SCENE 21 JACK TELLS LINDA
Jack I went to an open call for greeting cards and when I got there they told me that they were for nude cards, you know the ones that fold out and the guy's naked?
Linda No.
Jack They fold out, like there's three or four sections like a playboy centerfold.
Linda Anyway. Go on.
Jack So I told them I wasn't interested but they gave me their card and said if I changed my mind to call them. So after three weeks of no prospects I called them up and asked about money and they told me how much I could make.
Linda How much.
Jack It was decent.
Linda How much.
Jack Five hundred for the shoot and a percentage of cards sold. But they said that a lot of them get sold in mainstream stores and that people might recognize me. So I told them about you and they said that a lot of young actors can make more money doing porn films and since it was a specific market, I could probably keep a low profile. So I thought about it and I agreed to make one.
Linda When?
Jack About a year ago.
Linda Oh my God. This is a nightmare.
Jack I'm sorry.
Linda Go on.
Jack So that's when I got the nine hundred for the day's shoot. Remember?
Linda You said it was for educational videos Jack.
Jack What was I supposed to tell you?
Linda Educational videos?
Jack I'm sorry.
Linda How many have you made?
Jack Four.
Linda Oh my God.
Jack For the money Linda. I did it for the money. I thought my acting career would get going and that would be it.
Linda Didn't you play Hamlet at C.U.?
Jack Laertes
Linda Whatever. The point is that I married and actor. I agreed to support and actor not a porn star. I married an actor.
Jack There was no work Linda.
Linda I don't see how that justifies making pornos.
Jack What was I supposed to do?
Linda Not make pornos.
Jack It was good money.
Linda All that money over the last year for acting was for porno films?
Jack Yes.
Linda You didn't make one educational video?
Jack No.
Linda I'm gonna be sick.
Jack I'm sorry.
Linda Don't talk. (Long pause). OK listen. I'm gonna go throw up and them I'm gonna take a shower, and then I'm gonna come back here and I'm gonna cut your dick off. I'll be 20 minutes. (She crosses to the door.)
Jack Linda.
Linda Shut up. (Turning back.)
Jack Linda.
Linda Shut up. Please shut up. Don't go anywhere. (She exits through the door, slamming it behind her. Jack sits for a moment and then exits out the door. )