(Outside Angelica’s room, Peggy is speaking with Dr. Sushee. The group is in Angelica’s room, comforting one another. A tall older woman with presence disturbs the conversation between the Peabody matriarch and Sushee.)

DR. SUSHEE- “Miranda…Hello. Peggy, this is Dr. Miriaydnthis Metropoulos- Dimitracopoulos.” (Peggy almost does a double take and starts to try and pronounce the name but, though she’s looked her up and checked up on her, decides quickly that it’s a feat too challenging at this particular moment to try the whole last name.)

PEGGY- “Dr. ‘Damantrakapalas’, yes, well…Dr. Sushee here is laudatory when speaking of you.”

DR. M-D- (She smiles at the attempt at her name, which she always thought was actually relatively easy to pronounce…) “Mrs. Peabody,” (She shakes her hand) “it’s a pleasure.”

PEGGY- “I understand you’re performing the surgery.”

DR. M-D- “Yes that’s right.”

PEGGY- “Best pediatric neurosurgeon on the west coast, Dr. Sushee says.”

DR. M-D- “No, that would be my mentor, Philip Myrddin.” (She smiles.) “But, he tells me I’m the second best pediatric neurosurgeon in the US, so perhaps the odds are still in our favour…” (Dr. Sushee smiles.)

PEGGY- “I’m sure, quite sure. I’ll leave you two to get to work on our Angelica. Thank you doctors.” (She leaves as they smile and nod.)

DR. M-D- “The mother is in the room?”

SUSHEE- “Yes, after you.” (He stops her…) “Miranda…” (She looks at him.) “Angelica blessed with two mothers. Ms. Kennard is birth mother. Bette Porter is the estranged partner and was mother to Angelica before they break up. She back now from NY.”

DR. M-D- “Oh right…the plane crash?”

SUSHEE- “Ya…she survive but her friend died only the day before while recovering in New York. Succumbed to the injuries.”

DR. M-D- “That’s awful.”

SUSHEE- “Yes, but they and their friends been here whole time Miranda.”

DR. M-D- “Dr. Sushee…” (He looks at her…) “It’s not ‘Miranda’, it’s ‘Marianthi’…”

SUSHEE- “Sorry…’Miranda’ seem to come naturally…Ok ‘Mar-i-An-thi.”

DR. M-D- “No problem. But maybe you should try my middle name…”

SUSHEE- “Okay…what is it?”

DR. M-D- “Theophania.”

SUSHEE- “Mariadni…sounds good…I prefer this.”

DR. M-D- “No…M-A-R-I-A-N-T-H-I…”

SUSHEE- “This what I said.” (She shakes her head.) “Ok…une autre fois…’Mar-i-a-nthi’. You know, given my name you should think I can get used to your name.”

DR. M-D- “I don’t understand.”

SUSHEE- “Is my middle name…Pericles…”

DR. M-D- “Pericles? Where did THAT come from?”

SUSHEE- “Godfather was Greek.”

DR. M-D- “Ohhh. See, we’re practically pizan.”

SUSHEE- “This is Italian ‘pizan’, no?”

DR. M-D- (Her eyebrows raise…) “Come on Pericles.”

SUSHEE- “No, is ok…you can use my first name.” (She looks at him inquisitively…) “Benedictus…”

DR. M-D- “Benedictus?”

SUSHEE- “Just call me Benny.”

DR. M-D- (She chuckles…and then motions towards the room…) “Benny…Shall we?” (He smiles and nods.)

(She walks into the room with Dr. Benny Sushee)

DR. M-D- “Ms. Kennard? Hi, I’m Dr. Dimitracopoulos. I need to speak with you about the surgery. If there’s another caregiver of the child, please bring that person as well.” (Tina steps towards her and Bette steps forward but looks at the others briefly who instinctively also step forward.) “Ms. Kennard? I need to speak to her parents…those who care for the child.”

TINA- “That’s me and…” (She looks Bette) “Bette…but…these women also are her family.”

DR. M-D- “I see. Well, I need the parents.”

TINA- “Well, right now, they’ve been here day and night and…Angelica needs all of them…”

KIT- “Tina sweetie, it’s ok. You go with the doctors.”

DR. M-D- (She motions Kit to stand down…) “Tina…may I call you that?”

TINA- “Yes.”

