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(Credits roll)
[Scene: Dining Hall. Natalie is trying to
scrape gum off the bottoms of chairs. Tootie is helping. Eddie paces in his
black sailor uniform, tapping his white sailor hat against his leg. He goes up
to Tootie.]
Eddie: Think Jo will be surprised to see
me?
Tootie: Sure, she’s not expecting you ‘til
tomorrow.
Natalie: Tootie, scrape.
Tootie: You know Eddie, whenever you come
up for a visit, Jo is so happy. She’s even nice to Blair.
Natalie: Tootie, you gunna help me or what?
Eddie: What are you girls doing?
Tootie: Scrapping off gum.
Natalie: There’s nothing more disgusting
than dead Juicy Fruit.
(Both Natalie and Tootie move away from the
table. Mrs. Garrett comes in from the kitchen with a pot of tea, teacups, and
cookies on a tray.)
Mrs. Garrett: Here you go, my special
oatmeal cookies. They taste so delicious you forget they’re good for you. (She
pushes a cookie into Eddie’s mouth.)
Eddie: Mmmm, Mrs. Garrett, I told you not
to go through any trouble.
Mrs. Garrett: (begins to pour tea into a
cup) Oh, it’s no trouble at all. (She gives him the cup.) Come on Eddie, make
yourself at home. (She moves her cookies to a table.)
Natalie: Make yourself at home? I never
thought I’d hear those words coming from that mouth to those ears.
Mrs. Garrett: Oh Natalie, Eddie and I have always
been buddies.
Tootie: Buddies? When he and Jo tried to
elope last year, you were ready to strangle him.
Mrs. Garrett: That’s true. But, uh,
everything’s fine now. Now that we’ve come to an understanding? (She looks at
him expectantly.)
Eddie: She means now that I understand that
me and Jo are too young to get married, eh?
(Mrs. Garrett laughs. Jo comes into the dining
room with Bob Perkins. They’re laughing. She doesn’t notice that Eddie is
standing there.)
Eddie: Jo!
Jo: (stopping at mid-stride, she sees him.
Putting down her books onto a table, she goes to hug him.) Eddie! (They hug
tightly. Eddie pulls her off her feet.) How you doin’? You’re early.
Eddie: You mind?
Jo: Are you kidding? You look terrific.
Eddie: So do you, honey. Aw, I missed you
so much.
Jo: (hugging him again) Aw, I missed you.
You got another stripe. Aw, I’m so proud of you.
Eddie: I was hoping you’d notice.
Jo: (notices Bob waiting) Oh, there’s
someone I want you to meet. Um, this is Eddie Brennan, my boyfriend. (The two
boys shake hands.) Eddie, this is Bob Perkins, my husband. (Eddie lets go of
Bob’s hand.)
Eddie: (confused) Your what?
Jo: Oh, haha. No, no, don’t panic, honey.
You see, um, it’s for this social studies class we’re having with Bates.
Bob: Yeah, they pair up a guy and a girl
from each school and we have a simulated marriage.
Eddie: Oh yeah, well how much is simulated
and how much is marriage, huh?
(Bob sits down at a table.)
Jo: Nah, it’s just an excuse to give us
more homework. (She goes to poor herself a cup of tea.)
Eddie: (follows her) Bet they’re working
your tail off. But this weekend is strictly r and r, right?
Jo: Oh, good. I could use it. This course
is a killer. See, what we have to do is make up a budget. So much for food,
rent, entertainment. (She heads back over to Bob and Eddie follows.) We even
have to figure out our income tax.
Bob: It’s supposed to prepare us for the
future. It teaches us compromise, commitment, how to handle money.
(Jo sits down next to Bob.)
Mrs. Garrett: Yeah, it’s a great idea.
Young people get to know that sharing a bed isn’t the only thing in a marriage.
Eddie: No one said it was the only thing…
(He sits down next to Jo.) Just the best thing. (He and Jo laugh. Mrs. Garrett
hits him in the back.) I was just kidding Mrs. G.
Natalie: (follows Mrs. Garrett to the
counter) Mrs. Garrett, I got the gum off your chairs. Now how do I get it off
my hands? (She shows Mrs. Garrett her hands.)
Mrs. Garrett: Come on, we’ll stick your
hands in the freezer and crack it off. (Natalie pulls her hands away from her.)
Trust me, trust me.
