Maddie is singing at the New Moon club. She is singing the song "Whatever Lola Wants" and appears to be very at ease in front of an audience. She flirts and makes eye contact with the audience. She often wears black on stage, but today, for the song, she is wearing a classic red dress. Her hair is up in a casual ponytail, her lipstick is red, and her eyeshadow is dark. It is almost as if Maddie's alter ego is singing on stage. Maddie enjoys the attention she is receiving. It is different from her modeling days because she is in control of everyone around her. And the crowd is much more upscale than what she experiences at Blue Moon. She looks at Paul in the background and can't help but smile.
She thinks of him all the time and it is especially hard that she can't talk to David about him. She no longer feels the need to hide her relationship from David. David is a permanent and wonderful part of her life and she recognizes her contribution to their disastrous relationship. But she can never imagine her life, even five years from now, without him. That is the thought that still scares her, but she keeps it in the back of her mind, because she doesn't know how she will ever live her life without him. Every now and then she feels an emptiness and panic in her stomach, but she may never know what that feeling is. David is the deepest and truest friend she has ever known, and it's the sweet memories that haunt her, and the bad memories that make her laugh. She laughs to herself, while she is singing, at the thought of their fights.
Then she thinks again of Paul, who usually takes time out of running the club to watch her backstage. Sometimes she wonders how he could be so much like David and yet be so different from David. Then again, she thinks, how could someone be exactly like David... he's an original. Paul is exactly how David would be if David Addison never put his foot in his mouth and ruined a tender moment. Paul has the witty comebacks without being sexist. He knows when to disagree with her, but he knows when to stop. Sometimes she thinks she's in an alternative universe with David. One thing she sees is that she is very attracted to Paul.
She finishes her song and finds herself running into Paul's arms.
P= Boy, am I happy to have you on the payroll! Worth every penny!
M= Is that all I'm worth?
P= Okay... definitely worth a few bucks!
M= Maybe one day I'll quit my day job.
That thought makes her sad for one moment, but she quickly recovers.
M= Speaking of my day job, I think I'm going to let Mr. Addison know about our... us.
P= Really? He will torment you.
M= You do know him so well.
P= If I remember him correctly, he will definitely use the word cradlerobber.
M= You are not that much younger than me. Aren't you the same age as David?
P= Uh, no.
M= Who was president when you were born?
P= Kennedy. You?
M= Not Kennedy.
P= Well, I wouldn't care if it was Lincoln.
Maddie laughs.
M= I would care if it was Lincoln... but rest easy, I was born in the 20th century.
P= And you don't have a beard. That's one of the things I like most about you.
Maddie giggles.
That's when Maddie thought of David again. She keeps doing that. Paul will say one thing and her mind drifts to David. It occurs to her that David may have put a curse on her, but she remembers that her shrink warned her against believing that David has supernatural powers.
The end of the night is near and Paul and Maddie sit around the bar, not aware that Herbert is watching them from the corridor. Paul and Maddie are arm and arm and drinking champagne with about 15 of the workers and the regulars. They are slightly drunk. Paul raises his glass and toasts Maddie. She smiles like a little girl at a birthday party. Paul takes her hand sweetly.
P= I would like everyone to know that because of my ravishing, charming, and talented girlfriend, the club has increased sales by 18 percent in the past two months. Some of you might say that it is the ambiance or the service, or even my management skills. But I am afraid it is due to my sweet angel, Madeline Hayes. So, a toast to her, and the raise that everyone here is getting because of her.
Everyone applauds generously and cheers. A few of them yell "speech!" Maddie blushes and smiles and speaks softly to the crowd. She takes a moment to think about how she is rarely this appreciated at her own business, and how the whole staff seems to like her. She smiles more here than she has in a long time.
M= I would just like to say.. that this has been a lot of fun and I look forward to continuing here. Thank you all.
The crowd applauds her and Maddie feels warm inside. Her and Paul lean against a wall by the bar and watch all the happiness around them. She looks over at her handsome, secret boyfriend and decides that tomorrow she will tell David. Paul takes her hand softly and a thought occurs to her.
