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    Qer PROOF BY DAVID AUBURN DRAMATISTS. PLAY SERVICE, INC. cag 028, Ded oe Kgl Reened pil ln pe oC coved ar eee ees ‘Gopyghe Union (ng ce Dominion of Cane ad the tof he Bah sa ee ts ce ot a de natn STE a core a aoe nee ee Seetiecte Shean atte Seer aaaant aaron ites “Tei ings ce and amacr pmane ih he Ui St, ipa parcuns ad Canis HOOF ae come exe oy Dadaist PLay StaVick, INC, su An och New Ys NF {at Ne npn parang tha ting dc he ten pin of DRAMATISTS AY SERUICK INC peg tempi Teg ocing leer sh sh be aed Pari, 00 ih ‘ue 3 He Now Yrs NY I. te Won Coe eponeeitng misono ct PROOF i mel ee cia de (oe i hl eh tp ‘hese a he Pay apa oe pps of aerng. pling or whee iin iy als on Sth no eae {hn tha sanded oe hb flowing cele me spear the ‘gi pd ncn poten ote ejay oad ye Masha Thee Caon M2520 ‘sgh ld a oy he Mah Ta Ch opr Bein Ci Shonen Hs mega The ‘na Epes Dil Rech Soot Tromp Gor 260. PROOF premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club (Lyane Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Produce) in New York Ciy om May 23, 2000. Ie vas directed by Daniel Salvan: the st design’ was by John Lee Beaty: the lighting design was by Pat Collins the orginal music and sound design ‘were by Jon Gromads; the costume design vas by Js Goldstein: tnd the production sage manager was James Harker The cat war and he 6 manager was) ROBERT Lay Beyggman CATHERINE... Conn Mary-Louise Parker HAL Ben Shenkman CLAIRE Johanne Day PROOF wat subsequently produced on Broadway atthe Walter Kerr Theate by the Manhattan Theatre Club, Roger Belind, Carle Shorentein Hays, Jujamcya Theaues, Osa Enterprises, Daryl Roth and Stuare Thompson on October 24, 2000. Ie was liceed by Daniel Sullivan the set design vas by Jon Lee Bey, the lighting design was by Puc Collins the orginal music and ‘ound design were by John Gromada; the costume design was by Jes Goldreiny and the production stage manager was Jame: iaker The cat was a follows ROBERT. CATHERINE. HAL, CLAIRE. (CHARACTERS ROBERT, 50s CATHERINE, 25 CLAIRE, 29 HAL, 28 SETTING ‘The back porch ofa house in Chicago. PROOF ACT ONE, Scene 1 Nigh Catherine ssn acai. Shes nent fie, ected, ‘pacar dese. Ber cle. Roberti nding Behind then He it Catherines father, Rumpled academic look Caberine docs not kee bes there. Afr moment ROBERT. Cant sep? CATHERINE. Jesus you sired me ROBERT. Sor. CATHERINE. What are you doing here? ROBERT. I thought check up on you. Why arent you in bed? (CATHERINE. Your stden ill here. He up in your study ROBERT, He can le hime out. CATHERINE, Tight aswell wait up til hes done. ROBERT. Hes not my mudent anymore. Hes teaching. now. Bight ki, Best.) CATHERINE. What ime isi ROBERT. [es almost one CATHERINE, Huh, ROBERT. After midnight CATHERINE. ‘so? ROBERT. So: (He indicates omahing om the table behind him dont of champagne} Happy birthday. CATHERINE. Dad ROBERT Do Lever forge CATHERINE. ‘Thank you ROBERT. Twenty. cat ie CATHERINE. Niter cin Should we have it now? ROBERT. Itvup w you CATHERINE. Ter ROBERT. Yos want me open? CATHERINE: Let me Lax tine you opened brie of cham. fagne out her you brokes indo ROERE: That wae slong ins Isnt your binging icp. CATHERINE. Yase hacky you did lean oy ae eee cat a he open. ROBERT, Tweng-fve CATHERINE: Tell ROBERT. Yowie id CATHERINE, Chane ROBERT. Goddamn it, [frgo the glasez Do you man mew — CATHERINE. "Nab. (She eink Som ibe Foe lag pal Rober acer her) ROBERT. Thope you lite. waa sure what get you CATHERINE. "Tiss the wort campagne fone re ed ROBERT. Tam proud sy I dost ke saying sien "hate hse kind of people who are atvastakiogabeat ones CATHERINE: tno ren champapre ot . ROBERT