Dancing Stallions - Limited TV Series - Episode 04

 



          


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - BAR AREA


          Dana's instructing the BARTENDER to fill her drink order by

          placing the drinks in special MUGS.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    I was not working at Playboy just

                    to bolster my self-esteem. I was

                    there for the money and I found

                    ways to earn more money but still

                    stay within the rigid rules of the

                    Playboy manual. A Bunny cocktail

                    waitress could earn $5 per case of

                    special mugs sold with her drinks.

                    I arranged for all my orders to be

                    served in the mugs. If a customer

                    complained I simply took back the

                    mug, washed it, and put it back in

                    the case. Most of the time the

                    customers, especially the ladies,

                    were pleased to have a souvenir of

                    their Playboy Club experience.


          Dana is serving drinks in the special mug.


                              WOMAN CUSTOMER

                    Oooooh, look at that cute mug. I

                    want a couple of those to take

                    home. Bring all my drinks in those.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    There was room to maneuver within

                    the rigid Playboy system. My policy

                    was to conform to the rules but

                    make them work for me whenever

                    possible. I was never told to serve

                    all my drinks in mugs. I was never

                    told not to serve all my drinks in

                    mugs. There was a gray area and I

                    took advantage of it. The Playboy

                    Club became the one place where I

                    was respected and appreciated for

                    who I was. I wanted to spend as

                    much time there as possible. I

                    began working double, then triple

                    shifts. I wanted to be a part of

                    everything that went on at the

                    club. I volunteered for off-site

                    promotion work but was seldom asked

                    because of my less than perfect

                    Bunny Image. On one fateful day in

                    November, however, I was selected

                    to help with a business promotion

                    at a nearby hotel.


          INT. HOTEL - PRESIDENT'S ROOM - DAY


          Bunny Dana on duty in the PRESIDENT'S ROOM.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    Things were going well. I was so

                    proud to be representing Playboy at

                    this function. The mood of the

                    crowd was businesslike but festive.

                    Then, all of a sudden, everything

                    changed. People started to gasp and

                    cry. It was November 22, 1963, in

                    the early afternoon. President

                    Kennedy had been assassinated in

                    Dallas.


                              HOST

                    Excuse me everyone. May I please

                    have it quiet for a minute. Thank

                    you...thank you. Shhhhhh. As many

                    of you have just heard, President

                    Kennedy was shot in Dallas while

                    riding in his motorcade. There's no

                    word yet as to whether he is alive

                    or dead. Our gathering today will

                    be postponed until tomorrow morning

                    at nine o'clock. At this time,

                    everyone is free to leave.


          EXT. HOTEL - PRESIDENT'S ROOM - AFTERNOON


          The Bunnies walk back to the Playboy Club after the news of

          President Kennedy's assassination spreads.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    We were told to return to the

                    Playboy Club, but there wasn't a

                    cab anywhere, so we decided to walk

                    back. Along the way we passed a

                    storefront full of televisions

                    broadcasting coverage of the

                    horrible scenes from Dallas. We

                    were all speechless.


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - EVENING


          The BUNNIES finally arrive at the Playboy Club and walk in.


          The club is open but news of the ASSASSINATION is being

          broadcast over television monitors and so everyone is in a

          melancholy mood.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    The President's passing was felt

                    deeply by everyone. That night my

                    shift passed slowly. When the

                    evening ended so did the innocence

                    of our great country. America had

                    come of age. Gone was the Camelot

                    world of President Kennedy's

                    administration. In its place was a

                    cruel, unsafe world ruled by

                    violence and crime, not high

                    ideals, law, and justice. I was

                    used to living in such a world.

                    Because of the challenges I faced

                    growing up, I was sensitive to

                    basic human rights issues. I began

                    to spend even more time at the club

                    and took on more responsibilities

                    than any other Bunny. The other

                    Bunnies came to me with their

                    problems. One problem that came up

                    over and over had to do with

                    Adrienne's preferential assignment

                    to the choice Penthouse station. My

                    relationship with Adrienne was

                    strained at best. I knew it was

                    risky, but I had to do something

                    about this injustice. A general

                    meeting was called.


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - MEETING ROOM


          The morning meeting is attended by all the Bunnies, Adrienne

          Foote (Bunny Mother), and KEITH HEFNER.


