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       Evelyn see Susanne passing nearby.

                        EVELYN
                Susanne?  Do you have a moment?

                        SUSANNE
                Is that thing on yet?

                        EVELYN
                Not yet.

                        SUSANNE
                Good.  I'm not speaking on the record
                about you-know-what.

                        EVELYN
                What will you speak on the record about?

                        SUSANNE
                Oh, what a lovely wedding!  Just use
                that part in "Our Town" when the lady
                speaks to the audience about oh, what a
                lovely wedding.  What can I add to that?

                        EVELYN
                Can I turn on the machine?

                        SUSANNE
                Sure.

        Evelyn does so.

                        EVELYN
                I'm here with Susanne Wheeler, of the
                wood products Wheelers, and one of the
                most innovative party-givers in the
                city.  Susanne, I'll never forget your
                ball at the Benson, with all the zoo
                monkeys brought in.

                        SUSANNE
                        (her "on-camera" voice now)
                It did feel a little like a zoo, didn't
                it?

                        EVELYN
                How on earth did you ever keep track
                of them all?  Every chandelier had
                a monkey swinging from it.

                        SUSANNE
                Security was very tight, actually; you're
                just not use to seeing zoo employees in
                black tie.

                        EVELYN
                Tonight we have another innovative event,
                and you're one of the many guests here,
                who collectively make up a virtual
                Who's Who of the city.  What are you
                anticipating for this evening?

                        SUSANNE
                Well, a marriage here at Edgefield is
                hardly innovative, people are doing it
                all the time.  So knowing Helen, I expect
                a few surprises in the wedding itself.

                                EVELYN
                Any predictions what we might have to
                look forward to?

                        SUSANNE
                Yes, but not on the record.

                        EVELYN
                I can quote you on that?

                        SUSANNE
                Can we speak off the record?

        Evelyn turns off the machine.

                        EVELYN
                Off the record.

                        SUSANNE
                I'm here because I believe Helen is
                innocent and because she invited me.
                I think most people would say the same
                thing.

                        EVELYN
                No people are here just to enjoy the scandal
                of it?

                        SUSANNE
                There's no scandal, is the point.  And
                if you suggest there is on your show, I'll
                never give you a quote again.

                        EVELYN
                What interests me is Trudy's conversion
                to the Universal Church of Primitive
                Balance.  That sort of thing must upset Helen
                Brodey, don't you think?

                        SUSANNE
                Oh, it's one of those eccentric Southern
                California things.  How spiritual it is to
                live the touchy-feely good-life and all that.
                I'd call it just a stage Trudy is going through.

                        EVELYN
                The groom looks like he's feeling good.
                Have you had a chance to talk to him?

                        SUSANNE
                That's really off?

                        EVELYN
                Of course.

                        SUSANNE
                You sound like a reporter even when you're
                not.

                        EVELYN
                Goes with the territory, I guess.

                        SUSANNE
                Have you seen Helen?

                        EVELYN
                Not her or Trudy.  I anticipate the
                grand entrance.

                        SUSANNE
                No doubt.  You ready for a drink?

                        EVELYN
                Never drink on the job.

                        SUSANNE
                Poor thing, you never get to enjoy any
                of this, do you?  You're at the best
                parties but never get to.

                        EVELYN
                I love my work, actually.  All the glitter
                and gossip and no hangover.

                        SUSANNE
                Massive dosses of vitamin-B, dear, and you
                can drink as much as you want.  Ta-ta.

        Susanne exits.  /ex9/  TIME CODE: 05:30  /h14/

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