"T TURKiSO gururla sunar #TURK @EFNET" "Mr. Taransky...?" "She's..." "She's walking?" "Don't tell me she's walking." "She can't walk." " N icola !" " This, this..." " not this." " N icola !" " How was your massage?" " You're in breach." " Cigarette." " Is this about the new pages?" "Be caus e I made the changes, all the changes you wanted." "You are virtually in e v ery s cene." "It is not the size of the role, Viktor." "Am I, or am I not entitled to the biggest trailer on the lot?" "H mm?" "It's the biggest on earth." "I swear." "It's a 50-foot Airstream." "The y don't make them any longer." " Taller, Viktor." " Taller?" " Taller!" " What?" "Eh." "You'v e insulted me for the last time." "You're right." "It's actually" "It's actually taller." " You're right." "It's amazing." " Coffee !" "Wait a minute." "The tires are ov erinflated." "See?" "It's just this." "See?" "Look." "H ere." " The air comes right out." " This is sad." "See?" "It's lower already." "N icola, I beg you." "Don't do this to me." "You know, I had three other offers." "I only signed on to this picture..." " out of loyalty." " Well, then show me some." "The y're going to shut me down !" "It's not working, Viktor." "I mean, my God !" "The s cene with the thousand gees e?" "!" "I don't understand this film !" "Nobody is going to understand this film." "I already put out a press releas e citing creativ e differences." "So just let it go." "You went to the press?" "Do we hav e e v erything?" "All right." "You know what?" "You're right." "You are right." "And when you're right, you're right." " Thank you." " Let me help you with thes e." "'Caus e you oughta go." " I don't des erv e you." " Oh." "This film doesn't des erv e you." "It des erv es much, much better than you !" "Creativ e differences?" "The difference is you're not creativ e." "To hell, pleas e." "Jack?" "Jack, are you there?" "She's good." "You can hardly tell she's reading off a teleprompter." "I'm right here." "Right beside you." "Look." "I'v e analyzed this footage." "We'v e got e v erything we need in the can already." "If I could just make the proper adjustments, we can finish this film without her." "Viktor, according to the writ her attorne ys filed at noon today, the y'll sue if the film is releas ed with N icola in a single frame." "The y will sue, Viktor." "The y're s erious." "So let's re cast." "N icola Anders is the only actress in the world that could play that part." " It's a remake, Hal." " That's right." "N icola Anders is not bigger than this picture." "Of cours e she is, Viktor." "No other name is going to sign on now." "Who needs a name?" "We'll cast an unknown." "I'm not going to play opposite an unknown." " We can't s ell an unknown." " The numbers don't work." "If we e v er want to be in the N icola Anders business again, we hav e to cut our loss es and shelv e the picture." "No!" "I will not giv e in to that blackmailing" "Viktor, let's take a walk." "Ridiculous performance." "I told you she was bad." "No, yours in there." "Why do you always hav e to make things so difficult for yours elf?" "Difficult?" "I'm being difficult?" "Yes." "Mm-hmm." "Elaine, do you know what thes e are?" "Mike 'n' Ike's?" "The y're not just any Mike 'n' Ike's," "Thes e are cherry Mike 'n' Ike's." "Do you know why I, Viktor Taransky, two-time Academy Award nominated dire ctor" "Viktor, that was "Short Subje ct."" "ov ers eeing the most cherished movie proje ct of my entire career, am walking around with-- look, look, look... pockets full of thes e... things?" "!" "I hav e a feeling you're going to tell me." "I'm going to tell you why." "Be caus e Ms. N icola Anders, supermodel with a SAG card, has it written in her contract that all cherry Mike 'n' Ike's be remov ed from her candy dish, along with strict instructions that any room she walks into" "must hav e s e v en packs of cigarettes waiting for her-- three of them opened;" "that there be a personal Jacuzzi within 80 paces of her dressing room;" "and that any time she trav els, her nanny must fly with her first-class." "So, what's wrong with that?" "Elaine, she doesn't hav e children." "Don't you s ee?" "The y're mocking us." "The y're mocking-- we're at their mercy." "What happened?" "I mean, we always had movie stars, but the y us ed to be our stars, remember?" "We were the ones who would tell them what to do." "And we would tell them what to wear," " who to date" " That's what you want?" "!" "When the y were under contract to us, we could change their names if we wanted to." " More than once." " Viktor, do you realize you're nostalgic for an era you weren't e v en born in?" "!" "I do remember why I got into this business." " You s eem to hav e forgotten." " Oh, pleas e." "Come on." "N ew York" " Cassav etes." "Remember?" " H ere we go." " What were we doing?" "We were trying to make something important." "I don't know." "Shine a little light in that darkened cinema." "It's called a proje ctor." "Illuminate hearts and minds with a ray of truth." "I thought that's what we were doing." "I hav e good memories of thos e days, too." "I do, but this isn't about that-- or you, or me, or some high-minded ideal." "This is business." " Spare me." " Look around." "Who do you think pays for all of this?" "This is about inv estment and return." "I'm not interested in inv estment and return !" "I'm not interested in who pays for anything !" "I'm trying to make a movie !" "I'm responsible for this, Viktor." "Thos e days in N ew York..." "It's ov er, Viktor." "You're not renewing my contract?" "How can I?" "!" "Your last three pictures tanked." "No bankable star is going to work with you after this." "I mean, if you just compromis ed a little." "Well, it's not e v ery day you're fired by the mother of your own child." "You and I both know that I kept you on after the divorce for old time's sake." "And so you could still hold your head up in front of Laine y." " I fought for you." " Yeah, well..." "I'm sorry, Viktor." "Dad !" " Sweetheart." " H e y, Dad." " How are you, hone y?" " Good." "I'm sorry Mom canned you." "I'm going to finish this picture." "Laine y, I'm going to finish it." "Be caus e it's important." "I know you will, Dad." "You're Viktor Taransky." "I'm Viktor Taransky." "'Kay." "By e, Dad." " H i, sweetheart." " H e y, Mom." "Are you okay?" "I'm Viktor Taransky." "Mr. Taransky?" "Mr. Taransky, thank God." "I'v e been trying to s ee you." "I'v e been calling." "Your assistant won't put me through." "I told her it was a matter of life and death." "I was afraid I wasn't going to get to you in time." "Pleas e, just..." " Keep your distance." " I did it!" "I did it!" "I licked skin, I licked hair," " I licked e v ery part of her." " I'm going to call s e curity." "I'll call s e curity if you don't back off." "I hav e her, Mr. Taransky." "The answer to your pray ers." " The answer to this." " I was misquoted." "I hav e your new leading-lady right here." "In my pants." "Pleas e, sir, I don't know you." " I don't know where you come from" " It's me !" "Mr. Taransky, don't" "Don't you re cognize me?" "The Future of Film Conference in San Jos e." "Remember that?" "Hank." "Hank Aleno." "I was a ke ynote speaker." "You must remember my spee ch." " "Who N eeds H umans?"" " Right." "You were booed off the stage." " Whoa, that's got to be..." " Eight y ears ago." "And that whole time I ne v