          Adrienne steps up to the podium to open the meeting.


                              ADRIENNE

                    As you know, Dana Montana called

                    this meeting in order to resolve

                    some concerns that a number of you

                    brought to her attention over the

                    past few weeks. Keith is here,

                         (motioning to Keith)

                    he'll listen, and hopefully come up

                    with a solution to your problems.

                    Let's begin by having Dana give us

                    an overview of what's been

                    bothering many of you.


          Dana stands up.


                              DANA

                    During the past few weeks some of

                    the girls have felt passed over for

                    assignment to the Penthouse shift.

                    We all know that's where the most

                    money is made. We feel that the

                    Penthouse assignments should be

                    spread evenly through the roster.

                    Now, why don't some of you who've

                    talked to me privately explain how

                    you feel.


                              PLAYBOY BUNNY

                    I'm one of the girls who is seldom

                    picked to work the Penthouse shift.

                    I'm not exactly sure why that is.

                    What I do know is that I'm here to

                    make money. I've got a family to

                    support and every dollar makes a

                    difference. Most of us feel the

                    same way.


          That BUNNY sits down and several more voice their views on

          that subject and on other grievances and complaints directed

          at Adrienne's management of Bunny affairs.


          Keith Hefner closes the meeting.


                              KIETH HEFNER

                    I want to thank you all for

                    bringing this to our attention.

                    We'll give the matter careful

                    consideration. That's all, you may

                    go now.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    At first, no changes were made.

                    About two weeks after the meeting,

                    however, Adrienne Foote was moved

                    into another position and Toni

                    LeMay took over as Bunny Mother.

                    Toni soon appointed me as her

                    assistant and working conditions

                    gradually improved for all the

                    Bunnies. Throughout my life I've

                    managed to survive by being

                    resourceful in the face of

                    hardships. Applying that trait in

                    the course of working for Playboy,

                    I volunteered to be Camera Bunny; a

                    position none of the other girls

                    wanted because policy did not

                    promote good tipping.


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - LOUNGE AREA


          Another Bunny is going through the Camera Bunny procedure

          with a group of customers sitting in a booth.


                              CAMERA BUNNY

                    Would you like to have your picture

                    taken?


                              CUSTOMER

                    Well, sure, but how much will it

                    cost?


                              CAMERA BUNNY

                    A nickel!


          She takes a Polaroid, gives the picture to the customers,

          and the customer hands her a nickel.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    Unbelievably, most often that's

                    exactly what the customers would

                    give--one nickel. On the other

                    hand, I saw another opportunity to

                    improve tips for the Camera Bunny.

                    The first change I made was to ask

                    the customer if they wanted their

                    picture taken with one of the

                    Bunnies--that was an instant

                    success. Next, when asked how much

                    the picture cost I said, "Whatever

                    you want to give." The tips started

                    rolling in and everything was fine

                    until one night when three men

                    wanted their picture taken.


          Dana volunteers for the Camera Bunny shift and is seen

          walking through the club with camera in hand.


          She approaches a table of customers--three men.


                              FIRST MAN

                         (waving Dana over)

                    Hey, take our picture!


                              DANA

                    Sure, would you like to have your

                    picture taken with one of the

                    Bunnies?


                              FIRST MAN

                    Why, sure, that would be great!


                              DANA

                    Just a minute while I ask another

                    Bunny to join us.


          Dana gets a Bunny over for the picture, positions everyone,

          and snaps the shot.


                              2'D MAN

                    So, how much will that be?


                              DANA

                    Anything you want to give, sir.


          The second man pulls 50 cents out of his pocket and hands it

          to Dana.


          She gives him a look of displeasure.


                              2'D MAN

                    Isn't that enough?


                              DANA

                    I usually get between $5 and $20.


                              2'D MAN

                    Just for a picture?


                              DANA

                    Don't you think it's worth more

                    than 50 cents?


                              2'D MAN

                    Well, what if that's all I've got?


                              DANA

                    That would be very sad.


                              2'D MAN

                    You'd like me to have more,

                    wouldn't you?


          Dana, sensing that the whole exchange is getting out of

          hand, stops pressuring them and bows out gracefully.