The boule wat she righ toe, CATHERINE. “Great Laker Vinge” I dda know they made wine in Wisconsin ROBERT. A gid wi’ dinking fom the bog souls com plkn, Dont gua Ian eleant beverage, Se CATHERINE (Ofiring wc be) Does ROBERT. No, go ahead CATHERINE’ Nou sre! ROBERT. Yes, your bch CATHERINE: Happy birthday ome. ROBERT. What are yo going vo do on your birthday CATHERINE. Dein thie Hive some ROBERT, No. hope youre not spending your bithday lone CATHERINE! Tm not slone man 70H ina ROBERT. I dort coun. CATHERINE: Why nod ROBERT. Tim your ld man. Go ou ith some ind, CATHERINE ge " ROBERT. Your flee aret taking you out CATHERINE” No. ROBERT. Why noe : (CATHERINE. Bec in des for your inde you ou you general ave o have fends ROMERT: (Dimiste) Oh ~ CATHERINE. I fay how cht works hte ROBERT, You have fend What soo that cute Bone, wha ase noel CATHERINE. Wha : ROBERT. She lier over on Elis Avenue — you wed to spend very minute tgeie, EAHIERONE Gi et {OBERT Cindy Jb EATHERINE. Tor wos nhc grade Dad Hera moved Foe ROBERT. What bout Chi CATHERINE” Shot no ny end dh ny ster And she in New York And dor ike he ROBERT: {thought she was coming in CATHERINE” Noval moto eae) : ROBERT, My svc iyo find yours vale fea nights {eit own and do some mates, CATHERINE. Ob plese ROBERT. WE could do some rogether, CATHERINE. No. ROBERT. Wy no CATHERINE,” Teck chink of anything won. You sure you dnt want any ROBERT Ya, tanks "ou ied ere CATHERINE! Nov anymore. ROBERT. Yo knew wha» prime umber wa before you sould fed | CATHERINE. Wel now tv forge. ROBERT. (ord Dont wae your ent, Catherine, (ent) CATHERINE. Tne youd sy something like hse ROBERT, ral youve had aii ne CATHERINE” Thanks, ROBERT. Thacs nota excuse, Dost be ly. CATHERINE. I havent been ly, ve been taking ce of you, ROBERT. Ki, Ive sen you Yu sep il non’ you ct fos, you dont wor, te des ile up in chek If ou po oat ats buy magmines, You come bck witha ck of agaist high {lent know how you ead that cap: Ar these ae the po das Some days you dont gt up. you don pt ut oF be CATHERINE. Those ae he good day ROBERT. Bush. Those day rl You the thm away. And youl never know what ele you thew aay wth hese woe ov los the ideas you did have, dacoeris You neve tae ‘ecaute you were mopng in your bed at four ithe sernoon (Beas) You know Us ig (Beat) CATHERINE: Tve lon a few day ROBERT. How many? CATHERINE Ob, don koow ROBERT. Tet you do CATHERINE. Whae ROBERT. The you count CATHERINE: Koock eof ROBERT. Waldo you know or ont you? CATHERINE, I don't. ine ROBERT Of couse you do, How many day have ou lo? CATHERINE. A month. Atound amonths ROBERT. Brac. CATHERINE. Goddamn | dont — ROBERT. HOW MAN? CATHERINE. Thirty thie doy, ROBERT. Exc? CATHERINE Ton know ROBERT. Be preci, for Chrisake CATHERINE. Tp il noon today ROBERT, Callethiy-thie and a quar days 8 EE Ae Tetra mnte Senet eee ae a Se ee eee cre a ROBERT: You see? Even your depresion it mathematical, Sop Oe een Se ee eee one Sie a Se tia wten SE To SS Sr a ag oie Seen ae ee ° and did TEL wanted o work problem all day long, i ie JE1 want o lok for informacion — sre empex and tantalising meses — Teo find themall around mecha Ina pie of fallen eaves some nsighbor rake togechen In beg score in the pape, writen i he tam coming tp ofa capo Coffee The whole word was aking om TEL jase waned close my eyes quel on che porch and listen othe messes aid teas wonderful (Bor) CATHERINE. Tow old were you? When it ered ROBERT. Mid-owentesenty-dhe, four ese) le that what youre word about CATHERINE. Te though about ROBERT, Js geting» year older means ating, Cathrine. CATHERINE. fs ots ping older ROBERT. ks me. (ut) CATHERINE. Tvs though about ic ROBERT. Rely? CATHERINE. How