er left my computer." "U h-huh." "Good for you, Hank." "Well, it's good and bad." "That's what caus ed this." "The e y e tumor." " Microwav es from the s creen." " I'm sorry." "Don't be, be caus e it was worth it." "You hav e to s ee her." "Oh, I'v e s een thos e." " No t ll ke thi s." " I'll take care o f that." "Yeah, well, yo u're talki ng abo ut a "syn-thespl an."" " A I rtual acto r." " No , we call the m "ac-to rs."" ""Vac-tors"?" "I need flesh." " Flesh is weak." " It can't be done." "It can be done." "With my new computer code, it can be done." "You and me... we can do this together." "I don't know anything about computers." "See, that's why-- that's why you're so perfe ct." "You hav e something..." " that I don't hav e." " What's that?" "An e y e." "An e y e for performance." "You know the truth when you s ee it." "I know." "I mean, I'v e s een your movies." "I lov e your movies." " You lov e my movies?" " "Straw God."" "That changed my life." "You saw "Straw God"?" "I hav e s een e v ery frame of your work." "You're the only filmmaker with the artistic integrity... to realize my vision." "You and me, art and s cience" "We're the perfe ct marriage." "Hank..." "I'v e had a rough day today." "But, I tell you what," "I'll call you about this next week." " We can talk." " I won't be here in a week." " The tumor is inoperable." " I'll call you about it, okay?" "That's what I'm trying to say." "The tumor is inoperable." "I'll be dead." "Well, I'm already dead." "Call me !" "This week!" "Pleas e." "What do you mean she won't work with me?" "She's done nothing." "She doesn't hav e a single credit to her name." "Better no credits than a Taransky credit." "Art, you don't understand." "I'v e mortgaged e v erything to finish this film." "The creditors are calling me." "The y're at the door for God's sake." "H ello?" "Damn it!" "Mr. Taransky." "Mr. Taransky!" " Mr. Taransky!" " No, I'm not him !" " Mr. Taransky!" " I'm not him !" "Mr. Taransky!" "Hank Aleno!" "I repres ent the estate of Mr. Hank Aleno." "It was his last wish that you hav e this." "What is it?" "I hav e no idea." "H e wanted you to hav e it." "Valarie!" "Valarie !" "Valarie !" "Valarie, what are you running from?" "From Valarie." "Valarl e, no ! Jack, are you there?" "Something like this can happen and what... was it for?" "Why are we here?" "Is that what you're asking, Jack?" "Why are we here?" "No why... just here." "Just here." "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury," "I know I may be guilty of a crime, but it was committed with the purest of intentions." "I wanted to s end a message to the acting community who... put thems elv es abov e the work, who put thems elv es abov e me." "So, what did you guys think?" "So fake." "Totally artificial." "Like we're suppos e to belie v e that was 1 9th century Lisbon." " Come on." " Guys..." "Who's looking at the s ets when she's on s creen?" "Oh, y eah." "There he is." "That's my dad, Viktor Taransky." " She was magnificent." " She's absolutely unreal." "Breathtaking." "She wasn't too..." "cartoony, or anything?" "The nun?" "Or are you talking about the mother?" "A star like that, who cares about the supporting cast?" "Congratulations again." "She's not of this earth." " You should be v ery proud." " Oh, not of this earth." "And the rest of the film, what did you think?" "She's a miracle." "Where did you find her?" "Well..." "I saw her picture..." "on the computer." "A computer?" "You really didn't notice anything unusual about her?" "Only her brilliance." "To be honest, with what you had to work with," "I was expe cting a train wre ck." " You really pulled it off." " I did?" "Yeah." "I hav e a feeling Mom's going to take you back after this." "Back on the lot." "That's what" "I know." "I know." "Come on, let's go." "A dazzll ng new l ng enue has co me fro m see ml ng ly no where to capture the hearts o f mo l e-g o l ng audi ences aro und the wo rld to capture the hearts of movie-going audiences around the world" "in her debut film "Sunris e, Suns et."" "But who is Simone?" "We know so little about her." "And why the s e cre cy?" "All we know for sure is that she was dis cov ered by little-known dire ctor, Viktor Tarinsky." "Taransky." "Simone !" "Simone?" " Good to s ee you, too, Elaine." " Where is she?" " She's not here." " Why isn't she with you?" "Why?" "Be caus e she would ne v er come to something like this." "She's intens ely priv ate." "Back to work, e v eryone." "She's not here." "H e y, listen." "Hav e you read the re views?" "The y're lov e letters." "Listen to this one." "Oh, here." "Simone has the voice of a young Jane Fonda, the body of Sophia Loren, the grace of well, Grace Kelly-- ha-ha-- and the face... of Audre y H epburn combined with an angel." " Almost right." " I can't wait to meet her." "Oh, I don't know if that's going to happen." "Why not?" "She is somewhat of a re clus e." "That's how she stays so pure." "She isolates hers elf in her art." "Viktor, it's my studio." "Elaine, it's my actor." "There are other studios." "There's only one Simone." "Okay, hav e it your way, Viktor." "H ello, Walter." "Nobody came in or went out," " just like you said." " Very good." " Mr. Taransky?" " Yes?" "Is Ms. Simone coming in today?" "She's already here." "She arriv ed before you got here." "She's going to leav e long after you're gone." "Remember, under no circumstances are you or anybody els e e v er to enter this s et without my express permission, understood?" "Yes, sir." "Mr. Taransky?" "What if it catches on fire?" "Let it burn." "Good morning, Simone." "Good morning, Mr. Taransky." "Simone, a star is... digitized." "Do you know what this means?" "We hav e stepped into a new dimension." "Our ability to manufacture fraud now exceeds our ability to dete ct it." "I am the death of real." "...death of real." "...death of real." "Too much Meryl Streep." "A little less Streep." "And a little more..." "Bacall." "Is this better, Mr. Taransky?" "Much." "While we're at it, there's a little something" "I want to add to your repertoire." "You'v e got the wrong Holly Golightly." "Remember that thing Audre y H epburn does in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?" "How do I look?" "Giv e me Audre y." "How do I look?" "Perfe ct." "Perfe ct, Simone." "Perfe ct." "Oh, God." "I'm so relaxed around you." "I'm so mys elf." "You did create me." "I just brought someone els e's dream to life." "Mr. Taransky, we both know I was nothing without you." "I was computer code." "I was ones and zeros." "I was nothing." "Well... that's true." "I don't want to boast, but..." "Are you e v er going to tell the truth about me, Mr. Taransky?" "I'm going tell the truth about you." "Why wouldn't i?" "Of cours e... with Hank's tragic passing," "his s e cret did die with him." "This is a classic cas e of te chnology in s earch of an artist." "Someone with integrity, someone with vision, someone who can s ee." "See be yond this irrational allegiance to flesh and blood." "Someone who can s ee that with the ris e in the price of a real actor and the fall in the price of a fake, that the s cales hav e tipped-- naturally in favor of the fake." "Someone who can s ee that if a performance is genuine," "it doesn't matter if the actor's real or not." "And what's real anymore?" "Most actors thes e days hav e digital work done to them." "It's a