THE OPENING SEQUENCE TO ROSEMARY'S BABY. PAN OVER the landscape of New York as NICOLE'S voice sings.
NICOLE'S VOICE
La...la...la...la....
INT. THE BRAMFORD - EVENING
NICOLE, dressed as Mia Farrow's ROSEMARY, opens the door after hearing a knock. It's MARY CHERRY (as LAURA LOUISE).
NICOLE
Who are you?
MARY CHERRY
Why hey there -- I'm your satan
worshippin' 12th floor neighbor!
NICOLE
Oh. Come on in then.
Mary Cherry/Laura Louise enters.
MARY CHERRY
Now fergive me for askin' but I just
got the strangest sense that you an'
yer guy -- what's his name?
NICOLE
"Guy".
MARY CHERRY
Oh -- I'm sorry -- are you in one of them
alternative relationships?
Nicole/Rosemary cocks her head in question.
MARY CHERRY
Oh, never mind...anyway, message from the
Devil says that you plan on breedin' with him.
NICOLE
Um...no, I don't think so.
MARY CHERRY
The Devil sees everything, missy, so that's why --
She digs into her glamorous bag.
MARY CHERRY (cont'd)
-- I brought you this.
She holds out a hideous, clunky, smelly pendant on a ragged hemp string. Nicole/Rosemary's face scrunches in disgust.
NICOLE
What is that thing?
MARY CHERRY
It's a hunka limburger cheese. Store was out of
tannis
root n' I sure as hell -- heck -- wasn't gonna
drive all
the way t'New Jersey t'git some.
NICOLE
What's it for?
MARY CHERRY
(looks into the camera, evil)
What do you think it's for?
NICOLE
Um...thanks. I think.
She places it on the counter and it drops with a disgusting thud.
MARY CHERRY
Oh! I also brought you some key lime pie!
NICOLE
But I don't eat pie --
MARY CHERRY
Damn it, I slaved all day on this, now eat it!
It's delicious....
Mary Cherry/Laura Louise entices her with the pie. DISSOLVE TO
HALLUCINATORY SCENE where Nicole's eyes groggily struggle to open. She sees HARRISON as GUY, APRIL TUNA as MINNIE CASTEVET, and EMORY DICK as ROMAN CASTEVET.
HARRISON/GUY
Are you sure she can't hear us?
TUNA/MINNIE
As long as she ate the pie, she can't see
nor hear. She's like the friggin' dead
now!
EMORY/ROMAN
Cool.
NICOLE'S VOICE
What? What's happening?
HARRISON
Be still --
NICOLE'S VOICE
No...no, let me up, let me go!
Nicole struggles with the ties binding her down. She breaks free and gets up.
MATCH CUT TO
INT. THE BRAMFORD - EVENING
Nicole enters the drawing room, where a bunch of people -- Harrison, Emory, April Tuna, BOBBI GLASS, FREDDY GONG, SAM, BROOKE, LILY, CARMEN, and Mary Cherry gather in a coven-like manner around the room. There is a creepy looking bassinet in the corner, decorated in black.
NICOLE
What's going on here?
Bobbi Glass, as DR. SAPERSTEIN, moves in front of her.
BOBBI GLASS
You wouldn't listen to me, missy.
You're an abomination.
Nicole pushes past Bobbi Glass. Freddy Gong, equipped with camera, sees Nicole.
FREDDY
Is that the mother?
EMORY
Nicole --
NICOLE
Shut up!
EMORY
Nicole!
Nicole goes to the bassinet.
NICOLE
Shut up! You're at a Star Trek convention
in Idaho!
I can't hear you!
She gasps in sheer terror as she looks into the bassinet.
NICOLE (cont'd)
Is that him? Is that my baby?
What have you done to
him???
EMORY
We didn't do anything.
BOBBI GLASS
Satan is his father -- and technically,
his mother -- for
he was begotten out of a morally reprehensible
act.
TUNA
He chose you out of all the world
-- out of all the women
in the whole world, he chose you.
FREDDY
Hail Satan!
NICOLE
No -- it can't be, no!
TUNA
Go look at his hands.
MARY CHERRY
And his webbed feet!
NICOLE
No -- no!
EMORY
All Hail Satan!
The satan worshippers chant "All Hail Satan" as Nicole panics. Freddy's camera flash flashes several times.
NICOLE
No...no...no! Oh God, no...no...no...
INT. NICOLE'S BEDROOM - DAY
Nicole GASPS as she wakes up in a cold sweat. She
suddenly feels ill, tosses off her sheets and her mink throw, and bolts
out of the room.
