"ROSEMARYS BABY" (1968)

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EXT. BRAMFORD = (DAY) =AUGUST 1~1965

Panoramic of New. York fromahigh building~ finishing on the Bramford.

GUY and ROSEMARYWOODHOUSE enter the main gate of the Bramford..

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EXT..BRAMFORD ENTRANCEHALL = (DAY)

MR. NICKLAS is a small and dapperman~ his fingers missing from both hands..

MR ..NICKLAS
Oh 9an actor..
(Ringing for the elevator with his middle finger)
We 9revery popular with actors.. Have I seen you in anything?
GUY
Let 1 ssee..Idid Hamlet a while back 9didn't I.~~·Liz?And thenwe made TheSandpiper ..oo
ROSEMARY
He1s joking.Phewas in nLuther" ·and "NobodyLoves an Albatross'f and a lotof television plays and commercials.,

The elevator doors slideopen.. They enter..

,,·'TJ:ia!'t'''''-~$·'~w1fi;~~~ii!0~~~~~?::r~;··fsnft''':''it'f,,~: The commercialso · '

ROSEMARY
Yeso
GUY
And the artistic thrills too..

Rosemary gives him a pleading look; he gives back one of stunned innocenceand then makes a leering vampire face at the top of Mrd Nicklas1 head..

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INTo ELEVATOR = (DAY)

Oak-paneledJ)with a st:.!ningbrs.sshar::.drail=is run by a uni~ormed Negro boy 9DIEG0 9with a locked=in= place smileo

MR~ NICKLAS Seven (To Rosemar-y and Guy) Originally the smallest apartment was a nine = they've been broken up into fours 9fives. and sixes. Seven E is a four that waa originally the back part of a.::en. It has the original master bedroom for it.s living rooms>another l:edroomfor its bedroom 9and two servants1 rooms thrown together for its dining room or second bedroomo Do you have children?·

ROSEMARY
We plan to.,

The elevator stops and DIEGO, smi:ing, chivvies it down, up and down agai.nfo:r'aaloser alignmento

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INT. HALLWAY ~ {DAY)

Dimly lighted.owalled and carpeted in dark green. They pass a sculptured gr.::endoor markedSevenBo A WORKMAN is fitting a pe,epscopeinto it., He looks at them and turns back to the cut=out holeo

Mr. Nicklas leads the way to the right and th~nto ~tie·le~t,.tb,r.oughshort·branchesof.41:1.I'k_green,hall=..

·-.:~£~t~·l·;(J:~::q~.~8g~-~~tt~·~~··-····~;h~~:'d··iir·r:.·~6!~~~:~~~:;.±~~·~~d:ard'·· is dead.,·The dark green carpet;ls!)atchedwith light green tape. Guy looks at Rosemary and lifts hiseye- brows in mock outrage.,.She looks away and smiles brightly with an I~love~it=ev·aryth~.ng~s=lovely expression.,

MRo NICKLAS The previous tenant 9Mrs. Gardenia.!) passed away only a few days agoand nothing has beenmoved yet.,Her son asked me to say that some of the ·~urniture can be had practically for the asking ..

• They reach the door of apartment SevenEo

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ROSEMARY
Did she die in the apartment? Not that it =

MRo NICKLAS Oh, no~ in a hospitalo

Mr. Nicklas presses the pearl bell~button (the nmne L. Gardenia is mounted above it on black plastic)

MRo NICKLAS She'd been in a coma for weeksq

Mr. Nicklas turns a key in the locka Despite lost fingershe works the knob and throws the door s.martlya

MRo NICKLAS After youp plea·sea She was very old and passed away without ever wakingo

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INT.THE APARTMENT = (DAY)

Four rooms divided two and two on either side of a narrow central hallway that extends in a straight

n linefrom the front dooro The first room on the '·-...~---·

right is the kitcheno It has a six=burner gas stove with· twoovensp a mammoth refrigeratorg a monumental sink,dozens of cabinets~ a high ceiling and a window on Seventh Avenueo On a chrome tablep roped bales of "Fortune, and 11MusicalAmericaon Opposite the kitchenp another room with windows facing onto a narrow courtyard 9which has apparently been used as a combination study and greenhouseo Hundreds of small plants~ dying and dead 9stand on jerry=built shelves under spirals of unlighted fluorescent tubing; in ·cheirmidst a roll~top desk spilled over with books·and paperso

As they are looking through the apartment 9Mro Nicklas continues:

MRo NICKLAS I'll be grateful to go that way myself'when the time comeso She was chipper right to the endooo She'd been one of the first women lawyers in New York Stateo

Rosemary nudges Guy and indicates the desko She leaves Guy and Mro Nicklas and goes to it 9stepping over a shelf of withered brown frondso She touches the old woodo It is a handsome desk 11broad and

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gle8111ingwithage., On mauv.epaper1 graceful blue penmanship"....than merely the intriguing pastime Ibelieved it to be., I can no longer associate m-yself.,••"Rosemary catches herself snooping and looksup at Mr..Nicklas.,

ROSEMARY
Is this for sale?

MR.,NICKLAS I don't know., I could find out for -you.,

GUY
Itt sabeauty.,
ROSEMARY
Isn•t it?

·Shelooks about smiling.,

MR..NICKLAS
It would make an ideal nursery.,
ROSEMARY
White and yellow wallpaper would brighten it tremendously.,

She looks at the closet filled with potted seedlings.,

GUY
What are all these?
ROSEMARY
Herbs, mostly.,. ·(Pointing) Minto Basil.,

Further .al.ong the hall.isa guest closeton the left. and,on:··therightS!awide archway opening into the Living Room., Two large ba-ywindows, small fireplace and high oak booksheleves.,

ROSEMARY
Oh, Guyt

She finds Guy1s hand and squeezes it..

GUY
Mmmo
(Noncomittally but squeezing back her hand)

MR. NICKLAS

• The fireplace works, of course.,

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Mr. Nicklas, standing behind them, turns to the bed- room opposite. Its windows are facing on to thesame narrow courtyard as those of'the study. The bathroom is beyond the living room; big and full of bulbous white brass-knobbed fixtures.

ROSEMARY
It's a marvelous apartmentt I love itt
GUY
What she's trying to do is get you to lower the rent.
MR. NICKLAS
(Smiling)
We would raise it if wewere allowed. Apartments with this kind of charm -

Mr. Nicklas stops short and looks ata mahogany secretary at the head of the central hallway.

That's odd. There's a closet behind that secretary. I'm sure there is.

Mr. Nicklas goes closer to the secretary. Guy stands on tiptoe.

GUY
You're right.
ROSEMARY
She moved it. It used to be there.

She points to a peaked silhouettelef'tghost-like on the wall near the bedroom door,and the deep prints

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OF FOUR BALL FEET IN THE BURGUNDY CARPET. FAINT

scuff-trails curve,and cross from thefour prints to the secretary's feetwhere they stand now against the narrow adjacent wall.

MR. NICKLAS
Giveme a hand, will you?

Guy and Mr.Nicklas, between them, work the secretary bit by bit back toward its original place•

GUY ·, I seewhy shewent into a coma.

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MR. NICKLAS
She couldn't have moved this by herself.- She was eighty-nine.

Rosemary looks doubtfully at the closet door they have uncovered.

ROSEMARY
Should we open it? Maybe her son should.

The secretary lodges in its four footprints. Mr. Nicklas massages his hands.

MR. NICKLAS
I1m authorized to show the apartment.

He goes to the door and opens it. The closet is nearly empty; a vacuum cleaner atone side and four wood boards at the other. The overhead shelf is stacked with blue and green bath towels.

GUY
Whoever she locked in got out.
MR. NICKLAS
She probably didn'tneed five closets.
ROSEMARY
Why would she cover up hervacuum cleaner and her towels?
MR. NICKLAS
(Shrugging)
I don't suppose we'll everknow~ Shemay have been getting senile after all.
(S:rtl.iles)
Is thereanything else!
ROSEMARY
Yes. What about the laundry facilities?
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EXT. SEVENTHAVENUE - ( DAY)

Rosemary and Guy walk along.

ROSEMARY
It's cheaper than the other .

GUY

• It's one room less 9honey.

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They walk in silence for a momento

ROSEMARY
It's better located.
GUY
God, yes. I could walk to all the theatreso
ROSEMARY
Oh, Guy. Letrs take it1 Please! That living room could be - oh please, let's take it, all right?
GUY
Well, sure. If we can get out of the other lease.
8

INT. NEWYORK CAFE - (DAY)

Rosemary sitting at a table. There are two Bloody Mery•s in front of her. She is looking anxiously at the telephone booth at the endof the room. Guy is inside the booth talking on the phone. Rosemary at the table. She keeps her fingers crossed.

A PREGNANT WOMAN.passes in a navy blue dress,followed by her MOTHER, carrying packages. Rosemary watches them.

JOAN JELLICO, a red-haired girl,waves to Rosemary from a table opposite. Rosemary waves beck.Joan Jellico· mimesI111-come-to-see-you. A starved.;;.···· looking, waxen-facedMAN facing Joan Jellico turns to look at Rosemary.

Rosemary looks. toward the·'l;ele.phoneboothagain. Guy is o·n hiswayback, biting back a grin.

ROSEMARY
Yes?.
GUY
The lease is void. We'll get back the~eposit.
ROSEMARY
What did you tell them?

Guy sits down. A WAITRESS brings sandwiches•

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7. (Cont1d)

GUY
I'm leaving forVietnam on a U.S.Oo tourand you're going to Omaha to stay with your folks.
ROSEMARY
Is that all?
GUY
No o lftfhenI'm inSaigonI'm to keep an eye open for Lieutenant Hartman of the Marine Corps.

Joan Jellico reachesthe table and bends over it.

JOAN
Hi!

Guy turns tosee who it is.

GUY
Joan!
JOAN
Where have you been hiding?
ROSEMARY
How's Dick?
JOAN
Okayo
GUY
Sit down.
JOAN
{Indicates over shoulder) ·.i I'm with my agentcr How are you doing?
ROSEMARY
Guess what? We've just got an apart- ment in the Bramford.
JOAN
You haven 1tJ I'd die to live in the 'BramJ
ROSEMARY
I'm so excited•
JOAN
(Looks over her shoulder)

Call me, Rosemary, I'll help you move.

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INT. HUTCH'SAPAR~:MENT- KITCHEN - (NIGHT)-

AUGUST 5, 1965

Small,well-equipped and slightly old-fashioned.

Guy is leaning againsta tall refrigerator, glass of wine in his hand. Rosemary is sitting on a stool, also with wine. HUTCH, wearing an apron and one oven glove, is bent double,looking in the oven. He is English, has a broadshiny face and a few strands of wetted-down hair combed crossways over his skull.

HUTCH
I was tempted to writethe manage- ment that you were drug addicts and litterbugs.

Rosemary andGuy laugh.

HUTCH
Instead, I lied and said that you'd be wonderful tenants.
ROSEMARY
You're great~ Hutch.
HUTCH
I hope though, that I can talk you out of it.
GUY
(To Rosemary)
He's pulling your leg.
HUTCH
I'm not indeed o

Hutch straightens up, red-faced, perspiring, holding a large joint of ·lall'lb.

GUY
Gee, that looks great.

Hutch, holding the joint out in front of him, leads the way into the other room.

This is small, dark and neat o There is an inscribed photo of Winston Ghurchill and a period sofa. Two bridge tables, each with its typewriter and piles of paper. There is another table at the side, laid for dinner and looking out of place. Hutch goes to this table and puts dovm the joint.

HUTCH

• Are you aware that the Bramford had

rather an unpleasant reputation early in the century?

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8. (Cont'd) rn l ··---· Hutch looks at them; Rosemary sits down and Guy is

pouring more wine into the glasses. Hutch starts

, carving.

HUTCH
It1 swhere the Trench sisters performed their little dietary experiments, and Keith Kennedy held his parties. Adrian Marcato lived there too; so did Pearl Ames.

GUY ROSEMARY

Who were the Trench sisters? Who was Adrian Marcato?

HUTCH
The Trench sisters were two proper Victorian ladies. They cooked and ate several young children, including a niece.
GUY
Lovely.
HUTCH
Adrian Marcato practiced witchcraft. He made quite a splash in the nineties, announcing he had conjured up the living Satan. Apparently people be- lieved him; so they attacked and nearly killed him in the Bramford lobby.
ROSEMARY
You're joking.
HUTCH
Later the Keith Kennedy business began, and by the twenties the house was .half empty.
GUY
I knew about Keith Kennedy,I didn't know Marcato lived there.
ROSEMARY
(Shuddering)
And those sistersl

Hutch sits down and they start eating.

HUTCH
World WarTwo filled the place up again.

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B. (Cont9d)

ROSEMARY
Mmmo Terrific o
GUY
The house?
ROSEMARY
The lamb.
HUTCH
It was called Black Bramford.
ROSEMARY
But - awful things happen in every apartment house.
HUTCH
The house happens to have a high incidence of unpleasant happenings. Why deliberately enter a danger zone?
GUY
Danger zonet Sounds like something out of your boys' stories. You must be kidding.
HUTCH
I am honestly trying to talkyou out of ito
GUY
Wellp JesusgHutch
HUTCH
Go to the Wyoming or theOsborne if you're dead set on nineteenth century splendor.
ROSEMARY
The Wyoming is co-op. The Osborne is going to be torn down.

They eat for amoment in silence.

HUTCH
In •59 a dead infant wasfound wrapped in newspaper in the basement.
GUY
You really rouse my appetitet

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8. (Cont'd)

HUTCH
Have some rnore wine.

Hutch refills the glasses.

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EXT. STREET IN FRONT OF CARPET STORE - (DAY) -

AUGUST 15, 1965

Rosemary and Joan Jellico stand looking in the window. They have parcels and magazines in their hands.

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INT. STORE - FABRIC DEPARTMENT - (DAY)

Rosemary and Joan Jellico are ploughing their way through curtain fabrics, hung like flags side by side.

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INT. STORE - ESCALATOR - (DAY)

Rosemary and Joan Jellico standing, on the escalator, going up, their arms piled high with packages and bags. They wave to ELISE DUNSTAN going down on the other esc a la t or• ·

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INT. STORE - BEDDING DEPARTMENT - (DAY)

Rosemary lies, bouncing up and down~ on a hugebed. Elise Dunstan, Joan Jellico and a SALESMAN stand watching her.

ROSEMARY
(Sit·tirigup)
This is too big.

She looks at the Salesman and points toa bed opposite.

ROSEMARY
What about this one?
JOAN
Oh no. You wanta king-size bed.

(Pointing to the smaller bed) If your husbandis not a heavy person, this is quitecomfortable for twopeople •

JOAN
What happens if there are three?

SALESMAN
Wha·tdo you. mean? The baby?

The girls burst into laughter.

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INT. GUY AND ROSE11ARYVSAPARTMENT - (DUSK) -

AUGUST 20, 1965

Guy and Rosemary enter. He is carrying a lamp and a shopping bag. Rosemary pulls the key out of the door and follows Guy along the hallway. The apartment is empty, except for a few pieces of furniture in the den, from Mrs. Gardenia's son. The rooms are dark and full of shadows. Faint blue light comes through the win- dows. Guy turns into the living room, Rosemary to the bedroom; there are many packages spread on the floor (resultsof the shopping) and a solitary vanity. Rosemary kneels, opens a wooden crate, and pulls out three plates from the shavings. Guy comes in; she hands him the plates and starts putting back the shavings. We hear a woman's voice from behind the walL

MRS. CASTEVET (o.s.)
Roman? Bring me in some root beer when you comet

Guy and Rosemary look at each other.

GUY
I didn't know they were still making Ma and Pa Kettle movies.

He goes back to the living room. Rosemary follows him. On her way, she stops and looks toward the closet at the end of the hallway. She goes to it and opens it slowly. She takes out one of the four boards leaning against the side, turns it and looks at it. Guy has plugged the lamp in the living room and a light comes through the archway.

ROSEMARY
Hey, these are shelves!

Rosemary brings the shelf into the Living Room, puts it on the floor; they picnic on it - tuna sandwiches and beer - sitting on the rug.

ROSEMARY
Let's make lovet

They unplug the lamp, strip and start making love. Wide-eyed with fear, Guy hisses.

GUY
Shht I hear - the Trench sisters chewing!

Rosemary hits him on the head~hard.

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INT. GUY AND ROSENARY~S APARTMENT - (DAY) -

AUGUST 25, 1965

Big splash of paint on.the wall; the PAINTERS arework- ing in the living room. The CARPET LAYER unrolls carpet on the floor in the bedrocm. THREE 1:JORKMEN carrying an enormous bed and chairs in the hallway. A PAPER- HANGER, grumbling 9hangs wallpaper in the bedroom.

Rosemary, standing on a table~ hangs curtains in the den. \vehear the sound of a television commerciaL

COMMERCIAL A~~OUNCER (o.s.) Discover the swinging Horld of Yamaha.<,

Rosemary drops everything~ jumps dOitJnfromthe tablej and hunkers down :ln frontof the television set. She waits for Guy to appear. When the commercial is finished, she switches off.

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INT. KITCHEN - (DUSK) - AUGUST 309 1965

Completely furnished and equipped. Rosemary iswash- ing salad. There are preparations for dinner on the table. A large potted plant stands on the fridgeand a smaller one on the floor.

Guy comes in. Rosemary9 holding her dr•ippinghands away, kisses him. She points to the largeplant.

ROSEMARY
From Joan ~:tndDickJelli~oo
(Pointing to tho smaller or:e)
From your agent.
GUY
Alan? Stingy bastal~d.

Rosemary turns and picksup a telegram 9holding it carefully by the cornerwith her wet hand. She hands it to Guy. ·

From Hutch.

Guy looks at it.

GUY
(Strikinga pose)
"TheBramford will change from a badhouse to a good house when oneof its doors is marked R. and

• G. Woodhouse."

They both collapse in laue;hter,

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() '····---- 16. INT. SEVENTH FLOOR HALLWAY= (DAY).~3EF;;:~E;."1BER59:96.5

Rosemary steps out of the elevator 9carrying a large roll. ofgingham contact paper. On the left, the GOULDS, a middle=aged couple) are coming out of an apartment door.

MR.,GOULD (Calling towards the elevator) Hold it~ hold itp please~

They run towards the elevator~ smiling at Rosemary. Rosemary smiles back at them. When the rolling gate closes,Rosemary goes to see their names on the door of their apartment. It says~ MR•.and MRS. GOULD. Rosemary turns back in her own direction and passing the dooropposite the elevator 9Seven AJ looks for the namearound the doorbell. There is no sign of any. Rosemary bends down and looks at the pile of; mail on the doorstep. There are six tb eight letters» with stamps of different countries. The name reads~ MR.,R.,CASTEVET. A VOICE behind the door can be HEARD.

MRS. CASTEVET (O.S.)
Terry? Where 0 sTerry?

Rosemary straightensup and moves en and looks at the door ofSeven B. There is a little golden plate~ MESSRS.,DUBIN and DeVORE.

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INT..,GUYAND ROSID-F.ARYRSAPARTMENT=(DUSK)

Rosemary isin' thecloset at the end of the hallway. She is sticking thegiDgham contact paper on the top shelf. The shelves balow are already finished.

Guy comesin., Rosemary shows him the shelves.

ROSEMARY
Lookl

rtUY Great.

They kiss.,

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INT.,KITCHEN- (NIGHT)

Rosemary and Guy. He 0 seatinga sandwich 9with a newspaper open at the theatrical page 9and a can of beer·in front of him.

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ROSEMARY
I've seen those people Goulds.
GUY
Mm.m.
ROSEMARY
And Ma and Pa Kettlevs name is Castevet. They get a lot of mail. Who were Ma and Pa Kettle anyway?

Guy, reading 9doesn~t answer. Rosemary wai·.:.::1fora moment.

ROSEMARY
Guy?
GUY
.Yes9 honey.
ROSEMARY
Oh,_never mindt

Prison-like with steamy brick walls~ bulbs in cages, and scores of deep double sinks in iron-mesh cubicles~ Rosemary is sitting reading the 'New Yorker' next to. an operating machineo TERRY~ a girl Rosemary's age 9 enters. She is dark~haired end looks like Anna Maria Alberghetti. Terry carries a yellow plastic laundry basket. She nods at Rosemary and then~ not looking at her, goes to one of the machines and begins feeding dirty clothes into it.

Rosemary stares at the girl. Terry finishes putting in ·the'clothes 9closes thedoo%1 9starts themachine; the water begins to fill up. Terry turns and catches Rosenlerylslook and smiles questioningly.

ROSEMARY
I'm sorry. I thought you were Ar;naMaria Alberghetti. Iqm sorry.

Terry blushes and looks at the floor.

TERRY
It's all right. Lot of people t.hinkI'm Anna Maria. I don't see any resemblance.

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ROSEMARY
Do you know her?

TERRY

Terry wipes her hand on her shorts and stepsforwards holding it outo

TERRY
I'm Terry Gionoffrio.

Rosemary smiles and shakes hands.

ROSEMARY
I'm Rosemary Woodhouse. We 1re new tenants here.
TERRY
I'm staying with Mro and Mrs. Castevet. Seventh flooro I1m their guest~ sort of 9since JuneG
ROSEMARY
Ohs our apartment used to be the back part of yours.
TERRY
Ohs for goodnessi sakeo You took the old lady's apartmentg Mrs. -
ROSEMARY
Gardenia.
TERRY
Gardenia. She was a good friend of the Castevets. ·She used to grow herbs and things and bring them tn for Mrs. Castevet to cook with.
ROSEMARY
I've seen those plants.
TERRY
Now Mrs. Castevet grows her own things.
ROSEMARY
Excuse me~ I have to put softener in.

Rosemary gets up and takes a bottle from the laundry

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bagon the washeru She pours a capful of softenero Terry opensthe washer dooro

ROSEMARY
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(Tossingsoftener 1n1 Thank youo
TERRY
What does your husband do?

Cappingthe bottle Rosemary nods complacentlyo

ROSEMARY
He is an actoro
TERRY
No kidding? ~~at9 shis name?

ROSEMARY· Guy ~rJ'oodhouseoHewas in nLuther 1?and"Nobody Loves an Albatross" and he does a lot of televisiono

~I TERRY I\ j' Gee I watch TV all day long.,.

I'll bet I 9veseen himo

Glass crashes somewhere in the basemento

TERRY
Yowo

Rosemary hunches her shoulders and looks uneasily toward the laundry room 9 sdoorway.,

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ROSEMARY

I hate this basement.,

TERRY
Listen 9we could come down together regular.,
ROSEMARY
That would be great.,

Terry laughs happily 9seems to seek words and then 9 still laughing~

TERRY
I've got a good luck charm that'll maybe do for both of usJ

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19. (Coot•d)

She pulls away the collar of her blouse» draws out a silver neckchain and shows Rosemary on the end of it a silver filigree ball a little less than an inch in diametero

ROSEMARY
Oh, that's beautifulo
TERRY
Isn't it? Mrso Castevet gave it to meo It's good luck 9or anyway it 1 ssupposed tobeo There's some stuff inside ito

Rosemary looks more closely at the charm Terry holds out between thumb and fingertipso It is filledwith a greenish-brown spongy substance which presses out against the silver openworko

Rosemary draws back 9wrinkling her noseo Terry LAUGHS again.

TERRY
I'm not mad about the smell either o I hope it works o
ROSEMARY
It's a beautiful charmo I1ve never seen anything like ito
TERRY
Europeano

She leans a hip against the washer and admiresthe, ball, turning it one way and anothero ~

TERRY
The Caste,vetsare the most wonder- ful people in th~ world 9bar noneo They picked me up off the sidewalk - literallyo
ROSEMARY
You were sick?
TERRY
I was starving and on dope and doing a lot of other thingso They're childlesso I'm like the daught'er they never had» you know?

• Rosemary nods·o

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19. (Cont1d )

TERRY
I thought at first they had some kind of sex thing they would want me to do~ but they've really been like real grandparentso

Terry drops the filigree ball back into he~ blouseo .

ROSEMARY
It's nice to know there are people like that~ when you hear so much about apathy and people who are afraid of getting involvedo
TERRY
I would be dead now if it wasn't for them. Thetis an absolute fact. Dead or in jailo
ROSEMARY
You don't have any family that ·couldhave helped you?
TERRY
(Shrugging)
A brother in the Navy.
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INT. GUY AND.ROSEMARY'S APARTMENT - (DUSK)

Guy is sitting in front of the TV set eating abag or Fritos. Rosemary enters with Terryo

GUY
Them sur.e mustbe clean clothes.
ROSEMARY
This is Te~ry. This is Guy.
TERRY
Hello.~~Guyo

They shake hands. Terry blushes and turns toRosemary, flustered.

TERRY
or course I rememberhim. He was i~ - how was it called7
ROSEMARY
(To Guy)
Terry is staying with theCastevets. SevenA, youknow.

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20. (Cont'd)

TERRY
'Another World1 wasn't it?
GUY
Are you sure it wasn1tDonald Baumgart?
TERRY
Oh, I thought it was youo
ROSEMARY
Of course it was Guyo He's teasing youo Guy andDonald are reading for the same parto
TERRY
Oh, I'm sure you111 get ito
(Looks round the apartment)
It's a lovely apartmento
ROSEMARY
It will be. Have you seen it before!
TERRY
Noo
GUY
You know, you remindme of some- bodyo
I TERRY
I I~ve got to go nOWo The Castevets eat at sixo

Rosemary opens the dooro

21. INTo HALLWAY - (DUSK)

Rosemary walks Terry towardsCastevets• apartmento The door of Seven D is open andLISA, a .two-year-old girl, stands on the thresholdo

LISA
What's yourname?

