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Favorite Scenes   December 23, 1993 N is standing outside and vision goes. N: This can’t be happening. (T comes up, N turns, gasps, waves hands around and heads inside) T: The bitch is blind. N: Please don’t let this be happening. All right. All right, Nora Gannon, this is happening, okay? It’s happening, what’s really stupid is if you panic about it, so just relax. Okay. That’s better. I hate it when people talk about- (trips over a bucket- cries) It’s a bucket, that’s all it is, it’s a bucket, a bucket, a- (senses something) Is that a breeze? (T is in doorway) That’s weird. (T closes it) Oh, you just relax. Just relax. Just calm down. Oh, big deal, so you can’t see, what’s the big deal? You’re not going anywhere, you can just sit tight and wait. Just relax. There. You can call Ben Price, that’s what you can do. Excellent idea, Gannon. Excellent idea. (T moves phone) Am I losing my mind, too? The phone was here a minute ago. Where’s the phone? (it rings- she turns toward T holding phone and he sets on table) Hello? B: Has Santa made it to the beach yet? N: Oh, Bo, I’m so glad it’s you. N: Where are you? B: Guess. N: Please don’t play games with me, at least not right now. Are you on your way or not? (T has his knife and is playing near her hair- at one point, slightly touches- she senses and he backs off) B: Well, I am, as we speak, I’m calling from my old trusty car phone. It’s not really, not that trusty right now, I can barely hear you, honey. N: I can hear you. B: Well, at least one of us is okay, then. I should be there in about twenty minutes or so. N: Oh, that’s great, that’s terrific. B: Yeah, I knew you were probably out there by yourself by now, so I thought I’d just call ahead and let you know. N: Oh, I don’t think I’ve ever been so glad to hear your voice. B: Nora, honey, are you okay? This connection isn’t the only thing that sounds a little shaky. N: Bo, I…(line goes dead- T cut it) Bo? Bo? Bo? Bo! Bo!   N: Hello? Hello, operator? Hello? Hello? (hangs up phone) Oh, no. Now what? (floor creaks) Who’s there? (follows phone line- discovers cut) My God. (goes toward door) Who’s there? Answer me. Answer me! Who’s there? T: Merry Christmas, Nora. (she gasps) N: Todd. (sobs, sinks to floor) T: Well, it’s nice to know there’s nothing wrong with your ears. (he touches them- N tries to get out door, blocked by T) Where are you going to go, huh? Come on, you’re blind as a bat! N: You get away from me! Keep away! T: Now, is that any way for you to talk to an old client of yours? We’re buddies, Miss- wait now, wait now, Miss, Ms., Mrs.- you know, I have never known what the hell to call you. I guess Buchanan. (she throws phone and runs for door, T grabs her hands) I’m sorry, that number cannot be completed as dialed. N: Let me go! Help! T: I don’t think so. See, you’re stuck with me, you’re stuck with me the way I was stuck with you in that courtroom. How’s it feel, huh? (grabs her hair) How does it feel to be in somebody else’s hands? N: You’re hurting me. You’re hurting me. T: Well, what goes around comes around. And you ruined my life. Now I’m going to make sure yours comes tumbling down. (pushes her down toward floor) N: Oh, no! No! No! T: Yes. See, you were my defense attorney, you were supposed to defend me in that stupid trial. And you didn’t. Instead, you hand delivered me to prison. Now as far as I’m concerned, that’s a crime, and you’re going to be tried for that crime. And guess what, Nora? I’m the judge, I’m the jury, and you’re guilty. You’re guilty as hell, you’ve been very, very naughty, and now it’s time for you to get your punishment. N: You can’t do this. T: Why not? N: Because Bo, Bo will be here any minute. T: Well then, we’ll just have to execute the sentence before he gets here, won’t we? (he lets go and she tries to run- he catches her) N: No, don’t, Todd, no! T: What’s that, what’s that, Nora? See, I can’t hear so good out of this ear thanks to your, your airy, fairy friend Luna Moody, remember? Huh? Remember? N: Yes. T: Well, so do I. That’s why I’ll have to pay her a visit after we’re, you know, all wrapped up here. N: Todd… T: What? N Why do you want to do this? Don’t you realize, things are so bad for you right now, this will only make things worse. T: But it will be fun. N: Don’t you understand? If you go, if you go too far off the deep end, you can never come back. T: I’ll take my chances. N: But you could get yourself killed. T: No, I’m a pretty good swimmer. N: You could get yourself killed. Is it