M= Paul... what are doing later?
Paul looks confused. He looks at his watch.
P= Maddie honey... it's 1 a.m. I'm going to sleep. Why? Do you want to go somewhere?
Maddie looks at him with a look that is both sweet and sexy.
M= Oh, that's fine... I was just wondering if you'd like to come back to my place.
Paul finally gets the hint and turns all his attention to Maddie. She smiles, but she seems embarrassed by her forwardness, afraid that the alcohol may have made her say too much. She looks as if she will crawl into the wall, but it is too late to pretend that it didn't happen. She begins to fidget and she feels like she is blushing. But she gains her composure and looks at Paul with confidence, knowing that she has the upper hand in the relationship. He turns to her as she leans against the wall and kisses her passionately. All the while, Herbert is lurking with a camera.
The next morning, Maddie is at her therapist, beaming with joy. Dr. Wanda Reese looks skeptical.
W= Maddie, you are annoyingly cheerful today. Did you get lucky last night?
Maddie giggles.
W= You did! Well, good for you. I'm assuming that because you do not look like you are in an emotional crisis, that they lucky man was not David.
M= Of course it wasn't David. You know I've been seeing Paul. Well, I am officially seeing more of Paul. We're a couple!
W= Congratulations! Have you told David yet?
M= No, that's what I want to talk about.
W= Are you afraid to tell him?
M= Afraid, of course not. Just... okay, maybe I am a little afraid.
W= Of what?
M= Me and David have never been able to talk about relationships like normal people.... Like friends. There's so much history, so many bad feelings. I'm afraid he'll be hurt and I'm afraid that if he isn't hurt, I'll be hurt. That's why I haven't told him yet... I guess.
W= The only way to tell him is to tell him as if he is a real friend. Tell him delicately, but not in a way that looks like you're trying to spare him of something. Tell him like you are confiding in him.
M= You really have no idea how difficult David is...
W= David is a man, Maddie, and men are difficult and dealing with them is hard. I went to school for a long time and something they can never teach is how to deal with men. But, Maddie, you know how to deal with a friend.
M= You really should meet David... unfortunately, therapy is something he probably won't experience until he's committed.
W= Maddie, a lot of times when we are discussing your problems, you turn it around and make jokes about David, even if he has nothing to do with it.
Maddie does not respond at first.
W= Why do you think you do that?
M= I don't know.
W= Are you still in love with him?
M= No. I think I'm falling in love with Paul.
W= But I don't know how healthy this Paul-thing is. You've mentioned a number of times how Paul is just like David, except he does everything right.
Maddie becomes defensive.
M= So?
W= So!? The point is, Paul is just a David-replacement to you. He's a way for you to make up for all the things that went wrong with David. You, yourself, have told me the similarites...
Maddie becomes angry.
M= You're wrong, doctor. I'm not making up for anything I've done wrong with David. In fact, I'm still a little hazy on what I did that was so terrible! I told him repeatedly, for a month, that I had reservations about sleeping with him. But every chance he got, every moment of weakness, he seduced me! And then he wonders why I ran to Chicago. He knew I was confused, but he never let me think about it or work it out!
W= You're still blaming him for everything, when you know that neither of you did anything wrong. You were just scared Maddie.
M= I have just found someone who's better than David. I think it's very healthy! Since my relationship with David had so many problems, isn't it a good thing that I'm with someone who is everything David wasn't and couldn't be? Someone who says the right thing and treats me the right way?
W= Maddie... I'm not trying to make you mad. I just think you should think about the reasons you and David never worked. And think about why you chose to start a relationship with a man that is not only like David, but knows David.
M= Oh, my head hurts every time you say that. Can't David be in my life without being in my life.
Meanwhile, David is in his office. Herbert walks in a panic.
H= Oh Mr. Addison, do I have some information for you?
D= Spill it.
Herbert has an excited snicker on his face. He takes out pictures from an envelope. They are of Maddie and Paul embracing and kissing at the club.
H= She put on quite a show last night.
David looks curious but slightly angry.
D= What do you mean?
