92 – Days before scene 20

Camera fades into Mark’s apartment he is on his laptop. Elizabeth walks in with a glass of wine.

Elizabeth: Is there any point me being here if you are going to be working all night

Mark sighs.

Mark: I thought you were watching the soaps on TV?

Elizabeth: Mark its ten o’clock

Mark looks at his watch in amazement. He quickly shuts the laptop.

Mark: Is it. I don’t know where the time goes.

He spins around to face Elizabeth

Elizabeth: Are you coming to watch something with me then?

Mark: yeah I just need to

Elizabeth: need to?

Mark: There is just one more thing.

Elizabeth: Your pissed at me?

Mark: No I’m not.

Elizabeth: Yes you are, you only ever act this distant when you are angry with me. I can’t believe it.

Mark: I wish you would get off my back about this scene.

Elizabeth: I thought we decided that we will leave work at work.

Mark grabs his laptop.

Mark: This is my work, look around you, all of this is my work.

Elizabeth: Then take a break and forget about it.

Mark: Why don’t you ever back me up? It seems like every time I make a decision; I have to go twelve rounds with you. I’m your boss.

Mark stops and looks down. Elizabeth wipes away a tear.

Elizabeth: And there I was, thinking I was your girlfriend.

Mark: I’m sorry, we shouldn’t do this now.

Elizabeth: No, I think we should. I argue with you Mark because you’re an amateur playing at being pro. You think you know everything and as soon as anyone else tells you otherwise you get defensive and threaten to quit. Does all this mean so little to you?

Mark: This means everything to me.

Elizabeth: Then start acting like it and for god sake act like I mean something to you as well.

Mark: Liz?

Elizabeth: leave it Mark, I’m tired I’m going up to bed.

Elizabeth walks off camera. Mark turns around slowly and opens his laptop. Slight pause as he looks at the screen. Suddenly he shuts it again and walks towards the bedroom, the camera follows him Elizabeth is in the bathroom running the tap. Mark walks in muted conversation and then they hug. Camera fades. End scene