NEW YORKER IN TONDO (Marcelino Agana, Jr.) SCENE: The arlor o! "he Men#o$a
ho%&e in Ton#o. 'ron" #oor i& a" righ". C%r"aine# in#o i& a" le!". e!" &i#e o! &"age
i& occ%ie# *+ a ra""an &e" &o!a an# "o chair& -aning a "a*le. On "he righ" &i#e o! 
"he &"age, a ca*ine" ra#io &"an#& again&" a *ac all. Oen #oor/a+ in cen"er,
*acgro%n#, lea#& in"o "he re&" o! "he ho%&e. MRS. M: (A& &he al& "oar# "he
#oor) 0i&i"or&, ala+& 1i&i"or&. No"hing *%" 1i&i"or& all #a+ long. Na%, I23 *eginning
"o !eel lie a &ocie"+ 3a"ron. (She oen& #oor. Ton+ &"e& in, carr+ing a *o%4%e".
 Ton+ i& 56, #re&&e# "o ill, an# i& "he &%a1e "+e. Righ" no, hoe1er, he i& !eeling a
"ri-e ner1o%&. 7e &"ar"& &ligh"l+ on &eeing Mr&. Men#o$a.) MRS. M : Ton+8 I "ho%gh"
+o% ere in "he ro1ince&. TONY : (S"ar"ling) 9%" i& "ha" +o%, Aling A"ang MRS. M :
( a%ghing) /// O! co%r&e. I"2& I, !ooli&h *o+. Who #i# +o% "hin i" a& ;Car3en
Ro&ale& TONY : Yo% ;+o% #on2" loo lie Aling A"ang. MRS. M : (&h+l+ "o%ching her
*o+i&h *o*) I ha# 3+ hair c%". Do I loo &o horri*le TONY : Oh, no, no ; +o% loo
 <%&" on#er!%l, Aling A"ang. 'or a 3o3en" I "ho%gh" +o% ere +o%r on #a%gh"er. I
"ho%gh" +o% ere Kia+. MRS. M : (=la+!%ll+ &laing hi& chee) /// Oh, +o% are a&
aliero a& e1er, Ton+. 9%" co3e in, co3e in. (She 3o1e& "oar# "he !%rni"%re an#
 Ton+ !ollo&.) 7ere, &i" #on, Ton+. 7o i& +o%r 3o"her TONY : (A& he &i"& #on,
&"ill hol#ing "he *o%4%e") /// Oh, oor 3o"her i& "erri*l+ ho3e&ic !or Ton#o, Aling
A"ang. She an"& "o co3e *ac here a" once. MRS. M : (S"an#ing *e&i#e hi& chair,
%""ing on an aron) 7o long ha1e +o% *een aa+ TONY : Onl+ "hree 3on"h&
MR. M : Onl+ "hree 3on"h&8 Three 3on"h& i& "oo long !or a Ton#o na"i1e "o *e aa+
!ro3 Ton#o. A+, 3+ %3are, ho *ore# &he 3%&" *e o%" "here8 TONY : Well, Aling
A"ang, +o% no ho i" i& i"h %& engineer&. We 3%&" go here o%r <o*& call %&. 9%"
a& &oon a& I ha1e >ni&he# i"h "ha" *ri#ge in 5 ? = a g e 9%lacan, 3o"her an# I are
co3ing *ac here "o Ton#o. MRS. M : Ye&, +o% 3%&" *ring her *ac a& &oon a&
o&&i*le. We 3i&& her hene1er e la+ ang%ing%e. TONY : (a%ghing) /// Tha" i&
ha" &he 3i&&e& 3o&" o! all. MRS. M : No I %n#er&"an# ho &he !eel&8 Yo%r 3o"her
co%l# ne1er, ne1er *eco3e a ro1inciana, Ton+. Once a Ton#o girl, ala+& a Ton#o
girl, I ala+& &a+. (She a%&e&, &"r%c *+ a "ho%gh"). 9%" I on#er i! "ha"2& "r%e a!"er
all. oo a" 3+ Kia+@ &he a& o1er "here in A3erica !or a hole +ear, an# &he &a+&
"ha" &he ne1er, ne1er !el" ho3e&ic a" all8 TONY : (9eginning "o loo ner1o%& again)
/// When ; hen #i# &he, Kia+, arri1e, Aling A"ang MRS. M : a&" Mon#a+. TONY : I
#i#n2" no &he ha# co3e *ac !ro3 Ne Yor %n"il I rea# a*o%" i" in "he
ne&aer&. MRS. M : (=lain"i1el+) /// Tha" girl arri1e# onl+ la&" Mon#a+ an# loo a"
ha" ha& haene# "o 3e8 When &he >r&" &a 3e, &he a& !%rio%&@ &he &ai# "ha" I
nee# a co3le"e o1erha%ling. She #ragge# 3e o "o a *ea%"+ &ho, an# loo, loo
ha" &he ha# #one "o 3e8 M+ hair i& c%", 3+ e+e*ro& are &ha1e#, 3+ nail& are
3anic%re#, an# hene1er I go "o 3are", I 3%&" %&e li&"ic an# ro%ge8 All 3+
%3are& are la%ghing a" 3e. =eole 3%&" "hin I ha1e *eco3e a ; loo&e o3an8
An# a" 3+ age, "oo8 9%" ha" can I #o. Yo% no ho i3o&&i*le i" i& "o arg%e i"h
Kia+. An# &he &a+& "ha" I 3%&" learn ho "o loo an# ac" lie an A3ericana *eca%&e
I ha1e a #a%gh"er ho ha& *een "o A3erica. Dio& 3io, #o I loo lie an A3erican
 TONY : (Too orrie# "o a+ 3%ch a""en"ion) /// Yo% loo <%&" on#er!%l, Aling A"ang.