H= Our Maddie is quite the nightingale, Mr. Addison. She isn't just dating Paul Klein... she is the star singer at his club!
D= What? Our Maddie? Maddie Hayes, the stuck-UP, UPtight, Upnoxious, UPtown girl? She sings?
Herbert smiles... not with his usual conniving manner.
H= Sir... she sings like an angel. Look at this.
He takes out a flyer that says "The New Moon" meets "The Blue Moon Shampoo Girl." On the bottom, it says, "Madeline Hayes sings the blues and everything else."
Little shocks David, but he is stunned. He touches the flyer as if it were this delicate jewel. Then he smiles... He can't help but smile. He looks up, as if to visualize her on stage. Then he remembers that Herbert is in the room.
D= Have you seen her?
H= Yes... and to be honest... she is quite.... Sensual.
David tries to act surprised.
D= She was a model, our Miss Hayes... she can fake it. Those poor saps probably have dreams in their head that our far better than the reality. Let them try and take her out on a date and see how sensual she is... Well, it's for them to find out.
Herbert accepts David's bitterness without question. And even David knows that Herbert knows that he's interested. Herbert briefly ponders whether he should share the next part.
H= Oh and Mr. Addison. I guess you kinda figured this would happen... but she... Miss Hayes.... she went home with him.... Your friend.
David gains his composure, but still sits very still. A rare glimpse of regret and bitterness comes through, but David is a professional.
D= I should have warned him.
David begins to think.
D= Hey Viola... I think I'd like to surprise our little songbird there tonight. This has been unacceptable! She is moonlighting.... Could you imagine the audacity? What kind of show does she think this is? She is cheating and moonlighting!
H= Who's she cheating on?
D= All of us Bert, all of us. And we have to beat her at her own game.
Herbert looks as if he understands all too well David's motive. Herbert leaves the room.
Later that afternoon, Maddie knocks on the door. She comes in and stands before David, as if she doesn't really know why she is there.
M= Hi.
D= Hi. Are you lost? Looking for a pot of gold...
Maddie smiles, but does not make eye contact.
M= Actually, I'm here to... ask you something. Actually, it's not just to ask you something, but can I start something by asking you something?
D= You know something? You've lost me.
M= I just mean... my question is... are we really friends? What are we? If we were words in the dictionary, what word would be?
David looks at her without amusement, but instead with confusion.
D= Oh man, why do I stay late at the office? You always get like this at this time.
Maddie can't help but wonder...
M= Like what?
David mocks her.
D= Like, define us David? Who are we David? Who were we in another life David? If you were a car, what kind of car would you be David? You know what I'd like to ask one of these days? What's wrong with you Maddie Hayes? What can American parents everywhere do to avoid having their children ask questions like, "if we were in a dictionary, what would be?" Here's a word to describe me-- confused-- here's a word to describe you---insane.
Maddie just looks at him, as if what he said answered her question. Her silence is deafening to David. Maddie looks sad.
M= You just answered my question.
D= No I didn't.
Maddie still looks at him sadly.
D= It's amazing how I never understand what we're talking about.
Maddie can't resist a jab here.
M= It's amazing how you understand English. But anyway... there was something sort of important I wanted to talk to you about. But I can see you're in a bad mood about something. And it's not something... it's something that I want to tell you about at the right time... or at least a better time.
Maddie sighs.
M= I know you don't know what I'm talking about, so I'll be quiet.
Maddie walks towards the door.
M= And David... if I had to define us, or you, or me... I'd think of better things. You should work on your vocabulary. I'll bet Webster's got some good ones.
Once Maddie is out the door, David picks up the phone and dials.
D= Hey Sharon, I hate to do this... but I think that I'll be late tonight. I have some work to do... no, it probably can't wait.
Later that night, the New Moon nightclub is packed. People are drinking and eating and it really looks like it's doing good business. Herbert and David are hiding in the back behind menus. Herbert is in his "detective" mode, and David is clearly not paying attention to him.
