i have an appointment with the manager.
sorry .  where's the office?
i said i'm sorry -- what do you want me to do? where's the office?
okay, so you got me back, fine. listen, i'm from out of town. i have to see the manager, it's important. i'm a real good singer and dancer. i know he could use me.
yeah. definitely.
i don't have a phone. when will he be back?
you can count on it.
i really liked your song too.
hey wait!
hey, wait!
give it back to mel
i want it back now, okay?
a person
huh .
you see something you like?
it's pretty.
my psychic told rne i was going to be famous.
fifty bucks. it was a good investment.
no seriously -- my psychic did tell me. i was in a play once.
isadora duncan.
that means i can sing and dance. want to help me?
pardon me?
nope.
what initiation?
what?
we made a deal!
what?
you bastard. i don't believe it. how could you do that to me?!
damn you -- i'll kill you.
you prick! are you sick?! is this some kind of ritual -- getting your kicks! how many girls have you done this to?
bastard!
i'm paying .  see? keep the change.
really? oh, great. like to see him too.
hi -- i really like your club.
what time is it?
oh, that's a really nice watch. very pretty.
you look like a guy i used to go out with -- he was a lot older, but i like older men.
i just came off a broadway play. my grandmother got sick.
no, in new york .  but, huh, i have a sister here, lives in saint .  huh
amazing.
no .  no. actually i was thinking more in the way of the stage.
theatre?
oh, huh.
jerome -- i was looking all over for you!
of course.
great. see you later, billy.
you rescued me.
you think so, huh?
excuse me, what did you say?
is that a fact?
i know -- he likes women.
hey.
what for?
no. no, we can't.
why do you always think there's somebody else?
yeah -- but we're not going to my place.
that was a grand entrance. where am i?
so -- friends of yours?
hey.
if you think you scared me, you didn't.
who's the lucky girl? sounds like she was having a good time.
so what did you do to her? do you always treat your women like that?
you look pretty.
king kong?
no.
you shit! what the hell are you doing here?
your nose alright?
hi, jerome. wow! nice hubcaps.
beautiful.
god, i'm sorry.
uh. make mine a virgin.
good god!
why. thank you.
oooh!
uh, huh.
yeah.
ohhh!
yeah?
pull over there!
over there -- that's where i live.
yes.
that one, right there, see? on the 14th floor.
oh, it's great. real pretty. big open rooms, balconies, fireplace -- the works.
hey, wait! c'mon! okay -- where are you taking me?
oh yeah -- what?
prince is goinq to help me.
guys better than you have promised me things before.
morris?
i had a feeling it was you -- i knew it! it's amazing -- i could tell it was you.
took a cab.
i adore camisoles.
god, this is beautiful. it reminds me of where i grew up. my father used to .
nothing. it's just.  you must like places like this.
so, have you reconsidered my proposal?
what we talked about last time.
oh, come on -- you know you really want to. you've been waiting for this opportunity . all. your. life.
god -- so why do you come around? you don't want to help me, not that you have to. you don't want to sleep with me, not that you have to do that either. so why am i here?
there's a lot of things you don't know about me. you'd be surprised how many things i could do.
take me home immediately! i want to go home. i can't stand this! i can't take this anymore! prince!
i don't need this! i was doing alright before i met you. motherfucker, you need a haircut!
i don't get this. prince! who do you think you are?! you don't care. you don't care about anything! i never wanted you to help me anyway!
prince, i hate you!
i'm sorry. i shouldn't have said those things. will you forgive me?
when?
'cause i have to do something first.
a secret.
no.
bye.
yes?
come in .
hey -- wait a minute. what's going on?
you're crazy! -- what are you doing?
i can't -- i've got things to do.
i'm sorry, but thanks for the flowers. you're really crazy.
i missed you! missed you! missed you!
i have a big surprise for you.
da. da!
open it.
i love it!
i'm going to join morris' group.
i'm going to join morris' group.
just. leave me alone.
jealous?!
not now, i'm busy.
i said i'm busy -- we'll talk later.
leave me alone! i've got a show to do!
you can't just come in here and take me away! we'll talk later!
leave me alone, dammit! get out of here!
jellybean, please.
don't hurt him .
what are we doing here, morris?
i don't want to be here. i don't want to hurt anybody.
your horns are showing, morris.
flushes with embarrassment. billy and morris notice this and glare at prince.
stands suddenly, fighting back tears. she backs from the table quickly, knocks the chair over. morris tries to help her, but she sweeps past him, hurrying for the exit.
and the girls rush into the dressing room and jump up and down with excitement. they are beside themselves with happiness, kissing and hugging one another avidly. suddenly vanity pulls away, indicates she will be back and cuts out the room.
did you hear these people applauding? they loved us -- they wanted to rip us apart, and this is just our first night. i can see it now, we're all going to be big stars. i can feel it.
morris, you're a genius.
huh, where's jerome?
is he coming?
why?
so here we are again. so this is it, huh? what do you want this time?
what's your problem now? what's your main problem?
no big deal, huh.
no, definitely not. who are you? you can't tell me what to do.
you're nothing, prince, absolutely nothing. you think you're so special -- but deep down you're just like all the rest. your whole life you've been hiding, hiding behind your music. but now you don't even have that, because last night. last night you used it to hurt someone, someone who really cares.
if you put your hands on me like that ever again, i'll be the last person you touch.
shoots a look at prince, her lips trembling, her love for him, written plainly on her face. but his eyes flash defiantly. she bites her lip sadly, then snaps a hot look at the driver--
i need a ride.
walks slowly up the stairs, gazes at prince.
is crying. every moment she has shared with him is expressed in this song, and the effect on her is unnerving. her heart leaps to him in a way she never thought possible. but she lets it go willingly, as the words draw her in, seducing her somehow, making her free. as if the music, his words, all that he has experienced and understood, is purging what is confused and ugly within herself, leaving her with an understanding and joy that burns in her womb like soft fire. a smile springs to her lips as tears continue to flow, and she finds herself moving closer.
i love you.