DR. M-D- “You can call me Dr. Dimi, which is what some patients call me. Marianthi is my first name if you prefer. Why don’t we just stay here and all these ladies can do as you wish.” (Tina nods. Bette comes close to her, by her side. The doctors explain the procedure.) “So, she at least has the best chances that are available. I’ve assisted on these types of surgeries and performed the procedure once before under Dr. Myrddin, and that’s better than most.”

BETTE- “Sorry…doctor who?”

DR. DIMI- “Dr. Myrddin. The specialist I mentioned before.”

BETTE- “Is she a doctor in Montreal?”

DR. DIMI- “No, that’s actually his sister. Do you know her?”

BETTE- “No, I…I met her recently.”

DR. DIMI- “She’s an excellent doctor as well. In any event, we must proceed now. I’ll see you in a bit.” (Dr. Sushee stays briefly behind.)

DR. SUSHEE- “She really is in the best hands. Miranda…I mean Dr. Dimitracopoulos…Dr. Dimi, is top notch.”

BETTE- “You called her Miranda? Is that her middle name?”

DR. SUSHEE- “Yes, actually no, I keep saying wrong name…first name is M-A-R-I-A-N-T-H-I. But I keep slipping back to Miranda. Comes easier. But you know, ‘Marianthi’ sound nicer, no?” (Bette look at him like he’s got two heads.) “Ok…Miss Porter…Ms. Kennard…I see you. Everything going to be ok.” (He leaves. Bette grabs her forehead.)

KIT- “You ok?”

BETTE- “Dr. Myrddin treated me and Miranda in Montreal.” (She looks at Kit…) “Miranda…”

KIT- “Small world. But he got the name wrong…it’s not Miranda. I guess I see your point though. It’s ok babysis. If we’re seeing signs, then these must be good ones.”

ALICE- “Bette, it’s going to be ok. Tina…we, her family, are here. No matter what. It’s all good…all good.” (The others rally a bit behind Bette and Tina.)


(A half hour into the lengthy surgery, the gang is in the waiting room. Tina and Bette are seated near one another, and all is tense but quiet on this front as the surgical battle is waged on another. Everyone starts to ponder in silence.

Another half hour later, two figures approach Tina and Bette…it’s Peggy and Dr. Sushee. Tina stands and Bette joins her.)

DR. SUSHEE- “We reach difficult stage soon. They have exposed the area, and now work on the mass to excise from the cord. Is painstaking, but is proceeding according to plan. So far, everything is stable. When eventually removed, we will send to pathology for biopsy. But, it has the appearance of benign, as we originally assessed.” (Tina nods and Bette thanks Dr. Sushee. He leaves but Peggy stays behind. She pats Bette on the arm and smiles at Tina. She then goes over to talk to Helena and the others. Bette and Tina sit back down. Tina is leaning sideways, against the wall, staring off into the distance on the floor but is facing towards Bette. Bette is looking at her. She surveys Tina, in her entirety, carefully. It’s as though the eyes are doing what the heart and body wish they could…to hold and comfort Tina…but it’s a delicate wish she not yet dare fulfill. Bette feels anxious as she gazes at Tina. She barely notices that while she cannot hold Tina, no one is holding her either. She slowly gets up and walks away, saying softly to everyone that she’d be back.

Bette wanders away from the waiting room, passes the nursing station where she asks a nurse something, and then wanders off. She’s feeling like a wreck, an exhausted bundle of nerves and emotion. She comes to a large double door entrance and opens it to walk inside. Bette stops just inside. She looks ahead and contemplates moving forward. Her eyes come to a stop at a place off to the side. Bette slowly makes her way there. She picks up a candle, closes her eyes for a moment, then lights it, and places it in the stand, near the other candles. She turns to gaze toward the front of the chapel and after a moment she decides to walk to the front pew where she sits.)

(The operating room is tense and quiet for the most part, but this changes as Dr. Dimitracopoulos operates the microscopic instruments.)

ANESTHESIOLOGIST- “Doctor, her pressure is dropping.”

DR. DIMI- (Speaking to the surgical resident…) “It’s intertwined here, resection please doctor.” (The heart monitor sounds more erratic.) “Dr. Smythe?”

ANESTHESIOLOGIST- “Pressure still dropping, pulse is troubling…we gotta get that stabilized.”

DR. DIMI- “What’s going on? She shouldn’t be having as much difficulty. Ok, let’s stabilize her before continuing. Dr. Smythe do your thing.”

