Scene 16: At The Planet, late afternoon

(Shane is seated at a far off corner table, hidden by a huge ficus tree, stretched out with her feet up on another chair, scribbling in a sketch book)

(Marina enters from the outside patio, scans the room, sees a pair of boots that only Shane would wear poking out from behind the ficus branches, and approaches)

MARINA: Hello Shane.

SHANE: (startled) Oh, shithey there Marina.

MARINA: Youre drawing again? May I see it?

SHANE: Oh, its nothing”just something I dont want to forget.

(she slaps the cover over the page she is working on and sets the sketch book down on the floor)

MARINA: (contemplates Shanes demeanor for a moment) May I ask you something?

SHANE: Sure, knock yourself out.

MARINA: Why do I feel like everyone is avoiding me today?

SHANE: You have to ask?

MARINA: Yes. Have I offended someone?

(Shane stares at her for a moment, with a very sarcastic sneer across her face, but Marina remains stoic)

SHANE: Alright, lookits the Robin thing.

MARINA: The Robin thing?

SHANE: Yeah. That was, welltacky.

MARINA: Tacky?

SHANE: Look Marina, spare me the innocent act, okay? You knew that Jenny was seeing her and within moments of finding that out you were all over her. And then you brought her to Provocations. Thats just ***** uncool. Jenny was into her.

MARINA: Robin didnt do anything that she didnt want to

SHANE: (testily) Just keep telling yourself that. Maybe one day it will actually be true. (takes out a cigarette and lights it) Why cant you just leave her alone?

MARINA: Robin can see whomever she likes

SHANE: Im talking about Jenny. You are seriously ***** with her head Marina.

MARINA: (coldly) You wouldnt understand. Im in love with her.

(Shane regards Marina with a murderous glare as she walks away)

(Shanes eyes are filling with tears as she reaches down and picks up her sketch book, opens it, and continues working)



Scene 17″On the boardwalk, late afternoon

(Candace is at a hotdog stand.)

(Bette is at a nearby table, sipping a beer and watching as Candace flashes a smile at the vendor and then walks towards the table. Bette quickly looks away.)

CANDACE: Extra relish”no charge.

BETTE: (gives Candace a weak smile) I havent had one of these in years.

(Candace hungrily digs in to her hotdog, then looks up at Bette who is just staring at hers)

CANDACE: You gonna eat that?

BETTE: (deep breath) There is no sane reason for me to be anywhere near you right now.

(Candace stares at her blankly)

BETTE: Why cant you just stay away?

CANDACE: Is that what you want?

BETTE: I want my life back.

CANDACE: (after a moment’s thought) Where is your life?

BETTE: (distracted): What?

CANDACE: Where is it? How long has it been gone?

BETTE: You have no idea what you are talking about.

CANDACE: Bette, what happened three days ago? Why did you get in my car?

(Bette is silent, eyes averted from Candace)

CANDACE: Why did you kiss me like that? Why did you ***** me like that? And why did you do it again yesterday?

BETTE: Its complicated

CANDACE: (becoming agitated) Well break it down for me. We carpenters arent as obtuse as you may think. So come on down from your ivory tower and thrall me with your acumen.

BETTE: (bristling with anger) Tina is my wife.

CANDACE: Yes, she is. And

BETTE: And I have a duty to herto myself, to provide for us, to keep it togetherto, umto

CANDACE: Make her happy?

BETTE: (angrily, throwing her arms up) Yes!!!

CANDACE: (cautiously) Is she? Are you?

(Bette is trying to form the word yes, but nothing comes out of her mouth)

CANDACE: You were searching, Bette.

BETTE: No, I wasnt.

(FLASHBACK to Bette at therapy session: Whats wrong with me? Is it the show, the baby? Or am I falling out of love?)

BETTE: You invaded my landscape and threw yourself at me (brief FLASHBACK to their first kiss in Bettes office) and made me feel alive and desired and powerful

CANDACE: You were searchingfor a connection, any connection.




Scene 18: Alices Apartment, late afternoon

(Alice exits the bathroom, in a pink bathrobe with her hair up in a turban)

ALICE: Hey Tina, I know that you dont want to, but I really think that you should come out with us to Radar tonight

(She stops speaking as she sees Tina lying on the sofa, back turned to her)

ALICE: God, you poor thing

(Alice walks to her bedroom)

(pan over to the sofa and the front side of Tina–she is wide awake)




Scene 19: At The Planet, evening

(Shane is still at the same table, staring absently at her sketch book)

(Dana approaches, looking haggard)

DANA: Shane? Are you okay?

SHANE: Oh, yeah. I was just, um

DANA: Youre drawing again? God, its been awhile, huh? Bette will be thrilled

(Shane quickly closes her sketch book and puts it behind her chair)

DANA: Where are they anyway? They always get here first.

SHANE: Hasnt Alice called you?

DANA: (looking frantic) Uh, nohavent heard from her. Its been a strange day.

SHANE: (distractedly) Yeah…

DANA: I told Tonya to leave. (she waits for Shanes reaction but doesnt get one) And she wouldnt give the ring back (still no reaction), and she took the microwave

(Shane is still spaced out)

DANA: Hello? Earth to Shane engagement is offding, dong the witch is dead

(Shanes eyes are welling with tears)

DANA: Jesus, Shanewhats going on?

SHANE: Everything is falling apart.

DANA: What are you talking about?

SHANE: True love has got to be the biggest ***** bullshit story ever told. Everyone is splitting up”you and Tonya, Bette and Tina, me and

DANA: (stunned) Bette and Tinawhoaand you? What the *****?

SHANE: Me and Cherie.