H= Mr. Addison, if you look all the way to the right, you will see my dear wife, Ms. DiPesto, or of course, what I like to refer to as my wife, Mrs. Viola. She comes here and watches Miss Hayes. It is awfully sweet. She pretended like she was doing something shameful, when all she was doing was helping the Boss Lady out. Oh, sweet Agnes!
David, naturally, is not listening, but Herbert continues.
H= Yes, our Miss Hayes sure can get a crowd of howling men together... in a tasteful sort of way.
Meanwhile, backstage, Maddie and Paul are talking, and from an outsider, appear to be very much in love. Paul has gone from charming to absolutely infatuated with Maddie. And Maddie is very caught up in it. Paul takes her arms and pulls her close.
P= Break a leg baby!
M= I have to go reapply some makeup. I'll be right back. How's the crowd tonight?
P= It gets bigger and bigger every night.
Maddie goes and peaks through the curtain. In an instant, as if it is fate, she sees David and Herbert. They do not see her. She freezes and begins to panic. Then she immediately motions to Agnes to come backstage. Agnes is her only hope. When Agnes gets backstage, Maddie speaks feverishly.
M= Did you tell them?
A= Who?
Maddie opens the curtain and shows Agnes.
A= Uh-oh. I didn't tell them.
Maddie puts her hand over her face and shrugs. She does not know what to do and the walls seem to be closing in on her. She has, in a way, been living in two worlds, and they were colliding. How could she sing with David and Herbert in the audience? Then she hears Dr. Reese's voice..."you're just afraid, Maddie?"... "what are you afraid of, Maddie?"... "David has no real power over you, it's all in your head." Suddenly the words she is hearing speak to her in an unusual way. She looks as if she's had some sort of realization and has awakened from a very weird dream. She feels a sudden sense of empowerment.
M= That cocky, little man.
A= Excuse me?
M= David Addison. How in the world have I become afraid of David Addison? When I met David Addison, do you know what I thought of him? I couldn't even understand what he was doing in my life and in my face and in my business. He was a little boy, falling at my feet. And now look at me! What have I done? Who have I become?
A= Miss Hayes, are you okay to sing?
Maddie's mind drifts. She sees Paul a few feet away, talking to someone, and is reassured. Her confidence has been reestablished.
M= Yes, Agnes. Everything will be just fine.
Maddie begins to whisper something to Agnes. It appears as if she is going over a plan with her. Agnes and Maddie appear to be whispering questions and answers, and they both look sneaky and excited. Paul walks up to them and Maddie whispers a few sentences to him, and he begins to smirk. All three of them are laughing. Soon a voice is heard all over the club to introduce Maddie to the audience.
"Ladies and gentlemen... let me introduce to you our little songbird... a most ravishing woman... a woman who puts the "whoa" in woman... Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Maddie Hayes."
The crowd claps. Maddie steps on stage with complete coolness. The music begins. The song is "Unforgettable".
Unforgettable
That's what you are....
Maddie sings softly and sweetly, without arrogance, but also without fear. David sits in the audience anticipating the moment when Maddie will see him in the audience and she will become rattled and discombobulated.
Like a song of love that sings to me
How the thought of you does things to me
Never before....
Maddie strolls down the steps that are in front of the stage. She glances around the room, making eye contact and flirting with her eyes. She nonchalantly passes David and Herbert's table. This is the moment David has been waiting for. He waits to watch her squirm. But instead, to his amazement, she glances at them, as if she knew they were there all along. Then, she sits on their table, with her eyes glued on Herbert. She sings to him as if she is completely in love with him. Then she gets up and dances slowly around him, touching him on his hands, neck, and shoulders. Herbert and David sit with their mouths open. She only glances back at David towards the end of the song.
That's why darling
It's incredible
That someone so unforgettable
Thinks that I am
Unforgettable too
She smiles with a smile that some people in the audience would describe as humbleness and sweetness. But David knows better. She looks at the two of them with a look that says, "Ha, Ha... I won." And the light fades and Maddie scurries away from their table and gets back on the stage... as if she were a dream. David and Herbert just look at each other.
Later that night, at Sharon's apartment, there is a knock on the door. It is David with a red rose in his mouth. Sharon smiles.
