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My life is no symphony. BRIAN ERICA Certainly it is. You’re too caught up in the moment to see. The third movement is everything, dear. The third movement is dance, minuet. (SHE fumbles with the record player. BRIAN can’t stand to hear her scratch another record.) BRIAN I’ve got it. (WE hear a Mozart minuet.) Mozart. I played this when I was a kid. ERICA Slow down a little. Dance. Metaphorically speaking. BRIAN ERICA There is a lady present, not a figure of speech. BRIAN My minuet-ing is a little rusty. We’ll oil it up. ERICA BRIAN Non-existent is probably the word I was looking for. ERICA One could fake it. Or not. Yes? (SHE reaches for the record player but BRIAN intercepts her hand. HE’s not sure what to do next.) ERICA (continued) BRIAN May I have this dance, Madame Morini? Do call me Erica. ERICA (ERICA is very ladylike as SHE does something resembling a minuet. BRIAN is game but little more as HE tries to 35
follow. HE gets better as the dance goes on. ERICA seems caught up in some romantic dream. The dance becomes uncomfortably intimate for BRIAN. HE breaks away and stops the music.) BRIAN We should probably get back to business. All work and no play… ERICA BRIAN I’m not here to play. I’m here to make a sale. Not that we’re making much progress that way. Maybe we could move up Bornstein’s appointment. You know, word on the street is he’s really ready to buy. He wants to add the Davidoff to his personal collection. I’ll just give him a quick call. (BRIAN dials the number. ERICA’s expression suddenly sours. SHE reaches for the phone.) ERICA Allow me. (SHE speaks into the phone.) Hello, David. Madame Morini. Yes, I’m aware you are planning to visit. I just wanted to say you needn’t bother. No, I’m feeling fine. I simply don’t feel you are up to owning the Davidoff. Well, you don’t have to get huffy. If you must know, the truth is you are a pitiful hack and shouldn’t be let near a fine instrument. I beg your pardon? (SHE hangs up the phone.) What did you just do? BRIAN ERICA The Davidoff will not be part of a “collection.” It’s not a museum piece. It must be played. There are plenty of other fish in the symphony. BRIAN What does it matter if you keep sabotaging sales? The man is a pig. A pig worth millions. ERICA BRIAN ERICA Do you know what he said to me? BRIAN 36
Page 1 and 2: The Morini Strad by Willy Holtzman
Page 3 and 4: Time: The recent past Place: Manhat
Page 5 and 6: I’m just an artisan. ERICA I say
Page 7 and 8: ERICA No bother, to speak of. Of co
Page 9 and 10: Item? BRIAN ERICA Please. The toast
Page 11 and 12: ERICA He said the instrument wasn
Page 13 and 14: BRIAN Look at the tool marks on the
Page 15 and 16: The Tchaikovsky. What else? My sign
Page 17 and 18: Two remembers exactly what it was t
Page 19 and 20: ERICA Himself. The old crowd has go
Page 21 and 22: She isn’t happy? BRIAN She isn’
Page 23 and 24: It’s not a crime. I see that sort
Page 25 and 26: I generally avoid artists at all co
Page 27 and 28: What’s that? ERICA BRIAN (taps hi
Page 29 and 30: How can I properly thank you? ERICA
Page 31 and 32: Three 30 Erica’s apartment. ERICA
Page 33 and 34: BRIAN Alright, alright. Well he see
Page 35: Time will tell. Aren’t you going
Page 39 and 40: ERICA This is the question! Why has
Page 41 and 42: Pushing people is what I do. I’m
Page 43 and 44: ERICA The vultures - they’re offe
Page 45 and 46: ERICA No, I feel it, too. Mozart, T
Page 47 and 48: Yes, I did have the Davidoff in my
Page 49 and 50: (agitated, confused) A flat over C.
Page 51 and 52: She moved on to a gluten-free diet.
Page 53 and 54: of an audience as musician tune up
Page 55: draws the bow across the strings an

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