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INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT
A very smart Japanese restaurant. We see Anna and William sitting, near the end of their meal.
ANNA
So who left who?
WILLIAM
Um, she left me.
ANNA
Why?
WILLIAM
She saw through me.
ANNA
Uh-oh. That's not good.
We've been aware of the conversation at a nearby table — now we can hear it. Two slightly rowdy men.
LAWRENCE
No - No- No! Give me Anna Scott any day.
William and Anna look at each other.
GERALD
I didn't like that last film of hers. Fast asleep from the moment the lights went down.
Again — Anna reacts.
LAWRENCE
Don't really care what the film are like. Any film with her in it — fine by me.
GERALD
No — not my type at all really. I prefer that other one — blonde — sweet looking – you know, has an orgasm every time you take her out for a cup of coffee.
Anna mouths "Meg Ryan."
LAWRENCE
Meg Ryan.
William and Anna smile — they're enjoying it.
LAWRENCE
No, she’s too wholesome. The point about Miss Scot is… She’s got twinkle in her eyes.
Anna's twinkle fades.
GERALD
Probably drug-induced, spends most of her life in bloody rehab.
LAWRENCE
Whatever, she's so clearly up for it.
LAWRENCE
You see the most girls, they're all "stay away chum" but Anna, she's absolutely gagging for it. Do you know that in over fifty percent of languages the word for "actress" is the same as the word for "prostitute."
GERALD
When did you get that from? This is horrible.
LAWRENCE
And Anna is your definitive actress — someone really filthy [S3] you can just flip [S4] over...and start again.
WILLIAM
Right, that's it. Sorry.
ANNA
No. No. That’s really no point.
He gets up and goes round the cover to the men. There are in fact four of them, the two meeker men, Gavin and Harry, hanging on the other guys' witty words.
WILLIAM
I'm sorry - -sorry to disturb you guys but —
LAWRENCE
Can I help you?
WILLIAM
Well, yeah, I wish I hadn't overheard your conversation — but I did and I just think, you know...
He's not a very convincing or frightening figure.
WILLIAM
...the person you're talking about is a real person and I think she probably deserves a little bit more consideration, rather than having jerks like you drooling over her...
LAWRENCE
Oh sod off, mate. What are you, her dad?
Anna suddenly appears at his side and whips him away without being recognized.
WILLIAM
I'm sorry.
ANNA
No, no. I love that you tried... time was I'd have done the same.
They walk on and then...
ANNA
In fact — give me a second.
And she walks straight back to their table.
ANNA
Hi.
LAWRENCE
Oh my God...
ANNA
I'm sorry about my friend — he's very sensitive.
LAWRENCE
No, look, I'm sorry...
ANNA
No, no ,no. Please, leave it. Just, you know, I'm sure you didn’t mean any harm, and I'm sure it was just friendly banter. I'm sure you guys have d.i.c.k.s the size of peanuts. A perfect match for the size of your brains. Enjoy your meal. The tuna's really good.
And she walks away. Gerald turns to Lawrence.
GERALD
You prick.
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