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Mary is asleep in a chair. Mason takes a picture of her. Mary wakes up.
Mary: Mason… did… did you take a picture of me?
Mason: I cannot tell a lie.
Mary: You are so mean. I must look a wrack. (looks in the mirror) I am a wrack!
Mason (looks at the picture): Seems to be coming up pretty nicely.
Mary: Mason Capwell, you are evil.
Mason: Oh… then you know all about evil, don't you? (kisses her tenderly on the lips) Will be a wonderful day… and night, I promise you.
Mary: I'm looking forward to it. Are we really going on the yacht?
Mason: Yes. Absolutely. I think you'd like that too. Ocean air… stars…
Mary: Oh… Sounds wonderful!
Mason: Oh! Got a surprise for you. It's a sort of a schedule. At nine o'clock I made an appointment for you to have a massage. Followed by a facial at ten. Next is a manicure. Then you're having your hairstyle done. Then a complete make up job.
Mary: Mason, stop!
Mason: Too late. The limo is waiting downstairs.
Mary: Good grief… ahm… a limo? Anything else?
Mason: Mm… Just the works. It's all you need to know.
Mary: It sounds wonderful. It sounds expensive. I can't possibly accept that.
Mason: You have no choice. This is gonna be your night. I wanna make sure everything is perfect.
Mary: Including me?
Mason: You are already perfect. Just want you to feel that way.
Mason and Mary kiss. The doorbell rings. Gina gets the door. It's a supply nurse.
Nurse: That limo out there is gorgeous. I've never seen anything like it.
Gina: Yes, it is, isn't it? I'm so glad you can make it. Now Mary told me that you like to watch television during the shift. Is that true?
Nurse: Oh, well, only if the patient's family has no objections. No, I keep my beeper beside me at all times.
Gina: Oh, it's perfectly all right. Anything to relieve the boredom.
Nurse: Oh, good. My favourite movie is on tonight. I've seen it eight times already.
Gina: Really? Well, what is it?
Nurse: Ah… “From Here to Eternity”. Have you seen it?
Gina: Yes. Once.
Nurse: Oh…
Gina: Would you like breakfast before you start work?
Nurse: Well… That's very kind of you.
Gina: Well, you go back that way to the kitchen. Ask Rosa to make you something. Oh, I know she baked some orange rolls this morning.
Nurse: Oh really? Lovely. Thank you. Thank you.
The nurse goes to the kitchen. Mason and Mary come downstairs.
Gina: Oh, Mary, the noon nurse just arrived. She is having breakfast.
Mary: Oh, wonderful, ‘cause I couldn't leave till she got here.
Mason: Oh, are you leaving too? Would you like a ride? I have a limo waiting.
Mary: Why, Mason, how thoughtful of you. Thank you. Yes, I'd love that. (about to leave) Oh! Beeper! (gives Gina her beeper) Gina, would you give this to the other nurse for me?
Gina: Well, of course I will.
Mary: Thank you.
Mason: See you later Gina.
Gina: Yes. Have a good time.
Mason and Mary leave. Gina switches the beepers.
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Later on. Mary has just had a massage.
Mason:(gives instructions to the driver): …and take me home for just a little while…
Mary comes over.
Mason: Here she is now. Hold it. (takes a snapshot)
Mary: What are you doing?
Mason: Well, I have this compulsion…
Mary: “Before and after” pictures, right?
Mason: Yeah, something like that.
Mary (is about to get inside the limo): Oh… oh… I… I forgot my sweater.
Mason: That's all right. George… will get it for you.
Mary: Oh…
Mason: Thank you George.
The driver goes to get Mary's sweater. Mason and Mary get inside the limo.
Mary: Oh, Mason. You can't tell me that a massage made me look any different.
Mason: Yeah, but how did it make you feel?
Mary: Oh, wonderful. I… I have never had a massage before in my life. That was my first.
Mason: The first of many. And a facial will relax you even more.
Mary: I feel so… pampered.
Mason: Well, that's the way I want you to feel. Now, this next appointment will take a little while. So I'm gonna go home for a few minutes and take care of some business. We will pick you up later.
Mary: Mason, you have gone to so much trouble to arrange this. How am I ever gonna thank you?
Mason: You don't have to thank me. [I'm] having time of my life. Well, as long as we are between appointments, we might as well have breakfast. (gives Mary a glass of orange juice)
Mary: Oh…
Mason: Wait, wait, wait, wait… (gets out a bottle of champagne) wait, wait, wait…
Mary: Mason! It's nine o'clock in the morning.
