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  1.  
  2. FACADE STAGEPLAY
  3. Mon Jul 16 01 04 01 2018
  4.  
  5. GRACE
  6. Trip, when are you going to get rid of this?
  7.  
  8. TRIP
  9. What, Grace... this?
  10.  
  11. GRACE
  12. Yes, you know how I feel about it --
  13.  
  14. TRIP
  15. I know I know I'll do it right now, alright?!
  16.  
  17. GRACE
  18. You know I've had to ask you about this several --
  19.  
  20. TRIP
  21. Get off my back! I'll get rid of it in just a minute!
  22.  
  23. GRACE
  24. Fine, Trip... fine...
  25.  
  26. (Trip opens the front door.)
  27.  
  28. TRIP
  29. Sergio!!
  30.  
  31. SERGIO
  32. woahweawowewaeieai
  33.  
  34. TRIP
  35. Hey! I thought I heard someone out here! God it's been so long since we've seen you! -- (interrupted)
  36.  
  37. SERGIO
  38. peepee
  39.  
  40. TRIP
  41. Uh...
  42.  
  43. TRIP
  44. Well come on in...
  45.  
  46. GRACE
  47. No, no, here we are!
  48.  
  49. GRACE
  50. Sergio,
  51.  
  52. GRACE
  53. Hi! How are you? Oh god it's been such a long time!
  54.  
  55. TRIP
  56. Yeah, yeah, how are you doing?
  57.  
  58. GRACE
  59. Uh, I just asked him that...
  60.  
  61. TRIP
  62. Well I'm asking him too!
  63.  
  64. GRACE
  65. (frustrated sigh)
  66.  
  67. SERGIO
  68. hi
  69.  
  70. GRACE
  71. H-mmm (happy smile sound)
  72.  
  73. GRACE
  74. And, I've got to say, you look really good!
  75.  
  76. GRACE
  77. So come on in, make yourself at home!
  78.  
  79. SERGIO
  80. you guys look good
  81.  
  82. GRACE
  83. Uh...
  84.  
  85. GRACE
  86. Sergio, seeing you again makes me remember the wonderful times we all used to have.
  87.  
  88. (Trip closes the front door.)
  89.  
  90. GRACE
  91. H-mmm (happy smile sound)
  92.  
  93. TRIP
  94. Ha ha, yeah...
  95.  
  96. TRIP
  97. Whoa I just realized something!
  98.  
  99. GRACE
  100. What...
  101.  
  102. TRIP
  103. We have to celebrate! Tonight's a special night!
  104.  
  105. GRACE
  106. It is?
  107.  
  108. TRIP
  109. Sergio, remember, it was almost exactly ten years ago, tonight, that you introduced us.
  110.  
  111. TRIP
  112. Senior year of college!
  113.  
  114. GRACE
  115. Oh... geez...
  116.  
  117. TRIP
  118. Remember that?
  119.  
  120. SERGIO
  121. yeah
  122.  
  123. TRIP
  124. We really want to thank you for years and years of...
  125.  
  126. GRACE
  127. Pain.
  128.  
  129. TRIP
  130. Heh heh heh... Agony.
  131.  
  132. GRACE
  133. Love.
  134.  
  135. TRIP
  136. Sergio, you're acting all fidgety. Are you alright?
  137.  
  138. SERGIO
  139. i'm good
  140.  
  141. GRACE
  142. Well, we're all friends here...
  143.  
  144. TRIP
  145. I'm gonna fix us some drinks.
  146.  
  147. TRIP
  148. Ah, you need to help me break in my expensive new set of cocktail making accessories.
  149.  
  150. TRIP
  151. How does a martini sound?
  152.  
  153. TRIP
  154. I just got a hold of this rare imported Icelandic vermouth I want you to try!
  155.  
  156. GRACE
  157. Oh God, Trip, please... let's not go overboard with the drink preparation.
  158.  
  159. SERGIO
  160. sure sounds good
  161.  
  162. TRIP
  163. Great! Martini it is.
  164.  
  165. GRACE
  166. No no, -- (interrupted)
  167.  
  168. GRACE
  169. Sergio, maybe you'd like some juice, or a mineral water?
  170.  
