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Scripts: Vertigo (12/Sep/1957) - part 10

       INT. SCOTTIE'S APARTMENT - (NIGHT)

       In the living room. There is a fire in the fireplace. Judy 
       is seated on the floor before the fire, bent forward with 
       her head and arms buried in the seat of the easy chair. She's 
       been crying. Scottie enters from the kitchen carrying a bottle 
       of cognac and two glasses. He looks down at Judy, then pours 
       cognac into the two glasses and sets the bottle down.

                               SCOTTIE
               Here, Judy. Take it straight down.  
               It's medicine.

       Judy raises her tear-streaked face.

                               JUDY
                       (Pleading)
               Why are you doing this? What good 
               will it do?

       She takes the glass from his outstretched hand.

                               SCOTTIE
               I don't know. No good, I guess. But 
               I don't know.

       She takes a large sip of cognac, makes a face, and puts the 
       glass away. As she does:

                               JUDY
                       (Tearfully)
               I wish you'd leave me alone. I want 
               to go away.

                               SCOTTIE
               You can.

                               JUDY
               No, you wouldn't let me.
                       (Then, almost to 
                       herself)
               And I don't want to go...

       Scottie comes down to her and puts his hands on her arms and 
       holds her and looks into her eyes intently.

                               SCOTTIE
               Judy, I want to tell you: these few 
               days have been the first happy days 
               I've had in a year.

                               JUDY
                       (Sadly)
               I know. Because I remind you of her.  
               The one that's dead. And not even 
               that, very much.

                               SCOTTIE
                       (Meaning it)
               No, it's you too, Judy. Something in 
               you.

       She looks at him with a new spark of hope, and her eyes are 
       almost willing him to kiss her. But then he drops his hands 
       from her arms, and the glow fades from her eyes, and she 
       looks away.

                               JUDY
                       (Dully)
               You don't even want to touch me.

                               SCOTTIE
                       (Grimly)
               Yes. Yes, I do.

       He rises and walks away toward the window. She looks after 
       him, then rises and almost runs to him.

                               JUDY
               Couldn't you like me, just me, the 
               way I am?! When we first started out 
               it was so good! We had fun! And you 
               started on the clothes! I'll wear 
               the darned clothes if you want me 
               to! If you just like me!

       They are face to face, and Scottie is studying her somberly.  
       Beyond them, through the window, we can see that magnificent 
       symbol, the Coit Tower.

                               SCOTTIE
                       (Studying)
               The color of your hair...

                               JUDY
               Ah, no!

                               SCOTTIE
               Judy, please it can't matter to you...

       She shrinks a little, and is defeated.

                               JUDY
               The trouble is, I'm gone now. For 
               you. And I can't do anything about 
               it. I want you to love me. If I let 
               you change me, will that do it? If I 
               do what you tell me, will you love 
               me?

                               SCOTTIE
               Yes.

                               JUDY
               All right. Then I'll do it. Because 
               I don't care about me anymore. I 
               just want you to love me.

       Long pause.

                               SCOTTIE
                       (Gently)
               I'll take you home.

                                                                DISSOLVE TO:

       INT. ELIZABETH ARDEN SALON - (DAY)

       The first impact is of SOUND, of the buzz of hair dryers and 
       the shrill cacophony of female voices talking and laughing.  
       Scottie is leaning at the doorway leading into the inner 
       salon. The CAMERA PANS AWAY from him through another door 
       and comes to REST on a big head of Judy, covered with, soap 
       suds, bent over a basin. One of the beauty operators looks 
       out toward Scottie then walks out to him.

                               OPERATOR
               I'm afraid it's going to be several 
               hours. The young lady thought perhaps 
               you'd like to go home, and she'll 
               come there as soon as she's finished.

                               SCOTTIE
               Oh!  Well... no. Tell her I'll go to 
               her hotel, and wait for her there.

       She starts to turns away. Scottie stops her.

                               SCOTTIE
               Oh! You're sure about the color of 
               the hair.

                               OPERATOR
               0h, yes. It's an easy color.

                               SCOTTIE
               And the rest of --

       He waves a hand over his face.

                               OPERATOR
               Yes, sir. We know what you want.

                               SCOTTIE
               All right. Thanks.

       He turns away after a last glance toward Judy. The last we 
       see of the salon is Judy's head, as she turns to try to see 
       through soap suds to where Scottie has been standing.