gray area." "The only real truth is the work." "I'm going to tell the truth about you after your next picture." "You're so beautiful." "You're too beautiful." "We're going to fix that." "Is this on?" "I will not be taking any questions regarding Simone." "I do, howe v er, hav e a statement to read on her behalf." ""To Whom it May Concern:" "I'm deeply grateful for the extraordinary public respons e to Mr. Taransky's film." "At this time I will be conducting no interviews, or making publicity appearances" " This is unbelie v able." " I politely request that the press respe ct my priv acy and let the work speak for its elf." "Yours truly, Simone."" "Viktor!" "Who is Simone dating?" "!" "Where did you find her?" " Is Simone her real name?" " Didn't I make it clear?" "No questions regarding Simone." "We're just trying to get some answers." "I will make my final statement." "Ms. Simone begins production on her new film today" ""Eternity Fore v er."" "This is a proje ct which has been near and dear to my heart since I wrote it nine y ears ago." "Thank you." "Would you answer a question regarding Hank?" "Hank?" "Who asked me about Hank?" "Funny, why is the movie dedicated to Hank?" "Are the y involv ed?" "The y were at one time ins eparable." "Yes." "And now?" "Now... sadly to say, only in spirit." "Thank you." "Your car will be ready in just a minute." "We gav e you a complimentary car wash." " Oh, really?" " The y're cleaning the engine now." "Thank you." " Viktor, he y." " Hal." "I am so happy for us." "The film, the chemistry." "Nothing against N icola Anders, but I think that Simone and I, we really worked great together." " You were ne v er together." " Still, the conne ction was undeniable." "You can't" "Look, I hav e not read "Eternity Fore v er,"" "but it is fantastic." "And I know I would be perfe ct for the part of Cliv e." " Clyde." " Clyde, right." "That's what I'm talking about." "Yes, perfe ct." "Come on, man." "Look, I ran into Simone on the lot." " Really?" " Yes, really." " She ne v er mentioned it." " She's bus y right now." "People coming at her from all angles." "Maybe she didn't want you to know, huh?" "I strongly s ens ed that she thought I would be perfe ct for Clyde as well." " Really?" " Strongly." "Excus e me." "Sure." "H ello?" "Simone, it's so great to hear from you." "How are you, sweetheart?" "You'll ne v er guess who I'm with." " You met him on the lot the other day." " It was more in passing." "No, you're not e v en clos e." "Hal." " Hal Sinclair." " What's wrong now?" "I'm getting nothing from her side of the conv ersation." "No, I don't think he put on weight." "Anyway, listen." "Do you think he'd be right for "Eternity Fore v er"?" "H e's not the right type?" "You want to go in another dire ction?" "Well... we'll try and talk her into it, don't worry." "Anything you can do." " Anything." " Yeah, listen, hone y." "What is this, some kind of jamming de vice?" "This is a bad place to talk." "Maybe he's just talking to hims elf." "Taransky's not that good an actor." "Hone y, I know you want to do charity work." "No, the y'v e taken spe cial pre cautions." "Some kind of new encryption." "Why would the y do that?" "Well, whate v er it is... it's dark." "Dark?" "Yeah." "Very." "All right, we'll talk about it at the beach hous e this weekend." " Can you e v er stop doing that?" " Why?" "You'll los e yours elf in that thing." "You gotta get out more." "How you gonna meet boys?" "Dad, I know plenty of boys." "You do?" "Who?" "Where do you meet them?" "You meet them in thos e chat rooms?" "How do you know you're not talking to some middle-aged freak?" "Dad, I can spot a middle-aged freak a mile away." "It's beautiful today." "Let's go outside and eat." "And Laine y, leav e the computer, pleas e." "Okay." "Dad, it might be better to eat inside." "Stay here." "What is this?" "What the hell is going on?" "What are you doing here?" " You're trespassing." " You can't hide her fore v er!" "Simone appears only when I want her to appear!" "Sounds like a prisoner." " What are you, holding her hostage?" " You're the hostage." "I mean, you look kind of captiv e to me." "Laine y, don't you e v er wonder where I'm really hiding Simone?" "Just as long as I know where you are, Dad." " By e, Dad." " By e, hone y." "H ello, Viktor." "Sorry I got her back late." "Oh, no problem." "H e y, you want to come in?" " H i." " H i, Hone y." " H i, Vik." " Kent." "Viktor, we simply hav e to dis cuss" ""Eternity Fore v er."" "I still hav en't re ceiv ed Simone's s cript notes." "There aren't any." "If the filmmakers are happy, she's happy." "She considers hers elf, you know, an instrument." "So she's really going to do all this nudity?" "It's on the page." "We hav e to do something about this budget." "It's completely unrealistic." "You allowed nothing for limousine s ervice." " She driv es hers elf." " U h-huh." " Hair and make-up?" " Does her own." " Theater training." " Oh, she was in the theater?" "Where?" "You want her resume?" "I'll s end it to you." "Okay, great." "Thanks." "At least, Viktor, contingency for wardrobe." "Anybody can go up a size." "I guarantee she will not gain an ounce." "She is so dis ciplined." "Well, we'v e gotta do something about this-  "Stuntwoman."" " What about it?" " Well, there isn't one." " She doesn't need one." " Does all her own stunts." " E v en the fall from the plane?" " E v en the fall from the plane." " Oh." "Shoot it on the last day." "Listen, Viktor." "I want to talk to you now, not as Elaine, Studio H ead, but as Elaine, ex-wife." "H e y, s e cond ex-wife." "Seriously." "You got lucky this last time." "But you need to be careful." "We both know you wouldn't be making this ov erblown art film if you hadn't convinced Simone to be in it." "Elaine... talking to you now, not as Viktor, Dire ctor, but as Viktor, your first former husband," "what happened to you?" "H uh?" "Experience, Viktor." "That's what happened to me." "Yeah, I'v e s een this a hundred times." " Really?" " Yeah." "Thes e young stars destroying the v ery people who dis cov ered them." "I'm worried about you, that's all." "This woman, she controls your destiny." "She doesn't control my destiny." "There's something about her I don't trust." "H i, Jane." "Thanks for taking me back, Mr. Taransky." "I know that it looked like I sided with the studio, but I'v e always belie v ed in you." "Honestly." "Don't worry." "I understand." " Are the y" " The y're all here." "Okay, thank you." "H ello." "Viktor." "I just want to say I am delighted to hav e such a wonderful cast ass embled here for "Eternity Fore v er."" "A reminder:" "as a condition for working on this picture, you will not be rehearsing with Simone." "You will not be shooting with Simone." "Actually, you are forbidden from contacting Simone at any time, for any reason, whatsoe v er." " Works for me." " How will you shoot our lov e s cenes?" " Body double." " For her?" "For you." "Anyway, Simone insisted on speaking with you hers elf before filming started." "I belie v e she's on the line now." "Simone, are you there?" "I certainly am, Mr. Taransky." "So are we, Simone." "Why don't you leav e me alone with my co-stars, Mr. Taransky, so we can get to know each other better?" "Absolutely." "I'll be back in a minute." "H i, who's there?" "Don't be shy." "Introduce yours elv es." "I'm Mac." "I turned down a