 
"oo) /// Who TONY : Kia+ I& &he a" ho3e MRS. M : (Snor"ing) /// O! co%r&e &he i&
a" ho3e. She2# &"ill &leeing8 TONY : (Blancing a" hi& a"ch) ///S"ill &leeing8 MRS. M
: She &a+& "ha" in Ne Yor eole #o no" ae % *e!ore "el1e o2cloc noon. TONY
: (Blancing a" hi& a"ch once 3ore) /// I"2& onl+ "en o2cloc no. MRS. M : 9e&i#e&,
&he ha& *een 1er+, 1er+ *%&+. +, "he li!e o! "ha" girl &ince &he ca3e ho3e8
Welco3e ar"ie& here an# elco3e ar"ie& "here an# 1i&i"or& all #a+ long. Tha" girl
ha& *een &inning aro%n# lie a "o8 ? = a g e TONY : (Ri&ing #i&con&ola"el+) ///
Well, ill +o% <%&" "ell her I calle# ; "o elco3e her ho3e. Oh, an# ill +o% lea&e
gi1e her "he&e -oer& MRS. M : (Taing "he -oer&) /// 9%" &%rel+, +o%2re no" going
+e", Ton+. Wh+, +o% an# &he gre % "oge"her8 Si" righ" #on again, Ton+. I ill go
an# ae her %. TONY : Oh, lea&e #on2" *o"her, Aling A"ang. I can co3e *ac
&o3e o"her "i3e. MRS. M : (Mo1ing aa+) /// Yo% ai" righ" "here, Ton+. She2ll *e
&i3l+ #eligh"e# "o &ee her ol# chil#hoo# !rien#. An# &he2ll an" "o "han +o% in
er&on !or "he&e -oer&. 7o *ea%"i!%l "he+ are, Ton+;. 7o een&i1e "he+ 3%&"
*e8 TONY : (Si""ing #on again) /// Oh, "he+2re no"hing a" all, Aling A"ang. MRS. M :
(=a%&ing, alrea#+ a" cen"er #oora+) /// Oh, Ton+ ; TONY : Ye&, Aling A"ang MRS. M
: Yo% 3%&"n2" call 3e FAling A"ang.G TONY : Wh+ no" MRS. M : Kia+ #oe&n2" lie i".
She &a+& I 3%&" "ell eole "o call 3e Mr&. Men#o$a. She &a+& i"2& a 3ore ci1ili$e#
!or3 o! a##re&&. So ; an# e&eciall+ in !ron" o! Kia+;. Yo% 3%&" call 3e Mr&.
Men#o$a. TONY : Ye&, Aling ; I, 3ean +e&, Mr&. Men#o$a. MRS. M : (T%rning "o go)
/// Well, ai" <%&" a 3in%"e an# I ill call Kia+. TONY : (To hi3&el! a& he &i"& #on) ///
7ah8 MRS. M : (T%rning aro%n# again) //// Oh, an# Ton+ ; TONY : (J%3ing % again)
/// Ye&, Aling ; I 3ean +e&, Mr&. Men#o$a. MRS. M : Yo% 3%&" no" call Kia+, FKia+.G
 TONY : (9lanl+) /// an# ha" &hall I call her MRS. M : Yo% 3%&" call her 'rance&ca.
 TONY : 'ranci&ca MRS. M : No" 'ranci&ca ; 'ran;CES;ca. TONY : 9%" h+
'rance&ca H ? = a g e MRS. M : She &a+& "ha" in Ne Yor, e1er+ *o#+ call& her 'ran/
CES/ca.Tha" i& ho all "ho&e A3erican& in Ne Yor rono%nce her na3e. An# all
&he an"& e1er+*o#+ here "o rono%nce i" in "he &a3e a+. She &a+& i" &o%n#& &o
Fchi/chiG, &o I"alian. Do +o% no "ha" 3an+ eole in Ne Yor "ho%gh" &he a& an
I"alian;an I"alian !ro3 Cali!ornia So *e &%re an# re3e3*er@ #o no" call her Kia+,
&he ha"e& "ha" na3e ; call her 'ran/CES/ca. TONY : (i3l+, &i""ing #on again) ///
+e&, Mr&. Men#o$a. MRS. M : (T%rning "o go again) No ai" righ" here hile I call
'ran/CES/ca. (So3e*o#+ noc& a" "he !ron" #oor. She "%rn& aro%n# again.) Aie, Dio&
3io8 TONY : (J%3ing % once again) Ne1er 3in#, Mr&. Men#o$a, I2ll an&er i". (7e
goe& "o oen "he #oor.) MRS. M : (A& &he ei&"&) /// J%&" "ell "he3 "o ai", Ton+. (Ton+
oen& #oor an# To"o+ &"e& in. To"o+ i& "he &a3e age a& Ton+ an# i& 3ore clearl+ a
 Ton#o &hei. The one or# "ha" co%l# o&&i*l+ #e&cri*e hi& a""ire i& F&oo"ingG. 9o"h
*o+& e"en# "heir ar3& o%" i#e on *ehol#ing each o"her.) TOTOY : Ton+8 TONY :
 To"o+8 (The+ o%n# each o"her2& *ellie&.) TOTO : Yo% ol# &on o! +o%r !a"her8 TONY :
 Yo% *ig cara*ao, +o%8 TOTOY : Ma+roon *a "a+o #i+an TONY : Yo% a& 3e "ha" ;
an# +o% loo lie a aling gol#3ine8 7o 3an+ #eo"& ha1e +o% *een loo"ing,
h%h TOTOY : 7o+, ho+, 3ore &lol+ "here ; I"2& +o% "he olice are o%" looing !or.
 TONY : I3o&&i*le8 I23 a re!or3e# charac"er8 TOTOY : (Ar3& aro%n# each o"her2&
 
9ang8 TONY : (=%&hing To"o+ aa+ an# ro#%cing a acage o! cigare""e&) Boo# "o
&ee +o%, ol# al ; here, ha1e a &3oe. TOTOY : (Taing a cigare""e) I "ho%gh" +o%
ere in 9%lacan, ar"ner. TONY : I a3. I <%&" ca3e "o &a+ hello "o Kia+. TOTOY : (A&
"he+ ligh" cigare""e) /// Ton+, I21e *een hearing "he 3o&" !righ"!%l "hing& a*o%" "ha"
girl. ? = a g e TONY : (Sining in"o a chair) /// So ha1e I. TOTOY : (Si""ing #on "oo)
/// =eole are &a+ing "ha" &he ha& gone cra$+. TONY : No, &he ha& onl+ gone Ne
 Yor. TOTOY : Wha" a& &he #oing in Ne Yor TONY : Oh, &"%#+ing. 7air c%l"%re
an# *ea%"+ &cience. She go" a #ilo3a. TOTOY : +, i3agine "ha"8 O%r #ear ol#
Kia+8 TONY : =ar#on 3e, *%" &he2& no" Kia+ an+3ore ; &he i& 'ran/CES/ca. TOTOY
: 'ran/CES/ca TONY : Mi&& Ton#o ha& *eco3e Mi&& Ne Yor. O%r #ear ol# Kia+ i&
no an A3erican. TOTOY : Kia+, an A3erican Don2" 3ae 3e la%gh8 Wh+, I ne
"ha" girl hen &he a& &"ill &elling rice cae&8 (S"an#& % an# i3i"a"e& a girl %"o
1en#or) /// =%"o a+o #i+an ; *ili na a+o ng %"o. TONY : (a%ghing) Re3e3*er
hen e %&he# her in"o "he canal TOTOY : She cha&e# %& all aro%n# "he &"ree"&.