could Ino ROBERT, Wal iftats why yee word yute no keeping Wik he medial lire. "There a al hinds of ens a sin samcting ou ne case wet bg doit mean you wi CATHERINE. Dad ROBERT, Listen to me, Life change in your cry events fod shales ou up Yu's ing om bee a Nouveau nape yes no enews the beat thane Bue youre gonna beak. CATHERINE” Year ROBERT. es I promie you Pash ourselé Dot el 0 many ‘mages, Sic down and ge the machinery going ad Ione Goa youl fel fine The ipl fat that me ea alk aout he together isa god sign, CRTHIERINE A good sign ROBERT. Yet CATHERINE. How could ic bes goo sign? ROBERT. Because! Crazy people dont st srund wondering if 0 CATHERINE. They done ROBERT. OFcoume nor. They got bets things odo, Take fiom me. A vy god sign that you're any an inal to sk the quan, “hn cay? CATHERINE. Even f the newer is yes? ROBERT. Crany people dont ake You sce? CATHERINE. ¥ ROBERT. Soyo aking CATHERINE. Tn no. ROBERT. But ifyou wry ie woud be avery good gn CATHERINE. A'god ig ROBERT. A goo sgn that youre fine. CATHERINE. Right ROBERT. You se Ve ju gots think thee sing though [Now come on, what do you sy? Let lt night You go 8p otc eet chen the eng yo can — EXTHERINE. ‘Wie No ROBERT. Whats he mae? (CATHERINE! Te don work ROBERT, Why noe CATHERINE! Ie docs make sense. ROBERT. Sure doer CATHERINE” No ROBERT, Whew the problem? CATHERINE. The problem is you at crn! ROBERT. Wha diftrence docs tht make! CATHERINE. You amid — You js told me that you ae ROBERT. So! ‘CATHERINE. You si crn pen would never admit. ROBERT. Yeu, butts. oh Lue ‘CATHERINE. ROBERT. Is pine CATHERINE. So how can you adic i2 ROBERT. Well Because mals dead. (ost) Acne 2 CATHERINE. You died awedeagy ROBERT. Hear file. Quick The fanesromorow CATHERINE. Thats why Cac Bying in fom New Yor n ROBERT. Ye. CATHERINE. You siting here. You giving me advice. You ‘brought me champagne, : ROBERT Yer that) CATHERINE. Wich means ROBERT. Foc you CATHERINE. Yes ROBERT. For you, Catherine, my daugh, who I love ve sch a Ke old be ads (hy af ger or a oes ‘aie aiff Hal enn nacre ship tothe He cao Sept on je, ld Hed ge andi bg at ihrine th jae) CATHERINE, Whao HAL. Oh, Go, sony — Did I wae you? CATHERINE. ‘Wha? ie HAL, Wer you acy? (Bat Rohr i gone) CATHERINE. You scared me, fr Chisake, What ae you doing? ™ HAL Ym sory ida elie chad gen slate. done for the niga Leas CATHERINE. Good HAL. Deinkig alone? (She li shi bling tbe champagne ‘bore. She pus it down quickly) " CATHERINE. Yeo HAL Champagne, bot? CATHERINE Yee HAL Catering? CATHERINE” No, jus ie champagne HAL Ws fesive. aie CATHERINE. ‘Wha HAL, Festive, (He maker on akan pry" gee, CATHERINE. Do you want some? cae HAL. Sure, CATHERINE, (Cie bi tebe) done. You can take the few you HAL, Ok No dae. CATHERINE. ‘Take im done, HAL. No.1 shoulda iden. (Bett) 2 Wl cane myo cai. Ga HAL "When shu Tome bck CATHERINE! Cone bake Tal Yan pothee new fil. Nk onan? CATHERINE” Weave shel ono HAL, Go. yout igh Fn soy 1 epg aed tae sg CATERIVE, Ys, TA, ht sit Sd? Wi yo be ound? CATERING oswhd teed HALT veo gine re ie wp hee CCATILRIE, “fo much lng doo nel HAL Ante! As EATIBRINE. repou ing? HAL Noe yeu Low mich tal he EATIRRINE "wel HAL Tn you dort ned anybody in your bi sigh ow Look Tape at cup ay pte od me IEemordy pss Hind an at ow ha Be a nn Inert dat uo wt he Ted we ome sl oe, Sale hing ck Gatien: aL ibe cac CATIERINE My ter woot want anything moved an Sort van ny ting en ihe HAL “They Thu woo ere a ot fhe wy CATHERINE oie wang you es AL Sonne nes sth your ad apes EATIERINE. Ther ming ap epee HAL The se humid ane bose CATERING" hele tie I beth HAL Soman oul ed te, CCATIERINE Hea cy. HAL Ye bt be tem ATEN iC popamai Ha De ou ow