Rosemary bends down,smilingo Terry goes ono

TERRY
See you,Rosemaryo

• LISA

I'm Lisao

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21. (Cont1d)

ROSEMARY
Hello51Lisa. ;
LISA
Didyou eat your Captain Crunch?·
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INT. GUYAND ROSEMARY'S APARTMENT - (DAY) -

SEPTEMBER15, 1965 - - Rosemary is unwrappinga tall teak wood ice bucket with a bright orange lining,on the table in the living room. Hutch is walking around admiring the half-furnishedroom. Rosemary goes to Hutch and kisses him.

ROSEMARY
Oh, Hutch£ I~m so ashamed51we haven't had you over for dinner yet.
HUTCH
For Godts sake donlt even think about entertaining. Tell mes how is everything?
ROSEMARY
Guy's still auditioning. Nothing really exciting except for commercials 9 which is not too bad = money-wise.
HUTCH
It costs a fortune to furnish a place nowadays.
ROSEMARY
Ah, and the time••• The chairs are four weeks late.
HUTCH..
Typical.
ROSEMARY
The neighbors certainly don1t seem abnormal. Except normal abnormal like homosexuals. They breed Persian cats. We can have one any time we want.
HUTCH
They shed•
ROSEMARY
And there's a couple who took in

• this girl \vhowas hooked on drugs9

and they completely cured her.

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/..--...."\ 22. (Cont'd) (__',·-)

HUTCH
It sounds as if you1vemoved into Sunnybrook Farmo I1m deli.ghted.
ROSEMARY
The basement is kind of creepyo I curse you every time I·go down there o
23

INT. BEDROOM- (NIGHT)

Guy in bed readingo Rosemary in front of her vanity mirror~ brushing he.rhair. We heara WOMAN ISvoice behind the walL

MR.S,CASTEVET (o.s.) But it:s impossible to be ahundred per cent sure~ Ifyou want~ opinion 9we shouldn:t tell her at all~ that::3~ opinicn;

The voice fades aN"ayo Guy lifts hishead from his book; Rosemary turns roundzthey both look at the walla

GUY
Jesusl
ROSEMARY
That must be the partition.

Guy pulls his pajama ;sl.eevesover hishandss>leaving only one f'ingershowing on eachhand; imitating Mr. Nicklas• voice~

GUY
{Pointing) This is the•.b.ackparto,tthe o.riginal. 'ten 1 s>withitsmasterbedroomo.o

Rosemary.9laughing 9jumpsinto the bed and claps her hand over hismoutho Guy Siv::Ltchesthelamp off oThey kiss fora moment~ then l.ift theirhe ads insurprise; there is a sound ofa party 9 flatunmusical singing anda flute or a clarinet piping along beside it.

23

EXT. STREET ~ ( NIGHT)=SEPTE.L.']:3ER17.9196_5

Rosemary and Guy ualk along approaching the Bramfordo The night is mildand balmy. As they get nearer they see a group of about TWENTY PEOPLE gathered in a semi~ circle at the side of a parked car, Two police cars

are double-parkedr roof lights spinning red. Rosema~r

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24. {Cont'd)

and·Guy walk faster 9hand in hand~ straining to get a better view~ Cars on the street slow questioningly; windows scrape open in the Bramford and heads look out ·besidegargoyle's heads. The NIGHT DOORMAN 9TOBY 9 comes from the house with a tan blanketo A POLICEMAN turns to take it from him. The roof of a Volkswagen is crumpled to the side9 the windshield is crazed with· a million fractures.

ONLOOKER
Dead,.

2ND ONLOOKER Gee9 did you hear that crash. Wowo

Rosemary and Guy stand on tiptoes, craning over peoples' shoulders.

POLICEMAN
Get back now, will you?

The shoulders separate~ a SPORT-SHIRTED BACK·moves away. On the sidewalk lies Terry))watching the sky with one eye 9half of her face gone to red pulpo The

~ blanket flips over·herS!settles 9and red blotches \ j

24

'·----···· SOAK THROUGH INONE PLACE AND THEN ANOTHERQ ROSEMARY

wheels 9eyes shut 9her right hand making an autbmatic cross. Her mouth is tightly closed.

GUY
Oh~ Jesus. Oh my God.
POLICEMAN
Get back 9will you?
GUY
We know her.,_ .. A SECOND POLICEMAN turns towards them. He is forty or so and sweating. His eyes·are blue and beautiful 9 with thick 9black lashes.

2'NDPOLICEMAN What's her name?

GUY
Terry.

2ND POLICEMAN Terry what'?

GUY
Ro?' What was her name? Terry

• what?

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24. (Cont·'d)

Rosemary opens her eyes and swallows.

ROSEMARY
I don't remember. An Italian name,
GUY
She was staying with people named Casteveti in Seven A.

2ND POLICEMAN We've got that already.

A THIRD POLICEMAN comes up ho:;,.dinga sheet of yellow notepaper. Mr. Kicklas is behind him 9tight~mouthed~ in a raincoat over str.ip·~dpajamas.

3RD POLICEMAN Short and sweet. ·· ·.(Handing over notepaper) She stuck it to the window sill with a band-aid.

The Third Policeman and Mr. Nicklas shake their heads. The Second Policeman reads the sheet of paperp suck- ing thoughtfully at his front teeth.

2ND POLICEMAN (With an Italian accent) Theresa Gionoffrioo

MR•.,,?ICKLAS (To Rosemary) Did you know her?·

ROSEMARY
Only slightly.

The Second Policeman opens his pad holder and puts the paper inside ito He clcses the holder with a width of yellow sticking out.

Guy puts his hand on Rosemaryvs back.

GUY
Come on.~~hon.

Rosemary and Guy nod to the 2nd Policemanand Mr. Nicklas and start towards the house•

MR. !UCKLAS Here they come now.

Rosemary and Guy stop and turn.

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,I) 24. (Cont'd) './

An old couple is coming along the streeto

MRS. CASTEVETis wrapped in light blue~ with snow-white dabs of gloves 9purse 9shoesand hato Nurselike she supports her husband'srorearmo He is dazzling~ in an .I every-colour seersucker jacket,red slacks, a pink bow I tie, and agrey redora with a pink bando He is seventy- five or older;she is sixty-eight or nineo They come closer with expressions ofyoung alertness~ with friend- ly quizzicalsmiles. The 2nd Policeman steps forward to meet them and their smiles falterand fall away. Mrs. Castevetsays something worryingly; MR. CASTEVET frowns··and shakes his head.His wide thin-lipped mouth ·is rosy-pink~as if'lipsticked; h:tscheeks are chalky., his eyessmall and bright in deep soeketso She is big- nosed, with a sullen fleshy underlip. She wears pink- rimmed eyeglasseson a neckchain that dips down from behind plain pearly earringso

2ND POLICEMAN Are you folks the Castevets on the seventh floor?

We are. (Dry voice thathas to be listened for)

2ND POLICEMAN You have a young woman named Theresa Gionoffrio living with you?

MRo CASTEVET We do. What~s wrong? Has there been an accident?

2ND POLICEMAN You'd better brace yourselves for some bad news o· (Hewaits, looks at

25

EACH OF THEM IN TURN)

She's dead. She killed herselfo (Raisinga hand the thumb pointing back over his shoulder} Jumped out or the windowo

Mr. and Mrs. Castevet look at the 2nd Policeman with no change of expression at all, as if he hasn't spoken yet; then Mrs. Castevet leans sideways, glancing·beyond him at the red-s'tainedblanket. She stands straight again and looks him in the eyes.

• (Continued} 7-~-67

·24• (Co,nt'd)

MRS~ CASTEVET That's not possible. (Loud midwestern accent) It's a mistakeo

2ND POLICENAN (Without turning from her) Artie, would you let these people take a look, please?

Mrs. Castevet marches past him, her jaw set. Mr. Castevet stays where he is.

MR. CASTEVET
I knew this would happeno She got deeply depressed ever'y threeweeks or so. I told my wife but she poon- poohed me.
MRS..CASTEVET
{Coming back) That doesnlt mean that she killed herself. She was a very happy girl with no reason for self- . destruction. She must havebeen cleaning the windows or something.
MR. CASTEVET
She wasn't cleaning windows at midnight.
MRS..CASTEVET
Why not? Maybe she wasJ

The 2nd Policeman takes the yellow paper from his holder and holds it out. Mrs. Castevetnesitatesg then takes it and .turns it r.ou.nd·f.ioreadit.Mr. Oaste.ve.t·tipsh-is..head·in·over··her·armand·reads· it too, his thin vivid lipsmoving.

2ND POLICEMAN Is that her handwriting?

Mrs. Castevet nods.

MR •CAS TEVET Definitely. Absolutely.

The 2nd Policeman holdsout his hand and Mrs. Castevetgives him the paper•

2ND POLICEMAN Thank you. I'll see you get it back

when we're done with ito

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24. {Cont'd)

Mrs. Castevet takes off her glasses, dropping them on their neck-chain and covering both her eyes with white-gloved fingertips.

MRS. CASTEVET
I don't believe it. I just don't believe it. She was so happy.

Mr. Castevet puts his hand on her shoulder, looks at the ground and shakes his head.

2ND POLICEMAN Who is the next-of-kin?

MRS. CASTEVET
She was all slone. She didn't have anyone, only us.
ROSEMARY
Didn't she have a brother?

Mrs. Castevet puts on her glasses and looks at her. Mr. Castevet looks up from the ground, his deep- socketed eyes glinting under his hat brim.

2ND POLICEMAN Did she?

ROSEMARY
She said she did. In the Navy.

The 2nd Policeman looks to the Castevets.

MRS. CASTEVET
!t1s news to me.

2ND POLICF.MAN (To Rosemary) Do you know_where heYs stationed?

ROSEMARY
No, I don't.
(To Casteve t s )
Shementioned him tome in the laundry room. IYm Posemary Woodhouse.
GUY
We 1 reinSeven E.
ROSEMARY
I feel justthe way you do, Mrs. Castevet. She seemed so happy

• and full of - of - she said

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29o

(~ 24. (Cont'd) \.)

ROSEMARY (Cont'd)
wonderful things about you and your husband; how graterul she was.
MRS. CASTEVET
Thank you.

2ND POLICEMAN You know anything about this brother except he's in the Navy?

ROSEMARY
No.
MR. CASTEVET
It should be easy to rind him.

Guy puts his hand on Rosemary's back and they begin to withdraw towards the house.

ROSEMARY
I'm so stunned and so sorry.
GUY
It's such a pityo It's-
MRS. CASTEVEI'
Thank you.

2$. INT. GUY 1SAND ROSEMARY 1SAPARTMENT -BEDROOM -

(NIGHT)

Guy is asleep but Rosemary lies awake besidehim, she sees: Terry's pulped face and her oneeye watching the sky.· (This is the first shot leading to the dream sequence.) SlaterAgnes is shaking her fist at Rosemary.

SISTERAGNES
(Mrs. Castevet1svoice)
Sometimes Iwonder how come you're the leader of anything!

A bump on the other side of the wall wakesRosemary.

MRS. CASTEVET (OoS.)
And please donvt tell me what Laura-Louise said because I'm not interested 1

Rosemary turns over and burrows into her pillow.

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26

INT. DREL\MSEQUENCE (?)

Set in a·composite of Our Lady's School, Uncle Mike's Body·Shop and the candy counter in the Orpheum Cinema.

MASONS are bricking up the windows. Sister Agnes is furious. She squeezes her piggy-eyes and shouts.

SISTER AGNES
If you'd listened to !!!!,,we wouldn't have had to do thist {She points to the window) We'd have been all set to go now in- stead of starting all over from scratch!

UNCLE MIKE tries to hush her. Other SISTERS and GIRLS are standing a little apart listening to the argument.

SISTER AGNES
I told you not to tell her anything in advance.
(She points at SISTER VERONICA who stands with her head lowered)
I told you she wouldn't be open-minded.

Uncle Mike looks questioningly at Rosemary. Rosemary starts to explain to him in a hushed voice•.

ROSEMARY
I told Sister Veronica about the windows and she withdrew the school from the competition. Otherwise we would have won.

Uncle Mike looks at Sister Veronica questioningly who spreads ·herhemds out wide in a helpless gesture. By this time we ~re already in Uncle Mike's body shop.

(Shouting) Anybody! Anybodyt All she has to be is young, healthy, and not a virg·in. She do~sn't have to be a no-good-drug- addict whore out of the gutter.

Uncle Mike is shocked. Rosemary turns and she is at the candy counter with the other children.

27• INT. KITCHEN ...;(DAY)~SEPTEMBER20ll1965

Rosemary is washing the vegetables. The bell rings. She goes to the door and looks through the peephole.

• 7-24-67 (Continued)·

27. (Cont'd)

Mrs. Castevet 9white hair in curlers under a blue-and- white kerchief, looks solemnly straight ahead as if posing for a photograph. Rosemary opens the door.

ROSEMARY
Helloo How a.reyou?
MRS. CASTEVET
Fines {She smiles bleakly) May I come in for a minute?
ROSEMARY
Yes, of course; please do.

Rosemary holds the door wide open. Mrs. Castevet comes in. She wears toreador pants; her hips and thighs are massive, slabbed with wide bands of fat. The pants are lime-green under a blue blouse; the blade of a screwdriver pokes from her hip pocket. They stop between the doorways of the den and the kitchen. Mrs. Castevet puts on her neckchained glasses and smiles at Rosemary.

MRS. CAS..rEVET I just came over to thank you for saying those nice things- tous the other night.

ROSEMARY
Please, there's no reason
MRS. CASTEVET
Poor Terry~ We thought maybe we had failed her in some way, although her note made it crystal clear we hadn't;. You11l never know how helpful it was 9in such a shock moment.. So··I do thank you.. Roman does too.. Roman is my hubby.

RosemapY ducks her head in concession.

ROSEMARY
You're welcome. IVm glad I helped.

MRS, CASTEVET She was cremated yesterday. Now we have to forget and go on. It won't be easy. We donit have children of our own. Do you have any?

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32 •

27

27.(CONT'D)

ROSEMARY
No, we don't.

Mrs. Castevet looks into the kitchen. She points to the pans hanging on the wall.

MRS. CASTEVET
Oh, that's nice. And look how you put the table, isn't that interesting.
ROSEMARY
Itwas in a magazine.
MRS. CASTEVET
Nice paint job.

Mrs. Castevet fingersthe door jamb appraisinglyand turns to look into theden.

MRS. CASTEVET
Oh,that's nice. A T.V. room.
ROSEMARY
It's only temporary. It's going to be a nursery.
MRS. CASTEVET
(Looking ather)
Are you pregnant?
ROSEMARY
Not yet, but I hope to be, as soon as we're settled.
MRS. CASTEVET
That's wonderful. You're young and healthy; you ought to have ·lotsof children.
ROSEMARY
We plan to have three.
MRS. CASTEVET
I'm dying to see what you 1 vedone to this apartment. The woman who had it before was a dear friend of mine.
ROSEMARY
I know•
(Leading her to the living room)

• Terry told me.

33o

2.1.(Cont'd)

MRS. CASTEVET
Oh, did she? You two had some long t,alks together in the laundry roomo
ROSEMARY
Only oneo

The living room startles Mrs..Castevet.

MRSo CASTEVET··· My goodness1 It looks so much brighter. What did you pay for a chair like that?

ROSEMARY
(Disconcerted)
I'm not sureo I think it was about two hundred dollars..

MRSo CASTEVET You don't mind my asking do you? (She taps her nose) That's how I got a big nose, by being nosy..

28

INT. KITCHEN - (DAY)

Rosemary and Mrs..Castevet are sitting having coffee· and cake.

MRS..CASTEVET
I knew itl
(Checking prices on the cans of soup and oysters) . I said it t.oRoman yesterdayo He's ·so good;..looking1:·whatmovieswa-shein?
ROSEMARY
No movieso He was in two plays called 'Luther' and 'Nobody Loves An Albatross• and he does a lot of television and radioo
MRS..CASTEVET
Listen, Rosemary, I've got a two 'inch thick sirloin steak sittiQg defrosting right thisminute .. Why don't you and Guy come over and have supper with us tonight, what do you say?

• 7-24-67 (Continued)

J-·

28. (Cont 'd)

ROSEMARY
Oh, no. We couldn't.
MRSG CASTEVET
Why not?
ROSEMARY
This is very kind but really --
MRS. CASTEVET
It would be a big help to us.

Mrs•.Castevet looks into her lap, then looks up at Rosemary with a hard-to-carry smil~e

MRS• CASTEVET This'll be the first night we'll be alone since -

ROSEMARY
(Leaning forward feelingly)
If you're sure it won't be trouble for youo
MRS..CASTEVET
Honey, if it was trouble I wouldn't ask you.
ROSEMARY
I'll have to check with Guy, but you go ahead and count on us.
MRS. CASTEVET
(Standing up)
Listenl You tell him I won't take no for an answert

Mrs. Castevet moves toward the door. Rosemary a.ccom- panies her. Mrs. Castevet reaches the door and opens it herself.

MRS. CASTEVET
Oh, here1s your mai1' dear.

(She picks it up) Ads.

29

INT. GUY'S AND ROSEMARY'S APARTMENT - (DAY)

Guy come in, kisses Rosemary and goes straight into the living room. Rosemary goes into the kitcheno Guy calls out from the living room.

• 7-24-67 (Continued)

29. (Conttd}

GUY
Donald Baumgart got that parto

Rosemary doesn'tanswer immediatelyo She comes into the living room carryinga sandwich and a glass of beer which she gives toGuy, sitting in the new chairo

ROSEMARY
It's a bad playanywayo
GUY
Even if it foldsout of town, it's the kind of part that gets noticed.

Guy opens the corner of hissandwich, looks in bitterlys closes it, and starts eating.

ROSEMARY
Mrs. Castevetwas hereo To thank me for whatI said about Terry. She's the nosiestperson I've ever seen. Sheactually asked the prices of things.

GUY

~'/ No kidding.

Rosemary kneelson the floor between the bay windows, drawing a lineon brown paper with crayon and a yard- stick and then measuring the depth of thewindow seats.

ROSEMARY
She invited usto have dinner with them.
(She looks atGuy)
I told her I'd have tocheck with jou, but that itwould probably be okay.
GUY
Ah, Jesus, Ro, we don't want to do that, dowe?
ROSEMARY
I think they're lonely.
GUY
Honey, if we get friendly with an old couple like that we'renever going to get them off our necks. They're right across the wall!

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29. (Cont1d)

ROSEMARY
·I told her she could count on uso
GUY .
I thought you told her you had to check .firsto
ROSEMARY
I did, but I told her she could count on us tooo
GUY
Well, it's not my night .forbeing kind to Ma and Pa Kettleo I'm sorry, honey.
ROSEMARY
All right, IYll tell hero

Rosemary draws another line with the crayon and the yardstick. Guy finishes his sandwich.

GUY
You don't have to sulk about it.
ROSEMARY
I'm not sulking. I see exactly what you mean.
GUY
Oh, hello We1ll goo
ROSEMARY
No, no, what .for?
GUY
We1ll go.

:'~. ROSEMARY : We donit have ·toif you don1t want

to. That sounds so phony but I really mean itD really I do.

GUY
It'll be my good deed for the day.
ROSEMARY
Only if you want·too And we1ll make it clear that it~s only this one time and~ the-beginning of any- thing. Right?
GUY
Righto

30

INT. HALLWAY - {DUSK)

·Guy and Rosemary at the Castevet1s door. Guy rings the bell. The elevator behind them clangs open and MR. DeVORE comes out carrying a suit swathed in cleaner's plastico He smiles and unlocks the door of Seven B next to themo

MR. DeVORE You're in the wrong place, aren't you?

Rosemary and Guy make friendly laughs.

Mr. DeVore lets himself in, calling out.

MRo DeVORE Mel

As the door is ajar we get a glimpse of a black sideboard and red and gold wallpaper.

Mrs. Castevet opens the door. She is powdered and rouged and smiling broadlyo She is wearing light green silk with a frilled pink apron.

MRSo CASTEVET Perfect timingJ Come on inJ Roman's making Vodka Blusheso My, I'm glad you could come 9GuyJ I'm fixing to tell people I knew you whenl

Gu~ and Rosemary laugh and exchange glances~ They enter.

31.. INT. CASTEVEi'T~sAPARTMENT""(DUSK)

A large foyer with a rectangular table set for f.ou.r. It·has an embroidered white cloth.,plates.that don't all match, and bright ranks of ornate silver. The room is oddly furnished; at the fireplace end. there is a settee~ a lamp table and a few chairs. At the opposite end an office=like clutter of file cabinets, bridge tables piled wi.th newspapersPoverfilled book- shelves and a typewriter on a metal stando There are clean squares on the walls as if pictures had. been removed. ·

Mrs. Castevet shows them across the brown carpet and seats them on the settee; Mro Castevet comes in,hold- ing in both hands a small tray on which £ourcocktail glasses run over with clear pink liquid. Staring at the rims of'the glasses he shuf'flesforward across the

• 't·'24·67 (Continued)

31. {Cant'd) () .../

carpet, looking as if with every step he will trip and fall disastrously., Mro Castevet is wearing black loafers with tassels, gray slacks~ a white blouse, I and a blue and gold striped ascoto

MRo CASlTEVET I seem to have overfilled the glasseso No, no, donnt get upo Pleaseo Gen- erally I pour these out precisely as a bartender, donnt I, Minnie?

MRSo CASTEVET Just watch the carpeto

MR.,CASTEVET But this evening I made a little too much and ratherooo IVm afraidooo there we are.. Please, sit downo Mrso Woodhouse?

Rosemary takes the glass, thanks him and sits.. Mrs.. Castevet quickly puts a paper cocktail napkin in her lapo

MR..CASTEVET
Mro Woodhouse? A Vodka Blusho Have you ever tasted one?
GUY
(Takingone and sitting} Noo

MRo CASTEVET Minnie~

ROSEMARY
It looks deliciouse

Rosemary smiles vividly as she wipes the base or

:; '. her glasso

MR oCASTEVET They're very popular in Australia.

Mr. Castevet takes the final glass and raises it to Rosemary and Guy..

MR. CASTEVET
To our guests. Welcome to our home..

Mr. Castevet drinks, cocking his head critically, one eye partway closed, the tray at his side dripping on the carpet.

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31. (Cont'd) r) \,/

MRS. CASTEVET
-(coughing inmid~swallow) The carpet!

Mrs. Castevet chokes and points at the carpet.

Mr. Castevet looks downs then holds the tray up un- certainly.

MR. CASTEVET
Oh_pdear.

Mrs. Castevet thrusts aside her,drink.9hurries to her knees and lays a paper napkin carefully over the wetness. ·

MRS. CASTEVET
Brand-new carpet. This man is so clumsy!
ROSEMARY
Do you come fr·omAustralia?'
MR. CASTEVET
Oh no.

I~ (Sitting and crossing

his legs) I1m from r:Lghthere in New York City. I've been there though. I1ve been everywhere. Literally. (He sips the Vodka Blush1 one hand on his knee) You name a place and I've been there. Go ahead. Name a place.

GUY
Fairbanks 9Alaska.
MR. CASTEVET
I've been there. I1ve been all over Alaska; Fairbanks 9Juneau 9Anchorage.9 Nome~ Seward9 I spent,four months there in 138.
MRS. CASTEVET
Where are you folks _from?.'
(Fixing the folds at the bosom of her dress)
ROSEMARY
I'm from Or:1aha.Guy :i.sfrom Baltimar•e•

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31. (Cont'd)

MR. CASTEVET
Omaha is agood city. Baltimore is too o
ROSEMARY
Do you travel forbusinessJ
MR. CASTEVET
Business and pleasureboth. I'm seventy~nine andruve been going one place or another sinceI was teno You name it 9I 1 vebeen thereo

A bell pings in the kitcheno

MRS. CASTEVET
Steakvs readyo
(Standingup 9glass in her hand)
Don't rush your drinksnow; Roman 9take your pill.

)2. INT. CASTEVET1SAPARTMENT ~ (DUSK)

Guy, Rosemary~Mr. and Mrs. Castevet are sitting at the table 9eating.

MR. CASTEVET
No Pope ever visits a city where the newspapers areon strikeo
MRS. CASTEVET
I heardheus going to postpone and wait till it7sovero
GUY
Well 9 thatr 1 sshow bizo
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I

Mro and Mrs. CastevetlaughllGuy along with themo Rosemary smilesand cuts her steak. It is di~ficult to cut, and flankedby peas and mashed potatoeso From her expressionwe can gather it doesn't taste good either.

MR. CASTEVET
(Stilllaughing)
That's just what itiso The costumes 9 the ritualso
MRS. CASTEVET
I thinkweure offending Rosemary.

• 7-24-67 (Continued)

32. (dont1d)

ROSEMARY
No 9no 9not at all~

MRo CASTEVET You arenot religiouspmy dear 9are you?

ROSEMARY
I was brought up a Catholic 9now I don't know.,

MRSo CASTEVET (To Rosemary) You looked uncomfortsbleo I Mrso Castevet stands up and starts to collect the empty plates.,

ROSEMARY
Weil~ he !! the Pop~o

MRo CASTEVET You don't need to have respect for him because he pretendshe is holy"

GUY
Good point.,

MRSo CASTEVET When I think what they spend on robes and jewels.,

Mrso Castevet serves the dessert;Boston cream pie.,

MR., CASTEVET A good picture of the hypocrisy behind organized religion wasgiven,,I thought.~~ in 1 Luther 1 oDidyou ever get to play the.·leading part9Guy?