(Mrs. Garrett leads Natalie to the
kitchen.)
Eddie: So, uh, for this marriage course,
you picked Bob? Bob. It is Bob, right?
Bob: Right.
Jo: Well no, I didn’t pick him. See, we
were assigned alphabetically. Polniaczek, Perkins.
Eddie: Oh, I guess that makes sense.
(Blair enters the dining room.)
Blair: Oh, I’ll never be able to show my
face around here again. You won’t believe the turkey they stuck me with. I’d
rather be married to him. (She points to Eddie and then passes him.) Hi, how
are you doing?
Eddie: Fine Blair. How are you?
Blair: I’ve had better days. To make you
marry someone just because you have the same last initial is positively
Medieval. (Jo and Eddie are amused.)
Tootie: And who is the blushing bridegroom,
Blair?
Blair: Some guy named Wilber.
Tootie: But I thought you were paired off
by last names.
Blair: That is his last name.
Tootie: (laughs) Wilber? What’s his first
name?
Blair: Would you believe…Waldo? (Bob shakes
his head in amusement.) It’s just not fair. I mean, look. Even Jo got lucky.
Bob: Ha, I think I’m the one who’s lucky. I
got her.
Eddie: No, no, no. I’m the one who’s lucky.
I’ve got her.
Jo: (slightly uncomfortable, she smiles) Ah,
well…here we are. A room full of lucky people. (Her smile fades away quickly.)
Bob: (stands up) Well, I guess with Eddie
here…Eddie? It is Eddie, right? (Eddie flicks his hat towards him and winks in
affirmation.) I guess with him here you’re not into doing homework now.
Jo: Yeah.
Eddie: Hey, don’t forget we’ve got tickets
to the dirt bike rally tomorrow.
Jo: Oh, hey, that’s great.
Bob: Well, you know our budget’s due
Monday. We’ve got to get together sometime this weekend.
Jo: Yeah, I guess so. Well, uh, we’ll be
back in the afternoon. We can do our homework then.
Bob: Fine, I’ll see you then. Bye Eddie.
(He leaves.)
Blair: (coming up behind Jo) Boy Jo, you
certainly lucked out. He’s adorable.
Jo: (looks at Eddie and gets up to move the
cookies over to the counter) He’s a nice person.
Blair: How am I going to make it through
the next two weeks? Being Mrs. Waldo Wilber. (She sits down in the seat Bob was
sitting in.)
Eddie: (gets up from the table and goes
over to Jo) Well, I think this course is a terrific idea. (He puts his arm around
her shoulder and directs her back towards the table.) Now Jo will really be
ready to be Mrs. Eddie Brennan.
(They kiss and hug. Tootie sits in the
chair Jo vacated and looks up at them happily.)
[Scene: Mrs. Garrett sits on a coach in the
room attached to the dining hall, the lounge. She is putting letters onto an
announcement board. Jo and Eddie enter through the back door laughing.]
Jo: Hey Mrs. G.
Mrs. Garrett: Hi kids, how was the bike
rally?
Eddie: (enthusiastic) Oh, it was super.
There was a guy going around the track doing wheelies blindfolded.
Mrs. Garrett: (concerned) You don’t say?
Eddie: Oh, it was incredible, wasn’t it
babe?
Jo: (not as enthusiastic) Yeah, great.
Mrs. Garrett: Oh, before I forget, Bob
called to remind you that you’re working together this afternoon.
Jo: Ah Eddie, I’m sorry to mess up our
weekend together like this. I’ll call him and tell him I can’t make it.
Eddie: Oh no, that’s alright honey. You
better do your homework. I’ll come by this evening and we’ll go to the arcade,
alright? (They kiss. He goes to sit next to Mrs. Garrett.) Mrs. Garrett, you’re
never going to believe what they did with the big finish. They had a guy go up
a ramp and over twelve cars.
Mrs. Garrett: How do they do that and not
end up like applesauce?
Eddie: (shakes his head) Who knows? I guess
you just cross your fingers, spit, and hold on tight for dear life.
Jo: No, see it’s like what we studied in
math. You can figure it out. If the acceleration is constant, the distance
travels from rest equals one half the acceleration times the approach times
square. (Mrs. Garrett looks impressed and Eddie looks confused. Jo smiles and
laughs uncomfortably.) And then you cross your fingers, spit and hold on for
dear life. (She sits down on the arm of the coach.)
