Deleted Scene: The Phone Call

The Phone Call

 

INT.  CASINO/PHONE BOOTH - NIGHT - LATER

Sydney drops a dime at a secluded pay phone and dials a number.

SYDNEY
Hello, Arlene.  It's Sydney. ....Yes....Yes....how are you...


(beat)
...no, no....I'm just calling to say hello.
(beat)
I'm in Reno.  Yes.  Yeah, well.  No.  I said, I said, "No."
(beat)
It's almost Christmas.......just to call, I figured I'd call.
(beat)
...are my kids home, are my....Do you have number?  Uh-huh.  Uh-huh.
(pause)
Well maybe you can give a message for me...I'm at the Pepper...Peppermill.  ...yeah...it's room number 1508...uh-huh.
(beat)
It would be nice.  Well, it just might be nice...it doesn't...Okay.  Uh-huh.  Okay.  Well.
(beat)
I guess that's...that's...Yes.  Yes.  Okay, well, I'm getting off the phone now.  I'm getting off the phone now, Arlene.  Good bye.

Sydney hangs up the phone.