 TONY : Na%, ho "ha" girl co%l# >gh"8 TOTOY : ('on#l+) /// Dear ol# Kia+8
(Knocing a" "he #oor. To"o+ goe& "o oen i". En"er Nena. Nena i& a 1er+ ell
o&&e&&e# +o%ng la#+ o! 5H. ) NENA : Wh+, i"2& To"o+8 TOTOY : (Oening hi& ar3&) ///
Nena, 3+ on8 NENA : (9r%&hing hi3 a&i#e a& &he al& in"o "he roo3) an# Ton+
"oo8 Wha"2& all "hi& A Can"o *o+ Re%nion TOTOY : ('olloing *ehin# her) We
ha1e co3e "o gree" "he la#+ !ro3 Ne Yor. NENA : So ha1e I. I& &he a" ho3e TONY
: Aling A"ang i& "r+ing "o ae her %. NENA : To ae her %8 I& &he &"ill #rea3ing
6 ? = a g e MRS. M : (Aearing in "he cen"er #oora+) No, &he2& aae alrea#+.
She2& changing. Boo# 3orning, Nena. Boo# 3orning, To"o+. (To"o+ an# Nena are
&"aring &eechle&&. Mr&. Men#o$a i& carr+ing a 1a&e in hich &he ha& arrange#
 Ton+2& -oer&. She &el!/con&cio%&l+ al& in"o "he roo3 an# &e"& "he 1a&e on "he
"a*le a3i#&" "he &ilence *roen onl+ *+ To"o+2& helle&& ol! hi&"le.) MRS. M :
(7a1ing &e" "he 1a&e on "he "a*le) Well, To"o+ Well, Nena I &ai# goo# 3orning.
Wh+ are +o% &"aring a" 3e lie "ha" NENA : I& ; i& "ha" +o% Aling A"ang TOTOY :
Boo# Bo#, I" i& Aling A"ang8 (7e colla&e& in"o a chair) TONY : To"o+, Aling A"ang
no re!er& "o *e calle# Mr&. Men#o$a. MRS. M : Oh, Ton+ ; +o% no i" i& no" I *%"
Kia+ ho re!er& i". She a& #eligh"e# i"h "he&e -oer&, Ton+. She "han& +o%
1er+ 3%ch. Nena, i! +o% #on2" &"o gaing a" 3e, I2ll inch +o%8 NENA : (a%ghing)
7o +o% %&e# "o inch an# inch 3e, Aling A"ang, hen I a& a li""le girl. MRS. M :
 Yo% ere a 1er+ na%gh"+ girl, ala+& >gh"ing i"h Kia+. Yo% ere all 1er+ na%gh"+
chil#ren. (She oin"& a" To"o+) Thi& one, e&eciall+, ala+& &neaing in"o o%r
*ac+ar# "o &"eal 3angoe& !ro3 o%r 3ango "ree. TOTOY : Do +o% &"ill ha1e "he
3ango "ree MRS. M : Ye&, i"2& &"ill o%" "here in o%r *ac+ar#. TOTOY : (J%3ing %)
Co3e on, Nena;le"2& &"eal "heir 3angoe&8 MRS.M : Ah/ah, +o% <%&" "r+8 I &"ill r%n a&
!a&" a& e1er. See i! I #on2" ca"ch +o% again an# %ll +o%r an"& o8 TOTOY : (Briing
hi& an"&) ah, *%" I ear &%&en#er& no, Mr&. Men#o$a. MRS. M : Oh, +o% ra&cal8
Co3e i"h 3e "o "he i"chen. TOTOY : Wh+ To %ll 3+ an"& o MRS. M : No, i#io"8
I an" +o% "o hel 3e carr+ &o3e"hing. NENA : Aling A"ang, #on2" reare an+"hing
!or %&. We2re no" 1i&i"or&. An# e2re no" h%ngr+. MRS. M : I"2& onl+ orange <%ice,
 
&a+& "ha" in Ne Yor no*o#+ ea"& *rea!a&". Co3e along, To"o+. ? = a g e (Ei"&
Mr&. Men#o$a an# To"o+. e!" alone, Nena an# Ton+ are &ilen" !or a 3o3en". Ton+
&ea"e#@ Nena &"an#& *ehin# "he &o!a.) NENA : Well, Ton+ TONY : Yo% &ho%l#n2" ha1e
co3e "o#a+, Nena. NENA : Oh, h+ no" TONY : I ha1en2" "ale# "o Kia+ +e". NENA :
 Yo% ha1en2" "ale# "o Kia+ +e"..8 I "ho%gh" +o% ere going "o co3e here an# "ell her
e1er+"hing la&" nigh". TONY : I lo&" 3+ ner1e. I #i#n2" co3e la&" nigh". NENA : Oh,
 Ton+, Ton+8 TONY : (Irri"a"e#, i3i"a"ing her "one) Oh, Ton+, Ton+8 &e +o%r hea#,
Nena. Whoe1er hear# o! a 3an *reaing o hi& engage3en" i"h a girl8 I"2& no"
%&%al8 An# ; 3+ Bo# ;i"2& no" ea&+8 NENA : (9elligeren"l+) Are +o% in lo1e i"h
Kia+ or i"h 3e TONY : O! co%r&e I23 in lo1e i"h +o%. I23 engage# "o +o%. NENA :
(9i""erl+) Ye&;an# +o% ere engage# "o Kia+, "oo8 TONY : 9%" "ha" a& a +ear
ago8 NENA : ('laring %) Oh, +o% ol!8 (She -o%nce& aa+, !%rio%&) TONY :
(J%3ing % an# !olloing her) Nena, Nena, +o% no I lo1e +o%, onl+ +o%8 NENA :
(Whirling aro%n# "o !ace hi3) 7o co%l# +o% ha1e "he ner1e "o roo&e "o 3e
hen +o% ere &"ill engage# "o Kia+ TONY : I i&h I ha# ne1er "ol# +o%. Thi& i&
ha" I ge" !or *eing hone&"8 NENA : 7one&"8 Yo% call +o%r&el! hone&" Be""ing 3e "o
!all in lo1e i"h +o% hen +o% &"ill *elonge# "o Kia+ TONY : I ; I "ho%gh" I #i#n2"
*elong "o Kia+ an+3ore. I" a& onl+ a &ecre" engage3en" an+a+. I roo&e# "o
her <%&" *e!ore &he le!" !or A3erica an# &he &ai# e 3%&" ee o%r engage3en" a
&ecre" %n"il &he ca3e *ac. 9%" hen &he ha# *een "here a co%le o! 3on"h&, &he
&"oe# an&ering 3+ le""er&. So I con&i#ere# 3+&el! a !ree 3an again. ? = a g e
NENA : (Sarca&"icall+) An# +o% roo&e# "o 3e. TONY : (Mi&era*l+) Ye& ; NENA :
An# "hen a&e# 3e "o ee o%r engage3en" a &ecre"8 TONY : 9eca%&e righ"
a!"erar#&, I !o%n# o%" "ha" Kia+ a& co3ing *ac. NENA : Well, I23 "ire# o! *eing
&ecre"l+ engage# "o +o%8 Wha" !%n i& i" *eing engage# i! +o% can2" "ell e1er+*o#+8
 TONY : J%&" gi1e 3e a chance "o "al "o Kia+ an# elain e1er+"hing "o her. Then
+o% an# I ill anno%nce o%r engage3en". NENA : Well, +o% *e""er h%rr+. I23 ge""ing
i3a"ien". TONY : The "ro%*le i&, ho can I "al i"h Kia+ no NENA : Wh+ no"
 TONY : Well +o% are here, an# To"o+ i& here. Yo% #on2" eec" 3e "o <il" Kia+ in !ron"
o! e1er+*o#+, #o +o% NENA : Yo% an" 3e an# To"o+ "o clear o%" TONY : No;<%&"
gi1e 3e a chance "o *e alone i"h Kia+ !or a 3o3en". NENA : I2ll "ae care o! To"o+.