[Scene: Dining Hall. Jo and Bob are sitting
at one of the tables with their work spread out.]
Bob: Ha, let’s move onto the entertainment
budget.
Jo: I have a feeling this is where the
compromising comes in.
Bob: Ha, well we got to cut corners someplace.
(Blair walks in and grins at the two.)
Jo: Hi Blair.
Blair: Hi. (She keeps grinning and watching
until Jo and Bob notice.)
Bob: Hi.
Blair: You two kids keep working. Don’t let
me interrupt.
(Blair keeps grinning and Jo and Bob go
back to their work.)
Bob: (clears his throat) Look, um, I’m
willing to put aside money for your dirt bike rallies, but there’s got to be
enough left for me to take the train into the city for the Shakespeare plays in
the park.
Jo: I’d like to see those plays too.
Bob: (looks at her happily) Okay.
Blair: (walks behind them shaking her head
with a grin) Look at you two, married two whole days and not one argument.
Bob: (looks over at her) How’s your
marriage with old Waldo working out? (Jo becomes very interested.)
Blair: We’re looking at twin beds. Does
that tell you anything?
Jo: (gets up) Let me get the classifieds
and we’ll find out how much apartments are going these days.
Bob: Alright.
Jo: (passes Tootie and Natalie, who are
entering the room) Hi guys. Welcome to the newly wed game. (She exits.)
Blair: (to Bob) She’s got a great little
head on her shoulders doesn’t she?
Bob: Yeah, yeah, she’ll make somebody a
terrific wife.
Tootie: That’s what Eddie says.
Blair: Eddie? Eddie who?
Tootie: The Eddie who gave her the ring
that she always wears around her neck.
Bob: I guess they’re pretty serious?
Tootie: It’s true love.
Blair: It’s just a fling.
Natalie: Was that cleared up for you Bob?
(Bob shakes his head. Tootie sits down in
the chair Jo left. Jo enters with a newspaper.)
Jo: Maybe it’d be cheaper if we budgeted
for a furnished apartment.
(She hits Tootie’s arm with her newspaper
to get her to move. Tootie gets up and Jo sits down. Mrs. Garrett peeks in from
the kitchen.)
Mrs. Garrett: I need you girls to set up
for dinner.
Jo: (looks at Tootie and Natalie annoyed)
We’re going to have to quit now.
(Tootie, Natalie, and Blair all head
towards the kitchen. Jo and Bob pack up.)
Bob: No problem, we can finish it later.
(Tootie, Natalie, and Blair wait by the kitchen
door to hear her reply.)
Jo: Oh, I can’t. I’ve got plans with Eddie.
Blair: Oh, but Jo, you have to finish your
homework. We’ll entertain Eddie. (Jo looks at Blair with disgust.) I’ll read to
him or something.
(Tootie watches with disapproval.)
Bob: All this stuff is due on Monday and we
haven’t even put a dent in it.
Jo: Yeah, you’re right. I’ll call Eddie at
the Y and tell him I have to work.
(Natalie leaves into the kitchen. Tootie
looks with disappointment and leaves. Blair grins happily and leaves.)
Bob: Ha, I’ll meet you at the pizza place
at seven.
Jo: Wait a minute. Are we working or are we
eating?
Bob: Can’t you do both?
Jo: Well, let’s concentrate on the working.
I’m trying to get an ‘A’ in social studies, not pepperoni.
Bob: Halright, I’ll see you later.
(He leaves. Jo pauses for a moment and then
heads out the other direction.)
[Scene: Pizza Parlor. It looks like Jo and
Bob have been there for awhile. There’s only one more piece of pepperoni pizza
left. Bob is laughing. Jo grabs the last piece.]
Bob: (puts his hands around hers) Here, let
me help you.
Jo: (laughing) I’ve got it.
(He directs the pizza into her mouth and
then takes his hands away as he laughs.)
Bob: With your apatite, we’ll never make it
on this food budget. (They both laugh again.) I guess you’ll just have to eat a
lot of my mom’s old standby, hunter’s stew.
Jo: How do you make that?
Bob: Well, you hunt around the kitchen and
throw whatever you find in a pot. (They both laugh and he sighs.) You know,
you’ve got a great sense of humor.