war at TIAL now He wae compu: Calle Ha 3 CATHERINE hoa re eT notebooks full ofbullkit. aR No Tena ay Seip eat aenalon ei tice Care Fa Ee she mene Thy a Hest scar ge tet Th ly ot Te ty ii ame EAEERIE "gra ee Yet my dove he caheaine SS ete Fal Okie fc ee ge t,o Saat cetera t Sniceditierwineiten ee pegs ce wea 2h Seen sche Soca ot tee es ae CHTESINE. Notte CATHERINE. Don't you have a job? ” ae Ba ea Ths Rel quar pa oe ‘me. Beat.) loved your da ae “4 snoments He had lid yet, whole yea four yeas ago CATHERINE, Te wanes ye Ie war mor lik aie months, HAL, A school yeat He was advising students. I was stalled 0 ry Ph.D. Iwas this dose to quiting I met with your dad and he past me on the righ rack with my esearch, Tome hin CATHERINE, Sony. HAL, Look. Let me — Youve ewenty five, ight? CATHERINE. How old are your HAL. Te docat mater. Liste: CATHERINE. Fuck you, how old are you? HL, Tm twenty-cight alright? When your ded was younger than both of us he made major contibutions to three fs: fame theory algebraic geometry, and nonlinear operator theory. Most of ur never get our heade around one. He basicaly Jnvenced the mathematical techniquer for stadying rational behavior, and he gave the astophysicsts plenty to work over too. hay! CATHERINE, Dont lcrure me HAL. Tim not Tim telling you if I ame wp with one-tenth ofthe sthicyour dad produced coud write my own ticket wo any math Separment i the county (Best) CATHERINE. Give me your backpack. HAL. Whe CATHERINE. Give me your backpack. HAL Why CATHERINE. 1 wane co look inside i HAL. What? CATHERINE, Open it and give ico me HAL Oh come on CATHERINE, You noe eking anything out ofthis howe. HAL T wouldnt do that. CATHERINE, You hoping to find something upstairs that you «an publish HAL, Sure CATHERINE, Then you can te your own ticket, HAL, Wha? No Ir would be under your dads name, It would be for your dad, ‘CATHERINE. I dont believe you. You have notebook in that 15 backpack HAL. Whac ae you ring abou CATHERINE Grete HAL. You beings ile bi pana CATHERINE. PARANOID! HAL. Maybe ie CATHERINE” Fuck ou, HAL. KNOW you have one of ny roves. HALT think you should calm down nd think abou wht youre ‘ing CATHERINE. I'm saying you're ying to me and sealing my Eas propery HAL. Andi chink tht sounds paranoid, (CATHERINE. Just because i parol doesn mean thet et something inti ct HAL, You jas sid youre he nothing wp thee. Didnt you? CATHERINE. 1” HAL. Dida you ay that CATHERINE. Yer HAL. So what would ke? igh? eas) CATHERINE” Youre right HAL. Thank you CATHERINE. So you dont need to comeback HAL. (Sigh Pease Someone soul! know fr sure whether — CATHERINE. TLiveD writ Hike pent my ie wth in raked ohm ied tea when he talked. "Tled to people who weet thee ‘Wacched him sfing around lik «ghost A very sly phos ‘He was hy Thad o mae sue he bathed. My vn Ete HAL Tm sory Isl have CATHERINE. Air my mosh didi was jut me et. ed to ee him happy no mater wat loc pjethe mas doing He Spee Gre paieriasieiediemrn a took them out ofthe Hay by the cad. We had ones sire Then Teale he wa eing ebleed alow ere ‘coding him messes though the dewey dasimal number othe libeary books, Hie was: oyna work out the code. 16 HAL, What kind of megs? CATHERINE, Beautifol mathematics. Answers ta everthing. “The mos elegane proof perfect proof, prof ike mis HAL, ‘Sound: good (CATHERINE. Plus fishion tps, knock-knock jokes —{ mean it sas NUTS, okay? HAL. He was il eas tg. CATHERINE, Lier the wing phase: scribbling, ninetcen, ‘oventy ours «days ondered him eae of notebooks and he sed every one. 1 dropped out of school. a glad cs dead, HAL. Tundestand why yl fa that way ‘CATHERINE. Fack you, HAL. Youle right I cat imagine dealing