really worth it? Is it really worth losing your life over? (they hear Bo’s car) T: What the hell’s that? N: I told you, it’s Bo. (T grabs her tighter) T: You get rid of him. You hear me, counselor? You get rid of him, or I swear, he’s a dead man. B is getting a wreath out of the car. B: (singing) Sleigh bells jingling, jing-jing jingling too… T: Now, you heard me, right? All right, you get rid of him. You get rid of him. I’ve got nothing to lose. (sticks back of knife into back) N: What is that? T: Well, I’ll give you a hint, it goes bang. N: (gasps) No! T: So you tell your little lover boy to get lost, or I’ll use it. N: No. He won’t go. He won’t go. T: Well, then I’ll just have to shoot him. N: No… T: Yeah, yeah, I’ll kill him first so that you can watch, oh, God, that is in such poor taste! I’m so sorry, I owe you an apology, you can’t see, you’re blind! Well, you can listen, you can hear him scream, you can hear his body hit the ground, you can hear him moan a little bit, and that’ll be as good as watching, right? You’re not ready for that, are you? N: Okay, okay, I’ll tell him to leave, I’ll tell him to leave. T: Thank you. B: Hey, hey. Are you in there, beautiful? T: You do it, or I’ll blow his head off. N: Okay, okay. (T lets her go- she starts to open door) B: Open up, honey. I’ve got something that will make you smile. (she come out) What’s wrong? Honey, you look awful. What’s going on?   December 24, 1993 B: (singing) Jing-jing jingling too… T: What the hell’s keeping him? N: I don’t know. B: Hey, you in there, beautiful? T: You do it, or I’ll blow his head off. N: Okay. B: Come on, honey, open up, I got something that will make you smile. What’s wrong? Honey, you look awful. What’s going on? Come on, come on, what’s up, huh? You look like you’ve just seen a ghost. (she hugs him) Okay, Nora, it’s obvious that something’s wrong. Now, what is it?   K and R are at church- H, S and Ben come in. K: (to Ben) Hey, what happened to you? Ben: I got in a fight with another surgeon at the operating room. S: Oh, would you stop with that story? He was in a car accident. Ben: Well, you should see the other guy. R: Well, I hope you’re okay, and happy holidays. Ben: Are you talking to me? I mean, this is not just sympathy, is it? R: (laughs) Yes, I am talking to you. I am so happy tonight, I want the whole world to be as happy as I am. (they leave) S: You didn’t tell her. H: Look, Ben, what’s the deal? I thought you were going to tell Rachel about Nora’s phone call. Ben: Now, why worry her on Christmas Eve? S: Come on now, if you’re really concerned… Ben: Now, Sheila, it could be something as simple as eye strain. Now, a doctor has to start with a conservative diagnosis first, and if that’s not the case… H: Yeah, yeah, and if her eyesight is failing again… Ben: Let’s just go in there and say a prayer that I was wrong to worry. And Nora is fine.   N: Oh, Bo, I can’t…I can’t do this anymore. (T is hiding in closet) B: What? Come on, honey, come on. It’s okay. (brings her inside-she clings) Everything’s okay. All right, just- here. Sit down here. Sit down. Come on, sit down. (she does) What’s the matter? N: Nothing. B: Nothing? Sure, nothing. You just paid all that money to have your eyes fixed at the hospital there and now they’re just soaking wet, but it’s just perfect. It’s for nothing, right? Now, come on, what is it? You might as well tell me right now, because I’m going to find out sooner or later. I’m not going anywhere. N: It’s- it’s just awful. B: What? Here, here, use this. Oh, no, you can’t use this, I used it to wipe the windshield. I’ll get you some tissues, okay? There’s some by the the bed, right? N: No. B: No, well then there’s some somewhere up there, right? (goes upstairs) N: Oh, God. (crawls toward door- T comes out with “gun”) B: Honey, do you think they’re in the bedroom or the bathroom? T: I told you- N: Try the bathroom! Please don’t shoot him, please don’t shoot him. B: I’ve got them. Here we go. B: All right, we’re all set. T: Cheer up, will you? (goes back in closet) B: Here you go. You know how to blow, don't you? Just cover your nose and honk. Great. Now, what’s the matter? N: It’s Rachel. We had a huge fight, and you’ve got to help me, Bo. B: Just name it and I’ll do it, okay? What happened? N: Well, I mean, what else. She, she, she was really angry with me because I hid my illness, and then she was furious because I forced her to lie to you, and, and, and, and- well, we haven’t fought like that, it must have been buried, I mean, it just erupted, we haven’t fought