                              DANA

                    Well, thank you fellas.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    Those three guys gave me a hard

                    time, but I didn't think anything

                    of it until the next morning when I

                    was called into the office. Toni

                    and Keith were waiting to talk with

                    me.


                              KIETH HEFNER

                    I've got a report on you, here,

                    suggesting that you are soliciting

                    from the customers.


                              DANA

                    Soliciting? I never...


                              TONI LEMAY

                    With the camera, Dana, gauging. Do

                    you know what we charge for

                    Polaroids?


                              DANA

                    Yes, a nickel.


                              KIETH HEFNER

                    Last night you deviated from our

                    policy in a major way and told an

                    undercover Willmark agent that you

                    usually got between $5 and $20!


                              DANA (V.O.)

                         (to herself)

                    I knew there was something unusual

                    about those guys last night. It

                    figures they were undercover

                    Willmark agents. Playboy hires them

                    to make sure the employees are

                    performing properly.


                              TONI LEMAY

                    Keith, she's the most dedicated

                    Bunny I've got. I don't think she

                    would ever do anything to

                    intentionally damage Playboy. I

                    really don't.


                              KIETH HEFNER

                    Wait a minute, Dana. You don't mean

                    that the customers actually hand

                    you a nickel...I mean a nickel!


                              DANA

                    Yes, sir. They never give more than

                    a nickel if you say that to them.

                    It becomes some sort of bizarre

                    joke. Just follow me around and

                    I'll show you what I mean!


          Keith leans back in his chair and stares back at Dana.


                              KIETH HEFNER

                    Alright Dana, you can go now.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    The next morning I was sent home on

                    a two-week suspension. When I

                    returned, the camera policy had

                    been changed to promote better

                    tipping. I took a chance and it

                    paid off...this time.


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - DAY


          Two weeks later Dana returns to work.


                              BUNNY

                    Dana, take a look at this memo.


          Dana takes a moment to scan the document.


                              DANA

                    Can you believe this? I was

                    suspended for altering the camera

                    policy and they go ahead and change

                    it to what pretty much exactly what

                    I was doing. Figure that.


                              2'D BUNNY

                    Hey, Dana, your grandmother is here

                    with the kids.


                              DANA

                    Great. Tell her to bring them into

                    the dressing room.


                              GRANDMOTHER

                    Here are the children, Dana. I'll

                    be going now. You send them back in

                    a cab, alright?


                              DANA

                    Okay, they'll be home for dinner.

                         (turning to the kids)

                    So, what would you like to do

                    today?


          Dana spends time with her children at the Playboy Club.

          Bunnies are playing with each other's children in the

          dressing room.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    I was working long hours and missed

                    spending time with my children. By

                    having them dropped off at the club

                    I at least got to see them some

                    during the week. The other Bunnies

                    and I would play with the kids in

                    the dressing room, then I'd take

                    them to a restaurant or drop them

                    off at a movie. I'd go back to

                    work, then pick 'em up. I

                    remembered what it was like, having

                    a mother that didn't have time for

                    me. I wasn't going to let my

                    children go through the same thing.

                    Our ritual took place many times

                    during the months I worked at

                    Playboy. My life was dedicated to

                    serving the needs of the Chicago

                    Playboy Club. I spent more time

                    there than any other Bunny. I

                    assumed extra responsibilities and

                    learned from the inside what it

                    took to run a first-class business

                    operating in the adul entertainment

                    world. That said, the real world of

                    Playboy was an efficient well-run

                    business; not a bordello or sleazy

                    strip club.


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - PENTHOUSE SUITE


          Dana's working the main lounge when HUGH HEFNER comes in.


                              BUNNY

                    Look at that, the big man himself.


                              DANA

                    You know, this is the first time

                    I've ever seen him in the club.

                    He's not exactly what I expected.


                              BUNNY

                    I know what you mean.


                              DANA

                    If there is a Playboy Image for

                    men, Hugh Hefner does not look the

                    part.


                              BUNNY

                    With men it's not so much how they

                    look as how they act.


                              DANA

                    You're right, but he's just so

                    ordinary looking...not exactly the

                    person you'd expect to be heading

                    up the Playboy empire.