Bertolucci film to be here." "H i, Simone." "I'm Corel." "H i, I'm Claris." "You us ed to date my cousin, Dell." "I'm H ewlitt." "We can rehears e in priv ate if you like." "My name is Lotus." "God, I can't belie v e I'm talking to you." "We are going to be come such great friends." "H i, Simone, it's Hal." "It's great to be working together... again." "Is that e v eryone?" "Well, ob viously, as you know, I'm Simone." "Who els e?" "I just want to start by apologizing for my process." "I know it's an unusual way to work, but I just find I relate better to people when the y're not actually there." "Oh, of cours e." "Of cours e." "I don't hav e much to say," "Except, that I know it's gonna be a great proje ct if we all just trust Mr. Taransky's vision." "Always do what Mr. Taransky says." "If in doub t, do it the Taransky way." "I know we're gonna make a wonderful movie together." "Together." "Absolutely." "Veronica." "What you don't understand, Clyde, is that lov e" "Still too big." "I like it, but it's too big." "All right." "Smaller teardrops this time." "What you don't understand, Clyde, is that lov e is like a wildflower." "But that flower only grows on the edge... of a v ery high cliff." "Perfe ct." "Perfe ct." "Sl mo ne." "Sl mo ne." "Sl mo ne." "Gonna be a little change in plans, Simone." "You hav e no idea the effe ct your performance is having on people." "We can't stop now." "Thes e films, the y're speaking to the human condition." "We're changing liv es." "People need to belie v e you're real." "To re v eal the truth now, it would be too cruel." "You're gonna get in a lot of trouble, Mr. Taransky." "Now, why do you hav e to bring that up?" "!" "I mean, e v erything's a risk." "But it's worth it, isn't it?" "We'v e done enough work today." "You'v e been cooped up in there too long." "So how about... you and I going out on the town?" "Tonight, the y're going to s ee you with their own e y es." "Excus e me." "I will be che cking in a v ery spe cial guest." " A Ms. Enomis." " Ah, Ms. Enomis." "Now, Ms. Enomis demands her priv acy." "So, you will switch off all surv eillance cameras." "I alone, will es cort Ms. Enomis to her room via the rear exit." "She must not be disturbed at any time, for any reason whatsoe v er." "I'm sure I can rely on your dis cretion." "U nderstood, sir." "Thank you." "There she is !" "Who is it?" "It's Simone." "Okay, I think e v erybody's here." "Now!" "I think we're all right now." "Oh, thank God for you, Faith." "Thank God for you." "This is way abov e and be yond the call of duty for a stand-in." "I must tell you, you hav e no idea the s ervice you'v e performed for Simone, shielding her from thes e animals." "Oh, no, Mr. Taransky." "Thank God for you." " For me?" " Yeah." "How many dire ctors would go to so much trouble to prote ct an actress?" "It's incredible." "You know, we're gonna hav e to go back to my place, just to, you know, keep them off the s cent." "Of cours e." "You look so..." "So much like..." "um, like her?" "Oh, y es, of cours e." "Like her." "But you're so v ery beautiful in your own right." "I do find mys elf strangely attracted to you, Mr. Taransky." "Call me Viktor." "Viktor." " Oh." " Oh, Viktor." " Viktor." " Yes?" " This is so exciting." " Yes." "Do what you do to Simone?" "What?" "What did you say?" "I said do whate v er you do to Simone." "What I do to Simone?" "Call me Simone !" "Simone?" "Yes." "Say it again, pleas e." "I want to know what it's like to be her just for one night." "Pleas e, call me Simone." "You're with me so you can be clos e to her?" "Is that a problem?" "Okay." "Excus e me just a minute." "Is something wrong?" "Well, actually, maybe we can do this some other time" " or something." " Are you bus y tomorrow?" "Gentlemen, the Presidential Suite." "Ahem" "I think that should take care of e v erything." "Yes, sir." "I belie v e it will." "Leav e me for a moment." "Simone." " Brilliant." " Elaine !" " There she is." " The picture" "The picture." "It's a re v elation." "Thank you." "Thank you." "We all worked so hard." " It was you." " No, it was all of us." "It was incredible." "Thank you all." "Thank you." " Whoa !" " Viktor!" " Is she here?" " Viktor, is she here?" "Oh, I'm fine, Hal." "How are you?" "Somebody said she was here." "Jesus." "That's her glass." "Jack Daniels, straight up." " My kind of woman." " Come on, where is she?" "I don't know." "She's, uh..." "Is that her by the fountain?" "You know, between you and me," " she doesn't really exist." " Simone !" " Simone !" " Simone's here?" " Why didn't anybody tell me?" " She's here?" "!" " Simone !" " I got your glass !" "I'm your biggest fan !" "Simone !" " Simone !" " Simone?" "Get out!" "Not you two." "She goes to a major Hollywood A-list party and we don't get an interview, a comment?" "We don't e v en get a photograph?" "!" "Is that what you're telling me?" "Nobody got a photograph." "Nobody e v er gets a photograph." "We hav e our best people on it, Mr. Say er." "Get better people !" "What about the 2 4-hour tail on Taransky?" "The y're camped out e v ery place he goes; e v ery concierge, e v ery maitre d', the y're all on the take." "But this Simone woman is good." "Ob viously, that is not her real name." "She us es an assumed identity." "She trav els under a fals e name." "She che cks into a hotel under an alias." "N e v er stays in the same place two nights in a row." "What about the satellite photos?" "What happened?" " Nothin'." " Nothing from space?" "!" "What about the fingerprints?" "What happened when we dusted that whole hotel suite?" "Well, we hav e some of Taransky's fingerprints, a lot of yours... and none of hers." "No one is that perfe ct, that pure." "You know, I had something on Mother Teresa once." "But then she died and it just wasn't worth it anymore." "I know how to flush out this Simone woman." "A tell-all story from her childhood." "You hav e one?" "I will when you're finished writing it." "Pleas e don't make me do this." "Guard, open this door right now." "Mr. Taransky gav e me spe cific instructions ne v er to open up this door." " What are you doing?" "!" " Mr. Taransky!" " Why did you do this?" "!" " We hav e to talk to her!" " We know she's in there." " Okay." "What is this about?" "We'v e got the tracking numbers for "Eternity Fore v er."" "The y're in the toilet." "She's gotta get out there and s ell the film." "What do you want her to do, go door-to-door?" "E v en Garbo would be on the talk show circuit if she were aliv e !" "It is pre cis ely be caus e she doesn't crav e the limelight that people lov e her!" " This is bullshit!" " She is about the work," " and only the work!" " This is ov ershadowing the work." "If you can't handle her, I will." "It's not a good time." "She's emotional." "Today, her mother dies." "Scene 4 2 of "Good for Nothing."" " This is not a good time." " It ne v er is." " Step aside !" " We're going in !" " This is ridiculous !" " No!" "No!" " What are you doing?" "!" " Simone !" "I trusted you." " Simone?" " You can come out, it's Elaine !" " We just want to hav e a meeting." " We can talk," " girl-to-girl." "Just us." " Where is she?" " She's gone." " Where are the s ets?" " God, that is so like her." " Where are the cameras?" "Viktor, we're not paying for this are we?" "What is all this?" "What is all this?" "Well..." "I suppos e it was gonna come out