ANESTHESIOLOGIST- “Yes Ma’am. Nurse…”

DR. DIMI- (To the assisting surgical resident…) “Ok, let’s examine the surrounding tissue and make sure there aren’t any issues there. We can continue when Dr. Smythe gives the green light.” (They continue.)

(Bette is staring off into the distance, gazing at the altar area. She remembers the days after the birth…

Tina was sitting in bed and breastfeeding. Bette walked in and stopped. She stood there, admiring the site, not wanting to disturb it, but not wanting to let it pass unnoticed or unrecorded in her mind…she wanted this to remain an indelible memory. She felt like a voyeur, watching the love of her life feed the little wonder that had invaded her life and her heart, in a way almost without warning. She saw such peace, yet such wonder and strength in this live image before her. She moved slowly toward mother and child, right up to the bed, and then knelt down on the floor right next to them.

TINA- “Hungry…she’s very hungry,” whispers Tina.

BETTE- “I bet. She looks so peaceful.”

TINA- “Come up here next to me.” (Bette looks like a little kid invited to the chocolate factory. She practically springs up. She walks over to the other side of the bed and gets on, bringing herself right next to Tina and stops.) “Mamma B, I think it’s safe to touch me…she won’t fall off my breast or anything…don’t worry…” (Bette smiles. She gets right up to Tina and puts her arms around her and the hungry newborn. Bette puts her face up against Tina’s head as she looks at the little one feast.)

BETTE- “Hmmm…she’s pretty hungry.”

TINA- “Yeah, I’m glad it’s working ok. I was worried she wouldn’t take easily after the first time, but she’s ok with it now.”

BETTE- “Ok with it? She looks like she’s going to stay there for the day.”

TINA- “Good thing there are two…I can switch to keep up with her.” (Bette chuckles.)

BETTE- (Bette smiles and jokingly quips…) “I think I see where the spouse gets the mild case of jealousy with this bonding business.”

TINA- (She chuckles…) “Easy there my ‘spouse’, your time will come…eventually…”

BETTE- “Ugh…” (She bends down and kisses Angelica gently on the head. She then comes back up and embraces both, with an arm around Tina’s arms as they hold Angelica, and her right arm around Tina’s upper back. Bette then nuzzles into Tina’s neck.) “I could stay here forever.”

TINA- “You think maybe we could get you to lactate? Forever is a long time…I think you may have to pitch in.” (Bette chuckles. A few moments pass.)

BETTE- “I love you.” (Tina doesn’t reply as she focuses on Angelica. Bette feels a bit uneasy. She strokes Tina’s head with her right hand slowly and continues to watch for a few moments. She speaks again…) “T…”

TINA- (Tina turns to look at Bette…her eyes are red…she grasps Bette’s lips briefly with her own and whispers gently…) “I’ve missed you. I’ve missed you so much. Please, just hold me…hold us both.” (Bette complies.) “It feels so good to be here, in this place…I love you Bette.”

BETTE- (She whispers intensely…) “I love you, I love you, I love you…”)

(Bette emerges from her trance of past images to find that she can’t see clearly…not a damn thing…her eyes are drowning in tears.)

BETTE- “Miranda? Miranda I came back…but I can’t go back…I can’t go back to that place…I messed it all up…she’s sick now…really sick…what if she’s damaged permanently…” (She feels a presence surround her body…it feels awkward, like a hesitant embrace and…familiar…but she can’t see who it is…tears flow like they hadn’t ever gotten a chance to show themselves…but seconds later, as she starts to sense the presence with senses beyond her sight, her heart knows the identity of the one who has joined her suddenly and, for some reason, she finally cries freely and let’s the arms of her embracer hold her captive.)

TINA- “What’s the big idea leaving me all alone in the waiting room? Hmmm…it’s ok…it’s ok…shhh…I’ve got you…it’s ok…”

BETTE- “I’m sorry…I…”