like that in years, she just got in her car and she just, she went back to Llanview. B: Well, now, come on, she’ll get over it, if you just give her time to chill out. N: No, no, no, no, no, it has to be taken care of tonight, I’m her mother, I said some awful things, just awful things, and- B: All right. Let’s give her a call. N: No! No. The phone won’t work. I mean, I’ve tried it, and it just didn’t seem to work. you have to go to Llanview and get Rachel and bring her back here. B: That’s crazy. I’m not going to do that tonight. It’s Christmas Eve! N: Please, sweetheart, I’ve never asked- you can’t possibly know how much this means to me. I’m so desperate, I just- I need to apologize to her. B: Okay, it’s not- this is not going to be much fun, the way this is right now, so I’ll go, okay? I’ll go, I’ll try to bring her back. N: You will? You mean it? B: Yeah. Yeah, I still don’t understand it, and I don’t like it, but…(N hugs him) N: Oh, I love you, Bo. B: …if it calms you down. N: I love you. (they go outside) Go. Go now. The sooner you go, the sooner you’ll get back. B: I’m going, I’m going, all right? I’m going. Kiss? (kiss) N: Look, just remember, don’t wait until dark. B: What? N: You heard me, Buchanan. Don’t wait until dark. (B leaves- T comes out of closet and grabs her hair) T: Everybody says you’re so smart, super lady lawyer, you stupid dumb blind bitch. It’s already dark out! (laughs) I almost died laughing, you telling Bo to hurry up, ‘oh, don’t wait until dark, honey’. (laughs) You’re so blind, you can’t even tell, it’s already night outside. (N is smiling) T: I’m over here. Oh, but of course, you’re blind, you don’t know that. I’m very proud of you, Nora. (laughs) N: Why don’t you go, Todd, go while you have the chance. T: Go? After you did such a great job getting rid of Bo? You saved your little boyfriend’s life. Now, on behalf of men everywhere, I’m going to give you the reward that you deserve. N: I know you blame me, Todd. I know you blame me for your conviction, I know you blame me for prison- T: Now, why shouldn’t I blame you? You did what you thought was right, you followed your conscience. I owe you one, Nora. I learned a lot from you. I learned that justice must be served. N: Todd, please… T: The punishment must fit the crime. I mean, that’s what they say, right? N: Please, Todd, don’t… T: Oh. Poor Nora. I had you convinced that this was a gun. (touches dull end to cheek) But if you could see, you’d know I was only kidding. It’s not a gun. It’s a knife. (touches sharp part) (N kicks T and runs upstairs) T: This is better than cartoons. The mouse just runs around and bumps into stuff, and the cat just bides his time, licks his chops. (N locks herself in bedroom, knocks over stuff on dresser, looks for phone, T blocks outside door) T: Let’s see her get out of that. N: Where’s the phone!! T comes up the stairs. N: Phone! It works, it works. 9…where’s the nine? Where’s the 9, where's the 9, where's the 9? T: Nora, honey, ready or not, here I come! N: One, two, three…seven, eight, nine! Nine! Nine! (T is climbing stairs) T: Let me in by the hair of my chinny chin chin or I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll- (kicks door open) N: Nine, one, one… T: Two is company, so who else are you going to talk to? (rips phone out of wall) N: Leave me alone! T: Oh, yeah, right, like you left me alone? N: I tried to help you! T: Do you know what they called me in Statesville, Nora? They called me scarface. Can you believe that? You helped do that to me. N: I never- T: You and Marty and Luna- you turned me into this! Well, how do you like me now, Nora? How do you like me now? (he is in her face)   B is driving. Announcer: The week long search for escaped rapist Todd Manning. Llanview police declined to comment today on unconfirmed reports that Manning was still in the area. The ring leader of the notorious Spring Fling gang rape, Manning is considered armed and dangerous. B remembers N telling him “Don’t wait until dark.” B remembers their conversations about “Wait Until Dark.” B: God, that’s it! Todd Manning’s there, he’s in the house with Nora. (turns car around- starts driving back) Hang in there, honey, hang in- I’m on my way.   