sooner or later." "I guess I'm actually relie v ed in a way." "I can just say it finally." "She's a computer-- addict." "What?" "She's a computer addict!" "She's buried in here." "Day in, day out." "Of cours e." "I should hav e guess ed." "It's why she ne v er goes anywhere," " Why she's ne v er s een in public." " Now you're getting it." "Probably spends her whole life in chat rooms." " The one place she can be hers elf." " Anonymous." "Only it's wors e." "It's far wors e." "She's extremely agoraphobic." "She has a morbid fear of people, of germs, places, heights" " Name it." " This is terrible." "How is she going to plug the film?" " Yes, indeed." " She has to do publicity." "Maybe I could get her to do something." "Maybe a tele vision talk show or something." "Yes !" " Taped." " Make it liv e, pleas e." " Liv e?" " Pleas e." "She'd ne v er go there." "It would hav e to be remote." "We can work with that." "I can't promis e anything." " We understand." " Thank you, Viktor." " Thank you, Viktor." " Don't grov el." "Thank you." "Giv e her our best." "That agoraphobia-- it's like a plague." "It's out of control in Europe." "It's so good of you to prote ct her like this." "She wanted you" "No, no." "Don't touch that." "Germs." "She wanted you to hav e that." "She was there." "She was right there." "Yeah." "Oh, my gosh." "She didn't, by any chance, happen to mention me?" "Actually, she did." "She, uh... she said that she thought you were v ery beautiful." " Really?" " Yeah." "Would you want to go and get something to eat, or something?" "Viktor, I'd lov e to, really., but don't you hav e to go talk to Simone?" "If I can find her." "Well." "All right." "Good." " Thanks, Viktor." " Thank you." "I'm gonna" " By e." "Tonight, on Frank Brand Liv e" "Since taking the nation by storm in her debut movie, "Sunris e, Suns et,"" "no one has managed to land a liv e tele vision interview with this fabulous shooting starlet, Simone-- until now." "she's agreed to talk with us tonight from the s et of her new film." "Welcome, Simone." "So glad you can find time in your he ctic s chedule to be here." "It's my pleasure." "Wonderful to be with you, Frank." "No one can accus e you of being ov erexpos ed, Simone." "Why hav e you stay ed so completely out of the limelight?" "I guess I just think actors talk too much." "Does the world really want to hear my life story just be caus e I hav e a movie opening on Friday?" "Wow." "She is all woman." "Of cours e, the problem with shying away from publicity thes e days is that it tends to attract e v en more." "Don't I know it." "But the only reason I'm here now, is to put the attention back where it belongs, on Mr. Taransky's film." "And you don't s e cretly want the attention?" "I'm not e v en sure I des erv e it." "You s ee, after tonight," "I'll hav e just as much s creen time on your show as I hav e in my movies." "Now, how is that healthy for a performer?" "Be caus e you hav e to understand, Frank, none of this is real." "Who I am on s creen and who I really am, the y're two totally different people." "Change of topic." "You hav e been romantically linked to dozens of men in the press" "Mick Jagger, Ste v en Hawking, Fidel Castro, most re cently, Viktor Taransky." "Is there a Mr. Right in there somewhere?" "You know, Frank, I'd rather not dis cuss my priv ate life." "But Viktor and I, we are ins eparable." "Oh, Viktor." "You dog." "I wouldn't be here today without him." "Would you like a moment, Simone?" "No, I'm okay." "Okay." "Then let's talk about this work you care so much about." "Sure." "Where would you like to start, Frank?" " How about the nudity?" " I know where that is." "N udity's just ne v er been an issue for me." "I know that tree." " Clothes are simply an option." " I know that tree." "I know where that is." "What exactly was it that attracted you to your first two proje cts?" "I suppos e what I like most about the movies I'm in is that the y're not about spe cial effe cts." "And the y are better for it, I might add." "We appear to be having some satellite difficulties." "But, before we los e you completely, Simone," "I just want to say thank you." "Thank you, Frank." "Goodby e." "Ladies and gentlemen, Simone." "I'v e been here before." "On my hone ymoon with my ex-wife." "Yeah, look." "It's the exact same tree." "And look in the distance." "The mountain." "It's a hotel." "I don't understand." "Could the y hav e built that hotel since y esterday?" "Get in the car." "Simone !" "Simone !" "We don't do the photos, you don't get the cov er." "It's as simple as that." "Yes." "Written answers to written questions." "Didn't we hav e this conv ersation before?" "Yeah, web site interviews, no problem." "I think people are gonna lov e "Eternity Fore v er."" ""Eternity Fore v er" is my finest work." "I lov ed working with the dire ctor of "Eternity Fore v er." H e's a genius." "You wish." "It's wonderful being a movie star." "But there's so many other ways I want to express mys elf." "But it's not enough to be a movie star." "You hav e to be a pop star, too." "If you really want to make a difference." "N ice boat, Taransky!" "It's not a boat, it's a yacht." "I know what you're up to." "You know, I really don't hav e time for this." "I think you do, 'caus e I know it's a fake." "It's bogus." "You us ed an old library shot for the background." "She ne v er was in N ew Mexico." "She ne v er e v en left the studio." "I'v e done my homework." " I'v e studied her." " I bet you hav e." "I'v e looked at e v ery pie ce of publicity she's done." "And as far as I can tell, there's no e vidence that she has e v er left the studio." "Oh..." "And for some reason, this woman leav es no paper trail?" "Now, I'v e ob tained a copy of your bank account." "I know you hav e power of attorne y, but so far, you hav e not turned ov er a single solitary cent to this woman." "I keep it in a trust." "I know that's what you want people to belie v e, but I gotta tell you, embezzlement is a s erious matter." "Not to mention abduction." " Abduction?" " Yeah." "Off the re cord." "I want to know how you're doing it." "Is it drugs?" "Is it mind control?" "Is it blackmail?" "Is it all three?" "What do you do?" "Do you keep her locked in a box somewhere?" "What is it exactly that you want?" "I want to s ee her." "U nless you show me Simone liv e and in person," "I show thes e photos to the authorities." "You want to s ee her?" "All right." "You'v e got a deal." "You want to s ee her?" "You're gonna s ee her!" "Good !" "Mr. Taransky." " H ello, gentlemen." " We're all ready." "This time tomorrow night, she'll be standing right here in front of 1 00,000 people." "We could'v e sold this out 20 times." "Yeah, the sound che ck went great." "The las er show is good to go." "I gotta ask you, though, you ordered an awful lot of smoke." "Well, that's the way she wants it." "After you told us about the death threats, s e curity guards are under strict instructions ne v er to take their e y es off the crowd." "Excellent." "H ere, Simone wanted you to hav e thes e." " U nreal." " And remember-- no cameras, no binoculars." "Ladies and gentlemen, Viktor Taransky Promotions is proud to pres ent Simone-- liv e on stage for the debut concert of the Splendid Isolation tour." "Let's get you into hair and make-up." "No." "No." "Yes." "You know, it's easier to make 1 00,000 belie v