S= You know that I wasn't mad you cancelled.
D= Well, I was mad at myself. Nothing I did tonight couldn't have waited till tomorrow.
S= Interesting.
D= May I come in?
S= Yes you may.
David instantly and passionately kisses Sharon and slams the door behind him.
She thinks of him all the time and it is especially hard that she can't talk to David about him. She no longer feels the need to hide her relationship from David. David is a permanent and wonderful part of her life and she recognizes her contribution to their disastrous relationship. But she can never imagine her life, even five years from now, without him. That is the thought that still scares her, but she keeps it in the back of her mind, because she doesn't know how she will ever live her life without him. Every now and then she feels an emptiness and panic in her stomach, but she may never know what that feeling is. David is the deepest and truest friend she has ever known, and it's the sweet memories that haunt her, and the bad memories that make her laugh. She laughs to herself, while she is singing, at the thought of their fights.
Then she thinks again of Paul, who usually takes time out of running the club to watch her backstage. Sometimes she wonders how he could be so much like David and yet be so different from David. Then again, she thinks, how could someone be exactly like David... he's an original. Paul is exactly how David would be if David Addison never put his foot in his mouth and ruined a tender moment. Paul has the witty comebacks without being sexist. He knows when to disagree with her, but he knows when to stop. Sometimes she thinks she's in an alternative universe with David. One thing she sees is that she is very attracted to Paul.
She finishes her song and finds herself running into Paul's arms.
P= Boy, am I happy to have you on the payroll! Worth every penny!
M= Is that all I'm worth?
P= Okay... definitely worth a few bucks!
M= Maybe one day I'll quit my day job.
That thought makes her sad for one moment, but she quickly recovers.
M= Speaking of my day job, I think I'm going to let Mr. Addison know about our... us.
P= Really? He will torment you.
M= You do know him so well.
P= If I remember him correctly, he will definitely use the word cradlerobber.
M= You are not that much younger than me. Aren't you the same age as David?
P= Uh, no.
M= Who was president when you were born?
P= Kennedy. You?
M= Not Kennedy.
P= Well, I wouldn't care if it was Lincoln.
Maddie laughs.
M= I would care if it was Lincoln... but rest easy, I was born in the 20th century.
P= And you don't have a beard. That's one of the things I like most about you.
Maddie giggles.
That's when Maddie thought of David again. She keeps doing that. Paul will say one thing and her mind drifts to David. It occurs to her that David may have put a curse on her, but she remembers that her shrink warned her against believing that David has supernatural powers.
The end of the night is near and Paul and Maddie sit around the bar, not aware that Herbert is watching them from the corridor. Paul and Maddie are arm and arm and drinking champagne with about 15 of the workers and the regulars. They are slightly drunk. Paul raises his glass and toasts Maddie. She smiles like a little girl at a birthday party. Paul takes her hand sweetly.
P= I would like everyone to know that because of my ravishing, charming, and talented girlfriend, the club has increased sales by 18 percent in the past two months. Some of you might say that it is the ambiance or the service, or even my management skills. But I am afraid it is due to my sweet angel, Madeline Hayes. So, a toast to her, and the raise that everyone here is getting because of her.
Everyone applauds generously and cheers. A few of them yell "speech!" Maddie blushes and smiles and speaks softly to the crowd. She takes a moment to think about how she is rarely this appreciated at her own business, and how the whole staff seems to like her. She smiles more here than she has in a long time.
M= I would just like to say.. that this has been a lot of fun and I look forward to continuing here. Thank you all.
The crowd applauds her and Maddie feels warm inside. Her and Paul lean against a wall by the bar and watch all the happiness around them. She looks over at her handsome, secret boyfriend and decides that tomorrow she will tell David. Paul takes her hand softly and a thought occurs to her.
M= Paul... what are doing later?
Paul looks confused. He looks at his watch.
P= Maddie honey... it's 1 a.m. I'm going to sleep. Why? Do you want to go somewhere?
Maddie looks at him with a look that is both sweet and sexy.
