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(06:38-09:35) Scene 3: Horton House-Living Room (Marie, Mickey, Addie, Ben, Julie)
[Pick up immediately with the same cast in the foyer].
ADDIE: Are you alright, Julie?
JULIE: Yeah, sure I am.
BEN: Now, Julie, your mother and I are very concerned about you.
JULIE (sarcastically): How was the party?
BEN: Never mind that now.
JULIE (sarcastically): I’m sorry I interrupted your fun.
ADDIE: Julie, we came as quickly as we could.
JULIE: I know.
ADDIE: Why did you do it, darling? Oh, look if you really wanted that fur piece, you might have asked me about it. After all, Christmas is coming.
BEN: Sure, we would have given it to you.
ADDIE: That’s right. You know your father and I have never denied you anything, you know that.
Oh why did you steal?
[JULIE and the rest follow her into the living room].
JULIE: I didn’t steal, it was just a joke.
BEN: Well it wasn’t a very funny joke, Julie. People saw you and now there’s a big thing involving the police. I don’t call that funny. You know the trouble with you young lady is that we’ve been too lenient with you. Your mother let you hang around with anybody…
ADDIE (interrupts): Well now, just a minute, dear, it’s not my fault!
BEN: Oh, of course it’s your fault! She’s only 16, you’re her mother. You should know what she’s up to. That’s what a mother’s for.
ADDIE: Oh, and what’s a father for? Golf at the club, cocktails at the men’s bar, poker two nights a week.
BEN: And making a darn good living, don’t forget that.
ADDIE: Oh I don’t forget it, you don’t let me. But we’d all appreciate if some of your time every now and then…
BEN (interrupts): Uh-uh, stones at glass houses, Addie. Now I’ve noticed you’ve managed to keep your days busy. If it isn’t bridge, why it’s tennis, or…
MARIE (interrupts): Will you two stop bickering long enough to think about Julie’s trouble?
BEN: Ah, Marie, I’ve asked you to stay out of it.
MARIE: Very well, I will.
JULIE: Aunt Marie!
MARIE: Oh, honey, I’m sorry. Your parents want me out of this. And frankly, I think it’s time they begin to cope with the situation themselves. Good night, Julie.
[MARIE exits]
MICKEY: Look, Ben, you want to meet me in my office at noon tomorrow? We can go over all this.
BEN: There may be no need to meet. I’ve got one or two angles I want to try first.
MICKEY: You mind telling me what they are, your angles?
BEN: No, not yet. I’ll call you tomorrow at your office.
MICKEY: All right, I’ll wait to hear from you. Good night, Julie, Addie.
ADDIE: Oh, thank you, Mickey. We appreciate your help.
BEN: Yeah.
{MICKEY exits]
BEN: Well, nothing like an eager-beaver young ambulance chaser.
ADDIE: Mickey is a fine lawyer, you know that.
BEN: Ah, he’s your brother and I tolerate him, let’s leave it at that, hmm.
ADDIE: Look, Mom and Dad will be down here soon if we don’t get out of here. Let’s all go home.
JULIE: I don’t want to go home.
BEN: Now, what do you mean you don’t want to go home? Well, you’ve got a lot of nerve telling your mother and me what you wanted. Well, from now on girl, it’s not going to be what you want. It’s going to be what we want! Do you read me?
JULIE (very mad): Yes, I read you.
BEN: Well then, get your coat on and come along.
JULIE: But!
BEN: Now!
[FADE OUT]
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