Divorce His - Divorce Hers

[first lines]

Judith Reynolds:
Daddy!

Martin Reynolds:
Darling! How you've grown! Is Mummy in?

Judith Reynolds:
Mummy isn't here. She went out.

Martin Reynolds:
Didn't she get my cable?

Franca:
I'm the children's nanny.

Martin Reynolds:
How do you do? I had expected Mrs. Reynolds to be here. When do you expect her back?

Franca:
She didn't tell me. Will you take Judith out?

Martin Reynolds:
Yes, of course.

Franca:
Would you prefer it if I came with you? Mrs. Reynolds thought that if I...

Judith Reynolds:
Oh, no, Franca. I'll behave myself, I promise.

Franca:
Judith, will you come down?

Judith Reynolds:
Come and get me.

Franca:
Judith, come down!

Judith Reynolds:
Come and get me! [Franca looks at Martin, who shrugs]

Franca:
Judith, come on now.

Judith Reynolds:
[laughing] Come up here, Franca. Daddy wants to see you play in the water.

Franca:
Now you're just being silly, showing off in front of your father. You wouldn't disobey me if your mother was here.

Judith Reynolds:
I had a lovely time.

Martin Reynolds:
So did I.

Judith Reynolds:
Will I see you tomorrow?

Martin Reynolds:
Of course. As long as I'm here.

Judith Reynolds:
How long?

Martin Reynolds:
Well, I don't know.

Judith Reynolds:
Sort of?

Franca:
Judith, you haven't to make such a nuisance.

Judith Reynolds:
I'm not asleep.

Jane Reynolds:
Oh, yes, you are. Do you know what time it is?

Judith Reynolds:
Have you seen Daddy?

Jane Reynolds:
What time did you go to bed?

Judith Reynolds:
Have you? Ask him to come home.

Jane Reynolds:
You just settle down and go to sleep.

Judith Reynolds:
He'd come home, I know he would, if you asked him. [Peggy comes in]

Peggy:
We don't want him to come home. It isn't his home, we don't want him here.

Jane Reynolds:
Peggy, for heaven's sake!

Peggy:
Where have you been? Why are you so late?

Jane Reynolds:
Well, you didn't have to wait up for me.

Peggy:
I couldn't sleep.

Judith Reynolds:
I want Daddy to come home!

Peggy:
Have you seen him?

Jane Reynolds:
I don't think that's any of your business, either one of you.

Peggy:
[shouting] Have you seen Daddy?

Jane Reynolds:
No.

Peggy:
Will he come back and live with us?

Jane Reynolds:
Do you want him to?

Peggy:
Sometimes I think yes, but then... why did he go away? If only I knew. Do you know? Was it something I did?

Jane Reynolds:
No, nothing you did, believe me.

Peggy:
Why did he go away?

Jane Reynolds:
Why don't you ask him?

Peggy:
I don't want to see him.

Tommy Reynolds:
Did you go back to his hotel?

Jane Reynolds:
What? Why should I?

Tommy Reynolds:
You're still married.

Jane Reynolds:
Not so you'd notice.

Tommy Reynolds:
You still call yourself Mrs. Reynolds.

Jane Reynolds:
Only when I sign checks.

Tommy Reynolds:
Are you going to see him again?

Jane Reynolds:
I don't know.

Judith Reynolds:
Mummy, Franca says I can't phone Daddy.

Jane Reynolds:
What do you want to talk to him for?

Judith Reynolds:
He said I could have lunch with him today.

Jane Reynolds:
You're going to school.

Judith Reynolds:
Tommy's having lunch with him.

Jane Reynolds:
Tommy is seventeen and he doesn't go to school.

Judith Reynolds:
It's not fair! I want to have lunch with Daddy!

Jane Reynolds:
Well, you can't!

Judith Reynolds:
All right! All bloody right!

Jane Reynolds:
[shocked] Judith!

Jane Reynolds:
You shouldn't have left me.

Martin Reynolds:
You mean you're only faithful to me when I'm with you, because you have no choice?

Jane Reynolds:
Of course not. I always have a choice. But you shouldn't have left me alone in Rome.

Martin Reynolds:
Who is it? Someone I know?

Jane Reynolds:
Of course. Do you think I'd go off with some stranger? It's a friend.

Martin Reynolds:
Is Mrs. Reynolds at home?

Franca:
No.

Martin Reynolds:
When do you expect her back?

Peggy:
Mummy doesn't want to see you!

Martin Reynolds:
Peggy!

Peggy:
She doesn't want to see you! [Judith comes in and runs to Martin]

Judith Reynolds:
Daddy!

Peggy:
Go away!

Judith Reynolds:
What are you doing here? I didn't know. You didn't say.

Peggy:
Go away!

Martin Reynolds:
I'm sorry, Peggy.

Judith Reynolds:
No, don't go away. You only just got here.

Peggy:
[crying] Leave us alone! You can't you leave us alone?

Judith Reynolds:
Don't go away.

Martin Reynolds:
I'll come back very soon. I won't stay away long.

Judith Reynolds:
You told Daddy to go away, and now he's not coming back!

Franca:
What's going on?

Judith Reynolds:
I'm talking to Peggy, not you. She sent Daddy away! I hate her!

Franca:
Judith, you cannot say things like that.

Judith Reynolds:
She's mean and hateful and so are you!

Peggy:
Judith, go away.

Franca:
Peggy, be quiet. Judith, go to your room.

Judith Reynolds:
I won't! And I won't speak to any of you!

Tommy Reynolds:
[coming in] What's going on? What's all the noise about?

Judith Reynolds:
Her. I'm fed up with her and with you.

Franca:
Judith, I'm telling you for the last time.

Judith Reynolds:
Let me go!

Tommy Reynolds:
Look, you just cool it, all right? Get into your room.

Franca:
Madam, the children.

Jane Reynolds:
What's wrong?

Franca:
Their father came to see them.

Jane Reynolds:
What happened?

Franca:
There was so much anger.

Jane Reynolds:
Are they all right?

Franca:
They won't speak to me.

Judith Reynolds:
Daddy's gone away.

Jane Reynolds:
I know, darling, but he'll come back soon.

Judith Reynolds:
No, he won't.

Jane Reynolds:
Yes, he will. He promised.

Judith Reynolds:
[crying] But I told him I don't want him coming back.

Jane Reynolds:
Thanks for telling Peggy about my seeing Daddy last night.

Tommy Reynolds:
Was it a secret?

Jane Reynolds:
Not anymore.

Tommy Reynolds:
Sorry.

Jane Reynolds:
You can be pretty dumb sometimes, considering how smart you think you are.

Jane Reynolds:
You're a lot of help.

Tommy Reynolds:
Aw, give us a kiss.

[last lines]

Judith Reynolds:
Has Daddy gone?

Jane Reynolds:
Yes, he has.

Judith Reynolds:
He didn't say goodbye.

Jane Reynolds:
He sent his love.

Judith Reynolds:
Will you read me a story?

Jane Reynolds:
That I will.