e than just one?" "And now, the one, the only, Simone !" "I lov e you..." "LA." "It's great to be here." "Looking out" "On the morning rain" "I us ed to feel so inspired" "And when I knew I had to face another day" "Lord, it made me feel so tired" "Before the day I met you" "Life was so unkind" "But you're the ke y to my peace of mind" "'Caus e you make me feel" "You make me feel" "You make me feel like a natural woman" "Oh, baby" "What you'v e done to me" "Done to me" "You make me feel so good inside" "Good inside" "And I just wanna be" "Wanna be" "Clos e to you, you make me feel so aliv e" "'Caus e you make me feel" "You make me feel" "You make me feel like a natural woman" "You make me feel" " You make me feel" " You make me feel" "You make me feel" "You make me feel like a real..." "You make me feel" "Feel like a..." "You make me feel like a real..." "Thank you." "N e v er stop belie ving." "Yeah !" "Simone !" "What you'v e done to me" "Natural woman." "I said I didn't want to be disturbed !" "Viktor." "My two favorite girls in all the world." "We just stopped by to congratulate Simone." "Well, you know... she's lying down." "She's exhausted." "Yeah, I can imagine." "Listen, thank Simone for the tickets, okay?" "That's a good color on you." "It was a great show, Dad." "I can't belie v e she's doing this." "Taking adv antage of him this way." " It's cruel." " Why?" "Ob viously, this can't last." "She's gonna dump him." "Viktor won't be able to take that, he's too s ensitiv e." "This'll destroy him." "Elaine, do you realize that you can't stop talking about Viktor?" "I hav e to talk to her." "I'v e been meaning to talk to you." "I'm starting to feel like I don't exist." "Dad?" "Oh, hi, baby." "Thank you." "So how's your lov e life?" "I do okay." "What about you?" "Well, you know me." "Married to my work." "I noticed." "You know I don't like to get between you and mom, but she's feeling down right now." "She broke up with Kent." "She thinks you're with Simone." "Ah, Laine y." "That's so ridiculous." "I don't hav e a relationship with Simone." "I know, I know, but Mom doesn't." "Maybe if Simone spoke to her she could straighten things out." "Dinner maybe." "Dinner?" "I don't know about dinner." "That'd be difficult, I think." " Maybe a phone call?" " It's too impersonal." "The y hav e to meet face-to-face." "Well, I'll think of something." "The es calating violence, tragic loss of human life, and threat of all-out war was ov ershadowed today by the announcement of the Os car nominations." " H ello?" " H ello?" " Is this Elaine?" " Who's this?" " Oh my God." "Is that you, Simone?" " Yes." " You look beautiful today." " Thanks, I" " Where are you?" " I'm right here." "Beside you." " Oh !" " I borrowed Viktor's car." " H i !" " H i." "I'm really late." "I would lov e to talk to you," "But I'm on my way to s ee Viktor right now." "Simone, I know what's going on between you two." "Oh?" "No." "Oh, Elaine, there's absolutely nothing." "It's strictly a working relationship." "I just don't want to s ee Viktor get hurt." "Sounds to me like you still hav e feelings for him." "Well, we hav e a daughter together." "I don't lov e Viktor." "I could ne v er lov e anyone." "I'm in lov e with the camera." "Simone, I re cognize the coat you're wearing." "I gav e it to Viktor on his birthday." "Christ." "Elaine, I just" "Whoa." "God !" "Oh my God !" "I tell ya." " Are you all right?" " This does look awful." "I know that." "But, Viktor, he's just so crazy about you." "Could you go to the Os cars with him?" "No, no, no." "If you won't do it for him," "I ask you, pleas e, do it for me." "Okay." "Okay." "For you." "For you I'll go." "Thank you." "Well, here's my exit." "All right." "I'm glad that we talked." " Oh, y es." "By e." " By e !" "Goodby e." "Oh ! And, the wl nner o f BYest Actress... I s..." "Oh, my goodness." "We hav e a tie." "The winners are Simone for "Sunris e, Suns et"..." "Thank you." "...and Simone for "Eternity Fore v er."" "U nfortunately, Simone cannot be with us here tonight but thanks to the miracle of modern te chnology, she joins us liv e from her Goodwill Tour of the third world." "Ladies and gentlemen, Simone !" "Thank you." "Oh, thank you." "This means so much to me." "I'm just sorry I couldn't be there with you." "First, I want to acknowledge my fellow nominees." "I don't e v en feel I belong in the Best Actress category, let alone with thes e wonderful human beings." "And I also wanna thank my co-stars and the studio, of cours e." "And as always, I dedicate this to Hank, without whom none of this would be possible." "I lov e you, Hank, where v er you are." "Thank you." "Who's Hank?" "H er agent?" " H er father." " Oh." "Why didn't she thank you?" "She did." "Didn't she?" "No." "And of cours e, I must thank my collaborator," "Viktor Taransky, without whom none of this would be possible." "And of cours e, I must thank my collaborator," "Viktor Taransky, without whom none of this would be possible." "Why didn't I say it?" "How could I forget to say it?" "I wrote it." "And of cours e, I must thank my collaborator," "Viktor Taransky, wltho ut who m no ne o f thi s wo uld be po ssl ble." "Excuse me, lM r." "Taransky ," "Are you ready for your casting s ession?" "N icola is here for the role of Simone's sister." "Viktor." "So much has happened since we last saw each other." "Oh, y eah." "Yeah." " Why don't you sit?" " Thank you." "I ne v er got a chance to properly apologize for what happened on "Sunris e."" "Oh, that's okay." "I know." "I understand." "When I saw what Simone did with the role," "I mean, I fired all my people." "I went into rehab." "I took some acting class es." "I changed my whole look." "She really, really inspired me." "Would you like me to read?" "Oh, sure." "That would be good." "Who do you think you are, Carlos, coming in here like this?" "My husband's sleeping in the next room." "You think I won't call out?" "Do you think I'll just... giv e in to you without a fight, like I did the last time and the time before that?" "I wish you were dead." "I wish we were both dead." "Oh... that was just wonderful." "Wonderful acting." "Thank you." "You could play the lead." "Isn't that Simone's part?" "Of cours e." "Of cours e it is." "You hav e such a beautiful line, right, right there." "It's not a wrinkle, or anything, it's like a dimple." "Right-- when you smile it" "I was thinking of incorporating something like that in Simone." "Cosmetically altering Simone to look like me?" "Oh, y eah." "That would be crazy." "That would be crazy." "Yes... that would be nuts." "Would you like me to try something different with this, or do it again?" "No, it's fine." "Okay." "Thank you." "Thank you, Viktor." "Happy birthday, Laine y." "What do you think?" "It's fantastic." "It's what she drov e in "Eternity Fore v er."" " I know." " See?" " You hav e to thank her for me." " It's from both of us." "You know, you won't be able to driv e it till you get your permit, but you can take it around the lot, okay?" "H ere." "What's the matter?" "I can't accept it." "Why?" "Why, hone y?" "I don't want a car, Dad." "What do you want?" "I'll giv e you whate v er you want." "The old Viktor Taransky." "I can't stand to s ee you like this, clinging to Simone's coattails." "It us ed to be all about the work and now it's all about her." "And then she's not e v en grateful