GUY
Me? Noo

MRo CASTEVET Weren 1tyou AlbertFinney 9s11.nderstudy?

GUY

We can see from Rosemary's expression thatthe Boston creampie isn1ttoo good., She looks at Guy but he is eating away avidlyo

• 7-24-67 {Continued)

32. (Cont'd)

MR. CASTEVET
·Thatvs strangeo I rememberbeing struck by a gesture youmade and checking in the program to seewho you were.
GUY
What gesture do you mean?
MR. CASTEVET
I'm not sure now~ amovement of your -
GUY
I used to do a thing with my armswhen Luther had the fit; a sort of involun- tary reaching = .I
MR. CASTEVET
Thatus it~ It had a wonderfulau- thenticity to ito
GUY
Oh 9come on nm·.ro
MR. CASTEVET
Oh no 9I.mean ito
GUY
That makes twoof us.

Gtiylaughs but he is pleased. He casts a bright- eyed glance at Rosemary. She smiles back.

Mrs. Castevetholds out the Boston cream pie towards Guy.

MRS. CASTEVE~ Guy?

GTJY
Oh yes 9please.

Rosemary looks in surprise at Guy who is helping h~ sel~ tothe desserto

MR. CASTEVE'r My father was a theatrical producero My early years were spent in the company of such people as Mrso Fiske 9Forbes-Robertson, Modjeskao You have a most interesting inner quality 9Guyo It appears in your television work too, and it should

J

32. (Cont'd)

MR.·CASTEVET (CONT1D) carry you very far indeed' provided~ of course~ that you get those initial 1breaks 1 oAre you preparing for a show now?

GUY
Ilm up for a couple of partso
MR. CASTEVET
I can1t believe that youwon't get themo
GUY
I cano
33

INT. KITCHEN ~ (NIGHT)

It opens off the foyero It1s small and it hasthe miniature greenhouse 9which standson alarge white table near the one window. Gooseneckedlamps with bright bulbs lean over it with a blinding white light, reflecting in the glass. In the remaining spacetbe sink, stove and refrigerator stand close together with cabinets jutting out on all sidesabove them.

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33

' MRS. CASTEVET STANDS AT THE SINK·WASHINGUP. ROSEMARY

stands beside her drying. The pile of clean dishes beside her indicate that they havebeen in the kitchen for some time. While drying a dish~Rosemary turns and looks at the greenhouse.

ROSEMARY
I1 dlike to have a soicegarden same day. Iim a countrygirl at heart.
MRS. CASTEVET
Do you come from a big family?
ROSEMARY
Three brothers and two sisterso

MRS • CASTEVET Are your siste~smar~ied?

ROSEMARY
Yes,~~they are.

Mrs. Castevet pushesa soapy sponge up and down inside a dinner glass. She is a slow and thorough washer. Rosemary has to wait eachtime~ towel in hand, for the next piece.

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MRS. CASTEVET
Do they have'children?
ROSEMARY
One has two and the other has four.
MRS. CASTEVET
Well, therevs a chance you will have lots of children too.
ROSEMARY
Oh, we 1 refertile, all right. I've got twenty nieces and nephews.
MRS. CASTEVET
My goodnessl
(Handing Rosemary the glass)
ROSEMARY
(Puts the glass on shelf)
Would you like me to wash andyou wipe for a while!
MRS. CASTEVET
Nog this is fine, dear.

Rosemary looks outside the door. She can see only the end of the living room thathas bridge tables and file cabinets.• Mr. Castevet and Guy are out of sight. A plane of blue cigarette smoke lies motionless in the air.

MRSo CASTEVET Rosemary?

Rosemary turns. I"irsoCastevet,smiling,holds·out a wet pla.tein a green rubber~glovedhand.

34

INT. LIVING ROOM - (NIGHT)

Mr. Castevet and Guy are sitting facing. each otheron the setteeo Guy is looking atMr. Castevet, fascin- ated. They smoko for the moment in silence. Rosemary appears in the doorway.

MR..CASTEVET
TakeKennedy for example. Do~ think it couldhave been a plotef some kind?

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34. (Cont1d)

Mrs. Castevet comes pastRosemary int.othe room. I MRS. CASTEVE·r Now Roman 9you stop bendingGuy's ear with your Modjeska stories. He'sonly lj.stening 'cause he's polite.

GUY
No, it~sinteresting, Mrs. Castevet.
MR. CASTEVET
You see?

MRS, CASTEVET (To Guy) Minnie 9I!m Minnie and he's Roman, okay?' ·(Lookingmock-defiantely at Rosemary) Okay?·

GUY
Okay~M:i.nnie.
35

INT.HALLWAY OUTSIDE THE CASTEVET1S APARTMENT - (NIGHT)

Rosemaryand Guy go along the hallway and the door closes behindthem, They both give relieved sighs, look at each otherand laugh,

GUY
Naow Roman~ yew stop bendin' Guy's ee-yurs with them thar Mojestky st·=>~rees~

Laughing, Rosemary hushes him. They run hand in hand on ultra-quia~tiptoes to their own door.

36

INT. GUY 1SAND ROSEMARYVS APARTMENT - (NIGHT)

Rosemary and Guy slam~ lock 9bolt and chain the door; Guy nai!s it over with imaginary beams, pushes up three imaginary boulders, hoists an imaginary draw- bridgej mops his brow and pants while Rosemary bends over double and laughs into both hands.

GUY
About tha"tsteak•

ROSEMARY

• Oh my Gcd~ The piel How did you

eat two pieces?. It was weirdZ

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37

36. (CONT'D)

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Guy pretends that he is going to vomit and runs to the bedroom.

Rosemary works her feet against the floor to unshoe them.

ROSEMARY
Only three dinner plates that match•••
GUY
(Indicating wall)
Shhh
ROSEMARY
(Whispering)
•••and all that beautiful 1beautiful silver.
GUY
Let's be nice; maybe they'll will it to USo
ROSEMARY
Guess what they've got in the bathroom.
GUY
A bidet.
ROSEMARY
'Jokes for the John'.
GUY
No.
ROSEMARY
(Shucking off her dress)
A bookon a hook. Right next to the toilet.

Guy smiles and shakes his head. He begins taki~g out his cufflinks, standing beside the armoire.

, Gtr.{ Roman's stories were pretty damn interesting, actually. I 1 dnever even heard of Forbes-Robertson before. · (Working at the second link1 having trouble with it)

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38

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GUY (ContYd)
I'm going to go over there a~gin tomorrow night and hear··somemore.
ROSEMARY
(Looking at him, disconcerted)
You are?
GUY
He asked me.
(Holding out his hand)
Can you get this off for me?

Rosemary goes to him and works at the link~ feeling suddenly lost and uncertain.

ROSEMARY
I thought we were going to do something with Dick and Joan Jellico.
GUY
Was that definite?
ROSEMARY
It wasn't definite.
GUY
(Shrugging)
We'll see them next week.

Rosemary gets the link out and holds it in her palm. Guy takes it.

GUY
Thanks. You don't have to come along if you don't want to; you can stay here..
ROSEMARY
I think I will. Stay here.

Rosemary goes to the bed and sits down.

GUY
He knew Henry Irving too. Really interesting,
ROSEMARY
(Unhooking her stockings)
Why did they take down the pictures.

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GUY
What do you mean? I
ROSEMARY
' Their pictures~ they took them down. There are hooks in the wall and clean places. And the one picture that is there doesn't fitp --
GUY
(Looking at her)
I didn't notice.

37. - INT. GUY AND ROSEMARYWS APARTMENT (DUSK) ~

SEPTEMBER 21, 1~65

Rosemary puts a record on, picks up a bookg sitson the new couchg puts up her feet and opens the book. The doorbell ringso She remains motionless fora moment. Then, closes the bookp gets up and goes to the door ..

It's Mrs. Castevet and another woman, short~plump and smiling, with a Buckley-for~Mayorbutton on the shoulder of her green dress.

MRSo CASTEVET Hi.vdear~ we 1 renot botheringyoug are we? This is my de~~ friend Laura-Louise McBurney, who lives up on twelve. Laura~Louiseg this is Guy's wife Rosemaryo

LAURA-LOUISE
Hello, Rosemary 9welcome t()theBraml

'' MRS. CASTEVET 'i

LauraaLouise just met Guy and she wanted to meet you too. Canwe come in?

With resigned good grace Rosemaryshows them into the~ living room. Mrs. Castevet indicatesa new couch.

MRS. CASTEVET
Oh, isnvt itbeautifult
ROSEMARY
It came this morning•

MRSo CASTEVET Are you allright, dearo You look

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ROSEMARY
Iim fine.
(Smiling)
It's the £'j_::•stdayofmyperiod.

·LAURA-LOUISE And you're up and around? (Sitt:~ng) On!!!I.firstdayI experienced such pain thatI couldn't move or eat or anything. Dan had to give me gin through a straw to kill the pain.

MRS. CASTEVET
Girls todaytak9 things more in their stric~13.
(Sitt:.ng)
They'rehealthier 1::hanwe were,thanks to vitaminsand better medical care.

Both women have identical greensewing bags and~ to Rosemary's surpriae,they open them nowo Mrs. Castevet takes outdarning and Laura-Louise takes out crocheting.

MRS "CASTEVET What's that over there? Seat covers?

ROSEMARY
Cushionsfor the window seats.

Rosemary stands for a moment undecidedly. She sits uneasily,~tryingto find a comfortable position.

MRS" CASTEVET Oh,before I forget. This is for you. From Roman and me.

Mrs. Gastevet hands Rosemary s small packet of pink tissue paper.

ROSEMARY
For me?

MRS. CAS~·EVET It's justa little present is all. (Quick hand-waves) For moving in.

ROSEMARY
But there's no reason 000

Rosemary unfolds the leaves of used-before tissue

• paper. Within the pink is Terry's silver filigree

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/--.._ 37. (Cont'd) ' \ ( ' '.../

ball-charm and its clustered-together neckchaino She pulls her head awayo

It1s real old. Over three hundred yearso

Rosemary holds the ball between her thumband finger- tips like Terry did. She stares at it fora moment.

ROSEMARY
It's lovelyo

.. MRS. CASTEVET

The green inside is called tennis root. It1s good lucko

ROSEMARY
It 1 slovely 9 butI can't accept such a-
MRS. CASTEVET
You already haveo

Mrs. Castevet darns abrown sock not looking at Rosemary.

MRS. CASTEVET
Put it ono

LAURA=LOUISE You'll get used to the smell before you..know it.

MRS. CASTEVET
Go ono

ROS'TI:MARY Well 9thankyouo

Rosemary uncertainly puts thechain over her head and tucks the ball into the collarof her dresso

JB. INT.GUY AND ROSEMAR"r~sAPARTMENT - (NIGHT)

Guy opens the doorof the apartment 9comes in and goes into the livingroomo

The women are seated in different positions as before. Rosemary is sewing the cushion coversand there's a tray with coffee potand cups on the tableo Guy says hello to the women and~ by Rosemary's chair, bends and kisses hercheek. He is quiet and a little self-

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MRSo CASTEVET Eleven? My landt Come on~ Laura- Louise.

LAURA-LOUISE
Come and visit me any timep you want~ Rosemary; I1m in twelve F.

~e two·womenclose their sewing bags and leave q-qickly.

ROSEMARY
Were his stories as interesting as last night?
GUY
Yeso Did you have a nice time?
ROSEMARY
All righto I got a present.

She shows him the charm.

ROSEMARY
Itwas Terry 1·so

~\ \ )

GUY
No kidding~ It 1 spretty though.

Rosemary lifts thechain off over her head and holds it out between two fingers9the ball dangling at the' end of the chaino

GUY
Aren't you going towear it?
ROSEMARY
It smells..There 1sstu.ffin it called tennis·root. From her green- house.

Guy smells it~ and shrugs.

GUY
It'r;notbad.

Rosemary goes into thebedroom and as she opens a drawer in thevanity 9she catches her reflection in themirror. She leans towards it and calls:

ROSEMARY
Tannis 9anyone?

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38. (Cont1d )

GUY
I~ you took itp you ought to wear ito

Rosemary turns; Guy is leaning against the door frame. Instead of answering Rosemary opens a tin Louis Sherry box in the drawer 9puts the charm in the boxp closes it and closes the drawer.

39. INTo BEDROOM - (NIGHT)

Rosemary wakes up and finds Guy beside her smoking in the darko

ROSEMARY
What~s the matter?
GUY
Nothingo

A moment of silenceD then she touches his armo

ROSEMARY
Don't worryo
GUY
About what?
ROSEMARY
About anythingo
GUY
All righto I won 1 to
ROSEMARY.
You're the greates.t oYou know? · And-it's going to come out righto

Gu~ smiles in the glow o~ his cigaretteo

ROSEMARY
Any day nowo Something bigo Something worthy of youo
GUY
I knowo Go to sleep~ honeyo
ROSEMARY
Okayo Watch the cigaretteo
GUY
I will o

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39. (Cont 1 d)

ROSEMARY
I love youo
GUY
I love you 9Ro.

4.0. INT. LIVING ROOM - (DAY)= SEP'J:1EMB.SR25,1965

Guy holds out a pair of theatre tickets·to Rosemaryo

GUY
Here~ these are for the "Fantaaticks". Alan Stone gave them to me so why don't you call Hutch or somebody and go and see it.
ROSEMARY
Aren~t you going to see it with me?
GUY
I saw it ~ges ago.
41

INT. TAXI - DRIVING ALONG AN AVENUE - (NIGHT)

Elise Dunstan and Rosemary~ dressed for the theatre in her summer silk coat 9sitting in the back. There is a fatg old DRIVER listening to their conversation.

ELISE DUNSTAN
This is a break for me to get away from my three monsters.
ROSEMARY
That1s whatwecre going to have. Three» two years apart.
ELISEDUNSTAN
You're not pregnant 9areyou?
ROSEMARY
I wish I was 9Elise 9Guy is

"not ready yet •

ELISE DUNSTAN
.Well -
ROSEMARY
I'm afraid he111 neverbe ready~ ugtil he 7 slike Marlon Brandeand Richard Burton put together.

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4.1.(.Cont 'd)

They giggle..

40

I ..

ELISE DUNSTAN
All men feel the same way.. Yo~ have plenty of timeo
ROSEMARY
I have my little plan. IVm going to get pregnant by accident.
ELISE DUNSTAN
Are you taking pills?

Rosemary shakes her head.

ROSEMARY
I told Guy they give me a head- ache, and the rubber gadgets are repulsive., So he studies the calendar like mad., But I1ll get him anyway.
(They laugh)

The Driver looks in the mirror and grins..

ELISE DUNSTAN
You mustn 7 tdothat 9Rosiei it 1 e a,terrible thing to do to a mano

·.·.

ROSEMARY
(Smiling)
It's a contest between uso
ELISE DUNSTAN
Contest? He doesnit know he's engaged in ito

:..\•. .. ·..·~.·~2.:...EXToTHEATRE-(NIGHT)

The taxi stops in front of a theatre.. There is a big

I.

illuminated sign tdth "The Fantasticks" and the name~

41

OFA·RTISTS..

Elise Dunstan and Rosemary get out of the cab and turn to pay the fare ..

The Driver has a gqod look at Rosemary..

DRIVER
Lot 1 saluck 9lady..

Rosemaryand Elise Dunstan go into the theatre.,

...

42

43. INT ...GUYANDROSEMARY'SAPARTMENT - (NIGHT)

:~;tosemary,takingoffher silk coatsgoes into the Bstbroomo Guy is getting outof the shower, wrapping himself in a towe:Lo He kissesRosemary vivaciouslyo

GUY
How was it?
ROSEMARY
Wonderfulp wonderfulo You worked on your scEme?
GUY
Yesa I1ve got it down coldo
43

:.•\•....'

Rosemary sniffso

'ROSEMARY Damn that tennis rooto ItYseven in hereo

Rosemary goes to the Kitchen (tossing hercoat on the way into the Bedroom)a

ROSEMARY (0oSo)
(Call:l.ng)
Elise saysthat Joan and Dick Jellico are separatingo
GUY
No kiddingo

Rosemary comes back with somealuminum foillland a deodorant bombo

ROSEMARY
Luckythey didn 1thave childreno

' She takesthe charm out ofthe·Louis Sherry box.!'winds it,in a tight triple wrappingand twists the·ends to seal ito Guy, comes into theBedroom, drying his hair with atowelo

GUY
It111probably lose its strength ina few days o
ROSEMARY
It bettero If not~ Iill throw it awayo

As Rosemary puts the wrapped charm b~ck in the box, standing behindher 9Guy unzips her dress:and pulls it off her shoulders; he starts kissing her necko. We

44

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· ..43.(Cont 1 d)

HEAR a party in progress behind the wall;.flat un- musical CHANTING,pwith a flute or clarinet underneath ito

45

INT. HALLWAY - (DA:Y)~ .SZFTE:I-::B~R2.~,1965

GUY'is painting the inside of the guest closet redo '!hereare several brushes, cans of paint and paint removero

46

INT. LIVING ROOM - (DAY)

Rosemary trying different arrangements with chairso The telephone RINGS in the Bedrooma Rosemary makes an involu·ntarymO\'eto answer ito Through the arch- way she sees Guy» can of paint remover in his hand, running to get to the phone.

GUY (OoSo)
(Quickly)
Yes? This is heo
(Long silence)
Oh, God, noa Ohp the poor guyo

Rosemary goes to the Bedroom door~ Guy is sitting on the bed, the phone in one hand and a can of Red Devil paint remover in the othero He doesnft look at Rosemary.

GU:Y And they don 1thave any idea what's causing it? My God~ that1s awful~ just awfula

Guy straightens up,plisteningo

GUY
Yes I amo
(Listens)
..Yes~I would o I1d hate to get it this wa~,pbut I
(Listens again)
Well, youud have to speak to my agent about that end of ito
(Listens)
Alan Stone, but lim sure there won 1tbe any problem 9Mr..Weiss, not as far as we?re concernedo

R~semary, standing in the doorwayp holds her breath, waitingo

~ I

45. (Cont1d)

47

~

, I GUY Thank you 9MroWeisso

Guy hangs up and shuts hiseyeso He sits motionless, his hand staying on the phoneo He is pale and dummy- like, a PopArt wax statue with real clothesand props, real phone, real can of paintremovero

ROSEMARY
Guy?

He opens his eyesand looks at hero

ROSEMARY
What is it •?

Guy blinks and comes aliveo

GUY
DonaldBaumgarto He 1sgone blindo He woke up yesterday and -he canYt seeo
ROSEMARY
Oh noo

~. /

They look painfully ateach othero

GUY
I've got theparto Itqs hell ofa way to get ito

Guy looks at the paintremover in his hand and puts it on the night tableo

GUY
Listen~Ivve got to get out and walk a.roundo
ROSEMARY
I understando Go aheado

Rosemary stands back from the doorwayo Guy goes out, down the hall~ out the door, closing it behind himo Rpsemary goes into the Living Room and sits downo She leans with arms folded on her knees, thinkingo She remains motionless for a moment, then pronounces slowly, tasting the nameo

ROSEMARY
Baumgarto Donald Baum 00..

She looks at the windo.w$1standsup and goes quickly

• to ito She opens the window and looks down at the

quiet streeto

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"\ ( ) '._,./ 46. INT. LIVING ROOM ~ (DAY)~ S3PTEHB3R 30, 196.5

Guy is sitting in an easy chair~ cigarette betweenhi~ fingers. He is motionless but his .eyesfollowRosema:~y a~ she vacuum cleans the roomo Sheworks thoroughlyp gradually moving toward the door. After.she has dis- appeared into the hall 9the SOUND of the .cleanerstqp:3. Guy, still in the same position, sl·ow~yliftstn.e cig~ arette to·his mouth., Rosemary comes back without the cleaner. She walks slowly towards Guyand stands silently in front of him., They look at eachother.

ROSEMARY
What's wrong?
GUY
Nothing. Don't you have your sculpture class today?
ROSEMARY
I havenft gone in two months.
GUY
Why don't you go?

~''-,,____...... INT. KITCHEN - (DAY)-·CCT:.:.B::R2,196.5 47•.

Rosemary comes in~ her coat still on and carrying a shqpping bag. There are roses in a vese·on the table. Rosemary puts down the shopping bag and goes in sur- prise to examine them. She inhales their scent. Taking off her coetJ)she goes into the Living Room. There are roses there also. Guy comes in from the Bedroom~ one rose in his hand 9and kisses her.

GUY
I've been. acreep., It's from worrying Baumgart would regain his sight9 rat that I am.
ROSEMARY
That's natural. Youvre bound to feel two ways about -

Guy lifts the rose to her nose. Then he turns and walks toward the·Kitcheno Rosemary followshim.

GUY
Listen 9even if I'm Mister Yamaha for the rest ofmy days, I1m going to stop giving you the short end of thestick.

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47..(Cant'd)

ROSEMARY
You haven1t -
GUY
Yes~ I haveo I've been too busy tearing my hair out over ~ careero Let's have a baby, okay1 ~et's have three, one at a timeo

Rosemary looks at himo

GUY
A babyo Ycu know, Goo, goo? Diapers? w·aa,waa?
ROSEMARY
Do you mean it?
GUY
Sure I ~ean it; I even figured out the right time to starto Look!

Guy turns towards the calendar hanging on the wa·ll. There ere two days encircled with a red pencil. He taps them with his fingero

ROSEMARY
(Tear:::in hereyes)
You really mean it, Guy?
GUY
No, I'm kiddingo Sure I mean ito Look, .RosemaryJfor God's sake don't cry 9all right? Please.
ROSEMARY
All righto
48

INT. KITCHEN - (DAY)- OCTOBER L-1-,1965

Rosemary is washir..g salad.There are other things on the table ready to be cookedo The TV set has been moved so that she can see it while working. She is watching the Pope's visit in New York, and listening to the newscastero

49

INT. BEDROOM - {NIGHT)

Rosemary is sitting at her vanity, dressed in burgund:r silk lounging pajamas. She makes up her eyes, powders

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49. (Con~-!~>

her t~oe and pe~f'umeshersei.t'.She BEARS the front door open off~soreen and goes out into the hallwaj. Guy bSs just came into the apartment. Rosemary meeta him and they kiss. -I GUY Mmm, you look good enough to eat. Damnl

ROSEMARY
Whatf
GUY
± forgot the pie.

i_- ROSEMARY \

It's allright.

-GUY ± passed two of those damn retail stores;no-r-onebut two.

_ ROSEMARY We can have fruit and cheese. That's the beat dessert anywa,.,really.

GUY
It is not; Horn and Hardart pump- kin pie is.

Guy starts to undress; going into the Bathroaa.

$0. m~ LivnlG ROOM - (NIG~)

The t.bl,e1~ set for dinner. Rosemal'Jand GuJ are d~~nki~g-cocktails.·andeating stuffed muahroOiul..-.·-au7 puts ,crumplednewspaper and:;Sticks.ot.:.kindling;onth•.. fireplace grate, and two big chunks ot cannel coal.

GUY
Here goes nothing.

He strikes a mat~h and lights the paper. It tlaaea h-ighand catches .the kindling. Dark smoke·begin~ ·apilling out_ over thefront of the mantel and up toward the ceiling. Guy gropes inside the fireplace.

GUY
Good grietl

ROSEMARY

• The paint, the paint1

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50~ (Cont•d)

Guy gets the flue opened; and the air conditioner draws out the smokeo

-GUY Nobody, but nobody has a fire ....~on.i,sht.

Rosemary kneels, with her drink, and stares into·the_ spitting flame-wrapped coalso

ROSElURY Isn•t it gorgeous? I hope we have the coldest winter ever.

Guy -putson a reoordo

51

INT.•LIVING ROOM - (NIGHT)

Rosemary and Guy are·at the dining table eating sword- fisb4 The doorbell rings.

GUY
Oh.·!.;~l{:oI

He gets up, tosses down his napkin, goes outo

Rosemary cocks hel'head and -listens.·We hear 'the·door open·orr sereeriand MI•s.Castevet's voice saying •hi, Guy' o The rest is t.mintelligible.

Rosemary lirts her eyes to heaven.

ROSEMARY
Oh, no 1
(Whispering)· Don •t_lether in_••~ not tonight.

orr screendialogue cantinues. Now Gu'fspeaks; then ~s. Oastevetagain. Only.a few words are 1ntell1gi~le: tt·o..extra.We dQn't need them". Guy again and Mrs., . Castevetagain..,Rosemary bolas .inher breath. .We· hear the door being closed and chained.

ROSEMARY
Good 1

We hear the bolt drawno

ROOEMARY
Good &

Guy appears in the archway, smiling smugly, with both

• bands behind his back.

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51. (Cont1d)

GUY
Who says there's nothing to ESP?

He comes towards the table and brings forth his hands with two white custard cups sitting one on each palm.

GUY
Madame and Monsieur shall have ze dessairt after all.

He puts .onecup by Rosemary's wine glass and the other by his own. The cups are filled with peaked swirls of chocolate. One topped with a sprinkling of chopped nuts. The other with a half walnut.

GuY Mousse au chocolat (Sitting) or 'chocolate mouse', as Minnie calls it.

Rosemary laughs happily. Guy replaces his napkin and pours more wine.

ROSEMARY
I was afraid she'd stay all evening.
GUY
No, she just wanted us to try it, seein' as how it's one of her speci...al...ities.
ROSEMARY
It1s sweet of her, really. We shouldn't make fun of her.
GUY
You're right. You're right.

