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HARRIET ALYSON
(On phone, as Benny is preoccupied) Jerry, the You‘re not gonna cry, are you?
Kelly Rabin thing I went to this morning?
(Listens) Yep. You‘ll wanna get over here. ASAP.
(Listens) No--it‘s more than a photo op. Trust BENNY
me. (Listens) Hold on. (To Benny) There a place I said stop it.
Kelly could sit down and talk with someone?

KELLY
BENNY Oh, my god. I‘m so outtie five hundred. (She
(Moment, deadpan) The deli--downstairs. Try the starts to leave.)
pastrami.

ALYSON
HARRIET Oop. There goes your hook. Run home to your
(On phone) There‘s a deli next door. (Listens) mom—you been away fifteen minutes-she‘s
Yep. We‘ll be waiting. (Listens) Bye. (Hangs up) prob‘ly having a panic attack.

BENNY
All right—I said enough! Kelly, hold on. (To Harriet) Listen- whattaya doin‘ Saturday afternoon? Ya
gotta hear these kids.

HARRIET
Oh, I can hear ‗em. (To Benny) Wonderful seeing you again.

BENNY
Know when you‘re gonna publish?

HARRIET
The photos?

BENNY
And whatever else.

HARRIET
Should be cover of Friday‘s Weekend section. Thank you for that, by the way. Break a leg, everyone!
(Stops, noticing Alyson and Kelly‘s mutual hostility) Just not each other‘s. Ready, dear? (Exits with
Kelly)

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