  171. TRIP
  172. uhh...
  173.  
  174. SERGIO
  175. i'm good with a martini thanks
  176.  
  177. TRIP
  178. Alright! That's what I wanted to hear! It'll just take me a short minute here.
  179.  
  180. GRACE
  181. (little sigh) Sometimes I'm afraid Trip thinks the best way to a friend's heart is through his liver.
  182.  
  183. TRIP
  184. What was that?
  185.  
  186. GRACE
  187. (clears throat)
  188.  
  189. TRIP
  190. What do you say Grace, skip the Chardonnay and join us in a genuine drink for once?
  191.  
  192. GRACE
  193. You know, I don't want to drink tonight.
  194.  
  195. GRACE
  196. Just some mineral water for me.
  197.  
  198. TRIP
  199. Alright...
  200.  
  201. SERGIO
  202. that's alright
  203.  
  204. TRIP
  205. Yeah, yeah, I, heh -- I know what you want, Grace.
  206.  
  207. TRIP
  208. (little sigh)
  209.  
  210. TRIP
  211. Ah, Sergio, maybe you didn't come here to hear this...
  212.  
  213. GRACE
  214. What?
  215.  
  216. TRIP
  217. Here you are Grace, your drink is ready.
  218.  
  219. GRACE
  220. Thank you.
  221.  
  222. GRACE
  223. Anyway...
  224.  
  225. GRACE
  226. Trip, it's okay if we disagree in front of our friend --
  227.  
  228. TRIP
  229. We're NOT disagreeing.
  230.  
  231. TRIP
  232. We're not disagreeing.
  233.  
  234. SERGIO
  235. it's okay to disagree
  236.  
  237. TRIP
  238. Huh? No no no, we're good, no no, I'm good, everything's good...
  239.  
  240. TRIP
  241. (clears throat) -- (interrupted)
  242.  
  243. SERGIO
  244. it's okay
  245.  
  246. (SERGIO picks up a player's drink.)
  247.  
  248. TRIP
  249. Yeah, yeah, good, we're -- we're friends...
  250.  
  251. TRIP
  252. (clears throat)
  253.  
  254. GRACE
  255. By the way, anybody, join me on the couch if you like.
  256.  
  257. TRIP
  258. Um... uhh, Now, -- (interrupted)
  259.  
  260. SERGIO
  261. sure
  262.  
  263. (SERGIO sits on the couch.)
  264.  
  265. GRACE
  266. Sergio, this is making you uncomfortable. See Trip, was it really worth it to fly us all the way to Italy so you could take that inane
  267.  
  268. picture?
  269.  
  270. GRACE
  271. (little sigh) I'll take the picture down later tonight before I go to bed.
  272.  
  273. TRIP
  274. Grace...!
  275.  
  276. TRIP
  277. (short petulant sigh)
  278.  
  279. TRIP
  280. Sergio, this trip to Italy was meant to be our second honeymoon.
  281.  
  282. GRACE
  283. Oh, was that what it was? Huh, I'm always the last to know.
  284.  
  285. TRIP
  286. Grace, I wanted us to spend some time together...!
  287.  
  288. GRACE
  289. Trip thinks carting me off to Europe will, how did you put it, thaw me out a little bit?
  290.  
  291. TRIP
  292. uhh...
  293.  
  294. GRACE
  295. Okay, well, I was worried there for a bit you were on Trip's side tonight, ha ha.
  296.  
  297. GRACE
  298. You know, ever since we got married, I can't help it, I'm forever buying new furniture and redecorating,
  299.  
  300. GRACE
  301. I -- I really enjoy it --
  302.  
  303. (Grace sips her Grace's drink.)
  304.  
  305. (Trip sips his Trip's drink.)
  306.  
  307. (SERGIO gets up from the couch.)
  308.  
  309. TRIP
  310. Yeah, it's in your blood, you grew up with this stuff.
  311.  
  312. GRACE
  313. Sergio, now be honest with me, agree that this room just does not work!
  314.  
  315. TRIP
  316. Grace, come on, what are you talking about?
  317.  
  318. SERGIO
  319. it looks tacky to be honest
  320.  
  321. GRACE
  322. All -- (interrupted)
  323.  
