Barefoot in the park

CORIE : YOU WON'T DISCUSS IT YOU'RE AFRAID TO DISCUSS IT I MARRIED A COWARD

PAUL : CORIE WOULD YOU BRING IN A PAIL THE CLOSET'S DRIPPING

CORIE : I DON'T WANT A THING

PAUL : OH BUT YOU'RE ENTITLED TO IT ALIMONY PROPERTY SUPPOSING I JUST PAY YOUR RENT SEVENTY - FIVE SIXTY - THREE A MONTH ISN'T IT

CORIE : I DIDN'T SAY THAT

PAUL : THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE IMPLYING

CORIE : AND A COWARD

PAUL : AND I WILL NOW SAY SOMETHING I WILL SOON REGRET OKAY CORIE MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT MAYBE WE HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON MAYBE WE RUSHED INTO THIS MARRIAGE A LITTLE TOO FAST MAYBE LOVE ISN'T ENOUGH MAYBE TWO PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE MORE THAN A BLOOD TEST MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR COMMON SENSE UNDERSTANDING AND EMOTIONAL MATURITY

CORIE : HA HA

PAUL : AND YOU CAN HAVE THE FURNITURE AND THE WEDDING GIFTS I'D JUST LIKE TO KEEP MY CLOTHES

CORIE : WELL YOU CERTAINLY DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO LIVE HERE TOGETHER DO YOU AFTER TONIGHT

PAUL : ARE YOU SERIOUS

CORIE : DON'T YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

PAUL : AT TWO - THIRTY IN THE MORNING

CORIE : WHY

PAUL : BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO YELL ALL THE WAY

CORIE : THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE ANY MORE LITTLE FIGHTS THIS IS IT PAUL THIS IS THE END GOOD NIGHT

PAUL : CORIE DO YOU MEAN TO SAY WILL YOU COME DOWN HERE

CORIE : DON'T OVERSIMPLIFY THIS I'M ANGRY CAN'T YOU SEE THAT

PAUL : CORIE IT'S TWO - FIFTEEN IF I CAN FALL ASLEEP IN ABOUT HALF - AN - HOUR I CAN GET ABOUT FIVE HOURS SLEEP I'LL CALL YOU FROM COURT TOMORROW AND WE CAN FIGHT OVER THE PHONE

CORIE : OHH I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I REALLY REALLY HATE YOU

PAUL : CORIE THERE IS ONE THING I LEARNED IN COURT BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE TIRED AND ANGRY YOU MIGHT SAY SOMETHING YOU WILL SOON REGRET I AM NOW TIRED AND ANGRY

CORIE : THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME

PAUL : CORIE YOU'RE HYSTERICAL

CORIE : WHAT

PAUL : DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW SHE FELT JUST NOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF A NIGHT THIS WAS FOR HER

CORIE : IT ISN'T NECESSARY

PAUL : DO YOU KNOW DO YOU KNOW IN P.J. CLARKE'S LAST NEW YEAR'S EVE I PUNCHED AN OLD WOMAN DON'T TELL ME ABOUT DRUNKS

CORIE : YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE BITTER

PAUL : DON'T TELL ME WHEN TO BE BITTER

CORIE : THERE YOU ARE I DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL YOU TOLD ME IN THE MORNING YOU'RE A FUNNY KIND OF DRUNK YOU JUST SAT THERE LOOKING UNHAPPY AND WATCHING YOUR COAT

PAUL : I WAS WATCHING MY COAT BECAUSE I SAW SOMEONE ELSE WATCHING MY COAT LOOK IF YOU WANT I'LL GET DRUNK FOR YOU SOMETIME I'LL SHOW YOU A SLOB MAKE YOUR HAIR STAND ON END

CORIE : I HARDLY EXPECTED BITTERNESS FROM YOU

PAUL : I'M NOT BITTER THAT'S A STATEMENT OF FACT YOU'RE ALWAYS WEARING MY PAJAMAS AND SLIPPERS

CORIE : WELL YOU ARE NOW

PAUL : I'M NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO THIS I'M NOT GOING TO LISTEN I'VE GOT A CASE IN COURT IN THE MORNING

CORIE : THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ANTICIPATING I DIDN'T SAY YOU'RE A STUFFED SHIRT BUT YOU ARE EXTREMELY PROPER AND DIGNIFIED

PAUL : I'M PROPER AND DIGNIFIED WHEN WHEN WAS I PROPER AND DIGNIFIED

CORIE : YOU WILL NOT GO TO SLEEP YOU WILL STAY HERE AND FIGHT TO SAVE OUR MARRIAGE

PAUL : IF OUR MARRIAGE HINGES ON BREATHING FISH BALLS AND POOFLA - POO PIE IT'S NOT WORTH SAVING I AM NOW GOING TO CRAWL INTO OUR TINY LITTLE SINGLE BED IF YOU CARE TO JOIN ME WE WILL BE SLEEPING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TONIGHT

