna bullshit me?!

Just be REAL okay?!

CAT C'mon!

don't be a pussy, I do this all the time.

Come on!

ALICE My mom's totally freaked about your attack.

CAT Yeah, and mine thinks New York is dangerous.

ALICE She actually has a kind of 'spy' following me around.

CAT You're shitting me right?

That's hilarious!

ALICE I have a bodyguard...

Seriously, how else am I gonna keep safe?

CAT I'd like to take care of you.

ALICE What?

CAT You're amazing...

ALICE No...Cat, no.

CAT I just had to say it.

ALICE Okay...

When I come to New York, I'm sleeping on the floor.

[splases and laughter]

DIANE: I come bearing fruit.

CHARLES: How did you know where I live?

DIANE: You're listed.

Some of this needs to be refrigerated...

CHARLES: We had plans for tomorrow.

DIANE: I couldn't wait.

CHARLES: If we make a plan, we stick to it.

That's how I work.

Have you talked to Alice?

DIANE: When and where I talk to my daughter is my business.

CHARLES: I'm not looking for a fight

DIANE: Well it certainly seems like you are.

CHARLES: If you want to call me when we can talk about this like

two adults we can talk tomorrow.

DIANE: Who the hell do you think you are?

CHARLES: Because I care about you Diane.

Let's talk tomorrow.

DIANE: No! I want to finish this. I want to know exactly...

CHARLES: Tomorrow...

DIANE: Oooh... uhhh.....

CHARLES: You didn't like the music.

ALICE: You can't win me like that.

You like my mother?

Leave me out of it.

CHARLES: Your mother was right about one thing...

I'm trying to help her.

You.

ALICE: I know all about your budding 'friendship'& I'm

sure she thinks you'd be a good 'authority' figure...

It's not very inventive.

CHARLES: You're three months behind on rent and the

security-deposit check bounced.

You're to be evicted.

Immediately.

I'm trying to stall the process,

to keep you and your mother off the street...

but I'm gonna need your help!

ALICE How much do we owe?

How much?

CHARLES I care about your mom.

I care about ya Alice.

ALICE: Did you at least save the receipts?

DIANE Don't be so dour.

I'm playing the part of eligible maiden and domestic

goddess tonight.

I've invited Charles to dine with us at 6.

It will be a four course culinary extravaganza...

ALICE Charles?

DIANE Yeah. He'll be here. I left him a message.

ALICE This is crazy.

We're gonna return all this stuff -- we can't afford

any of this...

DIANE: If we're gonna get out of this dump we need

to look the part!

ALICE What happened to you?

DIANE I'm sorry... I'm sorry, sweetheart...

But... I can't waste any more time.

ALICE I need money.

JIMMY Money, money, money...

Take off your jacket.

C'mon.

Not bad.

ALICE I've never done this.

JIMMY Well, requires a closed mouth...

fast feet...

And an innocent face.

You got that. Hm?

You'll do.

PROSTITUTE Come on.

[whistle]

PROSTITUTE Don't quit your day job honey.

[bouncy music plays on the radio]

[Diane sways to music]

[humming]

[humming]

CHARLES What a lovely surprise.

ALICE You owe me fifty.

CHARLES I've& I've been dealing with back pain...

ALICE I don't need to know.

Just give me fifty and a lift home;

my mom made dinner for us.

Get your coat.

I won't tell.

She a really great catch, ya know.

She's smart and attractive and funny, and she...

really really likes you.

CHARLES And I can handle her Alice...

You're shaking.

ALICE I'm fine.

CHARLES He was a fool to leave you.

You know that?

Your father's a goddamn fool.

ALICE You don't know what the hell you're talking about!

My father was a great, great man&

CHARLES Your mother told me the truth, Alice.

I know.

You're a good girl Alice.

You deserve to hear it, you're a very good girl.

Someone should be watching over you...

ALICE Mom?

Mom?

Oh no...

Shit, mom!

Mommy!?

Mom!?

[Diane groans in pain]

ALICE Help!

Charles, please, help!!

[vomiting]

ALICE Good job, mom.

[Diane gags]

CHERIE How many pills do you think she took this time?

ALICE It was an accident, Cherie.

CHERIE I should have been here.

Did she leave a note?

You know, with the reason.

ALICE It was an accident.

DIANE I would say a lovely coral...

CHARLES [O.S.] Hello!

Hello delivery service!

It feels cold in here...

You all right?

They say it's the easiest thing in the world to keep alive...

I mean...

ALICE It's beautiful!

DIANE Thank you.

CHARLES I'm gonna get the heat up.