                                                                DISSOLVE TO:

       INT. JUDY'S BEDROOM, THE HOTEL - (DAY)

       Scottie is wandering impatiently, smoking. Some of the 
       Ransohoff boxes are piled in a corner. Then, abruptly he 
       strides to the window. He looks, and becomes tense.

       EXT. THE STREET - (DAY)

       From Scottie's viewpoint. Judy is walking up the street.  
       She wears the grey suit from Ransohoff's the high-heeled 
       black shoes, and her hair is now blonde. But it hangs about 
       her face in the usual way. She does not look up. She turns 
       into the entrance of the hotel.

       INT. BEDROOM - (DAY)

       Scottie watches her until he loses sight of her directly 
       below as she goes in the front door. He turns and looks looks 
       toward the bedroom door and waits. Then, impatiently, he 
       strides to the door and goes out into the corridor.

       INT. HOTEL CORRIDOR -(DAY)

       Scottie looks along the corridor.

       FROM HIS VIEWPOINT

       The corridor is empty.

       SCOTTIE

       tensely waiting.

       FROM HIS VIEWPOINT

       Judy turns the corner, moving towards him.

       AS SCOTTIE WATCHES CRITICALLY

       Judy comes up to him. He backs into the room, Judy following.

       INT. HOTEL BEDROOM - (DAY)

       As Judy comes into the room, Scottie closes the door without 
       taking his eyes from her. She looks at him gravely -- and 
       holds out her hand, as though hoping for praise for the 
       transformation. Her eyebrows have been plucked, her makeup 
       lightened, her lipstick changed and she now bears much more 
       of a resemblance to Madeleine.

                               JUDY
               Well?

                               SCOTTIE
               It should be back from your face --
               with a bun at the neck. I told them.  
               I told you.

                               JUDY
               We tried it. It didn't suit me.

       Scottie abruptly goes to her, takes her hanging hair with 
       both hands pulls it to the back so that her ears show.  Judy 
       looks at him, half-angry, half-scared.

       Scottie, seeing the look in her eyes, takes his hands away.  
       The hair falls forward again.

                               SCOTTIE
               I'm sorry.

       They look at one another for a moment. Then Scottie asks, 
       almost humbly:

                               SCOTTIE
               Judy -- please --

       Judy doesn't answer for a moment, then she draws a deep 
       breath, and turns resignedly away. She crosses to the mirror 
       over a chest of drawers. Scottie matches as she picks up a 
       couple of pins from a glass tray, and scoops up a handful of 
       hair.  Scottie stands watching in silence. His eyes follow 
       every move. We hear the tinkle of pins of the glass tray.

       FROM SCOTTIE'S VIEWPOINT

       Judy slowly turns from the mirror to face him. She looks 
       exactly like Madeleine -- her hair pulled back and done in a 
       bun at the back of the neck. She stands there looking at 
       him.  SCOTTIE looks at her in wonder, his eyes shining.  
       JUDY takes a step towards him, rewarded by his expression.  
       SCOTTIE moves over and takes Judy in his arms.

       BIG HEADS

       of the two of them, together. The CAMERA MOVES AROUND the 
       big heads. Scottie holds her tighter and tighter.  He looks 
       past her shoulder and we see that his eyes are closed, because 
       at last he holds Madeleine in his arms once more.  He opens 
       his eyes -- the CAMERA SWIMS AROUND the room.

       WE ARE NOW IN THE LIVERY STABLE AT SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

       with Scottie holding Madeleine tight in his arms, kissing 
       her. We see this for only the briefest moment before it

                                                       DISSOLVES AWAY T0:

       BACK IN THE HOTEL ROOM

       Scottie kisses her as he did in the livery stables. As he 
       kisses her, and she turns his kiss, the CAMERA PULLS BACK 
       SLOWLY and their two figures are held in the center of the 
       room.

                                                                DISSOLVE T0:

       INT. JUDY'S BEDROOM - (EARLY EVENING)

       The window shades are drawn, the lights in the room have 
       been lit. Scottie is sitting, relaxed, thumbing through a 
       magazine idly. The jacket of his suit is hung over the back 
       of a chair. The bathroom door is open. There is a full length 
       mirror on the back of the bathroom door, and we catch 
       occasional glimpses of Judy as she moves about inside.  
       Scottie looks up as she calls to him. Her voice is light and 
       happy.

                               JUDY
               Where shall we go for dinner?

                               SCOTTIE
               Wherever you'd like...

                               JUDY
               Ernie's?

                               SCOTTIE
               You've got a thing about Ernie's, 
               haven't you?