                              BUNNY

                    Look at the other VIPs he's with,

                    they're all the same, professional

                    businessmen, not players.


          There's a call for Dana. She goes to the nearest phone to

          answer the call.


                              DANA

                    Yes, this is Bunny Dana.


                              TONI LEMAY

                    Dana, there's going to be a

                    gathering at the Playboy Mansion

                    tonight. You're expected to be

                    there. Plan to spend at least two

                    or three hours, but play it by ear.

                    You know what to do.


                              DANA

                    Right, I'll go over around nine.

                    Will that be alright.


                              TONI LEMAY

                    That's fine.


          INT. PLAYBOY MANSION


          Dana arrives through the MAIN ENTRANCE.


          The party is in progress.


          VIPs and other Bunnies and PLAYMATES are mingling in the

          crowd.


          Her first Playboy Mansion party, Dana isn't quite sure what

          to expect.


          She sits down and a waitress brings a tray with CHAMPAGNE

          COCKTAILS.


          She takes one and looks around while sipping the drink.


          Another Bunny, GAYLE, from the club spots Dana and sits

          down.


                              GAYLE

                    So, they corralled you into this

                    too, I see.


                              DANA

                    Yep. My first time, how about you?


                              GAYLE

                    I've been to one other party here.


                              DANA

                    I'm a little concerned about what

                    to expect.


                              GAYLE

                    Don't worry, it's not at all what

                    people think. Nobody's going to ask

                    you to take your clothes off, or

                    take drugs, or anything like that.

                    You'll probably be bored most of

                    the night. Well, I'm going to

                    mingle. Try and do the same thing.


          Dana gets up and walks over to a small group of men

          congregating over smalltalk.


          While talking she spots HUGH HEFNER and watches to see what

          he does at these parties.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    I watched Hugh Hefner and the other

                    VIPs for several hours and never

                    once saw anything lewd or raucous

                    going on around them. No one

                    approached him suggesting anything

                    out of line. I wasn't expected to

                    do anything that made me

                    uncomfortable. No orgies went on,

                    nobody was shooting up or passing

                    pills around. Since I don't drink

                    much, all-in-all it was an

                    uneventful evening.


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - LATER THAT NIGHT


          Dana returns to the PLAYBOY CLUB after the mandatory Playboy

          Mansion party to work out the end of a night shift working

          with MARGIE.


          A DRUNK CUSTOMER gets too friendly with a BUNNY, and is

          escorted out of the club.


                              MARGIE

                    Dana, how was the party?


                              DANA

                    Oh, the usual I guess, a little

                    boring, actually.


          Dana overhears some confusion going on at the bar.


                              DANA

                         (continuing)

                    What's happening now?


                              BUNNY

                    Get your hands off of me. I'm

                    telling you for the last time.


                              DRUNK CUSTOMER

                    You should be friendlier after all

                    the tips I've given you. Come on,

                    baby...give daddy a kiss.


          Security is alerted and they converge on the scene with the

          MANAGER.


                              MANAGER

                    Excuse me, sir. Would you come with

                    me, please.


                              DRUNK CUSTOMER

                    What's going on? I was just having

                    a little fun. Where are we going?


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - HALL TO FRONT DOOR


          They escort him to the EXIT, give him his hat, and coat and

          forcefully get him out the door.


          Dana discusses the incident with the affronted Bunny.


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - BAR AREA


                              DANA

                    What exactly did that guy do to

                    you?


                              BUNNY

                    He had his hands all over me and

                    wouldn't stop when I asked him to.


                              DANA

                    You did the right thing calling

                    security.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    I didn't hesitate supporting her

                    because I knew this beautiful

                    Playboy Club fantasy world of ours

                    wouldn't last a day if the

                    customers were allowed to peel away

                    the layers of the illusion we

                    create for them.


          DUKE CAMP,general manager of the club, is walking up to Dana

          with a certifiable Playboy Club VIP, RICHARD HOFF.


                              DUKE

                    Excuse me, Dana. I'd like to

                    introduce you to Richard Hoff. I've

                    got to get to a meeting. I'll let

                    you two get acquainted.


          Duke leaves while Richard Hoff and Dana get some smalltalk

          out of the way.