Jo: (laughs and waves his complement off)
You’re just saying that because I laugh at your dumb jokes.
Bob: Of course. (He laughs.) Why else would
I say it? (Both laugh.) You know, you’re a very interesting person.
Jo: (smiles bashfully) You think so?
Bob: Yeah. (long silence) So, what’s your
philosophy of life?
Jo: (puzzled, but thinks about it) Um, I
don’t think I have one. At least, um, not one I’ve written down.
Bob: That’s good. Neither do I. But you
know, that could be one.
Jo: One what?
Bob: One philosophy. To say that I have no
philosophy of life could actually be a philosophy.
Jo: …of life. Right?
Bob: I don’t know if that makes any sense.
Jo: Sure, sure it does. It’s like saying to
someone, ‘I’m not playing by your rules.’ Right away that becomes your own
rule. (She smiles and they gaze at each other.)
Bob: (nods) Right. (Jo nods.) You know,
you’re a very interesting person.
Jo: (nods bashfully) I know, you told me
that before.
Bob: (takes her hand) And I really enjoy…
working with you.
Jo: (bashfully) I enjoy… working with you
too.
(Both keep a steady gaze.)
[Scene: Lounge. Jo and Bob enter the room
laughing.]
Jo: Are you kidding? Before I came here, I
thought literature was graffiti that was spelled right. (Their laughing stops
when both of them notice Eddie, who is lying on the couch with his hat over his
eyes. She goes over to wake him up.) Hey Eddie, wake up. It’s after eleven.
(Eddie pulls his hat off his eyes.) What are you doing here? You know I was
working.
Eddie: (sits up) Just wanted to make sure
you got home alright. (He notices Bob and quickly stands up.) Hey… What are you
doing here?
Bob: I wanted to make sure she got home
alright.
Jo: (stands between them) Well, I got home
alright, alright?
Eddie: Well if you’ve got some more
homework to do, I’ll shove off.
Bob: That’s okay, we’re finished, I’m
going.
Eddie: Nah, don’t leave on my account. I’ll
go.
Jo: You’ll both go.
Bob: Listen Jo…
Eddie: Ah honey…
Jo: (over the two) Look, it’s late. Go
home. (She looks at Bob.) I’ll see you in class on Monday. (She looks at
Eddie.) And I’ll see you tomorrow. Good night.
(Jo leaves in frustration. Both boys stare
each other down.)
[Scene: Girls bedroom. It’s dark. Jo enters
quietly and shuts the door. She heads over to her bed. Suddenly a flashlight
comes on from the top bunk. It shines onto Jo’s face.]
Jo: (turns her head away from the light)
Hey…
Tootie: Well it’s about time.
Jo: Would you give me a break?
Tootie: (getting out of bed) Do you know
what time it is? It’s after eleven o’clock! That’s what time it is.
(Blair wakes up and turns on her bedside
light. Jo can’t believe she has to deal with all of them. Natalie gets out of
bed.)
Natalie: You and Bob must have had some
date.
Jo: It wasn’t a date. It was a working
dinner.
Natalie: I’m a little fuzzy on the
relationship here. I mean, does Eddie date other people too?
Tootie: (from her top bunk) No, Eddie would
never cheat.
Jo: (to Tootie) How would you like me to
punch your light out?
Natalie: (gets between the two) Wouldn’t
want to die on an empty stomach. Come on Tootie, let’s go downstairs. (She
tries to pull Tootie off her bed.)
Tootie: Not until I find out exactly where
Eddie stands.
(Jo turns away from Tootie.)
Blair: (getting out of bed) Natalie, go
stick something in her mouth.
(Natalie finally pulls Tootie off the bed
and pushes her towards the door.)
Blair: Don’t be angry at Tootie. She just
has to get used to the idea that you’re dating other people.
Jo: I’m not dating other people. (She flips
through her notebook.) Look, look at this work. Simulated marriage class.
Proposed monthly budget. (She begins to punctuate her words with a flip of a
page.) Food, rent, utilities… (There’s a pizza crust between two pages. She
throws it over her shoulder.)…Pizza crust… Medical, entertainment. (She looks
up at Blair.) Does that look like a date?
Blair: Alright, it was a working dinner.
(She turns away, giving up.)
Jo: Who you trying to kid, Blair? It was a
date and you know it. (Blair turns around bemused.) We were sitting at a table
with nothing between us but a pepperoni pizza. That’s a date.
