Closer
By Patrick MarberLondon. Alice is a young woman who's lover, Dan, has left her for Anna. Anna left her husband Larry for Dan. Alice is now involved with Larry, but wants Dan back. She has arranged to meet Anna to negotiate. She wants for Anna to leave Dan and go back to Larry, so that she can have Dan back.
ALICE
You should come round one night to Larry's place, come and watch your husband blubbering into his pillow - it might help you develop a conscience. His big thing at the moment is how upset his family are. Apparently, they all worship you, they can't understand why you had to ruin everything.
Why don't you go back to him?
You even look beautiful when you're angry. The Perfect Woman. It's taken me five months to convince myself you're not better than me. Why did you do this?
That's the most stupid expression in the world. 'I fell in love' - as if you had no choice.
There's a moment, there's always a moment; I can do this, I can give in to this or I can resist it. I don't know when your moment was but I bet there was one.
You didn't fall in love, you gave in to temptation.
I chose him. I looked in his briefcase and I found this... sandwich... and I thought, 'I will give all my love to this charming man who cuts off his crusts.'
I didn't fall in love. I chose to.
Do the right thing, Anna.
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