                              RICHARD

                    I see you're taking pictures

                    tonight. Would you take one of me?


                              DANA

                    Certainly, Mr. Hoff.


                              RICHARD

                    Please, call me Richard.


                              DANA

                    Alright Richard, come and sit over

                    here. Would you like your picture

                    taken with a Bunny?


                              RICHARD

                    No, alone will be fine.


          Dana poses him and snaps the Polaroid.


          Richard Hoff hands Dana a $100 bill.


                              RICHARD

                         (continuing)

                    Thank you. Here...go buy your kids

                    some toys. Duke tells me you've got

                    a couple of children ...listen,

                    Dana, lets have lunch one of these

                    days.


          Dana hesitates, knowing he's asking her to break a CARDINAL

          RULE governing Bunny behavior.


                              DANA

                    I'd like to, Richard...but you see,

                    it's against the rules.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    From talking with Duke I knew I

                    could bend the rules where a VIP

                    like Richard Hoff was concerned,

                    but I was still legally married and

                    wasn't at all ready to involve

                    myself with another man in any way.

                    In the days that followed, Richard

                    Hoff kept approaching me and I

                    politely put him off, time after

                    time.


          Dana walks away and continues taking pictures of other

          customers.


          Richard is disappointed but not discouraged.


          Later in the evening Dana becomes upset with a crude

          CUSTOMER.


                              CUSTOMER

                    Why don't you ever smile? Come on,

                    give me a smile, baby.

                         (obscenely flapping his

                         tongue)


                              DANA

                    You smile, you dipshit, I'm too

                    busy to smile right now!


          Dana pulls away from the crude customer and retreats to the

          bar where Richard Hoff is sitting.


                              RICHARD

                    Is anything wrong, Dana? You seem

                    upset.


                              DANA

                    Nothing I'm not used to.


                              RICHARD

                    So, Dana, how about that lunch

                    date?


          Richard Hoff's persistence pays off and flattered, and

          frustrated with too many customers who think she's some kind

          of sex toy, Dana finally agrees to meet him hoping he'll be

          a gentleman.


                              DANA

                    Why don't you meet me at the Stork

                    Club after work tonight.


                              RICHARD

                    That's great, Dana, I'll see you

                    later.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    So many of our customers were were

                    so crude and sexist. Richard was

                    always a perfect gentleman, and

                    dressed in the finest tailored

                    suits. If I had a fantasy about the

                    kind of man I hoped to take up with

                    some day, it was Richard. Although

                    I kept putting him off, he kept

                    pressuring me for a date. Finally,

                    I agreed to meet him for a drink

                    after work.


          INT. STORK CLUB


          Dana strides in looking great; wearing a flowing long WHITE

          CAPE, high heels, a miniskirt, and a revealing satin blouse.


          Richard is waiting for her at a secluded PRIVATE TABLE. He

          doesn't waste a minute with small talk.


                              RICHARD

                    You're such a beautiful woman...I

                    admire you so much. I want you to

                    come back to my apartment with me.


          Dana was afraid that just this sort of thing might happen,

          is stunned, upset, and not about to compromise her moral

          values.


                              DANA

                    Don't put me in this position,

                    Richard. You'll get me over there

                    and then you'll try to get me to go

                    to bed with you, and I won't. This

                    is just a waste of your time. You

                    should really pick someone else if

                    those are your intentions?


                              RICHARD

                    That's not at all what I want from

                    you. What I care about is simply

                    being with you... spending time

                    with you. You're important to me

                    ...I need to be around you.


          Dana is caught off guard by a powerful psychological hook--

          her need to be NEEDED and pulls back, processing what she

          just heard.


          She doesn't respond, but just looks at him conveying in her

          eyes how moved she is.


                              RICHARD

                         (continuing)

                    Let's go.


          They put on their coats and leave the club.


          EXT. FREEWAY - EARLY MORNING


          Driving along the freeway no words are spoken.


          EXT. MARINA TOWERS


          Richard's car pulls into the parking structure of the MARINA

          TOWERS CONDOMINIUMS near the Chicago River where he lives.


          INT. MARINA TOWERS - RICHARD'S PENTHOUSE


          Using his keys, Richard opens the door and invites Dana to

          sit down and wait for a minute. An upper-floor suite, Dana

          looks out over the Romantic Chicago skyline while Richard

          prepares a surprise.


