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Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. William King. Reading from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen, coming on the mend, starring Betty Davis as Joyce and Barry Sullivan as David. It's early evening. The Rams be home in one of the more exclusive suburbs of San Francisco.

Tell me who you get too comfortable, darling. You've been around upstairs and get dressed, but going to the fastest for dinner. No, most we Joyce, I don't feel like going to a party tonight. But we're expected, David.

We're the kids. So, Dee just left Jim called for us. We'll see them at the faucets. And Martha? She's not home yet. Drink a drink, dear. We can't be late. I can. Ah, but you won't be. The Maggisons are going to be there.

I don't know the Maggisons. You should. He owned about six railroads. Joyce, don't you ever stop? Looking after you, never. David, about Martha. I'm certainly going to have to tighten the range. She brought that boy to the house this afternoon.

What boy? or the one from college, the one she's been seeing. Oh. Well, David, he didn't possible his name is Pulenski. Marva's four times as much trouble as D is. Of course, D has more instinct for the right thing, the right people in the first place.

She's your daughter, too, David. Oh, D you'll do all right. I was talking about Martha. Sorry. What's the matter with Martha? Nothing. Nothing at all. Good. David, you're the one I'm really worried about. You are?

wrong. Is it your work? No, no, it's not my work and it's nothing to talk about anyway, not now. You don't think I know when something's troubling you? You can't hide anything from me. You said I was trying to hide anything. You need a vacation. I think I should insist that you go away for a while. You'll do nothing of a sort. Don't think what I'm suggesting is for your own