Mulholland Dr.

INT. APARTMENT - BEDROOM

The dirty and torn black cocktail dress of the dark-haired
woman along with her shoes, purse and undergarments are in a
pile in the bedroom. We drift off them toward the bathroom
where the dark-haired woman can be seen showering through
rippled glass. There's the sound of a door opening. We see a
movement through the glass and the shower goes off instantly.
We can hear the dark-haired woman's frightened breathing as
she waits frozen listening.

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INT. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM

Betty enters, thrilled with what she sees. The apartment is
filled with movie memorabilia, deco furniture, oriental rugs,
brass floor lamps and a massive tiled fireplace. She sets her
bags down and stares.

BETTY
It's unbelievable!

COCO
I told ya.

BETTY
Wow!

COCO
Now I guess you and your Aunt have an
understanding. So here's the key and you
need anything, just give a holler.
(Coco hands Betty the key)
Everybody in this building's pretty much
okay with me or they wouldn't be here.
If you want, later I'll introduce you
around. No hard feelings if you don't,
and don't forget the rooftop garden.
It's just up the stairs we passed. It's
open to all the tenants. You can see the
Hollywood sign from there.

BETTY
Oh Coco thank you. Thank you so much.

COCO
You got it! See you later honey.

Coco leaves and closes the door behind her. Betty begins to
explore the apartment.- After walking a circle in the living
room she passes through the kitchen. She moves down a
hallway looking at paintings and posters. She goes into the
bedroom. She smiles when she sees the bed which has a huge
ornately carved head and foot board. She notices the soiled
dress on the floor and she frowns as she looks closer. She
stands back up, shrugs and goes into the bathroom which has
all the original thirties fixtures damndest floor to ceiling
tiles. As she goes toward the sink she smiles to herself in
the mirror above it. Suddenly something catches her eye and
she opens the shower stall. There before her is the naked,
beautiful dark-haired woman.

BETTY
Oh my!

She quickly closes the shower door.

BETTY (cont'd)
I'm sorry. My Aunt ... Ruth didn't tell
me someone was going to be here. I'm so
sorry.

DARK-HAIRED WOMAN
That's okay.

BETTY
I'm Ruth's niece. My name's Betty. I'm
sure she told you I was coming.

There's a silence.

DARK-HAIRED WOMAN
There was an accident. I came here.

BETTY
I understand. I saw the dress. I...I'm
sorry. Are you all right?

There is another silence.

BETTY (cont'd)
What happened?

DARK-HAIRED WOMAN
A car ... a car accident.

BETTY
Are you okay?

DARK-HAIRED WOMAN
I think so. I was just taking a shower.

BETTY
Oh my god. I'm sorry. I'll let you get
back to that. I'm going to get unpacked.

Betty goes to the bathroom door and is closing it when she
stops and looks back in.

BETTY (cont'd)
What's your name?

We see a close-up of the dark-haired woman. We see her eyes
widen with a kind of fear. She's frantically thinking -
searching her mind for an answer.

BETTY (cont'd)
I'm sorry. I'll get out of here and we
can talk later.

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INT. APARTMENT BEDROOM

Betty is unpacking in the bedroom and putting her belongings
in the closet and the dresser drawers. Many of her Aunt's
things are still there.

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INT. APARTMENT BATHROOM

The dark-haired woman is looking at herself in the mirror.
She turns and begins looking around the bathroom at shampoos,
cosmetics, until her eyes fall on a poster of "Gilda"
starring Rita Hayworth.

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INT. APARTMENT BEDROOM

The bathroom door opens and the dark-haired woman comes out
wrapped in a towel. She's drying her hair with another. She
and Betty stare at one another.

DARK-HAIRED WOMAN
My name is Rita.

BETTY
Hi...do you work with my Aunt?

RITA
No ..........I.

BETTY
I...I mean......I...it's none of my
business.

RITA
She has pretty red hair... she is very
kind I think.

BETTY
She sure is. She's letting me stay here
while she's working on a movie that's
being made in Canada, but I guess you
know that. I couldn't afford a place
like this in a million years. Unless of
course I'm discovered and become a movie
star. Of course, I'd rather be known as
a great actress than a movie star, but
sometimes people end up being both and
that is, I guess you'd say, sort of why I
came here. I'm sorry, I'm just so
excited to be here..I mean I just came
here from Iowa and now I'm in this dream
place. You can imagine how I feel.

RITA
I think I've been hurt.

BETTY
Oh...

Betty goes to Rita.

BETTY (cont'd)
Sit down...

Betty sits Rita on the bed. She leans down and looks at her
head and face.

BETTY (cont'd)
Where were you hurt?

Rita motions to her head above her forehead. Betty looks
through her hair and finds her wound which has stopped
bleeding but is surrounded by a very large blue black
bruising.

BETTY (cont'd)
We should get a doctor.

RITA
No.

BETTY
But, this could be serious.

RITA
No...I need to sleep.

BETTY
If you have a concussion you shouldn't
sleep.

RITA
It will be okay if I sleep. I need to
lie down and sleep.

BETTY
All right, but...I'm going to check on
you.