Guy and Rosemary start eating the chocolate mousse.

ROSEMARY
It's good.

At the second spoonful, she pauses a~1dlooks atGuy but he is busy eating.

ROSEMARY
It has an undertaste.

Guy looks up at Rosemary•

GUY
Mmm?

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51. (Cont1d)

ROSEMARY
A chalky undertaste.

Guy rolls the mousse on his palate,cocking his head.

GUY
I don't get it.

After a few swallows, Rosemary putsdown her spoon.

GUY
That's silly, honey, there'sno 'undertaste 1 •
ROSEMARY
There is.
GUY
Come on, the old bat slaved all day; eat it.
ROSEMARY
But I don't like it.

GUY

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~ IT'S DELICIOUS.

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ROSEMARY
You can have mine.
GUY
All right, don't eat it. There's always something wrong.
ROSEMARY
Oh- if it's going totur.ninto a big scene -

She take-sa full spoonful of mousse andthrusts it into her mouth.

GUY
Look, if you really can't stand it,don't eat it.
ROSEMARY
Delicious.
(Taking another spoonful)
No undertaste at all. Turn the records over •

Guy gets up and goes to the record player. Rosemary doubles her napkin in her lap and plops a few spoon- fuls of the mousse into it. She folds the na.pkin

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51. (Cont1d)

closed and then showily scrapes clean the inside of the cup and swallows down the scrappings as Guy comes· back to the table.

ROSEMARY
There, Daddy.
(Tilting thecup toward him) . Do I get a gold star?
GUY
Two of them. I'm sorry if I was stuffy.
ROSEMARY
You were.
GUY
I'm sorry.

He smiles and kisses her.

52

INT. KITCHEN - (NIGHT)

Rosemary scrapes the uneaten mousse from her napkin intothe waste bin. The water is running into the sink. We hear the sound of television from the other room. A sudden wave of dizziness makes her sway for a moment, then blink and frown.

GUY (O.S.)
The Pope at Yankee Stadium. Christ, what a mobl
ROSEMARY
Good.

She shakes her head to clear the dizziness, then rolls the napkins up inside the tablecloth and puts the bundle aside. She turns the water off and loads the dirty dishes into the full sink. She dries her hands on the kitchen towelar.das she hangs it up, another. wave of dizziness ma:.cesher swivel and hangon to the edge of the sink. Thi~ time it lasts longer.

ROSEMARY
Oh boy!

She straightens·up and makes it to the doorway of the Den. She keeps her footing with difficulty by holding on to the knob with one hand and the jamb with the other.

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52. (Cont1d)

Guy stands up anxiously.

GUY
What is it?
ROSEMARY
Dizzy.

Guy snaps off the TV, comes to her, takes her ar.m and holds her surely around the waist.

GUY
No wonder, all that booze. You probably had an empty stomach, too.

He helps her towards the bedroom but her legs buckle. He catches her up and carries her. He puts her down on the bed and sits beside her, taking herhand and stroking her forehead sympathetically. Rosemary closes her eyes.

53

EXT ODREAM SEQUENCE - (DAY)

The bed is a raft floating on gentle ripples.

ROSEMARY

GUY
(o.s.)
Sleep is what you need.
54

INT. BEDROOM - (NIGHT)

Guy is sitting beside..Rosemarystroking her forehead.

GUY
A good night's sleep.
ROSEMARY
We have to makea baby.
GUY
We will. Tomorrow. There's plenty of time.
ROSEMARY
Just a nap•

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~' (·...) EXT. DREAM SEQUENCE ...(DAY)

Large Yacht. Rosemary is sitting witha drink in her hando It is sunny and breezy. The Skipper is unrolling a large map to plotthe course. He is Hutch now and is giving terse and knowing instructions to a Negro Mate (ElevatorOperator).

Guy 9 shandstake off the top of Rosemary'spajamas.

ROSEMARY
Why are you taking them off?
56

INT. BEDROOM = (NIGHT)

Guy is taking offthe top of Rosemary's pajamaso

GUY
To makeyou more comfortable.
ROSEMARY
I amcomfortableo

GUY

Guy undoesthe snaps at the side and slowly draws off the bottom ofRosemary's pajamaso

57

EXT.~INT.DREAM SEQUENCE - ( ? )

Back on theyacht. Guy is holding the legs of Rosemary 1 spajamasand pulling them away from her. Rosemary.tries to hide her nudity; she looks around and sees other ladies on the yacht. They are .wearing bikinis = so is Rosemary. The Skipper is in his Navy uniformo...

Hutch is standing on the dock with armloads of weather=forecasting equipment.

Rosemary comes to the Skipper and asks him very quietly - in dream sequences everybody speaks quietly.

ROSEMARY
Isn1t Hutch coming with us?
SKIPPER
Catholics only.
(Smiling)
I wish we weren't bound by these prejudices.Pbut.unfortunaely ..

• (Spreading his arms)

Rosemary turnso There is her f.amily~ Ma~ Pa 9children we have seen in the pr_eviousdream,\)several pregnant womeno

Guy is taking off Rosemary 0 swedding ring. She looks surprised then she closes her eyeso

ROSEMARY
Sleep.

Set is now a composite of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling with Michaelangelo frescoes and the linen cupboard at the end of the hallway. Rosemary is lying on the special elevator which carries her horizontally, making it possible for her to see the frescoes from very close, As she passes under the shelf, partly covered with gingham contact paper, we can hear voices off screen.

Easy.

DR. S• (0•S•) You1ve got her too high.

Hutch on the dock. We see him from further off and higher. He tries to gesticulate as much as the weather-forecasting equipment he is carrying will allow him. He shouts and wind blows his words away so we hear them only partially.

HUTCH
Typhoon~ 'ryphoonJ It killed fifty=five people in London and itis heading this way.

Back on the Yacht. The wind is even stronger. Rosemary looks for··the_skipper but everybodyis· gone. The dock is infinite and bare, Far away 9 the NEGRO MATE firmly holds thewheel. Rosemary goes to him~ she is about to warn him when theNegro Mate speaks without looking at her.

NEGRO MATE
You'd better go downbelow 9Miss.

Huge Ballroom. On one side is a burning church (it's sometimes burning with real fireand sometimes only a picture). On the other side 9aBLACK-BEARDED MAN stands glaring at Rosemary. In the centre is a

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68 0

(" 57. (Cant1d) ·,)

bed. She goes to it and liesdown" She is i~medi ately stlrroundedby a dozen naked menand women. Guy is among themo They are elderly,the women grotesque and slack=breasted. ·Thereis also Mrs. Castevet, Laura-Louise andMr. Castevetin a black mitre and black silk~obe. With a thin black wand~ Mr. Castevet is drawing designs on her body,dipping the wand's point in a cup of red held forhim by a SUN-BRO\.vNEDKilN.The pointmoves back and forth across her stomach anddown to the insides of her thighs. The NAKED PEOPLEare chanting - flat$ un- musical~ foreign-tongued syllables- and a flute or clarinet accompaniesthem. Guy 1 seyesare large and tense. He whispers toMr•so Castevet.

GUY
She 1 sawake~she seesb
MRS. CASTEVET
She don 1 tsee.As long as she ate the mouse she canvtsee nor hear. She's like dead. Now sing.

Lady comes into theBallroom.· She wears an exquisite ivory satin gown embroidered with pearls. She hurries to Rosemary's side.

LADY
I1m sorry to hearyou arenlt

R0SE}'T.ARY It1s only themouse-bite.

LADY
Yould better have your legs tied down in caseof convulsions.

Yes, I suppose so. There's always a ·chanceit was rabid.

Rosemary watches v.rithir.terestasWHITE-SMOCKED INTERJifS tie her arms and legs to the four bedposts.

LADY
If the music bothers you 9let me know9 and IVll have it stopped.
ROSEMARY
Oh 5no. Please don 7tchange the prcgram on my acoount.

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57~ (Cont 9 d)

LADY
Try to sleepo
(Smiling warmly)
WeUll be waiting up on decko

She withdraws, her satin:gown whisperingo ; Guy comes and benc.sover Rosemaryo He strokes her ,with both hands - a long relishing strokethBt begins at her bound wrists, and slides down over herarms, breasts, loins and between her legso.He repeats this stroke several times; his hands are roughnow and sharp-nailedo Rosemary breathes,fastera He slips a hand in under her buttocks and raisesthemo He lies forward upon her~ his broad chest ~rushingher breastsa ae is wearing a suit of coarse leathery armouro As • he is making love to herj she opens her eyesand sees yellow furnace-eyes in front ofhero Prot~stwakes in Rosemary's eyeso

ROSEMARY
This is no dreamo This is hsppeningo

Something covers her face fading into darknesso

The Pope comes in with a suitcase in his handand a coat over his armo

POPE
They tell me you've been bitten by a mouseo

Rosemary speaks sadly trying to hide that she is having an orgasmo

ROSEMARY
Yeso Thatis why I didn't come to see youo ·
POPE
That's all righto We wouldn't want you to jeopardizeyour healtho
ROSEMARY
Am I forgiven, Father!
POPE
Absolutely a

He holds outhis hand for her to kiss the ringo Its stone is a silver filigree ballo Inside it, ANNA MARIA ALBERGHETTI sits waitingo

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58

INT.·BEDROOM - (DAY) -OCTOBER 5, 1965

Guy and Rosemary in bed. Rosemary is asleep and Guy is shaking her shoulder. He is sleep-rumpled, needing a shave.

GUY
Hey, it's after nine.

Rosemary pushes his hand away and turns over onto her stomach, her face deep in the pillow.

ROSEMARY
Five minutes.

Guy yanks her hatr.

GUY
No. ·I've got to be at .Al·a~.t·s::· .at te·n.
ROSEMARY
Eat out.
GUY.
The hell I will.

Guy slaps Rosemary's behind through the blanket. ·<For a moment she lies mottonless; then suddenly shetu:rns back over and raises herself on her.arms, lookingat . GilYo

He is lighting a cigarette. He has his pajamas on~ Rosemary is nude.

ROSEMARY
What time is it? ··
59

GUY

T,enafter nine•.

Rosemary·sits up.

ROSEMARY
What time d!tdI go to sleep?
GUY
You didn't go to sleep, honey, you passed ou~. From now on you get cocktai.ls. o.rwine;not·cock- tails ~ win.e7 . .
ROSEMARY
(Rubbing her forehead

• and closing her eyes) -:.....

The dreams I had. ·

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(----......\ 58.·(Cont'd)· ',_____)

She opens her eyes atd sees scratcheson her left breast·;two parallel hairlines ofred running down into the nipple. She pushes theblanket away and sees more scratches, seven or eightgoing this way and that.

GUY
Don't yell. I already filed them down.

He shows short 9smooth_f~gern~ils.

Rosemary looks athim uncomprehendingly.

GUY ..
ROSEMARY

You mean you - while Iwas - I didn'twant to-miss Baby out? Night •.And a couple of my

nails were ragged.

Guy nods and grins.

GUY
It was kind offun in a necrophile sort of way.

Rosemary looks away,pulling the blanket back up.

~ \'·.._..../ ROSEMARY

I dreamed someone was- raping me. I don1t know -- someone unhuman.

GUY
Thanks a lot.

Rosemary turns furtheraway and swings her legs out on the other aideof the bed.

GUY
WhatIS therrul~ter?

Rosemary sits there,not looking around at him.

ROSEMARY
Nothing.
GUY
I didn't want tomiss the night.
ROSEMARY
We cou:J_d.haved.one it thismo~ning or tonight. Last night wasn 1 t·the only sp1it second•.
GUY
I thought you wouldhave wanted

me to.

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72o

58. (Cont1d)

Guy runs a fingerup Rosemary's back. She squirms away from it.

ROSEMARY
It's supposed to be shared. Oh, I guess I'mbeing silly.

She gets up and goesto the closet for her housecoat.

GUY
I'm sorry I scratched you. I was a wee bit loadedmyself,

59. INTo KITCHEN - (DAY)

Rosemary is sitt1ngat the table. She is drinking coffee slowly, absent-minded.

60. INTo LIVINGROOM - (DAY)

Rosemary opens thewindows, both of them.

61. INTo BATHROOM - (DAY)

Rosemary standing under theshower. She remains motionless, letting the water run all over her hair and face.

ROSEMARY
(Whispering)
'Kind of fun in a necrophile sort of way'•

62. LANDING INFRONT OF THE CASTEVETS.'APARTMENT • (DAY) :

Rosemary, readyto go shopping, with two custard cups in herhand, rings the bello

The door opens and Mrs. Castevet appears.

MRS. CASTEVET
Oh, hello, dear. Did you like it?
(Taking thec1,1ps)
I thinkI put a little too much Cream de Cocoa in ito ·
ROSEMARY
It was delicious. You'll have to give me the recipe.

• 7-24-67 (Continued)

62. (Cont'd)

MRS.,CASTEVET I'd love toe Would you do me a teeny favor? Six eggs and a small Instant Sanka; I'll pay you later.

60

INT. GUY AND ROSEMARY'S APARTMENT LIVING ROOM - (DAY) -

OCTOBER 20, 1965

Rosemary is drinking coffee. Guy is practicing with crutches.

ROSEMARY
Don't you think we ought to talk about it?
GUY
About what?

Rosemary looks at Guy. He seems genuinely unknowing.

ROSEMARY
The way you haven't been looking at me.
GUY
What are you talking about? I've been looking at you.
ROSEMARY
No you haven't.
GUY
I have BOo Honey, what is it? What's tilematter?
ROSEMARY.
Nothingc. Never mind.
GUY
No, don't say that. What is it?
ROSEMARY
Nothing.
GUY
Ah 9look, honey. I know I've been preoccupied, with the part and all. Well gee whiz, Ro, it's important, you know? It doesn't mean I don't love you.

He leans across the table and kisses her.

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74·

61

INT. HUTCH'S APARTMENT - (DAY) - OCTOBER 21, 1965

Hutch is sitting barefoot between two bridge tables, each with its typE~writerand piles of paper. Rosemary is sitting on the sofa.

ROSEMARY
It's a fascinating part. He'll really be noticed this time. He also has an offer for a lead in the T.V. series, "Greenwich Village." He's suddenly very hot.
HUTCH
Now I understand why you're so overjoyed.

Rosemary looks at Hutch and smiles. .../ ROSEMARY I Well, it's a difficult period in his life -- a challenge.

HUTCH
I see.
ROSEMARY
You know how it is with actors- they're all a bit self-centered. I bet Laurence Olivier is vain and·self-centered

Rosemary's voice cracks; determined not tocry, she continues:

ROSEMARY (Cont'd)
It's a difficult part. He's got to work with crutchesand naturally he's preoccupied and and, well, preoccupied.

Rosemary breaks down. Hutch comes over and comforts her.

HUTCH
I1vea lot of good advice for you, but I 1 mgoing to shutup.
65

EXT. STREET OUTSIDE HUTCH'S APARTMENT - (DAY)

Rosemary and Hutch walking along the street•

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65. (Cont'd}

HUTCH
Imeant to ask you. You had another suicide up there at Happy House•?
ROSEMARY
Oh~didn't I tell you?
HUTCH
Nollyou didn't.
ROSEMARY
Itwas that girl I told you about; the drug ac.dictwho was rehabilitated by this old couple. I'm sure I told you ~·
HUTCH
They didn't rehabilitate her very successfully, itwould seem.
ROSEMARY
We've gotten to know them well, since. Mr. Castevet 1 sfatherwas a theatrical producer in the old days.
HUTCH
Castevet. That's an odd nameo French, I suppose?

66o INT.KITCHEN - (DAY)~ OCTOBER 22~1965

Guy is sitting at thet·ablereading the theatre sectionof the Sunday Timeso Rosemary is preparing breakfast. As she puts the Chemex on the table, her eyes fallon the calendar; she stares at it.

';'

GUY
(Withoutlooking up)- It was due on Fridayo
ROSEMARY
(Surprised)
It was?

Guy nods~

ROSEMARY
Itill probably come tonight. Or tomorrow•

GUY

• You want to bet?

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J

l

63

F

ROSEMARY Yeso

GUY
A quarter?
ROSEMARY
Okayo
GUY
You9re going to lose, Roo

ROSE:t-'T.ARY Shut upo You 9 regetting me all jumpyo It1s only two dayso

67o INTo DRo HILL'S OFFICE- (DAY)= OCTOBER 28~ 1965

Rosemary sitting while DR. HILL is measuring her blood pressureo He is very young, medium height, and handsomeo He speaks slowly and tries to appear older by his serious behavioro

ROSEMARY
When will I know?

Dro Hill takes the instrument off Rosemary's armp and puts it back into the boxo

DRo HILL I will call you as soon as I have the resultso I like to do a general checkup just to know something moreo

ROSEMARY
It was Elise Dunstan who recomm~nded you to me~ Dr. Hillo

DRo HILL Oh, yes, YE~so How is she?

ROSEMARY
Fineo And the boys are greato Did you deliver all of them?

DRo HILL Noo Only the lasto

The NURSE comes with a syringe and two little bottleso

·

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67 o (Contvd ) :) /

DRo HILL Universal and haemoglobino

NURSE
Yesa

She goes to Rosemary 9applies a tourniquetand draws blood from her armo

ROSEMARY
We went to see "The Fantasticks" =-

DRo HILL Ohj)did you?

68o INT. GUY AND ROSEMARY1S APARTMENT = (DAY)=

OCTOBER 30 91965

Telephone ringso Rosemary picks itUPo

DRo HILL {OoSo) Mrso Woodhouse?

~. I J ROSEMARY

Dr. Hill?

DRo HILL (OoSo) Congratulations~

ROSEMARY
Really?

DRo HILL (OoSo) ReallYa

Smiling 9Rosemary sits downon the side of the bedo Pauseo

DRo HILL (OoSo) Are you there?

ROSEMARY
What happensnow?

DRo HILL (OoSo) ,Very littleo You come and see me next month. And you get those Natalin

• 1

pillso Onea day. I ll mail you forms

J

68. (Cont'd)

ROSEMARY
When will it be?
DR. HILL
(o.s.)
Works out to June twenty-eighth.
ROSEMARY
That sounds so far away.
DR. HILL
(o.s.)
It is. Oh, one more thing~ Mrso Woodhouse. We would like another blood sample.
ROSEMARY
Yes, of courseo
(A beat)
What for?
DR. HILL
(o.s.)
Nurse didn1t take enough. So would you drop by and see her?
ROSEMARY
But - IVm pregnant, aren't I?
DR. HILL
(o.s.)
Oh yes. It 1 sjust for bloodsugar and so forth. Nothing to be con- cerned about. You 1 repregnant9 don1t worry.
ROSEMARY
All righto I 7llcome tomorrow.
DR. HILL
(o..s.)
Goodo Don1t forget the pills. Goodbyeo
ROSPMARY
Goodbye 9Dr. Hill.

She puts down the telephone slowly and looks at it for a long moment 9hand still on the receiver.

ROSEMARY
(Whispering)
Blood sugar'?

She stands up briskly and walks out.

79o

69

INTG KITCHEN - (DAY)

Rosemary marks on the wall calendar: "Blood••.

70o INT. HALLWAY - (DUSK)

Rosemary holds out a quarterin her palm. Guy, who has just come in, looks atRosemary's outstretched hand, closing the door behindhim.

GUY
What1s this for?

He catches on, takesRosemary by the shoulders and kisses her.

GUY
Oh, that's great,honey! Just great.
ROSEMARY
Father.
GUY
Mother.

Rosemary looks up at him, suddenly serious.

ROSEMARY
Guy, listen. Let's make this a new beginning, okay?. A new open- ness and talking-to-each-other. Because we haven't been open.

Guy puts his hands on her shoulders, his eyes meeting

65

HERS EARNESTLY.

GUY
It's true. I'm so God-damned self-centered, Ro. That's what the whole trouble is, You know I love you though, don't you? I do, Ro. I swear to God.. I'll be as open as -
ROSEMARY
It's my rault as much as -
GUY
Bull. It's mine. Bear with me, will you, Ro~ I'll tryto do better.
ROSEMARY
Oh, GuyG

10. (Cont1d)

Deeply moved, she ~alls into his arms. They kiss ferven,tly.

GUY
Fine way for parents to be carry- ing on.

Rosemary laughs, wet-eyed.

GUY
Gee, honey. Do you know what I1d love to do?
ROSEMARY
What?
GUY
·.TellMinnie and Roman. · (Raising a band) I know, I know, it's supposed to be a deep dark secret. But I told them we were trying. They were so .pleased -

ROSEMARY

I~ (Lovingly) \·....____jI

Tell them.

Guy kisses her nose.

GUY
Back in two minutes.
(He hurries out the door)

71. -INT. BATHROOM- (NIGHT)

Rosemary fixes.her eyes in front of the mirror. She looks at herself.

ROSEMARY
You're pregnant.
(Pause)
An~ther blood sample?

Through thd front door comesMrs. Castevet in a house- dress, Mr. Castevet carryinga bottle of wine,and Guy behind them flushed and smiling.

MRS. CASTEVET
Now that'swhat I call good newst Congrat-u-la-tionsL

• {Continued)

J

71. (Cont ' d)

She bears down on Rosemary,takes her by the shoulders and kisses her cheek hard and loud. Mr. Castevet kisses Rosemary's other cheek.

MR. CASTEVET
Our best wishes to you,Rosemary. We're mc~e pleas~d thanwe can say. We have no champagne on hand,but this will do just as nicely.

He shows the bottle of St. Julien. Guy goes into the kitchen.

MRS. CASTEVET
When are you due, dear?
ROSEMARY
June twenty-eighth.
MRS. CASTEVET
It's going to be so exciting.

Guy comes back with glasses and a corkscrew. Mr. Castevet turns with him to the opening of thewine. Mrs. Castevet takesRosemary•s elbowand they walk together into the Living Room.

MRS. CASTEVET
Listen, dear. Doyou have agood doct.or?
ROSEMARY
A very good one.
MRS. CASTEVET
One of the top obstetricians isa dear friend of ours. Abe Sapirstein·. He delivers all theSociety babies.

Mr. Castevet and Guy are at the other endof the room, busywith the wine.

MR. CASTEVET
Abe Sapirstein? One of the finest obstetricians in thecountry.
GUY
Wasn't he on 'OpenEnd' a couple of years ago?
MR. CASTEVET
That rs right.
GUY
Ro?

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71. {Cont 'd)

ROSEMARY
What about Dr. Hill?
GUY
Don't·worry, I'll tell him some- thing. You know me.
MRS. CASTEVET
Il* not going to let you go to no Dr. ffill thatnobody heard or1 The ~is what Qhu1re going to have, young lady. ere's the phone?
GUY
In the Jedroomo

Mrs. Castevet goes into the Bedroom. Mr. Castevet pours glasses of wine.

MR. CASTEVET
He's a brilliant man. Very sensitive.

He gives glasses to Rosemary and Guy.

ROSEMARY
Let's wait for Minnie.

They stand motionless, each holding a glass. Mr. Castevet holding two.

GUY
Sit down, honey.

Rosemary shakes her head. Through the open-doors ot -theLiving Room and Bedroom, we see Mrs. Castevet sitting on the bed, holding the phone.

MRS. CASTEVET
Abe? Minnieo Fine. Listen·,·a dear fxoiendof ours just fo1J,nd·out today that she's pregnant. Yes~ isn't it? I'm in her apaxotmentnow. We told hexoyou'd be glad to take care ot he~ and-that you wouldn't chaxogenorie of yourfancy Society prices neither.
(Silence)
Wait a minute.
(Raising her voice)
Rosemary? Tomorrow morning at elev.en?
ROSEMARY
Fineo-

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71. (Cont ' d )

MR. CASTEVET
You see?

MRS oCASTEVET (Into thephone) Eleven's fine, Abe. Yes. You too. No, not at all. Let's hope so. Good-bye.

Mrs. Castevet comes back into the Living Room.

MRS. CASTEVET
There you are.
GUY
Thanks a million, Minnie.
ROSEMARY
I don't know how to thank you. Both of you.

Mrs. Castevet takes the glass of wine from Mr. Castevet·.

MRS •CASTEVET Just have a fine healthy baby; that's all. Oh, my, I can't wait to tell Laura-Louise.

~ '·.·-~--....)

ROSEMARY
Oh, please. Don't tell anyone else. Not yet.
MR..CASTEVET
She's right, there'll be plenty of time.
(Raising his glass)
To a fine healthy baby.
GUY
Hear, hear.

They all drink.

72

INT. BEDROOM - (NIGHT)

Guy and Rosemary are in bed. Guy is asleep on his side, but Rosemary's eyes are wide open. She lies on her back with her hands folded across her stomach.

ROSEMARY
(Almost inaudible)
Andrew - Andy?
(Silence)
Or Susan.

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72. (Cont' d)

ROSEMARY (Cont'd)
(Calling)
Susanl

She looks quickly at Guy buthe doesn't stir. Behind the wall, the CastevetS'bed creaks..A fire engine screams by. Guy shiftsand mumbles. Suddenly Rosemary slips out of bed, tiptoes to thevanity, takes the good luck charmfrom the Louis Sherry box/ frees it from its aluminium-foil wrappingand puts the chain over her head.

