Happy

MAUREEN

I think we need an agent

MARK

We

JOANNE

That's selling out

MARK

But it's nice to dream

MAUREEN

Yeah it's network TV

And it's all thanks to me

MARK

Somehow I think I smell

The whiff of a scheme

JOANNE

Me too

MAUREEN

We can plan another protest

JOANNE

We

MAUREEN

This time you can shoot from the start

To MARK

You'll direct

To JOANNE

Starring me

Lights shift back to downstairs

ALL

5 4 3 Open sesame

The door falls away revealing MARK JOANNE and MAUREEN

Happy new year

Happy new year

Happy new

BENNY

Entering

I see that you've beaten me to the punch

ROGER

How did you know we'd be here

BENNY

I had a hunch

MARK

You're not mad

BENNY

I'm here to end this war

It's a shame you went and destroyed the door

MIMI

Why all the sudden the big about face

BENNY

The credit is yours

You made a good case

ROGER

What case

BENNY

Mimi came to see me

And she had much to say

MIMI

That's not how you put it at all yesterday

BENNY

I couldn't s thinking about the whole mess

Mark you want to get this on film

MARK

Picking up his camera

I guess

BENNY

I regret the unlucky circumstances

Of the past seven days

ROGER

Circumstance You padlocked our door

BENNY

And it's with great pleasure

On behalf of CyberArts

That I hand you this key

BENNY hands him the key

ANGEL

Golf claps

They oblige

MARK

I have no juice in my battery

BENNY

Reshoot

ROGER

I see this is a photo opportunity

MAUREEN

The benevolent god

Ushers the poor artists back to their flat

Were you planning on taking down the barbed wire

From the lot too

ROGER

Anything but that

BENNY

Clearing the lot was a safety concern

We break ground this month

But you can return

MAUREEN

That's why you're here with people you hate

Instead of with Muffy at Muffy's estate

BENNY

I'd honestly rather be with you tonight than in Westport

ROGER

Spare us old sport the soundbite

BENNY

Mimi since your was are so seductive

MIMI

You came on to me

BENNY

Persuade him not to be so counterproductive

ROGER

Liar

BENNY

Why not tell them what you wore to my place

MIMI

I was on my way to work

BENNY

Black leather and lace

My desk was a mess

I think I'm still sore

MIMI

Cause I kicked him and told him I wasn't his w***e

BENNY

Does your boyfriend know

Who your last boyfriend was

ROGER

I'm not her boyfriend

I don't care what she does

ANGEL

People Is this any way to start a new year

Have compassion

Benny just lost his cat

BENNY

My dog but I appreciate that

ANGEL

My cat had a fall

And I went through hell

BENNY

It's like losing a

How did you know that she fell

COLLINS

Hands BENNY a glass of champagne

Champagne

BENNY

Don't mind if I do

To dogs

ALL BUT BENNY

No Benny To you

ANGEL

Let's make a resolution

MIMI

I'll drink to that

COLLINS

Let's always stay friends

JOANNE

Tho' we may have our disputes

MAUREEN

This family tree's got deep roots

MARK

Friendship is thicker than blood

ROGER

That depends

MIMI

Depends on trust

ROGER

Depends on true devotion

JOANNE

Depends on love

MARK

To ROGER

Depends on not denying emotion

ROGER

Perhaps

ALL

It's gonna be a happy new year

ROGER

I guess

ALL

It's gonna be a happy new year

ROGER

You're right

ANGEL brings ROGER and MIMI together ANGEL and others move

Away from mimi and roger

ANGEL

It's gonna be a happy new year

ROGER &MIMI

I'm sorry

ROGER

Coming

MIMI

In a minute I'm fine go

ROGER kisses MIMI and exits THE MAN appears

THE MAN

Well well well What have we here

He walks over to MIMI and holds out a small plastic bag of white

Powder

It's gonna be a happy new year

There there etc

Fade out