  324. TRIP
  325. No, no no no no no, you've got to understand, Grace loves expensive furniture, she was totally spoiled growing up,
  326.  
  327. TRIP
  328. you should see the inside of her parents house.
  329.  
  330. GRACE
  331. (little sigh) So I just had to have these sculptures...
  332.  
  333. GRACE
  334. but... now I can't take the sight of them! They're revolting!
  335.  
  336. TRIP
  337. Oh come on! Jesus why can't you just be happy with them? They're fine!
  338.  
  339. SERGIO
  340. sell them off on ebay then
  341.  
  342. TRIP
  343. See, try to understand, even after a full day's work designing magazine ads,
  344.  
  345. TRIP
  346. Grace somehow finds the time to decorate and and and and redecorate --
  347.  
  348. GRACE
  349. I could never do this, but sometimes I want to start fresh and paint free form all over the walls with a big messy brush...
  350.  
  351. GRACE
  352. (frustrated sigh)
  353.  
  354. TRIP
  355. (annoyed sigh)
  356.  
  357. GRACE
  358. I'm sure I can return most of this, and try to start over again on this room...
  359.  
  360. GRACE
  361. (frustrated sigh)
  362.  
  363. SERGIO
  364. you dont need expensive furniture
  365.  
  366. GRACE
  367. Really?
  368.  
  369. TRIP
  370. Well, well, I was right Grace, you're the only one unhappy with your decorating --
  371.  
  372. GRACE
  373. Trip, I don't care what you say, this room isn't working... Decorating is just not what I should --
  374.  
  375. TRIP
  376. Grace, you're good at it, you're so good at it!
  377.  
  378. SERGIO
  379. this room doesn't work
  380.  
  381. TRIP
  382. It's just like your job, you design great magazine ads! -- (interrupted)
  383.  
  384. TRIP
  385. Oh, yeah, you know, I think I'll fix us another drink in not too long...
  386.  
  387. TRIP
  388. I keep telling her that, she never listens.
  389.  
  390. GRACE
  391. (frustrated sigh)
  392.  
  393. TRIP
  394. Uhh, you're driving me insane!
  395.  
  396. TRIP
  397. Carting you off to Europe...
  398.  
  399. TRIP
  400. Grace, I do one little thing wrong, and you're cold and distant! Just one thing wrong, that's all it takes!
  401.  
  402. GRACE
  403. (impatient sigh) Sergio, can you believe this?
  404.  
  405. GRACE
  406. (frustrated sigh)
  407.  
  408. TRIP
  409. Oh, yeah, you...
  410.  
  411. TRIP
  412. I know what you'll say...
  413.  
  414. TRIP
  415. You're so damn positive tonight, it's annoying as hell!
  416.  
  417. SERGIO
  418. you two need to communicate
  419.  
  420. TRIP
  421. No don't criticize me anymore, it's just going to turn this even more ugly!
  422.  
  423. GRACE
  424. Goddamn second honeymoon...
  425.  
  426. GRACE
  427. Trip, our whole marriage, you're so... controlling!
  428.  
  429. TRIP
  430. Oh, god...!
  431.  
  432. TRIP
  433. Okay, you know what, Sergio,
  434.  
  435. TRIP
  436. I'm going to ask you something.
  437.  
  438. GRACE
  439. Trip --
  440.  
  441. TRIP
  442. Grace, let me ask our guest a question.
  443.  
  444. TRIP
  445. Sergio, yes or no...
  446.  
  447. TRIP
  448. If one person in a marriage gives the other advice, and that advice is taken -- years later, can you get blamed for that?
  449.  
  450. SERGIO
  451. yes
  452.  
  453. GRACE
  454. What? -- (interrupted)
  455.  
  456. TRIP
  457. What...?!
  458.  
  459. TRIP
  460. Oh, alright... yeah...
  461.  
  462. TRIP
  463. Uhh, I keep trying to help you Grace, but you reject me, you cut me off, you cut me out of your life, goddammit!
  464.  
  465. GRACE
  466. Oh, my God...!
  467.  
  468. GRACE
  469. Uhh! Yeah, good, get away from me!
  470.  