M= Oh, that's fine... I was just wondering if you'd like to come back to my place.
Paul finally gets the hint and turns all his attention to Maddie. She smiles, but she seems embarrassed by her forwardness, afraid that the alcohol may have made her say too much. She looks as if she will crawl into the wall, but it is too late to pretend that it didn't happen. She begins to fidget and she feels like she is blushing. But she gains her composure and looks at Paul with confidence, knowing that she has the upper hand in the relationship. He turns to her as she leans against the wall and kisses her passionately. All the while, Herbert is lurking with a camera.
The next morning, Maddie is at her therapist, beaming with joy. Dr. Wanda Reese looks skeptical.
W= Maddie, you are annoyingly cheerful today. Did you get lucky last night?
Maddie giggles.
W= You did! Well, good for you. I'm assuming that because you do not look like you are in an emotional crisis, that they lucky man was not David.
M= Of course it wasn't David. You know I've been seeing Paul. Well, I am officially seeing more of Paul. We're a couple!
W= Congratulations! Have you told David yet?
M= No, that's what I want to talk about.
W= Are you afraid to tell him?
M= Afraid, of course not. Just... okay, maybe I am a little afraid.
W= Of what?
M= Me and David have never been able to talk about relationships like normal people.... Like friends. There's so much history, so many bad feelings. I'm afraid he'll be hurt and I'm afraid that if he isn't hurt, I'll be hurt. That's why I haven't told him yet... I guess.
W= The only way to tell him is to tell him as if he is a real friend. Tell him delicately, but not in a way that looks like you're trying to spare him of something. Tell him like you are confiding in him.
M= You really have no idea how difficult David is...
W= David is a man, Maddie, and men are difficult and dealing with them is hard. I went to school for a long time and something they can never teach is how to deal with men. But, Maddie, you know how to deal with a friend.
M= You really should meet David... unfortunately, therapy is something he probably won't experience until he's committed.
W= Maddie, a lot of times when we are discussing your problems, you turn it around and make jokes about David, even if he has nothing to do with it.
Maddie does not respond at first.
W= Why do you think you do that?
M= I don't know.
W= Are you still in love with him?
M= No. I think I'm falling in love with Paul.
W= But I don't know how healthy this Paul-thing is. You've mentioned a number of times how Paul is just like David, except he does everything right.
Maddie becomes defensive.
M= So?
W= So!? The point is, Paul is just a David-replacement to you. He's a way for you to make up for all the things that went wrong with David. You, yourself, have told me the similarites...
Maddie becomes angry.
M= You're wrong, doctor. I'm not making up for anything I've done wrong with David. In fact, I'm still a little hazy on what I did that was so terrible! I told him repeatedly, for a month, that I had reservations about sleeping with him. But every chance he got, every moment of weakness, he seduced me! And then he wonders why I ran to Chicago. He knew I was confused, but he never let me think about it or work it out!
W= You're still blaming him for everything, when you know that neither of you did anything wrong. You were just scared Maddie.
M= I have just found someone who's better than David. I think it's very healthy! Since my relationship with David had so many problems, isn't it a good thing that I'm with someone who is everything David wasn't and couldn't be? Someone who says the right thing and treats me the right way?
W= Maddie... I'm not trying to make you mad. I just think you should think about the reasons you and David never worked. And think about why you chose to start a relationship with a man that is not only like David, but knows David.
M= Oh, my head hurts every time you say that. Can't David be in my life without being in my life.
Meanwhile, David is in his office. Herbert walks in a panic.
H= Oh Mr. Addison, do I have some information for you?
D= Spill it.
Herbert has an excited snicker on his face. He takes out pictures from an envelope. They are of Maddie and Paul embracing and kissing at the club.
H= She put on quite a show last night.
David looks curious but slightly angry.
D= What do you mean?
H= Our Maddie is quite the nightingale, Mr. Addison. She isn't just dating Paul Klein... she is the star singer at his club!
D= What? Our Maddie? Maddie Hayes, the stuck-UP, UPtight, Upnoxious, UPtown girl? She sings?
Herbert smiles... not with his usual conniving manner.