with that emus ave been afl know you — : CATHERINE. You dost know me. [want tbe alone I dont want him around, HAL. (Covfaed) Him? I don't — CATHERINE, You. I dot wane you here HAL, Why? CATHERINE, Hes dead ‘CATHERINE. HE’ dead I dont need any protégé around HAL. There will be cher, CATHERINE. What TIAL. You think I'm he only one? People ae already working cove hie safe Someones gonna tea those notebooks. CATHERINE, Til do it HAL, No, ou — CATHERINE, Fes my father, doit HAL, You cant. CATHERINE. Why not? HAL. You dont have the math. I all just squiggles om page You wouldst know the good su fiom dhe junk CATHERINE. Teal jal, HAL 16%ee not we ca afford to mis any dough carelessness. CATHERINE, I know mathematic, HAL. If here were anything up thre ie would be prety high 7 ES LELEILE AC ST | coder I would eke profesional to ogni it CATHERINE. I think I could ecognae HAL. Paton) Cay CATHERINE. WHAT? HAL, Tow your did ugh you sme bse tu bu come on. CATHERINE. You dont ein I could do HAL. Tim sore I know hat you couldnt (Bost. Catherine angrily ‘nats hs bhp) Hey! Ok come on. Give ne» brake fe ‘pens the baciack and rife, tough it) Tha ae 0 spre Circe ee oo by ne wae bre Sone wes lt. n vege Drank, Nahing ce Sh put everyting back ‘nand ge bck, Bete) CATHERINE. “You cin come tomorow (et They are both ‘nbarraned) HAL"The Univers heath serie sub, vey good My Mo ded» cope yess ago ad I wan ety broken up. ‘Ale my work want ging tht wel went ver and ale to ‘hi dover [sw es foe couple onthe ad tly helped CATHERINE. Tm fine. Bet) HAL. Alt exerci great unalog the ake coupe of mom- ings awk If oe oo cold yx Ifyou waned co come some Teal pick you wp, We wo ave oe CATHERINE. No dun HAL. Allg. Tin gonna be at fo the how I ter go CATHERINE. Oley er.) HAL. Ieseiouly ie rweny mites upto dhe cub, We go on swe pay, ete tebe but we buy everyone drinks afterward fo mae up fori Youre home by four, out, tope CATHERINE. Good night HAL. Good sigh (Hastars text. He hit iach) CATHERINE. ‘Wait, your com IAL. No, you don be 13] — (She pick up is jacket. Arte shes comprion ook tha we fled wp inte cu fil the loo Bea Csbrine pcs itup, oblige) CATHERINE. Tin PARANOID? HAL. Whi (CATHERINE You think I should go JOGGING? 18 HAL, Just hold on CATHERINE. Get out AL. Can please jst — CATHERINE, Get the fick ou of my hows. HAL. Linen to me fora mite CATHERINE. (Wing the bn) You soe eis HAL. Le me explain CATHERINE. "You sole i from ME, you stole it fom sy FATHER — (el mache the boo) HAL. Lancto show you something, wil you calm down? CATHERINE. Give i back HAL. Jus waica minut CATHERINE. Ti cing hep he ph poe and lak) HAL. Dont, Look, hrromed he Bok, light? Im so jst poked it up before I came downs and hough CATHERINE. (On phone) Hell? HL. [id efor a reon CATHERINE, Hello, Poze? I — Ye, like torpor robbery HALT nove something — something your Sher wrote. All Sigh Noc mah, someting be wioe: Heel me show you CATHERINE. A ROBBERY. HAL. Will you put the fucking phone down and listen to me? CATHERINE. (Ox phone) Yom 35724 South — UL. es about you Se YOU. lewas wien abou you. Hers yout name: CATHY. Se? CATHERINE. South (Ste pans She emt be ltening) HAL (Reds) °A good diy. Some very good news fom Catherine” ikaw wt ht redo bu hough you nih CATHERINE. When did he write thst HAL, Think four yt ag The handwstng ited I nse fave ben diigo. Theres more (4 moment Catherine hangr np the phone) “cnr nt woking yer beam pene {Themachiney” vache cll mind is ail do 19 CATHERINE. 