                              RICHARD

                    Close your eyes.


                              DANA

                    What's this?


          Dana feels something slipping over her shoulders.


                              RICHARD

                    It's yours. I bought it for you.

                    That's why I've wanted you to come

                    here for such a long time. I think

                    I know you pretty well, Dana. For

                    example, I know about your kids,

                    the difficult kind of life you've

                    had. I know that you don't sleep

                    around, I admire that, and it only

                    makes me want you all the more.


          Dana, bewildered, WALKS around the apartment trying to clear

          her head.


          In a floor-length mirror she catches a glimpse of a

          Cinderella figure wrapped in a magnificent ermine FUR COAT.


                              RICHARD

                         (continuing)

                    Dana, come here, I've got something

                    else to show you.


          He takes Dana down the hallway, to another suite of rooms.


                              RICHARD

                         (continuing)

                    This is yours. I'll hire a maid who

                    can take care of the children and

                    you can live here.


                              DANA

                    Richard, this is all very wonderful

                    but I couldn't possibly accept your

                    offer. I'm still married...and I'm

                    working at Playboy!


                              RICHARD

                    Forget all that...I've checked, you

                    never hear from your husband, he's

                    old news, and you'll never get back

                    together with him. As far as the

                    club goes, you'll quit. You'll live

                    here like a queen!


                              DANA

                    You don't understand, I love

                    Playboy, Richard. Anyway, this is

                    way too much for me to handle right

                    now, this moment. I've got to get

                    home to my kids. Let's slow down,

                    take some time to think, and we'll

                    talk tomorrow.


                              RICHARD

                    Okay...okay...you go home. My, or

                    should I say, our Thunderbird's

                    downstairs. I'll tell the doorman

                    to give you the keys. Go see your

                    children, but I want you back here

                    in a few hours.


          EXT. MARINA TOWERS - EARLY MORNING


          Dana takes the elevator down to the lobby and can't believe

          what just happened.


          The doorman gives her the keys to a white THUNDERBIRD parked

          just outside the front doors.


          She opens the door, steps in, starts up the car, and takes

          off down a deserted early-morning Eisenhower Expressway.


          At her usual exit two police officers are waiting to ESCORT

          HER home safely.


          Dana has to sound her horn several times before they

          recognize her.


          When they arrive at Dana's home, and after a few minutes of

          small-talk, they wave goodbye to each other.


          Walking up to her door, she hears the phone ringing.


          Dana picks up.


                              DANA

                    Hello.


                              RICHARD

                    Where the fuck have you been. It

                    shouldn't have taken you 20 minutes

                    to get home. What the fuck's been

                    going on!


                              DANA

                    Richard, for heaven's sake, relax.

                    I talked for just a few minutes to

                    some friends of mine. They're two

                    police officers who escort me home

                    whenever they see me.


                              RICHARD

                    You've got no fucking business

                    talking to cops. You didn't mention

                    my name, did you?


                              DANA

                    No, Richard, I didn't. I really

                    have to get some sleep now. I'm

                    exhausted. I'm going to bed, but

                    I'll get over to see you tomorrow.


          Dana hangs up the phone and immediately it rings again.


                              RICHARD

                    You better not be going out. I'll

                    call, you know. I'm going to check

                    up on you, Dana.


          After hanging up the phone, Dana mumbles to herself,

          confused and concerned.


                              DANA

                         (to herself)

                    I can't believe this guy. What have

                    I gotten myself into. I better

                    break things off with him

                    tomorrow...yes, first thing

                    tomorrow.


          EXT. MARINA TOWERS - NEXT MORNING


          The next morning Dana is pulling into the Marina Towers

          parks the Thunderbird, makes her way to Richard's penthouse,

          and KNOCKS on the door.


          INT. MARINA TOWERS - RICHARD'S APARTMENT


          Richard opens the door and Dana walks in.


                              DANA

                    Here are your keys. I really have

                    to go, I'm scheduled to work at

                    five.


                              RICHARD

                    No you're not. I called Duke and

                    you have the night off. I told him

                    to replace you--that I'm taking you

                    out to dinner. So, he replaced you,

                    that's that, so relax.