H= Sir... she sings like an angel. Look at this.
He takes out a flyer that says "The New Moon" meets "The Blue Moon Shampoo Girl." On the bottom, it says, "Madeline Hayes sings the blues and everything else."
Little shocks David, but he is stunned. He touches the flyer as if it were this delicate jewel. Then he smiles... He can't help but smile. He looks up, as if to visualize her on stage. Then he remembers that Herbert is in the room.
D= Have you seen her?
H= Yes... and to be honest... she is quite.... Sensual.
David tries to act surprised.
D= She was a model, our Miss Hayes... she can fake it. Those poor saps probably have dreams in their head that our far better than the reality. Let them try and take her out on a date and see how sensual she is... Well, it's for them to find out.
Herbert accepts David's bitterness without question. And even David knows that Herbert knows that he's interested. Herbert briefly ponders whether he should share the next part.
H= Oh and Mr. Addison. I guess you kinda figured this would happen... but she... Miss Hayes.... she went home with him.... Your friend.
David gains his composure, but still sits very still. A rare glimpse of regret and bitterness comes through, but David is a professional.
D= I should have warned him.
David begins to think.
D= Hey Viola... I think I'd like to surprise our little songbird there tonight. This has been unacceptable! She is moonlighting.... Could you imagine the audacity? What kind of show does she think this is? She is cheating and moonlighting!
H= Who's she cheating on?
D= All of us Bert, all of us. And we have to beat her at her own game.
Herbert looks as if he understands all too well David's motive. Herbert leaves the room.
Later that afternoon, Maddie knocks on the door. She comes in and stands before David, as if she doesn't really know why she is there.
M= Hi.
D= Hi. Are you lost? Looking for a pot of gold...
Maddie smiles, but does not make eye contact.
M= Actually, I'm here to... ask you something. Actually, it's not just to ask you something, but can I start something by asking you something?
D= You know something? You've lost me.
M= I just mean... my question is... are we really friends? What are we? If we were words in the dictionary, what word would be?
David looks at her without amusement, but instead with confusion.
D= Oh man, why do I stay late at the office? You always get like this at this time.
Maddie can't help but wonder...
M= Like what?
David mocks her.
D= Like, define us David? Who are we David? Who were we in another life David? If you were a car, what kind of car would you be David? You know what I'd like to ask one of these days? What's wrong with you Maddie Hayes? What can American parents everywhere do to avoid having their children ask questions like, "if we were in a dictionary, what would be?" Here's a word to describe me-- confused-- here's a word to describe you---insane.
Maddie just looks at him, as if what he said answered her question. Her silence is deafening to David. Maddie looks sad.
M= You just answered my question.
D= No I didn't.
Maddie still looks at him sadly.
D= It's amazing how I never understand what we're talking about.
Maddie can't resist a jab here.
M= It's amazing how you understand English. But anyway... there was something sort of important I wanted to talk to you about. But I can see you're in a bad mood about something. And it's not something... it's something that I want to tell you about at the right time... or at least a better time.
Maddie sighs.
M= I know you don't know what I'm talking about, so I'll be quiet.
Maddie walks towards the door.
M= And David... if I had to define us, or you, or me... I'd think of better things. You should work on your vocabulary. I'll bet Webster's got some good ones.
Once Maddie is out the door, David picks up the phone and dials.
D= Hey Sharon, I hate to do this... but I think that I'll be late tonight. I have some work to do... no, it probably can't wait.
Later that night, the New Moon nightclub is packed. People are drinking and eating and it really looks like it's doing good business. Herbert and David are hiding in the back behind menus. Herbert is in his "detective" mode, and David is clearly not paying attention to him.
H= Mr. Addison, if you look all the way to the right, you will see my dear wife, Ms. DiPesto, or of course, what I like to refer to as my wife, Mrs. Viola. She comes here and watches Miss Hayes. It is awfully sweet. She pretended like she was doing something shameful, when all she was doing was helping the Boss Lady out. Oh, sweet Agnes!
David, naturally, is not listening, but Herbert continues.