  471. GRACE
  472. I can't stand you!
  473.  
  474. GRACE
  475. Goddammit!
  476.  
  477. GRACE
  478. uhh! -- (interrupted)
  479.  
  480. SERGIO
  481. you two need to talk this out
  482.  
  483. GRACE
  484. Hold on, wait, what, are you trying to explain this to me?
  485.  
  486. TRIP
  487. Grace, what the hell are you saying about me in there?
  488.  
  489. GRACE
  490. I'm not talking to you!
  491.  
  492. GRACE
  493. Sergio, we're not normally like this, I don't know what's going on...
  494.  
  495. GRACE
  496. uhh...
  497.  
  498. SERGIO
  499. i believe you
  500.  
  501. GRACE
  502. Sergio, from what you said before, about marriage... I think that tells us something about Trip.
  503.  
  504. TRIP
  505. Oh, we're talking about me again, are we?
  506.  
  507. GRACE
  508. What?
  509.  
  510. TRIP
  511. Sergio, look around this apartment. It's got everything anyone would ever want. But, Grace, oh no, she's never satisfied.
  512.  
  513. GRACE
  514. Trip, ... ugh ... I'm so sick of this.
  515.  
  516. SERGIO
  517. you both have issues
  518.  
  519. TRIP
  520. Hey, no, it's just going to make this whole thing even worse if you keep criticizing me!
  521.  
  522. GRACE
  523. No let's -- let's focus on us, our relationship.
  524.  
  525. GRACE
  526. I think Trip's afraid of visiting his parents. He does everything he can to avoid seeing them.
  527.  
  528. TRIP
  529. Afraid of my parents?! My parents are idiots.
  530.  
  531. GRACE
  532. No, it's true...
  533.  
  534. GRACE
  535. Let's keep talking about us, our relationship.
  536.  
  537. TRIP
  538. It's so annoying... Grace, why is it that anytime I want to do something nice for you, you resist it?
  539.  
  540. GRACE
  541. Trip...
  542.  
  543. TRIP
  544. Like I always have to convince you?
  545.  
  546. GRACE
  547. Sergio, you know, we... uhh...
  548.  
  549. SERGIO
  550. she feels like you're acting
  551.  
  552. TRIP
  553. It's just never easy with you, Grace, and it wears me down.
  554.  
  555. GRACE
  556. (frustrated sigh)
  557.  
  558. TRIP
  559. Grace, we don't -- we don't have to do this... things are okay, we can just --
  560.  
  561. GRACE
  562. Sergio, I can't stand the pretending anymore... I can't take it!
  563.  
  564. SERGIO
  565. then be honest
  566.  
  567. TRIP
  568. Yes?
  569.  
  570. GRACE
  571. Ah, thank you, just saying that might help him!
  572.  
  573. GRACE
  574. Trip, please, stop pretending, you've got to stop...!
  575.  
  576. TRIP
  577. Uhh...
  578.  
  579. GRACE
  580. No, I want us to focus on Trip.
  581.  
  582. TRIP
  583. Sergio, you know, it's weird to me, when I'm on a business trip, Grace never calls me, ever!
  584.  
  585. GRACE
  586. Uhh...
  587.  
  588. TRIP
  589. She says she's afraid to call me!
  590.  
  591. SERGIO
  592. why are you afraid?
  593.  
  594. GRACE
  595. Ah!
  596.  
  597. TRIP
  598. Uhh, Sergio, I knew you'd say I was afraid of something... God...
  599.  
  600. TRIP
  601. What, I'm -- I'm afraid that, what... she doesn't trust me or something? Heh...
  602.  
  603. SERGIO
  604. yes
  605.  
  606. TRIP
  607. Yes?
  608.  
  609. GRACE
  610. Ah, you agree, see, that might really help him...
  611.  
  612. TRIP
  613. O -- okay, okay... y -- well, you know, well, you're saying Grace doesn't trust me... uhh... okay...
  614.  
  615. SERGIO
  616. you both mistrust each other
  617.  
  618. TRIP
  619. Uhh, this is too much, I can't take this...
  620.  
  621. TRIP
  622. Uhh... oh...
  623.  
  624. SERGIO
  625. you have to be honest together
  626.  