 TONY : Tha"2& goo#. NENA : J%&" lea1e i" "o 3e. (To"o+ aear& in "he #oora+ i"h
"ra+ on hi& hea#@ gla&&e& an# a i"cher are on a "ra+.) TOTOY : (Sailing in) =%"o
a+o #i+an, *ili na a+o ng %"o;8 (Mr&. Men#o$a aear& in "he #oora+, carr+ing
a la"e o! &an#iche&.) MRS. M : i&"en e1er+*o#+;here co3e& Kia+;*%" &he
re!er& "o *e calle# 'ran/CES/ca. (She 3o1e& aa+ !ro3 "he #oora+ an# Kia+
aear&. Kia+ i& gar*e# in a "railing gon "ri33e# i"h !%r a" "he nec an#
he3line. 'ro3 one han# &he #angle& a large &il han#erchie! hich &he ee&
a1ing a*o%" a& &he al& an# "al&. In "he o"her han#, &he carrie& a 1er+ long
cigare""e hol#er i"h an %nligh"e# cigare""e aLe#. Kia+2& 3anner an# aearance
are ;"o %&e a 7oll+oo# ere&&ion ;Gchi/chi 3a#.G) KIKAY : (7a1ing a%&e# a long
3o3en" in "he #oora+, han#& %li!"e# in &%rri&e an# #eligh") Oh, hello, hello;
+o% #arling, #arling eole8 (She gli#e& in"o "he ? = a g e roo3. E1er+*o#+ el&e i&
 
Nena)An# Ton+, 3+ li""le al o! "he 1alle+;ho are +o% (She gi1e& her han# "o
 Ton+) an# To"o+;3+, ho ra1i&hing +o% loo. (She al& all aro%n# "he
arehen&i1e To"o+) goo#ne&&, +o% loo lie a Ton#o &%erro#%c"ion in Technicolor8
9%" &i" #on e1er+*o#+;#o &i" #on an# le" 3e loo a" +o%. (7er "hree 1i&i"or& &i"
#on. She &ee& "he "ra+ i"h "he gla&&e& an# i"cher on "he "a*le an# "hro& her
han#& % in a3%&e# horror.) Oh, 3%3&+, 3%3&+8 MRS. M : Wha"2& "he 3a""er no
KIKAY : 7o 3an+ "i3e& 3%&" I "ell +o%, 3%3&+ #eare&", ne1er, ne1er &er1e !r%i"
 <%ice in a"er gla&&e&8 MRS. M : I co%l#n2" >n# "ho&e "all gla&&e& +o% *ro%gh" ho3e.
KIKAY : (Aroaching an# i&&ing her 3o"her) Oh, 3+ oor li2l 3%3&+;&he i& &o
cl%3&+, no 9%" ne1er 3in#, #eare&"@ #on2" *rea +o%r hear" a*o%" i". 7ere &i" #on.
MRS. M : No, I 3%&" *e going "o "he 3are". KIKAY : Oh, 3%3&+, #on2" !orge" 3+
celer+. ("o her 1i&i"or&) I can2" li1e i"ho%" celer+. I23 lie a ra**i";3%nch, 3%nch
all #a+. MRS. M : Well, i! +o% eole ill ec%&e 3e;Ton+, re3e3*er 3e "o +o%r
3o"her. (She 3o1e& aa+) KIKAY : (Be&"%ring 3ae %) an# re3e3*er, 3%3&+;a
li""le *loo3 on "he li&, a li""le *loo3 on "he chee&. MRS. M : Oh, Kia+, #o I ha1e
"o KIKAY : Again, 3%3&+ MRS. M : (Alrea#+ in "he cen"er #oora+) Do I ha1e "o
ain" "hi& ol# !ace o! 3ine, 'ran/CES/ca KIKAY : (9reaing in"o la%gh"er an# "%rning
"oar#& "he o"her&) 9%" ho #rea#!%ll+ &he %"& i"8 Oh, 3%3&+, 3%3&+;ha" a3
I going "o #o i"h +o% MRS. M : (A& &he ei"&) I gi1e %8 KIKAY : (S"ill la%ghing)
=oor 3%3&+, &he2& 4%i"e a ro*le3. (She a1e& her cigare""e) Oh, #oe& an+*o#+
ha1e a ligh" (To"o+ <%3& % an# gi1e& her a ligh".) KIKAY : Merci. TOTOY : 7%h
? = a g e KIKAY : I &ai# 3erci. Tha" 3ean& "han +o%; in 'rench. TOTOY : (A& he &i"&
#on) Merci8 (Kia+ o&e& her&el! on "he ar3 o! "he &o!a here Nena i& &i""ing an#
&iing orange <%ice. The "o *o+&, al&o &iing <%ice an# 3%nching &an#iche&,
occ%+ing "he "o chair&) NENA : Tell %& a*o%" Ne Yor. KIKAY : ('er1en"l+) Ah,
Ne Yor, Ne Yor8 TONY : 7o long #i# +o% &"a+ "here KIKAY : (In a "rance)
3on"h&, H #a+&, ho%r& an# 5 3in%"e&8 TOTOY : (A&i#e "o "he o"her&) an# &he2&
&"ill "here ; in her #rea3&8 KIKAY : (Wi"h e3o"ion choing her 1oice) Ye&, I !eel a&
i! I ere &"ill "here, a& "ho%gh I ha# ne1er le!" i", a& "ho%gh I ha# li1e# "here all 3+
li!e. 9%" I loo aro%n# 3e (She *i""erl+ loo& aro%n# her a" "he "hree gaing 1i&i"or&)
an# I reali$e "ha" no, no I23 no" "here. I23 no" in Ne Yor; I23 here, here8 KIKAY :
(She ri&e& a*r%"l+ an# goe& "o in#o here &he &"an#& looing o%") I23 ho3e,
"he+ "ell 3e. 7o3e8 9%" hich i& ho3e !or 3e Thi& canno" *e ho3e *eca%&e 3+
hear" ache& i"h ho3e &icne&&. I !eel 3+&el! "o *e an eile;+e&, a &iri"%al eile.