          Dana is overwhelmed and about to allow some intimate

          exchanges with Richard.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    I was hypnotized by his overbearing

                    will. After a leisurely romantic

                    candlelight dinner, we returned to

                    the penthouse. As if in a dream,

                    soon soft music and the moody glow

                    from white scented candles created

                    a magical mood.


          INT. MARINA TOWERS - RICHARD'S BEDROOM


          Richard takes Dana by the hand and leads her to his BEDROOM.


          Although Dana's Catholic conscience resists, she is

          mesmerized by the moment--drugged by Richard's charm and

          strength of will.


          Ever so gently, yet passionately, he removes one item of

          CLOTHING after another.


          Dana reclines into his soft silky silver down comforter and

          watches while he undresses.


          He never takes his EYES off of Dana.


                              RICHARD

                    Dana, you are so beautiful.


          He presses his firm hard body into hers until the

          penetration is deep and satisfying.


          Dana moans with delight.


          His movements begin a crescendo of sensual ecstasy.


          Tears come to Dana's eyes and then for some reason she

          begins to stiffen.


                              RICHARD

                         (continuing)

                    C'mon baby, move a little.


          He stops suddenly.


                              RICHARD

                         (continuing)

                    Damn it, you are the worst fuck in

                    history! What the hell is with you?


          He jumps off the bed and glares at Dana before changing his

          attitude.


                              RICHARD

                    I'm sorry. You just don't know what

                    to do. Let me help you. There are

                    lots of women like you.


          Richard returns to kissing and FONDLING Dana in order to

          bring her sensual pleasure before taking his own quick

          release.


                              RICHARD

                    What's the matter, honey, are you

                    upset for some reason?


          Dana is bewildered.


                              DANA

                    Richard, I don't use any kind of

                    birth control. Am I going to get

                    pregnant?


                              RICHARD

                    Naw, you don't get pregnant every

                    time you make love for god's sake.


          He laughs trying to make light of the situation.


                              DANA

                    I'm still worried, please go get me

                    something like a douche, or

                    anything that might help at the

                    drug store.


                              RICHARD

                    Have you lost your mind. I'm going

                    to get dressed and go get you a

                    douche at this hour? Get serious,

                    Dana.


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB - DAYS LATER


          Days later Dana sees Richard at the club.


          He gives Dana some money but ends up flirting with a Playboy

          centerfold the rest of the evening.


                              RICHARD

                    Dana, hello. I'm glad I ran into

                    you. Please take this and buy

                    something for your children.


                              DANA

                    Richard, really, you don't have to.


          He turns to TERRY KIMBALL as she walks by.


                              RICHARD

                    Terry, wait a minute...


          Richard leaves Dana and goes off to flirt with Terry.


                              DANA (V.O.)

                    I felt like a whore when he gave me

                    that $100 bill. That night, while

                    driving home, I ripped the bill up

                    and threw the pieces to the freeway

                    wind. Weeks went by before I ran

                    into Richard again at the club. He

                    was drunk, obnoxious, and

                    disorderly.


          INT. PLAYBOY CLUB


          Dana, in Bunny costume, walks past Richard sitting at a

          table with several men.


                              RICHARD

                    Hey, bitch, come here!


                              DANA

                    What did you just call me?


                              RICHARD

                    You heard me...bitch!


          Duke Camp overhears what's happening and decides to

          intervene.


                              DUKE

                    Richard, hold it down a little,

                    will you?


                              RICHARD

                    Fuck her, Duke. You gonna let this

                    cheap slut come between us?


          Duke is fuming and has lost his patience.


                              DUKE

                    Richard, you know I don't want to

                    do this, but I have to ask for your

                    key. As of this moment you are no

                    longer a member and you are not

                    welcome on these premises. This

                    young lady is a Playboy Bunny. She

                    works in this club and there is

                    nobody on earth who is going to

                    speak to her in that manner. You

                    have no right to abuse her and I

                    will not tolerate it for a single

                    second. Get out of here before I

                    personally throw your ass onto

                    Walton Street!


          Richard leaves without a scene.


          END OF DANCING STALLIONS - LIMITED TV SERIES - EPISODE 04



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