Mason: Yes, but it's a… it's cocktail time in Paris. You have to have a world view of these things. Hm, cheers. (They clink their glasses, Mary laughs.) What, the bubbles tickle your nose?
Mary: This whole idea tickles me. I mean here I am in a limousine… drinking champagne… on my way to a facial… It's so totally decadent. It's… it's almost sinful.
Mason: Well, let's make it completely sinful. I hate halfway measures. (leans over and kisses her)
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Mason arrives home and sees Cruz by the entrance.
Mason: I'll see you in about an hour George. Oh, Cruz. No need to stand on the ceremony. You can come in with me.
Cruz: Thanks. (points at the limo) I… see you travel about in style now Mason.
Mason: The limo? Yes, well, it's sort of like a peacock. I only spread my tail for special occasions.
Sophia: Good morning.
Mason: Good morning. And if you'll excuse me I have some things to take care of upstairs.
Gina is making a phone call regarding her reservation at the Capwell Hotel when Mason walks in on her.
Gina: Mason?
Mason: Staying at the Capwell Hotel tonight?
Gina: Since when did you take up eavesdropping?
Mason: I didn't take it up. I am just trying it out to see if I have an aptitude for it.
Gina: Well, I think you and eavesdropping are… are made for each other.
Mason: Possibly. What's this about the Presidential Suite?
Gina: Well… nothing that serious. It's… something I am doing for Brandon. I thought I'd give him a nice little vacation not too far away from home. We'll stay at the hotel overnight, we'll get a room service, watch TV… I understand “From Here To Eternity”'s on tonight.
Mason: Ooh… Then there's a movie he can really relate to. Has he seen “Citizen Kane” yet?
Gina: What do you… what've you got here? (takes a photograph out of Mason's breast pocket)
Mason: Just some… snapshots.
Gina (visibly upset): Snapshots of Mary…
Mason: Yeah, she was ahm… having a facial and her hair done. And also I thought I'd… let her see what she looked like before.
Gina: Mghuh… Well, you have a good time at the party tonight. You certainly earned it.
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Later on Mary leaves Salon Vertis. When she gets inside the limo, Mason takes yet another snapshot of her.
Mason: That's sensational.
Mary: You like it?
Mason: Well, it's perfect.
Mary: Do you like these? (demonstrates him her new nails)
Mason: Everything about you is perfect. Now all that's left is the dress. I hope you picked the one I like.
Mary: Yes, even though it's not the one I picked out.
Mason: Well, when you walk into the room and the people applaud me, you'll thank me.
Mary: No. I'm… now gonna be blushing all night.
Mason: You'll be all the more becoming. Aren't you glad you deferred to me now?
Mary: Oh, Mason, you have wonderful taste. And you have all the money to back it up. That helps, doesn't it?
Mason: Well, it's bad taste to admit you have money. But, yes, it helps enormously.
Mary: Well, at least you know how to spend it. So, are we just going to sit here or are we going somewhere?
Mason: Well, I'd be content just to sit here and look at you. But no, we are going home. George, would you be good enough to take us home? But go the long way. The… by the beach.
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Capwells' atrium. Mary dressed in her long Royal blue dress comes downstairs. Mason takes a snapshot of her again.
Mary: Have you gone totally mad?
Mason: No, I am just taking my final picture for my “before and after” album of Mary Duval.
Gina comes along.
Gina: Are you two going to the party already? It seems kind of early.
Mason: Yeah, I didn't know you were here. No… Mary and I decided to have a little… dinner… first.
Gina: Oh… I… I see. You're going together?
Mason: We are. It seemed more… economical that way… not having to take two cars and all.
Gina: Oh, Mason, you're being very frugal. I like to see you watching your money. You'll never know when you're gonna need it. You two have a good time.
Mary: Gina, aren't you coming?
Gina: Oh, no, no. Brandon and I have other plans. You two enjoy yourselves.
Mason: Thank you.
Mary: Thank you.
Mary and Mason leave.
* * *
In the Orient Express.
Mary: They're not open for dinner yet.
Mason: Good. We have the place all to ourselves. Mmm… I believe Merilyn McCoo is rehearsing.
Mary: Well… A private concert.
Marilyn McCoo sings “Heart Stop Beating in Time”.
Mason: Madam, shall we dance?
Mason and Mary dance.
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