H= Yes, our Miss Hayes sure can get a crowd of howling men together... in a tasteful sort of way.
Meanwhile, backstage, Maddie and Paul are talking, and from an outsider, appear to be very much in love. Paul has gone from charming to absolutely infatuated with Maddie. And Maddie is very caught up in it. Paul takes her arms and pulls her close.
P= Break a leg baby!
M= I have to go reapply some makeup. I'll be right back. How's the crowd tonight?
P= It gets bigger and bigger every night.
Maddie goes and peaks through the curtain. In an instant, as if it is fate, she sees David and Herbert. They do not see her. She freezes and begins to panic. Then she immediately motions to Agnes to come backstage. Agnes is her only hope. When Agnes gets backstage, Maddie speaks feverishly.
M= Did you tell them?
A= Who?
Maddie opens the curtain and shows Agnes.
A= Uh-oh. I didn't tell them.
Maddie puts her hand over her face and shrugs. She does not know what to do and the walls seem to be closing in on her. She has, in a way, been living in two worlds, and they were colliding. How could she sing with David and Herbert in the audience? Then she hears Dr. Reese's voice..."you're just afraid, Maddie?"... "what are you afraid of, Maddie?"... "David has no real power over you, it's all in your head." Suddenly the words she is hearing speak to her in an unusual way. She looks as if she's had some sort of realization and has awakened from a very weird dream. She feels a sudden sense of empowerment.
M= That cocky, little man.
A= Excuse me?
M= David Addison. How in the world have I become afraid of David Addison? When I met David Addison, do you know what I thought of him? I couldn't even understand what he was doing in my life and in my face and in my business. He was a little boy, falling at my feet. And now look at me! What have I done? Who have I become?
A= Miss Hayes, are you okay to sing?
Maddie's mind drifts. She sees Paul a few feet away, talking to someone, and is reassured. Her confidence has been reestablished.
M= Yes, Agnes. Everything will be just fine.
Maddie begins to whisper something to Agnes. It appears as if she is going over a plan with her. Agnes and Maddie appear to be whispering questions and answers, and they both look sneaky and excited. Paul walks up to them and Maddie whispers a few sentences to him, and he begins to smirk. All three of them are laughing. Soon a voice is heard all over the club to introduce Maddie to the audience.
"Ladies and gentlemen... let me introduce to you our little songbird... a most ravishing woman... a woman who puts the "whoa" in woman... Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Maddie Hayes."
The crowd claps. Maddie steps on stage with complete coolness. The music begins. The song is "Unforgettable".
Unforgettable
That's what you are....
Maddie sings softly and sweetly, without arrogance, but also without fear. David sits in the audience anticipating the moment when Maddie will see him in the audience and she will become rattled and discombobulated.
Like a song of love that sings to me
How the thought of you does things to me
Never before....
Maddie strolls down the steps that are in front of the stage. She glances around the room, making eye contact and flirting with her eyes. She nonchalantly passes David and Herbert's table. This is the moment David has been waiting for. He waits to watch her squirm. But instead, to his amazement, she glances at them, as if she knew they were there all along. Then, she sits on their table, with her eyes glued on Herbert. She sings to him as if she is completely in love with him. Then she gets up and dances slowly around him, touching him on his hands, neck, and shoulders. Herbert and David sit with their mouths open. She only glances back at David towards the end of the song.
That's why darling
It's incredible
That someone so unforgettable
Thinks that I am
Unforgettable too
She smiles with a smile that some people in the audience would describe as humbleness and sweetness. But David knows better. She looks at the two of them with a look that says, "Ha, Ha... I won." And the light fades and Maddie scurries away from their table and gets back on the stage... as if she were a dream. David and Herbert just look at each other.
Later that night, at Sharon's apartment, there is a knock on the door. It is David with a red rose in his mouth. Sharon smiles.
S= You know that I wasn't mad you cancelled.
D= Well, I was mad at myself. Nothing I did tonight couldn't have waited till tomorrow.
S= Interesting.
D= May I come in?
S= Yes you may.
David instantly and passionately kisses Sharon and slams the door behind him.