Blair: (points to Jo’s work) What about all
this?
Jo: All this was finished by eight o’clock.
(She folds her arms across her chest.) And after that we laughed, talked, and
had a great time. (Blair smiles, she’s happy for her.) It was awful. (Blair
looks confused.) Why did I stay there with him?
Blair: Because you were laughing and
talking and having a great time. Why is that so awful?
Jo: (turns away from Blair) Because I’m not
in love with Bob.
Blair: Jo, a date doesn’t have to lead to
love… or going steady. Heck, it doesn’t have to lead to another date.
Jo: (turns to Blair) My mother calls that
being fickle. (She turns away from Blair.)
Blair: My mother calls that playing the
field. (Jo rolls her eyes.) It’s one of the advantages of being young and
unattached and in my case, beautiful. (Jo turns around in annoyance.) But you
wouldn’t know about that. (Jo turns away again. Blair realizes what she has
implicated.) I mean, you wouldn’t know about dating. Eddie’s the only boy
you’ve ever dated.
Jo: (turns to her) That’s the way I wanted
it and that’s the way I still want it. (She picks up her notebook.)
Blair: Awe, come on Jo. Stop kidding
yourself. You’re holding onto Eddie like he was a security blanket.
Jo: Look, just because you can’t stick with
a guy for more than fifteen minutes, don’t try and break me and Eddie up. We’re
together and that’s the way we’re going to stay. (She slams her notebook onto
her desk and turns her back on Blair.)
[Scene: Dining Hall. Jo is looking for
something on the floor between the tables and chairs. Mrs. Garrett enters the
room.]
Mrs. Garrett: Oh, here you are. There’s a
message for you. Your husband…(Jo gives her a look.) uh, your Bob called.
Jo: Oh. (She continues to look for
something.)
Mrs. Garrett: Looking for something?
Jo: No, I’m just looking for something.
(Blair enters.)
Blair: (sings) Born free, as free as the
lala lalalala la lalala.
Mrs. Garrett: Blair, why are you so happy?
Blair: (grinning, she sings) I’m getting a
divorce.
Mrs. Garrett: Have you thought about this?
Blair: Are you kidding? That’s all I’ve
thought about since this stupid marriage project started.
Jo: Well, some people just can’t make a
commitment.
Blair: (goes over to Jo) His name is Waldo
Wilber. I cannot commit to a man with two first names. What are you looking
for?
Jo: (touches her neck) Nothing. It’s got to
be in the lounge. (She heads over to the lounge.)
Blair: (turns to Mrs. Garrett with a grin)
Well, I’m going upstairs. I have to rework my marriage budget to include
alimony. (She leaves.)
Mrs. Garrett: (looking up) Oh… (She heads
to the lounge. Jo is on the floor looking under the couch.) Looking for loose
change?
Jo: It’s not funny Mrs. Garrett. (She looks
between the cushions.) I lost the ring that Eddie gave me.
Mrs. Garrett: Oh, well let me help you look
for it. (She also looks between the cushions. Pulling out a set of handcuffs,
she’s stunned.) Sometimes I wonder what you girls do when I’m not here. (She
puts the cuffs onto the coffee table.)
Jo: (touches her neck) I hope I didn’t lose
it in the pizza place. Maybe it fell into the antipasto.
Mrs. Garrett: So, when are you and Bob
going to go out again?
Jo: We’re not.
Mrs. Garrett: Oh, you don’t want to?
Jo: I do want to.
Mrs. Garrett: Then you will.
Jo: I won’t! Mrs. Garrett, look, I won’t
because I want to. That’s why I can’t. You understand?
Mrs. Garrett: Believe it or not, I think I
do.
Jo: Good, then explain it to me. (She sits
next to Mrs. Garrett on the couch.) I don’t understand what’s happening to me.
All my life, I wanted to have one person I was special to and who was special
to me. And then we could be together and it would last forever. And I’ve got
that with Eddie. So, why do I want to go out with Bob?
Mrs. Garrett: Because he interests you.
Jo: (stands up) So what? What am I supposed
to do? Just go out with every boy that interests me?
Mrs. Garrett: Why not?
Jo: (disgusted) You mean, ‘play the field’?
That’s so… so… Blair.