enough to thank you." "Oh, no, that was me." "There you go again, blaming yours elf." "Can't you s ee what she's done to you?" "She's taken adv antage." "Mocking you." "You des erv e better than Simone." " I hav e to go, Dad." " Okay." "Oh, sure." "She comes in all the time." " Really?" " Mm-hmm." " Is she nice?" " We'v e be come v ery clos e." "She told me she wanted to look at my s cript next week." " Jane?" " Gotta go." "I'm leaving early." "If anybody needs me, I'll be at the beach hous e having dinner with a certain someone." "Elaine Christian, pleas e." "Elaine." "H i." "H i." "I was in the neighborhood." "I just thought I'd drop by." "You don't us e the front door anymore?" "U h... no." "When is she coming ov er?" " About now." " Oh." "Okay." "I'll just stay until she gets here." "Well, she's... already here." "What?" "Elaine..." "Simone is not coming ov er tonight or any other night." " I want you back, Elaine." " I want you back, too." "Oh, Viktor!" "Wait!" "Viktor!" "This is crazy." "Who are we kidding?" "I can't compete with Simone." " Well..." " What woman can?" "I'd rather hav e you than Simone." " Belie v e me." " Oh." "That's so sweet." "No, but I can't let you do that, make that kind of sacrifice." " No." "No." " God, this is strange." "You know, I hav e stabbed people in the back and clawed and slept my way to where I am." " but" " You hav e?" "Well, it goes with the territory." "For some reason, I can't betray Simone." "I can't." "There's a goodness to her, Viktor." " No, there's nothing to her." " Oh, Viktor." "You say that now, but in the morning you would go back to her." " No." "No." " You would, Viktor." "She's gonna retire." "She'll ne v er work again." "Of cours e she will." "H er public will demand it." " Not if I don't let her." " You?" " Yeah." " How can you stop her?" "I'm gonna tell you a s e cret now, Elaine." "Simone isn't a real person." "I inv ented her." "E v ery actor is an inv ention." " Elaine" " Pleas e." "You're lucky she's loyal enough to stay with you." "Maybe she's staying out of pity." "Who knows?" "I mean, she certainly doesn't need you." "Listen, she's thin air." " She's pixels." " What?" "Computer code molded by me from a mathematical equation" "I inherited from a madman." "How much hav e you had to drink?" "There's no Simone." " I'm Simone." " You're Simone?" "!" "I'v e done the impossible." "I hav e re created the infinite nuances of a human being-- a human soul." "I hav e taken nothing, and made it something." "I hav e breathed life into a machine." " I made a miracle." " Viktor, pleas e stop." " Pleas e." " I swear, Elaine." "As God is my judge, I swear." "I made Simone." "I made her." " You made Simone?" " Yes." "Viktor... she made you." "You bitch." "I'll destroy you." "Bravo!" "Yes !" "Yes !" "Yes ! Had a ro ug h nl g ht? Let's see lf they still lo e yo u after thi s." "You made me." "I made you first." "Well, we're back on "Good Morning, Good Day,"" "and we are here once again with the incomparable Simone." "Simone, before the break you were taking a rather controv ersial position." "I just think all elementary s chools should hav e a firing range." "How els e can the children learn to defend thems elv es?" "If there is a hole in the ozone lay er, how come I can't s ee it?" "Immigration?" "God !" "Isn't it crowded enough?" "But God created furry animals to be worn." "Hav e you e v er tasted dolphin?" "Pan-fried with a little garlic and fennel." "E v erybody always talks about the negativ es of cigarettes." "But look at the benefits." "I mean, you don't eat as much." "And you'v e got something to hold in your hand." "We always knew Simone wasn't like other celebrities." " Oh, no." " She speaks her mind." "She certainly does." "It's plastic, Hank." "I know that's the way you'd want it." "She killed you, Hank." "Now she's killing me." "She's a s erial killer." "But I don't know how to stop her." "I mean, she's taken on a life of her own." "I can't just come clean, you know, make some confession, be caus e..." "I'v e defrauded millions." "The y'd turn on me." "I just can't put the genie back in the bottle, be caus e... if she suddenly stopped working, you know, just dropped out of sight, the y'd ne v er let it rest." "I tried killing her career, but the y like her e v en more." "What am I gonna do?" "Not another word, Hank." "You are truly a genius." "Thank you, Hank." "Thank you." "What's the matter, Viktor?" "You look so sad." "Don't you lov e me anymore?" "It's ov er, isn't it?" "I know what you're thinking, Simone." "Thl s l s a pho ney-balo ney wo rld." "We're all living one big lie." "So, why shouldn't you liv e, too?" "You're more authentic than all thes e people who worship you." "And that's the problem." "You're looking at the real fraud." "I told mys elf this was all about the work." "But if that were the truth, it wouldn't matter to me that you get all the attention." "And it does." "It does." "I'm sorry, Simone." "H ere I was trying to convince the whole world you existed." "but what I was really trying to do was convince them that I exist." "It's not that you aren't human." "It's that I am." "I'm sorry, Simone." "It is my sad... and solemn duty... to announce... the tragic passing of Simone." "How did she die?" "It was a rare virus she contracted on her Goodwill Tour of the third world." "Did she suffer?" "Mercifully, it was quick." "I feel awful." "It's a great loss." "You know, we're going to hav e to restructure your deal." "Can I s ee you later?" "I mean, go away for the weekend?" "How could you bring that up at a time like this?" "One minute, Mr. Taransky." "Oh my God." "This has got to be a mistake." "You hav e the right to remain silent." "Anything you say can and will be us ed against you in a court of law." " You don't understand." " Viktor!" " It's a mistake !" " I'll call my attorne y." "Dad !" "Elaine, call Bernard !" "That's why it was so light." "I heard him say," "" Die, bitch." "I'll destroy you."" "It was so strange." "H e actually wanted to replace Simone with me in his new movie." "H e's a sick man." "H e was a controlling madman." "She was a prisoner." "I blame mys elf." "I wish I had done more to stop it." "Forgiv e me, Mr. Taransky." "I'm just trying to understand here." "Now, all thes e films and TV appearances and magazine cov ers and internet interviews, publicity photos, snapshots from her childhood..." "All fake?" "H mm?" "This is fake." "This is fake." "Fake, fake, fake, fake, fake." " All fake?" " Yes." "You understand perfe ctly." "So, I will confess to fraud but not to murder." "And a fan club with a worldwide membership in the millions, that's also bogus?" "No." "No." "The fan club's real." "It's just what the y were worshipping is a computer code." "Ones and zeroes." "You couldn't hav e killed Simone be caus e there was no Simone." " Rl g ht." "Exactly ." " And thi s Hank Aleno that yo u keep talkl ng abo ut, the reno wned failure who also happens to be so co nenl ently dead, now, perhaps this man that you claim helped inv ent Simone," "is an inv ention hims elf." "Oh, no." "No." "This whole thing is insane !" "There is no Simone !" "Look." "E v en her name is fake." "It's not Simone." "It's "Sim One"" " See?" ""Simulation One" !" "It's a computer code !" "You really hated her, didn't you?" "Perhaps you could explain this to me, Mr. Taransky." "Or is