Betty's Pitch

I READ ONE OF YOUR STORIES

WASN'T IT SCRIBNER'S, SOME MAGAZINE?

TITLE: SOMETHING WITH WINDOWS

IT WAS 'DARK WINDOWS'

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN

THAT'S RIGHT

I REALLY LIKED IT

I'M ALL WARM

AND RUNNY INSIDE

LET ME PITCH IT TO SHELDRAKE

I MAY BE BROKE BUT

I STILL HAVE MY PRIDE

COME ON. GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE

WRITERS WITH PRIDE DON'T LIVE IN L.A

SILENCE, EXILE AND CUNNING

THOSE ARE THE ONLY CARDS YOU CAN PLAY

SHELDRAKE WON'T BUY THIS STORY

HE LIKES TRASHY STEREOTYPES

JESUS, THINK OF THE EFFORT

TRYING TO GET HIM TO HEIGHTEN HIS SIGHTS

EVERY MOVIE'S A CIRCUS

CAN'T WE DISCUSS THIS, SCHWAB'S THURSDAY NIGHT?

WHAT FOR? NOTHING WILL HAPPEN

I HAVE TO GO NOW. FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

What's the rush?

SEE THOSE PALOOKAS?

YES, WHAT ABOUT THEM?

DO ME A TERRIFIC FAVOUR

KEEP THEM AMUSED WHILE I ESCAPE

IF YOU'RE AT SCHWAB'S ON THURSDAY

DONE

Those guys are after my car

If I lose that in this town, it's like having my legs cut off

Let's duck into the soundstage

Come on, Gillis, give us the keys

Or I'll reshape your face

Shhh! Please be quiet, Mr. DeMille is shooting over there

So what?

They're doing a red-hot scene. You want to stay and watch?

No

I think we have five minutes