INT. BROOKE & SAM'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - SAME
JANE McPHERSON sits, reading a baby magazine and eating a rather large breakfast. BROOKE enters.
JANE
Wow, you're up earlier than usual, Brooke.
BROOKE
I know. I was gonna stop by a friend's
house
to see how she's doing.
JANE
Mmm, lemme guess: Nicole?
BROOKE
Yup.
JANE
I take it she's still dealing with the fallout
from Harrison's nuclear bomb.
BROOKE
We all are.
(pauses)
Including Sam.
JANE
I know.
(sighs)
Normally, she's very forthcoming, but
lately...she hasn't wanted to talk about
it
and I feel like I've been out of the
loop and...it's driving me crazy.
BROOKE
Maybe you should try again. I think
she really needs you. She's...she
hasn't
spoken much to me, either. I just
walk
by her room and it's eerily quiet in there...
when I do catch the occasional sob, I
stop and knock, but...she never answers.
(pauses)
I don't know what else to say. I screwed
up bigtime by not telling her about Nic
and
Harrison being brother and sister, and now
I think that she doesn't even believe me
when I say that I really didn't know that...
that they'd been sleeping together.
It's all
so convoluded and complicated that even
I feel like crawling into my
room and never
coming out again.
JANE
Well, don't. This whole thing just
exploded...
you kids need to let the pieces fall.
There's gonna
be alot of hurt, alot of anger...alot of
confusion
going around. All you can do is...not
let it consume
you.
BROOKE
Easier said than done.
She slings her bag over her shoulder and starts to leave.
JANE
Brooke.
Brooke turns.
JANE (cont'd)
Good luck with Nicole.
BROOKE
Thanks -- and good luck with Sam.
Brooke exits.
INT. BROOKE & SAM'S HOUSE - HALLWAY
Jane walks to SAM'S DOOR and knocks.
JANE
Sammy? You awake yet?
Sam...honey?
INSIDE SAM'S ROOM, Sam lies face down in bed, still sleeping. Jane enters quietly, a smile on her face. She sits down, looking at her lovely baby...and then notices a bottle on the nightstand. She picks it up -- it reads "SLEEP E-Z". A look of parental terror washes over her face.
She starts to shake her.
JANE
OhmyGod, Sammy! Sammy, wake up!
Sam awakes with a startle.
SAM
Huh? What? What, is there a
fire???
JANE
(tearful)
Ohmy...Sammy...
She hugs her tightly. Sam smiles.
SAM
Um...Mom...I can't breathe --
Jane lets go.
SAM (cont'd)
Did I sleep through my alarm or something?
JANE
No, no honey...I was just...
She wipes the tears from her eyes.
JANE (cont'd)
I saw those pills on the night stand
and...I just -- my mind just got a
little too creative on me, that's all.
SAM
(smiles)
You don't seriously think that I...
ohmiGod, mom, I am so not at that
Judy stage.
JANE
Well, I don't want you to ever get there.
(pauses)
But...I don't know what to think these
days.
SAM
Join the club.
JANE
I'm just very, very worried about you.
You
haven't talked to me...it's not like you,
Sam.
SAM
I...just don't know what to say. I
don't know
where to start.
JANE
Well, how about starting with you?
What's going on?
SAM
Nothing...and everything. There's
no article to write because Krupps
cancelled the whole thing after the
free underage porn showing at the
banquet.
JANE
What about Harrison -- are you talking
to him?
SAM
Not really -- I...I dunno. I just
can't
forgive and forget so quickly.
JANE
And you and George?
SAM
(huffs)
There is no me and George...he's moved on.
And...I don't blame him. I didn't
give him
much choice.
Jane looks at a tearful Sam.
JANE
Oh Sammy...
She hugs her as tears roll down her face.
SAM
I don't know what to do, Mom...I just feel
so....
JANE
Oh...oh Sam...I wish I could
just take all that you're feeling,
roll it up and ship it to China --
SAM
Yeah, so you could have five billion Chinese
really, really upset with you.
They laugh as Sam wipes the tears from her face.
JANE
You know what I mean. When you hurt,
I
hurt for you...it's just one of the things
that
comes with being a parent.
(pauses)
I want you to be happy. It's all I
ever wanted
for you. Your father wanted it, too.
(pauses)
He'd be so proud of you. Like I am.
You can get through this, just...please
--
don't shut me out.
SAM
I won't...shut you out, that is.
JANE
I wouldn't let you anyway.
She gets up from the bed.
JANE
Well, since you're up, why not come help
me finish up the massive breakfast buffet
I have down there?
SAM
Why...where's Brooke?
JANE
(sighs)
Uh...huh.