TINA- “Bette it’s ok, I feel the same way, so I’m glad I have to comfort you instead of being in the state you’re in right now…you’re about the only thing preventing me from from being in your condition. By the time you arrived back in LA and came to the hospital, I had cried so much I think my tear ducts don’t work anymore. The nurse told me where you’d be…well actually no, Peggy did…she asked the nurse and then came up to me and strongly suggested I go to the chapel.” (She sways with Bette a bit.) “Funny woman that Peggy. I’d hate to be on her bad side, but as an ally or friend…wow. You know, it’s kinda nice seeing Helena showing those traits these past months. I think she’s her mother’s daughter after all.” (She ponders a bit as she gently sways her captive…) “So what’s this about telling Miranda you can’t go back to a place? What place Bette? What special place are you afraid you will never visit again? Hm? It’s ok…You can tell me later…when all this is over and I visit you for coffee or something…maybe while dropping Angelica off for her time with Mamma B, no matter where that is. Just don’t try that Whistler thing again…ok? That’s just not a good idea. And I promise…no more Angelica being part of ‘Henry’s’ family…actually, I think it’s pretty safe to say no more ‘Henry’ period. Though, I can’t promise much else. It’s ok…shhh…it’s going to be ok.”

BETTE- “I keep asking God to show me the way…to show himself …how did I manage to lose my life once and now stand a chance of losing the best part of it…I don’t understand…”

TINA- “Bette, you survived a plane crash in the Canadian North, a good friend has died, and now you’re here for our ailing daughter, who needed you so very much all these months. You really could have lost everything and Angelica could have lost you forever. Seems to me she has you back now. All that hoopla, all that distancing, all that drama…3,000 miles away Bette…you went clear across the country. Mind you, I went to the other side of the universe…a planet called ‘Henry’, a few light years from the world of alternative lifestyles and the aberration of our relationship, as you mentioned once…and look at us now…damn Bette, it’s been so long since I held you, really held you…” (a bit of levity and sarcasm escapes her…) “remind me when things are better to give you a piece of my mind for stealing the best part of my life from me.”

BETTE- (Through the whimpering and sniffling…) “I think you’ve got the stealing part backwards…a planet called Henry…”

TINA- “Actually, an interplanetary alien carpenter comes to mind, but let’s not open THAT Pandora’s box shall we?” (Bette sighs and hugs Tina tighter.)

BETTE- “You have a funny way of comforting.”

TINA- “I’m not comforting…it’s all a trick…you’re supposed to think I’m comforting you, when in fact…”

BETTE- (Tina doesn’t seem to finish the sentence…Bette waits but calls out…) “What? In fact what?” (Bette pulls back and brings herself up to look at Tina who is experiencing revitalized and mended tear ducts…) “T…hey…”

TINA- (She’s struggling with her emotion…) “I’m scared Bette…” (Bette embraces her and they sway for a few moments.) “I’ve missed you. I’ve missed you so much.”

BETTE- “This feels…it feels so good to be here in your arms.”

TINA- “I missed being in yours. I want your friendship back.”

BETTE- (Sitting up and looking at her…) “I…I want…”

KIT- (From the entrance…) “Tina, Bette…Dr. Sushee is looking for you. (Bette and Tina rush out and head to outside Angelica’s room where Dr. Sushee awaits them.)

DR. SUSHEE- “Ladies please come with me.”

BETTE- “Where? What’s happening?”

DR. SUSHEE- “All proceeding fine, but Dr. Dimi wants to speak with you.” (They follow him. He takes them up a few floors and to a room. They enter and realize they are in the gallery of the operating room. Tina looks stunned and Bette is agitated.)

BETTE- “Oh my God, is that her?”

DR. SUSHEE- “Yes.”

BETTE- “Why did you bring us here? What’s wrong?”

DR. SUSHEE- (He presses on the intercom…) “Doctor…they are here.”

DR. DIMI- (Dr. Dimi looks up.) “Ladies I’m sorry to have brought you here unexpectedly. This procedure is complicated. Angelica is giving me some trouble, though there’s no apparent reason for the unstable vitals. I’m still quite comfortable proceeding, even with the complications, which are not unexpected, but her reaction is. This request is unusual procedure, but not in MY operating room, so I’d like for one of you to scrub in and join Angelica and I as we venture through this. My voice doesn’t seem to be reassuring her enough. And while the doctors with me are top notch in bedside manner, I think she needs a different kind of human touch.”

BETTE- “Tina, you go.”

TINA- “Dr. Sushee, isn’t there any way we can both go?”

DR. SUSHEE- (He presses on the intercom…) “Doctor, maybe both scrub in and can take turns, ok?” (Dr. Dimitracopoulos nods. He then escorts them towards the exit. Tina stops and turns to him.)

TINA- “Dr. Sushee, can our friends and family please come up here to the gallery?”