  627. GRACE
  628. Look, why don't we talk about us, our relationship.
  629.  
  630. TRIP
  631. Grace, I -- I want to take care of you...
  632.  
  633. GRACE
  634. Trip...
  635.  
  636. TRIP
  637. You've always wanted that, I know you did...
  638.  
  639. GRACE
  640. Trip... Sergio, we... uhh...
  641.  
  642. SERGIO
  643. what do you want Grace?
  644.  
  645. TRIP
  646. What?
  647.  
  648. GRACE
  649. Ah, good, you're asking questions, see, that helps...
  650.  
  651. GRACE
  652. So that's how you see it, Trip, that you're 'taking care of me'...?
  653.  
  654. TRIP
  655. Grace...
  656.  
  657. TRIP
  658. Okay, I've had enough of this bullshit!!
  659.  
  660. TRIP
  661. Sergio, I know what you're hinting at, okay?!
  662.  
  663. TRIP
  664. about us...
  665.  
  666. TRIP
  667. about our marriage...
  668.  
  669. TRIP
  670. Do you really want the truth? Huh?
  671.  
  672. SERGIO
  673. yes
  674.  
  675. TRIP
  676. Grace, huh?
  677.  
  678. GRACE
  679. Yes...!
  680.  
  681. TRIP
  682. Sergio, see I've actually been paying close attention to what you've been saying.
  683.  
  684. TRIP
  685. You've been pushing me tonight.
  686.  
  687. TRIP
  688. It makes me wonder if you're really my friend or not.
  689.  
  690. GRACE
  691. Trip!
  692.  
  693. TRIP
  694. Sergio, I ask you this -- yes or no...
  695.  
  696. TRIP
  697. Do you really think that...
  698.  
  699. TRIP
  700. criticizing Grace...
  701.  
  702. TRIP
  703. criticizing me...
  704.  
  705. TRIP
  706. telling me I'm afraid...
  707.  
  708. TRIP
  709. and what you said about giving advice to your wife...
  710.  
  711. TRIP
  712. that we're supposed to now understand something about ourselves from all that?
  713.  
  714. TRIP
  715. Is what you've said tonight supposed to add up somehow, to something?
  716.  
  717. SERGIO
  718. yes
  719.  
  720. TRIP
  721. Right.
  722.  
  723. TRIP
  724. Grace...
  725.  
  726. TRIP
  727. uhh...
  728.  
  729. TRIP
  730. I forced you to marry me, didn't I.
  731.  
  732. TRIP
  733. When I proposed to you, in front of your parents, on Christmas Eve, and...
  734.  
  735. TRIP
  736. I knew you wouldn't be capable of saying no.
  737.  
  738. GRACE
  739. You manipulated me.
  740.  
  741. GRACE
  742. And I never did anything about it.
  743.  
  744. TRIP
  745. Yes.
  746.  
  747. GRACE
  748. And here we are.
  749.  
  750. TRIP
  751. uhh...
  752.  
  753. GRACE
  754. uhh...
  755.  
  756. GRACE
  757. Oh my God...!
  758.  
  759. TRIP
  760. Sergio, I --
  761.  
  762. GRACE
  763. I'm going to give you the truth too, Trip.
  764.  
  765. TRIP
  766. What?!
  767.  
  768. GRACE
  769. I painted this.
  770.  
  771. TRIP
  772. Bullshit.
  773.  
  774. GRACE
  775. I am an artist, Trip, fuck you.
  776.  
  777. TRIP
  778. You've been secretly painting? When --
  779.  
  780. GRACE
  781. Everytime you go on a goddamn business trip, I paint.
  782.  
  783. TRIP
  784. Jesus --
  785.  
  786. GRACE
  787. So don't EVER give me any more of your 'you could never be an artist' crap!!
  788.  
  789. GRACE
  790. uhh...
  791.  
  792. SERGIO
  793. it's a good painting
  794.  
  795. TRIP
  796. uhh...
  797.  
  798. TRIP
  799. Jesus...!
  800.  
  801. TRIP
  802. Okay, Sergio, Grace, I have one more thing to say...
  803.  
  804. GRACE
  805. Again?!
  806.  