M+ &iri" ache& !or i"& "r%e ho3e acro&& "he &ea. Ah, Ne Yor8 M+ on #ear Ne
 Yor8 (She i& &ilen" a 3o3en", looing acro&& "he hori$on, her ar3& cro&& o1er her
*rea&". 7er 1i&i"or& glance# %nea&il+ a" each o"her.) NENA : (To o"her&) I #on2" "hin
e o%gh" "o *e here a" all, *o+&. TONY : Ye&, e &ho%l#n2" #i&"%r* her. NENA : (Wi"h
a lang%i&hing ge&"%re) An# lea1e her alone i"h her 3e3orie&. TONY : (Blancing
a" "he en"rance# Kia+) I& "ha" "he girl e %&e# "o go &i33ing i"h in "he 3%#
a##ie& TOTOY : (Cro&&ing hi& ar3& o1er hi& che&") Ah, Ne Yor8 M+ on #ear
Ne Yor8 KIKAY : (Whirling aro%n#, enra"%re#) i&"en;oh li&"en8 No, in Ne
 Yor, i"2& &ring"i3e;i"2& &ring in Ne Yor8 The #ai&ie& are <%&" aearing in
 
la%gh) Oh, e ha1e a !%nn+ c%&"o3 in Ne Yor;an ol#, ol# an# 1er+ #ear c%&"o3.
When &ring co3e& aro%n# each +ear, e Ne Yorer&, e 3ae a &or" o!
ilgri3age "o an ol# "ree groing #on *+ "he 9a""er+. Oh, i"2& an ol# "ree. I"2& *een
groing "here e1er &ince Ne Yor a& Ne Yor. An# e Ne Yorer&, e call i"
FO%r TreeG. E1er+ &ring e go #on "o &a+ hello "o i" an# "o a"ch i"& >r&" green
lea1e& co3ing o%". In a a+, "ha" "ree i& o%r &+3*ol !or Ne Yor;%n#+ing
i33or"al, !ore1er groing an# !ore1er green8 (She la%gh& an# ? = a g e 3ae& an
aologe"ic ge&"%re) 9%" lea&e, lea&e !orgi1e 3e8 7ere I a3 going &en"i3en"al an#
 <%&" 3ooning aa+ o1er "hing& +o% ha1e no i#ea a*o%". No, +o% can2" %n#er&"an#
"hi& e3o"ion I !eel !or o%r #ear ol# "ree o1er "here in Ne Yor. NENA : Oh, *%" I #o, I
%n#er&"an# er!ec"l+8 I !eel "ha" a+ "oo a*o%" Fo%rG "ree. KIKAY : (9lanl+) A*o%"
ha" "ree NENA : O%r 3ango "ree, Kia+. 7a1e +o% !orgo""en a*o%" i" Wh+ +o% an#
I %&e# "o go cli3*ing % "here e1er+ #a+ an# gorging o%r&el1e& on green 3angoe&.
7o o%r &"o3ach& ache# a!"erar#&8 An# "hen "he&e *a# *o+& o%l# co3e an#
&"ar" &haing "he *ranche& %n"il e !ell #on8 TOTOY : Aling A"ang once ca%gh" 3e
cli3*ing "ha" "ree an# &he gra**e# 3+ an"& an# o "he+ ca3e8 NENA : An# Kia+
an# 3e, e ere rolling on "he gro%n#, &i3l+ h+&"erical i"h la%gh"er. An# To"o+,
+o% e" &ho%"ing,GBi1e 3e *ac 3+ an"&8 Bi1e 3e *ac 3+ an"&8G (The+ ere
all &haing i"h la%gh"er ece" Kia+ ho i& &"aring *lanl+ a" "hi&.) KIKAY : 9%"
ai" a 3in%"e, ai" a 3in%"e;ha" i& "hi& "ree +o%2re "aling a*o%" NENA : O%r
3ango "ree, Kia+. The 3ango "ree o%" "here in +o%r *ac +ar#. KIKAY : ('la"l+) Oh
"ha" "ree; TONY : Wha"2& "he 3a""er, Kia+ Don2" +o% !eel "he &a3e e3o"ion !or
"ha" "ree a& +o% #o !or "he one in Ne Yor KIKAY : (Tar"l+) O! co%r&e no"8 The+;
"he+2re co3le"el+ #ieren"8 I #on2" !eel an+ e3o"ion !or "hi& &ill+ ol# 3ango "ree. I"
#oe&n2" aaen an+ 3e3orie& !or 3e a" all8 NENA : (Ri&ing) Well i" #oe&;!or 3e.
An# &%ch ha+, ha+ 3e3orie&8 I reall+ 3%&" r%n o%" "o "he *ac+ar# an# &a+
hello "o i". (I3i"a"ing Kia+2& "one an# 3anner) Yo% no, Kia+, o1er here in Ton#o,
e ha1e a !%nn+ c%&"o3;an ol#, ol# an# 1er+ #ear c%&"o3. We 3ae a &or" o!