Mrs. Garrett: Look Jo, your life is
changing. (Jo sits down.) You’re not the same girl who rode in here last year
on a motorcycle. (Jo smiles shyly.) You’re growing and your needs are changing.
Why not be with the people who fulfill those needs?
Jo: (stands up) I’m changing. My needs. It
all sounds so selfish.
Mrs. Garrett: (stands up) That word really
takes a bum rap. What’s so terrible about doing something for yourself?
Jo: And what about other people? Don’t I
owe them something?
Mrs. Garrett: You owe other people the very
best of yourself. And if you don’t take care that, you won’t have anything to
give Eddie or anyone else. (She goes back to looking for the ring. Looking
under a board game on the coffee table, she pulls the chain and ring out.) Jo…?
(She laughs.)
Jo: (taking the chain and ring) You found
it. (She examines it.)
Eddie: (from outside) Jo? Hey Jo?
Mrs. Garrett: In here Eddie.
(Eddie enters the lounge.)
Jo: (runs over to him) Oh Eddie. (She hugs
him.)
Eddie: Hey… hey. (He pulls back.) What’s
the matter?
Jo: Your ring. The chain broke and I
thought I lost it.
Eddie: Well, you found it. Calm down. (He
puts his hands on her shoulders to comfort her.)
Mrs. Garrett: Well, uh, if you two will
excuse me, I’ll… (They gaze at each other. Eddie is concerned.) I guess you
will. (She leaves.)
Jo: (pulls away from him and both of them
head towards the couch) I just don’t understand. I mean, I didn’t take it off
or anything.
Eddie: (stops in front of her) I know. Hey,
don’t worry about it. Look Jo, there’s something we got to talk about.
Jo: You mad about last night?
Eddie: No, I’m not mad… But I can see
something’s going on with you. Every time I come back here you’re a little bit
different.
Jo: What do you mean, different? My hair is
the same, my face is the same. Alright, so put on a few pounds. I’ll lose it.
Eddie: It’s not the stuff on the outside.
It’s like you’ve changed.
Jo: Yeah… I know what you mean. (She walks
forward past him and then turns.) Well, you see it’s the school. Going to
classes, the library, museums, I’ve just been hanging out with the wrong crowd.
Eddie: (walks up to her) Jo, I feel like,
when I talk to you, you don’t understand and when I listen to you, I don’t
understand. I mean, am I crazy?
Jo: No… You’re not crazy. (She turns away
from him.) What do you think we should do about it?
Eddie: I don’t know. It’s just things don’t
feel right.
Jo: Well, what are you saying? You think we
should break up?
Eddie: No… I mean, I don’t know. Look Jo,
maybe you… you and me should see some other people.
(Silence.)
Jo: (walks away a few paces and turns
towards him) How am I gunna make it without you?
Eddie: Oh, you’ve been doing just fine.
Can’t you see that?
Jo: Eddie…
Eddie: Hey, this is not goodbye forever. You’re
not going to get rid of me that easily. You know I’ll always be here for you.
Jo: (looks down at the ring) You think you
should take this back?
Eddie: I don’t know. You want me to?
Jo: I don’t know. Maybe you could get a
refund or something.
Eddie: It cost five bucks a month. Two
years, I’ll have it paid for. (She hugs him.) I’ll, uh, write you when I get
back to the base, okay? (Jo keeps her gaze to the ground and nods.) And you’ll
write back? (She nods again.) And I’ll write back to you again. (He touches her
cheek and she looks up at him.) Hey, you’ll be okay.
(She nods and they kiss. He leaves
silently. She sniffles while running her finger on the ring. Sitting down on
the couch, she begins to cry silently. Mrs. Garrett enters and sits down next
to her. She rubs her hand up and down Jo’s back.)
Jo: He wouldn’t take it back. (She puts the
ring on the board game.) I can’t even look at it. (She covers her eyes with her
hand.)
Mrs. Garrett: I know… But that will change.
(Jo takes her hand away from her eyes.) You’ll see. (Mrs. Garrett reaches for
the ring.) One day, this ring will give you pleasure. (She shows the ring to
Jo.) Oh yes. You’ll show it to your grandchildren and smile. And tell them all
about your first love.
(Jo looks up at her and then breaks down
crying, burying her face against Mrs. Garrett’s chest. Jo begins to sob. Mrs.
Garrett hugs her tightly. The frame freezes and credits roll.)
 
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