1 kno HAL. fade) "I know I get there. am an ao mechanic whe afer yar of prea workonshopeles wrod tens the inition and heats a fain cough. Tam aot driving yor bo there cau for opt ‘nism. Talking with students hepe So doe beng out, eating ‘meas in estauran, siding busses, ll he active of normal ie “Most ofall Cathy. The years she has lose cai for me. 1 almost wrote Wasted” Yer her refusal to let me be instctional- ined — her keeping me at home, cating for me herself has ex tainly saved my life Made writing this posible. Made ie possible to Imagine doing mach again, Where doce ler seengch come from? Tan neve epay ber “Today is her birch: She i eweary-one. Vin taking her to Aino ‘ated September fourth Thats tomorrow CATHERINE, Tes today. HAL. You right. (She tks se book.) ehoughe you might want tose [shouldnt have tied to sneak it out. Tomorrow I vat going tit sounds pid nov [ svar ping 10 wep i Happy bith. (alexi. Cerin ilone. Sb pt er head inher bands She wes Evensualy she tps, wipes her gen From off {police sien dewing eloser) CATHERINE, Shi. Scene 2 The news morning. Cire, sith auativedrink ef fiom tong She ha broghe bagel: and eat nt tthe porh on. ‘nay She notices the champagne ete Hing om the flor. Se plc ip and set tbl, Cathrine entre Her hair ‘nut fom a shower CLAIRE, Better Much CATHERINE, Thanks CLAIRE. Fed beter? CATHERINE, Yeu. CLAIRE. You look a milion timer beter. Have sme cof. CATHERINE. Olay CLAIRE. How do you tke i? CATHERINE. Block. CLAIRE, Have litle mil: (Sbe pours) Wane a banana? I 2 food thing | brought fod: There was nothing inthe hows CATHERINE. Te been meaning to go shopping. CLAIRE, Have s bagel, CATHERINE. No. hat brea. (Besr,) CLAIRE, You didrs put onthe dees. CATHERINE. Dist ely fel iki CLAIRE. Dorit you want tte ton? See if fis? CATHERINE, Til putiton later (Beet) CLAIRE. Ifyou want to dry your air havea hair die CATHERINE. Nak. CCLAIRE. Did you use tha conditioner I brought you? CATHERINE. "Noy hic foe (CLAIRE. sy ort. Youll lve it, Katie. want you to ey it CATHERINE. Tl wef exe ie, CLAIRE, You! like Ie has oobs CATHERINE. Whac is "jojoba? CLAIRE. 1 omething they put in for healthy hat a EE A Oe ee | CATHERINE, Hai is dead, CLAIRE. Wha? CATHERINE. Its dead sue, You cat make i “healthy. CLAIRE. Whatever, something chats good for your hit CATHERINE. Wht, s chemical” CLAIRE, No, i onan CATHERINE. Wellic can be organic and sil be a chemi, CCLAIRE, I dont know what tie CATHERINE, Havent you ever head of organic chemistry? CLAIRE, Ie makes my hai fe look, and smell good. Thats che ‘extent of my information about it You might like tif you decide CATHERINE, ‘Thanks, I ey CLAIRE. Good If che dress docs fi we can go downtown and exchange it CATHERINE. Otay. CLAIRE. Tl se you t lunch CATHERINE. Greut CLAIRE. Maybe Sunday before I go back. Do you need any- ‘hing? CATHERINE, Like doches? CLAIRE. Or anyehing. While Tin here (CATHERINE. Nab Fin col, (Beat) CLAIRE. I choughe weld have some people oer tonight If youte Fein olay CATHERINE. I'm feling oay, Clair, stp saying tha. CLAIRE, You dont have any plans? CATHERINE. No, CLAIRE, Tonderd some food. Wine, bot. CATHERINE. We ate burying Dad thie aexnoon, CLAIRE. think ie will be all ght. Anyone whol been co the funeral and wants to come over for something oe, cn. And its the ony ime I can ste any old Chicago frend, Tl be nice Isa funeral bat we dont have to be completly grins about i If its okay with you. CATHERINE. Yes sue. CLAIRE, Te beens sel time, Ie would be good to ela in a lowly way 2 Mitch sys bi, (CATHERINE. Tl, Mich CLAIRE, Hel eal sory he could come, (CATHERINE. Yeah, hes gonna miss ll he Fun CLAIRE, He wanted to sce you. He sends hi love 1 old him you ee him soon enough ‘Were getting marred (CATHERINE. No shi. CLAIRE, Yes! We just decided, CATHERINE. Yikes CLAIRE. Yes! CATHERINE. When? CLAIRE. January CATHERINE. Fh, CLAIRE, Were