CORIE : BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY THEY SME - NEVER MIND IT'S STUPID I'LL SIGN OVER YOUR PAJAMAS AND SLIPPERS

PAUL : IF YOU'D LIKE YOU CAN VISIT THEM ONCE A MONTH

CORIE : OR FIFTY

PAUL : LUCKY AREN'T WE

CORIE : UNCONCERNED I'M PLENTY CONCERNED DO YOU THINK I'M GOING TO GET ONE WINK OF SLEEP UNTIL THAT PHONE RINGS TOMORROW I'M SCARED TO DEATH FOR MY MOTHER BUT I'M GRATEFUL THERE'S FINALLY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING TO BE SCARED ABOUT WHAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS YOU

PAUL : ME ME

CORRIE : I HAVE NEVER SEEN YOU WITHOUT A JACKET I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE SUCH A SLOB COMPARED TO YOU BEFORE WE WERE MARRIED I WAS SURE YOU SLEPT WITH A TIE

PAUL : NO NO JUST FOR VERY FORMAL SLEEPS

CORIE : FINE ARE YOU THROUGH WITH ME

PAUL : NOT YET WHAT ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT

CORIE : DON'T YOU TOUCH ME DON'T YOU TOUCH ME I DON'T WANT YOU NEAR ME EVER AGAIN

PAUL : NOW WAIT A MINUTE CORIE

CORIE : SHE NEVER SAID A THING TO ME

PAUL : SHE'S TOO GOOD A SPORT SHE WENT THE WHOLE COCK EYED WAY BOY OH BOY DRAGGING A WOMAN LIKE THAT ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE HARBOR FOR A BOWL OF SHEEP DIP

CORIE : YOU CAN'T EVEN WALK INTO A CANDY STORE AND ASK THE LADY FOR A TOOTSIE ROLL YOU'VE GOT TO WALK UP TO THE COUNTER AND POINT AT IT AND SAY I'LL HAVE THAT THING IN THE BROWN AND WHITE WRAPPER

PAUL : THAT'S RIDICULOUS

CORIE : GROUNDS

PAUL : THAT'S RIGHT GROUNDS WHAT IS YOUR REASON FOR DIVORCING ME AND REMEMBER MY FAILURE TO APPRECIATE KNICHIS WILL ONLY HOLD UP IN A RUSSIAN COURT

CORIE : IT WAS GREEK BEAN SOUP AND AT LEAST SHE TASTED IT SHE DIDN'T JAB AT IT WITH HER KNIFE THROWING CUTE LITTLE EPIGRAMS LIKE HO HO HO I THINK THERE'S SOMEONE IN THERE

PAUL : THAT'S RIGHT THAT'S RIGHT AT LEAST I WAS HONEST ABOUT IT YOU ATE TWO BOWLS BECAUSE YOU WERE SHOWING OFF FOR AL CAPONE AT THE NEXT TABLE

CORIE : ALWAYS YOU'RE ALWAYS DRESSED RIGHT YOU ALWAYS LOOK RIGHT YOU ALWAYS SAY THE RIGHT THINGS YOU'RE VERY CLOSE TO BEING PERFECT

PAUL : THAT'S THAT'S A ROTTEN THING TO SAY

CORIE : WHERE ARE YOU GOING

PAUL : TO BED

CORIE : WHERE ARE YOU GOING

PAUL : TO SLEEP

CORIE : AND YOU'RE NOT THAT'S JUST THE TROUBLE LIKE THURSDAY NIGHT YOU WOULDN'T WALK BAREFOOT WITH ME IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK WHY NOT

PAUL : VERY SIMPLE ANSWER IT WAS SEVENTEEN DEGREES

CORIE : YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET SNIPPY

PAUL : WELL DAMMIT I'M SORRY BUT WHEN I PLAN VACATIONS I'M HAPPY AND WHEN I PLAN DIVORCES I'M SNIPPY ALL RIGHT YOU WANT TO PLAN THIS THING LET'S PLAN IT YOU WANT A QUICK DIVORCE OR A SLOW PAINFUL ONE

CORIE : I CAN'T SLEEP UNTIL THIS THING IS SETTLED

PAUL : WELL IT MAY TAKE THREE MONTHS WHY DON'T YOU AT LEAST TAKE A NAP

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK PAUL AND CORIE

PAUL : WHAT A ROTTEN THING DO TO YOUR OWN MOTHER

CORIE : NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS

PAUL : WHAT CRISIS WE'RE JUST YELLING A LITTLE

CORIE : DON'T YOU TELL ME WHEN TO CRY I'LL CRY WHEN I WANT TO CRY AND I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE MY CRY UNTIL YOU'RE OUT OF THIS APARTMENT