DIANE Is this happening?

ALICE He loves you.

JIMMY You gave me no choice, you know.

What the hell are you doing?

CAT I want my mother and me off the hook.

JIMMY There's only one way...

CAT She's got no one else...

I can't take care of my mom from prison.

JIMMY What the hell are you talking about?

CAT Everyone gets caught

JIMMY I will take care of you!

Prison?!

Shit.

You're trying to tell me your little girlfriend

has more guts than you, huh?

Has more guts than you!? Huh!?

CAT You leave us the fuck alone.

You leave Alice alone.

You leave Alive alone!

ALICE Are you ready?

DIANE Aww...

We haven't had a tree in years.

Thank you.

CHARLES Now all it needs are a few more decorations...

DIANE Oh.

I forgot the box, I'll be back...

in a second.

CHARLES You look beautiful.

I forgot...

Physics right?

Alice!

No more working for Jimmy.

I'll handle it.

I got some work for ya.

DIANE: Well at least we have the topper intact.

DIANE Merry Christmas lovey.

ALICE Are you going?

CAT Take this for me, will ya?

I have to get rid of the evidence...

- it was a stupid idea anyway...

ALICE Wait a minute, you have to go...

You've raised the money...

CAT My life is here Alice.

ALICE I don't get it...

CAT You need options.

Just do this...

ALICE You'll need it!

CAT No.

ALICE I'll keep it for you!

I'll keep it for you!

[Police sirens are heard]

[Tinny music box MUSIC is heard]

[FOOTSTEPS are heard]

CHARLES Wow, looks great!

You were right, I wouldn't have believed it -- this

color really works.

ALICE Mom's trick -- 'paint it blue, looks like new.'

CHARLES It usually makes work fun for me...

through the past few months,You, been-

Ya know what?

Let's leave the work for a while

-- I've got something for ya..

ALICE Wow.

You have nice stuff...

CHARLES Try it on.

It's a guess.

I wanna see if it fits.

ALICE Okay.

Thank you.

CHARLES Bathroom's around the corner.

Perfect fit.

It's a nice addition for your costume collection?

It was my daughter's.

Turn around.

[Heavy breathing]

[Alice weeps]

CHARLES I can take care of you.

I want that...

ALICE No.

NO!

CHARLES You'll move in here...

ALICE Charles...

CHARLES We'll be a family...

ALICE: I don't want to... CHARLES: Don't say no.

ALICE: I don't want to! CHARLES: Don't say NO!

This is it Alice.

This is good for ya...

You understand?

Ya like that, you know that?

Is that nice?

my little girl likes the way it feels...

[Alice hits Charles]

[Charles grunts in pain]

CHARLES Wait! Alice!

Oh God... forgive me...

LYNNE Cat, do you think I should take...

that last lemon one, doll?

CAT Do you that we made 8 pies?

Think they're gonna eat all this?

LYNNE Oh, nevermind, gimme a kiss.

CAT Hey, careful...

LYNNE There you are.

CAT No no, don't touch it. I'm gonna drop it!

LYNNE Alright, now watch your head getting in, honey, careful.

[Dianne singing to herself]

DIANE [singing]: Why-O, Why-O, Did I leave Ohio...

ALICE I saw the boxes.

DIANE It will be easy this time.

We're only taking the necessities -- we'll leave

all the junky furniture, all the crap...

ALICE I completely agree...

and we'll travel light.

I'm sure we can find anything we're missing once we get

there -- and Cherie can help,

we can do a babysitting exchange or something...

Atlanta.

You've always wanted to live near warm water...

DIANE He didn't tell you?

Charles.

He asked us to move in.

We're gonna be a family Alice.

We'll only take what we love, finally purge the weight-

ALICE Mom. No!

DIANE Stop being so protective!

I know what I'm doing...

ALICE Mom-

DIANE I know he smokes a little pot now and then.

He told me about it.

Told me all about, says he's gonna quit...

ALICE Mom, he's been using you.

Charles has been using you to get to me...

DIANE Stop.

I don't want to hear it!

ALICE Mom... mom...

DIANE I can't do it alone anymore Alice.

I can't.

This will work.

I know.

Let me make things up to you.

You'll finally have more than just me.

ALICE I love you mom.

[piano music]

CLERK Next please!

ALICE New York, one way.

DIANE [singing] Got no diamonds, got no pearls...

Still I think I'm a lucky girl...

I've got the sun in the morning and the moon at night...

And with the sun in the morning, and the moon in the evening...

I'm all right...

I'm all right...

[Applause]

DIANE You're gonna be great sweetheart...

[piano music]