  807. TRIP
  808. Grace...
  809.  
  810. TRIP
  811. uhh...
  812.  
  813. TRIP
  814. I've been having an affair.
  815.  
  816. GRACE
  817. Oh my God.
  818.  
  819. (SERGIO sips his player's drink.)
  820.  
  821. TRIP
  822. It's over now, though.
  823.  
  824. GRACE
  825. But how could you --
  826.  
  827. TRIP
  828. (big sigh) with the client, in, uh, Barcelona.
  829.  
  830. GRACE
  831. Maria.
  832.  
  833. TRIP
  834. I was lonely, Grace.
  835.  
  836. TRIP
  837. But, but, I -- I regret it, I really, really regret it.
  838.  
  839. TRIP
  840. uhh...
  841.  
  842. GRACE
  843. uhh...
  844.  
  845. GRACE
  846. Oh my God...!
  847.  
  848. (SERGIO sips his player's drink.)
  849.  
  850. GRACE
  851. This changes everything...
  852.  
  853. TRIP
  854. Yeah.
  855.  
  856. (SERGIO sips his player's drink.)
  857.  
  858. GRACE
  859. You finally admitted it -- you felt very alone... and you had an affair...
  860.  
  861. (SERGIO sips his player's drink.)
  862.  
  863. TRIP
  864. You... you really have to be an artist...
  865.  
  866. TRIP
  867. I manipulated you into marrying me...
  868.  
  869. GRACE
  870. No, I -- I let it happen...
  871.  
  872. TRIP
  873. Sergio, I --
  874.  
  875. GRACE
  876. Sergio, we...
  877.  
  878. SERGIO
  879. honesty hurts but it's best
  880.  
  881. (SERGIO sips his player's drink.)
  882.  
  883. TRIP
  884. Look, uh, we need to talk...
  885.  
  886. GRACE
  887. Yeah.
  888.  
  889. TRIP
  890. And no, Sergio, please...
  891.  
  892. TRIP
  893. Sergio, Thanks for coming over, you... I think you helped us.
  894.  
  895. (SERGIO sips his player's drink.)
  896.  
  897. SERGIO
  898. anytime
  899.  
  900. (SERGIO sips his player's drink.)
  901.  
  902. (SERGIO sips his player's drink.)
  903.  
  904. (Trip opens the front door.)
  905.  
  906. TRIP
  907. And no, Sergio, please, it's okay...
  908.  
  909. (SERGIO puts down a player's drink.)
  910.  
  911. (SERGIO picks up a player's drink.)
  912.  
  913. (SERGIO puts down a player's drink.)
  914.  
  915. (SERGIO picks up a Trip's drink.)
  916.  
  917. (SERGIO puts down a Trip's drink.)
  918.  
  919. (SERGIO picks up a Trip's drink.)
  920.  
  921. (SERGIO sips his Trip's drink.)
  922.  
  923. (SERGIO sips his Trip's drink.)
  924.  
  925. (SERGIO sips his Trip's drink.)
  926.  
  927. (SERGIO sips his Trip's drink.)
  928.  
  929. (SERGIO sips his Trip's drink.)
  930.  
  931. (SERGIO sips his Trip's drink.)
  932.  
  933. (SERGIO sips his Trip's drink.)
  934.  
  935. (SERGIO sips his Trip's drink.)
  936.  
  937. (SERGIO puts down a Trip's drink.)
  938.  
  939. (SERGIO picks up a Grace's drink.)
  940.  
  941. (SERGIO sips his Grace's drink.)
  942.  
  943. (SERGIO sips his Grace's drink.)
  944.  
  945. (SERGIO sips his Grace's drink.)
  946.  
  947. (SERGIO sips his Grace's drink.)
  948.  
  949. (SERGIO sips his Grace's drink.)
  950.  
  951. (SERGIO sips his Grace's drink.)
  952.  
  953. (SERGIO sips his Grace's drink.)
  954.  
  955. (SERGIO sips his Grace's drink.)
  956.  
  957. (SERGIO puts down a Grace's drink.)
  958.  
  959. GRACE
  960. Bye. Thanks.
  961.  
  962. SERGIO
  963. see you guys soon :)
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