PAUL : WHAT DO YOU MEAN OUT OF THIS APARTMENT

CORIE : SIX DAYS DOES NOT A WEEK MAKE

PAUL : WHAT DOES THAT MEAN

CORIE : I CAN'T TALK TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE HYSTERICAL GOOD NIGHT

PAUL : WILL YOU COME HERE I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU WANT A DIVORCE

CORIE : NO BECAUSE THERE ISN'T THE LEAST BIT OF ADVENTURE IN YOU DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE YOU'RE A WATCHER THERE ARE WATCHERS IN THIS WORLD AND THERE ARE DO - ERS AND THE WATCHERS SIT AROUND WATCHING THE DO - ERS DO WELL TONIGHT YOU WATCHED AND I DID

PAUL : YEAH WELL IT WAS HARDER TO WATCH WHAT YOU DID THAN IT WAS FOR YOU TO DO WHAT I WAS WATCHING

CORIE : SO THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE REALLY LIKE

PAUL : YES YES

CORIE : YOU'RE UNBEARABLE

PAUL : YOU BELONG IN A NURSERY SCHOOL

CORIE : TO BED

PAUL : YOU CAN'T NOT NOW

CORIE : IT'S NOT OVER YET

PAUL : YOU DIDN'T SEE HER SITTING HERE TWO MINUTES AGO YOU WERE UPSTAIRS WITH THAT HUNGARIAN DUNCAN HINES WELL SHE WAS MISERABLE HER FACE WAS LONGER THAN THAT TRIP WE TOOK TONIGHT

CORIE : YOU CAN'T GO TO SLEEP NOW WE'RE HAVING A FIGHT

PAUL : YOU HAVE THE FIGHT WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH TURN OFF THE LIGHTS

CORIE : ALL RIGHT WHY DON'T YOU GET IT PASSED IN THE SUPREME COURT ONLY THOSE COUPLES BEARING A LETTER FROM THEIR PSYCHIATRISTS PROVING THEY'RE WELL ADJUSTED WILL BE PERMITTED TO BE MARRIED

PAUL : YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE

CORIE : OF COURSE I'M SERIOUS I WANT A DIVORCE

PAUL : A DIVORCE WHAT

CORIE : THINGS JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT

PAUL : THEY SURE AS HELL DIDN'T

CORIE : I'M GOING TO BED

PAUL : YOU STAY HERE OR YOU GET NO DIVORCE FROM ME

CORIE : ALL RIGHT WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO

PAUL : FIRST OF ALL WHAT GROUNDS

CORIE : I AM NOT HYSTERICAL I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYING IT'S NO GOOD BETWEEN US PAUL IT NEVER WILL BE AGAIN

PAUL : HOLY COW

CORIE : YOU NEVER CAN TELL WHAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE ALONE

PAUL : I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN BE SO UNCONCERNED ABOUT THIS

CORIE : WHAT ARE YOU SO ANGRY ABOUT PAUL

PAUL : I JUST TOLD YOU I FELT TERRIBLE FOR YOUR MOTHER

CORIE : THAT'S WHAT I MEAN

PAUL : I SEE WELL I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BE SAID

CORIE : WE'RE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD

PAUL : I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T GOING TO CRY

CORIE : NOW HOW CAN YOU SLEEP NOW

PAUL : I'M GOING TO CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT KNICHIS GOOD NIGHT

CORIE : YOU DON'T CONSIDER THIS A CRISIS OUR WHOLE MARRIAGE HANGS IN THE BALANCE

PAUL : IT DOES WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN

CORIE : OOH THAT GETS ME INSANE YOU CAN EVEN CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS

PAUL : LOOK I'M JUST AS UPSET AS YOU ARE BUT WHEN I GET HUNGRY I EAT AND WHEN I GET TIRED I SLEEP YOU EAT AND SLEEP TOO DON'T DENY IT I'VE SEEN YOU

CORIE : I'M SORRY II DON'T WANT TO CRY

PAUL : OH FOR PETE'S SAKE CRY GO AHEAD AND CRY

CORIE : WHY WHERE IS SHE AT THIS VERY MINUTE ALONE WITH PROBABLY THE MOST ATTRACTIVE MAN SHE'S EVER MET DON'T TELL ME THAT DOESN'T BEAT THE HELL OUT OF HAIR CURLERS AND THE LATE LATE SHOW

PAUL : OH I CAN JUST HEAR IT NOW WHAT SPARKLING CONVERSATION HE'S PROBABLY TELLING HER ABOUT A CHICKEN CACCIATORE HE ONCE COOKED FOR THE HIGH LAMA OF TIBET AND SHE'S SITTING THERE SHOVING PINK PILLS IN HER MOUTH