73.. INT. DR. SAPIRSTEIN 1 SOFFICE- (DAY)-

OCTOBER 3l,1965

Rosemary listens carefully toDR. SAPIRSTEIN, sitting on·the other sideof a desk. He is a tall sunburned man with white hair, reassuringly old-fashioned and direct.,

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Pleasedon't read books. No pregnancy was ever':.te-~actly··like.··the ones described in the books. And don't

~ listen to your friends either. No two ··.._.J

pregnancies are ever alikee

ROSEMARY
Dr.,Hill prescribed vitamin pills.
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
No, no pills. Minnie Castevet has a herbariumv I 1mgoing to have her make a daily drink-for you that will be fresher, safer and more vitamin-rich than anypill on the market. Any questions you have, call me night or day. ·Call.me, not your Aunt .Fanny. That•s what r•mnere f'or.
67

INT. GUY AND ROSEMARY'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - (DAY) -

NOVEMBER 1, 1965

Mrs.,Castevet holds out to Rosemary a large glass of watery pistachio milkshake.,

MRS. CASTEVET
Here1

Rosemary happily takes the glass and looks at it.

~ ~ ROSEMARY

What's in it?

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·.·

74o (Cont'd)

MRS. CASTEVET
Snips and snails and puppy-dogs' tails.
ROSEMARY
(Laughing)
That"~sfine~ but what if we want a girl?

She lifts the glass and starts drinking.

MRS. CASTEVET
Do you?
ROSEMARY
Would be nice if the first one were a boy.
MRS. CASTEVET
Well, there you are.
ROSEMARY
No, really, what's in it?
MRS. CASTEVET .
A raw egg~ gelatin, herbs•••
ROSEMARY
Tannis root?
MRS. CASTEVET
Some of that, some of some other things.
75

INT. LIVING ROOM - (NIGHT) - NOVEMBER 21,1965

Gu1 is practising with crutches, repeating his lines from the script. Rosemary comes in. Shehas anew haircut. Guy looks at hero

GUY
What's this?
ROSEMARY
I 1 vebeen toVidal Sassoon.
GUY
You didn't pay them for that, did you?
ROSEMARY
I have a - pain.

,_j

75. (Cent'd) (\. ' ; '.\·--~~-"'"'

GUY
Where?
ROSEMARY
(Putting her hands on her middle)
Here.
GUY
Just now?
ROSEMARY
Since Monday. A sharp pain.
GUY
Did you see Dr. Sapirstein?
ROSEMARY
I'm seeing him Wednesday.
GUY
But this is ridiculousl Why didn't you say anything? Why didn't you see Dr. Sapirstein?

~ ROSEMARY ·.,''~~.,..,../,.

I see him Wednesday regular.

76

INT. DR. SAPIRSTEIN'S OFFICE - (DAY)-

NOVEMBER 24g 1965

DR. SAPIRSTEIN and Rosemary across thedesk.

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
An entirely natural expansion of the pelvis. You can fight it with ordinary aspirin.
ROSEMARY
I was afraid it might bean ectopic pregnancy.
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
(Sceptically)
Ectopic? I thought you weren't going to read books,Rosemary.
ROSEMARY
(Blushing)
It was staringat me in the drug store.
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
And all it did was worry you. Will you go home and throw it away, please.
70

(CONTINUED)

76. (Cont'd)

ROSEMARY
I willo Promise.
71

DR. SAPIRSTEIN

The ~ains will be gone in tw6 days. (Shaking his head)

77

INT. LIVING ROOM - (DUSK) - DECEMBER 1, 1965

Guy and Rosemary sitting on tha floor playing Scrabble. Rosemary gets up and goes to the Bathroom. She sits on the edge of the bathtub, and doubles over in pain.

Guy making up a word on the board. Rosemary comes back and stands in the archway.

ROSEMARY
I look awful.
GUY
What are you talking about? You · look great. It's that haircut that looks awful, if you want the truth, honey. That)~ the biggest mistake you ever made.
74

INT. DEN = (DAY) - DECEMBER 5, 1965

The television is on but no sound. Rosemary is sitting in front of it sick frozen with pain.

79

INT. HALLWAY- {DAY) - DECEMBER9, 1965

Hutch stands on the threshold,staring at Rosemary.

HUTCH
My God!
ROSEMARY
It's VidalSassoon and it's very in.

She pats her hair. Hutch steps inside and Rosemary closes the door.

HUTCH

~· What's wrong with you? v 7-24-67 (Continued)

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79o (Contid)

ROSEMARY
Do I look that bad?

With a fixedg bright smile, sb.e takes his coatand hat andhangs them away.

HUTCH
Terrible. ·You aren1t on one of those 'Zen diets'are you?

ROSEMARY

HUTCH
Then what is it? Have you seen a doctor?
ROSEMARY
Oh1 I might as well tell you,_ I'm pregnant.
HUTCH
That's ridiculous. Pregnant women gain weight, they don't lose it.
ROSEMARY
I don't sleep well. I have stiff joints or something, so I have pains. Nothing seriou$.

They enter the Living Room. Hutch sits in the easy chair.

HUTCH
Well~ congratulations.. You must be very happy•.

RosE:iARf··:· I am. We both are.'

HUTCH
Who 1 syour obstetrician?
ROSEMARY
Abraham Sapirstein. He's -
HUTCH
He delivered two ofmy daughter's babies.
ROSEMARY
He'sone of the best in the city.

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79. (Cont'd)

HUTCH
When did you see him last?
ROSEMARY
Yesterday.
HUTCH
And?
ROSEMARY
He says.it's fairly common.
HUTCH
How much weight have you lost?
ROSEMARY
Three pounds.
HUTCH
Nonsense! You1ve lost far m.ore than thatt
ROSEMARY
(Smiling)

F

rt's perfec.tlynormal to loss a

~J/ little at first. Later on I'll

be gaining.,

Rosemary smiles. Hutdh leans back and smiles, too.

RUTCH
Well~ we'll assume Dr. Sapirstein knows whereof he speaks. He should; he charges enough.
ROSEMARY
We'~e getting bargain rates; ou~ neighbors are close friends of his.

The DOOR BELL RINGS.

HUTCH
(Makes a move to rise)
I'll go.
ROSEMARY
Hurts less when I mo~e a~ound.

She go~s out of the room to the front door and opens it. Mr. Castevet is standing there, l()oking_slightly winded. Rosemary smiles. ·

ROSEMARY
I was just talking about you•.

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79..(Cont'd)

MR• CASTEVET Favorably I·hope. Do you need anything from out~,ide?

ROSEMARY
No, nothing. ·The nksso much far asking.

Mr. Castevet glances beyond her for a moment, and the11 ·1 smiles.

MR. CASTEVET
Is Guy home already?
ROSEMARY
No, he WOQ 1tbe home t·illsix.

Mr. Castevet stays, waiting with a questioning smile.

ROSEMARY
A friend of ours is here.

The questioning smile stays.

ROSEMARY

~ Would you like to meet him? I.___.,..........·/

MR..CASTEVET
If I won't be intruding.

She shows Mr. Castevet in. He .passes close to herand she notices that his ear is pierced. She follows him to the living room archway. Hutch rises and smiles.

ROSEMARY
This is Edward Hutchins. {To Hutch) This is Roman Castevet.
(To Mr. :castevet)
·I was just telling Hutch that it was you and Minnie who sent me to Dr. Sapirstein.

The two men shake hands and·greet each o-cher. The men seat themselves and Rosemary si.tsby Patch.

MR. CASTEVET
So Rosemary has told you the good news, has she?

HUTCH

/~.:...., ~ Yes, she has. ~ 7-24-67 {Continued)

93·

79. {Cont'd)

HUTCH (Conttd)
taking better care of Rosemary than her o1ornparentswould.,
MR. CASTEVET
We're very fandof her. and of Guy 11too.

He pushes against thear.ms ofhis chair and raises himself to his feet.,

MR. CASTEVET
If you'll excuseme, Ih~ve to go now.· My wife is waiting for me.
HUTCH
(Rising)
It•s a pleasure to have metyou.

We'llmeet again, I'msure. (To Rosemary) Don't bother, Rosemary.

Bo. INTo KITCHEN - (DAY)

Rosemary and Hutch are sitting drinkingcoffee~

ROSEMARY
He's been everywhere in the world. Really everywhere.

·HUTCH Nonsense; nobody has.

ROSEMARY
I've just noticed hehas pie~ed ears.
HUTCH
Pierced ears and piercing eyes. WLla.t 'sshe like? -- ROSEMARY Ng_seyoFunny. Guy's gotten very -close tothem., I think they've become sortof parent-figures for him.

/....\

HUTCH

e And you?

7-24-67 . (Continued)

80. (Cont'd)

ROSEMARY
I'm not sure. Sometimes they're too friendly and helpful.

We hear the front door open; Guy hurries in. He still has his make-up on; his face is orange, his eyes black-lashed and large.

GUY
Hey, what a surprise.

He comes over and grabs Hutch's hand before. hecan rise.

GUY
How are you, Hutch? Good to see you.

He clasps Rosemary's head in his other hand and bends and kisses her cheek and lips.

ROSEMARY
You're the surprise. What happened?

~\ /

GUY
Ah, they stopped for a rewrite, the dumb bastards. Stay where you are, nobody move.

He goes out to the closet.

ROSEMARY
(Calling out)
Would you like some coffee?

GUY (o.s.)

Rosemary gets up, pours a cupand refills Hutch's cup and her own. Hutch sucks at his pipe,looking thoPghtfully beforehim. Guy comes back in with his hinds full of packs of Pall Mall. He dumps them on the table.

GUY
Loot.

Guy tears apack open, jamscigarettes up, and pulls one out. He winks at Rosemary as she sits down again~

I.:.:'"·~...~.~. ~--- HUTCH

Itseems congratulations are in order.

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80. {Cont'd)

GUY
(Lighting up)
It'swonderful, isn't -it?
HUTCH
When is the baby due? .· ROSEMARY June twenty-eighth.
(ToGuy)
Do you know that Dr..Sapir~tein delivered two of Hutch's grand- children?
GUY
Really?
HUTCH
Imet your neighbor, Roman Castevet.
GUY
Oh~ did you? Funny old duck, isn't he?
ROSEMARY
Did you ever notice that his ears are pierced?
GUY
You're kidding?
ROSEMARY
No I'm not; I saw.

They drink their coffee.

GUY
It•s.a shame we haventt seen more of you lately. With me·so busy and Ro being the way she is, we really haven't seen anyone.
HUTCH
Perhaps we can have dinner together soon.
GUY
Sure.

Hutch rises. Guy goes to get his coat.

HUTCH
Thank you for the coffee, my dear.

7-24-67 (Continued)

80. (Cont1d)

In the hallway, they meet Guy who is holding out Hutch's coat.

GUY
It's not mine, it must be yours•
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He turns around and puts his arms into the sleeves, Guy holding it for him. Hutch feels in his pockets.

HUTCH
Have you thought about names yet? Or is it too soon?
ROSEMARY
Andrew or Douglas if it's a boy. Melinda or Sarah if it's a girl.
GUY
Sarah? What happened to Susan?

Guy gives Hutch his hat. Hutch shows them a fur-lined glove and feels in his pockets again.

I~ \ / '··~-~/ HUTCH

Is there another one of these around?

Rosemary looks round the floor and Guy goes to the closet to look down on the floor and up on the shelf.

GUY
I don't see it, Hutch.

Nuisance. I probably left it at City Centre. I111 stop back·there. Let's really have that dinner, shall we?

GUY
Definitely.
ROSEMARY
Next week.

They watch him go round the first turn of the hallway.

GUY
(To Rosemary)
That was a nice surprise.
ROSEMARY
Guess what he said.

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80 • (Cont ' d )

GUY
What?
ROSEMARY
I look terrible.
GUY
Good old Hutch.

He picks up his coat from the closet and puts it on.

GUY
Spreading cheer wherever he goes.

Rosemary looks at him questioningly. Guy moves to the front door.

GUY
Going to get a paper.

He turns back to look at Rosemary, over his shoulder.

GUY
(Opening the door)
He is a professional crape-hanger,

:~.....1 honey. \'-..___.I

ROSEMARY
He isn 1 taprofess~onal crape- hanger.
GUY
(Going out)
Then he sure is one of the top- ranking amateurs.
81

INT. DEN - (NIGHT)

Guy watches television.

82

INT. BEDROOM - (NIGHT)

Rosemary in bed reading. The telephone rings in the other room. We hear Guy answering it and after a moment, he appears in·the doorway, phone in hand.

GUY
Hutch wants to speak to you.

He puts the phone on the bed and plugs it in.

7~24-67 (Continued)

82. (Cont'd)

GUY
I told him you were resting. He said it couldn'twait.

Rosemary picks up thereceiver. The television is still playing in the other roomand we can hardly hear Hutch's voice.

ROSEMARY
Hutch?
HUTCH (o.s.)
Tell me~ dear, do you go out at all?
ROSEMARY
Well~ I haven't ~going out. Why?

She looks at Guy who looks back ather, frowning, listening.

HUTCH (0oSo)
Can you meet me tomorrow morning at eleven in front of the Time-Life Building?
ROSEMARY
Yes~ if you wantme to. What is it? Can 9 tyoutell me now?
HUTCH (0.so)
I1d rather not. We can have an early lunch if you'd like.
ROSEMARY
That would be nice.
HUTCH (0oSo)
·aood,;Eleven o'clock then.
ROSEMARY
Right. Did you get your glove?
HUTCH (OoSo)
No~ they didn't have 'ito Good night. Rosemary~ Sleep well•
80

ROSEMARY

You too. Good night.

She hangs up.

GUY
What was that?

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82. (Cont1d)

ROSEMARY
He wants to talk to meo

GUY· What about?

81

ROSEMARY

He didn Vtsayo

Guy shakes his he·ad 9smiling o

GUY
I think those boysw a9-venture stories are going to his heado Where are you meeting him?
ROSEMARY
In front of the Time-Life Buil~ing _ateleven o'clock.

Guy unplugs the phone. and goes out with it to the den; almost immediately the Television sound stops, and Guy comes backo

GUY

~! Isnvt it funny? You~re pregnant ,___..-•/

and IVve got the yenso

He plugs the .phone"backiQ..again·and·putsit·on tbe night tab~eo

GUY
IVm going to get an ice cream cone. Do you want one?
ROSEMARY
Okay.
GUY
Vanilla?
ROSEMARY
Fine.

Guy goes outo Rosemary leans back against the pillows, looking ahead·at nothing with.her·book forgotten·in 'her lap. Far away we hear a short ring on a doorbell. Rosemary tries to listen but she P.asto fold with a sudden paino

82

INT. HALLWAY .,.(DAY)~ DECEMBER 10, 1965

Rosemary rings the Castevets doorbell. Mrs. Castevet

7-24-67 (Continued)

100. I .. . !

83. (Cont'd)

opens the door. She is wearing. a housecoat withher hair in curlers.

MRSo CASTEVET Hi.

ROSEMARY
Hi, Minnie. I'm going out this morning. so I won't have the drink at eleven,
MRS. CASTEVET
Why 9that's fine~ dearo You can take it later. Buzz me when you get back,
84

EXT, PARK AVENUE - (DAY)

- with its centre line o£ Christmas trees -Sunny~ clear .cold day. Rosemary walks slowly, carrying her pain inside her, Her coat is slightly snug over her stomach.

Rosemary passes Salvation ArmySanta Clauses,shaking

~ I I their bells, stores with their Christmas windows. Sbe 1 /

reaches the T.ime~Li£eBuilding and walksaround looking for Hutch. It's five-to-eleven on her wristwatch. She sits down on the low wall at the side of the£orecourt. She li£ts her face to the sun, and listens to the noises of the busy street. With her eyes closed, shespeaks to herself.

ROSEMARY
.:Pain,begone! I will haveno ·moreof theel

She.laughs ruefully. We hear a racketing noise. She opens·her eyes and looksup, A helicopter passes over the building.

85• EXT, THE.GLASS DOORSOF THE TIMEcoLIF'EBUILDING -(DAY)

Rosemary is standing at theedge of the heavy £low o£ .·· traffic. She looks at theout-c.omingfaces, stretching ·now and then on tiptoes, She sees a man looking like Hutch, goes towards him,and realizes her mistake, It is a quarterpast eleven on the clock,

86. IN'!',THE TIME•LIFEBUILDING- {DAY)

Rosemary walks in the lobbyo She looks vaguely at the Directory on the wall.

84

INT. TIME-LIFE - (DAY)

A stainless steel phone booth. A NEGRO GIRL is in it. She finishes soonand comes out with a friendly smile. Rosemary slips inand dials. On the first ring, a woman's voiceanswers.

GRACECARDIFF (O.S.)
Yes?·
ROSEMARY
Is thisEdward Hutchins' apartment?
GRACE CARDIFF (O.S.)
Yes. Who is this~ please.
ROSEMARY
My nameis Rosemary Woodhouse. I had an appointment with Mr.Hutchins -- ishe there?
(Silence)
Hello?:
GRACE CARDIFF (O.S.)
He was taken ill this morning.

I'~' ROSEMARY '_______j

Taken ill?

GRACE CARDIFF (O.S.)
Yes~ He's in a deep coma at St. Vincent's Hospital.
ROSEMARY
Oh, that's awful. I spoke to him last night about ten-thirty.
GRACE CARDIFF (O.S.)
I spoke to him at eleva!:).
ROSEMARY
Who is this?
GRACE CARDIFF (O.S.)
You don't know me, Rosemary. I am Grace Cardiff, Hutch's friend.
ROSEMARY
What's causing it?
GRACE CARDIFF (O.S.)
They don't know yet. At the moment he's totally unresponsive.

7-24-67 (Continued)

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8']..(Cant'd) /) /

ROSEMARY
How awful.
GRACE CARDIFF (o.s.)
I'm going to the hospital now.
ROSEMARY
Is there anything I can do?
GRACE CARDIFF (o.s.)
Not really.

as. EXT. MADISON AVENUE - (DAY)

Rosemary walks slowly, looking down at the pavement. She crdsses the street. In voluntarily she stops in front of a shop window in which a small creche is spot- lighted. Rosemary smiles tenderly at the scene. She sees suddenly her own smiling reflection in the windon glass. Her black-circled eyes look deeper and her· cheeks more skeletal. The smile fades on her face.

MRS. CASTEVET (O.S.)
Well, this is what I call the

"""'\ \ I long arm-Qf coincidence! /

Rosemary turns and sees Mrs. Castevet, smiling, coming towards her.

MRS• CASTEVET I said to myself, 'As long as Rosemart's out, I might as ~ell go out or a lit~le bit of Christ- mas shopping', and here~ are and here I am! Isn't th~some thing'2Why, what's the matter, dear?·

She looks a-tRosemary, who is frozen with·pain.

MRS. CASTEVET
Do you feel all right?

Rosemary nods, pale, biting her lips.

MRS. CASTEVET
You poor thing. You know what I think? I think we ought to be going home now. What do you say?
ROSEMARY
(Fast)
No, no you have todo your shopping.

7-24-67 {Qontinued)

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88. (Cont'd)

MRS. CASTEVET
Oh shoot,there's two more weeks.

She puts her wristto her mouth and blows a whistle on her gold-chainbracelet. A taxi veers towards them. They get in.

89

INT.GUY AND ROSEMARY'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - (DAY) -

DECEMBER 20, 1965

Rosemary opensfridge 9takes out a little piece of meat 9goes to the stove, puts it on a frying pan for two secondseach side, then puts it on a plate 9sits down at the tableand starts cutting the practically rawmeato There are many Christmas cards piled on the table. Rosemary, while eating, writes names on the cards.,

90

INT.MR. & MRS. CASTEVETS1 APARTMENT LIVING ROOM -

(NIGHT)- DECEMBER 31, 1965

New Year's Eve party. All elderly people talking quietly, drinks in their hands. LAURA-LOUISE, MR. & MRS. FOUNTAIN, MR. & MRS. GILMORE, MR. & MRS. WEES, MRS. SABATINI and her cat. In two armchairs sit DR. SAPIRSTEIN and ROSEMARY. GUY is at her side, resting on the arm of her chair.

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
It'll stop any day nowo
ROSEMARY
It's like a wire inside me getting tighter and tighter.
87

DR. SAPIRSTEIN

Usually older women, wi.th less flexible joints have this sort of trouble.

ROSEMARY
I'm not going out any more.
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
.You don't have to --

Mrs. Castevet brings DR. SHAND towards them.

MRS. CASTEVET
Rosemary, I'd like you to meet

_;

90. (Cont'd)

MRSo CASTEVET (Cont'd) Dro Shand. He used to be a famous dentist, and he made the chain for your charm..

ROSEMARY
Nice to meet you.
MR. CASTEVET
(Holding up a bottle of champagne)
One minute to got

Guy looks at his uatch 9stands up and goes toward Mr. Casteveto Mro Castevet opens the champagne. He is an attentive and energetic hosto Mrs. Castevetand Guy help with glasses. The champagne is passed around.

MR. CASTEVET
(Raising his glass)
To 1966 9The Year OneX
91

INT. KITCHEN ...(EARLY MORNING)=JANUARY 12 111966

Rosemary in front of the open fridge chewing a rawand dripping chicken heart. She catches her reflection in the side of the toaster 9looks at herself, her band and the part o-rthe heart not yet eaten held in red- dripping -ringers. She goes over and puts the heart in the garbage 9then turns on the water and rinses her hand. With the water still running 9she bends overt~e sink and begins to vomit.. She drinks somewater, was~es her face and hands 9turns off the water and driesher• self. She stands for a while1 thinking; she gets a memo pad and pencil from a drawers:-sits at the table and starts to write.

92

INT. HALLWAY - KITCHEN - (DAY)

Guy, in his pajamasg goes across the hallway. He enters the kitcheno Rosemaryh~s theLife Cookbook open on the table and is copying a recipefran it.

GUY
What the hell areyou doing?
ROSEMARY
Planning the menu. We 9 regiving a party on January twenty-second. A week from nextSaturday.

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/~ ( ) 92. (Conttd) --~_.../

She looks among several slips or paper on the table and picks one up ..

ROSEMARY
For our old friends.. I mean our young friends., Minnie and Rom~n are not invited. Neither is Laura- Louise.. Neither is Dr..Sapirstein and Dr..Sruando This is a very special party.. You have to be under sixty to get in..
GUY
Whewl For a minute there I didn't think I was going to make it.
ROSEMARY
Oh 11youmake it., You1re the bartender.
GUY
Swell.. Do you really think this is such a great idea?
ROSEMARY
I think it1s the best idea I've had in mon·'::;hs..
GUY
Don't you think you ought to check with Sapirstein first?
ROSEMARY
Why? IVm just going to give a party; I'm -not.going toswim the English Channel..

Guy goes to the sink 11turnson the water and holds a glass unde.rit.,.He turns off'the<water, raises the glass and drinks..

GUY
What about the pain?
ROSEMARY
(Smiling drilyJ Haven't you heard? It'll go in a day or t11ro.

93. INTo KITCEEN - (DAY)= JANUARY 179 1966

Mrs.,··castevetis standing besideRosemary in the doorway.. Rosemary is wearing an apron and holding the glass with the drink in herhand., On the tableg

7-24-67 (Continued)

93 ..(Cont1d )

there is crab~meat and pieces of lobsterand other food, ready to be cooked..Mrs ..Castevet looksat the preparations..

MRSo CASTEVET That looks interesting..\mat is it?

ROSEMARY
We1re having some peopleover~ on Saturday..

MRSo CASTEVET Oh 9you feelup to entertaining?

ROSEMARY
Yes, Ido.. These are old friends whomwe haven!t seen in a long time.. Theydon 1 tevenknow yet that I 1m pregnant..
MRS. CASTEVET
I7d be glad to giveyou a hand if you 7dlike.. Icould help you dish thingsout ..
ROSEMARY
That1s sweetof you~ but I can manage.. It 1 sgoingtobe a buffet andwe are getting a bartender..
MRS ..OASTEVET
I could helpyou take the coats..
ROSEMARY
No, really, Minnie, you do enough for me as it is,. Really..

MRS.,CASTEVET Well, let me know if you change your mind,. Drink your drink now,.

Rosemary looks at the glass in her hand..

ROSEMARY
I 1drather .lot..
(Lookinga.tMrs.. Castevet)
Not this minuteo I711 drink it in a little while..
MRS..CASTEVET
It doesn't do to let it stand.

7-24-67 {Continued)

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93. (Cont'd)

ROSEMARY
I won~t wait longo Go on.,"You go back and I 1llbring the glass to you later ono
MRS..CASTEVET
I'll wait and save you the walk.,
ROSEMARY
You'll do no such thingo I get very nervous ir anyone watches me while I'm cooking. Scoot now~ go on. You're too nice to mep really you are.,

Mrs.,Castevet backs awa-y·.

MRS.,CASTEVET Don't wait too long.. It's going to lose its vitrumins.,

Mrs.,Castevet goes.,.Rosemary watches the door close., She goes into the kitchen and stands a moment with the glass in her hand 9then goes to the sink and tips out the pale green drink straight down into the drain.

~ \ ..•/

91

INT. GUY AND ROSEMARY'S APARTMENT ~ PARTY ~ (NIGHT) -

JANUARY 22 91966

There is a fire going and an Italian bartender 9RENATO$ mixes drinks quickly., People already there are~ TED and CAROLE WENDELL 9JOAN JELIC0 9ELISE and HUGH (limp= ing} DUNSTAN~ RAIN MORGAN (a beautiful Negro nodel)~ JIMMY and TIGER~ LOU and CLAUDIA COMFORT and SCOTT (Claudia's brother).. JOAN is giving Rosemary a hug and a kiss..