December 27, 1993 B is in car, realizes, turns around. T is on top of Nora on the bed. N: You’ll never get away with this, you know. You should let me go. T: Did I ask for your opinion? Did I? Did I ask for your opinion? No! I didn’t. (takes her headband off) See, I’m in control now. I call the shots. (he gets up) I say it’s payback time. (she sits up) N: I’d rather die first. T: Be careful what you ask for. Santa may deliver. N: You’re a sick coward. T: (jumps at her) What’s that? I can’t hear you. Could you speak up? (she gets to other side of bed) N: I said, you’re a sick coward. You’re scared of your father, and you’re scared of women. (he blows on the back of her neck- she gets to other side of bed) T: You think I’m scared of you? Is that what you think? You think I’m scared of you? Why don’t you try to get away, and I’ll show you just how scared of you I really am. T: What’s the matter, Nora? Why don’t you run, huh? What’s keeping you? N: Shut up. T: What’s that, Nora? You see, I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you, your pal Luna, she wrecked my ear. N: I said shut up! (she gets up and goes toward door- T is in doorway- runs into him and backs off) T: Well, you almost made it. It doesn’t have to be like this, Nora. I mean, I’m a lover. I’m not a fighter. (sits down- starts to unbutton shirt- she throws the phone) T: Oh, God, you were way off on that one. High and outside. You missed me by a mile. This blindness thing, it’s really getting in your way, isn’t it? N: You scum. T: Now, that’s not very nice, is it? Not a nice way to talk to a friend like me. And to think I spent all those months looking forward to seeing you. N: You know, if you had half a brain, you’d be out of here by now. T: Whoa, whoa- what are you saying? Are you calling me stupid? Is that what you’re doing? Are you calling me stupid? I hope you’re not calling me stupid, because there’s only one stupid person in this room, and that’s you. That’s you for thinking that you could give me the shaft and get away with it. (she has her hand on a lamp) N: What, you want revenge? T: Well, there’s a word I can relate to, sure. N: Really? Ok. Fine. I’m sick of playing games. Why don’t you go ahead, hmm? What are you waiting for? T: I’m not waiting for anything. N: Are you sure? I mean, let’s get the show on the road here, or are you having a little problem getting your courage up? T: No. No problem at all. N: Okay. I mean, you’re not afraid of me, are you? I think I smell a chicken. And a stupid chicken at that. T: (stands up) You really shouldn’t have said that. (grabs her arm- she hits him with the lamp- she runs downstairs) N tries the outside door- won’t open. N: Why doesn’t this open? Open! (T wakes up) N bangs on door- tries patio door- it’s jammed. T: Okay, Nora. No more Mr. Nice Guy. (starts downstairs)   B: (driving) Two minutes, two minutes, two minutes. Just hang in there, honey. Two minutes.   N smiles- turns off and breaks all the lights one by one. Steps on floorboard- throws chair. B slams on brakes. B: What the- (tree blocking path) N goes in B’s bag- gets glass ornaments- turns off last light- puts ornaments on mantle- grabs her sewing shears. T: Hey, Nora! You’ve been a bad girl. Now I’m going to have to be a bad boy. (she avoids floorboard and waits with shears- T comes down the stairs) T: Where are you? Kitty cat? Kitty cat? Kitty cat? Here, kitty. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. (goes in living room) Smart. Very smart, Nora, knocking out all the lights, brilliant lady lawyer. It’s not going to work. You know that, don’t you? You do know that, Nora, don’t you? T: Nora, where are you? I know you’re here. You know, you hurt me pretty bad up there, and believe me, this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you, but I’m going to have to punish you. But you could make things easy on yourself. Just say my name, nice and soft, and I’ll come find you, come get you, and we can get started. Huh? What do you say? (she walks away from him around wall) Just say “Todd”. Do you want to give yourself up now, huh? (T goes in closet, Nora grabs ornaments and throws one) What’s that? You know, this is kind of funny, Nora, if you think about it- I mean, really think about it, okay- you’re blind, and I don’t hear so good, so we got see no evil, we got hear no evil, now all we need is somebody who’s dumb. Well, I guess Bo can do that, huh? (sees ornament) Well, well, well. Got yourself some ammo, huh? Well- (drops it) it’s going to take more than Christmas ornaments to keep me away, believe me. (N throws another) That’s it. Yeah, you just keep throwing them. You think you’re pretty smart, don’t you, Nora? (N smiles) You think you can fool dumb old Todd. Let me tell you something, it’s not going to work. Every one you throw is going to bring me closer and closer- pretty soon, I’m going to be all over you.   