this tape doctored, too?" "This is footage from the marina's clos ed-circuit camera on the night in question-- altered of cours e." "Can you tell us why you're disposing of the body of a woman who doesn't exist?" "Well, it's not her body." "It's her body of work." "Viktor, Viktor, Viktor." "Viktor." "I know." "Look." "Look." "Look." "Why don't you just come clean?" "H uh?" "Just tell the truth, you're gonna feel better afterwards." "I'm telling the truth, and I don't feel so good." "H e y, we all know what happened." "In a fit of jealous rage, you killed Simone and you dumped her body off the boat..." " Don't say that." " ...that she bought for you." "I did-- I can prov e" "I can prov e it to you." "Let me just take you there." "I'll take you to the spot." "I can prov e it." "H ere." "H ere." "Come on." "We can just go there, can't we?" " Let's just go." "I'll take you there." " Oh, Viktor." "Okay, good." "Thank you." "Good work." "Now you'll s ee." "What is this?" "No, there's driv es and dis cs." "Where are the dis cs?" "You hav e to go back down and get them." " That's where the y are." " We can't go back down there." " There's dis cs down there !" " Calm yours elf!" " Pleas e !" "Just" " Sit him down." "You must go down and get the driv es." "H e y, you s ee what's down there?" "Plead guilty." "Plead guilty and throw yours elf on the mercy of the court." "It's the best deal you're gonna get." "I could get the death penalty." "Yeah." "Yeah." "You certainly will if you go to trial." "A jury, in this kind of ugly mood." "You killed an icon, for God's sake." " Bernard, listen to me !" " Viktor!" "Bernard, I didn't kill anyone." "Viktor, come on, it's in the paper." "There's no one to kill." "Bernard, I'm a filmmaker." "I was trying to say something." "I wanted re cognition." "I wanted to be appre ciated." "So I created her." "Bernard, there's no one to kill." "Do you understand?" "An insanity defens e." "Beautiful." "Fantastic." " What are you doing?" " "I created her."" "Viktor!" "Jesus !" "Jesus Christ, Viktor!" "What am I doing?" "Oh, what am I doing?" " Get me out!" " Viktor!" "Get me another lawy er." "I want another lawy er!" "Why can't people just take responsibility for their actions anymore, huh?" "You know, I can almost forgiv e him for killing her." "But, to deny her existence?" "I can ne v er forgiv e that." "Be caus e ob viously she existed, right?" "I know it just as surely as you're sitting there." "She was the most vital woman I e v er met." "So you did meet her?" "Yeah, Laine y, what are you getting at?" "I'm the head of a major studio." "Do you think I'm gonna make a three-picture deal with an actress I ne v er met?" "No." "No." "I mean, really meet her." "Like in the flesh." "I know it's embarrassing to admit it, but when I think about it honestly, I hav en't." "I'v e ne v er really s een Simone up clos e... touched her." "Been in her physical pres ence." "Hav e you?" "Well-- we don't want to belie v e daddy be caus e we don't want to belie v e that we were taken in too." "But, Laine y, there's no e vidence that Simone isn't real." "Listen to what you're saying, Mom." "I mean, is there any e vidence that she is?" "Do you hav e any idea what you're doing?" "What's that?" "One part of Dad's story may hav e been true." "Simone may hav e contracted a virus." "Certain virus es can be cured." "I hav e no idea what you're talking about." "Listen to me." "There's a ps y chiatrist in Ventura, well-respe cted, who is willing to testify under oath that you hav e diminished capacity" "due to the trauma of your divorce, 1 0 y ears of abje ct failure in the movie business and a bump on the head you sustained as a child." "No more." "I can't go along with this hors eshit." " Come on, Viktor." " I did it." "No." "No." "Viktor, come on." " Tell them the y can fry me." " No, Viktor, pleas e." " I did it!" " Viktor, pleas e." "It was premeditated !" " Can you pleas e lower your voice?" " I strangled her." "I bludgeoned her!" "I s et her on fire and then I killed her!" " I did it!" " Excus e me." "I think you better s ee this." "Breaking news:" "International media star Simone is aliv e and well." "H er studio releas ed this footage, just minutes ago." "Simone reading today's edition of "The LA Times."" "Who says the only bad publicity is your obituary?" "Details at the top of the hour." "She's indestructible." "H e's coming." "Viktor." "Oh, Viktor." "Oh, hone y." "I don't know what you did or how you did it," " but thank you." " Well, it was Laine y." "But don't thank us too fast." "You know what we hav e to do now." "What?" "Well, why stop at one character when you can hav e a whole cast?" "You hav e to finish what you started." "We can do it together." " Hav en't we done enough?" " Could we go, pleas e?" "Where we going?" "Well, I was thinking... how about you and Simone, moving in with me and Laine y?" "That's wonderful." "What do you think, Laine y?" "About you and Mom?" "Well, about me and Simone." "What I did." "E v erything." "I'm sorry." "Your mistake wasn't making something fake, Dad." "We're fine with fake." "As long as you don't lie about it." "Oh, come on, Viktor." "It's not a death s entence." "No." "It's life." "H e y, Viktor, remember us?" "We probably ne v er met." "I'm Milton." "How are you?" "Max Say er from the E cho." " H i !" " It's life." "Just call." "Fiv e minutes." "All we need is fiv e minutes." "Good e v ening, and welcome." "Simone, the question on e v erybody's mind is simply... why?" "Frank, you know as well as I do, living in this fish-bowl, the insatiable appetite of the media, with e v erything that was going on in my life," "I just needed to drop out of sight for a while." "I needed time, and Viktor bought me that time." " I owe him so much." " We all do." "But now I understand you're eager to get back to work and it's not the kind of work we were all expe cting." "It's true." "I can re v eal I am considering a career in politics." "And what, may I ask, brought this on?" "I suppos e this little man had something to do with it." " That beautiful baby." " Yes." "You s ee, Viktor and I are both v ery concerned about what kind of world our new son, Chip, is going to grow up in." "Aren't you, Viktor?" "Oh, y es." "H i." "Oh y es." "Looking out" "On the morning rain" "I us ed to feel so inspired" "And when I knew I had to face another day" "Lord, it made me feel so tired" "Before the day I met you" "Life was so unkind" "You're the ke y to my peace of mind" "'Caus e you make me feel" "You make me feel" "You make me feel like a natural woman" "When my soul was in the lost and found" "You came along to claim it" "And didn't know what was wrong with me" "Till your kiss helped me name it" "Now I'm no longer doub tful" "To what I'm living for" "And if I make you happy" "I don't need to do more" "'Caus e you make me feel" "You make me feel" "You make me feel like a natural woman" "Woman" "Oh, baby, what you'v e done to me" "Done to me" "You make me feel so good inside" "Good inside" "And I just wanna be" "Wanna be" "Clos e to you, you make me feel so aliv e" "'Caus e you make me feel" "You make me feel" "You make me feel like a natural woman" "You make me feel" "You make me feel" "You make me feel like a real..." "You make me feel" "Feel like a real..." "You make me feel like a real..." "She likes chicken pot pie... just like me."