JOAN
You dirty stinking secret-keeper!
RAIN MORGAN (OoS..)
\fucvs pregnant?
ELISE (0..S")
Rosemary is.,

People gather to congratulate Rosemary..Telephone RINGS in the bedroom.. Claudia SHOUTS~

CLAUDIA (OoSo)
RosieJ Bob and Lee are stuck at another party" They'll be right O\"er..

7-24-67 (Continued)

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94. (Cont'd)

RAINMORGAN
Congratulationsa

Lou and Claudia come from thebedroomo

CLAUDIA ..
You're so luckyo What a great house!
HUGHDUNSTAN
Adrian Marcato lived hereo
GUY
And the Trench sisterso

The DOORBE.LLRINGS; Rosemary goesout o

JIMMY
The Trent ~isters?
HUGHDUNSTAN
Trencho They ate little childreno

TED

I~ ' And he doesn'tmean just atethemo \____j

He means ate them~

Rosemary opens the dooro Mike and Pedro stand there with bouquets of bright red roseso They kisso Pedrop with his cheek against Rosemary,murmurs:

PEDRO
Make him feedyou, baby; you look like a bottle of iodineo

Rosemary takes the roses into the kitchena Elise Dunstan comes in afterher 9with a drink in her hando

ELISEDUNSTAN
Will you look at thiskitchen! Are you all rightgRosie! You look a little tiredo
ROSEMARY
Thanks forthe understatemento
ELISE
How do you likeCo Co Hill? Isn 1t he adreamboy?
ROSEMARY
Yes, but I'm not using himo
ELISE
Nol

7-24-67 (Continued)

94. (C6nt ' d)

ROSEMARY
I've got a doctor named Sapirstein, an older man.

Guy looks in.

ELISE
Well congratulations, Dad.
GUY
Thanks. Weren't nothin' to it. Do you want me to bring in the dip, Ro?
ROSEMARY
Oh, yes, would you? Look at these roses~

Guy takes a tray of crackers and a bowl of pale pink dip from the table.

GUY
(To Elise)
Would you get the other one?
ELISE
Sure.

Elise takes the second bowl and follows Guy out.

PORTIA HAYNES and DEE BERTILLON arrive. They leave their coats in the bedroom.

In the living room, Guy puts dip on table.

Hey, what ever happened to the ot.herguy? Is he still blind?

GUY
I don't know.

nosemary enters with roses. Mike wig-wags over heads and mouths "Congratulations." Rosemary smiles and mouths "Thanks."

CAROL
Donald Baumgart? You know who he is, Tiger, he's the boy Zoe Piper lives with.

~~ TIGER ~ Oh, is he the one?

...._.........

7-24-67 (Continued)

94. (Cont'd)

Renata gives Rosemary a scotch with a lot of water.

RENATO
I make the first ones strong,to get them happy. Then I go light and conserve.
CAROL
He's writing a great play.
ROSEMARY
Is he still blind?
CAROL
Oh, yes. He's going through hell trying to make the adjustment. But this great play is coming outof it. He dicates and Zoe writes.

Rosemary shuts her eyes and holds her breath with paino She puts her drink aside.

CLAUDIA
Are you all right?
ROSEMARY
(Smiling)
Yes, fine. Ihad a cramp for a moment.

9.5. INT. KITCHEN - (NIGHT)

Tiger watchesRosemary tossing the salad. Joan and Elise come in and close thedoor behind them.

JOAN
Is the doctor satisfied with your 'condition?

Rosemary nods.

JOAN
Claudia said you had a cramp.
ROSEMARY
I have a pain. But it's going to stop soon.
TIGER
What kind of a pain?
ROSEMARY
A- a pain. A sharp pain, that's all. It's because my pelvis is expanding. ·-

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95. (Cont1d) /~ (,____)·

ELISE
Rosie, I've had that - two times. It's a bit like a Charley horse, that1s all.
ROSEMARY
Well, everyone is different. Every pregnancy is different.
JOAN
Not that different. You look like Miss Concentration Camp 1 66. Are you sure this doctor knows what he's doing?

Rosemary begins to sob quietly and defeatedly, holding the wooden spoon in the salad. Tears run down her cheeks.

JOAN
Oh, God.

She looks for help to Tiger who touches Rosemary's shoulder.

TIG],:R S~h, ah, shh, don't cry, Rosemary.

ELISE
It's good. It's the best thing. Let her.

Rosemary weeps, black streaks smearing down her cheeks. Elise puts her into a chair; Tiger takes the spoons from her hands and moves the salad bowl to the far side of the table. The door starts to open andJoan runs to it and stops and blocks it. It'sGuy.

GUY (0.S.)
Hey, let me in.
JOAN
Sorry. Girls only.
GUY (O.S.)
Let me speak to Rosemary.
JOAN
Can1t·;she' s busy.
GUY (O.S.)
Look, I'veg6t to wa~h glasses.
JOAN
Use the bathroom.

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95. (Cont1d)

She shoulders the door; it closes with a click and she leans against ito

GUY (O.So)
Damn it, open the door.

Rosemary goes on crying, her head bowed, her shouldern heaving, her hands limp in her lap. Elise crouches, wiping at her cheeks with the end of a towel; Tiger smooths her hair and tries to still her shoulders.

ROSEMARY
It hurts so much.

She raises her face to them.

ROSEMARY
I'm so afraid the baby is going to dieo
ELISE
What is he doing to help you?
ROSEMARY
Nothing, nothing.
TIGER
When did it start?

Rosemary SOBSo

ELISE
When did the pain start, Rosie?
ROSEMARY
In November.

·,.

ELISE
In November?
JOAN
(From the doozt)
What?
TIGER
Your vebeen in pain·since November,· and ~ ISnTtaoinSsnftli1nf5 ~you?
ROSEMARY
·He says it'll stop.
JOAN
Why don't you see another doctor?

RosemsPy shakes her head.

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95. (Cont'd)

ROSEMARY
He's very good. He was on "Ope.p End."
TIGER
He sounds like a sadistic nut.
ELISE
Pain like that is a warning that something1'snot right. Go see Dr. Hill, Rosie. See somebody besides that -
TIGER
That nut.
ELISE
You can't go on suffering like this.
ROSEMARY
I won't have an abortion.

Joan leans f~om the door whispering.

JOAN
Nobody's telling you to have an abortiont Just go see another doctor, that's all.

Rosemary takes the towel and presses it to each eye in turn. She smiles at Elise, and at Tiger and Joan.

96. TNT oLIVING ROOM - (NIGHT)

The guests are sitting round in various places with napkins and plates on their knees, eating chupe and salad. ·Renato/is serving wirteo

CLAUDIA'S BROTHER
His name is Altizer and he's down in - Atlanta, I think; he says that the death of God is a specific his- toric event that happened right now, in our time. That God literally died.
JIMMY
Hey, snow!

Guests crowd the windows; fat wet snowflakes shear down, now and then striking one of the panes, sliding and melting.

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96. (Cont' d)

ROSEMARY
This·is why I wanted this'apaL'tment; to sit here and watch the snow with the fire going.
97

INT. LIVING ROOM - (NIGHT)

There are dirty glasses, used napkins and spilling-over ashtrays all round. Rosemary is sitting. Guy is stand- ing with his hands on his hips; looking round the room.

GUY
The thing to do now is move.
ROSEMARY
Guy.
GUY
Yes?
ROSEMARY
I'm going to Dr. Hill. Monday morning.

Guy says nothing, looking at Rosemary.

ROSEMARY
Pr. Sapirstein is either lying or else he's -I don't know, out of his mind. Pain like this is a warning that something is wrong.
GUY
Rosemary.
ROSEMARY
And rrm not·drinking Minnie's drink any more. I want vitamins in pills, .likeeverybody else. I1haven•t drunk it for three days now. I've thrown · it away.
GUY
You've -
ROSEMARY
I've made my own drink instead.

Guy draws together all his surprise and anger ~nd points back over his shoulder toward the kitchen, crying at her.

/--~ L- GUY

Is that what those bitches were givrng-you in there? Is that their hint for today?

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97• (Cont1d ) ~-----·\ \ j '-.........

ROSEMARY
They're my friends. Don't call them. bitches.
GUY
They're a bunch of not-very-bright bitches who ought to mind their own God-damned business.
ROSEMARY
All they said was get a second opinion.
GUY
You've got the best doctor in New York, Rosemary. Doyou know what Dr. Hill is? Charley Nobody, that'swhat he is.
ROSEMARY
I'm tired of hearinghow great Dr. Sapirstein is.
(She starts to cry)
GUY
We'll have to pay Sapirstein and pay Hill too. It's outof the question.
ROSEMARY
I'm not going tochange, I'm just going to let Hillexamine me and give his opinion.
GUY
Iwon't let you. It's - it's not fair to Sapirstein.

Rosemary rises.

ROSEMARY
Not fair to - What are you talking about? What about what's fair to me?
GUY
You want another opinion? All right. Tell Sapirstein; let him decide who gives it. At least have that much courtesy to the top man in his field.
ROSEMARY
I want Dr. Hill. If you won't pay I' 11 --

She stops short and stands motionless, paralyzed, no part of her moving. A tear slides down her cheek.

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~' 97. (Cont' d) I'__)'

GUY
Ro?

Rosemary catches her breath.

GUY
Ro?

He takes a step forward, worried.

ROSEMARY
It stopped.
GUY
What?
ROSEMARY
The pain.
GUY
Stopped?
ROSEMARY
Just now.

She manages to smile at him.

ROSEMARY
It stopped. Just like that.

She closes her eyes and takesa deep breath;then another one, deeper still. She opens hereyes. Guy is still looking at her,worried.

GUY
What was in the drink you made?

Consternation. Rosemary doesn'tanswer immediately.

ROSEMARY
An egg~·Milk. Sugar.
GUY
What else?

Rosemary puts her handson her stomach, concentrating.

GUY
What else?

Rosemary giggles.

GUY
Rosemary, for Christ's sake, what was in the drink?

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97. (Cont1d)

ROSEMARY
It 1 salive.
(She giggles again)
It's moving. It's all right. It's moving.

She looks down at her stomach and presses it lightly. She reaches for Guy, not looking athim; snaps her fingers quickly for his hand. He comes closer and gives it. She puts it to the side of herstomach and holds it.

ROSEMARY
You feel it?
(She looks at him)
There.

Guy jerks his hand away, pale.

GUY
Yes. Yes, I felt it.
ROSEMARY
(Laughing)
It's nothing tobe afraid of. It won't bite you.
GUY
It1s wonderful.

Rosemary holds her stomach again,looking down at it.

ROSEMARY
It's alive. It's kicking.

Rosemary laughs and cries too,holding her stomach with both hands.

GUY
I 1 11clean upsome of this mess.

He picks up an ashtray and a glass and another glass.

98

INT. DEN - (DAY)= APRIL 15, 1966

The grumbling PAPERHANGER sticks yellow and white paper on the wall. Mrs. Castevet hands Rosemary the drink and a white cake.

TWO WORKERS come with a bureau, Guy with a bathinette, and Rosemary with a crib. She is much bigger than before. She looks healthier and prettier.

Rosemary puts baby clothes into the bureau; receiving blankets, waterproof pants and shirts. She holds up a tiny shirt to show Guy. They both laugh.

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99o INTo GUY AND.ROSEMARY'S APARTMENTBEDROOM ~ (DUSK)

JUNE 7~ 1966

An open suitcase lying on the bed, Rosemary in her ninth month is putting things into it (nightgowns~ nursing brassieres~ a quiltedhousecoatp etc,), She closes the suitcase» goes to theHallway and leaves· it next to the Bedroom door.

In the Living Room» Guy is sitting inan armchair with an open newspaper, He watchesRosemary as she places the suitcase,

GUY
Whatvs that for?
ROSEMARY
My hospital suitcase,
GUY
Honey~ you have threeweeks to ==

The telephonerings, Rosemary goes to answer it, Guy strains to listen,

ROSEMARY (OoSo)
Yeso Hello~Mrs, Cardiffo

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No~ (Beat) Ohmy God! (Long silence) Ohmy God! Yes I will,

Guy standsup and goes toward the Bedroom, As he is under thearchwayp Rosemary appears in the Bedroom door, They look at each other fora moment,

ROSEMARY
Hutch is dead ..

Guy turns white, There is a long silence,

ROSEMARY
I feelawful, All this time Ididnvt even think of him~

100, EXT. CEMETERY GATE = (DATE) ~ JU~~ 8P 1966

Rosemarygets out of a taxi, She is late' the funeral guests are leaving the cemetery and getting into cars, Rosemary meets DORIS and her HUSBAND,

ROSEMARY
I 1mMrso Woodhouse, I knew your father,

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119o

100. (ContVd)

DORIS
Oh0 yougre Rosemary?

The,.shakehands.

ROSEMARY
Yes. I know how you teel 0both otyou.

Doris indicatesEDNA" who looks li.keDoris, bu.t.a little '10ungero

DORIS
This is my sister" Ednao

Rosemary shakes Edna qshand.

ROSEMARY
Nice to meet youe IVm so BOP!?" to be le:tea ,

GRACE CARDIFF 0a smartly dresa•d wo..n in bar earl7 fifties" touches Rosemarr'a ar.a.

GRACE CARDIPP'
Excuse meo
ROSEMARY
YesT
GRACE CARDIFF
IVm Grace Cardiffo
ROSEMARY
Ohl rum glad I met yon. ~nk l'OUao.much for calling meo

Grace Cardiff'is holding a book-size brown-paper packas••

GRACE CARDI.FF
I was going to mail th!ao Then I thought you«d be hera.

She gi'fesRosemary the packaseo· Roae-.rJ looltaat it1 her name and address are print•d on 1t" and Grao• Cardiff'Vsreturn address.

ROSEMARY
What is itt
GRACE CA'RDIFP
Hutch recained conaciouaneas at. the end.and he thought it waa·

·(Ccntizmed.)

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100. (Cont'd)

GRACE CARDIFF (Cont'd)
the nextmorning., You know - when you hnd the appointment.
ROSEMARY
Yes.,
GRAGE CARDIFF
I wasn't there, but he told the doctor to ro.akesure thatyou got thebook that was on his desk.

Grace gets into car., The car begins to leave.

ROSEMARY
Thank you.,
GRACE CARDIFF
(Through window)
Oh9 and I'm to tell youg the name is an anag1~am.
ROSEMARY
The name of the book?
GRACE CARDIFF
Apparently.. He was delirious - so it's hard to be sure.

lOlo INT ..GUY ANDROSE~1ARY'SAPARTMENT - BEDROOM ...(DAY)

Rosemary slips out of her shoesg takes off her gloves and pushes her feet into slippe~s. At the same time, she. picks up herhandbng"'opens it and takes out the wrapped book. The doorbell. ringso Still cazaryingth•9 book 9Rosemary goes to open the door.. Mrs. Castevet stands there with. the· drink and a little whitecake.

MRS. CASTEVET
I heard you come in., It certainly wasn't very long.,

ROS~RY I was late. Couldn't get a taxi.

She takes the glass and drinks the pale green liquid.

MRS.,CASTEVET Oh1 What a.shamel You got mail already?

ROSEMARY
No, someone gave it to me.

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101. (Cant' d)

MRS. CASTEVET
He~e, I 1 11hold it.

Mrs. Castevet takes thepackage and hands Rosemary the white cake. Rosemary starts to eat it.

MRS. CASTEVET
(Weighing thepackage)
A book?
ROSEMARY
Mm-hmm..
MRS. CASTEVET
(Reading the return address)
Oh,,Iknow that house. The Giltnores used to live there.
ROSEMARY
Oh?
MRS. CASTEVET
T 1vebeen there lots of times. 1 Grace 1 •That'soneof my favorite names. I ROSEMARY Yes?

She finishes thecake and the drink and takes the package from Mrs. Castevet;giving her the glass.

MRS. CASTEVET
You need anything?
ROSEMARY
No, thanks.
MRS. CASTEVET
Take a nap, why don't you?
ROSEMARY
I'm go:.Lngto. 'By.

With a paring knife Rosemary cuts the string of the package and undoes the brown paper. It is a black book, not new; the gold lettering, all worn away, says: "All Of Them Witches by J.R. Hans let." On the flyleaf isHUTCH'S signature, with the inscription: "Torquay, 1934 .."Rosemary goes into the living room, riffling its pages., There are occasional photographs of respectable-looking Victorians, several underlinings

101. (Cont1d) () ··,,______/

and marginal checkmarks. One underlined ~hrase is: "the fungus they call 1 Devil 1 s Pepper'."Rosemary sits in one of the window bays and looks at the table of contents. The name: "Adrian Marcato" is the title of Chapter Four. Other chapter ti tle.s:"Prudence Duvernoy: Stanley Rolfe; Aleister Crowley; Margaret Wick; Witch :t'ractices;Witchcraftand Satanism." Rosemary turns back to the chapter: Adrian Marcato. "Born in Glasgow in 1846, he was brought soon after to New York (underlined)..•he was attacked by a mob out-

side the Bramford••o.

ROSEMARY
Outside. Not in the lobby.

There is a standing portrait of Marc ato,a hypnotic- eyed black-bearded man. Rosemary turns the page. There is a less formal photograph of him sitting at a Paris cafe. The caption reads: "Paris, 1899. Adrian

Marcato, his wife and son, Steven." The name Steven is underlined. Rosemary flips through the book; ftausesfor other underlinings. A few pages later: 'the universally-held belief in the powerof fresh blood."

Rosemary looks up from the book, and whispers:

ROSEMARY
But there are no witches. Not really.

She closes the book, looks at the title.

ROSEMARY
'The name is an anagram.'

Holding the book on her lap, she looks at the ceiling; then at the book again. Suddenly; she standsup and goes t'oget the Scrabble Set. She puts the book,an open board and the box on the floor. Kneeling in front of them, she picks up the letters to spell: "All Of Them Witches". She jumbles the letters,mixes them round and starts building a new sentence; it comes out: "Comes with the falln. Then: "Howis hell fact me"o She looks at the one letter leftin her han~ for a moment. Then,mixes the letters again and forms: "Elf shot lame witch"and "Tellme which

fatso o

ROSEMARY
That really makes sense.

She puts the letters back in thebox, the box on the

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lOlo (Cont'd)

board~ the book on top of the box, and everythingon the window seat~ She steps back and looks at themo

ROSEMARY
Poor Hutch..

A new idea comeso Slowly~ she picks up the book, looks at the edgep finds the place where the corner of a page had been foldedo She bends the corner again as it was, then straightens ito Oncemore, she looks at the Paris photograph and the name "Steven''under- linedo Suddenly, she grabs the box and empties iton the flooro Very fast, she forms the name "Steven Marcato" with the wooden squares; Index finger, ''R" out 9then nono 1.Vithtwo fingers"M" and ''A"o1N'ith index, ttN''~"ROMAN'•" i;Tith herwholehand, she moves "STEVE" to the right, after nROMAN".. Again her index finger pulls down ''T"at the end of it and "CA" in front~ "ROMAN CASTEVET"o

102o INTo GUY AND ROS~IARY9 SAPARTMENT - (DUSK)

The front door unlocks and pushes against the chaino Rosemary is sitting in the kitchen eating tunafish; the open book in front of hero She lifts herhead, listeningo The doorbell rings and Rosemary goesto see who it iso It's Guyo She lets him ino He has a bunch of daisies and a box from Bronzinio

GUY
What 9swith the chain?

Rosemary closes the door and rechains ito

GUY
Whatrs the matter?

He 'kisses herand gives her the daisieso

GUY
Are you all right?
ROSEMARY
Yeso

She goes into the kitcheno

GUY
How was the funeral?
(Going towards the bedroom)

7-24-67 (Continued)

102. (Cont 1 d)

ROSEMARY

Rosemary puts the daisies into a blue pitcher. Guy calls out from the Bedroom~

GUY (0.S.)
I got the shirt that was in "The New Yorker11o

Rosemary takes the flowers into the livingroom. Guy comes in and shows her the shirt.

ROSEMARY
That's nice. Do you know who Roman really is?

Guy looks at herg blinks and frowns.

GUY
What do you mean,honey?
ROSEMARY
He's Adrian Marcato's son•
95

~ .GUY

)

What?

ROSEMARY
Iill show you something.
(Going towards the kitchen)
1RomanCastevet 1is 'StevenMarcato• rearranged.

They enter the kitchen. Rosemary picks up the book and gives it toGuyo

ROSEMARY
It1sfrom Hutch.

Guy looks at the book, then puts hi.s shirt aside,and starts leafing through it. Rosemary puts her finger on the Parisian photograph.

ROSEMARY
Here he is when he was thirteeno See the eyes?
GUY
A coincidence.
ROSEMARY
In the same house? And look here -

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102. (Cont'd)

She turns the page and searches for a secondg Guy still holding the hooko

ROSEMARY
Rsoon after that 9in August 1886D his son Steven was born11 .,1886. Got-it? Makes him seventy-nine now., No coincidence..
GUY
Nog I guess not.
(Springing through the pages)
Hels Steven Marcatog all righto Poor old geezero With a crazy father like that no wonder he switched his name aroundo

Rosemary looks at Guy uncertainly.

ROSEMARY
You don1t think he's -the same?
GUY
(Smiling)
What do you mean? A witch?

Rosemary nods..

GUY
Ro 9are you kidding?

He laughs and gives the book back to he_ro

GUY
Ah Ro,~~honeyo

He picks up his shirt and goes to the LivingRoom.,

ROSEMARY
His fatherwa·s a martyr toit,. Do you know how he died?
GUY
Honey, it1s1966o

Ro.semary holds outthe booktowards him.

ROSEMARY
Thiswas published in 19339 there were covens in Europe- that1s what they're

ri.i~ called 9the the = congregation; covens ~ ~in Europep in Americas in Australia;.

7~24-67 (Continued)

ROSEMARY·(Cont'd) They1ve got one right here -- all that bunch; those parties with the flute and the chanting 9those are sabbaths or esbats or whatever-they-aret

GUY
Honey 9don 9 tgetexcited.. Let's =
ROSEMARY
Read what they do 9Guyo

She opens the book at him and jabs a page with her forefingera

ROSEMARY
They use blood in their rituals 9 and the bTood that has the most power is a baby's blood.. And they use more than the blood 9they use the rresh too~
GUY
For God's sake 9Rosemary~
ROSEMARY
They 1 renot setting foot in this apartment ever againo And they're not coming within fifty feet of.the babyo
GUY
Honey 9they 1 reold peopleand they have a bunch of .old friends!)andDro Shand happens to pJay the recordero

She goes to the windowwhere the Scrabble set lay 11 holding. thebook in both hands9 tr.emblingo

ROSEMARY
I 1mnot going to take any chances with the baby's safety.. We're going to sub-let and move out..
GUY
We are noto
ROSEMARY
(Turning tohim)
Oh yes we areo

Guy picks up his new shirt and goesout and into the Bedroom.,

102. (Cont 1 d)

GUY
We'll talk about it later.

Rosemary sits down next to the Scrabble set. She closes it and» arter a moment, opens thebook and

begins to read thElrinal chapter~ Witchcraft and

Satanismt.. Guy comes back in without the shirt.

GUY
I don•t·think you ought to read any more of'that.
ROSEMARY
Just this last chapter.
GUY
Not today 9honey.

He puts his hand out and waits for her togive him the book.

GUY
You1re shaking. Comeon 9give it to me. You'll read ittomorrow.

~~ ROSEMARY \'·~-~·// Guy

GUY
No, I mean it. Comeon, give it to me.
ROSEMARY
Ohh.

She gives it to him. He goes over to the bookshelves_, stretches up, and puts it as high ashe can reach, across the topsof'the two Kinsey Reports.,

103

INT. DR.SAPIRSTEIN 1SOFFICE = (DAY) - JUNE 9, 1966

Rosemary is sitting inrront of Dr. Sapirstein.

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
(Amazed)
Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. What did you say the name was, 'Machado'? ·
ROSEMARY
Marcato.

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128.•

103. (Cont 1 d)

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Fantastic. I think he told me once that.his father was a coffee importer.,
ROSEMARY
ae told Guy that he was a producer.
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
(Shaking his head)
I understand how disturbed you must be to have him for a close neighbor.
ROSEMARY
I don't want anything more to do with him or Minnie. I don't want to take even the slightest chance where the baby'a safety is concerned.
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Absolutely,, Any mother would feel the same wtay.
ROSEMARY
(Leaning forward)

(~ Is there any chance at all tpat

Minnie put something har.mfulin the drink or in those little cakes?.

Dr. Sapirstein laughs.,

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
No, RosemaJ:-y.I would have seen evidence o: it long ago.,
ROSEMARY
I won't take anything else from her.

i~' DRe SAPIRSTEIN

You won't have to., I can give you some pills that will be adequate in these last few weeks. In a way this may be the answer to Minnie and Roman's problem tooo

ROSEMARY
What do you mean?
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Roman is very illo In fact - confidentially - he has no more than a month or two lert to him.

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103. {Cont'd)

ROSEMARY
Ihad no idea--
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
He wanted to pay a last visit to a few of his favorite cities, but they didn't want to offend you by leaving before the baby's birth.
ROSEMARY
I'msorry to hear that Roman isn't welL
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
He we uldb'aextremely embarrassed if he knew what you found out. Suppose we do this: I'll tell them to leave on Sunday. I'll say I spoke to you, and you understand.
ROSEMARY
Are you sure they'll leave on Sunday?.·
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
I'll see to it.
ROSEMARY
All right. I'll go along, but only until Su~day.
104

EXT. SIDEWALK OUTSIDE BRAMFORD - (DAY) - JUNE 12, 1966

At the edge of the curb, the DOORMAN blows his whistle at the oncoming cars. A little behind him stands Mr. Castevet with the transistor radio over his shoulder, Mrs. Castevet in white dress and gloves, with a camera and a hatbox, Rosemary in her peppermint-striped smock, and Guy in blue jeans and a T-shirt. Two big suitcases are beside them on the sidewalk.