                               JUDY
               Well, after all, it's "our place."

       She comes out of the bathroom happy and contented. She wears 
       the black cocktail dress, her blonde hair is done up in the 
       Madeleine way. She stops to pose and show off the dress and 
       smiles across at him lovingly.

                               JUDY
               Hello, my love. Like me?

       He regards her admiringly with a small, contented grin.

                               SCOTTIE
               Mmmm.

                               JUDY
               Is that the best you can do?

       She turns to the mirror over the dresser.

                               SCOTTIE
               Come here.

                               JUDY
               Oh, no. You'll muss me.

                               SCOTTIE
               That's what I had in mind.

                               JUDY
               Too late. I've got my face on.

       She has opened the candy box, rummages around in the jewelry, 
       comes up with some earrings, holds one up to her ear to see 
       what it looks like, decides against it, finds some other 
       earrings, small and neat, and puts them on. During this:

                               JUDY
               I'm suddenly hungry. Would you rather 
               go somewhere else?

                               SCOTTIE
               No, Ernie's is fine.

                               JUDY
               I'm going to have one of those big 
               beautiful steaks.  And... let's see... 
               to start...

       During this she has taken a necklace out of the box, and is 
       trying to fasten it around her neck. But the clasp won't 
       work.

                               JUDY
               Oh! Help me with this, will you?

       She backs up a step, still holding the necklace in place, 
       and Scottie rises from his chair and comes up in back of 
       her. He takes the ends of the necklace from her.

                               SCOTTIE
               I've got it.  He bends down and bites 
               the back of her neck.

                               JUDY
               Oh! You're supposed to fasten it!  

                               SCOTTIE
               All in good time.

       He bites her again.

                               JUDY
               Scottie!

                               SCOTTIE
               How does it work?

                               JUDY
               Can't you see?

                               SCOTTIE
               Oh, yeah. There.

       As he is fastening it he glances into the mirror and sees 
       the necklace clearly for the first time. His eyes are 
       immediately startled with the shock of recognition, and he 
       stares, wondering why. The CAMERA ZOOMS IN to a closeup of 
       the necklace in the mirror; then, with a click, the closeup 
       changes to a closeup of the necklace painted on canvas. The 
       CAMERA DRAWS BACK to show the necklace around the neck of 
       Carlotta in the portrait, the same necklace. Now the CAMERA 
       DRAWS BACK to show the Art Gallery, with the Portrait of 
       Carlotta on the far wall. The scene click-changes to a BIG 
       HEAD of SCOTTIE, staring, and during this we hear Judy 
       chattering away.

                               JUDY'S VOICE
               Thank you, darling. Now I'm just 
               about ready; I just have to find my 
               lipstick. Where did I put it? I had 
               it a minute ago.
                       (Her voice fading)
               Did I leave it in here? Oh, yes, 
               here it is!
                       (Her voice fading in)
               All right, I'm ready.

       His eyes move in the direction of the voice, and now we see 
       her, standing a few feet from him, smiling at him. She walks 
       to him with a loving smile.

                               JUDY
               But first... muss me a little.

       She puts her arms around him and presses against him, and 
       lays her head against his chest with a happy sigh.

                               JUDY
               Ah, Scottie... I do have you, now...

       He raises his arms as though to embrace her, moves his hands 
       to her shoulders, and one senses for a moment that he is 
       going to press her too hard or that he may move his hands to 
       her throat. But then he lays his hands gently on her back, 
       and closes his eyes wearily, and rests his head on the top 
       of hers.

                               SCOTTIE
                       (Softly)
               How would you like to go somewhere 
               out of town for dinner?  Drive down 
               the peninsula, somewhere?

       She moves her head, and he raises his and opens his eyes, 
       and she smiles up at him.

                               JUDY
               All right, if you'd like.

       She reaches up and kisses him briefly on the mouth. He smiles 
       a small, enigmatic smile.

                                                                DISSOLVE TO:

       EXT: HIGHWAY 101 - (NIGHT) - LONG SHOT

       Scottie's car headed south, in brilliant moonlight.

       INT. SCOTTIE'S CAR - (MOONLIGHT)

       Scottie at the wheel, Judy alongside. She glances at him, 
       wondering.

                               JUDY
               We're going awfully far.

                               SCOTTIE
               I feel like driving. Are you terrible 
               hungry?

                               JUDY
               No, it's all right.

                                                                DISSOLVE TO:

       EXT. HIGHWAY 101 - (NIGHT)


...continue to part 11