INT. NICOLE JULIAN'S HOUSE - NICOLE'S BEDROOM - SAME
The bed curtains are closed, the door open. BROOKE appears at the doorway.
BROOKE
Nicole?
She walks towards the bed.
BROOKE
Nicole? You o.k.?
She reaches towards the curtains of Nicole's poster bed.
BROOKE
Nicole?
She starts to peek into the curtains. NICOLE materializes behind Brooke and...
NICOLE
Hey Brookie.
...startles her.
NICOLE (cont'd)
I don't remember ordering a wake up call.
BROOKE
Jeez -- God, you scared me.
NICOLE
Do I really look that bad?
BROOKE
No, you don't, but you do look kinda pale.
(pauses)
Your mom said you were awake, so
I thought I'd --
NICOLE
Check up on me? No need to.
I'm
fine.
(pauses)
Since you're here, why don't we go
out for a morning latte before the
bell rings, hm? My treat. Just
lemme
get dressed --
BROOKE
Um, yeah -- I mean, no. Nicole.
NICOLE
Hm?
BROOKE
Let's talk.
NICOLE
Save the talk for the java --
BROOKE
No, we should talk now.
Nicole sighs.
NICOLE
Okay, I'll bite. What do we need to
talk about?
BROOKE
I think you know.
She sits down. Nicole follows suit.
BROOKE
I...I kinda feel like all of this is my
fault.
NICOLE
Not this again. I've already told
you --
BROOKE
I'm not talking about just the tape anymore...
I was thinking and...well, if it weren't
for me
going to Shaggy's that night, I highly doubt
that you would've dumped Harrison outright
like that and --
NICOLE
You would've let me continue my romp in
the incestual hay with my own brother?
(pauses)
Please. Sooner than later I would've
taken
out the trash --
BROOKE
You know that's not true. Everyone
saw
how you were on that tape.
NICOLE
Yeah, I suppose it was better than Blue
Velvet.
BROOKE
I know it wasn't a performance.
(pauses)
You loved him.
NICOLE
Ha.
Brooke pauses and tries to read Nicole's face.
BROOKE
You still do.
NICOLE
You've seen Cruel Intentions waaaay
too many
times, Brookie. You should take a
break from
Buffy -- she's really not that good
of an actress.
She gets up and goes to her closet.
BROOKE
But you are...or at least, you try
to be.
(pauses)
I know...in your situation, it's hard to
face.
NICOLE
And what exactly is my situation, Brookie?
Brooke turns away. Her eyes wander...into the dainty trash barrel next to Nicole's desk. There is an awfully familiar empty box inside it. She leans over to see better, but Nicole turns around and she straightens her back.
NICOLE
Hm? What's wrong?
Brooke stands up.
BROOKE
I dunno...you tell me.
She looks Nicole up and down.
BROOKE (cont'd)
Are you...feeling o.k.? You've been
sick alot lately.
NICOLE
I'm fine. I told you...I really ought to
stick to the Slim Fast and avoid the sushi.
BROOKE
You know, I had...I had this same scare
just last year --
NICOLE
I don't know what you're talking about.
Brooke's face washes in revelation.
BROOKE
I think you do know.
NICOLE
No, I don't. And whatever you think might
be a problem, isn't...I'm taking care of it.
Brooke sighs in exasperation.
BROOKE
God, I knew it.
(pauses)
Nicole -- you need to tell Harrison.
NICOLE
I don't have to tell him anything, because there
is no problem. Or at least there won't be,
as of this afternoon.
BROOKE
Why, what's happening this afternoon?
(pauses)
Nicole.
NICOLE
Brookie, hi -- I appreciate your concern, but
I think you've maxed out your good deed card
for now. I don't need your help this time.
(pauses)
So are we going or not?
BROOKE
No. We're not.
She grabs her bag.
BROOKE (cont'd)
I suddenly realized that it's possible that I may
have made a mistake.
(pauses)
And I don't want to see you make one based
on it.
She starts to leave.
BROOKE (cont'd)
See you in class.
Nicole watches her leave...she looks away from the doorway, not sure
what to say or do.
INT. SHAGGY LOUISE GROUT'S HOUSE - LATER
SHAGGY LOUISE GROUT pops some popcorn into her mouth as she watches TV. The tinny buzzer buzzes, and there is tapping on the screen door.
SHAGGY
Comin'....
She plods over to the door and peeks through the peephole. She flips the locks and opens the door -- it's BROOKE.
SHAGGY
Can I help you?
BROOKE
I hope so. My name's Brooke...
Brooke McQueen. I'm here about
Nicole.
SHAGGY
Is there a problem?
BROOKE
There could be.
Shaggy's eyebrows raise.
END OF ACT 2