MRS. CASTEVET
No matter where we are, our thoughts are going to be with you every minute, darling, till you're all happy and thin again with your sweet little boy or girl lying safe in your arms.

Rosemary kisses her cheek.

~ ~

ROSEMARY
Thank you. Thank you for everything.

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98

130.

MRS. CASTEVET
You make Guy send us lots of pictures, you hear?
ROSEMARY
I will. I will.

Mrs. Castevet turns to Guy and Mr. Castevet takes. Rosemary1s hando I

99

I

MR. CASTEVET I won·'twish you luck, because you won't need it. You're going to have a happy, happy life.

Rosemary kisses himo

ROSEMARY
Have a wonderful trip, and come back safely.
MR. CASTEVET
(Smiling)
Perhaps. But I may stay on in Dubrovnik, or Pescara or maybe

~- \.,,......,..,-".' Mallorca. We shall see, we

shall see•••

ROSEMARY
(Meaning it)
Come back.

She kisses him again.

A taxi comes.. Guy and the Doorman stowtb.e suiteases beside the·DRIVER. M·rs.Castevet shoulders and grunts her way in, sweating underthe arms of'her wb.itedress.· Mr. Castevet .folds himselfin besi-de her.

MR..CASTEVET
Kennedy AiJ:>port..TWA building.

As the taxi pulls away there are more 1Goodbyes' through the open ldndow. Rosemary and Guy stand waving at the taxi speeding away with hands unglc·'led and white-gloved liavingfrom either side of it.

105

INT. GUY ·ANDROSIDDARY'SAPARTMENT - LIVING ROOM- (DAY)

Rosemary is standing on a chair, looking ove.r the Kinsey Reports, for Hutch's book. Sb.etakes the two

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105. (Cont 1 d)

thick volumesaway and looks behind. With the books still in her hands, she glances around the room and calls toward the Bedroom.

ROSEMARY
Guy?
GUY (O.S.)
Yes.
ROSEMARY
Where is the book?

Guy appears in th~~archway.

GUY
What was that, honey~
ROSEMARY
I'm looking for my book.
GUY
Oh, I put it in the garbage.

Rosemary s tepad01o1nand putsthe books aside.

ROSEMARY
What?
GUY
I'm sorry, Ro. I didn't want you upsetting yourself anymore.
ROSEMARY
(Surprised and annoyed)
Guy, Hutch gaveme that book. He left it to me.
GUY
I didn't think about that part of it. I'm sorry.
ROSEMARY
That's a terrible thing todo.
GUY
I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking about Hutch.
101

INT.STATIONERY COUNTER IN TIFFANY'S - (DAY) -

JUNE24, 1966

Rosemary stands holding a sample card of a birth

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106. (Cont 'd)

announcement in her hand. There are other samples, more decorative and fancy, lying on the.counte~. The SALESMAN is writing on a pad.

ROSEMARY
Andrew John or Jennifer Melinda.
SALESMAN
Well, the name is usually phoned later.
ROSEMARY
Oh yes, of course. With the date.
SALESMAN
Envelopes?
ROSEMARY
Yes. Fifty.

ALAN STONE leans over Rosemary's shoulder.

ALAN
When is my new client due?
ROSEMARY
Alant How are you?
ALAN
Haven't seen you for ages. Has ~uy been hiding you?
107

EXT. TIFFANY'S - (DAY)

ALAN
Tell Guy !Ill ca 11 him tonight•.

We ve got an offer from Paramount.

ROSEMARY
Really? That's wonderful1

He kisses her on the cheek, starts ·..,oleave.

ALAN
Why don't :5'0Udropin·wil:lh Guy to see our new office?
ROSEMARY
I will. I1ve never thanked you for the tickets to "The Fantasticks." I just loved it.

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103

I 107. (CONTD)

......./

ALAN
"The Fantasticks"?
ROSEMARY
You gave Guy a pair of tickets. Oh, long ago.
ALAN
I never had any tickets to "The Fantasticks"; you're mistaken.
ROSEMARY
Last fall.
ALAN
I've got to rush. You'll tell Guy I'll call him, yes?
108

EXT. FIFTH AVENUE - (DAY)

Rosemary absent-m:.ndedlywalks along the Avenue. She crosses the si~reet. A CAR HONKS and swerves to a voidher.

DRIVER
For God's sake, lady~

Rosemary pulls the charm out from under her dress,· undoes the chain and drops it in the sewer grating~

ROSEMARY
So much for tennis root.

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109

INT. BOOKSHOP - (DAY)

Through the windo-.1wecan see Rosemary talking to a BOOKSELLER. He nods, turns, goes towards the shelves and with his finger, indicates a large section of it. Rosemary looks at him with surp1ise and also lifts her hand in a gesture which mdans "All of this"?

110

INT~ TAXI - (DAY)

Rosemary has two books. She examines the covers and spine of each. She puts the small book on her lap, opens the big one: "United mental force of the whole coven, could blind, deafen, parely~e and ultimately kill the chosen victim."

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111

INT. GUY AND ROSER1ARY'SAPARTMENT - (DAY)

Rosemary sitting l~ the Living Room reading the smaller book: "Spells can't be cast without one. of·the victim's bolongings."

She stands up and starts walking around the room. She lifts the front of her dress and sniffs it.

112

INT. BEDROOM - (:DAY)

Rosemary changes her dress, splashes herself all over with cologne.

113. ROSEMARY ON THE PHONE - (DAY)

The r~nging tone before someone answers.

DONALD BAUMGART ( o.s•.)
Yeh?
ROSEMARY
Is this Donald Baumgart?
BAUMGART (0.s.)
Thatra right.
ROSEMARY
This is Rosemary Woodhouse. Guy Woodhouse•s wife.
BAUMGART (o.s.)
Oh?
ROSEMARY
I wanted -
BAUMGART (0.s.)
My God, you must be a happy little lady these daysJ Living in the Bram. Rows of uni£ormed lackeys -
ROSEMAFY
I wanted to know ~1owyou are; if there's been any improvement.
BAUMGART (o.s.)
(Laughing)
Why bless ~rourheart,Guy Wo.odhouse 's wife. I'm splendidJ I only broke six glasses today. -

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,/~I 113. (Cont 1d) '·.......J

ROSEMARY
Guy and I are both very unhappy that he got his break because of your misfortune~

Silence for a momEmt.

BAUMGART (o.s.)
Oh, what the hell. That1s the way it goes.
ROSEMARY
I1m sorry ::didn't come along that day he came to visit you.
DONALD BAUMGART (O.S.)
Visit me? You mean the daywe met for drinks?·
ROSEMARY
Yes. That's what Imeant.
(Voice shaking)
By the way, he has something of. yours, you know•.
DONALDBAUMGART (0.so)
What do you mean?
ROSEMARY
Don't you know?
DONALD BAUMGART (o.s.)
No.
ROSEMARY
Didn't you missanything that day?
DONALD BAUMGART (o.s.)
You don't nean my tie, do you?
ROSEMARY
Yes.

DONALD BAUMGART ·(o.s.) Well he vs~:;otmineand I've got his.- He can have it back; it doesn't matter to me now what color~ :rm wearing.

ROSEMARY
I didn't understand. I thought he had only borrowed it.

el 136.

113. (Cont'd)

DONALD BAUMGART {o.s.) No 9it was a trade. Did you think he stole it:;?

ROSEMARY
I have to hang up now. I just wanted to know i.fthere was any improvement;.
DONALD BAUMGART (0.s.)
No~ there isn't. It was nice of you to call.
ROSEMARY
'By.

She hangs up; looks at the time (nine ai'ter.four)• She takes a fold of bills from underneathGuy's underwear in the drawer, puts them in herb.andbag. She puts in also the bottle o.rvitamin capsulesand her address book. She takes the suitcase standing by the bedroom door and goes out. Halfway down the hallway, she turns and doubles back. She ride·s·down in the service elevator withTWO DELIVERY BOYS.

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110

INT. DR. SAPIRSTEIN1SOUTER OFFICE - (DAY)

Rosemary is standing with her suitcase in.frontoi' theRECEPTIONIST's desk. Another woman (MRS. BYRON) sits reading. The Receptionist looks at the suitcase and smiles.

RECEPTIONIST
You aren't in labor, are you?
ROSEMARY
No~ but I have to see the doctor. It's very important.

The Receptionist glances. at her watch.

RECEPTIONIST
He bas to leave at .fiveand there's Mr~. Byron•••

She looks across at Mrs. Byron and then smiles at Rosemary.

RECEPTIONIST
I'm sure helll see you. Sit down.
ROSEMARY
Thank you.

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Rosemary puts her suitcaseby the nearest chair and sits down..She opensher handbag, takes out a tissue and wipes her pa~asand then her upper lip and temples. Her hands are shaking.

RECEPTIONIST
How is it out there?
ROSEMARY
Terrible..Ninety-four.

The Receptionistrlakesa pained sound~ A PREGNANT WOMAN (.5-6months)comes out from Dr. Sapirstein' s officeand nods at Rosemary., The Receptionist goes in toDr ..Sapi~stein.,

PREGNANT WOMAN
(ToR<>semary)
YciuVredue any day now, aren't you?
ROSEMARY
Tuesday..
PREGNANT WOMAN
You're smaJ:-ttoget it over with before August..

The Receptionist comes out again.

RECEPTIONIST
Mrs. Byron?
(To Rosemary)
HeVll see you right after.
ROSEMARY
Thank you.

Mrs. Byron goes in to Dr ..Sapirsteinand closes the door. The Pregnant Woman by the desk con:f'ers with the Receptionist.

RECEPTIONIST
July lOth?
PREGNANT WOMAN
What time?
RECEPTIONIST
Four o'clock?
PREGNANT WOMAN
O..K..Good-by.

(Contiriued)

She turns and goes out 9passing Rosemary, she smiles.

PREGNANT WOMAN
Good luck~

The Receptionist lll'rites.Rosemary. takesupa copy of "'.r:1me 1' in red lettersonablack background, itsays:

"Is.Go.d.dead?"

RECEPTIONIST .
That smells nice• .(Snif'!"ing) What is it?
ROSEMARY
Itvs called 1Detchema'.
RECEPTIONIST
It's a big improvement on your regular 9ij~you don't mind my saying.·
ROSEMARY
That wasn't a cologne, it was a good luck charm.. I threw it away.
RECEPTIONIST
Good. Maybe the doctor wil·lfollow your exampleo
ROSEMARY
(Aftel"a silence)
Dr. Sapirstein?
RECEPTIONIST
He has the after-shave. But it isn't is it? I don't think he has a good luck charm. . ·.{Shelaughs) Anyway, he has the same smell once in a while, whatever it is, and when he does - oh boy! Havenit you ever noticed?

ROSEMARY

Rosemary puts down the magazine.

RECEPTIONIST
Maybe you thought it was your own you were smelling. What is it,a chemical thing?

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Rosemary isstanding·up with her suitcase in her hand.

ROSEMARY
My husband is outside. I have to tell him something. I'll be back in a minute.

The Receptionist looks surprised as Rosemary backs and runs out.

115

EXT. STREET - (DAY)

Rose:mB.ry.~~suitcasoinhand,walks fast.

116

INT. PHONE BOOTH - (DAY)

Rosemary enters a glass phone booth, puts the suitcase on the floor, takes the·address book out of her hand- bag, finds·a number and, repeating it to hersel:t', searches in her purse for a coin.· She :t'indsone, puts it in the slot and starts to dial. She is sweating. A womanrs voice answers.

~I \,~·~····/ WOMAN'S ·voiCE(O.S.)

Dr. Hill's of:t'ice.

ROSEMARY
Dr. Hill.~~please.
WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S~)
This is his answering service. Would you like to leave a ~essage?
ROSEMARY
My name is Rosemary Woodhouse. Please ask him.t.o. callmeback right away. 475-2498. It's an emergency. I'm in a phone booth.
WOMAN'S VOICE
All right.

With her foot, she cracks the door open :t'orair. Rosemary replaces the receiver. Wiping her forehead, she speaks to herself.

ROSEMARY
Quickly, please.~~Dr.Hill.. Call me.

She notices a WOMAN coming towards the telephone boo.t::1. She steps back, letting the door close and picks up

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116..(Cont'd)

the receiver, keeping a hidden finger on the hook. The Woman stands outside and waits.

ROSEMARY
(To mouthpiece)
Oh, I didn1t know that.. Really? What else did he say? That's won- derful. Did he say anything else?

The TELEPHONE RINGSo Rosemary jumps and lets her finger off the hook. Sweat is pouring down her face.

ROSEMARY
Dr. Hill?
WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S.)
Did I get the name right? Is it 'Rosemary Woodhouse'?

The Woman outside the booth is walkingaway.

ROSEMARY
Yesl
WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S.)
Are you Dr. Hill's patient?
ROSEMARY
..No.Yes. Imean - I'veseen him once. Please, please,he has to speak tomel It's importan:ETIt's - Pleasetell him to call me. --..-..--- WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S.) All right.

Rosemary looksaround; .nobodyis waiting; she doesn't r.ep1ace the receiverthough,but puts he.rfinger on the hook. She opens the door again and with the hand holding the recei,,er,wipes the sweat from her .t'or.e- head.

113

ROSEMARY

All of thellloAll of them. All in it together. "All of them Witches". Don'~ you worry, Andy-or-Jenny, I'll kill them before I let them touch you!

The TELEPHONE RINGSo She jumps her finger from the . hook, stopping the ring in the middle. She steps for- ward and the door closes.

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116. (Cont'd)

ROSEMA'RY
Yes?
DR..HILL (0.S•)
Mrs. Woodhouse?
ROSEMARY
Thank youo Thank you for calling me.
DR. HILL (O.S.)
I thought :rouwere in California.
ROSEMARY
No. I went to another doctor,and he isn't good, Dr. Hill; he'g been lying to me and giving me unusual kinds of - drinks and capsules. The baby is due on Tuesday - remember, you told mE~,June twenty-eight?- and I want~to deliver it.
DR.HILL (0.S.)
Mrs.Woodhouse -
ROSEMARY.
Please, letme talk to you. Let me come and explain what'sbeen going on. I can'tstay too long here. They will be looking for me. There is a plot. I know that sounds crazy, Doctor,and you 1reprobably thinking, 1MyGod, this poor girl has completely flipped, 'butI haven't flipped, Doctor, I swear by a!! the saints I haven't. There are plots against people, aren't there?
DR. HILL (0.So).
Yes, I suppose there are.
ROSEMARY
There's one against me ·andmy baby.
DR. HILL (O.S.)
Come to my office tomorrow after -
ROSEMARY
No-w. Right now.

DR oHILL (0.So) Mrs. Woodhouse, I'm not at my office now, I'm home. I've been up since yesterday morning and -

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116. (Cont~d)

ROSEMARY
I beg you, I beg you.
(Silence)
I can't stay here.
DR.HILL (O.S.)
My office at eight o'clock.
ROSEMARY
Yes. Thanltyou.
DR. HILL (o.s.}\
All right.
ROSEMARY
Dr. Hill?
DR. HILL (o.s.)
Yes?
ROSEMARY
My husband may call you and ask -
DR. HILL (o.s.}
I'm notgoing to speak to anzone. I'm going to takea nap.
ROSEMARY
Thank you~ Dr. Hill.

She.replaces the!."eceiverPbreathing deeply inrelief. She notices that somebody is standing outside, back against the door. It is a MAN looking like Dr. Sapir- stein. Rosemary, who has been bending to pick up her suitcase~is unable to move. She remains in this position for severalseconds until the MAN turns and looks at her. She straightens up, opens the door, and suitcase in handgoes quickly away.

117

INT. TAXI - {DAY)

Rosemary is sitting with her suitcase on her knees.

The taxi stops somewhere on West Seventy-second·. The driver stops the meter and Rosemary gives him money. She looks anxiously around.

ROSEMARY
Driver$ could you wait please, and watch until I1m inside the door?

The Driver~ a little surprised,~~handsRosemary the change.

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117. (Cont'd)

115

I

ROSEMARY i Keep it 9please. I

118. EXTo THE DOORWAY OF DRo HILL'S OFFICE -(DAY}

I

She .getsout 9shrinks, trying to be as small as possible, and hurries to the dooro

Dr. Hili opens it. He wears a blue·and yellow plaid sport shirto He had grown a moustache 9blond and hardly noticeableo He shows Rosemary insideo

119. INTo DRo HILL 1 SOFFICE- CONSULTING ROOM- (DAY)

Rosemary sits in an armchairo Dr. Hill sits beside the desko

ROSEMARY
You see, he lied to youo He said we were going to Hollywoodo The worst thing of all 9he is involved with them as wello He sleeps in pajamas nowo He never used to before. He's probably hiding a mark. Youknow. they give you a mark when you joino All sorts of ritualso They hold Sabbaths there. You could hear them singing through the wall. Guy, my husband~ said it was Dro Shand 9one of· these peopleSlplaying a recorder.· Now, how did he know it was Dro Shand unless he was there with them? They'revery clevero They planned everything from the beginningo I suppose theymade some sort of a deal with Guyo They gave him success and he promised them· a babyo To use in their ritualso I know,this sounds crazyp but I've got ·books hereo I'll show them to youo·

Rosemary ~pens her suitcase, takes thetwo books out of it, finds a place in the large one andhands it to Dr, Hillo

ROSEMARY {Conttd) There was another actor likehim, · Donald BaumgartSIand theycast a spell on him to make him blind9 soGuy could get his part. Looko Here!

Dro Hill looks at the placeo He puts·thebook on the desk and holding his hand on thepage 9reads it. While

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119. (Cont'd) /~)

Rosemary is speaking, Dr. Hill examinesthe cover and starts flicking through the leaves.

ROSEMARY
I had a friend, Edward Hutchins. Maybe you heard of him? A writer. R~ wrote for boys. Anyway, he was a friend of mine since I first came to New York.

(Holding book) May I keep it?

ROSEMARY
Yes, please.

Rosemary gives him the smaller book also. Dr. Hill puts it on top of the larger one at the sideof his desk.

ROSEMARY (Cont1d)
Once,Mr. Hutchinscame to visit me. Itwas the time Ihad this pain. I was suffering so much,Doctor, you can't imaginehow much I was suffer- ing. And they wouldn't help me. Nobody would. They were giving me a drink,with tannis root. Also a witch stuff. Tannis root. So, Hutch cameand immediately saw some- thing was wrong. He knew about witches, you see. Suddenly Guy rushed in with his make-up still on, which he never did. They must have called him to gethome and steal one ofHutch's belongings. So he did. Took his-glove, and they cast a spell onhim too. Put him in a coma. Three ·monthslater he-died. _Maybe all thi~ is boincidence but one thing is certain.. They have a coven and they want my baby.
DR. HILL
It certainly seems that way.

Rosemary shuts her eyes and almost cries from happi- ness, that Dr. Hill believes her. She opens her eyes and looks at him, calm and composed. Dr. Hill had moved behind the desk and is writing. Rosemary, who was clutching the chair arms, relaxes her hands and dries her palm on her dress.

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19. (Cont'd)

ROSEMARY
I was afraid yeu wouldn1t believe me.
DR. HILL
(Writing)
I don 1 tbelieve in witchcraft but there are plenty of maniacs and crazy people in this city. The ''j doctor's name is Shand, you say.·
ROSEMARY
No, Dr. Shand is one of the group. The doctor ·isDr. Sapirstein.

DRo HILL Abraham Sapirstein?

ROSEMARY
Yes.
(Uneasily)
Do you know him?
DR. HILL
(Writing)
I met him once or twice.

-) \''".~...~··/ ROSEMARY

Looking at.him, you would never think he -

DR. HILL
Never in a million years.
(Putting down his pen)
Would you like to go into Mount Sinai right now, this evening?
ROSEMARY
(Smiling)
I. would12..!!to. Is it possible?
DR. HILL
Difficult but we'll try. I want you to lie down and get some rest.

He rises and goes to the open door of hisexamining room, reaches inside and switcheson an ice-blue fluorescent light.

I'll see what Ican do, then I'll check you over.

Rosemary hefts herself upand goes, clutching her hand- bag, into the examiningroom.

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I 119. {Cont1d) il ,---.,., n l II _____./

ROSEMARY

II Anything you're got. Even a

broom closet o

Iil

DR..HILL
I hopewe cando better than.that.

He comes into the examiningroom aft.erher.· There is a day bed at the farend of the room covered in blue, and a chairo There are blue curtains on the window. Dro Hill switches on the air conditioner in thewindow. It is a noisy one.

ROSEMARY
ShallI'undress?
DR ..HILL
No,not yeto It 1 11takesome half-hour on the telephone. Just liedown and rest.

He switches off the light,goes out and closes the door. There is a nice glow of evening light from behind the curtains. Rosemary pu~s her handbag on a

,. chair,and sits down heavily on the day bed. ~\ 1 / ROSEMARY

(Sighing) God bless Dro Hill.

She shakes off her sandals and lies b~ck gratefully.

ROSEMARY
Everything1·sokay_now, Andy-or- Jennyo We're going to be in a nice clean bed with no V:isitorsand -

She sits up suddenly, opens her handbag, takes_ out the fold of bills and counts them. There is some more money in her purseo She takes it out arid adds it to the fold of bills.. She takes the capsules out of.her _ handbag, puts the money back in, closes it and puts it on the chairo She looks at the bottle of capsules in her hand.

ROSEMARY
Monsterst

She puts the bottle on the chair beside the handbag, lies back again on the day bed.

ROSEMARY
Unspe-akableo Unspeakable.

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120

EXT. DREAM SEQUENCE - (DAY)

In .front ofa large contemporary housein Beverly Hills, Rosemary rocks a bassinet. There are ten to twelve persons around; her family and someo.fher .friends. Looking over shoulders~ each one triesto see into thr3 bassinet. Rosemary picksup the baby.

ROSEMARY
He'll be fourmonths in two days.
A MAN
Already talking?

Rosemary cradles the baby in herarms. Elise Dunstan bends over it 9making cooing noises.

ELISE
Andy» AndyJ
121

INT. EXAMINING ROOM - (DUSK)

The door opens. Dr. Hill looks in. Rosemary, lying on the day bed» looks athim. Dr. Hill switches on the .fluorescentlight. Rosemary shields her eyes

I~ with her hand and smiles athim. ' I ---·-·""./

ROSEMARY
I1vebeen sleeping.

Dr. Hill withdraws,pushing the door wide open. Guy and Dr. Sapirsteincome in. Rosemary sits up, lower- ing her handfrom her eyes. They come and stand close to her. Guy 1 sface isstony and blank. ,He looks at thewalls 9not at her.

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Comewith us quietly, Rosemary, .Don1targue or make a scene, because i.fyou say anything moreabout witches or witchcraft we're going to be forced to take you to a mental hospitalo You don't want that, do you? So put your shoes on.

Guy .finally looks at her.

GUY
We're just going to take you home. No one's going to hurt you.
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Or the baby. Put your shoes on.

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121. (Cont'd)

He picks up the·bottle of capsules, looks at it,and puts it in his pocketo Rosemary puts her sandalson apd Dr. Sapirstein gives her the handbag. They go out, Dro Sap.irstein holding herarm,Guy touching her other elbow. Dr. Hill gives Rosemary's suitcaseto Guy.

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
(To Dr. Hill)
Shels fine nowo
(To Rosemary)
\.ve1regoing togo home and rest.

Dr. Hill smiles at Rosemary.

DR. HILL
That's all it takes.

Rosemary looks atDro Hill andsays nothing.

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Thank you for your trouble,Doctor.
GUY
It~s a shameyou had to come in here and
DR. HILL
(To Dro Sapirstein)
I'm glad I could be of help, sir.

Dr. Hill opens the door. They go out.

122o EXT. STREET OUTSIDEDR. HILL'S OFFICE - (DUSK)

There is a car waiting with Mr.Gilmore at the wheel. Rosemary sits in the back betwe.enGuy and Dr. Sapirstein. The suitcase is put on the front seat. Nobody saysanything' they drive in silence.

123

INT.BRAMFORD LOBBY - (NIGHT)

Guy,Rosemary and Dr. Sapirstein walk across the lobby towardsthe elevator. Diego smiles at Rosemary from the open door of the elevator. As they walk Rosemary sneaks open her handbag at her side, hooks a finger through the key ring and holding onto the keys, spills the handbag onto the floor near the elevator. There are coins 9rolling lipstick, bills fluttering all over the flooro Rosemary looks down stupidly. Guy and Dr. Sapirstein start to pick the contents up. Diego comes out to help them, making tongue-teeth sounds of concern.

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INTo'ELEVATOR- (UIGHT)

Ro.sema:rybacksinto·the elevato~ to get out of the way. Watching them, she toes the big rouridfloor- button. The rolling door rolls. She pulls closed the inner gate,

Diego grabs ~or the door but saves his fingers; smacksthe outsideo

DIEGO (OoSo)
Hey, Mrso Woodhouse!

Rosemary pushes the handle and the car lurches upward., Sheoverruns the elevator car to the ninth floor, thea back to between six and seven, eventually just above seveno She opens the gates and steps downo

INTo HALLWAY- (N:GHT)

Sheruns through the turns of hallway as quickly as sb.ecano As she reaches the landing nea~ th~ apart~ ment door 51she stops,holding her middle, leaning against the wall51breathing spallowly~ She sees tb.e service elevator indicator.light blink for the fourth then fifth flooro Rosemary dashes for the door; the· key won't go ino

The service elevator door opens; Guy and Dr. Sapirstein come out, rushing towards Rosemary.