DR. SUSHEE- “Is unusual, but I don’t see why not, especially with Dr. Dimi. I will clear with Dr. Norman too.” (He pushes the intercom again.) “Dr. Dimi, there’s been a request. If you are ok with this, I’ll speak to Dr. Norman…Ms. Kennard wants the other ladies to be in the gallery.” (Dr. Dimi looks at her resident then looks up at Benny…she nods. Benny looks at the two mothers.) “We are lucky. Dr. Dimi is nationally renowned. She is expert in her field. She has great respect for the human element and the human touch, which is why she good student with Dr. Myrddin. Some don’t like this touchy feely business in medicine, but she believes it. Also, she has the power, due to her standing, to change procedure as she sees fit. She also don’t care how many people watch…she fears nothing but much higher authority.”

BETTE- “Dr. Norman?”

DR. SUSHEE- “No, a bit higher…” (He points to the ceiling…) “God.”

(The surgery continues. Within a half hour, the gang is up in the gallery and Bette and Tina are gowned for the operating room. Tina enters first.)

DR. DIMI- “Tina, Dr. Smythe will position you behind the cloth there. Just follow his directions.” (Tina nods and follows the anesthesiologist. He puts her on a stool near Angelica’s head. Tina, in shock from being in this room and seeing her daughter in this condition is slow to respond.)

DR. SMYTHE- “It’s ok, take your time. It’s looks worse than it is. Don’t pay attention to anything beyond the cloth barrier. Let Dr. Dimi do her job. You just focus on our sleeping angel here. You can touch her face or head gently. You can’t take off your face mask or gloves, but it’s the best we can do.” (Tina moves in slowly and kisses her on the head. She strokes it and speaks to her, into her ear, imparting all the love and care she could under the circumstances. Her eyes told the story that was inaudible to everyone else in the room. Dr. Dimi calls up to Dr. Sushee.)

DR. DIMI- “Okay Benny, let them talk.” (Suddenly, over the intercom, voices are heard…Tina is taken aback…she didn’t know this part was going to happen.)

KIT- “Baby girl…your Auntie Kit is here. We’re right here honey.”

ALICE- “It’s me, earth mother Alice, Angelica…I’m waiting to see you when you wake up.”

SHANE- “Hey kiddo, you show ‘em what you got. I can’t wait to see you.”

HELENA- “All right little one, I expect to have an audience with you when you wake up, so make sure and fit me in Miss Angelica.”

PEGGY- “Angelica Kennard Porter this is Peggy Peabody speaking. You my dear just give ‘em hell and tell me all about it when you wake. I’ll be waiting for you.” (Tina was in tears and Bette, looking through the glass from the preparatory area of the operating room could hear the voices and her own heartbeat as the surprising sounds of her friends and family filled the operating theatre. Benny shut the intercom and Tina said a few words to Angelica before Dr. Smythe escorted her out. She looked at Bette briefly and went to the window as she removed her mask and began her wait. Dr. Smythe escorted Bette in.)

DR. DIMI- (Looking at Bette…) “Just focus on her, pretend this part over here is nonexistent. Follow Dr. Smythe’s instructions.” (Dr. Smythe escorted Bette to the little patient.)

DR. SMYTHE- “Ok, now you can gently touch her face and head. You can’t remove your mask or gloves of course.” (Bette sat on the stool and moved in within inches of Angelica. She froze as her tears streamed down her face. Dr. Smythe watched for a bit and then came to Bette. He took her left hand slowly and brought her fingers to Angelica’s outstretched hand.) “Here you go, this might work better.” (Bette smiles through her tears as she gently stroked the little hand.”

DR. DIMI- (Reacting to the sounds of the instruments…) “What’s wrong Dr. Smythe?”

DR. SMYTHE- “Pressure’s dropping…”

BETTE- “Angelica?”

(The doctors start issuing orders to each other and the nurses and a cacophony of medical terminology, ordered yet intense, fills the room.)

BETTE- “What’s wrong?” (Tina’s hands go up against the glass as she tries to see what’s happening. The ladies in the gallery join Dr. Sushee right up against the glass as the sounds intensify.) “Angelica? Angelica baby?”