B gets back in car. B: Please, God, let me get there in time. Don’t let him hurt her. T: I can feel it. I’m getting hotter. I’m starting to burn up. Where are you? (N drops last ornament) All right. Now, the more you keep this up, the worse it’s going to be for you. Why don’t you just make things easy for yourself? Huh? What’s it going to be? (steps on floorboard- N comes around corner and stabs T in chest) N shoves T to the floor. N: You bastard! (she covers her face- T pulls shears out and gets up and grabs her leg, pulling her down, holds shears about her- B bursts in) B: Nora!   December 28, 1993 B: Nora! Let her go, Manning! Let her go! (he does) T: Looks like I’m just going to have to kill two birds with one stone. N: Bo, be careful. B: Todd, you hurt? You hurt? (B throws T into a door- T punches B and has him in stranglehold) N: Bo? Bo, what’s happening? T is choking Bo. Bo goes limp. T: Nice try. (T starts to get up- B grabs him and throws him- kicks him- T is out) (N crawls toward action- B puts his arms around N) N: Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me! B: Honey, it’s me, it’s me. It’s okay. (she hugs him) N: Are you okay? B: Yes, yes. I am, and everything’s just fine. N: Oh, my God. Oh, my God. He had me trapped. B: I know. I’m so sorry it took me so long to get back here. N: He said he was going to shoot you. B: Todd said that, huh? N: He said he had a gun and he was going to shoot you if I didn’t make you go away, and so I had to make you go away. B: You know- I couldn’t figure it out that you wanted to send me after Rachel, and then it finally hit me- you know, your clue? “Wait Until Dark.” N: Where’s Todd? B: He’s knocked out. He’s over there right now. I didn’t see a gun. I think he lied about that. Did you see him drop it? Anything? (shakes her head) Nora? Honey, look at me. Look at me. (she opens her eyes- he moves his head, but she doesn’t) B: Nora? (turns her head toward his voice) Nora, can you see? You can’t see anything, can you? N: No. B: Oh. (hugs her) N: I thought it was just eye strain. I mean, at first, I was working on my mother’s- never mind. B: never mind? What? N: My mother’s wedding veil. I called Ben Price. He said that the sewing probably set it off and that I shouldn’t worry about it. I don’t know, it just kept getting worse and worse until finally I couldn’t see anything at all. B: Oh, God, honey, I should have never left you alone. N: Oh, no, it was fine, I mean, Rachel was here, and then she left, and then you were on your way, everything was going to be just fine. And then I couldn’t see anything, and then Todd was here, I don’t know where he came from, he just kind of materialized. B: All right, all right, look, let’s call the police, and then let’s get you to a hospital, okay? All right? Come on. (T comes up and grabs Bo’s neck with his shirt) N: Bo? Bo? Bo? Bo? T: You never should have come back, Bo. N: Bo? (T is walking, pulling Bo) You should have just kept going, got in your little car and go. (slams Bo into a wall- puts against table) Now I’m going to have to kill you. (N comes running and knocks T onto the couch- B grabs T before he can hit N) N: Bo? B: Stay here, honey. (running out on porch) N: Bo, what’s going on? B: Stay here! (tackles T on porch) B throws T into the side of the house- punches him. B: Come on. Get up! (drags Todd away) N: Bo? What’s going on? B: I’m okay, honey. N: What’s going on, though? B: Just hang in there, I’ll be right there, okay? (he comes in) N: This had better be you. B: You’re talking about Robert Redford, I’m your man. (kiss) Easy N: Actually, I wanted Bogie. B: Oh. N: Where’s Todd? B: He’s tied up out there on the deck. Listen, what do you say we call the police and just have him hauled out of here, huh? N: Todd cut the lines of the phone. B: Well, that’s why God invented car phones, right? Come on. Come on, right this way. (go toward door- T is tied up over ledge- wakes up and starts screaming) B: I knocked him out once, and it didn’t last very long. This guy’s got the constitution of a bull. Policeman: Well, where is he now? B: I’ve got him tied up out there on the deck. P: Good. I’m going to call for backup, I’ll be right back. B: Okay, fine. Honey, are you going to be okay here, for just a second, all right? I want to check on our guest. N: Yeah, I’ll be fine. (kisses her cheek- B goes outside and sees ropes but no T- N comes up behind him and touches him- he jumps) N: Bo? (he unzips his jacket and holds her close) What is it? What is it? B: He’s gone. N: Oh, no.