DANA: I didnt know there was a you and Cherie.

SHANE: Yeah, neither did she.

DANA: ButBette and Tina? Whoawhen didwhat thewhat happened?

SHANE: I dont know much”just that Bette was ***** around and Tina found out and she left.

DANA: Where is she?

SHANE: At Alices.

DANA: Wow. But, I mean, come onits Bette and Tina. Theyll work it out. Right?

SHANE: I dont know Dana. It looked pretty serious.

DANA: Whatyou were there when it happened?!

SHANE: No. But I went by this morning to check on Bette. The house was trashed.

DANA: No

SHANE: Something ugly went down. Bette had a shiner.

DANA: Get out! Tina hit her?!

SHANE: Looked like it.

DANA: (stunned) Holy *****

(Alice enters, looks around, sees Shane and waves, then sees Dana and makes a strange face, takes a deep breath and marches over to their table)

(Dana still has stunned look on her face)

SHANE: Hey Al.

ALICE: (turns to face Dana, reads her expression) What?…

SHANE: I just told her about Bette and Tina.

ALICE: Ah, tales from the darkside

SHANE: Is she still at your place?

ALICE: Yeah. She crashed around 7. Shes barely slept, and I kept her stoned most of the day.

DANA & SHANE: (in unison) How is she?

ALICE: Well, you know, shes hurting. Everything is so raw right now. Whats scary is that shes angry.

DANA: Shane said that she hit Bette or something?

ALICE: Closeshe bit her.

DANA: No

SHANE: *****

ALICE: And she threw her ring at Bettes head.

DANA: (slowly) Oh My God.

SHANE: This is so fucked up.

ALICE: Oh, it gets better. Candace, you know, the tasty carpenter

DANA: Whoa, thats who Bettes been sleeping with?

ALICE: Yeah, thanks for joining us (Dana rolls her eyes at Alice)anyway, Tina just contracted her for a job at the Center like three days ago. So, now shes going to be bumping into this ***** for the next month.

DANA: She cant fire her?

ALICE: No. Shes under contract. And shes doing it for next to nothing. And its a really great thing for the Center, its just so fucked up for Tina.

SHANE: Its a mess, man.

ALICE: I know. I just hope that Tina doesnt do anythingwellstupid. I mean, did you see the guns that girl was sporting? (Alice makes a muscle)

SHANE: Tina wouldnt do that. Shes got too much class.

ALICE: I dont know about that. Shes not herself right nowshes lostshes very changed



Scene 20″At The Youth Center, evening

(The Center is closed, all lights are off)

(Candace pulls in, parks, exits, and walks to the front door. She unlocks it and enters, walking down a dark corridor to the main room being worked on. She turns on the lights.)

(Tina is sitting cross-legged on the floor, a tool belt with the initials C.J. in her hands.)

(Candace, upon catching sight of her, stops short just inside of the doorway.)

TINA: (looking down, quietly) Left something?

CANDACE: Yeah, I did.

TINA: Here, take it (holding up the tool belt) youve already got everything else.

(Candace doesnt move)

TINA: (standing up, eyes wide and wild) Take it. What good is a carpenter without her tools, huh? Cant tear anything up without them (takes hold of Candaces hammer, also engraved with C.J., and pulls it out) You need your ***** hammer, dont you?! (she throws it at Candace–she sidesteps and it misses her)

CANDACE: (menacingly) You dont want to be doing that, Tina.

TINA: Oh, a threat, huh? Theres nothing left for you to do to me.

CANDACE: I havent done a thing to you. And I dont plan to start now.

(Candace looks dangerous, about to pounce, but is visibly restraining herself)

TINA: Where does this ego of yours come from? You ***** Bette and then come and accept a job offer from little old cuckolded me just so you two can rub my face in your backroom stench?

(Candace takes a deep breath, folds her arms and looks away from Tina)

TINA: Answer me!! Why did you say yes to this? Why did you take this job? Why wont you just ***** disappear?

CANDACE: Its penance.

(Tina is broadsided by her answer. Her eyes well up, she drops the tool belt on the floor, slowly walks past Candace, and goes through the door and down the darkened corridor)



Scene 21: At The Planet, Radar Night, nighttime

(Marina enters through the front door)

(Shane sees her and immediately ducks out of view)

SHANE: Hey guysIve gotta go. Ive got some things to take care of.

ALICE: (shoots Shane a knowing glance) Okay Shane, you do that.

(Shane picks up her sketch book and quickly leaves the table)

ALICE & DANA: Bye

(Now alone, Alice and Dana are both acting nervous and keep looking away when either one catches the others eye)

DANA: (timidly) AliceTonyas gone. The wedding is off.

ALICE: What a shame. You got that glacier of a ring back, didnt you? (Dana starts to squirm) Didnt you?

DANA: (pathetically) I tried. But shes bigger than me.

ALICE: Danano, thats so wrong. Why didnt you give her one of your patented two-fisted backhands upside the head?

DANA: (laughing) I didnt think of that. I did flip her off as the cab was leaving.

ALICE: Well, well give you a few points for that. She was cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs if Ive ever seen it.

DANA: I know. I just couldnt see it until last night. (gets a very serious look on her face) Al, weve gotta talk



Scene 22: Shanes Room, after midnight

(her sketch book is propped up against the dresser)

(Shane it sitting on the side of the bed staring at it, tears streaming)

SHANE: ***** you, man.

(pan around and see that the sketch is of Cherie)

(Shane pulls a leather case from under her bed, opens it, takes out a spoon, empties a balloon of heroin into it, cooks it up, ties off her arm, loads the syringe and injects it)

SHANE: ***** me, too.


End of episode 1