ilgri3age "o a &ill+ ol# 3ango "ree groing in a *ac+ar#. An# !or %& here in Ton#o,
"ha" "ree i& Fo%rG "ree. In a a+, i" i& a &+3*ol; KIKAY : (In"err%"ing) #on2" *e
&ill+, Nena. TONY : oo ho2& "aling. KIKAY : (In a3%&e# #e&air) Oh, +o% eole
can2" %n#er&"an# a" all8 TONY : O! co%r&e no". We21e ne1er *een "o Ne Yor. 5 ? =
a g e KIKAY : (Earne&"l+) / Tha"2& i" eac"l+8 n"il +o%21e *een "o Ne Yor, +o%
can2", can2" %n#er&"an# e1er. Oh, *elie1e 3e;no" "o ha1e li1e# in Ne Yor i& no" "o
ha1e li1e# a" all8 Tha" "ree o! o%r& o1er "here; i" #oe&n2" &"an# !or i# &"% an#
chil#i&h !ooli&hne&&. I" &"an#& !or higher an# >ner "hing&@ !or a 3ore 1i1acio%&, a
3ore &"rea3line#, an# a 3ore #aring a+ o! li!e8 KIKAY : I" &"an#& !or 'ree#o3 an#
!or "he Manha""an &+line an# !or "he Coaca*ana an# !or Cone+ I&lan# in &%33er
an# !or Bran"2& To3* on Ri1er&i#e Dri1e an# !or T%e&#a+ nigh"& a" E##ie Con#on&
i"h Wil# 9ill Da1i#&on oring on "ha" "r%3e" o! hi& an# !or Sa"%r#a+ nigh"& a"
Ma#i&on S4%are Bar#en i"h "he cro#& &illing all o1er "he &i#e al an# !or "he
nicel !err+ ri#e "o S"a"en I&lan# an# !or "he S". =a"ric2& Da+ =ara#e #on 'i!"h
A1en%e an# !or all (She &"o&, o1erco3e i"h her 3e3orie&) Oh, i"2& i3o&&i*le "o
 
3o"ion NENA : So #o I. KIKAY : (Toleran"l+, 1er+ 3%ch "he o3an o! "he orl#) Oh
+o% !%nn+, !%nn+ chil#ren8 NENA : I reall+ 3%&" go an# &a+ hello "o o%r "ree. Yo%
#on2" 3in#, Kia+, #o +o% KIKAY : (a%ghing) O! co%r&e no", chil#. Do go. NENA :
 To"o+, ill +o% co3e i"h 3e TOTOY : ('er1en"l+, a& he ri&e&) To "he en#& o! "he
ear"h8 NENA : (In "he Kia+ 3anner) No #arling;<%&" o%" "o o%r #ear li""le
*ac+ar#. TOTOY : (Ac"ing % "oo) Oh , "he *ac+ar# o! Ton#o, "he *arong/*arong&
o! Ma+aho, "he &"ree"& o! Si*aong; NENA : (In "he cen"er #oora+) i&"en, i#io",
are +o% co3ing i"h 3e or no" TOTOY : ('olloing her) An+here, #rea3 girl,
an+here a" all8 (Ei"& Nena an# To"o+) KIKAY : (Si""ing #on on "he &o!a)
Aaren"l+, o%r To"o+ &"ill ha& a 3o&" "erri>c cr%&h on Nena. (Ton+ i& &ilen") Do ae
%, Ton+; ha" are +o% looing &o 3i&era*le a*o%" (Ton+ ri&e& !ro3 hi& chair an#
&i"& #on *e&i#e Kia+ on "he &o!a. 7e i& ner1o%& an# canno" &ea. Kia+ &3ilingl+
ga$e& a" hi3.) TONY : ('inall+ ga"hering co%rage) Kia+;I #on2" no <%&" ho "o
*egin. ? = a g e KIKAY : J%&" call 3e 'rance&ca... a goo# *eginning. TONY : There
i& &o3e"hing I 3%&" "ell +o%;&o3e"hing 1er+ i3or"an". KIKAY : Oh, Ton+, can2" e
 <%&" !orge" all a*o%" i" TONY : 'orge" KIKAY : Tha"2& "he Ne Yor a+, Ton+. 'orge".
No"hing 3%&" e1er *e &o &erio%&, no"hing 3%&" #rag on "oo long. Tonigh", gi1e all
+o%r hear". To3orro !orge". An# hen +o% 3ee" again, &3ile, &hae han#&;<%&"
goo# &or"&. TONY : Wha" are +o% "aling a*o%" KIKAY : Ton+, I a& onl+ a chil# a"
"ha" "i3e. TONY : When KIKAY : When +o% an# I go" engage#. I21e change# &o
3%ch &ince "hen, Ton+. TONY : Tha" a& onl+ a +ear ago. KIKAY : To 3e, i" &ee3& a
cen"%r+. So 3%ch ha& haene# "o 3e. I21e *eco3e a co3le"el+ #ieren" er&on in
 <%&" one +ear. A!"er all, ha"2& a +ear, ha"2& a er&on J%&" rela"i1e "er3&. More can
haen "o +o% in <%&" one +ear in Ne Yor "han in all a li!e"i3e &en" an+here
el&e. Do +o% no;I !eel a& i! I21e ala+& li1e# in Ne Yor. In &iri", I a3 an# ha1e
ala+& *een a na"i1e o! Manha""an. When I >r&" arri1e# "here, I !el" I ha# co3e
ho3e a" la&". I"2& 3+ real ho3e. Oh, li&"en, la&" &%33er i" a& reall+ ho";one o! "he
ho""e&" &%33er& e e1er ha#. I2# go ri#ing on one o! "ho&e #o%*le/#ecer *%&e&
 <%&" "o cool o, an# all "ho&e eole !ro3 Kala3a$oo an# =eoria an# o"her lace&
lie "ha" o%l# *e an#ering aro%n# "he &"ree"&;&igh"&eeing, +o% no;an# "here
I o%l# *e on "o o! "hi& *%& looing #on a" "he3 an# !eeling 1er+ a3%&e# a" "he
a+ "he+ gae# a" "he &+/&craer& an# "he a+ "he+ gae# a" "he &ho in#o&@
*%" I2# *e !eeling 1er+ ro%# "oo, *eca%&e i" a& 3+ ci"+ "he+ ere a#3iring, an# I2#
!eel ra"her &orr+ !or "he3 li1ing o%" in "he &"ic&; TONY : i&"en, I #on2" an" "o "al