not gong to do a huge thing. His flks are gone too, jst City Hall, hen a big dinner at our favorit esturant Fr allour fiends. And you, ofcourse, [hope youl bein the wedding CATHERINE. Yeoh. OF course. Congraclaions, Chie, in seal happy for you CLAIRE. ‘Thanks, me ro, We jst decided ic was time. His job igre. I just gor promoted CATHERINE. Hub, CLAIRE. You wil come? CATHERINE, Yes sure. January? mean I dost have to check my clenda of anything Sr CLAIRE. hac rtkes me very happy. (Bet) How ate you? CATHERINE. Otay. CLAIRE, How ate you feng about everything? ATHERINE. About “everything”? CLAIRE, About Dad CATHERINE. ‘What abou him? CLAIRE. How are you feeling about his death? Are you ll gh? CATHERINE, Ye, 1am, CLAIRE. Honest? CATHERINE, Ye CLAIRE. chink in ome ways twas the ‘vera ight time Do you know what you wane do now? ime,” Use ie 23 CC OSSSSS— ED SL | CATHERINE. No CLAIRE, Do you want ro say her? CATHERINE” T dori know CLAIRE, Do you wane to go back ro schoo CATHERINE. Thavert thought about ie CLAIRE. Wel hee let thiakabout How do you fh (CATHERINE. Phyilly? Gret. Except my hie seems kind of ‘nhealthy wish there were something cout do abou ha CLAIRE, Come on, Cathrine, CATHERINE. ‘What ithe point ofall de guestons? (Beat) GLAIRE Ks, sme pletnn sane bywhle ou et he CATHERINE. Yak? CLAIRE. They sid they were “checking up on things here Seog how eveything wat dis morning, | CATHERINE. (Nene) That wen CLAIRE, They me hy pond ol a igh and CATHERINE” Yan? CLAIRE. Did you cal he pole a night? CATHERINE. Ya. CLAIRE, Why? CATHERINE. I thought ch house was being sobbed. CLAIRE. Bus i war CATHERINE. ‘No-T changed my mind. (Beat) CLAIRE, iat you call 11 with am emergency and then you ang upon thers CGAPHERINE. 1 dds rely wan hem o come GLARE, So wy i yo RINE. Twas tying ge thi guy ot of he house. CLAIRE. Who? ce CATHERINE: One of Da students AIRE. Dad Baar had any student fo eas CATHERINE. No, be WAS Dad wae, Now es — he CLAIRE. Why was ein the house in she firs plac? CATHERINE” Wallies ben comingere a lans Da’ not u books. CLAIRE, In che middle ofthe ight? (CATHERINE. Test lite, wer wsiting fo him to finish and ase righ thought he might have beon stealing them. CCEAIRE. Stelng the notebooks (CATHERINE. YES. So I wid him co go, CLAIRE, War he stealing them? (CATHERINE. Yes. Thats why I alled the police — CLAIRE. What i hie mans name? (CATHERINE. Hal, Harold. Harold Dobbs. CLAIRE. The police sid you were che only one here, CATHERINE, He let before they go here CLAIRE. With the noebools? CATHERINE, No, Cite, dn be stupid there ae over a hun- died notebooks. He ws oly stealing ONE, but he was sein it ‘oe could give it BACK to me sof let him go she could play with his band on the noch sid CLAIRE. His bond? CATHERINE. He ws late. He wanted me o come with him but Tas like Yea, sight: Bee.) CLAIRE. (Gent Ie "Harold Dobbs" your boyiend? CATHERINE. Not CLAIRE. Are you sleeping with hin? ‘CATHERINE, What Euughht Nol He a mach gckt CLAIRE. And he in a band? A rok band? ‘CATHERINE. Noa marching band, He plays trombone, Yes « rock band! CLAIRE, What isthe name of his band? CATHERINE. How should I know? CLAIRE, "Harold Doki” did ell you the nae of his rock band? CATHERINE. No. I dost know. Lok inthe papes, They were plying las night. They do a song called “Imaginary Nurnber™ that docs ext. (Bea) CLAIRE. Tm sory, Tim just eying to understand: Is "Harold Debbe'— CATHERINE. Stop sying “Harold Dobbs CLAIRE, Ie his. pena 2 CATHERINE, HAROLD DOBBS EXISTS, CLAIRE, Tim ste he dos, CATHERINE.” Hes + mathematician at the Univenity of Chicago, Call he fucking math department CLAIRE, Don't get ups in just ying ta understand! T mean if you