119

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The apartment door opens;·Rosemary stumbles in. She slainsthe door be-hind.her,chains it and bolts it, leans against it, breathing. We hear a key being put into thelook; immediately the door opens a8'(l,1ns,t tt:lechain. We can see Guy 1s·faceand the tips or·b.is fingers through the crack. . · ..:;,¥--

GUY
Open up, Roo
ROSEMARY
Go to hell.
GUY
I'm not going to hurt you, honey.
ROSEMARY
You promised them the babyb Get away.
GUY
I didn.'t promisethem anything. What are you talking about? Pi'omisedwho?.

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125. (Cont 1 d)

DR. SAPIRSTEIN (O.S.)
Rosemary.
ROSEMARY
You too. Get away..

She pu"Bhesthe door shut and bolts it~ Shebacks awe.y watching ito It stays bolted. Rosemary.goes to the Bedroom. The time is nine-thirty..She picks upthe phone and dials. Still holding the phone,Rosemary steps towards the door and looksdown the hallway towards the front door. There is quiet,the door is still closed. She steps back and sitson the bed.

ROSEMARY
Elise?
BABY SITTER (O.S.)
Mrs. Dunstan is out.
ROSEMARY
Who is this?
BABY SITTER (O.S.)
The baby sitter.
ROSEMARY
Do you know where she is?.
BABY SITTER (O.S.)
They went to themoyies ..
ROSEMARY
This is Rosemary..Please tell Mrs.,Dunstan to call Rosemary the second she gets back.. It's terribly urgent.. Please don'trorget.
BABYSITTER (O.S.)
Don1t worry.

She hangs up, and stares atthe telephone. We can hear whispers androotsteps.

GUY
Honey, we're not going to hurt you.

Rosemary stands up.

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1.51.

12.5. (Cont'd)

J Guy is in thedoorway with Mr. Fountain. Behind them,

Dr. Sapirsteinwith a. loadedhypodermic, the needle up and dripping histhumb at the plunger. .Other people appear behindthem: Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. Fountain 9Dr..Shand.

MRS ..GILMORE
We 1 reyourfriendso

MRS •.FOUNTAIN There1snothing t9 be afraid of, .i Rosemary;honest and ··trulythere ian1t.,

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
This isnothing but a mild sedative to calm youdowno

R~.semaryis between the bed and the wall. They come towardher ..

GUY
You know I wouldn't let anyone hurt youJ)Ro?

Rosemary picks up the phone and strikes with the . receiver at Guy1a head. He catches her wrist. Mr. Fountain catches her other ar.m andthe phone falls . sa he pulls her around with startling strength.

ROSEMARY
(Screaming} Help me, aomebody1

A handkerchief is jammed into her mouth and held there by a small strong hand. They drag her away fro~ the bed so Dr. Sapirstein can come in front of her ltith the hypodermic and a dab of cotton~

Rosemary moans through the handkerchief; a contraction; she clenches shut her eyes, holds her breath, then sucks air in through her nostrils in quick lit-tle pullso A hand feels her belly deftly.

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Wait a minute, wait a minute now; we happen to be in labor here.

Silence. Whispers outside the room.

VOICE (0.So) She's in labor.

Rosemary opens her eyes and stares at Dr.Sapirstein,

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125. (Cent1 d) '

dragging air inthrough her nostrils. He nods at her, takes herarm that Mr. Fountain is holding, touches it with cotton and jabs the needle into it.

Rosemary takesthe injection without moving. Dr. Sapirstein withdraws the needle and rubs the spot with his thumb~then with the cotton. The women are turningdown the bed.

MRS. GILMORE
Here'?
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Hereo

Rosemarystruggles. In the confusion of this scene we hear Rosemary's voice, without knowing if she is saying the words-or if they are her thoughts. At the sametime, Guy is speaking into Rosemary's ear.

ROSEMARY GUY

Itwas supposed to be Doctors You'll be all right, honey, I Hospital! Doctors Hospital, swear to God you willL Don't with nurses and everything go on fighting like this~ Ro~ clean andsterile! please don1tL I give·you my

absolute word of honor you're going to be perfectly all - right!-

Another contraction. Dr. Sapirstein gives Rosemary another injection. Mrs. Gilmore wipes Rosemary's forehead. The telephone rings.

GUY
She isn't here Elise, I111 have her call you back.

Another contraction. Darkness. We hear Rosemary's voice.

ROSEMARY
Oh, Andy, Andy-or-Jenny! I'm sorry, my little darling. Forgive mel
126

INT. BEDROOM - (DAY) - JUNE 25, 1966

After a long moment of darkness - light. The ceiling. Guy sitting beside the bed watching Rosemary with an anxious, uncertain smile.

GUY
Hi.,

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121

__)

ROSEMARY
Hi.
(Long pause)
Is it all J:>ight?
GUY
Yesg fine.
ROSEMARY
What is it?
GUY
A boy.
ROSEMARY
Really? A boy?

Guy nods.

ROSEMARY
And it's all right?
GUY
Yes.

Rosemary let·sher eyes close, then manages to open them again.

ROSEMARY
Did you call Tirfany•s?
GUY
Yes.

Rosemary lets her eyes close and sleeps.

127. INTo BEDROOM - (NIGHT)

Next to the bed in which Rosemary is sleeping,Laura- Louise sits reading the "Reader'sDigest" with a magnifying glass.

ROSEMARY
Where is it?

Laura-Louise jumps, drops the book and pressesthe magnifying glass to her bosom.

LAURA -LOUISE
My goodness, dear,what a start you gaveme. My goodnesst

She closes her eyes and breathesdeeply.

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l27o (Cont'd)

II ROSEMARY

The baby; uhepe is it?

LAURA-LOUISE
You just w~dt here a minute.

She gets up, retrieves the "Reader's Digest"• and goes toward the door.

ROSEMARY
Where's the baby?
LAURA-LOUISE (O.S.)
(Fromthe hallway)
I'll get Doctor Abe.. Just wait.

Rosemary tries to get up but falls back. her arms bone- less. She looks at the clock. It•s half past six. Guy and Dr..Sapirstein come in l.ooking graveand resolute.,

ROSEMARY
Where•s the baby?

~ Guy comes around to the side of the bed• crouches down \ I '•.._./ and takes her band.

GUY
Honey.
ROSEMARY
Where is it?
GUY
Honey•.,..

He tries to say more but can•t. He looks acro:ssthe bed for help.. Dr.,Sapirstein stands lo.okingdown at Rosemary..

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
There were complications. Rosemary. but nothing that l"illeffect future births.
ROSEMARY
It's -
DR. SAPIRSTEIN
Dead.

Rosemary stares at Dr..Sapirstein. He nods. She t¥r:ns to Guy. ·He nods too.

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127. (Cont'd)

DR. SAPIRSTEIN
It was in thewrong position, In the.hospitnlI might have been able to do somethingllbut you wouldn't listen -
GUY
We canhave othersp honey, just as soon as you'rebetter, I promise you ..

DR. SAPIRSTE!N Absolutelyo You can start on another in a very few months.

Guy squeezes Rosei!1aryvshand and smilesencouragingly at her.

GUY
As soon as you're better.·

Rosemary looks at them.

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ROSEMARY

You vre lying. I donrt believe you. Youvre both lying.

GUY
Honey.
ROSEMARY
It didn't die. You took it. You're lying. -You're witches. You're lyingZ Youfre lyingl You're lying! You're lyingl You're lyingI You're lying! You're lying!

Guy holds _hershoulders to the bed and Dr. Sapirstein gives her an injection.

128. INTo BEDROOM - (DAY) - JUNE 26, 1966

Rosemary in bed with a tray of soup and butteredwhite bread on her lap. lfuy,standing, hands her a glasso·~ watar and a small white pill. Rosemary takes it.

GUY
Abe says itVs called Prepartum I-don 1 t-know,some kindofhysteria. You were really kapow out ofyour mind.

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128o (Cont 9 d)

Rosemary says nothing; she takesa spoon~ul of soupo Guy sits on the edge of the bed,and starts. nibbling· at one of the bread triangleso

GUY
Listen~ I know how you got the idea Minnie and Romanwere witches, but whatmade you think Abe and I had joined the party?

Rosemary says nothingo Guy takes another of the .I bread triangles and bites offflrst one point and then anothero

GUY
Let's face it,darling, you had the prepartum crazieso Now you're going to restand get over themo
(Leaning closer and taking her hand)
I know this is the worst thing that ever happened toyou 9but from now on everythinglsgoing to be roseso Paramount is within en inchof where we want them,and suddenly Universal

lf/lll1!'o... is interested tooo We're going to I, ) ',.__.,./ blow this town andbe in the beautiful

hills of Beverly 9with the pool and the spice gardenand the whole schmeero And the kids, too, Roo Scoutvshonoro You heard what Abe said. (He kisses her hand) Got to runnow and get "famouso

He gets up end starts forthe door&

ROSEMARY
Letruesee your shouldero

Guy ·stopsand turns..

ROSEMARY
Let me ree your shouldero
GUY
Are you kidding?
ROSEMARY
Left shouldero

Guy looks at hero

GUY
All rightp whatever you say, honey. {Continued)

He undoes the collar of his short-sleeved blue knit shirt and peels it up over his head. Underneath is a white T shirt.

GUY
I generally prefer doing this to music.

He takes off the 'l'shirt;goes close to thebed Jlean.:~ and shows Rosemary his left shoulder. It isunmarked. There is only a faint scar of a boil orpimple. Guy shows his other shoulder, his chest and back.

GUY
(Grinning)
This is as far as I go withouta blue light.
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INT. BEDROOM = (NIGHT) - JUNE 28,1966

Rosemary is lying in bed watching television. TrJehea::- the faint sound of a baby crying. Rosemary rays off the television and listens. Sheslips out of bed and turns off the air conditioner. FLORENCE GILMORE comes in with a pump and cup, glass of waterand small white pill on a tray.

ROSEMARY
Do you hear a baby crying?

They both listen. We hear a baby cry.

MRS. GILMORE
Nos dearp I don't. Get back into bednow. Take your pill.

She hands Rosemary the tray andswitches on the air cond.itioner.Rosemary puts the pill under the mattre.3s.

MRS. GILMORE
Did you turn it off? You mustn't do that. People are actually dyingD it'sso hot.

Mrs. Gilmorelooks out the window.

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INT.BEDROOM = (DAY)- JUNE 29, 1966

Rosemary lying in bed. Laura-Louise sitting beside, holding the trayp with the pump and cup, glass of water and small white pillo

1.58.

130., (Cont'd)

ROSEMARY
What do you do wlth it?
(Indicating the milk)

LATJRA=LOUISE Why 9throw it away.

Guy comes ino He putshis head around the dooro

GUY
Hello 9girls~ Phew~ Ninety=five outside.,
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LAURA,~LOUISE

Your pill 9Rosema~yo

Rosemary takes thepill!)lifts it to her mouth and fakes swallowing ito She takes the glass of water. and drinks ito Simultaneously 9with her other handp she slips thepill "Lmderthe mattress" Eight or ten other pills areaJ..readythere" Guy calls from the otherroomo

Gu-t{O.So) Somenew people moved in. Up on eight.

ROSEMARY
Do the:y·havee.'::.iaby'?

Guyvshead appears once again in the doorwaro

GTJY
How did you know?
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.ROS~ARY

I heard it aryirig~

There is a cup and saucer on the bedside with remains of coffee and a dirty spoon beside ito Rosemary takes the cup and puts it on the tray" She lifts the dirty spoon ·andstarts putting it into the Pyrex cup of milk., Laura=Louise grabs he!~hando

LAURA=LOUISE Donat do thatZ

ROSEMARY
What difference does tt make?

LAURA=LOUISE Just messy!)that1s all.

131. INTo BEDROOM = (DUSK)

Rosemary gats out o:fbedr slides her :feetinto slip~ pers 9the puts on her housecoato Going quietly out o:fthe bedroom, she walks to the liner.~.closetand opens ito Thevsh(31veslook neat and ordei•l.y:~·piled with bath towels~ hand towels and winter blanketso

Rosemary takes everything out o:fthe closet except what is on the .fi~cedtopshelf'o She puts towels and linens on the floor~ then li:ftsout the :fourgingham- covered shelveso The back o:fthe closet~ below the top shel:fris a single large white-painted panel framed with narrow tvhitem.oldlngo Standing close and leaning aside for better 1ight 0Rosemary ~an see that where the panel and the .moldingmeet; 9the paintis·broken in a continuous linen Sha presses at one side o:fthe panel and then at the other·;presses harder 0and it swings inward on scraping hingeso Within is darkness$ a second clcbsetwith a wire hanger glinting on·the floor9 and one b:r:.ghtspoto:flight.,a keyholeo Pushing the pa:nsJ.allthe way open 9Rosemary steps into the set~ondcloset and ducks downa

Through the keyhoJ.e9Rosemary sees at·a distance a _ small curio ~abinet that stands at a job in the hall- way of Mro and Mrso Ca.stevetFs-apartmente Rosemary tries the dooro It openso She closes it and backs out through her own close·tand goes to the. ki tcheno From her knif.e=rack:?Rosemary takesthe longest sharpest -carvingknifeo As she is leaving the kit= chen, we hea1•a key working in ·thelock of the .front dooro Rosemary rushes i.ntothe nurseryr brushing against the Lew bassinet, and presses hersel:fagainst the walla

127

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·Guy enters and goes into the kitc.hen,opens the !'ridge and takes out ice cubeso

Rosemary sees that;the bassinet is swingingo She stops it with the point of the long kni:feo

Guy comes out o:fthe kitchen with Hutchgs ice bucket in his handQ He opens the entrance door and goes outo

Rosemary listens f'ora moment.vthen moves out to the front door and chains ito Holding the knife point- down at her side 9she goes down the hallway to the linen closet dooro She opens it, goes t~~ough ag~in into the second closet (quick glance at theunder~ neath-o.fthe fixed top.shell'3like i.n thedream)11 looks through the keyhole and cracks open the door into :theCaste:~:,retgsapartmentoHoldingthe knife point :f.0rward 9Rosemarypushesthe door wide open and steps througho The hallway is empty o Thereare

131. (Cont~d)

distant voices f'romthe living room. The bathroom i~ on.Rosemary1s right, its door opens>dark; the Caste- vet•s bedroom on the lef't 9witha bedside lamp burn- ing., She goes cautiously down the hallway and tries a door on the right; it is locked., Another, on the lef't 9isa linen closet., Over the curio cabinet hangs a vivid oil painting of a church inf'lamese

ROSEMARY
(Almost inaudible)
- got_ her toohigh.

Knif'e.high 9she followsthe jog to the left and. the righto Other dooi•sare lockedo There is another ·painting~ nude men and women dancing in a circle., Ahead are the f'oyer 9the frontdoor and the archway on the right to the living room., The voices.are louder.,

MRo FOUNTAIN (O.S.,) Not if'beYs still wait~ng_f'or~a plane, he isnltJ

There is laughter and then hushing.

~ \ ) ~S., CASTEVET (O.,S.,)

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Oh hell now, Hayato 9you're just making f'unof'meJ .'Pullingmy leg' is what we say over.here.,

Rosezft.aryis atthearchway now. Sb.ecan see the···. coven is at the other end, laughing, talking sof'tly. Ice cubes clink~ She betters her grip on the.knif'e and moves a step f'orward. She stops, stari~.,

Across the room9 ·inthe one large windowbay~ stands a black bassinet, skirted with black taf'f'eta,hooded and flounced with black organza. A silver ornament turns on a black ribbon pinned to its black hood. The stif':torganza trembles.,The silver ornament quivers and we can see that it is a crucifixhanging upside down, with the black ribbon wound and knotted around Jesusr ankles.

Rosemary wipes her hands on her housecoats throws back her hair, f'indsa f'resh gripon the knife's thick handle 9and ste.psout where they can see.her., Insanely 9they donrt., They go right on talking, listening, sipping, pleasantl1,partying~ Mr.,and Mrs.,Castevet, Guy,Mr. Fountain9 theWeeses 9Laura- Louise and a studious~looking·youngJapanese with eye-glasseso All gathered under an over-the-mantel · portrait of' Adrian Marcato(thesame as in the book).,

7-24-67 (Continued)

131. (Cont'd)

Mr. Castevet seesRos.eniaryfirst,puts down his drink and touchesMrso Gastevet'sarm. The voices fade .. Those who sit·with their'backto Rosemary turn around questioningly. Guy starts to rise but sits down again. Laura-Louise claps bbth hands to her mouth and starts squealing.

MRS.·GILMORE Get back in bed,Rosemary; you know you al~en•tsupposed to be up and around.

JAPANESE
Is themother?

Mro Castevet nods and the Japanese looks at Rosemary with interest.

JAPANESE
Ah, sssaasassssss.

Watching them, Rosemary starts across the room toward the bassinet.

MR. CASTEVET
Rosemary.
ROSEMARY
Shut up.
MR. CASTEVET
Before·you look at-
ROSEMARY
Shut up. ~ou're in Dubrovni~. I donrt hear you. ·

RoselJlS.rywatchel!themuntil she isby.the bassinet, which is angleQ in their direction• With b.e.r.free hand, she catches the black-covered handle and swings the bassinet slowly, gently, around to face her. Taffeta rustles, the black wheels squeal. She looks in~ Smiling gentlyg she sLowly reaches her left arm to take the baby. The smile fades on her face ~d changes into an expression ot horror. She backs slowly away and .freezeswith her eyes wide open.

ROSEMARY
What have you done to it? Wh.at have you done to itseYi's? -

(:J; They stir and look to Mr. Castevet.

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131. (Cont'd)

MR. CASTEVET
He has His Father's eyes.

Rosemary looks at him, looks at Guy - whose eyes: are hidden behind a hand - looks at Mr. Castevet again.

ROSEMARY
What are you talking about? Guy's eyes are normalt What have you done to him, you maniacs?

She moves from the bassinet, ready to kill him.

"MR.CASTEVET Satan is His Father, not G1.1y.He came up from Hell and begat a Son of mortal woman!

MR. wEES Hail Satan.

Mr. Castevet cries, his voice growing louder and prouder, his bearing more strong and forceful.

MR. CASTEVET
Satan is His Father and His Name is Adrian1 He shall overthrow the mighty and lay waste their templest He shall redeem the despised and wreak vengeance in the name of the burned and the torturedt Hail Adriant
VOICES
Hail Adriant Hail Adriant
MR. CASTEVET
Hail Satant Hail Satan.
VOICES
Hail Satant

Rosemary shakes her head.

ROSEMARY
No.
MRS. CASTEVET
He chose you out of all. the world, Rosemary. Out of all thewomen in the whole world,He chose you. He arranged everything 'causeHe wanted ~ to be themother of His only IrVingSon.

7-24-67 (Continued)

~I 131. (Cont'd) i) "-._,.. MR. CASTEVET

His power is stronger than stronger.

MRS. WEES
Hail Satan. J: MR.'..CASTEVET His might will last longer than longer.
JAPANESE
Hail Satant

Laura-Louise uncov~rs her mouth. Guy looks out at Rosemary from undar his hand.

ROSEMARY
No, it can!t be. No.
MRS. CASTEVET
Go look a~ His hands.
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LAURA-LOUISE

And His feet.

ROSEMARY
Oh God.

She covers her face. The knife falls into the floor and sways, upright.

MR. CASTEVET
(Thur.tdering)
God is DEADt
ROSEMARY
Oh God1 oh Godt oh Godt
MR. CASTEVET
God is dead. Satan.lives1 The year is Oneo

VOICES MR. CASTEVET

Hail Satanl Hail Adriant The year is One, God is donel Hail Adriant Hail Satanl The year is One, Adrian's begunt

Rosemary backs awayo

ROSEMARY
No,nco

She backsfurther and further away through the shouting people. In the confusion of movement, a faint fragmen~ of herdream flashes. A chair is behind her; she sits

7-21!-67 (Continued)

131..(Cont ' d ) ~ ,__)

down on it and stares atthem. Mr·s.Castevet goes over and, grunting as she stoops, pullsout the knife and takes it into the kitchen. Guy follows her. Laura-Louise rocks the bassinet possessively,making faces into it. Rosemary sits staring. Mr. Castevet comes over to her&

MR.. CASTEVET
Why don'tyou help us out, Rosemary, be a real mother to Adrian. You· don't have to joih..if you don'twant to; just bea mot er to your baby.
(Bends down and whispers)
Minnie and Laura-Louise aretoo old. It's not right.

Rosemary looks atMr. Castevet. He straightens up. The doorbell rings.

MR. CASTEVET
Think about it, Rosemary.

He goes to answer thedoor.

~ ROSEMARY \",___..!

OhGod.

LAURA-LOUISE
(Rocking the bassinet)
Shut up with your 1 0hGod's,or we'll kill you, milk or no milk.
MRS. WEES
, You shut up.

She comes to Rosemary and puts a Qampened handkerchief in her hand.

MRS. WEES
Rosemary is His mother, so you show some respect.

Laura-Louise mu~ters. ··~

Rosemary wipes her fol'eheadand che~ks with .thehand- kerchief. The Japanese, sitting across the room on a hassock, catches Rosemary's eye, grins and ducks his head. He holds .upan opened camera into which he is putting film. Rosemary looks down and starts crying.

Mr. Cast.evetcomes in, holding the arm of ARGYRON STAVROPOULOS. He is a robust, handsome, dark-skinned man, wearing a white suit, white shoes and carrying

7-24-67 (Continued)

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131. (Cont1d)

a large box wrapped in light blue paper patterned with Teddy bears and candy canes. Musical sounds com9 from it.

Everyone gathers to meet him and shake his hand. There is a confused, hushed conversation from which words like "Worried - pleasure -- airport - Stavropoulos -- occasion" can be heard. Laura-Louise brings the box to the bassinet. She holds it up for the baby to see, shakes it, and puts it on the window seat. There are other boxes similarly wrapped and a few that are wrapped in black with black ribbon. Mr~ Castevet draws Argyron Stavropoulos forward.

MR. CASTEVET
Come, my friend. Come see Him. Come see the Child.

They go to the bassinet. Laura-Louise waits with a proprietary smile. They close around it and look into it silently. Argyron Stavropoulos lowers himself to his knees.

Guy comes back from the kitchen, over to Rosemary. He stands looking down at her.

GUY
They promised me you wouldn't be hurt, and you haven't been, really. I mean, suppose you'd had a baby and lost it; wouldn!t it be the same? And we're getting so much in return, Ro.

Rosemary puts the handkerchief on the table, looks at Guy, and, as hard as she can, spits at him. Guy flushes and turns away, wiping his face.

Laura-Louise rocks the bassine.t. The baby starts whimpering., Mr. Castevet catches Guy by the arm.

MR. CASTEVET
Guy, let me introduce you to Argyron Stavropoulos•
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ARGYRON STAVROPOULOS CLASPS GUY'S HAND IN BOTH HIS

own.

STAVROPOULOS
How proud you must be.

Q. He looks over Guy's shoulder, atRosemary.

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STAVROPOULOS
Is this the mother? l.vhyin the name of -

Mr.,Castevet draws him away, speaking in his ear., Mr;3. Castevet brings a mug of steaming tea to Rosemary.

MRS. CASTEVET
Here., Drink this and you'll feel a little better..

Rosemary looks at the mug and looks up at Mrs. Castevet.,

ROSEMARY
What's in it? Tannis root?
MRS. CASTEVET
Nothing is in it., It's plain ordi- nary Lipton tea. You drink it.

Rosemary looks at Laura-Louise rocking the bassinet. The baby is still whimpering, and Laura-Louise ro·cks it faster and faster. Rosemary gets up and goes over.

~I j ·"..____/ LAURA-LOUISE

Get away from here. RomanJ

ROSEMARY
You're rocking him too fast.
LAURA-LOUISE
Sit downJ
(To Mr. Castevet)
Get her out of here. Put her where she belongs.

-ROSEMARY You're rocking hinitoo:r.ast. That's why he's whimpering.

LAURA-LOUISE
Mind your own businessJ
MR. CASTEVET
Let Rosemary rock Him.

Laura-Louise stares athim. He stands behind the bassinet's head.

7-24-6 7 (Continued)

MR. CASTEVET
Go on. Sit down with t-heothers. Let Rosemary rock Him.
LAURA-LOUISE
She's liable -
MR. CASTEVET
Sit down with the others, Laura-Louise.

Laura-Louise huffs and marches away.

MR. CASTEVET
Rock him.

He smiles at Rosemary and moves the bassinet back and forth towards her, holding it by its hood. Rosemary stands still and looks at him.!

ROSEMARY
You're trying to get me to be his mother.

- MR. CASTEVET Aren't Y.OUHis mother?

Slowly, Rosemary lets the black-covered handle come into her hand, and closes her fingers around it. For a few moments they rock the bassinet between them, then Mr. Castevet lets go and Rosemary rocks it alone, nice and slowly. Mr. Castevet withdraws silently to where everybody now stands in a semi-circle, watching. Dr. Sapirstein comes into the room and looks at the scene. in surprise. Mrs. Castevet puts her finger to her lips. The Japanese steps forward and crouching down to find an angle, clicks his camera. Very softly 9Rosemary is humming. From behind the window, we can. hear the distant:noi,seof the streetand cars hooting.6 The sun·has·already set behind the buildings and the pleasant evening light covers the city.

THE END

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