a*o%" Ne Yor;I an" "o "al a*o%" o%r engage3en". KIKAY : An# "ha"2& ha" e
canno" #o. Ton+;no" an+3ore. TONY : Wh+ no" KIKAY : Ton+, +o% go" engage# "o a
girl na3e# Kia+. Well, "ha" girl #oe&n2" ei&" an+3ore;&he2& #ea#. The er&on +o%
&ee *e!ore 3e i& 'rance&ca. Don2" +o% &ee, Ton+, I23 a &"ranger "o +o%;e #on2"
&ea "he &a3e lang%age;an# I !eel &o 3%ch, 3%ch ol#er "han +o%. I23 a o3an
o! "he orl#, +o% are onl+ a *o+. I ha"e "o h%r" +o%, Ton+;*%" &%rel+ +o% &ee "ha"
"here can *e"een %& o%l# *e &"ar 3i&cegena"ion8 I3agine a Ne Yorer
3arr+ing a Ton#o *o+8 TONY : (9la$ing) No loo here; H ? = a g e KIKAY : (0er+
"oleran"l+) I23 &orr+ i! I21e h%r" +o%, Ton+ *%" I an"e# +o% "o reali$e ho
 
%) I23 no" going "o &i" here an# *e in&%l"e#. KIKAY : 7%&h, Ton+, h%&h8 Don2"
&ho%", #on2" lo&e +o%r "e3er;i"2& &o %nci1ili$e#. =eole in Ne Yor #on2" lo&e "heir
"e3er. No" eole o! "he ha%"e 3on#e an+a+8 TONY : (Sho%"ing) Wha" #o +o%
an" 3e "o #o;&3ile an# &a+ "han +o% !or &laing 3+ !ace KIKAY : Ye&, Ton+, *e
a &or". e"2& &3ile an# &hae han#& an# *e <%&" !rien#&, h%h 9e *ra1e, Ton+;
!orge": "ha"2& "he Ne Yor a+. 'in# ano"her girl. There are o"her Fgoil&G in "he
Fe&"er&G, a& "he+ &a+ in 9rool+n. Yo%2ll >n# &o3e*o#+ el&e;&o3eone 3ore roer
!or +o%. TONY : (Wa1ing hi& >&") I! +o% eren2" a o3an, I2#;I2#; KIKAY : 7ol# i",
 Ton+;+o% 3%&" ne1er, ne1er hi" a o3an. NENA : Wha"2& all "hi& KIKAY : No"hing;
no"hing a" all. TOTOY : Wha" ere +o% "o 4%arrelling a*o%" KIKAY : We ere no"
4%arrelling. Ton+ an# I <%&" #eci#e# "o *e goo# !rien#& an# no"hing 3ore. NENA :
 Ton+, i& "hi& "r%e TONY : (Sho%"ing) Ye&8 NENA : Oh goo#8 No e can "ell "he38
KIKAY : Tell %& ha" TOTOY : Wha"2& going on here, eh NENA : (Taing Ton+2& han#)
Ton+ an# I are engage#. KIKAY : (Ri&ing) Engage#8 TOTOY : (A" "he &a3e "i3e)
Engage#8 NENA : Ye&8 We21e *een &ecre"l+ engage# !or a 3on"h. ? = a g e KIKAY :
A 3on"h8 ('iercel+, "o Ton+) Wh+, +o%;+o%; TONY : (9acing o) I #i# "r+ "o "ell
+o%, Kia+;I a& "r+ing "o "ell +o%; KIKAY : Yo% %n&eaa*le ca#8 NENA : 7e+,
care!%l "here;+o%2re &eaing "o 3+ >ancP. KIKAY : 7e2& no" +o%r >ancP8 NENA : Oh
no An# h+ no", ha KIKAY : 9eca%&e he a& &"ill engage# "o 3e hen he go"
engage# "o +o%8 NENA : Well, he2& no" engage# "o +o% an+3ore, +o% <%&" &ai# &o
+o%r&el!. KIKAY : Ah, *%" I #i#n2" no a*o%" all "hi&. Thi& "reachero%& *%&ine&&8 Oh,
"he &ha3e o! i"8 Be""ing engage# "o +o% hen he a& &"ill engage# "o 3e8 Do I loo
lie "he in# o! girl ho2# le" a 3an <il" her (Mo1ing "oar#& Ton+) Oh, +o% horri*le,
horri*le 3on&"er8 TONY : (9acing o &o3e 3ore) No re3e3*er Kia+;i"2&
%nci1ili$e# "o lo&e one2& "e3er. =eole in Ne Yor #on2" lo&e "heir "e3er. No"
eole o! "he ha%"e 3on#e an+a+8 KIKAY : I21e ne1er !el" &o h%3ilia"e# in all 3+
li!e8 Yo% *ea&"8 I2ll "each +o% "o h%3ilia"e 3e8 NENA : (9locing her a+) I "ol# +o%
"o lea1e hi3 alone. 7e2& 3+ >ancP. KIKAY : An# I "ell +o% he2& no"8 7e2& engage# "o
3e %n"il I relea&e hi3 ;an# I ha1en2" relea&e# hi3 +e". NENA : Yo% o%gh" "o *e
a&ha3e# o! +o%r&el!8 Yo%2re <%&" *eing a #og in "he 3anger8 KIKAY : Yo% o%gh" "o *e
a&ha3e# o! +o%r&el!;&"ealing 3+ 3an *ehin# 3+ *ac8 NENA : (Elo#ing)
W7AT8 Wha" #i# +o% &a+ TONY : (Keeing a &a!e #i&"ance) To"o+, %ll "he3 aar"8
KIKAY : (To To"o+, a& he aroache&) Yo% ee o%" o! "hi& or I2ll noc +o%r hea# o8
 TOTOY : Na%, l%3a*a& #in an# aga Ton#o8 NENA : Sha3ele&& h%&&+8 KIKAY :
Man/ea"er8 (The+ grale an# &"agger. Ton+ an# To"o+ r%&h !orar# "o &eara"e
"he3 an# >nall+ &%ccee#e# *%" no" *e!ore Kia+ ha& &oce# Nena. Nena, in!%ria"e#,
*rea& aa+ !ro3 6 ? = a g e Ton+;ho2& #ragging her aa+. an# o%nce& on
Kia+;ho3 To"o+ i& hol#ing. Ton+ ca3e r%nning *%" i& "oo la"e "o re1en" Nena
!ro3 &ocing Kia+. Kia+ &ag& #on in To"o+2& ar3&. Ton+ %ll& Nena aa+.) TONY :
('%rio%&) 7o #are +o% &oc her NENA : Wha" She hi" 3e >r&"8 TONY : oo ha"
+o%21e #one "o her8 ( To"o+ ha& #roe# "he noce#/o%" Kia+ on a chair.) NENA :
Are +o% "r+ing "o #e!en# her Yo% ne1er #e!en#e# 3e8 TONY : S7T =8 NENA : I
