11. INT. CROWDED VILLAGE APARTMENT – NIGHT
We see a crowded apartment where a party is in full swing. People are eating and a small combo is PLAYING jazz music. HYMIE gives a GUY AT THE DOOR some money, and the guy lets him and FRANKIE in. They look around.
HYMIE
Man, what a scene. Forget it!
GUY AT THE DOOR
You’re entitled to all the spaghetti and chili you can scarf.
HYMIE
Which way?
GUY AT THE DOOR
Through here.
He points the way and Hymie goes in search for food. Across the room Frankie spots a very attractive, sophisticated woman we will find out is KAY BERGDAHL. She spots him too and her eyes invite him over. He walks through the crowd to where she is standing.
FRANKIE
(to Kay)
You a tourist or a native?
KAY
Take one from Column A and two from Column B, you get an egg roll either way.
FRANKIE
I have a feeling I’m not going to get anywhere with you.
KAY
All depends where you’d like to get.
FRANKIE
Mostly, I’d like to get alone with you somewhere. Get to know you better.
KAY
“Get to know you better” usually means “I’d like to make a pass at you.” Huh?
FRANKIE
Anything wrong with that?
Without answering, she walks out onto the patio. Frankie follows.
KAY
You’re wasting your time. I’m not the kind of woman who uses sex as a relief or even as a weapon.
FRANKIE
You always talk like that?
KAY
I try.
FRANKIE
Do me a favor, will ya? Try droppin’ it with me. I’m not that smart. You free thinkers confuse me.
KAY
Let me put it this way. I think I have more to offer than just my body.
FRANKIE
Now I understand.
KAY
I am the end result of everything I’ve ever learned, all I ever hope to be, and all the experiences I’ve ever had.
FRANKIE
How many experiences have you had?
KAY
None. But when the right time comes I’ll be special for some man. So it’s worth waiting for.
FRANKIE
Most of us have to keep grabbin’ what’s handy.
KAY
Well, I’m not up for grabs. If a woman doesn’t treasure herself, how can a man treasure her?
FRANKIE
You make my head hurt with all that poetry.
KAY
I think you try awfully hard not to understand people.
FRANKIE
I’m tryin’ to understand you.
KAY
No you’re not. You’re trying to seduce me.
They booth smile. Hymie arrives with two plates of food. Frankie takes both and gives one to Kay and keeps the other for himself.
HYMIE
You’re welcome!
He leaves for more food.