CORIE : WELL HE'D BE A LOT MORE LAUGHS THAN A STUFFED SHIRT

PAUL : OH OH I THOUGHT YOU SAID I WASN'T

CORIE : YOU'RE A SCREAM PAUL WHY WEREN'T YOU FUNNY WHEN WE WERE HAPPY

PAUL : OK HOW ABOUT INCOMPATIBLE

CORIE : YOU CAN TRY ACTING CIVILIZED

PAUL : OK I'LL BE CIVILIZED BUT CHARM YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET NOW SIT DOWN BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF LEGAL AND TECHNICAL DETAILS TO GO THROUGH

CORIE : IT'S BETTER THAN FINDING OUT IN TWO YEARS

PAUL : OR TWENTY

CORIE : ALL RIGHT THE OTHER NIGHT AT DELFINO'S YOU WERE DRUNK RIGHT

PAUL : RIGHT I WAS STONED

CORIE : I GUESS NOT

PAUL : RIGHT WELL GOODNIGHT CORIE

CORIE : YOU DID BEFORE

PAUL : THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DIVORCE

CORIE : YOU WON'T LET YOUR HAIR DOWN FOR A MINUTE YOU COULDN'T EVEN RELAX FOR ONE NIGHT BOY PAUL SOMETIMES YOU ACT LIKE A A

PAUL : WHAT A STUFFED SHIRT

CORIE : I TOLD YOU WHY BECAUSE YOU AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN COMMON

PAUL : WHAT ABOUT THOSE SIX DAYS AT THE PLAZA

CORIE : ALL RIGHT PAUL

PAUL : WHEN ELSE WHEN ELSE WAS I PROPER AND DIGNIFIED

CORIE : I JUST CAN'T THAT'S ALL NOT WHEN YOU FEEL THIS WAY

PAUL : WHEN I FEEL WHAT WAY

CORIE : I'M SORRY PAUL I CAN'T DISCUSS IT ANY MORE GOODNIGHT

PAUL : WHERE ARE YOU GOING

CORIE : NO I CAN'T LOOK AT YOU I CAN'T EVEN BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH YOU NOW

PAUL : WHY

CORIE : ONLY AFTER YOU GO TO WORK

PAUL : WHY

CORIE : I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF YOU'RE CAPABLE OF HAVING A GOOD TIME .

PAUL : WHY BECAUSE I LIKE TO WEAR MY GLOVES IN THE WINTER

CORIE : JUST NOW IT'S SUDDENLY VERY CLEAR THAT YOU AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN COMMON

PAUL : WHY BECAUSE I WON'T WALK BAREFOOT IN THE PARK IN WINTER YOU HAVEN'T GOT A CASE CORIE ADULTERY YES COLD FEET NO

CORIE : I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS I JUST WANT A DIVORCE

PAUL : YOU KNOW I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN IT

CORIE : EXACTLY THAT'S VERY SENSIBLE AND LOGICAL EXCEPT IT ISN'T ANY FUN

PAUL : YOU KNOW MAYBE AM TOO PROPER AND DIGNIFIED FOR YOU MAYBE YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPIER WITH SOMEONE A LITTLE MORE COLORFUL AND FLAMBOYANT LIKE THE GEEK

CORIE : I DO

PAUL : YOU MEAN EVERY TIME WE HAVE A LITTLE FIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT A DIVORCE

CORIE : DEAD SERIOUS

PAUL : YOU MEAN THE WHOLE THING WITH SIGNING PAPERS AND GOING TO COURT SHAKING HANDS GOODBYE FINISHED FOREVER DIVORCED

CORIE : THAT'S BITTER

PAUL : YOU'RE DAMNED RIGHT IT IS

CORIE : AFRAID THE CRAZY NEIGHBORS WILL HEAR US

PAUL : YOU'RE SERIOUS

CORIE : CAN'T YOU DO ALL THAT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LEGAL THINGS

PAUL : AH HAA NOW I'M THE DO - ER AND YOU'RE THE WATCHER RIGHT CORIE HEH RIGHT RIGHT ISN'T THAT RIGHT CORIE

CORIE : WELL I AM I'M GOING TO HAVE THE BIGGEST CRY I EVER HAD IN MY LIFE AND I'M GOING TO ENJOY IT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO CRY SO LOUD I'M GOING TO KEEP YOU AWAKE ALL NIGHT LONG GOOD NIGHT PAUL I MEAN GOODBYE

PAUL : ALL NIGHT LONG SIX DAYS DOES NOT A WEEK MAKE

CORIE : IT'S A LOT MORE FUN THAN THE HOME FOR THE FUDDY DUDDIES

PAUL : ALL RIGHT CORIE LET'S NOT GET

CORIE : YOU CAN'T SAY WE DIDN'T TRY

PAUL : ALMOST TWO WHOLE WEEKS