DR. DIMI- (To the resident…) “I can’t stop the bleeding, resect…”

DR. SMYTHE- “Easy little one, come on….Doctor…pressure is still dropping…” (Dr. Dimi utters a new set of orders to the residents and nurses, as they in turn utter more medical information, and she instructs Dr. Smythe further. He goes up to Bette…) “Go to her, up close, speak to her…now…” (Bette moves right up to Angelica’s face. She kisses her forehead and speaks into her ear.)

BETTE- “I’m here my love, it’s Mamma B, I’m here for you and just you. I will never ever leave you again. I’m all yours Angel, so please don’t leave me now. Please Angelica…your Mamma T is watching us …please Angelica…I love you…I love you…I love you.”

(The cacophony of medical voices and sounds reverberates to a crescendo and then comes to a halt.)

DR. SMYTHE- “There we go…pressure’s up. That’s right Angelica, you’re on track, just keep going now…” (He looks at Dr. Dimi and nods, his eyes smiling and her’s sparkling with relief. Bette’s body drops a notch in tensed muscle activity as she looks at Dr. Dimi and back to Dr. Smythe, Tina’s head rests on the glass and she waits for the magic words that the turn for the better is safely past, while the gallery crowd whispers intermittent words of thanks and encouragement but looks on intently for official word.)

DR. DIMI- “Hey little lady, you really know how to make a woman work hard. Making me jump through hoops, testing me…hmmmm. Well, I expect a full evaluation when you wake. Try not to make me look bad though. I’ve got a reputation to uphold, you know.” (She maneuvers with the instruments and focuses in as she excises.) “Son of a gun, I gotcha now. Look at that…tricky little thing ain’t it? Hmm.” (She places the offending material into a container held by the nurse, who then walks out of the room.) “Well, that’s all of it. Son of a gun that thing was tricky.”

RESIDENT- “Excellent work Dr. Dimitracopoulos. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of this.”

DR. DIMI- “Thank YOU doctor. You did a fine job assisting. I’m going to close, so you won’t get to do that, but keep me company till we’re done. I want to finish this one. She put me through the ringer Miss Angelica here, so I have a feeling she wants me to finish what I started.” (He nods. Bette is staring intently at Dr. Dimi for a sign and she finally notices her.) “Ms. Porter, you can breathe now. We’ll see how she reacts to the neurological tests after she wakes, but right now, she’s made it through the worst part.” (Bette nods and cries quietly as she looks over to Tina and Dr. Dimi looks to Tina nodding. Dr. Dimi then looks up to the gallery and waves, sending the audience there into gentle cheers and hugs, including Dr. Benny Sushee, who almost jumps as he raises both hands in a happy acknowledgement.

The gallery emptied. Bette exited the operating room and walked straight into Tina’s arms. They hugged a bear hug for a few moments and then disengaged. They removed their scrubs and went back to the waiting room area. After greeting them both, the others gathered around them.

About 45 minutes later, Benny and Marianthi arrive to speak to Bette and Tina. Dr. Dimi explains a few things and they chat.)

DR. DIMI- “So, I will see you in the morning. She’ll be in recovery for a few hours, ICU until tomorrow.”

BETTE- “Thank you again. It was kind of you to let us be with her.”

TINA- “Yes, thank you. It meant a lot.”

DR. DIMI- “I know it’s trite, but the human touch and the heart seem to have a lot of power and as scientists we can take that for granted. There are actual studies supporting the theory, though science is not sure how operative those influences are in medical recovery, and we can never really be sure about the ultimate causative effect, but I think no one can doubt that the human spirit needs those things to uplift it…to survive really.”

PEGGY- “Agreed. Dr. Sushee you were wonderful as always, and Dr. Dimitracopoulos you were, shall I say, true to your middle name.”

DR. DIMI- “Well, thank you Mrs. Peabody. The team works very well together, and God was certainly watching over us today if not working through us. Benny and I will go check in on things now. Goodnight everyone.” (She shakes hands with Bette and Tina, and then just before she was about to walk off, the others started shaking her hand too, along with Benny. They walk off. They all sit down. Bette and Tina are next to one another, the others are surrounding them, and Peggy is sitting in a chair opposite but right up to them. Bette looks to Peggy as Tina ask Peggy…)

TINA- “What was that about her middle name?”

PEGGY- (Putting one hand on Tina’s and the other on Bette’s…) “Her middle name is ‘Theophania’. Translated literally it means ‘manifestation of God’.” (Tina’s and Bette’s eyes meet. They smile as Bette’s head bows slightly.)