found out some creepy gad seudene was eying to take some ‘of Dads papers and you called the police Td understand and if you were out here parsing, drinking with your boyfriend, Td Understand, But the owe stories dont go together, ‘CATHERINE. Because you made up che "boytrend” story. Iwas here ALONE. CLAIRE. Harold Dobbs was here? CATHERINE. No, he — YES, he was here, but we were pasting": CLAIRE, You were drinking with him? CATHERINE. Not CLAIRE, (She bald up the champagne bot) Tie was siting right here, Who were you dining champagne with? (Catherine estates) CATHERINE, With no one CLAIRE. Are you sre? CATHERINE, Yes. (eat) CLAIRE. The police sid you were abusive. They sid youre lucky they didathaul you i. CATHERINE. There guye were athole, Chit, They would sp aay, They wanted me co fl out cepore CLAIRE. Wee you abusive? (CATHERINE. This one cop kep spitingon me whe he ale Teas disgusting CLAIRE. Did you use the word “diekbead"? CATHERINE. Oh doit member CLAIRE. Did you tell one cap. o go fuck the other cops rather? CATHERINE, NO. CLAIRE, Thats what they sd CATHERINE. Not with that phrasing CLAIRE. Did you srike one of them? CATHERINE. ‘They were tying to come in the hous! 26 CLAIRE. Oh ay God. ‘CATHERINE. T might have pushed im its CLAIRE. They sid you wee either drunk or dstuebe. CATHERINE. They wanted to come in here and SEARCH MY HOUSE — CLAIRE. YOU called THEM, CATHERINE. Yes but I didsitacuslly WANT hem eo come. Buc they did ome and then they started acting lke they owned the place — pushing me around, calling me “piel” smieking at tne laughing’ They were asholes. CLAIRE. These guys seemed pefely nice. They were off-duty tnd they took the rouble to come back here a the end oftheir shift chec up on you. They were very polit CATHERINE. “Well people are nicer to you. Best) CLAIRE. Katie, Would you lke to come to New Vouk? CATHERINE. Ye, 1 od you come in January. CCLAIRE. You could come soonee, Weil love ro have you. You ould ty with us. 1d be fun. CATHERINE. I don want 0 CLAIRE. Mitch has become an exellent cook ike his hobby row. He buys all these gadgets. Gallic pes olive oll sprayer Every night theres something new: Dlicios, wonderful mea, “The other day he made vegeatian chill CATHERINE. What the fuck ae you aking about? CLAIRE, Seay with us fora while. We would have o much fn, CATHERINE. Thanks, Tm okay her. CCLAIRE. Chicago is dead: New York sso much mote fan, you cat baie i CATHERINE, The “hu hing telly aot where my focus iat the moment CCTATRE” I think New York would be a telly fan and ..sfe place for you to — CATHERINE, I dont need a safe place and I dont want to ave sty fan! Tm perfectly fine ere CLAIRE. You loo tired. Think you could ute some downtime, CATHERINE, Downtime? CLAIRE, Kaci, please. Youve had avery aed time (CATHERINE. T'm PERFECTLY OKAY. ” CLAIRE, | think your upset and exhausted. CATHERINE, I tas FINE cil you go here CLAIRE, Yes but you — HAL. (From off) Cathet? CLAIRE, Who is hat (A bear Hal ener) HAL. Hey 1 (Cenhrine sande and pins srumphanly a bi) CATHERINE. HAROLD DOBBS! HAL. (Confived) Hi. CATHERINE. OKAY? I relly dont need tis, Chive. Pm fine, you know, in otal ine, and then you swoop in herewith these ‘uestions and “Are you okay?” and your soathing tone of vice {nd "Oh, the poor policemen” —I think the police can handle themelvst-—and bagels snd bananas and jojoba and "Come co [New Yor” and vegetarian chili, T meas ic lly pises me of 50 jst SAVE IT. (Bas) CLAIRE. (Snooth 1 Hal) Ym Cite, Catherine’ sites. HAL, Ob, hi. Fal Nice eo meee you. (Uneomfireable beat) Ihope isnot too ary. 1 wat just going fo Uy fo get some work

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