ha"e +o%8 I ha"e +o%8 TONY : Sh%" % or I2ll *a&h +o%r 3o%"h o8 TOTOY : (De&er"ing
 
"hi&8 NENA : 7e2& 3ore o! a gen"le3an "han +o% are, he #e!en#& 3e8 TOTOY : (To
 Ton+) Yo% "ae +o%r han#& o her8 TONY : I "ol# +o% "o ee o%" o! "hi&8 (To"o+
&oc& Ton+. Ton+ #ro& "o "he -oor.) NENA : (R%nning "o To"o+) Oh To"o+, +o%21e
&a1e# 3+ li!e. (Meanhile, Kia+ ha& r%n "o Ton+2& &i#e.) KIKAY : (Kneeling *e&i#e
 Ton+) Ton+, Ton+ ; oen +o%r e+e&8 TONY : (Si""ing % an# *r%&hing her han#&
aa+) Oh, ge" aa+ !ro3 here. (Kia+ ri&e& an# ha%gh"il+ 3o1e& aa+. Ton+
con"in%e& "o &i" on "he -oor, in "he a""i"%#e o! Ro#in2& FThinerG.) NENA : To"o+, "ae
3e aa+ !ro3 here8 TOTOY : (=oin"ing "o Ton+) Are +o% &"ill engage# "o hi3 NENA
: I ha"e hi38 I ne1er an" "o &ee hi3 again in 3+ li!e8 TOTOY : Boo#8 Co3e on, le"2&
go. ? = a g e (7e "ae& her ar3 an# roel& her "o "he #oor.) TONY : (A& "he+ a&&
hi3) 7e+8 NENA : (=a%&ing) Don2" +o% &ea "o 3e, +o% *r%"e8 TONY : (S"ill
&i""ing on "he -oor) I a&n2" "aling "o +o%. TOTOY : Don2" +o% &ea "o 3e ei"her8
 Yo% ha1e in&%l"e# "he o3an I lo1e8 NENA : (9ea3ing % a" hi3) Oh To"o+, h+
ha1e +o% ne1er "ol# 3e TOTOY : (Sh+l+) Well;no +o% no; TONY : (S"ill on
"he -oor) Congra"%la"ion&8 NENA : (Col#l+) e"2& go #arling;I #on2" lie "he &3ell
aro%n# here. (Ei" Nena an# To"o+. Ton+ ri&e& an# #%&"& hi3&el!. Kia+ i& on "he -oor
on "he o"her &i#e o! "he roo3, her ha%gh"+ *ac "o hi3.) TONY : No +o%21e r%ine#
3+ li!e. I hoe +o%2re &a"i&>e#. KIKAY : (Whirling aro%n#) I... ha1e r%ine# +o%r li!e
 Yo%;ha1e r%ine# 3ine8 TONY : (A#1ancing) Wha" +o% nee# i& a goo# &aning.
KIKAY : (Re"rea"ing) / Don2" +o% co3e near 3e, +o%;+o% Can"o 9o+8 TONY :
(S"oing) / Don2" orr+@ I o%l#n2" "o%ch +o% i"h a "en !oo" ole. KIKAY : An# I
o%l#n2" "o%ch +o% i"h a 5/!oo" ole. TONY : J%&" one +ear in Ne Yor an# +o%
!orge" +o%r ol# !rien#&8 KIKAY : J%&" one +ear "ha" I23 in Ne Yor; an# ha" #o +o%
#o8 9%" hen e go" engage#, +o% &ore "o *e "r%e, +o% ro3i&e# "o ai" !or 3e.
An# I *elie1e# +o%, I *elie1e# +o%8 (She *egin& "o ee) Oh, +o%2re >cle, >cle8
 TONY : Wha" are +o% cr+ing a*o%" 9e *ra1e;!orge";"ha"2& "he Ne Yor a+.
No"hing 3%&" e1er *e "oo &erio%&, no"hing 3%&" e1er #rag on "oo long; KIKAY : Oh
 Ton+, I21e *een &%ch a !ool8 I23 &o &orr+, Ton+8 TONY : Well, I23 no"8 I23 gla# I !o%n#
o%" ha" in# o! a er&on +o% are8 KIKAY : (Alar3e#, aroaching hi3) Oh, Ton+,
+o%2re rong, +o%2re rong8 I23 no" "ha" in# o! a er&on a" all8 TONY : Oh Fer&onG
i& <%&" a rela"i1e "er3, h%h ? = a g e KIKAY : Ye&, Ton+;"ha" a& 'rance&ca
&a+ing all "ho&e &ill+ "hing&. 9%" 'rance&ca ei&"& no 3ore, Ton+. The girl &"an#ing
*e!ore +o% i& Kia+. TONY : In "ha" &ill+ #re&& KIKAY : I"2& "r%e, Ton+. I23 Kia+;
re3e3*er 3e We %&e# "o go &i33ing "oge"her, hen e ere i#&. I21e co3e
*ac, Ton+. TONY : I! I ere righ", I a& engage# "o a girl na3e# Kia+. KIKAY : Ye&,
an# +o%2re &"ill engage# "o her, Ton+. TONY : Welco3e ho3e, Kia+8 7o a& "he
"ri KIKAY : 7orri*le8 I co%l#n2" ai" "o ge" *ac. TONY : ie# i" in Ne Yor KIKAY :
h/%h. Bi1e 3e Ton#o an+"i3e. TONY : Wh+ #i#n2" +o% an&er 3+ le""er& KIKAY :
(A!"er <%&" a ee a%&e) 'rance&ca o%l#n2" le" 3e ri"e, Ton+. TONY : Tha" 3i&"+
girl. I23 gla# &he2& #ea#8 (O&"age Mr&. Men#o$a i& hear# calling F 'rance&ca,
'rance&ca.G Ton+ an# Kia+ li&"en, "hen *%r&" in"o la%gh"er.) MRS. M : (Aearing in
#oora+) 'rance&;Oh, Ton+, are +o% &"ill here 'rance&ca, #on2" *e angr+ *%" I
co%l#n2" li1e i"ho%" i"8 TONY : (Mo1ing "oar#& "he ra#io) Tha" a& 'rance&ca,
 
(Da$e#) 9%" Kia+ i& 'rance&ca; KIKAY : Oh no, Ina+. I23 no" 'rance&ca;I23 Kia+.
MRS. M : (A!"er ga$ing !ro3 on "o "he o"her, "hroing her han#& %.) I BI0E =8
(Ei"&) (Ton+ an# Kia+ *%r&" in"o la%gh"er. The+ ha1e "%rne# on "he ra#io. I"2&
la+ing FAgainG or &o3e &%ch &ill+ &ong.) KIKAY : (S%*&i#ing) Sorr+, #arling. (She
aroache& hi3.) Ma+ I ha1e "hi& F<agging<aggingG i"h +o%, ar"ner TONY :
(9oing) Deligh"e#, Ma#a3e. (The+ #ance aro%n# "he roo3 a& "he CRTAIN
'AS.)